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Subject: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: star80 on 01/20/07 at 10:18 am

January 20, 2007

TV Co Host (E)/Actress Melissa Rivers, 38

Actor Lorenzo Lamas (Falcon Crest; Renegade), 49

Comedian/Actor/Writer/Producer Bill Maher "Real Time With Bill Maher", 51

Guitarist/Vocalist Paul Stanley "KISS" (Rock N Roll All Night), 55

Comic Actor Arte Johnson (Laugh In:  Played a Smoking Nazi Soldier who used the phrase "Verrry Interesting"), 73

Actress Patricia Neal (won an Academy Award for her role in the movie Hud which also starred Paul Newman), 81

Country Music Singer/Songwriter Slim Whitman (had hits like Rose Marie in 1954 and Tumbling Tumbleweeds), 83

Comedian/Actor George Burns (The George Burns And Gracie Allen Show; Played God in the movie "Oh God" which also starred John Denver), 1896 - 1996

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: star80 on 01/20/07 at 10:19 am

January 20, 2007


1990 - Barbara Stanwyck, , actress (Big Valley), dies at 82

1993 - Audrey Hepburn, actress (Roman Holiday), dies of colon cancer at 63

1997 - Edith Haisman, the oldest survivor of Titanic, dies at 100

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: Howard on 01/20/07 at 2:32 pm

1959 - Carl Switzer, actor (Alfalfa-Our Gang), shot to death at 31

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/20/07 at 2:34 pm


1959 - Carl Switzer, actor (Alfalfa-Our Gang), shot to death at 31

That happened on January 21st (1959) tomorrow.

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: star80 on 01/20/07 at 4:03 pm


January 20, 2007

1934 - Tom Baker, British actor (is he really 73?)



???? ???

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: star80 on 01/20/07 at 4:05 pm


1959 - Carl Switzer, actor (Alfalfa-Our Gang), shot to death at 31




Wow, I sure didn't know that!  He was always so funny to watch, too. :\'(

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: danootaandme on 01/20/07 at 5:24 pm


1947 Josh Gibson, Negro League slugger, dies of a brain tumor at age 35

1984 Peter John Weissmuller actor (Tarzan, Jungle Jim), dies after a series of strokes in Acapulco at 79

1997 Curt Flood centerfielder (Cards), dies of throat cancer at 59



Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: Howard on 01/21/07 at 7:04 am



Wow, I sure didn't know that!  He was always so funny to watch, too. :\'(


He was shot because of money. ::)

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: star80 on 01/21/07 at 7:15 am

January 21, 2007



Singer Emma Bunton (Baby Spice) of the Spice Girls "Wannabe/Too Much", 31

Actor Robby Benson (Ode To Billy Joe/Ice Castles), 51

Actress Geena Davis (Thelma & Louise/The Long Kiss Goodnight), 51

African American Folk Singer Billy Ocean (Carribean Queen), 57

Actress Jill Eikenberry (played Ann Kelsey on L.A. Law, which she also co starred with her husband, Michael Tucker who played Stuart Markowitz), 60

Singer Mac Davis "Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me",  65

Singer Richie Havens (Here Comes The Sun), 66

PGA Pro Golfer Jack Nicklaus, 67

World Famous Disc Jockey Wolfman Jack (was visible in the 1970s hit movie "American Graffiti"), 1938 - 1995

Actress Ann Wedgeworth ("Evening Shade"), 72

Comic Actor Benny Hill "The Benny Hill Show", 1924 - 1992

Actor Telly Savalas "Kojak" (who loves ya baby), 1922 - 1994

Confederate General/American Civil War Veteran Stonewall Jackson (served under Gen Robt E Lee), 1824 - 1863










Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: star80 on 01/21/07 at 7:45 am

January 21, 2007


1984 - Jackie Wilson, US singer (Lonely Teardrops), dies at 49

1985 - Barbara Cowsill, rocker (Cowsills, "The Rain, The Park & Other Things"), dies of emphysema

1997 - Colonel Tom Parker, manager (Elvis Presley), dies at 87


Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: danootaandme on 01/21/07 at 7:46 am

1992 William T "Champion Jack" Dupree US boxer/pianist, dies at 81

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: danootaandme on 01/21/07 at 10:30 am


He was shot because of money. ::)


www.crimelibrary.com/notorious_murders/celebrity/carl_switzer/index.html

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: star80 on 01/22/07 at 7:17 am

January 22, 2007


Actress Diane Lane (The Outsiders; Rumble Fish; The Perfect Storm), 42

Actress Linda Blair (played Raven in The Exorcist), 48

Singer Steve Perry (former Lead Singer for Journey) "Oh Sherrie", 58

Actor John Hurt (A Man For All Seasons), 67

Actor Bil Bixby (My Favorite Martian; Courtship Of Eddie's Father), 1934 - 1993

Actress Piper Laurie (won an Academy Award for her role in "The Hustler" which costarred Paul Newman), 75

Singer/Songwriter Sam Cooke aka "The King Of Soul" (Performed Gospel, Soul, R & B and Pop music), 1931 - 1964

Actress Ann Sothern (Swing Shift Maise; A Letter To Three Wives), 1909 - 2001

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: star80 on 01/22/07 at 7:26 am

January 22, 2007


1950 - Alan Hale, Sr., actor (Little John-Adv of Robin Hood; was also Dad to Alan Hale, Jr. who played The Skipper on Gilligans Island), dies at 57

1969 - Judy Garland, singer/actress (Wizard of Oz), dies at 48 of an overdose

1973 - Lyndon B Johnson, president (1963-69), dies at his Texas ranch at 64

1994 - Irving B Kahn, inventer (teleprompter), dies at 76

1994 - Telly Savalas, actor (Kojak), dies of prostate cancer at 70

1995 - Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy, mother of pres John F Kennedy, dies at 104

1997 - Irwin Levine, composer (Tie a Yellow Ribbon), dies at 58


Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: Howard on 01/22/07 at 4:38 pm


www.crimelibrary.com/notorious_murders/celebrity/carl_switzer/index.html



Thanks Danoot. ;)

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: star80 on 01/23/07 at 12:40 am

January 23, 2007


Actress Tiffani-Amber Thiessen ( Valerie Malone "Beverly Hills 90210"), 33

Actress Mariska Hargitay (Olivia Benson "Law & Order"), 43

Actress Gail O'Grady (Donna Abandando "NYPD Blue"), 44

Princess Caroline of Monaco (daughter of Prince Ranier III and actress Grace Kelly), 50

Actor Richard Dean Anderson (MacGyver/Jack O'Neill "Stargate SG-1), 57

R & B/Soul Singer and Songwriter Anita Pointer "The Pointer Sisters" (had hits like Slowhand and Fire), 59

Actor Rutger Hauer (Blade Runner), 63

Actor Gil Gerard (Capt. Wm "Buck" Rogers/Buck Rogers In The 25th Century), 64

Actor Ernie Kovacs (Bell, Book And Candle), 1919 - 1962

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: star80 on 01/23/07 at 12:45 am

January 23, 2007


1978 - Terry Kath, rock guitarist (Chicago), accidently shot in head at 32

1990 - Albert Collins, guitarist (Lynyrd Skynyrd), dies of pneumonia at 57

1993 - Thomas A Dorsey, jazz pianist (Take My Hand, Precious Lord), dies

1997 - Laura "Dinky" Patterson, dies bungee jump at Superbowl rehearsal at 43

1997 - Richard Berry, lyricist (Louie Louie), dies at 61

2003 - Nell Carter, actress, "Gimme A Break" dies from complications of Diabetes at 55

2004 - Bob Keeshan (Capt Kangaroo/Clarabell The Clown) dies at 76

2005 - Johnny Carson, TV Host "The Tonight Show" dies from Emphysemia at 79








Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: Sister Morphine on 01/23/07 at 12:45 am

Brendan Shanahan (one of my favorite hockey players), 38

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: tv on 01/23/07 at 12:51 am


January 22, 2007


Actress Diane Lane (The Outsiders; Rumble Fish; The Perfect Storm), 42

Actress Linda Blair (played Raven in The Exorcist), 48

Singer Steve Perry (former Lead Singer for Journey) "Oh Sherrie", 58

Actor John Hurt (A Man For All Seasons), 67

Actor Bil Bixby (My Favorite Martian; Courtship Of Eddie's Father), 1934 - 1993

Actress Piper Laurie (won an Academy Award for her role in "The Hustler" which costarred Paul Newman), 75

Singer/Songwriter Sam Cooke aka "The King Of Soul" (Performed Gospel, Soul, R & B and Pop music), 1931 - 1964

Actress Ann Sothern (Swing Shift Maise; A Letter To Three Wives), 1909 - 2001

Steve Perry's almost 60. Woof!

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: tv on 01/23/07 at 12:54 am


January 23, 2007


Actress Tiffani-Amber Thiessen ( Valerie Malone "Beverly Hills 90210"), 33

Actress Mariska Hargitay (Olivia Benson "Law & Order"), 43

No way Tiffany-Amber Thisessen is in her 30's. You know I felt I was getting old and I am. Some of the people you watched on TV when you grew up are getting older too. I was in middle School when Tiffany Amber Theissen was "Kelly Kopowski" on "Saved By the Bell."

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: nally on 01/23/07 at 12:54 am


January 22, 2007


Actress Diane Lane (The Outsiders; Rumble Fish; The Perfect Storm), 42

Actress Linda Blair (played Raven in The Exorcist), 48

Singer Steve Perry (former Lead Singer for Journey) "Oh Sherrie", 58

Actor John Hurt (A Man For All Seasons), 67

Actor Bil Bixby (My Favorite Martian; Courtship Of Eddie's Father), 1934 - 1993

Actress Piper Laurie (won an Academy Award for her role in "The Hustler" which costarred Paul Newman), 75

Singer/Songwriter Sam Cooke aka "The King Of Soul" (Performed Gospel, Soul, R & B and Pop music), 1931 - 1964

Actress Ann Sothern (Swing Shift Maise; A Letter To Three Wives), 1909 - 2001



Jeffrey A. Townes (a.k.a. Dj Jazzy Jeff) also turned 42. He was probably best known as half the rap duo of 'DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince', but he also acted on the tv show "Fresh Prince of Bel Air" as the recurring roll of Will's best buddy, Jazz.

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: nally on 01/23/07 at 12:56 am


No way Tiffany-Amber Thisessen is in her 30's. You know I felt I was getting old and I am. Some of the people you watched on TV when you grew up are getting older too.

Yup...she was born in 1974.


I was in middle School when Tiffany Amber Theissen was "Kelly Kapowski" on "Saved By the Bell."

Yes I remember that. I still enjoy watching that show.

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: tv on 01/23/07 at 1:02 am


Jeffrey A. Townes (a.k.a. Dj Jazzy Jeff) also turned 42. He was probably best known as half the rap duo of 'DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince', but he also acted on the tv show "Fresh Prince of Bel Air" as the recurring roll of Will's best buddy, Jazz.
I can;t believe he's 42. Some of the people I watched on TV when I was young they're getting older. Its just scary that Jeffrey Townes(Jazzy Jeff) is 42 and Tiffany Amber Thieseen is 33.

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: tv on 01/23/07 at 1:04 am


January 23, 2007


Actress Tiffani-Amber Thiessen ( Valerie Malone "Beverly Hills 90210"), 33

Actress Mariska Hargitay (Olivia Benson "Law & Order"), 43

Mariska Hargitay looks good for 43.

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: whistledog on 01/23/07 at 1:21 am

January 23, 2007

Mike Harris, former premier of Ontario.  Not many people liked him

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: nally on 01/23/07 at 1:22 am


January 23, 2007

Mike Harris, former premier of Ontario.  Not many people liked him

When was he born? ???

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: Sister Morphine on 01/23/07 at 1:24 am


When was he born? ???



1945

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: nally on 01/23/07 at 1:25 am



1945

Gracias ;)


So he was born on 1-23-45...amazing!!

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: Sister Morphine on 01/23/07 at 1:26 am

I guess.

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: Sister Morphine on 01/23/07 at 1:27 am


January 23, 1957 - Princess Caroline of Monaco



She doesn't look 50, that's for sure.

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: whistledog on 01/23/07 at 1:28 am


So he was born on 1-23-45...amazing!!


I never even realized that.  That is neat :)

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: Howard on 01/23/07 at 12:42 pm

Rutger Hauer turns 63

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: Howard on 01/23/07 at 12:47 pm

http://www.lifeinlegacy.com/2007/0119/BigelowScott.jpg

Bam Bam Bigelow

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: star80 on 01/24/07 at 8:59 am

January 24, 2007


Actress/Model Mischa Barton (Marissa Cooper "The O.C."), 21

Olympic Gymnast Mary Lou Retton (Has won the Gold, Silver and Bronze Olympic Medals), 39

Comedian/Actor/Singer John Belushi (A regular on Saturday Night Live when the show began; Played in movies Blues Brothers/Animal House), 1949 - 1982

Rock Musician Warren Zevon "Werewolves Of London", 1947 - 2003


Actor Michael Ontkean (Office Willie Gillis "The Rookies"), 61

Actress Sharon Tate "Valley Of The Dolls" (Was murdered by Charles Manson and his followers), 1943 - 1969

Singer/Songwriter Neil Diamond (September Morn; Heartlight; Love On The Rocks), 66

Soul/R & B Singer Aaron Neville "Tell It Like It Is" (Also had duets with Linda Rondstadt "Don't Know Much"), 66

Country/Pop Singer and Songwriter Ray Stevens "Everything Is Beautiful" (Also famous for his comedy songs like "The Streak"), 68

Pentecostal Evangelist Oral Roberts (Also Charistmatic Movement Leader), 89

Actor Ernest Borgnine (The Dirty Dozen/The Poseidon Adventure (original version)), 90


Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: star80 on 01/24/07 at 10:23 am

January 24, 2007


1965 - Winston Churchill, PM of Britain (C) (1940-45, 51-55), dies at 90

1970 - James "Shep" Shepherd, rocker (Shep and Limelites), beaten to death

1972 - Jerome Cowan, actor (Mr Dithers-Blondie), dies at 74

1975 - Larry Fine, actor (3 Stooges), dies at 72

1986 - Gordon MacRae, singer (Oklahoma, Carousel), dies at 64

1988 - Charles Glenn King, biochemist (discovered vitamin C), dies at 91

1989 - Ted Bundy, serial killer of up to 100 women, executed in Florida at 42

1991 - George Gobel, comedian, dies of a heart attack at 71

1993 - Thurgood Marshall, 1st black supreme court justice (1967-91), dies 84

1998 - Jay Monahan, husband of Katie Couric, dies of cancer at 42

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: Marian on 01/24/07 at 2:47 pm


No way Tiffany-Amber Thisessen is in her 30's. You know I felt I was getting old and I am. Some of the people you watched on TV when you grew up are getting older too. I was in middle School when Tiffany Amber Theissen was "Kelly Kopowski" on "Saved By the Bell."
Why is that hard to believe?Do you still dress the way she dressed then? ??? ;D

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: nally on 01/24/07 at 2:49 pm


January 24, 2007


Actress/Model Mischa Barton (Marissa Cooper "The O.C."), 21

Olympic Gymnast Mary Lou Retton (Has won the Gold, Silver and Bronze Olympic Medals), 39

Comedian/Actor/Singer John Belushi (A regular on Saturday Night Live when the show began; Played in movies Blues Brothers/Animal House), 1949 - 1982

Rock Musician Warren Zevon "Werewolves Of London", 1947 - 2003


Actor Michael Ontkean (Office Willie Gillis "The Rookies"), 61

Actress Sharon Tate "Valley Of The Dolls" (Was murdered by Charles Manson and his followers), 1943 - 1969

Singer/Songwriter Neil Diamond (September Morn; Heartlight; Love On The Rocks), 66

Soul/R & B Singer Aaron Neville "Tell It Like It Is" (Also had duets with Linda Rondstadt "Don't Know Much"), 66

Country/Pop Singer and Songwriter Ray Stevens "Everything Is Beautiful" (Also famous for his comedy songs like "The Streak"), 68

Pentecostal Evangelist Oral Roberts (Also Charistmatic Movement Leader), 89

Actor Ernest Borgnine (The Dirty Dozen/The Poseidon Adventure (original version)), 90




You forgot Tatyana Ali (actress/singer), who played Ashley Banks on "Fresh Prince Of Bel Air"; she's 28 today.

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: Howard on 01/24/07 at 3:10 pm


You forgot Tatyana Ali (actress/singer), who played Ashley Banks on "Fresh Prince Of Bel Air"; she's 28 today.


I remember when Tatayana Ali was on Sesame Street.

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: tv on 01/24/07 at 3:11 pm


Why is that hard to believe?Do you still dress the way she dressed then? ??? ;D
I am a guy myself but no I don;t don;t dress the same way I did than in the early 90's. Its just hard to believe because the 90's are getting farther and farther away that the people you watched on TV as a kid/teenager are just getting older along with yourself.  Its hard to believe a year like 1995 was 12 years ago.

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: nally on 01/24/07 at 3:12 pm


I remember when Tatayana Ali was on Sesame Street.

I don't. :-\\ She must've been real little during that time.

Another famous person whose birthday is today is Matthew Wilder, an 80's one hit wonder singer ("Break My Stride"); he's 54.

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: Howard on 01/24/07 at 3:16 pm


I don't. :-\\ She must've been real little during that time.

Another famous person whose birthday is today is Matthew Wilder, an 80's one hit wonder singer ("Break My Stride"); he's 54.



It must've been in the early to mid 1980's.She did something with Herbie Hancock

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: nally on 01/24/07 at 3:30 pm



It must've been in the early to mid 1980's.She did something with Herbie Hancock

Still, she was in the single digits at the time...as was I.

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: Howard on 01/24/07 at 4:06 pm


Still, she was in the single digits at the time...as was I.


Must've been 83 or 84.

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: nally on 01/24/07 at 4:07 pm


Must've been 83 or 84.

So then she was 4 or 5 at the time. :)

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: Howard on 01/24/07 at 4:10 pm


So then she was 4 or 5 at the time. :)


She was being taught along with a bunch of kids on how to play the synthesizer.This was at the time when Herbie Hancock's Rock It was popular.

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: nally on 01/24/07 at 4:53 pm


She was being taught along with a bunch of kids on how to play the synthesizer.This was at the time when Herbie Hancock's Rock It was popular.

That makes sense. It's a great instrumental track, btw.

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: whistledog on 01/24/07 at 6:01 pm

Nastassja Kinski was born this day in 1961

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: Sister Morphine on 01/24/07 at 11:04 pm

1933 - Corazon Aquino, President of the Philippines
1938 - Etta James, American singer
1957 - Jenifer Lewis, American actress
1958 - Dinah Manoff, American actress
1962 - Chris Chelios, National Hockey League defenceman
1976 - Mia Kirshner, Canadian actress
1980 - Alicia Keys, American singer

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: Sister Morphine on 01/24/07 at 11:05 pm

1947 - Al Capone, American gangster (b. 1899)
1990 - Ava Gardner, American actress (b. 1922)

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: whistledog on 01/24/07 at 11:25 pm

Andy Cox was born this day in 1956.  He was a member of The (English) Beat and Fine Young Cannibals, two fine fine bands :)

I always used to get a kick out of the crazy way he would dance in the FYC videos ;D

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: nally on 01/25/07 at 12:20 am


1933 - Corazon Aquino, President of the Philippines
1938 - Etta James, American singer
1957 - Jenifer Lewis, American actress
1958 - Dinah Manoff, American actress
1962 - Chris Chelios, National Hockey League defenceman
1976 - Mia Kirshner, Canadian actress
1980 - Alicia Keys, American singer


Are you sure about 1980 for Alicia Keys? Most every source I've seen has her listed as being born in 1981. Lemme check IMDB.

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/25/07 at 12:28 am

It was a year ago today that the Anna Malle, Adult film star died.

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/25/07 at 12:30 am


Are you sure about 1980 for Alicia Keys? Most every source I've seen has her listed as being born in 1981. Lemme check IMDB.
My thick pop reference book gives the birthdate for Alicia Keys as 1981 in Manhattan.

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: nally on 01/25/07 at 12:32 am


My thick pop reference book gives the birthdate for Alicia Keys as 1981 in Manhattan.

That's what I came up with too. In fact, I just checked a couple of internet resources:

http://www.answers.com/topic/alicia-keys

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alicia_Keys

Both say 1981.

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/25/07 at 12:35 am


That's what I came up with too. In fact, I just checked a couple of internet resources:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alicia_Keys

Both say 1981.
Wikipedia.org should organise there books better for http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_25 has it at 1980.

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: nally on 01/25/07 at 12:36 am


Wikipedia.org should organise there books better for http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_25 has it at 1980.

Yes, but when I clicked on her name, it listed it as 1981. That's screwy. There shouldn't be a disagreement as to when someone was born.

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: Sister Morphine on 01/25/07 at 12:56 am

Apparently not.

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: star80 on 01/25/07 at 9:24 am

January 25, 2007


R & B/Soul Singer/Songwriter Alicia Keys "Falling" (Alicia also is a composer, musician, pianist, record producer, Philanthropist and occasional actress and author......WOW!), 26

Actress Leigh Taylor-Young (had TV roles in Peyton Place, Dallas and Picket Fences), 62

Actor Dan Jones (played in several Disney movies like That Darn Cat and The Love Bug), 76

British Novelist Virginia Woolf (is regarded as one of the foremost modernist literary figures of the twentieth century), 1882 - 1941

American Manufacturer William Colgate (founded what became the Colgate toothpaste company in 1806), 1783 - 1857

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: star80 on 01/25/07 at 9:31 am

January 25, 2007


1947 - Al Capone, Chicago gangster, dies of syphilis at 48

1960 - Diana Barrymore, actress (Ladies Courageous), dies at 38

1990 - Ava Gardner, actress (Barefoot Contessa), dies of pneumonia at 67

1997 - Jean Dixon, psychic (Gift of Prophecy), dies of a heart attack at 79

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: Sister Morphine on 01/26/07 at 1:11 am

1880 - Douglas MacArthur, American general and Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1964)
1925 - Paul Newman, American actor
1935 - Bob Uecker, baseball player, broadcaster, and actor
1944 - Angela Davis, American feminist and activist
1955 - Eddie Van Halen, Dutch-born musician

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: Sister Morphine on 01/26/07 at 1:13 am

^I had already mentioned 2 of those names



1893 - Abner Doubleday, credited inventor of baseball (b. 1819)
1973 - Edward G. Robinson, American actor (b. 1893)
1979 - Nelson Rockefeller, 41st Vice President of the United States (b. 1908)
1984 - Paul "Bear" Bryant, American football coach (b. 1913)
1997 - Jeane Dixon, American astrologer (b. 1904)

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: star80 on 01/26/07 at 4:11 am

January 26, 2007


DJ/Music Producer Jazzie B. ( Founding Member of "Soul II Soul"), 44

Stand Up Comedianne/Talk Show Host Ellen Degeneres, 49

R & B Singer/Songwriter Anita Baker "Giving You The Best That I've Got", 49

Reggae Musician Norman Hassan "UB40" (plays Percussion and Trombone, also sings), 49

Guitarist/Co Founder of "Van Halen" Eddie Van Halen, 52

Film Critic Gene Siskel "Siskel & Ebert", 1946 - 1999

Soul/R&B/Funk Singer Jean Knight (Had the 1971 hit "Mr. Big Stuff"), 64

Actor Scott Glenn (Urban Cowboy, The Right Stuff, Hunt For Red October), 65

Actor/Film Director Paul Newman (The Hustler; Cool Hand Luke), 82

American Composer Jimmy Van Heusen (Won 4 Oscars and an Emmy for his TV/Movie Song Writing), 1913 - 1990

Famous American General Douglas MacArthur (played a prominent role in the Pacific Theater of WWII), 1880 - 1964

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: star80 on 01/26/07 at 4:20 am

Psychic Jeane Dixon dies

'Astrologer to stars' had legions of believers
January 26, 1997
Web posted at: 8:00 a.m. EST

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Astrologer Jeane L. Dixon, who gained national prominence as a psychic when her prediction that President Kennedy would die in office came true, died Saturday.

She was 79.

Sibley Hospital spokeswoman Jean Vincent said Dixon died at 2:30 p.m. from cardiopulmonary arrest. She said the hospital was asked not to release any further information.




Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: star80 on 01/26/07 at 4:25 am

January 26, 2007


1962 - Charles "Lucky" Luciano, NYC Mafia gangster, dies at 65

1979 - Nelson Rockefeller, former VP and (4X Gov-R-NY), dies at 70

1992 - Jose Ferrer, PR actor/director (Cyrano de Bergerac), dies at 80

1998 - S P Leary, Texan Blues drummer (Muddy Waters), dies at 67


Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: nally on 01/26/07 at 1:59 pm

Wayne Gretzky (retired NHL hockey star), 46.

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: Howard on 01/26/07 at 2:02 pm


Wayne Gretzky (retired NHL hockey star), 46.



How long's he been retired?  ???

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: nally on 01/26/07 at 2:04 pm



How long's he been retired?  ???

Since the 90's, I think.

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: Howard on 01/26/07 at 2:08 pm


Since the 90's, I think.


Wasn't he part of the Flyers or Islanders? ???

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: nally on 01/26/07 at 2:10 pm


Wasn't he part of the Flyers or Islanders? ???

I think he was part of my local team---the L.A. Kings---at one point. ???

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: Howard on 01/26/07 at 2:13 pm


I think he was part of my local team---the L.A. Kings---at one point. ???



I'm not sure,I'm not a Hockey fan,sorry. ;)

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: danootaandme on 01/26/07 at 3:41 pm


January 26, 2007


1979 - Nelson Rockefeller, former VP and (4X Gov-R-NY), dies at 70





I remember this one because of the big to do over the fact that they tried very hard to cover up the fact that he died in bed with his long mistress Meghan Marshak, to whom he left a Manhattan townhouse and $50,000.  Wonder where she is today?

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: tv on 01/26/07 at 7:43 pm



I'm not sure,I'm not a Hockey fan,sorry. ;)
Gretzky played for the Edmonton Oilers, L.A. Kings, St Louis Blues(I;m pretty positive he played for them) and for the New York Rangers. He might have played for more teams that I just listed but I am not sure.

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: Sister Morphine on 01/26/07 at 8:05 pm

He played for the Blues. 

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: Sister Morphine on 01/27/07 at 2:11 am

1756 - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Austrian composer (d. 1791)
1832 - Lewis Carroll, English author (d. 1898)
1956 - Mimi Rogers, American actress
1959 - Keith Olbermann, American sportscaster
1964 - Bridget Fonda, American actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: Sister Morphine on 01/27/07 at 2:12 am

1901 - Giuseppe Verdi, Italian composer (b. 1813)
1910 - Thomas Crapper, English inventor (b. 1836)
1967 - Crew of Apollo 1:

    * Roger Chaffee (b. 1935)
    * Virgil "Gus" Grissom (b. 1926)
    * Edward White (b. 1930)

1972 - Mahalia Jackson, American singer (b. 1911)
2004 - Jack Paar, American television show host (b. 1918)

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: nally on 01/27/07 at 2:12 am


Gretzky played for the Edmonton Oilers, L.A. Kings, St Louis Blues(I;m pretty positive he played for them) and for the New York Rangers. He might have played for more teams that I just listed but I am not sure.

Thought so. O0 Thankx for the info. (Although I suppose I could've looked it up on Wikwhateverpedia.)

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: Sister Morphine on 01/27/07 at 2:14 am


Thought so. O0 Thankx for the info. (Although I suppose I could've looked it up on Wikipedia.)



He broke Gordie Howe's goal record while playing for the Kings.

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: star80 on 01/27/07 at 8:38 am

January 27, 2007


Country Singer Tracy Lawrence "Todays Lonely Fool", 39

Actrress Bridget Fonda "Single White Female" (Also grandaughter of the late actor Henry Fonda; Daughter to Peter Fonda and niece to Jane Fonda), 43

Actress Mimi Rogers "Someone To Watch Over Me" (Also ex wife of Tom Cruise), 51

Russian Dancer/Choreographer/Actor Mikhail baryshnikov (Starred in several famous Ballets), 59

Actor Troy Donahue "A Summer Place" (Teen Idol in the 60s), 1936 - 2001

Actress Donna Reed (Donna Stone on "The Donna Reed Show"), 1921 - 1986

Author Lewis Carroll (famous for writing "Alice In Wonderland" and other children's novels; Was also a Mathametician, Logician, Anglican Clergyman and a Photographer), 1832 - 1898

Classical Composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Compositions include Symphonic, Concertante, Chamber, Piano, Operatic and Chord Music), 1756 - 1791

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: star80 on 01/27/07 at 8:43 am

January 27, 2007


1954 - Paul-Marie Masson, composer, dies at 71

1990 - Helen Jerome Eddy, actress (Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm), dies at 92

1992 - Gene Harris, entertainer, dies after long illness

1994 - Claude Akins, actor (Rio Bravo, Lobo), dies of cancer at 75

2004 - Jack Paar, Radio/TV Talk Show Host "The Tonight Show" dies at 85

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: danootaandme on 01/27/07 at 9:30 am



1967 - Crew of Apollo 1:

    * Roger Chaffee (b. 1935)
    * Virgil "Gus" Grissom (b. 1926)
    * Edward White (b. 1930)



I remember when this happened.  Worse than when the Challenger blew up, national mourning

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: Howard on 01/27/07 at 2:15 pm


It was a year ago today that the Anna Malle, Adult film star died.



How old was she?

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: star80 on 01/27/07 at 8:08 pm

Sunday, January 28, 2007 :P


Actor Elijah Wood (Frodo Boggins in "Lord Of The Rings"), 26

Pop Singer/Musician Nick Carter "The Backstreet Boys", 27

Singer/Songwriter/Canadian Musician Sarah McLachlan "Adia", 39

Actress/Author Harley Jane Kozak (Arachnophobia), 50

Model/Actress/Singer Barbi Benton (Former Playboy Bunny and was a regular on the Country Music/Comedy/Variety show "Hee Haw"), 57

Film/TV Actor Alan Alda ( Captain Hawkeye Pierce "M*A*S*H*"), 71

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: star80 on 01/27/07 at 8:16 pm

January 28, 2007


1980 - Jimmy Durante, NYC, comedian (Jimmy Durante Show), dies at 86

1986 - Ronald E McNair, Lake City SC, astr, dies in Challenger disaster

1986 - Michael J Smith, Beaufort NC, Cmdr USN, astr, dies in Challenger

1986 - Judith Arlene Resnik, Akron Oh, astr, dies in Challenger disaster

1986 - Francis R Scobee, Wash, USAF/astronaut, dies in Challenger disaster

1986 - Ellison S Onizuka, Hawaii, Mjr USAF/ast, dies in Challenger disaster

1986 - Christa McAuliffe, astronaut, dies in Challenger disaster

1994 - Hal Smith, actor (Otis Campbell-Andy Griffith Show), dies at 77

1995 - James P Grant, US director of UNICEF (1980-95), dies at 72

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: star80 on 01/28/07 at 10:45 pm

Monday, January 29, 2007


Actress Sara Gilbert (Darlene Conner-Healy "Roseanne" ('88-"97)), 32

Film/TV Actress Heather Graham "Boogie Nights", 37

Actor Ed Burns (Starred in Saving Private Ryan with Tom Hanks), 39

Film/TV Actor Nicholas Turturro (Detective James Martinez "NYPD Blue"; also brother to actor John Turturro (Quiz Show) and cousin to TV actress Aida Turturro (Janice "The Sopranos"), 45

TV Actor Judy Norton-Taylor (Mary Ellen "The Waltons" ("72-"81), 49

Talk Show Host/Actress/Author/Magazine Publisher Oprah Winfrey (The Color Purple; The Women Of Brewster Place), 53

Actress Ann Jillian (It's A Living - 1980s sitcom), 57

Actor Marc Singer (The Beastmaster; Also brother to Lori Singer (Footloose)), 59

Film/TV Actor/Screenwriter/Film Producer Tom Selleck (Magnum PI/Three Men And A Baby), 62

Film/TV Actress Katherine Ross (Best known for her role as Elaine Robinson in "The Graduate" opposite Dustin Hoffman; TV Role "The Colbys" a spinoff of Dynasty), 67

British Actor/Singer Noel Harrison (Mark Slate "The Man From U.N.C.L.E.; Also had a regular guest spot on Tracey Ullman's show "Tracey Takes All"), 73

Stage/TV Character Actor John Forsythe (Blake Carrington "Dynasty" also unseen Charlie Townsend on Charlies Angels), 89

Folk/Blues Musician Huddie "Leadbelly" Ledbetter (Played the 12 String Guitar, but also played Piano, Mandolin, Harmonica, Violin, Concertino and the Accordian), 1888 - 1949

Comedian/Actor W.C. Fields "My Little Chickodee" (Was a Vaudeville Actor who did a lot of Silent Films), 1880 - 1946

Former US President (25th) William McKinley, 1843 - 1901

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: star80 on 01/28/07 at 11:46 pm

January 29, 2007


1963 - Robert Lee Frost, US poet (New Hampshire, 4 Pulitzers), dies at 88

1964 - Alan Ladd, actor (Shane), dies at 50 in Palm Springs Calif

1977 - Freddie Prinze, comedian/actor (Chico and the Man), shoots himself at 22

1980 - Jimmy Durante, comedian (Palooka, Jimmy Durante Show), dies at 86

1992 - Willie Dixon, blues composer (I'm a Man, Backdoor Man), dies at 76

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: star80 on 01/29/07 at 11:23 pm

January 30, 2007


Actor Christian Bale "Batman Begins", 33

Pop Singer & Songwriter/Producer/Label Owner Jody Watley "Looking For A New Love", 48

Actress Brett Butler "Grace Under Fire", 49

Rock/Pop Musician Phil Collins (former lead singer/drummer for "Genesis") One More Night; Against All Odds, 56

TV/Film Actor and Director Charles S. Dutton (Rudy; The Practice and Without A Trace), 56

Musician Marty Balin (Lead Singer & Founder of "Jefferson Airplane/Jefferson Starship"), Runaway; Miracles, 65

Current US Vice President (46th) Dick Cheney (serving under George Bush), 66

Actress Vanessa Redgrave ("Julia" with Jane Fonda; Howard's End), 70

Country Music Singer Jeanne Pruett ("Satin Sheets" (70s)), 70

Actor Gene Hackman (Bonnie & Clyde; Mississippi Burning), 77

Actress Dorothy Malone (The Big Sleep; Written On The Wind), 82

Comedian Dick Martin (Co Host of the popular comedy-variety show "Laugh In" with Dan Rowan), 85

Former US President (32nd) Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1882 - 1945

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: star80 on 01/29/07 at 11:29 pm

January 30, 2007


1948 - Orville Wright, US aviation pioneer, dies at 76

1948 - Mahatma Ghandi, murdered by Hindu extremists in India

1951 - Ferdinand Porsche, German car inventor (Porsche), dies at 75

1956 - Jane Seymour, actress (Young Mr Bobbin), dies at 56

1976 - Jesse "Lone Cat" Fuller, SF Blues Great, dies at 80

1982 - Stanley Holloway, comedian (My Fair Lady, Our Man Higgins), dies at 91

1994 - Byron "Wild Child" Gipson, blues Singer, dies at 64

1994 - Ernestine "Tiny" Davis, jazz vocalist/trumpeter, dies at 86

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: Sister Morphine on 01/29/07 at 11:30 pm

1836 - Betsy Ross, American seamstress (b. 1752)
1934 - Frank Nelson Doubleday, American publisher (b. 1862)
1951 - Ferdinand Porsche, Austrian automotive engineer (b. 1875)
2006 - Coretta Scott King, American activist and wife of Martin Luther King, Jr. (b. 1927)

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: Sister Morphine on 01/29/07 at 11:32 pm

1928 - Hal Prince, American stage producer and director
1941 - Dick Cheney, 46th Vice President of the United States
1943 - Davey Johnson, Major League Baseball player and manager
1968 - Prince Felipe of Spain
1974 - Christian Bale, British actor
1980 - Wilmer Valderrama, American actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: nally on 01/30/07 at 2:16 pm



Current US Vice President (46th) Dick Cheney (serving under George W. Bush), 66


I remember when the board used to autocensor his name as Dip Cheney, lol. :D

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: star80 on 01/30/07 at 3:07 pm


I remember when the board used to autocensor his name as Dip Cheney, lol. :D



Ha! I was posting to another board where it censored it also to "Thingy" Cheney.....LOL

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: nally on 01/30/07 at 7:05 pm



Ha! I was posting to another board where it censored it also to "Thingy" Cheney.....LOL

Yeah?

I don't see why his name should be censored...after all, it's been a man's name a lot longer than it's been a slang term for "thingy" ;D


Edit: Just for the heck of it, I did a google search on "Thingy Cheney"...and had to LOL when I saw the results ;D

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: Sister Morphine on 01/30/07 at 11:03 pm

1797 - Franz Schubert, Austrian composer (d. 1828)
1902 - Tallulah Bankhead, American actress (d. 1968)
1919 - Jackie Robinson, American baseball player (d. 1972)
1921 - Carol Channing, American actress
1923 - Norman Mailer, American writer and journalist
1931 - Ernie Banks, American baseball player
1937 - Suzanne Pleshette, American actress
1938 - Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands
1941 - Richard A. "Dick" Gephardt, American politician
1947 - Nolan Ryan, American baseball player
1951 - Harry Wayne Casey, American singer and musician (KC and the Sunshine Band)
1956 - Johnny Rotten, British singer (Sex Pistols)
1959 - Anthony LaPaglia, Australian actor
1970 - Minnie Driver, British actress
1973 - Portia de Rossi, Australian actress
1977 - Kerry Washington, American actress
1981 - Justin Timberlake, American singer

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: Sister Morphine on 01/30/07 at 11:06 pm

1956 - A. A. Milne, English author (b. 1882)
1974 - Samuel Goldwyn, Polish-born film studio executive (b. 1882)
1976 - Ernesto Miranda, American litigant (b. 1941)

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: star80 on 01/31/07 at 6:29 am

January 31, 2007


1956 - Alan Alexander Milne (Well known for "Winnie The Pooh") dies at 74

1974 - Samuel Goldwyn, Polish/English/US film magnate (MGM), dies at 91

1974 - Harry Baum, actor (Crime and Punishment), dies at 58

1997 - Eve Lister, actress/singer (No Limit, Hyde Park), dies at 84




Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: nally on 01/31/07 at 1:53 pm


January 31, 2007


Pop/R& B Singer/Actor Justin Timberlake (NSync), 28

I think he's only 26. He was born in 1981...which makes him half a year younger than me.

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: Sister Morphine on 01/31/07 at 11:02 pm

1895 - Conn Smythe, Canadian builder of the National Hockey League (d. 1980)
1901 - Clark Gable, American actor (d. 1960)
1902 - Langston Hughes American writer (d. 1967)
1931 - Boris Yeltsin, 1st President of the Russian Federation
1937 - Don Everly, American musician (Everly Brothers)
1937 - Garrett Morris, American comedian
1938 - Sherman Hemsley, American comedian and actor
1948 - Rick James, American musician and composer (d. 2004)
1965 - Sherilyn Fenn, American actress
1965 - Brandon Lee, American actor (d. 1993)
1965 - Princess St

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: Sister Morphine on 01/31/07 at 11:06 pm

1851 - Mary Shelley, English author (b. 1797)
1966 - Hedda Hopper, American gossip columnist (b. 1885)
1966 - Buster Keaton, American actor (b. 1895)
1988 - Heather O'Rourke, American actress (b. 1975)
2003 - The crew of the STS-107 Mission (Space Shuttle Columbia disaster), astronauts:

    * Michael P. Anderson (b. 1959)
    * David Brown (b. 1956)
    * Kalpana Chawla (b. 1961)
    * Laurel Clark (b. 1961)
    * Rick D. Husband (b. 1957)
    * Willie McCool (b. 1961)
    * Ilan Ramon (b. 1954)

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: star80 on 02/01/07 at 6:16 am

February 1, 2007


Singer Lisa Marie Presley (daughter of the late "King Of Rock N Roll", Elvis Presley and actress Priscilla Presley), 39

Comedian/Actor Pauly Shore (In The Army Now/Encino Man), 39

Actor Brandon Lee "The Crow" (he was killed in a freak accident while filming "The Crow"; He was the son of the late Bruce Lee), 1965 - 1993

Actress Sherilyn Fenn (Andrea Home "Twin Peaks"), 42

Princess Stephanie of Monaco (the youngest daughter of Prince Ranier III and the late actress Grace Kelly; she was also a Fashion Model, Singer and Swimwear Designer), 42

Singer Rick James "Super Freak" ( Rick was also a Keyboardist, Bassist, Record Producer, Arranger and Composer), 1948 - 2004

HGTV Host Joy Philbin (At Home With.........; Also wife of the famouse Regis Philbin "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire"), 66

Actor Sherman Hemsley (George Jefferson on "The Jeffersons"; Amen), 69

Musician Don Everly (1/2 of the famous singing duo "The Everly Brothers" who had hits like "Bye Bye Love")70

Actor Stuart Whitman (Marshall Jim Crown "Cimmaron Strip" 1967), 81

Actor Clark Gable (Rhett Butler "Gone With The Wind"), 1901 - 1960


Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: star80 on 02/01/07 at 6:25 am

February 1, 2007


1966 - Hedda Hopper, , US gossip columnist, dies at 75

1966 - Buster Keaton, , US comic (General), dies at 69

1980 - Jack Bailey, TV host (Queen for a Day), dies at 72

1980 - Romolo Valli, actor (Boom, La Viaccia), dies at 54

1986 - Dick James, Beatles' music publisher (1962-70), dies in London at 58

1988 - Heather O'Rourke, (Poltergeist) star, dies of intestinal ailment at 12

2005 - John Vernon, actor (Animal House) dies at 73 following heart surgery




Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: Tia on 02/01/07 at 9:33 pm

sept 19 1964. i think. it might be november.

i should really know this.

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: Dominic L. on 02/01/07 at 9:36 pm



What's the difference between following you and posting in this thread?

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: Tia on 02/01/07 at 9:44 pm


What's the difference between following you and posting in this thread?
i dunno. my post didn't even have anything to do with her. :-\\

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: whistledog on 02/01/07 at 10:11 pm



http://img57.imageshack.us/img57/2914/capitalnjh8.png

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: Tia on 02/01/07 at 10:14 pm

^you just became my new biggest hero of all time. and it's been a big night for heroes.

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: Sister Morphine on 02/01/07 at 10:15 pm


^you just became my new biggest hero of all time. and it's been a big night for heroes.



It was a glorious day, no?

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: Jessica on 02/01/07 at 10:21 pm



BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! I was just thinking of this!

You get some Karamel for doing that.

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: Sister Morphine on 02/01/07 at 10:22 pm


BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! I was just thinking of this!

You get some Karamel for doing that.



He got some from me, too. 

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: Rice_Cube on 02/01/07 at 10:24 pm

Hey, it's like a conga line!  Except with violins instead of marachas or whatever you call them. 

Dun dun dun dun dun DUN!

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: star80 on 02/02/07 at 5:35 am

February 2, 2007


Actor Michael Talbott (Detective Stanley Switek "Miami Vice"), 52

Actress Kim Zimmer (Reva Shane "The Guiding Light"), 52

Super Model/Fitness Instructor Christie Brinkley (also ex wife of pop singer "Billy Joel"), 53

Actress Farrah Fawcett (Jill Monroe "Charlie's Angels"; The Burning Bed/Was married to actor Lee Majors "The Fall Guy" and had a long term live in relationship with acto Ryan O'Neal "Love Story/Paper Moon", they also have a son together), 60

Actor Bo Hopkins (The Wild Bunch with Marlon Brando; The Getaway with Steve McQueen), 65

Musician Graham Nash "Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young", 65

Comedian/Composer/Musician Tom Smothers (1/2 of the Duo "The Smothers Brothers" from the 70s Comedy-Variety Show "Laugh In"; He was considered "The Dumb One"), 70

Actress/Singer Elaine Stritch (Bus Stop (1956)), 72

Poet/Novelist James Dickey (The Fire Bombing; May Day Sermon), 1923 - 1997

Author Ayn Rand (We The Living), 1905 - 1982

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: star80 on 02/02/07 at 5:37 am

February 2, 2007


1969 - Boris Karloff, , British actor (Frankenstein), dies at 81

1979 - Sid Vicious, , bassist (Sex Pistols), OD's at 31

1988 - Clive Epstein, brother of Brian Epstein (former mgr for "The Beatles"), dies at 51

1989 - John Cassavetes, US actor (Rosemary's Baby)/director, dies at 59

1992 - Bert Parks, , TV host (Miss America), dies at 77

1994 - Willie Mae Ford Smith, gospel Singer/Songwriter, dies at 89

1996 - Gene Kelly, actor/dancer (Singing in the Rain), dies at 83

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: danootaandme on 02/02/07 at 3:40 pm


Deaths which occurred on February 02:



1961 Anna May Wong actress (Thief of Baghdad), dies at about 56

1970 Bertrand Russell philosopher, British MP, dies in Merioneth at 97 

1987 Alfred Lion record founder (Blue Note), dies at 78

1995 Donald Pleasance English actor (Halloween), dies at 75

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: Jessica on 02/02/07 at 3:57 pm

I killed a spider an hour ago. That saddens me.

RIP Spider.

2006-2007

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: danootaandme on 02/02/07 at 5:40 pm


I killed a spider an hour ago. That saddens me.

RIP Spider.

2006-2007


uh-ohhhh, I heard that if you kill one, one hundred show up to avenge the death

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: Sister Morphine on 02/02/07 at 5:42 pm


uh-ohhhh, I heard that if you kill one, one hundred show up to avenge the death



Damn Jessica.....you're about to be invaded.

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: Jessica on 02/02/07 at 6:18 pm


uh-ohhhh, I heard that if you kill one, one hundred show up to avenge the death


I'd rather have spiders than those ugly assed house centipedes. God, those things are so grody. :P

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: nally on 02/02/07 at 7:06 pm


February 2, 2007


Actor Michael Talbott (Detective Stanley Switek "Miami Vice"), 52

Actress Kim Zimmer (Reva Shane "The Guiding Light"), 52

Super Model/Fitness Instructor Christie Brinkley (also ex wife of pop singer Billy Joel), 53

Actress Farrah Fawcett (Jill Monroe "Charlie's Angels"; The Burning Bed/Was married to actor Lee Majors "The Fall Guy" and had a long term live in relationship with acto Ryan O'Neal "Love Story/Paper Moon", they also have a son together), 60

Actor Bo Hopkins (The Wild Bunch with Marlon Brando; The Getaway with Steve McQueen), 65

Musician Graham Nash "Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young", 65

Comedian/Composer/Musician Tom Smothers (1/2 of the Duo "The Smothers Brothers" from the 70s Comedy-Variety Show "Laugh In"; He was considered "The Dumb One"), 70

Actress/Singer Elaine Stritch (Bus Stop (1956)), 72

Poet/Novelist James Dickey (The Fire Bombing; May Day Sermon), 1923 - 1997

Author Ayn Rand (We The Living), 1905 - 1982


You forgot:

Shakira (Colombian-born pop singer), 30 :D 8)

Ben Mize (American rock musician, of the Counting Crows), 36 (I think)

There's also some guy from the Stone Temple Pilots, but I forget his name and how old he is (I think he's in his early 40s at the moment).

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: Sister Morphine on 02/02/07 at 7:33 pm


You forgot:

Shakira (Colombian-born pop singer), 30 :D 8)

Ben Mize (American rock musician, of the Counting Crows), 36 (I think)




Awwww damn. 

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: Sister Morphine on 02/02/07 at 10:35 pm


You forgot:

Shakira (Colombian-born pop singer), 30 :D 8)

Ben Mize (American rock musician, of the Counting Crows), 36 (I think)

There's also some guy from the Stone Temple Pilots, but I forget his name and how old he is (I think he's in his early 40s at the moment).



Robert DeLeo.

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: Sister Morphine on 02/02/07 at 11:02 pm

1809 - Felix Mendelssohn, German composer (d. 1847)
1894 - Norman Rockwell, American illustrator (d. 1978)
1941 - Neil Bogart, American record executive (d. 1982)
1945 - Bob Griese, American football player
1952 - Fred Lynn, American baseball player
1965 - Maura Tierney, American actress
1974 - Elisa Donovan, American actress
1977 - Daddy Yankee, Puerto Rican musician
1982 - Jessica Harp, American singer (The Wreckers)

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: Sister Morphine on 02/02/07 at 11:04 pm

1468 - Johannes Gutenberg, German publisher
1922 - John Butler Yeats, Northern Irish artist (b. 1839)
1989 - John Cassavetes, American actor (b. 1929)
2006 - Al Lewis, American actor (b. 1923)

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: whistledog on 02/02/07 at 11:43 pm


I killed a spider an hour ago. That saddens me.

RIP Spider.

2006-2007


;D

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: Tia on 02/02/07 at 11:50 pm

Mendelssohn fudging rocks.

well, rocked.

believe it or not, there was a period when classical music was big balls. i'm thinking through the romantic period and into your stravinsky, before it got all twelve-tone.

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: Sister Morphine on 02/02/07 at 11:53 pm

Mike dropping the knowledge.

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: Tia on 02/02/07 at 11:56 pm


Mike dropping the knowledge.
yah, where classical music is concerned that's about ALL my nollij too. :D

there's this Mendelssohn concerto, it's pretty much the big one, like his Stairway, and i have to admit i friggin' love it. it's a violin showpiece, like a 19th century "eruption," and it's totally balls.

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: star80 on 02/03/07 at 12:29 am

February 3, 2007

Actress Maura Tierney (Abby Lockhart "ER"), 42

Actress/Singer/Songwriter Michele Greene (Abbie Perkins L.A. Law), 45

Actor Nathan Lane (Mouse Hunt; The Bird Cage with Robin Williams), 51

Actress Morgan Fairchild (Search For Tomorrow (1970s Soap Opera); Flamingo Road), 57

Singer/Songwriter Melanie "Brand New Key", 60

Actress Blythe Danner "Meet The Fockers" (Also Mom to actress Gwyneth Paltrow), 64

Football Great Fran Tarkenton "Minnesota Vikings" (Also Sports Commentator "Monday Night Football"; Co Host "That's Incredible"), 67

Actor Joey Bishop (Betsy's Wedding), 89






Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: star80 on 02/03/07 at 12:31 am

February 3, 2007


1924 - Woodrow Wilson, 28th pres (1913-21), dies at his home in Wash at 67

1959 - Big Bopper, rocker, dies in plane crash at 28

1959 - Buddy Holly, rocker (That'll be the Day), dies in a plane crash at 22

1959 - Richie Valens, rock vocalist (Donna), killed in plane crash at 17

1967 - Joe Meek, rocker (Tornados)/producer (Telstar), commits suicide

1995 - Turner Fodrell, blues singer/guitarist, dies at 66

1996 - Wild Jimmy Spruill, blues guitarist, dies at 61

1996 - Audrey Meadows, actress (Alice-Honeymooners), dies at 69

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: Sister Morphine on 02/03/07 at 12:33 am


yah, where classical music is concerned that's about ALL my nollij too. :D

there's this Mendelssohn concerto, it's pretty much the big one, like his Stairway, and i have to admit i friggin' love it. it's a violin showpiece, like a 19th century "eruption," and it's totally balls.



Like I said, Mike dropping the knowledge.

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: whistledog on 02/03/07 at 12:40 am


1996 - Audrey Meadows, actress (Alice-Honeymooners), dies at 69


I loved her on 'Too Close for Comfort'.  She was so judgemental towards Henry lol

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: star80 on 02/03/07 at 12:44 am

February 4, 2007


Singer/Songwriter/Model/Actress Natalie Imbruglia "Torn" (She starred in a british soap opera and modeled Loreal Cosmetics), 32

Boxing Great Oscar De La Hoya aka "Golden Boy", 34

Country Singer/Songwriter/Producer/Occasional Actor Clint Black "Killin' Time", "Better Man", 45

Rock Singer/Songwriter/Musician Alice Cooper "No More Nice Guy"; "Schools Out", 59

Former US Vice President (44th) Dan Quayle (Served under George Bush, Sr 1989 - 1993 ), 60

Comedian David Brenner, 71

Actor Conrad Bain (Mr. Drummond "Diff'rent Strokes"; "Maude"), 84

American Physician/Inventor Dr. Henry Heimlich (Invented the Heimlich Maneuver), 87

Actress/Director Ida Lupino (High Sierra), 1918 - 1995

Civil Rights Activist Rosa Parks (On 12/1/55 she refused to give up her seat on a bus for a white), 1913 - 2005

Famous Aviator Charles Lindbergh (He became the first American Pilot to fly solo), 1902 - 1974

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: star80 on 02/03/07 at 12:49 am

February 4, 2007


1957 - Joseph Hardaway, creator of Bugs Bunny, dies at 66

1968 - Ed Baker, actor (Keystone Kops), dies of emphysema at 70

1969 - Thelma Ritter, actress (All About Eve, Pillow Talk), dies at 63

1983 - Karen Carpenter, rock drummer (Carpenters), dies of anorexia at 32

1987 - Liberace, pianist (Liberace Show, Evil Chandell-Batman), dies at 67

1991 - Nancy Kulp (Miss Jane "The Beverly Hillbillies"), dies of cancer at 69

1991 - Bob Leslie, actor (Cinderella, Mako: Jaws of Death), dies at 64

1992 - John Dehner, actor (Apache, Cowboy, Boys from Brazil), dies at 76

1994 - Harold Schneider, US producer (5 Easy Pieces, War Games), dies at 55

1997 - James Friell, political cartoonist, dies at 84

2005 - Ossie Davis, actor, (Roots/Do The Right Thing) dies at the age of 87

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: whistledog on 02/03/07 at 12:58 am

1923 - Conrad Bain, Canadian-born actor (He was on Maude and also played Mr. Drummond on Diff'rent Strokes; Betcha didn't know he was Canadian)

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: Sister Morphine on 02/03/07 at 12:59 am


1923 - Conrad Bain, Canadian-born actor (He was on Maude and also played Mr. Drummond on Diff'rent Strokes; Betcha didn't know he was Canadian)



No, I didn't.  Jason droppin' the knowledge now. 

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: Sister Morphine on 02/03/07 at 2:25 am


...but, this day has still yet to arrive?



Hmmm, you bring up an interesting point.

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/03/07 at 2:30 am



Hmmm, you bring up an interesting point.
It is a superstituation, like never pulling the month off a calendar till the next month has arrived.

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: Sister Morphine on 02/03/07 at 2:36 am


It is a superstituation, like never pulling the month off a calendar till the next month has arrived.





Speaking of that, I need to change mine to February.  I completely forgot to do it. 

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/03/07 at 2:37 am



Speaking of that, I need to change mine to February.  I completely forgot to do it. 
Nobody noticed that at my work yesterday and we got away with it.

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: Howard on 02/03/07 at 7:01 am


I killed a spider an hour ago. That saddens me.

RIP Spider.

2006-2007


Are you going to give it a proper burial? ;D

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: Howard on 02/03/07 at 7:08 am


February 03, 1947 - Dave Davies, British musician (The Kinks)


The Kinks had some good hits.

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/03/07 at 7:41 am


The Kinks had some good hits.
A string of hits.

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: Howard on 02/03/07 at 7:51 am


A string of hits.


Come Dancing is one

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/03/07 at 7:53 am


Come Dancing is one
Lola, Dedicated Follower of Fashion and Days are my particular favourites.

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: Howard on 02/03/07 at 7:57 am


Lola, Dedicated Follower of Fashion and Days are my particular favourites.



Nights In White Satin

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/03/07 at 7:58 am



Nights In White Satin
That was The Moody Blues not The Kinks.

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: Howard on 02/03/07 at 7:59 am


That was The Moody Blues not The Kinks.


Thanks for the correction,My mistake. ;)

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/03/07 at 8:01 am


Thanks for the correction,My mistake. ;)
No problem.

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: Sister Morphine on 02/03/07 at 11:25 pm

1894 - Adolphe Sax, Belgian instrument maker (b. 1814) 
1966 - Gilbert H. Grosvenor, American president of the National Geographic Society (b. 1875)
1984 - Anna Anderson, claimant to the throne of Russia
2005 - Ossie Davis, American actor (b. 1917)
2006 - Betty Friedan, American feminist (b. 1921)

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: Sister Morphine on 02/03/07 at 11:28 pm

February 4


1921 - Betty Friedan, American feminist (d. 2006)
1936 - David Brenner, American comedian
1944 - Florence LaRue, American singer (The Fifth Dimension)
1959 - Lawrence Taylor, American football player
1976 - Cam'ron, American rapper
1977 - Gavin DeGraw, American musician
1988 - Carly Patterson, American gymnast

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: Howard on 02/04/07 at 7:45 am

Billy Henderson of The group Spinners passed away at the age of 67 from complications of diabetes.

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: Rice_Cube on 02/04/07 at 9:54 am

About 70 passengers -- Snakes on a Plane (February 4, 2007)

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: Howard on 02/04/07 at 1:03 pm


About 70 passengers -- Snakes on a Plane (February 4, 2007)



That was a movie not real life. ;D

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: Sister Morphine on 02/04/07 at 1:04 pm



That was a movie not real life. ;D



He knows that, Howard.

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: Howard on 02/04/07 at 1:28 pm



He knows that, Howard.


I was just checking to make sure. ;)

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: Sister Morphine on 02/04/07 at 9:42 pm


I was just checking to make sure. ;)



Well Rice is pretty smart, so you really didn't need to.

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: Rice_Cube on 02/04/07 at 11:04 pm

February 5, 2007:

Jason Michael Leung -- heir of the illustrious Leung fortune, now and future badass, template for new clone army for the purpose of world domination in the name of his father, the Mighty Rice Cube.

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: Sister Morphine on 02/04/07 at 11:05 pm

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JASON!!!


Ooooh, what are you buying his Satanic Majesty for this glorious occasion?

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: Jessica on 02/04/07 at 11:06 pm


February 5, 2007:

Jason Michael Leung -- heir of the illustrious Leung fortune, now and future badass, template for new clone army for the purpose of world domination in the name of his father, the Mighty Rice Cube.


:D



HAPPY BIRTHDAY JASON!!!


Ooooh, what are you buying his Satanic Majesty for this glorious occasion?


He got Blue's Clues crap and a portable DVD player.

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: Sister Morphine on 02/04/07 at 11:07 pm

I didn't get a DVD player until I was like, 20.  He gets one and he's what, 2?  Ain't that somethin'.

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: Rice_Cube on 02/04/07 at 11:07 pm

...oh, and the sole keeper of the coveted JessRecipes.

Jason is very good with the technology.

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: Jessica on 02/04/07 at 11:08 pm


I didn't get a DVD player until I was like, 20.  He gets one and he's what, 2?  Ain't that somethin'.


He got that because I wanted him to keep his trap shut on the plane ride to California. ;D

He also got to cause havoc and mayhem at Chuck E Cheese.

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: Sister Morphine on 02/04/07 at 11:11 pm


He also got to cause havoc and mayhem at Chuck E Cheese.



I would expect no less from him.

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: Jessica on 02/04/07 at 11:14 pm



I would expect no less from him.


He was giving this kid the death stare for trying to take away something that he was playing with. I was like, "DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMN."

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: Sister Morphine on 02/04/07 at 11:15 pm


He was giving this kid the death stare for trying to take away something that he was playing with. I was like, "DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMN."



I want him to be my president one day.

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: Rice_Cube on 02/04/07 at 11:16 pm

I should start teaching him how to use the Smite button.

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: star80 on 02/05/07 at 8:22 am

February 5, 2007


Country Singer Sara Evans ("No Place That Far", her 1st #1 hit with country singer Vince Gill), 36

R & B Singer/Dancer "My Perogitve/Every Little Step" (Was married to Pop Singer Whitney Houston for 14 years)

Actress Jennifer Jason-Leigh (Single White Female/Rush), 45

Actress Barbara Hershey (Beaches with Bette Midler; Falling Down with Michael Douglas), 59

Musician Al Kooper "Bllood Sweat & Tears" (You've Made Me So Very Happy), 63

Former Football Great and Heisman Trophy Winner Roger Staubach (Dallas Cowboys), 65

Baseball Hall Of Famer Henry "Hank" Aaron (Set the Major League Record for the most homeruns in a career), 73

Comedian/Actor Red Buttons (The Red Buttons Show/Poseidon Adventure), 1919 - 2006


Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: star80 on 02/05/07 at 8:28 am

February 5, 2007


1968 - Nick Adams, actor (Johnny Yuma-Rebel), dies at 36

1969 - Thelma Ritter, actress (Miracle on 34th Street), dies at 63

1982 - Dolores Moran, actress (Yankee Doodle Dandy), dies at 56

1991 - Dean Jagger, US actor (Mr Novak, Rawhide, Oscar), dies at about 87

1992 - Laura Liddell, actress (Shakespeare Wallah), dies at 83

1995 - Doug McClure, actor (The Virginian; The Land That Time Forgot) dies at 60

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: Howard on 02/05/07 at 4:37 pm



Well Rice is pretty smart, so you really didn't need to.


Ok,I'm sorry.

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: Rice_Cube on 02/05/07 at 4:39 pm


Ok,I'm sorry.


It's alright Howard, I'm not THAT smart :D

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: nally on 02/05/07 at 4:40 pm


February 5, 2007

1995 - Doug McClure, actor (The Virginian; The Land That Time Forgot) dies at 60



Actually I think he was only 59. If he'd lived another three months, then he would've seen age 60. :\'( I remember him from the sitcom "Out Of This World", where he played Kyle X. Applecrate...I mean Applegate! ;D

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: Howard on 02/05/07 at 4:48 pm


It's alright Howard, I'm not THAT smart :D


Get Smart ;D

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: star80 on 02/06/07 at 6:10 am

February 6, 2007


Pop Singer/Songwriter/Musician Rick Astley (Never Gonna Give You Up (1987)), 41

Musician/Lead Singer "Guns N Roses" Axy Rose (Welcome To The Jungle), 45

Musician Richie McDonald (Lead Singer "Lonestar" had the 1999 hit "Amazed"), 45

Actress Megan Gallagher (Catherine Black "Millenium"), 47

Film Director/Writer/Actor Robert Townsend (Wrote, directed, produced and starred in "Hollywood Shuffle"), 50

Singer Natalie Cole (daughter of the late Crooner "Nat King Cole"; Did the  1991 "Unforgettable" video with cameo of her late father), 57

Jamaican Singer/Songwriter/Guitarist Bob Marley (Performer of Reggae Music), 1945 - 1981

Actor Michael Tucker (Stuart Markowitz "L.A. Law"), 63

American Teen Idol/Singer Fabian "Turn Me Loose", 64

News Anchorman/TV Journalist Tom Brokaw (NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw), 67

Actor Mike Farrell (Captain B.J. Hunnicutt " M*A*S*H*"), 68

Actor/Film Director Rip Torn (Chief Zed "Men In Black"), 76

Actress Zsa Zsa Gabor "A Touch Of Evil" (also sister to Eva Gabor who played Lisa Douglas on "Green Acres"), 90

Former US President (40th) Ronald Reagan (He was also the 33rd Governor of California and an Actor "Bedtime For Bonzo", Head of The Screen Actors Guild and a spokesman for General Electric; Was married to actress Jane Wyman from 1940 - 1948, then married actress Nancy Davis), 1911 - 2004

Major League Baseball Great Babe Ruth "New York Yankees", 1895 - 1948




Today is also my own birthday :)

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: star80 on 02/06/07 at 6:17 am

February 6, 2007


1965 - Jack Wagner, actor (Jive Junction), dies at 68

1990 - Jane Novak, silent screen actress (Ghost Town), dies of stroke at 94

1991 - Danny Thomas, comedian (Jazz Singer), dies of a heart attack at 79

1994 - Joseph Cotten, actor (Citizen Kane), dies at 88

1994 - Jack Kirby, cartoonist (X-Men, Spiderman, Hulk), dies at 76

1995 - James Ingram Merrill, US poet (Braving the elements), dies at 68

1996 - Guy Madison, actor (Wild Bill Hickok), dies at 74

1998 - Carl Wilson, rock vocalist (Beach Boy), dies of lung cancer at 51

1998 - Falco, singer (Rock Me Amadeus), dies at 40

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: Sister Morphine on 02/06/07 at 11:08 pm

February 7


1652 - Gregorio Allegri, Italian composer (b. 1582)
1979 - Josef Mengele, Nazi war criminal (b. 1911)
2001 - Dale Evans, American actress and singer (b. 1912)
2001 - Anne Morrow Lindbergh, American author and aviator (b. 1906)

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: Sister Morphine on 02/06/07 at 11:11 pm

February 7

1804 - John Deere, American manufacturer (Deere & Company) (d. 1886)
1812 - Charles Dickens, English novelist (d. 1870)
1883 - Eubie Blake, American musician and composer (d. 1983)
1885 - Sinclair Lewis, American writer, Nobel Prize Laureate (d. 1951)
1908 - Buster Crabbe, American swimmer and actor (d. 1983)
1953 - Dan Quisenberry, baseball player (d. 1998)
1955 - Miguel Ferrer, American actor
1956 - Emo Philips, American comedian
1960 - James Spader, American actor
1962 - Garth Brooks, American singer
1962 - Eddie Izzard, British actor and comedian
1962 - David Bryan, American musician (Bon Jovi)
1965 - Jason Gedrick, American actor
1965 - Chris Rock, American comedian and actor
1972 - Robyn Lively, American actress
1974 - Steve Nash, Canadian basketball player
1975 - Wes Borland, American guitarist (Limp Bizkit)
1978 - Ashton Kutcher, American actor
1985 - Tina Majorino, American actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/07/07 at 1:09 am

February 07, 2000 - Doug Henning, Canadian magician (b. 1947)

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: star80 on 02/07/07 at 9:57 am

February 7, 2007


Actor/TV Producer Ashton Kutcher (Dude Where's My Car/Just Married; Also plays Michael Kelso on "That 70s Show; Has relationship with Demi Moore), 29

Stand Up Comedian/Actor Chris Rock (New Jack City), 41

British Crossdressing Stand Up Comedian/Actor Eddie Izzard "Executive Transvestite", 45

Country Singer/Songwriter Garth Brooks ("The Dance"; Also a Charity Director and is married to country singer Trisha Yearwood), 45

Film/TV Actor James Spader (Pretty In Pink; The Practice/Boston Legal), 47

American Author Laura Ingalls Wilder "Little House On The Prairie", 1867 - 1957

English Novelist Charles Dickens "Boz" (A Tale Of Two Cities; Oliver Twist), 1812 - 1870

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: star80 on 02/07/07 at 10:02 am

February 7, 2007


1948 - "Red" McKenzie, blues-jazz singer (played comb-with-tissue-paper), dies

1959 - Slim Guitar, rocker, dies at 32

1965 - Nance O'Neil, actor (Cimarron, Royal Bed, Rogue Song), dies at 90

1968 - Nick Adams, actor (Interns, Pillow Talk, FBI Story), ODs at 36

1975 - Brendan Fay, actor (Hustler, Man on a Swing), dies at 54

1984 - Brooks West, actor (Richard-My Friend Irma), dies at 67

1991 - Dick Winslow, actor (Tom Sawyer, Mutiny on the Bounty), dies at 75

1993 - Arthur Ashe, tennis star (Wimbledon 1975), dies of AIDS at 49

1996 - Tiny Winters, musician, dies at 87



Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: Rice_Cube on 02/07/07 at 1:00 pm

February 7, 2007:  That annoying guy who makes too much noise in the library.

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: Sister Morphine on 02/07/07 at 1:02 pm


February 7, 2007:  That annoying guy who makes too much noise in the library.




Do you need a character witness?

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: Jessica on 02/07/07 at 1:08 pm

February 7, 1991

My grandfather.

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: Sister Morphine on 02/07/07 at 1:09 pm


February 7, 1991

My grandfather.




I'm sorry Jess.  :(

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: Rice_Cube on 02/07/07 at 1:13 pm




Do you need a character witness?


Nah...I only blew up his hair in my mind.

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: Jessica on 02/07/07 at 1:15 pm




I'm sorry Jess.  :(


Thanks. It's been 16 years and you'd think that the hurt would pass and you could look back with fond memories of his life. I guess not.

I've been thinking about it all day, and up until I wrote those words, I hadn't cried. This is the one day that I wish I were in California so I could comfort my mom because I KNOW she's going to have an awful day.

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: Howard on 02/07/07 at 2:56 pm


Today February 07, 2007

Crooner Frankie Laine dies at 93



It was in the newspaper this morning.

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/08/07 at 1:08 am



It was in the newspaper this morning.
The news of Frankie Laine death came to late to be announced in yesterday's papers, but the obituaries should be in today.

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: Brian06 on 02/08/07 at 7:15 am


Are you sure about 1980 for Alicia Keys? Most every source I've seen has her listed as being born in 1981. Lemme check IMDB.


Here's the story on Alicia Keys that I've found out, apparently on a public records search she comes up as being born in 1980, while her record company has her born in 1981, so of course people keep changing it back and forth like idiots on wikipedia or imdb.

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: star80 on 02/08/07 at 7:18 am

February 8, 2007


1587 - Mary Stuart "Mary, Queen Of Scots", Scottish Monarch, is beheaded at the age of 45

1959 - William J "Wild Bill" Donovan, Office Strategic Services, dies at 76

1961 - William Duncan, actor (Hopalong Rides Again), dies at 81

1975 - Martyn Green, actor (Gilbert and Sullivan, Mikado), dies at 75

1987 - Harriet MacGibbon, actress (Mrs Drysdale-Beverly Hillbillies), dies

1990 - Del Shannon, rock vocalist (Runaway), shoots self at 50

1994 - Raymond Scott, composer (Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm), dies at 85

2007 - Anna Nicole Smith, Actor/Model/Spokesperson For Trim Spa dies at 39

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: star80 on 02/08/07 at 7:44 am

February 8, 2007



Actress Karle Warren (played Lauren Cassidy, daughter of Judge Amy Gray "Judging Amy"), 15

Musician Dave Farrell (Bassist for the Nu Metal/Rapcore Band "Linkin Park"), 30

Soap Star/Musician Joshua Morrow (Nick Newman on "The Young & The Restless"; Also has a pop band "3 Deep"), 32

Actor Gary Coleman (Arnold "Diff'rent Strokes"), 39

Heavy Metal Singer Vince Neil "Motley Crue" (Girls, Girls, Girls; Home Sweet Home), 46

Artist/Writer/Musician Holly Johnson (Lead Singer for "Frankie Goes To Hollywood"), 47

Author John Grisham "A Time To Kill" & "The Pelican Brief" (was also a former politician, retired attorney and novelist), 52

Actress Mary Steenburgen (Back To The Future Part III; Also married to actor Ted Danson "Cheers"), 54

Actress Brooke Adams (The Babysitters Club; Invasion Of The Body Snatchers (1978)), 58

Musician Dan Seals (Part of the famous singing duo "Seals & Croft" with Dash Croft - Summer Breeze (70s); Also was part of another duo "England Dan & John Ford Coley" - I'd Really Love To See You Tonight), 59

Musician/Record Producer Terry Melcher (Produced acts like The Byrds "Turn Turn Turn", Paul Revere & The Raiders; Produced the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival; Co wrote the hit "Kokomo" for The Beach Boys with John Phillips of "The Mamas & The Papas"; Was also the son of the late actress Doris Day "Pillow Talk" with Rock Hudson), 1942 - 2004

Actor Nick Nolte (The Prince Of Tides/Cape Fear (remake)), 67

American Journalist Ted Koppel (Former Anchorman for ABC's Nightline), 67

Actor/Teen Idol James Dean ("Rebel Without A Cause" with Natalie Wood), 1931 - 1955

Actress Audrey Meadows (played "Alice" , wife of Ralph Kramden ,played by Jackie Gleason on "The Honeymooners"), 1926 - 1996

Actor Jack Lemmon (Played Felix Unger in the movie and tv series "The Odd Couple" which also starred Walter Matthau), 1925 - 2001

Actress/Pin Up Girl  Lana Turner (The Postman Always Rings Twice (original version)), 1921 - 1995

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: whistledog on 02/08/07 at 12:09 pm


Here's the story on Alicia Keys that I've found out, apparently on a public records search she comes up as being born in 1980, while her record company has her born in 1981, so of course people keep changing it back and forth like idiots on wikipedia or imdb.


Does that mean she gets two birthdays? ;D

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: Marian on 02/08/07 at 12:26 pm


1895 - Conn Smythe, Canadian builder of the National Hockey League (d. 1980)
1901 - Clark Gable, American actor (d. 1960)
1902 - Langston Hughes American writer (d. 1967)
1931 - Boris Yeltsin, 1st President of the Russian Federation
1937 - Don Everly, American musician (Everly Brothers)
1937 - Garrett Morris, American comedian
1938 - Sherman Hemsley, American comedian and actor
1948 - Rick James, American musician and composer (d. 2004)
1965 - Sherilyn Fenn, American actress
1965 - Brandon Lee, American actor (d. 1993)
1965 - Princess St

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: nally on 02/08/07 at 2:27 pm


wow,Don everly and Boris yeltsin have the same birthday!
Actually I think Don Everly's birthday was a week ago (February 1st).


Born:
Feb 01, 1937 in Brownie, Kentucky

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: Sister Morphine on 02/08/07 at 5:01 pm

Uhhh, nally.....if you look up, she quoted my post from February 1st and you can see that Don Everly and Boris Yeltsin both have February 1st as a birthday.  She was just expressing surprise that they were born on the same day. 


She was not saying that today was either of their birthdays.  Check the date of the post she quoted.

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: nally on 02/08/07 at 7:31 pm

Uhm,...Electrophile, my apologies. I guess I missed the date on what she quoted. Just a boo boo on my part. Sorry. :-\\

- Jeffrey

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: star80 on 02/09/07 at 7:01 am

February 9, 2007


1969 - Gabby Hayes, actor (Albuquerque, Colorado), dies at 83

1973 - Max Yasgur, owner Woodstock-festival farmland, dies at 53

1981 - Bill Haley, vocalist (Rock Around Clock), dies of heart attack at 55

1993 - Kate Wilkinson, actress (Clara-Another World), dies of cancer at 76

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: star80 on 02/09/07 at 7:26 am

February 9, 2007


Actress Ziyi Zhang "Memoirs Of A Geisha", 28

Country Singer Travis Tritt (T-R-O-U-B-L-E; Nothing Short Of Dying), 44

Actress Judith Light (Played Angela Bower "Who's The Boss" with Tony Danza; Also was a former soap star on "One Life To Live"), 58

Actress Mia Farrow "Rosemary's Baby" (Was also involved with Actor Frank Sinatra and Producer Woody Allen at one time), 62

Author Alice Walker (Won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1983 for her book "The Color Purple"), 63

Actor/Comedian/Singer Joe Pesci (Good Fellows; The Super), 64

Singer/Songwriter/Pianist Carole King (It's Too Late; Jazzman; I Feel The Earth Move), 65

Singer/Songwriter Ernest Tubb aka "Texas Troubadour" (Had a hit in 1941 with "Walking The Floor Over You"; Was also one of the Pioneers of Counrty Music), 1914 - 1984

Actress/Burlesque Entertainer Gypsy Rose Lee (The Trouble With Angels), 1911 - 1970

Former US (9th) President William H. Harrison (was also a Military Leader; Governor of Indiana and a US Rep/Senator for the state of Ohio), 1773 - 1841

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: Rice_Cube on 02/09/07 at 7:32 am

All praise to Joe Pesci!

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: Marian on 02/09/07 at 2:28 pm


Uhhh, nally.....if you look up, she quoted my post from February 1st and you can see that Don Everly and Boris Yeltsin both have February 1st as a birthday.  She was just expressing surprise that they were born on the same day. 


She was not saying that today was either of their birthdays.  Check the date of the post she quoted.
yes,although boris yeltsi n is six years older.Garett Morris WAS born on the same day however! :)

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Written By: nally on 02/09/07 at 3:40 pm


Today is the birthday of two professional golfers

Bernard Gallagher (58)

and

Sandy Lyle (49)

Happy birthday to them. O0

On the subject of pro athletes, today is the birthday of baseball star Vladimir Guerrero; he's 31.

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: Howard on 02/09/07 at 3:59 pm

Anna Nicole Smith

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: star80 on 02/10/07 at 8:52 am

February 10, 2007


Actress Laura Dern "Rambling Rose" (Was once married to Billy Bob Thornton, but he left her abruptly to marry that Trifling Tramp Angeline Jolie.  She is now married to Musician Ben Harper and they have two children), 40

American Broadcaster/Political Adviser George Stephanopoulos (ABC's "This Week" Host), 46

Country Singer Lionel Cartwright, 47

Pop Singer/Songwriter/Guitarist Robbie Neville (Had a hit with "C'est La Vie" in 1987), 47

Olympic Swimmer Mark Spitz (Won a Gold Medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Muncih, Germany), 57

Doo Wop Singer Jimmy Merchant "Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers" ( Had a #1 Hit with "Why Do Fools Fall In Love"), 67

Singer Roberta Flack (Performs Jazz, Folk and Soul Music; Had the 1974 Hit "Killing Me Softly"), 68

Film/TV Actor Robert Wagner (Played Jonathon Hart on "Hart To Hart" with Stephanie Powers from 1979 - 1984; Was also married to actress Natalie Wood at the time of her drowning death), 77

Actor Lon Chaney, Jr. "Dracula Vs Frankenstein" (Was the son of Silent Film Actor Lon Chaney, Sr), 1906 - 1973

Singer/Pianist/Comedian/Actor Jimmy Durante (Jimmy got his nickname "Schnozzola", because of his big nose; He was also a Vaudeville Star), 1893 - 1980

Actor/Director Alan Hale, Sr. "Robin Hood" (Was also father to  actor Alan Hale, Jr who played the "Skipper" on Gilligans Island), 1892 - 1950




Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: star80 on 02/10/07 at 9:07 am

February 10, 2007


1957 - Laura Ingalls Wilder, US author (Little House on Praries), dies at 90

1983 - Eduard Franz, actor (Zorro), dies at 80

1992 - Alex Haley, US writer (Autobiography of Malcolm X, Roots), dies at 70

1993 - Joy Garrett, actress (Days of Our Live), dies of liver failure at 47

1998 - Buddy the Wonder Dog, dog (Air Bud), dies of cancer at 9

2005 - Arthur Miller, Author and Playwright, also was once married to Marilyn Monroe dies at 89
 

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Written By: loki 13 on 02/10/07 at 2:22 pm

add this to the Feb. 9th list

February 9, 2007

Eddie Feigner...81  (Pitcher of "The King And His Court" 4 man softball team)

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: Marian on 02/10/07 at 2:53 pm


February 10, 2007


Actress Laura Dern "Rambling Rose" (Was once married to Billy Bob Thornton, but he left her abruptly to marry that Trifling Tramp Angeline Jolie.  She is now married to Musician Ben Harper and they have two children), 40

American Broadcaster/Political Adviser George Stephanopoulos (ABC's "This Week" Host), 46

Country Singer Lionel Cartwright, 47

Pop Singer/Songwriter/Guitarist (Had a hit with "C'est La Vie" in 1987), 47

Olympic Swimmer Mark Spitz (Won a Gold Medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Muncih, Germany), 57

Doo Wop Singer Jimmy Merchant "Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers" ( Had a #1 Hit with "Why Do Fools Fall In Love"), 67

Singer Roberta Flack (Performs Jazz, Folk and Soul Music; Had the 1974 Hit "Killing Me Softly"), 68

Film/TV Actor Robert Wagner (Played Jonathon Hart on "Hart To Hart" with Stephanie Powers from 1979 - 1984; Was also married to actress Natalie Wood at the time of her drowning death), 77

Actor Lon Chaney, Jr. "Dracula Vs Frankenstein" (Was the son of Silent Film Actor Lon Chaney, Sr), 1906 - 1973

Singer/Pianist/Comedian/Actor Jimmy Durante (Jimmy got his nickname "Schnozzola", because of his big nose; He was also a Vaudeville Star), 1893 - 1980

Actor/Director Alan Hale, Sr. "Robin Hood" (Was also father to  actor Alan Hale, Jr who played the "Skipper" on Gilligans Island), 1892 - 1950




Jimmy Merchant is no longer a "Teenager"!

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: star80 on 02/10/07 at 5:35 pm


Sorry, but I'm stuck in the quote box, again, oh my my; lol  and Jimmy Merchant is no longer a "Teenager", dear


But that is how most people remember him, which in our generation, most people don't even know who he was, but they do remember the movie "Why Do Fools Fall In Love" based on Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers, okay.

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Written By: spaceace on 02/10/07 at 7:39 pm


February 11th

1938 - Bobby "Boris" Pickett, American singer and songwriter
1939 - Gerry Goffin, American lyricist


Bobby "Boris" Pickett did the song "The Monster Mash"  8)

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: star80 on 02/10/07 at 11:06 pm

February 11, 2007


Singer/Actress "Brandy" Norwood (She played "Moesha"), 28

TV/Film Actress Jennifer Aniston (Friends; The Break Up with Vince Vaughn), 38

American Mixed Martial Arts Fighter Ken Shamrock (Ultimate Fighting Championship Winner), 43

Singer/Songwriter Sheryl Crow "All I Wanna Do", 45

Actress Catherine Hickland ("Capital"; "One Life To Live"), 51

Musician Sergio Mendes "Never Gonna Give You Up", 66

Musician/Actor Bobby "Boris" Pickett "The Monster Mash", 69

Actor Burt Reynolds (Boogie Nights; Smokey & The Bandit), 71

Actor Leslie Nielsen (Naked Gun movies), 81

Actress Eva Gabor (Played Lisa Douglas on "Green Acres"), 1919 - 1995

TV Writer/Author Sidney Sheldon (Wrote shows like" I Dream Of Jeannie" and "Hart To Hart"; Wrote the novel "The Other Side Of Midnight", 1917 - 2007

Actor/Former Heavyweight Boxer Max Baer, Sr. aka "Madcap Maxie" (Father to Max Baer, Jr who played Jethro on "The Beverly Hillbillies"), 1909 - 1959

Famous Inventor Thomas Alva Edison (the light bulb), 1847 - 1931


Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/11/07 at 2:59 am


Bobby "Boris" Pickett did the song "The Monster Mash"   8)
Partically the only song I know him for.

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: star80 on 02/11/07 at 6:59 am

February 11, 2007


1971 - Whitney Young Jr, National Urban League director, drowns in Nigeria

1976 - Lee J Cobb, actor (12 Angry Men, On the Waterfront), dies at 64

1977 - Louis J M Beel, Dutch premier (1946-48, 58-59), dies at 74

1982 - Eleanor Powell, tap dancer/wife of Glenn Ford, dies at 69 of cancer

1994 - William Conrad, actor (Cannon), dies of a heart attack at 73

1997 - Don Porter, actor (Gidget), dies at 84

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: star80 on 02/12/07 at 6:36 am

February 12, 2007


Actress Christine Ricci (The Addams Family; Sleepy Hollow), 27

Singer Chynna Phillips "Wilson Phillips" (Had a song out in the 80s "Release Me"; Also is the daughter of the late  musician "Papa" John Phillips and singer/actress Michelle Phillips (Knot's Landing) both of "The Mamas & The Papas"), 39

Actor Josh Brolin "The Young Riders" (He is the son of actor James Brolin), 39

American Newscaster Paula Zahn (CNN), 51

Comedian/Actor/Talk Show Host Arsenio Hall, 52

Actress Joanna Kerns (mom on Growing Pains), 54

Singer Michael McDonald (former lead singer for "The Doobie Brothers"; Solo hits like "What A Fool Believes" and "Real Love"; Also did a duet number "On My Own" with Patti Labelle), 55

Actor/Musician Cliff De Young (Sunshine), 62

Actress Maud Adams (starred in the James Bond classic "Octopussy"), 62

Country Singer Moe Bandy ("Its A Cheatin' Situation"), 63

Actor Joe Don Baker (Played Sheriff Buford Pusser "Walking Tall" (original version)), 71

Actor Lorne Greene (Bonanza; Battlestar Gallactia), 1915 - 1987

Former US President (16th) Abraham Lincoln, 1809 - 1865

Naturalist Charles Darwin (Theories of Evolution), 1809 - 1882


Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: star80 on 02/12/07 at 6:50 am

February 12, 2007


1960 - Bobby Clark, vaudevillan (World's funniest circus clown), dies at 71

1965 - Henry Kulky, actor (Otto-Life of Riley), dies at 53

1971 - James Cash Penney, US founder (J C Penney), dies at 95

1971 - George Shelton, actor (It Pays to be Ignorant), dies at 86

1976 - Sal Mineo, actor (Exodus, Rebel Without a Cause), stabbed at 37

1979 - Jean Renoir, French writer/director (Human Beast), dies at 84

1981 - Jean Dixon, actress (Joy of Livng, You Only Live Once), dies

1986 - Sid Stone, comedian (Milton Berle Show), dies at 82

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Written By: Tam on 02/12/07 at 1:47 pm

Another merge.

I am sure there are other threads similar to this however I don't feel like going through the pages.
If you find them, hook me up with the link so I can merge them here as well.

Tam 8)

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: star80 on 02/13/07 at 7:49 am

February 13, 2007 - Birthdays


Musician Peter Gabriel "SledgeHammer" (former lead singer for "Genesis"), 57

Actress Stockard Channing (played "Roz" in the 1970s musical "Grease"), 63

Talk Show Host Jerry Springer (also was the former Democratic Mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio), 63

Musician/Actor Peter Tork "The Monkees" (played the Keyboards, Bass Guitar, Banjo and other instruments), 65

Actress Carol Lynley ( "The Poseidon Adventure"; was also a former playboy centerfold), 65

Actor Bo Svenson (Kill Bill; The Great Waldo Pepper), 66

English Actor Oliver Reed (starred in musicals like Tommy and Oliver), 1938 - 1999

Film/Stage Actor George Segal (The Cable Guy; The Mirror Has Two Faces), 73

Actress Kim Novak (starred in the Alfred Hitchcock classic "Vertigo"), 74

Singer Dorothy McGuire (The McGuire Sisters), 77

Musician/TV Host Tennessee Ernie Ford (performed Country/Western, Pop and Gospel Music), 1919 - 1991



Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: star80 on 02/13/07 at 7:54 am

February 13, 2007 - Deaths


1952 - Alfred Einstein, German/US musicologist, dies at 71

1977 - Jack Gardner, actor (Wild Bill Hickok, 3 Russian Girls), dies at 77

1980 - David Janssen, , actor (Fugitive, Harry O), dies at 49

1994 - Jack Kirby, cartoonist (Marvel Comics), dies at 76

1996 - Martin Balsam, actor (Archie's Place), dies at 76

2002 - Waylon Jennings, country music artist, dies at 64

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Written By: Marty McFly on 02/13/07 at 6:47 pm

It's Jerry Springer's 63rd birthday today (he was born in England in 1944 and immigrated with his parents to the U.S. when he was 5 in 1949). :) 8)

P.S. Strange but true (probably scary too, lol): He's hosted the TV show now longer than he was in politics! 1991 to now (although it didn't even start becoming the way it is now until 1994 and not on par with it until the late '90s), as opposed to 1969-1982 as a poltician!

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: star80 on 02/14/07 at 7:30 am

February 14, 2007 - Birthdays


Actress Meg Tilly (Psycho II & Agnes Of God; Was also a Broadway Stage Dancer and Ballerina), 47

Actor/Singer/Dancer/Choreographer Gregory Hines (Taps; Mr. Bojangles), 61

American Journalist Carl Bernstein "The Washington Post" (Broke the story of the Watergate Break In; Also won a Pulitzer Prize in 1973 for Public Service), 63

Actress Florence Henderson (played Carol Brady (mom) on "The Brady Bunch"), 73

Actor Vic Morrow (Morrow died on the set of Twilight Zone: The Movie while holding two small children (Myca Dinh Le and Renee Shin-Yi Chen). A helicopter being used on the set spun out of control and crashed, decapitating him and one of the children with its rotor blades. The remaining child was crushed to death as the helicopter crashed. The six occupants inside the helicopter sustained minor injuries. The accident led to massive reforms in U.S. child labor laws and safety regulations on movie sets in California.), 1929 - 1982

American Broadcaster/TV Host/Producer/Author Hugh Downs (20/20 and Today Show Host), 86

American Labor Leader Jimmy Hoffa (Was President of "The International Brotherhood Of Teamsters" from the mid 50s until the mid 60s), 1913 - Undetemined, since he disappeared in 1975

Actress Thelma Ritter (All About Eve; Rear Window), 1902 - 1969

Comedian/Vaudeville Performer/Radio, TV & Film Actor Jack Benny, 1894 - 1974

Famous Inventor George Ferris (He is most well known for inventing the Ferris Wheel, constructed for the World's Columbian Exposition in an attempt to create something as impressive as the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France.), 1859 - 1896

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: star80 on 02/14/07 at 7:32 am

February 14, 2007 - Deaths


1994 - Gary "BB" Coleman, blues vocal/guitarist/producer, dies at 47

1995 - Michael Vincent Gazzo, US actor/playwright (Godfather 2), dies at 71

1996 - Eva Hart, Titanic survivor, dies at 90

2003 - Dolly the sheep, first mammal to be cloned from an adult cell dies young form a progressive lung disease aged 6

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: star80 on 02/15/07 at 6:46 am

February 15, 2007 - Birthdays


Comedian/Actor Chris Farley (Saturday Night Live; Wayne's World; Beverly Hills Ninja), 1964 - 1997

Actress Jane Seymour (Dr. Quinn, The Medicine Woman), 56

Singer/Songwriter/Actress Melissa Manchester ( Songs include: Don't Cry Outloud; Midnight Blue; Starred in Fame and For The Boys), 56

Film/Stage Actress Claire Bloom (Starred in the Tennesse Williams classic "A Streetcar Named Desire" and on the soap opera "As The World Turns"), 76

Comedian/Actor Harvey Korman (The Carol Burnette Show; Blazing Saddles), 80

Cuban American Actor Cesar Romero (played "The Joker" on the original Batman TV series), 1907 - 1994

Actor John Barrymore (Starred in Shakespeare's "Hamlet" and "Richard III"; Also was Grandpa to actress Drew Barrymore "ET"; Charlie Angels), 1882 - 1942

American Civil Rights Leader Susan B. Anthony, 1820 - 1906

Italian Physicist/Astronomer/Astrologer/Philosopher Galileo Galilei (Was closely associated wtih the "Scientific Revolution"), 1564 - 1642

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: star80 on 02/15/07 at 6:51 am

February 15, 2007 - Deaths



1943 - Thomas "Fats" Waller, US jazz pianist (Hot Chocolate), dies at 38

1965 - Nat King Cole, singer (Unforgettable, Mona Lisa), dies at 49

1968 - Little Walter, rocker, dies at 37

1973 - Wally Cox, actor (Mr Peepers, Hollywood Squares), dies at 48

1984 - Ethel Merman, singer/actress (Kid Million), dies in her sleep at 76

1987 - Jimmy Holiday, US singer (Baby I Love You), dies at 42

1988 - Frederick Loewe, composer, dies

1996 - McLean Stevenson, actor (M*A*S*H, Hello Larry), dies at 66

1996 - Tommy Rettig, actor (Lassie)/computer programmer (Clipper), dies at 54

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: star80 on 02/16/07 at 7:24 am

February 16, 2007 - Birthdays


Professional Tennis Player John McEnroe (Was once married to actress Tatum O'Neal "Paper Moon"), 48

Rapper/Rock Musician/Author/Actor Ice-T(New Jack City), 49

Actor/Director/Author LeVar Burton (played Kunte Kinte in the 1977 TV Mini Series "Roots" based on the novel by Alex Haley), 50

Soul Musician/Producer/Songwriter James Ingram (Just Once; Onew Hundred Ways), 51

Film/TV Actor William Katt (Carrie; The Greatest American Hero), 56

Record Producer/Singer/Politician Sonny Bono (Was once married to the famous singer/actor "Cher"), 1935 - 1998

Actor/Director/Methodist Minister Hugh Beaumont (Played the part of Ward Cleaver (dad) on "Leave It To Beaver"), 1909 - 1982

Actor/Radio Performer Edgar Bergen (Best known as a Ventriloquist; Is the father of actress Candice Bergen "Murphy Brown"), 1903 - 1978

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: star80 on 02/16/07 at 7:31 am

February 16, 2007 - Deaths


1986 - Howard Da Silva, Cleve Oh, actor (Ben Franklin-1776), dies at 76

1996 - Walter Brown "Brownie" McGhee, blues singer/guitarist, dies at 80

1996 - Roger Bowen, actor (M*A*S*H, Main Event, What about Bob), dies at 62

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: star80 on 02/17/07 at 11:44 am

February 17, 2007 - Birthdays



Singer/Actress/Fashion Model Paris Hilton (The Simple Life; House Of Wax), 26

Musician/Guitarist/Songwriter Billie Joe Armstrong (Green Day), 35

Actress/Model Denise Richards "Wild Things" (Also ex wife of actor Charlie Sheen), 36

Pro Basketball Player Michael Jordan "Chicago Bulls" (Named Greatest Athlete of the 20th Century by ESPN), 44

Actor Lou Diamond Phillips (LaBamba; Young Guns), 45

Actress Rene Russo (The Thomas Crown Affair with Pierce Brosnan; Yours, Mine & Ours), 53

Actress Brenda Fricker (A Time To Kill; Angels In The Outfield), 62

Singer/Songwriter Gene Pitney "Only Love Can Break A Heart", 1940 - 2006

TV/Film Actress Mary Ann Mobley (Former Miss America (1959); Married to actor Gary Collins; Starred in "Girl Happy" with Elvis Presley and had a role in the night time soap "Falcon Crest"), 68

NFL Football Great Jim Brown "Cleveland Browns" (Is also an Actor and Social Actibist; I'm Gonna Git You Sucka), 71

English Actor Sir Alan Arthur Bates (Georgy Girl; Zorro: The Greek), 1934 - 2003

Singer/Pianist Bobby Lewis ("Tossing and Turnin'), 74

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: star80 on 02/17/07 at 11:52 am

February 17, 2007 - Deaths



1908 - Geronimo, Apache chief, dies at about 79

1982 - Lee Strasberg, acting coach/actor (And Justice for All), dies at 81

1984 - Lucille Benson, actress (Lilly-Bosom Buddies), dies at 69

1985 - Wanda Perry, actress (Roberta, Death of a Salesman), dies at 67

1989 - Lefty Gomez, pitching great (NY Yankees), dies at 80

1994 - Randy Shilts, US journalist (and the band played on), dies of AIDs at 41

2006 - Bill Cowsill, lead singer and guitarist for "The Cowsills" (Had hits like "Hair" and "The Rain, The Park & Other Things") dies from Emphysema at 58

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: Midas on 02/19/07 at 8:43 pm

Since the board was down yesterday, I couldn't re-register and post here.

Yesterday, February 18 was the stepsister of Midas' 21st birthday, and Midas' aunt has a son whose friend used to date Sean Hayes (Jack of Will & Grace), who did a show with Kevin Bacon.

So, six degrees of Kevin Bacon, and celebrity-related.  BOOYAA!    :D

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: Tam on 02/19/07 at 10:08 pm


Since the board was down yesterday, I couldn't re-register and post here.

Yesterday, February 18 was the stepsister of Midas' 21st birthday, and Midas' aunt has a son whose friend used to date Sean Hayes (Jack of Will & Grace), who did a show with Kevin Bacon.

So, six degrees of Kevin Bacon, and celebrity-related.  BOOYAA!    :D


;D ;D ;D ;D

You so crazy!!

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Written By: Midas on 02/19/07 at 10:56 pm


;D ;D ;D ;D

You so crazy!!


I wouldn't be me if I weren't  :D

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: Tam on 02/20/07 at 12:08 am


I wouldn't be me if I weren't   :D

And I am so glad you decided to come back!!! :-* 8)

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: Midas on 02/20/07 at 12:17 am


And I am so glad you decided to come back!!! :-* 8)


Thanks Tam!  :)

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/20/07 at 2:05 am

Born: February 20, 1954 - Anthony Stewart Head, English actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: star80 on 02/20/07 at 9:59 am

February 20, 2007 - Birthdays



Singer/Guitarist Brian Littrell (Lead singer for "The Backstreet Boys"), 32

Musician Kurt Cobain (Was the Lead Singer, Songwriter and Guitarist for the Alternative/Grunge Group "Nirvana"; Had hits like "Come As You Are" and "Smells Like Teen Spirit"), 1967 - 1994

American Supermodel Cindy Crawford (Also MTV Host, Cover Girl and occasional Actress), 41

American Newspaper Heiress/Occasional Actress Patty Hearst (She gained notoriety in 1974 when, following her kidnapping by the Symbionese Liberation Army, she ultimately joined her captors in furthering their cause. Apprehended after having taken part in a bank robbery with other SLA members, Hearst was imprisoned for almost two years before her sentence was commuted by President Jimmy Carter.), 53

Film/TV Actor Edward Albert (Butterflies Are Free), 1951 - 2006

Musician Walter Becker (Guitarist for the Jazz-Rock Band "Steely Dan"; Had hits like "Hey Nineteen" and "Peg"), 57

Former Olympic Athlete/Fashion Model Ivana Trump (Ex Wife of Tycoon Donald Trump), 58

Actress/Author Jennifer O'Neill (The Summer of '42; I Love NY), 59

TV/Movie Actor Peter Strauss (The Jericho Mile; Rich Man, Poor Man), 60

Singer/Guitarist Jerome Geils "The J. Geils Band" (Centerfold; Love Stinks), 61

Singer/Stage & TV Actress Sandy Duncan (Played Sandy Hogan on "The Hogan Family"), 61

Canadian Musician Buffy Sainte Marie (Also Composer; Visual Artist; Educator; Social Activist), 66

Jazz/Pop Singer Nancy Wilson (Currently hosts Jazz Profiles on the radio), 70

Indianapolis 500 Race Car Driver Bobby Unser (Has won the Indy 500 three times), 73

Actor/Film Director/Activist Sidney Poitier (Guess Who's Coming To Dinner (original version); To Sir With Love), 80

Actress Amanda Blake (played MIss Kitty on "Gunsmoke" from 1955 - 1975; Also starred in the TV Mini Series "The Thornbirds"), 1929 - 1989

Artist/Actress/Socialite Gloria Vanderbilt (Namesake for the famous designer sunglasses, perfumes and jeans), 83

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: star80 on 02/20/07 at 10:05 am

February 20, 2007 - Deaths



1985 - Clarence Nash, voice (Donald Duck), dies at 80 of leukemia, in Calif

1992 - Dick York, actor (Bewitched), dies of emphysema at 63

1999 - Gene Siskel (1/2 of the Movie Reviewing Duo "Siskel & Ebert" with Roger Ebert), dies at 53

2005 - Sandra Dee, actress (Gidget; A Summer Place) dies at 63

2005 - John Raitt, actor and singer (Star of the musical theatre stage and father of musician Bonnie Raitt) dies at 88


Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: star80 on 02/21/07 at 7:03 am

February 21, 2007 - Birthdays


Actress Jennifer Love Hewitt (Party Of Five; The Horse Whisperer), 28

Actor William Baldwin (Starred in the movies Flatliners and Backdraft; Is a brother to actors Alec & Stephen Baldwin; Married to Chynna Phillips (Wilson-Phillips) who is the daughter of Musician John Phillips and Singer/Actress Michelle Phillips of The Mamas & The Papas), 44

Actor Christopher Atkins (Starred in "The Blue Lagoon" with Brooke Shield in 1980), 46

Country/Folk Singer-Songwriter & Guitarist Mary Chapin Carpenter (I Feel Lucky; Passionate Kisses), 49

Actor Kelsey Grammer (Played Psychiatrist Dr. Frasier Crane on "Cheers" and "Frasier"), 52

Actor William Petersen (Gil Grissom on "CSI"), 54

Stage/Screen Actress Tyne Daly (Cagney & Lacey; Judging Amy), 61

English TV/Film/Stage Actor Alan Rickman (Die Hard; Harry Potter:  The Order Of The Phoenix), 61

Recording Executive David Geffen (Recorded John Lennon's final album before his death "Double Fantasy"; Is also a Film & Theatrical Producer and a Philanthropist), 64

Actress Rue McClanahan (Blanche on "Maude" and "The Golden Girls"), 72

American Humorist/Author Erma Bombeck (At Wit's End; The Grass Is Always Greener Over The Septic Tank), 1927 - 1996

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: star80 on 02/21/07 at 7:06 am

February 21, 2007 - Deaths



1965 - Malcolm X, , black Moslem leader, assassinated in NYC at 39

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/21/07 at 12:35 pm

February 21, 1962 - Vanessa Feltz, British television presenter

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: star80 on 02/22/07 at 8:55 am

February 22, 2007 - Birthdays



Actress/Film Producer Drew Barrymore (The Wedding Singer; E.T.; Is also the grandaughter of the late actor John Barrymore), 32

Singer Oliver (Jean; Good Morning Starshine), 1945 - 2000

R & B Singer Ernie K-Doe "Mother-In-Law", 1936 - 2001

English Actor John Mills (Gandhi; Who's That Girl; Father to actresses Haley Mills "The Parent Trap" and Juliet Mills "Nanny & The Professor"), 1908 - 2005

TV/Film Actor Robert Young (The Enchanted Cottage; Father Knows Best; Marcus Welby, MD), 1907 - 1998

1st United States President George Washington, 1732 - 1799

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: star80 on 02/22/07 at 9:00 am

February 22, 2007 - Deaths


1976 - Florence Ballard, rocker (Supremes), dies of a heart attack at 32

1982 - Murray "the K" Kaufman, NYC DJ (5th Beatle), dies at 60

1984 - David, spent most of his life in a plastic bubble, dies at 12

1985 - Efrem A Zimbalist, Russian/US composer/violinist, dies at 95

1987 - David Susskind, TV host (Open End, David Susskind Show), dies at 66

1987 - Andy Warhol, pop artist, dies of a heart attack at 58

1994 - "Papa" John Creach, US jazz musician (Papa Blues), dies at 76

1995 - Ed Flanders, actor (Dr Westphall-St Elsewhere), commits suicide at 60

1998 - Grandpa Jones, country singer (Hee Haw), dies at 84

1998 - Sandy Hume, correspondent (Fox News), commits suicide at 28

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Written By: nally on 02/22/07 at 1:51 pm

Today's birthdays:

Announcer Don Pardo is 89.
Actor Paul Dooley is 79.
Hollywood "ghost singer" Marni Nixon is 77.
Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (Democrat-Massachusetts) is 75.
Movie director Jonathan Demme is 63.
Actor John Ashton is 59.
Actress Miou-Miou is 57. (clever name) ;)
Actress Julie Walters is 57.
Basketball Hall-of-Famer Julius Erving is 57.
Actor Kyle MacLachlan is 48.
Actress-comedian Rachel Dratch is 41.
Actress Jeri Ryan is 39.
Actor Thomas Jane is 38.
Actress-singer Lea Salonga is 36.
Actor Jose Solano is 36.
Tennis player Michael Chang is 35.
Actress Drew Barrymore is 32.
Actress Liza Huber is 32.
Singer James Blunt is 30.
Actor Daniel E. Smith is 17.

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February 23, 2007 - Birthdays



Child Actress Dakota Fanning (I Am Sam; War Of The Worlds), 13

Actress Kristin Davis (Charlotte York "Sex And The City"), 42

American Blues Guitarist/Singer/Producer Johnny Winter (brother to Edgar of "The Edgar Winter Group"), 63

Actor Peter Fonda (Easy Rider with Jack Nicholson and  Cannonball Run; Son of the late actor Henry Fonda "On Golden Pond" along with his sister,actress Jane Fonda), 67

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February 23, 2007 - Deaths



1821 - John Keats, poet, one of the principal poets of the English Romantic movement,  dies

1848 - John Q. Adams,  6th US President (1825 - 1829), dies

1924 - Thomas Woodrow Wilson, 28th US President (1913-21), dies

1965 - Stan Laurel, comedian (Laurel and Hardy), dies of heart attack at 74

1968 - Edna Ferber, US author (Giant, Showboat), dies at 80

1994 - Stuart Berger, doctor (Immune Power Diet), dies from obesity at 40





 

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February 24, 2007 - Birthdays



Actor/Director Billy Zane (The Titanic; The Phantom), 41

Country Western Singer/Songwriter Sammy Kershaw (Had hits like "Don't Go Near The Water" and "Third Rate Romance"; Is also married to fellow country music singer Lori Morgan), 49

Film & TV Director/Actress Helen Shaver (Producer of shows like Judging Amy and The OC), 56

Mexican-American Actor Edward James Olmos (Blade Runner; Played "Selena"s father in the movie), 60

Actor/Singer Barry Bostwick (Weekend At Bernies II), 61

English Singer/Actor/Harmonica Player/Radio & Tv Presenter Paul Jones (formerly of Manfred Mann "Blinded By The Night"), 65

Film/TV Actor James Farentino (The Final Countdown; Dynasty), 69

Movie/TV Actor Abe Vigoda (The Godfather; Barney Miller), 86

Actor Zachary Scott (Mildred Pierce; Also starred in the musical "Oklahoma"), 1914 - 1965




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February 24, 2007 - Deaths



1983 - Tennessee Williams, US playwright (Cat on a Hot Tin Roof), dies at 71

1990 - Malcolm Forbes, CEO (Forbes Publishing), dies of a heart attack at 70

1990 - Johnnie Ray, singer (Cry), dies of liver failure at 61

1991 - Webb Pierce, US country singer (Bye Bye Love), dies of cancer at 64

1991 - Jean Rogers, actress (Flash Gordon, Hot Cargo), dies at 74

1991 - George Gobel, Chicago, comedian (George Gobel Show), dies at 71

1994 - Dinah Shore, singer (Chevrolet), dies of cancer at 76

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February 25, 2007 - Birthdays



Actor/Director/Producer Sean Astin (The Goonies; Lord Of The Rings also the son of actors' Patty Duke and John Astin), 36

Actress Tea Leoni (Fun With Dick & Jane; A League Of Their Own; Married to actor David Duchovny), 41

Actress Karen Grassle (Caroline Ingalls "Little House On The Prairie"), 63

Talk Show Host Sally Jessy Raphael, 72

Country Western Musician Faron Young (Hello Walls; Here I Am Texas; nicknamed "The Hillbilly Heartthrob" and "The Singing Sheriff"), 1932 - 1996

Radio/TV/Film Actor Jim Backus (Thurston Howell III "Gilligans Island"; Was also a character and voice actor; Did the voice for cartoon character "Mr. Magoo"), 1913 - 1989

Vaudeville Comedian/Actor Zeppo Marx (The Marx Brothers:  Groucho; Harpo, Chico and Zeppo), 1901 - 1979

French Artist Pierre Auguste Renoir (Was a lead painter in the development of the "Impressionist" style), 1841 - 1919



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February 26, 2007 - Birthdays



Neo-Soul R & B/Hip Hop Artist Erykah Badu (Had hits like "Tyrone" & "On & On"; Her music crosses over into Jazz), 36

Singer/Songwriter Michael Bolton (Pop, Rock & Adult Contemporay music; Had hits like "Soul Provider"), 54

Musician Mitch Ryder "Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels" (Devil With The Blue Dress On/Good Golly Miss Molly), 62

Singer/Songwriter Johnny Cash (I Walk The LIne & Folsom Prison Blues; Performed Country Western and Rock N Roll music), 1932 - 2003

Singer/Songwriter/Pianist Fats Domino (Blueberry Hill & Ain't That A Shame; Performed R & B and Rock N Roll music), 79

Actor/Singer Betty Hutton (Annie Get Your Gun), 86

Comic Actor Tony Randall (Played Felix Unger on "The Odd Couple" TV series), 1920 - 2004

Comedian/TV & Film Actor Jackie Gleason (Ralph Kramden "The Honeymooners"; Smokey & The Bandit movies), 1916 - 1987

Actor Robert Alda (Rhapsody In Blue; Guys And Dolls; Was a Vaudeville actor and singer and father to actor Alan Alda of M*A*S*H*), 1914 - 1986

Animator/Cartoonist/Director Tex Avery (Produced cartoon characters like Daffy Duck, Bugs Bunny and Droopy), 1908 - 1980

American Clothing Manufacturer Levi Strauss (Mfr of the famous jeans that have been around for years), 1829 - 1902

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February 26, 2007 - Deaths



1959 - Lou Costello, actor (Abbott and Costello), dies at 52

1990 - Cornell Gunther, US musician (Coasters, Poison Ivy), dies at 53

1993 - Constance Ford, US actress (Another World, A Summer Place), dies at 64

1997 - David Doyle, actor (Charlie's Angels), dies at 67

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February 26, 2007 - Birthdays



Singer/Songwriter Michael Bolton (Pop, Rock & Adult Contemporay music; Had hits like "Soul Provider"), 54

Musician Mitch Ryder "Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels" (Devil With The Blue Dress On/Good Golly Miss Molly), 62

Singer/Songwriter Johnny Cash (I Walk The LIne & Folsom Prison Blues; Performed Country Western and Rock N Roll music), 1932 - 2003

Singer/Songwriter/Pianist Fats Domino (Blueberry Hill & Ain't That A Shame; Performed R & B and Rock N Roll music), 79

Actor/Singer Betty Hutton (Annie Get Your Gun), 86

Comic Actor Tony Randall (Played Felix Unger on "The Odd Couple" TV series), 1920 - 2004

Comedian/TV & Film Actor Jackie Gleason (Ralph Kramden "The Honeymooners"; Smokey & The Bandit movies), 1916 - 1987

Actor Robert Alda (Rhapsody In Blue; Guys And Dolls; Was a Vaudeville actor and singer and father to actor Alan Alda of M*A*S*H*), 1914 - 1986

Animator/Cartoonist/Director Tex Avery (Produced cartoon characters like Daffy Duck, Bugs Bunny and Droopy), 1908 - 1980

American Clothing Manufacturer Levi Strauss (Mfr of the famous jeans that have been around for years), 1829 - 1902



Also, actor William Frawley (played Fred Mertz on "I Love Lucy"), 1887-1966 :\'(

Someone else to add to the "living" category:

Singer Corinne Bailey Rae ("Put Your Records On"), 28.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/27/07 at 2:16 am

Death: February 27,2002 - Spike Milligan, British comedian (b. 1918)  :\'(  :\'(  :\'(

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February 27, 2007 - Birthdays



Singer/Songwriter Josh Grobin ("Believe" from "The Polar Express" movie soundtrack), 26

Socialite Chelsea Clinton (Daughter and only child of former US President Bill Clinton and State Senator Hilary Clinton), 27

Actor Grant Show (Played Jake Hanson on "Melrose Place"; Was also the scandulous star that was mentioned in the OJ Simpson trial (he was the one that OJ said that he saw Nicole performing oral sex on while he watched through the bushes in the front window of her condo)), 45

Actor Adam Baldwin "Full Metal Jacket" (He in not related to the other  (acting) Baldwin brothers), 45

Actor Howard Hesseman (Played DJ "Dr. Johnny Fever" on WKRP In Cincinnati), 67

Attorney/Political Activist Ralph Nader (Issues he has promoted include consumer rights, feminism, humanitarianism, environmentalism, and democratic government. Nader has also been a critic of American foreign policy in recent decades, which he views as corporatist, imperialist, and contrary to the fundamental values of democracy and human rights. His activism has played a large part in the creation of many governmental and non-governmental organizations, such as the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Public Citizen, Public Interest Resource Groups (PIRGs). In the Atlantic Monthly's list of the 100 most influential Americans, published in its December 2006 issue, the magazine ranked Ralph Nader as the 96th most influential American), 73  ***This guy has ran for president 3 times, he should have been elected***

Actress Elizabeth Taylor (National Velvet; Cat On A Hot Tin Roof----Also launced her own line of fragances like Passion and White Diamonds), 75

Actress Joanne Woodward (The Long Hot Summer; Mr & Mrs Bridge; Has had a very long marriage to actor Paul Newman), 77

American Playwright/Screenwriter/Novelist Irwin Shaw (Rich Man, Poor Man), 1913 - 1984 

Film/TV Actress Joan Bennett (Father's Little Dividend; Dark Shadows), 1910 - 1990

TV/Film Actor Franchot Tone (Advice & Consent (1962); Played Dr. Freeland on "Ben Casey"), 1905 - 1968

Pulitzer Prize Winning Author John Steinbeck (Of Mice And Men; The Grapes Of Wrath), 1902 - 1968

American Poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (Paul Revere's Ride; The Song Of Hiawatha), 1807 - 1882

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February 27, 2007



1998 - J T Walsh, actor (Good Morning Vietnam) dies from a heart attack at 54

2004 -  Fred Rogers, entertainer (Best known as TV's Mr. Rogers) dies from stomach cancer at the age of 74

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Written By: star80 on 02/28/07 at 5:41 am

February 28, 2007 - Birthdays



Actress Rae Dawn Chong (Beatstreet; The Color Purple; Is also the daughter of comedian/actor Tommy Chong, half of the duo, "Cheech & Chong"), 46

Model/Actress Dorothy Stratten (She was Playboy's Playmate Of The Year in 1980, but her estranged husband, Paul Snider, shot and killed her and himself in 1980; There is a movie "Star80" which was written about this tragedy), 1960 - 1980

Actor John Turturro (Sugartime; Do The Right Thing), 50

Theatre/Film Actress Mercedes Ruehl (Lost In Yonkers), 59

TV/Film Actress Bernadette Peters (Costarred with Steve Martin in "The Jerk" and starred in the short lived 1970s TV show "All's Fair" with Richard Crenna), 59

Musician Brian Jones (He was one of the founding members, lead & rhythm guitarist and a back up singer for the English Rock Band "The Rolling Stones"), 1942 - 1969

Race Car Driver Mario Andretti, 67

Actor Gavin MacLeod (Mary Tyler Moore; The Love Boat), 77





Leap Year Babies:


Model/Actor Antonio Sabata, Jr (Modeled Calvin Klein underwear; Has starred on Soap Operas like General Hospital and The Bold & The Beautiful), 35

Film/TV Actor Dennis Farina (Played Lt. Mike Torello on "Crime Story" and Detective Joe Fontana on "Law & Order"; Starred in the movie "The Case Of The Hillside Stranglers"), 63

Singer/Actress/Talk Show Host Dinah Shore (Had several of her own talk shows in the 70s and 80s; She was also romantically involved with actor Burt Reynolds, who was 20 yrs younger than her (you go girl) for several years), 1916 - 1994

Musician Jimmy Dorsey (Recorded the songs "Just For A Thrill" & "I'm Stepping Out With A Memory Tonight"; Jimmy was a Jazz Clarinetist, a Saxophonist and a Big Band Leader along with older brother, Tommy), 1904 - 1957



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March 1, 2007 - Birthdays



Professional Wrestler "Booker T" (He is owner of Pro Wrestling Alliance and currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment wrestling on its SmackDown! brand), 42

Actor/Director/Producer Ron Howard (Played Opie Taylor on "Andy Griffith" and Richie Cunningham on "Happy Days"), 53

Actress Catherine Bach (Daisy Duke on "The Dukes Of Hazzard"), 53

Singer Janice Gill (Sweethearts Of The Rodeo; Also ex wife of Country/Pop Singer Vince Gill), 53

Actor Alan Thicke (Best known for his role as Jason Seaver on "Growing Pains"), 60

Actor Dirk Benedict (Played Lt. Starbuck on "Battlestar Gallactica"), 62

Musician/Actor Roger Daltrey (Lead singer and founding member of "The Who"; Also starred in the musical "Tommy" as the deaf, dumb and blind kid that sure played a mean pinball), 63

Actor/Director Robert Conrad (The Wild Wild West; Hawaiian Eye; Baa Baa Black Sheep), 72

Actress Lana Wood (James Bond Girl Plenty O'Toole in "Diamonds Are Forever"; Also is the late actress, Natalie Wood's sister), 76

Musician/Actor/Social Activist Harry Belafonte (One of the most successful Jamaican musicians in history, he was dubbed the "King of Calypso" for popularizing the Caribbean musical style in the 1950s. Belafonte is perhaps best known for singing the "Banana Boat Song", with its signature lyric "Day-O"), 80

Actor David Niven (Played Sir Charles Litton in the movies: Trail Of The Pink Panther; Curse Of The Pink Panther), 1910 - 1983

Jazz Musician/"Swing Era" Band Leader Glenn Miller (Chattanooga Choo Choo), 1904 - 1983




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Written By: nally on 03/01/07 at 10:08 am

also....

actor Mark Paul Gosselaar (played Zack Morris on "Saved By The Bell" and later starred in "NYPD Blue"), 33

British pop-rock singer Nik Kershaw ("Wouldn't It Be Good"), 49

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/01/07 at 1:53 pm

Died: March 01, 1912 - George Grossmith, English actor and comic writer (b. 1847)

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Written By: Howard on 03/01/07 at 2:32 pm

Arthur Schlessinger 91 years old.

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Written By: nally on 03/01/07 at 6:22 pm


February 28, 2007 - Birthdays



Actress Rae Dawn Chong (Beatstreet; The Color Purple; Is also the daughter of comedian/actor Tommy Chong, half of the duo, "Cheech & Chong"), 46

Model/Actress Dorothy Stratten (She was Playboy's Playmate Of The Year in 1980, but her estranged husband, Paul Snider, shot and killed her and himself in 1980; There is a movie "Star80" which was written about this tragedy), 1960 - 1980

Actor John Turturro (Sugartime; Do The Right Thing), 50

Theatre/Film Actress Mercedes Ruehl (Lost In Yonkers), 59

TV/Film Actress Bernadette Peters (Costarred with Steve Martin in "The Jerk" and starred in the short lived 1970s TV show "All's Fair" with Richard Crenna), 59

Musician Brian Jones (He was one of the founding members, lead & rhythm guitarist and a back up singer for the English Rock Band "The Rolling Stones"), 1942 - 1969

Race Car Driver Mario Andretti, 67

Actor Gavin MacLeod (Mary Tyler Moore; The Love Boat), 77


Also to add for yesterday:

Pat Monahan, lead singer of pop-rock band Train, 38.

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Leap Year Babies:


Model/Actor Antonio Sabata, Jr (Modeled Calvin Klein underwear; Has starred on Soap Operas like General Hospital and The Bold & The Beautiful), 35

Film/TV Actor Dennis Farina (Played Lt. Mike Torello on "Crime Story" and Detective Joe Fontana on "Law & Order"; Starred in the movie "The Case Of The Hillside Stranglers"), 63

Singer/Actress/Talk Show Host Dinah Shore (Had several of her own talk shows in the 70s and 80s; She was also romantically involved with actor Burt Reynolds, who was 20 yrs younger than her (you go girl) for several years), 1916 - 1994

Musician Jimmy Dorsey (Recorded the songs "Just For A Thrill" & "I'm Stepping Out With A Memory Tonight"; Jimmy was a Jazz Clarinetist, a Saxophonist and a Big Band Leader along with older brother, Tommy), 1904 - 1957


Also: rap artist Ja Rule, 31.

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March 2, 2007 - Birthdays



Musician/Actor Jon "Bon Jovi" (Had hits like "Runaway" and "You Give Love A Bad Name"; Starrred with Helen Hunt in the movie "Pay It Forward"), 45

Pop Musician Jay Osmond "The Osmonds" (Had hits like "One Bad Apple" and "Yo-Yo"; Brother to Donny and Marie), 52

Comedian/Actress Laraine Newman (Original cast member of "Saturday Night Live"), 55

Singer Eddie Money ("Baby Hold On'; "Two Tickets To Paradise"; "Shakin'"), 56

Singer/Drummer Karen Carpenters ("The Carpenters" with brother, Richard; Had hits like "Superstar" and "Top Of The World"), 1950 - 1983

Novelist/Screenwriter John Irving (The World According To Garp; The Cider House Rules), 65

Singer/Songwriter/Guitarist Lou Reed (Had a hit with "Walk On The Wild Side" in 1973), 65

Former Soviet Union Leader Mikhail Gorbachev (Was the last leader of the Soviet Union, serving from 1985 until its collapse in 1991. His attempts at reform helped to end the Cold War, and also ended the political supremacy of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU) and dissolved the Soviet Union. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1990), 76

Musician/Actor/Comedian/TV Producer Desi Arnaz (Produced TV shows like "I Love Lucy", "Make Room For Daddy" and "The Mothers-In-Law"; Was married to actress Lucille Ball and had 2 children, Desi Jr who is an actor and musician and Luci Arnaz who is an actor, also)

Author/Cartoonist "Dr Seuss" aka Dr. Theodore Seuss Geisel (best known for his classic children's books under the pen name Dr. Seuss, including The Cat in the Hat, Green Eggs and Ham, and How the Grinch Stole Christmas), 1904 - 1991






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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/03/07 at 4:05 am

Birth: March 03, 1847 - Alexander Graham Bell, Scottish inventor (d. 1922)

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Written By: star80 on 03/03/07 at 12:01 pm

March 3, 2007 - Birthdays



Actress/Model Jessica Biel (Played Mary Camden on "7th Heaven"; The Illusionist), 25

Hip Hop Artist/Actor Tone Loc aka Anthony Terrell Smith (Had 80s hits like "Wild Thang" and "Funky Cold Medina"), 41

Actress Miranda Richardson (Played Lady Van Tassel in "Sleepy Hollow"), 49

Actor/Former Football Player Ed Marinaro (Played Joey Buttafuoco in the made for tv movie "Lethal Lolita:  Amy Fisher, My Story), 57

Actress Jean Harlow (Starred in the 1933 film "Bombshell"; Was also a sex symbol of the 1930s), 1911 - 1937





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Written By: star80 on 03/03/07 at 12:06 pm

March 3, 2007 - Deaths




1959 - Lou Costello, comedian (Abbott and Costello), dies at 52

1966 - Alice Pearce, comedienne (Gladys Kravitz-Bewitched), dies at 52

1966 - William Frawley, actor (Fred Mertz-I Love Lucy), dies at 89

1987 - Danny Kaye, comedian (Danny Kaye Show), dies at 74

1991 - Arthur Murray, dance instructor, dies at 95 of pneumonia

1992 - Robert Beatty, actor (Odd Man Out), dies at 82

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March 4, 2007 - Birthdays



Advocate Chasity Bono (Is an Advocate for Gay Rights and Human Rights; She is also the daughter of the late politician/musician/comedian/actor Sonny Bono and the actress/singer Cher; She had several guest appearances on "The Sonny And Cher Show" in the 1970s), 38

TV/Film Actor Steven Weber (Starred in the tv show "Wings" from 1990 - 1997; Also was in the 2005 Musical "Reefer Madness"), 46

Actress Patricia Heaton (Plays Debra Barone on "Everybody Loves Raymond"), 49

Actress Paula Prentiss (Starred in "Where The Boys Are" and "What's New Pussycat?"), 69

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March 4, 2007 - Deaths


1994 - John Candy, actor (SCTV, Uncle Buck), dies from a heart attack at 43

1996 - Minnie Pearl, country comedienne (Grand Ole Opry), dies at 84

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Written By: star80 on 03/05/07 at 11:32 am

March 5, 2007 - Birthdays



Super Model Niki Taylor (Has appeared on the cover of magazines like Seventeen, Vogue, People and countless others), 32

Singer/Teen Idol Andy Gibb (Had hits like "I Just Wanna Be Your Everything" and "(Our Love) Don't Throw It All Away; Was the younger brother to Barry, Maurice and Robin Gibb of "The Bee Gees"; Was also married to the actress, Victoria Principal, who played Pam Ewing on "Dallas"), 1958 - 1988

Musician Eddy Grant "Electric Avenue", 59

Film/TV Actress Samantha Eggar (Dr. Doolittle; Starred on the daytime soap "All The Children"), 68

Actor Dean Stockwell "Quantum Leap", 71

Theatre/Film Actor Rex Harrison (Cleopatra; My Fair Lady), 1908 - 1990

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Written By: nally on 03/05/07 at 11:37 am

Today's birthdays:
Actor James Noble is 85.
Actor James B. Sikking is 73.
Actor Dean Stockwell is 71.
Actor Fred Williamson is 69.
Actor Michael Warren is 61.
Actor Eddie Hodges is 60.
Singer Eddy Grant is 59. ("Electric Avenue" was his biggest hit.)
Violinist Eugene Fodor is 57.
Rock musician Alan Clark (Dire Straits) is 55.
Actress-comedian Marsha Warfield is 53.
Magician Penn Jillette is 52. (of Penn & Teller)
Actress Adriana Barraza is 51.
Pop singer Teena Marie is 51.
Rock singers Charlie and Craig Reid (The Proclaimers) are 45.
Rock musician John Frusciante (Red Hot Chili Peppers) is 37.
Singer Rome is 37.
Actor Kevin Connolly is 33.
Actress Jolene Blalock is 32.
Model Niki Taylor is 32.
Actress Eva Mendes is 29.
Actor Jake Lloyd is 18.

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Written By: star80 on 03/05/07 at 11:40 am

March 5, 2007 - Deaths



1963 - Patsy Cline, country singer (Crazy), dies in a plane crash at 30

1982 - John Belushi, comedian (Sat Night Live), dies of drug overdose at 33

1984 - William Powell, actor (My Man Godfrey), dies at 91


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Written By: nally on 03/05/07 at 12:15 pm



Singer/Teen Idol Andy Gibb (Had hits like "I Just Wanna Be Your Everything" and "(Our Love) Don't Throw It All Away; Was the younger brother to Barry, Maurice and Robin Gibb of "The Bee Gees"; Was also married to the actress, Victoria Principal, who played Pam Ewing on "Dallas"), 1958 - 1990



Actually, I think Andy Gibb died in 1988, not 1990. He had just turned 30.

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Written By: Sister Morphine on 03/05/07 at 1:52 pm


Actually, I think Andy Gibb died in 1988, not 1990. He had just turned 30.



You are correct.


http://www.geocities.com/sunsetstrip/frontrow/2547/gibb2.jpg-

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Written By: Howard on 03/05/07 at 3:58 pm


Actually, I think Andy Gibb died in 1988, not 1990. He had just turned 30.



March 10th,1988

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Written By: Sister Morphine on 03/05/07 at 3:59 pm



March 10th,1988



I beat you to it, Howard.  :)

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Written By: star80 on 03/06/07 at 8:35 am

March 6, 2007 - Birthdays



Pro Basketball Player Shaquille "Shaq" O'Neal (Miami Heat; LA Lakers), 35

Actor/Comedian Tom Arnold (McHale's Navy; Carpool; Was also married to comedianne/actress Roseanne Barr of "Roseanne"), 48

Actor/Director/Producer/Writer Rob Reiner (Played Archie Bunker's son-in-law "Meathead" on All In The Family; Was also married to actress/producer Penny Marshall of "Laverne & Shirley"), 60

Singer/Songwriter Kiki Dee (Had a #1 hit with Elton John in 1976 "Don't Go Breaking My Heart"), 60

TV/Film Actress Anna Marie Horsford (Friday; Also played Thelma Frye on the tv sitcom "Amen"), 62

Singer Mary Wilson (Formerly of the Motown Soul & Pop Group "The Supremes" with Diana Ross & Florence Ballard), 63

American Economist Allen Greenspan (Was Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve of the United States from 1987 to 2006. Following his retirement as Fed chairman, he accepted an honorary (unpaid) position at HM Treasury in the United Kingdom), 81

Comedian/Game Show Host/Announcer/TV Personality Ed McMahon "The Johnny Carson Show", 84

Actor/Comedian Lou Costello (1/2 of the Comedy Duo "Abbott & Costello" with Bud Abbott), 1906 - 1959

Country Music Musician/Songwriter/Big Band Leader Bob Wills (Considered the "King of Country Music"; Had 1950s hits like "Ida Red Likes The Boogie" & "Faded Love"), 1905 - 1975

Painter "Michelangelo" aka Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni (Was an Italian Renaissance painter, sculptor, architect, poet and engineer), 1475 – 1564 




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Written By: star80 on 03/06/07 at 8:42 am

March 6, 2007 - Deaths



1967 - Nelson Eddy, US baritone/actor (Phantom of the Opera), dies at 65

1982 - Ayn Rand, author-philosopher (Atlas Shrugged), dies in NY at 77

2006 - King Floyd, soul singer, "Groove Me", dies at 61

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Written By: star80 on 03/06/07 at 11:55 am

Oh yes, I forgot one:  Rock Singer/Musician David Gilmour "Pink Floyd" is 61

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Written By: star80 on 03/06/07 at 1:06 pm

Ooops I still missed a good one.......Singer Sylvia Robinson (Had a hit with "Pillow Talk" in the 70s and was 1/2 of the duo "Mickey & Sylvia" who had the hit "Love Is Strange", not sure when it was released) is 71

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Written By: nally on 03/06/07 at 1:07 pm

Other celebs who have birthdays today (March 6th) who were missed out on above:

Author Gabriel Garcia Marquez is 79.

Opera singer Dame Kiri Te Kanawa is 63.
Rock musician Hugh Grundy (The Zombies) is 62.

Rock singer-musician Phil Alvin (The Blasters) is 54.

Actor D.L. Hughley is 43.

Rapper Bubba Sparxxx is 30.
Actor Eli Marienthal is 21.
Actor Jimmy Galeota is 21.
Actress Savannah Sthelin is 11.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/06/07 at 1:54 pm

Death: George Formby (May 26, 1904 – March 6, 1961) was an English singer and comedian who became a major star of both cinema and music hall.

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Other celebs who have birthdays today (March 6th) who were missed out on above:

Singer Mary Wilson (The Supremes) is 63.


better look again, that one was there

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Written By: nally on 03/06/07 at 2:09 pm


better look again, that one was there

Oopsie! :o

I will go edit my above posting. ;)

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Written By: star80 on 03/07/07 at 7:56 am

March 7, 2007 - Birthdays



Film/Stage Actor Peter Sarsgaard (Boy's Don't Cry; Jarhead), 36

Stand Up Comedianne/Actress Wanda Sykes (The Nutty Professor II), 43

Pop Vocalist/Dance Artist/Actress Taylor Dayne (Had a hit in the 1980s with "Tell It To My Heart"), 45

R & B Singer/Musician Ernie Isley "The Isley Brothers" (It's A Shame; It's Your Thing), 55

Singer Peter Wolf "The J. Geils Band" (Had hits like "Centerfold" and "Must Have Got Lost"; Was also married to actress Faye Dunaway at one time), 61

TV/Film Actor John Heard (The Sopranos; CSI:  Miami), 62

Christian Singer/Evangelist/Entrepreneur/Author/Talk Show Host Tammy Faye Bakker (Was married to Televangelist Jim Bakker), 65

Actor Daniel J. Travanti (Played Captain Frank Furillo on "Hill Street Blues"), 67

American Media Personality Willard Scott (Formerly NBC's "Today Show" full time Weatherman before Al Roker), 73

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Written By: star80 on 03/07/07 at 11:28 am

March 7, 2007 - Deaths



1988 - "Divine", female impersonator, who sang the 1984 UK single "You Think You're A Man" dies at 42

2004 - Pau l Winfield (Actor - Roots II, Sounder & more) dies at 62

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Written By: star80 on 03/08/07 at 8:32 am

March 8, 2007 - Birthdays




Canadian Country Music Musicians Bob, Clint & Dave Moffett "The Moffetts" (Their older brother Scott is also in the band; The Caterpillar Crawl), 23

Actor Freddie Prinze, Jr (I Know What You Did Last Summer; Is also the son of late actor Freddie Prinze of "Chico And The Man"), 31

Supermodel/Actress Kathy Ireland (Starred in the movie "Necessary Roughness"; Did the 1989 cover for "Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition"; Also had her own line of clothing at K-Mart), 44

Actor "Leon" Preston Robinson IV (Starred in the movie "Cool Runnings" and in Madonna's 1989 controversial video "Like A Prayer" as Jesus), 45

Actor Aidan Quinn (Starred in movies like "Legends Of The Fall" and "Music Of The Heart"), 48

Singer/Composer Gary Numan (Had the 1979 hit "Cars"; Is also a Pioneer of Electropop), 49

Pop Singer Peggy March (I Wil Follow Him), 59

American Lyricist Carole Bayer Sager (Songwriter and singer best-known for writing the lyrics to many popular songs performed on Broadway and in Hollywood films. She wrote her first pop hit "A Groovy Kind Of Love" in 1966 while a student at the New York City High School of Music and Art. It was recorded by a British invasion band, The Mindbenders, whose version was a worldwide hit (it reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100). The song was subsequently recorded by Sonny & Cher and Petula Clark. Phil Collins later redid the song for the film Buster; this version hit number one in 1988.), 60

Actor/Musician/Director Micky Dolenz (Was the drummer and lead singer for "The Monkees"), 62

Actress Lynn Redgrave (Georgy Girl and The Happy Hooker were some of the movies she starred in), 64

Actress Sue Ane Langdon (Starred in "Frankie And Johnny" with Elvis Presley), 71

Dancer/Actress Cyd Charisse (Starred in "Meet Me In St. Louis"; Worked with  famous dancers Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly), 86

Actor Alan Hale, Jr (Played the Skipper on "Gilligan's Island"; Was also the son of the late actor Alan Hale, Sr who played "Robin Hood"), 1921 - 1990

Actress Claire Trevor (Starred in movies like "Key Largo" and "Murder, My Sweet"), 1910 - 2000

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Written By: star80 on 03/09/07 at 7:27 am

March 9, 2007 - Birthdays



Rapper/Actor Lil' Bow Wow (Had hits like "Bounce With Me" and "Puppy Love"), 20

Actor Emmanuel Lewis (Had the title role in the TV sitcom "Webster"), 36

Actress Linda Fiorentino (Starred in "Vision Quest" with Matthew Modine and "Dogma"), 47

Actress Jamie Lyn Bauer (Played the role of Lauralee "Lori" Brooks in the soap "The Young & The Restless" from 1973 - 1982; Also posed for Playboy and Penthouse), 58

Singer Jeffrey Osborne (Had a hit with "On The Wings Of Love"; Also did a duet with Dionne Warwick in the 1980s "Love Power"), 59

English Rock Musician Robin Trower (Was with the band "Procol Harum" during the 1960s, they had the hit "Whiter Shade Of Pale"), 62

Singer Mark Lindsay (Paul Revere & The Raiders; Had hits in the 60s & 70s like "Kicks" and "Indian Reservation"), 65

Actor Raul Julia (Played Gomez Addams in the "Addams Family" movies), 1940 - 1994

Country Music Singer Mickey Gilley (Remade the soul music hit "Stand By Me"; Also is the namesake for the famous "Gilleys" Bar in Texas), 71

Actor/Comedian Marty Ingels (Is best known as the voice of many cartoon characters; Did the voice of "Pac Man" in the Pac Man cartoons; Also is married to actress Shirley Jones), 71

Author Mickey Spillane (Writer of crime novels; The main character he wrote about "Detective Mike Hammer" became a TV Show which starred Stacey Keach), 1918 - 2006

Actor Will Geer (Played Granpa on the long running TV Show "The Waltons"), 1902 - 1978

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Written By: star80 on 03/09/07 at 7:30 am

March 9, 2007 - Deaths



1997 - Notorius B I G, , rapper, died in a driveby shooting on March 9, 1997 in Los Angeles at the age of 24. Born May 21, 1972 in Brooklyn NY.

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Written By: danootaandme on 03/09/07 at 4:45 pm

1989 Robert Mapplethorpe US photographer, dies at 42

1994 Charles Bukowski author/poet, dies of leukemia at 73

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Written By: star80 on 03/10/07 at 10:22 am

March 10, 2007 - Birthdays



Country Music Singer Carrie Underwood (American Idol Winner; Had a hit with "Before He Cheats"), 24

Singer/Songwriter Edie Brickell (Had the 1988 hit "What I Am?" that she performed on Saturday Night Live where she met her husband, musician Paul Simon), 41

Royal Brittain's Earl Of Wessex "Prince Edward" (He is the youngest child and 3rd son of Queen Elizabeth II), 43

TV/Film Actress Jasmine Guy (A Different World; Harlem Nights with Eddie Murphy), 43

Actress/Producer/Model Sharon Stone (Starred in movies like "Basic Instinct" and "Casino"; Was involved in a romantic relationship with Country Singer/Actor Dwight Yoakum (Had songs like "Ain'tThat Lonely Yet"and costarred in the film "Slingblade" with Billy Bob Thornton) at one time), 49

Militant Islamist Osama Bin Laden (Founder of the Terrorist Organization "Al-qaeda), 50

Actress/Model Shannon Tweed (Playboy Playmate of The Year (1982); Starred in the sexy comedy "Hot Dog, The Movie"; Has lived with KISS musician Gene Simmons for several years, they have two children together), 50

TV/Film Actor/Karate Champ Chuck Norris (Plays the role of Cordell Walker on "Texas Ranger"), 67

Singer Dean Torrence (1/2 of the musical duo "Jan & Dean" ; Had hits like "Dead Man's Curve" and "Little Old Lady From Pasadena"), 67

Country Music DJ/Radio & TV Talk Show Host Ralph Emery (Hosted the TV Show "Pop Goes The Country" from 1974 - 1980), 74

Playwright/Journalist/Public Official Claire Boothe Luce (Wrote "Kiss The Boys Goodbye" and "Slam The Door Softly"), 1903 - 1987

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Written By: star80 on 03/10/07 at 4:47 pm

March 10, 2007 - Deaths



1986 - Ray Milland, actor (Lost Weekend-Acad Award 1945), dies at 81

1988 - Andy Gibb, singer, dies of heart infection at 30


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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/11/07 at 8:21 am

Today March 11th would had been the 100th birthday of Jessie Matthews the popular the English actress, dancer, and singer of the 1930s

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Written By: star80 on 03/11/07 at 11:30 am

March 11, 2007 - Birthdays



Film/Stage Actor Terrence Howard "Hustle & Flow", 38

Actress Anissa Jones (Played the role of "Buffy" on Family Affair from 1966 - 1971), 1958 - 1976

Singer Cheryl Lynn (Had the 1978 Disco Hit "Got To Be Real"; Also performed R & B and Soul music), 51

Singer Bobby McFerrin (Sang the tune "Don't Worry, Be Happy" from the "Cocktail" movie soundtrack), 57

News Correspondent Sam Donaldson (ABC "World News Tonight"), 73

Musician/TV Host Lawrence Welk (The Lawrence Welk Show 1955 - 1982), 1903 - 1992

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Written By: star80 on 03/11/07 at 11:43 am

March 11, 2007 - Deaths



1970 - Erle Stanley Gardner, US writer (Perry Mason), dies at 80

1971 - Whitney M Young Jr, leader (National Urban League 1961-71), dies at 49

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Written By: nally on 03/12/07 at 10:59 am

Today's Birthdays (March 12):


Former astronaut Wally Schirra is 84.
Playwright Edward Albee is 79.
Former Atlanta mayor Andrew Young is 75.
Broadcast journalist Lloyd Dobyns is 71.
Singer Al Jarreau is 67.
Actress-singer Liza Minnelli is 61.
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney is 60.
Singer-songwriter James Taylor is 59.
Rock singer-musician Bill Payne (Little Feat) is 58.
Actor Jon Provost is 57.
Author Carl Hiaasen is 54.
Rock musician Steve Harris (Iron Maiden) is 51.
Actor Jerry Levine is 50.
Singer Marlon Jackson (The Jackson Five) is 50.
Actor Courtney B. Vance is 47.
Actor Titus Welliver is 46.
Former baseball player Darryl Strawberry is 45.
Actress Julia Campbell is 44.
Actor Aaron Eckhart is 39.
Rock musician Graham Coxon (Blur) is 38.
Actor Samm Levine is 25.
Actor Tyler Patrick Jones is 13.

I'll leave it to Gypsyroad (or someone else) to list the famous deaths for today.

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Written By: Howard on 03/12/07 at 4:17 pm

Richard Jeni 50 Years old found dead of his suicide.  :(

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Written By: nally on 03/12/07 at 4:19 pm


I'll leave it to Gypsyroad (or someone else) to list the famous deaths for today.

One famous death for today:

Morton Downey Jr. (1933-2001), "trash tv" talk show host of the late 1980s, at age 67.

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Written By: nally on 03/12/07 at 4:50 pm


He died today? :o :o :(

No, he died in 2001. Sorry. I didn't specify the year.

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Written By: Howard on 03/12/07 at 4:51 pm


No, he died in 2001. Sorry. I didn't specify the year.


I think he died from lung cancer.

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Written By: nally on 03/12/07 at 4:53 pm


I think he died from lung cancer.

Yes he did. He was a heavy smoker until quitting for good in 1996. Then he passed away in 2001.

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Written By: star80 on 03/13/07 at 8:31 am

March 13, 2007 - Birthdays



TV/Film Actress Annabeth Gish (The X-Files; Double Jeopardy), 36

Rock Musician Adam Clayton "U2" (Plays bass guitar for the rock band; The band has songs like "With Or Without You" and "Pride: In The Name Of Love"), 47

Film/Stage/TV Actress Dana Delany (Played Colleen McMurphy on "China Beach" from 1989 - 1991), 51

Film/Stage/TV Actress Glenne Headley (Mr. Holland's Opus; Played Dr. Abby Keaton on ER), 52

TV/Film Actress Deborah Raffin (Played Aunt Jolie on "7th Heaven"; Also starrred in the 1981 movie "Touched By Love"), 54

Actor William Macy (Fargo; Boogie Nights; Sea Biscuit; Married to actress Felicity Huffman of "Desperate Housewives"), 57

Pop Singer/Songwriter/Pianist Neil Sedaka (Had hits like "Breaking Up Is Hard To Do" and "Laughter In The Rain"), 68

Former C.I.A. Director William Casey (Was director from 1981 - 1987), 1913 - 1987

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Written By: star80 on 03/13/07 at 8:35 am

March 13, 2007 - Deaths



1906 - Susan B Anthony, American suffragist, dies at 85

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Written By: star80 on 03/14/07 at 3:15 pm

March 14, 2007 - Birthdays



Musician Taylor Hanson (Singer/Keyboards/Bongos and Piano for the pop group "Hanson" who had a hit with "MMM Bop" in 1997), 24

Prince Albert Of Monaco (styled His Serene Highness The Sovereign Prince of Monaco, is the head of the House of Grimaldi and the current ruler of the Principality of Monaco.), 49

Radio Disc Jockey/ Comedy Singer Rick Dees (Had the silly disco hit "Disco Duck"), 57

Comedian/Actor Billy Crystal (Starred in movies like "When Harry Met Sally" and "Analyze This"), 59

Actor Steve Kanaly (Best remembered for his role as "Ray Krebbs" on Dallas from 1978 - 1989), 61

Country Singer/Songwriter Michael Martin Murphy (Sang The 1975 hit "Wildfire"), 62

German Film Director Wolfgang Petersen (Directed films like "Air Force One" and "Red Corner"), 66

Actor Michael Caine (Batman Begins; Bewitched (2005) movie), 74

Recording Producer Quincy Jones (American music impresario, conductor, record producer, musical arranger, film composer and trumpeter.  During 50 years in the entertainment industry Jones' work has earned him more than 70 Grammy Award nominations, more than 25 Grammy Awards, and a Grammy Legends Award in 1991. He is best known as the producer of two of the top-selling records of all time: the album Thriller, by pop icon Michael Jackson, which sold 104 million copies worldwide, and the charity song “We Are the World”.), 74

American Cartoonist Hank Ketcham (Wrote the "Dennis The Menace" comic strips from 1951 - 1994), 1920 - 2001

German-born theoretical physicist Albert Einstein (Iis widely considered to have been one of the greatest physicists of all time. While best known for the theory of relativity (and specifically mass-energy equivalence, E=mc²), he was awarded the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics “for his services to Theoretical Physics, and especially for his discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect.”, 1879 - 1955

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Written By: star80 on 03/14/07 at 3:23 pm

March 14, 2007 - Deaths



1975 - Susan Hayward, actress (Young and Willing), dies at 56

1986 - Marlin Perkins, TV host (Wild Kingdom) at 80

1992 - Jean Poiret, French actor/writer (La Cage aux Folles), dies at 65

1992 - Ralph James, actor (Orson-Mork and Mindy), dies at 67

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/14/07 at 3:58 pm

Today (March 14, 2007) saw the death of actor Gareth Hunt, star of The New Avengers, he died of pancreatic cancer, aged 65.

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Written By: star80 on 03/15/07 at 9:43 am

March 15, 2007 - Birthdays



Film/TV Actress Eva Longoria (Plays Gabrielle Solis on "Desperate Housewives"), 32

Singer/TV Host Mark McGrath "Sugar Ray" (Had the 1997 hit "Fly"), 39

Singer Bret Michaels "Poison" (Had the 1987 hit "Every Rose Has It's Thorn"), 44

Fashion Model "Fabio" Lanzoni (Has appeared on the cover of hundreds of romance novels during the 80s and 90s), 46

Lead Singer Dee Snider "Twisted Sister" (Had the hit "We're Not Gonna Take It"), 52

Musician/Songwriter Sly Stone "Sly & The Family Stone" (Had hits like "Dance To The Music" and "Everyday People"), 63

Singer/Songwriter Mike Love "The Beach Boys" (Is the 1st cousin to Beach Boys members' Brian, Dennis, and Carl Wilson), 66

Actor Judd Hirsch (Best remembered for his role as Alex Reiger on "Taxi"), 72

Former (7th) US President Andrew Jackson (He was also military governor of Florida (1821), commander of the American forces at the Battle of New Orleans (1815), a founder of the modern Democratic Party, and the eponym of the era of Jacksonian democracy. He was a polarizing figure who dominated American politics in the 1820s and 1830s),  1767 - 1845

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Written By: star80 on 03/15/07 at 9:48 am

March 15, 2007 - Deaths



1975 - Aristotle S Onassis, Greek shipping magnate, dies at 69

1984 - Tommy Cooper, comedian, collapses and dies on stage

1993 - Anthony Bowles, music writer (Jesus Christ Superstar), dies at 61

1997 - Gail Davis, ( Annie Oakley), dies at 72

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/15/07 at 3:42 pm


March 15, 2007 - Deaths



1975 - Aristotle S Onassis, Greek shipping magnate, dies at 69

1984 - Tommy Cooper, comedian, collapses and dies on stage

1993 - Anthony Bowles, music writer (Jesus Christ Superstar), dies at 61

1997 - Gail Davis, ( Annie Oakley), dies at 72


Oh my, has it been 23 years now?  :\'(

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Written By: Sister Morphine on 03/15/07 at 3:45 pm

Julius Caesar died today.  I'd call him a celebrity.  He was banging Cleopatra after all.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/15/07 at 3:46 pm


Julius Caesar died today.  I'd call him a celebrity.  He was banging Cleopatra after all.
Allegedly, banging a few other as well.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/15/07 at 3:48 pm

Death: March 15, 1994 - Mai Zetterling, Swedish actress and director (b. 1925)

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Written By: spaceace on 03/15/07 at 3:50 pm


Julius Caesar died today.  I'd call him a celebrity.  He was banging Cleopatra after all.


Here I thought only Anthony was getting action from her. :o

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/15/07 at 3:58 pm


Here I thought only Anthony was getting action from her. :o
My son did Julias Casaer for English Literature at school, I'll ask him when he comes home.

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Written By: Sister Morphine on 03/15/07 at 4:04 pm

Julius Caesar and Cleopatra were lovers in order to "cement" the her place on the throne in Egypt.  She needed Rome to secure her rights.

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Written By: spaceace on 03/15/07 at 4:06 pm


Julius Caesar and Cleopatra were lovers in order to "cement" the her place on the throne in Egypt.  She needed Rome to secure her rights.
Oh, so she was cheating on Caesar with Anthony.

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Written By: Sister Morphine on 03/15/07 at 4:18 pm


Oh, so she was cheating on Caesar with Anthony.



No, she slept with Antony after Caesar died.

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Written By: spaceace on 03/15/07 at 4:20 pm



No, she slept with Antony after Caesar died.


Oh okay.

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Written By: Midas on 03/15/07 at 11:08 pm

It is now March 16th in the Eastern time zone, so...

On this day, Midas was born.  International celebrity on internet radio heard as far away as Australia, maybe even further.  8)

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Written By: Jessica on 03/15/07 at 11:10 pm


It is now March 16th in the Eastern time zone, so...

On this day, Midas was born.  International celebrity on internet radio heard as far away as Australia, maybe even further.   8)



Now everybody get buck nekkid and celebrate! Wheeeeeeeeeee!

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Written By: Rice_Cube on 03/15/07 at 11:11 pm

Bow down before the shining light of Midas' baldness.

Happy birthday :D :D

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Written By: Jessica on 03/15/07 at 11:12 pm


Bow down before the shining light of Midas' baldness.

Happy birthday :D :D


It's like de light of heaven... 8)

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Written By: Jessica on 03/16/07 at 12:03 am

And all across the Central Time Zone, people are celebrating the birthday of the Midas.


http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o283/Nerdprincess1980/prod_670_23778.gif

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Written By: Rice_Cube on 03/16/07 at 12:15 am


And all across the Central Time Zone, people are celebrating the birthday of the Midas.


http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o283/Nerdprincess1980/prod_670_23778.gif


Not an actual picture.

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Written By: Jessica on 03/16/07 at 9:14 am


Not an actual picture.


http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/14/pottytrain2.gif

To refresh, March 16, the birthday of Midas.

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Written By: star80 on 03/16/07 at 9:15 am

March 16, 2007 - Birthdays



Rapper Flavor Flav "Public Enemy" ( "Too Much Posse"; Did the movie soundtrack for "He Got Game"), 48

Rock Musician Nancy Wilson (Singer/Guitarist/Cofounder of the rock group "Heart"; Had hits like "Crazy On You' and "Alone"), 53

Stage/Screen Actress Kate Nelligan (The Prince Of Tides; The Cider House Rules), 57

Actor Erik Estrada (Best remembered for his co starring lead role in the tv series "CHIPs" from 1977 - 1983 ), 58

Game Show Host Chuck Woolery (Hosted "The Love Connection" from 1983 - 1994), 66

Comedian/Actor Jerry Lewis (Teamed up with actor Dean Martin to form a long running comedy duo; Is also a director, film producer and writer; Has been the frontman for TVs Charity Telethon "The March Of Dimes"), 81

Former First Lady Patricia Nixon (Was married to former US President Richard M. Nixon and was 1st lady from 1969 - 1974), 1912 - 1993

Actress Frances Fuller (Starred in movies like "The Girl In The Red Velvet Swing" and "They Might Be Giants"), 1907 - 1980

Former US President (4th) James Madison (Considered to be the "Father of the Constitution", Madison played a bigger role in designing the 1787 document more than anyone else. In 1788, he wrote over a third of the Federalist Papers, still the most influential commentary on the Constitution.), 1751 - 1836






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Written By: star80 on 03/16/07 at 9:20 am

March 16, 2007 - Deaths



1882 - Charles R Darwin, English naturalist (Origin of species), dies at 73

1970 - Tammi Terrell, singer (You're All I Need), dies of brain tumor at 24

1975 - T-Bone Walker, blues guitarist (Funky Town, Well Done), dies at 64

1983 - Arthur Godfrey, TV host (Arthur Godrey Show), dies at 79

1993 - Johnny Cymbal, singer "Mr. Bass Man" and was known as Derek when he later recorded the pop hit "Cinnamon", dies at 48.

1991 - 7 members of Reba McIntire's band, killed in a plane crash

2003 - Joseph Coors "Coors Beer" dies at the age of 85.

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Written By: Midas on 03/16/07 at 9:42 am

YEAAAAAAAHHHHH  BOYYYYYEEEEEE  I share the same birfday as Flavor Flav!  :D  I knew about Ponch and some of the others.

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Written By: nally on 03/16/07 at 12:36 pm


Game Show Host Chuck Woolery (Hosted "The Love Connection" from 1983 - 1994), 67


I thought he was 66...I've always seen his year of birth listed as 1941. ??? Either way, he looks good for his age.

And for the record, he also hosted "Scrabble" in the 80s (I used to watch that show a lot as a kid), "Greed" from 1999-2000, and "Lingo" from 2002 to present. :)

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Written By: Howard on 03/16/07 at 2:09 pm


I thought he was 66...I've always seen his year of birth listed as 1941. ??? Either way, he looks good for his age.

And for the record, he also hosted "Scrabble" in the 80s (I used to watch that show a lot as a kid), "Greed" from 1999-2000, and "Lingo" from 2002 to present. :)


Is the Love Connection still on?

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Written By: Howard on 03/16/07 at 2:10 pm


And all across the Central Time Zone, people are celebrating the birthday of the Midas.


http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o283/Nerdprincess1980/prod_670_23778.gif


He looks quite different. :o

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Written By: nally on 03/16/07 at 4:46 pm


Is the Love Connection still on?

No. But it had a pretty long run. GSN still shows the reruns.

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Written By: Jessica on 03/16/07 at 8:58 pm

It's still Midas' birthday! Y'all better be celebrating!

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Written By: Midas on 03/16/07 at 11:10 pm

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v472/djmidas96/birfday.gif

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Written By: star80 on 03/17/07 at 10:44 am

March 17, 2007 - Birthdays



Musician Caroline Corr (Is the drummer for the Folk-Rock Band "The Coors" who had a hit in 2000 with the song "Breathless"), 34

TV/Film Actor Rob Lowe (Starred in movies like "St. Elmo's Fire" and "The Outsiders" in the 80s; Currently plays Sam Seaborn on the TV Show "West Wing"), 43

Actress Lesley-Anne Down (Upstairs, Downstairs; The Bold And The Beautiful), 53

Actor Kurt Russell (The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes (1969); Played the role of Snake Plissken in "Escape From New York"; Has lived with actress Goldie Hawn (mother to actresss Kate Hudson) for several years and the couple has a son together.), 56

Actor Patrick Duffy (Best known for his role as J.R.'s younger brother, Bobby, on the long running TV show "Dallas"), 58

Singer/Songwriter/Jazz Pianist Nat "KIng" Cole (Had the tune "Unforgettable" which was remade in 1991 by his daughter, singer Natalie Cole), 1919 - 1965

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Written By: star80 on 03/17/07 at 10:52 am

March 17, 2007 - Deaths



1992 - Grace Stafford Lantz, cartoon voice (Woody Woodpecker), dies at 87

1993 - Helen Hayes, actress (Airport), dies of congestive heart failure at 92

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Written By: nally on 03/17/07 at 11:21 pm


March 17, 2007 - Birthdays



Musician Caroline Corr (Is the drummer for the Folk-Rock Band "The Coors" who had a hit in 2000 with the song "Breathless"), 34

TV/Film Actor Rob Lowe (Starred in movies like "St. Elmo's Fire" and "The Outsiders" in the 80s; Currently plays Sam Seaborn on the TV Show "West Wing"), 43

Actress Lesley-Anne Down (Upstairs, Downstairs; The Bold And The Beautiful), 53

Actor Kurt Russell (The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes (1969); Played the role of Snake Plissken in "Escape From New York"; Has lived with actress Goldie Hawn (mother to actresss Kate Hudson) for several years and the couple has a son together.), 56

Actor Patrick Duffy (Best known for his role as J.R.'s younger brother, Bobby, on the long running TV show "Dallas"), 58

Singer/Songwriter/Jazz Pianist Nat "KIng" Cole (Had the tune "Unforgettable" which was remade in 1991 by his daughter, singer Natalie Cole), 1919 - 1965


Also: rock musician Billy Corgan (former lead singer of the Smashing Pumpkins), 40

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Written By: star80 on 03/18/07 at 8:50 am

March 18, 2007 - Birthdays



Rapper/TV & Film Actress/Talk Show Host Dana "Queen Latifah" Owens (starred in the tv show "Living Single" from 93-98; Had her own tv talk show and played in movies like "Set It Off" with Jada Pinkett and "Bringing Down The House" with Steve Martin), 37

Singer/Actress Vanessa Williams (Had the 1992 hit "Save The Best For Last"; Starred in movies like "Soul Food" and "Dance With Me"), 44

Actress/Singer Irene Cara (Starred in the 1980 film version of "Fame"; Also recorded the songs "Fame" and "Flashdance.......What A Feeling"), 48

Actor Kevin Dobson (Played the role of Mack McKenzie on "Knots Landing" from 1982 - 1993), 64

R & B/Soul Singer Wilson Pickett (Land Of 1000 Dances; Midnight Hour; Mustang Sally), 1941 - 2006

Country Music Singer Charlie Pride (Had the country music classic hit "Kiss An Angel Good Morning"), 69

Actor Peter Graves (Best known for his role as Jim Phelps on the popular long running tv show "Mission Impossible" rom 1967 - 1973; He played the role again from 1988 - 1990), 81

Former US President (22nd & 24th) Grover Cleveland (the only President to serve two non-consecutive terms. He was the only Democrat elected to the Presidency in the era of Republican political domination between 1860 and 1912, after the American Civil War.), 1837 - 1908

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Written By: star80 on 03/18/07 at 8:54 am

March 18, 2007 - Deaths



1976 - James McCartney, father of Paul McCartney, dies at 73

1987 - Bil Baird, puppeteer (Jack Paar Show), dies at 82

1990 - Robin Harris, actor (House Party, Mo' Better Blues), dies at 36

2001 - John Phillips, musician (Mamas and the Papas) dies at 65

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Written By: nally on 03/18/07 at 12:37 pm



R & B/Soul Singer Wilson Pickett (Land Of 1000 Dances; Midnight Hour; Mustang Sally), 1974 - 2006


Uhm...I do believe Wilson Pickett was born in 1941, not 1974. He began his career in the 1960's, so he could not have possibly been born after that time.

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Written By: star80 on 03/18/07 at 12:43 pm


Uhm...I do believe Wilson Pickett was born in 1941, not 1974. He began his career in the 1960's, so he could not have possibly been born after that time.


uhm...so glad you're always right there to point it out, Thanks, anyway I had the date right, but don't know how in the heck I posted 1974'I guess even the best can make mistakes, right or would you know about that, you should change your board name to Editor nally...lol :D

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Written By: Sister Morphine on 03/18/07 at 12:47 pm

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Written By: star80 on 03/18/07 at 12:48 pm


Uhm...I do believe Wilson Pickett was born in 1941, not 1974. He began his career in the 1960's, so he could not have possibly been born after that time.


Uhm...Thanks again, I changed that date.  Hope you don't mind checking on things here though, kinda gives you something to do, huh

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Written By: nally on 03/18/07 at 1:09 pm


Uhm...Thanks again, I changed that date.  Hope you don't mind checking on things here though, kinda gives you something to do, huh

Why yes.....I have been keeping track of celebrity b'days for several years now. From 1999-mid 2001 I would check them online on a weekly basis, and then check 'em daily on AOL.com news.

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Written By: Howard on 03/18/07 at 1:43 pm


Uhm...I do believe Wilson Pickett was born in 1941, not 1974. He began his career in the 1960's, so he could not have possibly been born after that time.



I always liked Wilson Pickett,I was just surprised he died. :(

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Written By: nally on 03/18/07 at 2:27 pm



I always liked Wilson Pickett,I was just surprised he died. :(

that's right, it's only been a year, huh? :\'(

He had some great music.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/18/07 at 5:12 pm

Today 18th February saw the death of cricketer and Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer, he died after being discovered in his Jamaica hotel room on Sunday morning.

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Written By: star80 on 03/19/07 at 9:25 am

March 19, 2007 - Birthdays



Actor Craig Lamar Traylor (Had a recurring role as Stevie on "Malcolm In The Middle"), 18

Actor Bruce Willis (Die Hard; Armageddon; Pulp Fiction), 52

Film/Stage Actress Glenn Close (Starred opposite Michael Douglas in the 1980s thriller "Falal Attraction"), 60

R & B Singer Ruth Pointer "The Pointer Sisters" (Had 80s hits like "He's So Shy" and " Slow Hand"), 61

Actress Ursula Andress (Was the first "Bond Girl"; Dr. No and Fun In Acapulco), 71

Best Selling Author/Screenwriter Irving Wallace (The Fan Club; The Celestial Bed), 1916 - 1990

Western Legend Wyatt Earp (He was a teamster, sometime buffalo hunter, officer of the law in various Western frontier towns, gambler, and saloon-keeper in the Wild West and the U.S. mining frontier from California to Alaska. He is best known for his participation in the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, along with Doc Holliday, Virgil Earp, and Morgan Earp.), 1848 - 1929

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Written By: star80 on 03/19/07 at 9:29 am

March 19, 2007 - Deaths


1993 - Jeff Ward, drummer (9 Inch Nails), commits suicide at 30

2000 Comedian Speck Rhodes died at age 84 

2005 - John DeLorean (auto industry), dies at 80 from a stroke

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/07 at 10:07 am

Birthday:

March 19, 1921 - Tommy Cooper, Welsh comedy magician (d. 1984)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/07 at 10:08 am

Deaths:

March 19, 1979 - Richard Beckinsale, British actor (b. 1947)

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Written By: dance4fun on 03/19/07 at 2:47 pm

1894 - Comedienne Moms Mabley is born in Brevard, N.C. Thirteen of her comedy albums make Billboard's pop album chart.

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Written By: Howard on 03/19/07 at 4:21 pm


that's right, it's only been a year, huh? :\'(

He had some great music.


Mustang Sally was a favorite of mine.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/07 at 2:01 am

Birthday:

March 20, 1959 - Steve McFadden, British actor

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Written By: star80 on 03/20/07 at 10:54 am

March 20, 2007 - Birthdays



Actor Michael Rapaport (Did movies like "Higher Learning" and "The Basketball Diaries" with Leonardo DiCaprio), 37

Singer/Songwriter Tracy Chapman (Had the hit "Give Me One Reason"), 43

Drummer Slim Jim Phantom aka James McDonnell  "The Stray Cats" (Had a hit with "Stray Cat Strut" in the 80s), 47

Actress Holly Hunter (Starred with Nicholas Cage in the 1980s comedy movie "Raising Arizona"), 49

Actress Theresa Russell (Starred in "The Last Tycoon" with Robert DeNiro and "The Razors Edge"), 50

Movie Director/Actor Spike Lee aka Shelton Jackson Lee (Do The Right Thing; Malcolm X), 50

Actor William Hurt (Starred in the steamy 1980s romantic thriller "Body Heat" with Kathleen Turner; Accidental Tourist), 57

Hockey Hall-Of-Famer Robert Gordon "Bobby" Orr (Retired Canadian Ice Hockey Defenseman), 59

Country Singer/Guitarist/Songwriter/Actor Jerry Reed (Had the 1970s hit "When You're Hot, You're Hot" and starred in the "Smokey And The Bandit" movies with Burt Reynolds portraying Burt's friend "Snowman" the trucker), 70

Actor Hal Linden (Best known for his role on "Barney Miller"), 76

TV Host/Educator/Minister/Songwriter Frederick McFeely "Mr. Rogers" (Hosted his own tv show "Mister Rogers Neighborhood" from 1968 - 2001), 1928 - 2003

Producer/Director/Comedian/Actor Carl Reiner (Wrote and directed four comedy movies like "The Jerk" and "Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid" for comedian Steve Martin; Also wrote and directed the 1960s tv show  "The Dick Van Dyke Show"; Father of actor turned director Rob Reiner who played Archie Bunker's Son-in-law on the long running tv show "All In The Family"), 85

Actor Oswal George "Ozzie Nelson" (Best known for the role of himself in "The Adventures Of Ozzie & Harriet" which costarred his wife, Harriet, and his two sons David and Ricky Nelson (who later went on to become a rock musician; The show first aired on the radio from 1944 - 1952, then went to televison in 1952), 1906 - 1975

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Written By: star80 on 03/20/07 at 11:02 am

March 20, 2007 - Deaths



1974 - Chet Huntley, newscaster (NBC Huntley-Brinkley Report), dies at 62

1987 - Norman Harris, guitarist (O'Jays), dies at 39 of heart failure

1991 - Conor Clapton, Eric Clapton's son, falls out of 53rd floor window at 5

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Written By: star80 on 03/21/07 at 9:53 am

March 21, 2007 - Birthdays


Actress Cynthia Geary (Played Shelly Tambo in the tv series "Northern Exposure"), 42

Actor Matthew Broderick (Best remembered for his role in  the 1980s film "Ferris Bueller's Day Off"; Also is married to actress Sarah Jessica Parker of "Sex And The City"), 45

Talk Show Host/Comedian/Actress Rosie O'Donnell (Had her own talk show; Is currently the Co Host and moderator on the ABC talk show "The View"), 45

Actor Timothy Dalton (Best remembered for his role as James Bond in the 1989 movie "License To Kill"; The Informants), 61

Composer John Sebastian Bach (Was a prolific German composer and organist whose sacred and secular works for choir, orchestra and solo instruments drew together the strands of the Baroque period and brought it to its ultimate maturity),  1685 - 1750

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Written By: star80 on 03/21/07 at 10:01 am

March 21, 2007 - Deaths



1617 - Pocohontas, Native American woman who married an Englishman, John Rolfe, and became a celebrity in London toward the end of her life. dies from chicken pox at the age of 22

1985 - Michael Redgrave, actor (Goodbye Mr Chips, Mr Arkadin), dies at 77

1987 - Dean Paul Martin, musician/tennis pro,was the son of actor/performer Dean Martin, Starred in the tv show Misfits Of Science, Was in the band "Dino, Desi & Billy" in the 70s with Desi Arnaz, Jr and Billy Hinsche, he was  killed in plane crash at age 35.

1991 - Leo Fender, inventor (Fender guitar), dies

1993 - Bill Bixby, Actor (My Favorite Martian; The Courtship of Eddie's Father) died of prostate cancer at tje age of 59

1994 - Lili Damita, wife of Errol Flynn (Bridge of San Luis Rey), dies at 89

1994 - Dack Rambo, actor (Jack Ewing-Dallas), dies from AIDs at 52

1995 - Norman Schwartz, record Producer, dies at 66

2004 - Johnny Bristol, Singer, "Hang On In There Baby" dies of natural causes at 65.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/21/07 at 2:05 pm

Birthday: March 21, 1935 - Brian Clough, English footballer and football manager (d. 2004)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/21/07 at 2:06 pm

Death: March 21,
1987 - Robert Preston, American actor (b. 1918)
1999 - Ernie Wise, British comedian (b. 1925)

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Written By: nally on 03/21/07 at 5:01 pm


March 21, 2007 - Birthdays


Actress Cynthia Geary (Played Shelly Tambo in the tv series "Northern Exposure"), 42

Actor Matthew Broderick (Best remembered for his role in  the 1980s film "Ferris Bueller's Day Off"; Also is married to actress Sarah Jessica Parker), 45

Talk Show Host/Comedian/Actress Rosie O'Donnell (Had her own talk show; Is currently the Co Host and moderator on the ABC talk show "The View"), 45

Actor Timothy Dalton (Best remembered for his role as James Bond in the 1989 movie "License To Kill"; The Informants), 61

Composer John Sebastian Bach (Was a prolific German composer and organist whose sacred and secular works for choir, orchestra and solo instruments drew together the strands of the Baroque period and brought it to its ultimate maturity),  1685 - 1750


Also for today: keyboardist Jonas Berggren (of Ace Of Base), 40

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Written By: star80 on 03/22/07 at 11:38 am

March 22, 2007 - Birthdays



Actress Reese Witherspoon (Won an Academy Award for her role in "Walk The Line" with Joaquin Phoenix; Legally Blonde), 31

Actor Matthew Modine (Vision Quest; Married To The Mob with Michelle Pfeiffer), 48

R & B/Soul Singer Stephanie Mills (Had the 1980 hit "Never Knew Love Like This Before"), 50

English Composer Andrew Lloyd Weber (Composed songs for Broadway musicals like "I Don't Know How To Love Him" for Jesus Christ Superstar and "Don't Cry For Me Argentina" for Evita), 59

Singer/Jazz Guitarist George Benson (Had hits like "Give Me The Night" and "This Masquerade"), 64

Actor William Shatner (Played Captain James T. Kirk on "Star Trek" and had the lead role on "TJ Hooker"), 76

Actor Karl Malden (Played Lt Mike Stone in the tv show "Streets Of San Francisco"), 95

Author Louis L'Amour (Primarily wrote Western Fiction novels), 1908 - 1988

Vaudeville Actor/Comedian Chico Marx ( Was one of the famous "Marx Brothers"; Also starred in films like Animals Crackers and A Night At The Opera), 1887 - 1961

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Written By: star80 on 03/22/07 at 11:42 am

March 22, 2007 - Deaths



1986 - Mark Dinning ("Teen Angel") dies of a heart attack at age 52

1991 - Dave Guard of the Kingston Trio ("Tom Dooly") dies of lymphoma at 56

1993 - Steve Olin, pitcher (Cleve Indians), drowns at 27

1993 - Tim Crews, pitcher (Cleve Indians), drowns at 31

1994 - Walter Lantz, US cartoonist (Woody Woodpecker), dies at 93

1994 - Dan Hartman, US singer/songwriter (Love Sensations), dies at 42

1996 - Robert Mellors, gay activist, dies at 47


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Written By: nally on 03/22/07 at 1:19 pm

Also turning 31 today is actress Kellie Williams, best known for playing 'Laura Winslow' on "Family Matters."

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Written By: Howard on 03/22/07 at 1:56 pm


Also turning 31 today is actress Kellie Williams, best known for playing 'Laura Winslow' on "Family Matters."


Was that Steve Urkel's love interest? ???

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Written By: nally on 03/22/07 at 1:57 pm


Was that Steve Urkel's love interest? ???

Yes...he had the hots for her for the entire run. ;D

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Written By: Howard on 03/22/07 at 1:59 pm


Yes...he had the hots for her for the entire run. ;D


I remember a few episodes when he proved his love for her. ;D

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Written By: nally on 03/22/07 at 2:00 pm


I remember a few episodes when he proved his love for her. ;D

And then, toward the end of the show's run, she actually expressed interest in him.

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Written By: Howard on 03/22/07 at 2:02 pm


And then, toward the end of the show's run, she actually expressed interest in him.


I think they made out in one scene?

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Written By: nally on 03/22/07 at 2:08 pm


I think they made out in one scene?

In a 1996 episode, where their respective dates were unable to show up for the prom, they had to go there together. Steve was on his best behavior in front of Laura. However, when the two of them went out on the balcony, the door slammed in the face of a guy who was heading toward the door himself. This turned into a chain of accidents inside the room...but Steve and Laura were oblivious to that, as they had their backs to the window the whole time. I think that's when they made out.

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Written By: Howard on 03/22/07 at 2:11 pm


In a 1996 episode, where their respective dates were unable to show up for the prom, they had to go there together. Steve was on his best behavior in front of Laura. However, when the two of them went out on the balcony, the door slammed in the face of a guy who was heading toward the door himself. This turned into a chain of accidents inside the room...but Steve and Laura were oblivious to that, as they had their backs to the window the whole time. I think that's when they made out.


I must've forgotten that episode.

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Written By: nally on 03/22/07 at 2:13 pm


I must've forgotten that episode.

That was the same episode where Carl got angry at his new neighbor, Nick (a big fat arrogant dude), who insisted that the Winslows' fence was over his property line. Eventually, Nick started chopping away at the Winslows' fence; Carl came out to pick a fight with him. Then Harriet came out and settled the dispute between them. If he'd been my neighbor, I'd talk out the situation rationally with him.

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Written By: Howard on 03/22/07 at 2:16 pm


That was the same episode where Carl got angry at his new neighbor, Nick (a big fat arrogant dude), who insisted that the Winslows' fence was over his property line. Eventually, Nick started chopping away at the Winslows' fence; Carl came out to pick a fight with him. Then Harriet came out and settled the dispute between them. If he'd been my neighbor, I'd talk out the situation rationally with him.


I'll have to check out that episode one day.

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Written By: nally on 03/22/07 at 2:17 pm


I'll have to check out that episode one day.

I'll have to find out the title of that episode so that you can look for it. Family Matters is on weekdays at 1 and 1:30 on ABC Family.

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Written By: Howard on 03/22/07 at 2:19 pm


I'll have to find out the title of that episode so that you can look for it. Family Matters is on weekdays at 1 and 1:30 on ABC Family.


or just type "Family Matters" in the searchbox.

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Written By: nally on 03/22/07 at 2:26 pm


or just type "Family Matters" in the searchbox.


There are certain sites devoted to the show, complete with episode guides, FAQ, show info, etc. There's even info on IMDB.com.

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Written By: star80 on 03/23/07 at 9:25 am

March 23, 2007 - Birthdays



Actress Keri Russell (Played the role of Felicity Porter on the tv show "Felicity" from 1998 - 2002; Also starred with Mel Gibson in "We Were Soldiers"), 31

Singer Chaka Khan (Had hits like "I Feel For You" and "I'm Every Woman"), 54

Singer Ric Ocasek "The Cars" (Had hits like "My Best Friends Girl" and "Drive"), 58

Actress Joan Crawford (Starred in classic movies like "Mildred Pierce" and "Whatever Happened To Baby Jane?"), 1905 - 1977

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/23/07 at 9:32 am


March 23, 2007 - Deaths



1987 - Dean Paul Martin, musician/tennis pro, killed in plane crash at 29


Two independant websites have the date for his death on 21-Mar-1987

NNDB & Wikipedia

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Written By: star80 on 03/23/07 at 9:56 am


Two independant websites have the date for his death on 21-Mar-1987

NNDB & Wikipedia


That is why the post you just mentioned was deleted, because I thought I had already posted this death, so I looked back and if you'll look back you'll see it's there.  I did my research, too.

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Written By: nally on 03/23/07 at 6:17 pm

Also turning 54 today (March 23rd) is actor Ron Orbach. He had numerous acting roles, including the driving instructor in the movie "Clueless", and the recurring role of Nick on "Family Matters" (the character who I was talking about yesterday in the episode I described to Howard).

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Written By: star80 on 03/24/07 at 9:41 am

March 24, 2007 - Birthdays



Musician Sharon Corr "The Corrs" (Plays the vioiin and is back up singer for the band; Had a hit with "Breathless"), 37

Actress Lara Flynn Boyle (Starred in the tv series "Twin Peaks" and "The Practice"), 37

Actress Annabella Sciorra (Plays Tony Soprano's mistress on "The Sopranos"), 43

Talk Show Host Star Jones (Former Co Host on "The View"; She is also a lawyer), 45

Actress/Supermodel Kelly LeBrock (The Woman In Red; Weird Science), 47

Actress Donna Pescow (Played the role of "Annette" the girl who had the hots for John Travolta in the movie "Saturday Night Fever"; Also was the star of the tv show "Angie), 53

Actor Robert Carradine (Starred in "The Cowboys" with John Wayne  and "Revenge Of The Nerds"), 53

Comedian/Game Show Host Louie Anderson (Currently host of the game show "Family Feud"), 54

Singer Nick Lowe (Cruel To Be Kind), 58

Actor Steve McQueen (Starred in movies like "Bullitt" and "The Getaway" with actress Ali McGraw (Love Story), whom he later married), 1930 - 1980

Actor Norman Fell (Played Mr. Roper on "Three's Company" and later on the spin off "The Ropers"), 1924 - 1998

Famous Animator Joseph Barbera (was an American animator, cartoon artist, storyboard artist, director, producer, and co-founder, together with William Hanna, of Hanna-Barbera. The studio produced popular cartoons such as Tom and Jerry, The Huckleberry Hound Show, The Flintstones, The Jetsons, and Scooby-Doo, as well as the musical film Charlotte's Web.), 1911 - 2006

Silent Film Actor/Comedian Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle (Arbuckle is noted as one of the most popular actors of his era, but he is best remembered for a heavily publicized criminal prosecution that halted his screen career. Although he was acquitted by a jury with a written apology, the trial's scandal ruined the actor, who would not appear on screen again for another 10 years.), 1887 - 1933

Magician Harry Houdini (Was also an escapologist, stunt performer, as well as an investigator of spiritualists, and an amateur aviator.), 1874 - 1926

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Written By: star80 on 03/24/07 at 9:51 am

March 24, 2007 - Deaths


1882 - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, US poet (Song of Hiawatha), dies at 75

1953 - Mary, queen of Great-Britain/North-Ireland, dies at 85

1984 - Sam Jaffe, actor (Dr Zorba-Ben Casey), dies of cancer at 93

1990 - Rene Enriquez, actor (Hill St Blues), dies of pancreatic cancer at 56

1997 - Harold Melvin, musician "Harlod Melvin & The Blue Notes" had a hit with "If You Don't Know Me By Now" dies from a stroke at age 57

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Written By: nally on 03/24/07 at 9:26 pm



Comedian/Game Show Host Louie Anderson (Currently host of the game show "Family Feud"), 54


Uhm...I thought he stepped down as host in 2002 and was succeeded by actor Richard Karn.



March 24, 2007 - Birthdays



Musician Sharon Corr "The Corrs" (Plays the vioiin and is back up singer for the band; Had a hit with "Breathless"), 37

Actress Lara Flynn Boyle (Starred in the tv series "Twin Peaks" and "The Practice"), 37


...and in the world of sports, ex-major league baseball pitcher Wilson Alvarez (who pitched with such teams as the White Sox and Dodgers) is also 37 today.

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Written By: nally on 03/25/07 at 2:36 pm

March 25, 2007 - birthdays:

Modeling agency founder Eileen Ford is 85.
Former astronaut James Lovell is 79.
Movie reviewer Gene Shalit is 75.
Feminist activist and author Gloria Steinem is 73.
Singer Anita Bryant is 67.
Singer Aretha Franklin is 65.
Actor Paul Michael Glaser is 64.
Singer Elton John is 60.
Actress Bonnie Bedelia is 59.
Actress-comedian Mary Gross is 54.
Actor James McDaniel is 49.
Rock musician Steve Norman (Spandau Ballet) is 47.
Actress Brenda Strong is 47.
Actor-writer-director John Stockwell is 46.
Actress Marcia Cross is 45.
Actress Lisa Gay Hamilton is 43.
Actress Sarah Jessica Parker is 42.
Singer-musician Jeff Healey is 41.
Olympic bronze medal figure skater Debi Thomas is 40.
Actress Lark Voorhies (played 'Lisa Turtle' on "Saved By The Bell") is 33.
Singer Melanie Blatt (All Saints) is 32.
Auto racer Danica Patrick is 25. (wow!) :o
Singer Katharine McPhee (who participated on "American Idol") is 23.
Singer-actress Alyson Michalka (half of the 'Aly & AJ' teen pop duo) is 18.

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Written By: star80 on 03/25/07 at 2:56 pm

March 25, 2007 - Deaths



1992 - Nancy Walker, actress (Ida Morgenstern-Rhoda), dies of cancer at 69

2006 - Buck Owens, country music singer, was a regular on the country music variety show "Hee Haw" dies of a heart attack at 76

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: star80 on 03/25/07 at 3:28 pm


March 25, 2007 - birthdays:

Modeling agency founder Eileen Ford is 85.
Former astronaut James Lovell is 79.
Movie reviewer Gene Shalit is 75.
Feminist activist and author Gloria Steinem is 73.
Singer Anita Bryant is 67.
Singer Aretha Franklin is 65.
Actor Paul Michael Glaser is 64.
Singer Elton John is 60.
Actress Bonnie Bedelia is 59.......I put this one on a separate line, your post has her and Elton John on the same line, oh oh boo boo
Actress-comedian Mary Gross is 54.
Actor James McDaniel is 49.
Rock musician Steve Norman (Spandau Ballet) is 47.
Actress Brenda Strong is 47.
Actor-writer-director John Stockwell is 46.
Actress Marcia Cross is 45.
Actress Lisa Gay Hamilton is 43.
Actress Sarah Jessica Parker is 42.
Singer-musician Jeff Healey is 41.
Olympic bronze medal figure skater Debi Thomas is 40.
Actress Lark Voorhies (played 'Lisa Turtle' on "Saved By The Bell") is 33.
Singer Melanie Blatt (All Saints) is 32.
Auto racer Danica Patrick is 25. (wow!) :o
Singer Katharine McPhee (who participated on "American Idol") is 23.
Singer-actress Alyson Michalka (half of the 'Aly & AJ' teen pop duo) is 18.



By the way you forgot a couple of real important people here:

Country Music Singer/Songwriter & Film/TV Actor Hoyt Axton (Wrote songs for bands like Three Dog Night "Have You Ever Been To Spain?" and Steppenwolf "The Pusher; Also made several appearances on tv shows like "Bonanza" and "The Dukes Of Hazzard"), 1938 - 1999

TV Sports Journalist Howard Cosell (His abrasive personality and tendency to speak his mind, often in erudite terms unusual for a sportscaster, made him, according to one poll, both the most-liked and most-hated television reporter in the country.; Hosted Monday Night Football during the 1970s), 1918 - 1995

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Written By: nally on 03/25/07 at 3:32 pm



By the way you forgot a couple of real important people here:

Country Music Singer/Songwriter & Film/TV Actor Hoyt Axton (Wrote songs for bands like Three Dog Night "Have You Ever Been To Spain?" and Steppenwolf "The Pusher; Also made several appearances on tv shows like "Bonanza" and "The Dukes Of Hazzard"), 1938 - 1999

TV Sports Journalist Howard Cosell, 1918 - 1995


Ooh, I'm sorry about that. I was just looking at a list of people who are alive.

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Written By: Sister Morphine on 03/25/07 at 3:32 pm

;D  ;D  ;D  ;D

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Written By: whistledog on 03/25/07 at 3:44 pm


Singer Melanie Blatt (All Saints) is 32.
Singer Katharine McPhee (who participated on "American Idol") is 23.


Two of the hottest babes in music! 8)

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Written By: Sister Morphine on 03/25/07 at 4:44 pm

Carrie Underwood is waaaaay hotter than McPhee AND Carrie is a vegetarian.  Not that it adds to her hotness, but I admire that about her.  I was one for about 10 years, so I know how it goes.

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Written By: star80 on 03/26/07 at 7:17 am

March 26, 2007 - Birthdays



Actress Keira Knightley (Starred with Johnny Depp in "Pirates Of The Carribean"), 22

Country Singer Kenny Chesney (Had the hit "You Had Me At Hello"), 39

Actress Jennifer Grey (Costarred in the 1980s musical "Dirty Dancing" with Patrick Swayze), 47

Talk Show Host Leeza Gibbons (She is also one of the contestants on "Dancing With The Stars" this season), 50

Country Music Singer Charly McClain (Had hits in the 80s like "Who's Cheatin' Who?" and "Sleepin' With The Radio On"), 51

Singer Teddy Pendergrass (Had the 1970s hit "Close The Door" and also was in the band "Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes"), 57

Comedian Martin Short, 57

Country Music Singer Ronnie McDowell (Did Elvis Presley impressions), 57

Singer/Actress/Comedian Vicki Lawrence (Played the lead character in "Mamas Family"; Was on "The Carol Burnett Show" for years; Also had the hit single back in the 70s with "The Nights The Lights Went Out In Georgia"), 58

Rock Musician Steven Tyler (Lead Singer for the rock band "Aerosmith"; Had hits like "Walk This Way" and "Sweet Emotions"), 59

Singer/Actress Diana Ross (Was with Diana Ross & The Supremes for several years; Played in movies like "The Wiz" with Michael Jackson), 63

Journalist Bob Woodward, 64

Author Erica Jong, 65

Actor James Caan (Played in movies like "Brian's Song" and "Misery" with Kathy Bates), 67

Actor Alan Arkin (Starred in the tv show "Catch 22" and in the movie "The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming"), 73

Actor/Director Leonard Nimoy (Played Dr. Spock on "Star Trek"), 76

Retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, 77

R & B/Soul Singer Rufus Thomas "Do The Funky Chicken", 1917 - 2001

American Playwright Tennessee Williams (Produced movies like "Cat On A Hot Tin Roof" and "This Property Is Condemned"), 1911 - 1983

Famous Poet Robert Frost (Won 4 Pulitzer Prizes for his works), 1874 - 1963


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Written By: nally on 03/26/07 at 2:01 pm

Also actress Amy Smart, who is 31 today.

Actress Heather Goldenhersh, who currently stars in "The Class" as Lina Warbler, turns 34 today. She does sorta look a bit younger, though.

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Written By: Howard on 03/26/07 at 4:07 pm

Undertaker(Mark Callous)- 44

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Written By: star80 on 03/26/07 at 11:02 pm

March 26, 2007 - Deaths


Jan Barry of Jan & Dean ("Surf City") dies in 2004

Jon Jon Poulos of the Buckinghams ("Kind Of A Drag") dies of heart failure in 1980

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Written By: whistledog on 03/26/07 at 11:03 pm


Also actress Amy Smart, who is 30 today.


I like her.  She is very easy on the eyes 8)

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Written By: nally on 03/26/07 at 11:05 pm


I like her.  She is very easy on the eyes 8)

You got that right ;)

By the way, she turned 31; I don't know where I got 30 from

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Written By: nally on 03/27/07 at 10:43 am

March 27...birthdays

Former newspaper columnist Anthony Lewis is 80.
Dance company director Arthur Mitchell is 73.
Actor Julian Glover is 72.
Actor Jerry Lacy is 71.
Actor Austin Pendleton is 67.
Actor Michael York is 65.
Rock musician Tony Banks (Genesis) is 57.
Actress Maria Schneider is 55.
Rock musician Andrew Farriss (INXS) is 48.
Movie director Quentin Tarantino is 44.
TV personality Xuxa is 44.
Rock musician Derrick McKenzie (Jamiroquai) is 43.
Actress Talisa Soto is 40.
Actress Pauley Perrette is 38.
Singer Mariah Carey is 37. (Although some sources think she's 38. I wonder which one's correct??)
Rock musician Brendan Hill (Blues Traveler) is 37.
Actress Elizabeth Mitchell is 37.
Hip-hop singer Stacy "Fergie" Ferguson (Black Eyed Peas) is 32.
Actress Emily Ann Lloyd is 24.
Actress Brenda Song (best known for playing 'London Tipton' in the Disney channel sitcom "Suite Life of Zack & Cody") is 19.
Actress Taylor Atelian is 12.

There are probably some additional ones, including people who are no longer with us. I'll leave that to someone else.

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Written By: nally on 03/28/07 at 4:58 pm

March 28 - birthdays

Former White House national security adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski is 79.
Country musician Charlie McCoy is 66.
Movie director Mike Newell is 65.
Actress Conchata Ferrell is 64.
Actor Ken Howard is 63.
Actress Dianne Wiest is 59.
Country singer Reba McEntire is 52.
Actress Tracey Needham is 40.
Actor Max Perlich is 39.
Country singer Rodney Atkins is 38.
Actor Vince Vaughn is 37.
Rapper Mr. Cheeks (Lost Boyz) is 36.
Actor Ken L. is 34.
Actress Julia Stiles is 26.

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Written By: nally on 03/28/07 at 4:59 pm

March 28 - deaths

1953: athlete Jim Thorpe died in Lomita, California. Age unknown.

1969: Dwight Eisenhower, the 34th President of the U.S. (1953-1961), dies at age 78

1987: Maria von Trapp, whose life story inspired the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical "The Sound of Music," died in Morrisville, Vt., at age 82.

2006: Former Defense Secretary Caspar W. Weinberger dies at age 88

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Written By: nally on 03/29/07 at 1:36 pm

March 29 - birthdays (subject to addenda)

Political commentator John McLaughlin is 80.
Author Judith Guest is 71.
Former British Prime Minister John Major is 64.
Comedian Eric Idle is 64.
Composer Vangelis is 64.
Rock singer Bobby Kimball (Toto) is 60.
Actor Christopher Lawford is 52.
Olympic gymnast Kurt Thomas is 51.
Actor Christopher Lambert is 50.
Rock singer Perry Farrell (Porno for Pyros; Jane's Addiction) is 48.
Comedian-actress Amy Sedaris is 46. (She's made frequent guest appearances on David Letterman's "Late Show.") 8)
Model Elle Macpherson is 44.
Rock singer-musician John Popper (Blues Traveler) is 40.
Actress Lucy Lawless is 39.
Country singer Regina Leigh (Regina Regina) is 39.
Country singer Brady Seals is 38.
Tennis player Jennifer Capriati is 31.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/31/07 at 10:45 am

March 31, 1934 - Shirley Jones, American singer and actress

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Written By: nally on 03/31/07 at 2:25 pm

March 31, 1935: Herb Alpert, American musician and bandleader.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/31/07 at 2:38 pm

March 31, 1934 - Richard Chamberlain, American actor

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Written By: Howard on 03/31/07 at 2:52 pm


March 31, 1935: Herb Alpert, American musician and bandleader.


And at 72 He still continues to make good music.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/31/07 at 3:12 pm

March 31, 1943 - Christopher Walken, American actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: nally on 03/31/07 at 10:59 pm

March 31st is also the birthday of rock musician Angus Young, a member of AC/DC...but there seems to be a dispute on his age, as I've seen various sources give a couple different years for his birth.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/01/07 at 11:07 am

Today (April 1st) is the American actress Ali MacGraw's birthday

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Written By: Sister Morphine on 04/01/07 at 11:41 am

A-pril 1

Bijou Phillips (27)
Method Man (36)
Jane Adams (42)
Barry Sonnenfeld (54)
Debbie Reynolds (75)

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Written By: nally on 04/01/07 at 3:24 pm


Today (April 1st) is the American actress Ali MacGraw's birthday

Aha!! That must be the A-p-r-i-l fools joke for this year!

What is she, 60 now?

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Written By: Sister Morphine on 04/02/07 at 2:02 am

Celebrity Birthdays April 2nd:

    * Hans Christian Andersen
    * Dana Carvey
    * Buddy Ebsen, 1908 (actor/dancer)  Best known for his TV role as Jed Clampett on The Beverly Hillbillies.He died July 6, 2003.
    * Marvin Gaye
    * Sir Alec Guinness
    * Emmylou Harris
    * Reggie Smith
    * Jack Webb


Died today:


1872 - Samuel F. B. Morse, American painter and inventor of the telegraph (b. 1791)
1922 - Hermann Rorschach, Swiss psychologist (b. 1884)
1987 - Buddy Rich, American drummer (b. 1917)
2003 - Edwin Starr, American singer (b. 1942)
2005 - Pope John Paul II, Polish Pope (b. 1920)

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Written By: CatwomanofV on 04/02/07 at 12:02 pm

Today is Dr. Demento's birthday.



Cat

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: nally on 04/02/07 at 1:51 pm

* Hans Christian Andersen - he died a mighty long time ago.
* Marvin Gaye - he died in 1984, on his 45th birthday. :\'(
* Sir Alec Guinness - he died on August 7, 2000, at the age of 86.

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Written By: nally on 04/02/07 at 1:55 pm

Today's birthdays (of living people):

Actor Dabbs Greer is 90.
Actress Rita Gam is 79.
Actress Sharon Acker is 72.
Singer Leon Russell is 65.
Jazz musician Larry Coryell is 64.
Actress Linda Hunt is 62.
Singer Emmylou Harris is 60.
Actress Pamela Reed is 58.
Rock musician Dave Robinson (The Cars) is 54.
Country singer Buddy Jewell is 46.
Actor Christopher Meloni is 46.
Singer Keren Woodward (Bananarama) is 46.
Country singer Billy Dean is 45.
Actress Jana Marie Hupp is 43.
Rock musician Greg Camp (Smash Mouth) is 40.
Rock musician Tony Fredianelli (Third Eye Blind) is 38.
Actress Roselyn Sanchez is 34. 8)
Country singer Jill King is 32.
Actor Adam Rodriguez is 32.
Actor Jeremy Garrett is 31.
Rock musician Jesse Carmichael (Maroon 5) is 28.
Actress Bethany Joy Lenz is 26.
Actor Jesse Plemons is 19.

And btw, Dana Carvey's birthday isn't until June 2nd.

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Written By: nally on 04/03/07 at 10:21 am

Birthdays for April 3rd:

Actress-singer Doris Day is 83.
Actress Miyoshi Umeki is 78.
Former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl is 77.
Jazz musician Jimmy McGriff is 71.
Actor William Gaunt is 70.
Actor Eric Braeden is 66.
Actress Marsha Mason is 65.
Singer Wayne Newton is 65.
Singer Billy Joe Royal is 65.
Singer Tony Orlando is 63.
Comedy writer Pat Proft is 60.
Singer Richard Thompson is 58.
Country musician Curtis Stone (Highway 101) is 57.
Rock musician Mick Mars (Motley Crue) is 51.
Actor Alec Baldwin is 49.
Actor David Hyde Pierce is 48. (Played 'Niles Crane' on the TV series Frasier, 1993-2004.)
Comedian-actor Eddie Murphy is 46.
Rock singer-musician Mike Ness (Social Distortion) is 45.
Rock singer Sebastian Bach (Skidrow) is 39.
Rock musician James MacDonough is 37.
Actress Jennie Garth is 35.
Comedian Aries Spears is 32.
Actress Cobie Smulders is 25.
Actress Amanda Bynes is 21.


Deceased people with birthdays today:

Marlon Brando (actor), 1924-2004.
Ray Combs (former TV personality, hosted "Family Feud" from 1988-93), 1956-1996.
Tim Crews (pro athlete, pitched for baseball's L.A. Dodgers from 1987-1992), 1961-1993.

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Written By: nally on 04/04/07 at 4:28 pm

People celebrating birthdays on April 4th:
Author-poet Maya Angelou is 79.
Sen. Richard Lugar (Republican-Indiana) is 75.
Recording executive Clive Davis is 75.
Bandleader Hugh Masekela is 68.
Author Kitty Kelley is 65.
Actor Craig T. Nelson is 63. (Wow! that means he was born on 4/4/44!)
Actor Walter Charles is 62.
Actress Caroline McWilliams is 62.
Actress Christine Lahti is 57.
Country singer Steve Gatlin (The Gatlin Brothers) is 56.
Writer-producer David E. Kelley is 51.
Actor Phil Morris is 48.
Actress Lorraine Toussaint is 47.
Actor Hugo Weaving is 47.
Rock musician Craig Adams (The Cult) is 45.
Actor David Cross is 43.
Actor Robert Downey Jr. is 42.
Actress Nancy McKeon is 41.
Actor Barry Pepper is 37.
Country singer Clay Davidson is 36.
Singer Jill Scott is 35.
Rock musician Magnus Sveningsson (The Cardigans) is 35.
Magician David Blaine is 34.
Singer Kelly Price is 34.
Rhythm-and-blues singer Andre Dalyrimple (Soul For Real) is 33.
Actor James Roday is 31.
Actor Heath Ledger is 28.
Actress Natasha Lyonne is 28.
Actress Jamie Lynn Spears is 16.

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Written By: nally on 04/04/07 at 4:29 pm

Perhaps the most famous death for today is that of Martin Luther King Jr, who was shot to death 39 years ago today, at the age of 39. :\'(

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: danootaandme on 04/04/07 at 4:34 pm


Perhaps the most famous death for today is that of Martin Luther King Jr, who was shot to death 39 years ago today, at the age of 39. :\'(


You beat me to the punch. 

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Written By: star80 on 04/05/07 at 9:59 am

April 5, 2007 - Birthdays



Pop Singer Paula Cole (Had the 1997 hit "Where Have All The Cowboys Gone?"), 39

Actor Max Gail (Best known for his role as Detective Stan Wojo on the tv series "Barney Miller"), 64

Actor Michael Moriarty (Plays Benjamin Stone on the tv show "Law & Order"), 66

Former Secretary Of State Colin Powell (Served under President George Bush from 2001 - 2005), 70

TV Writer/Author Arthur Hailey (Wrote the tv shows Hotel and Airport), 1920 - 2004

Actor Gregory Peck (To Kill A Mockingbird; Cape Fear (the original version)), 1916 - 2003

Actress Bette Davis (Whatever Happened To Baby Jane?; Hush Hush Sweet Charlotte), 1908 - 1989

Actor Spencer Tracy (Guess Who's Coming To Dinner; It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World), 1900 - 1967

Former African American Leader Booker T. Washington (Was also an Author and Educator), 1856 - 1915

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Written By: star80 on 04/05/07 at 10:07 am

April 5, 2007 - Deaths



1964 - Douglas MacArthur, US general (Pacific theater-WW II), dies at 84

1976 - Howard Hughes, reclusive billionaire, dies at 72

1977 - John Marriott,actor (Dog Day Afternoon), dies at 83

1992 - Sam Walton, Billionaire CEO (Wal-Mart), dies of cancer at 74

2005 - Debralee Scott, actress, (Mary Hartman; Welcome Back Kotter), dies at 52

2006 - Gene Pitney, singer/songwriter dies at 65 from natural causes.




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Written By: danootaandme on 04/05/07 at 3:40 pm

Darrell Stingley

On August 12, 1978 the New England Patriots receiver known for acrobatic catches was hit by, Jack Tatum, the Oakland cornerback who titled his autobiography "They Call Me Assassin".  He crashed into Stingley's helmet, severing two vertebrae leaving him a quadriplegic.
Jack Tatum had been described as Black Death, a marginally clean player who collected many bounties for the injuries he inflicted on opponents. Darrell Stingly was a fast receiver from Purdue who had a good career with the Patriots. Stingley caught a pass, and was immediately hit in the neck by Tatum, who still maintains that Stingley's resulting quadraplegic paralysis was unintentional. Doubtful.

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Written By: star80 on 04/06/07 at 12:34 pm

April 6, 2007 - Birthdays



Actress Ari Meyers (Played Emma on the 1984 tv series "Kate & Allie"), 38

Actress/Producer Marilu Henner (Taxi; Man On The Moon), 55

Movie Director Barry Levinson (Produced films like "Rain Man" and "And Justice For All"; Is also a screenwriter and actor), 65

Actor Roy Thinnes (The Invaders; General Hospital; One Life To Live), 69

Actor Billy Dee Williams (Lady Sings The Blues; Brian's Song), 70

Country Music Singer/Songwriter/Guitarist Merle Haggard (Had the 1969 hit "Okie From Muskogee"), 70

African American Actor/Director Ivan Dixon (Hogan's Heroes), 76

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Written By: star80 on 04/06/07 at 12:36 pm

April 6, 2007 - Deaths


1968 - Bobby Hutton, US Black Panther leader, shot to death

1971 - Igor F Strawinsky, Russ composer (Le Sacre du Printemps), dies at 88

1981 - Bob "The Bear" Hite, singer (Canned Heat-Goin' up the Country), dies

1996 - Greer Garson, actress (Goodbye Mr Chips), dies at 92

1997 - Jack Kent Cooke, NFL owner (Wash Redskins), dies at 84

1998 - Tammy Wynette, country music singer, dies at 55

2003 - David Bloom, tv journalist (The Today Show) dies at 40 from pulmonary disease

2005 - Prince Ranier III of Monaco, was married to actress Grace kelly,  dies at 81

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Written By: danootaandme on 04/06/07 at 2:27 pm



1199 Richard I the Lion-hearted, King of England (1189-99), dies at 41

1348 Petrarch's Laura dies of plague

1528 Albrecht Dürer German painter/graphic artist, dies in Nürnberg Germany at 56 s

1992 Isaac Asimov science fiction writer (I Robot), dies from kidney failure at 72

1996 Greer Garson actress (Goodbye Mr Chips), dies at 92

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Written By: nally on 04/06/07 at 2:58 pm


April 6, 2007 - Birthdays



Actress Ari Meyers (Played Emma on the 1984 tv series "Kate & Allie"), 38

Actress/Producer Marilu Henner (Taxi; Man On The Moon), 55

Movie Director Barry Levinson (Produced films like "Rain Man" and "And Justice For All"; Is also a screenwriter and actor), 65

Actor Roy Thinnes (The Invaders; General Hospital; One Life To Live), 69

Actor Billy Dee Williams (Lady Sings The Blues; Brian's Song), 70

Country Music Singer/Songwriter/Guitarist Merle Haggard (Had the 1969 hit "Okie From Muskogee"), 70

African American Actor/Director Ivan Dixon (Hogan's Heroes), 76



There is at least one missing...

Actress Candace Cameron Bure (starred in the tv sitcom "Full House" as 'DJ Tanner', 1987-95), 31

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Written By: star80 on 04/08/07 at 12:46 am

April 7, 2007 - Birthdays



Actor/Musician Russell Crowe (The Gladiator; A Beautiful Mind), 43

Actor/Chinese Martials Arts Expert Jackie Chan (Rush Hour; Shanghai Noon), 53

Musician Janis Ian (Had hits with Society's Child and the 1975 hit  "At Seventeen"), 56

Singer John Oates "Hall & Oates" (Had hits like "Rich Girl" and "Kiss On My List"), 58

Movie Director Francis Ford Coppola (Directed movies like "The Outsiders" and "Apocalypse Now"), 68

Attorney General (CA) Jerry Brown (was also the former governor and mayor for CA; Was once involved with singer Linda Rondstadt), 69

Country Music Singer/Songwriter  Bobby Bare (Had the hit "500 Miles Away From Home"), 72

Actor James Garner (Maverick; The Rockford Files), 79

Jazz Singer Billie Holiday (Lover Man; The movie "Lady Sings The Blues" which starred Diana Ross and Billy Dee Williams was based on her life), 1915 - 1959

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Written By: star80 on 04/08/07 at 12:51 am

April 7, 2007 - Deaths


1947 - Henry Ford, Founder of the Ford Motor Company, dies at 83



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Written By: star80 on 04/08/07 at 1:46 am

April 8, 2007 - Birthdays



Actress Patricia Arquette (Plays Psychic Allison DuBois on "Medium"; Beyond Rangoon; Was married to Nicolas Cage and is a sister to actress Roseanne and actor David Arquette), 39

Actress Robin Wright-Penn (Forest Gump; Santa Barbara (Soap); Is married to actor Sean Penn), 41

Singer/Songwriter Julian Lennon (Son of the late Beatle John Lennon; Had the hit "Much Too Late For Goodbyes"), 44

Actor/Country Singer John Schneider (Played Bo Duke on "The Dukes Of Hazzard"), 47

Singer Peggy Lennon (The Lennon Sisters were often seen on "The Lawrence Welk Show"; They had a hit with "Sad Movies (Make Me Cry)"), 66

Singer J.J. Jackson (Had the 1970s hit "It's Alright"), 1941 - 2004

Former 1st Lady Betty Ford (Widow of the late US President Gerald Ford; Founded "The Betty Ford Clinic" for substance abuse and addiction), 89



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Written By: star80 on 04/08/07 at 1:51 am

April 8, 2007 - Deaths



1977 - Frank Milan, actor (Witness), dies at 71

1990 - Ryan White, hemophiliac aids sufferer, dies at 18

1994 - Frank Wells, president (Disney), dies in helicopter crash

1994 - Kurt Donald Cobain, musician (Nirvana), found dead at age 27 due to a self inflicted gun shot wound: It is stated that he actually had been dead for thrree days when he was found, so the official date of death is April 5, 1994

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Written By: danootaandme on 04/08/07 at 6:29 am


1921 Betty Ford 1st lady (1975-76)/namesake for Betty Ford Clinic

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Written By: danootaandme on 04/08/07 at 6:33 am

1976 Phil Ochs, protest /folk singer dies at 35

1993 Marian Anderson US contralto (My Lord, What a Morning), dies at 96

1996 Ben Johnson cowboy actor (Tex, Dillinger), dies of heart attack at 77

1997 Laura Nyro singer, dies of ovarian cancer at 49

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Written By: nally on 04/08/07 at 8:50 pm


Singer J.J. Jackson (Had the 1970s hit "It's Alright"), 1941 - 2004


It was called "But It's Alright" and it was from the 60's. Furthermore, he's not dead. The former VJ with the same name as him is, however.

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Written By: nally on 04/08/07 at 8:54 pm

A complete list of living celebs with birthdays on April 8:

Former first lady Betty Ford is 89.
Comedian Shecky Greene is 81.
Investigative reporter Seymour Hersh is 70.
Basketball Hall-of-Famer John Havlicek is 67.
"Mouseketeer" Darlene Gillespie is 66.
Singer J.J. Jackson is 66. (Not to be confused with the same-named former VJ, who died a few years back.)
Singer Peggy Lennon (The Lennon Sisters) is 66.
Songwriter-producer Leon Huff is 65.
Actor Hywel Bennett is 63.
Actor Stuart Pankin is 61.
Rock musician Steve Howe (Yes) is 60. (Not to be confused with the same-named former baseball pitcher, who died last year at age 48.)
Movie director John Madden ("Shakespeare in Love") is 58.
Rock musician Mel Schacher (Grand Funk Railroad) is 56.
Baseball Hall-of-Famer Gary Carter is 53.
Actor John Schneider is 47.
Rock musician Izzy Stradlin is 45. (Formerly of Guns-N-Roses.)
Singer Julian Lennon is 44.
Rock singer-musician Donita Sparks (L7) is 44.
Rapper Biz Markie is 43.
Actress Robin Wright Penn is 41.
Actress Patricia Arquette is 39.
Rock singer Craig Honeycutt (Everything) is 37. (His band, Everything, was known for their 1998 hit "Hooch.")
Rock musician Darren Jessee is 36. (Former drummer for Ben Folds Five.)
Actress Katee Sackhoff is 27.
Actor Taylor Kitsch is 26.
Actor Taran Noah Smith is 23.
Actress Kirsten Storms is 23.

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Written By: danootaandme on 04/12/07 at 4:01 pm

Today

Kurt Vonnegut November 11, 1922 - April 12, 2007     :\'(

http://repos-fs.matrix.msu.edu/cls/a0/a0/cls-a0a0r9-a.jpg

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Written By: nally on 04/12/07 at 10:11 pm

Among the people with birthdays today (April 12)...

Talk show host David Letterman (CBS's "Late Show") is 60.
Rock singer Art Alexakis (Everclear) is 45.
Folk singer Amy Ray (Indigo Girls) is 43 (I think).


I know there's more; this is all I can think of right now.

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Written By: PlumGardens on 04/13/07 at 4:42 am

Hi Everybody

It doesn't look like GypsyRoad has posted much lately and that is because she is very ill, so I am going to post the birthdays through today.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/13/07 at 4:51 am


Hi Everybody

It doesn't look like GypsyRoad has posted much lately and that is because she is very ill, so I am going to post the birthdays through today.
I wish GR well.

Born on April 13, 1937 - Edward Fox, English actor

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Written By: PlumGardens on 04/13/07 at 9:45 am

April 9th, 2007


Actress Keisha Knight Pulliam (The Cosby Show), 28
Actress Cynthia Nixon (Sex And The City), 41
Actor Dennis Quaid (D.O.A.; Break Away; Was married to actress Meg Ryan), 53
Country Singer Hal Ketchum (Past The Point Of Rescue), 54
Actress Michael Learned (The Waltons), 68
Playboy Founder Hugh Hefner, 68

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Written By: PlumGardens on 04/13/07 at 9:53 am

April 10th, 2007


Actor Haley Joel Osment (The Sixth Sense), 19
Pop Singer/Actress Mandy Moore (So Real; I Wanna Be With You), 23
Actor/Comedian Orlando Jones (Original cast member of MAD TV), 39
Actor Peter MacNicol (Ally McBeal), 53
Actor Steven Seagal (Also has 7th-Dan Black Belt in Aikido), 55
Sportscaster Don Meredith (Also did Lipton Tea commercials), 69
Actor Steven Seagal (Lawrence Of Arabia; Dr. Zhivago), 75
Actor Max Von Sydow (The Greatest Story Ever Told), 78
Actor Chuck Connors (1960s tv westerns like Branded and The Rifleman), 1921 - 1992
Actor Harry Morgan (M*A*S*H*; Dragnet), 92

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Written By: PlumGardens on 04/13/07 at 9:56 am

April 11th, 2007


Singer Joss Stone, 20
Singer Lisa Stansfield (Around The World - 90s hit), 41
Actress Louise Lasser (Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman), 68
Actor Joel Grey (Cabaret with Liza Minelli), 75
Fashion Designer Oleg Cassini, 94

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Written By: PlumGardens on 04/13/07 at 10:01 am

April 12th, 2007


Actor Ricky Schroeder (Silver Spoons; Return To Lonesome Dove), 37
Country/Pop Singer Vince Gill (married to pop singer Amy Grant; Was once a member of the group Pure Prairie League), 50
R & B/Soul Singer Peabo Bryson (Beauty & The Beast with Celine Dion), 56
Soul/Gospel Singer Al Green (Also a reverend; Let's Stay Together), 61
Actor Tony Dow (Played Wally on Leave It To Beaver), 62
Actor Lyle Waggoner (Wonder Woman; The Carol Burnett Show), 72
Actor Don Adams (Get Smart; Love Boat), 1923 - 2005
Notorious Bank And Train Robber Butch Cassidy (along with sidekick "The Sundance Kid"), 1866 - 1908
American Merchant F.W. Woolworth (Founder of the FW Woolworth chain of stores), 1852 - 1919
Former US President Thomas Jefferson (Was the 3rd US President and the principle author of The Declaration Of Independence), 1743 - 1826

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Written By: PlumGardens on 04/13/07 at 10:06 am

April 13th, 2007


Actress Claire Danes (My So Called Life), 28
Actress Shannen Doherty (Beverly Hills 90210), 36
Actor Andy Garcia (The Godfather Part III), 51
Actor/Singer David Cassidy (Keith Partridge on the 1970s tv series "The Partridge Family"), 57
Author Tom Clancy (The Hunt For Red October; Patriot Games), 60
Late Night Talk Show Host David Letterman, 60
Jazz Pianist/Composer Herbie Hancock (Cantaloupe Island; Watermelon Man), 67
Singer Tiny Tim (Tiptoe Through The Tulips), 1932 - 1996

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Written By: nally on 04/14/07 at 6:59 pm


April 13th, 2007


Actress Claire Danes (My So Called Life), 28
Actress Shannen Doherty (Beverly Hills 90210), 36
Country/Pop Singer Vince Gill (married to pop singer Amy Grant; Was once a member of the group Pure Prairie League), 50
Actor Andy Garcia (The Godfather Part III), 51
Actor/Singer David Cassidy (Keith Partridge on the 1970s tv series "The Partridge Family"), 57
Author Tom Clancy (The Hunt For Red October; Patriot Games), 60
Late Night Talk Show Host David Letterman, 60
Jazz Pianist/Composer Herbie Hancock (Cantaloupe Island; Watermelon Man), 67


Another person who had a birthday yesterday was actor Paul Sorvino, 68.

And by the way, Vince Gill's bday was the 12th.

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Written By: nally on 04/14/07 at 7:02 pm

April 14, 2007:

Country singer Loretta Lynn is 72.
Former baseball player Pete Rose is 66. (He spent most of his career with the Cincinnati Reds and was barred from baseball in '89 after he was caught betting on the sport.)
Rocker Ritchie Blackmore is 62.
Actor John Shea is 58.
Actor Brad Garrett is 47.
Actor Robert Carlyle is 46.
Rock singer-musician John Bell (Widespread Panic) is 45.
Rock musician Barrett Martin is 40.
Actor Anthony Michael Hall is 39.
Actor Adrien Brody is 34.
Classical singer David Miller is 34.
Rapper DaBrat is 33.
Actress Sarah Michelle Gellar is 30.
Actress Abigail Breslin is 11.

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: PlumGardens on 04/15/07 at 6:31 pm


Another person who had a birthday yesterday was actor Paul Sorvino, 68.

And by the way, Vince Gill's bday was the 12th.



there, there, there Nally I made the corrections that you spoke of; Are you happy; Sorry I posted the birthdays for GypsyRoad, but I told you she was very ill and hasn't been here much, so I might not be as good at it or you're the board detective one or the other, but thanks anyway and like I said I did make the corrections

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Written By: whistledog on 04/15/07 at 7:32 pm



there, there, there Nally I made the corrections that you spoke of; Are you happy; Sorry I posted the birthdays for GypsyRoad, but I told you she was very ill and hasn't been here much, so I might not be as good at it or you're the board detective one or the other, but thanks anyway and like I said I did make the corrections


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Written By: nally on 04/15/07 at 8:21 pm


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I like that picture of Mr. Balding Belding, whatever his name is ;D

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Written By: nally on 04/15/07 at 8:22 pm

April 15 - deaths:

1865: Abraham Lincoln, 16th U.S. President (age 56)

1980: Jean-Paul Sartre, existentialist philosopher (age 74)

1990: actress Greta Garbo (age 84)

1998: Pol Pot, the notorious leader of the Khmer Rouge (age 73)

2001: Joey Ramone, lead vocalist of punk rock band The Ramones (age 49)

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Written By: whistledog on 04/15/07 at 9:18 pm


I like that picture of Mr. Balding Belding, whatever his name is ;D


That was his popular catch phrase.  I felt it was fitting to the thread ;D

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Written By: nally on 04/16/07 at 11:28 am

Birthdays for April 16, 2007:

Pope Benedict XVI is 80.
Actor Peter Mark Richman is 80.
Actress-singer Edie Adams is 78.
Singer Bobby Vinton is 72.
Denmark's Queen Margret II is 67.
Basketball Hall-of-Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is 60.
Singer Gerry Rafferty is 60.
Actress Ellen Barkin is 53.
Singer Jimmy Osmond is 44.
Rock singer David Pirner (Soul Asylum) is 43.
Actor-comedian Martin Lawrence is 42.
Actor Jon Cryer is 42.
Rock musician Dan Rieser is 41.
Actor Peter Billingsley is 36.
Actor Lukas Haas is 31.

Dead celebs with birthdays today:
Dusty Springfield, British 1960s pop singer (April 16, 1939-March 2, 1999).
Selena, "tejano" singer (April 16, 1971-March 31, 1995). :\'(

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Written By: nally on 04/16/07 at 4:09 pm

Famous deaths for April 16th include:

Robert Urich (actor), who died of cancer on this date in 2002. :\'( He was 55 at the time.

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Written By: Howard on 04/16/07 at 4:16 pm


Famous deaths for April 16th include:

Robert Urich (actor), who died of cancer on this date in 2002. :\'( He was 55 at the time.


Yeah,I remember when he died.It's sad. :(

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Written By: nally on 04/16/07 at 4:20 pm


Yeah,I remember when he died.It's sad. :(

I remember it too. Especially since it happened locally (to me). The place where he died was in Thousand Oaks, California, which is somewhere between where I go to school and where I live.

Man, if he were still alive, he would have been 60 last December. :\'(

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Written By: nally on 04/17/07 at 11:13 am

April 17, 2007:

Rock promoter Don Kirshner is 73.
Composer-musician Jan Hammer (pronounced yahn HAH'-mur) is 59.
Actress Olivia Hussey is 56.
Rock singer-musician Pete Shelley (Buzzcocks) is 52.
Actor Sean Bean is 48.
Rock singer Maynard James Keenan (Tool) is 43.
Actress Lela Rochon is 43.
Actor William Mapother is 42.
Actress Kimberly Elise is 40.
Singer Liz Phair is 40.
Rapper-actor Redman is 37.
Actress Jennifer Garner is 35.
Country musician Craig Anderson (Heartland) is 34.
Singer Victoria Adams Beckham is 33. (formerly "Posh Spice" of the Spice Girls)
Actress-singer Lindsay Korman is 29.
Actor Paulie Litt is 12.
Actress Dee Dee Davis is 11.

People born on this date who are now deceased:
William "Bill" Holden, actor (1918-1981).

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: nally on 04/17/07 at 2:25 pm

Deaths for April 17 include:

Linda McCartney, Sir Paul's first wife, at age 56 (in 1998)

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: nally on 04/18/07 at 2:13 pm

4/18/07:

Actress Barbara Hale is 86.
Actress Hayley Mills is 61.
Actor James Woods is 60.
Country musician Jim Scholten (Sawyer Brown) is 55.
Actor Rick Moranis is 54.
Actor Eric Roberts is 51.
Actress Jane Leeves is 46. (Played 'Daphne Moon' on "Frasier", 1993-2004.)
Talk show host Conan O'Brien is 44.
Actor Eric McCormack is 44.
Actress Maria Bello is 40.
Actress Melissa Joan Hart is 31. (Played the title character on "Sabrina The Teenage Witch", even though she was past her teens when the show premiered!)
Actor Sean Maguire is 31.
Actress America Ferrera is 23. (Plays the title character of ABC's "Ugly Betty".)
Actress Alia Shawkat is 18.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/19/07 at 1:40 pm

Today is Ruby Wax's birthday

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: nally on 04/19/07 at 2:31 pm

4/19/07:

Actor Hugh O'Brian is 82.
Actress Elinor Donahue is 70.
Actor Tim Curry is 61.
Pop singer Mark "Flo" Volman (The Turtles; Flo and Eddie) is 60.
Tennis player Sue Barker is 51.
Recording executive Suge Knight is 42.
Singer-songwriter Dar Williams is 40.
Actress Ashley Judd is 39.
Singer Bekka Bramlett is 39.
Latin pop singer Luis Miguel is 37.
Actor James Franco is 29.
Actress Kate Hudson is 28.
Actor Hayden Christensen is 26.
Actress Catalina Sandino Moreno is 26.
Actor Courtland Mead is 20.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/20/07 at 2:00 am

Today is Ryan O'Neal's birthday

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: star80 on 04/21/07 at 8:38 am

April 21, 2007 - Birthdays



Actress Andie Macdowell (Films Include:  Four Weddings And A Funeral and St. Elmo's Fire; Also does commercial for Loreal Hair Color Products), 49

Actor James Morrison (Plays the role of Bill Buchanan on "24"; Also starred in Sapce Above & Beyond), 53

Actor/Talk Show Host Tony Danza (She's The Boss and Taxi), 56

Singer/Songwriter (Had 1970s and 80s hits like "I Go Crazy" and "Cool Night"), 59

Rock Singer/Songwriter Iggy Pop (Although he has had only limited commercial success, Iggy Pop is considered one of the most important innovators of punk rock and related styles. He is sometimes referred to by the nicknames "the Godfather of Punk" (A title he often shares with Lou Reed), 60

Actor/Cable Talk Show Host  Charles Grodin, 72

Actress Elaine May (Also a Comedian and Movie Writer, wrote movies like "tootsie" and "The Birdcage"), 75

British Queen Of England "Queen Elizabeth  II" (Queen of sixteen sovereign states), 81

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Written By: danootaandme on 04/21/07 at 9:11 am

Deaths which occurred on April 21:

1910 Mark Twain author(Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn), dies in Redding CT at 74

1918 "Red Baron" shot down in WWI at 25

1977 Gummo Marx US comic (Marx Brothers), dies at 84

1978 Sandy Denny country singer, dies at 37

1989 James Kirkwood actor/writer (Devil's Holiday), dies at 64

1990 Erté art deco stylist, dies at 97

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/21/07 at 1:37 pm

Death: April 21, 1946 - John Maynard Keynes, English economist (b. 1883)

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: nally on 04/21/07 at 4:03 pm


April 21, 2007 - Birthdays



Actress Andie Macdowell (Films Include:  Four Weddings And A Funeral and St. Elmo's Fire; Also does commercial for Loreal Hair Color Products), 49

Actor James Morrison (Plays the role of Bill Buchanan on "24"; Also starred in Sapce Above & Beyond), 53

Actor/Talk Show Host Tony Danza (She's The Boss and Taxi), 56

Singer/Songwriter (Had 1970s and 80s hits like "I Go Crazy" and "Cool Night"), 59

Rock Singer/Songwriter Iggy Pop (Although he has had only limited commercial success, Iggy Pop is considered one of the most important innovators of punk rock and related styles. He is sometimes referred to by the nicknames "the Godfather of Punk" (A title he often shares with Lou Reed), 60

Actor/Cable Talk Show Host  Charles Grodin, 72

Actress Elaine May (Also a Comedian and Movie Writer, wrote movies like "tootsie" and "The Birdcage"), 75

British Queen Of England "Queen Elizabeth  II" (Queen of sixteen sovereign states), 81




Also...

Robert Smith (lead singer of British rock band The Cure), 48

John Cameron Mitchell (actor), 44

Michael Franti (member of the rap group Spearhead), 41

Nicole Sullivan (comedian), 37


And in the world of sports....
Jesse Orosco (former baseball pitcher who was with a number of teams, including two stints with the Dodgers in 1988 and 2003), 50

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Written By: danootaandme on 04/23/07 at 4:15 pm

  Born  1564 William Shakespeare Stratford-on-Avon England, bard (Hamlet, MacBeth, Julius Cæsar)

  Died  1616 William Shakespeare English author (Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet), dies on his 52nd birthday

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Written By: nally on 04/23/07 at 4:50 pm

^ O.m.g....that's right!

April 23rd is also the birthday of:
Actress-turned-diplomat Shirley Temple Black is 79.
Actor Alan Oppenheimer is 77.
Actor David Birney is 68.
Actor Lee Majors is 68.
Irish nationalist Bernadette Devlin McAliskey is 60.
Actress Blair Brown is 59.
Writer-director Paul Brickman is 58.
Actress Joyce DeWitt is 58.
Actor James Russo is 54.
Filmmaker-author Michael Moore is 53.
Actress Judy Davis is 52.
Actress Jan Hooks is 50.
Actress Valerie Bertinelli is 47.
Actor Craig Sheffer is 47.
Actor George Lopez is 46.
Rock musician Gen is 43.
U.S. Olympic gold medal skier Donna Weinbrecht is 42.
Actress Melina Kanakaredes is 40.
Rock musician Stan Frazier (Sugar Ray) is 39.
Country musician Tim Womack (Sons of the Desert) is 39.
Actor Scott Bairstow is 37.
Actor Barry Watson is 33.
Actress Jame King is 28.
Actress Rachel Skarsten is 22.
Actor Matthew Underwood is 17.
Actor Camryn Walling is 17.

James Buchanan, the 15th President of the U.S., was also born on this date (1791); he lived to be 77.

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Written By: nally on 04/25/07 at 2:07 pm

For yesterday (April 24):

Film and drama critic Stanley Kauffmann is 91.
Movie director-producer Richard Donner is 77.
Actress Shirley MacLaine is 73.
Author Sue Grafton is 67.
Actor-singer Michael Parks is 67.
Actress-singer-director Barbra Streisand is 65.
Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley is 65.
Country singer Richard Sterban (The Oak Ridge Boys) is 64.
Rock musician Doug Clifford (Creedence Clearwater Revival) is 62.
Actor-playwright Eric Bogosian is 54.
Actor Michael O'Keefe is 52.
Rock musician David J (Bauhaus) is 50.
Rock musician Billy Gould is 44.
Actor-comedian Cedric the Entertainer is 43.
Actor Djimon Hounsou is 43.
Rock musician Patty Schemel (Hole) is 40.
Rock musician Aaron Comess (Spin Doctors) is 39.
Actress Melinda Clarke is 38.
Latin pop singer Alejandro Fernandez is 36.
Actor Derek Luke is 33.
Actor Eric Balfour is 30.
Country singer Rebecca Lynn Howard is 28.
Singer Kelly Clarkson is 25.




And for today (April 25):

Movie director-writer Paul Mazursky is 77.
Songwriter Jerry Leiber is 74.
Actor Al Pacino is 67.
Rock musician Stu Cook (Creedence Clearwater Revival) is 62.
Singer Bjorn Ulvaeus (ABBA) is 62.
Actress Talia Shire is 61.
Actor Jeffrey DeMunn is 60.
Rock musician Michael Brown (The Left Banke) is 58.
Rock musician Steve Ferrone (Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers) is 57.
Country singer-songwriter Rob Crosby is 53.
Actor Hank Azaria is 43.
Rock singer Andy Bell (Erasure) is 43.
Rock musician Eric Avery (Jane's Addiction) is 42.
TV personality Jane Clayson is 40.
Actress Renee Zellweger is 38.
Actress Gina Torres is 38.
Actor Jason Lee is 37.
Actor Jason Wiles is 37.
Actress Emily Bergl is 32.
Actress Marguerite Moreau is 30.
Singer Jacob Underwood is 27. (formerly of O-Town)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/07 at 2:09 pm


  Born   1564 William Shakespeare Stratford-on-Avon England, bard (Hamlet, MacBeth, Julius Cæsar)

  Died   1616 William Shakespeare English author (Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet), dies on his 52nd birthday
Note: If he ever existed?

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: nally on 04/25/07 at 3:50 pm

One famous death for April 25th is Lisa "Left Eye" Lopez, who was the L of the R&B singing trio TLC. She was killed in an auto accident in 2002 at age 30. :\'(

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Written By: star80 on 04/26/07 at 11:23 am

April 26, 2007 - Birthdays



Chinese Martial Arts Pro/Actor/Action Star Jet Li (Romeo Must Die), 44

Actor/Singer Michael Damian (Played Danny Romalotti on the daytime soap "The Young & The Restless"; Did a remake of David Essex's 1970s song "Rock On" in the 80s), 45

Rock Musician Gary Wright (Best known for his 1970s hit "Dream Weaver"), 64

American Teen Idol/Singer/Actor Bobby Rydell (Had the 1960s hit "Wild One"; Also starred opposite Ann-Margaret in the 1960s film "Bye Bye Birdie"), 67

Songwriter/Musician Duane Eddy (Grammy Award winning guitarist. Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994, he is the most successful rock and roll instrumentalist of all time.), 69

Actress/Comedianne Carol Burnett (Had her own show from 1967 - 1978; Her career spanned five decades), 74

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Written By: star80 on 04/26/07 at 11:30 am

April 26, 2007 - Deaths


1973 - Irene Ryan, actress (Granny-Beverly Hillbillies), dies at 69

1981 - Jim Davis, actor (Jack Ewing-Dallas), dies at 65

1989 - Lucille Ball, comedienne (I Love Lucy), dies of heart attack at 78

1991 - Carmine Coppola, composer/father of Francis Ford Coppola, dies

1991 - Emily McLaughlin, US actress (Jessie-General Hospital), dies at 61

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Written By: nally on 04/26/07 at 6:03 pm


April 26, 2007 - Deaths


1989 - Lucille Ball, comedienne (I Love Lucy), dies of heart attack at 78



Actually 77. Had she lived another 4 months, then she would've been seventy-eight. It would be just like saying that I'm currenly 27 years old.

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Written By: danootaandme on 04/26/07 at 6:04 pm


Note: If he ever existed?


He existed, but did he write? 

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: nally on 04/26/07 at 6:07 pm


April 26, 2007 - Birthdays

Chinese Martial Arts Pro/Actor/Action Star Jet Li (Romeo Must Die), 44

Actor/Singer Michael Damian (Played Danny Romalotti on the daytime soap "The Young & The Restless"; Did a remake of David Essex's 1970s song "Rock On" in the 80s), 45

Rock Musician Gary Wright (Best known for his 1970s hit "Dream Weaver"), 64

American Teen Idol/Singer/Actor Bobby Rydell (Had the 1960s hit "Wild One"; Also starred opposite Ann-Margaret in the 1960s film "Bye Bye Birdie"), 65

Songwriter/Musician Duane Eddy (Grammy Award winning guitarist. Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994, he is the most successful rock and roll instrumentalist of all time.), 69

Actress/Comedianne Carol Burnett (Had her own show from 1967 - 1978; Her career spanned five decades), 74



We also have....
Rhythm-and-blues singer Maurice Williams, 69
Actor Giancarlo Esposito, 49
Rock musician Roger Taylor (of Duran Duran), 47
Actress Joan Chen, 46
Rock musician Chris Mars, 46
Rock musician Jimmy Stafford (of Train), 43
Actor-comedian Kevin James (currently stars in "The King Of Queens" on CBS, which is in its final season), 42
Actress Marianne Jean-Baptiste, 40
Country musician Joe Caverlee (of Yankee Grey), 39
Singer Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins (the T of TLC), 37
Country musician Jay DeMarcus (of Rascal Flats), 36
Country musician Michael Jeffers (of Pinmonkey), 35
Rock musician Jose Pasillas (Incubus, a band best known for their 2001 hit "Drive"), 31
Actor Tom Welling, 30
Actress Jordana Brewster, 27
Actress Marnette Patterson, 27
Actor Aaron Weeks, 21

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Written By: star80 on 04/27/07 at 12:53 am

April 27, 2007 - Birthdays



Pop Singer Mariah Carey (Dreamlover and Hero were a few of her 90s hits), 37

Film Director/Actor/Screenwriter Quentin Tarantino (Films include Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction), 44

Pop Singer Sheena Easton (Had the 1970s hit Morning Train), 48

Rock Musician Ace Frehley "KISS" (Rock N Roll All Nite; Beth), 56

R & B Singer Cuba Gooding (Was in the band "The Main Ingredient" who had the 1970s hit "Everybody Plays The Fool"; Actors Cuba Gooding, Jr and Omar Gooding are his sons), 63

Actor Micharel York (Starred in the "Austin Powers" series), 65

Actress Sandy Dennis (Starred in shows like "Up The Down Staircase" and the soap opera "The Guiding Light"), 1937 - 1992

Radio Announcer Casey Kasem, 75

Civil Rights Activist Coretta Scott King (Widow of the late Martin Luther King, Jr), 1927 - 2006

Actor Jack Klugman (The Odd Couple), 85

Silent Screen Actress Gloria Swanson (Also made the 1950s film Sunset Blvd), 1899 - 1983

Former US President Ulysses S. Grant (Was the 18th US President), 1822 - 1885

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: star80 on 04/27/07 at 12:58 am

April 27, 2007 - Deaths


1972 - Phil King, rock (Blue Oyster Cult), shot in head at 24 while gambling

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: star80 on 04/28/07 at 2:00 pm

April 28, 2007 - Birthdays


Actress Jessica Alba (Has starred in shows like "Dark Angel", "Sin City" and "Fantastic Four"), 26

Actress Penelope Cruz (Starred in "Vanilla Sky" with Tom Cruise), 33

Actress Mary McDonnell (Plays the role of Laura Roslin in "Battlestar Galactica"), 54

Talk Show Host Jay Leno (Has Hosted the "Tonight Show since Johnny Carson's retirement), 57

Actress/Dancer Ann-Margaret (Starred in "Viva Las Vegas" with Elvis Presley and the musical "Bye Bye Birdie"), 66

Former Iraqi President/Terrorist Leader Saddam Hussein (Was executed on 12/20/2006), 1937 - 2006

Actor Lionel Barrymore (Great Uncle to actress Drew Barrymore), 1878 - 1954

Former US President James Monroe (Was the 5th US President), 1758 - 1831

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: star80 on 04/28/07 at 2:02 pm

April 28, 2007 - Deaths


1970 - Ed Begley, actor (Mr Koppel-Leave it to Larry), dies at 69

1980 - Tommy Caldwell, rocker (Marshall Tucker Band), dies

1995 - Henry C Rogers, press Agent, dies at 81

1996 - William E Colby, director of CIA (1973-76), dies

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: nally on 04/30/07 at 12:02 pm

April 30...birthdays

Actress Cloris Leachman is 81.
Singer Willie Nelson is 74.
Actor Gary Collins is 69.
Actor Burt Young is 67.
Singer Bobby Vee is 64.
Actress Jill Clayburgh is 63.
Movie director Allan Arkush is 59.
Actor Perry King is 59.
Singer Merrill Osmond is 54.
Movie director Jane Campion is 53.
Actor Paul Gross is 48.
Basketball executive Isiah Thomas is 46.
Country musician Robert Reynolds (The Mavericks) is 45.
Actor Adrian Pasdar is 42.
Rapper Turbo B (Snap) is 40.
Rock musician Clark Vogeler is 38. (I forget what band he's with.)
Rhythm-and-blues singer Chris "Choc" Dalyrimple (Soul For Real) is 36.
Rock musician Chris Henderson (3 Doors Down) is 36.
Country singer Carolyn Dawn Johnson is 36.
Rock singer J.R. Richards (Dishwalla) is 35. (Band best known for their 1996 hit, "Counting Blue Cars")
Actress Lisa Dean Ryan is 35.
Rhythm-and-blues singer Akon is 34.
Rhythm-and-blues singer Jeff Timmons (98 Degrees) is 34.
Actor Johnny Galecki is 32.
Rapper Lloyd Banks is 25.
Actress Kirsten Dunst is 25.
Country singer Tyler Wilkinson (The Wilkinsons) is 23.

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: nally on 04/30/07 at 12:04 pm

Deaths for April 30th include:

John Luther "Casey" Jones (1900), engineer of the Illinois Central Railroad, who died in a train wreck near Vaughan, Miss., after staying at the controls in a successful effort to save the passengers.

Adolf Hitler (1945), by suicide.

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: nally on 04/30/07 at 12:10 pm

And for yesterday (April 29)...

Rhythm-and-blues singer Carl Gardner (The Coasters) is 79.
Poet Rod McKuen is 74.
Actor Keith Baxter is 74.
Bluesman Otis Rush is 73.
Conductor Zubin Mehta is 71.
Country singer Duane Allen (The Oak Ridge Boys) is 64.
Singer Tommy James is 60.
Movie director Phillip Noyce is 57.
Country musician Wayne Secrest (Confederate Railroad) is 57.
Comedian Jerry Seinfeld is 53.
Actress Kate Mulgrew is 52.
Actor Daniel Day-Lewis is 50.
Actress Michelle Pfeiffer is 49.
Actress Eve Plumb is 49.
Rock musician Phil King is 47.
Country singer Stephanie Bentley is 44.
Singer Carnie Wilson (Wilson Phillips) is 39.
Actress Uma Thurman is 37.
Tennis player Andre Agassi is 37.
Rapper Master P is 37.
Country singer James Bonamy is 35.
Rock musician Mike Hogan (The Cranberries) is 34.
Actor Zane Carney is 22.



And a few missed bdays for 4/28:

April 28, 2007 - Birthdays


Actress Jessica Alba (Has starred in shows like "Dark Angel", "Sin City" and "Fantastic Four"), 26

Actress Penelope Cruz (Starred in "Vanilla Sky" with Tom Cruise), 33

Actress Mary McDonnell (Plays the role of Laura Roslin in "Battlestar Galactica"), 54

Talk Show Host Jay Leno (Has Hosted the "Tonight Show since Johnny Carson's retirement), 57

Actress/Dancer Ann-Margaret (Starred in "Viva Las Vegas" with Elvis Presley and the musical "Bye Bye Birdie"), 66

Former Iraqi President/Terrorist Leader Saddam Hussein (Was executed on 12/30/2006), 1937 - 2006

Actor Lionel Barrymore (Great Uncle to actress Drew Barrymore), 1878 - 1954

Former US President James Monroe (Was the 5th US President), 1758 - 1831


Author Harper Lee, 81
Former Secretary of State James A. Baker III, 77
Actress Marcia Strassman, 59
Actor Paul Guilfoyle, 58
Rock singer-musician Kim Gordon (Sonic Youth), 54
Rapper Too Short, 41
Actress Simbi Khali, 36
Actress Bridget Moynahan, 36
Actor Chris Young, 36
Rapper Big Gipp, 34
Actor Jorge Garcia, 34
Actress Elisabeth Rohm, 34
Actor Nate Richert, 29
Actress Aleisha Allen, 16

And btw, Saddam was executed last 12/30, not 12/20.




And a few missed ones from 4/27:

April 27, 2007 - Birthdays



Pop Singer Mariah Carey (Dreamlover and Hero were a few of her 90s hits), 37

Film Director/Actor/Screenwriter Quentin Tarantino (Films include Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction), 44

Pop Singer Sheena Easton (Had the 1980s hit Morning Train), 48

Rock Musician Ace Frehley "KISS" (Rock N Roll All Nite; Beth), 56

R & B Singer Cuba Gooding (Was in the band "The Main Ingredient" who had the 1970s hit "Everybody Plays The Fool"; Actors Cuba Gooding, Jr and Omar Gooding are his sons), 63

Actor Micharel York (Starred in the "Austin Powers" series), 65

Actress Sandy Dennis (Starred in shows like "Up The Down Staircase" and the soap opera "The Guiding Light"), 1937 - 1992

Radio Announcer Casey Kasem, 75

Civil Rights Activist Coretta Scott King (Widow of the late Martin Luther King, Jr), 1927 - 2006

Actor Jack Klugman (The Odd Couple), 85

Silent Screen Actress Gloria Swanson (Also made the 1950s film Sunset Blvd), 1899 - 1983

Former US President Ulysses S. Grant (Was the 18th US President), 1822 - 1885


Anouk Aimee (actress), 75
Judy Carne (actress, appeared on "Laugh In" in the late 1960s), 68
Anne Peebles (actress), 60
Kate Pierson (lead singer of the band B-52's), 59
Herbie Murrell (member of 1970s soul group The Stylistics), 58
Sheena Easton (1980s pop singer), 48
James LeGros (actor), 45
Mica Paris (singer), 38
Patrick Stump (lead singer of 00s rock band Fall Out Boy), 23

Btw, Quentin Tarantino and Mariah's bdays are March the 27th.

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Written By: star80 on 04/30/07 at 6:10 pm

April 29, 2007 - Deaths


1980 - Alfred Joseph Hitchcock, British director (Psycho, Birds), dies at 80

1997 - Keith Ferguson, blues (Fabulous Thunderbirds), dies of overdose at 50

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Written By: star80 on 05/01/07 at 9:44 am

May 1, 2007 - Birthdays


Rock Musician D'Arcy (Bass Player for "Smashing Pumpkins"), 39

Country Music Singer Tim McGraw (Don't Take The Girl; I Like It, I Love It), 42

Singer/Songwriter Ray Parker, Jr. (Did the theme song for the movie "Ghostbusters"), 53

Pop Singer Rita Coolidge (Had hits like "We're All Alone" and "All Time High"), 62

Pop Singer Judy Collins (Had the hit "Both Sides Now"), 68

Country Singer Sonny James (Had the 1950s hit "Young Love"), 78

TV Host Jack Paar (Hosted the "Tonight Show" from 1957 - 1962), 1918 - 2004

Actor Glenn Ford (Pocketful Of Miracles; Cade's County), 1916 - 2006

Wild West Performer Calamity Jane (Was the main character in Larry McMurtry's book "Buffalo Girls"), 1852 - 1903

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May 1, 2007 - Deaths



1965 - Spike Jones, composer (Spike Jones Show), dies at 53

1971 - Glenda Farrell, actress (Grand Slam, Exposed), dies at 66

1982 - Gene Sheldon, actor (Bernardo-Zorro), dies at 72

1990 - Sunset Carson, cowboy actor (El Paso Kid, Oregon Trail), dies at 62

1997 - Bebe, AKA Flipper, dolphin, dies at 40

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Written By: nally on 05/01/07 at 10:27 am

Actually, Tim McGraw is 40 today (he was born in 1967).

Additional celebs born on this date include:
Darius McCrary (actor, played 'Eddie Winslow' on the sitcom "Family Matters"), 31
Wes Anderson (movie director), 38
Johnny Colt (rock musician, member of the Black Crowes), 41
Wayne Hancock (country singer), 42
Maia Morgenstern (actress), 45
Steve Cauthen (Hall of Fame jockey), 47
Dann Florek (actor), 56
Douglas Barr (actor/director), 58
Stephen Macht (actor), 65
Scott Carpenter (former astronaut), 82

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Written By: star80 on 05/02/07 at 1:07 pm

May 2, 2007 - Birthdays


Professional Wrestler/Actor Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, 35

Actress Christine Baranski (Starred in "How The Grinch Stole Christmas" and "Birdcage"), 55

Rock Singer Lou Graham "Foreigner" (Had hits like "Double Vision" and "Head Games"), 57

Country & Gospel Singer/Songwriter Larry Gatlin "The Gatlin Brothers", 59

Pop Singer Leslie Gore (Had 60s hits like "It's My Party" and "Judy's Turn To Cry"), 61

Country Singer R.C. Bannon (Was married to country singer "Louise Mandrell"), 62

Social/Political Activist Bianca Jagger (Was married to Rock Musician Mick Jagger), 62

Anglo-Indian Pop Singer Englebert Humperdinck (Had the 1970s hit "After The Lovin"), 71

Actor/Director Rosco Lee Brown (Starred in the movie "Black Like Me"), 1925 - 2007

Singer/Actor Bing Crosby, 1903 - 1977

Author/Pediatrician Dr. Benjamin Spock (Wrote the 1946 best seller "Baby And Child Care"), 1903 - 1998

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Written By: nally on 05/03/07 at 10:24 am

A complete list of living people who had bdays yesterday (May 2nd):
Actor Theodore Bikel is 83.
Singer Engelbert Humperdinck is 71.
Political activist Bianca Jagger is 62.
Country singer R.C. Bannon is 62.
Singer Lesley Gore is 61.
Actor David Suchet is 61.
Singer-songwriter Larry Gatlin is 59.
Rock singer Lou Gramm (Foreigner) is 57.
Actress Christine Baranski is 55.
Singer Angela Bofill is 53.
Actress Elizabeth Berridge is 45.
Country singer Ty Herndon is 45.
Rock musician Todd Sucherman (Styx...obviously he wasn't one of the original members) is 38.
Wrestler-actor The Rock (real name: Dwayne Johnson) is 35.
Actress Jenna Von Oy is 30.
Actor Gaius Charles is 24.
Olympic gold medal figure skater Sarah Hughes is 22.
Actress Kay Panabaker is 17.

Dead people with bdays yesterday:
Lorenzo Music (voice actor, best known for "Garfield the cat"), 1937-2001
Roscoe Lee Browne (actor), 1925-2007
Bing Crosby (singer-actor), 1903-1977
Dr. Benjamin Spock (author/pediatrician...see above), 1903-1998

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Written By: nally on 05/03/07 at 10:26 am

Bdays for May 3rd:
Folk singer Pete Seeger is 88.
Actress Ann B. Davis is 81.
Singer Frankie Valli is 73.
Sports announcer Greg Gumbel is 61.
Pop singer Mary Hopkin is 57.
Singer Christopher Cross is 56.
Country musician Cactus Moser (Highway 101) is 50.
Rock musician David Ball (Soft Cell) is 48.
Country singer Shane Minor is 39.
Actor Bobby Cannavale is 37.
Music and film producer-actor Damon Dash is 36.
Country singer Brad Martin is 34.
Actor Dule Hill is 32.
Country singer Eric Church is 30.
Actress Jill Berard is 17.

Dead celebs with bdays today include:
James Brown (singer), 1933-2006. :\'(

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Written By: star80 on 05/04/07 at 9:03 am

May 4, 2007 - Birthdays


Singer Lance Bass "'N Sync" (Is also an actor, producer and author), 28

Actress Mary McDonough (Best known for her role as Erin in the long running tv series "The Waltons"), 46

Country Music Singer Randy Travis (Had the 1986 hit "On The Other Hand"), 48

Actress/Singer Pia Zadora (Starred in films like "The Lonely Lady" and "Hairspray"), 53

Singer/Musician Jackie Jackson "The Jackson 5" (Had hits like "I Want You Back" and "ABC" in the 70s), 56

Singer/Songwriter Nick Ashford (Part of the singing duo "Ashford & Simpson"; He and his wife Valerie Simpson are a songwriting and production team), 65

Actress Audrey Hepburn (Starred in films like "Breakfast At Tiffanys" and "My Fair Lady"), 1929 - 1993

Actor Howard Da Silva (Starred in "The Great Gatsby" with Robert Redford), 1909 - 1986

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Written By: star80 on 05/04/07 at 9:09 am

May 4, 2007 - Deaths


1891 - Sherlock Holmes, "dies" at Reichenbach Falls

1961 - Anita Stewart, dies of heart attack at 66

1970 - 4 students, at Kent State University killed by Ohio National Guard

1975 - Moe Howard, , comedian (3 Stooges), dies at 77

1991 - Dennis Crosby, son of Bing, commits suicide at 54

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Written By: star80 on 05/05/07 at 6:57 am

May 5, 2007 - Birthdays


Actress Tina Yothers (Best known for her role as Jennifer Keaton on the long running tv series "Family Ties" that also starred Michael J. Fox), 34

NBC News Anchor Brian Williams (Does the NBC Nightly News), 48

Country Music Singer/Songwriter Tammy Wynette (Had hits in the 70s like "D-I-V-O-R-C-E"; Was also married to country singer George Jones at one time), 1942 - 1980


Actor Michael Murphy (Starred in Woody Allen's film "Manhattan"), 69

Novelist Barbara Taylor-Bradford (Had bestseller ttiles like "Emma's Secret" and "A Woman Of Substance"), 74

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Written By: star80 on 05/05/07 at 7:01 am

May 5, 2007 - Deaths


1969 - Ben Alexander, actor (Frank Smith-Dragnet), dies at 57

1979 - Shirley O'Hara, actress (Wild Party), dies at 68

1981 - Bobby Sands, IRA activist/terrorist dies in the 66th day of his hunger strike

1983 - John Williams, actor (Family Affair, Dial M for Murder), dies at 80

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Written By: star80 on 05/05/07 at 12:27 pm

I forgot to add this one for May 5th


Soul/Pop/Disco Singer Johnnie Taylor (Had hits like "Who's Making Love?" 1966 and "Disco Lady" in 1975), 1937 - 2000

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Written By: star80 on 05/06/07 at 8:15 pm

May 6, 2007 - Birthdays



Canadian Actress Leslie Hope (Starred in TV Shows like "24" and "Star Trek:  Deep Space Nine"), 42

Actor George Clooney (Starred in the long running TV series "ER"; Also in movies like "Oceans Twelve"), 46

Actress Roma Downey (Played the role of "Monica" the main character in "Touched By An Angel" from 1997 - 2003), 47

British Prime Minister Tony Blair (He is also the First Lord of the Treasury, Minister for the Civil Service, Leader of the Labour Party, and Member of Parliament for the constituency of Sedgefield in the North East of England.), 54

Actress Lynn Whitfield (Eve's Bayou; A Thin Line Between Love And Hate), 54

Comedian/Singer Lulu Roman (Was a regular on the country music/comedy hour "Hee Haw"), 60

Rock Musician Bob Seger (Had hits in the 70s like "Night Moves" and "Feel Like A Number"), 62

Baseball Great Willie Mays (Hall Of Famer), 76

Actor Orson Welles (was an Academy Award-winning American screenwriter, a film and theatre director, a film producer and an actor in film, theatre and radio.), 1915 - 1985

English Actor Stewart Granger (The Hounds of Baskerville), 1913 - 1993

Italian Actor Rudolph Valentino (Starred in the 1921 classic film "The Shiek"), 1895 - 1926

Psychiatrist Sigmund Freud (was an Austrian neurologist and psychiatrist who co-founded the psychoanalytic school of psychology. Freud is best known for his theories of the unconscious mind, especially involving the mechanism of repression; his redefinition of sexual desire as mobile and directed towards a wide variety of objects; and his therapeutic techniques, especially his understanding of transference in the therapeutic relationship and the presumed value of dreams as sources of insight into unconscious desires.He is commonly referred to as "the father of psychoanalysis" ), 1856 - 1939

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May 7, 2007 - Birthdays



Actress/Singer Traci Lords (Was formerly a porn star in the 1980s before breaking into "B" movies), 39

R & B/Disco Singer Thelma Houston (Had the 1977 disco hit "Don't Leave Me This Way"), 61

Singer Teresa Brewer (Had songs in the late 50s like "Teardrops In My Heart" and "Empty Arms"), 76

Pro Football Great Johnny Unitas (Was the NFL's Most Valuable Player in 1959, 1964 and 1967), 1933 - 2002

Actor Darrin McGavin (Played a detective in the long running tv series "Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer" with Stacey Keach), 1922 - 2006

First Lady Of Argentina Eva Peron (Wife of Argentina President Juan Peron; Was the first lady of Argentina from 1946 - 1952), 1919 - 1952

Legendary Actor Gary Cooper (Ranked #11 as one of the best male actors of all times; Played in shows like Old Ironsides in 1926 and Mr. Deeds Goes To Town), 1901 - 1961

Western Actor Gabby Hayes (Usually played the sidekick to the main actor in western movies), 1885 - 1969

Musical Composer Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (was a Russian composer of the Romantic era), 1840 - 1893

Musical Composer Johannes Brahms (was a German composer of the Romantic period), 1833 - 1897

Poet/Playwright Robert Browning (was an English poet and playwright whose mastery of dramatic verse, especially dramatic monologues, made him one of the foremost Victorian poets), 1812 - 1889

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Written By: nally on 05/07/07 at 11:13 am

Living celebs with bdays on Friday May 4th:
The president of Egypt, Hosni Mubarak, is 79.
Opera singer Roberta Peters is 77.
Jazz musician Ron Carter is 70.
Rock musician Dick Dale is 70.
Singer-songwriter Nick Ashford is 65.
Pop singer Peggy Santiglia (The Angels) is 63.
Country singer Stella Parton is 58.
Actor-turned-clergyman Hilly Hicks is 57.
Singer Jackie Jackson (The Jacksons) is 56.
Rhythm-and-blues singer Oleta Adams is 54.
Country singer Randy Travis is 48.
Actress Mary McDonough is 46.
Comedian Ana Gasteyer is 40.
Rock musician Mike Dirnt (Green Day) is 35.
Contemporary Christian singer Chris Tomlin is 35.
Model Heather Kozar is 31. (She was Playboy Playmate of the Year for 1999, and a "Price Is Right" model from 2001-02.)
Rock musician Jose Castellanos (Save Ferris) is 30.
Singer Lance Bass ('N Sync) is 28.

Living celebs with bdays on Saturday May 5th:
Actress Pat Carroll is 80.
AFL-CIO president John J. Sweeney is 73.
Saxophonist Ace Cannon is 73.
Country singer-musician Roni Stoneman is 69.
Actor Michael Murphy is 69.
Actor Lance Henriksen is 67.
Comedian-actor Michael Palin is 64.
Actor John Rhys-Davies is 63.
Actor Roger Rees is 63.
Rock correspondent Kurt Loder is 62.
Rock musician Bill Ward (Black Sabbath) is 59.
Actor Richard E. Grant is 50.
Broadcast journalist John Miller is 49.
Rock singer Ian McCulloch (Echo and the Bunnymen) is 48.
NBC News anchor Brian Williams is 48.
TV personality Kyan Douglas is 37.
Actress Tina Yothers is 34.
Singer Craig David is 26.
Actress Danielle Fishel is 26.
Rock singer Skye Sweetnam is 19.
Rhythm-and-blues singer Chris Brown is 18.

Living celebs with bdays on Sunday May 6th:
Baseball Hall-of-Famer Willie Mays is 76.
Sen. Richard Shelby (Republican-Alabama) is 73.
Rock singer Bob Seger is 62.
Singer Jimmie Dale Gilmore is 62.
Actor Alan Dale is 60.
Actor Ben Masters is 60.
Actor Gregg Henry is 55.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair is 54.
TV personality Tom Bergeron is 52.
Actress Roma Downey is 47.
Rock singer John Flansburgh (They Might Be Giants) is 47.
Actor George Clooney is 46.
Actor Clay O'Brien is 46.
Rock singer-musician Tony Scalzo (Fastball) is 43.
Actress Leslie Hope is 42.
Rock musician Mark Bryan (Hootie and the Blowfish) is 40.
Rock musician Chris Shiflett (Foo Fighters) is 36.
Actress Adrianne Palicki is 24.


I have a complete list for today coming up.

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Written By: star80 on 05/07/07 at 11:16 am

May 7, 2007 - Deaths


1989 - Guy Williams, actor (Zorro, Lost in Space), dies in Argentina at 65

1998 - Country Music Singer Eddie Rabbitt dies at 56 from lung cancer.

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Written By: nally on 05/07/07 at 11:17 am

Living celebs with bdays today:
Singer Teresa Brewer is 76.
Sen. Pete Domenici (Republican-New Mexico) is 75.
Singer Jimmy Ruffin is 68.
Singer Johnny Maestro is 68.
Actress Robin Strasser is 62.
Singer-songwriter Bill Danoff is 61.
Rhythm-and-blues singer Thelma Houston is 61.
Rock musician Bill Kreutzmann (The (Grateful) Dead) is 61.
Rock musician Prairie Prince is 57.
NBC newsman Tim Russert is 57.
Actor Robert Hegyes is 56.
Movie writer-director Amy Heckerling is 53.
Actor Michael E. Knight is 48.
Rock musician Phil Campbell (Motorhead) is 46.
Country musician Rick Schell is 44.
Rock singer-musician Chris O'Connor (Primitive Radio Gods) is 42. (Best known for their 1996 hit "Standing Outside A Broken Phonebooth With Money In My Hand.")
Actress Traci Lords is 38.
Singer Eagle-Eye Cherry is 35. (His best-known song was "Save Tonight", from 1998.)
Actor Breckin Meyer is 33.
Actor Taylor Abrahamse is 16.

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Written By: star80 on 05/08/07 at 9:19 am

May 8, 2007 - Birthdays


Pop Singer Enrique Iglesias (Had the hit single "Hero"; Son of Pop Singer Julio Iglesias), 32

Actress Melissa Gilbert (Best remembered for her role as Laura Ingalls in the long running tv series "Little House On The Prairie" which costarred Michael Landon; She has also starred in many tv movies since), 43

Pop Singer Toni Tennille (Was half of the 70s singing duo "The Captain & Tennille"; Had hits like "Shop Around" and "Do That To Me One More Time"), 64

Author Peter Benchley (Wrote the books "Jaws" and "The Deep And The Island" which both became movies), 1940 - 2006

Actor/Singer Rick Nelson (Starred with his parents, Ozzie and Harriet, and his brother, David, in the 1950s tv show "Ozzie & Harriet"; Had hits like "Hello Mary Lou" and 70s hits like "Garden Party" and "She Belongs To Me"), 1940 - 1985

Funnyman Don Rickles (Was a comedian, film actor and voice actor, was often a guest on "The Tonight Show" with Johnny Carson), 81

Former US President Harry S. Truman (Was the 33rd US President), 1884 - 1972

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Written By: star80 on 05/08/07 at 9:31 am

May 8, 2007 - Deaths


1967 - Barbara Payton, actress (Dallas, Trapped, Bad Blonde), dies at 39

1967 - Laverne Andrews, singer (Andrews Sisters), dies at 51

1974 - Graham Bond, rocker, dies jumping under a train

1987 - Pam Ewing, (Victoria Principal) character on Dallas, is killed off

1992 - Richard Derr, actor (When Worlds Collide), dies at 74 of cancer

1994 - Steven Keats, actor (Death Wish), dies of apparent suicide at 48

1994 - George Peppard, actor (Breakfast at Tiffanys, A-Team), dies at 65


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May 8, 2007 - Birthdays


Pop Singer Enrique Iglesias (Had the hit single "Hero"; Son of Pop Singer Julio Iglesias), 32

Actress Melissa Gilbert (Best remembered for her role as Laura Ingalls in the long running tv series "Little House On The Prairie" which costarred Michael Landon; She has also starred in many tv movies since), 43

Pop Singer Toni Tennille (Was half of the 70s singing duo "The Captain & Tennille"; Had hits like "Shop Around" and "Do That To Me One More Time"), 67 NOT 64

Author Peter Benchley (Wrote the books "Jaws" and "The Deep And The Island" which both became movies), 1940 - 2006

Actor/Singer Rick Nelson (Starred with his parents, Ozzie and Harriet, and his brother, David, in the 1950s tv show "Ozzie & Harriet"; Had hits like "Hello Mary Lou" and 70s hits like "Garden Party" and "She Belongs To Me"), 1940 - 1985

Funnyman Don Rickles (Was a comedian, film actor and voice actor, was often a guest on "The Tonight Show" with Johnny Carson), 81

Former US President Harry S. Truman (Was the 33rd US President), 1884 - 1972


Other people with bdays today include:

Naturalist Sir David Attenborough, who is 81

Actor James Mitchum, who is 66

Country singer Jack Blanchard is 65

Jazz musician Keith Jarrett is 62

Singer Philip Bailey (of Earth, Wind and Fire), who is 56

Rock musician Chris Frantz (of Talking Heads), who is 56

Rockabilly singer Billy Burnette, who is 54

Rock musician Alex Van Halen, who is 54

Actor David Keith (currently plays the recurring role of 'Yonk Allen' on CBS's "The Class"), who is 53

Actor Stephen Furst, who is 53

Rock musician Dave Rowntree (of Blur), who is 43

Country musician Del Gray, who is 39

Singer Darren Hayes (formerly of Savage Garden), who is 35

Singer Ana Maria Lombo (Eden’s Crush), who is 29

Actress Julia Whelan, who is 22

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Written By: star80 on 05/09/07 at 2:14 am

May 9, 2007 - Birthdays



Actress Rosario Dawson (Sin City), 28

Singer Dave Gahan (Depeche Mode), 45

Rock Musician/Singer Tom Petersson (Cheap Trick), 57

Pop Singer Billy Joel (Piano Man; Innocent Man), 58

Actor Anthony Higgins (Raiders Of The Lost Ark), 61

Pop Singer Clint Holmes (Had the 1973 hit "Playground In My Mind), 61

Actress Candace Bergen (She's The Sheriff), 61

Singer/Musician Richie FuraY (Buffalo Springfield and Poco), 63

Singer Tommy Roe (Had the 1960s hit "Dizzy"), 63

Musician Sonny Curtis (Buddy Holly & The Crickets), 70

Actress turned Politician Glenda Jackson, 71

Actor Albert Finney (Erin Brockovich; Scrooge), 71

CBS News Correspondent Mike Wallace, 89

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Written By: star80 on 05/10/07 at 3:32 pm

May 10, 2007 - Birthdays



Rapper Young MC aka Marvin Young (Had the 1989 hit "Bust A Move"), 40

Canadian Model Linda Evangelista (Appeared in George Michael's music videos), 42

Singer Bono aka Paul Hewson (Lead singer for the Irish Rock Band "U2"; Had hits like "With Or Without You" and "Pride: In The Name Of Love"), 47

English Punk Rock Musician Sid Vicious ( bass player of the Sex Pistols (for whom he replaced Glen Matlock). He was deeply involved in the birth of punk, being a close friend of John Lydon (Johnny Rotten, Sex Pistols vocalist). He died of a drug overdose.), 1957 - 1979

TV/Film Actress Meg Foster (Starred in the movie "Relentless" and the first 6 episodes"Cagney And Lacey"), 59

Scottish Singer/Songwriter/Guitarist Donovan (Had 1968 hits like "Jennifer Juniper" and "Hurdy Gurdy Man"), 61

Singer/Songwriter/Guitarist Dave Mason (Had the 1977 hit "We Just Disagree"), 61

English Author Barbara Taylor-Bradford (Her novel "A Woman Of Substance" was made into a movie), 74

Actress Nancy Walker (Played mom on "Rhoda"; Also starred in many tv commercials), 1922 - 1992

Dancer/Actor Fred Astaire (He made 31 musical films along with his dancing co star Ginger Rogers), 1899 - 1987

Actor John Wilkes Booth, 1838 - 1865 ( fatally shot U.S. President Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theatre in Washington, DC on April 14, 1865. Lincoln died the next day from a single gunshot wound to the head – the first American President to be assassinated.)




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Written By: star80 on 05/10/07 at 3:40 pm

May 10, 2007 - Deaths



1818 - Paul Revere, American patriot, dies

1863 - Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson, Conf general (Civil War), dies

1977 - Joan Crawford, actress (Mildred Pierce), dies at 69

1994 - John Wayne Gacy, mass murderer, executed in Illinois at 52


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Written By: nally on 05/10/07 at 7:12 pm

Complete list of living people for Wednesday May 9th:
CBS News correspondent Mike Wallace is 89.
Actress Geraldine McEwan is 75.
Actor-writer Alan Bennett is 73.
Actor Albert Finney is 71.
Actress-turned-politician Glenda Jackson is 71.
Musician Sonny Curtis (Buddy Holly and the Crickets) is 70.
Producer-director James L. Brooks is 67.
Singer Tommy Roe is 65.
Singer-musician Richie Furay (Buffalo Springfield; Poco) is 63.
Actress Candice Bergen is 61.
Pop singer Clint Holmes is 61.
Actor Anthony Higgins is 60.
Singer Billy Joel is 58.
Blues singer-musician Bob Margolin is 58.
Rock singer-musician Tom Petersson (Cheap Trick) is 57.
Actress Alley Mills is 56.
Actress Wendy Crewson is 51.
Actor John Corbett is 46.
Singer David Gahan (Depeche Mode) is 45.
Rapper Ghostface Killah is 37.
Country musician Mike Myerson (Heartland) is 36.
Rhythm-and-blues singer Tamia is 32.
Rock musician Dan Regan (Reel Big Fish) is 30.
Rock singer Pierre Bouvier (Simple Plan) is 28.
Actress Rosario Dawson is 28.
Actress Rachel Boston is 25.

and for Thursday May 10th:
Sportscaster Pat Summerall is 77.
Author Barbara Taylor Bradford is 74.
Rhythm-and-blues singer Henry Fambrough (The Spinners) is 69.
TV-radio personality Gary Owens is 68.
Actor David Clennon is 64.
Writer-producer-director Jim Abrahams is 63.
Singer Donovan is 61.
Singer Dave Mason is 61.
Rhythm-and-blues singer Ron Banks (The Dramatics) is 56.
Actress Victoria Rowell is 48.
Rock singer Bono (U2) is 47.
Playwright Suzan-Lori Parks is 44.
Model Linda Evangelista is 42.
Rock musician Krist Novoselic (Nirvana; Eyes Adrift) is 42.
Rapper Young MC is 40.
Actor Erik Palladino is 39.
Actress Andrea Anders is 32. (Currently stars in CBS's "The Class" as Nicole Campbell-Allen.)
Rock musician Jesse Vest is 30.
Actor Kenan Thompson is 29.
Rhythm-and-blues singer Jason Dalyrimple (Soul For Real) is 27.
Rock musician Joey Zehr (The Click Five) is 24.
Singer Ashley Poole (Dream) is 22.

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Written By: nally on 05/10/07 at 11:26 pm

Living people with birthdays on Friday May 11th:
Comedian Mort Sahl is 80.
Rock singer Eric Burdon (The Animals; War) is 66.
Actress Shohreh Aghdashloo is 55.
Actress Frances Fisher is 55.
Actor Boyd Gaines is 54.
Country musician Mark Herndon (Alabama) is 52.
Television personality Martha Quinn is 48. The source I got this information from listed her as an actress, which I think is inaccurate.
Actress Natasha Richardson is 44.
Country singer-musician Tim Raybon (The Raybon Brothers) is 44.
Country musician Keith West (Heartland) is 39.
Actor Coby Bell is 32.
Actor Austin O'Brien is 27.
Actor Jonathan Jackson is 25.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/11/07 at 12:55 am

Birthday: May 11, 1983 - Holly Valance, Australian-born actress and singer

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Written By: star80 on 05/11/07 at 3:21 am

May 11, 2007 - Birthdays


Actress Natasha Richardson (She played "Patty Hearst" in the movie), 44

Drummer Mark Herndon "Alabama" (Had hits like "Feels So Right"), 52

TV/Film Actress Frances Fischer (The Edge Of Night: Also starred in the "Titanic" with Leonardo DiCaprio), 55

Singer Eric Burden (Formerly the lead singer for "The Animals" and "War"), 66

Comedian/Actor Mort Sahl (starred in the 1984 movie "Nothing Lasts Forever"), 80

Comedian/Actor Phil Silvers (Starred in the 1950s sitcom "The Phil Silvers Show"), 1911 - 1985

American Composer/Lyricist Irving Berlin, 1889 - 1989

Storyteller Baron Munchhausen, 1720 - 1797

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Written By: star80 on 05/11/07 at 3:27 am

May 11, 2007 - Deaths


1960 - John D Rockefeller Jr, philanthropist, dies at 86

1979 - Lester Raymond Flatt, musician (Ballad of Jed Clampett), dies at 64

1981 - Bob Marley, reggae singer, dies of brain and lung cancer at 36

1985 - Chester Gould, cartoonist (Dick Tracy), dies at 84

1997 - Brenda Carlin, TV producer/wife of comedian George Carlin, dies at 57

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/11/07 at 2:42 pm

May 11, 1812 - British Prime Minister Spencer Perceval was assassinated by John Bellingham in the lobby of the House of Commons.

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Written By: nally on 05/11/07 at 5:56 pm


May 11, 2007 - Birthdays


Actress Natasha Richardson (She played "Patty Hearst" in the movie), 44

Drummer Mark Herndon "Alabama" (Had hits like "Feels So Right"), 52

TV/Film Actress Frances Fischer (The Edge Of Night: Also starred in the "Titanic" with Leonardo DiCaprio), 55

Singer Eric Burden (Formerly the lead singer for "The Animals" and "War"), 66

Comedian/Actor Mort Sahl (starred in the 1984 movie "Nothing Lasts Forever"), 80

I already mentioned those people... as well as others who are living (such as Martha Quinn). In the future, if I post a list of living celebs first, you may feel free to only post the dead ones. :)


Comedian/Actor Phil Silvers (Starred in the 1950s sitcom "The Phil Silvers Show"), 1911 - 1985

American Composer/Lyricist Irving Berlin, 1889 - 1989

Storyteller Baron Munchhausen, 1720 - 1797


I also just remembered that Doug McClure, an actor who died in February 1995, was born on this date in 1935.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/12/07 at 6:17 am

Birthday:

May 12, 1968 - Tony Hawk, American skateboarder

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Written By: nally on 05/14/07 at 11:08 am

Saturday, May 12:
Baseball Hall-of-Famer Yogi Berra is 82.
Critic John Simon is 82.
Composer Burt Bacharach is 79.
Talk show host Tom Snyder is 71.
Comedian George Carlin is 70.
Actress Millie Perkins is 69.
Rhythm-and-blues singer Jayotis Washington is 66.
Country singer Billy Swan is 65.
Actress Linda Dano is 64.
Musician Ian McLagan is 62.
Actress Lindsay Crouse is 59.
Singer-musician Steve Winwood is 59.
Actor Gabriel Byrne is 57.
Actor Bruce Boxleitner is 57.
Singer Billy Squier is 57.
Country singer Kix Brooks is 52. (Half the country duo Brooks & Dunn.)
Actress Kim Greist is 49.
Actor Ving Rhames is 46.
Rock musician Billy Duffy is 46.
Actor Emilio Estevez is 45.
Actress April Grace is 45.
Actress Vanessa A. Williams is 44.
Country musician Eddie Kilgallon is 42.
Actor Stephen Baldwin is 41.
Actor Scott Schwartz is 39.
Actress Kim Fields is 38.
Actress Samantha Mathis is 37.
Actress Jamie Luner is 36.
Actor Christian Campbell is 35.
Actor Mackenzie Astin is 34.
Actor Jason Biggs is 29.
Actress Emily VanCamp is 21.
Actor Malcolm David Kelley is 15.
Actors Sawyer and Sullivan Sweeten are 12.

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Written By: nally on 05/14/07 at 11:14 am

Sunday, May 13:
Actress Beatrice Arthur is 85.
Critic Clive Barnes is 80.
Actor Buck Taylor is 69.
Actor Harvey Keitel is 68.
Author Charles Baxter is 60.
Actor Franklyn Ajaye is 58.
Actress Zoe Wanamaker is 58.
Singer Stevie Wonder is 57.
Actress Julianne Phillips is 47.
Basketball player Dennis Rodman is 46.
Actor-comedian Stephen Colbert is 43.
Actor Tom Verica is 43.
Country singer Lari White is 42.
Rock singer Darius Rucker (Hootie and the Blowfish) is 41.
Actress Susan Floyd is 39.
Actress Samantha Morton is 30.
Rock musician Mickey Madden (Maroon 5) is 28.

Dead people include:
Singer Richie Valens (famous for "La Bamba"), 1941-1959.
:\'( :\'(

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Written By: nally on 05/14/07 at 11:16 am

Monday, May 14:
Opera singer Patrice Munsel is 82.
Sen. Byron Dorgan (Democrat-North Dakota) is 65.
Rock singer-musician Jack Bruce (Cream) is 64.
Movie producer George Lucas is 63.
Actress Meg Foster is 59.
Rock singer David Byrne is 55.
Movie director Robert Zemeckis is 55.
Actor Tim Roth is 46.
Rock singer Ian Astbury (The Cult) is 45.
Rock musician C.C./Cecil DeVille (Poison) is 45.
Actor Danny Huston is 45.
Rock musician Mike Inez (Alice In Chains) is 41.
Fabrice Morvan (ex-Milli Vanilli) is 41.
Rhythm-and-blues singer Raphael Saadiq is 41.
Actress Cate Blanchett is 38.
Singer Danny Wood (New Kids on the Block) is 38.
Movie writer-director Sofia Coppola is 36.
Singer Natalie Appleton (All Saints) is 34.
Singer Shanice is 34.
Rock musician Henry Garza (Los Lonely Boys) is 29.
Actress Amber Tamblyn is 24.
Actress Miranda Cosgrove is 14.

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Written By: nally on 05/15/07 at 11:11 am

I forgot... one famous death for yesterday is Frank Sinatra, a singer who lived from December 12, 1915 to May 14, 1998. His cause of death, I believe, was a heart attack. :\'(

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Written By: nally on 05/15/07 at 11:14 am

Living people with birthdays for Tuesday, May 15:
Singer Eddy Arnold is 89.
Actor Joseph Wiseman is 89.
Playwright Sir Peter Shaffer is 81.
Actress-singer Anna Maria Alberghetti is 71.
Counterculture icon Wavy Gravy is 71.
Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright is 70.
Singer Trini Lopez is 70.
Singer Lenny Welch is 69.
Actress-singer Lainie Kazan is 67.
Actor-director Paul Rudd is 67.
Country singer K.T. Oslin is 65.
Singer-songwriter Brian Eno is 59.
Actor Nicholas Hammond is 57.
Actor Chazz Palminteri is 56.
Baseball Hall-of-Famer George Brett is 54.
Musician-composer Mike Oldfield ("Tubular Bells") is 54.
Actor Lee Horsley is 52.
TV personality Giselle Fernandez is 46.
Singer-rapper Prince Be (PM Dawn) is 37. (Duo best known in the early 90s for "Set Adrift On Memory Bliss" and "I'd Die Without You.")
Actor Brad Rowe is 37.
Actor David Charvet is 35.
Rock musician Ahmet Zappa is 33.
Olympic gold-medal gymnast Amy Chow is 29.
Actor David Krumholtz is 29.
Actress Jamie-Lynn Sigler is 26.
Actress Alex Breckenridge is 25.


And in the world of sports, Boston Red Sox pitcher Josh Beckett (who won the 2003 World Series MVP award as a member of the Florida Marlins) is 27.

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Written By: nally on 05/16/07 at 3:56 pm

Wednesday, May 16:
Author Studs Terkel is 95.
Actor George Gaynes is 90.
Actor Harry Carey Jr. is 86.
Jazz musician Billy Cobham is 63.
Actor Bill Smitrovich is 60.
Actor Pierce Brosnan is 54.
Actress Debra Winger is 52.
Soviet-born gymnast Olga Korbut is 52.
Actress Mare Winningham is 48.
Rock musician Boyd Tinsley (The Dave Matthews Band) is 43.
Singer Janet Jackson is 41.
Country singer Scott Reeves (Blue County) is 41.
Actor Brian F. O'Byrne is 40.
Rhythm-and-blues singer Ralph Tresvant (New Edition) is 39.
Actor David Boreanaz is 38.
Actress Tracey Gold is 38.
Tennis player Gabriela Sabatini is 37.
Country singer Rick Trevino is 36.
Musician Simon Katz is 36.
Actress Tori Spelling is 34.
Singer Laura Pausini is 33.
Actress Melanie Lynskey is 30.
Actress Megan Fox is 21.
Actor Marc John Jefferies is 17.


Dead people with birthdays today include:
Actor Henry Fonda (1905-1982)

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Written By: nally on 05/17/07 at 10:54 am

Thursday, May 17:
Actor-director Dennis Hopper is 71.
Rhythm-and-blues singer Pervis Jackson (The Spinners) is 69.
Actor Peter Gerety is 67.
Singer Taj Mahal is 65.
Singer-songwriter Jesse Winchester is 63.
Rock musician Bill Bruford is 58.
Singer-musician George Johnson (The Brothers Johnson) is 54.
TV personality Kathleen Sullivan is 54.
Actor Bill Paxton is 52.
Boxing Hall-of-Famer Sugar Ray Leonard is 51.
Actor-comedian Bob Saget is 51.
Sports announcer Jim Nantz is 48.
Singer Enya is 46.
Talk show host Craig Ferguson is 45. (Currently hosts "Late Late Show" on CBS.)
Rock singer-musician Trent Reznor (Nine Inch Nails) is 42.
Rhythm-and-blues musician O'Dell (Mint Condition) is 42.
Actress Paige Turco is 42.
Actor Hill Harper is 41.
TV personality/interior designer Thom Filicia is 38.
Singer Jordan Knight (New Kids On The Block) is 37.
Rhythm-and-blues singer Darnell Van Rensalier (Shai) is 37.
Rock singer Andrea Corr (The Corrs) is 33.
Singer Kandi Burruss (Xscape) is 31.
Actor Tahj Mowry is 21.
Actress Nikki Reed is 19.
Actress Samantha Browne-Walters is 16.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/17/07 at 1:04 pm


Thursday, May 17:
Actor-director Dennis Hopper is 71.
Rhythm-and-blues singer Pervis Jackson (The Spinners) is 69.
Actor Peter Gerety is 67.
Singer Taj Mahal is 65.
Singer-songwriter Jesse Winchester is 63.
Rock musician Bill Bruford is 58.
Singer-musician George Johnson (The Brothers Johnson) is 54.
TV personality Kathleen Sullivan is 54.
Actor Bill Paxton is 52.
Boxing Hall-of-Famer Sugar Ray Leonard is 51.
Actor-comedian Bob Saget is 51.
Sports announcer Jim Nantz is 48.
Singer Enya is 46.
Talk show host Craig Ferguson is 45. (Currently hosts "Late Late Show" on CBS.)
Rock singer-musician Trent Reznor (Nine Inch Nails) is 42.
Rhythm-and-blues musician O'Dell (Mint Condition) is 42.
Actress Paige Turco is 42.
Actor Hill Harper is 41.
TV personality/interior designer Thom Filicia is 38.
Singer Jordan Knight (New Kids On The Block) is 37.
Rhythm-and-blues singer Darnell Van Rensalier (Shai) is 37.
Rock singer Andrea Corr (The Corrs) is 33.
Singer Kandi Burruss (Xscape) is 31.
Actor Tahj Mowry is 21.
Actress Nikki Reed is 19.
Actress Samantha Browne-Walters is 16.
Thank you Jeff, I was trying to think why does May 17 stand out as a celebrity birthday.

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Written By: nally on 05/17/07 at 1:18 pm


Thank you Jeff, I was trying to think why does May 17 stand out as a celebrity birthday.

No prob Phil... I know you like Enya's music. :)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/17/07 at 1:19 pm


No prob Phil... I know you like Enya's music. :)
I am tuning my WMP right now!

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Written By: nally on 05/18/07 at 8:30 pm

Friday, May 18:
Living people...
Actor Bill Macy is 85.
Sportscaster Jack Whitaker is 83.
Actor Robert Morse is 76.
Actor and television executive Dwayne Hickman is 73.
Baseball Hall-of-Famer Brooks Robinson is 70.
Bluegrass singer-musician Rodney Dillard (The Dillards) is 65.
Baseball Hall-of-Famer Reggie Jackson is 61.
Actress Candice Azzara is 60.
Country singer Joe Bonsall (The Oak Ridge Boys) is 59.
Rock musician Rick Wakeman (Yes) is 58.
Actor James Stephens is 56.
Country singer George Strait is 55.
Rhythm-and-blues singer Butch Tavares (Tavares) is 54.
Actor Chow Yun-Fat is 52.
Rock singer-musician Page Hamilton is 47.
Contemporary Christian musician Barry Graul (MercyMe) is 46.
Singer-actress Martika is 38.
Comedian and writer Tina Fey is 37.
Rapper Special Ed is 33.
Rock singer Jack Johnson is 32.
Rhythm-and-blues singer Darryl Allen (Mista) is 27.
Actor Matt Long is 27.
Actor Spencer Breslin is 15.

Dead people born on this date include...
Karol Wojtyla (aka Pope John Paul II), 1920-2005
Perry Como (singer), 1912-2001.

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Written By: nally on 05/19/07 at 10:06 pm

Saturday, May 19:
PBS newscaster Jim Lehrer is 73.
TV personality David Hartman is 72.
Actor James Fox is 68.
Actress Nancy Kwan is 68.
Author-director Nora Ephron is 66.
Actor Peter Mayhew is 63.
Rock singer-composer Pete Townshend (The Who) is 62.
Concert pianist David Helfgott is 60.
Rock singer-musician Dusty Hill (ZZ Top) is 58.
Singer-actress Grace Jones is 55.
Rock musician Phil Rudd (AC/DC) is 53.
Baseball catcher Rick Cerone is 53.
Actor Steven Ford is 51.
Rock musician Iain Harvie (Del Amitri) is 45.
Actor Jason Gray-Stanford is 37.
Rock singer Jenny Berggren (Ace of Base) is 35.
Actor Eric Lloyd is 21.

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Written By: nally on 05/19/07 at 10:07 pm

Deaths for May 19 include:
- Freddie Garrity, frontman for 60s pop band Freddie & The Dreamers (best known for "I'm Telling You Now"), 1937-2006

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/20/07 at 2:55 am

Birthday: May 20, 1944 - Joe Cocker, British singer

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Written By: SemperYoda on 05/20/07 at 6:52 am


No prob Phil... I know you like Enya's music. :)


Im a big fan of Enya as well. Overall, probably my favorite singer.  Isn't that funny coming from someone who is into heavy metal and rock?  Actually, im a fan of all kinds of genres, just depends on if it interests me or not. 

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Written By: danootaandme on 05/20/07 at 7:35 am


Im a big fan of Enya as well. Overall, probably my favorite singer.  Isn't that funny coming from someone who is into heavy metal and rock?  Actually, im a fan of all kinds of genres, just depends on if it interests me or not. 


Anyone locked into one genre isn living a poor, restricted life. Variety is the spice    ;)

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Written By: nally on 05/20/07 at 1:21 pm

Birthdays for Sunday, May 20:
Actor James McEachin is 77.
Actor Anthony Zerbe is 71.
Actor David Proval is 65.
Singer Joe Cocker is 63.
Singer-actress Cher is 61.
Actor-comedian Dave Thomas is 58.
Musician Warren Cann is 55.
Actor Dean Butler is 51.
Ron Reagan is 49. (Son of former President Ronald Reagan and Nancy Reagan.)
Rock musician Jane Wiedlin (The Go-Go's) is 49.
Actor Bronson Pinchot is 48.
Singer Susan Cowsill is 48.
Actor John Billingsley is 47.
Actor Tony Goldwyn is 47.
Pop singer Nick Heyward (Haircut 100) is 46.
TV personality Ted Allen is 42.
Actress Mindy Cohn is 41.
Rock musician Tom Gorman (Belly) is 41.
Actor Timothy Olyphant is 39.
Rapper Busta Rhymes is 35.
Actor Matt Czuchry is 30.
Actress Angela Goethals is 30.
Rhythm-and-blues singer Naturi Naughton is 23.

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Written By: nally on 05/21/07 at 11:40 am

Monday, May 21 - birthdays:
Actress Jeanne Bates is 89.
Actor David Groh is 66.
Rhythm-and-blues singer Ron Isley (The Isley Brothers) is 66.
Actor Richard Hatch is 62.
Musician Bill Champlin (Chicago) is 60.
Singer Leo Sayer is 59.
Actress Carol Potter is 59.
Comedian/radio talk show host Al Franken is 56.
Actor Mr. T is 55.
Music producer Stan Lynch is 52.
Actor Judge Reinhold is 50.
Actor-director Nick Cassavetes is 48.
Actor Brent Briscoe is 46.
Actress Lisa Edelstein is 39.
Jazz musician Christian McBride is 35.
Actress Fairuza Balk is 33.
Rapper Havoc (Mobb Deep) is 33.
Actress Ashlie Brillault is 20.
Actor Scott Leavenworth is 17.
Actress Sarah Ramos is 16.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/22/07 at 7:47 am

Birthday:
May 22, 1970 - Naomi Campbell, English model and actress

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Written By: nally on 05/22/07 at 4:20 pm


Birthday:
May 22, 1970 - Naomi Campbell, English model and actress

There's more...

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Written By: nally on 05/22/07 at 4:24 pm

birthdays for Tuesday, May 22:
Movie reviewer Judith Crist is 85.
Singer Charles Aznavour is 83.
Actor Michael Constantine is 80.
Conductor Peter Nero is 73.
Actor-director Richard Benjamin is 69.
Actor Frank Converse is 69.
Actor Michael Sarrazin is 67.
Former CNN anchor Bernard Shaw is 67.
Actress Barbara Parkins is 65.
Songwriter Bernie Taupin is 57.
Actor-producer Al Corley is 51.
Singer Morrissey is 48.
Actress Ann Cusack is 46.
Country musician Dana Williams (Diamond Rio) is 46.
Rock musician Jesse Valenzuela is 45. (Former member of the Gin Blossoms, a 90's alt-rock band.)
Rhythm-and-blues singer Johnny Gill (New Edition) is 41.
Rock musician Dan Roberts (Crash Test Dummies) is 40.
Model Naomi Campbell is 37.
Actress Anna Belknap is 35.
Actress Alison Eastwood is 35.
Singer Donell Jones is 34.
Actress A.J. Langer is 33.


Dead people with birthdays on May 22nd include:
1813: German composer Richard Wagner (d. 18??)
1907: English actor-director Sir Laurence Olivier (d. 19??)

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Written By: nally on 05/23/07 at 11:40 am

Wednesday, May 23:
Actress Betty Garrett is 88.
Pianist Alicia de Larrocha is 84.
Bluegrass singer Mac Wiseman is 82.
Actor Nigel Davenport is 79.
Actress Barbara Barrie is 76.
Actress Joan Collins is 74.
Actor Charles Kimbrough is 71.
Rhythm-and-blues singer General Johnson (Chairmen of the Board) is 64.
Actress Lauren Chapin is 62.
Country singer Misty Morgan is 62.
Country singer Judy Rodman is 56.
Singer Luka Bloom is 52.
Actor-comedian Drew Carey is 49.
Country singer Shelly West is 49.
Actor Linden Ashby is 47.
Actress-model Karen Duffy is 46.
Rock musician Phil Selway (Radiohead) is 40.
Actress Laurel Holloman is 39.
Rock musician Matt Flynn (Maroon 5) is 37.
Singer Lorenzo is 35.
Country singer Brian McComas is 35.
Singer Maxwell is 34.
Singer Jewel is 33.
Actor Adam Wylie is 23.

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Written By: nally on 05/24/07 at 11:31 am

Thursday, May 24:
Comedian Tommy Chong is 69.
Singer Bob Dylan is 66.
Singer Patti LaBelle is 63.
Actress Priscilla Presley is 62.
Country singer Mike Reid is 60.
Actor Jim Broadbent is 57.
Actor Alfred Molina is 54.
Singer Rosanne Cash is 52.
Actress Kristin Scott Thomas is 47.
Rock musician Vivian Trimble is 44.
Actor John C. Reilly is 42.
Actor Eric Close is 40.
Rapper and recording executive Heavy D is 40.
Rock musician Rich Robinson (Black Crowes) is 38.
Actor Billy L. Sullivan is 27.
Actor-rapper Big Tyme is 24.
Country singer Billy Gilman is 19.
Actor Cayden Boyd is 13.

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Written By: nally on 05/26/07 at 1:49 am

Before I forget...

Friday, May 25:
Former opera singer Beverly Sills is 78.
Actor Sir Ian McKellen is 68.
Actress Dixie Carter is 68.
Country singer Jessi Colter is 64.
Movie director and Muppeteer Frank Oz is 63.
Rock singer Klaus Meine (The Scorpions) is 59.
Actress Patti D'Arbanville is 56.
Actress Connie Sellecca is 52.
Actor-comedian Mike Myers is 44.
Actress Anne Heche is 38.
Actor-comedian Jamie Kennedy is 37.
Actor Justin Henry is 36.
Actress Molly Sims is 34.
Singer Lauryn Hill is 32.
Actor Cillian Murphy is 31.
Actor Ethan Suplee is 31.
Actor Corbin Allred is 28.
Actress-singer Lauren Frost is 22.

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Written By: nally on 05/27/07 at 8:08 pm

Saturday, May 26:
Birthdays...
Actor James Arness is 84.
Actor Alec McCowen is 82.
Sportscaster Brent Musberger is 68.
Rock singer-musician Levon Helm (The Band) is 67.
Country musician Gates Nichols (Confederate Railroad) is 63.
Rock musician Garry Peterson (The Guess Who) is 62.
Singer Stevie Nicks is 59.
Actress Pam Grier is 58.
Actor Philip Michael Thomas is 58.
Country singer Hank Williams Jr. is 58.
Former astronaut Sally K. Ride is 56.
Actress Margaret Colin is 50.
Country singer-songwriter Dave Robbins (BlackHawk) is 48.
Actor Doug Hutchison is 47.
Actress Genie Francis is 45.
Comedian Bobcat Goldthwait is 45.
Singer Lenny Kravitz is 43.
Actress Helena Bonham Carter is 41.
Rock musician Phillip Rhodes is 39.
Actor Joseph Fiennes is 37.
Rhythm-and-blues singer Joey Kibble (Take 6) is 36.
Actor-producer-writer Matt Stone is 36.
Contemporary Christian musician Nathan Cochran is 29.

Dead people with birthdays today include...
Singer Peggy Lee (1920-2002).

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Written By: nally on 05/27/07 at 8:14 pm

Sunday, May 27:
Birthdays...
Novelist Herman Wouk is 92.
Actor Christopher Lee is 85.
Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger is 84.
Actress Lee Meriwether is 72.
Musician Ramsey Lewis is 72.
Actor Louis Gossett Jr. is 71.
Rhythm-and-blues singer Raymond Sanders (The Persuasions) is 68.
Country singer Don Williams is 68.
Actor Bruce Weitz is 64.
Singer Cilla Black is 64.
Senator Christopher Dodd (Democrat, Connecticut) is 63.
Singer Bruce Cockburn is 62. (Note: the CK in his surname is silent.)
Actor Richard Schiff is 52.
Singer Siouxsie Sioux (The Creatures; Siouxsie and the Banshees) is 50.
Rock singer-musician Neil Finn (The Finn Brothers; Crowded House; Split Enz) is 49.
Actress Peri Gilpin is 46.
Actress Cathy Silvers is 46.
Actor Todd Bridges is 42.
Rock musician Sean Kinney (Alice In Chains) is 41.
Actor Dondre Whitfield is 38.
Actor Paul Bettany is 36.
Rock singer-musician Brian Desveaux (Nine Days) is 36.
Country singer Jace Everett is 35.
Rapper Andre 3000 (Outkast) is 32.
Rapper Jadakiss is 32.
TV chef Jamie Oliver is 32.
Actor Ethan Dampf is 13.

Deceased people with birthdays today:
Lisa "Left Eye" Lopez, member of the R&B vocal trio TLC, 1971-2002.

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Written By: star80 on 05/29/07 at 5:23 pm

May 28, 2007 -  Birthdays



Actor Brandon Cruz (Costarred with Bill Bixby on the TV Series "Courtship Of Eddie's Father), 45

Actress/Director Sondra Locke (Starred in movies like "Any Which Way You Can" and other movies with Clint Eastwood), 60

Singer John Fogerty (Formerly of the Rock Band Creedence Clearwater Revival; Had 1980s hits like "Centerfield"), 62

Pop Singer Gladys Knight "Gladys Knight & The Pips (Had hits like "Midnight Train To Georgia"), 63

Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, 63

Native American Famous Athlete Jim Thorpe (American athlete. Considered one of the most versatile athletes in modern sports, he won Olympic gold medals in the pentathlon and decathlon, played American football collegiately and professionally, and also played professional baseball and basketball.), 1888 - 1953



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Written By: star80 on 05/29/07 at 6:06 pm

May 28, 2007 - Deaths


1942 - John Barrymore, US actor (Beloved Rogue, Dinner at 8), dies at 60

1951 - Fanny Brice, Zeigfield Girl (Baby Snooks Show), dies at 59

1978 - Bob Crane, actor (Donna Reed Show, Hogan-Hogan's Heroes), dies at 49

1985 - 39, die at Heysel Stadium in Liverpool in a riot prior to soccor match

1997 - George Fenneman, announcer (You Bet Your Life), dies at 77

1997 - Jeff Buckley, musician, drowns at 30

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Written By: nally on 05/29/07 at 7:41 pm


May 28, 2007 -  Birthdays



Actor Brandon Cruz (Costarred with Bill Bixby on the TV Series "Courtship Of Eddie's Father), 45

Actress/Director Sondra Locke (Starred in movies like "Any Which Way You Can" and other movies with Clint Eastwood), 60

Singer John Fogerty (Formerly of the Rock Band Creedence Clearwater Revival; Had 1980s hits like "Centerfield"), 62

Pop Singer Gladys Knight "Gladys Knight & The Pips (Had hits like "Midnight Train To Georgia"), 63

Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, 63

Native American Famous Athlete Jim Thorpe (American athlete. Considered one of the most versatile athletes in modern sports, he won Olympic gold medals in the pentathlon and decathlon, played American football collegiately and professionally, and also played professional baseball and basketball.), 1888 - 1953





Those aren't the only people who had birthdays yesterday.

Actress Carroll Baker is 76.
Rockabilly singer-musician Sonny Burgess is 76.
Producer-director Irwin Winkler is 76.
Actor John Karlen is 74.
Basketball Hall-of-Famer Jerry West is 69.
Former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani is 63.
Singer Gladys Knight is 63.
Singer Billy Vera is 63.
Singer John Fogerty is 62.
Actress-director Sondra Locke is 60.
Singer Roland Gift (Fine Young Cannibals) is 45.
Actor Brandon Cruz (TV series "The Courtship of Eddie‘s Father") is 45.
Country singer Phil Vassar is 45.
Actress Christa Miller is 43.
Rock singer-musician Chris Ballew (Presidents of the USA) is 42.
Rapper Chubb Rock is 39.
Singer Kylie Minogue is 39.
Actor Justin Kirk is 38.
TV personality Elisabeth Hasselbeck ("The View") is 30.
Actor Jesse Bradford is 28.
Actress Monica Keena is 28.
Actor Joseph Cross is 21.

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Written By: nally on 05/29/07 at 7:44 pm

Tuesday, May 29:
Actor Clifton James is 86.
Country bandleader Danny Davis (Danny Davis and the Nashville Brass) is 82.
Former Baseball Commissioner Fay Vincent is 69.
Race car driver Al Unser Sr. is 68.
CBS News Correspondent Bob Simon is 66.
Actor Kevin Conway is 65.
Actor Helmut Berger is 63.
Rock singer Gary Brooker (Procol Harum) is 62.
Actor Anthony Geary is 60.
Singer Rebbie Jackson is 57.
Movie composer Danny Elfman is 54.
Rock musician Michael Porcaro (Toto) is 52.
Singer LaToya Jackson is 51.
Actor Ted Levine is 50.
Actress Annette Bening is 49.
Actor Rupert Everett is 48.
Actor Adrian Paul is 48.
Singer Melissa Etheridge is 46.
Actress Lisa Whelchel is 44.
Actress Tracey Bregman is 44.
Rock musician Noel Gallagher (Oasis) is 40.
Singer Jayski McGowan (Quad City DJ's) is 40.
Rock musician Chan Kinchla (Blues Traveler) is 38.
Rock musician Mark Lee (Third Day) is 34.
Cartoonist Aaron McGruder is 33.
Singer Melanie Brown (Spice Girls) is 32.
Rapper Playa Poncho is 32.

Dead people with birthdays today:
Comedian Bob Hope (1903-2003).
The 35th U.S. President, John F. Kennedy Sr. (1917-1963).

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Written By: nally on 05/31/07 at 10:15 am

Birthdays for Wednesday, May 30 (yesterday):
Country musician Johnny Gimble is 81.
Actor Clint Walker is 80.
Actor Keir Dullea is 71.
Actress Ruta Lee is 71.
Actor Michael J. Pollard is 68.
Actor Stephen Tobolowsky is 56.
Actor Colm Meaney is 54.
Actor Ted McGinley is 49.
Actor Ralph Carter is 46.
Actress Tonya Pinkins is 45.
Country singer Wynonna Judd is 43.
Rock musician Tom Morello (Audioslave; Rage Against The Machine) is 43.
Movie director Antoine Fuqua is 42.
Rock musician Patrick Dahlheimer (Live) is 36.
Actress Idina Menzel is 36.
Actor Trey Parker is 35.
Rapper Cee-Lo is 33.
Actor Blake Bashoff is 26.

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Written By: nally on 05/31/07 at 10:19 am

Birthdays for today...Thursday, May 31:
Actress Elaine Stewart is 78.
Actor-director Clint Eastwood is 77.
Singer Peter Yarrow is 69.
Former Anglican Church envoy Terry Waite is 68.
Singer-musician Augie Meyers is 67.
Actress Sharon Gless is 64.
Football Hall-of-Famer Joe Namath is 64.
Actor Tom Berenger is 57.
Actor Gregory Harrison is 57.
Actress Roma Maffia is 49.
Comedian Chris Elliott is 47.
Actor Kyle Secor is 47.
Actress Lea Thompson is 46.
Singer Corey Hart is 45. (He was popular in the 1980's for hits like "Sunglasses At Night" and "Never Surrender.")
Rapper DMC is 43.
Rapper Kid Frost is 43.
Actress Brooke Shields is 42.
Country musician Ed Adkins (The Derailers) is 40.
Actor Colin Farrell is 31.
Rock musician Scott Klopfenstein (Reel Big Fish) is 30.
Actor Eric Christian Olsen is 30.
Rock musician Andy Hurley (Fall Out Boy) is 27.
Actor Jonathan Tucker is 25.
Actor Curtis Williams Jr. is 20.

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Written By: star80 on 05/31/07 at 12:14 pm

May 30, 2007 - Deaths


1912 - Wilbur Wright, US aviation pioneer, dies

1967 - Claude Rains, actor (Invisible Man), dies at 77

1971 - Audie Murphy, WW II hero/actor (Sierra), killed in plane crash at 46

1980 - Timmy Caldwell, rocker (Marshall Tucker Band), dies

1988 - Ella Raines, actress (Uncle Harry, Runaround, Impact), dies at 66


Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: star80 on 05/31/07 at 12:19 pm

May 31, 2007 - Deaths


1982 - Jack Dempsey, former heavyweight boxing champ/actor, dies at 86

1995 - Tim Mara, owner (NY Giants), dies at 59


Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: star80 on 05/31/07 at 12:27 pm

May 30, 2007 - Birthdays


Country Music Singer Wynonna Judd (Was once half of the duo "The Judds" with mom, Naomi; Her sister is actress Ashley Judd; Had hits like "Mama He's Crazy" and "No One Else On Earth"), 43

Professional Wrestler Jake "The Snake" Roberts (Was a member of the "World Wrestling Federation" from 1986 - 1992), 52

TV/Film Actress Meredith MacRae (Had roles in the TV shows "My Three Sons" and "Petticoat Junction"), 1944 - 2000

Musician Benny Goodman aka "King Of Swing" (Was an American Jazz Musician and Band Leader during the Swing Era), 1909 - 1986

Animation Impersonator Mel Blanc (Did the cartoon voices of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig and Barney Rubble), 1908 - 1989

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: nally on 05/31/07 at 12:28 pm


May 30, 2007 - Birthdays


Country Music Singer Wynonna Judd (Was once half of the duo "The Judds" with mom, Naomi; Her sister is actress Ashley Judd; Had hits like "Mama He's Crazy" and "No One Else On Earth"), 43

Professional Wrestler Jake "The Snake" Roberts (Was a member of the "World Wrestling Federation" from 1986 - 1992), 52

TV/Film Actress Meredith MacRae (Had roles in the TV shows "My Three Sons" and "Petticoat Junction"), 1944 - 2000

Musician Benny Goodman aka "King Of Swing" (Was an American Jazz Musician and Band Leader during the Swing Era), 1909 - 1986

Animation Impersonator Mel Blanc (Did the cartoon voices of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig and Barney Rubble), 1908 - 1989

I already posted the birthdays above. For living people, that is.

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: nally on 06/02/07 at 11:06 pm

Friday, June 1:
Actor Richard Erdman is 82.
Actor Andy Griffith is 81.
Actor Edward Woodward is 77.
Singer Pat Boone is 73.
Actor-writer-director Peter Masterson is 73.
Actor Morgan Freeman is 70.
Actor Rene Auberjonois is 67.
Opera singer Frederica von Stade is 62.
Actor Brian Cox is 61.
Rock musician Ron Wood is 60.
Actor Jonathan Pryce is 60.
Actor Powers Boothe is 58.
Actress Gemma Craven is 57.
Singer Graham Russell (Air Supply) is 57.
Country singer Ronnie Dunn (Brooks and Dunn) is 54.
Actress Lisa Hartman Black is 51.
Singer-musician Alan Wilder is 48. (Was a member of Depeche Mode until 1995, when he left the band.)
Rock musician Simon Gallup (The Cure) is 47.
Country musician Richard Comeaux (River Road) is 46.
Actor-singer Jason Donovan is 39.
Actress Teri Polo is 38.
Model-actress Heidi Klum is 34.
Singer Alanis Morissette is 33.
TV host Damien Fahey is 27.
Actor Taylor Handley is 23.
And in the world of sports....Baseball pitcher Derek Lowe is 34.


Dead people born on June 01 include:
Actress Marilyn Monroe (1926-1962).



Deaths for June 1 include:
1868: James Buchanan, 15th U.s. President, age 77

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: nally on 06/02/07 at 11:10 pm

Saturday, June 2:
Actor Milo O'Shea is 82.
Actress-singer Sally Kellerman is 70.
Actor Stacy Keach is 66.
Rock musician Charlie Watts is 66.
Singer William Guest (Gladys Knight and The Pips) is 66.
Actor Charles Haid is 64.
Composer Marvin Hamlisch is 63.
Movie director Lasse Hallstrom is 61.
Actor Jerry Mathers is 59.
Actress Joanna Gleason is 57.
Actor Dennis Haysbert is 53.
Comedian Dana Carvey is 52.
Actor Gary Grimes is 52.
Rock singer Tony Hadley (Spandau Ballet) is 47.
Singer Merril Bainbridge is 39.
Rapper B-Real (Cypress Hill) is 37.
Actress Paula Cale is 37.
Actor-comedian Wayne Brady is 35.
Actor Wentworth Miller is 35.
Rock musician Tim Rice-Oxley (Keane) is 31.
Actress Nikki Cox is 29.
Actor Justin Long is 29.
Actor Deon Richmond is 29.
Rhythm-and-blues singer Irish Grinstead (702) is 27.
Rock musician Fabrizio Moretti (The Strokes) is 27.
Country singer Dan Cahoon (Marshall Dyllon) is 24.


Deaths for June 2 include:
1941: Baseball player Lou Gehrig, age 37
1996: Comedian/game show host Ray Combs (hosted "Family Feud", 1988-93), age 40
1997: American journalist/columnist Flora Lewis, age 79

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: nally on 06/04/07 at 10:18 am

Sunday, June 3 (yesterday):
Actor Tony Curtis is 82.
Musician Boots Randolph is 80.
TV producer Chuck Barris is 78.
Actress Irma P. Hall is 72.
Author Larry McMurtry is 71.
Rock singer Ian Hunter (Mott The Hoople) is 68.
Singer Eddie Holman is 61.
Musician Too Slim (Riders in the Sky) is 59.
Singer Suzi Quatro is 57.
Singer Deniece Williams is 56.
Rock musician Billy Powell (Lynyrd Skynyrd) is 55.
Singer Dan Hill is 53.
Actor Scott Valentine is 49.
Rock musician Kerry King (Slayer) is 43.
CNN host Anderson Cooper is 40.
Country singer Jamie O'Neal is 39.
Singers Ariel and Gabriel Hernandez (No Mercy) are 36.
Actress Lalaine ("Lizzie McGuire") is 20.

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: nally on 06/04/07 at 10:22 am

Monday, June 4:
Former Sen. Howard Metzenbaum (Democrat-Ohio) is 90.
Actor Bruce Dern is 71.
Musician Roger Ball is 63.
Jazz musician Anthony Braxton is 62.
Singer Gordon Waller (Peter and Gordon) is 62.
Rock musician Danny Brown (The Fixx) is 56.
Actor Parker Stevenson is 55.
Actor Keith David is 51. (Not to be confused with David Keith, who had a birthday last month.)
Actress Julie Gholson is 49.
Actor Eddie Velez is 49.
Singer-musician El DeBarge is 46.
Actress Julie White is 46.
Tennis player Andrea Jaeger is 42.
Actor Scott Wolf is 39.
Actor Noah Wyle is 36.
Rock musician Stefan Lessard (The Dave Matthews Band) is 33.
Comedian Horatio Sanz is 33.
Actress Angelina Jolie is 32.
Rock musician JoJo Garza (Los Lonely Boys) is 27.

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: star80 on 06/08/07 at 12:41 pm

June 5, 2007 - Birthdays



TV/Film Actor Chad Allen (Starred on the tv series "Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman"), 33

Actor Mark Wahlberg (Starred in movies like "Basketball Diaries" and "The Perfect Storm"), 36

Singer/Songwriter Brian McKnight (Can play nine different instruments), 38

American Saxophonist Kenny G, 51

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: star80 on 06/08/07 at 12:45 pm

June 6, 2007 - Birthdays



World Tennis Pro Bjorn Borg, 51

Bonnie Lee Bakley (Slain Wife of Actor Robert Blake of the tv series "Baretta"; He was charged with the murder, but acquitted), 1956 - 2000

Stand Up Comedian/Actress Sandra Bernhard, 52

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: star80 on 06/08/07 at 12:52 pm

June 7, 2007 - Birthdays



Guitarist Dave Navarro (Jane's Addiction and Red Hot Chili Peppers), 40

Musician/Actor Prince (Had 80s hits like "Purple Rain" and "1999"), 49

Actor Liam Neeson (Played in movies like "The Chronicles Of Narnia" and "Batman Begins"), 55

Las Vegas Performer/Singer Tom Jones (Had 70s hit like "She's A Lady" and "It's Not Unusual"), 67

Actor/Comedian/Singer Dean Martin (Made lots of movies in the 60s with pal comedian Jerry Lewis)

Actress Jessica Tandy ("Driving Mrs. Daisy" and "Fried Green Tomatoes"), 1909 - 1994




Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/08/07 at 12:55 pm


May 7, 2007 - Birthdays



Guitarist Dave Navarro (Jane's Addiction and Red Hot Chili Peppers), 40

Musician/Actor Prince (Had 80s hits like "Purple Rain" and "1999"), 49

Actor Liam Neeson, 55

Las Vegas Performer/Singer Tom Jones (Had 70s hit like "She's A Lady" and "It's Not Unusual"), 67

Actor/Comedian/Singer Dean Martin (Made lots of movies in the 60s with pal comedian Jerry Lewis)

Actress Jessica Tandy ("Driving Mrs. Daisy" and "Fried Green Tomatoes"), 1909 - 1994





May?

It is now June!

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: star80 on 06/08/07 at 1:02 pm

June 8, 2007 - Birthdays



Actor/Production Designer/Composer Kevin Farley (Younger brother to the late actor "Chris Farley" of Beverly Hills Ninja), 42

Actor/Comedian Keenen Ivory Wayans (Did the comedy show "In Living Colour" with brother Damon), 49

Actor/Film Director Griffin Dunne (Starred in movies like "My Girl" and "Johnny Dangerously"), 52

Singer/Songwriter Bonnie Tyler (Had the 1980s hit "Total Eclipse Of The Heart"), 56

Musician Boz Skaggs (Had 1970s hits like "Dirty Lowdown" and "Lido"), 63

Actress/Singer Nancy Sinatra (Had the 1960s hit "These Boots Are Made For Walkin'"; Is the daughter of the late Frank Sinatra "Ol Blue Eyes"; She also was once linked romantically to Elvis Presley), 67

Actor James Darren (Played the role of "Moondawgie" in the 1959 film "Gidget" and in other 60s beach party movies), 1936

Talk Show Host Joan Rivers (Does the red carpet interviews on "E" Entertainment Channel), 74

Comedian/Actor Jerry Stiller (Had a movie critic show with wife Actress/Comedianne Anne Meara; They are the parents of funny actor Ben Stiller), 80

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/08/07 at 1:04 pm


May 8, 2007 - Birthdays



Actor/Production Designer/Composer Kevin Farley (Younger brother to the late actor "Chris Farley" of Beverly Hills Ninja), 42

Actor/Comedian Keenen Ivory Wayans (Did the comedy show "In Living Colour" with brother Damon), 49

Actor/Film Director Griffin Dunne (Starred in movies like "My Girl" and "Johnny Dangerously"), 52

Singer/Songwriter Bonnie Tyler (Had the 1980s hit "Total Eclipse Of The Heart"), 60

Musician Boz Skaggs (Had 1970s hits like "Dirty Lowdown" and "Lido"), 63

Actress/Singer Nancy Sinatra (Had the 1960s hit "These Boots Are Made For Walkin'"; Is the daughter of the late Frank Sinatra "Ol Blue Eyes"; She also was once linked romantically to Elvis Presley), 67

Actor James Darren, 1936

Talk Show Host Joan Rivers (Does the red carpet interviews on "E" Entertainment Channel), 74

Comedian/Actor Jerry Stiller (Had a movie critic show with wife Actress/Comedianne Anne Meara; They are the parents of funny actor Ben Stiller), 80
Bonnie Tyler was born on June 8, 1951, she is 56 years old not 60.

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: nally on 06/08/07 at 1:52 pm


Bonnie Tyler was born on June 8, 1951, she is 56 years old not 60.

Actually, one source says she was born in 1953, which would make her 54 this year.

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/08/07 at 1:53 pm


Actually, one source says she was born in 1953, which would make her 54 this year.
here we go again...

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: nally on 06/08/07 at 1:54 pm

Complete list of living celebs with bdays on June 5th:
Actor-singer Bill Hayes is 82. Broadcast journalist Bill Moyers is 73. Rhythm-and-blues singer Floyd Butler (Friends of Distinction) is 66. Country singer Don Reid (The Statler Brothers) is 62. Musician Fred Stone (Sly and the Family Stone) is 61. Rock singer Laurie Anderson is 60. Country singer Gail Davies is 59. Author Ken Follett is 58. Rock musician Nicko McBrain (Iron Maiden) is 55. Jazz musician Kenny G is 51. Rock singer Richard Butler (Psychedelic Furs) is 51. Actor Jeff Garlin is 45. Actress Karen Sillas is 42. Actor Ron Livingston is 40. Singer Brian McKnight is 38. Rock musician Claus Norreen (Aqua) is 37. Actor Mark Wahlberg is 36. Actor Chad Allen is 33. Rock musician P-nut (311) is 33. Actress Navi Rawat is 30. Actress Liza Weil is 30. Rock musician Pete Wentz (Fall Out Boy) is 28. Rock musician Seb Lefebvre (Simple Plan) is 26.


Complete list of living celebs with bdays on June 6th:
Actress Billie Whitelaw is 75. Civil rights activist Roy Innis is 73. Singer Levi Stubbs (The Four Tops) is 71. Singer-songwriter Gary "U.S." Bonds is 68. Country singer Joe Stampley is 64. Actor Robert Englund is 58. Folk singer Holly Near is 58. Singer Dwight Twilley is 56. Playwright-actor Harvey Fierstein is 53. Comedian Sandra Bernhard is 52. Tennis player Bjorn Borg is 51. Actress Amanda Pays is 48. Comedian Colin Quinn is 48. Record producer Jimmy Jam is 48. Rock musician Steve Vai is 47. Rock singer-musician Tom Araya (Slayer) is 46. Actor Jason Isaacs is 44. Rock musician Sean Yseult (White Zombie) is 41. Actor Max Casella is 40. Actor Paul Giamatti is 40. Rhythm-and-blues singer Damion Hall (Guy) is 39. Rock musician Bardi Martin is 38. Rock musician James "Munky" Shaffer (Korn) is 37. TV correspondent Natalie Morales is 35. Country singer Lisa Brokop is 34. Singer Uncle Kracker is 33. Actress Staci Keanan is 32.


Complete list of living celebs with bdays on June 7th:
Movie director James Ivory is 79. Actress Virginia McKenna is 76. Singer Tom Jones is 67. Poet Nikki Giovanni is 64. Actor Ken Osmond ("Leave It to Beaver") is 64. Talk show host Jenny Jones is 61. Actress Anne Twomey is 56. Actor Liam Neeson is 55. Actress Colleen Camp is 54. Singer-songwriter Johnny Clegg is 54. Actor William Forsythe is 52. Record producer L.A. Reid is 51. Singer-songwriter Prince is 49. Rock singer-musician Gordon Gano (The Violent Femmes) is 44. Rapper Ecstacy (Whodini) is 43. Rock musician Eric Kretz (Stone Temple Pilots) is 41. Rock musician David Navarro is 40. Actress Helen Baxendale is 37. Actor Karl Urban is 35. Rock musician Eric Johnson (The Shins) is 31. Actress Larisa Oleynik is 26. Tennis player Anna Kournikova is 26. Actor Michael Cera is 19. Actress Shelley Buckner is 18.


Complete list of living celebs with bdays on June 8th:
Former President Suharto of Indonesia is 86. Former First Lady Barbara Bush is 82. Actor-comedian Jerry Stiller is 80. Comedian Joan Rivers is 74. Actress Millicent Martin is 73. Actor James Darren is 71. Actor Bernie Casey is 68. Singer Nancy Sinatra is 67. Singer Chuck Negron (Three Dog Night) is 65. Musician Boz Scaggs is 63. Actor Don Grady is 63. Rock musician Mick Box (Uriah Heep) is 60. Author Sara Paretsky is 60. Actress Sonia Braga is 57. Actress Kathy Baker is 57. Country musician Tony Rice is 56. Singer Bonnie Tyler is 54. Actor Griffin Dunne is 52. "Dilbert" creator Scott Adams is 50. Actor-director Keenen Ivory Wayans is 49. Singer Mick Hucknall (Simply Red) is 47. Musician Nick Rhodes (Duran Duran) is 45. Rhythm-and-blues singer Doris Pearson (Five Star) is 41. Actress Julianna Margulies is 40. Actor Dan Futterman is 40. Actor David Sutcliffe is 38. Rhythm-and-blues singer Nicci Gilbert is 37. Actress Kelli Williams is 37. Actor Mark Feuerstein is 36. Contemporary Christian musician Mike Scheuchzer (MercyMe) is 32. Rapper Kanye West is 29. Folk-bluegrass singer-musician Sara Watkins (Nickel Creek) is 26.

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/08/07 at 2:09 pm


Actually, one source says she was born in 1953, which would make her 54 this year.
I can confirm that Bonnie Tyler born Gaynor Hopkins was born on June 8th 1951, if the link works the birth is read on the page.

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: nally on 06/08/07 at 2:11 pm


I can confirm that Bonnie Tyler born Gaynor Hopkins was born on June 8th 1951, if the link works the birth is read on the page.



So then she's 56. I don't know why there should be a disagreement as to when anyone was born. How'd you find that?

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/08/07 at 2:12 pm


So then she's 56. I don't know why there should be a disagreement as to when anyone was born. How'd you find that?
I use Ancestry.co.uk for my geneaology research.

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: nally on 06/08/07 at 2:15 pm


I use Ancestry.co.uk for my geneaology research.

Interesting. My parents have been using ancestry.com (which I believe is the US equivalent) for their genealogy research for the past four years or so.

What I didn't know, however, is that you could find celebrity birth records on the UK site. :o

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/08/07 at 2:16 pm


Interesting. My parents have been using ancestry.com (which I believe is the US equivalent) for their genealogy research for the past four years or so.

What I didn't know, however, is that you could find celebrity birth records on the UK site. :o
Personally speaking I am about two pages from the golfer Nick Faldo.

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: nally on 06/08/07 at 3:55 pm


Personally speaking I am about two pages from the golfer Nick Faldo.

interesting.

I will post the complete list of living celebs born on June 9th tomorrow.

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/08/07 at 4:21 pm


interesting.

I will post the complete list of living celebs born on June 9th tomorrow.
On the correct day.

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: nally on 06/08/07 at 4:28 pm


On the correct day.

I will probably be awake at midnight my time, so if I'm not doing something else, like watching the tv, maybe I'll be online to post it.

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: star80 on 06/08/07 at 7:01 pm

June 7. 2007 - Deaths

1996 - Max Factor Jr, makeup inventor, dies at 91

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: star80 on 06/08/07 at 7:05 pm

June 8, 2007 - Deaths



1845 - Andrew Jackson, (D) 7th pres (1828-37), dies at 78

1967 - Laverne Andrews, vocalist (Andrews Sister), dies

1969 - Robert Taylor, actor (Death Valley Days), dies of lung cancer at 57

1971 - Harold Lloyd Jr, actor (Frankenstein's Daughter), dies at 40


Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: nally on 06/10/07 at 3:20 pm

A complete list of living celebs with birthdays on Saturday, June 9th:
Guitarist Les Paul is 92.
Former World Bank president and former defense secretary Robert S. McNamara is 91.
Actress Mona Freeman is 81.
Media analyst Marvin Kalb is 77.
Sports commentator Dick Vitale is 68.
Author Letty Cottin Pogrebin is 68.
Rock musician Jon Lord (formerly of Deep Purple) is 66.
Mystery author Patricia Cornwell is 51.
Actor Michael J. Fox is 46.
Writer-producer Aaron Sorkin is 46.
Actor Johnny Depp is 44.
Jazz musician Wayman Tisdale is 43. (Is he related to Ashley? Probably not, lol.)
Actress Gloria Reuben is 43.
Rock musician Dean Felber (Hootie & the Blowfish) is 40.
Rock musician Dean Dinning is 40.
Musician Ed Simons is 37.
Actress Natalie Portman is 26.
Actress Mae Whitman is 19.

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: star80 on 06/10/07 at 3:20 pm


^ I believe those people died in June instead of May.


Thank you, I will change that, I did that on the birthdays also, by the way are you following me around?

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: nally on 06/10/07 at 3:22 pm


by the way are you following me around?

No, not at all. I'm just supplying complete lists of people with birthdays on a given date. I'm not too sure about the deaths. But I do know that Charles Dickens died on June 9th in 1870.

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: nally on 06/10/07 at 3:24 pm

A complete list of living people with birthdays on Sunday, June 10th:
Actor Barry Morse is 89.
Britain's Prince Philip is 86.
Columnist Nat Hentoff is 82.
Actor-director Lionel Jeffries is 81.
Author Maurice Sendak is 79.
Attorney F. Lee Bailey is 74.
Actress Alexandra Stewart is 68.
Singer Shirley Alston Reeves (The Shirelles) is 66.
Actor Jurgen Prochnow is 66.
Media commentator Jeff Greenfield is 64.
Country singer-songwriter Thom Schuyler is 55.
Actor Andrew Stevens is 52.
Singer Barrington Henderson is 51.
Rock musician Kim Deal is 46.
Singer Maxi Priest is 46.
Actress Gina Gershon is 45.
Actress Jeanne Tripplehorn is 44.
Rock musician Jimmy Chamberlin is 43.
Model-actress Elizabeth Hurley is 42.
Rock musician Joey Santiago is 42.
Actor Doug McKeon is 41.
Rock musician Emma Anderson is 40.
Country musician Brian Hofeldt (The Derailers) is 40.
Rapper The D.O.C. is 39.
Rock singer Mike Doughty is 37.
Rhythm-and-blues singer Jo-Jo (Jodeci; K-Ci and Jo-Jo) is 36.
Rhythm-and-blues singer Faith Evans is 34.
Rhythm-and-blues singer Lemisha Grinstead (702) is 29.
Actor DJ Qualls is 29.
Actor Shane West is 29.
Singer Hoku is 26.
Actress Leelee Sobieski is 25.
Olympic gold medal figure skater Tara Lipinski is 25.

Dead people born on June 10 include:
Actress June Haver (1926-2005). She was married to actor Fred McMurray.

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: star80 on 06/10/07 at 3:42 pm


A complete list of living celebs with birthdays on Saturday, June 9th:
Guitarist Les Paul is 92.
Former World Bank president and former defense secretary Robert S. McNamara is 91.
Actress Mona Freeman is 81.
Media analyst Marvin Kalb is 77.
Sports commentator Dick Vitale is 68.
Author Letty Cottin Pogrebin is 68.
Rock musician Jon Lord (formerly of Deep Purple) is 66.
Mystery author Patricia Cornwell is 51.
Actor Michael J. Fox is 46.
Writer-producer Aaron Sorkin is 46.
Actor Johnny Depp is 44.
Jazz musician Wayman Tisdale is 43. (Is he related to Ashley? Probably not, lol.)
Actress Gloria Reuben is 43.
Rock musician Dean Felber (Hootie & the Blowfish) is 40.
Rock musician Dean Dinning is 40.
Musician Ed Simons is 37.
Actress Natalie Portman is 26.
Actress Mae Whitman is 19.



You forgot to add Donald Duck who is 73; LOL

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: star80 on 06/10/07 at 3:44 pm


A complete list of living people with birthdays on Sunday, June 10th:
Actor Barry Morse is 89.
Britain's Prince Philip is 86.
Columnist Nat Hentoff is 82.
Actor-director Lionel Jeffries is 81.
Author Maurice Sendak is 79.
Attorney F. Lee Bailey is 74.
Actress Alexandra Stewart is 68.
Singer Shirley Alston Reeves (The Shirelles) is 66.
Actor Jurgen Prochnow is 66.
Media commentator Jeff Greenfield is 64.
Country singer-songwriter Thom Schuyler is 55.
Actor Andrew Stevens is 52.
Singer Barrington Henderson is 51.
Rock musician Kim Deal is 46.
Singer Maxi Priest is 46.
Actress Gina Gershon is 45.
Actress Jeanne Tripplehorn is 44.
Rock musician Jimmy Chamberlin is 43.
Model-actress Elizabeth Hurley is 42.
Rock musician Joey Santiago is 42.
Actor Doug McKeon is 41.
Rock musician Emma Anderson is 40.
Country musician Brian Hofeldt (The Derailers) is 40.
Rapper The D.O.C. is 39.
Rock singer Mike Doughty is 37.
Rhythm-and-blues singer Jo-Jo (Jodeci; K-Ci and Jo-Jo) is 36.
Rhythm-and-blues singer Faith Evans is 34.
Rhythm-and-blues singer Lemisha Grinstead (702) is 29.
Actor DJ Qualls is 29.
Actor Shane West is 29.
Singer Hoku is 26.
Actress Leelee Sobieski is 25.
Olympic gold medal figure skater Tara Lipinski is 25.

Dead people born on June 10 include:
Actress June Haver (1926-2005). She was married to actor Fred McMurray.



Nope, sorry you missed a very important person who was born on this day and that would be Judy Garland (Mother to actress Liza Minelli and the main star in the children's classic "The Wizard Of Oz"), 1922 - 1969

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: nally on 06/10/07 at 3:47 pm


Nope, sorry you missed a very important person who was born on this day and that would be Judy Garland (Mother to actress Liza Minelli and the main star in the children's classic "The Wizard Of Oz"), 1922 - 1969

I'm sorry about that. It's just that the source I get my information from only lists the living people. With regards to dead people, I'm not totally up on that, but I happened to know about June Haver, cuz she just died a couple years ago at the age of 79.




You forgot to add Donald Duck who is 73; LOL

LOL...but he's not a real person. ::) ;D

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: star80 on 06/10/07 at 8:52 pm

June 9, 2007 - Deaths



1870 - Charles Dickens, English writer (David Copperfield), dies at 58

1971 - Harold Lloyd Jr, actor (Frankenstein's Daughter), dies at 40

1981 - Allen Ludden, game show host (Password), dies at 63

1981 - Russell Hayden, actor (Hidden Gold, Apache Chief, Justice), dies

1997 - Reid Shelton, actor (Daddy Warbucks-Annie), dies from a stroke at 71

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: star80 on 06/10/07 at 8:58 pm

June 10, 2007 - Deaths



1967 - Spencer Tracy, US actor (7th Cross, Father ot Bride), dies at 67

1981 - Russell "Lucky" Hayden, actor (Judge Roy Bean), dies at 68

1982 - Addie "Micki" Harris, US singer (Shirelles-Mama Said), dies at 42

1985 - George Chandler, actor (Lassie), dies of Alzheimer's disease at 87

1987 - Elizabeth Hartman, actress (Fixer, Patch of Blue), dies at 45

1988 - Louis L'Amour, western writer (Bowdrie), dies at 80 of cancer

2004 - Ray Charles, Grammy winning crooner who blended gospel and blues in such crowd-pleasers as "What'd I Say" and ballads like "Georgia on My Mind" dies aged 73

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Written By: star80 on 06/11/07 at 12:47 am

June 11, 2007 - Birthdays





Football Hall Of Famer Joe Montana (Was a Quarterback for The San Francisco 49ers and The Kansas City Chiefs), 51

Soap Star Peter Bergman (Plays Jack Abbott on "The Young & The Restless), 54

Rock Singer Donnie Van Zant (Is the younger brother of the late founder and lead singer for the rock group Lynyrd Skynyrd, Ronnie Van Zant and the older brother to the new Lynyrd Skynyrd Johnny Van Zant; Also formed the ban .38 Special in 1975), 55

Rock Musician Frank Beard "ZZ Top" (Had 80s hits like "Under Pressure" and "Sharp Dressed Man"), 58

Actress Adrienne Barbeau (Best known for her role as Bea Arthurs daughter, Carol, in the 1970s tv sitcom "Maude"), 62

Author Christina Crawford (adopted daughter of the late Joan Crawford; Wrote the book that was turned into a movie "Mommie Dearest", the story of her life with Joan Crawford), 68

Actor Chad Everett (Best remembered for his role as Dr. Joe Gannon in the 1970s tv series "Medical Center"), 70

Actor Gene Wilder (Best known for his role as "Willie Wonka" in Willie Wonka And The Chocolate Factory (original version); Also starred in movies like "Blazing Saddle" and "Stir Crazy" with Richard Pryor; Was married to the late comedianne Gilda Radner of Saturday Night Live), 74

Head Football Coach Vince Lombardi (Was head coach for The Green Bay Packers from 1959 through 1967; Was known as one of the greatest head coaches ever in American Football), 1913 - 1970

Diver Jacques Costeau (was a French naval officer, explorer, ecologist, filmmaker, scientist, photographer and researcher who studied the sea and all forms of life in water. He co-developed the aqua-lung, pioneered marine conservation and was a member of the Académie française.), 1910 - 1997

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/11/07 at 2:29 am

Birthdate: June 11th (but passed on)

1572 - Ben Jonson, English dramatist (d. 1637)
1776 - John Constable, English painter (d. 1837)
1864 - Richard Strauss, German composer and conductor (d. 1949)

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Written By: star80 on 06/11/07 at 10:59 pm

June 12, 2007 - Birthdays



1912 - Russell "Lucky" Hayden, Chico Calif, actor (Judge Roy Bean)

1915 - David Rockefeller, CEO (Chase Manhattan Bank)

1916 - Irwin Allen, NYC, director (Land of the Giants, Poseidon Adventure)

1916 - Ivan Tors, TV producer (Sea Hunt, Flipper)

1917 - Priscilla Lane, US, actress (Arsenic & Old Lace)

1919 - Uta Hagen, Germany, actress (Boys From Brazil)/teaches acting

1924 - George H. W. Bush, 41st  US President (Father to the current US President George Bush)

1928 - Richard Sherman, composer/lyricist (Mary Poppins)

1928 - Vic Damone, , Bkln, singer (Street Where You Live)

1929 - Anne Frank, Holland, #### victim/diarist (Diary of Anne Frank)

1932 - Jim Nabors, Sylacauga Al, actor/singer (Racing Fan Pyle)

1932 - Rona Jaffe, novelist (Mazes & Monsters)

1957 - Timothy Busfield, East Lansing Mich, actor (Elliot-30 Something)

1959 - Jenilee Harrison, Glendale Calif, actress (Cindy-3's Company, Dallas)

1962 - Ally Sheedy, , NYC, actress (Wargames, Breakfast Club)

1968 - Sherry Stringield, actress (ER)

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: nally on 06/11/07 at 11:05 pm

^ You forgot former US President George H.W. Bush, who turns 83 on Tuesday the 12th (born 1924).

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Written By: star80 on 06/11/07 at 11:10 pm


^ You forgot former US President George H.W. Bush, who turns 83 on Tuesday the 12th (born 1924).


No, actually I didn't I was looking up something first, okay, but you beat me to the punch dear

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Written By: nally on 06/11/07 at 11:12 pm

Living celebs with birthdays on Monday, June 11th:
Opera singer Rise Stevens is 94.
Actor-producer Richard Todd is 88.
Actor Gene Wilder is 74.
Actor Chad Everett is 70.
Comedian Johnny Brown is 70.
Former auto racer Jackie Stewart is 68.
Singer Joey Dee is 67.
Actress Adrienne Barbeau is 62.
Rock musician Frank Beard (ZZ Top) is 58.
Rock singer Donnie Van Zant (.38 Special) is 55.
Actor Peter Bergman is 54.
Football Hall of Famer Joe Montana is 51.
Actor Hugh Laurie is 48.
Singer Gioia Bruno (Expose) is 44.
Country singer-songwriter Bruce Robison is 41.
Actor Peter Dinklage is 38.
Country musician Smilin' Jay McDowell is 38.
Rock musician Dan Lavery (Tonic) is 38.
Rock musician Tai Anderson (Third Day) is 31.
Actor Joshua Jackson is 29.
Christian rock musician Ryan Shrout (Kutless) is 27.
Actor Shia LaBeouf ("Even Stevens") is 21.

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Written By: nally on 06/11/07 at 11:13 pm

Living celebs with birthdays on Tuesday, June 12:
Banker/philanthropist David Rockefeller is 92.
Former President George H.W. Bush is 83.
Singer Vic Damone is 79.
Songwriter Richard Sherman is 79.
Actor-singer Jim Nabors is 77.
Jazz musician Chick Corea is 66.
Sportscaster Marv Albert is 66.
Singer Roy Harper is 66.
Pop singer Len Barry is 65.
Rock singer Reg Presley (The Troggs) is 64.
Rock singer-musician John Wetton (Asia; King Crimson) is 58.
Rock musician Bun E. Carlos (Cheap Trick) is 56.
Country singer-musician Junior Brown is 55.
Singer-songwriter Rocky Burnette is 54.
Actor Timothy Busfield is 50.
Singer Meredith Brooks is 49. (Best known for her 1997 hit single "B**ch.")
Actress Jenilee Harrison is 48.
Rock musician John Linnell (They Might Be Giants) is 48.
Rapper Grandmaster Dee (Whodini) is 45.
Actress Paula Marshall is 43.
Actress Frances O'Connor is 40.
Blues musician Kenny Wayne Shepherd is 30.
Actor Wil Horneff is 28.
Singer Robyn is 28.

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Written By: nally on 06/13/07 at 12:02 am

Living celebs with birthdays for Wednesday, June 13:
Actor Bob McGrath is 75.
Artist Christo is 72.
Artist Jeanne-Claude is 72.
Magician Siegfried (Siegfried & Roy) is 68.
Singer Bobby Freeman is 67.
Actor Malcolm McDowell is 64.
Singer Dennis Locorriere (Dr. Hook) is 58.
Actor Richard Thomas is 56.
Actor Jonathan Hogan is 56.
Actor Stellan Skarsgard is 56.
Comedian Tim Allen is 54.
Actress Ally Sheedy is 45.
"The Early Show" co-host Hannah Storm is 45.
Rock musician Paul deLisle (Smash Mouth) is 44.
Singer David Gray is 39.
Rhythm-and-blues singer Deniece Pearson (Five Star) is 39.
Rock musician Soren Rasted (Aqua) is 38.
Actor Jamie Walters is 38.
Rock singer-musician Rivers Cuomo (Weezer) is 37.
Country singer Susan Haynes is 35.
Actor Steve-O is 33.
Actor Ethan Embry is 29.
Actor Chris Evans is 26.
Actress Sarah Schaub is 24.
Singer Raz B is 22. (He was a member of the R&B vocal group B2K beginning in 2002.)
Actress Kat Dennings is 21.
Actresses Ashley and Mary-Kate Olsen are 21.

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Written By: nally on 06/14/07 at 12:40 am

Famous deaths for June 13 include:
~ Benny Goodman, jazz musician (died in 1986)
~ and a few others which I might think of later

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Written By: nally on 06/14/07 at 12:42 am

Living celebs who have birthdays on Thursday, June 14:
Actor Gene Barry is 88.
Actress Marla Gibbs is 76.
Writer Peter Mayle is 68.
Actor Jack Bannon is 67.
Rock singer Rod Argent (The Zombies; Argent) is 62.
Real estate developer and TV personality Donald Trump is 61.
Singer Janet Lennon (The Lennon Sisters) is 61.
Rock musician Alan White (Yes) is 58.
Actor Eddie Mekka is 55.
Actor Will Patton is 53.
Olympic gold-medal speed skater Eric Heiden is 49.
Singer Boy George is 46.
Rock musician Chris DeGarmo is 44. (what band does he play for?)
Actress Yasmine Bleeth is 39.
Tennis player Steffi Graf is 38.
Actress Traylor Howard is 36.
Actor Daryl Sabara is 15.

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Written By: star80 on 06/15/07 at 2:52 am

June 15, 2007 - Birthdays


Former New York Gov. Mario Cuomo is 73.
Country Music Legend Waylon Jennings is 70.
Rock musician Lee Dorman (Iron Butterfly) is 63
Singer Russell Hitchcock (Air Supply) is 56.
Rock singer Steve Walsh (Kansas) is 54.
Comedian-actor Jim Belushi is 51.
Country singer Terri Gibbs is 51.
Actress Julie Hagerty is 50.
Actress Eileen Davidson is 46.
Actress Helen Hunt is 42.
Rock musician Scott Rockenfield (Queensryche) is 42.
Actress Courteney Cox is 41.
Country musician Tony Ardoin is 41.
Country musician Michael Britt (Lonestar) is 39.
Musician Rob Mitchell is 39.
Rock musician Jimmy McD is 37.
Actor-rapper Ice Cube is 36.
Actress Leah Remini is 35.
Actor Jake Busey is 34.
Rock musician T-Bone Willy (Save Ferris) is 33.
Actor Neil Patrick Harris is 32.
Rock singer Dryden Mitchell (Alien Ant Farm) is 29.
Rock musician Billy Martin (Good Charlotte) is 24.

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: nally on 06/15/07 at 1:59 pm


Former New York Gov. Mario Cuomo is 73.

Wrong...He's 75.

Country Music Legend Waylon Jennings is 70.

Wrong again...he's dead. Waylon Jennings died of cancer on Valentines Day of 2002 at the age of 64.

And from looking over the rest of your list, most of the other ages look like they were from 2005.

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Written By: nally on 06/15/07 at 2:02 pm

Here is a complete, accurate list of living celebs with birthdays on Friday, June 15:
Former New York Gov. Mario Cuomo is 75.
Rock musician Lee Dorman (Iron Butterfly) is 65.
Singer Russell Hitchcock (Air Supply) is 58.
Rock singer Steve Walsh (Kansas) is 56.
Comedian-actor Jim Belushi is 53.
Country singer Terri Gibbs is 53.
Actress Julie Hagerty is 52.
Actress Eileen Davidson is 48.
Bluegrass musician Terry Smith is 47.
Actress Helen Hunt is 44.
Rock musician Scott Rockenfield (Queensryche) is 44.
Actress Courteney Cox-Arquette is 43.
Country musician Tony Ardoin is 43.
Country musician Michael Britt (Lonestar) is 41.
Musician Rob Mitchell is 41.
Rock musician Jimmy McD is 39.
Actor-rapper Ice Cube is 38.
Actress Leah Remini is 37.
Actor Jake Busey is 36.
Bluegrass singer-musician Jamie Johnson is 35.
Rock musician T-Bone Willy (Save Ferris) is 35.
Actor Neil Patrick Harris is 34.
Rock singer Dryden Mitchell (Alien Ant Farm) is 31.
Rock musician Billy Martin (Good Charlotte) is 26.

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Written By: nally on 06/18/07 at 2:11 pm

Celebs who had a birthday on Saturday, June 16:
Actor Bill Cobbs is 72.
Author Erich Segal is 70.
Author Joyce Carol Oates is 69.
Songwriter Lamont Dozier is 66.
Rhythm-and-blues singer Eddie Levert is 65.
Actress Joan Van Ark is 64.
Rhythm-and-blues singer James Smith (The Stylistics) is 57.
Boxer Roberto Duran is 56.
Pop singer Gino Vannelli is 55. (Became popular in the late 1970s, with hits like "I Just Wanna Stop".)
Actress Laurie Metcalf is 52.
Model-actress Jenny Shimizu is 40.
Actor Eddie Cibrian is 34.
Actress China Shavers is 30.
Actress Missy Peregrym is 25.
Actress Olivia Hack is 24.
"American Idol" singer Diana DeGarmo is 20.

And in the world of sports, former baseball star Wally Joyner is 45.

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Written By: nally on 06/18/07 at 2:13 pm

Celebs who had a birthday on Sunday, June 17:
Actor Peter Lupus is 75.
Singer Barry Manilow is 61.
Comedian Joe Piscopo is 56.
Actor Mark Linn-Baker is 53.
Musician Philip Chevron (The Pogues) is 50.
Actor Jon Gries is 50.
Movie producer-director-writer Bobby Farrelly is 49.
Actor Thomas Haden Church is 46.
Actor Greg Kinnear is 44.
Olympic gold-medal speed skater Dan Jansen is 42.
Actor Jason Patric is 41.
Rhythm-and-blues singer Kevin Thornton (formerly of Color Me Badd) is 38.
Tennis player Venus Williams is 27.
Actor-rapper Herculeez (Herculeez and Big Tyme) is 22.
Actor Damani Roberts is 11.

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Written By: nally on 06/18/07 at 2:14 pm

Birthdays of living people for today, Monday, June 18:
Actor Ian Carmichael is 87.
Columnist Tom Wicker is 81.
Rock singer-composer-musician Sir Paul McCartney is 65.
Movie critic Roger Ebert is 65.
Actress Constance McCashin is 60.
Actress Linda Thorson is 60.
Actress Isabella Rossellini is 55.
Actress Carol Kane is 55.
Rock singer Alison Moyet is 46.
Country singer-musician Tim Hunt is 40.
Rock singer-musician Sice (The Boo Radleys) is 38.
Rhythm-and-blues singer Nathan Morris (Boyz II Men) is 36.
Actress Mara Hobel is 36.
Rapper Silkk the Shocker is 32.
Actress Alana de la Garza is 31.
Country singer Blake Shelton is 31.
Actress Renee Olstead is 18.

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Written By: nally on 06/19/07 at 5:12 pm

Birthdays for Tuesday, June 19:
Actress Gena Rowlands is 77.
Singer Al Wilson is 68.
Singer Spanky MacFarlane (Spanky and Our Gang) is 65.
Nobel peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi is 62.
Actress Phylicia Rashad is 59.
Rock singer Ann Wilson (Heart) is 57.
Musician Larry Dunn is 54.
Actress Kathleen Turner is 53.
Country singer Doug Stone is 51.
Singer Mark DeBarge is 48.
Singer, dancer, and "American Idol" judge Paula Abdul is 45.
Rock singer-musician Brian Vander Ark (Verve Pipe) is 43.
Actor Andy Lauer is 42.
Actress Robin Tunney is 35.
Actor Bumper Robinson is 33.
Actress Poppy Montgomery is 32.
Actress Zoe Saldana is 29.
Actor Paul Dano is 23.

Actress Nancy Marchand, who was born on this date in 1928, died of cancer on June 18, 2000, just one day before turning 72. :\'(

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Written By: star80 on 06/20/07 at 1:25 am

June 20, 2007 - Birthdays



Actor Errol Flynn 1909

Musician Chet Atkins 1924

Western Star/Cowboy Audie Murphy 1924

Actor Martin Landau 1931

Actress Olympia Dukakis (Starred in "Moonstruck" with Cher and Nicholas Cage and "Steel Magnolias" with Sally Field, Julia Roberts, Shirley MacClaine, Dolly Parton and Darryl Hannah) 1931

Danny Aiello (Also starred in the movie "Moonstruck" and "Do The Right Thing" with Spike Lee) 1933
Billy Guy (The Coaster) 1936

Musician Brian Wilson "The Beach Boys" (Had hits like "Little Surfer Girl" and "Help Me Rhonda") 1942

Canadian Singer Anne Murray (Had hits like "Snowbird" back in the 1970s) 1945

Soap Star John McCook (Plays Eric Forrester on the daytime soap "The Bold And The Beautiful") 1945

Tina Sinatra (daughter of the late actor/performer Frank Sinatra and sister to Singer Nancy Sinatra) 1948

Musician Lionel Richie (Was formerly a member of the R & B band "The Commodores"; Had hits like "Penny Lover" and "Hello") 1949

Comedian/Actor John Goodman (Starred in the long running tv series "Roseanne") 1952

Singer Cindy Lauper (Had 80s hits like "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" and "She Bop") 1953

Alan Longmuir (Bay City Rollers) 1953

Michael Anthony (Van Halen) 1955

John Taylor (Duran Duran, Neurotic Outsiders) 1960

Michael Landon, Jr.(Son of the late actor Michael Landon of "Bonanza" and "Little House On The Prairie") 1964

Actress Nicole Kidman (was formerly married to actor Tom Cruise; Made movies like "Eyes Wide Shut" and "Cold Mountain")1967

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Written By: nally on 06/20/07 at 2:15 pm

I do believe this is a complete, accurate list of living celebs with birthdays for Wednesday, June 20:
Actress Olympia Dukakis is 76.
Actor James Tolkan is 76.
Actor Martin Landau is 76. (But for some unknown reason, the source didn't list him.)
Actor Danny Aiello is 74.
Blues musician Lazy Lester is 74.
Actor John Mahoney is 67. (One of his notable roles was 'Martin Crane' on Frasier, 1993-2004.)
Movie director Stephen Frears is 66.
Singer-songwriter Brian Wilson (Beach Boys) is 65.
Actor John McCook is 62.
Singer Anne Murray is 62.
TV personality Bob Vila is 61.
Musician Andre Watts is 61.
Actress Candy Clark is 60.
Producer Tina Sinatra is 59.
Rhythm-and-blues singer Lionel Richie is 58.
Actor John Goodman is 55.
Rock musician Michael Anthony is 53. (formerly of Van Halen)
Musician John Taylor (Duran Duran) is 47.
Rock musician Mark DeGliantoni is 45.
Rock musician Murphy Karges (Sugar Ray) is 40.
Actress Nicole Kidman is 40.
Movie director Robert Rodriguez is 39.
Actor Peter Paige is 38.
Actor Josh Lucas is 36.
Country-folk singer-songwriter Amos Lee is 30.

Singer Cyndi Lauper is 54...but some sources say that her birthday is actually in a couple of days. I wonder which is correct???

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Written By: star80 on 06/20/07 at 4:55 pm

June 20, 2007 - Deaths



1947 - Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel, gangster, shot dead in Beverly Hills Cal

1963 - Gordon Jones, actor (Mike the Cop-Abbott and Costello), dies at 52

1963 - Ralph Sanford, actor (Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp), dies at 64

1964 - Edgar Barrier, actor (Cobra Woman, Rocky, Macbeth), dies at 57

1965 - Ira Louvin, country singer (Louvin Brothers), dies at 41

1966 - Georges LemaŒtre, originator of "big bang" theory, dies at 71

1972 - Howard Johnson, US restaurant/hotel founder, dies at 75

1984 - Estelle Winwood, actress (Miracle on 34th Street), dies at 99

1984 - Sunny Johnson, actress (Animal House), dies cerebral hemorrhage at 30

1997 - Bobby Helms, composer (Jingle Bell Rock), dies at 61

1997 - Lawrence Payton, rocker (4 Tops-I'll Be There), dies at 59

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Written By: nally on 06/21/07 at 8:09 pm

A complete list of living celebs with birthdays on Thursday, June 21:
Actress Jane Russell is 86.
Actor Bernie Kopell is 74.
Actor Monte Markham is 72.
Songwriter Don Black is 69.
Actor Ron Ely is 69.
Actress Mariette Hartley is 67.
Comedian Joe Flaherty is 66.
Rock singer-musician Ray Davies (The Kinks) is 63.
Singer Brenda Holloway is 61.
Actress Meredith Baxter is 60.
Actor Michael Gross is 60.
Rock musician Joe Molland (Badfinger) is 60.
Rock musician Don Airey (Deep Purple) is 59.
Country singer Leon Everette is 59.
Rock musician Joey Kramer (Aerosmith) is 57.
Rock musician Nils Lofgren is 56.
Actress Robyn Douglass is 54.
Actor Leigh McCloskey is 52.
Cartoonist Berke Breathed is 50.
Country singer Kathy Mattea is 48.
Actor Marc Copage is 45.
Actress Sammi Davis is 43.
Actor Doug Savant is 43.
Country musician Porter Howell is 43.
Actor Michael Dolan is 42.
Writer-director Larry Wachowski is 42.
Country singer Allison Moorer is 35.
Actress Juliette Lewis is 34.
Musician Justin Cary is 32.
Rock musician Mike Einziger (Incubus) is 31.
Britain’s Prince William of Wales is 25.

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Written By: nally on 06/22/07 at 12:31 am

Famous people celebrating birthdays on Friday, June 22:
Actor Ralph Waite is 79.
Singer-actor Kris Kristofferson is 71.
Actor Michael Lerner is 66.
Fox News correspondent Brit Hume is 64.
Actor Klaus Maria Brandauer is 63.
Singer Peter Asher (Peter and Gordon) is 63.
Actor Andrew Rubin is 61.
Actor David L. Lander is 60.
Singer Howard "Eddie" Kaylan is 60.
Singer-musician Todd Rundgren is 59.
Actress Meryl Streep is 58.
Actress Lindsay Wagner is 58.
Singer Alan Osmond is 58.
Actor Murphy Cross is 57.
Actor Graham Greene is 55.
Pop singer Cyndi Lauper is 54. Aha! I figured they might list her as having a birthday today.
Actor Chris Lemmon is 53.
Actor Tim Russ is 51.
Rock musician Garry Beers (INXS) is 50.
Actor-producer-writer Bruce Campbell is 49.
Rock musician Alan Anton (Cowboy Junkies) is 48.
Actress Tracy Pollan is 47.
Rock singer-musician Jimmy Somerville (Bronski Beat) is 46.
Author Dan Brown is 43.
Rock singer-musician Mike Edwards (Jesus Jones) is 43.
Actress Amy Brenneman is 43.
Actress Paula Irvine is 39.
Rock singer Steven Page (Barenaked Ladies) is 37.
Actress Mary Lynn Rajskub is 36.
TV personality Carson Daly is 34. (Currently hosts "Last Call..." on NBC after Conan O'Brien's "Late Night.")
Rock musician Chris Traynor (Helmet) is 34.
Actor Donald Faison is 33.
Actress Alicia Goranson is 33.
TV personality-actor Jai Rodriguez is 28.
Actress Lindsay Ridgeway is 22.

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Written By: nally on 06/22/07 at 12:34 am

Famous deaths for June 22nd include:

1965: David O. Selznick, American film producer, age 62 or 63
1969: Judy Garland, actress/singer, age 47
1987: Fred Astaire, actor/dancer, age 88
2002: Darryl Kile, American baseball pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals, age 33
2002: Ann Landers, syndicated advice columnist, age 83

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/22/07 at 2:19 am

Death on June 22nd:

1965 - David O. Selznick, American film producer (b. 1902)

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: nally on 06/22/07 at 4:32 pm


Death on June 22nd:

1965 - David O. Selznick, American film producer (b. 1902)

Just inserted!

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Written By: nally on 06/24/07 at 2:18 pm

Saturday, June 23:
Singer Diana Trask is 67.
Musical conductor James Levine is 64.
Rhythm-and-blues singer Rosetta Hightower (The Orlons) is 63.
Actor Ted Shackelford is 61.
Actor Bryan Brown is 60.
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas is 59.
"American Idol" judge Randy Jackson is 51.
Actress Frances McDormand is 50.
Rock musician Steve Shelley (Sonic Youth) is 45.
Actor Paul La Greca is 45.
Actress Selma Blair is 35.
Rock singer KT Tunstall is 32.
Rhythm-and-blues singer Virgo Williams (Ghostowns DJs) is 32.
Singer-songwriter Jason Mraz is 30.

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Written By: nally on 06/24/07 at 2:19 pm

Famous deaths for June 23 include:

2006: Aaron Spelling, TV producer, age 83

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Written By: nally on 06/24/07 at 2:22 pm

Sunday, June 24:
Actor Al Molinaro is 88.
Comedian Jack Carter is 84.
Movie director Claude Chabrol is 77.
Actress Michele Lee is 65.
Musician Mick Fleetwood is 65.
Actor-director Georg Stanford Brown is 64.
Rock musician Jeff Beck is 63.
Singer Arthur Brown is 63.
Rock singer Colin Blunstone (The Zombies) is 62.
Actor Peter Weller is 60.
Rock musician John Illsley (Dire Straits) is 58.
Actress Nancy Allen is 57.
Reggae singer Derrick Simpson (Black Uhuru) is 57.
Actor Joe Penny is 51.
Reggae singer Astro (UB40) is 50.
Singer-musician Andy McCluskey (Orchestral Manoevres in the Dark) is 48.
Rock singer Curt Smith (Tears For Fears) is 46. (He was initially a member of Tears For Fears until 1992, but eventually rejoined TFF bandmate Roland Orzabal by 2004.)
Actress Danielle Spencer is 42.
Actress Sherry Stringfield is 40.
Singer Glenn Medeiros is 37.
Actress Minka Kelly is 27.
Singer Solange Knowles is 21.

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Written By: star80 on 06/26/07 at 12:25 am

June 25, 2007 - Birthdays


Movie director Sidney Lumet is 83

Actress June Lockhart is 82

Rhythm-and-blues singer Eddie Floyd is 72

Actress Barbara Montgomery is 68

Basketball Hall-of-Famer Willis Reed is 65

Singer Carly Simon is 62

Rock musician Allen Lanier (Blue Oyster Cult) is 61

Rock musician Ian McDonald (Foreigner; King Crimson) is 61

Actor-comedian Jimmie Walker is 60

Actor-director Michael Lembeck is 59

TV personality Phyllis George is 58

Rock singer Tim Finn is 55

Rock musician David Paich (Toto) is 53

Actor-writer-director Ricky Gervais is 46

Rock singer George Michael is 44

Actress Erica Gimpel is 43

Rapper-producer Richie Rich is 40

Rapper Candyman is 39

Musician Sean Kelly is 36

Actress Angela Kinsey (TV: "The Office") is 36

Rock musician Mike Kroeger (Nickelback) is 35

Rock musician Mario Calire is 33

Actress Linda Cardellini is 32

Actress Busy Philipps is 28

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Written By: star80 on 06/26/07 at 12:36 am

June 26, 2007 - Birthdays



Actress Eleanor Parker is 85

Jazz musician-film composer Dave Grusin is 73

Actor Josef Sommer is 73

Singer Billy Davis Jr. (The Fifth Dimension) is 67

Rock singer Georgie Fame is 64

Actor Clive Francis is 61

Actor Robert Davi is 53

Singer-musician Mick Jones is 52

Actor Gedde Watanabe is 52

Rock singer Chris Isaak is 51

Rock singer Patty Smyth is 50

Singer Terri Nunn (Berlin) is 46

Rock singer Harriet Wheeler (The Sundays) is 44

Rock musician Colin Greenwood (Radiohead) is 38

Writer-director Paul Thomas Anderson is 37

Actor Sean Hayes is 37

Actor Matt Letscher is 37

Actor Chris O'Donnell is 37

Actress Rebecca Budig is 34

Country singer Gretchen Wilson is 33

Actor-musician Jason Schwartzman is 27

Actress Kaitlin Cullum is 21




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Written By: star80 on 06/26/07 at 12:45 am

June 25, 2007 - Deaths


1997 - Jacques-Yves Cousteau, Fren oceanographer, dies of heart attack at 87

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Written By: star80 on 06/26/07 at 12:49 am

June 26, 2007 - Deaths



1983 - Walter O'Keefe, songwriter/TV host (Mayor of Hollywood), dies at 82

1991 - Carmine Coppola, composer/conductor (Godfather II), dies at 80

1992 - Phil Rubenstein, US, actor (Tango and Cash, Robocop), dies

1993 - Catherine Leno, mother of Tonight Show host Jay, dies of cancer at 82

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/26/07 at 1:35 am


June 25, 2007 - Birthdays


Movie director Sidney Lumet is 83

Actress June Lockhart is 82

Rhythm-and-blues singer Eddie Floyd is 72

Actress Barbara Montgomery is 68

Basketball Hall-of-Famer Willis Reed is 65

Singer Carly Simon is 62

Rock musician Allen Lanier (Blue Oyster Cult) is 61

Rock musician Ian McDonald (Foreigner; King Crimson) is 61

Actor-comedian Jimmie Walker is 60

Actor-director Michael Lembeck is 59

TV personality Phyllis George is 58

Rock singer Tim Finn is 55

Rock musician David Paich (Toto) is 53

Actor-writer-director Ricky Gervais is 46

Rock singer George Michael is 44

Actress Erica Gimpel is 43

Rapper-producer Richie Rich is 40

Rapper Candyman is 39

Musician Sean Kelly is 36

Actress Angela Kinsey (TV: "The Office") is 36

Rock musician Mike Kroeger (Nickelback) is 35

Rock musician Mario Calire is 33

Actress Linda Cardellini is 32

Actress Busy Philipps is 28

25th June 2007 saw the 75th birthday of Peter Blake, Probably his best known work is the cover to Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.

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Written By: nally on 06/26/07 at 8:08 pm

And in the world of sports, New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter is 33.

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Written By: star80 on 07/06/07 at 1:45 pm

July 6, 2007



1911 Laverne Andrews, singer from Andrews sisters (Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy)
1918 Sebastian Cabot, actor (Family Affair, The Jungle Book)
1921 Nancy Reagan, actress/ U.S. First Lady
1922 William Schallert, actor (Dobie Gillis, The Patty Duke Show)
1925 Merv Griffin, singer/TV host (Jeopardy!)
1925 Bill Haley, singer from Bill Haley and His Comets (Rock Around the Clock)
1927 Janet Leigh, actress (Psycho, The Manchurian Candidate)
1927 Pat Paulsen, comedian (The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour)
1931 Della Reese, singer/ actress (Touch By an Angel)
1935 Dalai Lama (Lhamo Thondup-14th Dalai Lama)
1937 Ned Beatty, actor (Deliverance, Superman, Rudy)
1937 Gene Chandler, singer (Duke of Earl)
1946 George W. Bush, President of the U.S.
1946 Fred Dryer, actor (Hunter)
1946 Sylvester Stallone, actor (Rocky series, Rambo series)
1946 Burt Ward, actor (Robin from Batman (TV)
1951 Geoffrey Rush, actor (Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, Shakespeare in Love)
1952 Grant Goodeve, actor (Eight is Enough)
1952 Shelley Hack, actress (Charlie’s Angels)
1954 Allyce Beasley, actress (Moonlighting, Rumpelstiltskin, Stuart Little)
1954 Nanci Griffith, singer (Never Mind)
1975 50 Cent, rapper
1978 Tamera Mowry, actress (Sister, Sister)
1978 Tia Mowry, actress (Sister, Sister)
1983 Gregory Smith, actor (The Adventures of Captain Zoom in Outer Space, Everwood)

Deaths:
1962 William Faulkner, author (The Sound and the Fury)
1971 Louis Armstrong, jazz trumpet player
1973 Joe E. Brown, actor (Some Like It Hot)
1998 Roy Rogers, western actor
2003 Buddy Ebsen, actor (The Beverly Hillbillies, Barnaby Jones, Breakfast at Tiffany's)

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Written By: danootaandme on 07/07/07 at 2:52 pm


1940 Ringo Starr Beatles' drummer

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/09/07 at 2:25 pm

Birthdate: July 9th 1956 - Tom Hanks, American actor

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Written By: star80 on 07/19/07 at 10:16 am

July 18, 2007 - Birthdays



Former Sen. George McGovern is 85

Actor Pat Hingle is 83

Actress Helen Gallagher is 81

Country singer Sue Thompson is 81

Country singer George Hamilton IV is 70

Actor Dennis Cole is 67

Singer Vikki Carr is 66

Country singer-musician Commander Cody is 63

Actor George Dzundza is 62

Rock singer-musician Alan Gorrie (Average White Band) is 61

Rock musician Brian May is 60

Rock musician Bernie Leadon is 60

Actress Beverly Archer is 59

Actor Peter Barton is 51

Rock musician Kevin Haskins (Love and Rockets; Bauhaus) is 47

Movie director Atom Egoyan is 47

Actor Campbell Scott is 46

Actor Anthony Edwards is 45

Country singer Kelly Shiver is 44

Actress Clea Lewis is 42

Classical singer Urs Buhler (Il Divo) is 36

Actor Andrew Kavovit is 36

Actress Rachel Miner is 27

Actor Jared Padalecki is 25

Actor Steven Anthony Lawrence is 17

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/19/07 at 10:39 am

July 18, 2007 - Birthday

Golfer Nick Faldo was 50

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Written By: star80 on 08/09/07 at 5:59 pm

August 9, 2007 - Birthdays



Actor Sam Elliott *Mask; Next Of Kin)  is 63 years old

Basketball player Chamique Holdsclaw is 30 years old

Former baseball manager Ralph Houk is 88 years old

Former U.S. Sen., D-Neb. J. James Exon is 86 years old

Basketball hall-of-famer Bob Cousy is 79 years old

Country singer-songwriter Merle Kilgore is 73 years old

Tennis hall-of-famer Rod Laver is 69 years old

R&B singer (The Spinners) Billy Henderson is 68 years old

Jazz drummer Jack DeJohnette is 65 years old

Comedian David Steinberg is 65 years old

Boxing Hall-of-Famer Ken Norton is 64 years old

Singer Barbara Mason (Yes, I'm Ready) is 60 years old

Actress Melanie Griffith (Working Girl; Now And Then) is 50 years old

Actress (''Married...With Children'') Amanda Bearse is 49 years old

Rapper Kurtis Blow is 48 years old

Singer Aimee Mann is 47 years old

Singer/Actress Whitney Houston is 44 years old

Actor Pat Petersen is 41 years old

Actress (''The X Files'') Gillian Anderson is 39 years old

Actor Eric Bana is 39 years old

Baseball player Troy Percival is 38 years old

Rock musician (Third Eye Blind) Arion Salazar is 37 years old

Rapper Mack 10 is 36 years old

Actress (''All My Children'') Liz Vassey is 35 years old

Baseball player Matt Morris is 33 years old

Actress Jessica Capshaw is 31 years old

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Written By: star80 on 08/09/07 at 6:06 pm

August 9, 2007 - Deaths


Sharon Tate, Actress - Murdered by members of the Charles Manson family on August 9, 1969.

Bill Chase and three other members of the group Chase ("Get It On") die in a Jackson, Minnesota plane crash, 1974

Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead ("Truckin'") dies of a heart attack in 1995

Gregory Hines (actor/dancer) died August 9, 2003 from cancer. He was born on February 14, 1946.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/11/07 at 6:52 am

We have to remember August 16 this year.

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Written By: star80 on 08/15/07 at 4:44 pm

August 15, 2007 - Birthdays

1769 - Napolean Bonaparte (emperor of France; died May 5, 1821)

1771 - Sir Walter Scott (writer: Ivanhoe, The Talisman, The Heart of Midlothian, Rob Roy, The Fortunes of Nigel; died Sep 21, 1832)

1879 - Ethel Barrymore (Ethel Mae Blythe) (Academy Award-winning actress: None But the Lonely Heart ; The Farmer’s Daughter, Pinky; died June 18, 1959)

1885 - Edna Ferber (Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist: So Big ; Show Boat, Cimarron, Saratoga Trunk, Ice Palace, Giant, Dawn O’Hara; playwright : The Royal Family, Dinner at Eight, Stage Door, The Land is Bright, Bravo; died Apr 16, 1968)

1904 - Bil Baird (puppeteer: Bil Baird Puppets: Life with Snarky Parker; died Mar 18, 1987)

1909 - Hugo Winterhalter (orchestra leader: Canadian Sunset, Rhapsody in Blue; died Sep 17, 1973)

1912 - Julia Child (McWilliams) (Culinary Institute of America’s Hall of Famer: chef, author: The French Chef; TV host: Dinner with Julia; died Aug 12, 2004)

1912 - Dame Wendy Hiller (Academy Award-winning actress: Separate Tables ; A Man for All Seasons, Making Love, Murder on the Orient Express, Pygmalion, The Elephant Man, Toys in the Attic, David Copperfield; died May 14, 2003)

Rose Marie (Mazetta) (comedienne, actress: The Dick Van Dyke Show, Hollywood Squares, The Doris Day Show, My Sister Eileen, Ghetto Blaster, Witchboard, Memory of Us), 84

Mike Connors (Krekor Ohanian) (actor: Mannix, Tightrope, Today’s F.B.I., Sudden Fear), 82

Oscar Peterson (jazz pianist: jazz trios, solos, played with all jazz greats, composer; biography: Oscar Peterson: The Will to Swing), 82

Bill Pinkney (musician: bass: group: The Drifters: Money Honey, Such a Night, Lucille, Honey Love, Bip Bam, What’cha Gonna Do, White Christmas), 82

Janice Rule (actress: American Flyers, L.A. Bad, Invitation to a Gunfighter, The Life You Save; died Oct 17, 2003), 76

Bobby Helms (singer: My Special Angel, Jingle Bell Rock, Fraulein), 74

Abby Dalton (actress: Falcon Crest, Barney Miller, Hennesey, The Joey Bishop Show), 72

Don Rich (country musician, songwriter: Waiting in Your Welfare Line; one of Buck Owens’ Buckaroos), 66

Peter York (musician: drums: group: Spencer Davis Group: Gimme Some Lovin’, Keep on Runnin’, Somebody Help Me), 65

Linda Ellerbee (journalist, TV co-host: Our World; Maxwell House commercials), 63

Duffy (Don Robert) Dyer (baseball: NY Mets , Pittsburgh Pirates, Montreal Expos, Detroit Tigers), 62

Jill Haworth (actress: Exodus, In Harm’s Way, Tower of Evil), 62

Gene Upshaw (Pro Football Hall of Famer: Oakland Raiders guard: Super Bowl II, XI, XIV), 62

Jimmy Webb (Grammy Award-winning songwriter: Up, Up and Away ; MacArthur Park, By the Time I Get to Phoenix, Wichita Lineman, Galveston), 61
Princess Anne (Mountbatten) (British royalty: daughter of Philip Mountbatten and Alexandra Mary Windsor , sister of Princes Charles, Andrew and Edward), 57

Tess Harper (Washam) (actress: Tender Mercies, Flashpoint), 57

Matt Johnson (musician: guitar, singer: solo as: The The: Controversial Subject, Untitled, Cold Spell Ahead, Uncertain Smile, Perfect, This is the Day, Giant, Heartland), 46

Debra Messing (actress: Will & Grace, N.Y.P.D. Blue, Ned and Stacey), 39

Ben Affleck (actor: Pearl Harbor, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Glory Daze, Good Will Hunting, Armageddon, Forces of Nature, Reindeer Games), 35



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Written By: star80 on 08/15/07 at 4:48 pm

August 15, 2007 - Deaths


1988 - Barry Bingham Sr, US daily newspaper publisher (The Courier Journal/Louisville, KY), dies at 82

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/15/07 at 5:00 pm

August 16th:

Elvis Presley dies in 1977

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Written By: whistledog on 08/16/07 at 5:39 pm


August 16th:

Elvis Presley dies in 1977


He died some 4 months before I was born :\'(

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/19/07 at 1:41 am

Deaths on August 19th:

1976 - Alastair Sim, Scottish actor and rector of Edinburgh University (b. 1900)
1977 - Groucho Marx, American comedian and actor (b. 1890)
2005 - Mo Mowlam, British politician (b. 1949)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/01/07 at 3:36 am

Today is Gloria Estefan's 50th birthday

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Written By: star80 on 09/03/07 at 1:08 pm


September 3, 2007 - Birthdays





Actress (''As the World Turns'') Helen Wagner is 89 years old

Cartoonist (''Beetle Bailey'') Mort Walker is 84 years old

Country singer Hank Thompson is 82 years old

Actress Anne Jackson is 81 years old

Country singer Tompall Glaser is 74 years old

Actress Eileen Brennan is 72 years old

Actress Pauline Collins is 67 years old

Rock musician (The Beach Boys) Al Jardine is 65 years old

Actress Valerie Perrine is 64 years old

Rock musician (Grand Funk Railroad) Donald Brewer is 59 years old

Rock guitarist (The Sex Pistols) Steve Jones is 52 years old

Rock singer-musician (The Toadies) Todd Lewis is 42 years old

Actor Costas Mandylor is 42 years old

Actor Charlie Sheen is 42 years old

Baseball player Luis Gonzalez is 40 years old

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/04/07 at 2:32 am

Today is the first anniversary of the death of Steve Irwin, the Australian naturalist and television personality (b. 1962)

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Written By: star80 on 09/13/07 at 11:39 am

September 13, 2007 - Birthdays


Actress Eileen Fulton (“As the World Turns”) is 74

Rock singer David Clayton-Thomas (Blood, Sweat & Tears) is 66

Actress Jacqueline Bisset is 63

Singer Peter Cetera is 63

Singer Randy Jones (The Village People) is 55

Rock singer-musician Dave Mustaine (Megadeth) is 46

Actor-writer-director-producer Tyler Perry is 38

Actress Louise Lombard (“CSI”) is 37

Singer Fiona Apple is 30

Actor Ben Savage is 27

Actor Mitch Holleman (“Reba”) is 12

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/13/07 at 12:57 pm

Birthday: September 13, 1971 - Stella McCartney, English fashion designer (and daughter of Macca)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/18/07 at 4:24 am

Deaths

September 17:

2000 - Paula Yates, English TV personality, ex-wife of Bob Geldof (b. 1960)



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Written By: Howard on 09/18/07 at 6:42 am

Brett Somers 83, Dead.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/28/07 at 2:51 am

All died on 28th September:

1978 - Pope John Paul I (b. 1912)
1989 - Ferdinand Marcos, President of the Philippines (b. 1917)
1991 - Miles Davis, American jazz trumpeter (b. 1926)
1993 - Fraser MacPherson, Canadian jazz saxophonist (b. 1928)
1994 - Harry Saltzman, American film producer (b. 1915)
2000 - Pierre Trudeau, 15th Prime Minister of Canada (b. 1919)
2003 - Elia Kazan, Greek-born film director (b. 1909)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/28/07 at 2:52 am

Today is the birthday of  Helen Shapiro, English singer (born 1946)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/08/07 at 2:13 am

Today is the 80th birthday of the British comedian (who is still working the boards) Ken Dodd.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/22/07 at 1:36 am

Today is the tenth anniversary of the death of Michael Hutchence.

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Written By: danootaandme on 11/22/07 at 5:24 am

1963  Aldous Huxley English novelist. ("Brave New World" )

1963  C.S.Lewis English novelist. ("The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.")

1963  John F Kennedy 35th U.S. President, shot dead in Dallas, Texas

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Written By: Howard on 11/22/07 at 7:00 am

The 44th Anniversary of JFK's death.

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Written By: nally on 11/22/07 at 12:16 pm

Two famous deaths for today (Nov. 22nd) include:

1963 - John F. Kennedy Sr., the 35th President of the United States, assassinated at age 46, in Dallas, TX, USA. (FTR, that was the shortest life span of any U.S. President.)

1997 - Mike Hutchence, lead vocalist of the Australian band INXS, committed suicide at age 37, in Sydney, Australia. (However, due to the large time difference between Australia and the United States, people in the U.S. were hearing about his death on the evening of the 21st.)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/22/07 at 12:18 pm


Two famous deaths for today (Nov. 22nd) include:

1963 - John F. Kennedy Sr., the 35th President of the United States, assassinated at age 46, in Dallas, TX, USA. (FTR, that was the shortest life span of any U.S. President.)

Was JFK the first (and still only) Roman Catholic President of the USA?

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Written By: nally on 11/22/07 at 12:18 pm


Was JFK the first (and still only) Roman Catholic President of the USA?

I believe so.

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Written By: danootaandme on 11/22/07 at 1:21 pm


Was JFK the first (and still only) Roman Catholic President of the USA?


Yes.  I remember how contentious it was when he was running for the presidency.  The almost the same thing is happening to Mitt Romney because he is a Mormon, but not to such a startling degree, 45 years later.

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Written By: star80 on 11/23/07 at 12:51 pm

November 23, 2007


Singer Bruce Hornsby is 53.

TV personality Robin Roberts ("Good Morning America") is 47.

Rock singer-musician Ken Block (Sister Hazel) is 41.

Rapper Kurupt (Tha Dogg Pound) is 35.

Actress Miley Cyrus (TV: "Hannah Montana") is 15.



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Written By: nally on 11/23/07 at 4:57 pm

^There's more than just those.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/23/07 at 5:01 pm

Maxwell Caulfield, star of Grease II, was born today in 1959.

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Written By: nally on 11/23/07 at 5:02 pm


Maxwell Caulfield, star of Grease II, was born today in 1959.
...which would make him 48 today (if he's still around).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/23/07 at 5:08 pm


...which would make him 48 today (if he's still around).
He is still around he appears more on TV now, and recently this year he was in Chicago in London's West End.

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Written By: nally on 11/24/07 at 12:25 am


He is still around he appears more on TV now, and recently this year he was in Chicago in London's West End.


Also there is a young actor named Austin Majors, who turned 12 today (Nov. 23rd).

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Written By: danootaandme on 11/24/07 at 5:43 am


1963 Lee Harvey Oswald JFK's assassin shot dead by Jack Ruby

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/24/07 at 5:59 am


1963 Lee Harvey Oswald JFK's assassin shot dead by Jack Ruby

Out of interest, when did Jack ruby died?

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Written By: danootaandme on 11/24/07 at 6:06 am


Out of interest, when did Jack ruby died?


He died in prison of cancer in 1967, leaving a lot of contradictory statements and a lot of unanswered questions.

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Written By: Howard on 11/24/07 at 7:09 am


He died in prison of cancer in 1967, leaving a lot of contradictory statements and a lot of unanswered questions.


Where would he be if he was still alive? ???

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Written By: star80 on 11/24/07 at 7:35 am

November 24, 2007



Columnist William F. Buckley is 82.

Rock-and-roll drummer Pete Best is 66.

Rock musician Donald “Duck” Dunn (Booker T. & the MG's) is 66.

Singer Lee Michaels is 62.

Rock musician Clem Burke (Blondie; The Romantics) is 52.

Actress Denise Crosby is 50.

Rock musician Chad Taylor (Live) is 37.



....by the way if you have any to add, feel free, all are welcome

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/24/07 at 8:38 am

November 24, 2007

Ian Botham, England test cricketer, is 52.

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Written By: star80 on 11/28/07 at 11:46 am

November 28, 2007


Motown Recording executive Berry Gordy Jr. is 78.

Actress Hope Lange "The Ghost & Mrs. Muier" (November 28, 1931 - December 19, 2003)

Singer Randy Newman "Cars" is 64.

"Late Show" orchestra leader Paul Shaffer is 58.

Actor Ed Harris is 57.

Country singer Kristine Arnold (Sweethearts of the Rodeo) is 51.

Actor Judd Nelson (St. Elmo's Fire; New Jack City) is 48.

Comedian Jon Stewart is 45.

TV personality Anna Nicole Smith (November 28, 1967 - February 8, 2007)

Hip-hop musician apl.de.ap (Black Eyed Peas) is 33.

Actress Scarlett Pomers ("Reba") is 19.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/28/07 at 12:07 pm

November 28, 2007

Bruce Channel, American singer is 67.

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Written By: nally on 11/28/07 at 12:32 pm

Here is a complete list of living celebs with birthdays today...
Recording executive Berry Gordy Jr. is 78.
Former Sen. Gary Hart (Democrat, from Colorado) is 71.
Singer-songwriter Bruce Channel is 67. (as mentioned above)
Singer Randy Newman is 64.
Movie director Joe Dante is 61.
CBS News correspondent Susan Spencer is 61.
"Late Show" orchestra leader Paul Shaffer is 58.
Actor Ed Harris is 57.
Actress S. Epatha Merkerson is 55.
Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff is 54.
Country singer Kristine Arnold (Sweethearts of the Rodeo) is 51.
Actor Judd Nelson is 48.
Movie director Alfonso Cuaron is 46.
Rock musician Matt Cameron is 45.
Comedian Jon Stewart is 45.
Actress Garcelle Beauvais-Nilon is 41.
Rhythm-and-blues singer Dawn Robinson (En Vogue) is 39.
Hip-hop musician apl.de.ap (Black Eyed Peas) is 33.
Actress Aimee Garcia is 29.
Rapper Chamillionaire is 28.
Actress Scarlett Pomers is 19.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/28/07 at 12:39 pm

Today is the 54th birthday of Alistair Darling, the current Chancellor of the Exchequer.

Currenly looking down the back of his sofa for those two missing computer CDs.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/28/07 at 1:37 pm

Death :Nevember 29th 1968 - Enid Blyton, British children's author (b. 1897)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/28/07 at 1:38 pm

Re: above.

Martin Clunes, British actor is 46 today

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/29/07 at 1:59 am

Sporting Birthdays November 29th:

1941 - Bill Freehan, American baseball player
1954 - Steve Rogers, Australian rugby league footballer (died 2006)
1956 - Eric Laakso, Retired Miami Dolphins NFL Offensive tackle
1959 - Neal Broten, American ice hockey player
1960 - Howard Johnson, American baseball player
1969 - Pierre van Hooijdonk, Dutch footballer
1969 - Kasey Keller, American soccer player
1969 - Mariano Rivera, Panamanian baseball player
1970 - Mark Pembridge, Welsh footballer
1972 - Jamal Mashburn, American basketball player
1973 - Ryan Giggs, Welsh footballer
1974 - Pavol Demitra, Slovak ice hockey player
1976 - Michalis Kakiouzis, Greek basketball player
1977 - Younis Khan, International Cricketer for Pakistan
1977 - Maria Petrova, Russian figure skater
1978 - Dimitrious Konstantopolous, Greek footballer
1979 - Francis Beltrán, Dominican baseball player
1982 - Ashley Force, American race car driver
1985 - Shannon Brown, American basketball player
1987 - Stephen O'Halloran, Irish footballer

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/29/07 at 2:01 am

Celebrity Deaths on 29th November:

1975 - Graham Hill, English race car driver (b. 1929)
1979 - Zeppo Marx, American actor and comedian (b. 1901)
1981 - Natalie Wood, American actress (b. 1938)
1986 - Cary Grant, British-born American actor (b. 1904)
1991 - Ralph Bellamy, American actor (b. 1904)
1998 - Frank Latimore, American actor (b. 1925)
1999 - Gene Rayburn, American game show host (b. 1917)
2001 - George Harrison, English singer, guitarist and songwriter (b. 1943)
2003 - Moondog Spot, American professional wrestler (b. 1952)
2004 - John Drew Barrymore, American actor (b. 1929)

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Written By: danootaandme on 11/29/07 at 6:05 am




2001 - George Harrison, English singer, guitarist and songwriter (b. 1943)



I'm sorry, no, this did not happen (denial is a wonderful thing in the mind of a master)

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Written By: Howard on 11/29/07 at 6:27 am

Someone forgot to mention Kevin Dubrow of Quiet Riot who passed away few days ago at age 53. :(

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Written By: danootaandme on 11/29/07 at 6:32 am


Someone forgot to mention Kevin Dubrow of Quiet Riot who passed away few days ago at age 53. :(


There is a thread for him

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/29/07 at 6:32 am


There is a thread for him
It should be in Celebrity Heaven.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/29/07 at 11:50 pm

Birthday: November 30th 1874 - Sir Winston Churchill, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Nobel laureate (d. 1965)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/07 at 2:47 am


November 24, 2007



Columnist William F. Buckley is 82.

Rock-and-roll drummer Pete Best is 66.

Rock musician Donald “Duck” Dunn (Booker T. & the MG's) is 66.

Singer Lee Michaels is 62.

Rock musician Clem Burke (Blondie; The Romantics) is 52.

Actress Denise Crosby is 50.

Rock musician Chad Taylor (Live) is 37.



....by the way if you have any to add, feel free, all are welcome
Freddie Mercury died that day back in 1991.

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Written By: star80 on 11/30/07 at 5:57 pm

November 29, 2007


Hall-of-Fame sportscaster Vin Scully is 80.

Blues singer-musician John Mayall is 74.

Composer-musician Chuck Mangione is 67.

Pop singer Denny Doherty (The Mamas & the Papas) is 67.

Actress Diane Ladd "Alice" is 64.

Pop singer-musician Felix Cavaliere (The Rascals) is 63.

Comedian Garry Shandling is 58.

Actor-comedian Howie Mandel is 52.

Actress Cathy Moriarty "The Raging Bull" is 47.

Actress Kim Delaney is 46.

Actor Andrew McCarthy "St. Elmo's Fire" is 45.

Pop singer Jonathan Knight (New Kids on the Block) is 39.





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Written By: star80 on 11/30/07 at 5:58 pm

November 30, 2007


Writer Mark Twain (Wrote "The Adventures Of Tom Sawyer" and "The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn") (November 30, 1835 - April 10, 1910)

Politician Winston Churchill, former Prime Minister-UK, (November 30, 1874 - January 24, 1965)

Actor Efrem Zimbalist Junior "77 Sunset Strip" "The FBI" is 90.

Actor Richard Crenna "The Real McCoys" and "Rambo", (November 30, 1926 - January 17, 2003)

Actor Robert Guillaume "Benson" "Soap" is 80.

TV personality and producer Dick Clark "American Bandstand" is 78.

Country singer-recording executive Jimmy Bowen is 70.

Movie director Ridley Scott is 70.

Singer Rob Grill (The Grassroots) is 64.

Singer Luther Ingram is 63.

Rock musician Roger Glover (Deep Purple) is 62.

Singer June Pointer "The Pointer Sisters" is 54.

Country singer Jeannie Kendall is 53.

Singer Billy Idol "Rebel Yell" is 52.

Rock musician John Ashton (The Psychedelic Furs) is 50.

Football and baseball player Bo Jackson is 45.

Actor-director Ben Stiller "Zoolander" (Son of movie critics Anne Meara and Jerry Stiller) is 42.

Country singer Mindy McCready is 32.

Singer Clay Aiken is 29

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Written By: star80 on 12/01/07 at 8:26 am

December 1, 2007


Actress Mary Martin, famous for her role as "Peter Pan", which she won a Tony Award for in 1955 (December 1, 1913 - November 3, 1990)
Director/Actor Woody Allen is 72.

Pro Golfer Lee Trevino is 68.

Comedian/Actor Richard Pryor (December 1, 1940 - December 10, 2005)

Actress/Singer Bette Midler is 62.

Actor Treat Williams is 56.

Actress Charlene Tilton, "Dallas" is 49.

Supermodel Carol Alt "Cover Girl" is 47.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/07 at 8:58 am

Stéphane Grappelli, French jazz violinist (b. 1908), died this day in 1997.

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Written By: star80 on 12/01/07 at 1:55 pm

1994 - Lionel Stander, actor (Max-Hart to Hart), dies at 86

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Written By: Howard on 12/01/07 at 3:59 pm

Evel Kenivel dead at 64. :(

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Written By: star80 on 12/01/07 at 5:07 pm


Evel Kenivel dead at 64. :(


The correct spelling of his name is Evel Knievel  and he died in Clearwater, Florida, on November 30, 2007, at the age of 69. He had been suffering from diabetes and pulmonary fibrosis for many years. Longtime friend Billy Rundle reported that Knievel had trouble breathing while at his residence in Clearwater, but died before the ambulance could reach the hospital. "It's been coming for years, but you just don't expect it. Superman just doesn't die, right?" was Rundle's reaction.

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Written By: star80 on 12/02/07 at 6:58 am

December 2, 2007



Former Secretary of State Alexander M. Haig is 83.

Actress Julie Harris is 82.

Actress Cathy Lee Crosby is 63.

NBC news broadcaster Stone Phillips is 53.

Actor Steven Bauer is 51.

Rock musician Rick Savage (Def Leppard) is 47.

Tennis Hall-of-Famer Tracy Austin is 45.

Rock musician Nate Mendel (Foo Fighters) is 39.

Actress Lucy Liu (loo) is 39.

Rapper Treach (Naughty By Nature) is 37.

Singer Nelly Furtado is 29.

Singer Britney Spears is 26.

Actresses Daniella and Deanna Canterman ("Maybe It's Me") are 15

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Written By: star80 on 12/03/07 at 1:11 pm

December 3, 2007


Country singer Ferlin Husky is 82.

Singer Andy Williams is 80.

Rock singer Ozzy Osbourne is 59.

Country musician Paul Gregg (Restless Heart) is 53.

Actor Steven Culp ("Desperate Housewives") is 52.

Actress Daryl Hannah is 47.

Actress Julianne Moore is 47.

Actor Brendan Fraser is 39.

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: star80 on 12/03/07 at 1:16 pm

Desi Arnaz died from lung cancer, December 2, 1986

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Written By: star80 on 12/03/07 at 1:17 pm

Madeline Kahn, Actress - died Dec. 3, 1999 from ovarian cancer.  Was born 9/29/1942.

Renoir - Pierre-Auguste Renoir died December 3, 1919. He was born on February 25, 1841.

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Written By: star80 on 12/05/07 at 11:18 am

December 4, 2007 Birthdays


Actress-singer Deanna Durbin is 86.

Game show host Wink Martindale is 73.

Actor-producer Max Baer Jr. is 70.

Actor Jeff Bridges is 58.

Rock musician Gary Rossington (Lynyrd Skynyrd; the Rossington Collins Band) is 56.

Actress Patricia Wettig is 56.

Country musician Brian Prout (Diamond Rio) is 52.

Rock singer Vinnie Dombroski (Sponge) is 45.

Actress Marisa Tomei is 43.

Actress Chelsea Noble is 43.

Rapper Jay-Z is 38.

Actress-model Tyra Banks is 34.

Actor Orlando Brown is 20.

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Written By: star80 on 12/05/07 at 11:23 am

December 4, 2007 Deaths


1967 - Bert Lahr, , US comic (Wizard of Oz), dies at 72

1969 - Fred Hampton, US Black-Panther leader, murdered

1976 - Tommy Bolin, rock guitarist (Deep Purple), dies of heroin overdose

1987 - Rouben Mamoulian, dir (Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde), dies at 90

1993 - Frank V Zappa, US music/composer (Mothers of Invention), dies at 52

1995 - Adrianne Jones, killed by David Graham and Diane Zamora, at 16


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Written By: star80 on 12/05/07 at 11:24 am

December 5, 2007 Birthdays


Singer Little Richard is 75.

Opera singer Jose Carreras is 61.

Pop singer Jim Messina is 60.

Actress Morgan Brittany is 56.

Rock singer-musician John Rzeznik (The Goo Goo Dolls) is 42.

Country singer Gary Allan is 40.

Writer-director Morgan J. Freeman is 38.

Actor Frankie Muniz ("Malcolm in the Middle") is 22.

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Written By: star80 on 12/05/07 at 11:28 am

December 5, 2007 Deaths


1791 - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, composer, dies in Vienna Austria at 35

1955 - Paul Harvey, actor (Calamity Jane, Heldorado, Jamboree), dies at 73

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/06/07 at 4:21 am

December 6th, Birthday

Andrew Flintoff, Cricketer for England and Lancashire is 30.

Dave Brubeck, jazz musician and composer is 87.

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Written By: star80 on 12/06/07 at 10:40 am

December 6, 2007 Birthdays


Country singer Helen Cornelius is 66.

Actress JoBeth Williams is 59.

Actor Tom Hulce is 54.

Actor Kin Shriner is 54.

Rock musician Peter Buck (R.E.M.) is 51.

Rock musician Ulf "Buddha" Ekberg (Ace of Base) is 37.


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Written By: star80 on 12/06/07 at 10:46 am

December 6, 2007 Deaths


1949 - Leadbelly, , blues singer, dies at 64

1988 - Bill Harris, US guitarist (Clovers-Love Potion No 9), dies at 63

1988 - Roy Orbison, singer (Pretty Woman), dies of massive heart attack at 52

1989 - Frances Beauvier, actress (Aunt Bee, Mayberry), dies at 86

1989 - John Paine, actor (Miracle on 34th St), dies at 77



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Written By: star80 on 12/07/07 at 9:42 am

December 7, 2007 Birthdays


Actor Eli Wallach is 92.

Bluegrass singer Bobby Osborne is 76.

Actress Ellen Burstyn is 75.

Musician Harry Chapin "Cats In The Cradle", 1942 - 1981

Baseball Hall-of-Famer Johnny Bench is 60.

Country singer Gary Morris is 59.

Singer-songwriter Tom Waits is 58.

Actress Priscilla Barnes is 52.

Basketball Hall-of-Famer Larry Bird is 51.

Former "Tonight Show" announcer Edd Hall is 49.

Rock musician Tim Butler (The Psychedelic Furs) is 49.

Actor C. Thomas Howell is 41.

Singer Aaron Carter is 20.


Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/07/07 at 9:46 am

Opera Singer, Helen Watts is 80.

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Written By: star80 on 12/07/07 at 9:47 am

December 7, 2007 Deaths


1912 - George Darwin, theorized Moon was pulled out of Pacific Ocean, dies

1990 - Delecta "Dee" Clark, US singer (Raindrops), dies at 52

1990 - Joan Bennett, US actress (House Across the Bay), dies at 80

1992 - Vincent Gardenia, actor (Moonstruck, LA Law), dies at 71

1996 - Eugene Izzi, mystery writer, hangs himself at 43


Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: star80 on 12/08/07 at 4:11 pm

December 8, 2007 Birthdays


Actor David Carradine is 71.

Singer Jerry Butler is 68.

Pop musician Bobby Elliott (The Hollies) is 65.

Rock singer-musician Gregg Allman is 60.

Actress Kim Basinger is 54.

Rock musician Phil Collen (Def Leppard) is 50.

Rock musician Marty Friedman is 45.

Actress Teri Hatcher is 43.

Rapper Bushwick Bill (The Geto Boys) is 41. 

Singer Sinead O'Connor is 41.

Rock musician Ryan Newell (Sister Hazel) is 35.

 



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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/08/07 at 4:35 pm

Flute player (Sir) James Galway is 68.

Hat-trick goal at the 1966 football World Cup Final (Sir) Geoff Hurst is 66.

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Written By: star80 on 12/10/07 at 5:04 am

December 10, 2007 Birthdays




Actress Fionnula Flanagan is 66 years old

Pop singer (Chad and Jeremy) Chad Stuart is 64 years old

Actress-singer Gloria Loring is 61 years old

R&B singer (Friends of Distinction) Jessica Cleaves is 59 years old

R&B singer Ralph Tavares is 59 years old

Country singer Johnny Rodriguez is 56 years old

Actress (''L.A. Law,'' ''The Partridge Family'') Susan Dey is 55 years old

Actress Nia Peeples is 46 years old

Actress (''That's So Raven,'' ''The Cosby Show'') Raven is 22 years old

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/10/07 at 5:07 am

December 10th 2007

Actor Kenneth Branagh is 47.

Squash player Jahangir Khan is 44.

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Written By: star80 on 12/10/07 at 5:10 am

December 10, 2007 Deaths


1964 - Sam Cooke, US, singer (Sad Moon), slain at a motel at 33

1967 - Otis Redding, singer (Dock of Bay), dies in plane crash at 26

1967 - Jimmy King, rocker (Bar-kays), dies in a plane crash

1967 - Carl Cunningham, rocker (Bar-kays), killed in a plane crash

1988 - Richard Castellano, aqctor (Honor thy Father), dies at 55

1996 - Faron Young, country singer/actor (Hidden Guns), commits suicide at 34

2005 - Richard Pryor, comedian/actor (Stir Crazy; Harlem Nights) dies at

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/10/07 at 5:12 am

December 10th 2007 Deaths

2005 - Richard Pryor, American comedian and actor (b. 1940)

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: star80 on 12/10/07 at 5:40 am

Alfred Nobel - Founder of the Nobel Peace Prize. Died December 10, 1896. The Nobel Prize is awarded on December 10th each year, the anniversary of his death. Born October 21, 1833 in Stockholm, Sweden. Web site: www.nobelprize.org.)

Tommy Rettig, Actor (first Timmy on the TV Series "Lassie.") Died 2/15/96 at the age of 54. He was born Thomas Noel Rettig in Jackson Heights, New York on December 10, 1941. Photos & info - Click Here.

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Written By: Howard on 12/10/07 at 7:10 am


December 10th 2007 Deaths

2005 - Richard Pryor, American comedian and actor (b. 1940)


It's been 2 years? Wow.  :(

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Written By: star80 on 12/12/07 at 8:21 am

December 12, 2007 Birthdays


TV host Bob Barker is 84.

Singer Connie Francis is 69.

Singer Dionne Warwick is 67.

Gymnast-turned-actress Cathy Rigby is 55.

Singer-musician Sheila E. is 48.

Rock musician Eric Schenkman (Spin Doctors) is 44.

Rock musician Nicholas Dimichino (Nine Days) is 40.

Actress Jennifer Connelly is 37.

Country singer Hank Williams III is 35.

Model Bridget Hall is 30.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/12/07 at 8:27 am

Dancer and entertainer Lionel Blair is 76.

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Written By: star80 on 12/12/07 at 8:27 am

December 12, 2007 Deaths


1939 - Douglas Fairbanks, actor (Zorro, 3 Musketeers, Robin Hood), dies at 56

1965 - Johnny Lee, actor (Calhoun-Amos 'n' Andy), dies at 67

1971 - David Sarnoff, US TV pioneer (RCA), dies at 80

1976 - Jack Cassidy, actor (Oscar/Jetman-He and She), dies at 49

1978 - Fay Compton, actress (Othello), dies at 74

1985 - Ian Stewart, keyboardist/road mgr (Rolling Stones), dies at 47

1985 - Anne Baxter, actress (Myra-Marcus Welby, Victoria-Hotel), dies at 62

1996 - Jean-Pierre Guerlain, cosmetics pioneer, dies at 91

2006 - Peter Boyle (Everybody Loves Raymond) dies at


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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/12/07 at 2:18 pm

December 12th 1915: Frank Sinatra was born (d. 1998)

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Written By: star80 on 12/13/07 at 7:13 am

December 13, 2007 Birthdays


Actor-comedian Dick Van Dyke is 82.

Actor Christopher Plummer is 78.

Music/film producer Lou Adler is 74.

Singer John Davidson is 66.

Singer Ted Nugent is 59.

Country singer-musician Randy Owen is 58.

Country singer John Anderson is 53.

Singer-actor Morris Day is 51.

Actor Johnny Whitaker is 48.

Actor-comedian Jamie Foxx is 40.

Rock Singer Amy Lee (Evanescence) is 26.


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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/13/07 at 7:16 am


December 13, 2007 Birthdays


Actor-comedian Dick Van Dyke is 82.

Actor Christopher Plummer is 80.

Music/film producer Lou Adler is 74.

Singer John Davidson is 66.

Singer Ted Nugent is 59.

Country singer-musician Randy Owen is 58.

Country singer John Anderson is 53.

Singer-actor Morris Day is 51.

Actor Johnny Whitaker is 48.

Actor-comedian Jamie Foxx is 40.

Rock Singer Amy Lee (Evanescence) is 26.



The Times (in the UK) has Christopher Plummer as 78 today.

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Written By: star80 on 12/13/07 at 7:19 am

December 13, 2007 Birthdays


1961 - Grandma Moses, US painter, dies at 101

1981 - Pigmeat Markham, comedian (Here Comes da Judge-Laugh In), dies at 75

1993 - Myrna Loy, actress (Thin Man, Vanity Fair), dies at 88

1997 - Alexander Oppenheim, mathematician, dies at 94

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Written By: star80 on 12/14/07 at 11:21 pm

December 14, 2007


Actress Patty Duke is 61 years old

Pop singer (Tony Orlando and Dawn) Joyce Vincent-Wilson is 61 years old

Actress Dee Wallace Stone is 59 years old

Rock musician (AC/DC) Cliff Williams is 58 years old

Actress Cynthia Gibb is 44 years old

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Written By: star80 on 12/14/07 at 11:27 pm

December 15, 2007 Birthdays



Actor-comedian Tim Conway is 74.

Singer Cindy Birdsong (The Supremes) is 68.

Rock musician Dave Clark (The Dave Clark Five) is 65.

Rock musician Carmine Appice (Vanilla Fudge) is 61.

Actor Don Johnson is 58.

Rock musician Paul Simonon (The Clash) is 52.

Country singer Doug Phelps (Brother Phelps; Kentucky Headhunters) is 47.

Actress Helen Slater is 44.

Actor Adam Brody is 28.

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Written By: star80 on 12/16/07 at 1:02 pm

December 16, 2007 Birthdays


Civil rights attorney Morris Dees is 71.

Actress Liv Ullmann is 69.

CBS news correspondent Lesley Stahl is 66.

Pop singer Benny Andersson (ABBA) is 61.

Rock singer-musician Billy Gibbons (ZZ Top) is 58.

Actor Benjamin Bratt is 44.

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Written By: star80 on 12/17/07 at 7:29 pm

December 17, 2007 Birthdays


Rock singer-musician Art Neville is 70.

Comedian-actor Eugene Levy is 61.

Pop musician Jim Bonfanti (The Raspberries) is 59.

Rock singer Paul Rodgers is 58.

Rhythm-and-blues singer Wanda Hutchinson (The Emotions) is 56.

Actor Barry Livingston is 54.

Rock musician Mike Mills (R.E.M.) is 49.

Pop singer Sarah Dallin (Bananarama) is 46.

DJ Homicide (Sugar Ray) is 37.

Actress Milla Jovovich is 32.

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Written By: star80 on 12/18/07 at 2:03 am

December 18, 2007 Birthdays



Rock singer-musician Keith Richards is 64.

Movie producer-director Steven Spielberg is 61.

Movie reviewer Leonard Maltin is 57.

Actor Ray Liotta is 52.

Actor Brad Pitt is 44.

Country singer Tracy Byrd is 41.

Rapper DMX is 37.

Musician DJ Lethal (Limp Bizkit) is 35.

Actress Katie Holmes is 29.

Singer Christina Aguilera is 27. 


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December 18, 2007 Deaths


1992 - Dana Andrews, actor (Best Years of Our Lifes), dies at 83

1992 - Mark Goodson, TV game show producer (Goodson-Toddman), dies at 77

1993 - Sam Wanamaker, actor (Pvt Benjamin), dies of prostate cancer at 74

1997 - Chris Farley, comedian (SNL, Beverly Hills Ninja), dies at 33

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Written By: star80 on 12/19/07 at 7:39 am

December 19, 2007 Birthdays



Country singer Little Jimmy Dickens is 87.

Composer-lyricist Robert Sherman ("Mary Poppins") is 82.

Actress Cicely Tyson is 74.

Rhythm-and-blues singer-musician Maurice White (Earth, Wind and Fire) is 66.

Actor Tim Reid is 63.

Rock singer Alvin Lee (Ten Years After) is 63.

John McEuen, rocker (Nitty Gritty Dirt Band) is 62.

Robert Urich, Toronto Ohio, actor (SWAT, Spenser for Hire, Vega$) is 61.

Marianne Faithfull, Hampstead England, singer (Money, As Tears Go By) is 61.

Singer Janie Fricke is 60.

Doug Johnson, rock keyboardist (Loverboy-Get Lucky) is 50.

Actor Mike Lookinland is 47.

Daryl Hannah, Chicago IL, actress (Splash) is 47.

Actress Jennifer Beals is 44.

Actress Alyssa Milano is 35.

Actor Jake Gyllenhall is 27. 



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Written By: star80 on 12/20/07 at 6:50 am

December 19, 2007 Deaths



Hope Lange, 2003 (Actress - TV Series "The Ghost & Mrs. Muier") died December 19, 2003 from colitis at the age of 70. Born Hope Elise Ross Lange on November 28, 1931 in Redding Ridge, CT. www.hopelange.com

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Written By: star80 on 12/20/07 at 6:55 am

December 20, 2007



Actor John Hillerman (Magnum P.I.) is 75.

Musician Larry Willis, keyboardist for "Blood Sweat & Tears" is 67.

Rock musician Peter Criss of "KISS" is 62.

Psychic Uri Geller is 61.

Singer Alan Parsons "Alan Parsons Project" is 58.

Rocker-musician Mike Watts (The Secondmen, Minutemen, fIREHOSE) is 50.

Rock singer Chris Robinson "The Black Crowes" is 41. 


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Written By: star80 on 12/20/07 at 6:59 am

December 20, 2007 Deaths



1968 - John Steinbeck, author (Grapes of Wrath, Nobel 1940, 62), dies at 66

1973 - Bobby Darin, singer (Mack the Knife), dies of heart failure at 37

1993 - Moses Gunn, actor (Shaft), dies at 64

1993 - Sam Wanamaker, actor (Pvt Benjamin), dies from cancer at 74

1996 - Carl Sagan, scientist (Contact), dies at 62

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Written By: star80 on 12/21/07 at 6:55 am

December 21, 2007 Birthdays




Country singer Freddie Hart "Easy Loving" is 81.

Talk show host Phil Donahue is 72.

Actress/Fitness Guru Jane Fonda (starred in "Barefoot In The Park" with Robert Redford)  is 70.

Actor Samuel L. Jackson "The Long Kiss Goodnight; Shaft" is 59.

Singer Betty Wright (Had the 1970s hit "Clean Up Woman") is 53.

Pro Tennis star Chris Evert (Was named the best female player of the 20th century) is 53.

Country singer Lee Roy Parnell "Tender Moment" is 51.

Actor-comedian Ray Romano "Everybody Loves Raymond" is 50.

Country singer Christy Forester (The Forester Sisters) is 45.

Actor-comedian Andy Dick "The Ben Stiller Show" is 42.

Actor Kiefer Sutherland (Plays Jack Bauer on "24") is 41.

Actress Karri Turner ("JAG") is 41.

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December 21, 2007 Deaths



1940 - F Scott Fitzgerald, author (Zelda), dies of a heart attack at 44

1945 - George S Patton, US General (Sicily/Normandy), dies in car crash at 60

1974 - Richard Long, actor (Nanny and Professor), dies at 47

1983 - Rod Cameron, actor (Santa Fe Passage, Stampede), dies at 73

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Written By: star80 on 12/22/07 at 4:40 pm

December 22, 2007 Birthdays





Actor Hector Elizondo (Starred in movies like "The Flamingo Road'; Had lots of small parts) is 71.

ABC News correspondent Diane Sawyer is 62.

Rock singer-musician Rick Nielsen (Cheap Trick "I Want You To Want Me") is 61.

Baseball All-Star Steve Garvey (His wife "Candace" testified at the famous "OJ Simspson Murder Trial") is 59.

Singer Robin Gibb (The Bee Gees) is 58.

Actress Lauralee Bell (The Young & The Restless) is 39. 

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Written By: star80 on 12/23/07 at 7:07 pm

December 23, 2007 Birthdays



Actor Frederic Forrest (The Rose; Apocalypse Now) is 71.

Actress Susan Lucci  "All My Children" is 61.

Rock musician Dave Murray (Iron Maiden) is 51.

Rock singer Eddie Vedder (Pearl Jam) is 43.

Actor Corey Haim (Lost Boys; License To Drive) is 36. 


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Written By: star80 on 12/23/07 at 8:20 pm

December 23 Deaths



1982 - Jack Webb, actor (Joe Friday-Dragnet), dies of a heart attack at 62

1985 - James Vance (20) and Raymond Belknap (18), commit suicide, sparking their families to sue rock group Judas Priest for subliminal messages

1992 - Eddie Hazel, US pop guitarist (Funkadelic-Knee Deep), dies at 42


Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: star80 on 12/24/07 at 12:00 am

December 24, 2007 Birthdays


Rock singer-musician Lemmy (Motorhead) is 62.

Rock musician Ian Burden (The Human League) is 50.

Rock singer Mary Ramsey (10,000 Maniacs) is 44.

Singer Ricky Martin "She Bangs" is 36.

“American Idol” host Ryan Seacrest is 33.

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: star80 on 12/24/07 at 7:44 am

December 24, 2007 Deaths


1984 - Peter Lawford, actor (Thin Man), dies of cardiac arrest at 61

1992 - Pierre Culliford , Belgian cartoonist (Smurfs), dies at 64

1993 - Norman Vincent Peale, rev (Power of Positive Thinking), dies at 95

1997 - Toshiro Mifune, Japanese actor (Shogun), dies at 77

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Written By: star80 on 12/25/07 at 9:08 am

December 25, 2007 Birthdays



R&B singer (The Spinners) John Edwards is 63 years old

Actor (''WKRP In Cincinnati'') Gary Sandy is 62 years old

Singer Jimmy Buffet "Margaritaville" is 61 years old

Singer Barbara Mandrell  "Sleeping Single In A Double Bed" is 59 years old

Actress Sissy Spacek "Carrie" is 58 years old

Actress (''The Shield'') CCH Pounder is 55 years old

Reggae musician (UB40) Robin Campbell is 53 years old

Singer (Eurythmics) Annie Lennox is 53 years old

Country singer Steve Wariner is 53 years old

Singer (The Pogues) Shane McGowan is 50 years old

Rock musician (The Cranberries) Noel Hogan is 36 years old

Rock singer (Third Day) Mac Powell is 35 years old


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Written By: star80 on 12/25/07 at 3:48 pm

December 25, 2007 Deaths



1946 - W C Fields, writer/comedian (Bank Dick, It's A Gift), dies at 67

1977 - Charlie Chaplin, actor (Modern Times), dies in Switzerland at 88

1979 - Joan Blondell, actress (Real McCoys), dies at 70

1995 - Dean Martin, singer/actor (Return to Me), dies at 78

1996 - Jon Benet Ramsey, Colo child beauty queen, murdered at 6

1997 - Denver Pyle, actor (Dukes of Hazzard), dies at 77

2006 - James Brown, rhythm and blues, gospel, jazz, soul and funk singer or simply the Godfather of Soul (Genius of Love, Hot Pants) dies at 73 from heart failure.

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Written By: danootaandme on 12/26/07 at 6:56 am


1972 Harry Truman 33rd US President dies in Kansas City MO at 88

1986 Elsa Lanchester actress (Bride of Frankenstien), dies at 84

1989 Samuel Beckett Irish playright dies in Paris

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Written By: star80 on 12/26/07 at 7:31 am

December 26, 2007 Birthdays



Actor Richard Widmark "Kiss Of Death" is 93.

Rhythm-and-blues singer Abdul “Duke” Fakir (The Four Tops) is 72.

Record producer Phil Spector is 67.

“America’s Most Wanted” host John Walsh is 62.

Country musician Bob Carpenter (The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band) is 61.

Rock musician James Kottak (The Scorpions) "Winds Of Change" is 45.

Rock musician Lars Ulrich (Metallica) "One" is 44.

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Written By: star80 on 12/26/07 at 7:46 am

December 26, 2007 Deaths



1972 - Harry S. Truman, 33rd US President, dies at 88

1974 -  Jack Benny, comedian and radio/tv announcer,  dies at 80

1986 -  Elsa Lanchester, actress (Bride of Frankenstein), dies at 84

1999 -  Curtis Mayfield, soul singer/songwriter "Freddie's Dead", dies at 57

2000 -  Jason Robards, actor "All The President's Men", dies at 78

2004 -  Reggie White,  NFL Football Legend nicknamed "Minister Of Defense", dies at 43

2006 -  Gerald Ford, 38th US President, dies at 93

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Written By: star80 on 12/27/07 at 11:45 am

December 27, 2007 Birthdays


John Amos, actor (Good Times; Roots) is 68.

Leslie Maguire, rocker (Gerry & The Pacemakers "Ferry Cross The Mercy") is 66.

Michael Pinder, musician (Moody Blues) is 66.

Cokie Roberts, ABC newscaster, is 64.

Mick Jones, guitarist (Foreigner) is 63.

Karla Bonoff, singer, is 55.

Barbara Crampton, actress (Played Leanna Love on "The Young & The Restless) is 45.

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: star80 on 12/27/07 at 11:49 am

December 27, 2007 Deaths



1986 - Cliff Burton, bass player (Metallica), dies in a bus crash at 24

1991 - W Hudson, US "strongest man to the world" (540 kg), dies

1997 - Ewart G Abner Jr, president (Motown Records), dies at 74

2003 - Alan Bates, actor (The Mothman Prophecies; Spartacus) dies at 69. 

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: Henk on 12/27/07 at 3:52 pm


December 27, 2007 Deaths



1986 - Cliff Burton, bass player (Metallica), dies in a bus crash at 24

1991 - W Hudson, US "strongest man to the world" (540 kg), dies

1997 - Ewart G Abner Jr, president (Motown Records), dies at 74

2003 - Alan Bates, actor (The Mothman Prophecies; Spartacus) dies at 69. 




You can add one to that list...

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: Howard on 12/27/07 at 4:09 pm

What about Benziar Bhutto?  ???

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: star80 on 12/30/07 at 7:06 am

December 28, 2007 Birthdays



Singer Charles Neville "The Neville Brothers" is 69.

Musician Edgar Winter "They Only Come Out At Night" is 61.

Singer/Guitarist Alex Chilton (Box Tops) is 57.

Elizabeth Jordan Carr ( America's First Test Tube Baby) is 26.

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: star80 on 12/30/07 at 7:14 am

Decembr 28, 2007 Deaths


1983 - Dennis Wilson, drummer "The Beach Boys" drowns at 39.

1999 -  Clayton Moore, (Actor, Lone Ranger) dies at 85.

2004 - Jerry Orbach, (Actor, Law & Order) dies at 69.

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: star80 on 12/30/07 at 7:20 am

December 29, 2007 Birthdays



Actor Clarence Swensen ("The Wizard of Oz") is 90.

Actress Inga Swenson "Benson" is 75.

Actress Mary Tyler Moore (The Dick Van Dyke Show) is 70.

Actor Jon Voight (Midnight Cowboy) is 69.

Country singer Ed Bruce is 68.

Rock musician Ray Thomas is 66.

Singer Marianne Faithfull is 61.

Actor Ted Danson "Cheers" is 60.

Singer-actress Yvonne Elliman (Had the 70s disco hit "If I Can't Have You") is 56.

Comedian Paula Poundstone is 48.

Actor Jude Law (The Talented Mr. Ripley) is 35.

Actor Mekhi Phifer is 33.

Country singer Jessica Andrews is 24.


Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: star80 on 12/30/07 at 7:45 am

December 29, 2007 Deaths


1980 - Tim Hardin, song writer (Wrote "If I Was A Carpenter" and other songs) dies at the age of 39 from a drug overdose.

2003 - Earl Hindman (Actor) dies from cancer at the age of 61. Played Tim Allen's next door neighbor (whose face was always partially hidden) on the TV Series "Home Improvement." Also played on the daytime soap opera, "Ryan's Hope."




Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: star80 on 12/30/07 at 7:48 am

December 30, 2007 Birthdays


Singer-musician Bo Diddley is 79.

Actor Russ Tamblyn is 73.

Baseball Hall-of-Famer Sandy Koufax is 72.

Actor Fred Ward is 65.

Singer-musician Michael Nesmith is 65.

Singer Davy Jones is 62.

Singer Patti Smith is 61.

"Today Show" co-host Meredith Vieira is 54.

Country singer Suzy Bogguss is 51.

"Today Show" newscaster Matt Lauer is 50.

Actress-comedian/Singer Tracey Ullman is 48.

Pro Golfer Tiger Woods is 32. 

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: star80 on 12/30/07 at 7:49 am

December 30, 2007  Deaths


1996 - Lew Ayres, screen actor (Salem's Lot, State Fair), dies at 88

2006 - Terrorist Saddam Hussein was executed.

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: star80 on 01/01/08 at 4:45 pm

December 31, 2007



Actor Sir Anthony Hopkins is 70.

Actor Tim Considine ("My Three Sons") is 67.

Actress Sarah Miles is 66.

Actor Ben Kingsley is 64.

Rock musician Peter Quaife (The Kinks) is 64.

Actor Tim Matheson is 60.

Pop singer Burton Cummings (The Guess Who) is 60.

Singer Donna Summer is 59.

Rock musician Tom Hamilton (Aerosmith) is 56.

Actor Val Kilmer is 48.

Actor Don Diamont is 45.

Rock musician Scott Ian (Anthrax) is 44.


Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: star80 on 01/01/08 at 4:51 pm

December 31, 2007  Deaths



1985 - Rick Nelson, singer/actor (Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet), dies at 45

1995 - Calvin/Hobbes, (comic strip), dies

1997 - Floyd Cramer, pianist (Nashville Sound), dies of cancer at 64

1997 - Michael Kennedy, son of Robert Kennedy, dies in ski accident at 39

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Written By: nally on 01/01/08 at 4:53 pm



1995 - Calvin/Hobbes, (comic strip), dies



Interesting how you chose to include a "comic strip", rather than an actual person. I gotta say, I miss that strip too; it was one of my favourites. As I recall, Bill Watterson announced that he would retire from C&H (i.e., discontinue drawing it). :\'(

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: star80 on 01/01/08 at 4:57 pm

January 1, 2008 Birthdays



Actor Ty Hardin is 78.

Rock singer-musician Country Joe McDonald is 66.

Actress Dedee Pfeiffer is 44.

Actor Morris Chestnut is 39. 


Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: nally on 01/01/08 at 5:01 pm

^Missed a few...

Author JD Salinger is 89.
Former Senator Ernest Hollings (Democrat from South Carolina) is 86.
Actor Ty Hardin is 78.
Actor Frank Langella is 70.
Singer-musician Country Joe McDonald is 66.
Writer-comedian Don Novello is 65.
Actor Rick Hurst is 62.
Country singer Steve Ripley (The Tractors) is 58.
Rapper Grandmaster Flash is 50.
Actress Ren Woods is 50.
Actress Dedee Pfeiffer is 44.
Actress Embeth Davidtz is 42.
Country singer Bryan Flynn (Flynnville Train) is 42.
Actor Morris Chestnut is 39.
Actor Verne Troyer is 39.

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: star80 on 01/01/08 at 5:03 pm

January 1, 2008 Deaths



1953 - Hank Williams, country singer (Cold Cold Heart), dies at 29

1969 - Ian Fleming, writer (James Bond), dies at 80

1987 - Gustav Knuth, actor (Heidi, Rats), dies at 85

1994 - Cesar Romero, US actor (Joker-Batman), dies at 86

1997 - Townes Van Zandt, musician, dies at 52

2001 -  Ray Walston, TV Actor (My Favorite Martian) dies at 86

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: star80 on 01/02/08 at 7:23 am

January 2, 2007 Birthdays



Former television evangelist Jim Bakker is 69.

Actress Wendy Phillips (Falcon Crest;Touched By An Angel)is 56.

Actor Cuba Gooding Jr (Boyz In The Hood; Jerry Maguire). is 40.

Model Christy Turlington (Calvin Klein Eternity) is 39.

Actor Taye Diggs (How Stella Got Her Groove Back) is 37.

Rock musician Scott Underwood (Train) is 37.

Actress Kate Bosworth (The Horse Whisperer; Superman Returns) is 25.


Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: star80 on 01/02/08 at 7:30 am

January 2, 2007 Deaths



950 - Emil Jannings, actor (The Way of All Flesh), dies at 65

1963 - Jack Carson, actor (Star is Born, Mildred Pierce), dies at 52

1963 - Dick Powell, actor/director (Dick Powell Theater), dies at 58

1974 - Tex Ritter, country singer (5 Star Jubilee), dies at 67

1981 - David Lynch, singer (Platters-My Prayer), dies at 51

1983 - Dick Emery, actor (Yellow Submarine, Loot, Baby Love), dies at 65

1986 - Una Merkel, US actress (Abraham Lincoln), dies at 82

1990 - Alan Hale Jr, Skipper on Gilligan's Island, dies of cancer at 71

1995 - Nancy Kelly, US actress (Bad Seed, Submarine Patrol), dies at 73

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: star80 on 01/03/08 at 7:26 am

January 3, 2008 Birthdays



Record Producer George Martin (Produced work for The Beatles) is 79.

Actor Dabney Coleman (Nine To Five) is 76.

Musician Stephen Stills (Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young) is 63.

Rock musician John Paul Jones (Led Zeppelin) is 62.

Actress Victoria Principal (Dallas) is 58.

Actor-director Mel Gibson (Mad Max; Bird On A Wire) is 52.

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: star80 on 01/03/08 at 7:33 am

January 3, 2008 Deaths



1967 - Jack Ruby, assassin who killed assassin Lee Harvey Oswald, dies at 55

1979 - Conrad Hilton, US founder (Hilton Hotels), dies at 91

1980 - Joy Adamson, author (Born Free), killed by her servant at 69

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: star80 on 01/04/08 at 9:18 am

January 4, 2008 Birthdays



Actress Jane Wyman is 94.

Actress Dyan Cannon is 71.

Country singer Kathy Forester (The Forester Sisters) is 53.

Rock musician Bernard Sumner (New Order, Joy Division) is 52.

Country singer Patty Loveless is 51.

Rock singer Michael Stipe (R.E.M.) is 48.

Actor Patrick Cassidy is 46.

Actor Dave Foley is 45.

Actress Julia Ormond is 43.

Country singer Deana Carter is 42.

Rock musician Benjamin Darvill (Crash Test Dummies) is 41.

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: star80 on 01/04/08 at 9:24 am

January 4, 2008 Deaths



1986 - Phil Lynott, rocker (Thin Lizzy), dies of overdose at 34

1993 - Joe Keenan, actor (Conviction of Kitty Dodd), dies of cancer at 69

1995 - Dorothy Granger, US actress (Hog Wild, Dentist), dies at about 80

1997 - Harry B Helmsley, owner (Empire State Building), dies at 87

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: star80 on 01/05/08 at 6:50 am

January 5, 2008 Birthdays



Former Vice President Walter F. Mondale is 79.

Actor Robert Duvall  (The Godfather; Apocalypse Now; Lonesome Dove) is 76.

Talk show host Charlie Rose is 65.

Actress-director Diane Keaton (Looking For Mr. Goodbar) is 61.

Actor Ted Lange (Played the role of Isaac, the bartender on "Love Boat") is 60.

Rhythm-and-blues musician George "Funky" Brown (Kool and the Gang) is 58.

Rock musician Chris Stein (Blondie) is 57.

Actress Pamela Sue Martin (Nancy Drew Mysteries; Falcon Crest) is 54.

Drummer Bryan Hitt "Reo Speedwagon" is 54.

Trumphet Player Vincent Calloway (Was one half of the duo "Midnight Star" who had the hit "No Parking On The Dance Floor") is 51.

Soap Star Ricky Paull Goldin (Another World; The Young & The Restless; Currently on "The Guiding Light") is 40.

Rock singer Marilyn Manson is 38. 

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: star80 on 01/05/08 at 6:56 am

January 5, 2008 Deaths



1933 - Calvin Coolidge, 30th President (1923-29), dies in Mass at 60

1943 - George Washington Carver, famous black scientist, dies at 81

1971 - Sonny Liston, World Champ heavy weight boxer (1962-64), found dead at 36

1982 - Hans Conried, actor (Bullwinkle Show, Make Room for Daddy), dies at 64

1991 - Marie Madeline Sullivan, actress (Elvira Mistress of Dark), dies at 80

1994 - Thomas P "Tip" O'Neill, (D-Ma)/Speaker of House (1977-86), dies at 81

1998 - Sonny Bono, (Rep-R-Ca)/singer (Sonny and Cher), dies skiing at 62

2003 - Jean Kerr, tv show writer "Please Don't Eat The Daisies" dies from pneumonia at 80

2003 - Tug McGraw, relief pitcher for The Mets & The Phillies (also father to country music singer, Tim McGraw) dies from brain cancer at age 59

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/05/08 at 7:30 am

January 5, 2008 Birthdays

Vinnie Jones, English-born Welsh footballer and actor is 43.

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/05/08 at 7:32 am

January 5, Deaths

1976 - Mal Evans, Beatles' "roadie" (born in 1935)

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: star80 on 01/07/08 at 10:21 am

January 6, 2008 Birthdays



Bluegrass performer Earl Scruggs is 84.

Actress Bonnie Franklin "One Day At A Time" is 64.

Rock singer-musician Kim Wilson (The Fabulous Thunderbirds) is 57.

Rock musician Malcolm Young (AC-DC) is 55.

Actor-comedian Rowan Atkinson is 53.

Rhythm-and-blues singer Kathy Sledge is 49.

TV chef Nigella Lawson is 48.

TV personality Julie Chen (CBS' "The Early Show") is 38.

Actor Danny Pintauro ("Who's the Boss?") is 32.

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: star80 on 01/07/08 at 10:27 am

January 6, 2008 Deaths



1919 - Theodore Roosevelt, 26th Pres (1901-09), dies in NY at 60

1988 - Brent Collins, soap actor (Another World), dies of heart attack at 46

1993 - John B "Dizzy" Gillespe, blues trumpeter, dies of cancer at 75

1994 - Virginia Kelley Clinton, Mother of Pres Clinton, dies at 70

1994 - Tip O'Neill, speaker of the house, dies of cancer

1996 - Robert Russell "Chubby" Wise, musician, dies at 80

1997 - Vince Williams, actor (Hamp-Guiding Light), dies of cancer at 39

2006 - Lou Rawls, Singer "Lady Love" dies from lung/brain cancer at 72

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: star80 on 01/07/08 at 10:37 am

January 7, 2008 Birthdays



Country singer Jack Greene is 78.

Pop musician Paul Revere (Paul Revere & The Raiders) is 70.

Singer Kenny Loggins "Footloose"; "Danger Zone" is 60.

Actress Erin Gray (Buck Rogers) is 58.

"CBS Evening News" anchor Katie Couric is 51.

Rock musician Kathy Valentine (The Go-Go's) is 49.

Actress Hallie Todd is 46.

Actor Nicolas Cage is 44.

Singer-songwriter John Ondrasik (Five for Fighting) is 43.

Actor Doug E. Doug is 38. 

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: star80 on 01/08/08 at 12:59 pm

January 8, 2008 Birthdays



Actor-comedian Larry Storch (F-Troop) is 85.

Comedian Soupy Sales (Hollywood Sales) is 82.

CBS newsman Charles Osgood is 75.

Singer Shirley Bassey is 71.

Game show host Bob Eubanks (The Newlywed Show) is 70.

Country-gospel singer Cristy Lane "One Day At A Time" is 68.

Rhythm-and-blues singer Anthony Gourdine (Little Anthony and the Imperials) is 67.

Actress Yvette Mimieux (Where The Boys Are) is 66.

Rock musician Robby Krieger (The Doors) is 62.

Soap Opera/TV Actress Kathleen Noone (All My Children; Party Of Five) is 62.

Rock singer David Bowie (Changes; Major Tom) is 61.

Guitarist/Singer Terry Sylvester (The Hollies) is 61.

TV Actress Laurie Walters (was Joanie Bradford on "Eight Is Enough") is 61.

Singer/Drummer Mike Reno "Loverboy" is 53.

Singer R. Kelly (I Believe I Can Fly) is 41.

Actress Ami Dolenz is 39. 

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: star80 on 01/09/08 at 8:14 am

January 8, 2008 Deaths


1825 - Eli Whtney, inventor (Cotton Gin) dies from prostrate cancer at 60

1982 - Reta Shaw, actress (Ghost and Mrs Muir), dies of emphysema at 69

1991 - Steve Clark, guitarist (Def Leppard-Hysteria), dies at 30

1994 - Pat Buttram, actor (Haney-Green Acres), dies of kidney failure at 78

1996 - William Mac Lance "Tiny" McCloud, musician/songwriter, dies at 52

1998 - Walter Diemer, inventor (bubble gum 1928), dies of heart failure at 93

2002 - Dave Thomas, restaurant founder "Wendy's Old Fashioned Hamburgers" dies from cancer at age 69

2007 - Yvonne De Carlo, actress (was Lilly on "The Munsters") dies at 84

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: star80 on 01/09/08 at 8:49 am

January 9, 2008 Birthdays


Guitarist/Guitar Inventor Les Paul is 93.

Author Judith Krantz is 80.

Folk singer Joan Baez is 67.

Actress Susannah York is 67.

Rock musician Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin) is 64.

Singer Crystal Gayle is 57.

Actress Joely Richardson is 43.

Rock singer Steve Harwell (Smash Mouth) is 41.

Rock singer-musician Dave Matthews is 41.

Singer A.J. McLean (Backstreet Boys) is 30.

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: star80 on 01/09/08 at 9:00 am

January 9, 2008 Deaths



1979 - Sara Carter, vocalist/guitarist (Carter Family), dies at 80

1987 - Arthur Lake, actor (Dagwood-Blondie), dies at 81

1994 - Silas Hogan, blues singer/guitarist, dies at 82

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: star80 on 01/10/08 at 3:54 am

January 10, 2008 Birthdays



Singer Scott McKenzie is 68.

Singer Frank Sinatra Jr. is 63.

Singer Rod Stewart is 62.

Rock singer-musician Donald Fagen (Steely Dan) is 59.

Boxer George Foreman is 58.

Singer Pat Benatar is 53.

Singer Shawn Colvin is 49.

Rock singer-musician Curt Kirkwood (Meat Puppets) is 48.

Rock singer Brad Roberts (Crash Test Dummies) is 43.

Rock musician Matt Roberts (3 Doors Down) is 29.

Rapper Chris Smith (Kris Kross) is 28.

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: danootaandme on 01/10/08 at 7:01 am

Deaths January 10th

1951 Sinclair Lewis US writer (Nobel 1930), dies at 65

1961 Dashiell Hammett author (Maltese Falcon, Thin Man), dies from throat cancer at 66

1971 Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel French fashion designer, dies at 87

1976 Howlin' Wolf singer/guitarist, dies following brain surgery at 65

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: star80 on 01/10/08 at 10:19 am

January 10, 2008 Deaths



1917 - Buffalo Bill Cody, American Soldier dies from Kidney Failure at 71.

1951 - Sinclair Lewis, Writer/Nobel Prize Winner (Elmer Gantry) dies from Alcoholism at 65.

1968 - Basil Sydney, Actor (Hamlet) dies from Pleurisy at 73.

1968 - Howard K. Smith, Actor (Played Harvey Griffin on "Hazel") dies from a Heart Attack at 74.

1978 - John D. Rockefeller III, US Billionaire/Philanthropist dies from injuries sustained in an auto accident at 71.

1981 - Richard Boone, Actor (Have Gun Will Travel) dies from Throat Cancer at 63.

1982 - Paul Lynde, Comedian/Actor (Bye Bye Birdie; Bewitched) dies from a Heart Attack at 55.

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: star80 on 01/11/08 at 6:35 am

January 11, 2008 Birthdays



Actor Rod Taylor is 77.

Clarence Clemons is 65.

Country Singer Naomi Judd is 61.

Musician Vicki Peterson (The Bangles) is 49.

Rock musician Tom Dumont (No Doubt) is 39.

Singer Mary J. Blige is 36.

Actress Amanda Peet is 35.

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: star80 on 01/11/08 at 6:46 am

January 11, 2008 Deaths



1978 - Michael Bates, actor (Clockwork Orange, Salt & Pepper), dies at 57

1979 - Jack Soo, actor (Nick Yemana-Barney Miller, Green Berets), dies at 63

1997 - Sheldon Leonard, producer/director (Dick Van Dyke), dies at 89

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/11/08 at 12:52 pm

January 11, 2008 Birthdays

Trade Unionist Arthur Scargill is 70.

Actor and Comedian John Sessions is 55.

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: danootaandme on 01/11/08 at 2:10 pm


1903 Alan Paton South Africa, writer (Cry, the Beloved Country)

1971 Mary J Blige singer

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: Howard on 01/11/08 at 2:28 pm

How about Sir Edmond Hillary?  ???

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/11/08 at 2:34 pm


How about Sir Edmond Hillary?  ???
There is a thread for Sir Edmond Hillary in the Celebrity Heaven board.

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: star80 on 01/14/08 at 9:22 am

January 12, 2008 Birthdays



Country singer Ray Price "For The Good Times" is 82.

Country singer William Lee Golden (The Oak Ridge Boys) "Elvira" is 69.

Former heavyweight boxing champion Joe Frazier is 64.

Rock musician Cynthia Robinson (Sly and the Family Stone) "Everyday People" is 62.

Radio commentator Rush Limbaugh is 57.

Actress Kirstie Alley (Look Who's Talking; Cheers) is 57.

Country singer Ricky Van Shelton "Wildman" is 56..

Radio personality Howard Stern is 54.

Rock musician Charlie Gillingham(Counting Crows) "Mr. Jones" is 48.

Actor Oliver Platt (Dr. Dolittle; Nip/Tuck) is 48.

Rock singer Rob Zombie "Living Dead Girl" is 42.

Model/Writer Heather Mills (Ex wife of former "Beatle" Paul McCartney) is 40.

Rapper Raekwon (Wu Tang Clan) is 38.

Singer Melanie Chisholm (Spice Girls) is 34.

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: star80 on 01/14/08 at 9:27 am

January 12, 2008 Deaths



1976 - Agatha Christie, mystery writer (10 Little Indians), dies at 85

1978 - Nancy Spungen, stabbed to death by boyfriend Sid Vicious

1995 - Francis Lopez, songwriter, dies at 77

2003 - Maurice Gibb, musician "The Bee Gees" dies from a heart attack at 53


Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: star80 on 01/14/08 at 9:32 am

January 13, 2008 Birthdays



Comedian Rip Taylor (The Gong Show) is 73.

Actor Richard Moll (Played Bull Shannon on "Night Court) is 64.

Actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Seinfeld) is 46.

Country singer Trace Adkins is 45.

Actress Penelope Ann Miller (Kindergarten Cop) is 43.

Actor Patrick Dempsey (Fast Times At Ridgemont High) is 41.

Actress Nicole Eggert (Baywatch; Charles In Charge) is 35.

Actor Orlando Bloom (Lord Of The Rings; Pirates Of The Carribean) is 30.



Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: star80 on 01/14/08 at 9:39 am

January 13, 2008 Deaths



1691 - George Fox, founder of Quakers, dies at 66

1864 - Stephen Foster, composer (My Old Kentucky Home), dies at 37 in NY

1929 - Wyatt Earp, US marshall (OK Corral), dies at 80

1934 - Jean-Baptiste Marchand, soldier/explorer (Sudan), dies at 70

1962 - Ernie Kovacs, comedian, dies in a car crash in West LA, at 42

1979 - Donny Hathaway, Chicago Ill, rocker (Ghetto), commits suicide at 33

1983 - Doodles Weaver, comedian (Spike Jones and City Slickers), dies at 71

1983 - Arthur Space, actor (Doc Weaver-Lassie), dies of cancer at 74

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: star80 on 01/14/08 at 9:47 am

January 14, 2008 Birthdays



CBS commentator Andy Rooney (60 Minutes) is 88.

Actor Guy Williams "Lost In Space" is 84.

Blues singer Clarence Carter "Strokin'" is 71.

Country singer Billie Jo Spears "Blanket On The Ground" is 70.

Actress Faye Dunaway (Bonnie & Clyde; Mommie Dearest) is 66.

Actor Carl Weathers (Rocky; Action Jackson) is 59.

Singer-producer T-Bone Burnett is 59.

Movie writer-director Lawrence Kasdan (Accidental Tourist) is 58.

Madam/Author Sydney Biddle Barrows (Mayflower Madam) is 56.

Rock singer Geoff Tate (Queensryche) is 48.

Rapper Slick Rick is 42.

Rapper-actor LL Cool J is 39.

Actor Jason Bateman (Valerie; The Hogan Family) is 38.

Rock singer-musician Dave Grohl (Nirvana; Foo Fighters) is 38.



Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: star80 on 01/14/08 at 9:52 am

January 14, 2008 Deaths



1898 - Lewis Carroll, writer (Alice in Wonderland), dies at 65

1957 - Humphrey Bogart, actor (Casablanca, Caine Mutiny), dies at 57

1978 - Blossom Rock, actress (Grandmamma-Addams Family), dies at 81

1984 - Ray Kroc, founder of MacDonalds/owner San Diego Padres, dies at 81

1986 - Donna Reed, actress (Donna Reed Show, Dallas), dies of cancer at 64

1990 - David Arkin, actor (I Love You Alice B Toklas), dies

2006 - Shelly Winters, actress (A Place in the Sun, A Patch of Blue and Poseidon Aventure) dies from heart falure at 85

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: star80 on 01/15/08 at 8:04 am

January 15, 2008 Birthdays



Actress Margaret O'Brien (Jane Eyre; Meet Me In St. Louis) is 71.

Singer Martha Davis "The Motels (Only The Lonely; Shame) is 57.

Actor-director Mario Van Peebles (New Jack City) is 51.

Singer Lisa Lisa (Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam) "Head To Toe" is 41.

Actor Chad Lowe (Rob Lowe's younger brother) is 40.

Actress Regina King (Boyz In The Hood; Friday) is 37.

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: star80 on 01/16/08 at 2:08 pm

January 15, 2008 Deaths



1949 - Black Dahlia, murder victim found in LA (bass of the movie)

1987 - Ray Bolger, actor/dancer "The Wizard Of Oz" dies at 83.

1994 - Harry Nilsson, musician "Everybody's Talkin'" dies at 52.

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: star80 on 01/16/08 at 2:14 pm

January 16, 2008 Birthdays



Auto racer A.J. Foyt (Won the Indy 500 in '61,'64,'67 and '77) is 73.

Country singer Ronnie Milsap "Any Day Now" is 65.

Country singer Jim Stafford "Spiders & Snakes" is 64.

Talk show host Dr. Laura Schlessinger is 61.

Actress-dancer-choreographer Debbie Allen "Fame" is 58.

Singer Sade "Smooth Operator" is 49.

Rhythm-and-blues singer Maxine Jones (En Vogue) is 42.

Actress Josie Davis is 35.

Model Kate Moss(Calvin Klein) is 34.

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: star80 on 01/16/08 at 2:18 pm

January 16, 2008 Deaths



1942 - Barbara Lynn, , US singer (You'll Lose a Good Thing), dies

1942 - Carole Lombard, actress, (Bolero), and mom killed in plane crash at 32

1972 - David Seville, singer (Alvin and Chipmunks), dies at 52

1979 - Ted Cassidy, actor (Lurch-Addams Family), dies at 46

1981 - Bernard Lee, actor (Fallen Idol, Dr No), dies at 73

1997 - Innis Cosby, son of Bill Cosby, murdered on LA highway at 29

2007 - Ron Carey, actor "Barney Miller" dies from a stroke at 71

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Written By: star80 on 01/17/08 at 2:25 pm

January 17, 2008 Birthdays



Actress Betty White (The Golden Girls) is 86.

Singer-actress Eartha Kitt (Played the original "Cat Woman" in the 1960s tv show Batman) is 81.

Vidal Sassoon, Hairstylist/CEO is 80.

Actor James Earl Jones (Provided the voice for Darth Vader in The Star Wars movie; Exorcist II) is 77.

Talk show host Maury Povich is 69.

Former heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali is 66.

Rhythm-and-blues singer William Hart (The Delfonics) is 63.

Rock musician Mick Taylor (former guitarist for The Rolling Stones) is 60.

Larry Fortensky (Elizabeth Taylor's 7th Ex husband) is 55.

Rhythm-and-blues singer Sheila Hutchinson (The Emotions) is 55.

Singer Paul Young "Everytime You Go Away" is 52.

Actor-comedian Steve Harvey is 51.

Singer Susanna Hoffs (The Bangles) is 49.

Actor-comedian Jim Carrey (Mask; Dumb & Dumber) is 46.

Rapper Kid Rock (Cowboy Baby; Cocky) is 37.

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January 17, 2008 Deaths



1893 - Rutherford B Hayes, 19th US Pres (1877-81), dies in Fremont Ohio at 70

1910 - Thomas Crapper, inventor (flush toilet), dies

1938 - William H Pickering, astronomer (predicted Pluto), dies at 79

1977 - Gary Gilmore, executed in Utah, 1st US execution since 1967

1980 - Barbara Britton, actress (Pamela-Mr and Mrs North), dies at 59

1981 - Bernard Lee, actor (M in James Bond Movies), dies at 73

1983 - Doodles Weaver, actor/comedian (Ring of Fire), shoots himself at 71

1997 - Clyde William Tombaugh, discoverer (Pluto), dies at 90

2003 - Richard Crenna tv/film actor (The Real McCoys; Rambo) dies from pancreatic cancer at 75

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January 18, 2008 Birthdays



Sound Expert/Inventor Ray Dolby (Dolby Noise Limiting System) is 75.

Singer-songwriter Bobby Goldsboro "Honey" is 67.

Actor-director Kevin Costner(Bull Durham; Field Of Dreams) is 53.

Country singer Mark Collie (The Man In The Moon) is 52.

Vocalist/Keyboardist Tom Bailey "The Thompson Twins" (Hold Me Now) is 51.

Music Producer/Remixer/DJ Bob Rosenberg "Will To Power" is 49.

Actress Alison Arngrim (Played Nellie on "Little House On The Prairie") is 46.

Actor Jesse L. Martin (“Law & Order”) is 39.

Rapper DJ Quik is 38.

Rock singer Jonathan Davis (Korn) is 37. 

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January 18, 2008 Deaths



1862 - John Tyler, 10th US pres (1841-45), dies in Richmond Va at 71

1936 - Rudyard Kipling, author (Gunga Din, Nobel 1907), dies at 70

1954 - Sydney Greenstreet, actor (Conflict, Maltese Falcon), dies at 74

1967 - Reese "Goose" Tatum, basketballer (Harlem Globetrotters), dies at 45

1967 - Harry Antrim, actor (Ma and Pa Kettle), dies of heart attack at 83

1978 - Carl Betz, actor (Alex Stone-Donna Reed Show), dies at 67

1996 - Minnesota Fats, , billiard hustler, dies at 82

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1779 Peter Roget thesaurus fame/inventor (slide rule, pocket chessboard)(d.1869)

1882 Alan Alexander Milne English author (Winnie-the-Pooh)(d.1956)

1882 Sylvia Pankhurst English feminist(d.1960)

1892 Oliver Hardy Harlem GA, comedy team member (Laurel & Hardy)(d.1957)

1904 Cary Grant England, actor (Arsenic & Old Lace, North by Northwest)(d.1986)

1913 Danny Kaye Brooklyn NY, UNICEF/comedian/actor (Danny Kaye Show)(d.1987)

1941 David Ruffin Mississippi, vocalist (Temptations-Papa Was a Rolling Stone)(d.1991)

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1779 Peter Roget thesaurus fame/inventor (slide rule, pocket chessboard)(d.1869)

1882 Alan Alexander Milne English author (Winnie-the-Pooh)(d.1956)

1882 Sylvia Pankhurst English feminist(d.1960)

1892 Oliver Hardy Harlem GA, comedy team member (Laurel & Hardy)(d.1957)

1904 Cary Grant England, actor (Arsenic & Old Lace, North by Northwest)(d.1986)

1913 Danny Kaye Brooklyn NY, UNICEF/comedian/actor (Danny Kaye Show)(d.1987)

1941 David Ruffin Mississippi, vocalist (Temptations-Papa Was a Rolling Stone)(d.1991)





All of these can be found in "Celebrity Heaven" - Today's Birthdays

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January 19, 2008 Birthdays



Actress Jean Stapleton (Played Archie Bunker's wife Edith in the tv sitcom  "All In The Family") is 85.

Actor Fritz Weaver (Marathon Man; Creepshow) is 82.

Actress Tippi Hedren "The Birds" (Mother to actress Melanie Griffith) is 78.

Singer Phil Everly "The Everly Brothers" (Wake Up Little Susie) is 69.

TV/Film Actress Shelley Fabares (The Donna Reed Show; Coach; Did movies with Elvis Presley such as "Girl Happy" and "Spinout") is 64.

Country singer/Actress Dolly Parton "Coat Of Many Colors" ( Starred in movies like "Straight Talk" and "Nine To Five"; Also owns Dollywood Theme Park in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee) is 62.

Singer Dewey Bunnell (America) "Horse With No Name" is 56.

Actor/Musician  Desi Arnaz Jr. (The Lucy Show; Was also a member of the trio Dino, Desi & Billy in the early 70s; Son of the famous actors' Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz)  is 55.

Actress Katey Sagal "Married With Children" is 51.

Reggae musician Mickey Virtue (UB40) "Red Red Wine" is 51.

Rock singer Whitfield Crane (Ugly Kid Joe) is 40.

Actor Shawn Wayans  "In Living Colour" (borther to actors Keenen Ivory, Damon, Marlon and Kim) is 37.

Rock singer-musician John Wozniak (Marcy Playground) "Sex And Candy" is 37.



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January 19, 2008 Deaths



1997 - James Dickey, poet/novelist, dies at 84

1998 - Carl Perkins, singer/songwriter, dies at 65

2006 - Wilson Pickett, soul singer "Midnight Hour" dies from a heart attack at 64

2007 - Denny Doherty, singer "The Mamas & The Papas" dies at 66

2008 - Suzanne Pleshette, actress "The Bob Newhart Show" dies from lung cancer at 70

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/08 at 10:47 am

January 19th 2006 - Wilson Pickett, soul singer (b. 1941)

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January 20th:
1926 - Patricia Neal, American actress
1929 - Arte Johnson, American actor
1934 - Tom Baker, British actor

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January 20, 2008 Birthdays



Country singer Slim Whitman (Home On The Range) is 84 years old

Actress Patricia Neal (Starred in the tv movie "The Homecoming:  A Christmas Story" the pilot episode for the tv show "The Waltons") is 82 years old

Comedian Arte Johnson (Laugh In) is 79 years old

Rock musician (Judas Priest) Ian Hill is 56 years old

Rock musician (Kiss) Paul Stanley is 56 years old

Comedian-TV host Bill Maher (Politically Incorrect) is 52 years old

Actor Lorenzo Lamas (Falcon Crest) is 50 years old

Actor (''Desperate Housewives'') James Denton is 45 years old

Country singer John Michael Montgomery is 43 years old

TV personality Melissa Rivers (Daughter of Comedian/Talk Show Host Joan Rivers) is 40 years old

Singer Edwin McCain is 38 years old

Actor Skeet Ulrich (Scream) is 38 years old

Rock musician (Linkin Park) Rob Bourdon is 29 years old

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Written By: star80 on 01/23/08 at 1:20 am

January 20, 2008 Deaths



1990 - Barbara Stanwyck, , actress (Big Valley), dies at 82

1993 - Audrey Hepburn, actress (Roman Holiday), dies of colon cancer at 63

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January 21, 2008 Birthdays



Actor Paul Scofield (A Man For All Seasons) is 86.

Actress Ann Wedgeworth is 73.

Pro Golfer Jack Nicklaus is 68.

Opera singer Placido Domingo (Madame Butterfly) is 67.

Singer Richie Havens "Here Comes The Sun" is 67.

Singer/Actor Mac Davis (Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me; Starred in the movie "North Dallas 40") is 67.

Actress Jill Eikenberry "L.A. Law" is 62.

Country musician Jim Ibbotson (The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band) is 62.

Singer-songwriter Billy Ocean (Carribean Queen) is 58.

Actor Robby Benson (One On One) is 52.

Actress Geena Davis (Thelma & Louiise) is 51.

Singer Emma Bunton (Spice Girls) is 32.

Rhythm-and-blues singer Nokio (Dru Hill) is 29.

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Written By: star80 on 01/23/08 at 1:32 am

January 21, 2008 Deaths



1984 - Jackie Wilson, US singer (I Get the Sweetest Feeling), dies at 49

1985 - Barbara Cowsill, rocker (Cowsills), dies of emphysema

1997 - Colonel Tom Parker, manager (Elvis Presley), dies at 87

1998 - Jack Lord, actor "Hawaii Five-O" dies from heart failure at 77

2002 - Carrie Hamilton, writer (daughter of comedianne Carol Burnett "The Carol Burnett Show") dies from cancer at 38

2002 - Peggy Lee, singer dies from a heart attack at 81

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Written By: star80 on 01/23/08 at 1:41 am

January 22, 2008 Birthdays



Actress Piper Laurie (Twin Peaks; The Thorn Birds) is 76.

Actor John Hurt (Elephant Man) is 68.

Singer Oliver (Jean; Good Morning Starshine) is 63.

Singer Steve Perry (former lead singer for "Journey") is 59.

Country singer-musician Teddy Gentry (Alabama) is 56.

Actress Linda Blair (The Exorcist) is 48.

Actress Diane Lane (The Outsiders; The Perfect Storm) is 43.

Drummer Steve Adler "Guns N Roses" is 43.

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January 22, 2008 Deaths



1950 - Alan Hale, actor (Little John-Adv of Robin Hood), dies at 57

1969 - Judy Garland, singer/actress (Wizard of Oz), dies at 48 of an overdose

1973 - Lyndon B Johnson, president (1963-69), dies at his Texas ranch at 64

1994 - Telly Savalas, actor (Kojak), dies of prostate cancer at 70

1995 - Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy, mother of pres John F Kennedy, dies at 104

2008 - Heath Ledger, actor, Brokeback Mountain dies at 28.

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January 23, 2008 Brthdays



Actor Gil Gerard "Buck Rogers" is 65.

Actor Rutger Hauer (Blade Runner) is 64.

Singer Anita Pointer "The Pointer Sisters" (He's So Shy) is 60.

Actor Richard Dean Anderson (Mac Gyver) is 58.

Rock singer-musician Patrick Simmons (The Doobie Brothers) is 58.

Rock musician Danny Federici (Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band) is 58.

Keyboardist/Guitarist Bill Cunningham (The Box Tops) "Cry Like A Baby" is 58.

Rock singer Robin Zander (Cheap Trick) is 55.

Princess Caroline of Monaco is 51.

Singer Anita Baker (Rapture) is 50.

Reggae musician Earl Falconer (UB40) is 49.

Actress Gail O'Grady (NYPD Blues) is 45.

Actress Mariska Hargitay "ER" is 44.

Actress Tiffani AmberThiessen (Beverly Hills 90210) is 34.

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January 23, 2008 Deaths



1978 - Terry Kath, rock guitarist (Chicago), accidently shot in head at 32

1993 - Thomas A Dorsey, jazz pianist (Take My Hand, Precious Lord), dies

1997 - Richard Berry, lyricist (Louie Louie), dies at 61

2003 - Nell Carter, actress "Gimme A Break" dies from diabetes at 54

2004 - Bob Keeshan, actor "Captain Kangaroo" dies at 74

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January 24, 2008 Birthdays



Actor Ernest Borgnine (Poseidon Adventure; Mc Hale's Navy) is 91.

Evangelist Oral Roberts (Leader of the Charismatic Movement and also former Faith Healer) is 90.

Voice Artist/Character Actor Marvin Kaplan (Was the voice of Choo Choo in the 1960s cartoon "Top Cat") is 81.

Singer-songwriter Ray Stevens (Everything Is Beautiful; The Streak) is 69.

Singer-songwriter Neil Diamond (Solitary Man; September Morn') is 67.

Singer Aaron Neville "Tell It Like It Is" (Also did duets with singer Linda Ronstadt) is 67.

Film/TV Actor Michael Ontkean (Maid To Order; The Rookies 1972-1976) is 61.

Comedian Yakov Smirnoff is 57.

Actress Nastassja Kinski (Tess; Paris) is 48.

Country musician Keech Rainwater (Lonestar; Had the 2000 hit "Amazed") is 48.

Olympic gold-medal gymnast Mary Lou Retton is 40.

Actress Mischa Barton "The O.C." is 22.

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January 24, 2008 Deaths



1965 - Winston Churchill, PM of Britain (C) (1940-45, 51-55), dies at 90

1970 - James "Shep" Shepherd, rocker (Shep and Limelites), beaten to death

1972 - Jerome Cowan, actor (Mr Dithers-Blondie), dies at 74

1975 - Larry Fine, actor (3 Stooges), dies at 72

1986 - Gordon MacRae, singer (Oklahoma, Carousel), dies at 64

1989 - Ted Bundy, serial killer of up to 100 women, executed in Florida at 42

1991 - George Gobel, comedian, dies of a heart attack at 71

1993 - Thurgood Marshall, 1st black supreme court justice (1967-91), dies 84

1998 - Jay Monahan, husband of Katie Couric, dies of colon cancer at 42

2006 - Chris Penn, actor "Reservoir Dogs", "Footloose" (younger brother to actor Sean Penn) dies from heart disease at 40

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0041 Caligula , Roman emperor (37-41), assassinated at 28

1983 George Cukor director, dies of stroke & heart attack at 83

1986 L Ron Hubbard author/founder of Scientology (Dianetics,Death Quest), dies at 74

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Written By: star80 on 01/25/08 at 10:51 am

January 25, 2008 Birthdays



Actor Dean Jones "The Love Bug" is 77.

Blues singer Etta James is 70.

Actress Leigh Taylor-Young (Peyton Place) is 64.

Rocker Michael Cotton (The Tubes "She's A Beauty) is 58.

Bass Guitarist Richard Finch (KC & The Sunshine Band) is 54.

Vocalist/Guitarist Joe Strummer (The Clash "Rock The Casbah") is 53.

Musician Andy Cox (Fine Young Cannibals "She Drives Me Crazy") is 52.

Actress Dinah Manoff (Soap; Empty Nest) is 50.

Bass Guitarist Gary Brian Tibbs (Adam & The Ants) is 50.

Actress Christin Lakin (Step By Step) is 30.

Rhythm-and-blues singer Alicia Keys is 27.


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January 25, 2008 Deaths



1947 - Al Capone, Chicago gangster, dies of syphilis at 48

1990 - Ava Gardner, actress (Barefoot Contessa), dies of pneumonia at 67

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January 24, 2008 Birthdays



Actor Ernest Borgnine (Poseidon Adventure; Mc Hale's Navy) is 91.

Evangelist Oral Roberts (Leader of the Charismatic Movement and also former Faith Healer) is 90.

Voice Artist/Character Actor Marvin Kaplan (Was the voice of Choo Choo in the 1960s cartoon "Top Cat") is 81.

Singer-songwriter Ray Stevens (Everything Is Beautiful; The Streak) is 69.

Singer-songwriter Neil Diamond (Solitary Man; September Morn') is 67.

Singer Aaron Neville "Tell It Like It Is" (Also did duets with singer Linda Ronstadt) is 67.

Film/TV Actor Michael Ontkean (Maid To Order; The Rookies 1972-1976) is 61.

Comedian Yakov Smirnoff is 57.

Actress Nastassja Kinski (Tess; Paris) is 48.

Country musician Keech Rainwater (Lonestar; Had the 2000 hit "Amazed") is 48.

Olympic gold-medal gymnast Mary Lou Retton is 40.

Actress Mischa Barton "The O.C." is 22.

January 24, 2008 Birthday

Jools Holland, pianist, bandleader and television presenter was 50.

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January 26, 2008 Birthdays



Musician Andrew Ridgeley (Wham) "Wake Me Up Before You Go", 45

DJ/Music Producer Jazzie B. ( Founding Member of "Soul II Soul"), 45

Stand Up Comedianne/Talk Show Host Ellen Degeneres, 50

R & B Singer/Songwriter Anita Baker "Giving You The Best That I've Got", 50

Reggae Musician Norman Hassan "UB40" (plays Percussion and Trombone, also sings), 50

Guitarist/Co Founder of "Van Halen" Eddie Van Halen, 53

Soul/R&B/Funk Singer Jean Knight (Had the 1971 hit "Mr. Big Stuff"), 65

Actor Scott Glenn (Urban Cowboy, The Right Stuff, Hunt For Red October), 66

Actor/Film Director Paul Newman (The Hustler; Cool Hand Luke), 83



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January 27, 2008 Birthdays


Country Singer Tracy Lawrence "Todays Lonely Fool", 40

Actrress Bridget Fonda "Single White Female" (Also grandaughter of the late actor Henry Fonda; Daughter to Peter Fonda and niece to Jane Fonda), 44

Actress Mimi Rogers "Someone To Watch Over Me" (Also ex wife of Tom Cruise), 52

Russian Dancer/Choreographer/Actor Mikhail baryshnikov (Starred in several famous Ballets), 60

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January 28, 2008 Birthdays


Actor Elijah Wood (Frodo Boggins in "Lord Of The Rings"), 27

Pop Singer/Musician Nick Carter "The Backstreet Boys", 28

Singer/Songwriter/Canadian Musician Sarah McLachlan "Adia", 40

Actress/Author Harley Jane Kozak (Arachnophobia), 51

Model/Actress/Singer Barbi Benton (Former Playboy Bunny and was a regular on the Country Music/Comedy/Variety show "Hee Haw"), 58

Film/TV Actor Alan Alda ( Captain Hawkeye Pierce "M*A*S*H*"), 72

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January 29, 2008 Birthdays


Actress Sara Gilbert (Darlene Conner-Healy "Roseanne" ('88-"97)), 33

Film/TV Actress Heather Graham "Boogie Nights", 38

Actor Ed Burns (Starred in Saving Private Ryan with Tom Hanks), 40

Film/TV Actor Nicholas Turturro (Detective James Martinez "NYPD Blue"; also brother to actor John Turturro (Quiz Show) and cousin to TV actress Aida Turturro (Janice "The Sopranos"), 46

Bass Guitarist Eddie Jackson (Plays for the Progressive Metal Band "Queensryche"), 47

TV Actor Judy Norton-Taylor (Mary Ellen "The Waltons" ("72-"81), 50

Country Singer Irlene Mandrell (Younger sister to Country Singers Barbara and Louise Mandrell; Was also a model and actress), 51

Talk Show Host/Actress/Author/Magazine Publisher Oprah Winfrey (The Color Purple; The Women Of Brewster Place), 54

Musician Louie Perez (Los Lobos) "La Bamba", 55

Musician Tommy Ramone (He is the last surviving member of the Punk Rock Group "The Ramones"), 56

Actress Ann Jillian (It's A Living - 1980s sitcom), 58

Actor Marc Singer (The Beastmaster; Also brother to Lori Singer (Footloose)), 60

Film/TV Actor/Screenwriter/Film Producer Tom Selleck (Magnum PI/Three Men And A Baby), 63

Film/TV Actress Katherine Ross (Best known for her role as Elaine Robinson in "The Graduate" opposite Dustin Hoffman; TV Role "The Colbys" a spinoff of Dynasty), 68

British Actor/Singer Noel Harrison (Mark Slate "The Man From U.N.C.L.E.; Also had a regular guest spot on Tracey Ullman's show "Tracey Takes All"), 74

Stage/TV Character Actor John Forsythe (Played the role of Blake Carrington on  "Dynasty"; Was  also the voice of the unseen Charlie Townsend on Charlies Angels), 90

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January 30, 2008


Actor Christian Bale "Batman Begins", 34

Pop Singer & Songwriter/Producer/Label Owner Jody Watley "Looking For A New Love", 49

Actress Brett Butler "Grace Under Fire", 50

Rock/Pop Musician Phil Collins (former lead singer/drummer for "Genesis") One More Night; Against All Odds, 57

TV/Film Actor and Director Charles S. Dutton (Rudy; The Practice and Without A Trace), 57

Musician Marty Balin (Lead Singer & Founder of "Jefferson Airplane/Jefferson Starship"), Runaway; Miracles, 66

Current US Vice President (46th) Dick Cheney (serving under George Bush), 67

Actress Vanessa Redgrave ("Julia" with Jane Fonda; Howard's End), 71

Country Music Singer Jeanne Pruett ("Satin Sheets" (70s)), 71

Actor Gene Hackman (Bonnie & Clyde; Mississippi Burning), 78

Actress Dorothy Malone (The Big Sleep; Written On The Wind), 83

Comedian Dick Martin (Co Host of the popular comedy-variety show "Laugh In" with Dan Rowan), 86

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/30/08 at 3:30 pm

Today saw the death of a British TV Icon, Jeremy Beadle died of pneumonia at the age of 59.  :\'(

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Written By: wsmith4 on 01/30/08 at 3:37 pm

Birthdays for January 30, 1998

Actress and singer Miss Piggy turns 43

Soap Opera star Beedlesworth Biggleton turns 88

Soap Opera has-been Martina Micosa McFrankensterter turns 101

Actor Bob "Moonman" Moonman turns 33

Singer Belter McSingerson turns 61

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January 31st Birthday:

Justin Timberlake, American singer is 27.

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January 31, 2008 Birthdays



Actress Carol Channing (Gentlemen Prefer Blondes; Hello Dolly!) is 87.

Blues singer-musician Charlie Musselwhite is 64.

Baseball Hall-of-Famer Nolan Ryan is 61.

Singer-musician KC (KC and the Sunshine Band) is 57.

Punk Rock singer Johnny Rotten (Sex Pistols) is 52.

Actress Kelly Lynch (Roadhouse; Drugstore Cowboy) is 49.

Actor Anthony LaPaglia (Best known for his role as FBI Agent Jack Malone on the tv show "Without A Trace") is 49.

Heavy Metal Musician Scott Ian Rosenfeld (Anthrax) is 45.

Rock musician Al Jaworski (Jesus Jones) "Right Here, Right Now" is 42.

Actress Minnie Driver (Good Will Hunting) is 38.

Singer Justin Timberlake (Was in the Pop Boy Band 'N Sync) is 27.


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Actor Peter Sallis (voice of Wallace in the Wallace & Gromit series) is 87

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Written By: star80 on 02/06/08 at 2:39 am

February 1, 2008


Singer Lisa Marie Presley (daughter of the late "King Of Rock N Roll", Elvis Presley and actress Priscilla Presley), 40

Comedian/Actor Pauly Shore (In The Army Now/Encino Man), 40

Actress Sherilyn Fenn (Andrea Home "Twin Peaks"), 43

Princess Stephanie of Monaco (the youngest daughter of Prince Ranier III and the late actress Grace Kelly; she was also a Fashion Model, Singer and Swimwear Designer), 43

HGTV Host Joy Philbin (At Home With.........; Also wife of the famouse Regis Philbin "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire"), 67

Actor Sherman Hemsley (George Jefferson on "The Jeffersons"; Amen), 70

Musician Don Everly (1/2 of the famous singing duo "The Everly Brothers" who had hits like "Bye Bye Love")71

Actor Stuart Whitman (Marshall Jim Crown "Cimmaron Strip" 1967), 82

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February 2, 2008


Actor Michael Talbott (Detective Stanley Switek "Miami Vice"), 53

Actress Kim Zimmer (Reva Shane "The Guiding Light"), 53

Super Model/Fitness Instructor Christie Brinkley (also ex wife of pop singer "Billy Joel"), 54

Actress Farrah Fawcett (Jill Monroe "Charlie's Angels"; The Burning Bed/Was married to actor Lee Majors "The Fall Guy" and had a long term live in relationship with acto Ryan O'Neal "Love Story/Paper Moon", they also have a son together), 61

Actor Bo Hopkins (The Wild Bunch with Marlon Brando; The Getaway with Steve McQueen), 66

Musician Graham Nash "Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young", 66

Comedian/Composer/Musician Tom Smothers (1/2 of the Duo "The Smothers Brothers" from the 70s Comedy-Variety Show "Laugh In"; He was considered "The Dumb One"), 71

Actress/Singer Elaine Stritch (Bus Stop (1956)), 73

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February 3, 2008

Actress Maura Tierney (Abby Lockhart "ER"), 43

Actress/Singer/Songwriter Michele Greene (Abbie Perkins L.A. Law), 46

Actor Nathan Lane (Mouse Hunt; The Bird Cage with Robin Williams), 52

Actress Morgan Fairchild (Search For Tomorrow (1970s Soap Opera); Flamingo Road), 58

Singer/Songwriter Melanie "Brand New Key", 61

Actress Blythe Danner "Meet The Fockers" (Also Mom to actress Gwyneth Paltrow), 65

Football Great Fran Tarkenton "Minnesota Vikings" (Also Sports Commentator "Monday Night Football"; Co Host "That's Incredible"), 68

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February 4, 2008


Singer/Songwriter/Model/Actress Natalie Imbruglia "Torn" (She starred in a british soap opera and modeled Loreal Cosmetics), 33

Boxing Great Oscar De La Hoya aka "Golden Boy", 35

Country Singer/Songwriter/Producer/Occasional Actor Clint Black "Killin' Time", "Better Man", 46

Rock Singer/Songwriter/Musician Alice Cooper "No More Nice Guy"; "Schools Out", 60

Former US Vice President (44th) Dan Quayle (Served under George Bush, Sr 1989 - 1993 ), 61

Comedian David Brenner, 72

Actor Conrad Bain (Mr. Drummond "Diff'rent Strokes"; "Maude"), 85

American Physician/Inventor Dr. Henry Heimlich (Invented the Heimlich Maneuver), 88

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Written By: star80 on 02/06/08 at 2:55 am

February 5, 2008


Country Singer Sara Evans ("No Place That Far", her 1st #1 hit with country singer Vince Gill), 37

R & B Singer/Dancer Bobby Brown "My Perogitve/Every Little Step" (Was married to Pop Singer Whitney Houston for 14 years), 39

Actress Jennifer Jason-Leigh (Single White Female/Rush), 46

Actress Barbara Hershey (Beaches with Bette Midler; Falling Down with Michael Douglas), 60

Musician Al Kooper "Bllood Sweat & Tears" (You've Made Me So Very Happy), 64

Former Football Great and Heisman Trophy Winner Roger Staubach (Dallas Cowboys), 66

Baseball Hall Of Famer Henry "Hank" Aaron (Set the Major League Record for the most homeruns in a career), 74

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February 6, 2008


Pop Singer/Songwriter/Musician Rick Astley (Never Gonna Give You Up (1987)), 42

Musician/Lead Singer "Guns N Roses" Axy Rose (Welcome To The Jungle), 46

Musician Richie McDonald (Lead Singer "Lonestar" had the 1999 hit "Amazed"), 46

Actress Megan Gallagher (Catherine Black "Millenium"), 48

Film Director/Writer/Actor Robert Townsend (Wrote, directed, produced and starred in "Hollywood Shuffle"), 51

Singer Natalie Cole (daughter of the late Crooner "Nat King Cole"; Did the  1991 "Unforgettable" video with cameo of her late father), 58

Actor Michael Tucker (Stuart Markowitz "L.A. Law"), 64

American Teen Idol/Singer Fabian "Turn Me Loose", 65

News Anchorman/TV Journalist Tom Brokaw (NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw), 68

Actor Mike Farrell (Captain B.J. Hunnicutt " M*A*S*H*"), 69

Actor/Film Director Rip Torn (Chief Zed "Men In Black"), 77

Actress Zsa Zsa Gabor "A Touch Of Evil" (also sister to Eva Gabor who played Lisa Douglas on "Green Acres"), 91




Today is also my own birthday ....I am 50...Yuck!!!

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Written By: star80 on 02/09/08 at 9:26 am

February 7, 2008


Actor/TV Producer Ashton Kutcher (Dude Where's My Car/Just Married; Also plays Michael Kelso on "That 70s Show; Has relationship with Demi Moore), 30

Stand Up Comedian/Actor Chris Rock (New Jack City), 42

British Crossdressing Stand Up Comedian/Actor Eddie Izzard "Executive Transvestite", 46

Country Singer/Songwriter Garth Brooks ("The Dance"; Also a Charity Director and is married to country singer Trisha Yearwood), 46

Film/TV Actor James Spader (Pretty In Pink; The Practice/Boston Legal), 48

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Written By: star80 on 02/09/08 at 9:40 am

February 8, 2008



Actress Karle Warren (played Lauren Cassidy, daughter of Judge Amy Gray "Judging Amy"), 16

Musician Dave Farrell (Bassist for the Nu Metal/Rapcore Band "Linkin Park"), 31

Soap Star/Musician Joshua Morrow (Nick Newman on "The Young & The Restless"; Also has a pop band "3 Deep"), 33

Actor Gary Coleman (Arnold "Diff'rent Strokes"), 40

Heavy Metal Singer Vince Neil "Motley Crue" (Girls, Girls, Girls; Home Sweet Home), 47

Artist/Writer/Musician Holly Johnson (Lead Singer for "Frankie Goes To Hollywood"), 48

Author John Grisham "A Time To Kill" & "The Pelican Brief" (was also a former politician, retired attorney and novelist), 53

Actress Mary Steenburgen (Back To The Future Part III; Also married to actor Ted Danson "Cheers"), 55

Actress Brooke Adams (The Babysitters Club; Invasion Of The Body Snatchers (1978)), 59

Musician Dan Seals (Part of the famous singing duo "Seals & Croft" with Dash Croft - Summer Breeze (70s); Also was part of another duo "England Dan & John Ford Coley" - I'd Really Love To See You Tonight), 60

Actor Nick Nolte (The Prince Of Tides/Cape Fear (remake)), 67

American Journalist Ted Koppel (Former Anchorman for ABC's Nightline), 68

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Written By: star80 on 02/09/08 at 9:49 am

February 9, 2008


Actress Ziyi Zhang "Memoirs Of A Geisha", 29

Country Singer Travis Tritt (T-R-O-U-B-L-E; Nothing Short Of Dying), 45

Musician Dennis Thomas "Kool & The Gang" , 57

Actress Judith Light (Played Angela Bower "Who's The Boss" with Tony Danza; Also was a former soap star on "One Life To Live"), 59

Actress Mia Farrow "Rosemary's Baby" (Was also involved with Actor Frank Sinatra and Producer Woody Allen at one time), 63

Author Alice Walker (Won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1983 for her book "The Color Purple"), 64

Actor/Comedian/Singer Joe Pesci (Good Fellows; The Super), 65

Singer/Songwriter/Pianist Carole King (It's Too Late; Jazzman; I Feel The Earth Move), 66

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Written By: star80 on 02/10/08 at 8:40 am

February 10, 2008


Actress Laura Dern "Rambling Rose" (Was once married to Billy Bob Thornton, but he left her abruptly to marry that Trifling Tramp Angeline Jolie.  She is now married to Musician Ben Harper and they have two children), 41

American Broadcaster/Political Adviser George Stephanopoulos (ABC's "This Week" Host), 47

Country Singer Lionel Cartwright, 48

Pop Singer/Songwriter/Guitarist Robbie Neville (Had a hit with "C'est La Vie" in 1987), 48

Olympic Swimmer Mark Spitz (Won a Gold Medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Muncih, Germany), 58

Doo Wop Singer Jimmy Merchant "Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers" ( Had a #1 Hit with "Why Do Fools Fall In Love"), 68

Singer Roberta Flack (Performs Jazz, Folk and Soul Music; Had the 1974 Hit "Killing Me Softly"), 69

Film/TV Actor Robert Wagner (Played Jonathon Hart on "Hart To Hart" with Stephanie Powers from 1979 - 1984; Was also married to actress Natalie Wood at the time of her drowning death), 78

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Written By: Dagwood on 02/10/08 at 1:56 pm


February 10, 2008

Billy Bob Thornton, but he left her abruptly to marry that Trifling Tramp Angeline Jolie.



Sorry to go off topic, but why hold back?  Tell us how you really feel. ;) ;D

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Written By: star80 on 02/11/08 at 9:25 am

February 11, 2008


Singer/Actress "Brandy" Norwood (She played "Moesha"), 29

TV/Film Actress Jennifer Aniston (Friends; The Break Up with Vince Vaughn), 39

American Mixed Martial Arts Fighter Ken Shamrock (Ultimate Fighting Championship Winner), 44

Singer/Songwriter Sheryl Crow "All I Wanna Do", 46

Actress Catherine Hickland ("Capital"; "One Life To Live"), 52

Musician Sergio Mendes "Never Gonna Give You Up", 67

Actor Burt Reynolds (Boogie Nights; Smokey & The Bandit), 72

Actor Leslie Nielsen (Naked Gun movies), 82

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Written By: star80 on 02/13/08 at 2:35 am

February 12, 2008


Actress Christine Ricci (The Addams Family; Sleepy Hollow), 28

Singer Chynna Phillips "Wilson Phillips" (Had a song out in the 80s "Release Me"; Also is the daughter of the late  musician "Papa" John Phillips and singer/actress Michelle Phillips (Knot's Landing) both of "The Mamas & The Papas"), 40

Actor Josh Brolin "The Young Riders" (He is the son of actor James Brolin), 40

American Newscaster Paula Zahn (CNN), 52

Comedian/Actor/Talk Show Host Arsenio Hall, 53

Actress Joanna Kerns (mom on Growing Pains), 55

Singer Michael McDonald (former lead singer for "The Doobie Brothers"; Solo hits like "What A Fool Believes" and "Real Love"; Also did a duet number "On My Own" with Patti Labelle), 56

Actor/Musician Cliff De Young (Sunshine), 63

Actress Maud Adams (starred in the James Bond classic "Octopussy"), 63

Country Singer Moe Bandy ("Its A Cheatin' Situation"), 64

Actor Joe Don Baker (Played Sheriff Buford Pusser "Walking Tall" (original version)), 72

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Written By: star80 on 02/13/08 at 2:44 am

February 13, 2008



Musician Peter Gabriel "SledgeHammer" (former lead singer for "Genesis"), 58

Actress Stockard Channing (played "Roz" in the 1970s musical "Grease"), 64

Talk Show Host Jerry Springer (also was the former Democratic Mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio), 64

Musician/Actor Peter Tork "The Monkees" (played the Keyboards, Bass Guitar, Banjo and other instruments), 66

Actress Carol Lynley ( "The Poseidon Adventure"; was also a former playboy centerfold), 66

Actor Bo Svenson (Kill Bill; The Great Waldo Pepper), 67

Film/Stage Actor George Segal (The Cable Guy; The Mirror Has Two Faces), 74

Actress Kim Novak (starred in the Alfred Hitchcock classic "Vertigo"), 75

Singer Dorothy McGuire (The McGuire Sisters), 78

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/08 at 3:39 pm

Born: February 13th 1974 - Robbie Williams, English singer

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Written By: star80 on 02/14/08 at 8:10 am

February 14, 2008


Actress Meg Tilly (Psycho II & Agnes Of God; Was also a Broadway Stage Dancer and Ballerina), 48

Actor/Singer/Dancer/Choreographer Gregory Hines (Taps; Mr. Bojangles), 62

American Journalist Carl Bernstein "The Washington Post" (Broke the story of the Watergate Break In; Also won a Pulitzer Prize in 1973 for Public Service), 64

Actress Florence Henderson (played Carol Brady (mom) on "The Brady Bunch"), 74

American Broadcaster/TV Host/Producer/Author Hugh Downs (20/20 and Today Show Host), 87

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/15/08 at 12:39 pm

Birthday February 15th 1954 - Matt Groening, American cartoonist.

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Written By: star80 on 02/17/08 at 7:50 am

February 15, 2008 - Birthdays


Actress Jane Seymour (Dr. Quinn, The Medicine Woman), 57

Singer/Songwriter/Actress Melissa Manchester ( Songs include: Don't Cry Outloud; Midnight Blue; Starred in Fame and For The Boys), 57

Film/Stage Actress Claire Bloom (Starred in the Tennesse Williams classic "A Streetcar Named Desire" and on the soap opera "As The World Turns"), 77

Comedian/Actor Harvey Korman (The Carol Burnette Show; Blazing Saddles), 81

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Written By: star80 on 02/17/08 at 7:54 am

February 16, 2008 - Birthdays


Professional Tennis Player John McEnroe (Was once married to actress Tatum O'Neal "Paper Moon"; They have 3 children together), 49

Rapper/Rock Musician/Author/Actor Ice-T(New Jack City), 50

Actor/Director/Author LeVar Burton (played Kunte Kinte in the 1977 TV Mini Series "Roots" based on the novel by Alex Haley), 51

Soul Musician/Producer/Songwriter James Ingram (Just Once; Onew Hundred Ways), 52

Film/TV Actor William Katt (Carrie; The Greatest American Hero), 57

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Written By: star80 on 02/17/08 at 7:59 am

February 17, 2008 - Birthdays



Singer/Actress/Fashion Model Paris Hilton (The Simple Life; House Of Wax), 27

Musician/Guitarist/Songwriter Billie Joe Armstrong (Green Day), 36

Actress/Model Denise Richards "Wild Things" (Also ex wife of actor Charlie Sheen), 37

Pro Basketball Player Michael Jordan "Chicago Bulls" (Named Greatest Athlete of the 20th Century by ESPN), 45

Actor Lou Diamond Phillips (LaBamba; Young Guns), 46

Actress Rene Russo (The Thomas Crown Affair with Pierce Brosnan; Yours, Mine & Ours), 54

Actress Brenda Fricker (A Time To Kill; Angels In The Outfield), 63

TV/Film Actress Mary Ann Mobley (Former Miss America (1959); Married to actor Gary Collins; Starred in "Girl Happy" with Elvis Presley and had a role in the night time soap "Falcon Crest"), 69

NFL Football Great Jim Brown "Cleveland Browns" (Is also an Actor and Social Actibist; I'm Gonna Git You Sucka), 72

Singer/Pianist Bobby Lewis ("Tossing and Turnin') , 75

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Written By: nally on 02/18/08 at 6:16 pm

A complete list of living celebs with birthdays on February 18:

Former Cosmopolitan editor Helen Gurley Brown is 86.
Actor George Kennedy is 83.
Sen. John Warner (Republican, Virginia), is 81.
Author Toni Morrison is 77.
Movie director Milos Forman is 76.
Singer Yoko Ono is 75.
Singer/songwriter Bobby Hart is 69.
Singer Irma Thomas is 67.
Singer Herman Santiago (Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers) is 67.
Singer Dennis DeYoung (Styx) is 61.
Actress Sinead Cusack is 60.
Producer-director-writer John Hughes is 58.
Actress Cybill Shepherd is 58.
Singer Juice Newton is 56.
Singer Randy Crawford is 56.
Rock musician Robbie Bachman (BTO) is 55.
Rock musician Larry Rust (Iron Butterfly) is 55.
Actor John Travolta is 54.
Game show co-host Vanna White is 51.
Actress Greta Scacchi is 48.
Actor Matt Dillon is 44.
Rapper Dr. Dre is 43.
Actress Molly Ringwald is 40.
Actress Sarah Brown is 33.
Singer-musician Sean Watkins (Nickel Creek) is 31.
Actor Tyrone Burton is 29.
Actor Shane Lyons is 20.
Actress Maiara Walsh is 20.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/22/08 at 2:19 am

Today February 22nd is the 80th Birthday of the entertainer Bruce Forsyth

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Written By: nally on 02/25/08 at 11:35 am

A complete list of living celebs with birthdays on Saturday, February 23:
Country songwriter Bob Willis is 74.
Actor Peter Fonda is 68.
Author John Sandford is 64.
Singer-musician Johnny Winter is 64.
Country-rock musician Rusty Young is 62.
Actress Patricia Richardson is 57.
Rock musician Brad Whitford (Aerosmith) is 56.
Singer Howard Jones is 53.
Rock musician Michael Wilton (Queensryche) is 46.
Country singer Dusty Drake is 44.
Actress Kristin Davis is 43.
Tennis player Helena Sukova is 43.
Actor Marc Price is 40.
Actress Niecy Nash is 38.
Rock musician Jeff Beres (Sister Hazel) is 37.
Country singer Steve Holy is 36.
Rock musician Lasse Johansson (The Cardigans) is 35.
Actress Dakota Fanning is 14.

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Written By: nally on 02/25/08 at 11:36 am

A complete list of living celebs with birthdays on Sunday, February 24:
Actor Abe Vigoda is 87. Actor Steven Hill is 86.
Actor-singer Dominic Chianese is 77.
Movie composer Michel Legrand is 76.
Actor James Farentino is 70.
Actor Barry Bostwick is 63.
Actor Edward James Olmos is 61.
Singer-writer-producer Rupert Holmes is 61.
Rock singer-musician George Thorogood is 58.
Actress Debra Jo Rupp is 57.
Actress Helen Shaver is 57.
Apple CEO Steve Jobs is 53.
News anchor Paula Zahn is 52.
Country singer Sammy Kershaw is 50.
Singer Michelle Shocked is 46.
Movie director Todd Field is 44.
Actor Billy Zane is 42.
Actress Bonnie Somerville is 34.
Rhythm-and-blues singer Brandon Brown (Mista) is 25.

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Written By: nally on 02/25/08 at 11:39 am

A complete list of living celebs with birthdays on Monday, February 25:

Country singer Ralph Stanley is 81.
TV writer-producer Larry Gelbart is 80.
Actor Tom Courtenay is 71.
CBS newsman Bob Schieffer is 71.
Actress Diane Baker is 70.
Talk show host Sally Jessy Raphael is 65. (Altho some sources say she's 72. I'm not sure who to believe.)
Actress Karen Grassle is 64.
Movie director Neil Jordan is 58.
Rock musician Dennis Diken (The Smithereens) is 51.
Rock singer-musician Mike Peters (The Alarm) is 49.
Actress Veronica Webb is 43.
Actor Alexis Denisof is 42.
Actress Tea Leoni is 42.
Comedian Carrot Top is 41. 8-P (Eeeuugh, I can't stand that guy!)
Actress Lesley Boone is 40.
Actor Sean Astin is 37.
Singer Daniel Powter is 37.
Latin singer Julio Iglesias Jr. is 35.
Rhythm-and-blues singer Justin Jeffre (98 Degrees) is 35.
Rock musician Richard Liles is 35.
Actor Anson Mount is 35.
Actress Rashida Jones is 32.
Actor Justin Berfield is 22.
Actors Oliver and James Phelps ("Harry Potter" movies) are 22.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/27/08 at 4:19 am

Died this day 2002:

Spike Milligan, Spike Milligan, Irish comedian (b. 1918)  :\'(

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Written By: star80 on 02/29/08 at 11:37 am

February 28, 2008 Birthdays


Actress Rae Dawn Chong (Beatstreet; The Color Purple; Is also the daughter of comedian/actor Tommy Chong, half of the duo, "Cheech & Chong"), 47

Actor John Turturro (Sugartime; Do The Right Thing), 51

Theatre/Film Actress Mercedes Ruehl (Lost In Yonkers), 60

TV/Film Actress Bernadette Peters (Costarred with Steve Martin in "The Jerk" and starred in the short lived 1970s TV show "All's Fair" with Richard Crenna), 60

Race Car Driver Mario Andretti, 68

Actor Gavin MacLeod (Mary Tyler Moore; The Love Boat), 78

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Written By: star80 on 02/29/08 at 12:06 pm

February 29, 2008 Leap Year Babies:


Model/Actor Antonio Sabata, Jr (Modeled Calvin Klein underwear; Has starred on Soap Operas like General Hospital and The Bold & The Beautiful), 36

Film/TV Actor Dennis Farina (Played Lt. Mike Torello on "Crime Story" and Detective Joe Fontana on "Law & Order"; Starred in the movie "The Case Of The Hillside Stranglers"), 64

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Written By: nally on 02/29/08 at 12:08 pm

^ oh-ho, there's more than just those two people.

A complete list of living leap-year babies for 2008:
Actress Michele Morgan is 88.
Actor James Mitchell is 88.
Actor Joss Ackland is 80.
Actor Alex Rocco is 72.
Former space shuttle astronaut Jack Lousma is 72.
Actor Dennis Farina is 64.
Actress Phyllis Frelich is 64.
Actor Antonio Sabato Jr. is 36.
Rapper Ja Rule is 32.

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Written By: star80 on 02/29/08 at 12:19 pm


^ oh-ho, there's more than just those two people.



^oh-oh-ho-ho I am so tickled for you as well

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Written By: nally on 02/29/08 at 12:20 pm



^oh-oh-ho-ho I am so tickled for you as well

now are there any famous leap-day deaths? ;)

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Written By: star80 on 02/29/08 at 12:24 pm


now are there any famous leap-day deaths? ;)



I don't know, but I bet you can find out

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Written By: nally on 02/29/08 at 12:25 pm



I don't know, but I bet you can find out


That's right...I'm sure there might be some listed on IMDB.com...I visit that site regularly.


Edit: I just went to http://www.imdb.com/OnThisDay?day=29&month=February, and scrolled down to where it says "On 29 February, the following people died", but didn't see any famous names listed.

Second edit: Wait.....
Four years ago (2004): Playwright Jerome Lawrence died in Malibu, Calif., at age 88.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/29/08 at 3:55 pm


now are there any famous leap-day deaths? ;)
wikipedia has:

1528 - Patrick Hamilton, Scottish religious reformer (martyred) (b. 1504)
1592 - Alessandro Striggio, Italian composer (b. 1540)
1604 - John Whitgift, Archbishop of Canterbury (b. 1530)
1740 - Pietro Ottoboni, Italian cardinal (b. 1667)
1744 - John Theophilus Desaguliers, French philosopher (b. 1683)
1820 - Johann Joachim Eschenburg, German literary critic (b. 1743)
1868 - Ludwig I of Bavaria (b. 1786)
1928 - Ina Coolbrith, first poet laureate of California (b. 1841)
1940 - Edward Frederic Benson, English writer (b. 1867)
1944 - Pehr Evind Svinhufvud, President of Finland (b. 1861)
1956 - Elpidio Quirino, President of the Philippines (b. 1890)
1964 - Frank Albertson, American actor (b. 1909)
1968 - Tore Ørjasæter, Norwegian poet (b. 1886)
1980 - Gil Elvgren, American artist (b. 1914)
1992 - Ruth Pitter, English poet (b. 1897)
2000 - Dennis Danell, American Artist (b. 1961)
2004 - Jerome Lawrence, American playwright (b. 1915)

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Written By: nally on 02/29/08 at 7:53 pm


wikipedia has:

1528 - Patrick Hamilton, Scottish religious reformer (martyred) (b. 1504)
1592 - Alessandro Striggio, Italian composer (b. 1540)
1604 - John Whitgift, Archbishop of Canterbury (b. 1530)
1740 - Pietro Ottoboni, Italian cardinal (b. 1667)
1744 - John Theophilus Desaguliers, French philosopher (b. 1683)
1820 - Johann Joachim Eschenburg, German literary critic (b. 1743)
1868 - Ludwig I of Bavaria (b. 1786)
1928 - Ina Coolbrith, first poet laureate of California (b. 1841)
1940 - Edward Frederic Benson, English writer (b. 1867)
1944 - Pehr Evind Svinhufvud, President of Finland (b. 1861)
1956 - Elpidio Quirino, President of the Philippines (b. 1890)
1964 - Frank Albertson, American actor (b. 1909)
1968 - Tore Ørjasæter, Norwegian poet (b. 1886)
1980 - Gil Elvgren, American artist (b. 1914)
1992 - Ruth Pitter, English poet (b. 1897)
2000 - Dennis Danell, American Artist (b. 1961)
2004 - Jerome Lawrence, American playwright (b. 1915)


Wow, they go way back.

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Written By: nally on 03/01/08 at 1:02 pm

A complete list of living celebs who have birthdays on March 1st:
Actor Robert Clary is 82.
Singer Harry Belafonte is 81.
Former U.S. Solicitor General Robert H. Bork is 81.
Actor Robert Conrad is 73.
Rock singer Mike D'Abo (Manfred Mann) is 64.
Former Sen. John Breaux (Democrat-Louisiana) is 64.
Rock singer Roger Daltrey is 64.
Actor Dirk Benedict is 63.
Actor Alan Thicke is 61.
Actor-director Ron Howard is 54.
Actress Catherine Bach is 54.
Country singer Janis Gill (AKA Janis Oliver Cummins) (Sweethearts of the Rodeo) is 54.
Actor Tim Daly is 52.
Singer-musician Jon Carroll is 51.
Singer Nik Kershaw is 50.
Rock musician Bill Leen is 46.
Actor Russell Wong is 45.
Actor John David Cullum is 42.
Actor George Eads is 41.
Actor Javier Bardem is 39.
Rock musician Ryan Peake (Nickelback) is 35.
Actor Mark-Paul Gosselaar is 34.
Actor Jensen Ackles is 30.
TV host Donovan Patton is 30.
Rock musician Sean Woolstenhulme (Lifehouse) is 27.
Rhythm-and-blues singer Sammie is 21.

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Written By: star80 on 03/03/08 at 6:10 pm

March 2, 2008


2008 - Jeff Healey, musician "Angel Eyes" dies from cancer at age 41

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Written By: star80 on 03/03/08 at 6:14 pm

March 3, 2008 - Birthdays



Actress/Model Jessica Biel (Played Mary Camden on "7th Heaven"; The Illusionist), 26

Hip Hop Artist/Actor Tone Loc aka Anthony Terrell Smith (Had 80s hits like "Wild Thang" and "Funky Cold Medina"), 42

Actress Miranda Richardson (Played Lady Van Tassel in "Sleepy Hollow"), 50

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Written By: star80 on 03/03/08 at 6:18 pm

March 3, 2008 - Deaths




1959 - Lou Costello, comedian (Abbott and Costello), dies at 52

1966 - Alice Pearce, comedienne (Gladys Kravitz-Bewitched), dies at 52

1966 - William Frawley, actor (Fred Mertz-I Love Lucy), dies at 89

1987 - Danny Kaye, comedian (Danny Kaye Show), dies at 74

1991 - Arthur Murray, dance instructor, dies at 95 of pneumonia

1992 - Robert Beatty, actor (Odd Man Out), dies at 82

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Written By: nally on 03/10/08 at 11:24 am

Here is a complete list of living people with birthdays on Monday, March 10:

Talk show host Ralph Emery is 75.
Bluegrass/country singer-musician Norman Blake is 70.
Actor Chuck Norris is 68.
Playwright David Rabe is 68.
Singer Dean Torrence (Jan and Dean) is 68.
Actress Katharine Houghton is 63.
Rock musician Tom Scholz (Boston) is 61.
Producer-director-writer Paul Haggis is 55.
Actress Shannon Tweed is 51.
Actress Sharon Stone is 50.
Rock musician Gail Greenwood is 48.
Magician Lance Burton is 48.
Actress Jasmine Guy is 46.
Rock musician Jeff Ament (Pearl Jam) is 45.
Music producer Rick Rubin is 45.
Britain's Prince Edward is 44.
Singer Edie Brickell is 42.
Actor Stephen Mailer is 42.
Actress Paget Brewster is 39.
Country singer Daryle Singletary is 37.
Rapper-producer Timbaland is 36.
Actor Cristian de la Fuente is 34.
Singer Robin Thicke is 31.
Actress Bree Turner is 31.
Olympic gold-medal gymnast Shannon Miller is 31.
Country singer Carrie Underwood is 25. (American Idol's first winner in the country music category, back in 2006.)
Actress Emily Osment is 16. (Younger sister of actor Haley Joel Osment; she currently stars on the Disney Channel original sitcom "Hannah Montana" as the title character's best friend, 'Lilly Truscott.')

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Written By: star80 on 04/15/08 at 10:26 am

April 15, 2008 Birthdays


Roy Clark, Meherrin Va, country singer (Hee Haw), 75

Elizabeth Montgomery, LA Calif, actress (Samantha/Serena-Bewitched), 75

Michael DeBello, singer (Maniac), 61

Linda Bloodworth-Thomason, TV producer (Designing Women, Murphy Brown), 61

Heloise II, columnist (Heloise's Helpful Hints), 57

Emma Thompson, England, actress (Henry V, Howards End, Oscar-1992), 49

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/15/08 at 10:50 am

Died April 15th 1984 - Tommy Cooper, Welsh comedy magician (b. 1921)

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: star80 on 04/16/08 at 8:27 am

April 16, 2008 Birthdays



Actress-singer Edie Adams, Singer/Actress, 79

Bobby Vinton, Singer, 73

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Basketball Hall -Of- Famer, 61

Gerry Rafferty, Singer "Baker Street", 61

Ellen Barkin, Actress, 54

Jimmy Osmond, Singer, 45

David Pirner, Rock Vocalist (Soul Asylum), 44

Martin Lawrence, Actor/Comedian, 43

Peter BillingsleyActor, 37

Lukas Haas, Actor, 32


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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/16/08 at 9:37 am

Born April 16th 1933 - Joan Bakewell, British broadcaster

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/28/08 at 1:56 am

Born May 28th 1968 - Kylie Minogue, Australian actress and singer

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: star80 on 07/07/08 at 5:02 am

July 7, 2008 Birthdays



Musician-conductor Doc Severinsen is 81.

Rock star Ringo Starr is 68.

Singer-musician Warren Entner (The Grass Roots) is 64.

Actress Shelley Duvall is 59.

Rock musician Mark White (Spin Doctors) is 46. 

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Written By: star80 on 07/07/08 at 5:12 am

July 7, 2008 Deaths


1967 - Vivian Leigh, actress (Scarlet-Gone with the Wind), dies at 53

1990 - Bill Cullen, game show host (Price is Right), dies at 70 of cancer

1997 - Jerry Doggett, sportscaster (Bkln/LA Dodgers), dies at 80

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/09/08 at 1:17 am

Birth:

July 9th 1947 - O.J. Simpson, American football player and actor

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Written By: star80 on 08/21/08 at 7:32 pm

August 21, 2008 Birthdays


Actor-director Melvin Van Peebles is 76.

Singer Kenny Rogers is 70.

Singer Harold Reid (The Statler Brothers) is 69.

Singer Jackie DeShannon is 64.

Actress Kim Cattrall is 52.

Rock singer Serj Tankian (System of a Down) is 41.

Actor Cody Kasch (“Desperate Housewives”) is 21.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/22/08 at 2:48 am

August 22nd 1957 - Steve Davis, English snooker player

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/25/08 at 3:06 am

August 25th 1930: Birthday of Sean Connery, Scottish actor

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/29/08 at 1:39 am

Birthdays:- August 29th:

1958 - Lenny Henry, British writer, comedian and actor
1958 - Michael Jackson, American singer, dancer and composer

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/29/08 at 6:29 pm

Birthday:- August 29th:

1972 - Cameron Diaz, American actress

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/01/08 at 1:54 am

Birthday: September 1st 1946 - Barry Gibb, English singer (Bee Gees)

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Written By: star80 on 09/01/08 at 4:35 pm

September 1, 2008 - Birthdays


Attorney Alan Dershowitz (was a member of the famous "Dream Team" for the OJ Simpson murder trial) is 70.

Comedian-actress Lily Tomlin is 69.

Singer Archie Bell  of Archie Bell & The Drells "Tighten Up" is 64.

Drummer Gregg Errico "Sly & The Family Stone" is 62.

Singer Barry Gibb is 62.

Talk show host Dr. Phil McGraw is 58.

Singer Gloria Estefan is 51.

Rap DJ Spigg Nice (Lost Boyz) is 38.

Actor Ricardo Antonio Chavira (“Desperate Housewives”) is 37.

Rock singer JD Fortune (INXS) is 35.

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Written By: star80 on 09/01/08 at 4:42 pm

September 1, 2008 - Deaths


1977 - Ethel Waters, actress (Beulah)/singer (Stormy Weather), dies at 76 from Heart Disease.

1986 - Murray Hamilton, actor (Rich Man Poor Man), dies at 63 from Cancer.


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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/03/08 at 9:05 am

Death...

September 3rd 1658 - Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector of England (b. 1599)

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Written By: star80 on 09/08/08 at 1:12 pm

September 8, 2008 - Birthdays



Comedian Sid Caesar, "Your Show Of Shows",  is 86

Ventriloquist Willie Tyler is 68

Musician Will Lee (“Late Show with David Letterman”) is 56

Actress Heather Thomas, "The Fall Guy",  is 51

Singer Aimee Mann, formerly with the band "'Til Tuesday" is 48

Pop musician David Steele (Fine Young Cannibals) is 48

Actor Henry Thomas, E.T.; Raggedy Man,  is 37

Actor David Arquette, "Scream",  is 37

Actor Larenz Tate, Menace To Society; Dead Presidents,  is 33

Rhythm-and-blues singer Pink, "Can't Take Me There",  is 29

Actor Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Home Improvement,  is 27

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Written By: star80 on 09/08/08 at 1:41 pm

September 8, 2008 - Deaths



1965 - Dorothy Danridge, actress (Island in the Sun), dies at 41 in Hollywood

1969 - Bud Collyer, TV emcee (Beat the Clock, To Tell the Truth), dies at 61

1974 - Robert Cox, last surviving member of Keystone Kops, dies at 79

1979 - Jean Seberg, actress (Breathless, Airport), commits suicide at 40

1981 - Roy Wilkins, longtime executive director of NAACP, dies at 80

1991 - Brad Davis, US, actor (Midnight Express, Chariots of Fire), dies at 41

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Written By: star80 on 09/09/08 at 8:47 am

September 9, 2008 - Birthdays


Actor Cliff Robertson is 83

Singer Inez Foxx is 66

Singer Dee Dee Sharp is 63

Actor Tom Wopat is 57

Actress Angela Cartwright is 56

Actor Hugh Grant is 48

Actor Adam Sandler is 42

Model Rachel Hunter is 39

Actress Michelle Williams is 28


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Written By: star80 on 09/09/08 at 9:53 am

September 9th Deaths



1978 - Jack L Warner, US movie production (Warner Bros), dies at 86

1993 - Helen O'Connell, singer (Green Eyes), dies of cancer at 74

1994 - Roy Castle, actor (Dr Who and the Daleks), dies of lung Cancer

1994 - Patrick O'Neal, US actor (King Rat, Night of the Iguana), dies at 66

1996 - Bill Monroe, bluegrass vocalist (created bluegrass music), dies at 84

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Written By: star80 on 09/12/08 at 8:11 am

September 13, 2008 Birthdays


Actress Irene Dailey is 88

Actor Dickie Moore (“Our Gang”) is 83

Country singer George Jones (The Possum) is 76

Actor Ian Holm is 77

Actress Linda Gray "Dallas" is 68

Singer Maria Muldaur "Midnight At The Oasis" is 65

Singer-musician Gerry Beckley (America) is 56

Rock musician Neil Peart (Rush) is 56

Actor Peter Scolari is 53
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Actress Rachel Ward "Against All Odds" is 51

Rock singer-musician Ben Folds (Ben Folds Five) is 42

Jennifer Nettles (Sugarland) is 34

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Written By: star80 on 09/14/08 at 11:32 am

September 14, 2008 Birthdays



Actor Walter Koenig is 72

Singer-actress Joey Heatherton is 64

Actor Sam Neill is 61

Singer Jon “Bowser” Bauman (Sha Na Na) is 61

Rock musician Steve Berlin (Los Lobos) is 53

Actress Mary Crosby is 49

Singer Morten Harket (a-ha) is 49

Actress Faith Ford is 44



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Written By: danootaandme on 09/18/08 at 6:08 pm

1970  Jimi Hendrix rock guitarist, dies at 27 in London.  I remember it all too well  :(

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Written By: star80 on 09/19/08 at 2:11 pm

September 19, 2008 Birthdays



TV host James Lipton ("Inside the Actors Studio") is 82

Actor Adam West "Batman" is 78

Singer-songwriter/Actor Paul Williams (Planet Of The Apes) is 68

Singer Bill Medley "The Riteous Brothers" is 68

Singer Freda Payne "Band Of Gold" is 63

Rock singer-musician Lol Creme (10cc) is 61

Actor Jeremy Irons (The French Lieutenant's Woman) is 60

Model/Actress Twiggy Lawson is 59

TV personality Joan Lunden (Good Morning America) is 58

Singer-actor Rex Smith (Solid Gold; Pirates Of Penzance) is 53

Country singer Trisha Yearwood "She's In Love With The Boy" (married to country singer Garth Brooks) is 44

Comedian Jimmy Fallon is 34

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Written By: star80 on 09/23/08 at 8:38 am

September 23, 2008 Birthdays


Actor Mickey Rooney is 88

Singer Julio Iglesias is 65

Actor Paul Petersen (“The Donna Reed Show”) is 63

Actress-singer Mary Kay Place is 61

Rock star Bruce Springsteen is 59

Actress Elizabeth Pena is 47

Country musician Don Herron (BR549) is 46

Thought for Today: “The only interesting answers are those which destroy the questions.” — Susan Sontag, American author and critic (1933-2004).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/25/08 at 5:20 pm

Birthday: September 25th 1946 - Felicity Kendal, British actress

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Written By: star80 on 09/25/08 at 5:50 pm

September 25, 2008 Birthdays



Broadcast journalist Barbara Walters is 79

Actor-producer Michael Douglas is 64

Model Cheryl Tiegs is 61

Actress Mimi Kennedy is 59

Actor-director Anson Williams is 59

Actor Mark Hamill is 57

Actor Michael Madsen is 50

Actress Heather Locklear is 47

Actress Aida Turturro is 46

Actor Tate Donovan is 45

Actor Will Smith is 40

Actress Catherine Zeta-Jones is 39



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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/25/08 at 5:57 pm


September 25, 2008 Birthdays



Actor-producer Michael Douglas is 64

Actress Catherine Zeta-Jones is 39


They have the same birthday?

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Written By: star80 on 09/25/08 at 8:54 pm


They have the same birthday?



I know, I was wondering the same thing, if so, what an odd coincidence, huh.....lol...guess anything's possible

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Written By: danootaandme on 09/26/08 at 5:58 am

Birthday

1945   Brian Ferry, rocker (Roxy Music)

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Written By: danootaandme on 09/26/08 at 6:00 am

Death Day

1937  Bessie Smith, Blues singer, dies of injuries sustained in car crash

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Written By: star80 on 09/27/08 at 12:29 pm

September 27, 2008 Birthdays



Actress Jayne Meadows is 88

Movie director Arthur Penn is 86

Actress Sada Thompson is 79

Actor Wilford Brimley is 74

Producer Don Cornelius ("Soul Train") is 72

Singer-musician Randy Bachman (Bachman-Turner Overdrive) is 65

Actress Liz Torres is 61

Actor A Martinez is 60

Rock singer Meat Loaf is 57

Rock musician Greg Ham (Men At Work) is 55

Singer Shaun Cassidy is 50

Rock singer Stephan Jenkins (Third Eye Blind) is 44

Actor Patrick Muldoon is 40

Actress Gwyneth Paltrow is 36

Rock singer Brad Arnold (3 Doors Down) is 30

Rapper Lil' Wayne is 26

Singer Avril Lavigne is 24

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Written By: star80 on 09/30/08 at 10:23 am

September 30, 2008 Birthdays


Actress Angie Dickinson is 77

Singer Cissy Houston is 75

Singer Johnny Mathis is 73

Actor Len Cariou is 69

Rock singer-musician Dewey Martin (Buffalo Springfield) is 66

Singer Marilyn McCoo (The Fifth Dimension) is 68

Pop singer Sylvia Peterson (The Chiffons) is 62

Singer Deborah Allen is 55

Actor Barry Williams is 54

Singer Patrice Rushen "Forget Me Nots" is 54

Actress Fran Drescher (The Nanny) is 51

Country singer Marty Stuart is 50

Rock musician Bill Rieflin (R.E.M.) is 48

Actress Crystal Bernard is 47

Actor Eric Stoltz "Mask" is 47

Rock musician Robby Takac (Goo Goo Dolls) is 44

Actress Jenna Elfman (Dharma & Greg) is 37

Singer-rapper T-Pain is 24

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/13/08 at 2:55 am

Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher LG, OM, PC, FRS is a British politician, who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990 and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1975 to 1990. She is the first and only woman to date to hold either post was born on 13th October 1925.

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Written By: danootaandme on 10/13/08 at 7:16 am

Birthday


1942 Paul Simon Newark NJ, musician

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Written By: greenjello74 on 10/13/08 at 10:57 pm

Chris Reeves  (September 25, 1952 – October 10, 2004
David Lee Roth October 10,1955

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/14/08 at 1:42 am

Birthday:

14th October 1965 - Steve Coogan, English actor

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/14/08 at 1:43 am

Sadly died this day:

14th October 1990 - Leonard Bernstein, American composer and conductor (b. 1918)

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1959  Errol Flynn actor, dies

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Dies: October 14th 1977 - Bing Crosby, American singer and actor (b. 1903)

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Written By: greenjello74 on 10/14/08 at 7:08 am

Born this day  David Justin Hayward  British musician and genius Lead singer of The Moody Blues October 14, 1946 http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/01/bdaywink.gif http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/01/bdaysmile.gif http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/01/bdayfrown.gif http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/01/bdaybiggrin.gif http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/01/1luvu.gif http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/01/1luvu.gif http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/01/1luvu.gif

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/14/08 at 6:20 pm

Birthday:

October 15th 1946 - Richard Carpenter (musician), American musician (The Carpenters)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/14/08 at 6:20 pm

Died this day:

October 15th 1964 - Cole Porter, American composer (b. 1891)

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October 15, 2008 Birthdays



Jazz musician Freddy Cole is 77

Singer Barry McGuire "Eve Of Destruction" is 73

Actress Linda Lavin "Alice" is 71

Actress-director Penny Marshall "Laverne & Shirley" is 66

Singer-musician Richard Carpenter "The Carpenters" is 62

Singer Tito Jackson "The Jackson Five" is 55

Actress Tanya Roberts "Charlie Angels" is 53

Britain's Duchess of York, Sarah Ferguson, is 49

TV Chef Emeril Lagasse is 49

Singer Eric Benet is 38

Rhythm-and-blues singer Ginuwine is 38

Actor Vincent Martella ("Everybody Hates Chris") is 16
 


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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/20/08 at 9:35 am

Birthday:

October 20th 1950 - Tom Petty, American musician

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/27/08 at 2:18 am

October 27th 1939 - John Cleese, British actor and writer

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Written By: star80 on 10/28/08 at 11:15 am

October 28, 2008 Birthdays



Actress Joan Plowright "The Spiderwick Chronicles" is 79

Musician-songwriter Charlie Daniels "The Devil Went Down To Georgia" is 72

Actress Jane Alexander "The Great White Hope" is 69

Doo Wop Singer Curtis Lee "Pretty Little Angel Eyes" is 67

Actor Dennis Franz "NYPD Blue" is 64

Pop singer Wayne Fontana (Pamela Pamela" b/w Something Keeps Calling Me Back - 1966 - UK #11)  is 63

Actress/Singer Telma Hopkins (born in my hometown Louisville, KY; Was one of the original members of "Tony Orlando & Dawn"; Aso starred in tv shows like Bosom Buddies and Gimme A Break)  is 60

Olympic track and field gold medalist Bruce Jenner is 59

Actress Annie Potts "Designing Women" is 56

Microsoft chairman Bill Gates is 53

Rock musician Stephen Morris (New Order) is 51

Actress Lauren Holly "Pickett Fences" is 45

Actress Julia Roberts "Pretty Woman" is 41

Country singer Brad Paisley is 36

Actor Joaquin Phoenix "The Gladiator" is 34
   


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Written By: star80 on 10/29/08 at 9:13 am

October 29, 2008



Bluegrass singer-musician Sonny Osborne (The Osborne Brothers) is 71

Singer/Stage Actress (Starred along side Eartha Kitt in Timbuktu) Melba Moore is 63

Musician Peter Green (Former member of Fleetwood Mac) is 61

Actor Richard Dreyfuss (American Grafitti; Mr. Holland's Opus) is 61

Actress Kate Jackson "Charlie Angels" is 60

Singer Randy Jackson "The Jacksons" is 47

Actress Joely Fisher "Desperate Housewives" is 41

Actress Winona Ryder (Great Balls Of Fire; Mermaids) is 37

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/29/08 at 7:10 pm

October 30th 1939 - Grace Slick, American singer (Jefferson Airplane)

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November 3, 2008 Birthdays



Baseball Hall-of-Famer Bob Feller is 90

Actress Lois Smith(Starred in films like "East Of Eden" and "Fatal Attraction") is 78

Actor-dancer Ken Berry (The Andy Griffith Show) is 75

Singer Lulu "To Sir With Love" is 60 

Comedian-actress Roseanne Barr (Star of the TV Show "Roseanne") is 56

Actress Kate Capshaw (starred with Harrison Ford in "Indiana Jones & The Temple Of Doom") is 55

Comedian Dennis Miller (Saturday Night Live; The O'Reilly Factor) is 55

Singer Adam Ant "Goody Two Shoes" is 54

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Written By: star80 on 11/07/08 at 1:53 pm

November 7, 2008 Birthdays



Evangelist Billy Graham is 90

Opera singer Dame Joan Sutherland is 82

Actor Barry Newman (Starred in "Vanishing Point" and "Pretty Boy Floyd") is 70

Singer Johnny Rivers "Secret Agent Man" is 66

Singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell (Had hits llike "Help Me' and "Free Man In Paris") is 65

Singer Nick Gilder "Hot Child In The City" is 57

Actor Christopher Knight ("The Brady Bunch") is 51

Actors Jason "Dazed And Confused" and Jeremy "I'll Fly Away" London are 36

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November 7, 2008 Birthdays



Evangelist Billy Graham is 90

Opera singer Dame Joan Sutherland is 82

Actor Barry Newman (Starred in "Vanishing Point" and "Pretty Boy Floyd") is 70

Singer Johnny Rivers "Secret Agent Man" is 66

Singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell (Had hits llike "Help Me' and "Free Man In Paris") is 65

Singer Nick Gilder "Hot Child In The City" is 57

Actor Christopher Knight ("The Brady Bunch") is 51No way Bradys don't age

Actors Jason "Dazed And Confused" and Jeremy "I'll Fly Away" London are 36


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Written By: danootaandme on 11/08/08 at 4:46 am

I would like to slide in one for yesterday:

March 24, 1930 - Nov 7, 1980

Steve McQueen

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Written By: star80 on 11/08/08 at 4:23 pm

November 8, 2008 Birthdays



Singer Patti Page "Tennessee Waltz" is 81

CBS newsman Morley Safer "60 Minutes" is 77

Singer-actress Bonnie Bramlett (1/2 of the married singing duo "Delany & Bonnie"; Had a hit with "Never Ending Song Of Love") is 64

Blues Singer Bonnie Raitt (Let's Give "Em Something To Talk About") is 59

TV personality Mary Hart (Hotess on "Entertainment Tonight") is 58

Actress Alfre Woodard "Cross Creek" is 55

Singer-songwriter Rickie Lee Jones "Chuck E's In Love" is 54

Rock musician Porl Thompson (The Cure) is 51
Singer-actor Leif Garrett (Former Teen Idol; Starred in the move "The Outsiders") is 47

Actress Courtney Thorne-Smith "According To Jim" is 41

Actress Tara Reid "American Pie" is 33

Country singer/former "American Idol" contestant Bucky Covington is 31

TV personality Jack Osbourne ("The Osbournes") is 23

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November 9, 2008 Birthdays


Actor Charlie Robinson ("Night Court") is 63

Actor Robert David Hall ("CSI") is 60

Actor Lou Ferrigno "The Incredible Hulk" is 56

Rapper Pepa (Salt-N-Pepa) is 39

Rapper Scarface (Geto Boys) is 39

Rhythm-and-blues singer Nick Lachey (98 Degrees) is 35

Rhythm-and-blues singer Sisqo (Dru Hill) is 30

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Written By: star80 on 11/10/08 at 7:02 am

November 10, 2008 Birthdays



Actor Russell Johnson (Best known for his role as "The Professor" on Gilligans Island) is 84

Film composer Ennio Morricone (Composed music for the movie "The Good, The Bad & The Ugly" and "The Untouchables") is 80

Rock singer-musician Greg Lake (Emerson, Lake and Palmer) is 61

Actor Jack Scalia (Best known for his tv roles on "Remington Steele" and the soap "All My Children") is 57

Actor-comedian Sinbad "A Different World" is 52

Actress Mackenzie Phillips (American Graffiti; One Day A Time) is 49

Actor/Pro Martial Arts Artist Michael Jai White (Starred in the film "The Dark Knight") is 44

Rapper-producer Warren G "Regulate" is 38

Rock singer-musician Jim Adkins (Jimmy Eat World) is 33

Actress Brittany Murphy (Starred in the movie"8 Mile" with Rapper Eminen) is 31

Rapper Eve aka Eve Jihan Jeffers "Let Me Blow Ya Mind" is 30

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Written By: star80 on 11/10/08 at 7:30 am

November 10th Deaths



1549 - Pope Paul III, , Italian Pope (1534-49), dies at 81

1777 - Cornstalk, Shawnee chief

1964 - Jimmie Dodd, American actor (b. 1910)

1973 - Stringbean, country singer/comedian/banjoist (Hee Haw), dies at 58

1978 - Linda Scott, actress (Escape from Hell Island), dies at 28

1990 - Ronnie Dyson, US singer (Salvation-I Don't Wanna Cry), dies at 40

1994 - Carmen McRae , US jazz singer/pianist, dies at about 73

1997 - William Alland, actor (Citizen Kane), dies at 81

2006 - Jack Palance, American actor (b. 1919)

2007 - Laraine Day, American actress (b. 1920)

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November 11th 2008 Birthday

1925 - June Whitfield, British comedian

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November 11, 2008 Birthdays


Comedian Jonathan Winters (The Jonathan Winters Show) is 83.

Country singer Narvel Felts "Lonely Teardrops" is 70.

Mac Kissoon of Mac & Katie Kissoon ("Chirpy, Chirpy, Cheep Cheep") is 65

Jesse Colin Young of the Youngbloods ("Get Together") is 64

Rock singer-musician Vince Martell (Vanilla Fudge) is 63.

Jim Peterik of the Ides of March ("Vehicle") and Survivor ("Eye Of The Tiger") is 58

Golfer Fuzzy Zoeller is 57.

Pop singer-musician Paul Cowsill (The Cowsills) is 56.

Rock singer-musician Andy Partridge (XTC) is 55.

Singer Marshall Crenshaw (Got his first big break playing John Lennon in the Off Broadway Musical "Beatlemania") is 55.

Rock musician Ian Craig Marsh (Human League; Heaven 17) is 52.

Actor Stanley Tucci (Starred in "Prizzi's Honor") is 48.

Actress Demi Moore (Starred in "St Elmo's Fire" and "Ghost") is 46.

Actress Calista Flockhart (Ally McBeal) is 44.

Actor Philip McKeon (Starred in the tv show "Alice" and is also the brother to actress Nancy McKeon of the tv show "The Facts Of Life") is 44.

Rock musician Scott Mercado (Has played in the bands "Sky Cries Mary" and "Candlebox") is 44.

Actor Leonardo DiCaprio (Starred in "The Titantic" and "Basketball Diaries") is 34.

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November 12, 2008 Birthdays



Rhythm-and-blues singer Ruby Nash Curtis (Ruby and the Romantics) is 69.

Singer Brian Hyland "Gypsy Woman" is 65.

Rhythm-and-blues singer Jimmy "Bro" Hayes (Persuasions) is 65.

Rock musician Booker T. Jones (Booker T. & the MGs) is 64.

Singer-songwriter Neil Young (Had hits like "Heart Of Gold"; Formerly with the rock band "Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young") is 63.

Rock musician Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser (Blue Oyster Cult) is 61.

Country singer Barbara Fairchild "The Teddy Bear Song" is 58.

Olympic gold medal gymnast Nadia Comaneci is 47.

Figure skater/Former Bad Girl Tonya Harding is 38.

Actor Ryan Gosling (Remember The Titans; Young Hercules) is 28.

Actress Macey Cruthird ("Hope and Faith") is 16.

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November 13, 2008 Birthdays


Producer-director Garry Marshall (Directed tv shows like "Laverne & Shirley" which starred his sister, actress Penny Marshall and "Mork & Mindy") is 74.

R & B Singer Timmy Thomas ("Why Can't We Live Together") is 64

Musician Andrew Ranken (The Pogues "Fairytale Of New York") is 55. 

Actress Tracy Scoggins (The Colbys) is 55.

Actress-comedian Whoopi Goldberg (The Color Purple) is 53.

Actor Chris Noth (Stars in the tv show "Law & Order") is 52.

Actor Rex Linn ("CSI: Miami") is 52.

Actor Neil Flynn ("Scrubs") is 48.

Comedian Jimmy Kimmel is 41. 
   

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Written By: star80 on 11/13/08 at 8:49 am

November 13th Deaths


1973 - Jerry Lee Lewis, Jr. (the singer's son) dies in a highway accident in Mississippi.

1983 - "Alvin" Junior Samples, country singer (Hee Haw), dies at 56 from a Heart Attack.....imagine that!

1984 - Don Addrisi of the Addrisi Brothers ("We've Got To Get It On Again"); He was also an Acrobatic act with his family "The Flying Addrisis" dies of cancer at age 46.

1991 - Cyril Poitier, actor (Uptown Saturday Night), dies of cancer at 80.

1992 - Bobby Mcclure, US singer (Don't mess up a good thing), dies at 50); He had a Brain Aneurysm and died from a Stroke shortly afterwards.

1996 - Musiciian Bill Doggett ("Honky Tonk") dies of lung cancer at age 79.

1999 - Donald Mills, American singer (Mills Brothers) dies at age 84 from Pneumonia.

2004 - Ol' Dirty Bastard, American rapper (Wu-Tang Clan) dies just two days before his 36th birthday from Congestive Heart Failure resulting from a Drug Overdose.

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Birthday: November 13th 1952 - Art Malik, Pakistani-born English actor

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November 14, 2008 Birthdays


Britain's Prince Charles is 60.

Rock singer-musician James Young (Styx) is 59.

Singer Stephen Bishop "On And On" is 57.

Pianist Yanni is 54.

Actress Laura San Giacomo is 47.

Rapper Reverend Run (Run-DMC) is 44.

Pop singer Jeanette Jurado (Expose) is 43.

Rock musician Tobin Esperance (Papa Roach) is 29.

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November 14th Deaths



1915 - Booker T Washington, educator/organizier, dies at 59 in Tuskegee Ala

1991 - Tony Richardson, British director (Tom Jones), dies of AIDs at 63

1994 - Jake Dengel, US actor (Ragtime, Ironweed), dies at 61

1995 - Jack Finney, author (Body Snatchers), dies of pneumonia at 84

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November 15, 2008 Birthdays



TV Judge Joseph Wapner "The People's Court" is 89

Musician C.W. McCall ("Convoy") is 80

Actor Ed Asner (Starred in the tv shows "Mary Tyler Moore" and "Lou Grant") is 79

Actor/Lawyer John Kerr (Played a lawyer in the tv soap "Peyton Place") is 77

Singer Petula Clark (Had the 1960s hits "Downtown" and "Don't Sleep In The Subway") is 76

Comedian Jack Burns is 75

Actress Joanna Barnes (Starred in the movie "Parent Trap" and the tv show "77 Sunset Strip") is 74

Actor Sam Waterston (Stars on the tv show "Law & Order") is 68

Pop singer Frida aka Anni-Frid Lyngstadt of ABBA ("Dancing Queen") is 63

Actress Beverly D'Angelo (Starred along side Chevy Chase in National Lampoon's "Vacation" movie series) is 54

Singer/Actor Ace Young (Was a contestant on the 5th season of "American Idol; Also starred in the tv show "Bones") is 28
   

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November 15th Deaths



1954 - Lionel Barrymore, , actor (Dr Kildare, Key Largo), dies at 76 from a Heart Attack.

1958 - Tyrone Power, actor (Mark of Zorro), dies of a heart attack at 44.

1961 - Douglas Walton, actor (Bad Lands), dies of heart attack at 51.

1981 - Enid Markey, actress (Played Jane on "Tarzan Of The Apes") dies at 85.

2003 - Dorothy Loudon, American actress (Starred in the movie "Midnight In The Garden Of Good And Evil") dies at 70 from Cancer.

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Birthdays

1862 Gerhart Hauptmann Germany, writer (Before Dawn-Nobel 1912)

1887 Georgia O'Keeffe, Sun Prairie WI, painter (Cow's Skull)


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Birthday

November 15th 1932 - Petula Clark, English singer

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Death:

November 15th 1983 - John Le Mesurier, English actor (b. 1912)

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November 16, 2008 Birthdays



Actor Clu Gulager (The Virginian) is 80.

Musician Toni Brown (The Joy Of Cooking) is 70.

Singer/Actress Winifred "Blue" Lovett (Formerly with the R & B Group "The Manhattans"; Also starred in the soap "One Life To Live") is 65.

Actor Steve Railsback (Escape 2000) is 63.

Soap Start Charles J. Hammer "The Guiding Light" is 63.

Actress Barbara Leigh "Vampirella" is 62.

Musician Chi Coltrane (Thunder And Lightning 1972) is 60.

Actress Marg Helgenberger (CSI: Crime Scene Investigation; China Beach) is 50.

Country singer-musician Keith Burns (Trick Pony) is 45.

Rock musician Dave Kushner (Velvet Revolver) is 42.

Soap Star Tricia Cast "The Young & The Restless" is 42.

Actress Lisa Bonet (Starred on the "The Cosby Show"; Is also the ex wife to Musician "Lenny Kravitz") is 41.

Rhythm-and-blues singer Bryan Abrams (Color Me Badd) is 39.

Actress Maggie Gyllenhaal (Starred in "World Trade Center"; Is also the big sister to Actor Jake Gyllenhaal) is 31.

Actor Noah Gray-Cabey ("Heroes") is 13.

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November 16th Deaths


1960 - Clark Gable, actor (Gone With the Wind), dies from Coronary Thrombosis following his 3rd Heart Attack at 59.

1991 - Ralph Marrero, actor (Babe, Johnny Suede), dies in car accident at 33.

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November 17, 2008 Birthdays


Singer Gordon Lightfoot (Had the 1970s hit "If You Could Read My Mind") is 70.

Movie director Martin Scorsese (His movies include: "Goodfellas" and "Taxi Driver") is 66.

Musician Bob Gaudio of the Royal Teens ("Short Shorts") and the Four Seasons ("Big Girls Don't Cry") is 66.

Actress Lauren Hutton "American Gigolo" is 65. 

Actor-director Danny DeVito (The Tin Men) is 64.

"Saturday Night Live" producer Lorne Michaels is 64.

Movie director Roland Joffe (The Killing Fields) is 63.

Actress Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio (Starred in the move "Scarface" with Al Pacino; Was also on the tv show "Without A Trace") is 50.

American Drag Performer/Entertainer RuPaul (Another Gay Sequel: Gays Gone Wild) is 48.

Rhythm-and-blues singer Ronnie DeVoe (New Edition; Bell Biv DeVoe) is 41.

Rock musician Ben Wilson (Blues Traveler) is 41.

Rock musician Isaac Hanson (Hanson) is 28. 
   

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November 17th Deaths


1998 - Esther Rolle, American actress, played Florida Evans on the 1970s tv show "Good Times" dies at 78 from complications of Diabetes.

2003 - Arthur Conley ("Sweet Soul Music") dies of intestinal cancer at 57.

2006 - Ruth Brown ("This Little Girl's Gone Rockin'") dies of a stroke and heart attack at 78.

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November 17, 2008 Birthday

1960 - Jonathan Ross, British presenter

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November 18, 2008 Birthdays


Actress Brenda Vaccaro (Midnight Cowboy) is 69. 

Actress Linda Evans (Dynasty) is 66.

Actor Jameson Parker (Simon & Simon) is 61.

Actor Delroy Lindo (The Cider House Rules) is 56.

Actress Elizabeth Perkins (About Last Night) is 48.

Singer Kim Wilde (Had the 1980s hit "Keep Me Hangin' On) is 48.

Rock musician Kirk Hammett (Metallica) is 46.

Actor Owen Wilson (Shanghai Noon) is 40.

Actress Chloe Sevigny (Boy's Don't Cry) is 34.

Rapper Fabolous (Had the 2001 hit "Can't Deny It") is 29. 
   

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November 18th Deaths


1972 - Danny Whitten, rocker (Mainly known for his work with Neil Young & Crazy Horse), dies of a drug overdose at 29

1978 - Jim Jones, US pastor, leader of Jonestown Cult, commits suicide at 47

1994 - Cab Calloway, US band leader/actor (Missourians), dies from a Major Stroke at 86

2002 - James Coburn, American actor (Starred in the 1997 film "Affliction") dies from a Heart Attack at 74

2005 - Harold J. Stone, American actor (Starred in the 1960s movie "Spartacus") dies at 82

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November 19, 2008 Birthdays



Actor Alan Young (Starred in the tv show "Mr. Ed") is 89.

Talk show host Larry King (Larry King Live) is 75.

Talk show host Dick Cavett ("The Dick Cavett Show") is 72.

Broadcasting and sports mogul  (Founder of CNN and WTBS) Ted Turner is 70.

Singer Warren "Pete" Moore (Smokey Robinson and the Miracles) is 69.

Actor Dan Haggerty (Star of the tv show "Grizzly Adams") is 67.

Fashion designer Calvin Klein is 66.

Actress Kathleen Quinlan (American Graffiti) is 54. 

Actress Glynnis O'Connor (Ode To Billie Joe) is 53.

Rock musician Matt Sorum (Guns N' Roses, Velvet Revolver) is 48.

Actress Meg Ryan (When Harry Met Sally) is 47.

Actress-director Jodie Foster (Silence Of The Lambs) is 46.

Actor Jason Scott Lee (Played Bruce Lee in "Dragon:  The Bruce Lee Story", but he is no relation to the Martial Arts Legend) is 42.

Rock musician Travis McNabb (Better Than Ezra) is 39.

Country singer Jason Albert (Heartland) is 35.

Rhythm-and-blues singer Tamika Scott (Xscape) is 33.

Rhythm-and-blues singer Lil' Mo is 31.
   

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November 19th Deaths


1992 -  Bobby Russell ("Saturday Morning Confusion" and writer of songs like "Honey" and "The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia") dies of a heart attack at 51.

2004 - Songwriter and producer Terry Melcher (Doris Day's son, who worked with such groups as the Byrds, Beach Boys and Raiders) dies from melanoma at 62.

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1887  Emma Lazarus US poet ("Give us your tired & poor"), dies in NY at 38

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1915  Joe Hill Labor leader, executed for murder (he was framed)

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November 20th Birthday:

1942 - Norman Greenbaum, American singer

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November 20th Death:

2006 - Robert Altman, American film director (b. 1925)

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November 20, 2008 Birthdays


Actress-comedian Kaye Ballard (Starred opposite Eve Arden in the tv show "The Mothers-in-Law" which ran from 1967 -1969) is 83.

Actress Estelle Parsons (Starred in the movie "Bonnie & Clyde"; Was also on the tv show "Roseanne") is 81.

Actor/Game Show Host (Starred in the tv show "Hogan's Heroes"; Also hosted the game show "Family Feud") is 76.

Comedian Dick Smothers "The Smothers Brothers" is 70.

Singer Norman Greenbaum (Had the 1970s hit "Spirit In The Sky) is 66.

Actress Veronica Hamel (Hill Street Blues) is 65.

Entertainer Dan "Dirty Dan" McBride (Sha Na Na) is 63.

Musician Ray Stiles (The Hollies) is 62.

Singer Joe Walsh (Had the 1970s hit "Life's Been Good") is 61.

Drummer/Vocalist George Grantham (Poco) is 61.

Actress Bo Derek (Starred in the 1970s film "10:) is 52.

Reggae musician Jim Brown (UB40; Had the 1980s hit "Red Red Wine") is 51.

Actress Sean Young (Starred in the 1980s film "Blade Runner") is 49.

Todd Nance (Widespread Panic) is 46.

Rapper Mike D (The Beastie Boys) is 43. 

Rapper Sen Dog (Cypress Hill) is 43.

Actress Ming Na-Wen (Starred in the tv show "ER") is 40.

Actress Marisa Ryan (Major Dad) is 34. 
   

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November 20th Deaths


1968 - Cathy Lewis, actress (Deidre-Hazel), dies of cancer at 50

1983 - Marcel Dalio, actor (Casablanca), dies at 83

1983 - Richard Loo, actor, (China Sky), dies of cardio-pulmonary arrest at age 80

1991 - Gina Petrushka, actress (Exorcist, Sybil), dies at 82

1992 - John Foreman, producer (Prizzi's Honor), dies at 67 of heart attack

1993 - Emile Ardolino, director (Dirty Dancing), dies at 50 of AIDs

2005 - Chris Whitley, American musician, dies at 45 from Lung Cancer

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November 21, 2008 Birthdays


Author Christopher Tolkien (The youngest son of JRR Tolkien; He drew the original maps for his father's "Lord Of The Rings"; Had the book "The Silmarillion") is 84.

Actor Joseph Campanella (Mannix) is 81.

Country singer Jean Shepard "The Real Thing" is 75. 

Actress Marlo Thomas "That Girl" (also the wife of TV Talk Show Host Phil Donahue and the daughter of the late Actor Danny Thomas "Make Room For Daddy") is 71.

Singer Dr. John (Had the 1970s hits "Such A Night" and "Right Place, Wrong Time") is 68.

Actress Juliet Mills (Nanny & The Professor) is 68. 

Actress Goldie Hawn (Starred in the 1970s comedy tv show "Laugh-In"; Also starred in movies like "Shampoo" and "Bird On A Wire"; Mom to actress Kate Hudson and wife to Actor Kurt Russell) is 63.

Rock musician Lonnie Jordan (War; Had the 1970s hits "Low Rider" and "Cisco Kid") is 60.

Singer Livingston Taylor (Brother to singer/songwriter James Taylor; Had the hit "I Will Be In Love With You") is 58.

Actress-singer Lorna Luft ( She is actress Judy Garland's daughter and half sister to actress Liza Minellii; Starred in the movie "Grease 2" and on the tv show "Trapper John M.D.") is 56. 

Rock musician Brian Ritchie (The Violent Femmes) is 48.

Actress Nicollette Sheridan (Knot's Landing; Desperate Housewives; Is also the fiance to pop singer Michael Bolton) is 45. 

Singer-actress Bjork (Army Of Me) is 43.

TV Sportscaster/Football Player Troy Aikman (Former Quarterback for the "Dallas Cowboys"; Ranked #95 on The Sporting News list of the 100 Greatest Football Players) is 42.

Rapper Pretty Lou (Lost Boyz) is 37.

Country singer Kelsi Osborn (SHeDAISY) is 34.

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November 21st Deaths


1963 - Pierre Blanchar, actor (Man From Nowhere), dies at 71

1963 - Robert Stroud, "bird man of Alcatraz", dies

1967 - Florence Reed, actress (Black Panther Club), dies after illness at 84
1973 - Allan Sherman ("Hello Mudduh, Hello Faddah") dies of emphysema.

1981 - Harry Von Zell, TV announcer (Burns & Allen), dies at 75

1982 - Lee Patrick, actress (Henrietta-Topper, Maltese Falcon), dies at 75

1993 - Bill Bixby, actor (My Favorite Martian), dies of prostate cancer at 59

1996 - Virginia Downing, actress (Gig, Butterfield 8), dies at 92

1999 - Alvin Cash ("Twine Time") dies.

2007 - Bob Relf of Bob & Earl ("Harlem Shuffle") dies.

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Deaths...All on the same day

1963 John F Kennedy 35th U.S. President, shot dead in Dallas, Texas ( by Lee Harvey Oswald ?? )

1963 Aldous Huxley English novelist. ("Brave New World" )

1963 C.S.Lewis English novelist. ("The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.")

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November 22, 2008 Birthdays


Actor Robert Vaughn (The Man From UNCLE) is 76.

Singer Jesse Colin Young is 67.

Pro Tennis player Billie Jean King is 65.

Rock musician-actor Steve Van Zandt (AKA Little Steven) is 58.

Rock musician Tina Weymouth (The Heads; Talking Heads; The Tom Tom Club) is 58.

Rock musician Lawrence Gowan (Styx) is 52.

Actress Jamie Lee Curtis (Halloween) is 50.

Actress Mariel Hemingway (Star 80) is 47.

Actor Mark Ruffalo (Heaven) is 41.

Actress Scarlett Johansson (The Horse Whisperer) is 24.

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November 23rd Death

2001 - Mary Whitheouse,'Clean up TV' campaigner (b. 1910)

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November 23, 2008 Birthdays


Actor Franco Nero is 67.

Singer Bruce Hornsby is 54.

Actor Maxwell Caulfield is 49.

Actor John Henton is 48.

TV personality Robin Roberts ("Good Morning America") is 48.

Rock singer-musician Ken Block (Sister Hazel) is 42.

Rock musician Charlie Grover is 42.

Rapper Kurupt (Tha Dogg Pound) is 36.

Actress-singer Miley Cyrus (TV: "Hannah Montana") is 16.

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November 24th 1991 - Freddie Mercury, Zanzibar-born singer (Queen) (b. 1946)  :\'(

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1991  Eric Carr(Paul Charles Caravello July 12, 1950) musician (Kiss), dies at 41

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Death today:

November 24th 1980 - Herbert Agar, American journalist and historian (b. 1897)

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November 23rd Death

2001 - Mary Whitheouse,'Clean up TV' campaigner (b. 1910)



Here's another death to add to November 23rd:  Junior Walker of "JR Walker & The Allstars" (They had the 1965 R & B hit "Shotgun") dies from Cancer at age 33.

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November 24, 1990 Birthdays


Rock-and-roll drummer Pete Best (Formerly with "The Beatles") is 67.

Rock musician Donald "Duck" Dunn (Booker T. & the MG's) is 67.

Singer Lee Michaels (Had the 1970s hit "Do You Know What I Mean") is 63.

Actor Stanley Livingston (Best remembered for his role as "Chip", the middle son,  on the 1960s tv show "My Three Sons") is 58.

Rock musician Clem Burke (Blondie; The Romantics "Talking In Your Sleep") is 53.

Actress Denise Crosby (Starred in the tv show "Star Trek: The Next Generation"; The Late Actor/Singer/Dancer "Bing Crosby" was her grandfather) is 51.

Rock musician Chad Taylor (Live; Had the 1990s hit "Lightning Crashes") is 37.

Actress Katherine Heigl ("Grey's Anatomy") is 30.

 

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November 24th Deaths


1963 - Lee Harvey Oswald, JFK's assassinator, shot dead by Jack Ruby at age 24

1980 - George Raft, actor (Scarface, Johnny Angel, Mr Ace), dies at 85 from Leukemia

1991 - Eric Carr, drummer (Kiss-Beth), dies of cancer at 41

1991 - Freddie Mercury, British singer (Queen), dies of AIDS at 45

1995 - Jeffrey Lynn, actor (Tony Rome, Butterfield 8, Up Front), dies at 89 from Natural Causes

2005 - Pat Morita, American actor, (Was Arnold on the 1970s tv show "Happy Days"; Also starred in the movie "The Karate Kid") died at age 73 from Natural Causes

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November 25, 2008 Birthdays


Actor Ricardo Montalban (Fantasy Island) is 89.

Actress Kathryn Crosby (Was the 2nd wife of Actor Bing Crosby; They were married for 10 years until his death in 1977; They had 3 children together; She starred in movies like "Rear Window" and "The Big Circus") is 75.

Singer Percy Sledge (Had the 1960s hit "When A Man Loves A Woman") is 68.

Author, actor and game show host Ben Stein (Win Ben Stein's Money) is 64.

Singer Bob Lind (Had the 1966 hit "Elusive Butterfly") is 64.

Actor John Larroquette (Night Court) is 61. 

Singer Amy Grant (Had the 1990s hit "Baby, Baby"; Is married to country singer Vince Gill) is 48.

Singer Stacy Lattisaw (Jump To The Beat) is 42.

Rock musician Rodney Sheppard (Sugar Ray) is 42.

Actress Christina Applegate (Married With Children) is 37.

Actor Eddie Steeples ("My Name Is Earl") is 35.
   

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November 25th Deaths


1949 - Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, famed tap dancer (Inspiration for the song "Mr. Bojangles") dies at 71

1964 - Clarence Kolb, actor (Mr Honeywell-My Little Margie), dies from a Stroke at 90

1971 - Hank Mann, actor (Keystone Kops), dies at 84

1973 - Laurence Harvey, actor (Of Human Bondage), dies of Stomach Cancer at 45

1974 - Nick Drake, rocker "Five Leaves Left" (the 1980s song "Life In A Northern Town" by The Dream Academy was dedicated to him), dies of a drug overdose at 26

1981 - Jack Albertson, actor (Chico & the Man), dies from Colorectal Cancer at 74

1991 - Eleanor Audley, voice (Wicked Stepmother-Cinderella), dies from Respiratory Failure at 86

1993 - Claudia McNeil, actress (Raisin in the Sun), dies of diabetes at 77

1998 - Flip Wilson, American actor and comedian (Had the 1970s comedy "The Flip Wilson Show") dies from Liver Cancer at 66


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November 25th

1944 - Ben Stein, American actor

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November 25th 2005 - George Best, Northern Irish footballer (b. 1946)  :\'(

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November 26, 2008 Birthdays


Impressionist Rich Little is 70.

Singer Tina Turner (Had the 1980s hit "What's Love Got To Do With It?")is 69.

Musician John McVie (Fleetwood Mac) is 63.

NASCAR Racing Pro Dale Jarrett (He won the 1999 Winston Cup Championship) is 56.

Actress Kristin Bauer (Dancing At The Blue Iguana) is 35.

Pop singer Natasha Bedingfield (Had the 2004 hit "Unwritten") is 27.

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November 26th Deaths


1956 - Tommy Dorsey, big bandleader, dies from choking in his sleep after taking sleeping pills at 51

1965 - Wild Bill Elliott, cowboy actor (49'ers), dies of cancer at 60

1973 - John Rostill, rocker (Toured with pop singer "Tom Jones"), dies after being Electrocuted in his own home recording studio at 31

1982 - Dan Tobin, actor (I Married Joan, My Favorite Martian), dies iat 73

1982 - Robert Coote, actor (Timmy-Rogues, Theodore-Nero Wolfe), dies in his sleep at 73


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For Tomorrow


November 27, 2008 Birthdays


Actor James Avery (The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air) will turn 60.

TV host Bill Nye ("Bill Nye, the Science Guy") will turn 53.

Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg (Daughter of the late US President John F. Kennedy and the late Jacqueline Kennedy O'Nassis) will turn 51.

Rock musician Charlie Burchill (Simple Minds) will turn 49.

Rock musician Charlie Benante (Anthrax) will turn 46.

Rock musician Mike Bordin (Faith No More) will turn 46.

Actor Fisher Stevens (Short Circuit & Short Circuit 2) will turn 45.

Actress/Talk Show Host Robin Givens (Starred on the tv show "Head Of The Class"; Was also the host on "Forgive Or Forget") will turn 44.

Actor Jaleel White (Portrays Nerdy "Steve Urkel" on the tv sitcom "Family Matters") will turn 32.
   

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For Tomorrow


November 27th Deaths


1934 - "Baby Face" Nelson, , gangster, shot by FBI at 26

1934 - Herman Hollis, FBI agent, killed by Baby Face Nelson

1934 - Sam Cowley, FBI agent, killed by Baby Face Nelson

1953 - Eugene O'Neill, playwright (Nobel 1936), dies in Boston at 65

1965 - Harry Harvey Sr, actor (It's a Man's World), dies at 64

1972 - Mahalia Jackson, vocalist (Got Whole World in His Hands), dies at 61

1975 - Ross McWhirter, Guinness Book of Records keeper, murdered

1988 - John Carradine, actor (Ten Commandments), dies of kidney failure at 82

1990 - David White, actor (Larry Tate-Bewitched), dies at 74

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November 28th Death

1994 - Buster Edwards, English train robber (b. 1932)

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November 28th Death

1968 - Enid Blyton, British children's author (b. 1897)

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November 29 Deaths


1864 - One-Eye, Cheyenne Indian-chief, dies

1953 - Sam De Grasse, American actor (b. 1875)

1981 - Natalie Wood, actress (West Side Story), drowns at 43 (suicide)

1986 - Cary Grant, actor (Charades), dies in Davenport Iowa at 82

1991 - Ralph Bellamy, actor (Rosemary's Baby, His Girl Friday), dies at 87

1992 - Robert Shayne, US actor (Tora! Tora! Tora!), dies of cancer at 92

1999 - Gene Rayburn, American game show host (b. 1917) - age 81

2001 - George Harrison, English singer, guitarist and songwriter (The Beatles) (b. 1943) - age 58


2004 - John Drew Barrymore, American actor (b. 1929)

2005 - Wendie Jo Sperber, American actress (b. 1958)

Gene Rayburn will always be remembered for hosting the classic "Match Game"; he was certainly a funny guy.

I also remember hearing about George Harrison's death.

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November 28, 2008 Birthdays


Motown Recording executive Berry Gordy Junior is 79.

Singer Randy Newman (Had the 1980s hit "Cars") is 65.

"Late Show" orchestra leader Paul Shaffer is 59.

Actor Ed Harris (Played Patsy Cline's husband in the movie "Sweet Dreams") is 58.

Country singer Kristine Arnold (Sweethearts of the Rodeo) is 52.

Actor Judd Nelson (St. Elmo's Fire) is 49.

Comedian Jon Stewart is 46.

Hip-hop musician apl.de.ap (Black Eyed Peas) is 34.

Rapper Chamillionaire is 29.

Actress Scarlett Pomers ("Reba") is 20.

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November 28th Deaths


1976 - Rosalind Russell, actress (Mame), dies of cancer at 68

1978 - Andre Morell, actor (Hound of the Baskervilles), dies at 69

1993 - Garry Moore, TV host (I've Got A Secret), dies of emphysema at 78

1994 - Jeffrey Dahmer, , killer, killed in prison at 34

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November 29, 2008 Birthdays



Hall-of-Fame sportscaster Vin Scully Known primarily as the play by play voice of the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers' Baseball Teams) is 81. 

Composer-musician Chuck Mangione (He gained international success with the 1978 pop single "Feels So Good") is 68.

Musician Bruce Channel ("Hey! Baby") is 68;

Actress Diane Ladd ("Starred on the 1970s tv show Alice" after Polly Holiday who played "Flo" left the show) is 64.

Pop singer-musician Felix Cavaliere (The Rascals: Had 1960s hits like "Groovin'" and "People Got To Be Free") is 64.

Singer R. B. Greaves ("Take A Letter, Maria") is 64.

Comedian Garry Shandling "It's Gary Shandling Show" is 59.

WWE Pro Wrestler Jerry "The King" Lawler is 59.

Actor-comedian-game show host Howie Mandel (Deal Or No Deal) is 53.

Actress Cathy Moriarty (Starred in the 1980s movie "Raging Bull' opposite Robert Deniro) is 48.

Actress/Soap Star Kim Delaney (Was on the soap "All My Children"; Also starred in tv shows like NYPD Blue and is a current member of the tv show cast of  "Army Wives") is 47.

Actor Tom Sizemore (Played in movies like "Black Hawk Down" and "Lock Up") is 47.

Actor Andrew McCarthy (Starred in 80s movies like "St. Elmo's Fire" and "Pretty In Pink") is 46.

Actor Don Cheadle (Co starred in films like "Ocean's Eleven" and "The Avengers") is 44.

Pop singer Jonathan Knight (New Kids on the Block) is 40.

Model/Actress Gena Lee Nolin (Was a model on "The Price Is Right" and was a regular guest star on "Baywatch") is 37.

Actress Anna Faris (Played in the "Scary Movie" films) is 32. 

Actor Lucas Black (Played the young boy on the movie "Slingblade") is 25.

Twin Actors' Blake Tuomy-Wlhoit and Dyland Tuomy-Wilhoit (Played the twins Mickey & Alex on the tv show "Full House") are 18.
 

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Written By: star80 on 11/29/08 at 5:17 pm

November 29th Deaths


1864 - One-Eye, Cheyenne Indian-chief, dies

1953 - Sam De Grasse, American actor (b. 1875)

1981 - Natalie Wood, actress (West Side Story), drowns at 43 (suicide)

1986 - Cary Grant, actor (Charades), dies in Davenport Iowa at 82

1991 - Ralph Bellamy, actor (Rosemary's Baby, His Girl Friday), dies at 87

1992 - Robert Shayne, US actor (Tora! Tora! Tora!), dies of cancer at 92

1999 - Gene Rayburn, American game show host (b. 1917)

2001 - George Harrison, English singer, guitarist and songwriter (b. 1943)

2004 - John Drew Barrymore, American actor (b. 1929)

2005 - Wendie Jo Sperber, American actress (b. 1958)

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November 30, 2008



Actor Efrem Zimbalist Jr. (77 Sunset Strip) is 91.

Actor Robert Guillaume (Benson; Soap) is 81.

TV personality and producer Dick Clark (American Bandstand Host) is 79.

Movie director Ridley Scott Directed the film "American Gangster") is 71.

Singer Rob Grill (The Grassroots; Had the 1970s hit "Sooner Or Later") is 65.

Rock musician Roger Glover (Deep Purple; Had the 1970s hit "Smoke On The Water") is 63.

Country singer Jeannie Kendall (Was a duo with her father Royce; Had the 1970s hit "Heaven's Just A Sin Away") is 54.

Singer Billy Idol (Had the 1980s hit "Rebel Yell") is 53.

Rock musician John Ashton (The Psychedelic Furs) is 51.

Football and baseball player Bo Jackson (Played football for the LA Raiders and baseball for the Chicago White Sox and the Kansas City Royals) is 46.

Actor-director Ben Stiller (Son of Comedian/Actors Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara; Starred in movies like "Zoolander") is 43.

Country singer Mindy McCready (Had the 1997 hit "If I Don't Stay The Night") is 33.

Singer Clay Aiken (Was on the 2nd season of "American Idol"; Had the 2003 hit "This Is The Night") is 30.

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Singer June Pointer is 55.



She died 2 years ago

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30  -BC- Cleopatra Egyptian queen commits suicide

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1900 Oscar Wilde Irish author, dies in Paris

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1996 Tiny Tim singer with the falsetto warble and ukulele ("Tiptoe Through the Tulips" ), dies at 64

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1937 Paul Stookey Baltimore MD, singer (Peter, Paul & Mary-Wedding Song)


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She died 2 years ago



Oh so sorry; Didn't know Ms Pointer had passed away, how sad.....anyway I modified my post and put her birthday in the right place

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Written By: star80 on 11/30/08 at 3:03 pm

November 30th Deaths


1900 - Oscar Wilde, Irish author, dies in Paris at 46 from Cerebral Meningitis

1973 - Bruce Yarnell, LA Calif, actor (Outlaws), dies at 35 in an Airplane Crash

1979 - Zeppo Marx, , US comic (Marx Brothers), dies at 78 from Lung Cancer

1993 - Bob Wolf, agent (New Kids on the Block, Larry Bird), dies

1994 - Lionel Stander, US blacklisted actor (Hart to Hart), dies at 86 from Lung Cancer

1996 - Tiny Tim, , entertainer (Tip Toe), dies at 71 from a Heart Attack

2005 - Jean Parker, American actress (Played Beth in the original movie "Little Women") dies at 90 from a Stroke

2007 - Evel Knievel, American motorcycle daredevil  dies at 69 from Diabetes and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

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She died 2 years ago


Not only did June Pointer die, but so did Luther Ingram which I wasn't aware of; He died last year, so sad to hear about both of them.

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Written By: star80 on 11/30/08 at 11:21 pm

Birthdays December 1, 2008


Singer Billy Paul (Had the 1970s R & B hit "Me And Mrs. Jones") is 74.

Actor-director Woody Allen is 73.

Sandy Nelson ("Teen Beat") is 70.

Pro Golfer Lee Trevino is 69.

Singer Dianne Lennon (The Lennon Sisters) is 69.

Rock singer-musician Eric Bloom (Blue Oyster Cult; Had the 1970s hit "Blinded By The Light") is 64.

Rock musician John Densmore (The Doors; Had 1960s hits like "LA Woman" and "Touch Me") is 64.

Actress-singer Bette Midler (Played the role of Rock Legend "Janis Joplin" in the movie "The Rose") is 63.

Singer Gilbert O'Sullivan (Had the 1970s hit "Alone Again Naturally") is 62.

Actor Treat Williams is 57.

Actress Charlene Tilton (Played the role of "Lucy" on the night time soap "Dallas") is 50.

Actress-model Carol Alt "Cover Girl" is 48.

Rock musician Brad Delson (Linkin Park) is 31. 
   

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Deaths December 1


1973  David Ben-Gurion founding father of Israel, dies in Tel Aviv at 87

1987   James Baldwin writer (Another Country, Notes of a Native Son, Blues for Mr. Charlie), dies at 63

1997  Stephane Grappelli French jazz violinist, dies at 89

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More Deaths for December 1st

1986 - Lee Dorsey "Kid Chocolate", Boxer/R & B Singer (Had the 1962 hit "Ya Ya") dies from Emphysema at the age of 61.

1996 - Irving Gordon, Songwriter (Wrote Nat King Cole's biggest hit "Unforgettable" which won a Grammy in 2002) dies at 80.

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1987   James Baldwin writer (Another Country, Notes of a Native Son, Blues for Mr. Charlie), dies at 63



James Baldwin also wrote "Go Tell It On The Mountain"; He died from Stomach Cancer.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/08 at 2:03 am

Birthday:
December 2nd 1973 - Monica Seles, Yugoslavian-born tennis player

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Death:
December 2nd 1982 - Marty Feldman, British comedian, writer and actor (b. 1933)

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Birthdays December 2, 2008


Character actor Bill Erwin (Star Trek: The Next Generation) is 94.

Actress Julie Harris (The Haunting) is 83.

Actress Cathy Lee Crosby (That's Incredible; Also the grandaughter of the late actor "Bing Crosby") is 64.

Actor Dan Butler (Frasier) is 54.

Broadcast journalist (NBC Dateline) Stone Phillips is 54.

Actor Dennis Christopher (Starred in the 1979 film "Breaking Away" with actor Dennis Quaid) is 53.

Actor Steven Bauer (Was Al Pacino's Co Star in the 1983 movie "Scarface") is 52.

Rock musician Rick Savage (Def Leppard) is 48.

Tennis Hall-of-Famer Tracy Austin is 46.

Rock musician Nate Mendel (Foo Fighters) is 40.

Soap Actress Rena Sofer (General Hospital; Won a Daytime Emmy Award in 1995 for her role as Lois Cerullo) is 40.

Actress Lucy Liu (Starred in the 2000 film "Charlie's Angels" and was on the tv show  "Ally McBeal") is 40.

Rapper Treach (Naughty By Nature) is 38.

Canadian Singer Nelly Furtado "I'm Like A Bird" is 30.

Pop singer Britney Spears (Had the 1999 hit "One More Time") is 27.

Actresses Daniella and Deanna Canterman (The twins played Mindy and Cindy Stage on the 2001 comedy series "Maybe It's Me")  are 16.

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Deaths December 2nd


1982 - Marty Feldman, Comedian/Actor "Young Frankenstein" dies from a Heart Attack at 48.

1986 - Desi Arnaz, Actor/Producer (Starred on "I Love Lucy" with his wife, actress Lucille Ball; Was also father to singer/actor Desi Arnaz, Jr. and actress Lucy Arnaz) dies from cancer at 69.

1990 - Robert Cummings, Actor (Love That Bob) dies from Kidney Failure at 82.

1995 - Roxie Roker, Actress (Played Helen Willis on "The Jeffersons"; Mother to musician Lenny Kravitz, former mother-in-law to actress Lisa Bonet and cousin to TV personality Al Roker) dies from Breast Cancer at 66.

2006 - Mariska Veres, Singer (Lead Singer for the band "Shocking Blue" who had the 1970 hit "Venus") dies from Cancer at 59.

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Written By: star80 on 12/03/08 at 12:20 am

Birthdays December 3, 2008


Country singer Ferlin Husky "Wings Of A Dove" is 83.

Pop Singer Andy Williams "Moon River" is 81.

Game Show Panelist/Singer Jaye P. Morgan (The Gong Show) is 77.

NASCAR Driver Bobby Allison (Has Won the "Daytona 50" three times) is 71.

Actress Mary Alice (I'll Fly Away) is 67.

Actress Valerie Perrine (Starred in the 1972 movie "Slaughterhouse 5) is 65.

Singer/Actor Paul Nicholas (Had the 1977 hit "Heaven On The 7th Floor; Did a cameo shot in the musical "Tommy") is 63.

Rock singer Ozzy Osbourne "Crazy Train" (Also had a show on MTV "The Osbournes") is 60.

Actress Heather Menzies (Starred in the tv movie "The James Dean Story"; Is married to actor Robert Ulrich of the tv show "Vegas") is 59.

Country musician Paul Gregg (Restless Heart) is 54.

Actor Steven Culp (JAG; ER) is 53.

Actress Daryl Hannah (Starred in the film "Steel Magnolias" with Sally Field, Shirley Maclaine, Julia Roberts, Dolly Parton and Olympia Dukakis) 48.

Actress Julianne Moore (Boogie Nights) is 48.

Actor Brendan Fraser (Starred in the 1996 movie "George Of The Jungle") is 40.

Actor Bruno Campos (Nip/Tuck) is 35.

Actress Holly Marie Combs (Picket Fences) is 35.

Actor Brian Bonsall (Family Ties) is 27. .

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Death for December 3rd


1999 - Madeline Kahn, Actress (Starred along side Ryan & Tatum O'Neal in the 1973 movie "Paper Moon"; Also starred in the tv show "Oh Madeline") dies from Ovarian Cancer at 57.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/08 at 1:21 am

Death:
December 3rd 1894 - Robert Louis Stevenson, Scottish writer (b. 1850)

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Birthday:
December 3rd 1952 - Mel Smith, English comedian

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1923 Maria Callas opera singer



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1930 Jean-Luc Godard French film director ( Breathless)

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Birthdays December 4, 2008


Actress-singer Deanna Durbin (Starred in the 1945 classic "Lady On A Train") is 87.

Game show host Wink Martindale (Tic-Tac-Dough) is 74.

Actor-producer Max Baer Junior (Played the role of Jethro on "The Beverly Hillbillies) is 71.

Musician Freddy Cannon (Had the 1960s hit "Palisades Park") is 68.

Actress Gemma Jones (Starred in the 1995 film "Sense And Sensibility") is 66.

Rock musician Bob Mosley (Moby Grape) is 66.

Singer-musician Chris Hillman (The Byrds; Turn, Turn, Turn) is 64.

Musician Terry Woods (The Pogues) is 61.

Rock singer Southside Johnny Lyon is 60.

Actor Jeff Bridges (Starred in the 1980s movie "Against All Odds") is 59.

Actress Pamela Stephenson (Superman 3) is 58.

Rock musician Gary Rossington (Founding member of the southern rock group "Lynyrd Skynyrd") is 57.

Actress Patricia Wettig (Starred in the tv show "30 Something") is 57.

Country musician Brian Prout (Diamond Rio) is 53.

Rock musician Bob Griffin (The BoDeans) is 49.

Rock singer Vinnie Dombroski (Sponge) is 46.

Actress Marisa Tomei (My Cousin Vinny) is 44.

Actress Chelsea Noble (Starred with Kirk Cameron in the 1980s tv show "Growing Pains" and later married him) is 44.

Actor-comedian Fred Armisen ("Saturday Night Live" cast member) is 42.

Rapper Jay-Z (Owner of the 40/40 Club and the New Jersey Nets) is 39.

Actress-model /Talk Show Host Tyra Banks (Starred on "The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air") is 35.

WWE Model Brooke Adams is 24.

Actor Orlando Brown (Plays Eddie in "That's So Raven") is 21.

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Deaths December 4th


1967 - Bert Lahr, Actor (Played the "Cowardly Lion" in the classic film "The Wizard Of Oz") dies at 72 from Pneumonia.

1976 - Tommy Bolin, Rock Musician "Deep Purple" dies of a Heroin Overdose at 25.

1993 - Frank Zappa "Frank Zappa And The Mothers" dies from Prostate Cancer at 52.

2007 - Pimp C., Rapper dies from an Accidental Drug Overdose of Cough Syrup and Sleep Apnea at 33.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/08 at 2:31 am

Death December 4th

1976 - Benjamin Britten, English composer (b. 1913)

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Written By: star80 on 12/05/08 at 7:40 am

Birthdays December 5, 2008


Singer Little Richard "Lucille" is 76.

Songwriter/Musician J.J. Cale (Wrote the songs "After Midnight" and "Cocaine" recorded by rock musician "Eric Clapton") is 70.

Opera singer Jose Carreras (I Lombardi) is 62.

Pop singer Jim Messina (Formerly with the bands:  Buffalo Springfield, Poco and Loggins & Messina) is 61.

Actress Morgan Brittany (Starred on the 1980s tv show "Dallas") is 57.

Pop Singer Andy Kim (Had the 1970s hit "Baby I Love You") is 56.

Country singer Ty England (Started out as a member of country singer "Garth Brooks" band; Had the 1995 single "Should've Ask Her Faster") is 45.

Radio Announcer Doctor Dre (Was Co Host of the MTV show Hip Hop music show "Yo! MTV Raps"; Not to be confused with Dr. Dre, the rapper) is 45.

Rock singer-musician John Rzeznik (The Goo Goo Dolls) is 43.

Country singer Gary Allan (Man To Man) is 41.

Stand- Up Comedian-actress Margaret Cho (Starred in the 1996 movie "It's My Party" with Eric Roberts And Gregory Harrison) is 40.

Actor Nick Stahl (Starred in the movie "Terminator 3: Rise Of The Machines) is 29.

Actor Frankie Muniz ("Malcolm in the Middle") is 23.

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Deaths December 5th


1791 - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, composer, dies in Vienna Austria from Acute Rheumatic Fever at 35

1942 - Buck Jones, Hollywood's last cowboy hero actor (Headin' East), buried

1955 - Paul Harvey, actor (Calamity Jane, Heldorado, Jamboree), dies from Coronary Thrombosis at 73

1968 - Fred Clark, actor (Zotz, Auntie Mame), dies of liver ailment at 54

1987 - "Fat" Larry James, US drummer (Fat Larry's Band-Zoom), dies at 38

1993 - Douglas Hopkins, guitarist (Gin Blossoms), dies of gun shot at 32

1998 - Al Gore, Sr., American politician dies at 91

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Deaths December 5th


1791 - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, composer, dies in Vienna Austria at 35


Some say that Mozart was murdered.

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Written By: star80 on 12/06/08 at 11:09 am

Birthdays December 6, 2008


Jazz musician Dave Brubeck is 88.

Country singer Helen Cornelius (Did many duets with counry singer Jim Ed Brown in the 70s and 80s; Had the hit "I Don't Wanna Have To Marry You") is 67.

Actress JoBeth Williams (Poltergeist) is 60.

TV/Film Actress Gina Hecht (Mork & Mindy; St. Elmo's Fire) is 55.

Actor Tom Hulce (Got his acting start in the 1978 National Lampoon movie "Animal House" which starred the late comedian/actor "John Belushi") is 55.

Soap Star Kin Shriner (General Hospital; Brother to Talk Show Host "Wil Shriner") is 55.

Talk show host Wil Shriner is 55.

Actor Miles Chapin is 54.

Rock musician Peter Buck (R.E.M.) is 52.

Actress Janine Turner (Was on the tv show "Northern Exposure") is 46.

Rock musician Ulf "Buddha" Ekberg (Ace of Base; "The Sign") is 38.

Actress Colleen Haskell is 32.

Soap Star Lindsay Price (All My Children; The Bold & The Beautiful") is 32.

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Deaths December 6th


1889 - Jefferson Davis, Pres of Confederate States (1861-5), dies from Natural Causes at 81

1926 - Claude Monet, French painter (impressionist), dies from Lung Cancer at 86

1949 - Leadbelly, , blues singer, dies from Lou Gehrig's Disease at 64

1972 - Janet Munro, actress (Crawling Eye, Swiss Family Robinson), dies at 38

1988 - Bill Harris, US guitarist (Clovers-Love Potion No 9), dies at 63

1988 - Roy Orbison, singer (Pretty Woman), dies of massive heart attack at 52

1989 - Frances Beauvier, actress (Aunt Bee, Mayberry), dies from a Heart Attack at 86

1993 - Don Ameche, actor (Cocoon), dies of prostate cancer at 85

1994 - Alan Owen, English screenplay/actor (Hard Day's Night), dies at 69

1994 - Gian Maria Volonte, actresss (Fistful of Dollars), dies from a Heart Attack at 61

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Birthdays December 7, 2008


Actor Eli Wallach (Magnificent 7) is 93.

Bluegrass singer Bobby Osborne is 77.

Actress Ellen Burstyn (Starred in the 1973 horror film "The Exorcist") is 76.

Baseball Hall-of-Famer  (Cincinnati Reds) Johnny Bench is 61.

Country singer Gary Morris "100% Chace Of Rain" is 60.

Singer/Songwriter/Composer Tom Waits (Composed the music for the film "Bram Stroker's Dracula" and wrote the song "Downtown Train" for pop singer "Rod Stewart") is 59.

Actress Priscilla Barnes (Replace Suzanne Somers on the tv show "Three's Company; Starred in the James Bond film "License To Kill") is 53.

NBA Basketball Hall-of-Famer Larry Bird (Boston Celtics) is 52.

Former "Tonight Show" announcer Edd (cq) Hall is 50.

Rock musician Tim Butler (The Psychedelic Furs) is 50.

Actor Jeffrey Wright (Starred in the movie "Presumed Innocent" with Harrison Ford) is 43.

Actor C. Thomas Howell (The Outsiders) is 42.

Pop singer Nicole Appleton (All Saints) is 33.

Actress Shiri Appleby "Roswell" is 30.

Pop Singer/Actor Aaron Carter (Younger brother to Nick Carter of "The Backstreet Boys"; Starred in the 2005 movie "Popstar") is 21.


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Deaths December 7th


1988 - Christopher Connelly, actor (Liar's Moon, Hawmps), dies from Lung Cancer at 47

1990 - Delecta "Dee" Clark, US singer (Raindrops), dies from a Heart Attack at 52

1990 - Joan Bennett, US actress (House Across the Bay), dies from a Heart Attack at 80

1996 - Eugene Izzi, mystery writer "King Of The Hustlers", hangs himself at 43

2005 - Lucy d'Abreu, was the oldest living person in the United Kingdom from April 2004 until her death (b. 1892)

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Written By: star80 on 12/08/08 at 8:24 am

Birthdays December 8, 2008


Actor David Carradine (Kung Fu) is 72.

Singer Jerry Butler (The Impressions "For Your Precious Love") is 69.

Pop musician Bobby Elliott (The Hollies) is 66.

Rock singer-musician Gregg Allman (The Allman Brothers Band) is 61.

Actress Kim Basinger (Nadine) is 55.

Rock musician Phil Collen (Def Leppard) is 51.

Actress Teri Hatcher (Desperate Housewives) is 44.

Rapper Bushwick Bill (The Geto Boys) is 42. 

Singer Sinead O'Connor (Nothing Compares 2 U) is 42.

Rock musician Ryan Newell (Sister Hazel) is 36. 
   

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Deaths December 8th


1978 - Golda Meir, Israel's PM (1969-74), dies in Jerusalem from Cancer at 80

1980 - John Lennon, assassinated in NY by Mark David Chapman at 40

1982 - Marty Robbins, country singer, dies following Cardiac Surgery at 57

1983 - Slim Pickins, actor (Blazing Saddles), dies after Brain Surgery at 64

1984 - Razzle, English Musician and drummer for Hanoi Rocks was killed in a car wreck he was involved in with Motley Crue singer Vince Neil at the age of 24; Neil survived.

1988 - Herbert "Tubo" Rhoad, US singer (Persuasions-Good news), dies at 44

2004 - Dimebag Dayrl, heavy metal guitarist in band "Pantera" is shot & killed while performing onstage in Columbus Ohio by crazed fan Nathan Gale

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Birthdays December 9, 2008


Actor Kirk Douglas (Holocaust 2000; Father to actor Michael Douglas) is 92.

Actress Dina Merrill (Butterfield 8) is 83.

Actor Dick Van Patten (Starred on the tv show "Eight Is Enough") is 80.

Actor Beau Bridges (Starred alongside Dennis Quaid in the film "Great Balls Of Fire"; Son of actor Lloyd Bridges and brother of actor Jeff Bridges) is 67. 

NFL Football Hall-of-Famer Dick Butkus (Was the greatest "Linebacker" of his generation; Played for the "Chicago Bears") is 66.

Actor Michael Nouri (Starred in the 1980s film "Flashdance") is 63.

Actor John Malkovich (Killing Fields) is 55.

Country singer Sylvia (Had the 1982 hit "Nobody") is 52.

Singer/game show host Donny Osmond (Had hits with "The Osmonds" in the 70s; Starred with sister, Marie on "The Donny And Marie Show") is 51.

Rock musician Nick Seymour (Crowded House) is 50.

Actor Joe Lando (Starred in the tv show "Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman" as Jane Seymour's love interest) is 47.

Actress Felicity Huffman (Desperate Housewives) is 46. 

Rock singer-musician Thomas Flowers (Oleander) is 41.

Rock musician Brian Bell (Weezer) is 40.

Rock singer-musician Jakob Dylan (Wallflowers) is 39.

Actress Allison Smith (Starred in the tv show "Kate & Allie") is 39.

Rock musician Tre Cool (Green Day) is 36.

Actor Jesse Metcalfe (Desperate Housewives) is 30.

Actor Simon Helberg (Starred on "Madtv" and "The Big Bang Theory") is 28.

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Deaths December 9th


1988 - Roy Orbison, rocker (Pretty Woman), dies of a heart attack at 52

1981 - Sonny Til of the Orioles ("Crying In The Chapel") dies of a heart attack in a Baltimore hospital at 53

1992 - Vincent Gardenia, actor (Starred in the film "Moonstruck" and the tv shows "All in the Family" and "LA Law"), dies of a heart attack at 71

1995 - Vivian Blaine, actress (Guys & Dolls), dies of heart failure at 74

2006 - Freddie Marsden of Gerry & the Pacemakers ("Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying") dies at 66

2006 - Georgia Gibbs ("Tweedle Dee") dies of complications of leukemia at 87

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Written By: star80 on 12/10/08 at 11:47 am

Birthdays December 10, 2008


Actor Harold Gould (Was on the 1970s tv show "Rhoda") is 85.

Actor Tommy Kirk (Starred in the Disney Classic Film "Old Yeller") is 67.

Actress Fionnula Flanagan (Rich Man, Poor Man) is 67.

Pop singer Chad Stuart (Chad and Jeremy) is 67.

Actor Tim Considine (Played oldest brother, Mike on the 1960s tv show "My Three Sons") is 67.

Actor Peter Michael Goetz "Jumping Jack Flash" is 67.

Actress Tisha Sterling "Coogan's Bluff" is 64.

Soap Star-singer Gloria Loring (Days Of Our Lives) is 62.

Pop-funk musician Walter "Clyde" Orange (The Commodores) is 62.

Rhythm-and-blues singer Ralph Tavares (Was with the 1970s Disco Band "Tavares"; Had the hit "Disco Inferno") is 60.

Rhythm-and-blues singer Jessica Cleaves (Friends of Distinction) is 60.

Country singer Johnny Rodriguez (I Just Can't Get Her Out Of My Mind) is 57.

Actress Susan Dey (Was a regular cast member on the 1960s tv show "The Partridge Family" and on the 1990s tv show "LA Law") is 56.

Actress Nia Peeples (Starred on the tv series "Fame") is 47.

Actress Summer Phoenix (Younger sister of the late actor "River Phoenix" and actor Joaquin Phoenix)

Actress Raven-Symone (Star of the tv show "That's So Raven"; Was also on "The Cosby Show") is 23.

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Deaths December 10th


1964 - Sam Cooke, US, singer (Sad Moon), slain at a motel at 33

1967 - Carl Cunningham, rocker (Bar-kays), killed in a plane crash

1967 - Jimmy King, rocker (Bar-kays), dies in a plane crash

1967 - Otis Redding, singer (Dock of Bay), dies in plane crash at 26

1967 - Phalin Jones, rocker (Bar-kays), dies in plane crash

1967 - Ron Caldwell, rocker (Bar-kays), dies in a plane crash

1977 - Adolph Rupp, American basketball coach (Coached the "Kentucky Wildcats" from 1930 - 1972) dies at 76

1979 - Ann Dvorak, actress (G Men, Life of Her Own, Scarface), dies of undisclosed causes at 67

1982 - Freeman "Amos" Gosden, US radio actor (Amos 'n' Andy), dies of congestive heart failure 83

1988 - Dick Clair, comedian (Clair & McMahon, Facts of Life), dies of AIDS

1988 - Richard Castellano, aqctor (Honor thy Father), dies from a heart attack at 55

1995 - Darren Robinson aka "Buffy", "The Human Beat Box" and "DJ Doctor Nice" (Was a siinger with "The Fat Boys") dies from a heart attack at 28

1996 - Faron Young, country singer/actor (Hidden Guns), commits suicide at 34

1999 - Rick Danko, Canadian bassist and singer (The Band) dies in his sleep at 56

1999 - Shirley Hemphill, American actress "What's Happening" dies from kidney failure at 52

2005 - Richard Pryor, American comedian and actor (Harlem Nights; Stir Crazy) dies of cardiac arrest at 65

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Written By: star80 on 12/11/08 at 3:15 am

Birthdays December 11, 2008


Actress Rita Moreno (West Side Story 1961) is 77.

Pop singer David Gates (Bread) is 68.

Actress Donna Mills "Knots Landing" is 66.

Singer Brenda Lee "I'm Sorry" is 64. 

Actress Lynda Day George (Was on the tv show "Mission Impossible" from 1971 - 1973; She is the widow of the late actor, Christopher George who starred in the 1960s tv show "Rat Patrol") is 64.

Actress Teri Garr (Played in the 1974 movie "Young Frankenstein") is 60.

Actress Bess Armstrong (Was on the 1970s tv show "On Our Own") is 55.

Singer Jermaine Jackson ("The Jackson 5" ABC) is 54.

Rock musician Nikki Sixx (Motley Crue) is 50.

Rock musician Darryl Jones (The Rolling Stones) is 48.

Musiciian David Schools (Gov't Mule, Widespread Panic) is 44. 

Actress-comedian Mo'Nique ("The Parkers") is 40.

Actor Rider Strong (Boy Meets World) is 29.

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Written By: star80 on 12/11/08 at 3:20 am

Deaths December 11th


1964 - Sam Cooke, rock vocalist, shot to death at 29

1971 - Maurice "Mac" McDonald, American fast-food pioneer (He along with his brother Richard opened the first McDonald's Restaurant in San Bernadino, California in 1940) dies at 69

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Written By: star80 on 12/12/08 at 1:25 pm

Birthdays December 12, 2008


TV host Bob Barker (Hosted the game show "The Price Is Right" for many years is 85.

Singer Connie Francis "Where The Boys Are" is 70.

Singer Dionne Warwick "Dejavu" is 68.

Rock singer-musician Dickey Betts (Co founder and member of the southern rock group "The Allman Brothers") is 65.

Actor Wings Hauser (Played Greg Foster on the soap "The Young & The Restless" during the 1970s when the show originally aired) is 61.

Actor Duane Chase (Film: "The Sound of Music") is 58.

Gymnast-turned-actress Cathy Rigby is 56.

Singer-musician Sheila E. "Glamorous" is 51.

Rock musician Eric Schenkman (Spin Doctors) is 45.

Actress Jennifer Connelly (Starred along side Russell Crowe in the film "A Beautiful Mind") is 38.

Country singer Hank Williams III (Grandson of the country music legend "Hank Williams, Sr." and son of the country music singer "Hank Williams, Jr."; Had the 2008 country music hit "Six Pack Of Beer") is 36.

Model Bridget Hall is 31.

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: star80 on 12/13/08 at 3:23 pm

Deaths December 12th


1939 - Douglas Fairbanks, actor (Zorro, 3 Musketeers, Robin Hood), dies at 56

1965 - Johnny Lee, actor (Calhoun-Amos 'n' Andy), dies at 67

1971 - David Sarnoff, US TV pioneer (RCA), dies at 80

1976 - Jack Cassidy, actor (Oscar/Jetman-He & She), dies in a fire at 49

1978 - Fay Compton, actress (Othello), dies at 74

1985 - Anne Baxter, actress (Myra-Marcus Welby, Victoria-Hotel), dies from a brain aneurysm at 62

1985 - Ian Stewart, keyboardist/road mgr (Rolling Stones), dies from a heart attack at 47

1996 - Jean-Pierre Guerlain, cosmetics pioneer, dies at 91

2003 - Keiko, orca, star of Free Willy dies from pneumonia (b. 1977)

2006 - Peter Boyle, American actor (Everybody Loves Raymond) dies from multiple myeloma and heart disease at 71

2007 - Ike Turner, American singer, former husband of Tina Turner dies from a cocaine overdose at 76

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Written By: star80 on 12/13/08 at 3:32 pm

Birthdays December 13, 2008


Actor-comedian Dick Van Dyke (Starred in the Disney children's classic film "Mary Poppins" and was the star of his own tv show in the 1960s "The Dick Van Dyke Show") is 83.

Actor Christopher Plummer (Starred in the 1980s tv mini series "The Thorn Birds") is 81.

Singer/Actor/Game Show Host John Davidson (Hosted "That's Incredible") is 67.

Singer Ted Nugent "Cat Scratch Fever" is 60.

Country singer-musician Randy Owen (Alabama) is 59.

Country singer John Anderson "Just A Swingin'" is 54.

Singer-actor Morris Day (Had the 1984 hit "Jungle Love") is 52.

Actor Johnny Whitaker (Best remembered for his role as the twin "Jody"in the 1960s tv show "Family Affair") is 49.

Actor-comedian Jamie Foxx (Best known for playing the role of singer Ray Charles in the movie "Ray") is 41. 

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Written By: star80 on 12/14/08 at 9:22 am

Deaths December 13th


1958 - Tim Moore, actor (Kingfish-Amos 'n' Andy), dies from pulmonary tuberculosis at 70

1961 - Grandma Moses, US painter, dies at 101

1966 - Charles Watts, actor (Lone Ranger & Lost City of Gold), dies of cancer

1974 - Rufe Davis, actor (Floyd Smoot-Petticoat Junction), dies at 66

1983 - Leora Dana, actress (Amityville II, Change of Habit), dies at 60

1986 - Heather Angel, actress (Lifeboat, Daniel Boone), dies of cancer at 77

1994 - Norman Beaton, actor (Eureka, Black Joy, Mighty Quinn), dies at 60

1997 - Alexander Oppenheim, mathematician, dies from natural causes at 94

2005 - Timothy Jordan II, American musician (The All American Rejects, Jonezetta) commits suicide at 24

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Written By: star80 on 12/14/08 at 9:27 am

Birthdays December 14, 2008


Actor Hal Williams (Played the role of "Smitty", the black cop on the 1970s tv show "Sanford & Son"; Also was on the 1980s tv show "227") is 70.

Actress Patty Duke (Starred in "The Miracle Worker") is 62.

Pop singer Joyce Vincent-Wilson (Tony Orlando and Dawn) is 62.

Actress Dee Wallace-Stone (Starred in the 1981 film "The Howling") is 60.

Rhythm-and-blues singer Lewis McNeir (The Four Tops) is 59.

Rock musician Cliff Williams (AC/DC) is 59.

Singer-musician Peter "Spider" Stacy (The Pogues) is 50.

Actress Cynthia Gibb (Was a cast member of the 1980s tv show "Fame") is 45.

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Written By: star80 on 12/14/08 at 9:35 am

Deaths December 14th


1799 - George Washington, 1st president USA (1789-97), dies from asphyxia and dehydration at 67

1861 - Prince Albert, consort of Englandd/husband of Queen Victoria, dies from typhoid fever at 42

1945 - Forrester Harvey, actor (Tarzan & Mate, Chump at Oxford), dies at 61

1963 - Dinah Washington, singer, dies of sleeping pill overdose at 39

1964 - William Bendix, actor (Life of Riley), dies from lobar pneumonia at 58

1975 - Arthur Treacher, TV announcer (Merv Griffin Show; Also had the 1970s chain of restaurants "Arthur Treacher Fish And Chips........one of my first jobs was working at one in Indianapolis, Indiana), dies at 81

1989 - Jock Mahoney, actor (Played Tarzan in "Tarzan Goes To India" in 1962) dies from a stroke two days after he was in an automobile accident at 70

1993 - Myrna Loy, actress (Jazz Singer), dies during surgery for breast cancer at 88

1997 - Stubby Kaye, actor (Guys & Dolls, Sweet Charity), dies from lung cancer at 79

1997 - Kurt Winter, Canadian musician (The Guess Who) dies from kidney failure at 51

1998 - Norman Fell, actor (Played the role of Mr. Roper on the 1970s tv sitcom "Three's Company") dies from cancer at 74

2002 - Jeanne Crain, American actress (Starred in the 1950l film "Cheaper By The Dozen") dies from a heart attack at 78

2006 - Atlantic Records President Ahmet Ertegun dies in a New York hospital from injuries sustained in a fall at 73

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Written By: star80 on 12/15/08 at 6:57 am

Birthdays December 15, 2008


Actor-comedian Tim Conway (The Carol Burnett Show) is 75.

Singer Cindy Birdsong (The Supremes) is 69.

Rock musician Dave Clark (The Dave Clark Five) is 66.

Rock musician Carmine Appice (Vanilla Fudge) is 62.

Actor Don Johnson (Miami Vice; Nash Bridges) is 59.

Rock musician Paul Simonon (The Clash) is 53.

Country singer Doug Phelps (Brother Phelps; Kentucky Headhunters) is 48.

Actress Helen Slater (Starred in the 1980s film "Billie Jean") is 45.

"Crowd-hyper" Kito Trawick (Ghostown DJs) is 31.

Actor Adam Brody (The O.C.) is 29.

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Written By: star80 on 12/15/08 at 7:03 am

Deaths December 15th


1943 - Thomas W "Fats" Waller, jazz pianist, dies at 39 in KC Missouri

1944 - Glenn Miller, US jazz composer/orch leader (Danny boy), is listed as "MIA" (missing in action) by the US Air Force where he was a Major at 40; His plane has never been found

1966 - Walt Disney, animator, dies from lung cancer at 65

1990 - Jean Paige, actress (Capt Blood, Black Beauty), dies at 95

2001 - Rufus Thomas, R & B musician (Had the 1970s hit "Do The Funky Chicken") dies from heart failure at 84

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Written By: star80 on 12/16/08 at 12:03 pm

Birthdays December 16, 2008


Civil rights attorney Morris Dees is 72.

Actress Liv Ullmann (Cries & Whispers) is 70,

CBS news correspondent Lesley Stahl is 67.

Pop singer Benny Andersson (ABBA) is 62.

Rock singer-musician Billy Gibbons (ZZ Top) is 59.

Actress Alison LaPlaca (Played Rachel's boss on the tv show "Friends") is 49.

Actor Sam Robards (Starred in the film "Casualties Of War"; Is also the son of actors Jason Robards and Lauren Bacall) is 47.

Actor Jon Tenney (Starred in the movie "Fools Rush In"; Is also the ex husband of actress Teri Hatcher) is 47.

Actor Benjamin Bratt (Plays Detective Ray Curtis on the tv show "Law & Order") is 45.

Subject: Re: Celebrity birthday's and death's - an observance

Written By: star80 on 12/16/08 at 12:10 pm

Deaths December 16th


1935 - Thelma Todd, actress (Horse Feathers, Bohemian Girl), dies from carbon monoxide poisoning at 30

1960 - Anna Luther, silent screen actress (Sinners in Silk), dies at 63

1980 - Harland "Colonel" Sanders, founder Kentucky Fried Chicken, dies from pneumonia at 90

1982 - Colin Chapman, English engineer and automobile manufacturer, founder of Lotus Cars dies from a heart attack at 54

1985 - Paul Castellano, Organized-crime chief, shot dead at a NYC restaurant at 70

1989 - Lee Van Cleef, US actor (Good, Bad & Ugly), dies from a heart attack at 64

1993 - Moses Gunn, actor (Roots), dies of asthma at 64

1997 - Nicolette Larson, singer (Lotta Love), dies from brain seizure at 45

1997 - Richard Warwick, actor (Johnny Dangerously, Sebastine, If), dies from AIDS at 51

1997 - Lillian Disney, widow of Walt Disney, dies from a stroke at 98

2003 - Gary Stewart, American musician and songwriter (Had the 1970s country hit "Drinkin' Thing") dies at 56 from a self inflicted gunshot wound to the neck just 20 days after his wife of 43 years passed away

2007 - Dan Fogelberg, American singer/songwriter dies from prostate cancer at 56

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: star80 on 12/17/08 at 12:10 pm

Birthdays December 17, 2008


Actor Dave Madden (Played the role of Rueben Kincaid on the 1960s tv show "The Partridge Family") is 77.

Actor George Lindsey (Played Goober Pyle on "The Andy Griffith Show") is 73.

Baseball Manager Cal Ripkin, Sr. (Baltimore Orioles) is 73.

Rock singer-musician Art Neville (The Neville Brothers) is 71.

Actor Christopher Cazenove (Played the role of Ben on the tv show "Dynasty") is 63.

Actor Ernie Hudson (Starred in the film "Ghostbusters") is 63.

Actor Wes Studi (Last Of The Mohicans) is 61.

Pop musician Jim Bonfanti (The Raspberries; Had the 1970s hit "Go All The Way") is 60.

Rock singer Paul Rodgers (Bad Company; The Firm) is 59.

Singer Wanda Hutchinson (The Emotions) is 57.

Actor Bill Pullman (Starred with Madonna in the film "A League Of Their Own") is 55.

Actor Barry Livingston (Played Ernie on the 1960s tv show "My Three Sons") is 55.

Rock musician Mike Mills (R.E.M.) is 50.

Pop singer Sarah Dallin (Bananarama) is 47.

Actor Eric Brown (Played the role of "Buzz" on the tv show Mama's Family) is 44.

Country singer Tracy Byrd (Had the 2002 hit "Ten Rounds With Jose Cuervo") is 42.

Mixed Martial Arts Artist Chuck Liddell "The Iceman", UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship) winner is 39.

Craig Bullock "DJ Homicide" (Sugar Ray; Had the 1997 hit "Fly") is 38.

Actor Sean Patrick Thomas (Starrd with actress Julia Stiles in the 2001 teen film "Save The Last Dance") is 38.

Actor Giovanni Ribisi (Starred in the tv show "My 2 Dads") is 34.

Actress Milla Jovovich (Return To The Blue Lagoon) is 33.

Actor Jordan Garrett (Starred in Kevin Bacon's 2007 film "Death Sentence") is 16.

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Written By: star80 on 12/17/08 at 11:03 pm

Deaths December 17th


1992 - Dana Andrews, US actor (The Last Tycoon (1976)), dies of pneumonia at 83

1993 - Janet Margolin, US actress (Annie Hall), dies at 50 of ovarian cancer

1996 - Irving Caesar, American lyricist/Theatre Composer "Tea For Two", dies at 101

1999 - Grover Washington, Jr., American saxophonist dies from a massive heart attack at 56

1999 - Rex Allen, American actor, singer and songwriter "Don't Go Near The Indians" dies from a massive coronary at 78

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/18/08 at 7:21 am

Birthday:

December 18th 1946 - Steven Spielberg, American film director

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Written By: star80 on 12/18/08 at 7:53 am

Birthdays December 18, 2008


Actor Roger Smith (77 Sunset Strip) is 76.

Rock singer-musician Keith Richards "The Rolling Stones" is 65.

Movie producer-director Steven Spielberg (E.T.) is 62.

Movie reviewer Leonard Maltin is 58.

Actor Ray Liotta (Goodfellas) is 53.

Actor Brad Pitt (Mexico) is 45.

Country/rap singer Cowboy Troy is 38.

Rapper DMX is 38.

DJ Lethal (Limp Bizkit) is 36.

Actress Katie Holmes (Starred on the tv show "Dawson's Creek"; Also has a child and in a relationship with actor Tom Cruise) is 30.

Singer Christina Aguilera "Beautiful" is 28.

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Written By: star80 on 12/18/08 at 8:42 am

Deaths December 18th


1931 - John T "Legs" Diamond, US gangster, murdered at 35

1971 - Bobby Jones Jr, PGA golfer (Grand Slam 1930), dies from syringomyelia at 69

1971 - Diana Lynn, actress (Annapolis Story, Easy Come Easy Go), dies from a stroke at 45

1977 - Cyril Ritchard, actor (Played Captain Hook on "Peter Pan" in 1951 with actress Mary Martin), dies from a heart attack at 80

1986 - Mamo Clark, actor (1 Million BC, Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island), dies from cancer at 72

1990 - Anne Revere, actress (National Velvet), dies of pneumonia at 87

1992 - Mark Goodson, TV game show producer (Goodson-Toddman), dies from pancreatic cancer at 77

1993 - Sam Wanamaker, actor (Pvt Benjamin), dies of prostate cancer at 74

1997 - Chris Farley, comedian (SNL, Tommy Boy), dies from a drug overdose at 33

2006 - Joseph Barbera, American cartoonist (Hanna & Barbera "The Flintstones") dies at 95

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: star80 on 12/19/08 at 12:10 pm

Birthdays December 19, 2008


Country singer Little Jimmy Dickens (Grand Ole Opry Star) is 88.

Composer-lyricist Robert Sherman ("Mary Poppins") is 83.

Actress Cicely Tyson (Starred in the 1977 tv mini series "Roots" and the 2002 tv movie "The Rosa Parks Story) is 75.

Rhythm-and-blues singer-musician Maurice White (Earth, Wind and Fire) is 67.

Actor Tim Reid (Had roles in the tv shows "Sister, Sister" and "That 70s Show") is 64.

Rock singer Alvin Lee (Ten Years After) is 64.

TV Host/Game Show Contestant/Actress Elaine Joyce (Was a regular on the game show "Match Game" and was the host of "The All New Datin Game" from 1986-1987) is 63.

Singer Janie Fricke (Had the 1985 country hit "She's Single Again") is 61.

Actor Mike Lookinland (Played the role of Bobby Brady on the 1970s tv show "The Brady Bunch") is 48.

Actress Jennifer Beals (Starred in the 1980s musical film "Flashdance") is 45.

Actor Scott Cohen (Was a cast member on the 2005 tv show "Law & Order:  Trial By Jury") is 44.

Actor Robert MacNaughton (Starred in Steven Spielberg's famous film of the 1980s "E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial") is 42.

Actress Kristy Swanson (Starred in the 1992 film "Buffy And The Vampire Slayer") is 39.

Actress Alyssa Milano (Best remembered for her role as Samantha on the tv show "Who's The Boss" from 1984 - 1992) is 36.

Actor Jake Gyllenhaal (Starred opposite the late actor, Heath Ledger, in the 2005 film "Brokeback Mountain") is 28.

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Written By: star80 on 12/19/08 at 1:10 pm

Deaths December 19th


1986 - V. C. Andrews, American author (Flowers In The Attic) dies at 63

1993 - Michael Clarke, drummer (Byrds), dies of liver failure at 49

2000 - Rob Buck, Guitarist and Founding Member of the rock group "10,000 Maniacs" dies from kidney failure at 42

2000 - Pops Staples, American singer (The Staple Singers; Had the 1970s hit "I'll Take You There) dies at 85

2003 - Hope Lange, American actress (Best known for her role in the 1960s tv show "The Ghost And Mrs. Muir") dies from ischemic colitis at 70

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: star80 on 12/20/08 at 7:50 pm

Birthdays December 20, 2008


Actor John Hillerman (Magnum P.I.) is 76.

Rock musician Peter Criss "KISS" is 63.

Psychic Uri Geller is 62.

Singer Alan Parsons (Had the 1982 hit "Eye In The Sky") is 59.

Actress Jenny Agutter (Starred in the 1981 film "An American Werewolf In London") is 56.

Actor Michael Badalucco (Plays the role of attorney Jimmy Berluti in the 1997 tv show "The Practice") is 54.

Actress Blanche Baker (Starred in the 1979 tv miniseries "Holocaust") is 52.

Rock singer-musician Mike Watts (The Secondmen, Minutemen, fIREHOSE) is 51.

Rock singer Chris Robinson (Lead singer for the rock group "The Black Crowes"; Was married to actress Kate Hudson for 7 years) is 42. 

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Written By: star80 on 12/20/08 at 8:16 pm

Deaths December 20th


1968 - John Steinbeck, author (Grapes of Wrath, Nobel 1940, 62), dies from a heart attack at 66

1973 - Bobby Darin, singer (Mack the Knife), dies of heart failure at 37

1976 - Walter Fitzgerald, actor (Adv of Sadie, Fallen Idol), dies at 80

1988 - Max Robinson, 1st black network (ABC) TV anchor, dies of AIDS at 49

1989 - Audrey Christie, actress (Splendor in the Grass), dies at 77

1991 - Thomas Newman, actor/composer (Cape Fear), dies of heart attack at 60

1995 - Madge Sinclair, actress (Star Trek IV, Conrack, Convoy), dies from leukemia at 55

1996 - Carl Sagan, scientist (Contact; Presented the 1980 tv show "Cosmos: A Personal Voyage"), dies at 62

1997 - Vincent Ciccone, inventor (Blow-Pops candy), dies at 81

1999 - Hank Snow, Canadian singer (Had the 1973 hit "Hello Love") dies at 85

2001 - Foster Brooks, American actor and comedian dies from heart trouble at 89

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: star80 on 12/22/08 at 10:12 am

Birthdays December 21, 2008


Country singer Freddie Hart "Easy Loving" is 82.

Talk show host Phil Donahue (Husband to actress Marlo Thomas) is 73.

Actress Jane Fonda (On Golden Pond) is 71.

Musician Ray Hildebrand of the duo "Paul & Paula" (Had the 1960s hit "Hey Paula") is 68.

R & B Singer Gwen McCrae (Had the 1975 hit "Rockin' Chair") is 65.

Actor Samuel L. Jackson "A Long Kiss Goodnight" is 60.

Singer Nick Gilder (Had the 1978 hit "Hot Child In The City") is 57.

R & B Singer Betty Wright (Had the 1971 hit "Clean Up Woman") is 55.

Tennis Hall-of-Famer Chris Evert is 54.

Country singer Lee Roy Parnell (Had the 1992 hit "What Kind Of Fool Do You Think I Am?") is 52.

Actor-comedian Ray Romano "Everybody Loves Raymond" is 51.

Country singer Christy Forester (The Forester Sisters) is 46.

Rock musician Murph (The Lemonheads; Dinosaur Jr.) is 44.

Actor-comedian Andy Dick (Was in the 2001 film "Zoolander") is 43.

Actor Kiefer Sutherland "Flatliners" is 42.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: star80 on 12/22/08 at 11:12 am

Deaths December 21st


1945 - George S Patton, US General (Sicily/Normandy), dies in car crash at 60

1955 - Dorothy Bernard, actress (Margaret-Life With Father), dies at 65

1967 - Stuart Erwin, actor (Trouble With Father), dies of heart attack at 64

1974 - Richard Long, actor (Nanny & Professor), dies  from a heart attack at 47

1983 - Rod Cameron, actor (Santa Fe Passage, Stampede), dies at 73

1987 - Robert Paige, actor (Son of Dracula, Pardon My Sarong), dies at 76

1987 - John Spence, founding member of the pop group "No Doubt" commits suicide at 18

1996 - Margaret E Rey, author of children's books (In 1989 Margret Rey established the Curious George Foundation to help creative children and prevent cruelty to animals), dies at 90

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: star80 on 12/22/08 at 11:16 am

Birthdays December 22, 2008


Actor Hector Elizondo (Starred in the 1999 film "Runaway Bride") is 72.

ABC News correspondent Diane Sawyer is 63.

Rock singer-musician Rick Nielsen (Cheap Trick) is 62.

Baseball All-Star Steve Garvey (The San Diego Padres) is 60.

Singer Robin Gibb "The Bee Gees" (His twin Maurice passed away in 2003) is 59. 

Actor Ralph Fiennes (Starred in the Harry Potter movies:  "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" in 2005 and "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" in 2006) is 46.

Actress Lauralee Bell (Plays the role of Cricket on the soap "The Young & The Restless") is 40.

Singer Jordin Sparks ("American Idol") is 19.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/22/08 at 11:27 am

Birthdays December 22nd 1942 - Dick Parry, English musician (Pink Floyd)

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Written By: star80 on 12/22/08 at 11:39 am

Deaths December 22nd


1943 - Beatrix Potter, English writer "Peter Rabbit" dies at 77

1967 - Lee Krieger, actor (Clambake, One Way Wahini), dies at 48

1969 - Donald Foster, actor (Herbert Johnson-Hazel), dies at 80

1973 - Irna Phillips, creator of TV soap operas (Another World; As The World Turns; Days Of Our Lives; The Guiding Light), dies at 72

1993 - Don DeFore, actor (George Baxter-Hazel), dies of cardiac arrest at 76

1995 - Butterfly McQueen, actress (Gone With the Wind), dies in a fire at 84

1998 - Michelle Thomas, American actress (Played the role of Myra (Steve Urkel's girlfriend) on the 1990s tv sitcom "Family Matters") dies of cancer at 28

2002 - Joe Strummer, English musician (The Clash) dies of and undetected congenital heart defect at 50

2003 - Dave Dudley, American singer (Best known for his Truckin' songs like "Six Days On The Road" in 1963) dies from a heart attack at 75

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Written By: nally on 12/22/08 at 11:41 am




1998 - Michelle Thomas, American actress (b. 1969)


Yes, she was probably best known for playing Myra Monkhouse (who had a crush on Steve Urkel) on the American sitcom "Family Matters". :\'(

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Written By: star80 on 12/23/08 at 9:33 pm

Birthdays December 23, 2008


Actor Gerald S. O'Loughlin (Starred in the 1970s tv show "The Rookies") is 87.

Actor Ronnie Schell (Played the role of Private Duke Slater in the 1960s tv show "Gomer Pyle USMC") is 77.

Actor Frederic Forrest (Starred in the 1979 film "The Rose" with Bette Midler) is 72.

Actor James Stacy (Starred in the tv western show "Lancer" from 1968 - 1970) is 72.

Voice Actor-comedian Harry Shearer (Does several voices for the tv show "The Simpsons" from 1989 until the present) is 65.

Soap Star/Actress Susan Lucci (She has played the role of All My Children's "Erica Kane" since 1970) is 62.

Rock musician Dave Murray (Iron Maiden) is 52.

Actress Joan Severance (Starred in the 1989 film "See No Evil, Hear No Evil" with Richard Pryor and Gene Wilderr) is 50.

Rock singer Eddie Vedder (Pearl Jam) is 44.

Actor Corey Haim (Starred in the 1987 movie "The Lost Boys") is 37.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: star80 on 12/23/08 at 9:57 pm

Deaths December 23rd



1979 - Dirk Uipko Stikker, Dutch CEO (Heineken, the beer company) dies at 82

1982 - Jack Webb, actor (Joe Friday-Dragnet), dies of a heart attack at 62

1985 - James Vance (20) & Raymond Belknap (18), commit suicide, sparking their families to sue rock group Judas Priest for subliminal messages

1992 - Eddie Hazel, US pop guitarist (Funkadelic-Knee Deep), dies from internal bleeding and liver failure at 42

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: star80 on 12/24/08 at 7:50 am

Birthdays December 24, 2008


Suspense Novelist Mary Higgins Clark (Stillwatch) is 81.

Rock singer-musician Lemmy (Motorhead) is 63.

The president of Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai, is 51.

Rock musician Ian Burden (The Human League; Had the 1981 hit "Don't You Want Me") is 51.

Rock singer Mary Ramsey (10,000 Maniacs) is 45.

Singer Ricky Martin (Had the 2000 hit "She Bangs") is 37.

"American Idol" host Ryan Seacrest is 34.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: star80 on 12/24/08 at 12:17 pm

Deaths December 24th


1955 - Nana Bryant, actress (Mrs Nestor-Our Miss Brooks), dies at 67

1957 - Norma Talmadge, US actress (sign on bay), dies at 60

1974 - Tilly Losch, actress (Duel in the Sun, Good Earth), dies from cancer at 70

1980 - Siggie Nordstrom, model, actress, entertainer, socialite and lead singer of The Nordstrom Sisters dies at 87

1984 - Ian Hendry, actor (Assassin, Get Carter, Repulsion), dies at 53

1984 - Peter Lawford, actor (Thin Man), dies of cardiac arrest at 61

1993 - Norman Vincent Peale, Protestant preacher/author (Power of Positive Thinking), dies from a stroke at 95

1994 - Julie Haydon, , US actress (Scoundrel), dies from cancer at 84

1994 - Louise H "Lous" Hensen, actress (Uncle Wanja, Charlotte), dies at 74

1994 - Rossano Brazzi, It resistance fight/actor (Final Justice), dies from a neural virus at 78

2000 - Nick Massi, bass guitarist/singer (The Four Seasons; Had 1960s hits like "Sherry Baby" and "Dawn (Go Away) dies from cancer at 65

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Written By: MrCleveland on 12/25/08 at 8:56 am

12/25/1995

Dean Martin dies.

And I thought my Christmas sucked!

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/25/08 at 9:06 am

December 25th 1977 - Charlie Chaplin, English actor, song writer, composer and film producer (b. 1889)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/25/08 at 9:06 am

Birthday: December 25th 1971 - Dido, English singer

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Written By: star80 on 12/25/08 at 2:46 pm

Birthdays December 25, 2008


R & B Singer John Edwards "The Spinners" (Had the 1972 hit "I'll Be Around") is 64.

Actor Gary Sandy (Starred in the tv show "WKRP In Cincinnati" from 1978 - 1982)) is 63.

Singer Jimmy Buffett (Had the 1977 hit "Margaritaville") is 62.

Country singer Barbara Mandrell (Had the 1981 hit "I Was Country When Country Wasn't Cool") is 60.

Actress Sissy Spacek (Was the star in Stephen King's horror film "Carrie" in 1976) is 59.

Singer Annie Lennox "The Eurythmics" (Had the 1983 hit "Sweet Dreams Are Made Of This") is 54.

Reggae singer-musician Robin Campbell "UB40" (Had the 1983 hit "Red Red Wine") is 54.

Country singer Steve Wariner (Had the 1985 hit "What I Didn't Do") is 54.

Rock musician Noel Hogan (The Cranberries; Released the song "Zombie" in 1994) is 37.

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Written By: star80 on 12/25/08 at 2:57 pm

Deaths December 25th


1940 - Agnes Ayres, actress (Johnny Belinda, Sheik), dies at 42

1946 - W C Fields, writer/comedian (Bank Dick, It's A Gift), dies at 67

1954 - Johnny Ace, Memphis rocker, accidently shot self in head at 25

1957 - Frederick Law Olmsted, US architect (Central Park), dies at 87

1964 - Cheerio Meredith, actress (One Happy Family), dies at 74

1976 - Frankie Darro, actor (Radio Ranch, Valley of Wanted Men), dies at 58

1977 - Charlie Chaplin, actor (Modern Times), dies in Switzerland at 88

1979 - Joan Blondell, actress (Real McCoys), dies at 70

1979 - Lee Bowman, actor (Ellery Queen, Miami Undercover), dies at 64

1980 - Fred Emney, actor (Adventures of a Private Eye), dies at 80

1985 - George Rhodes, orch leader (Sammy Davis Jr Show), dies at 66

1991 - Curt Bois, actor (Great Waltz, Boat is Full), dies at 90

1995 - Dean Martin, singer/actor (Return to Me), dies at 78

1997 - Denver Pyle, actor (Dukes of Hazzard), dies at 77

1998 - Bryan MacLean, American singer, musician and songwriter (Love) (b. 1946)

2006 - James Brown, rhythm & blues, gospel, jazz, soul and funk singer or simply the Godfather of Soul (Genius of Love, Hot Pants) dies at 73 from heart failure

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/26/08 at 11:40 pm

Birthday: December 27th 1986 - Tristan Mathews, Porn Star,Model

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/26/08 at 11:41 pm

Died this day: December 27th 1988 - Hal Ashby, American film director (b. 1929)

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Written By: star80 on 12/27/08 at 5:46 am

Birthdays December 26, 2008


Rhythm-and-blues singer Abdul "Duke" Fakir (The Four Tops; Had the 1973 hit "Ain't No Woman Like The One I've Got") is 73.

Record producer Phil Spector (Produced artists like "The Ronettes", "The Righteous Brothers", "Ike & Tina Turner", "John Lennon", etc.) is 68.

Activist/TV Host "America's Most Wanted" John Walsh is 63.

Country musician Bob Carpenter (The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band; Had the 1984 hit "Long Hard Road (The Sharecroppers Dream)" is 62.

Actress Tahnee Welch (Starred in the 1996 movie "I Shot Andy Warhol"; Is also the daughter of actress Raquel Welch) is 47.

Rock musician James Kottak (The Scorpions; Had the 1980s hit "Rock You Like A Hurricane") is 46.

Rock musician Lars Ulrich (Metallica; Had the 1989 hit "One") is 45.

Rock musician Peter Klett (Candlebox) is 39.

Actor Jared Leto (My So-Called Life) is 36.

Rock singer Chris Daughtry (Was a contestant on "American Idol's" 5th season; Had the 2006 hit "Home") is 29.

Soap Star Steven Hartman (Plays Rick on "The Bold &The Beautiful") is 23.

Actor Zach Mills (Starred in the 2007 film "Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium") is 13.

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Written By: star80 on 12/27/08 at 5:58 am

Deaths December 26th


1972 - Harry S. Truman, 33rd US President dies from multiple organ failure following pneumonia at 88

1974 - Jack Benny, Comedian/TV Host (Had "The Jack Benny Show" from 1950 - 1965) dies from pancreatic cancer at 80

1986 - Elsa Lanchester, Actress (Bride Of Frankenstein) dies from pneumonia at 84

1999 - Curtis Mayfield, Soul/R & B Funk Singer dies at 57 after being paralyzed since 1990 during a concert accident where the lights fell on him in New York

2000 - Jason Robards, Actor (Played the role of Howard Hughes in the 1980 film "Melvin And Howard") dies from lung cancer at 78

2004 - Reggie White, NFL Football Player/Evangelical Minister (Played football for the "Philadelphia Eagles, Green Bay Packers and South Carolina Panthers") dies from cardiac arrhythmia at 43

2006 - Gerald Ford, 38th US President dies from a heart attack at 93

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Written By: star80 on 12/27/08 at 12:23 pm

Birthdays December 27, 2008


Actor John Amos (Played the father in the tv show "Good Times" from 1974-1976 and in the 1977 tv mini series "Roots") is 69.

Musician/Songwriter Pete Brown (Wrote songs for the rock band "Cream" during the late1960s like "White Room" and "Sunshine Of Your Love") is 68

Musician Leslie Maguire "Gerry & The Pacemakers" (Had the 1964 hit "Ferry Crossed The Mercy") is 67

Musician Michael Pinder (Founding member of the rock group "Moody Blues";Had hits from the 1960s through the 2000s "Nights In White Satin", "Tuesday Afternoon" and "Your Wildest Dreams") is 67

Rock musician/vocalist Mick Jones "Foreigner" (Had the 1978 hit "Double Vision" and the 1988 hit "I Want To Know What Love Is") is 64.

Singer-songwriter Karla Bonoff (Wrote the 1990 song "All My Life", a duo hit for Linda Ronstadt  and Aaron Neville) is 57.

Rock guitarist David Knopfler "Dire Straits" (Had the 1985 hit "Money For Nothing") is 57.

Soap Star Barbara Crampton (Has played the role of Leanna Love on "The Young & The Restless" since 1987) is 48

Actor Thomas Wilson Brown (Was in the 2007 Steven Seagal film "Urban Justice") is 38

Rock musician Guthrie Govan "Asia" (Had the 1982 hit "Heat Of The Moment") is 37.

Actor Wilson Cruz (Was a cast member on the 1994 tv show "My So-Called Life") is 35.

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Written By: star80 on 12/27/08 at 12:28 pm

Deaths December 27th


1986 - Cliff Burton, Bass Player for the heavy metal group "Metallica" dies when the band's bus flipped over during an accident while the band was on their "Master Of Puppets" tour in Sweden at 24

1997 - Ewart G. Abner, Motown Records Producer dies at 74

2003 - Alan Bates, Actor (Starred in the 2002 film "The Mothman Prophecies") dies from pancreatic cancer at 69

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/27/08 at 1:45 pm


Deaths December 27th

2003 - Alan Bates, Actor (Starred in the 2002 film "The Mothman Prophecies") dies from pancreatic cancer at 69
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Written By: star80 on 12/28/08 at 1:42 am

Birthdays December 28, 2008


Actor Lou Jacobi (Starred in the 1959 movie "The Diary Of Anne Franke") is 95.

Bandleader Johnny Otis "Every Beat Of My Heart" is 87.

Comic book creator Stan Lee (Former President and Chairman of Marvel Comics; Created comics like "The Fabulous Four" and "Doctor Strange") is 86.

Actor Martin Milner(Starred on the tv show "Route 66" from 1960 - 1964 and on "Adam 12" from 1968 - 1975) is 77.

Rock singer-musician Charles Neville "The Neville Brothers" is 70.

Rock singer-musician Edgar Winter "The Edgar Winter Group" (Had the 1973 hit "Free Ride") is 62. 

Rock singer-musician Alex Chilton (The Box Tops; Wrote and sang their hit "The Letter") is 58.

Actor Denzel Washington (Starred in the 2007 film "American Gangster")  is 54.

Country singer Joe Diffie (Had the 1991 hit "If The Devil Danced In Empty Pockets") is 50. 

Country drummer Mike McGuire (Shenandoah; Had the 1989 hit "The Church On Cumberland Road") is 50.

Actor Chad McQueen (Son of the late actor Steve McQueen; Was in the 1984 movie "The Karate Kid") is 48.

Country singer-musician Marty Roe (Diamond Rio; Had the 2002 hit "Beautiful Mess") is 48.

Actress Sienna Miller (Starred with Jude Law in the 2004 remake of the movie "Alfie") is 27.

Actor Thomas Dekker (Played the role of Zack on the tv show "Heroes" from 2006 - 2007) is 21.

Actress Mackenzie Rosman (Played Ruthie Camden in the long running tv show "7th Heaven" from 1996 - 2007) is 19.

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Written By: star80 on 12/28/08 at 10:12 am

Deaths December 28th


1983 - Dennis Wilson, drummer/singer (The Beach Boys; Had 1960s hits like Calfornia Girls, Help Me Rhonda, Surfer Girl, etc.) drowns at 39

1983 - William Demarest, actor (Played Uncle Charlie on the tv show "My 3 Sons" from 1965 - 1972), dies in Palm Springs at 91

1990 - Kiel Martin, actor (Played Detective J.D. LaRue on the tv show "Hill Street Blues" from 1981 - 1987), dies of lung cancer at 45

1991 - Cassandra Harris, actress (Starred in the 1981 James Bond Movie "For Your Eyes Only"), dies of ovarian cancer at 39

1993 - William L Shirer, writer (Had his greatest achievement with the 1960 novel "The Rise & Fall of The 3rd Reich") dies at 89

1999 - Clayton Moore, American actor (Starred as "The Lone Ranger" on the tv show from 1949 - 1957) dies from a heart attack at 85

2004 - Jerry Orbach, American actor (Played Detective Lennie Briscoe on the tv show "Law & Order" from 1992 - 2004) dies from lung and brain cancer at 69

2005 - Barry Cowsill, Musician "The Cowsills" (Had the 1967 hit "The Rain, The Park & Other Things") was missing at age 50 following "Hurricane Katrina" since September 1, 2005; His body was found on December 28, 2006 and the death was ruled as a drowning.

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Written By: star80 on 12/29/08 at 10:20 am

Birthdays December 29, 2008



Midget Actor Clarence Swensen (One of the last surviving "Munchkins" from the 1939 classic film "The Wizard of Oz") is 91.

Actress Inga Swenson (Best known for her role as Gretchen on the tv show "Benson" from 1979 - 1986) is 76.

Actress Mary Tyler Moore (Played Laura Petrie on  "The Dick Van Dyke Show" 1961-1966 and was the star of her own show  "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" from 1970-1977) is 71.

Actress Barbara Steele (Best remembered for her 1960s "Italian Gothic Horror" films; Starred in the 1961 classic film "The Pit And The Pendulum") is 71.

Actor Jon Voight (Starred in the 1969 classic film "Midnight Cowboy" with Dustin Hoffman; Is also the father of actress Angeline Jolie) is 70.

Singer/Songwriter Ray Thomas (The Moody Blues; Had hits like "Nights In White Satin" and "Tuesday Afternoon") is 67.

Singer Marianne Faithfull (Recorded the song "As Tears Go By" in 1964) is 62.

Actor Ted Danson (Was the star of the tv sitcom "Cheers" from 1982 - 1993) is 61.

Singer-actress Yvonne Elliman (Had the 1977 disco hit "If I Can't Have You") is 57.

Comedian Paula Poundstone (Comedy Central) is 49.

Actor Jason Gould (Starred in the 1991 film "The Prince of Tides" with his mother, actress Barbara Streisand; His father is actor Elliott Gould) is 42.

Actor Jude Law (Starred in the 1999 movie "The Talented Mr. Ripley" with Matt Damon and Gwyneth Paltrow; Also was the star of the 2004 remake of the 1966 film "Alfie") is 36.

Actor Mekhi Phifer (Starred opposite rapper/actor "Eminem" in the 2002 movie "8 mile"; Also played the role of Dr. Greg Pratt on the tv show "ER" from 2002-2008) is 34. 

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Written By: star80 on 12/29/08 at 11:16 am

Deaths December 29th



1980 - Roy Engle, actor (Police Chief-My Favorite Martian), dies at 67

1980 - Tim Hardin, US singer (Bird on a Wire 1971), dies of a drug overdose at 39

1998 - Jean-Claude Forest, writer and illustrator of comics; Created the character "Barbarella") dies after suffering from severe asthma for many years at 67

2003 - Earl Hindman, actor (Was a regular cast member on the 1990s tv sitcom "Home Improvement") dies from lung cancer at 61

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Written By: star80 on 12/30/08 at 7:20 am

Birthdays December 30, 2008



Actor Joseph Bologna (Was in the 1984 film "Blame It On Rio" with Michael Caine and Demi Moore) is 74.

Actor Russ Tamblyn (Starred in the 1961 musical movie "West Side Story") is 74.

Baseball Hall-of-Famer Sandy Koufax (Played his entire major league career with the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers) is 73.

Actor Jack Riley (Was a regular cast member on the 1970s tv sitcom "The Bob Newhart Show" is 73.

Folk singer Paul Stookey (Peter, Paul & Mary; Also composed the famous wedding song in 1971 "The Wedding Song (There Is Love)" is 71.

Actor Fred Ward (Starred in the 2002 movie "Sweet Home Alabama") is 66.

Musician/Actor Michael Nesmith "The Monkees" (Was the guitarist for the band; Also starred in the tv show "The Monkees" from 1965 - 1970) is 66.

Singer/Actor Davy Jones "The Monkees" (Was the lead singer for the band; Also starred in the tv show "The Monkees" from 1965 - 1970) is 63.

Singer Patti Smith (Had the 1978 hit "Because The Night" which was re recorded by singer Natalie Merchant when she was with the group 10,000 Maniacs) is 62.

Rock singer-musician Jeff Lynne (Leader of the instrumental rock band "Electric Light Orchestra" who had 1970s hits like "Sweet Talkin' Woman" and "Telephone Line"; Was also the co founder of the musical group "The Traveling Wilburys") is 61.

"Today Show" co-host Meredith Vieira (Also hosted "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire") is 55.

Country singer Suzy Bogguss (Had 1990s hits like "Drive South" and "Outbound Plane") is 52.

"Today Show" newscaster Matt Lauer is 51.

Actress-comedian Tracey Ullman (Had the 1983 hit "They Don't Know"; Also was the star of her own tv show from 1987-1990) is 49.

Actress Maureen Flannigan (Was on the 1980s tv sitcom "Out Of This World") is 36.

Actor Jason Behr (Was a recurring cast member on the 1990s tv show "Dawson's Creek") is 35.

Pro Golfer Tiger Woods (Has more career major & career PGA Tour wins than any other active golfer) is 33.

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Written By: star80 on 12/30/08 at 8:24 am

Deaths December 30th



1971 - Dorothy Comingore, actress (Citizen Kane), dies after illness at 58

1971 - Melba Rae, Soap star (Search for Tomorrow) dies from a cerebral hemorrhage at 49

1979 - Richard Rodgers, composer (Rogers & Hammerstein; He composed 900 songs and 40 Broadway musicals), dies at 77

1996 - Jack Nance, actor (Meatballs 4; Twin Peaks) is murdered at 53

1996 - Lew Ayres, screen actor (Battlestar Gallactia 1978;Salem's Lot) dies from complications while in a coma at 88

1998 - Johnny Moore, R & B singer (The Drifters; Took over lead vocals in 1964 when Rudy Lewis was found dead; Had the 1964 hit "Under The Boardwalk") dies at 64

2002 - Mary Brian, American actress (Made the transition from silent screen to talk movies; Was in the 1929 film "The Virginian" with Gary Cooper) dies from heart failure at 96

2004 - Artie Shaw, American jazz clarinetist, composer, and bandleader (Considered the greatest jazz clarinetist of his time) dies from diabetes at 94

2005 - Rona Jaffe, Author/Columnist (Did the "Sex And The Single Girl" column for Cosmopolitan magazine in the 1960s) dies from lung cancer at 74

2006 - Terrorist Saddam Hussein (Was the former president of Iraq from 1979 until 2003) was executed at 69

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: star80 on 12/31/08 at 9:25 am

Birthdays December 31, 2008


Actor Sir Anthony Hopkins (Played Hannibal Lecter in the 1991 thriller "Silence Of The Lambs" opposite Jodie Foster) is 71.

Actor Tim Considine ("My Three Sons") is 68.

Actress Sarah Miles (The Big Sleep-1978) is 67.

Rock musician Andy Summers (Guitarist for the rock band "The Police") is 66.

Actor Ben Kingsley (Gandhi - 1982) is 65.

Rock musician Peter Quaife (The Kinks; Had the 1970s hit "L-O-L-A, Lola") is 65.

Actor Tim Matheson (Best known for his role in the 1978 National Lampoon film "Animal House" where he starred alongside the late comedian/actor John Belushi and actor Dan Ackroyd) is 61.

Rock/Pop singer Burton Cummings (Was the lead singer for the rock group "The Guess Who" from 1965 -1975; After that he went solo "Stand Tall")) is 61.

Singer Donna Summer "Queen Of Disco" (Had 1970s hits like "On The Radio" and "Last Dance") is 60.

Actor Joe Dallesandro (Starred alongside Richard Gere in the 1984 film "The Cotton Club") is 60.

Rock musician Tom Hamilton (Playes bass guitar for the rock band "Aerosmith") is 57.

Actor James Remar (Rent-A-Cop) is 55.

Actor Val Kilmer (Starred as Jim Morrison in the 1991 movie "The Doors" which also starred Meg Ryan as Morrison's girlfriend) is 49.

Actress Joanna Johnson (Starred as Caroline on the soap "The Bold & The Beautiful"; Was also on the ABC tv sitcom "Hope & Faith" from 2003-2006) is 47.

Actor Don Diamont (Has played Brad on the soap "The Young & The Restless" since 1985) is 46.

Rock musician Scott Ian Rosenfeld (Heavy Metal guitarist "Anthrax") is 45.

Bestselling Author Nicholas Sparks (A Bend In The Road-2001) is 43.

Pop Singer Joey McIntyre (New Kids On The Block; Had the 1988 hit "You Got It (The Right Stuff)" ) is 36.

Executive Vice President Donald Trump, Jr (Is VP of his father's company "The Trump Organization"; Is the son of famed Real Estate Developer Donald Trump and Ivana Trump) is 31.

Rapper Papoose (Had the 2000s hit "Alphabetical Slaughter") is 30.

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Written By: star80 on 12/31/08 at 10:59 am

Deaths December 31st



1971 - Peter Deuel, actor (Gidget, Love on a Rooftop), commits suicide at 31

1977 - Nora Marlowe, actress (Sara-Gov & JJ), dies at 62

1985 - Rick Nelson, singer/actor (Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet), dies in a plane crash at 45

1986 - Lloyd Haynes, actor (Pete Dixon-Room 222), dies from lung cancer at 54

1993 - Thomas J Watson Jr, president of IBM (1956-71)/diplomat, dies from a stroke at 79

1993 - Brandon Teena, Transsexual (The 1991 movie "Boys Don't Cry" which starred Hilary Swank was based on Brandon's life) was murdered at 21

1994 - Woody Strode, actor (Posse, Cotton Club, Vigilante), dies from lung cancer at 80

1997 - Floyd Cramer, pianist (Nashville Sound; Had the 1960 hit "Last Date"), dies of cancer at 64

2002 - Kevin MacMichael, American guitarist (Cutting Crew; Had the 1987 hit "(I Just) Died In Your Arms Tonight") dies from lung cancer at 57

2007 - Kathryn Ish, Actress (Starred in the 1995 movie "American President") dies from cancer at 71

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: star80 on 01/02/09 at 7:02 pm

Birthdays January 1, 2009


Author J.D. Salinger "The Catcher In The Rye" is 90.

Actor Ty Hardin (Starred on the 1950s tv western show "Bronco") is 79.

Rock singer-musician Country Joe McDonald "Country Joe And The Fish" is 67.

Actor Rick Hurst (The Dukes Of Hazzard) is 63.

Rapper Grandmaster Flash is 51.

Actress Dedee Pfeiffer (Was a cast member on the 1990s tv show "Cybill"; Is also the sister of actress Michelle Pfeiffer) is 45.

Actor Morris Chestnut (Boyz In The Hood) is 40.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: star80 on 01/02/09 at 7:09 pm

Deaths January 1st


1953 - Hank Williams, country singer (Cold Cold Heart), dies at 29

1960 - Margaret Sullavan, actress (Back Street), overdose at 48

1961 - Dashiell Hammett, author (Sam Spade, Maltese Falcon), dies at 66

1964 - Rika Hopper, Dutch actress (Comedia, Anastasia), dies at about 86

1965 - Gertrude Michael, actress (Caged, Cleopatra), dies at 53

1969 - Barton Maclane, actor (Gen Peterson-I Dream of Jeannie), dies at 68

1969 - Ian Fleming, writer (James Bond), dies at 80

1972 - Jane Morgan, actress (Mrs Margaret Davis-Our Miss Brooks), dies at 91

1982 - Victor Buono, actor (Mr Schubert-Man from Atlantis), dies at 43

1987 - Gustav Knuth, actor (Heidi, Rats), dies at 85

1993 - June Clayworth, actress (Bodyguard, Criminal Court), dies of lymphoma

1994 - Cesar Romero, US actor (Joker-Batman), dies at 86

1995 - Jess Stacy, US jazz pianist (Great Gatsby), dies at 90

1997 - Townes Van Zandt, musician, dies at 52

2001 - Ray Walston, American actor (b. 1914)

2007 - Del Reeves, American country singer (b. 1932)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: star80 on 01/02/09 at 7:13 pm

Birthdays January 2, 2009


TV host Jack Hanna is 62.

Actress Wendy Phillips is 57.

Actress Tia Carrere is 42.

Actor Cuba Gooding Jr. (Boyz In The Hood) is 41.

Model Christy Turlington is 40.

Actor Taye Diggs (Costarred with Angela Basset and Whoopie Goldberg in "How Stella Got Her Groove Back") is 38.

Rock musician Scott Underwood (Train; Had the 2000s hit "Drops Of Jupiter") is 38.

Rhythm-and-blues singer Kelton Kessee (IMX) is 28.

Actress Kate Bosworth is 26.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: star80 on 01/03/09 at 6:09 pm

Deaths January 2nd


1950 - Emil Jannings, actor (The Way of All Flesh), dies at 65

1963 - Dick Powell, actor/director (Dick Powell Theater), dies at 58

1963 - Jack Carson, actor (Star is Born, Mildred Pierce), dies at 52

1974 - Tex Ritter, country singer (5 Star Jubilee), dies at 67

1980 - Larry Williams, rocker, dies at 44

1981 - David Lynch, singer (Platters-My Prayer), dies at 51

1983 - Dick Emery, actor (Yellow Submarine, Loot, Baby Love), dies at 65

1986 - Una Merkel, US actress (Abraham Lincoln), dies at 82

1990 - Alan Hale Jr, Skipper on Gilligan's Island, dies of cancer at 71

1994 - Caesar Romero, actor (Joker-Batman), dies at 86

1995 - Nancy Kelly, US actress (Bad Seed, Submarine Patrol), dies at 73

2004 - Lynn Cartwright, American actress (b. 1927)

2007 - Garry Betty, American CEO of Earthlink (b. 1957)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: star80 on 01/03/09 at 6:19 pm

Birthdays January 3, 2009


Record producer Sir George Martin is 83.

Actor Dabney Coleman (9 to 5) is 77.

Musician Stephen Stills (Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young) is 64.

Rock musician John Paul Jones (Led Zeppelin) is 63.

Actress Victoria Principal (Played Pamela Ewing on the 1980s night time soap "Dallas") is 59.

Actor-director Mel Gibson (Bird On A Wire) is 53.

Actor Jason Marsden is 34.

Singer Kimberley Locke ("American Idol") is 31.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: star80 on 01/06/09 at 12:56 pm

Birthdays January 6, 2009



Bluegrass performer Earl Scruggs is 85.

Actress Bonnie Franklin (Starred on the 1970s tv show "One Day At A Time") is 65.

Musician Joey, the CowPolka King (Riders in the Sky) is 60.

Rock singer-musician Kim Wilson (The Fabulous Thunderbirds) is 58.

Rock musician Malcolm Young (AC-DC) is 56.

Actor-comedian Rowan Atkinson is 54.

Rhythm-and-blues singer Kathy Sledge is 50.

Film Director John Singleton (Boyz In The Hood) is 40.

TV personality Julie Chen (CBS' "The Early Show") is 39.

Actor Danny Pintauro ("Who's the Boss?") is 33.

Rock singer Alex Turner (Arctic Monkeys) is 23.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: star80 on 01/07/09 at 12:58 pm

Birthdays January 7, 2009



Country singer Jack Greene is 79.

Pop musician Paul Revere (Paul Revere & The Raiders) is 71.

Singer Kenny Loggins "Footloose"; "Danger Zone" is 61.

Actress Erin Gray (Buck Rogers) is 59.

"CBS Evening News" anchor Katie Couric is 52.

Rock musician Kathy Valentine (The Go-Go's) is 50.

Actress Hallie Todd is 47.

Actor Nicolas Cage is 45.

Singer-songwriter John Ondrasik (Five for Fighting) is 44.

Actor Doug E. Doug is 39. 

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Silver Power on 01/17/09 at 9:52 am

Birthdays of January 17th,

Maury Povich, 70
Muhammad Ali, 67
Mick Taylor, 60
Steve Harvey, 53
Jim Carrey, 47
Michelle Obama, 45
Jeremy Roenick, 39
Kid Rock, 38
Ray J, 28
Andrea Lowell, 26

WILDCARD
Connor Cruise, 14

START UPDATING AGAIN, GYPSY ROAD!!  ;D

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: star80 on 01/18/09 at 1:56 am


Birthdays of January 17th,

Maury Povich, 70
Muhammad Ali, 67
Mick Taylor, 60
Steve Harvey, 53
Jim Carrey, 47
Michelle Obama, 45
Jeremy Roenick, 39
Kid Rock, 38
Ray J, 28
Andrea Lowell, 26

WILDCARD
Connor Cruise, 14

START UPDATING AGAIN, GYPSY ROAD!!  ;D



Okay, but you left some out here is my list:


January 17, 2008 Birthdays



Actress Betty White (The Golden Girls) is 87.

Vidal Sassoon, Hairstylist/CEO is 81.

Actor James Earl Jones (Provided the voice for Darth Vader in The Star Wars movie; Exorcist II) is 78.

Talk show host Maury Povich is 70.

Former heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali is 67.

Rhythm-and-blues singer William Hart (The Delfonics) is 64.

Rock musician Mick Taylor (former guitarist for The Rolling Stones) is 61.

Larry Fortensky (Elizabeth Taylor's 7th Ex husband) is 56.

Rhythm-and-blues singer Sheila Hutchinson (The Emotions) is 56.

Singer Paul Young "Everytime You Go Away" is 53.

Actor-comedian Steve Harvey is 52.

Singer Susanna Hoffs (The Bangles) is 50.

Actor-comedian Jim Carrey (Mask; Dumb & Dumber) is 47.

Rapper Kid Rock (Cowboy Baby; Cocky) is 38.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: star80 on 01/18/09 at 2:17 am

Deaths January 17th


1893 - Rutherford B Hayes, 19th US Pres (1877-81), dies in Fremont Ohio at 70

1910 - Thomas Crapper, inventor (flush toilet), dies

1938 - William H Pickering, astronomer (predicted Pluto), dies at 79

1977 - Gary Gilmore, executed in Utah, 1st US execution since 1967

1980 - Barbara Britton, actress (Pamela-Mr and Mrs North), dies at 59

1981 - Bernard Lee, actor (M in James Bond Movies), dies at 73

1983 - Doodles Weaver, actor/comedian (Ring of Fire), shoots himself at 71

1997 - Clyde William Tombaugh, discoverer (Pluto), dies at 90

2003 - Richard Crenna tv/film actor (The Real McCoys; Rambo) dies from pancreatic cancer at 75

2005 - Virginia Mayo, actress (Evil Spirits 1990) dies from natural causes at 84

2008 - Alan Melvin, actor (best remembered for his role on the 1970s tv show "The Brady Bunch; He played Alice's boyfriend "Sam the butcher") dies from cancer at 84

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: star80 on 01/18/09 at 2:48 am

Birthdays January 18, 2009


Sound Expert/Inventor Ray Dolby (Dolby Noise Limiting System) is 76.

Singer-songwriter Bobby Goldsboro "Honey" is 68.

Actor-director Kevin Costner(Bull Durham; Field Of Dreams) is 54.

Country singer Mark Collie (The Man In The Moon) is 53.

Vocalist/Keyboardist Tom Bailey "The Thompson Twins" (Hold Me Now) is 52.

Music Producer/Remixer/DJ Bob Rosenberg "Will To Power" is 50.

Actress Alison Arngrim (Played Nellie on "Little House On The Prairie") is 47.

Actor Jesse L. Martin (“Law & Order”) is 40.

Rapper DJ Quik is 39.

Rock singer Jonathan Davis (Korn) is 38.   

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: star80 on 01/18/09 at 2:53 am

Deaths January 18th


1862 - John Tyler, 10th US pres (1841-45), dies in Richmond Va at 71

1936 - Rudyard Kipling, author (Gunga Din, Nobel 1907), dies at 70

1954 - Sydney Greenstreet, actor (Conflict, Maltese Falcon), dies at 74

1967 - Reese "Goose" Tatum, basketballer (Harlem Globetrotters), dies at 45

1967 - Harry Antrim, actor (Ma and Pa Kettle), dies of heart attack at 83

1978 - Carl Betz, actor (Alex Stone-Donna Reed Show), dies at 67

1996 - Minnesota Fats, , billiard hustler, dies at 82

2005 - Lamont Bentley, actor (Starred on the 1990s tv show "Moesha") dies in a car accident at 31

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Written By: star80 on 01/20/09 at 11:36 am

Birthdays January 19, 2009



Actress Jean Stapleton (Played Archie Bunker's wife Edith in the tv sitcom  "All In The Family") is 86.

Actor Fritz Weaver (Marathon Man; Creepshow) is 83.

Actress Tippi Hedren "The Birds" (Mother to actress Melanie Griffith) is 79.

Singer Phil Everly "The Everly Brothers" (Wake Up Little Susie) is 70.

TV/Film Actress Shelley Fabares (The Donna Reed Show; Coach; Did movies with Elvis Presley such as "Girl Happy" and "Spinout") is 65.

Singer Laurie London (Had a 1958 hit with "He's Got The Whole World In His Hands") is 65.

Country singer/Actress Dolly Parton "Coat Of Many Colors" ( Starred in movies like "Straight Talk" and "Nine To Five"; Also owns Dollywood Theme Park in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee) is 63.

TV Chef/Author Paula Deen (Wrote the magazine "Cooking With Paula Deen" in November 2005) is 62.

Singer Dewey Bunnell (America) "Horse With No Name" is 57.

Actor/Musician  Desi Arnaz Jr. (The Lucy Show; Was also a member of the trio Dino, Desi & Billy in the early 70s; Son of the famous actors' Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz)  is 56.

Actress Katey Sagal "Married With Children" is 52.

Reggae musician Mickey Virtue (UB40) "Red Red Wine" is 52.

Rock singer Whitfield Crane (Ugly Kid Joe) is 41.

Actor Shawn Wayans  "In Living Colour" (borther to actors Keenen Ivory, Damon, Marlon and Kim) is 38.

Rock singer-musician John Wozniak (Marcy Playground) "Sex And Candy" is 38.



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Written By: star80 on 01/20/09 at 11:45 am

Deaths January 19th


1997 - James Dickey, poet/novelist, dies from fibrosis of the lungs at 84

1998 - Carl Perkins, singer/songwriter, dies from throat cancer at 65

2006 - Wilson Pickett, soul singer "Midnight Hour" dies from a heart attack at 64

2007 - Denny Doherty, singer "The Mamas & The Papas" dies from abdominal aneurysm at 66

2008 - Suzanne Pleshette, actress "The Bob Newhart Show" dies from lung cancer at 70

2008 - John Stewart, Musician (Was a member of "The Kingston Trio from 1961-1967; He had a solo career after that and had the 1979 hit "Gold" which featured Stevie Nicks on back up vocals) dies from a brain aneurysm at 68

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Written By: star80 on 01/20/09 at 11:53 am

Birthdays January 20, 2009


Country singer Slim Whitman (Home On The Range) is 85.

Actress Patricia Neal (Starred in the tv movie "The Homecoming:  A Christmas Story" the pilot episode for the tv show "The Waltons") is 83.

Comedian Arte Johnson (Was a regular cast member on the 1970s comedy show "Laugh In") is 80.

Rock musician (Judas Priest) Ian Hill is 57.

Rock musician (Kiss) Paul Stanley is 57.

Comedian-TV host Bill Maher (Politically Incorrect) is 53.

Actor Wyatt Knight (Starred in the film trilogy "Porky's" from 1982-1985) is 53.

Actor Lorenzo Lamas (Falcon Crest) is 51.

Actor (''Desperate Housewives'') James Denton is 46.

Country singer John Michael Montgomery (Had the 1990s hit "I Can Love You Like That") is 44.

Actress Stacey Dash (Starred with Damon and Marlan Wayans in the 1992 film "Mo' Money") is 43.

Actor Rainn Wilson (Played the role of Dwight Schrate on the tv show "The Office" from 2005-2009) is 43.

TV personality Melissa Rivers (Daughter of Comedian/Talk Show Host Joan Rivers) is 41.

Singer Edwin McCain (Had the 1998 hit "I'll Be") is 39.

Actress Kerri Kenney-Silver (Starred in the Comedy Central TV Show "Reno 911" from 2003-2008) is 39.

Actor Skeet Ulrich (Scream) is 39.

Musician Sid Wilson (Slipknot) is 32.

Rock musician (Linkin Park) Rob Bourdon is 30.

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Written By: star80 on 01/20/09 at 11:58 am

Deaths January 20th


1990 - Barbara Stanwyck, actress (Big Valley; Also starred in the tv mini series "The Thorn Birds"), dies from congestive heart failure, emphysema and chronic obstructive lung disease at 82

1993 - Audrey Hepburn, actress (Roman Holiday; Little Women), dies of colon cancer at 63

2002 - Carrie Hamilton, Actress (Starred on the tv show "Fame"; Is also the daughter of comedianne "Carol Burnett") dies from lung and brain cancer at 38

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Written By: star80 on 01/21/09 at 4:53 am

Birthdays January 21, 2009


Actress Ann Wedgeworth (Three's Company; Another World) is 74.

Pro Golfer Jack Nicklaus is 69.

Opera singer Placido Domingo (Madame Butterfly) is 68.

Singer Richie Havens "Here Comes The Sun" is 68.

Singer/Actor Mac Davis (Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me; Starred in the movie "North Dallas 40") is 68.

Actress Jill Eikenberry "L.A. Law" is 63.

Country musician Jim Ibbotson (The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band) is 63.

Singer-songwriter Billy Ocean (Carribean Queen) is 59.

Actor Robby Benson (One On One) is 53.

Actress Geena Davis (Thelma & Louiise) is 52.

Singer Emma Bunton (Spice Girls) is 33.

Rhythm-and-blues singer Nokio (Dru Hill) is 30.

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Written By: star80 on 01/21/09 at 5:11 am

Deaths January 21st


1967 - Ann Sheridan, actress (Starred in the 1949 film "I Was A Male War Bride") dies from esophageal and liver cancer at 51

1984 - Jackie Wilson, US singer (I Get the Sweetest Feeling), dies at 49

1985 - Barbara Cowsill, rocker (Cowsills), dies of emphysema

1997 - Colonel Tom Parker, manager (Elvis Presley), dies at 87

1998 - Jack Lord, actor "Hawaii Five-O" dies from heart failure at 77

1999 - Susan Strasberg, actress (Starred in the 1986 film "The Delta Force") dies from breast cancer at 60

2002 - Peggy Lee, singer dies from a heart attack at 81

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Written By: star80 on 01/24/09 at 3:05 pm

Birthdays January 22, 2009


Actress Piper Laurie (Twin Peaks; The Thorn Birds) is 77.

Actor John Hurt (Elephant Man) is 69.

Singer Oliver (Jean; Good Morning Starshine) is 64.

Singer Steve Perry (former lead singer for "Journey") is 60.

Country singer-musician Teddy Gentry (Alabama) is 57.

Actress Linda Blair (The Exorcist) is 49.

Actress Diane Lane (The Outsiders; The Perfect Storm) is 44.

Drummer Steve Adler "Guns N Roses" is 44.

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Written By: star80 on 01/24/09 at 3:08 pm

Deaths January 22nd


1950 - Alan Hale, actor (Little John-Adv of Robin Hood), dies at 57

1969 - Judy Garland, singer/actress (Wizard of Oz), dies at 48 of an overdose

1973 - Lyndon B Johnson, president (1963-69), dies at his Texas ranch at 64

1994 - Telly Savalas, actor (Kojak), dies of prostate cancer at 70

1995 - Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy, mother of pres John F Kennedy, dies at 104

2008 - Heath Ledger, actor, Brokeback Mountain dies from a drug overdose at 28

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Written By: star80 on 01/24/09 at 3:11 pm

Birthdays January 23, 2009


Actor Gil Gerard "Buck Rogers" is 66.

Actor Rutger Hauer (Blade Runner) is 65.

Singer Anita Pointer "The Pointer Sisters" (He's So Shy) is 61.

Actor Richard Dean Anderson (Mac Gyver) is 59.

Rock singer-musician Patrick Simmons (The Doobie Brothers) is 59.

Keyboardist/Guitarist Bill Cunningham (The Box Tops) "Cry Like A Baby" is 59.

Rock singer Robin Zander (Cheap Trick) is 56.

Princess Caroline of Monaco is 52.

Singer Anita Baker (Rapture) is 51.

Reggae musician Earl Falconer (UB40) is 50.

Actress Gail O'Grady (NYPD Blues) is 46.

Actress Mariska Hargitay "ER" is 45.

Actress Tiffani AmberThiessen (Beverly Hills 90210) is 35.

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Written By: star80 on 01/24/09 at 3:14 pm

Deaths January 23rd


1978 - Terry Kath, rock guitarist (Chicago), accidently shot in head at 32

1993 - Thomas A Dorsey, jazz pianist (Take My Hand, Precious Lord), dies

1997 - Richard Berry, lyricist (Louie Louie), dies at 61

2003 - Nell Carter, actress "Gimme A Break" dies from diabetes at 54

2004 - Bob Keeshan, actor "Captain Kangaroo" dies at 74

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Written By: star80 on 01/24/09 at 3:17 pm

January 24, 2008 Birthdays



Actor Ernest Borgnine (Poseidon Adventure; Mc Hale's Navy) is 92.

Evangelist Oral Roberts (Leader of the Charismatic Movement and also former Faith Healer) is 91.

Voice Artist/Character Actor Marvin Kaplan (Was the voice of Choo Choo in the 1960s cartoon "Top Cat") is 82.

Singer-songwriter Ray Stevens (Everything Is Beautiful; The Streak) is 70.

Singer-songwriter Neil Diamond (Solitary Man; September Morn') is 68.

Singer Aaron Neville "Tell It Like It Is" (Also did duets with singer Linda Ronstadt) is 68.

Film/TV Actor Michael Ontkean (Maid To Order; The Rookies 1972-1976) is 62.

Comedian Yakov Smirnoff is 58.

Actress Nastassja Kinski (Tess; Paris) is 49.

Country musician Keech Rainwater (Lonestar; Had the 2000 hit "Amazed") is 49.

Olympic gold-medal gymnast Mary Lou Retton is 41.

Actress Mischa Barton "The O.C." is 23.

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Written By: star80 on 01/24/09 at 3:21 pm

Deaths January 24th


1970 - James "Shep" Shepherd, rocker (Shep and Limelites), beaten to death

1972 - Jerome Cowan, actor (Mr Dithers-Blondie), dies at 74

1975 - Larry Fine, actor (3 Stooges), dies at 72

1986 - Gordon MacRae, singer (Oklahoma, Carousel), dies at 64

1991 - George Gobel, comedian, dies of a heart attack at 71

1993 - Thurgood Marshall, 1st black supreme court justice (1967-91), dies 84

1998 - Jay Monahan, husband of Katie Couric, dies of colon cancer at 42

2006 - Chris Penn, actor "Reservoir Dogs", "Footloose" (younger brother to actor Sean Penn) dies from heart disease at 40

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Written By: star80 on 01/25/09 at 8:44 am

Birthdays January 25, 2009



Actor Dean Jones "The Love Bug" is 78.

Blues singer Etta James (Had the 1961 romantic hit "At Last" which has been used in many movies, tv  shows and even in valentine greeting cards) is 71.

Actress Leigh Taylor-Young (Peyton Place) is 65.

Rocker Michael Cotton (The Tubes "She's A Beauty) is 59.

Bass Guitarist Richard Finch (KC & The Sunshine Band) is 55.

Vocalist/Guitarist Joe Strummer (The Clash "Rock The Casbah") is 54.

Musician Andy Cox (Fine Young Cannibals "She Drives Me Crazy") is 53.

Actress Dinah Manoff (Soap; Empty Nest) is 51.

Bass Guitarist Gary Brian Tibbs (Adam & The Ants) is 51.

Actress Christin Lakin (Step By Step) is 31.

Rhythm-and-blues singer Alicia Keys is 28.

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Written By: star80 on 01/25/09 at 8:56 am

Deaths January 25th



1947 - Al Capone, Chicago gangster, dies of syphilis at 48

1990 - Ava Gardner, actress (Barefoot Contessa), dies of pneumonia at 67

1997 - Jeane Dixon, Famous Psychic and Astrologer dies from cardiac arrest at 93

2005 - Ray Peterson, Singer (Had the 1960 hit "Tell Laura I Love Her") dies from cancer at 69

2008 - Christopher Allport, TV Actor (Another World; Dynasty) was killed by an Avalanch near the Mountain High Ski Resort in Wrightwood, CA at 50

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Written By: star80 on 01/26/09 at 9:05 am

Birthdays January 26, 2009



Actor Scott Glenn (Urban Cowboy, The Right Stuff, Hunt For Red October) is 67.

Soul/R&B/Funk Singer Jean Knight (Had the 1971 hit "Mr. Big Stuff") is 66.

Guitarist/Co Founder of "Van Halen" Eddie Van Halen is 54.

Stand Up Comedianne/Talk Show Host Ellen Degeneres is 51.

R & B Singer/Songwriter Anita Baker "Giving You The Best That I've Got" is 51.

Reggae Musician Norman Hassan "UB40" (plays Percussion and Trombone, also sings) is 51.

Musician Andrew Ridgeley (Wham) "Wake Me Up Before You Go" is 46.

DJ/Music Producer Jazzie B. ( Founding Member of "Soul II Soul") is 46.

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Written By: star80 on 01/26/09 at 9:33 am

Deaths January 26th



1962 - Lucky Luciano, Sicilian mobster dies from a heart attack at 64

1973 - Edward G. Robinson, Actor (Starred in the 1956 film "The Ten Commandments") dies from cancer at 79

1979 - Nelson Rockefeller, 41st Vice President of the United States (Served under President Gerald Ford) dies from a heart attack at 70

2008 - Christian Brando, actor and son of Marlon Brando dies from pneumonia at 49

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Written By: star80 on 01/27/09 at 1:50 pm

Birthdays January 27, 2009


Actor James Cromwell (Starred on the tv series "Star Trek: Enterprise" from 2001-2005) is 69.

Actor John Witherspoon (Played Ice Cube's father in the 1995 comedy drama "Friday") is 67.

Drummer Nick Mason "Pink Floyd" is 65.

Singer Nedra Talley "The Ronettes" is 63.

Russian Dancer/Choreographer/Actor Mikhail baryshnikov (Starred in several famous Ballets) is 61.

Musician Brian Downey "Thin Lizzy" is 58.

Actress Mimi Rogers "Someone To Watch Over Me" (Also ex wife of Tom Cruise) is 53.

Actress Susanna Thompson (Was in the 1985 film "Agnes Of God") is 51.

Musician Gillian Gilbert "New Order" is 48.

Actrress Bridget Fonda "Single White Female" (Also grandaughter of the late actor Henry Fonda; Daughter to Peter Fonda and niece to Jane Fonda) is 45.

Singer Mike Patton "Faith No More" is 41.

Country Singer Tracy Lawrence "Todays Lonely Fool" is 41.

Actor Patton Oswalt (Starred in the 2004 film "Taxi") is 39.

Rapper Lil' John is 38.

Actress Davetta Sherwood (Played the role of Lily Winters on the soap "The Young & The Restless") is 25.

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Written By: star80 on 01/27/09 at 2:04 pm

Deaths January 27th



1993 - Andre "the Giant" Roussimoff, WWF wrestler, dies of heart attack at 49

1994 - Claude Akins, actor (Rio Bravo, Lobo), dies of cancer at 75

1994 - Joe Mays, actor (Mr Saturday Night), dies of AIDS at 44

2004 - Jack Paar, American television show host (Hosted "The Tonight Show" from 1957-1962) dies from complications following a stroke and heart surgery at 85

2006 - Gene McFadden, American singer and songwriter ("McFadden & Whitheead"; Had the hit "Ain't No Stopping Us Now"; He wrote songs for groups like "The O'Jays" and "Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes") dies from liver and lung cancer at 57

2008 - Gordon B. Hinckley, president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints dies of old age at 97

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Written By: star80 on 01/28/09 at 9:36 am

Birthdays January 28, 2009



Film/TV Actor Alan Alda ( Captain Hawkeye Pierce "M*A*S*H*") is 73.

Musician Dick Taylor (Former bass player for "The Rolling Stones") is 66.

Actress Susan Howard (Played Donna on the 1980s tv show "Dallas") is 65.

Model/Actress/Singer Barbi Benton (Former Playboy Bunny and was a regular on the Country Music/Comedy/Variety show "Hee Haw") is 59.

Actress/Author Harley Jane Kozak (Arachnophobia) is 52.

Actor Keith Hamilton Cobb (Starred in the Sci Fi tv series "Andromedia") is 47.

Guitarist Dan Spitz "Anthrax" (Brother to former "Black Sabbath" bassist Dave Spitz) is 46.

Actress Lynda Boyd (Starred in the 2003 film "Final Destination 2") is 44.

Singer/Songwriter/Canadian Musician Sarah McLachlan "Adia" is 41.

Musician DJ Muggs "Cypress Hill" is 41.

Rapper Rakim is 41.

Singer Joey Futone "NSYNC" is 32.

Pop Singer/Musician Nick Carter "The Backstreet Boys" is 29.

Actor Elijah Wood (Frodo Boggins in "Lord Of The Rings") is 28.

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Written By: star80 on 01/28/09 at 9:51 am

Deaths January 28th


1986 -  The Space Shuttle Challenger"broke apart 73 seconds after the launch of its tenth mission, STS-51-L on January 28, 1986, resulting in the death of all seven crew members:  Greg Jarvis, Christa McAuliffe, Ronald McNair, Michael J. Smith, Ellison Onizuka, Judith Resnik, and Francis R. Scobee.

1994 - Hal Smith, Actor (Best remembered for his role as Otis Campbell, the town drunk on "The Andy Griffith Show") dies from a heart attack at 77.

2004 - Actor Joe Viterelli (Was in the 1999 film "Analyze This") dies from a stomach hemorrhage at 66.

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Written By: star80 on 01/29/09 at 11:30 am

Birthdays January 29, 2009




Actor John Forsythe (Played the role of Blake Carrington on  "Dynasty"; Was  also the voice of the unseen Charlie Townsend on Charlies Angels) is 91.

Actor/Singer Noel Harrison (Mark Slate "The Man From U.N.C.L.E.; Also had a regular guest spot on Tracey Ullman's show "Tracey Takes All") is 75.

Actress Katherine Ross (Best known for her role as Elaine Robinson in "The Graduate" opposite Dustin Hoffman; TV Role "The Colbys" a spinoff of Dynasty) is 69.

Actor Tom Selleck (Starred on the tv show Magnum PI; Was also the star of the movie "Three Men And A Baby") is 64.

Actor Marc Singer (The Beastmaster; Also brother to actress Lori Singer, who had a lead role in the 1980s film "Footloose") is 61.

Actress Ann Jillian (Starred on the 1980s tv sitcom "It's A Living") is 59.

Musician Tommy Ramone (He is the last surviving member of the Punk Rock Group "The Ramones") is 57.

Musician Louie Perez (Los Lobos) "La Bamba" is 56.

Talk Show Host/Actress Oprah Winfrey (The Color Purple; The Women Of Brewster Place) is 55.

Country Singer Irlene Mandrell (Younger sister to Country Singers Barbara and Louise Mandrell; Was also a model and actress) is 52.

TV Actor Judy Norton-Taylor (Played the role of Mary Ellen on the tv show "The Waltons" from 1972-1981) is 51.

Soap Star Matthew Ashford (Plays Jack on "Days Of Our Lives") is 49.

Bass Guitarist Eddie Jackson (Plays for the Progressive Metal Band "Queensryche") is 48.

Actor Nicholas Turturro (Detective James Martinez "NYPD Blue"; also brother to actor John Turturro (Quiz Show) and cousin to TV actress Aida Turturro (Janice "The Sopranos") is 47.

Actor Ed Burns (Starred in Saving Private Ryan with Tom Hanks) is 41.

Actress Heather Graham "Boogie Nights" is 39.

Actress Sara Gilbert (Darlene Conner-Healy "Roseanne" ('88-"97) is 34.

Actor Justin Hartley (Was a regular cast member on the tv show "Smallville") is 32.

Actor Andrew Keegan (Starred in the 1999 film "10 Things I Hate About You") is 30.

Soap Star Heidi Mueller (Played the role of Kay on "Passions") is 27.

Actor Drew Tyler Bell (Starred in the 2003 horror film "Jeepers Creepers II") is 23.

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Written By: star80 on 01/29/09 at 12:10 pm

Deaths January 29th



1964 - Alan Ladd, Actor (Starred in the 1964 film "The Carpetbaggers") commits suciide at 50

1977 - Freddie Prinze, Actor/Comedian (Starred on the tv show "Chico And The Man" from 1974-1977; Is also the father of actor Freddie Prinze, Jr.) commits sucide at 22

1980 - Jimmy Durante "Schnozzola", Actor/Comedian (Starred in the 1963 movie "It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World") dies from pneumonia at 86

1986 - Leif Erickson, Actor (Starred in the 1964 film "The Carpetbaggers") dies from cancer at 79

2005 - Eric Griffiths, Guitarist (The Quarrymen; John Lennon and George Harrisons were former members of the group also) dies from pancreatic cancer at 64

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Written By: star80 on 01/30/09 at 2:08 am

Birthdays January 30, 2009



Actress Dorothy Malone (The Big Sleep; Written On The Wind) is 84.

Actor Gene Hackman (Bonnie & Clyde; Mississippi Burning) is 79.

Country Singer Jeanne Pruett (Had the 1970s hit "Satin Sheets") is 72.

Actress Vanessa Redgrave ("Julia" with Jane Fonda; Howard's End) is 72.

Former US Vice President (46th) Dick Cheney (Served under George Bush) is 68.

Musician Marty Balin (Lead Singer & Founder of "Jefferson Airplane/Jefferson Starship"; Produced hits like Runaway and Miracles) is 67.

TV/Film Actor Charles S. Dutton (Rudy; The Practice and Without A Trace) is 58.

Rock/Pop Musician Phil Collins (former lead singer/drummer for "Genesis") One More Night; Against All Odds is 58.

Actress Brett Butler "Grace Under Fire" is 51.

Singer/Songwriter Jody Watley (Had the 1980s hit "Looking For A New Love") is 50.

Actress/Playboy Playmate Julie McCullough (Starred on the tv sitcom "Growing Pains"; She was fired for posing for Playboy) is 44.

Actor Christian Bale "Batman Begins" is 35.

Actor Wilmer Valderama (Played Fez on "That 70s Show") is 29.

Actor Rob Pinkston (MTV's "Punk'd") is 21.

Actor/Rapper Khleo Thomas (Starred in the movie "Next Friday") is 20.

Actor Jake Thomas (Played the younger brother to "Lizzy McGuire") is 19.

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Written By: star80 on 01/30/09 at 2:30 am

Deaths January 30th



1836 - Betsy Ross, American Seamstress (Sewed the 1st American Flag) dies at 84

1991 - John McIntire, Actor (Starred in the 1989 film "Turner & Hooch") dies from emphysema and lung cancer at 83

1999 - Huntz Hall, Actor (Starred in the 1938 film "Angels With Dirty Faces") dies from congestive heart failure at 79

2001 - Jean-Pierre Aumont, Actor (Starred in the 1975 film "The Happy Hooker") dies from a heart attack at 70

2006 - Coretta Scott King, Activist (Widow of the late Civil Rights Activist Martin Luther King, Jr.) dies from respiratory failure due to complications from ovarian cancer at 78

2007 - Sidney Sheldon, Novelist/TV Screenwriter (Wrote shows like "The Patty Duke Show" and "I Dream Of Jeannie") dies from pneumonia at 89

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: star80 on 02/01/09 at 2:27 pm

Birthdays January 31, 2009



Actress Carol Channing (Gentlemen Prefer Blondes; Hello Dolly!) is 88.

Blues singer-musician Charlie Musselwhite is 65.

Baseball Hall-of-Famer Nolan Ryan is 62.

Singer-musician KC (KC and the Sunshine Band) is 58.

Punk Rock singer Johnny Rotten (Sex Pistols) is 53.

Actress Kelly Lynch (Roadhouse; Drugstore Cowboy) is 50.

Actor Anthony LaPaglia (Best known for his role as FBI Agent Jack Malone on the tv show "Without A Trace") is 50.

Heavy Metal Musician Scott Ian Rosenfeld (Anthrax) is 46.

Rock musician Al Jaworski (Jesus Jones) "Right Here, Right Now" is 43.

Actress Minnie Driver (Good Will Hunting) is 39.

Singer Justin Timberlake (Was in the Pop Boy Band 'N Sync) is 28.


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Written By: star80 on 02/01/09 at 2:40 pm

Deaths January 31st



1974 - Glenn Morris, olympian/actor (Tarzan's Revenge), dies at 61

1974 - Roger Pryor, actor/comedian (Starred in the 1980 film "Stir Crazy" with Gene Wilder and also the 1989 film "Harlem Nights") dies from cardiac arrest at 65

1974 - Samuel Goldwyn, Polish/English/US film magnate (MGM), dies from natural causes at 91

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Written By: star80 on 02/01/09 at 2:48 pm

Birthdays February 1, 2009



Actor Stuart Whitman (Marshall Jim Crown "Cimmaron Strip" 1967) is 83.

Folk Singer Bob Shane (The Kingston Trio) is 75.

Singer Ray Sawyer (Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show) is 72.

Musician Don Everly (1/2 of the famous singing duo "The Everly Brothers" who had hits like "Bye Bye Love") is 72.

Actor Sherman Hemsley (George Jefferson on "The Jeffersons"; Amen) is 71.

HGTV Host Joy Philbin (At Home With.........; Also wife of the famous Regis Philbin of "Regis & Kelly" and  "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire") is 68.

Actress Sherilyn Fenn (Andrea Home "Twin Peaks") is 44.

Princess Stephanie of Monaco (the youngest daughter of Prince Ranier III and the late actress Grace Kelly; she was also a Fashion Model, Singer and Swimwear Designer) is 44.

Singer Lisa Marie Presley (daughter of the late "King Of Rock N Roll", Elvis Presley and actress Priscilla Presley) is 41.

Actor/Comedian Pauly Shore (In The Army Now/Encino Man) is 41.

Actor Brian Krause (Starred in the tv series "Charmed" from 1998-2006) is 40.

Actor Michael C. Hall (Starred in the HBO drama series "Six Feet Under") is 38.

Musician Big Boi (Outkast) is 34.

Actor Lee Thompson Young (Starred in the Disney tv series "The Famous Jett Jackson") is 29.

Rapper Hurricane Chris is 20.

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Written By: star80 on 02/01/09 at 2:51 pm

Deaths February 1st



1966 - Hedda Hopper, , US gossip columnist, dies at 75

1966 - Buster Keaton, , US comic (General), dies at 69

1980 - Jack Bailey, TV host (Queen for a Day), dies at 72

1980 - Romolo Valli, actor (Boom, La Viaccia), dies at 54

1986 - Dick James, Beatles' music publisher (1962-70), dies in London at 58

1988 - Heather O'Rourke, (Poltergeist) star, dies of intestinal ailment at 12

2005 - John Vernon, actor (Animal House) dies at 73 following heart surgery

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: star80 on 02/02/09 at 9:52 am

Birthdays February 2, 2009



Actor Robert Mandan (Starred on the daytime soap "Search For Tomorrow"; Also on the tv comedy sitcom "Soap") is 77.

Actress/Singer Elaine Stritch (Bus Stop (1956)) is 74.

TV Host/Comedian Tom Smothers (1/2 of the Duo "The Smothers Brothers" from the 70s Comedy-Variety Show "Laugh In"; He was considered "The Dumb One") is 72.

Actor Ramak Ramsay (Starred in the 1997 film "Addicted To Love") is 71.

Actor Bo Hopkins (The Wild Bunch with Marlon Brando; The Getaway with Steve McQueen) is 67.

Musician Graham Nash "Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young" is 67.

Actress Farrah Fawcett (Jill Monroe "Charlie's Angels"; The Burning Bed/Was married to actor Lee Majors "The Fall Guy" and had a long term live in relationship with acto Ryan O'Neal "Love Story/Paper Moon", they also have a son together) is 62.

Guitarist/Songwriter Al McKay (Earth, Wind & Fire) is 62.

Actor Brent Spiner (Played the role of Lt Commander Data in the tv and film series "Star Trek: The Next Generation") is 60.

Rock Musician Ross Glory (Journey) is 60.

Super Model/Fitness Instructor Christie Brinkley (also ex wife of pop singer "Billy Joel") is 55.

Actor Michael Talbott (Detective Stanley Switek "Miami Vice") is 54.

Actress Kim Zimmer (Reva Shane "The Guiding Light") is 54.

Actor Michael T. Weiss (Had the title role on the tv series "The Pretender" from 1996-2000) is 47.

Rock Musician Robert DeLeo (Stone Temple Pilots) is 43.

Actress Jennifer Westfeldt (Starred & Co wrote the 2001 film "Kissing Jessica Stein") is 39.

Actress Marissa Jaret Winokur (Was a cast member on the Pamela Anderson tv series "Stacked") is 37.

Actress Lori Beth Denberg (Was on the Nickelodean comedy series "All That") is 33.

Actor Martin Spanjers (Stars on the tv series "8 Simple Rules") is 22.

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Written By: MrCleveland on 02/03/09 at 11:54 am

Today is the 50th anniversary of when the music died.

Buddy Holly
Richie Valens
Big Bopper

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: star80 on 02/03/09 at 12:36 pm

Deaths February 2nd



1969 - Boris Karloff, Actor (Frankenstein) dies from pneumonia at 81

1979 - Sid Vicious, Bassist (Sex Pistols) dies from an overdose at 31

1989 - John Cassavetes, Actor/Director (Rosemary's Baby) dies from cirrhosis of the liver at 59

1992 - Bert Parks, TV host (Miss America), dies from lung cancer at 77

1994 - Willie Mae Ford Smith, Gospel Singer/Songwriter, dies at 89

1996 - Gene Kelly, actor/dancer (Singing in the Rain), dies from a stroke at 83

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Written By: star80 on 02/03/09 at 12:43 pm

Birthdays February 3, 2009


Football Great Fran Tarkenton "Minnesota Vikings" (Also Sports Commentator "Monday Night Football"; Co Host "That's Incredible") is 69.

Actress Blythe Danner "Meet The Fockers" (Also Mom to actress Gwyneth Paltrow) is 66.

R & B Singer Dennis Edwards (The Temptations) is 66.

Singer/Lead Guitarist Dave Davies (The Kinks; Had the 1970s hit "L-O-L-A Lola") is 62.

Singer/Songwriter Melanie "Brand New Key" is 62.

Actress Morgan Fairchild (Search For Tomorrow (1970s Soap Opera); Flamingo Road) is 59.

Actor Nathan Lane (Mouse Hunt; The Bird Cage with Robin Williams) is 53.

Actor Thomas Calabro (Melrose Place) is 49.

Actor Keith Gordon (Jaws 2) is 48.

Actress Michelle Greene (Starred on the tv series "L.A. Law" from 1986-1991) is 47.

Actress/Singer/Songwriter Michele Greene (Abbie Perkins L.A. Law) is 47.

Actress Maura Tierney (Abby Lockhart "ER") is 44.

Actress Elisa Donovan (Clueless) is 38.

Actor Adrian R'Mante (Best known for his role on the Disney channel's tv show "The Suite Life Of Zack & Cody") is 31.

Actress Alisa Reyes (Starred on the Nickelodeon channel tv show "All That" from 1994-1997) is 28.

Actor Ryne Sanborn (Starred in all three "High School Musical" movies) is 20.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: star80 on 02/03/09 at 12:44 pm


Today is the 50th anniversary of when the music died.

Buddy Holly
Richie Valens
Big Bopper


^ this was already posted, but here are some other celebrity deaths for February 3rd


1924 - Woodrow Wilson, 28th US President (1913-21) dies at his home in Washington at 67

1959 - Big Bopper, Musician dies in plane crash at 28

1959 - Buddy Holly, Musician (That'll be the Day), dies in a plane crash at 22

1959 - Richie Valens,Singer (Donna), killed in plane crash at 17

1967 - Joe Meek, Musician/Producer (Tornadoes "Telstar") commits suicide at 37

1996 - Audrey Meadows, actress (Alice-Honeymooners) dies from lung cancer at 69

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Written By: star80 on 02/04/09 at 12:08 am

Birthdays February 4, 2009



American Physician/Inventor Dr. Henry Heimlich (Invented the Heimlich Maneuver) is 89.

Actor Conrad Bain (Played Mr. Drummond on the tv sitcom "Diff'rent Strokes" and Maude's husband on the tv sitcom "Maude") is 86.

Voice Artist/Actress Janet Wlado (Was the voice of Judy Jetson on the cartoon show "The Jetsons") is 85.

Actor Jerry Adler (Plays the role of Herman "Hesh" Rabkin on the HBO drama series "The Sopranos") is 80.

Actor Gary Conway (Starred on the tv sci fi series "Land Of The Giants" and on "Burke's Law") is 79.

Comedian David Brenner is 73.

Actor John Schuck (Was on the 1970s crime dram tv series "McMillan And Wife") is 69.

Rock Musician John Steel (The Animals; Had the 1960s hit "House Of The Rising Sun") is 68.

Singer Florence LaRue (The Fifth Dimension "Wedding Bell Blues") is 65.

Former US Vice President (44th) Dan Quayle (Served under George Bush, Sr 1989 - 1993 ) is 62.

Singer/Songwriter Alice Cooper "No More Nice Guy"; "Schools Out" is 61.

Actor Michael Beck (Starred in Wes Cravens 1985 film "Chiller") is 60.

Rock Musician Phil Ehart (Kansas; Had the 1970s hit  "Carry On My Wayward Son") is 58.

Actress Lisa Eickhom (Starred in the 1993 movie "The Vanishing") is 57.

Rock Drummer Jerry Shirley (Humble Pie) is 57.

Actress Pamelyn Ferdin (Played Felix Unger's daughter Edna on the 1970s long running tv comedy sitcom "The Odd Couple") is 50.

Actress Jenette Goldstein (Starred in the 1991 film "Terminator 2: Judgement Day") is 49.

Country Singer/Songwriter Clint Black "Killin' Time", "Better Man"is 47.

Actress Brandy Ledford (Played Doyle on the 2000's sci fi tv series "Andromedia") is 40.

Actor Rob Corddry (The Daily Show with Jon Stewart) is 38.

Boxing Great Oscar De La Hoya aka "Golden Boy" is 36.

Singer/Songwriter/Model/Actress Natalie Imbruglia "Torn" (She starred in a british soap opera and modeled Loreal Cosmetics; Also had the 2000's hit "Torn") is 34.

Actor Michael A. Goorjian (Starred in the 1992 movie "Forever Young") is 30.

Actor Brandon "Bug" Hall (Played Alfalfa in the 1994 film "The Little Rascals") is 24.

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Written By: star80 on 02/04/09 at 8:34 am

Deaths February 4th


1968 - Ed Baker, Actor (Keystone Kops) dies of emphysema at 70

1983 - Karen Carpenter, Singer/Drummer (The Carpenters) dies of anorexia at 32

1987 - Liberace, Pianist (Liberace Show, Evil Chandell-Batman) dies from AIDS at 67

1991 - Nancy Kulp, Actress (Played Miss Jane on the long running tv show "The Beverly Hillbillies") dies of cancer at 69

2005 - Ossie Davis, Actor, (Roots 1979; Malcolm X 1992) dies from natural causes at 87

2007 - Barbara McNair, Actress (Starred in the 1971 movie "They Call Me MISTER Tibbs" with Sydney Poitier) dies from throat cancer at 72

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: star80 on 02/05/09 at 8:46 am

Birthdays February 5, 2009



Baseball Hall Of Famer Henry "Hank" Aaron (Set the Major League Record for the most homeruns in a career) is 75.

Actor Stuart Damon (Best known for his role as Dr. Alan Quartermaine on the long running daytime soap "General Hospital" for which he won an Emmy Award in 1999) is 72.

Actor David Selby (Starred on the Cult serial "Dark Shadows"; Also starred on "Falcon Crest" from 1982-1990) is 68.

Singer Cory Wells (Three Dog Night; Had hits in the 60s & 70s like "Eli's Coming" and "Joy To The World") is 67.

Former Football Great and Heisman Trophy Winner Roger Staubach (Dallas Cowboys) is 67.

Musician Al Kooper "Bllood Sweat & Tears" (You've Made Me So Very Happy) is 65.

Guitarist J.R. Cobb (Was a member of the group "Classics IV" who had a hit with "Spooky" in 1968; Later he joined the band "The Atlanta Rhythm Section"  who had a 1977 hit with "So Into You") is 65.

Actress Barbara Hershey (Beaches with Bette Midler; Falling Down with Michael Douglas) is 61.

Actor Christopher Guest (Starred in the 1992 film "A Few Good Men" with Tom Cruise and Jack Nicholson) is 61.

Comedian/Actor Tim Meadows (Saturday Night Live cast member from 1991-2000) is 48.

Actress Jennifer Jason-Leigh (Single White Female/Rush) is 47.

Actress Laura Linney (Played Jim Carrey's wife in the 1998 movie "The Truman Show") is 45.

Musician Duff McKagan (Formerly with Guns N' Roses for 13 years; Now with the hard rock group "Velvet Revolver") is 45.

Comedian/Actor Chris Parnell (Saturday Night Live cast member from 1998-2001 and 2002-2006) is 42.

R & B Singer/Dancer Bobby Brown "My Perogitve/Every Little Step" (Was married to Pop Singer Whitney Houston for 14 years) is 40.

Country Singer Sara Evans (Her 1st #1 hit was a duet with country singer Vince Gill in 1998 "No Place That Far") is 38.

Actor Shawn Reaves (Played the role of Harrison Davies (brother to the main character) on the FOX tv series "Tru Calling" from 2003-2005) is 31.

Actress Nora Zehetner (Starred in the 2001 film "American Pie 2") is 28.

Actress Crystal Hunt (Played the role of Lizzie Spaulding on the daytime soap "The Guiding Light" from 2003-2006) is 24.

Actor Jeremy Sumpter (Had the lead role in the 2003 film version of the classic "Peter Pan") is 20.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: star80 on 02/09/09 at 8:35 am

Deaths February 5th


1969 - Thelma Ritter, actress (Miracle on 34th Street) dies from a heart attack at 66

1982 - Dolores Moran, actress/1940s pin up girl (Yankee Doodle Dandy) dies at 56

1991 - Dean Jagger, US actor (Mr Novak, Rawhide, Oscar), dies from heart disease at 87

1995 - Doug McClure, actor (The Virginian; The Land That Time Forgot) dies from lung cancer at 59

1998 - Tim Kelly, guitarist "Slaughter" (Had the 1989 hit "Fly To The Angels") was killed in an automobile accident in Arizona at 35

2004 - John Hench, animator (Worked for "The Walt Disney Corporation" for 65 years; Was also famous for creating the Olympic Torch) dies from heart failure at 95

2006 - Franklin Cover, actor (Played Tom Willis on the tv sitcom "The Jeffersons" from 1975-1985) dies from pneumonia at 77

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: star80 on 02/09/09 at 8:36 am

Birthdays February 6, 2009



Actress Zsa Zsa Gabor "A Touch Of Evil" (also sister to Eva Gabor who played Lisa Douglas on "Green Acres") is 92.

Actor/Film Director Rip Torn (Chief Zed "Men In Black") is 78.

Actress Mamie Van Doren (Starred in the 2002 film "Slackers") is 78.

Actor Mike Farrell (Captain B.J. Hunnicutt " M*A*S*H*") is 70.

News Anchorman/TV Journalist Tom Brokaw (NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw) is 69.

Actress Gigi Perreau (Starred in the 1956 movie "The Man In The Gray Flannel Suit") is 68.

Singer Fabian (Former American teen idol) "Turn Me Loose" is 66.

Actress Gayle Hunnicutt (Was a cast member of the tv series "Dallas" from 1989-1991) is 66.

Actor Michael Tucker (Stuart Markowitz "L.A. Law") is 65.

Singer Natalie Cole (daughter of the late Crooner "Nat King Cole"; Did the  1991 "Unforgettable" video with cameo of her late father) is 59.

Drummer Simon Phillips (Toto; Had a 1980s hit with "Roseanna") is 52.

Film Director/Writer/Actor Robert Townsend (Wrote, directed, produced and starred in "Hollywood Shuffle"; Also starred on the tv series "The Parent 'Hood") is 51.

Actress Megan Gallagher (Catherine Black "Millenium") is 49.

Musician Richie McDonald (Lead Singer "Lonestar" had the 1999 hit "Amazed") is 47.

Singer "Guns N Roses" Axyl Rose (Welcome To The Jungle) is 47.

Singer/Songwriter Rick Astley (Never Gonna Give You Up (1987)) is 43.

Actress Dana Eskelson (Starred in the 2003 film "Cold Creek Manor") is 38.

Actor Brian Stepanek (Plays Arwin on Disney Channel tv series"The Suite Life Of Zack And Cody") is 38.

Actress Alice Greczyn (Starred on the tv series "Windfall") is 23.




Today is also my own birthday ....I am 51...Yuck!!!

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Written By: star80 on 02/09/09 at 8:37 am

Deaths February 6th



1991 - Danny Thomas, comedian (Jazz Singer), dies of a heart attack at 79

1994 - Joseph Cotten, actor (Citizen Kane), dies from pneumonia and throat cancer at 88

1994 - Jack Kirby, cartoonist (X-Men, Spiderman, Hulk), dies from heart failure at 76

1996 - Guy Madison, actor (Wild Bill Hickok), dies from emphysema at 74

1998 - Carl Wilson, founding member/lead guitarist (The Beach Boy) dies of lung cancer at 51

1998 - Falco, singer (Rock Me Amadeus), dies from severe injuries at 40 following a collision with a bus while driving his Mitsubishi in The Dominic Republic

2007 - Frankie Laine, Singer (1969 "Lord You Gave Me A Mountain") dies from heart failure at 93

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: star80 on 02/09/09 at 8:38 am

Birthdays February 7, 2009



Actor Miguel Ferrer (Usually played a villian; Starred in the 1994 Stephen King series "The Stand") is 54.

Film/TV Actor James Spader (Pretty In Pink; The Practice/Boston Legal) is 49.

Country Singer/Songwriter Garth Brooks ("The Dance"; Also a Charity Director and is married to country singer Trisha Yearwood) is 47.

Stand Up Comedian/Actor Eddie Izzard "Executive Transvestite" is 47.

Keyboard Player David Bryan (Bon Jovi) is 47.

Actor Jason Gedrick (Starred on the 1990s tv series "Murder One") is 44.

Stand Up Comedian/Actor Chris Rock (New Jack City) is 43.

Heavy Metal Singer/Songwriter Sully Erna (Godsmack) is 41.

Actress Essence Atkins (Starred on the 2000s tv series "Half & Half") is 37.

Guitarist Wes Borland (Limp Bizkit) is 34.

Actor Ashton Kutcher (Dude Where's My Car/Just Married; Also plays Michael Kelso on "That 70s Show; Has relationship with Demi Moore) is 31.

Actress Cerina Vincent (Starred on the tv series "Power Rangers:  Lost Gallery") is 30.

Actress Tina Majorino (Napolean Dynamite) is 24.

Actress Clara Bryant (Tru Confessions) is 24.

Actress Rachel Sibner (Starred on Nickelodeans "Ned's Declassified School Survial Guide") is 18.

Actor David Dorfman (Starred in the 2002 film "The Ring" and in 2005's "The Ring Two") is 16.

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Written By: star80 on 02/09/09 at 8:39 am

Deaths February 7th



1968 - Nick Adams, actor (Interns, Pillow Talk, FBI Story) dies from a drug overdose at 36

1990 - Jimmy Van Heusen, composer (Wrote the 1959 tune "Love And Marriage" for which he won an Emmy Award) dies at 77

1993 - Arthur Ashe, tennis star (Wimbledon 1975), dies of AIDS at 49

1999 - Bobby Troup, actor/singer (Starred on the 1970s tv series "Emergency") dies from a heart attack at 80

2000 - Dave Pevereet, singer/guitarist (Foghat; Savoy Brown) dies from cancer at 56

2001 - Dale Evans, singer/songwriter/actress (3rd wife of singing cowboy "Roy Rogers") dies from congestive heart failure at 88

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: star80 on 02/09/09 at 8:41 am

Birthdays February 8, 2009




American Journalist Ted Koppel (Former Anchorman for ABC's Nightline) is 69.

Actor Nick Nolte (The Prince Of Tides/Cape Fear (remake)) is 68.

Musician Dan Seals (Part of the famous singing duo "Seals & Croft" with Dash Croft - Summer Breeze (70s); Also was part of another duo "England Dan & John Ford Coley" - I'd Really Love To See You Tonight) is 61.

Actress Brooke Adams (The Babysitters Club; Invasion Of The Body Snatchers (1978) is 60.

Actress Mary Steenburgen (Back To The Future Part III; Also married to actor Ted Danson "Cheers") is 56.

Author John Grisham "A Time To Kill" & "The Pelican Brief" (was also a former politician, retired attorney and novelist) is 54.

Artist/Writer/Musician Holly Johnson (Lead Singer for "Frankie Goes To Hollywood") is 49.

Heavy Metal Singer Vince Neil "Motley Crue" (Girls, Girls, Girls; Home Sweet Home) is 48.

Actor Gary Coleman (Arnold "Diff'rent Strokes") is 41.

Soap Star/Musician Joshua Morrow (Nick Newman on "The Young & The Restless"; Also has a pop band "3 Deep") is 34.

Musician Dave Farrell (Bassist for the Nu Metal/Rapcore Band "Linkin Park") is 32.

Actress Karle Warren (played Lauren Cassidy, daughter of Judge Amy Gray "Judging Amy") is 17.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: star80 on 02/09/09 at 8:58 am

Deaths February 8th


1975 - Martyn Green, actor (Gilbert and Sullivan comic operas; Mikado), dies from a blood infection at 75

1987 - Harriet MacGibbon, actress (Mrs Drysdale-Beverly Hillbillies) dies from pulmonary and cardiac failure at 81

1990 - Del Shannon, rock vocalist (Runaway) dies from a self inflicted gun shot wound at 50

1994 - Raymond Scott, composer (Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm) dies following a stroke at 85

2007 - Anna Nicole Smith, Actor/Model/Spokesperson For Trim Spa dies from a drug overdose at 39

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: star80 on 02/09/09 at 9:07 am

Birthdays February 9, 2009



Singer/Songwriter Carole King (It's Too Late; Jazzman; I Feel The Earth Move) is 67.

Actor Joe Pesci (Good Fellows; The Super) is 66.

Author Alice Walker (Won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1983 for her book "The Color Purple") is 65.

Actress Mia Farrow "Rosemary's Baby" (Was also involved with Actor Frank Sinatra and Producer Woody Allen at one time) is 64.

Actress Judith Light (Played Angela Bower "Who's The Boss" with Tony Danza; Also was a former soap star on "One Life To Live") is 60.

Musician Dennis Thomas "Kool & The Gang" is 58.

Country Singer Travis Tritt (T-R-O-U-B-L-E; Nothing Short Of Dying) is 46.

Actress Ziyi Zhang "Memoirs Of A Geisha" is 30.

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Written By: star80 on 02/09/09 at 9:24 am

Deaths February 9th



1969 - Gabby Hayes, actor (Albuquerque, Colorado), dies at 83

1973 - Max Yasgur, owner Woodstock-festival farmland, dies at 53

1981 - Bill Haley, vocalist (Rock Around Clock), dies of heart attack at 55

1993 - Kate Wilkinson, actress (Clara-Another World), dies of cancer at 76

1995 - David Wayne, actor (Played the role of the  "Mad Hatter" on the 1960s tv series "Batman") dies at 81

2005 - Tyrone Davis, soul singer (Had the 1970s hit "Turn Back The Hands Of Time") dies following a stroke at 66

2008 - Scott Halpin, drummer (Sat in once for Keith Moon during a "Who" concert) dies from a brain tumor at 54

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: star80 on 02/10/09 at 2:11 am

Birthdays February 10, 2009



Actor Robert Wagner (Played Jonathon Hart on "Hart To Hart" with Stephanie Powers from 1979 - 1984; Was also married to actress Natalie Wood at the time of her drowning death) is 79.

Singer Roberta Flack (Performs Jazz, Folk and Soul Music; Had the 1974 Hit "Killing Me Softly") is 70.

Doo Wop Singer Jimmy Merchant (Formerly with "Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers"; They Had a #1 Hit with "Why Do Fools Fall In Love") is 69.

Actor Harold Sylvester (Played Griff on the tv sitcom "Married With Children") is 60.

Olympic Swimmer Mark Spitz (Won a Gold Medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Muncih, Germany)is 59.

Country Singer Lionel Cartwright is 49.

Pop Musician Robbie Neville (Had a hit with "C'est La Vie" in 1987) is 49.

Broadcaster/Political Adviser George Stephanopoulos (ABC's "This Week" Host) is 48.

Actor Michael Weiss (Starred on the tv series "The Pretender" from 1996-2000) is 47.

Actress Laura Dern "Rambling Rose" (Was once married to Billy Bob Thornton; She is now married to Musician Ben Harper and they have two children) is 42.

Actress Elizabeth Banks (Is on the tv show "Scrubs") is 35.

Actress Emma Roberts (Is the daughter of actor Eric Roberts; Starred in the 2000s film "Blow") is 18.

Actress Mackenzie Vega (Starred in 2006 X-Men:  The Last Stand) is 15.

Actress Chloe Moretz (Starred in the 2005 version of the film "The Amityville Horror") is 11.

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Written By: star80 on 02/10/09 at 2:28 am

Deaths February 10th



1957 - Laura Ingalls Wilder, US author (Little House on Praries), dies in her sleep at 90

1983 - Eduard Franz, actor (Zorro), dies at 80

1992 - Alex Haley, US writer (Autobiography of Malcolm X, Roots), dies from a heart attack at 70

1993 - Joy Garrett, actress (Days of Our Live), dies of liver failure at 47

1998 - Buddy the Wonder Dog, dog (Air Bud), dies of cancer at 9

2000 - Jim Varney, actor/comedian (Was Ernest P. Worrell in a series of movies and commercials; "Ernest Goes To Camp" and "Ernest Saves Christmas" are just a few of the movies) dies from lung cancer at 50

2005 - Arthur Miller, author/playwright, also was once married to Marilyn Monroe dies from congestive heart failure at 89
 
2007 - Ned Austin, character actor (Starred in Stephen King's 1986 horror film "Maximum Overdrive") dies at 81

2008 - Roy Scheider, actor (Starred in the 1975 movie "Jaws") dies from a staph infection at 75

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: star80 on 02/11/09 at 9:12 am

Birthdays February 11, 2009



Actor Leslie Nielsen (Naked Gun movies) is 83.

Actress Tina Louise (Played Ginger on the 1960s tv show "Gilligan's Island") is 75.

Actor Burt Reynolds (Boogie Nights; Smokey & The Bandit) is 73.

Musician Sergio Mendes "Never Gonna Give You Up" is 68.

Actor Philip Anglim (Won a 1979 Tony Award for best actor in the tv version of "The Elephant Man") is 56.

Actress Catherine Hickland ("Capital"; "One Life To Live") is 53.

Actress Carey Lowell (Was the James Bond girl in the 1989 film "License To Kill") is 48.

Singer/Songwriter Sheryl Crow "All I Wanna Do" is 47.

Actress Diane Franklin (Starred in the 1982 film "The Last American Virgin") is 46.

UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship) Winner Ken Shamrock is 45.

TV/Film Actress Jennifer Aniston (Friends; The Break Up with Vince Vaughn) is 40.

Musician Craig "133" Jones (Slipknot) is 36.

Musician D'Angelo (Heaven Must Be Like This, 1999) is 35.

Actor Brice Beckham (Starred on the tv sitcom "Mr. Belvedere from 1985-1990) is 33.

Musician Mike Shinoda (Linkin Park) is 32.

Singer/Actress "Brandy" Norwood (She played "Moesha") is 30.

Actor Matthew Lawrence (Played Jack Hunter on "Boy Meets World" from 1997-2000) is 29.

Actor Taylor Lautner (Starred in the 2005 film "Cheaper By The Dozen 2" with Steve Martin) is 17.

Actress Dominic Janes (Starred in the 2007 film "Wild Hogs") is 15.

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Written By: star80 on 02/11/09 at 9:25 am

Deaths February 11th



1976 - Lee J Cobb, actor (12 Angry Men; On the Waterfront) dies from a heart attack at 64

1982 - Eleanor Powell, actress/solo tap dancer (wife of actor Glenn Ford) dies from cancer at 69

1994 - William Conrad, actor (Cannon) dies of a heart attack at 73

1994 - Sorrell Brooke, actor (Played "Boss Hogg" in the 1970s tv show "The Dukes Of Hazzard") dies from colorectal cancer at 64

1997 - Don Porter, actor (1960s tv series "Gidget") dies at 84

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Written By: star80 on 02/11/09 at 11:39 pm

Birthdays February 12, 2009



Actor Joe Don Baker (Played Sheriff Buford Pusser in the film version of  "Walking Tall") is 73.

Actor Richard Lynch (The Sword And The Sorcerer 1982) is 72.

Musician Ray Manzarek (Co founder and  former keyboardist for the late group "The Doors") is 69.

Country Singer Moe Bandy ("Its A Cheatin' Situation") is 65.

Actor/Musician Cliff De Young (Sunshine) is 64.

Actress Maud Adams (starred in the James Bond classic "Octopussy") is 64.

Actor Michael Ironside (Starred on the tv series "Andromedia") is 58.

Singer Michael McDonald (former lead singer for "The Doobie Brothers"; Solo hits like "What A Fool Believes" and "Real Love"; Also did a duet number "On My Own" with Patti Labelle) is 57.

Actress Joanna Kerns (mom on Growing Pains) is 56.

Actor Robin Thomas (Starred in the 1986 film "About Last Night") is 55.

Comedian/Actor/Talk Show Host Arsenio Hall is 54.

American Newscaster Paula Zahn (CNN) is 53.

Musician Brian Robertson (Thin Lizzy; Motorhead) is 52.

Actor Michael Higgins (Starred in the 2006 film "The Break-Up" with Jennifer Aniston and Vince Vaughn) is 45.

Actor Josh Brolin "The Young Riders" (He is the son of actor James Brolin) is 41.

Singer Chynna Phillips "Wilson Phillips" (Had a song out in the 80s "Release Me"; Also is the daughter of the late  musician "Papa" John Phillips and singer/actress Michelle Phillips (Knot's Landing) both of "The Mamas & The Papas") is 41.

Musician Jim Creegan (Bassist for "Barenaked Ladies") is 38.

Actress Sarah Lancaster (Starred on the tv show "Saved By The Bell: The New Class" from 1993-2000) is 29.

Actress Christine Ricci (The Addams Family; Sleepy Hollow) is 29.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: star80 on 02/12/09 at 12:22 am

Deaths February 12th



1960 - Bobby Clark, vaudevillan (World's funniest circus clown), dies at 71

1965 - Henry Kulky, actor (Otto-Life of Riley) dies from a heart attack at 53

1971 - James Cash Penney, US department store founder (J C Penney) dies at 95

1976 - Sal Mineo, actor (Exodus, Rebel Without a Cause) is stabbed to death at 37

1979 - Jean Renoir, French writer/director (Human Beast), dies at 84

1982 - Victor Jory, actor (Starred in the 1935 film "A Midsummer Night's Dream") dies at 79

1985 - Nicholas Colasanto, actor (Was a cast member on the tv sitcom "Cheers") dies from heart ailment at 61

1986 - Sid Stone, comedian (Milton Berle Show), dies at 82

1991 - Roger Patterson, musician (Was a member of the Florida Death Metal Band "Atheist") is killed in a car crash at 23

1995 - Philip Taylor Kramer, musician (Iron Butterfly) commits suciide at 43

2000 - Screamin' Jay Hawkins, singer (I Put A Spell On You) dies following surgery for an aneurysm at 71

2005 - Sammi Smith, Country music singer (Had the 1971 hit "Help Me Make It Through The Night") dies from unknown causes at 61

2007 - Eldee Young of the Ramsey Lewis Trio ("Hang On Sloopy") and Young/Holt Unlimited ("Soulful Strut") dies of a heart attack at 71

2007 - Randy Stone, actor/casting director (Starred in the 1989 made for tv movie "The Ryan White Story") dies from heart disease at 49

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: danootaandme on 02/12/09 at 5:55 am

1809-Abraham Lincoln

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: star80 on 02/13/09 at 8:01 am

Birthdays February 13, 2009



Singer Dorothy McGuire (Was in the musical trio "The McGuire Sisters" with her two sisters Phyllis and ; Had the 1957 hit "Sugartime") is 79.

Actress Kim Novak (starred in the Alfred Hitchcock classic "Vertigo") is 76.

Actor George Segal (The Cable Guy; The Mirror Has Two Faces) is 75.

Actor Bo Svenson (Kill Bill; The Great Waldo Pepper) is 68.

Actress Carol Lynley ( "The Poseidon Adventure"; was also a former playboy centerfold) is 67.

Musician/Actor Peter Tork "The Monkees" (played the Keyboards, Bass Guitar, Banjo and other instruments) is 67.

Actress Stockard Channing (played "Roz" in the 1970s musical "Grease") is 65.

Talk Show Host Jerry Springer (also was the former Democratic Mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio) is 65.

Musician Peter Gabriel (former lead singer for "Genesis"; Had the 1986 hit "Sledgehammer") is 59.

Actor David Naughton (Starred in the 1981 film "American Werewolf In London") is 57.

Actor Matt Salinger (Starred in the 1990 film "Captain America"; Is also the son of famous author J.D. Salinger) is 49.

Actor/Musician/TV Host Henry Rollins (Starred in the 1995 film "Heat" with Al Pacino, Robert DeNiro and Val Kilmer; Was also the host on MTV's "Jackass") is 48.

Actor Mark Patton (Starred in the 1985 film "A Nightmare On Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge") is 45.

Actress Kelly Hu (Starred in the 1991 movie "The Doors" with Val Kilmer and Meg Ryan) is 41.

Actress Mena Suvari (Starred in "American Pie" in 1999 and "American Pie 2" in 2001) is 30.

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Written By: star80 on 02/13/09 at 8:18 am

Deaths February 13th



1980 - David Janssen, actor (Fugitive, Harry O) dies from a heart attack at 49

1996 - Martin Balsam, actor (Archie's Place) dies from a heart attack at 76

2002 - Waylon Jennings, country music artist, dies in his sleep from complications of diabetes at 64

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Written By: star80 on 02/14/09 at 12:38 am

Birthdays February 14, 2009




TV Host/Producer/Author Hugh Downs (20/20 and Today Show Host) is 88.

Singer Phyllis McGuire (1/3 of the singing trio "The McGuire Sisters") is 76.

Actress Florence Henderson (played Carol Brady (mom) on "The Brady Bunch") is 75.

Actor Andrew Robinson (Starred in the 1971 Clint Eastwood film "Dirty Harry") is 67.

American Journalist Carl Bernstein "The Washington Post" (Broke the story of the Watergate Break In; Also won a Pulitzer Prize in 1973 for Public Service) is 65.

Actor Gregory Hines (Taps; Mr. Bojangles) is 63.

Magician Teller (Penn & Teller) is 62.

Rock Guitarist Roger Fisher (Heart) is 59.

Actor James Walsh (Played the role of Jim Walsh on the tv series "Beverly Hills 90210") is 54.

Actress Meg Tilly (Psycho II & Agnes Of God; Was also a Broadway Stage Dancer and Ballerina) is 49.

Actor Zach Galligan (Starred in the 1984 film "Gremlins") is 45.

Singer Rob Thomas (Matchbox Twenty) is 37.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: star80 on 02/16/09 at 1:16 pm

Deaths February 14th



1995 - Michael Vincent Gazzo, US actor/playwright (Godfather 2) dies from a stroke at 71

1996 - Eva Hart, Titanic survivor (one of the last remaining) dies at 90

2003 - Dolly the sheep, first mammal to be cloned from an adult cell dies young form a progressive lung disease aged 6

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: star80 on 02/16/09 at 1:17 pm

Birthdays February 15, 2009



Comedian/Actor Harvey Korman (The Carol Burnette Show; Blazing Saddles) is 82.

Actress Claire Bloom (Starred in the Tennesse Williams classic "A Streetcar Named Desire" and on the soap opera "As The World Turns") is 78.

Drummer Mick Avory (The Kinks) is 65.

Musician Danny Zager "Zager & Evans" (Had the 1969 hit "In The Year 2525") is 65.

Musician John Helliwell (Supertramp) is 64.

Actress Marisa Berenson (Starred in the 1972 film "Cabaret") is 62.

Actor Christopher McDonald (Starred in the 1996 film "Happy Gilmore" with Adam Sandler) is 54.

Actress Jane Seymour (Dr. Quinn, The Medicine Woman) is 58.

Singer/Songwriter/Actresss Melissa Manchester ( Songs include: Don't Cry Outloud; Midnight Blue; Starred in Fame and For The Boys) is 58.

Reggae Singer Ali Campbell (Founding member of "UB40") is 50.

Musician Mikey Craig (Was the bassist for the popular 1980s band "Culture Club") is 49.

Actress Kelley Menighan Hensley (Plays Emily on the soap "As The World Turns") is 42.

Actress Renee O'Connor (Played Gabrielle on Xena: Warrior Princess from 1995-2001) is 38.

Actress Ashley Tesoro (Starred on the tv sitcom "Saved By The Bell: The New Class") is 26.

Actress Bonnie Dennison (Was on the tv show "Third Watch" from 1999-2005) is 20.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: star80 on 02/16/09 at 1:42 pm

Deaths February 15th


1965 - Nat King Cole, singer (Unforgettable, Mona Lisa) dies from lung cancer at 49

1973 - Wally Cox, actor (Mr Peepers, Hollywood Squares) dies from a heart attack at 48

1973 - Tim Holt, actor (1946 "The Treasure of The Sierra Madre") dies from bone cancer at 54

1984 - Ethel Merman, singer/actress (Kid Million) dies from a brain tumor at 76

1996 - McLean Stevenson, actor (M*A*S*H; Hello Larry) dies from cardiac arrest following a surgery at 66

1996 - Tommy Rettig, actor (Played Jeff Miller on the tv show "Lassie") dies from a heart attack at 54

2004 - Jan Miner, actress (Played the wisecracking manicurist "Madge" on the Palmolive Dishwashing Detergent commercials for 27 years) dies at 86

2007 - Walker Edmiston (Starred on the 1960s western tv comedy show "The Rounders") dies from cancer at 81

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: star80 on 02/16/09 at 2:04 pm

Birthdays February 16, 2009



Actor Barry Primus (Starred on the 1980s tv show "Cagney & Lacey") is 71.

Actor William Katt (Carrie; The Greatest American Hero) is 58.

Actor Hunt Block (Played the role of Peter Hollister on  the tv show "Knots Landing" from 1985-1987) is 56.

Soul Musician James Ingram (Just Once; One Hundred Ways) is 53.

Actor LeVar Burton (played Kunte Kinte in the 1977 TV Mini Series "Roots" based on the novel by Alex Haley) is 52.

Rapper/Actor Ice-T (New Jack City) is 51.

Actress Lisa Loring (Played Wednesday Addams on the tv show "The Addams Family" from 1964-1968) is 51.

Professional Tennis Player John McEnroe (Was once married to actress Tatum O'Neal "Paper Moon"; They have 3 children together) is 50.

Rock Guitarist Pete Willis (Def Leppard) is 49.

Musician Andy Taylor (Duran Duran; The Power Station) is 48.

Drummer Dave Lombardo (Slayer) is 46.

Actress Sarah Clarke (Has played Nina Meyers on the tv show "24" since it began in  2001) is 37.

Rock Musician Taylor Hawkins (Foo Fighters) is 37.

Actor Don Jeffcoat (Starred on the tv sitcom "The Wonder Years from 1988-1993) is 34.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: star80 on 02/16/09 at 2:26 pm

Deaths February 16th



1996 - Walter Brown "Brownie" McGhee, blues singer/guitarist, dies from stomach cancer at 80

1996 - Roger Bowen, actor (M*A*S*H, Main Event, What about Bob), dies from a heart attack at 62

2004 - Doris Troy, R & B singer (Had the 1963 hit "Just One Look") dies from emphysema at 67

2005 - Nicole DeHuff, actress (Starred in the 2000 film "Meet The Parents" with Robert DeNiro and Ben Stiller) dies from pneumonia at 30

2008 - Charlie Ryan, musician (Original singer of the 1955 song "Hot Rod Lincoln") dies from heart disease at 92

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: star80 on 02/17/09 at 1:24 am

Birthdays February 17, 2009



Actor Hal Holbrook (Starred in the 1976 film "All The President's Men") is 84.

Singer/Pianist Bobby Lewis ("Tossing and Turnin') is 76.

NFL Football Great Jim Brown "Cleveland Browns" (Is also an Actor and Social Actibist; I'm Gonna Git You Sucka) is 73.

TV/Film Actress Mary Ann Mobley (Former Miss America (1959); Married to actor Gary Collins; Starred in "Girl Happy" with Elvis Presley and had a role in the night time soap "Falcon Crest") is 70.

Actress Brenda Fricker (A Time To Kill; Angels In The Outfield) is 64.

Actress Rene Russo (The Thomas Crown Affair with Pierce Brosnan; Yours, Mine & Ours) is 55.

Actor Richard Karn (Was Tim Allen's sidekick on the tv sitcom "Home Improvement" from 1991-1999) is 53.

Actor Lou Diamond Phillips (LaBamba; Young Guns) is 47.

Pro Basketball Player Michael Jordan "Chicago Bulls" (Named Greatest Athlete of the 20th Century by ESPN) is 46.

Actress Tuesday Knight (Starred in the 1988 film "Nightmare On Elm Street 4: The Dream Master") is 40.

Actress/Model Denise Richards "Wild Things" (Also ex wife of actor Charlie Sheen) is 38.

Drummer Taylor Hawkins (Foo Fighters) is 37.

Musician Billie Joe Armstrong (Green Day) is 37.

Actor Jerry O'Connell (Played Detective Woody Hoyt on the tv show "Crossing Jordan" from 2001-2007) is 35.

Actress Kelly Carlson (Stars on the tv show "Nip/Tuck") is 33.

Actor Jason Ritter (Starred in the tv series "The Class" from 2006-2007; Is the son of late actor John Ritter and the grandson to the late actor/musician Tex Ritter) is 29.

Singer/Actress/Fashion Model Paris Hilton (The Simple Life; House Of Wax) is 28.

Actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt (Starred in the 1999 film "10 Things I Hate About You") is 28.

Actress Meaghan Jette Martin (Starred on the Disney Channel original movie "Camp Rock" in 2008) is 17.

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Written By: star80 on 02/17/09 at 1:25 am

Deaths February 17th



1982 - Lee Strasberg, acting coach/actor (And Justice for All) dies afrom a heart attack at 81

1984 - Lucille Benson, actress (Lilly-Bosom Buddies) dies at 69

1990 - Erik Rhodes, actor (Starred in the 1934 film "The Gay Divorcee") dies from pneumonia at 84

2006 - Bill Cowsill, lead singer and guitarist for "The Cowsills" (Had hits like "Hair" and "The Rain, The Park & Other Things") dies from emphysema, osteoporosis and Cushing's Syndrome at 58

2006 - Ray Baretto, jazz musician (Had the 1961 hit "El Watusi") dies from heart failure at 76

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: star80 on 02/18/09 at 6:01 am

Birthdays February 18, 2009



Former Magazine Editor Helen Gurley Brown (Was the Editor in Chief for "Cosmopolitan" for 32 years) is 87.

Actor George Kennedy (Starred in "The Naked Gun" series of movies from 1988-1994) is 84.

Artist/Singer Yoko Ono (Gosh I hope she was a better artist than she was a singer; Her 1981 song "Walking On Thin Ice" is comparable to someone scratching their nails on the chalkboard.......OUCH!!; Just give her credit for being the ex Beatles "John Lennon's" widow) is 76.

Singer/songwriter Bobby Hart (Had the 1967 hit "I Wonder What She's Doing Tonight?"; Also wrote songs for groups like "The Monkees" and "Paul Revere & The Raiders") is 70.

Singer Herman Santiago (Former member of "Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers" who wrote the 1956 Doo Wop hit "Why Do Fools Fall In Love?") is 68.

Singer Dennis DeYoung (Styx; Had the 1977 hit "Come Sail Away" ) is 62.

Actress Cybill Shepherd (Starred on the tv show "Moonlighting" with Bruce Willis from 1985-1989; Was in the 1971 movie "The Last American Picture Show") is 59.

Singer Juice Newton (Had the 1981 hit "Queen Of Hearts") is 57.

Singer Randy Crawford (Had the 1979 hit "Street Life" with The Crusaders) is 57.

Rock musician Robbie Bachman (drummer for "Bachman Tuner Overdrive") is 56.

Rock musician Larry Rust (Iron Butterfly) is 56.

Actor/Singer/Dancer John Travolta is 55. (Starred in films like "Saturday Night Fever" the famous 1977 disco movie; The musical film "Grease" 1978 and "Urban Cowboy" in 1980; Released the song "Let Her In" in 1976) is 55.

Game Show Host/Actress Vanna White (Has been the co host of the game show "Wheel Of Fortune" since 1983; Played Venus in the 1988 made for tv movie "Goddess" ) is 52.

Actress Greta Scacchi (Starred with Harrison Ford in the 1991 movie "Presumed Innocent") is 49.

Actor Matt Dillon (Starred in Francis Ford Coppola's famous 1983 film "The Outsiders") is 45.

Rapper/Actor Dr. Dre (Had the 1995 hit "Keep Their Heads Ringin"; Also starred in the 2001 crime film "Training Day" with Denzel Washington and Ethan Hawke) is 44.

Actress Molly Ringwald (Starred in films like "Pretty In Pink" in 1986 and "Fresh Horses" in 1988 with other "Brat Pack" members) is 41.

Drummer Gar Samuelson (Formerly with the Thrash Metal Band "Megadeath" from 1984-1987) is 41.

Drummer Jason Sutter (Formerly with the group "Smashmouth" from 2006-2007) is 40.

Actress Sarah Brown (Played Carly on the daytime soap "General Hospital" from 1996-2001) is 34.  

Singer-musician Sean Watkins (Nickel Creek; Had the 2001 song "When You Come Back Down") is 32.

Actor Tyrone Burton (Starred on the tv sitcom "The Parent Hood" as T.K. Anderson from 1995-1999) is 30.

Actor Shane Lyons (Was a regular on the Nickelodean show "All That" from 1994-2005) is 21.

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Written By: star80 on 02/18/09 at 7:32 am

Deaths February 18th



1902 - Charles Lewis Tiffany, American Founder of "Tiffany & Company" dies at 89

1977 - Andy Devine, Actor (Starred in the 1962 film "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance") dies from leukemia at 71

1978 - Maggie McNamara, actress (Starred in the 1963 film "The Cardinal") dies from an overdose at 49

1995 - Bob Stinson, guitarist (Founding member of "The Replacements") dies from alcoholism and drug abuse at 35

2001 - Dale Earnhardt, NASCAR race car driver was killed in an accident at the 2001 Daytona 500 race at 49

2003 - Johnny Paycheck, country music singer (Had the 1978 hit "Take This Job And Shove It") dies from emphysema and asthma at 64

2006 - Richard Bright, actor (Played the role of Al Neri in "The Godfather" films) was struck and killed by a tour bus at 68

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: star80 on 02/19/09 at 11:34 am

Birthdays February 19, 2009



Singer Smokey Robinson (The Tears Of A Clown-1970) is 69.

Singer Bobby Rogers (Smokey Robinson & the Miracles) is 69.

Actress Carlin Glynn is 69.

Singer Lou Christie (Lightning Strikes-1966) is 66.

Actor Michael Nader (Played Joan Collins third husband on the 1980s nightime soap "Dynasty") is 64.

Guitarist Paul Dean (Loverboy; Turn Me Loose-1981) is 63.

Rock musician Tony Iommi (Founding member of the Heavy Metal group "Black Sabbath"; Iron Man-1971) is 61.

Soap Star Stephen Nichols (Played Steve "Patch" Johnson on Days Of Our Lives; General Hospital) is 58.

Actor Jeff Daniels (Dumb & Dumber-1994) is 54.

Rock singer-musician Dave Wakeling is 53. 

Actress Kathleen Beller (Starred in the 1978 film "Betsy" with Laurence Olivier, Tommy Lee Jones and Robert Duvall is 53.

Actor Ray Winstone is 52.

Musician Doug Aldrich (Whitesnake; Had the 1982 hit "Here I Go Again") is 45.

Britain's Prince Andrew is 49.

Singer Seal is 46.

Actress Justine Bateman (Played Mallory Keaton on the 1980s tv sitcom "Family Ties") is 43.

Actor Benicio Del Toro is 42.

Rock musician Daniel Adair is 34.

Pop singer-actress Haylie Duff (Starred on the tv show "7th Heaven" 1996-2007) is 24.

Actress Victoria Jusbel (Played Lola on the Nickelodean comedy series "Zoey 101") is 16.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: star80 on 02/20/09 at 4:38 pm

Deaths February 19th



1969 - Madge Blake, actress (Best known for her role as Aunt Harriet in the 1960s tv series "Batman") dies from a heart attack at 69

1980 - Bon Scott, singer (AC/DC) dies from alcohol poisoning at 33

1983 - Alice White, actress (Show Girl In Hollywood-1930) dies from a stroke at 78

1992 - Tojo Yamamito, professional wrestler dies from a self inflicted gun shot wound at 65

1998 - Granpa Jones, entertainer/banjo player/country and gospel music singer (Played Granpa on the long running country music variety show "Hee Haw") dies from a stroke at 84

2003 - Johnny Paycheck, country music singer (Take This Job And Shove It) dies from emphysema and asthma at 64

2007 - Janet Blair, actress (Blondie Goes To College-1942) dies from pneumonia at 85

2009 - Kelly Groucutt, musician (Was the bass guitarist and a singer for "Electric Light Orchestra") dies from a heart attack at 63

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: star80 on 02/21/09 at 10:55 pm

Birthdays February 20, 2009



Fashion designer Gloria Vanderbilt is 85.

Actor Sidney Poitier (Guess Who's Coming To Dinner) is 82.

Actress Marj Dusay is 73.

Jazz-soul singer Nancy Wilson is 72.

Singer-songwriter Buffy Sainte-Marie is 68.

Actress Brenda Blethyn is 63.

Actress Sandy Duncan (The Hogans) is 63.

Rock musician J. Geils (Love Stinks) is 63.

Actor Peter Strauss is 62.

Rock singer-musician-producer Walter Becker (Steely Dan) is 59.

Newspaper heiress Patricia Hearst is 55.

Actor Anthony Stewart Head is 55.

Actor James Wilby is 51.

Basketball Hall-of-Famer Charles Barkley is 46.

Actor French Stewart is 45.

Actor Ron Eldard is 44.

Model Cindy Crawford is 43.

Actor Andrew Shue is 42.

Actress Lili Taylor is 42.

Singer Brian Littrell (The Backstreet Boys) is 34.

Actress Lauren Ambrose is 31.

Actor Jay Hernandez is 31.

Actress Majandra Delfino is 28.

Actor Jake Richardson is 24.

Singer Rihanna is 21.

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Written By: star80 on 02/21/09 at 11:16 pm

Deaths February 20th



1985 - Clarence Nash, voice (Donald Duck), dies at 80 of leukemia, in Calif

1992 - Dick York, actor (Bewitched), dies of emphysema at 63

1999 - Gene Siskel (1/2 of the Movie Reviewing Duo "Siskel & Ebert" with Roger Ebert), dies two weeks after having surgery for a brain tumor at 53

2001 - Rosemary DeCamp, actress (Played Marlo Thomas's mother in the 1960s tv show "That Girl") dies from pneumonia at 90

2003 - Ty Longley, guitarist (Great White) dies at 32 in a fire at The Station Nightclub along with 99 other people; He was the only member of the band to die in the fire

2005 - Sandra Dee, actress (Gidget; A Summer Place) dies from kidney failure and pneumonia at 63

2005 - John Raitt, actor and singer (Star of the musical theatre stage and father of musician Bonnie Raitt) dies from pneumonia at 88

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Written By: danootaandme on 02/22/09 at 4:48 am

Deaths

1832 Johann Wolfgang von Goethe poet, Weimar, Germany

1976 Florence Ballard rocker (Supremes), dies of a heart attack at 32

1982 Murray "the K" Kaufman NYC DJ (The 5th Beatle), dies at 60

1987 Andy Warhol pop artist, dies from complications following gall bladder surgery at 58

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Written By: danootaandme on 02/22/09 at 4:53 am

Births

1732 George Washington, Virginia, 1st American President (1789-97)

1891 Leonard "Chico" Marx New York NY, actor/comedian (Marx Brothers, Animal Crackers)

1892 Edna St Vincent Millay, poet/writer/feminist (Harp Weaver-Pulitzer Prize)

1899 Dwight Frye, Salina KS, actor (Black Camel, Dracula, Frankenstein)

1900 Luis Bruñel Calanda Spain, director (Tristana, Phantom of Liberty)

1975 Drew Barrymore Los Angeles CA, actress (ET, Firestarter, Poison Ivy, Altered States)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: star80 on 02/23/09 at 3:15 pm

Birthdays February 21, 2009




Fashion designer Hubert de Givenchy is 82.

Actress Rue McClanahan is 74.

Actor Gary Lockwood is 72.

Actor-director Richard Beymer is 70.

Actor Peter McEnery is 69.

Actor Alan Rickman is 63.

Actress Tyne Daly is 63.

Actor Anthony Daniels is 63.

Actress Christine Ebersole is 56.

Actor William Petersen is 56.

Actor Kelsey Grammer is 54.

Country singer Mary Chapin Carpenter is 51.

Actor Jack Coleman is 51.

Actor Christopher Atkins is 48.

Actor William Baldwin is 46.

Rock musician Tad Kinchla (Blues Traveler) is 36.

Actress Jennifer Love Hewitt is 30.

Singer Charlotte Church is 23.

Actress Ellen Page (Film: "Juno") is 22.

Actor Corbin Bleu is 20.

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Written By: star80 on 02/23/09 at 5:00 pm

Deaths February 21st


1965 - Malcolm X, human rights activist is assasinated at 39

2008 - Ben Chapman, actor (Played the role of the Gillman in the 1954 classic horror film "Creature From The Black Lagoon") dies from respiratory and heart problems at 79

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: star80 on 02/23/09 at 5:05 pm

Birthdays February 22, 2009



Actor Paul Dooley is 81.

Actor John Ashton is 61.

Actress Miou-Miou is 59.

Basketball Hall-of-Famer Julius Erving is 59.

Actor Kyle MacLachlan is 50.

Actress-comedian Rachel Dratch is 43.

Actress Jeri Ryan is 41.

Actor Thomas Jane is 40.

Actress Tamara Mello is 39.

Actress-singer Lea Salonga is 38.

Actor Jose Solano is 38.

Actress Drew Barrymore is 34.

Actress Liza Huber is 34.

Singer James Blunt is 32.

Rock singer Tom Higgenson (Plain White T's) is 30.

Actor Daniel E. Smith is 19.

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Written By: star80 on 02/23/09 at 5:21 pm

Deaths February 22nd



1976 - Florence Ballard, Motown singer (The Supremes) dies from a coronary thrombosis at 32

1985 - Alexander Scourby (1953 "The Big Heat") dies at 71

1994 - Papa John Creach, musician (Was the fiddle player for the rock groups "Jefferson Airplane" and "Jefferson Starship" and "Hot Tuna") dies from a heart attack at 76

1995 - Ed Flanders, actor (Starred on the tv series "St. Elsewhere") commits suicide at 60

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: star80 on 02/23/09 at 5:26 pm

Birthdays February 23, 2009



Country songwriter Bob Willis is 75.

Actor Peter Fonda is 69.

Singer-musician Johnny Winter is 65.

Actress Patricia Richardson is 58.

Rock musician Brad Whitford (Aerosmith) is 57.

Singer Howard Jones is 54.

Rock musician Michael Wilton (Queensryche) is 47.

Actress Kristin Davis is 44.

Actor Marc Price is 41.

Actress Niecy Nash is 39.

Rock musician Jeff Beres (Sister Hazel) is 38.

Actress Dakota Fanning is 15.


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Written By: star80 on 02/23/09 at 5:42 pm

Deaths February 23rd


1848 - John Quincy Adams, 6th US President dies from a cerebral hemorrhage at 80

2003 - Howie Epstein, musician (Was the bass guitarist for "Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers") dies from an overdose at 47

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: star80 on 02/24/09 at 8:54 am

Birthdays February 24, 2009



Actor Abe Vigoda (Was Sgt. Phil "Fish" on the 1970s tv sitcom "Barney Miller") is 88.

Actor Steven Hill (Starred on the 1960s tv series "Mission Impossible" and on the 1990s tv series "Law & Order") is 87.

Actor James Farentino (Starred in the 1977 tv mini series "Jesus Of Nazareth") is 71.

Actor Barry Bostwick (Spin City) is 64.

Actor Edward James Olmos (Played the late Tejana singer Selena's father in the 1997 movie "Selena") is 62.

Singer-writer-producer Rupert Holmes (Had the 1979 hit "Escape: The Pina' Colada Song") is 62.

Rock singer-musician George Thorogood (Had the 1982 hit "Bad To The Bone") is 59.

Actress Debra Jo Rupp (That 70's Show) is 58.

Actress Helen Shaver (Starred in the 1986 film "The Color Of Money" with Paul Newman) is 58.

Apple CEO Steve Jobs is 54.

News anchor Paula Zahn is 53.

Country singer Sammy Kershaw (Had the 1992 hit "Don't Go Near The Water") is 51.

Actor Billy Zane (Twin Peaks; Starred in the 1997 movie "The Titanic") is 43.

Actress Bonnie Somerville (The O.C.) is 35.

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Written By: star80 on 02/24/09 at 9:47 am

Deaths February 24th



1991 - George Gobel, tv comedian "The George Gobel Show" dies following heart surgery at 71

1991 - Webb Pierce, country music singer "Why, Baby Why" dies from pancreatic cancer at 69

1994 - Dinah Shore, talk show host/singer "A Conversation With Dinah" dies from ovarian cancer at 77

2004 - John Randolph, actor (Starred with Jack Nicholson in the 1985 comedy film "Prizzi's Honor") dies from natural causes at 88

2006 - Don Knotts, actor (Played Deputy Barney Fife on the 1960s tv show "The Andy Griffith Show") dies from lung cancer at 81

2006 - Dennis Weaver, actor (Starred on the 1970s tv series "McCloud") dies from cancer at 81

2007 - Bruce Bennett, actor (Starred in the 1951 film "Angels In The Outfield") dies from complications of a broken hip at 100

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: star80 on 02/25/09 at 11:38 am

Birthdays February 25, 2009



Country singer Ralph Stanley (His works were used in the 2000 film "O Brother Where Art Thou"?) is 82.

Talk Show Host Sally Jessy Raphael (Had her own talk show from 1983-2002) is 74.

Actor Tom Courtenay (Starred in the 1965 film "Dr. Zhivago") is 72.

CBS newsman Bob Schieffer is 72.

Actress Diane Baker (Starred in the 1991 film "Silence Of The Lambs") is 71.

Actress Karen Grassle (Little House On The Prairie) is 65.

Rock guitarist Doug Yule (The Velvet Underground) is 62.

Rock musician Dennis Diken (The Smithereens) is 52.

Rock singer-musician Mike Peters (The Alarm) is 50.

Actress Veronica Webb (Starred in the 1991 Spike Lee film "Jungle Fever" with Wesley Snipes) is 44.

Actor Alexis Denisof (Buffy The Vampire Slayer) is 43.

Actress Tea Leoni (Starred in the 2005 film "Fun With Dick And Jane") is 43.

Comedian Carrot Top (Starred in the 1998 flop film "Chairman Of The Board") is 42.

Actress Lesley Boone (Starred in the 1989 film "Mr. Belvedere") is 41.

Actor Sean Astin (Starred in the "Lord Of The Rings" Triology; Is the son of actress Patty Duke and a step son to actor John Astin)  is 38.

Singer Daniel Powter (Had the 2005 hit "Bad Day") is 38.

Latin singer Julio Iglesias Jr. (Had a hit with "One More Chance" in 1999; Is the son of spanish singer Julio Iglesias and the older brother to singer Enrique Iglesias) is 36.

Actor Anson Mount (Played Dr. Montville in the NBC tv drama show "Third Watch" from 2000-2001) is 36.

Pop singer Justin Jeffre (98 Degrees) is 36.

Actress Rashida Jones (Boston Public; The Office) is 33.

Keyboardist Chris Pitman (Guns N' Roses) is 33.

Actor Justin Berfield (Malcolm In The Middle) is 23.

Actors Oliver and James Phelps ("Harry Potter" movies) are 23.


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Written By: star80 on 02/25/09 at 12:33 pm

Deaths February 25th



1983 - Tennessee Williams, playwright (Won a Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1948 for "A Streetcar Named Desire" and in 1955 for  "Cat On A Hot Tin Roof" ) dies after choking on a cap from a eyedrops bottle at 71

1987 - James Coco, actor (Starred with Liza Minelli in the 1970 film "Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon") dies from a heart attack at 56

2006 - Darren McGavin, actor (Starred in the 1970s tv horror series "Kolchak: The Night Stalker"; Also starred in the 1995 film "Billy Madison") dies from natural causes at 83

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: danootaandme on 02/26/09 at 6:38 am


1959 Lou Costello actor (Abbott & Costello), dies at 52

1982 Gabor Szabo Hungarian jazz pianist (Perfect Circle), dies at 45

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: star80 on 02/26/09 at 2:30 pm

Birthdays February 26, 2009



Singer Fats Domino (Blueberry Hill 1956) is 81.

Singer/Guitarist Paul Cotton (Poco; Had the 1979 hit "Crazy Love")) is 66.

Singer Mitch Ryder (The Detroit Wheels; Had the 1966 hit "Devil With The Blue Dress On/Good Golly Miss Molly") is 64.

Rock musician Jonathan Cain (Journey, Bad English and The Babys) is 59.

Singer Michael Bolton (Had the 1993 hit "Said I Loved You.....But I Lied") is 56.

Actor Greg Germann (Ally McBeal) is 51.

Actress Jennifer Grant (Played Celeste on "Beverly Hills 90210"; Is the daughter of the late actor Cary Grant and actress Dyan Cannon) is 43.

Bass Player Tim Commerford (Rage Against The Machine) is 41.

Singer Erykah Badu (Had the 1997 hit "Tyrone") is 38.

Actress Taylor Dooley (The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl 3D) is 16.



Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: star80 on 02/26/09 at 6:55 pm

Deaths February 26th



1959 - Lou Costello, actor (Abbott and Costello) dies from a heart attack at 52

1990 - Cornell Gunter, US musician (Coasters, Poison Ivy) dies after being shot to death in his automobile at 53

1993 - Constance Ford, US actress (Another World, A Summer Place) dies from lung cancer at 64

1997 - David Doyle, actor (Charlie's Angels) dies from a heart attack at 67

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Written By: star80 on 02/27/09 at 11:26 am

Birthdays February 27, 2009



Actress Joanne Woodward (The Long Hot Summer; Is the widow of late actor Paul Newman who she did the movie "Mr. & Mrs. Bridge" with) is 79.

Actress Elizabeth Taylor (Cat On A Hot Tin Roof; Butterfield 8; Also launched her own fragrance line) is 77.

Consumer advocate Ralph Nader (Issues he has promoted include consumer rights, feminism, humanitarianism, environmentalism, and democratic government. Nader has also been a critic of American foreign policy in recent decades, which he views as corporatist, imperialist, and contrary to the fundamental values of democracy and human rights. His activism has played a large part in the creation of many governmental and non-governmental organizations, such as the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Public Citizen, Public Interest Resource Groups (PIRGs). In the Atlantic Monthly's list of the 100 most influential Americans, published in its December 2006 issue, the magazine ranked Ralph Nader as the 96th most influential American) is 75.  ***This guy has ran for president 3 times, he should have been elected***

Actress Barbara Babcock (Won an Emmy Award in 1981 for her role on the tv series "Hill Street Blues")  is 72.

Actor Howard Hesseman (Played DJ Dr. Johnny Fever on the 1970s tv sitcom "WKRP In Cincinnati") is 69.

Actress Debra Monk (Quiz Show 1994) is 60.

Rock singer-musician Neal Schon (Journey) is 55.

Rock musician Adrian Smith (Iron Maiden) is 52.

English Actor Timothy Spall (Played the character of "Wormtail" in 3 of the Harry Potter movies) is 52.

Singer Johnny Van Zant (Lynyrd Skynyrd; Van Zant) is 49.

Actor Noah Emmerich (Beautiful Girls 1996) is 49.

Actor Adam Baldwin (Full Metal Jacket; Is not related to the other (acting) Baldwin brothers) is 47.

Actor Grant Show (Played Jake Hanson on "Melrose Place"; Was also the scandulous star that was mentioned in the OJ Simpson trial ; He was the one that OJ said that he saw Nicole performing oral sex on while he watched through the bushes in the front window of her condo) is 47.

Actor Donal Logue (Jerry Maguire 1996) is 43.

Rhythm-and-blues singer Chilli (TLC) is 38.

Chelsea Clinton (Is the daughter of former US President Bill Clinton and Secretary Of State Hilary Rodham Clinton) is 29.

Singer Josh Groban ("Believe" from "The Polar Express" movie soundtrack) is 28.

Actress Kate Mara (Brokeback Mountain 2005) is 26.

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Written By: star80 on 02/27/09 at 11:41 am

Deaths February 27th



1968 - Frankie Lymon, doowop singer (The Teenagers; Had the 1956 hit "Why Do Fools Fall In Love") dies from a heroin overdose at 25

1972 - Pat Brady, comedian/actor (Was Roy Rogers comical sidekick on "The Roy Rogers Show") dies at 57

1980 - George Tobias, actor (The Glass Bottom Boat 1966) dies from bladder cancer at 78

1993 - Lillian Gish, actress (Starred in the 1987 film "The Whales Of August" with Vincent Price and Bette Davis) dies from natural causes at 99

1998 - J T Walsh, actor (Good Morning Vietnam) dies from a heart attack at 54

2004 -  Fred Rogers, children's tv entertainer (Best known as TV's Mr. Rogers on "Mister Rogers Neighborhood") dies from stomach cancer at the age of 74

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: star80 on 02/28/09 at 3:40 pm

Birthdays February 28, 2009



Actor Charles Durning (O Brother, Where Art Thou? 2000) is 86.

Actor Gavin MacLeod (Mary Tyler Moore; The Love Boat) is 79.

Race Car Driver Mario Andretti is 69.

Singer Joe South (Had the 1968 hit "Games People Play") is 69.

Actor Frank Bonner (Starred on the 1970s tv sitcom "WKRP In Cincinnati") is 67.

Actress Kelly Bishop (Starred on "Gilmore Girls" from 2000-2007) is 65.

Theatre/Film Actress Mercedes Ruehl (Lost In Yonkers) is 61.

TV/Film Actress Bernadette Peters (Costarred with Steve Martin in "The Jerk" and starred in the short lived 1970s TV show "All's Fair" with Richard Crenna) is 61.

Actor John Turturro (Sugartime; Do The Right Thing) is 52.

Singer Cindy Wilson (The B-52's; They had the hit "Love Shack") is 52.

Actress Rae Dawn Chong (Beatstreet; The Color Purple; Is also the daughter of comedian/actor Tommy Chong, half of the duo, "Cheech & Chong") is 48.

Actor Robert Sean Leonard (Plays Dr. James Wilson on the 2000s tv series "House") is 40.

Singer Patrick Monahan (Is the lead singer and songwriter for "Train" who had the 200 hit "Drops Of Jupiter") is 40.

Actor Rory Cochrane (Dazed And Confused movie in 1993) is 36.

Actress Ali Larter (Is currently a cast member on the tv series "Heroes") is 33.

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Leap Year Babies:


Actor Alex Rocco (Starred with John Travolta in the 1995 film "Get Shorty") is 73.

Film/TV Actor Dennis Farina (Played Lt. Mike Torello on "Crime Story" and Detective Joe Fontana on "Law & Order"; Starred in the movie "The Case Of The Hillside Stranglers") is 65.

Model/Actor Antonio Sabata, Jr (Modeled Calvin Klein underwear; Has starred on Soap Operas like General Hospital and The Bold & The Beautiful) is 37.



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Written By: star80 on 02/28/09 at 4:15 pm

Deaths February 28th



1977 - Eddie Rochester Anderson, actor (Starred in the 1963 comedy film "It's A Mad Mad Mad Mad World") dies from heart disease at 71

1978 - Philip Ahn, Korean-American actor (Starred in the 1967 film "Thoroughly Modern Millie") dies at 72

1978 - Zara Cully, actress (Played Olivia "Mother Jefferson" on the tv sitcom "The Jeffersons" from 1975-1985) dies from lung cancer at 86

1985 - David Byron, musician (Uriah Heep) dies from complications of alcohol abuse at 38

2002 - Mary Stuart, actress (Played the role of Joanne Gardner on the tv soap "Search For Tomorrow" for 35 years until 1986 when the show last aired) dies at 75

2008 - Mike Smith, musician (Lead singer and keyboardist for the band "The Dave Clark Five") dies from pneumonia at 64


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Leap Year Deaths:  February 29th


1908 - Pat Garrett, US Gunslinger (Shot the outlaw "Billy The Kid") was shot and killed by ranch hand Jesse Wayne Brazell at 57

1964 - Frank Albertson, actor (Starred in the 1960 thriller "Psycho") dies at 55

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Written By: star80 on 03/01/09 at 6:10 pm

Birthdays March 1, 2009



Actor Robert Clary (Starred on the tv series "Hogan's Heroes" from 1965-1971) is 83.

Singer Harry Belafonte (One of the most successful Jamaican musicians in history, he was dubbed the "King of Calypso" for popularizing the Caribbean musical style in the 1950s. Belafonte is perhaps best known for singing the "Banana Boat Song", with its signature lyric "Day-O") is 82.

Actor Robert Conrad (Baa Baa Black Sheep) is 74.

Actor Jed Allan (Days Of Our Lives) is 71.

Rock singer Mike D'Abo (Manfred Mann) is 65.

Rock singer Roger Daltrey (The Who) is 65.

Actor Dirk Benedict (Battlestar Gallactica) is 64.

Actor Alan Thicke (Growing Pains) is 62.

Actor-director Ron Howard (Played "OpieTaylor" on The Andy Griffith Show and "Richie Cunningham" on Happy Days) is 55.

Actress Catherine Bach (The Dukes Of Hazard) is 55.

Country singer Janis Gill (Sweethearts of the Rodeo; Ex wife of country music singer Vince Gill) is 55.

Actor Tim Daly (Currently stars on the tv series "Private Practice") is 53.

Actor Russell Wong (Starred in the 2000 Martial Arts film "Romeo Must Die") is 46.

Actor George Eads (Stars on the tv series "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation") is 42.

Actor Jack Davenport (Starred in the series of "Pirates Of The Carribean" films) is 36.

Rock musician Ryan Peake (Nickelback) is 36.

Actor Mark-Paul Gosselaar (Saved By The Bell; NYPD Blue) is 35.

Actor Jensen Ackles (Dark Angel; Smallville) is 31.

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Written By: star80 on 03/01/09 at 8:12 pm

Deaths March 1st



1984 - Jackie Coogan, actor (Starred in the 1968 western comedy film "The Shakiest Gun In The West") dies from cardiac arrest at 69

2006 - Johnny Jackson, drummer (Was the drummer for "The Jackson 5" from their early days throughout their Motown career; He was of no relation to the Jacksons) dies from a stab wound at 54

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Written By: danootaandme on 03/02/09 at 5:23 am

Birthdays March 2

1904  Dr Seuss children's book author (Green Eggs and Ham, Horton Hears a Who!)

1928 Philip K Dick, Sci-Fi writer

1931 Mikhail S Gorbachev Privolnoye USSR, Soviet Secretary-General (1985-91)

1931 Tom Wolfe Richmond VA, journalist/author (Right Stuff)

1942 Lou Reed Freeport NY, vocalist/guitarist (Walk on the Wild Side, Velvet Underground)

1949 Eddie Money Brooklyn NY, singer/guitarist (Take Me Home Tonight)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/02/09 at 8:28 am

Today, March 2nd is the England Captain Andrew Strauss' 32nd birthday, let's hope it will be a happy one for him.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: star80 on 03/02/09 at 8:34 am

Birthdays March 2, 2009



Actress Jennifer Jones (Won an Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in the 1943 film "The Song Of Bernadette") is 90.

Actor John Cullum (Starred on the tv drama series "Northern Exposure" from 1990-1995) is 78.

Former Soviet Union Leader Mikhail Gorbachev (Was the last leader of the Soviet Union, serving from 1985 until its collapse in 1991. His attempts at reform helped to end the Cold War, and also ended the political supremacy of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU) and dissolved the Soviet Union. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1990) is 78.

Novelist/Screenwriter John Irving (The World According To Garp; The Cider House Rules) os 67.

Singer/Songwriter Eddie Money (Had the hit "Two Tickets To Paradise" in the 1970s and "Take Me Home Tonight" in 1986) is 60.

Actress Gates McFadden (Star Trek: The New Generation) is 60.

Singer/Songwriter/Guitarist Lou Reed (Had a hit with "Walk On The Wild Side" in 1973) is 67.Singer Eddie Money ("Baby Hold On'; "Two Tickets To Paradise"; "Shakin'") is 58.

Comedian/Actress Laraine Newman (Original cast member of "Saturday Night Live") is 56.

Pop Musician Jay Osmond "The Osmonds" (Had hits like "One Bad Apple" and "Yo-Yo"; Brother to Donny and Marie is 54.

Rock Bassist Mark Evans (Was formerly with "AC/DC" from 1975-1977) is 53.

Musician John Cowsill (Was a singer and drummer for "The Cowsills") is 53.

Musician/Actor Jon "Bon Jovi" (Had hits like "Runaway" and "You Give Love A Bad Name"; Starrred with Helen Hunt in the movie "Pay It Forward") is 47.

Actress Amber Smith (Sin City Diaries) is 38.

Actress Elizabeth Lackey (Currently on the tv series "Heroes") is 37.

Musician Chris Martin (Is the lead singer for "Coldplay"; They had the 2003 hit "Clocks" which has been used in many movies; He is also married to actress Gwyneth Paltrow, they have 2 children together) is 32.

Actress Heather McComb (Party Of Five) is 32.

Actress Bryce Dallas Howard (Spider-Man 3) is 28.

Actor Robert Iler (The Sopranos) is 24.

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Written By: star80 on 03/02/09 at 9:54 am

Deaths March 2nd



1987 - Randolph Scott, actor (Starred in the 1962 western film "Ride The High Country") dies from heart and lung ailments at 89

1992 - Sandy Dennis, actress (Starred in the 1970 comedy film "The Out-Of-Towners") dies from ovarian cancer at 54

1994 - Anita Morris, actress (Starred 1986 comedy film "Ruthless People" with Danny Devito and Bette Midler) dies from ovarian cancer at 50

1999 - Dusty Springfield, singer (Had the 1968 hit "Son Of A Preacher Man") dies from breast cancer at 59

2004 - Mercedes McCambridge, actress (Won an academy award for her role in the 1949 film classic "All The King's Men") dies from natural causes at 87

2008 - Jeff Healey, blind musician (Had the 1989 hit "Angel Eyes") dies from cancer at 41

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Written By: star80 on 03/03/09 at 11:11 am

Birthdays March 3, 2009



Singer Jennifer Warnes (Had the 1977 hit "Right Time Of The Night"; She did a duet with Joe Cocker "Up Where We Belong" for the 1982 film "An Officer And A Gentleman"; She did another duet with Bill Medley "(I've Had) The Time Of My Life" for the 1987 musical film "Dirty Dancing") is 62.

Rock Guitarist Snowy White (Thin Lizzy; Pink Floyd) is 61.

Actress Miranda Richardson (Played Lady Van Tassel in the 1999 film "Sleepy Hollow") is 51.

Actress Mary Page Keller (Starred on tv soaps in the 1980s like "Ryan's Hope" and "Another World") is 48.

Rapper-actor Tone-Loc (Had the 1988 hit "Wild Thang") is 43.

Actress Julie Bowen (Was on the tv series "Boston Legal" from 2005-2009) is 39.

Actor David Faustino (Best remembered for his role as "Bud" on the tv sitcom "Married With Children" from 1987-1997) is 35.

Actor Patrick Renna (Starred in the 1993 film "The Sandlot") is 30.

Actress Jessica Biel (Starred on the tv series "7th Heaven" from 1996-2007) is 27.


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Written By: star80 on 03/03/09 at 11:27 am

Deaths March 3rd



1959 - Lou Costello, comedian (Abbott and Costello) dies from a heart attack at 52

1966 - Alice Pearce, comedienne (Gladys Kravitz-Bewitched) dies from ovarian cancer at 52

1966 - William Frawley, actor (Fred Mertz-I Love Lucy) dies from a heart attack at 89

1987 - Danny Kaye, comedian (Danny Kaye Show) dies from a heart attack at 74

1991 - Arthur Murray, dance instructor, dies from pneumonia at 95

1992 - Robert Beatty, actor (Superman IV: The Quest For Peace 1987) dies at 82

2001 - Louis Edmonds, actor (Starred on the tv soap "Dark Shadows" from 1966-1971) dies from respiratory failure at 77

2004 - Cecily Adams, actress (Best remembered for her role as Ishka on "Star Trek") dies from lung cancer at 46

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: star80 on 03/04/09 at 11:02 am

Birthdays March 4, 2009



Actress Paula Prentiss (Starred in the 1960 beach movie "Where The Boys Are") is 71.

R & B Singer Bobby Womack (Had the 1972 hit "Woman's Gotta Have It") is 65.

Rock musician Chris Squire (Yes; They had hits with "Roundabout" in 1971 and "Owner Of A Lonely Heart: in 1983) is 61.

Singer Chris Rea (Had the 1978 hit "Fool If You Think It's Over") is 58.

Actor Ronn Moss (Has played Ridge Forrester on "The Bold & The Beautiful" since 1987; Was also the bass player and singer for the 1970s band "Player" who had the 1978 hit "Baby Come Back") is 57.

Actress Kay Lenz (Starred in the 1975 movie "White Line Fever" with Jan-Michael Vincent) is 56.

Musician Emilio Estefan (Husband of singer Gloria Estefan) is 56.

Actress Catherine O'Hara (Starred in the 1988 film "Beetlejuice" with Michael Keaton) is 55.

Actress Patricia Heaton (Playes Debra Barone in the tv sitcom "Everybody Loves Raymond") is 51.

Actor Steven Weber (Wings) is 48.

Actress Stacy Edwards (Starred in the 1993 film "Private Lesons II") is 44.

Rock singer Evan Dando (Lemonheads) is 42.

Actress Patsy Kensit (Played Mia Farrow in the 1995 made for tv movie "Love And Betrayal: The Mia Farrow Story") is 41.

Gay Rights Activist Chastity Bono (Is the daughter of the late singer/comedian/politician Sonny Bono and the singer/actress Cher) is 40.

Actor Nick Stabile (Played the role of Dennis Wilson in the 2000 made for tv movie "The Beach Boys: An American Family") is 39.

Rock musician Fergal Lawler (The Cranberries) is 38.

Actress Andrea Bowen ("Desperate Housewives") is 19.

Actress Jenna Boyd (Starred in the 2005 movie "The Sisterhood Of The Traveling Pants") is 16.

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Written By: star80 on 03/04/09 at 11:15 am

Deaths March 4th



1994 - John Candy, actor (SCTV, Uncle Buck) dies from a heart attack at 43

1996 - Minnie Pearl, country comedienne (Grand Ole Opry) dies from a stroke at 84

2001 - Glenn Hughes, musician (The Village People; Had hits like "Y.M.C.A." and "Macho Man" in 1978) dies from lung cancer at 50

2008 - Hurricane Smith, singer (Had the 1972 hit "Oh Babe, What Would You Say") dies from cancer at 85

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: star80 on 06/29/09 at 3:11 pm

Birthdays: June 29, 2009



Actor Gary Busey is 65.

Comedian Richard Lewis is 62.

Rock musician Ian Paice (Deep Purple) is 61.

Singer Don Dokken is 56.

Rock singer Colin Hay (Men At Work) is 56.

Actress Maria Conchita Alonso is 52.

Actress Sharon Lawrence is 48.

Actress Amanda Donohoe is 47.

Rhythm-and-blues singer Stedman Pearson (Five Star) is 45.

Actress Kathleen Wilhoite is 45.

Musician Dale Baker is 43.

Actress Melora Hardin is 42.

Rap DJ Shadow is 37.

Country musician Todd Sansom (Marshall Dyllon) is 31.

Singer Nicole Scherzinger is 31.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/29/09 at 3:44 pm

Birthday: June 29th, 2009

George Sampson, English dancer is 16

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: star80 on 06/29/09 at 4:19 pm

Deaths - June 29th


1933 - Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, actor dies from a heart attack at 46

1967 - Jayne Mansfield, actress dies in a car crash at 34

1978 - Bob Crane, actor "Hogan's Heroes" is murdered at 49

1990 - Irving Wallace, famous author/screenwriter dies from pancreatic cancer at 74

1995 - Lana Turner, actress (Peyton Place, 1957) dies from throat cancer at 74

1997 - William Hickey, actor (Prizzi's Honor, 1985) dies from emphysema and bronchitis at 69

2002 - Rosemary Clooney, actress/singer (Starred in the 1954 film classic "White Christmas"; Was also the aunt to actor George Clooney) dies from lung cancer at 74

2003 - Katherine Hepburn, actress (Guess Who's Coming To Dinner, 1967) dies from natural causes at 96

2008 - Don S. Davis, actor (Stargate SG-1) dies from a heart attack at 65

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/31/10 at 3:04 am

October 31st 1926 – Harry Houdini, Hungarian-born magician (b. 1874), dies of gangrene and peritonitis that developed after his appendix ruptured.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/01/10 at 1:55 pm

November 1st 1985 – Phil Silvers, American actor and comedian (b. 1911)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/03/10 at 1:50 pm

1998 – Bob Kane, comic artist and Batman co-creator (b. 1915)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/05/10 at 1:50 pm

2001 – Roy Boulting, English film director and producer (b. 1913)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/05/10 at 1:50 pm

1982 – Jacques Tati, French actor and director (b. 1908)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/05/10 at 1:50 pm

1987 – Eamonn Andrews, Irish Television Presenter (b. 1922)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/05/10 at 1:51 pm

1989 – Vladimir Horowitz, Russian pianist (b. 1903)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/05/10 at 1:51 pm

1991 – Fred MacMurray, American actor (b. 1908)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/05/10 at 1:51 pm

1991 – Robert Maxwell, Slovakian-born media entrepreneur (b. 1923)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/06/10 at 4:14 am

2007 – George Osmond, Osmond family patriarch (b. 1917)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/06/10 at 4:14 am

2004 – Fred Dibnah, English television personality (b. 1938)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/06/10 at 4:15 am

2001 – Anthony Shaffer, English dramatist (b. 1926)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/12/10 at 4:37 pm

2008 – Mitch Mitchell (born John), English drummer (The Jimi Hendrix Experience) (b. 1947)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/12/10 at 4:37 pm

2007 – Ira Levin, American novelist (b. 1929)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/12/10 at 4:38 pm

2003 – Tony Thompson, American drummer (Chic, Power Station) (b. 1954)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/12/10 at 4:39 pm

1981 – William Holden, American actor (b. 1918)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/12/10 at 4:39 pm

1865 – Elizabeth Gaskell, English novelist (b. 1810)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/14/10 at 2:37 am

1991 – Tony Richardson, English film director (b. 1928)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/19/10 at 12:03 pm

1983 – Tom Evans, English bass guitarist (Badfinger) (b. 1947)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/19/10 at 12:04 pm

1992 – Bobby Russell, American songwriter (b. 1941)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/19/10 at 12:04 pm

1998 – Alan J. Pakula, American film director (b. 1928)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/20/10 at 1:58 am

1975 – Francisco Franco, Head of State of Spain (1936–1975) (b. 1892)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/20/10 at 2:13 am

2007 – Ian Smith, Rhodesian politician (b. 1919)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/20/10 at 2:13 am

2006 – Robert Altman, American film director (b. 1925)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/20/10 at 2:14 am

2005 – James King, American singer (b. 1925)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/21/10 at 3:41 am

2007 – Noel McGregor, New Zealand cricketer (b. 1931)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/21/10 at 3:41 am

1999 – Quentin Crisp, British writer, raconteur and actor (b. 1908)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/21/10 at 3:41 am

1995 – Peter Grant, British rock manager, actor (Led Zeppelin, Bad Company) (b. 1935)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/21/10 at 3:42 am

1993 – Bill Bixby, American actor and director (b. 1934)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/21/10 at 3:42 am

1958 – Mel Ott, American baseball player (b. 1909)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/22/10 at 12:55 pm

2007 – Verity Lambert, first producer of British SF series Doctor Who (b. 1935)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/22/10 at 12:55 pm

2004 – Arthur Hopcraft, English scriptwriter and journalist (b. 1932)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/22/10 at 12:55 pm

1997 – Michael Hutchence, Australian singer (INXS) (b. 1960)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/22/10 at 12:55 pm

1993 – Anthony Burgess, British author (b. 1917)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/22/10 at 12:56 pm

1992 – Sterling Holloway, American Character actor (b. 1905)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/22/10 at 12:56 pm

1986 – Scatman Crothers, American actor (b. 1910)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/22/10 at 12:56 pm

1980 – Mae West, American actress and writer (b. 1893)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/22/10 at 12:57 pm

1963 – Aldous Huxley, English author (b. 1894)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/22/10 at 12:57 pm

1875 – Henry Wilson, 18th Vice President of the United States (b. 1812)

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Written By: nally on 11/22/10 at 2:03 pm


1963 – Aldous Huxley, English author (b. 1894)

John F. Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States, also died on that day. He was the last sitting president to die (i.e., last president to die in office). :\'(

I did not know that Aldous Huxley died the same day. I do know that I've read some of his works, including "Brave New World".

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/23/10 at 1:50 pm

2005 – Constance Cummings, American-born British actress (b. 1910)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/23/10 at 1:51 pm

2001 – Mary Whitheouse, British social activist (b. 1910)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/23/10 at 1:51 pm

2001 – O.C. Smith, American singer (b. 1932)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/23/10 at 1:51 pm

1995 – Louis Malle, French film director (b. 1932)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/23/10 at 1:51 pm

1990 – Roald Dahl, British author (b. 1916)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/23/10 at 1:51 pm

1979 – Merle Oberon, British actress (b. 1911)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/23/10 at 1:52 pm

1974 – Cornelius Ryan, Irish-born author (b. 1920)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/23/10 at 1:52 pm

1934 – Giovanni Brunero, Italian cyclist (b. 1895)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/24/10 at 12:24 pm

2003 – Warren Spahn, Major League Baseball player (b. 1921)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/24/10 at 12:24 pm

1991 – Freddie Mercury, Zanzibar-born singer (Queen) (b. 1946)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/24/10 at 12:24 pm

1985 – Big Joe Turner, American singer (b. 1911)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/25/10 at 1:58 pm

2007 – Kevin DuBrow, American Rock singer (b. 1955)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/25/10 at 1:58 pm

2005 – George Best, Northern Irish footballer (b. 1946)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/25/10 at 1:58 pm

2002 – Karel Reisz, Czech theater director (b. 1926)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/25/10 at 1:58 pm

1973 – Laurence Harvey, Lithuanian-born actor (b. 1928)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/26/10 at 11:57 am

1996 – Michael Bentine, British comedian (b. 1922)  :\'(

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/26/10 at 11:58 am

1974 – Cyril Connolly, English intellectual (b. 1903)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/26/10 at 11:58 am

1956 – Tommy Dorsey, American bandleader (b. 1905)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/26/10 at 11:52 pm

2007 – Sean Taylor, American football player (b. 1983)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/26/10 at 11:52 pm

2007 – Robert Cade, American doctor and inventor of Gatorade (b. 1927)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/26/10 at 11:52 pm

2007 – Bill Willis, American football player (b. 1921)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/26/10 at 11:52 pm

2006 – Casey Coleman, American sportscaster (b. 1951)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/26/10 at 11:52 pm

2006 – Alan Freeman, British disc jockey known by his nickname 'Fluff' (b. 1927)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/26/10 at 11:53 pm

1988 – John Carradine, American actor (b. 1906)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/26/10 at 11:53 pm

1978 – Harvey Milk, American politician (assassinated) (b. 1930)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/26/10 at 11:53 pm

1975 – Ross McWhirter, British co-founder of the Guinness Book of Records (assassinated) (b. 1925)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/26/10 at 11:54 pm

1852 – Ada Lovelace, British mathematician (b. 1815)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/28/10 at 12:03 am

2005 – Marc Lawrence, American actor (b. 1910)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/28/10 at 12:03 am

2002 – Dave "Snaker" Ray, American blues musician (b. 1943)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/28/10 at 12:04 am

1976 – Rosalind Russell, American actress (b. 1907)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/28/10 at 12:04 am

1994 – Buster Edwards, English train robber (b. 1932)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/28/10 at 12:04 am

1968 – Enid Blyton, British children's author (b. 1897)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/28/10 at 12:04 am

1962 – Queen Mother Wilhelmina of the Netherlands (b. 1880)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/28/10 at 12:05 am

1939 – James Naismith, Canadian creator of basketball (b. 1861)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/29/10 at 11:50 am

2010 – Irvin Kershner, American film director (b. 1923)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/29/10 at 11:50 am

2009 – Robert Holdstock, English author (b. 1948)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/29/10 at 11:50 am

2007 – Ralph Beard, American basketball player (b. 1927)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/29/10 at 11:50 am

2004 – John Drew Barrymore, American actor (b. 1932)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/29/10 at 11:51 am

1991 – Ralph Bellamy, American actor (b. 1904)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/29/10 at 11:51 am

1987 – Irene Handl, English actress (b. 1901)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/29/10 at 11:51 am

1986 – Cary Grant, British-born American actor (b. 1904)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/29/10 at 11:51 am

1981 – Natalie Wood, American actress (b. 1938)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/29/10 at 11:52 am

1975 – Graham Hill, English race car driver (b. 1929)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: nally on 11/29/10 at 11:56 am

Two others for this day (November 29th):

1999: Gene Rayburn, American game show host (best known for "Match Game") (born 1917)
2001: George Harrison, British rock musician (member of the Beatles, then on to a solo career) (born 1943)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/29/10 at 12:15 pm


Two others for this day (November 29th):

1999: Gene Rayburn, American game show host (best known for "Match Game") (born 1917)
2001: George Harrison, British rock musician (member of the Beatles, then on to a solo career) (born 1943)
...how did I miss George Harrison?

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/10 at 1:13 pm

2007 – Evel Knievel, American motorcycle daredevil (b. 1938)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/10 at 1:13 pm

1996 – Tiny Tim, American entertainer (b. 1932)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/10 at 1:14 pm

1994 – Lionel Stander, American actor (b. 1908)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/10 at 1:14 pm

1979 – Zeppo Marx, American actor and comedian (b. 1901)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/10 at 1:14 pm

1977 – Terence Rattigan, British writer and playwright (b. 1911)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/10 at 1:26 am

2007 – Anton Rodgers, British actor (b. 1933)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/10 at 1:26 am

1989 – Alvin Ailey, American dancer, choreographer (b. 1931)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/10 at 1:26 am

1986 – Lee Dorsey, American R&B singer (b. 1924)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/10 at 1:27 am

1947 – Aleister Crowley, English occultist (b. 1875)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: MaxwellSmart on 12/01/10 at 3:24 pm

Woody Allen turns the big 75!  (b. 12/01/1935)

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000095/

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/10 at 1:23 am

Happy Birthday

1981 – Britney Spears, American singer and entertainer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/10 at 1:24 am

Happy Birthday

1973 – Monica Seles, Yugoslavian-born tennis player

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/10 at 1:08 am

Happy Birthday!

1976 – Mark Boucher, South African cricketer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/10 at 1:08 am

2009 – Richard Todd, British actor (b. 1919)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/10 at 1:09 am

2003 – David Hemmings, English actor (b. 1941)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/10 at 1:09 am

1999 – Madeline Kahn, American actress (b. 1942)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/10 at 1:09 am

1999 – Scatman John, American singer (b. 1942)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/10 at 1:10 am

1995 – Jimmy Jewel, English actor (b. 1909)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/10 at 1:10 am

1980 – Oswald Mosley, British Fascist (b. 1896)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/10 at 1:11 am

1894 – Robert Louis Stevenson, Scottish writer (b. 1850)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/10 at 1:54 am

Happy Birthday!

1984 – Brooke Adams, American model

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/10 at 1:55 am

Happy Birthday!

1977 – Big Pokey, American rapper

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/10 at 1:56 am

Happy Birthday!

1949 – Jeff Bridges, American actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/10 at 1:56 am

Happy Birthday!

1930 – Ronnie Corbett, Scottish actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/10 at 1:58 am

2009 – Richard Todd Irish-born British actor (b. 1919)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/10 at 1:58 am

1997 – Richard Vernon, English actor (b. 1925)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/10 at 1:59 am

1993 – Frank Zappa, American musician and composer (b. 1940)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/10 at 1:59 am

1976 – Benjamin Britten, English composer (b. 1913)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/10 at 1:59 am

1967 – Bert Lahr, American actor (b. 1895)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/05/10 at 2:36 am

Happy Birthday!

1975 – Ronnie O'Sullivan, English snooker player

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/05/10 at 2:37 am

Happy Birthday!

1963 – Eddie "the Eagle" Edwards, English ski jumper

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/05/10 at 2:38 am

Happy Birthday!

1938 – J. J. Cale, American songwriter

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/05/10 at 2:38 am

Happy Birthday!

1946 – José Carreras, Spanish tenor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/05/10 at 2:40 am

Died this day.

1791 – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Austrian composer (b. 1756)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: nally on 12/05/10 at 12:34 pm


Died this day.

1791 – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Austrian composer (b. 1756)

Quite possibly one of the most famous passings on this date. :\'(

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/05/10 at 12:37 pm


Quite possibly one of the most famous passings on this date. :\'(
World famous, his music is international, the whole world listens to his music.

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Written By: nally on 12/05/10 at 12:38 pm


World famous, his music is international, the whole world listens to his music.

...which will continue to live on. Over the next 200+ years, other musicians would be inspired by him.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/09/10 at 3:42 pm

Happy Birthday!

1916 – Kirk Douglas, American actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/09/10 at 3:43 pm

Happy Birthday!

1989 – Lindsey Evans, American glamor model

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/09/10 at 3:43 pm

Happy Birthday!

1957 – Donny Osmond, American singer and actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/09/10 at 3:44 pm

Happy Birthday!

1953 – John Malkovich, American actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/09/10 at 3:45 pm

Happy Birthday!

1950 – Joan Armatrading, St. Kitts-born English singer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/09/10 at 3:46 pm

Died this day


1993 – Danny Blanchflower, Northern Irish footballer and manager (b. 1926)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/10/10 at 12:50 pm

Happy Birthday!

1952 – Clive Anderson, English television presenter

The present of the (original) Whose Line Is It Anyway?

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/10/10 at 12:50 pm

Died this day


1992 – Dan Maskell, English tennis commentator (b. 1908)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/10/10 at 12:51 pm

Died this day


1979 – Ann Dvorak, American film actress (b. 1912)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/10/10 at 12:51 pm

Died this day


1967 – Otis Redding, American soul singer (b. 1941)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/10/10 at 2:47 pm

Died this day


1896 – Alfred Nobel, Swedish inventor and founder of the Nobel Prize (b. 1833)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/10/10 at 11:38 pm

Happy Birthday!

1981 – Nikki Benz, Ukraine-born Canadian pornographic actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/10/10 at 11:40 pm

Happy Birthday!

1921 – Liz Smith, British actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/12/10 at 6:29 am

Died this day,

2007 – Ike Turner, American singer, former husband of Tina Turner (b. 1931)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/12/10 at 6:30 am

Died this day,

2006 – Peter Boyle, American actor (b. 1935)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/12/10 at 6:30 am

Died this day,

2008 – Van Johnson, American actor (b. 1916)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/12/10 at 6:30 am

Died this day,

2003 – Keiko, orca, star of Free Willy (b. 1977)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/12/10 at 6:31 am

Died this day,

2003 – Heydər Əliyev, President of Azerbaijan (b. 1923)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/12/10 at 6:32 am

Died this day,

2002 – Brad Dexter, American actor (b. 1917)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/12/10 at 6:32 am

Died this day,

1999 – Joseph Heller, American author (b. 1923)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/12/10 at 6:32 am

Died this day,

1985 – Anne Baxter, American actress (b. 1923)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/12/10 at 6:33 am

Died this day,

1977 – Lady Spencer Churchill, wife of Winston Churchill (b. 1885)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/12/10 at 6:33 am

Died this day,

1976 – Jack Cassidy, American actor (b. 1927)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/12/10 at 6:33 am

Died this day,

1968 – Tallulah Bankhead, American actress (b. 1902)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/12/10 at 6:34 am

Died this day,

1939 – Douglas Fairbanks, American actor (b. 1883)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/12/10 at 6:34 am

Happy birthday!

1984 – Andy O'Neill, Brazilian Porn actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/12/10 at 6:35 am

Happy birthday!

1981 – Ronnie Brown, American football player

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/12/10 at 6:35 am

Happy birthday!

1977 – Bridget Hall, American supermodel

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/12/10 at 6:35 am

Happy birthday!

1976 – Dan Hawkins, English guitarist (The Darkness)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/12/10 at 6:36 am

Happy birthday!

1965 – Will Carling, English rugby union footballer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/12/10 at 6:36 am

Happy birthday!

1962 – Tracy Austin, American tennis player

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/12/10 at 6:37 am

Happy birthday!

1946 – Emerson Fittipaldi, Brazilian race car driver

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/12/10 at 6:37 am

Happy birthday!

1931 – Lionel Blair, English actor and choreographer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Howard on 12/12/10 at 7:15 am

1912- Happy Birthday Frank Sinatra.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/17/10 at 1:15 pm

Baptised 17 December 1770, Ludwig van Beethoven

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/18/10 at 7:45 am

Happy birthday!!!

1963 – Brad Pitt, American actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/18/10 at 7:46 am

Happy birthday!!!

1946 – Steven Spielberg, American film director

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/18/10 at 7:46 am

Happy birthday!!!

1943 – Keith Richards, English guitarist (The Rolling Stones)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/18/10 at 7:46 am

Happy birthday!!!

1933 – Lonnie Brooks, American blues musician

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/18/10 at 7:47 am

Happy birthday!!!

1939 – Michael Moorcock, English author

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/18/10 at 7:48 am

Died this day.

2006 – Joseph Barbera, American cartoonist (b. 1911)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/18/10 at 7:48 am

Died this day.

2001 – Gilbert Bécaud, French singer (b. 1927)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/18/10 at 7:48 am

Died this day.

2000 – Kirsty MacColl, English singer and songwriter (b. 1959)  :\'(

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/18/10 at 7:49 am

Died this day.

1999 – Robert Bresson, French film director (b. 1907)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/18/10 at 7:49 am

Died this day.

1993 – Sam Wanamaker, American actor (b. 1919)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/19/10 at 1:38 am

Died this day.

1999 – Desmond Llewelyn, Welsh actor (b. 1914)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/19/10 at 1:38 am

Died this day.

2003 – Les Tremayne, English-born American actor (b. 1913)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/19/10 at 1:38 am

Died this day.

2003 – Hope Lange, American actress (b. 1933)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/19/10 at 1:39 am

Happy Birthday!

1969 – Richard Hammond, English television presenter

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/19/10 at 1:40 am

Happy Birthday!

1946 – Rosemary Conley, English businesswoman, author and broadcaster

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/25/10 at 1:50 am

Happy Birthday!

1984 – Alastair Cook, English cricketer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/25/10 at 1:50 am

Happy Birthday!

1980 – Marcus Trufant, American football player (Seattle Seahawks)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/25/10 at 1:51 am

Happy Birthday!

1975 – Marcus Trescothick, English cricketer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/25/10 at 1:52 am

Happy Birthday!

1954 – Annie Lennox, Scottish singer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/25/10 at 1:52 am

Happy Birthday!

1957 – Shane MacGowan, Irish musician

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/25/10 at 1:53 am

Happy Birthday!

1955 – Alannah Myles, Canadian singer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/25/10 at 1:53 am

Happy Birthday!

1946 – Jimmy Buffett, American singer and songwriter

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/25/10 at 1:54 am

Happy Birthday!

1936 – HRH Princess Alexandra of Kent

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/25/10 at 1:56 am

Happy Birthday!

1912 – Tony Martin, American singer and actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/25/10 at 1:57 am

Died this day.

2008 – Eartha Kitt, American actress and singer (b. 1927) http://www.inthe00s.com/Smileys/santa/cry.gif

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/25/10 at 1:58 am

Died this day.

2006 – James Brown, American singer (b. 1933) http://www.inthe00s.com/Smileys/santa/cry.gif

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/25/10 at 1:59 am

Died this day.

1977 – Charlie Chaplin, English actor and film director (b. 1889)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/25/10 at 1:59 am

Died this day.

1992 – Monica Dickens, British writer (b. 1915)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/25/10 at 2:00 am

Died this day.

2005 – Derek Bailey, English guitar virtuoso (b. 1930)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/25/10 at 6:07 am

Died this day.

1995 – Dean Martin, American singer (b. 1917)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Howard on 12/25/10 at 6:51 am

Isn't it strange how some actors and actresses pass away on Christmas? ???

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/25/10 at 7:00 am


Isn't it strange how some actors and actresses pass away on Christmas? ???
Exactly as I was thinking early today.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Howard on 12/25/10 at 8:00 am


Exactly as I was thinking early today.


Eartha Kitt,Dean Martin,James Brown? :o

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/27/10 at 4:49 am

Died this day.

2003 – Alan Bates, English actor (b. 1934)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/27/10 at 4:49 am

Died this day.

2002 – George Roy Hill, American film director (b. 1922)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/27/10 at 4:49 am

Died this day.

1994 – Fanny Cradock, English food writer and broadcaster (b. 1909)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/27/10 at 4:50 am

Died this day.

1988 – Hal Ashby, American film director (b. 1929)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/27/10 at 4:51 am

Happy birthday!

1946 – Janet Street-Porter, British journalist, producer and presenter

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/27/10 at 4:52 am

Happy birthday!

1941 – Michael Pinder, British musician (Moody Blues)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: wsmith4 on 12/28/10 at 2:23 pm

Died this day.

1994 – Fanny Cradock, English food writer and broadcaster (b. 1909)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/29/10 at 10:33 am

Happy birthday!

1978 – LaToya London, American singer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/29/10 at 10:34 am

Happy birthday!

1978 – Alexis Amore, Peruvian pornographic actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/29/10 at 10:34 am

Happy birthday!

1972 – Jude Law, British actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/29/10 at 10:34 am

Happy birthday!

1970 – Aled Jones, Welsh singer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/29/10 at 10:35 am

Happy birthday!

1966 – Martin Offiah, former rugby league footballer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/29/10 at 10:35 am

Happy birthday!

1965 – Dexter Holland, American musician (The Offspring)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/29/10 at 10:35 am

Happy birthday!

1961 – Jim Reid, Scottish singer (The Jesus and Mary Chain, Freeheat)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/29/10 at 10:36 am

Happy birthday!

1960 – David Boon, Australian Cricketer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/29/10 at 10:36 am

Happy birthday!

1956 – Fred MacAulay, Scottish comedian

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/29/10 at 10:36 am

Happy birthday!

1951 – Yvonne Elliman, American disco singer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/29/10 at 10:37 am

Happy birthday!

1946 – Marianne Faithfull, British singer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/29/10 at 10:38 am

Happy birthday!

1938 – Jon Voight, American actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/29/10 at 10:38 am

Happy birthday!

1938 – Harvey Smith, English showjumper

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/29/10 at 10:38 am

Happy birthday!

1937 – Barbara Steele, British actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/29/10 at 10:39 am

Happy birthday!

1936 – Mary Tyler Moore, American actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/29/10 at 10:39 am

Happy birthday!

1932 – Inga Swenson, American actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/29/10 at 10:40 am

Happy birthday!

1928 – Bernard Cribbins, British actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/29/10 at 10:42 am

Died this day

2008 – Freddie Hubbard, American jazz trumpet player (b. 1938)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/29/10 at 10:42 am

Died this day

2007 – Kevin Greening, British radio presenter (b. 1962)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/29/10 at 10:42 am

Died this day

2003 – Bob Monkhouse, English comedian and game show host (b. 1928)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/30/10 at 2:27 am

Happy Birthday!

1975 – Tiger Woods, American golfer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/30/10 at 2:27 am

Happy Birthday!

1986 – Ellie Goulding, British singer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/30/10 at 2:28 am

Happy Birthday!

1969 – Jay Kay, English musician (Jamiroquai)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/30/10 at 2:28 am

Happy Birthday!

1959 – Tracey Ullman, English actress and singer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/30/10 at 2:28 am

Happy Birthday!

1947 – Jeff Lynne, English musician (ELO)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/30/10 at 2:29 am

Happy Birthday!

1942 – Michael Nesmith, American singer and musician (The Monkees)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/30/10 at 2:30 am

Happy Birthday!

1937 – Gordon Banks, English footballer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/30/10 at 2:30 am

Happy Birthday!

1934 – Russ Tamblyn, American actor, dancer, and singer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/30/10 at 2:39 am

Died this day.

1998 – Johnny Moore, American singer (The Drifters) (b. 1934)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/30/10 at 2:39 am

Died this day.

1996 – Lew Ayres, American actor (b. 1908)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/30/10 at 2:40 am

Died this day.

1970 – Sonny Liston, American boxer (b. 1932)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/02/11 at 3:25 am

Died this day.

2005 – Cyril Fletcher, British comedian (b. 1913)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/02/11 at 3:25 am

Died this day.

1998 – Frank Muir, English writer, raconteur (b. 1920)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/02/11 at 3:26 am

Died this day.

1974 – Tex Ritter, American actor (b. 1905)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/02/11 at 3:26 am

Died this day.

1977 – Errol Garner, American musician (b. 1921)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/02/11 at 3:27 am

Died this day.

1983 – Dick Emery, English comedian (b. 1915)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/03/11 at 3:12 am

Happy birthday!

1926 – George Martin, British record producer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/03/11 at 3:15 am

Happy birthday!

1956 – Mel Gibson, American-Australian actor and director

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/03/11 at 3:16 am

Happy birthday!

1950 – Victoria Principal, American actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/03/11 at 3:16 am

Happy birthday!

1946 – John Paul Jones, British musician (Led Zeppelin)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/03/11 at 3:17 am

Happy birthday!

1945 – Stephen Stills, American musician

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/08/11 at 3:12 am

Happy birthday!

1947 – David Bowie, English musician

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/08/11 at 3:13 am

Happy birthday!

1938 – Bob Eubanks, American game show host

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/08/11 at 3:14 am

Happy birthday!

1937 – Dame Shirley Bassey, Welsh singer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/08/11 at 3:14 am

Happy birthday!

1924 – Ron Moody, English actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/08/11 at 3:16 am

Died this day

2007 – Yvonne De Carlo, Canadian-born actress (b. 1922)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/08/11 at 3:16 am

Died this day

2006 – Tony Banks, British politician (b. 1943)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/08/11 at 3:17 am

Died this day

2003 – Ron Goodwin, British composer and conductor (b. 1925)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/08/11 at 3:17 am

Died this day

1998 – Michael Tippett, English composer (b. 1905)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/08/11 at 3:17 am

Died this day

1996 – François Mitterrand, President of France (b. 1916)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/08/11 at 3:18 am

Died this day

1991 – Steve Clark, English guitarist (Def Leppard) (b. 1960)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/08/11 at 3:19 am

Died this day

1990 – Terry-Thomas, British actor, comedian (b. 1911)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/08/11 at 3:19 am

Died this day

1941 – Robert Baden-Powell, English founder of scouting (b. 1857)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/09/11 at 5:35 am

Died this day

1995 – Peter Cook, British actor and comedian (b. 1937)  :\'(

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/09/11 at 5:35 am

Died this day

1994 – Johnny Temple, baseball player (b. 1927)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/09/11 at 5:36 am

Died this day

1992 – Bill Naughton, British playwright (b. 1910)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/09/11 at 5:37 am

Died this day

1992 – Steve Brodie, American actor (b. 1919)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/09/11 at 5:37 am

Died this day

1989 – Bill Terry, baseball player (b. 1898)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/09/11 at 5:39 am

Happy Birthday!

1982 – Kate Middleton, fianceé to Prince William of Wales

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/09/11 at 5:40 am

Happy Birthday!

1982 – Timmy Bowers, American basketball player

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/09/11 at 5:40 am

Happy Birthday!

1980 – Sergio García, Spanish golfer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/09/11 at 5:41 am

Happy Birthday!

1956 – Imelda Staunton, British actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/09/11 at 5:43 am

Happy Birthday!

1951 – Crystal Gayle, American singer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/09/11 at 5:43 am

Happy Birthday!

1944 – Jimmy Page, British musician and producer (Led Zeppelin)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/09/11 at 5:44 am

Happy Birthday!

1943 – Scott Walker, American singer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/09/11 at 5:44 am

Happy Birthday!

1943 – Freddie Starr, English comedian and singer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/09/11 at 5:44 am

Happy Birthday!

1941 – Joan Baez, American singer and activist

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/09/11 at 5:45 am

Happy Birthday!

1939 – Susannah York, British actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/09/11 at 5:45 am

Happy Birthday!

1928 – Judith Krantz, American author

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/09/11 at 5:47 am

Happy Birthday!

1920 – Clive Dunn, British actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/12/11 at 2:56 pm

Died this day.

2003 – Maurice Gibb, British singer, songwriter, and musician (Bee Gees) (b. 1949)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/12/11 at 2:56 pm

Died this day.

2007 – Alice Coltrane, American jazz musician (b. 1937)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/12/11 at 2:57 pm

Died this day.

1976 – Agatha Christie, English writer (b. 1890)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/12/11 at 2:57 pm

Died this day.

1960 – Nevil Shute, English writer (b. 1899)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/12/11 at 2:58 pm

Happy Birthday!

1984 – Scott Olsen, American baseball player

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/12/11 at 2:59 pm

Happy Birthday!

1968 – Heather Mills, British activist and model

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/12/11 at 2:59 pm

Happy Birthday!

1954 – Howard Stern, American radio personality and author

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/12/11 at 3:00 pm

Happy Birthday!

1951 – Kirstie Alley, American actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/12/11 at 3:01 pm

Happy Birthday!

1945 – Maggie Bell, Scottish singer (Stone the Crows)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/12/11 at 3:01 pm

Happy Birthday!

1937 – Shirley Eaton, British actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/12/11 at 3:01 pm

Happy Birthday!

1932 – Des O'Connor, British television presenter

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/15/11 at 11:57 am

Died this day.

2008 – Brad Renfro, American actor (b. 1982)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/15/11 at 11:57 am

Died this day.

2008 – Mark Haigh-Hutchinson, Game Designer (b. 1964)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/15/11 at 11:58 am

Died this day.

2007 – James Hillier, Canadian inventor of electron microscope (b. 1915)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/15/11 at 11:58 am

Died this day.

2005 – Dan Lee, Canadian animator (b. 1969)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/15/11 at 11:58 am

Died this day.

2005 – Ruth Warrick, American actress (b. 1915)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/15/11 at 11:59 am

Died this day.

1994 – Harry Nilsson, American musician (b. 1941) :\'(

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/15/11 at 11:59 am

Died this day.

1998 – Junior Wells, American musician (b. 1934)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/15/11 at 12:00 pm

Died this day.

2001 – Leo Marks, English cryptographer, screenwriter and playwright (b. 1920)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/15/11 at 12:00 pm

Died this day.

1993 – Sammy Cahn, American songwriter (b. 1913)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/15/11 at 12:01 pm

Happy Birthday!

1965 – James Nesbitt, Northern Irish actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/15/11 at 12:01 pm

Happy Birthday!

1967 – Lisa Lisa, American R&B singer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/15/11 at 12:02 pm

Happy Birthday!

1937 – Margaret O'Brien, American actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Howard on 01/15/11 at 12:45 pm


Happy Birthday!

1967 – Lisa Lisa, American R&B singer



loved her when she was with Cult Jam.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/16/11 at 3:35 am

Died this day!

2002 – Ron Taylor, American actor (b. 1952)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/16/11 at 3:35 am

Died this day!

2002 – Bobo Olson, American boxer (b. 1928)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/16/11 at 3:35 am

Died this day!

2007 – Ron Carey, American actor (b. 1935)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/16/11 at 3:36 am

Died this day!

1981 – Bernard Lee, English actor (b. 1908)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/16/11 at 3:37 am

Died this day!

1942 – Carole Lombard, American actress (b. 1908)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/16/11 at 3:38 am

Happy birthday!

1963 – James May, English television presenter

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/16/11 at 3:38 am

Happy birthday!

1950 – Debbie Allen, American dancer and choreographer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/16/11 at 3:38 am

Happy birthday!

1948 – John Carpenter, American film director

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/16/11 at 6:15 am

Happy birthday!

1959 – Sade, Nigerian-born singer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Howard on 01/16/11 at 7:16 am


Happy birthday!

1959 – Sade, Nigerian-born singer


She's great.  :)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/17/11 at 12:24 pm

Died this day.

2008 – Bobby Fischer, American chess player (b. 1943)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/17/11 at 12:25 pm

Died this day.

2008 – Allan Melvin, American actor (b. 1923)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/17/11 at 12:25 pm

Died this day.

2005 – Virginia Mayo, American actress (b. 1920)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/17/11 at 12:25 pm

Died this day.

2004 – Ray Stark, American stage and film producer (b. 1915)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/17/11 at 12:26 pm

Died this day.

2003 – Richard Crenna, American actor (b. 1926)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/17/11 at 12:26 pm

Died this day.

2000 – Philip Jones, British trumpeter (b. 1928)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/17/11 at 12:27 pm

Died this day.

1967 – Evelyn Nesbit, American actress (b. 1884)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/17/11 at 12:28 pm

Happy birthday!

1962 – Jim Carrey, Canadian actor and comedian

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/17/11 at 12:28 pm

Happy birthday!

1957 – Keith Chegwin, English television presenter

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/17/11 at 12:29 pm

Happy birthday!

1956 – Paul Young, English musician

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/17/11 at 12:29 pm

Happy birthday!

1944 – Françoise Hardy, French singer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/17/11 at 12:29 pm

Happy birthday!

1931 – James Earl Jones, American actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: DJ Blaze on 01/17/11 at 9:13 pm

Happy Birthday to...

1922 – Betty White, American actress
1963 – Kai Hansen, German singer and guitarist (Gamma Ray)
1964 – Michelle Obama, First Lady of the United States
1985 – Riyu Kosaka, Japanese singer (BeForU)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/18/11 at 1:15 pm

Happy Birthday to...

1955 – Kevin Costner, American actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/18/11 at 1:16 pm

Happy Birthday to...

1955 – Fergus Martin, Irish artist

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/18/11 at 1:18 pm

Happy Birthday to...

1964 – Jane Horrocks, British actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/18/11 at 1:18 pm

Happy Birthday to...

1934 – Raymond Briggs, English writer and illustrator

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/11 at 12:35 pm

Happy Birthday to...

1939 – Phil Everly, American musician

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/11 at 12:40 pm

Happy Birthday to...

1955 – Simon Rattle, English conductor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/11 at 12:53 pm

Happy Birthday to...

1949 – Dennis Taylor, Northern Irish snooker player

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/20/11 at 3:06 pm

Died this day.

1900 – John Ruskin, English art critic (b. 1819)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/20/11 at 3:06 pm

Died this day.

1936 – King George V of the United Kingdom (b. 1865)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/20/11 at 3:07 pm

Died this day.

1994 – Sir Matt Busby, Scottish football player and coach (b. 1909)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/22/11 at 3:20 am

Died this day.

2010 – Sultan Iskandar, Sultan of Johor and former King of Malaysia (b.1932)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/22/11 at 3:20 am

Died this day.

2010 – Jean Simmons, English-American actress (b. 1929)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/22/11 at 3:21 am

Died this day.

2005 – Rose Mary Woods, American Watergate scandal figure (b. 1917)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/22/11 at 3:21 am

Died this day.

2004 – Billy May, American composer and musician (b. 1916)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/22/11 at 3:22 am

Died this day.

1995 – Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy, matriarch of the Kennedy family (b. 1890)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/22/11 at 3:22 am

Died this day.

1994 – Telly Savalas, American actor (b. 1924)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/22/11 at 4:20 am

Died this day.

1950 – Alan Hale, Sr., American actor (b. 1892)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Howard on 01/22/11 at 6:19 am


Died this day.

1994 – Telly Savalas, American actor (b. 1924)


Who loves you Baby.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/23/11 at 5:06 am

Happy birthday!!

1916 – David Douglas Duncan, American photo-journalist

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/23/11 at 5:07 am

Happy birthday!!

1919 – Hans Hass, Austrian zoologist and underwater scientist

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/23/11 at 5:09 am

Happy birthday!!

1923 – Cot Deal, American baseball player and coach

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/23/11 at 5:09 am

Happy birthday!!

1924 – Frank Lautenberg, American politician

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/23/11 at 5:09 am

Happy birthday!!

1924 – Bal Thackeray, founder and president of Indian political party Shiv Sena

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/23/11 at 5:09 am

Happy birthday!!

1928 – Jeanne Moreau, French actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/23/11 at 5:10 am

Happy birthday!!

1929 – Patriarch Filaret (Mykhailo Denysenko) of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, Kiev Patriarch

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/23/11 at 5:10 am

Happy birthday!!

1929 – John Charles Polanyi, Canadian chemist, Nobel laureate

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/23/11 at 5:10 am

Happy birthday!!

1930 – Derek Walcott, West Indian writer, Nobel laureate

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/23/11 at 5:11 am

Happy birthday!!

1930 – Teresa Żylis-Gara, Polish singer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/23/11 at 5:12 am

Happy birthday!!

1933 – Chita Rivera, Puerto Rican actress and dancer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/23/11 at 5:12 am

Happy birthday!!

1935 – Bob Moses, American civil rights activist

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/23/11 at 5:12 am

Happy birthday!!

1936 – Jerry Kramer, American football player

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/23/11 at 5:12 am

Happy birthday!!

1938 – Georg Baselitz, German painter and sculptor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/23/11 at 5:13 am

Happy birthday!!

1939 – Sonny Chiba, Japanese actor and martial artist

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/23/11 at 5:13 am

Happy birthday!!

1939 – Arlene Golonka, American actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/23/11 at 5:13 am

Happy birthday!!

1942 – Razzak, Bangladeshi actor and director

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/23/11 at 5:14 am

Happy birthday!!

1943 – Gary Burton, American jazz vibraphonist

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/23/11 at 5:14 am

Happy birthday!!

1943 – Gil Gerard, American actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/23/11 at 5:15 am

Happy birthday!!

1944 – Rutger Hauer, Dutch actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/23/11 at 5:17 am

Happy birthday!!

1945 – Mike Harris, Canadian politician, Premier of Ontario

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/23/11 at 5:18 am

Happy birthday!!

1946 – Arnoldo Alemán, ex-president of Nicaragua

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/23/11 at 5:19 am

Happy birthday!!

1946 – Don Whittington, American businessman, car & airplane racer and convicted felon

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/23/11 at 5:20 am

Happy birthday!!

1947 – Thomas R. Carper, American politician, senior senator of Delaware

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/23/11 at 5:20 am

Happy birthday!!

1947 – Megawati Sukarnoputri, 5th President of Indonesia

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/23/11 at 5:20 am

Happy birthday!!

1948 – Anita Pointer, American singer (Pointer Sisters)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/23/11 at 5:20 am

Happy birthday!!

1950 – Richard Dean Anderson, American actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/23/11 at 5:21 am

Happy birthday!!

1950 – John Greaves, English musician (Henry Cow, National Health)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/23/11 at 5:21 am

Happy birthday!!

1951 – Chesley Sullenberger, Captain of US Airways Flight 1549, a flight that successfully ditched into the Hudson River

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/23/11 at 5:21 am


Happy birthday!!

1951 – Chesley Sullenberger, Captain of US Airways Flight 1549, a flight that successfully ditched into the Hudson River
A true hero!

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/23/11 at 5:23 am

Happy birthday!!

1952 – Omar Henry, South African cricketer

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1953 – John Luther Adams, American composer

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1953 – Alister E. McGrath, British theologian and scientist

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1953 – Antonio Villaraigosa, Hispanic-American 52nd Mayor of Los Angeles

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1953 – Robin Zander, American singer (Cheap Trick)

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1954 – Franco De Vita, Venezuelan singer and songwriter

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1954 – Edward Ka-Spel, English musician (Legendary Pink Dots)

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1957 – Princess Caroline of Monaco

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1957 – Lou Schuler, American fitness journalist

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1959 – Clive Bull, English radio talk show host

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1960 – Jean-François Sauvé, Canadian ice hockey player

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1961 – Mas Selamat bin Kastari, Singapore's most-wanted terror fugitive

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1962 – Elvira Lindo, Spanish writer and journalist

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1962 – Vasia Panayopoulou, Greek actress

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1963 – Gail O'Grady, American actress

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1964 – Mariska Hargitay, American actress

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1964 – Bharrat Jagdeo, President of Guyana

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/23/11 at 5:32 am

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1964 – Mario Roberge, Canadian ice hockey player

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/23/11 at 5:32 am

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1966 – Haywoode Workman, American basketball player

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1967 – Naim Süleymanoğlu, Bulgaria-born Turkish weightlifter

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1968 – Petr Korda, Czech tennis player

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1969 – Ariadna Gil, Spanish actress

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1969 – Andrei Kanchelskis, Ukrainian-Russian footballer

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1969 – Brendan Shanahan, Canadian ice hockey player

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/23/11 at 5:34 am

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1970 – Tracey Cherelle Jones, American actress

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1970 – Brendan O'Connor, Irish journalist, satirist

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1970 – Spiridon Vasdekis, Greek long jumper

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1971 – Scott Gibbs, Welsh rugby player

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1971 – Kevin Mawae, American football player

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1971 – Marc Nelson, American R&B singer and lyricist

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1971 – Adam Parore, New Zealand wicketkeeper (cricket)

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1971 – Lorne Spicer, British TV presenter

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1972 – Ewen Bremner, Scottish actor

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1972 – Mark Curry, American rapper

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1972 – Lisa Snowdon, British model and TV presenter

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1972 – Marcel Wouda, Dutch swimmer

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1973 – Lanei Chapman, American actress

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1973 – Tomas Holmström, Swedish ice hockey player

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1974 – Sampsa Astala, Finnish musician (Lordi)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/23/11 at 5:39 am

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1974 – Joel Bouchard, Canadian ice hockey player

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1974 – Rebekah Elmaloglou, Australian actress

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1974 – Yosvani Pérez, Cuban baseball player

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/23/11 at 5:41 am

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1974 – Richard T. Slone, British artist

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1974 – Tiffani Thiessen, American actress

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1975 – Phil Dawson, American football player

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1975 – Tito Ortiz, American UFC fighter

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1976 – Brandon Duckworth, American baseball player

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1976 – Angelica Lee, Taiwanese actress and singer

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/23/11 at 5:43 am

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1976 – Tony Lucca, actor, singer and musician

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1976 – Nigel McGuinness, English professional wrestler

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1977 – Kamal Heer, Punjabi singer and musician

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/23/11 at 5:44 am

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1979 – Larry Hughes, American basketball player

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1979 – Juan Rincón, Venezuelan baseball player

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1981 – Rob Friend, Canadian footballer

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1981 – Julia Jones, Native American actress

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/23/11 at 5:46 am

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1982 – Patrick Levis, American actor

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/23/11 at 5:47 am

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1982 – Wily Mo Peña, Dominican baseball player

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/23/11 at 5:48 am

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1984 – Arjen Robben, Dutch footballer

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1985 – Dong Fangzhuo, Chinese footballer

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1985 – Doutzen Kroes, Dutch supermodel

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1986 – Anne Foy, British children's television presenter

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1986 – Benjamin Griesert, German footballer

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1986 – José Enrique Sánchez, Spanish footballer

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1986 – Steven Taylor, English footballer

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1987 – Felicia Brandström, Swedish singer

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1989 – April Pearson, British actress

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1990 – Martyn Waghorn, English footballer

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Died this day.

1976 – Paul Robeson, American actor, singer, and social activist (b. 1898)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/23/11 at 5:51 am

Died this day.

1981 – Samuel Barber, American composer (b. 1910)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/23/11 at 5:51 am

Died this day.

1956 – Alexander Korda, Hungarian/British film director (b. 1893)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/23/11 at 5:52 am

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1944 – Edvard Munch, Norwegian painter (b. 1863)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/23/11 at 5:52 am

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1931 – Anna Pavlova, Russian ballerina (b. 1881)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/26/11 at 1:28 pm

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1923 – Anne Jeffreys, American actress

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1924 – Alice Babs, Swedish singer

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1924 – Rauf Denktaş, Cypriot politician

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1925 – Joan Leslie, American actress

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1926 – Farman Fathepuri, Pakistani scholar

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1929 – Jules Feiffer, American cartoonist and writer

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1930 – Napoleón Abueva, Filipino sculptor

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1931 – Mary Murphy, American film actress

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1932 – Coxsone Dodd, Jamaican record producer

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1932 – George Clements, American civil rights activist and Roman Catholic priest

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1933 – Ercole Baldini, Italian cyclist

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1934 – Roger Landry, Quebec businessman and newspaper publisher

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1935 – Corrado Augias, Italian journalist, writer and TV personality

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1935 – Bob Uecker, American baseball player and broadcaster

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1936 – Sal Buscema, American comic book artist

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1941 – Scott Glenn, American actor

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1941 – Henry Jaglom, English director

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1943 – Jean Knight, American singer

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1943 – Austin "Jack" Warner, Trinidadian FIFA Vice-President and CONCACAF President

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1944 – Angela Davis, American feminist and activist

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1947 – Michel Sardou, French singer

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1949 – Jonathan Carroll, American author

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1949 – David Strathairn, American actor

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1950 – Janet Lupo, American model

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1953 – Alik L. Alik, vice-president of the Federate States of Micronesie

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1953 – Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Secretary General of NATO

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1953 – Lucinda Williams, American singer

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1954 – Kim Hughes, Australian cricketer

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1958 – Anita Baker, American singer

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1958 – Ellen DeGeneres, American actress and comedian

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1958 – Salvador Sánchez, Mexican boxer

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1960 – Road Warrior Animal, American professional wrestler

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1960 – Charlie Gillingham, American musician (Counting Crows)

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1961 – Li Cunxin, Chinese-Australian ballet dancer

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1961 – Wayne Gretzky, Canadian ice hockey player

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1961 – Tom Keifer, American musician (Cinderella)

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1962 – Oscar Ruggeri, Argentine footballer

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1963 – Riddell Akua, Nauruan politician

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Written By: Howard on 01/26/11 at 1:46 pm


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1960 – Road Warrior Animal, American professional wrestler


http://www.wwe.com/content/media/images/Superstars/bio/4790570

Ah What a RUSH!

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Written By: Howard on 01/26/11 at 1:47 pm


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1958 – Anita Baker, American singer


still makes good music.

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Written By: Howard on 01/26/11 at 1:48 pm


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1943 – Jean Knight, American singer


Mr.Big Stuff

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1963 – José Mourinho, Portuguese football manager

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1963 – Andrew Ridgeley, English musician

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/26/11 at 1:53 pm


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1963 – Andrew Ridgeley, English musician
Now a farmer!

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/26/11 at 1:53 pm

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1963 – Gisela Valcarcel, Peruvian Hostess

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1964 – Paul Johansson, American actor

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1965 – Thomas Östros, Swedish politician

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1965 – Natalia Yurchenko, Soviet gymnast

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1967 – Pradip Somasundaran, Indian playback singer

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1968 – Ravi Teja, Tollywood film actor

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1969 – Michael O'Hearn, American bodybuilder

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1970 – Kirk Franklin, American gospel singer

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/26/11 at 1:56 pm


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1969 – Michael O'Hearn, American bodybuilder
Like a modern day Frankenstein?

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/26/11 at 1:57 pm

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1970 – Tracy Middendorf, American actress

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1971 – Bryan Callen, American actor

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1971 – Dorian Gregory, American actor

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1973 – Melvil Poupaud, French actor

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1973 – Mayu Shinjo, Japanese mangaka

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1974 – Shannon Hale, American author

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1975 – Frankie Rayder, American model

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1976 – Hitomi, Japanese singer and songwriter

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1976 – Willie Adler, American guitar player

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1977 – Vince Carter, American basketball player

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1977 – Justin Gimelstob, American tennis player

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/26/11 at 2:02 pm

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1977 – Tye Tribbett, American Singer

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/26/11 at 2:02 pm

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1978 – Estéban Germán, Dominican baseball player

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Written By: Howard on 01/26/11 at 2:25 pm


Now a farmer!


from Wham? ???

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/28/11 at 4:37 pm


from Wham? ???
The very same.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/28/11 at 4:39 pm

Died this day!

814 – Charlemagne (b. 742)

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1061 – Duke Spytihněv II of Bohemia (b. 1031)

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1271 – Isabella of Aragon, queen of Philip III of France (b. 1247)

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1443 – Robert le Maçon, Chancellor of France

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1547 – King Henry VIII of England (b. 1491)

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1599 – Cristofano Malvezzi, Italian composer (b. 1547)

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1613 – Thomas Bodley, English diplomat and library founder (b. 1545)

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1621 – Pope Paul V (b. 1550)

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1672 – Pierre Séguier, Chancellor of France (b. 1588)

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Written By: Howard on 01/28/11 at 7:57 pm


The very same.


Wow never knew that,Thanks Phil.  :)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 12:10 am

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1119 – Pope Gelasius II

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1240 – Pelagio Galvani, Cardinal-Bishop of Albano (b. c. 1165)

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1342 – Louis I, Duke of Bourbon (b. 1279)

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1597 – Elias Ammerbach, German organist (b. 1530)

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1608 – Frederick I, Duke of Württemberg (b. 1557)

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1647 – Francis Meres, English writer (b. 1565)

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1676 – Tsar Alexis I of Russia (b. 1629)

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1678 – Jeronimo Lobo, Portuguese Jesuit missionary (b. 1593)

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1696 – Ivan V, Russian tsar (b. 1666)

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1706 – Charles Sackville, 6th Earl of Dorset, English poet and courtier (b. 1638)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 12:13 am

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1737 – George Hamilton, 1st Earl of Orkney, British soldier (b. 1666)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 12:14 am

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1743 – André-Hercule de Fleury, French statesman (b. 1653)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 12:14 am

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1763 – Louis Racine, French poet (b. 1692)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 12:15 am

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1820 – King George III of the United Kingdom (b. 1738)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 12:15 am

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1829 – Paul François Jean Nicolas Barras, French politician (b. 1755)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 12:16 am

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1870 – Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1797)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 12:17 am

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1871 – Philippe-Joseph Aubert de Gaspé, French Canadian writer (b. 1786)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 12:17 am

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1899 – Alfred Sisley, British impressionist painter (b. 1839)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 12:18 am

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1901 – King Milan I of Serbia (b. 1855)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 12:19 am

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1906 – King Christian IX of Denmark (b. 1818)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 12:19 am

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1918 – Aleksei Maksimovich Kaledin, Russian-counter revolutionary (b. 1861)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 12:19 am

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1928 – Douglas Haig, British soldier (b. 1861)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 12:20 am

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1933 – Sara Teasdale, American poet (b. 1884)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 12:20 am

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1934 – Fritz Haber, German chemist, Nobel Laureate (b. 1868)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 12:20 am

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1941 – Ioannis Metaxas, Greek general and dictator (b. 1871)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 12:21 am

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1946 – Harry Hopkins, 8th United States Secretary of Commerce (b. 1890)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 12:21 am

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1948 – Tomislav II of Croatia, 4th Duke of Aosta, Italian aristocrat (b. 1900)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 12:22 am

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1950 – Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Emir of Kuwait (b. 1885)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 12:22 am

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1951 – Frank Tarrant, Australian cricketer (b. 1880)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 12:23 am

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1956 – H. L. Mencken, American journalist (b. 1880)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 12:23 am

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1959 – Winifred Brunton, British-born South African painter (b. 1880)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 12:23 am

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1961 – John F. O'Ryan, American major general (b. 1874)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 12:24 am

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1962 – Fritz Kreisler, Austrian violinist (b. 1875)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 12:24 am

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1963 – Robert Frost, American poet (b. 1874)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 12:24 am

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1964 – Alan Ladd, American actor (b. 1913)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 12:24 am

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1966 – Pierre Mercure, French Canadian composer (b. 1927)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 12:25 am

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1969 – Allen Dulles, American CIA director (b. 1893)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 12:25 am

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1970 – B. H. Liddell Hart, British historian (b. 1895)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 12:26 am

Died this day.

1975 – Orestis Makris, Greek actor (b. 1898)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 12:26 am

Died this day.

1977 – Buster Nupen, South African cricketer (b. 1902)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 12:26 am

Died this day.

1977 – Freddie Prinze, American actor and comedian (b. 1954)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 12:27 am

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1980 – Jimmy Durante, American actor and comedian (b. 1893)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 12:27 am

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1986 – Leif Erickson, American actor (b. 1911)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 12:29 am

Died this day.

1989 – Halina Konopacka, Polish athlete (b. 1900)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 12:29 am

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1991 – Yasushi Inoue, Japanese historian (b. 1907)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 12:30 am

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1992 – Willie Dixon, American composer and musician (b. 1915)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 12:30 am

Died this day.

1993 – Ron Kostelnik, American football player (b. 1940)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 12:32 am

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1994 – Ulrike Maier, Austrian alpine skier (b. 1967)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 12:33 am

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1998 – Joseph Alioto, American politician (b. 1916)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 12:34 am

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1999 – Lili St. Cyr, American dancer (b. 1918)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 12:34 am

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2002 – Dick "Night Train" Lane, American football player (b. 1928)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 12:34 am

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2002 – Harold Russell, Canadian-born American actor (b. 1914)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 12:35 am

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2003 – Frank Moss, American politician (b. 1911)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 12:36 am

Died this day.

2004 – M. M. Kaye, British writer (b. 1908)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 12:36 am

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2004 – Janet Frame, New Zealand writer (b. 1924)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 12:36 am

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2005 – Eric Griffiths, Welsh guitarist (The Quarrymen) (b. 1940)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 12:37 am

Died this day.

2005 – Ephraim Kishon, Israeli satirist (b. 1924)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 12:37 am

Died this day.

2007 – Barbaro, American thoroughbred racehorse (b. 2003)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 12:37 am

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2007 – Dia Abdul Zahra Kadim, Iraqi extremist leader (b. 1970)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 12:38 am

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2008 – Raymond Jacobs, American soldier (b. 1925)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 12:38 am

Died this day.

2008 – Philippe Khorsand, French actor (b. 1948)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 12:38 am

Died this day.

2008 – Bengt Lindström, Swedish artist (b. 1925)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 12:38 am

Died this day.

2008 – Margaret Truman, American writer, daughter of Harry S. Truman (1924)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 12:39 am

Died this day.

009 – Hélio Gracie, Brazilian martial artist (b. 1913)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 12:39 am

Died this day.

2009 – John Martyn, Scottish singer and songwriter (b. 1948)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 12:39 am

Died this day.

2009 – Bill Frindall, English cricket scorer and statistician (b. 1939)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 12:48 am

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1926 – Franco Cerri, Italian musician

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 12:48 am

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1928 – Lee Shau Kee, Hong Kong property developer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 12:49 am

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1932 – George Allen, English footballer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 12:49 am

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1933 – Hugo Herrestrup, Danish actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 12:49 am

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1933 – Paul Sally, American mathematician

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 12:50 am

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1939 – Germaine Greer, Australian writer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 12:51 am

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1940 – Katharine Ross, American actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 12:52 am

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1940 – Kunimitsu Takahashi, Japanese motorcycle racer and racing driver

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 12:52 am

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1941 – Robin Morgan, American feminist and activist

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 12:53 am

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1942 – Claudine Longet, French singer and dancer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 12:53 am

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1943 – Tony Blackburn, English disc jockey

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 12:53 am

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1944 – Yoweri Museveni, President of Uganda

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 12:54 am

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1944 – Andrew Loog Oldham, English rock and roll producer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 12:54 am

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1944 – Patrick Lipton Robinson, Jamaican judge

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 12:55 am

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1945 – Jim Nicholson, Irish politician

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 12:56 am

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1945 – Tom Selleck, American actor, screenwriter and film producer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 1:01 am

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1947 – Linda B. Buck, American scientist, Nobel laureate

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 1:01 am

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1947 – Marián Varga, Slovak musician

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 1:01 am

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1948 – Pat Kenny, Irish TV presenter and radio host

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 1:02 am

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1948 – Cristina Saralegui, American talk-show host

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 1:03 am

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1948 – Marc Singer, Canadian-born actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 1:04 am

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1950 – Ann Jillian, American actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 1:04 am

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1950 – Jody Scheckter, South African race car driver

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 1:04 am

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1951 – Andy Roberts, West Indian cricketer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 1:05 am

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1952 – Rupert Hanley, South African cricketer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 1:05 am

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1952 – Tommy Ramone, Hungarian-born musician and record producer (The Ramones)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 1:05 am

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1953 – Peter Baumann, German musician (Tangerine Dream)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 1:06 am

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1953 – Paulin Bordeleau, Quebec ice hockey player

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 1:06 am

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1953 – Caesar Cervin, American soccer player

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 1:06 am

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1953 – Paul Fusco, American puppeteer, voice-over artist and character actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 1:07 am

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1953 – Lynne McGranger, Australian actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 1:08 am

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1953 – Louie Pérez, American songwriter, percussionist and guitarist

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 1:09 am

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1953 – Dwight Takamine, Okinawan-American Hawaii state senator

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 1:09 am

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1953 – Charlie Wilson, American singer (The Gap Band)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 1:10 am

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1954 – Terry Kinney, American actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 1:11 am

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1954 – Richard Manitoba, American singer (The Dictators and MC5)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 1:12 am

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1954 – Doug Risebrough, Canadian ice hockey player, coach and executive

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 1:12 am

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1954 – Oprah Winfrey, American talk show host and actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 1:13 am

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1955 – Eddie Jordan, American basketball player and head coach

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 1:13 am

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1957 – Grazyna Miller, Italian poet, translator, and journalist

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 1:14 am

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1957 – Rino Schreuder, Dutch publisher

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 1:15 am

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1960 – Matthew Ashford, American actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 1:15 am

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1960 – Sean Kerly, English field hockey player

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 1:16 am

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1960 – Greg Louganis, American diver

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 1:17 am

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1960 – Steve Sax, American baseball player

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 1:17 am

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1960 – J. G. Thirlwell, Australian-born musician

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 1:18 am

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1962 – Nicholas Turturro, American actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 1:19 am

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1963 – Bob Holly, American professional wrestler

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 1:19 am

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1963 – Monica Horan, American actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 1:19 am

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1964 – Andre Reed, American football player

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 1:20 am

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1964 – Anna Ryder Richardson, British interior designer and television presenter

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 1:21 am

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1965 – Dominik Hašek, Czech ice hockey player

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 1:22 am

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1965 – Peter Lundgren, Swedish tennis coach

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 1:23 am

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1966 – Romário, Brazilian footballer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 1:25 am

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1967 – Stacey King, American basketball player

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 1:26 am

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1967 – Cyril Suk, Czech tennis player

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 1:26 am

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1968 – Edward Burns, American actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 1:26 am

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1968 – Susi Erdmann, German bobsledder and luger

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 1:27 am

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1968 – Sora Jung, Korean actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 1:27 am

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1969 – Hyde, Japanese singer (L'Arc-en-Ciel)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 1:28 am

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1970 – Heather Graham, American actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 1:28 am

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1970 – Jörg Hoffmann, German swimmer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 1:28 am

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1970 – Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, Indian shooter

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 1:29 am

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1972 – Brian Wood, writer and artist of graphic novels

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 1:29 am

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1973 – Jason Schmidt, American baseball player

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 1:29 am

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1975 – Sara Gilbert, American actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 1:29 am

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1976 – Chris Castle, American singer-songwriter

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 1:30 am

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1976 – Charles Divins, American model and actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 1:30 am

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1977 – Justin Hartley, American actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 1:32 am

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1977 – Chaly Jones, Dutch footballer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 1:32 am

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1978 – Rob Bironas, American football player

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 1:32 am

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1978 – Martin Schmitt, German ski jumper

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 1:33 am

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1979 – Marvin Agustin, Filipino actor and entrepreneur

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 1:33 am

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1979 – Sui Feifei, Chinese basketball player

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 1:34 am

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1979 – Andrew Keegan, American actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 1:34 am

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1979 – April Scott, American actress and model

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 1:34 am

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1979 – Andreas Thorstensson, Swedish website developer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 1:35 am

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1979 – Joseph Todd, Arena Football League player

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 1:35 am

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1980 – Yael Bar-Zohar, Israeli actress and model

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 1:35 am

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1980 – Ingimundur Ingimundarson, Icelandic handball player

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 1:35 am

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1980 – Ivan Klasnić, Croatian football player

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 1:36 am

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1981 – Rui En, Singaporean actress & singer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 1:36 am

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1981 – Jonny Lang, American musician

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 1:36 am

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1981 – Darío Lopilato, Argentine actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 1:36 am

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1981 – Álex Ubago, Spanish musician

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 1:37 am

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1982 – Adam Lambert, American actor and singer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 1:37 am

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1982 – Heidi Mueller, American actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 1:37 am

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1982 – Irina Shabayeva American fashion designer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 1:38 am

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1983 – Nedžad Sinanović, Bosnian basketball player

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 1:38 am

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1985 – Marc Gasol, Spanish basketball player

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 1:38 am

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1985 – Mikey Hachey, American musician (Suburban Legends)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 1:38 am

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1985 – Todd Herzog, American reality-show contestant

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 1:39 am

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1985 – Isabel Lucas, Australian actress

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 1:39 am

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1985 – Athina Onassis, French heiress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 1:39 am

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1986 – Drew Tyler Bell, American actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 1:40 am

Happy Birthday!

1986 – Mark Howard, English football player

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 1:41 am

Happy Birthday!

1986 – Jair Jurrjens, Dutch baseball player

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 1:41 am

Happy Birthday!

1986 – Simon Vukčević, Montenegrin footballer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 1:41 am

Happy Birthday!

1987 – Matthew Wilson, English world rally driver

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 1:41 am

Happy Birthday!

1988 – Stephanie Gilmore, Australian surfer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 1:42 am

Happy Birthday!

1989 – Kevin Shattenkirk, American ice hockey player

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 1:42 am

Happy Birthday!

1991 – Hugh Grosvenor, Earl Grosvenor, son of the Duke of Westminster

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/11 at 1:42 am

Happy Birthday!

1993 – Michelle Larcher de Brito, Portuguese tennis player

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/30/11 at 4:51 am

Died this day.


1030 – William V, Duke of Aquitaine (b. 969)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/30/11 at 4:52 am

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1181 – Emperor Takakura of Japan (b. 1161)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/30/11 at 4:53 am

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1384 – Louis II of Flanders (b. 1330)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/30/11 at 4:54 am

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1574 – Damião de Góis, Portuguese philosopher (b. 1502)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/30/11 at 4:55 am

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1606 – Everard Digby, English conspirator (b. 1578)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/30/11 at 4:55 am

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1649 – King Charles I of England (b. 1600)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/30/11 at 4:56 am

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1730 – Tsar Peter II of Russia (b. 1715)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/30/11 at 4:56 am

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1836 – Betsy Ross, American seamstress (b. 1752)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/30/11 at 4:56 am

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1849 – Jonathan Alder, American settler (b. 1773)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/30/11 at 4:57 am

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1858 – Coenraad Jacob Temminck, Dutch zoologist (b. 1778)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/30/11 at 4:58 am

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1867 – Emperor Kōmei of Japan (b. 1831)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/30/11 at 4:58 am

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1869 – William Carleton, Irish novelist (b. 1794)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/30/11 at 4:58 am

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1889 – Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria (b. 1858)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/30/11 at 4:59 am

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1926 – Barbara La Marr, American actress (b. 1896)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/30/11 at 5:00 am

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1928 – Johannes Andreas Grib Fibiger, Danish scientist, Nobel laureate (b. 1867)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/30/11 at 5:00 am

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1929 – La Goulue, French dancer (b. 1866)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/30/11 at 5:01 am

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1934 – Frank Nelson Doubleday, American publisher (b. 1862)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/30/11 at 5:01 am

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1948 – Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, Indian activist (b. 1869)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/30/11 at 5:01 am

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1948 – Arthur Coningham, New Zealand air commander (b. 1895)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/30/11 at 5:01 am

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1948 – Orville Wright, American aviator (b. 1871)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/30/11 at 5:03 am

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1951 – Ferdinand Porsche, Austrian automotive engineer (b. 1875)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/30/11 at 5:03 am

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1958 – Jean Crotti, Swiss artist (b. 1878)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/30/11 at 5:03 am

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1958 – Ernst Heinkel, German aviation engineer (b. 1888)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/30/11 at 5:03 am

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1962 – Manuel de Abreu, Brazilian physician (b. 1894)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/30/11 at 5:04 am

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1963 – Francis Poulenc, French composer (b. 1899)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/30/11 at 5:04 am

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1969 – Georges Pire, Belgian monk, Nobel laureate (b. 1910)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/30/11 at 5:04 am

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1980 – Professor Longhair, American musician (b. 1918)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/30/11 at 5:05 am

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1982 – Lightnin' Hopkins, American musician (b. 1912)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/30/11 at 5:05 am

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1984 – Luke Kelly, Irish singer (The Dubliners) (b. 1940)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/30/11 at 5:06 am

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1984 – Lee McCall, South African bank robber (b. 1950)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/30/11 at 5:06 am

Died this day.

1989 – Alfonso, Duke of Anjou and Cádiz, Spanish pretender to the French throne (b. 1936)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/30/11 at 5:06 am

Died this day.

1991 – John Bardeen, American physicist, Nobel laureate (b. 1908)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/30/11 at 5:07 am

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1991 – Clifton C. Edom, American photojournalism educator (b. 1907)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/30/11 at 5:07 am

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1991 – John McIntire, American actor (b. 1907)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/30/11 at 5:07 am

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1994 – Pierre Boulle, French author (b. 1912)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/30/11 at 5:07 am

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1995 – Gerald Durrell, British naturalist and television presenter (b. 1925)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/30/11 at 5:08 am

Died this day.

1998 – Richard Cassilly, American tenor (b. 1927)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/30/11 at 5:08 am

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1999 – Huntz Hall, American actor (b. 1919)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/30/11 at 5:08 am

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1999 – Ed Herlihy, American broadcaster (b. 1909)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/30/11 at 5:09 am

Died this day.

2001 – Jean-Pierre Aumont, French actor (b. 1911)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/30/11 at 5:09 am

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2001 – Johnnie Johnson, British fighter pilot (b. 1915)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/30/11 at 5:09 am

Died this day.

2001 – Joseph Ransohoff, American neurosurgeon (b. 1915)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/30/11 at 5:10 am

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2005 – Martyn Bennet, Canadian musician (b. 1971)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/30/11 at 5:11 am

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2005 – Wes Wehmiller, American musician (b. 1971)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/30/11 at 5:11 am

Died this day.

2006 – Coretta Scott King, American activist; widow of Martin Luther King, Jr. (b. 1927)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/30/11 at 5:11 am

Died this day.

2007 – Nikos Kourkoulos, Greek actor (b. 1934)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/30/11 at 5:11 am

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2007 – Sidney Sheldon, American author and screenwriter (b. 1917)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/30/11 at 5:11 am

Died this day.

2008 – Jeremy Beadle, British television host (b. 1948)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/30/11 at 5:12 am

Died this day.

2008 – Roland Selmeczi, Hungarian actor (b. 1969)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/30/11 at 5:12 am

Died this day.

2008 – Marcial Maciel, Mexican religious figure (b. 1920)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/30/11 at 5:12 am

Died this day.

2009 – Ingemar Johansson, Swedish boxer (b. 1932)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/30/11 at 5:13 am

Died this day.

2009 – John Gordy, American football player (b. 1935)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/30/11 at 5:13 am

Died this day.

2009 – H. Guy Hunt, American politician (b. 1933)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/30/11 at 5:13 am

Died this day.

2010 – Aaron Ruben, American television director (b. 1914)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/30/11 at 5:13 am

Died this day.

2010 – Bernard Arcand, French-Canadian anthropologist (b. 1945)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/30/11 at 5:15 am

Happy Birthday!

1920 – Michael Anderson, English film director

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/30/11 at 5:16 am

Happy Birthday!

1925 – Douglas Engelbart, American computer scientist

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/30/11 at 5:18 am

Happy Birthday!

1925 – Dorothy Malone, American actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/30/11 at 5:19 am

Happy Birthday!

1928 – Hal Prince, American stage producer and director

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/30/11 at 5:20 am

1930 – Gene Hackman, American actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/30/11 at 5:20 am

Happy Birthday!

1937 – Vanessa Redgrave, English actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/30/11 at 5:20 am

Happy Birthday!

1937 – Boris Spassky, Russian chess player

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/30/11 at 5:21 am

Happy Birthday!

1941 – Dick Cheney, American politician, 7th White House Chief of Staff, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Wyoming, 17th United States Secretary of Defense and 46th Vice President of the United States

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/30/11 at 5:21 am

Happy Birthday!

1955 – Curtis Strange, American golfer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/30/11 at 5:22 am

Happy Birthday!

1968 – Trevor Dunn, American musician (Mr. Bungle, Fantômas, Secret Chiefs 3)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/30/11 at 5:22 am

Happy Birthday!

1974 – Christian Bale, English actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/30/11 at 5:23 am

Happy Birthday!

1981 – Peter Crouch, English footballer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/30/11 at 7:00 am

Happy Birthday!

1951 – Phil Collins, English musician

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Howard on 01/30/11 at 7:10 am


Happy Birthday!

1951 – Phil Collins, English musician


He is a legend.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/01/11 at 1:38 pm

Happy Birthday!

1901 – Frank Buckles, last surviving American veteran of World War I

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/01/11 at 1:39 pm

Happy Birthday!

1921 – Peter Sallis, English actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/01/11 at 1:42 pm

Happy Birthday!

1937 – Don Everly, American musician (Everly Brothers)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/01/11 at 1:43 pm

Happy Birthday!

1937 – Ray Sawyer, American singer (Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/01/11 at 1:45 pm

Happy Birthday!

1942 – Terry Jones, Welsh actor and writer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/01/11 at 1:48 pm

Happy Birthday!

1968 – Lisa Marie Presley, American singer and actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/03/11 at 1:15 pm

Happy Birthday!

1912 – Mary Carlisle, American actress and singer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/03/11 at 1:17 pm

Happy Birthday!

1927 – Val Doonican, Irish singer and entertainer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/03/11 at 1:20 pm

Happy Birthday!

1943 – Dennis Edwards, American singer (The Temptations)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/03/11 at 1:20 pm

Happy Birthday!

1947 – Dave Davies, English musician (The Kinks)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/04/11 at 1:45 pm

Happy Birthday!

1918 – Janet Waldo, American actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/04/11 at 1:45 pm

Happy Birthday!

1918 – Porky Chedwick, American radio personality

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/04/11 at 1:46 pm

Happy Birthday!

1925 – Gerald Sim, English actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/04/11 at 1:47 pm

Happy Birthday!

1929 – Jerry Adler, American actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/04/11 at 1:50 pm

Happy Birthday!

1940 – George A. Romero, American director, screenwriter and producer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/04/11 at 1:50 pm

Happy Birthday!

1941 – John Steel, British musician (The Animals)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/04/11 at 1:51 pm

Happy Birthday!

1943 – Ken Thompson, American computer scientist

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/04/11 at 1:51 pm

Happy Birthday!

1947 – Dan Quayle, 44th Vice President of the United States

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/04/11 at 1:52 pm

Happy Birthday!

1948 – Alice Cooper, American musician

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/04/11 at 1:54 pm

Happy Birthday!

1972 – Dara Ó Briain, Irish comedian

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/04/11 at 1:54 pm

Happy Birthday!

1975 – Natalie Imbruglia, Australian musician and actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/04/11 at 1:54 pm

Happy Birthday!

1982 – Kimberly Wyatt, American singer and dancer (Pussycat Dolls)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/04/11 at 5:19 pm

Died this day

1982 – Alex Harvey, Scottish musician (b. 1935)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/04/11 at 5:19 pm

Died this day

1966 – Gilbert H. Grosvenor, American president of the National Geographic Society (b. 1875)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/04/11 at 5:19 pm

Died this day

1894 – Adolphe Sax, Belgian instrument maker (b. 1814)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/04/11 at 5:20 pm

Died this day

1995 – Patricia Highsmith, American author (b. 1921)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/05/11 at 12:14 am

Happy Birthday!

1917 – Isuzu Yamada, Japanese actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/05/11 at 12:14 am

Happy Birthday!

1934 – Hank Aaron. American baseball player

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/05/11 at 12:14 am

Happy Birthday!

1934 – Don Cherry, Canadian ice hockey commentator

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/05/11 at 12:14 am

Happy Birthday!

1937 – Stuart Damon, American actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/05/11 at 12:15 am

Happy Birthday!

1940 – H.R. Giger, Swiss artist

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/05/11 at 12:15 am

Happy Birthday!

1942 – Cory Wells, American singer (Three Dog Night)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/05/11 at 12:16 am

Happy Birthday!

1943 – Michael Mann, American film director

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/05/11 at 12:16 am

Happy Birthday!

1946 – Charlotte Rampling, British actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/05/11 at 12:16 am

Happy Birthday!

1948 – Sven-Göran Eriksson, Swedish football manager

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/05/11 at 12:16 am

Happy Birthday!

1948 – Christopher Guest, American actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/05/11 at 12:17 am

Happy Birthday!

1951 – Russell Grant, British astrologer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/05/11 at 12:17 am

Happy Birthday!

1962 – Jennifer Jason Leigh, American actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/05/11 at 12:17 am

Happy Birthday!

1969 – Bobby Brown, American singer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/05/11 at 12:18 am

Happy Birthday!

1969 – Michael Sheen, Welsh actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/05/11 at 12:18 am

Happy Birthday!

1972 – Mary, Crown Princess of Denmark

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/05/11 at 12:18 am

Happy Birthday!

1977 – Ben Ainslie, British sailor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/05/11 at 12:21 am

Died this day

995 – William IV, Duke of Aquitaine (b. 937)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/05/11 at 12:21 am

Died this day

1520 – Sten Sture the Younger, regent of Sweden (b. 1493)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/05/11 at 12:22 am

Died this day

1578 – Giambattista Moroni, Italian painter (b. c.1520-24)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/05/11 at 12:22 am

Died this day

1705 – Philipp Jakob Spener, German theologian (b. 1635)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/05/11 at 12:23 am

Died this day

1766 – Leopold Josef Graf Daun, Austrian field marshal (b. 1705)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/05/11 at 12:23 am

Died this day

1775 – Eusebius Amort, German Catholic theologian (b. 1692)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/05/11 at 12:23 am

Died this day

1790 – William Cullen, Scottish physician and chemist (b. 1710)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/05/11 at 12:23 am

Died this day

1807 – Pasquale Paoli, Corsican patriot and military leader (b. 1725)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/05/11 at 12:24 am

Died this day

1843 – Theodoros Kolokotronis, Greek general in the Greek War of Independence (b. 1770)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/05/11 at 12:25 am

Died this day

1881 – Thomas Carlyle, Scottish writer and historian (b. 1795)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/05/11 at 12:25 am

Died this day

1882 – Adolfo Rivadeneyra, Spanish traveler, writer and diplomat (b. 1841)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/05/11 at 12:25 am

Died this day

1892 – Emilie Flygare-Carlén, Swedish novelist (b. 1807)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/05/11 at 12:26 am

Died this day

1915 – Ross Barnes, baseball player (b. 1850)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/05/11 at 12:26 am

Died this day

1917 – Jaber II Al-Sabah, Emir of Kuwait (b. 1860)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/05/11 at 12:26 am

Died this day

1922 – Slavoljub Eduard Penkala, Croatian inventor (b. 1871)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/05/11 at 12:26 am

Died this day

1922 – Christiaan De Wet, South African general (b. 1854)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/05/11 at 12:27 am

Died this day

1927 – Inayat Khan, Indian sufi (b. 1882)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/05/11 at 12:27 am

Died this day

1933 – Josiah Thomas, Australian politician (b. 1863)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/05/11 at 12:28 am

Died this day

1937 – Lou Andreas-Salome, Russian-born writer (b. 1861)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/05/11 at 12:28 am

Died this day

1938 – Hans Litten, German jurist (b. 1903)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/05/11 at 12:28 am

Died this day

1941 – Banjo Paterson, Australian poet, author of "Walzing Matilda" (b. 1864)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/05/11 at 12:29 am

Died this day

1946 – George Arliss, English actor (b. 1868)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/05/11 at 12:29 am

Died this day

1948 – Johannes Blaskowitz, German general (b. 1883)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/05/11 at 12:29 am

Died this day

1957 – Sami Ibrahim Haddad, Lebanese surgeon (b. 1890)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/05/11 at 12:29 am

Died this day

1962 – Jacques Ibert, French composer (b. 1890)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/05/11 at 12:30 am

Died this day

1967 – Leon Leonwood Bean, American department store founder (b. 1872)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/05/11 at 12:30 am

Died this day

1967 – Violeta Parra, Chilean folklorist and visual artist (b. 1917)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/05/11 at 12:31 am

Died this day

1969 – Thelma Ritter, American actress (b. 1905)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/05/11 at 12:32 am

Died this day

1970 – Rudy York, American baseball player (b. 1913)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/05/11 at 12:32 am

Died this day

1972 – Marianne Moore, American poet (b. 1887)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/05/11 at 12:32 am

Died this day

1976 – Rudy Pompilli, American musician (Bill Haley and His Comets) (b. 1926)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/05/11 at 12:32 am

Died this day

1977 – Oskar Klein, Swedish physicist (b. 1894)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/05/11 at 12:33 am

Died this day

1981 – Ella Grasso, Governor of Connecticut (b. 1919)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/05/11 at 12:33 am

Died this day

1985 – Georges-Émile Lapalme, Quebec politician (b. 1907)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/05/11 at 12:34 am

Died this day

1987 – William Collier, American film and stage actor (b. 1902)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/05/11 at 12:34 am

Died this day

1991 – Dean Jagger, American actor (b. 1903)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/05/11 at 12:34 am

Died this day

1993 – Marcel Léger, Quebec politician (b. 1930)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/05/11 at 12:35 am

Died this day

1993 – Joseph L. Mankiewicz, American writer, producer, and director (b. 1909)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/05/11 at 12:35 am

Died this day

1993 – Seán Flanagan, Irish Gaelic footballer and politician (b. 1922)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/05/11 at 12:35 am

Died this day

1995 – Doug McClure, American actor (b. 1935)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/05/11 at 12:36 am

Died this day

1997 – Pamela Harriman, English-born American diplomat (b. 1920)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/05/11 at 12:36 am

Died this day

1998 – Tim Kelly, American musician (b. 1963)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/05/11 at 12:36 am

Died this day

1999 – Wassily Leontief, Russian economist, Nobel Prize Laureate (b. 1906)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/05/11 at 12:37 am

Died this day

2000 – Claude Autant-Lara, French film director (b. 1901)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/05/11 at 12:39 am

Died this day

2004 – John Hench, American animator (b. 1908)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/05/11 at 12:39 am

Died this day

2005 – Gnassingbe Eyadema, President of Togo (b. 1937)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/05/11 at 12:39 am

Died this day

2006 – Norma Candal, Puerto Rican actress and comedian (b. 1930)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/05/11 at 12:40 am

Died this day

2006 – Franklin Cover, American actor (b. 1928)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/05/11 at 12:40 am

Died this day

2007 – Alfred Worm, Austrian investigative journalist (b. 1945)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/05/11 at 12:40 am

Died this day

2007 – Leo T. McCarthy, American politician and 43rd Lieutenant Governor of California (1983–1995) (b. 1930)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/05/11 at 12:40 am

Died this day

2007 – Fred Ball, American movie studio executive, actor, and the brother of comedienne Lucille Ball (b. 1915)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/05/11 at 12:41 am

Died this day

2008 – Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, Indian guru, founder of Transcendental Meditation (b. c. 1917)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/05/11 at 12:41 am

Died this day

2010 – Harry Schwarz, South African lawyer, politician and diplomat, leader of the anti-apartheid movement (b. 1924)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/05/11 at 12:41 am

Died this day

2010 – Brendan Burke, Gay rights activist, son of Toronto Maple Leafs GM Brian Burke (b. 1988)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/06/11 at 4:28 am

Died this day

891 – St. Photius I the Great, Patriarch of Constantinople

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/06/11 at 4:28 am

Died this day

1378 – Jeanne de Bourbon, wife of Charles V of France (b. 1338)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/06/11 at 4:28 am

Died this day

1497 – Johannes Ockeghem, Flemish composer (b. c.1410)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/06/11 at 4:29 am

Died this day

1515 – Aldus Manutius, Italian printer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/06/11 at 4:29 am

Died this day

1585 – Edmund Plowden, English legal scholar (b. 1518)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/06/11 at 4:29 am

Died this day

1593 – Jacques Amyot, French writer (b. 1513)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/06/11 at 4:30 am

Died this day

1593 – Emperor Ogimachi of Japan (b. 1517)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/06/11 at 4:30 am

Died this day

1617 – Prospero Alpini, Italian scientist (b. 1553)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/06/11 at 4:30 am

Died this day

1685 – King Charles II of England (b. 1630)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/06/11 at 4:30 am

Died this day

1740 – Pope Clement XII (b. 1652)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/06/11 at 4:37 am

Died this day

1775 – William Dowdeswell, English politician (b. 1721)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/06/11 at 4:38 am

Died this day

1783 – Capability Brown, English landscape gardener (b. 1716)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/06/11 at 4:38 am

Died this day

1793 – Carlo Goldoni, Italian playwright (b. 1707)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/06/11 at 4:39 am

Died this day

1806 – Thomas-Alexandre Dumas, French general and father of author Alexandre Dumas, père (b. 1762)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/06/11 at 4:39 am

Died this day

1807 – John Reid, British army general and composer (b. 1721)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/06/11 at 4:40 am

Died this day

1816 – Maria Ludwika Rzewuska, Polish szlachcianka (b. 1744)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/06/11 at 4:41 am

Died this day

1833 – Pierre André Latreille, French entomologist (b. 1762)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/06/11 at 4:41 am

Died this day

1834 – Richard Lemon Lander, British explorer (b. 1804)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/06/11 at 4:42 am

Died this day

1855 – Josef Munzinger, Swiss Federal Councilor (b. 1791)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/06/11 at 4:47 am

Died this day

1899 – Leo von Caprivi, Chancellor of Germany (b. 1831)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/06/11 at 4:48 am

Died this day

1899 – Prince Alfred of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Prince of Edinburgh (b. 1874)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/06/11 at 4:48 am

Died this day

1910 – Alfonso Maria Fusco. Beatified Italian Roman Catholic priest and founder (b. 1839)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/06/11 at 4:48 am

Died this day

1916 – Rubén Darío, Nicaraguan writer (b. 1867)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/06/11 at 4:48 am

Died this day

1918 – Gustav Klimt, Austrian painter (b. 1862)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/06/11 at 4:49 am

Died this day

1927 – Sam Maguire, Irish Republican and Gaelic footballer (b. 1879)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/06/11 at 4:50 am

Died this day

1938 – Marianne von Werefkin, Russian-Swiss painter (b. 1860)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/06/11 at 4:50 am

Died this day

1950 – Georges Imbert, Alsatian chemist (b. 1884)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/06/11 at 4:50 am

Died this day

1951 – Gabby Street, former MLB player (b. 1882)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/06/11 at 4:51 am

Died this day

1952 – George VI of the United Kingdom (b. 1895)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/06/11 at 4:51 am

Died this day

1958 – David Pegg, English footballer (b. 1935)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/06/11 at 4:52 am

Died this day

1958 – Tommy Taylor, English footballer (b. 1932)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/06/11 at 4:52 am

Died this day

1958 – Geoff Bent, English footballer (b. 1932)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/06/11 at 4:52 am

Died this day

1958 – Roger Byrne, English footballer (b. 1929)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/06/11 at 4:52 am

Died this day

1958 – Eddie Colman, English footballer (b. 1936)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/06/11 at 4:53 am

Died this day

1958 – Mark Jones, English footballer (b. 1933)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/06/11 at 4:54 am

Died this day

1958 – Frank Swift, English footballer and journalist (b. 1913)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/06/11 at 4:54 am

Died this day

1958 – Walter Crickmer, English football club secretary and manager

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/06/11 at 4:55 am

Died this day

1963 – Muhammad Ibn 'Abd al-Karim al-Khattabi, Moroccan politician

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/06/11 at 4:55 am

Died this day

1963 – Muhammad Ibn 'Abd al-Karim al-Khattabi, Moroccan politician

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/06/11 at 4:55 am

Died this day

1964 – Emilio Aguinaldo, Filipino general and President (b. 1869)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/06/11 at 4:55 am

Died this day

1966 – Narcisa de Leon, Filipino film mogul (b. 1877)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/06/11 at 4:56 am

Died this day

1967 – Martine Carol, French film actress (b. 1920)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/06/11 at 4:56 am

Died this day

1976 – Vince Guaraldi, American musician (b. 1928)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/06/11 at 4:56 am

Died this day

1976 – Ritwik Ghatak, Bengali Indian film maker and scriptwriter (b. 1925)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/06/11 at 4:56 am

Died this day

1981 – Hugo Montenegro, American film music composer (b. 1925)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/06/11 at 4:57 am

Died this day

1981 – Frederika of Hanover, Queen Consort of Greece (b. 1917)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/06/11 at 4:57 am

Died this day

1985 – James Hadley Chase, English writer (b. 1906)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/06/11 at 4:58 am

Died this day

1986 – Minoru Yamasaki, American architect (b. 1912)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/06/11 at 4:59 am

Died this day

1986 – Dandy Nichols, English actress (b. 1907)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/06/11 at 4:59 am

Died this day

1988 – Nuno Oliveira, Bass Player (b. 1925)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/06/11 at 4:59 am

Died this day

1989 – André Cayatte, French filmmaker (b. 1909)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/06/11 at 5:16 am

Died this day

1989 – Barbara Tuchman, American historian (b. 1912)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/06/11 at 5:16 am

Died this day

1989 – Chris Gueffroy, East German attempted defector (b. 1968)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/06/11 at 5:18 am

Died this day

1989 – Osbourne Ruddock, Jamaican Dub music performer (b. 1941)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/06/11 at 5:18 am

Died this day

1991 – Salvador Luria, Italian biologist, Nobel laureate (b. 1912)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/06/11 at 5:19 am

Died this day

1991 – Danny Thomas, American singer, comedian, and actor (b. 1914)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/06/11 at 5:19 am

Died this day

1993 – Arthur Ashe, American tennis player (b. 1943)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/06/11 at 5:19 am

Died this day

1994 – Joseph Cotten, American actor (b. 1905)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/06/11 at 5:20 am

Died this day

1994 – Jack Kirby, American comic book writer (b. 1917)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/06/11 at 5:20 am

Died this day

1995 – James Merrill, American poet (b. 1926)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/06/11 at 5:22 am

Died this day

1996 – Guy Madison, American actor (b. 1922)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/06/11 at 5:23 am

Died this day

1998 – Falco, Austrian singer (b. 1957)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/06/11 at 5:23 am

Died this day

1998 – Carl Wilson, American musician (The Beach Boys) (b. 1946)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/06/11 at 5:23 am

Died this day

1998 – Haroun Tazieff, French vulcanologist and geologist (b. 1914)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/06/11 at 5:24 am

Died this day

1998 – José Marroquín Leal (better known as Pipo), Mexican actor and performer (b. 1933)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/06/11 at 5:24 am

Died this day

2001 – Filemon Lagman, Filipino Communist revolutionary (b. 1953)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/06/11 at 5:24 am

Died this day

2001 – Fulgence Charpentier, Quebec journalist (b. 1897)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/06/11 at 5:25 am

Died this day

2002 – Max Perutz, Austrian molecular biologist, Nobel laureate (b. 1914)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/06/11 at 5:25 am

Died this day

2002 – Max Perutz, Austrian molecular biologist, Nobel laureate (b. 1914)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/06/11 at 5:26 am

Died this day

2005 – Lazar Berman, Russian pianist (b. 1930)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/06/11 at 5:26 am

Died this day

2005 – Karl Haas, American radio presenter (b. 1913)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/06/11 at 5:26 am

Died this day

2007 – Lew Burdette, American baseball player (b. 1926)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/06/11 at 5:26 am

Died this day

2007 – Lee Hoffman, American author (b. 1932)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/06/11 at 5:27 am

Died this day

2007 – Len Hopkins, Canadian politician (b. 1930)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/06/11 at 5:27 am

Died this day

2007 – Frankie Laine, American singer (b. 1913)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/06/11 at 5:27 am

Died this day

2007 – Willye White, American athlete (b. 1939)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/06/11 at 5:27 am

Died this day

2008 – John McWethy, American journalist (b. 1947)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/06/11 at 5:28 am

Died this day

2008 – Tony Rolt, English racing driver (b. 1918)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/06/11 at 6:44 am

Happy Birthday!

1917 – Zsa Zsa Gábor, Hungarian-born actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/06/11 at 6:45 am

Happy Birthday!

1922 – Patrick Macnee, British actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/06/11 at 6:45 am

Happy Birthday!

1922 – Denis Norden, British television personality

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/06/11 at 6:46 am

Happy Birthday!

1922 – Haskell Wexler, American cinematographer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/06/11 at 6:47 am

Happy Birthday!

1931 – Rip Torn, American actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/06/11 at 6:51 am

Happy Birthday!

1940 – Jimmy Tarbuck, British comedian

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/06/11 at 6:51 am

Happy Birthday!

1943 – Gayle Hunnicutt, American actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/06/11 at 6:52 am

Happy Birthday!

1949 – Mike Batt, British composer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/06/11 at 6:53 am

Happy Birthday!

1950 – Natalie Cole, American singer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/06/11 at 6:54 am

Happy Birthday!

1951 – Kevin Whately, English actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/06/11 at 6:55 am

Happy Birthday!

1962 – W. Axl Rose, American singer (Guns N' Roses)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/06/11 at 6:55 am

Happy Birthday!

1966 – Rick Astley, British singer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/06/11 at 6:55 am

Happy Birthday!

1969 – David Hayter, American voice actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/06/11 at 6:56 am

Happy Birthday!

1976 – Princess Marie of Denmark

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/06/11 at 6:56 am

Happy Birthday!

1981 – Calum Best, American model

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/06/11 at 6:56 am

Happy Birthday!

1982 – Alice Eve, English actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/06/11 at 6:56 am

Happy Birthday!

1983 – Melrose Bickerstaff, American fashion model

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/08/11 at 12:58 pm

Happy Birthday!

1920 – Herbert Siegert, German football manager

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/08/11 at 1:03 pm

Happy Birthday!

1932 – John Williams, American composer and conductor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/08/11 at 1:04 pm

Happy Birthday!

1941 – Nick Nolte, American actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/08/11 at 1:05 pm

Happy Birthday!

1941 – Tom Rush, American singer and songwriter

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/08/11 at 1:06 pm

Happy Birthday!

1944 – Roger Lloyd-Pack, English actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/08/11 at 1:07 pm

Happy Birthday!

1948 – Ron Tyson, American singer (The Temptations)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/08/11 at 1:07 pm

Happy Birthday!

1949 – Brooke Adams, American actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/08/11 at 1:08 pm

Happy Birthday!

1955 – John Grisham, American writer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/08/11 at 1:09 pm

Happy Birthday!

1960 – Benigno Aquino III, Philippine President

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/08/11 at 1:10 pm

Happy Birthday!

1961 – Vince Neil, American singer (Mötley Crüe)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/08/11 at 1:11 pm

Happy Birthday!

1980 – Ralf Little, English actor/comedian

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/08/11 at 1:46 pm

Died this day.

1204 – Alexius IV Angelus, deposed Eastern Roman Emperor (b. c. 1182)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/08/11 at 1:46 pm

Died this day.

1250 – Robert I of Artois, French crusader (b. 1216)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/08/11 at 1:46 pm

Died this day.

1250 – Sir William II Longespee (b. 1212)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/08/11 at 1:47 pm

Died this day.

1265 – Hulagu Khan, Mongol ruler (b. 1217)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/08/11 at 1:47 pm

Died this day.

1296 – King Przemysł II of Poland (b. 1257)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/08/11 at 1:47 pm

Died this day.

1529 – Baldassare Castiglione, Italian writer and diplomat (b. 1478)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/08/11 at 1:47 pm

Died this day.

1587 – Mary, Queen of Scots (b. 1542)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/08/11 at 1:48 pm

Died this day.

1599 – Robert Rollock, Scottish educator (b. 1555)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/08/11 at 1:48 pm

Died this day.

1623 – Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter, English politician (b. 1546)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/08/11 at 1:48 pm

Died this day.

1696 – Tsar Ivan V of Russia (b. 1666)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/08/11 at 1:49 pm

Died this day.

1709 – Giuseppe Torelli, Italian composer (b. 1658)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/08/11 at 1:49 pm

Died this day.

1725 – Tsar Peter I of Russia (b. 1672)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/08/11 at 1:50 pm

Died this day.

1749 – Jan van Huysum, Dutch painter (b. 1682)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/08/11 at 1:50 pm

Died this day.

1750 – Aaron Hill, English writer (b. 1685)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/08/11 at 1:50 pm

Died this day.

1768 – George Dance the Elder, English architect (b. 1695)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/08/11 at 1:50 pm

Died this day.

1772 – Augusta of Saxe-Gotha, Princess of Wales (b. 1719)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/08/11 at 1:51 pm

Died this day.

1847 – Theodor Valentin Volkmar, German politician (b. 1781)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/08/11 at 1:51 pm

Died this day.

1849 – France Prešeren, Slovenian poet (b. 1800)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/08/11 at 1:51 pm

Died this day.

1849 – François Antoine Habeneck, French violinist (b. 1781)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/08/11 at 1:51 pm

Died this day.

1856 – Agostino Bassi, Italian entomologist (b. 1773)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/08/11 at 1:54 pm

Died this day.

1907 – Hendrik Willem Bakhuis Roozeboom, Dutch chemist (b. 1854)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/08/11 at 1:55 pm

Died this day.

1910 – Hans Jæger, Norwegian writer and political activist (b. 1854)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/08/11 at 1:55 pm

Died this day.

1921 – Peter Kropotkin, Russian anarchist (b. 1842)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/08/11 at 1:56 pm

Died this day.

1921 – George Formby, Sr., English entertainer (b. 1876)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/08/11 at 1:57 pm

Died this day.

1921 – Barrett Wendell, American academic and author (b. 1855)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/08/11 at 1:57 pm

Died this day.

1924 – Gee Jon, First man in U.S. to be executed by lethal gas. (b. 1895)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/08/11 at 1:57 pm

Died this day.

1929 – Maria Christina, Queen Regent of Spain (b. 1858)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/08/11 at 1:57 pm

Died this day.

1932 – Vincent "Mad Dog" Coll, New York City gangster from County Donegal in Ireland (b. 1908)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/08/11 at 1:58 pm

Died this day.

1936 – Charles Curtis, 1st American-Indian Vice-President of the ] (b. 1860)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/08/11 at 1:58 pm

Died this day.

1956 – Connie Mack, American baseball manager and executive (b. 1862)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/08/11 at 1:59 pm

Died this day.

1957 – Walther Bothe, German physicist and inventor, Nobel laureate (b. 1891)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/08/11 at 1:59 pm

Died this day.

1957 – John von Neumann, Hungarian-born mathematician and physicist (b. 1903)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/08/11 at 1:59 pm

Died this day.

1960 – Giles Gilbert Scott, British architect (b. 1880)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/08/11 at 1:59 pm

Died this day.

1960 – John Langshaw Austin, British philosopher, (b. 1911)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/08/11 at 2:00 pm

Died this day.

1963 – George Dolenz, American actor, father of Micky Dolenz (b. 1908)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/08/11 at 2:00 pm

Died this day.

1964 – Ernst Kretschmer, German psychiatrist (b. 1888)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/08/11 at 2:00 pm

Died this day.

1972 – Markos Vamvakaris, Greek musician and songwriter (b. 1905)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/08/11 at 2:01 pm

Died this day.

1975 – Robert Robinson, British chemist, Nobel laureate (b. 1886)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/08/11 at 2:02 pm

Died this day.

1977 – Eivind Groven, Norwegian composer and ethnomusicologist (b. 1901)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/08/11 at 2:03 pm

Died this day.

1980 – Nikos Xilouris, Greek singer (b. 1936)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/08/11 at 2:03 pm

Died this day.

1982 – John Hay Whitney, American financier (b. 1904)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/08/11 at 2:04 pm

Died this day.

1984 – Karel Miljon, Dutch boxer (b. 1903)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/08/11 at 2:04 pm

Died this day.

1985 – William Lyons, British automobile manufacturer (b. 1901)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/08/11 at 2:05 pm

Died this day.

1987 – Harriet E. MacGibbon, American actress (b. 1905)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/08/11 at 2:05 pm

Died this day.

1990 – Del Shannon, American entertainer (b. 1934)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/08/11 at 2:05 pm

Died this day.

1992 – Denny Wright, British jazz guitarist (b. 1924)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/08/11 at 2:07 pm

Died this day.

1993 – N. Shanmugathasan, Sri Lankan communist leader (b. 1920

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/08/11 at 2:08 pm

Died this day.

1994 – Raymond Scott, American composer (b. 1908)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/08/11 at 2:08 pm

Died this day.

1996 – Del Ennis, American baseball player (b. 1925)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/08/11 at 2:08 pm

Died this day.

1998 – Halldór Laxness, Icelandic author, Nobel laureate (b. 1902)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/08/11 at 2:08 pm

Died this day.

1998 – Julian Lincoln Simon, American economist and author (b. 1932)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/08/11 at 2:09 pm

Died this day.

1998 – Enoch Powell, British politician (b. 1912)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/08/11 at 2:09 pm

Died this day.

1999 – Iris Murdoch, Irish author (b. 1919)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/08/11 at 2:09 pm

Died this day.

2000 – Sid Abel, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1918)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/08/11 at 2:09 pm

Died this day.

2000 – Bob Collins, American radio broadcaster (b. 1942)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/08/11 at 2:10 pm

Died this day.

2000 – Derrick Thomas, American football player (b. 1967)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/08/11 at 2:10 pm

Died this day.

2001 – Ivo Caprino, Norwegian animated film director (b. 1920)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/08/11 at 2:10 pm

Died this day.

2002 – Joachim Hoffmann, German historian (b. 1930)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/08/11 at 2:11 pm

Died this day.

2002 – Ong Teng Cheong, President of Singapore (b. 1936)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/08/11 at 2:12 pm

Died this day.

2004 – Julius Schwartz, American comic book and science fiction editor (b. 1915)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/08/11 at 2:12 pm

Died this day.

2005 – Jimmy Smith, American jazz musician (b. 1925)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/08/11 at 2:12 pm

Died this day.

2005 – Keith Knudsen, American drummer, vocalist and songwriter (The Doobie Brothers) (b. 1948)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/08/11 at 2:12 pm

Died this day.

2006 – Elton Dean, English musician (Soft Machine) (b. 1945)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/08/11 at 2:13 pm

Died this day.

2006 – Akira Ifukube, Japanese composer (b. 1914)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/08/11 at 2:13 pm

Died this day.

2007 – Anna Nicole Smith, American model, actress, and entertainer (b. 1967)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/08/11 at 2:13 pm

Died this day.

2007 – Ian Stevenson, Canadian-American professor and reincarnation researcher (b. 1918)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/08/11 at 2:13 pm

Died this day.

2008 – Frank J. Dixon, American immunologist (b. 1920)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/08/11 at 2:14 pm

Died this day.

2008 – Chua Ek Kay, Singaporean painter (b. 1947)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/08/11 at 2:14 pm

Died this day.

2009 – Marian Cozma, Romanian handball player (b. 1982)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/08/11 at 2:14 pm

Died this day.

2010 – John Murtha, American politician (b. 1932)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/11/11 at 2:21 pm

Happy Birthday!

1915 – Patrick Leigh Fermor, English author

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/11/11 at 2:25 pm

Happy Birthday!

1926 – Paul Bocuse, French chef

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/11/11 at 2:26 pm

Happy Birthday!

1932 – Dennis Skinner, British politician

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/11/11 at 2:27 pm

Happy Birthday!

1934 – Mary Quant, English fashion designer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/11/11 at 2:27 pm

Happy Birthday!

1934 – John Surtees, MBE, English motorcycle and race car driver

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/11/11 at 2:30 pm

Happy Birthday!

1936 – Burt Reynolds, American actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/11/11 at 2:30 pm

Happy Birthday!

1937 – Bill Lawry, Australian cricketer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/11/11 at 2:31 pm

Happy Birthday!

1939 – Gerry Goffin, American lyricist

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/11/11 at 2:34 pm

Happy Birthday!

1941 – Sergio Mendes, Brazilian musician

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/11/11 at 2:35 pm

Happy Birthday!

1948 – Chris Rush, American stand-up comedian

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/11/11 at 2:35 pm

Happy Birthday!

1962 – Sheryl Crow, American musician

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/11/11 at 2:36 pm

Happy Birthday!

1964 – Sarah Palin, American politician and 9th Governor of Alaska

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/11/11 at 2:36 pm

Happy Birthday!

1969 – Jennifer Aniston, American actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/11/11 at 2:37 pm

Happy Birthday!

1979 – Brandy, American singer and actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/11/11 at 2:38 pm

Happy Birthday!

1981 – Kelly Rowland, American singer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/11/11 at 2:38 pm

Happy Birthday!

1983 – Tony Curtis (American football), American football player

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/11/11 at 2:41 pm

Died this day

1503 – Elizabeth of York, queen consort of Henry VII of England (b. 1466)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/11/11 at 2:42 pm

Died this day

1650 – René Descartes, French philosopher (b. 1596)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/11/11 at 2:46 pm

Died this day

1931 – Charles Algernon Parsons, British inventor (b. 1854)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/11/11 at 2:46 pm

Died this day

1948 – Sergei Eisenstein, Soviet film director (b. 1898)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/11/11 at 2:47 pm

Died this day

1963 – Sylvia Plath, American writer (b. 1932)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/11/11 at 2:48 pm

Died this day

1976 – Lee J Cobb, American actor (b. 1911)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/11/11 at 2:49 pm

Died this day

1985 – Henry Hathaway, American actor and director (b. 1898)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/11/11 at 2:49 pm

Died this day

1994 – William Conrad, American actor (b. 1920)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/11/11 at 2:50 pm

Died this day

1997 – Barry Evans, English actor (b. 1943

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/11/11 at 2:50 pm

Died this day

2000 – Roger Vadim, French director (b. 1928)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/11/11 at 2:51 pm

Died this day

2002 – Barry Foster, British actor (b. 1931)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/11/11 at 2:52 pm

Died this day

2006 – Peter Benchley, American author (b. 1940)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/11/11 at 2:52 pm

Died this day

2006 – Jackie Pallo, wrestler (b. 1926)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/11/11 at 2:53 pm

Died this day

2010 – Alexander McQueen, English fashion designer (b. 1969)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/12/11 at 12:54 am

Happy Birthday!

1920 – Pran, Indian actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/12/11 at 12:54 am

Happy Birthday!

1923 – Franco Zeffirelli, Italian film and opera director and designer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/12/11 at 12:55 am

Happy Birthday!

1926 – Joe Garagiola, American baseball player and announcer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/12/11 at 12:56 am

Happy Birthday!

1926 – Charles Van Doren, American quiz show contestant

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/12/11 at 12:57 am

Happy Birthday!

1934 – Bill Russell, American basketball player

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/12/11 at 12:58 am

Happy Birthday!

1934 – Annette Crosbie, Scottish actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/12/11 at 12:58 am

Happy Birthday!

1935 – Gene McDaniels, American singer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/12/11 at 12:59 am

Happy Birthday!

1939 – Ray Manzarek, American keyboardist (The Doors)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/12/11 at 1:00 am

Happy Birthday!

1950 – Steve Hackett, English guitarist (Genesis)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/12/11 at 1:01 am

Happy Birthday!

1952 – Michael McDonald, American musician

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/12/11 at 1:04 am

Happy Birthday!

1955 – Bill Laswell, American bassist and record producer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/12/11 at 1:04 am

Happy Birthday!

1955 – Chet Lemon, American baseball player

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/12/11 at 1:05 am

Happy Birthday!

1956 – Arsenio Hall, American actor and talk show host

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/12/11 at 1:05 am

Happy Birthday!

1956 – Brian Robertson, Scottish musician (Thin Lizzy and Motörhead)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/12/11 at 1:06 am

Happy Birthday!

1959 – Larry Nance, American basketball player

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/12/11 at 1:06 am

Happy Birthday!

1963 – John Michael Higgins, American actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/12/11 at 1:07 am

Happy Birthday!

1970 – Jim Creeggan, Canadian bassist (Barenaked Ladies)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/12/11 at 1:07 am

Happy Birthday!

1993 – Jennifer Stone, American actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/12/11 at 4:20 am

Died this day

1538 – Albrecht Altdorfer, German painter

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/12/11 at 4:21 am

Died this day

1554 – Lord Guilford Dudley, consort of Lady Jane Grey (b. 1536)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/12/11 at 4:21 am

Died this day

1554 – Lady Jane Grey, claimant to the English throne (b. 1537)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/12/11 at 4:21 am

Died this day

1571 – Nicholas Throckmorton, English diplomat and politician (b. 1515)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/12/11 at 4:22 am

Died this day

1590 – François Hotman, French lawyer and writer (b. 1524)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/12/11 at 4:22 am

Died this day

1612 – Christopher Clavius, German astronomer (b. 1538)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/12/11 at 4:23 am

Died this day

1624 – George Heriot, Scottish goldsmith and philanthropist (b. 1563)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/12/11 at 4:23 am

Died this day

1630 – Fynes Moryson, English traveler and writer (b. 1566)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/12/11 at 4:24 am

Died this day

1700 – Aleksei Shein, Russian general and statesman (b. 1662)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/12/11 at 4:24 am

Died this day

1724 – Elkanah Settle, English writer (b. 1648)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/12/11 at 4:24 am

Died this day

1728 – Agostino Steffani, Italian diplomat and composer (b. 1653)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/12/11 at 4:24 am

Died this day

1762 – Laurent Belissen, French composer (b. 1693)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/12/11 at 4:25 am

Died this day

1763 – Pierre de Marivaux, French writer (b. 1688)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/12/11 at 4:25 am

Died this day

1771 – King Adolf Frederick of Sweden (b. 1710)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/12/11 at 4:25 am

Died this day

1789 – Ethan Allen, American patriot (b. 1738)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/12/11 at 4:25 am

Died this day

1799 – Lazzaro Spallanzani, Italian biologist (b. 1729)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/12/11 at 4:26 am

Died this day

1804 – Immanuel Kant, German philosopher (b. 1724)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/12/11 at 4:27 am

Died this day

1834 – Friedrich Schleiermacher, German philosopher (b. 1768)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/12/11 at 4:29 am

Died this day

1894 – Hans von Bülow, German pianist and composer (b. 1830)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/12/11 at 4:29 am

Died this day

1896 – Ambroise Thomas, French opera composer (b. 1811)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/12/11 at 4:29 am

Died this day

1915 – Émile Waldteufel, French composer (b. 1837)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/12/11 at 4:30 am

Died this day

1916 – Richard Dedekind, German mathematician (b. 1831)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/12/11 at 4:31 am

Died this day

1920 – Aurore Gagnon, Victim of child abuse (b. 1909)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/12/11 at 4:31 am

Died this day

1929 – Lillie Langtry, British singer and actress (b. 1853)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/12/11 at 4:31 am

Died this day

1931 – Samedbey Mehmandarov, Russian general (b. 1855)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/12/11 at 4:32 am

Died this day

1933 – Henri Duparc, French composer (b. 1848)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/12/11 at 4:32 am

Died this day

1935 – Auguste Escoffier, French chef (b. 1846)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/12/11 at 4:32 am

Died this day

1942 – Grant Wood, American painter (b.1891)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/12/11 at 4:33 am

Died this day

1945 – Antonio Villa-Real, Filipino jurist (b. 1880)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/12/11 at 4:33 am

Died this day

1947 – Moses Gomberg, Russian-born American chemist (b. 1866)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/12/11 at 4:33 am

Died this day

1949 – Hassan al Banna, Egyptian founder of the Muslim Brotherhood (b. 1906)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/12/11 at 4:33 am

Died this day

1954 – Dziga Vertov, Russian filmmaker (b. 1896)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/12/11 at 4:35 am

Died this day

1957 – Eric Alfred Knudsen, American folklorist (b. 1872)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/12/11 at 4:36 am

Died this day

1958 – Douglas Hartree, English mathematical physicist (b. 1897)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/12/11 at 4:36 am

Died this day

1960 – Jean-Michel Atlan, French painter (b. 1913)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/12/11 at 4:36 am

Died this day

1969 – Paltiel Daykan, Russian-born Israeli jurist (b. 1885)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/12/11 at 4:37 am

Died this day

1976 – Sal Mineo, American actor (b. 1939)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/12/11 at 4:37 am

Died this day

1979 – Jean Renoir, French director (b. 1894)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/12/11 at 4:38 am

Died this day

1983 – Eubie Blake, American musician and songwriter (b. 1887)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/12/11 at 4:39 am

Died this day

2000 – Charles M. Schulz, American comics author (b. 1922)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Christie Marie M on 02/12/11 at 8:49 am

February 12.

Happy Birthday to:

Lochlyn Munro, Canadian Actor, age 45 (b.1966)
Jennifer Stone, American Actress, age 18 (b. 1993)
Josh Brolin, American Actor, age 43 (b. 1968)
Christina Ricci, American Actress, age 31 (b. 1980)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 1:44 am

Happy Birthday!

1922 – Gordon Tullock, American economist

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 1:45 am

Happy Birthday!

1923 – Chuck Yeager, American fighter and test pilot

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 1:45 am

Happy Birthday!

1928 – Dorothy McGuire, American singer (The McGuire Sisters)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 1:53 am

Happy Birthday!

1930 – Ernst Fuchs, Austrian artist

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 1:59 am

Died this day.

858 – Kenneth I of Scotland

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 1:59 am

Died this day.

1130 – Pope Honorius II

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 2:45 am

Died this day.

1141 – Béla II of Hungary (b. 1110)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 2:45 am

Died this day.

1219 – Minamoto no Sanetomo, Japanese shogun (b. 1192)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 2:45 am

Died this day.

1332 – Andronikos II Palaiologos, Byzantine Emperor (b. 1259)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 2:49 am

Died this day.

1539 – Isabella d'Este, Marquise of Mantua (b. 1474)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 2:50 am

Died this day.

1542 – Catherine Howard, fifth wife of Henry VIII of England (executed) (b.c. 1521)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 2:50 am


Died this day.

1542 – Catherine Howard, fifth wife of Henry VIII of England (executed) (b.c. 1521)
Off with her head!

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 2:50 am

Died this day.

1542 – Jane Boleyn, Dowager Viscountess of Rochford, lady-in-waiting of the above (b.c. 1505)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 2:51 am

Died this day.

1571 – Benvenuto Cellini, Italian artist (b. 1500)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 2:51 am

Died this day.

1585 – Alfonso Salmeron, Spanish Jesuit biblical scholar (b. 1515)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 2:52 am

Died this day.

1592 – Jacopo Bassano, Italian painter

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 2:52 am

Died this day.

1600 – Gian Paolo Lomazzo, Italian painter (b. 1538)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 2:52 am

Died this day.

1602 – Alexander Nowell, English clergyman

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 2:52 am

Died this day.

1608 – Konstanty Wasyl Ostrogski, Lithuanian prince (b. 1526)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 2:53 am

Died this day.

1624 – Stephen Gosson, English satirist (b. 1554)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 2:54 am

Died this day.

1657 – Miles Sindercombe, attempted assassin of Oliver Cromwell

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 2:55 am

Died this day.

1660 – King Charles X of Sweden (b. 1622)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 2:55 am

Died this day.

1662 – Elizabeth Stuart (b. 1596)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 2:55 am

Died this day.

1727 – William Wotton, English scholar (b. 1666)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 2:56 am

Died this day.

1728 – Cotton Mather, American Puritan minister (b. 1663)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 2:57 am

Died this day.

1732 – Charles-René d'Hozier, French historian (b. 1640)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 2:57 am

Died this day.

1787 – Ruđer Bošković, Croatian scientist and diplomat (b. 1711)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 2:57 am

Died this day.

1787 – Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes, French statesman and diplomat (b. 1717)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 2:58 am

Died this day.

1813 – Samuel Ashe, Governor of North Carolina (b. 1725)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 2:58 am

Died this day.

1818 – George Rogers Clark, American military leader (b. 1752)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 2:58 am

Died this day.

1826 – Petr Alekseevich Pahlen, Russian general (b. 1745)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 2:59 am

Died this day.

1831 – Edward Berry Royal Navy admiral (b.1768)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 2:59 am

Died this day.

1837 – Mariano José de Larra, Spanish journalist and writer (b. 1809)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 3:00 am

Died this day.

1845 – Henrik Steffens, Norwegian-German philosopher (b. 1773)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 3:00 am

Died this day.

1883 – Richard Wagner, German composer (b. 1813)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 3:00 am

Died this day.

1888 – Jean Baptiste Lamy, 1st Archbishop of Santa Fe (b. 1814)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 3:01 am

Died this day.

1889 – João Maurício Wanderley, Brazilian magistrate and politician (b. 1815)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 3:01 am

Died this day.

1905 – Konstantin Savitsky, Russian painter (b. 1844)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 3:01 am

Died this day.

1906 – Albert Gottschalk, Danish painter (b. 1866)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 3:01 am

Died this day.

1934 – József Pusztai, Slovene writer, poet, journalist in Hungary (b. 1864)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 3:02 am

Died this day.

1942 – Epitácio Pessoa, Brazilian president (b. 1865)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 3:02 am

Died this day.

1950 – Rafael Sabatini, Italian author (b. 1875)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 3:02 am

Died this day.

1951 – Lloyd C. Douglas, American author (b. 1877)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 3:02 am

Died this day.

1952 – Josephine Tey, English author (b. 1896)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 3:02 am

Died this day.

1956 – Jan Łukasiewicz, Polish mathematician (b. 1878)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 3:03 am

Died this day.

1958 – Georges Rouault, French painter (b. 1871)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 3:03 am

Died this day.

1958 – Dame Christabel Pankhurst, English suffragette (b. 1880)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 3:03 am

Died this day.

1964 – Werner Heyde, German psychiatrist (b. 1902)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 3:04 am

Died this day.

1968 – Mae Marsh, American actress (b. 1895)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 3:04 am

Died this day.

1974 – Ustad Amir Khan, Indian classical singer (b. 1912)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 3:05 am

Died this day.

1975 – André Beaufre, French General (b. 1902)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 3:05 am

Died this day.

1976 – Murtala Mohammed, Nigerian military leader (b. 1938)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 3:06 am

Died this day.

1976 – Lily Pons, French-born soprano (b. 1904)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 3:06 am

Died this day.

1980 – David Janssen, American actor (b. 1931)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 3:06 am

Died this day.

1984 – Andre Stander, South African police captain and bank robber (b. 1946)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 3:06 am

Died this day.

1989 – Wayne Hays, American politician (b. 1911)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 3:07 am

Died this day.

1991 – Arno Breker, German sculptor (b. 1900)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 3:07 am

Died this day.

1991 – Ron Pickering, athletics coach and BBC sports commentator and presenter (b. 1930)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 3:07 am

Died this day.

1992 – Nikolay Bogolyubov, Russian mathematician (b. 1909)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 3:07 am

Died this day.

1996 – Martin Balsam, American actor (b. 1919)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 3:08 am

Died this day.

1997 – Robert Klark Graham, American businessman and eugenecist (b. 1906)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 3:09 am

Died this day.

1997 – Mark Krasnosel'skii, Russian-Ukrainian mathematician (b. 1920)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 3:09 am

Died this day.

2000 – Anders Aalborg, Canadian politician (b. 1914)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 3:09 am

Died this day.

2000 – James Cooke Brown, American author and inventor (b. 1921)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 3:09 am

Died this day.

2002 – Waylon Jennings, American musician (b. 1937)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 3:10 am

Died this day.

2003 – Kid Gavilan, Cuban boxer (b. 1926)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 3:10 am

Died this day.

2003 – Axel Jensen, Norwegian author (b. 1932)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 3:10 am

Died this day.

2003 – Walt Rostow, U.S. government official (b. 1916)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 3:11 am

Died this day.

2004 – Zelimkhan Yandarbiyev, Chechen leader (b. 1952)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 3:11 am

Died this day.

2005 – Nelson Briles, baseball player (b. 1943)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 3:11 am

Died this day.

2005 – Lúcia Santos, Carmelite nun and Fatima visionary (b. 1907)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 3:11 am

Died this day.

2005 – Maurice Trintignant, French race car driver (b. 1917)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 3:12 am

Died this day.

2005 – Dick Weber, American professional bowler (b. 1929)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 3:12 am

Died this day.

2005 – Emilios T. Harlaftis, Greek astrophysicist (b. 1965)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 3:12 am

Died this day.

2006 – Andreas Katsulas, Greek-American actor (b. 1946)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 3:12 am

Died this day.

2006 – Peter Frederick Strawson, British philosopher (b. 1919)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 3:12 am

Died this day.

2007 – Elizabeth Jolley, Australian writer (b. 1923)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 3:13 am

Died this day.

2007 – Charlie Norwood, American politician (b. 1941)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 3:13 am

Died this day.

2007 – Johanna Sällström, Swedish actress (b. 1974)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 3:13 am

Died this day.

2007 – Richard Gordon Wakeford, Air Marshal, Royal Air Force (b. 1922)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 3:13 am

Died this day.

2008 – Roger Voisin, Trumpet player, Boston Symphony (b. 1918)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 3:14 am

Died this day.

2009 – Edward Upward, British novelist and short-story writer (b. 1903)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 3:14 am

Died this day.

2010 – Lucille Clifton, American poet (b. 1936)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 3:14 am

Died this day.

2010 – John Reed, British singer of Gilbert & Sullivan (b. 1916)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 3:16 am


1916 – John Reed, British Singer of Gilbert & Sullivan (d. 2010)
Born on February 13th 1916

Died this day.

2010 – John Reed, British singer of Gilbert & Sullivan (b. 1916)
Died on February 13th 2010.

Born and died on the same day.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 3:19 am

Happy Birthday!

1930 – Israel Kirzner, American economist

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 3:19 am

Happy Birthday!

1933 – Paul Biya, Cameroon politician

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 3:20 am

Happy Birthday!

1933 – Caroline Blakiston, British actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 3:20 am

Happy Birthday!

1933 – Costa Gavras, Greek-French filmmaker

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 3:20 am

Happy Birthday!

1933 – Patrick Godfrey, British actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 3:21 am

Happy Birthday!

1933 – Kim Novak, American actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 3:21 am

Happy Birthday!

1933 – Emanuel Ungaro, French fashion designer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 3:21 am

Happy Birthday!

1934 – George Segal, American actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 3:21 am

Happy Birthday!

1935 – Dr. Don Panoz, American entrepreneur and motorsports impresario (ALMS)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 3:22 am

Happy Birthday!

1939 – Beate Klarsfeld, German Nazi hunter

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 3:24 am

Happy Birthday!

1940 – Arne Sølvberg, Norwegian computer scientist

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 3:24 am

Happy Birthday!

1941 – Andrea Conte, First Lady of Tennessee

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 3:24 am

Happy Birthday!

1941 – Sigmar Polke, German painter

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 3:25 am

Happy Birthday!

1942 – Carol Lynley, American actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 3:25 am

Happy Birthday!

1942 – Peter Tork, American musician and actor (The Monkees)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 3:25 am

Happy Birthday!

1942 – Donald E. Williams, NASA astronaut

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 3:25 am

Happy Birthday!

1943 – Elaine Pagels, American theologian

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 3:26 am

Happy Birthday!

1944 – Stockard Channing, American actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 3:26 am

Happy Birthday!

1944 – Jerry Springer, American television host

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 3:26 am

Happy Birthday!

1944 – Bo Svenson, Swedish-born actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 3:27 am

Happy Birthday!

1945 – David Tremlett, English artist

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 3:28 am

Happy Birthday!

1946 – Richard Blumenthal, American politician, junior senator of Connecticut

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 3:28 am

Happy Birthday!

1946 – Louis Kondos, Greek actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 3:28 am

Happy Birthday!

1946 – Colin Matthews, British composer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 3:28 am

Happy Birthday!

1947 – Stephen Hadley, U.S. National Security Adviser

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 3:28 am

Happy Birthday!

1947 – Dick Kaysø, Danish actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 3:29 am

Happy Birthday!

1947 – Mike Krzyzewski, American basketball player and coach

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 3:29 am

Happy Birthday!

1949 – Judy Dyble, British singer/songwriter (Fairport Convention)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 3:29 am

Happy Birthday!

1950 – Ewa Aulin, Swedish actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 3:30 am

Happy Birthday!

1950 – Peter Gabriel, English musician (Genesis), composer and humanitarian

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 3:30 am

Happy Birthday!

1951 – Greg Fulginiti, American mastering engineer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 3:30 am

Happy Birthday!

1951 – David Naughton, American actor and singer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 3:30 am

Happy Birthday!

1952 – Freddy Maertens, Belgian cyclist

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 3:32 am

Happy Birthday!

1953 – Rico J. Puno, Filipino pop singer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 3:33 am

Happy Birthday!

1955 – Joe Birkett, American lawyer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 3:33 am

Happy Birthday!

1956 – Princess Alia bint Al Hussein, Jordanian Royal Family member

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 3:33 am

Happy Birthday!

1956 – Liam Brady, Irish footballer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 3:33 am

Happy Birthday!

1956 – Peter Hook, English bassist (Joy Division and New Order)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 3:33 am

Happy Birthday!

1956 – Yiannis Kouros, Greek-Australian runner

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 3:34 am

Happy Birthday!

1957 – Denise Austin, American fitness expert

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 3:34 am

Happy Birthday!

1958 – Pernilla August, Swedish actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 3:34 am

Happy Birthday!

1958 – Marc Emery, Canadian cannabis activist

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 3:35 am

Happy Birthday!

1958 – Derek Riggs, British artist

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 3:35 am

Happy Birthday!

1959 – Richard Eden, American actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 3:35 am

Happy Birthday!

1959 – Gaston Gingras, National Hockey League defenceman

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 3:36 am

Happy Birthday!

1959 – Gord Hampson, Canadian ice hockey player

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 3:36 am

Happy Birthday!

1960 – Pierluigi Collina, Italian football referee

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 3:36 am

Happy Birthday!

1960 – Gary Patterson, American football coach

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 3:36 am

Happy Birthday!

1960 – Matt Salinger, American actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 3:37 am

Happy Birthday!

1960 – Artur Yusupov, Russian-German chess player

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 3:37 am

Happy Birthday!

1961 – Marc Crawford, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 3:38 am

Happy Birthday!

1961 – Kyi Hla Han, Burmese golfer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 3:38 am

Happy Birthday!

1961 – Henry Rollins, American musician, comedian, and actor (Black Flag)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 3:39 am

Happy Birthday!

1962 – Aníbal Acevedo Vilá, American politician and 8th Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 3:39 am

Happy Birthday!

1962 – May Sweet, Burmese singer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 3:39 am

Happy Birthday!

1964 – Stephen G. Bowen, NASA astronaut

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 3:41 am

Happy Birthday!

1964 – Mark Patton, American actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 3:41 am

Happy Birthday!

1964 – Ylva Johansson, Swedish politician

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 3:41 am

Happy Birthday!

1964 – Yamantaka Eye, Japanese musician (Boredoms)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 3:42 am

Happy Birthday!

1966 – Jeff Waters, Canadian musician (Annihilator)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 3:42 am

Happy Birthday!

1967 – Stanimir Stoilov, Bulgarian footballer and coach

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 3:42 am

Happy Birthday!

1968 – Kelly Hu, American actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 3:43 am

Happy Birthday!

1970 – Diane Youdale, British television personality

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 3:43 am

Happy Birthday!

1971 – Sonia, British singer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 3:43 am

Happy Birthday!

1971 – Galen Gering, American actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 3:43 am

Happy Birthday!

1971 – Todd Williams, American baseball player

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 3:44 am

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1972 – Charlie Garner, American football player

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 3:44 am

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1974 – Jeff Duran, American radio personality

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 3:44 am

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1974 – Robbie Williams, English singer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 3:44 am

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1974 – Fonzworth Bentley, American hip-hop artist

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 3:45 am

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1975 – Ben Collins, British racing driver

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 3:46 am

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1975 – Tony Dalton, Mexican (American born) actor and screenwriter

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 3:46 am

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1977 – Randy Moss, American football player

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 3:46 am

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1980 – Mark Watson, British comedian

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/11 at 11:57 am

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1922 – Helen Gurley Brown, American editor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/11 at 2:22 pm

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1925 – George Kennedy, American actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/11 at 2:22 pm

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1925 – Marcel Barbeau, Canadian artist

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/11 at 2:22 pm

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1926 – Wallace Berman, American artist

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/11 at 2:23 pm

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1927 – John Warner, American politician, 61st United States Secretary of the Navy and former United States Senator from Virginia

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/11 at 2:23 pm

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1927 – Luis Arroyo, Puerto Rican baseball player

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/11 at 2:24 pm

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1929 – Len Deighton, British author

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/11 at 2:24 pm

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1930 – Gahan Wilson, American cartoonist

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/11 at 2:25 pm

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1931 – Bob St. Clair, American football player

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/11 at 2:25 pm

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1931 – Toni Morrison, American writer, Nobel laureate

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/11 at 2:25 pm

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1932 – Miloš Forman, Czech film director

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/11 at 2:25 pm

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1933 – Yoko Ono, Japanese-born American singer and performance artist

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/11 at 2:26 pm

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1935 – Michel Aoun, Lebanese prime minister

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/11 at 2:27 pm

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1936 – Jean Auel, American writer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/11 at 2:27 pm

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1936 – Dick Duff, Canadian ice hockey player

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/11 at 2:27 pm

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1938 – István Szabó, Hungarian film director

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/11 at 2:27 pm

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1938 – Manny Mota, Dominican baseball player

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/11 at 2:28 pm

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1938 – Sadanoyama Shinmatsu, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 50th Yokozuna

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/11 at 2:28 pm

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1939 – Dal Maxvill, American baseball player

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/11 at 2:29 pm

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1939 – Claude Ake, Nigerian political scientist

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/11 at 2:29 pm

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1941 – Irma Thomas, American singer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/11 at 2:30 pm

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1944 – Pat Bowlen, American sports team owner (Denver Broncos)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/11 at 2:30 pm

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1945 – Judy Rankin, American golfer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/11 at 2:30 pm

Happy Birthday!

1946 – Michael Buerk, British newsreader

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/11 at 2:31 pm


Happy Birthday!

1946 – Michael Buerk, British newsreader
It was his news report on TV in 1984 that lead Bob Geldof to form Band Aid.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/11 at 2:32 pm

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1946 – Jean-Claude Dreyfus, French actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/11 at 2:32 pm

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1947 – Dennis DeYoung, American musician (Styx)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/11 at 2:32 pm

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1947 – Princess Christina of the Netherlands

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/11 at 2:33 pm

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1948 – Sinéad Cusack, Irish actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/11 at 2:33 pm

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1950 – Cybill Shepherd, American actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/11 at 2:33 pm

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1952 – Juice Newton, American singer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/11 at 2:34 pm

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1953 – Robbie Bachman, Canadian drummer (Bachman–Turner Overdrive)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/11 at 2:34 pm

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1954 – John Travolta, American actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/11 at 2:36 pm

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1957 – Vanna White, American game show presenter

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/11 at 2:36 pm

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1960 – Carol McGiffin, British TV and radio presenter

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/11 at 2:38 pm

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1960 – Greta Scacchi, Australian actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/11 at 2:38 pm

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1962 – Julie Strain, American actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/11 at 2:39 pm

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1964 – Matt Dillon, American actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/11 at 2:39 pm

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1964 – Paul Hanley, British musician (The Fall, Tom Hingley and the Lovers)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/11 at 2:40 pm

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967 – Roberto Baggio, Italian footballer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/11 at 2:40 pm

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1967 – Tracey Edmonds, American film and television producer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/11 at 2:41 pm

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1968 – Molly Ringwald, American actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/11 at 2:43 pm

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1970 – Susan Egan, American actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/11 at 2:43 pm

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1974 – Yevgeny Kafelnikov, Russian tennis player

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/11 at 2:44 pm

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1975 – Gary Neville, English footballer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/11 at 2:44 pm

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1977 – Sean Watkins, American guitarist and songwriter

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/11 at 2:45 pm

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1977 – Chrissie Wellington, British triathlete

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/11 at 2:46 pm

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1988 – Shane Lyons, American actor and chef

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/11 at 2:56 pm

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2010 – John Babcock, Last known Canadian veteran of World War I (b. 1900)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/11 at 2:33 am

Happy Birthday!

1930 – K Viswanath, South Indian film director

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/11 at 2:33 am

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1932 – Joseph P. Kerwin, NASA astronaut

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/11 at 4:14 am

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197 – Clodius Albinus, Roman governor of Britain

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/11 at 4:15 am

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1133 – Irene Ducaena, wife of Alexius I Comnenus (b. 1066)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/11 at 4:15 am

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1553 – Erasmus Reinhold, German astronomer and mathematician (b. 1511)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/11 at 4:15 am

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1589 – Saint Philothei, Orthodox martyr and Patron of Athens (b. 1522)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/11 at 4:16 am

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1605 – Orazio Vecchi, Italian composer (b. 1550)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/11 at 4:16 am

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1602 – Philippe Emmanuel, Duke of Mercoeur, French soldier (b. 1558)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/11 at 4:17 am

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1620 – Roemer Visscher, Dutch writer (b. 1547)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/11 at 4:18 am

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1622 – Sir Henry Savile, English educator (b. 1549)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/11 at 4:18 am

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1653 – Luigi de Rossi, Italian composer (b. 1597)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/11 at 4:19 am

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1663 – Adam Adami, German bishop and diplomat (b. 1603)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/11 at 4:19 am

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1670 – King Frederick III of Denmark (b. 1609)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/11 at 4:19 am

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1672 – Charles Chauncy, English-born president of Harvard College (b. 1592)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/11 at 4:20 am

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1709 – Tokugawa Tsunayoshi, Japanese shogun (b. 1646)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/11 at 4:20 am

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1716 – Dorthe Engelbrechtsdatter, Norwegian poet (b. 1634)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/11 at 4:20 am

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1789 – Nicholas Van Dyke, American lawyer and President of Delaware (b. 1738)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/11 at 4:21 am

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1799 – Jean-Charles de Borda, French mathematician, physicist, political scientist, and sailor (b. 1733)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/11 at 4:22 am

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1806 – Elizabeth Carter, English writer (b. 1717)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/11 at 4:22 am

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1837 – Georg Büchner, German playwright (b. 1813)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/11 at 4:23 am

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1837 – Thomas Burgess, English author, philosopher, Bishop of Saint David's and Bishop of Salisbury (b. 1756)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/11 at 4:23 am

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1887 – Multatuli, Dutch writer (b. 1820)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/11 at 4:24 am

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1897 – Karl Weierstraß, German mathematician (b. 1815)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/11 at 4:25 am

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1916 – Ernst Mach, Austrian-Czech physicist and philosopher (b. 1838)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/11 at 4:25 am

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1927 – Robert Fuchs, Austrian composer (b. 1847)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/11 at 4:25 am

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1936 – Billy Mitchell, American general and military aviation pioneer (b. 1879)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/11 at 4:25 am

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1936 – Charles Harding Firth, British historian (b. 1857)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/11 at 4:27 am

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1942 – Frank Abbandando, American gangster (executed) (b. 1910)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/11 at 4:27 am

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1951 – André Gide, French writer, Nobel laureate (b. 1869)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/11 at 4:28 am

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1952 – Knut Hamsun, Norwegian author, Nobel laureate (b. 1859)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/11 at 4:28 am

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1957 – Maurice Garin, French cyclist (b. 1871)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/11 at 4:28 am

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1959 – Willard Miller, American sailor (b. 1877)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/11 at 4:32 am

Died this day

1962 – Georgios Papanikolaou, Greek doctor, inventor of the Pap smear (b. 1883)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/11 at 4:33 am

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1968 – Georg Hackenschmidt, Estonian professional wrestler (b. 1878)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/11 at 4:33 am

Died this day

1969 – Madge Blake, American actress (b. 1899)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/11 at 4:33 am

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1970 – Christoforos Nezer, Greek actor (b. 1887)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/11 at 4:34 am

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1972 – John Grierson, Scottish documentary filmmaker (b. 1898)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/11 at 4:35 am

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1972 – Lee Morgan, American jazz musician (b. 1938)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/11 at 4:35 am

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1972 – Tedd Pierce, American animator (b. 1906)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/11 at 4:36 am

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1973 – Joseph Szigeti, Hungarian violinist (b. 1892)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/11 at 4:37 am

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1973 – Kostas Negrepontis, Greek footballer (b. 1897)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/11 at 4:38 am

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1977 – Mike González, Cuban baseball player (b. 1890)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/11 at 4:39 am

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1977 – Anthony Crosland, British politician (b. 1918)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/11 at 4:39 am

Died this day

1980 – Bon Scott, Australian singer (AC/DC) (b. 1946)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/11 at 4:40 am

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1983 – Alice White, American film actress (b. 1904)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/11 at 4:40 am

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1986 – Adolfo Celi, Italian actor (b. 1922)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/11 at 4:41 am

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1988 – André Frédéric Cournand, French-born physician, Nobel laureate (b. 1895)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/11 at 4:42 am

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1992 – Tojo Yamamoto, American professional wrestler (b. 1927)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/11 at 4:42 am

Died this day

1994 – Derek Jarman, British film director (b. 1942)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/11 at 4:50 am

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1996 – Charles O. Finley, American sports entrepreneur (b. 1918)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/11 at 4:52 am

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1997 – Leo Rosten, American Yiddish writer and humorist (b. 1908)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/11 at 4:52 am

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1998 – Grandpa Jones, American entertainer (b. 1913)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/11 at 4:53 am

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2000 – Friedensreich Hundertwasser, Austrian artist (b. 1928)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/11 at 4:54 am

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2001 – Priscilla Davis, American socialite (b. 1942)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/11 at 4:55 am

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2001 – Stanley Kramer, American director (b. 1913)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/11 at 4:55 am

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2001 – Charles Trenet, French singer (b. 1913)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/11 at 4:55 am

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2003 – Johnny Paycheck, American singer (b. 1938)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/11 at 4:55 am

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2007 – Janet Blair, American actress (b. 1921)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/11 at 4:56 am

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2007 – Celia Franca, founder of National Ballet of Canada (b. 1921)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/11 at 4:56 am

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2008 – Lydia Shum, Hong Kong comedian and actress (b. 1945)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/11 at 4:57 am

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2008 – Yegor Letov, Russian song writer and singer (b. 1964)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/11 at 4:57 am

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2009 – Kelly Groucutt, Bass guitarist and singer for the band Electric Light Orchestra (b. 1945)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/11 at 4:57 am

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2009 – Miika Tenkula, Finnish guitarist for the band Sentenced (b. 1974)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/11 at 4:57 am

Died this day

2010 – Laura Spurr, American chairperson of the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi (b. 1945)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/11 at 5:06 am

Happy Birthday!

1937 – Robert Walker Jr., American blues guitarist

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/11 at 5:06 am

Happy Birthday!

1939 – Gwen Taylor, English actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/11 at 5:07 am

Happy Birthday!

1940 – Smokey Robinson, American singer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/11 at 5:08 am

Happy Birthday!

1941 – David Gross, American physicist, Nobel laureate

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/11 at 5:08 am

Happy Birthday!

1943 – Lou Christie, American singer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/11 at 5:10 am

Happy Birthday!

1948 – Tony Iommi, English guitarist (Black Sabbath)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/11 at 5:11 am

Happy Birthday!

1949 – William Messner-Loebs, American comics writer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/11 at 5:57 am

Happy Birthday!

1950 – Andy Powell, British musician

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/11 at 5:57 am

Happy Birthday!

1951 – Stephen Nichols, American actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/11 at 5:57 am

Happy Birthday!

1953 – Bill Kirchenbauer American comedian and actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/11 at 5:59 am

Happy Birthday!

1954 – Socrates, Brazilian footballer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/11 at 6:01 am

Happy Birthday!

1955 – Jeff Daniels, American actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/11 at 6:02 am

Happy Birthday!

1956 – Kathleen Beller, American actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/11 at 6:02 am

Happy Birthday!

1956 – Dave Wakeling, English musician (The (English) Beat, General Public)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/11 at 6:02 am

Happy Birthday!

1957 – Ray Winstone, British actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/11 at 6:02 am

Happy Birthday!

1958 – Helen Fielding, English writer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/11 at 6:03 am

Happy Birthday!

1958 – Helen Fielding, English writer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/11 at 6:03 am

Happy Birthday!

1960 – Andrew, Duke of York

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/11 at 6:03 am

Happy Birthday!

1960 – Leslie Ash, English actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/11 at 6:04 am

Happy Birthday!

1962 – Hana Mandlíková, Czech tennis player

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/11 at 6:05 am

Happy Birthday!

1963 – Jessica Tuck, American actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/11 at 6:06 am

Happy Birthday!

1964 – Doug Aldrich, American musician (Whitesnake)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/11 at 6:07 am

Happy Birthday!

1965 – Leroy, American musician (Smash Mouth)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/11 at 6:08 am

Happy Birthday!

1965 – Jon Fishman, American musician (Phish)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/11 at 6:08 am

Happy Birthday!

1975 – Daniel Adair, Canadian Drummer (Nickelback)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/11 at 6:08 am

Happy Birthday!

1981 – Beth Ditto, American singer (The Gossip)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/11 at 6:09 am

Happy Birthday!

1981 – Daniel Letterle, American actor and singer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/11 at 6:09 am

Happy Birthday!

1984 – Chris Richardson, American Idol finalist

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/11 at 6:09 am

Happy Birthday!

1985 – Haylie Duff, American singer/actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/20/11 at 2:53 am

Happy Birthday!

1917 – Juan Vicente Torrealba, Venezuelan harpist and composer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/20/11 at 2:54 am

Happy Birthday!

1924 – Gloria Vanderbilt, American socialite and clothing designer

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/20/11 at 2:55 am

Happy Birthday!

1926 – Richard Matheson, American author

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/20/11 at 3:05 am

Happy Birthday!

1927 – Sidney Poitier, American actor

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/20/11 at 3:06 am

Happy Birthday!

1934 – Bobby Unser, American racing driver

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/20/11 at 3:07 am

Happy Birthday!

1936 – Marj Dusay, American actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/20/11 at 3:07 am

Happy Birthday!

1936 – Shigeo Nagashima, Japanese baseball player and coach

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/20/11 at 3:07 am

Happy Birthday!

1937 – Robert Huber, German chemist, Nobel laureate

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/20/11 at 3:08 am

Happy Birthday!

1937 – Roger Penske, American racing driver, race team owner and entrepreneur

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/20/11 at 3:08 am

Happy Birthday!

1937 – Nancy Wilson, American singer

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/20/11 at 3:08 am

Happy Birthday!

1938 – Richard Beymer, American actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/20/11 at 3:09 am

Happy Birthday!

1940 – Jimmy Greaves, English footballer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/20/11 at 3:09 am

Happy Birthday!

1941 – Buffy Sainte-Marie, Canadian singer

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/20/11 at 3:10 am

Happy Birthday!

1942 – Charlie Gillett, British radio DJ

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/20/11 at 3:10 am

Happy Birthday!

1942 – Mitch McConnell, American politician

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/20/11 at 3:10 am

Happy Birthday!

1942 – Claude Miller, French film director and screenwriter

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/20/11 at 3:11 am

Happy Birthday!

1943 – Moshe Cotel, American composer and pianist

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/20/11 at 3:12 am

Happy Birthday!

1943 – Antonio Inoki, Japanese professional wrestler

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/20/11 at 3:12 am

Happy Birthday!

1943 – Mike Leigh, British film director

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/20/11 at 3:14 am

Happy Birthday!

1945 – Andrew Bergman, American screenwriter and film director

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/20/11 at 3:14 am

Happy Birthday!

1946 – Brenda Blethyn, English actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/20/11 at 3:14 am

Happy Birthday!

1946 – Sandy Duncan, American singer and actress

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/20/11 at 3:15 am

Happy Birthday!

1946 – J. Geils, American guitarist (The J. Geils Band)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/20/11 at 3:15 am

Happy Birthday!

1947 – André van Duin, Dutch comedian

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/20/11 at 3:15 am

Happy Birthday!

1947 – Peter Strauss, American actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/20/11 at 3:15 am

Happy Birthday!

1949 – Ivana Trump, Czech-born American socialite

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/20/11 at 3:16 am

Happy Birthday!

1950 – Walter Becker, American guitarist (Steely Dan)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/20/11 at 3:17 am

Happy Birthday!

1951 – Gordon Brown, British Member of Parliament, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/20/11 at 3:17 am

Happy Birthday!

1951 – Phil Neal, English footballer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/20/11 at 3:17 am

Happy Birthday!

1954 – Jon Brant, American musician (Cheap Trick)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/20/11 at 3:18 am

Happy Birthday!

1954 – Anthony Head, English actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/20/11 at 3:18 am

Happy Birthday!

1954 – Patty Hearst, American socialite

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/20/11 at 3:19 am

Happy Birthday!

1961 – Imogen Stubbs, British actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/20/11 at 3:19 am

Happy Birthday!

1963 – Ian Brown, English singer (The Stone Roses)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/20/11 at 3:20 am

Happy Birthday!

1966 – Cindy Crawford, American model

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/20/11 at 3:20 am

Happy Birthday!

1969 – Vaginal Davis, American drag queen and performance artist

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/20/11 at 3:20 am

Happy Birthday!

1971 – Calpernia Addams, transgender activist

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/20/11 at 3:21 am

Happy Birthday!

1975 – Brian Littrell, American singer (Backstreet Boys)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/20/11 at 3:21 am

Happy Birthday!

1976 – Ed Graham, English drummer (The Darkness)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/20/11 at 3:22 am

Happy Birthday!

1988 – Rihanna, Barbadian singer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/20/11 at 3:24 am

Died this day

1408 – Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland, English statesman (b. 1342)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/20/11 at 3:24 am

Died this day

1579 – Nicholas Bacon, English politician (b. 1509)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/20/11 at 3:25 am

Died this day

1618 – Philip William, Prince of Orange (b. 1554)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/20/11 at 3:26 am

Died this day

1762 – Tobias Mayer, German astronomer (b. 1723)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/20/11 at 3:26 am

Died this day

1862 – William Wallace Lincoln, son of U.S. president Abraham Lincoln (b. 1850)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/20/11 at 3:26 am

Died this day

1920 – Robert Peary, American explorer (b. 1856)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/20/11 at 3:26 am

Died this day

1961 – Percy Grainger, Australian composer (b. 1882)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/20/11 at 3:27 am

Died this day

1966 – Chester Nimitz, American admiral (b. 1885)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/20/11 at 3:27 am

Died this day

1968 – Anthony Asquith, British film director and writer (b. 1902)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/20/11 at 3:28 am

Died this day

1970 – Sophie Treadwell, American playwright and journalist (b. 1885)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/20/11 at 3:29 am

Died this day

1985 – Clarence "Ducky" Nash, American voice actor (b. 1904)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/20/11 at 3:29 am

Died this day

1992 – Dick York, American actor (b. 1928)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/20/11 at 3:29 am

Died this day

1993 – Ferruccio Lamborghini, Italian automobile manufacturer (b. 1916)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/20/11 at 3:29 am

Died this day

1994 – Burt Lancaster, American actor (b. 1913)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/20/11 at 3:30 am

Died this day

2005 – Sandra Dee, American actress (b. 1944)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/20/11 at 3:30 am

Died this day

2005 – John Raitt, American actor (b. 1917)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/20/11 at 3:31 am

Died this day

2006 – Curt Gowdy, American sportscaster (b. 1919)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/20/11 at 3:31 am

Died this day

2008 – Emily Perry, English actress (b. 1907)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/20/11 at 3:31 am

Died this day

2009 – Larry H. Miller, American businessman and owner of the Utah Jazz (b. 1944)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/20/11 at 3:31 am

Died this day

2010 – Alexander Haig, American soldier and politician (b. 1924)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/21/11 at 2:39 pm

Born today

1924 – Robert Mugabe, Prime Minister of Zimbabwe 1980-1987; President of Zimbabwe 1987-present

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/21/11 at 2:40 pm

Happy Brithday!

1946 – Anthony Daniels, British actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/21/11 at 2:41 pm

Happy Brithday!

1946 – Alan Rickman, English actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/21/11 at 2:43 pm

Happy Brithday!

1958 – Mary Chapin Carpenter, American singer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/21/11 at 2:43 pm

Happy Brithday!

1962 – Vanessa Feltz, British television presenter

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/21/11 at 2:43 pm

Happy Brithday!

1976 – Michael McIntyre English Comedian

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/21/11 at 2:44 pm

Died this day

1991 – Dame Margot Fonteyn, English ballet dancer (b. 1919)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/21/11 at 3:28 pm

1945 - Death of Eric Liddell, 43, Scottish Olympic champion runner. Later a missionary to China, Liddell was captured by the Japanese during WWII and died of a brain tumor while still imprisoned. (His college running days were portrayed in the 1981 British film, "Chariots of Fire.")
1988 - During a live TV broadcast, televangelist Jimmy Swaggert, 52, admitted to visiting a prostitute, then announced he would be leaving his ministry for an unspecified length of time. (Defrocked in April by the Assemblies of God, he was ordered to stay off TV for a year, but returned after only three months.)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/23/11 at 1:11 pm

Happy birthday!

1920 – Paul Gérin-Lajoie, French-Canadian politician

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/23/11 at 2:00 pm

Happy birthday!

1983 – Emily Blunt, British actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/23/11 at 2:01 pm

Happy birthday!

1994 – Dakota Fanning, American actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/23/11 at 2:01 pm

Died this day

2000 – Stanley Matthews, English footballer (b. 1915)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/24/11 at 1:19 pm

Happy Birthday!

1921 – Abe Vigoda, American actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/24/11 at 1:20 pm

Happy Birthday!

1942 – Paul Jones, English singer (Manfred Mann)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/24/11 at 2:06 pm

Happy Birthday!

1932 – Michel Legrand, French composer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/24/11 at 2:07 pm

Happy Birthday!

1934 – Renata Scotto, Italian soprano

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/24/11 at 2:07 pm

Happy Birthday!

1940 – Denis Law, Scottish footballer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/24/11 at 2:08 pm

Happy Birthday!

1941 – Joanie Sommers, American singer and actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/24/11 at 2:08 pm

Happy Birthday!

1946 – John Stapleton, English television presenter

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/24/11 at 2:09 pm

Happy Birthday!

1947 – Rupert Holmes, English musician

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/24/11 at 2:09 pm

Happy Birthday!

1948 – Dennis Waterman, British actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/24/11 at 2:09 pm

Happy Birthday!

1955 – Steve Jobs, American computer pioneer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/24/11 at 2:10 pm

Happy Birthday!

1955 – Alain Prost, French race car driver

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/24/11 at 2:11 pm

Happy Birthday!

1958 – Plastic Bertrand, Belgian singer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/24/11 at 2:11 pm

Happy Birthday!

1962 – Teri Weigel, American pornographic actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/24/11 at 2:11 pm

Happy Birthday!

1964 – Andy Crane, British children's television presenter

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/24/11 at 2:12 pm

Happy Birthday!

1966 – Billy Zane, American actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/24/11 at 2:12 pm

Happy Birthday!

1966 – Ben Miller, English comedian, director and actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/24/11 at 2:14 pm

Happy Birthday!

1970 – Jeff Garcia, American football player

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/24/11 at 2:15 pm

Happy Birthday!

1970 – Kienast quintuplets, American quintuplets

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/24/11 at 2:15 pm

Happy Birthday!

1989 – Trace Cyrus, American musician

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/24/11 at 2:16 pm

Died this day

2006 – Dennis Weaver, American actor (b. 1924)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/24/11 at 2:17 pm

Died this day

1994 – Dinah Shore, American actress and singer (b. 1916)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/24/11 at 2:17 pm

Died this day

1993 – Bobby Moore, English footballer (b. 1941)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/24/11 at 2:19 pm

Died this day

1777 – King Joseph I of Portugal (b. 1714)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/25/11 at 1:24 pm

Happy Birthday

1919 – Karl H. Pribram, Austrian neuroscientist

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/25/11 at 1:25 pm

Happy Birthday

1919 – Monte Irvin, American baseball player

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/25/11 at 1:27 pm

Happy Birthday

1945 – Elkie Brooks, English singer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/26/11 at 3:07 am

Died this day

1154 – King Roger II of Sicily (b. 1093)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/26/11 at 3:07 am

Died this day

1200 – Symeon, former Serbian ruler and saint (b. 1109)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/26/11 at 3:08 am

Died this day

1266 – King Manfred of Sicily (b. 1232)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/26/11 at 3:08 am

Died this day

1360 – Roger Mortimer, 2nd Earl of March, English military leader (b. 1328)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/26/11 at 3:09 am

Died this day

1552 – Heinrich Faber, German composer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/26/11 at 3:09 am

Died this day

1561 – Jorge de Montemayor, Spanish writer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/26/11 at 3:09 am

Died this day

1577 – King Eric XIV of Sweden (b. 1533)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/26/11 at 3:09 am

Died this day

1608 – John Still, English bishop

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/26/11 at 3:10 am

Died this day

1611 – Antonio Possevino (b. 1533) Jesuit humanist, diplomat, bibliographer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/26/11 at 3:10 am

Died this day

1630 – William Brade, English composer (b. 1560)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/26/11 at 3:10 am

Died this day

1638 – Claude Gaspard Bachet de Méziriac, French mathematician (b. 1681)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/26/11 at 3:11 am

Died this day

1723 – Thomas d'Urfey, English writer (b. 1653)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/26/11 at 3:12 am

Died this day

1770 – Giuseppe Tartini, Italian composer (b. 1692)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/26/11 at 3:12 am

Died this day

1790 – Sir Joshua Rowley, 1st Baronet, Royal Navy admiral (b. 1730)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/26/11 at 3:13 am

Died this day

1802 – Esek Hopkins, American Revolutionary War admiral (b. 1718)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/26/11 at 3:13 am

Died this day

1813 – Robert Livingston, American signer of the Declaration of Independence (b. 1746)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/26/11 at 3:13 am

Died this day

1815 – Prince Josias of Coburg, Austrian general (b. 1737)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/26/11 at 3:13 am

Died this day

1821 – Joseph de Maistre, Savoyard diplomat and writer (b. 1753)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/26/11 at 3:14 am

Died this day

1864 – Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine, Canadian politician (b. 1807)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/26/11 at 3:14 am

Died this day

1883 – Alexandros Koumoundouros, Greek politician, Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1817)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/26/11 at 3:15 am

Died this day

1889 – Karl Davydov, Russian cellist (b. 1838)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/26/11 at 3:15 am

Died this day

1903 – Richard Jordan Gatling, American inventor (b. 1818)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/26/11 at 3:15 am

Died this day

1913 – Felix Draeseke, German composer (b. 1835)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/26/11 at 3:15 am

Died this day

1921 – Carl Menger, Austrian economist (b. 1840)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/26/11 at 3:16 am

Died this day

1931 – Otto Wallach, German chemist, Nobel laureate (b. 1847)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/26/11 at 3:16 am

Died this day

1933 – Princess Thyra, daughter of Christian IX of Denmark (b. 1853)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/26/11 at 3:18 am

Died this day

1943 – Theodor Eicke, Nazi official (b. 1892)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/26/11 at 3:18 am

Died this day

1947 – Heinrich Häberlin, Swiss politician, member of the Federal Council (b. 1868)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/26/11 at 3:19 am

Died this day

1950 – Sir Harry Lauder, Scottish Music Hall Entertainer, Knighted for WWI War Work (b. 1870)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/26/11 at 3:21 am

Died this day

1952 – Theodoros Pangalos, Greek general who briefly ruled the country (b. 1878)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/26/11 at 3:21 am

Died this day

1959 – Selig Suskin, Russian-born Israeli agronomist and early Zionist (b. 1873)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/26/11 at 3:22 am

Died this day

1961 – King Mohammed V of Morocco (b. 1909)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/26/11 at 3:22 am

Died this day

1966 – Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, Indian freedom fighter and writer (b. 1883)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/26/11 at 3:22 am

Died this day

1969 – Levi Eshkol, Prime Minister of Israel (b. 1895)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/26/11 at 3:24 am

Died this day

1969 – Karl Jaspers, German psychiatrist (b. 1883)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/26/11 at 3:24 am

Died this day

1971 – Fernandel, French actor (b. 1903)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/26/11 at 3:25 am

Died this day

1981 – Howard Hanson, American composer (b. 1896)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/26/11 at 3:57 am

Died this day

1981 – Robert Aickman, English writer and conservationist (b. 1914)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/26/11 at 3:58 am

Died this day

1985 – Tjalling Koopmans, Dutch economist, Nobel laureate (b. 1910)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/26/11 at 3:58 am

Died this day

1989 – Roy Eldridge, American musician (b. 1911)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/26/11 at 3:59 am

Died this day

1990 – Cornell Gunter, American singer (The Coasters) (b. 1938)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/26/11 at 3:59 am

Died this day

1993 – Constance Ford, American actress (b. 1923)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/26/11 at 3:59 am

Died this day

1994 – Bill Hicks, American comedian (b. 1961)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/26/11 at 4:00 am

Died this day

1995 – Jack Clayton, British film director (b. 1921)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/26/11 at 4:00 am

Died this day

1998 – James Algar, American film director, screenwriter and producer (b. 1912)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/26/11 at 4:00 am

Died this day

1998 – Theodore Schultz, American economist, Nobel laureate (b. 1902)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/26/11 at 4:01 am

Died this day

1998 – Shirley Ardell Mason, American psychiatric patient (AKA Sybil Isabell Dorsett in Sybil (book) (b. 1923)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/26/11 at 4:01 am

Died this day

2000 – George L. Street III American Navy Submariner and Medal of Honor recipient.(b. 1913)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/26/11 at 4:01 am

Died this day

2001 – Arturo Uslar Pietri, Venezuelan writer (b. 1906)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/26/11 at 4:02 am

Died this day

2002 – Lawrence Tierney, American actor (b. 1919)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/26/11 at 4:02 am

Died this day

2003 – Christian Goethals, Belgian racing driver (b. 1928)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/26/11 at 4:02 am

Died this day

2004 – Shankarrao Chavan, Indian politician (b. 1920)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/26/11 at 4:03 am

Died this day

2004 – Adolf Ehrnrooth, Finnish general (b. 1905)

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2004 – Boris Trajkovski, President of the Republic of Macedonia (b. 1956)

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2005 – Jef Raskin, American computer scientist (b. 1943)

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2008 – Buddy Miles, American drummer (Band of Gypsies) (b. 1947)

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2008 – Dick Fletcher, Meteorologist (b. 1942)

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2008 – Glory Mukwati, Zimbabwean politician

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2009 – Wendy Richard, English actress (b. 1943)

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2009 – Norm Van Lier, American basketball player and broadcaster (b. 1947)

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2009 – Johnny Kerr, American basketball player and Chicago Bulls broadcaster (b. 1932)

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2010 – Nujabes, Japanese Hip Hop producer. (b. 1974)

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1918 – Otis Ray Bowen, American politician (Indiana Governor) and physician

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/26/11 at 6:31 am

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1922 – Karl Aage Præst, Danish football player

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/26/11 at 6:32 am

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1926 – Verne Gagne, American wrestler

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/26/11 at 6:32 am

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1927 – Tom Kennedy, American game show host

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/26/11 at 6:33 am

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1928 – Fats Domino, American musician

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1928 – Anatoli Filipchenko, Soviet cosmonaut

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1928 – Monique Leyrac, Canadian singer and actress

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1939 – Josephine Tewson, English actress

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1943 – Bill Duke, American actor and director

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1943 – Dante Ferretti, Italian art director and costume designer

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/26/11 at 6:36 am

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1944 – Ronald Lauder, American philanthropist and president of the World Jewish Congress

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1945 – Giannis Ioannidis, Greek basketball coach and politician

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1945 – Marta Kristen, Norwegian actress

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1945 – Mitch Ryder, American musician (The Detroit Wheels)

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1946 – Ahmed H. Zewail, Egyptian chemist, Nobel laureate

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1947 – Sandie Shaw, English singer

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1949 – Elizabeth George, American novelist

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1949 – Emma Kirkby, British singer

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1950 – Helen Clark, former Prime Minister of New Zealand

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1950 – Jonathan Cain, American musician (Journey, Bad English, The Babys)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/26/11 at 6:40 am

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1953 – Michael Bolton, American singer

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1954 – Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Prime Minister of Turkey

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1954 – Ernst August, Prince of Hanover, heir to the deposed Kingdom of Hanover and husband of Princess Caroline of Monaco

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1955 – Andreas Maislinger, founder of Austrian Holocaust Memorial Service

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1956 – Keisuke Kuwata, Japanese singer

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1957 – David Muldrow Beasley, American politician

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1957 – Joe Mullen, American ice hockey player

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1958 – Greg Germann, American actor

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1958 – Susan J. Helms, astronaut

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1958 – Michel Houellebecq, French novelist

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1958 – Tim Kaine, American politician, 70th Governor of Virginia

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1959 – Rolando Blackman, American basketball player

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1960 – Jaz Coleman, British musician

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1960 – Robert Jaspert, German football manager

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1962 – Kelly Gruber, American baseball player

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1964 – Mark Dacascos, American actor and martial artist

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1966 – Najwa Karam, Lebanese singer

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1967 – James Allodi, Canadian actor, writer and director

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1967 – Currie Graham, Canadian actor

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1968 – Tim Commerford, American bass player (Rage Against the Machine)

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1968 – Ed Quinn, American actor

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1968 – J. T. Snow, American baseball player

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1969 – Hitoshi Sakimoto, Japanese composer

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1971 – Erykah Badu, American singer

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1971 – Max Martin, Swedish composer and producer

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1971 – Hélène Ségara, French singer

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1973 – Marshall Faulk, American football player

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1973 – Ole Gunnar Solskjær, Norwegian footballer

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1973 – Jenny Thompson, American swimmer

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1973 – Erinn Bartlett, American actress

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1974 – Sébastien Loeb, French rally driver

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1976 – Nikolaos Siranidis, Greek diver

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1976 – Chad Urmston, American musician

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1977 – Marty Reasoner, American ice hockey player

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1977 – Greg Rikaart, American actor

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1977 – Tim Thomas, American basketball player

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1977 – Josh Towers, American baseball player

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1977 – Shane Williams, Welsh rugby player

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1978 – Abdoulaye Diagne-Faye, Senegalese footballer

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1978 – Marc Hynes, British racing driver

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1979 – Corinne Bailey Rae, English singer

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1979 – Mariano Bainotti, Argentine racing driver

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1979 – Pedro Mendes, Portuguese footballer

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1979 – Shalim Ortiz, Puerto Rican singer and actor

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1980 – Alex Fong, Hong Kong singer

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1980 – Gary Majewski, baseball pitcher

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1980 – Steve Blake, American basketball player

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1981 – Kertus Davis, American NASCAR driver

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1981 – Johnathan Wendel, American video gamer

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1982 – Li Na (tennis), Chinese Tennis Player

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1982 – Song Hye Kyo, South Korean model and actress

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1983 – Jerome Harrison, American football player

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1983 – Kara Monaco, American glamor model

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/26/11 at 6:56 am

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1983 – Pepe, Brazilian born Portuguese football player

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1984 – Alex de Angelis, San Marino motorcycle racer

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1984 – Emmanuel Adebayor, Togolese footballer

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/26/11 at 6:57 am

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1984 – Natalia Lafourcade, Mexican singer

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1985 – Miki Fujimoto, Japanese singer

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1985 – Gee Atherton, British cyclist

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1985 – Alexandria Hilfiger, American actress

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1985 – Carolin Nytra, German athlete

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1985 – Fernando Llorente, Spanish footballer

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1986 – Leandro dos Santos de Jesus, Brazilian footballer

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1986 – Crystal Kay, Japanese singer

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1986 – Hannah Kearney, American freestyle skier

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1986 – Teresa Palmer, Australian model and actress

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1986 – Juliet Simms, guitarist and singer (Automatic Loveletter)

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1988 – Matteo Ciofani, Italian footballer

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1991 – CL (singer), South Korean singer/rapper of 2NE1

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1992 – Mikael Granlund, Finnish ice hockey player

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1993 – Taylor Dooley, American actress

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956 – Theophylact, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople (b. 917)

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1659 – Henry Dunster, first President of Harvard College (b. 1609)

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1699 – Charles Paulet, 1st Duke of Bolton, English politician (b. c.1625)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/27/11 at 2:02 am

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1706 – John Evelyn, English diarist (b. 1620)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/27/11 at 2:03 am

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1720 – Samuel Parris, English-born Puritan minister (b. 1653)

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1735 – John Arbuthnot, English physician and writer (b. 1667)

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1795 – Tanikaze Kajinosuke, Jamapese sumo wrestler, the 4th Yokozuna (b. 1750)

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1844 – Nicholas Biddle, President of the Second Bank of the United States (b. 1786)

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1887 – Alexander Borodin, Russian composer and chemist (b. 1833)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/27/11 at 2:04 am

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1892 – Louis Vuitton, French luggage maker (b. 1821)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/27/11 at 2:05 am

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1902 – Harry 'Breaker' Morant, Anglo-Australian Soldier executed in the Second Boer War under controversial circumstances (b. 1864)

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1902 – Peter Handcock, Australian Soldier executed in the Second Boer War under controversial circumstances (b. 1869)

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1921 – Schofield Haigh, English cricketer (b. 1871)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/27/11 at 2:07 am

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1932 – William Southam, Canadian newspaper publisher (b. 1843)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/27/11 at 2:07 am

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1936 – Ivan Pavlov, Russian physiologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (b. 1849)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/27/11 at 2:07 am

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1936 – Joshua W. Alexander, U.S. Secretary of Commerce under Woodrow Wilson (b. 1852)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/27/11 at 2:08 am

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1941 – William D. Byron, U.S. Congressman (b. 1895)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/27/11 at 2:08 am

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1943 – Kostis Palamas, Greek poet, twice nominated for the Nobel prize (b. 1859)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/27/11 at 2:08 am

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1964 – Orry-Kelly, Australian costume designer (b. 1897)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/27/11 at 2:08 am

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1968 – Frankie Lymon, American singer (b. 1942)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/27/11 at 2:09 am

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1969 – Marius Barbeau, Canadian folklorist (b. 1883)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/27/11 at 2:09 am

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1970 – Marie Dionne, one of the Canadian Dionne quintuplets (b. 1934)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/27/11 at 2:10 am

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1972 – Pat Brady, American actor and singer (b. 1914)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/27/11 at 2:11 am

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1973 – Bill Everett, American comic book artist, co-created Daredevil and Namor the Sub-Mariner for Marvel Comics (b. 1917)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/27/11 at 2:11 am

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1977 – John Dickson Carr, American author (b. 1905)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/27/11 at 2:12 am

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1978 – Vadim Salmanov, Russian composer (b. 1912)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/27/11 at 2:13 am

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1980 – George Tobias, American actor (b. 1901)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/27/11 at 2:13 am

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1981 – Jacob H. Gilbert, American politician (b. 1920)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/27/11 at 2:13 am

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1985 – Henry Cabot Lodge, American politician (b. 1902)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/27/11 at 2:13 am

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1986 – Jacques Plante, Canadian ice hockey goaltender (b. 1929)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/27/11 at 2:18 am

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1987 – Joan Greenwood, English actress and director (b. 1921)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/27/11 at 2:18 am

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1987 – Franciszek Blachnicki, Polish priest (b. 1921)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/27/11 at 2:18 am

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1989 – Paul Oswald Ahnert, German astronomer (b. 1897)

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1989 – Konrad Lorenz, Austrian zoologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (b. 1903)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/27/11 at 2:19 am

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1990 – Nahum Norbert Glatzer, Jewish-American scholar (b. 1903)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/27/11 at 2:19 am

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1992 – S. I. Hayakawa, Canadian-American linguist and politician (b. 1906)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/27/11 at 2:19 am

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1993 – Lillian Gish, American actress (b. 1893)

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1998 – George H. Hitchings, American scientist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (b. 1905)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/27/11 at 2:20 am

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1998 – J. T. Walsh, American actor (b. 1943)

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2002 – Spike Milligan, Irish comedian (b. 1918)

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2002 – Spike Milligan, Irish comedian (b. 1918)
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2003 – John Lanchbery, English composer (b. 1923)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/27/11 at 2:22 am

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2003 – Fred Rogers, American children's television actor (b. 1928)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/27/11 at 2:22 am

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2004 – Paul Sweezy, American economist and editor (b. 1910)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/27/11 at 2:22 am

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2004 – Yoshihiko Amino, Japanese historians (b. 1928)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/27/11 at 2:24 am

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2005 – Jessica Lunsford, murder victim (b. 1995)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/27/11 at 2:24 am

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2006 – Otis Chandler, American newspaper publisher (b. 1927)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/27/11 at 2:24 am

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2006 – Robert Lee Scott, Jr., U.S. General, Flying Tiger, and author (b. 1908)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/27/11 at 2:25 am

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2006 – Linda Smith, British comedian (b. 1958)

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2006 – Linda Smith, British comedian (b. 1958)
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2007 – Bobby Rosengarden, American jazz drummer (b. 1924)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/27/11 at 2:25 am

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2007 – Bernd von Freytag-Loringhoven, German soldier (b. 1914)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/27/11 at 2:26 am

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2008 – Myron Cope, American sports broadcaster (b. 1929)

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2008 – William F. Buckley, Jr., American conservative author and commentator (b. 1925)

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2008 – Boyd Coddington, American automobile designer (b. 1944)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/27/11 at 3:24 am

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1921 – Theodore Van Kirk, American navigator of the Enola Gay

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/27/11 at 3:59 am

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1926 – David H. Hubel, Canadian neuroscientist, Nobel Prize laureate

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/27/11 at 4:00 am

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1929 – Djalma Santos, Brazilian footballer

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/27/11 at 4:01 am

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1930 – Paul von Ragué Schleyer, American chemist

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/27/11 at 4:02 am

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1930 – Joanne Woodward, American actress

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/27/11 at 4:02 am

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1932 – Elizabeth Taylor, British-American actress

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/27/11 at 4:02 am

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1933 – Raymond Berry, American football player

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/27/11 at 4:02 am

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1934 – N. Scott Momaday, American writer

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/27/11 at 4:03 am

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1934 – Ralph Nader, American author, activist and political figure

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/27/11 at 4:05 am

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1934 – Van Williams, American actor

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/27/11 at 4:05 am

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1935 – Mirella Freni, Italian soprano

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/27/11 at 4:05 am

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1936 – Ron Barassi, Australian rules footballer

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/27/11 at 4:06 am

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1936 – Roger Mahony, fourth Archbishop of Los Angeles

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/27/11 at 4:07 am

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1937 – Barbara Babcock, American actress

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/27/11 at 4:08 am

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1941 – Paddy Ashdown, British politician

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/27/11 at 4:09 am

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1944 – Roger Scruton, British philosopher

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1944 – Graeme Pollock, South African cricketer

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/27/11 at 4:10 am

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1950 – Julia Neuberger, British rabbi and politician

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/27/11 at 4:10 am

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1951 – Steve Harley, British rock musician (Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/27/11 at 4:10 am

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1957 – Timothy Spall, English actor

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/27/11 at 4:11 am

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1957 – Adrian Smith, English musician (Iron Maiden)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/27/11 at 4:11 am

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1959 – Johnny Van Zant, American singer (Lynyrd Skynyrd)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/27/11 at 4:12 am

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1962 – Adam Baldwin, American actor

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/27/11 at 4:13 am

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1971 – Derren Brown, British psychological illusionist

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/27/11 at 4:13 am

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1973 – Peter André, Australian singer

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/27/11 at 4:15 am

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1977 – James Wan, Australian film director

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/27/11 at 4:15 am

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1980 – Chelsea Clinton, daughter of Bill and Hillary Clinton

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/27/11 at 4:16 am

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1981 – Josh Groban, American singer

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/27/11 at 4:16 am

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1983 – Kate Mara, American actress

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/03/11 at 4:40 pm

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1920 – Ronald Searle, British illustrator

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/03/11 at 4:41 pm

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1942 – Mike Pender, English singer and guitarist (The Searchers)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/03/11 at 4:41 pm

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1946 – John Virgo, English snooker player

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/03/11 at 4:41 pm

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1947 – Jennifer Warnes, American singer and songwriter

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/03/11 at 4:42 pm

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1948 – Snowy White, British guitarist (Thin Lizzy, Pink Floyd)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/03/11 at 4:42 pm

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1958 – Miranda Richardson, British actress

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/04/11 at 3:24 pm

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1918 – Margaret Osborne duPont, American tennis player

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/04/11 at 3:32 pm

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1923 – Patrick Moore, British astronomer and television presenter

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/04/11 at 3:33 pm

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1929 – Bernard Haitink, Dutch conductor

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/04/11 at 3:34 pm

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1938 – Paula Prentiss, American actress

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/04/11 at 3:36 pm

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1941 – Adrian Lyne, English film director

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/04/11 at 3:36 pm

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1944 – Michael "Mick" Wilson, drummer (Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/04/11 at 3:37 pm

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1948 – James Ellroy, American writer

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/04/11 at 3:37 pm

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1948 – Shakin' Stevens, Welsh singer

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/04/11 at 3:38 pm

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1951 – Kenny Dalglish, Scottish footballer and manager

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/04/11 at 3:38 pm

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1951 – Chris Rea, English singer

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/04/11 at 3:39 pm

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1967 – Tim Vine, English actor and comedian

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/04/11 at 3:39 pm

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1969 – Lacy Rose, American pornographic actress

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/04/11 at 3:41 pm

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1994 – John Candy, Canadian comedian (b. 1950)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/04/11 at 3:41 pm

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2010 – Fred Wedlock, British folk musician (b. 1942)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/05/11 at 12:53 am

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1534 – Antonio da Correggio, Italian painter (b. 1489)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/05/11 at 12:53 am

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1539 – Nuno da Cunha, Portuguese governor in India (b. 1487)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/05/11 at 12:53 am

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1592 – Michael Coxcie, Flemish painter (b. 1499)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/05/11 at 12:54 am

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1611 – Shimazu Yoshihisa, Japanese warlord and samurai (b. 1533)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/05/11 at 12:54 am

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1622 – Ranuccio I Farnese, Duke of Parma (b. 1569)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/05/11 at 12:54 am

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1695 – Henry Wharton, English writer (b. 1664)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/05/11 at 12:54 am

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1726 – Evelyn Pierrepont, 1st Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull, English politician

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/05/11 at 12:55 am

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1770 – Crispus Attucks, American Revolution figure

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/05/11 at 12:55 am

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1776 – Yeongjo of Joseon of Korea (b. 1694)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/05/11 at 12:55 am

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1778 – Thomas Arne, English composer (b. 1710)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/05/11 at 12:55 am

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1815 – Franz Mesmer, German physician and astrologist (b. 1734)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/05/11 at 12:56 am

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1827 – Pierre-Simon Laplace, French mathematician (b. 1749)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/05/11 at 12:57 am

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1827 – Alessandro Volta, Italian physicist (b. 1745)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/05/11 at 12:57 am

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1829 – John Adams, British mutineer (b. 1766)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/05/11 at 12:58 am

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1849 – David Scott, Scottish painter (b. 1806)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/05/11 at 12:58 am

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1876 – Marie d'Agoult, German-born writer (b. 1805)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/05/11 at 12:58 am

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1893 – Hippolyte Taine, French historian (b. 1828)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/05/11 at 12:58 am

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1895 – Nikolai Leskov, Russian writer (b. 1831)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/05/11 at 12:59 am

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1895 – Henry Rawlinson, British soldier and scholar (b. 1810)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/05/11 at 12:59 am

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1903 – George Francis Robert Henderson, British soldier (b. 1854)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/05/11 at 12:59 am

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1904 – John Lowther du Plat Taylor, British Army officer (b. 1829)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/05/11 at 12:59 am

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1907 – Friedrich Blass, German classical scholar (b. 1843)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/05/11 at 1:00 am

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1925 – Johan Jensen, Danish mathematician (b. 1859)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/05/11 at 1:00 am

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1926 – Clément Ader, French aviation pioneer (b. 1841)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/05/11 at 1:01 am

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1927 – Franz Mertens, German mathematician (b. 1840)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/05/11 at 1:01 am

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1929 – David Dunbar Buick, Scottish-born American automobile executive (b. 1854)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/05/11 at 1:02 am

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1931 – Fr. Arthur Tooth, British religious figure (b. 1839)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/05/11 at 1:02 am

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1940 – Cai Yuanpei, Chinese educator (b. 1868)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/05/11 at 1:02 am

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1944 – Max Jacob, French poet and writer (b. 1876)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/05/11 at 1:02 am

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1945 – Lena Baker, American convicted murderer (b. 1901)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/05/11 at 1:03 am

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1947 – Alfredo Casella, Italian composer (b. 1883)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/05/11 at 1:03 am

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1947 – Alfredo Casella, Italian composer (b. 1883)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/05/11 at 1:03 am

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1953 – Sergei Prokofiev, Russian composer, (b. 1891)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/05/11 at 1:03 am

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1953 – Joseph Stalin, Georgian leader of the Soviet Union (b. 1878)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/05/11 at 1:05 am


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1953 – Sergei Prokofiev, Russian composer, (b. 1891)

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1953 – Joseph Stalin, Georgian leader of the Soviet Union (b. 1878)
That's right, these two eminent Russians died within an hour of each other.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/05/11 at 1:07 am

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1953 – Herman J. Mankiewicz, American screenwriter (b. 1897)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/05/11 at 1:07 am

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1955 – Antanas Merkys, Lithuanian politician (b. 1888)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/05/11 at 1:07 am

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1963 – Patsy Cline, American singer (b. 1932)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/05/11 at 1:07 am

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1963 – Cowboy Copas, American singer (b. 1913)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/05/11 at 1:08 am

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1963 – Hawkshaw Hawkins, American singer (b. 1921)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/05/11 at 1:09 am

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1965 – Chen Cheng, Chinese politician (b. 1897)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/05/11 at 1:09 am

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1965 – Pepper Martin, American baseball player (b. 1904)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/05/11 at 1:10 am

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1966 – Anna Akhmatova, Russian poet (b. 1889)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/05/11 at 1:10 am

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1967 – Georges Vanier, Canadian politician (b. 1888)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/05/11 at 1:10 am

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1967 – Mohammad Mossadegh, Iranian Prime Minister (b. 1882)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/05/11 at 1:11 am

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1973 – Michael Jeffery, British music manager (b. 1933)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/05/11 at 1:11 am

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1974 – Billy De Wolfe, American actor (b. 1907)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/05/11 at 1:11 am

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1974 – Sol Hurok, Russian-born American impresario (b. 1888)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/05/11 at 1:11 am

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1977 – Tom Pryce, Welsh race car driver (b. 1949)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/05/11 at 1:12 am

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1980 – Jay Silverheels, Canadian actor (b. 1912)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/05/11 at 1:12 am

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1980 – Winifred Wagner, German opera producer (b. 1897)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/05/11 at 1:12 am

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1981 – Yip Harburg, American lyricist (b. 1896)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/05/11 at 1:12 am

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1982 – John Belushi, American actor (b. 1949)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/05/11 at 1:13 am

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1984 – Tito Gobbi, Italian baritone (b. 1915)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/05/11 at 1:13 am

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1984 – William Powell, American actor (b. 1892)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/05/11 at 1:13 am

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1988 – Alberto Olmedo, Argentine comedian (b. 1933)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/05/11 at 1:13 am

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1990 – Gary Merrill, American film actor (b. 1915)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/05/11 at 1:14 am

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1993 – Cyril Collard, French author and filmmaker (b. 1957)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/05/11 at 1:14 am

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1995 – Vivian Stanshall, English musician (Bonzo Dog Band) (b. 1943)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/05/11 at 1:15 am

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1995 – Gregg Hansford, Australian motorcycle and touring car racer (b. 1952)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/05/11 at 1:15 am

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1996 – Whit Bissell, American actor (b. 1909)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/05/11 at 1:15 am

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1997 – Samm Sinclair Baker, American dietician and author (b. 1909)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/05/11 at 1:16 am

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1999 – Richard Kiley, American actor (b. 1922)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/05/11 at 1:16 am

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2000 – Rena Dor, Greek actress and singer (b. 1917)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/05/11 at 1:17 am

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2000 – Lolo Ferrari, French pornographic actress (b. 1962)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/05/11 at 1:17 am

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2004 – Walt Gorney, American actor (b. 1912)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/05/11 at 2:50 am

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2006 – Richard Kuklinski, American organized crime figure (b. 1935)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/05/11 at 2:50 am

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2008 – Joseph Weizenbaum, German-born American computer science professor (b. 1923)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/05/11 at 5:08 am

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1918 – Milt Schmidt, Canadian ice hockey player, coach and manager

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/05/11 at 5:10 am

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1922 – James Noble, American actor

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/05/11 at 5:21 am

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1929 – Erik Carlsson, Swedish rally driver

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/05/11 at 5:22 am

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1931 – Barry Tuckwell, Australian horn player

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/05/11 at 5:22 am

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1934 – James B. Sikking, American actor

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/05/11 at 5:23 am

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1936 – Dean Stockwell, American actor

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1938 – Paul Evans, American singer and songwriter

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/05/11 at 5:23 am

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1939 – Samantha Eggar, English actress

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/05/11 at 5:24 am

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1940 – Malcolm Hebden, English actor

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1940 – David Koch, American businessman, politician

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1942 – Mike Resnick, American science fiction author

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1943 – Billy Backus, American boxer

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1946 – Murray Head, British actor and singer

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1947 – Eddie Hodges, American actor and singer

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1947 – Clodagh Rodgers, Irish singer

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1948 – Eddy Grant, Guyana-born singer

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1948 – Elaine Paige, English singer and actress

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1952 – Diana Castro Hagee, American evangelist and author, wife of John Hagee

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/05/11 at 5:27 am

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1952 – Alan Clark, English keyboardist (Dire Straits)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/05/11 at 5:28 am

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1959 – David Fury, American television writer and producer

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/05/11 at 5:30 am

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1962 – Charlie and Craig Reid, Scottish musicians (The Proclaimers)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/05/11 at 5:31 am

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1970 – John Frusciante, American musician (Red Hot Chili Peppers)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/05/11 at 5:31 am

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1970 – Lisa Robin Kelly, American actress

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1971 – Evil Jared Hasselhoff, American musician (Bloodhound Gang)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/05/11 at 5:32 am

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1974 – Kevin Connolly, American actor and comedian

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/05/11 at 5:32 am

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1974 – Matt Lucas, English comedian

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/05/11 at 5:33 am

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1974 – Eva Mendes, American actress

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/05/11 at 5:33 am

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1975 – Niki Taylor, American model

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/06/11 at 1:52 am

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1915 – Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin, 52nd Da'i al Mutlaq of the Dawoodi Bohras

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/06/11 at 4:32 am

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1926 – Alan Greenspan, American economist

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/06/11 at 4:32 am

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1926 – Andrzej Wajda, Polish film director

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/06/11 at 4:33 am

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1927 – Gabriel García Márquez, Colombian writer, Nobel Prize laureate

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/06/11 at 4:33 am

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1930 – Lorin Maazel, French-born American conductor

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1931 – Hal Needham, American stuntman

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1934 – John Noakes, British television presenter

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1935 – Ron Delany, Irish athlete

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1936 – Elmira Zherzdeva, Soviet singer and voice actress

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1936 – Marion Barry Jr., American politician

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1936 – Jean Boht, English actress

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1937 – Ivan Boesky, American stock trader

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1937 – Valentina Tereshkova, Soviet cosmonaut

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1939 – Infanta Margarita of Spain, duchess of Soria

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/06/11 at 4:35 am

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1939 – Cookie Rojas, Cuban baseball player

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/06/11 at 4:37 am

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1939 – Kit Bond, American politician

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/06/11 at 4:38 am

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1940 – Joanna Miles, American actress

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1942 – Ben Murphy, American actor

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1944 – Kiri Te Kanawa, New Zealander opera singer

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1944 – Mary Wilson, American singer (The Supremes)

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1946 – David Gilmour, British musician (Pink Floyd)

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1947 – Kiki Dee, British singer

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1947 – Dick Fosbury, American athlete

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1947 – Martin Kove, American actor

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1947 – Teru Miyamoto, Japanese author

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1947 – Rob Reiner, American actor, comedian, and film producer

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1948 – Anna Maria Horsford, American actress

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1949 – Shaukat Aziz, Pakistani statesman

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1949 – Martin Buchan, Scottish soccer player

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1953 – Jan Kjærstad, Norwegian author

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1953 – Jacklyn Zeman, American actress

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1955 – Alberta Watson, Canadian actress

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1958 – Eddie Deezen, American actor

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1959 – Saul Anuzis, American politician

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1959 – Tom Arnold, American actor and comedian

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1960 – Sleepy Floyd, American basketball player

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1962 – Jonathan Scott-Taylor, English actor

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1963 – D. L. Hughley, American comedian and actor

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1964 – Madonna Wayne Gacy, American musician

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/06/11 at 5:16 am

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1965 – Amparo Noguera, Chilean actress

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1966 – Alan Davies, British comedian and actor

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/06/11 at 5:17 am

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1967 – Connie Britton, American actress

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1967 – Julio Bocca, Argentine ballet dancer

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1968 – Moira Kelly, American actress

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1968 – Michael Romeo, American musician (Symphony X)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/06/11 at 5:18 am

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1969 – Andrea Elson, American actress

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1969 – Tari Phillips, American basketball player

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1969 – Amy Pietz, American actress

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/06/11 at 5:19 am

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1969 – Greg Scott, British TV personality

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1970 – Chris Broderick, American musician (Megadeth)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/06/11 at 5:20 am

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1971 – Sean Morley, American professional wrestler

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1971 – Darrick Martin, American basketball player

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1972 – Shaquille O'Neal, American basketball player

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1972 – Jaret Reddick, American musician (Bowling For Soup)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/06/11 at 5:21 am

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1973 – Terry Adams, American baseball player

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/06/11 at 5:21 am

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1973 – Michael Finley, American basketball player

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/06/11 at 5:22 am

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1973 – Greg Ostertag, American basketball player

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/06/11 at 5:22 am

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1973 – Peter Lindgren, Swedish guitarist (ex-Opeth)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/06/11 at 5:22 am

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1975 – Aracely Arambula, Mexican actress and singer

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/06/11 at 5:22 am

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1976 – Ken Anderson, American professional wrestler

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/06/11 at 5:22 am

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1977 – Giorgos Karagounis, Greek soccer player

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/06/11 at 5:23 am

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1977 – Marcus Thames, American baseball player

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/06/11 at 5:23 am

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1978 – Salvatore Perugini, Italian rugby player

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/06/11 at 5:23 am

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1978 – Sage Rosenfels, American Football Player

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/06/11 at 5:23 am

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1979 – Clint Barmes, American baseball player

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/06/11 at 5:24 am

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1979 – Érik Bédard, Canadian baseball player

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/06/11 at 5:25 am

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1979 – David Flair, American professional wrestler

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1979 – Rufus Hound, British comedian

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1979 – Ryan Nyquist, American BMX rider

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1980 – Daniel DeSanto, Canadian actor

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/06/11 at 5:26 am

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1981 – Ellen Muth, American actress

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1983 – Andranik Teymourian, Iranian soccer player

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/06/11 at 5:26 am

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1983 – Coby Karl, American basketball player; son of George Karl

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/06/11 at 5:26 am

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1984 – Becky, Japanese-British entertainer

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/06/11 at 5:27 am

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1984 – Paolo Facchinetti, Italian footballer

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1984 – Alex Pederzoli, Italian footballer

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1985 – Albert Reed, American model

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1986 – Eli Marienthal, American actor

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/06/11 at 5:28 am

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1986 – Charlie Mulgrew, Scottish football player

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1987 – Hannah Taylor-Gordon, English actress

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1988 – Agnes Carlsson, Swedish singer

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1989 – Agnieszka Radwańska, Polish tennis player

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/06/11 at 5:29 am

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1990 – Ryan Bennett, English footballer

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/06/11 at 5:32 am

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1990 – Patricia Rodríguez, Spanish model

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/06/11 at 5:32 am

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1992 – Momoko Tsugunaga, Japanese singer

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/06/11 at 5:32 am

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2001 – Aryana Engineer, Canadian actress

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/06/11 at 6:48 am

Died this day

1490 – Ivan the Young, Ruler of Tver (b. 1458)

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1754 – Henry Pelham, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1694)

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1758 – Henry Vane, 1st Earl of Darlington, English politician (b. 1705)

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1764 – Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke, Lord Chancellor of England (b. 1690)

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1836 – Jim Bowie, American pioneer and soldier (b. 1796)

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1836 – Davy Crockett, American frontiersman (b. 1786)

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1836 – William Barret Travis, American lawyer and soldier (b. 1809)

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1881 – Horatia Nelson, daughter of Emma Hamilton and Horatio Nelson (b. 1801)

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1888 – Louisa May Alcott, American novelist (b. 1832)

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1900 – Gottlieb Daimler, German engineer and industrialist (b. 1834)

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1932 – John Philip Sousa, American conductor, and composer (b. 1854)

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1951 – Ivor Novello, Welsh actor, musician, and composer (b. 1893)

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1961 – George Formby, British comedian and singer (b. 1904)

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1965 – Margaret Dumont, American actress (b. 1889)

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1967 – Nelson Eddy, American singer and actor (b. 1901)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/06/11 at 6:55 am

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1967 – Zoltán Kodály, Hungarian composer (b. 1882)

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1970 – William Hopper, American actor (b. 1915)

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1986 – Georgia O'Keeffe, American artist (b. 1887)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/06/11 at 6:56 am

Died this day

1998 – Frank Barrett, American baseball player (b. 1913)

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2005 – Tommy Vance, British radio disc jockey (b. 1943)

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2006 – Dana Reeve, American actress and activist, widow of Christoper Reeve (b. 1961)

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Written By: wsmith4 on 03/07/11 at 2:57 pm

Michael Jackson died 3 years ago today.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/08/11 at 1:17 am


Michael Jackson died 3 years ago today.
Michael Jackson died on June 25th 2009, which is not 3 years ago.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/11/11 at 2:29 pm

Happy Birthday!

1920 – Nicolaas Bloembergen, Dutch physicist, Nobel laureate

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1926 – İlhan Mimaroğlu, Turkish musician and composer

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Born today!

1931 – Rupert Murdoch, Australian-born entrepreneur

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Written By: nally on 03/11/11 at 5:32 pm


Michael Jackson died on June 25th 2009, which is not 3 years ago.

That's right, it won't be 3 years until June 25, 2012, which is still fifteen months away.

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Written By: nally on 03/11/11 at 5:39 pm

Additional famous people celebrating birthdays today:

Media mogul Rupert Murdoch is 80. ABC News correspondent Sam Donaldson is 77. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia is 75. Musician Flaco Jimenez is 72. Actress Tricia O'Neil is 66. Actor Mark Metcalf is 65. Rock singer-musician Mark Stein (Vanilla Fudge) is 64. Singer Bobby McFerrin is 61. Movie director Jerry Zucker is 61. Actress Susan Richardson is 59. Recording executive Jimmy Iovine is 58. Singer Nina Hagen is 56. Country singer Jimmy Fortune (The Statler Brothers) is 56. Singer Cheryl Lynn is 54. Actor-director Peter Berg is 49. Actor Jeffrey Nordling is 49. Actress Alex Kingston is 48. Country musician David Talbot is 48. Actor Wallace Langham is 46. Actor John Barrowman is 44. Singer Lisa Loeb is 43. Singer Pete Droge is 42. Actor Terrence Howard is 42. Rock musician Rami Jaffee is 42. Actor Johnny Knoxville is 40. Rock musicians Joel and Benji Madden (Good Charlotte) are 32. Actor David Anders is 30. Singer LeToya is 30. Actress Thora Birch is 29. Actor Rob Brown is 27. Actor Anton Yelchin is 22.

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1921 – Al Jaffee, American cartoonist

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1925 – Roy Haynes, American jazz drummer

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1923 – Dimitrios Ioannidis, Greek military officer who was involved in the Greek military junta

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1929 – Peter Breck, American actor

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1929 – Joseph Mascolo, American actor

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1930 – Jan Howard, American singer

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1933 – Mike Stoller, American songwriter

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1934 – Barry Hughart, American author

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1935 – Leslie Parrish, American actress

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1935 – Michael Walzer, American philosopher

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1938 – Tochinoumi Teruyoshi, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 49th Yokozuna

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/11 at 5:58 am

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1939 – Neil Sedaka, American singer and songwriter

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1942 – Dave Cutler, American software engineer

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1942 – Geoffrey Hayes, English television presenter and actor

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1943 – André Téchiné, French film director and screenwriter

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/11 at 5:59 am

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1945 – Anatoly Timofeevich Fomenko, Russian mathematician

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1947 – Beat Richner, Swiss physician and cellist

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/11 at 6:00 am

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1948 – Robert S. Woods, American actor

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1949 – Julia Migenes, American soprano

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1950 – Charles Krauthammer, American political commentator

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1950 – William H. Macy, American actor

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/11 at 6:02 am

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1952 – Wolfgang Rihm, German composer

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1953 – Deborah Raffin, American actress

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1955 – Bruno Conti, Italian footballer

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1955 – Glenne Headly, American actress

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/11 at 6:04 am

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1956 – Dana Delany, American actress

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1956 – Jamie Dimon, American Banking executive

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1957 – John Hoeven, American politician, 31st governor and junior senator from North Dakota

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1957 – Steve Lake, American baseball player

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1958 – Linda Robson, English actress

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1959 – Kathy Hilton, socialite-Hilton Hotels, mother of Nicky Hilton and Paris Hilton

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/11 at 6:05 am

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1960 – Yuri Andrukhovych, Ukrainian writer, poet and political essayist

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/11 at 6:05 am

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1960 – Adam Clayton, Irish bassist (U2)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/11 at 6:06 am

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1963 – Fito Páez, Argentine musician and songwriter

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1964 – Will Clark, American baseball player

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1964 – João Gordo, American musician (Ratos de Porão)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/11 at 6:06 am

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1968 – Akira Nogami, Japanese professional wrestler

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/11 at 6:07 am

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1970 – Tim Story, American film director

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1971 – Annabeth Gish, American actress

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1971 – Robert Lanham, American author and satirist

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/11 at 6:07 am

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1972 – Common, American rapper

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/11 at 6:08 am

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1973 – Edgar Davids, Dutch footballer

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/11 at 6:09 am

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1973 – David Draiman, American musician and songwriter (Disturbed)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/11 at 6:09 am

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1973 – Bobby Jackson, American basketballer

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1974 – Thomas Enqvist, Swedish tennis player

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/11 at 6:10 am

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1974 – Vampeta, Brazilian footballer

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/11 at 6:10 am

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1976 – James Dewees, American musician

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/11 at 6:10 am

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1976 – Troy Hudson, American basketball player

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/11 at 6:10 am

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1976 – Danny Masterson, American actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/11 at 6:11 am

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1977 – Momo Sylla, Guinean footballer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/11 at 6:11 am

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1977 – Kay Tse, Hong Kong singer

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/11 at 6:11 am

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1978 – Tom Danielson, American cyclist

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/11 at 6:12 am

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978 – Kenny Watson, American football player

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/11 at 6:13 am

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1979 – Johan Santana, Venezuelan baseball player

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/11 at 6:13 am

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1979 – Spanky G, American musician (Bloodhound Gang)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/11 at 6:13 am

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1980 – Caron Butler, American basketballer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/11 at 6:13 am

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1980 – Molly Stanton, American actress

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/11 at 6:15 am

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1981 – Stephen Maguire, Scottish snooker player

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/11 at 6:15 am

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1981 – April Matson, American actress and singer

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/11 at 6:15 am

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1982 – Jeremy Curl, British explorer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/11 at 6:15 am

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1982 – Nicole Ohlde, WNBA basketball player

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/11 at 6:16 am

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1982 – Adam Thomson, New Zealand rugby player

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/11 at 6:17 am

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1983 – Kaitlin Sandeno, American swimmer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/11 at 6:17 am

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1984 – Rachael Bella, actress

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/11 at 6:17 am

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1984 – Steve Darcis, Belgian tennis player

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/11 at 6:18 am

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1984 – Noel Fisher, Canadian actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/11 at 6:18 am

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1984 – Yuuka Nanri, Japanese seiyū

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/11 at 6:18 am

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1984 – Marc Zwiebler, German badminton player

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/11 at 6:18 am

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1985 – Emile Hirsch, American actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/11 at 6:19 am

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1985 – Austin Scott, American football player

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/11 at 6:19 am

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1985 – Alcides, Brazilian football player

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/11 at 6:19 am

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1986 – Chiaki Kyan, Japanese gravure idol

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/11 at 6:20 am

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1987 – Marco Andretti, American racecar driver

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/11 at 6:21 am

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1987 – Rosela Gjylbegu, Albanian singer

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/11 at 6:21 am

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1989 – Holger Badstuber, German footballer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/11 at 6:21 am

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1989 – Harry Melling, British actor

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/11 at 6:21 am

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1999 – Wiktoria Gąsiewska, Polish actress

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/11 at 6:24 am

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1271 – Henry of Almain, English crusader (b. 1235)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/11 at 6:24 am

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1395 – John Barbour, Scottish poet

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/11 at 6:24 am

Died this day

1417 – Crown Prince Minyekyawswa of Ava (b. 1391)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/11 at 6:25 am

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1417 – Crown Prince Minyekyawswa of Ava (b. 1391)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/11 at 6:25 am

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1516 – King Ladislaus II of Bohemia and Hungary (b. 1456)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/11 at 6:25 am

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1569 – Louis I de Bourbon, Prince de Condé, French Huguenot general (b. 1530)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/11 at 6:25 am

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1573 – Michel de l'Hôpital, French statesman (b. 1507)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/11 at 6:26 am

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1604 – Arnaud d'Ossat, French diplomat and writer (b. 1537)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/11 at 6:26 am

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1619 – Richard Burbage, English actor (b. 1567)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/11 at 6:26 am

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1711 – Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux, French poet and critic (b. 1636)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/11 at 6:27 am

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1719 – Johann Friedrich Böttger, German alchemist (b. 1682)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/11 at 6:27 am

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1767 – Maria Josepha of Saxony, Dauphine of France, mother of Louis XVI (b.1731)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/11 at 6:27 am

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1773 – Philibert Commerçon, French naturalist and explorer (b. 1727)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/11 at 6:28 am

Died this day

1778 – Charles le Beau, French historian (b. 1701)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/11 at 6:28 am

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1803 – William Emes, English landscape architect (b. 1729 or 1730)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/11 at 6:28 am

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1808 – King Christian VII of Denmark (b. 1749)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/11 at 6:29 am

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1842 – Henry Shrapnel, British soldier and inventor (b. 1761)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/11 at 6:30 am

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1854 – Jean-Baptiste de Villèle, French statesman (b. 1773)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/11 at 6:30 am

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1873 – David Swinson Maynard, Founder of Seattle, Washington, United States (b. 1808)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/11 at 6:31 am

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1879 – Adolf Anderssen, German chess player (b. 1818)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/11 at 6:31 am

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1881 – Tsar Alexander II of Russia (b. 1818)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/11 at 6:31 am

Died this day

1884 – Leland Stanford, Jr., son of American railroad magnate, Stanford University named for him (b. 1868)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/11 at 6:33 am

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1901 – Benjamin Harrison, 23rd President of the United States (b. 1833)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/11 at 6:34 am

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1906 – Susan B. Anthony, American women's suffrage activist (b. 1820)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/11 at 6:34 am

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1911 – John J. Toffey, American Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient (b. 1844)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/11 at 6:35 am

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1918 – César Cui, Russian composer (b. 1835)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/11 at 6:35 am

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1925 – Lucille Ricksen, American actress (b. 1909)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/11 at 6:35 am

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1938 – Nikolai Ivanovich Bukharin, Russian politician and intellectual (b. 1888)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/11 at 6:36 am

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1938 – Clarence Darrow, American attorney (b. 1857)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/11 at 6:36 am

Died this day

1941 – Elizabeth Madox Roberts, American poet and novelist (b. 1881)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/11 at 6:37 am

Died this day

1943 – Stephen Vincent Benét, American author (b. 1898)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/11 at 6:37 am

Died this day

1949 – Henri Giraud, French general (b. 1879)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/11 at 6:38 am

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1955 – King Tribhuvan of Nepal (b. 1906)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/11 at 6:38 am

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960 – Yosef Zvi HaLevy, Israeli rabbi and judge (b. 1874)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/11 at 6:38 am

Died this day

1963 – Austin Dobson, British racing driver (b. 1912)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/11 at 6:38 am

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1965 – Corrado Gini, Italian statistician (b. 1884)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/11 at 6:39 am

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1965 – Fan S. Noli, Albanian bishop, poet, and politician (b. 1882)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/11 at 6:40 am

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1965 – Vittorio Jano, Italian engineer (b. 1891)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/11 at 6:40 am

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1972 – Tony Ray-Jones, British photographer (b. 1941)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/11 at 6:40 am

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1975 – Ivo Andrić, Serbo-Croatian writer, Nobel laureate (b. 1892)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/11 at 6:40 am

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1983 – Louison Bobet, French cyclist (b. 1925)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/11 at 6:41 am

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1988 – John Holmes, American porn star (b. 1944)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/11 at 6:41 am

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1990 – Bruno Bettelheim, American psychiatrist (b. 1903)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/11 at 6:41 am

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1990 – Karl Münchinger, German conductor (b. 1915)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/11 at 6:42 am

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2006 – Maureen Stapleton, American actress (b. 1925)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/11 at 6:42 am

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2006 – Robert C. Baker, Inventor of the chicken nugget (b. 1921)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/11 at 6:43 am

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2009 – Betsy Blair, American actress of film and stage, (b. 1923)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/15/11 at 3:33 pm

Died today

2011 - Smiley Culture, English reggae singer(b. 1962)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/15/11 at 4:10 pm

Happy birthday!

1920 – E. Donnall Thomas, American physician, Nobel laureate

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/15/11 at 4:11 pm

Happy birthday!

1932 – Alan Bean, American astronaut

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/15/11 at 4:12 pm

1935 – Jimmy Swaggart, American televangelist

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/15/11 at 4:12 pm

1940 – Frank Dobson, British politician

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/15/11 at 4:12 pm

Happy birthday!

1941 – Mike Love, American musician (The Beach Boys)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/15/11 at 4:13 pm

Happy birthday!

1943 – David Cronenberg, Canadian film director

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/15/11 at 4:13 pm

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1944 – Sly Stone, American musician

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/15/11 at 4:14 pm

Happy birthday!

1947 – Ry Cooder, American guitarist

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/15/11 at 4:14 pm

Happy birthday!

1962 – Terence Trent D'Arby, American singer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/15/11 at 4:15 pm

Happy birthday!

1964 – Rockwell, American musician

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/15/11 at 4:16 pm

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44 BC – Julius Caesar (b. 100 BC)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/15/11 at 4:17 pm

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1670 – John Davenport, Connecticut pioneer (b. 1597)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/15/11 at 4:17 pm

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1891 – Sir Joseph Bazalgette, English civil engineer (b. 1819)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/15/11 at 4:18 pm

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1969 – Miles Malleson, British actor and dramatist (b. 1888)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/15/11 at 4:18 pm

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1975 – Aristotle Onassis, Greek shipping magnate (b. 1900)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/15/11 at 4:18 pm

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1981 – René Clair, French film director (b. 1898)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/15/11 at 4:18 pm

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1983 – Rebecca West, English writer (b. 1892)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/15/11 at 4:19 pm

Died this day

2003 – Dame Thora Hird, British actress (b. 1911)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/18/11 at 2:45 pm

Born this day!

1913 – Reinhard Hardegen, German U-Boat commander

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/18/11 at 3:03 pm

Died this day.

235 – Alexander Severus, Roman emperor (b. 208)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/18/11 at 3:03 pm

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978 – King Edward the Martyr of England

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/18/11 at 3:04 pm

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1227 – Pope Honorius III (b. 1148)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/18/11 at 3:04 pm

Died this day.

1745 – Sir Robert Walpole, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1676)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/18/11 at 3:04 pm

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1823 – Jean-Baptiste Breval, French composer (b. 1753)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/18/11 at 3:05 pm

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1965 – King Farouk I of Egypt (b. 1920)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/18/11 at 3:05 pm

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1969 – Barbara Bates, American film actress (b. 1925)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/18/11 at 3:06 pm

Died this day.

1978 – Peggy Wood, American actress (b. 1892)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/18/11 at 3:06 pm

Died this day.

1983 – King Umberto II of Italy, (b. 1904)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/18/11 at 3:07 pm

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1990 – Robin Harris, American actor and comedian (b. 1953)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/18/11 at 3:08 pm

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1995 – Robin Jacques, British children's book illustrator (b. 1920)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/18/11 at 3:08 pm

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2003 – Adam Osborne, British computer pioneer (b. 1939)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/18/11 at 3:09 pm

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2007 – Bob Woolmer, South African cricketer (b. 1948)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/18/11 at 3:09 pm

Died this day.

2008 – Anthony Minghella, British film director (b. 1954)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/18/11 at 5:20 pm

Happy birthday!

1919 – Christopher Challis, British cinematographer

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/18/11 at 5:20 pm

Happy birthday!

1929 – John Macurdy, American bass

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/18/11 at 5:21 pm

Happy birthday!

1938 – Charley Pride, American musician

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/18/11 at 5:21 pm

Happy birthday!

1939 – Ron Atkinson, English former footballer and manager

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/18/11 at 5:21 pm

Happy birthday!

1939 – Kenny Lynch, British entertainer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/18/11 at 5:22 pm

Happy birthday!

1944 – Dick Smith, Australian entrepreneur and adventurer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/18/11 at 5:23 pm

Happy birthday!

1947 – Patrick Barlow, English actor, comedian and playwright

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/18/11 at 5:23 pm

Happy birthday!

1963 – Vanessa L. Williams, American beauty queen, actress, and singer

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/18/11 at 5:24 pm

Happy birthday!

1970 – Queen Latifah, American singer and actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/11 at 8:25 am

Died this day.

1238 – Duke Henry I of Poland (b. 1163)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/11 at 8:25 am

Died this day.

1263 – Hugh of St Cher, French cardinal

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/11 at 8:25 am

Died this day.

1279 – Emperor Bing of Song China (b. 1271)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/11 at 8:25 am

Died this day.

1286 – King Alexander III of Scotland (b. 1241)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/11 at 8:26 am

Died this day.

1330 – Edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent, English politician (b. 1301)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/11 at 8:27 am

Died this day.

1406 – Ibn Khaldun, Arab historian (b. 1332)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/11 at 8:27 am

Died this day.

1612 – Sophia Olelkovich Radziwill, Belarusian saint (b. 1585)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/11 at 8:28 am

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1637 – Péter Pázmány, Hungarian cardinal and statesman (b. 1570)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/11 at 8:28 am

Died this day.

1649 – Gerhard Johann Vossius, German classical scholar and theologian (b. 1577)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/11 at 8:28 am

Died this day.

1683 – Thomas Killigrew, English dramatist (b. 1612)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/11 at 8:28 am

Died this day.

1687 – Robert Cavelier de La Salle, French explorer (b. 1643)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/11 at 8:28 am

Died this day.

1697 – Nicolaus Bruhns, German organist and composer (b. 1665)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/11 at 8:29 am

Died this day.

1711 – Thomas Ken, English bishop and hymn-writer (b. 1637)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/11 at 8:30 am

Died this day.

1717 – John Campbell, 1st Earl of Breadalbane and Holland, Scottish royalist (b. 1636)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/11 at 8:30 am

Died this day.

1721 – Pope Clement XI (b. 1649)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/11 at 8:30 am

Died this day.

1783 – Frederick Cornwallis, Archbishop of Canterbury (b. 1713)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/11 at 8:30 am

Died this day.

1796 – Hugh Palliser, British naval officer and administrator (b. 1722)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/11 at 8:31 am

Died this day.

1816 – Philip Mazzei, Italian physician (b. 1730)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/11 at 8:31 am

Died this day.

1871 – Wilhelm Karl Ritter von Haidinger, Austrian mineralogist (b. 1795)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/11 at 8:34 am

Died this day.

1897 – Antoine Thomson d'Abbadie, French geographer (b. 1810)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/11 at 8:35 am

Died this day.

1900 – John Bingham, American politician and lawyer (b. 1815)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/11 at 8:35 am

Died this day.

1900 – Charles-Louis Hanon, French composer (b. 1819)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/11 at 8:36 am

Died this day.

1914 – Giuseppe Mercalli, Italian volcanologist (b. 1850)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/11 at 8:37 am

Died this day.

1916 – Vasily Surikov, Russian painter (b. 1848)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/11 at 8:37 am

Died this day.

1930 – Arthur Balfour, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1848)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/11 at 8:37 am

Died this day.

1939 – Lloyd L. Gaines, American civil rights activist (b. 1911)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/11 at 8:37 am

Died this day.

1942 – Clinton Hart Merriam, American zoologist (b. 1855)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/11 at 8:38 am

Died this day.

1943 – Frank Nitti, American gangster (b. 1883)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/11 at 8:38 am

Died this day.

1944 – William Hale Thompson, American mayor of Chicago (b. 1869)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/11 at 8:39 am

Died this day.

1950 – Edgar Rice Burroughs, American author (b. 1875)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/11 at 8:39 am

Died this day.

1950 – Walter Haworth, British chemist, Nobel laureate (b. 1883)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/11 at 8:39 am

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1974 – Anne Klein, American fashion designer (b. 1923)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/11 at 8:39 am

Died this day.

1974 – Edward Platt, American actor (b. 1916)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/11 at 8:39 am

Died this day.

1976 – Albert Dieudonné, French actor and novelist (b. 1889)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/11 at 8:40 am

Died this day.

1976 – Paul Kossoff, English guitarist (Free) (b. 1950)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/11 at 8:40 am

Died this day.

1978 – Gaston Julia, French mathematician (b. 1893)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/11 at 8:40 am

Died this day.

1979 – Richard Beckinsale, English actor (b. 1947)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/11 at 8:40 am

Died this day.

1982 – Randy Rhoads, American guitarist (Quiet Riot, Ozzy Osbourne) (b. 1956)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/11 at 8:40 am

Died this day.

1984 – Garry Winogrand, American photographer (b. 1928)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/11 at 8:41 am

Died this day.

1987 – Louis, 7th duc de Broglie, French physicist, Nobel laureate (b. 1892)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/11 at 8:41 am

Died this day.

1989 – Alan Civil, English French horn player (b. 1929)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/11 at 8:41 am

Died this day.

1990 – Andrew Wood, American singer (Mother Love Bone) (b. 1966)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/11 at 8:41 am

Died this day.

1992 – Cesare Danova, American television and film actor (b. 1926)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/11 at 8:42 am

Died this day.

1995 – Yasuo Yamada, Japanese voice actor (b. 1932)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/11 at 8:42 am

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1997 – Willem de Kooning, Dutch-born painter (b. 1904)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/11 at 8:43 am

Died this day.

1998 – E.M.S. Namboodiripad, Indian Communist politician, former Chief Minister of Kerala (b. 1909)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/11 at 8:43 am

Died this day.

1999 – Tofilau Eti Alesana, former Prime Minister of Samoa (b. 1924)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/11 at 8:43 am

Died this day.

1999 – Jaime Sabines, Mexican poet (b. 1926)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/11 at 8:43 am

Died this day.

2001 – Charles K. Johnson, President of the Flat Earth Society (b. 1924)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/11 at 8:44 am

Died this day.

2003 – Michael Mathias Prechtl, German illustrator (b. 1926)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/11 at 8:44 am

Died this day.

2003 – Émile Genest, Canadian actor (b. 1921)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/11 at 8:44 am

Died this day.

2004 – Mitchell Sharp, Canadian politician (b. 1911)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/11 at 8:44 am

Died this day.

2005 – John DeLorean, American automobile engineer (b. 1925)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/11 at 8:45 am

Died this day.

2007 – Calvert DeForest, American actor (b. 1921)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/11 at 8:45 am

Died this day.

2007 – Luther Ingram, American soul singer and songwriter (b. 1937)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/11 at 8:46 am

Died this day.

2008 – Sir Arthur C. Clarke, English science fiction author and inventor (b. 1917)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/11 at 8:46 am

Died this day.

2008 – Raghuvaran, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam actor (b. 1948)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/11 at 8:46 am

Died this day.

2008 – Hugo Claus, Belgian writer (b. 1929)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/11 at 8:46 am

Died this day.

2009 – Ion Dolănescu, Romanian singer and politician (b. 1944)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/11 at 8:49 am

Happy Birthday!

1915 – Patricia Morison, American actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/11 at 9:12 am

Happy Birthday!

1923 – Henry Morgentaler, Canadian gynecologist

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/11 at 9:12 am

Happy Birthday!

1923 – Giuseppe Rotunno, Italian cinematographer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/11 at 9:13 am

Happy Birthday!

1925 – Brent Scowcroft, American former Cabinet member and military officer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/11 at 9:13 am

Happy Birthday!

1928 – Hans Küng, Swiss theologian

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/11 at 9:14 am

Happy Birthday!

1930 – Gualtiero Marchesi, Italian chef

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/11 at 9:14 am

Happy Birthday!

1933 – Philip Roth, American author

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/11 at 9:15 am

Happy Birthday!

1933 – Richard Williams, Canadian animator

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/11 at 9:16 am

Happy Birthday!

1933 – Renée Taylor, American actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/11 at 9:16 am

Happy Birthday!

1936 – Ursula Andress, Swiss actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/11 at 9:16 am

Happy Birthday!

1936 – Birthe Wilke, Danish singer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/11 at 9:16 am

Happy Birthday!

1937 – Clarence "Frogman" Henry, American musician

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/11 at 9:17 am

Happy Birthday!

1937 – Egon Krenz, last President of Communist East Germany

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/11 at 9:17 am

Happy Birthday!

1939 – Joe Kapp, American football player

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/11 at 9:17 am

Happy Birthday!

1942 – Richard Dobson, American singer and songwriter

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/11 at 9:18 am

Happy Birthday!

1943 – Mario J. Molina, Mexican chemist, Nobel laureate

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/11 at 9:19 am

Happy Birthday!

1943 – Mario Monti, Italian politician

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/11 at 10:17 am

Happy Birthday!

1943 – Vern Schuppan, Australian racing driver

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/11 at 10:17 am

Happy Birthday!

1944 – Said Musa, Prime Minister of Belize

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/11 at 10:18 am

Happy Birthday!

1944 – Sirhan Sirhan, Palestinian-born assassin

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/11 at 10:20 am

Happy Birthday!

1945 – Stefanos Kiriakidis, Greek actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/11 at 10:21 am

Happy Birthday!

1946 – Bigas Luna, Spanish film director

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/11 at 10:21 am

Happy Birthday!

1946 – Ruth Pointer, American singer (Pointer Sisters)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/11 at 10:21 am

Happy Birthday!

1947 – Glenn Close, American actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/11 at 10:22 am

Happy Birthday!

1947 – Marinho Peres, Brazilian football player

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/11 at 10:22 am

Happy Birthday!

1948 – Vincent van der Bijl, South African cricketer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/11 at 10:22 am

Happy Birthday!

1949 – Valery Leontiev, Russian pop singer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/11 at 10:23 am

Happy Birthday!

1949 – Hirofumi Hirano, Japanese politician and Chief Cabinet Secretary

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/11 at 10:23 am

Happy Birthday!

1952 – Wolfgang Ambros, Austrian singer-songwriter

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/11 at 10:24 am

Happy Birthday!

1952 – Warren Lees, New Zealand Test wicket-keeper

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/11 at 10:24 am

Happy Birthday!

1952 – Harvey Weinstein, American film producer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/11 at 10:24 am

Happy Birthday!

1953 – Billy Sheehan, American bassist (Mr. Big)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/11 at 10:25 am

Happy Birthday!

1954 – Indu Shahani, Indian educator

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/11 at 10:25 am

Happy Birthday!

1954 – Cho Kwang-Rae, South Korean football manager

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/11 at 10:25 am

Happy Birthday!

1955 – Bruce Willis, American actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/11 at 10:25 am

Happy Birthday!

1955 – Simon Yam, Hong Kong actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/11 at 10:26 am

Happy Birthday!

1956 – Yegor Gaidar, Russian politician and economist.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/11 at 10:27 am

Happy Birthday!

1958 – Andy Reid, American pro football coach

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/11 at 10:28 am

Happy Birthday!

1959 – Terry Hall, British singer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/11 at 10:28 am

Happy Birthday!

1960 – Simo Aalto, Finnish magician

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/11 at 10:28 am

Happy Birthday!

1960 – Eliane Elias, Brazilian jazz musician and composer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/11 at 10:29 am

Happy Birthday!

1961 – Jos Lansink, Dutch-Belgian equestrian

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/11 at 10:29 am

Happy Birthday!

1962 – Jim Korderas, American professional wrestling referee

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/11 at 10:29 am

Happy Birthday!

1964 – Yoko Kanno, Japanese composer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/11 at 10:30 am

Happy Birthday!

1964 – Jake Weber, British actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/11 at 10:30 am

Happy Birthday!

1965 – Kevin F. Harris, American composer and graphic artist

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/11 at 10:31 am

Happy Birthday!

1966 – Andy Sinton, English footballer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/11 at 10:31 am

Happy Birthday!

1967 – Michael Bletsas, Greek engineer, Director of Computing at the MIT Media Lab

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/11 at 10:31 am

Happy Birthday!

1967 – Vladimir Konstantinov, Russian ice hockey player

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/11 at 10:31 am

Happy Birthday!

1967 – Mary Scheer, American actress and comedian

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/11 at 10:35 am

Happy Birthday!

1967 – Katia Tiutiunnik, Australian violist and composer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/11 at 10:35 am

Happy Birthday!

1968 – Mots'eoa Senyane, Lesotho diplomat

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/11 at 10:35 am

Happy Birthday!

1968 – Tyrone Hill, American basketball player

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/11 at 10:36 am

Happy Birthday!

1969 – Gary Jules, American singer and songwriter

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/11 at 10:36 am

Happy Birthday!

1969 – Connor Trinneer, American actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/11 at 10:37 am

Happy Birthday!

1969 – Tom McRae, British singer and songwriter

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/11 at 10:37 am

Happy Birthday!

1970 – Michael Krumm, German race car driver

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/11 at 10:37 am

Happy Birthday!

1971 – Nadja Auermann, German supermodel

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/11 at 10:38 am

Happy Birthday!

1973 – Bun B, American Rapper (UGK)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/11 at 10:38 am

Happy Birthday!

1974 – Marcel Tiemann, German racing driver

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/11 at 10:38 am

Happy Birthday!

1975 – Brann Dailor, American drummer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/11 at 10:38 am

Happy Birthday!

1975 – Antonio Daniels, American basketball player

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/11 at 10:39 am

Happy Birthday!

2007 – Prince Abdullah bin Ali of Jordan

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/11 at 5:41 am

Happy Birthday!

1917 – Vera Lynn, English actress and singer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/11 at 6:06 am

Died this day

687 – St. Cuthbert, patron saint of Northumbria (b. c. 634)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/11 at 6:06 am

Died this day

1239 – Hermann von Salza, Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights (b. c. 1179)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/11 at 6:08 am

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1390 – Alexios III, Emperor of Trebizond (b. 1338)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/11 at 6:10 am

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1413 – King Henry IV of England (b. 1367)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/11 at 6:11 am

Died this day

1549 – Lord High Admiral Thomas Seymour, widower of Queen Catherine Parr (b. 1508)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/11 at 6:11 am


Died this day

1549 – Lord High Admiral Thomas Seymour, widower of Queen Catherine Parr (b. 1508)

...by execution!

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/11 at 6:11 am

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1568 – Duke Albert of Prussia (b. 1490)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/11 at 6:12 am

Died this day

1586 – Richard Maitland, Scottish statesman and historian (b. 1496)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/11 at 6:12 am

Died this day

1619 – Mathias, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1557)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/11 at 6:12 am

Died this day

1673 – Augustyn Kordecki, Polish prior (b. 1603)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/11 at 6:12 am

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1730 – Adrienne Lecouvreur, French actress (b. 1692)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/11 at 6:12 am

Died this day

1732 – Johann Ernst Hanxleden, German philologist (b. 1681)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/11 at 6:13 am

Died this day

1746 – Nicolas de Largillière, French painter (b. 1656)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/11 at 6:13 am

Died this day

1780 – Sir Benjamin Truman – English brewer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/11 at 6:13 am

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1793 – William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield, Scottish judge and politician (b. 1705)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/11 at 6:14 am

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1809 – Mary Bateman, English woman executed for witchcraft, known as the "Yorkshire Witch"

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/11 at 6:14 am

Died this day

1835 – Louis-Leopold Robert, French painter (b. 1794)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/11 at 6:14 am

Died this day

1849 – James Justinian Morier, British diplomat and novelist (b. 1780)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/11 at 6:15 am

Died this day

1855 – Joseph Aspdin, English mason and inventor (b. 1788)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/11 at 6:15 am

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1865 – Keisuke Yamanami, Japanese samurai (b. 1833)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/11 at 6:15 am

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1874 – Hans Christian Lumbye, Danish composer (b. 1810)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/11 at 6:15 am

Died this day

1878 – Julius Robert von Mayer, German physician and physicist (b. 1814)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/11 at 6:16 am

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1890 – Alexander F. Mozhayskiy, Russian aviation pioneer (b. 1825)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/11 at 6:16 am

Died this day

1897 – Apollon Maykov, Russian poet (b. 1821)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/11 at 6:16 am

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1899 – Franz Ritter von Hauer, Austrian geologist (b. 1822)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/11 at 6:17 am

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1916 – Ota Benga, Congolese pygmy (b. 1884)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/11 at 6:17 am

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1918 – Lewis A. Grant, American Civil War General (b. 1828)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/11 at 6:17 am

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1925 – Lord George Nathaniel Curzon, British statesman, Viceroy of India (b. 1859)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/11 at 6:18 am

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1929 – Ferdinand Foch, French commander of allied forces in World War I (b. 1851)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/11 at 6:18 am

Died this day

1931 – Hermann Müller, Chancellor of Germany (b. 1876)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/11 at 6:18 am

Died this day

1933 – Giuseppe Zangara, attempted assassin of Franklin Roosevelt (b. 1900)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/11 at 6:18 am

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1934 – Queen Emma of the Netherlands (b. 1858)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/11 at 6:19 am

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1940 – Alfred Ploetz, German physician, biologist, and eugenicist (b. 1860)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/11 at 6:19 am

Died this day

1947 – Sigurd Wallén, Swedish actor and filmdirector (b. 1884)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/11 at 6:20 am

Died this day

1964 – Brendan Behan, Irish playwright and author (b. 1923)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/11 at 6:20 am

Died this day

1969 – Henri Longchambon, French politician (b. 1896)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/11 at 6:21 am

Died this day

1970 – Manolis Chiotis, Greek bouzouki virtuoso and song writer (b. 1920)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/11 at 6:21 am

Died this day

1972 – Marilyn Maxwell, American actress (b. 1921)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/11 at 6:21 am

Died this day

1974 – Chet Huntley, American television journalist (b. 1911)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/11 at 6:21 am

Died this day

1977 – Terukuni Manzō, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 38th Yokozuna (b. 1919)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/11 at 6:22 am

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1981 – Gerry Bertier, American wheelchair Olympian (b. 1953)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/11 at 6:23 am

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1983 – Ivan Matveyevich Vinogradov, Russian mathematician (b. 1891)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/11 at 6:23 am

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1990 – Lev Yashin, Soviet footballer (b. 1929)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/11 at 6:23 am

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1991 – Conor Clapton, son of Eric Clapton (b. 1986)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/11 at 6:23 am

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1992 – Georges Delerue, French film composer (b. 1925)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/11 at 6:24 am

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1993 – Polykarp Kusch, German-born American physicist, Nobel laureate (b. 1911)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/11 at 6:24 am

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1994 – Lewis Grizzard, American humorist (b. 1946)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/11 at 6:24 am

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1995 – Big John Studd, American professional wrestler (b. 1948)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/11 at 6:25 am

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1997 – Tony Zale, American boxer (b. 1913)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/11 at 6:25 am

Died this day

1997 – V. S. Pritchett, British writer and critic (b. 1900)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/11 at 6:25 am

Died this day

1998 – George Howard, American jazz saxophone musician (b. 1956)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/11 at 6:25 am

Died this day

2000 – Gene Eugene, Canadian actor and singer (b. 1961)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/11 at 6:25 am

Died this day

2001 – Luis Alvarado, Puerto Rican baseball player (b. 1949)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/11 at 6:27 am

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2003 – Sailor Art Thomas, American professional wrestler (b. 1924)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/11 at 6:27 am

Died this day

2004 – Queen Juliana of the Netherlands (b. 1909)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/11 at 6:27 am

Died this day

2004 – Pierre Sévigny, Canadian military officer and politician (b. 1917)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/11 at 6:28 am

Died this day

2005 – Armand Lohikoski, Finnish film director (b. 1912)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/11 at 6:28 am

Died this day

2007 – Gilbert E. Patterson, presiding bishop of COGIC (b. 1939)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/11 at 6:28 am

Died this day

2007 – Taha Yassin Ramadan, Iraqi politician (b. 1938)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/11 at 6:28 am

Died this day

2007 – Hawa Yakubu, Ghanaian politician (b. 1948)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/11 at 6:29 am

Died this day

2008 – Eric Ashton, English rugby league footballer (b. 1935)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/11 at 6:29 am

Died this day

2008 – Shoban Babu, Indian actor (b. 1937)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/11 at 6:29 am

Died this day

2008 – Brian Wilde, English actor (b. 1921)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/11 at 6:30 am

Died this day

2008 – Klaus Dinger, German musician (b. 1946)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/11 at 6:30 am

Died this day

2009 – Mel Brown, American/Canadian blues guitarist (b. 1939)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/11 at 6:31 am

Died this day

2010 – Harry Carpenter, English television sports commentator (b. 1925)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/11 at 6:31 am

Died this day

2010 – Liz Carpenter, American feminist writer (b. 1920)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/11 at 6:31 am

Died this day

2010 – Stewart Udall, American politician, environmentalist (b. 1920)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/11 at 6:31 am

Died this day

2010 – Girija Prasad Koirala, Nepalese politician (b. 1925)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/11 at 8:25 am

Happy Birthday!

1918 – Donald Featherstone, British writer and wargamer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/11 at 8:26 am

Happy Birthday!

1918 – Marian McPartland, British jazz pianist

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/11 at 8:27 am

Happy Birthday!

1922 – Larry Elgart, American saxophonist and bandleader

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/11 at 8:27 am

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1922 – Carl Reiner, American film director

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/11 at 8:27 am

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1927 – John Joubert, South African-born British composer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/11 at 8:27 am

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1929 – Germán Robles, Spanish actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/11 at 8:28 am

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1931 – Hal Linden, American actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/11 at 8:29 am

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1933 – George Altman, American baseball player

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/11 at 8:29 am

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1933 – Alexander Gorodnitsky, Russian geologist and poet

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/11 at 8:29 am

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1934 – Willie Brown, American politician

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/11 at 8:29 am

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1934 – David Malouf, Australian author

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/11 at 8:30 am

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1936 – Lee "Scratch" Perry, Jamaican Reggae artist

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/11 at 8:30 am

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1937 – Lois Lowry, American children's author

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/11 at 8:31 am

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1938 – Sergei Novikov, Russian Mathematician, Fields Medalist

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/11 at 8:31 am

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1939 – Brian Mulroney, former Prime Minister of Canada

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/11 at 8:31 am

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1940 – Stathis Chaitas, Greek fooballer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/11 at 8:32 am

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1941 – Pat Corrales, American baseball player

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/11 at 8:33 am

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1941 – Kenji Kimihara, Japanese long-distance runner

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/11 at 8:33 am

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1943 – Gerard Malanga, American poet and photographer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/11 at 8:34 am

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1943 – Naima Neidre, Estonian graphic artist

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/11 at 8:34 am

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1943 – Paul Junger Witt, American TV producer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/11 at 8:34 am

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1945 – Jay Ingram, Canadian television host and author

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/11 at 8:35 am

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1945 – Pat Riley, American basketball player and coach

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/11 at 8:36 am

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1948 – John de Lancie, American actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/11 at 8:36 am

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1948 – Bobby Orr, Canadian ice hockey player

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/11 at 8:37 am

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1949 – Marcia Ball, American singer and pianist

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/11 at 8:38 am

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1950 – William Hurt, American actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/11 at 8:38 am

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1950 – Carl Palmer, English drummer (Emerson, Lake & Palmer)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/11 at 8:38 am

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1951 – Jimmie Vaughan, American blues guitarist

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/11 at 8:39 am

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1957 – Spike Lee, American film director

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/11 at 8:40 am

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1957 – Theresa Russell, American actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/11 at 8:40 am

Happy Birthday!

1958 – Holly Hunter, American actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/11 at 8:40 am

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1958 – Stephen Sommers, American film director

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/11 at 8:41 am

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1959 – Dave Beasant, English football goalkeeper

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/11 at 8:41 am

Happy Birthday!

1959 – Steve McFadden, British actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/11 at 8:41 am

Happy Birthday!

1959 – Sting, American professional wrestler

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/11 at 8:41 am


Happy Birthday!

1959 – Sting, American professional wrestler

Not the Sting I was expecting!

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/11 at 8:42 am

Happy Birthday!

1961 – Slim Jim Phantom, American musician (Stray Cats)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/11 at 8:42 am

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1963 – David Thewlis, British actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/11 at 8:43 am

Happy Birthday!

1965 – William Dalrymple, Writer and Historian

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/11 at 8:43 am

Happy Birthday!

1968 – Paul Merson, English footballer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/11 at 8:43 am

Happy Birthday!

1968 – Liza Snyder, American actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/11 at 8:44 am

Happy Birthday!

1970 – Michael Rapaport, American actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/11 at 8:45 am

Happy Birthday!

1970 – Michele Jaffe, American novelist

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/11 at 8:45 am

Happy Birthday!

1972 – Alexander Kapranos, Greek-British musician (Franz Ferdinand)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/11 at 8:46 am

Happy Birthday!

1984 – Fernando Torres, Spanish footballer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/24/11 at 3:16 pm

Died this day

1603 – Queen Elizabeth I of England (b. 1533)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/26/11 at 2:57 am

Died this day

304 – Saint Emmanuel, Christian martyr killed under Diocletian

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/26/11 at 2:57 am

Died this day

922 – Al-Hallaj, Persian Sufi teacher and writer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/26/11 at 2:57 am

Died this day

1130 – King Sigurd I of Norway (b. c. 1090)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/26/11 at 2:58 am

Died this day

1212 – King Sancho I of Portugal (b. 1154)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/26/11 at 2:59 am

Died this day

1827 – Ludwig van Beethoven, German composer (b. 1770)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/26/11 at 3:08 am

Died this day

1892 – Walt Whitman, American poet (b. 1819)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/26/11 at 3:08 am

Died this day

1902 – Cecil Rhodes, English explorer (b. 1853)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/26/11 at 3:08 am

Died this day

1905 – Maurice Barrymore, actor; patriarch of the Barrymore family (b. 1849)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/26/11 at 3:09 am

Died this day

1923 – Sarah Bernhardt, French actress (b. 1844)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/26/11 at 3:09 am

Died this day

1945 – David Lloyd George, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1863)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/26/11 at 3:09 am

Died this day

1959 – Raymond Chandler, American-born novelist (b. 1888)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/26/11 at 3:09 am

Died this day

1973 – Noel Coward, English composer and playwright (b. 1899)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/26/11 at 3:10 am

Died this day

1978 – Wilfred Pickles, English actor and broadcaster (b. 1904)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/26/11 at 3:10 am

Died this day

1983 – Anthony Blunt, British art historian and spy (b. 1907)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/26/11 at 3:11 am

Died this day

2005 – James Callaghan, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom 1976-1979 (b. 1912)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/26/11 at 3:19 am

Happy Birthday!

1944 – Diana Ross, American singer (Supremes)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 2:06 am

Happy Birthday!

1923 – Gloria Henry, American actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 2:07 am

Happy Birthday!

1923 – G. Spencer-Brown, English mathematician

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 2:07 am

Happy Birthday!

1926 – Sir Jack Brabham, Australian race car driver

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 2:07 am

Happy Birthday!

1927 – Carmen Basilio, American boxer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 2:19 am

Happy Birthday!

1932 – Edward Egan, Cardinal-Archbishop Emeritus of New York

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 2:20 am

Happy Birthday!

1934 – Carl Kasell, American newscaster

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 2:20 am

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1938 – John Larsson, 17th General of The Salvation Army

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 2:20 am

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1939 – Anthony Lake, American political figure

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 2:20 am

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1939 – Lise Thibault, Lieutenant-governor of Quebec

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 2:21 am

Happy Birthday!

1940 – Penelope Keith, English actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 2:21 am

Happy Birthday!

1941 – Dr. Demento, American radio personality

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 2:21 am

Happy Birthday!

1942 – Leon Russell, American blues-rock pianist/guitarist

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 2:21 am

Happy Birthday!

1942 – Hiroyuki Sakai, Japanese chef

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 2:22 am

Happy Birthday!

1942 – Roshan Seth, Indian actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 2:22 am

Happy Birthday!

1945 – Reggie Smith, American baseball player

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 2:22 am

Happy Birthday!

1945 – Don Sutton, American baseball player

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 2:23 am

Happy Birthday!

1945 – Anne Waldman, American poet

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 2:23 am

Happy Birthday!

1947 – Emmylou Harris, American singer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 2:23 am

Happy Birthday!

1947 – Camille Paglia, American feminist writer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 2:23 am

Happy Birthday!

1948 – Dimitris Mitropanos, Greek singer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 2:24 am

Happy Birthday!

1948 – Joan D. Vinge, American author

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 2:24 am

Happy Birthday!

1949 – Paul Gambaccini, British television presenter

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 2:24 am

Happy Birthday!

1949 – Ron Palillo, American actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 2:25 am

Happy Birthday!

1949 – Pamela Reed, American actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 2:25 am

Happy Birthday!

1949 – David Robinson, American musician

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 2:26 am

Happy Birthday!

1951 – Ayako Okamoto, Japanese golfer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 2:26 am

Happy Birthday!

1951 – Moriteru Ueshiba, Japanese martial artist

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 2:26 am

Happy Birthday!

1952 – Pat Drummond, Australian singer-songwriter

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 2:27 am

Happy Birthday!

1953 – Jim Allister, Northern Irish politician

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 2:27 am

Happy Birthday!

1954 – Susumu Hirasawa, Japanese electropop musician

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 2:27 am

Happy Birthday!

1955 – Michael Stone, British terrorist

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 2:28 am

Happy Birthday!

1957 – Giuliana De Sio, Italian actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 2:28 am

Happy Birthday!

1958 – Stefano Bettarello, Italian rugby player

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 2:29 am

Happy Birthday!

1958 – Larry Drew, American basketball player

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 2:29 am

Happy Birthday!

1959 – Juha Kankkunen, Finnish race car driver

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 2:29 am

Happy Birthday!

1959 – Yves Lavandier, French film director

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 2:30 am

Happy Birthday!

1959 – Badou Zaki, Morrocan footballer and manager

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 2:30 am

Happy Birthday!

1960 – Linford Christie, English athlete

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 2:30 am

Happy Birthday!

1960 – Brad Jones, Australian racing driver

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 2:30 am

Happy Birthday!

1961 – Christopher Meloni, American actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 2:30 am

Happy Birthday!

1961 – Keren Woodward, English singer (Bananarama)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 2:31 am

Happy Birthday!

1962 – Pierre Carles, French documentarist

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 2:31 am

Happy Birthday!

1962 – Clark Gregg, American actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 2:31 am

Happy Birthday!

1962 – Mark Shulman, American children's author

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 2:32 am

Happy Birthday!

1963 – Karl Beattie, English television director and producer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 2:32 am

Happy Birthday!

1963 – Mike Gascoyne, British engineer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 2:32 am

Happy Birthday!

1964 – Pete Incaviglia, American baseball player

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 2:32 am

Happy Birthday!

1965 – Rodney King, American victim of police brutality

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 2:33 am

Happy Birthday!

1966 – Bill Romanowski, American football player

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 2:34 am

Happy Birthday!

1966 – Teddy Sheringham, English footballer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 2:35 am

Happy Birthday!

1967 – Greg Camp, American musician (Smash Mouth)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 2:35 am

Happy Birthday!

1967 – Helen Chamberlain, British television presenter

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 2:36 am

Happy Birthday!

1969 – Ajay Devgan, Indian actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 2:36 am

Happy Birthday!

1971 – Elton, German comedian

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 2:36 am

Happy Birthday!

1971 – Todd Woodbridge, Australian tennis player

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 2:36 am

Happy Birthday!

1971 – ZEEBRA, Japanese hip hop artist

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 2:36 am

Happy Birthday!

1972 – Chico Slimani, Moroccoan-British singer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 2:37 am

Happy Birthday!

1973 – Roselyn Sánchez, Puerto Rican singer, model and actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 2:37 am

Happy Birthday!

1973 – Tine Wittler, German TV presenter and writer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 2:37 am

Happy Birthday!

1974 – Håkan Hellström, Swedish musician

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 2:38 am

Happy Birthday!

1975 – Randy Livingston, American basketball player

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 2:38 am

Happy Birthday!

1975 – Adam Rodriguez, American actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 2:39 am

Happy Birthday!

1975 – Katrin Rutschow-Stomporowski, German rower

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 2:39 am

Happy Birthday!

1976 – Andreas Anastasopoulos, Greek shot putter

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 2:39 am

Happy Birthday!

1976 – Rory Sabbatini, South African golfer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 2:39 am

Happy Birthday!

1977 – Jelena Abbou, Serbian fitness model

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 2:40 am

Happy Birthday!

1977 – Michael Fassbender, actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 2:40 am

Happy Birthday!

1977 – Aiden Turner, British actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 2:41 am

Happy Birthday!

1978 – John Gall, American baseball player

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 2:41 am

Happy Birthday!

1979 – Jesse Carmichael, American musician (Maroon 5)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 2:41 am

Happy Birthday!

1980 – Adam Fleming, English reporter

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 2:41 am

Happy Birthday!

1980 – Cristian Lizzori, Italian footballer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 2:42 am

Happy Birthday!

1980 – Carlos Salcido, Mexican footballer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 2:42 am

Happy Birthday!

1981 – Bethany Joy Lenz-Galeotti, American actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 2:42 am

Happy Birthday!

1982 – Marco Amelia, Italian footballer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 2:43 am

Happy Birthday!

1982 – Jeremy Bloom, American skier and football player

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 2:43 am

Happy Birthday!

1982 – Bianca Chatfield, Australian netballer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 2:43 am

Happy Birthday!

1982 – Jack Evans, American professional wrestler

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 2:43 am

Happy Birthday!

1982 – Leyla Milani, Canadian actress and model

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 2:43 am

Happy Birthday!

1983 – Felix Borja, Ecuadorian footballer

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 2:44 am

Happy Birthday!

1983 – Paul Capdeville, Chilean tennis player

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 2:44 am

Happy Birthday!

1983 – Yung Joc, American rapper

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 2:44 am

Happy Birthday!

1984 – Nóra Barta, Hungarian diver

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 2:44 am

Happy Birthday!

1984 – Meryl Cassie, New Zealand actress

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 2:45 am

Happy Birthday!

1984 – Ashley Peldon, American actress

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 2:45 am

Happy Birthday!

1985 – Stéphane Lambiel, Swiss figure skater

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 2:45 am

Happy Birthday!

1986 – Ibrahim Afellay, Dutch footballer

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 2:45 am

Happy Birthday!

1986 – Lee DeWyze, Singer, American Idol winner in 2010

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 2:45 am

Happy Birthday!

1990 – Amy Castle, American actress

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 2:46 am

Happy Birthday!

1990 – Felipe Chalegre, Brazilian footballer

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 2:46 am

Happy Birthday!

1990 – Miralem Pjanić, Bosnian footballer

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 2:46 am

Happy Birthday!

1993 – Aaron Kelly, American singer

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 12:40 pm

Died this day:

1118 – Baldwin I of Jerusalem, King of Jerusalem (b. c. 1058)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 12:41 pm

Died this day:

1272 – Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1209)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 12:41 pm

Died this day:

1335 – Duke Henry of Carinthia (b. c. 1265)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 12:41 pm

Died this day:

1412 – Ruy Gonzáles de Clavijo, Spanish traveler and writer

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 12:41 pm

Died this day:

1502 – Prince Arthur Tudor, son of Henry VII of England (b. 1486)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 12:42 pm


Died this day:

1502 – Prince Arthur Tudor, son of Henry VII of England (b. 1486)

Now if he had not died young, we would not have had Henry VIII and all the trouble he caused.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 12:43 pm

Died this day:

1507 – Francis of Paola, Italian founder of the Order of the Minims (b. 1416)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 12:43 pm

Died this day:

1640 – Maciej Kazimierz Sarbiewski, Polish author and prominent Latin poet (b. 1595)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 12:43 pm

Died this day:

1657 – Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1608)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 12:43 pm

Died this day:

1657 – Jean-Jacques Olier – French catholic priest, founder of the Society of Saint-Sulpice (b. 1608)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 12:44 pm

Died this day:

1720 – Joseph Dudley, colonial Governor of Massachusetts (b. 1647)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 12:44 pm

Died this day:

1742 – James Douglas, Scottish physician and anatomist (b. 1675)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 12:44 pm

Died this day:

1747 – Johann Jacob Dillenius, German botanist (b. 1684)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 12:44 pm

Died this day:

1754 – Thomas Carte, English historian (b. 1686)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 12:45 pm

Died this day:

1787 – Thomas Gage, British general (b. 1719)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 12:45 pm

Died this day:

1791 – Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, French statesman (b. 1749)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 12:45 pm

Died this day:

1801 – Thomas Dadford Junior, British canal engineer (b. c. 1761)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 12:46 pm

Died this day:

1803 – Sir James Montgomery, 1st Baronet, Scottish politician and judge (b. 1721)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 12:46 pm

Died this day:

1817 – Johann Heinrich Jung, German author (b. 1740)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 12:46 pm

Died this day:

1827 – Ludwig Heinrich Bojanus, German physician and naturalist (b. 1776)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 12:47 pm

Died this day:

1845 – Philip Charles Durham, Royal Navy Admiral (b. 1763)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 12:47 pm

Died this day:

1865 – General A. P. Hill, American Confederate general (b. 1825)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 12:48 pm

Died this day:

1872 – Samuel F. B. Morse, American painter and inventor of the telegraph (b. 1791)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 12:48 pm

Died this day:

1891 – Albert Pike, American Confederate Brigadier General, envoy, author, attorney, and Freemason (b. 1809)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 12:48 pm

Died this day:

1902 – Esther Morris, suffragist and first female American judge (b. 1814)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 12:48 pm

Died this day:

1914 – Paul von Heyse, German writer, Nobel laureate (b. 1830)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 12:49 pm

Died this day:

1922 – Hermann Rorschach, Swiss psychologist (b. 1884)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 12:49 pm

Died this day:

1928 – Theodore William Richards, American chemist, Nobel laureate (b. 1868)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 12:49 pm

Died this day:

1930 – Empress Zauditu of Ethiopia (b. 1876)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 12:49 pm

Died this day:

1936 – Jean-Baptiste Eugène Estienne, French general (b. 1860)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 12:50 pm

Died this day:

1953 – Hugo Sperrle, German field marshal (b. 1885)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 12:50 pm

Died this day:

1958 – Tudor Davies, Welsh operatic tenor (b. 1892)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 12:50 pm

Died this day:

1958 – Josei Toda, Japanese second president of the Buddhist association Soka Gakkai (b. 1900)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 12:50 pm

Died this day:

1966 – C. S. Forester, English author (b. 1899)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 12:51 pm

Died this day:

1972 – Franz Halder, German general (b. 1884)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 12:51 pm

Died this day:

1972 – Tosheeshsugu Takamatsu, Japanese Martial Arts Grandmaster (b. 1887)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 12:52 pm

Died this day:

1972 – Gil Hodges, American baseball player and manager (b. 1924)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 12:52 pm

Died this day:

1974 – Georges Pompidou, President of France (b. 1911)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 12:52 pm

Died this day:

1977 – Walter Wolf, German politician (b. 1907)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 12:52 pm

Died this day:

1987 – Buddy Rich, American drummer (b. 1917)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 12:53 pm

Died this day:

1992 – Tomisaburo Wakayama, Japanese actor (b. 1929)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 12:53 pm

Died this day:

1992 – Juan Gómez González, Spanish football player (b. 1954)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 12:53 pm

Died this day:

1994 – Betty Furness, American actress (b. 1916)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 12:53 pm

Died this day:

1995 – Harvey Penick, American golf instructor (b. 1904)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 12:54 pm

Died this day:

1995 – Hannes Alfvén, Swedish physicist (b. 1908)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 12:54 pm

Died this day:

1998 – Rob Pilatus, American model and entertainer (Milli Vanilli) (b. 1965)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 12:55 pm

Died this day:

2000 – Tommaso Buscetta, Sicilian mafioso and pentito (b. 1928)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 12:55 pm

Died this day:

2001 – Charles Daudelin, Canadian artist (b. 1920)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 12:55 pm

Died this day:

2001 – Jennifer Syme, American actress (b. 1972)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 12:55 pm

Died this day:

2003 – Edwin Starr, American singer (b. 1942)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 12:55 pm

Died this day:

2004 – John Argyris, Greek aeronautical engineer (b. 1913)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 12:56 pm

Died this day:

2005 – Pope John Paul II (b. 1920)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 12:56 pm

Died this day:

2006 – Nina Schenk Gräfin von Stauffenberg, German widow of Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg (b. 1913)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 12:56 pm

Died this day:

2007 – Paul Reed, American actor (b. 1909)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 12:56 pm

Died this day:

2010 – Mike Cuellar, Cuban baseball player (b. 1937)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 12:56 pm

Died this day:

2010 – Chris Kanyon, American wrestler (b. 1970)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 12:57 pm

Died this day:

2010 – Thomas J. Moyer, American jurist, Chief Justice Supreme Court of Ohio (b. 1939)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/11 at 4:31 am

Died this day:

963 – William III, Duke of Aquitaine (b. 915)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/11 at 4:31 am

Died this day:

1287 – Pope Honorius IV, Pope for two years from 1285 to 1287 (b. c. 1210)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/11 at 4:31 am

Died this day:

1350 – Eudes IV, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1295)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/11 at 4:32 am

Died this day:

1606 – Charles Blount, 1st Earl of Devon, English politician (b. 1563)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/11 at 4:32 am

Died this day:

1680 – Shivaji, founder of the Maratha Empire, India (b. 1630)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/11 at 4:32 am

Died this day:

1682 – Bartolomé Estéban Murillo, Spanish painter (b. 1618)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/11 at 4:32 am

Died this day:

1691 – Jean Petitot, Swiss enamel painter (b. 1608)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/11 at 4:33 am

Died this day:

1695 – Melchior d'Hondecoeter, Dutch painter (b. c. 1636)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/11 at 4:33 am

Died this day:

1717 – Jacques Ozanam, French mathematician (b. 1640)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/11 at 4:34 am

Died this day:

1728 – James Anderson, Scottish lawyer (b. 1662)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/11 at 4:34 am

Died this day:

1792 – George Pocock, British admiral (b. 1706)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/11 at 4:37 am

Died this day:

1804 – Jędrzej Kitowicz, Polish priest

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/11 at 4:41 am

Died this day:

1827 – Ernst Chladni, German physicist (b. 1756)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/11 at 4:42 am

Died this day:

1838 – François Carlo Antommarchi, French physician (b. 1780)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/11 at 4:42 am

Died this day:

1849 – Juliusz Słowacki, Polish poet (b. 1809)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/11 at 4:42 am

Died this day:

1868 – Franz Berwald, Swedish composer and inventor (b. 1796)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/11 at 4:43 am

Died this day:

1882 – Jesse James, American outlaw (b. 1847)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/11 at 4:43 am

Died this day:

1897 – Johannes Brahms, German composer (b. 1833)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/11 at 4:44 am

Died this day:

1901 – Richard D'Oyly Carte, British impresario (b. 1844)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/11 at 4:44 am

Died this day:

1930 – Emma Albani, Canadian soprano (b. 1847)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/11 at 4:45 am

Died this day:

1936 – Bruno Hauptmann, German killer of Charles Lindbergh III (b. 1899)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/11 at 4:45 am

Died this day:

1941 – Pál Teleki, Prime Minister of Hungary (b. 1879)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/11 at 4:53 am

Died this day:

1941 – Tachiyama Mineemon, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 22nd Yokozuna (b. 1877)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/11 at 4:53 am

Died this day:

1943 – Conrad Veidt, German actor (b. 1893)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/11 at 4:53 am

Died this day:

1950 – Carter G. Woodson, African-American historian, author, journalist and founder of Black History Month (b. 1875)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/11 at 4:53 am

Died this day:

1950 – Kurt Weill, German composer (b. 1900)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/11 at 4:55 am

Died this day:

1952 – Miina Sillanpää, Finnish politician, first female Finnish minister (b. 1866)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/11 at 4:56 am

Died this day:

1962 – Manolis Kalomiris, Greek classical composer (b. 1883)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/11 at 4:56 am

Died this day:

1965 – Ernst Kirchweger, Austrian communist and resistance fighter (b. 1898)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/11 at 4:56 am

Died this day:

1971 – Joseph Valachi, American gangster (b. 1904)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/11 at 4:56 am

Died this day:

1972 – Ferde Grofé, American composer (b. 1882)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/11 at 4:57 am

Died this day:

1975 – Mary Ure, Scottish actress (b. 1933)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/11 at 4:57 am

Died this day:

1978 – Ray Noble, English bandleader and composer (b. 1903)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/11 at 4:57 am

Died this day:

1981 – Juan Trippe, Airline entrepreneur and pioneer, Pan Am founder (b. 1899)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/11 at 4:58 am

Died this day:

1982 – Warren Oates, American character actor (b. 1928)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/11 at 4:58 am

Died this day:

1986 – Peter Pears, English tenor (b. 1910)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/11 at 4:58 am

Died this day:

1987 – Tom Sestak, American football player (b. 1936)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/11 at 4:59 am

Died this day:

1988 – Milton Caniff, American cartoonist (Terry and the Pirates, Steve Canyon) (b. 1907)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/11 at 4:59 am

Died this day:

1990 – Sarah Vaughan, American singer (b. 1924)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/11 at 4:59 am

Died this day:

1991 – Charles Goren, American bridge player, writer, and columnist (b. 1901)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/11 at 5:00 am

Died this day:

1991 – Graham Greene, English writer (b. 1904)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/11 at 5:00 am

Died this day:

1993 – Pinky Lee, American comic and children's television host (b. 1907)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/11 at 5:00 am

Died this day:

1994 – Frank Wells, American entertainment businessman (b. 1932)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/11 at 5:00 am

Died this day:

1995 – Alfred J. Billes, Canadian businessman (Canadian Tire) (b. 1902)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/11 at 5:01 am

Died this day:

1996 – Ron Brown, U.S. Secretary of Commerce (b. 1941)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/11 at 5:01 am

Died this day:

1996 – Carl Stokes, Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio (b. 1927)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/11 at 5:01 am

Died this day:

1998 – Mary Cartwright, English mathematician (b. 1900)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/11 at 5:01 am

Died this day:

1999 – Lionel Bart, English composer (Oliver!) (b. 1930)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/11 at 5:01 am

Died this day:

2000 – Terence McKenna, American writer and philosopher (b. 1946)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/11 at 5:02 am

Died this day:

2002 – Fad Gadget, English singer and musician (b. 1956)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/11 at 5:02 am

Died this day:

2003 – Michael Kelly, American journalist (b. 1957)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/11 at 5:02 am

Died this day:

2004 – Gabriella Ferri, Italian singer (b. 1942)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/11 at 5:02 am

Died this day:

2005 – Tony Croatto, Italian singer (b. 1940)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/11 at 5:03 am

Died this day:

2005 – Jef Eygel, Belgian basketball player (b. 1933)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/11 at 5:03 am

Died this day:

2007 – Marion Eames, Welsh novelist (b. 1921)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/11 at 5:03 am

Died this day:

2007 – Eddie Robinson, American football coach (b. 1919)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/11 at 5:03 am

Died this day:

2007 – Nina Wang, Asia's richest woman (b. 1937)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/11 at 5:03 am

Died this day:

2008 – Hrvoje Ćustić, Croatian football player (b. 1983)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/11 at 6:01 am

Born this day

1915 – Piet de Jong, Dutch politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 1967 until 1971

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/11 at 6:01 am

Born this day

1920 – John Demjanjuk, Ukrainian-born American auto worker, alleged Nazi

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/11 at 6:02 am

Born this day

1922 – Doris Day, American actress, singer and animal rights activist

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/11 at 6:02 am

Born this day

1925 – Tony Benn, British politician

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/11 at 6:02 am

Born this day

1926 – Alex Grammas, American Major League Baseball coach, most notably for the Cincinnati Reds during the era of The Big Red Machine

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/11 at 6:04 am

Born this day

1929 – Lee Leonard, American television personality

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/11 at 6:04 am

Born this day

1930 – Helmut Kohl, Chancellor of Germany

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/11 at 6:04 am

Born this day

1930 – Wally Moon, American baseball player

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/11 at 6:04 am

Born this day

1933 – Bob Dornan, American politician

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/11 at 6:05 am

Born this day

1934 – Jane Goodall, English zoologist

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/11 at 6:05 am

Born this day

1938 – Jeff Barry, American songwriter and record producer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/11 at 6:05 am

Born this day

1942 – Marsha Mason, American actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/11 at 6:05 am

Born this day

1942 – Wayne Newton, American singer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/11 at 6:06 am

Born this day

1942 – Billy Joe Royal, American singer

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/11 at 6:06 am

Born this day

1943 – Jonathan Lynn, British actor and comedy writer

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/11 at 6:06 am

Born this day

1943 – Doreen Tracey, English-born Mouseketeer

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/11 at 6:07 am


Born this day

1943 – Doreen Tracey, English-born Mouseketeer
An English born Mouseketeer?

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/11 at 6:08 am

Born this day

1944 – Tony Orlando, American musician

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/11 at 6:08 am

Born this day

1948 – Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, Dutch Politician and General Secretary of NATO

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/11 at 6:08 am

Born this day

1949 – Anthony Grayling, British philosopher

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/11 at 6:08 am

Born this day

1949 – Richard Thompson, English musician and songwriter

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/11 at 6:09 am

Born this day

1950 – Sally Thomsett, English actress

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/11 at 6:09 am

Born this day

1958 – Alec Baldwin, American actor

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/11 at 6:09 am

Born this day

1961 – Eddie Murphy, American actor and comedian

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/11 at 6:10 am

Born this day

1962 – Jennifer Rubin, American actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/11 at 6:10 am

Born this day

1962 – Brenda Ann Spencer, American "I Hate Mondays" murderer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/11 at 6:11 am

Born this day

1968 – Sebastian Bach, Canadian musician

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/11 at 6:11 am

Born this day

1978 – Tommy Haas, German tennis player

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/11 at 6:12 am

Born this day

1985 – Leona Lewis, English singer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/09/11 at 8:49 am

Died this day:

93 – Yuan An, Minister over the Masses of the Han dynasty

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/09/11 at 8:50 am

Died this day:

491 – Zeno, Byzantine Emperor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/09/11 at 8:50 am

Died this day:

715 – Pope Constantine

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/09/11 at 8:51 am

Died this day:

1024 – Pope Benedict VIII

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/09/11 at 8:51 am

Died this day:

1483 – King Edward IV of England (b. 1442)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/09/11 at 8:52 am

Died this day:

1626 – Sir Francis Bacon, English philosopher, statesman, and essayist (b. 1561)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/09/11 at 8:52 am

Died this day:

1761 – William Law, British minister (b. 1686)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/09/11 at 8:53 am

Died this day:

1876 – Charles Goodyear, American politician (b. 1804)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/09/11 at 8:53 am

Died this day:

1940 – Mrs. Patrick Campbell, British actress (b. 1865)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/09/11 at 8:54 am

Died this day:

1959 – Frank Lloyd Wright, American architect (b. 1867)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/09/11 at 8:54 am

Died this day:

1961 – King Zog of Albania (b. 1895)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/09/11 at 8:55 am

Died this day:

2006 – Billy Hitchcock, American baseball player, coach, and official (b. 1916)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/09/11 at 2:08 pm

Born this day:

1926 – Hugh Hefner, American entrepreneur and publisher

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/09/11 at 2:08 pm

Born this day:

1928 – Tom Lehrer, American satirist and mathematician

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/09/11 at 2:09 pm

Born this day:

1933 – Jean-Paul Belmondo, French actor

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/09/11 at 2:09 pm

Born this day:

1937 – Valerie Singleton, British television presenter

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/09/11 at 2:10 pm

Born this day:

1939 – Michael Learned, American actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/09/11 at 2:11 pm

Born this day:

1941 – Kay Adams, American country singer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/09/11 at 2:11 pm

Born this day:

1941 – Hannah Gordon, British actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/09/11 at 2:12 pm

Born this day:

1945 – Steve Gadd, American session drummer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/09/11 at 2:12 pm

Born this day:

1954 – Dennis Quaid, American actor

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/09/11 at 2:12 pm

Born this day:

1954 – Iain Duncan Smith, British politician

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/09/11 at 2:13 pm

Born this day:

1957 – Seve Ballesteros, Spanish golfer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/09/11 at 2:13 pm

Born this day:

1961 – Mark Kelly, British keyboard player (Marillion)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/09/11 at 2:14 pm

Born this day:

1965 – Jeff Zucker, American television executive

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/09/11 at 2:14 pm

Born this day:

1971 – Jacques Villeneuve, French/Canadian racing drive

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/09/11 at 2:15 pm

Born this day:

1974 – Jenna Jameson, American pornographic actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/09/11 at 2:16 pm

Born this day:

1978 – Rachel Stevens, English singer (S Club)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/09/11 at 2:16 pm

Born this day:

1979 – Albert Hammond, Jr., American guitarist (The Strokes)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/10/11 at 5:42 am

Died this day:

2010 – Passengers in the 2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash, including:
          o Maria Kaczyńska, First Lady of Poland (b. 1942)
          o Lech Kaczyński, President of Poland (b. 1949)
          o Janusz Zakrzeński, Polish actor (b. 1936)
          o Anna Walentynowicz, Polish free trade activist (b. 1929)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/10/11 at 5:43 am

Died this day:

879 – King Louis the Stammerer of the West Franks (b. 846)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/10/11 at 5:43 am

Died this day:

948 – King Hugh of Italy

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/10/11 at 5:43 am

Died this day:

1533 – King Frederick I of Denmark (b. 1471)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/21/11 at 3:00 pm

Happy Birthday!

1918 – Eddy Christiani, Dutch singer and guitarist

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/22/11 at 2:00 am

Happy Birthday!

1918 – William Jay Smith, American poet

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/11 at 10:24 am

Died this day

303 – Saint George, Roman soldier and Christian martyr

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/11 at 10:24 am

Died this day

725 – Wihtred, King of Kent

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/11 at 10:25 am

Died this day

871 – Ethelred of Wessex

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/11 at 10:27 am

Died this day

997 – Saint Adalbert of Prague, bishop (b. c. 956)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/11 at 10:27 am

Died this day

1014 – Brian Boru, High King of Ireland (killed in battle)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/11 at 10:27 am

Died this day

1016 – Ethelred II of England

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/11 at 10:28 am

Died this day

1124 – King Alexander I of Scotland (b. 1078)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/11 at 10:28 am

Died this day

1151 – Queen Adeliza of England (b. 1103)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/11 at 10:28 am

Died this day

1217 – King Inge II of Norway (b. 1185)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/11 at 10:28 am

Died this day

1407 – Olivier de Clisson, French soldier (b. 1326)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/11 at 10:29 am

Died this day

1605 – Tsar Boris Godunov of Russia (b. c. 1550)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/11 at 10:31 am

Died this day

1616 – Miguel Cervantes, Spanish author (b. 1547)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/11 at 10:32 am

Died this day

1616 – El Inca Garcilaso de la Vega, Peruvian writer (b. 1539)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/11 at 10:32 am

Died this day

1616 – William Shakespeare, English writer and actor (b. 1564) (date according to the Julian calendar, hence 10 days later than death of Cervantes or Garcilaso, by the Gregorian calendar)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/11 at 10:32 am

Died this day

1625 – Maurice of Nassau, Prince of Orange (b. 1567)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/11 at 10:33 am

Died this day

1702 – Margaret Fell, English Quaker leader (b. 1614)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/11 at 10:33 am

Died this day

1740 – Thomas Tickell, English writer (b. 1685)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/11 at 10:33 am

Died this day

1781 – James Abercrombie, British general (b. 1706)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/11 at 10:33 am

Died this day

1784 – Solomon I, king of Imereti (western Georgia) (b. 1735)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/11 at 10:38 am

Died this day

1792 – Karl Friedrich Bahrdt, German theologian and adventurer (b. 1741)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/11 at 10:39 am

Died this day

1794 – Guillaume-Chrétien de Lamoignon de Malesherbes, French statesman (executed) (b. 1721)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/11 at 10:39 am

Died this day

1827 – Georgios Karaiskakis, Greek hero of the Greek War of Independence

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/11 at 10:39 am

Died this day

839 – Jacques Félix Emmanuel Hamelin, French explorer (b. 1768)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/11 at 10:39 am

Died this day

1850 – William Wordsworth, English poet (b. 1770)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/11 at 10:41 am

Died this day

1915 – Rupert Brooke, English poet (b. 1887).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/11 at 10:41 am

Died this day

1936 – Teresa de la Parra, Venezuelan writer (b. 1889)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/11 at 10:41 am

Died this day

1951 – Charles G. Dawes, Vice President of the United States, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (b. 1865)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/11 at 10:42 am

Died this day

1952 – Julius Freed, American inventor and banker (b. 1887)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/11 at 10:42 am

Died this day

1965 – George Adamski, Polish-American author and ufologist (b. 1891)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/11 at 10:45 am

Died this day

1975 – William Hartnell, English actor (b. 1908)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/11 at 10:45 am

Died this day

1979 – Blair Peach, New Zealand-born anti-fascist (b. 1946)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/11 at 10:46 am

Died this day

1981 – Josep Pla, Catalan journalist and writer (b. 1897)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/11 at 10:46 am

Died this day

1983 – Buster Crabbe, American swimmer and actor (b. 1908)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/11 at 10:46 am

Died this day

1984 – Red Garland, American jazz pianist (b. 1923)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/11 at 10:50 am

Died this day

1985 – Sam Ervin, American politician (b. 1896)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/11 at 10:51 am

Died this day

1986 – Harold Arlen, American composer (b. 1905)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/11 at 10:51 am

Died this day

1986 – Jim Laker, English cricketer (b. 1922)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/11 at 10:52 am

Died this day

1986 – Otto Preminger, Austrian-born film director (b. 1906)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/11 at 10:52 am

Died this day

1990 – Paulette Goddard, American actress (b. 1910)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/11 at 10:52 am

Died this day

1991 – Johnny Thunders, American musician (b. 1952)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/11 at 10:52 am

Died this day

1992 – Satyajit Ray, Indian filmmaker (b. 1921)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/11 at 10:53 am

Died this day

1992 – Tanka Prasad Acharya former Nepalese Prime Minister (b.1912)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/11 at 10:54 am

Died this day

1993 – César Chávez, American labor activist (b. 1927)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/11 at 10:54 am

Died this day

1995 – Howard Cosell, American sports journalist (b. 1918)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/11 at 10:54 am

Died this day

1995 – John C. Stennis, U.S. Senator from Mississippi (b. 1904)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/11 at 10:54 am

Died this day

1996 – Jean-Victor Allard, Canadian military officer (b. 1913)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/11 at 10:54 am

Died this day

1996 – P. L. Travers, Australian author (b. 1899)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/11 at 10:55 am

Died this day

1997 – Denis Compton, English cricketer (b. 1918)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/11 at 10:57 am

Died this day

1998 – James Earl Ray, American alleged assassin (b. 1928)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/11 at 10:57 am

Died this day

2003 – James H. Critchfield, American Central Intelligence agent (b. 1917)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/11 at 10:57 am

Died this day

2005 – Sir John Mills, English actor (b. 1908)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/11 at 10:58 am

Died this day

2005 – Earl Wilson, American baseball player (b. 1934)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/11 at 11:02 am

Died this day

2007 – Boris Yeltsin, first President of the Russian Federation (b. 1931)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/11 at 11:02 am

Died today:

2011 – John Sullivan, British comedy writer (Only Fools and Horses) (b. 1946)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/11 at 11:09 am

Born this day!

1924 – Chuck Harmon, American baseball player

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/11 at 11:10 am

Born this day!

1926 – J. P. Donleavy, Irish American author

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/11 at 4:31 pm

Born this day!

1928 – Shirley Temple, American actress and politician

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/11 at 4:31 pm

Born this day!

1930 – Alan Oppenheimer, American actor and voice actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/11 at 4:32 pm

Born this day!

1935 – Bunky Green, American musician

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/11 at 4:32 pm

Born this day!

1939 – Jorge Fons, Mexican film director

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/11 at 4:33 pm

Born this day!

1939 – Lee Majors, American actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/11 at 4:34 pm

Born this day!

1941 – Jacqueline Boyer, French singer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/11 at 4:34 pm

Born this day!

1941 – Michael Lynne, American film executive

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/11 at 4:34 pm

Born this day!

1947 – Glenn Cornick, British musician (Jethro Tull)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/11 at 4:35 pm

Born this day!

1949 – David Cross, British violinist (King Crimson)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/11 at 4:35 pm

Born this day!

1954 – Michael Moore, American filmmaker

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/11 at 4:36 pm

Born this day!

1955 – Judy Davis, Australian actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/11 at 4:36 pm

Born this day!

1957 – Jan Hooks, American actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/11 at 4:39 pm

Born this day!

1962 – John Hannah, Scottish actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/11 at 7:22 am

709 Wilfried bishop of York, dies at about 76

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/11 at 7:22 am

729 Egbert English bishop/saint, dies in Iona at 89

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/11 at 7:22 am

1077 Geza I King of Hungary (1074-7), dies

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/11 at 7:22 am

1185 Antoku Taira emperor of Japan (1180-85), drowns

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/11 at 7:22 am

1530 Jacopo Sannazaro Italian poet (De partu Virginis), dies

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/11 at 7:22 am

1617 Carlo Concino French marquis of Ancre/state advisor, murdered

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/11 at 7:23 am

1731 Daniel Defoe English novelist (Robinson Crusoe), dies

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/11 at 7:23 am

1758 Florian Wrastill composer, dies at 41

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/11 at 7:23 am

1776 Carolus van de Abeele Flemish Jesuit, dies at 84

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/11 at 7:23 am

1776 Giuseppi Paolucci composer, dies at 49

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/11 at 7:24 am

1824 Herman Muntinghe theologist (History of Mankind), dies at 71

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/11 at 7:24 am

1827 Pierre Joseph Candielle composer, dies at 82

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/11 at 7:24 am

1848 François van Campenhout Belgian composer (Brabançonne), dies at 69

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/11 at 7:24 am

1850 Louis Alexandre Piccinni composer, dies at 70

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/11 at 7:25 am

1855 Walenty Karol Kratzer composer, dies at 75

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/11 at 7:25 am

1875 Jose Maria de la Purificacion Ventura composer, dies at 58

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/11 at 7:25 am

1891 Count Helmuth K B von Moltke Prussian General/fieldmarshal, dies

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/11 at 7:25 am

1900 George J D Campbell British minister of Indies (1868-74, 80-85), dies at 76

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/11 at 7:25 am

1904 Friedrich Siemens German industrial, dies at 77

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/11 at 7:25 am

1912 Justin M'Carthy politician/novelist (Miss Misanthrope), dies at 81

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/11 at 7:26 am

1917 Oskar Blumenthal writer, dies

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/11 at 7:26 am

1922 Richard Batka composer, dies at 53

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/11 at 7:27 am

1928 Ferdinand B Hummel composer, dies at 72

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/11 at 7:27 am

1935 Paul Klengel composer, dies at 80

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/11 at 7:27 am

1936 Alphons Diepenbrock composer, dies at 73

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/11 at 7:28 am

1924 George Street English cricket wicket keeper (1 Test 1923), dies

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/11 at 7:28 am

1936 Bernard van Dieren composer, dies at 51

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/11 at 7:29 am

1939 John Foulds composer, dies at 58

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/11 at 7:29 am

1943 Gerardus H de Hare socialist vicar, dies at 63

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/11 at 7:29 am

1945 Anton de Kom Suriname resistance fighter, dies at 47

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/11 at 7:29 am

1945 Hubert Bath composer, dies at 61

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/11 at 7:30 am

1948 Joseph Wihtol composer, dies at 84

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/11 at 7:30 am

1948 Manuel Marua Ponce Mexican composer (Ferial), dies at 65

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/11 at 7:30 am

1948 Rosita Marstini actress (I Cover Waterfront, Big Parade), dies at 54

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/11 at 7:31 am

1952 Hans Kramers physicist (quantum mechanics), dies at 57

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/11 at 7:31 am

1952 Jules Poncelet Belgian minister of State, dies at 82

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/11 at 7:31 am

1955 Alfred Polgar Austrian writer/theater critic, dies at 79

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/11 at 7:31 am

1956 Albrecht G Alt German theologist (Small Schriften), dies at 72

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/11 at 7:31 am

1956 Henry Stephenson actor (Conquest, Mr Lucky), dies at 85

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/11 at 7:31 am

1957 Andries CD de Graeff Governor-General of Netherlands Indies (1926-31), dies at 84

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/11 at 7:31 am

1959 Jef van Hoof composer, dies at 72

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/11 at 7:32 am

1960 John P "John" Musch actor/founder (JM), dies at 84

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/11 at 7:32 am

1961 Lee Moran actor (Circus Clown), dies of heart ailment at 72

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/11 at 7:32 am

1965 Louise Dresser actress (State Fair, Ship Comes In, Mammy), dies at 86

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/11 at 7:33 am

1967 Frank Overton actor (12 O'Clock High), dies at 48

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/11 at 7:33 am

1967 Vladimir M Komarov cosmonaut (Voshkod I), is 1st to die in space, aboard Soyuz 1 at 40

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/11 at 7:33 am

1968 Norman McKaye actor (Untamed Fury, Frogman), dies at 62

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/11 at 7:33 am

1968 Tommy Noonan actor (Gentlemen Perfer Blondes), dies at 45

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/11 at 7:33 am

1974 Bud Abbott comedian (Abbott & Costello), dies at 78

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/11 at 7:34 am

1975 William Hartnell actor (Jackpot, This Sporting Life), dies at 67

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/11 at 7:34 am

1976 Mark Tobey US abstract painter, (Broadway Norm), dies at 85

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/11 at 7:34 am

1979 John Carroll actor (Hired Wife, Fiesta, Geraldine), dies at 72

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/11 at 7:34 am

1980 Alentejo Carpentier Cuban/Fren writer (Guerra del Tiempo), dies at 75

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/11 at 7:35 am

1985 Sergei Yutkevich Russian director, (Otello, Banya), dies at 80

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/11 at 7:37 am

1986 Wallis Warfield Simpson (Duchess of Windsor) dies

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/11 at 7:37 am

1986 Bessie Wallis Warfield Simpson (Edward abdicated for her), dies at 89

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/11 at 7:37 am

1986 Bill Edrich cricketer (39 Tests for England), dies

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/11 at 7:38 am

1988 E S "Bob" Newson cricketer (South African fast bowler in 1930's), dies

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/11 at 7:38 am

1990 Joseph Leberman entertainer, dies

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/11 at 7:38 am

1990 Tom Rolfing actor (He Knows You're Alone, Cliff-Another World), dies

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/11 at 7:38 am

1991 J de Graaf ethicus/president church & peace, dies

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/11 at 7:38 am

1993 Oliver R Tambo chairman (African National Congress), dies at 75

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/11 at 7:38 am

1995 Douglas Gunsekera banker, dies at 77

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/11 at 7:39 am

1996 Donald Cammell film director, dies at 62

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/11 at 7:39 am

1996 Preston Lockwood actor (House of Windsor, Black Candle), dies at 83

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/11 at 7:39 am

1997 Pat Paulsen comedian (Smothers Brothers Show), dies at 69

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/11 at 8:02 am

Born today!

1923 – Doris Burn, American children's books author and illustrator

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/11 at 8:03 am

Born today!

1926 – Thorbjörn Fälldin, Prime Minister of Sweden

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/11 at 8:03 am

Born today!

1930 – Richard Donner, American film director and producer

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/11 at 8:05 am

Born today!

1934 – Shirley MacLaine, American actor and author

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/11 at 8:05 am

Born today!

1936 – Glen Hobbie, American baseball player

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/11 at 8:08 am

Born today!

1940 – Sue Grafton, American author

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/11 at 8:08 am

Born today!

1941 – John Williams, Australian guitarist

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/11 at 8:08 am

Born today!

1942 – Barbra Streisand, American singer and actor

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/11 at 8:09 am

Born today!

1944 – Tony Visconti, American record producer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/11 at 8:10 am

Born today!

1954 – Captain Sensible, British guitarist (The Damned)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/11 at 8:10 am

Born today!

1955 – Michael O'Keefe, American actor

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/11 at 8:11 am

Born today!

1958 – Brian Paddick, British former deputy assistant commissioner and most senior openly gay police officer

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/11 at 8:12 am

Born today!

1973 – Lee Westwood, British golfer

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/11 at 8:13 am

Born today!

1982 – Kelly Clarkson, American singer

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/11 at 3:33 am

974 Ratherius of Verona/Liege bishop/abbot, dies at about 84

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/11 at 3:33 am

1295 Sancho IV the Brave, scholar/king of Castile/León, dies

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/11 at 3:33 am

1342 Benedict XII Pope (1334-42), dies

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/11 at 3:33 am

1472 Leon Battista degli Alberti scupltor/musician (Dinner Pieces), dies

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/11 at 3:33 am

1482 Margaret of Anjou Queen (Henry VI), dies

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/11 at 3:33 am

1566 Diane de Poitiers lover of French King Henry II, dies

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/11 at 3:35 am

1595 Torquato Tasso Italian poet/playwright, dies at 51

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/11 at 3:35 am

1607 Don Juan Alvarez Spanish Admiral (Gibraltar), dies in battle

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/11 at 3:35 am

1607 Jacob van Heemskerck Dutch Admiral (Nova Zambia), dies in battle

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/11 at 3:35 am

1635 Alessandro Tassoni Italian political writer (Rape of Bucket), dies at 69

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/11 at 3:36 am

1647 Matthias Gallas Austrian earl of Campo/duke of Lucerna, dies at 62

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/11 at 3:36 am

1663 Heinrich Pape composer, dies at 53

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/11 at 3:36 am

1690 David Teniers the Younger Flemish painter (Pictorium), dies at 79

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/11 at 3:36 am

1728 John Woodward geologist/physician, dies

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/11 at 3:36 am

1744 Anders Celsius Swedish astronomer (Centegrade Thermometer), dies at 42

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/11 at 3:37 am

1792 Johann Friedrich Gottlieb Beckmann composer, dies at 54

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/11 at 3:37 am

1792 Nicolas J Pelletier Frenchman, first to be guillotined

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/11 at 3:37 am

1800 William Cowper English lawyer/poet (Olney Hymns), dies at 68

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/11 at 3:37 am

1808 Alois Luigi Tomasini composer, dies at 66

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/11 at 3:37 am

1813 Louis-Sébastien Mercier French poet (Le Déserteur), dies at 73

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/11 at 3:37 am

1822 Frederick "William" Herschel German/British astronomer, dies at 83

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/11 at 3:38 am

1828 John Goldberg Dutch patriot/statesman, dies at 64

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/11 at 3:38 am

1840 Siméon-Denis Poisson French mathematician (Poisson verdeling), dies

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/11 at 3:38 am

1845 Thomas Duncan painter, dies

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/11 at 3:38 am

1853 William Beaumont physiologist, dies

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/11 at 3:39 am

1862 Charles Ferguson Smith US Union General-Major, dies of infection at 55

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/11 at 3:39 am

1873 Walter de la Mare English poet/author (Behold the Dreamer), dies at 43

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/11 at 3:39 am

1882 Johann CF Zöllner German astronomer (astro photography), dies

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/11 at 3:39 am

1905 Jacob Olie Dutch photographer, dies at about 70

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/11 at 3:39 am

1906 John Knowles Paine US composer, dies at 67

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/11 at 3:39 am

1915 Nicola d' Arienzo composer, dies at 72

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/11 at 3:41 am

1925 George Stephanescu composer, dies at 81

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/11 at 3:42 am

1926 Ellen K S Key Swedish author/feminist (Century of the Child), dies at 76

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/11 at 3:42 am

1928 Pjotr N Wrangel Russian baron General, dies at 49

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/11 at 3:43 am

1931 A J Y Hopkins cricketer (20 Tests for Australia, 509 runs), dies

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/11 at 3:43 am

1937 Clem Sohn air show performer dies at 26 when his chute fails to open

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/11 at 3:46 am

1942 Paul Kornfeld writer, dies at 52

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/11 at 3:46 am

1943 Vladimir Ivanovich Nemirovich-Danchenko playwright/director, dies

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/11 at 3:48 am

1946 Albert Knight cricketer (3 Tests for England on 1903-04 tour), dies

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/11 at 3:48 am

1946 Joseph Vine cricketer (batted in two Tests England vs Australia 1911-12), dies

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/11 at 3:49 am

1951 Jerzy Fitelberg composer, dies at 47

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/11 at 3:50 am

1954 Joseph Hergesheimer novelist (Java Head), dies

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/11 at 3:50 am

1955 Constance Collier actress (Perils of Pauline), dies at 77

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/11 at 3:50 am

1955 Paulus B Barth Swiss painter/lithographer, dies at 73

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/11 at 3:50 am

1960 Hope Emerson actress (I Married Joan, Peter Gunn), dies at 62

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/11 at 3:51 am

1960 Amanullah emir/king of Afhanistan (1919-28), dies at 67

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/11 at 3:51 am

1960 Ilmari Henrik Reinhold Krohn composer, dies at 92

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/11 at 3:51 am

1961 Hans F Blunck writer, dies

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/11 at 3:51 am

1966 Maurice Roelants Belgian author (Prayer for a Good End), dies at 70

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/11 at 3:51 am

1969 Margarita Xirgu actress (Bloody Wedding), dies at 80

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/11 at 3:51 am

1970 Anita Louise actress (Gorilla, Anthony Adverse), dies at about 55

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/11 at 3:52 am

1971 Max Drischner composer, dies at 80

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/11 at 3:52 am

1972 George Sanders actor (Mr Freeze-Batman, Ivanhoe), dies at 65

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/11 at 3:52 am

1976 Carol Reed director (Agony & Ecstasy), dies

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/11 at 3:53 am

1976 Margaret Bannerman actress (Great Defender), dies at 79

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/11 at 3:53 am

1982 Don Wilson TV announcer (Jack Benny Show), dies at 81

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/11 at 3:56 am

1982 Celia Johnson actress (Brief Encounter, Happy Breed), dies at 73

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/11 at 3:56 am

1982 John Cody US cardinal/archbishop of Chicago (1965-82), dies at 74

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/11 at 3:56 am

1982 Paul de Vree Flemish writer/essayist (Round Table), dies

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/11 at 3:56 am

1982 William R Burnett US, writer (Asphalt Jungle), dies at 82

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/11 at 3:56 am

1984 Richard Benedict actor (Okinawa), dies of a heart attack at 64

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/11 at 4:00 am

1985 Murray Matheson actor (Felix-Banacek), dies at 72

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/11 at 4:00 am

1985 Richard Haydn British actor (Mutiny on the Bounty), dies at 80

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/11 at 4:00 am

1988 Boris Kremenliev composer, dies at 76

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/11 at 4:01 am

1988 Carolyn Franklin singer/songwriter/son of Aretha, dies at 43

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/11 at 4:01 am

1988 Clifford D Simak sci-fi author (Hugo, Way Station), dies at 83

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/11 at 4:01 am

1989 George Coulouris actor (Papillon, Runaway Bus), dies at 85

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/11 at 4:01 am

1990 Dexter Gordon jazz saxophonist, dies in Philadelphia of kidney failure at 67

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/11 at 4:01 am

1991 Frank Hamilton actor (Subterraneans), dies at 66

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/11 at 4:01 am

1991 Theo Laseroms Dutch soccer player (Feyenoord), dies

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/11 at 4:01 am

1992 Brian Macleod Canadian musician, dies of cancer at 39

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/11 at 4:02 am

1992 Dany Tuijnman Dutch minister of traffic & water, dies at 77

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/11 at 4:02 am

1992 Panos Christi entertainer, dies of AIDS at 54

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/11 at 4:02 am

1992 Yutaka Ozaki Japanese rock artist, dies at 26 of pulmonary edema

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/11 at 4:03 am

1993 Rosita Moreno actress (Walls of Gold), dies of heart attack at 85

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/11 at 4:03 am

1994 David Langton British actor (Upstairs Downstairs), dies at 82

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/11 at 4:03 am

1994 George Gennimatas Greek minister of National Economy, dies at 55

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/11 at 4:03 am

1994 Talaat Yassin Hamman militant Moslem leader, shot dead at 32

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/11 at 4:04 am

1995 Art Fleming game show host (Jeopardy), dies at 74

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/11 at 4:04 am

1995 Francis Henry Smith librarian, dies at 85

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/11 at 4:04 am

1995 Ginger Rogers actress/dancer (Top Hat, Stage Door), dies at 83

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/11 at 4:04 am

1995 Joseph Heifitz film director, dies at 89

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/11 at 4:04 am

1996 John Eustace Theodore Brancker lawyer/parliamentarian, dies at 87

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/11 at 4:04 am

1996 John Lorne Campbell folklorist, dies at 90

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/11 at 4:04 am

1996 Saul Bass designer, dies at 74

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/11 at 4:30 am

Born this day...

1927 – Albert Uderzo, French cartoonist

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/11 at 4:31 am

Born this day...

1930 – Paul Mazursky, American film director and writer

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/11 at 4:31 am

Born this day...

1932 – Meadowlark Lemon, American basketball player

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/11 at 4:31 am

Born this day...

1932 – William Roache, British television actor (Coronation Street)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/11 at 4:32 am

Born this day...

1933 – Jerry Leiber, American composer

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/11 at 4:32 am

Born this day...

1940 – Al Pacino, American actor

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/11 at 4:33 am

Born this day...

1941 – Bertrand Tavernier, French director, screenwriter and actor

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/11 at 4:33 am

Born this day...

1945 – Björn Ulvaeus, Swedish singer and songwriter (ABBA)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/11 at 4:33 am

Born this day...

1947 – Johan Cruijff, Dutch footballer

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/11 at 4:34 am

Born this day...

1958 – Fish, Scottish singer and lyricist (ex-Marillion)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/11 at 4:34 am

Born this day...

1964 – Andy Bell, English singer and songwriter (Erasure)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/11 at 4:35 am

Born this day...

1969 – Renée Zellweger, American actress

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/11 at 4:35 am

Born this day...

1970 – Jason Lee, American actor

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/11 at 4:36 am

Born this day...

1982 – Monty Panesar, English cricketer for England

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Written By: nally on 04/26/11 at 12:59 pm

One notable person who died on this day was Lucille Ball, an American actress and comedian best known for playing the lead role in "I Love Lucy." She died in 1989 at age 77 from a ruptured aorta. :\'(

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/27/11 at 2:46 pm

1521 - Ferdinand Magellan, world traveler, killed by Filipino natives at 50

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/27/11 at 2:46 pm

1882 - Ralph Waldo Emerson, US poet (Representive Men), dies

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/27/11 at 2:46 pm

1915 - Alexander Scriabin, Russian composer (b. 1872)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/27/11 at 2:47 pm

1961 - Roy Del Ruth, director (About Face, Folies Bergere), dies at 67

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/27/11 at 2:47 pm

1965 - Edward R Murrow, newscaster (Person to Person), dies at 57

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/27/11 at 2:48 pm

1982 - Tom Tully, actor (Line-up, Shane), dies at 85

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/27/11 at 2:48 pm

2009 - Frankie Manning, an American dancer, instructor, choreographer, and one of the founding fathers of Lindy Hop. (b. 1914)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/27/11 at 2:49 pm

1996 - William Egan Colby, cIA Director, dies at 76

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/29/11 at 9:22 am

852 - Amalarius/Fortunatus/Symphosius of Metz/Lyon, bishop, dies at 76

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/29/11 at 9:22 am

926 - Burchard II, Duke of Swabia

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/29/11 at 9:22 am

1380 - Catherine of Siena, Italian saint (b. 1347)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/29/11 at 9:23 am

1499 John IV Dutch army leader/earl of Egmond, dies

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/29/11 at 9:23 am

1535 John Houghton English, executed

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/29/11 at 9:24 am

1676 Michiel A de Ruyter Dutch Rear-Admiral, (Newport), killed at 69

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/29/11 at 9:24 am

1699 Samuel Apostool vicar/theologist (Zonisten), dies at 50

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/29/11 at 9:24 am

1712 Juan Bautista Jose Cabanilles composer, dies at 67

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/29/11 at 9:24 am

1813 Christian Danner composer, dies at 55

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/29/11 at 9:25 am

1864 Charles-Julien Brianchon math (Brianchon's theorem), dies at 80

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/29/11 at 9:25 am

1966 Eugene O'Brien actor (Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm), dies at 85

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/29/11 at 9:25 am

1967 Anthony Mann US director (El Cid, Last Frontier), dies at 60

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/29/11 at 9:26 am

1968 Frankie Lymon rocker (& Teenagers), dies of a drug overdose at 25

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/29/11 at 9:26 am

1984 Marvin Gaye rocker (Sexual Healing), shot dead by his father at 45

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/29/11 at 9:26 am

1988 Andrew Cruickshank actor (Body in Library, Murder Most Foul), dies

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/29/11 at 9:26 am

1992 Mae Clarke actress (Public Enemy, Frankenstein), dies at 84

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/11 at 1:29 am

313 Gaius G V Maximus Emperor of Rome, dies

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/11 at 1:29 am

535 Amalaswintha queen of Ostrogoten, murdered

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/11 at 1:29 am

1030 Mohammud van Ghazna Turkish mayor (G'widen)/Islamic ruler, dies

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/11 at 1:31 am

1196 Boudouin II bishop of Utrecht (1178-96), dies

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/11 at 1:31 am

1214 Huguccio/Hugo van Pisa Italian bishop, dies

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/11 at 1:31 am

1328 Meister Johann Eckhard German theologist/mystic, dies

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/11 at 1:31 am

1630 Ercole Porta composer, dies at 44

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/11 at 1:31 am

1632 Jean de Tilly fieldmarshal, dies

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/11 at 1:32 am

1632 Sigismund III King of Poland/Sweden, dies at 65

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/11 at 1:32 am

1660 Peter Scriverius Dutch lawyer/historian, dies at 84

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/11 at 1:32 am

1671 Péter Zrinyi Hungarian banished to Croatia, beheaded at 49

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/11 at 1:32 am

1708 Simon de Vries book seller/writer (Unequal), dies

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/11 at 1:32 am

1712 Philippus van Limborch remonstrants theologist/vicar, dies at 78

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/11 at 1:33 am

1743 Pedro de Peralta y Barnuevo Peruvian playwright/poet, dies

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/11 at 1:33 am

1784 Franz K earl von Velbruck German free mason, dies

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/11 at 1:33 am

1785 Frederick Philipse 3 land owner (Bronx, Westch & Putnam), dies at 65

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/11 at 1:33 am

1792 Hans Adolf Friedrich von Eschstruth composer, dies at 36

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/11 at 1:33 am

1792 John Montague 4th Earl of Sandwich English Naval minister, dies at 73

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/11 at 1:33 am

1793 Lorenzo Fago composer, dies at 88

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/11 at 1:34 am

1795 Jean-Jacques Barthélemy French historian (Ancient Greece), dies

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/11 at 1:34 am

1800 John H Midderigh Rotterdam patriot, dies at 46

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/11 at 1:34 am

1828 Shaka the great Zulu king, killed

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/11 at 1:35 am

1829 George Washington Adams son of John Q Adams, dies on City Island New York NY

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/11 at 1:35 am

1847 Charles archduke of Austria/Governor-General (Austria-Netherlands), dies

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/11 at 1:35 am

1848 Friedrich Freiherr Gagern German/Dutch army commandant, dies at 53

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/11 at 1:35 am

1855 Henry Rowley Bishop British composer/conductor, dies at 68

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/11 at 1:35 am

1859 Sergei T Aksakov Russian writer (Bagrova-vnuka), dies at 67

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/11 at 1:36 am

1887 Friedrich Wilhelm Markull composer, dies at 71

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/11 at 1:36 am

1893 Edouard Manet French painter (Olympia), dies at 61

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/11 at 1:36 am

1893 Gyula Beliczay composer, dies at 57

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/11 at 1:36 am

1895 Gustav Freytag writer, dies at 78

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/11 at 1:36 am

1896 Antonio Cagnoni composer, dies at 68

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/11 at 1:37 am

1900 John Luther Jones dies in Cannonball Express train wreck

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/11 at 1:37 am

1903 François Crépin Belgian botany, dies at 72

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/11 at 1:37 am

1912 Frantisek Kmoch composer, dies

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/11 at 1:37 am

1919 Henry Wood England cricket wicket keeper (in 4 Tests 1888-92), dies

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/11 at 1:37 am

1922 David M Chumaceiro Curaçaos poet, dies

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/11 at 1:38 am

1929 Friedrich Lienhard German publisher (Türmer), dies at 63

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/11 at 1:38 am

1931 Sammy Woods cricketer (3 Tests for Australia, 3 for England), dies

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/11 at 1:39 am

1933 Luis Sanchez Cerro President of Peru, assassinated by Hurtado de Mendoza

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/11 at 1:39 am

1934 Dr William Henry Welch pathologist who played a major role in the introduction of modern medical practice and education dies at 75

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/11 at 1:39 am

1942 Catherine Murphy Urner composer, dies at 51

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/11 at 1:40 am

1942 J van Hoddis writer, dies at 54

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/11 at 1:40 am

1943 Beatrice Potter Webb British writer (My Apprenticeship), dies at 85

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/11 at 1:40 am

1943 Etty Hillesum Dutch diarist, dies in Auschwitz

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/11 at 1:40 am

1945 Adolf Hitler German dictator (1936-45), commits suicide at 56

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/11 at 1:41 am

1945 Eva Braun mistress/wife of Hitler, commits suicide at 33

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/11 at 1:41 am

1952 Charles Radoux-Rogier composer, dies

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/11 at 1:41 am

1956 Alben W Barkley (Vice President-Democrat-1949-53), dies at 78

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/11 at 1:41 am

1957 Ludwig Schiedermair German musicologist (Beethoven), dies at 80

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/11 at 1:41 am

1959 Armand Louis Joseph Marsick composer, dies at 81

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/11 at 1:41 am

1963 Bryant Washburn actor (Nabonga, Millionaire Kid), dies at 74

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/11 at 1:42 am

1965 Helen Chandler actress (Dracula, Salute, Last Flight), dies at 56

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/11 at 1:42 am

1966 Richard Farina rocker, dies on his birthday in a motorcycle accident

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/11 at 1:42 am

1968 Frankie Lymon rocker, dies of a heroin overdose

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/11 at 1:42 am

1970 Inger Stevens actress (Katy-Farmer's Daughter), commits suicide at 35

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/11 at 1:42 am

1970 Hall Johnson composer, dies at 82

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/11 at 1:43 am

1970 Jacob Presser historian/writer (Doom, Ondergang), dies at 71

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/11 at 1:43 am

1971 Elmo Roper pollster (Roper Poll), dies at 70

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/11 at 1:43 am

1972 Gia Scala actress (Garment Jungle, I Aim at the Stars), dies at 38

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/11 at 1:43 am

1972 Ntare V king of Burundi, murdered

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/11 at 1:43 am

1973 Josie Sedgwick actress (White Moth), dies of stroke at 75

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/11 at 1:43 am

1974 Agnes Moorehead actress (Endora-Bewitched), dies from cancer at 67

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/11 at 1:44 am

1976 Edvard Fliflet Braein composer, dies at 51

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/11 at 1:44 am

1977 Clive Martin Douglas composer, dies at 73

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/11 at 1:45 am

1980 Mary McCarty actress (French Line), dies

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/11 at 1:45 am

1982 Albert Bird lecture artist, dies

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/11 at 1:45 am

1982 Herman Tholen Dutch cabaret performer (Juveniles), dies

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/11 at 1:46 am

1982 Taisen Deshimaru founder of several Zen centers in France, dies at 67

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/11 at 1:46 am

1983 George Balanchine choreographer, dies at 78

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/11 at 1:46 am

1983 Jerry Hatsuo Fujikawa actor (Uncle Matsu-Mr T & Tina), dies at 71

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/11 at 1:46 am

1983 Muddy Waters US blues singer/guitarist (Mad Love), dies at 68

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/11 at 1:47 am

1984 Arthur T "Bomber" Harris bombed Nazi-Germany, dies

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/11 at 1:47 am

1987 Hugh Dempster actor (Anna Karenina, Candles at Nine), dies

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/11 at 1:47 am

1988 James McCracken US tenor, dies at 61

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/11 at 1:47 am

1989 Sergio Leone Italian director (Good, Bad & Ugly), dies at 60

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/11 at 1:47 am

1991 George Sperti Sperti inventor (Preparation H), dies at 91

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/11 at 1:48 am

1991 Michael G Hagerty actor (Overboard), dies at 39

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/11 at 1:48 am

1992 Daan van Driel Dutch cartoonist/WWII resist fighter (Trouw), dies

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/11 at 1:48 am

1993 David Waymer NFLer (Saints, 49'ers, Raiders), dies at 34

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/11 at 1:48 am

1993 Eric Rowan cricketer (26 Tests for South Africa), dies

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/11 at 1:48 am

1994 Ferdinando Scarfiotti Italian set designer (Last Emperor), dies at 53

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/11 at 1:48 am

1994 Geoffery Michael Roberts vintner, dies at 46

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/11 at 1:50 am

1994 Richard McClure Scarry US kid book illustrator/writer, dies at 74

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/11 at 1:50 am

1994 Roland Ratzenberger Austrian race car driver, dies in crash at 31

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/11 at 1:50 am

1995 Donald Edwin White ad copywriter/opera administrator, dies at 59

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/11 at 1:50 am

1995 Reinaldo de Carvalho carnival king, dies at 34

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/11 at 1:50 am

1996 David Michael Ifshin British political campaign organiser, dies at 46

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/11 at 1:51 am

1996 David Opatoshu actor (Torn Curtian, Raid on Entebbe), dies at 78

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/11 at 1:51 am

1996 Frank Henry Copplestone TV executive, dies at 71

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/11 at 1:52 am

1996 Helene Cordet entertainer/nightclub owner, dies at 78

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/02/11 at 6:26 am

649 Maruta of Tagrit theology/1st mafriaan Jakobitische church, dies

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/02/11 at 6:26 am

1250 Toeransa sultan of Egypt, murdered

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/02/11 at 6:26 am

1459 Pierozzi Antoninus Italian archbishop of Florence/saint, dies

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/02/11 at 6:26 am

1488 Jacob van Horne Burgundy statesman, dies

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/02/11 at 6:27 am

1519 Leonardo Da Vinci artist/scientist, dies at 67

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/02/11 at 6:27 am

1567 Marin Drzic Croatian playwright (Dundo Maroje), dies

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/02/11 at 6:27 am

1669 Pieter Jansz Post master builder (Waag, Gouda), dies at 61

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/02/11 at 6:28 am

1685 Adriaen van Ostade Dutch painter, buried

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/02/11 at 6:28 am

1727 Paul Aler French jesuit/poet (Gradus ad Parnassum), dies at 70

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/02/11 at 6:28 am

1736 Albert Seba Amsterdam pharmacist, dies at 71

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/02/11 at 6:28 am

1799 Henri-Joseph Rigel composer, dies at 58

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/02/11 at 6:28 am

1818 Herman W Daendels Governor-General of Guinea (1815-18), dies at 55

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/02/11 at 6:29 am

1845 August Pauly German writer (Real Encyclopedia), dies at 48

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/02/11 at 6:29 am

1857 LC Alfred the Musset French poet (Lesson caprices Marianne), dies

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/02/11 at 6:30 am

1849 David H Chassé Baron/General (fought Napoleon at Waterloo), dies at 84

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/02/11 at 6:31 am

1864 Giacomo Meyerbeer composer, dies at 72

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/02/11 at 6:31 am

1892 Wilhelm Rust composer, dies at 69

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/02/11 at 6:31 am

1897 William Cleaver Francis Robinson composer, dies at 63

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/02/11 at 6:31 am

1919 Gustav Landauer German socialist, dies

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/02/11 at 6:31 am

1937 Arthur Somervell composer, dies at 73

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/02/11 at 6:31 am

1945 Martin Bormann propoganda minister for Hitler, dies

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/02/11 at 6:32 am

1954 Pauline de Cock-Manifarges singer, dies at 82

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/02/11 at 6:32 am

1955 Tadeusz Jarecki composer, dies at 66

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/02/11 at 6:32 am

1957 Joseph McCarthy commie hunting senator (R-WI), dies at 47

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/02/11 at 6:33 am

1957 Tadeusz Zygfryd Kassern composer, dies at 53

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/02/11 at 6:33 am

1958 Alfred Weber German economist/sociologist, dies at 89

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/02/11 at 6:33 am

1959 Yrlö Henrik Kilpinen Finnish composer, dies at 67

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/02/11 at 6:34 am

1960 Caryl Chessman rapist executed after 12 years of appeals at 39

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/02/11 at 6:34 am

1961 J C White cricketer (49 wickets in 15 Tests for England 1921-31), dies

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/02/11 at 6:35 am

1963 Jack Crawford cricketer (469 runs & 39 wickets in 12 Tests), dies

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/02/11 at 6:35 am

1963 Tomas Vackar composer, dies at 17

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/02/11 at 6:35 am

1963 Van Wyck Brooks US historian (Ordeal of Mark Twain), dies at 77

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/02/11 at 6:35 am

1964 Nancy N Witcher Astor US/Eng feminist/ex of Waldorf Astor, dies

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/02/11 at 6:35 am

1968 Donald L Hall airplane designer (Spirit of St Louis), dies at 69

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/02/11 at 6:36 am

1969 Franz von Papen German chancellor (1932), dies at 89

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/02/11 at 6:36 am

1972 Hugo Hartung writer, dies at 69

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/02/11 at 6:36 am

1972 J Edgar Hoover head of FBI (1924-72)/cross dresser, dies at 77

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/02/11 at 6:37 am

1973 Alan Carney actor (Herbie-Take it from Me), dies at 61

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/02/11 at 6:38 am

1980 Clarrie Grimmett cricket (36 Tests for Australia, 216 wickets), dies

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/02/11 at 6:38 am

1982 Hugh Marlowe actor (Ellery Queen, Jim Matthews-Another World), dies at 71

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/02/11 at 6:38 am

1983 Marius F Duintjer architect, dies

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/02/11 at 6:39 am

1984 Jack Barry game show emcee (Joker's Wild), dies at 66

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/02/11 at 6:39 am

1985 Hal LeRoy dancer/actor (Harold Teen), dies at 71 after cardiac surgery

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/02/11 at 6:40 am

1990 David Rappaport 3'11' actor (Wizard, LA Law), shoots himself at 38

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/02/11 at 6:40 am

1995 Michael Hordern actor (Fool, Green Man, Scoop), dies at 83

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/04/11 at 3:59 am

1594 Paul Buys Grand Pensionary of Holland, dies at 62

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/04/11 at 3:59 am

1604 Claudio Merulo composer, dies at 71

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/04/11 at 3:59 am

1605 Ulisse Aldrovandi Italian biologist/medical, dies at 82

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/04/11 at 3:59 am

1752 Pieter Snyers Flemish painter/engraver, dies at 71

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/04/11 at 3:59 am

1770 Christian Gottfried Krause composer, dies at 51

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/04/11 at 4:05 am

1832 Jan van Speyck Dutch Admiral, buried in New Church

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/04/11 at 4:05 am

1855 Camille Pleyel Austria piano builder/composer, dies at 66

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/04/11 at 4:06 am

1860 Emil Nikolaus von Reznicek composer, dies

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/04/11 at 4:06 am

1879 William Froude British civil engineer/shipbuilder (F Integer), dies at 68

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/04/11 at 4:06 am

1885 Aleksandar I Karadjordjevic monarch of Serbia (1842-58), dies at 78

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/04/11 at 4:06 am

1891 Sherlock Holmes "dies" at Reichenbach Falls

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/04/11 at 4:06 am

1893 George Washington Hewitt composer, dies at 82

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/04/11 at 4:07 am

1928 Barry E Odell Pain English writer (Punch), dies at 63

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/04/11 at 4:07 am

1929 Henry Morton Dunham composer, dies at 75

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/04/11 at 4:07 am

1935 Lodewijk Scharpé Flemish literature historian, dies at 65

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/04/11 at 4:07 am

1938 Carl von Ossietzky German pacifist/writer (Nobel 1935), dies at 48

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/04/11 at 4:07 am

1953 Edward B B Shanks British poet/critic, dies at 60

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/04/11 at 4:07 am

1953 Thomas Tertius Noble composer, dies at 85

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/04/11 at 4:08 am

1955 Georges Enescu Romanian/French violist/composer (Oedipe), dies at 73

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/04/11 at 4:08 am

1955 Louis Breguet French aviation pioneer, dies at 75

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/04/11 at 4:08 am

1965 Norman Brokenshire TV moderator (Four Square Court), dies at 66

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/04/11 at 4:08 am

1966 Juan Maria Thomas Sabater composer, dies at 69

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/04/11 at 4:08 am

1967 Bengt Axel von Torne composer, dies at 75

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/04/11 at 4:09 am

1969 F Osbert S Sitwell English poet (Who Killed Cock Robin?), dies at 76

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/04/11 at 4:09 am

1970 Allison Krause 1 of 4 students at Kent State University killed by Ohio National Guard

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/04/11 at 4:09 am

1970 Jeffrey Miller 1 of 4 students at Kent State University killed by Ohio National Guard

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/04/11 at 4:09 am

1970 Sandy Scheuer 1 of 4 students at Kent State University killed by Ohio National Guard

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/04/11 at 4:09 am

1970 William Schroeder 1 of 4 students at Kent State University killed by Ohio National Guard

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/04/11 at 4:09 am

1971 Donald Dexter Van Slyke US chemist (Cyanosis), dies at 88

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/04/11 at 4:10 am

1971 Joseph Csaky Hungarian/French sculptor, dies at 83

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/04/11 at 4:10 am

1971 Louis de Bree Dutch actor (Bluejackets), dies at 87

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/04/11 at 4:10 am

1973 Jane Bowles writer, dies at 56

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/04/11 at 4:10 am

1974 Israel Citkowitz composer, dies at 65

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/04/11 at 4:11 am

1974 John Wengraf actor (Pride & Passion, 12 to the Moon), dies at 77

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/04/11 at 4:11 am

1975 Moe Howard comedian (3 Stooges), dies at 77

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/04/11 at 4:11 am

1980 Josip Broz Tito leader of Yugoslavia (1945-80), dies at 87

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/04/11 at 4:11 am

1980 Kay Hammond actress (Blithe Spirit, 5 Golden Hours), dies in Brighton UK at 71

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/04/11 at 4:11 am

1981 Bobby Sands Irish IRA-terrorist, dies after hunger strike

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/04/11 at 4:11 am

1983 Nino Sanzogno composer, dies at 72

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/04/11 at 4:12 am

1984 Diana Dors actress (Berserk!), dies at 52 of cancer

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/04/11 at 4:12 am

1987 Cathryn Damon actress (Mary Campbell-Soap), dies at 56

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/04/11 at 4:12 am

1987 Dick Hillenius Dutch biologist/writer, dies at 59

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/04/11 at 4:12 am

1987 Paul Butterfield singer/harmonica player, dies of drug abuse at 44

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/04/11 at 4:12 am

1991 Dennis Crosby son of Bing, commits suicide at 54

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/04/11 at 4:13 am

1992 Henri Guillemin French historian, dies at 89

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/04/11 at 4:13 am

1992 Ismael Galeano "Commandant Franklyn" (Contra), dies

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/04/11 at 4:13 am

1992 Vitali Andreyevich Grishchenko Russian cosmonaut, dies at 50

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/04/11 at 4:13 am

1994 Karl Francis Hettinger onion Field survivor, dies at 59

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/04/11 at 4:14 am

1995 Lewis T Preston banker, dies at 68

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/04/11 at 4:15 am

1995 Louis Krasner violinist, dies at 91

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/04/11 at 4:15 am

1996 Jean Crepin soldier/industrialist, dies at 87

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/04/11 at 4:16 am

1996 Stanley William Reed cineaste, dies at 85

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/04/11 at 4:17 am

1997 Alvy Moore actor/producer (Mr Kimball-Green Acres), dies at 75

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/04/11 at 4:17 am

1997 Vijayananda Dahanayake PM of Sri Lanka (1959-60), dies

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/04/11 at 4:24 am

Happy Birthday!

1923 – Ed Cassidy, American musician (Spirit)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/04/11 at 4:24 am

Happy Birthday!

1923 – Eric Sykes, British actor and comedian

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/11 at 3:03 am

311 Gaius VM Galerius emperor of Rome, dies at about 50

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/11 at 3:03 am

1028 Alfonso V King of León/Galicia (999-1028), dies in battle

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/11 at 3:03 am

1194 Kazimierz II the Justified, grand duke of Poland (1177-94), dies

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/11 at 3:04 am

1309 Charles II the Lame, King of Naples (1285-1309), dies

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/11 at 3:04 am

1504 Anton of Burgundy the Great Bastard, knight, dies at about 82

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/11 at 3:04 am

1525 Frederik III the Wise, ruler of Saxon (1486-1525), dies at 62

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/11 at 3:04 am

1553 Erasmus Alberus German theologist (Barfüsser Mönche), dies at about 52

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/11 at 3:05 am

1582 Charlotte de Bourbon Princess of Orange, dies

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/11 at 3:05 am

1604 Claudio Merulo Italian organist/composer, dies at 71

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/11 at 3:05 am

1613 Johann Steuerlein composer, dies at 66

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/11 at 3:06 am

1678 Anna M van Schurman Dutch poet/spoke 10 languages, dies at about 70

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/11 at 3:06 am

1702 Jacob Hintze composer, dies at 79

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/11 at 3:06 am

1705 Leopold I von Hapsburg Emperor of Holy Roman Empire, dies at 64

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/11 at 3:07 am

1786 Pedro III King of Portugal, dies

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/11 at 3:07 am

1801 Philippe-Lambert-Joseph Spruyt Flemish painter/engraver, dies at 74

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/11 at 3:08 am

1821 Napoleon I Bonaparte emperor France (1799-1815), dies in St Helena

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/11 at 3:08 am

1827 Frederik Augustus I Justified, King of Saxon (1806-27), dies at 76

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/11 at 3:08 am

1831 Friedrich Ludwig Seidel composer, dies at 65

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/11 at 3:08 am

1837 Niccolo Antonio Zingarelli Italian composer/bandmaster, dies at 85

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/11 at 3:08 am

1840 Gottlob Benedikt Bierey composer, dies at 67

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/11 at 3:08 am

1840 Matthaus Fischer composer, dies at 76

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/11 at 3:09 am

1859 Peter G L Dirichlet German mathematician, dies at 53

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/11 at 3:09 am

1864 Alexander Hays US Union-general-major, dies in battle at 44

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/11 at 3:09 am

1864 John Marshall Jones Confederate Brigadier-General, dies in battle at 43

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/11 at 3:10 am

1864 Leroy A Stafford US Confederate Brigadier-General, dies in battle at 42

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/11 at 3:10 am

1875 Jan A C A van Nispen tot Sevenaer Dutch MP (1848-75), dies at 71

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/11 at 3:10 am

1885 Lauro Rossi composer, dies at 73

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/11 at 3:10 am

1886 Joseph Albert German photographer (Albertotype), dies at 61

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/11 at 3:11 am

1892 Jan Nepomuk Skroup composer, dies at 80

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/11 at 3:11 am

1902 Bret Harte writer, dies at 65

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/11 at 3:11 am

1909 Pauline Staegeman German feminist, dies

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/11 at 3:11 am

1921 Alfred H Fried Austrian/German pacifist (Nobel 1911), dies

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/11 at 3:11 am

1927 Charles Boissevain editor in chief (General Trade 1885-1908), dies

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/11 at 3:12 am

1945 Guðmundur Jónsson Kamban Icelandic writer (Vi mordere), dies at 56

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/11 at 3:12 am

1949 Maurice Maeterlinck Belgian playwright (Grand Fairie, Nobel 1911), dies

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/11 at 3:12 am

1951 Eddie Dunn comedian (Face to Face, Spin the Picture), dies at 54

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/11 at 3:12 am

1956 Charles R Gallas lexicographer (French Dictionary), dies at 88

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/11 at 3:12 am

1957 Mikhail Fabianovich Gnesin composer, dies at 74

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/11 at 3:13 am

1960 Sulho Ranta composer, dies at 58

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/11 at 3:13 am

1962 Ernest Tyldesley cricketer (990 runs in 14 Tests for England), dies

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/11 at 3:13 am

1963 Heinrich Gebhard composer, dies

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/11 at 3:13 am

1963 Jacobus JP Old architect/co-founder (Stijl), dies at 73

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/11 at 3:14 am

1968 Albert Dekker dies of accidental suffocation at 62

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/11 at 3:14 am

1969 Ben Alexander actor (Frank Smith-Dragnet), dies at 57

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/11 at 3:15 am

1971 Alice Tissot actress (Italian Straw Hat), dies of cancer at 81

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/11 at 3:16 am

1971 Petro Scaglione Italian procureur-general, killed by Mafia

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/11 at 3:16 am

1972 Reverend Gary David vocalist, dies at 76

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/11 at 3:17 am

1976 Thomas Burnett Swann sci-fi author (Day of Minotaur), dies at 47

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/11 at 3:17 am

1977 Ludwig Erhard German minister of Economic Affairs (CDU), dies at 80

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/11 at 3:17 am

1978 Alfred H H Gilligan cricketer (4 Tests for England), dies

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/11 at 3:17 am

1979 Shirley O'Hara actress (Wild Party), dies at 68

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/11 at 3:18 am

1980 Edmond Vandercammen Belgian writer/poet (Grand Combat), dies at 79

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/11 at 3:18 am

1981 Bobby Sands IRA activists dies in his 66th day of his hunger strike

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/11 at 3:18 am

1982 Helmut Dantine actor, dies of a heart attack at 63

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/11 at 3:18 am

1983 John Williams actor (Family Affair, Dial M for Murder), dies at 80

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/11 at 3:18 am

1986 Jon William Haussermann Jr composer, dies at 76

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/11 at 3:19 am

1986 Rui Coelho composer, dies at 94

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/11 at 3:19 am

1988 George Rose actor (Devil's Disciple, Hideaways), dies at 68

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/11 at 3:19 am

1988 Tamara Pos Suriname/Dutch activist

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/11 at 3:19 am

1989 Frank Easton cricket wicketkeeper (New South Wales 1933-39), dies

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/11 at 3:19 am

1992 Jean-Claude Pascal French actor (Golden Salamander), dies at 64

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/11 at 3:20 am

1992 Stefano d'Arrigo Siciilian writer, dies at 72

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/11 at 3:20 am

1993 Balak Brahmachari , Indies guru, dies at 73

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/11 at 3:20 am

1993 Irving Howe US writer/critic (Dissent), dies at 72

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/11 at 3:20 am

1994 Hein Salomonson architect, dies at about 83

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/11 at 3:20 am

1994 Joe Layton director (Richard Pryor Live on Sunset Strip), dies at 63

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/11 at 3:20 am

1995 Anthony Wagner genealogist, dies at 86

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/11 at 3:21 am

1995 Bernard Benjamin Gillis judge, dies at 89

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/11 at 3:21 am

1995 Esther Waterhouse doctor/methodist, dies at 86

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/11 at 3:21 am

1995 James Pack naval officer museum curator, dies at 81

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/11 at 3:21 am

1995 Lionel Alexander Bethune Pilkington engineer, dies at 75

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/11 at 3:21 am

1995 Mikhail Moseyevich Botvinnik world chess champion, dies

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/11 at 3:22 am

1995 Thomas Eden Binkley musician, dies at 63

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/11 at 3:22 am

1996 Ai Qing poet, dies at 86

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/11 at 3:22 am

1996 Beryl Burton cyclist, dies at 58

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/11 at 5:22 am

Born this day!

1925 – Panos Markovic, Greek football coach and player

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/11 at 5:22 am

Born this day!

1926 – Ann B. Davis, American actress

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/11 at 5:22 am

Born this day!

1927 – Pat Carroll, American actress

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/11 at 5:23 am

Born this day!

1934 – Ace Cannon, American saxophonist

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/11 at 5:23 am

Born this day!

1936 – Patrick Gowers, British composer

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/11 at 5:23 am

Born this day!

1940 – Michael Lindsay-Hogg, American film director

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/11 at 5:24 am

Born this day!

1943 – Michael Palin, British writer, actor, and comedian

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/11 at 5:25 am

Born this day!

1957 – Richard E. Grant, British actor

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/11 at 5:26 am

Born this day!

1959 – Ian McCulloch, English singer (Echo & the Bunnymen)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/11 at 5:27 am

Born this day!

1981 – Craig David, English singer

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/11 at 5:27 am

Born this day!

1988 – Adele, English singer

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/11 at 5:27 am

Born this day!

1989 – Chris Brown, American singer and actor

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/11 at 2:59 am

523 Thrasamunde king of Vandalen

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/11 at 2:59 am

988 Dirk II West Frisian count of Holland

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/11 at 2:59 am

1085 King Alfonso VI of León conquered Toledo, dies

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/11 at 2:59 am

1124 Balak Emir of Aleppo, murdered

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/11 at 2:59 am

1475 Dieric Bouts Dutch painter, dies at about 64

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/11 at 3:00 am

1527 Karel van Bourbon military governor (Lombardije), dies at 37

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/11 at 3:00 am

1540 Jean Luis Vives Spanish theory/humanist/reformer, dies at 48

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/11 at 3:00 am

1638 Cornelius Jansen theologian (Jansenism), dies

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/11 at 3:00 am

1642 Frans Francken the Younger, Flemish painter, dies on 61st birthday

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/11 at 3:00 am

1666 Paul Siefert composer, dies at 79

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/11 at 3:00 am

1667 Johann Jacob Froberger German singer/organist/composer, dies at 50

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/11 at 3:00 am

1678 Joseph de La Barre composer, dies at 44

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/11 at 3:01 am

1727 Catharina I Latvia tsarina of Russia, dies at about 42

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/11 at 3:01 am

1739 Bernardus Smijtegelt vicar (Gekrookte Reed), dies at 63

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/11 at 3:01 am

1776 James Kent composer, dies at 76

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/11 at 3:01 am

1794 Jean-Jacques Beauvarget-Charpentier composer, dies at 59

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/11 at 3:02 am

1814 George Joseph Vogler composer, dies at 64

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/11 at 3:02 am

1836 Christian Ignatius Latrobe composer, dies at 78

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/11 at 3:02 am

1841 John Thomson composer, dies at 35

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/11 at 3:02 am

1852 Charles-Louis-Joseph Hanssens composer, dies at 75

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/11 at 3:02 am

1856 William Hamilton metaphysicist, dies

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/11 at 3:02 am

1859 Friedrich Heinrich Alexander explorer/scientist, dies

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/11 at 3:03 am

1862 Henry David Thoreau US writer/pacifist (Walden Pond), dies at 44

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/11 at 3:03 am

1864 Henry Livermore Abbott US Union Brigadier-General, dies in battle

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/11 at 3:03 am

1864 Micah Jenkins Confederate Brigadier-General (friendly fire), dies at 28

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/11 at 3:03 am

1882 Lord Frederick Cavendish assassinated by Fenian Invincibles, in Dublin

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/11 at 3:04 am

1882 Thomas Henry Burke assassinated by Fenian Invincibles, in Dublin

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/11 at 3:04 am

1890 Hubert Leonard composer, dies at 71

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/11 at 3:04 am

1892 Ernest Guiraud composer, dies at 54

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/11 at 3:05 am

1904 Franz von Lenbach German painter, dies at 67

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/11 at 3:05 am

1908 Jean Réville French vicar (Le Prophétisme Hébreu), dies at 53

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/11 at 3:07 am

1910 Edward VII King of England (1901-10), dies at 68

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/11 at 3:07 am

1916 Dirk Bos Dutch MP (Liberal), dies at 53

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/11 at 3:07 am

1916 Earl Ross Drake composer, dies at 50

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/11 at 3:07 am

1919 Frank Lyman Baum author (Wizard of Oz), dies at 62

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/11 at 3:07 am

1924 Carel S Adama van Scheltema poet/writer (socialism), dies at 47

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/11 at 3:08 am

1936 Hans Jelmoli composer, dies at 59

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/11 at 3:08 am

1948 43 communist rebels executed in Athens

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/11 at 3:08 am

1949 A L Ochse cricketer (10 wickets in 3 Tests for South Africa 1927-29), dies

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/11 at 3:08 am

1949 P-M-B Maurice Maeterlinck Belgian philosopher (Nobel 1911), dies at 86

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/11 at 3:08 am

1950 Agnes Smedley writer, dies

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/11 at 3:10 am

1952 Alberto Savinio Italian composer (Capitano Ulisse), dies at 60

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/11 at 3:12 am

1952 Maria Montessori Italian physician/educationist, dies at 81

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/11 at 3:12 am

1960 Paul Abraham Hungarian composer (Blume von Hawaii), dies at 67

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/11 at 3:13 am

1961 Lucian Blaga philosopher/poet (Transcendental censor), dies at 65

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/11 at 3:14 am

1963 Monty Wooley actor (Pied Piper, Man Who Came to Dinner), dies at 74

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/11 at 3:14 am

1964 Harold Morris composer, dies at 74

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/11 at 3:14 am

1971 Helene Weigel Austrian/German actress (Metropolis), dies at 70

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/11 at 3:14 am

1973 Ernest MacMillan composer, dies at 79

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/11 at 3:14 am

1975 József Mindszenty , Hungarian cardinal, dies at 83

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/11 at 3:14 am

1976 Karel Cruysberghs Flemish author (On the Pulpit), dies at 85

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/11 at 3:15 am

1978 Ethelda Bleibtrey US swimmer (Olympics-3 gold-1920), dies at 76

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/11 at 3:15 am

1978 Ko van Dijk Jr Dutch actor (Zaak M P), dies at 61

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/11 at 3:15 am

1987 William J Casey director of CIA (1981-87), dies at 73

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/11 at 3:16 am

1989 Guy Williams actor (Zorro, Lost in Space), dies at 65

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/11 at 3:16 am

1990 Charles Farrell actor (Vern-My Little Margie), dies at 89

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/11 at 3:16 am

1991 Anthony van Kampen writer (Ketelbinkie, Geschonden Eldorado), dies

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/11 at 3:16 am

1991 Chucky Mullins US soccer player, dies

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/11 at 3:16 am

1991 Wilfrid Hyde-White British actor (Peyton Place/140+ films), dies at 87

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/11 at 3:17 am

1992 Jilly Rizzo restauranteur/friend of Frank Sinatra, dies in car at 75

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/11 at 3:17 am

1992 Marlene Dietrich , actress (Angel), dies in Paris at 90

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/11 at 3:17 am

1993 Ann Todd actress (Things to Come, Danny Boy), dies of stroke at 84

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/11 at 3:17 am

1993 Minnie Gentry actress (Def by Temptation), dies in New York at 77

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/11 at 3:18 am

1994 Fred Sadoff actor (Quiet American), dies of AIDS at 67

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/11 at 3:18 am

1994 Haskell "Cool Papa" Sadler blues singer/guitarist, dies at 59

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/11 at 3:18 am

1994 Montague Modlyn broadcaster, dies at 72

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/11 at 3:18 am

1994 Moses Rosen Romania's chief rabbi, dies at 81

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/11 at 3:18 am

1995 Dona Maria Pia de Braganca pretender to Port throne, dies at 88

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/11 at 3:18 am

1995 Leanoard "Red" Truss R&B singer, dies at 47

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/11 at 3:19 am

1995 Nicholas Palmer TV writer/producer, dies at 57

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/11 at 3:19 am

1996 Frank Hercules writer, dies at 85

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/11 at 3:19 am

1996 Geoffrey Dawes physiologist, dies at 78

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/11 at 3:19 am

1996 Geoffrey Hodges bomb disposal expert, dies at 87

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/11 at 3:19 am

1996 Joseph Stone lawyer, dies at 79

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/11 at 3:19 am

1996 Leon Joseph Suenens cardinal, dies at 91

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/11 at 3:19 am

1996 Michael Gerzon mathematician, dies at 50

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/11 at 3:58 am

Born this day

1916 – Sif Ruud, Swedish actress

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/11 at 3:58 am

Born this day

1922 – Vladimir Etush, Russian actor

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/11 at 3:58 am

Born this day

1931 – Willie Mays, American baseball player

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/11 at 3:59 am

Born this day

1945 – Bob Seger, American singer/songwriter

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/11 at 3:59 am

Born this day

1947 – Alan Dale, New Zealand actor

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/11 at 3:59 am

Born this day

1948 – Mary MacGregor, American singer

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/11 at 3:59 am

Born this day

1953 – Tony Blair, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, 1997-2007

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/11 at 4:00 am

Born this day

1953 – Graeme Souness, Scottish footballer/manager

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/11 at 4:00 am

Born this day

1953 – Lynn Whitfield, American actress

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/11 at 4:01 am

Born this day

1961 – George Clooney, American actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/11 at 10:19 am

685 Marwan I ibn al-Hakam 4th kalief of Omajjaden (684-85), dies

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/11 at 10:20 am

973 Otto I the Great Holy Roman Emperor (962-973), dies at 60

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/11 at 10:20 am

1166 Willem I the Bad, king of Sicily (1154-66)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/11 at 10:20 am

1205 Ladislaus III Arpad King of Hungary (1204-05), dies at 5 or 6

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/11 at 10:20 am

1523 Franz von Sickingen German knight/protect of poor, dies of wounds at 42

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/11 at 10:20 am

1617 David Fabricius German astronomer, dies at 53

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/11 at 10:21 am

1667 Johann Jakob Froberger German organist/singer/composer, dies at 50

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/11 at 10:21 am

1671 Edward Montagu English baron Kimbolton, dies at about 68

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/11 at 10:21 am

1671 Pieter Stockmans Flemish chairman of Opperkrijgshof, dies at 62

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/11 at 8:20 am

347 Pachomius Egyptian monastery founder/abbot (Coenobieten), dies

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/11 at 8:20 am

649 Theodore Greek Pope (642-49) (excommunicated by Paul II), dies

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/11 at 8:20 am

964 John XII Pope (955-64), dies

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/11 at 8:20 am

1565 Nicolaus von Amsdorf German reform theologist, dies

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/11 at 8:20 am

1610 Henry IV 1st Bourbon-king of France (1572, 89-1610), murdered at 56

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/11 at 8:21 am

1643 Louis XIII king of France (1610-43), dies at 41

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/11 at 8:21 am

1667 Georges de Scudéry French writer (Alaric ou Rome Vaincue), dies at 65

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/11 at 8:21 am

1726 John B Wellekens poet/painter (Wedding Guests), dies

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/11 at 8:21 am

1726 Moshe Darshan Rabbi/author (Torat Ahsam), dies

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/11 at 8:22 am

1742 Dominique Marie Valet French Roman Catholic/old-catholic bishop, dies at 64

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/11 at 8:22 am

1761 Thomas Simpson English mathematician (rule of Simpson), dies at 50

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/11 at 8:22 am

1801 Johann Ernst Altenburg composer, dies at 66

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/11 at 8:22 am

1820 Paul Friedrich Struck composer, dies at 43

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/11 at 8:22 am

1832 John van Speijk Dutch heroic sailor, buried

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/11 at 8:22 am

1833 Johann Wilhelm Cornelius von Konigslow composer, dies at 88

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/11 at 8:23 am

1847 Fanny Cacilia Mendelssohn Hensel composer, dies at 41

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/11 at 8:23 am

1863 Emile Racine Gauthier Prudent composer, dies at 46

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/11 at 8:23 am

1864 William N Green Jr Union Brigadier-General, dies

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/11 at 8:23 am

1870 Ramon Vilanova y Barrera composer, dies at 69

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/11 at 8:24 am

1877 John Roberts composer, dies at 54

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/11 at 8:24 am

1893 Earnest E Kummer German mathematician (surface of Kummer), dies at 83

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/11 at 8:24 am

1893 Johan T Buys Dutch lawyer, dies at 65

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/11 at 8:24 am

1904 Richard Hol Dutch composer/organist/conductor, dies at 78

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/11 at 8:24 am

1912 August Strindberg Swedish writer (Deaddans), dies at 63

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/11 at 8:27 am

1912 Frederik VIII King of Denmark (1906-12), dies at 68

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/11 at 8:27 am

1925 Henry Rider Haggard English writer (Dawn, She), dies

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/11 at 8:27 am

1936 Edmond Allenby English fieldmarshal in Egypt, dies at 74

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/11 at 8:27 am

1936 Samuel Pl'h Naber spy/librarian, dies at 71

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/11 at 8:27 am

1938 Jacobus C J "Jacques" Hermans actor (Ghetto), dies at 81

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/11 at 8:28 am

1940 Eddy du Platform writer/poet, dies

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/11 at 8:28 am

1940 Emma Goldman US anarchists/feminist/author (Living My Life), dies

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/11 at 8:29 am

1940 Jacob van Gelderen economist/sociologist/SDAP-2nd-Chamber, dies at 49

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/11 at 8:29 am

1940 Menno ter Braak Dutch writer (Forum, New Elite), suicide at 38

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/11 at 8:29 am

1947 John Ray Sinnock US chief engraver (1925-47), dies at 59

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/11 at 8:29 am

1953 Yasuo Kuniyoshi Japans/US painter/etcher, dies at 59

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/11 at 8:30 am

1955 Betty Ann Davies dies at 44

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/11 at 8:31 am

1959 Sidney Bechet US jazz clarinetist/saxophonist/bandleader, dies at 62

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/11 at 8:31 am

1965 Frances Perkins US 1st female minister of Labor (1933-45), dies at 83

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/11 at 8:31 am

1966 Georgia Camp Johnson US poet/playwright, dies at 88

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/11 at 8:31 am

1966 Megan Lloyd George English politician, dies at 64

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/11 at 8:31 am

1968 Husband Edward Kimmel commandant US Ocean fleet WWII, dies at 86

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/11 at 8:32 am

1969 Enid Bennett silent film actress (Skippy, Hairpins), dies at 75

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/11 at 8:32 am

1970 Billie Burke comedienne (Glinda-Wizard of Oz), dies at 84

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/11 at 8:32 am

1976 Keith Relf rock vocalist (Yardbirds), electrocuted while tuning his guitarat 33

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/11 at 8:32 am

1978 William Powell Lear inventor of Lear Jet, dies in Reno NV

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/11 at 8:32 am

1979 Paul van 't Veeer Dutch journalist/writer (Vrije Volk), dies at 57

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/11 at 8:32 am

1980 Hugh Griffith actor (Passover Plot, Ben Hur, Tom Jones), dies at 67

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/11 at 8:33 am

1980 Wilhelm Weismann composer, dies at 79

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/11 at 8:33 am

1982 Baron Mariel-Henri Jaspar Belgian minister/ambassador, dies

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/11 at 8:33 am

1982 Hugh Beaumont actor (Ward-Leave it to Beaver), dies at 73

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/11 at 8:33 am

1983 Miguel Aleman Valdes attorney/President of México (1946-52), dies at 80

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/11 at 8:33 am

1984 Larry Stock songwriter (Blueberry Hill), dies

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/11 at 8:33 am

1985 Mohammed Munir Indonesian worker's union leader, executed

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/11 at 8:33 am

1985 Selma Diamond comedienne (Selma-Night Court), dies at 64

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/11 at 8:34 am

1987 Rita Hayworth actress (Gilda), dies of Alzheimer's disease at 68

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/11 at 8:34 am

1988 Willem Drees PM of Netherlands (1948-58), dies at 101

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/11 at 8:34 am

1990 Andre Ameller composer, dies at 78

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/11 at 8:34 am

1991 Ast Fonteyne Flemish lecture artist, dies

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/11 at 8:34 am

1991 Herman Niels Flemish radio director, dies

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/11 at 8:34 am

1991 Jiang Qing widow of Chinese leader Mao Tse Tung, commits suicide

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/11 at 8:35 am

1991 John Edward Craven dies

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/11 at 8:35 am

1991 Shintaro Abe minister of Exterior of Japan (1982-86), dies

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/11 at 8:35 am

1992 Lyle Alzado NFL defense linesman (Raiders), dies of cancer at 43

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/11 at 8:35 am

1993 Patrick Haemers Belgian criminal, commits suicide at 40

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/11 at 8:35 am

1993 William Randolph Hearst US newspaper magnate (Pulitzer), dies at 85

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/11 at 8:35 am

1994 Leonard Teale Australian actor/reciter (Homicide), dies

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/11 at 8:35 am

1995 Maezumi Hakuyu Taizan Koun teacher (Zen Buddhism), dies at 64

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/11 at 8:36 am

1996 Edqard John Gurney politician, dies at 82

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/11 at 8:36 am

1996 Qazaleh Alizadeh writer, dies at 48

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/11 at 8:36 am

1996 Sritharan Jeganathan cricketer, 1st Sri Lankan Test player to die

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/11 at 8:36 am

1996 Vera Chapman writer, dies at 98

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/11 at 8:36 am

1997 Harry Blackstone Jr magician, dies of cancer at 62

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/11 at 8:36 am

1997 Laurie Lee writer, dies at 42

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/11 at 8:37 am

1997 Princess Caradja-Kretzulesco descendant of Dracula, dies at 76

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/11 at 8:37 am

997 Thelma Carpenter singer, dies at 76

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/11 at 8:37 am

1998 Frank Sinatra singer/actor, dies from heart & kidney disease, bladder cancer, senility at 82

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/11 at 10:34 am

Born today!

1923 – Adnan Pachachi, Iraqi politician

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/11 at 10:35 am

Born today!

1923 – Mrinal Sen, Indian film director

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/11 at 10:35 am

Born today!

1925 – Sophie Kurys, American baseball player

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/11 at 10:35 am

Born today!

1925 – Patrice Munsel, American opera soprano

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/11 at 10:35 am

Born today!

1925 – Oona O'Neill, last wife of Charles Chaplin

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/11 at 10:35 am

Born today!

1925 – Al Porcino, American jazz trumpet player

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/11 at 11:06 am

Born today!

1927 – Herbert W. Franke, Austrian writer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/11 at 11:07 am

Born today!

1928 – Brian Macdonald, Canadian dancer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/11 at 11:07 am

Born today!

1928 – Frederik H. Kreuger, Dutch scientist and inventor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/11 at 11:07 am

Born today!

1929 – Barbara Branden, Canadian writer and lecturer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/11 at 11:08 am

Born today!

1934 – Siân Phillips, Welsh actress

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/11 at 11:08 am

Born today!

1940 – Troy Shondell, American singer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/11 at 11:09 am

Born today!

1942 – Prentis Hancock, British actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/11 at 11:09 am

Born today!

1943 – Jack Bruce, Scottish bassist (Cream)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/11 at 11:09 am

Born today!

1943 – Elizabeth Ray, American sex scandal figure

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/11 at 11:10 am

Born today!

1944 – George Lucas, American film director

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/11 at 11:11 am

Born today!

1952 – David Byrne, Scottish-born American musician (Talking Heads)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/11 at 11:11 am

Born today!

1952 – Robert Zemeckis, American film director

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/11 at 11:11 am

Born today!

1955 – Peter Kirsten, South African cricketer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/11 at 11:12 am

Born today!

1959 – Steve Hogarth, British singer (Marillion)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/11 at 11:12 am

Born today!

1960 – Anne Clark, English singer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/11 at 11:13 am

Born today!

1960 – Ronan Tynan, Irish singer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/11 at 11:13 am

Born today!

1961 – David Quantick, writer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/11 at 11:13 am

Born today!

1961 – Tim Roth, English actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/11 at 11:14 am

Born today!

1966 – Fabrice Morvan, French music artist (Milli Vanilli)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/11 at 11:15 am

Born today!

1969 – Cate Blanchett, Australian actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/11 at 11:15 am

Born today!

1969 – Danny Wood, American singer (New Kids on the Block)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/11 at 11:16 am

Born today!

1973 – Shanice, American singer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/11 at 11:16 am

Born today!

1984 – Mark Zuckerberg, American internet entrepreneur, co-founder of Facebook

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/11 at 11:17 am

Born today!

1984 – Olly Murs, English singer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/11 at 3:41 am

392 Valentinianus II emperor of Rome (375-392), murdered at 21

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/11 at 3:41 am

884 Marinus I Pope (882-84), dies

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/11 at 3:42 am

1174 Nur ad-Din Mahmud King of Syria, dies

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/11 at 3:43 am

1470 Charles VIII Knutsson Bonde, king of Sweden (14??-70), dies

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/11 at 3:43 am

1482 Paolo Toscanelli Italian physician & mapmaker, dies

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/11 at 3:43 am

1591 Dimitri Ivanovitch Russian son of czar Ivan IV, murdered at 9

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/11 at 3:43 am

1621 Henrick de Keyser Amsterdam's master builder, dies at 56

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/11 at 3:43 am

1622 Peter Plancius Flemish vicar/cartographer, dies at about 69

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/11 at 3:44 am

1685 Henri Otto Spanish marquis of Caretto/Savona/Grana, dies

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/11 at 3:44 am

1746 Giovanni Antonio Ricieri composer, dies at 67

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/11 at 3:44 am

1761 Jacob Mossel Governor-General (Dutch East Indies), dies at 56

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/11 at 3:44 am

1785 Karel Blazej Kopriva composer, dies at 29

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/11 at 3:45 am

1801 Louis C count Barbiano de Belgioioso Austrian diplomat, dies at 73

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/11 at 3:45 am

1821 John Wall Calcott composer, dies at 54

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/11 at 3:46 am

1822 Christian Ludwig Dieter composer, dies at 64

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/11 at 3:46 am

1823 Antonio Frantisek Becvarovsky composer, dies at 69

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/11 at 3:46 am

1824 Alexander Campbell composer, dies at 60

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/11 at 3:46 am

1832 Carl Friedrich Zelter composer, dies at 73

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/11 at 3:48 am

1833 Edmund Kean English actor (Shylock), dies at 46

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/11 at 3:48 am

1842 Emanuel Count de las Cases French historian (Napoleon), dies at 76

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/11 at 3:50 am

1845 Samuel I Wiselius Dutch lawyer/businessman/writer, dies at 76

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/11 at 3:50 am

1855 Jan Mazereeuw Frisian farmer/sect leader, dies at 75

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/11 at 3:50 am

1872 Thomas Hastings composer, dies at 87

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/11 at 3:51 am

1873 Alexander J Cuza monarch of Moldavia/Romania, dies at 53

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/11 at 3:52 am

1886 Emily Dickinson US poet, dies at 55

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/11 at 3:53 am

1889 Alfred Potocki premier Austrian/Governor/Viceroy of Galicia, dies

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/11 at 3:53 am

1892 Arthur Hodister British ivory seller (Heart of Darkness), murdered

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/11 at 3:53 am

1895 Joseph Whitaker British publisher (Whitaker' Almanack), dies at 75

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/11 at 3:54 am

1899 Francisque Sarcey French writer (Le Temps), dies at 70

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/11 at 3:58 am

1924 Paul d'Estornelles de Constant French diplomat/pacifist, dies at 71

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/11 at 3:58 am

1926 Mohammed VI Vahideddin last sultan of Turkey (1918-22), dies

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/11 at 3:58 am

1932 Ki Inukai premier Japan (1931-32), murdered

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/11 at 3:58 am

1933 Ernest Torrence actor (I Cover the Waterfront), dies at 54

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/11 at 3:58 am

1940 Joseph Limburg liberal 2nd-Member of parliament (1905-19), dies at 75

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/11 at 3:59 am

1940 Willem A Bonger Dutch criminologist (Race & Crime), suicide at 63

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/11 at 3:59 am

1945 Major Courtney US medal of honor marine, dies in battle of Sugar Loaf

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/11 at 3:59 am

1952 Albert Basserman actor (Madame Curie, Rhapsody in Blue), dies at 84

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/11 at 3:59 am

1952 Italo Montemezzi composer, dies at 76

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/11 at 4:00 am

1958 Michael G the Boer historian (Harbor of Amsterdam), dies at 91

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/11 at 4:00 am

1959 Berend van den Amstel , Dutch actor, dies at 56

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/11 at 4:00 am

1964 Cornelis H Edelman Dutch geologist, dies at 61

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/11 at 4:00 am

1965 Adrian Schoevers Dutch director (Schoevers Institution), dies

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/11 at 4:00 am

1967 Edward Hopper US painter (House by Railroad), dies at 84

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/11 at 4:01 am

1967 Jaromir Fiala composer, dies at 74

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/11 at 4:01 am

1972 Nigel Green actor (Skull, Tobruk, Ipcress File), dies at 47

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/11 at 4:01 am

1973 Willem H Rassers Dutch cult anthropologist (Pandji-Novel), dies at 95

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/11 at 4:01 am

1976 Samuel Eliot Morison US historian (Admiral of Ocean Sea), dies at 88

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/11 at 4:01 am

1984 Lionel Charles Robbins British economist, dies at 85

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/11 at 4:01 am

1985 Jackie Curtis playwright/actor (Underground USA), dies of a drug overdose at 38

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/11 at 4:02 am

1986 Theodore H White US journalist (Making of President, Pulitzer), dies at 71

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/11 at 4:02 am

1987 John Baur museum director, dies at 78

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/11 at 4:02 am

1987 Wynne Gibson actor (Night After Night, Aggie Appleby), dies

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/11 at 4:03 am

1988 Andrew Duggan actor (Jigsaw, Firehouse), dies of cancer at 64

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/11 at 4:03 am

1988 Greta Nissen actress (Ambassador Bill), dies

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/11 at 4:03 am

1989 John Waldo Green composer, dies at 80

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/11 at 4:04 am

1991 Bud Freeman jazz tenor saxophonist, dies of cancer at 84

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/11 at 4:04 am

1991 Ronald Lacey actor (Raiders of Lost Ark, Next Victim), dies at 55

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/11 at 4:04 am

1992 Bruce Hopkins performer/director, dies at 44

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/11 at 4:07 am

1992 Robert Morris Page US physicist (radar), dies at 88

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/11 at 4:07 am

1994 John Baker resistance fighter/journalist (Slogan), dies at 79

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/11 at 4:07 am

1994 Frederik baron van Pallandt Danish singer (Nina & F), murdered at 61

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/11 at 4:08 am

1994 Gilbert Roland Mexican/US actor (Armand in Camille), dies at 88

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/11 at 4:08 am

1994 Ronnie Potsdammer singer/song/text writer/programmer, dies at 71

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/11 at 4:08 am

1994 Royal Dano actor (Ghoulies 2), dies of a heart attack at 71

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/11 at 4:08 am

1995 Edouard Dermit actor (Testament of Orpheus), dies at 69

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/11 at 4:08 am

1995 Eric Richard Porter actor (Crucible, Hennessy), dies at 67

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/11 at 4:08 am

1995 Johnny Van Derrick jazz violinist, dies at 68

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/11 at 4:09 am

1995 Perry Lederman folk singer, dies at 52

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/11 at 4:09 am

1996 George M Tindley songwriter/vocalist, dies at 57

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/11 at 5:10 am

Born this day,

1916 – Vera Gebuhr, Danish actress

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Written By: wsmith4 on 05/16/11 at 10:54 am

where do you get all these?

1906 - born this day - Alizabooth Taylor - American actress who died last year.

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Written By: Howard on 05/16/11 at 12:24 pm

1966-Janet Jackson Happy 45th!

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Written By: wsmith4 on 05/16/11 at 1:24 pm


1966-Janet Jackson Happy 45th!


How many posts do you have???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/21/11 at 4:05 pm

Born today.
1948 – Leo Sayer, English singer and songwriter

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/21/11 at 4:05 pm

Born today.

1973 – Noel Fielding, British comedian

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/21/11 at 4:06 pm

Born today.

1994 – Tom Daley, English diver and Olympian

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/22/11 at 3:44 am

1885 Victor(-Marie) Hugo French writer (Les Misérables), dies at 83

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/22/11 at 3:44 am

1972 Margaret Rutherford English actress (Murder Ahoy, VIP's), dies at 80

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/22/11 at 3:44 am

1990 Max Wall actor, dies

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/22/11 at 3:44 am

1991 Lino Brocka director (Macho Dancer, Jaguar), dies in car crash at 51

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/22/11 at 3:45 am

Born today.

1924 – Charles Aznavour, Armenian-French singer, actor, and composer

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/22/11 at 3:46 am

Born today.

1938 – Richard Benjamin, American actor

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/22/11 at 3:46 am

Born today.

1946 – Howard Kendall, English footballer and football manager

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/22/11 at 3:47 am

Born today.

1950 – Bernie Taupin, English songwriter

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/22/11 at 3:48 am

Born today.

1955 – Dale Winton, British radio DJ and television presenter

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/22/11 at 3:48 am

Born today.

1968 – Graham Linehan, Irish television writer and director (Father Ted, Black Books, The IT Crowd)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/22/11 at 3:49 am

Born today.

1970 – Naomi Campbell, British model and actress

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/22/11 at 3:49 am

Born today.

1978 – Katie Price, British model and reality TV personality

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/22/11 at 3:49 am

Born today.

1987 – Novak Djokovic, Serbian tennis player

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/29/11 at 3:07 am

1997 Jeff Buckley musician, drowns at 30

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/29/11 at 3:08 am

1984 Eric Morecambe comedian (Morecambe & Wise), dies at 58

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/29/11 at 3:08 am

1979 Mary Pickford actress (Coquette, Suds, Secrets), dies at 86

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/04/11 at 1:58 am

1954 Harold Hoffman (Gov-NJ), dies at 58

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/04/11 at 1:58 am

1960 Lucien Littlefield actor (Mr Beasley-Blondie), dies at 64

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/04/11 at 1:58 am

1970 Menasha Skulnik comedian (Menasha the Magnificent), dies at 78

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/04/11 at 1:59 am

1973 Arna Bontemps writer/educator, dies at 72 in Nashville

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/04/11 at 1:59 am

1973 Murray Wilson father of beachboys Brian, Carl & Dennis, dies at 55

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/04/11 at 1:59 am

1989 Ayatalloh Ruhullah Khomeini of Iran, dies at 86 of internal bleeding

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/04/11 at 1:59 am

1990 Jack Gilford comedic actor, dies at 82 of stomach cancer

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/10/11 at 2:03 pm

Born this day:

June 10th 1921 – Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, consort of Queen Elizabeth II

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/12/11 at 6:08 am

1983 Norma Shearer Academy Award-winner, dies at 80

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/18/11 at 10:23 am

Born this day:

June 18th 1942 – Paul McCartney, British singer, songwriter and musician (The Beatles, Wings)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/19/11 at 3:30 am

1966 Ed Wynn comedian (Ed Wynn Show), dies at 86

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/25/11 at 2:47 am

This day, June 25th in 2009, Michael Jackson died.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/25/11 at 4:09 am

This day, June 25th in 2009, Farrah Fawcett died

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Written By: Howard on 06/25/11 at 6:40 am


This day, June 25th in 2009, Michael Jackson died.


long live the King.  :)

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Written By: nally on 06/25/11 at 1:47 pm


This day, June 25th in 2009, Farrah Fawcett died

This day, June 25th in 2009, Michael Jackson died.

Two celebs who have been greatly missed for the past couple years. :\'(

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/25/11 at 3:28 pm


This day, June 25th in 2009, Michael Jackson died.

This day, June 25th in 2009, Farrah Fawcett died

Two celebs who have been greatly missed for the past couple years. :\'(
Who die within miles of each other at different hospitals.

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Written By: Howard on 06/25/11 at 7:23 pm


Who die within miles of each other at different hospitals.


What a coincidence.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/26/11 at 1:21 am


What a coincidence.
Not a coincidence. it just happened that way.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/26/11 at 2:22 am

1906 - Alexander Muir poet (The Maple Leaf Forever), dies at 76

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/26/11 at 2:22 am

1938 - James Weldon Johnson dies of injuries received in car crash

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/26/11 at 2:22 am

1967 - Francoise Dorl‚ actress (That Man From Rio), dies at 35

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/26/11 at 2:22 am

1983 - Walter O'Keefe songwriter/TV host (Mayor of Hollywood), dies at 82

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/26/11 at 2:22 am

1984 - Carl Foreman producer, dies of cancer at 69

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/26/11 at 3:37 am

1904 – Peter Lorre, Hungarian actor (d. 1964)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/26/11 at 3:38 am

Born this day June 26th:

1915 – Charlotte Zolotow, American author

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/26/11 at 3:39 am

Born this day June 26th:

1922 – Eleanor Parker, American actress

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/26/11 at 3:39 am

Born this day June 26th:

2005 – Princess Alexia of the Netherlands

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/02/11 at 6:13 am

1566 Nostradamus French astrologer/physician/prophet, dies in Salon

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/02/11 at 6:13 am

1644 William Gascoigne introduced telescopic sights, is killed at 24

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/02/11 at 6:13 am

1882 James Garfield assassinated

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/02/11 at 6:14 am

1961 Ernest Hemingway shot himself to death in Ketchum Idaho

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/02/11 at 6:15 am

1969 Brian Jones founder of the Rolling Stones, drowns

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/02/11 at 6:15 am

1973 George Macready actor (Martin Peyton-Peyton Place), dies at 73

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/02/11 at 6:15 am

1991 Lee Remick actress, dies at 55 from cancer

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/03/11 at 3:57 am

1971 - Jim Morrison rocker (Doors), dies of heart failure in Paris

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/03/11 at 3:58 am

1978 - James Daly actor (Medical Center), dies at 59

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/03/11 at 3:58 am

1986 - Rudy Vallee singer (Vagabond Dreams), dies at 84

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/03/11 at 3:58 am

1989 - Jim Backus actor (Magoo, Gilligan's Island), dies at 76 of pneumonia

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/03/11 at 4:02 am

Born today in 1927 – Ken Russell, British director

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Written By: nally on 07/03/11 at 11:25 am


Who die within miles of each other at different hospitals.

That's right, both of those hospitals were in Los Angeles County in California...not too far from me!

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Written By: nally on 07/03/11 at 11:27 am

Another famous death for today: 1993 ~ Don Drysdale, American baseball pitcher and sports announcer. He suffered a heart attack in his hotel in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, where the Dodgers were playing a weekend series against the Expos. He was only 56 (20 days shy of his 57th birthday). :\'(

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/09/11 at 12:33 am

1850 - Zachary Taylor 12th president of US, dies in White House served 16 months

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/09/11 at 12:34 am

1988 - Barbara Woodhouse dog trainer, dies at 78 of a stroke

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/09/11 at 12:34 am

1990 - Howard Duff actor, dies at 76 of a heart attack

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/09/11 at 12:34 am

Born today in 1957 – Paul Merton, British comedian

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/09/11 at 1:20 am

Died this day 2006 – Milan Williams, American keyboardist (The Commodores) (b. 1948)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/11/11 at 1:09 pm

2006 – John Spencer, English snooker player (b. 1935)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/11/11 at 1:09 pm

2010 – Bob Sheppard, New York Yankees and New York Giants announcer (b. 1910)

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Written By: danootaandme on 07/11/11 at 4:05 pm

John Quincy Adams 7/11/67-2/23/1848  Happy Birthday and Rest in Peace

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/13/11 at 6:31 am

1793 Jean Paul Marat French revolutionary, murdered by Charlotte Corday

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/13/11 at 6:31 am

1955 Ruth Ellis hung

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/13/11 at 6:31 am

1973 Lon Chaney Jr actor (Hawkeye, Pistols 'n' Petticoats), dies at 67

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/16/11 at 6:39 am

1918 - Nicholas II Russian tsar, his tsarina & their 5 kids executed

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/16/11 at 6:39 am

1981 - Harry Chapin dies at 39, of a heart attack when his car is rear-ended

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/17/11 at 3:25 am

1959 - Billie Holiday blues singer, dies of liver failure at 44 in NYC

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/17/11 at 3:25 am

1961 - Ty Cobb Detroit Tiger hall of fame baseball player, dies at 75

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/17/11 at 3:25 am

1971 - Cliff Edwards "Ukulele Ike", singer (54th Street Revue), dies at 76

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/17/11 at 3:25 am

1975 - Modoc the elephant, dies at age 78 (oldest known nonhuman mammal)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/17/11 at 3:26 am

Born today 17th July 1917 – Phyllis Diller, American comedienne

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/17/11 at 3:28 am

Born today 17th July 1947 – Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/18/11 at 1:16 pm

Born this day,

1918 – Nelson Mandela, President of South Africa, Nobel Peace Prize laureate

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/18/11 at 1:27 pm

Died this day,

1610 – Caravaggio, Italian artist (b. 1573)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/18/11 at 1:28 pm

Died this day,

1792 – John Paul Jones, American naval commander (b. 1747)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/18/11 at 1:28 pm

Died this day,

1817 – Jane Austen, English novelist (b. 1775)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/18/11 at 1:29 pm

Died this day,

1892 – Thomas Cook, English travel agent (b. 1808)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/18/11 at 1:29 pm

Died this day,

1938 – Queen Marie of Romania (b. 1875)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/18/11 at 1:30 pm

Died this day,

1954 – Machine Gun Kelly, American gangster (b. 1895)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/18/11 at 1:30 pm

Died this day,

1973 – Jack Hawkins, English film actor (b. 1910)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/18/11 at 1:31 pm

Died this day,

2004 – Paul Foot, British journalist (b. 1937)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/18/11 at 1:32 pm

Died this day,

2009 – Henry Allingham, British supercentenarian and World War I veteran (b. 1896)

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Written By: danootaandme on 07/18/11 at 4:35 pm

The UN has deemed this Nelson Mandela Day to celebrate the 93rd birthday of person who, in my eyes, is the Man of the Century

http://blog.roomtoread.org/.a/6a0115723dfc13970b0134857adacb970c-pi

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/22/11 at 12:47 pm

1461 Charles VII king of France (1422-61), dies at 58

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/22/11 at 12:47 pm

1934 John Dillinger shot dead at Biograph Theater in Chicago

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Written By: danootaandme on 07/22/11 at 5:06 pm


1934 John Dillinger shot dead at Biograph Theater in Chicago


I visited there once.  The theater is still there and they have a brochure about where the feds were waiting and an outline in the alley on the ground where he died. 

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/23/11 at 5:29 am

1885 - Ulysses S Grant 18th US pres, dies in Mount McGregor, NY, at 63

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/23/11 at 5:29 am

1982 - Vic Morrow killed during filming of "Twilight Zone" at 53

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/24/11 at 2:29 am

Died this day:

1568 – Prince Don Carlos of Spain (b. 1545)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/24/11 at 2:29 am

Died this day:

1862 – Martin Van Buren, 8th President of the United States (b. 1782)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/24/11 at 2:30 am

Died this day:

1980 – Peter Sellers, British comedian and actor (b. 1925)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/24/11 at 2:31 am

Died this day:

1995 – Jerry Lordan, English composer and singer (b. 1934)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/24/11 at 2:32 am

Died this day:

2010 – Alex Higgins, Northern Irish snooker player (b. 1949)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/26/11 at 2:03 pm

Happy Birthday!

1943 – Mick Jagger, English singer (The Rolling Stones)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/26/11 at 2:03 pm

Happy Birthday!

1949 – Roger Taylor, English drummer and vocalist (Queen)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/26/11 at 2:04 pm

Happy Birthday!

1945 – Helen Mirren, English actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/26/11 at 2:39 pm

Died this day!

1952 – Eva Perón, Argentine First Lady (b. 1919)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/30/11 at 1:36 am

Died this day!

1540 – Thomas Abel, English priest (martyred) (b. c. 1497)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/30/11 at 1:36 am

Died this day!

1683 – Maria Theresa of Spain, Spanish-born Queen consort of France, wife of Louis XIV of France (b. 1638)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/30/11 at 1:36 am

Died this day!

1718 – William Penn, English founder of the Province of Pennsylvania (b. 1644)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/30/11 at 1:37 am

Died this day!

1771 – Thomas Gray, English poet and letter-writer (b. 1716)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/30/11 at 1:37 am

Died this day!

1889 – Charlie Absolom, England cricketer (b. 1846)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/30/11 at 1:37 am

Died this day!

1898 – Otto von Bismarck, 1st Chancellor of the German Empire (b. 1815)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/30/11 at 1:38 am

Died this day!

1918 – Joyce Kilmer, American poet (b. 1886)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/30/11 at 1:38 am

Died this day!

1983 – Lynn Fontanne, English actress (b. 1887)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/30/11 at 1:39 am

Died this day!

2007 – Ingmar Bergman, Swedish stage and film director (b. 1918)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/30/11 at 3:40 am

Born today:

1940 – Sir Clive Sinclair, English entrepreneur and inventor

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/30/11 at 3:40 am

Born today:

1941 – Paul Anka, Canadian singer and composer

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/30/11 at 3:40 am

Born today:

1947 – Arnold Schwarzenegger, Austrian-born American actor, bodybuilder and politician, 38th Governor of California

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/30/11 at 3:41 am

Born today:

1948 – Jean Reno, Moroccan-born French actor

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/30/11 at 3:41 am

Born today:

1958 – Kate Bush, English singer-songwriter

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/30/11 at 3:42 am

Born today:

1958 – Daley Thompson, English decathlete

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/30/11 at 3:42 am

Born today:

1961 – Laurence Fishburne, American actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/30/11 at 3:42 am

Born today:

1963 – Lisa Kudrow, American actress

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/30/11 at 3:42 am

Born today:

1964 – Jürgen Klinsmann, German footballer and manager

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/30/11 at 3:43 am

Born today:

1982 – James Anderson, English cricketer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/31/11 at 6:21 am

Died this day!

1653 – Thomas Dudley, Governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony (b. 1576)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/31/11 at 6:22 am

Died this day!

1875 – Andrew Johnson, 17th President of the United States (b. 1808)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/31/11 at 6:22 am

Died this day!

1886 – Franz Liszt, Hungarian composer (b. 1811)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/31/11 at 6:23 am

Died this day!

1943 – Hedley Verity, English Test cricketer (b. 1905)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/31/11 at 6:23 am

Died this day!

1953 – Robert Taft, U.S. Senator from Ohio and Presidential candidate (b. 1889)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/31/11 at 6:24 am

Died this day!

1964 – Jim Reeves, American singer (b. 1923)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/31/11 at 6:25 am

Died this day!

2009 – Sir Bobby Robson, English professional football player and manager (b. 1933)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/31/11 at 6:25 am

Died this day!

2009 – Harry Alan Towers, English film producer and screenwriter (b. 1920)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/05/11 at 3:04 pm

1948 Carole Landis actress, dies at 29

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/05/11 at 3:04 pm

1950 Pvt Kenneth Shadrick of WV becomes 1st US fatality in Korean War

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/05/11 at 3:04 pm

1979 Judson Laire actor/singer (Papa-Mama), dies at 76

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/05/11 at 3:04 pm

1983 Harry James swing-era bandleader/trumpet player, dies in Las Vegas

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/05/11 at 3:05 pm

1985 Marion Byron actress, dies at 73

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/05/11 at 3:05 pm

1990 Mitch Snyder homeless advocate, commits suicide at 46 by hanging

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/05/11 at 3:06 pm

Born this day:

1930 – Neil Armstrong, American astronaut

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/06/11 at 5:55 am

Happy Birthday!

1911 – Norman Gordon, South African cricketer

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/06/11 at 5:56 am

Happy Birthday!

1916 – Dom Mintoff, Maltese politician

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/06/11 at 5:56 am

Happy Birthday!

1926 – Frank Finlay, British actor

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/06/11 at 5:57 am

Happy Birthday!

1930 – Abbey Lincoln, American jazz singer

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/06/11 at 5:57 am

Happy Birthday!

1932 – Howard Hodgkin, British painter

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/06/11 at 6:03 am

Happy Birthday!

1934 – Piers Anthony, English writer

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/06/11 at 6:03 am

Happy Birthday!

1934 – Chris Bonington, British mountaineer

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/06/11 at 6:03 am

Happy Birthday!

1934 – Billy Boston, Welsh rugby league footballer

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/06/11 at 6:04 am

Happy Birthday!

1937 – Barbara Windsor, English actress

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/06/11 at 6:04 am

Happy Birthday!

1938 – Peter Bonerz, American actor

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/06/11 at 6:04 am

Happy Birthday!

1940 – Mukhu Aliyev, Russian politician

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/06/11 at 6:05 am

Happy Birthday!

1940 – Louise Sorel, American actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/06/11 at 6:05 am

Happy Birthday!

1941 – Lyle Berman, American poker player

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/06/11 at 6:05 am

Happy Birthday!

1941 – Ray Culp, American baseball player

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/06/11 at 6:06 am

Happy Birthday!

1945 – Andy Messersmith, American baseball player

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/06/11 at 6:06 am

Happy Birthday!

1946 – Allan Holdsworth, British guitarist and composer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/06/11 at 6:08 am

Happy Birthday!

1947 – Tony Dell, Australian cricketer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/06/11 at 6:11 am

Happy Birthday!

1950 – Dorian Harewood, American actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/06/11 at 6:12 am

Happy Birthday!

1951 – Catherine Hicks, American actress

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/06/11 at 6:12 am

Happy Birthday!

1951 – Daryl Somers, Australian television personality

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/06/11 at 6:12 am

Happy Birthday!

1952 – Vinnie Vincent, American musician (Kiss)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/06/11 at 6:13 am

Happy Birthday!

1953 – Iqbal Qasim, Pakistani cricketer

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/06/11 at 6:13 am

Happy Birthday!

1957 – Bob Horner, American baseball player

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/06/11 at 6:14 am

Happy Birthday!

1957 – Jim McGreevey, American politician

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/06/11 at 6:14 am

Happy Birthday!

1960 – Dale Ellis, American basketball player

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/06/11 at 6:14 am

Happy Birthday!

1962 – Marc Lavoine, French singer and actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/06/11 at 6:15 am

Born today:

1963 – Charles Ingram, British game show contestant

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/06/11 at 6:15 am

Happy Birthday!

1964 – Moosie Drier, American actor and director

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/06/11 at 6:17 am

Happy Birthday!

1965 – David Robinson, American basketball player

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/06/11 at 6:17 am

Happy Birthday!

1965 – Vincent Wells, England cricketer

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/06/11 at 6:17 am

Happy Birthday!

1967 – Mike Greenberg, American sportscaster

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/06/11 at 6:18 am

Happy Birthday!

1967 – Julie Snyder, Quebec talk show host and producer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/06/11 at 6:18 am

Happy Birthday!

1969 – Simon Doull, New Zealand cricketer

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/06/11 at 6:18 am

Happy Birthday!

1970 – M. Night Shyamalan, Indian-born American film director

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/06/11 at 6:19 am

Happy Birthday!

1972 – Geri Halliwell, British singer (Spice Girls)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/06/11 at 6:19 am

Happy Birthday!

1973 – Vera Farmiga, American actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/06/11 at 6:20 am

Happy Birthday!

1973 – Max Kellerman, American sportscaster

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/06/11 at 6:20 am

Happy Birthday!

1973 – Monica Goodling, American George W. Bush Administration appointee

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/06/11 at 6:21 am

Happy Birthday!

1973 – Stuart O'Grady, Australian cyclist

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/06/11 at 6:21 am

Happy Birthday!

1974 – Ever Carradine, American actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/06/11 at 6:21 am

Happy Birthday!

1974 – Alvin Williams, American basketball player

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/06/11 at 6:22 am

Happy Birthday!

1977 – Jennifer Lyons, American actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/06/11 at 6:22 am

Happy Birthday!

2001 – Ty Simpkins, American actor

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/06/11 at 6:32 am

Died this day:

1623 – Anne Hathaway, English wife of William Shakespeare (b. 1555 or 1556)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/06/11 at 6:33 am

Died this day:

1637 – Ben Jonson, English writer (b. 1572)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/06/11 at 6:33 am

Died this day:

1645 – Lionel Cranfield, 1st Earl of Middlesex, English merchant (b. 1575)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/06/11 at 6:34 am

Died this day:

1679 – John Snell, English royalist (b. 1629)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/06/11 at 6:35 am

Died this day:

1866 – John Mason Neale, English divine, scholar and hymnwriter (b. 1818)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/06/11 at 6:36 am

Died this day:

1881 – James Springer White, American co-founder of the Seventh-day Adventist Church (b. 1821)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/06/11 at 6:36 am

Died this day:

1931 – Bix Beiderbecke, American jazz cornetist and pianist (b. 1903)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/06/11 at 6:37 am

Died this day:

1964 – Sir Cedric Hardwicke, English actor (b. 1893))

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/06/11 at 6:37 am

Died this day:

1978 – Pope Paul VI (b. 1897)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/06/11 at 6:38 am

Died this day:

1959 – Preston Sturges, American playwright, screenwriter, and director (b. 1898)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/06/11 at 6:38 am

Died this day:

2001 – Dorothy Tutin, English actress (b. 1930)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/06/11 at 6:39 am

Died this day:

2004 – Rick James, American R&B singer and multi-instrumentalist (b. 1948)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/06/11 at 6:39 am

Died this day:

2005 – Robin Cook, British politician (b. 1946)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/06/11 at 6:39 am

Died this day:

2009 – John Hughes, American film director (b. 1950)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/07/11 at 8:21 am

Died this day:

461 – Majorian, Roman Emperor (assassinated) (b. 420)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/07/11 at 8:22 am

Died this day:

1957 – Oliver Hardy, American comedian and actor (b. 1892)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/07/11 at 8:22 am

Died this day:

1984 – Esther Phillips, American singer (b. 1935)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/07/11 at 8:23 am

Died this day:

2004 – Red Adair, American oil field firefighter (b. 1915)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/07/11 at 8:23 am

Died this day:

2009 – Mike Seeger, American folk musician (b. 1933)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/07/11 at 8:23 am

Happy Birthday!

1926 – Stan Freberg, American voice comedian

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/07/11 at 8:24 am

Happy Birthday!

1952 – Alexei Sayle, British comedian

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/07/11 at 8:24 am

Happy Birthday!

1958 – Bruce Dickinson, English singer (Iron Maiden)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/07/11 at 8:24 am

Happy Birthday!

1961 – Brian Conley, English comedian

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/07/11 at 8:24 am

Happy Birthday!

1971 – Dominic Cork, England cricketer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/09/11 at 11:35 am

Died this day!

117 – Trajan, Roman Emperor (b. 53)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/09/11 at 11:35 am

Died this day!

378 – Traianus, Roman general

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/09/11 at 11:35 am

Died this day!

803 – Irene of Athens, Byzantine Empress (b. 752)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/09/11 at 11:36 am

Died this day!

1048 – Pope Damasus II (birth year unknown))

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/09/11 at 11:36 am

Died this day!

1107 – Emperor Horikawa of Japan (b. 1079)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/09/11 at 11:37 am

Died this day!

1946 – Bert Vogler, South African cricketer (b. 1876)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/09/11 at 11:37 am

Died this day!

1967 – Joe Orton, English writer (b. 1933)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/09/11 at 11:38 am

Died this day!

1969 – Cecil Frank Powell, British physicist, Nobel Laureate (b. 1903)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/09/11 at 11:38 am

Died this day!

1969 – Sharon Tate, American actress (murdered) (b. 1943)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/09/11 at 11:39 am

Died this day!

1975 – Dmitri Shostakovich, Russian composer (b. 1906)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/09/11 at 11:39 am

Died this day!

1979 – Walter O'Malley, American baseball executive (b. 1903)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/09/11 at 11:39 am

Died this day!

1988 – Giacinto Scelsi, Italian composer (b. 1905)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/09/11 at 11:40 am

Died this day!

1990 – Joe Mercer, English footballer (b. 1914)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/09/11 at 11:40 am

Died this day!

1995 – Jerry Garcia, American guitarist (Grateful Dead) (b. 1942)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/09/11 at 11:41 am

Died this day!

1996 – Sir Frank Whittle, British engineer and inventor of the jet engine (b. 1907)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/09/11 at 11:41 am

Died this day!

2003 – Ray Harford, English footballer and manager (b. 1945)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/09/11 at 11:41 am

Died this day!

2003 – Gregory Hines, American actor and dancer (b. 1946)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/09/11 at 11:45 am

Born this day:

1921 – Ernest Angley, American televangelist

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/09/11 at 11:45 am

Born this day:

1922 – Philip Larkin, English poet (d. 1985)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/09/11 at 11:46 am

Born this day:

1925 – David A. Huffman, American computer scientist (d. 1999)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/09/11 at 11:46 am

Born this day:

1927 – Robert Shaw, English actor (d. 1978)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/09/11 at 11:46 am

Born this day:

1931 – Chuck Essegian, American baseball player

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/09/11 at 11:47 am

Born this day:

1938 – Rod Laver, Australian tennis player

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/09/11 at 11:48 am

Born this day:

1944 – Sam Elliott, American actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/09/11 at 11:48 am

Born this day:

1947 – Barbara Mason, American soul singer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/09/11 at 11:49 am

Born this day:

1949 – Jonathan Kellerman, American writer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/09/11 at 11:49 am

Born this day:

1957 – Melanie Griffith, American actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/09/11 at 11:50 am

Born this day:

1961 – Brad Gilbert, American tennis player

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/09/11 at 11:50 am

Born this day:

1963 – Whitney Houston, American singer and actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/09/11 at 11:51 am

Born this day:

1968 – Gillian Anderson, American actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/09/11 at 11:51 am

Born this day:

1968 – Eric Bana, Australian actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/09/11 at 11:52 am

Born this day:

1969 – Divine Brown, American sex worker and convicted felon

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/09/11 at 11:52 am

Born this day:

1976 – Aled Jones, British Radio Producer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/11 at 6:42 am

Died this day

586 – Radegund, Frankish princess consort of King Chlothar I (b. c. 520)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/11 at 6:43 am

Died this day

900 – King Zwentibold of Lotharingia (b. 870)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/11 at 6:43 am

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1134 – Irene of Hungary, consort of Byzantine Emperor John II Komnenos (b. 1088)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/11 at 6:43 am

Died this day

1382 – Eleanor of Aragon, Queen of Castile, consort of King John I of Castile (b. 1358)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/11 at 6:44 am

Died this day

1523 – Gerard David, Flemish painter (b. c. 1460)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/11 at 6:44 am

Died this day

1617 – Johann Jakob Grynaeus, Swiss Protestant clergyman (b. 1540)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/11 at 6:44 am

Died this day

1617 – Johann Jakob Grynaeus, Swiss Protestant clergyman (b. 1540)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/11 at 6:44 am

Died this day

1667 – Jeremy Taylor, Irish prose writer and bishop (b. 1613)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/11 at 6:45 am

Died this day

1686 – Louis Maimbourg, French historian (b. 1610)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/11 at 6:45 am

Died this day

1721 – Jacques Lelong, French bibliographer (b. 1665)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/11 at 6:45 am

Died this day

1744 – John Cruger, Dutch-born American politician and 39th Mayor of New York City (b. 1678)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/11 at 6:45 am

Died this day

1749 – Johann Elias Schlegel, German critic and poet (b. 1719)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/11 at 6:46 am

Died this day

1755 – Francesco Durante, Italian composer (b. 1684)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/11 at 6:46 am

Died this day

1826 – René Laënnec, French physician (b. 1781)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/11 at 6:46 am

Died this day

1863 – Eugène Delacroix, French painter (b. 1798)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/11 at 6:46 am

Died this day

1865 – Ignaz Semmelweis, Austro-Hungarian physician (b. 1818)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/11 at 6:47 am

Died this day

1910 – Florence Nightingale, English nurse (b. 1820)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/11 at 6:47 am

Died this day

1912 – Jules Massenet, French composer (b. 1842)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/11 at 6:47 am

Died this day

1917 – Eduard Buchner, German chemist, Nobel Laureate (b. 1860)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/11 at 6:48 am

Died this day

1937 – Arthur Plunkett, Australian civil engineer (birth year unknown)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/11 at 6:48 am

Died this day

1946 – H. G. Wells, English writer (b. 1866)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/11 at 6:48 am

Died this day

1948 – Elaine Hammerstein, American actress (b. 1897)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/11 at 6:48 am

Died this day

1958 – Otto Witte, German acrobat and claimant to the Albanian throne (b. 1868)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/11 at 6:48 am

Died this day

1965 – Ikeda Hayato, Japanese politician (b. 1899)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/11 at 6:49 am

Died this day

1965 – Ikeda Hayato, Japanese politician (b. 1899)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/11 at 6:49 am

Died this day

1982 – Joe Tex, American singer and songwriter (b. 1933)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/11 at 6:49 am

Died this day

1984 – Tigran Petrosian, Soviet-Armenian chess player (b. 1929)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/11 at 6:50 am

Died this day

1986 – Way Bandy, American make-up artist (b. 1941)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/11 at 6:51 am

Died this day

1989 – Tim Richmond, American race car driver (b. 1955)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/11 at 6:52 am

Died this day

1989 – Larkin Smith, American politician (b. 1944)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/11 at 6:52 am

Died this day

1991 – Jack Ryan, American designer (Barbie) (b. 1926)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/11 at 6:52 am

Died this day

1995 – Jan Křesadlo, Czech writer (b. 1926)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/11 at 6:52 am

Died this day

1995 – Alison Hargreaves, British mountaineer (b. 1963)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/11 at 6:52 am

Died this day

1995 – Mickey Mantle, American baseball player (b. 1931)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/11 at 6:53 am

Died this day

1995 – Rob Slater, American mountaineer (b. 1960)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/11 at 6:53 am

Died this day

1996 – António de Spínola, Portuguese general and politician (b. 1910)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/11 at 6:53 am

Died this day

1996 – David Tudor, American pianist and composer (b. 1926)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/11 at 6:53 am

Died this day

1998 – Nino Ferrer, Italian-born French singer and composer (b. 1934)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/11 at 6:53 am

Died this day

1998 – Julien Green, American novelist (b. 1900)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/11 at 6:54 am

Died this day

1998 – Waneta Hoyt, American serial killer (b. 1946)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/11 at 6:54 am

Died this day

1999 – Jaime Garzón, Colombian journalist and comedian (b. 1960)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/11 at 6:54 am

Died this day

2000 – Nazia Hassan, Pakistani pop singer (b. 1965)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/11 at 6:55 am

Died this day

2001 – Otto Stuppacher, Austrian race car driver (b. 1947)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/11 at 6:55 am

Died this day

2003 – Ed Townsend, American songwriter and producer (b. 1929)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/11 at 6:56 am

Died this day

2004 – Julia Child, American chef and television personality (b. 1912)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/11 at 6:56 am

Died this day

2005 – David Lange, 32nd Prime Minister of New Zealand (b. 1942)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/11 at 6:57 am

Died this day

2006 – Tony Jay, English actor (b. 1933)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/11 at 6:57 am

Died this day

2006 – Jon Nödtveidt, Swedish vocalist (b. 1975)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/11 at 6:57 am

Died this day

2006 – Payao Poontarat, Thai boxer (b. 1957)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/11 at 6:58 am

Died this day

2007 – Brian Adams, American professional wrestler (b. 1964)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/11 at 6:58 am

Died this day

2007 – Brooke Astor, American philanthropist (b. 1902)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/11 at 6:58 am

Died this day

2007 – Yone Minagawa, Japanese supercentenarian (b. 1893)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/11 at 6:58 am

Died this day

2007 – Phil Rizzuto, American baseball player and sportscaster (b. 1917)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/11 at 6:58 am

Died this day

2008 – Bill Gwatney, American political figure (b. 1959)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/11 at 6:59 am

Died this day

2008 – Dino Toso, American Formula 1 engineer (b. 1969)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/11 at 6:59 am

Died this day

2008 – Jack Weil, American businessman (b. 1901)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/11 at 6:59 am

Died this day

2008 – Sandy Allen, American tallest woman in the world (b. 1955)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/11 at 6:59 am

Died this day

2008 – Henri Cartan, French mathematician (b. 1904)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/11 at 6:59 am

Died this day

2010 – Panagiotis Bahramis, Greek footballer (b. 1976)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/11 at 6:59 am

Died this day

2010 – Lance Cade, American professional wrestler (b. 1981)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/11 at 7:00 am

Died this day

2010 – Edwin Newman, American broadcast journalist (b. 1919)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/11 at 7:03 am

Born today

1918 – Frederick Sanger, English chemist, Nobel Laureate

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/11 at 7:03 am

Born today

1926 – Fidel Castro, Cuban revolutionary and politician

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/11 at 7:04 am

Born today

1926 – Fidel Castro, Cuban revolutionary and politician

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/11 at 7:04 am

Born today

1933 – Joycelyn Elders, American physician, 15th Surgeon General of the United States

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/11 at 7:05 am

Born today

1935 – Mudcat Grant, American baseball player

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/11 at 7:05 am

Born today

1938 – Dave "Baby" Cortez, American pop keyboardist

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/11 at 7:05 am

Born today

1944 – Divina Galica, British athlete and racing driver

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/11 at 7:06 am

Born today

1945 – Robin Jackman, England cricketer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/11 at 7:06 am

Born today

1947 – Fred Stanley, American baseball player

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/11 at 7:06 am

Born today

1948 – Kathleen Battle, American soprano

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/11 at 7:06 am

Born today

1949 – Bobby Clarke, Canadian ice hockey player

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/11 at 7:07 am

Born today

1949 – Philippe Petit, French high wire artist

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/11 at 7:07 am

Born today

1949 – Jim Brunzell, American professional wrestler

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/11 at 7:07 am

Born today

1955 – Keith Ahlers, British racing driver

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/11 at 7:07 am

Born today

1955 – Paul Greengrass, English film director

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/11 at 7:08 am

Born today

1958 – David Feherty, Northern Irish golfer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/11 at 7:08 am

Born today

1958 – Feargal Sharkey, Northern Irish vocalist (The Undertones)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/11 at 7:08 am

Born today

1959 – Danny Bonaduce, American actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/11 at 7:08 am

Born today

1959 – Tom Niedenfuer, American baseball player

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/11 at 7:09 am

Born today

1959 – Bruce French, England cricketer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/11 at 7:09 am

Born today

1960 – Phil Taylor, English darts player

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/11 at 7:09 am

Born today

1961 – Dawnn Lewis, American actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/11 at 7:10 am

Born today

1961 – Neil Mallender, England cricketer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/11 at 7:10 am

Born today

1961 – Stuart Maconie, English music writer and broadcaster

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/11 at 7:10 am

Born today

1962 – John Slattery, American actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/11 at 7:11 am

Born today

1964 – Jay Buhner, American baseball player

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/11 at 7:12 am

Born today

1975 – Shoaib Akhtar, Pakistani cricketer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/11 at 7:12 am

Born today

1970 – Alan Shearer, English footballer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/11 at 7:13 am

Born today

1972 – Kevin Plank, American entrepreneur (Under Armour)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/11 at 7:13 am

Born today

1966 – Sean Hood, American screenwriter

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/11 at 7:14 am

Born today

1984 – James Morrison, British singer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/11 at 5:21 am

Died this day

582 – Tiberius II Constantine

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/11 at 5:21 am

Died this day

1040 – Duncan I of Scotland

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/11 at 5:22 am

Died this day

1167 – Rainald of Dassel, Archbishop of Cologne

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/11 at 5:22 am

Died this day

1204 – Minamoto no Yoriie, Japanese shogun (b. 1182)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/11 at 5:23 am

Died this day

1390 – John FitzAlan, 2nd Baron Arundel, English soldier (b. 1364)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/11 at 5:23 am

Died this day

1430 – Philip I, Duke of Brabant (b. 1404)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/11 at 5:23 am

Died this day

1433 – King John I of Portugal (b. 1357)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/11 at 5:23 am

Died this day

1464 – Pope Pius II (b. 1405)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/11 at 5:24 am

Died this day

1573 – Saitō Tatsuoki, Japanese warlord (b. 1548)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/11 at 5:24 am

Died this day

1691 – Richard Talbot, 1st Earl of Tyrconnel, Irish rebel (b. 1630)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/11 at 5:24 am

Died this day

1704 – Roland Laporte, French Protestant leader (b. 1675)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/11 at 5:25 am

Died this day

1727 – William Croft, English composer (b. 1678)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/11 at 5:26 am

Died this day

1774 – Johann Jakob Reiske, German physician (b. 1716)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/11 at 5:26 am

Died this day

1784 – Nathaniel Hone, Irish-born painter (b. 1718)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/11 at 5:26 am

Died this day

1856 – Constant Prévost, French geologist (b. 1787)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/11 at 5:26 am

Died this day

1860 – André Marie Constant Duméril, French zoologist (b. 1774)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/11 at 5:27 am

Died this day

1870 – David Farragut, American officer of the United States Navy (b. 1801)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/11 at 5:27 am

Died this day

1874 – Jonathan Clarkson Gibbs, American politician (b. 1821)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/11 at 5:28 am

Died this day

1905 – Simeon Solomon, British artist (b. 1840)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/11 at 5:28 am

Died this day

1909 – William Stanley, American inventor and engineer (b. 1829)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/11 at 5:28 am

Died this day

1928 – Alfred Henschke, German writer, poet (b. 1890)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/11 at 5:28 am

Died this day

1926 – John H. Moffitt, American politician (b. 1843)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/11 at 5:29 am

Died this day

1938 – Hugh Trumble, Australian cricketer (b. 1876)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/11 at 5:29 am

Died this day

1941 – Paul Sabatier, French chemist, Nobel Prize Laureate (b. 1854)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/11 at 5:30 am

Died this day

1941 – Saint Maximilian Kolbe, Polish martyr (b. 1894)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/11 at 5:31 am

Died this day

1943 – Joe Kelley, American baseball player (b. 1871)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/11 at 5:31 am

Died this day

1943 – Lore Berger, Swiss writer (b. 1921)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/11 at 5:31 am

Died this day

1951 – William Randolph Hearst, American newspaper magnate (b. 1863)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/11 at 5:31 am

Died this day

1954 – Nikos Ploumpidis, Greek resistance figure (b. 1901)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/11 at 5:32 am

Died this day

1955 – Herbert Putnam, American librarian (b. 1861)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/11 at 5:32 am

Died this day

1956 – Bertolt Brecht, German writer (b. 1898)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/11 at 5:32 am

Died this day

1958 – Frédéric Joliot, French physicist, Nobel Prize Laureate (b. 1900)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/11 at 5:32 am

Died this day

1958 – Konstantin von Neurath, German diplomat (b. 1873)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/11 at 5:32 am

Died this day

1964 – Johnny Burnette, American Rockabilly singer (b. 1934)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/11 at 5:33 am

Died this day

1965 – Vello Kaaristo, Estonian cross-country skier (b. 1911)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/11 at 5:33 am

Died this day

1966 – Tip Snooke, South African cricketer (b. 1881)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/11 at 5:33 am

Died this day

1967 – Bob Anderson, British racing driver (b. 1931)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/11 at 5:33 am

Died this day

1972 – Oscar Levant, American actor (b. 1906)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/11 at 5:33 am

Died this day

1972 – Jules Romains, French author (b. 1885)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/11 at 5:34 am

Died this day

1978 – Nicolas Bentley, British writer (b. 1907)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/11 at 5:34 am

Died this day

1980 – Dorothy Stratten, Canadian actress and model (b. 1960)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/11 at 5:34 am

Died this day

1981 – Karl Böhm, Austrian conductor (b. 1894)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/11 at 5:34 am

Died this day

1981 – Dudley Nourse, South African cricketer (b. 1910)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/11 at 5:35 am

Died this day

1982 – Patrick Magee, Irish actor (b. 1922)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/11 at 5:35 am

Died this day

1984 – Spud Davis, American baseball player (b. 1904)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/11 at 5:35 am

Died this day

1984 – J. B. Priestley, British playwright (b. 1894)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/11 at 5:35 am

Died this day

1985 – Gale Sondergaard, American actress (b. 1899)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/11 at 5:35 am

Died this day

1988 – Roy Buchanan, American guitarist (b. 1939)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/11 at 5:36 am

Died this day

1988 – Robert Calvert, South African singer (Hawkwind) (b. 1945)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/11 at 5:36 am

Died this day

1988 – Enzo Ferrari, Italian car maker (b. 1898)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/11 at 5:36 am

Died this day

1989 – Ricky Berry, American basketball player (b. 1964)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/11 at 5:36 am

Died this day

1991 – Alberto Crespo, Argentine racing driver (b. 1920)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/11 at 5:36 am

Died this day

1992 – John Sirica, American judge (b. 1904)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/11 at 5:37 am

Died this day

1992 – Tony Williams, American singer (The Platters) (b. 1928)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/11 at 5:37 am

Died this day

1994 – Elias Canetti, British-born Austrian novelist (b. 1905)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/11 at 5:37 am

Died this day

1996 – Tom Mees, American sportscaster (b. 1949)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/11 at 5:37 am

Died this day

1996 – Solomos Solomou, Greek Cypriot refugee (murdered) (b. 1970)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/11 at 5:38 am

Died this day

1999 – Pee Wee Reese, American baseball player (b. 1918)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/11 at 5:38 am

Died this day

2000 – Alain Fournier, French-born computer graphics researcher (b. 1943)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/11 at 5:38 am

Died this day

2000 – Cuan McCarthy, South African cricketer (b. 1929)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/11 at 5:38 am

Died this day

2001 – Earl Anthony, professional bowler (b. 1938)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/11 at 5:39 am

Died this day

2002 – Dave Williams, American singer (Drowning Pool) (b. 1972)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/11 at 5:39 am

Died this day

2003 – Helmut Rahn, German footballer (b. 1929)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/11 at 5:39 am

Died this day

2004 – Czesław Miłosz, Polish-born writer, Nobel Prize Laureate (b. 1911)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/11 at 5:39 am

Died this day

2004 – Trevor Skeet, New Zealand-born British politician (b. 1918)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/11 at 5:39 am

Died this day

2005 – Coo Coo Marlin, American race car driver (b. 1932)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/11 at 5:40 am

Died this day

2006 – Bruno Kirby, American actor (b. 1949)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/11 at 5:40 am

Died this day

2007 – Tikhon Khrennikov, Russian composer (b. 1913)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/11 at 5:40 am

Died this day

2007 – Pinchas Goldstein, Israeli politician (b. 1939)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/11 at 5:40 am

Died this day

2007 – Kotozakura Masakatsu, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 53rd Yokozuna (b. 1940)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/11 at 5:41 am

Died this day

2010 – Rallis Kopsidis, Greek writer (b. 1929)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/11 at 5:41 am

Died this day

2010 – Herman Leonard, American photographer (b. 1923)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/11 at 5:41 am

Died this day

2010 – Tahar Wattar, Algerian novelist (b. 1936)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/11 at 5:53 am

Born today

1926 – Buddy Greco, American singer and pianist

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/11 at 5:53 am

Born today

1945 – Steve Martin, American actor and comedian

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/11 at 5:54 am

Born today

1945 – Wim Wenders, German-born film director

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/11 at 5:54 am

Born today

1947 – Maddy Prior, British folk singer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/11 at 5:55 am

Born today

1947 – Danielle Steel, American novelist

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/11 at 5:55 am

Born today

1953 – James Horner, American composer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/11 at 5:56 am

Born today

1959 – Magic Johnson, American basketball player

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/11 at 5:56 am

Born today

1960 – Sarah Brightman, British soprano

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/11 at 5:56 am

Born today
1962 – Rameez Raja, Pakistani cricketer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/11 at 5:57 am

Born today

1966 – Halle Berry, American actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/11 at 5:57 am

Born today

1968 – Darren Clarke, Northern Irish golfer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/16/11 at 12:00 pm

Died this day

1977 – Elvis Presley, American singer, actor, and guitarist (b.1935)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/16/11 at 12:16 pm

Died this day

1948 – Babe Ruth, American baseball player (b. 1895)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/16/11 at 12:17 pm

Died this day

1949 – Margaret Mitchell, American novelist (b. 1900)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/16/11 at 2:39 pm

1991 Shamu the Whale dies at 16, from respiratory failure

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Howard on 08/16/11 at 7:20 pm


Died this day

1977 – Elvis Presley, American singer, actor, and guitarist (b.1935)


Happy Anniversary King.  :)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/17/11 at 12:07 pm


Happy Anniversary King.  :)
Happy ?

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/17/11 at 12:24 pm

Died this day

1153 – Eustace IV of Boulogne, son of Stephen of England (b. 1130)
   

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/17/11 at 12:25 pm

Died this day

1510 – Edmund Dudley, English statesman (b. 1462)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/17/11 at 12:26 pm

Died this day

1920 – Ray Chapman, American baseball player (b. 1891)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/17/11 at 12:26 pm

Died this day

1924 – Tom Kendall, Australian cricketer (b. 1851)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/17/11 at 12:26 pm

Died this day

1940 – Billy Fiske, American aviator (b. 1911)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/17/11 at 12:26 pm

Died this day

1954 – Billy Murray, American recording artist (b. 1877)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/17/11 at 12:27 pm

Died this day

1964 – Happy Felsch, American baseball player best known for his involvement in the Black Sox Scandal

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/17/11 at 12:27 pm

Died this day

1973 – Paul Williams, American singer (The Temptations) (b. 1939)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/17/11 at 12:27 pm

Died this day

1976 – William Redfield, American actor (b. 1927)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/17/11 at 12:27 pm

Died this day

1979 – John C. Allen, American roller coaster designer (b. 1907)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/17/11 at 12:28 pm

Died this day

1987 – Rudolf Hess, Nazi deputy (b. 1894)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/17/11 at 12:28 pm

Died this day

1983 – Ira Gershwin, American lyricist (b. 1896)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/17/11 at 12:28 pm

Died this day

1988 – Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, Pakistani politician, Former Martial Law Administrator and President of Pakistan (b. 1924)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/17/11 at 12:29 pm

Died this day

1988 – Franklin Delano Roosevelt Jr., son of Franklin Delano Roosevelt (b. 1914)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/17/11 at 12:29 pm

Died this day

1990 – Pearl Bailey, American singer and actress (b. 1918)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/17/11 at 12:29 pm

Died this day

1992 – Al Parker, American adult film actor (b. 1952)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/17/11 at 12:30 pm

Died this day

1995 – Howard Koch, American screenwriter (b. 1902)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/17/11 at 12:30 pm

Died this day

2007 – Eddie Griffin, American basketball player (b. 1982)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/17/11 at 12:34 pm

Born today

1920 – Maureen O'Hara, Irish actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/17/11 at 12:35 pm

Born today

1922 – Roy Tattersall, England cricketer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/17/11 at 12:36 pm

Born today

1926 – Valerie Eliot, surviving widow and second wife of the Nobel prize-winning poet, T. S. Eliot.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/17/11 at 12:36 pm

Born today

1937 – Ronnie Butler, singer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/17/11 at 12:36 pm

Born today

1933 – Eugene F. Kranz, American NASA executive

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/17/11 at 12:37 pm

Born today

1939 – Anthony Valentine, British actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/17/11 at 12:37 pm

Born today

1943 – Robert De Niro, American actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/17/11 at 12:38 pm

Born today

1951 – Alan Minter, British boxer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/17/11 at 12:38 pm

Born today

1952 – Nelson Piquet, Brazilian race car driver

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/17/11 at 12:38 pm

Born today

1953 – Kevin Rowland, English musician (Dexys Midnight Runners)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/17/11 at 12:39 pm

Born today

1957 – Robin Cousins, British figure skater

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/17/11 at 12:39 pm

Born today

1958 – Belinda Carlisle, American singer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/17/11 at 12:39 pm

Born today

1958 – Kirk Stevens, Canadian snooker player

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/17/11 at 12:40 pm

Born today

1960 – Sean Penn, American actor and director

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/17/11 at 12:41 pm

1964 – Maria McKee, American singer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/18/11 at 12:49 pm

Born today

1936 – Robert Redford, American actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/20/11 at 10:51 am

Died this day

535 – Mochta of Louth, disciple of St. Patrick

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/20/11 at 10:51 am

Died this day

917 – Constantine Lips, Byzantine Admiral

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/20/11 at 10:51 am

Died this day

984 – Pope John XIV

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/20/11 at 10:52 am

Died this day

1384 – Geert Groote, Dutch founder of the Brethren of the Common Life (b. 1340)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/20/11 at 10:52 am

Died this day

1572 – Miguel López de Legazpi, Spanish conquistador (b. 1502)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/20/11 at 10:53 am

Died this day

1580 – Jeronymo Osorio, Portuguese historian (b. 1506)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/20/11 at 10:53 am

Died this day

1611 – Tomás Luis de Victoria, Spanish composer (b. 1548)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/20/11 at 10:53 am

Died this day

1639 – Martin Opitz von Boberfeld, German poet (b. 1597)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/20/11 at 10:55 am

Died this day

1643 – Anne Hutchinson, English Puritan preacher (b. 1591)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/20/11 at 10:55 am

Died this day

1648 – Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury, English diplomat, poet, and philosopher (b. 1583)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/20/11 at 10:56 am

Died this day

1672 – Johan de Witt, Dutch politician (b. 1625)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/20/11 at 10:56 am

Died this day

1672 – Cornelis de Witt, Dutch politician (b. 1623)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/20/11 at 10:57 am

Died this day

1680 – William Bedloe, English informer (b. 1650)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/20/11 at 10:57 am

Died this day

1701 – Charles Sedley, English playwright (b. 1639)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/20/11 at 10:57 am

Died this day

1707 – Nicolas Gigault, French organist and composer (b. 1627)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/20/11 at 10:57 am

Died this day

1773 – Enrique Florez, Spanish historian (b. 1701)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/20/11 at 10:58 am

Died this day

1811 – Louis Antoine de Bougainville, French explorer (b. 1729)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/20/11 at 10:58 am

Died this day

1823 – Pope Pius VII (b. 1740)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/20/11 at 10:58 am

Died this day

1825 – William Waldegrave, 1st Baron Radstock, Governor of Newfoundland (b. 1753)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/20/11 at 10:59 am

Died this day

1854 – Shiranui Dakuemon, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 8th Yokozuna (b. 1801)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/20/11 at 10:59 am

Died this day

1887 – Jules Laforgue, French poet (b. 1860)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/20/11 at 11:00 am

Died this day

1912 – William Booth, English founder of the Salvation Army (b. 1829)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/20/11 at 11:01 am

Died this day

1914 – Pope Pius X (b. 1835)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/20/11 at 11:01 am

Died this day

1915 – Paul Ehrlich, German scientist, Nobel laureate (b. 1854)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/20/11 at 11:02 am

Died this day

1917 – Adolf von Baeyer, German chemist, Nobel laureate (b. 1835)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/20/11 at 11:03 am

Died this day

1919 – Greg MacGregor, England cricketer (b. 1869)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/20/11 at 11:03 am

Died this day

1930 – Charles Bannerman, Australian cricketer (b. 1851)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/20/11 at 11:04 am

Died this day

1961 – Percy Williams Bridgman, American physicist, Nobel laureate (b. 1882)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/20/11 at 11:06 am

Died this day

1963 – Joan Voûte, Dutch astronomer (b. 1879)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/20/11 at 11:07 am

Died this day

1965 – Jonathan Myrick Daniels, American activist (b. 1939)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/20/11 at 11:07 am

Died this day

1971 – Rashid Minhas, Pakistani Air Force pilot (b. 1951)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/20/11 at 11:07 am

Died this day

1979 – Christian Dotremont, Belgian painter and writer (b. 1922)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/20/11 at 11:08 am

Died this day

1980 – Joe Dassin, American singer (b. 1938)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/20/11 at 11:10 am

Died this day

2001 – Sir Fred Hoyle, English astronomer and science fiction writer (b. 1915)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/20/11 at 12:17 pm

Born today

1919 – Walter Bernstein, American screenwriter

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/20/11 at 12:17 pm

Born today

1924 – George Zuverink, American baseball player

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/20/11 at 12:17 pm

Born today

1926 – Nobby Wirkowski, American and Canadian football player and coach

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/20/11 at 12:18 pm

Born today

1926 – Nobby Wirkowski, American and Canadian football player and coach

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/20/11 at 12:18 pm

Born today

1931 – Don King, American boxing promoter

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/20/11 at 12:18 pm

Born today

1933 – George J. Mitchell, former United States Senator

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/20/11 at 12:20 pm

Born today

1937 – Jim Bowen, English comedian

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/20/11 at 12:24 pm

Born today

1937 – Andrei Konchalovsky, Russian film

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/20/11 at 12:25 pm

Born today

1943 – Sylvester McCoy, Scottish actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/20/11 at 12:25 pm

Born today

1946 – Ralf Hütter, German musician (Kraftwerk)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/20/11 at 12:26 pm

Born today

1948 – Robert Plant, British Musician (Led Zeppelin)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/20/11 at 12:26 pm

Born today

1952 – John Emburey, English cricketer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/20/11 at 12:26 pm

Born today

1961 – Joe Pasquale, English comedian

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/20/11 at 12:27 pm

Born today

1970 – Fred Durst, American singer (Limp Bizkit)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/20/11 at 12:28 pm

Born today

1979 – Jamie Cullum, British musician

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/20/11 at 12:29 pm

Born today

1971 – David Walliams, British comedian

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/21/11 at 5:38 am

Died this day

1983 – Benigno Aquino, Jr., Philippine opposition leader (b. 1932)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/21/11 at 8:18 am

Died this day

1157 – King Alfonso VII of Castile (b. 1104/1105)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/21/11 at 8:19 am

Died this day

1153 – Bernard of Clairvaux, French theologian (b. 1090)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/21/11 at 8:19 am

Died this day

1271 – Alphonse of Toulouse, son of Louis VIII of France (b. 1220)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/21/11 at 8:19 am

Died this day

1581 – Sakuma Nobumori, Japanese retainer and samurai (b. 1527)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/21/11 at 8:20 am

Died this day

1614 – Elizabeth Báthory, Hungarian noble and alleged serial killer (b. 1560)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/21/11 at 8:21 am

Died this day

1627 – Jacques Mauduit, French composer (b. 1557)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/21/11 at 8:21 am

Died this day

1673 – Henry Grey, 1st Earl of Stamford, English soldier

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/21/11 at 8:22 am

Died this day

1689 – William Cleland, Scottish poet and soldier

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/21/11 at 8:22 am

Died this day

1762 – Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, English writer (b. 1689)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/21/11 at 8:22 am

Died this day

1763 – Charles Wyndham, 2nd Earl of Egremont, British statesman (b. 1710)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/21/11 at 8:22 am

Died this day

1796 – John McKinly, American physician and President of Delaware (b. 1721)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/21/11 at 8:23 am

Died this day

1814 – Benjamin Thompson, American physicist and inventor (b. 1753)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/21/11 at 8:24 am

Died this day

1836 – Claude-Louis Navier, French physicist (b. 1785)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/21/11 at 8:24 am

Died this day

1838 – Adelbert von Chamisso, German writer (b. 1781)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/21/11 at 8:24 am

Died this day

1854 – Thomas Clayton, American lawyer and politician (b. 1777)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/21/11 at 8:24 am

Died this day

1870 – Ma Xinyi, Chinese Viceroy of Liangjiang and statesman (b. 1821)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/21/11 at 8:25 am

Died this day

1926 – Ugyen Wangchuck, first king of Bhutan (b.1862))

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/21/11 at 8:26 am

Died this day

1935 – John Hartley, English tennis player (b. 1849)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/21/11 at 8:26 am

Died this day

1940 – Leon Trotsky, Russian revolutionary (b. 1879)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/21/11 at 8:26 am

Died this day

1940 – Ernest Lawrence Thayer, American poet (b. 1863)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/21/11 at 8:26 am

Died this day

1940 – Hermann Obrecht, Swiss jurist (b. 1882)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/21/11 at 8:27 am

Died this day

1943 – Henrik Pontoppidan, Danish writer, Nobel Prize (b. 1857)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/21/11 at 8:27 am

Died this day

1947 – Ettore Bugatti, Italian automobile manufacturer (b. 1881)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/21/11 at 8:27 am

Died this day

1951 – Constant Lambert, British composer and conductor (b. 1905)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/21/11 at 8:27 am

Died this day

1957 – Harald Ulrik Sverdrup, Norwegian meteorologist and oceanographer (b. 1888)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/21/11 at 8:28 am

Died this day

1957 – Nels Stewart, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1902)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/21/11 at 8:28 am

Died this day

1960 – David Barnard Steinman, American civil engineer and bridge designer (b. 1886)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/21/11 at 8:30 am

Died this day

1964 – Palmiro Togliatti, Italian communist leader (b. 1893)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/21/11 at 8:30 am

Died this day

1971 – George Jackson, American Black Panther Party figure (b. 1941)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/21/11 at 8:30 am

Died this day

1974 – Buford Pusser, American law enforcement official (b. 1937)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/21/11 at 8:30 am

Died this day

1978 – Charles Eames, American designer and architect (b. 1907)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/21/11 at 8:30 am

Died this day

1979 – Giuseppe Meazza, Italian footballer (b. 1910)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/21/11 at 8:31 am

Died this day

1981 – Michael Devine, 1981 Irish hunger strike figure (b. 1954)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/21/11 at 8:31 am

Died this day

1982 – Sobhuza II, King of Swaziland (b. 1899)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/21/11 at 8:31 am

Died this day

1988 – Ray Eames, American designer, artist and architect (b. 1912)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/21/11 at 8:32 am

Died this day

1988 – Teddy Diaz, Filipino rock guitarist (The Dawn) (b. 1963)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/21/11 at 8:32 am

Died this day

1989 – Raul Seixas, Brazilian singer (b. 1945)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/21/11 at 8:32 am

Died this day

1992 – Dai Vernon, Canadian magician (b. 1894)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/21/11 at 8:32 am

Died this day

1993 – Tatiana Troyanos, American mezzo-soprano (b. 1938)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/21/11 at 8:33 am

Died this day


1995 – Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, Indian-born astrophysicist, Nobel laureate (b. 1910)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/21/11 at 8:33 am

Died this day

1997 – Yuri Nikulin, Russian clown and actor (b. 1921)50)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/21/11 at 8:33 am

Died this day

2000 – Daniel Lisulo, Prime Minister of Zambia (b. 1930)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/21/11 at 8:33 am

Died this day

2000 – Tomata du Plenty, artist and lead singer of The Screamers. (b. 1948)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/21/11 at 8:33 am

Died this day

2000 – Andrzej Zawada, Polish mountaineer (b. 1928)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/21/11 at 8:34 am

Died this day

2001 – Calum MacKay, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1927)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/21/11 at 8:34 am

Died this day

2003 – Kathy Wilkes, English philosopher and aid worker (b. 1946)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/21/11 at 8:35 am

Died this day

2003 – Wesley Willis, American musician (b. 1963)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/21/11 at 8:35 am

Died this day

2005 – Marcus Chuck, Austrian mountaineer (b. 1925)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/21/11 at 8:35 am

Died this day

2005 – Robert Moog, American inventor (b. 1934)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/21/11 at 8:35 am

Died this day

2005 – Dahlia Ravikovitch, Israeli poet (b. 1936)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/21/11 at 8:35 am

Died this day

2005 – Martin Dillon, American opera singer (b. 1957)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/21/11 at 8:36 am

Died this day

2006 – Paul Fentener van Vlissingen, Dutch businessman and philanthropist (b. 1941)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/21/11 at 8:36 am

Died this day

2006 – Ustad Bismillah Khan, Indian musician (b. 1916)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/21/11 at 8:36 am

Died this day

2006 – S. Yizhar (aka Yizhar Smilansky), Israeli author (b. 1916)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/21/11 at 8:36 am

Died this day

2007 – Siobhan Dowd, British/Irish writer (b. 1960)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/21/11 at 8:37 am

Died this day

2007 – Elizabeth P. Hoisington, American Brigadier General (b. 1918)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/21/11 at 8:37 am

Died this day

2007 – Haley Paige, American pornographic actress (b. 1981)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/21/11 at 8:37 am

Died this day

2008 – Jerry Finn, American record producer (b. 1969)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/21/11 at 8:38 am

Died this day

2009 – Rex Shelley, Singaporean author (b. 1930)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/21/11 at 8:38 am

Died this day

2009 – Dean Turner, Australian musician (b. 1972)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/21/11 at 8:38 am

Died this day

2010 – Rodolfo Enrique Fogwill, Argentinean writer (b. 1941)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/21/11 at 8:38 am

Died this day

2010 – Nancy Dolman, Canadian actress and comedienne (b. 1950)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/21/11 at 8:51 am

Born today

1929 – X. J. Kennedy, American poet

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/21/11 at 8:52 am

Born today

1929 – Marie Severin, American comic book artist and colorist

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/21/11 at 8:56 am

Born today

1932 – Melvin Van Peebles, American actor and screenwriter

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/21/11 at 8:56 am

Born today

1933 – Janet Baker, English mezzo-soprano

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/21/11 at 8:57 am

Born today

1934 – Paul Panhuysen, Dutch composer, visual and sound artist

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/21/11 at 8:59 am

Born today

1937 – Robert Stone, American novelist

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/21/11 at 8:59 am

Born today

1938 – Kenny Rogers, American singer and actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/21/11 at 8:59 am

Born today

1939 – James Burton, American guitarist

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/21/11 at 8:59 am

Born today

1939 – Clarence Williams III, American actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/21/11 at 9:01 am

Born today

1943 – Hugh Wilson, American director, writer and actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/21/11 at 9:01 am

Born today

1944 – Jackie DeShannon, American singer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/21/11 at 9:01 am

Born today

1944 – Peter Weir, Australian film director

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/21/11 at 9:04 am

Born today

1968 – Dina Carroll, British singer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/21/11 at 9:05 am

Born today

1986 – Usain Bolt, Jamaican sprinter

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/21/11 at 9:05 am

Born today

1984 – Neil Dexter, South African cricketer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/22/11 at 3:29 pm

1818 - Warren Hastings 1st governor-general of India (1773-84), dies at 85

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/23/11 at 3:24 pm

Died this day

1926 – Rudolph Valentino, Italian actor (b. 1895)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/23/11 at 3:24 pm

Died this day

1960 – Oscar Hammerstein II, American lyricist (b. 1895)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/23/11 at 3:25 pm

Died this day

2005 – Brock Peters, American actor (b. 1927)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/23/11 at 3:25 pm

Born today

1929 – Vera Miles, American actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/23/11 at 3:26 pm

Born today

1949 – Geoff Capes, English strongman

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/23/11 at 3:26 pm

Born today

Shelley Long, American actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/23/11 at 3:26 pm

Born this day

1949 – Rick Springfield, Australian singer and actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: star80 on 08/25/11 at 3:05 am

Birthdays


1930 – Sean Connery, Scottish actor

1931 – Regis Philbin, American television host

1933 – Tom Skerritt, American actor

1949 – John Savage, American actor

1949 – Gene Simmons, Israeli-born musician (Kiss)

1951 – Rob Halford, English singer (Judas Priest)

1954 – Elvis Costello, English musician

1958 – Christian LeBlanc, American actor

1961 – Billy Ray Cyrus, American singer and actor

1964 – Joanne Whalley, British actress

1968 – Rachael Ray, American chef and television personality

1970 – Jo Dee Messina, American country music singer

1970 – Claudia Schiffer, German model

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/25/11 at 12:19 pm

Died this day

79 – Pliny the Elder, Roman author, naturalist, natural philosopher and military commander (b. 23)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/25/11 at 12:20 pm

Died this day

1227 – Genghis Khan, Khagan of Mongol Empire (b. 1162)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/25/11 at 12:20 pm

Died this day

1482 – Margaret of Anjou, queen of Henry VI of England (b. 1429)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/25/11 at 12:20 pm

Died this day

1554 – Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk, English politician (b. 1473)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/25/11 at 12:21 pm

Died this day

1688 – Henry Morgan, Welsh privateer (b. c. 1635)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/25/11 at 12:21 pm

Died this day

1776 – David Hume, Scottish philosopher and historian (b. 1711)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/25/11 at 12:21 pm

Died this day

1819 – James Watt, Scottish inventor (b. 1736)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/25/11 at 12:22 pm

Died this day

1822 – William Herschel, German-born astronomer (b. 1738)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/25/11 at 12:22 pm

Died this day

1867 – Michael Faraday, English scientist (b. 1791)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/25/11 at 12:22 pm

Died this day

1900 – Friedrich Nietzsche, German philosopher (b. 1844)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/25/11 at 12:23 pm

Died this day

1904 – William Hall, Canadian Royal Naval sailor (b. 1827)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/25/11 at 12:23 pm

Died this day

1924 – Mariano Álvarez, Filipino general (b. 1818)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/25/11 at 12:24 pm

Died this day

1945 – John Birch, American intelligence officer and missionary (b. 1918)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/25/11 at 12:25 pm

Died this day

1967 – Paul Muni, Polish actor (b. 1895)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/25/11 at 12:25 pm

Died this day

1968 – Stan McCabe, Australian cricketer (b. 1910)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/25/11 at 12:26 pm

Died this day

1979 – Stan Kenton, American musician and bandleader (b. 1911)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/25/11 at 12:26 pm

Died this day

1984 – Truman Capote, American author (b. 1924)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/25/11 at 12:27 pm

Died this day

2000 – Jack Nitzsche, American record producer (b. 1937)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/25/11 at 12:27 pm

Died this day

2001 – Aaliyah, American R&B singer and actress (b. 1979)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/25/11 at 12:28 pm

Died this day

2001 – Ken Tyrrell, British race driver and F1 team principal (b. 1924)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/25/11 at 12:28 pm

Died this day

2009 – Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy, United States Senator from Massachusetts (b. 1932)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/11 at 1:55 am

Died this day 27 August

542 – Saint Caesarius of Arles

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/11 at 1:55 am

Died this day 27 August

749 – Qahtaba ibn Shabib al-Ta'i, Abbasid general

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/11 at 1:55 am

Died this day 27 August

827 – Pope Eugene II

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/11 at 1:56 am

Died this day 27 August

1312 – Arthur II, Duke of Brittany (b. 1262)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/11 at 1:56 am

Died this day 27 August

1394 – Chokei, Emperor of Japan (b. 1343)62)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/11 at 1:56 am

Died this day 27 August

1450 – Reginald West, 6th Baron De La Warr, English politician (b. 1395)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/11 at 1:57 am

Died this day 27 August

1521 – Josquin des Prez, Flemish composer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/11 at 1:57 am

Died this day 27 August

1545 – Piotr Gamrat, Polish Catholic archbishop (b. 1487)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/11 at 1:58 am

Died this day 27 August

1572 – Claude Goudimel, French composer62)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/11 at 1:58 am

Died this day 27 August

1577 – Titian, Italian artist

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/11 at 1:58 am

Died this day 27 August

1590 – Pope Sixtus V (b. 1521)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/11 at 1:58 am

Died this day 27 August

1635 – Félix Lope de Vega, Spanish poet and playwright (b. 1562)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/11 at 1:59 am

Died this day 27 August

1664 – Francisco Zurbarán, Spanish painter (b. 1598)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/11 at 1:59 am

Died this day 27 August

1748 – James Thomson, Scottish poet (b. 1700)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/11 at 1:59 am

Died this day 27 August

1773 – Friedrich Wilhelm von Seydlitz, Prussian general (b. 1721)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/11 at 1:59 am

Died this day 27 August

1857 – Rufus Wilmot Griswold, American literary critic and editor (b. 1815)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/11 at 2:00 am

Died this day 27 August

1865 – Thomas Chandler Haliburton, Canadian author (b. 1796)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/11 at 2:00 am

Died this day 27 August

1871 – William Whiting Boardman, American politician (b. 1794)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/11 at 2:00 am

Died this day 27 August

1875 – William Chapman Ralston, American banker (b. 1826)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/11 at 2:00 am

Died this day 27 August

1909 – Emil Christian Hansen, Danish fermentation physiologist (b. 1842)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/11 at 2:01 am

Died this day 27 August

1929 – Herman Potočnik Noordung, Slovenian rocket scientist (b. 1892)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/11 at 2:01 am

Died this day 27 August

1931 – Frank Harris, Irish author and editor (b. 1856)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/11 at 2:01 am

Died this day 27 August

1931 – Francis Marion Smith, American borax magnate (b. 1846)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/11 at 2:01 am

Died this day 27 August

1934 – Linda Agostini, Australian murder victim known as the "Pyjama Girl" (b. 1905)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/11 at 2:02 am

Died this day 27 August

1944 – Georg von Boeselager, German nobleman (b. 1915)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/11 at 2:02 am

Died this day 27 August

1948 – Charles Evans Hughes, U.S. Supreme Court justice (b. 1862)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/11 at 2:03 am

Died this day 27 August

1958 – Ernest Lawrence, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1901)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/11 at 2:03 am

Died this day 27 August

1963 – Garrett Morgan, American inventor (b. 1877)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/11 at 2:03 am

Died this day 27 August

1963 – W. E. B. Du Bois, American civil rights activist and scholar (b. 1868)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/11 at 2:03 am

Died this day 27 August

1963 – Allama Mashriqi, Pakistani scholar and politician (b. 1888)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/11 at 2:04 am

Died this day 27 August

1964 – Gracie Allen, American actress and comedienne (b. 1895)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/11 at 2:04 am

Died this day 27 August

1965 – Le Corbusier, Swiss architect (b. 1887)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/11 at 2:04 am

Died this day 27 August

1967 – Brian Epstein, English manager of The Beatles (b. 1934)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/11 at 2:04 am

Died this day 27 August

1968 – Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent (b. 1906)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/11 at 2:05 am

Died this day 27 August

1969 – Ivy Compton-Burnett, English novelist (b. 1884)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/11 at 2:05 am

Died this day 27 August

1969 – Erika Mann, German writer and daughter of Thomas Mann (b. 1905)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/11 at 2:05 am

Died this day 27 August

1971 – Bennett Cerf, American publisher and television personality (b. 1898)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/11 at 2:06 am

Died this day 27 August

1971 – Margaret Bourke-White, American photo-journalist (b. 1906)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/11 at 2:06 am

Died this day 27 August

1975 – Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia (b. 1892)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/11 at 2:07 am

Died this day 27 August

1976 – Mukesh, Indian playback singer (b. 1923)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/11 at 2:08 am

Died this day 27 August

1979 – Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, British admiral and statesman (assassinated) (b. 1900)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/11 at 2:08 am

Died this day 27 August

1980 – Douglas Kenney, American humorist (b. 1947)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/11 at 2:08 am

Died this day 27 August

1981 – Valeri Kharlamov, Soviet ice hockey player (b. 1948)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/11 at 2:08 am

Died this day 27 August

1984 – Bernard Youens, English actor (b. 1914)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/11 at 2:09 am

Died this day 27 August

1987 – Scott "La Rock" Sterling, American DJ (Boogie Down Productions) (b. 1962)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/11 at 2:09 am

Died this day 27 August

1988 – William Sargant, British psychiatrist (b. 1907)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/11 at 2:09 am

Died this day 27 August

1988 – Mario Montenegro, Filipino actor (b. 1928)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/11 at 2:09 am

Died this day 27 August

1990 – Stevie Ray Vaughan, American guitarist (b. 1954)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/11 at 2:10 am

Died this day 27 August

1996 – Greg Morris, American actor (b. 1933)2)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/11 at 2:10 am

Died this day 27 August

1997 – Sotiria Bellou, Greek singer (b. 1921)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/11 at 2:10 am

Died this day 27 August

1999 – Hélder Câmara, Brazilian Roman Catholic archbishop (b. 1909)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/11 at 2:10 am

Died this day 27 August

2001 – Abu Ali Mustafa, leader of Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (assassinated) (b. 1938)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/11 at 2:10 am

Died this day 27 August

2001 – Michael Dertouzos, Greek internet pioneer, Director of the M.I.T. Laboratory for Computer Science (b. 1936)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/11 at 2:11 am

Died this day 27 August

2002 – Dr. Edwin Louis Cole, "Father of the Modern Day Men's Movement," Founder of the Christian Men's Network (CMN) (b. 1922)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/11 at 2:11 am

Died this day 27 August

2003 – Pierre Poujade, French politician (b. 1920)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/11 at 2:11 am

Died this day 27 August

2004 – Willie Crawford, American baseball player (b. 1946)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/11 at 2:11 am

Died this day 27 August

2005 – Giorgos Mouzakis, Greek songwriter and musician (b. 1922)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/11 at 2:12 am

Died this day 27 August

2005 – Seán Purcell, Gaelic footballer (b. 1929)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/11 at 2:12 am

Died this day 27 August

2006 – Hrishikesh Mukherjee, Indian film director (b. 1922)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/11 at 2:12 am

Died this day 27 August

2006 – María Capovilla, oldest living person from 2004–2006 (b. 1889)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/11 at 2:12 am

Died this day 27 August

2006 – Jesse Pintado, Mexican-born guitarist (Napalm Death) (b. 1969)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/11 at 2:12 am

Died this day 27 August

2007 – Emma Penella, Spanish actress (b. 1930)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/11 at 2:13 am

Died this day 27 August

2008 – Mark Priestley, Australian actor (b. 1970)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/11 at 2:13 am

Died this day 27 August

2009 – Sergey Mikhalkov, Russian writer and poet (b. 1913)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/11 at 2:14 am

Died this day 27 August

2010 – Luna Vachon, Professional Wrestler (b. 1962)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/11 at 2:23 am

Born this day 27 August

1924 – David Rowbotham, Australian poet

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/11 at 2:23 am

Born this day 27 August

1931 – Joe Cunningham, American baseball player

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/11 at 2:24 am

Born this day 27 August

1932 – Antonia Fraser, British author

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/11 at 2:24 am

Born this day 27 August

1935 – Ernie Broglio, American baseball player

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/11 at 2:24 am

Born this day 27 August

1935 – Frank Yablans, American film producer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/11 at 2:24 am

Born this day 27 August

1936 – Joel Kovel, American politician

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/11 at 2:25 am

Born this day 27 August

1937 – Tommy Sands, American actor and singer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/11 at 2:26 am

Born this day 27 August

1939 – William Least Heat-Moon, American author

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/11 at 2:26 am

Born this day 27 August

1941 – Harrison Page, American actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/11 at 2:26 am

Born this day 27 August

1942 – Daryl Dragon, American keyboardist (Captain & Tennille)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/11 at 2:26 am

Born this day 27 August

1942 – Brian Peckford, Canadian politician

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/11 at 2:27 am

Born this day 27 August

1943 – Tuesday Weld, American actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/11 at 2:27 am

Born this day 27 August

1944 – G. W. Bailey, American actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/11 at 2:27 am

Born this day 27 August

1946 – Tony Howard, West Indian cricketer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/11 at 2:27 am

Born this day 27 August

1947 – Barbara Bach, American actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/11 at 2:28 am

Born this day 27 August

1949 – Jeff Cook, vocals, guitar, keyboards, bass, fiddle, banjo and mandolin for Alabama

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/11 at 2:28 am

Born this day 27 August

1950 – Charles Fleischer, American actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/11 at 2:28 am

Born this day 27 August

1951 – Buddy Bell, American baseball player-manager

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/11 at 2:29 am

Born this day 27 August

1952 – Paul Reubens (aka Pee-wee Herman), American actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/11 at 2:29 am

Born this day 27 August

1953 – Alex Lifeson, Canadian guitarist (Rush)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/11 at 2:29 am

Born this day 27 August

1953 – Peter Stormare, Swedish-born actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/11 at 2:30 am

Born this day 27 August

1954 – John Lloyd, British tennis player

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/11 at 2:30 am

Born this day 27 August

1954 – Derek Warwick, British race car driver

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/11 at 2:31 am

Born this day 27 August

1955 – Robert Richardson, American cinematographer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/11 at 2:31 am

Born this day 27 August

1955 – Diana Scarwid, American actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/11 at 2:31 am

Born this day 27 August

1957 – Bernhard Langer, German golfer and two-time Masters champion

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/11 at 2:31 am

Born this day 27 August

1958 – Normand Brathwaite, Canadian comedian and television and radio host

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/11 at 2:32 am

Born this day 27 August

1959 – Gerhard Berger, Austrian racing driver and F1 team co-owner (Scuderia Toro Rosso)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/11 at 2:32 am

Born this day 27 August

1961 – Yolanda Adams, American gospel singer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/11 at 2:32 am

Born this day 27 August

1961 – Tom Ford, American fashion designer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/11 at 2:33 am

Born this day 27 August

1964 – Robert Bogue, American actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/11 at 2:33 am

Born this day 27 August

1969 – Reece Shearsmith, British actor and comedian

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/11 at 2:33 am

Born this day 27 August

1969 – Mark Ealham, England cricketer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/11 at 2:34 am

Born this day 27 August

1970 – Tony Kanal, English musician (No Doubt)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/11 at 2:34 am

Born this day 27 August

1972 – Denise Lewis, English heptathlete

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/11 at 2:47 am

Born this day 27 August

1915 – Norman Foster Ramsey, American physicist Nobel Prize laureate

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/11 at 11:54 am

Born this day 27 August

1976 – Mark Webber, Australian racing driver

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/28/11 at 1:28 am

Died this day 28th August

388 – Magnus Maximus, Roman usurper

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/28/11 at 1:28 am

Died this day 28th August

430 – Augustine of Hippo, North African saint and theologian (b. 354)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/28/11 at 1:29 am

Died this day 28th August

1341 – King Leo V of Armenia (b. 1309)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/28/11 at 1:29 am

Died this day 28th August

1481 – King Afonso V of Portugal (b. 1432)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/28/11 at 1:29 am

Died this day 28th August

1645 – Hugo Grotius, Dutch philosopher and writer (b. 1583)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/28/11 at 1:29 am

Died this day 28th August

1654 – Axel Oxenstierna, Lord High Chancellor of Sweden (b. 1583)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/28/11 at 1:30 am

Died this day 28th August

1678 – John Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton, English soldier (b. 1602)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/28/11 at 1:30 am

Died this day 28th August

1757 – David Hartley, English philosopher (b. 1705)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/28/11 at 1:31 am

Died this day 28th August

1784 – Junípero Serra, Spanish missionary (b. 1713)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/28/11 at 1:31 am

Died this day 28th August

1785 – Jean-Baptiste Pigalle, French sculptor (b. 1714)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/28/11 at 1:31 am

Died this day 28th August

1793 – Adam Philippe, Comte de Custine, French general (executed) (b. 1740)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/28/11 at 1:31 am

Died this day 28th August

1805 – Alexander Carlyle, Scottish church leader (b. 1722)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/28/11 at 1:32 am

Died this day 28th August

1818 – Jean Baptiste Point du Sable, founder of Chicago

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/28/11 at 1:32 am

Died this day 28th August

1820 – Andrew Ellicott, American surveyor (b. 1754)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/28/11 at 1:32 am

Died this day 28th August

1839 – William Smith, English geologist (b. 1769)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/28/11 at 1:32 am

Died this day 28th August

1900 – Henry Sidgwick, English philosopher (b. 1838)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/28/11 at 1:32 am

Died this day 28th August

1903 – Frederick Law Olmsted, American landscape architect (b. 1822)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/28/11 at 1:33 am

Died this day 28th August

1933 – Helen Dunbar, American actress (b. 1863)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/28/11 at 1:33 am

Died this day 28th August

1943 – Tsar Boris III of Bulgaria (b. 1894)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/28/11 at 1:33 am

Died this day 28th August

1947 – Manolete, Spanish bullfighter (b. 1917)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/28/11 at 1:34 am

Died this day 28th August

1955 – Emmett Till, American civil rights movement icon (b. 1941)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/28/11 at 1:34 am

Died this day 28th August

1959 – Bohuslav Martinů, Czech composer (b. 1890)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/28/11 at 1:34 am

Died this day 28th August

1965 – Giulio Racah, Israeli physicist (b. 1909)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/28/11 at 1:34 am

Died this day 28th August

1971 – Reuvein Margolies, Austrian-Hungarian-born Israeli author and Talmudic scholar (b. 1889)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/28/11 at 1:34 am

Died this day 28th August

1972 – Prince William of Gloucester of the British Royal Family (b. 1941)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/28/11 at 1:35 am

Died this day 28th August

1975 – Fritz Wotruba, Austrian sculptor (b. 1907)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/28/11 at 1:35 am

Died this day 28th August

1976 – Anissa Jones, American actress (b. 1958)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/28/11 at 1:35 am

Died this day 28th August

1978 – Robert Shaw, English actor and writer (b. 1927)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/28/11 at 1:35 am

Died this day 28th August

1981 – Béla Guttman, Hungarian footballer (b. 1900)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/28/11 at 1:36 am

Died this day 28th August

1982 – Geoff Chubb, South African cricketer (b. 1911)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/28/11 at 1:36 am

Died this day 28th August

1985 – Ruth Gordon, American actress (b. 1896)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/28/11 at 1:36 am

Died this day 28th August

1987 – John Huston, American movie director (b. 1906)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/28/11 at 1:37 am

Died this day 28th August

1987 – John Huston, American movie director (b. 1906)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/28/11 at 1:37 am

Died this day 28th August

1988 – Jean Marchand, French Canadian union leader and politician (b. 1918)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/28/11 at 1:37 am

Died this day 28th August

1990 – Willy Vandersteen, Belgian cartoonist (b. 1913)or (b. 1919)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/28/11 at 1:37 am

Died this day 28th August

1991 – Alekos Sakellarios, Greek writer and film director (b. 1913)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/28/11 at 1:37 am

Died this day 28th August

1993 – William Stafford, American poet (b. 1914)ucator (b. 1919)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/28/11 at 1:39 am

Died this day 28th August

1995 – Earl Bascom, American rodeo pioneer (b. 1906)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/28/11 at 1:39 am

Died this day 28th August

1997 – Masaru Takumi, Japanese yakuza lord (b. 1936)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/28/11 at 1:40 am

Died this day 28th August

2003 – Brian Douglas Wells, American criminal (failed) (b. 1956)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/28/11 at 1:40 am

Died this day 28th August

2003 – Brian Douglas Wells, American criminal (failed) (b. 1956)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/28/11 at 1:40 am

Died this day 28th August

2005 – Jacques Dufilho, French actor (b. 1914)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/28/11 at 1:40 am

Died this day 28th August

2005 – Esther Szekeres, Hungarian mathematician (b. 1910)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/28/11 at 1:41 am

Died this day 28th August

2005 – George Szekeres, Hungarian mathematician (b. 1911)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/28/11 at 1:41 am

Died this day 28th August

2006 – Benoît Sauvageau, French Canadian politician (b. 1963)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/28/11 at 1:41 am

Died this day 28th August

2006 – Melvin Schwartz, American physicist, Nobel laureate (b. 1932)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/28/11 at 1:41 am

Died this day 28th August

2007 – Arthur Jones, American inventor of the Nautilus exercise machines (b. 1926)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/28/11 at 1:41 am

Died this day 28th August

2007 – Hilly Kristal, American musician (b. 1932)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/28/11 at 1:42 am

Died this day 28th August

2007 – Paul B. MacCready, Jr., American aeronautical engineer (b. 1925)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/28/11 at 1:42 am

Died this day 28th August

2007 – Antonio Puerta, Spanish footballer (b. 1984)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/28/11 at 1:42 am

Died this day 28th August


2007 – Francisco Umbral, Spanish journalist, novelist, biographer and essayist (b. 1935)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/28/11 at 1:42 am

Died this day 28th August

2007 – Miyoshi Umeki, Japanese-born American actress (b. 1929)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/28/11 at 1:43 am

Died this day 28th August

2007 – Nikola Nobilo, New Zealand winemaker (b. 1913)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/28/11 at 1:43 am

Died this day 28th August

2008 – Phil Hill, American race car driver and one-time F1 world champion (b. 1927)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/28/11 at 1:43 am

Died this day 28th August

2009 – Adam Goldstein, American DJ also known as DJ AM (b. 1973)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/28/11 at 1:43 am

Died this day 28th August

2009 – Wayne Tippit, American actor (b. 1932)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/28/11 at 1:43 am

Died this day 28th August

2010 – William P. Foster, American band director and educator (b. 1919)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/28/11 at 1:55 am

Born this day 28th August

1913 – Boris Pahor, Slovenian writer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/28/11 at 1:56 am

Born this day 28th August

1916 – Jack Vance, American author

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/28/11 at 1:56 am

Born this day 28th August

1924 – Tony MacGibbon, New Zealand cricketer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/28/11 at 1:56 am

Born this day 28th August

1930 – Windsor Davies, British actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/28/11 at 1:56 am

Born this day 28th August

1930 – Ben Gazzara, American actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/28/11 at 1:57 am

Born this day 28th August

1931 – John Shirley-Quirk, English bass-baritone

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/28/11 at 1:59 am

Born this day 28th August

1931 – Tito Capobianco, Argentinian stage impresario and director

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/28/11 at 1:59 am

Born this day 28th August

1932 – Andy Bathgate, Canadian ice hockey player

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/28/11 at 1:59 am

Born this day 28th August

1936 – Don Denkinger, American baseball umpire

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/28/11 at 2:00 am

Born this day 28th August

1938 – Paul Martin, Canadian politician

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/28/11 at 2:00 am

Born this day 28th August

1938 – Maurizio Costanzo, Italian television journalist

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/28/11 at 2:01 am

Born this day 28th August

1940 – Ken Jenkins, American actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/28/11 at 2:05 am

Born this day 28th August

1940 – Roger Pingeon, French cylist

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/28/11 at 2:06 am

Born this day 28th August

1940 – Nik Turner, English musician (Hawkwind)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/28/11 at 2:06 am

Born this day 28th August

1941 – Sybille de Selys Longchamps, Belgian aristocrat

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/28/11 at 2:06 am

Born this day 28th August

1943 – David Soul, American actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/28/11 at 2:06 am

Born this day 28th August

1943 – Lou Piniella, American baseball manager

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/28/11 at 2:07 am

Born this day 28th August

1943 – Surayud Chulanont, Thai 24th Prime Minister (former)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/28/11 at 2:07 am

Born this day 28th August

1945 – Robert Greenwald, American film director/producer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/28/11 at 2:07 am

Born this day 28th August

1948 – Danny Seraphine, American musician (Chicago)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/28/11 at 2:08 am

Born this day 28th August

1948 – Murray Parker, New Zealand cricketer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/28/11 at 2:09 am

Born this day 28th August

1949 – Hugh Cornwell, British musician (The Stranglers)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/28/11 at 2:09 am

Born this day 28th August

1951 – Wayne Osmond, American singer (The Osmonds)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/28/11 at 2:09 am

Born this day 28th August

1961 – Kim Appleby, English singer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/28/11 at 2:10 am

Born this day 28th August

1965 – Shania Twain, Canadian singer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/28/11 at 2:10 am

Born this day 28th August

1969 – Jack Black, American actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/28/11 at 2:11 am

Born this day 28th August

1969 – Mary McCartney, English photographer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/28/11 at 2:12 am

Born this day 28th August

1970 – Sherrié Austin, Australian actress/singer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/28/11 at 2:12 am

Born this day 28th August

1982 – LeAnn Rimes, American singer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/28/11 at 2:13 am

Born this day 28th August

1983 – Lasith Malinga, Sri Lankan cricketer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/29/11 at 2:05 am

Died this day 29th August

886 – Basil I, Byzantine Emperor (b. 811)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/29/11 at 2:05 am

Died this day 29th August

1093 – Hugh I, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1057)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/29/11 at 2:05 am

Died this day 29th August

1123 – King Eystein I of Norway (b. c. 1088)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/29/11 at 2:06 am

Died this day 29th August

1395 – Duke Albert III of Austria (b. 1349)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/29/11 at 2:06 am

Died this day 29th August

1442 – John VI, Duke of Brittany (b. 1389)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/29/11 at 2:06 am

Died this day 29th August

1526 – King Louis II of Hungary and Bohemia (killed in the Battle of Mohács) (b. 1506)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/29/11 at 2:07 am

Died this day 29th August

1526 – Pál Tomori Hungarian archbishop and soldier (killed in the Battle of Mohács) (b. c. 1475)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/29/11 at 2:07 am

Died this day 29th August

1542 – Cristovão da Gama, Portuguese soldier (b. c. 1516)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/29/11 at 2:07 am

Died this day 29th August

1657 – John Lilburne, English dissenter (b. 1614)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/29/11 at 2:07 am

Died this day 29th August

1712 – Gregory King, English statistician (b. 1648)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/29/11 at 2:08 am

Died this day 29th August

1749 – Matthias Bel, Hungarian polymath (b. 1684)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/29/11 at 2:08 am

Died this day 29th August

1769 – Edmund Hoyle, English author and teacher (b. 1672)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/29/11 at 2:08 am

Died this day 29th August

1780 – Jacques-Germain Soufflot, French architect (b. 1713)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/29/11 at 2:08 am

Died this day 29th August

1799 – Pope Pius VI (b. 1717)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/29/11 at 2:09 am

Died this day 29th August

1844 – Edmund Ignatius Rice, Irish founder of the Christian Brothers and Presentation Brothers (b. 1762)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/29/11 at 2:09 am

Died this day 29th August

1856 – Mary Anne Schimmelpenninck, British Christian writer (b. 1778)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/29/11 at 2:09 am

Died this day 29th August

1866 – Tokugawa Iemochi, 14th shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan (b. 1846)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/29/11 at 2:09 am

Died this day 29th August

1877 – Brigham Young, American religious leader and western settler (b. 1801)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/29/11 at 2:10 am

Died this day 29th August

1889 – Stefan Dunjov, Banat Bulgarian military figure (b. 1815)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/29/11 at 2:10 am

Died this day 29th August

1891 – Pierre Lallement, inventor of the bicycle (b. 1843)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/29/11 at 2:10 am

Died this day 29th August

1904 – Murad V, Ottoman Sultan (b. 1840)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/29/11 at 2:10 am

Died this day 29th August

1930 – William Archibald Spooner, English writer (b. 1844)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/29/11 at 2:11 am

Died this day 29th August

1931 – David T. Abercrombie, Abercrombie & Fitch founder (b. 1867)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/29/11 at 2:11 am

Died this day 29th August

1935 – Queen Astrid of the Belgians (b. 1905)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/29/11 at 2:11 am

Died this day 29th August

1946 – Grigory Semyonov, Russian counter-revolutionary (executed) (b. 1890)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/29/11 at 2:12 am

Died this day 29th August

1946 – Adolphus Busch III, American brewing magnate and President and CEO of the Anheuser-Busch Company (b. 1891)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/29/11 at 2:12 am

Died this day 29th August

1951 – Sydney Chapman, British economist and civil servant (b. 1871)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/29/11 at 2:12 am

Died this day 29th August

1966 – Sayyid Qutb, Egyptian theoretician (b. 1906)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/29/11 at 2:13 am

Died this day 29th August

1968 – Ulysses S. Grant III, American soldier and planner (b. 1881)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/29/11 at 2:13 am

Died this day 29th August

1971 – Nathan Freudenthal Leopold Jr., American convicted murderer (Leopold and Loeb) (b. 1904)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/29/11 at 2:13 am

Died this day 29th August

1972 – Lale Andersen, German singer (b. 1905)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/29/11 at 2:13 am

Died this day 29th August

1975 – Éamon de Valera, first Taoiseach and third President of Ireland (b. 1882)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/29/11 at 2:14 am

Died this day 29th August

1976 – Jimmy Reed, American blues singer (b. 1925)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/29/11 at 2:15 am

Died this day 29th August

1976 – Kazi Nazrul Islam, Bengali poet, musician, revolutionary and philosopher (b. 1899)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/29/11 at 2:16 am

Died this day 29th August

1977 – Jean Hagen, American actress (b. 1923)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/29/11 at 2:16 am

Died this day 29th August

1977 – Brian McGuire, Australian racing driver (b. 1945)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/29/11 at 2:16 am

Died this day 29th August

1981 – Lowell Thomas, American writer and broadcaster (b. 1892)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/29/11 at 2:16 am

Died this day 29th August

1982 – Ingrid Bergman, Swedish actress (b. 1915)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/29/11 at 2:16 am

Died this day 29th August

1982 – Lehman Engel, American composer and conductor (b. 1910)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/29/11 at 2:17 am

Died this day 29th August

1983 – Simon Oakland, American actor (b. 1915)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/29/11 at 2:17 am

Died this day 29th August

1984 – Muhammad Naguib, Egyptian statesman (b. 1901)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/29/11 at 2:17 am

Died this day 29th August

1985 – Evelyn Ankers, English actress (b. 1918)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/29/11 at 2:17 am

Died this day 29th August

1987 – Archie Campbell, American country music comedian (b. 1914)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/29/11 at 2:18 am

Died this day 29th August

1987 – Lee Marvin, American actor (b. 1924)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/29/11 at 2:18 am

Died this day 29th August

1989 – Peter Scott, English explorer, naturalist, and painter (b. 1909)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/29/11 at 2:18 am

Died this day 29th August

1991 – Libero Grassi, Italian businessman killed by the Mafia (b. 1924)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/29/11 at 2:18 am

Died this day 29th August

1992 – Félix Guattari, French philosopher and social theorist (b. 1930)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/29/11 at 2:19 am

Died this day 29th August

1992 – Teddy Turner, English comedian (b. 1917)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/29/11 at 2:19 am

Died this day 29th August

1995 – Frank Perry, American film director (b. 1930)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/29/11 at 2:19 am

Died this day 29th August

2000 – Shelagh Fraser, British actress (b. 1922)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/29/11 at 2:19 am

Died this day 29th August

2000 – Willie Maddren, English footballer (b. 1951)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/29/11 at 2:19 am

Died this day 29th August

2001 – Graeme "Shirley" Strachan, Australian singer (Skyhooks), TV and radio star (b. 1952)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/29/11 at 2:20 am

Died this day 29th August

2001 – Francisco Rabal, Spanish actor (b. 1926)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/29/11 at 2:20 am

Died this day 29th August

2002 – Alan MacNaughtan, Scottish actor (b. 1920)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/29/11 at 2:20 am

Died this day 29th August

2003 – Ayatollah Sayed Mohammed Baqir al-Hakim, Iraqi political leader (b. 1939)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/29/11 at 2:21 am

Died this day 29th August

2003 – Patrick Procktor, English artist (b. 1936)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/29/11 at 2:21 am

Died this day 29th August

2003 – Michel Constantin, French film actor (b. 1924)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/29/11 at 2:21 am

Died this day 29th August

2004 – Hans Vonk, Dutch conductor (b. 1942)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/29/11 at 2:22 am

Died this day 29th August

2007 – Richard Jewell, central figure in the 1996 Centennial Olympic Park bombing (b. 1962)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/29/11 at 2:22 am

Died this day 29th August

2007 – Pierre Messmer, French politician and Prime Minister (b. 1916)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/29/11 at 2:22 am

Died this day 29th August

2007 – Alfred Peet, Dutch-American entrepreneur and the founder of Peet's Coffee & Tea (b. 1920)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/29/11 at 2:22 am

Died this day 29th August

2007 – James Muir Cameron Fletcher, New Zealand industrialist (b. 1914)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/29/11 at 2:22 am

Died this day 29th August

2008 – Geoffrey Perkins, British comedy producer (b. 1953)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/29/11 at 2:23 am

Died this day 29th August

2008 – Michael Schoenberg, American geophysicist (b. 1939)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/29/11 at 5:46 am

Born this day 29th August

1912 – Wolfgang Suschitzky, Austrian/Polish cinematographer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/29/11 at 5:46 am

Born this day 29th August

1923 – Richard Attenborough, English film director

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/29/11 at 5:47 am

Born this day 29th August

1926 – Helene Ahrweiler, Greek Byzantinologist

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/29/11 at 5:47 am

Born this day 29th August

1926 – Betty Lynn, American actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/29/11 at 5:47 am

Born this day 29th August

1926 – María Dolores Pradera, Spanish melodic singer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/29/11 at 5:47 am

Born this day 29th August

1927 – Jimmy C. Newman, American Country and Western and Cajun Singer.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/29/11 at 5:47 am

Born this day 29th August

1928 – Herbert Meier, Swiss writer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/29/11 at 5:48 am

Born this day 29th August

1931 – Lise Payette, Quebec politician, writer and columnist

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/29/11 at 5:48 am

Born this day 29th August

1935 – William Friedkin, American film director

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/29/11 at 5:49 am

Born this day 29th August

1936 – John McCain, American politician

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/29/11 at 5:49 am

Born this day 29th August

1937 – James Florio, American politician

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/29/11 at 5:49 am

Born this day 29th August

1938 – Elliott Gould, American actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/29/11 at 5:49 am

Born this day 29th August

1939 – Joel Schumacher, American film director

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/29/11 at 5:50 am

Born this day 29th August

1958 – Lenny Henry, British writer, comedian and actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/29/11 at 5:50 am


Born this day 29th August

1958 – Lenny Henry, British writer, comedian and actor
...born on the same day as Michael Jackson

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/29/11 at 5:51 am

Born this day 29th August

1959 – Eddi Reader, Scottish singer-songwriter

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/03/11 at 6:07 am

Died this day: September 3rd

264 – Sun Xiu, third emperor of Eastern Wu

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/03/11 at 6:07 am

Died this day: September 3rd

863 – Umar al-Aqta, Emir of Melitene (birth year unknown)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/03/11 at 6:08 am

Died this day: September 3rd

1402 – Gian Galeazzo Visconti, Duke of Milan (b. 1351)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/03/11 at 6:08 am

Died this day: September 3rd

1420 – Robert Stewart, Duke of Albany, regent of Scotland (b. c. 1340)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/03/11 at 6:09 am

Died this day: September 3rd

1592 – Robert Greene, English writer (b. 1558)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/03/11 at 6:10 am

Died this day: September 3rd

1634 – Edward Coke, English jurist and Member of Parliament (b. 1552)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/03/11 at 6:10 am

Died this day: September 3rd

1653 – Claudius Salmasius, French classical scholar (b. 1588)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/03/11 at 6:10 am

Died this day: September 3rd

1658 – Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector of England (b. 1599)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/03/11 at 6:10 am

Died this day: September 3rd

1662 – William Lenthall, English politician (b. 1591)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/03/11 at 6:11 am

Died this day: September 3rd

1808 – John Montgomery, American Continental congressman (b. 1722)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/03/11 at 6:11 am

Died this day: September 3rd

1893 – James Harrison, Scottish-born Australian newspaper printer, journalist, politician and pioneer in the field of mechanical refrigeration (b. 1816)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/03/11 at 6:12 am

Died this day: September 3rd

1962 – E. E. Cummings, American poet (b. 1894)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/03/11 at 6:12 am

Died this day: September 3rd

1967 – Francis Ouimet, American golfer and businessman(b.1893)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/03/11 at 6:12 am

Died this day: September 3rd

1970 – Vince Lombardi, American football coach (b. 1913)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/03/11 at 6:13 am

Died this day: September 3rd

1994 – Billy Wright, English footballer (b. 1924)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/03/11 at 9:06 am

Born today September 3rd:

1926 – Irene Papas, Greek actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/03/11 at 9:07 am

Born today September 3rd:

1931 – Dick Motta, American basketball coach

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/03/11 at 9:07 am

Born today September 3rd:

1932 – Eileen Brennan, American actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/03/11 at 9:07 am

Born today September 3rd:

1933 – Basil Butcher, West Indian cricketer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/03/11 at 9:08 am

Born today September 3rd:

1940 – Pauline Collins, English actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/03/11 at 9:08 am

Born today September 3rd:

1942 – John Shrapnel, English actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/03/11 at 9:08 am

Born today September 3rd:

1948 – Don Brewer, drummer and singer with Grand Funk Railroad

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/03/11 at 9:09 am

Born today September 3rd:

1963 – Amber Lynn, American porn star

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/03/11 at 9:09 am

Born today September 3rd:

1965 – Charlie Sheen, American actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/03/11 at 9:10 am

Born today September 3rd:

1973 – Jennifer Paige, American singer-songwriter

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/03/11 at 9:10 am

Born today September 3rd:

1981 – Fearne Cotton, British television presenter

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Howard on 09/03/11 at 6:09 pm


Born today September 3rd:

1963 – Amber Lynn, American porn star


http://lh6.ggpht.com/-KJp8UK7KzWk/SNZKkRx-uYI/AAAAAAAAABM/5Gfi2MTEVjk/amber-lynn.jpg

Thi was her in 1983,today she looks absolutely nothing like her picture. :P

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/08/11 at 12:51 am

Born this day:

September 8th 1922 – Sid Caesar, American comedian

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/08/11 at 2:32 am

Died this day:

1994 - Edna Manilow, mother of singer Barry Manilow, dies at 70 of cancer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/11 at 3:32 am

Died this day September 9th:

1000 – Olaf I of Norway

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/11 at 3:33 am

Died this day September 9th:

1087 – King William I of England

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/11 at 3:33 am

Died this day September 9th:

1398 – King James I of Cyprus (b. 1334)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/11 at 3:33 am

Died this day September 9th:

1438 – King Edward of Portugal (b. 1391)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/11 at 3:39 am

Died this day September 9th:

1487 – Chenghua, Emperor of China (b. 1447)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/11 at 3:39 am

Died this day September 9th:

1488 – Francis II, Duke of Brittany (b. 1433)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/11 at 3:40 am

Died this day September 9th:

1513 – King James IV of Scotland (b. 1473)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/11 at 3:40 am

Died this day September 9th:

1569 – Pieter Bruegel the Elder, Flemish painter

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/11 at 3:40 am

Died this day September 9th:

1583 – Sir Humphrey Gilbert, English explorer, adventurer (b. c.1539)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/11 at 3:42 am

Died this day September 9th:

1596 – Anna Jagiellon, Polish Queen (b. 1523)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/11 at 3:42 am

Died this day September 9th:

1612 – Nakagawa Hidenari, Japanese warlord (b. 1570)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/11 at 3:42 am

Died this day September 9th:

1676 – Paul Chomedey de Maisonneuve, French army officer (b. 1612)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/11 at 3:42 am

Died this day September 9th:

1680 – Henry Marten, English regicide (b. 1602)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/11 at 3:42 am

Died this day September 9th:

1755 – Johann Lorenz von Mosheim, German historian (b. 1694)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/11 at 3:43 am

Died this day September 9th:

1806 – William Paterson, American jurist and statesman (b. 1745)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/11 at 3:43 am

Died this day September 9th:

1815 – John Singleton Copley, American painter (b. 1738))

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/11 at 3:43 am

Died this day September 9th:

1834 – James Weddell, British sailor, explorer of Antarctic seas (b. 1787)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/11 at 3:44 am

Died this day September 9th:

1841 – A. P. de Candolle, Swiss botanist (b. 1778)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/11 at 3:44 am

Died this day September 9th:

1891 – Jules Grévy, President of France (b. 1813)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/11 at 3:44 am

Died this day September 9th:

1898 – Stéphane Mallarmé, French poet (b. 1842)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/11 at 3:45 am

Died this day September 9th:

1901 – Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, French painter (b. 1864)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/11 at 3:45 am

Died this day September 9th:

1907 – Ernest Roland Wilberforce, English bishop (b. 1840)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/11 at 3:45 am

Died this day September 9th:

1909 – Edward Henry Harriman, American railroad entrepreneur (b. 1848)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/11 at 3:45 am

Died this day September 9th:

1910 – Lloyd Wheaton Bowers, American solicitor General (b.1859)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/11 at 3:46 am

Died this day September 9th:

1915 – Albert Spalding, American baseball player and sporting goods manufacturer (b. 1850)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/11 at 3:46 am

Died this day September 9th:

1934 – Roger Fry, English artist and critic (b. 1866)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/11 at 3:46 am

Died this day September 9th:

1941 – Hans Spemann, German embryologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (b. 1869)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/11 at 3:48 am

Died this day September 9th:

1943 – Charles McLean Andrews, American historian (b. 1863)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/11 at 3:49 am

Died this day September 9th:

1945 – Max Ehrmann, American poet (Desiderata) (b. 1872)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/11 at 3:49 am

Died this day September 9th:

1955 – Carl Friedberg, German pianist (b. 1872)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/11 at 3:49 am

Died this day September 9th:

1958 – Charlie Macartney, Australian cricketer (b. 1886)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/11 at 3:49 am

Died this day September 9th:

1960 – Jussi Björling, Swedish tenor (b. 1911)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/11 at 3:50 am

Died this day September 9th:

1969 – Willy Mairesse, Belgian racing driver (b. 1928)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/11 at 3:50 am

Died this day September 9th:

1975 – John McGiver, American actor (b. 1913)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/11 at 3:50 am

Died this day September 9th:

1976 – Yehezkel Abramsky, Russian-born rabbi, head of the London Beth Din for 17 years (b. 1886)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/11 at 3:50 am

Died this day September 9th:

1976 – Mao Zedong, Chinese communist leader (b. 1893)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/11 at 3:50 am

Died this day September 9th:

1978 – Hugh MacDiarmid, Scottish poet (b. 1892)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/11 at 3:51 am

Died this day September 9th:

1978 – Jack Warner, Canadian-born American film executive (b. 1892)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/11 at 3:51 am

Died this day September 9th:

1979 – Norrie Paramor, British conductor, arranger (b. 1914)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/11 at 3:51 am

Died this day September 9th:

1980 – John Howard Griffin, American writer (b. 1920)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/11 at 3:51 am

Died this day September 9th:

1981 – Sir Robert Askin, Premier of New South Wales (b. 1907)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/11 at 3:52 am

Died this day September 9th:

1981 – Jacques Lacan, French psychoanalyst (b. 1901)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/11 at 3:52 am

Died this day September 9th:

1984 – Yılmaz Güney, Turkish actor, film director (b. 1937)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/11 at 3:53 am

Died this day September 9th:

1985 – Neil Davis, Australian cameraman (b. 1934)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/11 at 3:53 am

Died this day September 9th:

1985 – Paul Flory, American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1910)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/11 at 3:53 am

Died this day September 9th:

1985 – Antonino Votto, Italian opera conductor (b. 1896)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/11 at 3:53 am

Died this day September 9th:

1986 – Magda Tagliaferro, BRazilian classical pianist (b. 1893)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/11 at 3:53 am

Died this day September 9th:

1990 – Nicola Abbagnano, Italian philosopher (b. 1901)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/11 at 3:54 am

Died this day September 9th:

1990 – Doc Cramer, American baseball player (b. 1905)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/11 at 3:54 am

Died this day September 9th:

1990 – Samuel Doe, Liberian politician (b. 1951)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/11 at 3:54 am

Died this day September 9th:

1990 – Alexander Men, Russian priest (b. 1930)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/11 at 3:54 am

Died this day September 9th:

1992 – Willie Fennell, Australian comedian, actor (b. 1920)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/11 at 3:58 am

Died this day September 9th:

1993 – Helen O'Connell, American singer, actress and dancer (b. 1920)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/11 at 3:58 am

Died this day September 9th:

1994 – Patrick O'Neal, American actor (b. 1927)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/11 at 3:58 am

Died this day September 9th:

1996 – Bill Monroe, American bluegrass singer and composer (b. 1911)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/11 at 3:59 am

Died this day September 9th:

1997 – Richie Ashburn, American baseball player (b. 1927)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/11 at 3:59 am

Died this day September 9th:

1997 – General Sir John Hackett, Australian-British soldier, author (b. 1910)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/11 at 3:59 am

Died this day September 9th:

1997 – Burgess Meredith, American actor (b. 1907)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/11 at 3:59 am

Died this day September 9th:

1998 – Bill Cratty, American modern dancer and choreographer (b. 1951)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/11 at 4:00 am

Died this day September 9th:

1999 – Catfish Hunter, American baseball player (b. 1946)33)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/11 at 4:00 am

Died this day September 9th:

1999 – Chan Parker, American author; wife of Charlie Parker and Phil Woods (b. 1925)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/11 at 4:01 am

Died this day September 9th:

1999 – Ruth Roman, American actress (b. 1922)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/11 at 4:01 am

Died this day September 9th:

2000 – Julian Critchley, British politician (b. 1930)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/11 at 4:01 am

Died this day September 9th:

2001 – Ahmad Shah Massoud, Afghani military leader (b. 1953)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/11 at 4:01 am

Died this day September 9th:

2003 – Larry Hovis, American actor (b. 1936)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/11 at 4:01 am

Died this day September 9th:

2003 – Edward Teller, Hungarian-born physicist (b. 1908)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/11 at 4:01 am

Died this day September 9th:

2003 – Don Willesee, Australian politician (b. 1916)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/11 at 4:02 am

Died this day September 9th:

2004 – Roland Sherwood "Ernie" Ball, American businessman (b. 1930)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/11 at 4:02 am

Died this day September 9th:

2005 – John Wayne Glover, Australian serial killer (b. 1932)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/11 at 4:02 am

Died this day September 9th:

2006 – Gérard Brach, French screenwriter (b. 1927)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/11 at 4:02 am

Died this day September 9th:

2006 – Richard Burmer, American composer and musician (b. 1955)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/11 at 4:02 am

Died this day September 9th:

2006 – Matt Gadsby, English footballer (b. 1979)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/11 at 4:03 am

Died this day September 9th:

2006 – Émilie Mondor, Canadian olympic athlete (b. 1981)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/11 at 4:03 am

Died this day September 9th:

2006 – William B. Ziff, Jr., American publishing executive (b. 1930)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/11 at 4:03 am

Died this day September 9th:

2007 – Vasyl Kuk, Ukrainian nationalist, last leader of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (b. 1913)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/11 at 4:03 am

Died this day September 9th:

2007 – Hughie Thomasson, American musician (b. 1952)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/11 at 4:03 am

Died this day September 9th:

2008 – Richard Monette, Canadian actor and director (b. 1944)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/11 at 4:04 am

Died this day September 9th:

2008 – Warith Deen Muhammad, American religious leader (b. 1933)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/11 at 4:19 am

Born this day September 9th:

1918 – Oscar Luigi Scalfaro, 9th President of the Italian Republic

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/11 at 4:19 am

Born this day September 9th:

1922 – Hans Georg Dehmelt, German-born physicist, Nobel Prize laureate

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/11 at 4:19 am

Born this day September 9th:

1922 – Manolis Glezos, Greek politician and writer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/11 at 4:20 am

Born this day September 9th:

1922 – Warwick Kerr, Brazilian geneticist

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/11 at 4:20 am

Born this day September 9th:

1923 – Cliff Robertson, American actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/11 at 4:24 am

Born this day September 9th:

1923 – Rosita Sokou, Greek journalist, author, playwright and translator

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/11 at 4:24 am

Born this day September 9th:

1924 – Russell M. Nelson, LDS apostle and cardiac surgery pioneer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/11 at 4:32 am

Born this day September 9th:

1926 – Yusuf al-Qaradawi, prominent Egypt Muslim cleric

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/11 at 4:32 am

Born this day September 9th:

1930 – Francis Carroll, Australian Roman Catholic Archbishop

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/11 at 4:32 am

Born this day September 9th:

1932 – Sylvia Miles, American actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/11 at 4:34 am

Born this day September 9th:

1935 – Gopal Baratham, Singaporean author

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/11 at 4:34 am

Born this day September 9th:

1935 – Chaim Topol, Israeli actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/11 at 4:35 am

Born this day September 9th:

1938 – Jay Ward, American baseball player

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/11 at 4:36 am

Born this day September 9th:

1939 – Arthur Dignam, Australian actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/11 at 4:36 am

Born this day September 9th:

1939 – Ron McDole, American football player

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/11 at 4:37 am

Born this day September 9th:

1941 – Dennis Ritchie, American computer scientist

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/11 at 4:37 am

Born this day September 9th:

1942 – Inez Foxx, American R&B singer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/11 at 4:37 am

Born this day September 9th:

1942 – Danny Kalb, American musician, (Blues Project)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/11 at 4:38 am

Born this day September 9th:

1943 – Art LaFleur, American actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/11 at 4:38 am

Born this day September 9th:

1945 – Dee Dee Sharp, American R&B singer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/11 at 4:39 am

Born this day September 9th:

1946 – Doug Ingle, American musician (Iron Butterfly)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/11 at 4:39 am

Born this day September 9th:

1947 – David Rosenboom, American composer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/11 at 4:40 am

Born this day September 9th:

1947 – Freddy Weller, American singer-songwriter

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/11 at 4:40 am

Born this day September 9th:

1949 – John Curry, British figure skater

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/11 at 4:40 am

Born this day September 9th:

1949 – Garry Maddox, American baseball player

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/11 at 4:41 am

Born this day September 9th:

1952 – Angela Cartwright, American actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/11 at 4:41 am

Born this day September 9th:

1952 – David A. Stewart, English musician (Eurythmics)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/11 at 4:42 am

Born this day September 9th:

1959 – Tom Foley, American baseball player and coach

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/11 at 4:42 am

Born this day September 9th:

1960 – Hugh Grant, English actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/11 at 4:42 am

Born this day September 9th:

1960 – Bob Hartley, Canadian ice hockey head coach

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/11 at 4:43 am

Born this day September 9th:

1966 – Adam Sandler, American actor and comedian

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/11 at 4:43 am

Born this day September 9th:

1968 – Julia Sawalha, English actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/11 at 4:43 am

Born this day September 9th:

1969 – Rachel Hunter, New Zealand model and actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/11 at 4:44 am

Born this day September 9th:

1972 – Natasha Kaplinsky, British newsreader

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/11 at 4:44 am

Born this day September 9th:

1974 – Divine Brown, Canadian singer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/11 at 4:44 am

Born this day September 9th:

1975 – Michael Bublé, Canadian/Italian singer and actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/11 at 4:45 am

Born this day September 9th:

1982 – Graham Onions, English cricketer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/11 at 4:47 am

Born this day September 9th:

1983 – Kyle Davies, American baseball player

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/11 at 4:50 am

Born this day September 9th:

1990 – Haley Reinhart, American singer, American Idol contestant

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/11 at 5:45 am

Died this day September 10th:

210 BC – Qin Shi Huang, first emperor of China.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/11 at 5:45 am

Died this day September 10th:

918 – Count Baldwin II of Flanders (b. 865)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/11 at 5:45 am

Died this day September 10th:

1167 – Empress Matilda, wife of Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1102)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/11 at 5:46 am

Died this day September 10th:

1197 – Henry II of Champagne (b. 1166)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/11 at 5:46 am

Died this day September 10th:

1217 – William de Reviers, 5th Earl of Devon

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/11 at 5:46 am

Died this day September 10th:

1306 – St Nicholas of Tolentino, Italian mystic (b. c. 1245)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/11 at 5:46 am

Died this day September 10th:

1308 – Emperor Go-Nijō of Japan (b. 1285)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/11 at 5:49 am

Died this day September 10th:

1382 – Louis I of Hungary, King of Hungary, Croatia, Dalmatia, Jerusalem, Sicily, and Poland (b. 1326)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/11 at 5:49 am

Died this day September 10th:

1419 – John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy (assassinated) (b. 1371)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/11 at 5:50 am

Died this day September 10th:

1482 – Federico da Montefeltro, Italian Renaissance condottiero and arts patron (b. 1422)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/11 at 5:50 am

Died this day September 10th:

1519 – John Colet, English churchman and educator (b. 1467)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/11 at 5:51 am

Died this day September 10th:

1559 – Anthony Denny, confidant of King Henry VIII of England (b. 1501)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/11 at 5:51 am

Died this day September 10th:

1591 – Richard Grenville, English soldier and explorer (b. 1542)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/11 at 5:52 am

Died this day September 10th:

1604 – William Morgan, Welsh Bible translator (b. 1545)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/11 at 5:52 am

Died this day September 10th:

1607 – Luzzasco Luzzaschi, Italian composer and organist (b. 1545)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/11 at 5:52 am

Died this day September 10th:

1669 – Henrietta Maria of France, queen of Charles I of England (b. 1609)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/11 at 5:53 am

Died this day September 10th:

1676 – Gerrard Winstanley, English religious reformer (b. 1609)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/11 at 5:53 am

Died this day September 10th:

1680 – Baldassare Ferri, Italian castrato (b. 1610)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/11 at 5:53 am

Died this day September 10th:

1748 – Mother Ignacia del Espiritu Santo, foundress of the Congregation of the Religious of the Virgin Mary (b. 1663)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/11 at 5:54 am

Died this day September 10th:

1749 – Émilie du Châtelet, French mathematician and physicist (b. 1706)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/11 at 5:54 am

Died this day September 10th:

1759 – Ferdinand Konščak, Croatian explorer (b. 1703)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/11 at 5:54 am

Died this day September 10th:

1797 – Mary Wollstonecraft, English author (b. 1759)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/11 at 5:54 am

Died this day September 10th:

1801 – Jason Fairbanks, American murderer (b. 1780)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/11 at 5:55 am

Died this day September 10th:

1842 – William Hobson, first Governor of New Zealand (b. 1792)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/11 at 5:55 am

Died this day September 10th:

1842 – Letitia Christian Tyler, US First Lady (b. 1790)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/11 at 5:55 am

Died this day September 10th:

1851 – Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet, American educator (b. 1787)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/11 at 5:56 am

Died this day September 10th:

1867 – Simon Sechter, Austrian composer (b. 1788)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/11 at 5:56 am

Died this day September 10th:

1889 – Charles III, Prince of Monaco, founder of the Monte Carlo casino (b. 1818)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/11 at 6:01 am

Died this day September 10th:

1898 – Elisabeth of Austria (assassinated) (b. 1837)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/11 at 6:01 am

Died this day September 10th:

1905 – Pete Browning, American baseball player (b. 1861)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/11 at 6:02 am

Died this day September 10th:

1915 – Bagha Jatin, Indian revolutionary philosopher against British rule (b. 1879 )

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/11 at 6:02 am

Died this day September 10th:

1915 – Charles Boucher de Boucherville, Premier of Quebec (b. 1822)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/11 at 6:03 am

Died this day September 10th:

1919 – J. F. Archibald, Australian journalist and publisher (b. 1856)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/11 at 6:03 am

Died this day September 10th:

1922 – Wilfrid Scawen Blunt, English poet and writer (b. 1840)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/11 at 6:03 am

Died this day September 10th:

1923 – Sukumar Ray, Bengali humorous poet, story writer and playwright who mainly wrote for children (b. 1887)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/11 at 6:03 am

Died this day September 10th:

1931 – Dmitri Egorov, Russian mathematician (b. 1869)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/11 at 6:04 am

Died this day September 10th:

1931 – Salvatore Maranzano, Sicilian-born American gangster (b. 1886)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/11 at 6:04 am

Died this day September 10th:

1934 – Sir George Henschel, German-British baritone, conductor, composer (b. 1850)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/11 at 6:05 am

Died this day September 10th:

1935 – Huey Long, American politician (b. 1893)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/11 at 6:05 am

Died this day September 10th:

1937 – Sergei Tretyakov, Russian writer (b. 1892)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/11 at 6:05 am

Died this day September 10th:

1939 – Wilhelm Fritz von Roettig, German soldier (b. 1888)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/11 at 6:05 am

Died this day September 10th:

1948 – King Ferdinand of Bulgaria (b. 1861)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/11 at 6:06 am

Died this day September 10th:

1952 – Youssef Aftimus, Lebanese civil engineer and architect (b. 1866)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/11 at 6:06 am

Died this day September 10th:

1954 – Peter Anders, German operatic tenor (b. 1908)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/11 at 6:06 am

Died this day September 10th:

1961 – Leo Carrillo, American actor (b. 1880)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/11 at 6:06 am

Died this day September 10th:

1961 – Wolfgang von Trips, German racing driver (b. 1928)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/11 at 6:07 am

Died this day September 10th:

1965 – Abdul Hamid (soldier), Recipient of the Republic of India's highest military decoration, the Param Vir Chakra (b. 1933)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/11 at 6:07 am

Died this day September 10th:

1965 – Father Divine, American religious leader (b. 1880)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/11 at 6:07 am

Died this day September 10th:

1966 – Emil Gumbel, German mathematician and pacifist (b. 1891)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/11 at 6:07 am

Died this day September 10th:

1971 – Pier Angeli, Italian actress (b. 1932)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/11 at 6:08 am

Died this day September 10th:

1975 – Hans Swarowsky, Austrian conductor (b. 1899)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/11 at 6:08 am

Died this day September 10th:

1975 – George Paget Thomson, English physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1892)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/11 at 6:08 am

Died this day September 10th:

1976 – Dalton Trumbo, American writer (b. 1905)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/11 at 6:08 am

Died this day September 10th:

1979 – Agostinho Neto, Angolan politician (b. 1922)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/11 at 6:09 am

Died this day September 10th:

1983 – Felix Bloch, Swiss-born physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1905)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/11 at 6:09 am

Died this day September 10th:

1983 – Norah Lofts, British novelist (b. 1904)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/11 at 6:09 am

Died this day September 10th:

1983 – B. J. Vorster, Prime Minister of South Africa (b. 1915)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/11 at 6:10 am

Died this day September 10th:

1985 – Jock Stein, Scottish football player and manager (b. 1922)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/11 at 6:10 am

Died this day September 10th:

1991 – Jack Crawford, Australian tennis player (b. 1908)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/11 at 6:11 am

Died this day September 10th:

1994 – Charles Drake, American actor (b. 1917)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/11 at 6:11 am

Died this day September 10th:

1997 – Jack Adkisson, professional wrestler (b. 1929)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/11 at 6:11 am

Died this day September 10th:

1999 – Alfredo Kraus, Spanish tenor (b. 1927)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/11 at 6:12 am

Died this day September 10th:

2005 – Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, American musician (b. 1924)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/11 at 6:12 am

Died this day September 10th:

2007 – Anita Roddick, British businesswoman (b. 1942)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/11 at 6:12 am

Died this day September 10th:

2007 – Jane Wyman, American actress (b. 1917)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/11 at 10:02 am

Born this day September 10th:

1958 – Chris Columbus, American film director

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/11 at 10:02 am

Born this day September 10th:

1960 – Colin Firth, English actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/14/11 at 1:40 am

1982 Grace Kelly princess of Monaco, dies at 52 in a car crash

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/14/11 at 1:40 am

1984 Janet Gaynor actress, dies at 77 from a traffic accident

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/11 at 4:31 am

Died this day September 15th:

668 – Constans II, Byzantine emperor (b. 630)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/11 at 4:31 am

Died this day September 15th:

866 – Robert the Strong, Margrave of Neustria (b. 820)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/11 at 4:31 am

Died this day September 15th:

921 – Saint Ludmila of Bohemia, Bohemian martyr (b. c. 860)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/11 at 4:32 am

Died this day September 15th:

1613 – Thomas Overbury, English writer (b. 1581)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/11 at 4:32 am

Died this day September 15th:

1750 – Charles Theodore Pachelbel, German composer (b. 1690)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/11 at 4:35 am

Died this day September 15th:

1859 – Isambard Kingdom Brunel, British engineer (b. 1806)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/11 at 4:35 am

Died this day September 15th:

1864 – John Hanning Speke, British explorer (b. 1827)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/11 at 4:36 am

Died this day September 15th:

1885 – Jumbo, P. T. Barnum's circus elephant (b. 1861)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/11 at 4:36 am

Died this day September 15th:

1893 – Thomas Hawksley, English civil engineer (b. 1807)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/11 at 4:38 am

Died this day September 15th:

1930 – Milton Sills, American actor (b. 1882)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/11 at 4:38 am

Died this day September 15th:

1938 – Thomas Wolfe, American writer (b. 1900)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/11 at 4:39 am

Died this day September 15th:

1940 – William B. Bankhead, American politician, Speaker of the House of Representatives (b. 1874)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/11 at 4:39 am

Died this day September 15th:

1972 – Geoffrey Fisher, Archbishop of Canterbury (b. 1887)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/11 at 4:39 am

Died this day September 15th:

1973 – Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden (b. 1882)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/11 at 4:39 am

Died this day September 15th:

1978 – Willy Messerschmitt, German aircraft designer (b. 1898)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/11 at 4:40 am

Died this day September 15th:

1979 – Tommy Leonetti, American songwriter, entertainer (b. 1929)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/11 at 4:40 am

Died this day September 15th:

1980 – Bill Evans, American jazz pianist (b. 1929)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/11 at 4:41 am

Died this day September 15th:

1981 – Harold Bennett, English actor (b. 1899)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/11 at 4:41 am

Died this day September 15th:

1985 – Cootie Williams, American jazz trumpeter (b. 1910)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/11 at 4:41 am

Died this day September 15th:

1989 – Olga Erteszek, American undergarment designer and lingerie company owner (b. 1916)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/11 at 4:42 am

Died this day September 15th:

1991 – John Hoyt, American actor (b. 1904)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/11 at 4:42 am

Died this day September 15th:

1993 – Ethan Allen, American baseball player (b. 1903)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/11 at 4:42 am

Died this day September 15th:

2004 – Johnny Ramone, American guitarist (The Ramones) (b. 1948)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/11 at 4:43 am

Died this day September 15th:

2005 – Guy Green, English cinematographer and film director (b. 1913)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/11 at 4:43 am

Died this day September 15th:

2005 – Sidney Luft, American film director (b. 1915)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/11 at 4:43 am

Died this day September 15th:

2006 – Raymond Baxter, British television presenter (b. 1922)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/11 at 4:44 am

Died this day September 15th:

2007 – Colin McRae, Scottish rally driver (b. 1968)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/11 at 4:44 am

Died this day September 15th:

2007 – Brett Somers, Canadian-born American actress (b. 1924)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/11 at 4:44 am

Died this day September 15th:

2008 – Richard Wright, British keyboardist (Pink Floyd) (b. 1943)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/11 at 4:44 am

Died this day September 15th:

2009 – Troy Kennedy Martin, Scottish film and TV screenwriter (b. 1932)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/11 at 5:08 am

Born this day September 15th:

1921 – Richard Gordon, English author of the Doctor series

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/11 at 5:09 am

Born this day September 15th:

1946 – Tommy Lee Jones, American actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/11 at 5:10 am

Born this day September 15th:

1946 – Oliver Stone, American film director

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/11 at 5:11 am

Born this day September 15th:

1946 – Mike Procter, South African cricketer, coach and match referee

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/11 at 5:12 am

Born this day September 15th:

1972 – Jimmy Carr, English comedian

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/11 at 5:12 am

Born this day September 15th:

1977 – Sophie Dahl, English model

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/16/11 at 6:14 am

Died this day September 16th:

1736 – Gabriel Fahrenheit, German physicist (b. 1686)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/16/11 at 6:14 am

Died this day September 16th:

1819 – John Jeffries, American physician, balloonist, pioneer meteorologist (b. 1744)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/16/11 at 6:15 am

Died this day September 16th:

1965 – Fred Quimby, American cartoon producer (b. 1886)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/16/11 at 6:15 am

Died this day September 16th:

2009 – Mary Travers, American singer (Peter, Paul, and Mary) (b. 1936)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/16/11 at 6:16 am

Died this day September 16th:

2003 – Sheb Wooley, singer and actor (b. 1921)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/16/11 at 6:16 am

Born this day September 16th:

1924 – Lauren Bacall, American actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/16/11 at 6:17 am

Born this day September 16th:

1925 – B. B. King, American musician

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/16/11 at 6:17 am

Born this day September 16th:

1934 – George Chakiris, American actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/16/11 at 6:17 am

Born this day September 16th:

1947 – Russ Abbot, British comedian

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/16/11 at 6:18 am

Born this day September 16th:

1963 – Richard Marx, American singer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/21/11 at 11:58 am

1961 Earle Dickson inventor (band-aid), dies at 68

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/21/11 at 11:58 am

1973 Diana Sands actress, dies at 39

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/21/11 at 11:58 am

1974 Jacqueline Susann author (Valley of the Dolls), dies at 53 of cancer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/21/11 at 11:59 am

1974 Walter Brennan actor, dies at 80

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/21/11 at 11:59 am

1979 John McQuade actor (Charlie Wild Private Detective), dies at 73

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/21/11 at 11:59 am

1988 Robert Gwathmey artist, dies at 85

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/23/11 at 12:54 pm

Died this day

1939 – Sigmund Freud, Austrian psychiatrist, founder of Psychoanalysis (b. 1856)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/23/11 at 12:55 pm

Died this day

1987 – Bob Fosse, American dancer, choreographer, and actor (b. 1927)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/23/11 at 12:55 pm

Died this day

1994 – Robert Bloch, American author (b. 1917)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/25/11 at 6:39 am

1872 - Death of Peter Cartwright, 87, early American Methodist circuit rider. Converted at age 29, Cartwright possessed a rough, uneducated and eccentric personality; but he spent over 50 of his 87 years spreading the Gospel through the Midwestern frontiers of Kentucky and Illinois.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/26/11 at 1:28 am

Died this day

2003 – Robert Palmer, English singer (b. 1949)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/26/11 at 1:28 am

Died this day

2008 – Paul Newman, American actor (b. 1925)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/29/11 at 1:34 am

Born this day

1930 – Colin Dexter, British author of Inspector Morse novels

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/29/11 at 1:34 am

Died this day

2007 – Lois Maxwell, Canadian actress (b. 1927)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/29/11 at 1:35 am

Died this day

2010 – Tony Curtis, American Actor (b. 1925)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/01/11 at 5:54 am

Happy Birthday!

1924 – Jimmy Carter, 39th President of the United States, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/01/11 at 5:56 am

Happy Birthday!

1949 – André Rieu, Dutch violinist, conductor and composer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/01/11 at 5:56 am

Happy Birthday!

1950 – Randy Quaid, American actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/01/11 at 5:57 am

Happy Birthday!

1953 – John Hegley, British performance poet, musician and songwriter

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/01/11 at 5:57 am

Happy Birthday!

1964 – Harry Hill, British comedian

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/03/11 at 1:19 pm

Died this day

2004 – Janet Leigh, American actress (b. 1927)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/03/11 at 1:19 pm

Died this day

2005 – Ronnie Barker, English comic actor (b. 1929)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/06/11 at 1:28 am

Died today.

2011 – Steve Jobs, Apple co-founder and former CEO (b. 1955)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/07/11 at 4:39 pm

Happy Birthday!

1931 – Desmond Tutu, South African archbishop and Nobel Laureate

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/07/11 at 4:40 pm

Happy Birthday!

1939 – Clive James, Australian television presenter and writer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/07/11 at 4:41 pm

Happy Birthday!

1951 – John Mellencamp, American singer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/10/11 at 2:07 pm

Died this day

1985 – Yul Brynner, Russian-born actor (b. 1920)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/10/11 at 2:07 pm

Died this day

1985 – Orson Welles, American director and actor (b. 1915)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/10/11 at 2:10 pm

Died this day

2004 – Christopher Reeve, American actor (b. 1952)  :\'(

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/10/11 at 2:10 pm

Died this day

2009 – Stephen Gately, Irish singer (Boyzone) (b. 1976)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/10/11 at 2:17 pm

Died this day

1964 – Eddie Cantor, American singer and vaudeville performer (b. 1892)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/13/11 at 1:07 pm

Died this day

1905 – Sir Henry Irving, the first British actor to be knighted (b. 1838)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/13/11 at 1:08 pm

Died this day

1945 – Milton S. Hershey, American chocolate tycoon (b. 1857)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/13/11 at 1:08 pm

Died this day

1974 – Ed Sullivan, American television personality (b. 1901)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/13/11 at 1:08 pm

Died this day

2009 – Al Martino, American singer and actor (b. 1927)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/17/11 at 7:17 am

Died this day

1849 – Frédéric Chopin, Polish musician and composer (b. 1810)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/17/11 at 7:30 am

Died this day

2007 – Teresa Brewer, American pop and jazz singer (b. 1931)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/17/11 at 7:31 am

Died this day

2008 – Levi Stubbs, American baritone singer (Four Tops) (b. 1936)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Howard on 10/17/11 at 7:38 am


Died this day

2008 – Levi Stubbs, American baritone singer (Four Tops) (b. 1936)


Now only 1 Top has remained. :(

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/19/11 at 1:29 am

Died this day

1987 – Jacqueline du Pré, English cellist (b. 1945)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/20/11 at 12:26 pm

Died today

2011 – Muammar Gaddafi, Ruler of Libya (b. 1942)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Howard on 10/20/11 at 1:56 pm


Died today

2011 – Muammar Gaddafi, Ruler of Libya (b. 1942)


Good Riddance! >:(

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/22/11 at 3:50 am

Died this day

1989 – Ewan MacColl, English folk singer, songwriter, socialist, actor, poet, playwright, and record producer (b. 1915)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/22/11 at 3:50 am

Died this day

1992 – Cleavon Little, American actor (b. 1939)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/22/11 at 3:51 am

Died this day

1995 – Sir Kingsley Amis, English writer (b. 1922)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/22/11 at 3:51 am

Died this day

1998 – Eric Ambler, English novelist (b. 1909)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/22/11 at 3:54 am

Happy Birthday!!

1938 – Christopher Lloyd, American actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/23/11 at 3:31 am

Happy Birthday!!

October 23rd 1959 – "Weird Al" Yankovic, American musical parodist

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Howard on 10/23/11 at 6:48 am


Happy Birthday!!

October 23rd 1959 – "Weird Al" Yankovic, American musical parodist


Happy Birthday Weird Al.  :)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/24/11 at 12:53 pm

Died this day

2005 – Rosa Parks, American civil rights activist (b. 1913)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/25/11 at 2:20 pm

Died this day

1400 – Geoffrey Chaucer, English poet

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/25/11 at 2:22 pm

Died this day

1965 – Eduard Einstein, son of Albert Einstein (b. 1910)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/25/11 at 2:23 pm

Died this day

1992 – Roger Miller, American musician and composer (b. 1936)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/25/11 at 2:24 pm

Died this day

1993 – Vincent Price, American actor (b. 1911)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/25/11 at 2:25 pm

Died this day

1995 – Bobby Riggs, American tennis player (b. 1918)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/25/11 at 2:25 pm

Died this day

1999 – Payne Stewart, American golfer (b. 1957)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/25/11 at 2:26 pm

Died this day

2002 – Richard Harris, Irish actor (b. 1930)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/25/11 at 2:26 pm

Died this day

2004 – John Peel, British disc jockey (b. 1939)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/25/11 at 2:27 pm

Died this day

2010 – Gregory Isaacs, Jamaican musician (b. 1951)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/29/11 at 4:31 am

Happy Birthday

1944 – Denny Laine, English musician (Moody Blues, Ginger Baker's Air Force, Wings)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/29/11 at 4:31 am

Happy Birthday

1947 – Richard Dreyfuss, American actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/29/11 at 10:27 am

Died today

2011 – Sir James "Jimmy" Savile, English disc jockey, television presenter and media personality

:\'(

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/30/11 at 1:54 am

Died this day

1923 – Andrew Bonar Law, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1858)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/30/11 at 1:55 am

Died this day

1979 – Sir Barnes Wallis, British scientist, engineer and inventor (b. 1887)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/30/11 at 1:55 am

Died this day

1997 – Samuel Fuller, American film director (b. 1912)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/30/11 at 1:56 am

Died this day

2000 – Steve Allen, American comedian, author, and composer (b. 1921)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/07/11 at 3:47 pm

Born this day

1918 – Billy Graham, American evangelist

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/07/11 at 3:47 pm

Died this day

2004 – Howard Keel, American actor (b. 1919)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/09/11 at 1:14 am

Died this day

1953 – Dylan Thomas, Welsh poet and author (b. 1914)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/11/11 at 4:28 pm

Died this day

1861 – King Pedro V of Portugal (b. 1837)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/11/11 at 4:29 pm

Died this day

1945 – Jerome Kern, American composer (b. 1885)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/11/11 at 4:29 pm

Died this day

1979 – Dimitri Tiomkin, Ukrainian-born American film composer (b. 1894)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/11/11 at 4:29 pm

Died this day

1984 – Martin Luther King, Sr., American civil rights figure (b. 1899)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/11/11 at 4:30 pm

Died this day

2004 – Yasser Arafat, Palestinian leader, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (b. 1929)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/12/11 at 12:10 am

Happy Birthday

1945 – Neil Young, Canadian singer and guitarist (Buffalo Springfield, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/12/11 at 12:10 am

Happy Birthday

1943 – Brian Hyland, American singer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/12/11 at 12:11 am

Happy Birthday

1931 – Bob Crewe, American songwriter and producer (The Four Seasons)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/12/11 at 12:11 am

Happy Birthday

1928 – Bob Holness, English presenter and actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/12/11 at 7:04 am

Happy Birthday

1970 – Tonya Harding, American figure skater

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/13/11 at 4:16 am

Happy Birthday

1955 – Whoopi Goldberg, American actress, comedienne, and singer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Howard on 11/13/11 at 6:35 am


Happy Birthday

1955 – Whoopi Goldberg, American actress, comedienne, and singer


Happy Birthday Whoopi.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/14/11 at 1:25 am

Happy Birthday

1948 – Charles, Prince of Wales

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/14/11 at 1:26 am

Happy Birthday

1954 – Condoleezza Rice, American educator, diplomat and 66th United States Secretary of State

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/16/11 at 3:09 pm

Died this day

1272 – King Henry III of England (b. 1207)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/16/11 at 3:09 pm

Died this day

1982 – Arthur Askey, British comedian (b. 1900)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/16/11 at 3:10 pm

Died this day

2006 – Milton Friedman, American economist, Nobel laureate (b. 1912)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/16/11 at 3:10 pm

Died this day

2008 – Reg Varney, British actor (b. 1916)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/16/11 at 3:10 pm

Died this day

2009 – Edward Woodward, British actor (b. 1930)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/16/11 at 3:11 pm

Happy Birthday

1961 – Frank Bruno, British boxer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/18/11 at 1:31 am

Died this day

1994 – Cab Calloway, American bandleader (b. 1907)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/18/11 at 1:31 am

Died this day

2002 – James Coburn, American actor (b. 1928)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/18/11 at 1:31 am

Died this day

2003 – Michael Kamen, American composer (b. 1948)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/18/11 at 1:32 am

Died this day

2004 – Cy Coleman, American composer, songwriter and pianist (b. 1929)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/19/11 at 2:16 am

Died this day

1703 – The Man in the Iron Mask, French prisoner (exact identity unknown)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/19/11 at 2:17 am

Died this day

1828 – Franz Schubert, Austrian composer (b. 1797)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/19/11 at 2:17 am

Died this day

1988 – Christina Onassis, American-born Greek heiress and socialite (b. 1950)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/19/11 at 2:18 am

Died this day

1992 – Bobby Russell, American songwriter (b. 1941)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/19/11 at 5:54 am

Born today

1938 – Ted Turner, American businessman

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/19/11 at 5:54 am

Born today

1942 – Calvin Klein, American clothing designer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/19/11 at 5:55 am

Born today

1961 – Meg Ryan, American actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/19/11 at 5:55 am

Born today

1962 – Jodie Foster, American actress

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/20/11 at 6:41 am

Born today

1921 – Phyllis Thaxter, American actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/20/11 at 6:42 am

Born today

1939 – Dick Smothers, American comedian

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/20/11 at 6:42 am

Born today

1956 – Bo Derek, American actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/20/11 at 6:43 am

Died this day

2006 – Robert Altman, American film director (b. 1925)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/21/11 at 12:15 pm

Born today

1941 – Juliet Mills, British actress

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/21/11 at 12:15 pm

Born today

1945 – Goldie Hawn, American actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/21/11 at 12:16 pm

Born today

1952 – Lorna Luft, American actress and singer, daughter of Judy Garland

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/21/11 at 12:16 pm

Born today

1964 – Liza Tarbuck, British entertainer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/21/11 at 12:17 pm

Born today

1965 – Björk, Icelandic musician

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/21/11 at 12:17 pm

Born today

1968 – Alex James, English bassist (Blur)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/21/11 at 12:17 pm

Born today

1970 – Justin Langer, Australian cricketer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/21/11 at 12:18 pm

Died this day

1695 – Henry Purcell, English composer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/21/11 at 12:18 pm

Died this day

1916 – Emperor Franz Josef I of Austria (b. 1830)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/21/11 at 12:19 pm

Died this day

1993 – Bill Bixby, American actor and director (b. 1934)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/21/11 at 12:19 pm

Died this day

1999 – Quentin Crisp, British writer and actor (b. 1908)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/22/11 at 12:37 pm

Died this day

1718 – Blackbeard (Edward Teach), British pirate (b. 1680)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/22/11 at 12:38 pm

Died this day

1774 – Robert Clive, 1st Baron Clive, British general (b. 1725)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/22/11 at 12:38 pm

Died this day

1900 – Arthur S. Sullivan, British composer (b. 1842)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/22/11 at 12:38 pm

Died this day

1916 – Jack London, American writer (b. 1876)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/22/11 at 12:39 pm

Died this day

1963 – Aldous Huxley, English author (b. 1894)
1963 – John F. Kennedy, 35th President of the United States (b. 1917)
1963 – C. S. Lewis, Northern Irish author (b. 1898)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/22/11 at 12:39 pm

Died this day

1992 – Sterling Holloway, American actor (b. 1905)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/22/11 at 12:40 pm

Died this day

1993 – Anthony Burgess, British author (b. 1917)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/22/11 at 12:40 pm

Died this day

2007 – Verity Lambert, British television producer (b. 1935)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: nally on 11/22/11 at 5:16 pm


Died this day

1963 – Aldous Huxley, English author (b. 1894)
1963 – John F. Kennedy, 35th President of the United States (b. 1917)
1963 – C. S. Lewis, Northern Irish author (b. 1898)

Wow, I never knew that all three of those people passed away on this date 48 years ago. I did know about JFK's assassination, since it's a key part of U.S. history. About CS Lewis, I have only read the books in the "Chronicles Of Narnia" series, but I did know that he lived during the early 20th century.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/23/11 at 12:37 pm

Born today

1992 – Miley Cyrus, American actress and singer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/23/11 at 12:38 pm

Born today

1959 – Maxwell Caulfield, British actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/24/11 at 1:12 am

Died this day

1991 – Freddie Mercury, Zanzibar-born singer (Queen) (b. 1946)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/24/11 at 1:51 pm

Born today

1941 – Pete Best, British musician and original drummer for The Beatles.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/24/11 at 1:52 pm

Born today

1942 – Billy Connolly, Scottish comedian

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/24/11 at 1:52 pm

Born today

1944 – Dan Glickman, American political, Former Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kansas and the 26th United States Secretary of Agriculture

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/24/11 at 1:53 pm

Born today

1955 – Ian Botham, England test cricketer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/24/11 at 1:54 pm

Born today

1966 – Russell Watson, British singer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/24/11 at 1:55 pm

Died this day

1963 – Lee Harvey Oswald, American accused assassin of John F. Kennedy (b. 1939)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/25/11 at 1:32 am

Died this day

1965 – Dame Myra Hess, British pianist (b. 1890)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/25/11 at 1:32 am

Died this day

1973 – Laurence Harvey, Lithuanian-born British actor (b. 1928)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/25/11 at 1:37 am

Died this day

2002 – Karel Reisz, Czech theater director (b. 1926)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/25/11 at 1:37 am

Died this day

2005 – George Best, Northern Irish footballer (b. 1946)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/25/11 at 1:38 am

Died this day

2010 – Bernard Matthews, British poultry industry figure (b. 1930)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/26/11 at 5:53 am

Born today

1938 – Rich Little, Canadian comedian and actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/26/11 at 5:53 am

Born today

1939 – Tina Turner, American singer and actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/26/11 at 5:54 am

Died this day

1504 – Queen Isabella I of Castile (b. 1451)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/26/11 at 5:54 am

Died this day

1938 – Flora Call Disney, mother of Walt Disney and Roy O. Disney (b. 1868)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/26/11 at 5:54 am

Died this day

1956 – Tommy Dorsey, American bandleader (b. 1905)

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Written By: Howard on 11/26/11 at 6:31 am


Born today

1939 – Tina Turner, American singer and actress


Happy Birthday.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/27/11 at 5:19 am

Born today

1954 – Arthur Smith, British comedian and writer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/27/11 at 5:19 am

Born today

1955 – Bill Nye (The science guy), American engineer and broadcaster

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/27/11 at 5:20 am

Died this day

8 BC – Horace, Roman poet (b. 65 BC)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/27/11 at 5:21 am

Died this day

1895 – Alexandre Dumas, French author (b. 1824)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/27/11 at 5:21 am

Died this day

1953 – Eugene O'Neill, American writer and Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1888)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/27/11 at 5:22 am

Died this day

1975 – Ross McWhirter, British co-founder of the Guinness Book of Records (assassinated) (b. 1925)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/27/11 at 5:22 am

Died this day

1978 – Harvey Milk, American politician, civil rights activist (assassinated) (b. 1930)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/27/11 at 5:22 am

Died this day

1981 – Lotte Lenya, Austrian singer and actress (b. 1898)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/27/11 at 5:23 am

Died this day

1988 – John Carradine, American actor (b. 1906)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/27/11 at 5:23 am

Died this day

2000 – Len Shackleton, English former footballer (b. 1922)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/27/11 at 5:23 am

Died this day

2006 – Alan Freeman, British disc jockey known by his nickname 'Fluff' (b. 1927)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/27/11 at 5:24 am

Died this day

2008 – V. P. Singh, Indian Prime Minister (b. 1931)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/27/11 at 5:24 am

Died this day

2010 – Irvin Kershner, American director (b. 1923)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/28/11 at 2:00 pm

Born today

1906 – Emmanuel Kriaras, Greek philologist and lexicographer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/28/11 at 2:01 pm

Born today

1929 – Berry Gordy Jr., American record company owner

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/28/11 at 2:01 pm

Born today

1940 – Bruce Channel, American singer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/28/11 at 2:01 pm

Born today

1946 – Joe Dante, American film director and producer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/28/11 at 2:02 pm

Born today

1950 – Ed Harris, American actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/28/11 at 2:02 pm

Born today

1960 – John Galliano, British fashion designer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/28/11 at 2:02 pm

Born today

1961 – Martin Clunes, British actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/29/11 at 3:07 pm

Born today

1940 – Chuck Mangione, American musician

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/29/11 at 3:08 pm

Born today

1954 – Joel Coen, American film director, producer, and writer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/29/11 at 3:09 pm

Born today

1973 – Ryan Giggs, Welsh footballer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/29/11 at 3:09 pm

Born today

1979 – Simon Amstell, English comedian and television presenter

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/29/11 at 3:09 pm

Died this day

1530 – Thomas Wolsey, English religious figure (b. c. 1470)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/29/11 at 3:11 pm

Died this day

1924 – Giacomo Puccini, Italian composer (b. 1858)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/29/11 at 3:12 pm

Died this day

1975 – Graham Hill, English race car driver (b. 1929)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/29/11 at 3:12 pm

Died this day

1981 – Natalie Wood, American actress (b. 1938)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/29/11 at 3:13 pm

Died this day

1986 – Cary Grant, British-born American actor (b. 1904)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/29/11 at 3:13 pm

Died this day

1987 – Irene Handl, English actress (b. 1901)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/29/11 at 3:14 pm

2001 – George Harrison, English musician (The Beatles) (b. 1943)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/11 at 2:05 am

Born today

1918 – Efrem Zimbalist Jr., American actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/11 at 2:05 am

Born today

1929 – Dick Clark, American television host

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/11 at 2:06 am

Born today

1937 – Ridley Scott, British film director

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/11 at 2:06 am

Born today

1937 – Frank Ifield, Australian/British singer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/11 at 2:06 am

Born today

1945 – Roger Glover, British bassist (Deep Purple)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/11 at 2:07 am

Born today

1955 – Andy Gray, Scottish footballer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/11 at 2:07 am

Born today

1955 – Billy Idol (born William Michael Albert Broad), British musician

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/11 at 2:08 am

Born today

1957 – Colin Mochrie, Scottish-born Canadian comedian

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/11 at 2:08 am

Born today

1959 – Lorraine Kelly, British presenter and journalist

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/11 at 2:08 am

Born today

1987 – Dougie Poynter, British singer and bassist (McFly)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/11 at 2:09 am

Died this day

1016 – Edmund II of England

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/11 at 2:09 am

Died this day

1718 – King Charles XII of Sweden (b. 1682)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/11 at 2:09 am

Died this day

1900 – Oscar Wilde, Irish writer (b. 1854)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/11 at 2:10 am

Died this day

1996 – Tiny Tim, American entertainer (b. 1932)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/11 at 2:10 am

Died this day

1999 – Charlie Byrd, American jazz guitarist (b. 1925)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/11 at 2:10 am

Died this day

2007 – Evel Knievel, American motorcycle daredevil (b. 1938)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/11 at 1:36 am

Born today

1935 – Woody Allen, American film director, actor, and comedian

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/11 at 1:37 am

Born today

1946 – Gilbert O'Sullivan, Irish singer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/11 at 3:37 pm

Born today

1978 – Nelly Furtado, Portuguese-Canadian singer and songwriter

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/11 at 3:37 pm

Born today

1981 – Britney Spears, American singer, dancer and entertainer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/11 at 3:38 pm

Died this day

1814 – Marquis de Sade, French writer (b. 1740)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/11 at 3:39 pm

Died this day

1982 – Marty Feldman, British comedian, writer and actor (b. 1933)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/11 at 3:39 pm

Died this day

1985 – Philip Larkin, English writer and jazz critic (b. 1922)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/11 at 3:40 pm

Died this day

1990 – Aaron Copland, American composer (b. 1900)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/11 at 3:40 pm

Died this day

2008 – Odetta, American singer (b. 1930)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/11 at 5:16 am

Happy Birthday

1927 – Andy Williams, American singer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/11 at 5:17 am

Born today

1930 – Jean-Luc Godard, French film director

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/11 at 5:17 am

Born today

1948 – Ozzy Osbourne, English singer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/11 at 5:18 am

Born today

1952 – Mel Smith, English comedian

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/11 at 5:18 am

Born today

1955 – Steven Culp, American actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/11 at 5:19 am

Born today

1959 – Eamonn Holmes, Northern Irish TV presenter

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/11 at 5:20 am

Born today

1965 – Katarina Witt, German figure skater

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/11 at 5:21 am

Born today

1968 – Brendan Fraser, Canadian-American actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/11 at 5:21 am

Died this day

1980 – Oswald Mosley, British Fascist (b. 1896)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/11 at 5:22 am

Died this day

1995 – Jimmy Jewel, English actor (b. 1909)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/11 at 5:22 am

Died this day

1999 – Madeline Kahn, American actress (b. 1942)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/11 at 5:23 am

Died this day

2003 – David Hemmings, English actor (b. 1941)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/11 at 5:23 am

Died this day

2009 – Richard Todd, British actor (b. 1919)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/11 at 5:56 am

Born today

1930 – Ronnie Corbett, Scottish actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/11 at 5:56 am

Born today

1939 – Freddy Cannon, American musician

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/11 at 5:57 am

Born today

1947 – Terry Woods, Irish musician (The Pogues, Steeleye Span)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/11 at 5:58 am

Born today

1949 – Jeff Bridges, American actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/11 at 5:59 am

Born today

1949 – Pamela Stephenson, New Zealand-born actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/11 at 5:59 am

Born today

1951 – Gary Rossington, American musician (Lynyrd Skynyrd)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/11 at 6:00 am

Born today

1969 – Jay-Z, American rapper

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/11 at 6:01 am

Born today

1984 – Brooke Adams, American model

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/11 at 6:02 am

Died this day

1334 – Pope John XXII (b. 1249)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/11 at 6:02 am

Died this day

1732 – John Gay, English poet and dramatist (b. 1685)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/11 at 6:03 am

Died this day

1850 – William Sturgeon, English physicist and inventor (b. 1783)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/11 at 6:18 am

Died this day

1967 – Bert Lahr, American actor (b. 1895)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/11 at 6:18 am

Died this day

1976 – Benjamin Britten, English composer (b. 1913)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/11 at 6:19 am

Died today

2011 – Sócrates, Brazilian footballer (b. 1954)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Henk on 12/05/11 at 9:48 am

Born today:

1903 - Johannes Heesters (Dutch singer/actor). At 108, he's STILL performing! :o

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/05/11 at 1:02 pm


Born today:

1903 - Johannes Heesters (Dutch singer/actor). At 108, he's STILL performing! :o
Good on him, is he on YouTube?

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/05/11 at 1:02 pm

Born today

1932 – Little Richard, American singer and pianist

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/05/11 at 1:03 pm

Born today

1936 – James Lee Burke, American writer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/05/11 at 1:03 pm

Born today

1938 – J. J. Cale, American songwriter

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/05/11 at 1:04 pm

Born today

1946 – José Carreras, Spanish tenor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/05/11 at 1:04 pm

Born today

1949 – John Altman, British film composer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/05/11 at 1:04 pm

Born today

1952 – Andy Kim, Canadian singer, songwriter

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/05/11 at 1:05 pm

Born today

1963 – Eddie "the Eagle" Edwards, English ski jumper

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/05/11 at 1:06 pm


Born today

1963 – Eddie "the Eagle" Edwards, English ski jumper
Remember him?

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/05/11 at 1:06 pm

Born today

1975 – Ronnie O'Sullivan, English snooker player

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/05/11 at 1:08 pm

Died this day

1560 – King Francis II of France (b. 1544)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/05/11 at 1:09 pm

Died this day

1791 – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Austrian composer (b. 1756)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/05/11 at 1:09 pm

Died this day

1983 – Robert Aldrich, American film director (b. 1918)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Henk on 12/06/11 at 5:04 am


Good on him, is he on YouTube?


Oh yes, plenty of him there.

Here's his latest performance, in the German movie "Ten". At the time of the shooting, he was already 107.
(I'm sorry, but it's all in German)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iviP--2u-yE

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/06/11 at 12:26 pm

Died this day

343 – Saint Nicholas (b. 270)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/06/11 at 12:26 pm

Died this day

1352 – Pope Clement VI (b. 1291)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/06/11 at 12:29 pm

Died this day

1882 – Anthony Trollope, British author (b. 1815)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/06/11 at 12:29 pm

Died this day

1964 – Consuelo Vanderbilt, American socialite (b. 1877)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/06/11 at 12:30 pm

Died this day

1988 – Roy Orbison, American singer, guitarist, and songwriter (b. 1936)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/06/11 at 12:30 pm

Died this day

1989 – Sammy Fain, American popular music composer (b. 1902)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/06/11 at 12:30 pm

Died this day

1993 – Don Ameche, American actor (b. 1908)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/06/11 at 12:31 pm

Died this day

2005 – Danny Williams, South African singer (b. 1942)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Howard on 12/06/11 at 7:11 pm


Died this day

1988 – Roy Orbison, American singer, guitarist, and songwriter (b. 1936)



Why'd he always wear glasses? Was he blind?

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/07/11 at 1:38 am


Why'd he always wear glasses? Was he blind?
After leaving his thick eyeglasses on an airplane in 1962 or 1963, Orbison was forced to wear his Ray-Ban Wayfarer prescription sunglasses on stage and found that he preferred them. His biographers suggest that although he had a good sense of humor and was never morose, Orbison was very shy and suffered from severe stage fright; wearing sunglasses helped him hide somewhat from the attention. The black clothes and desperation in his songs led to an aura of mystery and introversion.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/07/11 at 12:03 pm

Born today

1940 – Stan Boardman, English comedian

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/07/11 at 12:04 pm

Born today

1954 – Mike Nolan, Irish singer (Bucks Fizz)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/07/11 at 12:05 pm

Born today

1980 – John Terry, English footballer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/07/11 at 12:05 pm

Born today

1986 – Jonathan Gill, English singer (JLS)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/07/11 at 12:05 pm

Born today

1987 – Aaron Carter, American singer and actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/07/11 at 12:06 pm

Died this day

43 BC – Cicero, Roman politician and author (b. 106 BC)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/07/11 at 12:06 pm

Died this day

1817 – William Bligh, British admiral and HMS Bounty figure (b. 1745)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/07/11 at 12:07 pm

Died this day

1969 – Eric Portman, English actor (b. 1903)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/07/11 at 12:07 pm

Died this day

1985 – Robert Graves, British author (b. 1895)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/07/11 at 12:07 pm

Died this day

1997 – Billy Bremner, Scottish footballer (b. 1942)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/08/11 at 1:25 am

Died this day

1980 – John Lennon, English musician (The Beatles) (b. 1940)  :\'(

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Howard on 12/08/11 at 6:48 am


Died this day

1980 – John Lennon, English musician (The Beatles) (b. 1940)  :\'(


After 31 years, his music is still played around the world.

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Written By: Doc Brown on 12/08/11 at 12:24 pm


After 31 years, his music is still played around the world.


You may say I'm a dreamer,

But I'm not the only one.
I hope someday you'll join us,
And The World Will Live As One.


Your Pal,
Doc

http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/12/hippy2.gif

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/09/11 at 2:07 pm

Happy Birthday

1916 – Kirk Douglas, American actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/09/11 at 2:08 pm

Happy Birthday

1934 – Dame Judi Dench, English actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/09/11 at 2:39 pm

Happy Birthday

1944 – Neil Innes, English singer/songwriter (Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, The Rutles)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/09/11 at 2:39 pm

Happy Birthday

1949 – Tom Kite, American golfer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/09/11 at 2:40 pm

Happy Birthday

1953 – John Malkovich, American actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/09/11 at 2:40 pm

Died this day

1165 – King Malcolm IV of Scotland (b. 1141)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/09/11 at 2:41 pm

Died this day

1565 – Pope Pius IV (b. 1499)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/09/11 at 2:41 pm

Died this day

1964 – Dame Edith Sitwell, English poet and critic (b. 1887)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/09/11 at 2:42 pm

Died this day

1993 – Danny Blanchflower, Northern Irish footballer and manager (b. 1926)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/10/11 at 3:00 am

Born this day

1957 – Paul Hardcastle, English composer and musician

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/10/11 at 3:00 am

Born this day

1960 – Kenneth Branagh, Northern Irish actor and director

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/10/11 at 3:01 am

Died this day

1896 – Alfred Nobel, Swedish inventor and founder of the Nobel Prize (b. 1833)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/10/11 at 3:02 am

Died this day

1967 – Otis Redding, American soul singer (b. 1941)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/11/11 at 6:42 am

Happy Birthday

1921 – Liz Smith, British actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/11/11 at 6:43 am

Happy Birthday

1931 – Rita Moreno, Puerto Rican actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/11/11 at 6:44 am

Happy Birthday

1940 – David Gates, American musician (Bread)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/11/11 at 6:44 am

Happy Birthday

1944 – Teri Garr, American film actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/11/11 at 6:44 am

Happy Birthday

1944 – Brenda Lee, American singer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/11/11 at 6:47 am

Died this day

1995 – Arthur Mullard, English comedy actor (b. 1910)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Howard on 12/11/11 at 7:03 am


Happy Birthday

1931 – Rita Moreno, Puerto Rican actress


used to watch her on Electric Company.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: LyricBoy on 12/11/11 at 8:20 am


used to watch her on Electric Company.


Yeah she was hot...  :-*  Hard to believe she's 80 years old now.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/11/11 at 10:18 am

Happy Birthday

1954 – Jermaine Jackson, American singer (Jackson 5)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Howard on 12/11/11 at 1:00 pm


Happy Birthday

1954 – Jermaine Jackson, American singer (Jackson 5)


always enjoyed his music when he went solo.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/14/11 at 3:23 pm

Happy Birthday

1946 – Jane Birkin, English-born French actress and singer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/14/11 at 3:23 pm

Happy Birthday

1946 – Stan Smith, American tennis player

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/15/11 at 1:32 am

Died this day

1890 – Sitting Bull, American Indian tribal chief (b. c. 1831)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/15/11 at 1:33 am

Died this day

1943 – Fats Waller, American musician (b. 1904)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/15/11 at 1:33 am

Died this day

1944 – Glenn Miller, American musician (presumed date of death) (b. 1904)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/15/11 at 1:33 am

Died this day

1966 – Walt Disney, American animator (b. 1901)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/15/11 at 1:34 am

Died this day

2010 – Blake Edwards, American film director (b. 1922)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/15/11 at 2:11 pm

Born this day

1930 – Edna O'Brien, Irish novelist and short story writer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/15/11 at 2:11 pm

Born this day

1942 – Dave Clark, English musician (The Dave Clark Five)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/15/11 at 2:11 pm

Born this day

1949 – Don Johnson, American actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/15/11 at 2:12 pm

Born this day

1956 – William Orbit, English producer, mixer and musician

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/15/11 at 2:16 pm

Born this day

1966 – Carl Hooper, former West Indian cricket player and captain

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/15/11 at 2:17 pm

Born this day

1970 – Frankie Dettori, Italian jockey

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/15/11 at 2:17 pm

Died this day

1753 – Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington, English architect (b. 1694)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/15/11 at 2:18 pm

Died this day

1890 – Sitting Bull, American Indian tribal chief (b. c. 1831)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/15/11 at 2:18 pm

Died this day

1943 – Fats Waller, American musician (b. 1904)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/15/11 at 2:19 pm

Died this day

1944 – Glenn Miller, American musician (presumed date of death) (b. 1904)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/15/11 at 2:19 pm

Died this day

2001 – Rufus Thomas, American musician (b. 1917)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/15/11 at 2:20 pm

Died this day

2010 – Blake Edwards, American film director (b. 1922)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/16/11 at 2:47 pm

Born this day

1916 – Birgitta Valberg, Swedish actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/16/11 at 2:48 pm

Born this day

1938 – Liv Ullmann, Norwegian actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/16/11 at 2:48 pm

Born this day

1943 – Tony Hicks, English guitarist (The Hollies)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/16/11 at 2:49 pm

Born this day

1945 – Bobby George, English professional darts player

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/16/11 at 2:49 pm

Born this day

1946 – Benny Andersson, Swedish musician, singer and songwriter (ABBA)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/16/11 at 2:51 pm

Born this day

1948 – Christopher Biggins, English actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/16/11 at 2:51 pm

Born this day

1952 – Joel Garner, Barbadian cricketer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/16/11 at 2:51 pm

Born this day

1967 – Donovan Bailey, Jamaican/Canadian sprinter,

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/16/11 at 2:52 pm

Died this day

1859 – Wilhelm Grimm, German writer and folklorist (b. 1786)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/16/11 at 2:53 pm

Died this day

1989 – Lee Van Cleef, American actor (b. 1925)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/16/11 at 2:53 pm

Died this day

1997 – Lillian Disney, widow of Walt Disney (b. 1899)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/16/11 at 2:53 pm

Died this day

2007 – Dan Fogelberg, American singer/songwriter (b. 1951)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/16/11 at 11:58 pm

Born this day

1912 – Edward Short, British politician

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/16/11 at 11:59 pm

Born this day

1934 – Ray Wilson, English footballer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/16/11 at 11:59 pm

Born this day

1936 – Tommy Steele, English singer and actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/17/11 at 12:00 am

Born this day

1937 – Art Neville, American musician (The Neville Brothers)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/17/11 at 12:02 am

Born this day

1944 – Bernard Hill, English actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/17/11 at 12:02 am

Born this day

1945 – Jacqueline Wilson, English author

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/17/11 at 12:03 am

Born this day

1949 – Paul Rodgers, English singer (Free; Bad Company)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/17/11 at 12:04 am

Born this day

1969 – Mick Quinn, English musician (Supergrass)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/17/11 at 12:05 am

Born this day

1973 – Paula Radcliffe, English runner

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/17/11 at 12:05 am

Born this day

1978 – Manny Pacquiao, Filipino boxer and politician

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/17/11 at 12:08 am

Died this day

1187 – Pope Gregory VIII

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/17/11 at 12:08 am

Died this day

1830 – Simón Bolívar, Venezuelan military leader (b. 1783)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/17/11 at 12:08 am

Died this day

1917 – Elizabeth Garrett Anderson, English physician (b. 1836)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/17/11 at 12:09 am

Died this day

1957 – Dorothy L. Sayers, English writer (b. 1893)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/17/11 at 12:10 am

Died this day

1978 – Don Ellis, American jazz band leader (b. 1934)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/17/11 at 12:10 am

Died this day

1992 – Dana Andrews, American actor (b. 1909)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/17/11 at 12:11 am

Died this day

1999 – Grover Washington, Jr., American saxophonist (b. 1943)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/17/11 at 12:11 am

Died this day

2003 – Ed Devereaux, Australian actor (b. 1925)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/17/11 at 12:12 am

Died this day

2009 – Jennifer Jones, American actress (b. 1919)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/17/11 at 12:12 am

Died this day

2010 – Captain Beefheart, American musician (b. 1941)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/18/11 at 2:59 am

Born this day

1939 – Michael Moorcock, English author

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/18/11 at 3:00 am

Born this day

1943 – Keith Richards, English guitarist (The Rolling Stones)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/18/11 at 3:00 am

Born this day

1943 – Alan Rudolph, American film director and screenwriter

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/18/11 at 3:00 am

Born this day

1946 – Steven Spielberg, American film director

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/18/11 at 3:01 am

Born this day

1948 – Bill Nelson, English musician (Be-Bop Deluxe)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/18/11 at 3:01 am

Born this day

1963 – Brad Pitt, American actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/18/11 at 3:02 am

Born this day

1964 – Robson Green, English actor and singer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/18/11 at 3:02 am

Born this day

1980 – Christina Aguilera, American singer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/18/11 at 3:04 am

Died this day

1787 – Francis William Drake, British Admiral and territorial governor (b. 1724)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/18/11 at 3:05 am

Died this day

1971 – Bobby Jones, American golfer (b. 1902)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/18/11 at 3:05 am

Died this day

1993 – Sam Wanamaker, American actor (b. 1919)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/18/11 at 3:06 am

Died this day

1999 – Robert Bresson, French film director (b. 1907)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/18/11 at 3:06 am

Died this day

2000 – Randolph Apperson Hearst, son of William Randolph Hearst; father of Patricia Hearst (b. 1915)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/18/11 at 3:06 am

Died this day

2000 – Kirsty MacColl, English singer and songwriter (b. 1959)  :\'(

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/18/11 at 3:06 am

Died this day

2001 – Gilbert Bécaud, French singer (b. 1927)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/18/11 at 3:07 am

Died this day

2006 – Joseph Barbera, American cartoonist (b. 1911)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/19/11 at 11:55 am

Born this day

1920 – Little Jimmy Dickens, American country singer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/19/11 at 11:55 am

Born this day

1925 – Robert B. Sherman, American songwriter

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/19/11 at 11:55 am

Born this day

1926 – Herb Stempel, American game show contestant

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/19/11 at 11:56 am

Born this day

1946 – Rosemary Conley, English businesswoman, author and broadcaster

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/19/11 at 11:56 am

Born this day

1952 – Walter Murphy, American composer, pianist and arranger

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/19/11 at 11:56 am

Born this day

1958 – Limahl, English singer (Kajagoogoo)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/19/11 at 11:57 am

Born this day

1974 – Ricky Ponting, Australian cricketer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/19/11 at 11:58 am

Died this day

1848 – Emily Brontë, English author (b. 1818)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/19/11 at 11:59 am

Died this day

1993 – Michael Clarke, American drummer (The Byrds) (b. 1946)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/19/11 at 11:59 am

Died this day

1997 – Jimmy Rogers, American blues guitarist (b. 1924)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/19/11 at 11:59 am

Died this day

1999 – Desmond Llewelyn, Welsh actor (b. 1914)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/19/11 at 12:00 pm

Died this day

2003 – Hope Lange, American actress (b. 1933)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/20/11 at 3:25 pm

Born this day

1918 – Audrey Totter, American actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/20/11 at 3:25 pm

Born this day

1922 – Beverly Pepper, American sculptor and painter

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/20/11 at 3:25 pm

Born this day

1926 – Sir Geoffrey Howe, British politician

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/20/11 at 3:25 pm

Born this day

1927 – Kim Young-sam, 14th President of South Korea

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/20/11 at 3:26 pm

Born this day

1932 – John Hillerman, American actor (Magnum, P.I.)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/20/11 at 3:27 pm

Born this day

1946 – Uri Geller, Israeli mentalist

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/20/11 at 3:28 pm

Born this day

1946 – Lesley Judd, English TV presenter and dancer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/20/11 at 3:31 pm

Born this day

1946 – Dick Wolf, American television series creator

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/20/11 at 3:31 pm

Born this day

1948 – Alan Parsons, British music producer and artist

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/20/11 at 3:31 pm

Born this day

1948 – Stevie Wright, English-born Australian musician and songwriter

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/20/11 at 3:32 pm

Born this day

1952 – Jenny Agutter, English actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/20/11 at 3:32 pm

Born this day

1957 – Billy Bragg, English singer and songwriter

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/20/11 at 3:33 pm

Died this day

1740 – Richard Boyle, 2nd Viscount Shannon, English military officer and statesman (b. 1675)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/20/11 at 3:33 pm

Died this day

1954 – James Hilton, British author (b. 1900)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/20/11 at 3:33 pm

Died this day

1968 – John Steinbeck, American writer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1902)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/20/11 at 3:34 pm

Died this day

1973 – Bobby Darin, American singer (b. 1936)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/20/11 at 3:34 pm

Died this day

1996 – Carl Sagan, American astronomer and writer (b. 1934)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/20/11 at 3:46 pm

Died this day

1552 - Death of Katherine von Bora, 53, a former nun and the widow of German reformer Martin Luther. They married in 1525, when Luther was 42 and Katie was 26, and bore six children. Luther died in 1546; Katie, six years later.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/21/11 at 1:50 am

Born this day

1917 – Sophie Masloff, American politician

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/21/11 at 1:51 am

Born this day

1937 – Jane Fonda, American actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/21/11 at 1:51 am

Born this day

1940 – Ray Hildebrand, American singer (Paul & Paula)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/21/11 at 1:53 am

Born this day

1943 – Albert Lee, English guitarist

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/21/11 at 1:53 am

Born this day

1948 – Samuel L. Jackson, American actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/21/11 at 1:54 am

Born this day

1953 – Betty Wright, American singer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/21/11 at 1:54 am

Born this day

1954 – Chris Evert, American tennis player

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/21/11 at 1:54 am

Born this day

1965 – Andy Dick, American actor and comedian

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/21/11 at 1:55 am

Died this day

72 – Thomas the Apostle

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/21/11 at 1:56 am

Died this day

1937 – Frank B. Kellogg, American diplomat, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (b. 1856)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/21/11 at 1:56 am

Died this day

1940 – F. Scott Fitzgerald, American writer (b. 1896)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/21/11 at 1:56 am

Died this day

1945 – George Smith Patton Jr., American military commander (b. 1885)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/21/11 at 1:56 am

Died this day

1957 – Eric Coates, English-born American composer (b. 1886)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/21/11 at 1:57 am

Died this day

1963 – Jack Hobbs, English cricketer (b. 1882)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/21/11 at 1:58 am

Died this day

1998 – Karl Denver, Scottish singer (b. 1931)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/21/11 at 5:43 am

Died this day

2006 - Scobie Breasley, Australian jockey (b. 1914)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/22/11 at 3:09 am

Born this day

1936 – James Burke, British writer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/22/11 at 3:10 am

Born this day

1946 – Rick Nielsen, American musician (Cheap Trick)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/22/11 at 3:10 am

Born this day

1948 – Noel Edmonds, English game show host

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/22/11 at 3:10 am

Born this day

1949 – Robin Gibb, English musician (The Bee Gees)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/22/11 at 3:11 am

Born this day

1962 – Ralph Fiennes, English actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/22/11 at 3:11 am

Born this day

1972 – Vanessa Paradis, French singer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/22/11 at 3:12 am

Died this day

1880 – George Eliot, English writer (b. 1819)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/22/11 at 3:12 am

Died this day

1940 – Nathanael West, American writer (b. 1903)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/22/11 at 3:13 am

Died this day

1943 – Beatrix Potter, English writer (b. 1866)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/22/11 at 3:13 am

Died this day

1944 – Harry Langdon, American film actor (b. 1884)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/22/11 at 3:13 am

Died this day

1965 – Richard Dimbleby, English journalist and broadcaster (b. 1913)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/22/11 at 3:13 am

Died this day

1979 – Darryl F. Zanuck, American producer (b. 1902)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/22/11 at 3:14 am

Died this day

1995 – Butterfly McQueen, American actress (b. 1911)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/23/11 at 2:32 am

Born this day

1918 – Helmut Schmidt, Chancellor of Germany

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/23/11 at 2:33 am

Born this day

1942 – Quentin Bryce, Governor-General of Australia

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/23/11 at 2:33 am

Born this day

1943 – Harry Shearer, American actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/23/11 at 2:33 am

Born this day

1945 – Ron Bushy, American drummer (Iron Butterfly)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/23/11 at 2:34 am

Born this day

1955 – Carol Ann Duffy, Scottish poet and playwright; Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/23/11 at 2:34 am

Born this day

1957 – Trisha Goddard, English television presenter

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/23/11 at 2:35 am

Born this day

1961 – Carol Smillie, British television personality

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/23/11 at 2:35 am

Born this day

1963 – Donna Tartt, American author

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/23/11 at 2:35 am

Born this day

1967 – Carla Bruni, Italian-French model and singer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/23/11 at 2:36 am

Born this day

1971 – Tara Palmer-Tomkinson, British socialite

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/23/11 at 2:36 am

Born this day

1985 – Harry Judd, British drummer (McFly)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/23/11 at 2:36 am

Died this day

1568 – Roger Ascham, tutor of Elizabeth I of England

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/23/11 at 2:37 am

Died this day

1588 – Henry I, Duke of Guise, French Catholic leader (b. 1550)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/23/11 at 2:37 am

Died this day

2000 – Victor Borge, Danish-born comedian and pianist (b. 1909)  :\'(

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/23/11 at 2:38 am

Died this day

2006 – Charlie Drake, English comedian (b. 1925)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/23/11 at 2:38 am

Died this day

2007 – Michael Kidd, American film and stage choreographer (b. 1915)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/23/11 at 2:38 am

Died this day

2007 – Oscar Peterson, Canadian jazz pianist and composer (b. 1925)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Henk on 12/24/11 at 11:25 am

Died this day

2011 - Johannes Heesters (b. 1903)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/24/11 at 12:14 pm


Died this day

2011 - Johannes Heesters (b. 1903)
Oh no!!  :\'(

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/24/11 at 12:20 pm

Died this day

2010 – Elisabeth Beresford, British author and creator of The Wombles (b. 1926)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/24/11 at 12:20 pm

Died this day

2008 – Harold Pinter, British playwright (b. 1930)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/24/11 at 12:20 pm

Died this day

2002 – Jake Thackray, English singer-songwriter (b. 1938)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/24/11 at 12:21 pm

Died this day

1984 – Peter Lawford, British actor (b. 1923)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/24/11 at 12:21 pm

Died this day

1975 – Bernard Herrmann, American film composer (b. 1911)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/24/11 at 12:22 pm

Died this day

1863 – William Makepeace Thackeray, British writer (b. 1811)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/26/11 at 3:09 am

Died on Christmas Day

1875 – Young Tom Morris, Scottish golfer (b. 1851)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/26/11 at 3:09 am

Died on Christmas Day

1946 – W. C. Fields, American comedian (b. 1880)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/26/11 at 3:10 am

Died on Christmas Day

1977 – Charlie Chaplin, English actor and film director (b. 1889)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/26/11 at 3:10 am

Died on Christmas Day

1992 – Monica Dickens, British writer (b. 1915)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/26/11 at 3:11 am

Died on Christmas Day

1995 – Dean Martin, American singer (b. 1917)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/26/11 at 3:11 am

Died on Christmas Day

2006 – James Brown, American singer (b. 1933)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/26/11 at 3:11 am

Died on Christmas Day

2008 – Eartha Kitt, American actress and singer (b. 1927)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/26/11 at 1:28 pm

Died this day

2010 – Teena Marie, American singer and composer (b. 1956)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/26/11 at 1:29 pm

Died this day

2006 – Gerald Ford, 38th President of the United States (b. 1913)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/26/11 at 1:29 pm

Died this day

2005 – Kerry Packer, Australian businessman (b. 1937)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/26/11 at 1:29 pm

Died this day

1999 – Curtis Mayfield, American musician (b. 1942)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/29/11 at 11:10 am

Happy Birthday!

1928 – Bernard Cribbins, British actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/29/11 at 11:11 am

Died this day

1170 – Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury (assassinated) (b. 1118)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/29/11 at 1:56 pm

Born this day

1947 : Cozy Powell, Rock drummer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/29/11 at 1:56 pm

Born this day

1937 : Mary Tyler-Moore, US actress & comedienne

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/29/11 at 1:56 pm

Born this day

1938 : Harvey Smith, Champion show jumper

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/30/11 at 11:27 am

Born this day

1934 – Joseph Bologna, American actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/30/11 at 11:28 am

Born this day

1934 – Russ Tamblyn, American actor, dancer, and singer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/30/11 at 11:28 am

Born this day

1937 – Gordon Banks, English footballer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/30/11 at 11:29 am

Born this day

1942 – Michael Nesmith, American singer and musician (The Monkees)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/30/11 at 11:29 am

Born this day

1947 – Jeff Lynne, English musician (ELO)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/30/11 at 11:29 am

Born this day

1959 – Tracey Ullman, English actress and singer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/30/11 at 11:30 am

Born this day

1961 – Ben Johnson, Canadian athlete

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/30/11 at 11:30 am

Born this day

1975 – Tiger Woods, American golfer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/30/11 at 11:31 am

Died this day

274 – Pope Felix I

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/30/11 at 11:33 am

Died this day

1460 – Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York, claimant to the English throne (killed in battle) (b. 1411)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/30/11 at 11:34 am

Died this day

1460 – Edmund, Earl of Rutland, second son of Richard, Duke of York (murdered after battle) (b. 1443)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/30/11 at 11:35 am

Died this day

1691 – Robert Boyle, English scientist (b. 1627)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/30/11 at 11:35 am

Died this day

1896 – José Rizal, national hero of the Philippines, (executed) (b. 1861)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/30/11 at 11:35 am

Died this day

1970 – Sonny Liston, American boxer (b. 1932)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/30/11 at 11:35 am

Died this day

1979 – Richard Rodgers, American composer (b. 1902)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/30/11 at 11:37 am

Died this day

2006 – Saddam Hussein, former Iraqi Dictator, (executed for war crimes) (b. 1937)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/02/12 at 3:38 am

Died this day

1963 – Jack Carson, American actor (b. 1910)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/02/12 at 3:39 am

Died this day

1963 – Dick Powell, American actor (b. 1904)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/02/12 at 3:39 am

Died this day

1974 – Tex Ritter, American actor (b. 1905)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/02/12 at 3:39 am

Died this day

1977 – Erroll Garner, American musician (b. 1921)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/02/12 at 3:40 am

Died this day

1983 – Dick Emery, English comedian (b. 1915)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/02/12 at 3:40 am

Died this day

1986 – Dick James, English music publisher (Northern Songs) (b. 1920)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/02/12 at 3:40 am

Died this day

1986 – Una Merkel, American actress (b. 1903)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/02/12 at 3:41 am

Died this day

2011 – Pete Postlethwaite, English actor (b. 1946)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/05/12 at 10:08 am

Born this day

1931 – Alfred Brendel, Austrian pianist

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/05/12 at 10:09 am

Born this day

1931 – Robert Duvall, American actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/05/12 at 10:09 am

Born this day

1932 – Umberto Eco, Italian philosopher and writer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/05/12 at 10:09 am

Born this day

1938 – King Juan Carlos I of Spain

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/05/12 at 10:09 am

Born this day

1940 – Athol Guy, Australian singer (The Seekers)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/05/12 at 10:10 am

Born this day

1945 – Roger Spottiswoode, Canadian-born film director

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/05/12 at 10:10 am

Born this day

1946 – Diane Keaton, American actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/05/12 at 10:11 am

Born this day

1965 – Vinnie Jones, British footballer-turned-actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/05/12 at 10:11 am

Died this day

1066 – Edward the Confessor, King of England (b. 1004)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/05/12 at 10:12 am

Died this day

1387 – King Peter IV of Aragon (b. 1319)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/05/12 at 10:12 am

Died this day

1922 – Sir Ernest Shackleton, Irish explorer (b. 1874)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/05/12 at 10:12 am

Died this day

1941 – Amy Johnson, English aviator (b. 1903)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/05/12 at 10:13 am

Died this day

1976 – Mal Evans, Beatles' "roadie" (b. 1935)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/05/12 at 10:13 am

Died this day

1985 – Robert L. Surtees, American Oscar-winning cinematographer (Ben-Hur) (b. 1906)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/05/12 at 10:14 am

Died this day

1994 – Brian Johnston, English cricket commentator (b. 1912)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/05/12 at 10:14 am

Died this day

1998 – Sonny Bono, American entertainer and politician (b. 1935)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/05/12 at 10:14 am

Died this day

2003 – Roy Jenkins, British politician (b. 1920)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/06/12 at 8:40 am

Died this day

1919 – Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President of the United States (b. 1858)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/06/12 at 8:41 am

Died this day

1949 – Victor Fleming, American director (b. 1883)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/06/12 at 8:41 am

Died this day

1993 – Rudolf Nureyev, Russian ballet dancer (b. 1938)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/06/12 at 8:42 am

Died this day

2006 – Lou Rawls, American singer (b. 1933)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Howard on 01/06/12 at 3:27 pm


Died this day

2006 – Lou Rawls, American singer (b. 1933)


"You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine".

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/08/12 at 2:04 am

Born this day

1937 – Dame Shirley Bassey, Welsh singer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/08/12 at 2:04 am

Born this day

1947 – David Bowie, English musician

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/11/12 at 3:24 pm

Died this day

2008 – Edmund Hillary, New Zealand mountaineer, the first person to climb Mount Everest in 1953 (b. 1919)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/11/12 at 3:27 pm

Died this day

2009 – David Vine, British sports broadcaster (b. 1935)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/11/12 at 3:28 pm

Died this day

1981 – Beulah Bondi, American actress (b. 1888)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/12/12 at 1:42 pm

Died this day

1897 – Isaac Pitman, British inventor (Pitman Shorthand) (b. 1813)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/12/12 at 1:43 pm

1976 – Agatha Christie, English writer (b. 1890)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/12/12 at 1:43 pm

2003 – Maurice Gibb, British singer, songwriter, and musician (Bee Gees) (b. 1949)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/13/12 at 1:42 pm

Born today

1906 – Zhou Youguang, Chinese linguist

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/13/12 at 1:43 pm

Born today

1926 – Michael Bond, British writer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/13/12 at 1:44 pm

Born today

1934 – Rip Taylor, American actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/13/12 at 1:44 pm

Born today

1942 – Carol Cleveland, English actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/13/12 at 1:45 pm

Born today

1957 – Mark O'Meara, American golfer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/13/12 at 1:45 pm

Born today

1961 – Suggs, English singer (Madness)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/13/12 at 1:46 pm

Born today

1964 – Bill Bailey, British comedian

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/13/12 at 1:46 pm

Born today

1964 – Ronan Rafferty, Northern Irish golfer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/13/12 at 1:46 pm

Born today

1969 – Stephen Hendry, Scottish snooker player

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/13/12 at 1:46 pm

Born today

1972 – James O'Brien, British radio presenter and journalist

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/13/12 at 1:47 pm

Born today

1977 – Orlando Bloom, English actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/13/12 at 1:48 pm

Died this day

1599 – Edmund Spenser, English poet (b. 1552)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/13/12 at 1:48 pm

Died this day

1691 – George Fox, English founder of Quakerism (b. 1624)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/13/12 at 1:49 pm

Died this day

1832 – Thomas Lord, English cricketer, founder of Lord's cricket ground (b. 1755)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/13/12 at 1:49 pm

Died this day

1864 – Stephen Foster, American composer (b. 1826)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/13/12 at 1:50 pm

Died this day

1941 – James Joyce, Irish writer (b. 1882)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/13/12 at 1:50 pm

Died this day

1958 – Jesse L. Lasky, American film producer (b. 1880)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/13/12 at 1:50 pm

Died this day

1976 – Margaret Leighton, English actress (b. 1922)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/13/12 at 1:50 pm

Died this day

1978 – Hubert H. Humphrey, 38th Vice President of the United States (b. 1911)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/13/12 at 1:51 pm

Died this day

2002 – Ted Demme, American film director (b. 1963)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/13/12 at 1:51 pm

Died this day

2003 – Norman Panama, American screenwriter and director (b. 1914)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/13/12 at 1:52 pm

Died this day

2009 – Patrick McGoohan, American actor (b. 1928)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/13/12 at 1:52 pm

Died this day

2010 – Teddy Pendergrass, American R&B singer (b. 1950)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/13/12 at 1:53 pm

Died this day

1979 – Donny Hathaway, American musician (b. 1945)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Howard on 01/13/12 at 3:44 pm


Died this day

2010 – Teddy Pendergrass, American R&B singer (b. 1950)



2 years later I still miss him.  :(

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/14/12 at 2:31 am

Born today

1926 – Warren Mitchell, English actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/14/12 at 2:31 am

Born today

1934 – Richard Briers, English actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/14/12 at 2:32 am

Born today

1938 – Jack Jones, American singer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/14/12 at 2:32 am

Born today

1938 – Allen Toussaint, American singer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/14/12 at 2:33 am

Born today

1940 – Sir Trevor Nunn, English theatre director and film director

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/14/12 at 2:33 am

Born today

1941 – Faye Dunaway, American actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/14/12 at 2:33 am

Born today

1944 – Graham Marsh, Australian golfer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/14/12 at 2:34 am

Born today

1965 – Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, British chef

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/14/12 at 2:35 am

Born today

1967 – Emily Watson, English actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/14/12 at 2:35 am

Born today

1969 – David Grohl, American drummer and composer (Nirvana, Foo Fighters, Them Crooked Vultures)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/14/12 at 2:36 am

Died this day

1301 – King Andrew III of Hungary (b. 1265)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/14/12 at 2:37 am

Died this day

1676 – Francesco Cavalli, Italian composer (b. 1602)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/14/12 at 2:37 am

Died this day

1742 – Edmond Halley, English scientist (b. 1656)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/14/12 at 2:38 am

Died this day

1776 – Edward Cornwallis, English military officer (b. 1713)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/14/12 at 2:38 am

Died this day

1872 – Greyfriars Bobby, Famous dog (b. 1856)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/14/12 at 2:38 am

Died this day

1898 – Lewis Carroll, English writer and mathematician (b. 1832)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/14/12 at 2:39 am

Died this day

1957 – Humphrey Bogart, American actor (b. 1899)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/14/12 at 2:39 am

Died this day

1965 – Jeanette MacDonald, American actress and singer (b. 1903)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/14/12 at 2:40 am

Died this day

1977 – Anthony Eden, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1897)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/14/12 at 2:40 am

Died this day

1977 – Peter Finch, English-born actor (b. 1916)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/14/12 at 2:41 am

Died this day

1978 – Harold Abrahams, British athlete (b. 1899)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/14/12 at 2:42 am

Died this day

2006 – Shelley Winters, American actress (b. 1920)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/14/12 at 2:42 am

Died this day

2007 – Barbara Kelly, Canadian-born actress (b. 1924)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/15/12 at 6:12 am

Born today

1921 – Frank Thornton, English actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/15/12 at 6:13 am

Born today

1927 – Phyllis Coates, American actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/15/12 at 6:14 am

Born today

1937 – Margaret O'Brien, American actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/15/12 at 6:14 am

Born today

1939 – Tony Bullimore, English sailor and adventurer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/15/12 at 6:15 am

Born today

1945 – Princess Michael of Kent, British royal

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/15/12 at 6:16 am

Born today

1957 – Mario Van Peebles, American actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/15/12 at 6:16 am

Born today

1967 – Lisa Lisa, American R&B singer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/15/12 at 6:16 am

Born today

1972 – Claudia Winkleman, English television presenter

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/15/12 at 6:17 am

Born today

1978 – Ryan Sidebottom, English Cricketer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/15/12 at 6:18 am

Died this day

1781 – Infanta Mariana Victoria of Spain, queen regent of Portugal (b. 1718)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/15/12 at 6:18 am

Died this day

1876 – Eliza Johnson, U.S. First Lady (b. 1810)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/15/12 at 6:19 am

Died this day

1926 – Enrico Toselli, Italian composer (b. 1883)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/15/12 at 6:19 am

Died this day

1947 – Elizabeth Short, the Black Dahlia (b. 1924)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/15/12 at 6:20 am

Died this day

1993 – Sammy Cahn, American songwriter (b. 1913)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/15/12 at 6:20 am

Died this day

1994 – Harry Nilsson, American musician (b. 1941)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/15/12 at 6:20 am


Died this day

1994 – Harry Nilsson, American musician (b. 1941)
:\'(

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/15/12 at 6:20 am

Died this day

1996 – Les Baxter, American musician and composer (b. 1922)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/15/12 at 6:21 am

Died this day

1998 – Junior Wells, American musician (b. 1934)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/15/12 at 6:21 am

Died this day

1999 – Betty Box, British film producer (b. 1915)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/15/12 at 6:22 am

Died this day

2001 – Leo Marks, English cryptographer, screenwriter and playwright (b. 1920)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/15/12 at 6:22 am

Died this day

2011 – Nat Lofthouse, English footballer (b. 1925)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: DJ Blaze on 01/15/12 at 12:03 pm

Born today:
1988 - Sonny John Moore (AKA Skrillex, dubstep musician)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/02/12 at 1:51 pm

Died this day:

1979 – Sid Vicious, English musician (Sex Pistols) (b. 1957)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/08/12 at 1:35 am

Happy Birthday:

1932 – John Williams, American composer and conductor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/14/12 at 3:27 am

Born today:

1921 – Hugh Downs, American television host

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/14/12 at 3:27 am

Born today:

1931 – Phyllis McGuire, American singer (The McGuire Sisters)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/14/12 at 3:28 am

Born today:

1944 – Alan Parker, British film director and writer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/14/12 at 3:29 am

Born today:

1948 – Teller, American magician (Penn and Teller)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/14/12 at 3:29 am

Born today:

1950 – Roger Fisher, American musician (Heart)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/14/12 at 3:29 am

Born today:

1951 – Kevin Keegan, English footballer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/14/12 at 3:29 am

Born today:

1970 – Simon Pegg, British comedian and actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/14/12 at 3:30 am

Died today:

270 – St. Valentine marking Valentine's Day

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/14/12 at 3:31 am


Died today:

270 – St. Valentine marking Valentine's Day
What a way to spend Valentine's Day?

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/14/12 at 3:31 am

Died today:

1400 – King Richard II of England (murdered) (b. 1367)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/14/12 at 3:32 am

Died today:

1779 – James Cook, British naval captain and explorer (b. 1728)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/14/12 at 3:32 am

Died today:

1891 – William Tecumseh Sherman, Civil War General (b. 1820)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/14/12 at 3:33 am

Died today:

1975 – P. G. Wodehouse, English writer (b. 1881)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/14/12 at 3:33 am

Died today:

1989 – James Bond, American ornithologist (b. 1900)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/14/12 at 3:33 am


Died today:

1989 – James Bond, American ornithologist (b. 1900)
Whose name was appropriated by writer Ian Fleming for his fictional spy, James Bond.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/14/12 at 3:34 am

Died today:

1996 – Bob Paisley, English football manager (b. 1919)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/14/12 at 3:34 am

Died today:

1999 – John Ehrlichman, American presidential advisor (b. 1925)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/14/12 at 3:35 am

Died today:

1999 – Buddy Knox, American singer and songwriter (b. 1933)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/14/12 at 3:38 am

Died today:

2003 – Dolly, first cloned mammal (b. 1996)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/12 at 5:30 am

Born today:

1925 – George Kennedy, American actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/12 at 5:33 am

Born today:

1929 – Len Deighton, British author

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/12 at 5:33 am

Born today:

1933 – Yoko Ono, Japanese-born American singer and performance artist

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/12 at 5:34 am

Born today:

1943 – Graeme Garden, Scottish writer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/12 at 5:35 am

Born today:

1946 – Michael Buerk, British newsreader

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/12 at 5:36 am

Born today:

1950 – Cybill Shepherd, American actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/12 at 5:36 am

Born today:

1952 – Randy Crawford, American jazz and R&B singer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/12 at 5:51 am

Born today:

1954 – John Travolta, American actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/12 at 5:56 am

Born today:

1964 – Matt Dillon, American actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/12 at 5:57 am

Born today:

1965 – Dr. Dre, American record producer and rapper (World Class Wreckin' Cru and N.W.A)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/12 at 5:57 am

Born today:

1975 – Gary Neville, English footballer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/12 at 5:58 am

Died today:

999 – Pope Gregory V (b. 972)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/12 at 5:58 am

Died today:

1546 – Martin Luther, German religious reformer (b. 1483)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/12 at 5:58 am

Died today:

1564 – Michelangelo, Italian artist and sculptor (b. 1475)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/12 at 6:59 am

Born today:

1940 – Smokey Robinson, American singer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/12 at 6:59 am

Born today:

1943 – Lou Christie, American singer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/12 at 7:01 am

Died today:

2001 – Stanley Kramer, American director (b. 1913)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/05/12 at 3:32 am

Died today:

1963 – Patsy Cline, American singer (b. 1932)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Howard on 03/05/12 at 7:00 am

John Belushi died today 30 years ago.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/22/12 at 5:27 am

Happy Birthday!

1931 – William Shatner, Canadian actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/22/12 at 5:28 am

Happy Birthday!

1936 – Roger Whittaker, British singer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/22/12 at 5:28 am

Happy Birthday!

1943 – George Benson, American musician

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Howard on 03/22/12 at 6:58 am


Happy Birthday!

1943 – George Benson, American musician


His music is always the best, What a legend! He's been performing for close to 40 years.  :o

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/23/12 at 3:26 am

Happy Birthday!

1929 – Sir Roger Bannister, English runner

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/23/12 at 3:26 am

Happy Birthday!

1935 – Barry Cryer, British writer and comedian

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/23/12 at 3:27 am

Happy Birthday!

1962 – Steve Redgrave, British rower

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/23/12 at 3:27 am

Happy Birthday!

1965 – Marti Pellow, Scottish singer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/23/12 at 3:28 am

Happy Birthday!

1976 – Chris Hoy, British track cyclist

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/23/12 at 3:28 am

Happy Birthday!

1990 – Princess Eugenie of York

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/24/12 at 6:45 am

Died this day

1603 – Queen Elizabeth I of England (b. 1533)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/07/12 at 1:34 pm

Died this day

1614 – El Greco, Greek artist (b. 1541)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/07/12 at 1:35 pm

Died this day

1891 – P. T. Barnum, American showman, businessman, scam artist, and entertainer (b. 1810)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/07/12 at 1:35 pm

Died this day

1947 – Henry Ford, American automobile manufacturer and industrialist, founder of the Ford Motor Company (b. 1863)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/14/12 at 8:22 am

Died this day

2011 – Trevor Bannister, English actor (b. 1934)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/14/12 at 8:23 am

Died this day

1985 – Noele Gordon, English actress (b. 1919)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/14/12 at 8:23 am

Died this day

1471 – Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick (b. 1428)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/21/12 at 9:41 am

Died this day

1073 – Pope Alexander II

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/21/12 at 9:41 am

Died this day

1509 – Henry VII of England (b. 1457)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/21/12 at 9:42 am

Died this day

1910 – Mark Twain, American author and humorist (b. 1835)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/21/12 at 9:43 am

Died this day

1977 – Gummo Marx, American actor and comedian (b. 1892)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/21/12 at 9:44 am

Died this day

2003 – Nina Simone, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and activist (b. 1933)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/21/12 at 9:44 am

Died this day

2008 – Al Wilson, American singer (b. 1939)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/22/12 at 9:03 am

Happy Birthday!!

1959 – Ryan Stiles, American actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/26/12 at 2:36 pm

Happy Birthday!!

1917 – I.M. Pei, Chinese-born architect

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/26/12 at 2:37 pm

Died today:

1989 – Lucille Ball, American actress and comedian (b. 1911)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Howard on 04/26/12 at 7:33 pm


Died today:

1989 – Lucille Ball, American actress and comedian (b. 1911)


just watched clips of Stone Pillow on youtube she did a wonderful performance.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/27/12 at 2:14 pm

Died today:

1521 – Ferdinand Magellan, Portuguese explorer (b. 1480)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/27/12 at 2:14 pm

Died today:

1605 – Pope Leo XI (b. 1535)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/27/12 at 2:15 pm

Died today:

1882 – Ralph Waldo Emerson, American essayist (b. 1803)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/27/12 at 2:15 pm

Died today:

1999 – Al Hirt, American trumpeter and bandleader (b. 1922)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/12 at 6:54 am

Born today:

1988 – Adele, English singer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/12 at 5:29 am

Died today

1902 – Bret Harte, American author (b. 1836)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/12 at 5:29 am

Died today

1910 – King Edward VII of the United Kingdom (b. 1841)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/12 at 5:29 am

Died today

1919 – L. Frank Baum, American writer (b. 1856)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/12 at 5:30 am

Died today

1992 – Marlene Dietrich, German actress (b. 1901)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Howard on 05/06/12 at 7:07 am


Died today

1919 – L. Frank Baum, American writer (b. 1856)


the one who wrote Wizard of Oz.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/10/12 at 1:02 pm

Born today:

1946 – Donovan, Scottish musician

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/10/12 at 1:06 pm

Died today:

2006 – Val Guest, British film director (b. 1911)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Howard on 05/21/12 at 2:26 pm

Happy Birthday Fairuza Balk, She is 38.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/26/12 at 6:42 am

Died today:

1977 – William Powell, American singer (The O'Jays) (b. 1942)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/26/12 at 6:42 am

Died today:

2008 – Sydney Pollack, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1934)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/02/12 at 1:48 pm

Died today:

1962 – Vita Sackville-West, English writer, and gardener (b. 1892)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/02/12 at 1:48 pm

Died today:

2008 – Bo Diddley, American musician (b. 1928)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/03/12 at 1:04 pm

Died today:

1899 – Johann Strauss II, Austrian composer (b. 1825)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/03/12 at 1:04 pm

Died today:

2011 – Andrew Gold, American singer, musician and songwriter (b. 1951)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Howard on 06/03/12 at 4:05 pm


Died today:

2011 – Andrew Gold, American singer, musician and songwriter (b. 1951)


Thank You For Being A Friend.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/04/12 at 4:32 pm

Died today:

1968 – Dorothy Gish, American actress (b. 1898)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/06/12 at 1:29 am

Died today:

2006 – Billy Preston, American musician (b. 1946)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Howard on 06/06/12 at 7:13 am


Died today:

2006 – Billy Preston, American musician (b. 1946)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_DV54ddNHE

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/08/12 at 3:40 pm

Died today:

1969 – Robert Taylor, American actor (b. 1911)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/08/12 at 3:41 pm

Died today:

1809 – Thomas Paine, American revolutionary and writer (b. 1737)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/08/12 at 3:41 pm

Died today:

1845 – Andrew Jackson, 7th President of the United States (b. 1767)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/09/12 at 8:14 am

Died today:

1870 – Charles Dickens, English author (b. 1812)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/09/12 at 8:15 am

Died today:

1958 – Robert Donat, English actor (b. 1905)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/09/12 at 8:15 am

Died today:

1973 – John Creasey, English crime and science fiction novelist (b. 1908)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/09/12 at 8:16 am

Happy Birthday!

1961 – Michael J. Fox, Canadian-born actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/10/12 at 3:21 am

Happy Birthday!

1921 – Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, consort of Queen Elizabeth II

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/10/12 at 3:35 am

Died today:

1993 – Les Dawson, English comedian (b. 1934)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/10/12 at 3:35 am

Died today:

1934 – Frederick Delius, English composer (b. 1862)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/11/12 at 1:57 pm

Died today:

1979 – John Wayne, American actor (b. 1907)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/16/12 at 3:53 am

Died today:

1959 – George Reeves, American actor (b. 1914)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Howard on 06/16/12 at 6:46 am

http://famousbirthdays.com/faces/shakur-tupac.jpg


Happy Birthday Tupac Shakur.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/19/12 at 1:33 am

Died today:

1966 – Ed Wynn, American actor (b. 1886)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/19/12 at 8:52 am

Happy Birthday!

1945 – Aung San Suu Kyi, Burmese politician, Nobel laureate

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/19/12 at 10:57 am

Died this day:

June 19th 1937 – J. M. Barrie, Scottish author (b. 1860)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/19/12 at 11:16 am

Died this day:

June 19th 1993 – Sir William Golding, English writer; Nobel laureate (b. 1911)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/19/12 at 11:46 am

Died this day:

June 19th 1997 – Bobby Helms, American singer (b. 1933)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/20/12 at 1:40 am

Died this day:

1984 – Estelle Winwood, English actress (b. 1883)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/20/12 at 3:36 pm

Happy Birthday!

June 20th 1942 – Brian Wilson, American musician (The Beach Boys)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/21/12 at 12:51 pm

Died this day:

June 21st 1631 – John Smith, English explorer (b. c. 1580)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/21/12 at 1:59 pm

Died this day:

June 21st 1377 – King Edward III of England (b. 1312)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/22/12 at 11:54 am

Died this day:

June 22nd 1969 – Judy Garland, American singer and actress (b. 1922)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/22/12 at 1:07 pm

Died this day:

June 22nd 1965 – David O. Selznick, American film producer (b. 1902)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/22/12 at 1:07 pm

Died this day:

June 22nd 1984 – Joseph Losey, American theater and film director (b. 1909)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/22/12 at 1:08 pm

Died this day:

June 22nd 1987 – Fred Astaire, American dancer and actor (b. 1899)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/22/12 at 1:08 pm

Died this day:

June 22nd 1993 – Pat Nixon, First Lady of the United States (b. 1912)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: nally on 06/22/12 at 5:46 pm

Two famous deaths occurred on this date ten years ago:

Darryl Kile, American baseball pitcher, 33 :\'(
Eppie Lederer (aka Ann Landers), American advice columnist, 83 :\'(

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/23/12 at 2:55 am

Died this day:

June 23rd 2006 – Aaron Spelling, American television producer (b. 1923)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/23/12 at 6:04 am

Died this day:

1707 – John Mill, English theologian (b. c. 1645)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/23/12 at 6:06 am

Died this day:

1555 – Pedro Mascarenhas, Portuguese explorer (b. 1470)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/23/12 at 6:07 am

Died this day:

2011 – Peter Falk, American actor (b. 1927)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/24/12 at 4:40 am

Died this day:

June 24th 1968 – Tony Hancock, British comedian (b. 1924)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/24/12 at 9:32 am

Happy Birthday!

June 24th 1944 – Jeff Beck, English guitarist (The Yardbirds, The Jeff Beck Group)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/24/12 at 9:32 am

Died this day:

June 24th 1604 – Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, Lord Great Chamberlain of England (b. 1550)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/24/12 at 9:33 am

Died this day:

June 24th 2007 – Derek Dougan, Northern Irish footballer (b. 1938)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Starde on 06/25/12 at 1:50 pm

Two American icons passed away on this day 3 years ago:

Farrah Fawcett, February 2nd, 1947 - June 25th, 2009
Michael Jackson,  August 29th 1958 - June 25th, 2009

RIP to both. :\'(

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/29/12 at 3:36 pm

Died this day:

June 29th 2003 – Katharine Hepburn, American actress (b. 1907)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: nally on 06/29/12 at 3:51 pm


Died this day:

June 29th 2003 – Katharine Hepburn, American actress (b. 1907)

Oh yes, I'd forgotten about her.

I also know that Rosemary Clooney (American singer/actress, born 1928) passed away on this date ten years ago.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/30/12 at 4:28 am

Died this day:

June 30th 1704 – John Quelch, English pirate (b. 1665)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/30/12 at 4:29 am

Died this day:

June 30th 2001 – Chet Atkins, American country guitar player and producer (b. 1924)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/01/12 at 6:01 am

Happy Birthday!

July 1st 1916 – Olivia de Havilland, British-born actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/01/12 at 6:02 am

Happy Birthday!

July 1st 1945 – Debbie Harry, American singer (Blondie)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/01/12 at 6:02 am

Happy Birthday!

July 1st 1952 – Dan Aykroyd, Canadian actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/01/12 at 6:04 am

Died this day:

July 1st 1896 – Harriet Beecher Stowe, American abolitionist and writer (b. 1811)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/01/12 at 6:04 am

Died this day:

July 1st 1925 – Erik Satie, French composer (b. 1866)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/01/12 at 6:04 am

Died this day:

July 1st 2004 – Marlon Brando, American actor (b. 1924)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/01/12 at 6:05 am

Died this day:

July 1st 2005 – Luther Vandross, American singer (b. 1951)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/01/12 at 6:05 am

Died this day:

July 1st 2009 – Mollie Sugden, English actress (b. 1922)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/07/12 at 5:44 am

Died this day:

1307 – King Edward I of England (b. 1239)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/07/12 at 5:45 am

Died this day:

1930 – Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Scottish writer (b. 1859)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/07/12 at 5:45 am

1967 – Vivien Leigh, English actress (b. 1913)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/08/12 at 2:42 am

Died this day:

1822 – Percy Bysshe Shelley, English poet (b. 1792)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/08/12 at 2:42 am

Died this day:

1855 – Sir William Parry, English Arctic explorer (b. 1790)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/08/12 at 2:43 am

Died this day:

1933 – Anthony Hope, British author (b. 1863)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/08/12 at 2:43 am

Died this day:

2011 – Betty Ford, First Lady of the United States (b. 1918)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/10/12 at 1:49 pm

Happy Birthday!

1921 – Jake LaMotta, American boxer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/11/12 at 1:49 pm

Died this day:

1937 – George Gershwin, American composer (b. 1898)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/12/12 at 1:33 pm

Died this day:

1944 – Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., American general, son of Theodore Roosevelt (b. 1887)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/12/12 at 1:34 pm

1973 – Lon Chaney, Jr., American actor (b. 1906)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/12/12 at 1:34 pm

1999 – Bill Owen, British actor (b. 1914)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/13/12 at 1:26 pm

Died this day:

2006 – Red Buttons, American comedian (b. 1919)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/14/12 at 5:30 am

Died this day:

1575 – Richard Taverner, English translator of the Bible (b. c. 1505)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/14/12 at 5:30 am

Died this day:

1881 – Billy the Kid, American outlaw (b. 1859)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/14/12 at 5:31 am

Died this day:

2010 – Charles Mackerras, Australian conductor (b. 1925)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/15/12 at 7:54 am

Died this day:

15th July 1958 – Julia Lennon, English mother of John Lennon (b. 1914)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/15/12 at 7:55 am

Died this day:

15th July 1959 – Ernest Bloch, Swiss composer (b. 1880)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/15/12 at 7:55 am

Died this day:

15th July 2011 – Googie Withers, British actress (b. 1917)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/17/12 at 1:55 pm

Happy Birthday!

1917 – Phyllis Diller, American comedienne

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/17/12 at 1:57 pm

Died this day:

17th July 1918 – Family of Emperor Nicholas II Alexandrovich (b. 1868)

        Empress Alexandra Fyodorovna (b. 1872)
        Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna (b. 1895)
        Grand Duchess Tatiana Nikolaevna (b. 1897)
        Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna (b. 1899)
        Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna (b. 1901)
        Tsarevich Alexei Nikolaevich (b. 1904)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: nally on 07/17/12 at 1:57 pm


Happy Birthday!

1917 – Phyllis Diller, American comedienne

95 years old!! Glad she's still around...

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/17/12 at 1:57 pm

Died this day:

17th July 1959 – Billie Holiday, American singer (b. 1915)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/17/12 at 1:58 pm

Died this day:

17th July 1961 – Ty Cobb, baseball player (b. 1886)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/17/12 at 1:58 pm

Died this day:

17th July 1974 – Dizzy Dean, Major League Baseball pitcher (b. 1910)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/17/12 at 1:58 pm

Died this day:

17th July 1996 – Chas Chandler, bass guitarist (The Animals), record producer and manager (b. 1938)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Howard on 07/17/12 at 7:36 pm


95 years old!! Glad she's still around...


Let's hope she makes it to 100.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/19/12 at 1:46 pm

Died this day:

19th July 1543 – Mary Boleyn, sister of Anne Boleyn (b. c. 1499)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/21/12 at 6:32 am

Died this day:

21st July 1796 – Robert Burns, Scottish poet (b. 1759)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/21/12 at 6:33 am

Died this day:

21st July 2004 – Jerry Goldsmith, American composer (b. 1929)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/21/12 at 6:34 am

Died this day:

21st July 2005 – Long John Baldry, British blues musician (b. 1941)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/21/12 at 6:34 am

Died this day:

21st July 1967 – Basil Rathbone, English actor (b. 1892)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/22/12 at 7:14 am

Died this day:

1934 – John Dillinger, American bank robber (b. 1903)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/22/12 at 7:14 am

Died this day:

1995 – Harold Larwood, English cricketer (b. 1904)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/22/12 at 7:15 am

Died this day:

2004 – Sacha Distel, French singer (b. 1933)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/22/12 at 7:15 am

Died this day:

2007 – László Kovács, Hungarian-born American cinematographer (b. 1933)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/23/12 at 2:38 am

Died this day:

July 23rd 2011 – Amy Winehouse, British singer songwriter (b. 1983)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/23/12 at 2:40 am

Happy Birthday!

July 23rd 1947 – David Essex, English singer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/24/12 at 7:04 am

Died this day:

July 24th 1980 – Peter Sellers, English comedian and actor (b. 1925)

:\'( :\'( :\'(

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/25/12 at 5:32 am

Died this day:

July 25th 1834 – Samuel Taylor Coleridge, English poet (b. 1772)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/25/12 at 5:32 am

Died this day:

July 25th 1995 – Charlie Rich, American rock/soul/country musician (b. 1932)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/25/12 at 5:33 am

Died this day:

July 25th 1997 – Ben Hogan, American golfer (b. 1912)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/25/12 at 5:33 am

Died this day:

July 25th 2003 – John Schlesinger, British film director (b. 1926)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/25/12 at 5:33 am

Died this day:

July 25th 2009 – Harry Patch, British supercentenarian and World War I veteran (b. 1898)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/26/12 at 11:48 am

Died this day:

July 26th 1830 – King George IV of the United Kingdom (b. 1762)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/26/12 at 11:49 am

Died this day:

July 26th

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/26/12 at 11:49 am

Died this day:

July 26th 1994 – Terry Scott, English actor (b. 1927)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/26/12 at 11:49 am

Died this day:

July 26th 1952 – Eva Perón, Argentine First Lady (b. 1919)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/26/12 at 11:50 am

Died this day:

July 26th 1925 – William Jennings Bryan, American politician (b. 1860)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/26/12 at 11:50 am

Died this day:

July 26th 1960 – Cedric Gibbons, American art director (b. 1893)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/28/12 at 8:34 am

Executed this day:

1540 – Thomas Cromwell, 1st Earl of Essex, English statesman (b. 1495)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/28/12 at 8:35 am

Died this day:

1741 – Antonio Vivaldi, Italian composer (b. 1678)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/28/12 at 8:35 am

Died this day:

1750 – Johann Sebastian Bach, German composer (b. 1685)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/03/12 at 4:00 pm

Died this day:

2006 – Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, German-born British opera singer (b. 1915)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/03/12 at 4:00 pm

Died this day:

2002 – Carmen Silvera, British actress (b. 1922)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/03/12 at 4:01 pm

Died this day:

2007 – John Gardner, British author (b. 1926)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/03/12 at 4:01 pm

Died this day:

1995 – Ida Lupino, English actress and director (b. 1914)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/03/12 at 4:02 pm

Died this day:

1966 – Lenny Bruce, American comedian (b. 1925)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/05/12 at 4:52 am

Died this day:

1962 – Marilyn Monroe, American actress (b. 1926)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/05/12 at 4:52 am

Died this day:

1946 – Wilhelm Marx, Chancellor of Germany (b. 1863)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/05/12 at 4:53 am

Died this day:

1929 – Millicent Fawcett, British suffragist (b. 1847)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/05/12 at 4:53 am

Died this day:

1955 – Carmen Miranda, Portuguese actress and singer (b. 1909)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/05/12 at 4:53 am

Died this day:

2000 – Alec Guinness, British actor (b. 1914)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/11/12 at 8:24 am

Died this day:

1994 – Peter Cushing, English actor (b. 1913)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/11/12 at 8:25 am

Died this day:

1995 – Phil Harris, American singer and comedian (b. 1904)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/23/12 at 2:51 pm

Died this day:

1305 – William Wallace, Scottish patriot (b. 1272)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/23/12 at 2:52 pm

Died this day:

1926 – Rudolph Valentino, Italian-American actor (b. 1895)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/23/12 at 2:52 pm

Died this day:

1960 – Oscar Hammerstein II, American lyricist (b. 1895)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/24/12 at 12:48 pm

79 – Pliny the Elder, Roman writer and naturalist (b. 23)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/25/12 at 7:10 am

Died this day:

1688 – Henry Morgan, Welsh privateer (b. c. 1635)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/25/12 at 7:10 am

Died this day:

1867 – Michael Faraday, English scientist (b. 1791)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/31/12 at 5:00 pm

Died this day:

1688 – John Bunyan, English writer (b. 1628)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/31/12 at 5:01 pm

Died this day:

1997 – Diana, Princess of Wales (b. 1961), Dodi Fayed, Egyptian film producer (b. 1955), and Henri Paul, Deputy Head of Security at Hôtel Ritz Paris (b. 1956)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Howard on 08/31/12 at 7:44 pm


Died this day:

1997 – Diana, Princess of Wales (b. 1961), Dodi Fayed, Egyptian film producer (b. 1955), and Henri Paul, Deputy Head of Security at Hôtel Ritz Paris (b. 1956)


She would've been 52 today.  :\'(

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/02/12 at 9:49 am

Died this day:

1994 – Roy Castle, British entertainer (b. 1932)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/06/12 at 7:06 am

Died this day:

2007 – Luciano Pavarotti, Italian tenor (b. 1935)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/16/12 at 6:20 am

Died this day:

1977 – Marc Bolan, English musician (b. 1947)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/16/12 at 6:20 am

Died this day:

1977 – Maria Callas, Greek-American soprano (b. 1923)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/16/12 at 11:02 am

Died this day:

2003 – Sheb Wooley, singer and actor (b. 1921)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/19/12 at 6:14 am

Died this day:

2003 – Slim Dusty, Australian singer (b. 1927)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/20/12 at 3:50 am

Died this day:

1933 – Annie Besant, English suffragette (b. 1847)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/20/12 at 3:50 am

Died this day:

1957 – Jean Sibelius, Finnish composer (b. 1865)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/20/12 at 3:50 am

Died this day:

1973 – Jim Croce, American singer and songwriter (b. 1943)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/20/12 at 3:51 am

Died this day:

2010 – Leonard Skinner, American high school gym teacher; namesake of rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd (b. 1933)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/25/12 at 10:36 am

Died this day:

1849 – Johann Strauss, Senior, Austrian composer (b. 1804)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/25/12 at 10:37 am

Died this day:

2003 – George Plimpton, American writer and actor (b. 1927)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/30/12 at 1:52 pm

Died this day:

1955 – James Dean, American actor (b. 1931)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/03/12 at 8:00 am

Died this day:

1896 – William Morris, English writer & poet (b. 1834)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/03/12 at 8:00 am

Died this day:

1931 – Carl Nielsen, Danish composer (b. 1865)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/03/12 at 8:00 am

Died this day:

1953 – Arnold Bax, English composer (b. 1883)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/03/12 at 8:01 am

Died this day:

1967 – Malcolm Sargent, English conductor (b. 1895)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/03/12 at 8:02 am


Died this day:

1931 – Carl Nielsen, Danish composer (b. 1865)

Died this day:

1953 – Arnold Bax, English composer (b. 1883)

Died this day:

1967 – Malcolm Sargent, English conductor (b. 1895)
Not a good day to be involved in classical music?

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/03/12 at 8:02 am

Died this day:

1998 – Roddy McDowall, English actor (b. 1928)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/03/12 at 8:03 am

Died this day:

2002 – Bruce Paltrow, American television and film producer (b. 1943)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/03/12 at 8:03 am


Died this day:

2002 – Bruce Paltrow, American television and film producer (b. 1943)
Gwyneth Paltrow's father

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/03/12 at 8:03 am

Died this day:

2005 – Ronnie Barker, English comic actor (b. 1929)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/03/12 at 8:04 am

Died this day:

2009 – Queen Fatima of Libya (b. 1911)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/03/12 at 8:56 am

Died this day:

2004 – Janet Leigh, American actress (b. 1927)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/04/12 at 2:22 am

Died this day:

2010 – Sir Norman Wisdom, English comedian, singer-songwriter and actor (b. 1915)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/04/12 at 2:22 am

Died this day:

1989 – Graham Chapman, British comedian (b. 1941)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/04/12 at 2:23 am

Died this day:

1989 – Secretariat, American race horse (b. 1970)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/05/12 at 2:32 am

Died this day:

2011 – Steve Jobs, American computer entrepreneur and innovator, co-founder and CEO of Apple Inc. (b. 1955)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/05/12 at 2:32 am

Died this day:

1880 – Jacques Offenbach, German-born composer (b. 1819)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/05/12 at 2:33 am

Died this day:

1986 – Hal B. Wallis, American film producer (b. 1898)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/05/12 at 2:33 am

Died this day:

1992 – Eddie Kendricks, American singer (The Temptations) (b. 1939)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/05/12 at 2:34 am

Died this day:

2003 – Denis Quilley, English actor (b. 1927)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/05/12 at 2:34 am

Died this day:

2004 – Rodney Dangerfield, American comedian (b. 1921)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/08/12 at 11:51 am

Died this day:

1793 – John Hancock, American revolutionary (b. 1737)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/08/12 at 11:51 am

Died this day:

1869 – Franklin Pierce, 14th President of the United States (b. 1804)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/09/12 at 6:02 am

Died this day:

1972 – Miriam Hopkins, American actress (b. 1902)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/09/12 at 6:02 am

Died this day:

1978 – Jacques Brel, Belgian singer and actor (b. 1929)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/09/12 at 6:02 am

Died this day:

1995 – Alec Douglas-Home, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1903)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/09/12 at 6:03 am

Died this day:

2001 – Herbert Ross, American film director and producer (b. 1927)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/10/12 at 11:50 am

Died this day:

1911 – Jack Daniel, American Distiller and the founder of Jack Daniel's Tennessee whiskey distillery (b. 1846 or 1850)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/10/12 at 11:51 am

Died this day:

1983 – Ralph Richardson, English actor (b. 1902)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/10/12 at 11:51 am

Died this day:

1985 – Yul Brynner, Russian-born actor (b. 1920)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/10/12 at 11:51 am

Died this day:

1985 – Orson Welles, American director and actor (b. 1915)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/10/12 at 11:51 am

Died this day:

2004 – Christopher Reeve, American actor (b. 1952)  :\'(  :\'(  :\'(

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: nally on 10/10/12 at 11:52 am


Died this day:

1985 – Yul Brynner, Russian-born actor (b. 1920)

Darn; I suppose I could have used him as the Person of the Day (as ninny was missing-in-action this morning), but instead I used...


Died this day:

2004 – Christopher Reeve, American actor (b. 1952)  :\'(  :\'(  :\'(

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Howard on 10/10/12 at 2:35 pm


Died this day:

2004 – Christopher Reeve, American actor (b. 1952)  :\'(  :\'(  :\'(


8 years already? Wow.  :o :\'(

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/11/12 at 4:14 am

Died this day:

1961 – Chico Marx, American comedian (b. 1887)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/11/12 at 4:15 am

Died this day:

2000 – Donald Dewar, first First Minister of Scotland (b. 1937)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/12/12 at 4:01 am

Died this day:

1845 – Elizabeth Fry, British social reformer and philanthropist (b. 1780)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/12/12 at 4:02 am

Died this day:

1915 – Edith Cavell, English nurse (b. 1865)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/12/12 at 4:02 am

Died this day:

1997 – John Denver, American singer (b. 1943)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/12/12 at 4:03 am

Died this day:

2002 – Ray Conniff, American bandleader and musician (b. 1916)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/13/12 at 4:59 am

1925 – Lenny Bruce, American comedian (d. 1966)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/13/12 at 5:00 am

Died this day:

1905 – Sir Henry Irving, the first British actor to be knighted (b. 1838)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/13/12 at 5:00 am

Died this day:

1945 – Milton S. Hershey, American chocolate tycoon (b. 1857)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/13/12 at 5:00 am

Died this day:

1974 – Ed Sullivan, American television personality (b. 1901)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/13/12 at 5:00 am

Died this day:

2001 – Peter Doyle, Australian pop singer (The New Seekers) (b. 1949)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/13/12 at 5:01 am

Died this day:

2009 – Al Martino, American singer and actor (b. 1927)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/14/12 at 2:26 pm

Died this day:

1066 – Harold Godwinson, King of England (b. 1022)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/14/12 at 2:26 pm

Died this day:

1944 – Erwin Rommel, German field marshal (b. 1891)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/14/12 at 2:26 pm

Died this day:

1959 – Errol Flynn, Australian actor (b. 1909)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/14/12 at 2:27 pm

Died this day:

1976 – Dame Edith Evans, English actress (b. 1888)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/14/12 at 2:27 pm

1986 – Keenan Wynn, American actor (b. 1916)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/14/12 at 2:27 pm

Died this day:

1990 – Leonard Bernstein, American composer and conductor (b. 1918)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/14/12 at 2:27 pm

Died this day:

1998 – Frankie Yankovic, American musician (b. 1916)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/14/12 at 2:28 pm

Died this day:

2010 – Simon MacCorkindale, British actor (b. 1952)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/15/12 at 3:45 am

Died this day:

1917 – Mata Hari, Dutch dancer and spy (b. 1876)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/15/12 at 3:45 am

Died this day:

1946 – Hermann Göring, German Nazi official (b. 1893)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/15/12 at 3:49 am

Died this day:

1964 – Cole Porter, American composer (b. 1891)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/15/12 at 3:49 am

Died this day:

2011 – Betty Driver, British Actress (b. 1920)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/16/12 at 8:57 am

Died this day:

1989 – Cornel Wilde, American actor (b. 1915)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/17/12 at 5:35 am

Died this day:

1849 – Frédéric Chopin, Polish musician and composer (b. 1810)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/17/12 at 5:36 am

Died this day:

1991 – Tennessee Ernie Ford, American singer and television performer (b. 1919)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/17/12 at 5:36 am

Died this day:

1998 – Joan Hickson, British actress (b. 1906)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/17/12 at 5:37 am

Died this day:

2007 – Teresa Brewer, American pop and jazz singer (b. 1931)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/17/12 at 5:37 am

Died this day:

2008 – Levi Stubbs, American baritone singer (Four Tops) (b. 1936)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Howard on 10/17/12 at 6:58 am


Died this day:

2008 – Levi Stubbs, American baritone singer (Four Tops) (b. 1936)


and now you have one remaining Top Abdul Fakir.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/18/12 at 2:18 am

Died this day:

1871 – Charles Babbage, English mathematician and inventor (b. 1791)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/18/12 at 2:18 am

Died this day:

1893 – Charles Gounod, French composer (b. 1818)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/18/12 at 2:18 am

Died this day:

1965 – Henry Travers, British actor (b. 1874)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/18/12 at 2:19 am

Died this day:

1966 – Elizabeth Arden, Canadian businesswoman (b. 1878)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/18/12 at 2:20 am

Died this day:

2005 – Johnny Haynes, English footballer (b. 1934)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/18/12 at 2:20 am

Died this day:

2007 – Alan Coren, English writer and satirist (b. 1938)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/18/12 at 2:20 am

Died this day:

2008 – Dee Dee Warwick, American soul singer (b. 1945)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/18/12 at 2:35 am

Died this day:

2000 – Julie London, American singer and actress (b. 1926)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/19/12 at 3:12 am

Died this day:

1745 – Jonathan Swift, Irish author (b. 1667)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/19/12 at 3:12 am

Died this day:

1897 – George Pullman, American inventor and industrialist (b. 1831)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/19/12 at 3:12 am

Died this day:

1978 – Gig Young, American actor (b. 1913)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/19/12 at 3:13 am

Died this day:

1987 – Jacqueline du Pré, English cellist (b. 1945)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/19/12 at 3:13 am

Died this day:

1995 – Don Cherry, American jazz trumpeter (b. 1936)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/20/12 at 8:00 am

Died this day:

1842 – Grace Darling, English heroine (b. 1815)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/20/12 at 8:00 am

Died this day:

1890 – Sir Richard Francis Burton, British explorer and writer (b. 1821)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/20/12 at 8:01 am

Died this day:

1964 – Herbert Hoover, 31st President of the United States (b. 1874)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/20/12 at 8:01 am

Died this day:

1968 – Bud Flanagan, British wartime entertainer (b. 1896)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/20/12 at 8:01 am

Died this day:

1977 – Members of the American rock group Lynyrd Skynyrd killed in a plane crash:

    Cassie Gaines (b. 1948)
    Steve Gaines (b. 1949)
    Ronnie Van Zant (b. 1948)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/20/12 at 8:02 am

Died this day:

1988 – Sheila Scott, English aviatrix (b. 1922)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/20/12 at 8:02 am

Died this day:

1989 – Anthony Quayle, English actor (b. 1913)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/20/12 at 8:02 am

Died this day:

1994 – Burt Lancaster, American actor (b. 1913)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/20/12 at 8:03 am

Died this day:

2003 – Jack Elam, American actor (b. 1918)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/21/12 at 2:20 pm

Died this day:

1805 – Horatio Nelson, Royal Navy admiral (b. 1758)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/21/12 at 2:21 pm

Died this day:

1984 – François Truffaut, French film director (b. 1932)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/21/12 at 2:21 pm

Died today:

2012 – George McGovern, American politician, historian and author (b. 1922)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/22/12 at 4:07 am

Happy Birthday!

1917 – Joan Fontaine, American actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/22/12 at 4:09 am

Died today:

1751 – William IV, Prince of Orange (b. 1711)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/22/12 at 4:09 am

Died today:

1906 – Paul Cézanne, French painter (b. 1839)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/22/12 at 4:09 am

Died today:

1934 – Pretty Boy Floyd, American gangster (b. 1904)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/22/12 at 4:14 am

Died today:

1969 – Tommy Edwards, American singer (b. 1922)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/22/12 at 4:14 am

Died today:

1989 – Ewan MacColl, English folk singer, songwriter, socialist, actor, poet, playwright, and record producer (b. 1915)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/22/12 at 4:14 am

Died today:

1992 – Cleavon Little, American actor (b. 1939)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/22/12 at 4:15 am

Died today:

1995 – Sir Kingsley Amis, English writer (b. 1922)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/22/12 at 4:15 am

Died today:

1998 – Eric Ambler, English novelist (b. 1909)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/23/12 at 4:15 am

Died today:

1915 – W. G. Grace, English cricketer (b. 1848)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/23/12 at 4:16 am

Died today:

1921 – John Boyd Dunlop, Scottish inventor (b. 1840)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/23/12 at 4:24 am

Died today:

1950 – Al Jolson, American singer and actor (b. 1886)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/23/12 at 4:25 am

Died today:

1957 – Christian Dior, French fashion designer (b. 1905)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/23/12 at 4:25 am

Died today:

1984 – Oskar Werner, Austrian actor (b. 1922)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/23/12 at 4:25 am

Died today:

2004 – Bill Nicholson, English Footballer (b.1919)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/24/12 at 6:23 am

Died today:

1537 – Jane Seymour, consort of Henry VIII of England (b. 1508)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/24/12 at 6:24 am

Died today:

1922 – George Cadbury, British chocolate and cocoa manufacturer (b. 1839)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/24/12 at 6:25 am

Died today:

1972 – Jackie Robinson, American baseball player (b. 1919)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/24/12 at 6:25 am

Died today:

1991 – Gene Roddenberry, American television producer (b. 1921)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/24/12 at 6:26 am

Died today:

2005 – Rosa Parks, American civil rights activist (b. 1913)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/25/12 at 2:29 am

Died today:

1154 – King Stephen of England (b. 1096)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/25/12 at 2:30 am

Died today:

1400 – Geoffrey Chaucer, English poet

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/25/12 at 2:30 am

1415 – Killed in the Battle of Agincourt:

    Charles d'Albret, Count of Dreux and Constable of France
    John I of Alençon (b. 1385)
    Antoine, Duke of Brabant (b. 1384)
    Frederick of Lorraine (b. 1371)
    Philip II, Count of Nevers (b. 1389)
    Michael de la Pole, 3rd Earl of Suffolk (b. 1394)
    Edward of Norwich, 2nd Duke of York (b. 1373)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/25/12 at 2:45 am

Died today:

1760 – George II of Great Britain (b. 1683)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/25/12 at 2:45 am

Died today:

1992 – Roger Miller, American musician and composer (b. 1936)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/25/12 at 2:46 am

Died today:

1993 – Vincent Price, American actor (b. 1911)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/25/12 at 2:46 am

Died today:

1995 – Bobby Riggs, American tennis player (b. 1918)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/25/12 at 2:46 am

Died today:

2002 – Richard Harris, Irish actor (b. 1930)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/25/12 at 2:47 am

Died today:

2004 – John Peel, British disc jockey (b. 1939)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/26/12 at 4:09 am

Died today:

899 – Alfred the Great, king of Wessex (b. 849)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/26/12 at 4:09 am

Died today:

1764 – William Hogarth, British painter (b. 1697)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/26/12 at 4:10 am

Died today:

1944 – Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom, daughter of Queen Victoria (b. 1857)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/26/12 at 4:10 am

Died today:

1952 – Hattie McDaniel, American singer and actress (b. 1895)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/26/12 at 4:11 am

Died today:

1966 – Alma Cogan, English singer (b. 1932)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/26/12 at 4:11 am

Died today:

1972 – Igor Sikorsky, Kiev, Russian Empire (currently Ukraine) born inventor (b. 1889)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/26/12 at 4:12 am

Died today:

1999 – Hoyt Axton, American actor and country music singer-songwriter (b. 1938)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/27/12 at 9:33 am

Died today:

1977 – James M. Cain, American novelist (b. 1892)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/27/12 at 9:35 am

Died today:

1996 – Morey Amsterdam, American actor (b. 1908)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/28/12 at 8:30 am

Died today:

1998 – Ted Hughes, British poet (b. 1930)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/28/12 at 8:31 am

Died today:

2010 – James MacArthur, American actor (b. 1937)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/29/12 at 4:56 am

Died today:

1618 – Sir Walter Raleigh, English explorer (b. 1554)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/29/12 at 4:56 am

Died today:

1987 – Woody Herman, American musician (b. 1913)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/02/12 at 3:12 pm

Died today:

1887 – Jenny Lind, Swedish soprano (b. 1820)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/02/12 at 3:12 pm

Died today:

1950 – George Bernard Shaw, Irish writer, Nobel laureate (b. 1856)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/02/12 at 3:13 pm

Died today:

1961 – James Thurber, American humorist (b. 1894)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/02/12 at 3:13 pm

Died today:

1975 – Pier Paolo Pasolini, Italian film director (b. 1922)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/02/12 at 3:13 pm

Died today:

1992 – Hal Roach, American director and producer (b. 1892)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/02/12 at 3:14 pm

Died today:

1996 – Eva Cassidy, American singer (b. 1963)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/05/12 at 6:46 am

Died today:

1942 – George M. Cohan, American musician, actor, writer, and composer (b. 1878)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/05/12 at 6:46 am

Died today:

1956 – Art Tatum, American musician (b. 1909)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/05/12 at 6:46 am

Died today:

1960 – Ward Bond, American actor (b. 1903)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/05/12 at 6:47 am

Died today:

1960 – Johnny Horton, American country music singer (b. 1925)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/05/12 at 6:47 am

Died today:

1960 – Mack Sennett, Canadian producer and director (b. 1880)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/05/12 at 6:47 am

Died today:

1964 – Buddy Cole, American jazz pianist and orchestra leader (b. 1916)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/05/12 at 6:47 am

Died today:

1987 – Eamonn Andrews, Irish television presenter (b. 1922)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/05/12 at 6:47 am

Died today:

1991 – Fred MacMurray, American actor (b. 1908)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/05/12 at 6:48 am

Drowned today:

1991 – Robert Maxwell, Slovakian-born media entrepreneur (b. 1923)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/05/12 at 6:48 am

Died today:

2001 – Roy Boulting, English film director and producer (b. 1913)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/05/12 at 6:48 am

Died today:

2005 – John Fowles, English writer (b. 1926)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/05/12 at 6:49 am

Died today:

2010 – Jill Clayburgh, American actress (b. 1944)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/06/12 at 3:43 am

Died today:

1893 – Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian composer (b. 1840)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/06/12 at 3:44 am

Died today:

2001 – Anthony Shaffer, English dramatist (b. 1926)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/08/12 at 10:02 am

Died today:

1605 – Robert Catesby, English conspirator (b. 1573)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/08/12 at 10:02 am

Died today:

1887 – Doc Holliday, American gambler and gunfighter (b. 1851)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/10/12 at 10:45 am

Died today:

2007 – Norman Mailer, American author (b. 1923)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/10/12 at 10:45 am

Died today:

2006 – Jack Palance, American actor (b. 1919)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/12/12 at 3:13 am

Died today:

1981 – William Holden, American actor (b. 1918)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/12/12 at 3:13 am

Died today:

2007 – Ira Levin, American novelist (b. 1929)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/12/12 at 3:13 am

Died today:

2008 – Mitch Mitchell, English drummer (The Jimi Hendrix Experience) (b. 1947)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/13/12 at 9:52 am

Died today:

2004 – Ol' Dirty Bastard, American rapper (Wu-Tang Clan) (b. 1968)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: danootaandme on 11/13/12 at 10:20 am

Died Today:

1974 - Karen Silkwood (d. 1946) killed in a car crash under suspicious circumstances

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/14/12 at 6:44 am

Died Today:

1687 – Nell Gwynne, English mistress of Charles II of England (b. 1650)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/14/12 at 6:44 am

Died Today:

1915 – Booker T. Washington, American educator and activist (b. 1856)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/15/12 at 4:41 am

Died Today:

1954 – Lionel Barrymore, American actor (b. 1878)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/15/12 at 4:41 am

Died Today:

1958 – Tyrone Power, American actor (b. 1914)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/16/12 at 5:04 am

Died Today:

2008 – Reg Varney, British actor (b. 1916)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/16/12 at 5:05 am

Died Today:

2009 – Edward Woodward, British actor (b. 1930)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/23/12 at 5:46 am

Died Today:

1585 – Thomas Tallis, English composer (b. 1505)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/23/12 at 5:46 am

Died Today:

1804 – Richard Graves, British writer (b. 1715)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/23/12 at 5:47 am

Died Today:

2001 – Mary Whitheouse, British social activist (b. 1910)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/25/12 at 5:31 am

Died Today:

1965 – Dame Myra Hess, British pianist (b. 1890)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/25/12 at 5:31 am

Died Today:

1973 – Laurence Harvey, Lithuanian-born British actor (b. 1928)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/25/12 at 5:32 am

Died Today:

1998 – Flip Wilson, American actor and comedian (b. 1933)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/25/12 at 5:32 am

Died Today:

2002 – Karel Reisz, Czech theater director (b. 1926)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/25/12 at 5:32 am

Died Today:

2005 – George Best, Northern Irish footballer (b. 1946)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/25/12 at 5:33 am

Died Today:

2010 – Bernard Matthews, British poultry industry figure (b. 1930)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/26/12 at 8:20 am

Died Today:

1996 – Michael Bentine, British comedian (b. 1922)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/29/12 at 6:34 am

Died Today:

1530 – Thomas Wolsey, English religious figure (b. c. 1470)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/29/12 at 6:35 am

Died Today:

1924 – Giacomo Puccini, Italian composer (b. 1858)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/29/12 at 6:35 am

Died Today:

1975 – Graham Hill, English race car driver (b. 1929)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/29/12 at 6:35 am

Died Today:

1981 – Natalie Wood, American actress (b. 1938)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/29/12 at 6:36 am

Died Today:

1986 – Cary Grant, British-born American actor (b. 1904)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/29/12 at 6:36 am

Died Today:

1987 – Irene Handl, English actress (b. 1901)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/29/12 at 6:36 am

Died Today:

1991 – Ralph Bellamy, American actor (b. 1904)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/29/12 at 6:36 am

Died Today:

2001 – George Harrison, English musician, actor, songwriter. (The Beatles) (b. 1943)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/29/12 at 6:37 am


Died Today:

2001 – George Harrison, English musician, actor, songwriter. (The Beatles) (b. 1943)
:\'( :\'( :\'(

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/12 at 8:04 am

Died Today:

1900 – Oscar Wilde, Irish writer (b. 1854)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/12 at 8:04 am

Died Today:

1977 – Terence Rattigan, British writer and playwright (b. 1911)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/12 at 8:04 am

Died Today:

1979 – Zeppo Marx, American actor and comedian (b. 1901)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/12 at 8:05 am

Died Today:

1996 – Tiny Tim, American entertainer (b. 1932)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/12 at 8:05 am

Died Today:

2007 – Evel Knievel, American motorcycle daredevil (b. 1938)

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Written By: danootaandme on 12/08/12 at 5:30 am

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85Smw33PKJA

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/13/12 at 10:41 pm

Died Today:

1799 – George Washington, First President of the United States (b. 1732)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/13/12 at 10:43 pm

Died Today:

1943 – John Harvey Kellogg, American surgeon and breakfast food manufacturer (b. 1852)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/13/12 at 10:44 pm

Died Today:

1993 – Myrna Loy, American actress (b. 1905)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/13/12 at 10:44 pm

Died Today:

1997 – Stubby Kaye, American actor (b. 1918)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/14/12 at 5:30 pm

Died Today:

1943 – Fats Waller, American musician (b. 1904)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/14/12 at 5:30 pm

Died Today:

1944 – Glenn Miller, American musician (presumed date of death) (b. 1904)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/14/12 at 5:31 pm

Died this day:

2010 – Blake Edwards, American film director (b. 1922)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/16/12 at 8:48 pm

Died this day:

1830 – Simón Bolívar, Venezuelan military leader (b. 1783)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/16/12 at 8:49 pm

Died this day:

2009 – Jennifer Jones, American actress (b. 1919)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/16/12 at 8:50 pm

Died this day:

2009 – Dan O'Bannon, American screenwriter and actor (b. 1943)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/16/12 at 8:50 pm

Died this day:

2010 – Captain Beefheart, American musician (b. 1941)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/17/12 at 7:15 pm

Died this day:

1993 – Sam Wanamaker, American actor (b. 1919)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/18/12 at 8:58 pm

Died this day:

1986 – V. C. Andrews, American author (b. 1923)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/23/12 at 9:12 pm

Died this day:

1524 – Vasco da Gama, Portuguese explorer (b. c.1469)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/06/13 at 4:49 am

Died this day:

1949 – Victor Fleming, American director (b. 1883)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/06/13 at 4:50 am

Died this day:

1993 – Dizzy Gillespie, acclaimed jazz trumpet player (b. 1917)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/06/13 at 4:50 am

Died this day:

2012 – Bob Holness, English radio and television presenter (b. 1928)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/06/13 at 8:27 pm

Died this day:

2007 – Magnús Magnússon, Icelandic-born television presenter (b. 1929)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/07/13 at 9:00 pm

Died this day:

1825 – Eli Whitney, American inventor (b. 1765)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/07/13 at 9:03 pm

Died this day:

1941 – Lieutenant-General Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell, British soldier, author, and founder of the Scout movement (b. 1857)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/08/13 at 6:31 pm

Died this day:

1995 – Peter Cook, British actor and comedian (b. 1937)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/02/13 at 7:28 pm

February 3rd 1959 – The Day the Music Died

    Buddy Holly, American singer (b. 1936)
    Roger Peterson, pilot (b. 1937)
    Ritchie Valens, American singer (b. 1941)
    J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson, American singer (b. 1930)

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Written By: Howard on 02/02/13 at 7:44 pm


February 3rd 1959 – The Day the Music Died

    Buddy Holly, American singer (b. 1936)
    Roger Peterson, pilot (b. 1937)
    Ritchie Valens, American singer (b. 1941)
    J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson, American singer (b. 1930)



so sad.  :(

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/03/13 at 4:59 pm

Died this day February 4th:

1983 – Karen Carpenter, American singer and drummer (The Carpenters) (b. 1950)
1987 – Liberace, American musician (b. 1919)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/05/13 at 6:28 pm

Died this day February 6th:

1993 – Arthur Ashe, American tennis player (b. 1943)
1994 – Joseph Cotten, American actor (b. 1905)
1998 – Falco, Austrian singer (b. 1957)
1998 – Carl Wilson, American musician (The Beach Boys) (b. 1946)
2007 – Frankie Laine, American singer (b. 1913)
2011 – Gary Moore, Irish musician (Skid Row and Thin Lizzy) (b. 1952)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/07/13 at 9:04 pm

February 8th 1587 – Mary, Queen of Scots, is executed on suspicion of having been involved in the Babington Plot to murder her cousin, Queen Elizabeth I.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/07/13 at 9:06 pm

Died this day February 8th:

1960 – Giles Gilbert Scott, British architect (b. 1880)
1990 – Del Shannon, American singer-songwriter (b. 1934)
1998 – Enoch Powell, British politician (b. 1912)
1999 – Iris Murdoch, Irish author (b. 1919)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/12/13 at 1:36 am

Died this day February 12th:

1554 – Lady Jane Grey, claimant to the English throne (b. 1537)
1929 – Lillie Langtry, British singer and actress (b. 1853)
2012 – David Kelly, Irish actor (b. 1929)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/13 at 3:07 am

Died this day February 13th:

1542 – Catherine Howard, fifth wife of Henry VIII of England (executed) (b.c. 1521)
1542 – Jane Boleyn, Dowager Viscountess of Rochford, lady-in-waiting of the above (b.c. 1505)
1883 – Richard Wagner, German composer (b. 1813)
2002 – Waylon Jennings, American musician (b. 1937)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/13 at 10:45 pm

Died this day February 13th:

270 – St. Valentine marking Valentine's Day
1808 – John Dickinson, American lawyer and Governor of Delaware and Pennsylvania (b. 1732)
1831 – Henry Maudslay, English inventor (b. 1771)
1870 – St. John Richardson Liddell, American Civil War Confederate General (b. 1815)
1884 – Alice Hathaway Lee Roosevelt, Wife of U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt.
1975 – Julian Huxley, British biologist (b. 1887)
1975 – P. G. Wodehouse, English writer (b. 1881)
2010 – Dick Francis, British jockey-turned-novelist (b. 1920)
2011 – Sir George Shearing, Anglo-American jazz pianist (b. 1919)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/14/13 at 7:02 pm

Died this day February 15th:

1905 – Lew Wallace, American general and novelist (b. 1827)
1928 – H. H. Asquith, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1852)
1965 – Nat King Cole, American singer and musician (b. 1919)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/21/13 at 11:31 pm

Died this day February 22nd:

1890 – John Jacob Astor III, American businessman (b. 1822)
1897 – Charles Blondin, French tightrope walker and acrobat (b. 1824)
1976 – Florence Ballard, American singer (The Supremes) (b. 1943)
1987 – Andy Warhol, American artist, director, and writer (b. 1928)
2012 – Frank Carson, British Northern Irish comedian (b. 1926)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/22/13 at 7:33 pm

Died this day February 23rd:

1792 – Joshua Reynolds, English painter (b. 1723)
1821 – John Keats, English poet (b. 1795)
1848 – John Quincy Adams, 6th President of the United States (b. 1767)
1934 – Edward Elgar, English composer (b. 1857)
1965 – Stan Laurel, British actor and comedian (b. 1890)
1976 – L. S. Lowry, English artist (b. 1887)
2000 – Stanley Matthews, English footballer (b. 1915)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/24/13 at 9:50 pm

Died this day February 25th:

1723 – Sir Christopher Wren, English architect (b. 1632)
1983 – Tennessee Williams, American playwright (b. 1911)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/25/13 at 7:47 pm

Died this day February 26th:

1903 – Richard Jordan Gatling, American inventor (b. 1818)
1950 – Sir Harry Lauder, Scottish entertainer (b. 1870)
2009 – Wendy Richard, English actress (b. 1943)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/05/13 at 12:13 am

Died this day March 5th:

1778 – Thomas Arne, English composer (b. 1710)
1953 – Sergei Prokofiev, Russian composer, (b. 1891)
1953 – Joseph Stalin, Georgian leader of the Soviet Union (b. 1878)
1963 – Patsy Cline, American singer (b. 1932)
1995 – Vivian Stanshall, English musician (Bonzo Dog Band) (b. 1943)

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Written By: Howard on 03/05/13 at 7:25 am

31 years ago Jim Belushi died of a drug overdose. :(
Andy Gibb was born
Teena Marie was born

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Written By: nally on 03/05/13 at 3:09 pm



Andy Gibb was born
Teena Marie was born

Both of whom are now deceased. :\'( :\'(

If they were alive, they'd be 55 and 57, respectively.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/06/13 at 4:50 am

March 6th 1836 – Notable figures at the Battle of the Alamo:

    James Butler Bonham, American lawyer and soldier (b. 1807)
    James "Jim" Bowie, American pioneer and soldier (b. 1796)
    Davy Crockett, American frontiersman (b. 1786)
    William Barret Travis, American lawyer and soldier (b. 1809)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/06/13 at 4:52 am

March 6th:

1754 – Henry Pelham, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1694)
1842 – Constanze Mozart, former widow of W.A. Mozart (b. 1763)
1888 – Louisa May Alcott, American novelist (b. 1832)
1932 – John Philip Sousa, American conductor, and composer (b. 1854)
1967 – Nelson Eddy, American singer and actor (b. 1901)
1973 – Pearl S. Buck, American writer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1892)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/07/13 at 7:53 am

March 7th 1999 – Stanley Kubrick, American film director (b. 1928)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/08/13 at 5:09 am

Died this day March 8th:

1869 – Hector Berlioz, French composer (b. 1803)
1874 – Millard Fillmore, 13th President of the United States (b. 1800)
1930 – William Howard Taft, 27th President of the United States (b. 1857)
1961 – Thomas Beecham, English conductor (b. 1879)
1971 – Harold Lloyd, American actor (b. 1893)
1993 – Billy Eckstine, American singer (b. 1914)
1999 – Joe DiMaggio, American baseball player (b. 1914)
2007 – John Inman, English actor (b. 1935)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/11/13 at 4:59 am

Died this day March 11th:

2006 – Bernie "Boom Boom" Geoffrion, Canadian hockey player (b. 1931)
2007 – Betty Hutton, American actress and singer (b. 1921)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/12/13 at 3:42 am

Died this day March 12th:

417 – Pope Innocent I
604 – Pope Gregory I
1984 – Arnold Ridley, English playwright and actor (b. 1896)
1998 – Judge Dread, English musician (b. 1945)
2001 – Robert Ludlum, American author (b. 1927)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/12/13 at 3:42 am


Died this day March 12th:

417 – Pope Innocent I
604 – Pope Gregory I

Two popes died on the same date, but in different years?

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/13 at 4:17 am

Died this day March 13th:

1619 – Richard Burbage, English actor (b. 1567)
2006 – Robert C. Baker, Inventor of the chicken nugget (b. 1921)
2006 – Jimmy Johnstone, Scottish footballer (b. 1944)
2006 – Maureen Stapleton, American actress (b. 1925)
2009 – Betsy Blair, American actress (b. 1923)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/14/13 at 4:59 am

Died this day March 14th:

1932 – George Eastman, American inventor, and founder of Eastman Kodak (b. 1854)
1933 – Balto, Siberian Husky noted for his role in the 1925 serum run to Nome (b. 1919)
1975 – Susan Hayward, American actress (b. 1917)
1976 – Busby Berkeley, American choreographer and director (b. 1895)
2007 – Gareth Hunt, English actor (b. 1943)
2010 – Peter Graves, American actor (b. 1926)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/15/13 at 2:51 am

Died this day March 15th 44 BC – Julius Caesar, Roman general and statesman (b. 100 BC)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/15/13 at 4:03 am

Died this day March 15th:

1670 – John Davenport, Connecticut pioneer (b. 1597)
1891 – Sir Joseph Bazalgette, English civil engineer (b. 1819)
1937 – H. P. Lovecraft, American writer (b. 1890)
1975 – Aristotle Onassis, Greek shipping magnate (b. 1900)
1981 – René Clair, French film director (b. 1898)
1983 – Rebecca West, English writer (b. 1892)
2003 – Dame Thora Hird, British actress (b. 1911)
2007 – Stuart Rosenberg, American film and television director (b. 1927)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/18/13 at 2:46 pm

Died this day March 18th:

1745 – Sir Robert Walpole, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1676)
1978 – Peggy Wood, American actress (b. 1892)
2007 – Bob Woolmer, South African cricketer (b. 1948)
2009 – Natasha Richardson, English actress (b. 1963)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/13 at 11:50 am

Died this day March 19th:


1930 – Arthur Balfour, British politician and statesman, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1848)
1950 – Edgar Rice Burroughs, American author (b. 1875)
1979 – Richard Beckinsale, English actor (b. 1947)
2005 – John DeLorean, American automobile engineer (b. 1925)
2008 – Sir Arthur C. Clarke, English author and inventor (b. 1917)
2008 – Paul Scofield, English actor (b. 1922)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/13 at 5:15 am

Died this day March 20th:


1413 – King Henry IV of England (b. 1367)
1726 – Sir Isaac Newton, English physicist, mathematician, astronomer, natural philosopher, alchemist and theologian (b. 1642)
1934 – Queen Emma of the Netherlands (b. 1858)
2010 – Harry Carpenter, English television sports commentator (b. 1925)
2011 – Johnny Pearson, British Composer (b. 1925)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/21/13 at 6:29 am

Died this day March 21st:

1556 – Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury (burned at the stake) (b. 1489)
1617 – Pocahontas, Algonquian princess (b. c.1595)
1985 – Sir Michael Redgrave, English actor (b. 1908)
1994 – Macdonald Carey, American actor (b. 1913)
1999 – Ernie Wise, British comedian (b. 1925)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/22/13 at 10:38 am

Died this day March 22nd:

1994 – Dan Hartman, American singer, songwriter, and record producer (b. 1950)
1996 – Don Murray, American drummer (The Turtles) (b. 1945)
2003 – Terry Lloyd, English reporter (b. 1952)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/23/13 at 10:15 am

Died this day March 23rd:

1994 – Donald Swann, British composer, musician and entertainer (Flanders and Swann) (b. 1923)
2011 – Elizabeth Taylor, English-American actress (b. 1932)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/26/13 at 9:52 am

Died this day

March 26th 1827 – Ludwig van Beethoven, German composer (b. 1770)

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Written By: wsmith4 on 03/26/13 at 10:47 am

RIP AnGus Lee :(

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/08/13 at 6:02 am

Died this day April 8th:

1973 – Pablo Picasso, Spanish artist and sculptor (b. 1881)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/09/13 at 7:23 am

Died this day April 9th:

1626 – Sir Francis Bacon, English statesman (b. 1561)
1959 – Frank Lloyd Wright, American architect (b. 1867)
1961 – King Zog I of Albania (b. 1895)
2011 – Sidney Lumet, American director (b. 1924)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/15/13 at 4:20 am

Died this day April 15th 1912 – Victims of the RMS Titanic disaster

    Edward Smith, English navy officer and captain of the RMS Titanic (b. 1850)
    Henry Tingle Wilde, English chief officer (b. 1872)
    William McMaster Murdoch, Scottish sailor and first officer (b. 1873)
    Wallace Hartley, English violinist (b. 1878)
    James Paul Moody, English sixth officer (b. 1887)
    Jack Phillips, British wireless telegraphist (b. 1887)
    John Jacob Astor IV, American businessman, real estate builder, investor, inventor and writer (b. 1864)
    Thomas Andrews, Irish businessman and shipbuilder (b. 1873)
    Jacques Futrelle, American journalist and mystery writer (b. 1875)
    John Thayer, American cricket player (b. 1862)
    William T. Stead English author and journalist (b. 1849)
    Isidor Straus co-owner of Macy's department store and former Congressman from New York (b. 1845) and his wife Ida (b. 1849)
    Benjamin Guggenheim American businessman (b. 1865)

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Written By: c_keenan2001@hotmail.com on 04/17/13 at 10:30 am

April 17

Victoria Beckham The Spice Girls 39
Liz Phair Singer 46
Hary Rasoner Journaist 60 Minutes 90
Anne Shirley UK Actress (The Devil and Daniel Webster, Stella Webster) 95

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Written By: c_keenan2001@hotmail.com on 04/22/13 at 10:00 pm

Born on April 20th

Miranda Kerr Victoria's Secret Model 30
George Takei American Actor Mr Sulu Star Trek 76
Shemar Moore Actor on CSI Miami 43
Carly Rose Sonenclar Contestant on X-Factor USA 14
Joey Lawerence Actor Gimmie A Break, Blossom 37

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/29/13 at 9:06 am

Died this day April 29th:

1980 – Alfred Hitchcock, English director (b. 1899)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/02/13 at 3:53 am

Died this day May 2nd:

1519 – Leonardo da Vinci, Italian inventor and painter (b. 1452)
1964 – Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor, American-English politician (first woman to take her seat in the British House of Commons) (b. 1879)
1972 – J. Edgar Hoover, American 1st director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (b. 1895)
1999 – Oliver Reed, English actor (b. 1938)
2001 – Ted Rogers, English comedian (b. 1935)
2011 – Osama bin Laden, Saudi Arabian terrorist, founder and leader of al-Qaeda (b. 1957)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/03/13 at 4:25 am

Happy Birthday

1934 – Frankie Valli, American singer (The Four Seasons and The Wonder Who?)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/03/13 at 4:45 am

Happy Birthday

1919 – Pete Seeger, American singer-songwriter, musician, and activist (The Weavers and Almanac Singers)

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Written By: Howard on 05/03/13 at 6:46 am


Happy Birthday

1934 – Frankie Valli, American singer (The Four Seasons and The Wonder Who?)


Happy Birthday Frankie Valli.  :)

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Written By: c_keenan2001@hotmail.com on 05/07/13 at 8:30 am

Happy Birthday to James Mitchum, Robert Mitchum's son, born on this day in 1941

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/08/13 at 5:27 am

Died this day May 8th:

1873 – John Stuart Mill, English philosopher (b. 1806)
1985 – Karl Marx, German composer (b. 1897)
1987 – Doris Stokes, English psychic medium (b. 1920)
1988 – Robert A. Heinlein, American writer (b. 1907)
1994 – George Peppard, American actor (b. 1928)
1999 – Dirk Bogarde, English actor (b. 1921)
2006 – Iain Macmillan, English photographer (b. 1938)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/08/13 at 5:30 am

Born on May 8th:

1916 – João Havelange, Brazilian industrialist
1925 – Ali Hassan Mwinyi, Tanzanian politician, 2nd President of Tanzania
1926 – David Attenborough, English broadcaster and naturalist
1926 – Don Rickles, American comedian
1935 – Jack Charlton, English footballer
1951 – Philip Bailey, American singer-songwriter, musician, and actor (Earth, Wind & Fire)
1953 – Billy Burnette, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (Fleetwood Mac)
1953 – Alex Van Halen, Dutch-American drummer (Van Halen)
1963 – Terry Christian, English broadcaster
1975 – Enrique Iglesias, Spanish singer-songwriter, producer, and actor

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/11/13 at 5:02 am

Died this day May 11th:

1778 – William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham, English statesman, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1708)
1779 – John Hart, American delegate and a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence (b. 1711)
1812 – Spencer Perceval, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1762)
1960 – John D. Rockefeller, Jr., American philanthropist (b. 1874)
1981 – Bob Marley, Jamaican singer-songwriter and musician (Bob Marley & The Wailers) (b. 1945)
2001 – Douglas Adams, English author (b. 1952)
2003 – Noel Redding, English bassist (The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Road, Fat Mattress, and The Noel Redding Band) (b. 1945)
2006 – Floyd Patterson, American boxer (b. 1935)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/13/13 at 4:47 am

Born this day May 13th;

1928 – Enrique Bolaños, Nicaraguan politician
1928 – Édouard Molinaro, French actor, director, and screenwriter
1937 – Trevor Baylis, English stunt man and inventor, invented the wind-up radio
1939 – Harvey Keitel, American actor
1941 – Joe Brown, English singer and musician
1949 – Zoë Wanamaker, English-American actress
1950 – Stevie Wonder, American singer-songwriter, musician, producer, and activist
1951 – James Whale, English radio and television host
1954 – Johnny Logan, Irish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and composer
1956 – Richard Madeley, English television presenter and columnist
1961 – Dennis Rodman, American basketball player and actor
1966 – Alison Goldfrapp, English singer-songwriter, musician, and producer (Goldfrapp)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/13/13 at 4:57 am

Died this day May 13th:

1835 – John Nash, English architect (b. 1752)
1884 – Cyrus McCormick, American inventor, founded International Harvester Company (b. 1809)
1961 – Gary Cooper, American actor (b. 1901)
1977 – Mickey Spillane, Irish-American gangster (b. 1934)
1988 – Chet Baker, American singer and musician (b. 1929)
2012 – Donald "Duck" Dunn, American bass player, songwriter, producer, and actor (Booker T. & the M.G.'s, The Blues Brothers, and The Mar-Keys) (b. 1941)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/13 at 9:23 am

Born this day May 14th:

1923 – Adnan Pachachi, Iraqi politician
1923 – Mrinal Sen, Indian director
1933 – Siân Phillips, Welsh actress
1936 – Charlie Gracie, American singer and musician
1940 – Troy Shondell, American singer-songwriter
1943 – Jack Bruce, Scottish singer-songwriter and musician (Cream, Blues Incorporated, The Graham Bond Organisation, and West, Bruce and Laing)
1944 – George Lucas, American director
1951 – Robert Zemeckis, American director
1952 – David Byrne, Scottish-American singer-songwriter, musician, producer, and actor (Talking Heads)
1961 – Tim Roth, English actor and director
1973 – Natalie Appleton, Canadian singer and actress (All Saints and Appleton)
1984 – Mark Zuckerberg, American computer programmer and internet entrepreneur, co-founder of Facebook
1984 – Olly Murs, English singer-songwriter and musician

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/13 at 9:35 am

Died this day May 14th:

1925 – H. Rider Haggard, English author (b. 1856)
1936 – Edmund Henry Hynman Allenby, English general (b. 1861)
1998 – Frank Sinatra, American singer and actor (b. 1915)
2003 – Wendy Hiller, English actress (b. 1912)
2003 – Robert Stack, American actor (b. 1919)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: c_keenan2001@hotmail.com on 05/14/13 at 11:53 am

Happy birthday to Danny Wood, Singer: New Kids On The Block, who was born on this day in 1969.  :)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/20/13 at 5:18 am

Born this day May 20th:

1916 – Owen Chadwick, British historian
1920 – John Cruickshank, Scottish lieutenant, recipient of the Victoria Cross
1936 – Anthony Zerbe, American actor
1944 – Joe Cocker, English singer-songwriter, musician, and actor (The Grease Band)
1946 – Cher, American singer, actress, producer, and director (Sonny & Cher)
1947 – Greg Dyke, English journalist and broadcaster
1957 – Yoshihiko Noda, Japanese politician, Prime Minister of Japan
1958 – Ron Reagan, American radio host, son of Ronald Reagan
1958 – Jane Wiedlin, American singer-songwriter, musician, and actress (The Go-Go's and Frosted)
1972 – Busta Rhymes, American rapper, producer, and actor (The Conglomerate and Leaders of the New School)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/20/13 at 5:19 am

Died this day May 20th:

1506 – Christopher Columbus, Italian explorer, discovered the Americas (b. 1451)
1996 – Jon Pertwee, English actor (b. 1919)
2012 – Robin Gibb, English singer-songwriter and musician (Bee Gees) (b. 1949)  :\'(

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Written By: Howard on 05/20/13 at 6:27 am

012 – Robin Gibb, English singer-songwriter and musician (Bee Gees) (b. 1949)

and now one last Bee Gee remains.  :\'(

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/20/13 at 6:33 am


and now one last Bee Gee remains.  :\'(
I believe that Barry Gibb is doing a few concerts soon.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/22/13 at 9:24 am

Born this day May 22nd:

1924 – Charles Aznavour, Armenian-French singer-songwriter, actor, and activist
1938 – Richard Benjamin, American actor
1946 – Howard Kendall, English footballer and manager
1950 – Bernie Taupin, English singer-songwriter and poet
1950 – Bill Whelan, Irish musician, producer, and composer (Planxty)
1959 – Morrissey, English singer-songwriter and pianist (The Smiths, The Nosebleeds, and Slaughter & The Dogs)
1978 – Katie Price, English model, businesswoman, and author

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/22/13 at 9:25 am

Died this day May 22nd:

1885 – Victor Hugo, French author (b. 1802)
1972 – Cecil Day-Lewis, Irish poet and writer (b. 1904)
1990 – Rocky Graziano, American boxer (b. 1922)
1991 – Stan Mortensen, English footballer (b. 1921)
2011 – Joseph Brooks, American composer, screenwriter, director, and producer (b. 1938)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/23/13 at 5:05 am

Born this day May 23rd:

1924 – Karlheinz Deschner, German researcher and writer
1925 – Mac Wiseman, American singer-songwriter and musician (Foggy Mountain Boys)
1928 – Nigel Davenport, English actor
1933 – Joan Collins, English actress
1933 – Ove Fundin, Swedish Motorcycle Speedway rider Five times world champion
1950 – Martin McGuinness, Irish politician
1954 – Marvin Hagler, American boxer
1958 – Drew Carey, American actor and comedian
1959 – Bob Mortimer, English comedian
1966 – Graeme Hick, English cricketer

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/23/13 at 5:10 am

Died this day May 23rd:

1125 – Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1081)
1701 – William Kidd, Scottish pirate (b. 1645)
1868 – Kit Carson, American frontiersman and Indian fighter (b. 1809)
1934 – Clyde Barrow, American outlaw (b. 1909)
1934 – Bonnie Parker, American outlaw (b. 1910)
1937 – John D. Rockefeller, American industrialist and philanthropist (b. 1839)
1945 – Heinrich Himmler, German Nazi commander (b. 1900)
1991 – Wilhelm Kempff, German pianist and composer (b. 1895)
2002 – Sam Snead, American golfer (b. 1912)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/28/13 at 5:16 am

Born this day May 28th:

1922 – Lou Duva, American boxing trainer
1922 – Roger Fisher, American educator and author
1922 – Tuomas Gerdt, Finnish soldier, last living Knight of the Mannerheim Cross
1931 – Carroll Baker, American actress
1935 – Anne Reid, English actress
1938 – Prince Buster, Jamaican singer-songwriter, musician, and producer
1944 – Gladys Knight, American singer-songwriter and actress (Gladys Knight & the Pips)
1944 – Faith Brown, English actress
1945 – Patch Adams, American physician, activist, diplomat, and author, founded the Gesundheit! Institute
1945 – John Fogerty, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Creedence Clearwater Revival and The Golliwogs)
1947 – Sondra Locke, American actress
1961 – Michelle Collins, English actress
1964 – David Baddiel, American-English comedian, actor, and author
1967 – Emma Kennedy, English actress
1968 – Kylie Minogue, Australian singer-songwriter, producer, and actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/28/13 at 5:17 am

Died this day May 28th:

1787 – Leopold Mozart, Austrian composer (b. 1719)
1805 – Luigi Boccherini, Italian composer (b. 1743)
1972 – Edward VIII of the United Kingdom (b. 1894)
1978 – Arthur Brough, English actor (b. 1905)
1984 – Eric Morecambe, English comedian and actor (b. 1926)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/29/13 at 6:00 am

Born this day May 29th:

1919 – Jacques Genest, Canadian physician and scientist
1921 – Clifton James, American actor
1947 – Joey Levine, American singer, songwriter and producer
1949 – Brian Kidd, English footballer
1949 – Francis Rossi, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Status Quo)
1953 – Danny Elfman, American singer-songwriter, composer, and actor (Oingo Boingo)
1956 – La Toya Jackson, American singer-songwriter, actress, businesswoman, author, and activist
1959 – Rupert Everett, English actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/29/13 at 6:03 am

Died this day May 29th:

1500 – Bartolomeu Dias, Portuguese nobleman and explorer
1829 – Humphry Davy, English chemist (b. 1778)
1911 – W. S. Gilbert, English dramatist and poet (b. 1836)
1919 – Robert Bacon, American statesman and diplomat, 39th United States Secretary of State (b. 1860)
1942 – John Barrymore, American actor (b. 1882)
1948 – May Whitty, English actress (b. 1865)
1951 – Fanny Brice, American singer and actress (b. 1891)
1979 – Mary Pickford, Canadian-American actress, co-founder of United Artists (b. 1892)
1982 – Romy Schneider, Austrian actress (b. 1938)
1997 – Jeff Buckley, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Gods and Monsters) (b. 1966)
1998 – Barry Goldwater, American politician (b. 1909)
2008 – Harvey Korman, American actor (b. 1927)
2009 – Karine Ruby, French snowboarder (b. 1978)
2010 – Dennis Hopper, American actor and director (b. 1936)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/31/13 at 6:50 am

Born this day May 31st:

1916 – Bernard Lewis, English-American historian
1919 – Huy Can, Vietnamese poet
1930 – Clint Eastwood, American actor and director
1938 – John Prescott, Welsh politician
1946 – Steve Bucknor, Jamaican cricketer
1948 – Lynda Bellingham, Canadian-English actress and broadcaster
1961 – Lea Thompson, American actress
1964 – Scotti Hill, American guitarist and songwriter (Skid Row)
1964 – Darryl McDaniels, American rapper and producer (Run–D.M.C.)
1976 – Colin Farrell, Irish actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/31/13 at 6:52 am

Died this day May31st:

1809 – Joseph Haydn, Austrian composer (b. 1732)
1831 – Samuel Bentham, English mechanical engineer (b. 1757)
1837 – Joseph Grimaldi, English actor and comedian, created the clown (b. 1779)
1910 – Elizabeth Blackwell, American physician (b. 1821)
1983 – Jack Dempsey, American boxer (b. 1895)
2009 – Danny La Rue, Irish-English actor and singer (b. 1927)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: nally on 06/02/13 at 9:58 pm

One year ago today--- June 2, 2012 --- Richard Dawson, the first emcee of the game show "Family Feud", died at the age of 79.

And tomorrow will mark 17 years since Dawson's successor, Ray Combs, took his own life. :\'(

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/03/13 at 6:16 am

Born this day June 3rd;

1921 – Forbes Carlile, Australian athlete and coach
1922 – Alain Resnais, French director
1923 – Igor Shafarevich, Russian mathematician
1945 – Hale Irwin, American golfer
1950 – Suzi Quatro, English-American singer-songwriter, musician, producer, and actress (The Pleasure Seekers/Cradle)
1950 – Deniece Williams, American singer-songwriter and producer
1954 – Dan Hill, Canadian singer-songwriter and musician

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/03/13 at 6:18 am

Died this day June 3rd:

1657 – William Harvey, English physician (b. 1578)
1875 – Georges Bizet, French composer (b. 1838)
1899 – Johann Strauss II, Austrian composer (b. 1825)
1924 – Franz Kafka, Czech novelist (b. 1883)
1963 – Pope John XXIII (b. 1881)
2001 – Anthony Quinn, Mexican-American actor (b. 1915)
2004 – Frances Shand Kydd, English mother of Diana, Princess of Wales (b. 1936)
2006 – Johnny Grande, American musician (Bill Haley & His Comets) (b. 1932)
2009 – David Carradine, American actor (b. 1936)
2011 – James Arness, American actor (d. 1923)
2011 – Andrew Gold, American singer-songwriter, musician, and producer (Wax) (b. 1951)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Howard on 06/03/13 at 6:51 am


One year ago today--- June 2, 2012 --- Richard Dawson, the first emcee of the game show "Family Feud", died at the age of 79.

And tomorrow will mark 17 years since Dawson's successor, Ray Combs, took his own life. :\'(


Both were my favorites, they died too soon. :\'(

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: nally on 06/03/13 at 9:54 am


Both were my favorites, they died too soon. :\'(

Combs, more so. He was only 40. Just two years before his passing he'd been involved in an automobile accident, and his ratings on Family Feud were dropping, so he'd ended his hosting job. And he was unable to handle his bankruptcy situation too well...and these are things that led to him taking his own life.

Dawson was 79 when he passed away last year, from esophageal cancer. Had he lived another 5 1/2 months, he would have turned 80. Also, he returned as Family Feud host briefly in 1994 after Ray Combs quit due to low ratings.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/05/13 at 4:09 am

Born this day June 5th:

1925 – Art Donovan, American football player
1925 – Bill Hayes, American actor and singer
1939 – Margaret Drabble, English novelist
1941 – Robert Kraft, American businessman, founded The Kraft Group
1946 – Freddie Stone, American singer, guitarist, and pastor (Sly & the Family Stone)
1947 – Laurie Anderson, American singer, musician, and composer
1949 – Ken Follett, Welsh author
1956 – Richard Butler, English singer-songwriter (The Psychedelic Furs and Love Spit Love)
1956 – Kenny G, American saxophonist, songwriter, and producer (The Love Unlimited Orchestra)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/05/13 at 4:11 am

Died this day June 5th:

1826 – Carl Maria von Weber, German composer (b. 1786)
1866 – John McDouall Stuart, Australian explorer (b. 1815)
1910 – O. Henry, American author (b. 1862)
1993 – Conway Twitty, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1933)
1999 – Mel Tormé, American singer-songwriter, musician, and actor (b. 1925)
2004 – Ronald Reagan, American actor and politician, 40th President of the United States (b. 1911)
2012 – Ray Bradbury, American author (b. 1920)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/06/13 at 4:36 am

Born this day June 6th:

1917 – Kirk Kerkorian, American businessman, founder of the Tracinda Corporation
1919 – Peter Carington, 6th Baron Carrington, British politician, 6th Secretary General of NATO
1932 – Anne Claire Poirier, Canadian film producer, director and screenwriter
1932 – David Scott, American astronaut
1932 – Billie Whitelaw, English actress
1939 – Gary U.S. Bonds, American singer-songwriter
1947 – David Blunkett, British politician
1952 – Harvey Fierstein, American actor
1956 – Björn Borg, Swedish tennis player
1957 – Mike Gatting, English cricketer
1959 – Josie Lawrence, English comedian and actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/06/13 at 4:40 am

Died this day June 6th:

1740 – Alexander Spotswood, English-American lieutenant and politician, Governor of Virginia (b. 1676)
1799 – Patrick Henry, American attorney, planter, and politician, Governor of Virginia (b. 1736)
1832 – Jeremy Bentham, British philosopher (b. 1748)
1891 – John A. Macdonald, Canadian politician, 1st Prime Minister of Canada (b. 1815)
1947 – James Agate, English author and critic (b. 1877)
1948 – Louis Lumière, French director, writer, and producer (b. 1864)
1954 – Alan Turing, English mathematician, logician, cryptanalyst, and computer scientist. (b. 1912)
1961 – Carl Jung, Swiss psychiatrist (b. 1875)
1968 – Robert F. Kennedy, American politician, 64th United States Attorney General (b. 1925)
1968 – Randolph Churchill, British journalist and politician, son of Winston Churchill (b. 1911)
1976 – J. Paul Getty, American industrialist, founded the Getty Oil Company (b. 1892)
1991 – Stan Getz, American saxophonist (b. 1927)
2005 – Anne Bancroft, American actress (b. 1931)
2006 – Billy Preston, American singer-songwriter, musician, and actor (b. 1946)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/07/13 at 6:47 am

Born this day June 7th:

1922 – Leo Reise Jr., Canadian Hockey Player
1928 – James Ivory, American director
1929 – John Napier Turner, Canadian politician, 17th Prime Minister of Canada
1931 – Virginia McKenna, British actress
1938 – Ian St. John, Scottish footballer
1940 – Tom Jones, Welsh singer and actor
1952 – Liam Neeson, Irish actor
1958 – Prince, American singer-songwriter, musician, producer, and actor (The Revolution)
1965 – Damien Hirst, English painter

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/07/13 at 6:48 am

Died this day June 7th:

1329 – Robert the Bruce, Scottish king (b. 1274)
1394 – Anne of Bohemia, English wife of Richard II of England (b. 1367)
1937 – Jean Harlow, American actress (b. 1911)
1954 – Alan Turing, English mathematician and computer scientist (b. 1912)
1970 – E. M. Forster, English author (b. 1879)
1980 – Henry Miller, American writer (b. 1891)
2012 – Bob Welch, American singer-songwriter and musician (Paris and Fleetwood Mac) (b. 1945)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/09/13 at 8:02 am

Born this day June 9th:

1921 – Jean Lacouture, French journalist, historian and author
1936 – Jackie Mason, American comedian and actor
1956 – Patricia Cornwell, American novelist
1961 – Michael J. Fox, Canadian-American actor, producer, and author
1963 – Johnny Depp, American actor, screenwriter, producer, director, and musician

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/09/13 at 8:04 am

Died this day June 9th:

68 – Nero, Roman Emperor (b. 37)
1870 – Charles Dickens, English author (b. 1812)
1958 – Robert Donat, English actor (b. 1905)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/10/13 at 4:17 am

Born this day June 10th:

1918 – Patachou, French singer and actress
1921 – Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Greek-English husband of Elizabeth II
1925 – Leo Gravelle, Canadian ice hockey player
1925 – Nat Hentoff, American historian, novelist, critic, and columnist
1933 – F. Lee Bailey, American attorney
1941 – Shirley Owens, American singer (Shirelles)
1942 – Gordon Burns, Irish journalist and broadcaster
1965 – Elizabeth Hurley, English model and actress
1966 – David Platt, English footballer
1973 – Faith Evans, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/10/13 at 4:19 am

Died this day June 10th

323 BC–Alexander the Great, Macedonian king (b. 356 BC)
1967 – Spencer Tracy, American actor (b. 1900)
1971 – Michael Rennie, English actor (b. 1909)
1976 – Adolph Zukor, Hungarian-American film producer, co-founded Paramount Pictures (b. 1873)
1982 – Rainer Werner Fassbinder, German actor and director (b. 1945)
1993 – Les Dawson, English comedian (b. 1934)
2004 – Ray Charles, American singer-songwriter, musician, and composer (b. 1930)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: CatwomanofV on 06/10/13 at 2:45 pm


Born this day June 10th:

1918 – Patachou, French singer and actress
1921 – Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Greek-English husband of Elizabeth II
1925 – Leo Gravelle, Canadian ice hockey player
1925 – Nat Hentoff, American historian, novelist, critic, and columnist
1933 – F. Lee Bailey, American attorney
1941 – Shirley Owens, American singer (Shirelles)
1942 – Gordon Burns, Irish journalist and broadcaster
1965 – Elizabeth Hurley, English model and actress
1966 – David Platt, English footballer
1973 – Faith Evans, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress



You forgot Maurice Sendak was born in 1929.



Cat

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/10/13 at 2:46 pm



You forgot Maurice Sendak was born in 1929.



Cat
Sorry, but it is not a name I know.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: CatwomanofV on 06/10/13 at 3:15 pm


Sorry, but it is not a name I know.



http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8d/Where_The_Wild_Things_Are_(book)_cover.jpg/300px-Where_The_Wild_Things_Are_(book)_cover.jpg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5HTA_9M29M


Go to Google and check out their "doodle."


Cat

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: nally on 06/10/13 at 8:07 pm



You forgot Maurice Sendak was born in 1929.



Cat

Actually 1928, but he's probably listed in the "Dead people's birthdays for today" thread because he passed away last year. :\'(

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/11/13 at 5:33 am

Born this day June 11th:

1922 – Jean Sutherland Boggs, Canadian academic, art historian and civil servant
1925 – Johnny Esaw, Canadian sportscaster
1933 – Gene Wilder, American actor
1939 – Sir Jackie Stewart, Scottish race car driver
1949 – Frank Beard, American musician and songwriter (ZZ Top and American Blues)
1950 – Lynsey de Paul, English singer-songwriter, pianist, and actress
1950 – Graham Russell, British-Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist (Air Supply)
1956 – Joe Montana. American football player
1959 – Hugh Laurie, English actor and comedian

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/11/13 at 5:43 am

Died this day June 11th

1183 – Henry the Young King, English son of Henry II of England (b. 1155)
1216 – Henry of Flanders (b. 1174)
1488 – James III of Scotland (b. 1451)
1557 – John III of Portugal (b. 1502)
1727 – George I of Great Britain (b. 1660)
1879 – William, Prince of Orange (b. 1840)
1941 – Daniel Carter Beard, American illustrator, author, youth leader, and reformer, founder of the Boy Scouts of America (b. 1850)
1979 – John Wayne, American actor, director, and producer (b. 1907)
1999 – DeForest Kelley, American actor (b. 1920)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/12/13 at 5:24 am

Born this day June 12th:

1915 – David Rockefeller, American banker and businessman
1916 – Raul Hector Castro, American politician
1924 – George H. W. Bush, American politician, 41st President of the United States
1928 – Vic Damone, American singer-songwriter and actor
1942 – Len Barry, American singer-songwriter and producer (The Dovells)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/12/13 at 5:26 am

Died this day June 12th

816 – Pope Leo III (b. 750)
918 – Æthelflæd, Mercian daughter of Alfred the Great (b. 870)
1957 – Jimmy Dorsey, American musician, composer, and bandleader (The Dorsey Brothers and The California Ramblers) (b. 1904)
1983 – Norma Shearer, Canadian-American actress (b. 1902)
2003 – Gregory Peck, American actor (b. 1916)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/13/13 at 6:04 am

Born this day June 13th:

1920 – Rolf Huisgen, German chemist
1928 – Li Ka-shing, Chinese businessman
1928 – John Forbes Nash, Jr., American mathematician, Nobel Prize laureate1932 – Bob McGrath, American actor
1943 – Malcolm McDowell, English actor
1944 – Ban Ki-moon, South Korean diplomat, 8th Secretary-General of the United Nations
1953 – Tim Allen, American comedian and actor
1955 – Alan Hansen, Scottish footballer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/13/13 at 6:08 am

Died this day June 13th

1636 – George Gordon, 1st Marquess of Huntly, Scottish politician (b. 1562)
1886 – Ludwig II of Bavaria (b. 1845)
1986 – Benny Goodman, American clarinetist, songwriter, and bandleader (b. 1909)
2010 – Jimmy Dean, American country singer, television host and actor (b. 1928)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/14/13 at 5:06 am

Born this day June 14th:

1917 – Lise Nørgaard, Danish journalist and writer
1922 – Kevin Roche, Irish architect, designed Bank of America Plaza and the Central Park Zoo
1945 – Rod Argent, English singer-songwriter and keyboardist (The Zombies and Argent)
1946 – Donald Trump, American businessman and author, founder of the Trump Entertainment Resorts
1950 – Rowan Williams, Welsh bishop, poet, and theologian, 104th Archbishop of Canterbury
1955 – Paul O'Grady, English comedian, actor, and writer
1961 – Boy George, English singer-songwriter and producer (Culture Club, Bow Wow Wow, and Jesus Loves You)
1976 – Alan Carr, English comedian
1982 – Lang Lang, Chinese pianist

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/14/13 at 5:08 am

Died this day June 14th

1801 – Benedict Arnold, American general, traitor in the American Revolution (b. 1741)
1914 – Adlai Stevenson I, American politician, 23rd Vice President of the United States (b. 1835)
1927 – Jerome K. Jerome, English author (b. 1859)
1928 – Emmeline Pankhurst, British political activist and suffragette (b. 1857)
1936 – G. K. Chesterton, English writer (b. 1874)
1946 – John Logie Baird, Scottish engineer and inventor (b. 1888)
1986 – Alan Jay Lerner, American composer (b. 1918)
1991 – Peggy Ashcroft, British actress (b. 1907)
1994 – Henry Mancini, American composer and conductor (b. 1924)
1995 – Rory Gallagher, Irish singer-songwriter, musician, and producer (Taste) (b. 1949)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/17/13 at 5:50 am

Born this day June 17th:

1919 – John Moffat, British pilot
1920 – Setsuko Hara, Japanese actress
1936 – Ken Loach, British director
1943 – Barry Manilow, American singer-songwriter and producer
1944 – Chris Spedding, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Nucleus)
1945 – Eddy Merckx, Belgian cyclist
1951 – Paul McGuinness manager of U2

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/17/13 at 5:51 am

Died this day June 17th

1985 – John Boulting, British director, writer, and producer (b. 1913)
2008 – Cyd Charisse, American dancer and actress (b. 1922)
2012 – Rodney King, American victim of police brutality (b. 1965)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/18/13 at 7:55 am

Born this day June 18th:

1923 – Jean Delumeau, French historian
1929 – Jürgen Habermas, German sociologist and philosopher
1931 – Fernando Henrique Cardoso, Brazilian politician, 34th President of Brazil
1932 – Geoffrey Hill, British poet
1941 – Delia Smith, English chef
1942 – Paul McCartney, English singer-songwriter, musician, and producer (The Beatles, The Quarrymen, and The Fireman)
1952 – Carol Kane, American actress
1961 – Alison Moyet, English singer-songwriter (Yazoo and The Vandals)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/18/13 at 7:57 am

Died this day June 18th

1749 – Ambrose Philips, English poet (b. 1674)
1928 – Roald Amundsen, Norwegian explorer (b. 1872)
1936 – Maxim Gorky, Russian author (b. 1868)
1959 – Ethel Barrymore, American actress (b. 1879)
1973 – Roger Delgado, English actor (b. 1918)
1980 – Terence Fisher, British director (b. 1904)
1982 – Curd Jürgens, German actor (b. 1915)
2012 – Victor Spinetti, Welsh actor (b. 1929)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/19/13 at 6:27 am

Born this day June 19th:

1921 – Louis Jourdan, French actor
1922 – Fritz Schollmeyer, German football manager
1929 – Thelma Barlow, British actress
1947 – Salman Rushdie, Indian author
1951 – Karen Young, Canadian singer, lyricist, composer and arranger
1964 – Boris Johnson, British politician

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/19/13 at 6:28 am

Died this day June 19th

1937 – J. M. Barrie, Scottish author (b. 1860)
1953 – Ethel Rosenberg, American convicted spy (b. 1915)
1953 – Julius Rosenberg, American convicted spy (b. 1918)
1966 – Ed Wynn, American actor (b. 1886)
1993 – William Golding, English writer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1911)
1997 – Bobby Helms, American singer (b. 1933)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/20/13 at 5:38 am

Born this day June 20th:

1920 – Hans Gerschwiler, Swiss figure skater
1920 – Thomas Jefferson, American trumpeter
1928 – Martin Landau, American actor
1931 – Olympia Dukakis, American actress
1934 – Wendy Craig, English actress
1937 – Jerry Keller, American singer-songwriter
1941 – Stephen Frears, English director
1942 – Brian Wilson, American singer-songwriter, musician, and producer (The Beach Boys)
1945 – Anne Murray, Canadian singer and guitarist
1949 – Alan Longmuir, Scottish bassist and actor (Bay City Rollers)
1949 – Lionel Richie, American singer-songwriter, musician, producer, and actor (Commodores)
1952 – John Goodman, American actor
1954 – Michael Anthony, American singer and musician (Van Halen and Chickenfoot)
1954 – Allan Lamb, South African-English cricketer

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/27/13 at 5:55 am

Born this day June 27th:

1915 – Grace Lee Boggs, American activist and author
1921 – Muriel Pavlow, British actress
1924 – Bob Appleyard, English cricketer
1930 – Ross Perot, American businessman and politician
1938 – Shirley Anne Field, British actress
1942 – Bruce Johnston, American singer-songwriter and musician (The Beach Boys and Bruce & Terry)
1961 – Meera Syal, English-Indian comedienne and actress
1966 – J. J. Abrams, American director, writer, and producer
1980 – Kevin Pietersen, South African-born cricketer for England

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/27/13 at 5:57 am

Died this day June 27th

2001 – Jack Lemmon, American actor (b. 1925)
2002 – John Entwistle, English singer-songwriter, musician, and producer (The Who) (b. 1944)
2004 – George Patton IV, American general (b. 1923)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/01/13 at 5:37 am

Born this day July 1st:

1916 – Olivia de Havilland, English-American actress
1926 – Robert Fogel, American economist, Nobel Prize laureate
1926 – Carl Hahn, German businessman
1931 – Leslie Caron, French actress and dancer
1934 – Jamie Farr, American actor
1934 – Jean Marsh, English actress
1939 – Karen Black, American actress
1943 – Jeff Wayne, American pianist and composer
1948 – John Ford, English singer-songwriter and musician (Strawbs, The Monks, and Elmer Gantry's Velvet Opera)
1949 – John Farnham, English-Australian singer-songwriter and musician
1951 – Trevor Eve, British actor
1952 – Dan Aykroyd, Canadian actor and screenwriter
1960 – Evelyn "Champagne" King, American R&B singer
1961 – Carl Lewis, American athlete
1967 – Pamela Anderson, Canadian-American model, actress, producer, author, and activist
1971 – Missy Elliott, American rapper, songwriter, producer, dancer, and actress

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/01/13 at 5:40 am

Died this day July 1st:

1925 – Erik Satie, French composer (b. 1866)
1965 – Wally Hammond, English cricketer (b. 1903)
1983 – Buckminster Fuller, American architect and philosopher, designed the Montreal Biosphère (b. 1903)
1991 – Michael Landon, American actor (b. 1936)
1996 – Margaux Hemingway, American actress and model (b. 1954)
1997 – Robert Mitchum, American actor (b. 1917)
1999 – Guy Mitchell, American singer (b. 1927)
1999 – Sylvia Sidney, American actress (b. 1910)
2000 – Walter Matthau, American actor (b. 1920)
2004 – Marlon Brando, American actor (b. 1924)
2005 – Luther Vandross, American singer-songwriter and producer (Change) (b. 1951)
2006 – Fred Trueman, English cricketer (b. 1931)
2009 – Karl Malden, American actor (b. 1912)
2009 – Mollie Sugden, British comic actress (b. 1922)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/09/13 at 6:35 am

Born this day July 9th:

1926 – Murphy Anderson, American illustrator
1926 – Ben Roy Mottelson, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
1927 – Ed Ames, American singer and actor (Ames Brothers)
1932 – Donald Rumsfeld, American politician, 13th United States Secretary of Defense
1936 – Richard Wilson, Scottish actor and director
1937 – David Hockney, English painter, designer, and photographer
1938 – Brian Dennehy, American actor
1945 – Dean Koontz, American novelist
1947 – O. J. Simpson, American football player, actor, and author
1956 – Tom Hanks, American actor
1957 – Marc Almond, English singer-songwriter (Marc and the Mambas, Soft Cell, and The Immaculate Consumptive)
1959 – Jim Kerr, Scottish singer-songwriter and keyboard player (Simple Minds)
1964 – Courtney Love, American singer-songwriter, musician, and actress (Hole, Pagan Babies, Sugar Babydoll, and Babes in Toyland)
1976 – Fred Savage, American actor

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/09/13 at 6:37 am

Died this day July 9th:

1797 – Edmund Burke, English philosopher and statesman (b. 1729)
1850 – Zachary Taylor, American politician, 12th President of the United States (b. 1784)
1932 – King C. Gillette, American businessman, inventor of the safety razor,founded The Gillette Company (b. 1855)
2002 – Rod Steiger, American actor (b. 1925)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/11/13 at 5:23 am

Born this day July 11th:

1916 – Gough Whitlam, Australian politician, 21st Prime Minister of Australia
1923 – Richard Pipes, American historian
1931 – Tab Hunter, American actor
1950 – Bonnie Pointer, American singer (The Pointer Sisters)
1953 – Leon Spinks, American boxer
1959 – Suzanne Vega, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/11/13 at 5:26 am

Died this day July 11th:

1937 – George Gershwin, American composer (b. 1898)
1989 – Laurence Olivier, British actor (b. 1907)
2000 – Robert Runcie, English Archbishop of Canterbury (b. 1921)
2006 – John Spencer, English snooker player (b. 1935)
2007 – Lady Bird Johnson, American businesswoman, 38th First Lady of the United States (b. 1912)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/17/13 at 5:19 am

Born this day: July 17th 1952 – David Hasselhoff, American actor and singer

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Written By: Howard on 07/17/13 at 7:27 am


Born this day: July 17th 1952 – David Hasselhoff, American actor and singer


Happy 61st.  :)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/24/13 at 4:39 am

Born this day July 24th:

1919 – Ferdinand Kübler, Swiss cyclist
1924 – Aris Poulianos, Greek anthropologist and archaeologist
1929 – Alfred Binns, Jamaican-Indian cricketer
1933 – Doug Sanders, American golfer
1944 – Jim Armstrong, Irish guitarist (Them)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/24/13 at 4:46 am

Died this day July 24th:

1862 – Martin Van Buren, American politician, 8th President of the United States (b. 1782)
1966 – Tony Lema, American golfer (b. 1934)
1980 – Peter Sellers, English film actor, comedian and singer (b. 1925)
2010 – Alex Higgins, Irish snooker player (b. 1949)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/26/13 at 9:15 am

Born this day July 26th:

1918 – Marjorie Lord, American actress
1941 – Darlene Love, American singer and actress
1941 – Brenton Wood, American singer-songwriter
1943 – Peter Hyams, American director
1943 – Mick Jagger, English singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (The Rolling Stones and SuperHeavy)
1945 – Helen Mirren, English actress
1950 – Susan George, English actress
1959 – Kevin Spacey, American actor
1961 – Gary Cherone, American singer-songwriter (Extreme, Van Halen, Tribe of Judah, and Hurtsmile)
1964 – Sandra Bullock, American actress and producer

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/26/13 at 9:20 am

Died this day July 26th:

1863 – Sam Houston, American politician and soldier, 7th Governor of Texas (b. 1793)
1919 – Edward Poynter, English painter (b. 1836)
1925 – William Jennings Bryan, American politician, 41st United States Secretary of State (b. 1860)
1952 – Eva Perón, Argentine actress and politician, First Lady of Argentina (b. 1919)
1960 – Cedric Gibbons, American art director and designer (b. 1893)
1969 – Frank Loesser, American composer (b. 1910)
1994 – Terry Scott, English actor (b. 1927)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/29/13 at 4:49 am

Born this day July 29th:

1913 – Erich Priebke, German Waffen-SS captain
1914 – Irwin Corey, American comedian, actor, and activist
1916 – Charlie Christian, American guitarist (d. 1942)
1917 – Rochus Misch, German courier, bodyguard, and telephone operator for Adolf Hitler, last survivor of the Führerbunker
1925 – Mikis Theodorakis, Greek composer
1933 – Robert Fuller, American actor
1941 – David Warner, English actor
1946 – Neal Doughty, American keyboard player, songwriter, and producer (REO Speedwagon)
1946 – Diane Keen, English actress
1953 – Geddy Lee, Canadian singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer (Rush and Big Dirty Band)
1953 – Patti Scialfa, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (E Street Band)
1959 – John Sykes, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Thin Lizzy, Whitesnake, Tygers of Pan Tang, and Blue Murder)
1973 – Wanya Morris, American singer (Boyz II Men)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/29/13 at 4:50 am

Died this day July 29th:

1833 – William Wilberforce, English politician and philanthropist (b. 1759)
1856 – Robert Schumann, German composer (b. 1810)
1890 – Vincent van Gogh, Dutch painter (b. 1853)
1983 – Luis Buñuel, Spanish director and writer (b. 1900)
1983 – David Niven, English actor (b. 1910)
1998 – Jerome Robbins, American choreographer, director, and producer (b. 1918)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/30/13 at 4:12 am

Born this day July 30th:

1919 – Berniece Baker Miracle, American author, half-sister of Marilyn Monroe
1922 – Henry W. Bloch, American banker and businessman, co-founder of H&R Block
1925 – Jacques Sernas, Lithuanian-French actor
1939 – Peter Bogdanovich, American director
1941 – Paul Anka, Canadian singer-songwriter and actor
1958 – Kate Bush, English singer-songwriter and producer
1958 – Neal McCoy, American singer-songwriter and humanitarian
1958 – Daley Thompson, British Olympic athlete
1963 – Lisa Kudrow, American actress, writer, and producer
1970 – Christopher Nolan, English-American director, screenwriter, and producer
1974 – Hilary Swank, American actress
1979 – Graeme McDowell, Irish golfer
1980 – Justin Rose, English golfer

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/30/13 at 4:14 am

Died this day July 30th:

1718 – William Penn, English businessman and philosopher, founder of the Province of Pennsylvania (b. 1644)
1771 – Thomas Gray, English poet and scholar (b. 1716)
1970 – George Szell, Hungarian conductor (b. 1897)
2007 – Michelangelo Antonioni, Italian director (b. 1912)
2007 – Teoctist Arăpaşu, Romanian patriarch (b. 1915)
2007 – Ingmar Bergman, Swedish director (b. 1918)
2012 – Maeve Binchy, Irish author, playwright, and journalist (b. 1940)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/01/13 at 4:18 am

Born this day August 1st:

1916 – Fiorenzo Angelini, Italian cardinal
1923 – Val Bettin, American voice actor
1926 – Theo Adam, German opera singer
1935 – Geoff Pullar, English cricketer
1940 – Mervyn Kitchen, English cricketer and umpire
1948 – David Gemmell. British fantasy author
1951 – Tim Bachman, Canadian musician (Bachman-Turner Overdrive)
1965 – Sam Mendes, English director

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/01/13 at 4:20 am

Died this day August 1st:

30 BC– Mark Antony, Roman politician and general (b. 83 BC)
1714 – Anne, Queen of Great Britain (b. 1665)
1903 – Calamity Jane, American frontier and scout (b. 1853)
1977 – Francis Gary Powers, American pilot (b. 1929)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/02/13 at 5:50 am

Born this day August 2nd:

1919 – Nehemiah Persoff, American actor
1923 – Shimon Peres, Israeli politician, 9th President of Israel
1925 – John McCormack, Canadian ice hockey player
1926 – Betsy Bloomingdale, American philanthropist
1932 – Peter O'Toole, Irish actor
1939 – Wes Craven, American director
1948 – Andy Fairweather Low, Welsh singer-songwriter and guitarist (Amen Corner and Fair Weather)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/02/13 at 5:52 am

Died this day August 2nd:

1788 – Thomas Gainsborough, English painter (b. 1727)
1876 – Wild Bill Hickok, American lawman (b. 1837)
1922 – Alexander Graham Bell, Scottish-Canadian scientist and engineer, invented the telephone (b. 1847)
1923 – Warren G. Harding, American politician, 29th President of the United States (b. 1865)
1934 – Paul von Hindenburg, German field marshal and politician, 2nd President of Germany (b. 1847)
1936 – Louis Blériot, French pilot and engineer (b. 1872)
1976 – Fritz Lang, Austrian director (b. 1890)
1998 – Shari Lewis, American television host and puppeteer (b. 1933)
2001 – Ronald Townson, American singer and actor (The 5th Dimension) (b. 1933)
2003 – Don Estelle, English actor (b. 1933)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/06/13 at 5:56 am

Born this day August 6th:

1911 – Norman Gordon, South African cricketer
1926 – Frank Finlay, English actor
1929 – Mike Elliott, Jamaican saxophonist (The Foundations)
1934 – Chris Bonington, British mountaineer
1937 – Barbara Windsor, English actress
1946 – Allan Holdsworth, English guitarist and composer (UK, The Tony Williams Lifetime, HoBoLeMa, and Tempest)
1970 – M. Night Shyamalan, Indian-American director, screenwriter, and producer

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/06/13 at 5:58 am

Died this day August 6th:

1623 – Anne Hathaway, English wife of William Shakespeare (b. 1555 or 1556)
1637 – Ben Jonson, English writer (b. 1572)
1914 – Ellen Axson Wilson, American wife of Woodrow Wilson, 29th First Lady of the United States (b. 1860)
1931 – Bix Beiderbecke, American cornetist, pianist, and composer (The Wolverines) (b. 1903)
1959 – Preston Sturges, American playwright, screenwriter, and director (b. 1898)
1964 – Cedric Hardwicke, English actor (b. 1893)
1978 – Pope Paul VI (b. 1897)
2004 – Rick James, American singer-songwriter, musician, and producer (The Mynah Birds) (b. 1948)
2005 – Robin Cook, British foreign secretary (b. 1946)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/23/13 at 1:30 am

Born this day August 23rd:

1909 – Leila Danette, American actress
1921 – Kenneth Arrow, American economist, Nobel Prize laureate
1922 – Jean Darling, American actress and singer
1924 – Robert Solow, American economist, Nobel Prize laureate
1930 – Vera Miles, American actress
1943 – Nelson DeMille, American novelist
1947 – Willy Russell, British dramatist, playwright and composer
1947 – Terje Rypdal, Norwegian guitarist and composer (The Vanguards)
1949 – Geoff Capes, British field athlete
1949 – Vicky Leandros, Greek singer and politician
1949 – Shelley Long, American actress
1949 – Rick Springfield, Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (Zoot)
1953 – Bobby G, English singer (Bucks Fizz)
1961 – Gary Mabbutt, English footballer
1962 – Shaun Ryder, English singer-songwriter and actor (Happy Mondays and Black Grape)
1978 – Kobe Bryant, American basketball player

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/23/13 at 1:31 am

Died this day August 23rd:

93 – Gnaeus Julius Agricola, Roman general (b. 40)
1926 – Rudolph Valentino, Italian-American actor (b. 1895)
1960 – Oscar Hammerstein II, American composer and producer (b. 1895)
1966 – Francis X. Bushman, American actor (b. 1883)
1989 – R. D. Laing, Scottish psychiatrist (b. 1927)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/23/13 at 3:52 am

Executed this day August 23rd:

1305 – William Wallace, Scottish knight and landowner (b. 1272)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/24/13 at 6:07 am

Born this day August 24th:

1920 – Alex Colville, Canadian painter
1923 – Arthur Jensen, American psychologist
1927 – David Ireland, Australian author
1927 – Harry Markowitz, American economist, Nobel Prize laureate
1929 – Betty Dodson, American sex educator and author
1932 – Robert D. Hales, American religious leader, Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
1932 – W. Morgan Sheppard, British actor
1934 – Kenny Baker, English actor
1936 – A. S. Byatt, English novelist
1938 – David Freiberg, American singer and bass player (Quicksilver Messenger Service, Jefferson Airplane, and Jefferson Starship)
1948 – Jean Michel Jarre, French pianist, composer, and producer
1957 – Jeffrey Daniel, American singer-songwriter and dancer (Shalamar)
1957 – Stephen Fry, British comedian, actor, journalist, and author
1958 – Steve Guttenberg, American actor

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/24/13 at 6:13 am

Died this day August 24th:

79 – Pliny the Elder, Roman writer and philosopher (b. 23)
1572 – Victims of the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre:
    Gaspard II de Coligny, French admiral and Huguenot leader (b. 1519)
    Petrus Ramus, French academic and writer (b. 1515)
    Charles de Téligny, French soldier and diplomat (b. 1535)
1980 – Yootha Joyce, English actress (b. 1927)
2003 – Wilfred Thesiger, British explorer and writer (b. 1910)
2005 – Hal Kalin, American singer (Kalin Twins) (b. 1934)


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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/31/13 at 9:07 am

Born this day August 31st:

1916 – John S. Wold, American politician
1932 – Allan Fotheringham, Canadian journalist
1934 – Nikos Xanthopoulos, Greek actor
1939 – J.I. Allison, American drummer and songwriter (The Crickets)
1944 – Clive Lloyd, Guyanese cricketer
1945 – Van Morrison, Irish singer-songwriter (Them)
1949 – Richard Gere, American actor

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/31/13 at 9:09 am

Died this day August 31st:

1422 – Henry V of England (b. 1386)
1688 – John Bunyan, English writer and preacher (b. 1628)
1814 – Arthur Phillip, English admiral, 1st Governor of New South Wales (b. 1738)
1888 – Mary Ann Nichols, victim of Jack the Ripper (b. 1845)
1969 – Rocky Marciano, American boxer (b. 1923)
1973 – John Ford, American director (b. 1894)
1997 – Diana, Princess of Wales (b. 1961)
1997 – Dodi Fayed, Egyptian film producer (b. 1955)
1997 – Henri Paul, French security guard (b. 1956)
2000 – Patricia Owens, Canadian actress (b. 1925)
2002 – Lionel Hampton, American musician, bandleader, actor, and composer (b. 1908)
2007 – Gay Brewer, American golfer (b. 1932)
2012 – Max Bygraves, English singer and actor (b. 1922)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/31/13 at 1:07 pm

Born this day August 31st:

1935 – Frank Robinson, American baseball player and manager

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/02/13 at 5:03 am

Born this day September 2nd:

1919 – Marge Champion, American actress and dancer
1924 – Daniel arap Moi, Kenyan politician, 2nd President of Kenya
1927 – Milo Hamilton, American sportscaster
1928 – Horace Silver, American pianist and composer
1937 – Derek Fowlds, English actor
1952 – Jimmy Connors, American tennis player
1964 – Keanu Reeves, Canadian actor
1965 – Lennox Lewis, British-Canadian boxer

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/02/13 at 5:04 am

Died this day September 2nd:

421 – Constantius III, Roman Emperor
1910 – Henri Rousseau, French painter (b. 1844)
1969 – Hồ Chí Minh, Vietnamese politician, President of North Vietnam (b. 1890)
1973 – J. R. R. Tolkien, English philologist, writer, and poet (b. 1892)
1994 – Roy Castle, English actor, singer, and dancer (b. 1932)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/03/13 at 4:31 am

Born this day September 3rd:

1915 – Knut Nystedt, Norwegian composer
1923 – Mort Walker, American cartoonist
1926 – Anne Jackson, American actress
1926 – Alison Lurie, American author
1926 – Irene Papas, Greek actress and singer
1940 – Pauline Collins, English actress
1942 – John Shrapnel, English actor
1955 – Steve Jones, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (Sex Pistols, The Professionals, and Neurotic Outsiders)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/03/13 at 4:33 am

Died this day September 3rd:

1658 – Oliver Cromwell, English military leader and politician (b. 1599)
1962 – E. E. Cummings, American poet (b. 1894)
1970 – Vince Lombardi, American football coach (b. 1913)
1991 – Frank Capra, American director (b. 1897)
1994 – Billy Wright, English footballer (b. 1924)
2012 – Sun Myung Moon, South Korean religious leader, author, and activist, founder of the Unification Church (b. 1920)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/07/13 at 5:55 am

Born this day September 7th:

1917 – John Cornforth, Australian chemist, Nobel Prize laureate
1920 – Al Caiola, American guitarist and composer
1926 – Ronnie Gilbert, American singer
1927 – Eric Hill, English author and illustrator
1940 – Dario Argento, Italian director
1949 – Gloria Gaynor, American singer-songwriter and actress
1951 – Morris Albert, Brazilian singer-songwriter and producer

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/07/13 at 5:57 am

Died this day September 7th:

1685 – William Carpenter, English-American founding settler of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations (b. abt. 1605)
1956 – C. B. Fry, English cricketer, politician, academic, and writer (b. 1872)
1978 – Keith Moon, English drummer, songwriter, producer, and actor (The Who) (b. 1946)
1994 – Terence Young, film director and screenwriter (b. 1915)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/18/13 at 6:12 am

Born this day October 18th:

1918 – Konstantinos Mitsotakis, Greek politician, Prime Minister of Greece
1924 – Buddy MacMaster, Canadian singer-songwriter and fiddler
1926 – Chuck Berry, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1946 – Howard Shore, Canadian composer
1949 – Joe Egan, Scottish singer-songwriter (Stealers Wheel)
1965 – Curtis Stigers, American singer-songwriter and musician
1978 – Mike Tindall, English rugby player

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/18/13 at 6:14 am

Died this day October 18th:

1417 – Pope Gregory XII (b. 1326)
1503 – Pope Pius III (b. 1439)
1541 – Margaret Tudor, English wife of James IV of Scotland (b. 1489)
1871 – Charles Babbage, English mathematician and engineer, invented the mechanical computer (b. 1791)
1893 – Charles Gounod, French composer (b. 1818)
1931 – Thomas Edison, American inventor, invented the light bulb (b. 1847)
2012 – Sylvia Kristel, Dutch model and actress (b. 1952)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/19/13 at 6:08 am

Born this day October 19th:

1917 – Walter Munk, Austrian-American oceanographer
1927 – Pierre Alechinsky, Belgian painter
1928 – Lou Scheimer, American animator and voice actor, co-founded the Filmation Company
1936 – Tony Lo Bianco, American actor
1936 – Sylvia Browne, American author and psychic
1940 – Michael Gambon, Irish-English actor
1945 – Gloria Jones, American singer-songwriter
1945 – John Lithgow, American actor
1945 – Jeannie C. Riley American singer
1954 – Sam Allardyce, English footballer and manager
1966 – Sinitta, American singer-songwriter and actress

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/19/13 at 6:10 am

Died this day October 19th:

1216 – John, King of England (b. 1167)
1745 – Jonathan Swift, Irish author (b. 1667)
1897 – George Pullman, American engineer and businessman, founded the Pullman Company (b. 1831)
1960 – George Wallace, Australian comedian and actor (b. 1895)
1978 – Gig Young, American actor (b. 1913)
1995 – Don Cherry, American trumpet player (Codona, New York Contemporary Five, and Old and New Dreams) (b. 1936)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/21/13 at 4:16 am

Born this day October 21st:

1922 – Liliane Bettencourt, French businesswoman and philanthropist
1924 – Joyce Randolph, American actress
1925 – Virginia Zeani, Romanian soprano
1927 – Fritz Wintersteller, Austrian mountaineer
1928 – Whitey Ford, American baseball player
1929 – Ursula K. Le Guin, American author
1940 – Geoff Boycott, English cricketer
1940 – Manfred Mann, South African-English keyboard player (Manfred Mann, Manfred Mann's Earth Band, and Manfred Mann Chapter Three)
1941 – Steve Cropper, American guitarist, songwriter, producer, and actor (Booker T. & the M.G.'s, The Mar-Keys, and The Blues Brothers)
1953 – Peter Mandelson, English politician
1957 – Julian Cope, English singer-songwriter and author (The Teardrop Explodes, Crucial Three, Black Sheep, Brain Donor, and Queen Elizabeth)
1971 – Jade Jagger, French-English model and jewellery designer

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/21/13 at 4:51 am

Died this day October 21st:

1805 – Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, English navy officer (b. 1758)
1938 – Dorothy Hale, American actress (b. 1905)
1984 – François Truffaut, French director (b. 1932)
2012 – George McGovern, American historian and politician (b. 1922)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/22/13 at 4:24 am

Born this day October 22nd:

1912 – George N. Leighton, American judge
1917 – Joan Fontaine, Japanese-American actress
1919 – Doris Lessing, Iranian-English author and poet, Nobel Prize laureate
1928 – Nelson Pereira dos Santos, Brazilian director
1935 – Ann Rule, American author
1938 – Derek Jacobi, English actor
1938 – Christopher Lloyd, American actor
1939 – George Cohen, English footballer
1949 – Arsène Wenger, French footballer and manager

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/22/13 at 4:26 am

Died this day October 22nd:

1928 – Andrew Fisher, Australian politician, 5th Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1862)
1934 – Pretty Boy Floyd, American gangster (b. 1904)
1969 – Tommy Edwards, American singer-songwriter (b. 1922)
1989 – Ewan MacColl, English singer-songwriter, producer, actor, and playwright (b. 1915)
1992 – Cleavon Little, American actor (b. 1939)
1995 – Kingsley Amis, English author and poet (b. 1922)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/23/13 at 5:10 am

Born this day October 23rd:

1921 – R. K. Laxman, Indian cartoonist
1922 – Coleen Gray, American actress
1923 – Aslam Farrukhi, Pakistani scholar, author, and poet
1923 – Ned Rorem, American composer
1936 – Philip Kaufman, American director
1940 – Pelé, Brazilian footballer
1944 – Mike Harding, English singer-songwriter and comedian
1956 – Dwight Yoakam, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
1959 – Sam Raimi, American director
1959 – "Weird Al" Yankovic, American singer-songwriter, comedian, and actor

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/23/13 at 5:11 am

Died this day October 23rd:

1915 – W. G. Grace, English cricketer (b. 1848)
1939 – Zane Grey, American author (b. 1872)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/26/13 at 10:54 am

Born this day October 26th:

1918 – Baby Peggy, American actress
1942 – Bob Hoskins, English actor
1952 – Andrew Motion, English poet
1967 – Keith Urban, New Zealand singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Ranch)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/26/13 at 10:56 am

Died this day October 26th:

899 – Alfred the Great, English king (b. 849)
1764 – William Hogarth, English painter (b. 1697)
1952 – Hattie McDaniel, American actress and singer (b. 1895)
1966 – Alma Cogan, English singer (b. 1932)
1972 – Igor Sikorsky, Russian-American aircraft designer, founded Sikorsky Aircraft (b. 1889)

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Written By: GypsyRoad on 10/28/13 at 12:50 pm

Born on this day October 28th:

Telma Hopkins, singer (Tony Orlando & Dawn) is 65
Bruce Jenner, athlete/former olympic winner is 64
Annie Potts, actress (Designing Women/Pretty In Pink) is 61
Bill Gates, co founder of Microsoft is 55
Lauren Holly, actress (Dumb and Dumber) is 50
Julia Roberts, actress (Pretty Woman) is 46
Brad Paisley, country singer/musician is 41
Joaquin Phoenix, actor (Gladiator) is 39


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Written By: GypsyRoad on 10/28/13 at 4:53 pm

Died on this day October 28th:

Porter Waggoner, country singer/musician dies in 2007 at age 60

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/30/13 at 2:23 pm

Born this day October 30th:

1931 – Vince Callahan, American politician
1934 – Frans Brüggen, Dutch flute player and conductor
1935 – Robert Caro, American journalist and author
1935 – Jim Perry, American baseball player
1939 – Eddie Holland, American singer-songwriter and producer
1939 – Grace Slick, American singer-songwriter and model (Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship, and The Great Society)
1941 – Otis Williams, American singer-songwriter and producer (The Temptations)
1945 – Henry Winkler, American actor, director, and producer
1960 – Diego Maradona, Argentine footballer
1981 – Ivanka Trump, American model and businesswoman

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/30/13 at 2:25 pm

Died this day October 30th:

1611 – Charles IX of Sweden (b. 1550)
1626 – Willebrord Snell, Dutch astronomer and mathematician (b. 1580)
1923 – Andrew Bonar Law, Canadian-English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1858)
1979 – Barnes Wallis, English scientist and engineer, invented the Bouncing bomb (b. 1887)
1997 – Samuel Fuller, American director (b. 1912)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/30/13 at 11:31 pm

Born this day October 31st:

1917 – William Hardy McNeill, Canadian historian
1919 – Magnus Wenninger, American mathematician
1927 – Lee Grant, American actress and director
1930 – Michael Collins, American astronaut
1937 – Tom Paxton, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1939 – Tom O'Connor, English comedian and actor

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/30/13 at 11:32 pm

Died this day October 31st:

1926 – Harry Houdini, Hungarian-American magician (b. 1874)
1993 – Federico Fellini, Italian director (b. 1920)
1993 – River Phoenix, American actor and singer (b. 1970)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/01/13 at 4:16 pm

Born this day November 1st:

1922 – George S. Irving, American actor
1924 – Süleyman Demirel, Turkish politician, 9th President of Turkey
1926 – Lou Donaldson, American saxophonist and composer
1926 – Betsy Palmer, American actress
1935 – Gary Player, South African golfer
1962 – Sharron Davies, English swimmer
1962 – Anthony Kiedis, American singer-songwriter and actor (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
1963 – Rick Allen, English drummer (Def Leppard)
1967 – Tina Arena, Australian singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
1967 – Sophie B. Hawkins, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/01/13 at 4:17 pm

Died this day November 1st:

1955 – Dale Carnegie, American author (b. 1888)
1972 – Ezra Pound, American poet (b. 1885)
1979 – Mamie Eisenhower, American wife of Dwight D. Eisenhower, 36th First Lady of the United States (b. 1896)
1982 – James Broderick, American actor (b. 1927)
1982 – King Vidor, American director (b. 1894)
1985 – Phil Silvers, American actor and comedian (b. 1911)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/02/13 at 6:41 am

Born this day November 2nd:

1924 – Rudy Van Gelder, American recording engineer
1927 – Steve Ditko, American illustrator and writer
1928 – Paul Johnson, English journalist, historian, and author
1929 – Muhammad Rafiq Tarar, Pakistani politician, 9th President of Pakistan
1929 – Richard E. Taylor, Canadian physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
1931 – Phil Woods, American saxophonist, bandleader, and composer
1934 – Bill Gothard, American minister and author
1934 – Ken Rosewall, Australian tennis player
1938 – Jay Black, American singer (Jay and the Americans)
1938 – Pat Buchanan, American journalist and politician
1938 – Queen Sofía of Spain
1939 – Richard Serra, American sculptor
1940 – Jim Bakken, American football player
1940 – Phil Minton, English singer and trumpet player
1941 – Arun Shourie, Indian journalist, author, and politician
1941 – Bruce Welch, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (The Shadows)
1942 – Shere Hite, American-German author
1942 – Stefanie Powers, American actress
1944 – Michael Buffer, American ring announcer
1944 – Keith Emerson, English keyboard player and songwriter (The Nice, The V.I.P.'s, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, and Emerson, Lake & Powell)
1945 – Giorgos Kolokithas, Greek basketball player
1945 – J. D. Souther, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (Longbranch Pennywhistle and Souther–Hillman–Furay Band)
1946 – Alan Jones, Australian race car driver
1946 – Marieta Severo, Brazilian actress
1946 – Giuseppe Sinopoli, Italian conductor and composer (d. 2001)
1947 – Dave Pegg, English bass player and producer (Fairport Convention, Jethro Tull, and Ian Campbell Folk Group)
1949 – Lois McMaster Bujold, American author
1950 – Erika Mann, German politician
1951 – Thomas Mallon, American author and critic
1951 – Lindy Morrison, Australian drummer (The Go-Betweens, Xero, and Tuff Monks)
1952 – Maxine Nightingale, English singer
1954 – Pat Croce, American businessman and author
1955 – Chris Burnett, American saxophonist and composer (Chris Burnett Quartet)
1955 – Thomas Grunenberg, German footballer
1956 – Dale Brown, American author
1956 – Peter Mullan, Scottish actor
1957 – Carter Beauford, American drummer (Dave Matthews Band)
1957 – Notis Sfakianakis, Greek singer
1957 – Michael Bailey Smith, American actor
1958 – Willie McGee, American baseball player
1961 – k.d. lang, Canadian singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
1961 – Jeff Tedford, American football coach
1962 – David Brock, American journalist and author
1962 – Mireille Delunsch, French soprano
1962 – Simon Hill, English-Australian sportscaster
1962 – Derek Mountfield, English football player
1963 – Bobby Dall, American bass player (Poison)
1963 – Jonas Gardell, Swedish author and screenwriter
1963 – Ron McGovney, American bass player (Metallica, Leather Charm, and Phantasm)
1963 – Borut Pahor, Slovenian politician, 4th President of Slovenia
1963 – Craig Saavedra, American director, screenwriter, and producer
1964 – Britta Lejon, Swedish politician
1965 – Arnold Clavio, Filipino journalist
1965 – Shahrukh Khan, Indian actor
1965 – Samuel Le Bihan, French actor
1966 – Sean Kanan, American actor
1966 – Tim Kirkman, American director and producer
1966 – Khaled Abol Naga, Egyptian actor
1966 – Yoshinari Ogawa, Japanese wrestler
1966 – David Schwimmer, American actor and director
1967 – Kurt Elling, American singer-songwriter
1967 – Marc van Roon, Dutch pianist
1967 – Scott Walker, American politician, 45th Governor of Wisconsin
1968 – Neal Casal, American songwriter, singer, multi-instrumentalist and photographer
1968 – Ultra Naté, American singer-songwriter and producer
1969 – Reginald Arvizu, American bass player (Korn, StillWell, and L.A.P.D.)
1970 – Ely Buendia, Filipino singer-songwriter and guitarist (Eraserheads and Pupil)
1970 – Sharmell Sullivan-Huffman, American wrestler
1972 – Darío Silva, Uruguayan footballer
1972 – Vladimir Vorobiev, Russian ice hockey player
1972 – Samantha Womack, English actress, singer, and director
1973 – Marisol Nichols, American actress
1974 – Nelly, American rapper and actor (St. Lunatics)
1974 – Orlando Cabrera, Colombian baseball player
1975 – Stéphane Sarrazin, French race car driver
1975 – Chris Walla, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Death Cab for Cutie)
1976 – Sidney Ponson, Aruban baseball player
1977 – Rodney Buford, American basketball player
1977 – Jason Cerbone, American actor
1977 – Konstantinos Economidis, Greek tennis player
1977 – Randy Harrison, American actor
1978 – Carmen Cali, American baseball player
1979 – Erika Flores, American actress
1979 – Julie Lund, Danish actress
1979 – Simone Puleo, Italian footballer
1979 – Darren Young, American wrestler
1980 – Diego Lugano, Uruguayan footballer
1980 – Amos Roberts, Australian rugby player
1980 – Kim So-yeon, South Korean actress
1981 – Wilson Betemit, Dominican baseball player
1981 – Katharine Isabelle, Canadian actress
1981 – Rafael Márquez Lugo, Mexican footballer
1981 – Avy Scott, American porn actress
1981 – Roddy White, American football player
1982 – Yunel Escobar, Cuban baseball player
1982 – Kyoko Fukada, Japanese actress and singer
1982 – Charles Itandje, French footballer
1984 – Tamara Hope, Canadian actress and singer
1984 – Julia Stegner, German model
1986 – Diana Penty, Indian model and actress
1986 – Andy Rautins, Canadian basketball player
1986 – Lara Sacher, Australian actress
1987 – Danny Cipriani, English rugby player
1988 – Julia Görges, German tennis player
1989 – Stevan Jovetić, Montenegrin footballer
1989 – Natalie Pluskota, American tennis player
1989 – Luke Schenn, Canadian ice hockey player
1989 – Katelyn Tarver, American actress and singer
1990 – Christopher Dibon, Austrian footballer
1990 – Kendall Schmidt, American singer-songwriter and actor (Big Time Rush)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/02/13 at 6:41 am

Died this day November 1st:

943 – Emma of France (b. 894)
1083 – Matilda of Flanders (b. 1031)
1285 – Peter III of Aragon (b. 1239)
1327 – James II of Aragon (b. 1267)
1483 – Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham, English politician (b. 1454)
1610 – Richard Bancroft, English archbishop (b. 1544)
1618 – Maximilian III, Archduke of Austria (b. 1568)
1716 – Engelbert Kaempfer, German physician (b. 1651)
1807 – Louis Auguste Le Tonnelier de Breteuil, French politician (b. 1730)
1846 – Esaias Tegnér, Swedish bishop (b. 1782)
1852 – Pyotr Kotlyarevsky, Russian general (b. 1782)
1863 – Theodore Judah, American engineer (b. 1826)
1877 – Friedrich Graf von Wrangel, Prussian field marshal (b. 1784)
1887 – Jenny Lind, Swedish soprano (b. 1820)
1898 – George Goyder, English-Australian surveyor (b. 1826)
1905 – Albert von Kölliker, Swiss anatomist and physiologist (b. 1817)
1930 – Viggo Jensen, Danish weightlifter, target shooter, and gymnast (b. 1874)
1935 – Jock Cameron, South African cricketer (b. 1905)
1941 – Bengt Djurberg, Swedish actor (b. 1898)
1944 – Thomas Midgley, Jr., American chemist (b. 1889)
1945 – Hélène de Pourtalès, Swiss sailor (b. 1868)
1945 – Princess Thyra of Denmark (b. 1880)
1949 – Jerome F. Donovan, American politician (b. 1872)
1950 – George Bernard Shaw, Irish playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1856)
1952 – Mehmet Esat Bülkat, Ottoman general (b. 1862)
1958 – Jean Couzy, French mountaineer (b. 1923)
1959 – Michael Considine, Irish-Australian politician (b. 1885)
1960 – Dimitris Mitropoulos, Greek conductor and composer (b. 1896)
1961 – James Thurber, American author and illustrator (b. 1894)
1963 – Ngo Dinh Diem, Vietnamese politician, 1st President of the Republic of Vietnam (b. 1901)
1966 – Peter Debye, Dutch chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1884)
1966 – Mississippi John Hurt, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1892)
1970 – Richard Cushing, American archbishop (b. 1895)
1971 – Robert Mensah, Ghanaian footballer (b. 1939)
1975 – Pier Paolo Pasolini, Italian director (b. 1922)
1979 – Jacques Mesrine, French criminal (b. 1936)
1981 – Wally Wood, American comic book writer, artist and publisher (b. 1927)
1982 – Lester Roloff, American preacher (b. 1914)
1984 – Velma Barfield, American murderer (b. 1932)
1986 – Paul Frees, American voice actor (b. 1920)
1991 – Irwin Allen, American director and producer (b. 1916)
1992 – Hal Roach, American director and producer (b. 1892)
1994 – Peter Taylor, American author (b. 1917)
1996 – Eva Cassidy, American singer and guitarist (b. 1963)
1996 – John G. Crommelin, American navy officer and politician (b. 1902)
1998 – Vincent Winter, Scottish actor (b. 1957)
2000 – Robert Cormier, American author and journalist (b. 1925)
2000 – Eva Morris, English super-centenarian (b. 1885)
2002 – Tonio Selwart, German actor (b. 1896)
2002 – Charles Sheffield, American physicist and author (b. 1935)
2003 – Frank McCloskey, American politician (b. 1939)
2004 – Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, Emirati prince (b. 1918)
2004 – Gerrie Knetemann, Dutch cyclist (b. 1951)
2004 – Theo van Gogh, Dutch actor, director, and producer (b. 1957)
2005 – Ferruccio Valcareggi, Italian footballer and coach (b. 1919)
2007 – Henry Cele, South African actor (b. 1949)
2007 – Charmaine Dragun, Australian journalist (b. 1978)
2007 – Witold Kiełtyka, Polish drummer (Decapitated) (b. 1984)
2007 – Igor Moiseyev, Russian choreographer (b. 1906)
2007 – The Fabulous Moolah, American wrestler (b. 1923)
2008 – Madelyn Dunham, American grandmother of Barack Obama (b. 1922)
2009 – Nien Cheng, Chinese author (b. 1915)
2010 – Andy Irons, American surfer (b. 1978)
2010 – Clyde King, American baseball player and manager (b. 1924)
2011 – Sickan Carlsson, Swedish actress and singer (b. 1915)
2011 – Ilmar Kullam, Estonian basketball player and coach (b. 1922)
2012 – Milt Campbell, American decathlete (b. 1933)
2012 – Robert Morton Duncan, American judge (b. 1927)
2012 – Joe Ginsberg, American baseball player (b. 1926)
2012 – Hans Lindgren, Swedish actor, screenwriter and producer (b. 1932)
2012 – Pino Rauti, Italian politician (b. 1926)
2012 – János Rózsás, Hungarian author (b. 1926)
2012 – Han Suyin, Chinese-English author (b. 1917)
2012 – John C. Tyson, American judge (b. 1926)
2012 – Roger Wood, Belgian-American journalist (b. 1925)
2012 – Kinjarapu Yerran Naidu, Indian politician (b. 1957)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/04/13 at 1:00 am

Born this day November 4th:

1907 – Draga Matkovic, German pianist
1923 – Howie Meeker, Canadian ice hockey player and politician
1929 – Archbishop Anastasios of Albania
1930 – Dick Groat, American baseball player
1930 – Doris Roberts, American actress
1931 – Bernard Francis Law, Mexican-American archbishop
1933 – Tito Francona, American baseball player
1933 – Charles K. Kao, Chinese physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
1936 – C. K. Williams, American poet
1937 – Loretta Swit, American actress
1937 – Michael Wilson, Canadian politician
1939 – Gail E. Haley, American writer and illustrator
1940 – Delbert McClinton, American singer-songwriter
1942 – Patricia Bath, American ophthalmologist, inventor and academic
1943 – Clark Graebner, American tennis player
1943 – Marlène Jobert, French actress, singer, and author
1944 – Scherrie Payne, American singer (The Supremes)
1946 – Laura Bush, American educator, 45th First Lady of the United States
1946 – Frederick Elmes, American cinematographer
1948 – Amadou Toumani Touré, Malian politician, President of Mali
1950 – Charles Frazier, American author
1950 – Markie Post, American actress
1951 – Traian Băsescu, Romanian politician, 4th President of Romania
1951 – Cosey Fanni Tutti, English musician (Throbbing Gristle and Chris & Cosey)
1952 – Pope Theodoros II of Alexandria
1953 – Rick Green, Canadian actor
1953 – Carlos Gutierrez, Cuban-American politician, 35th United States Secretary of Commerce
1953 – Jacques Villeneuve, Canadian race car driver
1953 – Marvel Williamson, American educator
1954 – Chris Difford, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Squeeze and Difford & Tilbrook)
1955 – Alhaj Moulana Ghousavi Shah, Indian educator and author
1955 – Matti Vanhanen, Finnish politician, 40th Prime Minister of Finland
1956 – Tom Greenhalgh, Swedish singer-songwriter (the Mekons)
1956 – Jordan Rudess, American keyboard player and songwriter (Dream Theater, Liquid Tension Experiment, and Dixie Dregs)
1957 – Tony Abbott, Australian politician, 28th Prime Minister of Australia
1957 – Alexander Vasilyevich Tkachyov, Soviet gymnast
1958 – Anne Sweeney, American television executive
1959 – Ken Kirzinger, Canadian actor and stuntman
1960 – Marc Awodey, American painter and poet
1960 – Kathy Griffin, American comedian and actress
1960 – Frl. Menke, German singer
1961 – Daron Hagen, American composer, conductor, and pianist
1961 – Edward Knight, American composer
1961 – Ralph Macchio, American actor
1961 – Jeff Probst, American television host and producer
1961 – Les Sampou, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1961 – Nigel Worthington, Irish footballer
1962 – Arvo Volmer, Estonian conductor
1963 – Marc Déry, Canadian singer and guitarist (Zébulon)
1963 – Rosario Flores, Spanish singer and actress
1963 – Michel Therrien, Canadian ice hockey coach
1964 – Kurt Krakowian, American actor
1965 – Pata, Japanese guitarist (X Japan and Rain)
1965 – Malandra Burrows, English actress and singer
1965 – Jeff Scott Soto, American singer-songwriter (Talisman and Soul SirkUS)
1965 – Wayne Static, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Static-X)
1965 – Kiersten Warren, American actress
1967 – Eric Karros, American baseball player
1968 – Matthew Tobin Anderson, American author
1968 – Carlos Baerga, Puerto Rican baseball player
1968 – Miles Long, American porn actor and director
1969 – Sean Combs, American rapper, producer, and actor (Diddy – Dirty Money)
1969 – Matthew McConaughey, American actor
1970 – Tim DeBoom, American triathlete
1970 – Malena Ernman, Swedish soprano
1970 – Bethenny Frankel, American chef and author
1970 – Tony Sly, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (No Use for a Name and Scorpios) (d. 2012)
1972 – Luís Figo, Portuguese footballer
1972 – Tabassum Hashmi, Indian actress
1974 – Cedric Bixler-Zavala, American singer-songwriter and drummer (At the Drive-In, The Mars Volta, Anywhere, De Facto, and The Fall on Deaf Ears)
1974 – Louise Redknapp, English singer (Eternal)
1975 – Éric Fichaud, Canadian ice hockey player
1975 – Eduard Kokcharov, Russian handball player
1975 – Mikki Moore, American basketball player
1975 – Orlando Pace, American football player
1975 – Curtis Stone, Australian chef and author
1975 – Heather Tom, American actress
1976 – Daniel Bahr, German politician
1976 – Bruno Junqueira, Brazilian race car driver
1976 – Mario Melchiot, Dutch footballer
1976 – Peter Van Houdt, Belgian footballer
1977 – Larry Bigbie, American baseball player
1977 – Tonicha Jeronimo, English actress
1977 – So Ji-sub, South Korean actor
1977 – Hannelore Knuts, Belgian model
1978 – John Grabow, American baseball player
1978 – Danny Salomon, American actor
1979 – Jesse Camp, American television host
1979 – Trishelle Cannatella, American model and actress
1979 – Audrey Hollander, American porn actress
1980 – Sabrina Colie, Jamaican actress
1980 – Jerry Collins, New Zealand rugby player
1980 – Richard Owens, American football player
1980 – Marcy Rylan, American actress
1981 – Guy Martin, English motorcycle racer
1981 – Vince Wilfork, American football player
1982 – Devin Hester, American football player, Silang Vong, Cambodian educator
1984 – Dustin Brown, American ice hockey player
1984 – Ayila Yussuf, Nigerian footballer
1985 – Marcell Jansen, German footballer
1985 – Ryan Nemeth, American wrestler

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/04/13 at 1:00 am

Died this day November 4th:

411 – Khalil Sultan, Timurid ruler (b. 1384)
1652 – Jean-Charles de la Faille, Flemish mathematician (b. 1597)
1658 – Antoine Le Maistre, French lawyer and author (b. 1608)
1669 – Johannes Cocceius, Dutch theologian (b. 1603)
1698 – Rasmus Bartholin, Danish physician and mathematician (b. 1625)
1702 – John Benbow, English admiral (b. 1653)
1704 – Andreas Acoluthus, German scholar (b. 1654)
1781 – Johann Nikolaus Götz, German poet (b. 1721)
1801 – William Shippen, American physician and lawyer (b. 1712)
1847 – Felix Mendelssohn, German composer (b. 1809)
1847 – Thieu Tri, Vietnamese emperor (b. 1807)
1856 – Hippolyte Delaroche, French painter (b. 1797)
1893 – Pierre Tirard, French politician, 54th Prime Minister of France (b. 1827)
1895 – Eugene Field, American writer (b. 1850)
1906 – John H. Ketcham, American politician (b. 1832)
1918 – Wilfred Owen, English poet (b. 1893)
1924 – Richard Conner, American soldier, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1843)
1924 – Gabriel Fauré, French composer (b. 1845)
1930 – Buddy Bolden, American cornet player (b. 1877)
1931 – Luigi Galleani, Italian activist (b. 1861)
1940 – Arthur Rostron, English captain (b. 1869)
1946 – Rüdiger von der Goltz, German military commander (b. 1865)
1948 – Albert Stanley, 1st Baron Ashfield, British transport administrator (b. 1874)
1950 – Grover Cleveland Alexander, American baseball player (b. 1887)
1955 – Robert E. Sherwood, American playwright (b. 1896)
1955 – Cy Young, American baseball player (b. 1867)
1957 – Shoghi Effendi, Israeli religious leader (b. 1897)
1968 – Michel Kikoine, Belarusian-French painter (b. 1892)
1969 – Carlos Marighella, Brazilian revolutionary (b. 1911)
1974 – Bert Patenaude, American soccer player (b. 1909)
1975 – Francis Dvornik, Czech historian (b. 1893)
1975 – Izzat Husrieh, Syrian journalist and publisher (b. 1914)
1977 – Tom Reamy, American author (b. 1935)
1980 – Elsie MacGill, Canadian engineer (b. 1905)
1982 – Dominique Dunne, American actress (b. 1959)
1982 – Jacques Tati, French actor and director (b. 1907)
1982 – Gil Whitney, American journalist (b. 1940)
1986 – Kurt Hirsch, German mathematician (b. 1906)
1988 – Kleanthis Vikelidis, Greek footballer (b. 1916)
1989 – Trevor Kent, Australian actor (b. 1940)
1992 – George Klein, Canadian inventor (b. 1904)
1994 – Sam Francis, American painter (b. 1923)
1994 – Fred "Sonic" Smith, American guitarist and songwriter (MC5 and Sonic's Rendezvous Band) (b. 1949)
1995 – Gilles Deleuze, French philosopher (b. 1925)
1995 – Paul Eddington, English actor (b. 1927)
1995 – Eddie Egan, American actor and police officer (b. 1930)
1995 – Yitzhak Rabin, Israeli politician, 5th Prime Minister of Israel, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1922)
1995 – Morrie Schwartz, American academic and author (b. 1916)
1997 – Richard Hooker, American author (b. 1924)
1998 – Nagarjun, Indian poet (b. 1911)
1999 – Malcolm Marshall, Barbadian cricketer (b. 1958)
2002 – Nakis Avgerinos, Greek politician (b. 1911)
2003 – Charles Causley, Cornish author and poet (b. 1917)
2003 – Ken Gampu, South African actor (b. 1929)
2003 – Richard Wollheim, English philosopher (b. 1923)
2005 – Nadia Anjuman, Afghan poet and journalist (b. 1980)
2005 – Sheree North, American actress and singer (b. 1932)
2006 – Frank Arthur Calder, Canadian politician (b. 1915)
2006 – Ernestine Gilbreth Carey, American author (b. 1908)
2007 – Peter Viertel, German-American author and screenwriter (b. 1920)
2008 – Juan Camilo Mouriño, Mexican Secretary of the Interior (b. 1971)
2009 – Hubertus Brandenburg, Swedish bishop (b. 1923)
2010 – Sparky Anderson, American baseball player and manager (b. 1934)
2010 – Eugénie Blanchard, French super-centenarian (b. 1896)
2010 – Michelle Nicastro, American actress and singer (b. 1960)
2011 – Arnold Green, Soviet Estonian politician (b. 1920)
2011 – Andy Rooney, American radio and television host (b. 1919)
2012 – Jacob Sahaya Kumar Aruni, Indian chef (b. 1974)
2012 – Errol Black, Canadian academic and politician (b. 1939)
2012 – Ted Curson, American trumpet player (b. 1935)
2012 – Jim Durham, American sportscaster (b. 1947)
2012 – Samuel S. Freedman, American jurist (b. 1927)
2012 – Beverley Goodway, English photographer (b. 1943)
2012 – Marit Henie, Norwegian figure skater (b. 1925)
2012 – Reg Pickett, English footballer (b. 1927)
2012 – David Resnick, Brazilian-Israeli architect, designed Yad Kennedy (b. 1924)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/05/13 at 2:18 am

Born this day November 5th:

1920 – Douglass North, American economist, Nobel Prize laureate
1926 – John Berger, English artist and writer
1935 – Lester Piggott, English jockey
1935 – Christopher Wood, English screenwriter and author
1936 – Uwe Seeler, German footballer
1937 – Chan Sek Keong, Singaporean jurist, 3rd Chief Justice of Singapore
1937 – Harris Yulin, American actor
1938 – César Luis Menotti, Argentine footballer
1938 – Jim Steranko, American illustrator and writer
1939 – Lobsang Tenzin, Singaporean religious leader, 5th Samdhong Rinpoche
1940 – Ted Kulongoski, American politician, 36th Governor of Oregon
1940 – Elke Sommer, German actress
1941 – Art Garfunkel, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (Simon & Garfunkel)
1941 – Yoshiyuki Tomino, Japanese animator, director, and screenwriter
1943 – Sam Shepard, American actor and playwright
1944 – Carole Nelson Douglas, American author
1945 – Peter Pace, American general
1945 – Aleka Papariga, Greek politician
1945 – Svetlana Tširkova-Lozovaja, Soviet fencer and coach
1947 – Peter Noone, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (Herman's Hermits)
1948 – Bob Barr, American politician
1948 – Peter Hammill, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Van der Graaf Generator)
1948 – Hridayananda Dasa Goswami, American guru
1948 – Bernard-Henri Lévy, French philosopher and author
1948 – William Daniel Phillips, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
1949 – Armin Shimerman, American actor
1950 – Thorbjørn Jagland, Norwegian politician, Prime Minister of Norway
1950 – James Kennedy, American psychologist
1952 – Oleg Blokhin, Ukrainian footballer
1952 – Vandana Shiva, Indian physicist
1952 – Bill Walton, American basketball player and sportscaster
1953 – Florentino Floro, Filipino judge
1953 – Joyce Maynard, American author
1955 – Bernard Chazelle, French computer scientist
1955 – Kris Jenner, American businesswoman
1955 – Karan Thapar, Indian journalist
1955 – Nestor Serrano, American actor
1957 – Mike Score, English singer-songwriter and musician (A Flock of Seagulls)
1958 – Don Falcone, American keyboard player, songwriter, and producer (Spirits Burning)
1958 – Mo Gaffney, American actress and comedian
1958 – Robert Patrick, American actor
1959 – Bryan Adams, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor
1959 – Tomo Česen, Slovenian mountaineer
1960 – René Froger, Dutch singer
1960 – Tilda Swinton, English actress
1961 – Entesar Al-Sharah, Kuwaiti actress
1962 – Abédi Pelé, Ghanaian footballer
1962 – Marcus J. Ranum, American computer scientist
1963 – Hans Gillhaus, Dutch footballer
1963 – Andrea McArdle, American actress and singer
1963 – Tatum O'Neal, American actress and author
1963 – Brian Wheat, American bass player and songwriter (Tesla)
1963 – Jean-Pierre Papin, French footballer
1964 – Helga van Niekerk, South African radio host
1965 – Famke Janssen, Dutch model and actress
1965 – Kubrat, Prince of Panagyurishte
1966 – Nayim, Spanish footballer
1966 – James Allen, English journalist
1966 – Georgia Apostolou, Greek actress
1966 – Urmas Kirs, Estonian football player and manager
1967 – Marcelo D2, Brazilian rapper (Planet Hemp)
1967 – Judy Reyes, American actress
1968 – Sam Rockwell, American actor
1968 – Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, Spanish actress
1969 – Pat Kilbane, American actor and comedian
1970 – Javy López, baseball player
1970 – Tamzin Outhwaite, English actress
1971 – Chris Addison, English comedian and actor
1971 – Sergei Berezin, Russian ice hockey player
1971 – Jonny Greenwood, English musician, songwriter, and composer (Radiohead)
1971 – Dana Jacobson, American sportscaster
1971 – Rob Jones, English footballer
1971 – Edmond Leung, Hong Kong singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (Big Four)
1971 – Corin Nemec, American actor
1971 – Mårten Olander, Swedish golfer
1973 – Johnny Damon, American baseball player
1973 – Peter Emmerich, American illustrator
1973 – Malcolm Naden, Australian criminal
1973 – Danniella Westbrook, English actress
1973 – Alexei Yashin, Russian ice hockey player
1974 – Ryan Adams, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Whiskeytown, The Finger, and Ryan Adams and the Cardinals)
1974 – Angela Gossow, German singer-songwriter (Arch Enemy)
1974 – Dado Pršo, Croatian footballer
1974 – Jerry Stackhouse, American basketball player
1975 – Lisa Scott-Lee, Welsh singer-songwriter (Steps)
1976 – Sebastian Arcelus, American actor
1976 – Mr. Fastfinger, Finnish guitarist
1976 – Jeff Klein, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (My Jerusalem, The Twilight Singers, and The Gutter Twins)
1976 – Samuel Page, American actor
1977 – Brittney Skye, American porn actress
1977 – Maarten Tjallingii, Dutch cyclist
1977 – Richard Wright, English footballer
1979 – Romi Dames, Japanese-American actress
1979 – Colin Grzanna, German rugby player
1979 – Michalis Hatzigiannis, Greek-Cypriot singer-songwriter and producer
1979 – Keith McLeod, American basketball player
1979 – David Suazo, Honduran footballer
1980 – Jaime Camara, Brazilian race car driver
1980 – Eva González, Spanish model, Miss Spain 2003
1980 – Christoph Metzelder, German footballer
1981 – Paul Chapman, Australian footballer
1981 – Ümit Ergirdi, Turkish footballer
1982 – Rob Swire, Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Pendulum and Knife Party)
1982 – Bryan LaHair, American baseball player
1983 – Alexa Chung, English model and television host
1983 – Juan Morillo, Dominican baseball player
1983 – Mike Hanke, German footballer
1983 – David Pipe, Welsh footballer
1983 – Andrew Hayden-Smith, English actor
1984 – Baruto, Estonian sumo wrestler
1984 – Jon Cornish, Canadian football player
1984 – Tobias Enström, Swedish ice hockey player
1984 – Nick Folk, American football player
1984 – Nikolay Zherdev, Ukrainian-Russian ice hockey player
1984 – Nick Tandy, English racing driver
1985 – Michel Butter, Dutch runner
1985 – Kate DeAraugo, Australian singer-songwriter (Young Divas)
1985 – Alo Dupikov, Estonian footballer
1985 – Rimo Hunt, Estonian footballer
1986 – Nodiko Tatishvili, Georgian singer
1986 – BoA, South Korean singer-songwriter and actress
1986 – Kasper Schmeichel, Danish footballer
1986 – Ian Mahinmi, American basketball player
1987 – Kevin Jonas, American singer, guitarist, and actor (Jonas Brothers)
1987 – O. J. Mayo, American basketball player
1988 – Virat Kohli, Indian cricketer
1992 – Marco Verratti, Italian footballer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/05/13 at 2:19 am

Died this day November 5th:

1370 – Casimir III the Great, Polish king (b. 1310)
1515 – Mariotto Albertinelli, Italian painter (b. 1474)
1559 – Kano Motonobu, Japanese painter (b. 1476)
1660 – Alexandre de Rhodes, French missionary (b. 1591)
1660 – Lucy Hay, Countess of Carlisle (b. 1599)
1701 – Charles Gerard, 2nd Earl of Macclesfield, French-English soldier and politician (b. 1659)
1714 – Bernardino Ramazzini, Italian physician (b. 1633)
1752 – Carl Andreas Duker, German jurist and scholar (b. 1670)
1758 – Hans Egede, Norwegian missionary (b. 1686)
1828 – Maria Feodorovna (Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg) (b. 1759)
1836 – Karel Hynek Mácha, Czech poet (b. 1810)
1879 – James Clerk Maxwell, Scottish physicist (b. 1831)
1923 – Jacques d'Adelswärd-Fersen, French author and poet (b. 1880)
1928 – Arnold Rothstein, American businessman and gambler (b. 1882)
1930 – Christiaan Eijkman, Dutch physician and pathologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1858)
1931 – Konrad Stäheli, Swiss target shooter (b. 1866)
1933 – Texas Guinan, American actress and businesswoman (b. 1884)
1933 – Walther von Dyck, German mathematician (b. 1856)
1941 – Arndt Pekurinen, Finnish pacifist (b. 1905)
1942 – George M. Cohan, American actor, singer, playwright, and composer (b. 1878)
1944 – Alexis Carrel, French surgeon and biologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1873)
1951 – Reggie Walker, South African runner (b. 1889)
1955 – Maurice Utrillo, French painter (b. 1883)
1956 – Art Tatum, American pianist (b. 1909)
1960 – Ward Bond, American actor (b. 1903)
1960 – August Gailit, Estonian author (b. 1891)
1960 – Johnny Horton, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1925)
1960 – Mack Sennett, Canadian director and producer (b. 1880)
1964 – Buddy Cole, American pianist and orchestra leader (b. 1916)
1964 – Lansdale Sasscer, American politician (b. 1893)
1968 – Christina Kalogerikou, Greek actress (b. 1885)
1971 – Sam Jones, American baseball player (b. 1925)
1974 – Stafford Repp, American actor (b. 1918)
1975 – Annette Kellerman, Australian swimmer (b. 1887)
1975 – Edward Lawrie Tatum, American geneticist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1909)
1975 – Lionel Trilling, American author and critic (b. 1905)
1977 – René Goscinny, French writer and illustrator (b. 1926)
1977 – Guy Lombardo, Canadian-American violinist and conductor (b. 1902)
1979 – Al Capp, American cartoonist (b. 1909)
1981 – Rangjung Rigpe Dorje, 16th Karmapa, Tibetan spiritual figure (b. 1924)
1982 – E. H. Carr, English historian and theorist (b. 1892)
1985 – Arnold Chikobava, Georgian linguist (b. 1898)
1985 – Spencer W. Kimball, American religious leader, 12th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (b. 1895)
1986 – Claude Jutra, [Canadian actor and director (b. 1930)
1986 – Bobby Nunn, American singer (The Coasters and The Robins) (b. 1925)
1987 – Eamonn Andrews, Irish radio and television host (b. 1922)
1989 – Vladimir Horowitz, Russian pianist (b. 1903)
1991 – Robert Maxwell, Czech-English politician (b. 1923)
1991 – Fred MacMurray, American actor (b. 1908)
1992 – Arpad Elo, American physicist and chess player (b. 1903)
1996 – Eddie Harris, American saxophonist (b. 1934)
1997 – James Robert Baker, American author and screenwriter (b. 1946)
1997 – Isaiah Berlin, Latvian historian (b. 1909)
1999 – James Goldstone, American film and television director (b. 1931)
2000 – Jimmie Davis, American singer-songwriter and politician, 47th Governor of Louisiana (b. 1899)
2000 – Victor Grinich, American businessman (b. 1924)
2000 – Bibi Titi Mohammed, Tanzanian politician (b. 1926)
2001 – Roy Boulting, English director and producer (b. 1913)
2001 – Milton William Cooper, American broadcaster, author, and activist (b. 1943)
2001 – Barry Horne, English activist (b. 1952)
2002 – Billy Guy, American singer (The Coasters) (b. 1936)
2003 – Bobby Hatfield, American singer-songwriter (Righteous Brothers) (b. 1940)
2004 – Donald Jones, American-Dutch actor and dancer (b. 1932)
2005 – John Fowles, English author (b. 1926)
2005 – Virginia MacWatters, American soprano (b. 1912)
2005 – John Rice, American actor (b. 1951)
2005 – Link Wray, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1929)
2006 – Bülent Ecevit, Turkish politician, 16th Prime Minister of Turkey (b. 1925)
2007 – Nils Liedholm, Swedish footballer and coach (b. 1922)
2008 – Michael Crichton, American author (b. 1942)
2009 – Félix Luna, Argentine historian (b. 1925)
2010 – Jill Clayburgh, American actress (b. 1944)
2010 – Henriette van Lynden-Leijten, Dutch diplomat (b. 1950)
2010 – Adrian Păunescu, Romanian journalist and politician (b. 1943)
2010 – Shirley Verrett, American soprano (b. 1931)
2010 – Antonio Cárdenas Guillén, Mexican drug lord, co-leader (Gulf Cartel) (b. 1962)
2011 – Bhupen Hazarika, Indian singer-songwriter, director, and poet (b. 1926)
2012 – Joseph Oliver Bowers, Dominican bishop (b. 1920)
2012 – Olympe Bradna, French-American actress and dancer (b. 1919)
2012 – Charles V. Bush, American air force officer (b. 1939)
2012 – Elliott Carter, American composer (b. 1908)
2012 – Stalking Cat, American body modifier (b. 1958)
2012 – Leonardo Favio, Argentine actor, singer, director and screenwriter (b. 1938)
2012 – Bob Kaplan, Canadian politician (b. 1936)
2012 – Louis Pienaar, South African lawyer and diplomat (b. 1926)
2012 – Sikandar Sanam, Pakistani actor and singer (b. 1960)
2012 – Jimmy Stephen, Scottish footballer (b. 1922)
2012 – Glen Morgan Williams, American judge (b. 1920)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/06/13 at 3:42 am

Born this day November 6th:

1912 – N. Shanmugarajah, Ceylon Tamil engineer
1925 – Michel Bouquet, French actor
1930 – Tom Hornbein, American mountaineer
1931 – Mike Nichols, German-American director, screenwriter, and producer
1932 – Stonewall Jackson, American singer-songwriter
1937 – Eugene Pitt, American singer (The Jive Five)
1937 – Joe Warfield, American actor and director
1938 – Branko Mikasinovich, Serbian journalist and scholar
1938 – P.J. Proby, American singer-songwriter and actor
1938 – Diana E. H. Russell, South African activist and author
1939 – Leonardo Quisumbing, Filipino jurist
1940 – Johnny Giles, Irish footballer
1940 – Ruth Messinger, American politician
1940 – Dieter F. Uchtdorf, American pilot and religious leader
1941 – Guy Clark, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1946 – Sally Field, American actress
1946 – Viivi Luik, Estonian poet and author
1946 – Fred Penner, Canadian singer and guitarist
1947 – Jim Rosenthal, English sportscaster
1947 – George Young, Scottish guitarist, songwriter, and producer (Easybeats and Flash and the Pan)
1947 – Carolyn Seymour, English actress
1948 – Sidney Blumenthal, American journalist
1948 – Glenn Frey, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (Eagles)
1949 – Nigel Havers, English actor
1949 – Arturo Sandoval, Cuban trumpet player, pianist, and composer
1949 – Joseph C. Wilson, American diplomat
1950 – Amir Aczel, Israeli historian
1950 – Chris Glen, Scottish bass player (The Sensational Alex Harvey Band and Michael Schenker Group)
1951 – Peter Althin, Swedish lawyer and politician
1951 – John Falsey, American scriptwriter and producer
1952 – Michael Cunningham, American author
1953 – Frank Hanisch, German footballer
1954 – Catherine Crier, American judge, journalist, and author
1955 – Maria Shriver, American journalist
1957 – Cam Clarke, American voice actor and singer
1957 – Klaus Kleinfeld, German businessman
1957 – Siobhán McCarthy, Irish actress and singer
1957 – Lori Singer, American actress
1958 – Trace Beaulieu, American actor
1959 – Mare Tommingas, Estonian dancer and choreographer
1960 – Michael Cerveris, American actor
1961 – Kazuhiko Aoki, Japanese video game designer
1961 – Craig Goldy, American guitarist (Dio, Giuffria, and Rough Cutt)
1961 – Florent Pagny, French singer-songwriter and actor
1962 – Aznil Nawawi, Malaysian actor and singer
1962 – Annette Zilinskas, American musician and singer, who was the original bass guitarist for The Bangles then later lead vocalist with Blood on the Saddle
1964 – Kerry Conran, American director and producer
1964 – Arne Duncan, American educator, 9th United States Secretary of Education
1964 – Corey Glover, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (Living Color and Galactic)
1964 – Greg Graffin, American singer-songwriter, producer, and author (Bad Religion)
1965 – René Unglaube, German footballer
1966 – Peter DeLuise, American actor and director
1966 – Paul Gilbert, American guitarist and singer (Mr. Big, Racer X, and Yellow Matter Custard)
1966 – Elizabeth Price, English artist
1968 – Caesar Meadows, American cartoonist
1968 – Kelly Rutherford, American actress
1968 – Alfred Williams, American football player
1968 – Jerry Yang, Taiwanese-American businessman, co-founded Yahoo!
1970 – Ethan Hawke, American actor, director, and screenwriter
1971 – Clonie Gowen, American poker player
1972 – Deivi Cruz, Dominican baseball player
1972 – Garry Flitcroft, English footballer
1972 – Adonis Georgiades, Greek politician and author
1972 – Thandie Newton, English actress
1972 – Rebecca Romijn, American actress
1973 – Nell McAndrew, English model
1974 – Zoe McLellan, American actress
1975 – Tarmo Saks, Estonian footballer
1976 – Catherine Clark, Canadian journalist
1976 – Mike Herrera, American singer-songwriter and bass player (MxPx and Mike Herrera's Tumbledown)
1976 – Jodi Martin, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist
1977 – Patrícia Tavares, Portuguese actress
1978 – Sandrine Blancke, Belgian actress
1978 – Daniella Cicarelli, Brazilian model and television host
1978 – Jolina Magdangal, Filipino singer and actress
1978 – Taryn Manning, American singer-songwriter and actress (Boomkat)
1978 – Zak Morioka, Brazilian race car driver
1979 – Adam LaRoche, American baseball player
1979 – Lamar Odom, American basketball player
1979 – Gerli Padar, Estonian singer
1979 – Brad Stuart, Canadian ice hockey player
1979 – Myolie Wu, Hong Kong actress
1981 – Cassie Bernall, American student, victim of the Columbine High School massacre (d. 1999)
1981 – Lee Dong-wook, South Korean actor
1981 – Kaspars Gorkšs, Latvian footballer
1981 – Andrew Murray, Canadian ice hockey player
1982 – Sowelu, Japanese singer
1982 – Steve Millar, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist
1983 – Jon Hume, Australian singer-songwriter and producer (Evermore)
1983 – Janette McBride, Filipino-Australian actress
1984 – Ricky Romero, American baseball player
1984 – Sebastian Schachten, German footballer
1985 – Ettore Marchi, Italian footballer
1986 – Katie Leclerc, American actress
1986 – Conor Sammon, Irish footballer
1987 – Ana Ivanovic, Serbian tennis player
1988 – Erik Lund, Swedish footballer
1988 – Emma Stone, American actress
1989 – Jozy Altidore, American soccer player
1989 – Shaina Magdayao, Filipino actress, singer, and dancer
1990 – André Schürrle, German footballer
1990 – Valentina Nappi, Italian pornographic actress and adult model
1992 – Paula Kania, Polish tennis player
1997 – Hero Fiennes-Tiffin, English actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/06/13 at 3:44 am

Died this day November 6th:

644 – Umar I, caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate (b. 579)
1231 – Emperor Tsuchimikado of Japan (b. 1196)
1406 – Pope Innocent VII (b. 1339)
1479 – James Hamilton, 1st Lord Hamilton, Scottish politician and scholar (b. 1415)
1492 – Antoine Busnois, French composer and poet (b. 1430)
1550 – Ulrich, Duke of Württemberg (b. 1487)
1632 – Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden (b. 1594)
1650 – William II, Prince of Orange (b. 1626)
1656 – John IV of Portugal (b. 1603)
1656 – Jean-Baptiste Morin, French mathematician, astrologer, and astronomer (b. 1583)
1672 – Heinrich Schütz, German organist and compser (b. 1585)
1692 – Gédéon Tallemant des Réaux, French author (b. 1619)
1752 – Ralph Erskine, Scottish minister (b. 1685)
1771 – John Bevis, English physician and astronomer (b. 1695)
1790 – James Bowdoin, American politician, 2nd Governor of Massachusetts (b. 1726)
1796 – Catherine the Great, Russian wife of Peter III of Russia (b. 1729)
1816 – Gouverneur Morris, American politician (b. 1752)
1822 – Claude Louis Berthollet, French chemist (b. 1748)
1836 – Charles X of France (b. 1757)
1846 – Alexander Chavchavadze, Georgian poet and general (b. 1786)
1846 – Karol Marcinkowski, Polish physician and activist (b. 1800)
1893 – Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian composer (b. 1840)
1895 – Joel Müller, German rabbi (b. 1827)
1910 – Giuseppe Cesare Abba, Italian patriot and author (b. 1838)
1918 – Alan Arnett McLeod, Canadian soldier (b. 1899)
1925 – Khai Dinh, Vietnamese emperor (b. 1885)
1929 – Prince Maximilian of Baden, German politician, 8th Chancellor of Germany (b. 1867)
1936 – Henry Bourne Joy, American businessman (b. 1864)
1937 – Colin Campbell Cooper, American painter (b. 1856)
1941 – Maurice Leblanc, French author (b. 1864)
1951 – Tom Kiely, Irish decathlete (b. 1869)
1952 – Arthur Rosenkampff, American gymnast (b. 1884)
1960 – Erich Raeder, German admiral (b. 1876)
1961 – Harry DeBaecke, American rower (b. 1879)
1964 – Hugo Koblet, Swiss cyclist (b. 1925)
1964 – Hans von Euler-Chelpin, German-Swiss chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1863)
1965 – Edgard Varèse, French composer (b. 1883)
1965 – Clarence Williams, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer (b. 1898)
1968 – Charles B. McVay III, American navy officer (b. 1898)
1968 – Charles Münch, French conductor and violinist (b. 1891)
1970 – Agustín Lara, Mexican composer and poet (b. 1897)
1978 – Harry Bertoia, Italian-American sculptor and designer (b. 1915)
1978 – Heiri Suter, Swiss cyclist (b. 1899)
1984 – Gastón Suárez, Bolivian author and playwright (b. 1929)
1985 – Joel Crothers, American actor (b. 1941)
1985 – Sanjeev Kumar, Indian actor (b. 1938)
1986 – Elisabeth Grümmer, Alsatian soprano (b. 1911)
1987 – Zohar Argov, Israeli singer (b. 1955)
1987 – Ross Barnett, American politician, 52nd governor of Mississippi (b. 1898)
1989 – Dickie Goodman, American songwriter and producer (b. 1934)
1989 – Margit Makay, Hungarian actress (b. 1891)
1989 – Yusaku Matsuda, Japanese actor (b. 1949)
1991 – Gene Tierney, American actress (b. 1920)
1995 – Aneta Corsaut, American actress (b. 1933)
1996 – Toni Schmücker, German businessman (b. 1921)
1997 – Epic Soundtracks, English singer-songwriter and musician (Swell Maps, Crime and the City Solution, and These Immortal Souls) (b. 1959)
1998 – Sky Low Low, Canadian wrestler (b. 1928)
1999 – Regina Ghazaryan, Armenian painter and public figure (b. 1915)
2000 – David Brower, American environmentalist, founded the Sierra Club Foundation (b. 1912)
2000 – L. Sprague de Camp, American author (b. 1907)
2001 – Anthony Shaffer, English author and playwright (b. 1926)
2002 – Sid Sackson, American game designer (b. 1920)
2003 – Just Betzer, Danish film producer (b. 1944)
2003 – Mike Lockwood, American wrestler (b. 1971)
2003 – Rie Mastenbroek, Dutch swimmer (b. 1919)
2003 – Eduardo Palomo, Mexican actor (b. 1962)
2004 – Fred Dibnah, English engineer (b. 1938)
2004 – Johnny Warren, Australian footballer and coach (b. 1943)
2005 – Rod Donald, New Zealand politician (b. 1957)
2005 – Minako Honda, Japanese singer and actress (b. 1967)
2005 – Miguel Aceves Mejía, Mexican actor and singer (b. 1915)
2005 – Anthony Sawoniuk, Belarusian SS officer (b. 1921)
2006 – Francisco Fernández Ochoa, Spanish skier (b. 1950)
2006 – Federico López, Puerto Rican basketball player (b. 1962)
2007 – Enzo Biagi, Italian journalist (b. 1920)
2007 – Hilda Braid, English actress (b. 1929)
2007 – George Grljusich, Australian sportscaster (b. 1939)
2007 – Sayed Mustafa Kazemi, Afghan politician (b. 1962)
2007 – George Osmond, American manager (b. 1917)
2007 – Hank Thompson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1925)
2009 – Ron Sproat, American screenwriter and playwright (b. 1932)
2010 – Robert Lipshutz, American lawyer (b. 1921)
2010 – Jo Myong-rok, North Korean military officer (b. 1928)
2012 – Panbanisha, American bonobo (b. 1985)
2012 – Joel Connable, American journalist (b. 1973)
2012 – Charles Delporte, Belgian painter and sculptor (b. 1928)
2012 – Clive Dunn, English actor and singer (b. 1920)
2012 – Samuel Guo Chuan-zhen, Chinese bishop (b. 1918)
2012 – Vladimír Jiránek, Czech illustrator and director (b. 1928)
2012 – Theodore T. Jones, American judge (b. 1944)
2012 – Maxim of Bulgaria (b. 1914)
2012 – Ivor Powell, Welsh footballer (b. 1916)
2012 – Frank J. Prial, American journalist (b. 1930)
2012 – Bohdan Tsap, Ukrainian footballer and coach (b. 1941)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/07/13 at 3:34 am

Born this day November 7th:

1918 – Paul Aussaresses, French general
1918 – Billy Graham, American evangelist
1921 – Jack Fleck, American golfer
1927 – Hiroshi Yamauchi, Japanese businessman
1928 – Richard G. Scott, American engineer and religious leader
1929 – Eric Kandel, Austrian scientist, recipient of the Nobel Prize laureate
1930 – Rudy Boschwitz, American politician
1931 – G. Edward Griffin, American film producer and author
1936 – Gwyneth Jones, Welsh soprano
1936 – Audrey McLaughlin, Canadian politician
1937 – Mary Daheim, American author
1938 – Jake Gibbs, American baseball player
1938 – Jim Kaat, American baseball player
1938 – Barry Newman, American actor
1940 – Dakin Matthews, American actor
1940 – Antonio Skármeta, Chilean author
1941 – Angelo Scola, Italian cardinal
1942 – Tom Peters, American author
1942 – Johnny Rivers, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1942 – Jean Shrimpton, English model and actress
1943 – Michael Byrne, English actor
1943 – Stephen Greenblatt, American critic
1943 – Boris Gromov, Russian general
1943 – Joni Mitchell, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist
1943 – Michael Spence, American economist, Nobel Prize laureate
1943 – Silvia Cartwright, 18th Governor-General of New Zealand
1944 – Waljinah, Javanese singer
1944 – Ken Patera, American wrestler
1944 – Luigi Riva, Italian footballer
1945 – Earl Boen, American actor
1945 – Bob Englehart, American cartoonist
1946 – John Aylward, American actor
1947 – Bob Anderson, English darts player
1947 – Yutaka Fukumoto, Japanese baseball player
1947 – Sondhi Limthongkul, Thai journalist
1947 – Holmes Osborne, American actor
1948 – Buck Martinez, American baseball player
1948 – Alex Ribeiro, Brazilian race car driver
1949 – Steven Stucky, American composer
1950 – Lindsay Duncan, Scottish actress
1951 – Lawrence O'Donnell, American journalist, actor, and producer
1951 – John Tamargo, American baseball player
1952 – David Petraeus, American military officer, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency
1952 – Modibo Sidibé, Malian politician, Prime Minister of Mali
1952 – Valeriy Zuyev, Ukrainian footballer and coach
1953 – Maire Aunaste, Estonian journalist and TV host
1953 – Lucinda Green, English horse rider and journalist
1954 – Robin Beck, American singer
1954 – Guy Gavriel Kay, Canadian author
1954 – Kamal Haasan, Indian actor
1954 – Gil Junger, American director
1955 – Shirley Eikhard, Canadian singer-songwriter
1955 – Kitty Margolis, American singer and producer
1955 – Detlef Ultsch, German martial artist
1956 – Denise Jannah, Dutch singer
1956 – Jonathan Palmer, English race car driver
1956 – Judy Tenuta, American comedian, actress, and accordion player
1957 – John Benitez, American musician, songwriter, and producer
1957 – King Kong Bundy, American wrestler and actor
1957 – Christopher Knight, American actor
1957 – Tony Schiavone, American sportscaster
1958 – Rissei Ō, Japanese Go player
1958 – Lori Saldaña, American politician
1959 – Srinivas, Indian singer
1959 – Billy Gillispie, American basketball coach
1959 – Alexandre Guimarães, Brazilian-Costa Rican footballer and manager
1960 – Tommy Thayer, American guitarist and songwriter (Kiss)
1961 – Orlando Mercado, American baseball player
1962 – Tracie Savage, American actress and journalist
1963 – John Barnes, English footballer
1963 – Sam Graves, American politician
1964 – Troy Beyer, American actress
1964 – Sandra Denton, American rapper and actress (Salt-N-Pepa)
1964 – Gill Holland, Norwegian-American film producer
1964 – Li Nanxing, Singaporean actor
1964 – Liam Ó Maonlaí, Irish keyboard player and songwriter (Hothouse Flowers)
1965 – Sigrun Wodars, German runner
1966 – Calvin Borel, American jockey
1967 – Steve DiGiorgio, American singer-songwriter and bass player (Death, Control Denied, Sadus, and Charred Walls of the Damned)
1967 – David Guetta, French DJ and producer
1967 – Julie Pinson, American actress
1967 – Sharleen Spiteri, Scottish singer-songwriter and actress (Texas)
1967 – Careena Collins, American porn actress and director
1968 – Greg Tribbett, American guitarist (Mudvayne and Hellyeah)
1968 – Mark Preston, Australian engineer
1968 – Russ Springer, American baseball player
1969 – Hélène Grimaud, French pianist
1969 – Michelle Clunie, American actress
1969 – Michel Picard, Canadian ice hockey player
1970 – Neil Hannon, Irish singer-songwriter (The Divine Comedy and The Duckworth Lewis Method)
1970 – Andy Houston, American race car driver
1970 – Marc Rosset, Swiss tennis player
1970 – Morgan Spurlock, American director and producer
1971 – Trivikram Srinivas, Indian Director, and dialogue writer
1971 – Jamie Drummond, Scottish-Canadian critic
1971 – Robin Finck, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Nine Inch Nails and Guns N' Roses)
1971 – Matthew Ryan, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Strays Don't Sleep)
1972 – Christopher Daniel Barnes, American actor
1972 – Mike Goldman, Australian radio and television
1972 – Danny Grewcock, English rugby player
1972 – Jason London, American actor
1972 – Jeremy London, American actor
1972 – Hasim Rahman, American boxer
1972 – Marcus Stewart, English footballer
1973 – Yunjin Kim, South Korean actress
1973 – Martín Palermo, Argentine footballer
1974 – Kris Benson, American baseball player
1974 – Brigitte Foster-Hylton, Jamaican hurdler
1974 – Christian Gómez, Argentine footballer
1974 – Chris Summers, Norwegian drummer (Turbonegro)
1975 – Venkat Prabhu, Indian director
1976 – Rob Caggiano, American guitarist and producer (Anthrax, Boiler Room, and The Damned Things)
1976 – Melyssa Ford, Canadian model and actress
1976 – Chang Hao, Chinese Go player
1976 – One Be Lo, American rapper (Binary Star)
1976 – Mark Philippoussis, Australian tennis player
1977 – Andres Oper, Estonian footballer
1977 – María Sánchez Lorenzo, Spanish tennis player
1977 – Anthony Thomas, American football player
1978 – Mohamed Aboutrika, Egyptian footballer
1978 – Elisabeth Bachman, American volleyball player
1978 – Rio Ferdinand, English footballer
1978 – Tomoya Nagase, Japanese singer-songwriter and actor (Tokio)
1978 – Barry Robson, Scottish footballer
1978 – Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink, Dutch footballer
1979 – Mike Commodore, American ice hockey player
1979 – Will Demps, American football player
1979 – Danny Fonseca, Costa Rican footballer
1979 – Barney Harwood, English television host and actor
1979 – Jon Peter Lewis, American singer-songwriter
1979 – Joey Ryan, American wrestler
1979 – Otep Shamaya, American singer-songwriter and actress (Otep)
1980 – Karthik, Indian singer and composer
1980 – Sergio Bernardo Almirón, Argentine footballer
1980 – Gervasio Deferr, Spanish gymnast
1980 – James Franklin, New Zealand cricketer
1980 – Luciana Salazar, Argentine model and actress
1981 – Mark Copani, Jordanian-American wrestler
1981 – Anushka Shetty, Indian actress
1982 – Pascal Leclaire, Canadian ice hockey player
1983 – Forrest Kline, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Hellogoodbye)
1984 – Mihkel Aksalu, Estonian footballer
1984 – Jonathan Bornstein, American soccer player
1984 – Amelia Vega, Dominican model, Miss Universe 2003
1985 – Sebastian Aldén, Swedish motorcycle racer
1985 – Lucas Neff, American actor
1986 – Andy Hull, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Manchester Orchestra, Bad Books, and Right Away, Great Captain!)
1986 – David Nelson, American football player
1986 – Doukissa Nomikou, Greek model
1986 – Yurizan Beltran, American pornographic actress
1987 – Marek Semjan, Slovakian tennis player
1988 – Alexandr Dolgopolov, Ukrainian tennis player
1988 – Simone Favaro, Italian rugby player
1988 – Thomas Schneider, German sprinter
1988 – Tinie Tempah, English rapper and producer
1989 – Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, Russian singer and activist (Pussy Riot)
1990 – Daniel Ayala, Spanish footballer
1990 – Matt Corby, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist
1990 – David de Gea, Spanish footballer
1994 – Haruna Iikubo, Japanese singer and actress (Morning Musume)
1996 – Dea Herdželaš, Bosnian tennis player
1996 – Ella Yelich-O'Connor, New Zealand singer-songwriter also known as Lorde

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/07/13 at 3:34 am

Died this day November 7th:

644 – Umar, Islamic caliph (b. 590)
1225 – Engelbert II of Berg, German archbishop (b. 1186)
1550 – Jón Arason, Icelandic bishop (b. 1484)
1574 – Solomon Luria, Polish rabbi (b. 1510)
1581 – Richard Davies, Welsh bishop and scholar (b. 1505)
1599 – Gasparo Tagliacozzi, Italian surgeon (b. 1546)
1633 – Cornelis Drebbel, Dutch inventor, invented the submarine (b. 1572)
1639 – Thomas Arundell, 1st Baron Arundell of Wardour, English politician (b. 1560)
1642 – Henry Montagu, 1st Earl of Manchester, English judge and politician (b. 1563)
1713 – Elizabeth Barry, English actress (b. 1658)
1837 – Elijah Parish Lovejoy, American minister and journalist (b. 1809)
1872 – Alfred Clebsch, German mathematician (b. 1833)
1881 – John MacHale, Irish archbishop (b. 1791)
1906 – Heinrich Seidel, German engineer and poet (b. 1842)
1913 – Alfred Russel Wallace, English biologist and geographer (b. 1823)
1919 – Hugo Haase, German politician and jurist (b. 1863)
1922 – Sam Thompson, American baseball player (b. 1860)
1923 – Ashwini Kumar Dutta, Indian Educationist,Freedom Fighter(1856)
1930 – Ōkido Moriemon, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 23rd Yokozuna (b. 1878)
1933 – Harold Weber, American golfer (b. 1882)
1941 – Frank Pick, English businessman (b. 1878)
1943 – Dwight Frye, American actor (b. 1899)
1944 – Richard Sorge, Soviet spy (b. 1895)
1944 – Hannah Szenes, Hungarian army officer (b. 1921)
1947 – K. Natesa Iyer, Ceylon Tamil journalist (b. 1887)
1952 – Filippos Karvelas, Greek gymnast (b. 1877)
1959 – Victor McLaglen, English-American boxer and actor (b. 1883)
1962 – Eleanor Roosevelt, American politician, 34th First Lady of the United States (b. 1884)
1965 – Mirza Basheer-ud-Din Mahmood Ahmad, Pakistani caliph (b. 1889)
1966 – Rube Bressler, American baseball player (b. 1894)
1967 – John Nance Garner, American politician, 32nd Vice President of the United States (b. 1868)
1968 – Gordon Coventry, Australian footballer (b. 1901)
1968 – Alexander Gelfond, Russian mathematician (b. 1906)
1974 – Eric Linklater, Welsh-Scottish author (b. 1899)
1978 – Jivraj Narayan Mehta,Indian Politician,Gujrat First Chief Minister(b.1887)
1978 – Gene Tunney, American boxer (b. 1897)
1980 – Steve McQueen, American actor (b. 1930)
1981 – Will Durant, American historian and philosopher (b. 1885)
1983 – Germaine Tailleferre, French composer (b. 1892)
1986 – Tracy Pew, Australian bass player (The Birthday Party and The Saints) (b. 1957)
1990 – Lawrence Durrell, expatriate British writer (b. 1912)
1991 – Carter Cornelius, American singer (Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose) (b. 1948)
1991 – Tom of Finland, Finnish illustrator (b. 1920)
1992 – Alexander Dubček, Slovak politician (b. 1921)
1992 – Jack Kelly, American actor (b. 1927)
1993 – Adelaide Hall, American jazz singer and entertainer (b. 1901)
1994 – Shorty Rogers, American trumpet player and composer (b. 1924)
1995 – Ann Dunham, American anthropologist (b. 1942)
1996 – Claude Ake, Nigerian academic (b. 1939)
1996 – Jaja Wachuku, Nigerian lawyer and politician (b. 1918)
2000 – Nimalan Soundaranayagam, Sri Lankan Tamil teacher and politician (b. 1950)
2000 – Chidambaram Subramaniam, Indian politician (b. 1910)
2000 – Ingrid of Sweden (b. 1910)
2001 – Nida Blanca, Filipino actress (b. 1936)
2002 – Rudolf Augstein, German journalist, co-founded Der Spiegel (b. 1923)
2004 – Howard Keel, American actor and singer (b. 1919)
2005 – Harry Thompson, English scriptwriter, producer, and author (b. 1960)
2006 – Bryan Pata, American football player (b. 1984)
2006 – Johnny Sain, American baseball player (b. 1917)
2006 – Jean-Jacques Servan-Schreiber, French journalist (b. 1924)
2007 – Earl Dodge, American politician (b. 1932)
2007 – George W. George, American film producer (b. 1920)
2010 – Smaro Stefanidou, Greek actress (b. 1913)
2011 – Joe Frazier, American boxer (b. 1944)
2012 – Carmen Basilio, American boxer (b. 1927)
2012 – Aleksandr Berkutov, Russian rower (b. 1933)
2012 – Heinz-Jürgen Blome, German footballer (b. 1946)
2012 – Ellen Douglas, American author (b. 1921)
2012 – Kevin O'Donnell, Jr., American author (b. 1950)
2012 – Sandy Pearson, Australian army officer (b. 1918)
2012 – Darrell Royal, American football player and coach (b. 1924)
2012 – Arthur K. Snyder, American politician (b. 1932)
2012 – Elliott Stein, American journalist and historian (b. 1928)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/11/13 at 2:23 am

Born this day November 11th:

1925 – June Whitfield, English actress
1927 – Mose Allison, American singer and pianist
1929 – Hans Magnus Enzensberger, German author and poet
1931 – Veronica Hurst, English actress
1936 – Susan Kohner, American actress
1936 – Mala Sinha, Indian actress
1937 – Stephen Lewis, Canadian politician and diplomat
1937 – Alicia Ostriker, poet and scholar of Jewish feminist poetry
1938 – Ants Antson, Estonian speed skater
1938 – Haruhiro Yamasheesha, Japanese gymnast
1939 – Denise Alexander, American actress
1940 – Barbara Boxer, American politician
1943 – Doug Frost, Australian swimming coach
1943 – Jorien van den Herik, Dutch businessman
1944 – Chris Smither, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1944 – Kemal Sunal, Turkish actor
1945 – Chris Dreja, English guitarist (The Yardbirds and Box of Frogs)
1945 – Vince Martell, American singer and guitarist (Vanilla Fudge)
1945 – Daniel Ortega, Nicaraguan politician, President of Nicaragua
1950 – Mircea Dinescu, Romanian poet
1950 – Jim Peterik, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Survivor, Pride of Lions, and The Ides of March)
1951 – Bill Moseley, American actor
1951 – Kim Peek, American megasavant (d. 2009)
1951 – Marc Summers, American game show host and producer
1953 – Marshall Crenshaw, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1953 – Andy Partridge, Maltese-English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (XTC and The Dukes of Stratosphear)
1954 – Mary Gaitskill, American author
1955 – Dave Alvin, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Blasters, The Knitters, The Flesh Eaters, and X)
1956 – Ian Craig Marsh, English guitarist (The Human League, Heaven 17, and B.E.F.)
1958 – Luz Casal, Spanish singer-songwriter
1958 – Carlos Lacamara, Cuban-American actor
1959 – Lee Haney, American bodybuilder
1960 – Lawrence Bayne, Canadian actor
1960 – Chuck Hernandez, American baseball player and coach
1960 – Paquito Ochoa, Jr., Filipino politician
1960 – Peter Parros, American actor
1960 – Stanley Tucci, American actor and director
1962 – Mic Michaeli, Swedish keyboard player (Europe, Brazen Abbot, and Last Autumn's Dream)
1962 – Demi Moore, American actress, director, and producer
1962 – James Morrison, Australian trumpet player and composer
1962 – Kendra Slawinski, English netball player
1963 – Monty Sopp, American wrestler
1964 – Anabel Alonso, Spanish actress
1964 – Calista Flockhart, American actress
1965 – Max Mutchnick, American scriptwriter and producer
1965 – Kim Stockwood, Canadian singer-songwriter (Shaye)
1966 – Alison Doody, Irish actress
1967 – Gil de Ferran, Brazilian race car driver
1967 – Frank John Hughes, American actor
1968 – David L. Cook, American singer-songwriter and comedian
1968 – Lavell Crawford, American comedian and actor
1969 – Carson Kressley, American television host, fashion designer, and author
1970 – Lee Battersby, Australian author
1971 – Jennifer Celotta, American director, producer, and scriptwriter
1971 – Paul Chaloner, English sportscaster
1971 – David DeLuise, American actor
1971 – Tarmo Linnumäe, Estonian footballer
1971 – Tomas Pačėsas, Lithuanian basketball player and coach
1972 – Adam Beach, Canadian actor
1972 – Tyler Christopher, American actor
1972 – Danny Rios, Spanish-American baseball player
1973 – Melissa Stark, American sportscaster
1973 – Jason White, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Green Day, Pinhead Gunpowder, The Big Cats, The Influents, The Network, and Foxboro Hot Tubs)
1974 – Leonardo DiCaprio, American actor and producer
1974 – Wajahatullah Wasti, Pakistani cricketer
1975 – Angelica Vale Mexican actress
1976 – Lisa Gleave, Australian-American actress and model
1976 – Jason Grilli, American baseball player
1976 – Jesse F. Keeler, Canadian bass player (Death from Above 1979 and MSTRKRFT)
1977 – Maniche, Portuguese footballer
1978 – Lou Vincent, New Zealand cricketer
1980 – Jaeson Ma, American rapper, actor, and minister
1980 – Willie Parker, American football player
1980 – Edmoore Takaendesa, Zimbabwean-German rugby player
1981 – Natalie Glebova, Russian-Canadian model, Miss Universe 2005
1981 – Guillaume, Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg
1982 – Gonzalo Canale, Argentine-Italian rugby player
1982 – Jeremy Williams, English actor
1983 – Brittny Gastineau, American model
1983 – Arouna Koné, Ivorian footballer
1983 – Philipp Lahm, German footballer
1984 – Stephen Hunt, English footballer
1984 – Birkir Már Sævarsson, Icelandic footballer
1985 – Austin Collie, American football player
1985 – Tiidrek Nurme, Estonian runner
1985 – Kalan Porter, Canadian singer-songwriter
1985 – Jessica Sierra, American singer
1985 – Robin Uthappa, Indian cricketer
1986 – Victor Cruz, American football player
1986 – Mark Sanchez, American football player
1986 – François Trinh-Duc, French rugby player
1987 – Vinny Guadagnino, American actor
1987 – Chanelle Hayes, English model and singer
1987 – Yuya Tegoshi, Japanese singer and actor (NEWS and Tegomass)
1988 – Kyle Naughton, English footballer
1989 – Adam Rippon, American figure skater
1989 – Reina Tanaka, Japanese singer (Morning Musume, Elegies, High-King, and Morning Musume Otomegumi)
1989 – Lewis Williamson, Scottish race car driver
1990 – Georginio Wijnaldum, Dutch footballer
1991 – Christa B. Allen, American actress
1991 – Jana Kask, Estonian singer
1994 – Connor Price, Canadian actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/11/13 at 2:24 am

Died this day November 11th:

405 – Arsacius of Tarsus, Tarsian archbishop (b. 324)
865 – Petronas, Byzantine general
1028 – Constantine VIII, Byzantine emperor (b. 960)
1623 – Philippe de Mornay, French theorist (b. 1549)
1638 – Cornelis van Haarlem, Dutch painter (b. 1562)
1724 – Joseph Blake, English criminal (b. 1700)
1812 – Platon Levshin, Russian bishop (b. 1737)
1831 – Nat Turner, American slave rebellion leader (b. 1800)
1855 – Søren Kierkegaard, Danish philosopher (b. 1813)
1861 – Pedro V of Portugal (b. 1837)
1862 – James Madison Porter, American politician (b. 1793)
1880 – Ned Kelly, Australian murderer (b. 1855)
1880 – Lucretia Mott, American actvist (b. 1793)
1884 – Alfred Brehm German zoologist (b. 1827)
1887 – Haymarket affair defendants:

    George Engel, German-American businessman and activist (b. 1836)
    Adolph Fischer, German-American printer and activist (b. 1858)
    Albert Parsons, American editor and activist (b. 1848)
    August Spies, American editor and activist (b. 1855)

1917 – Liliuokalani of Hawaii (b. 1838)
1918 – George Lawrence Price, Canadian soldier (b. 1892)
1919 – Pavel Chistyakov, Russian painter (b. 1832)
1920 – Dirk Boest Gips, Dutch target shooter (b. 1864)
1921 – Léon Moreaux, French target shooter (b. 1852)
1931 – Shibusawa Eiichi, Japanese businessman (b. 1840)
1938 – Typhoid Mary, Irish-American carrier of typhoid fever (b. 1869)
1939 – Bob Marshall, American activist (b. 1901)
1939 – Jan Opletal, Czech student and activist (b. 1915)
1945 – Jerome Kern, American composer (b. 1885)
1948 – Fred Niblo, American actor, director, producer (b. 1874)
1949 – Loukas Kanakaris-Roufos, Greek politician (b. 1878)
1950 – Alexandros Diomidis, Greek banker and politician, 145th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1875)
1953 – Princess Irene of Hesse and by Rhine (b. 1866)
1962 – Joseph Ruddy, American swimmer and water polo player (b. 1878)
1972 – Berry Oakley, American bass player (Allman Brothers Band) (b. 1948)
1973 – Artturi Ilmari Virtanen, Finnish chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1895)
1974 – Alfonso Leng, Chilean composer (b. 1894)
1976 – Alexander Calder, American sculptor (b. 1898)
1977 – Greta Keller, Austrian-American actress and singer (b. 1903)
1977 – Abraham Sarmiento, Jr., Filipino journalist and activist (b. 1950)
1979 – Dimitri Tiomkin, Ukrainian-American composer (b. 1894)
1984 – Martin Luther King, Sr., American pastor, missionary, and activist (b. 1899)
1985 – Pelle Lindbergh, Swedish ice hockey player (b. 1959)
1988 – William Ifor Jones, Welsh conductor and organist (b. 1900)
1990 – Attilio Demaría, Argentinian footballer (b. 1909)
1990 – Alexis Minotis, Greek actor (b. 1898)
1990 – Yiannis Ritsos, Greek poet (b. 1909)
1993 – Erskine Hawkins, American trumpeter and bandleader (b. 1914)
1993 – John Stanley, American comics writer and artist (b. 1914)
1993 – Lisa De Leeuw, American pornographic actress (b. 1958)
1994 – John A. Volpe, American politician, 61st Governor of Massachusetts (b. 1908)
1994 – Pedro Zamora, Cuban-American reality television personality, cast member on The Real World: San Francisco (b. 1972)
1994 – Tadeusz Żychiewicz, Polish journalist, historian,and publicist (b. 1922)
1997 – Rod Milburn, American hurdler (b. 1950)
1998 – Frank Brimsek, American ice hockey player (b. 1913)
1999 – Mary Kay Bergman, American voice actress (b. 1961)
1999 – Jacobo Timerman, Argentine journalist and author (b. 1923)
2000 – Sandra Schmitt, German skier (b. 1981)
2003 – Miquel Martí i Pol, Catalan poet (b. 1929)
2004 – Yasser Arafat, Palestinian engineer and politician, 1st President of the Palestinian National Authority, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1929)
2004 – Richard Dembo, French director and screenwriter (b. 1948)
2005 – Moustapha Akkad, Syrian-American director and producer (b. 1930)
2005 – Keith Andes, American actor (b. 1920)
2005 – Patrick Anson, 5th Earl of Lichfield, English photographer (b. 1939)
2005 – Peter Drucker, Austrian-American educator, author, and theorist (b. 1909)
2006 – Belinda Emmett, Australian actress (b. 1974)
2006 – Harry Lehotsky, American-Canadian pastor and activist (b. 1957)
2007 – Delbert Mann, American director (b. 1920)
2008 – Herb Score, American baseball player (b. 1933)
2009 – Dhanpat Rai Nahar, Indian politician (b. 1919)
2010 – Baby Marie Osborne, American actress (b. 1911)
2011 – Francisco Blake Mora, Mexican lawyer and politician (b. 1966)
2012 – Lam Adesina, Nigerian politician, Governor of Oyo State (b. 1939)
2012 – Joe Egan, English rugby player (b. 1919)
2012 – Tomaž Ertl, Slovenian politician (b. 1932)
2012 – Jack Gilbert, American poet (b. 1925)
2012 – Iqbal Haider, Pakistani politician (b. 1945)
2012 – Rex Hunt, English diplomat, Governor of the Falkland Islands (b. 1926)
2012 – Victor Mees, Belgian footballer (b. 1927)
2012 – Ilya Oleynikov, Russian actor (b. 1947)
2012 – Harry Wayland Randall, American photographer (b. 1915)
2012 – Tarachand Sahu, Indian politician (b. 1947)
2012 – Hal Ziegler, American politician (b. 1932)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/13/13 at 7:26 am

Born this day November 13th:

1921 – Chabua Amirejibi, Georgian author
1926 – Harry Hughes, American politician, 57th Governor of Maryland
1929 – Fred Phelps, American pastor
1930 – Adrienne Corri, Scottish actress
1931 – Andrée Lachapelle, Canadian actress
1934 – Peter Arnett, New Zealand-American journalist
1934 – Jimmy Fontana, Italian singer-songwriter and actor
1934 – Garry Marshall, American actor, director, and producer
1935 – Tom Atkins, American actor
1935 – George Carey, English archbishop
1935 – P. Susheela, Indian singer
1939 – Karel Brückner, Czech football coach
1939 – Idris Muhammad, American drummer and composer
1940 – Saul Kripke, American philosopher
1940 – Daniel Pilon, Canadian actor
1940 – William Taubman, American political scientist and biographer
1941 – Eberhard Diepgen, German politician
1941 – David Green, American businessman, founded Hobby Lobby
1941 – Mel Stottlemyre, American baseball player and coach
1942 – John P. Hammond, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1943 – Roberto Boninsegna, Italian footballer
1943 – Jay Sigel, American golfer
1943 – Howard Wilkinson, English soccer player and manager
1944 – Timmy Thomas, American singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer
1945 – Masahiro Hasemi, Japanese race car driver
1945 – Bobby Manuel, American guitarist
1947 – Gene Garber, American baseball player
1947 – Amory Lovins, American physicist
1947 – Joe Mantegna, American actor
1948 – Humayun Ahmed, Bangladeshi author, screenwriter, and director
1949 – Yoshimi Ishibashi, Japanese race car driver
1949 – Terry Reid, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
1950 – Mary Lou Metzger, American singer and dancer
1950 – Gilbert Perreault, Canadian ice hockey player
1951 – Pini Gershon, Israeli basketball player and coach
1952 – Art Malik, Pakistani-English actor
1953 – Frances Conroy, American actress
1953 – Andrés Manuel López Obrador, Mexican politician
1953 – Andrew Ranken, English drummer (The Pogues)
1953 – Tracy Scoggins, American actress
1954 – Scott McNealy, American businessman, co-founded Sun Microsystems
1954 – Chris Noth, American actor
1955 – Whoopi Goldberg, American actress, singer, and talk show host
1956 – Ginger Alden, American actress
1956 – Cynthia Carroll, American businesswoman
1956 – David Cesarani, English historian and biographer
1956 – Rex Linn, American actor
1956 – Anna Verouli, Greek javelin thrower
1957 – Nick Baines, English Anglican Bishop of Bradford
1957 – Stephen Baxter, English author
1957 – Roger Ingram, American trumpet player and author
1958 – Alexandra Shulman, English journalist, editor of English Vogue magazine
1959 – Caroline Goodall, English actress
1959 – Emil Urbel, Estonian architect
1960 – Neil Flynn, American actor
1960 – Teodora Ungureanu, Romanian gymnast
1963 – Vinny Testaverde, American football player
1964 – Timo Rautiainen, Finnish rally co-driver
1967 – Juhi Chawla, Indian actress
1967 – Jimmy Kimmel, American comedian, actor, and talk show host
1967 – Steve Zahn, American actor
1968 – Pat Hentgen, American baseball player
1969 – Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Dutch politician and author
1969 – Lori Berenson, American political activist
1969 – Gerard Butler, Scottish actor
1969 – Nico Motchebon, German runner
1971 – Noah Hathaway, American actor
1971 – Buddy Zabala, Filipino bass player (Eraserheads, The Dawn, and Cambio)
1972 – Takuya Kimura, Japanese singer and actor (SMAP)
1973 – Ari Hoenig, American drummer and composer
1974 – Indrek Zelinski, Estonian football player and manager
1975 – Quim, Portuguese footballer
1975 – Alain Digbeu, French basketball player
1975 – Ivica Dragutinović, Serbian footballer
1975 – Toivo Suursoo, Estonian ice hockey player
1976 – Kelly Sotherton, English sprinter
1976 – Hiroshi Tanahashi, Japanese wrestler
1977 – Chanel Cole, Australian singer
1977 – Huang Xiaoming, Chinese actor and singer
1978 – Nikolai Fraiture, American bass player (The Strokes and Nickel Eye)
1979 – Subliminal, Israeli rapper and producer
1979 – Metta World Peace, American basketball player
1980 – Monique Coleman, American actress
1980 – Sara Del Rey, professional wrestler
1980 – François-Louis Tremblay, Canadian speed skater
1981 – Rivkah, American illustrator
1981 – Ryan Bertin, American amateur wrestler
1981 – Mark Cardona, Filipino basketball player
1981 – Shawn Yue, Hong Kong actor and singer
1982 – Michael Copon, American actor and singer
1982 – Samkon Gado, Nigerian-American football player
1982 – Koda Kumi, Japanese singer-songwriter and actress
1983 – Claudia Balderrama, Bolivian race walker
1983 – Kalle Kriit, Estonian cyclist
1984 – Lucas Barrios, Paraguayan footballer
1984 – Kurt Morath, Tongan rugby player
1985 – Asdrúbal Cabrera, Venezuelan baseball player
1986 – Kevin Bridges, Scottish stand-up comedian
1987 – Dana Vollmer, American swimmer
1990 – Kathleen Herles, American voice actress
1991 – Devon Bostick, Canadian actor
1991 – Matt Bennett, American actor and singer
1996 – Austin Williams, American actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/13/13 at 7:27 am

Died this day November 13th:

867 – Pope Nicholas I (b. 800)
1004 – Abbo of Fleury, French monk (b. 945)
1093 – Malcolm III of Scotland (b. 1041)
1143 – Fulk, King of Jerusalem (b. 1089)
1170 – Albert the Bear, German son of Otto, Count of Ballenstedt (b. 1100)
1345 – Constance of Peñafiel (b. 1323)
1359 – Ivan II of Russia (b. 1326)
1460 – Henry the Navigator, Portuguese son of John I of Portugal (b. 1394)
1606 – Geronimo Mercuriali, Italian philologist and physician (b. 1530)
1619 – Ludovico Carracci, Italian painter (b. 1555)
1650 – Thomas May, English poet and historian (b. 1595)
1726 – Sophia Dorothea of Celle (b. 1666)
1770 – George Grenville, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1712)
1771 – Konrad Ernst Ackermann, German actor (b. 1712)
1777 – William Bowyer, English printer (b. 1699)
1862 – Ludwig Uhland, German poet (b. 1787)
1867 – Adolphe Napoleon Didron, French archaeologist (b. 1806)
1868 – Gioachino Rossini, Italian composer (b. 1792)
1883 – James Marion Sims, American physician (b. 1813)
1903 – Camille Pissarro, French painter (b. 1830)
1916 – Saki, Burmese author and playwright (b. 1870)
1929 – Princess Viktoria of Prussia (b. 1866)
1942 – Daniel J. Callaghan, American navy officer (b. 1890)
1952 – Margaret Wise Brown, American author (b. 1910)
1954 – Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist, German field marshal (b. 1881)
1955 – Bernard DeVoto, American historian and author (b. 1897)
1961 – Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle, Jr., American general and diplomat (b. 1897)
1963 – Margaret Murray, English anthropologist (b. 1863)
1967 – Harriet Cohen, English pianist (b. 1895)
1973 – Lila Lee, American actress (b. 1901)
1973 – Bruno Maderna, Italian-German conductor and composer (b. 1920)
1974 – Vittorio De Sica, Italian director (b. 1901)
1974 – Karen Silkwood, American activist (b. 1946)
1975 – Olga Berggolts, Russian poet (b. 1910)
1979 – Dimitris Psathas, Greek playwright (b. 1907)
1982 – Hugues Lapointe, Canadian politician, 22nd Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (b. 1911)
1983 – Henry Jamison Handy, American swimmer and water polo player (b. 1886)
1983 – Junior Samples, American comedian and actor (b. 1926)
1985 – George Robert Vincent, American engineer (b. 1898)
1986 – Thierry Le Luron, French comedian (b. 1952)
1988 – Antal Doráti, Hungarian-American conductor and composer (b. 1906)
1988 – Jaromír Vejvoda, Czech composer (b. 1902)
1989 – Victor Davis, Canadian swimmer (b. 1964)
1989 – Franz Joseph II, Prince of Liechtenstein (b. 1906)
1990 – Stewart Guthrie, New Zealand police officer (b. 1948)
1991 – Paul-Émile Léger, Canadian archbishop (b. 1904)
1993 – Rufus R. Jones, American wrestler (b. 1933)
1994 – Motoo Kimura, Japanese biologist (b. 1924)
1996 – Bill Doggett, American pianist (b. 1916)
1996 – Swami Rama, Indian yogi (b. 1925)
1997 – André Boucourechliev, French composer (b. 1925)
1997 – Dawud M. Mu'Min, American murderer (b. 1953)
1998 – Edwige Feuillère, French actress (b. 1907)
1998 – Valerie Hobson, Irish-English actress (b. 1917)
1998 – Red Holzman, American basketball coach (b. 1920)
1998 – Michel Trudeau, Canadian son of Pierre Trudeau (b. 1975)
1999 – Donald Mills, American singer (Mills Brothers) (b. 1915)
2001 – Peggy Mount, English actress (b. 1915)
2002 – Juan Alberto Schiaffino, Uruguayan footballer (b. 1925)
2002 – Rishikesh Shaha, Nepalese politician (b. 1925)
2003 – Kellie Waymire, American actress (b. 1967)
2004 – John Balance, English singer-songwriter (Coil) (b. 1962)
2004 – Ol' Dirty Bastard, American rapper (Wu-Tang Clan) (b. 1968)
2004 – Thomas M. Foglietta, American politician (b. 1928)
2005 – Eddie Guerrero, American wrestler (b. 1967)
2005 – Vine Deloria, Jr., American author, theologian, historian, and activist (b. 1933)
2007 – Wahab Akbar, Filipino politician (b. 1960)
2007 – John Doherty, English footballer (b. 1935)
2007 – Kazuhisa Inao, Japanese baseball player (b. 1937)
2007 – Monty Westmore, American make-up artist (b. 1923)
2008 – Jules Archer, American author (b. 1915)
2010 – Luis García Berlanga, Spanish director and screenwriter (b. 1921)
2010 – Ken Iman, American football player (b. 1939)
2010 – Allan Sandage, American astronomer (b. 1926)
2012 – Murray Arnold, American basketball coach (b. 1938)
2012 – Will Barnet, American painter (b. 1911)
2012 – Erazm Ciołek, Polish photographer (b. 1937)
2012 – Kenneth Cragg, English priest and scholar (b. 1913)
2012 – Yao Defen, Chinese giant (b. 1972)
2012 – Robert Shirley, 13th Earl Ferrers, English politician (b. 1929)
2012 – Manuel Peña Escontrela, Spanish footballer (b. 1965)
2012 – John Sheridan, English rugby player (b. 1933)
2012 – Ray Zone, American historian, author, and illustrator (b. 1947)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/13 at 8:30 am

Born this day December 3rd:

1921 – Phyllis Curtin, American soprano
1924 – F. Sionil José, Filipino author
1930 – Jean-Luc Godard, French-Swiss director and screenwriter
1930 – Yves Trudeau, Canadian sculptor
1931 – Franz Josef Degenhardt, German author
1931 – Jaye P. Morgan, American singer and actress
1932 – Corry Brokken, Dutch singer
1933 – Paul J. Crutzen, Dutch chemist, Nobel Prize laureate
1934 – Nicolas Coster, American actor
1934 – Viktor Gorbatko, Soviet cosmonaut
1934 – Abimael Guzmán, Peruvian philosopher and revolutionary, leader of the Shining Path
1935 – Eddie Bernice Johnson, American politician
1937 – Bobby Allison, American race car driver
1937 – Morgan Llywelyn, American-Irish author
1940 – Jeffrey R. Holland, American educator and religious leader
1942 – Mike England, Welsh former rugby union player
1942 – Alice Schwarzer, German journalist, founded EMMA Magazine
1942 – David K. Shipler, American author
1944 – Craig Raine, English poet
1944 – Ralph McTell, English singer songwriter
1945 – Paul Nicholas English actor and singer
1946 – Joop Zoetemelk, Dutch cyclist
1947 – Patricia Krenwinkel, American murderer
1948 – Jan Hrubý, Czech violinist and songwriter (Framus Five and Etc...)
1948 – Maxwell Hutchinson, English architect and broadcaster
1948 – Ozzy Osbourne, English singer-songwriter and actor (Black Sabbath)
1949 – Heather Menzies, American actress
1949 – Mickey Thomas, American singer-songwriter (Jefferson Starship)
1950 – Alberto Juantorena, Cuban runner
1951 – Mike Bantom, American basketball player
1951 – Riki Chōshū, South Korean-Japanese wrestler
1951 – Rick Mears, American race car driver
1951 – Greg Rice, American actor
1951 – Nicky Stevens, Welsh singer (Brotherhood of Man)
1952 – Don Barnes, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (38 Special)
1952 – Benny Hinn, American evangelist and author
1953 – Franz Klammer, Austrian skier
1953 – Lothar Schneider, German footballer
1954 – Grace Andreacchi, American author
1955 – Steven Culp, American actor
1955 – Warren Jeffs, American religious leader, President of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
1959 – Eamonn Holmes, Irish journalist
1960 – Daryl Hannah, American actress
1960 – Igor Larionov, Russian ice hockey player
1960 – Julianne Moore, American actress
1960 – Mike Ramsey, American ice hockey player
1961 – Adal Ramones, Mexican comedian and actor
1962 – Richard Bacon, English politician
1963 – Joe Lally, American singer-songwriter and bass player (Fugazi and Ataxia)
1963 – Scott Ian, American musician (Anthrax)
1965 – Steve Harris, American actor
1965 – Andrew Stanton, American director, screenwriter, producer, and voice actor
1965 – Katarina Witt, German figure skater
1966 – Monic Hendrickx, Dutch actress
1966 – Flemming Povlsen, Danish footballer
1966 – Irina Zhuk, Russian figure skater and coach
1968 – Brendan Fraser, Canadian-American actor
1968 – Montell Jordan, American singer-songwriter and producer
1969 – Bill Steer, English guitarist and songwriter (Carcass, Firebird, Angel Witch, and Gentlemans Pistols)
1970 – Paul Byrd, American baseball player
1970 – Lindsey Hunter, American basketball player
1970 – Christian Karembeu, French footballer
1970 – Lu Parker, American journalist, Miss USA 1994
1970 – Laura Schuler, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1971 – Ola Rapace, Swedish actor
1971 – Frank Sinclair, Jamaican footballer
1971 – Henk Timmer, Dutch footballer
1971 – Keegan Connor Tracy, Canadian actress
1971 – Vernon White, American mixed martial artist
1972 – Bucky Lasek, American skateboarder
1973 – Holly Marie Combs, American actress
1973 – Super Crazy, Mexican wrestler
1973 – MC Frontalot, American rapper
1973 – Sammy Leung, Hong Kong singer and actor
1975 – Mickey Avalon, American rapper
1975 – Malinda Williams, American actress
1976 – Mark Boucher, South African cricketer
1976 – Silvia Fontana, Italian figure skater
1976 – Gary Glover, American baseball player
1976 – Cornelius Griffin, American football player
1976 – Byron Kelleher, New Zealand rugby player
1976 – Todd Smith, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Dog Fashion Disco, Polkadot Cadaver, The Alter Boys, and Knives Out!)
1977 – Chad Durbin, American baseball player
1977 – Troy Evans, American football player
1977 – Adam Małysz, Polish ski jumper
1978 – Trina, American rapper
1978 – Daniel Alexandersson, Swedish footballer
1978 – Jiří Bicek, Slovak ice hockey player
1978 – Dan Snow, British-Canadian TV presenter
1978 – Bram Tankink, Dutch cyclist
1979 – Daniel Bedingfield, New Zealand-English singer-songwriter
1979 – Rock Cartwright, American football player
1979 – Tiffany Haddish, American actress and dancer
1979 – Rainbow Sun Francks, Canadian actor
1979 – Sean Parker, American businessman, co-founded Napster
1980 – Anna Chlumsky, American actress
1980 – Jenna Dewan, American actress
1980 – Zlata Filipović, Bosnian author
1980 – Laryea Kingston, Ghanaian football player
1980 – Jim Sorgi, American football player
1981 – Ioannis Amanatidis, Greek footballer
1981 – Brian Bonsall, American actor
1981 – Tyjuan Hagler, American football player
1981 – Liza Lapira, American actress
1981 – Louise Roe, English model and journalist
1981 – David Villa, Spanish footballer
1982 – Jaycee Chan, Hong Kong actor and singer
1982 – Manny Corpas, Panamanian baseball player
1982 – Michael Essien, Ghanaian footballer
1982 – Franco Sbaraglini, Argentine-Italian rugby player
1983 – Stephen Donald, New Zealand rugby player
1983 – Sherri DuPree, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Eisley)
1983 – James Ihedigbo, American football player
1983 – Kati Tolmoff, Estonian badminton player
1984 – Hind Laroussi, Dutch singer
1984 – Avraam Papadopoulos, Greek footballer
1985 – László Cseh, Hungarian swimmer
1985 – Mike Randolph, American footballer
1985 – Mohit Sehgal, Indian actor
1985 – Sıla Şahin, German actress
1985 – Amanda Seyfried, American actress and singer
1985 – Robert Swift, American basketball player
1985 – Marcus Williams, American basketball player
1986 – Frank Elegar, American Virgin Islander basketball player
1986 – James Laurinaitis, American football player
1986 – Radek Smoleňák, Czech ice hockey player
1986 – Josh Vaughan, American football player
1987 – Michael Angarano, American actor
1987 – Brian Robiskie, American football player
1987 – Alicia Sacramone, American gymnast
1989 – Selçuk Alibaz, Turkish footballer
1990 – Sharon Fichman, Canadian-Israeli tennis player
1991 – Ekaterine Gorgodze, Georgian tennis player
1992 – Joseph McManners, English singer-songwriter and actor
1994 – Jake T. Austin, American actor
2005 – Prince Sverre Magnus of Norway

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/13 at 8:31 am

Died this day December 3rd:

311 – Diocletian, Roman emperor (b. 244)
649 – Birinus, Frankish-West Saxon religious leader, 1st Bishop of Dorchester
1154 – Pope Anastasius IV (b. 1073)
1265 – Odofredus, Italian jurist
1533 – Vasili III of Russia (b. 1479)
1552 – Francis Xavier, Spanish missionary and saint (b. 1506)
1610 – Honda Tadakatsu, Japanese general, Lord of Kuwana (b. 1548)
1706 – Countess Emilie Juliane of Barby-Mühlingen, German hymn writer (b. 1637)
1765 – Lord John Sackville, English cricketer (b. 1713)
1789 – Claude Joseph Vernet, French painter (b. 1714)
1815 – John Carroll, American priest, 1st Archbishop of Baltimore (b. 1735)
1845 – Gregor MacGregor, Scottish adventurer, self-proclaimed cacique of Poyais (b. 1786)
1882 – Archibald Tait, English priest, Archbishop of Canterbury (b. 1811)
1888 – Carl Zeiss, German lens maker (b. 1816)
1890 – Billy Midwinter, Australian cricketer (b. 1851)
1892 – Afanasy Fet, Russian poet (b. 1820)
1894 – Robert Louis Stevenson, Scottish author and poet (b. 1850)
1902 – Robert Lawson, New Zealand architect, designed the Otago Boys' High School and Knox Church (b. 1833)
1904 – David Bratton, American water polo player (b. 1869)
1910 – Mary Baker Eddy, American author and religious leader, founder of the Church of Christ, Scientist (b. 1821)
1912 – Prudente de Morais, Brazilian politician, 3rd President of Brazil (b. 1841)
1917 – Harold Garnett, English cricketer (b. 1879)
1919 – Pierre-Auguste Renoir, French painter (b. 1841)
1928 – Ezra Meeker, American businessman (b. 1830)
1928 – Johan Olin, Finnish wrestler (b. 1883)
1934 – Charles James O'Donnell, Irish politician (b. 1849)
1935 – Princess Victoria of the United Kingdom (b. 1868)
1939 – Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll (b. 1848)
1941 – Pavel Filonov, Russian painter (b. 1883)
1949 – Maria Ouspenskaya, Russian-American actress (b. 1876)
1952 – Rudolf Margolius, Czech politician (b. 1913)
1955 – Cow Cow Davenport, American pianist (b. 1894)
1956 – Alexander Rodchenko, Russian painter and photographer (b. 1891)
1956 – Manik Bandopadhyay, Indian-Bengali author (b. 1908)
1967 – Harry Wismer, American broadcaster (b. 1913)
1969 – Mathias Wieman, German actor (b. 1902)
1972 – William Manuel Johnson, American bassist (b. 1872)
1973 – Emile Christian, American trombone player and composer (b. 1895)
1973 – Bea Miles, Australian writer (b. 1902)
1979 – Dhyan Chand, Indian field hockey player (b. 1905)
1980 – Oswald Mosley, English politician, founded the British Union of Fascists (b. 1896)
1981 – Walter Knott, American farmer and amusement park owner, founded Knott's Berry Farm (b. 1889)
1984 – Vladimir Rokhlin, Soviet mathematician (b. 1919)
1989 – Fernando Martin Espina, Spanish basketball player (b. 1962)
1989 – Connie B. Gay American businessman, founded the Country Music Association (b. 1914)
1993 – Lewis Thomas, American physician (b. 1913)
1994 – Michael Dacher, German mountaineer (b. 1933)
1994 – Elizabeth Glaser, American activist (b. 1947)
1995 – Jimmy Jewel, English actor (b. 1909)
1995 – Gerard John Schaefer, American serial killer (b. 1946)
1996 – Georges Duby, French historian (b. 1919)
1998 – Pierre Hétu, Canadian conductor and pianist (b. 1936)
1999 – Scatman John, American singer-songwriter and pianist (b. 1942)
1999 – Madeline Kahn, American actress (b. 1942)
1999 – Jarl Wahlström, Finnish missionary, 12th General of The Salvation Army (b. 1918)
2000 – Gwendolyn Brooks, American poet (b. 1917)
2000 – Hoyt Curtin, American composer and producer (b. 1922)
2002 – Adrienne Adams, American children's book illustrator (b. 1906)
2002 – Glenn Quinn, Irish actor (b. 1970)
2003 – David Hemmings, English actor (b. 1941)
2004 – Shiing-Shen Chern, Chinese mathematician (b. 1911)
2005 – Frederick Ashworth, American navy officer, weaponeer on the B-29 Bockscar (b. 1912)
2005 – Herb Moford, American baseball player (b. 1928)
2006 – Logan Whitheurst, American drummer (The Velvet Teen) (b. 1977)
2007 – James Kemsley, Australian cartoonist and actor (b. 1948)
2008 – Robert Zajonc, Polish-American psychologist (b. 1923)
2009 – Leila Lopes, Brazilian actress (b. 1959)
2009 – Richard Todd, Irish-English soldier and actor (b. 1919)
2010 – Abdumalik Bahori, Soviet poet and author (b. 1927)
2011 – Dev Anand, Indian actor, director, and producer (b. 1923)
2012 – Jules Mikhael Al-Jamil, Iraqi-Lebanese archbishop (b. 1938)
2012 – Leo Rajendram Antony, Sri Lankan bishop (b. 1927)
2012 – Tommy Berggren, Swedish footballer (b. 1950)
2012 – Kuntal Chandra, Bangladeshi cricketer (b. 1984)
2012 – Fyodor Khitruk, Russian animator and director (b. 1917)
2012 – M. Mahroof, Sri Lankan politician (b. 1950)
2012 – Geoffrey Shakerley, English photographer (b. 1932)
2012 – Janet Shaw, Australian cyclist and author (b. 1966)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/13 at 3:40 am

Born this day December 4th:

1917 – Movita Castaneda, American actress
1923 – Charles Keating, American financier and convicted fraudster
1924 – John C. Portman, Jr., American architect, designed the Renaissance Center and Tomorrow Square
1925 – Albert Bandura, Canadian-American psychologist
1927 – William Labov, American linguist
1928 – Dena Dietrich, American actress
1930 – Ronnie Corbett, Scottish actor
1930 – Jim Hall, American guitarist and composer
1931 – Alex Delvecchio, Canadian ice hockey player
1932 – Roh Tae-woo, South Korean general and politician, 6th President of South Korea
1934 – Wink Martindale, American game show host
1935 – Paul O'Neill, American businessman and politician, 72nd United States Secretary of the Treasury
1936 – Derek Nally, Irish politician
1937 – Max Baer, Jr., American actor, director, and producer
1938 – Andre Marrou, American politician
1938 – Yvonne Minton, Australian soprano
1939 – Freddy Cannon, American singer
1940 – Gerd Achterberg, German football manager
1942 – Gemma Jones, English actress
1944 – Chris Hillman, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Byrds, The Hillmen, The Flying Burrito Brothers, and Manassas)
1944 – Anna McGarrigle, Canadian singer-songwriter (Kate and Anna McGarrigle and Mountain City Four)
1945 – Roberta Bondar, Canadian astronaut
1946 – Geert Mak, Dutch journalist and author
1947 – Jane Lubchenco, American environmental scientist and politician, Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (2009-2013)
1947 – Terry Woods, Irish guitarist (The Pogues, Steeleye Span, Sweeney's Men, The Bucks, and Dr. Strangely Strange)
1948 – Southside Johnny, American singer-songwriter (Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes)
1949 – A. Scott Berg, American biographer
1949 – Jeff Bridges, American actor, singer, and producer
1949 – Pamela Stephenson, New Zealand-American actress and psychologist
1951 – Gary Rossington, American guitarist (Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Rossington-Collins Band, and The Rossington Band)
1951 – Patricia Wettig, American actress
1953 – Rick Middleton, Canadian ice hockey player
1953 – Gwen Humble, American actress
1954 – Tony Todd, American actor and producer
1955 – Dave Taylor, Canadian ice hockey player
1955 – Cassandra Wilson, American singer-songwriter and producer
1956 – Bernard King, American basketball player
1957 – Raul Boesel, Brazilian race car driver
1957 – Eric S. Raymond, American computer programmer and author
1959 – Susan W. Krebs, American politician
1959 – Paul McGrath, Irish footballer
1959 – Christa Rothenburger, German speed skater and cyclist
1960 – David Green, American baseball player
1960 – Glynis Nunn, Australian heptathlete
1961 – Frank Reich, American football player
1961 – Naomi Robson, American-Australian journalist
1962 – Julie Lemieux, Canadian voice actress
1962 – Kevin Richardson, English footballer
1963 – Sergey Bubka, Ukrainian pole vaulter
1964 – Sertab Erener, Turkish singer-songwriter
1964 – Jonathan Goldstein, American actor
1964 – Scott Hastings, Scottish rugby player
1964 – Chelsea Noble, American actress
1964 – Marisa Tomei, American actress
1965 – Álex de la Iglesia, Spanish director, screenwriter, and producer
1966 – Masta Ace, American rapper (eMC and Juice Crew)
1966 – Fred Armisen, American actor and comedian
1966 – Suzanne Malveaux, American journalist
1966 – Chris Shepherd, English director
1966 – Andy Hess, American bassist (Gov't Mule and The Black Crowes)
1968 – Mike Barrowman, American swimmer
1969 – Jay-Z, American rapper, producer, and entrepeneur, co-founded Roc-A-Fella Records
1969 – Plum Sykes, English-American author
1970 – John L. Adams, American actor
1970 – Kevin Sussman, American actor
1970 – Sylvester Terkay, American wrestler and mixed martial artist
1971 – Shannon Briggs, American boxer
1972 – Jassen Cullimore, Canadian ice hockey player
1972 – Nikki Tyler, American porn actress and model
1973 – Tyra Banks, American model and actress
1973 – Frank Boeijen, Dutch keyboard player (The Gathering)
1973 – Keith Caputo, American singer-songwriter and keyboard player (Life Of Agony)
1973 – Ferry Corsten, Dutch DJ and producer (Gouryella)
1973 – Steven Menzies, Australian rugby player
1973 – Kate Rusby, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Poozies)
1973 – Racci Shay, American drummer (Murderdolls, Synical, Dope, and Genitorturers)
1973 – Atsushi Tamura, Japanese actor and singer (jealkb)
1974 – Tadahito Iguchi, Japanese baseball player
1976 – Amie Comeaux, American singer (d. 1997)
1976 – Kristina Groves, Canadian speed skater
1977 – Big Pokey, American rapper (Screwed Up Click)
1977 – Morten Veland, Norwegian guitarist and songwriter (Sirenia, Tristania, and Mortemia)
1978 – Jaclyn Victor, Malaysian singer and actress
1979 – Ysabella Brave, American singer
1979 – Jay DeMerit, American soccer player
1981 – Courtney Cummz, American porn actress
1981 – Lila McCann, American singer
1982 – Waldo Ponce, Chilean footballer
1982 – Ho-Pin Tung, Dutch-Chinese race car driver
1982 – Nick Vujicic, Australian evangelist and motivational speaker
1983 – Jimmy Bartel, Australian footballer
1984 – Brooke Adams, American wrestler and model
1984 – Lindsay Felton, American actress
1984 – Marco Giambruno, Italian footballer
1984 – Lauren London, American actress
1984 – Anna Petrakova, Russian basketball player
1984 – Joe Thomas, American football player
1985 – Andrew Brackman, American baseball player
1985 – Carlos Gómez, Dominican baseball player
1986 – Kaija Udras, Estonian skier
1986 – Martell Webster, American basketball player
1987 – Orlando Brown, American actor and rapper
1987 – Kethy Õunpuu, Estonian footballer
1988 – Andriy Pylyavskyi, Ukrainian footballer
1990 – Lukman Haruna, Nigerian footballer
1990 – Igor Sjunin, Estonian triple jumper
1992 – Jean-Claude Iranzi, Rwandan footballer
1992 – Līna Mūze, Latvian javelin thrower
1992 – Guan Xueting, Chinese ice dancer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/13 at 3:41 am

Died this day December 4th:

749 – John of Damascus, Syrian monk, priest, and saint (b. 676)
771 – Carloman I, King of the Franks (b. 751)
1075 – Anno II, Archbishop of Cologne (b. 1010)
1131 – Omar Khayyám, Persian poet, astronomer, mathematician, and philosopher (b. 1048)
1214 – William the Lion, Scottish king (b. 1143)
1270 – Theobald II of Navarre (b. 1238)
1334 – Pope John XXII (b. 1249)
1340 – Henry Burghersh, English bishop (b. 1292)
1459 – Adolphus VIII, Count of Holstein (b. 1401)
1576 – Rheticus, Austrian mathematician (b. 1514)
1585 – John Willock, Scottish religious reformer (b. 1515)
1609 – Alexander Hume, Scottish poet (b. 1560)
1642 – Cardinal Richelieu, French clergyman and politician, Chief Minister of the French King (b. 1585)
1649 – William Drummond of Hawthornden, Scottish poet (b. 1585)
1679 – Thomas Hobbes, English philosopher (b. 1588)
1680 – Thomas Bartholin, Danish physician, mathematician, and theologian (b. 1616)
1696 – Empress Meishō of Japan (b. 1624)
1732 – John Gay, English poet and playwright (b. 1685)
1798 – Luigi Galvani, Italian physicist (b. 1737)
1828 – Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1770)
1841 – David Daniel Davis, Welsh physician (b. 1777)
1850 – William Sturgeon, English physicist, invented the first practical electric motor (b. 1783)
1893 – John Tyndall, Irish physicist (b. 1820)
1897 – Griffith Rhys Jones, Welsh conductor (b. 1834)
1902 – Charles Dow, American journalist (b. 1851)
1926 – Ivana Kobilca, Slovenian painter (b. 1861)
1933 – Stefan George, German poet (b. 1868)
1935 – Johan Halvorsen, Norwegian composer (b. 1864)
1935 – Charles Richet, French physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1850)
1938 – Tamanishiki San'emon, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 32nd Yokozuna (b. 1903)
1942 – Juhan Kukk, Estonian politician, 3rd Head of State of Estonia (b. 1885)
1944 – Roger Bresnahan, American baseball player (b. 1879)
1945 – Thomas Hunt Morgan, American geneticist and biologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1866)
1948 – Frank Benford, American engineer and physicist (b. 1883)
1955 – József Galamb, Hungarian engineer (b. 1881)
1967 – Bert Lahr, American actor (b. 1895)
1969 – Fred Hampton, American activist (b. 1948)
1971 – Shunryu Suzuki, Japanese-American spiritual teacher, founded the San Francisco Zen Center (b. 1904)
1975 – Hannah Arendt, German-American political theorist (b. 1906)
1976 – Tommy Bolin, American guitarist (Zephyr, James Gang, and Deep Purple) (b. 1951)
1976 – Benjamin Britten, English composer (b. 1913)
1976 – W. F. McCoy, Irish politician (b. 1886)
1980 – Francisco de Sá Carneiro, Portuguese politician, 111th Prime Minister of Portugal (b. 1934)
1980 – Stanisława Walasiewicz, Polish-American runner (b. 1911)
1984 – Jack Mercer, American animator and voice actor (b. 1910)
1987 – Arnold Lobel, American children's author (b. 1933)
1987 – Rouben Mamoulian, Armenian-American director (b. 1897)
1988 – Osman Achmatowicz, Polish chemist (b. 1899)
1992 – Henry Clausen, American lawyer and author (b. 1905)
1993 – Margaret Landon, American author (b. 1903)
1993 – Frank Zappa, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (The Mothers of Invention) (b. 1940)
1995 – Lionel Giroux, Canadian wrestler (b. 1935)
1997 – Richard Vernon, English actor (b. 1925)
1999 – Rose Bird, American judge, 25th Chief Justice of California (b. 1936)
2000 – Henck Arron, Surinamese politician, 1st Prime Minister of the Republic of Suriname (b. 1936)
2003 – Iggy Katona, American race car driver (b. 1916)
2004 – Teo Peter, Romanian bass player (b. 1954)
2004 – Elena Souliotis, Greek soprano (b. 1943)
2005 – Errol Brathwaite, New Zealand author (b. 1924)
2005 – Gregg Hoffman, American film producer (b. 1963)
2005 – Gloria Lasso, French-Spanish singer (b. 1922)
2006 – K. Ganeshalingam, Sri Lankan Tamil politician, Mayor of Colombo (b. 1938)
2006 – James Kim, American television host and blogger (b. 1971)
2006 – Ross A. McGinnis, American soldier (b. 1987)
2007 – Pimp C, American rapper and producer (UGK) (b. 1973)
2007 – Norval Morrisseau, Canadian painter (b. 1932)
2007 – Chip Reese, American poker player (b. 1951)
2009 – Umaga, Samoan-American wrestler (b. 1973)
2009 – Liam Clancy, Irish singer, guitarist, and actor (The Clancy Brothers) (b. 1935)
2009 – Mall Vaasma, Estonian mycologist (b. 1945)
2011 – Sócrates, Brazilian footballer (b. 1954)
2011 – Hubert Sumlin, American singer and guitarist (b. 1931)
2012 – Grady Allen, American football player (b. 1946)
2012 – Vasily Belov, Russian poet (b. 1932)
2012 – Jack Brooks, American politician (b. 1922)
2012 – Miguel Calero, Colombian footballer (b. 1971)
2012 – Besse Cooper, American super-centenarian (b. 1896)
2012 – Anthony Deane-Drummond, English general (b. 1917)
2012 – Jonathan Harvey, English composer (b. 1939)
2012 – Eamon Kelly, Irish criminal (b. 1947)
2012 – Peter Kiesewetter, German composer (b. 1945)
2012 – Miroslav Kluc, Czech ice hockey player (b. 1922)
2012 – Carroll E. Lanier, American politician (b. 1926)
2012 – Larry Lawrence, American football player (b. 1949)
2012 – Paul Marcotte, American politician (b. 1928)
2012 – Hilmar Moore, American politician (b. 1920)
2012 – Tony Sweeney, Irish journalist (b. 1931)
2012 – Michael Till, English priest (b. 1935)
2012 – Ken Trickey, American basketball coach (b. 1933)
2012 – John Ward, American football player (b. 1948)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/05/13 at 4:48 am

Born this day December 5th:

1927 – Bhumibol Adulyadej, Thai king
1929 – Madis Kõiv, Estonian author and physicist
1932 – Alf Dubs, Czech born British politician
1932 – Sheldon Lee Glashow, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
1932 – Little Richard, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and actor
1934 – Joan Didion, American author
1935 – Calvin Trillin, American journalist, author, and poet
1935 – Yury Vlasov, Soviet weightlifter
1936 – James Lee Burke, American author
1939 – Minita Chico-Nazario, Filipino jurist, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court
1940 – Boris Ignatyev, Russian footballer and manager
1940 – Peter Pohl, Swedish author, director, and screenwriter
1940 – Adrian Street, Welsh wrestler
1943 – Eva Joly, Norwegian-French politician, MEP for Île-de-France
1944 – Jeroen Krabbé, Dutch actor
1944 – Loukas Sideras, Greek drummer and producer (Aphrodite's Child)
1945 – Serge Chapleau, Canadian cartoonist
1945 – Moshe Katsav, Israeli politician, 8th President of Israel
1946 – José Carreras, Spanish tenor
1946 – Andy Kim, Canadian singer-songwriter
1946 – Sarel van der Merwe, South African race car driver
1947 – Bruce Golding, Jamaican politician, 8th Prime Minister of Jamaica
1947 – Jim Messina, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Buffalo Springfield, Loggins and Messina, and Poco)
1947 – Jim Plunkett, American football player
1947 – Don Touhig, Welsh born British politician
1947 – Rick Wills, English bass guitarist (Foreigner)
1949 – John Altman, English composer and conductor
1949 – David Manning, English diplomat
1949 – Abdullah Senussi, Sudanese-Libyan military officer and alleged war criminal
1950 – Osvaldo Golijov, Argentinian composer
1950 – James Knaggs, American officer in The Salvation Army
1951 – Morgan Brittany, American actress
1951 – Anne-Mie van Kerckhoven, Belgian painter and illustrator
1951 – Larry Zbyszko, American wrestler
1952 – Bobby Barth, American singer, songwriter, record producer and guitarist (Blackfoot)
1953 – Gwen Lister, South African-Namibian journalist, publisher, and activist
1953 – Elizabeth Neville, English former Chief Constable of Wiltshire
1954 – Hanif Kureishi, English author and playwright
1954 – Gary Roenicke, American baseball player
1956 – Klaus Allofs, German footballer
1956 – Brian Backer, American actor
1956 – Adam Thorpe, British poet, novelist an playwright
1956 – Krystian Zimerman, Polish pianist
1957 – Raquel Argandoña, Chilean model, actress, and politician
1957 – Art Monk, American football player
1958 – Dean Erickson, American actor
1958 – Dynamite Kid, English wrestler
1959 – Lee Chapman, English footballer
1959 – Oleksandr Yaroslavsky, Ukrainian businessman
1960 – Frans Adelaar, Dutch footballer and manager
1960 – Jack Russell, American singer-songwriter and producer (Great White)
1960 – Matthew Taylor, English Chief Executive of the Royal Society of Arts
1961 – Ralf Dujmovits, German mountaineer
1961 – Sophia Vossou, Greek singer
1962 – José Cura, Argentine tenor
1962 – Pablo Morales, American swimmer
1962 – Nivek Ogre, Canadian singer-songwriter and actor (Skinny Puppy, ohGr, Ministry, and Rx)
1962 – Fred Rutten, Dutch footballer and manager
1963 – Doctor Dré, American television and radio host
1963 – Eddie "The Eagle" Edwards, English ski jumper
1963 – Ty England, American singer and guitarist
1964 – Cliff Eidelman, American composer
1965 – John Rzeznik, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Goo Goo Dolls)
1965 – Wayne Smith, Jamaican rapper
1965 – Manish Malhotra, Indian costume designer
1966 – Patricia Kaas, French singer-songwriter and actress
1966 – Lee Seung-Cheol, South Korean singer (Boohwal)
1967 – Gary Allan, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1967 – Konstantin-Assen, Prince of Vidin, Spanish banker
1968 – Margaret Cho, American comedian and actress
1968 – Lisa Marie, American model and actress
1968 – Lydia Millet, American author
1969 – Eric Etebari, American actor
1969 – Morgan J. Freeman, American director
1969 – Alex Kapp Horner, American actress
1969 – Sajid Javid, English politician
1969 – Lewis Gordon Pugh, British swimmer and lawyer
1969 – Ramón Ramírez, Mexican footballer
1970 – Kevin Haller, Canadian ice hockey player
1971 – Kali Rocha, American actress
1971 – Kavus Torabi, Iranian-English guitarist (Knifeworld, Cardiacs, The Monsoon Bassoon, Guapo, and Chrome Hoof)
1971 – Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg, German politician, former Federal Minister of Defence
1972 – Cliff Floyd, American baseball player
1972 – Mike Mahoney, American baseball player
1972 – Angela Shelton, American actress, screenwriter, and producer
1973 – Argo Arbeiter, Estonian footballer
1973 – Arik Benado, Israeli footballer
1973 – Shalom Harlow, Canadian model and actress
1973 – Andrei Krasnopjorov, Estonian footballer
1973 – Mikelangelo Loconte, Italian singer-songwriter
1973 – Luboš Motl, Czech physicist
1973 – Danielle Winits, Brazilian actress
1974 – Charlie Batch, American football player
1974 – Elbrus Tedeyev, Ukrainian wrestler
1975 – Ronnie O'Sullivan, English snooker player
1975 – Paula Patton, American actress
1976 – Amy Acker, American actress
1976 – Xavier Garbajosa, French rugby player
1976 – Rachel Komisarz, American swimmer
1977 – Peter van der Vlag, Dutch footballer
1978 – Pachrapa Chaichua, Thai actress
1978 – Olli Jokinen, Finnish ice hockey player
1978 – Marcelo Zalayeta, Uruguayan footballer
1979 – Matteo Ferrari, Italian footballer
1979 – Niklas Hagman, Finnish ice hockey player
1979 – Evonne Hsu, American-Taiwanese singer
1979 – Gareth McAuley, Irish footballer
1979 – Nick Stahl, American actor
1980 – Tamara Feldman, American actress
1980 – Shizuka Itō, Japanese voice actress and singer
1980 – Ibrahim Maalouf, Lebanese-French trumpet player and composer
1981 – Leila Tong, Hong Kong actress
1982 – Eddy Curry, American basketball player
1982 – Trai Essex, American football player
1982 – Keri Hilson, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress
1982 – Karl Palatu, Estonian footballer
1983 – Cooper Cronk, Australian rugby player
1983 – Samantha Lewthwaite, British alleged terrorist
1983 – Tiffany Weimer, American soccer player
1983 – JP White, Swedish bass player (Vains Of Jenna)
1984 – Chris Solinsky, American runner
1985 – Frankie Muniz, American actor and race car driver
1985 – Josh Smith, American basketball player
1985 – Shikhar Dhawan, Indian International Cricketer
1985 – Nico Verdonck, Belgian race car driver
1986 – James Hinchcliffe Canadian race car driver
1987 – Tommy Fraser, English footballer
1987 – James Argent, English singer, actor and radio host
1988 – Miralem Sulejmani, Serbian footballer
1988 – Joanna Rowsell, English track and road cyclist (2012 Olympics)
1989 – Gregory Tyree Boyce, American actor
1989 – Kwon Yuri, South Korean singer, dancer, and actress (Girls' Generation)
1990 – Montee Ball, American football player (Denver Broncos)
1991 – Jacopo Sala, Italian footballer
1991 – Carolin Schäfer, German heptathlete
1992 – Ilja Antonov, Estonian footballer
1993 – Ross Barkley, English footballer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/05/13 at 4:49 am

Died this day December 5th:

63 BC – Publius Cornelius Lentulus Sura, Roman statesman
1082 – Ramon Berenguer II, Count of Barcelona (b. 1053)
1355 – John III, Duke of Brabant (b. 1300)
1560 – Francis II of France (b. 1544)
1570 – Johan Friis, Danish politician (b. 1494)
1624 – Gaspard Bauhin, Swiss botanist (b. 1560)
1654 – Jean François Sarrazin, French author (b. 1611)
1663 – Severo Bonini, Italian composer (b. 1582)
1749 – Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, sieur de La Vérendrye, Canadian military officer and explorer (b. 1685)
1758 – Johann Friedrich Fasch, German composer (b. 1688)
1770 – James Stirling, Scottish mathematician (b. 1692)
1784 – Phillis Wheatley, American poet (b. 1753)
1791 – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Austrian composer (b. 1756)
1819 – Friedrich Leopold zu Stolberg-Stolberg, German poet (b. 1750)
1870 – Alexandre Dumas, French author (b. 1802)
1887 – Eliza R. Snow, American poet (b. 1804)
1891 – Pedro II of Brazil (b. 1825)
1895 – Gall, Hunkpapa-American war chief (b. 1840)
1918 – Schalk Willem Burger, South African politician, Acting State President of the South African Republic (b. 1852)
1925 – Władysław Reymont, Polish author, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1867)
1926 – Claude Monet, French painter (b. 1840)
1931 – Vachel Lindsay, American poet (b. 1879)
1940 – Jan Kubelík, Czech violinist and composer (b. 1880)
1941 – Amrita Sher-Gil, Indian painter (b. 1913)
1942 – Jock Delves Broughton, English nobleman (b. 1883)
1946 – Louis Dewis, Belgian painter (b. 1872)
1950 – Sri Aurobindo, Indian guru and poet (b. 1872)
1951 – Shoeless Joe Jackson, American baseball player (b. 1887)
1951 – Abanindranath Tagore, Indian painter (b. 1871)
1953 – Jorge Negrete, Mexican singer and actor (b. 1911)
1953 – William Sterling Parsons, American naval officer, weaponeer on the Enola Gay (b. 1901)
1955 – Glenn L. Martin, American aviator and businessman, founded the Glenn L. Martin Company (b. 1886)
1961 – Emil Fuchs, German-American lawyer and businessman (b. 1878)
1963 – Karl Amadeus Hartmann, German composer (b. 1905)
1963 – Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy, Pakistani politician, 5th Prime Minister of Pakistan (b. 1892)
1964 – V. Veerasingam, Ceylonese Tamil teacher and politician, MP for Vaddukoddai (b. 1892)
1965 – Joseph Erlanger, American physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1874)
1966 – Sylvère Maes, Belgian cyclist (b. 1909)
1968 – Fred Clark, American actor (b. 1914)
1969 – Princess Alice of Battenberg (b. 1885)
1969 – Claudius Dornier, German businessman, founded Dornier Flugzeugwerke (b. 1884)
1973 – Robert Watson-Watt, Scottish engineer, invented the radar (b. 1892)
1975 – Constance McLaughlin Green, American historian and author (b. 1897)
1977 – Katherine Milhous, American author and illustrator (b. 1894)
1977 – Aleksandr Vasilevsky, Soviet military officer, Minister of the Armed Forces (b. 1895)
1979 – Jesse Pearson, American actor (b. 1930)
1983 – Robert Aldrich, American director (b. 1918)
1986 – Edward Youde, Welsh diplomat, 26th Governor of Hong Kong (b. 1924)
1989 – John Pritchard, English conductor (b. 1921)
1989 – George Selden, American author (b. 1929)
1991 – Robert Karvelas, American actor (b. 1921)
1991 – Richard Speck, American murderer (b. 1941)
1993 – Doug Hopkins, American guitarist and songwriter (Gin Blossoms) (b. 1961)
1994 – Harry Horner, American art director (b. 1910)
1995 – L. B. Cole, American comic book artist, editor and publisher (b. 1918)
1995 – Charles Evans, English mountaineer and surgeon (b. 1918)
1995 – Gwen Harwood, Australian poet (b. 1920)
1995 – Lisa McPherson, American homicide victim (b. 1959)
1998 – Albert Gore, Sr., American politician, Senator from Tennessee (b. 1907)
2001 – Franco Rasetti, Italian physicist (b. 1901)
2002 – Roone Arledge, American sportscaster (b. 1931)
2002 – Ne Win, Burmese military officer and politician, 4th President of Burma (b. 1911)
2005 – Edward L. Masry, American lawyer (b. 1932)
2005 – Kevin McQuay, Australian businessman (b. 1949)
2005 – Frits Philips, Dutch businessman (b. 1905)
2006 – David Bronstein, Ukrainian-Soviet chess player (b. 1924)
2007 – Andrew Imbrie, American composer (b. 1921)
2007 – George Paraskevaides, Greek-Cypriot businessman, co-founded Joannou & Paraskevaides (b. 1916)
2007 – Karlheinz Stockhausen, German composer (b. 1928)
2008 – Alexy II of Moscow, Russian religious leader, 15th Patriarch of Moscow and all the Rus' (b. 1929)
2008 – Constantin Ticu Dumitrescu, Romanian politician (b. 1928)
2008 – Nina Foch, Dutch-American actress (b. 1924)
2008 – Anca Parghel, Romanian singer-songwriter and pianist (b. 1957)
2009 – William Lederer, American author (b. 1912)
2009 – Vimolchatra, Thai princess (b. 1921)
2010 – Alan Armer, American director and producer (b. 1922)
2010 – John Leslie, American porn actor and director (b. 1945)
2010 – Don Meredith, American football player, sportscaster, and actor (b. 1938)
2011 – Peter Gethin, English race car driver (b. 1940)
2011 – Gennady Logofet, Russian footballer (b. 1942)
2012 – Ignatius IV of Antioch, Syrian religious leader, Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All the East (b. 1920)
2012 – Sammy Arena, American singer (b. 1931)
2012 – Dave Brubeck, American pianist and composer (Dave Brubeck Quartet) (b. 1920)
2012 – Geoffrey Clatworthy, New Zealand community activist (b. 1939)
2012 – Eduardo J. Corso, Uruguayan lawyer and journalist (b. 1920)
2012 – Wilhelmus Demarteau, Dutch prelate, 1st Bishop of Banjarmasin (b. 1917)
2012 – Michael A. Gorman, American politician (b. 1950)
2012 – Frigyes Hollósi, Hungarian actor (b. 1941)
2012 – Nakamura Kanzaburō XVIII, Japanese actor (b. 1955)
2012 – Sarah Kirsch, American singer and guitarist (Fuel, Pinhead Gunpowder, and Fifteen) (b. 1970)
2012 – Elisabeth Murdoch, Australian philanthropist (b. 1909)
2012 – Oscar Niemeyer, Brazilian architect, designed the United Nations Headquarters and Cathedral of Brasília (b. 1907)
2012 – Yves Niaré, French shot putter (b. 1977)
2012 – Chen Wencong, Singaporean actor (b. 1970)
2012 – Doug Smith, Scottish footballer (b. 1937)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/06/13 at 7:57 am

Born this day December 6th:

1920 – Peter Dimmock, English former TV sports presenter
1922 – Benjamin A. Gilman, American politician
1928 – Stanley Clinton Davis, English politician
1929 – Nikolaus Harnoncourt, German conductor
1929 – Alain Tanner, Swiss director
1933 – Donald J. Kutyna, American air force general
1934 – Nick Bockwinkel, American wrestler
1935 – Jean Lapointe, Canadian actor, singer, and politician, Senator from Saurel, Quebec (2001-2010)
1936 – Bill Ashton, English saxophonist and composer
1936 – Kenneth Copeland, American author and evangelist
1936 – David Ossman, American comedian and actor
1938 – Patrick Bauchau, Belgian actor
1940 – Lawrence Bergman, Canadian politician
1940 – Richard Edlund, American cinematographer
1941 – Bill Thomas, American politician
1942 – Peter Handke, Austrian author and playwright
1942 – Robb Royer, American songwriter, screenwriter, bass guitar player, guitar player, and keyboard player (Bread)
1945 – Larry Bowa, American baseball player and manager
1945 – Dan Harrington, American poker player
1945 – Shekhar Kapur, Indian director and producer
1946 – Frankie Beverly, American singer-songwriter and producer (Maze)
1946 – Willy van der Kuijlen, Dutch footballer
1947 – Lawrence Cannon, Canadian politician, Ambassador to France
1947 – Miroslav Vitouš, Czech-American bassist (Weather Report)
1948 – Marius Müller-Westernhagen, German actor and singer
1948 – Don Nickles, American politician, Senator from Oklahoma (1981-2005)
1948 – Keke Rosberg, Finnish race car driver
1948 – JoBeth Williams, American actress and director
1949 – Linda Barnes, American mystery writer
1949 – Gregory Venables, English-Argentinian bishop
1950 – Joe Hisaishi, Japanese composer
1950 – Helen Liddell, Scottish politician
1950 – Karlheinz Subklewe, German footballer
1951 – Wendy Ellis Somes, English former ballerina
1951 – Maurice Hope, Antiguan boxer
1951 – Gerry Francis, English footballer and manager
1952 – Chuck Baker, American baseball player
1952 – Nicolas Bréhal, French novelist and literary critic
1952 – Charles Bronson, English criminal
1952 – Edward Etzel, American competitive shooter (1984 Olympics)
1952 – Joe Harris, American football linebacker
1952 – Christian Kulik, Polish-German footballer
1952 – Craig Newmark, American computer programmer and businessman, founded Craigslist
1952 – Shio Satō, Japanese manga artist
1952 – Jeff Schneider, American baseball pitcher
1952 – David L. Spector, American cell and molecular biologist
1953 – Gary Goodman, Australian cricketer
1953 – Geoff Hoon, English politician
1953 – Tom Hulce, American actor, singer, and producer
1953 – Masami Kurumada, Japanese writer and illustrator
1953 – Kin Shriner, American actor
1953 – Gary Ward, American baseball player
1953 – Ann Begg, Scottish politician
1955 – Rick Buckler, English drummer (The Jam, The Highliners, and Time UK)
1955 – Steven Wright, American comedian and actor
1956 – Peter Buck, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer (R.E.M., Hindu Love Gods, The Minus 5, Tuatara, Tired Pony, and The Baseball Project)
1956 – Hans Kammerlander, Italian mountaineer
1958 – Nick Park, English director and animator
1959 – Stephen Hepburn, English politician
1959 – Satoru Iwata, Japanese businessman, president of Nintendo
1961 – David Lovering, American drummer (Pixies and The Martinis)
1961 – Manuel Reuter, German race car driver
1962 – Janine Turner, American actress
1962 – Ben Watt, English musician and radio presenter, Everything but the Girl
1963 – Ulrich Thomsen, Danish actor
1965 – Gordon Durie, Scottish footballer
1966 – Natascha Badmann, Swiss triathlete
1967 – Judd Apatow, American director, producer, and screenwriter
1967 – Hacken Lee, Hong Kong singer-songwriter and actor
1967 – Lucia Rijker, Dutch boxer and actress
1969 – Torri Higginson, Canadian actress
1970 – Isabelle Arnould, Belgian swimmer
1970 – Ulf Ekberg, Swedish singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer (Ace of Base)
1970 – Adrian Fenty, American politician, 6th Mayor of the District of Columbia
1970 – Jeff Rouse, American swimmer
1970 – Michaela Schaffrath, German actress
1971 – Craig Brewer, American film director
1971 – Richard Krajicek, Dutch tennis player
1971 – Naozumi Takahashi, Japanese singer and voice actor
1971 – Carole Thate, Dutch field hockey player
1972 – Heather Mizeur, American politician
1972 – Rick Short, American baseball player
1974 – Jens Pulver, American mixed martial artist
1974 – Nick Stajduhar, Canadian ice hockey player
1975 – Noel Clarke, English actor, director, and screenwriter
1975 – Adrian García Arias, Mexican footballer
1976 – Colleen Haskell, American actress and producer
1976 – Alicia Machado, Venezuelan actress and singer, Miss Universe 1996
1976 – Lindsay Price, American actress and singer
1977 – Kevin Cash, American baseball player
1977 – Andrew Flintoff, English cricketer
1977 – Paul McVeigh, Irish footballer
1978 – K. D. Aubert, American actress
1978 – Chris Basak, American baseball player
1978 – Darrell Jackson, American football player
1978 – Ramiro Pez, Argentine-Italian rugby player
1979 – Tim Cahill, Australian footballer
1979 – Yanina González, Paraguayan model, Miss Paraguay 2004
1980 – Steve Lovell, English footballer
1980 – Ehren Wassermann, American baseball player
1981 – Federico Balzaretti, Italian footballer
1982 – Ryan Carnes, American actor
1982 – Alberto Contador, Spanish cyclist
1982 – Sean Ervine, Zimbabwean cricketer
1982 – Susie Wolff, Scottish race car driver
1984 – Syndric Steptoe, American football player
1985 – Shannon Bobbitt, American basketball player
1985 – Aristeidis Grigoriadis, Greek swimmer
1985 – Dulce María, Mexican singer-songwriter and actress (RBD and Jeans)
1985 – Rudra Pratap Singh, Indian cricketer
1986 – Georgia Horsley, English model, Miss England 2007
1986 – Matt Niskanen, American ice hockey player
1988 – Sandra Nurmsalu, Estonian singer (Urban Symphony)
1988 – Nils Petersen, German footballer
1989 – Felix Schiller, German footballer
1990 – Tamira Paszek, Austrian tennis player
1992 – Johnny Manziel, American football player
1993 – Pedro Mendes, Portuguese footballer
1995 – Joy Gruttmann, German singer
1996 – Stefanie Scott, American actress and singer
2000 – Pablo Urdangarín y de Borbón, Spanish son of Infanta Cristina, Duchess of Palma de Mallorca

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/06/13 at 7:58 am

Died this day December 6th:

343 – Nikolaos of Myra, Greek bishop and saint, model of Santa Claus (b. 270)
672 – Muhammad al-Nafs al-Zakiyya, Arab rebel leader (b. 710)
1185 – Afonso I of Portugal (b. 1109)
1352 – Pope Clement VI (b. 1291)
1562 – Jan van Scorel Dutch painter (b. 1495)
1618 – Jacques Davy Duperron, French cardinal (b. 1556)
1658 – Baltasar Gracián, Spanish priest and author (b. 1601)
1672 – John II Casimir Vasa, Polish king (b. 1609)
1675 – John Lightfoot, English churchman, academic, and scholar (b. 1602)
1716 – Benedictus Buns, Dutch composer (b. 1642)
1718 – Nicholas Rowe, English poet and playwright (b. 1674)
1746 – Grizel Baillie, Scottish songwriter (b. 1665)
1771 – Giovanni Battista Morgagni, Italian anatomist (b. 1682)
1779 – Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin, French painter (b. 1699)
1788 – Jonathan Shipley, English bishop and politician (b. 1714)
1855 – William John Swainson, English ornithologist and entomologist (b. 1789)
1867 – Jean Pierre Flourens, French physician (b. 1794)
1868 – August Schleicher, German linguist (b. 1821)
1878 – Theodoros Vryzakis, Greek painter (b. 1814)
1879 – Erastus Brigham Bigelow, American inventor (b. 1814)
1882 – Alfred Escher, Swiss businessman and politician, founded Credit Suisse (b. 1819)
1882 – Anthony Trollope, English author (b. 1815)
1889 – Jefferson Davis, American politician, President of the Confederate States of America (b. 1808)
1892 – Werner von Siemens, German businessman, founded the Siemens Company (b. 1816)
1921 – Jesse Carleton, American golfer (b. 1862)
1924 – Gene Stratton-Porter, American author and screenwriter (b. 1863)
1934 – Charles Michael, Duke of Mecklenburg, Russian general (b. 1863)
1949 – Lead Belly, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1888)
1951 – Harold Ross, American journalist, founded The New Yorker (b. 1892)
1955 – Honus Wagner, American baseball player (b. 1874)
1956 – B. R. Ambedkar, Indian politician and economist, 1st Minister of Law and Justice (b. 1891)
1956 – John Geiger, American rower (b. 1873)
1961 – Frantz Fanon, Martinique-French psychiatrist and author (b. 1925)
1964 – Evert van Linge, Dutch footballer (b. 1895)
1964 – Consuelo Vanderbilt, American wife of Charles Spencer-Churchill, 9th Duke of Marlborough (b. 1877)
1972 – Janet Munro, English actress (b. 1934)
1976 – João Goulart, Brazilian politician, 24th President of Brazil (b. 1918)
1982 – K. Kailasapathy, Sri Lankan Tamil journalist and academic (b. 1933)
1982 – Jean-Marie Seroney, Kenyan politician (b. 1927)
1983 – Lucienne Boyer, French singer (b. 1903)
1985 – Burr Tillstrom, American puppeteer (b. 1917)
1988 – Roy Orbison, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Traveling Wilburys) (b. 1936)
1989 – Frances Bavier, American actress (b. 1902)
1989 – Sammy Fain, American composer (b. 1902)
1989 – John Payne, American actor (b. 1912)
1990 – Pavlos Sidiropoulos, Greek singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1948)
1990 – Tunku Abdul Rahman, Malaysian politician, 1st Prime Minister of Malaysia (b. 1903)
1991 – Mimi Smith, English nurse, aunt of John Lennon (b. 1906)
1991 – Richard Stone, English economist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1913)
1993 – Don Ameche, American actor (b. 1908)
1994 – Heinz Baas, German footballer (b. 1922)
1996 – Pete Rozelle, American businessman (b. 1926)
1997 – Willy den Ouden, Dutch swimmer (b. 1918)
1998 – César Baldaccini, French sculptor (b. 1921)
2000 – Werner Klemperer, German-American actor (b. 1920)
2000 – Aziz Mian, Pakistani singer-songwriter and poet (b. 1942)
2001 – Peter Blake, New Zealand sailor and environmentalist (b. 1948)
2001 – Charles McClendon, American football player and coach (b. 1923)
2002 – Philip Berrigan, American priest and activist (b. 1923)
2003 – Hans Hotter, German opera singer (b. 1909)
2003 – Carlos Manuel Arana Osorio, Guatemalan army officer and politician, President of Guatemala (b. 1918)
2003 – Jerry Tuite, American wrestler (b. 1966)
2004 – Raymond Goethals, Belgian footballer and coach (b. 1921)
2005 – Charly Gaul, Luxembourger cyclist (b. 1932)
2005 – Devan Nair, Malaysian-Singaporean politician, 3rd President of Singapore (b. 1923)
2005 – Danny Williams, South African singer (b. 1942)
2005 – William P. Yarborough, American general (b. 1912)
2006 – John Feeney, New Zealand director and producer (b. 1922)
2006 – Betty Moschona, Greek actress (b. 1927)
2007 – Katy French, Swiss-Irish model and socialite (b. 1983)
2010 – Mark Dailey, American-Canadian journalist (b. 1953)
2011 – Dobie Gray, American singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1940)
2012 – Miguel Abia Biteo Boricó, Equatoguinean politician, Prime Minister of Equatorial Guinea (b. 1961)
2012 – Mike Boyette, American wrestler (b. 1943)
2012 – Jan Carew, Guyanese writer (b. 1920)
2012 – Ed Cassidy, American drummer (Spirit and Rising Sons) (b. 1923)
2012 – Eta Cohen, English violinist and author (b. 1916)
2012 – Bim Diederich, Luxembourgian cyclist (b. 1922)
2012 – Keitani Graham, Micronesian wrestler (b. 1980)
2012 – Alice Harden, American politician (b. 1948)
2012 – Karine Kazinian, Armenian diplomat (b. 1955)
2012 – Jeffrey Koo, Sr., Taiwanese businessman (b. 1933)
2012 – Huw Lloyd-Langton, English guitarist (Hawkwind and Widowmaker) (b. 1951)
2012 – Reginald Norby, Norwegian diplomat (b. 1934)
2012 – Giovanni Sostero, Italian astronomer (b. 1964)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/07/13 at 5:48 am

Born this day December 7th:

1915 – Eli Wallach, American actor
1921 – Pramukh Swami Maharaj, Indian guru and scholar, leader of Bochasanwasi Shri Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha
1923 – Intizar Hussain, Pakistani author
1924 – Mário Soares, Portuguese politician, 17th President of Portugal
1925 – Hermano da Silva Ramos, French-Brazilian race car driver
1928 – Noam Chomsky, American linguist, philosopher and political commentator
1930 – Christopher Nicole, Guyanese-British author
1930 – Hal Smith, American baseball player
1932 – Ellen Burstyn, American actress
1932 – Paul Caponigro, American photographer
1932 – Rosemary Rogers, Ceylonese-American author
1937 – Thad Cochran, American politician, Senator from Mississippi
1940 – Stan Boardman, English comedian
1940 – Gerry Cheevers, Canadian ice hockey player
1941 – Melba Pattillo Beals, American civil rights activist and journalist
1942 – Alex Johnson, American baseball player
1943 – Susan Isaacs, American author
1943 – Nick Katz, American mathematician
1943 – Göran Lennmarker, Swedish politician
1943 – Bernard C. Parks, American police chief and politician
1943 – John Bennett Ramsey, American father of JonBenét Ramsey
1944 – Daniel Chorzempa, American organist
1944 – Miroslav Macek, Czech politician
1945 – Marion Rung, Finnish singer
1947 – Johnny Bench, American baseball player
1947 – Tony Thomas, American television and film producer
1947 – Garry Unger, Canadian ice hockey player
1948 – Gary Morris, American singer and actor
1948 – Mads Vinding, Danish double-bassist
1949 – Tom Waits, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
1950 – Ron Hynes, Canadian singer-songwriter
1952 – Susan Collins, American politician, Senator from Maine
1952 – Georges Corraface, Greek actor
1952 – Eckhard Märzke, German footballer
1954 – Mary Fallin, American politician, 27th Governor of Oklahoma
1954 – Mark Hofmann, American forger and murderer
1954 – Mike Nolan, Irish singer (Bucks Fizz and Brooks)
1955 – Priscilla Barnes, American actress
1955 – John Watkins, Australian politician, Chancellor of the University of New England
1956 – Larry Bird, American basketball player and coach
1957 – Tom Winsor, English lawyer, HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary
1958 – Tim Butler, English bass player and songwriter (The Psychedelic Furs and Love Spit Love)
1959 – Barbara Wilshere, British actress
1960 – Craig Scanlon, English guitarist and songwriter (The Fall)
1961 – Mario Miethig, German footballer
1962 – Grecia Colmenares, Venezuelan actress
1963 – Theo Snelders, Dutch footballer
1964 – Roberta Close, Brazilian model
1964 – Patrick Fabian, American actor
1964 – Peter Laviolette, American ice hockey player and coach
1965 – Dorien de Vries, Dutch windsurfer (1992 Olympics)
1965 – Colin Hendry, Scottish footballer
1965 – Jeffrey Wright, American actor
1966 – C. Thomas Howell, American actor and director
1966 – Shinichi Ito, Japanese motorcycle racer
1966 – Andres Kasekamp, Canadian-Estonian historian and politologist
1967 – Tino Martinez, American baseball player
1968 – Mark Geyer, Australian rugby player
1969 – Andrea Claudio Galluzzo, Italian entrepreneur and historian
1970 – Carmen Campuzano, Mexican actress and model
1971 – Vladimir Akopian, Azerbaijani-Armenian chess player
1971 – Chasey Lain, American porn actress
1972 – Hermann Maier, Austrian skier
1972 – Tammy Lynn Sytch, American wrestler and manager
1973 – Terrell Owens, American football player
1973 – Fabien Pelous, French rugby player
1973 – Damien Rice, Irish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Juniper and Bell X1)
1974 – Nicole Appleton, Canadian singer and actress (All Saints and Appleton)
1974 – Kang Full, South Korean illustrator
1974 – Panagiotis Liadelis, Greek basketball player
1974 – Voldemārs Lūsis, Latvian javelin thrower
1975 – Jamie Clapham, English footballer
1976 – Alan Faneca, American football player
1976 – Ivan Franceschini, Italian footballer
1976 – Brent Johnson, Canadian football player
1976 – Georges Laraque, Canadian ice hockey player
1976 – Vanessa Lorenzo, Spanish model
1977 – Eric Chavez, American baseball player
1977 – Dominic Howard, English drummer (Muse)
1978 – Shiri Appleby, American actress
1978 – Chad Dukes, American radio host
1978 – Frankie J, Mexican-American singer-songwriter and producer (Kumbia Kings)
1978 – Mr. Porter, American rapper and producer (D12)
1979 – Sara Bareilles, American singer-songwriter and pianist
1979 – Jennifer Carpenter, American actress
1979 – Lampros Choutos, Greek footballer
1979 – Ayako Fujitani, Japanese actress
1979 – Derek Ramsay, English-Filipino actor and model
1980 – John Terry, English footballer
1982 – Chrispa, Greek singer
1982 – Jack Huston, English actor
1984 – Aaron Gray, American basketball player
1984 – Robert Kubica, Polish race car driver
1984 – Milan Michálek, Czech ice hockey player
1984 – Luca Rigoni, Italian footballer
1985 – Dean Ambrose, American wrestler
1987 – Aaron Carter, American singer, dancer, and actor
1988 – Butsakon Tantiphana, Thai actress
1988 – Nathan Adrian, American swimmer
1988 – Emily Browning, Australian actress and singer
1988 – Asia Ray Smith, American actress
1988 – Hayley Williams, American singer
1989 – Nicholas Hoult, English actor
1989 – Alessandro Marchi, Italian footballer
1990 – Urszula Radwańska, Polish tennis player
1990 – Yasiel Puig, Cuban baseball player
1991 – Dori Sakurada, Japanese actor and singer
2003 – Catharina-Amalia, Princess of Orange

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/07/13 at 5:49 am

Died this day December 7th:

43 BC – Cicero, Roman politician and philosopher (b. 106 BC)
283 – Pope Eutychian
983 – Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 955)
1254 – Pope Innocent IV (b. 1195)
1279 – Bolesław V the Chaste, Polish husband of Kinga of Poland (b. 1226)
1295 – Gilbert de Clare, 7th Earl of Gloucester, English soldier (b. 1243)
1498 – Alexander Hegius von Heek, German poet (b. 1433)
1562 – Adrian Willaert, Flemish composer (b. 1490)
1649 – Charles Garnier, French missionary (b. 1606)
1672 – Richard Bellingham, English-American lawyer and politician, 8th Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony (b. 1592)
1683 – John Oldham, English poet (b. 1653)
1683 – Algernon Sidney, English politician (b. 1623)
1723 – Jan Santini Aichel, Bohemian architect, designed Karlova Koruna Chateau (b. 1677)
1725 – Florent Carton Dancourt, French actor and playwright (b. 1661)
1772 – Martín Sarmiento, Spanish scholar and writer (b. 1695)
1775 – Charles Saunders, English admiral (b. 1715)
1793 – Joseph Bara, French revolutionary soldier (b. 1779)
1815 – Michel Ney, French marshall (b. 1769)
1817 – William Bligh, English admiral and administrator, 4th Governor of New South Wales (b. 1745)
1842 – Thomas Hamilton, Scottish philosopher and author (b. 1789)
1874 – Constantin von Tischendorf, German scholar (b. 1815)
1879 – Jón Sigurðsson, Icelandic independence leader, 1st Speaker of the United Althing (b. 1811)
1894 – Ferdinand de Lesseps, French diplomat and businessman, co-developed the Suez Canal (b. 1805)
1899 – Juan Luna, Filipino painter (b. 1857)
1902 – Thomas Nast, German-American cartoonist (b. 1840)
1906 – Élie Ducommun, Swiss journalist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1833)
1913 – Luigi Oreglia di Santo Stefano, Italian cardinal, Dean of the College of Cardinals (b. 1828)
1917 – Ludwig Minkus, Austrian violinist and composer (b. 1826)
1938 – Anna Marie Hahn, German-American murderer (b. 1906)
1941 – Attack on Pearl Harbor:

    Mervyn S. Bennion, American navy captain, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1887)
    Herbert C. Jones, American navy officer, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1918)
    Isaac C. Kidd, American admiral, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1884)
    Thomas James Reeves, American navy officer, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1895)
    Franklin Van Valkenburgh, American navy captain, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1888)

1946 – Sada Yacco, Japanese actress and dancer (b. 1871)
1947 – Tristan Bernard, French playwright and author (b. 1866)
1947 – Nicholas Murray Butler, American philosopher and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1862)
1949 – Rex Beach, American author, playwright, and water polo player (b. 1877)
1956 – Huntley Gordon, Canadian actor (b. 1887)
1960 – Clara Haskil, Swiss pianist (b. 1895)
1969 – Lefty O'Doul, American baseball player (b. 1897)
1969 – Eric Portman, English actor (b. 1903)
1970 – Rube Goldberg, American cartoonist (b. 1883)
1975 – Thornton Wilder, American playwright and author (b. 1897)
1977 – Peter Carl Goldmark, Hungarian-American engineer (b. 1906)
1978 – Alexander Wetmore, American ornithologist (b. 1886)
1980 – Darby Crash, American singer-songwriter (Germs and Darby Crash Band) (b. 1958)
1981 – Ava Helen Pauling, American activist (b. 1903)
1982 – Will Lee, American actor (b. 1908)
1983 – Fanny Cano, Mexican actress (b. 1944)
1984 – Charles Ray Hatcher, American serial killer (b. 1929)
1984 – LeeRoy Yarbrough, American race car driver (b. 1938)
1985 – J. R. Eyerman, American photographer and journalist (b. 1906)
1985 – Robert Graves, English author and poet (b. 1895)
1985 – Potter Stewart, American jurist, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court (b. 1915)
1989 – William Calhoun, American wrestler and actor (b. 1934)
1990 – Joan Bennett, American actress (b. 1910)
1990 – Dee Clark, American singer (b. 1938)
1990 – Jean Duceppe, Canadian actor (b. 1923)
1990 – Jean Paul Lemieux, Canadian painter (b. 1904)
1993 – Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Ivoirian politician, 1st President of Ivory Coast (b. 1905)
1993 – Wolfgang Paul, German physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1913)
1994 – J. C. Tremblay, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1939)
1995 – Kathleen Harrison, English character actress (b. 1892)
1997 – Billy Bremner, Scottish footballer (b. 1942)
1998 – John Addison, English composer (b. 1920)
1998 – Martin Rodbell, American biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1925)
2000 – Vlado Gotovac, Croatian poet and politician (b. 1930)
2003 – Carl F. H. Henry American theologian and journalist (b. 1913)
2003 – Azie Taylor Morton, American politician, 36th Treasurer of the United States (b. 1933)
2004 – Frederick Fennell, American conductor (b. 1914)
2004 – Jerry Scoggins, American singer (b. 1913)
2004 – Jay Van Andel, American businessman, co-founded Amway (b. 1924)
2005 – Rigoberto Alpizar, Costa Rican-American shooting victim (b. 1961)
2005 – Bud Carson, American football player and coach (b. 1931)
2005 – Lucy d'Abreu, Indian-British super-centenarian (b. 1892)
2006 – Jeane Kirkpatrick, American diplomat, 16th United States Ambassador to the United Nations (b. 1926)
2006 – Jay McShann, American singer and pianist (b. 1910)
2008 – Marky Cielo, Filipino actor and dancer (b. 1988)
2008 – Herbert Hutner, American banker and lawyer (b. 1908)
2009 – Mark Ritts, American actor (b. 1946)
2010 – Elizabeth Edwards, American lawyer and author, wife of John Edwards (b. 1949)
2010 – Gus Mercurio, American-Australian actor (b. 1928)
2011 – Harry Morgan, American actor and director (b. 1915)
2012 – Abu-Zaid al Kuwaiti, Kuwaiti terrorist (b. 1965)
2012 – Ammar El Sherei, Egyptian musician and composer (b. 1948)
2012 – Berthold Albrecht, German businessman (b. 1954)
2012 – P. J. Carey, American baseball player and manager (b. 1953)
2012 – Thomas Cornell, American painter (b. 1937)
2012 – Gilbert Durand, French academic (b. 1921)
2012 – Denis Houf, Belgian footballer (b. 1932)
2012 – William F. House, American physician (b. 1923)
2012 – Irene Hughes, American psychic (b. 1920)
2012 – Nikola Ilić, Serbian basketball player (b. 1985)
2012 – Roelof Kruisinga, Dutch physician and politician (b. 1922)
2012 – Jeni Le Gon, American actress and dancer (b. 1916)
2012 – Ralph Parr, American pilot (b. 1924)
2012 – Marty Reisman, American table tennis player and author (b. 1930)
2012 – Saul Steinberg, American businessman (Reliance Insurance Company) (b. 1939)
2012 – George Suppiah, Singaporean football referee (b. 1929)
2012 – Joseph R. Weisberger, American politician and jurist, 22nd Chief Justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court (b. 1920)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/09/13 at 6:11 am

Born this day December 9th:

1916 – Kirk Douglas, American actor
1920 – Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, Italian politician, 10th President of Italy
1925 – Dina Merrill, American actress
1927 – Pierre Henry, French composer
1928 – Joan Blos, American author and literacy advocate
1928 – André Milhoux, Belgian race car driver
1928 – Dick Van Patten, American actor
1929 – Bob Hawke, Australian politician, 23rd Prime Minister of Australia
1930 – Buck Henry, American actor, screenwriter, and director
1931 – William Reynolds, American actor
1932 – Billy Edd Wheeler, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1933 – Ashleigh Brilliant, American author
1933 – Monique Miller, Canadian actress
1934 – Judi Dench, English actress
1936 – Ben Pon, Dutch race car driver
1941 – Beau Bridges, American actor and director
1941 – Dan Hicks, American singer-songwriter and musician (The Charlatans and The Acoustic Warriors)
1942 – Dick Butkus, American football player and actor
1942 – David Harsent, English poet and scriptwriter
1943 – Joanna Trollope, English author
1944 – Neil Innes, English singer-songwriter and actor (Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band and The Rutles)
1944 – Tadashi Irie, Japanese mobster
1944 – Ki Longfellow, American author
1945 – Matti Mäntylä, Finnish actor
1945 – Michael Nouri, American actor
1946 – David Currie, English economist
1946 – Dennis Dunaway, American bass player and songwriter
1946 – Sonia Gandhi, Italian-Indian politician, President of the Indian National Congress
1946 – Nicholas Reade, English former Anglican Bishop of Blackburn
1946 – Shatrughan Sinha, Indian actor
1947 – Tom Daschle, American politician, Senator from South Dakota (1987-2005)
1947 – Jaak Jõerüüt, Estonian diplomat, politician and writer
1947 – Allan Jones, English cricket umpire and former cricketer
1948 – Marleen Gorris, Dutch director
1948 – Jonathan Sumption, British judge and medieval historian
1949 – Tom Kite, American golfer
1949 – Nando Parrado, Uruguayan survivor of the 1972 Andes flight disaster
1950 – Joan Armatrading, Kittitian-English singer-songwriter
1952 – Liaqat Baloch, Pakistani politician
1952 – Michael Dorn, American actor
1953 – Cornelis de Bondt, Dutch composer
1953 – World B. Free, American basketball player
1953 – John Malkovich, American actor
1954 – Phil Bryant, American politician, 63rd Governor of Mississippi
1954 – Herman Finkers, Dutch comedian
1954 – Henk ten Cate, Dutch footballer and manager
1955 – Otis Birdsong, American basketball player
1955 – Chamras Saewataporn, Thai composer
1956 – Jean-Pierre Thiollet, French author
1957 – Peter O'Mara, Australian guitarist and composer
1957 – Donny Osmond, American singer, actor, and television and radio personality (The Osmonds)
1957 – Steve Taylor, American singer-songwriter and producer (Chagall Guevara)
1958 – Rikk Agnew, American guitarist (The Adolescents, D.I., Social Distortion, and Christian Death)
1958 – Nick Seymour, Australian bass player, songwriter, and producer (Crowded House, Deadstar, and Tarmac Adam)
1959 – Susan Bullock, English soprano
1960 – Stefen Fangmeier, American director
1960 – Caroline Lucas, English politician
1960 – Terry Moran, American journalist
1960 – Dobroslav Paraga, Croatian politician, founded the Croatian Party of Rights 1861
1960 – Juan Samuel, Dominican baseball player
1961 – David Anthony Higgins, American actor
1961 – Joe Lando, American actor
1962 – Felicity Huffman, American actress and producer
1963 – Dave Hilton, Jr., Canadian boxer
1963 – Masako, Crown Princess of Japan
1964 – Hape Kerkeling, German actor and comedian
1964 – Johannes B. Kerner, German sportscaster
1964 – Paul Landers, German guitarist (Rammstein, Feeling B, and First Arsch)
1965 – Joe Ausanio, American baseball player
1965 – Vecepia Towery, American reality contestant, winner of Survivor: Marquesas
1966 – Michael Foster, American drummer (FireHouse)
1966 – Kirsten Gillibrand, American politician, Senator from New York
1966 – Montserrat Gil Torné, Andorran politician
1966 – Dave Harold, English snooker player
1966 – Toby Huss, American actor
1966 – Dana Murzyn, Canadian ice hockey player
1966 – Spencer Rochfort, Canadian-American actor
1966 – Julio Rodas, Guatemalan footballer
1966 – Mateo Romero, American painter
1966 – Gideon Sa'ar, Israeli politician, 24th Minister of Internal Affairs
1966 – Kadyrbek Sarbayev, Kyrgyzstani diplomat, Minister of Foreign Affairs (2009-2010)
1966 – Shane Scott, American director and producer
1966 – Martin Taylor, English footballer and coach
1966 – Natee Thongsookkaew, Thai footballer
1967 – Joshua Bell, American violinist
1967 – Jason Dozzell, English footballer
1967 – Gheorghe Popescu, Romanian footballer
1968 – Kurt Angle, American wrestler and actor
1968 – Brian Bell, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Weezer, Space Twins, and The Relationship)
1968 – Brent Price, American basketball player
1969 – Jakob Dylan, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Wallflowers)
1969 – Bixente Lizarazu, French footballer
1969 – Raphaël Rouquier, French mathematician
1969 – Allison Smith, American actress
1969 – Sebastian Spence, Canadian actor
1970 – Kara DioGuardi, American singer-songwriter and producer (Platinum Weird)
1970 – Lance Krall, American comedian and actor
1971 – Geoff Barrow, English musician, composer, and producer (Portishead, Beak, and Quakers)
1971 – Petr Nedvěd, Czech ice hockey player
1972 – Reiko Aylesworth, American actress
1972 – Tré Cool, German-American drummer (Green Day, The Lookouts, Foxboro Hot Tubs, and The Network)
1972 – Backhouse Mike, American singer-songwriter and producer
1972 – Fabrice Santoro, Tahitian-French tennis player
1973 – Fabio Artico, Italian footballer
1973 – Bárbara Padilla, Mexican-American soprano
1974 – Canibus, Jamaican-American rapper and actor (The Hrsmn)
1974 – Aloísio da Silva Filho, Brazilian footballer
1974 – Wendy Dillinger, American footballer and coach
1974 – Rahat Nusrat Fathe Ali Khan, Pakistani singer
1976 – Chris Booker, American baseball player
1977 – Saskia Garel, Canadian actress
1977 – Shayne Graham, American football player
1977 – Imogen Heap, English singer-songwriter (Frou Frou and Urban Species)
1978 – Gaston Gaudio, Argentine tennis player
1978 – Jesse Metcalfe, American actor
1979 – Chen Hao, Chinese actress and singer
1979 – Olivia Lufkin, Japanese-American singer-songwriter (D&D)
1979 – Stephen McPhail, Irish footballer
1980 – Simon Helberg, American actor
1980 – Ryder Hesjedal, Canadian cyclist
1981 – Mardy Fish, American tennis player
1981 – Dia Mirza, Indian actress
1982 – Tamilla Abassova, Russian cyclist
1982 – Nathalie De Vos, Belgian runner
1982 – Ryan Grant, American football player
1982 – Bastian Swillims, German sprinter
1983 – Jermaine Beckford, English-Jamaican footballer
1983 – Dariusz Dudka, Polish footballer
1984 – Michael Adam, German politician
1984 – Leon Hall, American football player
1984 – Angel Guirado, Spanish–Filipino footballer
1985 – Wil Besseling, Dutch golfer
1987 – Kostas Giannoulis, Greek footballer
1987 – Mat Latos, American baseball player
1987 – Hikaru Nakamura, Japanese-American chess player
1988 – Kwadwo Asamoah, Ghanaian footballer
1989 – Lindsey Evans, American model
1990 – LaFee, German singer-songwriter
1991 – Prince Joachim of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este
1991 – Choi Minho, South Korean singer, dancer, and actor (Shinee)
1993 – Laura Smulders, Dutch cyclist
1995 – McKayla Maroney, American gymnast

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/09/13 at 6:12 am

638 – Sergius I, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
748 – Nasr ibn Sayyar, Umayyad general and politician, governor of Khurasan (b. 663)
1165 – Malcolm IV of Scotland (b. 1141)
1437 – Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1368)
1544 – Teofilo Folengo, Italian poet (b. 1491)
1565 – Pope Pius IV (b. 1499)
1603 – William Watson, English priest and conspirator (b. 1559)
1625 – Ubbo Emmius, Dutch historian and geographer (b. 1547)
1636 – Fabian Birkowski, Polish author and preacher (b. 1566)
1641 – Anthony van Dyck, Belgian painter (b. 1599)
1669 – Pope Clement IX (b. 1600)
1674 – Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon, English politician, Lord Chancellor (b. 1609)
1706 – Peter II of Portugal (b. 1648)
1718 – Vincenzo Coronelli, Italian cartographer (b. 1650)
1793 – Yolande de Polastron, French educator (b. 1749)
1798 – Johann Reinhold Forster, German botanist (b. 1729)
1830 – Heinrich Christian Friedrich Schumacher, Danish surgeon (b. 1757)
1854 – Almeida Garrett, Portuguese journalist and author (b. 1799)
1858 – Robert Baldwin, Canadian politician, 3rd Premier of Canada West (b. 1804)
1887 – Mahmadu Lamine, Senegalese marabout and military leader
1906 – Ferdinand Brunetière, French author and critic (b. 1849)
1916 – Natsume Sōseki, Japanese author (b. 1867)
1924 – Bernard Zweers, Dutch composer and educator (b. 1854)
1930 – Rube Foster, American baseball player (b. 1879)
1932 – Roquia Sakhawat Hussain, Bengali social worker (b. 1880)
1935 – Walter Liggett, American journalist (b. 1886)
1937 – Gustaf Dalén, Swedish physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1869)
1941 – Dmitry Merezhkovsky, Russian author, poet, and philosopher (b. 1865)
1943 – Georges Dufrénoy, French painter (b. 1870)
1952 – Abe Manley, American baseball executive (b. 1885)
1955 – Hermann Weyl, German mathematician (b. 1885)
1963 – Daniel O. Fagunwa, Nigerian author (b. 1903)
1963 – Perry Miller, American historian (b. 1905)
1964 – Edith Sitwell, English poet and critic (b. 1887)
1965 – Branch Rickey, American baseball player and executive (b. 1884)
1967 – Charles Léon Hammes, Luxembourgian lawyer and judge, 3rd President of the European Court of Justice (b. 1898)
1968 – Enoch L. Johnson, American political boss and racketeer (b. 1883)
1970 – Artem Mikoyan, Soviet businessman, co-founded the Mikoyan Company (b. 1905)
1970 – Feroz Khan Noon, Pakistani politician, 7th Prime Minister of Pakistan (b. 1893)
1971 – Ralph Bunche, American diplomat, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1904)
1971 – Sergey Konenkov, Russian sculptor (b. 1874)
1972 – Louella Parsons, American movie columnist (b. 1881)
1975 – William A. Wellman, American director (b. 1896)
1979 – Fulton J. Sheen, American Catholic televangelist, Titular Archbishop of Newport (Wales) (b. 1895)
1981 – Daniel Faulkner, American police officer and murder victim (b. 1955)
1982 – Leon Jaworski, American prosecutor (b. 1905)
1984 – Razzle, English drummer (Hanoi Rocks) (b. 1960)
1992 – Vincent Gardenia, American actor (b. 1922)
1993 – Danny Blanchflower, Irish footballer and manager (b. 1926)
1994 – Garnett Silk, Jamaican singer (b. 1966)
1995 – Toni Cade Bambara, American author (b. 1939)
1995 – Douglas Corrigan, American pilot (b. 1907)
1996 – Patty Donahue, American singer-songwriter (The Waitresses) (b. 1956)
1996 – Mary Leakey, English archaeologist and anthropologist (b. 1913)
1996 – Alain Poher, French politician, President of France (b. 1909)
1996 – Diana Morgan, Welsh playwright and screenwriter (b. 1908)
1998 – Shaughnessy Cohen, Canadian politician, MP for Windsor-St. Clair (b. 1948)
1998 – Archie Moore, American boxer (b. 1913)
2001 – Michael Carver, Baron Carver, English field marshal, 6th Chief of the Defence Staff (b. 1915)
2002 – Mary Hansen, Australian guitarist and singer (Stereolab) (b. 1966)
2002 – Ian Hornak, American painter and sculptor (b. 1944)
2002 – Stan Rice, American painter and poet (b. 1942)
2003 – Norm Sloan, American basketball player and coach (b. 1926)
2003 – Paul Simon, American politician, Senator from Illinois (b. 1928)
2004 – David Brudnoy, American radio host (b. 1940)
2004 – Lea De Mae, Czech actress (b. 1976)
2005 – György Sándor, Hungarian pianist (b. 1912)
2005 – Robert Sheckley, American author (b. 1928)
2007 – Thore Skogman, Swedish singer and actor (b. 1931)
2007 – Gordon Zahn, American sociologist (b. 1918)
2007 – Rafael Sperafico, Brazilian racing driver (b. 1981)
2008 – Ibrahim Dossey, Ghanaian footballer (b. 1972)
2008 – Yuri Glazkov, Soviet-Russian cosmonaut and general (b. 1939)
2009 – Gene Barry, American actor (b. 1919)
2010 – John Eleuthère du Pont, American philanthropist and murderer (b. 1938)
2010 – James Moody, American saxophonist and flute player (b. 1925)
2010 – Dov Shilansky, Lithuanian-Israeli politician, 10th Speaker of the Knesset (b. 1924)
2012 – Béla Nagy Abodi, Hungarian painter (b. 1918)
2012 – Barbara Alby, American politician (b. 1946)
2012 – Mathews Mar Barnabas, Indian bishop (b. 1924)
2012 – Ivan Ljavinec, Czech bishop (b. 1923)
2012 – Patrick Moore, English astronomer (b. 1923)
2012 – Alex Moulton, English engineer and businessman, founded the Moulton Bicycle Company (b. 1920)
2012 – Jenni Rivera, Mexican-American singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1969)
2012 – Charles Rosen, American pianist (b. 1927)
2012 – Riccardo Schicchi, Italian porn producer, co-founded Diva Futura (b. 1953)
2012 – Norman Joseph Woodland, American inventor, co-created the bar code (b. 1921)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/10/13 at 5:31 am

December 8th 1980 – John Lennon, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and activist (The Beatles, Plastic Ono Band, The Quarrymen, and The Dirty Mac) (b. 1940)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/10/13 at 5:38 am

Born this day December 10th

1922 – Lucía Hiriart, Chilean wife of Augusto Pinochet, First Lady of Chile
1925 – Carolyn Kizer, American poet
1927 – Agnes Nixon, American actress, director, and screenwriter
1935 – Terry Allcock, English footballer
1938 – Yuri Temirkanov, Russian conductor
1939 – Dick Bavetta, American basketball referee
1939 – Barry Cunliffe, English archaeologist
1941 – Fionnula Flanagan, Irish actress
1941 – Tommy Kirk, American actor
1941 – Peter Sarstedt, Indian-English singer-songwriter and guitarist
1941 – Chad Stuart, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Chad & Jeremy)
1944 – Steve Renko, American baseball player
1945 – Mukhtar Altynbayev, Kazakhstani general and politician, 3rd & 5th Minister of Defence
1946 – Thomas Lux, American poet
1947 – Rasul Guliyev, Azerbaijani politician, Speaker of the National Assembly (1993-1996)
1947 – Rainer Seifert, German field hockey player
1948 – Dušan Bajević, Bosnian Serb footballer and manager
1950 – John Boozman, American politician, Senator from Arkansas
1951 – Ellen Nikolaysen, Norwegian singer and actress
1952 – Clive Anderson, English lawyer and television host
1952 – Susan Dey, American actress
1952 – Greg Mortimer, Australian mountaineer
1952 – Paul Varul, Estonian lawyer and politician, Minister of Justice (1995-1999)
1953 – Chris Bury, American journalist
1954 – Jack Hues, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Wang Chung)
1954 – Enn Sellik, Estonian runner
1955 – Nazir Sabir, Pakistani mountaineer
1956 – Rod Blagojevich, American politician and criminal, 40th Governor of Illinois
1956 – Roberto Cassinelli, Italian politician
1956 – Jacquelyn Mitchard, American journalist and author
1956 – Jan van Dijk, Dutch footballer and manager
1957 – Paul Hardcastle, English composer and producer
1957 – Prem Rawat, Indian guru, leader of the Divine Light Mission
1958 – Pepsi Demacque, English singer (Pepsi & Shirlie)
1958 – Cornelia Funke, German author
1958 – John J. York, American actor
1959 – Mark Aguirre, American basketball player
1959 – Udi Aloni, American-Israeli director and author
1959 – Wolf Hoffmann, German guitarist (Accept)
1960 – Kenneth Branagh, Northern Irish actor and director
1960 – Michael Schoeffling, American actor
1961 – Nia Peeples, American singer and actress
1961 – Oded Schramm, Israel-American mathematician
1962 – John de Wolf, Dutch footballer
1963 – Jahangir Khan, Pakistani squash player
1964 – Stef Blok, Dutch politician, Minister without Portfolio
1964 – Bobby Flay, American chef and television personality
1964 – George Newbern, American actor
1965 – J Mascis, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Dinosaur Jr., Witch, Deep Wound, and Upsidedown Cross)
1965 – Stephanie Morgenstern, Canadian actress
1966 – Mel Rojas, Dominican baseball player
1969 – Rob Blake, Canadian ice hockey player
1970 – Bryant Stith, American basketball player
1971 – Bill Baroni, American politician
1971 – Brian Nichols, American spree killer
1972 – Donavon Frankenreiter, American surfer, singer-songwriter, and guitarist
1972 – Brian Molko, Belgian-Luxembourger singer-songwriter and guitarist (Placebo)
1973 – Gabriela Spanic, Venezuelan actress
1974 – Meg White, American drummer (The White Stripes)
1975 – Josip Skoko, Australian footballer
1975 – Kristel Verbeke, Belgian singer and actress (K3)
1976 – Shane "Shakey" Byrne, English motorcycle racer
1977 – Mr. Águila, Mexican wrestler
1977 – Emmanuelle Chriqui, Canadian actress
1978 – Summer Phoenix, American actress
1979 – Matt Bentley, American wrestler
1980 – Massari, Lebanese-Canadian singer-songwriter
1980 – Sarah Chang, American violinist
1981 – Taufik Batisah, Singaporean singer
1981 – Ryan Pini, Papua New Guinean swimmer
1981 – Fábio Rochemback, Brazilian footballer
1982 – Shilpa Anand, South African-Indian actress
1982 – Claudia Hoffmann, German sprinter
1983 – Patrick Flueger, American actor
1983 – Habib Mohamed, Ghanaian footballer
1983 – Xavier Samuel, Australian actor
1983 – Katrin Siska, Estonian singer (Vanilla Ninja)
1984 – JTG, American wrestler
1984 – Mark Applegarth, English rugby player
1985 – Charlie Adam, Scottish footballer
1985 – Matt Forte, American football player
1985 – T. J. Hensick, American ice hockey player
1985 – Lê Công Vinh, Vietnamese footballer
1985 – Trésor Mputu, Congolese footballer
1985 – Raven-Symoné, American actress, singer, and dancer
1986 – Matthew Bates, English footballer
1987 – Gonzalo Higuaín, French-Argentine footballer
1988 – Wilfried Bony, Ivorian footballer
1988 – Mitchell Donald, Dutch footballer
1989 – Ng Chee Yang, Singaporean singer
1989 – Marion Maréchal-Le Pen, French politician, youngest parliamentarian in modern French history
1989 – Zachary Porter, American singer
1990 – Kazenga LuaLua, Congolese-English footballer
1994 – Matti Klinga, Finnish footballer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/10/13 at 5:39 am

Died this day December 10th:

949 – Herman I, Duke of Swabia
1041 – Michael IV the Paphlagonian, Byzantine Emperor (b. 1010)
1198 – Averroes, Spanish philosopher and polymath (b. 1126)
1508 – René II, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1451)
1603 – William Gilbert, English astronomer, physicist, and physician (b. 1544)
1618 – Giulio Caccini, Italian composer (b. 1551)
1626 – Edmund Gunter, English mathematician (b. 1581)
1665 – Tarquinio Merula, Italian organist, violinist, and composer (b. 1594)
1736 – António Manoel de Vilhena, Portuguese military leader, Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta (b. 1663)
1831 – Thomas Johann Seebeck, German physicist (b. 1770)
1850 – Józef Bem, Polish general (b. 1794)
1850 – François Sulpice Beudant, French geologist (b. 1787)
1865 – Leopold I of Belgium (b. 1790)
1867 – Sakamoto Ryōma, Japanese samurai (b. 1836)
1896 – Alfred Nobel, Swedish chemist and engineer, invented Dynamite and founded the Nobel Prize (b. 1833)
1909 – Red Cloud, Oglala-American tribal chief (b. 1822)
1911 – Joseph Dalton Hooker, English botanist (b. 1817)
1914 – Robert Williams, American archer (b. 1841)
1917 – Mackenzie Bowell, Canadian politician, 5th Prime Minister of Canada (b. 1823)
1920 – Horace Elgin Dodge, American businessman, co-founded Dodge (b. 1868)
1922 – Clement Lindley Wragge, English meteorologist (b. 1852)
1926 – Nikola Pašić, Serbian-Yugoslav politician, 5th Prime Minister of Yugoslavia (b. 1845)
1928 – Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Scottish architect (b. 1868)
1936 – Bobby Abel, English cricketer (b. 1857)
1936 – Luigi Pirandello, Italian author and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1867)
1939 – John Grieb, American gymnast (b. 1879)
1941 – Erich Jacoby, Estonian architect (b. 1885)
1941 – Colin Kelly, American pilot (b. 1915)
1944 – John Brunt, English military officer (b. 1922)
1945 – Theodor Dannecker, German SS officer (b. 1913)
1946 – Walter Johnson, American baseball player (b. 1887)
1946 – Damon Runyon, American journalist and author (b. 1884)
1948 – Na Hye-sok, South Korean journalist, poet, and painter (b. 1896)
1951 – Algernon Blackwood, English author (b. 1869)
1953 – Abdullah Yusuf Ali, Indian scholar and translator (b. 1872)
1956 – David Shimoni, Russian-Israeli poet (b. 1891)
1958 – Adolfo Camarillo, American horse breeder (b. 1864)
1967 – Ronnie Caldwell, American organist (The Bar-Kays) (b. 1948)
1967 – Phalon Jones, American saxophonist (The Bar-Kays) (b. 1949)
1967 – Otis Redding, American singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1941)
1968 – Karl Barth, Swiss theologian (b. 1886)
1968 – George Forrest, Northern Irish politician, MP for Mid Ulster (b. 1921)
1968 – Thomas Merton, American monk and author (b. 1915)
1972 – Mark Van Doren, American poet (b. 1894)
1973 – Wolf V. Vishniac, American microbiologist (b. 1922)
1977 – Adolph Rupp, American basketball player and coach (b. 1901)
1978 – Ed Wood, American director, screenwriter, and producer (b. 1924)
1979 – Ann Dvorak, American actress (b. 1912)
1982 – Freeman Fisher Gosden, American actor (b. 1899)
1986 – Susan Cabot, American actress (b. 1927)
1986 – Kate Wolf, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1942)
1987 – Jascha Heifetz, Russian violinist (b. 1901)
1988 – Richard S. Castellano, American actor (b. 1933)
1988 – Johnny Lawrence, English cricketer (b. 1911)
1990 – Armand Hammer, American businessman, founded Occidental Petroleum (b. 1898)
1991 – Greta Kempton, American painter (b. 1901)
1991 – Headman Shabalala, South African singer (Ladysmith Black Mambazo) (b. 1945)
1992 – Dan Maskell, English tennis player and sportscaster (b. 1908)
1993 – Alice Tully, American singer (b. 1902)
1994 – Keith Joseph, English politician (b. 1918)
1994 – Alex Wilson, Canadian sprinter (b. 1905)
1995 – Darren Robinson, American rapper (The Fat Boys) (b. 1967)
1996 – Faron Young, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1932)
1999 – Rick Danko, Canadian singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer (The Band) (b. 1942)
1999 – Lex Goudsmit, Dutch actor (b. 1913)
1999 – Shirley Hemphill, American actress (b. 1947)
1999 – Franjo Tuđman, Croat politician, 1st President of Croatia (b. 1922)
2000 – Marie Windsor, American actress (b. 1919)
2001 – Ashok Kumar, Indian actor (b. 1911)
2002 – Andres Küng, Swedish journalist and politician (b. 1945)
2004 – Gary Webb, American journalist (b. 1955)
2005 – Eugene McCarthy, America politician, Senator from Minnesota (b. 1916)
2005 – Richard Pryor, American comedian and actor (b. 1940)
2006 – Olivia Coolidge, British-American children's writer (b. 1908)
2006 – Augusto Pinochet, Chilean general and politician, 30th President of Chile (b. 1915)
2007 – Ashleigh Aston Moore, Canadian actress (b. 1981)
2007 – Aqsa Parvez, Pakistani-Canadian murder victim (b. 1991)
2008 – Didith Reyes, Filipino actress and singer (b. 1948)
2009 – Vladimir Teplyakov, Russian physicist (b. 1925)
2010 – John Fenn, American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1917)
2010 – J. Michael Hagopian, Armenian-American director and producer (b. 1913)
2010 – MacKenzie Miller, American horse trainer and breeder (b. 1921)
2012 – Iajuddin Ahmed, Bangladeshi politician, 13th President of Bangladesh (b. 1931)
2012 – Vladimir Bakulin, Kazakhstani wrestler (b. 1939)
2012 – Cliff Brown, American football player (b. 1952)
2012 – Antonio Cubillo, Spanish politician, founder the Canary Islands Independence Movement (b. 1930)
2012 – Lisa Della Casa, Swiss soprano (b. 1919)
2012 – Harry Iauko, Ni-Vanuatu politician
2012 – Johnny Lira, American boxer (b. 1951)
2012 – Ciarán Maher, Irish footballer (b. 1962)
2012 – Bob Munden, American target shooter (b. 1942)
2012 – Paul Rauch, American television producer (b. 1934)
2012 – Tommy Roberts, English fashion designer (b. 1942)
2012 – John Small, American football player (b. 1946)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/11/13 at 5:09 am

Born this day December 11th:

1908 – Manoel de Oliveira, Portuguese director and screenwriter
1921 – Liz Smith, English actress
1922 – Dilip Kumar, Indian actor
1925 – Aaron Feuerstein, American businessman
1925 – Paul Greengard, American neuroscientist, Nobel Prize laureate
1930 – Chus Lampreave, Spanish actress
1930 – Jean-Louis Trintignant, French actor
1931 – Rita Moreno, Puerto Rican actress, singer, and dancer
1931 – Pierre Pilote, Canadian ice hockey player
1931 – Jerome Rothenberg, American poet, translator, and anthropologist
1932 – Anne Heywood, English actress
1932 – Keith Waldrop, American poet
1933 – Aquilino Pimentel, Jr., Filipino politician, 23rd President of the Senate of the Philippines
1935 – Pranab Mukherjee, Indian politician, 13th President of India
1936 – Hans van den Broek, French-Dutch politician
1936 – Taku Yamasaki, Japanese politician
1937 – Jim Harrison, American author
1938 – Reg Livermore, Australian actor and singer
1938 – Enrico Macias, Algerian-French singer-songwriter and guitarist
1938 – McCoy Tyner, American pianist and composer
1939 – Tom Hayden, American politician and activist
1939 – Thomas McGuane, American author
1940 – David Gates, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Bread)
1941 – Max Baucus, American politician
1941 – J. P. Parisé, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1942 – Donna Mills, American actress
1943 – John Kerry, American politician, 68th United States Secretary of State
1944 – Teri Garr, American actress
1944 – Jon Garrison, American tenor
1944 – Lynda Day George, American actress
1944 – Brenda Lee, American singer
1944 – Juan E. Méndez, Argentinian activist
1946 – Rhoma Irama, Indonesian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
1946 – Diana Palmer, American author
1948 – Stamatis Spanoudakis, Greek composer
1949 – Noel Campbell, Irish footballer
1950 – Nino Frassica, Italian actor
1951 – Ria Stalman, Dutch discus thrower
1952 – Peter Geyer, German footballer
1953 – Bess Armstrong, American actress
1954 – Brad Bryant, American golfer
1954 – Santiago Creel, Mexican politician
1954 – Jermaine Jackson, American singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer (Jackson 5)
1954 – Guðlaugur Kristinn Óttarsson, Icelandic guitarist, engineer, and mathematician
1955 – Stu Jackson, American basketball coach
1955 – Christian Sackewitz, German footballer
1956 – Lani Brockman, American actress and director, founded Studio East
1956 – Andrew Lansley, English politician
1957 – Peter Bagge, American illustrator and writer
1958 – Isabella Hofmann, American actress
1958 – Chris Hughton, English-born Irish footballer and manager
1958 – Nikki Sixx, American bass player, songwriter, and producer (Mötley Crüe, Sixx:A.M., Brides of Destruction, London, 58, and Sister)
1960 – Rachel Portman, English composer
1961 – Dave King, Irish-American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Flogging Molly and Fastway)
1961 – Macky Sall, Senegalese politician, 4th President of Senegal
1961 – Marco Pierre White, English chef
1961 – Steve Nicol, Scottish footballer and coach
1962 – Ben Browder, American actor
1962 – Paul Haslinger, Austrian-American composer (Tangerine Dream)
1962 – Nele Karajlić, Serbian singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and actor (Zabranjeno Pušenje)
1963 – Mario Been, Dutch footballer and manager
1963 – Jon Brion, American singer-songwriter, composer, and producer
1963 – Claudia Kohde-Kilsch, German tennis player
1963 – John Lammers, Dutch footballer and manager
1964 – Michel Courtemanche, Canadian comedian and actor
1964 – Justin Currie, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist (Del Amitri and The Uncle Devil Show)
1964 – Alexis Reich, American who falsely confessed to the murder of JonBenét Ramsey
1964 – Dave Schools, American singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer (Widespread Panic, Stockholm Syndrome, and J Mascis + The Fog)
1964 – Cosy Sheridan, American singer-songwriter
1964 – Carolyn Waldo, Canadian swimmer
1965 – Jay Bell, American baseball player
1965 – Giannis Ragousis, Greek economist and politician
1966 – Gary Dourdan, American actor
1966 – Leon Lai, Chinese singer and actor
1967 – Mo'Nique, American comedian and actress
1967 – DJ Yella, American DJ and producer (N.W.A and World Class Wreckin' Cru)
1968 – Fabrizio Ravanelli, Italian footballer
1969 – Viswanathan Anand, Indian chess player
1969 – Francisco Javier Arellano Félix, Mexican drug trafficker
1969 – Stig Inge Bjørnebye, Norwegian footballer
1969 – Sean Grande, American sportscaster
1969 – Alessandro Melli, Italian footballer
1971 – Willie McGinest, American football player
1972 – Daniel Alfredsson, Swedish ice hockey player
1972 – Sami Al-Jaber, Saudi Arabian footballer
1972 – Rusty Joiner, American model and actor
1973 – Mos Def, American rapper and actor (Black Star and Soulquarians)
1974 – Rey Mysterio, American wrestler
1974 – Maarten Lafeber, Dutch golfer
1974 – Lisa Ortiz, American actress
1974 – Ben Shephard, English journalist and television host
1975 – Gerben de Knegt, Dutch cyclist
1975 – Tomoka Kurotani, Japanese actress
1976 – Shareef Abdur-Rahim, American basketball player
1977 – Mark Streit, Swiss ice hockey player
1978 – Roy Wood, Jr., American comedian and actor
1979 – Valdis Mintals, Estonian pair skater
1979 – Rider Strong, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1980 – Arya, Indian actor
1980 – Kristjan Kitsing, Estonian basketball player
1981 – Nikki Benz, Ukraine-Canadian porn actress
1981 – Hamish Blake, Australian comedian, actor, and author
1981 – Jeff McComsey, American author and illustrator
1981 – Paul Medhurst, Australian footballer
1981 – Javier Saviola, Argentine footballer
1981 – Zacky Vengeance, American guitarist (Avenged Sevenfold)
1982 – Pablo Pérez Companc, Argentine race car driver
1984 – Leighton Baines, English footballer
1984 – Spyros Vrontaras, Greek footballer
1985 – Aiko Kayō, Japanese singer and voice actress
1985 – Yekta Kurtuluş, Turkish footballer
1985 – Anja Prislan, Slovenian tennis player
1986 – Roy Hibbert, American basketball player
1987 – Clifton Geathers, American football player
1987 – Natalia Gordienko, Moldovan singer and dancer
1988 – Tim Southee, New Zealand cricketer
1989 – Murugan Thiruchelvam, English chess player
1991 – Anna Bergendahl, Swedish singer
1992 – Tiffany Alvord, song writer, singer, actress
1993 – William Corkery, American voice actor and actor
1996 – Hailee Steinfeld, American actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/11/13 at 5:10 am

Died this day December 11th:

384 – Pope Damasus I (b. 305)
861 – Al-Mutawakkil, Arabian caliph (b. 822)
969 – Nikephoros II Phokas, Byzantine emperor (b. 912)
1121 – Al-Afdal Shahanshah, Israeli political adviser (b. 1066)
1241 – Ögedei Khan, Mongolian Great Khan (b. 1186)
1282 – Llywelyn the Last, Welsh prince (b. 1223)
1282 – Michael VIII Palaiologos, Byzantine emperor (b. 1225)
1532 – Pietro Accolti, Italian cardinal (b. 1455)
1582 – Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba, Spanish general and politician, Governor of the Spanish Netherlands (b. 1508)
1686 – Louis, Grand Condé, French general (b. 1621)
1694 – Ranuccio II Farnese, Duke of Parma (b. 1630)
1737 – John Strype, English clergyman and historian (b. 1643)
1747 – Edmund Curll, English bookseller and publisher (b. 1675)
1797 – Richard Brocklesby, English physician (b. 1722)
1826 – Maria Leopoldina of Austria (b. 1797)
1840 – Emperor Kōkaku of Japan (b. 1771)
1872 – Kamehameha V of Hawaii (b. 1830)
1880 – Oliver Winchester, American businessman and politician (b. 1810)
1892 – William Milligan, Scottish theologian (b. 1821)
1906 – Charles Townsend, American fencer (b. 1872)
1909 – Innokenty Annensky, Russian poet (b. 1855)
1918 – Ivan Cankar, Slovenian author, poet, and playwright (b. 1876)
1920 – Olive Schreiner, South African author (b. 1855)
1937 – Jaan Anvelt, Estonian communist revolutionary and writer (b. 1884)
1938 – Christian Lous Lange, Norwegian historian and educator, Nobel Peace Prize laureate (b. 1869)
1941 – John Gillespie Magee, Jr., American pilot and poet (b. 1922)
1941 – Émile Picard, French mathematician (b. 1856)
1945 – Charles Fabry, French physicist (b. 1867)
1950 – Leslie Comrie, New Zealand astronomer (b. 1893)
1957 – Musidora, French actress and director (b. 1889)
1959 – Jim Bottomley, American baseball player (b. 1900)
1964 – Sam Cooke, American singer-songwriter (The Highway Q.C.'s and The Soul Stirrers) (b. 1931)
1964 – Percy Kilbride, American actor (b. 1888)
1968 – Richard Sagrits, Estonian painter (b. 1910)
1968 – Arthur Hays Sulzberger, American publisher (b. 1891)
1971 – Maurice McDonald, American businessman, co-founded McDonald's (b. 1902)
1975 – Lee Wiley, American singer (b. 1908)
1978 – Vincent du Vigneaud, American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1901)
1978 – Paul O'Dea, American baseball player (b. 1920)
1979 – James J. Gibson, American psychologist (b. 1904)
1983 – Neil Ritchie, Guyanese-English general (b. 1897)
1984 – Oskar Seidlin, German-American author, poet, and scholar (b. 1911)
1987 – G. A. Kulkarni, Indian author (b. 1923)
1989 – Louise Dahl-Wolfe, American photographer (b. 1895)
1991 – Robert Q. Lewis, American actor and game show host (b. 1921)
1991 – Artur Lundkvist, Swedish author and critic (b. 1906)
1992 – Michael Robbins, English actor (b. 1930)
1993 – Elvira Popescu, Romanian-French actress (b. 1894)
1994 – Philip Phillips, American archaeologist (b. 1900)
1995 – Arthur Mullard, English actor (b. 1910)
1996 – Willie Rushton, English cartoonist, author, and publisher, co-founded Private Eye (b. 1937)
1997 – Eddie Chapman, English spy (b. 1914)
1997 – Simon Jeffes, English classically trained guitarist, composer and arranger (b. 1949), founder of the Penguin Cafe Orchestra
1998 – André Lichnerowicz, Polish-French physicist (b. 1915)
1998 – Lynn Strait, American singer-songwriter (Snot) (b. 1968)
2000 – Shaista Suhrawardy Ikramullah, Pakistani diplomat and author (b. 1915)
2000 – David Lewis, American actor (b. 1916)
2001 – Mainza Chona, Zambian politician, 3rd Vice President of Zambia (b. 1930)
2003 – Ahmadou Kourouma, Ivorian author (b. 1927)
2004 – José Luis Cuciuffo, Argentinian footballer (b. 1962)
2004 – Arthur Lydiard, New Zealand runner and coach (b. 1917)
2004 – M. S. Subbulakshmi, Indian singer (b. 1916)
2006 – Elizabeth Bolden, American super-centenarian (b. 1890)
2007 – Christie Hennessy, Irish singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1945)
2008 – Maddie Blaustein, American voice actress (b. 1960)
2008 – Bettie Page, American model (b. 1923)
2010 – Dick Hoerner, American football player (b. 1922)
2011 – John Patrick Foley, American cardinal (b. 1935)
2011 – Susan Gordon, American actress (b. 1949)
2012 – Toni Blankenheim, German opera singer (b. 1921)
2012 – Antonie Hegerlíková, Czech actress (b. 1923)
2012 – Albert O. Hirschman, German-American economist (b. 1915)
2012 – William B. Hopkins, American politician (b. 1922)
2012 – Pedro Reginaldo Lira, Argentinian bishop (b. 1915)
2012 – B. B. Nimbalkar, Indian cricketer (b. 1919)
2012 – Dindi Gowa Nyasulu, Malawian politician (b. 1944)
2012 – Ravi Shankar, Indian-American sitar player and composer (b. 1920)
2012 – Walter Francis Sullivan, American bishop (b. 1928)
2012 – Galina Vishnevskaya, Russian soprano (b. 1926)
2012 – Colleen Walker, American golfer (b. 1956)
2012 – Mendel Weinbach, Polish-Israeli rabbi (b. 1933)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/12/13 at 5:04 am

Born this day December 12th:

1907 – Roy Douglas, English composer
1920 – Fred Kida, American illustrator
1923 – Bob Barker, American game show host
1923 – Bob Dorough, American singer-songwriter and pianist
1923 – Ken Kavanagh, Australian motorcycle racer
1924 – Ray Cordeiro, Hong Kong radio host
1925 – Vladimir Shainsky, Russian composer
1929 – Toshiko Akiyoshi, Japanese pianist and composer (Toshiko Akiyoshi – Lew Tabackin Big Band)
1930 – Silvio Santos, Brazilian television host, founded Sistema Brasileiro de Televisão
1931 – Lionel Blair, English actor, dancer, and choreographer
1932 – Bob Pettit, American basketball player
1936 – Denise Coffey, English actress and director
1937 – Michael Jeffery, Australian politician and army officer, 24th Governor-General of Australia
1938 – Connie Francis, American singer
1940 – Sharad Pawar, Indian politician, 6th Chief Minister of Maharashtra
1940 – Dionne Warwick, American singer and actress
1940 – Frances Willard, American stage magician
1942 – Morris Sadek, Egyptian-American lawyer and activist
1942 – Brough Scott, English horse racing journalist
1943 – Vassilis Alexakis, Greek-French author
1943 – Dickey Betts, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Allman Brothers Band)
1944 – Kenneth Cranham, Scottish actor
1944 – Jean Doré, Canadian politician, 39th Mayor of Montreal
1944 – Zoe Laskari, Greek actress
1945 – Portia Simpson-Miller, Jamaican politician, 7th Prime Minister of Jamaica
1946 – Emerson Fittipaldi, Brazilian race car driver
1946 – Barrie Rutter, English actor and director
1946 – Josepha Sherman, American author
1946 – Paula Wagner, American film producer
1947 – Will Alsop, English architect
1947 – Wings Hauser, American actor
1947 – Chris Mullin, English writer and former politician
1949 – Chris Baillieu, English former Olympic rower
1949 – Bill Nighy, English actor
1949 – Marc Ravalomanana, Malagasy politician, President of Madagascar
1950 – Rajinikanth, Indian actor, screenwriter, and producer
1950 – Pedro Ferriz de Con, Mexican journalist
1950 – Billy Smith, Canadian ice hockey player
1951 – Rehman Malik, Pakistani politician, former Interior Minister
1952 – Herb Dhaliwal, Indian-Canadian politician, former MP for Vancouver South
1952 – Helen Dunmore, English poet and novelist
1952 – Sarah Douglas, English actress
1952 – Cathy Rigby, American gymnast and actress
1953 – Martin Ferguson, Australian politician, former Minister for Resources and Energy and Tourism
1953 – Bruce Kulick, American guitarist (Kiss, Grand Funk Railroad, Blackjack, Union, and Eric Singer Project)
1953 – Dave Meniketti, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Y&T)
1953 – Rafael Septien, Mexican-American football player
1955 – Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki, Greek businesswoman, president of the Athens organizing committee for the
1955 – Eddy Schepers, Belgian cyclist
1955 – Stephen Smith, Australian politician, 53rd Minister of Defence for Australia
1956 – Johan van der Velde, Dutch cyclist
1957 – Sheila E., American singer-songwriter, drummer, and actress
1957 – Robert Lepage, Canadian actor, scriptwriter, and director
1958 – Monica Attard, Australian journalist
1958 – Lucie Guay, Canadian canoe racer
1958 – Dag Ingebrigtsen, Norwegian singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Kids and TNT)
1958 – Julian Opie, English artist
1958 – Sheree J. Wilson, American actress
1959 – Jasper Conran, English fashion designer
1961 – Harriet Green, English business woman
1962 – Tracy Austin, American tennis player
1962 – Peter Bergen, American-English journalist and author
1962 – Mike Golic, American football player and radio host (Mike & Mike)
1962 – Ulrike Tillmann, German mathematician
1963 – Liz Claman, American journalist
1963 – Ai Orikasa, Japanese voice actress and singer
1964 – Reeta Chakrabarti, English TV journalist
1964 – Haywood Jeffries, American football player
1964 – Sabu, American wrestler
1965 – Will Carling, English rugby player
1966 – Último Dragón, Japanese wrestler and actor
1966 – Royce Gracie, Brazilian mixed martial artist
1966 – Kōichi Nagano, Japanese voice actor
1966 – Ian Paisley, Jr., Northern Irish politician
1967 – Yuzo Koshiro, Japanese composer and producer
1967 – Takenobu Mitsuyoshi, Japanese composer and voice actor
1967 – John Randle, American football player
1967 – Deke Sharon, American singer-songwriter and producer (The House Jacks and Beelzebubs)
1968 – Kate Humble, English television host
1968 – Rory Kennedy, American director and producer
1969 – Virge Naeris, Estonian triple jumper
1969 – Carrie Westcott, American model and actress
1969 – Sophie Kinsella, English author
1970 – Mädchen Amick, American actress
1970 – Jennifer Connelly, American actress
1970 – Regina Hall, American actress
1972 – Nicky Eaden, English footballer
1972 – Wilson Kipketer, Danish runner
1972 – Kevin Parent, Canadian singer-songwriter
1972 – Georgios Theodoridis, Greek sprinter
1972 – Hank Williams III, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Assjack, Superjoint Ritual, and Arson Anthem)
1973 – Gary Breen, English footballer
1973 – Walter Otta, Argentine footballer
1973 – Tony Hsieh, American businessman, founded LinkExchange
1974 – Nolberto Solano, Peruvian footballer
1975 – Mayim Bialik, American actress
1975 – Wesley Charles, Vincentian footballer
1975 – Craig Moore, Australian footballer
1975 – Houko Kuwashima, Japanese voice actress
1976 – Dan Hawkins, English guitarist, songwriter, and producer (The Darkness and Stone Gods)
1976 – Jaak Juske, Estonian politician
1976 – Lloyd Owusu, Ghanaian footballer
1977 – Erica Dahm, American model and actress
1977 – Jaclyn Dahm, American model and actress
1977 – Nicole Dahm, American model and actress
1977 – Bridget Hall, American model
1977 – Orlando Hudson, American baseball player
1977 – Dean Macey, British decathlete
1977 – Grete Treier, Estonian cyclist
1977 – Colin White, Canadian ice hockey player
1978 – Monica Bîrlădeanu, Romanian actress
1978 – Jennifer Rovero, American model
1979 – Garrett Atkins, American baseball player
1979 – Nate Clements, American football player
1979 – John Salmons, American basketball player
1980 – Gus G, Greek guitarist and songwriter (Firewind, Mystic Prophecy, and Dream Evil)
1980 – Dorin Goian, Romanian footballer
1981 – Ronnie Brown, American football player
1981 – Shane Costa, American baseball player
1981 – Pedro Ríos, Spanish footballer
1981 – Yuvraj Singh, Indian cricketer
1981 – Stephen Warnock, English footballer
1982 – Lim Jae-Duk, South Korean gamer
1982 – Ai Kato, Japanese actress
1982 – Jeremiah Riggs, American mixed martial artist and wrestler
1982 – Dmitry Tursunov, Russian tennis player
1983 – Katrina Elam, American singer-songwriter
1984 – Daniel Agger, Danish footballer
1984 – Daniel Merrett, Australian footballer
1984 – Sohail Tanvir, Pakistani cricketer
1985 – Pat Calathes, Greek-American basketball player
1985 – Chris Jennings, American football player
1985 – Erika Van Pelt, American singer
1985 – David Veikune, American football player
1985 – Giannis Zaradoukas, Greek footballer
1986 – Qri, South Korean singer, dancer and actress (T-ara)
1986 – Përparim Hetemaj, Finnish footballer
1986 – Nina Kolarič, Slovenian long jumper
1986 – Thomas Wansey, English actor
1986 – T. J. Ward, American football player
1988 – Ham Eun-jung, South Korean singer, dancer, and actress (T-ara)
1989 – Janelle Arthur, American singer
1990 – Seungri, South Korean singer-songwriter and actor (Big Bang)
1990 – Victor Moses, Nigerian footballer
1991 – Daniel Magder, Canadian actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/12/13 at 5:05 am

Died this day December 12th:

884 – Carloman II, King of West Francia (b. 866)
1212 – Geoffrey, English priest, Archbishop of York (b. 1152)
1569 – Philip II, Metropolitan of Moscow, Russian monk and saint (b. 1507)
1574 – Selim II, Ottoman sultan (b. 1524)
1586 – Stephen Báthory, Polish king (b. 1533)
1685 – John Pell, English mathematician (b. 1610)
1751 – Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke, English politician and philosopher (b. 1678)
1766 – Johann Christoph Gottsched, German author (b. 1700)
1789 – John Ponsonby, Irish politician (b. 1713)
1790 – Mikhail Shcherbatov, Russian philosopher (b. 1733)
1817 – Tekle Giyorgis I, Ethiopian emperor (b. 1751)
1843 – William I of the Netherlands (b. 1772)
1858 – Jacques Viger, Canadian politician and archeologist, 1st Mayor of Montreal (b. 1787)
1889 – Robert Browning, English poet (b. 1812)
1889 – Viktor Bunyakovsky, Russian mathematician (b. 1804)
1894 – John Sparrow David Thompson, Canadian politician and judge, 4th Prime Minister of Canada (b. 1845)
1913 – Menelik II, Ethiopian emperor (b. 1844)
1923 – Raymond Radiguet, French author (b. 1903)
1924 – Alexander Parvus, Russian-German Marxist theoretician and revolutionary (b. 1867)
1926 – Jean Richepin, French poet (b. 1849)
1929 – Charles Goodnight, American cattle rancher (b. 1836)
1934 – Oscar Goerke, American cyclist (b. 1883)
1934 – Thorleif Haug, Norwegian skier (b. 1894)
1939 – Douglas Fairbanks, American actor (b. 1883)
1941 – César Basa, Filipino pilot (b. 1915)
1951 – Mildred Bailey, American singer (b. 1907)
1952 – Bedřich Hrozný, Czech Orientalist and linguist (b. 1879)
1958 – Albert Walsh, Canadian politician, 1st Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland (b. 1900)
1961 – Oskar Loorits, Estonian folklorist (b. 1900)
1963 – Yasujirō Ozu, Japanese director (b. 1903)
1964 – Maithili Sharan Gupt, Indian poet (b. 1866)
1964 – William Rootes, 1st Baron Rootes, English motor manufacturer (b. 1894)
1966 – Karl Ruberl, Austrian swimmer (b. 1880)
1967 – Mac Raboy, American cartoonist (b. 1914)
1968 – Tallulah Bankhead, American actress (b. 1902)
1970 – Doris Blackburn, Australian politician, MP for Bourke, Victoria (b. 1889)
1971 – Yechezkel Kutscher, Israeli philologist and linguist (b. 1909)
1971 – David Sarnoff, Russian-American businessman (RCA) (b. 1891)
1976 – Jack Cassidy, American actor (b. 1927)
1976 – Vinko Žganec, Croatian musicologist (b. 1890)
1977 – Clementine Churchill, Baroness Spencer-Churchill, English wife of Winston Churchill (b. 1885)
1978 – Fay Compton, English actress (b. 1894)
1980 – Jean Lesage, Canadian lawyer and politician, 19th Premier of Quebec (b. 1912)
1983 – Amza Pellea, Romanian actor (b. 1931)
1985 – Anne Baxter, American actress (b. 1923)
1985 – Ian Stewart, Scottish keyboard player (The Rolling Stones) (b. 1938)
1987 – Enrique Jorrín, Cuban violinist and composer (b. 1926)
1988 – Anthony Provenzano, American mobster (b. 1917)
1992 – Suzanne Lilar, Belgian author and playwright (b. 1901)
1993 – József Antall, Hungarian politician, 35th Prime Minister of Hungary (b. 1932)
1994 – Stuart Roosa, American astronaut (b. 1933)
1994 – Donna J. Stone, American poet (b. 1933)
1996 – Vance Packard, American author (b. 1914)
1997 – Yevgeniy Landis, Russian mathematician (b. 1921)
1998 – Lawton Chiles, American politician, 41st Governor of Florida (b. 1930)
1998 – Marco Denevi, Argentine author (b. 1922)
1998 – Mo Udall, American politician (b. 1922)
1999 – Paul Cadmus, American painter (b. 1904)
1999 – Joseph Heller, American author (b. 1923)
2000 – George Montgomery, American actor (b. 1916)
2000 – Ndabaningi Sithole, Zimbabwean militant leader, founded Zimbabwe African National Union (b. 1920)
2001 – Ardito Desio, Italian geologist and explorer (b. 1897)
2001 – Jean Richard, French actor (b. 1921)
2002 – Dee Brown, American author (b. 1908)
2002 – Brad Dexter, American actor (b. 1917)
2002 – Jay Wesley Neill, American murderer (b. 1965)
2003 – Heydar Aliyev, Azerbaijani politician, 3rd President of Azerbaijan (b. 1923)
2003 – Joseph Anthony Ferrario, American bishop (b. 1926)
2003 – Gangodawila Soma Thero, Sri Lankan monk (b. 1948)
2003 – Keiko, Killer whale, star of Free Willy (b. 1976)
2005 – Robert Newmyer, American film producer (b. 1956)
2005 – Ramanand Sagar, Indian director (b. 1917)
2005 – Gebran Tueni, Lebanese journalist and politician (b. 1957)
2005 – Annette Vadim, Danish actress (b. 1936)
2006 – Paul Arizin, American basketball player (b. 1928)
2006 – Peter Boyle, American actor (b. 1935)
2006 – Kenny Davern, American clarinet player (b. 1935)
2006 – Raymond P. Shafer, American politician, 38th Governor of Pennsylvania (b. 1917)
2006 – Alan Shugart, American engineer and businessman, co-founded Seagate Technology (b. 1930)
2007 – François al-Hajj, Lebanese general (b. 1953)
2007 – Ike Turner, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Kings of Rhythm and Ike & Tina Turner) (b. 1931)
2008 – Avery Dulles, American cardinal and theologian (b. 1918)
2008 – Van Johnson, American actor (b. 1916)
2008 – Tassos Papadopoulos, Cypriot politician, 5th President of Cyprus (b. 1934)
2010 – Peter Pagel, German footballer (b. 1956)
2010 – Tom Walkinshaw, Scottish racing driver and rugby team owner, 1984 European Touring Car Champion (b. 1946)
2012 – Joe Allbritton, American businessman and publisher, founded the Allbritton Communications Company (b. 1924)
2012 – Ray Briem, American radio host (b. 1930)
2012 – Eddie "Guitar" Burns, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1928)
2012 – Richard Eyre, English priest (b. 1929)
2012 – Else Marie Jakobsen, Norwegian designer and textile artist (b. 1927)
2012 – Walt Kirk, American basketball player (b. 1924)
2012 – N.M. Mohan, Indian writer and illustrator (b. 1949)
2012 – Augustin Sagna, Senegalese bishop (b. 1920)
2012 – Nityanand Swami, Indian politician, 1st Chief Minister of Uttarakhand (b. 1927)
2012 – David Tait, English rugby player (b. 1987)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/13/13 at 9:11 am

Born this day December 13th:

1920 – George P. Shultz, American economist and politician, 60th United States Secretary of State
1923 – Philip Warren Anderson, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
1925 – Dick Van Dyke, American actor, singer, and producer
1926 – George Rhoden, Jamaican runner
1929 – Christopher Plummer, Canadian actor
1935 – Joe Christopher, American baseball player
1935 – Kenneth Hall, American football player
1935 – Lindy McDaniel, American baseball player
1936 – Aga Khan IV, Swiss-British nobleman and businessman, 49th Nizari Ismaili Imam
1936 – J. C. Martin, American baseball player
1937 – Toomas Frey, Estonian ecologist, geobotanist and forest scientist, former Minister of the Environment
1937 – Rob Houwer, Dutch film producer
1937 – Ron Taylor, Canadian baseball player
1938 – Heino, German singer
1938 – Alvin Curran, American musician and composer (Musica Elettronica Viva)
1941 – John Davidson, American actor and game show host
1941 – Anouska Hempel, New Zealand-English hotelier and former actress
1941 – Bessel Kok, Dutch businessman
1942 – Howard Brenton, English playwright
1942 – Anna Eshoo, American politician
1943 – Ferguson Jenkins, Canadian baseball player
1944 – Dick Dees, Dutch politician
1944 – Hwang Jang Lee, Japanese-South Korean martial artist and actor
1944 – Marti Webb, English actress and singer
1945 – Herman Cain, American businessman (Godfather's Pizza), radio host, and politician
1945 – Kathy Garver, American actress
1947 – Darlene Cates, American actress
1947 – Rex Hagon, Canadian actor
1947 – Dave Hamilton, American baseball player
1948 – Jeff Baxter, American guitarist and defense consultant (Steely Dan and The Doobie Brothers)
1948 – Ted Nugent, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (The Amboy Dukes, Damn Yankees, and Damnocracy)
1948 – Brian Wilson, Scottish politician, former MP for Cunninghame North
1949 – Robert Lindsay, English actor
1949 – R. A. MacAvoy, American fantasy author
1949 – Randy Owen, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Alabama)
1949 – Luc Sala, Dutch businessman, writer and politician
1949 – Tom Verlaine, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Television and Neon Boys)
1949 – Paula Wilcox, English actress
1950 – Linda Bellos, English businesswoman, politician and gay rights activist
1950 – Wendie Malick, American actress and model
1950 – Heather North, American actress
1950 – Julia Slingo, British meteorologist
1950 – Tom Vilsack, American politician, 30th United States Secretary of Agriculture
1952 – John Francome, English author and former National Hunt jockey
1952 – Larry Kenon, American basketball player
1952 – Jean Rouaud, French author
1953 – Ben Bernanke, American economist, 14th Chairman of the Federal Reserve
1953 – Bill Castro, Dominican baseball player
1953 – Jim Davidson, English comedian
1953 – Bob Gainey, Canadian ice hockey player
1954 – John Anderson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1954 – Emma Bull, American author
1954 – Steve Forbert, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1954 – Tamora Pierce, American author
1956 – Dale Berra, American baseball player
1956 – Majida El Roumi, Lebanese soprano and actress
1956 – Phil Hubbard, American basketball player
1957 – Steve Buscemi, American actor and director
1957 – Morris Day, American singer-songwriter and actor (The Time and Flyte Tyme)
1957 – Eric Marienthal, American saxophonist (Chick Corea Elektric Band and Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band)
1957 – Jean-Marie Messier, French businessman, former Chairman and CEO of Vivendi
1958 – Lynn-Holly Johnson, American figure skater and actress
1959 – Jim Barrell, American wrestler
1959 – Heino Enden, Soviet-Estonian basketball player and coach
1959 – Johnny Whitaker, American actor
1960 – Rusty Cundieff, American actor
1960 – Daggubati Venkatesh, Indian actor
1961 – Harry Gregson-Williams, English composer, conductor, and producer
1961 – Irene Sáez, Venezuelan model and politician, Miss Universe 1981 and former Governor of Nueva Esparta
1961 – Gary Zimmerman, American football player
1962 – Roger Ilegems, Belgian cyclist
1962 – Jamie Raskin, American academic and politician
1962 – Rex Ryan, American football coach
1962 – Rob Ryan, American football player and coach
1964 – Hide, Japanese singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (X Japan and Zilch) (d. 1998)
1965 – Jackie Clune, English actress and singer
1965 – Marko Mäetamm, Estonian illustrator
1966 – Ross Burden, New Zealand-British chef and television personality
1966 – Don Roff, American screenwriter and director
1966 – Mike Tirico, American sportscaster
1966 – Toby Dammit, American percussionist, composer and producer
1967 – Jamie Foxx, American actor and singer
1967 – NeNe Leakes, American actress
1967 – Bo Pelini, American football player and coach
1969 – Tony Curran, Scottish actor
1969 – Sergei Fedorov, Russian ice hockey player
1970 – Eoin Jess, Scottish footballer
1970 – Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner, Austrian mountaineer
1971 – Naomi Long, Northern Irish politician, MP for Belfast East
1971 – Leanne Wood, Welsh politician, leader of Plaid Cymru
1972 – Niki Evans, English singer
1972 – Chris Grant, Australian footballer
1973 – Christie Clark, American actress
1974 – Sara Cox, English television and radio host
1974 – Debbie Matenopoulos, American actress and television host
1974 – Nicholas McCarthy, English singer and guitarist (Franz Ferdinand and Box Codax)
1975 – Bates Battaglia, American ice hockey player
1975 – Tom DeLonge, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (blink-182, Angels & Airwaves, and Box Car Racer)
1975 – Kostas Kiassos, Greek footballer
1975 – Matthew LeCroy, American baseball player
1976 – Josh Fogg, American baseball player
1976 – Søren Friis, Danish footballer
1976 – Radosław Sobolewski, Polish footballer
1976 – Murat Karatağ, Turkish archeologist
1977 – Sascha Kindred, German-English swimmer
1977 – Peter Stringer, Irish rugby player
1978 – Olav Bjortomt, English quiz player
1978 – Kaspars Kambala, Latvian basketball player
1978 – Ryo Kawakita, Japanese singer-songwriter and guitarist (Maximum the Hormone)
1978 – B.J. Penn, American mixed martial artist
1979 – Matjaž Smodiš, Slovenian basketball player
1980 – Patrik Antonius, Finnish poker player
1980 – Ryan France, English footballer
1980 – Satoshi Tsumabuki, Japanese actor
1980 – Bosco Wong, Hong Kong singer and actor
1980 – Danil Haustov, Estonian swimmer
1980 – Swastika Mukherjee, Indian actress
1981 – Amy Lee, American singer-songwriter and pianist (Evanescence)
1982 – Anthony Callea, Australian singer-songwriter and actor
1982 – Dan Hamhuis, Canadian ice hockey player
1982 – Ricky Nolasco, American baseball player
1982 – Tuka Rocha, Brazilian race car driver
1982 – Dominik Werling, German footballer
1983 – Matt Deis, American bass player and songwriter (CKY and All That Remains)
1983 – Otylia Jędrzejczak, Polish swimmer
1984 – Santi Cazorla, Spanish footballer
1984 – Hanna-Maria Seppälä, Finnish swimmer
1985 – Michael Bumpus, American football player
1985 – Laurence Leboeuf, Canadian actress
1985 – Alby Mathewson, New Zealand rugby player
1986 – Dennis Bermudez, American mixed martial artist
1986 – Mathieu Gnanligo, Beninese sprinter
1988 – Rickie Fowler, American golfer
1989 – Taylor Swift, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress
1989 – Katherine Schwarzenegger, American author, daughter of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver
1989 – Dasha Kapustina, Russian model
1991 – Senah Mango, Togolese footballer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/13/13 at 9:12 am

Died this day December 13th:

558 – Childebert I, King of Paris (b. 496)
1048 – Abū Rayḥān al-Bīrūnī, Persian scholar and polymath (b. 973)
1124 – Pope Callixtus II (b. 1065)
1126 – Henry IX, Duke of Bavaria (b. 1075)
1204 – Maimonides, Spanish rabbi and philosopher (b. 1135)
1250 – Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1194)
1404 – Albert I, Duke of Bavaria (b. 1336)
1466 – Donatello, Florentine painter and sculptor (b. 1386)
1516 – Johannes Trithemius, German cryptographer and historian (b. 1462)
1521 – Manuel I of Portugal (b. 1469)
1557 – Niccolò Fontana Tartaglia, Italian mathematician (b. 1499)
1565 – Conrad Gessner, Swiss botanist (b. 1516)
1603 – Franciscus Vieta, French mathematician (b. 1540)
1621 – Catherine Stenbock, Swedish wife of Gustav I of Sweden (b. 1535)
1716 – Charles de La Fosse, French painter (b. 1640)
1721 – Alexander Selkirk, Scottish sailor and castaway (b. 1676)
1729 – Anthony Collins, English philosopher (b. 1676)
1754 – Mahmud I, Ottoman sultan (b. 1696)
1769 – Christian Fürchtegott Gellert, German poet (b. 1715)
1783 – Pehr Wilhelm Wargentin, Swedish astronomer (b. 1717)
1784 – Samuel Johnson, English poet and lexicographer (b. 1709)
1814 – Charles-Joseph, 7th Prince of Ligne, Belgian-Austrian field marshal and writer (b. 1735)
1835 – John Storm, American soldier (b. 1760)
1837 – Herman of Alaska, Russian missionary and saint (b. 1756)
1863 – Christian Friedrich Hebbel, German poet and playwright (b. 1813)
1868 – Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius, German botanist and explorer (b. 1794)
1881 – August Šenoa, Croatian author and poet (b. 1838)
1883 – Victor de Laprade, French poet and critic (b. 1812)
1893 – Georg August Rudolph, German politician, Mayor of Marburg (b. 1816)
1895 – Ányos Jedlik, Hungarian physicist and engineer (b. 1800)
1908 – Augustus Le Plongeon, French photographer and historian (b. 1825)
1919 – Woldemar Voigt, German physicist (b. 1850)
1922 – Hannes Hafstein, Icelandic poet and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Iceland (b. 1861)
1924 – Samuel Gompers, English-American labor leader, founded the American Federation of Labor (b. 1850)
1930 – Fritz Pregl, Slovenian-Austrian chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1869)
1931 – Gustave le Bon, French psychologist (b. 1840)
1932 – Georgios Jakobides, Greek painter (b. 1853)
1934 – Thomas A. Watson, American assistant to Alexander Graham Bell (b. 1854)
1935 – Victor Grignard, French chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1871)
1940 – Jacques-Arsène d'Arsonval, French physicist (b. 1851)
1940 – Manuel de Escandón, Mexican polo player (b. 1857)
1940 – George Regas, Greek actor (b. 1890)
1942 – Wlodimir Ledóchowski, Austrian-Polish religious leader, 26th Superior-General of the Society of Jesus (b. 1866)
1944 – Wassily Kandinsky, Russian-French painter (b. 1866)
1944 – Lupe Vélez, Mexican actress (b. 1908)
1945 – Irma Grese, German concentration camp warden (b. 1923)
1945 – Josef Kramer, German concentration camp commandant (b. 1906)
1945 – Elisabeth Volkenrath, Polish-German concentration camp supervisor (b. 1919)
1947 – Henry James, American writer (b. 1879)
1947 – Nicholas Roerich, Russian painter (b. 1874)
1950 – Abraham Wald, Hungarian mathematician (b. 1902)
1954 – John Raymond Hubbell, American director and composer (b. 1879)
1955 – Egas Moniz, Portuguese psychiatrist and neurosurgeon, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1874)
1958 – Tim Moore, American actor (b. 1887)
1960 – Dora Marsden, English author and women's suffragist (b. 1882)
1961 – Grandma Moses, American painter (b. 1860)
1962 – Harry Barris, American singer-songwriter and pianist (The Rhythm Boys) (b. 1905)
1969 – Raymond A. Spruance, American admiral and diplomat (b. 1886)
1969 – Spencer Williams, American actor and director (b. 1893)
1973 – Henry Green, English author (b. 1905)
1979 – Jon Hall, American actor (b. 1915)
1981 – Pigmeat Markham, American actor, singer, and dancer (b. 1904)
1983 – Alexander Schmemann, Estonian-American priest and theologian (b. 1921)
1983 – Nichita Stănescu, Romanian poet (b. 1933)
1986 – Heather Angel, English actress (b. 1909)
1986 – Ella Baker, American civil rights activist (b, 1903)
1986 – Smita Patil, Indian actress (b. 1955)
1992 – K. C. Irving, Canadian businessman (J. D. Irving) (b. 1899)
1992 – Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney, American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1899)
1993 – Vanessa Duriès, French author (b. 1972)
1994 – Norman Beaton, Guyanese actor (b. 1934)
1994 – Michalis Nikolinakos, Greek actor (b. 1923)
1995 – Ann Nolan Clark, American author (b. 1896)
1996 – Edward Blishen, English author (b. 1920)
1997 – Don E. Fehrenbacher, American historian (b. 1920)
2001 – Chuck Schuldiner, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Death, Control Denied, and Voodoocult) (b. 1967)
2002 – Zal Yanovsky, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Lovin' Spoonful) (b. 1944)
2003 – William V. Roth, Jr., American politician, Senator from Delaware (b. 1921)
2004 – Bernarda Bryson, American artist and children's book illustrator (b. 1903)
2004 – Andre Rodgers, Bahamian baseball player (b. 1934)
2004 – David Wheeler, English computer scientist (b. 1927)
2005 – Timothy Jordan II, American guitarist, keyboard player, and songwriter (Jonezetta) (b. 1981)
2005 – Stanley Williams, American gang leader, co-founded the Crips (b. 1953)
2006 – Lamar Hunt, American businessman, co-founded the American Football League and World Championship Tennis (b. 1932)
2007 – Mark Partridge, Zimbabwean politician, Rhodesian Minister of Lands and Natural Resources (b. 1922)
2007 – Floyd Red Crow Westerman, American actor and Native American activist (b. 1936)
2008 – John Drake, New Zealand rugby player (b. 1959)
2008 – Kathy Staff, English actress (b. 1928)
2010 – Richard Holbrooke, American diplomat, 22nd United States Ambassador to the United Nations (b. 1941)
2010 – Enrique Morente, Spanish singer-songwriter (b. 1942)
2010 – James Dibble, Australian journalist (b. 1923)
2010 – Woolly Wolstenholme, English singer-songwriter and keyboard player (Barclay James Harvest) (b. 1947)
2011 – T. J. Bass, American science fiction author (b. 1932)
2011 – Kabir Chowdhury, Bangladeshi academic (b. 1923)
2011 – Russell Hoban, American author (b. 1925)
2012 – Willie Ackerman, American drummer (b. 1939)
2012 – Ian Black, Scottish footballer (b. 1924)
2012 – Jack Hanlon, American actor (b. 1916)
2012 – Maurice Herzog, French mountaineer (b. 1919)
2012 – Natalya Kustinskaya, Russian actress (b. 1938)
2012 – T. Shanmugham, Indian footballer and coach (b. 1920)
2012 – Rob Talbot, New Zealand politician, MP for Ashburton (b. 1923)
2012 – Abdesslam Yassine, Moroccan educator, founder and leader of Al Adl Wa Al Ihssane (b. 1928)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/14/13 at 10:45 am

Born this day December 14th:

1918 – Radu Beligan, Romanian actor
1918 – B. K. S. Iyengar, Indian yoga instructor and author, founded Iyengar Yoga
1920 – Clark Terry, American trumpet player
1931 – Vladimir-Georg Karassev-Orgussaar, Estonian director
1932 – Abbe Lane, American singer and actress
1934 – Shyam Benegal, Indian director and screenwriter
1935 – Arvo Valton, Estonian writer
1938 – Leonardo Boff, Brazilian theologian and author
1938 – Hal Williams, American actor
1940 – Lex Gold, Scottish footballer and administrator
1941 – Karan Armstrong, American soprano
1943 – Emmett Tyrrell, American journalist, author, and publisher, founded The American Spectator
1946 – Jane Birkin, English-French actress and singer
1946 – Patty Duke, American actress
1946 – Ruth Fuchs, German javelin thrower and politician
1946 – Michael Ovitz, American talent agent, co-founded Creative Artists Agency
1946 – Stan Smith, American tennis player
1946 – Joyce Vincent Wilson, American singer (Tony Orlando and Dawn)
1947 – Christopher Parkening, American guitarist
1947 – Dilma Rousseff, Brazilian politician and economist, 36th President of Brazil
1947 – Linda Sutton, English painter
1948 – Kim Beazley, Australian politician and diplomat, Ambassador to the United States
1948 – Dee Wallace, American actress
1948 – Peter Thorup, Danish guitarist, singer, composer and record producer (d. 2007)
1949 – Bill Buckner, American baseball player
1949 – Cliff Williams, English bass player and singer (AC/DC, Home and Bandit)
1951 – Jan Timman, Dutch chess player
1951 – Paul Zaloom, American actor and puppeteer
1952 – Germain Houde, Canadian actor
1952 – John Lurie, American actor, saxophonist, painter, director, and producer (The Lounge Lizards)
1953 – Vijay Amritraj, Indian tennis player and sports commentator
1953 – Wade Davis, Canadian anthropologist, author, and photographer
1953 – René Eespere, Estonian composer
1953 – Vangelis Meimarakis, Greek lawyer and politician, Speaker of the Hellenic Parliament
1953 – Mikael Odenberg, Swedish politician, 29th Minister for Defence
1954 – James Horan, American actor
1954 – Steven MacLean, Canadian astronaut, former President of the Canadian Space Agency
1956 – Linda Fabiani, Scottish politician
1956 – Hanni Wenzel, German skier
1958 – Mike Scott, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Waterboys)
1958 – Spider Stacy, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Pogues)
1958 – François Zocchetto, French politician, Senator for Mayenne
1959 – Bob Paris, American-Canadian bodybuilder and actor
1959 – Jorge Vaca, Mexican boxer
1960 – Don Franklin, American actor
1960 – Chris Waddle, English footballer
1961 – Patrik Sundström, Swedish ice hockey player
1962 – Ginger Lynn, American model and actress
1963 – Greg Abbott, English footballer and manager
1963 – Cynthia Gibb, American actress
1963 – Vytautas Juozapaitis, Lithuanian opera singer
1963 – Michael Moloney, American interior designer and television personality
1963 – Alice Ripley American actress
1963 – Mario Yamasaki, Brazilian-American mixed martial arts referee
1964 – Rebecca Gibney, Australian actress
1965 – Sulaiman Abu Ghaith, Kuwaiti alleged terrorist
1965 – Craig Biggio, American baseball player
1965 – Ken Hill, American baseball player
1965 – Ted Raimi, American actor
1965 – Aljoša Asanović, Croatian footballer
1966 – Fabrizio Giovanardi, Italian race car driver
1966 – Anthony Mason, American basketball player
1966 – Helle Thorning-Schmidt, Danish politician, 41st Prime Minister of Denmark
1966 – Bill Ranford, Canadian ice hockey player
1966 – Tim Sköld, Swedish bass player (Shotgun Messiah, Doctor Midnight & The Mercy Cult, MDFMK, KMFDM, and ohGr)
1967 – Ewa Białołęcka, Polish author
1968 – Kelley Armstrong, Canadian author
1968 – Noelle Beck, American actress
1969 – Scott Hatteberg, American baseball player
1969 – Archie Kao, American actor
1969 – Natascha McElhone, English actress
1969 – Arthur Numan, Dutch footballer
1970 – Nadine Garner, Australian actress
1970 – Anna Maria Jopek, Polish singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer
1970 – Beth Orton, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
1971 – Brian Gay, American golfer
1971 – Tia Texada, American actress and singer
1971 – Michaela Watkins, American actress
1972 – Eric Anderson, American actor
1972 – Miranda Hart, English comedian and actress
1972 – Marcus Jensen, American baseball player
1973 – Pat Burke, Irish basketball player
1973 – Tomasz Radzinski, Polish-Canadian soccer player
1973 – Saulius Štombergas, Lithuanian basketball player and coach
1974 – Billy Koch, American baseball player
1975 – Justin Furstenfeld, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Blue October and The Last Wish)
1975 – KaDee Strickland, American actress
1976 – Tammy Blanchard, American actress
1976 – Leland Chapman, American bounty hunter
1976 – Sebastien Chaule, French-German rugby player
1976 – André Couto, Portuguese race car driver
1976 – Santiago Ezquerro, Spanish footballer
1977 – Jamie Peacock, English rugby player
1978 – Dean Brogan, Australian footballer
1978 – Zdeněk Pospěch, Czech footballer
1978 – Patty Schnyder, Swiss tennis player
1978 – Radu Sîrbu, Moldovan singer and producer (O-Zone)
1978 – Kim St-Pierre, Canadian ice hockey player
1979 – Jean-Alain Boumsong, French footballer
1979 – Andrei Makrov, Estonian ice hockey player
1979 – Michael Owen, English footballer
1979 – Sophie Monk, Australian singer-songwriter and actress (Bardot)
1980 – Gordon Greer, Scottish footballer
1980 – Tata Young, Thai singer and actress
1980 – Didier Zokora, Ivorian footballer
1981 – Amber Chia, Malaysian model and actress
1981 – Émilie Heymans, Canadian diver
1981 – Rebecca Jarvis, American journalist
1981 – Johnny Jeter, American professional wrestler
1981 – Liam Lawrence, Irish footballer
1981 – Shaun Marcum, American baseball player
1982 – Josh Fields, American baseball player
1982 – Steve Sidwell, English footballer
1982 – Anthony Way, English singer and actor
1984 – Chris Brunt, Irish footballer
1984 – Rana Daggubati, Indian actor and producer
1984 – Krissy Lynn, American porn actress
1984 – Ed Rainsford, Zimbabwean cricketer
1984 – Jackson Rathbone, Singaporean-American actor and singer (100 Monkeys)
1985 – Jakub Błaszczykowski, Polish footballer
1985 – Julio Pimentel, Dominican baseball player
1985 – Paul Rabil, American lacrosse player
1985 – Tom Smith, English-Welsh rugby player
1985 – Nonami Takizawa, Japanese actress and singer
1986 – Jang Jae-Ho, South Korean gamer
1987 – Kenneth Medwood, American-Belizean hurdler
1987 – Aletta Ocean, Hungarian pornographic actress
1988 – Vanessa Hudgens, American actress and singer
1988 – Nicolas Batum, French basketball player
1988 – Hayato Sakamoto, Japanese baseball player
1989 – Onew, South Korean singer, dancer, and actor (Shinee)
1989 – Pedro Roberto Silva Botelho, Brazilian footballer
1992 – Ryo Miyaichi, Japanese footballer
1994 – Joshua Dionisio, Filipino actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/14/13 at 10:45 am

Died this day December 14th:

1460 – Guarino da Verona, Italian scholar (b. 1370)
1510 – Friedrich of Saxony, German nobleman and soldier, 36th Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights (b. 1473)
1542 – James V of Scotland (b. 1512)
1553 – Hanibal Lucić, Croatian poet and playwright (b. 1485)
1591 – John of the Cross, Spanish priest and saint (b. 1542)
1624 – Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham, English politician, Lord High Admiral (b. 1536)
1651 – Pierre Dupuy, French scholar (b. 1582)
1713 – Thomas Rymer, English historian (b. 1641)
1715 – Thomas Tenison, English priest, Archbishop of Canterbury (b. 1636)
1735 – Thomas Tanner, English antiquary and prelate, Bishop of St Asaph (b. 1674)
1741 – Charles Rollin, French historian (b. 1661)
1788 – Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, German composer (b. 1714)
1788 – Charles III of Spain (b. 1716)
1799 – George Washington, American general and politician, 1st President of the United States (b. 1732)
1831 – Martin Baum, American businessman and politician, 5th Mayor of Cincinnati (b. 1765)
1838 – Jean-Olivier Chénier, Canadian physician (b. 1806)
1860 – George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen, Scottish politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1784)
1861 – Albert, Prince Consort, German husband of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom (b. 1819)
1865 – Johan Georg Forchhammer, Danish geologist (b. 1794)
1873 – Louis Agassiz, Swiss-American zoologist and geologist (b. 1807)
1878 – Princess Alice of the United Kingdom, British wife of Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse (b. 1843)
1902 – Julia Grant, American wife of Ulysses S. Grant, First Lady of the United States (b. 1826)
1912 – Belgrave Edward Sutton Ninnis, English lieutenant and explorer (b. 1887)
1920 – George Gipp, American football player (b. 1895)
1927 – Julian Sochocki, Russian mathematician (b. 1842)
1935 – Stanley G. Weinbaum, American author (b. 1902)
1937 – Fabián de la Rosa, Filipino painter (b. 1869)
1940 – Anton Korošec, Slovenian-Yugoslav politician, 10th Prime Minister of Yugoslavia (b. 1872)
1943 – John Harvey Kellogg, American physician (Battle Creek Sanitarium) and businessman, co-invented corn flakes (b. 1852)
1947 – Stanley Baldwin, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1867)
1947 – Edward Higgins, English-American evangelist, 3rd General of the Salvation Army (b. 1864)
1953 – Marjorie Rawlings, American author (b. 1896)
1954 – Emil Rausch, German swimmer (b. 1883)
1956 – Juho Kusti Paasikivi, Finnish politician, 7th President of Finland (b. 1870)
1957 – Fred Chapman, American baseball player (b. 1872)
1963 – Otto Fickeisen, German rower (b. 1879)
1963 – Dinah Washington, American singer (b. 1924)
1964 – William Bendix, American actor (b. 1906)
1966 – Shailendra, Indian songwriter (b. 1923)
1970 – Franz Schlegelberger, German Nazi politician, Acting Reich Minister of Justice (b. 1876)
1971 – Mufazzal Haider Chaudhury, Bangladeshi writer (b. 1926)
1971 – Munier Choudhury, Bangladeshi writer and dissident (b. 1925)
1971 – Shahidullah Kaiser, Bangladeshi journalist (b. 1927)
1971 – Selina Parvin, Bangladeshi journalist (b. 1931)
1971 – Dick Tiger, Nigerian boxer (b. 1929)
1974 – Walter Lippmann, American journalist (b. 1889)
1975 – Arthur Treacher, English actor (b. 1894)
1978 – Salvador de Madariaga, Spanish diplomat and historian, co-founded the College of Europe (b. 1886)
1980 – Elston Howard, American baseball player (b. 1929)
1984 – Vicente Aleixandre, Spanish poet, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1898)
1985 – Catherine Doherty, Russian-Canadian social worker and servant of God, founded the Madonna House Apostolate (b. 1896)
1985 – Roger Maris, American baseball player (b. 1934)
1989 – Ants Eskola, Estonian actor and singer (b. 1908)
1989 – Jock Mahoney, American actor and stuntman (b. 1919)
1989 – Andrei Sakharov, Soviet physicist and dissident, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1921)
1990 – Friedrich Dürrenmatt, Swiss author and playwright (b. 1921)
1991 – Robert Eddison, English actor (b. 1908)
1993 – Jeff Alm, American football player (b. 1968)
1993 – Myrna Loy, American actress (b. 1905)
1994 – Orval Faubus, American politician, 36th Governor of Arkansas (b. 1910)
1995 – G. C. Edmondson, Aerican science fiction author (b. 1922)
1996 – Gaston Miron, Canadian poet (b. 1928)
1997 – Stubby Kaye, American comic actor (b. 1918)
1997 – Emily Cheney Neville, American author (b. 1919)
1997 – Kurt Winter, Canadian guitarist and songwriter (The Guess Who) (b. 1946)
1998 – Norman Fell, American actor (b. 1924)
1998 – A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr., American judge and civil rights activist (b. 1928)
1998 – Annette Strauss, American philanthropist and politician, Mayor of Dallas (b. 1924)
1999 – Gré Brouwenstijn, Dutch opera singer (b. 1915)
2001 – W. G. Sebald, German academic and author (b. 1944)
2003 – Jeanne Crain, American actress (b. 1925)
2003 – Blas Ople, Filipino journalist and politician, 21st President of the Senate of the Philippines (b. 1927)
2003 – Frank Sheeran, American labor union official and alleged murderer (b. 1920)
2004 – Rod Kanehl, American baseball player (b. 1934)
2004 – Fernando Poe, Jr., Filipino actor and politician (b. 1939)
2005 – Trevanian, American author and scholar (b. 1931)
2006 – Anton Balasingham, Sri Lankan strategist and negotiator (b. 1938)
2006 – Ahmet Ertegun, Turkish-American composer and producer, co-founded Atlantic Records (b. 1923)
2006 – Mike Evans, American actor (b. 1949)
2009 – Alan A'Court, English footballer (b. 1934)
2010 – Timothy Davlin, American politician, Mayor of Springfield, Illinois (b. 1957)
2010 – Neva Patterson, American actress (b. 1920)
2010 – Dale Roberts, English footballer (b. 1986)
2011 – Joe Simon, American writer and illustrator (b. 1913)
2011 – Billie Jo Spears, American singer (b. 1937)
2012 – Donnie Andrews, American criminal and anti-crime advocate (b. 1954)
2012 – Alida Chelli, Italian actress and singer (b. 1943)
2012 – John Graham, British general (b. 1923)
2012 – Klaus Köste, East German gymnast (b. 1943)
2012 – Edward Jones, American politician (b. 1950)
2012 – Kenneth Kendall, Indian-English journalist (b. 1924)
2012 – Hazel McIsaac, Canadian politician (b. 1933)
2012 – Victoria Leigh Soto, American educator (b. 1985)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/15/13 at 9:06 am

Born this day December 15th:

1923 – Freeman Dyson, English-American physicist and mathematician
1929 – Barry Harris, American pianist
1930 – Edna O'Brien, Irish author, poet, and playwright
1932 – John Meurig Thomas, Welsh chemist
1933 – Bapu, Indian cartoonist and director
1933 – Tim Conway, American comedian and actor
1938 – Billy Shaw, American football player
1939 – Alan Armstrong, American children's author
1939 – Cindy Birdsong, American singer-songwriter (The Supremes and Labelle)
1940 – Nick Buoniconti, American football player
1942 – Kathleen Blanco, American politician, 54th Governor of Louisiana
1942 – Dave Clark, English drummer, songwriter and producer (The Dave Clark Five)
1943 – Lucien den Arend, Dutch sculptor
1944 – Jim Leyland, American baseball player and manager
1945 – Thaao Penghlis, Australian actor
1946 – Carmine Appice, American drummer and songwriter (Vanilla Fudge, Beck, Bogert & Appice, and Cactus)
1946 – Art Howe, American baseball player and manager
1947 – Rodney Bingenheimer, American disc jockey
1948 – Melanie Chartoff, American actress
1949 – Don Johnson, American actor and singer
1952 – Marta DuBois, Panamanian-American actress
1952 – Rudi Protrudi, American singer-songwriter and producer (The Fuzztones)
1952 – Allan Simonsen, Danish footballer
1952 – Julie Taymor, American director
1953 – John R. Allen, American general
1953 – J. M. DeMatteis, American author
1953 – Robert Charles Wilson, American-Canadian science fiction author
1954 – Mark Warner, American politician, 69th Governor of Virginia
1955 – Paul Simonon, English singer-songwriter and bass player (The Clash and Havana 3am)
1956 – Tony Leon, South African politician
1956 – William Orbit, English keyboard player and producer (Torch Song and Bassomatic)
1957 – Chō, Japanese voice actor
1957 – Mario Marois, Canadian ice hockey player
1957 – Mike McAlary, American journalist (d. 1998)
1957 – Laura Molina, American singer, guitarist, actress, and painter
1957 – Tim Reynolds, German-American singer-songwriter and musician (Dave Matthews Band, TR3, and Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds)
1958 – Eddy Annys, Belgian high jumper
1958 – Carlo J. Caparas, Filipino director and producer
1960 – Walter Werzowa, Austrian composer and producer
1961 – Karin Resetarits, Austrian journalist and politician
1962 – Tim Gaines, Austrian bass player (Stryper and SinDizzy)
1963 – Ellie Cornell, American actress
1963 – Andrew Luster, American rapist
1963 – Helen Slater, American actress and singer
1963 – David Wingate, American basketball player
1963 – Norman J. Grossfeld, American screenwriter and producer
1966 – Carl Hooper, Guyanese cricketer
1966 – Manos Papayiannis, Greek model and actor
1966 – Molly Price, American actress
1967 – David Howells, English footballer
1967 – Ami Kawai, Japanese actress
1967 – Elix Skipper, American wrestler
1967 – Mo Vaughn, American baseball player
1968 – Osama Ali Maher, Egyptian-Swedish politician
1968 – Garrett Wang, American actor
1969 – Chantal Petitclerc, Canadian wheelchair racer
1970 – Frankie Dettori, Italian jockey
1970 – Lawrence Funderburke, American basketball player
1970 – Michael Shanks, Canadian actor
1971 – Clint Lowery, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Sevendust, Dark New Day, and Call Me No One)
1971 – Arne Quinze, Belgian painter and sculptor
1972 – Rodney Harrison, American football player
1972 – Stuart Townsend, Irish actor and director
1973 – Surya Bonaly, French-American figure skater
1973 – Ryoo Seung-wan, South Korean director, screenwriter, and actor
1976 – Baichung Bhutia, Indian footballer
1976 – Maria Kekkonen, Finnish porn actress
1976 – Aaron Miles, American baseball player
1976 – Todd Tichenor, American baseball umpire
1977 – Geoff Stults, American actor
1978 – Ned Brower, American drummer and actor (Rooney)
1978 – Mark Jansen, Dutch guitarist and songwriter (Epica, After Forever, and Mayan)
1978 – Jerome McDougle, American football player
1979 – Adam Brody, American actor
1979 – Alex Solowitz, American actor, singer, and dancer (2Ge+Her)
1979 – Eric Young, Canadian wrestler
1980 – Sergio Pizzorno, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Kasabian)
1980 – Manuel Wilhelm, German rugby player
1981 – Najoua Belyzel, French singer
1981 – Michelle Dockery, English actress and singer
1981 – Brendan Fletcher, Canadian actor
1981 – Andy González, Puerto Rican baseball player
1981 – Creighton Lovelace, American minister
1981 – Roman Pavlyuchenko, Russian footballer
1981 – Firman Utina, Indonesian footballer
1982 – Charlie Cox, English actor
1982 – Borja García, Spanish race car driver
1982 – George O. Gore II, American actor
1982 – Tatiana Perebiynis, Ukrainian tennis player
1983 – Delon Armitage, Trinidadian-English rugby player
1983 – René Goguen, Canadian wrestler
1983 – Wang Hao, Chinese table tennis player
1983 – Ronnie Radke, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Falling in Reverse and Escape the Fate)
1984 – Kirsty Lee Allan, Australian actress
1984 – Martin Škrtel, Slovak footballer
1985 – Diogo Fernandes, Brazilian footballer
1986 – Junsu, South Korean singer-songwriter and actor (TVXQ and JYJ)
1986 – Iveta Mazáčová, Czech sprinter
1986 – Snejana Onopka, Ukrainian model
1988 – Emily Head, English actress
1994 – Emma Lockhart, American actress
1997 – Magdalena Fręch, Polish tennis player
1998 – Chandler Canterbury, American actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/15/13 at 9:07 am

Died this day December 15th:

1025 – Basil II, Byzantine emperor (b. 958)
1072 – Alp Arslan, Turkish sultan (b. 1029)
1230 – Ottokar I of Bohemia (b. 1155)
1598 – Philips of Marnix, Lord of Saint-Aldegonde, Flemish-Dutch politician (b. 1538)
1621 – Charles d'Albert, duc de Luynes, French courtier, Constable of France (b. 1578)
1673 – Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, English writer and scientist (b. 1623)
1675 – Johannes Vermeer, Dutch painter (b. 1632)
1683 – Izaak Walton, English author and angler (b. 1593)
1688 – Gaspar Fagel, Dutch politician (b. 1634)
1715 – George Hickes, English minister and scholar (b. 1642)
1753 – Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington, English architect, designed Chiswick House (b. 1694)
1792 – Joseph Martin Kraus, Swedish composer (b. 1756)
1855 – Jacques Charles François Sturm, French mathematician (b. 1803)
1878 – Alfred Bird, English chemist and manufacturer, invented baking powder (b. 1811)
1890 – Sitting Bull, Lakota-American tribal chief (b. 1831)
1943 – Fats Waller, American singer-songwriter and pianist (b. 1904)
1944 – Glenn Miller, American bandleader and composer (b. 1904)
1947 – Arthur Machen, Welsh author (b. 1863)
1950 – Vallabhbhai Patel, Indian politician, 1st Deputy Prime Minister of India (b. 1875)
1953 – Robert Stangland, American jumper (b. 1881)
1958 – Wolfgang Pauli, Austrian-American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1900)
1962 – Charles Laughton, English actor (b. 1899)
1965 – M. Balasundaram, Ceylonese Tamil politician, MP for Kopay (b. 1903)
1966 – Walt Disney, American animator, director, screenwriter, producer and actor, co-founded the Walt Disney Company (b. 1901)
1968 – Antonio Barrette, Canadian politician, 18th Premier of Quebec (b. 1899)
1968 – Jess Willard, American boxer (b. 1881)
1969 – Karl Theodor Bleek, German politician, Mayor of Marburg (b. 1898)
1971 – Paul Lévy, French mathematician (b. 1886)
1974 – Anatole Litvak, Russian-American director, screenwriter and producer (b. 1902)
1977 – Wilfred Kitching, English evangelist, 7th General of the Salvation Army (b. 1893)
1978 – Chill Wills, American actor (b. 1903)
1984 – Lennard Pearce, English actor (b. 1915)
1984 – Jan Peerce, American tenor (b. 1904)
1985 – Seewoosagur Ramgoolam, Mauritian politician, 1st Prime Minister of Mauritius (b. 1900)
1989 – Arnold Moss, American actor (b. 1910)
1989 – Edward Underdown, English actor (b. 1908)
1991 – Vasily Zaytsev, Soviet sniper, Hero of the Soviet Union (b. 1915)
1993 – William Dale Phillips, American chemist (b. 1925)
2000 – Haris Brkić, Yugoslav basketball player (b. 1974)
2001 – Russ Haas, American wrestler (b. 1974)
2001 – Rufus Thomas, American singer and comedian (b. 1917)
2003 – George Fisher, American cartoonist (b. 1923)
2003 – Keith Magnuson, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1947)
2004 – Vassal Gadoengin, Nauruan politician, Speaker of Parliament (b. 1943)
2004 – Pauline LaFon Gore, American lawyer (b. 1912)
2005 – Heinrich Gross, Austrian physician (b. 1914)
2005 – Stan Leonard, Canadian golfer (b. 1915)
2005 – Dhabihu'llah Mahrami, Iranian Bahá'í (b. 1946)
2005 – William Proxmire, American politician, Senator from Wisconsin (b. 1915)
2005 – Darrell Russell, American football player (b. 1976)
2006 – Clay Regazzoni, Swiss race car driver (b. 1939)
2006 – Mary Stolz, American children's author (b. 1920)
2007 – John Berg, American actor (b. 1949)
2007 – Julia Carson, American politician (b. 1938)
2008 – León Febres Cordero, Ecuadorian politician, 46th President of Ecuador (b. 1931)
2009 – Oral Roberts, American televangelist, founded Oral Roberts University (b. 1918)
2010 – Blake Edwards, American director, screenwriter, and producer (b. 1922)
2010 – Bob Feller, American baseball player (b. 1918)
2010 – Eugene Victor Wolfenstein, American psychoanalyst and social theorist (b. 1940)
2011 – Bob Brookmeyer, American trombone player and composer (The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra) (b. 1929)
2011 – Christopher Hitchens, English-American journalist and essayist (b. 1949)
2011 – Frank X. McDermott, American politician (b. 1924)
2011 – Jason Richards, New Zealand race car driver (b. 1976)
2012 – Owoye Andrew Azazi, Nigerian general (b. 1952)
2012 – Páidí Ó Sé, Irish footballer and manager (b. 1955)
2012 – Ralph Pampena, American police officer, 21st Police Chief of Pittsburgh (b. 1934)
2012 – Patrick Ibrahim Yakowa, Nigerian politician, Governor of Kaduna State (b. 1948)
2012 – Olga Zubarry, Argentinian actress (b. 1929)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/16/13 at 6:36 am

Born this day December 16th:

1916 – Birgitta Valberg, Swedish actress
1917 – Ruth Johnson Colvin, American educator, founded ProLiteracy Worldwide
1923 – Menahem Pressler, German-American pianist (Beaux Arts Trio)
1924 – Nicolas Sidjakov, Latvian-American artist and illustrator
1928 – Terry Carter, American actor, director, and producer
1932 – Rodion Shchedrin, Russian pianist and composer
1932 – Quentin Blake, English author and illustrator
1934 – Rodolfo Llinás, Colombian-American neuroscientist
1936 – Morris Dees, American lawyer and civil rights activist, co-founded the Southern Poverty Law Center
1937 – Joyce Bulifant, American actress
1938 – Frank Deford, American sportswriter and novelist
1938 – Liv Ullmann, Norwegian actress
1941 – Robert Kerman, American actor
1941 – Lesley Stahl, American journalist
1942 – Donald Carcieri, American politician, 73rd Governor of Rhode Island
1942 – Eugene Robert Glazer, American actor
1943 – Steven Bochco, American screenwriter and producer
1944 – Jeff Kanew, American director and screenwriter
1944 – Don Meyer, American basketball coach
1945 – Patti Deutsch, American actress
1945 – Bobby George, English darts player
1945 – Yukio Hattori, Japanese television host
1945 – Tony Hicks, English guitarist and singer (The Hollies)
1946 – Benny Andersson, Swedish singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer (ABBA and Hep Stars)
1946 – Charles Dennis, Canadian actor
1946 – Christopher Ellison, English actor
1946 – Terence Knox, American actor
1946 – Trevor Pinnock, English conductor and harpsichordist
1946 – Tom Stern, American cinematographer
1947 – Ben Cross, English actor
1947 – Vincent Matthews, American sprinter
1948 – Christopher Biggins, English actor
1949 – Billy Gibbons, American musician, songwriter, and actor (ZZ Top and Moving Sidewalks)
1951 – Robben Ford, American guitarist and songwriter (L.A. Express and Yellowjackets)
1952 – Joel Garner, Barbadian cricketer
1952 – Francesco Graziani, Italian footballer
1953 – Rebecca Forstadt, American voice actress and scriptwriter
1955 – Xander Berkeley, American actor
1955 – Carol Browner, American lawyer and environmentalist, 8th Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
1955 – Prince Lorenz of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este
1956 – E. B. Lewis, American illustrator
1958 – Katie Leigh, American voice actress
1958 – Bart Oates, American football player
1959 – Alison LaPlaca, American actress
1959 – Steve Mattsson, American writer and illustrator
1959 – Larry Poindexter, American actor and singer
1960 – Pat Van Den Hauwe, Belgian footballer
1961 – LaChanze, American actress, singer, and dancer
1961 – André Andersen, Russian-Danish keyboard player, composer, and producer (Royal Hunt)
1961 – Shane Black, American actor, screenwriter, and director
1961 – Gretchen Palmer, American actress
1961 – Sam Robards, American actor
1961 – Jon Tenney, American actor
1962 – Maruschka Detmers, Dutch actress
1962 – William Perry, American football player
1962 – Melanie Smith, American actress
1963 – Benjamin Bratt, American actor
1963 – Jeff Carson, American singer
1963 – James Mangold, American director and screenwriter
1964 – Heike Drechsler, German sprinter
1964 – Gail Harris, English actress
1964 – Georgie Parker, Australian actress
1964 – Billy Ripken, American baseball player
1964 – Paul Vogt, American actor and comedian
1964 – Todd Glass, American comedian
1965 – Chris Jones, American baseball player
1965 – Melanie Sloan, American lawyer, founding director of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington
1965 – Nancy Valen, American actress
1966 – Clifford R. Robinson, American basketball player
1966 – Dennis Wise, English footballer
1967 – Donovan Bailey, Canadian sprinter
1967 – Indrek Kaseorg, Estonian decathlete
1967 – Miranda Otto, Australian actress
1968 – Peter Dante, American actor
1968 – Lalah Hathaway, American singer
1968 – Mark Dean Schwab, American rapist and murderer (d. 2008)
1969 – Shane, American porn actress
1969 – Florencia Lozano, American actress
1969 – Adam Riess, American astrophysicist, Nobel Prize laureate
1969 – Dmitri Tymoczko, American composer and theorist
1970 – Valerie Chow, Hong Kong actress
1970 – Daniel Cosgrove, American actor
1971 – Michael McCary, American singer-songwriter (Boyz II Men)
1971 – Seyhan Kurt, French-Turkish poet and sociologist
1971 – Paul van Dyk, German DJ and producer
1972 – Angela Bloomfield, New Zealand actress
1972 – Charles Gipson, American baseball player
1972 – Željko Kalac, Australian footballer
1972 – Paul Leyden, Australian actor
1972 – Travis Morrison, American musician (The Dismemberment Plan)
1973 – Sarah Kozer, American model and actress
1973 – Themba Mnguni, South African footballer
1973 – Luisa Ranieri, Italian actress
1973 – Scott Storch, American songwriter and producer, founded Storch Music Company
1974 – Frida Hallgren, Swedish actress
1974 – Earl C. Poitier, American actor
1975 – Valentin Bădoi, Romanian footballer
1975 – Nao Kawakita, Japanese drummer (Maximum the Hormone)
1975 – Benjamin Kowalewicz, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (Billy Talent)
1975 – Jonathan Scarfe, Canadian actor
1977 – Éric Bélanger, Canadian ice hockey player
1977 – Sylvain Distin, French footballer
1978 – Joe Absolom, English actor
1978 – John Morris, Canadian curler
1978 – Gunter Van Handenhoven, Belgian footballer
1979 – Trevor Immelman, South African golfer
1979 – Mihai Trăistariu, Romanian singer-songwriter
1979 – Jessie Ward, American wrestler
1981 – Krysten Ritter, American actress
1981 – Anna Sedokova, Ukrainian-American singer and actress
1981 – Gareth Williams, Scottish footballer
1982 – Garnon Davies, Welsh actor
1982 – Antrel Rolle, American football player
1982 – Stanislav Šesták, Slovakian footballer
1983 – Kelenna Azubuike, American basketball player
1983 – Frankie Ballard, American singer
1983 – Danielle Lloyd, English model
1984 – Theo James, American actor
1985 – Amanda Setton, American actress
1985 – Keita Tachibana, Japanese singer (w-inds.)
1986 – Candice Crawford, American model and journalist
1986 – Alcides Escobar, Venezuelan baseball player
1986 – Pärt Uusberg, Estonian actor, composer and conductor
1987 – Mame Biram Diouf, Senegalese footballer
1987 – Beau Dowler, Australian footballer
1987 – Hallee Hirsh, American actress
1988 – Mats Hummels, German footballer
1988 – Anna Popplewell, English actress
1990 – Julito McCullum, American actor
1992 – Ulrikke Eikeri, Norwegian tennis player
1993 – Lola Créton, French actress
1999 – Bryce Robinson, American actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/16/13 at 6:38 am

Died this day December 16th:

401 – Pope Anastasius I
705 – Wu Zetian, Empress of China (b. 625)
714 – Pepin of Herstal, Frankish military leader and politician, Mayor of the Palace in Austrasia (b. 635)
867 – Eberhard of Friuli, Frankish literary patron, diplomat and saint (b. 815)
999 – Adelaide of Italy, Burgundian wife of Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 931)
1263 – Haakon IV of Norway (b. 1204)
1325 – Charles, Count of Valois, French nobleman and military leader (b. 1270)
1378 – Secondotto, Marquess of Montferrat (b. 1360)
1379 – John FitzAlan, 1st Baron Arundel, English military leader, Lord Marshall of England (b. 1348)
1470 – John II, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1425)
1515 – Afonso de Albuquerque, Portuguese admiral (b. 1453)
1598 – Yi Sun-sin, Korean admiral (b. 1545)
1669 – Nathaniel Fiennes, English politician (b. 1608)
1687 – William Petty, English scientist and philosopher (b. 1623)
1751 – Leopold II, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau, Prussian general (b. 1700)
1765 – Peter Frederick Haldimand, Swiss-British military officer and surveyor (b. 1741)
1774 – François Quesnay, French economist (b. 1694)
1783 – Johann A. Hasse, German composer (b. 1699)
1783 – Sir William James, 1st Baronet, British navy officer (b. 1720)
1809 – Antoine François, comte de Fourcroy, French chemist (b. 1755)
1859 – Wilhelm Grimm, German folklorist and author (b. 1786)
1892 – Henry Yesler, American businessman and politician, 7th Mayor of Seattle (b. 1810)
1897 – Alphonse Daudet, French author (b. 1840)
1898 – Pavel Tretyakov, Russian businessman and art collector (b. 1832)
1914 – Ivan Zajc, Croatian composer (b. 1832)
1916 – Ognjeslav Kostović Stepanović, Serbian inventor (b. 1851)
1917 – Frank Gotch, American wrestler (b. 1878)
1921 – Camille Saint-Saëns, French composer (b. 1835)
1922 – Gabriel Narutowicz, Polish politician, 1st President of the Republic of Poland (b. 1865)
1925 – Maurice Lecoq, French target shooter (b. 1854)
1928 – Elinor Wylie, American poet and author (b. 1885)
1930 – Herman Lamm, German-American bank robber (b. 1890)
1935 – Thelma Todd, American actress (b. 1905)
1940 – Billy Hamilton, American baseball player (b. 1866)
1944 – Betsie ten Boom, Dutch Holocaust victim (b. 1885)
1945 – Giovanni Agnelli, Italian businessman, founded the Fiat Automobile Company (b. 1866)
1945 – Fumimaro Konoe, Japanese politician, 23rd Prime Minister of Japan (b. 1891)
1948 – Denham Fouts, American prostitute (b. 1914)
1949 – Sidney Olcott, Canadian director (b. 1873)
1952 – Robert Henry Best, American broadcaster and Nazi propagandist (b. 1896)
1956 – Nina Hamnett, Welsh painter and author (b. 1890)
1961 – Hans Rebane, Estonian politician, diplomat and journalist, 8th Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1882)
1963 – Nam Phuong, Vietnamese wife of Emperor Bảo Đại (b. 1914)
1965 – W. Somerset Maugham, British author, playwright and spy (b. 1874)
1968 – Futabayama Sadaji, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 35th Yokozuna (b. 1912)
1968 – Muhammad Suheimat, Jordanian general and politician (b. 1916)
1976 – Réal Caouette, Canadian politician, founded the Ralliement des créditistes du Canada (b. 1917)
1977 – Risto Jarva, Finnish director (b. 1934)
1980 – Harland Sanders, American businessman, founded Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) (b. 1890)
1980 – Hellmuth Walter, German engineer (b. 1900)
1982 – Colin Chapman, English engineer and businessman, founded Lotus Cars (b. 1928)
1983 – Debs Garms, American baseball player (b. 1907)
1985 – Thomas Bilotti, American mobster (b. 1940)
1985 – Paul Castellano, American mobster (b. 1915)
1988 – Sylvester, American singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1948)
1989 – Óscar Alfredo Gálvez, Argentine race car driver (b. 1913)
1989 – Silvana Mangano, Italian actress (b. 1930)
1989 – Aileen Pringle, American actress (b. 1895)
1989 – Lee Van Cleef, American actor (b. 1925)
1990 – Douglas Campbell, American pilot (b. 1896)
1991 – Tamási Eszter, Hungarian actress (b. 1938)
1993 – Charizma, American rapper (b. 1973)
1993 – Moses Gunn, American actor (b. 1929)
1993 – Kakuei Tanaka, Japanese politician, 64th Prime Minister of Japan (b. 1918)
1995 – Johnny Moss, American poker player (b. 1907)
1995 – Mariele Ventre, Italian singer and director (b. 1939)
1996 – Quentin Bell, English historian and author (b. 1910)
1997 – Lillian Disney, American illustrator (b. 1899)
1997 – Nicolette Larson, American singer (b. 1952)
1998 – William Gaddis, American author (b. 1922)
2001 – Stuart Adamson, English-Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Skids, Big Country, and The Raphaels) (b. 1958)
2001 – Stefan Heym, German author (b. 1913)
2003 – Robert Stanfield, Canadian politician, 17th Premier of Nova Scotia (b. 1914)
2003 – Gary Stewart, American singer-songwriter (b. 1945)
2004 – Ted Abernathy, American baseball player (b. 1933)
2004 – Deyda Hydara, Gambian journalist, co-founded The Point (b. 1946)
2005 – Kenneth Bulmer, English author (b. 1921)
2005 – Ed Hansen, American director and screenwriter (b. 1937)
2005 – John Spencer, American actor (b. 1946)
2006 – Don Jardine, Canadian wrestler (b. 1940)
2006 – Taliep Petersen, South African singer, composer, and director (b. 1950)
2006 – Pnina Salzman, Israeli pianist (b. 1922)
2007 – Dan Fogelberg, American singer-songwriter (b. 1951)
2009 – Roy E. Disney, American businessman (b. 1930)
2009 – Yegor Gaidar, Russian economist and politician, Prime Minister of Russia (b. 1956)
2009 – Manto Tshabalala-Msimang, South African physician and politician, 22nd Minister of Health (b. 1940)
2010 – Melvin E. Biddle, American soldier, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1923)
2011 – Dan Frazer, American actor (b. 1921)
2012 – Axel Anderson, German-Puerto Rican actor (b. 1929)
2012 – John Chen Shi-zhong, Chinese bishop (b. 1917)
2012 – Peter Clarke, English cartoonist (b. 1935)
2012 – Doyle Conner, American politician (b. 1928)
2012 – Febo Conti, Italian actor (b. 1926)
2012 – Robert Derleth, American football player (b. 1922)
2012 – Elwood V. Jensen, American academic and medical researcher (b. 1920)
2012 – Iñaki Lejarreta, Spanish cyclist (b. 1983)
2012 – Sheila McKinley, Scottish singer (The McKinleys) (b. 1941)
2012 – Adam Ndlovu, Zimbabwean footballer (b. 1970)
2012 – Enrique Oltuski, Cuban politician (b. 1930)
2012 – Jim Patterson, Scottish footballer (b. 1928)
2012 – Nikolai Parshin, Russian footballer and manager (b. 1929)
2012 – Josh Weston, American porn actor (b. 1973)
2012 – Lynda Wiesmeier, American model and actress (b. 1963)
2012 – Jake Adam York, American poet (b. 1972)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/18/13 at 4:39 am

Born this day December 18th:

1927 – Ramsey Clark, American lawyer, 66th United States Attorney General
1932 – Roger Smith, American actor
1933 – Lonnie Brooks, American singer and guitarist
1934 – Boris Volynov, Russian astronaut and engineer
1935 – Jacques Pépin, French-American chef and author
1938 – Roger E. Mosley, American actor
1939 – Michael Moorcock, English author
1939 – Harold E. Varmus, American scientist, Nobel Prize laureate
1941 – Wadada Leo Smith, American trumpet player and composer (Creative Construction Company)
1941 – Sam Andrews, American musician, singer, songwriter, composer, artist and guitarist (Big Brother and the Holding Company)
1942 – Harvey Atkin, Canadian actor
1943 – Keith Richards, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor (The Rolling Stones, The Dirty Mac, and The New Barbarians)
1943 – Alan Rudolph, American director and screenwriter
1945 – Jean Pronovost, Canadian ice hockey player
1946 – Alex Ligertwood, Scottish singer (Average White Band and The Senate)
1946 – Steven Spielberg, American director
1947 – Leonid Yuzefovich, Russian author
1948 – Edmund Kemper, American serial killer
1948 – Bill Nelson, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Be-Bop Deluxe and Bill Nelson's Red Noise)
1948 – Laurent Voulzy, French singer-songwriter and guitarist
1949 – Terry Hertzler, American poet
1950 – Gillian Armstrong, Australian director
1950 – Sarath Fonseka, Sri Lankan general and politician
1950 – Heinz-Josef Kehr, German footballer
1950 – Leonard Maltin, American critic and author
1951 – V. Balachandran, Sri Lankan Tamil politician
1952 – John Leventhal, American songwriter and producer
1953 – Elliot Easton, American guitarist and singer (The Cars, The New Cars, and Creedence Clearwater Revisited)
1953 – Khas-Magomed Hadjimuradov, Chechen singer-songwriter
1954 – John Booth, English race car driver
1954 – Ray Liotta, American actor
1955 – Vijay Mallya, Indian businessman and politician
1956 – Ron White, American comedian and actor
1957 – Jonathan Cainer, English astrologer
1958 – Geordie Walker, English guitarist (Killing Joke, The Damage Manual, and Murder, Inc.)
1958 – Julia Wolfe, American composer
1960 – Kazuhide Uekusa, Japanese economist
1961 – Brian Orser, Canadian figure skater
1961 – Leila Steinberg, American poet
1962 – Renaldo Lapuz, Filipino-American singer-songwriter
1963 – Norman Brown, American singer and guitarist (BWB)
1963 – Greg D'Angelo, American drummer (White Lion, Britny Fox, Pride and Glory, and AntiProduct)
1963 – Karl Dorrell, American football player and coach
1963 – Pauline Ester, French singer
1963 – Allan Kayser, American actor
1963 – Charles Oakley, American basketball player
1963 – Brad Pitt, American actor and producer
1963 – Pierre Nkurunziza, Burundian politician, President of Burundi
1964 – Stone Cold Steve Austin, American wrestler, actor, and producer
1964 – Don Beebe, American football player
1964 – Robson Green, English actor and singer
1965 – Shawn Christian, American actor
1965 – Mick Collins, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Gories and The Dirtbombs)
1965 – Fawna MacLaren, American model and actress
1966 – Makiko Esumi, Japanese actress
1966 – Mille Petrozza, German singer-songwriter and guitarist (Kreator and Voodoocult)
1966 – Gianluca Pagliuca, Italian footballer
1967 – Toine van Peperstraten, Dutch journalist
1967 – Mario Frangoulis, Greek tenor
1968 – Mario Basler, German footballer
1968 – Rachel Griffiths, Australian actress
1968 – Alejandro Sanz, Spanish singer-songwriter and guitarist
1968 – Casper Van Dien, American actor
1969 – Santiago Cañizares, Spanish footballer
1969 – Akira Iida, Japanese race car driver
1969 – Justin Edinburgh, English footballer and manager
1970 – DMX, American rapper and actor
1970 – Lucious Harris, American basketball player
1970 – Giannis Ploutarhos, Greek singer-songwriter
1970 – Victoria Pratt, Canadian actress and model
1970 – Fernando Solabarrieta, Chilean journalist
1970 – Cowboy Troy, American rapper (MuzikMafia)
1970 – Rob Van Dam, American wrestler and actor
1970 – Jonathan Yeo, English painter
1971 – Barkha Dutt, Indian journalist
1971 – Noriko Matsueda, Japanese composer
1971 – Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, Spanish tennis player
1972 – Trevor Chowning, American painter
1972 – Rah Digga, American rapper and actress (The Conglomerate)
1972 – Raymond Herrera, American drummer (Fear Factory, Arkaea, and Brujeria)
1972 – DJ Lethal, Latvian-American DJ and producer (House of Pain, Limp Bizkit, and La Coka Nostra)
1973 – Leila Arcieri, American actress and model
1973 – Neil Busch, American former bassist and sampler/sound manipulator for rock band ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead
1974 – Peter Boulware, American football player
1974 – Bill Duggan, American actor
1974 – Knut Schreiner, Norwegian singer, guitarist, and producer (Turbonegro, Euroboys, and Mirror Lakes)
1975 – Sia Furler. Australian singer-songwriter
1975 – David O'Doherty, Irish comedian and actor
1975 – Trish Stratus, Canadian wrestler and actress
1975 – Masaki Sumitani, Japanese wrestler and comedian
1975 – Vincent van der Voort, Dutch darts player
1976 – Koyuki, Japanese actress and model
1977 – Axwell, Swedish DJ and producer
1977 – José Acevedo, Dominican baseball player
1977 – Claudia Gesell, German runner
1978 – Daniel Cleary, Canadian ice hockey player
1978 – Ali Curtis, American soccer player
1978 – Katie Holmes, American actress
1978 – Naomi Lang, American ice dancer
1979 – Mamady Sidibé, Malian footballer
1979 – Carlos Fernandes, Portuguese footballer
1979 – Eric Pérez, Puerto Rican wrestler
1980 – Christina Aguilera, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
1980 – Heinz Inniger, Swiss snowboarder
1980 – Benjamin Watson, American football player
1983 – Andy Fantuz, Canadian football player
1984 – Derrick Tribbett, American bass player and singer (Twisted Method, Makeshift Romeo, and Dope)
1985 – Tara Conner, American model, Miss USA 2006
1985 – Natalie Gal, Russian-American model and actress
1985 – Hana Soukupová, Czech model
1986 – François Hamelin, Canadian speed skater
1986 – Usman Khawaja, Australian cricketer
1987 – Ayaka, Japanese singer-songwriter
1987 – Miki Ando, Japanese figure skater
1987 – Fernando Jara, Panamanian jockey
1987 – Sneha Ullal, Indian actress
1988 – Lizzie Armitstead, English cyclist
1989 – Emily Atack, English actress
1989 – Ashley Benson, American actress
1989 – Ashley Slanina-Davies, English actress
1990 – Sierra Kusterbeck, American singer-songwriter (VersaEmerge)
1992 – Bridgit Mendler, American actress and singer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/18/13 at 4:40 am

Died this day December 18th:

821 – Theodulf of Orléans, Spanish bishop (b. 750)
1075 – Edith of Wessex (b. 1025)
1133 – Hildebert, French scholar and poet (b. 1055)
1495 – Alfonso II of Naples (b. 1448)
1591 – Marigje Arriens, Dutch suspected witch (b. 1520)
1692 – Veit Ludwig von Seckendorff, German politician (b. 1626)
1737 – Antonio Stradivari, Italian violin maker (b. 1644)
1787 – Soame Jenyns, English author (b. 1704)
1799 – Jean-Étienne Montucla, French mathematician (b. 1725)
1803 – Johann Gottfried Herder, German philosopher, theologian, and poet (b. 1744)
1829 – Jean-Baptiste Lamarck, French soldier and biologist (b. 1744)
1843 – Thomas Graham, 1st Baron Lynedoch, Scottish army officer and politician (b. 1748)
1848 – Bernard Bolzano, Bohemian mathematician and priest (b. 1781)
1869 – Louis Moreau Gottschalk, American composer and pianist (b. 1829)
1880 – Michel Chasles, French mathematician (b. 1793)
1892 – Richard Owen, English biologist (b. 1804)
1922 – Sir Carl Meyer, 1st Baronet, German-English banker and businessman (b. 1851)
1936 – Andrija Mohorovičić, Hungarian-Croatian meteorologist and seismologist (b. 1857)
1944 – Alexander Cudmore, American soccer player (b. 1888)
1950 – Johnny Hyde, Russian-American talent agent (b. 1895)
1968 – Joan Tabor, American actress (b. 1932)
1969 – Charles Dvorak, American pole vaulter (b. 1878)
1971 – Bobby Jones, American golfer (b. 1902)
1971 – Diana Lynn, American actress (b. 1926)
1973 – Allamah Rasheed Turabi, Indian-Pakistani religious leader and philosopher (b. 1908)
1974 – Harry Hooper, American baseball player (b. 1887)
1975 – Theodosius Dobzhansky, Ukrainian geneticist and biologist (b. 1900)
1977 – Michio Nishizawa, Japanese baseball player (b. 1921)
1980 – Alexei Kosygin, Soviet politician (b. 1904)
1980 – Gabrielle Robinne, French actress (b. 1886)
1982 – Hans-Ulrich Rudel, German pilot (b. 1916)
1984 – Aris Maliagros, Greek actor (b. 1895)
1985 – Xuan Dieu, Vietnamese poet (b. 1916)
1987 – Conny Plank, German musician and producer (Moebius & Plank) (b. 1940)
1990 – Anne Revere, American actress (b. 1903)
1990 – Paul Tortelier, French cellist and composer (b. 1914)
1991 – George Abecassis, English race car driver (b. 1913)
1992 – Mark Goodson, American television producer (b. 1915)
1993 – Sam Wanamaker, American actor (b. 1919)
1994 – Roger Apéry, Greek-French mathematician (b. 1916)
1995 – Brian Brockless, English organist, conductor, and composer (b. 1926)
1995 – Ross Thomas, American author (b. 1926)
1995 – Konrad Zuse, German engineer, designed the Z3 computer (b. 1910)
1996 – Yulii Borisovich Khariton, Russian physicist (b. 1904)
1997 – Chris Farley, American comedian and actor (b. 1964)
1998 – Lev Dyomin, Soviet astronaut (b. 1926)
1999 – Robert Bresson, French director (b. 1907)
2000 – Stan Fox, American race car driver (b. 1952)
2000 – Randolph Apperson Hearst, American businessman (b. 1915)
2000 – Kirsty MacColl, English singer-songwriter (b. 1959)
2001 – Gilbert Bécaud, French singer-songwriter and actor (b. 1927)
2001 – Dimitris Dragatakis, Greek composer (b. 1914)
2001 – Marcel Mule, French saxophonist (b. 1901)
2002 – Ray Hnatyshyn, Canadian politician, 24th Governor General of Canada (b. 1934)
2002 – Wayne Owens, American politician (b. 1937)
2004 – Anthony Sampson, English journalist and author (b. 1926)
2005 – Alan Voorhees, American engineer and urban planner (b. 1922)
2006 – Joseph Barbera, American animator, director, and producer, co-founded Hanna-Barbera (b. 1911)
2006 – Ruth Bernhard, American photographer (b. 1905)
2006 – Mike Dickin, English radio host (b. 1943)
2006 – Shaukat Siddiqui, Pakistani author and activist (b. 1923)
2007 – Gerald Le Dain, Canadian lawyer and judge (b. 1924)
2007 – Jack Linkletter, American television host (b. 1937)
2007 – William Strauss, American author and playwright (b. 1947)
2007 – Alan Wagner, American businessman and critic (b. 1931)
2008 – Majel Barrett, American actress and producer (b. 1932)
2008 – Mark Felt, American FBI agent (b. 1913)
2010 – Phil Cavarretta, American baseball player (b. 1916)
2010 – Jacqueline de Romilly, French philologist, author, and scholar (b. 1913)
2010 – Tasso Kavadia, Greek actress (b. 1921)
2010 – Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa, Italian banker and economist (b. 1940)
2010 – James Pickles, English judge and columnist (b. 1925)
2011 – Václav Havel, Czech politician, 1st President of the Czech Republic (b. 1936)
2012 – Koko, Australian acting dog (b. 2005)
2012 – Skippy Baxter, American figure skater (b. 1919)
2012 – Leman Çıdamlı, Turkish actress (b. 1932)
2012 – Georgi Kaloyanchev, Bulgarian actor (b. 1925)
2012 – Ben Luján, American politician (b. 1935)
2012 – Frank Macchiarola, American academic (b. 1941)
2012 – Bessie Moody-Lawrence, American politician (b. 1941)
2012 – Mustafa Ould Salek, Mauritanian army officer and politician, President of Mauritania (b. 1936)
2012 – Camil Samson, Canadian politician (b. 1935)
2012 – George Showell, English footballer (b. 1934)
2012 – Danny Steinmann, American director and screenwriter (b. 1942)
2012 – Jim Whalen, American football player (b. 1943)
2012 – Marcus Worsley, English politician (b. 1925)
2012 – Anatoliy Zayaev, Ukrainian footballer and coach (b. 1931)
2013 – Ronnie Biggs, English criminal (b. 1929)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/19/13 at 6:26 am

Born this day December 19th:

1905 – Irving Kahn, American businessman
1920 – Little Jimmy Dickens, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1925 – Tankred Dorst, German playwright
1928 – Eve Bunting, Irish author
1933 – Kevan Gosper, Australian runner
1933 – Cicely Tyson, American actress
1934 – Al Kaline, American baseball player
1934 – Casper R. Taylor, Jr., American politician
1934 – Pratibha Patil, Indian politician, 12th President of India
1935 – Barbara Bostock, American actress
1941 – Lee Myung-bak, South Korean politician, 10th President of South Korea
1941 – Maurice White, American singer-songwriter and producer (Earth, Wind & Fire)
1942 – Rufus, French actor
1942 – Cornell Dupree, American guitarist
1943 – James L. Jones, American general, 22nd United States National Security Advisor
1944 – William Christie, American-French harpsichordist and conductor (Les Arts Florissants)
1944 – Mitchell Feigenbaum, American physicist
1944 – Richard Leakey, Kenyan paleontologist and politician
1944 – Tim Reid, American actor and director
1945 – Elaine Joyce, American actress
1945 – John McEuen, American guitarist (Nitty Gritty Dirt Band)
1946 – Rosemary Conley, English businesswoman, author, and broadcaster
1947 – Jimmy Bain, Scottish bass player (Rainbow and Wild Horses)
1947 – Charlie Van Dyke, American actor and radio host
1948 – Ken Brown, Canadian ice hockey player
1949 – Sebastian, Danish singer-songwriter and guitarist
1949 – Nancy Kyes, American actress
1950 – Eleanor J. Hill, American lawyer and diplomat
1951 – Mohammad Reza Aref, Iranian politician, 2nd Vice President of Iran
1951 – Alan Rouse, English mountaineer (d. 1986)
1952 – Walter Murphy, American pianist and composer
1954 – Jeff Allam, English race car driver
1955 – Rob Portman, American politician
1956 – Tom Lawless, American baseball player
1957 – John Gulager, American actor, cinematographer, and director
1957 – Kevin McHale, American basketball player
1958 – Limahl, English singer and keyboard player (Kajagoogoo and Brooks)
1958 – Steven Isserlis, English cellist
1959 – Ivan Vallejo, Ecuadorian mountaineer
1960 – Derrick Jensen, American author and activist
1960 – Mike Lookinland, American actor
1960 – Michelangelo Signorile, American journalist
1961 – Eric Allin Cornell, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
1961 – Matthew Waterhouse, English actor
1962 – Gary Fleder, American director, screenwriter, and producer
1962 – Jill Talley, American actress
1963 – Jennifer Beals, American actress
1963 – Til Schweiger, German actor
1964 – Béatrice Dalle, French actress
1964 – Arvydas Sabonis, Lithuanian basketball player
1965 – Chito Martínez, Belizean baseball player
1965 – Jessica Steen, American actress
1966 – Chuckii Booker, American singer-songwriter and producer
1966 – Robert MacNaughton, American actor
1966 – Alberto Tomba, Italian skier
1966 – Eric Weinrich, American ice hockey player
1966 – Rajesh Chauhan, Former Indian Cricketer
1967 – Criss Angel, American magician
1967 – Frankie Lam, Hong Kong actor
1968 – Ken Marino, American actor and comedian
1969 – Tom Gugliotta, American basketball player
1969 – Richard Hammond, English journalist and television host
1969 – Kristy Swanson, American actress
1969 – Nayan Mongia, Former Indian Wicket-Keeper
1970 – Tyson Beckford, American model and actor
1971 – Liz Cho, American journalist
1971 – Amy Locane, American actress
1972 – Rosa Blasi, American actress
1972 – Alyssa Milano, American actress and singer
1972 – Warren Sapp, American football player
1973 – Michalis Grigoriou, Greek footballer and coach
1973 – Takashi Sorimachi, Japanese actor
1973 – Zulfiya Zabirova, Russian cyclist
1974 – Mikko Paananen, Finnish bass player (HIM)
1974 – Joe Jurevicius, American football player
1974 – Felipe Lopez, Dominican basketball player
1974 – Jake Plummer, American football player
1974 – Ricky Ponting, Australian cricketer
1975 – Makis Belevonis, Greek footballer
1975 – Russell Branyan, American baseball player
1975 – Brandon Sanderson, American author
1975 – Jon Smith, English journalist and author
1975 – Olivier Tébily, Ivorian footballer
1975 – Michiel van den Bos, Dutch composer
1977 – Jorge Garbajosa, Spanish basketball player
1978 – Patrick Casey, American screenwriter and actor
1979 – Kevin Devine, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Bad Books)
1979 – Paola Rey, Colombian actress
1970 – Rafael Soriano, Dominican Republic baseball player
1980 – Iman Ali, Pakistani model and actress
1980 – Jake Gyllenhaal, American actor
1980 – Chris Haslam, Canadian skateboarder
1980 – Marla Sokoloff, American actress
1982 – Tero Pitkämäki, Finnish javelin thrower
1982 – Mo Williams, American basketball player
1983 – Nektarios Alexandrou, Cypriot footballer
1983 – Casey Crescenzo, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Dear Hunter and The Receiving End of Sirens)
1983 – Matt Stajan, Canadian ice hockey player
1984 – Ian Kennedy, American baseball player
1985 – Gary Cahill, English footballer
1985 – Neil Kilkenny, English-Australian footballer
1985 – Dan Logan, English bass player (The Kooks, Cat the Dog, and The Ordinary Boys)
1985 – Lady Sovereign, English rapper
1986 – Ryan Babel, Dutch footballer
1986 – Lazaros Christodoulopoulos, Greek footballer
1986 – Miguel Lopes, Portuguese footballer
1987 – Cédric Baseya, French-Congolese footballer
1987 – Karim Benzema, French footballer
1988 – Paulina Gretzky, American singer and model
1988 – Alexis Sánchez, Chilean footballer
1988 – Peter Winn, English footballer
1989 – Valdimar Bergstað, Icelandic horse rider
1989 – Hamza Riazuddin, English cricketer
1990 – Greg Bretz, American snowboarder
1991 – Jorge Blanco, Mexican actor and singer
1991 – Declan Galbraith, English singer
1992 – Iker Muniain, Spanish footballer
1992 – Raphael Spiegel, Swiss footballer
1994 – M'Baye Niang, French footballer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/19/13 at 6:28 am

Died on this day December 19th:

211 – Publius Septimius Geta, Roman Emperor (b. 189)
1111 – Al-Ghazali, Islamic philosopher (b. 1058)
1327 – Agnes of France, Duchess of Burgundy (b. 1260)
1370 – Pope Urban V (b. 1310)
1737 – James Louis Sobieski, Polish son of John III Sobieski (b. 1667)
1741 – Vitus Bering, Danish-Russian navy officer and explorer (b. 1681)
1745 – Jean-Baptiste van Loo, French painter (b. 1684)
1749 – Francesco Antonio Bonporti, Italian priest and composer (b. 1672)
1751 – Louise of Great Britain (b. 1724)
1807 – Friedrich Melchior, Baron von Grimm, German-French author (b. 1723)
1813 – James McGill, Scottish-Canadian businessman and philanthropist, founded McGill University (b. 1744)
1814 – Joseph Bramah, English inventor and locksmith, invented the Hydraulic press (b. 1748)
1819 – Thomas Fremantle, English navy officer and politician (b. 1765)
1848 – Emily Brontë, English author (b. 1818)
1878 – Bayard Taylor, American author and poet (b. 1825)
1899 – Henry Ware Lawton, American Civil War general (b. 1843)
1915 – Alois Alzheimer, German psychiatrist and neuropathologist (b. 1864)
1916 – Thibaw Min, Burmese king (b. 1859)
1927 – Ashfaqulla Khan, Indian freedom fighter (b. 1900)
1927 – Ram Prasad Bismil, Indian freedom fighter (b. 1897)
1927 – Roshan Singh, Indian freedom fighter (b. 1892)
1932 – Yoon Bong-Gil, South Korean activist (b. 1908)
1933 – George Jackson Churchward, English engineer (b. 1857)
1938 – Stephen Warfield Gambrill, American politician (b. 1873)
1939 – Hans Langsdorff, German navy officer (b. 1894)
1944 – Abbas II of Egypt (b. 1874)
1944 – Rudolph Karstadt, German businessman (b. 1856)
1946 – Paul Langevin, French physicist (b. 1872)
1953 – Robert Andrews Millikan, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1868)
1962 – Warren Brittingham, American soccer player (b. 1886)
1968 – Norman Thomas, American minister (b. 1884)
1970 – Mihkel Müller, Estonian wrestler (b. 1887)
1982 – Dwight Macdonald, American philosopher, author, and critic (b. 1906)
1984 – Joy Ridderhof, American missionary (b. 1903)
1986 – V. C. Andrews, American author (b. 1923)
1986 – Werner Dankwort, German diplomat (b. 1895)
1987 – August Mälk, Estonian writer and politician (b. 1900)
1988 – Robert Bernstein, American author and playwright (b. 1919)
1989 – Stella Gibbons, English author (b. 1902)
1991 – Joe Cole, American roadie and author (b. 1961)
1993 – Michael Clarke, American drummer (The Byrds, The Flying Burrito Brothers, and Firefall) (b. 1946)
1996 – Marcello Mastroianni, Italian actor (b. 1924)
1997 – Masaru Ibuka, Japanese businessman, co-founded Sony (b. 1908)
1997 – Jimmy Rogers, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1924)
1998 – Mel Fisher, American treasure hunter (b. 1922)
1998 – Antonio Ordóñez, Spanish bullfighter (b. 1932)
1999 – Desmond Llewelyn, Welsh actor (b. 1914)
2000 – Rob Buck, American guitarist and songwriter (10,000 Maniacs) (b. 1958)
2000 – Milt Hinton, American bassist (b. 1910)
2000 – David Dewayne Johnson, American murderer (b. 1963)
2000 – John Lindsay, American lawyer and politician, 103rd Mayor of New York City (b. 1921)
2000 – Pops Staples, American singer and guitarist (The Staple Singers) (b. 1915)
2001 – Arkie Whiteley, Australian actress (b. 1964)
2002 – Will Hoy, English race car driver (b. 1952)
2002 – Arthur Rowley, English footballer (b. 1926)
2002 – George Weller, American author, playwright, and journalist (b. 1907)
2003 – Peter Carter-Ruck, English lawyer, founded Carter-Ruck (b. 1914)
2003 – Hope Lange, American actress (b. 1933)
2003 – Les Tremayne, English-American actor (b. 1913)
2004 – Herbert C. Brown, English-American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1912)
2004 – Renata Tebaldi, Italian soprano (b. 1922)
2005 – Keith Duckworth, English engineer (b. 1933)
2005 – Vincent Gigante, American mobster (b. 1927)
2008 – James Bevel, American minister and activist (b. 1936)
2008 – Carol Chomsky, American linguist and educator (b. 1930)
2008 – Michael Connell, American political consultant (b. 1963)
2008 – Kenny Cox, American pianist (b. 1940)
2008 – Dock Ellis, American baseball player (b. 1945)
2009 – Giridharilal Kedia, Indian businessman (b. 1936)
2009 – Hussein-Ali Montazeri, Iranian theologian, scholar, and activist (b. 1922)
2009 – Kim Peek, American megasavant (b. 1951)
2010 – Anthony Howard, English journalist (b. 1934)
2010 – Trudy Pitts, American pianist and singer (b. 1932)
2012 – Inez Andrews, American singer (The Caravans) (b. 1929)
2012 – Lawrie Barratt, English businessman, founded Barratt Developments (b. 1927)
2012 – Robert Bork, American judge and scholar (b. 1927)
2012 – Paul Crauchet, French actor (b. 1920)
2012 – Colin Davis, English race car driver (b. 1933)
2012 – Pecker Dunne, Irish singer-songwriter (b. 1933)
2012 – Georges Jobé, Belgian motocross rider (b. 1961)
2012 – Amnon Lipkin-Shahak, Israeli military officer and politician (b. 1944)
2012 – Larry Morris, American football player (b. 1933)
2012 – Keiji Nakazawa, Japanese writer and illustrator (b. 1939)
2012 – George O'Donnell, American baseball player (b. 1929)
2012 – Peter Struck, German politician (b. 1943)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/21/13 at 6:52 am

Born this day December 21st:

1921 – Alicia Alonso, Cuban ballerina and choreographer
1928 – Ed Nelson, American actor
1931 – David Baker, American composer
1932 – Edward Hoagland, American author
1934 – Claudio Scimone, Italian conductor
1935 – John G. Avildsen, American director
1935 – Phil Donahue, American talk show host and producer
1935 – Edward Schreyer, Canadian politician, 22nd Governor General of Canada
1937 – Jane Fonda, American actress
1937 – Donald F. Munson, American politician
1938 – Larry Bryggman, American actor
1938 – Frank Moorhouse, Australian author
1939 – Lloyd Axworthy, Canadian politician
1940 – Arvi Lind, Finnish journalist
1940 – Ray Hildebrand, American singer-songwriter (Paul & Paula)
1942 – Hu Jintao, Chinese politician, 6th President of the People's Republic of China
1942 – Reinhard Mey, German singer-songwriter and guitarist
1942 – Anthony Summers, Irish author
1942 – Carla Thomas, American singer
1943 – André Arthur. Canadian radio host and politician
1943 – Albert Lee, English guitarist and songwriter (Heads Hands & Feet and Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings)
1944 – Bill Atkinson, English footballer
1944 – Michael Tilson Thomas, American pianist, conductor, and composer
1947 – Paco de Lucía, Spanish guitarist and songwriter
1947 – Bryan Hamilton, Irish footballer
1948 – Samuel L. Jackson, American actor and producer
1948 – Dave Kingman, American baseball player
1948 – Willi Resetarits, Austrian singer and activist
1949 – Nikolaos Sifounakis, Greek politician
1950 – Jeffrey Katzenberg, American film producer, co-founded DreamWorks Animation
1950 – Lillebjørn Nilsen, Norwegian singer-songwriter and guitarist (Gitarkameratene)
1951 – Nick Gilder, English-Canadian singer-songwriter (Sweeney Todd)
1952 – Joaquín Andújar, Dominican baseball player
1953 – Betty Wright, American singer-songwriter
1954 – Chris Evert, American tennis player
1955 – Jane Kaczmarek, American actress
1955 – Kazuyuki Sekiguchi, Japanese singer-songwriter and bass player (Southern All Stars)
1957 – Tom Henke, American baseball player
1957 – Rolf Kanies, German actor
1957 – Ray Romano, Italian-American comedian and actor
1960 – Roger McDowell, American baseball player
1960 – Sherry Rehman, Pakistani journalist, politician, and diplomat, 25th Pakistan Ambassador to the United States
1960 – Andy Van Slyke, American baseball player
1961 – Francis Ng, Hong Kong actor
1961 – Rein Raud, Estonian scholar and author
1961 – Ryuji Sasai, Japanese composer
1961 – Del Wilkes, American wrestler
1963 – Govinda, Indian actor and politician
1964 – Rob Kelly, English footballer and manager
1964 – Joe Kocur, Canadian ice hockey player
1964 – Daniel Suarez, American author
1964 – Fabiana Udenio, Argentine actress
1965 – Andy Dick, American actor and comedian
1965 – Anke Engelke, Canadian-German comedian and actress
1965 – Stuart Mitchell, Scottish composer
1966 – Adam Schefter, American journalist
1966 – Kiefer Sutherland, English-Canadian actor, director, and producer
1966 – Karri Turner, American actress
1967 – Ervin Johnson, American basketball player
1967 – Fritz Karl, Austrian actor
1967 – Terry Mills, American basketball player
1967 – Mikheil Saakashvili, Georgian politician, 3rd President of Georgia
1969 – Julie Delpy, French-American actress, model, director, and screenwriter
1969 – Jack Noseworthy, American actor
1969 – Mihails Zemļinskis, Latvian footballer
1971 – Matthieu Chedid, French singer-songwriter and guitarist
1971 – Fenton Keogh, Australian chef
1971 – Brett Scallions, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Fuel, Manzarek–Krieger, and Circus Diablo)
1972 – Gloria De Piero, English journalist
1972 – LaTroy Hawkins, American baseball player
1972 – Dustin Hermanson, American baseball player
1972 – Claudia Poll, Costa Rican swimmer
1972 – Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy, Indian politician
1972 – Erwin Schrott, Uruguayan opera singer
1973 – Irakli Alasania, Georgian politician and diplomat
1973 – Mike Alstott, American football player
1973 – Karmen Stavec, German-Slovenian singer
1974 – Karrie Webb, Australian golfer
1975 – Paloma Herrera, Argentine ballet dancer
1975 – Paloma Herrera, Argentine ballet dancer
1976 – Mirela Manjani, Greek javelin thrower
1976 – Lukas Rossi, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (Rock Star Supernova and Daylight Division)
1977 – A. J. Bowen, American actor
1977 – Toby Rand, Australian singer-songwriter (Juke Kartel)
1978 – Emiliano Brembilla, Italian swimmer
1978 – Mike Vitar, American actor
1979 – Tuva Novotny, Swedish actress and singer
1979 – Kristjan Sarv, Estonian actor
1980 – Royce Ring, American baseball player
1980 – Michele Di Piedi, Italian footballer
1981 – Mohammed Jabarah, Kuwaiti terrorist
1981 – Sanita Pušpure, Latvian-Irish rower
1981 – Lynda Thomas, Mexican singer-songwriter and producer
1981 – Cristian Zaccardo, Italian footballer
1982 – Eddie Colón, Puerto Rican wrestler
1982 – Mike Gansey, American basketball player
1982 – Erica Hayden, American psychotherapist
1982 – Philip Humber, American baseball player
1982 – Iljo Keisse, Belgian cyclist
1982 – Tom Payne, English actor
1983 – Steven Yeun, American actor
1984 – Darren Potter, Irish footballer
1985 – James Stewart, Jr., American motorcycle racer
1985 – Tom Sturridge, English actor
1987 – Ryza Cenon, Filipino actress, dancer and model
1987 – Valerie Concepcion, Filipino actress
1987 – Brad Howard, Australian footballer
1988 – Yasmin, English-Scottish singer-songwriter and DJ
1989 – Tamannaah, Indian actress
1989 – Mark Ingram, Jr., American football player
1990 – Alexa Goddard, English singer
1990 – Ioannis Fetfatzidis, Greek footballer
1994 – Eva Paalma, Estonian tennis player

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/21/13 at 6:55 am

Died this day December 21st:

72 – Thomas the Apostle (b. 1 AD)
882 – Hincmar, French archbishop (b. 806)
1295 – Margaret of Provence (b. 1221)
1308 – Henry I, Landgrave of Hesse (b. 1244)
1375 – Giovanni Boccaccio, Italian author and poet (b. 1313)
1504 – Bertold von Henneberg-Römhild, German archbishop (b. 1442)
1549 – Marguerite de Navarre, French wife of Henry II of Navarre (b. 1492)
1597 – Peter Canisius, Dutch priest (b. 1521)
1799 – Philip Affleck, English admiral (b. 1726)
1807 – John Newton, English soldier and clergyman (b. 1725)
1824 – James Parkinson, English physician and paleontologist (b. 1755)
1869 – Friedrich Ernst Scheller, German jurist and politician (b. 1791)
1873 – Francis Garnier, French explorer (b. 1839)
1889 – Friedrich August von Quenstedt, German geologist (b. 1809)
1900 – Roger Wolcott, American politician, 39th Governor of Massachusetts (b. 1847)
1920 – Mohammed Abdullah Hassan, Somalian military leader, founded the Dervish state (b. 1856)
1933 – Knud Rasmussen, Greenlandic explorer and anthropologist (b. 1879)
1935 – Kurt Tucholsky, German journalist (b. 1890)
1937 – Frank B. Kellogg, American politician, 45th United States Secretary of State, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1856)
1940 – F. Scott Fitzgerald, American author (b. 1896)
1945 – George S. Patton, American military commander (b. 1885)
1952 – Kenneth Edwards, American golfer (b. 1886)
1953 – Kaarlo Koskelo, Finnish wrestler (b. 1888)
1957 – Eric Coates, English-American composer (b. 1886)
1958 – Lion Feuchtwanger, German author (b. 1884)
1959 – Rosanjin, Japanese calligrapher and ceramicist (b. 1883)
1964 – Carl Van Vechten, American author and photographer (b. 1880)
1963 – Jack Hobbs, English cricketer (b. 1882)
1965 – Claude Champagne, Canadian composer (b. 1891)
1967 – Stuart Erwin, American actor (b. 1903)
1968 – Vittorio Pozzo, Italian football coach (b. 1886)
1974 – James Henry Govier, English painter (b. 1910)
1974 – Richard Long, American actor (b. 1927)
1982 – Abu Al-Asar Hafeez Jullundhri, Pakistani poet and composer (b. 1900)
1982 – Ants Oras, Estonian writer and translator (b. 1900)
1983 – Paul de Man, Belgian critic (b. 1919)
1986 – Bill Simpson, Scottish actor (b. 1931)
1987 – John Spence, American singer (No Doubt) (b. 1969)
1988 – Nikolaas Tinbergen, Dutch ornithologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1907)
1988 – Paul Jeffreys, English rock musician and bassist (Be-Bop Deluxe), he died in the Lockerbie bombing (b. 1952)
1989 – Rotimi Fani-Kayode, Nigerian-English photographer (b. 1955)
1990 – Clarence Johnson, American engineer, designed the Lockheed U-2 and Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird (b. 1910)
1991 – Sheldon Mayer, American comics writer, artist and editor (b. 1917)
1992 – Albert King, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1924)
1992 – Nathan Milstein, Russian-American violinist (b. 1903)
1995 – Charlie Tumahai, New Zealand singer, bass player and songwriter (Be-Bop Deluxe) (b. 1949)
1997 – Amie Comeaux, American singer (b. 1976)
1998 – Roger Avon, Durham actor (b. 1914)
1998 – Karl Denver, Scottish singer (b. 1931)
1998 – Ernst-Günther Schenck, German physician (b. 1904)
2001 – Dick Schaap, American sports journalist (b. 1934)
2003 – Prince Alfonso of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (b. 1924)
2004 – Autar Singh Paintal, Indian scientist (b. 1925)
2005 – Elrod Hendricks, American baseball player and coach (b. 1940)
2006 – Scobie Breasley, Australian jockey (b. 1914)
2006 – Saparmurat Niyazov, Turkmen politician, 1st President of Turkmenistan (b. 1940)
2007 – Ken Hendricks, American businessman, founded ABC Supply (b. 1941)
2009 – Christos Lambrakis, Greek businessman (b. 1934)
2009 – Edwin G. Krebs, American biochemist (b. 1918)
2010 – Enzo Bearzot, Italian footballer and manager (b. 1927)
2012 – Boyd Bartley, American baseball player (b. 1920)
2012 – Curtis Crider, American race car driver (b. 1930)
2012 – Jishu Dasgupta, Indian actor and director (b. 1956)
2012 – Lee Dorman, American bass player (Iron Butterfly and Captain Beyond) (b. 1942)
2012 – David Lomon, English soldier (b. 1918)
2012 – Shane McEntee, Irish politician (b. 1956)
2012 – Thomas W. McGee, American politician (b. 1924)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/02/14 at 11:30 am

Born this day January 2nd:

1922 – Ernest Hollings, American politician, 106th Governor of South Carolina
1923 – Valentina Cortese, Italian actress
1924 – Charlie Munger, American businessman and philanthropist
1927 – Vernon L. Smith, American economist, Nobel Prize laureate
1928 – Gerhard Weinberg, German-American historian
1929 – Raymond Chow, Hong Kong film producer, co-founded Orange Sky Golden Harvest
1929 – Joseph Lombardo, American mob boss
1929 – Haruo Nakajima, Japanese actor
1930 – Ty Hardin, American actor
1930 – Frederick Wiseman, American director and producer
1933 – James Hormel, American philanthropist and diplomat
1933 – Joseph Koo, Chinese composer
1933 – Frederick Lowy, Canadian psychiatrist and academic
1933 – Norman Yemm, Australian actor
1934 – Lakhdar Brahimi, Algerian diplomat
1936 – Don Nehlen, American football player and coach
1936 – James Sinegal, American businessman, co-founded Costco
1937 – John Fuller, English poet
1937 – Petros Markaris, Greek author
1938 – Frank Langella, American actor
1939 – Michèle Mercier, French actress
1941 – Asrani, Indian actor and producer
1941 – Martin Evans, English scientist
1941 – Younoussi Touré, Malian politician, Prime Minister of Mali
1942 – Dennis Archer, American lawyer and politician, 67th Mayor of Detroit
1942 – Anthony Hamilton-Smith, English peer and dentist
1942 – Al Hunt, American journalist
1942 – Country Joe McDonald, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Country Joe and the Fish)
1942 – Alassane Ouattara, Ivorian politician, President of the Ivory Coast
1942 – Judy Stone, Australian singer
1943 – Larry Clark, American director and producer
1943 – Tony Knowles, American politician, 7th Governor of Alaska
1943 – Raghunath Anant Mashelkar, Indian scientist
1943 – Don Novello, American actor
1943 – Ronald Perelman, American businessman, founded MacAndrews & Forbes
1943 – Vladimir Šeks, Croatian politician
1944 – Omar al-Bashir, Sudanese politician, 7th President of Sudan
1944 – Jimmy Hart, American wrestling manager and singer (The Gentrys)
1944 – Zafarullah Khan Jamali, Pakistani politician, 13th Prime Minister of Pakistan
1945 – Peter Duncan, Australian politician
1945 – Jacky Ickx, Belgian race car driver
1945 – Martin Schanche, Norwegian race car driver
1946 – Carl B. Hamilton, Swedish economist and politician
1946 – Roberto Rivelino, Brazilian footballer
1946 – Shelby Steele, American author and director
1947 – Jon Corzine, American politician, 54th Governor of New Jersey
1947 – Leonard Thompson, American golfer
1947 – Paula Tsui, Hong Kong singer
1948 – Devlet Bahçeli, Turkish politician, 57th Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey
1948 – Joe Petagno, American illustrator
1948 – Ismael Zambada García, Mexican drug lord
1949 – Max Azria, Tunisian-French fashion designer
1949 – Borys Tarasyuk, Ukrainian politician
1950 – Wayne Bennett, Australian rugby player and coach
1950 – Morgan Fisher, English keyboard player and songwriter (Mott the Hoople and Morgan)
1950 – Deepa Mehta, Indian-Canadian director and screenwriter
1950 – James Richardson, American poet
1951 – Ashfaq Hussain, Pakistani-Canadian poet and journalist
1951 – Nana Patekar, Indian actor
1951 – Hans-Joachim Stuck, German race car driver
1952 – Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, Qatari ruler, 7th Emir of Qatar
1952 – Stephanie Faracy, American actress
1952 – Shaji N. Karun, Indian director and cinematographer
1952 – Rosario Marchese, Italian-Canadian politician
1953 – Alpha Blondy, Ivorian-American singer-songwriter
1953 – Greg Carmichael, English guitarist (Acoustic Alchemy)
1953 – Gary Johnson, American politician
1953 – Lynn Jones, American baseball player
1954 – Richard Edson, American drummer and actor (Sonic Youth and Konk)
1954 – Bob Menendez, American politician
1954 – Yannis Papathanasiou, Greek politician
1955 – Mary Beard, English classicist
1955 – LaMarr Hoyt, American baseball player
1955 – Georgina von Etzdorf, British textile designer
1956 – Sergei Avdeyev, Russian astronaut
1956 – Christine Lagarde, French lawyer and politician
1956 – Sheila McCarthy, Canadian actress and singer
1956 – Ziad Rahbani, Lebanese pianist and composer
1956 – Kōji Yakusho, Japanese actor
1956 – Desireé Cousteau, American pornographic actress
1957 – Urmas Arumäe, Estonian lawyer
1957 – Mark Hurd, American businessman
1957 – Ewa Kasprzyk, Polish actress
1957 – Evangelos Venizelos, Greek lawyer and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Greece
1958 – Grandmaster Flash, Barbadian rapper and DJ (Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five)
1958 – Dave Silk, American ice hockey player
1959 – Andy Andrews, American tennis player
1959 – Azali Assoumani, Comorian politician, President of the Comoros
1959 – Panagiotis Giannakis, Greek basketball player and coach
1959 – Abdul Ahad Mohmand, Afghan pilot and astronaut
1959 – Michel Onfray, French philosopher
1959 – Lysa Thatcher, American pornographic actress
1960 – Rayo de Jalisco, Jr., Mexican wrestler
1960 – Michael Seibert, American ice dancer
1960 – Toomas Vitsut, Estonian politician and businessman
1960 – Danny Wilson, English football manager and former player
1961 – Sergei Babayan, Armenian-American concert pianist
1961 – Sam Backo, Australian rugby player
1961 – Sam Palahnuk, American video game designer
1961 – Fiona Phillips, English journalist
1962 – Anton Muscatelli, Italian conomist
1963 – Camila Batmanghelidjh, British businesswoman
1963 – Alberigo Evani, Italian footballer
1963 – Jean-Marc Gounon, French race car driver
1963 – Lina Kačiušytė, Lithuanian swimmer
1963 – Dražen Ladić, Croatian footballer
1964 – Juliana Donald, American actress
1964 – Dedee Pfeiffer, American actress
1965 – John Sullivan, American politician
1965 – Andrew Valmon, American runner
1966 – Anna Burke, Australian politician, 28th Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives
1966 – Ivica Dačić, Serbian politician, 95th Prime Minister of Serbia
1967 – Tim Dog, American rapper (Ultramagnetic MCs)
1967 – Gorsha Sur, Russian ice dancer
1967 – Sharon Small, Scottish actress
1967 – Spencer Tunick, American photographer
1967 – Juanma Bajo Ulloa, Spanish director
1968 – Felix Chong, Hong Kong screenwriter
1968 – Sophie Okonedo, British actress
1968 – Miki Higashino, Japanese composer
1968 – Davor Šuker, Croatian footballer
1969 – Nicolle Dickson, Australian actress
1969 – Melissa DiMarco, Canadian actress and producer
1969 – Morris Chestnut, American actor
1969 – Paul Lawrie, Scottish golfer
1969 – Christi Paul, American journalist
1969 – Verne Troyer, American actor and stuntman
1970 – Sergei Kiriakov, Russian footballer
1970 – Kimberly Page, American wrestling manager and actress
1971 – Phoebus, Greek songwriter
1971 – Sammie Henson, American wrestler
1971 – Bobby Holík, Czech ice hockey player
1971 – Rodney Leinhardt, American wrestler
1971 – Juan Carlos Plata, Guatemalan footballer
1971 – Chris Potter, American saxophonist and composer
1971 – Jyotiraditya Scindia India Congress leader
1972 – Garrett K. Gomez, American jockey
1972 – Yermakhan Ibraimov, Kazakh boxer
1972 – Barron Miles, American-Canadian football player
1972 – Lilian Thuram, French footballer
1973 – Shelda Bede, Brazilian volleyball player
1973 – Li Fang, Chinese tennis player
1973 – Danny Lloyd, American actor
1973 – Anwar Mansoor Mangrio, Pakistani poet
1973 – Magnus Sahlgren, Swedish guitarist (Lake of Tears, Dismember, and Tiamat)
1973 – Bryan Thao Worra, Laotian-American author, poet, and playwright
1974 – Christian Paradis, Canadian politician
1974 – Hamilton Ricard, Colombian footballer
1974 – Giorgos Theodotou, Cypriot footballer
1975 – Mohamed Albuflasa, Bahraini poet
1975 – Chris Anstey, Australian basketball player
1975 – Sonali Bendre, Indian model and actress
1975 – Joe Cannon, American soccer player
1975 – Becky Kellar-Duke, Canadian ice hockey player
1975 – Eiichiro Oda, Japanese illustrator
1975 – Bengt Sæternes, Norwegian footballer
1975 – Fernando Tatís, Dominican baseball player
1977 – Leoš Friedl, Czech tennis player
1977 – María de la Paz Hernández, Argentinian field hockey player
1977 – Bobby Roode, Canadian wrestler
1977 – Hasan Salihamidžić, Bosnian footballer
1977 – Andrei Stoliarov, Russian tennis player
1977 – Jerry Yan, Taiwanese actor and singer (F4)
1978 – Vidya Balan, Indian model and actress
1978 – Nina Bott, German actress
1978 – Philip Mulryne, Irish footballer
1979 – Brody Dalle, Australian-American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Distillers Spinnerette)
1979 – Koichi Domoto, Japanese singer-songwriter and actor (KinKi Kids)
1979 – Fadi El Khatib, Lebanese basketball player
1980 – Lazaros Agadakos, Greek basketball player
1980 – Richie Faulkner, British guitarist (Judas Priest)
1980 – Karina Jacobsgaard, Danish tennis player
1980 – Elin Nordegren, Swedish-American model
1980 – Daniil Sapljoshin, Estonian kickboxer
1981 – Jonas Armstrong, Irish-English actor
1981 – Zsolt Baumgartner, Hungarian race car driver
1981 – Abdülkadir Koçak, Turkish boxer
1981 – Mladen Petrić, Croatian footballer
1981 – Eden Riegel, American actress
1982 – Egidio Arévalo Ríos, Uruguayan footballer
1982 – David Nalbandian, Argentinian tennis player
1982 – Luke Rodgers, English footballer
1983 – Calum Davenport, English footballer
1983 – Emi Kobayashi, Japanese model
1983 – Thomas Morrison, English actor
1983 – Park Sung-Hyun, South Korean archer
1984 – Christian Eigler, German footballer
1984 – Mohammed Ghaddar, Lebanese footballer
1984 – Paolo Guerrero, Peruvian footballer
1984 – Alok Kapali, Bangladeshi cricketer
1984 – Cheung Kin Fung, Hong Kong footballer
1984 – Stefano Pastrello, Italian footballer
1984 – Michael Witt, Australian rugby player
1985 – Jeff Carter, Canadian ice hockey player
1985 – Steven Davis, Irish footballer
1985 – Eyjólfur Héðinsson, Icelandic footballer and model
1985 – Tiago Splitter, Brazilian basketball player
1986 – Glen Davis, American basketball player
1986 – Colin Morgan, Northern Irish actor
1986 – Lee Sungmin, South Korean singer, dancer, and actor (Super Junior)
1987 – Gilbert Brulé, Canadian ice hockey player
1987 – Gia Coppola, American film director
1987 – Devin Setoguchi, Canadian ice hockey player
1987 – Myla Sinanaj, Albanian American Model and Actress
1988 – Grzegorz Panfil, Polish tennis player
1988 – Nelufar Hedayat, Afghan-English journalist
1990 – Safaa Rashed, Iraqi weightlifter
1992 – Daniel Kofi Agyei, Ghanaian footballer
1992 – Ali Ferydoon, Irani footballer
1992 – René Binder, Austrian race car driver
1992 – He Kexin, Chinese gymnast
1992 – Jack Wilshere, English footballer
1993 – Michael Olaitan, Nigerian footballer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/02/14 at 11:32 am

Died this day January 2nd:

379 – Basil of Caesarea, Greek bishop (b. 329)
510 – Eugendus, French abbot (b. 449)
898 – Odo of France (b. 860)
962 – Baldwin III, Count of Flanders (b. 940)
1204 – Haakon III of Norway (b. 1170)
1387 – Charles II of Navarre (b. 1332)
1515 – Louis XII of France (b. 1462)
1559 – Christian III of Denmark (b. 1503)
1560 – Joachim du Bellay, French poet (b. 1522)
1617 – Hendrik Goltzius, Dutch painter (b. 1558)
1697 – Filippo Baldinucci, Florentine biographer and historian (b. 1624)
1716 – William Wycherley, English playwright (b. 1640)
1748 – Johann Bernoulli, Swiss mathematician (b. 1667)
1759 – Jacques-Joachim Trotti, marquis de La Chétardie, French diplomat (b. 1705)
1766 – James Francis Edward Stuart, English son of James II of England (b. 1688)
1782 – Johann Christian Bach, German composer (b. 1735)
1789 – Fletcher Norton, 1st Baron Grantley, English politician (b. 1716)
1793 – Francesco Guardi, Venetian painter (b. 1712)
1796 – Alexandre-Théophile Vandermonde, French mathematician (b. 1735)
1800 – Louis-Jean-Marie Daubenton, French naturalist (b. 1716)
1817 – Martin Heinrich Klaproth, German chemist (b. 1743)
1846 – John Torrington, English navy stoker and explorer (b. 1825)
1853 – Gregory Blaxland, Australian farmer and explorer (b. 1778)
1862 – Mikhail Ostrogradsky, Russian physicist (b. 1801)
1881 – Louis Auguste Blanqui, French socialist and activist (b. 1805)
1892 – Roswell B. Mason, American politician, 25th Mayor of Chicago (b. 1805)
1894 – Heinrich Hertz, German physicist (b. 1857)
1896 – Alfred Ely Beach, American publisher and lawyer, created the Beach Pneumatic Transit (b. 1826)
1906 – Hugh Nelson, Scottish-Australian politician, 11th Premier of Queensland (b. 1835)
1918 – Wilfred Campbell, Canadian poet (b. 1858)
1919 – Mikhail Drozdovsky, Russian general (b. 1881)
1921 – Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg, German politician, 5th Chancellor of Germany (b. 1856)
1922 – István Kühár, Slovene priest and politician (b. 1887)
1931 – Martinus Beijerinck, Dutch microbiologist and botanist (b. 1851)
1940 – Panuganti Lakshminarasimha Rao, Indian author (b. 1865)
1941 – József Konkolics, Hungarian-Slovene author (d. 1861)
1942 – Otto Liiv, Estonian historian and archivist (b. 1905)
1944 – Edwin Lutyens, English architect, designed the Castle Drogo and Thiepval Memorial (b. 1869)
1944 – Charles Turner, Australian cricketer (b. 1862)
1953 – Hank Williams, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Drifting Cowboys) (b. 1923)
1954 – Leonard Bacon, American poet (b. 1887)
1954 – Duff Cooper, English politician, diplomat, and author, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (b. 1890)
1955 – Arthur C. Parker, American archaeologist and historian (b. 1881)
1955 – Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar, Indian Scientist(b.1894)
1957 – Seán South, Irish militant (b. 1928)
1958 – Edward Weston, American photographer (b. 1886)
1960 – Margaret Sullavan, American actress and screenwriter (b. 1909)
1964 – Bechara El Khoury, Lebanese politician, 6th President of Lebanon (b. 1890)
1965 – Emma Asson, Estonian politician (b. 1889)
1966 – Vincent Auriol, French politician, 16th President of the French Republic (b. 1884)
1968 – Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson, American pulp writer and publisher, founder of DC Comics (b. 1890)
1969 – Bruno Söderström, Swedish pole vaulter (b. 1888)
1971 – Amphilochius of Pochayiv, Ukrainian saint (b. 1894)
1972 – Maurice Chevalier, French actor (b. 1888)
1973 – Sergei Kourdakov, Soviet navy officer and KGB agent (b. 1951)
1978 – Don Freeman, American artist and author (b. 1908)
1980 – Pietro Nenni, Italian politician (b. 1891)
1981 – Hephzibah Menuhin, American-Australian pianist (b. 1920)
1982 – Victor Buono, American actor (b. 1938)
1984 – Alexis Korner, French-English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Blues Incorporated and Collective Consciousness Society) (b. 1928)
1985 – Sigerson Clifford, Irish poet, playwright, and civil servant (b. 1913)
1985 – Kamatari Fujiwara, Japanese actor (b. 1905)
1986 – Alfredo Binda, Italian cyclist (b. 1902)
1987 – Lloyd Haynes, American actor (b. 1934)
1989 – Aleka Stratigou, Greek actress (b. 1926)
1992 – Grace Hopper, American computer scientist and navy officer, co-developed COBOL (b. 1906)
1994 – Arthur Porritt, Baron Porritt, New Zealand physician and politician, 11th Governor-General of New Zealand (b. 1900)
1994 – Cesar Romero, American actor (b. 1907)
1994 – Edward Arthur Thompson, Irish historian (b. 1914)
1995 – Fred West, English serial killer (b. 1941)
1995 – Eugene Wigner, Hungarian-American physicist and mathematician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1902)
1996 – Arleigh Burke, American admiral (b. 1901)
1996 – Arthur Rudolph, German engineer (b. 1906)
1997 – Ivan Graziani, Italian singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1945)
1997 – Townes Van Zandt, American singer-songwriter (b. 1944)
1998 – Helen Wills, American tennis player (b. 1905)
2000 – Colin Vaughan, Australian journalist (b. 1931)
2001 – Ray Walston, American actor (b. 1914)
2002 – Julia Phillips, American film producer and author (b. 1944)
2003 – Joe Foss, American pilot, politician, and broadcaster, 20th Governor of South Dakota (b. 1915)
2003 – Dumitru Tinu, Romanian journalist (b. 1940)
2005 – Shirley Chisholm, American educator, politician, and author (b. 1924)
2005 – Eugene J. Martin, American painter (b. 1938)
2006 – Dawn Lake, Australian comedian, actress, and singer (b. 1927)
2006 – Harry Magdoff, American journalist (b. 1913)
2006 – Hugh McLaughlin, Irish publisher and inventor, invented the Water hog (b. 1918)
2007 – Leon Davidson, American engineer and scientist (b. 1922)
2007 – Roland Levinsky, South African scientist (b. 1943)
2007 – Darrent Williams, American football player (b. 1982)
2008 – Salvatore Bonanno, American son of Joseph Bonanno (b. 1932)
2008 – Peter Caffrey, Irish actor (b. 1949)
2008 – Pratap Chandra Chunder, Indian politician and author (b. 1919)
2008 – Harold Corsini, American photographer (b. 1919)
2009 – Aarne Arvonen, Finnish super-centenarian (b. 1897)
2009 – Claiborne Pell, American politician (b. 1918)
2009 – Nizar Rayan, Palestinian Hamas leader (b. 1962)
2009 – Sheikh Ahmed Salim Swedan Kenyan terrorist (b. 1960)
2009 – Ron Asheton American guitarrist and songwriter (The Stooges, The New Order, Destroy All Monsters and New Race) (b. 1948)
2010 – Lhasa de Sela, American-Mexican singer-songwriter (b. 1972)
2011 – Marin Constantin, Romanian composer and conductor (b. 1925)
2011 – Reynaldo Dagsa, Filipino politician
2011 – Flemming Jørgensen, Danish singer-songwriter, bass player, and actor (Bamses Venner) (b. 1947)
2012 – Bob Anderson, English fencer, stuntman, and choreographer (b. 1922)
2012 – Carlos Soria, Argentine lawyer and politician (b. 1948)
2012 – Yafa Yarkoni, Israeli singer (b. 1925)
2013 – Yuri Alexandrov, Russian boxer (b. 1963)
2013 – Moses Anderson, American bishop (b. 1928)
2013 – Lory Blanchard, New Zealand rugby player and coach (b. 1924)
2013 – Robert Callahan, American judge (b. 1930)
2013 – Michael Patrick Cronan, American graphic designer (b. 1951)
2013 – Jack Davis, American football player (b. 1932)
2013 – Ross Davis, American baseball player (b. 1918)
2013 – Lucio Dell'Angelo, Italian footballer (b. 1938)
2013 – Lloyd Hartman Elliott, American academic (b. 1918)
2013 – Hugh Gillis, American politician (b. 1918)
2013 – Allan Hancox, English-Kenyan judge, Chief Justice of Kenya (b. 1932)
2013 – Roz Howard, American race car driver (b. 1922)
2013 – Christopher Martin-Jenkins, English journalist (b. 1945)
2013 – Patti Page, American singer and actress (b. 1927)
2013 – Barbara Werle, American actress and singer (b. 1928)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/10/14 at 8:24 am

Born this day January 10th:

1916 – Eldzier Cortor, American painter
1922 – Ester Mägi, Estonian composer
1925 – Günther Knödler, German fencer
1926 – Musallam Bseiso, Palestinian journalist and politician
1928 – Philip Levine, American poet
1928 – Peter Mathias, English economic historian
1929 – Tony Soper, English naturalist, writer and broadcaster
1930 – Elaine Devry, American actress
1931 – Rosalind Howells, Grenadan-born British politician
1931 – John Zizioulas, Greek metropolitan
1934 – Leonid Kravchuk, Ukrainian politician, 1st President of Ukraine
1935 – Ronnie Hawkins, American singer-songwriter and producer
1935 – Georg Katzer, German composer
1935 – Sherrill Milnes, American opera singer
1936 – Walter Bodmer, German-born British geneticist
1936 – Al Goldstein, American publisher and pornographer
1936 – Robert Woodrow Wilson, American physicist and astronomer, Nobel Prize laureate
1937 – Daniel Walker Howe, American historian
1937 – Thomas Penfield Jackson, American judge
1938 – Donald Knuth, American computer scientist and author
1938 – Frank Mahovlich, Canadian ice hockey player and politician
1938 – Willie McCovey, American baseball player
1939 – Jared Carter, American poet
1939 – Sonosuke Fujimaki, Japanese fencer
1939 – David Horowitz, American activist and author, founded the David Horowitz Freedom Center
1939 – William Levy, Dutch author
1939 – Bill Toomey, American decathlete
1940 – Guy Chevrette, Canadian politician
1940 – Harry Gant, American race car driver
1940 – Walter Hill, American director, screenwriter, and producer
1940 – K. J. Yesudas, Indian singer-songwriter
1941 – Tom Clarke, English politician
1942 – Graeme Gahan, Australian footballer
1943 – Jantzen Derrick, English footballer
1943 – Kristiina Elstelä, Finnish actress
1944 – Rory Byrne, South African engineer
1944 – Bernard Derome, Canadian journalist
1944 – William Sanderson, American actor
1944 – Frank Sinatra, Jr., American singer-songwriter and actor
1945 – Jerome Drayton, Canadian runner
1945 – John Fahey, Australian politician, 38th Premier of New South Wales
1945 – Gunther von Hagens, German anatomist
1945 – Rod Stewart, English-Scottish singer-songwriter (The Jeff Beck Group, Faces, Shotgun Express, and The Steampacket)
1945 – Margaret Wallace, British journalist and Chief Executive of SANE
1945 – Edward Wiskoski, American wrestler
1946 – Aynsley Dunbar, English drummer and songwriter (The Jeff Beck Group, Journey, Jefferson Starship, UFO, The Mojos, and John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers)
1947 – Matthew Oakeshott, English investment banker and politician
1947 – Peer Steinbrück, German politician
1947 – Tiit Vähi, Estonian politician and businessman
1947 – Stephen Wall, English retired diplomat
1948 – Donald Fagen, American singer-songwriter and pianist (Steely Dan)
1948 – Mischa Maisky, Latvian-Israeli cellist
1948 – David Neuberger, English judge
1948 – Bernard Thévenet, French cyclist
1949 – Allu Aravind, Indian film producer
1949 – Fred Bronson, American journalist, author and writer
1949 – George Foreman, American boxer
1949 – James Lapine, American director
1950 – Roy Blunt, American politician
1950 – Ernie Wasson, American gardener and author
1951 – Paul DiMaggio, American educator
1951 – Nicolas Philibert, French actor and director
1952 – Scott Thurston, American guitarist and songwriter (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and The Stooges)
1953 – Pat Benatar, American singer-songwriter
1953 – Dennis Cooper, American author
1953 – Bobby Rahal, American race car driver
1954 – John Gidman, English footballer
1954 – Greg Towns, Australian footballer
1955 – Michael Schenker, German guitarist (UFO, Scorpions, Contraband, and McAuley Schenker Group)
1955 – Franco Tancredi, Italian footballer
1956 – Shawn Colvin, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1956 – Antonio Muñoz Molina, Spanish author
1957 – Paula Smith, American tennis player
1957 – Greg Walden, American politician
1958 – Eddie Cheever, American race car driver
1958 – Caroline Langrishe, English actress
1958 – Anatoly Pisarenko, Ukrainian weightlifter
1959 – Bernhard Hoff, German sprinter
1959 – Chris Van Hollen, American politician
1959 – Fran Walsh, New Zealand screenwriter and producer
1960 – Gurinder Chadha, Kenyan-English director
1960 – Brian Cowen, Irish politician, 12th Taoiseach of Ireland
1960 – John Mann, English politician
1960 – Benoît Pelletier, Canadian lawyer and politician
1960 – Samira Said, Moroccan singer-songwriter
1961 – Steve Hamilton, American author
1961 – Evan Handler, American actor
1961 – Janet Jones, American actress
1961 – Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, Italian-American violinist, author, and educator
1962 – Michael Fortier, Canadian lawyer and politician
1963 – Malcolm Dunford, New Zealand footballer
1963 – Mark Pryor, American politician, 53rd Arkansas Attorney General
1964 – Tony Gardner, English actor
1964 – Brad Roberts, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (Crash Test Dummies)
1965 – Butch Hartman, American animator, voice actor, and singer
1966 – Robert Jürjendal, Estonian composer and guitarist
1966 – Steve Kramer, American politician
1966 – Murali Nair, Indian director and screenwriter
1966 – Jeremy Sims, Australian actor and director
1967 – Jeremy Cumpston, Australian actor
1967 – Johan Laats, Belgian martial artist
1967 – Maciej Śliwowski, Polish footballer
1969 – Janko Kastelic, Slovene-Canadian conductor
1969 – Andreas Reinke, German footballer
1970 – Buff Bagwell, American wrestler and actor
1970 – Katherine Dienes, New Zealand-born conductor, composer and organist
1970 – Scott Ludlam, Australian politician
1970 – Alisa Marić, Serbian chess player
1972 – Thomas Alsgaard, Norwegian skier
1972 – Mohammed Benzakour, Moroccan-Dutch columnist, poet, and author
1972 – Brian Lawler, American wrestler
1973 – Jakob Cedergren, Danish actor
1973 – Ryan Drummond, American actor and singer
1973 – Glenn Robinson, American basketball player
1973 – Félix Trinidad, Puerto Rican boxer
1974 – Jemaine Clement, New Zealand actor, singer, and guitarist (Flight of the Conchords)
1974 – Davide Dionigi, Italian footballer
1974 – Akari Kaida, Japanese composer
1974 – Andrey Korneyev, Russian swimmer
1974 – Steve Marlet, French footballer
1974 – Clinton O'Brien, Australian rugby player
1974 – Bob Peeters, Belgian footballer
1974 – Hrithik Roshan, Indian actor
1975 – Jake Delhomme, American football player
1976 – Adam Kennedy, American baseball player
1976 – Ian Poulter, English golfer
1976 – Alec Shelbrooke, English politician
1978 – Brent Smith, American singer-songwriter (Shinedown)
1978 – Tamina Snuka, American wrestler
1978 – Tanel Tein, Estonian basketball player
1979 – Simone Cavalli, Italian footballer
1979 – Bodo Sieber, German rugby player
1980 – Nelson Cuevas, Paraguayan footballer
1980 – Petri Lindroos, Finnish singer and guitarist (Ensiferum and Norther)
1980 – Tatjana Mannima, Estonian skier
1980 – Aleksandr Pogorelov, Russian decathlete
1980 – Sarah Shahi, American actress
1981 – James Coppinger, English footballer
1981 – Inga Jankauskaitė, Lithuanian actress, singer, and pianist
1981 – Brian Joo, American-South Korean singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (Fly to the Sky)
1982 – Julien Brellier, French footballer
1983 – Danilo Dirani, Brazilian race car driver
1983 – Li Nina, Chinese skier
1984 – Marouane Chamakh, Moroccan footballer
1984 – Trent Cutler, Australian rugby player
1984 – Nando Rafael, Angolan-German footballer
1985 – Abdulkader Dakka, Syrian footballer
1985 – Jaroslav Kolbas, Slovak footballer
1985 – Craig Lewis, American cyclist
1985 – Alex Meraz, American actor
1986 – Trent Barreta, American wrestler
1986 – Abbey Clancy, English model and television host
1986 – Kirsten Flipkens, Belgian tennis player
1986 – Hideaki Ikematsu, Japanese footballer
1986 – Chen Jin, Chinese badminton player
1986 – Saleisha Stowers, American model
1986 – Kenneth Vermeer, Dutch footballer
1987 – César Cielo, Brazilian swimmer
1988 – Marvin Martin, French footballer
1988 – Vladimir Zharkov, Russian ice hockey player
1989 – Kyle Reimers, Australian footballer
1989 – Emily Meade, American film and television actress
1990 – Mirko Bortolotti, Italian race car driver
1990 – Wilhelm Ingves, Finnish footballer
1990 – Tao Li, Singaporean swimmer
1990 – Stefano Lilipaly, Dutch-Indonesian footballer
1990 – César Ruiz, Peruvian footballer
1991 – Romain Wattel, French golfer
1992 – Emmanuel Frimpong, Ghanaian footballer
1998 – Xu Shilin, Chinese tennis player

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/10/14 at 8:25 am

Died this day January 10th:

314 – Pope Miltiades
681 – Pope Agatho
976 – John I Tzimiskes, Byzantine emperor (b. 925)
1094 – Al-Mustansir Billah, Egyptian caliph (b. 1029)
1276 – Pope Gregory X (b. 1210)
1645 – William Laud, English archbishop (b. 1573)
1654 – Nicholas Culpeper, English botanist, physician, and astrologer (b. 1616)
1662 – Honoré II, Prince of Monaco (b. 1597)
1698 – Louis-Sébastien Le Nain de Tillemont, French historian (b. 1637)
1707 – Philibert de Gramont, French soldier (b. 1621)
1754 – Edward Cave, English publisher, founded the The Gentleman's Magazine (b. 1691)
1761 – Edward Boscawen, English admiral and politician (b. 1711)
1777 – Spranger Barry, Irish actor (b. 1719)
1778 – Carolus Linnaeus, Swedish botanist (b. 1707)
1794 – Georg Forster, German-Polish ethnologist and journalist (d. 1754)
1811 – Joseph Chénier, French poet, playwright, and politician (b. 1764)
1824 – Victor Emmanuel I of Sardinia (b. 1759)
1825 – Ioannis Varvakis, Greek sailor and soldier (b. 1745)
1828 – François de Neufchâteau, French politician (b. 1750)
1829 – Gregorio Funes, Argentine clergyman, historian, and educator (b. 1749)
1833 – Adrien-Marie Legendre, French mathematician (b. 1752)
1851 – Karl Freiherr von Müffling, Prussian field marshal (b. 1775)
1855 – Mary Russell Mitford, English author and playwright (b. 1787)
1862 – Samuel Colt, American businessman, founded the Colt's Manufacturing Company (b. 1814)
1863 – Lyman Beecher, American minister, co-founded the American Temperance Society (b. 1775)
1866 – Pyotr Pletnyov, Russian poet (b. 1792)
1883 – Samuel Mudd, American physician (b. 1833)
1895 – Eli Whitney Blake, Jr., American scientist (b. 1836)
1895 – Benjamin Godard, French violinist and composer (b. 1849)
1901 – James Robert Dickson, Australian politician, 13th Premier of Queensland (b. 1832)
1904 – Jean-Léon Gérôme, French painter and sculptor (b. 1824)
1905 – Kārlis Baumanis, Latvian composer and songwriter (b. 1835)
1917 – Buffalo Bill, American soldier and hunter (b. 1846)
1917 – Feliks Leparsky, Russian fencer (b. 1875)
1921 – Raymond Thorne, American swimmer (b. 1887)
1922 – Frank Tudor, Australian politician (b. 1866)
1926 – Eino Leino, Finnish poet (b. 1878)
1934 – Marinus van der Lubbe, Dutch anarchist (b. 1909)
1935 – Edwin Flack, Australian tennis player (b. 1873)
1941 – Frank Bridge, English viola player and composer (b. 1879)
1941 – John Lavery, Irish painter (b. 1856)
1941 – Joe Penner, Hungarian-American comedian and actor (b. 1904)
1941 – Issai Schur, German mathematician (b. 1875)
1949 – Erich von Drygalski, German geographer and geophysicist (b. 1865)
1951 – Sinclair Lewis, American author and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1885)
1951 – Yoshio Nishina, Japanese physicist (b. 1890)
1954 – Oscar Brockmeyer, American soccer player (b. 1883)
1954 – Chester Wilmot, American journalist (b. 1911)
1957 – Gabriela Mistral, Chilean poet and educator, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1889)
1960 – Jack Laviolette, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1879)
1961 – Dashiell Hammett, American author and screenwriter (b. 1894)
1965 – Frederick Fleet, English crewman, survivor of the Sinking of the RMS Titanic (b. 1887)
1968 – Basil Sydney, English actor (b. 1894)
1969 – Sampurnanand,Indian Freedom Fighter,U P second Chief Minister(b.1891)
1969 – John Brownlee, Australian opera singer (b. 1900)
1970 – Pavel Belyayev, Russian pilot and astronaut (b. 1925)
1971 – Coco Chanel, French fashion designer, founded Chanel (b. 1883)
1972 – Aksel Larsen, Danish politician (b. 1897)
1976 – Howlin' Wolf, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1910)
1978 – Pedro Joaquín Chamorro Cardenal, Nicaraguan journalist (b. 1924)
1978 – Don Gillis, American composer and conductor (b. 1912)
1980 – Hughie Critz, American baseball player (b. 1900)
1980 – George Meany, American union leader (b. 1894)
1980 – Bo Rein, American football player and coach (b. 1945)
1981 – Katharine Alexander, American actress (b. 1898)
1981 – Richard Boone, American actor (b. 1917)
1981 – Fawn M. Brodie, American historian and author (b. 1915)
1982 – Paul Lynde, American comedian and actor (b. 1926)
1984 – Souvanna Phouma, Laotian politician, 8th Prime Minister of Laos (b. 1901)
1985 – Anton Karas, Austrian zither player and composer (b. 1906)
1986 – Jaroslav Seifert, Czech journalist and poet, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1901)
1987 – Marion Hutton, American singer and actress (b. 1919)
1987 – David Robinson, English businessman and philanthropist (b. 1904)
1989 – Herbert Morrison, American journalist (b. 1905)
1989 – Colin Winchester, Australian police officer (b. 1933)
1990 – Tochinishiki Kiyotaka, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 44th Yokozuna (b. 1925)
1991 – Richard Kuremaa, Estonian footballer (b. 1912)
1992 – Roberto Bonomi, Argentine race car driver (b. 1919)
1995 – Kathleen Tynan, Canadian-English journalist, author, and screenwriter (b. 1937)
1997 – Elspeth Huxley, Kenyan-English journalist and author (b. 1907)
1997 – Sheldon Leonard, American actor, producer, and director (b. 1907)
1997 – Alexander R. Todd, Baron Todd, Scottish chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1907)
1999 – Edward Williams, Australian judge (b. 1921)
2000 – Sam Jaffe, American film producer (b. 1901)
2002 – W. A. Criswell, American pastor and author (b. 1909)
2004 – Spalding Gray, American actor and screenwriter (b. 1941)
2004 – Alexandra Ripley, American author (b. 1934)
2005 – Basil, Ukrainian-Canadian bishop (b. 1909)
2005 – Gene Baylos, American comedian (b. 1906)
2005 – Margherita Carosio, Italian soprano (b. 1908)
2005 – James Forman, American activist (b. 1928)
2005 – Kalevi Hämäläinen, Finnish skier (b. 1932)
2005 – Erwin Hillier, German-English cinematographer (b. 1911)
2005 – Jack Horner, American journalist (b. 1912)
2005 – Princess Joséphine Charlotte of Belgium (b. 1927)
2005 – Arthur Walworth, American biographer (b. 1903)
2007 – Carlo Ponti, Italian film producer (b. 1912)
2007 – Bradford Washburn, American explorer, photographer, and cartographer (b. 1910)
2008 – Christopher Bowman, American figure skater (b. 1967)
2008 – Mikhail Minin, Russian soldier (b. 1922)
2008 – Maila Nurmi, Finnish-American actress (b. 1921)
2009 – Bill Stone, English navy officer (b. 1900)
2011 – Vivek Shauq, Indian actor (b. 1963)
2011 – Margaret Whiting, American singer (b. 1924)
2013 – Christel Adelaar, Indonesian-Dutch actress (b. 1935)
2013 – Antonino Calderone, Italian mobster (b. 1935)
2013 – Evan S. Connell, American author and poet (b. 1924)
2013 – George Gruntz, Swiss pianist and composer (b. 1932)
2013 – Jay Handlan, American basketball player (b. 1928)
2013 – Franz Lehrndorfer, German organist and composer (b. 1928)
2013 – Claude Nobs, Swiss businessman, founded the Montreux Jazz Festival (b. 1936)
2013 – Lucien Poirier, French general (b. 1918)
2013 – Jorge Selarón, Chilean-Brazilian painter (b. 1947)
2013 – Vincent Sombrotto, American businessman (b. 1923)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/17/14 at 7:24 am

Born this day January 17th:

1921 – Herbert Ellis, American writer and actor
1921 – Asghar Khan, Pakistani pilot and politician
1922 – Luis Echeverría, Mexican politician, 50th President of Mexico
1922 – Betty White, American actress and singer
1923 – Carol Raye, English-Australian actress
1925 – Edgar Ray Killen, American Ku Klux Klan organizer
1926 – Newton N. Minow, American politician and attorney
1930 – Eddie LeBaron, American football player
1931 – James Earl Jones, American actor
1931 – Douglas Wilder, American politician, 66th Governor of Virginia
1931 – Don Zimmer, American baseball player, manager, and coach
1934 – Stuart Nisbet, American actor
1935 – Ruth Ann Minner, American businesswoman and politician, 72nd Governor of Delaware
1937 – Alain Badiou, French philosopher and educator
1939 – Maury Povich, American talk show host
1940 – Kipchoge Keino, Kenyan runner
1940 – Tabaré Vázquez, Uruguayan politician, President of Uruguay
1941 – István Horthy, Jr., Hungarian physicist and architect
1941 – Gillian Weir, New Zealand organist
1942 – Muhammad Ali, American boxer
1942 – Ita Buttrose, Australian journalist
1942 – Ulf Hoelscher, German violinist
1943 – Geoffrey Deuel, American actor
1943 – Chris Montez, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1943 – René Préval, Haitian politician, 52nd President of Haiti
1944 – Françoise Hardy, French singer and actress
1945 – Javed Akhtar, Indian composer, poet, and scriptwriter
1946 – Michèle Deslauriers, Canadian actress
1947 – Jane Elliot, American actress
1948 – Jim Ladd, American radio host and producer
1948 – Davíð Oddsson, Icelandic politician, 21st Prime Minister of Iceland
1948 – Anne Queffélec, French pianist
1949 – Gyude Bryant, Liberian politician and businessman
1949 – Mick Taylor, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers and The Rolling Stones)
1950 – Luis López Nieves, Puerto Rican author
1952 – Ryuichi Sakamoto, Japanese pianist, composer, producer, and actor (Yellow Magic Orchestra)
1953 – Jeff Berlin, American bass player
1953 – Carlos Johnson, American singer and guitarist
1954 – Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., American lawyer, radio host, and environmentalist
1954 – Susan Kiefel, Australian lawyer and judge
1955 – Steve Earle, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor
1955 – Steve Javie, American basketball referee
1956 – Paul Young, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Q-Tips)
1957 – Keith Chegwin, English television host and actor
1957 – Steve Harvey, American comedian, actor, and author
1957 – Ann Nocenti, American author
1957 – Michel Vaarten, Belgian cyclist
1958 – Valdas Kasparavičius, Lithuanian footballer
1959 – Susanna Hoffs, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress (The Bangles and Ming Tea)
1959 – Momoe Yamaguchi, Japanese singer and actress
1960 – John Crawford, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Berlin)
1960 – Chili Davis, Jamaican-American baseball player
1960 – Tracey Moore, Canadian voice actress and singer
1960 – Chatchai Plengpanich, Thai actor
1961 – Maia Chiburdanidze, Georgian chess player
1961 – Brian Helgeland, American screenwriter, producer, and director
1962 – Jun Azumi, Japanese politician
1962 – Jim Carrey, Canadian-American actor and producer
1962 – Sebastian Junger, American journalist and author
1962 – Taija Rae, American porn actress
1963 – Kai Hansen, German singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Gamma Ray, Helloween, Unisonic, and Iron Savior)
1964 – Michelle Obama, American lawyer and activist, wife of Barack Obama, 46th First Lady of the United States
1964 – Andy Rourke, English bass player (The Smiths and Freebass)
1965 – Nikos Nioplias, Greek footballer
1965 – Sylvain Turgeon, Canadian ice hockey player
1966 – Joshua Malina, American actor
1966 – Stephin Merritt, American singer-songwriter (The Magnetic Fields, The 6ths, Future Bible Heroes, and The Gothic Archies)
1966 – Shabba Ranks, Jamaican singer
1966 – António Zeferino, Cape Verdean athlete
1967 – Ahto Buldas, Estonian cryptographer
1967 – Richard Hawley, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Pulp and The Longpigs)
1967 – Wendy Mass, American author
1967 – Song Kang-ho, South Korean actor
1968 – Svetlana Masterkova, Russian runner
1968 – Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer, Dutch author, poet, and scholar
1968 – Jane Salumäe, Estonian runner
1969 – Naveen Andrews, English actor
1969 – Lukas Moodysson, Swedish screenwriter and director
1969 – Tiësto, Dutch DJ and producer (Gouryella and Kamaya Painters)
1970 – Cássio Alves de Barros, Brazilian footballer
1970 – Masaaki Mochizuki, Japanese wrestler
1970 – Jeremy Roenick, American ice hockey player
1970 – Genndy Tartakovsky, Russian-American animator, director, and producer
1970 – James Wattana, Thai snooker player
1971 – Giorgos Balogiannis, Greek basketball player
1971 – Kid Rock, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor
1971 – Youki Kudoh, Japanese actress
1971 – Sylvie Testud, French actress
1971 – Paolo Vaccari, Italian rugby player
1971 – Ann Wolfe, American boxer
1972 – Benno Fürmann, German actor
1972 – Ken Hirai, Japanese singer-songwriter, producer, and actor
1973 – Cuauhtémoc Blanco, Mexican footballer
1973 – Chris Bowen, Australian politician
1973 – Liz Ellis, Australian netball player
1973 – Aaron Ward, Canadian ice hockey player
1974 – Danny Bhoy, Scottish comedian
1974 – Vesko Kountchev, Bulgarian violist (Amparanoia)
1974 – Derrick Mason, American football player
1974 – Yang Chen, Chinese footballer
1975 – Freddy Rodriguez, American actor
1975 – Squarepusher, English singer-songwriter
1975 – Rami Yacoub, Swedish songwriter and producer
1977 – Kevin Fertig, American wrestler
1977 – Leigh Whannell, Australian actor, screenwriter, and producer
1978 – Ricky Wilson, English singer-songwriter (Kaiser Chiefs)
1979 – Oleg Lisogor, Ukrainian swimmer
1979 – Chase Stevens, American wrestler
1980 – Maksim Chmerkovskiy, Ukrainian-American dancer and choreographer
1980 – Zooey Deschanel, American singer-songwriter and actress (She & Him)
1980 – Gareth McLearnon, Irish flute player
1980 – Modestas Stonys, Lithuanian footballer
1981 – Warren Feeney, Irish footballer
1981 – Ray J, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor
1981 – Scott Mechlowicz, American actor
1982 – Hwanhee, South Korean singer and actor (Fly to the Sky)
1982 – Dwyane Wade, American basketball player
1982 – Amanda Wilkinson, Canadian singer (The Wilkinsons)
1983 – Álvaro Arbeloa, Spanish footballer
1983 – Johannes Herber, German basketball player
1983 – Rick Kelly, Australian race car driver
1984 – Sophie Dee, Welsh porn actress
1984 – Calvin Harris, Scottish singer-songwriter, DJ, and producer
1984 – Sam Shaw, American wrestler
1985 – Pablo Barrientos, Argentine footballer
1985 – Mark Briscoe, American professional wrestler
1985 – Kangin, South Korean singer, dancer, and actor (Super Junior)
1985 – Riyu Kosaka, Japanese singer and actress (BeForU)
1985 – Betsy Ruth, American wrestler
1985 – Simone Simons, Dutch singer-songwriter (Epica)
1986 – Max Adler, American actor
1986 – Hale Appleman, American actor
1986 – Viktor Stalberg, Swedish ice hockey player
1987 – Oleksandr Usyk, Ukrainian boxer
1988 – Will Genia, Australian rugby player
1988 – Héctor Moreno, Mexican footballer
1989 – Hollie-Jay Bowes, English actress and singer
1989 – Björn Dreyer, German footballer
1989 – Taylor Jordan, American baseball player
1990 – Santiago Tréllez, Colombian footballer
1991 – Trevor Bauer, American baseball player
1991 – Lee Kiseop, South Korean singer and dancer (U-KISS)
1993 – Frankie Cocozza, English singer and TV personality
1997 – Jack Vidgen, Australian singer-songwriter

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/17/14 at 7:25 am

Died this day January 17th:

395 – Theodosius I, Roman emperor (b. 347)
1229 – Albert of Riga, German bishop (b. 1165)
1345 – Martino Zaccaria, former Genoese Lord of Chios
1345 – Henry of Asti, titular Latin Patriarch of Constantinople
1369 – Peter I of Cyprus (b. 1328)
1468 – Skanderbeg, Albanian lord (b. 1405)
1598 – Feodor I of Russia (b. 1557)
1617 – Fausto Veranzio, Croatian bishop (b. 1551)
1654 – Paulus Potter, Dutch painter (b. 1625)
1705 – John Ray, English historian (b. 1627)
1718 – Benjamin Church, American captain (b. 1639)
1737 – Matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann, German architect (b. 1662)
1738 – Jean-François Dandrieu, French organist and composer (b. 1682)
1751 – Tomaso Albinoni, Italian composer (b. 1671)
1826 – Juan Crisóstomo Arriaga, Spanish composer (b. 1806)
1834 – Giovanni Aldini, Italian physicist (b. 1762)
1861 – Lola Montez, Irish-American dancer and actress (b. 1821)
1863 – Horace Vernet, French painter (b. 1789)
1869 – Alexander Dargomyzhsky, Russian composer (b. 1813)
1874 – Chang and Eng Bunker, Thai conjoined twin (b. 1811)
1878 – Edward Shepherd Creasy, English historian (b. 1812)
1884 – Hermann Schlegel, German ornithologist (b. 1804)
1887 – William Giblin, Australian politician, 13th Premier of Tasmania (b. 1840)
1891 – George Bancroft, American historian and politician, 17th United States Secretary of the Navy (b. 1800)
1893 – Rutherford B. Hayes, American politician, 19th President of the United States (b. 1822)
1903 – Ignaz Wechselmann, Hungarian architect and philanthropist (b. 1828)
1908 – Ferdinand IV, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1835)
1909 – Francis Smith, Australian politician, 4th Premier of Tasmania (b. 1819)
1911 – Francis Galton, English polymath, anthropologist, and geographer (b. 1822)
1927 – Juliette Gordon Low, American founder of the Girl Scouts of the USA (b. 1860)
1931 – Grand Duke Peter Nikolaevich of Russia (b. 1864)
1932 – Albert Jacka, Australian soldier, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1893)
1933 – Ruurd Leegstra, Dutch rower (b. 1877)
1933 – Louis Comfort Tiffany, American stained glass artist (b. 1848)
1936 – Mateiu Caragiale, Romanian author (b. 1885)
1942 – Walther von Reichenau, German field marshal (b. 1884)
1947 – Pyotr Krasnov, Russian general (b. 1869)
1947 – Jean-Marie-Rodrigue Villeneuve, Canadian cardinal (b. 1883)
1951 – Jyoti Prasad Agarwala, Indian poet, playwright, and director (b. 1903)
1952 – Walter Briggs, Sr., American businessman (b. 1877)
1956 – Blind Alfred Reed, American singer-songwriter (b. 1880)
1960 – Andrew Kennaway Henderson, New Zealand illustrator (b. 1879)
1961 – Patrice Lumumba, Congolese politician, 1st Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (b. 1925)
1963 – Henri Masson, French fencer (b. 1872)
1964 – T. H. White, English author (b. 1906)
1967 – Evelyn Nesbit, American actress (b. 1884)
1970 – Simon Kovar, Russian-American bassoon player (b. 1890)
1970 – Billy Stewart, American singer and pianist (b. 1937)
1972 – Betty Smith, American author (b. 1896)
1973 – Takis Hristoforidis, Greek actor (b. 1914)
1977 – Gary Gilmore, American murderer (b. 1940)
1977 – Dougal Haston, Scottish mountaineer (b. 1940)
1981 – Loukas Panourgias, Greek footballer (b. 1899)
1983 – Doodles Weaver, American actor (b. 1911)
1984 – George Rigaud, Argentinian actor (b. 1905)
1987 – Hugo Fregonese, Argentine director (b. 1908)
1988 – Percy Qoboza, South African journalist and author (b. 1938)
1991 – Olav V of Norway (b. 1903)
1992 – Frank Pullen, English businessman (b. 1915)
1993 – Albert Hourani, English-Lebanese historian (b. 1915)
1994 – Yevgeni Ivanov, Russian spy (b. 1926)
1994 – Helen Stephens, American runner (b. 1918)
1996 – Amber Hagerman, American kidnapped victim, inspired the AMBER Alert system (b. 1986)
1996 – Barbara Jordan, American politician (b. 1936)
1996 – Mostafa Sid Ahmed, Sudanese singer (b. 1953)
1997 – Bert Kelly, Australian politician (b. 1912)
1997 – Clyde Tombaugh, American astronomer (b. 1906)
1998 – Junior Kimbrough, American singer and guitarist (b. 1930)
1999 – Robert Eads, American transsexual man (b. 1945)
1999 – Samantha Reid, American victim of GHB overdose (b. 1984)
2000 – Philip Jones, English trumpet player (b. 1928)
2000 – Ion Rațiu, Romanian politician (b. 1917)
2001 – Gregory Corso, American poet (b. 1930)
2002 – Camilo José Cela, Spanish author, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1916)
2002 – Bishop Karas, Sudanese-American bishop (b. 1955)
2002 – Queenie Leonard, American actress (b. 1905)
2002 – Eddie Meduza, Swedish singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1948)
2002 – Roman Personov, Russian physicist (b. 1932)
2003 – Richard Crenna, American actor (b. 1926)
2003 – Balint Vazsonyi, Hungarian pianist (b. 1936)
2004 – Raymond Bonham Carter, English banker (b. 1929)
2004 – Harry Brecheen, American baseball player (b. 1914)
2004 – Czesław Niemen, Polish singer-songwriter (Niebiesko-Czarni) (b. 1939)
2004 – Ray Stark, American stage and film producer (b. 1915)
2004 – Noble Willingham, American actor (b. 1931)
2005 – Charlie Bell, Australian businessman (b. 1960)
2005 – Virginia Mayo, American actress (b. 1920)
2005 – Albert Schatz, American microbiologist (b. 1920)
2005 – Zhao Ziyang, Chinese politician, 3rd Premier of the People's Republic of China (b. 1919)
2006 – Clarence Ray Allen, American murderer (b. 1930)
2006 – Pierre Grondin, Canadian surgeon (b. 1925)
2007 – Art Buchwald, American columnist (b. 1925)
2007 – Yevhen Kushnaryov, Ukrainian politician (b. 1951)
2008 – Bobby Fischer, American chess player and author (b. 1943)
2008 – Ernie Holmes, American football player (b. 1948)
2008 – Allan Melvin, American actor (b. 1923)
2008 – Carlos, French singer, actor and entertainer (b. 1943)
2009 – Anders Isaksson, Swedish journalist and historian (b. 1943)
2010 – Gaines Adams, American football player (b. 1983)
2010 – Jyoti Basu, Indian politician, 9th Chief Minister of West Bengal (b. 1914)
2010 – Daisuke Gōri, Japanese voice actor (b. 1952)
2010 – Michalis Papakonstantinou, Greek politician, Foreign Minister of Greece (b. 1919)
2010 – Erich Segal, American author and screenwriter (b. 1937)
2011 – Don Kirshner, American composer (b. 1934)
2012 – Johnny Otis, American singer-songwriter (b. 1921)
2013 – Bill Albright, American football player (b. 1929)
2013 – Mehmet Ali Birand, Turkish journalist (b. 1941)
2013 – Jakob Arjouni, German author (b. 1964)
2013 – Tissa Balasuriya, Sri Lankan priest and theologian (b. 1924)
2013 – Claude Black, American pianist (b. 1933)
2013 – Robert F. Chew, American actor (b. 1960)
2013 – Yves Debay, Belgian journalist (b. 1954)
2013 – Fernando Guillén, Spanish actor (b. 1932)
2013 – Sophiya Haque, English actress and singer (b. 1971)
2013 – James Hood, American activist (b. 1942)
2013 – Homayoun Khorram, Iranian violinist and composer (b. 1930)
2013 – Fred J. Lincoln, American porn actor, director, and producer (b. 1938)
2013 – Tony Martin, Trinidadian-American historian (b. 1942)
2013 – Jack McCarthy, American poet (b. 1939)
2013 – Paul McKeever, German-English police officer (b. 1956)
2013 – John Nkomo, Zimbabwean politician, Vice President of Zimbabwe (b. 1934)
2013 – Guram Sagaradze, Georgian actor (b. 1929)
2013 – Michael Triplett, American journalist (b. 1964)
2013 – Lizbeth Webb, English soprano and actress (b. 1926)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/18/14 at 6:04 am

Born this day January 18th:

1921 – Yoichiro Nambu, Japanese-American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
1931 – Chun Doo-hwan, South Korean general and politician, 5th President of South Korea
1933 – John Boorman, English-Irish director
1934 – Raymond Briggs, English author and illustrator
1935 – Albert Millaire, Canadian actor and director
1937 – John Hume, Northern Irish politician, Nobel Peace Prize laureate
1941 – Denise Bombardier, Canadian journalist and author
1941 – Bobby Goldsboro, American singer-songwriter
1943 – Paul Freeman, English actor
1943 – Kay Granger, American politician
1944 – Paul Keating, Australian politician, 24th Prime Minister of Australia
1946 – Perro Aguayo, Mexican wrestler
1946 – Joseph Deiss, Swiss politician, 156th President of the Swiss Confederation
1947 – Sachio Kinugasa, Japanese baseball player
1947 – Takeshi Kitano, Japanese actor and director
1949 – Bill Keller, American journalist
1949 – Philippe Starck, French interior designer
1950 – Gianfranco Brancatelli, Italian racing driver
1951 – Bob Latchford, English footballer
1951 – Alan Moody, English footballer
1952 – Michael Angelis, English actor
1952 – Michael Behe, American biochemist and author
1952 – R. Stevie Moore, American singer-songwriter
1953 – Patrick G. Halpin, American politician
1953 – Brett Hudson, American singer-songwriter and producer (Hudson Brothers)
1954 – Tom Bailey English singer-songwriter (Thompson Twins, International Observer, and Bailey-Salgado Project)
1954 – Ted DiBiase, American wrestler and manager
1955 – Kevin Costner, American actor, singer, director, and producer
1955 – Fergus Martin, Irish painter
1956 – Sharon Mitchell, American porn actress and director
1961 – Peter Beardsley, English footballer
1961 – Bobby Hansen, American basketball player
1961 – Mark Messier, Canadian ice hockey player
1961 – Jeff Yagher, American actor
1962 – Alison Arngrim, American actress
1962 – Mike Lynch, American cartoonist
1962 – David O'Connor, American horse rider
1963 – Maxime Bernier, Canadian politician, 7th Minister of Foreign Affairs for Canada
1963 – Martin O'Malley, American politician, 61st Governor of Maryland
1963 – Yury Zakharevich, Russian weightlifter
1964 – Brady Anderson, American baseball player
1964 – Jane Horrocks, English actress
1964 – Andrea Leand, American tennis player
1964 – Enrico Lo Verso, Italian actor
1965 – Dave Attell, American comedian and actor
1966 – Alexander Khalifman, Russian chess player
1966 – André Ribeiro, Brazilian race car driver
1967 – Andrei Inešin, Estonian shooter
1967 – Iván Zamorano, Chilean footballer
1968 – Dragana Mirković, Serbian singer
1969 – Dave Batista, American wrestler, mixed martial artist, and actor
1969 – John Eder, American politician
1969 – Jesse L. Martin, American actor and singer
1969 – Jim O'Rourke, American guitarist and producer (Sonic Youth, Loose Fur, and Gastr del Sol)
1970 – DJ Quik, American rapper, producer, and actor (The Fixxers and QDT)
1970 – Peter van Petegem, Belgian cyclist
1971 – Jonathan Davis, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (Korn, Sexart, and Killbot)
1971 – Christian Fittipaldi, Brazilian race car driver
1971 – Josep Guardiola, Spanish footballer
1971 – Seamus O'Regan, Canadian journalist
1971 – Fabian Ribauw, Nauruan politician
1972 – Vinod Kambli, Indian cricketer
1972 – Mike Lieberthal, American baseball player
1973 – Burnie Burns, American actor, director, and producer, co-founded Rooster Teeth Productions
1973 – Luther Dickinson, American guitarist and vocalist (North Mississippi Allstars and The Black Crowes)
1973 – Benjamin Jealous, American political scientist
1973 – Anthony Koutoufides, Australian footballer
1973 – Guo Degang, Chinese comedian and xiangsheng actor
1973 – Crispian Mills, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and director (The Jeevas and Kula Shaker)
1974 – Christian Burns, English singer-songwriter (BBMak)
1974 – Princess Claire of Belgium, English-Belgian land surveyor
1974 – Devon Odessa, American actress
1974 – Maulik Pancholy, American actor
1974 – Michael Tunn, Australian television and radio host
1976 – Laurence Courtois, Belgian tennis player
1976 – Damien Leith, Irish-Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist
1977 – Richard Archer, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Hard-Fi)
1977 – Curtis Cregan, American actor and singer (Hi-5)
1977 – Alina Jidkova, Russian tennis player
1977 – Richard Wall, Irish actor
1978 – Brian Falkenborg, American baseball player
1978 – Thor Hushovd, Norwegian cyclist
1978 – Bogdan Lobonț, Romanian footballer
1979 – Jay Chou, Taiwanese singer-songwriter, actor, producer, and director
1979 – Ruslan Fedotenko, Ukrainian ice hockey player
1979 – Paulo Ferreira, Portuguese footballer
1979 – Brian Gionta, American ice hockey player
1979 – Anastasia Grebenkina, Russian ice dancer
1979 – Kenyatta Jones, American football player
1980 – Estelle, English singer-songwriter and producer
1980 – Robert Green, English footballer
1980 – Kert Haavistu, Estonian football, futsal and beach soccer player and coach
1980 – Julius Peppers, American football player
1980 – Jason Segel, American actor, singer, and screenwriter
1981 – Otgonbayar Ershuu, Mongolian visual artist
1981 – Kang Dong-won, South Korean actor
1981 – Olivier Rochus, Belgian tennis player
1981 – Khari Stephenson, Jamaican footballer
1982 – Quinn Allman, American guitarist and producer (The Used)
1982 – Tõnis Erm, Estonian mountain bike orienteer
1982 – Joanna Newsom, American singer-songwriter and harp player (The Pleased)
1982 – Rolf Roosalu, Estonian singer
1983 – Samantha Mumba, Irish singer-songwriter and actress
1984 – Kristy Lee Cook, American singer
1984 – Ioannis Drymonakos, Greek swimmer
1984 – Makoto Hasebe, Japanese footballer
1984 – Michael Kearney, American educator
1984 – Benji Schwimmer, American dancer and choreographer
1984 – Viktoria Shklover, Estonian figure skater
1985 – Dale Begg-Smith, Australian skier
1985 – Minissha Lamba, Indian actress and model
1985 – Riccardo Montolivo, Italian footballer
1986 – Grigoris Makos, Greek footballer
1986 – Marya Roxx, Estonian-American singer-songwriter (Vanilla Ninja)
1986 – Becca Tobin, American singer-actress
1987 – Johan Djourou, Swiss footballer
1987 – Christopher Liebig, German rugby player
1988 – Ronnie Day, American singer-songwriter
1988 – Angelique Kerber, German tennis player
1988 – Anastasios Kissas, Greek footballer
1989 – Rubén Miño, Spanish footballer
1990 – Alex Pietrangelo, Canadian ice hockey player
1991 – Diego Simões, Brazilian footballer
1992 – Kieran Tscherniawsky, English discus thrower
1993 – Morgan York, American actress
1994 – Kang Ji-young, South Korean singer (Kara)
1994 – Ilona Kremen, Belarusian tennis player
1994 – Minzy, South Korean singer and dancer (2NE1)
1999 – Karan Brar, American actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/18/14 at 6:05 am

Died this day January 18th:

52 BC – Publius Clodius Pulcher, Roman politician (b. 93 BC)
474 – Leo I the Thracian, Byzantine Emperor (b. 401)
1213 – Tamar of Georgia (b. 1160)
1367 – Peter I of Portugal (b. 1320)
1425 – Edmund Mortimer, 5th Earl of March, English politician (b. 1391)
1471 – Emperor Go-Hanazono of Japan (b. 1419)
1586 – Margaret of Parma (b. 1522)
1677 – Jan van Riebeeck, Dutch administrator, founded Cape Town (b. 1619)
1803 – Ippolit Bogdanovich, Russian poet (b. 1743)
1849 – Panoutsos Notaras, Greek politician (b. 1752)
1862 – John Tyler, American politician, 10th President of the United States (b. 1790)
1873 – Edward George Bulwer-Lytton, English author (b. 1803)
1878 – Antoine César Becquerel, French physicist (b. 1788)
1886 – Baldassare Verazzi, Italian painter (b. 1819)
1892 – Anton Anderledy, Swiss religious leader, 23rd Superior General of the Society of Jesus (b. 1819)
1896 – Charles Floquet, French politician, 55th Prime Minister of France (b. 1828)
1923 – Wallace Reid, American actor (b. 1891)
1936 – Hermanus Brockmann, Dutch rower (b. 1871)
1936 – Rudyard Kipling, English author and poet, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1865)
1940 – Kazimierz Przerwa-Tetmajer, Polish author, poet, and playwright (b. 1865)
1945 – Hermann Braun, American-German actor (b. 1918)
1951 – Amy Carmichael, Irish missionary (b. 1867)
1952 – Curly Howard, American actor and comedian (b. 1903)
1954 – Sydney Greenstreet, English actor (b. 1879)
1955 – Saadat Hassan Manto, Pakistani author (b. 1912)
1956 – Konstantin Päts, Estonian politician, 1st President of Estonia (b. 1874)
1963 – Hugh Gaitskell, English politician (b. 1906)
1966 – Kathleen Norris, American author (b. 1880)
1967 – Goose Tatum, American basketball player (b. 1921)
1969 – Hans Freyer, German sociologist (b. 1887)
1969 – Dada Lekhraj, Indian spiritual leader (b. 1884)
1970 – David O. McKay, American religious leader, 9th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (b. 1873)
1971 – Virgil Finlay, American illustrator (b. 1914)
1975 – Gertrude Olmstead, American actress (b. 1897)
1978 – Hasan Askari, Pakistani philosopher and author (b. 1919)
1978 – Carl Betz, American actor (b. 1921)
1978 – Walter H. Thompson, English bodyguard (b. 1890)
1980 – Cecil Beaton, English fashion designer (b. 1904)
1984 – Panteleimon Ponomarenko, Soviet politician and military commander (b. 1902)
1984 – Vassilis Tsitsanis, Greek singer-songwriter and bouzouki player (b. 1915)
1985 – Wilfrid Brambell, Irish actor (b. 1912)
1989 – Bruce Chatwin, English author (b. 1940)
1990 – Rusty Hamer, American actor (b. 1947)
1993 – Eleanor Hibbert, English author (b. 1906)
1994 – Denis Henry Desty, English chromatographer (b. 1923)
1995 – Adolf Butenandt, German chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1903)
1995 – Ron Luciano, American baseball umpire (b. 1937)
1996 – N. T. Rama Rao, Indian actor, director, producer, and politician, 10th Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh (b. 1923)
1997 – Paul Tsongas, American politician (b. 1941)
1997 – Adriana Caselotti, American voice actress and singer (b. 1916)
2000 – Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky, Austrian architect (b. 1897)
2001 – Laurent-Désiré Kabila, Congolese politician, President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (b. 1939)
2001 – Al Waxman, Canadian actor (b. 1935)
2003 – Ed Farhat, American wrestler (b. 1924)
2003 – Harivansh Rai Bachchan, Indian poet (b. 1907)
2005 – Lamont Bentley, American actor (b. 1973)
2005 – Pez Whatley, American wrestler (b. 1951)
2006 – Jan Twardowski, Polish poet (b. 1915)
2007 – Brent Liles, American bass player (Agent Orange and Social Distortion) (b. 1963)
2008 – Georgia Frontiere, American businesswoman (b. 1927)
2008 – Frank Lewin, American composer and theorist (b. 1925)
2008 – John Stroger, American politician (b. 1929)
2009 – Tony Hart, English television host (b. 1925)
2009 – Nora Kovach, Hungarian-American ballerina (b. 1931)
2009 – Bob May, American actor (b. 1939)
2009 – Grigore Vieru, Romanian poet (b. 1935)
2010 – Kate McGarrigle, Canadian singer-songwriter and accordion player (Mountain City Four and Kate and Anna McGarrigle) (b. 1946)
2010 – Robert B. Parker, American author (b. 1932)
2011 – Sargent Shriver, American politician and diplomat, 21st United States Ambassador to France (b. 1915)
2013 – Martin Barbarič, Czech footballer (b. 1970)
2013 – Peter Boyle, Scottish-Australian footballer (b. 1951)
2013 – Walmor Chagas, Brazilian actor (b. 1930)
2013 – Sean Fallon, Irish footballer (b. 1922)
2013 – Jim Horning, American computer scientist (b. 1942)
2013 – Alfons Lemmens, Dutch footballer (b. 1919)
2013 – David Lewis, Zimbabwean cricketer (b. 1927)
2013 – Jon Mannah, Australian rugby player (b. 1989)
2013 – Lewis Marnell, Swedish/Australian professional skateboarder (b. 1982)
2013 – Ron Nachman, Israeli politician (b. 1942)
2013 – Borghild Niskin, Norwegian skier (b. 1924)
2013 – Jacques Sadoul, French author (b. 1934)
2013 – Theodore Stern, American academic (b. 1912)
2013 – Morné van der Merwe, South African rugby player (b. 1973)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: c_keenan2001@hotmail.com on 01/22/14 at 1:57 am

Michael Kieland John Hutchence was born on this day in 1960. 

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/22/14 at 5:39 am

Born this day January 22nd:

1918 – Elmer Lach, Canadian ice hockey player
1920 – Irving Kristol, American columnist, author and academic, founded The National Interest (d. 2009)
1924 – Betty Lockwood, English political activist
1928 – Alan Grieve, English lawyer
1932 – Piper Laurie, American actress
1934 – Graham Kerr, English chef
1935 – Seymour Cassel, American actor
1936 – Alan J. Heeger, American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate
1937 – Edén Pastora, Nicaraguan politician
1937 – Joseph Wambaugh, American police officer and author
1938 – Peter Beard, Australian photographer and writer
1938 – Altair Gomes de Figueiredo, Brazilian footballer
1939 – Alfredo Palacio, Ecuadoran politician, President of Ecuador
1940 – John Hurt, English actor
1940 – George Seifert, American football coach
1940 – Gillian Shephard, English politician
1941 – Jaan Kaplinski, Estonian writer and philosopher
1942 – Mimis Domazos, Greek footballer
1943 – Marília Pêra, Brazilian actress
1943 – Michael Spicer, English politician
1945 – Jean-Pierre Nicolas, French rally driver
1945 – Christoph Schönborn, Bohemian-Austrian cardinal
1946 – Serge Savard, Canadian ice hockey player
1947 – Vladimir Oravsky, Czech-Swedish author and director
1948 – Gilbert Levine, American conductor
1948 – Roger Williams, British politician
1949 – Mike Caldwell, American baseball player
1949 – Phil Miller, English guitarist (National Health, In Cahoots, Matching Mole, and Hatfield and the North)
1949 – Steve Perry, American singer-songwriter and producer (Journey)
1950 – Paul Bew, Northern Irish historian
1950 – Pamela Salem, English actress
1951 – Leon Roberts, American baseball player
1952 – Ramón Avilés, Puerto Rican baseball player
1953 – Winfried Berkemeier, German footballer
1953 – Myung-whun Chung, South Korean pianist and conductor
1953 – Jim Jarmusch, American director and screenwriter
1954 – Tully Blanchard, American wrestler
1954 – Chris Lemmon, American actor
1954 – Peter Pilz, Austrian politician
1955 – Timothy R. Ferguson, American politician
1955 – Thomas David Jones, American astronaut
1956 – Steve Riley, American drummer (L.A. Guns, W.A.S.P., Keel, and Steppenwolf)
1956 – John Wesley Shipp, American actor
1957 – Mike Bossy, Canadian ice hockey player
1957 – Brian Dayett, American baseball player
1957 – Godfrey Thoma, Nauruan politician
1957 – Francis Wheen, English journalist
1958 – Nikos Anastopoulos, Greek footballer and manager
1959 – Linda Blair, American actress
1961 – Daniel Johnston, American singer-songwriter
1962 – Mizan Zainal Abidin of Terengganu, Malay Sultan of Terengganu, 13th Malaysian head of state
1962 – Jimmy Herring, American guitarist (Widespread Panic)
1962 – Huw Irranca-Davies, British politician
1962 – Eric Schaeffer, American actor and director
1963 – Nicola Duffett, English actress
1963 – Javier Ortiz, American baseball player
1963 – Andrei Tchmil, Ukrainian-Belgian cyclist
1963 – Jeff Treadway, American baseball player
1964 – Nigel Benn, English boxer
1964 – Joe Dudek, American football player
1964 – Wayne Kirby, American baseball player
1964 – Stojko Vranković, Croatian basketball player
1965 – Steven Adler, American drummer and songwriter (Guns N' Roses, Adler's Appetite, Hollywood Rose, and Road Crew)
1965 – DJ Jazzy Jeff, American DJ, producer, and actor (DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince)
1965 – Diane Lane, American actress
1965 – Brian McCardie, Scottish actor
1965 – Andrew Roachford, English singer-songwriter and keyboard player (Mike + The Mechanics)
1965 – Chintara Sukapatana, Thai actress
1967 – Nick Gillingham, English swimmer
1967 – Eleanor McEvoy, Irish singer-songwriter
1967 – Manabu Nakanishi, Japanese wrestler
1967 – Ecaterina Szabo, Romanian gymnast
1968 – Guy Fieri, American television host and restaurateur
1968 – Heath, Japanese singer-songwriter and bass player (X Japan)
1968 – Frank Lebœuf, French footballer
1968 – Raquel Cassidy, English actress
1968 – Mauricio Serna, Colombian footballer
1969 – Olivia d'Abo, English-American actress
1969 – Keith Gordon, American baseball player
1970 – Abraham Olano, Spanish cyclist
1971 – Stan Collymore, English footballer
1971 – Jan Kaus, Estonian writer
1971 – Sergei Zamorski, Russian-Estonian footballer
1972 – Katie Barberi, Mexican actress
1972 – Gabriel Macht, American actor
1972 – Romi Park, Japanese voice actress
1972 – Namrata Shirodkar, Indian actress
1973 – Larry Birkhead, American photographer
1973 – Rogerio Ceni, Brazilian footballer
1974 – Ava Devine, American porn actress
1974 – Cameron McConville, Australian race car driver
1974 – Joseph Muscat, Maltese politician, 13th Prime Minister of Malta
1975 – Balthazar Getty, American actor and musician (Ringside)
1975 – Felipe Giaffone, Brazilian race car driver
1975 – James Murray, English actor
1975 – David Výborný, Czech ice hockey player
1976 – Jimmy Anderson, American baseball player
1976 – James Dearth, American football player
1977 – Vazgen Azrojan, Armenian ice dancer
1977 – Mario Domm, Mexican singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer (Camila)
1977 – Jono Gibbes, New Zealand rugby player
1977 – Tõnis Kimmel, Estonian architect
1977 – Anna Linkova, Russian tennis player
1977 – Hidetoshi Nakata, Japanese footballer
1977 – Matthew Newton, Australian actor
1977 – Aaron Rakers, American baseball player
1977 – Luciano Andrade Rissutt, Brazilian footballer
1978 – Chone Figgins, American baseball player
1979 – Aidan Burley, British politician
1979 – Carlos Ruiz, Panamanian baseball player
1980 – Jake Grove, American football player
1980 – Christopher Masterson, American actor
1980 – Subhash Ram Prajapati, Nepalese author and scholar
1980 – Jonathan Woodgate, English footballer
1981 – Willa Ford, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
1981 – Beverley Mitchell, American actress and singer
1981 – Ben Moody, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor (Evanescence and We Are the Fallen)
1981 – Ibrahima Sonko, French footballer
1981 – Guy Wilks, British rally driver
1982 – Fabricio Coloccini, Argentine footballer
1982 – Jason Peters, American football player
1983 – Shaun Cody, American football player
1984 – Ben Eager, Canadian ice hockey player
1984 – Ubaldo Jiménez, Dominican baseball player
1984 – Raica Oliveira, Brazilian model
1984 – Leon Powe, American basketball player
1984 – Maceo Rigters, Dutch footballer
1985 – Orianthi, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist
1985 – Mohamed Sissoko, Malian footballer
1986 – Lee Pa-ni, South Korean model
1986 – Maher Magri, Tunisian footballer
1986 – Matt Simon, Australian footballer
1987 – Astrid Jacobsen, Norwegian skier
1987 – Shane Long, Irish footballer
1987 – Ray Rice, American football player
1988 – Asher Allen, American football player
1988 – Greg Oden, American basketball player
1989 – Theo Robinson, English-born Jamaican footballer
1990 – Alizé Cornet, French tennis player
1991 – Stefan Kolb, German footballer
1991 – Alex MacDowall, English race car driver
1992 – Kimberly Ann Voltemas, Thai actor
1993 – Rio Haryanto, Indonesian race car driver
1993 – Tommy Knight, English actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/22/14 at 5:40 am

Died this day January 22nd:

239 – Cao Rui, Chinese emperor (b. 205)
1536 – Bernhard Knipperdolling, German religious leader (b. 1495)
1575 – James Hamilton, Duke of Châtellerault (b. 1516)
1599 – Cristofano Malvezzi, Italian organist and composer (b. 1547)
1666 – Shah Jahan, Mughal emperor (b. 1592)
1750 – Franz Xaver Josef von Unertl, Bavarian politician (b. 1675)
1763 – John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville, English politician (b. 1690)
1767 – Johann Gottlob Lehmann, German meteorologist and geologist (b. 1719)
1779 – Jeremiah Dixon, English surveyor and astronomer (b. 1733)
1779 – Claudius Smith, American guerrilla leader (b. 1736)
1840 – Johann Friedrich Blumenbach, German anthropologist (b. 1752)
1879 – Anthony Durnford, Irish army officer (b. 1830)
1879 – Henry Pulleine, English army officer (b. 1838)
1892 – Joseph P. Bradley, American jurist (b. 1813)
1900 – David Edward Hughes, Welsh-American scientist (b. 1831)
1901 – Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom (b. 1819)
1921 – George Streeter, American captain and businessman (b. 1837)
1922 – Fredrik Bajer, Danish politician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1837)
1922 – Pope Benedict XV (b. 1854)
1922 – Camille Jordan, French mathematician (b. 1838)
1927 – James Ford Rhodes, American historian and author (b. 1848)
1929 – Emma Cooke, American archer (b. 1848)
1929 – R. C. Lehmann, English journalist, author, and politician (b. 1856)
1930 – Stephen Mather, American businessman and conservationist, co-founded the Thorkildsen-Mather Borax Company (b. 1867)
1931 – Alma Rubens, American actress (b. 1897)
1945 – Else Lasker-Schüler, German poet and playwright (b. 1869)
1949 – William Thomas Walsh, American author (b. 1891)
1950 – Alan Hale, Sr., American actor (b. 1892)
1950 – Corinne Luchaire, French actress (b. 1921)
1951 – Karl Nessler, German-American hairdresser, invented the Perm (b. 1872)
1951 – Lawson Robertson, Scottish-American high jumper (b. 1883)
1954 – Princess Margaret of Prussia (b. 1872)
1957 – Ralph Barton Perry, American philosopher (b. 1876)
1959 – Mike Hawthorn, English race car driver (b. 1929)
1966 – Herbert Marshall, English actor (b. 1890)
1967 – Robert Henriques, English author (b. 1905)
1968 – Duke Kahanamoku, American swimmer (b. 1890)
1971 – Harry Frank Guggenheim, American businessman and publisher, co-founded Newsday (b. 1890)
1973 – Lyndon B. Johnson, American politician, 36th President of the United States (b. 1908)
1975 – Andrew George Burry, Swiss-American businessman (b. 1873)
1977 – Johannes Terwogt, Dutch rower (b. 1878)
1978 – Oliver Leese, English general (b. 1894)
1978 – Herbert Sutcliffe, English cricketer (b. 1894)
1979 – Ali Hassan Salameh, Palestinian rebel leader (b. 1940)
1980 – Yitzhak Baer, German-Israeli historian (b. 1888)
1981 – Ishtiaq Hussain Qureshi, Pakistani historian and educator (b. 1903)
1982 – Eduardo Frei Montalva, Chilean politician, 28th President of Chile (b. 1911)
1982 – Tommy Tucker, American singer-songwriter and pianist (b. 1933)
1985 – Arthur Bryant, English historian and columnist (b. 1899)
1987 – R. Budd Dwyer, American politician (b. 1939)
1988 – Parker Fennelly, American comedian and actor (b. 1891)
1989 – S. Vithiananthan, Sri Lankan Tamil academic (b. 1924)
1991 – Robert Choquette, Canadian author, poet and diplomat (b. 1905)
1993 – Kōbō Abe, Japanese playwright and photographer (b. 1924)
1994 – Jean-Louis Barrault, French actor and director (b. 1910)
1994 – Rhett Forrester, American singer-songwriter (Riot) (b. 1956)
1994 – Telly Savalas, American actor (b. 1924)
1995 – Jerry Blackwell, American wrestler (b. 1949)
1995 – Rose Kennedy, American philanthropist (b. 1890)
1997 – Ron Holden, American singer (b. 1939)
1997 – Billy Mackenzie, Scottish singer-songwriter (Associates) (b. 1957)
1997 – Wally Whyton, English singer-songwriter and broadcaster (The Vipers Skiffle Group) (b. 1929)
1999 – Graham Staines, Australian missionary (b. 1941)
2000 – Craig Claiborne, American journalist, author, and critic (b. 1920)
2000 – Anne Hébert, Canadian author and poet (b. 1916)
2001 – Tommie Agee, American baseball player (b. 1942)
2001 – Roy Brown, American clown and puppeteer (b. 1932)
2002 – Stanley Marcus, American businessman and author (b. 1905)
2003 – Bill Mauldin, American cartoonist (b. 1921)
2004 – Billy May, American trumpet player and composer (b. 1916)
2004 – Tom Mead, Australian politician and journalist (b. 1918)
2004 – Ann Miller, American actress and dancer (b. 1923)
2005 – César Gutiérrez, Venezuelan baseball player (b. 1943)
2005 – Carlo Orelli, Italian soldier (b. 1894)
2005 – Consuelo Velázquez, Mexican pianist and songwriter (b. 1924)
2005 – Rose Mary Woods, American secretary (b. 1917)
2007 – Doug Blasdell, American personal trainer (b. 1962)
2007 – Ngo Quang Truong, Vietnamese general (b. 1929)
2007 – Abbé Pierre, French priest (b. 1912)
2008 – Roberto Gari, American actor (b. 1920)
2008 – Heath Ledger, Australian actor and director (b. 1979)
2008 – Miles Lerman, Polish-American holocaust survivor and activist (b. 1920)
2009 – Billy Werber, American baseball player (b. 1908)
2010 – Louis R. Harlan, American historian and author (b. 1922)
2010 – Jean Simmons, English-American actress (b. 1929)
2010 – Iskandar of Johor Malaysian sultan (b. 1932)
2012 – Joe Paterno, American football player and coach (b. 1926)
2013 – Said Ali al-Shihri, Saudi Arabian terrorist (b. 1973)
2013 – Kevin Ash, English journalist (b. 1959)
2013 – Robert Bonnaud, French historian (b. 1929)
2013 – John Cheng, Singaporean actor (b. 1961)
2013 – Leslie Frankenheimer, American set designer (b. 1948)
2013 – Anna Litvinova, Russian model (b. 1983)
2013 – Lídia Mattos, Brazilian actress (b. 1924)
2013 – Ted Talbert, American journalist (b. 1942)
2013 – Margareta Teodorescu, Romanian chess player (b. 1932)
2013 – Lucyna Winnicka, Polish actress (b. 1928)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/23/14 at 9:33 am

Born this day January 23rd:

1916 – David Douglas Duncan, American photographer and journalist
1928 – Jeanne Moreau, French actress, singer, screenwriter, and director
1929 – Patriarch Filaret, Ukrainian patriarch
1929 – Phillip Knightley, Australian journalist, critic and author
1929 – John Polanyi, Canadian chemist, Nobel Prize laureate
1930 – Derek Walcott, Saint Lucian poet and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate
1932 – George Allen, English footballer
1933 – Chita Rivera, Puerto Rican actress, singer, and dancer
1935 – Robert Parris Moses, American educator and activist
1935 – Teresa Żylis-Gara, Polish soprano
1936 – Brian Howe, Australian politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Australia
1936 – Jerry Kramer, American football player and sportscaster
1938 – Shohei Baba, Japanese wrestler (d. 1999)
1938 – Georg Baselitz, German painter and sculptor
1939 – Sonny Chiba, Japanese actor and martial artist
1939 – Arlene Golonka, American actress
1940 – Joe Dowell, American singer
1940 – Fiona MacCarthy, English biographer and cultural historian
1940 – Ted Rowlands, Welsh politician
1941 – Jock R. Anderson, Australian economist
1942 – Abdur Razzak, Indian-Bangladeshi actor and producer
1942 – Herman Tjeenk Willink, Dutch politician
1943 – Gary Burton, American vibraphone player
1943 – Gil Gerard, American actor
1944 – Rutger Hauer, Dutch actor
1945 – Richard Dearlove, English former head of MI6
1945 – Mike Harris, Canadian politician, 22nd Premier of Ontario
1946 – Arnoldo Alemán, Nicaraguan politician, President of Nicaragua
1946 – Don Whittington, American race car driver
1947 – Mary Arden, English judge
1947 – Tom Carper, American politician, 71st Governor of Delaware
1947 – Megawati Sukarnoputri, Indonesian politician, 5th President of Indonesia
1948 – David F. Ford, Irish theologian
1948 – Anita Pointer, American singer-songwriter (The Pointer Sisters)
1949 – Joan Walley, English politician
1950 – Richard Dean Anderson, American actor, producer, and composer
1950 – Bill Cunningham, American bass guitarist, keyboardist, and classical musician (The Box Tops)
1950 – John Greaves, Welsh bass player and songwriter (Henry Cow, National Health, and The Lodge)
1951 – David Patrick Kelly, American actor
1951 – Michael R. Matz, American horse rider
1951 – Chesley Sullenberger, American pilot and captain
1952 – Omar Henry, South African cricketer
1953 – John Luther Adams, American composer
1953 – Raul Arnemann, Estonian rower
1953 – Alister McGrath, Irish priest, theologian, and apologist
1953 – Antonio Villaraigosa, American politician, 41st Mayor of Los Angeles
1953 – Robin Zander, American singer and guitarist (Cheap Trick)
1954 – Franco De Vita, Venezuelan singer-songwriter
1954 – Richard Finch, American bass player, songwriter, and producer (KC and the Sunshine Band)
1954 – Edward Ka-Spel, English singer-songwriter (Legendary Pink Dots, The Tear Garden, and Mimir)
1957 – Caroline, Princess of Hanover
1957 – Lou Schuler, American journalist
1959 – Clive Bull, English radio host
1960 – Leilani Kai, American wrestler
1960 – Jean-François Sauvé, Canadian ice hockey player
1961 – Mas Selamat bin Kastari, Indonesian-Singaporean criminal
1962 – David Arnold, English film composer
1962 – Aivar Lillevere, Estonian football coach
1962 – Elvira Lindo, Spanish journalist
1962 – Richard Roxburgh, Australian actor
1963 – Gail O'Grady, American actress
1964 – Mariska Hargitay, American actress
1964 – Bharrat Jagdeo, Guyanese politician, 7th President of Guyana
1964 – Mario Roberge, Canadian ice hockey player
1965 – Thomas Adler, German footballer
1965 – Louie Clemente, American drummer (Testament)
1966 – Haywoode Workman, American basketball player
1967 – Naim Süleymanoğlu, Bulgarian-Turkish weightlifter
1968 – Petr Korda, Czech tennis player
1968 – Raul Olle, Estonian skier
1969 – Ariadna Gil, Spanish actress
1969 – Andrei Kanchelskis, Ukrainian-Russian footballer
1969 – Brendan Shanahan, Canadian ice hockey player
1970 – Brendan O'Connor, Irish journalist
1970 – Oleg Ovsyannikov, Russian ice dancer
1970 – Spyridon Vasdekis, Greek long jumper
1971 – Scott Gibbs, Welsh rugby player
1971 – Kevin Mawae, American football player
1971 – Marc Nelson, American singer-songwriter (Boyz II Men, Az Yet, and Blayse)
1971 – Adam Parore, New Zealand cricketer
1972 – Gavin Barwell, English politician
1972 – Ewen Bremner, Scottish actor
1972 – Lisa Snowdon, English model and television host
1972 – Marcel Wouda, Dutch swimmer
1973 – Dee Caffari, English sailor
1973 – Lanei Chapman, American actress
1973 – Tomas Holmström, Swedish ice hockey player
1974 – Sampsa Astala, Finnish singer-songwriter and drummer (Lordi and Stala & so.)
1974 – Joel Bouchard, Canadian ice hockey player
1974 – Rebekah Elmaloglou, Australian actress
1974 – Yosvani Pérez, Cuban baseball player
1974 – Richard T. Slone, English painter
1974 – Tiffani Thiessen, American actress
1975 – Phil Dawson, American football player
1975 – Tito Ortiz, American mixed martial artist
1976 – Brandon Duckworth, American baseball player
1976 – Angelica Lee, Malaysian-Taiwanese actress and singer
1976 – Tony Lucca, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor
1976 – Nigel McGuinness, English wrestler
1977 – Kamal Heer, Indian singer-songwriter
1979 – Larry Hughes, American basketball player
1979 – Dawn Porter, Scottish-English journalist
1979 – Juan Rincón, Venezuelan baseball player
1981 – Sarai, American rapper and actress
1981 – Rob Friend, Canadian footballer
1981 – Julia Jones, American actress
1982 – Patrick Levis, American actor
1982 – Wily Mo Peña, Dominican baseball player
1984 – Robbie Farah, Australian rugby player
1984 – Arjen Robben, Dutch footballer
1985 – Dong Fangzhuo, Chinese footballer
1985 – Doutzen Kroes, Dutch model and actress
1986 – Anne Foy, English television host
1986 – José Enrique Sánchez, Spanish footballer
1986 – Steven Taylor, English footballer
1986 – Marc Laird, Scottish footballer
1987 – Felicia Brandström, Swedish singer
1988 – Alan Power, Irish footballer
1989 – April Pearson, English actress
1990 – Artjom Abramov, Estonian ice hockey player
1990 – Alex Silva, Canadian wrestler
1990 – Martyn Waghorn, English footballer
1994 – Wesley Jobello, French footballer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/23/14 at 9:34 am

Died this day January 23rd:

1002 – Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 980)
1199 – Abu Yusuf Yaqub al-Mansur, Moroccan caliph (b. 1160)
1516 – Ferdinand II of Aragon (b. 1452)
1548 – Bernardo Pisano, Italian priest, scholar, and composer (b. 1490)
1549 – Johannes Honter, Romanian theologian (b. 1498)
1567 – Jiajing Emperor of China (b. 1507)
1570 – James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray, Scottish son of James V of Scotland (b. 1531)
1612 – Edward Fenner, English judge
1622 – William Baffin, English explorer and navigator
1744 – Giambattista Vico, Italian philosopher and historian (b. 1668)
1785 – Matthew Stewart, Scottish mathematician (b. 1717)
1789 – Frances Brooke, English author and playwright (b. 1724)
1789 – John Cleland, English author (b. 1709)
1800 – Edward Rutledge, American politician, 39th Governor of South Carolina, signer of the United States Declaration of Independence (b. 1749)
1803 – Arthur Guinness, Irish brewer (b. 1725)
1805 – Claude Chappe, French inventor (b. 1763)
1806 – William Pitt the Younger, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1759)
1810 – Johann Wilhelm Ritter, German chemist and physicist (b. 1776)
1812 – Robert Craufurd, Scottish general and politician (b. 1764)
1820 – Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn (b. 1767)
1833 – Edward Pellew, 1st Viscount Exmouth, English admiral (b. 1757)
1837 – John Field, Irish pianist and composer (b. 1782)
1866 – Thomas Love Peacock, English author and poet (b. 1785)
1875 – Charles Kingsley English priest and author (b. 1819)
1883 – Gustave Doré, French engraver and illustrator (b. 1832)
1893 – José Zorrilla, Spanish poet and playwright (b. 1817)
1893 – Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar II, American lawyer and politician (b. 1825)
1921 – Mykola Leontovych, Ukrainian composer and conductor (b. 1877)
1922 – Arthur Nikisch, Hungarian conductor (b. 1855)
1923 – Max Nordau, Austrian physician and author (b. 1849)
1931 – Anna Pavlova, Russian ballerina (b. 1881)
1937 – Orso Mario Corbino, Italian physicist (b. 1876)
1938 – Albertson Van Zo Post, American fencer (b. 1866)
1939 – Matthias Sindelar, Austrian footballer (b. 1903)
1943 – Alexander Woollcott, American actor and journalist (b. 1887)
1944 – Viktor Gusev, Russian poet (b. 1909)
1944 – Edvard Munch, Norwegian painter (b. 1863)
1956 – Alexander Korda, Hungarian-English director and producer (b. 1893)
1957 – Willie Edwards, American murder victim (b. 1932)
1963 – Józef Gosławski, Polish sculptor (b. 1908)
1966 – T. M. Sabaratnam, Ceylon Tamil politician (d. 1895)
1971 – Fritz Feigl, Austria-Brazilian chemist (b. 1871)
1973 – Alexander Onassis, American-Greek son of Aristotle Onassis (b. 1948)
1973 – Kid Ory, American trombonist (b. 1886)
1976 – Paul Dupuis, Canadian actor (b. 1913)
1976 – Paul Robeson, American actor, singer, and activist (b. 1898)
1977 – Toots Shor, American businessman, founded Toots Shor's Restaurant (b. 1903)
1978 – Vic Ames, American singer (Ames Brothers) (b. 1925)
1978 – Terry Kath, American guitarist (Chicago) (b. 1946)
1978 – Jack Oakie, American actor (b. 1903)
1980 – Giovanni Michelotti, Italian sports car designer (b. 1921)
1981 – Samuel Barber, American composer (b. 1910)
1983 – Fred Bakewell, English cricketer (b. 1908)
1984 – Mu'in Bseiso, Palestinian poet (b. 1926)
1986 – Joseph Beuys, German sculptor (b. 1921)
1988 – Charles Glen King, American biochemist (b. 1896)
1989 – Salvador Dalí, Spanish painter (b. 1904)
1989 – Lars-Erik Torph, Swedish rally driver (b. 1961)
1990 – Allen Collins, American guitarist and songwriter (Lynyrd Skynyrd, Rossington Collins Band, and Allen Collins Band) (b. 1952)
1991 – Northrop Frye, Canadian author and critic (b. 1912)
1992 – Freddie Bartholomew, English actor (b. 1924)
1993 – Thomas A. Dorsey, American singer-songwriter and pianist (b. 1899)
1993 – Keith Laumer, American science fiction author (b. 1925)
1994 – Nikolai Ogarkov, Soviet field marshal (b. 1917)
1994 – Brian Redhead, English journalist and author (b. 1929)
1997 – Richard Berry, American singer-songwriter (The Flairs) (b. 1935)
1999 – Joe D'Amato, Italian director (b. 1936)
1999 – Jay Pritzker, American businessman (b. 1922)
1999 – Lincoln Thompson, Jamaican singer-songwriter (b. 1949)
2002 – Paul Aars, American race car driver (b. 1934)
2002 – Pierre Bourdieu, French sociologist (b. 1930)
2002 – Robert Nozick, American philosopher (b. 1938)
2003 – Nell Carter, American actress and singer (b. 1948)
2004 – Bob Keeshan, American actor (b. 1927)
2004 – Helmut Newton, German-Australian photographer (b. 1920)
2005 – Morys Bruce, 4th Baron Aberdare, English politician (b. 1921)
2005 – Johnny Carson, American talk show host (b. 1925)
2006 – Chris McKinstry, Canadian scientist (b. 1967)
2007 – Syed Hussein Alatas, Malaysian sociologist and politician (b. 1928)
2007 – E. Howard Hunt, American CIA officer (b. 1918)
2007 – Ryszard Kapuściński, Polish journalist and author (b. 1932)
2007 – Tatiana Mamaki, Greek dancer and choreographer (b. 1921)
2009 – Robert W. Scott, American politician, 67th Governor of North Carolina (b. 1929)
2010 – Kermit Tyler, American air force officer (b. 1913)
2011 – Jack LaLanne, American fitness instructor, author, and television host (b. 1914)
2013 – Ed Bouchee, American baseball player (b. 1933)
2013 – Józef Glemp, Polish cardinal (b. 1929)
2013 – Janice Knickrehm, American actress (b. 1925)
2013 – Lucien Paiement, Canadian doctor and politician (b. 1932)
2013 – Dolours Price, Irish activist (b. 1951)
2013 – Juan Carlos Rosero, Ecuadorian cyclist (b. 1962)
2013 – Tatsuo Sato, Japanese politician (b. 1937)
2013 – Peter van der Merwe, South African cricketer (b. 1937)
2013 – Jean-Félix-Albert-Marie Vilnet, French bishop (b. 1922)
2013 – Frank Zakem, Canadian businessman and politician (b. 1931)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/24/14 at 8:35 am

Born this day January 24th:

1916 – Arnoldo Foà, Italian actor and director
1920 – Jerry Maren, American actor
1926 – Georges Lautner, French director and screenwriter
1928 – Desmond Morris, English anthropologist
1928 – Eduard Shevardnadze, Georgian politician, former President of Georgia
1930 – Mahmoud Farshchian, Iranian-Persian painter
1930 – John Romita, Sr., American illustrator
1930 – Terence Bayler, New Zealand-born stage and screen actor
1932 – Jaan Puhvel, Estonian-American linguist and mythographer
1935 – Bamber Gascoigne, English television presenter and author
1936 – William Bogert, American actor
1936 – Doug Kershaw, American singer-songwriter and fiddler
1936 – Bobby Wellins, Scottish saxophonist
1939 – Ray Stevens, American singer-songwriter
1940 – Joachim Gauck, German politician, 11th President of Germany
1941 – Neil Diamond, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1941 – Aaron Neville, American singer (Neville Brothers)
1941 – Dan Shechtman, Israeli scientist, Nobel Prize laureate
1943 – Subhash Ghai, Indian director, screenwriter, and producer
1943 – Tony Trimmer, English race car driver
1944 – David Gerrold, American author and screenwriter
1945 – D. Todd Christofferson, American religious leader
1945 – John Garamendi, American politician, 46th Lieutenant Governor of California
1946 – Michael Ontkean, Canadian actor
1947 – Michio Kaku, Japanese-American physicist
1947 – Masashi Ozaki, Japanese golfer
1947 – Warren Zevon, American singer-songwriter (Hindu Love Gods and lyme and cybelle) (d. 2003)
1948 – Michael Des Barres, English singer-songwriter and actor (Power Station, Silverhead, and Detective)
1950 – Daniel Auteuil, French actor
1950 – Gennifer Flowers, American actress and model
1950 – Benjamin Urrutia, Ecuadorian-American author and scholar
1951 – David Green, English writer and Chief Executive Civitas
1951 – Yakov Smirnoff, Ukrainian-American comedian
1953 – Yuri Bashmet, Russian conductor , violinist and violist
1953 – Tim Stoddard, American baseball player
1955 – Jim Montgomery, American swimmer
1956 – Hanne Krogh, Norwegian singer and actress (Bobbysocks)
1956 – Jack Neo, Singaporean actor and director
1957 – Mark Eaton, American basketball player
1957 – Ade Edmondson, English comedian, singer-songwriter, and actor (The Bad Shepherds)
1958 – Neil Allen, American baseball player
1958 – Jools Holland, English singer-songwriter and pianist (Squeeze and Jools Holland's Rhythm and Blues Orchestra)
1959 – Akira Maeda, Japanese wrestler
1959 – David Mills, American author
1959 – Vic Reeves, English comedian, actor, and author
1960 – Rick Leventhal, American journalist
1960 – Mária Bajzek Lukács, Hungarian author and educator
1961 – Guido Buchwald, German footballer
1961 – Nastassja Kinski, German-American actress
1961 – Vince Russo, American journalist, author, and wrestling manager
1961 – William Van Dijck, Belgian horse racer
1962 – Sly Bailey, English business woman
1962 – Argiris Kambouris, Greek basketball player
1963 – Martyn Grimley, English field hockey player
1963 – Arnold Vanderlyde, Dutch boxer
1965 – Pagonis Vakalopoulos, Greek footballer
1966 – Jimeoin, Irish comedian and actor
1967 – Mark Kozelek, American singer-songwriter and producer (Red House Painters and Sun Kil Moon)
1967 – Phil LaMarr, American actor
1967 – John Myung, American bass player (Dream Theater, Platypus, The Jelly Jam, and Explorers Club)
1968 – Robert Chote, British economist
1968 – Michael Kiske, German singer-songwriter (Helloween, Unisonic, Place Vendome, and Kiske/Somerville)
1968 – Mary Lou Retton, American gymnast
1969 – Hilmir Snær Guðnason, Icelandic actor
1970 – Matthew Lillard, American actor, director, and producer
1971 – Cory Bailey, American baseball player
1972 – Daniel Kawczynski, Polish-born British politician
1972 – Beth Hart, American singer-songwriter
1972 – Naoshi Mizuta, Japanese composer
1972 – Daan Schuurmans, Dutch actor
1972 – Ulla Werbrouck, Belgian martial artist and politician
1973 – Eero Endjärv, Estonian architect
1974 – Ed Helms, American actor
1975 – Isobel Cooper, English soprano
1975 – Rónald Gómez, Costa Rican footballer
1976 – Shae-Lynn Bourne, Canadian ice dancer
1976 – Cindy Pieters, Belgian cyclist
1976 – Olga Vymetálková, Czech tennis player
1977 – Kensuke Kita, Japanese singer and guitarist (Asian Kung-Fu Generation)
1977 – Johann Urb, Estonian-American actor, producer, and model
1978 – Kristen Schaal, American actress and author
1979 – Tatyana Ali, American actress and singer
1979 – Leandro Desábato, Argentine footballer
1979 – Tom Kostopoulos, Canadian ice hockey player
1979 – Nik Wallenda, American acrobat and daredevil
1980 – Rocky Boiman, American football player
1980 – Yamandu Costa, Brazilian guitarist and composer
1980 – Nicole Marie Lenz, American model and actress
1980 – Rebecca Romero, English track cyclist and rower.
1981 – Travis Hanson, American baseball player
1981 – Michael Wolf, German ice hockey player
1982 – Fiona Xie, Singaporean actress
1983 – Davide Biondini, Italian footballer
1983 – Diane Birch, American singer-songwriter and pianist
1983 – Wyatt Crockett, New Zealand rugby player
1983 – Shaun Maloney, Scottish footballer
1983 – Scott Speed, American race car driver
1984 – Jay Briscoe, American wrestler
1984 – Scott Kazmir, American baseball player
1984 – Paulo Sérgio Moreira Gonçalves, Portuguese footballer
1985 – Josie Gibson, English reality contestant on Big Brother UK
1986 – Vieirinha, Portuguese footballer
1986 – Mischa Barton, English-American actress
1986 – Vladislav Ivanov, Russian footballer
1986 – Michael Kightly, English footballer
1986 – Ricky Ullman, Israeli-American actor and singer
1987 – Luis Suárez, Uruguayan footballer
1988 – Jade Ewen, English singer-songwriter and actress (Sugababes)
1989 – Samba Diakité, Malian footballer
1989 – Calvin Goldspink, English singer and actor (S Club 8)
1989 – Ki Sung-Yueng, South Korean footballer
1990 – Mao Abe, Japanese singer-songwriter
1990 – Artjom Artjunin, Estonian footballer
1990 – Zuzana Zlochová, Slovak tennis player
1994 – Youngjae, South Korean singer (B.A.P)
1995 – Callan McAuliffe, Australian actor
1997 – Dylan Riley Snyder, American actor, singer, and dancer
2012 – Princess Athena of Denmark

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/24/14 at 8:36 am

Died this day January 24th:

41 – Caligula, Roman emperor (b. 12)
1125 – David IV of Georgia (b. 1073)
1366 – Alfonso IV of Aragon (b. 1299)
1376 – Richard FitzAlan, 10th Earl of Arundel, English military leader (b. 1306)
1473 – Conrad Paumann, German organist and composer (b. 1410)
1595 – Ferdinand II, Archduke of Austria (b. 1529)
1626 – Samuel Argall, English navy officer (b. 1572)
1639 – Jörg Jenatsch, Swiss politician (b. 1596)
1666 – Johann Andreas Herbst, German composer (b. 1588)
1709 – George Rooke, English admiral (b. 1650)
1769 – François de Chevert, French general (b. 1695)
1877 – Johann Christian Poggendorff, German physicist (b. 1796)
1882 – Levi Boone, American politician, 17th Mayor of Chicago (b. 1808)
1883 – Friedrich von Flotow, German composer (b. 1812)
1895 – Lord Randolph Churchill, English politician (b. 1849)
1911 – David Graham Phillips, American journalist and author (b. 1867)
1918 – George Arthur Crump, American architect, designed the Pine Valley Golf Club (b. 1871)
1920 – Amedeo Modigliani, Italian painter and sculptor (b. 1884)
1924 – Anna Bayerová, Czech physician (b. 1853)
1924 – Marie-Adélaïde, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg (b. 1894)
1932 – Alfred Yarrow, English businessman, founded Yarrow Shipbuilders (b. 1842)
1936 – Harry T. Morey, American actor (b. 1873)
1939 – Maximilian Bircher-Benner, Swiss physician and nutritionist (b. 1867)
1943 – John Burns, English union leader and politician (b. 1858)
1948 – Maria Mandel, Austrian SS officer (b. 1912)
1955 – Ira Hayes, American marine, member of the Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima (b. 1923)
1955 – Henry Potter, American golfer (b. 1881)
1960 – Arthur Murray Chisholm, American author (b. 1872)
1960 – Edwin Fischer, Swiss pianist and conductor (b. 1886)
1961 – Alfred Carlton Gilbert, American pole vaulter and businessman, founded the A. C. Gilbert Company (b. 1884)
1962 – André Lhote, French painter (b. 1885)
1962 – Stanley Lord, English captain (b. 1877)
1965 – Winston Churchill, English army officer and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1874)
1966 – Homi J. Bhabha, Indian physicist (b. 1909)
1969 – Saud of Saudi Arabia (b. 1902)
1970 – Caresse Crosby, American poet (b. 1891)
1971 – Bill W., American co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous (b. 1895)
1973 – J. Carrol Naish, American actor (b. 1897)
1973 – Masao Ohba, Japanese boxer (b. 1949)
1975 – Larry Fine, American actor and comedian (b. 1902)
1978 – Herta Oberheuser, German physician (b. 1911)
1980 – Lil Dagover, Dutch-German actress (b. 1887)
1981 – Orville Brown, American wrestler (b. 1908)
1982 – Alfredo Ovando Candía, Bolivian general and politician, 56th President of Bolivia (b. 1918)
1983 – George Cukor, American director (b. 1899)
1986 – L. Ron Hubbard, American religious leader and author, founded the Church of Scientology (b. 1911)
1986 – Flo Hyman, American volleyball player (b. 1954)
1986 – Gordon MacRae, American actor and singer (b. 1921)
1988 – Werner Fenchel, German mathematician (b. 1905)
1989 – Ted Bundy, American serial killer (b. 1946)
1989 – George Knudson, Canadian golfer (b. 1937)
1990 – Madge Bellamy, American actress (b. 1899)
1991 – John M. Kelly, Irish politician and academic (b. 1931)
1991 – Jack Schaefer, American author (b. 1907)
1992 – Ken Darby, American composer and conductor (b. 1909)
1992 – Ricky Ray Rector, American murderer (b. 1950)
1993 – Gustav Ernesaks, Estonian composer and conductor (b. 1908)
1993 – Thurgood Marshall, American jurist, 32nd United States Solicitor General (b. 1908)
1993 – Uğur Mumcu, Turkish journalist (b. 1942)
1994 – Yves Navarre, French author (b. 1940)
1997 – Dr. Jerry Graham, American wrestler (b. 1921)
1998 – Walter D. Edmonds, American author (b. 1903)
2000 – Bobby Duncum, Jr., American wrestler (b. 1965)
2002 – Peter Gzowski, Canadian journalist and broadcaster (b. 1934)
2002 – Elie Hobeika, Lebanese military commander (b. 1956)
2003 – Gianni Agnelli, Italian businessman (b. 1921)
2004 – Leônidas da Silva, Brazilian footballer (b. 1913)
2005 – June Bronhill, Australian soprano (b. 1929)
2005 – Volodymyr Ivanovych Savchenko, Ukrainian author (b. 1933)
2005 – Chalkie White, English rugby player and coach (b. 1929)
2006 – Schafik Handal, Salvadoran politician (b. 1930)
2006 – Fayard Nicholas, American dancer, actor, and choreographer (b. 1914)
2006 – Chris Penn, American actor (b. 1965)
2006 – Subramaniyam Sugirdharajan, Sri Lankan Tamil journalist (b. 1970)
2007 – Krystyna Feldman, Polish actress (b. 1916)
2007 – Guadalupe Larriva, Ecuadorian politician (b. 1956)
2007 – Emiliano Mercado del Toro, Puerto Rican soldier (b. 1891)
2008 – Lee Embree, American sergeant and photographer (b. 1915)
2008 – Randy Salerno, American journalist (b. 1963)
2009 – Gérard Blanc, French singer and guitarist (b. 1947)
2009 – Reg Gutteridge, English sportscaster (b. 1924)
2009 – Kay Yow, American basketball coach (b. 1942)
2010 – Pernell Roberts, American actor and singer (b. 1928)
2011 – Bernd Eichinger, German director and producer (b. 1949)
2011 – Bhimsen Joshi, Indian singer (b. 1922)
2011 – Gerry Ortega, Filipino journalist, politician, and environmentalist (b. 1963)
2012 – Theodoros Angelopoulos, Greek director and producer (b. 1935)
2012 – James Farentino, American actor (b. 1938)
2013 – José Colomer, Spanish field hockey player (b. 1935)
2013 – Khuseyn Gakayev, Russian military leader (b. 1970)
2013 – Dave Harper, English footballer (b. 1938)
2013 – Miroslav Janů, Czech footballer and manager (b. 1959)
2013 – Gottfried Landwehr, German physicist (b. 1929)
2013 – Barbara Leonard, American politician (b. 1924)
2013 – Jim Line, American basketball player (b. 1926)
2013 – Umashanker Singh, Indian politician (b. 1940)
2013 – Richard G. Stern, American author and educator (b. 1928)
2013 – Harry Taylor, American baseball player (b. 1935)
2013 – Jim Wallwork, English pilot (b. 1919)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/28/14 at 12:15 pm

Born this day January 28th:

1911 – Johan van Hulst, Dutch politician, professor, author and decorated World War II resistance member
1925 – Scotty Bloch, American actress
1927 – Vera B. Williams, American children's author
1928 – Philip Levine, American poet
1929 – Acker Bilk, English clarinet player
1929 – Claes Oldenburg, Swedish-American sculptor
1930 – Jasraj, Indian singer
1930 – Kurt Biedenkopf, German politician
1930 – Roy Clarke, English television scriptwriter
1933 – Jack Hill, American director
1935 – David Lodge, English author
1936 – Alan Alda, American actor, screenwriter, and director
1936 – Bill Jordan, English economist, trade unionist and politician
1936 – Ismail Kadare, Albanian author
1938 – Leonid Zhabotinsky, Ukrainian weightlifter
1939 – John M. Fabian, American pilot and astronaut
1940 – Carlos Slim, Mexican businessman, founded Grupo Carso
1941 – Joel Crothers, American actor (d. 1985)
1941 – Cash McCall, American electric blues guitarist, singer and songwriter
1942 – Sjoukje Dijkstra, Dutch figure skater
1943 – John Beck, American actor
1943 – Paul Henderson, Canadian ice hockey player
1943 – Dick Taylor, English bass player, songwriter, and producer (The Rolling Stones, The Pretty Things, and The Mekons)
1944 – Bobby Ball, English comedian and actor
1944 – Tim Heald, English author and biographer
1944 – Susan Howard, American actress
1945 – Karen Lynn Gorney, American actress
1945 – Marthe Keller, Swiss actress
1945 – José Luis Perales, Spanish singer-songwriter and guitarist
1945 – John Perkins, American author and activist
1845 – Nick Raynsford, English politician
1945 – Robert Wyatt, English singer-songwriter and drummer (Soft Machine, The Wilde Flowers, and Matching Mole)
1947 – Jeanne Shaheen, American politician, 78th Governor of New Hampshire
1948 – Charles Taylor, Liberian politician, 22nd President of Liberia
1948 – Bob Moses, American jazz drummer
1949 – Thomas Downey, American politician
1949 – Gregg Popovich, American basketball player and coach
1950 – Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, Bahraini king
1950 – Barbi Benton, American model, actress, and singer
1950 – Bob Hay, American singer-songwriter and musician (Supercluster)
1950 – David C. Hilmers, American astronaut and engineer
1951 – Brian Bilbray, American politician
1951 – Leonid Kadeniuk, Ukrainian astronaut
1953 – Colin Campbell, Canadian ice hockey player
1953 – Chris Carter, English DJ and producer (Throbbing Gristle and Chris & Cosey)
1954 – Rick Warren, American pastor and author
1955 – Nicolas Sarkozy, French politician, 23rd President of France
1955 – Vinod Khosla, Indian American venture capitalist
1957 – Mark Napier, Canadian ice hockey player
1957 – Nick Price, Zimbabwean golfer
1957 – Frank Skinner, English comedian, actor and author
1957 – Kent Kessler, American jazz double-bassist
1959 – Frank Darabont, American director and producer
1959 – Megan McDonald, American author
1959 – Randi Rhodes, American radio host
1959 – Bill Ware, American jazz vibraphonist
1959 – Dave Sharp, English guitarist (The Alarm and AOR – Spirit of The Alarm)
1960 – Robert von Dassanowsky, Austrian-American historian and film producer
1961 – Arnaldur Indriðason, Icelandic author
1961 – Normand Rochefort, Canadian ice hockey player
1962 – Keith Hamilton Cobb, American actor
1962 – Creflo Dollar, American pastor
1962 – Sam Phillips, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1963 – Dan Spitz, American guitarist (Anthrax and Overkill)
1965 – Lynda Boyd, Canadian actress
1967 – Jan Lamb, Chinese singer and actor (Softhard)
1967 – Marvin Sapp, American singer-songwriter (Commissioned)
1968 – Rakim, American rapper (Eric B. & Rakim)
1968 – Sarah McLachlan, Canadian singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer
1968 – DJ Muggs, American DJ and producer (Cypress Hill and The 7A3)
1969 – Kathryn Morris, American actress
1969 – Mo Rocca, American comedian, actor, and journalist
1969 – Linda Sánchez, American politician
1971 – Anthony Hamilton, American singer-songwriter and producer
1972 – Léon van Bon, Dutch cyclist
1972 – Indrek Sammul, Estonian actor
1972 – Nicky Southall, English footballer
1973 – Jason Aaron, American comic book writer
1974 – Tony Delk, American basketball player
1974 – Jermaine Dye, American baseball player
1974 – Ramsey Nasr, Dutch author and poet
1974 – Magglio Ordóñez, Venezuelan baseball player
1975 – Shark Boy, American wrestler
1975 – Hiroshi Kamiya, Japanese voice actor
1975 – Tanya Chua, Singaporean singer-songwriter
1975 – Terri Colombino, American actress
1975 – Lee Latchford-Evans, English singer-songwriter, dancer, and actor (Steps and Upper Street)
1975 – Anne Montminy, Canadian diver
1975 – Junior Spivey, American baseball player
1976 – Lee Ingleby, English actor
1976 – Mark Madsen, American basketball player
1976 – Rick Ross, American rapper and producer (Triple C's)
1976 – Miltiadis Sapanis, Greek footballer
1977 – Sandis Buškevics, Latvian basketball player
1977 – Daunte Culpepper, American football player
1977 – Matt DeVries, American guitarist (Chimaira, Ringworm, Six Feet Under, and Fear Factory)
1977 – Joey Fatone, American singer, dancer, and actor (*NSYNC)
1977 – Lyle Overbay, American baseball player
1977 – Takuma Sato, Japanese race car driver
1978 – Sheamus, Irish wrestler and actor
1978 – Gianluigi Buffon, Italian footballer
1978 – Jamie Carragher, English footballer
1978 – Papa Bouba Diop, Senegalese footballer
1979 – Ali Boulala, Swedish skateboarder
1980 – Nick Carter, American singer-songwriter, producer, dancer, and actor (Backstreet Boys)
1980 – Yasuhito Endō, Japanese footballer
1980 – Brian Fallon, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Gaslight Anthem and The Horrible Crowes)
1980 – Jesse James Hollywood, American drug dealer and criminal
1981 – Shuji Kondo, Japanese wrestler
1981 – Elijah Wood, American actor
1982 – Annie Social, American wrestler
1984 – Stephen Gostkowski, American football player
1984 – Andre Iguodala, American basketball player
1984 – Anne Panter, English field hockey player
1985 – Daniel Carcillo, Canadian ice hockey player
1985 – J. Cole, American rapper and producer
1985 – Arnold Mvuemba, French footballer
1985 – Libby Trickett, Australian swimmer
1986 – Jessica Ennis-Hill, English heptathlete and hurdler
1986 – Shruti Haasan, Indian actress and singer
1986 – Nathan Outteridge, Australian sailor
1986 – Antonis Petropoulos, Greek footballer
1986 – Asad Shafiq, Pakistani cricketer
1987 – Chelsea Brummet, American actress and singer
1988 – Paul Henry, English footballer
1988 – Seiya Sanada, Japanese wrestler
1989 – Siem de Jong, Dutch footballer
1989 – Ronny Philp, German footballer
1990 – Kalifa Faifai Loa, New Zealand rugby player
1990 – Paul Jolley, American singer
1991 – Carl Klingberg, Swedish ice hockey player
1991 – Calum Worthy, Canadian actor
1992 – Sergio Araujo, Argentinian footballer
1992 – Andrei Savchenko, Russian footballer
1993 – Richmond Boakye, Ghanaian footballer
1993 – Will Poulter, English actor
1998 – Ariel Winter, American actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/28/14 at 12:16 pm

Died this day January 28th:

392 – Guntram, French king (b. 532)
814 – Charlemagne, Roman emperor (b. 742)
1061 – Spytihněv II, Duke of Bohemia (b. 1031)
1271 – Isabella of Aragon (b. 1247)
1443 – Robert le Maçon, French diplomat (b. 1365)
1547 – Henry VIII of England (b. 1491)
1613 – Thomas Bodley, English diplomat and scholar, founded the Bodleian Library (b. 1545)
1621 – Pope Paul V (b. 1550)
1672 – Pierre Séguier, French politician, Lord Chancellor of France (b. 1588)
1681 – Richard Allestree, English churchman (b. 1619)
1687 – Johannes Hevelius, Polish astronomer (b. 1611)
1697 – Sir John Fenwick, 3rd Baronet, English conspirator (b. 1645)
1754 – Ludvig Holberg, Norwegian-Danish historian and philosopher (b. 1684)
1832 – Augustin Daniel Belliard, French general (b. 1769)
1859 – F. J. Robinson, 1st Viscount Goderich, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1782)
1864 – Émile Clapeyron, French physicist and engineer (b. 1799)
1903 – Augusta Holmès, French composer (b. 1847)
1912 – Gustave de Molinari, Belgian economist (b. 1819)
1915 – Nikolay Umov, Russian physicist (b. 1846)
1918 – John McCrae, Canadian poet (b. 1872)
1930 – Emmy Destinn, Czech soprano (b. 1878)
1935 – Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov, Russian composer and conductor (b. 1859)
1937 – Anastasios Metaxas, Greek architect and target shooter (b. 1862)
1938 – Bernd Rosemeyer, German race car driver (b. 1909)
1939 – W. B. Yeats, Irish poet, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1865)
1942 – Edward Siegler, American gymnast (b. 1881)
1945 – Roza Shanina,Female Soviet Sniper (b. 1924)
1947 – Reynaldo Hahn, Venezuelan-French composer, conductor, and critic (b. 1875)
1948 – Hans Aumeier, German SS officer (b. 1906)
1948 – Therese Brandl, German concentration camp guard (b. 1902)
1948 – Arthur Liebehenschel, German SS officer (b. 1901)
1949 – Jean-Pierre Wimille, French race car driver (b. 1908)
1950 – Nikolai Luzin, Russian mathematician (b. 1883)
1953 – Derek Bentley, English murderer (b. 1933)
1953 – James Scullin, Australian politician, 9th Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1876)
1959 – Walter Beall, American baseball player (b. 1899)
1960 – Zora Neale Hurston, American author (b. 1891)
1962 – Hermann Wlach, Austrian actor (b. 1884)
1963 – Gustave Garrigou, French cyclist (b. 1884)
1965 – Tich Freeman, English cricketer (b. 1888)
1965 – Maxime Weygand, Belgian-French military commander (b. 1867)
1967 – Ruut Tarmo, Estonian actor (b. 1896)
1968 – Aleksander Maaker, Estonian bagpipe player (b. 1890)
1971 – Donald Winnicott, English psychoanalyst (b. 1896)
1973 – John Banner, Austrian actor (b. 1910)
1975 – Ola Raknes, Norwegian psychoanalyst and philologist (b. 1887)
1976 – Marcel Broodthaers, Belgian painter (b. 1924)
1978 – Ward Moore, American author (b. 1903)
1979 – Eileen Shanahan, Irish poet (b. 1901)
1983 – Frank Forde, Australian politician, 15th Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1890)
1983 – Billy Fury, English singer-songwriter and actor (b. 1940)
1986 – crew of Space Shuttle Challenger

    – Gregory Jarvis, American captain, engineer, and astronaut (b. 1944)
    – Christa McAuliffe, American educator and astronaut (b. 1948)
    – Ronald McNair, American physicist and astronaut (b. 1950)
    – Ellison Onizuka, American engineer and astronaut (b. 1946)
    – Judith Resnik, American engineer and astronaut (b. 1949)
    – Dick Scobee, American pilot and astronaut (b. 1939)
    – Michael J. Smith, American pilot and astronaut (b. 1945)

1988 – Klaus Fuchs, German physicist (b. 1911)
1989 – Choekyi Gyaltsen, 10th Panchen Lama, Tibetan religious leader (b. 1938)
1990 – Puma Jones, American singer (Black Uhuru) (b. 1953)
1994 – Hal Smith, American actor (b. 1916)
1996 – Joseph Brodsky, Russian-American poet, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1940)
1996 – Burne Hogarth, American cartoonist and author (b. 1911)
1996 – Jerry Siegel, American writer and illustrator, co-created Superman (b. 1914)
1998 – Shotaro Ishinomori, Japanese author (b. 1938)
1999 – Markey Robinson, Irish painter (b. 1918)
1999 – Torgny Torgnysson Segerstedt, Swedish sociologist and philosopher (b. 1908)
1999 – Valery Gavrilin, Russian composer (b. 1939)
2001 – Curt Blefary, American baseball player (b. 1943)
2002 – Gustaaf Deloor, Belgian cyclist (b. 1913)
2002 – Astrid Lindgren, Swedish author (b. 1907)
2002 – Ayşe Nur Zarakolu, Turkish author and activist (b. 1946)
2003 – Mieke Pullen, Dutch runner (b. 1957)
2004 – Lloyd M. Bucher, American navy officer (b. 1927)
2004 – Don Cholito, Puerto Rican radio host (b. 1923)
2004 – Elroy Hirsch, American football player (b. 1923)
2004 – Mel Pritchard, English drummer (Barclay James Harvest) (b. 1948)
2004 – Joe Viterelli, American actor (b. 1937)
2005 – Jim Capaldi, English singer-songwriter and drummer (Traffic) (b. 1944)
2005 – Karen Lancaume, French actress (b. 1973)
2005 – Ronnie Paris, American child abuse victim (b. 2001)
2005 – Jacques Villeret, French actor (b. 1951)
2006 – Emory Hail, American wrestler (b. 1969)
2006 – Yitzhak Kaduri, Iraqi-Palestine rabbi
2006 – Henry McGee, English actor (b. 1929)
2007 – Carlo Clerici, Swiss cyclist (b. 1929)
2007 – Robert Drinan, American priest and politician (b. 1920)
2007 – Beatrice Hsu, Taiwanese actress (b. 1978)
2007 – Yelena Romanova, Russian runner (b. 1963)
2007 – Karel Svoboda, Czech composer (b. 1938)
2007 – Teala Loring, American actress (b. 1922)
2008 – Archbishop Christodoulos of Athens (b. 1939)
2008 – Ginty Vrede, Dutch kick boxer (b. 1985)
2009 – Billy Powell, American keyboard player and songwriter (Lynyrd Skynyrd) (b. 1952)
2013 – Eddy Choong, Malaysian badminton player (b. 1930)
2013 – Florentino Fernández, Cuban boxer (b. 1936)
2013 – Lonnie Goldstein, American baseball player (b. 1918)
2013 – Hattie N. Harrison, American politician (b. 1928)
2013 – Reg Jenkins, English footballer (b. 1938)
2013 – Oldřich Kulhánek, Czech painter (b. 1940)
2013 – Xu Liangying, Chinese physicist, historian, and philosopher (b. 1920)
2013 – Dan Massey, American activist and author (b. 1942)
2013 – Mark Palmer, American diplomat (b. 1941)
2013 – Ladislav Pavlovič, Slovak footballer (b. 1926)
2013 – Ceija Stojka, Austrian-Romanian holocaust survivor, author, and painter (b. 1933)
2013 – Earl Williams, American baseball player (b. 1948)
2013 – Benedict Zilliacus, Finnish journalist, author, and screenwriter (b. 1921)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/14 at 5:11 am

Born this day January 29th:

1926 – Franco Cerri, Italian guitarist
1928 – Peter Byrne, English actor and director
1928 – Lee Shau-kee, Hong Kong businessman, founded Henderson Land Development
1929 – George Ross Anderson, Jr., American judge
1930 – Christopher Collier, American historian and author
1931 – Leslie Bricusse, English composer, lyricist and playwright
1933 – Hugo Herrestrup, Danish actor
1933 – Paul Sally, American mathematician
1935 – Fred Jüssi, Estonian biologist and photographer
1935 – Roger Payne, American biologist
1936 – Malcolm Binns, English pianist
1938 – Shuji Tsurumi, Japanese gymnast
1939 – Germaine Greer, Australian journalist and author
1940 – Katherine Ross, American actress
1940 – Kunimitsu Takahashi, Japanese motorcycle racer and race car driver
1941 – Robin Morgan, American actress, journalist, author, and activist
1942 – Robert C. Bonner, American judge
1942 – Claudine Longet, French-American singer, actress, and dancer
1943 – Tony Blackburn, English radio host
1944 – Andrew Loog Oldham, English record producer and manager
1944 – Patrick Lipton Robinson, Jamaican judge
1944 – Pauline van der Wildt, Dutch swimmer
1945 – Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta, Malian politician, Prime Minister of Mali
1945 – Jim Nicholson, Irish politician
1945 – Tom Selleck, American actor, screenwriter and producer
1946 – Bettye LaVette, American singer-songwriter
1947 – Linda B. Buck, American biologist, Nobel Prize laureate
1947 – Marián Varga, Slovak organist and composer
1948 – Raymond Keene, English chess grandmaster and author
1948 – Pat Kenny, Irish television and radio host
1948 – Cristina Saralegui, Cuban-American talk show host
1948 – Marc Singer, Canadian-American actor
1949 – Evgeny Lovchev, Russian footballer
1949 – Tommi Salmelainen, Finnish ice hockey player
1950 – Ann Jillian, American actress
1950 – Jody Scheckter, South African race car driver
1950 – Miklós Vámos, Hungarian talk show host and author
1950 – Max Carl, American rock singer, keyboardist, guitarist and songwriter, for classic rock band, Grand Funk Railroad and southern rock band, 38 Special
1951 – Andy Roberts, Caribbean cricketer
1952 – Rupert Hanley, South African cricketer
1952 – Tim Healy, English actor
1952 – Tommy Ramone, Hungarian-American drummer, songwriter, and producer (Ramones and Uncle Monk)
1953 – Peter Baumann, German keyboard player and songwriter (Tangerine Dream)
1953 – Paulin Bordeleau, Canadian ice hockey player
1953 – Caesar Cervin, American soccer player
1953 – Dennis Delaney, American actor and writer
1953 – Paul Fusco, American puppeteer and voice actor
1953 – Steve March-Tormé, American singer-songwriter
1953 – Lynne McGranger, Australian actress
1953 – Ronnie Moore, English footballer
1953 – Juan Paredes, Mexican boxer
1953 – Louie Pérez, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Los Lobos and Latin Playboys)
1953 – Dwight Takamine, American politician
1953 – Teresa Teng, Taiwanese singer (d. 1995)
1953 – Yorie Terauchi, Japanese actress and a voice actress
1953 – Charlie Wilson, American singer-songwriter and producer (The Gap Band)
1953 – Hwang Woo-suk, South Korean veterinarian
1953 – Richard Younger-Ross, English politician
1953 – Fred Riebeling, Australian politician
1954 – Terry Kinney, American actor
1954 – Richard Manitoba, American singer (The Dictators, MC5, and Manitoba's Wild Kingdom)
1954 – Doug Risebrough, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1954 – Oprah Winfrey, American talk show host, actress, and producer, founded the OWN Network and Harpo Productions
1954 – Bob Murdoch, Canadian ice hockey player
1954 – Yukinobu Hoshino, Japanese manga artist
1954 – Eleanor Clitheroe-Bell, Canadian civil servant
1954 – Alejandro Casañas, Cuban athlete
1954 – Barry Powell, English footballer
1954 – Greg Brooks, Canadian chef
1954 – Ron Mark, New Zealand politician
1954 – Patrick Seguin, French art dealer
1954 – Christian Bjelland, Norwegian art collector
1954 – Rodolfo Reis, Portuguese footballer
1954 – Bill Evers, American baseball player and manager
1955 – Eddie Jordan, American basketball player and coach
1955 – Femi Pedro, Nigerian politician
1955 – Jonathan Smith, English former tennis player
1956 – Jan Jakub Kolski, Polish director, screenwriter, and cinematographer
1956 – Irlene Mandrell, American actress and singer
1957 – Sue Douglas, English media executive and former newspaper editor
1957 – Julie Mellor, English civil servant
1957 – Grażyna Miller, Italian poet and journalist
1957 – Ron Franscell, American author and journalist
1958 – Glen Cochrane, Canadian ice hockey player
1958 – Stephen Lerner, American labor organizer
1959 – Mike Foligno, Canadian ice hockey player
1959 – Nadezhda Markina, Russian actress
1959 – Michael Sloane, American actor, screenwriter, and director
1959 – Nick Xenophon, Australian politician
1960 – Matthew Ashford, American actor
1960 – Sean Kerly, English field hockey player
1960 – Greg Louganis, American diver
1960 – Steve Sax, American baseball player
1960 – J. G. Thirlwell, Australian-English singer-songwriter and producer (Wiseblood, The Immaculate Consumptive, Coil, and Foetus)
1961 – Mike Aldrete, American baseball player
1961 – Petra Thümer, German swimmer
1962 – Nicholas Turturro, American actor
1962 – Taija Rae, American pornographic actress
1963 – Bob Holly, American wrestler
1963 – Monica Horan, American actress
1963 – Octave Octavian Teodorescu, Romanian composer, vanguard rock musician, multi-instrumentist
1964 – Andre Reed, American football player
1964 – Anna Ryder Richardson, Welsh interior designer and television host
1964 – Holger Behrendt, German artistic gymnast
1964 – Roddy Frame, Scottish singer-songwriter and musician
1965 – Dominik Hašek, Czech ice hockey player
1965 – Peter Lundgren, Swedish tennis player and coach
1966 – Romário, Brazilian footballer
1967 – Stacey King, American basketball player
1967 – Cyril Suk, Czech tennis player
1968 – Edward Burns, American actor, producer, and director
1968 – Susi Erdmann, German bobsledder
1968 – Sora Jung, South Korean actress
1968 – Aeneas Williams, American football player
1969 – Hyde, Japanese singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor (L'Arc-en-Ciel and Vamps)
1970 – Heather Graham, American actress
1970 – Jörg Hoffmann, German swimmer
1970 – Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, Indian target shooter
1970 – Paul Ryan, American politician
1971 – Clare Balding, English sportscaster
1972 – Matt Brandstein, American author
1972 – Brian Wood, American writer and illustrator
1973 – Miranda Krestovnikoff, English television presenter, naturalist and archaeologist
1973 – Jason Schmidt, American baseball player
1973 – Raivo Seppo, Estonian author
1974 – Michael Andersen, Danish basketball player
1975 – Sara Gilbert, American actress
1976 – Chris Castle, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1976 – Charles Divins, American model and actor
1976 – Karsten Kroon, Dutch cyclist
1977 – Justin Hartley, American actor
1977 – Chaly Jones, Dutch footballer
1978 – Rob Bironas, American football player
1978 – Martin Schmitt, German ski jumper
1978 – Brian Windhorst, American journalist
1979 – Marvin Agustin, Filipino actor
1979 – Sui Feifei, Chinese basketball player
1979 – Andrew Keegan, American actor and producer
1979 – April Scott, American actress and model
1979 – Andreas Thorstensson, Swedish web developer
1980 – Yael Bar Zohar, Israeli actress and model
1980 – Ingimundur Ingimundarson, Icelandic handball player
1980 – Ivan Klasnić, Croatian footballer
1980 – Jason James Richter, American actor
1981 – Rui En, Singaporean singer and actress
1981 – Jonny Lang, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1981 – Darío Lopilato, Argentinian actor
1981 – Vladimir Gojković, Montenegrin water polo player
1981 – Roberts Mežeckis, Latvian professional footballer
1981 – Álex Ubago, Spanish singer-songwriter and guitarist
1982 – Adam Lambert, American singer-songwriter and actor
1982 – Heidi Mueller, American actress
1982 – Wallis Bird, Irish singer-songwriter and guitarist
1982 – Irina Shabayeva American fashion designer
1983 – Biagio Pagano, Italian footballer
1983 – Nedžad Sinanović, Bosnian basketball player
1984 – Natalie du Toit, South African swimmer
1984 – Nuno Morais, Portuguese footballer
1984 – Safee Sali, Malaysian footballer
1984 – David Sencar, Austrian footballer
1985 – Marc Gasol, Spanish basketball player
1985 – Mikey Hachey, American bass player (Suburban Legends)
1985 – Isabel Lucas, Australian actress
1985 – Martynas Mažeika, Lithuanian basketball player
1985 – Athina Onassis Roussel, French horse rider
1986 – Drew Tyler Bell, American actor and dancer
1986 – Mark Howard, English footballer
1986 – Jair Jurrjens, Dutch baseball player
1986 – Simon Vukčević, Montenegrin footballer
1987 – Alex Avila, American baseball player
1987 – Matthew Wilson, English race car driver
1988 – Tatyana Chernova, Russian heptathlete
1988 – Stephanie Gilmore, Australian surfer
1988 – Margarita Žernosekova, Estonian footballer
1989 – Kevin Shattenkirk, American ice hockey player
1990 – Charlie Cipriano, American lacrosse player
1990 – Nick Moody, American football linebacker
1990 – Brandon Taylor, American football player
1990 – Danielle Parsons, Canadian curler
1991 – Rafaël Dias, Portuguese footballer
1992 – George Pocheptsov, American painter
1992 – Aleksandr Trokhov, Russian footballer
1993 – Michelle Larcher de Brito, Portuguese tennis player
1993 – Kyary Pamyu Pamyu, Japanese singer and model
1994 – Lucas Hufnagel, German footballer
1994 – Ayane Sakura, Japanese voice actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/14 at 5:11 am

Died this day January 29th:

1119 – Pope Gelasius II (b. 1060)
1342 – Louis I, Duke of Bourbon (b. 1279)
1597 – Elias Ammerbach, German organist and composer (b. 1530)
1608 – Frederick I, Duke of Württemberg (b. 1557)
1647 – Francis Meres, English author (b. 1565)
1678 – Jerónimo Lobo, Portuguese missionary (b. 1593)
1706 – Charles Sackville, 6th Earl of Dorset, English poet and courtier (b. 1638)
1737 – George Hamilton, 1st Earl of Orkney,Scottish soldier (b. 1666)
1743 – André-Hercule de Fleury, French cardinal (b. 1653)
1763 – Louis Racine, French poet (b. 1692)
1820 – George III of the United Kingdom (b. 1738)
1829 – Paul François Jean Nicolas, vicomte de Barras, French politician (b. 1755)
1829 – István Pauli, Hungarian-Slovenian priest (b. 1760)
1847 – Athanasios Christopoulos, Greek poet (b. 1772)
1870 – Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1797)
1871 – Philippe-Joseph Aubert de Gaspé, Canadian author (b. 1786)
1888 – Edward Lear, English illustrator, author, and poet (b. 1812)
1899 – Alfred Sisley, French-English painter (b. 1839)
1906 – Christian IX of Denmark (b. 1818)
1928 – Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig, Scottish army officer (b. 1861)
1933 – Sara Teasdale, American poet (b. 1884)
1934 – Fritz Haber, German chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1868)
1941 – Ioannis Metaxas, Greek general and politician, 130th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1871)
1944 – William Allen White, American Progressive journalist and author (b. 1868)
1946 – Harry Hopkins, American politician, 8th United States Secretary of Commerce (b. 1890)
1948 – Prince Aimone, Duke of Aosta (b. 1900)
1950 – Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Kuwaiti sheikh (b. 1885)
1951 – Frank Tarrant, Australian cricketer (b. 1880)
1956 – H. L. Mencken, American journalist (b. 1880)
1959 – Winifred Brunton, English-South African painter (b. 1880)
1961 – John F. O'Ryan, American general (b. 1874)
1962 – Fritz Kreisler, Austrian-American violinist and composer (b. 1875)
1963 – Robert Frost, American poet (b. 1874)
1964 – Alan Ladd, American actor (b. 1913)
1966 – Pierre Mercure, Canadian composer (b. 1927)
1969 – Allen Welsh Dulles, American diplomat, lawyer, and banker, 5th Director of Central Intelligence (b. 1893)
1970 – B. H. Liddell Hart, English soldier and historian (b. 1895)
1975 – Orestis Makris, Greek actor (b. 1898)
1977 – Buster Nupen, South African cricketer (b. 1902)
1977 – Freddie Prinze, American actor and comedian (b. 1954)
1980 – Jimmy Durante, American actor, singer, and pianist (b. 1893)
1986 – Leif Erickson, American actor (b. 1911)
1989 – Halina Konopacka, Polish discus thrower and poet (b. 1900)
1991 – Yasushi Inoue, Japanese author and poet (b. 1907)
1992 – Willie Dixon, American singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1915)
1993 – Adetokunbo Ademola, Nigerian jurist, 2nd Chief Justice of Nigeria (b. 1906)
1993 – Ron Kostelnik, American football player (b. 1940)
1994 – Ulrike Maier, Austrian skier (b. 1967)
1998 – Joseph Alioto, American politician, 36th Mayor of San Francisco (b. 1916)
1999 – Lili St. Cyr, American model and ancer (b. 1918)
2002 – Dick Lane, American football player (b. 1927)
2002 – Harold Russell, Canadian-American actor (b. 1914)
2003 – Frank Moss, American lawyer and politician (b. 1911)
2004 – Janet Frame, New Zealand author (b. 1924)
2004 – M. M. Kaye, Indian-English author (b. 1908)
2005 – Eric Griffiths, Welsh-Scottish guitarist (The Quarrymen) (b. 1940)
2005 – Ephraim Kishon, Israeli author, screenwriter, and director (b. 1924)
2007 – Barbaro, American race horse (b. 2003)
2007 – Dia Abdul Zahra Kadim, Iraqi cult leader (b. 1970)
2008 – Raymond Jacobs, American marine, member of the Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima (b. 1925)
2008 – Philippe Khorsand, French actor (b. 1948)
2008 – Bengt Lindström, Swedish painter (b. 1925)
2008 – Margaret Truman, American singer and author (b. 1924)
2009 – Bill Frindall, English statistician (b. 1939)
2009 – Hélio Gracie, Brazilian martial artist (b. 1913)
2009 – John Martyn, English-Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1948)
2011 – Milton Babbitt, American composer (b. 1916)
2013 – Said al-Muragha, Palestinian militant leader (b. 1927)
2013 – Ferris Ashton, Australian rugby player (b. 1926)
2013 – Frank Hahn, German-English economist (b. 1925)
2013 – Anselm Hollo, Finnish-American poet (b. 1934)
2013 – Bernard Horsfall, English actor (b. 1930)
2013 – Herbert Loebl, German-English businessman (b. 1923)
2013 – Borislav Milošević, Montenegrin-Serbian diplomat (b. 1934)
2013 – Butch Morris, American cornet player, composer, and conductor (b. 1947)
2013 – Ferrol Sams, American physician and author (b. 1922)
2013 – Reinhold Stecher, Austrian bishop (b. 1921)
2013 – David Taylor, English veterinarian and television host (b. 1934)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/31/14 at 8:52 am

Born this day January 31st:

1921 – Carol Channing, American actress and singer
1925 – August Englas, Estonian wrestler
1928 – Eric Ash, British electrical engineer
1930 – Lynn Carlin, American actress
1931 – Ernie Banks, American baseball player and coach
1931 – Christopher Chataway, English runner, journalist, and politician
1933 – Bernardo Provenzano, Italian gangster
1934 – Ernesto Brambilla, Italian motorcycle road racer and racing driver
1935 – Kenzaburō Ōe, Japanese author, Nobel Prize laureate
1937 – Regimantas Adomaitis, Lithuanian actor
1937 – Philip Glass, American composer
1938 – Beatrix of the Netherlands
1938 – James G. Watt, American politician, 43rd United States Secretary of the Interior
1939 – Claude Gauthier, Canadian singer-songwriter and actor
1941 – Dick Gephardt, American politician
1941 – Jessica Walter, American actress
1942 – Daniela Bianchi, Italian actress
1944 – Connie Booth, American-English actress and psychotherapist
1944 – Charlie Musselwhite, American singer-songwriter and harmonica player
1945 – Brenda Hale, barrister, High Court judge and academic
1945 – Joseph Kosuth, American photographer and illustrator
1946 – Raymond Snoddy, Northern Irish journalist, television presenter and author
1946 – Glynn Turman, American actor, director, and producer
1947 – Jonathan Banks, American actor
1947 – Nolan Ryan, American baseball player
1948 – Volkmar Groß, German footballer
1948 – Muneo Suzuki, Japanese politician
1949 – Johan Derksen, Dutch footballer and journalist
1949 – Ken Wilber, American author
1950 – Denise Fleming, American children's author
1950 – Alexander Korzhakov, Russian general and bodyguard
1951 – Dave Benton, Aruban singer
1951 – Harry Wayne Casey, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer (KC and the Sunshine Band)
1951 – Phil Manzanera, English guitarist, songwriter, and producer (Roxy Music, Quiet Sun, and 801)
1951 – Won Sei-hoon, South Korean intelligence officer
1953 – Ovidiu Lipan, Romanian drummer (Transsylvania Phoenix)
1954 – Adrian Vandenberg, Dutch guitarist (Whitesnake, Vandenberg, and Manic Eden)
1955 – Virginia Ruzici, Romanian tennis player
1956 – John Lydon, English singer-songwriter (Sex Pistols and Public Image Ltd)
1957 – Shirley Babashoff, American swimmer
1958 – Armin Reichel, German footballer
1959 – Anthony LaPaglia, Australian actor
1959 – Kelly Lynch, American actress
1959 – Kelly Moore, American race car driver
1960 – Akbar Ganji, Iranian journalist
1960 – Grant Morrison, Scottish author and screenwriter
1961 – Elizabeth Barker, English politician
1961 – Lloyd Cole, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Lloyd Cole and the Commotions)
1961 – Fatou Bensouda, Gambian lawyer, judge, and civil servant
1962 – Sophie Muller, English director
1963 – Madis Eek, Estonian architect
1964 – Sylvie Bernier, Canadian diver
1964 – Martha MacCallum, American journalist
1964 – Dawn Prince-Hughes, American anthropologist, primatologist, and ethologist
1964 – Billey Shamrock, Swedish singer-songwriter and actor
1965 – Giorgos Gasparis, Greek basketball player and coach
1966 – Umar Alisha, Indian journalist and philanthropist
1966 – Dexter Fletcher, English actor
1967 – Chad Channing, American singer and drummer (Nirvana)
1967 – Jason Cooper, English drummer (The Cure)
1967 – Fat Mike, American singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer (NOFX, Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, and False Alarm)
1967 – Irene Wan, Hong Kong actress
1967 – Joey Wong, Taiwanese-Hong Kong actress
1968 – Matt King, English comedian and actor
1968 – Ulrica Messing, Swedish politician
1968 – Patrick Stevens, Belgian sprinter
1970 – Minnie Driver, English singer-songwriter and actress
1970 – Danny Michel, Canadian singer-songwriter
1971 – Patrick Kielty, Irish comedian and television host
1971 – Dimitris Markos, Greek footballer
1971 – Patricia Velásquez, Venezuelan actress and model
1971 – Lee Young-ae, South Korean actress
1973 – Portia de Rossi, Australian-American actress
1974 – Wil Anderson, Australian comedian and radio host
1974 – Othella Harrington, American basketball player
1974 – Ariel Pestano, Cuban baseball player
1975 – Fred Coleman, American football player
1975 – Jackie O, Australian radio and television host
1975 – Preity Zinta, Indian actress
1976 – Traianos Dellas, Greek footballer
1976 – Buddy Rice, American race car driver
1976 – Paul Scheer, American comedian and actor
1977 – Mark Dutiaume, Canadian ice hockey player
1977 – Shingo Katori, Japanese singer and actor (SMAP)
1977 – Jim Kleinsasser, American football player
1977 – Bobby Moynihan, American comedian and actor
1977 – Sergei Pareiko, Estonian footballer
1977 – Katherine Shindle, American actress, singer, and dancer
1977 – Kerry Washington, American actress
1978 – Fabián Caballero, Argentinian footballer
1978 – Brad Rutter, American game show contestant, the biggest all-time money winner on Jeopardy!
1978 – Arthur Wellesley, Earl of Mornington
1979 – Daniel Tammet, English author and educator
1979 – Emmett J. Scanlan, Irish actor
1980 – James Adomian, American comedian and actor
1980 – Tiffany Limos, American actress
1981 – Julio Arca, Argentinian footballer
1981 – Amrita Arora, Indian actress
1981 – Justin Timberlake, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actor ('N Sync)
1982 – Maret Ani, Estonian tennis player
1982 – Yuniesky Betancourt, Cuban baseball player
1982 – Andreas Görlitz, German footballer
1982 – Salvatore Masiello, Italian footballer
1982 – Allan McGregor, Scottish footballer
1982 – Bruno Nogueira, Portuguese comedian and actor
1982 – Elena Paparizou, Greek-Swedish singer-songwriter (Antique)
1982 – Jānis Sprukts, Latvian ice hockey player
1982 – Brad Thompson, American baseball player
1983 – James Sutton, English actor
1983 – Fabio Quagliarella, Italian footballer
1983 – Tom Vangeneugden, Belgian swimmer
1984 – Vernon Davis, American football player
1984 – Josh Johnson, American baseball player
1984 – Jeremy Wariner, American runner
1984 – Alessandro Zanni, Italian rugby player
1985 – Kalomira, American-Greek singer
1985 – Adam Federici, Australian footballer
1985 – Mario Williams, American football player
1986 – Megan Ellison, American film producer
1986 – Yves Ma-Kalambay, Belgian footballer
1986 – Pauline Parmentier, French tennis player
1987 – Sargon Duran, Austrian footballer
1987 – Marcus Mumford, American-English singer-songwriter (Mumford & Sons)
1987 – Raúl Richter, German actor
1988 – Justine Ozga, German tennis player
1988 – Taijo Teniste, Estonian footballer
1990 – Nicolò De Cesare, Italian footballer
1990 – Jacopo Fortunato, Italian footballer
1990 – Kota Yabu, Japanese singer and actor (Hey! Say! JUMP)
1992 – Tyler Seguin, Canadian ice hockey player
1994 – Kenneth Zohore, Danish footballer
1994 – Whitney Westgate, American pornographic actress
1996 – Joel Courtney, American actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/31/14 at 8:53 am

Died this day January 31st:

632 – Máedóc, Irish bishop (b. 550)
1216 – Patriarch Theodore II of Constantinople
1398 – Emperor Sukō of Japan (b. 1334)
1418 – Mircea I of Wallachia (b. 1355)
1435 – Xuande Emperor of China (b. 1398)
1561 – Bairam Khan, Mughalan general (b. 1501)
1561 – Menno Simons, Dutch religious leader (b. 1496)
1580 – Henry, King of Portugal (b. 1512)
1606 – Guy Fawkes, English conspirator, leader of the Gunpowder Plot (b. 1570)
1606 – Ambrose Rookwood, English conspirator (b. 1578)
1606 – Thomas Wintour, English conspirator (b. 1571)
1615 – Claudio Acquaviva, Italian priest, 5th Superior General of the Society of Jesus (b. 1543)
1632 – Jost Bürgi, Swiss clockmaker and mathematician (b. 1552)
1665 – Johannes Clauberg, German theologian and philosopher (b. 1622)
1686 – Jean Mairet, French playwright (b. 1604)
1720 – Thomas Grey, 2nd Earl of Stamford, English politician (b. 1654)
1729 – Jacob Roggeveen, Dutch explorer (b. 1659)
1736 – Filippo Juvarra, Italian architect, designed the Basilica of Superga (b. 1678)
1788 – Charles Edward Stuart, Italian husband of Princess Louise of Stolberg-Gedern (b. 1720)
1790 – Thomas Lewis, Irish-American lawyer and surveyor (b. 1718)
1794 – Mariot Arbuthnot, English admiral (b. 1711)
1811 – Manuel Alberti, Argentine priest (b. 1763)
1815 – José Félix Ribas, Venezuelan military leader (b. 1775)
1828 – Alexander Ypsilantis, Greek general (b. 1792)
1836 – John Cheyne, English physician and author (b. 1777)
1844 – Henri Gatien Bertrand, French general (b. 1773)
1856 – 11th Dalai Lama (b. 1838)
1870 – Cilibi Moise, Moldavian-Romanian journalist (b. 1812)
1888 – John Bosco, Italian priest and educator, founded the Salesian Society (b. 1815)
1892 – Charles Spurgeon, English preacher and evangelist (b. 1834)
1907 – Timothy Eaton, Canadian businessman, founded Eaton's (b. 1834)
1923 – Eligiusz Niewiadomski, Polish painter, assassin of Gabriel Narutowicz (b. 1869)
1933 – John Galsworthy, English author and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1867)
1942 – Henry Larkin, American baseball player (b. 1860)
1942 – Rolf Wenkhaus, German actor (b. 1917)
1944 – Jean Giraudoux, French author and playwright (b. 1882)
1945 – Eddie Slovik, American soldier (b. 1920)
1954 – Edwin Howard Armstrong, American engineer, invented FM radio (b. 1890)
1954 – Vivian Woodward, English footballer (b. 1879)
1955 – John Mott, American YMCA leader, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1865)
1956 – A. A. Milne, English author (b. 1882)
1958 – Karl Selter, Estonian politician (b. 1898)
1961 – Krishna Sinha, Indian politician, 1st Chief Minister of Bihar (b. 1887)
1966 – Arthur Percival, English general (b. 1887)
1967 – Eddie Tolan, American sprinter (b. 1908)
1969 – Meher Baba, Indian guru and mystic (b. 1894)
1970 – Slim Harpo, American singer and harmonica player (b. 1924)
1971 – Viktor Zhirmunsky, Russian historian and linguist (b. 1891)
1973 – Ragnar Frisch, Norwegian economist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1895)
1974 – Samuel Goldwyn, Polish-American film producer (b. 1882)
1974 – Glenn Morris, American decathlete and actor (b. 1912)
1974 – Emil Väre, Finnish wrestler (b. 1885)
1976 – Ernesto Miranda, American criminal, inspired the Miranda rights (b. 1941)
1976 – Evert Taube, Swedish author and composer (b. 1890)
1987 – Yves Allégret, French director (b. 1907)
1989 – William Stephenson, Canadian soldier and spy (b. 1896)
1990 – Rashad Khalifa, Egyptian-American chemist (b. 1935)
1991 – Kostas Mountakis, Greek singer-songwriter (b. 1926)
1995 – George Abbott, American director and producer (b. 1887)
1997 – John Joseph Scanlan, Irish-American bishop (b. 1930)
1998 – Leho Laurine, Estonian chess player (b. 1904)
1999 – Shohei Baba, Japanese wrestler, co-founded All Japan Pro Wrestling (b. 1938)
1999 – Barış Manço, Turkish singer-songwriter (b. 1943)
1999 – Norm Zauchin, American baseball player (b. 1929)
2000 – Gil Kane, Latvian-American writer and illustrator (b. 1926)
2001 – Gordon R. Dickson, Canadian-American author (b. 1923)
2002 – Francis Gabreski, American pilot (b. 1919)
2004 – Eleanor Holm, American swimmer (b. 1913)
2006 – Moira Shearer, Scottish actress and ballerina (b. 1926)
2007 – Kirka, Finnish singer (b. 1950)
2007 – Lee Bergere, American actor (b. 1924)
2007 – Molly Ivins, American columnist and author (b. 1944)
2007 – Mohammed Jamal Khalifa, Saudi Arabian businessman (b. 1957)
2007 – Olevi Kull, Estonian ecologist (b. 1955)
2007 – Adelaide Tambo, South African activist (b. 1929)
2008 – Zeltim Odie Peterson, American dog (b. 1997)
2009 – Nagesh, Indian comedian and actor (b. 1933)
2011 – Bartolomeu Anania, Romanian bishop and poet (b. 1921)
2011 – Mark Ryan, English guitarist (Adam and the Ants) (b. 1959)
2012 – Leslie Carter, American singer (b. 1986)
2012 – Dorothea Tanning, American painter and sculptor (b. 1910)
2013 – Rubén Bonifaz Nuño, Mexican poet and scholar (b. 1923)
2013 – Amina Cachalia, South African activist and politician (b. 1930)
2013 – Joseph Cassidy, Irish archbishop (b. 1933)
2013 – Nolan Frizzelle, American politician (b. 1921)
2013 – Hassan Habibi, Iranian politician, 1st Vice President of Iran (b. 1937)
2013 – Ron Hadfield, English police officer (b. 1939)
2013 – Caleb Moore, American snowmobile racer (b. 1987)
2013 – Tony Pierce, American baseball player (b. 1946)
2013 – Timir Pinegin, Russian sailor (b. 1927)
2013 – Jacques Nguyễn Văn Mầu, Vietnamese bishop (b. 1914)
2013 – Fred Whitfield, American baseball player (b. 1938)
2013 – Diane Wolkstein, American author (b. 1942)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Marian on 02/01/14 at 9:33 pm

Today is Don Everly's 77th birthday--probably not his best one.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/11/14 at 4:36 am

It was this day February 11th 2012 , that Whitney Houston was found dead in a bath at the Beverly Hilton, Los Angeles

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Howard on 02/11/14 at 6:51 am


It was this day February 11th 2012 , that Whitney Houston was found dead in a bath at the Beverly Hilton, Los Angeles


can't believe it's been 2 years.  :\'(

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/11/14 at 6:56 am


can't believe it's been 2 years.  :\'(
I can , I was only watching the television program "Autopsy: Whitney Houston's Last Hours" the other day.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/07/14 at 5:34 am

Born this day March 7th:

1914 – John Rodney, American actor
1926 – Margaret Weston, English director of the UK Science Museum
1927 – Henri Landwirth, Belgian-American businessman and philanthropist, founded Give Kids The World Village
1930 – Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon, English photographer
1934 – Douglas Cardinal, Canadian architect, designed the Telus World of Science and First Nations University of Canada
1934 – Nari Contractor, Indian cricketer
1934 – Giorgos Katsaros, Greek saxophonist and composer
1934 – Willard Scott, American journalist, actor, and author
1936 – Heinz Valk, Estonian artist, caricaturist and politician
1938 – David Baltimore, American biologist, Nobel Prize laureate
1938 – Janet Guthrie, American race car driver
1939 – Danyel Gérard, French singer-songwriter
1940 – Daniel J. Travanti, American actor
1941 – Piers Paul Read, English novelist, historian and writer
1942 – Michael Eisner, American businessman
1942 – Jaan Manitski, Estonian businessman, politician and art collector
1943 – Chris White, English bass player and songwriter (The Zombies)
1944 – Ranulph Fiennes, English soldier and explorer
1944 – Stanley Schmidt, American author and journalist
1945 – John Heard, American actor
1945 – Bob Herbert, American journalist
1945 – Nicholas Kraemer, British harpsichordist and conductor
1945 – Elizabeth Moon, American author
1946 – Matthew Fisher, English singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer (Procol Harum)
1946 – Clive Gillinson, British cellist and arts administrator
1946 – Daniel Goleman, American psychologist and author
1946 – Peter Wolf, American singer-songwriter (The J. Geils Band)
1947 – Helen Eadie, Scottish politician
1947 – Richard Lawson, American actor
1947 – Walter Röhrl, German race car driver
1949 – Ghulam Nabi Azad, Indian politician
1950 – Iris Chacón, Puerto Rican singer and dancer
1950 – Billy Joe DuPree, American football player
1950 – Franco Harris, American football player
1950 – J. R. Richard, American baseball player
1950 – Ants Taul, Estonian musician
1951 – Jeff Burroughs, American baseball player
1951 – Rocco Prestia, American bass player (Tower of Power)
1952 – William Boyd, British writer
1952 – Ernie Isley, American guitarist and songwriter (The Isley Brothers and Isley-Jasper-Isley)
1952 – Viv Richards, Caribbean cricketer
1952 – Lynn Swann, American football player
1953 – Bernard Voyer, Canadian mountaineer and explorer
1954 – Eva Brunne, Swedish clergywoman and world's first lesbian bishop
1955 – Michael Chance, English countertenor
1955 – Michael Jan Friedman, American author
1955 – Anupam Kher, Indian actor
1955 – Tommy Kramer, American football player
1956 – Bryan Cranston, American actor, director, and producer
1956 – Andrea Levy, English novelist
1957 – Robert Harris, English journalist and author
1957 – Tomás Yarrington, Mexican politician, Governor of Tamaulipas
1958 – Alan Hale, American astronomer
1958 – Rik Mayall, English comedian and actor
1959 – Tom Lehman, American golfer
1959 – Donna Murphy, American actress and singer
1959 – Nick Searcy, American actor
1960 – Joe Carter, American baseball player
1960 – Ivan Lendl, Czech tennis player
1960 – Jim Spivey, American runner
1961 – Mary Beth Evans, American actress
1961 – Mark Kumpel, American ice hockey player
1961 – David Rutley, english politician
1962 – Taylor Dayne, American singer-songwriter and actress
1962 – Peter Manley, English darts player
1962 – Sergei Prikhodko, Russian football player and coach
1963 – Bill Brochtrup, American actor
1963 – Mike Eagles, Canadian ice hockey player
1963 – E.L. James, British author
1963 – Maria Lindström, Swedish tennis player
1963 – Mark Rowland, English athlete
1964 – Bret Easton Ellis, American author and screenwriter
1964 – Denyce Graves, American soprano
1964 – Wanda Sykes, American comedian, actress, and screenwriter
1964 – Matthew Vaughan, English actor
1965 – Jack Armstrong, American baseball player
1965 – Jean-Pierre Barda, French-Swedish singer and actor (Army of Lovers)
1965 – Steve Beuerlein, American football player
1965 – Cameron Daddo, Australian actor
1965 – Jesper Parnevik, Swedish golfer
1966 – Terry Carkner, Canadian ice hockey player
1966 – Ludwig Kögl, German footballer
1966 – Atsushi Sakurai, Japanese singer-songwriter (Buck-Tick and Schwein)
1966 – Joy Tanner, American-Canadian actress
1967 – Ruthie Henshall, English actress, singer, and dancer
1967 – Ai Yazawa, Japanese author and illustrator
1968 – Denis Boucher, Canadian baseball player
1968 – Jeff Kent, American baseball player
1968 – Raju Sundaram, Indian choreographer
1969 – Shin Ae-ra, South Korean actress
1969 – Warrel Dane, American singer-songwriter (Nevermore and Sanctuary)
1969 – Massimo Lotti, Italian footballer
1969 – Hideki Noda, Japanese race car driver
1970 – Rachel Weisz, English actress
1971 – Peter Sarsgaard, American actor
1971 – Matthew Vaughn, English director, screenwriter, and producer
1972 – Jang Dong-gun, South Korean actor and singer
1972 – Maxim Roy, Canadian actress
1973 – Jason Bright, Australian race car driver
1973 – Sébastien Izambard, French tenor (Il Divo)
1973 – Ray Parlour, English footballer
1974 – Larry Bagby, American actor and singer
1974 – Hugo Ferreira, Angolan-American singer-songwriter (Tantric)
1974 – Jenna Fischer, American actress and director
1974 – Krizz Kaliko, American rapper (K.A.B.O.S.H.)
1974 – Antonio de la Rúa, son of former Argentine President Fernando de la Rúa and ex-boyfriend of singer Shakira
1974 – Facundo Sava, Argentinian footballer
1975 – Audrey Marie Anderson, American actress
1975 – Leon Dunne, Australian swimmer
1975 – T. J. Thyne, American actor
1977 – Paul Cattermole, English singer and actor (S Club)
1977 – Gianluca Grava, Italian footballer
1977 – Ronan O'Gara, Irish rugby player
1977 – Mitja Zastrow, German-Dutch swimmer
1979 – Rodrigo Braña, Argentinian footballer
1979 – Amanda Somerville, American singer-songwriter (Aina and Kiske/Somerville)
1980 – Éric Godard, Canadian ice hockey player
1980 – Laura Prepon, American actress
1981 – Rica Peralejo, Filipino actress and singer
1982 – Kate Michael, American model, Miss District of Columbia 2006
1982 – Erika Yamakawa, Japanese model
1983 – Manucho, Angolan footballer
1983 – Taylor Tankersley, American baseball player
1983 – Sebastián Viera, Uruguayan footballer
1984 – Mathieu Flamini, French footballer
1984 – Rachel Rice, Welsh actress and model
1985 – Andre Fluellen, American football player
1985 – Cameron Prosser, Australian swimmer
1986 – Ben Griffin, Australian footballer
1987 – Hatem Ben Arfa, French footballer
1987 – Niclas Bergfors, Swedish ice hockey player
1988 – Larry Asante, American football player
1989 – Gerald Anderson, Filipino-American actor and model
1990 – Abigail and Brittany Hensel, American conjoined twins
1990 – Choi Jong-hoon, South Korean singer-songwriter and guitarist (F.T. Island)
1990 – Lefteris Matsoukas, Greek footballer
1991 – Michele Rigione, Italian footballer
1992 – Bel Powley, English actress
1993 – Robbie Thomson, Scottish footballer
1994 – An-Sophie Mestach, Belgian tennis player
2009 – Prince Umberto of Savoy-Aosta

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/07/14 at 5:35 am

Died this day March 7th:

161 – Antoninus Pius, Roman emperor (b. 86)
308 – Saint Eubulus, Israeli martyr
413 – Heraclianus, Roman usurper
851 – Nominoe, Duke of Brittany
1226 – William Longespée, 3rd Earl of Salisbury, English military leader (b. 1176)
1274 – Saint Thomas Aquinas, Italian priest and philosopher (b. 1225)
1578 – Margaret Douglas, English daughter of Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus (b. 1515)
1625 – Johann Bayer, German lawyer and cartographer (b. 1572)
1724 – Pope Innocent XIII (b. 1655)
1767 – Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne, Sieur de Bienville, Canadian politician (b. 1680)
1778 – Charles De Geer, Swedish entomologist (b. 1720)
1810 – Cuthbert Collingwood, 1st Baron Collingwood, English admiral (b. 1750)
1904 – Ferdinand André Fouqué, French geologist and petrologist (b. 1828)
1909 – Friedrich Amelung, German historian and businessman (b. 1842)
1913 – Pauline Johnson, Canadian poet (b. 1861)
1920 – Jaan Poska, Estonian lawyer, diplomat and politician (b. 1866)
1928 – Robert Abbe, American surgeon (b. 1851)
1932 – Aristide Briand, French politician, Prime Minister of France, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1862)
1934 – Ernst Enno, Estonian poet and children's writer (b. 1875)
1938 – Henry Jameson, American soccer player (b. 1883)
1938 – Andreas Michalakopoulos, Greek politician, 116th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1876)
1942 – Lucy Parsons, American activist (b. 1853)
1943 – Alma Moodie, Australian violinist (b. 1898)
1946 – Hendrik Adamson, Estonian poet (b. 1891)
1949 – Francis Dodd, Welsh painter (b. 1874)
1949 – Bradbury Robinson, American football player, physician, and politician (b. 1884)
1952 – Paramahansa Yogananda, Indian guru (b. 1893)
1954 – Otto Diels, German chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1876)
1957 – Wyndham Lewis, English author and painter (b. 1882)
1961 – Govind Ballabh Pant, Indian politician, 2nd Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh (b. 1887)
1965 – Louise Mountbatten, German-Swedish wife of Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden (b. 1889)
1967 – Alice B. Toklas, American-French author (b. 1877)
1969 – Sampurnanand, Indian politician, 2nd Governor of Rajasthan (b. 1891)
1971 – Harold McNair, Jamaican-born saxophonist and flautist (b. 1931)
1974 – Alberto Rabagliati, Italian singer and actor (Lecuona Cuban Boys) (b. 1906)
1975 – Mikhail Bakhtin, Russian philosopher (b. 1895)
1975 – Ben Blue, Canadian-American actor (b. 1901)
1976 – Wright Patman, American politician (b. 1893)
1978 – Steve Bilko, American baseball player (b. 1928)
1981 – Kirill Kondrashin, Russian conductor (b. 1914)
1983 – Igor Markevitch, Ukrainian conductor and composer (b. 1912)
1984 – Paul Rotha, English historian and director (b. 1907)
1986 – Jacob K. Javits, American politician, 58th New York State Attorney General (b. 1904)
1987 – Karl Leichter, Estonian musicologist (b. 1902)
1988 – Divine, American drag queen performer (b. 1945)
1988 – Robert Livingston, American actor (b. 1904)
1991 – Cool Papa Bell, American baseball player (b. 1903)
1995 – Paul-Émile Victor, French ethnologist and explorer (b. 1907)
1997 – Emanuel Bronner, German-American businessman (b. 1908)
1997 – Edward Mills Purcell, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1912)
1999 – Sidney Gottlieb, American chemist (b. 1918)
1999 – Stanley Kubrick, American director, screenwriter, and producer (b. 1928)
2000 – Charles Gray, English actor (b. 1928)
2000 – Pee Wee King, American singer-songwriter (b. 1914)
2001 – Frankie Carle, American pianist and bandleader (b. 1903)
2004 – Paul Winfield, American actor (b. 1941)
2005 – John Box, English production designer (b. 1920)
2005 – Debra Hill, American screenwriter and producer (b. 1950)
2006 – John Junkin, English actor and screenwriter (b. 1930)
2006 – Gordon Parks, American photographer, director, and composer (b. 1912)
2006 – Ali Farka Touré, Malian singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1939)
2009 – Jang Ja-yeon, South Korean actress (b. 1982)
2010 – Mary Josephine Ray, Canadian-American super-centenarian (b. 1895)
2012 – Big Walter Price, American singer-songwriter and pianist (b. 1914)
2013 – Kenny Ball, English trumpet player (b. 1930)
2013 – Peter Banks, English guitarist and songwriter (Yes, The Syn, and Flash) (b. 1947)
2013 – Cleto Bellucci, Italian archbishop (b. 1921)
2013 – Sybil Christopher, Welsh-American actress (b. 1929)
2013 – Didier Comès, Belgian illustrator (b. 1942)
2013 – Damiano Damiani, Italian director and screenwriter (b. 1922)
2013 – Max Ferguson, Canadian radio host (b. 1924)
2013 – Dick Graham, English footballer, coach, and manager (b. 1922)
2013 – Frederick B. Karl, American politician (b. 1924)
2013 – Claude King, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1923)
2013 – Ray Martin, American baseball player (b. 1925)
2013 – Jeffrey Skitch, Australian-English opera singer and actor (b. 1927)
2013 – Jake Striker, American baseball player (b. 1933)
2013 – Elmar Tampõld, Estonian-Canadian architect (b. 1920)
2013 – Jan Zwartkruis, Dutch footballer and manager (b. 1926)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/12/14 at 3:09 pm

Born this day March 12th:

1924 – Claude-Gilles Gosselin, Canadian politician
1925 – Leo Esaki, Japanese physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
1926 – George Ariyoshi, American politician, 3rd Governor of Hawaii
1928 – Edward Albee, American playwright
1929 – Win Tin, Burmese journalist and politician
1930 – Bronco Horvath, Canadian ice hockey player
1930 – Vern Law, American baseball player
1931 – Herb Kelleher, American businessman, co-founded Southwest Airlines
1932 – Andrew Young, American politician and activist, 14th United States Ambassador to the United Nations
1933 – Barbara Feldon, American actress
1935 – Valentyna Shevchenko, Ukrainian politician
1936 – Lloyd Dobyns, American journalist
1936 – Eddie Sutton, American basketball player and coach
1937 – Valentīna Eiduka, Latvian javelin thrower and coach
1938 – David Drew, English ballet dancer
1938 – Johnny Rutherford, American race car driver
1938 – Dimitri Terzakis, Greek-German composer
1939 – David Mlinaric, British interior designer
1940 – Al Jarreau, American singer
1940 – M. A. Numminen, Finnish singer-songwriter and producer (Suomen Talvisota)
1942 – Ratko Mladić, Serbian general
1942 – Jimmy Wynn, American baseball player
1945 – Sammy Gravano, American mobster
1946 – Liza Minnelli, American actress, singer, and dancer
1946 – Frank Welker, American voice actor
1947 – Peter Harry Carstensen, German politician
1947 – Mitt Romney, American businessman and politician, 70th Governor of Massachusetts
1948 – Virginia Bottomley, Scottish politician
1948 – Sandra Brown, American author
1948 – Kent Conrad, American politician
1948 – James Taylor, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1949 – Rob Cohen, American director, producer, and screenwriter
1949 – Moctesuma Esparza, American film producer
1949 – David Mellor, English journalist and politician
1949 – Bill Payne, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer (Little Feat and Phil Lesh and Friends)
1950 – Javier Clemente, Spanish footballer and manager
1950 – Willie Duggan, Irish rugby player
1950 – Jon Provost, American actor
1950 – Wheeler Winston Dixon, American director, critic, and author
1952 – Benjamín Arellano Félix, Mexican drug trafficker
1952 – Boris Gavrilov, Russian football player and coach
1952 – Pierre Roy, Canadian ice hockey player
1952 – Naomi Shihab Nye, American poet, songwriter, and author
1952 – Randy Stonehill, American singer-songwriter
1953 – Carl Hiaasen, American journalist and author
1953 – Ron Jeremy, American porn actor and director
1954 – Anish Kapoor, Indian sculptor
1955 – Nicole Léger, Canadian politician
1956 – Steve Harris, English bass player and songwriter (Iron Maiden)
1956 – Lesley Manville, English actress
1956 – Dale Murphy, American baseball player
1956 – Ruth Ozeki, Canadian-American novelist and Zen Buddhist priest
1957 – Patrick Battiston, French footballer
1957 – Marlon Jackson, American singer-songwriter and dancer (The Jackson 5)
1957 – Jerry Levine, American actor and director
1958 – Phil Anderson, Australian cyclist
1958 – Matt Millen, American football player
1959 – Mark Easton, Scottish television reporter and presenter
1959 – N.N. Krishnadas, Indian politician
1960 – Kipp Lennon, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Venice)
1960 – Minoru Niihara, Japanese singer-songwriter and bass player (Loudness and Earthshaker)
1960 – Maki Nomiya, Japanese singer (Pizzicato Five)
1960 – Courtney B. Vance, American actor
1961 – Joseph Facal, Canadian journalist and politician
1961 – Titus Welliver, American actor
1962 – Julia Campbell, American actress
1962 – Darryl Strawberry, American baseball player
1963 – Joaquim Cruz, Brazilian runner
1963 – Ian Holloway, English footballer and manager
1963 – Farahnaz Pahlavi, Iranian-American daughter of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
1963 – Paul Way, English golfer
1965 – Steve Finley, American baseball player
1965 – Shawn Gilbert, American baseball player
1965 – Steve Levy, American journalist
1965 – Coleen Nolan, English singer, author, and television host (The Nolans)
1965 – Ivari Padar, Estonian politician
1965 – Liza Umarova, Kazakh singer and actress
1966 – Grant Long, American basketball player
1966 – Akemi Okamura, Japanese voice actress
1967 – Massimiliano Frezzato, Italian author
1967 – Julio Dely Valdes, Panamanian footballer
1968 – Tammy Duckworth, Thai-American pilot and politician
1968 – Aaron Eckhart, American actor
1969 – Graham Coxon, German-English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Blur)
1969 – Jake Tapper, American journalist
1970 – Dave Eggers, American author and screenwriter
1970 – Roy Khan, Norwegian singer-songwriter (Kamelot and Conception)
1970 – Rex Walters, American basketball player
1971 – Vito DeNucci, American wrestler
1971 – Tony Eveready, American porn actor
1971 – Isaiah Rider, American basketball player
1972 – Hector Luis Bustamante, Colombian-American actor
1972 – James Maritato, American wrestler
1974 – Matt Barela, American wrestler
1974 – Chris Carr, American basketball player
1974 – Steve Price, Australia rugby player
1975 – Kéllé Bryan, English singer-songwriter and actress (Eternal)
1975 – Egidijus Juška, Lithuanian footballer
1975 – Annabel Port, English radio host
1976 – Zhao Wei, Chinese actress and singer
1977 – Ramiro Corrales, American soccer player
1978 – Masuimi Max, American model and actress
1978 – Casey Mears, American race car driver
1978 – Neal Obermeyer, American cartoonist
1978 – Claudio Sanchez, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Coheed and Cambria, Fire Deuce, and The Prize Fighter Inferno)
1978 – Arina Tanemura, Japanese illustrator
1979 – Rhys Coiro, Italian-American actor
1979 – Pete Doherty, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Libertines and Babyshambles)
1979 – Jamie Dwyer, Australian field hockey player
1979 – Nidia Guenard, American wrestler
1979 – Enrico Kern, German footballer
1979 – Shaun Rogers, American football player
1979 – Edwin Villafuerte, Ecuadorian footballer
1980 – Ruth Hunt, Welsh LBGT activist
1980 – John-Paul Lavoisier, American actor
1980 – Jens Mouris, Dutch cyclist
1980 – Douglas Murray, Swedish ice hockey player
1981 – Kenta Kobayashi, Japanese wrestler
1981 – Maurizio Lauro, Italian footballer
1981 – Kristjan Makke, Estonian basketball player
1981 – Chiwa Saitō, Japanese voice actress
1981 – Peter Waterfield, English pool diver
1981 – Holly Williams, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1982 – Samm Levine, American actor
1982 – Zach Miner, American baseball player
1982 – Tobias Schweinsteiger, German footballer
1982 – Erick Stevens, American wrestler
1983 – Atif Aslam, Pakistani singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (Jal)
1983 – Nam Doh-hyeong, South Korean voice actor
1983 – Mikko Koivu, Finnish ice hockey player
1984 – Jaimie Alexander, American actress
1984 – Shreya Ghoshal, Indian singer
1985 – Stromae, Belgian-Rwandan singer-songwriter
1985 – Bradley Wright-Phillips, English footballer
1986 – Danny Jones, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (McFly)
1986 – Ben Offereins, Australian runner
1987 – Jessica Hardy, American swimmer
1987 – Teimour Radjabov, Azerbaijani chess player
1987 – Chris Seitz, American soccer player
1987 – Chris Stark, English radio host
1987 – Rico Vonck, Dutch darts player
1988 – Sebastian Brendel, German canoe racer
1988 – Konstantinos Mitroglou, Greek footballer
1988 – Tyler Ward, American singer
1989 – Tyler Clary, American swimmer
1989 – Siim Luts, Estonian footballer
1989 – Mark Sirõk, Russian-Estonian political activist
1990 – Kai-Fabian Schulz, German footballer
1991 – Felix Kroos, German footballer
1994 – Christina Grimmie, American singer-songwriter and pianist
1994 – Tyler Patrick Jones, American actor
1995 – Kanon Fukuda, Japanese singer and voice actress (S/mileage, Minimoni, and Shugo Chara Egg!)
1999 – Sakura Oda, Japanese singer (Morning Musume)
2003 – Andrea Brillantes, Filipina actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/12/14 at 3:10 pm

Died this day March 12th:

417 – Pope Innocent I
604 – Pope Gregory I (b. 540)
1289 – Demetrius II of Georgia (b. 1259)
1316 – Stephen Dragutin of Serbia (b. 1253)
1374 – Emperor Go-Kōgon of Japan (b. 1336)
1507 – Cesare Borgia, Italian cardinal and politician (b. 1475)
1608 – Kōriki Kiyonaga, Japanese daimyo (b. 1530)
1628 – John Bull, English organist and composer (b. 1562)
1648 – Tirso de Molina, Spanish monk and poet (b. 1571)
1681 – Frans van Mieris, Sr., Dutch painter (b. 1635)
1699 – Peder Griffenfeld, Danish politician (b. 1635)
1790 – András Hadik, Hungarian general (b. 1710)
1820 – Alexander Mackenzie, Scottish explorer (b. 1764)
1832 – Friedrich Kuhlau, German-Danish composer (b. 1786)
1858 – William James Blacklock, English painter (b. 1816)
1872 – Zeng Guofan, Chinese general and politician (b. 1811)
1894 – Illarion Pryanishnikov, Russian painter (b. 1840)
1898 – Zachris Topelius, Finnish-Swedish journalist, author, and historian (b. 1818)
1909 – Joseph Petrosino, American police officer (b. 1860)
1914 – George Westinghouse, American engineer (b. 1846)
1916 – Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach, Austrian author (b. 1830)
1925 – Gergely Luthár, Slovenian-Hungarian author (b. 1841)
1925 – Sun Yat-sen, Chinese politician, 1st President of the Republic of China (b. 1866)
1929 – Asa Griggs Candler, American businessman and politician, 44th Mayor of Atlanta (b. 1851)
1930 – William George Barker, Canadian pilot, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1894)
1930 – Alois Jirásek, Czech author and playwright (b. 1851)
1935 – Mihajlo Pupin, Serbian-American physicist and chemist (b. 1858)
1937 – Jenő Hubay, Hungarian violinist and composer (b. 1858)
1937 – Charles-Marie Widor, French organist and composer (b. 1844)
1942 – Robert Bosch, German engineer and businessman, founded Robert Bosch GmbH (b. 1861)
1943 – Gustav Vigeland, Norwegian sculptor (b. 1869)
1944 – Artur Gavazzi, Croatian geographer (b. 1861)
1945 – Friedrich Fromm, German general (b. 1861)
1946 – Ferenc Szálasi, Hungarian politician, Head of State of Hungary (b. 1897)
1947 – Winston Churchill, American author (b. 1871)
1955 – Charlie Parker, American saxophonist and composer (b. 1920)
1960 – Ksheeshimohan Sen, Indian Sanskrit writer(b.1880)
1963 – Arthur Grimsdell, English footballer and cricketer (b. 1894)
1971 – August Torma, Estonian military officer and diplomat (b. 1895)
1973 – Frankie Frisch, American baseball player and manager (b. 1898)
1974 – George D. Sax, American businessman (b. 1904)
1975 – Olga Hepnarová, Czech mass murderer (b. 1951)
1978 – John Cazale, American actor (b. 1935)
1978 – Gene Moore, American baseball player (b. 1909)
1979 – Nader Jahanbani, Iranian general (b. 1928)
1984 – Arnold Ridley, English actor and playwright (b. 1896)
1985 – Eugene Ormandy, Hungarian-American violinist and conductor (b. 1899)
1987 – Woody Hayes, American football player and coach (b. 1913)
1989 – Maurice Evans, English actor and producer (b. 1901)
1991 – Ragnar Granit, Finnish-Swedish neuroscientist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1900)
1991 – William Heinesen, Faroese author, poet, and author (b. 1900)
1992 – Hans G. Kresse, Dutch cartoonist (b. 1921)
1995 – Juanin Clay, American actress (b. 1949)
1998 – Jozef Kroner, Slovak actor (b. 1924)
1998 – Beatrice Wood, American painter and potter (b. 1893)
1999 – Yehudi Menuhin, American-Swiss violinist and conductor (b. 1916)
2001 – Morton Downey, Jr., American singer-songwriter and talk show host (b. 1933)
2001 – Robert Ludlum, American author (b. 1927)
2001 – Victor Westhoff, Dutch botanist (b. 1916)
2002 – Spyros Kyprianou, Cypriot politician, 2nd President of Cyprus (b. 1932)
2002 – Jean-Paul Riopelle, Canadian painter and sculptor (b. 1923)
2003 – Zoran Đinđić, Serbian politician, 6th Prime Minister of Serbia (b. 1952)
2003 – Howard Fast, American author (b. 1914)
2003 – Andrei Kivilev, Kazakh cyclist (b. 1973)
2003 – Lynne Thigpen, American actress (b. 1948)
2005 – Bill Cameron, Canadian journalist (b. 1943)
2005 – Stavros Kouyioumtzis, Greek composer (b. 1932)
2006 – Victor Sokolov, Russian-American priest and journalist (b. 1947)
2007 – Arnold Drake, American author and screenwriter (b. 1924)
2007 – Hege Nerland, Norwegian politician (b. 1966)
2008 – Jorge Guinzburg, Argentinian journalist and producer (b. 1949)
2008 – Lazare Ponticelli, Italian-French soldier (b. 1897)
2010 – Miguel Delibes, Spanish author (b. 1920)
2011 – Olive Dickason, Canadian historian (b. 1920)
2011 – Joe Morello, American drummer (Dave Brubeck Quartet) (b. 1923)
2011 – Nilla Pizzi, Italian singer (b. 1919)
2012 – Hasan Gafoor, Indian police officer (b. 1949)
2012 – Michael Hossack, American drummer (Doobie Brothers) (b. 1946)
2013 – Clive Burr, English drummer and songwriter (Iron Maiden, Samson, and Trust) (b. 1957)
2013 – Robert Castel, French sociologist (b. 1933)
2013 – Michael Grigsby, English director and producer (b. 1936)
2013 – Avo Paistik, Estonian cartoonist, author, film director, painter and pastor (b. 1936)
2013 – Ganesh Pyne, Indian painter (b. 1937)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/14/14 at 2:58 am

Died this day March 14th:

313 – Emperor Huai of Jin (b. 284)
968 – Matilda of Ringelheim (b. 895)
1457 – Jingtai Emperor of China (b. 1428)
1471 – Thomas Malory, English author (b. 1405)
1647 – Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange (b. 1584)
1648 – Ferdinando Fairfax, 2nd Lord Fairfax of Cameron, English general and politician (b. 1584)
1680 – René Le Bossu, French critic (b. 1631)
1682 – Jacob Isaakszoon van Ruisdael, Dutch painter (b. 1628)
1696 – Jean Domat, French jurist (b. 1625)
1698 – Claes Rålamb, Swedish politician (b. 1622)
1748 – George Wade, Irish field marshal (b. 1673)
1757 – John Byng, English admiral (b. 1704)
1765 – Ayagawa Gorōji, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 2nd Yokozuna (b. 1703)
1791 – Johann Salomo Semler, German historian and critic (b. 1725)
1803 – Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock, German poet (b. 1724)
1805 – Stanisław Szczęsny Potocki, Polish-Lithuanian general (b. 1753)
1811 – Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1735)
1823 – Charles François Dumouriez, French general (b. 1739)
1823 – John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent, English admiral (b. 1735)
1860 – Carl Ritter von Ghega, Italian engineer, designed the Semmering railway (b. 1802)
1883 – Karl Marx, German philosopher and theorist (b. 1818)
1884 – Quintino Sella, Italian financier and politician (b. 1827)
1921 – Larry McLean, Canadian-American baseball player (b. 1881)
1932 – George Eastman, American inventor and businessman, founded Eastman Kodak (b. 1854)
1933 – Balto, American sled dog (b. 1919)
1942 – René Bull, Irish illustrator (b. 1872)
1946 – Werner von Blomberg, German field marshal (b. 1878)
1949 – John Callan O'Laughlin, American journalist and politician (b. 1873)
1957 – Evagoras Pallikarides, Cypriot activist (b. 1938)
1960 – Oliver Kirk, American boxer (b. 1884)
1965 – Marion Jones Farquhar, American tennis player (b. 1879)
1969 – Clement Deykin, English rugby player (b. 1877)
1973 – Howard H. Aiken, American computer scientist (b. 1900)
1973 – Rafael Godoy, Colombian composer (b. 1907)
1973 – Chic Young, American cartoonist (b. 1901)
1974 – Günther Reindorff, Estonian graphic designer (b. 1899)
1975 – Susan Hayward, American actress (b. 1917)
1976 – Busby Berkeley, American choreographer and director (b. 1895)
1977 – Fannie Lou Hamer, American activist (b. 1917)
1980 – Mohammad Hatta, Indonesian politician, 1st Vice President of Indonesia (b. 1902)
1980 – Félix Rodríguez de la Fuente, Spanish environmentalist (b. 1928)
1983 – Maurice Ronet, French actor and director (b. 1927)
1984 – Hovhannes Shiraz, Armenian poet (b. 1915)
1989 – Edward Abbey, American author and activist (b. 1927)
1989 – Happy Humphrey, American wrestler (b. 1926)
1991 – Howard Ashman, American playwright and composer (b. 1950)
1991 – Doc Pomus, American singer-songwriter (b. 1925)
1991 – Margery Sharp, English author (b. 1905)
1992 – Jean Poiret, French actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1926)
1995 – William Alfred Fowler, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1911)
1997 – Fred Zinnemann, Austrian-American director (b. 1907)
1999 – Kirk Alyn, American actor (b. 1910)
1999 – John Broome, American author (b. 1913)
2000 – C. Jérôme, French singer (b. 1946)
2002 – Cherry Wilder, New Zealand author (b. 1930)
2003 – Jack Goldstein, Canadian-American painter (b. 1945)
2003 – Jean-Luc Lagardère, French engineer and businessman (b. 1928)
2006 – Ann Calvello, American roller derby racer (b. 1929)
2006 – Lennart Meri, Estonian director and politician, 2nd President of Estonia (b. 1929)
2007 – Lucie Aubrac, French educator and activist (b. 1912)
2007 – Gareth Hunt, English actor (b. 1943)
2008 – Chiara Lubich, Italian activist, co-founded the Focolare Movement (b. 1920)
2009 – Alain Bashung, French singer-songwriter and actor (b. 1947)
2009 – Altovise Davis, American actress and dancer (b. 1943)
2010 – Peter Graves, American actor (b. 1926)
2010 – Janet Simpson, English sprinter (b. 1944)
2012 – Ċensu Tabone, Maltese politician, 4th President of Malta (b. 1913)
2013 – Walt Buck, Canadian politician (b. 1930)
2013 – Norman Collier, English comedian and actor (b. 1925)
2013 – Jack Greene, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1930)
2013 – Mirja Hietamies, Finnish skier (b. 1931)
2013 – Scott Kennedy, American comedian (b. 1965)
2013 – Harry Coleman McGehee, Jr., American bishop (b. 1923)
2013 – François Narmon, Belgian businessman (b. 1934)
2013 – Thomas Rhoad, Jr., American politician (b. 1923)
2013 – Paul Rose, Canadian murderer (b. 1943)
2013 – Aramais Sahakyan, Armenian poet and author (b. 1936)
2013 – Ieng Sary, Vietnamese-Cambodian politician, co-founded the Khmer Rouge (b. 1925)
2013 – Harry Thomson, Scottish footballer (b. 1940)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/14/14 at 3:00 am

Born this day March 14th:

1926 – François Morel, Canadian pianist, composer, conductor, and educator
1926 – Phil Phillips, American singer-songwriter
1928 – Frank Borman, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut
1932 – Naina Yeltsina, Russian wife of Boris Yeltsin, First Lady of Russia
1933 – Michael Caine, English actor and author
1933 – René Felber, Swiss politician
1933 – Quincy Jones, American singer-songwriter, trumpet player, and producer
1934 – Eugene Cernan, American captain, pilot, and astronaut
1934 – Paul Rader, American 15th General of The Salvation Army
1936 – Bob Charles, New Zealand golfer
1939 – Pilar Bardem, Spanish actress
1939 – Raymond J. Barry, American actor
1939 – Bertrand Blier, French director and screenwriter
1939 – Yves Boisset, French director and screenwriter
1939 – Stavros Xarchakos, Greek composer, conductor, and politician
1941 – Wolfgang Petersen, German-American director, producer, and screenwriter
1942 – Rita Tushingham, English actress
1944 – Boris Brott, Canadian composer and conductor
1944 – Václav Nedomanský, Czech ice hockey player and manager
1944 – Bobby Smith, English footballer and manager
1945 – Jasper Carrott, English comedian and actor
1945 – Michael Martin Murphey, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1945 – Walter Parazaider, American saxophonist (Chicago)
1945 – Herman van Veen, Dutch singer-songwriter and actor
1946 – Steve Kanaly, American actor
1946 – Wes Unseld, American basketball player, coach, and manager
1947 – Pam Ayres, English comedian, actor, and poet
1947 – William J. Jefferson, American politician
1947 – Jona Lewie, English singer-songwriter and keyboard player (Terry Dactyl and the Dinosaurs and Brett Marvin and the Thunderbolts)
1948 – Tom Coburn, American physician and politician
1948 – Billy Crystal, American actor, director, screenwriter, and producer
1948 – Theo Jansen, Dutch sculptor
1949 – Helle Meri, Estonian actress, 2nd First Lady of Estonia
1950 – Rick Dees, American actor and radio host
1951 – Jerry Greenfield, American businessman, co-founded Ben & Jerry's
1954 – Jann Browne, American singer (Asleep at the Wheel)
1955 – Helen Atkinson-Wood, English actress
1956 – Colin Ayre, English footballer
1956 – Johnny Dusbaba, Dutch footballer
1956 – Toine Manders, Dutch politician
1956 – Butch Wynegar, American baseball player and coach
1957 – Steve Lake, American baseball player
1957 – Jean van de Velde, Dutch director and screenwriter
1957 – Tad Williams, American author
1958 – Albert II, Prince of Monaco
1959 – Laila Robins, American actress
1959 – Tamara Tunie, American actress, director, and producer
1959 – Brian Whitfield, South African cricketer
1961 – Greg Anderson, American race car driver
1961 – Gary Dell'Abate, American radio producer
1961 – Penny Johnson Jerald, American actress
1961 – Hiro Matsusheesha, Japanese race car driver
1961 – Rey Washam, American drummer (Scratch Acid, The Didjits, Big Boys, and Rapeman)
1962 – Narumi Tsunoda, Japanese voice actress
1963 – Bruce Reid, Australian cricketer
1964 – Dario Bisso, Italian conductor and composer
1965 – Kevin Brown, American baseball player
1965 – Aamir Khan, Indian actor, director, and producer
1965 – Kiana Tom, American actress, television host, and author
1965 – Kevin Williamson, American actor, director, screenwriter, and producer
1965 – Billy Sherwood, American musician, record producer, and engineer
1966 – Jonas Elmer, Danish actor, director, and screenwriter
1966 – Elise Neal, American actress
1966 – Gary Anthony Williams, American actor
1967 – Melissa Reeves, American actress
1968 – Megan Follows, Canadian actress
1969 – Michael Bland, American drummer (The New Power Generation, Nick Jonas & the Administration, Dr. Mambo's Combo, and Soul Asylum)
1969 – Des Coleman, English actor
1969 – Larry Johnson, American basketball player
1970 – Kristian Bush, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Sugarland and Billy Pilgrim)
1970 – Ebru Kavaklıoğlu, Russian runner
1970 – Meredith Salenger, American actress
1973 – Rohit Shetty, Indian actor, director, and cinematographer
1974 – Grace Park, American-Canadian actress
1974 – Patrick Traverse, Canadian ice hockey player
1975 – Stephen Harper, English footballer
1975 – Johan Paulik, Slovak porn actor
1976 – Daniel Gillies, Canadian-New Zealand actor
1977 – Zé António, Portuguese footballer
1977 – Vadims Fjodorovs, Latvian footballer and coach
1977 – Aki Hoshino, Japanese model and author
1977 – Naoki Matsuda, Japanese footballer (d. 2011)
1978 – Carlo Giuliani, Italian anarchist (d. 2001)
1978 – Pieter van den Hoogenband, Dutch swimmer
1979 – Nicolas Anelka, French footballer
1979 – Arsénio Sebastião Cabungula, Angolan footballer
1979 – Santino Marella, Canadian wrestler
1979 – Chris Klein, American actor
1979 – Sead Ramović, German-Bosnian footballer
1980 – Aaron Brown, English footballer
1980 – Matteo Grassotto, Italian race car driver
1980 – Ben Herring, New Zealand rugby player
1980 – Mercedes McNab, Canadian model and actress
1981 – Bobby Jenks, American baseball player
1981 – Mei-Ting Sun, Chinese-American pianist
1981 – George Wilson, American football player
1982 – Kate Maberly, English actress and singer
1982 – Carlos Marinelli, Argentinian footballer
1983 – Bakhtiyar Artayev, Kazakh boxer
1983 – Taylor Hanson, American singer-songwriter and keyboard player (Hanson and Tinted Windows)
1984 – Aric Almirola, American race car driver
1984 – Liesel Pritzker Simmons, American actress
1985 – Idaira, Spanish singer
1985 – Eva Angelina, American porn actress and model
1985 – Brianna Love, American porn actress
1985 – Ariel Rebel, Canadian porn actress and model
1986 – Jamie Bell, English actor
1986 – Elton Chigumbura, Zimbabwean cricketer
1986 – Andy Taylor, English footballer
1987 – Robert Clark, American actor
1988 – Stephen Curry, American basketball player
1988 – Rico Freimuth, German decathlete
1988 – Sasha Grey, American porn actress and singer (ATelecine)
1989 – Kevin Lacroix, Canadian race car driver
1989 – Colby O'Donis, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1990 – Joe Allen, Welsh footballer
1990 – Tamás Kádár, Hungarian footballer
1990 – Triin Ojaste, Estonian skier
1990 – Kolbeinn Sigþórsson, Icelandic footballer
1991 – László Szűcs, Hungarian footballer
1991 – Steven Zellner, German footballer
1992 – Jasmine Murray, American singer
1993 – Philipp Ziereis, German footballer
1994 – Ansel Elgort, American actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/17/14 at 4:54 am

Born this day March 17th:

1925 – Gabriele Ferzetti, Italian actor
1926 – Siegfried Lenz, German author
1930 – Paul Horn, American flute player
1932 – Donald N. Langenberg, American physicist and educator
1933 – Myrlie Evers-Williams, American journalist and activist
1933 – Penelope Lively, British author
1936 – Ladislav Kupkovič, Slovakian composer and conductor
1936 – Patty Maloney, American actress
1936 – Ken Mattingly, American admiral, pilot, and astronaut
1937 – Adam Wade, American singer, drummer, and actor
1937 – Galina Samsova, Russian ballet dancer
1938 – David Dilks, English historian
1938 – Keith O'Brien, Scottish cardinal
1939 – Bill Graham, Canadian politician
1939 – Robin Knox-Johnston, English sailor
1939 – Giovanni Trapattoni, Italian footballer and manager
1940 – Mark White, American lawyer and politician, 43rd Governor of Texas
1941 – Wang Jin-pyng, Taiwanese politician
1941 – Paul Kantner, American guitarist (Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship, and KBC Band)
1941 – Max Stafford-Clark, English theatre director
1943 – Jeff Banks, Welsh fashion designer
1943 – Don Mitchell, American actor (d. 2013)
1943 – Jim Weatherly, American singer-songwriter
1944 – Pattie Boyd, English model, author, and photographer
1944 – Cito Gaston, American baseball player and manager
1944 – John Lill, English concert pianist
1944 – John Sebastian, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Lovin' Spoonful, Even Dozen Jug Band, and The Mugwumps)
1945 – Michael Hayden, American general, 20th Director of the Central Intelligence Agency
1945 – Dennis Joseph Sullivan, American Bishop
1946 – John Baines, British egyptologist
1946 – Harold Brown, American drummer (War and Lowrider Band)
1946 – Gavin Campbell, English businessman and television presenter
1946 – Michael Finnissy, English composer and pianist
1947 – Jan Andersson, Swedish politician
1947 – Yury Chernavsky, Russian-American songwriter and producer
1947 – James Morrow, American author
1948 – William Gibson, American-Canadian author
1948 – Alex MacDonald, Scottish footballer and manager
1949 – Patrick Duffy, American actor and director
1949 – Daniel Lavoie, Canadian singer-songwriter and actor
1949 – Pat Rice, Irish footballer and coach
1949 – Stuart Rose, English businessman
1949 – Shih Wing-ching, Hong Kong businessman
1950 – Patrick Adams, American songwriter and producer
1951 – Donald Findlay, Scottish lawyer
1951 – Scott Gorham, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Thin Lizzy, 21 Guns, and Black Star Riders)
1951 – Craig Ramsay, Canadian ice hockey player
1951 – Kurt Russell, American actor
1952 – Susie Allanson, American singer and actress
1952 – Nikos Xydakis, Egyptian-Greek singer-songwriter and pianist
1954 – Lesley-Anne Down, English actress and singer
1954 – Jüri Pihl, Estonian politician
1955 – Mark Boone Junior, American actor
1955 – Cynthia McKinney, American educator and politician
1955 – Paul Overstreet, American singer-songwriter (S-K-O)
1955 – Gary Sinise, American actor, director, and bass player (Lt. Dan Band)
1956 – Patrick McDonnell, American author and illustrator
1956 – Rory McGrath, English comedian and writer
1958 – Pat Bolland, Canadian television host
1958 – Christian Clemenson, American actor
1958 – Jorge Ramos, Mexican journalist
1959 – Danny Ainge, American basketball player and coach
1959 – Paul Black, American singer-songwriter and drummer (L.A. Guns)
1960 – Rebeca Arthur, American actress
1960 – Arye Gross, American actor
1960 – Vicki Lewis, American actress and singer
1961 – Sam Bowie, American basketball player
1961 – Andrew Paul, English actor
1961 – Casey Siemaszko, American actor
1961 – Alexander Bard, Swedish singer-songwriter and producer (Army of Lovers, Vacuum, and Bodies Without Organs)
1962 – Ank Bijleveld, Dutch politician
1962 – Clare Grogan, Scottish singer and actress (Altered Images)
1962 – Rob Sitch, Australian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1963 – Jaggesh, Indian actor
1963 – Alex Fong, Chinese actor
1963 – Nick Peros, Canadian composer
1964 – Lee Dixon, English footballer
1964 – Rob Lowe, American actor and producer
1964 – Sulev Oll, Estonian journalist and poet
1964 – Jacques Songo'o, Cameroonian footballer
1966 – Andrew Rosindell, English politician
1966 – Jeremy Sheffield, English actor and dancer
1967 – Van Conner, American bass player (Screaming Trees)
1967 – Billy Corgan, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Smashing Pumpkins, Zwan, Spirits in the Sky, and Starchildren)
1967 – Barry Minkow, American businessman
1967 – Aivar Voitka, Estonian forest brother
1968 – Mathew St. Patrick, American actor
1969 – Patricia Ford, American model
1969 – Edgar Grospiron, French skier
1970 – Patrick Lebeau, Canadian ice hockey player
1970 – Yanic Truesdale, Canadian actor
1970 – Gene Ween, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Ween)
1971 – Bill Mueller, American baseball player and coach
1972 – Melissa Auf der Maur, Canadian-American singer-songwriter and bass player (Hole, The Smashing Pumpkins, and Tinker)
1972 – Marc Gunn, American autoharp player (Brobdingnagian Bards)
1972 – Mia Hamm, American soccer player
1972 – Torquil Campbell, English-Canadian singer-songwriter and actor (Stars and Memphis)
1973 – Rico Blanco, Filipino singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor (Rivermaya)
1973 – Caroline Corr, Irish singer and drummer (The Corrs)
1973 – Amelia Heinle, American actress
1973 – Vance Wilson, American baseball player
1973 – Jerome Woods, American football player
1974 – Marisa Coughlan, American actress
1974 – Mark Dolan, English comedian and television host
1974 – Tõnis Kasemets, Estonian racing driver
1974 – Oliver Palotai, German keyboard player, songwriter, and producer (Kamelot, Circle II Circle, and Sons of Seasons)
1975 – Justin Hawkins, English singer-songwriter (The Darkness, British Whale, and Hot Leg)
1975 – Gina Holden, Canadian actress
1975 – Puneeth Rajkumar, Indian actor, singer, and producer
1975 – Natalie Zea, American actress
1976 – Brittany Daniel, American actress
1976 – Cynthia Daniel, American actress and photographer
1976 – Scott Downs, American baseball player
1976 – Álvaro Recoba, Uruguayan footballer
1977 – Tamar Braxton, American singer-songwriter and actress (The Braxtons)
1978 – Jason M. Burns, American author and publisher
1978 – Saša Stanišić, Bosnian-German author
1979 – Coco Austin, American model and actress
1979 – Stormy Daniels, American porn actress and director
1979 – Andrew Ference, Canadian ice hockey player
1979 – Stephen Kramer Glickman, American-American actor
1979 – Samoa Joe, American wrestler
1979 – Sharman Joshi, Indian actor
1979 – Jaime Lynne, American wrestler
1980 – Danny Califf, American soccer player
1980 – Katie Morgan, American porn actress and radio host
1981 – Aaron Baddeley, American-Australian golfer
1981 – Servet Çetin, Turkish footballer
1981 – Eva Fislová, Slovak tennis player
1981 – Kyle Korver, American basketball player
1981 – Thorsten Stuckmann, German footballer
1982 – Steven Pienaar, South African footballer
1983 – Raul Meireles, Portuguese footballer
1984 – Ryan Rottman, American actor
1985 – Vassiliki Arvaniti, Greek volleyball player
1986 – Edin Džeko, Bosnian footballer
1986 – Miles Kane, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Little Flames, The Rascals, and The Last Shadow Puppets)
1986 – Nick Newell, American mixed martial artist
1986 – Olesya Rulin, Russian-American actress
1987 – Krisnan Inu, New Zealand rugby player
1987 – Rob Kardashian, American television personality
1987 – Ryan Parent, Canadian ice hockey player
1987 – Bobby Ryan, American ice hockey player
1988 – Claire Boucher, Canadian artist, musician, and music video director. (Grimes)
1988 – Fraser Forster, English footballer
1988 – Rasmus Elm, Swedish footballer
1988 – Ryan White, Canadian ice hockey player
1989 – Shinji Kagawa, Japanese footballer
1989 – Mason Musso, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Metro Station)
1990 – Saina Nehwal, Indian badminton player
1992 – Eliza Bennett, English actress and singer
1993 – Matteo Bianchetti, Italian footballer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/17/14 at 4:55 am

Died this day March 17th:

45 BC – Titus Labienus, Roman lieutenant (b. 100 BC)
180 – Marcus Aurelius, Roman emperor (b. 121)
460 – Saint Patrick, Irish missionary and bishop (b. 387)
659 – Gertrude of Nivelles, Belgian nun (b. 626)
1040 – Harold Harefoot, English son of Cnut the Great (b. 1015)
1058 – Lulach, Scottish son of Gille Coemgáin of Moray (b. 1030)
1199 – Jocelin of Glasgow, Scottish monk and bishop (b. 1130)
1272 – Emperor Go-Saga of Japan (b. 1220)
1425 – Ashikaga Yoshikazu, Japanese shogun (b. 1407)
1516 – Giuliano de' Medici, Duke of Nemours (b. 1479)
1565 – Alexander Ales, Scottish theologian (b. 1500)
1620 – John Sarkander, Polish-Moravian priest and saint (b. 1576)
1640 – Philip Massinger, English playwright (b. 1583)
1649 – Gabriel Lalemant, French missionary and martyr (b. 1610)
1680 – François de La Rochefoucauld, French author (b. 1613)
1704 – Menno van Coehoorn, Dutch soldier and engineer (b. 1641)
1713 – Juraj Jánošík, Slovak outlaw (b. 1688)
1715 – Gilbert Burnet, Scottish bishop and historian (b. 1643)
1741 – Jean-Baptiste Rousseau, French poet (b. 1671)
1764 – George Parker, 2nd Earl of Macclesfield, English astronomer (b. 1695)
1782 – Daniel Bernoulli, Dutch-Swiss mathematician and physicist (b. 1700)
1830 – Laurent de Gouvion Saint-Cyr, French marshal (b. 1764)
1846 – Friedrich Bessel, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1784)
1849 – William II of the Netherlands (b. 1792)
1853 – Christian Doppler, Austrian physicist and mathematician (b. 1803)
1871 – Robert Chambers, Scottish geologist and publisher, co-founded Chambers Harrap (b. 1802)
1875 – Ferdinand Laub, Czech violinist and composer (b. 1832)
1893 – Jules Ferry, French politician, 44th Prime Minister of France (b. 1832)
1917 – Franz Brentano, German philosopher and psychologist (b. 1838)
1926 – Aleksei Brusilov, Russian general (b. 1853)
1937 – Austen Chamberlain, English politician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1863)
1941 – Marguerite Nichols, American actress (b. 1895)
1946 – Dai Li, Chinese general (b. 1897)
1946 – William Merz, American gymnast (b. 1878)
1949 – Aleksandra Ekster, Russian painter (b. 1882)
1956 – Fred Allen, American actor (b. 1894)
1956 – Irène Joliot-Curie, French physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1897)
1957 – Ramon Magsaysay, Filipino politician, 7th President of the Philippines (b. 1907)
1958 – John Pius Boland, Irish tennis player and politician (b. 1870)
1961 – Susanna M. Salter, American politician (b. 1860)
1962 – Pat Clayton, English soldier and surveyor (b. 1896)
1965 – Amos Alonzo Stagg, American football player and coach (b. 1862)
1969 – Frederick Garfield Gilmore, American boxer (b. 1887)
1974 – Louis Kahn, American architect (b. 1901)
1976 – Luchino Visconti, Italian director and screenwriter (b. 1906)
1981 – Paul Dean, American baseball player (b. 1913)
1983 – Haldan Keffer Hartline, American physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1903)
1987 – Santo Trafficante, Jr., American mob boss (b. 1914)
1988 – Nikolas Asimos, Greek singer-songwriter (b. 1949)
1989 – Merritt Butrick, American actor (b. 1959)
1990 – Capucine, French model and actress (b. 1931)
1990 – Ric Grech, Ukrainian-English bass player (Family, Blind Faith, and Traffic) (b. 1946)
1992 – Grace Stafford, American actress (b. 1903)
1993 – Helen Hayes, American actress (b. 1900)
1994 – Mai Zetterling, Swedish-English actress and director (b. 1925)
1995 – Rick Aviles, American actor (b. 1952)
1995 – Ronald Kray, English gangster (b. 1933)
1996 – René Clément, French director and screenwriter (b. 1913)
1996 – Terry Stafford, American singer-songwriter (b. 1941)
1997 – Jermaine Stewart, American singer (b. 1957)
1998 – Harold Copp, Canadian biochemist (b. 1915)
1999 – Ernest Gold, Austrian composer (b. 1921)
1999 – Rod Hull, English comedian and actor (b. 1936)
1999 – Jean Pierre-Bloch, French activist (b. 1905)
2002 – Rosetta LeNoire, American actress and producer (b. 1911)
2002 – Văn Tiến Dũng, Vietnamese general and politician, 6th Minister of Defence for Vietnam (b. 1917)
2002 – Sylvester Weaver, American broadcaster, created the Today Show and The Tonight Show (b. 1908)
2003 – Su Buqing, Chinese mathematician and educator (b. 1902)
2004 – Rachel Hudson, English murder victim (b. 1984)
2004 – J.J. Jackson, American radio and television host (b. 1941)
2005 – Royce Frith, Canadian politician (b. 1923)
2005 – George F. Kennan, American historian and diplomat, United States Ambassador to the Soviet Union (b. 1904)
2005 – Andre Norton, American author (b. 1912)
2006 – Bob Blue, American songwriter and educator (b. 1948)
2006 – Oleg Cassini, French-American fashion designer (b. 1913)
2006 – Ray Meyer, American basketball player and coach (b. 1913)
2006 – Bob Papenbrook, American voice actor (b. 1955)
2007 – John Backus, American computer scientist, designed Fortran (b. 1924)
2007 – Roger Bennett, American singer-songwriter and pianist (Legacy Five and Cathedral Quartet) (b. 1959)
2007 – Jim Cronin, English zoo keeper and activist, founded Monkey World (b. 1951)
2008 – Roland Arnall, French-American businessman and diplomat, 63rd United States Ambassador to the Netherlands (b. 1939)
2009 – Clodovil Hernandes, Brazilian television host and politician (b. 1937)
2009 – Fernand Lindsay, Canadian organist and educator (b. 1929)
2010 – Alex Chilton, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Box Tops and Big Star) (b. 1950)
2010 – Sid Fleischman, American author (b. 1920)
2010 – Charlie Gillett, English musicologist and radio host (b. 1942)
2011 – Michael Gough, English actor (b. 1916)
2011 – Ferlin Husky, American singer (b. 1925)
2012 – Paul Boyer, American historian and educator (b. 1935)
2012 – John Demjanjuk, Ukrainian-American nazi guard (b. 1920)
2012 – Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria (b. 1923)
2012 – Margaret Whitlam, Australian swimmer and author (b. 1919)
2013 – Rudolf Battěk, Czech sociologist and politician (b. 1924)
2013 – Svein Blindheim, Norwegian military officer (b. 1916)
2013 – William B. Caldwell, III, American general (b. 1925)
2013 – Grady Clay, American journalist (b. 1916)
2013 – Steve Davis, American football player and sportscaster (b. 1952)
2013 – Rosine Delamare, French costume designer (b. 1911)
2013 – André Fontaine, French historian and journalist (b. 1921)
2013 – Jan van Houwelingen, Dutch politician (b. 1939)
2013 – Olivier Metzner, French lawyer (b. 1949)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/18/14 at 7:23 am

Born this day March 18th:

1913 – Reinhard Hardegen, German captain
1922 – Egon Bahr, German journalist and politician
1923 – Andy Granatelli, American businessman
1926 – Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri, Indian poet
1927 – John Kander, American pianist and composer
1928 – Julia Mullock, American-Korean wife of Yi Gu
1928 – Fidel V. Ramos, Filipino politician, 12th President of the Philippines
1929 – John Macurdy, American opera singer
1929 – Samuel Pisar, Polish-American lawyer and author
1931 – Howard Coble, American politician
1931 – John Fraser, Scottish actor
1931 – John Mollo, English costume designer and author
1935 – Ole Barndorff-Nielsen, Danish mathematician
1935 – Antonios Naguib, Egyptian patriarch
1936 – Alexander Boksenberg, British physicist
1936 – F. W. de Klerk, South African politician, 2nd State President of South Africa, Nobel Prize laureate
1937 – Rudi Altig, German cyclist
1938 – Carl Gottlieb, American actor and screenwriter
1938 – Shashi Kapoor, Indian actor and producer
1938 – Kenny Lynch, English singer-songwriter and actor
1938 – Timo Mäkinen, Finnish race car driver
1938 – Charley Pride, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1939 – Ron Atkinson, English footballer and manager
1939 – Yannis Markopoulos, Greek composer
1939 – Goundamani, Indian film actor and comedian
1941 – John W. Derr, American politician
1943 – Kevin Dobson, American actor
1943 – Toula Grivas, French-Greek actress
1944 – Dick Smith, Australian publisher and businessman, founded Dick Smith Electronics and Australian Geographic
1945 – Joy Fielding, Canadian actress and author
1945 – Hiroh Kikai, Japanese photographer
1945 – Michael Reagan, American radio host
1945 – Eric Woolfson, Scottish songwriter, lyricist, vocalist, executive producer, pianist, and creator of The Alan Parsons Project (d. 2009)
1946 – Martyn Griffiths, English race car driver
1946 – Michel Leclère, French race car driver
1947 – Patrick Barlow, English actor and playwright
1947 – Patrick Chesnais, French actor
1947 – Roger Kenneth Evans, English politician
1947 – David Lloyd, English cricketer
1947 – Heather Ryan, American model
1948 – Guy Lapointe, Canadian ice hockey player
1948 – Brian Lloyd, Welsh footballer
1948 – Lockwood Phillips, American radio host
1949 – Åse Kleveland, Norwegian singer and politician
1949 – Hannu Siitonen, Finnish javelin thrower
1950 – James Conlon, American conductor
1950 – Brad Dourif, American actor
1950 – John Hartman, American drummer (Doobie Brothers)
1950 – Eiji Okuda, Japanese actor and director
1950 – Linda Partridge, British geneticist
1950 – Larry Perkins, Australian race car driver
1951 – Ben Cohen, American businessman co-founded Ben and Jerry's
1951 – Bill Frisell, American guitarist and composer
1951 – Mart Murdvee, Estonian psychologist and scholar
1952 – Will Durst, American journalist
1952 – Pat Eddery, Irish flat racing jockey
1952 – Bernie Tormé, Irish rock guitarist, singer, songwriter, record label and recording studio owner
1953 – Franz Wright, American poet
1955 – Francis G. Slay, American politician, 45th Mayor of St. Louis
1955 – Jeff Stelling, English sportscaster
1955 – Ana Obregón, Spanish actress, writer and biologist
1956 – Rick Martel, Canadian wrestler
1956 – Ingemar Stenmark, Swedish skier
1957 – Christer Fuglesang, Swedish physicist and astronaut
1957 – György Pazdera, Hungarian bassist (Pokolgép)
1957 – Wolfgang Schilling, German footballer
1959 – Luc Besson, French director, producer, and screenwriter, founded EuropaCorp
1959 – Irene Cara, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
1960 – Guy Carbonneau, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1960 – James MacPherson, Scottish actor
1960 – James Plaskett, Cypriot-English chess player
1961 – Grant Hart, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Hüsker Dü)
1961 – Todd Nelson, American tennis player
1961 – Tiffany Clark, American pornographic actress
1962 – Brian Fisher, American baseball player
1962 – Thomas Ian Griffith, American actor and martial artist
1962 – James McMurtry, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
1962 – Mike Rowe, American television host
1962 – Bob Shennan, English broadcasting executive
1962 – Etsushi Toyokawa, Japanese actor
1962 – Volker Weidler, German racing driver
1963 – Keith Brown, English cricketer
1963 – Jeff LaBar, American guitarist (Cinderella)
1963 – Vanessa L. Williams, American model, actress, and singer, Miss America 1984
1964 – Rozalla, Zambian singer
1964 – Bonnie Blair, American speed skater
1964 – Seymore Butts, American porn actor, director, and producer
1964 – Alex Caffi, Italian race car driver
1964 – Paul Elliott, English footballer
1964 – Courtney Pine, English saxophonist
1965 – Birgit Clarius, German heptathlete
1965 – Yoriko Douguchi, Japanese actress
1966 – Jerry Cantrell, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Alice in Chains)
1966 – Peter Jones, English businessman
1966 – Daniel S. Nevins, American rabbi
1967 – Miki Berenyi, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Lush)
1967 – Ken Edenfield, American baseball player
1968 – Prince Eudes, Duke of Angoulême
1968 – Paul Marsden, English politician
1968 – Shin-ichiro Miki, Japanese voice actor
1969 – Andy Cutting, English accordion player and composer
1969 – Vassily Ivanchuk, Ukrainian chess player
1969 – J. David Shapiro, American actor, screenwriter, and director
1969 – Shaun Udal, English cricketer
1970 – Queen Latifah, American rapper and actress
1971 – Mariaan de Swardt, South African-American tennis player
1971 – Kitty Ussher, English economist
1972 – Dane Cook, American comedian and actor
1972 – Anja Möllenbeck, German discus thrower
1972 – Reince Priebus, American lawyer and politician
1973 – Max Barry, Australian author
1973 – Luci Christian, American voice actress and screenwriter
1974 – Tina Križan, Slovenian tennis player
1974 – Evan Lowenstein, American singer-songwriter (Evan and Jaron)
1974 – Jaron Lowenstein, American singer-songwriter (Evan and Jaron)
1974 – Laure Savasta, French basketball player
1974 – Stuart Zender, English bass player, songwriter, and producer (Jamiroquai)
1975 – Sutton Foster, American actress, singer, and dancer
1975 – Rodleen Getsic, American singer and actress
1975 – Brian Griese, American football player and sportscaster
1975 – Kimmo Timonen, Finnish ice hockey player
1975 – Tomas Žvirgždauskas, Lithuanian footballer
1976 – Giovanna Antonelli, Brazilian actress and producer
1976 – Jovan Kirovski, American soccer player and coach
1976 – Tomo Ohka, Japanese baseball player
1976 – Scott Podsednik, American baseball player
1976 – Mike Quackenbush, American wrestler, trainer, and author, founded Chikara wrestling promotion
1977 – Zdeno Chára, Slovak ice hockey player
1977 – Devin Lima, American singer (LFO)
1977 – Danny Murphy, English footballer
1977 – Fernando Rodney, Dominican-American baseball player
1977 – Willy Sagnol, French footballer
1977 – Terrmel Sledge, American baseball player
1978 – Jan Bulis, Czech ice hockey player
1978 – Brooke Hanson, Australian swimmer
1978 – Antonio Margarito, American boxer
1978 – Brian Scalabrine, American basketball player
1978 – Yoshie Takesheesha, Japanese volleyball player
1978 – Jonas Wallerstedt, Swedish footballer, coach, and manager
1978 – Virginia Williams, American actress
1979 – Shola Ama, English singer
1979 – Dramane Coulibaly, Malian footballer
1979 – Danneel Harris, American actress
1979 – Adam Levine, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (Maroon 5)
1979 – Anthony Maher, American soccer player
1980 – Sébastien Frey, French footballer
1980 – Sophia Myles, English actress
1980 – Alexei Yagudin, Russian figure skater
1981 – Tora Berger, Norwegian biathlete
1981 – Fabian Cancellara, Swiss cyclist
1981 – Jang Na-ra, South Korean singer and actress
1981 – Kasib Powell, American basketball player
1981 – Tom Starke, German footballer
1981 – Doug Warren, American soccer player
1981 – Lovro Zovko, Croatian tennis player
1982 – Mantorras, Angolan footballer
1982 – Chad Cordero, American baseball player
1982 – Timo Glock, German race car driver
1982 – Adam Pally, American actor
1983 – Derrick Bateman, American wrestler
1983 – Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro, French tennis player
1983 – Andy Sonnanstine, American baseball player
1983 – Tomasz Stolpa, Polish footballer
1984 – Rajeev Ram, American tennis player
1984 – Simone Padoin, Italian footballer
1984 – Gary Roberts, English footballer
1984 – Vonzell Solomon, American singer and actress
1985 – Gennaro Esposito, Italian footballer
1985 – Bia Figueiredo, Brazilian race car driver
1985 – Marvin Humes, English singer and actor (JLS and VS)
1985 – Vince Lia, Australian footballer
1986 – Abdennour Chérif El-Ouazzani, Algerian footballer
1986 – Kaloyan Ivanov, Bulgarian basketball player
1986 – Lykke Li, Swedish singer-songwriter
1987 – Gabriel Mercado, Argentinian footballer
1987 – Cesare Rickler, Italian footballer
1987 – Rebecca Soni, American swimmer
1987 – Mauro Zárate, Argentinian footballer
1989 – Francesco Checcucci, Italian footballer
1989 – Lily Collins, English-American actress
1989 – Shreevats Goswami, Indian cricketer
1989 – Kana Nishino, Japanese singer-songwriter
1990 – Corey Liuget, American football player
1991 – Dylan Mattingly, American composer
1992 – Ryan Truex, American race car driver
1993 – Urassaya Sperbund, Thai actress
1993 – Maziah Mahusin, Bruneian hurdler
1996 – Madeline Carroll, American actress
1997 – Ciara Bravo, American actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/18/14 at 7:23 am

Died this day March 18th:

235 – Alexander Severus, Roman emperor (b. 208)
978 – Edward the Martyr, English king (b. 962)
1227 – Pope Honorius III (b. 1148)
1314 – Jacques de Molay, Frankish knight (b. 1244)
1675 – Arthur Chichester, 1st Earl of Donegall, Irish soldier (b. 1606)
1689 – John Dixwell, English judge (b. 1607)
1696 – Robert Charnock, English academic (b. 1663)
1715 – William Fraser, 12th Lord Saltoun. Scottish politician (b. 1654)
1745 – Robert Walpole, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1676)
1768 – Laurence Sterne, Irish clergyman and author (b. 1713)
1781 – Anne-Robert-Jacques Turgot, Baron de Laune, French economist and politician (b. 1727)
1823 – Jean-Baptiste Bréval, French cellist and composer (b. 1753)
1835 – Christian Günther von Bernstorff, Danish-Prussian diplomat (b. 1769)
1845 – Johnny Appleseed, American environmentalist (b. 1774)
1871 – Augustus De Morgan, Indian-English mathematician (b. 1806)
1898 – Matilda Joslyn Gage, American author and activist (b. 1826)
1907 – Marcellin Berthelot, French chemist and politician (b. 1827)
1913 – George I of Greece (b. 1845)
1918 – Henry Janeway Hardenbergh, American architect, designed the Plaza Hotel (b. 1847)
1933 – Prince Luigi Amedeo, Duke of the Abruzzi (b. 1873)
1936 – Eleftherios Venizelos, Greek politician, 93rd Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1864)
1939 – Henry Simpson Lunn, English businessman, founded Lunn Poly (b. 1859)
1941 – Henri Cornet, French cyclist (b. 1884)
1947 – William C. Durant, American businessman, co-founded General Motors and Chevrolet (b. 1861)
1956 – Louis Bromfield, American author and environmentalist (b. 1896)
1962 – Walter W. Bacon, American politician, 60th Governor of Delaware (b. 1880)
1963 – Wanda Hawley, American actress and singer (b. 1895)
1964 – Sigfrid Edström, Swedish businessman, 4th President of the International Olympic Committee (b. 1870)
1965 – Farouk of Egypt (b. 1920)
1965 – Jack Quinlan, American sportscaster (b. 1927)
1969 – Barbara Bates, American actress (b. 1925)
1973 – Johannes Aavik, Estonian philologist (b. 1880)
1975 – Alain Grandbois, Canadian poet (b. 1900)
1976 – Giuseppe Genco Russo, Italian mob boss (b. 1893)
1977 – Marien Ngouabi, Congolese politician, President of the Republic of the Congo (b. 1938)
1977 – José Carlos Pace, Brazilian race car driver (b. 1944)
1978 – Leigh Brackett, American author (b. 1915)
1978 – Peggy Wood, American actress (b. 1892)
1980 – Erich Fromm, German psychologist and philosopher (b. 1900)
1982 – Patrick Smith, an Irish politician (b. 1901)
1983 – Umberto II of Italy, (b. 1904)
1984 – Charley Lau, American baseball player and coach (b. 1933)
1986 – Bernard Malamud, American author (b. 1914)
1988 – Billy Butterfield, American trumpet player (b. 1917)
1990 – Robin Harris, American comedian and actor (b. 1953)
1993 – Kenneth E. Boulding, English-American economist and activist (b. 1910)
1995 – Robin Jacques, English illustrator (b. 1920)
1996 – Odysseas Elytis, Greek poet, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1911)
1999 – Elizabeth Huckaby, American educator (b. 1905)
2000 – Eberhard Bethge, German theologian (b. 1909)
2001 – Viktor Masing, Estonian botanist and ecologist (b. 1925)
2001 – John Phillips, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Mamas & the Papas) (b. 1935)
2002 – R. A. Lafferty, American author (b. 1914)
2002 – Gösta Winbergh, Swedish tenor (b. 1943)
2003 – Karl Kling, German race car driver (b. 1910)
2003 – Adam Osborne, Thai-English businessman, founded the Osborne Computer Corporation (b. 1939)
2004 – Harrison McCain, Canadian businessman, co-founded McCain Foods (b. 1927)
2006 – Michael Attwell, English actor (b. 1943)
2006 – Bill Beutel, American journalist (b. 1930)
2006 – Dan Gibson, Canadian photographer and cinematographer (b. 1922)
2007 – Bob Woolmer, South African cricketer, coach, and sportscaster (b. 1948)
2008 – Andrew Britton, English-American author (b. 1981)
2008 – Anthony Minghella, English director and screenwriter (b. 1954)
2008 – Geoffrey Pearson, Canadian diplomat and author (b. 1927)
2009 – Omid Reza Mir Sayafi, Iranian journalist and blogger (b. 1980)
2009 – Natasha Richardson, English actress (b. 1963)
2010 – Fess Parker, American actor (b. 1924)
2011 – Warren Christopher, American politician, 63rd United States Secretary of State (b. 1925)
2012 – George Tupou V, Tongan king (b. 1948)
2012 – Ustad Sibte Jaafar Zaidi, Pakistani academic (b. 1957)
2013 – Muhammad Mahmood Alam, Pakistani general (b. 1935)
2013 – Mindy Baha El Din, American-Egyptian environmentalist (b. 1958)
2013 – Henry Bromell, American screenwriter, producer, and director (b. 1947)
2013 – Clay Ford, American lawyer and politician (b. 1938)
2013 – Earl Hersh, American baseball player (b. 1932)
2013 – Robin M. Williams, New Zealand mathematician and academic (b. 1919)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/21/14 at 3:22 am

Born this day March 21st:

1918 – Patrick Lucey, American politician, 38th Governor of Wisconsin
1921 – Joe Sutter, American engineer
1923 – Louis-Edmond Hamelin, Canadian geographer, educator, and author
1925 – Peter Brook, English-French director and producer
1927 – Hans-Dietrich Genscher, German politician, Vice-Chancellor of Germany
1932 – Walter Gilbert, American physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate
1932 – Joseph Silverstein, American violinist and conductor
1933 – Michael Heseltine, Welsh businessman and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
1936 – Ed Broadbent, Canadian politician
1936 – Mike Westbrook, English pianist and composer
1937 – Tom Flores, American football player and coach
1939 – Kathleen Widdoes, American actress
1942 – Kostas Politis, Greek basketball player and coach
1942 – Amina Claudine Myers, American singer-songwriter and pianist
1943 – Hartmut Haenchen, German conductor
1943 – Vivian Stanshall, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and painter (Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band and Grimms) (d. 1995)
1944 – Marie-Christine Barrault, French actress
1944 – Timothy Dalton, Welsh-English actor
1944 – Hideki Ishima, Japanese guitarist (Flower Travellin' Band)
1944 – David Lindley, American gutarist, songwriter, and producer (Kaleidoscope)
1944 – Gaye Adegbalola, American singer and guitarist (Saffire – The Uppity Blues Women)
1945 – Rose Stone, American singer and keyboard player (Sly and the Family Stone)
1946 – Ray Dorset, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Mungo Jerry)
1948 – Scott Fahlman, American computer scientist
1949 – Eddie Money, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1949 – Slavoj Žižek, Slovenian sociologist and critic
1950 – Roger Hodgson, English singer-songwriter and keyboard player (Supertramp)
1950 – Ron Oden, American politician, 19th Mayor of Palm Springs
1951 – Conrad Lozano, American bass player (Los Lobos)
1951 – Russell Thompkins, Jr., American singer (The Stylistics)
1951 – Buck Zumhofe, American wrestler
1953 – Paul Martin Lester, American educator, author, and photographer
1953 – David Wisniewski, American children's author and illustrator
1955 – Fadi Abboud, Lebanese politician
1955 – Bob Bennett, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1955 – Dimitrios Papadimoulis, Greek politician
1956 – Guy Chadwick, German-English singer-songwriter and guitarist (The House of Love)
1956 – Ingrid Kristiansen, Norwegian runner
1958 – Brad Hall, American actor, director, and screenwriter
1958 – Sabrina Le Beauf, American actress
1958 – Gary Oldman, English actor, singer, director, and producer
1959 – Sarah Jane Morris, English singer-songwriter (The Happy End)
1959 – Yuval Rotem, Israeli diplomat
1959 – Nobuo Uematsu, Japanese composer
1960 – Benito T. de Leon, Filipino general
1960 – Raivo Puusepp, Estonian architect
1960 – Robert Sweet, American drummer and producer (Stryper, King James, and Blissed)
1961 – Lothar Matthäus, German footballer and manager
1961 – Slim Jim Phantom, American drummer (Stray Cats, Phantom, Rocker & Slick, Dead Men Walking, and The Head Cat)
1962 – Matthew Broderick, American actor, singer, and director
1962 – Kathy Greenwood, Canadian actress
1962 – Rosie O'Donnell, American actress and talk show host
1962 – Mark Waid, American author
1963 – Shawon Dunston, American baseball player
1963 – Ronald Koeman, Dutch footballer and manager
1964 – Ahmed Radhi, Iraqi footballer and politician
1964 – Jesper Skibby, Danish cyclist
1965 – Xavier Bertrand, French politician
1966 – Benito Archundia, Mexican football referee, lawyer, and economist
1966 – DJ Premier, American DJ and producer (Gang Starr)
1967 – Jonas Berggren, Swedish singer-songwriter and producer (Ace of Base)
1967 – Adrian Chiles, English television and radio host
1967 – Maxim Reality, English singer-songwriter (The Prodigy)
1968 – Cameron Clyne, Australian businessman
1968 – Andrew Copeland, American singer and guitarist (Sister Hazel)
1968 – Jaye Davidson, American-English actor
1968 – Samantha Dorman, American model and actress
1968 – Greg Ellis, English actor
1968 – Shin Seung-hun, South Korean singer-songwriter
1968 – Scott Williams, American basketball player and sportscaster
1969 – Viktor Alonen, Estonian footballer
1969 – Ali Daei, Iranian footballer and coach
1969 – Jonah Goldberg, American journalist and author
1970 – Cenk Uygur, Turkish-American talk show host
1971 – Zsolt Kürtösi, Hungarian decathlete
1972 – Hain Helde, Estonian canoer
1973 – Vanessa Branch, English-American model and actress
1973 – Ananda Lewis, American television host
1973 – Stuart Nethercott, English footballer
1973 – Large Professor, American rapper and producer (Main Source)
1973 – Jerry Supiran, American actor
1974 – Laura Allen, American actress
1974 – José Clayton, Brazilian-Tunisian footballer
1974 – Rhys Darby, New Zealand comedian and actor
1974 – Kevin Leahy, American drummer
1974 – Edsel Dope, American singer-songwriter and producer (Dope)
1975 – Yacoub Al-Mohana, Kuwaiti director
1975 – Fabricio Oberto, Argentinian-Italian basketball player
1975 – Vitaly Potapenko, Ukrainian basketball player
1975 – Mark Williams, Welsh snooker player
1976 – Rachael MacFarlane, American voice actress and singer
1976 – Tekin Sazlog, German-Turkish footballer
1977 – Bruno Cirillo, Italian footballer
1978 – Nicholas M. Baines, English keyboard player (Kaiser Chiefs)
1978 – Kevin Federline, American dancer, rapper, and actor
1978 – Cristian Guzmán, Dominican baseball player
1978 – Rani Mukerji, Indian actress
1978 – Young Noble, American rapper (Outlawz)
1978 – Joyce Jimenez, American-Filipino actress
1980 – Ronaldinho, Brazilian footballer
1980 – Marit Bjørgen, Norwegian skier
1980 – Lee Jin, South Korean singer and actress (Fin.K.L)
1980 – Deryck Whibley, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Sum41)
1981 – Germano Borovicz Cardoso Schweger, Brazilian footballer
1981 – Sébastien Chavanel, French cyclist
1981 – Aysun Kayacı, Turkish model, actress, and presenter
1982 – Maria Elena Camerin, Italian tennis player
1982 – Aaron Hill, American baseball player
1982 – Jocie Kwok, Chinese-Singaporean singer
1982 – Colin Turkington, Irish race car driver
1982 – Ermal Mamaqi, Albanian actor, singer, comedian and Dj
1983 – Jean Ondoa, Cameroonian footballer
1984 – Tiago dos Santos Roberto, Brazilian footballer
1984 – Guillermo Daniel Rodríguez, Uruguayan footballer
1985 – Ryan Callahan, American ice hockey player
1985 – Adrian Peterson, American football player
1986 – Romanos Alyfantis, Greek swimmer
1986 – Miguel Pérez Cuesta, Spanish footballer, sometimes known as "Michu"
1987 – Rocco Nacino, Filipino actor, dancer and model
1988 – Lee Cattermole, English footballer
1988 – Kateřina Čechová, Czech sprinter
1988 – Erik Johnson, American ice hockey player
1988 – Eric Krüger, German sprinter
1989 – Jordi Alba, Spanish footballer
1989 – Rochelle Humes, English singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress (The Saturdays and S Club 8)
1989 – Nicolas Lodeiro, Uruguayan footballer
1989 – Takeru Satoh, Japanese actor
1990 – Mandy Capristo, German singer-songwriter and dancer (Monrose)
1990 – Ryann Krais, American runner and heptathlete
1990 – Alex Nimo, Liberian-American footballer
1991 – Luke Chapman, English footballer
1992 – Karolína Plíšková, Czech tennis player
1993 – Jake Bidwell, English footballer
1993 – Jade Jones, Welsh Taekwondo athlete
1993 – Suraj Sharma, Indian actor
1995 – Gerli Liinamäe, Estonian figure skater
1995 – Diggy Simmons, American rapper (All City Chess Club)
2004 – Count Claus-Casimir of Orange-Nassau, Jonkheer van Amsberg

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/21/14 at 3:23 am

Died this day March 21st:

1063 – Richeza of Lotharingia (b. 995)
1076 – Robert I, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1011)
1306 – Robert II, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1248)
1487 – Nicholas of Flüe, Swiss saint (b. 1417)
1556 – Thomas Cranmer, English archbishop (b. 1489)
1656 – James Ussher, Irish archbishop (b. 1581)
1676 – Henri Sauval, French historian (b. 1623)
1729 – John Law, Scottish economist (b. 1671)
1734 – Robert Wodrow, Scottish historian (b. 1679)
1751 – Johann Heinrich Zedler, German publisher (b. 1706)
1762 – Nicolas Louis de Lacaille, French astronomer (b. 1713)
1772 – Jacques-Nicolas Bellin, French geographer (b. 1703)
1795 – Giovanni Arduino, Italian geologist (b. 1714)
1801 – Andrea Luchesi, Italian composer (b. 1741)
1804 – Louis Antoine, Duke of Enghien (b. 1772)
1843 – Robert Southey, English poet (b. 1774)
1843 – Guadalupe Victoria, Mexician general and politician, 1st President of Mexico (b. 1786)
1863 – Edwin Vose Sumner, American general (b. 1797)
1884 – Ezra Abbot, American scholar (b. 1819)
1896 – William Quan Judge, Irish occultist and theosophist (b. 1851)
1915 – Frederick Winslow Taylor, American engineer (b. 1856)
1920 – Evelina Haverfield Scottish nurse and activist (b. 1867)
1932 – Frantz Reichel, French rugby player (b. 1871)
1934 – Franz Schreker, Austrian composer and conductor (b. 1878)
1936 – Alexander Glazunov, Russian composer and conductor (b. 1865)
1939 – Evald Aav, Estonian composer (b. 1900)
1943 – Cornelia Fort, American pilot (b. 1919)
1945 – Arthur Nebe, German SS officer (b. 1894)
1951 – Willem Mengelberg, Dutch conductor and composer (b. 1871)
1955 – Muriel Aked, English film actress (b. 1887)
1958 – Cyril M. Kornbluth, American author (b. 1923)
1970 – Manolis Chiotis, Greek singer-songwriter and bouzouki player (b. 1920)
1973 – Âşık Veysel Şatıroğlu, Turkish poet (b. 1894)
1974 – Candy Darling, American actress(b. 1944)
1975 – Joe Medwick, American baseball player (b. 1911)
1977 – Victor Beaumont, German-born British actor (b. 1912)
1978 – Louis Cottrell, Jr., American saxophonist and clarinet player (b. 1911)
1980 – Angelo Bruno, Italian-American mobster (b. 1910)
1980 – Peter Stoner, American mathematician, astronomer, and apologist (b. 1888)
1982 – Harry H. Corbett, English actor (b. 1925)
1985 – Michael Redgrave, English actor, director, and manager (b. 1908)
1987 – Walter L. Gordon, Canadian businessman and politician (b. 1906)
1987 – Dean Paul Martin, American tennis player, singer, actor, and pilot (b. 1951)
1987 – Robert Preston, American actor (b. 1918)
1991 – Leo Fender, American businessman, founded Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (b. 1909)
1992 – John Ireland, Canadian actor and director (b. 1914)
1992 – Natalie Sleeth, American pianist and composer (b. 1930)
1994 – Macdonald Carey, American actor (b. 1913)
1994 – Lili Damita, French-American actress (b. 1904)
1994 – Dack Rambo, American actor (b. 1941)
1997 – Wilbert Awdry, English cleric and author (b. 1911)
1998 – Galina Ulanova, Russian ballerina (b. 1910)
1999 – Jean Guitton, French philosopher and author (b. 1905)
1999 – Ernie Wise, English comedian and actor (b. 1925)
2001 – Chung Ju-yung, South Korean businessman, founded Hyundai (b. 1915)
2001 – Anthony Steel, English actor and singer (b. 1920)
2002 – Herman Talmadge, American politician, 70th Governor of Georgia (b. 1913)
2003 – Shivani, Indian author (b. 1923)
2003 – Umar Wirahadikusumah, Indonesian politician, 4th Vice President of Indonesia (b. 1924)
2004 – Ludmilla Tchérina, French actress, dancer, and choreographer (b. 1924)
2005 – Barney Martin, American actor (b. 1923)
2005 – Bobby Short, American singer and pianist (b. 1924)
2007 – Drew Hayes, American writer and illustrator (b. 1969)
2007 – Sven O. Høiby, Norwegian journalist (b. 1936)
2007 – Kevin Whitrick, English engineer (b. 1964)
2008 – Klaus Dinger, German singer-songwriter and producer (Neu!, La Düsseldorf, La! Neu?, and Kraftwerk) (b. 1946)
2008 – Denis Cosgrove, British professor of geography (b. 1948)
2008 – Guillermo Jullian de la Fuente, Chilean architect (b. 1931)
2009 – Walt Poddubny, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1960)
2010 – Wolfgang Wagner, German director (b. 1919)
2011 – Loleatta Holloway, American singer-songwriter (The Caravans) (b. 1946)
2011 – Gerd Klier, German footballer (b. 1944)
2011 – Ladislav Novák, Czech footballer and manager (b. 1931)
2011 – Pinetop Perkins, American singer and pianist (b. 1913)
2012 – Albrecht Dietz, German businessman (b. 1926)
2012 – Ron Erhardt, American football coach (b. 1931)
2012 – Robert Fuest, English director, screenwriter, and production designer (b. 1927)
2013 – Chinua Achebe, Nigerian poet and author (b. 1930)
2013 – Mohamed Said Ramadan Al-Bouti, Turkish-Syrian cleric and scholar (b. 1929)
2013 – Angus Carmichael, Scottish footballer (b. 1926)
2013 – Ernest Chapman, Australian rower (b. 1926)
2013 – Yvan Ducharme, Canadian actor (b. 1937)
2013 – Tyrone Gilks, Australian motorcycle racer (b. 1993)
2013 – Rick Hautala, American author and screenwriter (b. 1949)
2013 – Harlon Hill, American football player and coach (b. 1932)
2013 – Ewan Jamieson, New Zealand commander (b. 1930)
2013 – Cornelis H. A. Koster, Dutch computer scientist, created the Compiler Description Language (b. 1943)
2013 – Ludwig Leitner, German skier (b. 1940)
2013 – Pietro Mennea, Italian sprinter and politician (b. 1952)
2013 – Max Oldmeadow, Australian politician (b. 1924)
2013 – Aníbal Paz, Uruguayan footballer (b. 1917)
2013 – Herschel Schacter, American rabbi (b. 1917)
2013 – Joe B. Scott, American baseball player (b. 1920)
2013 – Bruce Skeggs, Australian politician (b. 1932)
2013 – Elsie Thompson, American super-centenarian (b. 1899)
2013 – Giancarlo Zagni, Italian director and screenwriter (b. 1926)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Paul on 03/21/14 at 8:45 am

Missed an all-important one there, Mr. Philip...

Born March 20th 1917 - Dame Vera Lynn - Forces' sweetheart (as was) and national treasure. 97 and still much-loved...

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/21/14 at 9:01 am


Missed an all-important one there, Mr. Philip...

Born March 20th 1917 - Dame Vera Lynn - Forces' sweetheart (as was) and national treasure. 97 and still much-loved...
Thanks, truly important.

It was Spike Milligan’s brilliant idea to badger Stanley Kubrick into putting Vera Lynn’s most famous song "We'll Meet Again" on the soundtrack of Doctor Strangelove.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Paul on 03/25/14 at 6:29 am


It was Spike Milligan’s brilliant idea to badger Stanley Kubrick into putting Vera Lynn’s most famous song "We'll Meet Again" on the soundtrack of Doctor Strangelove.


He certainly must have held some admiration for her, unlike Gracie Fields, who gets several 'dishonourable' mentions in his war memoirs!  ;)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/25/14 at 3:17 pm


He certainly must have held some admiration for her, unlike Gracie Fields, who gets several 'dishonourable' mentions in his war memoirs!  ;)
I am trying to remember a quote from Spike Milligan regarding that the Germans got to either Vera Lynn or Gracie Fields first the war would have ended much earlier.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/26/14 at 6:44 am

Born this day March 26th:

1916 – Harry Rabinowitz, South African-American composer and conductor
1923 – Bob Elliott, American comedian and actor
1925 – Pierre Boulez, French pianist, composer, and conductor
1925 – Ted Graham, British politician
1927 – Harold Chapman, English photographer
1929 – Edwin Turney, American businessman, co-founded Advanced Micro Devices (d. 2008)
1930 – Sandra Day O'Connor, American jurist
1931 – Leonard Nimoy, American actor, singer, and director
1934 – Alan Arkin, American actor, singer, and director
1935 – Mahmoud Abbas, Palestinian politician, 2nd President of the State of Palestine
1936 – Giora Feidman, Argentinian-Israeli clarinet player
1937 – Wayne Embry, American basketball player and manager
1937 – James Lee, Canadian politician, 26th Premier of Prince Edward Island
1938 – Norman Ackroyd, English artist
1938 – Anthony James Leggett, English-American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
1940 – James Caan, American actor
1940 – Nancy Pelosi, American politician, 60th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
1941 – Richard Dawkins, Kenyan-English biologist
1941 – Yvon Marcoux, Canadian politician
1942 – Erica Jong, American author and poet
1943 – Bob Woodward, American journalist and author
1944 – Diana Ross, American singer and actress (The Supremes)
1946 – Johnny Crawford, American actor and singer
1946 – Jiří Kabeš, Czech singer-songwriter and violinist (The Plastic People of the Universe)
1946 – Alain Madelin, French politician
1948 – Richard Tandy, English keyboard player (Electric Light Orchestra)
1948 – Steven Tyler, American singer-songwriter and actor (Aerosmith and Chain Reaction)
1948 – Kyung-wha Chung, South Korean violinist
1949 – Vicki Lawrence, American actress and singer
1949 – Fran Sheehan, American bass player (Boston)
1949 – Patrick Süskind, German author and screenwriter
1949 – Ernest Lee Thomas, American actor
1949 – Rudi Koertzen, Former international cricket umpire
1950 – Martin Short, Canadian-American actor, screenwriter, and producer
1950 – Alan Silvestri, American composer and conductor
1951 – Carl Wieman, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
1952 – T. A. Barron, American author
1953 – Lincoln Chafee, American politician, 74th Governor of Rhode Island
1953 – Elaine Chao, American politician, 24th United States Secretary of Labor
1954 – Kazuhiko Inoue, Japanese voice actor
1954 – Clive Palmer, Australian businessman
1954 – Curtis Sliwa, American talk show host and activist, founded Guardian Angels
1955 – Danny Arndt, Canadian ice hockey player
1956 – Charly McClain, American singer
1956 – Park Won-soon, South Korean politician
1957 – Fiona Bruce, Scottish politician
1957 – Leeza Gibbons, American talk show host
1957 – Paul Morley, English journalist
1958 – Chris Codiroli, American baseball player
1959 – Chris Hansen, American journalist
1960 – Marcus Allen, American football player and sportscaster
1960 – Jennifer Grey, American actress
1960 – Øystein Mæland, Norwegian psychiatrist and politician
1960 – Axel Prahl, German actor
1961 – William Hague, English politician
1961 – Billy Warlock, American actor
1962 – Richard Coles, English pianist, saxophonist, and priest (The Communards)
1962 – Paul de Leeuw, Dutch actor and singer
1962 – Eric Allan Kramer, American actor
1962 – John Stockton, American basketball player
1963 – Natsuhiko Kyogoku, Japanese author
1963 – Roch Voisine, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
1964 – Todd Barry, American comedian and actor
1964 – Martin Donnelly, Irish race car driver
1964 – Maria Miller, English politician
1964 – Ulf Samuelsson, Swedish ice hockey player and coach
1965 – Trey Azagthoth, American guitarist (Morbid Angel)
1966 – Lilian Greenwood, English politician
1966 – Michael Imperioli, American actor and screenwriter
1966 – Nick Wirth, English engineer, founded Wirth Research
1968 – Laurent Brochard, French cyclist
1968 – Kenny Chesney, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1968 – James Iha, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer (The Smashing Pumpkins, A Perfect Circle, Whiskeytown, and Tinted Windows)
1968 – Stacey Kent, American jazz singer
1969 – Alessandro Moscardi, Italian rugby player
1970 – Paul Bosvelt, Dutch footballer
1970 – Jelle Goes, Dutch football coach
1970 – Thomas Kyparissis, Greek footballer
1970 – Martin McDonagh, English-Irish playwright, screenwriter, and director
1971 – Behzad Ghorbani, Iranian zoologist and planarialogist
1971 – Paul Williams, English former professional footballer
1971 – Tommie Sunshine, record producer, remixer, DJ and songwriter of electronic music
1972 – Leslie Mann, American actress
1972 – Jason Maxwell, American baseball player
1972 – Jon Reep, American comedian and actor
1973 – Matt Burke, Australian rugby player
1973 – Heather Goldenhersh, American actress
1973 – T. R. Knight, American actor
1973 – Larry Page, American computer scientist, co-founded Google
1974 – Michael Peca, Canadian ice hockey player
1974 – Vadimas Petrenko, Lithuanian footballer
1975 – Juvenile, American rapper and actor (Hot Boys and UTP)
1976 – Joachim Alcine, Haitian-Canadian boxer
1976 – Natalia Livingston, American actress
1976 – Amy Smart, American actress
1976 – Ufuk Talay, Australian footballer
1976 – Nurgül Yeşilçay, Turkish actress
1976 – Emma Willis, English television and radio presenter, and model
1977 – Kevin Davies, English footballer
1977 – Sylvain Grenier, Canadian wrestler
1977 – Seth Lakeman, English folk singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist
1978 – Anastasia Kostaki, Greek basketball player
1979 – Nacho Novo, Spanish footballer
1979 – Hiromi Uehara, Japanese pianist and composer
1979 – Pierre Womé, Cameroonian footballer
1980 – Son Hoyoung, South Korean singer, dancer, and actor (g.o.d.)
1980 – Niina Kelo, Finnish heptathlete
1980 – Richie Wellens, English footballer
1981 – Baruch Dego, Ethiopian-Israeli footballer
1981 – Massimo Donati, Italian footballer
1981 – Jay Sean, English singer-songwriter and producer
1981 – Josh Wilson, American baseball player
1982 – Mikel Arteta, Spanish footballer
1982 – Nate Kaeding, American football player
1983 – Roman Bednar, Czech footballer
1983 – Mike Mondo, American wrestler
1983 – Roman Bednář, Czech footballer
1983 – Anti Saarepuu, Estonian skier
1984 – Jimmy Howard, American ice hockey player
1984 – Stéphanie Lapointe, Canadian singer-songwriter and actress
1984 – David McGowan, English footballer
1984 – Alberto Schettino, Italian footballer
1984 – Annette Schwarz, German porn actress and model
1984 – Marco Stier, German footballer
1984 – Gregory Strydom, Zimbabwean cricketer
1984 – Sara Jean Underwood, American model, actress, and television host
1984 – Felix Neureuther, German World Cup alpine ski racer
1985 – Jonathan Groff, American actor and singer
1985 – Keira Knightley, English actress
1985 – Prosper Utseya, Zimbabwean cricketer
1986 – Jonny Craig, Canadian-American singer-songwriter (Emarosa, Dance Gavin Dance, and Isles & Glaciers)
1986 – Emma Laine, Finnish tennis player
1986 – Misty Stone, American porn actress and model
1987 – YUI, Japanese singer-songwriter and actress
1987 – Jermichael Finley, American football player
1987 – Steven Fletcher, Scottish footballer
1988 – Suvi Koponen, Finnish-American model
1989 – Simon Kjær, Danish footballer
1989 – Josiah Leming, American singer-songwriter
1990 – Yūya Yagira, Japanese actor
1990 – Takaki Yuya, Japanese singer and actor (Hey! Say! JUMP)
1992 – Haley Ramm, American actress
1994 – Mayu Watanabe, Japanese singer and actress (AKB48 and Watarirouka Hashiritai)
2005 – Countess Luana of Orange-Nassau, Jonkvrouwe van Amsberg

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/26/14 at 6:45 am

Died this day March 26th:

752 – Pope-elect Stephen
922 – Mansur Al-Hallaj, Persian mystic and poet (b. 858)
983 – Adud al-Dawla, Buyid ruler (b. 936)
1130 – Sigurd the Crusader, Norwegian son of Magnus Barefoot (b. 1090)
1212 – Sancho I of Portugal (b. 1154)
1517 – Heinrich Isaac, Flemish composer (b. 1450)
1535 – Georg Tannstetter, Austrian mathematician, astronomer, and cartographer (b. 1482)
1546 – Thomas Elyot, English diplomat and scholar (b. 1490)
1566 – Antonio de Cabezón, Spanish organist and composer (b. 1510)
1649 – John Winthrop, English-American lawyer and politician, 2nd Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony
1679 – Johannes Schefferus, Swedish historian and author (b. 1621)
1697 – Godfrey McCulloch, Scottish politician (b. 1640)
1726 – John Vanbrugh, English playwright and architect, designed Blenheim Palace and Castle Howard (b. 1664)
1772 – Charles Pinot Duclos, French author (b. 1704)
1776 – Samuel Ward, American jurist and politician, 31st Governor of the Colony of Rhode Island (b. 1725)
1780 – Charles I, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (b. 1713)
1793 – John Mudge, English physician (b. 1721)
1797 – James Hutton, Scottish geologist and physician (b. 1726)
1814 – Joseph-Ignace Guillotin, French physician (b. 1738)
1827 – Ludwig van Beethoven, German pianist and composer (b. 1770)
1858 – John Addison Thomas, American soldier and diplomat (b. 1811)
1862 – Uriah P. Levy, First Jewish Commodore of the United States Navy (b. 1792)
1881 – Roman Sanguszko, Polish activist (b. 1800)
1885 – Anson Stager, American general and businessman, co-founded Western Union (b. 1825)
1888 – Barghash bin Said of Zanzibar (b. 1837)
1892 – Walt Whitman, American poet and author (b. 1819)
1902 – Cecil Rhodes, English-South African businessman and politician, 6th Prime Minister of the Cape Colony (b. 1853)
1905 – Maurice Barrymore, Indian-American actor (b. 1849)
1910 – Auguste Charlois, French astronomer (b. 1864)
1910 – An Jung-geun, Korean independent activist (b. 1879)
1920 – William Chester Minor, Sri Lankan-American surgeon (b. 1834)
1923 – Sarah Bernhardt, French actress (b. 1844)
1926 – Constantin Fehrenbach, German politician, Chancellor of Germany (b. 1852)
1929 – Katharine Lee Bates, American poet (b. 1859)
1933 – Eddie Lang, American guitarist (b. 1902)
1934 – John Biller, American jumper (b. 1877)
1940 – Wilhelm Anderson, Belarusian-German astrophysicist (b. 1880)
1940 – Spyridon Louis, Greek runner (b. 1873)
1942 – Jimmy Burke, American baseball player and manager (b. 1874)
1945 – David Lloyd George, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1863)
1948 – Emile St. Godard, Canadian dog sled racer (b. 1905)
1951 – James F. Hinkle, American politician, 6th Governor of New Mexico (b. 1864)
1954 – Charles Perrin, French rower (b. 1875)
1957 – Édouard Herriot, French politician, Prime Minister of France (b. 1872)
1958 – Phil Mead, English cricketer and footballer (b. 1887)
1959 – Raymond Chandler, American author and screenwriter (b. 1888)
1962 – Cyrillus Kreek, Estonian composer (b. 1889)
1965 – Olof Sandborg, Swedish actor (b. 1884)
1966 – Victor Hochepied, French swimmer (b. 1883)
1969 – John Kennedy Toole, American author (b. 1937)
1973 – Noël Coward, English actor, director, composer, and playwright (b. 1899)
1973 – Johnny Drake, American football player (b. 1916)
1973 – Don Messer, Canadian-American fiddler (b. 1909)
1973 – George Sisler, American baseball player (b. 1893)
1976 – Josef Albers, German-American painter (b. 1888)
1976 – Lin Yutang, Chinese linguist and author (b. 1895)
1978 – Wilfred Pickles, English actor and radio host (b. 1904)
1979 – Jean Stafford, American author (b. 1915)
1980 – Roland Barthes, French linguist and critic (b. 1915)
1983 – Anthony Blunt, English historian and spy (b. 1907)
1984 – Ahmed Sékou Touré, Guinean politician, 1st President of Guinea (b. 1922)
1987 – Eugen Jochum, German conductor (b. 1902)
1989 – Hai Zi, Chinese poet (b. 1964)
1990 – Halston, American fashion designer (b. 1932)
1992 – Barbara Frum, American-Canadian journalist (b. 1937)
1993 – Louis Falco, American dancer and choreographer (b. 1942)
1995 – Eazy-E, American rapper and producer (N.W.A) (b. 1963)
1996 – Edmund Muskie, American politician, 58th United States Secretary of State (b. 1914)
1996 – David Packard, American engineer and businessman, co-founded Hewlett-Packard (b. 1912)
2000 – Alex Comfort, English physician and author (b. 1920)
2002 – Randy Castillo, American drummer and songwriter (Red Square Black and Mötley Crüe) (b. 1950)
2003 – Daniel Patrick Moynihan, American sociologist and politician, 12th United States Ambassador to the United Nations (b. 1927)
2004 – Jan Sterling, American actress (b. 1921)
2005 – James Callaghan, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1912)
2005 – Gérard Filion, Canadian journalist (b. 1909)
2005 – Paul Hester, Australian drummer (Split Enz, Crowded House, Deckchairs Overboard, and Tarmac Adam) (b. 1959)
2005 – Marius Russo, American baseball player (b. 1914)
2005 – Frederick Rotimi Williams Nigerian lawyer and politician (b. 1920)
2005 – Frank Searle, Scottish photographer (b. 1921)
2006 – Anil Biswas, Indian politician (b. 1944)
2006 – Paul Dana, American race car driver (b. 1975)
2006 – Nikki Sudden, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Jacobites and Swell Maps) (b. 1956)
2008 – Heath Benedict, Dutch-American football player (b. 1983)
2008 – Robert Fagles, American poet and academic (b. 1933)
2008 – Manuel Marulanda, Colombian rebel leader (b. 1930)
2008 – Wally Phillips, American radio host (b. 1925)
2009 – Shane McConkey, Canadian skier (b. 1969)
2011 – Roger Abbott, English-Canadian comedian and actor (b. 1946)
2011 – Geraldine Ferraro, American lawyer and politician (b. 1935)
2011 – Diana Wynne Jones, English author (b. 1934)
2011 – Enn Klooren, Estonian actor (b. 1940)
2012 – Sisto Averno, American football player (b. 1925)
2012 – Michael Begley, Irish politician (b. 1932)
2012 – Thomas M. Cover, American theorist (b. 1938)
2012 – David Craighead, American organist (b. 1924)
2012 – Manik Godghate, Indian poet (b. 1937)
2012 – Helmer Ringgren, Swedish theologian (b. 1917)
2012 – Stella Tanner, English actress (b. 1925)
2012 – Garry Walberg, American actor (b. 1921)
2013 – Sukumari, Indian actress (b. 1940)
2013 – Margie Alexander, American singer (b. 1948)
2013 – Eddie Basha, Jr., American businessman (b. 1937)
2013 – J. Léonce Bernard, Canadian politician, 26th Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island (b. 1943)
2013 – Deepak Bharadwaj, Indian politician (b. 1951)
2013 – Tom Boerwinkle, American basketball player and sportscaster (b. 1945)
2013 – Krzysztof Kozłowski, Polish journalist and politician (b. 1931)
2013 – Dave Leggett, American baseball player (b. 1933)
2013 – Patricia McCormick, American bullfighter (b. 1929)
2013 – Nikola Mladenov, Macedonian journalist (b. 1964)
2013 – Jerzy Nowak, Polish actor (b. 1923)
2013 – Don Payne, American screenwriter and producer (b. 1964)
2013 – Nikolai Sorokin, Soviet and Russian actor, theatre director (b. 1952)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/14 at 2:40 am

Born this day April 2nd:

1923 – Gloria Henry, American actress
1923 – G. Spencer-Brown, English mathematician, psychologist, and author
1926 – Jack Brabham, Australian race car driver
1930 – Roddy Maude-Roxby, English actor
1932 – Edward Egan, American cardinal
1933 – György Konrád, Hungarian sociologist and author
1934 – Carl Kasell, American journalist
1934 – Peter Middleton, English banker
1935 – Sharon Acker, Canadian actress
1936 – Shaul Ladany, Serbian-Israeli race walker
1937 – Denis Tuohy, Irish journalist and actor
1938 – John Larsson, Swedish 17th General of The Salvation Army
1938 – Al Weis, American baseball player
1939 – Anthony Lake, American diplomat and academic, 18th United States National Security Advisor
1939 – Lise Thibault, Canadian politician, 27th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec
1940 – Donald Jackson, Canadian figure skater
1940 – Penelope Keith, English actress
1941 – Dr. Demento, American radio host
1942 – Leon Russell, American singer-songwriter and pianist
1942 – Hiroyuki Sakai, Japanese chef
1942 – Roshan Seth, Indian-English actor
1943 – Michael Boyce, South African-born, British Naval officer and politician
1943 – Larry Coryell, American guitarist (The Free Spirits and The Eleventh House)
1943 – Idris Jones, British Anglican priest
1944 – Bill Malinchak, American football player
1945 – Linda Hunt, American actress
1945 – Jürgen Drews, German singer-songwriter (Les Humphries Singers)
1945 – Reggie Smith, American baseball player and coach
1945 – Don Sutton, American baseball player and sportscaster
1945 – Anne Waldman, American poet
1945 – Guy Fréquelin, French rally and racing driver
1946 – David Heyes, English politician
1946 – Judith Ann Lanzinger, American jurist
1946 – Sue Townsend, English novelist and playwright
1947 – Paquita la del Barrio, Mexican singer-songwriter
1947 – Emmylou Harris, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1947 – Camille Paglia, American author and critic
1948 – Roald Als, Danish cartoonist
1948 – Daniel Okrent, American journalist and author
1948 – Joan D. Vinge, American author
1949 – Paul Gambaccini, American-English radio and television host
1949 – Bernd Müller, German footballer
1949 – Pamela Reed, American actress
1949 – David Robinson, American drummer (The Modern Lovers, DMZ, and The Cars)
1950 – Lynn Westmoreland, American politician
1951 – Ayako Okamoto, Japanese golfer
1951 – Moriteru Ueshiba, Japanese martial artist
1953 – Jim Allister, Northern Irish politician
1953 – James Vance, American author and playwright
1954 – Gregory Abbott, American singer-songwriter and producer
1954 – Susumu Hirasawa, Japanese singer-songwriter (P-Model)
1954 – Donald Petrie, American actor and director
1955 – Michael Stone, Northern Irish terrorist
1957 – Giuliana De Sio, Italian actress
1958 – Stefano Bettarello, Italian rugby player
1958 – Larry Drew, American basketball player and coach
1958 – Amelia Marshall, American actress
1959 – David Frankel, American director, screenwriter and producer
1959 – Juha Kankkunen, Finnish race car driver
1959 – Yves Lavandier, French director and producer
1959 – Steve Monarque, American actor, screenwriter, and director
1959 – Badou Zaki, Moroccan footballer and manager
1960 – Linford Christie, Jamaican-English sprinter
1960 – Brad Jones, Australian race car driver
1960 – Pascale Nadeau, Canadian journalist
1961 – Buddy Jewell, American singer-songwriter
1961 – Christopher Meloni, American actor
1961 – Keren Woodward, English singer-songwriter (Bananarama)
1962 – Pierre Carles, French director and producer
1962 – Billy Dean, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1962 – Clark Gregg, American actor, director, and screenwriter
1963 – Shane Barbi, American model, author, and activist
1963 – Sia Barbi, American model, author, and activist
1963 – Karl Beattie, English director and producer
1963 – Mike Gascoyne, English engineer
1963 – Tim Hodge, American voice actor, screenwriter, and animator
1963 – Michael Panes, American actor and singer
1964 – Pete Incaviglia, American baseball player and coach
1964 – Jonathon Sharkey, American wrestler
1966 – Bill Romanowski, American football player
1966 – Teddy Sheringham, English footballer
1967 – Greg Camp, American singer-songwriter, and guitarist (Smash Mouth)
1967 – Helen Chamberlain, English television host
1967 – Phil Demmel, American guitarist and songwriter (Machine Head and Vio-lence)
1967 – Prince Paul, American DJ and producer (Gravediggaz, Stetsasonic, and Handsome Boy Modeling School)
1969 – Ajay Devgan, Indian actor, director, and producer
1971 – Elton, German comedian and television host
1971 – Zeebra, Japanese rapper (King Giddra)
1971 – Todd Woodbridge, Australian tennis player
1972 – Stephen Saux, American actor
1972 – Chico Slimani, Welsh singer and actor
1973 – Dmitry Lipartov, Russian footballer
1973 – Roselyn Sánchez, Puerto Rican singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
1973 – Aleksejs Semjonovs, Latvian footballer
1974 – Håkan Hellström, Swedish singer (Broder Daniel)
1975 – Randy Livingston, American basketball player
1975 – Adam Rodríguez, American actor and director
1975 – Katrin Rutschow-Stomporowski, German rower
1975 – Lisa Ann Beley, Canadian actress
1976 – Andreas Anastasopoulos, Greek shot putter
1976 – Geneva Cruz, Filipino singer and actress (Smokey Mountain)
1976 – Zane Lamprey, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1976 – Aaron Lohr, American actor and singer
1976 – Daisuke Namikawa, Japanese voice actor
1976 – Rory Sabbatini, South African golfer
1977 – Jelena Abbou, Serbian-American model
1977 – Per Elofsson, Swedish skier
1977 – Michael Fassbender, Irish-German actor
1977 – Annett Louisan, German singer
1977 – Nicki Pedersen, Danish motorcycle racer
1977 – Hanno Pevkur, Estonian politician
1977 – Aiden Turner, English actor
1978 – John Gall, American baseball player
1978 – Jaime Ray Newman, American actress and singer
1978 – Deon Richmond, American actor
1978 – Ethan Smith, American actor
1979 – Lindy Booth, Canadian-American actress
1979 – Jesse Carmichael, American keyboard player (Maroon 5)
1980 – Adam Fleming, Scottish journalist
1980 – Gavin Heffernan, Canadian director and screenwriter
1980 – Cristian Lizzori, Italian footballer
1980 – Carlos Salcido, Mexican footballer
1981 – Michael Clarke, Australian cricketer
1981 – Bethany Joy Lenz, American actress, singer, director, and producer
1982 – Marco Amelia, Italian footballer
1982 – Jeremy Bloom, American football player and skier
1982 – Bianca Chatfield, Australian netball player
1982 – Jack Evans, American wrestler
1982 – David Ferrer, Spanish tennis player
1982 – Shanti Lowry, American actress and dancer
1982 – Leyla Milani, Canadian model and actress
1983 – Félix Borja, Ecuadorian footballer
1983 – Paul Capdeville, Chilean tennis player
1983 – Owen Fussey, Canadian ice hockey player
1983 – Yung Joc, American rapper
1984 – Nóra Barta, Hungarian diver
1984 – Meryl Cassie, New Zealand actress and singer
1984 – Jérémy Morel, French footballer
1984 – Ashley Peldon, American actress
1984 – Shawn Roberts, Canadian actor
1985 – Thom Evans, Zimbabwean-Scottish rugby player
1985 – Stéphane Lambiel, Swiss figure skater
1985 – Barry Corr, Irish footballer
1986 – Ibrahim Afellay, Dutch footballer
1986 – Andris Biedriņš, Latvian basketball player
1986 – Lee DeWyze, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1986 – Drew Van Acker, American actor
1988 – Francesca Catalano American actress
1988 – Kimber James, American porn actress
1988 – Jesse Plemons, American actor
1989 – Midhun Jith, Indian martial artist
1990 – Amy Castle, American actress
1990 – Felipe Chalegre, Brazilian footballer
1990 – Roscoe Dash, American rapper
1990 – Evgeniya Kanaeva, Russian gymnast
1990 – Miralem Pjanić, Bosnian footballer
1991 – Paulina Schippers, Guatemalan tennis player
1993 – Aaron Kelly, American singer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/14 at 2:41 am

Died this day April 2nd:

1118 – Baldwin I of Jerusalem (b. 1058)
1272 – Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall (b. 1209)
1335 – Henry of Bohemia (b. 1265)
1412 – Ruy Gonzáles de Clavijo, Spanish author
1502 – Arthur, Prince of Wales (b. 1486)
1507 – Francis of Paola, Italian friar and saint, founded the Order of the Minims (b. 1416)
1640 – Maciej Kazimierz Sarbiewski, Polish author and poet (b. 1595)
1657 – Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1608)
1657 – Jean-Jacques Olier, French priest, founded the Society of Saint-Sulpice (b. 1608)
1672 – Saint Pedro Calungsod, Filipino missionary and saint (b. 1654)
1720 – Joseph Dudley, American politician, Governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay (b. 1647)
1742 – James Douglas, Scottish physician and anatomist (b. 1675)
1747 – Johann Jacob Dillenius, German botanist (b. 1684)
1754 – Thomas Carte, English historian (b. 1686)
1787 – Thomas Gage, English general and politician, Governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay (b. 1719)
1791 – Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau, French journalist and politician (b. 1749)
1801 – Thomas Dadford, Jr., English engineer (b. 1761)
1803 – Sir James Montgomery, 1st Baronet, Scottish judge and politician (b. 1721)
1817 – Johann Heinrich Jung, German author (b. 1740)
1827 – Ludwig Heinrich Bojanus, German physician (b. 1776)
1845 – Philip Charles Durham, Scottish admiral (b. 1763)
1865 – A. P. Hill, American, Confederate general (b. 1825)
1872 – Samuel Morse, American inventor, invented the Morse code (b. 1791)
1891 – Albert Pike, American lawyer and general (b. 1809)
1894 – Achille Vianelli, Italian painter (b. 1803)
1902 – Esther Hobart Morris, American judge (b. 1814)
1914 – Paul Heyse, German author, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1830)
1928 – Theodore William Richards, American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1868)
1930 – Zewditu I of Ethiopia (b. 1876)
1933 – Ranjitsinhji, Indian cricketer (b. 1872)
1936 – Jean Baptiste Eugène Estienne, French general (b. 1860)
1953 – Hugo Sperrle, German field marshal (b. 1885)
1958 – Tudor Davies, Welsh tenor (b. 1892)
1958 – Jōsei Toda, Japanese educator and activist (b. 1900)
1966 – C. S. Forester, Egyptian-American author (b. 1899)
1972 – Franz Halder, German general (b. 1884)
1972 – Gil Hodges, American baseball player and manager (b. 1924)
1972 – Tosheeshsugu Takamatsu, Japanese martial artist (b. 1887)
1974 – Georges Pompidou, French politician, 19th President of France (b. 1911)
1977 – Walter Wolf, German politician (b. 1907)
1987 – Buddy Rich, American drummer, actor, and bandleader (b. 1917)
1989 – Manolis Angelopoulos, Greek singer (b. 1939)
1992 – Juan Gómez González, Spanish football player (b. 1954)
1992 – Tomisaburo Wakayama, Japanese actor (b. 1929)
1994 – Betty Furness, American actress (b. 1916)
1995 – Harvey Penick, American golfer and coach (b. 1904)
1995 – Hannes Alfvén, Swedish physicist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1908)
1997 – Tomoyuki Tanaka, Japanese director and producer (b. 1910)
1998 – Rob Pilatus, American singer and dancer (Milli Vanilli and Rob & Fab) (b. 1965)
2000 – Tommaso Buscetta, Italian-American mobster (b. 1928)
2001 – Charles Daudelin, Canadian sculptor and painter (b. 1920)
2001 – Jennifer Syme, American actress (b. 1972)
2002 – Levi Celerio, Filipino composer and songwriter (b. 1910)
2002 – John R. Pierce, American engineer and author (b. 1910)
2003 – Edwin Starr, American singer-songwriter (b. 1942)
2004 – John Argyris, Greek computer scientist (b. 1913)
2005 – Betty Bolton, English actress (b. 1906)
2005 – Pope John Paul II (b. 1920)
2006 – Lloyd Searwar, Guyanese diplomat (b. 1925)
2006 – Bernard Seigal, American guitarist (The Beat Farmers) (b. 1957)
2006 – Nina Schenk Gräfin von Stauffenberg, German wife of Claus von Stauffenberg (b. 1913)
2007 – Henry L. Giclas, American astronomer (b. 1910)
2007 – Paul Reed, American actor and singer (b. 1909)
2008 – Paul Arden, English author (b. 1940)
2008 – Ray Poole, American football player and coach (b. 1921)
2009 – Albert Sanschagrin, Canadian bishop (b. 1911)
2009 – Bud Shank, American saxophonist and flute player (The L.A. Four) (b. 1926)
2010 – Mike Cuellar, Cuban-American baseball player (b. 1937)
2010 – Chris Kanyon, American wrestler (b. 1970)
2010 – Thomas J. Moyer, American jurist (b. 1939)
2011 – John C. Haas, American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1918)
2012 – Jesús Aguilarte, Venezuelan captain and politician (b. 1959)
2012 – Warren Bonython, Australian explorer, author, and engineer (b. 1916)
2012 – Elizabeth Catlett, American-Mexican sculptor (b. 1915)
2012 – Allie Clark, American baseball player (b. 1923)
2012 – Mauricio Lasansky, American illustrator (b. 1914)
2012 – Jimmy Little, Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (b. 1937)
2013 – Fred, French illustrator (b. 1931)
2013 – Maysara Abu Hamdiya, Palestinian general (b. 1948)
2013 – Chuck Fairbanks, American football player and coach (b. 1933)
2013 – Jesús Franco, Spanish director, screenwriter, producer, and actor (b. 1930)
2013 – Jane Henson, American puppeteer and voice actress, and widow of Muppets creator Jim Henson (1936–1990) (b. 1934)
2013 – Johnny Lunde, Norwegian skier (b. 1923)
2013 – Duke Kimbrough McCall, American pastor and activist (b. 1914)
2013 – Milo O'Shea, Irish-American actor (b. 1926)
2013 – Mariano Pulido, Spanish footballer and manager (b. 1956)
2013 – Benjamin Purcell, American colonel and politician (b. 1928)
2013 – Maria Redaelli, Italian super-centenarian (b. 1899)
2013 – Linda Vogt, Australian flute player (b. 1922)
2013 – Robert Ward, American composer (b. 1917)
2013 – Ian Wilson, Australian politician (b. 1932)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/04/14 at 2:42 am

April 4th 1968 – Martin Luther King, Jr. is assassinated by James Earl Ray at a motel in Memphis, Tennessee. Robert F. Kennedy's speech on the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/14 at 4:34 am

Born this day April 25th:

1923 – Francis Graham-Smith, British astronomer
1925 – Tony Christopher, British trade unionist, tax official and businessman
1925 – Louis O'Neil, Canadian educator and politician
1927 – Albert Uderzo, French illustrator
1929 – Yvette Williams, New Zealand long jumper
1930 – Paul Mazursky, American actor, director, and screenwriter
1931 – James Fenton, Irish poet
1931 – David Shepherd, British artist
1932 – Meadowlark Lemon, American basketball player and actor
1932 – William Roache, English actor
1934 – Peter McParland, Irish footballer and manager
1935 – Reinier Kreijermaat, Dutch footballer
1938 – Ann Bowtell, British First Civil Service Commissioner
1938 – Ton Schulten, Dutch painter
1939 – Tarcisio Burgnich, Italian footballer and coach
1939 – Ted Kooser, American poet
1939 – Richard Lapthorne, British businessman
1939 – Michael Llewellyn-Smith, British diplomat
1939 – Robert Skidelsky, British economic historian
1939 – Veronica Sutherland, British diplomat
1940 – Jochen Borchert, German politician
1940 – Al Pacino, American actor and director
1941 – Princess Muna al-Hussein of Jordan
1941 – Bertrand Tavernier, French actor, director, screenwriter, and producer
1942 – Jon Kyl, American lawyer and politician
1943 – Tony Christie, British singer
1943 – Alan Feduccia, American paleornithologist
1944 – Len Goodman, English dancer
1944 – Stephen Nickell, British economist and warden of Nuffield College, Oxford
1945 – Stu Cook, American bass player, songwriter, and producer (Creedence Clearwater Revival, Southern Pacific, Don Harrison Band, and Creedence Clearwater Revisited)
1945 – Richard C. Hoagland, American theorist and author
1945 – Björn Ulvaeus, Swedish singer-songwriter and producer (ABBA and Hootenanny Singers)
1946 – Talia Shire, American actress
1946 – Peter Sutherland, Irish businessman
1946 – Vladimir Zhirinovsky, Russian colonel, lawyer, and politician
1947 – Johan Cruyff, Dutch footballer and manager
1947 – Jeffrey DeMunn, American actor
1948 – Mike Selvey, English cricketer, writer and commentater
1948 – Yu Shyi-kun, Taiwanese politician, 39th Premier of the Republic of China
1949 – Michael Brown, American keyboard player and songwriter (The Left Banke and Stories)
1949 – James Fenton, English poet and critic
1949 – Vicente Pernía, Argentinian footballer and race car driver
1949 – Dominique Strauss-Kahn, French economist, lawyer, and politician
1950 – Donnell Deeny, Chancery Judge in the High Court of Northern Ireland
1950 – Steve Ferrone, English drummer (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and Average White Band)
1950 – Peter Jurasik, American actor
1950 – Apollo C. Quiboloy, Filipino televangelist and religious leader
1951 – Da'i Bachtiar, Indonesian police officer
1951 – Ian McCartney, Scottish politician
1952 – Ketil Bjørnstad, Norwegian pianist and composer
1952 – Vladislav Tretiak, Russian ice hockey player
1952 – Jacques Santini, French footballer and coach
1953 – Ron Clements, American animator, producer, and screenwriter
1954 – Melvin Burgess, English children's literature author
1954 – Randy Cross, American football player and sportscaster
1954 – Róisín Shortall, Irish politician
1955 – Américo Gallego, Argentinian footballer and coach
1955 – Parviz Parastui, Iranian actor and singer
1955 – Zev Siegl, American businessman, co-founded Starbucks
1956 – Dominique Blanc, French actress
1956 – Jaroslava Schallerová, Czech actress
1956 – Andres Sõber, Estonian basketball player and coach
1957 – Eric Bristow, English darts player
1957 – Theo de Rooij, Dutch cyclist and manager
1958 – Fish, Scottish singer-songwriter and actor (Marillion)
1959 – Paul Madden, British High Commissioner to Australia
1959 – Tony Phillips, American baseball player
1960 – Robert Peston, British journalist
1960 – Bruce Redman, Australian director and critic
1961 – Dinesh D'Souza, Indian-American educator and author
1962 – Foeke Booy, Dutch footballer and manager
1963 – Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu, French actress
1963 – David Moyes, Scottish footballer and manager
1963 – Bernd Müller, German footballer and manager
1964 – Hank Azaria, American actor and director
1964 – Andy Bell, English singer-songwriter and DJ (Erasure)
1964 – Fiona Bruce, British journalist, newsreader and broadcaster
1965 – Eric Avery, American bass player and songwriter (Jane's Addiction, Deconstruction, and Polar Bear)
1965 – Mark Bryant, American basketball player
1965 – Simon Fowler, English singer and guitarist (Ocean Colour Scene)
1966 – Man Arenas, Belgian-Spanish production designer and illustrator
1966 – James Stacy Barbour, American actor and singer
1966 – Diego Domínguez, Argentinian-Italian rugby player
1966 – Femke Halsema, Dutch politician
1966 – Darren Holmes, American baseball player
1966 – Erik Pappas, American baseball player and coach
1966 – Rubén Sosa, Uruguayan footballer and coach
1967 – Tim Davie, British CEO of BBC Worldwide
1969 – Joe Buck, American sportscaster
1969 – Martin Koolhoven, Dutch director and screenwriter
1969 – Gina Torres, American actress
1969 – Darren Woodson, American football player and sportscaster
1969 – Renée Zellweger, American actress and producer
1970 – Jason Lee, American skateboarder, actor, and producer
1970 – Steve Tovar, American football player and coach
1970 – Jason Wiles, American actor
1971 – Sara Baras, Spanish dancer
1971 – Brad Clontz, American baseball player
1972 – Zaza Zazirov, Ukrainian wrestler
1973 – Fredrik Larzon, Swedish drummer (Millencolin)
1974 – Louis Alphonse, Duke of Anjou
1974 – Dean Phoenix, Mexican porn actor
1975 – Emily Bergl, English-American actress
1975 – Jacque Jones, American baseball player and coach
1976 – Gilberto da Silva Melo, Brazilian footballer
1976 – Tim Duncan, American basketball player
1976 – Kim Jong-kook, South Korean singer (Turbo)
1976 – Rainer Schüttler, German tennis player
1977 – Constantinos Christoforou, Cypriot singer-songwriter (One)
1977 – Ilias Kotsios, Greek footballer
1977 – Marguerite Moreau, American actress
1977 – Paavo Siljamäki, Finnish DJ and producer (Above & Beyond)
1977 – Matthew West, American singer-songwriter and actor
1978 – Letícia Birkheuer, Brazilian model
1978 – Duncan Kibet, Kenyan long-distance runner
1978 – Matt Walker, English swimmer
1980 – Daniel MacPherson, Australian actor
1980 – Bruce Martin, New Zealand cricketer
1980 – Kazuhito Tadano, Japanese baseball player
1980 – Alejandro Valverde, Spanish cyclist
1980 – Ben Johnston, Scottish bassist, vocalist, and songwriter, best known for his work with Biffy Clyro
1980 – James Johnston, Scottish bassist, vocalist, and songwriter, best known for his work with Biffy Clyro
1981 – Dwone Hicks, American football player
1981 – Felipe Massa, Brazilian race car driver
1981 – John McFall, English sprinter
1981 – Anja Pärson, Swedish skier
1982 – Brian Barton, American baseball player
1982 – Monty Panesar, English cricketer
1982 – Marco Russo, Italian footballer
1983 – J. P. Howell, American baseball player
1983 – Joanne Peh, Singaporean actress
1983 – DeAngelo Williams, American football player
1983 – Nick Willis, New Zealand middle-distance runner
1984 – Robert Andino, American baseball player
1984 – Melonie Diaz, American actress
1984 – Isaac Kiprono Songok, Kenyan runner
1984 – Andre' Woodson, American football player and coach
1985 – Jadyn Maria, Puerto Rican-American singer-songwriter
1985 – Giedo van der Garde, Dutch race car driver
1986 – Alexei Emelin, Russian ice hockey player
1986 – Claudia Rath, German heptathlete
1987 – Razak Boukari, Togolese footballer
1987 – Jay Park, American-South Korean singer-songwriter, dancer, and actor(2PM and Art of Movement)
1987 – Johann Smith, American soccer player
1987 – Daniel Sharman, American Actor
1988 – James Sheppard, Canadian ice hockey player
1988 – Sara Paxton, American actress
1989 – Marie-Michèle Gagnon, Canadian skier
1989 – Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, Chinese 11th Panchen Lama
1989 – Michael van Gerwen, Dutch darts player
1990 – Jean-Éric Vergne, French race car driver
1990 – Taylor Walker, Australian footballer
1993 – Alex Bowman, American race car driver
1993 – Raphaël Varane, French footballer
1996 – Allisyn Ashley Arm, American actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/14 at 4:35 am

Died this day April 25th:

501 – Saint Rusticus, French archbishop (b. 455)
1077 – Géza I of Hungary (b. 1040)
1185 – Emperor Antoku of Japan (b. 1178)
1265 – Roger de Quincy, 2nd Earl of Winchester, English husband of Helen of Galloway (b. 1195)
1295 – Sancho IV of Castile (b. 1258)
1342 – Pope Benedict XII (b. 1285)
1472 – Leon Battista Alberti, Italian author, poet, and philosopher (b. 1404)
1516 – John Yonge, English diplomat (b. 1467)
1566 – Diane de Poitiers, French mistress of Henry II of France (b. 1499)
1566 – Louise Labé, French poet (b. 1520s)
1595 – Torquato Tasso, Italian poet (b. 1544)
1644 – Chongzhen Emperor of China (b. 1611)
1660 – Henry Hammond, English cleric (b. 1605)
1690 – David Teniers the Younger, Flemish painter (b. 1610)
1744 – Anders Celsius, Swedish astronomer (b. 1701)
1770 – Jean-Antoine Nollet, French clergyman and physicist (b. 1700)
1800 – William Cowper, English poet (b. 1731)
1840 – Siméon Denis Poisson, French mathematician and physicist (b. 1781)
1873 – Fyodor Petrovich Tolstoy, Russian painter (b. 1783)
1875 – 12th Dalai Lama (b. 1857)
1878 – Anna Sewell, English author (b. 1820)
1891 – Nathaniel Woodard, English priest and educator (b. 1811)
1892 – Karl von Ditmar, Baltic German geologist and explorer (b. 1822)
1892 – Henri Duveyrier, French explorer (b. 1840)
1906 – John Knowles Paine, American composer (b. 1839)
1911 – Emilio Salgari, Italian author (b. 1862)
1913 – Joseph-Alfred Archambeault, Canadian bishop (b. 1859)
1915 – Frederick W. Seward, American lawyer, journalist, and politician, 6th United States Assistant Secretary of State (b. 1830)
1919 – Augustus D. Juilliard, American businessman (b. 1836)
1923 – Louis-Olivier Taillon, Canadian politician, 8th Premier of Quebec (b. 1840)
1928 – Pyotr Nikolayevich Wrangel, Russian general (b. 1878)
1937 – Michał Drzymała, Polish rebel (b. 1857)
1943 – Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko, Russian director, producer, and playwright (b. 1858)
1944 – George Herriman, American cartoonist (b. 1880)
1944 – Tony Mullane, Irish-American baseball player (b. 1859)
1944 – William Stephens, American politician, 24th Governor of California (b. 1859)
1945 – Huldreich Georg Früh, Swiss composer (b. 1903)
1961 – Robert Garrett, American discus thrower and shot putter (b. 1875)
1968 – Bade Ghulam Ali Khan, Indian singer (b. 1902)
1972 – George Sanders, English actor and singer (b. 1906)
1973 – Olga Grey, Hungarian-American actress (b. 1896)
1975 – Mike Brant, Cypriot-Israeli singer (b. 1947)
1976 – Carol Reed, English director and producer (b. 1906)
1976 – Markus Reiner, Israeli scientist (b. 1886)
1978 – Lee Kim Lai, Singaporean police officer (b. 1960)
1980 – Katia Mann, German wife of Thomas Mann (b. 1883)
1982 – John Cody, American cardinal (b. 1907)
1983 – William S. Bowdern, American priest and author (b. 1897)
1984 – David Kennedy, American son of Robert F. Kennedy (b. 1955)
1985 – Uku Masing, Estonian philosopher, translator and theologist (b. 1909)
1988 – Clifford D. Simak, American author (b. 1904)
1988 – Valerie Solanas, American author (b. 1936)
1988 – Carolyn Franklin, American singer and songwriter (b. 1944)
1990 – Dexter Gordon, American saxophonist, composer, and actor (b. 1923)
1992 – Yutaka Ozaki, Japanese singer (b. 1965)
1993 – Rosita Moreno, Spanish-American actress (b. 1907)
1995 – Art Fleming, American game show host and actor (b. 1925)
1995 – Ginger Rogers, American actress, singer, and dancer (b. 1911)
1996 – Saul Bass, American graphic designer and director (b. 1920)
1998 – Wright Morris, American author and photographer (b. 1910)
1998 – Christian Mortensen, Danish-American super-centenarian (b. 1882)
1999 – Michael Morris, 3rd Baron Killanin, Irish journalist and author (b. 1914)
1999 – Larry Troutman, American drummer, songwriter, and producer (Zapp) (b. 1944)
1999 – Roger Troutman, American singer-songwriter and producer (Zapp) (b. 1951)
2000 – Lucien Le Cam, French mathematician (b. 1924)
2000 – David Merrick, American director and producer (b. 1911)
2001 – Michele Alboreto, Italian race car driver (b. 1956)
2002 – Indra Devi, Russian yoga teacher (b. 1899)
2002 – Lisa Lopes, American singer-songwriter and dancer (TLC) (b. 1971)
2002 – Athanasios Papoulis, Greek-American engineer and mathematician (b. 1921)
2003 – Samson Kitur, Kenyan runner (b. 1966)
2004 – Thom Gunn, English-American poet (b. 1929)
2005 – Hasil Adkins, American singer-songwriter (b. 1937)
2005 – Swami Ranganathananda, Indian monk (b. 1908)
2006 – Jane Jacobs, American-Canadian journalist, author, and activist (b. 1916)
2007 – Alan Ball, Jr., English footballer and manager (b. 1945)
2007 – Arthur Milton, English footballer and cricketer (b. 1928)
2007 – Bobby Pickett, American singer-songwriter (b. 1938)
2008 – Humphrey Lyttelton, English trumpet player, composer, and radio host (b. 1921)
2009 – Bea Arthur, American actress and singer (b. 1922)
2010 – Dorothy Provine, American actress, singer, and dancer (b. 1935)
2010 – Alan Sillitoe, English author and screenwriter (b. 1928)
2012 – Gerry Bahen, Australian footballer (b. 1929)
2012 – Rolando Ramos Dizon, Filipino educator (b. 1944)
2012 – Charles G. Hall, American photographer and journalist (b. 1930)
2012 – Denny Jones, American politician (b. 1910)
2012 – Moscelyne Larkin, American ballerina (b. 1925)
2012 – Louis le Brocquy, Irish painter (b. 1916)
2012 – Stephen Maxwell, Scottish politician (b. 1942)
2012 – Paul L. Smith, American actor (b. 1936)
2013 – Brian Adam, Scottish politician (b. 1948)
2013 – Jacob Avshalomov, American composer and conductor (b. 1919)
2013 – György Berencsi, Hungarian virologist and educator (b. 1941)
2013 – Sean Caffrey, Irish actor (b. 1940)
2013 – Rick Camp, American baseball player (b. 1953)
2013 – Virginia Gibson, American actress, singer, and dancer (b. 1925)
2013 – Johnny Lockwood, English-Australian actor (b. 1920)
2013 – Anna Proclemer, Italian actress (b. 1923)
2013 – Yoshio Tabata, Japanese singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1919)
2013 – Sam Williams, American football player (b. 1931)
2013 – W. B. Young, Scottish rugby player (b. 1916)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/29/14 at 3:42 am

Born this day April 29th:

1919 – Jacques Genest, Canadian physician and educator
1922 – Toots Thielemans, Belgian guitarist and harmonica player
1924 – Zizi Jeanmaire, French dancer and actress
1928 – Heinz Wolff, German-British scientist and broadcaster
1929 – Peter Sculthorpe, Australian composer
1929 – Jeremy Thorpe, British politician
1930 – Jean Rochefort, French actor
1931 – Frank Auerbach, German-English painter
1932 – David Tindle, British painter
1933 – Ed Charles, American baseball player and coach
1933 – Mark Eyskens, Belgian economist and politician, 61st Prime Minister of Belgium
1933 – Rod McKuen, American singer-songwriter and poet
1934 – Luis Aparicio, Venezuelan-American baseball player
1934 – Peter de la Billière, British army general
1934 – Pedro Pires, Cape Verdean politician, 3rd President of Cape Verde
1934 – Otis Rush, American singer and guitarist
1934 – Bill Vander Zalm, Dutch-Canadian politician, 28th Premier of British Columbia
1935 – April Ashley, English model
1936 – Zubin Mehta, Indian conductor
1936 – Adolfo Nicolás, Spanish priest, 13th Superior General of the Society of Jesus
1936 – Jacob Rothschild, 4th Baron Rothschild
1936 – April Stevens, American singer (Nino Tempo & April Stevens)
1937 – Jill Paton Walsh, English author
1938 – Bernard Madoff, American businessman and financier
1938 – Klaus Voormann, German bass player and producer (Manfred Mann and Plastic Ono Band)
1940 – Stephanos of Tallinn, Estonian clergyman
1941 – Jonah Barrington, British squash player
1942 – Lynda Chalker, British politician
1942 – Rennie Fritchie, British civil servant
1942 – Galina Kulakova, Russian skier
1943 – Brenda Dean, British politician and trade unionist
1943 – Ruth Deech, British academic
1944 – Princess Benedikte of Denmark
1944 – Richard Kline, American actor and director
1944 – Francis Lee, English footballer and businessman
1945 – Catherine Lara, French singer-songwriter and violinist
1947 – Serge Bernier, Canadian ice hockey player
1947 – Tommy James, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Tommy James and the Shondells)
1947 – Joey Levine, American singer-songwriter and producer
1947 – Johnny Miller, American golfer
1947 – Jim Ryun, American runner and politician
1948 – Bruce Cutler, American lawyer
1949 – Anita Dobson, English actress and singer
1950 – Phillip Noyce, Australian director and producer
1950 – Debbie Stabenow, American politician
1951 – John Holmes, British diplomat
1952 – Nora Dunn, American actress
1952 – David Icke, English author
1952 – Bob McClure, American baseball player and coach
1952 – Rob Nicholson, Canadian politician, 49th Minister of Justice for Canada
1952 – Ron Washington, American baseball player and manager
1954 – Jake Burton Carpenter, American snowboarder and businessman, founded Burton Snowboards
1954 – Jerry Seinfeld, American comedian, actor, and producer
1955 – Richard Epcar, American actor
1955 – Kate Mulgrew, American actress
1955 – Leslie Jordan, American actor and playwright
1955 – Gino Quilico, Canadian singer
1956 – Sofia Sakorafa, Greek javelin thrower and politician
1956 – Ketil Stokkan, Norwegian singer-songwriter (Zoo)
1957 – Daniel Day-Lewis, English-Irish actor
1957 – Mark Kendall, American guitarist and songwriter (Great White)
1957 – Geoffrey Gould, American actor
1958 – Gary Cohen, American sportscaster
1958 – Michelle Pfeiffer, American actress and singer
1958 – Eve Plumb, American actress
1958 – Rosanna Scotto, American journalist
1958 – Mike Stenhouse, American baseball player and sportscaster
1958 – Martin Whitmarsh, English businessman
1960 – Robert J. Sawyer, Canadian author
1960 – Caveh Zahedi, American actor and director
1961 – Fumihiko Tachiki, Japanese voice actor
1962 – Bruce Driver, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1963 – Mike Babcock, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1963 – Claude Loiselle, Canadian ice hockey player and manager
1964 – Melody Barnes, American lawyer
1964 – Federico Castelluccio, Italian-American actor
1964 – Radek Jaroš, Czech mountaineer and author
1966 – Marie Plourde, Canadian journalist
1966 – Phil Tufnell, English cricketer and radio host
1967 – Curtis Joseph, Canadian ice hockey player
1967 – Master P, American rapper, producer, and actor (TRU and 504 Boyz)
1968 – Carnie Wilson, American singer-songwriter and actress (Wilson Phillips)
1969 – Paul Adelstein, American actor
1969 – İzel Çeliköz, Turkish singer
1969 – Jack Mackenroth, American swimmer, model, and fashion designer
1970 – Andre Agassi, American tennis player
1970 – China Forbes, American singer-songwriter (Pink Martini)
1970 – Uma Thurman, American actress
1971 – Tamara Johnson-George, American singer (SWV)
1971 – Sam Michael, Australian engineer
1971 – Siniša Vuco, Croatian singer-songwriter and guitarist (Živo blato)
1972 – Dustin McDaniel, American politician
1973 – David Belle, French actor, stuntman, and choreographer
1973 – Martin Kesici, German singer-songwriter and guitarist
1974 – Anggun, Indonesian-French singer-songwriter and producer
1974 – Pascal Cygan, French footballer
1974 – Julian Knowle, Austrian tennis player
1974 – Jasper Wood, Canadian violinist
1975 – Rafael Betancourt, Venezuelan baseball player
1975 – Eric Koston, Thai-American skateboarder
1975 – Artem Yashkin, Ukrainian footballer
1975 – Béres Zoo, Hungarian-Australian radio host
1976 – Jay Orpin, Swedish-Finnish songwriter and producer
1977 – Rocío Carrasco, Spanish television host
1977 – Zuzana Hejdová, Czech tennis player
1977 – Claus Jensen, Danish footballer
1977 – Titus O'Neil, American football player and wrestler
1977 – David Sullivan, American actor
1977 – Attila Zsivóczky, Hungarian decathlete
1978 – Tony Armas, Jr., Venezuelan baseball player
1978 – Bob Bryan, American tennis player
1978 – Mike Bryan, American tennis player
1978 – Craig Gower, Australian rugby player
1979 – Nihan Anaz, Turkish basketball player
1979 – Lee Dong-Gook, South Korean footballer
1979 – Sam Jones III, American actor
1979 – Ashish Nehra, Indian cricketer
1979 – Jo O'Meara, English singer-songwriter and actress (S Club and 2-4 Family)
1979 – Ryan Sharp, Scottish race car driver and manager
1980 – Mathieu Biron, Canadian ice hockey player
1980 – Kian Egan, Irish singer-songwriter (Westlife)
1980 – Luciano Milo, Italian ice dancer
1980 – Kelly Shoppach, American baseball player
1980 – Magdalena Tul, Polish singer-songwriter
1981 – Lisa Allen, English chef
1981 – George McCartney, Irish footballer
1981 – Alex Vincent, American actor
1981 – Tom Smith, English singer-songwriter (Editors)
1982 – Aksana, Lithuanian-American wrestler and model
1982 – Kate Nauta, American model, actress, and singer
1982 – Mersad Selimbegović, Bosnian footballer
1982 – Travis Smith, American drummer (Trivium)
1983 – Jay Cutler, American football player
1983 – Tommie Harris, American football player
1983 – David Lee, American basketball player
1983 – Semih Şentürk, Turkish footballer
1983 – Yuriko Shiratori, Japanese model and actress
1984 – Taylor Cole, American model and actress
1984 – Kirby Cote, Canadian Paralympic swimmer
1984 – Firass Dirani, Australian actor
1984 – Paulius Jankūnas, Lihuanian basketball player
1984 – Lina Krasnoroutskaya, Russian tennis player and commentator
1984 – Pham Van Quyen, Vietnamese footballer
1984 – Vassilis Xanthopoulos, Greek basketball player
1985 – Jean-François Jacques, Canadian ice hockey player
1985 – Jay Lethal, American wrestler
1986 – Renee Alway, American model
1986 – Viljar Veski, Estonian basketball player
1987 – Knut Børsheim, Norwegian golfer
1987 – Sara Errani, Italian tennis player
1987 – Alicia Morton, American actress
1988 – Elías Hernández, Mexican footballer
1988 – Jovan Leacock, American footballer
1988 – Steve Mason, Canadian ice hockey player
1988 – Julian Reus, German sprinter
1988 – Jonathan Toews, Canadian ice hockey player
1988 – Younha, South Korean pop singer
1989 – Domagoj Vida, Croatian footballer
1991 – Oviya, Indian model and actress
1991 – Adam Smith, English football
1992 – Emilio Orozco, American soccer player
1994 – Christina Shakovets, German tennis player
1995 – Victoria Sinitsina, Russian ice dancer
1998 – Kimberly Birrell, Australian tennis player

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/29/14 at 3:43 am

Died this day April 29th:

643 – Hou Junji, Chinese chancellor during the Tang Dynasty
926 – Burchard II, Duke of Swabia (b. 883)
1380 – Catherine of Siena, Italian saint (b. 1347)
1594 – Thomas Cooper, English bishop, lexicographer, and theologian (b. 1517)
1630 – Agrippa d'Aubigné, French soldier and poet (b. 1552)
1658 – John Cleveland, English poet (b. 1613)
1676 – Michiel de Ruyter, Dutch admiral (b. 1607)
1688 – Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg (b. 1620)
1698 – Charles Cornwallis, 3rd Baron Cornwallis, English politician (b. 1655)
1707 – George Farquhar, Irish playwright (b. 1678)
1743 – Charles-Irénée Castel de Saint-Pierre, French author (b. 1658)
1768 – Georg Brandt, Swedish chemist and mineralogist (b. 1694)
1771 – Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli, French-Italian architect, designed Winter Palace and Catherine Palace (b. 1700)
1776 – Edward Wortley Montagu, English author and explorer (b. 1713)
1793 – Yechezkel Landau, Polish rabbi (b. 1713)
1793 – John Michell, English geologist (b. 1724)
1798 – Nikolaus Poda von Neuhaus, Austrian entomologist (b. 1723)
1854 – Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey, English field marshal and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (b. 1768)
1903 – Paul du Chaillu, French-American anthropologist (b. 1835)
1905 – Ignacio Cervantes, Cuban pianist and composer (b. 1847)
1916 – The O'Rahilly, Irish activist (b. 1875)
1916 – Jørgen Pedersen Gram, Danish mathematician (b. 1850)
1920 – William H. Seward, Jr., American general (b. 1839)
1921 – Arthur Mold, English cricketer (b. 1863)
1933 – Constantine P. Cavafy, Greek poet (b. 1863)
1935 – Leroy Carr, American singer-songwriter and pianist (b. 1905)
1937 – William Gillette, American actor and playwright (b. 1853)
1944 – Bernardino Machado, Portuguese politician, 8th President of Portugal (b. 1851)
1945 – Matthias Kleinheisterkamp, German SS officer (b. 1893)
1947 – Irving Fisher, American economist (b. 1867)
1951 – Ludwig Wittgenstein, Austrian-English philosopher (b. 1889)
1956 – Harold Bride, English junior wireless officer on the RMS Titanic (b. 1890)
1956 – Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb, German field marshal (b. 1876)
1961 – Cisco Houston, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1918)
1966 – William Eccles, English physicist (b. 1875)
1967 – J. B. Lenoir, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1929)
1967 – Anthony Mann, American actor and director (b. 1906)
1979 – Hardie Gramatky, American author and illustrator (b. 1907)
1980 – Alfred Hitchcock, English-American director and producer (b. 1899)
1982 – Raymond Bussières, French actor (b. 1907)
1988 – James McCracken, American tenor (b. 1926)
1992 – Mae Clarke, American actress (b. 1910)
1993 – Michael Gordon, American actor and director (b. 1909)
1993 – Mick Ronson, English guitarist, songwriter, and producer (The Spiders from Mars and Mott the Hoople) (b. 1946)
1997 – Mike Royko, American journalist (b. 1932)
1998 – Hal Laycoe, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1922)
1999 – Toivo Aare, Estonian journalist (b. 1944)
2000 – Pham Van Dong, Vietnamese politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Vietnam (b. 1906)
2001 – Arthur B. C. Walker, Jr., American physicist (b. 1936)
2002 – Bob Akin, American race car driver and journalist (b. 1936)
2002 – Lor Tok, Thai actor (b. 1914)
2004 – Sid Smith, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1925)
2005 – William J. Bell, American screenwriter and producer (b. 1927)
2005 – Louis Leithold, American mathematician (b. 1924)
2005 – Sara Henderson, Australian farmer and author (b. 1936)
2005 – Mariana Levy, Mexican actress and singer (b. 1966)
2006 – John Kenneth Galbraith, Canadian-American economist (b. 1908)
2007 – Milt Bocek, American baseball player (b. 1912)
2007 – Josh Hancock, American baseball player (b. 1978)
2007 – Dick Motz, New Zealand cricketer (b. 1940)
2007 – Arve Opsahl, Norwegian actor and singer (b. 1921)
2007 – Ivica Račan, Croatian politician, 7th Prime Minister of Croatia (b. 1944)
2007 – Selvarajah Rajivarnam, Sri Lankan Tamil journalist (b. 1982)
2007 – Zhang Taofang, Chinese sniper (b. 1931)
2008 – Albert Hofmann, Swiss chemist (b. 1906)
2010 – Sandy Douglas, English computer scientist, designed OXO (b. 1921)
2011 – Siamak Pourzand, Iranian journalist (b. 1931)
2012 – Dynaformer, American race horse (b. 1985)
2012 – Éric Charden, Vietnamese-French singer-songwriter (b. 1942)
2012 – Shukri Ghanem, Libyan politician, Prime Minister of Libya (b. 1942)
2012 – Joel Goldsmith, American composer (b. 1957)
2012 – Roland Moreno. French engineer, invented the smart card (b. 1945)
2012 – Kenny Roberts, American singer (b. 1926)
2012 – Amarillo Slim, American poker player (b. 1928)
2013 – Harry Blaney, Irish politician (b. 1928)
2013 – Alex Elisala, New Zealand-Australian rugby player (b. 1992)
2013 – Pesah Grupper, Israeli politician (b. 1924)
2013 – Parekura Horomia, New Zealand politician, 40th Minister of Māori Affairs (b. 1950)
2013 – John La Montaine, American pianist and composer (b. 1920)
2013 – Erling Løseth, Norwegian educator and politician (b. 1927)
2013 – Kevin Moore, English footballer (b. 1958)
2013 – Ole K. Sara, Norwegian politician (b. 1936)
2013 – Marianna Zachariadi, Greek pole vaulter (b. 1990)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/14 at 6:31 am

Born this day May 6th:

1922 – Vladimir Etush, Russian actor
1928 – Robert Poujade, French politician
1929 – Rosemary Cramp, British archaeologist
1929 – John Taylor, British bishop
1930 – Sonia Rykiel, French fashion designer
1931 – Willie Mays, American baseball player
1932 – Alexander Thynn, British peer
1934 – Richard Shelby, American lawyer and politician
1936 – Bernard Lemaire, Canadian businessman
1938 – Jean Garon, Canadian economist and politician
1938 – Larry Gogan, Irish radio host
1939 – Eddie C. Campbell, American singer and guitarist
1940 – Alexandra Burslem, British academic
1942 – Ariel Dorfman, Argentinian novelist
1942 – David Friesen, American bassist
1942 – Rin Kaiho, Chinese-Japanese go player
1943 – Grange Calveley, English animator and screenwriter
1943 – James Turrell, American light artist
1944 – Masanori Murakami, Japanese baseball player and coach
1945 – Richard Eyer, American actor and educator
1945 – Jimmie Dale Gilmore, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor (The Flatlanders)
1945 – Bob Seger, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1946 – Susan Brown, English actress
1947 – Alan Dale, New Zealand actor
1947 – Kit Martin, English architect and property developer
1947 – Martha Nussbaum, American philosopher
1948 – Mary MacGregor, American singer
1949 – John Pawson, English architectural designer
1950 – Jeffery Deaver, American author
1952 – Christian Clavier, French actor and producer
1952 – Gregg Henry, American actor and singer
1952 – Gerrit Zalm, Dutch politician, Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands
1952 – Fred Newman, American actor, voice actor, composer, and sound effects artist
1953 – Tony Blair, Scottish-English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
1953 – Michelle Courchesne, Canadian politician, Deputy Premier of Quebec
1953 – Ülle Rajasalu, Estonian politician
1953 – Graeme Souness, Scottish footballer and manager
1953 – Lynn Whitfield, American actress
1954 – Tom Abernethy, American basketball player
1954 – Dora Bakoyannis, Greek politician, 120th Minister for Foreign Affairs of Greece
1955 – Nicholas Alexander, British peer
1955 – Tom Bergeron, American television host
1955 – Ron Fawcett, English rock climber
1955 – John Hutton, British politician
1956 – Lakis Lazopoulos, Greek actor and screenwriter
1956 – Roland Wieser, German race walker
1958 – Lolita Flores, Spanish singer and actress
1958 – Jan Leyers, Belgian singer, songwriter, and television personality. He was a member of the group Soulsister.
1959 – Andreas Busse, German middle-distance runner
1959 – Charles Hendry, English politician
1960 – Lyudmila Andonova, Bulgarian high jumper
1960 – Roma Downey, Irish-American actress, singer, and producer
1960 – John Flansburgh, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (They Might Be Giants and Mono Puff)
1960 – Aleksei Lotman, Estonian biologist, environmentalist and politician
1960 – Anne Parillaud, French actress
1960 – Phyllis Treigle, American soprano
1961 – Aleksandr Apaychev, Ukrainian decathlete
1961 – George Clooney, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1961 – Tom Hunter, Scottish businessman
1961 – Gina Riley, Australian actress, singer, producer, and screenwriter
1962 – Tom Brake, British politician
1963 – Alessandra Ferri, Italian prima ballerina assoluta
1964 – Dana Hill, American actress (d. 1996)
1964 – Tony Scalzo, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Fastball)
1965 – Leslie Hope, Canadian actress
1968 – Worku Bikila, Ethiopian long-distance runner
1968 – Lætitia Sadier, French singer and keyboard player (Stereolab, Monade, and McCarthy)
1969 – Jim Magilton, Irish footballer and manager
1970 – Roland Kun, Nauruan politician
1970 – Kavan Smith, Canadian actor
1970 – Tristán Ulloa, French-Spanish actor and director
1971 – Chris Shiflett, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Foo Fighters, Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, Jackson United, No Use for a Name, and Viva Death)
1972 – Martin Brodeur, Canadian ice hockey player
1972 – Naoko Takahashi, Japanese runner
1974 – Bernard Barmasai, Kenyan steeplechase runner
1974 – Daniela Bártová, Czech pole vaulter
1974 – Faruk Namdar, German-Turkish footballer
1977 – Christophe Brandt, Belgian cyclist
1977 – Marc Chouinard, Canadian ice hockey player
1977 – Mark Eaton, American ice hockey player
1978 – John Abraham, American football player
1978 – Fredrick Federley, Swedish politician
1978 – Aleksandr Fyodorov, Russian bodybuilder
1979 – Mark Burrier, American illustrator
1979 – Kerry Ellis, English actress and singer
1979 – Gerd Kanter, Estonian discus thrower
1980 – Taebin, American-South Korean rapper (1TYM)
1980 – Nicole Brunner, American actress
1980 – Colt Cabana, American wrestler
1980 – Dimitris Diamantidis, Greek basketball player
1980 – Mark Ladwig, American figure skater
1980 – Ricardo Oliveira, Brazilian footballer
1980 – Arno Suislep, Estonian musician
1980 – Kelly van der Veer, Dutch singer and actress
1981 – Matt Drake, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Evile)
1981 – Nick Setta, American-Canadian football player
1981 – Edyta Śliwińska, Polish dancer
1982 – Dilshod Nazarov, Tajikistani hammer thrower
1982 – Kyle Shewfelt, Canadian gymnast
1982 – Jason Witten, American football player
1983 – Dani Alves, Brazilian footballer
1983 – Ingrid Jonach, Australian Author
1983 – Adrianne Palicki, American actress
1983 – Gabourey Sidibe, American actress
1983 – Trinley Thaye Dorje, Tibetan religious leader, the 17th Karmapa Lama
1983 – Raquel Zimmermann, Brazilian model
1984 – Anton Babchuk, Ukrainian ice hockey player
1984 – Juan Pablo Carrizo, Argentinian footballer
1985 – Tanerau Latimer, New Zealand rugby player
1985 – Chris Paul, American basketball player
1986 – Cindy Daniel, Canadian singer
1986 – Goran Dragić, Slovenian basketball player
1986 – Tyler Hynes, Canadian actor
1986 – Roman Kreuziger, Czech cyclist
1987 – Moon Geun-young, South Korean actress
1987 – Meek Mill, American rapper
1987 – Kaliese Spencer, Jamaican hurdler
1989 – Bobby Bazini, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist
1989 – Dominika Cibulková, Slovakian tennis player
1989 – Amra Sadiković, Swiss tennis player
1990 – Danielle Beaubrun, Saint Lucian swimmer
1990 – Caitlin Yankowskas, American figure skater
1991 – Valerio Frasca, Italian footballer
1991 – Harriet Lee British paralympic swimmer
1992 – Brendan Gallagher, Canadian ice hockey player
1992 – Ria Popović, English-Serbian footballer
1992 – Zigismunds Sirmais, Latvian javelin thrower
1992 – Takashi Usami, Japanese footballer
1993 – Alex Preston, American singer
1993 – Naomi Scott, English actress and singer
1994 – Mateo Kovačić, Austrian-born Croatian footballer
1996 – Dominic Scott Kay, American actor
2002 – Emily Alyn Lind, American actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/14 at 6:32 am

Died this day May 6th:

1471 – Edmund Beaufort, 4th Duke of Somerset, English commander (b. 1438)
1475 – Dieric Bouts, Flemish painter (b. 1415)
1502 – James Tyrrell, English knight (b. 1450)
1596 – Giaches de Wert, Flemish-Italian composer (b. 1535)
1631 – Sir Robert Cotton, 1st Baronet, of Connington, English politician, founded the Cotton library (b. 1570)
1638 – Cornelius Jansen, French bishop (b. 1585)
1708 – François de Laval, French-Canadian bishop (b. 1623)
1757 – Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Grafton, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (b. 1683)
1757 – Kurt Christoph Graf von Schwerin, Prussian field marshal (b. 1684)
1840 – Francisco de Paula Santander, Colombian general and politician, 4th President of the Republic of the New Granada (b. 1792)
1859 – Alexander von Humboldt, German geographer and explorer (b. 1769)
1862 – Henry David Thoreau, American author and philosopher (b. 1817)
1877 – Johan Ludvig Runeberg, Swedish-Finnish poet (b. 1804)
1882 – Thomas Henry Burke, Irish civil servant (b. 1829)
1882 – Lord Frederick Cavendish, English-Irish politician, Chief Secretary for Ireland (b. 1836)
1902 – Bret Harte, American author (b. 1836)
1910 – Edward VII of the United Kingdom (b. 1841)
1913 – Alexandros Schinas, Greek assassin of George I of Greece (b. 1870)
1919 – L. Frank Baum, American author (b. 1856)
1939 – Konstantin Somov, Russian-French painter (b. 1869)
1949 – Maurice Maeterlinck, Belgian-French poet and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1862)
1951 – Élie Cartan, French mathematician (b. 1869)
1952 – Maria Montessori, Italian-Dutch physician and educator (b. 1870)
1959 – Ragnar Nurkse, Estonian-American economist (b. 1907)
1961 – Lucian Blaga, Romanian poet, playwright, and philosopher (b. 1895)
1963 – Theodore von Kármán, Hungarian-American physicist (b. 1881)
1963 – Ted Weems, American violin player, and trombonist, and bandleader (b. 1901)
1963 – Monty Woolley, American actor and director (b. 1888)
1967 – Zhou Zuoren, Chinese author (b. 1885)
1970 – Aleksandr Rodzyanko, Russian general (b. 1879)
1972 – Deniz Gezmiş, Turkish activist (b. 1947)
1973 – Ernest MacMillan, Canadian conductor and composer (b. 1893)
1975 – József Mindszenty, Hungarian cardinal (b. 1892)
1983 – Ezra Jack Keats, American author and illustrator (b. 1916)
1983 – Kai Winding, Danish-American trombonist and composer (b. 1922)
1984 – Mary Cain, American journalist and politician (b. 1904)
1984 – Bonner Pink, English politician (b. 1912)
1985 – Julie Vega, Filipino actress and singer (b. 1968)
1987 – William J. Casey, American politician, 13th Director of Central Intelligence (b. 1913)
1989 – Earl Blaik, American football player and coach (b. 1897)
1990 – Charles Farrell, American actor (b. 1901)
1991 – Wilfrid Hyde-White, English actor (b. 1903)
1992 – Marlene Dietrich, German-American actress and singer (b. 1901)
1992 – Gaston Reiff, Belgian runner (b. 1921)
1992 – Jilly Rizzo, American businessman and actor (b. 1917)
1993 – Ann Todd, English actress and producer (b. 1909)
1995 – Noel Brotherston, Irish footballer (b. 1956)
1995 – Maria Pia de Saxe-Coburgo e Bragança, Portuguese woman who claimed to be the daughter of Carlos I of Portugal (b. 1907)
2000 – Gordon McClymont, Australian ecologist and educator (b. 1920)
2002 – Murray Adaskin, Canadian violinist, composer, conductor, and educator (b. 1906)
2002 – Otis Blackwell, American singer-songwriter and pianist (b. 1932)
2002 – Pim Fortuyn, Dutch politician (b. 1948)
2003 – Art Houtteman, American baseball player and journalist (b. 1927)
2004 – Philip Kapleau, American educator (b. 1912)
2004 – Barney Kessel, American guitarist and composer (The Wrecking Crew) (b. 1923)
2004 – Virginia Capers, American actress (b. 1925)
2006 – Lillian Asplund, American survivor of the Sinking of the RMS Titanic (b. 1906)
2006 – Shigeru Kayano, Japanese activist (b. 1926)
2006 – Grant McLennan, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Go-Betweens and Jack Frost) (b. 1958)
2006 – Lorne Saxberg, Canadian journalist (b. 1958)
2007 – Enéas Carneiro, Brazilian politician (b. 1938)
2007 – Curtis Harrington, American actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1926)
2007 – Đorđe Novković, Croatian songwriter (b. 1943)
2009 – Kevin Grubb, American race car driver (b. 1978)
2009 – Viola Wills, American singer (b. 1939)
2010 – Robin Roberts, American baseball player, coach, and sportscaster (b. 1926)
2012 – Fahd al-Quso, Yemeni alleged terrorist (b. 1974)
2012 – James R. Browning, American judge (b. 1918)
2012 – Pat Frink, American basketball player (b. 1945)
2012 – Iraj Ghaderi, Iranian actor and director (b. 1935)
2012 – James Isaac, American director, producer, and visual effects specialist (b. 1960)
2012 – Félix Kouadjo, Ivorian bishop (b. 1939)
2012 – Jean Laplanche, French psychoanalyst and author (b. 1924)
2012 – George Lindsey, American actor (b. 1928)
2012 – Jan Trøjborg, Danish politician (b. 1955)
2013 – Giulio Andreotti, Italian journalist and politician, 41st Prime Minister of Italy (b. 1919)
2013 – Steve Carney, English footballer (b. 1957)
2013 – Diana Keppel, Countess of Albemarle (b. 1909)
2013 – Michel Knuysen, Belgian rower (b. 1929)
2013 – Ian MacLeod, Scottish footballer (b. 1959)
2013 – Esperanza Magaz, Cuban-Venezuelan actress (b. 1922)
2013 – Steve Martland, English composer (b. 1959)
2013 – Michelangelo Spensieri, Canadian lawyer and politician (b. 1949)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/14 at 5:49 am

Born this day May 7th:

1913 – Simon Ramo, American physicist
1921 – Asa Briggs, British historian
1925 – Lauri Vaska, Estonian-American chemist
1926 – Val Bisoglio, American actor
1927 – Jim Lowe, American singer-songwriter
1929 – Babe Parilli, American football player and coach
1930 – John Smith, British politician
1931 – Gene Wolfe, American author
1932 – Alan Cuthbert, British pharmacologist
1932 – Pete Domenici, American politician
1933 – Nexhmije Pagarusha, Kosovar singer and actress
1935 – Michael Hopkins, British architect
1936 – Robin Hanbury-Tenison, British explorer
1936 – Tony O'Reilly, Irish businessman
1937 – Claude Raymond, Canadian baseball player and coach
1939 – Sidney Altman, Canadian-American biologist, Nobel Prize laureate
1939 – Ruggero Deodato, Italian director, actor, and screenwriter
1939 – Ruud Lubbers, Dutch politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands
1939 – Jimmy Ruffin, American singer
1939 – Clive Soley, British politician
1940 – Dave Chambers, Canadian ice hockey coach
1940 – Vasilis N. Triantafillidis, Greek comedian and actor
1941 – Lawrence Collins, British judge
1943 – Terry Allen, American singer and painter
1943 – Harvey Andrews, English singer-songwriter and poet
1943 – Peter Carey, Australian author
1944 – Richard O'Sullivan, English actor
1945 – Christy Moore, Irish singer-songwriter and guitarist (Planxty and Moving Hearts)
1945 – Robin Strasser, American actress
1946 – Thelma Houston, American singer-songwriter and actress (Sisters of Glory)
1946 – Marvin Hubbard, American football player
1946 – Bill Kreutzmann, American drummer (Grateful Dead, The Other Ones, The Dead, 7 Walkers, Rhythm Devils, and BK3)
1946 – Michael Rosen, English author and poet
1946 – Brian Turner, English chef
1949 – Marilyn Cole, English model
1950 – Randall "Tex" Cobb, American boxer and actor
1951 – Bernie Marsden, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Whitesnake, Paice Ashton Lord, Babe Ruth, and The Snakes)
1952 – Stanley Dickens, Swedish race car driver
1953 – Pat McInally, American football player and coach
1953 – Frank Michael, Italian-Belgian singer
1954 – Philippe Geluck, Belgian cartoonist
1954 – Amy Heckerling, American director, producer, and screenwriter
1955 – Clément Gignac, Canadian politician
1955 – Ben Poquette, American basketball player
1955 – Peter Reckell, American actor
1955 – Axel Zwingenberger, German pianist and songwriter
1956 – Jan Peter Balkenende, Dutch politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands
1956 – Anne Dudley, English pianist and composer (Art of Noise)
1956 – Nicholas Hytner, English director and producer
1956 – Jean Lapierre, Canadian politician and talk show host
1956 – Calum MacDonald, British politician
1957 – Ned Bellamy, American actor
1958 – Mikhail Biryukov, Russian football player and coach
1958 – Mark G. Kuzyk, American physicist
1958 – Anne Marie Rafferty, British professor
1959 – Michael E. Knight, American actor
1959 – Georgiy Kolnootchenko, Belarusian discus thrower
1959 – Heiki Valk, Estonian archeologist
1960 – Adam Bernstein, American director and screenwriter
1960 – Ara Darzi, British surgeon
1960 – Almudena Grandes, Spanish author
1961 – Hans-Peter Bartels, German politician
1961 – Sue Black, Scottish forensic anthropologist
1961 – Phil Campbell, Welsh guitarist and songwriter (Motörhead and Persian Risk)
1961 – Ivar Must, Estonian composer
1962 – Tony Campbell, American basketball player and coach
1962 – Dominik Moll, German-French director and screenwriter
1963 – Johnny Lee Middleton, American bass player and songwriter (Savatage and Trans-Siberian Orchestra)
1964 – Doug Benson, American comedian and actor
1964 – Ronnie Harmon, American football player
1964 – Denis Mandarino, Brazilian guitarist, composer, and painter
1964 – Leslie O'Neal, American football player
1965 – Reuben Davis, American football player
1965 – Norman Whiteside, Irish footballer and manager
1965 – Huang Zhihong, Chinese shot putter
1967 – Martin Bryant, Australian spree killer
1967 – Adam Price, Danish chef and screenwriter
1967 – Joe Rice, American colonel and politician
1968 – Anya Hindmarch, English fashion designer
1968 – Traci Lords, American actress, singer, director, and producer
1968 – Lisa Raitt, Canadian politician
1968 – Florian Schwarthoff, German hurdler
1969 – Eagle-Eye Cherry, Swedish singer-songwriter
1969 – Jun Falkenstein, American director, producer, and screenwriter
1969 – Katerina Maleeva, Bulgarian tennis player
1969 – Rick Porras, American director and producer
1970 – Kim Su-ro, South Korean actor
1971 – Reidar Horghagen, Norwegian drummer (Immortal, Hypocrisy, and Grimfist)
1971 – Dave Karpa, Canadian ice hockey player
1971 – Ivan Sergei, American actor
1972 – Frank Trigg, American mixed martial artist and wrestler
1973 – Kristian Lundin, Swedish songwriter and producer
1973 – Paolo Savoldelli, Italian cyclist
1974 – Lawrence Johnson, American pole vaulter
1974 – Breckin Meyer, American actor and screenwriter
1974 – Ian Pearce, English footballer and manager
1975 – Nicole Sheridan, American porn actress
1975 – Martina Topley-Bird, English singer-songwriter
1975 – Jason Tunks, Canadian discus thrower
1976 – Calvin Booth, American basketball player
1976 – Andrea Lo Cicero, Italian rugby player
1976 – Michael P. Murphy, American lieutenant, Medal of Honor recipient
1977 – Lisa Kelly, Irish singer (Celtic Woman)
1978 – Stian Arnesen, Norwegian guitarist, drummer, and songwriter (The Kovenant, Dimmu Borgir, and Carpe Tenebrum)
1978 – James Carter, American hurdler
1978 – Brian Clevinger, American author
1978 – Shawn Marion, American basketball player
1978 – Stephanie Pohl, German volleyball player
1979 – Katie Douglas, American basketball player
1979 – Nikki Hayes, Irish radio host
1980 – Johan Kenkhuis, Dutch swimmer
1980 – Kate Lawler, English model and radio host
1981 – Tim Connolly, American ice hockey player
1981 – Rae Edwards, American sprinter
1982 – Ákos Buzsáky, Hungarian footballer
1983 – DJ Row, American-Greek DJ
1984 – May7ven, Nigerian-English singer-songwriter and producer
1984 – James Loney, American baseball player
1984 – Alex Smith, American football player
1984 – Drew Stanton, American football player
1985 – Drew Neitzel, American basketball player
1985 – Dan Sweetman, Australian television host
1986 – Mark Furze, Australian actor and singer
1986 – Matt Helders, English drummer (Arctic Monkeys and Mongrel)
1987 – Serge Gakpé, Togolese footballer
1987 – Anissa Kate, French pornographic actress and director
1987 – Asami Konno, Japanese singer (Morning Musume Ongaku Gatas, Tanpopo, and Country Musume)
1987 – Jérémy Ménez, French footballer
1987 – Mark Reynolds Scottish footballer
1988 – Natalie Mejia, American singer and dancer (Girlicious)
1988 – Eino Puri, Estonian footballer
1988 – Sander Puri, Estonian footballer
1989 – Master Shortie, English rapper and producer
1990 – Yoon Bit-Garam, South Korean footballer
1992 – Alexander Ludwig, Canadian actor
1999 – Masaki Sato, Japanese singer (Morning Musume)
2000 – Maxwell Perry Cotton, American actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/09/14 at 3:00 am

Born this day May 9th:

1920 – Richard Adams, English author
1927 – Manfred Eigen, German chemist, Nobel Prize laureate
1928 – Ralph Goings, American painter
1929 – Anthony Lloyd, British judge
1931 – Vance D. Brand, American pilot and astronaut
1931 – Alistair MacFarlane, British academic
1932 – Geraldine McEwan, English actress
1932 – David Plastow, British businessman, chairman of the Medical Research Council
1933 – Jessica Steele, English author
1934 – Alan Bennett, English actor, screenwriter, and author
1934 – Roy Massey, British organist and conductor
1935 – Nokie Edwards, American guitarist and actor (The Ventures)
1936 - Terry Downes, English boxer
1936 – Albert Finney, English actor
1936 – Glenda Jackson, English actress and politician
1937 – Sonny Curtis, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1937 – Rafael Moneo, Spanish architect, designed the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels and Valladolid Science Museum
1938 – Geoffrey Holland, British civil servant
1938 – Charles Simic, Serbian-American poet
1939 – Ralph Boston, American long jumper
1939 – Ion Țiriac, Romanian tennis player and manager
1940 – James L. Brooks, American director, producer, and screenwriter
1940 – Alan Ryan, British professor of politics
1941 – Pete Birrell, English bass player (Freddie and the Dreamers)
1941 – Dorothy Hyman, British sprinter
1941 – John Wheatley, British judge
1942 – John Ashcroft, American lawyer and politician, 79th United States Attorney General
1942 – Jerry Buchek, American baseball player
1942 – Tommy Roe, American singer-songwriter
1943 – Vince Cable, English politician
1944 – Richie Furay, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Poco, Buffalo Springfield, and Souther–Hillman–Furay Band)
1945 – Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel, Iranian politician
1945 – Steve Katz, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer (Blood, Sweat & Tears, Blues Project, and American Flyer)
1945 – Jupp Heynckes, German footballer and manager
1945 – Nicholas Wilson, British judge
1946 – Candice Bergen, American actress and producer
1946 – Clint Holmes, English-American singer-songwriter
1947 – Yukiya Amano, Japanese diplomat
1948 – Hans Georg Bock, German mathematician
1948 – Tania Maria, Brazilian singer-songwriter, pianist, and bandleader
1948 – Calvin Murphy, American basketball player and radio host
1949 – Billy Joel, American singer-songwriter and pianist (The Hassles and Attila)
1950 – James Butts, American triple jumper
1950 – Jorie Graham, American poet
1950 – Matthew Kelly, English actor and television presenter
1950 – Tom Petersson, American bass player and songwriter (Cheap Trick)
1951 – Alley Mills, American actress
1952 – Linda Finnie, Scottish mezzo-soprano
1952 – Patrick Ryecart, English actor
1953 – Bruno Brokken, Belgian high jumper
1953 – Amy Hill, American actress
1953 – Connie Kaldor, Canadian singer-songwriter
1954 – Nicholas Crane, English geographer, writer and broadcaster
1954 – Andrew Dillon, British National Health Service administrator
1954 – Lawrence Dutton, American violist and educator (Emerson String Quartet)
1954 – Marc Sinden, English film director, actor and theatre producer
1955 – Kevin Reed, American theologian and author
1955 – Anne Sofie von Otter, Swedish soprano
1956 – Wendy Crewson, Canadian actress and producer
1958 – Graham Smith, Canadian swimmer
1959 – Ulrich Matthes, German actor
1960 – Tony Gwynn, American baseball player and coach
1960 – Jillian Lane, Welsh psychic (d. 2013)
1961 – Sean Altman, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Rockapella)
1962 – John Corbett, American actor and singer
1962 – Dave Gahan, English singer-songwriter (Depeche Mode)
1962 – Paul Heaton, English singer-songwriter (The Housemartins and Beautiful South)
1963 – Joe Cirella, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1963 – Sanja Doležal, Croatian singer and television host (Novi fosili)
1965 – Ken Nomura, Japanese race car driver
1965 – Janu Tornell, American model, Miss Nevada USA 1989
1965 – Steve Yzerman, Canadian ice hockey player and manager
1966 – Mark Tinordi, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1968 – David Benoit, American basketball player
1968 – Ruth Kelly, British politician
1968 – Marie-José Pérec, French runner
1969 – Amber, Dutch-German singer-songwriter and producer
1969 – Hudson Leick, American actress
1970 – Doug Christie, American basketball player
1970 – Ghostface Killah, American rapper and actor (Wu-Tang Clan and Theodore Unit)
1971 – Paul McGuigan, English bass player (Oasis and The Rain)
1972 – Lisa Ann, American porn actress
1972 – Megumi Odaka, Japanese actress and singer
1972 – Dana Perino, American politician and journalist, 27th White House press secretary
1972 – Daniela Silivaş, Romanian gymnast
1973 – Tegla Loroupe, Kenyan long-distance runner
1973 – Leonard Myles-Mills, Ghanaian sprinter
1973 – Chu Sang-mi, South Korean actress
1974 – Dylan Lauren, American businesswoman, founded Dylan's Candy Bar
1974 – Stéphane Yelle, Canadian ice hockey player
1975 – Tamia, Canadian singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
1975 – Brian Deegan, American motocross rider
1975 – Chris Diamantopoulos, Canadian actor
1975 – Lane Kiffin, American football player and coach
1976 – Ott Kadarik, Estonian architect
1977 – Averno, Mexican professional wrestler
1977 – Asal Badiee, Iranian actress (d. 2013)
1977 – Choi Jeong-yoon, South Korean actress
1977 – Iñigo Landaluze, Spanish cyclist
1977 – Svein Tuft, Canadian cyclist
1978 – Leandro Cufré, Argentinian footballer
1978 – Santiago Dellapè, Argentinian-Italian rugby player
1978 – Aaron Harang, American baseball player
1979 – Pierre Bouvier, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (Simple Plan and Reset)
1979 – Rosario Dawson, American actress and singer
1979 – Ara Mina, Filipino actress and singer
1979 – Matt Morris, American singer-songwriter
1979 – Brandon Webb, American baseball player
1979 – Andrew W.K., American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor
1980 – Grant Hackett, Australian swimmer
1980 – Jo Hyun-jae, South Korean actor
1980 – Angela Nikodinov, American figure skater
1980 – Kate Richardson-Walsh, British hockey player
1980 – Tony Schmidt, German race car driver
1981 – Bill Murphy, American baseball player
1981 – Evangelos Tsiolis, Greek footballer
1981 – You Yokoyama, Japanese singer-songwriter and actor (Kanjani Eight)
1982 – Rachel Boston, American actress
1982 – Beatriz Pascual, Spanish race walker
1982 – Gu Yuan, Chinese hammer thrower
1983 – Giacomo Brichetto, Italian footballer
1983 – Alan Campbell, British sculler
1983 – Tyler Lumsden, American baseball player
1983 – Ryuhei Matsuda, Japanese actor
1983 – Christos Marangos, Cypriot footballer
1983 – Gilles Müller, Luxembourgian tennis player
1983 – Leandro Rinaudo, Italian footballer
1984 – Prince Fielder, American baseball player
1985 – Jake Long, American football player
1985 – Audrina Patridge, American model and actress
1985 – Henrique Andrade Silva, Brazilian footballer
1986 – Grace Gummer, American actress
1986 – Vladimir Sidorkin, Estonian swimmer
1988 – J. R. Fitzpatrick, Canadian race car driver
1989 – Ellen White, English footballer
1991 – Stasia Rage, Latvian figure skater
1992 – Chris Gutierrez, American-Filipino actor
1993 – Ryosuke Yamada, Japanese actor, singer, and dancer (NYC and Hey! Say! JUMP)
1993 – Bonnie Rotten, American pornographic actress and model
1994 – Ryan Auger, English footballer
1996 – Saron Läänmäe, Estonian footballer
1997 – Zane Huett, American actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/09/14 at 3:01 am

Died this day May 9th:

1315 – Hugh V, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1282)
1446 – Mary of Enghien (b. 1368)
1657 – William Bradford, English-American politician, 2nd Governor of Plymouth Colony (b. 1590)
1707 – Dieterich Buxtheude, German-Danish organist and composer (b. 1637)
1736 – Diogo de Mendonça Corte-Real, Portuguese politician (b. 1658)
1745 – Tomaso Antonio Vitali, Italian violinist and composer (b. 1663)
1747 – John Dalrymple, 2nd Earl of Stair, Scottish soldier and diplomat (b. 1673)
1760 – Nicolaus Zinzendorf, German bishop (b. 1700)
1789 – Jean-Baptiste Vaquette de Gribeauval, French artillery officer and engineer (b. 1715)
1790 – William Clingan, American politician (b. 1721)
1791 – Francis Hopkinson, American judge and politician (b. 1737)
1805 – Friedrich Schiller, German poet, playwright, and historian (b. 1759)
1850 – Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac, French chemist and physicist (b. 1778)
1850 – Garlieb Merkel, Baltic German writer and activist (b. 1769)
1861 – Peter Ernst von Lasaulx, German philologist and politician (b. 1805)
1889 – William S. Harney, American general (b. 1800)
1914 – C. W. Post, American businessman, founded Post Foods (b. 1854)
1915 – François Faber, Luxembourgian-French cyclist (b. 1887)
1918 – George Coșbuc, Romanian journalist and poet (b. 1866)
1931 – Albert Abraham Michelson, German physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1852)
1933 – John Arthur Jarvis, English swimmer (b. 1872)
1938 – Thomas B. Thrige, Danish businessman (b. 1866)
1949 – Louis II, Prince of Monaco (b. 1870)
1950 – Esteban Terradas i Illa, Spanish mathematician and engineer (b. 1883)
1955 – Kate Booth, English Salvation Army officer (b. 1858)
1957 – Ernest de Silva, Sri Lankan banker and businessman (b. 1887)
1957 – Ezio Pinza, Italian opera singer (b. 1892)
1959 – Bhaurao Patil, Indian activist and educator (b. 1887)
1964 – Rico Lebrun, Italian-American painter and sculptor (b. 1900)
1965 – Leopold Figl, Austrian politician, 18th Chancellor of Austria (b. 1902)
1968 – Mercedes de Acosta, American author, poet, and playwright (b. 1893)
1968 – Finlay Currie, Scottish actor (b. 1878)
1968 – Harold Gray, American cartoonist, created Little Orphan Annie (b. 1894)
1968 – Marion Lorne, American actress (b. 1885)
1970 – Andrew Watson Myles, Canadian politician (b. 1884)
1970 – Walter Reuther, American union leader (b. 1907)
1976 – Jens Bjørneboe, Norwegian author (b. 1920)
1976 – Ulrike Meinhof, German militant, co-founded the Red Army Faction (b. 1934)
1977 – James Jones, American author (b. 1921)
1978 – Giuseppe Impastato, Italian activist (b. 1948)
1978 – Aldo Moro, Italian politician, 38th Prime Minister of Italy (b. 1916)
1979 – Cyrus S. Eaton, Canadian-American banker, businessman, and philanthropist (b. 1883)
1981 – Nelson Algren, American author (b. 1909)
1981 – Ralph Allen, English footballer (b. 1906)
1985 – Edmond O'Brien, American actor (b. 1915)
1986 – Tenzing Norgay, Nepalese mountaineer (b. 1914)
1987 – Obafemi Awolowo, Nigerian lawyer and politician (b. 1909)
1989 – Keith Whitley, American singer, guitarist, and producer (b. 1955)
1993 – Jacques Dextraze, Canadian general (b. 1919)
1994 – Elias Motsoaledi, South African activist (b. 1924)
1997 – Rawya Ateya, Egyptian captain and politician (b. 1926)
1997 – Marco Ferreri, Italian actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1928)
1997 – Rina Lasnier, Canadian poet (b. 1915)
1998 – Alice Faye, American actress and singer (b. 1915)
1998 – Rommie Loudd, American football player and coach (b. 1933)
1998 – Talat Mahmood, Indian singer and actor (b. 1924)
2000 – Arthur Davis, American animator and director (b. 1905)
2002 – Dan Devine, American football player and coach (b. 1924)
2003 – Russell B. Long, American lieutenant and politician (b. 1918)
2004 – Akhmad Kadyrov, Chechen politician, 1st President of the Chechen Republic (b. 1951)
2004 – Alan King, American actor (b. 1927)
2005 – Nasrat Parsa, Afghan singer (b. 1969)
2007 – Dwight Wilson, Canadian soldier (b. 1901)
2007 – Edith Rodriguez, American medical patient (b. 1964)
2008 – Jack Gibson, Australian rugby player and coach (b. 1929)
2008 – Nuala O'Faolain, Irish journalist and producer (b. 1942)
2008 – Pascal Sevran, French singer, television host, and author (b. 1945)
2009 – Chuck Daly, American basketball player and coach (b. 1930)
2009 – Evgenios Spatharis, Greek puppeteer (b. 1924)
2010 – Lena Horne, American singer, actress, and dancer (b. 1917)
2010 – Otakar Motejl, Czech lawyer and politician (b. 1932)
2011 – Wouter Weylandt, Belgian cyclist (b. 1984)
2012 – Carl Beane, American sportscaster (b. 1952)
2012 – Geoffrey Henry, Cook Islander politician, 3rd Prime Minister of the Cook Islands (b. 1940)
2012 – Vidal Sassoon, English-American hairdresser (b. 1928)
2013 – Alan Abelson, American journalist (b. 1925)
2013 – Ramón Blanco Rodríguez, Spanish footballer and manager (b. 1952)
2013 – Zia Fariduddin Dagar, Indian singer (b. 1932)
2013 – Grete Dollitz, German-American guitarist and radio host (b. 1924)
2013 – Sanaullah Haq, Pakistani prisoner in India (b. 1961)
2013 – Alfredo Landa, Spanish actor (b. 1933)
2013 – George M. Leader, American politician, 36th Governor of Pennsylvania (b. 1918)
2013 – Humberto Lugo Gil, Mexican politician, 23rd Governor of Hidalgo (b. 1933)
2013 – Ottavio Missoni, Italian hurdler and fashion designer, founded Missoni (b. 1921)
2013 – Huguette Oligny, Canadian actress (b. 1922)
2013 – Malcolm Shabazz, American criminal and activist, grandson of Malcolm X (b. 1984)
2013 – Andrew Simpson, English sailor (b. 1976)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/11/14 at 1:23 pm

Born this day May 11th:

1921 – Hildegard Hamm-Brücher, German politician
1922 – Ameurfina Melencio-Herrera, Filipino jurist
1923 – Joan Moriarty, British senior army nurse
1924 – Eugene Dynkin, Russian-American mathematician
1924 – Antony Hewish, English astronomer, Nobel Prize laureate
1927 – Bernard Fox, Welsh-American actor
1927 – Mort Sahl, Canadian-American comedian and actor
1928 – Yaacov Agam, Israeli sculptor
1928 – Vern Rapp, American baseball player, manager, and coach
1928 – Andrew van der Bijl, Dutch missionary and author
1929 – Stan Kane, Canadian/Scottish actor and singer
1932 – Valentino Garavani, Italian fashion designer, founded Valentino SpA
1933 – Louis Farrakhan, American Nation of Islam leader
1933 – Narendra Patel, British-Tanzanian politician and obstetrician
1934 – Jim Jeffords, American lawyer and politician
1934 – Arthur Labatt, Canadian businessman and academic
1935 – Christopher Perrins, British ornithologist
1936 – Carla Bley, American pianist, composer, and bandleader (Jazz Composer's Orchestra)
1939 – Carlos Lyra, Brazilian singer-songwriter and guitarist
1939 – Dante Tiñga, Filipino politician and jurist
1941 – Eric Burdon, English singer-songwriter, actor, and painter (The Animals and War)
1941 – Graham Miles, English snooker player
1941 – Ian Redpath, Australian cricketer
1942 – Rachel Billington, English author
1943 – Les Chadwick, English bass player (Gerry and the Pacemakers)
1943 – Nancy Greene, Canadian skier and politician
1943 – Matthew Lesko, American author
1946 – Valerie Grove, British journalist and writer
1946 – Robert Jarvik, American scientist, developed the Artificial heart
1946 – Plume Latraverse, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and author
1946 – David Varney, British civil servant
1947 – Butch Trucks, American drummer (The Allman Brothers Band, The 31st of February, and The Vikings)
1948 – Nirj Deva, Sri Lankan-English politician
1948 – Shigeru Izumiya, Japanese singer, actor, and poet
1950 – Dane Iorg, American baseball player
1950 – Jeremy Paxman, English journalist and author
1951 – Mike Slemen, English rugby player
1951 – Ed Stelmach, Canadian politician, 13th Premier of Alberta
1952 – Renaud, French singer-songwriter and actor
1952 – Shohreh Aghdashloo, Iranian-American actress
1952 – Frances Fisher, English actress
1952 – Mike Lupica, American journalist
1952 – Warren Littlefield, American businessman
1953 – David Gest, American concert promoter
1953 – Celine Lomez, Canadian actress and singer
1954 – John Clayton, NFL sportswriter
1954 – John Gregory, English footballer and manager
1954 – Lubomir Stoykov, Bulgarian journalist
1954 – Judith Weir, British composer
1955 – John DeStefano, Jr., American politician, 49th Mayor of New Haven
1956 – Theresa Burke, Canadian journalist and producer
1956 – Alex Lester, English radio host
1957 – Mike Nesbitt, Irish journalist and politician
1957 – Peter North, Canadian-American porn actor, director, and producer
1958 – Dan Ireland, American director and producer
1958 – Nalliah Kumaraguruparan, Sri Lankan Tamil politician
1958 – Phil Smyth, Australian basketball player and coach
1958 – Walt Terrell, American baseball player
1959 – Martha Quinn, American radio and television host
1960 – Gildor Roy, Canadian actor
1960 – Jürgen Schult, German discus thrower
1961 – Luis Felipe, Cuban gang leader, founded the Latin Kings
1963 – Gunilla Carlsson, Swedish politician
1963 – Roark Critchlow, Canadian-American actor
1963 – Masatoshi Hamada, Japanese comedian and actor
1964 – Tim Blake Nelson, American actor, director, and screenwriter
1964 – John Parrott, English snooker player
1964 – Katie Wagner, American journalist
1964 – Bobby Witt, American baseball player
1964 – Floyd Youmans, American baseball player, coach, and manager
1965 – Monsour del Rosario, Filipino martial artist and actor
1965 – Stefano Domenicali, Italian race car manager
1965 – Greg Dulli, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Twilight Singers, The Afghan Whigs, and The Gutter Twins)
1966 – Julian Joseph, English jazz pianist, composer, arranger and broadcaster.
1966 – Christoph Schneider, German drummer (Rammstein and Feeling B)
1967 – Alberto García Aspe, Mexican footballer and manager
1968 – Jeffrey Donovan, American actor, director, and producer
1969 – Simon Vroemen, Dutch steeplechase runner
1970 – Harold Ford, Jr., American politician
1970 – Nicky Katt, American actor
1970 – Jason Queally, British track cyclist
1972 – Tomáš Dvořák, Czech decathlete
1972 – Amanda Freitag, American chef
1972 – Anita Hegh, Australian actress
1972 – Daniel Ornellas, South African bass player (Tree63)
1973 – Tsuyoshi Ogata, Japanese long-distance runner
1974 – Kevin Brown, English-Canadian ice hockey player
1974 – Stanley Gene, Papua New Guinean rugby league footballer
1974 – Billy Kidman, American wrestler, trainer, and producer
1974 – Benoît Magimel, French actor
1974 – Darren Ward, Welsh footballer and coach
1975 – Coby Bell, American actor and producer
1975 – Francisco Cordero, Dominican-American baseball player
1976 – Sahlene, Swedish singer
1977 – Janne Ahonen, Finnish ski jumper
1977 – Lydia Cheromei, Kenyan long-distance runner
1977 – Gonzalo Colsa, Spanish footballer
1977 – Pablo Gabriel García, Uruguayan footballer
1977 – Victor Matfield, South African rugby union footballer
1978 – Laetitia Casta, French model and actress
1978 – Perttu Kivilaakso, Finnish cellist and composer (Apocalyptica)
1979 – Erin Lang, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist
1979 – Vytautas Žiūra, Lithuanian-Austrian handball player
1980 – Ernest Vardanean, Armenian-Moldovan journalist
1981 – Lauren Jackson, Australian basketball player
1981 – Dusán Mukics, Slovene journalist
1981 – Austin O'Brien, American actor
1981 – Daniel Ortmeier, American baseball player
1982 – Jonathan Jackson, American actor, singer, and guitarist (Enation)
1982 – Guji Lorenzana, American-Filipino actor and singer
1982 – Andrew Walter, American football player
1983 – Matt Leinart, American football player
1983 – Daizee Haze, American wrestler
1983 – Holly Valance, Australian actress and singer
1983 – Hanna Verboom, Belgian-Dutch actress
1983 – Frédéric Xhonneux, Belgian decathlete
1984 – John Bowie, American football player
1984 – Gerald Clayton, Dutch-American pianist and composer (The Clayton Brothers)
1984 – Andrés Iniesta, Spanish footballer
1984 – Marvin Wijks, Dutch footballer
1985 – Sifow, Japanese singer
1985 – Matt Giraud, American singer-songwriter and pianist
1985 – Beau Ryan, Australian rugby league footballer
1986 – Abou Diaby, French footballer
1986 – Ronny Heberson Furtado de Araújo, Brazilian footballer
1986 – Manuel Schenkhuizen, Dutch gamer
1986 – Miguel Veloso, Portuguese footballer
1987 – Justin King, American football player
1987 – Louis Murphy, American football player
1987 – Monica Roşu, Romanian gymnast
1988 – Ace Hood, American rapper
1988 – Marcel Kittel, German cyclist
1988 – Jeremy Maclin, American football player
1988 – Brad Marchand, Canadian ice hockey player
1989 – Gianluigi Bianco, Italian footballer
1989 – Emma Helistén, Finnish tennis player
1989 – Cam Newton, American football player
1989 – Giovani dos Santos, Mexican footballer
1990 – Melanie Klaffner, Austrian tennis player
1991 – Alex Nimely, Liberian-English footballer
1992 – Pierre-Ambroise Bosse, French middle-distance runner
1992 – Thibaut Courtois, Belgian footballer
1993 – Jirapong Meenapra, Thai sprinter
1994 – Hagos Gebrhiwet, Ethiopian long-distance runner
1996 – Valeria Patiuk, Israeli tennis player
1999 – Sabrina Carpenter, American actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/11/14 at 1:24 pm

Died this day May 11th:

912 – Leo VI the Wise, Byzantine emperor (b. 866)
1304 – Ghazan, Mongolian ruler (b. 1271)
1610 – Matteo Ricci, Italian priest (b. 1552)
1672 – Charles Seton, 2nd Earl of Dunfermline, Scottish politician (b. 1615)
1686 – Otto von Guericke, German physicist and politician (b. 1602)
1696 – Jean de La Bruyère, French philosopher (b. 1645)
1708 – Jules Hardouin Mansart, French architect, designed the Château de Dampierre and Grand Trianon (b. 1646)
1723 – Jean Galbert de Campistron, French playwright (b. 1656)
1760 – Alaungpaya, Burmese king (b. 1714)
1777 – George Pigot, 1st Baron Pigot, English politician (b. 1719)
1778 – William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1708)
1779 – John Hart, American politician (b. 1711)
1812 – Spencer Perceval, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1762)
1848 – Tom Cribb, English boxer (b. 1781)
1849 – Juliette Récamier, French businesswoman (b. 1777)
1871 – John Herschel, English mathematician, astronomer, and chemist (b. 1792)
1887 – Jean-Baptiste Boussingault, French chemist (b. 1802)
1889 – John Cadbury, English businessman and philanthropist, founded the Cadbury Company (b. 1801)
1891 – A. E. Becquerel, French physicist (b. 1820)
1915 – Arthur Hussey, American golfer (b. 1882)
1916 – Max Reger, German pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1873)
1916 – Karl Schwarzschild, German astronomer and physicist (b. 1873)
1920 – William Dean Howells, American author and critic (b. 1837)
1920 – "Big Jim" Colosimo, Italian-American Mafia crime boss (b. 1878)
1927 – Juan Gris, Spanish painter and sculptor (b. 1887)
1929 – Jozef Murgaš, Slovak-American priest and scientist (b. 1864)
1934 – Blaise Diagne, Senegalese-French politician (b. 1872)
1934 – Orest Khvolson, Russian physicist (b. 1852)
1938 – George Lyon, Canadian golfer (b. 1858)
1939 – Yevgeny Miller, Latvian-Russian general (b. 1867)
1940 – Chujiro Hayashi, Japanese physician (b. 1880)
1955 – Gilbert Laird Jessop, English cricketer (b. 1874)
1960 – John D. Rockefeller, Jr., American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1874)
1963 – Herbert Spencer Gasser, American physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1888)
1966 – Alfred Wintle, English lieutenant and author (b. 1897)
1967 – James E. Brewton, American painter (b. 1930)
1970 – Johnny Hodges, American saxophonist (b. 1906)
1972 – Michael Blassie, American 1st Lt. Airman who was killed in action in the Vietnam War. Formally the "Vietnam Unknown" soldier interred at the Tomb of the Unknowns before formal identification of his remains (b. 1948)
1973 – Lex Barker, American actor (b. 1919)
1976 – Alvar Aalto, Finnish architect, designed Finlandia Hall and Paimio Sanatorium (b. 1898)
1979 – Lester Flatt, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Foggy Mountain Boys and Nashville Grass) (b. 1914)
1981 – Odd Hassel, Norwegian chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1897)
1981 – Bob Marley, Jamaican singer-songwriter and guitarist (Bob Marley and the Wailers) (b. 1945)
1985 – Chester Gould, American cartoonist, created Dick Tracy (b. 1900)
1986 – Alexander Akimov, Ukrainian Chernobyl worker (b. 1953)
1986 – Henry Plumer McIlhenny, American philanthropist (b. 1910)
1986 – Fritz Pollard, American football player and coach (b. 1894)
1988 – Kim Philby, Indian-English spy (b. 1912)
1990 – Stratos Dionysiou, Greek singer (b. 1935)
1994 – Timothy Carey, American actor, director, and producer (b. 1928)
1996 – Nnamdi Azikiwe, Nigerian journalist and politician, 1st President of Nigeria (b. 1904)
1996 – Rodney Culver, American football player (b. 1969)
1996 – Rob Hall, New Zealand mountaineer (b. 1961)
1996 – Walter Hyatt, American singer-songwriter (Uncle Walt's Band) (b. 1949)
1996 – Candi Kubeck, American pilot (b. 1961)
1996 – Ademir Marques de Menezes, Brazilian footballer, coach, and sportscaster (b. 1922)
1996 – Yasuko Namba, Japanese mountaineer (b. 1949)
1996 – Sam Ragan, American journalist and author (b. 1915)
1997 – Ernie Fields, American trombonist, pianist, and bandleader (b. 1905)
1999 – Giorgos Kappis, Greek actor (b. 1929)
2000 – René Muñoz, Cuban-Mexican actor and screenwriter (b. 1938)
2000 – Paula Wessely, Austrian actress (b. 1907)
2001 – Douglas Adams, English author and screenwriter (b. 1952)
2002 – Joseph Bonanno, Italian-American mob boss (b. 1905)
2002 – Renaude Lapointe, Canadian journalist and politician (b. 1912)
2002 – Bill Peet, American screenwriter and animator (b. 1915)
2003 – Noel Redding, English bass player (The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Road, Fat Mattress, and The Noel Redding Band) (b. 1945)
2004 – Mick Doyle, Irish rugby union footballer and coach (b. 1941)
2004 – John Whitheead, American singer-songwriter and producer (McFadden & Whitheead) (b. 1949)
2005 – Léo Cadieux, Canadian politician (b. 1908)
2005 – Michalis Genitsaris, Greek singer-songwriter (b. 1917)
2006 – Yossi Banai, Israeli singer and actor (b. 1932)
2006 – Floyd Patterson, American boxer (b. 1935)
2006 – Frankie Thomas, American actor (b. 1921)
2007 – Bernard Gordon, American screenwriter and producer (b. 1918)
2007 – Malietoa Tanumafili II, Samoan ruler (b. 1913)
2008 – Bruno Neves, Portuguese cyclist (b. 1981)
2008 – Dottie Rambo, American singer-songwriter (The Rambos) (b. 1934)
2008 – John Rutsey, Canadian drummer (Rush) (b. 1953)
2009 – Pat Booth, English model, photographer, and author (b. 1943)
2009 – Lude Check, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1917)
2009 – Abel Goumba, Central African politician (b. 1926)
2009 – Claudio Huepe, Chilean economist and politician (b. 1939)
2009 – Bill Kelso, American baseball player (b. 1940)
2009 – Mark Landon, American actor (b. 1948)
2009 – Shanthi Lekha, Sri Lankan actress (b. 1929)
2009 – Sardarilal Mathradas Nanda, Indian admiral (b. 1915)
2009 – Peter Philips, Australian politician (b. 1927)
2009 – Leonard Shlain, American surgeon and author (b. 1937)
2010 – Robert H. Burris, American biochemist and educator (b. 1914)
2010 – Doris Eaton Travis, American actress and dancer (b. 1904)
2010 – John Fugh, Chinese-American general (b. 1934)
2010 – Brian Gibson, English footballer (b. 1928)
2010 – Timothy Grubb, English horse rider (b. 1954)
2010 – Rauf Jabbarov, Azerbaijani boxing manager and trainer (b. 1935)
2010 – Maciej Kozłowski, Polish actor (b. 1957)
2010 – Richard LaMotta, American chef and businessman, created the Chipwich (b. 1942)
2010 – Bud Mahurin, American colonel and pilot (b. 1918)
2010 – Emmanuel Ngobese, South African footballer (b. 1980)
2010 – Jeff Shaw, Australian lawyer, judge, and politician, 49th Attorney General of New South Wales (b. 1949)
2010 – Bob Watt, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1927)
2011 – Maurice Goldhaber, Ukrainian-American physicist (b. 1911)
2011 – Leo Kahn, American businessman, co-founded Staples Inc. (b. 1916)
2011 – Reach Sambath, Cambodian journalist (b. 1964)
2011 – Elisabeth Svendsen, English activist, founded The Donkey Sanctuary (b. 1930)
2011 – Robert Traylor, American basketball player (b. 1977)
2011 – Glyn Williams, Welsh footballer (b. 1918)
2011 – Snooky Young, American trumpet player (The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra and Count Basie Orchestra) (b. 1919)
2012 – Alma Bella, Filipino actress (b. 1910)
2012 – Jack Benaroya, American real estate developer and philanthropist (b. 1921)
2012 – Patrick Bosch, Dutch footballer (b. 1964)
2012 – Tony DeZuniga, Filipino illustrator (b. 1932)
2012 – Frank Wills, American baseball player (b. 1958)
2013 – Johnny Bos, American boxer and author (b. 1952)
2013 – Jack Butler, American football player (b. 1927)
2013 – Emmanuelle Claret, French biathlete (b. 1968)
2013 – Mike Davison, American baseball player (b. 1945)
2013 – Joe Farman, English physicist (b. 1930)
2013 – Doug Finley, English-Canadian politician (b. 1946)
2013 – Ollie Mitchell, American trumpet player (The Wrecking Crew) (b. 1927)
2013 – Lenny Yochim, American baseball player (b. 1928)
2013 – Arnold Peters, English actor (b. 1925)
2014 – Reg Gasnier, Australian rugby league player and coach (b. 1939)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/12/14 at 8:52 am

Born this day May 12th:

1924 – Alexander Esenin-Volpin, Russian-American mathematician
1925 – Yogi Berra, American baseball player and manager
1926 – John Rowlinson, British chemist
1928 – Burt Bacharach, American pianist, composer, and producer
1929 – Sam Nujoma, Namibian politician, 1st President of Namibia
1929 – Dollard St. Laurent, Canadian ice hockey player
1932 – Joel Joffe, South African-born British politician
1932 – Derek Malcolm, British film critic and historian
1935 – Felipe Alou, Dominican-American baseball player and manager
1935 – Johnny Bucyk, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
1935 – Gary Peacock, American bassist and composer
1936 – Frank Stella, American painter
1937 – Susan Hampshire, English actress
1937 – Miriam Stoppard, British doctor, author and broadcaster
1938 – Terry Farrell, British architect
1938 – Paul Huxley, British painter
1938 – Millie Perkins, American actress
1939 – Cyril Chantler, British doctor
1939 – Jalal Dabagh, Kurdish journalist and politician
1940 – Dominic Cadbury, British businessman
1942 – Michel Fugain, French singer-songwriter
1942 – Billy Swan, American singer-songwriter
1943 – Linda Dano, American actress
1943 – Tom Sawyer, British trade unionist
1944 – Chris Patten, English politician and academic
1944 – Brian Kay, English radio presenter, conductor and singer
1945 – Nicky Henson, English actor
1945 – Ian McLagan, English singer-songwriter and keyboard player (Small Faces Faces, and The New Barbarians)
1946 – L. Neil Smith, American author
1946 – Daniel Libeskind, American architect, designed the Imperial War Museum North and Jewish Museum
1947 – Michael Ignatieff, Canadian journalist and politician
1947 – Micheline Lanctôt, Canadian actress, director, and screenwriter
1947 – Catherine Yronwode, American writer and illustrator
1948 – Dave Heineman, American captain and politician, 39th Governor of Nebraska
1948 – Richard Riehle, American actor
1948 – Steve Winwood, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Spencer Davis Group, Traffic, and Blind Faith)
1950 – Bruce Boxleitner, American actor and author
1950 – Gabriel Byrne, Irish actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1950 – Helena Kennedy, British judge and politician
1950 – Jenni Murray, British journalist and broadcaster
1950 – Louise Portal, Canadian actress, singer, and director
1950 – Billy Squier, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1950 – Renate Stecher, German sprinter
1951 – George Karl, American basketball player and coach
1951 – Joe Nolan, American baseball player
1951 – Rosalind Savill, British art and museum curator
1952 – Valerie Caton, British senior civil servant and diplomat
1952 – Norbert Stolzenburg, German footballer and manager
1952 – Nicholas Underhill, British judge
1953 – Neil Astley, English publisher, editor and writer
1953 – Kevin Grevey, American basketball player
1954 – Rafael Yglesias, American author and screenwriter
1955 – Kix Brooks, American singer-songwriter (Brooks & Dunn)
1956 – Bernie Federko, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager
1956 – Sergio Marchi, Canadian politician
1956 – Asad Rauf, Pakistani cricketer and umpire
1956 – Glenn Robbins, Australian actor
1957 – Lou Whitaker, American baseball player
1958 – Andreas Petroulakis, Greek cartoonist
1958 – Eric Singer, American drummer and songwriter (Kiss, Avantasia, Badlands, and Eric Singer Project)
1959 – Mark Davies, English Roman Catholic Bishop of Shrewsbury
1959 – Ving Rhames, American actor
1959 – Deborah Warner, British theatre and opera director
1960 – Paul Arcand, Canadian journalist and producer
1960 – Lisa Martin, Australian long-distance runner
1961 – Jennifer Armstrong, American author
1961 – Paul Begala, American political adviser and television host
1961 – Thomas Dooley, German-American soccer player and manager
1961 – Billy Duffy, English guitarist and songwriter (The Cult, Theatre of Hate, and The Nosebleeds)
1961 – Lar Park Lincoln, American actress
1961 – Bruce McCulloch, Canadian actor, director, and producer
1962 – Emilio Estevez, American actor, director, and screenwriter
1962 – Brett Gurewitz, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer (Bad Religion, Daredevils, and Error)
1962 – April Grace, American actress
1963 – Panagiotis Fasoulas, Greek basketball player and politician
1963 – Gavin Hood, South African actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1963 – Stefano Modena, Italian race car driver
1963 – Jerry Trimble, American actor and stuntman
1963 – Deborah Kara Unger, Canadian actress
1963 – Vanessa A. Williams, American actress
1964 – Geechy Guy, American comedian
1964 – Pierre Morel, French director and cinematographer
1966 – Stephen Baldwin, American actor, director, and producer
1966 – Bebel Gilberto, American-Brazilian singer-songwriter
1967 – Joe McKinney, Irish actor
1968 – Mark Clark, American baseball player and coach
1968 – Tony Hawk, American skateboarder and actor
1968 – Scott Schwartz, American actor
1968 – Catherine Tate, English actress and screenwriter
1969 – Kim Fields, American actress, singer, and director
1969 – Igor Kováč, Slovakian hurdler
1969 – Kevin Nalty, American comedian and blogger
1970 – Mark Foster, English swimmer
1970 – Jim Furyk, American golfer
1970 – Mike Weir, Canadian golfer
1970 – Samantha Mathis, American actress
1970 – Steve Palframan, South African cricketer
1971 – Doug Basham, American wrestler
1971 – Jamie Luner, American actress
1973 – Kendra Kassebaum, American actress and singer
1973 – Travis Lutter, American mixed martial artist
1973 – Lutz Pfannenstiel, German footballer and manager
1973 – Robert Tinkler, Canadian voice actor and screenwriter
1974 – Marc Capdevila, Spanish swimmer
1975 – Jonah Lomu, New Zealand rugby player
1975 – Lawrence Phillips, American-Canadian football player
1976 – Kardinal Offishall, Canadian rapper and producer
1977 – Lorena Bernal, Argentinian-Spanish model and actress
1977 – Graeme Dott, Scottish snooker player
1977 – Rebecca Herbst, American actress
1977 – Aivar Priidel, Estonian footballer
1978 – Jason Biggs, American actor and producer
1978 – Malin Åkerman, Swedish-Canadian model, actress, and singer
1978 – Aya Ishiguro, Japanese singer and fashion designer (Morning Musume and Tanpopo)
1978 – Wilfred Le Bouthillier, Canadian singer
1978 – Josh Phelps, American baseball player
1978 – Hossein Rezazadeh, Iranian weightlifter
1979 – Andre Carter, American football player
1979 – Callum Chambers, Australian footballer
1979 – Robert Key, English cricketer
1979 – Erdinç Saçan, Dutch businessman
1979 – Steve Smith, American football player
1979 – Dennis Trillo, Filipino actor and singer
1979 – Aaron Yoo, American actor
1980 – Keith Bogans, American basketball player
1980 – Felipe Lopez, Puerto Rican baseball player
1981 – Hannah Ild, Estonian singer
1981 – Rami Malek, American actor
1981 – Kentaro Sato, Japanese-American composer and conductor
1981 – Erica Campbell, American ex-glamour model and actress
1982 – Chloe Sims, English model and actress
1982 – David Thaxton, Welsh actor and singer
1983 – Charilaos Pappas, Greek footballer
1983 – Alina Kabayeva, Russian gymnast
1983 – Yujiro Kushida, Japanese wrestler
1983 – Virginie Razzano, French tennis player
1983 – Francisco Torres, Mexican footballer
1984 – Tommaso Reato, Italian rugby player
1985 – Tally Hall, American soccer player
1985 – Andrew Howe, Italian long jumper and sprinter
1985 – Jeroen Simaeys, Belgian footballer
1986 – Im Dong-Hyun, South Korean archer
1986 – Jonathan Orozco, Mexican footballer
1986 – Mouhamed Sene, Senegalese basketball player
1986 – Emily VanCamp, Canadian actress
1987 – Liu Hong, Chinese race walker
1987 – Kieron Pollard, Trinidadian cricketer
1987 – Gianluca Sansone, Italian footballer
1988 – Marky Cielo, Filipino actor and dancer (d. 2008)
1988 – Marcelo Vieira, Brazilian footballer
1989 – Eleftheria Eleftheriou, Greek-Cypriot singer and actress
1990 – Florent Amodio, Brazilian-French figure skater
1990 – Jacory Harris, American football player
1990 – Oliver Kragl, German footballer
1990 – Tobias Strobl, German footballer
1992 – Malcolm David Kelley, American actor and singer (MKTO)
1995 – Luke Benward, American actor and singer
1995 – Kenton Duty, American actor, singer, and dancer
1995 – Irina Khromacheva, Russian tennis player
1996 – You Xiaodi, Chinese tennis player
1998 – Tornado Alicia Black, American tennis player

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/12/14 at 8:52 am

Died this day 12th May:

1003 – Pope Sylvester II (b. 946)
1012 – Pope Sergius IV
1465 – Thomas Palaiologos, Byzantine emperor (b. 1409)
1634 – George Chapman, English poet and playwright (b. 1559)
1641 – Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford, English politician (b. 1593)
1684 – Edme Mariotte, French physicist and priest (b. 1620)
1699 – Lucas Achtschellinck, Flemish painter (b. 1626)
1700 – John Dryden, English poet, playwright, and critic (b. 1631)
1708 – Adolphus Frederick II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (b. 1658)
1748 – Thomas Lowndes, English astronomer (b. 1692)
1759 – Lambert-Sigisbert Adam, French sculptor (b. 1700)
1784 – Abraham Trembley, Swiss zoologist (b. 1710)
1792 – Charles Simon Favart, French playwright (b. 1710)
1796 – Johann Uz, German poet (b. 1720)
1801 – Nicholas Repnin, Russian general and politician (b. 1734)
1842 – Walenty Wańkowicz, Belarusian-Polish painter (b. 1799)
1845 – János Batsányi, Hungarian poet (b. 1763)
1856 – Jacques Philippe Marie Binet, French mathematician, physicist, and astronomer (b. 1786)
1859 – Sergey Aksakov, Russian author (b. 1791)
1860 – Charles Barry, English architect, designed Upper Brook Street Chapel and the Palace of Westminster (b. 1795)
1864 – J.E.B. Stuart, American general (b. 1833)
1867 – Friedrich Wilhelm Eduard Gerhard, German archaeologist (b. 1795)
1878 – Anselme Payen, French chemist (b. 1795)
1876 – Georgi Benkovski, Bulgarian activist (b. 1843)
1884 – Bedřich Smetana, Czech composer (b. 1824)
1907 – Joris-Karl Huysmans, French author (b. 1848)
1916 – James Connolly, Scottish-Irish socialist (b. 1868)
1925 – Amy Lowell, American poet (b. 1874)
1931 – Eugène Ysaÿe, Belgian violinist, composer, and conductor (b. 1858)
1935 – Józef Piłsudski, Polish marshal and politician, 15th Prime Minister of Poland (b. 1867)
1944 – Max Brand, American author (b. 1892)
1944 – Arthur Quiller-Couch, English author, poet, and critic (b. 1863)
1956 – Louis Calhern, American actor (b. 1895)
1957 – Alfonso de Portago, Spanish bobsledder and race car driver (b. 1928)
1957 – Erich von Stroheim, Austrian actor, director, and producer (b. 1885)
1963 – Richard Girulatis, German footballer and manager (b. 1878)
1963 – Robert Kerr, Canadian sprinter (b. 1882)
1966 – Felix Steiner, Russian-German SS officer (b. 1896)
1967 – John Masefield, English poet (b. 1878)
1970 – Nelly Sachs, German poet and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1891)
1971 – Heinie Manush, American baseball player and coach (b. 1901)
1973 – Art Pollard, American race car driver (b. 1911)
1978 – Robert Coogan, American actor (b. 1924)
1979 – Ileana Sărăroiu, Romanian singer (b. 1936)
1985 – Jean Dubuffet, French painter (b. 1901)
1986 – Elisabeth Bergner, Ukrainian-Austrian actress (b. 1897)
1986 – Alicia Moreau de Justo, English-Argentinian physician, politician, and activist (b. 1885)
1990 – Chen Kenmin, Chinese-Japanese chef (b. 1912)
1992 – Nikos Gatsos, Greek poet and songwriter (b. 1911)
1992 – Robert Reed, American actor, singer, and director (b. 1932)
1993 – Omond Solandt, Canadian scientist (b. 1909)
1994 – Erik Erikson, German-American psychologist (b. 1902)
1994 – John Smith, Scottish-English politician (b. 1938)
1995 – Mia Martini, Italian singer (b. 1947)
1999 – Saul Steinberg, Romanian-American illustrator (b. 1914)
2000 – Adam Petty, American race car driver (b. 1980)
2001 – Perry Como, American singer and actor (b. 1912)
2001 – Alexei Tupolev, Russian engineer, designed the Tupolev Tu-144 (b. 1925)
2003 – Khalid al-Juhani, Saudi Arabian terrorist (b. 1975)
2003 – Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan, French-American diplomat (b. 1933)
2004 – Syd Hoff, American author and illustrator (b. 1912)
2005 – Martin Lings, English author and scholar (b. 1909)
2005 – Monica Zetterlund, Swedish singer and actress (b. 1937)
2006 – Hussein Maziq, Libyan politician, Prime Minister of Libya (b. 1918)
2006 – Gillespie V. Montgomery, American general and politician (b. 1920)
2007 – Dadullah, Afghan commander (b. 1966)
2007 – Teddy Infuhr, American actor (b. 1936)
2008 – Robert Rauschenberg, American painter (b. 1925)
2008 – Irena Sendler, Polish nurse and social worker (b. 1910)
2009 – Antonio Vega, Spanish singer-songwriter and guitarist (Nacha Pop) (b. 1957)
2012 – Jan Bens, Dutch footballer and coach (b. 1921)
2012 – Paul Cyr, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1963)
2012 – Ruth Foster, American actress (b. 1920)
2012 – Tor Marius Gromstad, Norwegian footballer (b. 1989)
2012 – Neil McKenty, English-Canadian talk show host and author (b. 1924)
2012 – Eddy Paape, Belgian illustrator (b. 1920)
2013 – Kenneth, American hairdresser (b. 1927)
2013 – Daisy Avellana, Filipino actor and director (b. 1917)
2013 – Doug Beasy, Australian footballer and educator (b. 1930)
2013 – Gerd Langguth, German political scientist and author (b. 1946)
2013 – Bill Miles, American director and producer (b. 1931)
2013 – Constantino Romero, Spanish actor and game show host (b. 1947)
2013 – K Bikram Singh, Indian director and producer (b. 1938)
2013 – Kenneth Waltz, American political scientist (b. 1924)
2013 – Peter Worthington, Canadian journalist (b. 1927)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/13/14 at 4:18 am

Born this day May 13th:

    1924 – Conrad Swan, Canadian academic
    1928 – Enrique Bolaños, Nicaraguan politician, President of Nicaragua
    1930 – Mike Gravel, American lieutenant and politician
    1930 – José Jiménez Lozano, Spanish journalist and author
    1930 – Vernon Shaw, Dominican politician, 5th President of Dominica
    1931 – Sydney Lipworth, South African businessman
    1935 – Dominic Cossa, American opera singer
    1936 – Bill Rompkey, Canadian educator and politician
    1937 – Trevor Baylis, English inventor, invented the wind-up radio
    1937 – Roch Carrier, Canadian author
    1937 – John Cope, British politician
    1937 – Zohra Lampert, American actress
    1938 – Giuliano Amato, Italian politician, 48th Prime Minister of Italy
    1938 – Laurent Beaudoin, Canadian businessman
    1938 – Francine Pascal, American author
    1938 – Milton Johns, English actor
    1939 – Hildrun Claus, German long jumper
    1939 – Harvey Keitel, American actor and producer
    1941 – Senta Berger, Austrian actress, producer, and author
    1941 – Joe Brown, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and game show host
    1941 – Jody Conradt, American basketball player and coach
    1942 – Roger Young, American director, producer, and screenwriter
    1943 – Anthony Clarke, British judge
    1943 – Kurt Trampedach, Danish painter and sculptor
    1944 – Crispin Agnew, British judge and explorer
    1944 – Armistead Maupin, American author, screenwriter, and actor
    1945 – Sam Anderson, American actor
    1945 – Lasse Berghagen, Swedish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
    1945 – Magic Dick, American harmonica player (The J. Geils Band)
    1945 – Lou Marini, American saxophonist, arranger and composer
    1946 – Tim Pigott-Smith, British actor and writer
    1946 – Marv Wolfman, American author
    1947 – Edgar Burcksen, Dutch-American film editor
    1949 – Jane Glover, British conductor
    1949 – Zoë Wanamaker, American-English actress
    1950 – Danny Kirwan, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Fleetwood Mac)
    1950 – Bobby Valentine, American baseball player and manager
    1950 – Stevie Wonder, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer
    1951 – Rosie Boycott, British journalist and feminist
    1951 – Sharon Sayles Belton, American politician, 45th Mayor of Minneapolis
    1951 – Selina Scott, British broadcaster
    1951 – Paul Thompson, English drummer (Roxy Music, Concrete Blonde, and Angelic Upstarts)
    1951 – James Whale, English radio and television host
    1952 – John Kasich, American talk show host and politician, 69th Governor of Ohio
    1952 – Mary Walsh, Canadian actress
    1954 – Johnny Logan, Australian-Irish singer-songwriter and guitarist
    1956 – Steve Blackwood, American actor
    1956 – Richard Madeley, English journalist
    1957 – Alan Ball, American screenwriter, producer, and director
    1957 – David Hill, British choral conductor
    1957 – Andrea Klump, German terrorist
    1957 – Mar Roxas, Filipino economist and politician
    1957 – Koji Suzuki, Japanese author
    1958 – Frances Barber, English actress
    1959 – Jerry Butler, American pornographic actor
    1961 – Dennis Rodman, American basketball player, wrestler, and actor
    1962 – Paul Burstow, British politician
    1962 – Kathleen Jamie, Scottish poet
    1962 – Paul McDermott, Australian comedian, actor, and singer (Doug Anthony All Stars)
    1962 – Sean McDonough, American sportscaster
    1963 – Wally Masur, Australian tennis player, coach, and sportscaster
    1964 – Stephen Colbert, American comedian, actor, and talk show host
    1964 – Ronnie Coleman, American bodybuilder
    1964 – Tom Verica, American actor and director
    1964 – Chris Maitland, English drummer (No-Man, Porcupine Tree and Nosound)
    1965 – Tasmin Little, English violinist
    1965 – János Marozsán, Hungarian footballer
    1965 – Hikari Ōta, Japanese comedian and actor
    1965 – Lari White, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
    1966 – Alison Goldfrapp, English singer-songwriter and producer (Goldfrapp)
    1966 – Darius Rucker, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Hootie & the Blowfish)
    1966 – Kamen Vodenicharov, Bulgarian actor and singer
    1967 – Chuck Schuldiner, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Death, Control Denied, Slaughter, and Voodoocult) (d. 2001)
    1968 – PMD, American rapper (EPMD)
    1968 – Susan Floyd, American actress
    1968 – Sonja Zietlow, German television host
    1969 – Buckethead, American guitarist and songwriter (Guns N' Roses, Colonel Claypool's Bucket of Bernie Brains, Praxis, and Deli Creeps)
    1969 – Nikos Aliagas, French-Greek journalist and television host
    1970 – Doug Evans, American football player
    1971 – Imogen Boorman, English actress and martial artist
    1971 – Rob Fredrickson, American football player
    1971 – Espen Lind, Norwegian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Espionage)
    1971 – Fana Mokoena, South African actor
    1971 – Tom Nalen, American football player
    1972 – Stefaan Maene, Belgian swimmer
    1972 – Darryl Sydor, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
    1972 – Pieta van Dishoeck, Dutch rower
    1973 – Eric Lewis, American pianist
    1973 – Bridgett Riley, American boxer and stuntwoman
    1975 – Jamie Allison, Canadian ice hockey player
    1975 – Cristian Bezzi, Italian rugby player and coach
    1975 – Itatí Cantoral, Mexican actress and singer
    1975 – Brian Geraghty, American actor
    1975 – Evelin Samuel, Estonian singer
    1976 – Mark Delaney, Welsh footballer and coach
    1976 – Trajan Langdon, American basketball player
    1976 – Ana Popović, Serbian singer-songwriter and guitarist
    1976 – Magdalena Walach, Polish actress
    1977 – Ilse DeLange, Dutch singer-songwriter
    1977 – Anthony Q. Farrell, Canadian-American actor and screenwriter
    1977 – Robby Hammock, American baseball player and coach
    1977 – Neil Hopkins, American actor
    1977 – Samantha Morton, English actress and director
    1977 – Christopher Ralph, Canadian actor
    1977 – Brian Thomas Smith, American actor and producer
    1977 – Aleksei Terentjev, Estonian ice hockey player
    1978 – Brooke Anderson, American journalist
    1978 – Mike Bibby, American basketball player
    1978 – Ryan Bukvich, American baseball player
    1978 – Germán Magariños, Argentinian director, producer, screenwriter, and actor
    1978 – Dilshan Vitharana, Sri Lankan cricketer
    1978 – Barry Zito, American baseball player
    1979 – Prince Carl Philip, Duke of Värmland
    1979 – Mickey Madden, American bass player (Maroon 5)
    1979 – Steve Mildenhall, English footballer
    1979 – Lauren Phoenix, Canadian porn actress
    1979 – Vyacheslav Shevchuk, Ukrainian footballer
    1979 – Jenny Winkler, German actress
    1980 – Waka Inoue, Japanese model and actress
    1980 – Mau Marcelo, Filipino singer
    1980 – L. J. Smith, American football player
    1981 – Nicolas Jeanjean, French rugby player
    1981 – Sunny Leone, Canadian-American porn actress and model
    1981 – Rebecka Liljeberg, Swedish actress
    1981 – Shaun Phillips, American football player
    1981 – James Yun, American wrestler and actor
    1982 – Albert Crusat, Spanish footballer
    1982 – Yoko Kumada, Japanese model and singer
    1982 – Oguchi Onyewu, American soccer player
    1983 – Natalie Cassidy, English actress
    1983 – Anita Görbicz, Hungarian handball player
    1983 – Jacob Reynolds, American actor
    1983 – Yaya Touré, Ivorian footballer
    1984 – J. B. Cox, American baseball player
    1984 – Benny Dayal, Indian singer (S5)
    1984 – Ginger Orsi, American actress and singer
    1985 – Javier Balboa, Spanish-Equatoguinean footballer
    1985 – Jaroslav Halák, Slovak ice hockey player
    1985 – Iwan Rheon, Welsh actor and singer
    1985 – Travis Zajac, Canadian ice hockey player
    1986 – Lena Dunham, American actress, director, and screenwriter
    1986 – Eun-Hee Ji, South Korean golfer
    1986 – David Hernandez, American baseball player
    1986 – Giuliana Marino, German model
    1986 – Robert Pattinson, English actor, singer, and producer
    1986 – Alexander Rybak, Norwegian singer-songwriter, violinist, and actor
    1986 – Scott Sutter, English footballer
    1986 – Kris Versteeg, Canadian ice hockey player
    1987 – Candice Accola, American singer-songwriter and actress
    1987 – Antonio Adán, Spanish footballer
    1987 – Matt Doyle, American actor and singer
    1987 – Laura Izibor, Irish singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer
    1987 – Mei Kurokawa, Japanese actress and singer
    1987 – Hunter Parrish, American actor and singer
    1987 – Carrie Prejean, American model and author, Miss California USA 2009
    1987 – Marianne Vos, Dutch cyclist
    1988 – Paulo Avelino, Filipino actor and singer
    1988 – Casey Donovan, Australian singer-songwriter
    1989 – P. K. Subban, Canadian ice hockey player
    1991 – Francisco Lachowski, Brazilian model
    1992 – Egert Heintare, Estonian football and futsal player
    1993 – Romelu Lukaku, Belgian footballer
    1993 – Bang Minah, South Korean idol singer (Girl's Day)
    1993 – Debby Ryan, American actress and singer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/13/14 at 4:19 am

Died this day May 13th:


    1176 – Matthias I, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1119)
    1312 – Theobald II, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1263)
    1573 – Takeda Shingen, Japanese daimyo (b. 1521)
    1619 – Johan van Oldenbarnevelt, Dutch politician (b. 1547)
    1704 – Louis Bourdaloue, French preacher (b. 1632)
    1782 – Daniel Solander, Swedish botanist (b. 1736)
    1807 – Eliphalet Dyer, American colonel, politician, and jurist (b. 1721)
    1809 – Beilby Porteus, English bishop (b. 1731)
    1832 – Georges Cuvier, French zoologist (b. 1769)
    1835 – John Nash, English architect, designed the Royal Pavilion (b. 1752)
    1866 – Nikolai Brashman, Czech-Russian mathematician (b. 1796)
    1878 – Joseph Henry, American scientist (b. 1797)
    1884 – Cyrus McCormick, American businessman, co-founded the International Harvester Company (b. 1809)
    1885 – Friedrich Gustav Jakob Henle, German physician, pathologist, and anatomist (b. 1809)
    1903 – Apolinario Mabini, Filipino lawyer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of the Philippines (b. 1864)
    1916 – Sholem Aleichem, Ukrainian-American author and playwright (b. 1859)
    1921 – Jean Aicard, French poet, playwright, and author (b. 1848)
    1926 – Libert H. Boeynaems, Belgian-American prelate(b. 1857)
    1930 – Fridtjof Nansen, Norwegian scientist, explorer, and diplomat, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1861)
    1938 – Charles Édouard Guillaume, Swiss-French physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1861)
    1941 – Frederick Christian, English cricketer (b. 1877)
    1941 – Ōnishiki Uichirō, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 26th Yokozuna (b. 1891)
    1945 – Tubby Hall, American drummer (b. 1895)
    1947 – Sukanta Bhattacharya, Indian poet and playwright (b. 1926)
    1948 – Kathleen Cavendish, Marchioness of Hartington, American socialite and sister to future U.S. President John F. Kennedy (b. 1920)
    1957 – Michael Fekete, Hungarian-Israeli mathematician (b. 1886)
    1961 – Gary Cooper, American actor and singer (b. 1901)
    1962 – Henry Trendley Dean, American dentist (b. 1893)
    1963 – Alois Hudal, Austrian-Italian bishop (b. 1885)
    1972 – Dan Blocker, American actor (b. 1928)
    1974 – Jaime Torres Bodet, Mexican diplomat (b. 1902)
    1974 – Arthur J. Burks, American colonel and author (b. 1898)
    1975 – Bob Wills, American singer-songwriter and actor (Light Crust Doughboys) (b. 1905)
    1977 – Mickey Spillane, American mobster (b. 1934)
    1985 – Leatrice Joy, American actress (b. 1893)
    1988 – Chet Baker, American singer and trumpet player (b. 1929)
    1992 – F. E. McWilliam, Irish sculptor (b. 1909)
    1994 – Duncan Hamilton, Irish-English race car driver (b. 1920)
    1999 – Abd al-Aziz ibn Baz, Saudi Arabian scholar (b. 1910)
    1999 – Gene Sarazen, American golfer (b. 1902)
    2000 – Paul Bartel, American actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1938)
    2000 – Jumbo Tsuruta, Japanese wrestler (b. 1951)
    2001 – Jason Miller, American actor and playwright (b. 1939)
    2001 – R. K. Narayan, Indian author (b. 1906)
    2002 – Ruth Cracknell, Australian actress (b. 1925)
    2002 – Valeriy Lobanovskyi, Ukrainian footballer and manager (b. 1939)
    2005 – Eddie Barclay, French record producer, founded Barclay Records (b. 1921)
    2005 – George Dantzig, American mathematician (b. 1914)
    2005 – Michael Ross, American serial killer (b. 1959)
    2006 – Jaroslav Pelikan, American historian and scholar (b. 1923)
    2008 – Saad Al-Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah, Kuwaiti ruler, Emir of Kuwait (b. 1930)
    2008 – Ron Stone, American journalist (b. 1936)
    2009 – Frank Aletter, American actor (b. 1926)
    2009 – Meir Brandsdorfer, Belgian rabbi (b. 1934)
    2009 – Achille Compagnoni, Italian skier and mountaineer (b. 1914)
    2011 – Derek Boogaard, Canadian-American ice hockey player (b. 1982)
    2011 – Wallace McCain, Canadian businessman, co-founded McCain Foods (b. 1930)
    2011 – Bruce Ricker, American director and producer (b. 1942)
    2011 – Alain Voss, Brazilian-French illustrator (b. 1946)
    2012 – Arsala Rahmani Daulat, Afghan politician (b. 1937)
    2012 – Donald "Duck" Dunn, American bass player, songwriter, and producer (Booker T. & the M.G.'s, The Blues Brothers, and The Mar-Keys) (b. 1941)
    2012 – Ada Maria Isasi-Diaz, Cuban-American theologian and educator (b. 1943)
    2012 – Les Leston, English race car driver (b. 1920)
    2012 – Jean McFarlane, Baroness McFarlane of Llandaff, Welsh nurse and politician (b. 1926)
    2012 – Lee Richardson, English motorcycle racer (b. 1979)
    2012 – Don Ritchie, Australian humanitarian (b. 1925)
    2012 – Nguyen Van Thien, Vietnamese bishop (b. 1906)
    2013 – Hedda Bolgar, Swiss-American psychoanalyst (b. 1909)
    2013 – Joyce Brothers, American psychologist, columnist, and actress (b. 1927)
    2013 – Otto Herrigel, Namibian lawyer and politician (b. 1937)
    2013 – Kennett Love, American journalist (b. 1924)
    2013 – Luciano Lutring, Italian criminal (b. 1937)
    2013 – Jagdish Mali, Indian photographer (b. 1954)
    2013 – Chuck Muncie, American football player (b. 1953)
    2013 – Vladimir Romanovsky, Russian canoe racer (b. 1957)
    2013 – Fyodor Tuvin, Russian footballer (b. 1973)
    2013 – Lynne Woolstencroft, Canadian politician (b. 1943)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/14 at 2:36 am

Born this day May 14th:

1923 – Adnan Pachachi, Iraqi politician
1923 – Mrinal Sen, Indian director, screenwriter, and producer
1925 – Patrice Munsel, American soprano
1925 – Al Porcino, American trumpet player
1927 – Herbert W. Franke, Austrian scientist and author
1928 – Frederik H. Kreuger, Dutch scientist, author, and educator
1928 – Brian Macdonald, Canadian dancer and choreographer
1929 – Barbara Branden, Canadian-American author
1931 – Alvin Lucier, American composer
1932 – Robert Bechtle, American painter
1933 – Michael Chevalier, German actor
1933 – Siân Phillips, Welsh actress and singer
1936 – Charlie Gracie, American singer and guitarist
1940 – Chay Blyth, Scottish yatchsman
1940 – George Mathewson, British banker
1940 – Troy Shondell, American singer-songwriter
1941 – Ada den Haan, Dutch swimmer
1942 – Byron Dorgan, American politician
1942 – Prentis Hancock, Scottish actor
1942 – Tony Pérez, Cuban-American baseball player and manager
1942 – Rüdiger Vogler, German actor
1943 – Jack Bruce, Scottish singer-songwriter and bass player (Cream, Blues Incorporated, The Graham Bond Organisation, and West, Bruce and Laing)
1943 – L. Denis Desautels, Canadian accountant
1943 – Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, Icelandic politician, 5th President of Iceland
1943 – Elizabeth Ray, American secretary
1944 – Gene Cornish, Canadian-American guitarist (The Rascals and Fotomaker)
1944 – George Lucas, American director, producer, and screenwriter, founded Lucasfilm
1944 – Jaan Talts, Estonian weightlifter
1945 – Francesca Annis, English actress
1945 – George Nicholls, English rugby player
1945 – Yochanan Vollach, Israeli footballer
1946 – Sarah Hogg, British economist
1948 – Timothy Stevenson, Lord Lieutenant of Oxfordshire
1949 – Sverre Årnes, Norwegian author
1949 – Walter Day, American game designer and businessman, founded Twin Galaxies
1949 – Johan Schans, Dutch swimmer
1949 – Klaus-Peter Thaler, German cyclist
1950 – Adolfo Domínguez, Spanish fashion designer
1951 – Robert Zemeckis, American director, producer, and screenwriter
1952 – David Byrne, Scottish-American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (Talking Heads)
1952 – Michael Fallon, British politician
1952 – Raul Mälk, Estonian diplomat
1952 – Donald R. McMonagle, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut
1953 – Tom Cochrane, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (Red Rider)
1953 – Norodom Sihamoni, Cambodian king
1954 – Jens Sparschuh, German author
1955 – Marie Chouinard, Canadian dancer and choreographer
1955 – Alasdair Fraser, Scottish fiddler (Skyedance)
1955 – Peter Kirsten, South African cricketer
1955 – Dennis Martínez, Nicaraguan baseball player and coach
1956 – Hazel Blears, British politician
1957 – Big Van Vader, American wrestler and actor
1958 – Christine Brennan, American journalist and author
1958 – Chris Evans, English-Australian politician
1958 – Jan Ravens, English actress
1958 – Wilma Rusman, Dutch long-distance runner
1958 – Andrus Vaarik, Estonian actor
1959 – Patrick Bruel, French actor, singer, and poker player
1959 – Robert Greene, American author
1959 – Steve Hogarth, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Marillion, The Europeans, and How We Live)
1959 – David Pugh, British theatre producer
1959 – Rick Vaive, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1960 – Anne Clark, English singer-songwriter and poet
1960 – Ronan Tynan, Irish tenor (The Irish Tenors)
1961 – Ulrike Folkerts, German actress
1961 – Jean Leloup, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist
1961 – David Quantick, English journalist
1961 – Tim Roth, English actor and director
1961 – Alain Vigneault, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1962 – Ian Astbury, English-Canadian singer-songwriter (The Cult, The Wondergirls, Circus of Power, and Holy Barbarians)
1962 – C.C. DeVille, American guitarist, songwriter, and actor (Poison and Samantha 7)
1962 – Danny Huston, Italian-American actor and director
1963 – Pat Borders, American baseball player and coach
1964 – James M. Kelly, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut
1964 – Suzy Kolber, American sportscaster and producer
1964 – Eric Peterson, American guitarist and songwriter (Testament and Dragonlord)
1965 – Eoin Colfer, Irish author
1966 – Marianne Denicourt, French actress
1966 – Mike Inez, American bass player and songwriter (Alice in Chains, Black Label Society, Slash's Snakepit, and Spys4Darwin)
1966 – Fab Morvan, French singer-songwriter, dancer, and model (Milli Vanilli, Rob & Fab, and Empire Bizarre)
1966 – Raphael Saadiq, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Tony! Toni! Toné! and Lucy Pearl)
1967 – Tony Siragusa, American football player and journalist
1968 – Greg Davies, Welsh comedian and actor
1969 – Cate Blanchett, Australian actress
1969 – Sabine Schmitz, German race car driver
1969 – Danny Wood, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (New Kids on the Block and Upper Street)
1971 – Nasha Aziz, Malaysian model and actress
1971 – Sofia Coppola, American actress, director, producer, and screenwriter
1971 – Martin Reim, Estonian footballer
1972 – Gabriel Mann, American actor
1972 – Mark Ruskell, Scottish politician
1973 – Shanice, American singer-songwriter
1973 – Natalie Appleton, Canadian singer and actress (All Saints and Appleton)
1973 – Anais Granofsky, Canadian actress, director, and screenwriter
1973 – Voshon Lenard, American basketball player
1973 – Fraser Nelson, British political journalist and editor
1973 – Julian White, English rugby player
1974 – Jennifer Allan, American model
1974 – Krister Axel, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1974 – Anu Välba, Estonian television and radio journalist
1975 – Nicki Sørensen, Danish cyclist
1976 – Hunter Burgan, American bass player (AFI, The Force, and The Frisk)
1976 – Brian Lawrence, American baseball player and coach
1976 – Martine McCutcheon, English actress and singer
1977 – Sophie Anderton, English model
1977 – Roy Halladay, American baseball player
1977 – Ada Nicodemou, Cypriot-Australian actress
1977 – Pusha T, American rapper (Clipse and Re-Up Gang)
1978 – Brent Harvey, Australian footballer
1978 – Eddie House, American basketball player
1978 – André Macanga, Angolan footballer
1978 – Gustavo Varela, Uruguayan footballer
1979 – Dan Auerbach, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Black Keys)
1979 – Edwige Lawson-Wade, French basketball player
1979 – Clinton Morrison, English-Irish footballer
1979 – Carlos Tenorio, Ecuadorian footballer
1979 – Bleona Qereti, Albanian-American singer, actress, and entertainer
1980 – Zdeněk Grygera, Czech footballer
1980 – Pavel Londak, Estonian footballer
1980 – Eugene Martineau, Dutch decathlete
1980 – Júlia Sebestyén, Hungarian figure skater
1980 – Hugo Southwell, Scottish rugby player
1981 – Pranav Mistry, Indian computer scientist
1982 – Beardyman, English beat-boxer
1982 – Ai Shibata, Japanese swimmer
1982 – Stanimir Todorov, Bulgarian figure skater
1983 – Anahí, Mexican singer-songwriter, producer, and actress (RBD)
1983 – Keeley Donovan, English journalist
1983 – Frank Gore, American football player
1983 – Uroš Slokar, Slovenian basketball player
1983 – Amber Tamblyn, American actress
1983 – Tom Welham, English singer and guitarist (Thirteen Senses)
1984 – Gary Ablett, Jr., Australian footballer
1984 – Luke Gregerson, American baseball player
1984 – Zarine Khan, Indian model and actress
1984 – Olly Murs, English singer-songwriter
1984 – Michael Rensing, German footballer
1984 – Nigel Reo-Coker, English footballer
1984 – Indrek Siska, Estonian beach soccer player
1984 – Mark Zuckerberg, American computer programmer and businessman, co-founder of Facebook
1985 – Sally Martin, New Zealand actress
1985 – Simona Peycheva, Bulgarian gymnast
1985 – Zack Ryder, American wrestler
1986 – Alyosha, Ukrainian singer
1986 – Sarbel, English-Greek singer
1986 – Andrea Bovo, Italian footballer
1986 – Clay Matthews III, American football player
1986 – Marco Motta, Italian footballer
1986 – Camila Sodi, Mexican actress
1987 – Franck Songo'o, Cameroonian footballer
1987 – François Steyn, South African rugby player
1988 – Jayne Appel, American basketball player
1990 – Olga Ikonnikova, Estonian figure skater
1990 – Emily Samuelson, American ice dancer
1993 – Miranda Cosgrove, American actress and singer
1993 – Kristina Mladenovic, French tennis player
1994 – Dennis Praet, Belgian footballer
1996 – Martin Garrix, Dutch DJ and producer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/14 at 2:38 am

Died this day May 14th:

649 – Pope Theodore I
964 – Pope John XII (b. 927)
1219 – William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke, English soldier and politician (b. 1147)
1470 – Charles VIII of Sweden (b. 1409)
1608 – Charles III, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1543)
1610 – Henry IV of France (b. 1553)
1643 – Louis XIII of France (b. 1601)
1649 – Friedrich Spanheim, Swiss theologian (b. 1600)
1667 – Georges de Scudéry, French author, poet, and playwright (b. 1601)
1688 – Antoine Furetière, French scholar (b. 1619)
1754 – Pierre-Claude Nivelle de La Chaussée, French playwright (b. 1692)
1761 – Thomas Simpson, English mathematician (b. 1710)
1847 – Fanny Mendelssohn, German pianist and composer (b. 1805)
1860 – Ludwig Bechstein, German author (b. 1801)
1873 – Gideon Brecher, Austrian physician (b. 1797)
1878 – Ōkubo Toshimichi, Japanese samurai and politician (b. 1830)
1881 – Mary Seacole, Jamaican-English nurse (b. 1805)
1887 – Lysander Spooner, American philosopher (b. 1808)
1889 – Volney Howard, American lawyer and politician (b. 1809)
1893 – Ernst Kummer, German mathematician (b. 1810)
1906 – Carl Schurz, German-American general, journalist, and politician, 13th United States Secretary of the Interior (b. 1829)
1912 – Frederick VIII of Denmark (b. 1843)
1912 – August Strindberg, Swedish author and playwright (b. 1849)
1918 – James Gordon Bennett, Jr., American publisher (b. 1841)
1919 – Henry J. Heinz, American businessman, founded the H. J. Heinz Company (b. 1844)
1923 – N. G. Chandavarkar, Indian politician (b. 1855)
1923 – Charles de Freycinet, French politician, 43rd Prime Minister of France (b. 1828)
1925 – H. Rider Haggard, English author (b. 1856)
1931 – David Belasco, American director, producer, and playwright (b. 1853)
1931 – Denys Finch Hatton, English hunter (b. 1887)
1934 – Lou Criger, American baseball player (b. 1872)
1934 – Baikuntha Shukla, Indian murderer (b. 1907)
1935 – Magnus Hirschfeld, German physician and sexologist (b. 1868)
1936 – Edmund Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby, English field marshal (b. 1861)
1940 – Emma Goldman, Lithuanian-American activist (b. 1869)
1940 – Menno ter Braak, Dutch author (b. 1902)
1943 – Henri La Fontaine, Belgian lawyer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1854)
1945 – Heber J. Grant, American religious leader, 7th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (b. 1856)
1954 – Heinz Guderian, Polish-German general (b. 1888)
1956 – Joan Malleson, English physician (b. 1889)
1957 – Marie Vassilieff, Russian painter (b. 1884)
1959 – Sidney Bechet, American saxophonist, clarinet player, and composer (b. 1897)
1959 – Infanta Maria Antonia of Portugal (b. 1862)
1960 – Lucrezia Bori, Spanish soprano (b. 1887)
1962 – Florence Auer, American actress (b. 1880)
1968 – Husband E. Kimmel, American admiral (b. 1882)
1969 – Enid Bennett, Australian actress (b. 1893)
1969 – Frederick Lane, Australian swimmer (b. 1888)
1970 – Billie Burke, American actress and singer (b. 1884)
1973 – Jean Gebser, German linguist, philosopher, and poet (b. 1905)
1976 – Keith Relf, English singer-songwriter, harmonica player, and producer (The Yardbirds and Armageddon) (b. 1943)
1979 – Jean Rhys, Dominican-English author (b. 1890)
1980 – Hugh Griffith, Welsh-English actor (b. 1912)
1982 – Hugh Beaumont, American actor and director (b. 1909)
1983 – Roger J. Traynor, American jurist, 23rd Chief Justice of California (b. 1900)
1983 – Miguel Alemán Valdés, Mexican politician, 46th President of Mexico (b. 1900)
1984 – Walter Rauff, German SS officer (b. 1906)
1985 – Barbara Yung, Hong Kong-English actress (b. 1959)
1986 – Janne Aikala, Finnish murder victim (b. 1975)
1987 – Rita Hayworth, American actress and dancer (b. 1918)
1987 – Vitomil Zupan, Slovenian poet and playwright (b. 1914)
1988 – Willem Drees, Dutch politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (b. 1886)
1989 – Mary Lalopoulou, Greek actress (b. 1926)
1991 – Jiang Qing, Chinese actress, 1st First Lady of China (b. 1914)
1992 – Lyle Alzado, American football player and sportscaster (b. 1949)
1992 – Nie Rongzhen, Chinese marshal (b. 1899)
1993 – Patrick Haemers, Belgian criminal (b. 1953)
1993 – William Randolph Hearst, Jr., American journalist (b. 1908)
1994 – W. Graham Claytor, Jr., American railroad executive and 15th United States Secretary of the Navy (b. 1914)
1995 – Christian B. Anfinsen, American biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1916)
1997 – Harry Blackstone, Jr., American magician and author (b. 1934)
1997 – Boris Parsadanian, Armenian-Estonian composer (b. 1925)
1998 – Marjory Stoneman Douglas, American journalist and environmentalist (b. 1890)
1998 – Frank Sinatra, American singer and actor (b. 1915)
2000 – Keizō Obuchi, Japanese politician, 84th Prime Minister of Japan (b. 1937)
2001 – Gil Langley, Australian cricketer, footballer, and politician (b. 1919)
2003 – Dave DeBusschere, American basketball player and coach (b. 1940)
2003 – Wendy Hiller, English-American actress (b. 1912)
2003 – Robert Stack, American actor (b. 1919)
2004 – Anna Lee, English actress (b. 1913)
2006 – Lew Anderson, American actor and saxophonist (b. 1922)
2006 – Stanley Kunitz, American poet (b. 1905)
2006 – Eva Norvind, Mexican actress, director, and producer (b. 1944)
2007 – Mary Scheier, American sculptor (b. 1908)
2007 – Ülo Jõgi, Estonian historian (b. 1921)
2008 – Will Elder, American illustrator (b. 1921)
2010 – Norman Hand, American football player (b. 1972)
2010 – Goh Keng Swee, Singaporean politician, 2nd Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore (b. 1918)
2012 – Mitchell Guist, American hunter (b. 1964)
2012 – Ernst Hinterberger, Austrian author and screenwriter (b. 1931)
2012 – Taruni Sachdev, Indian actress (b. 1998)
2012 – Mario Trejo, Argentinian poet, playwright, and journalist (b. 1926)
2012 – Belita Woods, American singer (Brainstorm and Parliament-Funkadelic) (b. 1948)
2013 – Joy Baluch, Australian politician (b. 1932)
2013 – Wayne Brown, American accountant and politician, 14th Mayor of Mesa, Arizona (b. 1936)
2013 – Arsen Chilingaryan, Armenian footballer and manager (b. 1962)
2013 – Asghar Ali Engineer, Indian activist and author (b. 1939)
2013 – Ray Guy, Canadian journalist (b. 1939)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/14 at 5:48 am

Born this day May 15th:

1908 – S. M. Manickarajah, Ceylon Tamil politician
1916 – Vera Gebuhr, Danish actress
1920 – Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir, Lebanese patriarch
1920 – Louis Siminovitch, Canadian biologist
1922 – Jakucho Setouchi, Japanese nun and author
1925 – Mary Lyon, English geneticist
1926 – Peter Shaffer, English playwright
1930 – Jasper Johns, American painter
1932 – John Barnes, English jazz saxophonist and clarinettist
1935 – Don Bragg, American pole vaulter
1935 – Ted Dexter, English cricketer
1936 – Anna Maria Alberghetti, Italian-American actress and singer
1936 – Wavy Gravy, American clown and activist
1936 – Ralph Steadman, English painter and illustrator
1937 – Madeleine Albright, Czech-American politician, 64th United States Secretary of State
1937 – Karin Krog, Norwegian jazz singer
1937 – Trini Lopez, American singer, guitarist, and actor
1937 – Joe Tait, American sportscaster
1938 – Mireille Darc, French actress
1938 – Diane Nash, American activist
1938 – Lenny Welch, American singer
1939 – Dorothy Shirley, English high jumper
1940 – Roger Ailes, American businessman
1940 – Lainie Kazan, American actress and singer
1940 – Don Nelson, American basketball player and coach
1942 – Jusuf Kalla, Indonesian politician, 10th Vice President of Indonesia
1942 – Doug Lowe, Australian politician, 35th Premier of Tasmania
1942 – K. T. Oslin, American singer-songwriter and actress
1943 – Paul Bégin, Canadian politician
1944 – Bill Alter, American politician
1944 – Ulrich Beck, German sociologist
1945 – Duarte Pio, Portuguese head of the House of Braganza
1945 – Michael Dexter, British haematologist
1946 – Aly Bain, Scottish fiddler (The Boys of the Lough)
1946 – Thadeus Nguyễn Văn Lý, Vietnamese priest
1947 – Graeham Goble, Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Little River Band, Mississippi, Travis Wellington Hedge, Birtles & Goble, and Birtles Shorrock Goble)
1948 – Yutaka Enatsu, Japanese baseball player
1948 – Brian Eno, English singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer (Roxy Music and 801)
1948 – Valentina Gerasimova, Kazakhstani middle-distance runner
1948 – Kathleen Sebelius, American politician, 44th Governor of Kansas
1949 – George Adams, American basketball player
1949 – Frank Culbertson, American astronaut
1949 – Steve Sparks, English volcanologist
1950 – Nicholas Hammond, American-Australian actor and singer
1950 – Keith Mills, English entrepreneur
1951 – Chris Ham, British political scientist
1951 – Frank Wilczek, American mathematician and physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
1952 – Chazz Palminteri, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1953 – George Brett, American baseball player and coach
1953 – Athene Donald, British physicist
1953 – Mike Oldfield, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (The Sallyangie)
1954 – Diana Liverman, British environmental scientist
1954 – Caroline Thomson, British media executive
1955 – Lee Horsley, American actor
1955 – Lia Vissi, Greek singer
1956 – Andreas Loverdos, Greek lawyer and politician
1956 – Dan Patrick, American sportscaster
1956 – Peter Salmon, British television producer
1957 – Meg Gardiner, American crime fiction writer
1957 – Juan José Ibarretxe, Spanish politician
1957 – Kevin Von Erich, American wrestler
1958 – Ron Simmons, American football player and wrestler
1959 – Andrew Eldritch, English singer-songwriter (The Sisters of Mercy, The Sisterhood, and SSV)
1959 – Kaokor Galaxy, Thai boxer
1959 – Khaosai Galaxy, Thai boxer
1959 – Luis Pérez-Sala, Spanish race car driver
1959 – Beverly Jo Scott, American-Belgian singer-songwriter
1960 – Rob Bowman, American director and producer
1960 – Rhonda Burchmore, Australian actress, singer, and dancer
1960 – R. Kuhaneswaran, Sri Lankan Tamil politician
1960 – Rimas Kurtinaitis, Lithuanian basketball player and coach
1960 – Greg Wise, English actor and producer
1961 – Melle Mel, American rapper (Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five)
1962 – Lisa Curry, Australian swimmer
1963 – Brenda Bakke, American actress
1964 – Digna Ochoa, Mexican lawyer (d. 2001)
1964 – Lars Løkke Rasmussen, Danish politician, 40th Prime Minister of Denmark
1965 – Raí, Brazilian footballer
1965 – André Abujamra, Brazilian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (Karnak)
1966 – Pete Wiggs, English keyboard player, songwriter, and producer (Saint Etienne)
1967 – Madhuri Dixit, Indian actress
1967 – Laura Hillenbrand, American journalist and author
1967 – John Smoltz, American baseball player and sportscaster
1967 – Orlando Zapata, Cuban activist (d. 2010)
1968 – Cecilia Malmström, Swedish politician
1968 – Sophie Raworth, British journalist and broadcaster
1969 – Assala Nasri, Syrian singer
1969 – Emmitt Smith, American football player and sportscaster
1970 – Frank de Boer, Dutch footballer and manager
1970 – Ronald de Boer, Dutch footballer and manager
1970 – Desmond Howard, American football player and sportscaster
1970 – Alison Jackson, English photographic artist
1970 – Anne Akiko Meyers, American violinist
1970 – Martin Rossiter, Welsh singer-songwriter (Gene)
1970 – Rod Smith, American football player
1970 – Ben Wallace, English politician
1971 – Sarah Hadland, English actress
1971 – Karin Lušnic, Slovenian tennis player
1971 – Phil Pfister, American weightlifter and strongman
1972 – Danny Alexander, British politician
1972 – David Charvet, French actor and singer
1972 – Conrad Keely, British-born, American musician, known primarily as the lead singer for the rock band ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead
1973 – Emilia Tsoulfa, Greek sailor
1974 – Shiney Ahuja, Indian actor
1974 – Vassilis Kikilias, Greek basketball player and politician
1974 – Matthew Sadler, British chess grandmaster
1974 – Marko Tredup, German footballer and manager
1974 – Ahmet Zappa, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor
1975 – Peter Iwers, Swedish bass player (In Flames)
1975 – Ray Lewis, American football player and sportscaster
1975 – Ales Michalevic, Belarusian lawyer and politician
1976 – Torraye Braggs, American basketball player
1976 – David Copeland, English terrorist
1976 – Jacek Krzynówek, Polish footballer
1976 – Ryan Leaf, American football player and coach
1976 – Tyler Walker, American baseball player
1978 – Amy Chow, American gymnast
1978 – Dwayne De Rosario, Canadian soccer player
1978 – Caroline Dhavernas, Canadian actress
1978 – Edu Gaspar, Brazilian footballer
1978 – David Krumholtz, American actor
1979 – Adolfo Bautista, Mexican footballer
1979 – Daniel Caines, British sprinter
1979 – Chris Masoe, New Zealand rugby player
1979 – Robert Royal, American football player
1979 – Li Yanfeng, Chinese discus thrower
1980 – Josh Beckett, American baseball player
1980 – Rocky Marquette, American actor
1980 – Ariel X, American porn actress and model
1981 – Patrice Evra, French footballer
1981 – Justin Morneau, Canadian baseball player
1981 – Zara Phillips, English horse rider
1981 – Jamie-Lynn Sigler, American actress and singer
1982 – Alexandra Breckenridge, American actress
1982 – Veronica Campbell-Brown, Jamaican sprinter
1982 – Segundo Castillo, Ecuadorian footballer
1982 – Bradford Cox, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Deerhunter)
1982 – Tatsuya Fujiwara, Japanese actor
1982 – Jessica Sutta, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress (The Pussycat Dolls)
1984 – Jeff Deslauriers, Canadian ice hockey player
1984 – Sérgio Jimenez, Brazilian race car driver
1985 – Cristiane, Brazilian footballer
1985 – Tania Cagnotto, Italian diver
1985 – Justine Robbeson, South African javelin thrower
1986 – Thomas Brown, American football player
1986 – Matías Fernández, Chilean footballer
1986 – Adam Moffat, Scottish footballer
1987 – Kévin Constant, French-Guinean footballer
1987 – Mark Fayne, American ice hockey player
1987 – Ersan İlyasova, Turkish basketball player
1987 – Jennylyn Mercado, Filipino singer-songwriter and actress
1987 – Andy Murray, Scottish tennis player
1987 - Leonardo Mayer, Argentinian tennis player
1989 – Sunny, American-South Korean singer, dancer, and actress (Girls' Generation)
1989 – Kiki Vidis, Australian porn actress
1990 – Jordan Eberle, Canadian ice hockey player
1990 – Lee Jong-hyun, South Korean singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (CNBLUE)
1991 – Mollee Gray, American actress, singer, and dancer
1993 – Mahfizur Rahman Sagor, Bangladeshi swimmer
1996 – Birdy, English singer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/14 at 5:49 am

Died this day May 15th:

392 – Valentinian II, Roman emperor (b. 371)
913 – Hatto I, German archbishop (b. 850)
1036 – Emperor Go-Ichijō of Japan (b. 1008)
1157 – Yuri Dolgorukiy, Russian prince and founded Moscow (b. 1099)
1174 – Nur ad-Din Zangi, Syrian ruler (b. 1118)
1381 – Eppelein von Gailingen, German warrior (b. 1315)
1585 – Niwa Nagahide, Japanese samurai (b. 1535)
1591 – Dmitry of Uglich (b. 1582)
1609 – Giovanni Croce, Italian composer (b. 1557)
1634 – Hendrick Avercamp, Dutch painter (b. 1585)
1698 – Marie Champmeslé, French actress (b. 1642)
1699 – Sir Edward Petre, 3rd Baronet, English politician (b. 1631)
1700 – John Hale, American minister (b. 1636)
1740 – Ephraim Chambers, English encyclopaedist (b. 1680)
1773 – Alban Butler, English priest and hagiographer (b. 1710)
1845 – Braulio Carrillo Colina, Costa Rican politician, Head of State of Costa Rica (b. 1800)
1879 – Gottfried Semper, German architect and educator, designed the Semper Opera House (b. 1803)
1886 – Emily Dickinson, American poet (b. 1830)
1924 – Paul-Henri-Benjamin d'Estournelles de Constant, French diplomat and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1852)
1928 – Umegatani Tōtarō I, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 15th Yokozuna (b. 1845)
1935 – Kazimir Malevich, Ukrainian-Russian painter (b. 1878)
1937 – Philip Snowden, 1st Viscount Snowden, English politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (b. 1864)
1945 – Charles Williams, English author, poet, and critic (b. 1886)
1948 – Edward J. Flanagan, Irish-American priest, founded Boys Town (b. 1886)
1954 – William March, American author (b. 1893)
1956 – Austin Osman Spare, English painter and magician (b. 1886)
1957 – Dick Irvin, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1892)
1964 – Vladko Maček, Croatian politician (b. 1879)
1965 – Pio Pion, Italian entrepreneur (b. 1887)
1967 – Edward Hopper, American painter (b. 1882)
1969 – Joe Malone, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1890)
1971 – Tyrone Guthrie, English director, producer, and playwright (b. 1900)
1978 – Robert Menzies, Australian lawyer and politician, 12th Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1894)
1980 – Gordon Prange, American author (b. 1910)
1982 – Gordon Smiley, American race car driver (b. 1946)
1984 – Francis Schaeffer, American theologian, philosopher, and pastor (b. 1912)
1986 – Elio de Angelis, Italian race car driver (b. 1958)
1986 – Theodore H. White, American historian, journalist, and author (b. 1915)
1989 – Johnny Green, American composer and conductor (b. 1908)
1989 – Luc Lacourcière, Canadian author and ethnographer (b. 1910)
1991 – Andreas Floer, German mathematician (b. 1956)
1991 – Amadou Hampâté Bâ, Malian ethnologist (b. 1901)
1991 – Ronald Lacey, English actor (b. 1935)
1992 – Barbara Lee, American singer (The Chiffons) (b. 1947)
1992 – Jovy Marcelo, Filipino race car driver (b. 1965)
1993 – Salah Ahmed Ibrahim, Sudanese poet and diplomat (b. 1933)
1994 – Gilbert Roland, Mexican-American actor (b. 1905)
1995 – Eric Porter, English actor (b. 1928)
1996 – Charles B. Fulton, American lawyer and judge (b. 1910)
1998 – Earl Manigault, American basketball player (b. 1944)
2003 – June Carter Cash, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress (Carter Family and The Carter Sisters) (b. 1929)
2005 – Alan B. Gold, Canadian jurist (b. 1917)
2007 – Jerry Falwell, American pastor, founded Liberty University (b. 1933)
2007 – Yolanda King, American actress and activist (b. 1955)
2008 – Tommy Burns, Scottish footballer and manager (b. 1956)
2008 – Alexander Courage, American composer and conductor (b. 1919)
2008 – Robert Dunlop, Irish motorcycle racer (b. 1960)
2008 – Astrid Zachrison, Swedish super-centenarian (b. 1895)
2009 – Bud Tingwell, Australian actor, director, and producer (b. 1923)
2009 – Wayman Tisdale, American basketball player (b. 1964)
2010 – Besian Idrizaj, Austrian footballer (b. 1987)
2010 – Loris Kessel, Swiss race car driver (b. 1950)
2011 – Barbara Stuart, American actress (b. 1930)
2012 – Carlos Fuentes, Mexican author (b. 1928)
2012 – Jean Craighead George, American author (b. 1919)
2012 – Arno Lustiger, German historian and author (b. 1924)
2012 – Zakaria Mohieddin, Egyptian military officer and politician, 33rd Prime Minister of Egypt (b. 1918)
2012 – John Murray, 11th Duke of Atholl, South African surveyor (b. 1929)
2012 – George Wyllie, Scottish sculptor (b. 1921)
2013 – Paddy Buggy, Irish hurdler (b. 1929)
2013 – Linden Chiles, American actor (b. 1933)
2013 – Robert Hunt, English police officer (b. 1935)
2013 – Albert Lance, Australian-French tenor (b. 1925)
2013 – Billy Raymond, Scottish-Australian television host (b. 1938)
2013 – Henrique Rosa, Bissau-Guinean politician, President of Guinea-Bissau (b. 1946)
2013 – Fred White, American sportscaster (b. 1936)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/18/14 at 5:47 am

Born this day May 18th:

1922 – Bill Macy, American actor
1924 – Priscilla Pointer, American actress
1924 – Jack Whitaker, American sportscaster
1927 – Richard Body, British politician
1931 – Robert Morse, American actor and singer
1931 – Clément Vincent, Canadian politician
1933 – Bernadette Chirac, French politician
1933 – H. D. Deve Gowda, Indian politician, 11th Prime Minister of India
1934 – Dwayne Hickman, American actor and director
1936 – Michael Sandle, British sculptor
1937 – Brooks Robinson, American baseball player and sportscaster
1937 – Jacques Santer, Luxembourger politician, 22nd Prime Minister of Luxembourg
1938 – Joan Blackman, American actress
1939 – Silvana Armenulić, Bosnian singer and actress
1939 – Patrick Cormack, British politician
1939 – Gordon O'Connor, Canadian general and politician, 38th Minister of Defence for Canada
1941 – Gino Brito, Canadian wrestler
1941 – Malcolm Longair, British astronomer
1941 – Miriam Margolyes, English-Australian actress
1942 – Keith Hellawell, British businessman
1942 – Simon Isaacs, English banker and philanthropist
1942 – Nobby Stiles, English footballer, coach, and manager
1943 – Jimmy Snuka, Fijian-American wrestler and actor
1944 – Albert Hammond, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (The Family Dogg)
1946 – Bruce Gilbert, English guitarist (Wire and Dome)
1946 – Frank Hsieh, Taiwanese politician, 40th Premier of the Republic of China
1946 – Reggie Jackson, American baseball player, sportscaster, and actor
1947 – John Bruton, Irish politician, 10th Taoiseach of Ireland
1947 – Brian Fletcher, English jockey
1947 – Gail Strickland, American actress
1947 – Hugh Keays-Byrne, Indian-Australian actor
1948 – Yi Munyol, South Korean author
1948 – Tom Udall, American lawyer and politician, 28th New Mexico Attorney General
1949 – Rick Wakeman, English keyboard player and songwriter (Yes, Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe, and Warhorse)
1949 – Bill Wallace, Canadian bass player (The Guess Who and Brother)
1950 – Thomas Gottschalk, German television host
1950 – Mark Mothersbaugh, American singer-songwriter (Devo)
1950 – Nick Wyman, American actor, and President of the Actors' Equity Association
1951 – Jim Sundberg, American baseball player
1952 – Diane Duane, American author
1952 – David Leakey, British military commander
1952 – George Strait, American singer, guitarist, producer, and actor
1952 – Jeana Yeager, American pilot
1954 – Reinhold Heil, German-American pianist and composer (Spliff)
1954 – Wreckless Eric, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
1955 – Chow Yun-fat, Hong Kong actor
1955 – Lena T. Hansson, Swedish actress
1955 – Peeter Vähi, Estonian composer
1956 – Catherine Corsini, French director and screenwriter
1956 – John Godber, English dramatist
1957 – Michael Cretu, Romanian-German keyboard player and producer (Moti Special, Enigma)
1957 – Henrietta Moore, British social anthropologist
1957 – Jane Root, British broadcasting executive
1958 – Rubén Omar Romano, Argentinian-Mexican footballer and coach
1958 – Toyah Willcox, English singer-songwriter, producer, and actress (Toyah, The Humans, and Sunday All Over the World)
1959 – Jay Wells, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1960 – Brent Ashton, Canadian ice hockey player
1960 – Jari Kurri, Finnish ice hockey player, coach, and manager
1960 – Yannick Noah, French tennis player and singer
1960 – Mal Pope, Welsh musician and composer
1961 – Jim Bowden, American sportscaster
1962 – Sandra, German singer (Arabesque and Enigma)
1962 – Mike Darnell, American businessman
1962 – Nanne Grönvall, Swedish singer-songwriter (One More Time)
1962 – Olga Volozhinskaya, Russian ice dancer and choreographer
1963 – Marty McSorley, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and actor
1963 – Sam Vincent, American basketball player and coach
1964 – Ignasi Guardans, Spanish politician
1965 – Guy Opperman, English politician
1966 – Michael Tait, American singer-songwriter and producer (DC Talk, Tait, and Newsboys)
1967 – Rob Base, American rapper (Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock)
1967 – Nina Björk, Swedish journalist and author
1967 – Heinz-Harald Frentzen, German race car driver
1967 – Nancy Juvonen, American screenwriter and producer, co-founded Flower Films
1968 – Shelley Lubben, American porn actress and author
1968 – Sergei Martynov, Belarusian target shooter
1968 – Ralf Kelleners, German racing driver
1969 – Martika, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
1969 – Holly Aird, English actress
1970 – Tina Fey, American actress, screenwriter, and producer
1970 – Tim Horan, Australian rugby player and sportscaster
1970 – Billy Howerdel, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer (A Perfect Circle and Ashes Divide)
1971 – Brad Friedel, American soccer player
1971 – Desiree Horton, American pilot and journalist
1971 – Mark Menzies, Scottish polician
1971 – Nobuteru Taniguchi, Japanese race car driver
1972 – Turner Stevenson, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1973 – Brian Heffron, American wrestler and actor
1973 – Donyell Marshall, American basketball player and coach
1973 – Chantal Kreviazuk, Canadian singer-songwriter and pianist
1974 – Nelson Figueroa, American baseball player
1974 – Valmo Kriisa, Estonian basketball player
1975 – John Higgins, Scottish snooker player
1975 – Jack Johnson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1976 – Ron Mercer, American basketball player
1976 – Marko Tomasović, Croatian pianist and composer
1976 – Oleg Tverdovsky, Ukrainian ice hockey player
1977 – Lee Hendrie, English footballer
1977 – Danny Mills, English footballer
1978 – Ricardo Carvalho, Portuguese footballer
1978 – Jessica Cutler, American blogger and author
1978 – Chad Donella, Canadian actor
1978 – Marcus Giles, American baseball player
1978 – William Herbert, English peer and landowner
1979 – Jens Bergensten, Swedish video game designer, co-designed Minecraft
1979 – Anna Chatziathanassiou, Greek figure skater
1979 – Mariusz Lewandowski, Polish footballer
1979 – Michal Martikán, Slovak canoe racer
1979 – David Nail, American singer-songwriter
1979 – Milivoje Novaković, Slovenian footballer
1979 – Julián Speroni, Argentinian footballer
1980 – Aileen Campbell, Scottish politician
1980 – Reggie Evans, American basketball player
1980 – Michaël Llodra, French tennis player
1980 – Matt Long, American actor
1980 – Jeff Roehl, American football player
1980 – Felicia Pearson, American actress, singer, and author
1980 – Diego Pérez, Uruguayan footballer
1980 – Ali Zafar, Pakistani singer-songwriter, actor, and director
1981 – Mahamadou Diarra, Malian footballer
1982 – Jason Brown, English footballer
1982 – Marie-Ève Pelletier, Canadian tennis player
1983 – Gary O'Neil, English footballer
1983 – Luis Terrero, Dominican baseball player
1983 – Vince Young, American football player
1984 – Darius Šilinskis, Lithuanian basketball player
1984 – Joakim Soria, Mexican baseball player
1984 – Niki Terpstra, Dutch cyclist
1985 – Francesca Battistelli, American singer-songwriter
1985 – Dalma Kovács, Romanian singer and actress
1985 – Henrique Sereno, Portuguese footballer
1986 – Ahmed Hamada, Egyptian race car driver
1986 – Ryan Lamb, English rugby player
1986 – Katya Shchekina, Russian model
1986 – Kevin Anderson, South African tennis player
1987 – Luisana Lopilato, Argentinian actress and singer
1988 – Taeyang, South Korean singer, dancer, and actor (Big Bang)
1988 – Ryan Cooley, Canadian actor
1988 – Kōji Seto, Japanese actor and singer
1988 – Tanner Wayne, American drummer (Underminded, Chiodos, and Scary Kids Scaring Kids)
1990 – Heo Ga-yoon, South Korean singer, dancer, and actress (4minute and 2YOON)
1990 – Luke Kleintank, American actor
1990 – Yuya Osako, Japanese footballer
1992 – Spencer Breslin, American actor and singer
1993 – Stuart Percy, Canadian ice hockey player
1993 – Jessica Watson, Australian sailor
1998 – Polina Edmunds, American figure skater
1999 – Laura Omloop, Belgian singer-songwriter

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/18/14 at 5:47 am

Died this day May 18th:

526 – Pope John I (b. 470)
1401 – Vladislaus II of Opole (b. 1332)
1550 – Jean, Cardinal of Lorraine (b. 1498)
1551 – Domenico di Pace Beccafumi, Italian painter (b. 1486)
1584 – Ikeda Motosuke, Japanese commander (b. 1559)
1675 – Stanisław Lubieniecki, Polish astronomer, theologian, and historian (b. 1623)
1675 – Jacques Marquette, French-American missionary and explorer (b. 1637)
1692 – Elias Ashmole, English astrologer and politician (b. 1617)
1733 – Georg Böhm, German organist and composer (b. 1761)
1780 – Charles Hardy, English-American admiral and politician, 29th Colonial Governor of New York (b. 1714)
1781 – Túpac Amaru II, Peruvian-Indian rebel leader (b. 1742)
1792 – Levy Solomons, Canadian merchant and fur trader (b. 1730)
1795 – Robert Rogers, French soldier (b. 1731)
1799 – Pierre Beaumarchais, French playwright (b. 1732)
1800 – Alexander Suvorov, Russian general (b. 1729)
1807 – John Douglas, Scottish bishop and scholar (b. 1721)
1808 – Elijah Craig, American minister, inventor, and educator, invented Bourbon whiskey (b. 1738)
1829 – Maria Josepha Amalia of Saxony (b. 1803)
1844 – Richard McCarty, American politician (b. 1780)
1853 – Lionel Kieseritzky, Baltic German/French chess player (b. 1806)
1889 – Isabella Glyn, Scottish-English actress (b. 1823)
1900 – Félix Ravaisson-Mollien, French archaeologist and philosopher (b. 1813)
1908 – Louis-Napoléon Casault, Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician (b. 1823)
1909 – Isaac Albéniz, Spanish pianist and composer (b. 1860)
1909 – George Meredith, English author and poet (b. 1828)
1910 – Eliza Orzeszkowa, Polish author (b. 1841)
1910 – Pauline Viardot, French soprano and composer (b. 1821)
1911 – Gustav Mahler, Austrian composer (b. 1860)
1922 – Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran, French physician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1845)
1927 – Andrew Kehoe, American educator and murderer, committed the Bath School disaster (b. 1872)
1941 – Werner Sombart, German economist and sociologist (b. 1863)
1943 – Ōnishiki Daigorō, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 28th Yokozuna (b. 1883)
1947 – Hal Chase, American baseball player and manager (b. 1883)
1955 – Mary McLeod Bethune, American educator and activist (b. 1875)
1956 – Maurice Tate, English cricketer (b. 1895)
1958 – Jacob Fichman, Israeli poet and critic (b. 1881)
1963 – Ernie Davis, American football player, coach, and manager (b. 1939)
1967 – Andy Clyde, Scottish-American actor (b. 1892)
1971 – Aleksandr Gennadievich Kurosh, Russian mathematician (b. 1908)
1973 – Jeannette Rankin, American politician (b. 1880)
1975 – Leroy Anderson, American composer (b. 1908)
1980 – Victims of Mount St. Helens eruption:

    Reid Blackburn, American photographer and journalist (b. 1952)
    David A. Johnston, American volcanologist (b. 1949)
    Harry Randall Truman, American owner and caretaker of Mount St. Helens Lodge (b. 1896)

1980 – Ian Curtis, English singer-songwriter (Joy Division) (b. 1956)
1981 – Arthur O'Connell, American actor (b. 1908)
1981 – William Saroyan, American author and playwright (b. 1908)
1988 – Daws Butler, American voice actor (b. 1916)
1989 – Dorothy Ruth, American horse breeder and author (b. 1921)
1990 – Jill Ireland, English-American actress (b. 1936)
1992 – Skip Stephenson, American comedian and actor (b. 1940)
1992 – Marshall Thompson, American actor and director (b. 1925)
1995 – Elisha Cook, Jr., American actor (b. 1903)
1995 – Alexander Godunov, Russian-American ballet dancer and actor (b. 1949)
1995 – Brinsley Le Poer Trench, 8th Earl of Clancarty, Irish ufologist (b. 1911)
1995 – Elizabeth Montgomery, American actress (b. 1933)
1997 – Bridgette Andersen, American actress (b. 1975)
1999 – Augustus Pablo, Jamaican singer, keyboard player, and producer (b. 1954)
1999 – Betty Robinson, American runner (b. 1911)
2000 – Muhammad Yusuf Ludhianvi, Indian-Pakistani scholar (b. 1932)
2000 – Stephen M. Wolownik, Russian-American composer (b. 1946)
2001 – Irene Hunt, American author and illustrator (b. 1907)
2002 – Davey Boy Smith, English wrestler (b. 1962)
2003 – Anna Santisteban, Puerto Rican businesswoman (b. 1914)
2003 – Barb Tarbox, Canadian activist (b. 1961)
2004 – Elvin Jones, American drummer and bandleader (b. 1927)
2004 – Serge Turgeon, Canadian actor and union leader (b. 1946)
2006 – Andrew Martinez, American activist (b. 1972)
2007 – Pierre-Gilles de Gennes, French physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1932)
2007 – Yoyoy Villame, Filipino singer-songwriter and actor (b. 1932)
2008 – Joseph Pevney, American actor and director (b. 1911)
2009 – Dolla, American rapper (b. 1987)
2009 – Wayne Allwine, American voice actor and sound editor (b. 1947)
2009 – Velupillai Prabhakaran, Sri Lankan rebel leader, founded the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (b. 1954)
2012 – Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, German opera singer and conductor (b. 1925)
2012 – Jai Gurudev, Indian religious leader (b. 1895)
2012 – Peter Jones, English-Australian drummer (Crowded House and Deadstar) (b. 1967)
2012 – Alan Oakley, English bicycle designer (b. 1927)
2012 – Paul O'Sullivan, Canadian actor and educator (b. 1964)
2013 – Aleksei Balabanov, Russian director and screenwriter (b. 1959)
2013 – Jo Benkow, Norwegian politician (b. 1924)
2013 – Mario Bichón, Chilean politician (b. 1932)
2013 – Neil Chrisley, American baseball player (b. 1931)
2013 – Nam Duck-woo, South Korean politician, 12th Prime Minister of South Korea (b. 1924)
2013 – Steve Forrest, American actor (b. 1925)
2013 – Zahra Shahid Hussain, Pakistani politician (b. 1944)
2013 – Ernst Klee, German journalist and author (b. 1942)
2013 – David McMillan, American football player (b. 1981)
2013 – Newton Russell, American politician (b. 1927)
2013 – Lothar Schmid, German chess player (b. 1928)
2013 – Claramae Turner, American opera singer and actress (b. 1920)
2013 – Arthur Malet, English actor (b. 1927)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/20/14 at 11:53 am

Born this day May 20th:

1916 – Owen Chadwick, English rugby player, historian, and author
1920 – John Cruickshank, Scottish lieutenant, Victoria Cross recipient
1923 – Hugh Beach, British General
1927 – Bud Grant, American football player and coach
1927 – David Hedison, American actor
1927 – Franciszek Macharski, Polish cardinal
1929 – Gilles Loiselle, Canadian politician
1933 – Constance Towers, American actress and singer
1935 – José Mujica, Uruguayan politician, 40th President of Uruguay
1936 – Anthony Zerbe, American actor
1938 – Marinella, Greek singer and actress
1938 – Alan Smithers, British author and broadcaster
1939 – John David Bingham Younger, Scottish Lord Lieutenant of Tweedale
1940 – Stan Mikita, Slovak-Canadian ice hockey player
1940 – Sadaharu Oh, Japanese-Taiwanese baseball player and manager
1941 – Goh Chok Tong, Singaporean politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Singapore
1941 – John Strasberg, American actor
1942 – Raymond Chrétien, Canadian lawyer and diplomat
1942 – Lynn Davies, Welsh athlete
1942 – Jill Jackson, American singer (Paul & Paula)
1942 – Simon Keswick, British businessman
1943 – Albano Carrisi, Italian singer, actor, and winemaker (Al Bano and Romina Power)
1943 – Iain Vallance, British businessman and politician
1944 – Joe Cocker, English singer-songwriter (The Grease Band)
1944 – Boudewijn de Groot, Indonesian-Dutch singer-songwriter and guitarist
1944 – Keith Fletcher, English cricketer
1944 – Dietrich Mateschitz, Austrian businessman, co-founded Red Bull GmbH
1944 – Kathrin Thomas, Welsh Lord Lieutenant of Mid Glamorgan
1945 – Clive Hollick, British businessman
1945 – Vladimiro Montesinos, Peruvian intelligence officer
1946 – Cher, American singer-songwriter, actress, producer, and director (Sonny & Cher)
1946 – Robert Chua, Singaporean broadcaster, founded China Entertainment Television
1946 – Dave Despain, American journalist
1946 – Bobby Murcer, American baseball player, manager, coach, and sportscaster (d. 2008)
1947 – John Corapi, American priest
1947 – Greg Dyke, English journalist and broadcaster
1949 – Robert Morin, Canadian director, screenwriter, and cinematographer
1949 – Mary Pope Osborne, American author
1949 – Dave Thomas, Canadian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1950 – Yvon Lambert, Canadian ice hockey player
1950 – Reinaldo Merlo, Argentinian footballer and coach
1951 – Thomas Akers, American colonel, engineer, and astronaut
1951 – Mike Crapo, American lawyer and politician
1951 – Thomas Woodcock, British Garter Principal King of Arms
1952 – Roger Milla, Cameroonian footballer and manager
1952 – Michael Wills, British politician
1953 – Robert Doyle, Australian politician, 103rd Lord Mayor of Melbourne
1953 – Norbert Siegmann, German footballer and manager
1954 – Guy Hoffman, American singer, drummer, and composer (Violent Femmes, Oil Tasters, and BoDeans)
1954 – Cindy McCain, American businesswoman and philanthropist
1954 – David Paterson, American politician, 55th Governor of New York
1954 – Colin Sutherland, British judge
1954 – Robert Van de Walle, Belgian martial artist
1955 – Zbigniew Preisner, Polish composer
1956 – Ingvar Ambjørnsen, Norwegian author
1956 – Dean Butler, Canadian-American actor, producer, and screenwriter
1956 – William Michaelian, American author and poet
1956 – Douglas Preston, American author
1956 – Marlene Zuk, American biologist and ecologist
1957 – Yoshihiko Noda, Japanese politician, 62nd Prime Minister of Japan
1958 – Ron Reagan, American radio host
1958 – Jane Wiedlin, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress (The Go-Go's and Frosted)
1959 – Susan Cowsill, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Cowsills and Continental Drifters)
1959 – Bronson Pinchot, American actor
1959 – Annabel Giles, Welsh model, television and radio presenter, actress, comedienne, and novellist
1960 – John Billingsley, American actor
1960 – Tony Goldwyn, American actor and director
1961 – Clive Allen, English footballer, coach, and manager
1962 – Mike Jeffries, American soccer player and coach
1963 – David Wells, American baseball player
1964 – Kōichirō Genba, Japanese politician, 80th Minister for Foreign Affairs for Japan
1964 – Edin Osmanović, Slovenian footballer, coach, and manager
1964 – Charles Spencer, British peer, brother of Diana, Princess of Wales
1965 – Ted Allen, American television host and author
1965 – Stu Grimson, Canadian ice hockey player
1966 – Dan Abrams, American journalist
1966 – Mindy Cohn, American actress
1967 – Pavlos, Crown Prince of Greece
1967 – Gabriele Muccino, Italian director, producer, and screenwriter
1967 – Ramzi Yousef, Kuwaiti-Pakistani terrorist, conducted the World Trade Center bombing
1968 – Timothy Olyphant, American actor
1968 – Waisale Serevi, Fijian rugby player and coach
1969 – Road Dogg, American wrestler, agent, and soldier
1970 – Terrell Brandon, American basketball player
1970 – Louis Theroux, English journalist
1970 – Jay Schellen, American drummer
1971 – Šárka Kašpárková, Czech triple jumper
1971 – Tony Stewart, American race car driver
1972 – Tina Hobley, English actress
1972 – Busta Rhymes, American rapper, producer, and actor (The Conglomerate and Leaders of the New School)
1973 – Elsa Lunghini, French singer-songwriter and actress
1973 – Juris Razgulajevs, Latvian figure skater
1975 – Pascal Denis, Canadian figure skater
1975 – Isaac Gálvez, Spanish cyclist (d. 2006)
1975 – Juan Minujín, Argentinian actor
1975 – Tahmoh Penikett, Canadian actor
1975 – Andrew Sega, American keyboard player and composer (Iris, Stromkern, and Five Musicians)
1975 – Mark Zupan, American rugby player and actor
1976 – Ramón Hernández, Venezuelan-American baseball player
1976 – Tomoya Satozaki, Japanese baseball player
1977 – Matt Czuchry, American actor
1977 – Leo Franco, Argentinian footballer
1977 – Angela Goethals, American actress
1977 – Chad Muska, American skateboarder
1977 – Vesa Toskala, Finnish ice hockey player
1977 – Tiger Tyson, American porn actor and director
1978 – Hristos Banikas, Greek chess player
1978 – Pavla Hamáčková-Rybová, Czech pole vaulter
1978 – Nils Schumann, German runner
1979 – Rick Edwards, English television host
1979 – Alessandro Hirata, Brazilian jurist
1979 – Jana Pallaske, German actress and singer (Spitting Off Tall Buildings)
1979 – Andrew Scheer, Canadian politician
1979 – Jayson Werth, American baseball player
1980 – Austin Kearns, American baseball player
1980 – Agnes Kittelsen, Norwegian actress
1980 – Kassim Osgood, American football player
1980 – Cauã Reymond, Brazilian actor
1981 – Iker Casillas, Spanish footballer
1981 – Sean Conlon, English singer-songwriter (Five)
1981 – Morgan Knabe, Canadian swimmer
1981 – Lindsay Taylor, American basketball player
1981 – Mark Winterbottom, Australian race car driver
1982 – Jack Anthony, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1982 – Candace Bailey, American actress
1982 – Sierra Boggess, American actress and singer
1982 – Petr Čech, Czech footballer
1982 – Imran Farhat, Pakistani cricketer
1982 – Natalia Podolskaya, Belarusian singer
1982 – Daniel Ribeiro, Brazilian director, producer, and screenwriter
1982 – Aleksei Saks, Estonian figure skater
1983 – Óscar Cardozo, Paraguayan footballer
1983 – Chad Connell, Canadian actor
1983 – Roger Huerta, American mixed martial artist
1983 – Matthew Langridge, British rower
1983 – Manoj Manchu, Indian actor
1983 – Michaela McManus, American actress
1983 – N. T. Rama Rao Jr., Indian actor and singer
1983 – Emma Williams, English actress
1984 – Patrick Ewing, Jr., American basketball player
1984 – Keith Grennan, American football player
1984 – Augusto Midana, Bissau-Guinean wrestler
1984 – Naturi Naughton, American singer-songwriter and actress (3LW)
1984 – Mauro Rafael da Silva, Brazilian footballer
1984 – Kenny Vasoli, American singer-songwriter and bass player (The Starting Line and Person L)
1985 – Chris Froome, English cyclist
1985 – Brendon Goddard, Australian footballer
1986 – Dexter Blackstock, English footballer
1986 – Robert Emms, English actor
1986 – Vitória Frate, Brazilian actress
1986 – Yon González, Spanish actor
1986 – Louisa Krause, American actress
1986 – Eilidh MacQueen, Scottish-Thai actress
1986 – Stéphane Mbia, Cameroonian footballer
1986 – Anthony Neely, American-Taiwanese singer
1986 – Casey Parker, Panamanian porn actress and model
1986 – Jiřina Svobodová, Czech pole vaulter
1987 – Mike Havenaar, Japanese footballer
1987 – Fra Fee, Northern Irish actor and singer
1987 – Kristopher Van Varenberg, American actor
1987 – Julian Wright, American basketball player
1988 – Nathaniel Brown, American actor and director
1988 – Carla Humphries, American-Filipino actress
1988 – Robin Juhkental, Estonian singer
1988 – Yusuf Kasal, Turkish footballer
1988 – Miyu Nagase, Japanese singer and guitarist (Zone)
1988 – Trīna Šlapeka, Latvian tennis player
1989 – Tonia Couch, English diver
1991 – Mara Lopez, American-Filipino actress and surfer
1991 – Henrik Ojamaa, Estonian footballer
1992 – Cate Campbell, Australian swimmer
1992 – Jack Gleeson, Irish actor
1992 – Christian Antidormi, Australian actor
1993 – Caroline Zhang, American figure skater
1994 – Frida Sandén, Swedish singer
1995 – Brandon Zibaka, English footballer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/20/14 at 11:54 am

Died this day May 20th:

385 – Ecgfrith of Northumbria (b. 645)
1277 – Pope John XXI (b. 1215)
1285 – John II of Jerusalem (b. 1259)
1444 – Bernardino of Siena, Italian-Spanish missionary and saint (b. 1380)
1503 – Lorenzo di Pierfrancesco de' Medici, Italian banker and politician (b. 1463)
1506 – Christopher Columbus, Italian explorer, discovered the Americas (b. 1451)
1550 – Ashikaga Yoshiharu, Japanese shogun (b. 1510)
1622 – Osman II, Ottoman sultan (b. 1604)
1648 – Władysław IV Vasa, Polish son of Sigismund III Vasa (b. 1595)
1677 – George Digby, 2nd Earl of Bristol, Spanish-English politician (b. 1612)
1713 – Thomas Sprat, English bishop (b. 1635)
1717 – John Trevor, English politician, 102nd Speaker of the House of Commons (b. 1637)
1722 – Sébastien Vaillant, French botanist (b. 1669)
1732 – Thomas Boston, Scottish educator and author (b. 1676)
1782 – William Emerson, English mathematician (b. 1701)
1793 – Charles Bonnet, Swiss botanist (b. 1720)
1812 – Count Hieronymus von Colloredo, Austrian archbishop (b. 1732)
1834 – Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, French general (b. 1757)
1841 – Joseph Blanco White, Spanish poet and theologian (b. 1775)
1873 – George-Étienne Cartier, Canadian politician, 9th Premier of East Canada (b. 1814)
1880 – Ana Néri, Brazilian nurse (b. 1814)
1896 – Clara Schumann, German pianist and composer (b. 1819)
1909 – Ernest Hogan, American actor and composer (b. 1859)
1917 – Valentine Fleming, Scottish politician (b. 1887)
1917 – Philipp von Ferrary, Italian stamp collector (b. 1850)
1925 – Joseph Howard, Maltese politician, 1st Prime Minister of Malta (b. 1862)
1931 – Ernest Noel, Scottish businessman and politician (b. 1831)
1940 – Verner von Heidenstam, Swedish author and poet, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1859)
1946 – Jacob Ellehammer, Danish engineer (b. 1871)
1947 – Philipp Lenard, German physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1862)
1947 – Georgios Siantos, Greek politician (b. 1890)
1949 – Archbishop Damaskinos of Athens (b. 1891)
1956 – Max Beerbohm, English caricaturist and author (b. 1872)
1956 – Zoltán Halmay, Hungarian swimmer (b. 1881)
1961 – Josef Priller, German pilot (b. 1915)
1964 – Rudy Lewis, American singer (The Drifters) (b. 1936)
1971 – Waldo Williams, Welsh poet (b. 1904)
1973 – Renzo Pasolini, Italian motorcycle racer (b. 1938)
1973 – Jarno Saarinen, Finnish motorcycle racer (b. 1945)
1975 – Barbara Hepworth, English sculptor (b. 1903)
1976 – Syd Howe, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1911)
1976 – Zelmar Michelini, Uruguayan journalist and politician (b. 1924)
1976 – Héctor Gutiérrez Ruiz, Uruguayan politician (b. 1934)
1989 – John Hicks, English economist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1904)
1989 – Gilda Radner, American actress (b. 1946)
1992 – Roger Keith Coleman, American coal miner and murderer (b. 1958)
1996 – Jon Pertwee, English actor (b. 1919)
2000 – Jean-Pierre Rampal, French flute player (b. 1922)
2000 – Malik Sealy, American basketball player and actor (b. 1970)
2001 – Renato Carosone, Italian pianist (b. 1920)
2002 – Stephen Jay Gould, American paleontologist (b. 1941)
2005 – Paul Ricœur, French philosopher (b. 1913)
2005 – William Seawell, American general (b. 1918)
2007 – Norman Von Nida, Australian golfer (b. 1914)
2008 – Hamilton Jordan, American politician, 8th White House Chief of Staff (b. 1944)
2009 – Pierre Gamarra, French writer (b. 1919)
2009 – Arthur Erickson, Canadian architect, designed Roy Thomson Hall (b. 1924)
2009 – Lucy Gordon, English model and actress (b. 1980)
2011 – Randy Savage, American wrestler and actor (b. 1952)
2012 – Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, Libyan terrorist, conducted the Pan Am Flight 103 bombing (b. 1952)
2012 – Bob Bethell, American politician (b. 1942)
2012 – Geoffrey Evans, Irish serial killer (b. 1943)
2012 – Robin Gibb, Manx-English singer-songwriter and producer (Bee Gees, The Rattlesnakes, and One World Project) (b. 1949)
2012 – Eugene Polley, American engineer, invented the remote control (b. 1915)
2012 – Andrew B. Steinberg, American lawyer (b. 1958)
2013 – Flavio Costantini, Italian illustrator (b. 1926)
2013 – Billie Dawe, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1924)
2013 – Anders Eliasson, Swedish composer (b. 1947)
2013 – Miloslav Kříž, Czech basketball player and coach (b. 1924)
2013 – Ray Manzarek American singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer (The Doors, Rick & the Ravens, Manzarek–Krieger, and Nite City) (b. 1939)
2013 – Denys Roberts, English judge and politician (b. 1923)
2013 – Harry Schuh, American football player (b. 1942)
2013 – Zach Sobiech, American singer (b. 1995)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/21/14 at 6:52 am

Born this day May 21st:

1928 – Alice Drummond, American actress
1930 – Malcolm Fraser, Australian politician, 22nd Prime Minister of Australia
1930 – David Smith, British botanist
1930 – Stanley Wells, English Shakespeare scholar and writer
1934 – Bengt I. Samuelsson, Swedish biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate
1936 – Günter Blobel, Polish-American biologist, Nobel Prize laureate
1939 – Heinz Holliger, Swiss oboe player, composer, and conductor
1941 – Martin Carthy, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Steeleye Span, The Watersons, Waterson:Carthy, Brass Monkey, and Blue Murder)
1941 – Bobby Cox, American baseball player and manager
1941 – Ambrose Greenway, 4th Baron Greenway
1941 – Ronald Isley, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (The Isley Brothers)
1942 – David Hunt, British politician
1942 – Danny Ongais, American race car driver
1943 – Hilton Valentine, English guitarist and songwriter (The Animals)
1943 – Vincent Crane, English pianist, for The Crazy World of Arthur Brown and Atomic Rooster (d. 1989)
1944 – Haleh Afshar, Iranian-born British academic and politician
1944 – Marcie Blane, American singer
1944 – Mary Robinson, Irish politician, 7th President of Ireland
1945 – Ernst Messerschmid, German physicist and astronaut
1947 – Bill Champlin, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Chicago and Sons of Champlin)
1947 – Jonathan Hyde, Australian-English actor
1948 – Elizabeth Buchan, English author
1948 – Jacqueline Davies, British circuit judge
1948 – Denis MacShane, Scottish politician
1948 – Leo Sayer, English-Australian singer-songwriter
1949 – Andrew Neil, British media executive
1949 – Denis O'Connor, British senior police officer
1949 – Rosalind Plowright, English opera singer
1950 – Will Hutton, British political economist
1951 – Al Franken, American actor, screenwriter, and politician
1952 – Jonathan Phillips, British civil servant
1952 – Mr. T, American actor and wrestler
1954 – D. B. S. Jeyaraj, Sri Lankan Tamil journalist
1954 – Janice Karman, American voice actress, singer, and producer
1954 – Marc Ribot, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Bar Kokhba Sextet)
1955 – Paul Barber, English field hockey player
1955 – Stan Lynch, American drummer, songwriter, and producer (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers)
1957 – James Bailey, American basketball player
1957 – Bruce Buffer, American ring announcer
1957 – Nadine Dorries, English politician
1957 – Judge Reinhold, American actor
1957 – Renée Soutendijk, Dutch actress
1957 – Johann Carlo; American actress
1958 – Michael Crick, English journalist, broadcaster and author.
1958 – Naeem Khan, Indian-American fashion designer
1958 – Jefery Levy, American director, producer, and screenwriter
1959 – Nick Cassavetes, American actor, director, and screenwriter
1959 – Abdulla Yameen, Maldivian politician, 6th President of the Maldives
1960 – Mohanlal, Indian actor and producer
1960 – Kent Hrbek, American baseball player
1960 – Vladimir Salnikov, Russian swimmer
1960 – Jeffrey Toobin, American lawyer and author
1962 – David Crumb, American composer
1962 – Janey Robbins, American pornographic actress
1963 – Richard Appel, American screenwriter and producer
1963 – Kevin Shields, American-Irish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (My Bloody Valentine)
1963 – Dave Specter, American guitarist
1964 – Danny Bailey, English footballer and coach
1964 – Carolyn Lawrence, American actress
1966 – Lisa Edelstein, American actress
1966 – Tatyana Ledovskaya, Belarusian athlete
1967 – Blake Schwarzenbach, American singer and guitarist (Jawbreaker, Jets to Brazil, The Thorns of Life, and forgetters)
1968 – Lauren Hays, American singer-songwriter and actress
1968 – Ilmar Raag, Estonian director, screenwriter, and producer
1968 – Matthias Ungemach, German-Australian rower
1969 – Pierluigi Brivio, Italian footballer
1969 – Masayo Kurata, Japanese voice actress
1969 – George LeMieux, American lawyer and politician
1970 – Brigita Bukovec, Slovenian hurdler
1970 – Dorsey Levens, American football player and sportscaster
1970 – Carl Veart, Australian footballer and coach
1972 – Adriano Cintra, Brazilian singer, guitarist, and producer (CSS)
1972 – Alesha Oreskovich, American model
1972 – Brett Tucker, Australian actor and singer
1973 – Stewart Cink, American golfer
1973 – Noel Fielding, English comedian, actor, and screenwriter
1974 – Havoc, American rapper and producer (Mobb Deep)
1974 – Fairuza Balk, American actress
1976 – Aditi Gowitrikar, Indian model, actress, and physician, Mrs. World 2001
1976 – Deron Miller, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (CKY, World Under Blood, and Foreign Objects)
1977 – Quinton Fortune, South African footballer
1977 – Michael Fuß, German footballer
1977 – Ricky Williams, American football player
1978 – Adam Gontier, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (Three Days Grace and Big Dirty Band)
1978 – Jamaal Magloire, Canadian basketball player
1979 – Damián Ariel Álvarez, Argentinian-Mexican footballer
1979 – Gaspard Augé, French DJ (Justice)
1979 – Briana Banks, German-American porn actress and model
1979 – Jamie Hepburn, Scottish politician
1979 – James Clancy Phelan, Australian author
1979 – Scott Smith, American mixed martial artist
1980 – Gotye, Belgian-Australian singer-songwriter (The Basics)
1980 – Morgan Benoit, American actor and martial artist
1980 – Chris Raab, American actor and stuntman
1981 – Craig Anderson, American ice hockey player
1981 – Edson Buddle, American soccer player
1981 – Josh Hamilton, American baseball player
1981 – Maximilian Mutzke, German singer-songwriter
1981 – Anna Rogowska, Polish pole vaulter
1981 – Kaori Shimizu, Japanese voice actress
1982 – Brian Klemm, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Suburban Legends and Big D and the Kids Table)
1983 – Līga Dekmeijere, Latvian tennis player
1983 – Deidson Araújo Maia, Brazilian footballer
1984 – Lorena Ayala, Dutch model
1984 – Brandon Fields, American football player
1984 – Sara Goller, German volleyball player
1985 – Kano, English rapper and producer
1985 – Mutya Buena, English singer-songwriter (Sugababes)
1985 – Marco Carta, Italian singer
1985 – Mark Cavendish, Manx cyclist
1985 – Isa Guha, English cricketer
1985 – Lucie Hradecká, Czech tennis player
1985 – Marie McCray, American porn actress and model
1985 – Andrew Miller, American baseball player
1986 – Konstantinos Argyros, Greek singer
1986 – Myra, American singer and dancer
1986 – Mario Mandžukić, Croatian footballer
1986 – Alexander Noyes, American drummer (Honor Society)
1986 – Eder Sánchez, Mexican race walker
1986 – Park Sojin, South Korean idol singer (Girl's Day)
1986 – Greg Stewart, Canadian ice hockey player
1988 – Claire Cashmore, British paralympian swimmer
1988 – Park Gyu-ri, South Korean singer and actress (Kara)
1988 – Jonathan Howson, English footballer
1988 – Kaire Leibak, Estonian triple jumper
1989 – Emily Robins, New Zealand actress and singer
1989 – Hal Robson-Kanu, English footballer
1991 – Sarah Ramos, American actress
1992 – Hutch Dano, American actor
1992 – Philipp Grüneberg, German footballer
1992 – Olivia Olson, American actress and singer
1994 – Tom Daley, English diver
1996 – Indy de Vroome, Dutch tennis player
1997 – Viktoria Petryk, Ukrainian singer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/21/14 at 6:53 am

Died this day May 21st:

987 – Louis V of France (b. 967)
1237 – Olaf the Black, Manx son of Godred II Olafsson
1254 – Conrad IV of Germany (b. 1228)
1471 – Henry VI of England (b. 1421)
1481 – Christian I of Denmark (b. 1426)
1512 – Pandolfo Petrucci, Italian ruler (b. 1452)
1524 – Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk, English soldier (b. 1443)
1542 – Hernando de Soto, Spanish-American explorer (b. 1496)
1607 – John Rainolds, English scholar and academic (b. 1549)
1639 – Tommaso Campanella, Italian astrologer, theologian, and poet (b. 1568)
1647 – Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft, Dutch poet and playwright (b. 1581)
1650 – James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose, Scottish soldier (b. 1612)
1664 – Elizabeth Poole, English-American settler, founded Taunton, Massachusetts (b. 1588)
1670 – Niccolò Zucchi, Italian astronomer and physicist (b. 1586)
1690 – John Eliot, English-American missionary (b. 1604)
1719 – Pierre Poiret, French mystic and philosopher (b. 1646)
1724 – Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer, English politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (b. 1661)
1742 – Lars Roberg, Swedish physician (b. 1664)
1771 – Christopher Smart, English poet (b. 1722)
1786 – Carl Wilhelm Scheele, Swedish chemist (b. 1742)
1790 – Thomas Warton, English poet and critic (b. 1728)
1844 – Giuseppe Baini, Italian priest and composer (b. 1775)
1862 – John Drew, Irish-American actor and manager (b. 1827)
1879 – Arturo Prat, Chilean lawyer and commander (b. 1848)
1894 – Émile Henry, French anarchist (b. 1872)
1894 – August Kundt, German physicist (b. 1839)
1895 – Franz von Suppé, Austrian composer and conductor (b. 1819)
1901 – Joseph Olivier, French rugby player (b. 1874)
1911 – Williamina Fleming, Scottish astronomer (b. 1857)
1915 – Leonid Gobyato, Russian general (b. 1875)
1919 – Evgraf Fedorov, Russian mathematician, crystallographer, and mineralogist (b. 1853)
1920 – Venustiano Carranza, Mexican politician, 54th President of Mexico (b. 1859)
1925 – Hidesaburō Ueno, Japanese agriculturalist, guardian of Hachikō (b. 1871)
1926 – Ronald Firbank, English author (b. 1886)
1929 – Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1847)
1932 – Marcel Jacques Boulenger, French author and fencer (b. 1873)
1935 – Jane Addams, American activist and author, co-founded Hull House, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1860)
1940 – Billy Minter, English footballer, trainer, manager and assistant secretary (b. 1888)
1949 – Klaus Mann, German-American author (b. 1906)
1952 – John Garfield, American actor (b. 1913)
1956 – Harry Bensley, English businessman and adventurer (b. 1877)
1957 – Alexander Vertinsky, Ukrainian-Russian singer-songwriter, actor, and poet (b. 1889)
1964 – James Franck, German physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1882)
1965 – Geoffrey de Havilland, English engineer, designed the de Havilland Mosquito (b. 1882)
1968 – Doris Lloyd, English actress (b. 1896)
1970 – E. L. Grant Watson, English biologist (b. 1885)
1973 – Vaughn Monroe, American singer, trumpet player, bandleader, and actor (b. 1911)
1981 – Raymond McCreesh, Irish activist (b. 1957)
1981 – Patsy O'Hara, Irish activist (b. 1957)
1983 – Kenneth Clark, English historian and author (b. 1903)
1984 – Ann Little, American actress (b. 1891)
1988 – Sammy Davis, Sr., American dancer (b. 1900)
1991 – Lino Brocka, Filipino director and screenwriter (b. 1939)
1991 – Rajiv Gandhi, Indian politician, 6th Prime Minister of India (b. 1944)
1995 – Les Aspin, American captain and politician, 18th United States Secretary of Defense (b. 1938)
1996 – Paul Delph, American singer-songwriter and producer (Zahara) (b. 1957)
1996 – Lash LaRue, American actor (b. 1917)
1998 – Robert Gist, American actor and director (b. 1917)
2000 – Barbara Cartland, English author (b. 1901)
2000 – John Gielgud, English actor, director, and producer (b. 1904)
2000 – Mark R. Hughes, American businessman, founded Herbalife (b. 1956)
2002 – Niki de Saint Phalle, French-American sculptor and painter (b. 1930)
2003 – Alejandro de Tomaso, Argentinian-Italian race car driver and businessman, founded De Tomaso (b. 1928)
2003 – Frank D. White, American politician, 41st Governor of Arkansas (b. 1933)
2005 – Howard Morris, American actor and director (b. 1919)
2006 – Spencer Clark, American race car driver (b. 1987)
2006 – Katherine Dunham, American dancer, choreographer, and author (b. 1909)
2006 – Cherd Songsri, Thai director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1931)
2006 – Billy Walker, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1929)
2012 – Eddie Blazonczyk, American singer-songwriter (b. 1941)
2012 – Otis Clark, American butler and preacher, survivor of the Tulsa race riot (b. 1903)
2012 – Roman Dumbadze, Georgian commander (b. 1964)
2012 – Ezell Lee, American politician (b. 1938)
2012 – Juan Manuel Montero Vázquez, Spanish surgeon (b. 1947)
2012 – Constantine of Irinoupolis, American metropolitan (b. 1936)
2012 – Douglas Rodríguez, Cuban boxer (b. 1950)
2012 – Bill Stewart, American football player and coach (b. 1952)
2012 – Alan Thorne, Australian anthropologist and academic (b. 1939)
2013 – Trevor Bolder, English bass player, songwriter, and producer (Uriah Heep, The Spiders from Mars, and Cybernauts) (b. 1950)
2013 – Evelyne Bradley, American judge (b. 1925)
2013 – Robert Chambers, New Zealand judge (b. 1953)
2013 – Count Christian of Rosenborg (b. 1942)
2013 – Frank Comstock, American trombonist, composer, and conductor (b. 1922)
2013 – Cot Deal, American baseball player and coach (b. 1923)
2013 – Mohammad Khaled Hossain, Bangladeshi mountaineer (b. 1979)
2013 – Harold Long, Canadian politician (b. 1941)
2013 – Leonard Marsh, American businessman, co-founded Snapple (b. 1933)
2013 – Vernon McGarity, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1921)
2013 – Bob Thompson, American composer (b. 1924)
2013 – Dominique Venner, French journalist and historian (b. 1935)
2013 – David Voelker, American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1953)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/22/14 at 4:00 am

Born this day May 22nd:

1924 – Charles Aznavour, French singer-songwriter and actor
1927 – Michael Constantine, American actor
1927 – George Andrew Olah, Hungarian-American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate
1928 – T. Boone Pickens, American businessman
1932 – Irwin Stelzer, American economist
1934 – Don Cupitt, English philosopher and christian theologian
1934 – Peter Nero, American pianist and conductor
1937 – Guy Marchand, French actor and singer
1938 – Richard Benjamin, American actor and director
1938 – Frank Converse, American actor
1940 – Bernard Shaw, American journalist
1941 – Menzies Campbell, Scottish politician
1941 – Martha Langbein, German runner
1942 – Ted Kaczynski, American mathematician and academic
1942 – Barbara Parkins, Canadian-American actress
1942 – Calvin Simon, American singer (The Parliaments and Parliament-Funkadelic)
1943 – David Bernstein, British businessman
1943 – Tommy John, American baseball player and manager
1943 – Gesine Schwan, German political scientist
1943 – Betty Williams, Irish activist, Nobel Prize laureate
1944 – Lynn Barber, English journalist
1944 – Beaton Tulk, Canadian educator and politician, 7th Premier of Newfoundland
1944 – Vaiko, Indian politician
1946 – Michael Green, English physicist and academic
1946 – Howard Kendall, English footballer and manager
1948 – Richard Baker, American politician
1949 – Ieuan Wyn Jones, Welsh politician
1950 – Alekos Alavanos, Greek politician
1950 – Bernie Taupin, English singer-songwriter and poet
1950 – Bill Whelan, Irish keyboard player, songwriter, and producer (Planxty)
1952 – Bernhard Brinkmann, German politician
1952 – Louise Christian, British human rights lawyer
1953 – Doris Barnett, German politician
1953 – Cha Bum-Kun, South Korean footballer and manager
1953 – Paul Mariner, English footballer, coach, and manager
1953 – Peter Bazalgette, British television producer
1955 – Jerry Dammers, Indian-English keyboard player and songwriter (The Specials and The Spatial AKA Orchestra)
1955 – Iva Davies, Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Icehouse)
1955 – Maggie Jones, Welsh trade unionist and politician
1955 – Jimmy Lyon, American guitarist (The Greg Kihn Band)
1955 – Dale Winton, English radio and television host
1956 – Al Corley, American actor, singer, and producer
1957 – Lisa Murkowski, American lawyer and politician
1957 – Gary Sweet, Australian actor
1958 – Denise Welch, English actress and dancer
1959 – Andres Luure, Estonian philosopher and translator
1959 – Morrissey, English singer-songwriter and pianist (The Smiths, The Nosebleeds, and Slaughter & The Dogs)
1959 – Harry Standjofski, Canadian actor, director, and playwright
1959 – Jon Sopel, British journalist
1960 – Hideaki Anno, Japanese animator, director, and screenwriter
1961 – Mike Breen, American sportscaster
1961 – Ann Cusack, American actress
1961 – Jeremy Gelbwaks, American actor
1964 – Ramūnas Butautas, Lithuanian basketball player and coach
1964 – Mark Christopher Lawrence, American actor and comedian
1964 – Nigel Murray, British paralympic athlete
1964 – Maya Usova, Russian ice dancer
1965 – Jay Carney, American journalist, 29th White House Press Secretary
1965 – John Cherry, Australian journalist and politician
1965 – Fanis Christodoulou, Greek basketball player
1965 – Catie Curtis, American singer-songwriter
1966 – Johnny Gill, American singer, songwriter and actor
1966 – Kenny Hickey, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Type O Negative and Seventh Void)
1966 – José Mesa, Dominican-American baseball player
1966 – Scott Putski, American wrestler
1967 – Brooke Smith, American actress
1967 – John Vanderslice, American singer-songwriter and producer (Mk Ultra)
1967 – Gundars Vētra, Latvian basketball player and coach
1968 – Pedro Bleyer, Bolivian fencer
1968 – Randy Brown, American basketball player
1968 – Kevin Carolan, American actor
1968 – Graham Linehan, Irish actor, director, and author
1969 – Michael Joseph Kelly, American actor
1969 – Cathy McMorris Rodgers, American politician
1970 – Paddy Atkinson, Singaporean-English footballer and manager
1970 – Naomi Campbell, English model and actress
1970 – Pedro Diniz, Brazilian race car driver
1970 – Nadia Khan, Pakistani actress and producer
1971 – Daryn Cresswell, Australian footballer
1971 – Raimund Marasigan, Filipino singer-songwriter, drummer, and producer (Eraserheads, Sandwich, Pedicab, Cambio, and Project 1)
1972 – Andrus Aug, Estonian cyclist
1971 – Anna Belknap, American actress
1972 – Alison Eastwood, American actress and director
1973 – Donell Jones, American singer-songwriter and producer
1973 – Julián Tavárez, Dominican-American baseball player
1973 – Danny Tiatto, Australian footballer
1974 – John Bale, American baseball player
1974 – Graham Fenton, English footballer and manager
1974 – Sean Gunn, American actor
1974 – A. J. Langer, American actress
1975 – Salva Ballesta, Spanish footballer
1975 – Tracy Brookshaw, Canadian-American wrestler and referee
1975 – Janne Niinimaa, Finnish ice hockey player
1975 – Enrique Palacios, Venezuelan model
1975 – Janne Tuohino, Finnish rally driver
1976 – Daniel Erlandsson, Swedish drummer (Arch Enemy, Eucharist, Armageddon, and Carcass)
1977 – A-1, Canadian bodybuilder and wrestler
1977 – Dré Bly, American football player
1977 – Tom Chambers, English actor
1977 – Tarmo Mitt, Estonian strongman
1977 – Seán Óg Ó hAilpín, Irish hurler and footballer
1977 – Vinnie Potestivo, American casting director and producer
1978 – Ginnifer Goodwin, American actress
1978 – Katie Price, English model, businesswoman, and author
1978 – Igor Kotjuh, Estonian journalist and poet
1979 – Maggie Q, American actress and model
1980 – Steven Baker, Australian footballer
1980 – Rhett Fisher, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor
1980 – Chad Tracy, American baseball player
1980 – Tommy Smith, English footballer
1981 – Daniel Bryan, American wrestler
1981 – Lee Bullock, English footballer
1981 – Melissa Gregory, American ice dancer
1981 – Jana Hlaváčková, Czech tennis player
1981 – Jürgen Melzer, Austrian tennis player
1981 – Bassel Khartabil, Palestinian Syrian open source software developer
1982 – Erin McNaught, Australian model and actress, Miss Australia 2006
1982 – Apolo Ohno, American speed skater
1982 – Tom Scudamore, British jockey
1982 – Alex Smith, American football player
1982 – Hong Yong-Jo, North Korean footballer
1983 – Abdulrahman Al-Qahtani, Saudi Arabian footballer
1983 – John Hopkins, American motorcycle racer
1984 – Bismarck du Plessis, South African rugby player
1984 – Laurence Halsted, British fencer
1984 – Joe Lauzon, American mixed martial artist
1984 – Didier Ya Konan, Ivorian footballer
1985 – Tranquillo Barnetta, Swiss footballer
1985 – Mauro Boselli, Argentinian footballer
1985 – Chrissie Chau, Chinese actress and model
1985 – CariDee English, American model
1985 – Graham Harrell, American football player
1985 – Marc-Antoine Pouliot, Canadian ice hockey player
1985 – Chris Salvatore, American singer-songwriter and actor
1985 – Hideaki Takeda, Japanese footballer
1986 – Luca Gentili, Italian footballer
1986 – Matt Jarvis, English footballer
1986 – Thanduyise Khuboni, South African footballer
1987 – Christine Danelson, American actress
1987 – Novak Djokovic, Serbian tennis player
1987 – Vladimir Granat, Russian footballer
1987 – Andrew Lauterstein, Australian swimmer
1987 – Arturo Vidal, Chilean footballer
1988 – Anthony Andreu, French footballer
1988 – Chase Budinger, American basketball player
1988 – Pape M'Bow, Senegalese footballer
1989 – Trevor Reckling, Baseball player
1990 – Mikk Reintam, Estonian footballer
1991 – Kim Joonmyeon, Korean singer EXO
1991 – Kyle Bartley, English footballer
1991 – Nathan Norman, American actor, singer, and dancer (Devo 2.0)
1991 – Joel Obi, Nigerian footballer
1992 – Robin Knoche, German footballer
1992 – Chinami Tokunaga, Japanese singer (Berryz Kobo and ZYX)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/22/14 at 4:01 am

Died this day May 22nd:

392 – Dong Zhuo, Chinese warlord and politician (b. 138)
337 – Constantine the Great, Roman emperor (b. 272)
748 – Empress Genshō of Japan (b. 680)
1068 – Emperor Go-Reizei of Japan (b. 1025)
1455 – Edmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset, English commander (b. 1406)
1455 – Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland, English commander (b. 1393)
1457 – Rita of Cascia, Italian nun and saint (b. 1381)
1538 – John Forest, English friar and martyr (b. 1471)
1540 – Francesco Guicciardini, Italian historian (b. 1483)
1666 – Gaspar Schott, German physicist and mathematician (b. 1608)
1667 – Pope Alexander VII (b. 1599)
1745 – François-Marie, 1st duc de Broglie, French marshal (b. 1671)
1760 – Baal Shem Tov, Polish rabbi (b. 1700)
1772 – Durastante Natalucci, Italian historian (b. 1687)
1795 – Ewald Friedrich von Hertzberg, Prussian politician (b. 1725)
1802 – Martha Washington, American wife of George Washington, 1st First Lady of the United States (b. 1731)
1851 – Mordecai Manuel Noah, American journalist and diplomat (b. 1755)
1859 – Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies (b. 1810)
1861 – Thornsbury Bailey Brown, American soldier (b. 1829)
1868 – Julius Plücker, German mathematician and physicist (b. 1801)
1885 – Victor Hugo, French author, poet, and playwright (b. 1802)
1901 – Gaetano Bresci, Italian-American anarchist, assassin of Umberto I of Italy (b. 1869)
1910 – Jules Renard, French author and playwright (b. 1864)
1932 – Augusta, Lady Gregory, Irish playwright, co-founded the Abbey Theatre (b. 1852)
1939 – Ernst Toller, German playwright (b. 1893)
1939 – Jiří Mahen, Czech author and playwright (b. 1882)
1947 – Edwin Hedley, American rower (b. 1864)
1965 – Christopher Stone, English radio host (b. 1882)
1966 – Tom Goddard, English cricketer (b. 1900)
1967 – Langston Hughes, American author, poet, and playwright (b. 1902)
1972 – Cecil Day-Lewis, Irish-English poet and author (b. 1904)
1972 – Margaret Rutherford, English actress (b. 1892)
1975 – Lefty Grove, American baseball player (b. 1900)
1983 – Albert Claude, Belgian biologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1899)
1985 – Wolfgang Reitherman, German-American animator, director, and producer (b. 1909)
1988 – Giorgio Almirante, Italian journalist and politician (b. 1914)
1989 – Steven De Groote, South African pianist (b. 1953)
1990 – Rocky Graziano, American boxer (b. 1922)
1991 – Stan Mortensen, English footballer and manager (b. 1921)
1991 – Shripad Amrit Dange, Indian Communist Leader(b.1899)
1992 – Zellig Harris, American linguist (b. 1909)
1993 – Mieczysław Horszowski, Polish-American pianist (b. 1892)
1997 – Alfred Hershey, American biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1908)
1997 – Renzo Montagnani, Italian actor (b. 1930)
1998 – John Derek, American actor, director, and photographer (b. 1926)
1998 – José Enrique Moyal, Israeli physicist and engineer (b. 1910)
2000 – Davie Fulton, Canadian politician and judge (b. 1916)
2003 – Ousmane Zongo, Burkinabe-American arts trader (b. 1960)
2004 – Richard Biggs, American actor (b. 1960)
2004 – Mikhail Voronin, Russian gymnast (b. 1945)
2005 – Charilaos Florakis, Greek politician (b. 1914)
2005 – Julia Randall, American poet (b. 1924)
2005 – Thurl Ravenscroft, American voice actor and singer (b. 1914)
2006 – Heather Crowe, Canadian waitress and activist (b. 1945)
2006 – Lee Jong-wook, South Korean diplomat (b. 1945)
2008 – Robert Asprin, American author (b. 1946)
2010 – Martin Gardner, American author (b. 1914)
2011 – Joseph Brooks, American director, producer, screenwriter, and composer (b. 1938)
2012 – Muzaffar Ahmed, Bangladeshi economist and educator (b. 1936)
2012 – Muzafar Bhutto, Pakistani politician (b. 1970)
2012 – Wesley A. Brown, American navy officer and engineer (b. 1927)
2012 – Janet Carroll, American actress and singer (b. 1940)
2012 – Shiu-Ying Hu, Chinese botanist (b. 1910)
2012 – Flinder Anderson Khonglam, Indian physician and politician, 18th Chief Minister of Meghalaya (b. 1945)
2012 – Dave Mann, American-Canadian football player (b. 1932)
2012 – John Moores, Jr., English businessman and academic (b. 1928)
2012 – Jesse Whittenton, American football player (b. 1934)
2013 – Bill Austin, American football player and coach (b. 1928)
2013 – Henri Dutilleux, French composer (b. 1916)
2013 – Andrea Gallo, Italian priest (b. 1928)
2013 – Brian Greenhoff, English footballer (b. 1953)
2013 – Mick McManus, English wrestler (b. 1920)
2013 – Wayne F. Miller, American photographer (b. 1918)
2013 – Lee Rigby, English soldier and drummer (b. 1987)
2013 – Sigurd Ottovich Schmidt, Russian historian and ethnographer (b. 1922)
2013 – Richard Thorp, English actor (b. 1932)
2013 – Ibragim Todashev, Russian-American mixed martial artist (b. 1985)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/23/14 at 7:08 am

Born this day May 23rd:

1925 – Mac Wiseman, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Foggy Mountain Boys)
1927 – Bodil Skjånes Dugstad, Norwegian politician
1928 – Jeannie Carson, English-American actress and singer
1928 – Nina Otkalenko, Soviet middle-distance runner
1930 – Friedrich Achleitner, German poet and critic
1931 – Barbara Barrie, American actress and author
1932 – John Lyons, English linguist
1933 – Joan Collins, English actress, singer, and author
1933 – Ove Fundin, Swedish motorcycle racer
1935 – Juliet Campbell, British diplomat
1935 – Julian Grenfell, British politician
1936 – John Drury, British Dean of Christ Church, Oxford
1936 – Ingeborg Hallstein, German soprano
1936 – Charles Kimbrough, American actor
1938 – Johnny Ball, English television personality
1938 – Peter Preston, English journalist and author
1939 – Reinhard Hauff, German director and screenwriter
1940 – Levan Moseshvili, Georgian basketball player and coach
1940 – Gérard Larrousse, French racing and rally driver
1942 – Gabriel Liiceanu, Romanian philosopher
1942 – Kovelamudi Raghavendra Rao, Indian director, screenwriter, and choreographer
1943 – General Johnson, American singer-songwriter and producer (Chairmen of the Board and The Showmen) (d. 2010)
1943 – Alan Walden, American businessman and manager, co-founder of Capricorn Records
1944 – Alan Bowman, British academic
1944 – John Newcombe, Australian tennis player
1945 – Lauren Chapin, American actress
1946 – Frederik de Groot, Dutch actor
1946 – H. Paul Shuch, American scientist and engineer
1947 – Bernard Comrie, English-American linguist
1947 – Ann Hui, Hong Kong actress, director, producer, and screenwriter
1948 – Myriam Boyer, French actress, director, and producer
1948 – Reggie Cleveland, Canadian-American baseball player
1949 – Daniel DiNardo, American cardinal
1949 – Alan García, Peruvian lawyer and politician, 93rd President of Peru
1950 – Martin McGuinness, Irish politician, 3rd Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland
1951 – Anatoly Karpov, Russian chess player
1951 – Antonis Samaras, Greek economist and politician, 185th Prime Minister of Greece
1952 – Anne-Marie David, French singer
1952 – Martin Parr, English photographer
1953 – Dick Stellingwerf, Dutch politician
1954 – Marvelous Marvin Hagler, American boxer
1954 – Hans Kruize, Dutch field hockey player
1954 – Michel Roux, Jr., English-French chef
1955 – Luka Bloom, Irish singer-songwriter and guitarist
1956 – Ursula Plassnik, Austrian politician, Foreign Minister of Austria
1956 – Mark Shaw, New Zealand rugby player
1956 – Buck Showalter, American baseball player, coach, and manager
1956 – Andrea Pazienza, Italian illustrator and painter (d. 1988)
1956 – Albert Voorn, Dutch horse rider
1957 – Mark Arnold, American actor
1957 – Craig Brown, English critic and satirist
1958 – Mitch Albom, American journalist, author, and screenwriter
1958 – Drew Carey, American actor and game show host
1958 – Lea DeLaria, American actress and comedian
1958 – Serge Dupire, Canadian actor
1958 – François Feldman, French singer-songwriter
1958 – Jack Lohman, British museum curator
1958 – Paul Street, American journalist, author, and historian
1958 – Frank Jelinski, German racing driver
1959 – Ryuta Kawashima, Japanese neuroscientist
1959 – Marcella Mesker, Dutch tennis player
1959 – Bob Mortimer, English comedian and actor
1960 – Linden Ashby, American actor and martial artist
1961 – Karen Duffy, American model and actress
1962 – Matt Wrack, English trade unionist
1963 – Wally Dallenbach, Jr., American race car driver and sportscaster
1964 – Ruth Metzler, Swiss politician
1965 – Charlie Hayes, American baseball player
1965 – Melissa McBride, American actress and casting director
1965 – Woorkeri Raman, Indian cricketer and coach
1965 – Manuel Sanchís Hontiyuelo, Spanish footballer
1965 – Athanasios Skourtopoulos, Greek basketball player and coach
1965 – Tom Tykwer, German director, producer, screenwriter, and composer
1966 – Graeme Hick, Zimbabwean-English cricketer
1966 – Gary Roberts, Canadian ice hockey player
1966 – Heidi Rohi, Estonian fencer
1967 – Luis Roberto Alves, Mexican footballer
1967 – Xu Demei, Chinese javelin thrower
1967 – Anna Ibrisagic, Swedish politician
1967 – Carlos Mercenario, Mexican race walker
1967 – Philip Selway, English drummer and songwriter (Radiohead)
1968 – Guinevere Turner, American actress and screenwriter
1969 – Mindi Abair, American saxophonist
1970 – Yigal Amir, Israeli assassin of Yitzhak Rabin
1970 – Nanette Burstein, American director, producer, and screenwriter
1970 – Matt Flynn, American drummer and producer (Maroon 5)
1970 – Bryan Herta, American race car driver
1971 – Laurel Holloman, American actress
1971 – George Osborne, English politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer
1972 – Rubens Barrichello, Brazilian race car driver
1973 – Klaus Ambrosch, Austrian decathlete
1973 – Maxwell, American singer-songwriter and producer
1973 – Juan José Padilla, Spanish bullfighter
1973 – Mirjam Sterk, Dutch minister and politician
1973 – Ron Trent, American DJ and producer
1974 – Jewel, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, actress, and poet
1974 – Ken Jennings, American computer scientist and author
1974 – Mónica Naranjo, Spanish singer
1974 – Manuela Schwesig, German politician
1974 – Charlie Young, Taiwanese-Hong Kong actress and singer
1975 – Wafah Dufour, American singer-songwriter
1975 – Kim Sung-soo, South Korean actor
1975 – Michiel van den Bos, Dutch video game composer
1976 – Ricardinho, Brazilian footballer and manager
1976 – Kelly Monaco, American model and actress
1976 – Antônio Naelson, Brazilian-Mexican footballer
1977 – Ilia Kulik, Russian figure skater
1977 – Annabel Kosten, Dutch swimmer
1978 – Mike Gonzalez, American baseball player
1978 – Carolyn Moos, American basketball player
1978 – Scott Raynor, American drummer (blink-182)
1979 – Rasual Butler, American basketball player
1979 – Brian Campbell, Canadian ice hockey player
1979 – Martin Giroux, Canadian singer
1979 – Kirk Saarloos, American baseball player
1980 – Gary Brackett, American football player
1980 – Lane Garrison, American actor
1980 – Theofanis Gekas, Greek footballer
1980 – Chris Gethard, American actor, comedian, and writer
1981 – Pierre Lapointe, Canadian singer-songwriter and keyboard player
1981 – Tim Robinson, American actor
1981 – Gwenno Saunders, Welsh singer, keyboard player, and dancer (The Pipettes)
1982 – Cyrill Gloor, Swiss footballer
1982 – Malene Mortensen, Danish singer
1982 – Tristan Prettyman, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1983 – Josh Pace, American basketball player
1983 – Heidi Range, English singer-songwriter (Sugababes and Atomic Kitten)
1983 – Alex Shelley, American wrestler
1984 – Hugo Almeida, Portuguese footballer
1984 – Sam Milby, American-Filipino actor and singer
1984 – Adam Wylie, American actor and singer
1985 – Kanyeria, Kenyan songwriter and producer
1985 – Shafiq Chitou, Beninese boxer
1985 – Sekou Cissé, Ivorian footballer
1985 – Sebastián Fernández, Uruguayan footballer
1985 – Wim Stroetinga, Dutch cyclist
1985 – Ross Wallace, Scottish footballer
1986 – Alexei Sitnikov, Russian-Azerbaijani figure skater
1986 – Ruben Zadkovich, Australian footballer
1986 – Angela Martini, Albanian model
1987 – Gracie Otto, Australian actress
1987 – Windham Rotunda, American wrestler
1988 – Danny de Jong, Dutch actor
1988 – Lorenzo De Silvestri, Italian footballer
1988 – Vaness del Moral, Filipino actress and dancer
1988 – Morgan Pressel, American golfer
1988 – Zachary "Kid Yamaka" Wohlman, American boxer
1989 – Ezequiel Schelotto, Italian footballer
1990 – Kristína Kučová, Slovak tennis player
1990 – Oliver Venno, Estonian volleyball player
1991 – Sarah Jarosz, American singer-songwriter and mandolin player
1991 – Lena Meyer-Landrut, German singer-songwriter
1992 – Olesia Karmi, Finnish figure skater
1992 – Asenate Manoa, Fijian-Tuvaluan runner

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/23/14 at 7:09 am

Died this day May 23rd:

1125 – Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1081)
1304 – Jehan de Lescurel, French poet and composer
1498 – Girolamo Savonarola, Italian friar and preacher (b. 1452)
1523 – Ashikaga Yosheeshane, Japanese shogun (b. 1466)
1524 – Ismail I, Iran ruler (b. 1487)
1662 – John Gauden, English bishop (b. 1605)
1670 – Ferdinando II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1610)
1691 – Adrien Auzout, French astronomer (b. 1622)
1701 – William Kidd, Scottish pirate (b. 1645)
1749 – Abraham ben Abraham, Polish nobleman (b. 1700)
1752 – William Bradford, English-American printer (b. 1663)
1754 – John Wood, the Elder, English architect, designed The Circus and Queen Square (b. 1704)
1783 – James Otis, Jr., American lawyer and politician (b. 1725)
1786 – Maurice Benyovszky, Hungarian explorer (b. 1746)
1813 – Géraud Duroc, French general (b. 1772)
1815 – Gotthilf Heinrich Ernst Muhlenberg, American clergyman and botanist (b. 1753)
1825 – Gugsa of Yejju
1841 – Franz Xaver von Baader, German philosopher and theologian (b. 1765)
1846 – Franciszek Ksawery Drucki-Lubecki, Polish politician (b. 1778)
1855 – Charles Robert Malden, English lieutenant and explorer (b. 1797)
1857 – Augustin-Louis Cauchy, French mathematician (b. 1789)
1868 – Kit Carson, American general (b. 1809)
1886 – Leopold von Ranke, German historian (b. 1795)
1893 – Anton von Schmerling, Austrian politician (b. 1805)
1895 – Franz Ernst Neumann, German mineralogist, physicist, and mathematician (b. 1798)
1906 – Henrik Ibsen, Norwegian director, playwright, and poet (b. 1828)
1908 – François Coppée, French poet and author (b. 1842)
1920 – Svetozar Boroević, Croatian-Austrian field marshal (b. 1856)
1921 – August Nilsson, Swedish tug of war competitor (b. 1872)
1934 – Clyde Barrow, American criminal (b. 1909)
1934 – Mihkel Martna, Estonian politician and journalist (b. 1860)
1934 – Bonnie Parker, American criminal (b. 1910)
1937 – John D. Rockefeller, American businessman and philanthropist, founded the Standard Oil Company and Rockefeller University (b. 1839)
1938 – Frederick Ruple, American painter (b. 1871)
1942 – Panagiotis Toundas, Greek composer (b. 1886)
1945 – Heinrich Himmler, German commander and politician (b. 1900)
1947 – Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz, Swiss author and poet (b. 1878)
1949 – Jan Frans De Boever, Belgian painter (b. 1872)
1956 – Gustav Suits, Estonian poet (b. 1883)
1960 – Georges Claude, French engineer and inventor, created Neon lighting (b. 1870)
1962 – Louis Coatalen, French engineer (b. 1879)
1963 – August Jakobson, Estonian author and politician (b. 1904)
1965 – Earl Webb, American baseball player (b. 1897)
1966 – Demchugdongrub, Mongolian politician (b. 1902)
1967 – Lionel Groulx, Canadian priest and historian (b. 1878)
1975 – Moms Mabley, American comedian and actor (b. 1894)
1979 – S. Selvanayagam, Ceylon Tamil geographer and academic (b. 1932)
1981 – Gene Green, American baseball player (b. 1933)
1981 – Rayner Heppenstall, English author and poet (b. 1911)
1981 – George Jessel, American actor, singer, and producer (b. 1898)
1981 – David Lewis, Belarusian-Canadian lawyer and politician (b. 1909)
1986 – Sterling Hayden, American actor and author (b. 1916)
1988 – Aya Kitō, Japanese author (b. 1962)
1989 – Georgy Tovstonogov, Russian director and producer (b. 1915)
1989 – Karl Koch, German computer hacker (b. 1965)
1991 – Wilhelm Kempff, German pianist and composer (b. 1895)
1991 – Jean Van Houtte, Belgian politician, 50th Prime Minister of Belgium (b. 1907)
1992 – Kostas Davourlis, Greek footballer (b. 1948)
1992 – Giovanni Falcone, Italian judge (b. 1939)
1994 – Ray Candy, American wrestler (b. 1951)
1994 – George Metesky, American terrorist (b. 1903)
1994 – Joe Pass, American guitarist and composer (b. 1929)
1996 – Kronid Lyubarsky, Russian journalist and activist (b. 1934)
1997 – Frances E. Nealy, American actress (b. 1918)
1998 – Telford Taylor, American general and lawyer (b. 1908)
1999 – Owen Hart, Canadian-American wrestler (b. 1965)
2002 – Sam Snead, American golfer (b. 1912)
2003 – Jean Yanne, French actor and director (b. 1933)
2004 – Ramon Margalef, Spanish ecologist (b. 1919)
2006 – Clifford Antone, American businessman (b. 1949)
2006 – Lloyd Bentsen, American politician, 69th United States Secretary of the Treasury (b. 1921)
2006 – Ian Copeland, Syrian-American agent (b. 1949)
2006 – Kazimierz Górski, Polish footballer and manager (b. 1921)
2008 – Iñaki Ochoa de Olza, Spanish mountaineer (b. 1967)
2008 – Utah Phillips, American singer-songwriter and poet (b. 1935)
2009 – Roh Moo-Hyun, Former South Korean President (b. 1946)
2010 – Princess Leonida Bagration of Mukhrani (b. 1914)
2010 – José Lima, Dominican-American baseball player (b. 1972)
2010 – Simon Monjack, English director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1970)
2011 – Xavier Tondo, Spanish cyclist (b. 1978)
2012 – T. Garry Buckley, American politician, 72nd Lieutenant Governor of Vermont (b. 1922)
2012 – Gyula Elek, Hungarian handball player and coach (b. 1932)
2012 – Sattareh Farmanfarmaian, Persian daughter of Abdol-Hossein Mirza Farmanfarma (b. 1921)
2012 – Paul Fussell, American historian, author, and educator (b. 1924)
2012 – Hal Jackson, American radio host (b. 1915)
2012 – Joseph Lesniewski, American soldier (b. 1920)
2012 – William C. Wampler, American politician (b. 1926)
2013 – William Demby, American author (b. 1922)
2013 – Epy Guerrero, Dominican baseball player, coach, and scout (b. 1942)
2013 – Hazel Hawke, Australian wife of Bob Hawke (b. 1929)
2013 – Hayri Kozakçıoğlu, Turkish politician, 15th Governor of Istanbul Province (b. 1938)
2013 – Moritz, Landgrave of Hesse (b. 1926)
2013 – Georges Moustaki, Egyptian-French singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1934)
2013 – Gerry Peacocke, Australian politician (b. 1931)
2013 – Flynn Robinson, American basketball player (b. 1941)
2013 – James Sisnett, Barbadian super-centenarian (b. 1900)
2013 – Brian Sternberg, American pole vaulter (b. 1943)
2013 – Jim Zabel, American sportscaster (b. 1921)
2013 – Luis Zuloaga, Venezuelan baseball player (b. 1922)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/27/14 at 6:40 am

Born this day May 27th:


1915 – Herman Wouk, American author
1918 – Yasuhiro Nakasone, Japanese politician, 45th Prime Minister of Japan
1922 – Christopher Lee, English actor and singer
1923 – Henry Kissinger, German-American politician, 56th United States Secretary of State, Nobel Prize laureate
1923 – Sumner Redstone, American businessman
1928 – Thea Musgrave, Scottish composer
1930 – Simon Barrington-Ward, British bishop
1930 – John Barth, American author
1930 – William S. Sessions, American civil servant and judge, 8th Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
1931 – John Chapple, British Army officer
1931 – Faten Hamama, Egyptian actress and producer
1932 – Lon Spurrier, American middle-distance runner
1934 – Ray Daviault, Canadian-American baseball player
1934 – Harlan Ellison, American author and screenwriter
1935 – Ramsey Lewis, American pianist and composer
1935 – Lee Meriwether, American model and actress, Miss America 1955
1936 – Eric Anderson, British Provost of Eton College
1936 – Benjamin Bathurst, British Royal Navy officer
1936 – Louis Gossett, Jr., American actor and producer
1936 – Marcel Masse, Canadian politician
1939 – Simon Cairns, British businessman
1939 – Yves Duhaime, Canadian politician
1939 – Sokratis Kokkalis, Greek businessman
1939 – Gerald Ronson, English businessman
1939 – Don Williams, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Pozo-Seco Singers)
1942 – Lee Baca, American police officer
1942 – Roger Freeman, British politician
1942 – Robin Widdows, English racing driver
1943 – Cilla Black, English singer and actress
1943 – Bruce Weitz, American actor
1943 – Raye Birk, American actor
1944 – Chris Dodd, American lawyer and politician
1944 – Ingrid Roscoe, British writer on English art
1944 – Alain Souchon, French singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
1945 – Bruce Cockburn, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Esquires and The Flying Circus)
1947 – Felix Dennis, English publisher, poet and philanthropist
1947 – Marty Kristian, German-Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (The New Seekers)
1947 – Branko Oblak, Slovenian footballer and coach
1947 – Riivo Sinijärv, Estonian politician
1948 – Wubbo de Boer, Dutch civil servant
1948 – Pete Sears, English bass player (Jefferson Starship, Moonalice, and Hot Tuna)
1949 – Hugh Lowther, 8th Earl of Lonsdale
1949 – Christa Vahlensieck, German long-distance runner
1950 – Dee Dee Bridgewater, American singer-songwriter and actress (The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra)
1951 – Ana Belén, Spanish actress, singer, and director
1951 – John Conthe, English boxer
1954 – Pauline Hanson, Australian politician
1954 – Jackie Slater, American football player and coach
1955 – Eric Bischoff, American wrestler, manager, and producer
1955 – Richard Schiff, American actor
1955 – Ian Tracey, British organist
1956 – Cynthia McFadden, American journalist
1956 – Rosemary Squire, British theatre producer
1956 – Giuseppe Tornatore, Italian director and screenwriter
1957 – Dag Terje Andersen, Norwegian politician
1957 – Duncan Goodhew, English swimmer
1957 – Siouxsie Sioux, English singer-songwriter and producer (Siouxsie and the Banshees and The Creatures)
1958 – Nick Anstee, Lord Mayor of London
1958 – Neil Finn, New Zealand singer-songwriter and mandolin player (Split Enz, Crowded House, Finn Brothers, The Mullanes, 7 Worlds Collide, and Pajama Club)
1958 – Linnea Quigley, American actress and producer
1960 – Gaston Therrien, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
1961 – José Luíz Barbosa, Brazilian runner
1961 – Peri Gilpin, American actress
1962 – Marcelino Bernal, Mexican footballer
1962 – Ray Borner, Australian basketball player
1962 – Steven Brill, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1962 – David Mundell, British politician
1962 – Ravi Shastri, Indian cricketer
1963 – Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Cuban pianist and composer
1964 – Adam Carolla, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
1964 – Zheng Geping, Singaporean actor
1965 – Todd Bridges, American actor, director, and producer
1965 – Pat Cash, Australian tennis player
1966 – Heston Blumenthal, English chef and author
1967 – Paul Gascoigne, English footballer, coach, and manager
1967 – Eddie McClintock, American actor
1967 – Eddie Harsch, Canadian-American keyboardist (The Black Crowes)
1968 – Jeff Bagwell, American baseball player and coach
1968 – Rebekah Brooks, English journalist
1968 – Frank Thomas, American baseball player
1969 – Todd Hundley, American baseball player
1969 – Jeremy Mayfield, American race car driver
1969 – Dondre Whitfield, American actor
1970 – Michele Bartoli, Italian cyclist
1970 – Tim Farron, English politician
1970 – Joseph Fiennes, English actor
1970 – Cherry Pie Picache, Filipino actress and screenwriter
1971 – Mathew Batsiua, Nauruan politician
1971 – Paul Bettany, English actor
1971 – Wayne Carey, Australian footballer and coach
1971 – Kaur Kender, Estonian author
1971 – Glenn Ross, Irish strongman
1971 – Monika Schnarre, Canadian model and actress
1971 – Lee Sharpe, English footballer
1972 – Todd Demsey, American golfer
1972 – Ivete Sangalo, Brazilian singer-songwriter and actress
1973 – Jack McBrayer, American actor
1973 – Tana Umaga, New Zealand rugby player and coach
1974 – Vanessa Blue, American porn actress and director
1974 – Jason Narvy, American actor
1974 – Denise van Outen, English actress, singer and television presenter
1974 – Derek Webb, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Caedmon's Call)
1974 – Danny Wuerffel, American football player
1975 – Jadakiss, American rapper (The LOX)
1975 – André 3000, American rapper, producer, and actor (OutKast)
1975 – Michael Hussey, Australian cricketer
1975 – Jamie Oliver, English chef and author
1976 – RJD2, American DJ and producer (Soul Position)
1977 – Abderrahmane Hammad, Algerian high jumper
1977 – Mahela Jayawardene, Sri Lankan cricketer
1978 – Adin Brown, American soccer player
1979 – Stuart Manning, English actor
1979 – Mile Sterjovski, Australian footballer
1980 – Craig Buntin, Canadian figure skater
1981 – Miloy, Angolan footballer
1981 – Marcelo Bonan. Brazilian footballer
1981 – Özgür Çevik, Turkish singer and actor
1981 – Alina Cojocaru Romanian ballet dancer
1981 – Fivos Constantinou, Cypriot runner
1981 – Johan Elmander, Swedish footballer
1982 – Natalya, Canadian wrestler
1982 – Michael de Grussa, Australian singer-songwriter and pianist (The Kill Devil Hills)
1983 – Bobby Convey, American soccer player
1983 – Meelis Kanep, Estonian chess player
1984 – Blake Ahearn, American basketball player
1984 – Darin Brooks, American actor
1984 – Kalle Spjuth, Swedish bandy player
1985 – Chiang Chien-ming, Taiwanese baseball player
1985 – Roberto Soldado, Spanish footballer
1986 – Conor Cummins, English motorcycle racer
1986 – Timo Descamps, Belgian-Flemish actor and singer
1986 – Bamba Fall, Senegalese basketball player
1986 – Lasse Schöne, Danish footballer
1987 – Gervinho, Ivorian footballer
1987 – Valerie Garcia, Filipino actress
1987 – Eric Kolelas, French-English actor and director
1988 – Irina Davydova, Russian hurdler
1988 – Mari Pokinen, Estonian actress and singer
1988 – Allyn Rose, American model and athlete, Miss Maryland USA 2011
1989 – Ash Hollywood, American porn actress
1989 – Igor Morozov, Estonian footballer
1990 – Yenew Alamirew, Ethiopian long-distance runner
1990 – Nadine Beiler, Austrian singer
1990 – Chris Colfer, American actor, singer, producer, and screenwriter
1991 – Ksenia Pervak, Russian tennis player

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/27/14 at 6:42 am

Died this day May 27th:

366 – Procopius, Roman usurper (b. 325)
866 – Ordoño I of Asturias (b. 831)
927 – Simeon I of Bulgaria (b. 864)
1039 – Dirk III, Count of Holland (b. 981)
1444 – John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset, English commander (b. 1404)
1508 – Ludovico Sforza, Italian son of Francesco I Sforza (b. 1452)
1525 – Thomas Müntzer, German theologian (b. 1488)
1541 – Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury (b. 1473)
1564 – John Calvin, French pastor and theologian (b. 1509)
1610 – François Ravaillac, French assassin of Henry IV of France (b. 1578)
1661 – Archibald Campbell, 1st Marquis of Argyll, Scottish politician (b. 1607)
1675 – Gaspard Dughet, Italian-French painter (b. 1613)
1690 – Giovanni Legrenzi, Italian organist and composer (b. 1626)
1702 – Dominique Bouhours, French priest and critic (b. 1628)
1707 – Françoise-Athénaïs, marquise de Montespan, French mistress of Louis XIV of France (b. 1640)
1781 – Giovanni Battista Beccaria, Italian physicist (b. 1716)
1797 – François-Noël Babeuf, French journalist (b. 1760)
1831 – Jedediah Smith, American hunter, explorer, and author (b. 1799)
1840 – Niccolò Paganini, Italian violinist and composer (b. 1782)
1896 – Aleksandr Stoletov, Russian physicist (b. 1839)
1910 – Robert Koch, German physician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1843)
1918 – Ōzutsu Man'emon, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 18th Yokozuna (b. 1869)
1919 – Kandukuri Veeresalingam, Indian author and activist (b. 1848)
1927 – Oscar Stribolt, Danish actor (b. 1872)
1933 – Achille Paroche, French target shooter (b. 1868)
1939 – Joseph Roth, Austrian-French journalist and author (b. 1894)
1941 – Ernst Lindemann, German captain (b. 1894)
1941 – Günther Lütjens, German admiral (b. 1889)
1945 – Enno Lolling, German physician (b. 1888)
1947 – Ed Konetchy, American baseball player (b. 1885)
1949 – Robert Ripley, American cartoonist, publisher, and businessman, founded Ripley's Believe It or Not! (b. 1890)
1953 – Jesse Burkett, American baseball player and manager (b. 1868)
1960 – James Montgomery Flagg, American painter and illustrator (b. 1877)
1963 – Grigoris Lambrakis, Greek physician and politician (b. 1912)
1964 – Jawaharlal Nehru, Indian lawyer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of India (b. 1889)
1967 – W. Otto Miessner, American composer and educator (b. 1880)
1967 – Ernst Niekisch, German politician (b. 1889)
1968 – Denise Legeay, French actress (b. 1898)
1969 – Jeffrey Hunter, American actor and producer (b. 1926)
1971 – Armando Picchi, Italian footballer and coach (b. 1935)
1986 – Ismail al-Faruqi, Palestinian-American philosopher (b. 1921)
1986 – Giorgos Tzifos, Greek actor and cinematographer (b. 1918)
1987 – John Howard Northrop, American biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1891)
1988 – Ernst Ruska, German physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1906)
1989 – Arseny Tarkovsky, Russian poet (b. 1907)
1990 – Robert B. Meyner, American politician, 44th Governor of New Jersey (b. 1908)
1991 – Leopold Nowak, Austrian musicologist (b. 1904)
1992 – Uncle Charlie Osborne, American fiddler (b. 1890)
1993 – Werner Stocker, German actor (b. 1955)
1994 – Charles Rodman Campbell, American murderer (b. 1954)
1998 – Minocher Rustom Masani, Indian politician (b. 1905)
2000 – Kazimierz Leski, Polish engineer and pilot (b. 1912)
2000 – Murray MacLehose, Baron MacLehose of Beoch, Scottish politician, 25th Governor of Hong Kong (b. 1917)
2000 – Maurice Richard, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1921)
2001 – Ramon Bieri, American actor (b. 1929)
2003 – Luciano Berio, Italian composer (b. 1925)
2006 – Rob Borsellino, American journalist (b. 1949)
2006 – Paul Gleason, American actor (b. 1939)
2006 – Craig Heyward, American football player (b. 1966)
2006 – Alex Toth, American illustrator and animator (b. 1928)
2006 – Oduvil Unnikrishnan, Indian actor and composer (b. 1944)
2007 – Howard Porter, American basketball player (b. 1948)
2007 – Izumi Sakai, Japanese singer-songwriter (Zard) (b. 1967)
2007 – Gretchen Wyler, American actress (b. 1932)
2007 – Ed Yost, American inventor, invented the hot air balloon (b. 1919)
2008 – Franz Künstler, Hungarian soldier (b. 1900)
2009 – Thomas Franck, American lawyer and educator (b. 1931)
2009 – Clive Granger, Welsh-American economist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1934)
2009 – Abram Hoffer, Canadian biochemist, physician, and psychiatrist (b. 1917)
2009 – Gérard Jean-Juste, Haitian-American priest (b. 1946)
2009 – Carol Anne O'Marie, American nun and author (b. 1933)
2009 – William Refshauge, Australian soldier and physician (b. 1913)
2009 – Paul Sharratt, English-American television producer (b. 1933)
2010 – Payut Ngaokrachang, Thai animator and director (b. 1929)
2011 – Jeff Conaway, American actor and singer (b. 1950)
2011 – Margo Dydek, Polish-American basketball player (b. 1974)
2011 – Gil Scott-Heron, American singer-songwriter and poet (b. 1949)
2012 – Simeon Daniel, Nevisian educator and politician, 1st Premier of Nevis (b. 1934)
2012 – Friedrich Hirzebruch, German mathematician (b. 1927)
2012 – Zita Kabátová, Czech actress (b. 1913)
2012 – David Rimoin, Canadian-American geneticist (b. 1936)
2012 – Johnny Tapia, American boxer (b. 1967)
2013 – György Bárdy, Hungarian actor (b. 1921)
2013 – Jean Bach, American director and producer (b. 1918)
2013 – Nazmiye Demirel, Turkish wife of Süleyman Demirel, 9th First Lady of Turkey (b. 1927)
2013 – Jagjit Singh Lyallpuri, Indian politician (b. 1917)
2013 – Little Tony, Italian-Sammarinese singer and actor (b. 1941)
2013 – Bill Pertwee, English actor (b. 1926)
2013 – Abdoulaye Sékou Sow, Malian politician, Prime Minister of Mali (b. 1931)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/28/14 at 4:51 am

Born this day May 28th:

1922 – Tuomas Gerdt, Finnish sergeant
1923 – Karl Vaino, Soviet Estonian politician
1924 – Edward du Cann, British politician
1924 – Paul Hébert, Canadian actor
1929 – Patrick McNair-Wilson, British politician
1930 – Edward Seaga, American-Jamaican politician, 5th Prime Minister of Jamaica
1931 – Carroll Baker, American actress
1932 – Tim Renton, British politician
1933 – John Karlen, American actor
1934 – Bill Baillie, New Zealand long-distance runner
1935 – Anne Reid, English actress
1936 – Claude Forget, Canadian politician
1938 – Jerry West, American basketball player, coach, and manager
1940 – David Brewer, Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London
1940 – Shlomo Riskin, American rabbi, founder of the Lincoln Square Synagogue
1941 – Beth Howland, American actress
1942 – Stanley B. Prusiner, American neurologist and biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate
1943 – Terry Crisp, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1944 – Faith Brown, English actress and singer
1944 – Rudy Giuliani, American lawyer and politician, 107th Mayor of New York City
1944 – Gladys Knight, American singer-songwriter and actress (Gladys Knight & the Pips)
1944 – Jean-Pierre Léaud, French actor and director
1944 – Sondra Locke, American actress, singer, and director
1944 – Patricia Quinn, Irish actress and singer
1944 – Billy Vera, American singer-songwriter and actor
1945 – Patch Adams, American physician and author, founded the Gesundheit! Institute
1945 – John N. Bambacus, American politician
1945 – John Fogerty, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Creedence Clearwater Revival and The Golliwogs)
1945 – Jean Perrault, Canadian politician, Mayor of Sherbrooke
1946 – Skip Jutze, American baseball player
1946 – Janet Paraskeva, British civil servant
1946 – K. Satchidanandan, Indian poet and critic
1946 – William Shawcross, British writer and broadcaster
1947 – Zahi Hawass, Egyptian archaeologist
1947 – Lynn Johnston, Canadian illustrator
1947 – Leland Sklar, American singer-songwriter and bass player (The Section and Era)
1950 – Kamala, American wrestler
1950 – Ian Bradley, English minister, author, and academic
1952 – Roger Briggs, American pianist, composer, conductor, and educator
1953 – Pierre Gauthier, Canadian ice hockey player and manager
1953 – Arto Lindsay, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer (DNA, The Golden Palominos, The Lounge Lizards, and Ambitious Lovers)
1954 – Townsend Coleman, American voice actor
1954 – Andy Hamilton, English actor, director, and screenwriter
1954 – Charles Saumarez Smith, British art historian
1954 – John Tory, Canadian lawyer and politician
1955 – Laura Amy Schlitz, American 2-Time Newbery Author
1955 – Mark Howe, American ice hockey player and coach
1956 – Jerry Douglas, American guitarist and producer (The Country Gentlemen and Strength in Numbers)
1956 – Mike Musyoki, Kenyan long-distance runner
1956 – Julie Peasgood, English actress
1956 – Peter Wilkinson, Royal Navy officer
1957 – Colin Barnes, English footballer
1957 – Kirk Gibson, American baseball player and manager
1957 – Ben Howland, American basketball player and coach
1959 – Risto Mannisenmäki, Finnish rally co-driver
1960 – Mark Sanford, American captain and politician, 115th Governor of South Carolina
1960 – Mary Portas, English retail expert and broadcaster
1961 – Michelle Collins, English actress
1962 – Brandon Cruz, American actor
1961 – Roland Gift, English singer-songwriter and actor (Fine Young Cannibals and Akrylykz)
1962 – James Michael Tyler, American actor
1963 – Gavin Harrison, English drummer (Porcupine Tree, King Crimson, and OSI)
1963 – Houman Younessi, Iranian scientist and educator
1964 – David Baddiel, American-English comedian, actor, and author
1964 – Jeff Fenech, Australian boxer
1964 – Christa Miller, American actress
1964 – Zsa Zsa Padilla, Filipino singer and actress (Hotdog)
1964 – Phil Vassar, American singer-songwriter and pianist
1965 – Chris Ballew, American singer-songwriter and bass player (The Presidents of the United States of America and Caspar Babypants)
1966 – Ashley Laurence, American actress
1967 – Emma Kennedy, English actress
1967 – Glen Rice, American basketball player
1968 – Kylie Minogue, Australian singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
1969 – Mike DiFelice, American baseball player and manager
1969 – Rob Ford, Canadian politician, 64th Mayor of Toronto
1969 – Justin Kirk, American actor
1970 – Jimi Goodwin, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Doves and Sub Sub)
1970 – Paul Sinha, English comedian and broadcaster
1971 – Isabelle Carré, French actress
1971 – Ekaterina Gordeeva, Russian figure skater
1971 – Marco Rubio, American politician
1972 – Doriva, Brazilian footballer and manager
1972 – Kate Ashfield, English actress
1972 – Michael Boogerd, Dutch cyclist
1973 – Marco Paulo Faria Lemos, Portuguese footballer and manager
1974 – Hans-Jörg Butt, German footballer
1974 – Romain Duris, French actor
1974 – Alicia Minshew, American actress
1975 – Maura Johnston, American journalist
1975 – Charmaine Sheh, Hong Kong actress and singer
1975 – Misbah-ul-Haq, Pakistani cricketer
1975 – Marc Bauer, Swiss visual artist
1976 – Roberto Goretti, Italian footballer
1976 – Glenn Morrison, Australian rugby player
1976 – Alexei Nemov, Russian gymnast
1976 – Liam O'Brien, American voice actor, director, and screenwriter
1977 – Jeremy Borash, American ring announcer and sportscaster
1977 – Elisabeth Hasselbeck, American talk show host and author
1979 – Jesse Bradford, American actor
1979 – Ronald Curry, American football player
1979 – Joeri Jansen, Belgian runner
1979 – Monica Keena, American actress
1980 – Mark Feehily, Irish singer-songwriter and pianist (Westlife)
1980 – Miguel Pérez, Spanish footballer
1980 – Lucy Shuker, British paralympian tennis player
1980 – Jørgen Strickert, Norwegian comedian, writer, and radio host
1981 – Daniel Cabrera, Dominican-American baseball player
1981 – Eric Ghiaciuc, American football player
1981 – Adam Green, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Moldy Peaches)
1981 – Victoria Legrand, American singer-songwriter and keyboard player (Beach House)
1981 – Derval O'Rourke, Irish hurdler
1981 – Aaron Schock, American politician
1982 – Alexa Davalos, French-American actress
1982 – Desiree del Valle, Filipino actress
1982 – Jhonny Peralta, Dominican-American baseball player
1983 – Steve Cronin, American soccer player
1983 – Toby Hemingway, English actor
1983 – Humberto Sánchez, Dominican-American baseball player
1984 – Beth Allen, New Zealand actress
1985 – Colbie Caillat, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1985 – Pablo Andrés González, Argentinian footballer
1985 – Kostas Mendrinos, Greek footballer
1985 – Carey Mulligan, English actress
1986 – Berrick Barnes, Australian rugby player
1986 – Joseph Cross, American actor
1986 – Jaslene Gonzalez, Puerto Rican-American model
1986 – Charles N'Zogbia, French footballer
1986 – Michael Oher, American football player
1986 – Seth Rollins, American wrestler
1986 – Ingmar Vos, Dutch decathlete
1988 – NaVorro Bowman, American football player
1988 – Percy Harvin, American football player
1988 – Craig Kimbrel, American baseball player
1988 – Meisa Kuroki, Japanese actress, model, and singer
1988 – David Perron, Canadian ice hockey player
1988 – Luke Prosser, English footballer
1990 – Kyle Walker, English footballer
1992 – Tom Carroll, English footballer
1992 – Mira Gonzalez, American poet
1993 – Bárbara Luz, Portuguese tennis player
1993 – Jonnie Peacock, English sprinter
1993 – Mason Shefa, American director and producer
1995 – Jacob Kogan, American actor
1998 – Riho Sayashi, Japanese singer and actress (Morning Musume)
1999 – Cameron Boyce, American actor and dancer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/28/14 at 4:52 am

Died this day May 28th:

576 – Germain of Paris, French bishop and saint (b. 496)
1023 – Wulfstan, English archbishop
1357 – Afonso IV of Portugal (b. 1291)
1509 – Caterina Sforza, Italian daughter of Galeazzo Maria Sforza (b. 1463)
1556 – Saitō Dōsan, Japanese samurai (b. 1494)
1672 – John Trevor, Welsh politician (b. 1626)
1747 – Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues, French author (b. 1715)
1750 – Emperor Sakuramachi of Japan (b. 1720)
1787 – Leopold Mozart, Austrian violinist, composer, and conductor (b. 1719)
1805 – Luigi Boccherini, Italian cellist and composer (b. 1743)
1808 – Richard Hurd, English bishop (b. 1720)
1811 – Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville, Scottish lawyer and politician (b. 1742)
1816 – Wolde Selassie, Ethiopian warlord (b. 1745)
1828 – Daikokuya Kōdayū, Japanese castaway (b. 1751)
1831 – William Carnegie, 7th Earl of Northesk, Scottish-English admiral (b. 1756)
1843 – Noah Webster, American lexicographer and author (b. 1758)
1849 – Anne Brontë, English author and poet (b. 1820)
1864 – Simion Bărnuțiu, Romanian historian and politician (b. 1808)
1878 – John Russell, 1st Earl Russell, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1792)
1916 – Ivan Franko, Ukrainian economist, journalist, and poet (b. 1856)
1927 – Boris Kustodiev, Russian painter (b. 1878)
1937 – Alfred Adler, Austrian psychologist (b. 1870)
1940 – Prince Frederick Charles of Hesse (b. 1868)
1946 – Carter Glass, American politician, 47th United States Secretary of the Treasury (b. 1858)
1947 – August Eigruber, Austrian-German politician (b. 1907)
1952 – Philippe Desranleau, Canadian archbishop (b. 1882)
1953 – Tatsuo Hori, Japanese author and poet (b. 1904)
1968 – Fyodor Okhlopkov, Russian sergeant and sniper (b. 1908)
1971 – Audie Murphy, American lieutenant and actor, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1924)
1971 – Jean Vilar, French actor and director (b. 1912)
1972 – Edward VIII of the United Kingdom (b. 1894)
1975 – Ezzard Charles, American boxer (b. 1921)
1976 – Zainul Abedin, Bangladeshi painter (b. 1914)
1976 – Steffan Danielsen, Faroese painter (b. 1922)
1978 – Arthur Brough, English actor (b. 1905)
1980 – Rolf Nevanlinna, Finnish mathematician (b. 1895)
1981 – Mary Lou Williams, American pianist and composer (b. 1910)
1981 – Stefan Wyszyński, Polish cardinal (b. 1901)
1982 – H. Jones, English colonel, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1940)
1983 – Erastus Corning 2nd, American politician, 72nd Mayor of Albany (b. 1909)
1984 – Eric Morecambe, English actor and singer (b. 1926)
1988 – Sy Oliver, American trumpet player, composer, and bandleader (b. 1910)
1994 – Julius Boros, American golfer (b. 1920)
1994 – Ely Jacques Kahn, Jr., American author (b. 1916)
1998 – Phil Hartman, Canadian-American actor, singer, and screenwriter (b. 1948)
1999 – B. Vittalacharya, Indian film director (b. 1920)
1999 – Michael Barkai, Commander of the Israeli Navy (1976-1979) (b. 1935)
2000 – George Irving Bell, American physicist, biologist, and mountaineer (b. 1926)
2000 – Robert Fryer, American theatrical and film producer (b. 1920)
2001 – Francis Bebey, Cameroonian-French guitarist (b. 1929)
2001 – Joe Moakley, American politician (b. 1927)
2001 – Francisco Varela, Chilean biologist and philosopher (b. 1946)
2002 – Mildred Benson, American journalist and author (b. 1905)
2002 – Jean Berger, German-American pianist, composer, and academic (b. 1909)
2003 – Oleg Grigoryevich Makarov, Russian engineer and astronaut (b. 1933)
2003 – Ilya Prigogine, Russian-Belgian chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1917)
2003 – Martha Scott, American actress (b. 1912)
2004 – Umberto Agnelli, Swiss-Italian businessman and politician (b. 1934)
2004 – Francis Brunn, German juggler (b. 1922)
2004 – Michael Buonauro, American author and illustrator (b. 1979)
2006 – Thorleif Schjelderup, Norwegian ski jumper and author (b. 1920)
2007 – Marquise Hill, American football player (b. 1982)
2007 – David Lane, American white nationalist leader, co-founded The Order (b. 1938)
2007 – Toshikatsu Matsuoka, Japanese politician (b. 1945)
2008 – Beryl Cook, English painter (b. 1926)
2008 – P. Devakumaran, Sri Lankan Tamil journalist
2008 – Robert H. Justman, American director and producer (b. 1926)
2010 – Gary Coleman, American actor (b. 1968)
2011 – Alys Robi, Canadian singer (b. 1923)
2012 – Hugh Dawnay, English polo player and author (b. 1932)
2012 – Bob Edwards, English journalist (b. 1925)
2012 – Ludovic Quistin, Caribbean footballer (b. 1984)
2012 – Yuri Susloparov, Ukrainian-Russian footballer and manager (b. 1958)
2012 – Matthew Yuricich, American special effects artist (b. 1923)
2013 – Eddi Arent, German actor (b. 1925)
2013 – Nino Bibbia, Italian bobsledder (b. 1922)
2013 – Viktor Kulikov, Russian marshal (b. 1921)
2013 – Fotis Polymeris, Greek singer-songwriter (b. 1920)
2013 – Eddie Romero, Filipino director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1924)
2013 – Gerd Schmückle, German general (b. 1917)
2013 – Caesar Trunzo, American politician (b. 1926)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/29/14 at 6:11 am

Born this day May 29th:

1919 – Jacques Genest, Canadian physician
1921 – Clifton James, American actor
1923 – John Parker, British peer
1926 – Katie Boyle, Italian-born British actress and television presenter
1926 – Abdoulaye Wade, Senegalese politician, 3rd President of Senegal
1927 – Jean Coutu, Canadian pharmacist and businessman, founded the Jean Coutu Group
1929 – Harry Frankfurt, American philosopher
1929 – Peter Higgs, English-Scottish physicist
1932 – Richie Guerin, American basketball player and coach
1932 – Paul R. Ehrlich, American biologist and author
1933 – Helmuth Rilling, German conductor
1934 – Grandma Lee, American comedian
1934 – Nanette Newman, English actress and author
1934 – Bill Vander Zalm, Canadian politician, 28th Premier of British Columbia
1937 – Charles W. Pickering, American judge
1937 – Irmin Schmidt, German keyboard player and composer (Can)
1937 – Alwin Schockemöhle, German show-jumper
1938 – Christopher Bland, British businessman
1938 – Fay Vincent, American lawyer and businessman
1939 – Al Unser, American race car driver
1941 – Doug Scott, English mountaineer
1942 – Pierre Bourque, Canadian politician, 40th Mayor of Montreal
1942 – Kevin Conway, American actor
1944 – Quentin Davies, British politician
1945 – Gary Brooker, English singer-songwriter and pianist (Procol Harum and The Paramounts)
1945 – Catherine Lara, French singer-songwriter and violinist
1945 – Julian Le Grand, British economist and author.
1945 – Martin Pipe, British racehorse trainer
1945 – Joyce Tenneson, American photographer
1945 – Jean-Pierre Van Rossem, Belgian scholar, socialite and writer
1947 – Anthony Geary, American actor
1947 – Joey Levine, American singer-songwriter and producer (Ohio Express and The Third Rail)
1947 – Gene Robinson, American bishop
1948 – Michael Berkeley, British composer and broadcaster
1948 – Linda Esther Gray, Scottish opera singer
1948 – Keith Gull, British academic
1948 – Nick Mancuso, Italian-Canadian actor and producer
1949 – Robert Axelrod, American actor
1949 – Andrew Clements, American author and educator
1949 – Brian Kidd, English footballer and coach
1949 – Francis Rossi, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Status Quo)
1949 – Cotter Smith, American actor
1950 – Rebbie Jackson, American singer and actress
1951 – Peter Chernin, American businessman
1952 – Alan Langlands, British academic
1953 – Giles Clarke, British businessman
1953 – Danny Elfman, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (Oingo Boingo)
1954 – Robert Beaser, American composer
1954 – Jerry Moran, American lawyer and politician
1955 – John Hinckley, Jr., American attempted assassin of Ronald Reagan
1955 – David Kirschner, American animator, producer, and author
1955 – Gordon Rintoul, Scottish director of National Museums of Scotland
1955 – Ken Schrader, American race car driver
1956 – Mark Lyall Grant, British diplomat
1956 – La Toya Jackson, American singer-songwriter and actress
1957 – Steven Croft, English Anglican, 7th Bishop of Sheffield
1957 – Jeb Hensarling, American lawyer and politician
1957 – Ted Levine, American actor
1958 – Annette Bening, American actress
1958 – Willem Holleeder, Dutch criminal
1958 – Karen Maruyama, American actress
1958 – Uwe Rapolder, German footballer and coach
1958 – Mike Stenhouse, American baseball player and sportscaster
1958 – Wayne Duvall, American actor
1959 – Rupert Everett, English actor, singer, and producer
1959 – Steve Hanley, Irish-English bass player and songwriter (The Fall and Tom Hingley and the Lovers)
1959 – Adrian Paul, English actor and producer
1960 – Thomas Baumer, Swiss economist, interculturalist and personality assessor
1960 – Neil Crone, Canadian actor
1960 – Mike Freer, English politician
1960 – Carol Kirkwood, Scottish journalist
1961 – Melissa Etheridge, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and activist
1961 – John Miceli, American drummer
1962 – Fandi Ahmad, Singaporean footballer, coach, and manager
1962 – Eric Davis, American baseball player
1962 – John D. LeMay, American actor
1962 – Chloé Sainte-Marie, Canadian actress and singer
1963 – Blaze Bayley, English singer-songwriter (Iron Maiden and Wolfsbane)
1963 – Tracey E. Bregman, German-American actress
1963 – Ukyo Katayama, Japanese race car driver
1963 – Claude Loiselle, Canadian ice hockey player and manager
1963 – Lisa Whelchel, American actress and singer
1964 – Jestoni Alarcon, Filipino actor and politician
1964 – Howard Mills III, American politician
1967 – Noel Gallagher, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Oasis and Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds)
1967 – Mike Keane, Canadian ice hockey player
1967 – Steven Levitt, American economist
1968 – Torquhil Campbell, Scottish peer
1968 – Tate George, American basketball player
1968 – Jessica Morden, English politician
1969 – Chan Kinchla, Canadian guitarist (Blues Traveler)
1970 – Roberto Di Matteo, Italian footballer and manager
1971 – Éric Lucas, Canadian boxer
1971 – Bernd Mayländer, German race car driver
1971 – Rob Womack, British paralympian athlete
1972 – Közi, Japanese singer-songwriter and keyboard player (Malice Mizer and Eve of Destiny)
1972 – Stanislas, French singer-songwriter (Circus)
1972 – Bill Curley, American basketball player
1972 – Simon Jones, English singer and bass player (The Verve, The Shining, and Black Submarine)
1973 – Anthony Azizi, American actor
1973 – Mark Lee, American guitarist and songwriter (Third Day)
1973 – Alpay Özalan, Turkish footballer
1974 – Stephen Larkham, Australian rugby player and coach
1974 – Aaron McGruder, American cartoonist
1974 – Myf Warhurst, Australian radio and television host
1974 – Jenny Willott, English politician
1975 – Jason Allison, Canadian ice hockey player
1975 – Natarsha Belling, Australian journalist
1975 – Melanie Brown, English singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress (Spice Girls)
1975 – David Burtka, American actor and chef
1975 – Sven Kubis, German footballer
1975 – Sarah Millican, English comedian
1975 – Daniel Tosh, American comedian and actor
1975 – Anthony Wall, English golfer
1976 – Caçapa, Brazilian footballer
1976 – Jerry Hairston, Jr., American baseball player
1976 – Yūsuke Iseya, Japanese actor
1976 – Raef LaFrentz, American basketball player
1976 – Yegor Titov, Russian footballer
1977 – Massimo Ambrosini, Italian footballer
1977 – Marco Cassetti, Italian footballer
1977 – Danny Gerard, American actor and singer
1977 – António Lebo Lebo, Angolan footballer
1978 – Pelle Almqvist, Swedish singer-songwriter and bass player (The Hives)
1978 – Sébastien Grosjean, French tennis player
1978 – Adam Rickitt, English actor and singer
1979 – Arne Friedrich, German footballer
1979 – Shweta Gulati, Indian actress
1979 – Brian Kendrick, American wrestler
1979 – Ahmad Latiff Khamaruddin, Singaporean footballer
1979 – John Rheinecker, American baseball player
1980 – Ernesto Farías, Argentinian footballer
1981 – Andrei Arshavin, Russian footballer
1981 – Justin Chon, American actor
1982 – Ailyn, Spanish singer (Sirenia)
1982 – Ana Beatriz Barros, Brazilian model
1982 – Joanne Borgella, American singer and model
1982 – Anita Briem, Icelandic actress
1982 – Nataliya Dobrynska, Ukrainian heptathlete
1982 – Matt Macri, American baseball player
1982 – Kim Tae-kyun, South Korean baseball player
1983 – Joanna Higson, English actress
1983 – Jean Makoun, Cameroonian footballer
1983 – Alberto Medina, Mexican footballer
1984 – Carmelo Anthony, American basketball player
1984 – Andreas Schäffer, German footballer
1985 – Nathan Horton, Canadian ice hockey player
1986 – Hornswoggle, American wrestler
1986 – Jaslene Gonzalez, Puerto Rican-American model
1987 – Lina Andrijauskaitė, Lithuanian long jumper
1987 – Kelvin Maynard, Dutch footballer
1987 – Noah Reid, Canadian actor
1987 – Rui Sampaio, Portuguese footballer
1987 – Alessandra Torresani, American actress
1988 – Cheng Fei, Chinese gymnast
1988 – Steve Mason, Canadian ice hockey player
1989 – Riley Keough, American model and actress
1989 – Brandon Mychal Smith, American actor, singer, and dancer
1989 – Mathew Waters, Australian actor
1991 – Kristen Alderson, American actress and singer
1991 – Saori Hayami, Japanese voice actress and singer
1991 – Tom Ljungman, Swedish actor
1992 – Sarah Moundir, Swiss tennis player
1992 – Gregg Sulkin, English actor
1993 – Jana Čepelová, Slovak tennis player
1993 – Grete Šadeiko, Estonian heptathlete
1998 – Lucía Gil, Spanish singer and actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/29/14 at 6:11 am

Died this day May 29th:

1259 – Christopher I of Denmark (b. 1219)
1379 – Henry II of Castile (b. 1334)
1405 – Philippe de Mézières, French soldier and author (b. 1327)
1425 – Hongxi Emperor of China (b. 1378)
1453 – Ulubatlı Hasan, Ottoman commander (b. 1428)
1453 – Constantine XI Palaiologos, Byzantine emperor (b. 1404)
1500 – Bartolomeu Dias, Portuguese explorer (b. 1451)
1546 – David Beaton, Scottish cardinal (b. 1494)
1593 – John Penry, Welsh martyr (b. 1559)
1660 – Frans van Schooten, Dutch mathematician (b. 1615)
1691 – Cornelis Tromp, Dutch admiral (b. 1629)
1790 – Israel Putnam, American general (b. 1718)
1796 – Carl Fredrik Pechlin, Swedish politician (b. 1720)
1814 – Joséphine de Beauharnais, French wife of Napoleon (b. 1763)
1829 – Humphry Davy, English chemist (b. 1778)
1847 – Emmanuel de Grouchy, Marquis de Grouchy, French general (b. 1766)
1866 – Winfield Scott, American general and politician (b. 1786)
1873 – Prince Friedrich of Hesse and by Rhine (b. 1870)
1892 – Bahá'u'lláh, Persian religious leader, founded the Bahá'í Faith (b. 1817)
1896 – Gabriel Auguste Daubrée, French geologist (b. 1814)
1903 – Bruce Price, American architect, designed the Château Frontenac and American Surety Building (b. 1845)
1910 – Mily Balakirev, Russian pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1837)
1911 – W. S. Gilbert, English playwright and poet (b. 1836)
1917 – Kate Harrington, American poet and educator (b. 1831)
1919 – Robert Bacon, American colonel and politician, 39th United States Secretary of State (b. 1860)
1920 – Carlos Deltour, French rower (b. 1864)
1935 – Josef Suk, Czech violinist and composer (b. 1874)
1939 – Ursula Ledóchowska, Austrian-Polish nun and saint, founded the Congregation of the Ursulines of the Agonizing Heart of Jesus (b. 1865)
1941 – Léo-Pol Morin, Canadian pianist, composer and educator (b. 1892)
1942 – John Barrymore, American actor (b. 1882)
1946 – Martin Gottfried Weiss, German SS officer (b. 1905)
1948 – May Whitty, English-American actress (b. 1865)
1951 – Fanny Brice, American singer and actress (b. 1891)
1951 – Dimitrios Levidis, Greek-French composer (b. 1885)
1953 – Man Mountain Dean, American wrestler (b. 1891)
1958 – Juan Ramón Jiménez, Spanish poet, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1881)
1966 – Ignace Lepp, French writer, psychologist and priest (b. 1909)
1968 – Arnold Susi, Estonian lawyer and politician (b. 1896)
1970 – John Gunther, American journalist and author (b. 1901)
1972 – Moe Berg, American baseball player, coach, and spy (b. 1902)
1972 – Prithviraj Kapoor, Pakistani-Indian actor (b. 1906)
1972 – Stephen Timoshenko, Ukrainian-American engineer (b. 1878)
1973 – P. Ramlee, Malaysian actor, director, producer, and composer (b. 1922)
1973 – George Harriman, English Rugby international and Chairman and Managing Director of the British Motor Corporation (b. 1908)
1975 – Kurt Großkurth, German actor and singer (b. 1909)
1977 – Ba Maw, Burmese politician (b. 1893)
1979 – Mary Pickford, Canadian-American actress, producer, and screenwriter, co-founded United Artists (b. 1892)
1979 – John H. Wood, Jr., American lawyer and judge (b. 1916)
1982 – Romy Schneider, Austrian-French actress (b. 1938)
1983 – Arvīds Pelše, Latvian-Russian historian and politician (b. 1899)
1987 – Charan Singh, Indian politician, 5th Prime Minister of India (b. 1902)
1988 – Salem bin Laden, Saudi Arabian businessman (b. 1946)
1989 – John Cipollina, American guitarist (Quicksilver Messenger Service, The Dinosaurs, and Man) (b. 1943)
1989 – George C. Homans, American sociologist (b. 1910)
1993 – Billy Conn, American boxer (b. 1917)
1994 – Erich Honecker, German politician (b. 1912)
1996 – Tamara Toumanova, Siberian-American ballerina and actress (b. 1919)
1997 – Jeff Buckley, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Gods and Monsters) (b. 1966)
1997 – George Fenneman, Chinese-American radio and television announcer (b. 1919)
1998 – Barry Goldwater, American general and politician (b. 1909)
2003 – David Jefferies, English motorcycle racer (b. 1972)
2004 – Archibald Cox, American lawyer and politician, 31st United States Solicitor General (b. 1912)
2004 – Samuel Dash, American politician (b. 1925)
2005 – John D'Amico, Canadian ice hockey player and referee (b. 1937)
2005 – Hamilton Naki, South African medical assistant (b. 1926)
2005 – George Rochberg, American composer (b. 1918)
2006 – Jacques Bouchard, Canadian businessman (b. 1930)
2006 – Steve Mizerak, American pool player (b. 1944)
2007 – Dave Balon, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1938)
2007 – Lois Browne-Evans, Bermudian lawyer and politician (b. 1927)
2008 – Luc Bourdon, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1987)
2008 – Harvey Korman, American actor, singer, and director (b. 1927)
2009 – Karine Ruby, French snowboarder (b. 1978)
2010 – Dennis Hopper, American actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1936)
2011 – Sergei Bagapsh, Abkhazian politician, 2nd President of Abkhazia (b. 1949)
2011 – Bill Clements, American politician, 42nd Governor of Texas (b. 1917)
2011 – Ferenc Mádl, Hungarian politician, 14th President of Hungary (b. 1931)
2012 – Dick Beals, American voice actor (b. 1927)
2012 – Mark Minkov, Russian composer (b. 1944)
2012 – Kaneto Shindo, Japanese director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1912)
2012 – Jim Unger, English-Canadian illustrator (b. 1937)
2012 – Doc Watson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1923)
2013 – Ramón Aguirre Suárez, Argentinian footballer and coach (b. 1944)
2013 – Richard Ballantine, American-English journalist (b. 1940)
2013 – Françoise Blanchard, French actress (b. 1954)
2013 – Mike Carrell, American politician (b. 1944)
2013 – Andrew Greeley, American priest, sociologist, and author (b. 1928)
2013 – Mulgrew Miller, American pianist (b. 1955)
2013 – Henry Morgentaler, Polish-Canadian physician and activist (b. 1923)
2013 – Franca Rame, Italian actress and playwright (b. 1928)
2013 – William Earl Reid, Canadian politician (b. 1934)
2013 – Ludwig G. Strauss, German physician and academic (b. 1949)
2013 – Wali-ur-Rehman, Pakistani commander (b. 1970)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/30/14 at 5:24 am

Born this day May 30th:

1925 – John Marks, chairman of the British Medical Association
1927 – Clint Walker, American actor
1928 – Agnès Varda, Belgian-French director, producer, and screenwriter
1929 – Georges Gilson, French bishop
1930 – Robert Ryman, American painter
1931 – Larry Silverstein, American real estate developer
1932 – Pauline Oliveros, American accordion player and composer (Deep Listening Band)
1932 – Ivor Richard, British politician
1934 – Alexey Leonov, Russian general and astronaut
1936 – Keir Dullea, American actor
1936 – Ruta Lee, Canadian-American actress
1937 – Christopher Haskins, British-Irish businessman
1937 – Harry Statham, American basketball player and coach
1939 – Michael J. Pollard, American actor
1939 – Dieter Quester, Austrian race car driver
1939 – Tim Waterstone, British bookseller
1940 – Gilles Villemure, Canadian-American ice hockey player
1942 – John Gladwin, British bishop
1943 – Charles Collingwood, British actor
1943 – Gale Sayers, American football player
1943 – Anders Michanek Swedish Motorcycle racer
1944 – Lenny Davidson, English guitarist (The Dave Clark Five)
1944 – Stav Prodromou, Greek-American businessman
1945 – Norman Eshley, English actor
1946 – Allan Chapman, English historian
1947 – Jocelyne Bourassa, Canadian golfer
1949 – P. J. Carlesimo, American basketball player and coach
1949 – Paul Coleridge, British High Court judge
1949 – Klaus Flouride, American bass player, songwriter, and producer (Dead Kennedys)
1949 – Bob Willis, English cricketer
1950 – Bertrand Delanoë, French politician, Mayor of Paris
1950 – Dann Glenn, American guitarist and composer
1950 – Paresh Rawal, Indian actor
1951 – Zdravko Čolić, Bosnian-Serbian singer-songwriter (Ambasadori and Korni Grupa)
1951 – Fernando Lugo, Paraguayan bishop and politician, President of Paraguay
1951 – Stephen Tobolowsky, American actor, singer, and director
1952 – Kerry Fraser, Canadian ice hockey referee and sportscaster
1952 – Scott Holmes, American actor
1953 – Colm Meaney, Irish actor
1955 – Topper Headon, English drummer and songwriter (The Clash and Mirkwood)
1955 – Jake Roberts, American wrestler
1955 – Michael Spencer, British businessman
1955 – Caroline Swift, British judge
1958 – Marie Fredriksson, Swedish singer-songwriter and pianist (Roxette)
1958 – Steve Israel, American politician
1958 – Michael López-Alegría, Spanish-American captain, pilot, and astronaut
1958 – Ted McGinley, American actor
1959 – Phil Brown, English footballer and manager
1959 – Randy Ferbey, Canadian curler
1959 – Frank Vanhecke, Belgian politician
1961 – Ralph Carter, American actor and singer
1961 – Harry Enfield, English actor, screenwriter, and director
1961 – Bob Yari, Iranian-American director and producer
1962 – Kevin Eastman, American author and illustrator, co-created the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
1962 – Tonya Pinkins, American actress and singer
1963 – Michel Langevin, Canadian drummer and songwriter (Voivod)
1963 – Élise Lucet, French journalist
1963 – Helen Sharman, English chemist and astronaut
1964 – Wynonna Judd, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Judds)
1964 – Andrea Montermini, Italian race car driver
1964 – Tom Morello, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, actor, and activist (Audioslave, Rage Against the Machine, The Nightwatchman, and Axis of Justice)
1965 – Billy Donovan, American basketball player and coach
1965 – Abderraouf Jdey, Tunisian terrorist
1965 – Iginio Straffi, Italian animator and producer, founded Rainbow S.r.l.
1966 – Stephen Malkmus, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Pavement, Silver Jews, and Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks)
1966 – Thomas Häßler, German football player
1967 – Tim Burgess, English singer-songwriter (The Charlatans and The Chavs)
1967 – Sven Pipien, German bass guitarist (The Black Crowes)
1968 – Jason Kenney, Canadian politician
1968 – Zacarias Moussaoui, French terrorist
1969 – Naomi Kawase, Japanese director, producer, and screenwriter
1969 – Ryuhei Kitamura, Japanese director, producer, and screenwriter
1970 – Flora Chan, Hong Kong actress
1970 – Ness Wadia, Indian businessman
1971 – Duncan Jones, English director, producer, and screenwriter
1971 – Idina Menzel, American singer-songwriter and actress
1971 – Jiří Šlégr, Czech ice hockey player and politician
1971 – Kyle Vander Kuyp, Australian hurdler
1972 – Sōichirō Hoshi, Japanese voice actor
1972 – Manny Ramirez, Dominican-American baseball player
1973 – Leigh Francis, English comedian, actor, and screenwriter
1974 – Kostas Chalkias, Greek footballer
1974 – Cee Lo Green, American singer-songwriter, pianist, producer, and actor (Goodie Mob and Gnarls Barkley)
1974 – Shin Ha-kyun, South Korean actor
1974 – David Wilkie, American ice hockey player and coach
1975 – Evan Eschmeyer, American basketball player
1975 – Brian Fair, American singer-songwriter (Shadows Fall and Overcast)
1975 – Andy Farrell, English rugby player and coach
1976 – Leonel Grave de Peralta, Cuban-American activist
1976 – Radoslav Nesterović, Slovenian-Greek basketball player
1976 – Magnus Norman, Swedish-Monacan tennis player
1976 – Margaret Okayo, Kenyan runner
1977 – Akwá, Angolan footballer
1977 – Marc Dos Santos, Canadian soccer player, manager, and coach
1977 – Rachael Stirling, English actress
1977 – Federico Vilar, Argentinian-Italian footballer
1978 – Lyoto Machida, Brazilian mixed martial artist
1979 – Mike Bishai, Canadian ice hockey player
1979 – Clint Bowyer, American race car driver
1979 – Fabian Ernst, German footballer
1979 – Rie Kugimiya, Japanese voice actress and singer
1979 – Francis Lessard, Canadian ice hockey player
1980 – Steven Gerrard, English footballer
1980 – Ilona Korstin, Russian basketball player
1980 – Ryohgo Narita, Japanese light novelist
1981 – Devendra Banhart, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Megapuss)
1981 – Blake Bashoff, American actor
1981 – Gianmaria Bruni, Italian race car driver
1981 – Ahmad Elrich, Australian footballer
1981 – Remy Ma, American rapper (Terror Squad)
1981 – Lars Møller Madsen, Danish handball player
1981 – Hisanori Takada, Japanese footballer
1982 – James Simpson-Daniel, English rugby player
1983 – Jennifer Ellison, English actress, singer, and dancer
1984 – Sham Kwok Fai, Hong Kong footballer
1984 – Matt Maguire, Australian footballer
1984 – Jordan Palmer, American football player
1984 – Alexander Sulzer, German ice hockey player
1985 – Vladimir Latin, Estonian rower
1985 – Aaron Volpatti, Canadian ice hockey player
1985 – Jennifer Winget, Indian actress
1987 – Joyce Cheng, Canadian-Hong Kong singer and actress
1988 – Kelvin Etuhu, Nigerian-English footballer
1988 – Antonio Winterstein, Australian rugby player
1989 – Ailee, American-South Korean singer and actress
1989 – Hyomin, South Korean singer, dancer, and actress (T-ara)
1989 – Kevin Covais, American singer and actor
1989 – Lesia Tsurenko, Ukrainian tennis player
1990 – Dean Collins, American actor
1990 – Andrei Loktionov, Russian ice hockey player
1990 – Im Yoona, South Korean singer, dancer, and actress (Girls' Generation)
1991 – Jonathan Fox, English swimmer
1992 – Danielle Harold, English actress
1992 – Liam Mower, English actor and dancer
1994 – Madeon, French DJ and producer
1994 – Ivars Punnenovs, Latvian ice hockey player
1996 – Beatriz Haddad Maia, Brazilian tennis player
1997 – Jake Short, American actor
2000 – Jared S. Gilmore, American actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/30/14 at 5:25 am

Died this day May 30th:

1159 – Władysław II the Exile, Polish husband of Agnes of Babenberg (b. 1105)
1252 – Ferdinand III of Castile (b. 1199)
1416 – Jerome of Prague, Czech theologian (b. 1379)
1431 – Joan of Arc, French saint (b. 1412)
1434 – Prokop the Great, Czech general (b. 1380)
1574 – Charles IX of France (b. 1550)
1576 – Harada Naomasa, Japanese samurai
1593 – Christopher Marlowe, English poet and playwright (b. 1564)
1640 – Peter Paul Rubens, Flemish painter (b. 1577)
1696 – Henry Capell, 1st Baron Capell of Tewkesbury, English politician (b. 1638)
1712 – Andrea Lanzani, Italian painter (b. 1645)
1718 – Arnold van Keppel, 1st Earl of Albemarle, Dutch-English general (b. 1670)
1730 – Arabella Churchill, English mistress of James II of England (b. 1648)
1744 – Alexander Pope, English poet (b. 1688)
1770 – François Boucher, French painter (b. 1703)
1778 – Voltaire, French philosopher and author (b. 1694)
1829 – Philibert Jean-Baptiste Curial, French general (b. 1774)
1832 – James Mackintosh, Scottish jurist, politician, and historian (b. 1765)
1865 – John Catron, American jurist (b. 1786)
1901 – Victor D'Hondt, Belgian lawyer, jurist, and mathematician (b. 1841)
1911 – Milton Bradley, American businessman, founded the Milton Bradley Company (b. 1836)
1912 – Wilbur Wright, American American pilot, inventor, and businessman, co-founded the Wright Company (b. 1867)
1918 – Georgi Plekhanov, Russian philosopher (b. 1856)
1925 – Arthur Moeller van den Bruck, German historian and author (b. 1876)
1926 – Vladimir Steklov, Russian mathematician and physicist (b. 1864)
1934 – Tōgō Heihachirō, Japanese admiral (b. 1848)
1939 – Floyd Roberts, American race car driver (b. 1904)
1941 – Prajadhipok, Thai king (b. 1893)
1946 – Louis Slotin, Canadian physicist and chemist (b. 1910)
1947 – Georg Johannes von Trapp, Croatian-Austrian captain (b. 1880)
1948 – József Klekl, Slovene-Hungarian priest and politician (b. 1874)
1949 – Emmanuel Célestin Suhard, French cardinal (b. 1874)
1951 – Hermann Broch, Austrian-American author (b. 1886)
1953 – Dooley Wilson, American actor and singer (b. 1886)
1955 – Bill Vukovich, American race car driver (b. 1918)
1960 – Boris Pasternak, Russian poet and author, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1890)
1961 – Rafael Trujillo, Dominican politician, 36th President of the Dominican Republic (b. 1891)
1964 – Isaac Babalola Akinyele, Nigerian king (b. 1882)
1964 – Leó Szilárd, Hungarian-American physicist (b. 1898)
1964 – Eddie Sachs, American race car driver (b. 1927)
1964 – Dave MacDonald, American race car driver (b. 1936)
1965 – Louis Hjelmslev, Danish linguist (b. 1899)
1967 – Claude Rains, English-American actor (b. 1889)
1967 – Georg Wilhelm Pabst, Austrian director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1885)
1971 – Marcel Dupré, French organist and composer (b. 1886)
1975 – Steve Prefontaine, American runner (b. 1951)
1975 – Tatsuo Shimabuku, Japanese martial artist, founded Isshin-ryū (b. 1908)
1975 – Michel Simon, Swiss-French actor (b. 1895)
1976 – Max Carey, American baseball player (b. 1890)
1976 – Mitsuo Fuchida, Japanese captain (b. 1902)
1978 – Jean Deslauriers, Canadian violinist, conductor, and composer (b. 1909)
1980 – Carl Radle, American bass player and producer (Delaney & Bonnie and Derek and the Dominos) (b. 1942)
1981 – Don Ashby, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1955)
1981 – Ziaur Rahman, Bangladeshi general and politician, 7th President of Bangladesh (b. 1936)
1983 – Rudolf Loo, Estonian wrestler (b. 1902)
1986 – Perry Ellis, American fashion designer (b. 1940)
1993 – Sun Ra, American pianist, composer, and bandleader (b. 1914)
1994 – Ezra Taft Benson, American religious leader, 13th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (b. 1899)
1994 – Marcel Bich, Italian-French businessman, co-founded Société Bic (b. 1914)
1994 – Agostino Di Bartolomei, Italian footballer (b. 1955)
1995 – Ted Drake, English footballer and manager (b. 1912)
1995 – Lofty England, English engineer (b. 1911)
1995 – Bobby Stokes, English footballer (b. 1951)
1996 – Léon-Étienne Duval, French cardinal (b. 1903)
1996 – Alo Mattiisen, Estonian composer (b. 1961)
1999 – Kalju Lepik, Estonian poet (b. 1920)
2000 – Tex Beneke, American saxophonist, singer, and bandleader (Glenn Miller Orchestra) (b. 1914)
2000 – Doris Hare, Welsh-English actress (b. 1905)
2001 – Denis Whitaker, Canadian general and author (b. 1915)
2003 – Mickie Most, English singer and producer, founded Rak Records (b. 1938)
2005 – Fazal Mahmood, Indian-Pakistani cricketer (b. 1927)
2005 – Tomasz Pacyński, Polish author (b. 1958)
2005 – Alma Ziegler, American baseball player (b. 1918)
2006 – Shohei Imamura, Japanese director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1926)
2006 – David Lloyd, New Zealand biologist (b. 1938)
2006 – Robert Sterling, American actor (b. 1917)
2007 – Jean-Claude Brialy, Algerian-French actor and director (b. 1933)
2007 – Gunturu Seshendra Sarma, Indian poet and critic (b. 1927)
2008 – Auguste Legros, French politician (b. 1922)
2008 – Noel Moore, English civil servant (b. 1928)
2008 – Lorenzo Odone, American adrenoleukodystrophy patient (b. 1978)
2009 – Torsten Andersson, Swedish painter (b. 1926)
2009 – Ephraim Katzir, Israeli biophysicist and politician, 4th President of Israel (b. 1916)
2010 – Yuri Chesnokov, Russian volleyball player and coach (b. 1933)
2010 – Peter Orlovsky, American poet and actor (b. 1933)
2010 – Joan Rhodes, English wrestler and stuntwoman (b. 1921)
2010 – Dufferin Roblin, Canadian politician, 14th Premier of Manitoba (b. 1917)
2011 – Ricky Bruch, Swedish discus thrower and actor (b. 1946)
2011 – Henri Chammartin, Swiss horse rider (b. 1918)
2011 – Eddie Morrison, Scottish footballer and manager (b. 1948)
2011 – Isikia Savua, Fijian diplomat (b. 1952)
2011 – Marek Siemek, Polish philosopher and historian (b. 1942)
2011 – Clarice Taylor, American actress (b. 1917)
2011 – Giorgio Tozzi, American opera singer (b. 1923)
2011 – Saleem Shahzad, Pakistani journalist (b. 1970)
2011 – Tillmann Uhrmacher, German DJ and producer (b. 1967)
2011 – Rosalyn Sussman Yalow, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1921)
2012 – Pete Cosey, American guitarist (b. 1943)
2012 – John Fox, American comedian, actor, and screenwriter (b. 1957)
2012 – Andrew Huxley, English physiologist and biophysicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1917)
2012 – Charles Lemmond, American politician (b. 1929)
2012 – Farideh Mashini, Iranian activist
2012 – Gerhard Pohl, German politician (b. 1937)
2012 – Jack Twyman, American basketball player and sportscaster (b. 1934)
2013 – Dean Brooks, American physician and actor (b. 1916)
2013 – Elliot del Borgo, American composer (b. 1938)
2013 – Güzin Dino, Turkish-French linguist and scholar (b. 1910)
2013 – Rituparno Ghosh, Indian actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1963)
2013 – Helen Hanft, American actress (b. 1934)
2013 – Jayalath Jayawardena, Sri Lankan physician and politician (b. 1953)
2013 – Larry Jones, American football player and coach (b. 1933)
2013 – Vina Mazumdar, Indian academic and activist (b. 1927)
2013 – Péter Szilágyi, Hungarian conductor and politician (b. 1954)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/05/14 at 3:15 am

Born this day June 5th:

1925 – Bill Hayes, American actor and singer
1931 – Jerzy Prokopiuk, Polish anthropologist and philosopher)
1933 – Bata Živojinović, Serbian actor and politician
1934 – Vilhjálmur Einarsson, Icelandic triple jumper
1934 – Bill Moyers, American journalist, 13th White House Press Secretary
1937 – Hélène Cixous, French author, poet, and critic
1938 – Moira Anderson, Scottish singer
1938 – Karin Balzer, German hurdler
1939 – Joe Clark, Canadian journalist and politician, 16th Prime Minister of Canada
1939 – Margaret Drabble, English author and critic
1941 – Martha Argerich, Argentinian pianist
1941 – Erasmo Carlos, Brazilian singer-songwriter
1941 – Robert Kraft, American businessman, founded The Kraft Group
1941 – Jeff Rooker, British politician
1942 – Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, Equatoguinean politician, 2nd President of Equatorial Guinea
1944 – Whitfield Diffie, American cryptographer
1944 – Nigel Rees, English writer and broadcaster
1944 – Colm Wilkinson, Irish-Canadian tenor and actor
1945 – John Carlos, American runner and football player
1945 – Patrick Head, English businessman co-founded Williams F1
1945 – André Lacroix, Canadian-American ice hockey player
1946 – John Bach, Welsh actor
1946 – Freddie Stone, American singer, guitarist, and pastor (Sly and the Family Stone)
1946 – Wanderléa, Brazilian singer and composer of Jovem Guarda
1947 – Laurie Anderson, American singer-songwriter and violinist
1947 – David Hare, English playwright and director
1949 – Ken Follett, Welsh author
1949 – Elizabeth Gloster, British judge
1949 – Alexander Scrymgeour, 12th Earl of Dundee
1950 – J. J. Bittenbinder, American television host and author
1950 – Daniel von Bargen, American actor
1951 – Suze Orman, American financial adviser, author, and television host
1952 – Daniel Katzen, American horn player and educator
1952 – Nicko McBrain, English drummer (Iron Maiden, Pat Travers, Streetwalkers, and Trust)
1952 – Sarah Thomas, English actress
1953 – Kathleen Kennedy, American film producer, co-founded Amblin Entertainment
1954 – Haluk Bilginer, Turkish actor
1954 – Nancy Stafford, American model and actress
1955 – Edino Nazareth Filho, Brazilian footballer and manager
1956 – Richard Butler, English singer-songwriter (The Psychedelic Furs and Love Spit Love)
1956 – Kenny G, American saxophonist, songwriter, and producer (The Love Unlimited Orchestra)
1958 – Avigdor Lieberman, Moldavian-Israeli politician, Deputy leaders of Israel
1958 – Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed Sambi, Comorian politician, President of Comoros
1959 – Robert Lloyd, English singer (The Nightingales and The Prefects)
1959 – Werner Schildhauer, German long-distance runner
1960 – Boris Dugan, Estonian footballer and coach
1960 – Leslie Hendrix, American actress
1961 – Anke Behmer, German heptathlete
1961 – Aldo Costa, Italian engineer
1962 – Princess Astrid of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este
1962 – Jeff Garlin, American comedian, actor, director, and screenwriter
1962 – Tõnis Lukas, Estonian politician
1963 – Joe Rudán, Hungarian singer and bassist (Pokolgép and P. Mobil)
1964 – Lisa Cholodenko, American director and screenwriter
1964 – Rick Riordan, American author
1964 – Karl Sanders, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Nile)
1965 – Michael E. Brown, American astronomer and author
1965 – Sandrine Piau, French soprano
1965 – Alfie Turcotte, American ice hockey player
1967 – Matt Bullard, American basketball player
1967 – Joe DeLoach, American sprinter
1967 – Ray Lankford, American baseball player
1967 – Ron Livingston, American actor
1967 – Suzanne Cox, American mandolin player and singer
1969 – Brian McKnight, American singer-songwriter and producer
1970 – Martin Gélinas, Canadian ice hockey player
1971 – Augustine Kizis, Greek musician
1971 – Miyuki Komatsu, Japanese actress
1971 – Susan Lynch, Irish actress
1971 – Takaya Tsubobayashi, Japanese race car driver
1971 – Mark Wahlberg, American model, actor, producer, and rapper (Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch)
1972 – Mike Bucci, American wrestler
1972 – Chuck Klosterman, American journalist and author
1972 – Pavel Kotla, Polish conductor
1973 – Lamon Brewster, American boxer
1973 – Daniel Gildenlöw, Swedish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Pain of Salvation and The Flower Kings)
1973 – Galilea Montijo, Mexican actress
1973 – Gella Vandecaveye, Belgian martial artist
1974 – Chad Allen, American actor and producer
1974 – Russ Ortiz, American baseball player
1974 – Nina Conti, English actress, comedian and ventriloquist
1975 – Žydrūnas Ilgauskas, Lithuanian-American basketball player
1975 – Dmitri Kurakin, Estonian-German ice dancer
1975 – Sandra Stals, Belgian runner
1975 – Duncan Patterson, English musician, best known for his work as a member of Anathema and Antimatter
1976 – Giannis Giannoulis, Canadian basketball player
1976 – Torry Holt, American football player and sportscaster
1976 – Ross Noble, English comedian and actor
1976 – Aesop Rock, American rapper and producer (The Weathermen and Hail Mary Mallon)
1976 – Jack Ross, Scottish footballer
1977 – Jesdaporn Pholdee, Thai actor
1977 – Kristin Gore, American author and screenwriter
1977 – Christian Martucci, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Black President, The Strychnine Babies, and The Chelsea Smiles)
1977 – Navi Rawat, American actress
1977 – Liza Weil, American actress
1978 – Fernando Meira, Portuguese footballer
1979 – David Bisbal, Spanish singer-songwriter
1979 – Stefanos Kotsolis, Greek footballer
1979 – Fraser Watts, Scottish cricketer
1979 – David Weir, British paralympian athlete
1979 – Pete Wentz, American singer-songwriter, bass player, actor, and fashion designer (Fall Out Boy, Black Cards, and Arma Angelus)
1979 – Jason White, American race car driver
1980 – Mike Fisher, Canadian ice hockey player
1980 – Brandi Shearer, American singer-songwriter
1980 – Sutee Suksomkit, Thai footballer
1981 – Sébastien Lefebvre, Canadian singer and musician (Simple Plan)
1982 – Baron Geisler, Filipino actor
1983 – Bill Bray, American baseball player
1983 – Marques Colston, American football player
1984 – Robert Barbieri, Canadian-Italian rugby player
1984 – Cécilia Cara, French actress and singer
1985 – Jeremy Abbott, American figure skater
1985 – Ekaterina Bychkova, Russian tennis player
1985 – Kenny De Ketele, Belgian cyclist
1986 – Christian Baracat, German rugby player
1986 – Dave Bolland, Canadian ice hockey player
1986 – Amanda Crew, Canadian actress
1986 – Vernon Gholston, American football player
1987 – Charlie Clements, English actor
1987 – Marcus Thornton, American basketball player
1988 – Alessandro Salvi, Italian footballer
1989 – Ellary Porterfield, American actress
1989 – Megumi Nakajima, Filipino-Japanese voice actress and singer
1990 – Sophie Lowe, English-Australian actress
1990 – Junior Hoilett, Canadian soccer player
1991 – Sören Bertram, German footballer
1992 – Joazhiño Arroe, Peruvian footballer
1992 – Emily Seebohm, Australian swimmer
1995 – Beckii Cruel, English singer and dancer
1995 – Troye Sivan, Australian actor and singer
1995 – Ross Wilson, British paralympic table tennis player
1998 – Yulia Lipnitskaya, Russian figure skater
2005 – Irene Urdangarín y de Borbón, Spanish daughter of Infanta Cristina, Duchess of Palma de Mallorca

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/05/14 at 3:16 am

Died this day June 5th:

301 – Sima Lun, Chinese usurper (b. 249)
535 – Patriarch Epiphanius of Constantinople
567 – Pope Theodosius I of Alexandria
708 – Jacob of Edessa, Syriac writer
754 – Boniface, English missionary, bishop, and martyr
1017 – Emperor Sanjō of Japan (b. 976)
1118 – Robert de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Leicester (b. 1049)
1296 – Edmund Crouchback, English son of Henry III of England (b. 1245)
1316 – Louis X of France (b. 1289)
1383 – Dmitry of Suzdal (b. 1324)
1568 – Lamoral, Count of Egmont (b. 1522)
1625 – Orlando Gibbons, English organist and composer (b. 1583)
1667 – Pietro Sforza Pallavicino, Italian cardinal and historian (b. 1607)
1688 – Constantine Phaulkon, Greek adventurer (b. 1667)
1716 – Roger Cotes, English mathematician (b. 1682)
1722 – Johann Kuhnau, German organist and composer (b. 1660)
1738 – Isaac de Beausobre, French pastor (b. 1659)
1791 – Frederick Haldimand, Swiss-Canadian general and politician, 22nd Governor of Quebec (b. 1718)
1816 – Giovanni Paisiello, Italian composer (b. 1741)
1819 – Bodawpaya, Burmese king (b. 1745)
1825 – Odysseas Androutsos, Greek soldier (b. 1788)
1826 – Carl Maria von Weber, German pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1786)
1866 – John McDouall Stuart, Scottish explorer (b. 1815)
1900 – Stephen Crane, American author (b. 1871)
1902 – Louis J. Weichmann, American clerk, witness in Abraham Lincoln assassination trial (b. 1842)
1906 – Karl Robert Eduard von Hartmann, German philosopher (b. 1842)
1910 – O. Henry, American author (b. 1862)
1913 – Chris von der Ahe, German-American businessman (b. 1851)
1916 – Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener, Irish field marshal (b. 1850)
1920 – Rhoda Broughton, Welsh author (b. 1840)
1921 – Georges Feydeau, French playwright (b. 1862)
1930 – Pascin, Bulgarian-French painter (b. 1885)
1947 – Nils Olaf Chrisander, Swedish-American actor and director (b. 1884)
1967 – Arthur Biram, Israeli philologist, philosopher, and educator (b. 1878)
1970 – Herman Kruusenberg, Estonian wrestler (b. 1898)
1975 – Paul Keres, Estonian chess player (b. 1916)
1975 – Lester Matthews, English actor (b. 1900)
1976 – Violet Wilkey, American actress (b. 1903)
1993 – Conway Twitty, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1933)
1996 – Acharya Kuber Nath Rai, Indian scholar (b. 1933)
1997 – J. Anthony Lukas, American journalist and author (b. 1933)
1998 – Jeanette Nolan, American actress (b. 1911)
1998 – Sam Yorty, American captain and politician, 37th Mayor of Los Angeles (b. 1909)
1999 – Mel Tormé, American singer-songwriter and actor (b. 1925)
2000 – Don Liddle, American baseball player (b. 1925)
2001 – Pedro Laín Entralgo, Spanish medical researcher (b. 1908)
2002 – Gwen Plumb, Australian actress (b. 1912)
2002 – Dee Dee Ramone, American singer-songwriter and bass player (Ramones) (b. 1951)
2003 – Jürgen Möllemann, German politician (b. 1945)
2003 – Manuel Rosenthal, French composer and conductor (b. 1904)
2004 – Iona Brown, English violinist and conductor (b. 1941)
2004 – Ronald Reagan, American actor and politician, 40th President of the United States (b. 1911)
2005 – Adolfo Aguilar Zínser, Mexican politician (b. 1949)
2005 – Susi Nicoletti, German actress (b. 1918)
2006 – Frederick Franck, Dutch-American painter, sculptor, and author (b. 1909)
2006 – Edward L. Moyers, American railroad executive (b. 1928)
2007 – Povel Ramel, Swedish singer, pianist, and author (b. 1922)
2009 – Jeff Hanson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1978)
2009 – Boris Pokrovsky, Russian director (b. 1912)
2011 – Leon Botha, South African painter and DJ (b. 1985)
2012 – Ray Bradbury, American author (b. 1920)
2012 – Lucky Diamond, American dog (b. 1997)
2012 – Caroline John, English actress (b. 1940)
2012 – Hal Keller, American baseball player (b. 1928)
2012 – Mihai Pătraşcu, Romanian-American computer scientist (b. 1982)
2012 – Athinodoros Prousalis, Greek actor (b. 1926)
2012 – Charlie Sutton, Australian footballer and coach (b. 1924)
2013 – James Bottomley, English diplomat (b. 1920)
2013 – Don Bowman, American singer-songwriter and actor (b. 1937)
2013 – Takkō Ishimori, Japanese voice actor (b. 1932)
2013 – Franz Kelch, German singer (b. 1915)
2013 – Helen McElhone, Scottish politician (b. 1933)
2013 – Stanisław Nagy, Polish cardinal (b. 1921)
2013 – Lonappan Nambadan, Indian politician (b. 1935)
2013 – Ruairí Ó Brádaigh, Irish politician (b. 1932)
2013 – Michel Ostyn, Belgian physiologist and physician (b. 1924)
2013 – Katherine Woodville, English-American actress (b. 1938)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/06/14 at 3:40 am

June 6th 1968 – Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy: Robert F. Kennedy, Democratic Party senator from New York and brother of 35th President John F. Kennedy, dies from gunshot wounds inflicted on June 5.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/06/14 at 4:11 am

Born this day June 6th:

1920 – Frank Tyson, English cricketer
1925 – Maxine Kumin, American poet and author
1928 – Nicolas Rea, British politician
1930 – Frank Tyson, English cricketer
1932 – Sara Banerji, English writer
1932 – Anne Claire Poirier, Canadian director, producer, and screenwriter
1932 – David Scott, American colonel, engineer, and astronaut
1932 – Billie Whitelaw, English actress
1933 – Eli Broad, American businessman and philanthropist, co-founded KB Home
1934 – Albert II of Belgium, King of the Belgians
1934 – Roy Innis, American activist
1936 – A. Venkatesh Naik, Indian politician
1936 – D. Ramanaidu, Indian producer
1938 – Prince Luiz of Orléans-Braganza
1939 – Louis Andriessen, Dutch pianist and composer
1939 – Gary U.S. Bonds, American singer-songwriter
1939 – Eddie Giacomin, Canadian-American ice hockey player, coach, and sportscaster
1939 – Marian Wright Edelman, American activist, founder of the Children's Defense Fund
1940 – Kumar Bhattacharyya, Indo-British engineer and academic
1940 – Larry Lujack, American radio host
1940 – Willie John McBride, Irish rugby player, coach, and manager
1943 – Ken Hatfield, American football player and coach
1943 – Asif Iqbal, Pakistani cricketer
1943 – Jean-Claude Lord, Canadian director and screenwriter
1943 – Jonathan Mance, British judge
1944 – Monty Alexander, Jamaican pianist (Clue J & His Blues Blasters)
1944 – Edgar Froese, German pianist and songwriter (Tangerine Dream)
1944 – David Penhaligon, English politician (d. 1986)
1944 – Phillip Allen Sharp, American biologist, Nobel Prize laureate
1944 – Tommie Smith, American runner and football player
1945 – David E. Bonior, American politician
1945 – Nikolai Velikov, Russian figure skater and coach
1946 – Tony Levin, American bass player and songwriter (King Crimson, Liquid Tension Experiment, and Bruford Levin Upper Extremities)
1947 – David Blunkett, English politician
1947 – Robert Englund, American actor and director
1947 – Ada Kok, Dutch swimmer
1948 – Richard Sinclair, English bass player (Caravan, The Wilde Flowers, Camel, and Hatfield and the North)
1949 – Ioannis Matzourakis, Greek footballer and manager
1949 – Holly Near, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
1949 – Lindsay Posner, British theatre director
1950 – Chantal Akerman, Belgian actress, director, and producer
1950 – John Wardley, English roller coaster designer
1951 – Marietta Giannakou, Greek politician
1951 – Noritake Takahara, Japanese race car driver
1951 – Dwight Twilley, American singer-songwriter and producer
1952 – Harvey Fierstein, American actor and playwright
1952 – Jean Hamel, Canadian ice hockey player
1952 – Yukihiro Takahashi, Japanese drummer, producer, and actor (Yellow Magic Orchestra, Sadistic Mika Band, and Sketch Show)
1953 – Dimitris Avramopoulos, Greek politician, Minister for National Defence of Greece
1953 – June Yamagishi, Japanese-American guitarist (Papa Grows Funk and The Wild Magnolias)
1954 – Cynthia Rylant, American author
1954 – Urve Tiidus, Estonian politician and television journalist
1954 – Władysław Żmuda, Polish footballer
1955 – Sandra Bernhard, American actress and singer
1956 – Björn Borg, Swedish tennis player
1956 – Hans-Peter Ferner, German middle-distance runner
1956 – Bubbi Morthens, Icelandic singer-songwriter and guitarist (Utangarðsmenn and Egó)
1957 – Fred Arbinger, German footballer and manager
1957 – Mike Gatting, English cricketer, coach, and sportscaster
1957 – Oliver Mack, American basketball player
1957 – Christian Rach, German chef and author
1958 – Danny Webb, English actor
1959 – Jimmy Jam, American keyboard player, songwriter, and producer (The Time)
1959 – Josie Lawrence, English comedian and actress
1959 – Amanda Pays, English actress
1959 – Colin Quinn, American comedian, actor, and screenwriter
1960 – Lola Forner, Spanish actress
1960 – Samantha Heath, British voluntary organization executive.
1960 – Jozef Pribilinec, Slovak race walker
1960 – Steve Vai, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Alcatrazz)
1961 – Tom Araya, Chilean-American singer-songwriter and bass player (Slayer)
1961 – Bill Bates, American football player
1961 – Nir Brand, Israeli conductor and composer
1961 – George Mountbatten, English businessman and peer
1963 – Eric Cantor, American lawyer and politician
1963 – Bernard Drainville, Canadian journalist, television host and politician
1963 – Wolfgang Drechsler, German scholar
1963 – Jason Isaacs, English actor and producer
1963 – James Palumbo, British entrepreneur, politician and author
1964 – Jay Bentley, American singer and bass player (Bad Religion)
1964 – Allison Fonte, American actress and pianist
1965 – Cam Neely, Canadian ice hockey player and actor
1966 – Tony Yeboah, Ghanaian footballer
1966 – Sean Yseult, American bass player (White Zombie and The Cramps)
1967 – Max Casella, American actor
1967 – Paul Giamatti, American actor
1968 – François Avard, Canadian screenwriter
1968 – Alan Licht, American guitarist, composer, and journalist
1969 – Erik Prince, American soldier and businessman, co-founded Academi
1969 – Fernando Redondo, Argentine footballer
1970 – Evgeni Berzin, Russian cyclist
1970 – Sarah Dessen, American author
1970 – Albert Ferrer, Spanish footballer and coach
1970 – Ahmed Johnson, American wrestler
1970 – James Shaffer, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer (Korn, Fear and the Nervous System, and L.A.P.D.)
1972 – Natalie Morales, American journalist
1972 – Cristina Scabbia, Italian singer-songwriter (Lacuna Coil)
1973 – Patrick Rothfuss, American author
1974 – Uncle Kracker, American singer-songwriter
1974 – Danny Strong, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
1974 – Sonya Walger, English-American actress
1975 – Cheer Chen, Taiwanese singer-songwriter and guitarist
1975 – Nina Kaczorowski, American actress and stuntwoman
1975 – Staci Keanan, American actress
1975 – Niklas Sundström, Swedish ice hockey player
1976 – Emilie-Claire Barlow, Canadian singer and actress
1976 – Geoff Rowley, English skateboarder
1976 – Vlado Georgiev, Serbian singer-songwriter
1977 – David Connolly, English-Irish footballer
1977 – Bryn Williams, Welsh chef
1978 – Carl Barât, English singer, guitarist, and actor (The Libertines, Dirty Pretty Things, and The Chavs)
1978 – Joy Enriquez, American singer and actress
1978 – Mariana Popova, Bulgarian singer
1978 – Andrew Reynolds, American skateboarder
1980 – Matt Belisle, American baseball player
1980 – Peter Mosely, American bass player (Yellowcard and Inspection 12)
1981 – Philip McGinley, English actor
1981 – Johnny Pacar, American actor
1982 – Marian Oprea, Romanian triple jumper
1983 – Gemma Bissix, English actress
1983 – Dale Cregan, English murderer
1983 – Michael Krohn-Dehli, Danish footballer
1983 – Gianna Michaels, American porn actress
1983 – Joe Rokocoko, Fijian rugby player
1984 – ByeAlex, Hungarian singer
1984 – Noor Sabri, Iraqi footballer
1984 – Shannon Stewart, American model
1984 – Jason Trusnik, American football player
1985 – Chris Henry, American football player
1985 – Sebastian Larsson, Swedish footballer
1985 – Drew McIntyre, Scottish wrestler
1985 – Heiki Nabi, Estonian wrestler
1985 – Nikolay Varbanov, Bulgarian basketball player
1985 – Martyn Irvine, Irish professional track cyclist
1986 – Bhavana, Indian actress
1986 – Justin Allgaier, American race car driver
1986 – Kim Hyun-joong, South Korean singer, dancer, and actor (SS501)
1986 – Junichi Tazawa, Japanese-American professional baseball player
1987 – Kyle Falconer, Scottish singer and guitarist (The View)
1987 – Daniel Logan, New Zealand actor
1987 – Rubin Okotie, Austrian footballer
1988 – Maria Alyokhina, Russian singer and activist (Pussy Riot)
1988 – Ryan Brathwaite, Barbadian hurdler
1988 – Israel Dagg, New Zealand rugby player
1988 – Gideon Glick, American actor and singer
1988 – Stanislav Pedõk, Estonian footballer
1989 – Monice, Bosnian-Austrian singer and author
1989 – Paula Brancati, Canadian actress
1989 – Daniel Novikov, Estonian cyclist
1989 – Jelena Petrova, Estonian swimmer
1989 – Karl-Martin Rammo, Estonian sailor
1989 – Paweł Wojciechowski, Polish pole vaulter
1990 – Raisa Andriana, Indonesian singer
1990 – Vid Belec, Slovenian footballer
1990 – Mike G, American rapper (Odd Future)
1990 – Ryan Higa, American comedian and actor
1990 – Gavin Hoyte, English footballer
1990 – Ieva Lagūna, Latvian model
1990 – Anthony Rendon, American baseball player
1991 – Son Dong-woon, South Korean singer and dancer (Beast)
1992 – Hyuna, South Korean singer, dancer, and model (4minute, Wonder Girls, Trouble Maker)
1992 – Megumi Murakami, Japanese singer and actress (Cute and ZYX)
1993 – Vic Mensa Chicago rapper
1995 – Julian Green, German-American footballer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/06/14 at 4:12 am

Died this day June 6th:

1134 – Norbert of Xanten, German bishop and saint (b. 1060)
1393 – Emperor Go-En'yū of Japan (b. 1359)
1480 – Vecchietta, Italian painter, sculptor, and architect (b. 1412)
1548 – João de Castro, Portuguese navy officer and politician, (b. 1500)
1563 – Ikeda Nagamasa, Japanese commander (b. 1519)
1583 – Nakagawa Kiyohide, Japanese daimyo (b. 1556)
1730 – Alain Emmanuel de Coëtlogon, French marshal (b. 1646)
1740 – Alexander Spotswood, Moroccan-American colonial and politician, Lieutenant Governor of Virginia (b. 1676)
1784 – Joan van der Capellen tot den Pol, Dutch politician (b. 1741)
1799 – Patrick Henry, American lawyer and politician, 1st Governor of Virginia (b. 1736)
1813 – Alexandre-Théodore Brongniart, French architect, designed the Hôtel de Mademoiselle de Condé (b. 1739)
1832 – Jeremy Bentham, English jurist and philosopher (b. 1748)
1840 – Marcellin Champagnat, French priest and saint, founded the Marist Brothers (b. 1789)
1843 – Friedrich Hölderlin, German poet (b. 1770)
1861 – Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour, Italian politician, 1st Prime Minister of Italy (b. 1810)
1862 – Turner Ashby, American colonel (b. 1828)
1865 – William Quantrill, American captain (b. 1837)
1878 – Robert Stirling, Scottish clergyman and inventor, invented the stirling engine (b. 1790)
1881 – Henri Vieuxtemps, Belgian violinist and composer (b. 1820)
1891 – John A. Macdonald, Scottish-Canadian lawyer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Canada (b. 1815)
1916 – Yuan Shikai, Chinese general and politician, 2nd President of the Republic of China (b. 1859)
1922 – Lillian Russell, American actress and singer (b. 1860)
1924 – William Pirrie, 1st Viscount Pirrie, Irish businessman and politician, Lord Mayor of Belfast (b. 1847)
1934 – Julije Kempf, Croatian historian (b. 1864)
1935 – Julian Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy, English field marshal and politician, 12th Governor-General of Canada (b. 1862)
1941 – Louis Chevrolet, Swiss-American race car driver and businessman, founder of Chevrolet and Frontenac Motor Corporation (b. 1878)
1942 – Harald Tammer, Estonian journalist, weightlifter and athlete (b. 1899)
1943 – Pandelis Pouliopoulos, Greek politician (b. 1900)
1946 – Gerhart Hauptmann, German author and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1862)
1947 – James Agate, English author and critic (b. 1877)
1948 – Louis Lumière, French director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1864)
1951 – Olive Tell, American actress (b. 1894)
1954 – Fritz Kasparek, Austrian mountaineer (b. 1910)
1955 – Max Meldrum, Scottish-Australian painter (b. 1875)
1961 – Carl Jung, Swiss psychiatrist (b. 1875)
1962 – Yves Klein, French painter (b. 1928)
1962 – Tom Phillis, Australian motorcycle road racer (b. 1934)
1968 – Randolph Churchill, English journalist and politician (b. 1911)
1975 – Larry Blyden, American actor and game show host (b. 1925)
1976 – J. Paul Getty, American businessman, founded the Getty Oil Company (b. 1892)
1976 – Victor Varconi, Hungarian-American actor (b. 1891)
1979 – Jack Haley, American actor and singer (b. 1898)
1980 – Ruth Aarons, American table tennis player and talent manager (b. 1918)
1982 – Kenneth Rexroth, American poet (b. 1905)
1983 – Hans Leip, German author, poet, and playwright (b. 1893)
1984 – A. Bertram Chandler, English-Australian author (b. 1912)
1987 – Fulton Mackay, Scottish actor and playwright (b. 1922)
1991 – Stan Getz, American saxophonist (b. 1927)
1992 – Larry Riley, American actor (b. 1953)
1994 – Mark McManus, Scottish actor (b. 1935)
1994 – Barry Sullivan, American actor and director (b. 1912)
1995 – Savely Kramarov, Russian-American actor (b. 1934)
1996 – George Davis Snell, American geneticist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1903)
1997 – Magda Gabor, Hungarian actress (b. 1915)
1999 – Anne Haddy, Australian actress (b. 1930)
2000 – Frédéric Dard, French author (b. 1921)
2002 – Robbin Crosby, American guitarist and songwriter (Ratt) (b. 1959)
2003 – Ken Grimwood, American author (b. 1944)
2003 – Dave Rowberry, English singer-songwriter and pianist (The Animals) (b. 1940)
2005 – Anne Bancroft, American actress and singer (b. 1931)
2005 – Dana Elcar, American actor and director (b. 1927)
2006 – Arnold Newman, American photographer (b. 1918)
2006 – Billy Preston, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and actor (Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band) (b. 1946)
2006 – Hilton Ruiz, American pianist (b. 1952)
2006 – Camille Sandorfy, Hungarian-Canadian chemist (b. 1920)
2009 – Jean Dausset, French immunologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1916)
2009 – Mary Howard de Liagre, American actress (b. 1913)
2009 – Jim Owens, American football player and coach (b. 1927)
2010 – Marvin Isley, American singer-songwriter and bass player (The Isley Brothers and Isley-Jasper-Isley) (b. 1953)
2011 – Shrek, a New Zealand Merino sheep famous for its immense fleece after six years in hiding. (b. c. 1994)
2012 – Vladimir Krutov, Russian ice hockey player (b. 1960)
2012 – Nolan Miller, American fashion designer (b. 1933)
2012 – Nemanja Nešić, Serbian rower (b. 1988)
2012 – Manuel Preciado Rebolledo, Spanish footballer and coach (b. 1957)
2012 – Agostinho José Sartori, Brazilian bishop (b. 1929)
2012 – Prince Tomohito of Mikasa (b. 1946)
2012 – Mykola Volosyanko, Ukrainian footballer and manager (b. 1972)
2012 – Li Wangyang, Chinese activist (b. 1950)
2013 – Erling Blöndal Bengtsson, Danish-American cellist (b. 1932)
2013 – Jerome Karle, American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1918)
2013 – Elaine Laron, American songwriter (b. 1930)
2013 – Eugen Merzbacher, American physicist (b. 1921)
2013 – Tom Sharpe, English-Spanish author (b. 1928)
2013 – Maxine Stuart, American actress (b. 1918)
2013 – Malcolm Todd, English archaeologist (b. 1939)
2013 – Esther Williams, American swimmer and actress (b. 1921)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/09/14 at 5:12 am

Born this day June 9th:

1924 – Tony Britton, English actor
1928 – R. Geraint Gruffydd, Welsh language scholar
1930 – Jordi Pujol i Soley, Spanish politician, 126th President of the Generalitat de Catalunya
1931 – Joe Santos, American actor
1931 – Bill Virdon, American baseball player, coach, and manager
1933 – Al Cantello, American javelin thrower
1934 – Michael Mates, British politician
1936 – Jackie Mason, American comedian, actor, and screenwriter
1936 – Mick O'Dwyer, Irish footballer and manager
1936 – George Radda, Hungarian chemist
1937 – Harald Rosenthal, German hydrobiologist
1937 – Willard Cox, American musician (The Cox Family)
1938 – Jeremy Hardie, British economist and businessman
1938 – Giles Havergal, Scottish theatre director, actor and playwright
1938 – Charles Wuorinen, American composer
1939 – Ileana Cotrubaș, Romanian soprano and actress
1939 – Eric Fernie, Scottish art historian
1939 – David Hobbs, English race car driver and sportscaster
1939 – Dick Vitale, American basketball player, coach, and sportscaster
1939 – Charles Webb, American author
1940 – André Vallerand, Canadian businessman and politician
1942 – Anton Burghardt, German footballer and manager
1942 – Nicholas Lloyd, British newspaper editor and broadcaster
1943 – Kenny Barron, American pianist (Sphere)
1943 – John Fitzpatrick, English race car driver
1943 – Joe Haldeman, American author
1943 – Charles Saatchi, Iraqi-English businessman, co-founded Saatchi & Saatchi
1944 – Janric Craig, British peer and politician
1944 – Wally Gabler, American football player and sportscaster
1945 – Faina Melnik, Soviet discus thrower
1945 – Nike Wagner, German author and critic
1946 – James Kelman, Scottish writer
1946 – Peter Kilfoyle, English politician
1946 – Giulio Terzi di Sant'Agata, Italian politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs for Italy
1947 – John Gurda, American historian and author
1948 – Jim Bailey, American football player
1948 – Gudrun Schyman, Swedish politician
1949 – Kiran Bedi, Indian police officer and activist
1950 – Trevor Bolder, English bass player, songwriter, and producer (Uriah Heep, The Spiders from Mars, and Cybernauts) (d. 2013)
1950 – Fred Jackson, American football player and coach
1950 – Giorgos Kastrinakis, Greek-American basketball player
1950 – David Troughton, English actor
1951 – James Newton Howard, American composer
1951 – Dave Parker, American baseball player and coach
1951 – Reinhard Schmitz, German footballer
1951 – Brian Taylor, American basketball player
1952 – Billy Knight, American basketball player
1953 – Ken Navarro, Italian-American guitarist and composer
1954 – Paul Chapman, Welsh guitarist and songwriter (UFO, Lone Star, and Skid Row)
1954 – Richard Hudson, Zimbabwean stage designer
1954 – Gregory Maguire, American author
1954 – Elizabeth May, American-Canadian environmentalist, lawyer, and politician
1954 – George Pérez, American author and illustrator
1955 – Wolfgang Schilling, German footballer
1956 – Patricia Cornwell, American author
1958 – David Ancrum, American basketball player
1960 – Steve Paikin, Canadian journalist and author
1961 – Thomas Benson, American football player
1961 – Michael J. Fox, Canadian-American actor, producer, and author
1961 – Aaron Sorkin, American screenwriter, producer, and playwright
1962 – Yuval Banay, Israeli singer-songwriter and guitarist (Mashina)
1962 – Ken Rose, American football player
1963 – Gilad Atzmon, Israeli-English saxophonist, author, and activist (The Blockheads)
1963 – Johnny Depp, American actor, singer, producer, and director
1963 – David Koepp, American director, producer, and screenwriter
1964 – Slaid Cleaves, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1964 – Gloria Reuben, Canadian actress and singer
1964 – Hiroko Yakushimaru, Japanese actress and singer
1966 – Tamela Mann, American singer-songwriter and actress
1966 – Jan Vayne
1967 – Jian Ghomeshi, Canadian singer-songwriter, producer, and radio host (Moxy Früvous)
1967 – Rubén Maza, Venezuelan runner
1968 – Niki Bakoyianni, Greek high jumper
1969 – Nick Kiriazis, American actor
1969 – André Racicot, Canadian ice hockey player
1969 – Eric Wynalda, American soccer player, coach, and sportscaster
1970 – Erika Miklósa, Hungarian soprano
1971 – Gilles De Bilde, Belgian footballer and sportscaster
1971 – Jean Galfione, French pole vaulter
1971 – Jackie McKeown, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Yummy Fur and 1990s)
1972 – Tomoe Hanba, Japanese voice actress
1972 – Matt Horsley, Australian footballer
1973 – Aigars Apinis, Latvian discus thrower
1973 – Tedy Bruschi, American football player and sportscaster
1973 – Frédéric Choffat, Swiss director, producer, and cinematographer
1973 – Iain Lee, English comedian and television host
1973 – Grant Marshall, Canadian ice hockey player
1973 – Laura Ponte, Spanish model
1974 – Samoth, Norwegian singer-songwriter and guitarist (Emperor, Zyklon, and Scum)
1975 – Otto Addo, German-Ghanaian footballer
1975 – Andrew Symonds, English-Australian cricketer
1977 – Usman Afzaal, Pakistani cricketer
1977 – Olin Kreutz, American football player
1977 – Ameesha Patel, Indian actress and producer
1977 – Peja Stojaković, Croatian-Greek basketball player
1978 – Matthew Bellamy, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Muse)
1978 – Michaela Conlin, American actress
1978 – Shandi Finnessey, American model and actress, Miss USA 2004
1978 – Miroslav Klose, German footballer
1978 – Heather Mitts, American soccer player
1978 – Eric Papilaya, Austrian singer
1978 – Hayden Schlossberg, American director, producer, and screenwriter
1978 – Brian Patrick Wade, American actor
1979 – Dario Dainelli, Italian footballer
1979 – Akiko Kobayashi, Japanese voice actor and singer
1979 – Ryoko Kuninaka, Japanese actress and singer
1979 – Amanda Lassiter, American basketball player
1979 – Jasper Redd, American comedian and actor
1979 – Chris Tilton, American composer
1979 – Andrew Walker, Canadian actor and producer
1980 – D'banj, Nigerian singer-songwriter and harmonica player
1980 – Navíd Akhavan, Iranian-German actor
1980 – James DeBello, American actor
1980 – Mike Fontenot, American baseball player
1980 – Timothy Glanfield, English journalist
1980 – Udonis Haslem, American basketball player
1980 – Nikolai Novosjolov, Estonian fencer
1980 – Kevin Owens, American basketball player
1980 – Paul Preiss, American model and actor
1980 – Lehlohonolo Seema, South African footballer
1980 – Kana Ueda, Japanese voice actress
1980 – David Williams, American poker player
1981 – Cameron Bunce, American model and actor
1981 – Vic Chou, Taiwanese actor and singer (F4)
1981 – Natalie Portman, Israeli-American actress
1981 – Anoushka Shankar, English-Indian sitar player and composer
1981 – Sara Tommasi, Italian actress and model
1982 – Thomas Aldridge, English actor
1982 – Yosheesho Ōkubo, Japanese footballer
1982 – Christina Stürmer, Austrian singer-songwriter
1982 – Andrew Walker, Canadian actor
1983 – Firas Al-Khatib, Syrian footballer
1983 – Alektra Blue, American porn actress
1983 – Erin Cafaro, American rower
1983 – Josh Cribbs, American football player
1983 – Dwayne Jones, American basketball player
1983 – Marina Lizorkina, Russian singer and dancer (Serebro)
1983 – Danny Richar, Dominican-American baseball player
1983 – Jim Tang, Hong Kong actor
1983 – Alex Templeton-Ward, English singer-songwriter, bass player, and poet
1983 – Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark
1984 – Yulieski Gourriel, Cuban baseball player
1984 – Jake Newton, Guyanese footballer
1984 – Asko Paade, Estonian basketball player
1984 – Masoud Shojaei, Iranian footballer
1984 – Wesley Sneijder, Dutch footballer
1985 – Anthimos Ananiadis, Greek actor
1985 – Richard Kahui, New Zealand rugby player
1985 – Sonam Kapoor, Indian model and actress
1985 – Jon Nørgaard, Danish singer-songwriter
1985 – Sebastian Telfair, American basketball player
1986 – Kevin Borg, Maltese-Swedish singer
1986 – Doug Legursky, American football player
1986 – Kary Ng, Hong Kong singer-songwriter and actress (Cookies and Ping Pung)
1986 – Ashley Postell, American gymnast
1986 – Adamo Ruggiero, Canadian actor
1986 – Karan Wahi, Indian actor
1987 – Jaan Mölder, Estonian rally driver
1987 – Sofía Stamatiades, Mexican actress
1987 – Rheagan Wallace, American actress
1988 – Sara Isaković, Slovenian swimmer
1988 – Sokratis Papastathopoulos, Greek footballer
1988 – Mae Whitman, American actress
1989 – Chloë Agnew, Irish singer (Celtic Woman)
1989 – Logan Browning, American actress and singer
1989 – Nina Kodaka, Japanese-Filipino television host
1989 – Dídac Vilà, Spanish footballer
1990 – Lauren Socha, English actress
1992 – Yannick Agnel, French swimmer
1992 – Lucien Laviscount, English actor and singer
1993 – Danielle Chuchran, American actress
1994 – Lee Hyeri, South Korean idol singer (Girl's Day)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/09/14 at 5:13 am

Died this day June 9th:

68 – Nero, Roman emperor (b. 37)
373 – Ephrem the Syrian, Turkish hymnographer and theologian (b. 306)
597 – Columba, Irish missionary and saint (b. 521)
630 – Shahrbaraz, Persian general and king
1361 – Philippe de Vitry, French composer and poet (b. 1291)
1563 – William Paget, 1st Baron Paget, English accountant and politician (b. 1506)
1572 – Jeanne d'Albret, French wife of Antoine of Navarre (b. 1528)
1583 – Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (b. 1525)
1656 – Thomas Tomkins, Welsh composer (b. 1572)
1716 – Banda Singh Bahadur, Indian commander (b. 1670)
1717 – Jeanne Guyon, French mystic (b. 1648)
1834 – William Carey, English minister and missionary (b. 1761)
1870 – Charles Dickens, English author and critic (b. 1812)
1875 – Gérard Paul Deshayes, French geologist and conchologist (b. 1795)
1889 – Mike Burke, American baseball player (b. 1854)
1892 – Yosheeshoshi, Japanese painter (b. 1839)
1892 – William Grant Stairs, Canadian-English captain and explorer (b. 1863)
1901 – Adolf Bötticher, German historian (b. 1842)
1923 – Princess Helena of the United Kingdom (b. 1846)
1942 – František Erben, Czech gymnast (b. 1874)
1946 – Ananda Mahidol, Thai king (b. 1925)
1952 – Adolf Busch, German-Austrian violinist and composer (b. 1891)
1953 – Ernest Graves, Sr., American football player, coach, and general (b. 1880)
1958 – Robert Donat, English actor (b. 1905)
1959 – Adolf Otto Reinhold Windaus, German chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1876)
1960 – Harry S. Hammond, American football player and businessman (b. 1884)
1961 – Camille Guérin, French veterinarian, bacteriologist and immunologist (b. 1872)
1964 – Max Aitken, Lord Beaverbrook, Canadian-English businessman and politician (b. 1879)
1968 – Bernard Cronin, Australian author and journalist (b. 1884)
1972 – Gilberto Parlotti, Italian motorcycle racer (b. 1940)
1973 – Chuck Bennett, American football player and coach (b. 1907)
1973 – John Creasey, English author (b. 1908)
1973 – Erich von Manstein, German general (b. 1887)
1974 – Miguel Ángel Asturias, Guatemalan journalist, author, and poet, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1899)
1979 – Cyclone Taylor, Canadian ice hockey player and civil servant (b. 1884)
1981 – Allen Ludden, American game show host (b. 1917)
1989 – Rashid Behbudov, Azerbaijani singer and actor (b. 1915)
1989 – George Wells Beadle, American geneticist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1903)
1991 – Claudio Arrau, Chilean-American pianist (b. 1903)
1991 – Howard Hobson, American basketball player and coach (b. 1903)
1992 – Big Miller, American-Canadian singer (b. 1922)
1993 – Thomas Ammann, Swiss art dealer (b. 1950)
1993 – Alexis Smith, Canadian-American actress and singer (b. 1921)
1994 – Jan Tinbergen, Dutch economist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1903)
1997 – Stanley Knowles, American-Canadian politician (b. 1908)
2000 – John Abramovic, American basketball player (b. 1919)
2000 – Jacob Lawrence, American painter (b. 1917)
2004 – Rosey Brown, American football player and coach (b. 1932)
2004 – Brian Williamson, Jamaican activist, co-founded J-FLAG (b. 1945)
2006 – Drafi Deutscher, German singer-songwriter (b. 1946)
2007 – Frankie Abernathy, American purse designer, cast-member on The Real World: San Diego (b. 1981)
2008 – Algis Budrys, Lithuanian-American author and critic (b. 1931)
2008 – Suleiman Mousa, Jordanian historian and author (b. 1919)
2009 – Dick May, American race car driver (b. 1930)
2010 – Melbert Ford, American murderer (b. 1960)
2011 – M. F. Husain, Indian painter and director (b. 1915)
2011 – Tomoko Kawakami, Japanese voice actress (b. 1970)
2011 – Mike Mitchell, American basketball player (b. 1956)
2012 – Régis Clère, French cyclist (b. 1956)
2012 – Masahisa Fukase, Japanese photographer (b. 1934)
2012 – Patrick Morgan Mahoney, Canadian lawyer, politician, and judge (b. 1929)
2012 – John Maples, Baron Maples, English politician (b. 1943)
2012 – Ivan Minatti, Slovene poet (b. 1924)
2012 – Georges Sari, Greek author and actress (b. 1925)
2012 – Hawk Taylor, American baseball player (b. 1939)
2012 – Abram Wilson, American-English trumpet player (b. 1973)
2013 – Darondo, American singer (b. 1946)
2013 – Iain Banks, Scottish author (b. 1954)
2013 – Bruno Bartoletti, Italian conductor (b. 1926)
2013 – John Burke, English rugby player (b. 1948)
2013 – Walter Jens, German philologist, historian, and educator (b. 1923)
2013 – Harry Lewis, American actor (b. 1920)
2013 – Elías Querejeta, Spanish screenwriter and producer (b. 1934)
2013 – Zdeněk Rotrekl, Czech poet (b. 1920)
2013 – Edward Stevens, American rower (b. 1932)
2013 – Joe Tereshinski, Sr., American football player (b. 1923)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/11/14 at 6:07 am

Born this day June 11th:

1922 – Jean Sutherland Boggs, Peruvian-Canadian historian, academic, and civil servant
1926 – Carlisle Floyd, American composer
1927 – Beryl Grey, British ballet dancer
1928 – Queen Fabiola of Belgium
1930 – Charles B. Rangel, American lawyer and politician
1931 – Kenneth Cameron, Scottish judge
1931 – Audrey Schuh, American soprano
1932 – Athol Fugard, South African-American actor, playwright, and director
1932 – Tim Sainsbury, British politician and businessman
1933 – Martti Soosaar, Estonian journalist and writer
1933 – Gene Wilder, American actor, director, and screenwriter
1934 – Anthony Evans (judge), British judge
1934 – Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark
1937 – Johnny Brown, American actor and singer
1937 – Robin Warren, Australian pathologist, Nobel Prize laureate
1939 – Christina Crawford, American actress and author
1939 – Rachael Heyhoe Flint, English cricketer
1939 – Diana Moran, English model, fitness expert and journalist
1939 – Bernard Purdie, American drummer (Hummingbird)
1939 – Jackie Stewart, Scottish race car driver
1940 – Michael Wilkes, British army officer
1944 – Alan Howarth, British politician
1944 – Roscoe Orman, American actor
1945 – Adrienne Barbeau, American actress and author
1945 – Patrick Joseph McGrath, Irish-American bishop
1945 – Robert Munsch, American-Canadian author
1946 – Jenny Pitman, British racehorse trainer
1947 – Henry Cisneros, American politician, Mayor of San Antonio
1947 – Bob Evans, English race car driver
1947 – Richard Palmer-James, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (King Crimson and Supertramp)
1947 – Lalu Prasad Yadav, Indian politician
1948 – Dave Cash, American baseball player and coach
1948 – Stephen Schnetzer, American actor
1948 – Michael Swan, American actor
1949 – Frank Beard, American drummer and songwriter (ZZ Top and American Blues)
1950 – Lynsey de Paul, English singer-songwriter, pianist, and actress
1950 – Graham Russell, English-Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist (Air Supply)
1950 – Bjarne Stroustrup, Danish computer scientist, created C++
1951 – Matthew Engel, English writer and editor
1951 – Jaan Mark, Estonian politician
1951 – Yasumasa Morimura, Japanese painter
1951 – Mark D. Siljander, American politician
1952 – Donnie Van Zant, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (38 Special and Van Zant)
1953 – Steve Bassam, British politician
1953 – Peter Bergman, American actor
1953 – José Bové, French farmer and politician
1953 – Georgios Orfanos, Greek politician
1954 – Johnny Neel, American vocalist, songwriter, and musician (The Allman Brothers Band and Gov't Mule)
1955 – Yuriy Sedykh, Ukrainian hammer thrower
1955 – Duncan Steel, English-Australian astronomer and author
1956 – Steven A. Cohen, American businessman, founded SAC Capital Advisors
1956 – Joe Montana. American football player
1956 – Simon Plouffe, Canadian mathematician
1957 – Geoffrey Adams, British diplomat
1957 – Jamaaladeen Tacuma, American bass player and bandleader
1959 – Hugh Laurie, English actor, singer, and screenwriter
1959 – Magnum T.A., American wrestler
1960 – Mehmet Oz, American surgeon, author, and television host
1961 – María Barranco, Spanish actress
1962 – Mano Menezes, Brazilian footballer and coach
1962 – Erika Salumäe, Estonian cyclist
1963 – Gioia Bruno, American singer (Exposé)
1963 – Bruce Kimball, American diver and coach
1964 – Jean Alesi, French race car driver
1964 – Gunnar Sauer, German footballer
1967 – Clare Carey, Zimbabwean-American actress
1967 – João Garcia, Portuguese mountaineer
1968 – Alois, Hereditary Prince of Liechtenstein
1968 – Bryan Perro, Canadian author
1969 – Peter Dinklage, American actor
1969 – Steven Drozd, American singer-songwriter and actor (The Flaming Lips)
1969 – Olaf Kapagiannidis, German footballer
1969 – Matt McGrath, American actor
1969 – Kip Miller, American ice hockey player
1969 – Sergei Yuran, Ukrainian football player and coach
1970 – Alex Barron, American race car driver
1970 – Kang Ho-dong, South Korean comedian and actor
1971 – Vladimir Gaidamaşchuc, Moldovan footballer
1971 – Liz Kendall, English politician
1973 – José Manuel Abundis, Mexican footballer and coach
1973 – Dana Brunetti, American film producer
1974 – Fragiskos Alvertis, Greek basketball player
1974 – Tatiana Ignatieva, Belarusian tennis player
1974 – David Starie, English boxer
1975 – Fjordman, Norwegian blogger
1975 – Thomas Bimis, Greek diver
1975 – Choi Ji-woo, South Korean actress and model
1977 – Shane Meier, Canadian-American actor
1977 – Geoff Ogilvy, Australian golfer
1978 – Joshua Jackson, Canadian actor
1978 – Ujjwala Raut, Indian model
1979 – Ali Boussaboun, Moroccan-Dutch footballer
1979 – Amy Duggan, Australian footballer
1979 – Tõnu Endrekson, Estonian rower
1979 – Rino Nakasone Razalan, Japanese-American dancer and choreographer
1980 – Yhency Brazobán, Dominican baseball player
1981 – Emiliano Moretti, Italian footballer
1981 – Kristo Tohver, Estonian football referee
1982 – Marco Arment, American businessman, co-created Tumblr
1982 – Johnny Candido, American wrestler
1982 – Joey Graham, American basketball player
1982 – Stephen Graham, American basketball player
1982 – Eldar Rønning, Norwegian skier
1982 – Diana Taurasi, American basketball player
1983 – Chuck Hayes, American basketball player
1983 – Josh Ramsay, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Marianas Trench)
1983 – José Reyes, Dominican baseball player
1984 – Andy Lee, Irish boxer
1984 – Vágner Love, Brazilian footballer
1985 – Violeta Isfel, Mexican actress and singer
1985 – Mason Kayne, English actor
1985 – Dmitry Koldun, Russian singer
1985 – Chris Trousdale, American singer, dancer, and actor (Dream Street)
1986 – Chase Clement, American football player
1986 – Robert Krabbendam, Dutch basketball player
1986 – Shia LaBeouf, American actor
1986 – Magaly Solier, Peruvian actress and singer
1987 – TiA, Japanese singer
1987 – Cherry Dee, Welsh model
1987 – Dappy, Singer-songwriter and rapper
1987 – Didrik Solli-Tangen, Norwegian singer
1987 – Robert Welbourn, British paralympian swimmer
1988 – Yui Aragaki, Japanese actress and singer
1988 – Jesús, Spanish footballer
1988 – Claire Holt, Australian actress
1988 – Rome Ramirez, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Sublime with Rome)
1989 – Keith Aulie, Canadian ice hockey player
1989 – Ana Clara Duarte, Brazilian tennis player
1989 – Maya Moore, American basketball player
1990 – Sherina Munaf, Indonesian singer-songwriter and actress
1991 – Dan Howell, English radio host and blogger
1992 – Eugene Simon, English actor and model
1992 – Jordanne Whiley, British wheelchair tennis player
1994 – Ivana Baquero, Spanish actress
1994 – Jessica Fox, French-born Australian canoeist

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/11/14 at 6:08 am

Died this day June 11th:

1183 – Henry the Young King of England (b. 1155)
1488 – James III of Scotland (b. 1451)
1557 – John III of Portugal (b. 1502)
1695 – André Félibien, French historian (b. 1619)
1712 – Louis Joseph, Duke of Vendôme (b. 1654)
1727 – George I of Great Britain (b. 1660)
1796 – Samuel Whitbread, English brewer and politician, founded the Whitbread Company (b. 1720)
1847 – John Franklin, English admiral and politician (b. 1786)
1852 – Karl Bryullov, Russian painter (b. 1799)
1859 – Klemens von Metternich, German-Austrian politician, 1st State Chancellor of the Austrian Empire (b. 1773)
1879 – William, Prince of Orange (b. 1840)
1882 – Louis Désiré Maigret, French bishop (b. 1804)
1885 – Matías Ramos Mejía, Argentinian colonel (b. 1810)
1903 – Nikolai Bugaev, Russian mathematician (b. 1837)
1903 – Alexander I of Serbia (b. 1876)
1903 – Draga Mašin, Serbian wife of Alexander I of Serbia (b. 1864)
1911 – James Curtis Hepburn, American physician and missionary (b. 1815)
1914 – Adolphus Frederick V, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (b. 1848)
1920 – William F. Halsey, Sr., American captain (b. 1853)
1924 – Théodore Dubois, French organist, composer, and educator (b. 1837)
1927 – William Attewell, English cricketer (b. 1861)
1934 – Lev Vygotsky, Russian psychologist (b. 1896)
1936 – Robert E. Howard, American author (b. 1906)
1937 – R. J. Mitchell, English engineer, designed the Supermarine Spitfire (b. 1895)
1941 – Daniel Carter Beard, American author and illustrator, founded the Boy Scouts of America (b. 1850)
1962 – Chhabi Biswas, Indian actor (b. 1900)
1963 – Thich Quang Duc, Vietnamese monk (b. 1897)
1965 – José Mendes Cabeçadas, Portuguese admiral and politician, 9th President of Portugal (b. 1883)
1970 – Frank Laubach, American missionary (b. 1884)
1974 – Eurico Gaspar Dutra, Brazilian marshal and politician, 16th President of Brazil (b. 1883)
1974 – Julius Evola, Italian philosopher (b. 1898)
1976 – Jim Konstanty, American baseball player (b. 1917)
1979 – Alice Dalgliesh, Trinidadian-American author (b. 1893)
1979 – John Wayne, American actor, director, and producer (b. 1907)
1982 – Al Rinker, American singer-songwriter (The Rhythm Boys) (b. 1907)
1983 – Ghanshyam Das Birla, Indian businessman (b. 1894)
1984 – Enrico Berlinguer, Italian politician (b. 1922)
1985 – Sapfo Notara, Greek actress (b. 1907)
1985 – Karen Ann Quinlan, American medical patient in right to die case (b. 1954)
1986 – Chesley Bonestell, American painter and illustrator (b. 1888)
1991 – Cromwell Everson, South African composer (b. 1925)
1993 – Ray Sharkey, American actor (b. 1952)
1994 – A. Thurairajah, Sri Lankan engineer and academic (b. 1934)
1995 – Rodel Naval, Filipino singer-songwriter and actor (b. 1953)
1996 – Brigitte Helm, German actress (b. 1908)
1998 – Catherine Cookson, English author (b. 1906)
1999 – DeForest Kelley, American actor and screenwriter (b. 1920)
2001 – Timothy McVeigh, American terrorist, conducted the Oklahoma City bombing (b. 1968)
2001 – Amalia Mendoza, Mexican singer and actress (b. 1923)
2003 – David Brinkley, American journalist (b. 1920)
2004 – Egon von Fürstenberg, Swiss fashion designer (b. 1946)
2005 – Vasco Gonçalves, Portuguese general and politician, 103rd Prime Minister of Portugal (b. 1922)
2006 – Michael Bartosh, American businessman (b. 1977)
2006 – Neroli Fairhall, New Zealand archer (b. 1944)
2006 – Bruce Shand, English army officer (b. 1917)
2007 – Imre Friedmann, American biologist (b. 1921)
2007 – Mala Powers, American actress (b. 1931)
2008 – Ove Andersson, Swedish race car driver (b. 1938)
2008 – Vo Van Kiet, Vietnamese politician, 5th Prime Minister of Vietnam (b. 1922)
2009 – Sumire, Japanese model (b. 1987)
2011 – Eliyahu M. Goldratt, Israeli physicist (b. 1947)
2011 – Seth Putnam, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Anal (I_am_a_loser_who_has_no_respect_for_women) Upsidedown Cross, Siege, and Post Mortem) (b. 1968)
2012 – Lee Allen, American wrestler and coach (b. 1943)
2012 – Hector Bianciotti, Argentinian-French author (b. 1930)
2012 – Dave Boswell, American baseball player (b. 1945)
2012 – Stay High 149, American painter (b. 1950)
2012 – Ann Rutherford, Canadian-American actress (b. 1920)
2012 – Teófilo Stevenson, Cuban boxer (b. 1952)
2013 – Miller Barber, American golfer (b. 1931)
2013 – Carl W. Bauer, American lawyer and politician (b. 1933)
2013 – Henry Cecil, Scottish-English horse trainer (b. 1943)
2013 – Robert Fogel, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1926)
2013 – James Grimsley, Jr., American general (b. 1921)
2013 – Evelyn Kozak, American super-centenarian (b. 1899)
2013 – Rory Morrison, English journalist (b. 1964)
2013 – Kristiāns Pelšs, Latvian ice hockey player (b. 1992)
2013 – Vidya Charan Shukla, Indian politician, Indian Minister of External Affairs (b. 1929)
2013 – Johnny Smith, American guitarist and songwriter (b. 1922)
2013 – Billy Williams, American baseball player and coach (b. 1932)
2014 – Rafael Frübeck de Burgos, Spanish conductor (b. 1933)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/12/14 at 6:36 am

Born this day June12th:

1914 – Go Seigen, Japanese Go player
1915 – David Rockefeller, American banker and businessman
1916 – Raúl Héctor Castro, Mexican-American politician, 14th Governor of Arizona
1924 – George H. W. Bush, American lieutenant and politician, 41st President of the United States
1928 – Vic Damone, American singer-songwriter and actor
1928 – Petros Molyviatis, Greek politician, Minister for Foreign Affairs for Greece
1928 – Richard M. Sherman, American composer and songwriter
1929 – Jameel Jalibi, Pakistani linguist and scholar
1929 – John McCluskey, Scottish judge
1930 – Jim Nabors, American actor and singer
1932 – Mimi Coertse, South African soprano
1935 – Paul Kennedy, British judge
1937 – Klaus Basikow, German footballer and manager
1937 – Antal Festetics, Hungarian biologist
1938 – Anne Cowdrey, 14th Lady Herries of Terregles
1938 – Tom Oliver, English-Australian actor
1938 – Ian Partridge, British tenor
1940 – Jacques Brassard, Canadian politician
1941 – Marv Albert, American sportscaster
1941 – Chick Corea, American pianist and composer (Chick Corea Elektric Band, Return to Forever, and Five Peace Band)
1941 – Roy Harper, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
1941 – Lucille Roybal-Allard, American politician
1942 – Len Barry, American singer-songwriter and producer (The Dovells)
1942 – Bert Sakmann, German physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate
1945 – Pat Jennings, Irish footballer
1946 – Michel Bergeron, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1947 – Ron Freeman, American sprinter
1948 – Hans Binder, Austrian race car driver
1948 – Herbert Meyer, German footballer
1949 – Jens Böhrnsen, German politician
1949 – Roger Aaron Brown, American actor
1949 – Ivo Linna, Estonian singer
1949 – Marc Tardif, Canadian ice hockey player
1949 – John Wetton, English singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer (Mogul Thrash, Family, Roxy Music, UK, and Asia)
1949 – Tarak Ben Ammar, Tunisian movie producer and distributor
1950 – Sonia Manzano, American actress and singer
1951 – Bun E. Carlos, American drummer (Cheap Trick and Tinted Windows)
1951 – Hans Niessl, Austrian politician
1952 – Spencer Abraham, American politician, 10th United States Secretary of Energy
1953 – Rocky Burnette, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1953 – Timothy Duke, British heraldic, Chester Herald of Arms in Ordinary
1953 – Tess Gerritsen, American physician and author
1953 – David Thornton, American actor
1953 – Allan Weiner, American radio host and activist
1954 – Neil Oatley, English engineer
1954 – Tim Razzall, British politician
1956 – Terry Alderman, Australian cricketer
1957 – Timothy Busfield, American actor, director, and producer
1957 – Javed Miandad, Pakistani cricketer and coach
1958 – Meredith Brooks, American singer and songwriter
1958 – Rebecca Holden, American actress and singer
1958 – Rory Sparrow, American basketball player and manager
1959 – Jenilee Harrison, American actress
1959 – Jervis Johnson, English game designer
1959 – John Linnell, American singer-songwriter and accordion player (They Might Be Giants and The Mundanes)
1959 – Scott Thompson, Canadian actor and screenwriter
1960 – Mark Calcavecchia, American golfer
1961 – Jim Goad, American author
1961 – Julius Kariuki, Kenyan steeplechase runner
1961 – Kira Roessler, American singer and bass player (Black Flag and Dos)
1962 – Paul Clark, English keyboard player (The Bolshoi)
1962 – John Enos III, American actor
1963 – Warwick Capper, Australian footballer
1963 – Tim DeKay, American actor
1963 – Johnny Hotbody, American wrestler
1963 – Jerry Lynn, American wrestler
1964 – Derek Higgins, Irish race car driver
1964 – Kent Jones, American journalist
1964 – Paula Marshall, American actress
1965 – Gwen Torrence, American sprinter
1965 – Vicky Vette, Norwegian-American porn actress and model
1967 – Icíar Bollaín, Spanish actress, director, and screenwriter
1967 – Aivar Kuusmaa, Estonian basketball player and coach
1967 – Frances O'Connor, Australian actress
1968 – Scott Aldred, American baseball player and coach
1968 – Manuel Blanc, French actor
1968 – Htay Kywe, Burmese activist
1969 – Mathieu Schneider, American ice hockey player
1969 – Heinz-Christian Strache, Austrian politician
1970 – Rick Hoffman, American actor
1970 – Gordon Michael Woolvett, Canadian actor
1971 – Arman Alizad, Finnish tailor, columnist, and television host
1971 – Mark Henry, American weightlifter and wrestler
1971 – Ryan Klesko, American baseball player
1971 – Jérôme Romain, Dominican-French triple jumper
1972 – Bounty Killer, Jamaican rapper and DJ (The Alliance)
1972 – Finesse Mitchell, American actor
1973 – Jason Caffey, American basketball player and coach
1973 – Jennifer Jo Cobb, American race car driver
1973 – Takis Fyssas, Greek footballer
1973 – Mitsuki Saiga, Japanese voice actress
1973 – Darryl White, Australian footballer
1974 – Hideki Matsui, Japanese baseball player
1974 – Jason Mewes, American actor and producer
1974 – Kerry Kittles, American basketball player
1975 – Bryan Alvarez, American wrestler and publisher
1975 – Michael Muhney, American actor
1975 – Stephanie Szostak, French-American actress
1975 – Răzvan Ţupa, Romanian poet
1976 – Antawn Jamison, American basketball player
1976 – Thomas Sørensen, Danish footballer
1977 – Richard Ayoade, English actor and writer
1977 – Wade Redden, Canadian ice hockey player
1977 – Kenny Wayne Shepherd, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1978 – Lewis Moody, English rugby union player
1978 – Yumiko Shaku, Japanese actress and model
1978 – Shiloh Strong, American actor, screenwriter, photographer and director
1979 – Robyn, Swedish singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer
1979 – Dallas Clark, American football player
1979 – Martine Dugrenier, Canadian wrestler
1979 – Wil Horneff, American actor
1979 – Diego Milito, Argentinian footballer
1979 – Earl Watson, American basketball player
1980 – Marco Bortolami, Italian rugby player
1980 – Jason Dent, American mixed martial artist
1980 – Larry Foote, American football player
1980 – Ifet Taljević, German footballer
1981 – Raitis Grafs, Latvian basketball player
1981 – Paul Hasleby, Australian footballer
1981 – Jeremy Howard, American actor
1981 – Adriana Lima, Brazilian model and actress
1981 – Nora Tschirner, German actress
1982 – Ben Blackwell, American singer-songwriter and producer (The Dirtbombs)
1982 – Diem Brown, American journalist
1982 – Jason David, American football player
1982 – Loïc Duval, French race car driver
1982 – Samantha Tolj, Australian actress
1983 – Bryan Habana, South African rugby player
1983 – Andy Ologun, Nigerian boxer and actor
1983 – Alexander Pipa, German rugby player
1983 – Christine Sinclair, Canadian soccer player
1984 – James Kwalia, Kenyan-Qatari long-distance runner
1985 – Dave Franco, American actor
1985 – Blake Ross, American software developer, co-created Mozilla Firefox
1985 – Sam Thaiday, Australian rugby player
1985 – Colin Doyle, Irish footballer
1985 – Kendra Wilkinson, American model, actress, and author
1985 – Chris Young, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1986 – Carla Abellana, Filipino actress
1986 – Erik Ainge, American football player
1986 – Mario Casas, Spanish actor
1986 – Jamie Lee Darley, English-American model
1986 – Stanislava Komarova, Russian swimmer
1986 – Sergio Rodríguez, Spanish basketball player
1986 – Benjamin Schmideg, Australian actor
1987 – Seyi Ajirotutu, American football player
1987 – Antonio Barragán, Spanish footballer
1987 – Abbey Lee Kershaw, Australian model
1987 – Kristjan Rand, Estonian ice dancer
1988 – Artūrs Bērziņš, Latvian basketball player
1988 – Eren Derdiyok, Swiss footballer
1988 – Mauricio Isla, Chilean footballer
1988 – Dave Melillo, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Anarbor and Cute Is What We Aim For)
1988 – Dakota Morton, Canadian actor and radio host
1989 – Emma Eliasson, Swedish ice hockey player
1989 – Ibrahim Jeilan, Ethiopian long-distance runner
1989 – Krista K, Filipino-American model, actress, and singer
1990 – KevJumba, American comedian
1990 – Kevin López, Spanish middle-distance runner
1991 – Avisail García, Venezuelan baseball player
1992 – Allie DiMeco, American actress
1992 – Laura Jones, English gymnast
1992 – Ryan Malgarini, American actor
1992 – Philippe Coutinho, Brazilian footballer
1993 – Junrey Balawing, Filipino dwarf
1996 – Anna Margaret, American actress and singer
1997 – William Cuddy, Canadian actor
2001 – John Bigelow IV, Filipino-American golfer
2005 – Ryzza Mae Dizon, Filipino actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/12/14 at 6:37 am

Died this day June 12th:

116 – Pope Leo III (b. 750)
918 – Æthelflæd, Mercian daughter of Alfred the Great (b. 870)
1020 – Lyfing, English archbishop (b. 999)
1036 – Tedald, Italian bishop (b. 990)
1418 – Bernard VII, Count of Armagnac (b. 1360)
1435 – John FitzAlan, 14th Earl of Arundel, English commander (b. 1408)
1560 – Ii Naomori, Japanese warrior (b. 1506)
1560 – Imagawa Yoshimoto, Japanese daimyo (b. 1519)
1565 – Adrianus Turnebus, French scholar (b. 1512)
1567 – Richard Rich, 1st Baron Rich, English politician, Lord Chancellor (b. 1490)
1647 – Thomas Farnaby, English scholar and educator (b. 1575)
1675 – Charles Emmanuel II, Duke of Savoy (b. 1634)
1734 – James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick, French commander (b. 1670)
1758 – Prince Augustus William of Prussia (b. 1722)
1772 – Marc-Joseph Marion du Fresne, French explorer (b. 1724)
1778 – Philip Livingston, American merchant and politician (b. 1716)
1816 – Pierre Augereau, French general (b. 1757)
1818 – Egwale Seyon, Ethiopian emperor
1841 – Konstantinos Nikolopoulos, Greek composer, archeologist, and philologist (b. 1786)
1900 – Lucretia Peabody Hale, American journalist and author (b. 1820)
1904 – Camille of Renesse-Breidbach (b. 1836)
1912 – Frédéric Passy, French economist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1822)
1917 – Teresa Carreño, Venezuelan-American singer-songwriter, pianist, and conductor (b. 1853)
1932 – Theo Heemskerk, Dutch lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (b. 1852)
1937 – Mikhail Tukhachevsky, Russian marshal (b. 1893)
1957 – Jimmy Dorsey, American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader (The Dorsey Brothers and The California Ramblers) (b. 1904)
1962 – John Ireland, English composer (b. 1879)
1963 – Medgar Evers, American activist (b. 1925)
1966 – Hermann Scherchen, German conductor (b. 1891)
1968 – Herbert Read, English poet and critic (b. 1893)
1969 – Aleksandr Deyneka, Ukrainian-Russian painter and sculptor (b. 1899)
1976 – Gopinath Kaviraj, Indian philosopher and scholar (b. 1887)
1978 – Guo Moruo, Chinese historian, author, and poet (b. 1892)
1978 – Georg Siimenson, Estonian footballer (b. 1912)
1980 – Milburn Stone, American actor (b. 1904)
1980 – Billy Butlin, South African-English businessman, founded the Butlins Company (b. 1899)
1980 – Masayoshi Ōhira, Japanese politician, 68th Prime minister of Japan (b. 1910)
1982 – Karl von Frisch, Austrian ethologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1886)
1982 – Ian McKay, English sergeant, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1953)
1983 – Norma Shearer, Canadian-American actress and singer (b. 1902)
1989 – Lou Monte, Italian-American singer (b. 1917)
1990 – Terence O'Neill, Baron O'Neill of the Maine, Irish politician, 4th Prime Minister of Northern Ireland (b. 1914)
1994 – Toma Bebić, Dalmatian painter, journalist, and educator (b. 1935)
1994 – Christopher Collins, American actor (b. 1949)
1994 – Ronald Goldman, American waiter (b. 1968)
1994 – Menachem Mendel Schneerson, Russian-French rabbi (b. 1902)
1994 – Nicole Brown Simpson, German-American murder victim (b. 1959)
1995 – Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, Italian pianist (b. 1920)
1995 – Pierre Russell, ABA basketball player (b. 1949)
1997 – Bulat Okudzhava, Russian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and author (b. 1924)
1998 – Leo Buscaglia, American author and educator (b. 1924)
1998 – Theresa Merritt, American actress and singer (b. 1922)
2000 – Purushottam Laxman Deshpande, Indian actor, director, producer, and author (b. 1919)
2000 – Sandro Rosa do Nascimento, Brazilian criminal (b. 1978)
2002 – Bill Blass, American fashion designer, founded Bill Blass Limited (b. 1922)
2003 – Gregory Peck, American actor (b. 1916)
2005 – Scott Young, Canadian journalist and author (b. 1918)
2006 – Anna Lee Aldred, American jockey (b. 1921)
2006 – György Ligeti, Romanian-Hungarian composer (b. 1923)
2006 – Kenneth Thomson, 2nd Baron Thomson of Fleet, Canadian businessman and art collector (b. 1923)
2006 – Nijiro Tokuda, Japanese super-centenarian (b. 1895)
2007 – Don Herbert, American television host and producer (b. 1917)
2008 – Miroslav Dvořák, Czech ice hockey player (b. 1951)
2008 – Derek Tapscott, Welsh footballer and manager (b. 1932)
2010 – Al Williamson, American illustrator (b. 1931)
2011 – René Audet, Canadian bishop (b. 1920)
2012 – Pahiño, Spanish footballer (b. 1923)
2012 – Marwan Arafat, Syrian footballer, referee, and journalist (b. 1945)
2012 – Philip H. Corboy, American lawyer (b. 1925)
2012 – Henry Hill, American mobster (b. 1943)
2012 – Margarete Mitscherlich-Nielsen, German psychoanalyst (b. 1917)
2012 – Elinor Ostrom, American economist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1933)
2012 – Frank Walker, Australian judge and politician, 41st Attorney General of New South Wales (b. 1942)
2012 – Don Woods, American meteorologist and cartoonist (b. 1927)
2013 – Laslo Babits, Canadian javelin thrower (b. 1958)
2013 – Teresita Barajuen, Spanish nun (b. 1908)
2013 – Elroy Chester, American murderer (b. 1969)
2013 – Soh Hang-suen, Hong Kong actress (b. 1951)
2013 – Michael Kasha, American chemist (b. 1920)
2013 – Jiroemon Kimura, Japanese super-centenarian (b. 1897)
2013 – Jason Leffler, American race car driver (b. 1975)
2013 – Barry Till, English priest, author, and academic (b. 1923)
2013 – Joseph A. Unanue, American sergeant and businessman (b. 1925)
2013 – Scott Winkler, Norwegian ice hockey player (b. 1990)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/13/14 at 7:25 am

Born this day June 13th:

1914 – Barbara Reynolds, English author and lexicographer
1920 – Rolf Huisgen, German chemist
1927 – Peter Marychurch, British former director GCHQ
1928 – Li Ka-shing, Chinese businessman
1928 – John Forbes Nash, Jr., American mathematician, Nobel Prize laureate
1931 – Reed Scowen, Canadian politician
1931 – Irvin D. Yalom, American psychotherapist
1932 – Raymond Jolliffe, British politician
1932 – Bob McGrath, American actor and singer
1933 – Tom King, English politician
1933 – Norman Lloyd-Edwards, British Lord–Lieutenant for South Glamorgan
1935 – Christo, Bulgarian-French sculptor and painter
1936 – Michel Jazy, French runner
1937 – Eleanor Holmes Norton, American politician
1937 – Erich Ribbeck, German footballer and manager
1937 – Andreas Whittam Smith, British newspaper editor
1938 – Gwynne Howell, Welsh opera singer
1939 – Siegfried Fischbacher, German-American magician
1940 – Bobby Freeman, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer
1940 – Dallas Long, American shot putter
1941 – Marcel Lachemann, American baseball player, coach, and manager
1941 – Esther Ofarim, Israeli singer
1943 – Malcolm McDowell, English actor
1943 – Jim Guy Tucker, American lawyer and politician, 43rd Governor of Arkansas
1944 – Christine Beasley, British National Health Service administrator
1944 – David Curry, British politician
1944 – Ban Ki-moon, South Korean diplomat, 8th Secretary-General of the United Nations
1945 – Whitley Strieber, American author
1947 – A.G. Lafley, American businessman
1948 – Joe Roth, American director and producer, co-founded Morgan Creek Productions
1949 – Dennis Locorriere, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show)
1949 – Ulla Schmidt, German politician
1950 – Belinda Bauer, Australian-American actress and psychologist
1950 – Nick Brown, British politician
1950 – Gerd Zewe, German footballer and manager
1951 – Howard Leese, American guitarist and producer (Bad Company and Heart)
1951 – Richard Thomas, American actor, director, and producer
1951 – Stellan Skarsgård, Swedish actor
1951 – Robert P. Young, Jr., American jurist
1952 – Tony Bruno, American radio host
1952 – Jean-Marie Dedecker, Belgian martial artist and politician
1953 – Tim Allen, American actor and producer
1954 – Rita Cadillac, Brazilian porn actress, singer, and dancer
1954 – Andrzej Lepper, Polish politician, Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland
1954 – Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigerian economist and politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs for Nigeria
1955 – Alan Hansen, Scottish footballer
1955 – Leah Ward Sears, American jurist
1958 – Mark Byford, British BBC administrator
1958 – Peter Scudamore, British jockey and racehorse trainer
1959 – Boyko Borisov, Bulgarian politician, 50th Prime Minister of Bulgaria
1959 – Steve Georganas, Australian politician
1959 – Lance Kinsey, Canadian-American actor and screenwriter
1960 – Clive Lewis, British judge
1960 – Jacques Rougeau, Canadian wrestler
1960 – Adam Sampson, British public service and charity executive
1961 – Kaire Indrikson, Estonian swimmer
1961 – Anders Järryd, Swedish tennis player
1962 – Davey Hamilton, American race car driver
1962 – Glenn Michibata, Canadian tennis player
1962 – Rudolf Povarnitsyn, Ukrainian high jumper
1962 – Ally Sheedy, American actress and author
1962 – Hannah Storm, American journalist and author
1963 – Bettina Bunge, German tennis player
1963 – Sarah Connolly, English opera singer
1963 – Paul De Lisle, American bass player (Smash Mouth)
1963 – Catarina Lindqvist, Swedish tennis player
1963 – Audrey Niffenegger, American author and academic
1964 – Christian Wilhelm Berger, Romanian organist, composer, and educator
1964 – Kathy Burke, English actress, director, and playwright
1964 – Michael Anthony Franano, American singer-songwriter and composer
1964 – Šarūnas Marčiulionis, Lithuanian basketball player
1965 – Infanta Cristina, Duchess of Palma de Mallorca
1965 – Vassilis Karapialis, Greek footballer
1965 – Lukas Ligeti, Austrian-American drummer and composer
1965 – Lisa Vidal, American actress
1966 – Henry Bond, English photographer
1966 – Naoki Hattori, Japanese race car driver
1966 – Grigori Perelman, Russian mathematician
1967 – Taşkın Aksoy, German-Turkish footballer and manager
1968 – Fabio Baldato, Italian cyclist
1968 – Spike Breakwell, English comedian and actor
1968 – Peter DeBoer, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1968 – Darren Dreger, Canadian sportscaster
1968 – David Gray, English-Welsh singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1968 – Tim Leveque, Canadian ice hockey player
1968 – Denise Pearson, English singer-songwriter (Five Star)
1968 – Marcel Theroux, English author and journalist
1969 – Cayetana Guillén Cuervo, Spanish actress, director, and screenwriter
1969 – Virginie Despentes, French author
1969 – Joseph Keter, Kenyan steeplechase runner
1969 – Laura Kightlinger, American actress, producer, and screenwriter
1969 – Lynne Koplitz, American comedian and actress
1969 – Svetlana Krivelyova, Russian shot putter
1969 – Søren Rasted, Danish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Aqua, Hej Matematik, and Lazyboy)
1969 – Jamie Walters, American actor and singer
1970 – Chris Cairns, New Zealand cricketer
1970 – Rivers Cuomo, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Weezer, Avant Garde, and Homie)
1971 – Shannon Fill, American actress
1971 – Nóra Köves, Hungarian tennis player
1971 – David Mendenhall, American actor
1972 – Meelis Aasmäe, Estonian skier
1972 – Martin Ballantyne, English actor
1972 – Kristjan Järvi, Estonian-American conductor
1972 – Natalie MacMaster, Canadian fiddler
1973 – Sam Adams, American football player
1973 – Tanner Foust, American race car driver
1973 – Mattias Hellberg, Swedish singer-songwriter (The Hellacopters, Nationalteatern, and The Solution)
1973 – Kasia Kowalska, Polish singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
1973 – Ville Laihiala, Finnish singer-songwriter and guitarist (Sentenced and Poisonblack)
1973 – Anna Mosenkova, Estonian ice dancer
1973 – Leeann Tweeden, American model and television host
1974 – Coko, American singer (SWV)
1974 – Steve-O, American stuntman and actor
1974 – Selma Björnsdóttir, Icelandic singer and actress
1974 – Valeri Bure, Russian-American ice hockey player
1974 – Brande Roderick, American model and actress
1974 – Takahiro Sakurai, Japanese voice actor
1975 – Ante Čović, Australian footballer
1975 – Jeff Davis, American screenwriter and producer
1975 – Jennifer Nicole Lee, American model, actress, and author
1975 – Jaan Pehk, Estonian musician and writer
1975 – Riccardo Scimeca, English footballer
1976 – J Brown, English singer (Five)
1976 – Kym Lomas, English singer and actress (Hear'Say)
1976 – Tygh Runyan, Canadian-American actor and guitarist (The Awkward Stage)
1977 – Dragoș Bucur, Romanian actor
1977 – Emily Harrison, American actress
1977 – Tarmo Kikerpill, Estonian basketball player
1977 – Romain Mesnil, French pole vaulter
1977 – Earthwind Moreland, American football player
1977 – Rainer Schönfelder, Austrian skier
1977 – Erin Toughill, American mixed martial artist and boxer
1977 – Selwyn Ward, American actor
1978 – Jason Michael Carroll, American singer-songwriter
1978 – Brian Dowling, Irish television host
1978 – Ethan Embry, American actor
1978 – Mikako Ichikawa, Japanese model and actress
1978 – Mathis Künzler, Swiss actor
1979 – Esther Anderson, Australian actress
1979 – Nila Håkedal, Norwegian volleyball player
1979 – Miguel Pate, American long jumper
1979 – Ryan Pickett, American screenwriter, director, and producer
1980 – Sarah Connor, German singer-songwriter and dancer
1980 – Florent Malouda, French footballer
1980 – Jamario Moon, American basketball player
1980 – Juan Carlos Navarro, Spanish basketball player
1980 – Maho Nonami, Japanese actress
1980 – Darius Vassell, English footballer
1980 – Markus Winkelhock, German race car driver
1981 – Chris Evans, American actor
1981 – Blake Judd, American actor, director, and producer
1981 – Julie-Marie Parmentier, French actress
1981 – Radim Vrbata, Czech-American ice hockey player
1982 – Kenenisa Bekele, Ethiopian runner
1982 – Krzysztof Bosak, Polish politician
1982 – Jessica Caban, American model, dancer, and actress
1982 – Nate Jones, American football player
1982 – Jess Manafort, American director, producer, and screenwriter
1983 – Matt Allison, English race car driver
1983 – Rebeca Linares, Spanish porn actress
1983 – Steve Novak, American basketball player
1983 – Sarah Schaub, American actress
1983 – Jason Spezza, Canadian ice hockey player
1984 – Nery Castillo, Mexican-Uruguayan footballer
1984 – Kaori Icho, Japanese wrestler
1984 – Antje Möldner-Schmidt, German runner
1984 – Nautica Thorn, American porn actress
1984 – Phillip Van Dyke, American actor
1985 – Raz-B, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (B2K)
1985 – Filipe Albuquerque, Portuguese race car driver
1985 – Silvio Bankert, German footballer
1985 – Lela Star, American porn actress
1985 – Danny Syvret, Canadian ice hockey player
1986 – Kat Dennings, American actress
1986 – Keisuke Honda, Japanese footballer
1986 – Ashley Olsen, American actress, singer, producer, and fashion designer
1986 – Mary-Kate Olsen, American actress, singer, producer, and fashion designer
1988 – Gabe Carimi, American football player
1988 – Reece Noi, English actor
1989 – Irene Gorovaia, Russian-American actress
1989 – Tommy Searle, English motocross racer
1989 – Lisa Tucker, American singer and actress
1990 – Tara Lynn Foxx, American porn actress
1990 – Nicole Riner, Swiss tennis player
1990 – Aaron Johnson, English actor
1991 – Will Claye, American jumper
1991 – Ryan Mason, English footballer
1995 – Emily Fanning, New Zealand tennis player
1995 – Laura Ucrós, Colombian tennis player
1996 – Kodi Smit-McPhee, Australian actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/13/14 at 7:26 am

Died this day June 13th:

1036 – Ali az-Zahir, Egyptian caliph (b. 1005)
1231 – Anthony of Padua, Portuguese priest and saint (b. 1195)
1256 – Tankei, Japanese sculptor (b. 1173)
1636 – George Gordon, 1st Marquis of Huntly, Scottish politician (b. 1562)
1645 – Miyamoto Musashi, Japanese samurai (b. 1584)
1665 – Egbert Bartholomeusz Kortenaer, Dutch admiral (b. 1604)
1760 – Antoine Court, French minister (b. 1696)
1784 – Henry Middleton, American politician, 2nd President of the Continental Congress (b. 1717)
1846 – Jean-Baptiste Benoît Eyriès, French geographer and author (b. 1767)
1881 – Joseph Škoda, Czech physician and dermatologist (b. 1805)
1886 – Ludwig II of Bavaria (b. 1845)
1898 – Joseph-Adolphe Chapleau, Canadian lawyer and politician, 5th Premier of Quebec (b. 1840)
1904 – Nikiphoros Lytras, Greek painter (b. 1832)
1917 – Louis-Philippe Hébert, Canadian sculptor (b. 1850)
1918 – Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich of Russia (b. 1878)
1930 – Henry Segrave, American-English race car driver (b. 1896)
1931 – Kitasato Shibasaburō, Japanese physician and bacteriologist (b. 1851)
1943 – Kočo Racin, Macedonian author and activist (b. 1908)
1948 – Dazai Osamu, Japanese novelist (b. 1909)
1951 – Ben Chifley, Australian politician, 16th Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1885)
1954 – Henry Blogg, English fisherman (b. 1876)
1957 – Irving Baxter, American high jumper and pole vaulter (b. 1876)
1958 – Edwin Keppel Bennett, English poet and academic (b. 1887)
1965 – Martin Buber, Austrian-Israeli philosopher (b. 1878)
1965 – David Drummond, Australian farmer and politician (b. 1890)
1969 – Pralhad Keshav Atre, Indian journalist, director, and producer (b. 1898)
1972 – Clyde McPhatter, American singer (Billy Ward and his Dominoes and The Drifters) (b. 1932)
1972 – Dündar Taşer, Turkish soldier and politician (b. 1925)
1972 – Georg von Békésy, Hungarian biophysicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1899)
1972 – Stephanie von Hohenlohe, Austrian-German spy (b. 1891)
1977 – Matthew Garber, English actor (b. 1956)
1979 – Darla Hood, American actress, voice actress, and singer (b. 1931)
1979 – Demetrio Stratos, Egyptian-Italian singer-songwriter and pianist (I Ribelli and Area) (b. 1945)
1980 – Walter Rodney, Guyanese historian and activist (b. 1942)
1981 – Jean-Louis Lafosse, French racing driver (b. 1941)
1982 – Peter Maivia, Samoan-American wrestler (b. 1935)
1982 – Khalid of Saudi Arabia (b. 1912)
1982 – Riccardo Paletti, Italian race car driver (b. 1958)
1984 – António Variações, Portuguese singer-songwriter (b. 1944)
1986 – Benny Goodman, American clarinet player, songwriter, and bandleader (b. 1909)
1987 – Geraldine Page, American actress (b. 1924)
1989 – Fran Allison, American actress and singer (b. 1907)
1991 – Ljubov Rebane, Estonian physicist (b. 1929)
1993 – Gérard Côté, Canadian runner (b. 1913)
1993 – Deke Slayton, American pilot and astronaut (b. 1924)
1994 – Nadia Gray, Romanian-French actress (b. 1923)
1997 – Nguyen Manh Tuong, Vietnamese lawyer (b. 1909)
1998 – Alfred Gerrard, English sculptor (b. 1899)
1998 – Birger Ruud, Norwegian ski jumper (b. 1911)
1998 – Reg Smythe, English cartoonist (b. 1917)
2002 – John Hope, American meteorologist (b. 1919)
2002 – Maia Wojciechowska, Polish-American author (b. 1927)
2003 – Malik Meraj Khalid, Pakistani politician, Prime Minister of Pakistan (b. 1916)
2004 – Dick Durrance, American skier (b. 1914)
2004 – Ralph Wiley, American journalist and author (b. 1952)
2005 – Jonathan Adams, English actor (b. 1931)
2005 – Álvaro Cunhal, Portuguese politician (b. 1913)
2005 – David Diamond, American composer (b. 1915)
2005 – Lane Smith, American actor (b. 1936)
2006 – Charles Haughey, Irish politician, 7th Taoiseach of Ireland (b. 1925)
2007 – Walid Eido, Lebanese judge and politician (b. 1942)
2008 – Gertrude Fröhlich-Sandner, Austrian politician (b. 1926)
2008 – Tim Russert, American journalist and lawyer (b. 1950)
2009 – Mitsuharu Misawa, Japanese wrestler (b. 1962)
2009 – Fathi Yakan, Lebanese politician (b. 1933)
2010 – Jimmy Dean, American singer, actor, and businessman, founded Jimmy Dean Foods (b. 1928)
2012 – Sam Beddingfield, American pilot and engineer (b. 1933)
2012 – Graeme Bell, Australian pianist, composer, and bandleader (b. 1914)
2012 – Luiz Gonzaga Bergonzini, Brazilian bishop (b. 1936)
2012 – Roger Garaudy, French philosopher and author (b. 1913)
2012 – Mehdi Hassan, Indian-Pakistani singer-songwriter (b. 1927)
2012 – Jože Humer, Slovenian composer (b. 1934)
2012 – Erica Kennedy, American journalist and author (b. 1970)
2013 – Mohammed Al-Khilaiwi, Saudi Arabian footballer (b. 1971)
2013 – David Deutsch, American businessman, founded Deutsch Inc. (b. 1929)
2013 – Newton Lai, Hong Kong actor (b. 1951)
2013 – Sam Most, American flute player and saxophonist (b. 1930)
2013 – Edmund Pellegrino, American ethicist and academic (b. 1920)
2013 – Kenji Utsumi, Japanese voice actor (b. 1937)
2013 – Albert White Hat, American educator and activist (b. 1938)
2014 – Jim Keays, Australian rock singer (The Masters Apprentices) (b. 1946)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/17/14 at 10:50 am

Born this day June 17th:

1919 – John Moffat, Scottish commander and pilot
1920 – Setsuko Hara, Japanese actress
1920 – Peter Le Cheminant, British Royal Air Force Air Marshal
1927 – Martin Böttcher, German composer and conductor
1931 – John Baldessari, American painter
1932 – Simon Bowes-Lyon, British Lord Lieutenant of Hertfordshire
1932 – Derek Ibbotson, English athlete
1932 – Peter Lupus, American bodybuilder and actor
1936 – Patrick Fairweather, British diplomat
1936 – Vern Harper, Canadian tribal leader and activist
1936 – Ken Loach, English director, producer, and screenwriter
1937 – Ted Nelson, American sociologist and philosopher
1939 – Donald Anderson, British politician
1940 – George Akerlof, American economist, Nobel Prize laureate
1942 – Mohamed ElBaradei, Egyptian politician, Vice President of Egypt, Nobel Prize laureate
1942 – Roger Steffens, American actor and producer
1943 – Newt Gingrich, American politician, 58th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
1943 – Barry Manilow, American singer-songwriter and producer
1943 – Burt Rutan, American engineer
1944 – Chris Spedding, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Nucleus and Sharks)
1945 – Frank Ashmore, American actor
1945 – Art Bell, American radio host and author
1945 – Tommy Franks, American general
1945 – Ken Livingstone, English politician, 1st Mayor of London
1945 – Eddy Merckx, Belgian cyclist
1946 – David Crausby, English politician
1946 – Peter Rosei, Austrian author
1947 – Linda Chavez, American author
1947 – George S. Clinton, American songwriter
1947 – Gregg Rolie, American singer-songwriter and keyboard player (Santana, Journey, and The Storm)
1948 – Dave Concepción, Venezuelan baseball player
1948 – Felicity Huntingford, British aqua-ecologist
1948 – Karol Sikora, British oncologist
1949 – John Craven, British economist
1950 – Lee Tamahori, New Zealand director
1951 – John Garrett, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
1951 – Paul McGuinness, German-Irish talent manager
1951 – Joe Piscopo, American actor
1951 – Robert Scott, British Lord Lieutenant of County Tyrone
1951 – Starhawk, American author and activist
1952 – Mike Milbury, American ice hockey player, coach, and manager
1952 – Judith Macgregor, British diplomat
1952 – Estelle Morris, British politician
1953 – Vernon Coaker, English politician
1954 – Mark Linn-Baker, American actor
1955 – Gail Jones, Australian author
1955 – Mati Laur, Estonian historian
1955 – Bob Sauvé, Canadian ice hockey player
1956 – Iain Milne, Scottish rugby player
1957 – Lawrence Goldman, English historian
1957 – Jon Gries, American actor and producer
1957 – Phyllida Lloyd, English theatre and film director
1957 – Jack Wouterse, Dutch actor
1958 – Jello Biafra, American singer-songwriter and producer (Dead Kennedys, The No WTO Combo, and Lard)
1958 – Nicky Clarke, English hair stylist
1958 – Bobby Farrelly, American director, producer, and screenwriter
1958 – Sam Hamad, Syrian-Canadian politician
1958 – Jon Leibowitz, American politician
1958 – Daniel McVicar, American actor
1958 – Timothy Potts, Australian art historian and museum director.
1958 – Derek Lee Ragin, American tenor
1959 – Nikos Stavropoulos, Greek basketball player and coach
1960 – Adrián Campos, Spanish race car driver
1960 – Thomas Haden Church, American actor
1961 – Kōichi Yamadera, Japanese actor
1962 – Michael Monroe, Finnish singer-songwriter and saxophonist (Hanoi Rocks and Demolition 23)
1963 – Greg Kinnear, American actor and producer
1964 – Rinaldo Capello, Italian race car driver
1964 – Michael Groß, German swimmer
1964 – Erin Murphy, American actress
1964 – Steve Rhodes, English cricketer
1965 – Kami Cotler, American actress and educator
1965 – Dermontti Dawson, American football player
1965 – Dan Jansen, American speed skater
1965 – Dara O'Kearney, Irish runner and poker player
1966 – Tory Burch, American fashion designer
1966 – Christy Canyon, American porn actress
1966 – Mohammed Ghazy Al-Akhras, Iraqi journalist
1966 – Diane Modahl, English athlete
1966 – Jason Patric, American actor
1967 – Eric Stefani, American keyboardist, songwriter, and animator (No Doubt)
1967 – Dorothea Röschmann, German soprano
1968 – Minoru Suzuki, Japanese wrestler and mixed martial artist
1969 – Paul Tergat, Kenyan runner
1970 – Stéphane Fiset, Canadian ice hockey player
1970 – Will Forte, American actor and screenwriter
1970 – Jason Hanson, American football player
1970 – Popeye Jones, American basketball player
1970 – Michael Showalter, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1970 – Sasha Sokol, Mexican singer-songwriter and actress
1971 – Mildred Fox, Irish politician
1971 – Paulina Rubio, Mexican singer and actress
1973 – Krayzie Bone, American rapper and producer (Bone Thugs-N-Harmony)
1973 – Christian Claudio, Puerto Rican martial artist and author
1973 – Louis Leterrier, French director and producer
1973 – Leander Paes, Indian tennis player
1974 – Evangelia Psarra, Greek archer
1975 – Jennifer Irwin, Canadian actress
1975 – Joshua Leonard, American actor, director, and screenwriter
1976 – Scott Adkins, English actor and stuntman
1976 – Sven Nys, Belgian cyclist
1976 – Keisuke Ogihara, Japanese rapper (Rip Slyme)
1977 – Tjaša Jezernik, Slovenian tennis player
1977 – Mark Tauscher, American football player
1977 – Branko Tomović, Serbian-German actor
1978 – Kumiko Aso, Japanese actress
1978 – Isabelle Delobel, French ice dancer
1979 – Young Maylay, American rapper, producer, and voice actor
1979 – Nick Rimando, American soccer player
1980 – Kimeru, Japanese singer and actor
1980 – Jeph Jacques, American illustrator
1980 – Venus Williams, American tennis player
1981 – Kyle Boller, American football player
1981 – Shane Watson, Australian cricketer
1982 – Arthur Darvill, English actor
1982 – Stanislava Hrozenská, Slovak tennis player
1982 – Alex Rodrigo Dias da Costa, Brazilian footballer
1982 – Marek Svatoš, Slovak ice hockey player
1983 – Connie Fisher, Irish-Welsh actress and singer
1983 – Vlasis Kazakis, Greek footballer
1983 – Jamal Mixon, American actor
1983 – Kazunari Ninomiya, Japanese singer-songwriter and actor (Arashi)
1983 – Lee Ryan, English singer-songwriter and actor (Blue)
1984 – John Gallagher, Jr., American actor and singer
1984 – Chris Weidman, American Mixed Martial Artist & Current UFC Middleweight Champion
1985 – Marcos Baghdatis, Cypriot tennis player
1985 – Rafael Sóbis, Brazilian footballer
1986 – Apoula Edel, Armenian footballer
1986 – Helen Glover, British rower
1987 – Kendrick Lamar, American rapper and songwriter (Black Hippy)
1987 – Nozomi Tsuji, Japanese singer (Morning Musume Minimoni, and Morning Musume Otomegumi)
1988 – Andrew Ogilvy, Australian basketball player
1988 – Stephanie Rice, Australian swimmer
1989 – Giorgos Tofas, Cypriot footballer
1989 – Ben Coker, English footballer
1990 – Jordan Henderson, English footballer
1990 – Laura Wright, English singer (All Angels)
1991 – Jang Min Chul, South Korean gamer
1991 – Kayane, French gamer
1993 – Jean Marie Froget, Mauritian swimmer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/17/14 at 10:51 am

Died this day June 17th:

676 – Pope Adeodatus II
850 – Tachibana no Kachiko, Japanese wife of Emperor Saga (b. 786)
900 – Fulk, French archbishop
1025 – Bolesław I Chrobry, Polish king (b. 967)
1091 – Dirk V, Count of Holland (b. 1052)
1463 – Infanta Catherine of Portugal (b. 1436)
1565 – Ashikaga Yosheesheru, Japanese shogun (b. 1536)
1694 – Philip Howard, English cardinal (b. 1629)
1696 – John III Sobieski, Polish king (b. 1629)
1719 – Joseph Addison, English poet and playwright (b. 1672)
1734 – Claude Louis Hector de Villars, French general (b. 1653)
1740 – Sir William Wyndham, 3rd Baronet, English politician (b. 1687)
1762 – Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon, French poet (b. 1674)
1771 – Daskalogiannis, Ottoman rebel leader
1775 – John Pitcairn, Scottish-English soldier (b. 1722)
1797 – Mohammad Khan Qajar of Persia (b. 1742)
1813 – Charles Middleton, 1st Baron Barham, Scottish-English admiral and politician (b. 1726)
1821 – Martín Miguel de Güemes, Argentinian general and politician (b. 1785)
1839 – Lord William Bentinck, English general and politician, 14th Governor-General of India (b. 1774)
1866 – Joseph Méry French poet (b. 1798)
1898 – Edward Burne-Jones, English painter (b. 1833)
1904 – Nikolay Bobrikov, Russian soldier and politician (b. 1839)
1936 – Julius Seljamaa, Estonian politician, diplomat and journalist (b. 1883)
1939 – Allen Sothoron, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1893)
1940 – Arthur Harden, English chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1865)
1941 – Johan Wagenaar, Dutch organist and composer (b. 1862)
1942 – Charles Fitzpatrick, Canadian lawyer and politician, 5th Chief Justice of Canada (b. 1853)
1952 – John Whiteside Parsons, American scientist (b. 1914)
1954 – Danny Cedrone, American guitarist and bandleader (b. 1920)
1956 – Paul Rostock, German surgeon (b. 1892)
1956 – Bob Sweikert, American race car driver (b. 1926)
1956 – Percival Perry, English motor vehicle manufacturer, and chairman of Ford of Britain (b. 1878)
1957 – Dorothy Richardson, English journalist and author (b. 1873)
1961 – Jeff Chandler, American actor and singer (b. 1918)
1963 – Aleksander Kesküla, Estonian politician (b. 1882)
1968 – José Nasazzi, Uruguayan footballer and manager (b. 1901)
1969 – Rita Abatzi, Turkish-Greek singer (b. 1914)
1974 – Pamela Britton, American actress (b. 1923)
1975 – James Phinney Baxter III, American historian and academic (b. 1893)
1979 – Duffy Lewis, American baseball player (b. 1888)
1981 – Richard O'Connor, Indian-English general (b. 1889)
1981 – Zerna Sharp, American author and educator (b. 1889)
1982 – Roberto Calvi, Italian banker (b. 1920)
1983 – Peter Mennin, American composer and educator (b. 1923)
1984 – Milbourne Christopher, American magician (b. 1914)
1984 – John Murray, American playwright (b. 1906)
1985 – John Boulting, English director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1913)
1986 – Kate Smith, American singer (b. 1907)
1987 – Dick Howser, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1936)
1996 – Thomas Kuhn, American historian and philosopher (b. 1922)
1996 – Curt Swan, American illustrator (b. 1920)
1999 – Basil Hume, English cardinal (b. 1923)
2000 – Ismail Mahomed, South African lawyer and jurist, 17th Chief Justice of South Africa (b. 1931)
2001 – Donald J. Cram, American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1919)
2001 – Thomas Winning, Scottish cardinal (b. 1925)
2002 – Willie Davenport, American hurdler (b. 1943)
2002 – Fritz Walter, German footballer (b. 1920)
2004 – Gerry McNeil, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1926)
2005 – Karl Mueller, American bass player (Soul Asylum) (b. 1962)
2006 – Bussunda, Brazilian comedian and actor (b. 1962)
2006 – Arthur Franz, American actor (b. 1920)
2007 – Gianfranco Ferré, Italian fashion designer (b. 1944)
2007 – Serena Wilson, American dancer and choreographer (b. 1933)
2008 – Cyd Charisse, American actress and dancer (b. 1922)
2008 – Tsutomu Miyazaki, Japanese serial killer (b. 1962)
2009 – Ralf Dahrendorf, German-English sociologist and politician (b. 1929)
2009 – Darrell Powers, American sergeant (b. 1923)
2012 – Stéphane Brosse, French mountaineer (b. 1971)
2012 – Patricia Brown, American baseball player (b. 1931)
2012 – Chen Din Hwa, Chinese businessman and philanthropist (b. 1923)
2012 – Nathan Divinsky, Canadian mathematician and chess player (b. 1925)
2012 – Raivo Järvi, Estonian politician (b. 1954)
2012 – Brian Hibbard, Welsh actor and singer (The Flying Pickets) (b. 1946)
2012 – Rodney King, American victim of police brutality (b. 1965)
2012 – R. C. Owens, American football player (b. 1934)
2012 – Fauzia Wahab, Pakistani politician (b. 1956)
2013 – Michael Baigent, New Zealand author (b. 1948)
2013 – Atiqul Haque Chowdhury, Bangladeshi playwright and producer (b. 1930)
2013 – Pierre F. Côté, Canadian lawyer and civil servant (b. 1927)
2013 – Bulbs Ehlers, American basketball player (b. 1923)
2013 – Jim Goddard, English director and production designer (b. 1936)
2013 – James Holshouser, American politician, 68th Governor of North Carolina (b. 1934)
2013 – Fuller Kimbrell, American politician (b. 1909)
2013 – Jalil Shahnaz, Iranian tar player (b. 1921)
2013 – Geoff Strong, English footballer (b. 1937)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/19/14 at 5:48 am

Born this day June 19th:

1921 – Louis Jourdan, French-American actor and singer
1922 – Fritz Schollmeyer, German footballer and manager
1924 – Cornelius, Estonian clergyman
1928 – Tommy DeVito, American singer and guitarist (The Four Seasons and Four Lovers)
1929 – Thelma Barlow, English actress
1930 – Bryan Kneale, British sculptor
1930 – Gena Rowlands, American actress
1930 – Diana Sowle, American actress
1931 – John Dennis, British bishop
1932 – Marisa Pavan, Italian-American actress
1934 – Terence Clark, British diplomat
1934 – Gérard Latortue, Haitian politician, 12th Prime Minister of Haiti
1936 – Marisa Galvany, American soprano
1938 – Jean-Claude Labrecque, Canadian director and cinematographer
1938 – John Sheil, British judge
1938 – Ian Smith, Australian actor and screenwriter
1939 – Bernd Hoss, German footballer and manager
1940 – Shirley Muldowney, American race car driver
1941 – Conchita Carpio-Morales, Filipino jurist
1941 – Václav Klaus, Czech politician, 2nd President of the Czech Republic
1942 – Neil Chalmers, British academic
1944 – Chico Buarque, Brazilian singer-songwriter and guitarist
1945 – John Hind, British bishop
1945 – Radovan Karadžić, Serbian-Bosnian politician, 1st President of Republika Srpska
1945 – Aung San Suu Kyi, Burmese politician, Nobel Prize laureate
1945 – Tobias Wolff, American author
1946 – Jimmy Greenhoff, English footballer and manager
1946 – Michael Jay, British diplomat
1947 – Paula Koivuniemi, Finnish singer
1947 – Salman Rushdie, Indian author
1947 – John Ralston Saul, Canadian author
1948 – Barry Hearn, British sporting events promoter
1948 – Phylicia Rashād, American actress and singer
1950 – Judith Parker, British judge
1950 – Rosie Shuster, Canadian comedy writer
1950 – Ann Wilson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Heart)
1951 – Ayman al-Zawahiri, Egyptian terrorist, 2nd leader of al-Qaeda
1951 – Patty Larkin, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1951 – Francesco Moser, Italian cyclist
1951 – Karen Young, Canadian singer-songwriter
1952 – Bob Ainsworth, English politician
1953 – Larry Dunn, American keyboard player, songwriter, and producer (Earth, Wind & Fire)
1953 – Hilary Jones, English doctor
1953 – Simon Wright, English drummer best known for his time with rock n' roll bands AC/DC and Dio
1954 – Mike O'Brien, British politician
1954 – Kathleen Turner, American actress
1956 – Doug Stone, American singer and actor
1956 – Danny Chauncey, American rock guitarist. He is best known for being a member of the Southern rock band 38 Special
1958 – Sergei Makarov, Russian-American ice hockey player
1959 – Mark DeBarge, American singer-songwriter and trumpet player (DeBarge)
1959 – Sophie Grigson, English cookery writer and chef
1959 – Christian Wulff, German lawyer and politician, 10th President of Germany
1960 – Andrew Dilnot, British academic
1960 – Luke Morley, English guitarist, songwriter, and producer (The Union, Terraplane, and Thunder)
1961 – Frank Mischke, German footballer
1962 – Paula Abdul, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress
1962 – Jeremy Bates, English tennis player
1962 – Peter Bradshaw, British film critic and writer
1963 – Rory Underwood, English rugby player
1964 – Bill Barretta, American actor and puppeteer
1964 – Brent Goulet, American soccer player and manager
1964 – Laura Ingraham, American radio host and author
1964 – Boris Johnson, American-English journalist and politician
1964 – Sixten Sild, Estonian orienteer
1964 – Brian Vander Ark, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (The Verve Pipe)
1965 – Sabine Braun, German heptathlete
1965 – Luc Donckerwolke, Belgian car designer
1965 – Sadie Frost, English actress and producer
1966 – Joi Ito, Japanese-American businessman
1966 – Michalis Romanidis, Greek basketball player
1966 – Sam West, English actor
1967 – Bjørn Dæhlie, Norwegian skier
1967 – Mia Sara, American actress
1967 – Araceli González, Argentinian actress, fashion model and TV host
1968 – Alastair Lynch, Australian footballer and sportscaster
1969 – Thomas Breitling, American journalist and businessman
1969 – Marko Reikop, Estonian television and radio journalist
1969 – Lara Spencer, American journalist
1970 – Rahul Gandhi, Indian politician
1970 – Antonis Remos, German-Greek singer
1970 – Quincy Watts, American runner
1970 – Brian Welch, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Korn and Love and Death)
1972 – Jean Dujardin, French actor, director, and producer
1972 – Dennis Lyxzén, Swedish singer-songwriter (Refused, AC4, Invasionen, Step Forward, and The (International) Noise Conspiracy)
1972 – Brian McBride, American soccer player
1972 – Eric Sheffer Stevens, American actor
1972 – Robin Tunney, American actress
1973 – Jahine Arnold, American football player
1973 – Yuko Nakazawa, Japanese singer and actress (Morning Musume and Dream Morning Musume)
1973 – Yasuhiko Yabuta, Japanese baseball player
1973 – Mónica Ayos, Argentine actress
1974 – Doug Mientkiewicz, American baseball player, coach, and manager
1974 – Bumper Robinson, American actor and singer
1975 – Ed Coode, British rower
1975 – Hugh Dancy, English actor
1975 – Poppy Montgomery, Australian-American actress
1975 – Colin Osborne, English darts player
1975 – Anthony Parker, American basketball player
1975 – Geoff Ramsey, American voice actor and producer
1976 – Dennis Crowley, American businessman, co-founded Foursquare
1976 – Bryan Hughes, English footballer
1976 – Ryan Hurst, American actor
1976 – Patrick Surtain, American football player
1976 – Abdoul Thiam, German footballer
1977 – Rebecca Loos, Spanish-Dutch model and television host
1977 – Veronika Vařeková, Czech-American model
1977 – Peter Warrick, American football player
1978 – Tyson Dux, Canadian wrestler
1978 – Mía Maestro, Argentinian actress and singer
1978 – Dirk Nowitzki, German basketball player
1978 – Zoe Saldana, American actress
1978 – Claudio Vargas, Dominican baseball player
1979 – Moonika Aava, Estonian javelin thrower
1979 – Graeme Ballard, British paralympian athlete
1979 – John Duddy, Irish boxer
1979 – U Gambira, Burmese monk and activist
1979 – Quentin Jammer, American football player
1979 – José Kléberson, Brazilian footballer
1980 – Adel Abdulaziz, Emirati footballer
1980 – Dan Ellis, Canadian ice hockey player
1980 – Milka Loff Fernandes, German actress
1980 – Robbie Neilson, Scottish footballer
1980 – Nuno Santos, Portuguese footballer
1980 – Lauren Lee Smith, Canadian actress
1981 – Christina Baily, English actress
1981 – Moss Burmester, New Zealand swimmer
1981 – Quintin Geldenhuys, South African-Italian rugby player
1982 – Joe Cheng, Taiwanese actor and singer
1982 – Alexander Frolov, Russian ice hockey player
1982 – Trevor Hamilton, Irish murderer
1982 – David Pollack, American football player
1982 – Chris Vermeulen, Australian motorcycle racer
1983 – Gregor Arbet, Estonian basketball player
1983 – Macklemore, American rapper
1983 – Tatjana Mihhailova, Estonian singer and actress
1983 – Mark Selby, English snooker player
1983 – Aidan Turner, Irish actor
1984 – Paul Dano, American actor and producer
1984 – Wieke Dijkstra, Dutch field hockey player
1985 – Kajal Aggarwal, Indian actress
1985 – Jason Capizzi, American football player
1985 – Stéphanie Montreux, Australian actress and singer
1985 – José Ernesto Sosa, Argentinian footballer
1986 – Nazareno Casero, Argentinian actor
1986 – Andrea De Falco, Italian footballer
1986 – Diego Hypólito, Brazilian gymnast
1986 – Erin Mackey, American actress and singer
1986 – Dimitris Sialmas, Greek footballer
1986 – Marvin Williams, American basketball player
1987 – Sthefany Brito, Brazilian actress
1987 – Miho Fukuhara, Japanese singer and actress
1987 – Rashard Mendenhall, American football player
1987 – Ashli Orion, American porn actress
1987 – Rachael Todd, American model, Miss Florida 2009
1995 – Blake Woodruff, American actor
1996 – Larisa Iordache, Romanian gymnast
1998 – Atticus Shaffer, American actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/19/14 at 5:49 am

Died this day June 19th:

626 – Soga no Umako, Japanese son of Soga no Iname (b. 551)
1027 – Romuald, Italian saint (b. 951)
1282 – Eleanor de Montfort, wife of Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, prince of Wales (b. 1252)
1312 – Piers Gaveston, 1st Earl of Cornwall, English politician (b. 1284)
1542 – Leo Jud, Swiss reformer (b. 1482)
1545 – Abraomas Kulvietis, Lithuanian jurist (b. 1509)
1584 – Francis, Duke of Anjou (b. 1555)
1608 – Alberico Gentili, Italian jurist (b. 1551)
1650 – Matthäus Merian, Swiss-German engraver and publisher (b. 1593)
1747 – Alessandro Marcello, Italian composer (b. 1669)
1762 – Johann Ernst Eberlin, German organist and composer (b. 1702)
1768 – Benjamin Tasker, Sr., American politician, 10th Colonial Governor of Maryland (b. 1690)
1786 – Nathanael Greene, American general (b. 1742)
1787 – Princess Sophie Hélène Béatrice of France (b. 1786)
1805 – Louis-Jean-François Lagrenée, French painter (b. 1724)
1820 – Joseph Banks, English botanist (b. 1743)
1844 – Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, French biologist (b. 1772)
1865 – Evangelos Zappas, Greek businessman and philanthropist (b. 1800)
1884 – Juan Bautista Alberdi, Argentinian politician (b. 1810)
1867 – Maximilian I of Mexico (b. 1832)
1902 – Albert of Saxony (b. 1828)
1903 – Herbert Vaughan, English archbishop (b. 1832)
1921 – Ramón López Velarde, Mexican poet (b. 1888)
1922 – Hitachiyama Taniemon, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 19th Yokozuna (b. 1874)
1932 – Sol Plaatje, South African journalist and activist (b. 1876)
1937 – J. M. Barrie, Scottish author and playwright (b. 1860)
1939 – Grace Abbott, American social worker and activist (b. 1878)
1940 – Maurice Jaubert, French composer (b. 1900)
1949 – Syed Zafarul Hasan, Indian philosopher (b. 1885)
1951 – Angelos Sikelianos, Greek poet and playwright (b. 1884)
1953 – Ethel Rosenberg, American spy (b. 1915)
1953 – Julius Rosenberg, American spy (b. 1918)
1956 – Thomas J. Watson, American businessman (b. 1874)
1966 – Ed Wynn, American actor and singer (b. 1886)
1968 – James Joseph Sweeney, American bishop (b. 1898)
1975 – Sam Giancana, American mobster (b. 1908)
1977 – Ali Shariati, Iranian sociologist (b. 1933)
1979 – Paul Popenoe, American explorer and scholar, founded Relationship counseling (b. 1888)
1984 – Lee Krasner, American painter (b. 1908)
1984 – Sunny Johnson, American actress (d. 1953)
1986 – Coluche, French comedian and actor (b. 1944)
1986 – Len Bias, American basketball player (b. 1963)
1987 – Teresa Cormack, New Zealand murder victim (b. 1981)
1988 – Fernand Seguin, Canadian biochemist (b. 1922)
1988 – Gladys Spellman, American politician (b. 1918)
1989 – Betti Alver, Estonian poet (b. 1906)
1990 – G. Yogasangari, Sri Lankan Tamil militant and politician
1991 – Jean Arthur, American actress and singer (b. 1900)
1993 – William Golding, English author, poet, and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1911)
1995 – Peter Townsend, Burmese-English pilot (b. 1914)
1996 – G. David Schine, American businessman (b. 1927)
1997 – Olga Georges-Picot, Chinese-French actress (b. 1944)
1997 – Bobby Helms, American singer and guitarist (b. 1933)
2001 – John Heyer, Australian director and producer (b. 1916)
2001 – Steve Sheppard-Brodie, American voice actor (b. 1950)
2002 – Navleen Kumar, Indian activist
2003 – Laura Sadler, English actress (b. 1980)
2007 – Antonio Aguilar, Mexican singer-songwriter, actor, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1919)
2007 – El Fary, Spanish singer and actor (b. 1937)
2007 – Terry Hoeppner, American football player and coach (b. 1947)
2007 – Ze'ev Schiff, Israeli journalist (b. 1932)
2008 – Barun Sengupta, Bengali journalist, founded Bartaman (b. 1934)
2008 – Bennie Swain, American basketball player and coach (b. 1930)
2009 – Tomoji Tanabe, Japanese engineer and super-centenarian (b. 1895)
2010 – Manute Bol, Sudanese-American basketball player (b. 1962)
2010 – R. Kanagasuntheram, Sri Lankan physician, zoologist, and academic (b. 1919)
2010 – Anthony Quinton, Baron Quinton, English philosopher (b. 1925)
2011 – Don Diamond, American actor (b. 1921)
2012 – Anthony Bate, English actor (b. 1929)
2012 – Richard Lynch, American actor (b. 1936)
2012 – Michael Palliser, English diplomat (b. 1922)
2012 – Aloysio José Leal Penna, Brazilian archbishop (b. 1933)
2012 – Emili Teixidor, Catalan journalist (b. 1933)
2012 – Norbert Tiemann, American politician, 32nd Governor of Nebraska (b. 1924)
2013 – Vince Flynn, American author (b. 1966)
2013 – James Gandolfini, American actor (b. 1961)
2013 – Parke Godwin, American author (b. 1929)
2013 – Michael Hodgman, Australian politician (b. 1938)
2013 – Gyula Horn, Hungarian politician, 37th Prime Minister of Hungary (b. 1932)
2013 – Dave Jennings, American football player and sportscaster (b. 1952)
2013 – Danny Kravitz, American baseball player (b. 1930)
2013 – Paul Mees, Australian academic (b. 1961)
2013 – Miguel Morayta, Spanish director and screenwriter (b. 1907)
2013 – Kim Thompson, Danish-American publisher (b. 1956)
2013 – Filip Topol, Czech singer-songwriter and pianist (Psí vojáci) (b. 1965)
2013 – Slim Whitman, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1923)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/23/14 at 10:14 am

Born this day June 23rd:

1927 – John Habgood, British archbishop
1930 – John Elliott, English historian
1930 – Francis Newall, British politician and businessman
1930 – Anthony Thwaite, British poet
1932 – Peter Millett, British judge
1934 – Keith Sutton, British bishop
1934 – Bill Torrey, Canadian businessman
1935 – Maurice Ferre, American politician, 32nd Mayor of Miami
1935 – Keith Burkinshaw, English footballer and manager
1936 – Richard Bach, American author
1936 – Costas Simitis, Greek politician, 180th Prime Minister of Greece
1937 – Martti Ahtisaari, Finnish politician, 10th President of Finland, Nobel Prize laureate
1937 – Alan Haselhurst, British politician
1938 – John Hayes, English politician
1940 – Derry Irvine, Scottish lawyer, judge, and politician, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain
1940 – Marcel Massé, Canadian politician and civil servant
1941 – Robert Hunter, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Grateful Dead)
1941 – Roger McDonald, Australian author
1942 – Martin Rees, British cosmologist and astrophysicist
1943 – Vint Cerf, American computer scientist
1943 – James Levine, American pianist and conductor
1944 – Rosetta Hightower, American singer (The Orlons)
1945 – Kjell Albin Abrahamson, Swedish journalist and author
1946 – Julian Hipwood, British polo player and coach
1946 – Ted Shackelford, American actor
1947 – Bryan Brown, Australian actor and producer
1947 – Anne Owers, British chief inspector of prisons for England and Wales
1948 – Myles Goodwyn, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (April Wine)
1948 – Luther Kent, American singer
1948 – Darhyl S. Ramsey, American author
1948 – Clarence Thomas, American judge
1949 – Gordon Bray, Australian sportscaster
1949 – Sheila Noakes, British politician
1950 – Nicholas Cleobury, English conductor
1951 – David Chillingworth, Irish bishop of Scottish Episcopalian Church
1951 – Angelo Falcón, Puerto Rican-American political scientist, founded the National Institute for Latino Policy
1951 – Jim Metzler, American actor
1951 – Michèle Mouton, French race car driver
1952 – Anthony Jackson, American bass player
1953 – Andrew Moylan, British judge
1955 – Pierre Corbeil, Canadian dentist and politician
1955 – Glenn Danzig, American singer-songwriter and producer (Misfits, Samhain, and Danzig)
1955 – Maggie Greenwald, American director and screenwriter
1955 – Maggie Philbin, English television and radio presenter
1955 – Pamela Rooke, English model and actress
1955 – Jean Tigana, French footballer and manager
1956 – Tony Hill, American football player and sportscaster
1956 – Randy Jackson, American bass player and producer
1957 – Frances McDormand, American actress
1960 – Donald Harrison, American saxophonist, composer, and producer
1960 – Tatsuya Uemura, Japanese composer and programmer
1961 – Richard Arnold, British judge
1961 – Zoran Janjetov, Serbian illustrator
1961 – LaSalle Thompson, American basketball player, coach, and manager
1962 – Chuck Billy, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Testament and Dublin Death Patrol)
1962 – Andrew Bingham, English politician
1962 – Steve Shelley, American drummer and producer (The Crucifudges, Sonic Youth, Dim Stars, and Disappears)
1962 – Kari Takko, Finnish ice hockey player
1962 – Kevin Yagher, American make-up artist
1963 – Colin Montgomerie, Scottish golfer
1964 – Yun Lou, Chinese gymnast
1964 – Nicolas Marceau, Canadian economist and politician
1964 – Joss Whedon, American director, producer, and screenwriter
1965 – Paul Arthurs, English guitarist (Oasis and The Rain)
1965 – Mitch Longley American actor and stuntman
1966 – Chico DeBarge, American singer and pianist (DeBarge)
1966 – Richie Ren, Taiwanese singer and actor
1967 – Helen Geake, English archaeologist
1969 – Martin Klebba, American actor
1970 – Robert Brooks, American football player
1970 – Martin Deschamps, Canadian singer-songwriter (Offenbach)
1970 – Yann Tiersen, French composer
1971 – Fred Ewanuick, Canadian actor
1971 – Félix Potvin, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1972 – Selma Blair, American actress
1972 – Ron Corning, American journalist
1972 – Louis Van Amstel, Dutch-American dancer and choreographer
1972 – Zinedine Zidane, French footballer and manager
1973 – Marija Naumova, Latvian singer-songwriter
1974 – Joel Edgerton, Australian actor, producer, and screenwriter
1974 – Mark Hendrickson, American basketball and baseball player
1975 – Jeffrey Carlson, American actor and singer
1975 – Kevin Dyson, American football player and coach
1975 – Mike James, American basketball player
1975 – Mik Kersten, Polish-Canadian computer scientist
1975 – Janika Sillamaa, Estonian singer
1975 – KT Tunstall, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist
1976 – Wade Barrett, American soccer player and manager
1976 – Joe Becker, American guitarist and composer
1976 – Patrick Monahan, Iranian-Irish comedian
1976 – Savvas Poursaitidis, Greek-Cypriot footballer
1976 – Brandon Stokley, American football player
1976 – Paola Suárez, Argentinian tennis player
1976 – Emmanuelle Vaugier, Canadian actress and singer
1976 – Patrick Vieira, French footballer and manager
1977 – Miguel Ángel Angulo, Spanish footballer
1977 – Hayden Foxe, Australian footballer and manager
1977 – Jaan Jüris, Estonian ski jumper
1977 – Jason Mraz, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1977 – Shaun O'Hara, American football player
1978 – Memphis Bleek, American rapper, producer, and actor
1978 – Frédéric Leclercq, French singer-songwriter and bass player (DragonForce and Heavenly)
1978 – Matt Light, American football player and sportscaster
1979 – LaDainian Tomlinson, American football player
1980 – Becky Cloonan, American author and illustrator
1980 – Melissa Rauch, American actress
1980 – Ramnaresh Sarwan, Guyanese cricketer
1980 – Francesca Schiavone, Italian tennis player
1980 – Stephan Wojcikiewicz, Canadian badminton player
1981 – Antony Costa, English singer-songwriter and actor (Blue)
1981 – Rolf Wacha, German rugby player
1982 – Rafael Bejarano, Peruvian-American jockey
1983 – Jason Berrent, American actor and producer
1983 – Brooks Laich, Canadian ice hockey player
1983 – José Manuel Rojas, Chilean footballer
1983 – Miles Fisher, American actor and singer
1984 – Duffy, Welsh singer-songwriter and actress
1984 – Tatjana Kivimägi, Russian-Estonian high jumper
1984 – Takeshi Matsuda, Japanese swimmer
1984 – Levern Spencer, Saint Lucian high jumper
1984 – J. T. Thomas, American reality show contestant on Survivor: Tocantins
1984 – Dave Walsh, American gamer
1985 – Kristo Aab, Estonian basketball player
1985 – Marcel Reece, American football player
1987 – Alessia Filippi, Italian swimmer
1988 – Isabella Leong, Hong Kong singer and actress
1988 – Chellsie Memmel, American gymnast
1989 – Lauren Bennett, English singer and dancer (Paradiso Girls)
1989 – Marielle Jaffe, American model and actress
1989 – Jordan Nolan, Canadian ice hockey player
1989 – Ayana Taketatsu, Japanese voice actress and singer
1991 – Katie Armiger, American singer
1992 – Luiza Galiulina, Uzbekistani gymnast
1993 – Marvin Grumann, German footballer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/23/14 at 10:14 am

Died this day June 23rd:

79 – Vespasian, Roman emperor (b. 9)
679 – Æthelthryth, queen of Northumbria
1018 – Henry I, Margrave of Austria
1222 – Constance of Aragon (b. 1179)
1314 – Henry de Bohun, English knight
1582 – Shimizu Muneharu, Japanese commander (b. 1537)
1615 – Masheesha Nagamori, Japanese daimyo (b. 1545)
1677 – William Louis, Duke of Württemberg (b. 1647)
1686 – William Coventry, English politician (b. 1628)
1707 – John Mill, English theologian (b. 1645)
1733 – Johann Jakob Scheuchzer, Swiss scholar (b. 1672)
1770 – Mark Akenside, English poet and physician (b. 1721)
1775 – Karl Ludwig von Pöllnitz, German adventurer (b. 1692)
1779 – Mikael Sehul, Ethiopian warlord (b. 1691)
1806 – Mathurin Jacques Brisson, French zoologist and philosopher (b. 1723)
1811 – Nicolau Tolentino de Almeida, Portuguese poet (b. 1740)
1832 – Sir James Hall, 4th Baronet, Scottish geologist (b. 1761)
1836 – James Mill, Scottish economist, historian, and philosopher (b. 1773)
1856 – Ivan Kireyevsky, Russian critic and philosopher (b. 1806)
1881 – Matthias Jakob Schleiden, German botanist (b. 1804)
1891 – Wilhelm Eduard Weber, German physicist (b. 1804)
1891 – Samuel Newitt Wood, American lawyer and politician (b. 1825)
1893 – Theophilus Shepstone, English-South African politician (b. 1817)
1914– Bhaktivinoda Thakur, Indian Vaishnava philosopher and spiritual reformist (b. 1838)
1945 – Giuseppina Tuissi, Italian activist (b. 1923)
1949 – Aristeidis Stergiadis, Greek politician (b. 1861)
1956 – Reinhold Glière, Russian composer (b. 1875)
1959 – Boris Vian, French author, poet, and playwright (b. 1920)
1969 – Volmari Iso-Hollo, Finnish runner (b. 1907)
1970 – Roscoe Turner, American pilot (b. 1895)
1973 – Gerry Birrell, Scottish racing driver (b. 1944)
1980 – Sanjay Gandhi, Indian politician (b. 1946)
1980 – V. V. Giri, Indian politician, 4th President of India (b. 1894)
1980 – Clyfford Still, American painter (b. 1904)
1980 – Odile Versois, French actress (b. 1930)
1981 – Zarah Leander, Swedish actress and singer (b. 1907)
1982 – Vincent Chin, Chinese-American murder victim (b. 1955)
1989 – Werner Best, German jurist and police officer (b. 1903)
1990 – Harindranath Chattopadhyay, Indian poet, actor and politician (b. 1898)
1991 – Frank Buckland, Canadian businessman (b. 1902)
1991 – Lea Padovani, Italian actress (b. 1920)
1992 – Eric Andolsek, American football player (b. 1966)
1995 – Jonas Salk, American biologist and physician (b. 1914)
1995 – Anatoli Tarasov, Russian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1918)
1995 – Roger Grimsby, American journalist, television news anchor and actor (b. 1928)
1996 – Andreas Papandreou, Greek economist and politician, 174th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1919)
1997 – Betty Shabazz, American educator and activist (b. 1936)
1998 – Maureen O'Sullivan, Irish-American actress and singer (b. 1911)
1999 – Buster Merryfield, English actor (b. 1920)
2000 – Peter Dubovský, Slovak footballer (b. 1972)
2000 – Peter L. Pond, American clergyman, activist, and philanthropist (b. 1933)
2001 – Yvonne Dionne, Canadian quintuplet (b. 1934)
2002 – Pedro Alcázar, Panamanian boxer (b. 1975)
2005 – Shana Alexander, American journalist (b. 1926)
2005 – Manolis Anagnostakis, Greek poet and critic (b. 1925)
2006 – Aaron Spelling, American actor, producer, and screenwriter, founded Spelling Television (b. 1923)
2006 – Luke Graham, American wrestler (b. 1940)
2007 – Rod Beck, American baseball player (b. 1968)
2008 – Claudio Capone, Italian-Scottish voice actor (b. 1952)
2008 – Arthur Chung, Guyanan politician, 1st President of Guyana (b. 1918)
2008 – Marian Glinka, Polish actor and bodybuilder (b. 1943)
2008 – Judith Holzmeister, Austrian actress (b. 1920)
2009 – Raymond Berthiaume, Canadian singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1931)
2009 – John Callaway, American journalist (b. 1936)
2009 – Hanne Hiob, German actress (b. 1923)
2009 – Ed McMahon, American game show host and announcer (b. 1923)
2009 – Jerri Nielsen, American physician (b. 1952)
2009 – Manuel Saval, Mexican actor (b. 1956)
2010 – Pete Quaife, English bass player (The Kinks) (b. 1943)
2011 – Peter Falk, American actor (b. 1927)
2011 – Dennis Marshall, Costa Rican footballer (b. 1985)
2011 – Fred Steiner, American composer and arranger (b. 1923)
2012 – Franz Crass, German singer (b. 1928)
2012 – Robin de la Lanne-Mirrlees, English author and soldier (b. 1925)
2012 – James Durbin, English economist (b. 1923)
2012 – Brigitte Engerer, French pianist (b. 1952)
2012 – Ken Hargreaves, English politician (b. 1939)
2012 – Alan McDonald, Irish footballer and manager (b. 1963)
2012 – Frank Chee Willeto, American politician, 4th Vice President of the Navajo Nation (b. 1925)
2012 – Walter J. Zable, American football player and businessman, founded the Cubic Corporation (b. 1915)
2013 – Bobby Bland, American singer-songwriter (b. 1930)
2013 – Frank Kelso, American admiral (b. 1933)
2013 – Kurt Leichtweiss, German mathematician (b. 1927)
2013 – Little Willie Littlefield, American singer-songwriter and pianist (b. 1931)
2013 – Richard Matheson, American author and screenwriter (b. 1926)
2013 – Darryl Read, English singer-songwriter, drummer, and actor (Crushed Butler and Tiger) (b. 1951)
2013 – Sharon Stouder, American swimmer (b. 1948)
2013 – Frank Stranahan, American golfer (b. 1922)
2013 – Meamea Thomas, I-Kiribati weightlifter (d. 1987)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/24/14 at 4:59 am

Born this day June 24th:

1919 – Al Molinaro, American actor
1922 – Jack Dunnett, British politician
1922 – John Postgate, British microbiologist
1927 – Martin Lewis Perl, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
1930 – Claude Chabrol, French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2010)
1930 – Donald Gordon, South African businessman
1931 – Billy Casper, American golfer
1933 – Sam Jones, American basketball player
1934 – Jean-Pierre Ferland, Canadian singer-songwriter
1935 – Garfield Davies, British trade union leader
1935 – Terry Riley, American composer
1938 – Lawrence Block, American author
1940 – Vittorio Storaro, Italian cinematographer
1941 – Erkin Koray, Turkish singer
1941 – Julia Kristeva, Bulgarian-French psychoanalyst and author
1942 – Arthur Brown, English singer (Kingdom Come and The Crazy World of Arthur Brown)
1942 – Michele Lee, American actress, singer, and dancer
1942 – Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle, Chilean engineer and politician, 32nd President of Chile
1944 – Jeff Beck, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (The Yardbirds, The Jeff Beck Group, The Honeydrippers, and Beck, Bogert & Appice)
1944 – Kathryn Lasky, American author
1944 – John "Charlie" Whitney, English guitarist (Family, Axis Point, and Streetwalkers)
1945 – Colin Blunstone, English singer-songwriter (The Zombies and Keats)
1945 – Wayne Cashman, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1945 – George Pataki, American politician, 53rd Governor of New York
1945 – Nora Valsami, Egyptian-Greek actress
1946 – David Collenette, Canadian politician
1946 – Robert Reich, American economist and politician, 22nd United States Secretary of Labor
1946 – Donald Ross, British army officer
1947 – Mick Fleetwood, English-American drummer and actor (Fleetwood Mac and John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers)
1947 – Ian Ritchie, British architect
1947 – Peter Weller, American actor and director
1948 – Patrick Moraz, Swiss keyboard player and songwriter (Yes, The Moody Blues, and Refugee)
1949 – John Illsley, English singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer (Dire Straits)
1949 – Betty Jackson, British fashion designer
1950 – Nancy Allen, American actress
1950 – Mercedes Lackey, American author
1951 – Raelene Boyle, Australian sprinter
1951 – David Rodigan, German-English actor and radio host
1952 – Dianna Melrose, British diplomat
1953 – Ivo Lill, Estonian sculptor
1955 – Chris Higgins, British academic
1955 – Edmund Malura, German footballer and manager
1955 – Betsy Randle, American actress
1956 – Owen Paterson, British politician
1956 – Joe Penny, English actor
1957 – Astro, English rapper (UB40)
1957 – Mark Parkinson, American politician, 45th Governor of Kansas
1958 – Jean Charest, Canadian politician, 29th Premier of Quebec
1958 – Tom Lister, Jr., American wrestler and actor
1958 – Silvio Mondinelli, Italian mountaineer
1958 – John Tortorella, American ice hockey player and coach
1958 – Kathy Troccoli, American singer and author
1959 – Andy McCluskey, English singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer (The Id, Dalek I Love You, and Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark)
1960 – Elish Angiolini, British judge
1960 – Siedah Garrett, American singer-songwriter and pianist (Brand New Heavies)
1960 – Karin Pilsäter, Swedish politician
1960 – Erik Poppe, Norwegian director, cinematographer, and screenwriter
1961 – Iain Glen, Scottish actor
1961 – Bernie Nicholls, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1961 – Ralph E. Reed, Jr., American activist
1961 – Curt Smith, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Tears for Fears and Graduate)
1963 – Preki, Serbian-American soccer player and coach
1964 – Kathryn Parminter, British politician
1964 – Gary Suter, American ice hockey player
1965 – Claude Bourbonnais, Canadian race car driver
1965 – Uwe Krupp, German ice hockey player and coach
1966 – H. David Kotz, American lawyer
1966 – Hope Sandoval, American singer-songwriter (Mazzy Star and Hope Sandoval & the Warm Inventions)
1967 – Bill Huard, Canadian ice hockey player
1967 – Richard Z. Kruspe, German guitarist (Rammstein, Emigrate, and First Arsch)
1967 – Janez Lapajne, Slovenian director and producer
1967 – John Limniatis, Greek-Canadian footballer and manager
1967 – Scott Oden, American author
1967 – Sherry Stringfield, American actress
1967 – Jeff Cease, American lead guitarist (The Black Crowes)
1968 – Alaa Abdelnaby, Egyptian-American basketball player
1969 – Sissel Kyrkjebø, Norwegian soprano
1969 – Sakarias Jaan Leppik, Estonian clergyman
1970 – Glenn Medeiros, American singer-songwriter
1971 – Ji Jin-hee, South Korean actor
1971 – Christopher Showerman, American actor and producer
1972 – Robbie McEwen, Australian cyclist
1972 – Denis Žvegelj, Slovenian rower
1973 – Alexander Beyer, German actor
1973 – Alexis Gauthier, French chef
1973 – Jere Lehtinen, Finnish ice hockey player
1974 – Chris Guccione, American baseball umpire
1974 – Ruffa Gutierrez, Filipino model and actress
1974 – Vinnie Fiorello, Drummer for the American ska-punk band Less Than Jake, co-founder of Fueled by Ramen and founder of Paper + Plastick
1975 – Carla Gallo, American actress
1975 – Marek Malík, Czech ice hockey player
1975 – Federico Pucciariello, Argentine-Italian rugby player
1976 – Louisa Leaman, English author
1976 – Brock Olivo, American football player and coach
1977 – Dimos Dikoudis, Greek basketball player
1977 – Jeff Farmer, Australian footballer
1977 – Cas Jansen, Dutch actor
1978 – Pantelis Kafes, Greek footballer
1978 – Shunsuke Nakamura, Japanese footballer
1978 – Ariel Pink, American singer-songwriter (Atheif)
1978 – Juan Román Riquelme, Argentinian footballer
1978 – Luis García Sanz, Spanish footballer
1978 – Emppu Vuorinen, Finnish guitarist and songwriter (Nightwish, Brother Firetribe, Altaria, and Barilari)
1979 – Mindy Kaling, American actress and producer
1979 – Petra Němcová, Czech model and philanthropist
1979 – Craig Shergold, English cancer patient
1980 – Cicinho, Brazilian footballer
1980 – Liane Balaban, Canadian actress
1980 – Nina Dübbers, German tennis player
1980 – Andrew Jones, Australian race car driver
1980 – Minka Kelly, American actress
1982 – Clint Bajada, Maltese radio host
1982 – Kevin Nolan, English footballer
1982 – Mark Penney, Canadian director and producer
1982 – Jarret Stoll, Canadian ice hockey player
1983 – Rebecca Cooke, English swimmer
1983 – John Lloyd Cruz, Filipino actor
1983 – Gianni Munari, Italian footballer
1984 – Andrea Raggi, Italian footballer
1984 – J. J. Redick, American basketball player
1985 – Diego Alves Carreira, Brazilian footballer
1985 – Kyle Searles, American actor
1985 – Yukina Shirakawa, Japanese model
1985 – Vernon Philander, South African cricketer
1986 – Stuart Broad, English cricketer
1986 – Phil Hughes, American baseball player
1986 – Solange Knowles, American singer-songwriter and actress
1987 – LiSA, Japanese singer-songwriter
1987 – Simona Dobrá, Czech tennis player
1987 – Serdar Güneş, Turkish footballer
1987 – Craig Henderson, New Zealand footballer
1987 – Arturo Lupoli, Italian footballer
1987 – Lionel Messi, Argentine footballer
1987 – Briana Blair, American pornographic actress, and nude model
1988 – Ardo Arusaar, Estonian wrestler
1988 – Nichkhun, Thai singer, dancer, and actor (2PM)
1988 – Micah Richards, English footballer
1989 – Teklemariam Medhin, Eritrean long-distance runner
1990 – Michael Del Zotto, Canadian ice hockey player
1990 – Richard Sukuta-Pasu, German footballer
1991 – Mutaz Essa Barshim, Qatari high jumper
1991 – Rie Kitahara, Japanese actress and singer (AKB48, SKE48, and Not Yet)
1992 – David Alaba, Austrian footballer
1992 – Raven Goodwin, American actress
1998 – Coy Stewart, American actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/24/14 at 5:00 am

Died this day June 24th:

803 – Higbald of Lindisfarne, English bishop
1314 – Gilbert de Clare, 8th Earl of Gloucester, English commander (b. 1291)
1314 – Robert de Clifford, 1st Baron de Clifford, English soldier, Lord Warden of the Marches (b. 1274)
1314 – Sir Henry de Bohun, English knight, felled by Robert I of Scotland at the beginning of the Battle of Bannockburn
1398 – Hongwu Emperor of China (b. 1328)
1439 – Frederick IV, Duke of Austria (b. 1382)
1519 – Lucrezia Borgia, Italian wife of Alfonso I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara (b. 1480)
1520 – Hosokawa Sumimoto, Japanese commander (b. 1489)
1564 – Rani Durgavati, Indian queen (b. 1524)
1604 – Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, English courtier (b. 1550)
1637 – Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc, French astronomer (b. 1580)
1643 – John Hampden, English politician (b. 1595)
1766 – Adrien Maurice de Noailles, French soldier (b. 1678)
1778 – Pieter Burman the Younger, Dutch philologist (b. 1714)
1803 – Matthew Thornton, Irish-American politician (b. 1714)
1817 – Thomas McKean, American lawyer and politician, 2nd Governor of Pennsylvania (b. 1734)
1835 – Andreas Vokos Miaoulis, Greek admiral and politician (b. 1769)
1908 – Grover Cleveland, American politician, 22nd President of the United States (b. 1837)
1909 – Sarah Orne Jewett, American author (b. 1849)
1922 – Walther Rathenau, German businessman and politician, Foreign Minister of Germany (b. 1867)
1931 – Otto Mears, Russian-American businessman (b. 1840)
1931 – Xiang Zhongfa, Chinese politician, 2nd General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (b. 1880)
1932 – Ernst Põdder, Estonian military commander (b. 1879)
1935 – Carlos Gardel, Argentinian singer-songwriter and actor (b. 1890)
1943 – Camille Roy, Canadian priest and critic (b. 1870)
1946 – Louise Whitfield Carnegie, American philanthropist (b. 1857)
1947 – Emil Seidel, American politician, Mayor of Milwaukee (b. 1864)
1968 – Tony Hancock, English actor, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1924)
1969 – Frank King, American cartoonist (b. 1883)
1969 – Willy Ley, German-American historian and author (b. 1906)
1976 – Imogen Cunningham, American photographer (b. 1883)
1977 – André-Gilles Fortin, Canadian politician (b. 1943)
1978 – Robert Charroux, French author (b. 1909)
1984 – Clarence Campbell, Canadian businessman (b. 1905)
1987 – Jackie Gleason, American actor and singer (b. 1916)
1988 – Csaba Kesjár, Hungarian racing driver (b. 1962)
1989 – Hibari Misora, Japanese singer and actress (b. 1937)
1991 – Sumner Locke Elliott, Australian-American author (b. 1917)
1991 – Rufino Tamayo, Mexican painter (b. 1899)
1994 – Jean Vallerand, Canadian violinist, composer, and conductor (b. 1915)
1997 – Brian Keith, American actor (b. 1921)
2000 – Rodrigo, Argentinian singer-songwriter (b. 1973)
2000 – Vera Atkins, Romanian-English intelligence officer (b. 1908)
2000 – David Tomlinson, English actor and singer (b. 1917)
2002 – Pierre Werner, Luxembourgian politician, 21st Prime Minister of Luxembourg (b. 1913)
2004 – Ifigeneia Giannopoulou, Greek songwriter and author (b. 1957)
2005 – Yedidia Shofet, Iranian rabbi (b. 1908)
2005 – Paul Winchell, American voice actor and ventriloquist (b. 1922)
2006 – Patsy Ramsey, American model, Miss West Virginia 1977 (b. 1956)
2007 – Byron Baer, American politician (b. 1929)
2007 – Chris Benoit, Canadian wrestler (b. 1967)
2007 – Derek Dougan, Irish footballer (b. 1938)
2007 – Natasja Saad, Danish rapper (b. 1974)
2008 – Gerhard Ringel, Austrian mathematician (b. 1919)
2008 – Ira Tucker, American singer (The Dixie Hummingbirds) (b. 1925)
2009 – Roméo LeBlanc, Canadian journalist and politician, 25th Governor General of Canada (b. 1927)
2009 – Ed Thomas, American educator and football coach (b. 1951)
2011 – Tomislav Ivić, Croatian footballer and manager (b. 1933)
2012 – Darrel Akerfelds, American baseball player and coach (b. 1962)
2012 – Gad Beck, German educator and author (b. 1923)
2012 – Gu Chaohao, Chinese mathematician (b. 1926)
2012 – Jean Cox, American tenor (b. 1922)
2012 – Youssef Dawoud, Egyptian actor (b. 1938)
2012 – Heino Kruus, Estonian basketball player (b. 1926)
2012 – Ted Luckenbill, American basketball player (b. 1939)
2012 – Miki Roqué, Spanish footballer (b. 1988)
2012 – Ann C. Scales, American lawyer, educator, and activist (b. 1952)
2012 – Rudolf Schmid, German bishop (b. 1914)
2013 – Mick Aston, English archaeologist and academic (b. 1946)
2013 – Emilio Colombo, Italian politician, 40th Prime Minister of Italy (b. 1920)
2013 – Jackie Fargo, American wrestler (b. 1930)
2013 – Mauro Francaviglia, Italian mathematician (b. 1953)
2013 – Joannes Gijsen, Dutch bishop (b. 1932)
2013 – William Hathaway, American lawyer and politician (b. 1924)
2013 – Puff Johnson, American singer-songwriter (b. 1972)
2013 – James Martin, English computer scientist and author (b. 1933)
2013 – Alan Myers, American drummer (Devo) (b. 1955)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/25/14 at 6:26 am

Born this day June 25th:

1923 – Nicholas Mosley, English author
1925 – June Lockhart, American actress
1925 – Robert Venturi, American architect
1926 – Margaret Anstee, British former UN deputy under secretary
1927 – Arnold Wolfendale, British astronomer
1928 – Alexei Alexeyevich Abrikosov, Russian physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
1928 – Michel Brault, Canadian director, producer, and screenwriter
1928 – Moray Watson, English actor
1929 – Eric Carle, American author and illustrator
1930 – Mary Beth Peil, American actress and singer
1932 – Peter Blake, English painter
1933 – James Meredith, American activist
1933 – Álvaro Siza Vieira, Portuguese architect, designed the Porto School of Architecture
1934 – Jack W. Hayford, American minister and author
1936 – B. J. Habibie, Indonesian engineer and politician, 3rd President of Indonesia
1936 – Bert Hölldobler, German biologist and author
1935 – Eddie Floyd, American singer-songwriter (The Falcons)
1937 – Derek Foster, British politician
1937 – Doreen Wells, British ballet dancer
1939 – Allen Fox, American tennis player
1940 – Mary Beth Peil, American actress and singer
1941 – Denys Arcand, Canadian director, producer, and screenwriter
1941 – Eddie Large, Scottish comedian
1941 – Roy Marsden, English actor
1942 – Nikiforos Diamandouros, Greek academic and politician
1942 – Willis Reed, American basketball player, coach, and manager
1942 – Michel Tremblay, Canadian author and playwright
1942 – Patricia Brake, English actress
1944 – Robert Charlebois, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, actor, and author
1945 – Carly Simon, American singer-songwriter, actress, and author (Elephant's Memory)
1945 – Philip Watts, British businessman
1946 – Roméo Dallaire, Dutch-Canadian general and politician
1946 – Ian McDonald, English guitarist and saxophonist (King Crimson and Foreigner)
1947 – John Hilton, English table tennis player
1947 – John Powell, American discus thrower
1947 – Jimmie Walker, American actor
1949 – Richard Clarke, British bishop
1949 – Patrick Tambay, French race car driver
1950 – Michel Côté, Canadian actor and screenwriter
1950 – Nitza Saul, Israeli-English actress
1950 – Marcello Toninelli, Italian author
1952 – Péter Erdő, Hungarian cardinal
1952 – Tim Finn, New Zealand singer-songwriter (Finn Brothers, Crowded House, and Split Enz)
1952 – Martin Gerschwitz, German singer-songwriter and keyboard player (Iron Butterfly)
1952 – Alan Green, Irish sportscaster
1954 – Alison Leslie, British diplomat, UK's Permanent Representative to Nato
1954 – Mario Lessard, Canadian ice hockey player
1954 – David Paich, American singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer (Toto)
1954 – Daryush Shokof, Iranian director, producer, and screenwriter
1954 – Sonia Sotomayor, American jurist, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court
1955 – Vic Marks, English cricketer
1956 – Anthony Bourdain, American chef and author
1956 – Frank Paschek, German long jumper
1957 – Greg Millen, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
1959 – Lutz Dombrowski, German long jumper
1959 – Jari Puikkonen, Finnish ski jumper
1959 – Paris Themmen, American actor
1960 – Alastair Bruce, British broadcaster
1960 – Craig Johnston, South African-Australian footballer
1960 – Brian Hayward, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
1961 – Timur Bekmambetov, Kazakh director, producer, and screenwriter
1961 – Brian Coleman, British politician
1961 – Ricky Gervais, English comedian, actor, director, and producer
1962 – Phill Jupitus, English comedian and actor
1963 – Doug Gilmour, Canadian ice hockey player and manager
1963 – John Benjamin Hickey, American actor
1963 – Yann Martel, Spanish-Canadian author
1963 – George Michael, English singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (Wham!)
1963 – Jackie Swanson, American actress
1964 – Dell Curry, American basketball player and coach
1964 – Matt Gallant, American television host
1964 – Johnny Herbert, English race car driver
1964 – Greg Raymer, American poker player
1964 – Emma Suárez, Spanish actress
1966 – Dikembe Mutombo, Congolese-American basketball player
1967 – Tanel Tuhal, Estonian architect
1968 – Vaios Karagiannis, Greek footballer and manager
1969 – Hunter Foster, American actor and singer
1969 – Zim Zum, American guitarist and songwriter (The Pop Culture Suicides)
1970 – Lucy Benjamin, English actress
1970 – Ariel Gore, American journalist and author
1970 – Roope Latvala, Finnish guitarist (Children of Bodom, Stone, Sinergy, and Waltari)
1970 – Erki Nool, Estonian decathlete and politician
1970 – Aaron Sele, American baseball player
1971 – Karen Darke, British paralympic cyclist and author
1971 – Angela Kinsey, American actress
1971 – Neil Lennon, Irish footballer and manager
1971 – Sébastien Levicq, French decathlete
1971 – Jason Lewis, American model and actor
1971 – Scott Maslen, English actor
1971 – Michael Tucker, American baseball player
1972 – Carlos Delgado, Puerto Rican baseball player and coach
1972 – Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, Libyan engineer and politician
1973 – René Corbet, Canadian ice hockey player
1973 – Milan Hnilička, Czech ice hockey player
1973 – Jamie Redknapp, English footballer
1974 – Nisha Ganatra, Canadian director, prouder, and screenwriter
1974 – Karisma Kapoor, Indian actress
1974 – Glen Metropolit, Canadian ice hockey player
1975 – Kiur Aarma, Estonian television journalist and guitarist
1975 – Chenoa, Argentinian-Spanish singer
1975 – Linda Cardellini, American actress
1975 – Albert Costa, Spanish tennis player
1975 – Natasha Klauss, Colombian actress
1975 – Vladimir Kramnik, Russian chess player
1975 – Michele Merkin, American model and television host
1976 – José Cancela, Uruguayan footballer
1976 – Iestyn Harris, Welsh rugby player and coach
1976 – Carlos Nieto, Argentinian-Italian rugby player
1976 – Gavin Williams, English politician
1977 – Layla El, English wrestler, model, and dancer
1977 – Lola Ponce, Argentinian-Italian singer-songwriter and actress
1978 – Aramis Ramírez, Dominican-American baseball player
1978 – Luke Scott, American baseball player
1978 – Aftab Shivdasani, Indian actor and producer
1978 – Marcus Stroud, American football player
1978 – Chakrit Yamnam, Thai actor
1979 – Marko Albert, Estonian triathlete
1979 – Hirooki Goto, Japanese wrestler
1979 – Richard Hughes, Scottish footballer
1979 – Busy Philipps, American actress
1979 – La La, American television host and actress
1980 – Maja Latinović, Serbian model
1980 – Nozomi Takeuchi, Japanese actress and singer
1981 – Simon Ammann, Swiss ski jumper
1981 – Irina Osipova, Russian basketball player
1981 – Sheridan Smith, English actress, singer, and dancer
1981 – Pooja Umashankar, Sri Lankan-Indian actress
1982 – Rain, South Korean singer-songwriter, dancer, and actor
1982 – Mikhail Youzhny, Russian tennis player
1983 – Cristian Baroni, Brazilian footballer
1983 – Todd Cooper, English swimmer
1983 – Marc Janko, Austrian footballer
1984 – Lauren Bush, American model and fashion designer
1984 – Indigo, American actress
1985 – Daniel Bard, American baseball player
1985 – Karim Matmour, Algerian footballer
1986 – Megan Burns, English actress and singer
1986 – Charlie Davies, American soccer player
1986 – Aya Matsuura, Japanese singer and actress (GAM, Gomattō, 3nin Matsuri, and Def.Diva)
1987 – Brian Canter, American bull rider
1987 – Alissa Czisny, American figure skater
1987 – Scott Terra, American actor
1988 – Jhonas Enroth, Swedish ice hockey player
1989 – Zaden Alexander, Portuguese actor
1989 – Jack Cork, English footballer
1989 – Rafael Morais, Portuguese actor
1991 – Kyousuke Hamao, Japanese actor, singer, and model
1991 – Shōta Iizuka, Japanese sprinter
1991 – Liisi Rist, Estonian cyclist
1991 – Christa Theret, French actress
1991 – Anna Zaja, German tennis player
1993 – Barney Clark, English actor
1993 – Piero Vergara, Filipino singer-songwriter and actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/25/14 at 6:27 am

Died this day June 25th:

35 – Emperor Gaozu of Tang (b. 566)
1134 – Niels, King of Denmark (b. 1064)
1218 – Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester, French crusader (b. 1160)
1291 – Eleanor of Provence, (b. 1223)
1483 – Anthony Woodville, 2nd Earl Rivers, English courtier (b. 1440)
1522 – Franchinus Gaffurius, Italian composer (b. 1451)
1533 – Mary Tudor, Queen of France (b. 1496)
1579 – Hatano Hideharu, Japanese warlord (b. 1541)
1593 – Michele Mercati, Italian physician (b. 1541)
1634 – John Marston, English poet and playwright (b. 1576)
1638 – Juan Pérez de Montalbán, Spanish author, poet, and playwright (b. 1602)
1665 – Sigismund Francis, Archduke of Austria (b. 1630)
1669 – François de Vendôme, Duke of Beaufort (b. 1616)
1671 – Giovanni Battista Riccioli, Italian priest and astronomer (b. 1598)
1673 – Charles de Batz-Castelmore d'Artagnan, French captain (b. 1611)
1686 – Simon Ushakov, Russian painter (b. 1626)
1715 – Jean du Casse, French admiral (b. 1646)
1767 – Georg Philipp Telemann, German composer (b. 1681)
1798 – Thomas Sandby, English architect (b. 1721)
1822 – E. T. A. Hoffmann, German jurist and author (b. 1776)
1838 – François-Nicolas-Benoît Haxo, French general (b. 1774)
1861 – Abdülmecid I, Ottoman sultan (b. 1823)
1866 – Alexander von Nordmann, Finnish biologist (b. 1803)
1868 – Carlo Matteucci, Italian physicist and neurophysiologist (b. 1811)
1870 – David Heaton, American lawyer and politician (b. 1823)
1875 – Antoine-Louis Barye, French sculptor (b. 1796)
1875 – Katherine McKinley, American daughter of William McKinley (b. 1871)
1876 – James Calhoun, American lieutenant (b. 1845)
1876 – Boston Custer, American general (b. 1848)
1876 – George Armstrong Custer, American general (b. 1839)
1876 – Thomas Custer, American colonel, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1845)
1876 – Myles Keogh, Irish-American colonel (b. 1840)
1882 – François Jouffroy, French sculptor (b. 1806)
1884 – Hans Rott, Austrian composer (b. 1858)
1886 – Jean-Louis Beaudry, Canadian politician, 11th Mayor of Montreal (b. 1809)
1894 – Marie François Sadi Carnot, French politician, 5th President of France (b. 1837)
1906 – Stanford White, American architect, designed the Washington Square Arch (b. 1853)
1916 – Thomas Eakins, American painter (b. 1844)
1917 – Géza Gyóni, Hungarian poet (b. 1884)
1918 – Jake Beckley, American baseball player and coach (b. 1867)
1922 – Satyendranath Dutta, Indian poet (b. 1882)
1932 – Howard Valentine, American runner (b. 1881)
1937 – Colin Clive, English-American actor (b. 1900)
1939 – Richard Seaman, English race car driver (b. 1913)
1944 – Dénes Berinkey, Hungarian jurist and politician, 18th Prime Minister of Hungary (b. 1871)
1944 – Lucha Reyes, Mexican singer (b. 1906)
1948 – William C. Lee, American general (b. 1895)
1949 – Buck Freeman, American baseball player (b. 1871)
1949 – James Steen, American water polo player (b. 1876)
1950 – Muiris Ó Súilleabháin, Irish author (b. 1904)
1958 – Alfred Noyes, English poet (b. 1880)
1959 – Charles Starkweather, American spree killer (b. 1938)
1960 – Tommy Corcoran, American baseball player (b. 1869)
1971 – John Boyd Orr, 1st Baron Boyd-Orr, Scottish physician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1880)
1972 – Jan Matulka, American painter (b. 1890)
1974 – Cornelius Lanczos, Hungarian mathematician and physicist (b. 1893)
1976 – Johnny Mercer, American singer-songwriter, co-founded Capitol Records (b. 1909)
1977 – Olave Baden-Powell, English wife of Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell (b. 1889)
1977 – Endre Szervánszky, Hungarian composer (b. 1911)
1979 – Dave Fleischer, American animator, director, and producer (b. 1894)
1979 – Philippe Halsman, Latvian-American photographer (b. 1906)
1983 – Alberto Ginastera, Argentinian composer (b. 1916)
1984 – Michel Foucault, French philosopher and historian (b. 1926)
1985 – Morris Mason, American murderer (b. 1954)
1987 – Boudleaux Bryant, American songwriter (b. 1920)
1988 – Hillel Slovak, Israeli-American guitarist and songwriter (Red Hot Chili Peppers and What Is This?) (b. 1962)
1988 – Jimmy Soul, American singer (b. 1942)
1990 – Ronald Gene Simmons, American sergeant and murderer (b. 1940)
1992 – Jerome Brown, American football player (b. 1965)
1995 – Ernest Walton, Irish physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1903)
1996 – Arthur Snelling, English civil servant and diplomat (b. 1914)
1997 – Jacques Cousteau, French oceanographer and explorer (b. 1910)
1998 – Lounès Matoub, Algerian singer, guitarist, and poet (b. 1956)
1999 – Fred Feast, English actor (b. 1929)
1999 – Tommy Ivan, Canadian-American football player, coach, and manager (b. 1911)
2002 – Jean Corbeil, Canadian politician (b. 1934)
2003 – Lester Maddox, American politician, 75th Governor of Georgia (b. 1915)
2005 – John Fiedler, American actor and singer (b. 1925)
2005 – Kâzım Koyuncu, Turkish singer-songwriter and activist (b. 1971)
2006 – Jaap Penraat, Dutch humanitarian (b. 1918)
2007 – Jeeva, Indian director, cinematographer, and screenwriter (b. 1963)
2007 – Mahasti, Iranian-American singer (b. 1946)
2007 – J. Fred Duckett, American journalist (b. 1933)
2008 – Lyall Watson, South African anthropologist and ethologist (b. 1939)
2009 – Yasmine, Belgian singer (b. 1972)
2009 – Farrah Fawcett, American actress (b. 1947)
2009 – Michael Jackson, American singer-songwriter, producer, dancer, and actor (The Jackson 5) (b. 1958)
2009 – Sky Saxon, American singer-songwriter (The Seeds) (b. 1937)
2009 – Anil Wilson, Indian educator (b. 1947)
2010 – Alan Plater, English playwright and screenwriter (b. 1935)
2010 – Richard B. Sellars, American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1915)
2011 – Margaret Tyzack, English actress (b. 1931)
2011 – Goff Richards, English composer (b. 1944)
2012 – Shigemitsu Dandō, Japanese jurist (b. 1913)
2012 – Campbell Gillies, Scottish jockey (b. 1990)
2012 – George Randolph Hearst, Jr., American businessman (b. 1927)
2012 – Vyacheslav Ionov, Russian canoe racer (b. 1940)
2012 – Lucella MacLean, American baseball player (b. 1921)
2012 – Edgar Ross, American boxer (b. 1949)
2012 – Doris Schade, German actress (b. 1924)
2013 – Giuseppe Berton, Italian missionary (b. 1932)
2013 – George Burditt, American writer and producer (b. 1923)
2013 – Jack Cantoni, French rugby player (b. 1948)
2013 – Catherine Gibson, Scottish swimmer (b. 1931)
2013 – Robert E. Gilka, American photographer and journalist (b. 1916)
2013 – Lau Kar-leung, Chinese actor, martial artist, and director (b. 1934)
2013 – Harry Parker, American rower and coach (b. 1935)
2013 – Mildred Ladner Thompson, American journalist (b. 1918)
2013 – Green Wix Unthank, American judge (b. 1923)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: nally on 06/25/14 at 2:47 pm


Died this day June 25th:



2009 – Farrah Fawcett, American actress (b. 1947)
2009 – Michael Jackson, American singer-songwriter, producer, dancer, and actor (The Jackson 5) (b. 1958)



These two are probably the most notable. Hard to believe it's been exactly five years since they left us. :\'( :\'(

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/27/14 at 2:39 am

Born this day June 27th:

1921 – Muriel Pavlow, English actress
1924 – Bob Appleyard, English cricketer
1928 – James Lincoln Collier, American journalist and author
1930 – Tommy Kono, Japanese-American weightlifter
1930 – Ross Perot, American businessman and politician
1931 – Charles Bronfman, Canadian businessman and philanthropist
1931 – Martinus J. G. Veltman, Dutch physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
1932 – Eddie Kasko, American baseball player and manager
1932 – Magali Noël, French actress and singer
1937 – Joseph P. Allen, American physicist and astronaut
1937 – Kirkpatrick Sale, American author
1938 – Bruce Babbitt, American politician, 47th United States Secretary of the Interior
1938 – Kathryn Beaumont, English voice actress and singer
1938 – Tommy Cannon, English comedian, actor, and author
1938 – Shirley Anne Field, English actress
1938 – David Hope, Scottish judge
1939 – Ivan Doig, American author
1940 – Ian Lang, British politician
1941 – Bill Baxley, American politician, 24th Lieutenant Governor of Alabama
1941 – Avi Lerner, Israeli-American film producer
1942 – Bruce Johnston, American singer-songwriter and producer (The Beach Boys and Bruce & Terry)
1942 – Frank Mills, Canadian pianist and composer
1943 – Kjersti Døvigen, Norwegian-English actress
1943 – Rico Petrocelli, American baseball player, manager, and sportscaster
1943 – (David) Duncan Robinson, British academic
1944 – Patrick Sercu, Belgian cyclist
1945 – Norma Kamali, American fashion designer
1948 – Camile Baudoin, American guitarist (The Radiators)
1949 – Vera Wang, American figure skater and fashion designer
1951 – Anita Diamant, American author
1951 – Julia Duffy, American actress
1951 – Mary McAleese, Irish politician, 8th President of Ireland
1953 – Igor Gräzin, Estonian politician
1953 – Alice McDermott, American author
1954 – Richard Ibbotson, British Royal Navy officer
1955 – Isabelle Adjani, French actress and singer
1955 – Brad Diller, American illustrator
1956 – Heiner Dopp, German field hockey player
1956 – Brad Childress, American football player and coach
1956 – Ted Haggard, American pastor
1957 – John Bolaris, American meteorologist
1958 – Lisa Germano, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (OP8 and Eels)
1958 – Brian Helicopter, English bass player (The Shapes, HellsBelles, and Rogue Male)
1958 – Magnus Lindberg, Finnish pianist and composer
1959 – Dan Jurgens, American author and illustrator
1959 – Lorrie Morgan, American singer
1960 – David Cholmondeley, 7th Marquess of Cholmondeley
1960 – Craig Hodges, American basketball player and coach
1960 – Robert King, British conductor
1961 – Meera Syal, English actress, singer, and producer
1962 – Michael Ball, English actor and singer
1962 – Tony Leung Chiu-Wai, Hong Kong actor and singer
1963 – Johnny Benson, Jr., American race car driver
1963 – Jay Karnes, American actor
1963 – Igor Kusin, Croatian linguist and author
1963 – Paul Roos, Australian footballer and coach
1964 – Stephan Brenninkmeijer, Dutch director, producer, and screenwriter
1964 – Chuck Person, American basketball player and coach
1965 – Simon Sebag Montefiore, British historian and writer
1966 – J. J. Abrams, American director, producer, and screenwriter
1966 – Jörg Bergen, German footballer and manager
1967 – Sylvie Fréchette, Canadian swimmer
1967 – Jeff Conine, American baseball player
1968 – Kelly Ayotte, American politician
1968 – Pascale Bussières, Canadian actress
1969 – Viktor Petrenko, Ukrainian figure skater
1969 – Draco Rosa, Puerto Rican singer-songwriter and composer
1970 – Ahmed Ahmed, Egyptian-American actor and comedian
1970 – Régine Cavagnoud, French skier
1970 – John Eales, Australian rugby player
1970 – Jim Edmonds, American baseball player and sportscaster
1971 – Yancey Arias, American actor and producer
1971 – Jo Frost, English nanny, television host, and author
1971 – Kieren Keke, Nauruan doctor and politician
1972 – Dawud Wharnsby, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1973 – George Hincapie, American cyclist
1974 – Christian Kane, American singer-songwriter and actor
1974 – Christopher O'Neill, British-American businessman and the husband of Princess Madeleine of Sweden
1975 – Ace Darling, American wrestler
1975 – Bianca Del Rio, American drag queen performer
1975 – Sarah Evanetz, Canadian swimmer
1975 – Tobey Maguire, American actor and producer
1975 – Daryle Ward, American baseball player
1976 – Johnny Estrada, American baseball player
1976 – Leigh Nash, American singer-songwriter (Sixpence None the Richer)
1977 – Raúl, Spanish footballer
1977 – Arkadiusz Radomski, Polish footballer
1978 – Lolly, English singer and actress
1978 – Courtney Ford, American actress
1979 – Kim Gyu-ri, South Korean actress
1979 – Benjamin Speed, Australian singer-songwriter and producer
1979 – John Warne, American bass player (Relient K and Ace Troubleshooter)
1980 – Jennifer Goodridge, American keyboard player (Your Enemies Friends)
1980 – Kevin Pietersen, South African-English cricketer
1980 – Craig Terrill, American football player
1980 – Hugo Campagnaro, Argentine footballer
1981 – John Driscoll, American actor
1981 – Andrew Embley, Australian footballer
1983 – Alsou, Russian singer-songwriter, pianist, and actress
1983 – Jim Johnson, American baseball player
1983 – Dale Steyn, South African cricketer
1983 – Evan Taubenfeld, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1984 – Rocío Guirao Díaz, Argentinian model
1984 – José Holebas, German-Greek footballer
1984 – Martin Hurt, Estonian footballer
1984 – Gökhan Inler, Swiss footballer
1984 – Khloé Kardashian, American businesswoman, model, and radio host
1984 – D. J. King, Canadian ice hockey player
1984 – Emma Lahana, New Zealand actress
1984 – Julie Ordon, Swiss model and actress
1985 – James Hook, Welsh rugby player
1985 – Svetlana Kuznetsova, Russian tennis player
1985 – Nico Rosberg, German race car driver
1986 – Drake Bell, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
1986 – Evgeniya Belyakova, Russian basketball player
1986 – Sam Claflin, English actor
1986 – Antoine Dodson, American singer
1986 – LaShawn Merritt, American sprinter
1986 – Sean Plott, American gamer
1987 – India de Beaufort, English actress and singer
1987 – Ed Westwick, English actor
1988 – Stefani Bismpikou, Greek gymnast
1988 – Matthew Spiranovic, Australian footballer
1988 – Colin Tilley, American director
1988 – Kate Ziegler, American swimmer
1989 – Hana Birnerová, Czech tennis player
1989 – Matthew Lewis, English actor
1989 – Bruna Tenório, Brazilian model
1990 – Aselin Debison, Canadian singer
1990 – Taylor Phinney, American cyclist
1991 – Madylin Sweeten, American actress
1992 – Sohee, South Korean singer, dancer, and actress (Wonder Girls)
1994 – Anita Husarić, Bosnian tennis player
1996 – Tanay Chheda, Indian actor and author
1999 – Chandler Riggs, American actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/27/14 at 2:48 am

Died this day June 27th:

1162 – Odo II, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1118)
1458 – Alfonso V of Aragon (b. 1396)
1574 – Giorgio Vasari, Italian painter, architect, and historian (b. 1511)
1603 – Jan Dymitr Solikowski, Polish archbishop (b. 1539)
1627 – John Hayward, English historian (b. 1564)
1636 – Date Masamune, Japanese strongman (b. 1567)
1655 – Eleonore Gonzaga, Roman wife of Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1598)
1672 – Roger Twysden, English historian and politician (b. 1597)
1720 – Guillaume Amfrye de Chaulieu, French poet (b. 1639)
1773 – Mentewab, Ethiopian wife of Bakaffa (b. 1706)
1794 – Wenzel Anton, Prince of Kaunitz-Rietberg (b. 1711)
1794 – Anne d'Arpajon, French noblewoman (b. 1729)
1794 – Philippe de Noailles, French soldier (b. 1715)
1825 – Domenico Vantini, Italian painter (b. 1765)
1827 – Johann Gottfried Eichhorn, German theologian (b. 1754)
1829 – James Smithson, English chemist and mineralogist (b. 1765)
1831 – Sophie Germain, French mathematician and physicist (b. 1776)
1839 – Ranjit Singh, Pakistani emperor (b. 1780)
1844 – Hyrum Smith, American religious leader (b. 1800)
1844 – Joseph Smith, American religious leader, founded the Latter Day Saint movement (b. 1805)
1878 – Sidney Breese, U.S. senator from Illinois known as the "father of the Illinois Central Railroad" (b. 1800)
1896 – John Berryman, British soldier, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1825)
1905 – Harold Mahony, Irish tennis player (b. 1867)
1907 – Elizabeth Cabot Agassiz, American educator, co-founder of Radcliffe College (b. 1822)
1912 – George Bonnor, Australian cricketer (b. 1855)
1917 – Karl Allmenröder, German pilot (b. 1896)
1919 – Peter Sturholdt, American boxer (b. 1885)
1920 – Adolphe-Basile Routhier, Canadian lawyer and judge (b. 1839)
1934 – Francesco Buhagiar, Maltese politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Malta (b. 1876)
1935 – Eugene Augustin Lauste, French-American inventor (b. 1857)
1944 – Milan Hodža, Czech politician, 10th Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia (b. 1878)
1944 – Alf West, English footballer (b. 1881)
1946 – Wanda Gág, American author and illustrator (b. 1893)
1949 – Frank Smythe, English botanist and mountaineer (b. 1900)
1952 – Max Dehn, German mathematician (b. 1878)
1957 – Hermann Buhl, Austrian mountaineer (b. 1924)
1958 – Ragna Wettergreen, Norwegian actress (b. 1864)
1960 – Lottie Dod, English tennis player (b. 1871)
1962 – Paul Viiding, Estonian poet (b. 1904)
1967 – Jaan Lattik, Estonian politician and writer (b. 1878)
1970 – Daniel Kinsey, American hurdler (b. 1902)
1986 – George Nepia, New Zealand rugby player (b. 1905)
1987 – Billy Snedden, Australian politician (b. 1926)
1989 – A. J. Ayer, English philosopher (b. 1910)
1991 – Klaas Bruinsma, Dutch drug lord (b. 1953)
1991 – Milton Subotsky, American-English screenwriter and producer (b. 1921)
1994 – Tai Solarin, Nigerian educator and activist (b. 1922)
1996 – Albert R. Broccoli, American film producer (b. 1909)
1998 – Gilles Rocheleau, Canadian politician (b. 1935)
1999 – Georgios Papadopoulos, Greek colonel and politician, 169th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1919)
2000 – Molly Bish, American murder victim (b. 1983)
2000 – Pierre Pflimlin, French politician, Prime Minister of France (b. 1907)
2001 – Tove Jansson, Finnish author (b. 1914)
2001 – Jack Lemmon, American actor and singer (b. 1925)
2002 – John Entwistle, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (The Who) (b. 1944)
2002 – Robert L. J. Long, American admiral (b. 1920)
2003 – David Newman, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1937)
2004 – George Patton IV, American general (b. 1923)
2004 – Darrell Russell, American race car driver (b. 1968)
2005 – Shelby Foote, American historian and author (b. 1917)
2005 – Frank Harte, Irish singer (b. 1933)
2005 – Domino Harvey, English bounty hunter (b. 1969)
2005 – Ray Holmes, English lieutenant and pilot (b. 1914)
2005 – John T. Walton, American businessman, co-founded the Children's Scholarship Fund (b. 1946)
2006 – Ángel Maturino Reséndiz, Mexican serial killer (b. 1959)
2007 – Patrick Allotey, Ghanaian footballer (b. 1979)
2007 – William Hutt, Canadian actor (b. 1920)
2007 – Dragutin Tadijanović, Croatian poet (b. 1905)
2008 – Sam Manekshaw, Indian field marshal (b. 1914)
2008 – Michael Turner, American illustrator (b. 1971)
2009 – Fayette Pinkney, American singer (The Three Degrees) (b. 1948)
2009 – Gale Storm, American actress and singer (b. 1922)
2011 – Mike Doyle, English footballer (b. 1946)
2012 – Stan Cox, English runner (b. 1918)
2012 – Rosemary Dobson, Australian poet and illustrator (b. 1920)
2012 – Jesse Glover, American martial artist (b. 1924)
2012 – Don Grady, American actor and composer (b. 1944)
2012 – Jerónimo Tomás Abreu Herrera, Dominican bishop (b. 1930)
2012 – Iurie Miterev, Moldovan footballer (b. 1975)
2012 – Konstantinos Triaridis, Greek politician (b. 1937)
2013 – Stefano Borgonovo, Italian footballer (b. 1964)
2013 – Dudley Knight, American actor and educator (b. 1939)
2013 – Alain Mimoun, French runner (b. 1921)
2013 – Bill Robertson, American politician (b. 1938)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/02/14 at 6:19 am

Born this day July 2nd:

1922 – Pierre Cardin, Italian-French fashion designer
1927 – James Mackay, Scottish barrister and politician
1928 – Line Renaud, French actress and singer
1929 – Daphne Hasenjager, South African sprinter
1929 – Imelda Marcos, Filipino politician, 10th First Lady of the Philippines
1930 – Ahmad Jamal, American pianist, composer, and educator
1930 – Carlos Menem, Argentinian lawyer and politician, 50th President of Argentina
1933 – Peter Desbarats, Canadian author, playwright, and journalist
1933 – Kenny Wharram, Canadian ice hockey player
1934 – Tom Springfield, English singer-songwriter and producer (The Springfields)
1937 – Polly Holliday, American actress
1937 – Richard Petty, American race car driver
1938 – David Owen, English politician
1939 – Ferdinand Mount, British writer
1939 – John H. Sununu, American politician, 14th White House Chief of Staff
1940 – Kenneth Clarke, English politician, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain
1941 – Wendell Mottley, Trinidadian sprinter and politician
1941 – Stéphane Venne, Canadian songwriter and composer
1942 – Vicente Fox, Mexican politician, 35th President of Mexico
1942 – George Simpson, British politician
1943 – Ivi Eenmaa, Estonian politician
1943 – Walter Godefroot, Belgian cyclist
1946 – Richard Axel, American neuroscientist, Nobel Prize laureate
1947 – Larry David, American actor, screenwriter, and producer
1947 – Luci Baines Johnson, American daughter of Lyndon B. Johnson
1947 – Ann Taylor, English politician
1948 – Saul Rubinek, Canadian actor and director
1949 – Roy Bittan, American keyboard player and songwriter (E Street Band)
1949 – Greg Brown, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1949 – Robert Paquette, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist
1949 – Hanno Pöschl, Austrian actor
1949 – Nancy Stephens, American actress
1950 – Lynne Brindley, British academic and librarian
1950 – Jon Trickett, English politician
1951 – Jack Gantos, American author
1951 – Michele Santoro, Italian journalist
1952 – Johnny Colla, American guitarist and songwriter (Huey Lewis and the News)
1953 – Tony Armas, Venezuelan baseball player and coach
1953 – Jean-Claude Borelly, French trumpet player and composer
1953 – Brian Clarke, English artist
1953 – Mark Hart, American guitarist and keyboard player (Crowded House and Supertramp)
1954 – Pete Briquette, Irish bass player, songwriter, and producer (The Boomtown Rats)
1954 – Chris Huhne, English journalist and former politician
1955 – Kim Carr, Australian politician
1955 – Andrew Divoff, Venezuelan-American actor and producer
1955 – Kevin Michael Grace, Canadian journalist
1956 – Jerry Hall, American model and actress
1957 – Bret Hart, Canadian wrestler and actor
1957 – Jüri Raidla, Estonian lawyer
1957 – Purvis Short, American basketball player
1957 – Mike Weatherley, English politician
1958 – Thomas Bickerton, American bishop
1958 – Dang Thai Son, Vietnamese-Canadian pianist
1959 – Mike Hallett, English snooker player
1960 – Terry Rossio, American screenwriter and producer
1960 – Maria Lourdes Sereno, Filipina lawyer, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines
1961 – Clark Kellogg, American basketball player and sportscaster
1961 – Samy Naceri, French actor
1963 – Mark Kermode, English critic
1964 – Doug Benson, American stand-up comedian and actor
1964 – Stéphan Bureau, Canadian journalist and producer
1964 – Jose Canseco, Cuban-American baseball player
1964 – Ozzie Canseco, Cuban-American baseball player, coach, and manager
1964 – Joe Magrane, American baseball player and sportscaster
1964 – Hisakatsu Oya, Japanese wrestler
1964 – Charles Robinson, American wrestler and referee
1964 – Alan Tait, English-Scottish rugby player and coach
1964 – Andrea Yates, American murderer
1965 – Norbert Röttgen, German politician
1966 – Jean-François Richet, French director, producer, and screenwriter
1969 – Matthew Cox, American criminal
1969 – Tim Rodber, English rugby player
1970 – Derrick Adkins, American hurdler
1970 – Yancy Butler, American actress
1970 – Colin Edwin, Australian bass player (Porcupine Tree)
1970 – Scotty 2 Hotty, American wrestler
1970 – Monie Love, English-American rapper (Native Tongues)
1970 – Steve Morrow, Irish footballer and manager
1971 – Troy Brown, American football player
1971 – Evelyn Lau, Canadian poet and author
1971 – Bryan Redpath, Scottish rugby player and coach
1971 – Samantha Giles, English actress
1972 – Darren Shan, Irish author
1973 – Peter Kay, English comedian, actor, director, and producer
1974 – Sean Casey, American baseball player and sportscaster
1974 – Tim Christensen, Danish singer-songwriter and guitarist (Dizzy Mizz Lizzy)
1974 – Rocky Gray, American drummer, guitarist, and songwriter (Evanescence, We Are the Fallen, Living Sacrifice, Soul Embraced, and Mourningside)
1974 – Matthew Reilly, Australian author
1974 – Moon So-ri, South Korean actress
1975 – Éric Dazé, Canadian ice hockey player
1975 – Kristen Michal, Estonian politician
1975 – Erik Ohlsson, Swedish singer and guitarist (Millencolin)
1975 – Stefan Terblanche, South African rugby player
1976 – Krisztián Lisztes, Hungarian footballer
1976 – Mihkel Tüür, Estonian architect
1976 – Tomáš Vokoun, Czech-American ice hockey player
1978 – Diana Gurtskaya, Georgian singer-songwriter
1978 – Julie Night, American porn actress
1978 – Jüri Ratas, Estonian politician
1978 – Owain Yeoman, Welsh actor
1979 – Walter Davis, American triple jumper
1979 – Sam Hornish, Jr., American race car driver
1979 – Joe Thornton, Canadian ice hockey player
1980 – Nicole Briscoe, American model and journalist, Miss Illinois Teen USA 1998
1980 – Nyjer Morgan, American baseball player
1981 – Nathan Ellington, English footballer
1981 – Alex Koroknay-Palicz, American activist
1981 – Angel Pagán, Puerto Rican baseball player
1981 – Carlos Rogers, American football player
1981 – Aaron Voros, Canadian ice hockey player
1983 – Michelle Branch, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress (The Wreckers)
1983 – Sammy J, Australian comedian, actor, and screenwriter
1984 – Vanessa Lee Chester, American actress
1984 – Thomas Kortegaard, Danish footballer
1984 – Johnny Weir, American figure skater
1984 – Ryan Keely, American pornographic actress, sex advice columnist, and model
1985 – Rhett Bomar, American football player
1985 – Corey Bringas, American actor
1985 – Chad Henne, American football player
1985 – Ashley Tisdale, American actress and singer
1985 – Jurgen Roelandts, Belgian cyclist
1986 – Brett Cecil, American baseball player
1986 – Lindsay Lohan, American actress and singer
1987 – Esteban Granero, Spanish footballer
1988 – Porta, Spanish rapper
1988 – Lee Chung-Yong, South Korean footballer
1989 – Dev, American singer-songwriter
1989 – Ivan Dobronravov, Russian actor
1989 – Nadezhda Grishaeva, Russian basketball player
1989 – Alex Morgan American soccer player
1989 – Omero Mumba, Irish actor and singer
1990 – Roman Lob, German singer-songwriter
1990 – Margot Robbie, Australian actress
1990 – Danny Rose, English footballer
1992 – Madison Chock, American ice dancer
2004 – Caitlin Carmichael, American actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/02/14 at 6:19 am

Died this day July 2nd:

26 – Li Jiancheng, Chinese prince (b. 589)
626 – Li Yuanji, Chinese prince (b. 603)
649 – Li Jing, Chinese general (b. 571)
862 – Swithun, English bishop and saint (b. 789)
1298 – Adolf, King of Germany (b. 1220)
1504 – Stephen III of Moldavia (b. 1434)
1566 – Nostradamus, French astrologer and author (b. 1503)
1591 – Vincenzo Galilei, Italian lute player and composer (b. 1520)
1621 – Thomas Harriot, English astronomer, mathematician, and ethnographer (b. 1560)
1656 – François-Marie, comte de Broglie, Italian-French commander (b. 1611)
1674 – Eberhard III, Duke of Württemberg (b. 1614)
1743 – Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1673)
1746 – Thomas Baker, English antiquarian (b. 1656)
1778 – Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Swiss philosopher and composer (b. 1712)
1778 – Bathsheba Spooner, American murderer (b. 1746)
1822 – Denmark Vesey, American slave (b. 1767)
1833 – Gervasio Antonio de Posadas, Argentinian lawyer and politician, 1st Supreme Director of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata (b. 1757)
1843 – Samuel Hahnemann, German physician (b. 1755)
1850 – Robert Peel, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1788)
1857 – Carlo Pisacane, Italian patriot and philosopher (b. 1818)
1903 – Ed Delahanty, American baseball player (b. 1867)
1912 – Tom Richardson, English cricketer (b. 1870)
1914 – Joseph Chamberlain, English businessman and politician (b. 1836)
1915 – Porfirio Díaz, Mexican general and politician, 29th President of Mexico (b. 1830)
1916 – Louis Maxson, American archer (b. 1855)
1920 – William Louis Marshall, American general (b. 1846)
1926 – Émile Coué, French psychologist and pharmacist (b. 1857)
1929 – Gladys Brockwell, American actress (b. 1893)
1932 – Manuel II of Portugal (b. 1889)
1934 – Ernst Röhm, German army officer (b. 1887)
1950 – Thomas William Burgess, English swimmer (b. 1872)
1955 – Edward Lawson, English soldier, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1873)
1961 – Ernest Hemingway, American journalist and author, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1899)
1963 – Alicia Patterson, American publisher, co-founded Newsday (b. 1906)
1964 – Fireball Roberts, American race car driver (b. 1929)
1966 – Jan Brzechwa, Polish poet and author (b. 1900)
1969 – Michael DiBiase, Italian-American wrestler (b. 1923)
1972 – Joseph Fielding Smith, American religious leader, 10th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (b. 1876)
1973 – Betty Grable, American actress, singer, and dancer (b. 1916)
1973 – Chick Hafey, American baseball player (b. 1903)
1973 – George McBride, American baseball player and manager (b. 1880)
1973 – Ferdinand Schörner, German field marshal (b. 1892)
1975 – James Robertson Justice, English actor (b. 1907)
1977 – Vladimir Nabokov, Russian-Swiss author (b. 1899)
1978 – Aris Alexandrou, Greek author and poet (b. 1922)
1984 – Paul Dozois, Canadian politician (b. 1908)
1985 – Hector Nicol, Scottish Comedian (b. 1920)
1985 – David Purley, English race car driver (b. 1945)
1986 – Peanuts Lowrey, American baseball player and manager (b. 1917)
1989 – Andrei Gromyko, Belarusian-Russian politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs for the Soviet Union (b. 1909)
1989 – Franklin J. Schaffner, Japanese-American director and producer (b. 1920)
1990 – Snooky Lanson, American singer (b. 1914)
1991 – Lee Remick, American actress (b. 1935)
1992 – Camarón de la Isla, Spanish singer (b. 1950)
1993 – Fred Gwynne, American actor (b. 1926)
1994 – Andrés Escobar, Colombian footballer (b. 1967)
1995 – Alex Jordan, pornographic actress (b. 1967)
1995 – Lloyd MacPhail, Canadian politician, 23rd Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island (b. 1920)
1995 – Krissy Taylor, American model (b. 1978)
1997 – James Stewart, American actor and singer (b. 1908)
1999 – Mario Puzo, American author and screenwriter (b. 1920)
2000 – Joey Dunlop, Irish motorcycle racer (b. 1952)
2002 – Ray Brown, American bassist and composer (b. 1926)
2004 – Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen, Portuguese poet and author (b. 1919)
2004 – John Cullen Murphy, American illustrator (b. 1919)
2004 – Mochtar Lubis, Indonesian journalist and author (b. 1922)
2005 – Ernest Lehman, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1915)
2005 – Norm Prescott, American actor, composer, and producer, co-founded Filmation Studios (b. 1927)
2006 – Jan Murray, American comedian and actor (b. 1916)
2007 – Beverly Sills, American soprano (b. 1929)
2008 – Natasha Shneider, Russian-American singer, keyboard player, and actress (Eleven) (b. 1956)
2008 – Elizabeth Spriggs, English actress (b. 1929)
2010 – Beryl Bainbridge, English author (b. 1932)
2011 – Itamar Franco, Brazilian politician, 33rd President of Brazil (b. 1930)
2011 – Chaturanan Mishra, Indian politician (b. 1925)
2012 – John E. Brooks, American priest (b. 1924)
2012 – Maurice Chevit, French actor (b. 1923)
2012 – Ben Davidson, American football player and actor (b. 1940)
2012 – Julian Goodman, American journalist (b. 1922)
2012 – Tsutomu Koyama, Japanese volleyball player (b. 1936)
2012 – Angelo Mangiarotti, Italian architect (b. 1921)
2012 – Ed Stroud, American baseball player (b. 1939)
2013 – Anthony G. Bosco, American bishop (b. 1927)
2013 – Douglas Engelbart, American computer scientist, invented the computer mouse (b. 1925)
2013 – Fawzia Fuad of Egypt (b. 1921)
2013 – Armand Gaudreault, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1921)
2013 – Bengt Hallberg, Swedish pianist and composer (b. 1932)
2013 – Anthony Llewellyn, Welsh-American astronaut (b. 1933)
2013 – Paul Lorieau, Canadian singer (b. 1942)
2013 – Arlan Stangeland, American politician (b. 1930)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/03/14 at 4:20 am

Born this day July 3rd:

1916 – John Kundla, American basketball player and coach
1924 – S. R. Nathan, Singaporean politician, 6th president of Singapore
1928 – Evelyn Anthony, British writer
1928 – Roger Horchow, American producer and publisher
1929 – Béatrice Picard, Canadian actress
1930 – Pete Fountain, American clarinet player
1932 – Richard Mellon Scaife, American businessman
1935 – Harrison Schmitt, American geologist, astronaut, and politician
1936 – Anthony Lester, British barrister and politician
1936 – Baard Owe, Norwegian-Danish actor
1937 – Nicholas Maxwell, British philosopher of science
1937 – Tom Stoppard, Czech-English playwright and screenwriter
1938 – Jean Aitchison, British linguist
1939 – Brigitte Fassbaender, German soprano and director
1939 – László Kovács, Hungarian politician and diplomat, Minister of Foreign Affairs for Hungary
1939 – Coco Laboy, Puerto Rican baseball player
1940 – Lamar Alexander, American politician, 5th United States Secretary of Education
1940 – Jerzy Buzek, Polish engineer and politician, 9th Prime Minister of Poland
1941 – Gloria Allred, American lawyer
1942 – Eddy Mitchell, French singer-songwriter and actor (Les Chaussettes Noires)
1943 – Judith Durham, Australian singer-songwriter (The Seekers)
1943 – Kurtwood Smith, American actor
1944 – Michel Polnareff, French singer-songwriter
1944 – Paul Young, Scottish actor
1945 – Michael Cole, American actor
1945 – Robert Crawford, British historian
1945 – Iain MacDonald-Smith, British sailor
1945 – Michael Martin, Scottish politician
1945 – Saharon Shelah, Israeli mathematician
1946 – Johnny Lee, American singer and guitarist
1946 – Leszek Miller, Polish politician, 10th Prime Minister of Poland
1946 – Bolo Yeung, Hong Kong actor
1947 – Dave Barry, American journalist and author
1947 – Adrian Bird, English geneticist
1947 – Betty Buckley, American actress and singer
1947 – Top Topham, English guitarist (The Yardbirds)
1948 – Paul Barrere, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Little Feat)
1948 – Tarmo Koivisto, Finnish author and illustrator
1948 – Stephen Pound, English politician
1949 – Jan Smithers, American actress
1949 – Susan Penhaligon, British actress
1949 – Bo Xilai, Chinese politician
1949 – John Verity, English guitarist with Argent
1950 – Ewen Chatfield, New Zealand cricketer
1950 – James Hahn, American politician and judge, 40th Mayor of Los Angeles
1951 – Jean-Claude Duvalier, Haitian politician, 41st President of Haiti
1951 – Richard Hadlee, New Zealand cricketer
1952 – Andy Fraser, English singer-songwriter and bass player (Free, Sharks, and John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers)
1952 – Amit Kumar, Indian actor, singer, and director
1952 – Rohinton Mistry, Indian-Canadian author
1954 – Franny Billingsley, American author
1955 – Barry Purves, English director, animator, and screenwriter
1955 – Claude Rajotte, Canadian radio and television host
1956 – Vincent Margera, American television personality
1956 – Montel Williams, American actor and talk show host
1958 – Matthew Fraser, Canadian-English journalist and academic
1958 – Charlie Higson, English actor, singer, and author (The Higsons)
1958 – Siân Lloyd, Welsh journalist
1958 – Didier Mouron, Swiss-Canadian painter
1958 – Aaron Tippin, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1959 – Julie Burchill, English journalist and author
1959 – Ian Maxtone-Graham, American screenwriter and producer
1959 – Stephen Pearcy, American singer-songwriter, and guitarist (Ratt, Arcade, Vertex, and Vicious Delite)
1959 – David Shore, Canadian screenwriter and producer
1959 – Graham Roberts, English footballer
1960 – Vince Clarke, English singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer (Depeche Mode, Yazoo, The Assembly, Erasure, and VCMG)
1961 – Pedro Romeiras, Portuguese dancer
1961 – Tim Smith, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer (Cardiacs, The Sea Nymphs, Spratleys Japs, and Panixphere)
1962 – Tom Cruise, American actor and producer
1962 – Thomas Gibson, American actor
1962 – Hugh Page, South African cricketer
1962 – Hunter Tylo, American actress
1963 – Tracey Emin, English painter and photographer
1964 – Joanne Harris, English author
1964 – Yeardley Smith, French-American actress
1965 – Connie Nielsen, Danish-American actress
1965 – Komsan Pohkong, Thai lawyer and a member of Thai Constitution Drafting Committee 2007
1966 – Moisés Alou, Dominican-American baseball player
1967 – Brian Cashman, American businessman
1967 – Katy Clark, Scottish politician
1967 – Spiros Marangos, Greek footballer
1968 – Ramush Haradinaj, Kosovo-Albanian politician, 4th Prime Minister of Kosovo
1968 – Aku Louhimies, Finnish director and screenwriter
1969 – Kevin Hearn, Canadian singer and keyboard player (Barenaked Ladies, Rheostatics, and Kevin Hearn and Thin Buckle)
1970 – Serhiy Honchar, Ukrainian cyclist
1970 – Audra McDonald, American actress and singer
1970 – Teemu Selänne, Finnish-American ice hockey player
1970 – Shawnee Smith, American actress and singer (Smith & Pyle)
1971 – Julian Assange, Australian journalist, publisher, and activist, founded WikiLeaks
1972 – Warren Furman, English-American actor
1972 – Tõnu Samuel, Estonian computer programmer
1973 – Emma Cunniffe, English actress
1973 – Ólafur Stefánsson, Icelandic handball player
1973 – Patrick Wilson, American actor and singer
1976 – Andrea Barber, American actress
1976 – Shane Lynch, Irish singer-songwriter and actor (Boyzone)
1976 – Henry Olonga, Zimbabwean cricketer
1976 – Wanderlei Silva, Brazilian mixed martial artist
1976 – Bobby Skinstad, Zimbabwean-South African rugby player
1977 – David Bowens, American football player
1978 – Mizuki Noguchi, Japanese runner
1979 – Ludivine Sagnier, French actress
1980 – Jenny Jones, English snowboarder
1980 – Olivia Munn, American actress
1980 – Boštjan Nachbar, Slovenian basketball player
1980 – Roland Schoeman, South African swimmer
1980 – Harbhajan Singh, Indian cricketer
1980 – Kid Sister, American rapper
1980 – Giorgos Theodoridis, Greek footballer
1981 – Aoi Tada, Japanese singer-songwriter and actress
1981 – Justin Torkildsen, American actor
1982 – Kanika, Indian actress and singer
1983 – Steph Jones, American singer-songwriter
1983 – Matt Papa, American singer-songwriter
1983 – Edinson Volquez, Dominican baseball player
1984 – Satomi Hanamura, Japanese actress
1984 – Manny Lawson, American football player
1984 – Syed Rasel, Bangladeshi cricketer
1984 – Nicolas Roche, Irish cyclist
1984 – Corey Sevier, Canadian actor
1985 – Dean Cook, English actor
1985 – Keisuke Minami, Japanese actor and singer (PureBoys)
1986 – Marco Antônio de Mattos Filho, Brazilian footballer
1986 – Greg Paulus, American basketball and football player
1987 – Chad Broskey, American actor
1987 – Chris Hunter, American actor
1987 – Sebastian Vettel, German race car driver
1988 – Winston Reid, New Zealand-Danish footballer
1988 – Vladislav Sesganov, Russian figure skater
1988 – James Troisi, Australian footballer
1989 – Godfrey Walusimbi, Ugandan footballer
1990 – Nathan Gardner, Australian rugby player
1990 – Bobby Hopkinson, English footballer
1990 – Lucas Mendes, Brazilian footballer
1991 – Tomomi Itano, Japanese actress and singer (AKB48)
1991 – Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Russian tennis player
1991 – Grant Rosenmeyer, American actor
1992 – Nathalia Ramos, Spanish actress and singer
1992 – Molly Sandén, Swedish singer and voice actress
1992 – Maasa Sudo, Japanese singer (Berryz Kobo)
1993 – Roy Kim, Korean singer
1997 – Mia Mckenna-Bruce, English child actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/03/14 at 4:20 am

Died this day July 3rd:

458 – Patriarch Anatolius of Constantinople (b. 449)
710 – Zhong Zong, Chinese emperor (b. 656)
1570 – Aonio Paleario, Italian reformer (b. 1500)
1642 – Marie de' Medici, Italian-French wife of Henri IV of France (b. 1575)
1672 – Francis Willughby, English ornithologist and ichthyologist (b. 1635)
1749 – William Jones, Welsh mathematician (b. 1675)
1778 – Anna Maria Mozart, Austrian mother of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (b. 1720)
1790 – Jean-Baptiste L. Romé de l'Isle, French mineralogist (b. 1736)
1795 – Louis-Georges de Bréquigny, French scholar (b. 1714)
1795 – Antonio de Ulloa, Spanish general, explorer, author, and astronomer, 1st Colonial Governor of Louisiana (b. 1716)
1809 – Joseph Quesnel, French-Canadian composer and playwright (b. 1746)
1863 – George Hull Ward, American general (b. 1826)
1863 – Little Crow, American tribal leader (b. 1810)
1888 – Nguyễn Đình Chiểu, Vietnamese poet (b. 1822)
1904 – Theodor Herzl, Austrian journalist (b. 1860)
1904 – Edouard Beaupré, Canadian giant and strongman (b. 1881)
1908 – Joel Chandler Harris, American journalist and author (b. 1845)
1916 – Hetty Green, American financier (b. 1834)
1918 – Mehmed V, Ottoman sultan (b. 1844)
1921 – James Mitchel, Irish-American weight thrower (b. 1864)
1933 – Hipólito Yrigoyen, Argentinian educator and politician, 19th President of Argentina (b. 1852)
1935 – André Citroën, French engineer and businessman, founded the Citroën Company (b. 1878)
1937 – Jacob Schick, American-Canadian captain and businessman, invented the electric razor (b. 1877)
1940 – Nicolae Bivol, Moldovan politician, Mayor of Chișinău (b. 1882)
1941 – Friedrich Akel, Estonian politician, Head of State of Estonia (b. 1871)
1943 – Walter Thijssen, Dutch rower (b. 1877)
1954 – Siegfried Handloser, German physician (b. 1895)
1957 – Dolf Luque, Cuban baseball player and manager (b. 1890)
1960 – Noël Bas, French gymnast (b. 1877)
1965 – Trigger, American horse (b. 1932)
1966 – Leonie Taylor, American acting archer (b. 1870)
1969 – Brian Jones, English guitarist, songwriter, and producer (The Rolling Stones) (b. 1942)
1971 – Jim Morrison, American singer-songwriter (The Doors and Rick & the Ravens) (b. 1943)
1974 – John Crowe Ransom, American poet (b. 1888)
1977 – Alexander Melentyevich Volkov, Russian mathematician and author (b. 1891)
1978 – James Daly, Polish-American actor (b. 1918)
1979 – Louis Durey, French composer (b. 1888)
1981 – Ross Martin, Polish-American actor (b. 1920)
1985 – Frank J. Selke, Canadian ice hockey player and manager (b. 1893)
1986 – Rudy Vallée, American singer, saxophonist, and actor (b. 1901)
1989 – Jim Backus, American actor (b. 1913)
1991 – Lê Văn Thiêm, Vietnamese mathematician (b. 1918)
1993 – Joe DeRita, American actor and comedian (b. 1909)
1993 – Don Drysdale, American baseball player and sportscaster (b. 1936)
1994 – Lew Hoad, Australian tennis player (b. 1934)
1995 – Pancho Gonzales, American tennis player (b. 1928)
1995 – Eddie Mazur, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1929)
1996 – Raaj Kumar, Indian actor (b. 1926)
1997 – Amado Carrillo Fuentes, Mexican drug lord (b. 1956)
1998 – Danielle Bunten Berry, American game designer and programmer (b. 1949)
1999 – Mark Sandman, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Morphine and Treat Her Right) (b. 1952)
2000 – Kemal Sunal, Turkish actor (b. 1944)
2001 – Mordecai Richler, Canadian author (b. 1931)
2001 – Johnny Russell, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1940)
2003 – Gaetano Alibrandi, Italian archbishop (b. 1914)
2004 – Andriyan Nikolayev, Russian general, pilot, and astronaut (b. 1929)
2005 – Alberto Lattuada, Italian actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1914)
2005 – Pierre Michelot, French bassist (b. 1928)
2005 – Gaylord Nelson, American politician, 35th Governor of Wisconsin (b. 1916)
2006 – Joseph Goguen, American computer scientist, developed the OBJ programming language (b. 1941)
2006 – Benjamin Hendrickson, American actor (b. 1950)
2007 – Boots Randolph, American saxophonist (b. 1927)
2007 – Alice Timander, Swedish dentist (b. 1915)
2008 – Ernie Cooksey, English footballer (b. 1980)
2008 – Larry Harmon, American clown (b. 1925)
2008 – Clive Hornby, English actor (b. 1944)
2008 – Oliver Schroer, Canadian fiddler, composer, and producer (b. 1956)
2009 – John Keel, American journalist and author (b. 1930)
2010 – Abu Daoud, Palestinian terrorist, planned the Munich massacre (b. 1937)
2011 – Ali Bahar, Bahraini singer and guitarist (Al Ekhwa) (b. 1960)
2012 – Nguyen Huu Co, Vietnamese general and politician (b. 1925)
2012 – Andy Griffith, American actor, singer, and producer (b. 1926)
2012 – Hugó Gruber, Hungarian actor (b. 1938)
2012 – Yvonne B. Miller, American politician (b. 1934)
2012 – Sergio Pininfarina, Italian automobile designer and politician (b. 1926)
2012 – Hollie Stevens, American porn actress (b. 1982)
2012 – Richard Alvin Tonry, American lawyer and politician (b. 1935)
2013 – Roman Bengez, Slovenian footballer and manager (b. 1964)
2013 – Ryan Davis, American journalist (b. 1979)
2013 – Azelio Manzetti, Italian chaplain (b. 1929)
2013 – Maria Pasquinelli, Italian murderer (b. 1913)
2013 – Francis Ray, American author (b. 1944)
2013 – PJ Torokvei, Canadian actor and screenwriter (b. 1951)
2013 – Radu Vasile, Romanian politician, 57th Prime Minister of Romania (b. 1942)
2013 – Bernard Vitet, French trumpet player (b. 1934)
2013 – Snoo Wilson, English playwright and screenwriter (b. 1948)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/04/14 at 4:54 am

Born this day July 4th:

1920 – Norm Drucker, American basketball player and referee
1924 – Eva Marie Saint, American actress
1926 – Alfredo Di Stéfano, Argentinian-Spanish footballer and coach
1927 – Gina Lollobrigida, Italian actress
1927 – Neil Simon, American playwright and screenwriter
1928 – Giampiero Boniperti, Italian footballer
1929 – Peter Angelos, American lawyer and businessman
1930 – Yuri Tyukalov, Russian rower
1932 – Aurèle Vandendriessche, Belgian runner
1934 – Peter Behn, American voice actor
1934 – Colin Welland, English actor and screenwriter
1936 – Zdzisława Donat, Polish soprano
1937 – Thomas Nagel, American philosopher and educator
1937 – Queen Sonja of Norway
1937 – Richard Rhodes, American journalist and historian
1938 – Bill Withers, American singer-songwriter and producer
1938 – John Sterling, American sportscaster
1940 – Karolyn Grimes, American actress
1940 – Pat Stapleton, Canadian ice hockey player
1941 – Sam Farr, American politician
1941 – Pavel Sedláček, Czech singer-songwriter and guitarist
1941 – Brian Willson, American lawyer and activist
1942 – Hal Lanier, American baseball player, coach, and manager
1942 – Floyd Little, American football player and coach
1942 – Prince Michael of Kent
1942 – Peter Rowan, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Earth Opera and Old and in the Way)
1943 – Conny Bauer, German trombonist
1943 – Emerson Boozer, American football player
1943 – Geraldo Rivera, American lawyer, journalist, and author
1944 – Jaimy Gordon, American author
1944 – Ray Meagher, Australian actor
1944 – Susan Kellermann, American actress
1945 – Bruce French, American actor
1946 – Margaret Delisle, Canadian politician
1946 – Tish Howard, American model
1946 – Ron Kovic, American author and activist
1946 – Michael Milken, American businessman, financier, and philanthropist
1946 – Ed O'Ross, American actor
1948 – Ed Armbrister, Bahamian baseball player
1948 – René Arnoux, French race car driver
1948 – Tommy Körberg, Swedish singer and actor
1948 – Jeremy Spencer, English guitarist (Fleetwood Mac)
1948 – Phil Wheatley, English civil servant
1950 – Philip Craven, English basketball player
1950 – David Jensen, Canadian-English radio host
1950 – Tonio K, American singer-songwriter
1951 – Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, American lawyer and politician, 6th Lieutenant Governor of Maryland
1951 – Vladimir Tismăneanu, Romanian-American political scientist
1952 – Paul Rogat Loeb, American author and social change activist
1952 – Álvaro Uribe, Colombian politician, 39th President of Colombia
1952 – John Waite, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Babys and Bad English)
1954 – Morganna, American model and dancer
1954 – Jim Beattie, American baseball player, coach, and manager
1956 – Mark Belling, American radio host
1957 – Rein Lang, Estonian politician and diplomat
1957 – Chulabhorn Walailak Thai princess
1958 – Steve Hartman, American sportscaster
1958 – Kirk Pengilly, Australian singer and guitarist (INXS)
1958 – Carl Valentine, English-Canadian footballer, coach, and manager
1959 – Victoria Abril, Spanish actress and singer
1960 – Mark Steel, English comedian, columnist, and author
1960 – Sid Vicious, American wrestler and actor
1960 – Barry Windham, American wrestler
1961 – Richard Garriott, English-American video game designer
1962 – Neil Morrissey, English actor
1962 – Pam Shriver, American tennis player
1963 – Henri Leconte, French tennis player
1963 – Laureano Márquez, Spanish-Venezuelan humorist and political scientist
1963 – José Oquendo, Puerto Rican-American baseball player and coach
1963 – William Ramallo, Bolivian footballer and coach
1963 – Michael Sweet, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Stryper and Boston)
1964 – Martin Flood, Australian quiz show contestant
1964 – Cle Kooiman, American soccer player and manager
1964 – Elie Saab, Lebanese fashion designer
1964 – Mark Slaughter, American singer-songwriter and producer (Slaughter and Vinnie Vincent Invasion)
1964 – Mark Whiting, American director, screenwriter, and actor
1965 – Harvey Grant, American basketball player and coach
1965 – Jo Whiley, English radio host
1966 – Minas Hantzidis, Greek footballer
1966 – Lee Reherman, American football player and actor
1967 – Vinny Castilla, Mexican baseball player and manager
1967 – Andy Walker, English-Canadian journalist
1967 – Rick Wilkins, American baseball player
1968 – Ronni Ancona, Scottish actress
1968 – Jack Frost, American guitarist and songwriter (Seven Witches and The Bronx Casket Co.)
1969 – Al Golden, American football player and coach
1969 – Todd Marinovich, American football player
1969 – Wilfred Mugeyi, Zimbabwean footballer and coach
1970 – Christian Giesler, American bass player (Kreator)
1970 – Tony Vidmar, Australian footballer and manager
1971 – Koko, American gorilla
1971 – Andy Creeggan, Canadian guitarist and paianist (Barenaked Ladies and The Brothers Creeggan)
1971 – Brendan Donnelly, American baseball player
1971 – Ned Zelić, Australian footballer
1972 – Nina Badrić, Croatian singer-songwriter
1972 – Stephen Giles, Canadian canoe racer
1972 – William Goldsmith, American drummer (Sunny Day Real Estate, Foo Fighters, and The Fire Theft)
1972 – Mike Knuble, Canadian-American ice hockey player
1972 – Vladimir Kozlov, Ukrainian-American wrestler
1973 – Gackt, Japanese singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (Malice Mizer and Skin)
1973 – Keiko Ihara, Japanese race car driver
1973 – Michael Johnson, English-Jamaican footballer and manager
1973 – Anjelika Krylova, Russian ice dancer and coach
1973 – Jan Magnussen, Danish race car driver
1973 – Tony Popovic, Australian footballer and manager
1973 – Elton Williams, Caribbean footballer
1974 – La'Roi Glover, American football player and sportscaster
1974 – Adrian Griffin, American basketball player and coach
1974 – Vince Spadea, American tennis player
1976 – Yevgeniya Medvedeva, Russian skier
1977 – Orri Páll Dýrason, Icelandic drummer (Sigur Rós)
1977 – Jonas Kjellgren, Swedish singer, guitarist, and producer (Scar Symmetry, Centinex, Raubtier, and Carnal Forge)
1977 – Zoe Naylor, Australian actress, journalist, and producer
1978 – Andrea Gabriel, American actress
1978 – Vicky Kaya, Greek model and actress
1978 – Stephen McNally, English singer-songwriter (BBMak)
1978 – Émile Mpenza, Belgian footballer
1978 – Becki Newton, American actress
1978 – Katia Zygouli, Greek model and actress
1979 – Dumas, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist
1979 – Siim Kabrits, Estonian politician
1979 – Kevin Thoms, American actor
1979 – Mark Twitchell, Canadian murderer
1979 – Renny Vega, Venezuelan footballer
1980 – Max Elliott Slade, American actor
1980 – Kwame Steede, Bermudan footballer
1981 – Brock Berlin, American footballer
1981 – Francisco Cruceta, Dominican baseball player
1981 – Adérito Waldemar Alves Carvalho, Angolan footballer
1981 – Tahar Rahim, French actor
1981 – Will Smith, American football player
1982 – Hannah Harper, English porn actress and director
1982 – Michael Sorrentino, American model and author
1983 – Melanie Fiona, Canadian singer
1983 – Isabeli Fontana, Brazilian model
1983 – Ben Jorgensen, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Armor for Sleep)
1983 – Amantle Montsho, Botswana sprinter
1983 – Andrew Mrotek, American drummer (The Academy Is...)
1983 – Miguel Ángel Muñoz, Spanish actor and singer
1983 – Miguel Pinto, Chilean footballer
1983 – Mattia Serafini, Italian footballer
1984 – Jin Akanishi, Japanese singer-songwriter and actor (KAT-TUN and Lands)
1984 – Gina Glocksen, American singer
1984 – Miguel Santos Soares, Timorese footballer
1985 – Rinalds Sirsniņš, Latvian basketball player
1985 – Kane Tenace, Australian footballer
1986 – Takahisa Masuda, Japanese singer and actor (NEWS and Tegomass)
1986 – Nguyen Ngoc Duy, Vietnamese footballer
1986 – Mía Taveras, Dominican model and actress
1986 – Fanny Valette, French actress
1987 – Guram Kashia, Georgian footballer
1988 – Angelique Boyer, French-Mexican actress, model and singer
1988 – Jada Stevens, American porn actress
1989 – Benjamin Büchel, English footballer
1989 – Yoon Doo-joon, South Korean singer, dancer, and actor (Beast)
1989 – Rodgers Kola, Zambian footballer
1990 – Backer Aloenouvo, Togolese footballer
1990 – Kelsi Crain, American model, Miss Louisiana 2010
1990 – Rishadi Fauzi, Indonesian footballer
1990 – Jake Gardiner, American ice hockey player
1990 – David Kross, German actor
1990 – Alyssa Miller, American model
1990 – Richard Mpong, Ghanaian footballer
1990 – Naoki Yamada, Japanese footballer
1990 – Ihar Yasinski, Belarusian footballer
1991 – Ak Hafiy Tajuddin Rositi, Bruneian runner
1992 – Basim, Danish singer-songwriter
1992 – Nick Hissom, English model and singer
1993 – Tom Barkhuizen, English footballer
1997 – Jason Spevack, Canadian actor
1999 – Moa Kikuchi, Japanese idol, singer and model

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/04/14 at 4:56 am

Died this day July 4th:

673 – Ecgberht of Kent
907 – Luitpold, Margrave of Bavaria
943 – Taejo of Goryeo (b. 877)
965 – Pope Benedict V
973 – Ulrich of Augsburg, German bishop (b. 890)
1187 – Raynald of Châtillon, French knight (b. 1125)
1541 – Pedro de Alvarado, Spanish explorer (b. 1495)
1546 – Hayreddin Barbarossa, Greek-Turkish admiral (b. 1478)
1551 – Gregory Cromwell, 1st Baron Cromwell, English politician (b. 1514)
1603 – Philippe de Monte, Flemish composer (b. 1521)
1623 – William Byrd, English composer (b. 1540)
1641 – Pedro Teixeira, Portuguese explorer
1648 – Antoine Daniel, French missionary (b. 1601)
1742 – Luigi Guido Grandi, Italian monk, mathematician, and engineer (b. 1671)
1754 – Philippe Néricault Destouches, French playwright and author (b. 1680)
1761 – Samuel Richardson, English author and painter (b. 1689)
1780 – Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine (b. 1712)
1821 – Richard Cosway, English painter (b. 1742)
1848 – François-René de Chateaubriand, French historian and politician (b. 1768)
1850 – William Kirby, English entomologist (b. 1759)
1854 – Karl Friedrich Eichhorn, German jurist (b. 1781)
1857 – William L. Marcy, American politician, 21st United States Secretary of State (b. 1786)
1881 – Johan Vilhelm Snellman, Finnish philosopher and politician (b. 1806)
1882 – Joseph Brackett, American composer (b. 1797)
1891 – Hannibal Hamlin, American politician, 15th Vice President of the United States (b. 1809)
1901 – Johannes Schmidt, German linguist (b. 1843)
1902 – Swami Vivekananda, Indian monk (b. 1863)
1905 – Élisée Reclus, French geographer and author (b. 1830)
1910 – Melville Fuller, American jurist, 8th Chief Justice of the United States (b. 1833)
1910 – Giovanni Schiaparelli, Italian astronomer and historian (b. 1835)
1916 – Alan Seeger, American poet (b. 1888)
1922 – Lothar von Richthofen, German pilot (b. 1894)
1926 – Pier Giorgio Frassati, Italian activist and saint (b. 1901)
1931 – Prince Emanuele Filiberto, Duke of Aosta (b. 1869)
1931 – Buddie Petit, American cornet player (b. 1895)
1934 – Marie Curie, French-Polish physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1867)
1938 – Otto Bauer, Austrian politician (b. 1881)
1938 – Suzanne Lenglen, French tennis player (b. 1899)
1941 – Antoni Łomnicki, Polish mathematician (b. 1881)
1943 – Władysław Sikorski, Polish military leader (b. 1881)
1946 – Gerda Steinhoff, German concentration camp overseer (b. 1922)
1946 – Taffy O'Callaghan, Welsh footballer (b. 1906)
1948 – Monteiro Lobato, Brazilian author (b. 1882)
1949 – François Brandt, Dutch rower (b. 1874)
1963 – Bernard Freyberg, 1st Baron Freyberg, New Zealand general and politician, 7th Governor-General of New Zealand (b. 1889)
1964 – Gaby Morlay, French actress and singer (b. 1893)
1964 – Henry (Hank) Sylvern, American organist and composer (b. 1908)
1969 – Henri Decoin, French director and screenwriter (b. 1890)
1970 – Barnett Newman, American painter (b. 1905)
1970 – Harold Stirling Vanderbilt, American sailor and businessman (b. 1884)
1971 – August Derleth, American anthologist and author (b. 1909)
1971 – Thomas C. Hart, American admiral and politician (b. 1877)
1974 – Georgette Heyer, English author (b. 1902)
1974 – Haj Amin al-Husseini, Palestinian cleric (b. 1897)
1976 – Yonatan Netanyahu, Israeli commander (b. 1946)
1976 – Antoni Słonimski, Polish poet and playwright (b. 1895)
1977 – Gersh Budker, Ukrainian physicist (b. 1918)
1979 – Lee Wai Tong, Chinese footballer (b. 1905)
1980 – Maurice Grevisse, Belgian linguist (b. 1895)
1982 – Terry Higgins, Welsh AIDS victim (b. 1945)
1984 – Jimmie Spheeris, American singer-songwriter (b. 1949)
1986 – Flor Peeters, Belgian organist and composer (b. 1903)
1986 – Oscar Zariski, Russian mathematician (b. 1899)
1988 – Adrian Adonis, American wrestler (b. 1954)
1989 – Jack Haig, English actor (b. 1913)
1990 – Olive Ann Burns, American author (b. 1924)
1991 – Victor Chang, Chinese-Australian surgeon (b. 1936)
1991 – Art Sansom, American cartoonist (b. 1920)
1992 – Astor Piazzolla, Argentinian bandoneon player and composer (b. 1921)
1993 – Bona Arsenault, Canadian historian and politician (b. 1903)
1994 – Joey Marella, American wrestling referee (b. 1964)
1995 – Eva Gabor, Hungarian-American actress and singer (b. 1919)
1995 – Bob Ross, American painter (b. 1942)
1997 – Charles Kuralt, American journalist (b. 1934)
1997 – John Zachary Young, English zoologist (b. 1907)
1999 – Leo Garel, American cartoonist (b. 1917)
2000 – Gustaw Herling-Grudziński, Polish journalist and author (b. 1919)
2001 – V. Appapillai, Sri Lankan physicist and academic (b. 1913)
2001 – Keenan Milton, American skateboarder (b. 1974)
2002 – Gerald Bales, Canadian organist and composer (b. 1919)
2002 – Benjamin O. Davis, Jr., American general (b. 1912)
2002 – Mansoor Hekmat, Iranian theorist (b. 1951)
2002 – Winnifred Quick, American RMS Titanic survivor (b. 1904)
2003 – Larry Burkett, American author and radio host (b. 1939)
2003 – André Claveau, French singer (b. 1915)
2003 – Barry White, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer (b. 1944)
2004 – Jean-Marie Auberson, Swiss violinist and conductor (b. 1920)
2004 – Frank Robinson, English street entertainer (b. 1932)
2005 – Cliff Goupille, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1915)
2005 – Hank Stram, American football player and coach (b. 1923)
2007 – Barış Akarsu, Turkish singer, guitarist, and actor (b. 1979)
2007 – Bill Pinkney, American singer (The Drifters) (b. 1925)
2008 – Thomas M. Disch, American author and poet (b. 1940)
2008 – Jesse Helms, American journalist and politician (b. 1921)
2008 – Evelyn Keyes, American actress (b. 1916)
2008 – Terrence Kiel, American football player (b. 1980)
2008 – Charles Wheeler, German-English journalist (b. 1923)
2009 – Jim Chapin, American drummer (b. 1919)
2009 – Brenda Joyce, American actress (b. 1917)
2009 – Allen Klein, American businessman and talent agent (b. 1931)
2009 – Drake Levin, American guitarist (Paul Revere & the Raiders) (b. 1946)
2009 – Steve McNair, American football player (b. 1973)
2009 – Lasse Strömstedt, Swedish author (b. 1935)
2009 – Jean-Baptiste Tati Loutard, Congolese politician (b. 1938)
2010 – Robert Neil Butler, American physician and author (b. 1927)
2010 – Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah, Iraqi-Lebanese cleric (b. 1935)
2011 – Otto von Habsburg, Austrian-Hungarian son of Charles I of Austria (b. 1912)
2012 – Scamper, American rodeo horse (b. 1977)
2012 – Peter Bennett, Australian footballer (b. 1926)
2012 – Hiren Bhattacharyya, Indian poet (b. 1932)
2012 – Jimmy Bivins, American boxer (b. 1919)
2012 – Vinzenz Guggenberger, German bishop (b. 1929)
2012 – Jeong Min-Hyeong, South Korean footballer (b. 1987)
2012 – Eric Sykes, English actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1923)
2013 – Onllwyn Brace, Welsh rugby player (b. 1932)
2013 – Jack Crompton, English footballer and manager (b. 1921)
2013 – James Fulton, American dermatologist (b. 1940)
2013 – Charles A. Hines, American general (b. 1935)
2013 – Iain McColl, Scottish actor (b. 1955)
2013 – Madan Mohan Mishra, Nepalese author (b. 1931)
2013 – Bernie Nolan, Irish singer and actress (The Nolans) (b. 1960)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/04/14 at 4:57 am

Sadness on Independence Day, died on July 4th:

1826 – John Adams, American politician, 2nd President of the United States (b. 1735)
1826 – Thomas Jefferson, American politician, 3rd President of the United States (b. 1743)
1831 – James Monroe, American politician, 5th President of the United States (b. 1758)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/30/14 at 8:02 am

Born this day August 30th:

1917 – Denis Healey, English soldier and politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer
1918 – Harold Atcherley, British businessman and public figure
1922 – Lionel Murphy, Australian jurist and politician, 22nd Attorney-General of Australia (d. 1986)
1923 – Vic Seixas, American tennis player
1925 – Laurent de Brunhoff, French author and illustrator
1927 – Bill Daily, American actor
1927 – Piet Kee, Dutch organist and composer
1929 – Ian McNaught-Davis, English mountaineer and television host
1930 – Warren Buffett, American businessman and philanthropist
1933 – Don Getty, Canadian football player and politician, 11th Premier of Alberta
1936 – Peter North, British legal scholar
1937 – Jewel Brown, American singer
1938 – Murray Gleeson, Australian judge, 11th Chief Justice of Australia
1939 – Elizabeth Ashley, American actress and singer
1941 – Ben Jones, American actor and politician
1941 – Sue MacGregor, English radio broadcaster
1942 – Jonathan Aitken, Irish writer and former politician
1942 – Pervez Sajjad, Pakistani cricketer
1943 – Tal Brody, American-Israeli basketball player
1943 – Robert Crumb, American illustrator
1943 – Colin Dann, English author
1943 – Nigel Hall, English sculptor
1943 – Jean-Claude Killy, French skier
1943 – David Maslanka, American composer
1944 – Frances Cairncross, English economist, academic and journalist
1944 – Freek de Jonge, Dutch singer and comedian
1946 – Queen Anne-Marie of Greece
1946 – Peggy Lipton, American model and actress
1947 – Allan Rock, Canadian lawyer, politician, and diplomat, Canadian Ambassador to the United Nations
1948 – Lewis Black, American comedian, actor, and author
1948 – Robin Lustig, English journalist and radio broadcaster
1948 – Donnacha O'Dea, Irish poker player and swimmer
1949 – Don Boudria, Canadian politician
1949 – Peter Maffay, Romanian-German singer-songwriter
1950 – Antony Gormley, English sculptor
1950 – Ineke Mulder, Dutch politician
1951 – Timothy Bottoms, American actor and producer
1951 – Dana Rosemary Scallon, English-Irish singer and politician
1951 – Gediminas Kirkilas, Lithuanian politician, 11th Prime Minister of Lithuania
1952 – Simon Bainbridge, English composer
1953 – Ron George, American politician
1953 – Lech Majewski, Polish director, producer, and screenwriter
1953 – Horace Panter, English bass player (The Specials and General Public)
1953 – Robert Parish, American basketball player
1954 – Alexander Lukashenko, Belarusian marshal and politician, 1st President of Belarus
1954 – David Paymer, American actor and director
1955 – Jamie Moses, English-American guitarist
1956 – Frank Conniff, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
1958 – Karen Buck, Irish-born British politician
1958 – Muriel Gray, Scottish broadcaster and writer
1958 – Martin Jackson, English drummer (Swing Out Sister, Magazine, The Chameleons, The Freshies, and The Durutti Column)
1959 – Mark "Jacko" Jackson, Australian footballer, actor, and singer
1960 – Ben Bradshaw, English politician
1960 – Guy A. Lepage, Canadian comedian and producer
1962 – Craig Whittaker, English politician
1963 – Michael Chiklis, American actor. director, and producer
1963 – Phil Mills, Welsh race car driver
1963 – Paul Oakenfold, English DJ and producer (Elementfour, Planet Perfecto, and Electra)
1964 – Gavin Fisher, English engineer and designer
1964 – Ra Luhse, Estonian architect
1966 – Joann Fletcher, British Egyptologist, broadcaster and writer
1966 – Michael Michele, American actress
1967 – Frederique van der Wal, Dutch model and actress
1967 – Justin Vaughan, New Zealand cricketer
1968 – Diran Adebayo, English novelist and social critic
1968 – Vladimir Malakhov, Russian ice hockey player
1969 – Dimitris Sgouros, Greek pianist
1969 – Vladimir Jugović, Yugoslavian footballer
1970 – Carlo Checchinato, Italian rugby player and manager
1970 – Michael Wong, Malaysian-Chinese singer-songwriter (Michael & Victor)
1971 – Lars Frederiksen, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Rancid, Lars Frederiksen and the Bastards, and UK Subs)
1971 – Julian Smith, Scottish politician
1972 – Cameron Diaz, American model and actress
1972 – Pavel Nedvěd, Czech footballer
1973 – Lisa Ling, American journalist
1974 – Aaron Barrett, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Reel Big Fish, The Scholars, and The Forces of Evil)
1974 – Javier Otxoa, Spanish cyclist
1975 – Radhi Jaïdi, Tunisian footballer
1976 – Mike Koplove, American baseball player
1976 – Sarah-Jane Potts, English actress
1977 – Shaun Alexander, American football player
1977 – Marlon Byrd, American baseball player
1977 – Elden Henson, American actor
1977 – Kamil Kosowski, Polish footballer
1977 – Jens Ludwig, German guitarist (Edguy)
1977 – Félix Sánchez, American-Dominican runner
1978 – Sinead Kerr, Irish figure skater
1978 – Cliff Lee, American baseball player
1979 – Juan Ignacio Chela, Argentinian tennis player
1979 – Niki Chow, Hong Kong actress and singer
1979 – Leon Lopez, English singer-songwriter and actor
1979 – Scott Richmond, Canadian baseball player
1979 – Tavia Yeung, Hong Kong actress
1980 – Angel Coulby, English actress
1980 – Derrick Ward, American football player
1981 – Germán Legarreta, Puerto Rican-American actor
1981 – Adam Wainwright, American baseball player
1982 – Will Davison, Australian race car driver
1982 – Andy Roddick, American tennis player
1983 – Emmanuel Culio, Argentinian footballer
1983 – Jun Matsumoto, Japanese singer, dancer, and actor (Arashi)
1983 – Simone Pepe, Italian footballer
1983 – Marco Vianello, Italian footballer
1984 – Anthony Ireland, Zimbabwean cricketer
1985 – Richard Duffy, Welsh footballer
1985 – Joe Inoue, American singer-songwriter
1985 – Leisel Jones, Australian swimmer
1985 – Éva Risztov, Hungarian swimmer
1985 – Steven Smith, Scottish footballer
1985 – Eamon Sullivan, Australian swimmer
1985 – Anna Ushenina, Ukrainian chess player
1985 – Holly Weston, English actress
1986 – Lelia Masaga, New Zealand rugby player
1986 – Ryan Ross, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Panic! at the Disco and The Young Veins)
1987 – Tania Foster, English singer-songwriter
1988 – Michael Cavanaugh, American gamer
1988 – Ernests Gulbis, Latvian tennis player
1988 – Laura Põldvere, Estonian singer (Suntribe)
1989 – Simone Guerra, Italian footballer
1989 – Ronald Huth, Paraguayan footballer
1989 – Bebe Rexha, Albanian-American singer-songwriter
1991 – Jacqueline Cako, American tennis player
1991 – Liam Cooper, Scottish footballer
1991 – Farid Mammadov, Azerbaijani singer, Eurovision Song Contest 2013 runner-up
1992 – Jessica Henwick, English actress
1994 – Kwon So-hyun, Korean singer and dancer (4Minute)
1996 – Trevor Jackson, American singer and actor
2001 – Emily Bear, American pianist and composer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/30/14 at 8:03 am

Died this day August 30th:

326 – Theoderic the Great, Italian ruler (b. 454)
1329 – Khutughtu Khan, Emperor Mingzong of Yuan (b. 1300)
1428 – Emperor Shōkō of Japan (b. 1401)
1483 – Louis XI of France (b. 1423)
1580 – Emmanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy (b. 1528)
1619 – Shimazu Yoshihiro, Japanese samurai and warlord (b. 1535)
1751 – Christopher Polhem, Swedish physicist (b. 1661)
1856 – Gilbert Abbott à Beckett, English lawyer and author (b. 1811)
1879 – John Bell Hood, American general (b. 1831)
1886 – Ferris Jacobs, Jr., American general and politician (b. 1836)
1896 – Aleksey Lobanov-Rostovsky, Russian politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs for Russia (b. 1824)
1906 – Hans Auer, Swiss-Austrian architect, designed the Federal Palace of Switzerland (b. 1847)
1907 – Richard Mansfield, American actor and manager (b. 1857)
1928 – Wilhelm Wien, German physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1864)
1935 – Henri Barbusse, French journalist and author (b. 1873)
1938 – Oscar De Somville, Belgian rower (b. 1876)
1938 – Max Factor, Sr., Polish-American make-up artist and businessman, founded the Max Factor Company (b. 1877)
1940 – J. J. Thomson, English physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1856)
1941 – Peder Oluf Pedersen, Danish physicist and engineer (b. 1874)
1943 – Eddy de Neve, Indonesian-Dutch footballer and lieutenant (b. 1885)
1943 – Eustáquio van Lieshout, Dutch priest and missionary (b. 1890)
1945 – Alfréd Schaffer, Hungarian footballer, coach, and manager (b. 1893)
1946 – Konstantin Rodzaevsky, Russian lawyer (b. 1907)
1947 – Gunnar Sommerfeldt, Danish actor and director (b. 1890)
1949 – Arthur Fielder, English cricketer (b. 1877)
1951 – Konstantin Märska, Estonian cinematographer and director (b. 1896)
1954 – Alfredo Ildefonso Schuster, Italian cardinal (b. 1880)
1961 – Charles Coburn, American actor and singer (b. 1877)
1963 – Guy Burgess, English-Russian spy (b. 1911)
1964 – Salme Dutt, British communist politician (b. 1888)
1968 – William Talman, American actor and screenwriter (b. 1915)
1970 – Del Moore, American comedian and actor (b. 1916)
1979 – Jean Seberg, American actress (b. 1938)
1981 – Vera-Ellen, American actress and dancer (b. 1921)
1981 – Mohammad-Ali Rajai, Iranian politician, 2nd President of Iran (b. 1933)
1985 – Taylor Caldwell, English-American author (b. 1900)
1989 – Seymour Krim, American journalist and critic (b. 1922)
1990 – Bernard D. H. Tellegen, Dutch engineer (b. 1900)
1991 – Vladimír Padrůněk, Czech bass player (Energit, Jazz Q, and Etc...) (b. 1952)
1991 – Jean Tinguely, Swiss painter and sculptor (b. 1925)
1991 – Cyril Knowles, English footballer and manager (b. 1944)
1993 – Richard Jordan, American actor (b. 1938)
1994 – Lindsay Anderson, Indian-English actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1923)
1995 – Fischer Black, American economist (b. 1938)
1995 – Sterling Morrison, American guitarist and singer (The Velvet Underground) (b. 1942)
1996 – Christine Pascal, French actress, director, and screenwriter (b. 1953)
1999 – Jan Brasser, Dutch discus thrower (b. 1912)
1999 – Raymond Poïvet, French illustrator (b. 1910)
2000 – David Haskell, American actor and singer (b. 1948)
2001 – Ivor Spencer-Thomas, English farmer and inventor (b. 1907)
2002 – J. Lee Thompson, English-Canadian director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1914)
2003 – Charles Bronson, American actor (b. 1921)
2003 – Donald Davidson, American philosopher (b. 1917)
2004 – Indian Larry, American motorcycle rider and stuntman (b. 1949)
2004 – Fred Lawrence Whipple, American astronomer (b. 1906)
2005 – Hendrikje van Andel-Schipper, Dutch super-centenarian (b. 1890)
2006 – Robin Cooke, Baron Cooke of Thorndon, New Zealand judge (b. 1926)
2006 – Glenn Ford, Canadian-American actor (b. 1916)
2006 – Naguib Mahfouz, Egyptian author, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1911)
2007 – Michael Jackson, English author and journalist (b. 1942)
2007 – Roef Ragas, Dutch actor (b. 1965)
2007 – Charles Vanik, American soldier and politician (b. 1918)
2008 – Killer Kowalski, Canadian-American wrestler (b. 1926)
2009 – Klaus-Peter Hanisch, German footballer (b. 1952)
2010 – J. C. Bailey, American wrestler (b. 1983)
2010 – Alain Corneau, French director and screenwriter (b. 1943)
2010 – Francisco Varallo, Argentinian footballer (b. 1910)
2011 – Revo Jõgisalu, Estonian rapper (Toe Tag) (b. 1976)
2011 – Cactus Pryor, American broadcaster (b. 1923)
2012 – Bernardo Bonezzi, Spanish composer (b. 1964)
2012 – Daire Brehan, Irish-English actress and journalist (b. 1957)
2012 – Bill Kini, New Zealand boxer and rugby player (b. 1937)
2012 – Igor Kvasha, Russian actor (b. 1933)
2012 – Carlos Larrañaga, Spanish actor (b. 1937)
2012 – Chris Lighty, American talent manager, co-founded Violator Entertainment (b. 1968)
2012 – Nat Peeples, American baseball player (b. 1926)
2012 – Jacek Sempoliński, Polish painter and critic (b. 1927)
2012 – Vidar Theisen, Norwegian meteorologist (b. 1933)
2013 – Alfredo Betancourt, Salvadoran author (b. 1914)
2013 – William C. Campbell, American golfer (b. 1923)
2013 – Howie Crittenden, American basketball player and coach (b. 1933)
2013 – Allan Gotthelf, American philosopher (b. 1942)
2013 – Seamus Heaney, Irish poet and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1939)
2013 – Leo Lewis, American football player (b. 1933)
2013 – John "Juke" Logan, American singer-songwriter and harmonica player (b. 1946)
2013 – Soledad Mexia, Mexican-American super-centenarian (b. 1899)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/04/14 at 5:14 am

Born this day September 4th:

1918 – Gerald Wilson, American trumpet player and composer
1926 – Bert Olmstead, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1931 – Mitzi Gaynor, American actress, singer, and dancer
1931 – Antonios Trakatellis, Greek biochemist and politician
1932 – Carlos Romero Barceló, Puerto Rican lawyer and politician, 5th Governor of Puerto Rico
1937 – Les Allen, English footballer and manager
1941 – Marilena de Souza Chaui, Brazilian philosopher
1941 – Ramesh Sethi, Kenyan cricketer and coach
1941 – Sushilkumar Shinde, Indian politician, 19th Governor of Andhra Pradesh
1941 – Joanna Van Gyseghem, English actress
1942 – Raymond Floyd, American golfer
1942 – Jerry Jarrett, American wrestler and promoter, co-founded Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
1942 – Merald "Bubba" Knight, American singer-songwriter and producer (Gladys Knight & the Pips)
1944 – Anthony 'Tony' Atkinson, British economist
1944 – Vladimír Guma Kulhánek, Czech bass player (Energit and Etc...)
1944 – Jennifer Salt, American actress, producer, and screenwriter
1944 – Ron Ward, Canadian ice hockey player
1946 – Gary Duncan, American guitarist (The Brogues and Quicksilver Messenger Service)
1946 – Dave Liebman, American saxophonist, flute player, and composer
1946 – Bryan Mauricette, Saint Lucian-Canadian cricketer
1947 – Bob Jenkins, American sportscaster
1949 – Dean Pees, American football player and coach
1949 – Tom Watson, American golfer
1950 – Ehteshamuddin, Pakistani cricketer
1950 – Doyle Alexander, American baseball player
1951 – Martin Chambers, English drummer and singer (The Pretenders)
1951 – Judith Ivey, American actress and director
1951 – Marita Ulvskog, Swedish politician
1952 – Rishi Kapoor, Indian actor, director, and producer
1953 – Fatih Terim, Turkish footballer and manager
1955 – David Broza, Israeli singer-songwriter and guitarist
1955 – Garth Le Roux, South African cricketer
1955 – Brian Schweitzer, American politician, 23rd Governor of Montana
1956 – Candy Loving, American model
1956 – Blackie Lawless, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (W.A.S.P., London, Sister, and New York Dolls)
1957 – Khandi Alexander, American actress, dancer, and choreographer
1957 – Patricia Tallman, American actress and stuntwoman
1958 – George Hurley, American drummer (Minutemen, Firehose, The Reactionaries, and Unknown Instructors)
1958 – Marzio Innocenti, Italian rugby player and coach
1958 – Drew Pinsky, American radio and television host
1959 – Kevin Harrington, Australian actor and screenwriter
1959 – Armin Kogler, Austrian ski jumper
1960 – Damon Wayans, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1961 – Nick Blinko, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Rudimentary Peni)
1961 – Kevin Kennedy, English actor and singer
1961 – Lars Jönsson, Swedish film producer
1961 – Rizwan-uz-Zaman, Pakistani cricketer
1962 – Kiran More, Indian cricketer
1962 – Ulla Tørnæs, Danish politician
1962 – Shinya Yamanaka, Japanese physician, Nobel Prize laureate
1963 – Bobby Jarzombek, American drummer (Halford, Spastic Ink, Fates Warning, and Juggernaut)
1963 – John Vanbiesbrouck, American ice hockey player, coach, and manager
1963 – Sami Yaffa, Finnish singer-songwriter and bass player (Hanoi Rocks, New York Dolls, Demolition 23, and Jetboy)
1964 – René Pape, German opera singer
1965 – Sergio Momesso, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
1966 – Jeff Tremaine, American director, producer, and screenwriter
1967 – Darrin Murray, New Zealand cricketer and accountant
1967 – Dezső Szabó, Hungarian decathlete
1968 – John DiMaggio, American voice actor and singer
1968 – Phill Lewis, American actor and director
1968 – Eddy Merckx, Belgian billiards player
1968 – Mike Piazza, American baseball player and actor
1969 – Sasha, Welsh DJ and producer (Sasha & John Digweed)
1969 – Giorgi Margvelashvili, Georgian academic and politician, 4th President of Georgia
1969 – Noah Taylor, English-Australian actor and singer
1969 – Kristen Wilson, American actress
1970 – Dave Buchwald, American hacker
1970 – Iggor Cavalera, Brazilian drummer (Sepultura and Cavalera Conspiracy)
1970 – Daisy Dee, Dutch singer and actress
1970 – Sven Meyer, German footballer
1971 – Lance Klusener, South African cricketer and coach
1971 – Ione Skye, English-American actress
1971 – Maik Taylor, German-Irish footballer
1971 – Anita Yuen, Hong Kong model and actress, Miss Hong Kong 1990
1972 – Françoise Yip, Canadian actress
1973 – Jason David Frank, American actor and mixed martial artist
1973 – Aaron Fultz, American baseball player
1974 – Naved Ashraf, Pakistani cricketer
1974 – Carmit Bachar, American singer, dancer, and actress (The Pussycat Dolls)
1974 – Mati Pari, Estonian footballer
1974 – Lincoln Roberts, Tobagonian cricketer
1974 – Sirly Tiik, Estonian javelin thrower and shot putter
1975 – Sergio Ballesteros, Spanish footballer
1975 – Kai Owen, Welsh actor
1975 – Mark Ronson, English DJ, producer, and songwriter, co-founded Allido Records
1975 – Dave Salmoni, Canadian zoologist, animal trainer, and producer
1975 – Yoani Sánchez, Cuban philologist and blogger
1976 – Katreeya English, English-Thai singer, actress, and model
1976 – Denílson Martins Nascimento, Brazilian footballer
1976 – Mario-Ernesto Rodríguez, Uruguayan-Italian footballer
1977 – Sun-woo Kim, South Korean baseball player
1977 – Lucie Silvas, English singer-songwriter and pianist
1977 – Kia Stevens, American wrestler
1978 – Wes Bentley, American actor
1978 – Christian Walz, Swedish singer-songwriter and producer
1979 – Maxim Afinogenov, Russian ice hockey player
1979 – Pedro Camacho, Portuguese pianist, composer, and producer
1979 – Kristina Krepela, Croatian actress
1979 – Kosuke Matsuura, Japanese race car driver
1979 – MC Mong, South Korean rapper, producer, and actor
1980 – Max Greenfield, American actor
1980 – Tiffany Hyden, American ice dancer
1980 – Pat Neshek, American baseball player
1980 – Hitomi Shimatani, Japanese singer
1981 – Richard Garcia, Australian footballer
1981 – Beyoncé Knowles, American singer-songwriter, producer, dancer, and actress (Destiny's Child)
1981 – Lacey Sturm, American singer-songwriter (Flyleaf)
1982 – Sarah Solemani, English actress
1982 – Whitney Cummings, American comedian, actress, producer, and screenwriter
1983 – Joshua Gardner, American sex offender
1983 – Jennifer Metcalfe, English actress
1983 – Margit Rüütel, Estonian tennis player
1983 – Armands Šķēle, Latvian basketball player
1984 – Camila Bordonaba, Argentinian singer-songwriter, producer, and actress (Erreway)
1984 – Hamish McIntosh, Australian footballer
1985 – Raúl Albiol, Spanish footballer
1985 – Ri Kwang-chon, North Korean footballer
1985 – Walid Mesloub, Algerian footballer
1986 – Ayumi Kaihori, Japanese footballer
1986 – James Younghusband, Filipino footballer
1987 – Maryna Linchuk, Belarusian model
1988 – John Tyler Hammons, American politician
1990 – Stefanía Fernández, Venezuelan model, Miss Universe 2009
1990 – Jonny Lomax, English rugby player
1990 – Danny Worsnop, English singer-songwriter (Asking Alexandria)
1991 – Carter Jenkins, American actor
1993 – Chantal Škamlová, Slovak tennis player

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/04/14 at 5:14 am

Died this day September 4th:

422 – Pope Boniface I
1037 – Bermudo III of León (b. 1010)
1063 – Tughril, Turkish ruler (b. 990)
1199 – Joan of England, Queen of Sicily (b. 1165)
1537 – Johann Dietenberger, German theologian (b. 1475)
1588 – Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester, English politician (b. 1532)
1767 – Charles Townshend, English politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (b. 1725)
1780 – John Fielding, English judge and reformer (b. 1721)
1784 – César-François Cassini de Thury, French astronomer and cartographer (b. 1714)
1794 – John Hely-Hutchinson, Irish lawyer and politician (b. 1724)
1804 – Richard Somers, American navy officer (b. 1778)
1820 – Timothy Brown, English banker and merchant (b. 1743/4)
1821 – José Miguel Carrera, Chilean general and politician (b. 1785)
1849 – Friedrich Laun, German author (b. 1770)
1852 – William MacGillivray, Scottish biologist and ornithologist (b. 1796)
1864 – John Hunt Morgan, American general (b. 1825)
1907 – Edvard Grieg, Norwegian pianist and composer (b. 1843)
1909 – Clyde Fitch, American playwright (b. 1865)
1914 – Charles Péguy, French poet (b. 1873)
1940 – George William de Carteret, French-English journalist and author (b. 1869)
1944 – Erich Fellgiebel, German general (b. 1886)
1949 – Olof Ås, Swedish actor and production manager (b. 1892)
1963 – Robert Schuman, Luxembourgian-French politician, 130th Prime Minister of France (b. 1886)
1965 – Albert Schweitzer, French-Gabonese physician, theologian, and missionary, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1875)
1974 – Creighton Abrams, American general (b. 1914)
1974 – Marcel Achard, French playwright and screenwriter (b. 1899)
1974 – Lewi Pethrus, Swedish minister (b. 1884)
1977 – Stelios Perpiniadis, Greek singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1899)
1977 – Jean Rostand, French biologist and philosopher (b. 1894)
1977 – E. F. Schumacher, German-English economist and statistician (b. 1911)
1979 – Canuplin, Filipino magician (b. 1904)
1985 – George O'Brien, American actor (b. 1899)
1986 – Otto Glória, Brazilian footballer and manager (b. 1917)
1986 – Hank Greenberg, American baseball player and manager (b. 1911)
1987 – Bill Bowes, English cricketer (b. 1908)
1989 – Georges Simenon, Belgian-Swiss author (b. 1903)
1989 – Ronald Syme, New Zealand historian and author (b. 1903)
1990 – Lawrence A. Cremin, American historian and author (b. 1925)
1990 – Irene Dunne American actress and singer (b. 1898)
1991 – Charlie Barnet, American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader (b. 1913)
1991 – Tom Tryon, American actor and author (b. 1926)
1991 – Dottie West, American singer-songwriter and actress (b. 1932)
1993 – Hervé Villechaize, French-American actor (b. 1943)
1995 – Chuck Greenberg, American saxophonist, composer, and producer (Shadowfax) (b. 1950)
1995 – William Kunstler, American lawyer and activist (b. 1919)
1997 – Dharamvir Bharati, Indian author, poet, and playwright (b. 1926)
1997 – Aldo Rossi, Italian architect, designed the Bonnefanten Museum and Teatro Carlo Felice (b. 1931)
1998 – Ernst Jaakson, Estonian diplomat (b. 1905)
1998 – Elizabeth Kata, Australian author (b. 1912)
1999 – Georg Gawliczek, German footballer and manager (b. 1919)
2001 – Hank the Angry Drunken Dwarf, American radio host and actor (b. 1962)
2002 – Vlado Perlemuter, Lithuanian-French pianist and educator (b. 1904)
2003 – Tibor Varga, Hungarian violinist and conductor (b. 1921)
2003 – Lola Bobesco, Romanian-Belgian violinist (b. 1921)
2004 – Alphonso Ford, American basketball player (b. 1971)
2004 – Moe Norman, Canadian golfer (b. 1929)
2004 – James O. Page, American paramedic (b. 1936)
2006 – Giacinto Facchetti, Italian footballer (b. 1942)
2006 – Steve Irwin, Australian zoologist and television host (b. 1962)
2006 – Colin Thiele, Australian author, poet, and educator (b. 1920)
2006 – Astrid Varnay, Swedish-American soprano (b. 1918)
2007 – John Scott, 9th Duke of Buccleuch, Scottish politician (b. 1923)
2011 – Lee Roy Selmon, American football player (b. 1954)
2012 – Abraham Avigdorov, Israeli soldier (b. 1929)
2012 – Leila Danette, American actress (b. 1909)
2012 – Albert Marre, American actor, director, and producer (b. 1924)
2012 – George Savitsky, American football player (b. 1924)
2012 – Syed Mustafa Siraj, Indian author (b. 1930)
2012 – Hakam Sufi, Indian singer-songwriter (b. 1952)
2012 – Milan Vukelić, Serbian footballer (b. 1936)
2013 – Michel Pagé, Canadian politician (b. 1949)
2013 – Dick Raaymakers, Dutch composer and theorist (b. 1930)
2013 – Lennart Risberg, Swedish boxer (b. 1935)
2013 – Daniele Seccarecci, Italian bodybuilder (b. 1980)
2013 – Stanislav Stepashkin, Russian boxer (b. 1940)
2013 – Casey Viator, American bodybuilder (b. 1951)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/05/14 at 5:18 am

Born this day September 5th:

1914 – Nicanor Parra, Chilean physicist, mathematician, and poet
1922 – Denys Wilkinson, English nuclear physicist
1925 – Justin Kaplan, American author
1927 – Paul Volcker, American economist
1929 – Bob Newhart, American comedian, actor, singer, and screenwriter
1933 – Francisco Javier Errázuriz Ossa, Chilean archbishop
1934 – Carol Lawrence, American actress and singer
1934 – Kevin McNamara, British politician
1935 – Johnny Briggs, English actor
1935 – Paul Josef Cordes, German cardinal
1935 – Werner Erhard, American author and philanthropist, founded Werner Erhard and Associates and The Hunger Project
1935 – Helen Gifford, Australian composer
1936 – Robert Burns, Canadian lawyer and politician
1936 – John Danforth, American politician and diplomat, 24th United States Ambassador to the United Nations
1936 – Jonathan Kozol, American sociologist, author, and educator
1936 – Bill Mazeroski, American baseball player
1937 – Antonio Valentín Angelillo, Argentinian footballer and manager
1937 – Meg Beresford, British nuclear disarmament campaigner
1937 – Dick Clement, English screenwriter
1937 – William Devane, American actor, director, and screenwriter
1937 – Colin Wesley, South African cricketer
1938 – Doreen Massey, British politician
1939 – Claudette Colvin, American nurse and activist
1939 – George Lazenby, Australian actor
1939 – George Tremlett, English author and bookseller
1940 – Valerie Howarth, British politician
1940 – Raquel Welch, American actress and singer
1941 – Dave Dryden, Canadian ice hockey player
1942 – Denise Fabre, French television host
1942 – Werner Herzog, German actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1944 – Gareth Evans, Australian lawyer and politician, 33rd Minister for Foreign Affairs for Australia
1945 – Al Stewart, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist
1946 – Dennis Dugan, American actor and director
1946 – Margaret Howell, English clothing designer
1946 – Loudon Wainwright III, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
1947 – Mel Collins, Manx saxophonist, flautist and session musician
1947 – Chip Davis, American pianist, songwriter, and producer (Mannheim Steamroller)
1947 – Kiyoshi Takayama, Japanese mobster
1947 – Bruce Yardley, Australian cricketer and sportscaster
1948 – Benita Ferrero-Waldner, Austrian lawyer, politician, and diplomat, Foreign Minister of Austria
1949 – Clem Clempson, English guitarist and songwriter (Humble Pie, Colosseum, and Bakerloo)
1950 – Rosie Cooper, English politician
1950 – Cathy Guisewite, American cartoonist, created Cathy
1950 – Paul William Roberts, Welsh-Canadian author
1951 – Paul Breitner, German footballer
1951 – Michael Keaton, American actor
1951 – Patti McGuire, American model
1953 – Victor Davis Hanson, American historian and journalist
1953 – Herman Koch, Dutch author and actor
1953 – Eiki Nestor, Estonian politician
1954 – Richard Austin, Jamaican cricketer
1954 – Frederick Kempe, American journalist and author
1956 – Roine Stolt, Swedish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (The Flower Kings, Kaipa, Transatlantic, and The Tangent)
1957 – Rudi Gores, German footballer and manager
1957 – Peter Winnen, Dutch cyclist
1960 – Candy Maldonado, Puerto Rican baseball player, manager, and sportscaster
1960 – Dayo Wong, Hong Kong comedian and actor
1961 – Marc-André Hamelin, Canadian pianist and composer
1962 – Tracy Edwards, English sailor
1962 – Chris Morris, English satirist
1962 – Peter Wingfield, Welsh-American actor
1963 – Juan Alderete, American bass player and songwriter (Racer X, The Mars Volta, Omar Rodriguez Lopez Group, The Scream, and Big Sir)
1963 – Kristian Alfonso, American figure skater and actress
1963 – Jeff Brantley, American baseball player and sportscaster
1963 – Taki Inoue, Japanese race car driver
1963 – Jonathan Phillips, English actor
1964 – Frank Farina, Australian footballer and manager
1964 – Sergei Loznitsa, Belarusian-Ukrainian director and screenwriter
1964 – Ken Norman, American basketball player
1964 – Amanda Ooms, Swedish actress
1964 – Kevin Saunderson, American DJ and producer (Inner City)
1965 – David Brabham, Australian race car driver
1965 – Chris Gore, American actor, producer, screenwriter, and critic, co-founded Film Threat
1965 – César Rincón, Colombian bullfighter
1966 – Terry Ellis, American singer (En Vogue)
1966 – Achero Mañas, Spanish actor, director, and screenwriter
1966 – Milinko Pantić, Serbian footballer and manager
1967 – India Hicks, English model
1967 – Matthias Sammer, German footballer and manager
1967 – Jane Sixsmith, English field hockey player
1968 – Serhiy Kovalets, Ukrainian footballer and manager
1968 – Dennis Scott, American basketball player and sportscaster
1968 – Robin van der Laan, Dutch footballer
1968 – Brad Wilk, American singer-songwriter and drummer (Audioslave, Rage Against the Machine, and Greta)
1969 – Leonardo Araújo, Brazilian footballer and manager
1969 – Mark Ramprakash, English cricketer
1969 – Dweezil Zappa, American singer, guitarist, and actor (Zappa Plays Zappa)
1970 – Kim Hye-soo, South Korean actress
1970 – Liam Lynch, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, puppeteer, and director
1970 – Mohammad Rafique, Bangladeshi cricketer
1970 – Johnny Vegas, English actor and comedian
1971 – Adam Hollioake, English cricketer and mixed martial artist
1972 – Shane Sewell, Canadian-American wrestler and referee
1972 – Guy Whittall, Zimbabwean cricketer
1973 – Paddy Considine, English actor, director, and screenwriter
1973 – Alexandra Kerry, American actress, director, and producer
1973 – Rose McGowan, Italian-American actress and singer
1974 – Rawl Lewis, Grenadian cricketer
1974 – Ken-Marti Vaher, Estonian politician, Estonian Minister of the Interior
1975 – Rod Barajas, American baseball player
1975 – George Boateng, Dutch footballer
1975 – Randy Choate, American baseball player
1975 – Matt Geyer, Australian rugby player
1976 – Tatiana Gutsu, Ukrainian gymnast
1976 – Carice van Houten, Dutch actress and singer
1977 – Rosevelt Colvin, American football player and sportscaster
1977 – Joseba Etxeberria, Spanish footballer
1977 – Minoru Fujita, Japanese wrestler
1977 – Nazr Mohammed, American basketball player
1978 – Laura Bertram, Canadian actress
1978 – Chris Jack, New Zealand rugby player
1978 – Sylvester Joseph, Caribbean cricketer
1978 – Yu Nan, Chinese actress
1978 – Zhang Zhong, Chinese chess player
1979 – John Carew, Norwegian footballer
1979 – Stacey Dales, Canadian basketball player and sportscaster
1979 – Stewart Holden, English scrabble player
1979 – Salvatore Mastronunzio, Italian footballer
1979 – George O'Callaghan, Irish footballer
1980 – Franco Costanzo, Argentinian footballer
1981 – Nina Eichinger, German actress
1981 – Daniel Moreno, Spanish cyclist
1981 – Ann Marie Rios, American porn actress
1981 – Filippo Volandri, Italian tennis player
1982 – Alexandre Geijo, Spanish-Swiss footballer
1982 – Sondre Lerche, Norwegian singer-songwriter and guitarist
1983 – Eugen Bopp, Ukrainian-German footballer
1983 – Pablo Granoche, Uruguayan footballer
1983 – Antony Sweeney, English footballer
1984 – Yulia Peresild, Russian actress
1984 – Chris Anker Sørensen, Danish cyclist
1985 – Ryan Guy, American soccer player
1986 – Colt McCoy, American football player
1986 – Pragyan Ojha, Indian cricketer
1987 – Pierre Casiraghi, Monegasque son of Caroline, Princess of Hanover
1987 – Melissa Haro, American model
1987 – Andres Koogas, Estonian footballer
1987 – Silvestre Rasuk, American actor
1988 – Denni Avdić, Swedish footballer
1988 – Felipe Caicedo, Ecuadorian footballer
1988 – Nuri Şahin, Turkish footballer
1989 – Elena Delle Donne, American professional basketball player in the WNBA
1989 – Katerina Graham, Swiss-American actress, singer, and dancer
1989 – José Ángel Valdés, Spanish footballer
1989 – Ben Youngs, English rugby player
1990 – Alicia Banit, Australian actress and dancer
1990 – Antonio Esposito, Italian footballer
1990 – Angy Fernández, Spanish singer and actress
1990 – Francesca Segarelli, Dominican tennis player
1990 – Lance Stephenson, American basketball player
1990 – Kim Yuna, South Korean figure skater
1990 – Franco Zuculini, Italian footballer
1991 – Skandar Keynes, English actor
1993 – Gage Golightly, American actress
1995 – theilla Blad, Swedish actress
1995 – Caroline Sunshine, American actress, singer, and dancer
1995 – Szabina Szlavikovics, Hungarian tennis player
1996 – Richairo Živković, Dutch footballer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/05/14 at 5:19 am

Died this day September 5th:

590 – Authari, Lombard king (b. 540)
1165 – Emperor Nijō of Japan (b. 1143)
1201 – Constance, Duchess of Brittany (b. 1161)
1235 – Henry I, Duke of Brabant (b. 1165)
1548 – Catherine Parr, English wife of Henry VIII of England (b. 1512)
1607 – Pomponne de Bellièvre, French politician, Chancellor of France (b. 1529)
1629 – Domenico Allegri, Italian singer-songwriter (b. 1585)
1734 – Nicolas Bernier, French composer (b. 1664)
1786 – Jonas Hanway, English merchant and philanthropist (b. 1712)
1803 – Pierre Choderlos de Laclos, French general and author (b. 1741)
1803 – François Devienne, French flute player and composer (b. 1759)
1808 – John Home, Scottish poet and playwright (b. 1722)
1836 – Ferdinand Raimund, Austrian actor and playwright (b. 1790)
1837 – James Ruse, English-Australian farmer and criminal (b. 1759)
1838 – Charles Percier, French architect (b. 1764)
1857 – Auguste Comte, French sociologist and philosopher (b. 1798)
1876 – Manuel Blanco Encalada, Chilean admiral and politician, 1st President of Chile (b. 1790)
1877 – Crazy Horse, American tribal leader (b. 1849)
1898 – Sarah Emma Edmonds, Canadian-American nurse, soldier, and spy (b. 1841)
1901 – Ignacij Klemenčič, Slovenian physicist (b. 1853)
1902 – Rudolf Virchow, German anthropologist, pathologist, and biologist (b. 1821)
1906 – Ludwig Boltzmann, Austrian physicist and philosopher (b. 1844)
1912 – Arthur MacArthur, Jr., American general (b. 1845)
1917 – Marian Smoluchowski, Austrian-Polish physicist (b. 1872)
1920 – Robert Harron, American actor (b. 1893)
1922 – Georgette Agutte, French painter (b. 1867)
1926 – Karl Harrer, German journalist and politician (b. 1890)
1930 – Robert Means Thompson, American navy officer, businessman, and philanthropist (b. 1849)
1931 – John Thomson, Scottish footballer (b. 1909)
1932 – Francisco Acebal, Spanish journalist, author, and playwright (b. 1866)
1932 – Paul Bern, German-American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1889)
1934 – Sidney Myer, Russian-Australian businessman, founded Myer Stores (b. 1878)
1936 – Federico Borrell García, Spanish soldier (b. 1912)
1936 – Gustave Kahn, French poet and critic (b. 1859)
1942 – François de Labouchère, French pilot (b. 1917)
1945 – Clem Hill, Australian cricketer (b. 1877)
1948 – Richard C. Tolman, American physicist and chemist (b. 1881)
1953 – Richard Walther Darré, Argentinian-German agronomist and politician (b. 1895)
1954 – Eugen Schiffer, German politician, Vice-Chancellor of Germany (b. 1860)
1955 – Haydn Bunton, Sr., Australian footballer and coach (b. 1911)
1965 – Thomas Johnston, Scottish politician, Secretary of State for Scotland (b. 1882)
1966 – Dezső Lauber, Hungarian architect (b. 1879)
1970 – Jochen Rindt, German-Austrian race car driver (b. 1942)
1972 – Alan Kippax, Australian cricketer (b. 1897)
1972 – Yossef Romano, Israeli weightlifter (b. 1940)
1972 – Moshe Weinberg, Israeli wrestling coach (b. 1939)
1973 – Jack Fournier, American baseball player and coach (b. 1889)
1975 – Georg Ots, Estonian singer (b. 1920)
1977 – George Barnes, American jazz guitarist (b. 1921)
1977 – Marcel Thiry, Belgian poet (b. 1897)
1979 – Alberto di Jorio, Italian cardinal (b. 1884)
1980 – Don Banks, Australian composer (b. 1923)
1982 – Douglas Bader, English captain and pilot (b. 1910)
1984 – Adam Malik, Indonesian politician and diplomat, 3rd Vice President of Indonesia (b. 1917)
1984 – Jane Roberts, American psychic and author (b. 1929)
1988 – Gert Fröbe, German actor and singer (b. 1913)
1989 – Philip Baxter, Welsh-English engineer and academic (b. 1905)
1990 – Hugh Foot, Baron Caradon, English diplomat (b. 1907)
1990 – Jerry Iger, American cartoonist and publisher, co-founded Eisner & Iger (b. 1903)
1990 – Ivan Mihailov, Bulgarian revolutionary leader (b. 1896)
1991 – Sharad Joshi, Indian author and poet (b. 1931)
1992 – Fritz Leiber, American author (b. 1910)
1993 – Claude Renoir, French cinematographer (b. 1914)
1994 – Shimshon Amitsur, Israeli mathematician (b. 1921)
1994 – John Newman, Australian politician (b. 1946)
1995 – Benyamin Sueb, Indonesian comedian, actor, and singer (b. 1939)
1996 – Basil Salvadore D'Souza, Indian bishop (b. 1926)
1997 – Leon Edel, American author and critic (b. 1907)
1997 – Georg Solti, Hungarian conductor (b. 1912)
1997 – Mother Teresa, Albanian-Indian missionary, and saint, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1910)
1998 – Fernando Balzaretti, Mexican actor (b. 1946)
1998 – Ferdinand Biondi, Canadian radio host (b. 1909)
1998 – Willem Drees, Jr., Dutch economist and politician (b. 1922)
1998 – Verner Panton, Danish designer (b. 1926)
1998 – Leo Penn, American actor and director (b. 1921)
1999 – Alan Clark, English historian and politician (b. 1928)
1999 – Allen Funt, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1914)
1999 – Bryce Mackasey, Canadian politician, Postmaster General of Canada (b. 1921)
2000 – Roy Fredericks, Guyanese cricketer (b. 1942)
2000 – Abdul Haris Nasution, Indonesian general and politician (b. 1918)
2001 – Justin Wilson, American chef (b. 1914)
2001 – Vladimir Žerjavić, Croatian economist (b. 1912)
2002 – David Todd Wilkinson, American cosmologist and astronomer (b. 1935)
2003 – Gisele MacKenzie, Canadian-American singer and actress (b. 1927)
2005 – Roberto Viaux, Chilean general (b. 1917)
2007 – Jennifer Dunn, American politician (b. 1941)
2007 – Paul Gillmor, American lawyer and politician (b. 1939)
2007 – Thomas Hansen, Norwegian singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1976)
2007 – D. James Kennedy, American pastor, evangelist, and author (b. 1930)
2007 – Nikos Nikolaidis, Greek director and screenwriter (b. 1939)
2009 – Gani Fawehinmi, Nigerian lawyer and activist (b. 1938)
2010 – Hedley Beare, Australian author and academic (b. 1932)
2010 – Guillaume Cornelis van Beverloo, Belgian-Dutch poet and painter (b. 1922)
2010 – Shoya Tomizawa, Japanese motorcycle racer (b. 1990)
2012 – Ediz Bahtiyaroğlu, Turkish-Bosnian footballer (b. 1986)
2012 – Eric Deeral, Australian politician (b. 1932)
2012 – Ian Dick, Australian cricketer and field hockey player (b. 1926)
2012 – Victoria Fyodorova, Russian-American actress (b. 1946)
2012 – Christian Marin, French actor (b. 1929)
2012 – John Oaksey, English jockey and journalist (b. 1929)
2012 – Joe South, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1940)
2013 – Edwin Bideau, American lawyer and politician (b. 1950)
2013 – Robert Farrar Capon, American priest and author (b. 1925)
2013 – Willie Frazier, American football player (b. 1942)
2013 – Geoffrey Goodman, English journalist (b. 1922)
2013 – Isamu Jordan, American journalist and academic (b. 1975)
2013 – Rochus Misch, German SS officer (b. 1917)
2013 – Mireya Véliz, Chilean actress (b. 1915)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: nally on 09/26/14 at 8:28 pm

One notable death on this day (September 26) is that of Robert Palmer, a British singer-songwriter, in 2003 at age 54. :\'( His 1986 #1 hit "Addicted To Love" won the Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/05/14 at 8:05 am

Died this day:

December 5th 2013 – Nelson Mandela, South African lawyer and politician, 1st President of South Africa, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1918)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/15/14 at 8:48 pm

Died this day:

1921 – Camille Saint-Saëns, French pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1835)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/16/14 at 6:24 pm

Happy Birthday to Pope Franics, born in 1936

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/24/15 at 5:07 am

January 24th 1965 – Winston Churchill, English colonel and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Nobel Prize laureate dies (b. 1874)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/30/15 at 1:07 am

January 30th 1948 – Mahatma Gandhi, Indian lawyer, philosopher, and activist (b. 1869), was assassinated.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/04/15 at 5:04 am

February 4th 1987 – Liberace, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and actor, dies from cytomegalovirus (CMV) pneumonia as a result of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), aged 67.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/04/15 at 5:08 am

February 4th 2013 – Reg Presley, English singer-songwriter (The Troggs) dies from lung cancer aged 71.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/04/15 at 8:54 pm

February 5th 1993 – Joseph L. Mankiewicz, American director, producer, and screenwriter, dies of a heart attack, aged 83.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/06/15 at 5:02 am

February 6th 1998 – Falco, Austrian singer-songwriter, dies from severe injuries when his Mitsubishi Pajero collided with a bus, aged 40.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/06/15 at 7:52 am

February 6th 1993 – Arthur Ashe, American tennis player, dies from AIDS-related pneumonia at New York Hospital, age 49.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/06/15 at 10:01 pm

February 6th 2007 – Frankie Laine, American singer-songwriter and actor, dies of heart failure, aged 93.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/07/15 at 7:02 pm

February 8th 1587 – Mary, Queen of Scots was executed

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/07/15 at 7:05 pm

2007 – Anna Nicole Smith, American model and actress, died from "combined drug intoxication" with the sleeping medication chloral hydrate as the "major component, aged 39.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/07/15 at 10:42 pm

1990 – Del Shannon, American singer-songwriter, committed suicide, aged 55

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/08/15 at 8:44 pm

February 8th 1960 – Giles Gilbert Scott, English architect and designer, designed the Red telephone box and Liverpool Cathedral,  died from lung cancer, aged 79.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/09/15 at 2:04 am

February 9th 1981 – Bill Haley, American singer-songwriter and guitarist, died from a brain tumour, aged 55.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/09/15 at 4:04 am

February 9th 2002 – Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon ,the only sibling of Queen Elizabeth II and the younger daughter of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, died after suffering another stroke, aged 71.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/09/15 at 7:42 am

February 9th 1966 – Sophie Tucker, Russian-American actress and singer, dies of a lung ailment and kidney failure, aged 79.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/09/15 at 7:10 pm

February 10th 2014 – Shirley Temple, American actress, singer, dancer, and diplomat, died of natural causes, aged 85.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/09/15 at 7:10 pm


February 10th 2014 – Shirley Temple, American actress, singer, dancer, and diplomat, died of natural causes, aged 85.
The specific cause, according to her death certificate released on March 3, 2014, was chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/09/15 at 7:42 pm

February 10th 2010 – Charles Wilson, American politician, died after collapsing earlier in the day, he suffered from cardiopulmonary arrest, aged 76.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/09/15 at 7:42 pm


February 10th 2010 – Charles Wilson, American politician, died after collapsing earlier in the day, he suffered from cardiopulmonary arrest, aged 76.
I saw the film "Charlie Wilson's War" yesterday.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/09/15 at 9:22 pm

February 10th 2008 – Roy Scheider, American actor, dies from cancer, aged 75.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/09/15 at 11:46 pm

February 10th 2005 – Arthur Miller, American playwright, died of heart failure after a battle against cancer, pneumonia and congestive heart disease at his home, aged 89.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/10/15 at 2:00 am

February 10th 1997 – Brian Connolly, Scottish-English singer-songwriter (The Sweet), died from renal failure, liver failure and repeated heart attacks, attributed to his previous chronic alcoholism. He was 51.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/12/15 at 7:49 am

February 12th 2000 – Charles M. Schulz, American cartoonist, creator of 'Peanuts', died in his sleep at home, aged 77.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/12/15 at 8:40 pm

February 13th 1996 – Martin Balsam, American actor, died of a sudden stroke in his hotel room in Rome, Italy, while on vacation. He was 76.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/15 at 12:05 am

February 13th 1883 – Richard Wagner, German director and composer, died of a heart attack at the age of 69.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/15 at 1:46 am

February 13th 1542 – Catherine Howard, English wife of Henry VIII of England, beheaded, aged 19.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/15 at 3:34 am

February 13th 2002 – Waylon Jennings, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Highwaymen), died in his sleep of diabetic complications, aged 64.

Jennings gave up his seat on the ill-fated flight that killed Holly and others to J. P. Richardson, who was suffering from a cold. The day of the flight was later known as The Day the Music Died.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/15 at 5:26 am

1542 – Jane Boleyn, Viscountess Rochford, English assistant to Catherine Howard, beheaded, aged 36 or 37.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/15 at 5:27 am


February 13th 1542 – Catherine Howard, English wife of Henry VIII of England, beheaded, aged 19.

1542 – Jane Boleyn, Viscountess Rochford, English assistant to Catherine Howard, beheaded, aged 36 or 37.
Beheaded, same day, same location.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/14/15 at 2:12 am

February 14th 1975 – P. G. Wodehouse, English author and poet, died of a heart attack at the age of 93.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/14/15 at 11:49 pm

February 14th 1999 – Buddy Knox, American singer-songwriter and guitarist, died from lung cancer, aged 65.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/15/15 at 12:27 am

February 15th 2002 – Howard K. Smith, American journalist, died from pneumonia, aged 87.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/15 at 6:00 am

February 19th 1997 – Deng Xiaoping, Chinese politician, 1st Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China, died from a lung infection and Parkinson's disease aged 92.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/20/15 at 12:13 am

February 20th 2010 – Alexander Haig, American general and politician, 59th United States Secretary of State, died at the age of 85, from complications from a staphylococcal infection.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/20/15 at 5:00 am

1980 - AC/DC lead singer Bon Scott dies after a night of heavy drinking. The coroner's report lists "death by misadventure" as the cause.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/21/15 at 2:28 am

2013 – Bob Godfrey, Australian-English animator, died at the age of 91.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/21/15 at 6:05 am

1965 – Malcolm X, American minister and activist, assassinated, aged 39.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/21/15 at 6:26 pm

1945 – Eric Liddell, Scottish runner, inoperable brain tumour; overwork and malnourishment may have hastened his death, died aged 43.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/22/15 at 7:42 pm

2002 – Chuck Jones, American animator, producer, and screenwriter, died of heart failure, aged 89.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/23/15 at 12:35 am

1995 – James Herriot, English veterinarian and author, died of cancer aged 78.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/23/15 at 2:03 am

1965 – Stan Laurel, English actor and director, after suffering a heart attack, aged 74.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/23/15 at 4:20 am

1934 – Edward Elgar, English composer and academic, died from colorectal cancer, aged 76.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/24/15 at 2:25 am

2014 – Harold Ramis, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter, died of complications of the disease autoimmune inflammatory vasculitis, aged 69.  :\'(

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/24/15 at 4:30 am

2006 – Dennis Weaver, American actor, died of complications of cancer, aged 81.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/24/15 at 6:13 am

1990 – Johnnie Ray, American singer-songwriter and pianist, died of liver failure, aged 63.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/24/15 at 7:23 pm

1993 – Bobby Moore, English footballer, captain of the England team that won the 1966 World Cup, died from bowel and liver cancer, at the age of  51.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/24/15 at 8:27 pm

1994 – Dinah Shore, American actress and singer (b. 1916)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/25/15 at 12:31 am

2014 – Jim Lange, American game show host, died of a heart attack, aged 81.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/25/15 at 3:37 am

2014 – Peter Callander, English songwriter and producer, died aged 74.

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Written By: LyricBoy on 02/25/15 at 5:51 am


2014 – Jim Lange, American game show host, died of a heart attack, aged 81.


What game shows did Jim Lange host? ???

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/25/15 at 5:56 am


What game shows did Jim Lange host? ???
Lange's network television career began in San Francisco with The Ford Show in 1962, where he was the announcer for and sidekick to host Tennessee Ernie Ford. Three years later he would sign on to host The Dating Game. While still on-air at KSFO, he commuted to Los Angeles to tape the TV program. His other game shows included $100,000 Name That Tune, The $1,000,000 Chance of a Lifetime, Hollywood Connection, Bullseye and the ABC version of The New Newlywed Game, as well as short-lived shows including, Spin-Off, Triple Threat and Give-n-Take. Lange also appeared as himself on Bewitched, Laverne & Shirley, The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!, Parker Lewis Can't Lose and Moesha. He appeared as a celebrity player on Scrabble during their 1988 "Game Show Host Week", and on Hollywood Squares for their "Game Show Week" in December 2002.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/25/15 at 7:07 am

1601 – Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, English politician (b. 1566)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/25/15 at 8:06 pm

1983 – Tennessee Williams, American playwright, died from lung cancer, aged 71.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/25/15 at 9:35 pm

1934 – John McGraw, American baseball player and manager, died of uremic poisoning at the age of 60.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/26/15 at 1:01 am

2014 – Tim Wilson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist, died of a heart attack, aged 52.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/26/15 at 2:14 am

2009 – Wendy Richard, English actress,  died of breast cancer, aged 65

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/26/15 at 6:59 am

1903 – Richard Jordan Gatling, American inventor, invented the Gatling gun (b. 1818)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/26/15 at 9:11 pm

1998 – James Algar, American director, screenwriter and producer, died at 85.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/26/15 at 10:37 pm

2012 – Richard Carpenter, English actor and screenwriter (b. 1929)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/26/15 at 11:49 pm

1990 – Cornell Gunter, American singer (The Coasters, The Platters, and The Flairs) (b. 1938)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/27/15 at 12:53 am

2013 – Richard Street, American singer-songwriter (The Temptations and The Monitors) (b. 1942)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/27/15 at 2:31 am

1968 – Frankie Lymon, American singer-songwriter (The Teenagers) (b. 1942)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/27/15 at 5:23 am

2006 – Linda Smith, English comedian and author (b. 1958)  :\'(

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/28/15 at 5:21 am

2012 – Hal Roach, Irish comedian and author (b. 1927)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/28/15 at 7:28 am

2011 – Jane Russell, American actress (b. 1921)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/28/15 at 9:43 pm

1974 – Bobby Bloom, American singer-songwriter, accidentally shot himself, aged 28.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/01/15 at 2:10 am

2006 – Jack Wild, English actor, died from oral cancer, aged 53.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/01/15 at 3:49 am

2006 – Peter Osgood, English footballer, died from a heart attack, aged 59

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/01/15 at 5:15 am

1984 – Jackie Coogan, American actor, died of cardiac arrest at age 69.

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Written By: LyricBoy on 03/01/15 at 4:44 pm


1984 – Jackie Coogan, American actor, died of cardiac arrest at age 69.


Jackie was one of the early victims of the "Adams Family Curse".

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/01/15 at 8:01 pm

2014 – Alain Resnais, French director, cinematographer, and screenwriter, aged 91.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/02/15 at 9:26 am

1982 – Philip K. Dick, American author (b. 1928)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/02/15 at 7:31 pm

1930 – D. H. Lawrence, English author, poet, and playwright (b. 1885)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/03/15 at 1:42 am

2010 – Michael Foot, English politician (b. 1913)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/03/15 at 3:31 am

1959 – Lou Costello, American actor, singer, and producer, died of a heart attack at the age of 52.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/03/15 at 3:32 am


1959 – Lou Costello, American actor, singer, and producer, died of a heart attack at the age of 52.
That same year on December 5, Lou's widow Anne died from an apparent heart attack at age 47.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/03/15 at 7:13 am

2006 – Ivor Cutler, Scottish poet and songwriter (b. 1923)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: c_keenan2001@hotmail.com on 03/03/15 at 11:21 am


Jackie was one of the early victims of the "Adams Family Curse".


That just leaves John Astin and Lisa Lorning left.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/04/15 at 12:29 am

2011 – Johnny Preston, American singer (b. 1939)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/04/15 at 1:08 am

1981 – Torin Thatcher, actor (b. 1905)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/04/15 at 2:45 am

1982 – Dorothy Eden, New Zealand-English author (b. 1912)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/04/15 at 5:09 am

1795 – John Collins, British-American politician, 3rd Governor of Rhode Island (b. 1717)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/04/15 at 9:28 pm

1994 – John Candy, Canadian comedian and actor, died from a heart attack aged 43.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/05/15 at 1:20 am

1963 – Patsy Cline, American singer-songwriter, died in a plane crash aged 30.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/05/15 at 1:22 am

All died on March 5th 1953

– Herman J. Mankiewicz, American screenwriter and producer (b. 1897)
– Sergei Prokofiev, Russian pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1891)
– Joseph Stalin, Russian marshal and politician, 3rd leader of the Soviet Union (b. 1878)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/05/15 at 2:59 am

1984 – Tito Gobbi, Italian opera singer (b. 1915)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/05/15 at 4:52 am

1982 – John Belushi, American actor, died from overdose of cocaine and heroin, a drug combination also known as a speedball, aged 33.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: LyricBoy on 03/08/15 at 12:46 pm

1988 - John Curtis Holmes, American adult film actor who starred in 2250 movies and "loops", dies from AIDS complications, aged 43.

http://m1.wholesite.com/2012/11/6/860a5a90-029f-4184-69c3-c92881fad462/Holmes.jpg

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Written By: Howard on 03/08/15 at 2:49 pm


1988 - John Curtis Holmes, American adult film actor who starred in 2250 movies and "loops", dies from AIDS complications, aged 43.

http://m1.wholesite.com/2012/11/6/860a5a90-029f-4184-69c3-c92881fad462/Holmes.jpg


Wasn't he gay or was he bi? ???

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: LyricBoy on 03/08/15 at 2:59 pm


Wasn't he gay or was he bi? ???


He did a gay movie called "The Private Pleasures of John C. Holmes".  It is theorized that this is where he contracted AIDS, because the other two male stars preceded Holmes in death, all by AIDS.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/09/15 at 10:59 am

1996 – George Burns, American actor and singer, died from a cardiac arrest, aged 100.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/09/15 at 11:37 am

1992 – Menachem Begin, Israeli politician, 6th Prime Minister of Israel, recipient of the Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1913)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/09/15 at 12:41 pm

1997 – The Notorious B.I.G., American rapper (Junior M.A.F.I.A.) (b. 1972)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/10/15 at 2:13 am

1988 – Andy Gibb, English-Australian singer and actor, slumped into unconsciousness and died as a result of myocarditis, an inflammation of the heart muscle caused by a recent viral infection, aged 30.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/10/15 at 6:26 am

1998 – Lloyd Bridges, American actor (b. 1913)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/10/15 at 1:46 pm

2005 – Dave Allen, Irish comedian and actor (b. 1936)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/15 at 7:32 am

1619 – Richard Burbage, English actor (b. 1567)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/14/15 at 2:45 am

1883 – Karl Marx, German philosopher and theorist, died from bronchitis and pleurisy, aged 64.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/14/15 at 6:07 am

1997 – Fred Zinnemann, Austrian-American director and producer (b. 1907)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/14/15 at 2:34 pm

1976 – Busby Berkeley, American director and choreographer (b. 1895)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/15/15 at 7:02 am

44 BC– Julius Caesar, Roman general and statesman (b. 100 BC)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/15/15 at 8:03 am

1670 – John Davenport, English-American clergyman, co-founded the New Haven Colony (b. 1597)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/15/15 at 8:32 am

1937 – H. P. Lovecraft, American author (b. 1890)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/15/15 at 11:50 am

1998 – Benjamin Spock, American pediatrician and author (b. 1903)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/16/15 at 5:00 am

37 – Tiberius, Roman emperor (b. 42 BC)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/16/15 at 6:18 am

1485 – Anne Neville, English wife of Richard III of England (b. 1456)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/17/15 at 1:52 pm

460 – Saint Patrick, Irish missionary and bishop (b. 387)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/17/15 at 3:18 pm

1990 – Capucine, French model and actress (b. 1931)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/17/15 at 3:19 pm

1994 – Mai Zetterling, Swedish-English actress and director (b. 1925)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/17/15 at 4:41 pm

1997 – Jermaine Stewart, American singer-songwriter and dancer (b. 1957)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/18/15 at 2:39 pm

2013 – Robin M. Williams, New Zealand mathematician and academic (b. 1919)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/18/15 at 6:10 pm

2008 – Anthony Minghella, English director and screenwriter (b. 1954)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/15 at 4:30 am

2008 – Paul Scofield, English actor (b. 1922)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/15 at 4:32 am

2008 – Arthur C. Clarke, English author, died in Sri Lanka after suffering from respiratory failure, aged 90.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/15 at 5:02 am

2005 – John DeLorean, American engineer and businessman, founded the DeLorean Motor Company (b. 1925)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/15 at 7:15 am

1979 – Richard Beckinsale, English actor (b. 1947)  :\'(

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/15 at 10:48 am

1982 – Alan Badel, English actor (b. 1923)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/15 at 12:49 pm

1950 – Edgar Rice Burroughs, American author (b. 1875)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/25/15 at 2:31 am

March 24th 1603 – Elizabeth I of England (b. 1533)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/25/15 at 6:42 am

2002 – Kenneth Wolstenholme, English sportscaster (b. 1920)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/25/15 at 12:06 pm

1996 – John Snagge, English journalist (b. 1904)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/25/15 at 3:02 pm

1918 – Claude Debussy, French composer (b. 1862)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/26/15 at 3:29 am

1726 – John Vanbrugh, English playwright and architect, designed Blenheim Palace and Castle Howard (b. 1664)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/26/15 at 11:29 am

1827 – Ludwig van Beethoven, German pianist and composer (b. 1770)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/17/15 at 3:28 am

1960 – Eddie Cochran, American singer-songwriter and guitarist, died as a result of a traffic accident in a taxi, aged 21.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/17/15 at 7:52 am

1790 – Benjamin Franklin, American inventor, publisher, and politician, 6th President of Pennsylvania (b. 1706)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/17/15 at 9:50 am

1998 – Linda McCartney, American singer-songwriter, photographer, and activist (Wings) (b. 1941)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/18/15 at 4:23 am

1567 – Wilhelm von Grumbach, German adventurer (b. 1503)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/18/15 at 5:54 am

1898 – Gustave Moreau, French painter (b. 1826)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/18/15 at 12:30 pm

1945 – John Ambrose Fleming, English physicist and engineer, invented the vacuum tube (b. 1849)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/19/15 at 12:54 pm

2009 – J. G. Ballard, Chinese-English author (b. 1930)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/20/15 at 4:17 am

2013 – Nosher Powell, English actor and boxer (b. 1928)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/20/15 at 5:30 am

2012 – Bert Weedon, English guitarist and songwriter (b. 1920)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/20/15 at 9:21 am

1992 – Benny Hill, English comedian and actor (b. 1924)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/20/15 at 12:46 pm

1769 – Chief Pontiac, American tribal leader (b. 1720)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/20/15 at 12:46 pm

1912 – Bram Stoker, Irish author (b. 1847)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/21/15 at 1:24 am

2010 – Mr. Hito, Japanese wrestler (b. 1942)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/21/15 at 2:48 am

2003 – Nina Simone, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and activist (b. 1933)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/21/15 at 5:38 am

1977 – Gummo Marx, American actor (b. 1892)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/22/15 at 4:06 am

2013 – Richie Havens, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1941)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/22/15 at 4:06 am

2005 – Norman Bird, English actor (b. 1920)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/22/15 at 7:17 am

2002 – Linda Lovelace, American porn actress (b. 1949)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/22/15 at 7:17 am

1994 – Richard Nixon, American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician, 37th President of the United States (b. 1913)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/22/15 at 2:46 pm

1933 – Henry Royce, English engineer and businessman, co-founded Rolls-Royce Limited (b. 1863)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/15 at 1:03 am

2011 – John Sullivan, English screenwriter and producer (b. 1946)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/15 at 2:43 am

2007 – Boris Yeltsin, Russian politician, 1st President of Russia (b. 1931)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: c_keenan2001@hotmail.com on 04/23/15 at 2:08 pm

2012 Billy Bryans co-founder, and drummer of the 1980s Canadian band Parachute Club and music producer succumbs to lung cancer in a Toronto Hospice at the age of 63. (Born in Montreal in 1946)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/15 at 2:33 pm

2005 – John Mills, English actor (b. 1908)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/15 at 12:40 am

2014 – Sandy Jardine, Scottish footballer and manager (b. 1948)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/15 at 1:45 am

2004 – Estée Lauder, American businesswoman, co-founded Estée Lauder Companies (b. 1906)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/15 at 7:46 am

2001 – Al Hibbler, American singer (b. 1915)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/15 at 11:33 am

1986 – Wallis Simpson, American socialite, for whom Edward VIII abdicated in 1936

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/15 at 1:03 pm

1975 – Pete Ham, Welsh singer-songwriter and guitarist (Badfinger) (b. 1947)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/15 at 2:29 pm

1974 – Bud Abbott, American actor and producer (b. 1895)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/15 at 8:49 am

2010 – Alan Sillitoe, English author and screenwriter (b. 1928)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/15 at 11:28 am

2009 – Bea Arthur, American actress and singer (b. 1922)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/15 at 11:29 am

2008 – Humphrey Lyttelton, English trumpet player, composer, and radio host (b. 1921)  :\'(

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: LyricBoy on 04/25/15 at 11:50 am


2009 – Bea Arthur, American actress and singer (b. 1922)


Wow it is hard to believe that Bea has been gone that long.  :-\\  She was hot.  :P

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/15 at 4:38 pm

2007 – Alan Ball, Jr., English footballer and manager (b. 1945)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/26/15 at 2:43 am

2005 – Maria Schell, Austrian-Swiss actress (b. 1926)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/26/15 at 4:28 am

1999 – Jill Dando, English journalist (b. 1961)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/26/15 at 6:52 am

1989 – Lucille Ball, American actress and producer (b. 1911)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/26/15 at 11:21 am

1984 – Count Basie, American pianist, composer, and bandleader (b. 1904)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/29/15 at 11:04 am

2014 – Bob Hoskins, English actor, singer, and director (b. 1942)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/15 at 4:57 am

1994 – Richard Scarry, American author and illustrator (b. 1919)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/15 at 7:25 am

1989 – Sergio Leone, Italian director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1929)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/15 at 9:24 am

1983 – Muddy Waters, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and bandleader (b. 1913)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/15 at 3:10 pm

1974 – Agnes Moorehead, American actress (b. 1900)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/01/15 at 1:40 am

2013 – Chris Kelly, American rapper (Kris Kross) (b. 1978)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/01/15 at 4:52 am

2011 – Henry Cooper, English boxer (b. 1934)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/01/15 at 4:53 am

2011 – Ted Lowe, English sportscaster (b. 1920)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/01/15 at 4:54 am


2011 – Henry Cooper, English boxer (b. 1934)

2011 – Ted Lowe, English sportscaster (b. 1920)
Two British sporting associated legends died on the same day.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/01/15 at 5:30 am

1999 – The body of British climber George Mallory is found on Mount Everest, 75 years after his disappearance in 1924.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/01/15 at 5:55 am

1994 – Ayrton Senna, Brazilian race car driver (b. 1960)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/01/15 at 8:07 am

1986 – Hylda Baker, English actress (b. 1905)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/01/15 at 11:45 am

1978 – Aram Khachaturian, Georgian-Armenian composer (b. 1903)

Subject: Re: Celebrity? Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/01/15 at 11:46 am

1945
– Joseph Goebbels, German politician, Chancellor of Germany (b. 1897)
– Magda Goebbels, German wife of Joseph Goebbels (b. 1901)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/15 at 4:48 am

1981 – Bobby Sands, Irish soldier and politician (b. 1954)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/15 at 7:53 am

1962 – Ernest Tyldesley, English cricketer (b. 1889)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/15 at 7:20 am

2014 – Antony Hopkins, English pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1921)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/15 at 10:40 am

2009 – Viola Wills, American singer (b. 1939)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/15 at 2:40 pm

1862 – Henry David Thoreau, American author and philosopher (b. 1817)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/15 at 4:37 am

2013 – Aubrey Woods, English actor and singer (b. 1928)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/15 at 5:53 am

2011 – Seve Ballesteros, Spanish golfer (b. 1957)  :\'(

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/15 at 6:10 am

1987 – Colin Blakely, Irish-English actor (b. 1930)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/15 at 8:56 am

1940 – George Lansbury, English journalist and politician (b. 1859)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/15 at 10:30 am

2000 – Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., American captain, actor, and producer (b. 1909)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/08/15 at 4:28 am

May 8th 2009 – Dom DiMaggio, American baseball player (b. 1917)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/08/15 at 7:42 am

May 8th 1999 – Dirk Bogarde, English actor and screenwriter (b. 1921)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/08/15 at 12:54 pm

May 8th 1988 – Robert A. Heinlein, American author (b. 1907)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/09/15 at 2:34 am

May 9th 2014 – Mary Stewart, English-Scottish author (b. 1916)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/09/15 at 3:33 am

May 9th 2012 – Vidal Sassoon, English-American hairdresser (b. 1928)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/09/15 at 9:23 am

May 9th 2010 – Lena Horne, American singer, actress, and dancer (b. 1917)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/09/15 at 11:43 am

May 9th 1998 – Alice Faye, American actress and singer (b. 1915)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/10/15 at 12:38 pm

May 10th 2006 – Val Guest, English-American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1911)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/12/15 at 3:28 am

May 12th 2014 – H. R. Giger, Swiss painter, sculptor, and set designer (b. 1940)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/12/15 at 3:59 am

May 12th 2001 – Perry Como, American singer and television host (b. 1912)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/12/15 at 7:13 am

May 12th 1957 – Erich von Stroheim, Austrian-born American actor, director, and producer (b. 1885)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/12/15 at 9:07 am

May 12th 1967 – John Masefield, English poet and author (b. 1878)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/15 at 3:34 am

2006 – Lew Anderson, American actor and saxophonist (b. 1922)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/15 at 3:35 am

May 14th 2004 – Anna Lee, English actress (b. 1913)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/15 at 5:01 am

May 14th 2003 – Robert Stack, American actor (b. 1919)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/15 at 6:55 am

May 14th 2003 – Wendy Hiller, English-American actress (b. 1912)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/15 at 8:27 am

May 14th 1998 – Frank Sinatra, American singer and actor (b. 1915)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/15 at 9:27 am

May 14th 1993 – William Randolph Hearst, Jr., American journalist (b. 1908)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/15 at 11:14 am

May 14th 1987 – Rita Hayworth, American actress and dancer (b. 1918)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/15 at 1:10 pm

May 14th 1980 – Hugh Griffith, Welsh-English actor (b. 1912)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/16/15 at 3:58 am

May 16th 2014 – Chris Duckworth, Zimbabwean-South African cricketer (b. 1933)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/16/15 at 9:42 am

May 16th 2013 – Paul Shane, English actor and singer (b. 1940)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/16/15 at 11:28 am

May 16th 2011 – Edward Hardwicke, English actor (b. 1932)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/16/15 at 2:29 pm

May 16th 2003 – Mark McCormack, American lawyer and sports agent, founded IMG (b. 1930)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/17/15 at 9:28 am

May 17th 2004 – Tony Randall, American actor, director, and producer (b. 1920)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/17/15 at 10:41 am

1996 – Johnny "Guitar" Watson, American singer and guitarist (b. 1935)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/17/15 at 11:56 am

1992 – Lawrence Welk, American accordion player and bandleader (b. 1903)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/17/15 at 1:27 pm

1935 – Paul Dukas, French composer, critic, scholar, and educator (b. 1865)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/18/15 at 5:09 am

May 18th 2014 – Jerry Vale, American singer and actor (b. 1932)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/18/15 at 7:19 am

May 18th 2013 – Steve Forrest, American actor (b. 1925)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/18/15 at 10:45 am

May 18th 2012 – Peter Jones, English-Australian drummer (Crowded House and Deadstar) (b. 1967)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/18/15 at 11:57 am

May 18th 2012 – Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, German opera singer and conductor (b. 1925)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/18/15 at 2:31 pm

May 18th 1995 – Elizabeth Montgomery, American actress (b. 1933)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/18/15 at 3:44 pm

1990 – Jill Ireland, English-American actress (b. 1936)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/19/15 at 4:02 am

May 19th 2014 – Jack Brabham, Australian race car driver (b. 1926)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/19/15 at 4:08 am

May 19th 1536 – Anne Boleyn, the second wife of Henry VIII of England, is beheaded for adultery, treason, and incest.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/19/15 at 5:30 am

May 19th  2006 – Freddie Garrity, English singer and actor (Freddie and the Dreamers) (b. 1940)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/19/15 at 10:41 am

May 19th 2003 – Camoflauge, American rapper (b. 1981)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/19/15 at 10:42 am

May 19th 1994 – Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, American journalist, 37th First Lady of the United States (b. 1929)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/19/15 at 1:39 pm

May 19th 1984 – John Betjeman, English poet and academic (b. 1906)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/22/15 at 4:02 am

May 22nd 2013 – Mick McManus, English wrestler (b. 1920)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/22/15 at 9:45 am

May 22nd 2011 – Joseph Brooks, American director, producer, screenwriter, and composer (b. 1938)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/22/15 at 11:43 am

May 22nd 2005 – Julia Randall, American poet and academic (b. 1924)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/22/15 at 2:23 pm

May 22nd 1985 – Wolfgang Reitherman, German-American animator, director, and producer (b. 1909)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/23/15 at 12:55 am

May 23rd 2014 – Michael Gottlieb, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1945)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/23/15 at 11:29 am

May 23rd 2002 – Sam Snead, American golfer (b. 1912)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/26/15 at 8:44 am

May 26th 2013 – Jack Vance, American author (b. 1916)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/26/15 at 9:18 am

May 26th 2012 – Stephen Healey, Welsh captain (b. 1982)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/26/15 at 1:37 pm

May 26th 2008 – Sydney Pollack, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1934)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/26/15 at 3:06 pm

May 26th 2005 – Eddie Albert, American actor and singer (b. 1906)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/29/15 at 12:34 am

May 29th 2010 – Dennis Hopper, American actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1936)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/29/15 at 1:25 am

May 29th 2008 – Harvey Korman, American actor, singer, and director (b. 1927)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/29/15 at 5:06 am

May 29th 1998 – Barry Goldwater, American general and politician (b. 1909)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/29/15 at 7:31 am

May 29th 1997 – Jeff Buckley, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Gods and Monsters) (b. 1966)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/29/15 at 9:37 am

May 29th 1982 – Romy Schneider, Austrian actress (b. 1938)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/30/15 at 4:22 am

May 30th 2006 – Robert Sterling, American actor (b. 1917)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/30/15 at 8:05 am

May 30th 2003 – Mickie Most, English singer and producer, founded Rak Records (b. 1938)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/30/15 at 10:42 am

May 30th 2000 – Doris Hare, Welsh-English actress (b. 1905)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/30/15 at 12:41 pm

May 30th 1995 – Bobby Stokes, English footballer (b. 1951)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/01/15 at 4:53 am

June 1st 2008 – Yves Saint Laurent, French fashion designer, founded Saint Laurent Paris (b. 1936)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/01/15 at 8:07 am

June 1st 2002 – Hansie Cronje, South African cricketer (b. 1969)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/01/15 at 10:21 am

June 1st 1999 – Christopher Cockerell, English engineer, invented the hovercraft (b. 1910)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/01/15 at 10:22 am

June 1st 2008 – Yves Saint Laurent, French fashion designer, founded Saint Laurent Paris (b. 1936)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/01/15 at 12:48 pm

June 1st 1985 – Richard Greene, English actor (b. 1918)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/01/15 at 1:24 pm

June 1st 1959 – Sax Rohmer, English author (b. 1883)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/02/15 at 4:43 am

June 2nd 1941 – Lou Gehrig, American baseball player (b. 1903)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/02/15 at 7:49 am

June 2nd 1961 – George S. Kaufman, American director, producer, and playwright (b. 1889)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/02/15 at 8:24 am

June 2nd 2008 - American guitarist and singer Bo Diddley (Ellas Otha Bates) died of heart failure at his home in Archer, Florida aged 79. The legendary singer and performer, was known for his homemade square guitar and his 'shave and a haircut, two bits' rhythm, which influenced artists from Buddy Holly to Bruce Springsteen, The Rolling Stones and U2.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/02/15 at 9:34 am

June 2nd 1977 – Stephen Boyd, Northern Irish-born American actor (b. 1931)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/02/15 at 12:22 pm

June 2nd 1999 – Junior Braithwaite, Jamaican singer (Bob Marley and the Wailers) (b. 1949)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/02/15 at 1:16 pm

June 2nd 1987 – Sammy Kaye, American bandleader and songwriter (b. 1910)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/02/15 at 3:15 pm

June 2nd 1990 – Rex Harrison, English-American actor and singer (b. 1908)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/03/15 at 2:35 am

June 3rd 1875 – Georges Bizet, French composer (b. 1838)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/03/15 at 4:15 am

June 3rd 1899 – Johann Strauss II, Austrian composer (b. 1825)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/03/15 at 5:58 am

June 3rd 1924 – Franz Kafka, Czech author (b. 1883)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/03/15 at 8:55 am

June 3rd 1963 – Pope John XXIII (b. 1881)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/03/15 at 10:50 am

June 3rd 1986 – Anna Neagle, English actress and singer (b. 1904)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/03/15 at 12:42 pm

June 3rd 1992 – Robert Morley, English actor and screenwriter (b. 1908)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/03/15 at 2:31 pm

June 3rd 2001 – Anthony Quinn, Mexican-American actor and producer (b. 1915)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/03/15 at 2:53 pm

June 3rd 2004 – Frances Shand Kydd, English mother of Diana, Princess of Wales (b. 1936)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/03/15 at 3:17 pm

June 3rd 2009 – David Carradine, American actor, director, and producer (b. 1936)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/03/15 at 3:36 pm

June 3rd 2011 – Andrew Gold, American singer-songwriter and producer (Wax) (b. 1951)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/04/15 at 5:49 am

June 4th 1798 – Giacomo Casanova, Italian adventurer and author (b. 1725)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/04/15 at 7:36 am

June 4th 1941 – Wilhelm II, German Emperor (b. 1859)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/04/15 at 8:18 am

June 4th 1928 – The President of the Republic of China, Zhang Zuolin, is assassinated by Japanese agents.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/04/15 at 8:24 am

June 4th 1968 – Dorothy Gish, American actress (b. 1898)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/04/15 at 9:25 am

June 4th 1973 – Murry Wilson, American songwriter, producer, and manager (b. 1917)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/04/15 at 11:00 am

June 4th 2013 – Will Wynn, American football player (b. 1949)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/04/15 at 11:32 am

June 4th 2007 – Freddie Scott, American singer-songwriter (b. 1933)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/05/15 at 4:57 am

June 5th 2002 - Dee Dee Ramone (Douglas Glenn Colvin), bass guitarist with The Ramones died at his Hollywood, California apartment of a heroin overdose aged 49. He was the group's primary songwriter, penning songs such as 'Rockaway Beach', '53rd & 3rd', and 'Poison Heart'.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/05/15 at 5:22 am

June 5th 754 – Saint Boniface, English missionary, bishop, and martyr (b. 675)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/05/15 at 6:32 am

June 5th 1866 – John McDouall Stuart, Scottish explorer and surveyor (b. 1815)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/05/15 at 7:52 am

June 5th 1900 – Stephen Crane, American author (b. 1871)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/05/15 at 8:40 am

June 5th 1910 – O. Henry, American author (b. 1862)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/05/15 at 10:54 am

June 5th 1993 – Conway Twitty, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1933)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/05/15 at 11:31 am

June 5th 1999 – Mel Tormé, American singer-songwriter and actor (b. 1925)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/05/15 at 12:33 pm

June 5th 2000 – Don Liddle, American baseball player (b. 1925)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/05/15 at 1:25 pm

June 5th 2004 – Ronald Reagan, American actor and politician, 40th President of the United States (b. 1911)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/05/15 at 3:13 pm

June 5th 2012 – Ray Bradbury, American author (b. 1920)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/06/15 at 1:52 am

June 6th 1134 – Norbert of Xanten, German bishop and saint (b. 1060)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/06/15 at 3:01 am

June 6th 1968 – Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy: Robert F. Kennedy, Democratic Party senator from New York and brother of 35th President John F. Kennedy, dies from gunshot wounds inflicted on June 5.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/06/15 at 3:33 am

June 6th 1966, Roy Orbison's first wife, Claudette, was killed when a truck pulled out of a side road and collided with the motorbike that she and her husband were riding on in Gallatin, Texas, she was 25.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/06/15 at 6:15 am

June 6th 1799 – Patrick Henry, American lawyer and politician, 1st Governor of Virginia (b. 1736)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/06/15 at 7:19 am

June 6th 1891 – John A. Macdonald, Scottish-Canadian lawyer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Canada (b. 1815)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/06/15 at 9:01 am

June 6th 1941 – Louis Chevrolet, Swiss-American race car driver and businessman, founded Chevrolet and Frontenac Motor Corporation (b. 1878)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/06/15 at 12:37 pm

June 6th 1947 – James Agate, English author and critic (b. 1877)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/07/15 at 5:09 am

June 7th 1329 – Robert the Bruce, Scottish king (b. 1274)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/07/15 at 2:37 pm

June 7th 1937 – Jean Harlow, American actress and singer (b. 1911)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/08/15 at 6:04 am

June 8th 632 – Muhammad, Muslim prophet (b. 570)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/08/15 at 8:54 am

June 8th 1809 – Thomas Paine, English-American theorist and author (b. 1737)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/08/15 at 10:46 am

June 8th 1845 – Andrew Jackson, American general, judge, and politician, 7th President of the United States (b. 1767)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/08/15 at 12:08 pm

June 8th 1876 – George Sand, French author (b. 1804)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/08/15 at 2:32 pm

June 8th 1889 – Gerard Manley Hopkins, English priest and poet (b. 1844)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/08/15 at 3:01 pm

June 8th 1969 – Robert Taylor, American actor and singer (b. 1911)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/08/15 at 3:37 pm

June 8th 2014 – Billy McCool, American baseball player (b. 1944)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/09/15 at 1:00 am

June 9th 68 – Nero, Roman emperor (b. 37)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/09/15 at 3:41 am

June 9th 1870 – Charles Dickens, English author and critic (b. 1812)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/09/15 at 8:22 am

June 9th 1958 – Robert Donat, English actor (b. 1905)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/09/15 at 10:42 am

June 9th 2013 – Iain Banks, Scottish author (b. 1954)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/09/15 at 12:45 pm

June 9th 2013 – Bruno Bartoletti, Italian conductor (b. 1926)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/10/15 at 4:50 am

June 10th 323 BC – Alexander the Great, Macedonian king (b. 356 BC)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/10/15 at 5:06 am

June 10th 1099 – El Cid (b. 1043)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/10/15 at 5:21 am

June 10th 1261 – Matilda of Brandenburg, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg (b. c.1210)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/10/15 at 5:25 am

Yesterday in 2015, James Last, the German composer and big band leader.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/10/15 at 5:46 am

June 10th 1735 – Thomas Hearne, English antiquarian (b. 1678)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/10/15 at 6:09 am

June 10th 1934 – Frederick Delius, English composer (b. 1862)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/10/15 at 6:46 am

June 10th 1940 – Marcus Garvey, Jamaican journalist and activist, founded the Black Star Line (b. 1887)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/10/15 at 7:24 am

June 10th 1967 – Spencer Tracy, American actor and singer (b. 1900)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/10/15 at 10:15 am

June 10th 1971 – Michael Rennie, English actor and producer (b. 1909)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/10/15 at 10:56 am

June 10th 1974 – Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester (b. 1900)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/10/15 at 12:04 pm

June 10th 1976 – Adolph Zukor, Hungarian-American film producer, co-founded Paramount Pictures (b. 1873)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/10/15 at 12:58 pm

June 10th 1982 – Rainer Werner Fassbinder, German actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1945)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/10/15 at 2:15 pm

June 10th 1988 – Louis L'Amour, American author (b. 1908)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/10/15 at 2:42 pm

June 10th 1993 – Les Dawson, English comedian, actor, and screenwriter (b. 1934)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/10/15 at 2:49 pm

June 10th 1982 - Addie Harris from The Shirelles died of a heart attack after a show in Atlanta. 1961 US No.1 & UK No.4 single 'Will You Love Me Tomorrow'. Became the first all girl group to have a number one single on the Billboard Hot 100.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/10/15 at 3:06 pm

June 10th 1996 – Jo Van Fleet, American actress (b. 1914)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/10/15 at 3:59 pm

June 10th 1998 – Hammond Innes, English author (b. 1914)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/10/15 at 4:24 pm

June 10th 2000 – Brian Statham, English cricketer (b. 1930)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/11/15 at 12:31 am

June 11th 1183 – Henry the Young King of England (b. 1155)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/11/15 at 1:25 am

June 11th 1488 – James III of Scotland (b. 1451)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/11/15 at 5:49 am

June 11th 1796 – Samuel Whitbread, English brewer and politician, founded the Whitbread Company (b. 1720)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/11/15 at 7:43 am

June 11th 1979 – John Wayne, American actor, director, and producer (b. 1907)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/11/15 at 9:49 am

June 11th 1998 – Catherine Cookson, English author (b. 1906)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/11/15 at 11:11 am

June 11th 1999 – DeForest Kelley, American actor and screenwriter (b. 1920)

Subject: Re: Non-Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/11/15 at 12:33 pm

June 11th 2001 – Timothy McVeigh, American terrorist (executed for role in Oklahoma City bombing) (b. 1968)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/11/15 at 1:36 pm

June 11th 2014 – Ruby Dee, American actress, singer, and poet (b. 1922)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: nally on 06/15/15 at 11:22 pm

June 15th - Today is the one-year anniversary of Casey Kasem's death. Born 27 April 1932, he passed away on 15 June 2014 (one year ago today) -- Father's Day -- at age 82. :\'( He was an American radio host, best known for his long-running "American Top 40" show (he even had other countdown shows over time).

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Howard on 06/16/15 at 1:50 pm


June 15th - Today is the one-year anniversary of Casey Kasem's death. Born 27 April 1932, he passed away on 15 June 2014 (one year ago today) -- Father's Day -- at age 82. :\'( He was an American radio host, best known for his long-running "American Top 40" show (he even had other countdown shows over time).


I remember when he passed away, I was saddened by his passing. :\'(

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/18/15 at 6:00 am

June 18th 1749 – Ambrose Philips, English poet and politician (b. 1674)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/18/15 at 9:56 am

June 18th 1835 – William Cobbett, English farmer and journalist (b. 1763)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/18/15 at 11:47 am

June 18th 1902 – Samuel Butler, English author and poet (b. 1835)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/18/15 at 12:11 pm

June 18th 1928 – Roald Amundsen, Norwegian explorer (b. 1872)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/18/15 at 1:45 pm

June 18th 1936 – Maxim Gorky, Russian author (b. 1868)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/19/15 at 3:59 am

June 19th 1820 – Joseph Banks, English botanist and author (b. 1743)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/19/15 at 5:31 am

June 19th 1937 – J. M. Barrie, Scottish author and playwright (b. 1860)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/19/15 at 7:23 am

June 19th 1966 – Ed Wynn, American actor and singer (b. 1886)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/19/15 at 8:39 am

June 19th 1997 – Bobby Helms, American singer and guitarist (b. 1933)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/19/15 at 8:44 am

June 19th 1953 – Julius and Ethel Rosenberg are executed at Sing Sing, in New York.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/19/15 at 9:05 am

June 19th 1993 – William Golding, English author, poet, and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1911)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/19/15 at 10:18 am

June 19th 2013 – Slim Whitman, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1923)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/19/15 at 10:18 am

June 19th 2014 – Gerry Goffin, American songwriter (b. 1939)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/20/15 at 4:52 am

June 20th 537 – Pope Silverius

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/20/15 at 5:19 am

June 20th 1787 – Carl Friedrich Abel, German viol player and composer (b. 1723)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/20/15 at 6:45 am

June 20th 1837 – William IV of the United Kingdom (b. 1765)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/20/15 at 7:09 am

June 20th 1947 – Bugsy Siegel, American mobster (b. 1906)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/20/15 at 7:25 am

June 20th 1978 – Mark Robson, Canadian-American director and producer (b. 1913)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/20/15 at 7:37 am

June 20th 1984 – Estelle Winwood, English-American actress (b. 1883)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/20/15 at 10:16 am

June 20th 2012 – Judy Agnew, American wife of Spiro Agnew, 29th Second Lady of the United States (b. 1921)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/22/15 at 3:36 am

June 22nd 1276 – Pope Innocent V (b. 1225)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/22/15 at 3:55 am

June 22nd 1874 – Howard Staunton, English chess player (b. 1810)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/22/15 at 5:50 am

June 22nd 1757 – George Vancouver, English lieutenant and explorer (d. 1798)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/22/15 at 8:10 am

June 22nd 1928 – A. B. Frost, American illustrator (b. 1851)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/22/15 at 8:34 am

June 22nd 1933 – Tim Birkin, English race car driver (b. 1896)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/22/15 at 8:54 am

June 22nd 1956 – Walter de la Mare, English poet and author (b. 1873)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/22/15 at 9:24 am

June 22nd 1969 - American singer, actress, Judy Garland, died of a barbiturate overdose aged 47, she was found on the floor of her rented Chelsea home, in London, UK. Made more than two dozen films, played Dorothy in the 1939 film 'Wizard Of Oz', sang 'Over The Rainbow' in the film, (voted the 'Song Of The Century' in a 2001 poll published in America). 1961 US No.1 comeback album 'Judy At Carnegie Hall'.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/22/15 at 10:31 am

June 22nd 2002 - Darryl Kile (St. Louis Cardinals) was found dead in his hotel room.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/22/15 at 10:58 am

June 22nd 1965 – David O. Selznick, American screenwriter and producer (b. 1902)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/22/15 at 11:41 am

June 22nd 1966 – Thaddeus Shideler, American hurdler (b. 1883)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/22/15 at 12:22 pm

June 22nd 1984 – Joseph Losey, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1909)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/22/15 at 12:57 pm

June 22nd 1987 – Fred Astaire, American actor, singer, and dancer (b. 1899)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/22/15 at 1:19 pm

June 22nd 1988 – Dennis Day, American singer and actor (b. 1916)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/22/15 at 2:19 pm

June 22nd 1993 – Pat Nixon, American economist and educator, 44th First Lady of the United States (b. 1912)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/22/15 at 2:20 pm

June 22nd 1988 - American session guitarist Jesse Ed Davis died of a heroin overdose after collapsing in a laundry room in Venice, California, aged 43. Worked with Conway Twitty, The Monkees, John Lennon, Eric Clapton, Leonard Cohen, Keith Moon, Jackson Browne, Steve Miller, Harry Nilsson and Taj Mahal.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/22/15 at 2:37 pm

June 22nd 2004 – Bob Bemer, American computer scientist and engineer (b. 1920)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/22/15 at 2:57 pm

June 22nd 2008 – George Carlin, American comedian, actor, and author (b. 1937)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/22/15 at 3:31 pm

June 22nd 2014 – Steve Rossi, American comedian and actor (b. 1932)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/23/15 at 2:44 am

June 23rd 79 – Vespasian, Roman emperor (b. 9)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/23/15 at 3:13 am

June 23rd 679 – Æthelthryth, English saint (b. 636)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/23/15 at 3:37 am

June 23rd 1018 – Henry I, Margrave of Austria

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/23/15 at 4:20 am

June 23rd 1222 – Constance of Aragon (b. 1179)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/23/15 at 5:41 am

June 23rd 1314 – Henry de Bohun, English knight

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/23/15 at 7:20 am

June 23rd 1836 – James Mill, Scottish economist, historian, and philosopher (b. 1773)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/23/15 at 8:37 am

June 23rd 1980 – Sanjay Gandhi, Indian politician (b. 1946)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/23/15 at 9:25 am

June 23rd 1995 – Jonas Salk, American biologist and physician (b. 1914)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/23/15 at 10:06 am

June 23rd 1996 – Ray Lindwall, Australian cricketer (b. 1921)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/23/15 at 10:07 am

June 23rd 1998 – Maureen O'Sullivan, Irish-American actress (b. 1911)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/23/15 at 10:50 am

June 23rd 1999 – Buster Merryfield, English actor (b. 1920)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/23/15 at 11:25 am

June 23rd 2006 – Aaron Spelling, American actor, producer, and screenwriter, founded Spelling Television (b. 1923)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/23/15 at 12:40 pm

June 23rd 2009 – Ed McMahon, American game show host and announcer (b. 1923)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/23/15 at 1:23 pm

June 23rd 2011 – Peter Falk, American actor, singer, and producer (b. 1927)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/23/15 at 1:51 pm

June 23rd 2013 – Bobby Bland, American singer-songwriter (b. 1930)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/23/15 at 2:25 pm

June 23rd 2013 – Richard Matheson, American author and screenwriter (b. 1926)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/24/15 at 3:34 am

June 24th 803 – Higbald of Lindisfarne, English bishop

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/24/15 at 4:51 am

June 24th 1519 – Lucrezia Borgia, Italian wife of Alfonso I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara (b. 1480)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/24/15 at 5:32 am

June 24th 1604 – Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, English courtier (b. 1550)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/24/15 at 5:55 am

June 24th 1643 – John Hampden, English politician (b. 1595)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/24/15 at 7:23 am

June 24th 1817 – Thomas McKean, American lawyer and politician, 2nd Governor of Pennsylvania (b. 1734)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/24/15 at 8:34 am

June 24th 1908 – Grover Cleveland, American politician, 22nd and 24th President of the United States (b. 1837)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/24/15 at 9:05 am

June 24th 1968 – Tony Hancock, English actor, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1924)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/24/15 at 10:46 am

June 24th 1969 – Frank King, American cartoonist (b. 1883)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/24/15 at 11:11 am

June 24th 1987 – Jackie Gleason, American actor and singer (b. 1916)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/24/15 at 1:04 pm

June 24th 1997 – Brian Keith, American actor and director (b. 1921)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/24/15 at 1:43 pm

June 24th 2000 – David Tomlinson, English actor and singer (b. 1917)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/24/15 at 2:06 pm

June 24th 2012 – Lonesome George, Ecuadorian tortoise (b. 1910)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/24/15 at 2:07 pm

June 24th 2012 – Lonesome George, Ecuadorian tortoise (b. 1910)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/25/15 at 2:42 am

June 25th 2009 – Farrah Fawcett, American actress and producer (b. 1947)  :\'(

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/25/15 at 2:42 am

June 25th 2009 – Michael Jackson, American singer-songwriter, producer, dancer, and actor (b. 1958)  :\'(

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/25/15 at 3:46 am

June 25th 635 – Emperor Gaozu of Tang (b. 566)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/25/15 at 5:56 am

June 25th 1522 – Franchinus Gaffurius, Italian composer and theorist (b. 1451)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/25/15 at 8:03 am

June 25th 1533 – Mary Tudor, Queen of France (b. 1496)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/25/15 at 9:12 am

June 25th 1634 – John Marston, English poet and playwright (b. 1576)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/25/15 at 10:37 am

June 25th 1767 – Georg Philipp Telemann, German composer and theorist (b. 1681)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/25/15 at 11:33 am

June 25th 1825 – Elizabeth Brontë, second daughter of the Brontë family (b. 1815)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/25/15 at 1:03 pm

June 25th 1822 – E. T. A. Hoffmann, German jurist and author (b. 1776)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: nally on 06/25/15 at 1:06 pm


June 25th 2009 – Farrah Fawcett, American actress and producer (b. 1947)  :\'(

June 25th 2009 – Michael Jackson, American singer-songwriter, producer, dancer, and actor (b. 1958)  :\'(

A day we remember all too well for these two passings. :\'( :\'( (Also a Thursday, just as it is this year.)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/25/15 at 2:12 pm

June 25th 1876 – George Armstrong Custer, American general (b. 1839)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/25/15 at 3:08 pm

June 25th 1937 – Colin Clive, English-American actor (b. 1900)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/25/15 at 3:14 pm

June 25th 1976 – Johnny Mercer, American singer-songwriter, co-founded Capitol Records (b. 1909)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/25/15 at 3:17 pm

June 25th 1997 – Jacques Cousteau, French oceanographer and explorer (b. 1910)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/25/15 at 3:18 pm

June 25th 2010 – Alan Plater, English playwright and screenwriter (b. 1935)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: ralfy on 06/26/15 at 2:18 am

"Avengers star Patrick Macnee dies"

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-33279566

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/26/15 at 3:02 am

June 26th 363 – Julian, Roman emperor (b. 332)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/26/15 at 8:57 am

June 26th 1810 – Joseph-Michel Montgolfier, French inventor, co-invented the hot air balloon (b. 1740)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/26/15 at 9:14 am

June 26th 1718 – Alexei Petrovich, Tsarevich of Russia, Peter the Great's son, mysteriously dies after being sentenced to death by his father for plotting against him.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/26/15 at 9:51 am

June 26th 1939 – Ford Madox Ford, English author, poet, and critic (b. 1873)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/26/15 at 10:39 am

June 26th 1956 – Clifford Brown, American trumpet player and composer (b. 1930)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: nally on 06/26/15 at 1:48 pm

Three years ago today, on 26 June 2012, Doris Singleton (American actress) passed away at the age of 92 (born in September 1919). She had several acting credits to her name, but she may be best remembered for playing the part of 'Carolyn Appleby', a recurring character on I Love Lucy. She was the last surviving adult actor to appear on the show.

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Written By: LyricBoy on 06/28/15 at 2:45 pm

Jim Kelly, the awesome martial arts performer who co-starred with Bruce Lee in the classic chop-socky film Enter The Dragon, passed away two years ago on 6-28-2013.

http://static.rogerebert.com/uploads/blog_post/primary_image/balder-and-dash/his-own-man-jim-kelly-bruce-lee-martial-arts-enter-the-dragon-died-1946-2013/primary_jim-kelly_crop.jpg

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/29/15 at 1:43 am

June 29th 1520 – Moctezuma II, Aztec ruler (b. 1466)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/29/15 at 2:34 am

June 29th 1840 – Lucien Bonaparte, French prince (b. 1775)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/29/15 at 3:21 am

June 29th 1861 – Elizabeth Barrett Browning, English poet (b. 1806)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/29/15 at 4:45 am

June 29th 1933 – Roscoe Arbuckle, American actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1887)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/29/15 at 8:32 am

June 29th 1941 – Ignacy Jan Paderewski, Polish pianist, composer, and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Poland (b. 1860)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/29/15 at 9:28 am

June 29th 1969 - American soul singer Shorty Long drowned aged 29 after his boat capsized on the Detroit River in Michigan. Had the 1968 US No.8 single 'Here Comes The Judge.' He acted as an MC for many of the Motown Revue shows and tours.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/29/15 at 10:23 am

June 29th 1975 - American singer songwriter Tim Buckley died of an overdose of heroin and morphine aged 28. Released nine albums including the 1972 release 'Greetings from L.A.' Buckley is the father of singer songwriter Jeff Buckley.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/29/15 at 10:50 am

June 29th 1967 – Jayne Mansfield, American actress and singer (b. 1933)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/29/15 at 11:38 am

June 29th 1978 – Bob Crane, American actor and radio host (b. 1928)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/29/15 at 11:39 am

June 29th 1982 – Henry King, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1886)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/29/15 at 12:03 pm

June 29th 1979 - American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer, Lowell George died of a heart attack. The Little Feat front man was found dead at the Key Bridge Marriott Hotel in Arlington, Virginia. George joined Zappa's Mothers of Invention as rhythm guitarist in 1968, played guitar on John Cale's 1973 album Paris 1919, Harry Nilsson's Son of Schmilsson album and Jackson Browne's The Pretender.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/29/15 at 12:32 pm

June 29th 1990 – Irving Wallace, American author and screenwriter (b. 1916)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/29/15 at 1:25 pm

June 29th 1995 – Lana Turner, American actress and singer (b. 1921)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/30/15 at 4:13 am

June 30th 350 – Nepotianus, Roman ruler

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/30/15 at 4:13 am

June 30th 1181 – Hugh de Kevelioc, 5th Earl of Chester, Welsh politician (b. 1147)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/30/15 at 4:33 am

June 30th 1882 – Charles J. Guiteau is hanged in Washington, D.C. for the assassination of U.S. President James Garfield.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/30/15 at 4:59 am

June 30th 1224 – Adolf of Osnabrück, German monk and bishop (b. 1185)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/30/15 at 4:59 am

June 30th 1364 – Arnošt of Pardubice, Czech archbishop (b. 1297)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/30/15 at 6:01 am

June 30th 1538 – Charles II, Duke of Guelders (b. 1467)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/30/15 at 6:11 am

June 30th 1995 - American soul singer Phyllis Hyman committed suicide by overdosing on pentobarbital and secobarbital in her New York City apartment aged 45. She was found hours before she was scheduled to perform at the Apollo Theatre, in New York.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/30/15 at 6:37 am

June 30th 1607 – Caesar Baronius, Italian cardinal and historian (b. 1538)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/30/15 at 7:50 am

June 30th 1660 – William Oughtred, English minister and mathematician (b. 1575)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/30/15 at 8:38 am

June 30th 1666 – Alexander Brome, English poet and playwright (b. 1620)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/30/15 at 9:25 am

June 30th 1670 – Henrietta of England (b. 1644)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/30/15 at 9:53 am

June 30th 1704 – John Quelch, English pirate (b. 1665)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/30/15 at 10:51 am

June 30th 1708 – Tekle Haymanot I of Ethiopia (b. 1706)

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Written By: nally on 06/30/15 at 10:55 am


June 30th 1708 – Tekle Haymanot I of Ethiopia (b. 1706)

This person was still only a baby upon dying. :\'( :o

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/30/15 at 11:36 am

June 30th 1709 – Edward Lhuyd, Welsh botanist, linguist, and geographer (b. 1660)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/30/15 at 11:37 am

June 30th 1785 – James Oglethorpe, English general and politician, 1st Colonial Governor of Georgia (b. 1696)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/30/15 at 12:06 pm

June 30th 1796 – Abraham Yates, Jr., American lawyer and politician (b. 1724)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/30/15 at 1:16 pm

June 30th 1919 – John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh, English physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1842)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/30/15 at 1:26 pm

June 30th 1973 – Nancy Mitford, English-French author (b. 1904)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/30/15 at 1:36 pm

June 30th 2003 – Buddy Hackett, American actor and singer (b. 1924)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/30/15 at 1:45 pm

June 30th 2014 – Paul Mazursky, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1930)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/30/15 at 2:21 pm

June 30th 2014 – Željko Šturanović, Montenegrian politician, 31st Prime Minister of Montenegro (b. 1960)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/02/15 at 5:38 am

July 2nd 626 – Li Shimin, the future Emperor Taizong of Tang, ambushes and kills his rival brothers Li Yuanji and Li Jiancheng in the Xuanwu Gate Incident.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/02/15 at 7:19 am

July 2nd 1937 – Amelia Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan are last heard from over the Pacific Ocean while attempting to make the first equatorial round-the-world flight.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/02/15 at 7:21 am

July 2nd 649 – Li Jing, Chinese general (b. 571)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/02/15 at 7:42 am

July 2nd 862 – Swithun, English bishop and saint (b. 789)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/02/15 at 8:07 am

July 2nd 866 – Robert the Strong, Margrave of Neustria (b. 820)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/02/15 at 9:03 am

July 2nd 1994 - Colombian soccer player Andres Escobar was shot to death in Medellin. 10 days earlier he had accidentally scored a goal against his own team in World Cup competition.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/02/15 at 9:05 am

July 2nd 943 – Henry the Fowler, King of Germany (b. 876)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/02/15 at 10:09 am

July 2nd 1566 – Nostradamus, French astrologer and author (b. 1503)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/02/15 at 11:16 am

July 2nd 1743 – Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1673)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/02/15 at 12:04 pm

1850 – Robert Peel, English lieutenant and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1788)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/02/15 at 1:21 pm

1961 – Ernest Hemingway, American journalist and author, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1899)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/02/15 at 2:12 pm

1973 – Betty Grable, American actress, singer, and dancer (b. 1916)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/02/15 at 2:35 pm

1977 – Vladimir Nabokov, Russian-Swiss author and academic (b. 1899)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/02/15 at 2:47 pm

1989 – Franklin J. Schaffner, Japanese-American director and producer (b. 1920)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/02/15 at 2:47 pm

1991 – Lee Remick, American actress (b. 1935)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/02/15 at 2:48 pm

1991 – Lee Remick, American actress (b. 1935)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/02/15 at 2:48 pm

1997 – James Stewart, American actor and singer (b. 1908)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/02/15 at 2:52 pm

2007- Lyricist Hy Zaret, who wrote the words for the song Unchained Melody died at his home in Westport, Connecticut, aged 99. The song (which does not feature the word "unchained"), has been recorded over 300 times. Zaret co-wrote the song with film composer Alex North for the 1955 prison film Unchained. The Righteous Brothers' 1965 version was produced by Phil Spector.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/03/15 at 2:43 pm

July 3rd 1971 - Jim Morrison (Doors) died in Paris at age 27. He allegedly died of a heroin overdose.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/04/15 at 2:29 am

July 4th 1826 – Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States, dies the same day as John Adams, second president of the United States, on the fiftieth anniversary of the adoption of the United States Declaration of Independence.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/04/15 at 2:31 am

July 4th 673 – Ecgberht of Kent

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/04/15 at 2:53 am

July 4th 1918 – Bolsheviks killed Tsar Nicholas II of Russia and his family (Julian calendar date).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/04/15 at 3:14 am

July 4th 907 – Luitpold, Margrave of Bavaria

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/04/15 at 3:21 am

2013 – The Death of Hung Chung-chiu: A Republic of China Army corporal dies under suspicious circumstances while serving a detention sentence during his enlisted service.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/04/15 at 4:25 am

July 4th 943 – Taejo of Goryeo (b. 877)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/04/15 at 6:47 am

July 4th 965 – Pope Benedict V

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/04/15 at 6:59 am

July 4th 973 – Ulrich of Augsburg, German bishop (b. 890)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/04/15 at 7:18 am

July 4th 1187 – Raynald of Châtillon, French knight (b. 1125)

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Written By: LyricBoy on 07/04/15 at 11:13 am


July 3rd 1971 - Jim Morrison (Doors) died in Paris at age 27. He allegedly died of a heroin overdose.


From what I have read, even his death is an allegation.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/04/15 at 11:15 am


From what I have read, even his death is an allegation.
Ripe for the conspiracy theorists.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/04/15 at 11:18 am

July 4th 1551 – Gregory Cromwell, 1st Baron Cromwell, English politician (b. 1514)

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Written By: LyricBoy on 07/04/15 at 11:20 am


Ripe for the conspiracy theorists.


Well it's only a theory until it is definitively proven or disproven.  :P

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/04/15 at 11:53 am

July 4th 1623 – William Byrd, English composer (b. 1540)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/04/15 at 12:31 pm

July 4th 1831 – James Monroe, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 5th President of the United States (b. 1758)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/04/15 at 1:37 pm

July 4th 1934 – Marie Curie, French-Polish physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1867)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/04/15 at 2:08 pm

July 4th 1922 – Lothar von Richthofen, German lieutenant and pilot (b. 1894)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/04/15 at 2:33 pm

July 4th 2003 – Barry White, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer (b. 1944)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/04/15 at 2:34 pm

July 4th 2012 – Eric Sykes, English actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1923)  :\'(

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/06/15 at 12:26 am

July 6th 371 BC – Cleombrotus I, Spartan king

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/06/15 at 12:27 am

July 6th 1415 – Jan Hus is condemned as a heretic and then burned at the stake.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/06/15 at 12:29 am

July 6th 1535 – Sir Thomas More is executed for treason against King Henry VIII of England.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/06/15 at 1:31 am

July 6th 1932 – Kenneth Grahame, Scottish author (b. 1859)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/06/15 at 3:23 am

July 6th 1962 – William Faulkner, American author, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1897)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/06/15 at 5:23 am

July 6th 1971 – Louis Armstrong, American singer and trumpet player (b. 1901)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/06/15 at 8:11 am

July 6th 1979 – Van McCoy, American singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1940)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/06/15 at 8:28 am

July 6th 1998 – Roy Rogers, American actor and singer (b. 1911)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/06/15 at 10:09 am

July 6th 2002 – John Frankenheimer, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1930)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/06/15 at 11:06 am

July 6th 1999 – Joaquín Rodrigo, Spanish pianist and composer (b. 1901)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/06/15 at 1:14 pm

July 6th 2003 – Buddy Ebsen, American actor, singer, and dancer (b. 1908)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/06/15 at 1:44 pm

July 6th 2005 – Ed McBain, American author and screenwriter (b. 1926)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/07/15 at 12:41 am

July 7th 1304 – Pope Benedict XI (b. 1240)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/07/15 at 1:17 am

July 7th 1307 – Edward I of England (b. 1239)]

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/07/15 at 1:44 am

July 7th 1537 – Madeleine of Valois (b. 1520)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/07/15 at 2:07 am

July 7th 1572 – Sigismund II Augustus, Polish king (b. 1520)

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Written By: bookmistress4ever on 07/07/15 at 2:35 am

We were talking about her somewhere on the board recently (don't remember where), but http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/dDy0eeZqzsX4VWJqOtwJ9Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTM0ODtpbD1wbGFuZTtweW9mZj0wO3E9NzU7dz01MTI-/http://globalfinance.zenfs.com/images/US_AFTP_MarketWire_XHTML/Mrs_Reagan_birthday_2015_2-545219915372_original.jpg

Nancy Davis Reagan (born Anne Frances Robbins, July 6, 1921) is celebrating her 94th birthday today with a cake with her favorite garden flower, peonies.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/07/15 at 2:49 am


We were talking about her somewhere on the board recently (don't remember where), but http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/dDy0eeZqzsX4VWJqOtwJ9Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTM0ODtpbD1wbGFuZTtweW9mZj0wO3E9NzU7dz01MTI-/http://globalfinance.zenfs.com/images/US_AFTP_MarketWire_XHTML/Mrs_Reagan_birthday_2015_2-545219915372_original.jpg

Nancy Davis Reagan (born Anne Frances Robbins, July 6, 1921) is celebrating her 94th birthday today with a cake with her favorite garden flower, peonies.
It was in Q's ask me thread, and isn't good to see a recent photo of her.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/07/15 at 2:49 am

July 7th 1573 – Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola, Italian architect, designed the Church of the Gesu and Villa Farnese (b. 1507)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/07/15 at 3:12 am

July 7th 1593 – Mohammed Bagayogo, Malian scholar and academic (b. 1523)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/07/15 at 4:01 am

July 7th 1647 – Thomas Hooker, English minister, founded the Colony of Connecticut (b. 1586)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/07/15 at 5:13 am

July 7th 1701 – William Stoughton, American judge and politician, Governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay (b. 1631)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/07/15 at 8:06 am

July 7th 1713 – Henry Compton, English bishop (b. 1632)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/07/15 at 8:46 am

July 7th 1718 – Alexei Petrovich, Tsarevich of Russia (b. 1690)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/07/15 at 10:41 am

July 7th 1730 – Olivier Levasseur, French pirate (b. 1690)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/07/15 at 11:06 am

July 7th 1764 – William Pulteney, 1st Earl of Bath, English politician, Secretary at War (b. 1683)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/07/15 at 12:12 pm

July 7th 1776 – Jeremiah Markland, English scholar and academic (b. 1693)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/07/15 at 1:10 pm

July 7th 1790 – François Hemsterhuis, Dutch philosopher (b. 1721)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/07/15 at 2:18 pm

July 7th 1816 – Richard Brinsley Sheridan, Irish playwright and poet (b. 1751)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/07/15 at 2:40 pm

1865 – conspirators in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln
– George Atzerodt (b. 1833)
– David Herold (b. 1842)
– Lewis Payne (b. 1844)
– Mary Surratt (b. 1823)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/07/15 at 2:43 pm

July 7th 1930 – Arthur Conan Doyle, Scottish physician and author, created Sherlock Holmes (b. 1859)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/07/15 at 3:00 pm

July 7th 2014 – Dick Jones, American actor and singer (b. 1927)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/08/15 at 1:02 am

July 8th 2014 – Howard Siler, American bobsledder and coach (b. 1945)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/08/15 at 1:35 am

July 8th 2014 – Plínio de Arruda Sampaio, Brazilian lawyer and politician (b. 1930)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/08/15 at 2:18 am

July 8th 2014 – Plínio de Arruda Sampaio, Brazilian lawyer and politician (b. 1930)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/08/15 at 3:58 am

July 8th 2013 – Sundri Uttamchandani, Indian author (b. 1924)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/08/15 at 4:56 am

July 8th 2013 – Claudiney Ramos, Brazilian footballer (b. 1980)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/08/15 at 6:48 am

July 8th 2013 – Dave Hickson, English footballer (b. 1929)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/08/15 at 7:29 am

July 8th 2012 – Ernest Borgnine, American actor and singer (b. 1917)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/08/15 at 8:27 am

July 8th 2012 – Lionel Batiste, American singer (Treme Brass Band) (b. 1931)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/08/15 at 10:20 am

July 8th 2011 – Betty Ford, American wife of Gerald Ford, 40th First Lady of the United States (b. 1918)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/08/15 at 10:41 am

July 8th 2011 – Roberts Blossom, American actor and poet (b. 1924)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/08/15 at 11:00 am

July 8th 2006 – June Allyson, American actress and singer (b. 1917)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/08/15 at 11:47 am

July 8th 2003 – Ladan and Laleh Bijani, Iranian conjoined twins (b. 1974)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/08/15 at 1:33 pm

July 8th 1994 – Kim Il-sung, North Korean commander and politician, President of North Korea (b. 1912)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/08/15 at 2:21 pm

July 8th 1979 – Michael Wilding, English actor (b. 1912)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/10/15 at 1:00 am

July 10th 2014 – Zohra Sehgal, Indian actress, dancer, and choreographer (b. 1912)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/10/15 at 2:03 am

July 10th 2014 – Paul G. Risser, American ecologist and academic (b. 1939)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/10/15 at 2:29 am

July 10th 2014 – Juozas Kazickas, Lithuanian-American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1918)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/10/15 at 5:21 am

July 10th 2014 – On Kawara, Japanese-American painter (b. 1933)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/10/15 at 7:17 am

July 10th 2013 – Gokulananda Mahapatra, Indian author (b. 1922)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/10/15 at 9:09 am

July 10th 2012 – Maria Cole, American singer (b. 1922)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/10/15 at 10:58 am

July 10th 2011 – Roland Petit, French dancer and choreographer (b. 1924)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/10/15 at 12:29 pm

July 10th 2003 – Winston Graham, English author (b. 1908)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/10/15 at 2:29 pm

July 10th 1978 – John D. Rockefeller III, American businessman and philanthropist, founded the Asia Society (b. 1906)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/10/15 at 2:55 pm

July 10th 1978 – Joe Davis, English snooker player (b. 1901)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/10/15 at 4:00 pm

July 10th 1989 – Mel Blanc, American voice actor and singer (b. 1908)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/10/15 at 4:31 pm

July 10th 1806 – George Stubbs, English painter (b. 1724)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/11/15 at 3:33 am

July 11th 2007 – Lady Bird Johnson, American businesswoman, 43rd First Lady of the United States (b. 1912)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/11/15 at 5:17 am

July 11th 2006 – John Spencer, English snooker player and sportscaster (b. 1935)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/11/15 at 5:59 am

July 11th 2000 – Robert Runcie, English archbishop (b. 1921)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/11/15 at 6:56 am

July 11th 1989 – Laurence Olivier, English actor, director, and producer (b. 1907)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/11/15 at 8:15 am

July 11th 1937 – George Gershwin, American pianist and composer (b. 1898)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/11/15 at 8:39 am

July 11th 2014 – John Seigenthaler, American journalist and academic (b. 1927)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/11/15 at 9:47 am

July 11th 2014 – Tommy Ramone, Hungarian-American drummer and producer (Ramones and Uncle Monk) (b. 1949)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/11/15 at 11:04 am

July 11th 2014 – Bill McGill, American basketball player (b. 1939)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/11/15 at 11:34 am

July 11th 2014 – Carin Mannheimer, Swedish author and screenwriter (b. 1934)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/11/15 at 12:31 pm

July 11th 2014 – Jean-Louis Gauthier, French cyclist (b. 1955)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/11/15 at 2:43 pm

July 11th 2013 – Egbert Brieskorn, German mathematician and academic (b. 1936)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/15/15 at 1:26 am

July 15th 2012 – Celeste Holm, American actress and singer (b. 1917)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/15/15 at 5:54 am

July 15th 2011 – Googie Withers, Indian-Australian actress (b. 1917)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/15/15 at 8:13 am

July 15th 1997 – Gianni Versace, Italian fashion designer, founded Versace (b. 1946)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/15/15 at 10:34 am

July 15th 1996 – Dana Hill, American actress and singer (b. 1964)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/15/15 at 11:24 am

July 15th 1991 – Bert Convy, American actor, singer, and game show host (b. 1933)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/15/15 at 12:12 pm

July 15th 1990 – Margaret Lockwood, English actress and singer (b. 1916)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/15/15 at 1:33 pm

July 15th 1958 – Julia Lennon, mother of John Lennon (b. 1914)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/15/15 at 4:15 pm

July 15th 1904 – Anton Chekhov, Russian physician and author (b. 1860)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/16/15 at 2:50 am

July 16th 2008 – Jo Stafford, American singer and actress (b. 1917)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/16/15 at 3:38 am

July 16th 1999 – John F. Kennedy Jr., American lawyer and publisher, co-founded George Magazine (b. 1960)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/16/15 at 4:03 am

July 16th 1985 – Wayne King, American saxophonist, songwriter, and bandleader (b. 1901)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/16/15 at 5:24 am

July 16th 1981 – Harry Chapin, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1942)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/16/15 at 5:47 am

July 16th 1953 – Hilaire Belloc, French-English historian and politician (b. 1870)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/16/15 at 6:49 am

July 16th 1557 – Anne of Cleves (b. 1515)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/16/15 at 8:02 am

July 16th 1216 – Pope Innocent III (b. 1160)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/16/15 at 9:32 am

July 16th 2014 – Faruk Ilgaz, Chairman of Türkiye Süper Ligi club Fenerbahçe SK (b. 1922)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/16/15 at 10:46 am

July 16th 2014 – Heinz Zemanek, Austrian computer scientist and academic (b. 1920)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/16/15 at 11:09 am

July 16th 2014 – Johnny Winter, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1944)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/16/15 at 12:21 pm

July 16th 1984 - US singer Billy Williams died aged 74. Had the 1957 US No.3 single 'I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter').

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/16/15 at 1:15 pm

July 16th 2014 – Szymon Szurmiej, Polish actor and director (b. 1923)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/16/15 at 1:47 pm

July 16th 2014 – Mary Ellen Otremba, American educator and politician (b. 1950)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/16/15 at 2:18 pm

July 16th 2014 – Karl Albrecht, German businessman, co-founded Aldi (b. 1920)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/16/15 at 2:54 pm

July 16th 2013 – Marv Rotblatt, American baseball player (1927)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/17/15 at 12:04 am

July 17th 2014 – Elaine Stritch, American actress and singer (b. 1925)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/17/15 at 12:54 am

July 17th 1918 – Tsar Nicholas II of Russia and his immediate family and retainers are murdered by Bolshevik Chekists at the Ipatiev House in Yekaterinburg, Russia.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/17/15 at 1:06 am


July 17th 1918 – Tsar Nicholas II of Russia and his immediate family and retainers are murdered by Bolshevik Chekists at the Ipatiev House in Yekaterinburg, Russia.
people of the Shooting of the Romanov family
Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia (b. 1901)
Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia (b. 1899)
Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna of Russia (b. 1895)
Grand Duchess Tatiana Nikolaevna of Russia (b. 1897)
Alexandra Fyodorovna of Russia (b. 1872)
Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia (b. 1904)
Nicholas II of Russia (b. 1868)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/17/15 at 1:07 am

July 17th 2014 – Victims of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17
Liam Davison, Australian author (b. 1957)
Shuba Jay, Malaysian actress (b. 1976)
Joep Lange, Dutch physician and academic (b. 1954)
Willem Witteveen, Dutch scholar and politician (b. 1952)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/17/15 at 3:08 am

July 17th 2009 – Walter Cronkite, American journalist and actor (b. 1916)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/17/15 at 3:58 am

July 17th 1959 - Billie Holiday died in a New York City hospital from cirrhosis of the liver after years of alcohol abuse, aged 43. (While under arrest for heroin possession, with Police officers stationed at the door to her room.) In the final years of her life, she had been progressively swindled out of her earnings, and she died with $0.70 in the bank.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/17/15 at 4:54 am

July 17th 1967 - American jazz saxophonist and composer John Coltrane died from liver cancer at Huntington Hospital in Long Island, New York, aged 40. Worked with Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie. Released the 1964 album ‘A Love Supreme’.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/17/15 at 4:54 am

July 17th 1961 - Baseball legend and, at the time, the game's all-time hit leader Ty Cobb died.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/17/15 at 6:33 am

July 17th 2006 – Mickey Spillane, American author (b. 1918)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/17/15 at 6:52 am

July 17th 2005 – Edward Heath, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1916)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/17/15 at 7:05 am

July 17th 1996 – Chas Chandler, American bass player and producer (The Animals) (b. 1938)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/17/15 at 7:16 am

July 17th 1974 – Dizzy Dean, American baseball player and sportscaster (b. 1910)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/17/15 at 7:46 am

July 17th 1950 – Evangeline Booth, English 4th General of The Salvation Army (b. 1865)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/17/15 at 9:17 am

July 17th 2014 – J. Sasikumar, Indian actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1928)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/17/15 at 10:09 am

July 17th 2014 – Otto Piene, German sculptor and academic (b. 1928)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/17/15 at 10:52 am

July 17th 2014 – Henry Hartsfield, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut (b. 1933)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/17/15 at 11:57 am

July 17th 2013 – Vincenzo Cerami, Italian screenwriter and producer (b. 1940)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/17/15 at 12:49 pm

July 17th 2013 – Henri Alleg, English-French journalist (b. 1921)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/17/15 at 1:41 pm

July 17th 2012 – İlhan Mimaroğlu, Turkish-American composer (b. 1926)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/17/15 at 3:12 pm

July 17th 2011 – David Ngoombujarra, Australian actor (b. 1967)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/18/15 at 2:12 am

July 18th 2009 – Henry Allingham, English soldier (b. 1896)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/18/15 at 2:13 am


July 18th 2009 – Henry Allingham, English soldier (b. 1896)
Henry William Allingham (6 June 1896 – 18 July 2009) was a British supercentenarian, the oldest British man ever, First World War veteran and, for one month, the verified oldest living man in the world. He is also the second-oldest military veteran ever, and at the time of his death, he was the 12th-verified oldest man of all time. Allingham was the oldest ever surviving member of any of the British Armed Forces and one of the oldest surviving veterans of the First World War. He was the last survivor of the Battle of Jutland, the last surviving member of the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) and the last surviving founding member of the Royal Air Force (RAF). In 2001 he became the face of the First World War veterans' association and made frequent public appearances to ensure that awareness of the sacrifices of the First World War was not lost to modern generations. He received many honours and awards for his First World War service and his longevity.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/18/15 at 9:18 am

July 18th 1973 – Jack Hawkins, English actor and producer (b. 1910)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/18/15 at 10:44 am

July 18th 1966 - Bobby Fuller leader of The Bobby Fuller Four was found dead in his car in Los Angeles aged 22. Fuller died mysteriously from gasoline asphyxiation, while parked outside his apartment. Police labelled it a suicide, but the possibility of foul play has always been mentioned. Had the 1966 US No.9 single 'I Fought The Law' written by Sonny Curtis of Buddy Holly's Crickets and covered by The Clash.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/18/15 at 11:08 am

July 18th 1953 – Lucy Booth, English-Swedish daughter of William and Catherine Booth (b. 1868)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/18/15 at 11:55 am

July 18th 1892 – Thomas Cook, English travel agent, founded the Thomas Cook Group (b. 1808)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/18/15 at 1:08 pm

July 18th 1817 – Jane Austen, English author (b. 1775)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/18/15 at 3:38 pm

July 18th 1792 – John Paul Jones, American admiral (b. 1747)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/19/15 at 3:22 am

July 19th 2014 – James Garner, American actor, singer, and producer (b. 1928)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/19/15 at 5:07 am

July 19th 1947 – Burmese nationalist Aung San and six members of his newly formed cabinet were assassinated during a cabinet meeting.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/19/15 at 5:35 am

July 19th 2013 – Bert Trautmann, German footballer and manager (b. 1923)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/19/15 at 6:54 am

July 19th 2013 – Mel Smith, English actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1952)  :\'(

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/19/15 at 8:01 am

July 19th 2009 – Henry Surtees, English racing driver (b. 1991)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/19/15 at 8:51 am

July 19th 2009 – Frank McCourt, American author and educator (b. 1930)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/19/15 at 10:10 am

July 19th 2006 – Jack Warden, American actor (b. 1920)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/19/15 at 10:33 am

July 19th 2014 – Skye McCole Bartusiak, American actress (b. 1992)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/19/15 at 11:31 am

July 19th 2014 – David Easton, Canadian-American political scientist and academic (b. 1917)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/19/15 at 12:18 pm

July 19th 2013 – Mikhail Gorsheniov, Russian singer-songwriter and actor (Korol i Shut) (b. 1973)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/19/15 at 1:41 pm

July 19th 2012 – Valiulla Yakupov, Islamic cleric (b. 1963)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/21/15 at 12:44 am

July 21st 2014 – Kevin Skinner, New Zealand rugby player and boxer (b. 1927)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/21/15 at 2:44 am

July 21st 2014 – Rilwanu Lukman, Nigerian engineer and politician (b. 1938)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/21/15 at 3:53 am

July 21st 2014 – Hans-Peter Kaul, German lawyer and judge (b. 1943)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/21/15 at 4:23 am

July 21st 2014 – Lettice Curtis, English engineer and pilot (b. 1915)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/21/15 at 5:33 am

July 21st 2013 – Luis Fernando Rizo-Salom, Colombian-French composer (b. 1971)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/21/15 at 6:42 am

July 21st 2013 – Det de Beus, Dutch field hockey player (b. 1958)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/21/15 at 9:15 am

July 21st 2013 – Lourembam Brojeshori Devi, Indian martial artist (b. 1981)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/21/15 at 10:07 am

July 21st 2013 – Thony Belizaire, Haitian photographer (b. 1955)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/21/15 at 10:56 am

July 21st 2013 – Andrea Antonelli, Italian motorcycle racer (b. 1988)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/21/15 at 11:29 am

July 21st 2012 – Ali Podrimja, Albanian poet and author (b. 1942)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/21/15 at 11:48 am

July 21st 2012 – Susanne Lothar, German actress (b. 1960)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/21/15 at 12:10 pm

July 21st 2012 – Alexander Cockburn, Scottish-American journalist and author (b. 1941)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/21/15 at 12:31 pm

July 21st 2004 – Jerry Goldsmith, American composer and conductor (b. 1929)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/21/15 at 1:01 pm

July 21st 1998 – Robert Young, American actor and singer (b. 1907)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/21/15 at 1:04 pm

July 21st 2002 - Producer Gus Dudgeon, who worked with artists including Elton John, David Bowie, The Beach Boys, Kiki Dee, The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, The Strawbs, XTC, and Joan Armatrading, was killed aged 59 in a car accident near Reading, together with his wife Sheila. They had been driving along the M4 motorway on their way home from a party when Gus fell asleep at the wheel of the Jaguar XK8 convertible, crashing down an embankment at speed and ending up in a ditch.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/21/15 at 1:29 pm

July 21st 1998 – Alan Shepard, American admiral, pilot, and astronaut (b. 1923)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/21/15 at 1:41 pm

July 21st 1967 – Basil Rathbone, South African-American actor (b. 1892)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/21/15 at 1:43 pm

July 21st 2005 - UK singer Long John Baldry died of a chest infection. He was one of the founding fathers of British Rock 'n' Roll in the 1960s performing with Blues Incorporated and Cyril Davies' R&B All Stars. He later fronted the Hoochie Coochie Men, with Rod Stewart and then Steam Packet with Brian Auger and Julie Driscoll. Also a member of Bluesology with Elton John. He also narrated on Winnie The Pooh recordings for Disney and was the voice for Robotnik on the Sonic The Hedgehog computer game.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/21/15 at 1:54 pm

July 21st 1967 – Jimmie Foxx, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1907)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/21/15 at 2:10 pm

July 21st 1796 – Robert Burns, Scottish poet and songwriter (b. 1759)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/21/15 at 3:31 pm

July 21st 1403 – Henry Percy, English soldier (b. 1364)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/21/15 at 4:07 pm

July 21st 1972 – Ralph Craig, American sprinter (b. 1889)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/21/15 at 5:05 pm

July 21st 1967 – Albert Lutuli, South African academic and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1898)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/23/15 at 1:09 am

July 23rd 2014 – Saado Ali Warsame, Somalian singer and politician (b. 1950)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/23/15 at 3:04 am

July 23rd 2014 – Ariano Suassuna, Brazilian author and playwright (b. 1927)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/23/15 at 3:39 am

July 23rd 2014 – Dora Bryan, English actress and singer (b. 1923)  :\'(

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/23/15 at 4:08 am

July 23rd 2013 – Manjula Vijayakumar, Indian actress (b. 1953)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/23/15 at 5:56 am

July 23rd 2013 – Djalma Santos, Brazilian footballer (b. 1929)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/23/15 at 6:11 am

July 23rd 2011 - Amy Winehouse was found dead at her north London home, she was 27. A Metropolitan Police spokesman confirmed that a 27-year-old woman had died in Camden and that the cause of death was as yet unexplained. London Ambulance Service said it had been called to the flat at 1554 BST and sent two vehicles but the woman died. The troubled singer had a long battle with drink and drugs which overshadowed her recent musical career.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/23/15 at 6:40 am

July 23rd 2013 – Kim Jong-hak, South Korean director and producer (b. 1951)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/23/15 at 6:57 am

July 23rd 2013 – Jokichi Ikarashi, Japanese super-centenarian (b. 1902)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/23/15 at 7:32 am

July 23rd 2013 – Emile Griffith, American boxer (b. 1938)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/23/15 at 8:26 am

July 23rd 2013 – Rona Anderson, Scottish-English actress (b. 1926)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/23/15 at 9:00 am

July 23rd 2013 – Dominguinhos, Brazilian singer-songwriter and accordion player (b. 1941)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/23/15 at 9:35 am

July 23rd 2012 – José Luis Uribarri, Spanish television host and director (b. 1936)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/23/15 at 10:05 am

July 23rd 2012 – Esther Tusquets, Spanish publisher and author (b. 1936)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/23/15 at 11:07 am

July 23rd 2012 – Lakshmi Sahgal, Indian soldier and politician (b. 1914)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/23/15 at 12:03 pm

July 23rd 2012 – Sally Ride, American physicist and astronaut (b. 1951)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/23/15 at 12:07 pm

July 23rd 1979 - Keyboard player with The Grateful Dead Keith Godchaux died after being involved in a car accident aged 32. He co-wrote songs with Lowell George (of Little Feat) and was a member of The New Riders of the Purple Sage.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/23/15 at 12:50 pm

July 23rd 2012 – Margaret Mahy, New Zealand author (b. 1936)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/23/15 at 1:37 pm

July 23rd 2002 – Leo McKern, Australian-English actor (b. 1920)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/23/15 at 3:00 pm

July 23rd 1982 – Vic Morrow, American actor and director (b. 1929)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/23/15 at 4:14 pm

July 23rd 1966 – Montgomery Clift, American actor and screenwriter (b. 1920)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/23/15 at 4:41 pm

July 23rd 1948 – D. W. Griffith, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1875)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/23/15 at 4:52 pm

July 23rd 1885 – Ulysses S. Grant, American general and politician, 18th President of the United States (b. 1822)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/23/15 at 5:25 pm

July 23rd 1875 – Isaac Singer, American businessman, founded the Singer Corporation (b. 1811)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/24/15 at 4:14 am

July 24th 2010 – Alex Higgins, Irish snooker player (b. 1949)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/24/15 at 6:19 am

July 24th 1980 – Peter Sellers, English actor, singer, director, and screenwriter (b. 1925)  :\'(

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/24/15 at 6:43 am

July 24th 1966 – Tony Lema, American golfer (b. 1934)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/24/15 at 7:21 am

July 24th 1965 – Constance Bennett, American actress, singer, and producer (b. 1904)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/24/15 at 7:45 am

July 24th 1862 – Martin Van Buren, American lawyer and politician, 8th President of the United States (b. 1782)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/24/15 at 8:25 am

July 24th 1739 – Benedetto Marcello, Italian composer and educator (b. 1686)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/24/15 at 8:47 am

July 24th 2014 – Hans-Hermann Sprado, German journalist and author (b. 1956)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/24/15 at 10:15 am

July 24th 2014 – Dale Schlueter, American basketball player (b. 1945)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/24/15 at 10:28 am

July 24th 2014 – Christian Falk, Swedish singer-songwriter and bass player (Imperiet) (b. 1962)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/24/15 at 10:52 am

July 24th 2014 – Yoo Chae-yeong, South Korean-American singer-songwriter and actress (b. 1973)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/24/15 at 10:53 am

July 24th 1972 - Bobby Ramirez drummer with Edger Winters White Trash was killed after becoming involved in a brawl in a Chicago bar. The fight started after comments were made about the length of his hair.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/24/15 at 11:05 am

July 24th 2014 – Ik-Hwan Bae, South Korean-American violinist (b. 1956)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/24/15 at 11:53 am

July 24th 2013 – Donald Symington, American actor (b. 1925)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/24/15 at 12:48 pm

July 24th 2013 – Chiwoniso Maraire, Zimbabwean singer-songwriter (b. 1976)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/24/15 at 1:16 pm

July 24th 2013 – Pius Langa, South Africa jurist, 19th Chief Justice of South Africa (b. 1939)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/24/15 at 1:27 pm

July 24th 2013 – Virginia E. Johnson, American psychologist and sexologist (b. 1925)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/24/15 at 1:38 pm

July 24th 2013 – Fred Dretske, American philosopher and academic (b. 1932)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/24/15 at 2:26 pm

July 24th 2013 – Garry Davis, American pilot and activist, created the World Passport (b. 1921)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/24/15 at 3:03 pm

July 24th 2012 – Gregorio Peces-Barba, Spanish jurist and politician (b. 1938)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/24/15 at 3:06 pm

July 24th 1984 - The Rev. C.L. Franklin died, (father of soul singer Aretha Franklin). Franklin who was an American Baptist minister as well as a Civil Rights activist had been in a coma since 1979 after being shot by burglars at his home in Detroit.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/24/15 at 3:33 pm

July 24th 2012 – John Atta Mills, Ghanaian politician, 3rd President of Ghana (b. 1944)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/25/15 at 3:11 am

July 24th 2009 – Harry Patch, English soldier (b. 1898)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/25/15 at 3:53 am

July 24th 2003 – John Schlesinger, English-American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1926)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/25/15 at 7:35 am

July 24th 1997 – Ben Hogan, American golfer (b. 1912)

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Written By: LyricBoy on 07/25/15 at 7:46 am

July 25th, 2009 - Alexis Cohen, American Idol contestant (unsuccessful), viral phenomenon (b. 1984)

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Written By: LyricBoy on 07/25/15 at 7:47 am

July 25th, 2008 - Randy Pausch, American professor of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University, known for his "Last Lecture" (b. 1960)

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Written By: LyricBoy on 07/25/15 at 7:49 am

July 25th, 1984 - Big Mama Thornton, American singer (b. 1926)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/25/15 at 8:02 am

July 24th 1986 – Vincente Minnelli, American director and screenwriter (b. 1903)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/25/15 at 8:58 am

July 24th 1971 – Leroy Robertson, American composer and educator (b. 1896)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/25/15 at 9:34 am

July 24th 1843 – Charles Macintosh, Scottish chemist and engineer (b. 1766)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/25/15 at 10:23 am

July 24th 1834 – Samuel Taylor Coleridge, English philosopher, poet, and critic (b. 1772)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/25/15 at 10:57 am

July 24th 1995 – Charlie Rich, American singer-songwriter (b. 1932)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/25/15 at 12:15 pm

July 24th 2014 – Richard Larter, Australian painter and illustrator (b. 1929)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/25/15 at 12:48 pm

July 24th 2014 – Bel Kaufman, German-American author and academic (b. 1911)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/25/15 at 1:24 pm

July 24th 2014 – Çolpan İlhan, Turkish actress (b. 1936)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/25/15 at 2:05 pm

July 24th 2014 – Alan C. Greenberg, American businessman (b. 1927)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/25/15 at 2:21 pm

July 24th 2013 – Steve Berrios, American drummer (b. 1945)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/25/15 at 2:46 pm

July 25th 2012 – Barry Langford, English director and producer (b. 1926)

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Written By: c_keenan2001@hotmail.com on 07/26/15 at 2:36 am

Mark Holmes lead singer and bass player for the Canadian band Platinum Blonde. (b: 1960)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/26/15 at 2:44 am


Mark Holmes lead singer and bass player for the Canadian band Platinum Blonde. (b: 1960)
Born or died?

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/26/15 at 3:42 am

July 26th 2013 – JJ Cale, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Leathercoated Minds), dies at the age of 74, after suffering a heart attack.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/26/15 at 3:44 am

July 26th 1995 – George W. Romney, American businessman and politician, 43rd Governor of Michigan, died of a heart attack at the age of 88.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/26/15 at 5:30 am

July 26th 1994 – Terry Scott, English actor, died aged 67 from the cancer he had suffered for seven years.

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Written By: LyricBoy on 07/26/15 at 6:57 am

July 26, 1471 - Pope Paul II , pope from 1464-1471 (b. 1417)

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=76653328

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5a/Pietrobarbo.jpg

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Written By: LyricBoy on 07/26/15 at 6:59 am

July 26, 1984 - Ed Gein, mass murderer ("Psycho" and "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" were based on his life story) (b. 1906)

He was also the basis for "Buffalo Bill" in Silence of the Lambs.

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=5089170

http://media.tumblr.com/876728f28e634866bdf895e4089a7766/tumblr_inline_nazuinVvPV1rf12i7.jpg

Here's a shot of his grave marker, which due to constant vandalism was eventually removed...
http://image2.findagrave.com/photos/2001/222/geined2.jpg

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Written By: LyricBoy on 07/26/15 at 7:03 am

July 26, 1952 - Eva "Evita" Peron (of "Don't Cry for Me, Argentina" fame), Argentina's First Lady, died of cancer at age 33 (b. 1919)

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=1297

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/44/Evita_color.jpg

http://image2.findagrave.com/photos/2006/126/1297_114701368510.jpg

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Written By: LyricBoy on 07/26/15 at 7:05 am

July 26, 1863 - Sam Houston, first President o the Republic of Texas (b. 1793)

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=510

http://media-2.web.britannica.com/eb-media/19/24819-004-DBCC6A47.jpg

http://image2.findagrave.com/photos/2011/206/74001540_131173039698.jpg

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/26/15 at 7:12 am

July 26th 1960 – Cedric Gibbons, Irish-American art director and production designer, dies at the age of 67.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/26/15 at 7:12 am


July 26th 1960 – Cedric Gibbons, Irish-American art director and production designer, dies at the age of 67.
Cedric Gibbons's set designs, particularly those in such films as Born to Dance (1936) and Rosalie (1937), heavily inspired motion picture theater architecture in the late 1930s through 1950s. The style is found very clearly in the theaters that were managed by the Skouras brothers, whose designer Carl G. Moeller used the sweeping scroll-like details in his creations. Among the more classic examples are the Loma Theater in San Diego, The Crest in Long Beach and Fresno, and the Culver Theater in Culver City, all of which are in California and some extant. The style is sometimes referred to as Art Deco and Art Moderne. The iconic Oscar statuettes that he designed, which were first awarded in 1929, are still being awarded to winners at Oscars Awards ceremonies each year.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/26/15 at 7:28 am

July 26th 1926 – Robert Todd Lincoln, American lawyer and politician, 35th United States Secretary of War, son of Abraham Lincoln, dies in his sleep at the age of 82.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/26/15 at 8:47 am

July 26th 1992 – Mary Wells, American singer-songwriter, died at the age of 49 from the effects of her unsuccessful treatments and a weakened immune system.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/26/15 at 9:39 am

July 26th 2013 – Unbridled's Song, American race horse, at age of 20 years old after a large and inoperable mass was discovered in his sinus cavities and around the optic nerves.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/26/15 at 11:11 am

July 26th 342 – Emperor Cheng of Jin (b. 321)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/27/15 at 1:19 am

July 27th 2003 – Bob Hope, English-American actor, singer, and producer, two months after his 100th birthday, Hope died of pneumonia at his home in Toluca Lake, California.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/27/15 at 3:08 am

July 27th 1984 – James Mason, English actor, producer, and screenwriter, died as result of heart attack in Lausanne, Switzerland, at the age of 75.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/27/15 at 5:19 am

July 27th 1981 – William Wyler, French-American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1902)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/27/15 at 6:43 am

July 27th 1946 – Gertrude Stein, American author and poet, at the age of 72 after surgery for stomach cancer.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/27/15 at 8:12 am

July 27th 1844 – John Dalton, English physicist, meteorologist, and chemist (b. 1776)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/27/15 at 9:12 am

July 27th 2014 – Paul St. Pierre, Canadian journalist and politician (b. 1923)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/27/15 at 10:24 am

July 27th 2014 – Paul Schell, American lawyer and politician, 50th Mayor of Seattle (b. 1937)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/27/15 at 1:32 pm

July 27th 2014 – Francesco Marchisano, Italian cardinal (b. 1929)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/27/15 at 1:34 pm

July 27th 1992 - Boston Celtics star Reggie Lewis died after collapsing on a Brandeis University basketball court during practice. He was 27 years old.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/27/15 at 2:07 pm

July 27th 2014 – Wallace Jones, American basketball player and coach (b. 1926)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/27/15 at 3:35 pm

July 27th 2014 – Robin Ibbs, English businessman and banker (b. 1926)

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Written By: c_keenan2001@hotmail.com on 07/27/15 at 3:54 pm


Born or died?


Born.  Sorry.  I was a little tired when I wrote that.  ;D

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/27/15 at 3:57 pm


Born.  Sorry.  I was a little tired when I wrote that.  ;D
That is all right, it happens all the time.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/28/15 at 3:16 am

July 28th 2004 – Francis Crick, English biologist and biophysicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1916)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/28/15 at 4:23 am

July 28th 1997 – Rosalie Crutchley, English actress (b. 1920)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/28/15 at 8:29 am

July 28th 1794 – Maximilien de Robespierre, French lawyer and politician (b. 1758)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/28/15 at 9:36 am

July 28th 1741 – Antonio Vivaldi, Italian violinist and composer (b. 1678)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/28/15 at 10:10 am

July 28th 1655 – Cyrano de Bergerac, French poet and playwright (b. 1619)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: wsmith4 on 07/28/15 at 10:15 am

This thread is depressing.  :(

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Written By: nally on 07/28/15 at 10:38 am


You can have Celebrity birthdays too.

Well, we have mentioned many of them in the "ninny's person of the day" thread in WotW. Mostly living ones.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/28/15 at 12:03 pm

July 28th 1540 – Thomas Cromwell, English lawyer and politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (b. 1495)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/28/15 at 1:20 pm

July 28th 2014 – Theodore Van Kirk, American soldier, pilot, and navigator (b. 1921)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/28/15 at 3:03 pm

July 28th 2013 – William Scranton, American captain and politician, 13th United States Ambassador to the United Nations (b. 1917)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/29/15 at 12:27 am

July 29th 2014 – Sheik Umar Khan, Sierra Leonean physician (b. 1975)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/29/15 at 1:26 am

July 29th 2014 – Thomas R. St. George, American soldier and author (b. 1919)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/29/15 at 1:33 am

July 29th 1974 - Mamas And The Papas singer Cass Elliot died in her sleep from a heart attack after playing a sold out show in London, England. She was staying at Harry Nilsson's London flat when she died. Her only solo hit was 'Dream a Little Dream of Me,' which also featured the rest of The Mamas and The Papas. Had also been a member of The Mugwumps.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/29/15 at 3:38 am

July 29th 2014 – Idris Muhammad, American drummer and composer (b. 1939)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/29/15 at 5:09 am

July 29th 2014 – Péter Kiss, Hungarian engineer and politician (b. 1959)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/29/15 at 8:10 am

July 29th 2014 – María Antonia Iglesias, Spanish journalist and author (b. 1945)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/29/15 at 8:25 am

July 29th 2014 – Giorgio Gaslini, Italian pianist and composer (b. 1929)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/29/15 at 10:18 am

July 29th 2014 – Jon R. Cavaiani, English-American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1943)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/29/15 at 11:37 am

July 29th 2014 – M. Caldwell Butler, American soldier, lawyer, and politician (b. 1925)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/29/15 at 12:10 pm

July 29th 2013 – Draga Matković, Croatian-German pianist (b. 1907)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/29/15 at 12:24 pm

July 29th 2013 – Munir Hussain, Indian cricketer and sportscaster (b. 1929)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/29/15 at 12:53 pm

July 29th 2013 – Tony Gaze, Australian soldier, pilot, and race car driver (b. 1920)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/29/15 at 1:52 pm

July 29th 1983 – David Niven, English actor, singer, and producer (b. 1910)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/29/15 at 2:17 pm

July 29th 1983 – Luis Buñuel, Spanish actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1900)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/29/15 at 3:11 pm

July 29th 1970 – John Barbirolli, English cellist and conductor (b. 1899)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/29/15 at 4:30 pm

July 29th 1890 – Vincent van Gogh, Dutch painter (b. 1853)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/29/15 at 4:31 pm

July 29th 1844 – Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart, Austrian pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1791)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/30/15 at 1:17 am

July 30th 2014 – Dick Wagner, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Frost) (b. 1942)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/30/15 at 2:18 am

July 30th 2014 – Peter Hall, English geographer, author, and academic (b. 1932)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/30/15 at 2:58 am

July 30th 2012 – Maeve Binchy, Irish author, playwright, and journalist (b. 1940)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/30/15 at 3:56 am

July 30th 1912 – Japan's Emperor Meiji died and was succeeded by his son Yoshihito, who is now known as the Emperor Taishō.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/30/15 at 3:56 am

July 30th 1975 – Jimmy Hoffa disappears from the parking lot of the Machus Red Fox restaurant in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit, at about 2:30 p.m. He is never seen or heard from again, and will be declared legally dead on this date in 1982.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/30/15 at 3:57 am


July 30th 1975 – Jimmy Hoffa disappears from the parking lot of the Machus Red Fox restaurant in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit, at about 2:30 p.m. He is never seen or heard from again, and will be declared legally dead on this date in 1982.
Does anyone still out there still know?

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/30/15 at 4:24 am

July 30th 2007 – Ingmar Bergman, Swedish director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1918)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/30/15 at 6:16 am

July 30th 1992 – Joe Shuster, Canadian-American illustrator, co-created Superman (b. 1914)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/30/15 at 7:26 am

July 30th 1983 – Lynn Fontanne, English-American actress (b. 1887)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/30/15 at 8:42 am

July 30th 1947 – Joseph Cook, English-Australian politician, 6th Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1860)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/30/15 at 9:28 am

July 30th 1898 – Otto von Bismarck, German politician, 1st Chancellor of Germany (b. 1815)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/30/15 at 10:13 am

July 30th 1771 – Thomas Gray, English poet and scholar (b. 1716)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/30/15 at 11:50 am

July 30th 1718 – William Penn, English businessman and philosopher, founded the Province of Pennsylvania (b. 1644)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/30/15 at 12:46 pm

July 30th 1550 – Thomas Wriothesley, 1st Earl of Southampton, English politician, Lord Chancellor of the United Kingdom (b. 1505)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/30/15 at 1:42 pm

July 30th 2014 – Nini Stoltenberg, Norwegian activist (b. 1963)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/30/15 at 2:02 pm

July 30th 2014 – Dick Smith, American make-up artist (b. 1922)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/30/15 at 2:29 pm

July 30th 2014 – Shūsei Nakamura, Japanese voice actor (b. 1935)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/30/15 at 3:09 pm

July 30th 2014 – Julio Grondona, Argentinian businessman (b. 1931)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/30/15 at 3:49 pm

July 30th 2014 – Harun Farocki, German director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1944)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/01/15 at 10:44 am

August 1st 2009 – Corazon Aquino, Filipino politician, 11th President of the Philippines (b. 1933)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/01/15 at 11:19 am

August 1st 1977 – Francis Gary Powers, American captain and pilot (b. 1929)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/01/15 at 11:48 am

August 1st 1714 – Anne, Queen of Great Britain (b. 1665)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/01/15 at 12:50 pm

August 1st 1464 – Cosimo de' Medici, Italian ruler (b. 1386)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/01/15 at 1:16 pm

August 1st 2014 – Valyantsin Byalkevich, Belarusian footballer and manager (b. 1973)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/01/15 at 2:02 pm

August 1st 2013 – Gail Kobe, American actress and producer (b. 1931)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/01/15 at 2:39 pm

August 1st 2013 – Mike Hinton, American guitarist (Rainforest Band) (b. 1956)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/02/15 at 6:13 am

August 2nd 2014 – Pete van Wieren, American sportscaster (b. 1944)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/02/15 at 6:30 am

August 2nd 2014 – James Thompson, American-Finnish author (b. 1964)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/02/15 at 7:25 am

August 2nd 2014 – Barbara Prammer, Austrian politician (b. 1954)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/02/15 at 8:17 am

August 2nd 2015 (today) - Cilla Black, singer and TV star, dies aged 72.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/02/15 at 8:20 am

August 2nd 2014 – Billie Letts, American author and educator (b. 1938)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/02/15 at 9:42 am

August 2nd 2014 – Ed Joyce, American journalist (b. 1932)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/02/15 at 9:44 am

August 2nd 1964 - After an intense search the bodies of Jim Reeves and Dean Manuel were found in the wreckage of an aircraft and, at 1:00 p.m. local time, radio stations across the United States announced Reeves' death formally. The single-engine Beechcraft Debonair aircraft, with Reeves at the controls had crashed 42 hours earlier during a thunderstrom. Thousands of people travelled to pay their last respects at his funeral two days later. The coffin, draped in flowers from fans, was driven through the streets of Nashville and then to Reeves' final resting place near Carthage, Texas.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/02/15 at 11:36 am

August 2nd 2013 – Pixie Williams, New Zealand singer (b. 1928)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/02/15 at 12:48 pm

August 2nd 2013 – Barbara Trentham, American actress (b. 1944)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/02/15 at 1:14 pm

August 2nd 2012 – Jimmy Jones, American singer-songwriter (b. 1930)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/02/15 at 1:51 pm

August 2nd 2003 – Don Estelle, English actor and singer (b. 1933)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/02/15 at 2:33 pm

August 2nd 1998 – Shari Lewis, American television host and puppeteer (b. 1933)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/02/15 at 3:04 pm

August 2nd 1976 – Fritz Lang, Austrian-American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1890)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/02/15 at 3:06 pm

August 2nd 1976 - Peter "Puddy" Watts, road manager with Pink Floyd died of a heroin overdose. Watts supplied the crazed laughter on the groups 'Dark Side Of The Moon' album.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/02/15 at 3:40 pm

August 2nd 1934 – Paul von Hindenburg, German field marshal and politician, 2nd President of Germany (b. 1847)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/02/15 at 4:14 pm

August 2nd 1922 – Alexander Graham Bell, Scottish-Canadian engineer, invented the telephone (b. 1847)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/02/15 at 4:15 pm

August 2nd 1923 – Warren G. Harding, American journalist and politician, 29th President of the United States (b. 1865)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/02/15 at 4:56 pm

August 2nd 1876 – Wild Bill Hickok, American sheriff (b. 1837)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/03/15 at 3:48 am

August 3rd 2010 – Bobby Hebb, American singer-songwriter (b. 1938)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/03/15 at 3:54 am

August 3rd 1916 – Irish nationalist Sir Roger Casement was hanged at London's Pentonville Prison for treason for his role in the Easter Rising, a rebellion to win Irish independence from Britain.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/03/15 at 4:07 am

August 3rd 2006 – Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, German-English soprano and actress (b. 1915)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/03/15 at 4:29 am

August 3rd 2008 – Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, Russian author and critic (b. 1918)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/03/15 at 4:57 am

August 3rd 2006 – Arthur Lee, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Love) (b. 1945

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/03/15 at 6:10 am

August 3rd 2004 – Henri Cartier-Bresson, French photographer and painter (b. 1908)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/03/15 at 7:18 am

August 3rd 2002 – Carmen Silvera, Canadian-English actress and singer (b. 1922)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/03/15 at 7:53 am

August 3rd 1995 – Ida Lupino, English-American actress and director

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/03/15 at 8:22 am

August 3rd 1983 – Carolyn Jones, American actress and singer (b. 1930)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/03/15 at 8:57 am

August 3rd 1977 – Alfred Lunt, American actor and director (b. 1892)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/03/15 at 12:27 pm

August 3rd 1966 – Lenny Bruce, American comedian, actor, and screenwriter (b. 1925)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/03/15 at 12:49 pm

August 3rd 1924 – Joseph Conrad, Polish-English author (b. 1857)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/03/15 at 1:19 pm

August 3rd 1797 – Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst, English field marshal and politician, Colonial Governor of Virginia (b. 1717)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/03/15 at 1:28 pm

August 3rd 1792 – Richard Arkwright, English engineer and businessman (b. 1732)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/03/15 at 2:15 pm

August 3rd 1721 – Grinling Gibbons, Dutch-English sculptor and woodcarver (b. 1648)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/03/15 at 2:53 pm

August 3rd 2000 - Maurice Kinn died aged 76. The UK publisher launched The New Musical Express in 1953, which instigated the first charts based on record sales (first published on 14 November 1952). and organised the annual NME poll-winners concerts between 1963 and 1966.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/03/15 at 2:58 pm

August 3rd 1460 – James II of Scotland (b. 1430)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/05/15 at 4:37 am

August 5th 1962 – Marilyn Monroe, American model, actress, and singer (b. 1926)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/05/15 at 6:11 am

August 5th 2014 – Chapman Pincher, Indian-English historian, journalist, and author (b. 1914)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/05/15 at 10:04 am

August 5th 2012 – Sister Boom Boom, American drag queen performer (b. 1955)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/05/15 at 10:41 am

August 5th 2002 – Chick Hearn, American sportscaster (b. 1916)

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Written By: nally on 08/05/15 at 10:43 am


August 5th 2002 – Chick Hearn, American sportscaster (b. 1916)

A death I remember hearing about, as it was somewhat local to me, and I knew about the guy because he was the main L.A. Lakers' (basketball) announcer. :\'( Hard to believe it's been 13 years already.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/05/15 at 11:21 am

August 5th 2000 – Alec Guinness, English actor (b. 1914)  :\'(

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/05/15 at 1:05 pm

August 5th 1955 – Carmen Miranda, Portuguese-Brazilian actress and singer (b. 1909)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/05/15 at 1:20 pm

August 5th 1946 – Wilhelm Marx, German lawyer and politician, 17th Chancellor of Germany (b. 1863)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/05/15 at 1:22 pm

August 5th 1968 - American country guitarist Luther Perkins died at the age of 40 as a result of severe burns and smoke inhalation. Perkins fell asleep at home in his den with a cigarette in his hand. He was dragged from the fire unconscious with severe second and third degree burns. Perkins never regained consciousness. He worked with Johnny Cash and The Carter Family and featured on the live album Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/05/15 at 1:30 pm

August 5th 1901 – Victoria, Princess Royal of the United Kingdom (b. 1840)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/05/15 at 2:03 pm

August 5th 1895 – Friedrich Engels, German-English philosopher and author (b. 1820)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/05/15 at 2:11 pm

August 5th 1743 – John Hervey, 2nd Baron Hervey, English courtier and politician, Vice-Chamberlain of the Household (b. 1696)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/05/15 at 3:04 pm

August 5th 1729 – Thomas Newcomen, English engineer, invented the Newcomen atmospheric engine (b. 1664)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/05/15 at 3:49 pm

August 5th 1678 – Juan García de Zéspedes, Mexican tenor and composer (b. 1619)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/05/15 at 4:25 pm

August 5th 917 – Euthymius I of Constantinople (b. 834)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/06/15 at 1:57 am

August 6th 2012 – Bernard Lovell, English physicist and astronomer (b. 1913)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/06/15 at 4:10 am

August 6th 2012 – Marvin Hamlisch, American pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1944)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/06/15 at 5:00 am

August 6th 2009 – John Hughes, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1950)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/06/15 at 6:13 am

August 6th 2005 – Robin Cook, Scottish politician, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (b. 1946)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/06/15 at 7:33 am

August 6th 2004 – Rick James, American singer-songwriter and producer (The Mynah Birds) (b. 1948)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/06/15 at 8:43 am

August 6th 2001 – Dorothy Tutin, English actress (b. 1930)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/06/15 at 10:04 am

August 6th 1978 – Pope Paul VI (b. 1897)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/06/15 at 10:23 am

August 6th 1959 – Preston Sturges, American director, screenwriter, and playwright (b. 1898)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/06/15 at 10:39 am

August 6th 1931 – Bix Beiderbecke, American cornet player, pianist, and composer (The Wolverines) (b. 1903)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/06/15 at 10:59 am

August 6th 1881 – James Springer White, American religious leader, co-founded the Seventh-day Adventist Church (b. 1821)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/06/15 at 11:07 am

August 6th 1794 – Henry Bathurst, 2nd Earl Bathurst, English lawyer and politician, Lord Chancellor of Great Britain (b. 1714)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/06/15 at 11:59 am

August 6th 1623 – Anne Hathaway, English wife of William Shakespeare (b. 1555)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/06/15 at 1:03 pm

August 6th 1458 – Pope Callixtus III (b. 1378)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/06/15 at 2:08 pm

August 6th 523 – Pope Hormisdas (b. 450)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/06/15 at 2:08 pm

August 6th 258 – Pope Sixtus II

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/06/15 at 2:10 pm

August 6th 1983 - Avant-garde musician and former backing singer with David Bowie Klaus Nomi died at the age of 39 of Aids in New York City aged 38. Nomi was one of the first celebrities to contract AIDS.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/07/15 at 1:56 am

August 7th 2014 – Henry Stone, American record producer (b. 1921)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/07/15 at 2:27 am

August 7th 2014 – Perry Moss, American football player and coach (b. 1926)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/07/15 at 2:48 am

August 7th 2014 – Víctor Fayad, Argentinian lawyer and politician (b. 1955)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/07/15 at 3:28 am

August 7th 2004 – Red Adair, American firefighter (b. 1915)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/07/15 at 4:18 am

August 7th 1994 – Larry Martyn, English actor (b. 1934)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/07/15 at 5:31 am

August 7th 1984 – Esther Phillips, American singer (b. 1935)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/07/15 at 6:10 am

August 7th 1957 – Oliver Hardy, American actor, singer, and director (b. 1892)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/07/15 at 7:02 am

August 7th 1941 – Rabindranath Tagore, Indian author, poet, and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1861)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/07/15 at 7:38 am

August 7th 1106 – Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1050)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/07/15 at 8:59 am

August 7th 461 – Majorian, Roman emperor (b. 420)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/07/15 at 9:57 am

August 7th 2014 – Cristina Deutekom, Dutch soprano (b. 1931

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/07/15 at 10:04 am

August 7th 2001 - Harmonica player Larry Adler died aged 87. Known for his original collaborations with George Gershwin, Kate Bush, Sting and Vaughan Williams and his own virtuoso performances.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/07/15 at 10:44 am

August 7th 2013 – Alexander Yagubkin, Russian boxer (b. 1961)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/07/15 at 11:48 am

August 7th 2013 – Sean Sasser, American chef, educator, and activist (b. 1968)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/07/15 at 1:41 pm

August 7th 2013 – Samuel G. Armistead, American linguist, historian, and academic (b. 1927)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/07/15 at 4:48 pm

August 7th 2011 - Marshall Grant, who played bass for Johnny Cash in the Tennessee Two, from 1954 to 1980, passed away at the age of 83. After his time with The Man In Black, Grant managed The Statler Brothers until they retired in 2002 and later wrote an autobiography entitled "I Was There When It Happened".

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Written By: LyricBoy on 08/07/15 at 5:28 pm


August 7th 2011 - Marshall Grant, who played bass for Johnny Cash in the Tennessee Two, from 1954 to 1980, passed away at the age of 83. After his time with The Man In Black, Grant managed The Statler Brothers until they retired in 2002 and later wrote an autobiography entitled "I Was There When It Happened".


His "Boom Chicka Boom" sound was classic.  8-)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/08/15 at 1:56 am

August 8th 2014 – Red Wilson, American football and baseball player (b. 1929)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/08/15 at 3:24 am

August 8th 2014 – Peter Sculthorpe, Australian composer and conductor (b. 1929)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/08/15 at 3:42 am

August 8th 2014 – Danny Murphy, American actor (b. 1955)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/08/15 at 7:43 am

August 8th 2014 – Charles Keating, English-American actor (b. 1941)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/08/15 at 9:10 am

August 8th 2013 – Karen Black, American actress, singer, and screenwriter (b. 1939)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/08/15 at 9:59 am

August 8th 2010 – Patricia Neal, American actress (b. 1926)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/08/15 at 10:23 am

August 8th 2008 – Orville Moody, American golfer (b. 1933)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/08/15 at 10:36 am

August 8th 2005 – Dean Rockwell, American commander, wrestler, and coach (b. 1912)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/08/15 at 12:07 pm

August 8th 2005 – Barbara Bel Geddes, American actress and author (b. 1922)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/08/15 at 12:41 pm

August 8th 2004 – Fay Wray, Canadian-American actress (b. 1907)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/08/15 at 1:20 pm

August 8th 1996 – Nevill Francis Mott, English physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1905)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/08/15 at 2:05 pm

August 8th 1979 – Nicholas Monsarrat, English author (b. 1910)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/08/15 at 2:27 pm

August 8th 1684 – George Booth, 1st Baron Delamer, English politician (b. 1622)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/10/15 at 5:08 am

August 10th 2008 – Isaac Hayes, American singer-songwriter, pianist, producer, and actor (b. 1942)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/10/15 at 9:38 am

August 10th 1999 – Jennifer Paterson, English chef and actress (b. 1928)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/10/15 at 9:44 am

August 10th 2013 – Eydie Gormé, American singer (b. 1928)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/10/15 at 10:08 am

August 10th 1976 – Bert Oldfield, Australian cricketer (b. 1894)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/10/15 at 11:08 am

August 10th 1932 – Rin Tin Tin, American acting dog (b. 1918)

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Written By: nally on 08/10/15 at 11:10 am


August 10th 1932 – Rin Tin Tin, American acting dog (b. 1918)

14 years is a good lifespan for a dog. :)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/10/15 at 11:26 am

August 10th 1806 – Michael Haydn, Austrian composer (b. 1737)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/10/15 at 12:35 pm

August 10th 258 – Lawrence of Rome, Spanish-Italian deacon and saint (b. 225)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/10/15 at 1:07 pm

August 10th 2014 – Bob Wiesler, American baseball player (b. 1930)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/10/15 at 2:00 pm

August 10th 2014 – Kathleen Ollerenshaw, English mathematician, astronomer, and politician, Lord Mayor of Manchester (b. 1912)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/10/15 at 2:27 pm

August 10th 2014 – Jim Command, American baseball player (b. 1928)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/10/15 at 2:48 pm

August 10th 2013 – Amy Wallace, American author (b. 1955)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/10/15 at 5:14 pm

August 10th 2013 – David C. Jones, American general (b. 1921)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/12/15 at 3:19 am

August 11th 2014 – Robin Williams, American actor and comedian (b. 1951)  :\'( :\'( :\'(

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/12/15 at 3:28 am

August 12th 2014 – Abel Laudonio, Argentinian boxer and actor (b. 1938)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/12/15 at 4:18 am

August 12th 2014 – Futatsuryū Jun'ichi, Japanese sumo wrestler (b. 1950)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/12/15 at 5:47 am

August 12th 2014 – Lauren Bacall, American model, actress and singer (b. 1924)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/12/15 at 6:36 am

August 12th 2013 – Vasiliy Mihaylovich Peskov, Russian ecologist and journalist (b. 1930)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/12/15 at 7:07 am

August 12th 2013 – David McLetchie, Scottish politician (b. 1952)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/12/15 at 7:56 am

August 12th 2013 – Prince Friso of Orange-Nassau (b. 1968)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/12/15 at 8:31 am

August 12th 2013 – Hans-Ekkehard Bob, German soldier and pilot (b. 1917)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/12/15 at 8:59 am

August 12th 2013 – Tereza de Arriaga, Portuguese painter (b. 1915)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/12/15 at 9:39 am

August 12th 2012 – Alf Morris, English politician and activist (b. 1928)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/12/15 at 10:14 am

August 12th 2012 – Frank Martin, American lawyer and politician (b. 1938)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/12/15 at 10:16 am

August 12th 1985 - Kyu Sakamoto was killed in a plane crash when JAL Flight 123, a 747, crashed and burned on a thickly wooded mountain about 60 miles northwest of Tokyo. He was 43. He had the 1963 US No.1 & UK No.6 single 'Sukiyaki', the first Japanese artist to hit the top of the US singles chart.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/12/15 at 10:50 am

August 12th 2009 – Les Paul, American guitarist and songwriter (b. 1915)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/12/15 at 12:25 pm

August 12th 2007 – Merv Griffin, American actor, singer, and producer (b. 1925)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/12/15 at 1:13 pm

August 12th 2000 – Loretta Young, American actress (b. 1913)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/12/15 at 3:01 pm

August 12th 1992 – John Cage, American composer and theorist (b. 1912)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/12/15 at 3:46 pm

August 12th 1827 – William Blake, English poet and painter (b. 1757)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/12/15 at 3:46 pm

August 12th 1848 – George Stephenson, English engineer (b. 1781)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/15 at 1:39 am

August 13th 1998 – Nino Ferrer, Italian-French singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1934)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/15 at 2:08 am

August 13th 1995 – Mickey Mantle, American baseball player and sportscaster (b. 1931)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/15 at 3:26 am

August 13th 1995 – Alison Hargreaves, English mountaineer (b. 1963)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/15 at 6:22 am

August 13th 1946 – H. G. Wells, English journalist and author (b. 1866)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/15 at 7:05 am

August 13th 1912 – Jules Massenet, French composer (b. 1842)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/15 at 8:10 am

August 13th 1910 – Florence Nightingale, Italian-English nurse (b. 1820)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/15 at 8:41 am

August 13th 1382 – Eleanor of Aragon, Queen of Castile (b. 1358)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/15 at 9:55 am

August 13th 2014 – Süleyman Seba, Turkish footballer (b. 1926)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/15 at 11:09 am

August 13th 2014 – Martino Finotto, Italian racing driver (b. 1933)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/15 at 12:29 pm

August 13th 2014 – Eduardo Campos, Brazilian politician (b. 1965)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/15 at 12:32 pm

August 13th 1971 - Saxophonist King Curtis Ousley was stabbed to death by a vagrant on the front steps of his New York home. Ousley had worked with John Lennon and also played on The Coasters 'Yakety Yak'.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/15 at 1:04 pm

August 13th 2014 – Frans Brüggen, Dutch flute player and conductor (b. 1934)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/15 at 2:53 pm

August 13th 2013 – Tompall Glaser, American singer (Tompall & the Glaser Brothers) (b. 1933)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/15 at 3:04 pm

August 13th 2012 – Johnny Pesky, American baseball player and manager (b. 1919)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/15 at 3:39 pm

August 13th 2012 – Ray Jordon, Australian cricketer and coach (b. 1937)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/15 at 3:42 pm

August 13th 1982 - American soul singer Joe Tex died at his home in Navasota, Texas, following a heart attack, just five days after his 49th birthday. Had nine US Top 40 hits including the 1972 US No.2 single 'I Gotcha'.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/15/15 at 5:48 am

Born this day, August 15th:

• 1919 – Dina Wadia, English-Pakistani daughter of Muhammad Ali Jinnah
• 1923 – Rose Marie, American actress and singer
• 1924 – Phyllis Schlafly, American lawyer and activist
• 1925 – Mike Connors, American actor and producer
• 1925 – Münir Özkul, Turkish cinema and theatre actor
• 1926 – Sami Michael, Iraqi-Israeli author and playwright
• 1926 – Kenneth Newman, English police officer
• 1926 – Konstantinos Stephanopoulos, Greek politician, 6th President of Greece
• 1927 – Oliver Popplewell, English cricketer and judge
• 1928 – Nicolas Roeg, English director and cinematographer
• 1929 – Georgios Roubanis, Greek pole vaulter
• 1930 – Ageeda Paavel, Estonian activist
• 1931 – Paul McDowell, English actor and screenwriter
• 1932 – Johan Steyn, Baron Steyn, South African-English lawyer and judge
• 1933 – Michael Rutter, Lebanese-English psychiatrist and academic
• 1934 – Moshe Arad, Israeli diplomat
• 1934 – Reginald Scarlett, Jamaican cricketer and coach
• 1935 – Jim Dale, English-American actor, singer, and screenwriter
• 1935 – Vernon Jordan, American lawyer, businessman, and activist
• 1935 – Lionel Taylor, American football player and coach
• 1938 – Stephen Breyer, American judge
• 1938 – Maxine Waters, American educator and politician
• 1938 – Janusz Zajdel, Polish author
• 1939 – Bill Wratten, English air marshal
• 1941 – Manolis Mavrommatis, Greek politician
• 1943 – Eileen Bell, Northern Irish politician, 2nd Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly
• 1943 – María Rojo, Mexican actress and politician
• 1944 – Linda Ellerbee, American journalist and author
• 1944 – Thomas J. Murphy, Jr., American politician, 56th Mayor of Pittsburgh
• 1944 – R. A. W. Rhodes, British political scientist
• 1944 – Dimitris Sioufas, Greek lawyer and politician, Greek Minister of Health
• 1944 – Sylvie Vartan, Bulgarian-French singer and actress
• 1945 – Duffy Dyer, American baseball player and coach
• 1945 – Khaleda Zia, Bangladeshi politician, 9th Prime Minister of Bangladesh
• 1946 – Tony Robinson, English actor, producer, and screenwriter
• 1946 – William Waldegrave, Baron Waldegrave of North Hill, English politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
• 1946 – Jimmy Webb, American singer-songwriter and pianist
• 1947 – Raakhee, Indian actress
• 1947 – Jenny Hanley, English actress
• 1948 – Uschi Digard, Swedish porn actress and model
• 1948 – Patsy Gallant, Canadian singer-songwriter and actress
• 1948 – George Ryton, Singaporean-English engineer
• 1949 – Beverly Burns, American captain and pilot
• 1949 – Richard Deacon, Welsh sculptor
• 1949 – Garry Disher, Australian author
• 1949 – Edward McMillan-Scott, English politician
• 1949 – Mark B. Rosenberg, American academic
• 1950 – Tommy Aldridge, American drummer (Motörhead, Whitesnake, Black Oak Arkansas, and Thin Lizzy)
• 1950 – Tom Kelly, American baseball player and manager
• 1950 – Anne, Princess Royal of the United Kingdom
• 1951 – Ann Biderman, American screenwriter and producer
• 1951 – Bobby Caldwell, American singer-songwriter
• 1951 – John Childs, English cricketer
• 1951 – Daba Diawara, Malian politician
• 1951 – Ranjan Gunatilleke, Sri Lankan cricketer
• 1952 – Chuck Burgi, American drummer (Blue Öyster Cult, Rainbow, and Brand X)
• 1953 – Carol Thatcher, English journalist and author
• 1953 – Mark Thatcher, English businessman
• 1954 – Mary Jo Salter, American poet and academic
• 1955 – Asım Can Gündüz, Turkish rock and blues guitarist
• 1956 – Lorraine Desmarais, Canadian pianist and composer
• 1956 – Freedom Neruda, Ivorian journalist
• 1956 – Robert Syms, English politician
• 1957 – Željko Ivanek, Slovenian-American actor
• 1958 – Simon Baron-Cohen, English-Canadian psychiatrist and author
• 1958 – Craig MacTavish, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• 1958 – Victor Shenderovich, Russian radio host
• 1958 – Rondell Sheridan, American actor and director
• 1959 – Scott Altman, American captain, pilot, and astronaut
• 1961 – Ed Gillespie, American strategist and politician
• 1961 – Gary Kubiak, American football player and coach
• 1961 – Suhasini Maniratnam, Indian actress and screenwriter
• 1961 – Arjun Sarja, Indian actor and director
• 1962 – Tom Colicchio, American chef and author
• 1962 – Vilja Savisaar-Toomast, Estonian politician
• 1962 – Rıdvan Dilmen, Turkish former footballer
• 1963 – Alejandro González Iñárritu, Mexican director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1963 – Simon Hart, Welsh politician
• 1963 – Lady Miss Kier, American singer-songwriter, DJ, and producer (Deee-Lite)
• 1963 – Valery Levaneuski, Belarusian activist
• 1963 – Lisa Opie, English squash player
• 1963 – Jack Russell, England cricketer and coach
• 1964 – Jane Ellison, English politician
• 1964 – Melinda Gates, American businesswoman and philanthropist, co-founded the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
• 1965 – Mark Labbett, British television personality
• 1965 – Rob Thomas, American author, screenwriter, and producer
• 1966 – Scott Brosius, American baseball player and coach
• 1966 – Shirley Kwan, Hong Kong singer, dancer, and actress
• 1966 – Dimitris Papadopoulos, Greek basketball player and coach
• 1967 – Tony Hand, British ice hockey player and coach
• 1967 – Peter Hermann, American actor
• 1968 – Debra Messing, American actress, singer, and producer
• 1969 – Kevin Cheng, American-Hong Kong singer and actor
• 1969 – Christian Mixon, American actor and race car driver
• 1969 – Bernard Fanning, Australian singer-songwriter (Powderfinger)
• 1969 – Cris Judd, American actor, dancer, and choreographer
• 1970 – Anthony Anderson, American comedian and actor
• 1970 – Maddie Corman, American actress
• 1970 – Ben Silverman, American actor, producer, and screenwriter, founded Electus Studios
• 1970 – Maya Soetoro-Ng, Indonesian-American educator
• 1972 – Ben Affleck, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1972 – Chris Morrissey, American actor and director
• 1972 – Matthew Wood, American voice actor and engineer
• 1973 – Amitabh Bhattacharjee, Indian actor
• 1973 – Atom Willard, American drummer (The Offspring, Rocket from the Crypt, Danko Jones, and The Special Goodness)
• 1974 – Gry Bay, Danish actress and singer
• 1974 – Natasha Henstridge, Canadian model and actress
• 1974 – Tomasz Suwary, Polish footballer
• 1975 – Bertrand Berry, American football player and radio host
• 1975 – Vijay Bharadwaj, Indian cricketer and coach
• 1975 – Brendan Morrison, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1975 – Kara Wolters, American basketball player
• 1976 – Boudewijn Zenden, Dutch footballer and manager
• 1977 – Martin Biron, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1977 – Igor Cassina, Italian gymnast
• 1977 – Nicole Paggi, American actress
• 1977 – Anthony Rocca, Australian footballer
• 1978 – Tim Foreman, American bass player (Switchfoot)
• 1978 – Lilia Podkopayeva, Ukrainian gymnast
• 1978 – Stavros Tziortziopoulos, Greek footballer
• 1978 – Kerri Walsh Jennings, American volleyball player
• 1979 – Carl Edwards, American race car driver
• 1980 – Brandon Harrod, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1980 – Natalie Press, English actress
• 1981 – Brendan Hansen, American swimmer
• 1981 – Song Ji-hyo, South Korean model and actress
• 1981 – Óliver Pérez, American baseball player
• 1982 – Casey Burgener, American weightlifter
• 1982 – Germán Caffa, Argentine footballer
• 1982 – Heather Carolin, American model and actress
• 1982 – Tsuyoshi Hayashi, Japanese actor
• 1982 – Cori Yarckin, American actress and singer
• 1983 – Timati, Russian rapper, producer, and actor
• 1983 – Yōko Honda, Japanese voice actress
• 1984 – Quinton Aaron, American actor
• 1984 – Zack Lee, Indonesian actor
• 1985 – Cogie Domingo, Filipino actor
• 1985 – Leah Hackett, English actress
• 1985 – Andrea Lewis, Canadian actress and singer
• 1985 – Santiago Stieben, Argentinian actor
• 1986 – Samantha Crain, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1986 – Maria Fowler, English model and actress
• 1986 – Natalia Kills, English singer-songwriter and actress
• 1987 – Michel Kreder, Dutch cyclist
• 1987 – Sean McAllister, English footballer
• 1988 – Oussama Assaidi, Moroccan footballer
• 1988 – Zaira Nara, Argentinian model and television host
• 1989 – Joe Jonas, American singer-songwriter and actor (Jonas Brothers)
• 1989 – Kristina Karjalainen, Estonian-Finnish model, Miss Estonia 2013
• 1989 – Carlos Pena, Jr., American singer-songwriter and actor (Big Time Rush)
• 1989 – Belinda Peregrín, Spanish-Mexican singer-songwriter and actress
• 1990 – Nyusha, Russian singer-songwriter and producer
• 1990 – Aglaja Brix, German actress
• 1990 – Jennifer Lawrence, American actress
• 1990 – Toomas Raadik, Estonian basketball player
• 1990 – Danny Verbeek, Dutch footballer
• 1991 – Petja Piiroinen, Finnish snowboarder
• 1993 – Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, English footballer
• 1994 – Lasse Vigen Christensen, Danish footballer
• 1994 – Kosuke Hagino, Japanese swimmer
• 1994 – Natalja Zabijako, Estonian figure skater
• 1994 – Alice Englert, Australian-born actress
• 1995 – Chief Keef, American rapper
• 1995 – Yui Ogura, Japanese voice actress and singer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/15/15 at 5:53 am

August 15th 2014 – James Freeman Gilbert, American geophysicist and academic (b. 1931)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/15/15 at 7:07 am

August 15th 2014 – James Cama, American martial artist (b. 1957)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/15/15 at 7:30 am

August 15th 2014 – Licia Albanese, Italian-American soprano and actress (b. 1909)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/15/15 at 7:42 am

August 15th 1935 – Will Rogers and Wiley Post are killed after their aircraft develops engine problems during takeoff in Barrow, Alaska.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/15/15 at 8:31 am

August 15th 2013 – Jacques Vergès, Thai-French lawyer (b. 1925)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/15/15 at 8:55 am

August 15th 2012 – Biff Elliot, American actor (b. 1923)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/15/15 at 9:14 am

August 15th 2012 – Punch Gunalan, Malaysian badminton player (b. 1944)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/15/15 at 9:47 am

August 15th 2013 – Marich Man Singh Shrestha, Nepali politician, 28th Prime Minister of Nepal (b. 1942)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/15/15 at 10:02 am

August 15th 2013 – August Schellenberg, Canadian-American actor (b. 1936)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/15/15 at 10:35 am

August 15th 2013 – Sławomir Mrożek, Polish-French author and playwright (b. 1930)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/15/15 at 10:44 am

August 15th 2013 – Rosalía Mera, Spanish businesswoman, co-founded Inditex and Zara (b. 1944)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/15/15 at 11:02 am

August 15th 2013 – William S. Livingston, American political scientist and academic (b. 1920)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/15/15 at 11:19 am

August 15th 2013 – Bert Lance, American businessman and civil servant, 23rd Director of the Office of Management and Budget (b. 1931)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/15/15 at 12:26 pm

August 15th 1995 – John Cameron Swayze, American journalist (b. 1906)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/15/15 at 12:30 pm

August 15th 1992 - Jamaican singer-song writer Jackie Edwards died. Edwards worked as a singer, songwriter for Island Records. He wrote both ‘Keep On Running’ and ‘Somebody Help Me’, that became No.1 singles for The Spencer Davis Group as well as releasing his own albums.

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August 15th 1999 – Hugh Casson, English architect and interior designer (b. 1910)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/15/15 at 1:50 pm

August 15th 1971 – Paul Lukas, Hungarian-American actor and singer (b. 1887)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/15/15 at 2:04 pm

August 15th 1967 – René Magritte, Belgian painter (b. 1898)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/15/15 at 2:33 pm

August 15th 1057 – Macbeth, King of Scotland

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/15/15 at 2:58 pm

August 15th 1997 – Ida Gerhardt, Dutch poet (b. 1905)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/15/15 at 3:55 pm

August 15th 2008 - US record producer Jerry Wexler, who influenced the careers of singers including Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles and Bob Dylan, died at his home in Sarasota, Florida aged 91. Wexler produced the Aretha Franklin hit Respect, the Wilson Pickett song, In the Midnight Hour and helped Bob Dylan win his first Grammy award by producing the 1979 album, Slow Train Coming. He also coined the term ‘rhythm and blues’ while writing for Billboard magazine in the late 1940s.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/15/15 at 5:02 pm

August 15th 2012 – Ray Whitney, English politician (b. 1930)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/16/15 at 6:30 pm

August 16th 1977 - Elvis Presley was found dead lying on the floor in his bathroom by his girlfriend Ginger Alden, he had been seated on the toilet reading 'The Scientific Search For Jesus'. He died of heart failure at the age of 42. His first record for RCA, ‘Heartbreak Hotel’, was also his first US No.1. He starred in 31 films. Elvis holds the record for the most entries on the US Hot 100 chart with 154. Elvis became the first rock 'n' roll artist to be honoured by the US Postal Service with a stamp.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: nally on 08/16/15 at 6:35 pm


August 16th 1977 - Elvis Presley was found dead lying on the floor in his bathroom by his girlfriend Ginger Alden; he had been seated on the toilet reading 'The Scientific Search For Jesus'. He died of heart failure at the age of 42. His first record for RCA, ‘Heartbreak Hotel’, was also his first US No.1. He starred in 31 films. Elvis holds the record for the most entries on the US Hot 100 chart with 154. Elvis became the first rock 'n' roll artist to be honoured by the US Postal Service with a stamp.

...and he would have turned 80 earlier this year if he had lived. :\'(

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/17/15 at 2:53 am

Born this day August 17th:

1918 – Michael John Wise, English geographer and academic
1920 – Maureen O'Hara, Irish-American actress and singer
1926 – Jiang Zemin, Chinese retired politician, former General Secretary of the Communist Party and 5th President of China
1928 – T. J. Anderson, American composer, conductor, and educator
1931 – Tony Wrigley, English historian, demographer, and academic
1932 – V. S. Naipaul, Trinidadian-English journalist and author, Nobel Prize laureate
1933 – Gene Kranz, American NASA flight director and manager
1934 – João Donato, Brazilian pianist and composer
1935 – Oleg Tabakov, Russian actor
1936 – Seamus Mallon, Irish politician, Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland
1937 – Ronnie Butler, Bahamian singer
1937 – Spiros Focás, Greek actor
1938 – Abu Bakar Bashir, Indonesian cleric
1938 – Theodoros Pangalos, Greek politician
1939 – Anthony Valentine, English actor
1940 – Barry Sheerman, English academic and politician
1941 – Jean Pierre Lefebvre, Canadian director and screenwriter
1942 – Muslim Magomayev, Azerbaijani singer
1942 – Shane Porteous, Australian actor
1943 – Edward Cowie, English composer, painter, and author
1943 – Ian McAllister, Scottish businessman
1943 – Robert De Niro, American actor, director, and producer
1943 – John Humphrys, Welsh journalist and author
1944 – Larry Ellison, American businessman, co-founded the Oracle Corporation
1944 – Jean-Bernard Pommier, French pianist and conductor
1945 – Rachel Pollack, American author
1946 – Martha Coolidge, American director, producer, and screenwriter
1946 – Patrick Manning, Trinidadian-Tobagonian politician, 4th Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago
1947 – Sylvia Nasar, German-American economist and author
1947 – Jennifer Rhodes, American actress
1947 – Gary Talley, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Box Tops)
1948 – Rod MacDonald, American singer-songwriter
1949 – Norm Coleman, American lawyer and politician, 52nd Mayor of St. Paul, United States Senator (R-MN; 2002-2008)
1949 – Sue Draheim, American fiddler
1949 – Julian Fellowes, Egyptian-English actor, director, screenwriter, and politician
1949 – Sib Hashian, American drummer (Boston and Ernie and the Automatics)
1951 – Robert Joy, Canadian actor
1951 – Alan Minter, English boxer
1951 – Elba Ramalho, Brazilian singer-songwriter and actress
1952 – Nelson Piquet, Brazilian race car driver
1952 – Mario Theissen, German businessman
1952 – Guillermo Vilas, Argentinian tennis player
1953 – Mick Malthouse, Australian footballer and coach
1953 – Kevin Rowland, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Dexys Midnight Runners)
1953 – Herta Müller, Romanian-German poet and author, Nobel Prize laureate
1954 – Andrés Pastrana Arango, Colombian lawyer and politician, 38th President of Colombia
1954 – Eric Johnson, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1955 – Richard Hilton, American businessman
1956 – Gail Berman, American businessman, co-founded BermanBraun
1956 – Álvaro Pino, Spanish cyclist
1957 – Robin Cousins, English figure skater
1957 – Ken Kwapis, American director and screenwriter
1957 – Laurence Overmire, American poet, author, and actor
1958 – Belinda Carlisle, American singer-songwriter (The Go-Go's)
1958 – Fred Goodwin, Scottish banker and accountant
1958 – Maurizio Sandro Sala, Brazilian race car driver
1958 – Kirk Stevens, Canadian snooker player
1959 – Jonathan Franzen, American author
1959 – Chika Sakamoto, Japanese voice actress and singer
1959 – Eric Schlosser, American journalist and author
1960 – Stephan Eicher, Swiss singer-songwriter (Grauzone)
1960 – Sean Penn, American actor and director
1961 – Larry B. Scott, American actor, director, and producer
1962 – Gilby Clarke, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Guns N' Roses, Rock Star Supernova, and Candy)
1962 – John Marshall Jones, American actor
1962 – Buddy Landel, American wrestler
1962 – Pierre Sanoussi-Bliss, German actor and director
1963 – Shankar, Indian director and producer
1963 – Jon Gruden, American football player, coach, and sportscaster
1964 – Colin James, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1965 – Steve Gorman, American drummer (The Black Crowes and Trigger Hippy)
1964 – Maria McKee, American singer-songwriter (Lone Justice)
1964 – Dave Penney, English footballer and manager
1966 – Maysa Leak, American singer and producer (Incognito)
1966 – Jüri Luik, Estonian politician, 18th Estonian Minister of Defense
1966 – Rodney Mullen, American skateboarder
1966 – Don Sweeney, Canadian ice hockey player and manager
1967 – David Conrad, American actor
1968 – Ed McCaffrey, American football player
1968 – Helen McCrory, English actress
1969 – Christian Laettner, American basketball player and coach
1969 – Donnie Wahlberg, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (New Kids on the Block)
1970 – Jim Courier, American tennis player
1970 – Rupert Degas, English actor and producer
1970 – Andrus Kivirähk, Estonian author
1970 – Øyvind Leonhardsen, Norwegian footballer
1970 – Bob Golding, English actor
1971 – Uhm Jung-hwa, South Korean singer and actress
1971 – Ed Motta, Brazilian singer and keyboard player
1971 – Jorge Posada, Puerto Rican baseball player
1971 – Shaun Rehn, Australian footballer and coach
1972 – Habibul Bashar, Bangladeshi cricketer
1974 – Tony Hajjar, Lebanese-American drummer (At the Drive-In and Sparta)
1974 – Tomomi Kahala, Japanese singer
1974 – Nicola Kraus, American author
1974 – Giuliana Rancic, Italian-American journalist and actress
1975 – Carmina Villaroel, Filipino actress and host
1976 – Eric Boulton, Canadian ice hockey player
1976 – Scott Halberstadt, American actor
1976 – Geertjan Lassche, Dutch journalist
1977 – Nathan Deakes, Australian race walker
1977 – William Gallas, French footballer
1977 – Thierry Henry, French footballer
1977 – Mike Lewis, Welsh guitarist (Lostprophets, Public Disturbance, and No Devotion)
1977 – Tarja Turunen, Finnish singer-songwriter (Nightwish)
1978 – Jelena Karleuša, Serbian singer and dancer
1978 – Karena Lam, Canadian-Hong Kong actress and singer
1978 – Ebon Moss-Bachrach, American actor
1978 – Vibeke Stene, Norwegian singer (Tristania)
1979 – Marcus Patric, English actor
1979 – Antwaan Randle El, American football player
1980 – Keith Dabengwa, Zimbabwean cricketer
1980 – Daniel Güiza, Spanish footballer
1980 – Jan Kromkamp, Dutch footballer
1980 – Lene Marlin, Norwegian singer-songwriter
1980 – Tootsie Guevara, Filipino singer
1981 – Kristin Adams, American television host
1982 – Phil Jagielka, English footballer
1982 – Cheerleader Melissa, American wrestler
1982 – Mark Salling, American actor and singer
1983 – Dustin Pedroia, American baseball player
1984 – Dee Brown, American basketball player
1984 – Oksana Domnina, Russian ice dancer
1984 – Garrett Wolfe, American football player
1985 – Yū Aoi, Japanese actress
1986 – Rudy Gay, American basketball player
1986 – Bryton James, American actor and singer
1986 – Tyrus Thomas, American basketball player
1987 – Kemp Muhl, American model, actress, and singer
1987 – Paolo Serrano, Filipino actor
1988 – Aidan Coleman, Irish jockey
1988 – Bianca Collins, American actress
1988 – Brady Corbet, American actor
1988 – Erika Toda, Japanese actress
1988 – Natalie Sandtorv, Norwegian singer (Morning Has Occurred)
1989 – Lil B, American rapper (The Pack)
1989 – Elena Hight, American snowboarder
1989 – Frederick Lau, German actor
1989 – Farah Zeynep Abdullah, Turkish actress
1990 – Colin Bates, American actor, singer, and dancer
1990 – Lauren Diewold, Canadian actress
1990 – Rachel Hurd-Wood, English actress
1991 – Austin Butler, American actor and singer
1991 – Qory Sandioriva, Indonesian model, Puteri Indonesia 2009
1992 – Paige, English wrestler
1993 – Cinta Laura, German-Indonesian actress and singer
1993 – Sarah Sjöström, Swedish swimmer
1994 – Taissa Farmiga, American actress
1995 – Gracie Gold, American figure skater
1996 – Ella Cruz, Filipino actress, model and dancer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

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August 17th 2014 – Pierre Vassiliu, French singer-songwriter (b. 1937)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/17/15 at 3:16 am

August 17th 2014 – Joanie Spina, American magician, dancer, and choreographer (b. 1953)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/17/15 at 4:44 am

August 17th 2014 – Miodrag Pavlović, Serbian poet and critic (b. 1928)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/17/15 at 5:11 am

August 17th 2014 – Sophie Masloff, American politician, 56th Mayor of Pittsburgh (b. 1917)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/17/15 at 5:42 am

August 17th 2014 – Wolfgang Leonhard, German historian and author (b. 1921)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/17/15 at 5:44 am

August 17th 1920 - Ray Chapman, hit in the head by New York Yankees' Carl Mays' pitch, dies.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/17/15 at 6:38 am

August 17th 2014 – Børre Knudsen, Norwegian minister and activist (b. 1937)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/17/15 at 7:07 am

August 17th 2013 – Gus Winckel, Dutch lieutenant and pilot (b. 1912)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/17/15 at 7:53 am

August 17th 2013 – Frank Martínez, American painter (b. 1924)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/17/15 at 8:53 am

August 17th 2013 – John Hollander, American poet and critic (b. 1929)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/17/15 at 9:11 am

August 17th 2013 – Jack Harshman, American baseball player (b. 1927)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/17/15 at 9:13 am

August 17th 1973 - Former Temptations singer Paul Williams was found dead in his car, after shooting himself. He owed $80000 in taxes and his celebrity boutique business had failed.

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August 17th 2013 – Devin Gray, American basketball player (b. 1972)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/17/15 at 10:11 am

August 17th 2013 – Odilia Dank, American educator and politician (b. 1938)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/17/15 at 11:38 am

August 17th 2013 – Chow Yam-nam, Chinese-Thai mystic (b. 1937)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/17/15 at 11:39 am

August 17th 1987 - Session drummer Gary Chester died of cancer. He had been a member of The Coasters and played on many major hits for other acts including: 'Brown Eyed Girl' 'Under The Boardwalk' 'Walk On By', 'It's My Party.'

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/17/15 at 12:05 pm

August 17th 2013 – Stephen Antonakos; Greek born American sculptor (b. 1926)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/17/15 at 12:46 pm

August 17th 2012 – Amparo Cuevas, Spanish Catholic seer (b. 1931)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/17/15 at 1:39 pm

August 17th 2007 – Bill Deedes, English journalist and politician (b. 1913)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/17/15 at 1:39 pm

August 17th 1995 – Howard E. Koch, American playwright and screenwriter (b. 1902)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/17/15 at 2:36 pm

August 17th 1988 – Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Jr., American lawyer and politician (b. 1914)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/17/15 at 4:04 pm

August 17th 1983 – Ira Gershwin, American songwriter (b. 1896)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/17/15 at 4:05 pm

August 17th 1990 – Pearl Bailey, American actress and singer (b. 1918)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/17/15 at 5:14 pm

August 17th 1987 – Rudolf Hess, German politician (b. 1894)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/17/15 at 5:15 pm

August 17th 2012 – John Lynch-Staunton, Canadian politician (b. 1930)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/17/15 at 5:53 pm

August 17th 1657 – Robert Blake, English admiral and politician, Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports (b. 1599)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/18/15 at 3:19 am

Born this day August 18th:

1911 – Amelia Boynton Robinson, American activist
1916 – Neagu Djuvara, Romanian historian, journalist, and diplomat
1925 – Brian Aldiss, English author and critic
1927 – Rosalynn Carter, American wife of Jimmy Carter, 41st First Lady of the United States
1929 – Hugues Aufray, French singer
1931 – Bramwell Tillsley, Canadian 14th General of The Salvation Army
1931 – Dick White, English footballer
1932 – Bill Bennett, Canadian politician, 27th Premier of British Columbia
1932 – Luc Montagnier, French virologist, Nobel Prize laureate
1933 – Just Fontaine, Moroccan-French footballer and manager
1933 – Roman Polanski, French-Polish director, producer, screenwriter, and actor
1934 – Gulzar, Indian director, producer, and songwriter
1934 – Michael May, German-Swiss race car driver
1935 – Rafer Johnson, American decathlete and actor
1935 – Hifikepunye Pohamba, Namibian politician, 2nd President of Namibia
1936 – Robert Redford, American actor, director, and producer
1937 – Sheila Cassidy, English physician and author
1940 – Adam Makowicz, Polish-Canadian pianist and composer
1940 – Charles Wilson, Scottish journalist
1942 – Judith Keppel, English game show contestant, first winner on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
1943 – Sarah Dash, American singer-songwriter and actress (Labelle)
1943 – Martin Mull, American actor and singer
1943 – Gianni Rivera, Italian footballer and politician
1944 – Robert Hitchcock, Australian sculptor
1945 – Barbara Harris, American singer-songwriter (The Toys)
1945 – Värner Lootsmann, Estonian politician
1948 – James Jones, English bishop
1948 – Joseph Marcell, St. Lucian-English actor
1948 – John Scarlett, English intelligence officer
1949 – Nigel Griggs, English bass player, songwriter, and producer (Split Enz and Schnell Fenster)
1949 – Rudy Hartono, Indonesian badminton player
1950 – Dennis Elliott, English drummer and sculptor (Foreigner and If)
1952 – Elayne Boosler, American actress, director, and screenwriter
1952 – Ricardo Villa, Argentinian footballer and coach
1953 – Louie Gohmert, American captain, lawyer, and politician
1954 – Umberto Guidoni, Italian astrophysicist, astronaut, and politician
1955 – Bruce Benedict, American baseball player and coach
1955 – Taher Elgamal, Egyptian-American cryptographer
1956 – John Debney, American composer and conductor
1956 – Sandeep Patil, Indian cricketer and coach
1956 – Jon Schwartz, American drummer and producer
1956 – Kelly Willard, American singer-songwriter
1956 – Rainer Woelki, German cardinal
1957 – Carole Bouquet, French model and actress
1957 – Denis Leary, American comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter
1957 – Ron Strykert, Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Men at Work)
1957 – Diana Castle, American actress
1958 – Didier Auriol, French race car driver
1958 – Madeleine Stowe, American actress
1959 – Tom Prichard, American wrestler
1960 – Mike LaValliere, American baseball player
1960 – Fat Lever, American basketball player
1961 – Huw Edwards, Welsh journalist
1961 – Timothy Geithner, American banker and politician, 75th United States Secretary of the Treasury
1961 – Glenn Plummer, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
1961 – Birol Ünel, Turkish-German actor
1961 – Bob Woodruff, American journalist
1962 – Felipe Calderón, Mexican politician, 56th President of Mexico
1962 – Geoff Courtnall, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1963 – Heino Ferch, German actor
1964 – Craig Bierko, American actor
1964 – Jim Florentine, American comedian and actor
1964 – Kenny Walker, American basketball player
1965 – Kōji Kikkawa, Japanese singer (Complex)
1965 – Ikue Ōtani, Japanese voice actress
1966 – Gustavo Charif, Argentinian director and producer
1966 – Sarita Choudhury, English actress
1966 – Kang Soo-yeon, South Korean actress
1967 – Brian Michael Bendis, American author and illustrator
1967 – Daler Mehndi, Indian singer-songwriter and producer
1967 – Dan Peters, American drummer (Bundle of Hiss, Mudhoney, Nirvana, and Love Battery)
1968 – Lee Seung-yeon, South Korean actress and talk show host
1969 – Everlast, American rapper (House of Pain and La Coka Nostra)
1969 – Mark Kuhlmann, German rugby player and coach
1969 – Edward Norton, American actor, singer, and producer
1969 – Christian Slater, American actor and producer
1970 – Jason Furman, American economist
1970 – Jessica Hsuan, Hong Kong actress
1970 – Malcolm-Jamal Warner, American actor and producer
1971 – Tom Middleton, English DJ and producer (Global Communication)
1971 – Aphex Twin, Irish-English DJ and producer (Universal Indicator)
1971 – Jacob Vargas, Mexican-American actor
1972 – Victoria Coren Mitchell, English journalist and poker player
1972 – Keiko, Japanese singer (Globe)
1972 – Leo Ku, Hong Kong singer, actor, producer, and director
1972 – Masahiro Nakai, Japanese singer and actor (SMAP)
1973 – Carmen Serano, American actress
1974 – Nicole Krauss, American author
1975 – Róbert Fazekas, Hungarian decathlete
1975 – Kaitlin Olson, American actress
1976 – Paraskevas Antzas, Greek footballer
1977 – Régine Chassagne, Canadian singer-songwriter (Arcade Fire)
1977 – Even Kruse Skatrud, Norwegian trombonist and orchestra leader (Funky Butt)
1977 – Mizuo Peck, American actress
1978 – Andy Samberg, American actor, screenwriter, and rapper (The Lonely Island)
1979 – Stuart Dew, Australian footballer
1979 – Mohib Mirza, Pakistani actor and director
1980 – Esteban Cambiasso, Argentinian footballer
1980 – Preeti Jhangiani, Indian actress
1980 – Rob Nguyen, Australian race car driver
1980 – Athina Papayianni, Greek race walker
1980 – Bart Scott, American football player
1980 – Jeremy Shockey, American football player
1981 – César Delgado, Argentinian footballer
1981 – Dimitris Salpingidis, Greek footballer
1983 – Danny!, American rapper and producer
1983 – Mika, Lebanese-English singer-songwriter and pianist
1983 – Dmitri Antoni, Estonian figure skater
1983 – Cameron White, Australian cricketer
1984 – Sigourney Bandjar, Dutch footballer
1984 – Robert Huth, German footballer
1985 – Inge Dekker, Dutch swimmer
1985 – Bryan Ruiz, Costa Rican footballer
1986 – Ross McCormack, Scottish footballer
1986 – Miesha Tate, American martial artist
1986 – Andreas Weise, Swedish singer-songwriter
1987 – Mika Boorem, American actress
1987 – Tine Thing Helseth, Norwegian trumpet player
1987 – Zuzana Jandová, Czech model, Miss Czech Republic 2008
1987 – Siri Tollerød, Norwegian model
1988 – G-Dragon, South Korean singer-songwriter, rapper, producer, and dancer (Big Bang)
1988 – Jack Hobbs, English footballer
1988 – Luke Jackson, English author
1988 – Eggert Jónsson, Icelandic footballer
1989 – Nikki Bacolod, Filipino singer, actress, and host
1990 – Nicole Uysiuseng, Filipino-Chinese actress
1992 – Elizabeth Beisel, American swimmer
1992 – Riko Narumi, Japanese actress
1992 – Amy Willerton, English model, Miss Universe Great Britain 2013
1993 – Maia Mitchell, Australian actress and singer
1993 – Jung Eun-ji, South Korean singer and actress (A Pink)
1995 – Alīna Fjodorova, Latvian figure skater
2003 – Max Charles, American child actor

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August 18th 2004 – Elmer Bernstein, American composer and conductor (b. 1922)

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August 18th 2003 – Tony Jackson, English singer and bass player (The Searchers) (b. 1938)

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August 18th 1981 – Anita Loos, American screenwriter and author (b. 1889)

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August 18th 1994 – Martin Cahill, Irish criminal (b. 1949)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/18/15 at 7:03 am

August 18th 1940 – Walter Chrysler, American businessman, founded Chrysler (b. 1875)

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August 18th 1559 – Pope Paul IV (b. 1476)

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August 18th 1503 – Pope Alexander VI (b. 1431)

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August 18th 440 – Pope Sixtus III

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August 18th 353 – Decentius, Roman usurper

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August 18th 1276 – Pope Adrian V (b. 1220)

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August 18th 1227 – Genghis Khan, Founder and Leader of Mongol Empire

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August 18th 2014 – Don Pardo, American radio and television announcer (b. 1918)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/18/15 at 11:20 am

August 18th 2014 – Levente Lengyel, Hungarian chess player (b. 1933)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/18/15 at 12:01 pm

August 18th 2014 – Jim Jeffords, American captain, lawyer, and politician (b. 1934)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/18/15 at 12:40 pm

August 18th 2014 – Hashim Khan, Pakistani squash player (b. 1914)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/18/15 at 3:08 pm

August 18th 2014 – Lawrence N. Guarino, American colonel (b. 1922)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/18/15 at 4:26 pm

August 18th 2014 – Gordon Faber, American soldier and politician, 39th Mayor of Hillsboro, Oregon (b. 1930)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

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August 18th 2013 – Albert Murray, American author and critic (b. 1916)

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Born this day August 19th:

1926 – Arthur Rock, American businessman
1926 – Angus Scrimm, American actor
1927 – L. Q. Jones, American actor and director
1929 – Ion N. Petrovici, Romanian-German neurologist and academic
1930 – David G. Compton, English author
1932 – Thomas P. Salmon, American lawyer and politician, 75th Governor of Vermont
1933 – Bettina Cirone, American photographer and model
1933 – David Hopwood, English microbiologist and geneticist
1933 – Debra Paget, American actress and singer
1934 – David Durenberger, American politician
1934 – Renée Richards, American tennis player and ophthalmologist
1935 – Zahir Raihan, Bangladeshi author and director
1935 – Bobby Richardson, American baseball player and coach
1937 – Richard Ingrams, English journalist, founded The Oldie
1938 – Joe Frank, American radio host
1938 – Diana Muldaur, American actress
1939 – Ginger Baker, English drummer and songwriter (Cream, Blind Faith, Blues Incorporated, and Atomic Rooster)
1940 – Johnny Nash, American singer-songwriter and actor
1940 – Jill St. John, American actress
1942 – Fred Thompson, American actor, lawyer, and politician
1943 – Billy J. Kramer, English singer
1944 – Jack Canfield, American author
1944 – Buzz Kilman, American radio host
1944 – Bodil Malmsten, Swedish author and poet
1944 – Eddy Raven, American singer-songwriter
1944 – Charles Wang, Chinese-American businessman and philanthropist; co-founder, CA Technologies
1945 – Ian Gillan, English singer-songwriter (Ian Gillan Band, Gillan, Deep Purple, Episode Six, Black Sabbath, WhoCares)
1945 – Charles Wellesley, 9th Duke of Wellington
1946 – Charles Bolden, American general and astronaut
1946 – Bill Clinton, American politician, 42nd President of the United States
1946 – Beat Raaflaub, Swiss conductor
1947 – Dave Dutton, English actor and screenwriter
1947 – Gerard Schwarz, American conductor
1948 – Jim Carter, English actor
1948 – Tipper Gore, American author and photographer, co-founded the Parents Music Resource Center
1948 – Robert Hughes, Australian actor
1948 – Gerald McRaney, American actor, director, and producer
1948 – Tom Mullica, American magician
1948 – Christy O'Connor Jnr, Irish golfer
1949 – Michael Nazir-Ali, Pakistani-English bishop
1950 – Graeme Beard, Australian cricketer
1950 – Jennie Bond, English journalist
1950 – Sudha Murthy, Indian social worker and author
1951 – John Deacon, English bass player and songwriter (Queen)
1951 – Lillian Müller, Norwegian model and actress
1951 – Gustavo Santaolalla, Argentinian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Bajofondo)
1951 – Birutė Vėsaitė, Lithuanian politician
1952 – Jonathan Frakes, American actor and director
1953 – Mary Matalin, American political consultant
1953 – Nanni Moretti, Italian actor, director, and producer
1954 – Oscar Larrauri, Argentinian race car driver
1955 – Mary-Anne Fahey, Australian actress and comedian
1955 – Peter Gallagher, American actor and singer
1955 – Patricia Scotland, Baroness Scotland of Asthal, Dominican-English lawyer and politician, Attorney General for England and Wales
1955 – Ned Yost, American baseball player and manager
1956 – Adam Arkin, American actor, director, and producer
1956 – José Rubén Zamora, Guatemalan journalist, founded Siglo Veintiuno and El Periódico
1957 – Paul-Jan Bakker, Dutch cricketer
1957 – Martin Donovan, American actor
1957 – Ian Gould, English cricketer and umpire
1957 – Li-Young Lee, Indonesian-American poet and author
1957 – Christine Soetewey, Belgian high jumper
1957 – Gerda Verburg, Dutch union leader and politician
1958 – Gordon Brand, Jnr, Scottish golfer
1958 – Gary Gaetti, American baseball player, coach, and manager
1958 – Anthony Muñoz, American football player, sportscaster, and actor
1958 – Brendan Nelson, Australian physician and politician, 47th Minister for Defence for Australia
1958 – Darryl Sutter, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1958 – Lee Won-woo, South Korean basketball player
1959 – Susan Cummings, Monegasque-American murderer
1959 – Ricky Pierce, American basketball player
1960 – Morten Andersen, American football player
1960 – Ron Darling, American baseball player and sportscaster
1961 – Cor Bakker, Dutch pianist
1961 – Jonathan Coe, English author and academic
1962 – Valérie Kaprisky, French actress
1962 – Raimonds Vilde, Latvian volleyball player and coach
1962 – Toll Yagami, Japanese drummer (Buck-Tick)
1963 – John Stamos, American actor, singer, and producer
1963 – Joey Tempest, Swedish singer-songwriter (Europe)
1965 – Maria de Medeiros, Portuguese actress, singer, and director
1965 – Kevin Dillon, American actor
1965 – Kyra Sedgwick, American actress and producer
1966 – Lilian Garcia, Spanish-American ring announcer and singer
1966 – Lee Ann Womack, American singer-songwriter
1966 – Wilco Zeelenberg, Dutch motorcycle racer
1967 – Khandro Rinpoche, Indian spiritual leader
1967 – Satya Nadella, Indian-American businessman, CEO of Microsoft
1968 – Nikolaos Kaklamanakis, Greek windsurfer
1968 – Mark McGuinn, American singer-songwriter
1969 – Kirk Herbstreit, American sportscaster
1969 – Paula Jai Parker, American actress
1969 – Matthew Perry, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
1969 – Emigdio Preciado, Jr., American criminal
1969 – Kazuyoshi Tatsunami, Japanese baseball player
1969 – Patrick Van Horn, American actor
1969 – Clay Walker, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1970 – Fat Joe, American rapper and actor (Terror Squad and Diggin' in the Crates Crew)
1970 – Jeff Tam, American baseball player
1971 – Mary Joe Fernández, Dominican-American tennis player and coach
1971 – João Vieira Pinto, Portuguese footballer
1972 – Roberto Abbondanzieri, Argentinian footballer and manager
1972 – Sammi Cheng, Hong Kong singer and actress
1972 – Elizabeth Wolfgramm, American singer (The Jets)
1972 – Chihiro Yonekura, Japanese singer-songwriter
1973 – Carl Bulfin, New Zealand cricketer
1973 – Clayton Counts, American DJ and composer (Bull of Heaven)
1973 – Mette-Marit, Crown Princess of Norway
1973 – Marco Materazzi, Italian footballer
1974 – Zubayr Al-Rimi, Saudi Arabian terrorist (d. 2003)
1974 – Ryo Fukawa, Japanese comedian and musician
1974 – Tim Kasher, American singer-songwriter (Cursive, The Good Life, Slowdown Virginia, and Commander Venus)
1974 – Anja Knippel, German runner
1975 – Chynna Clugston, American illustrator
1975 – Tracie Thoms, American actress and singer
1976 – Stephan Schmidt, German footballer and manager
1977 – Callum Blue, English actor
1977 – Iban Mayo, Spanish cyclist
1977 – Takahiro Yamada, Japanese singer-songwriter and bass player (Asian Kung-Fu Generation)
1978 – Qais Al Khonji, Omani Entrepreneur
1978 – Michelle Borth, American actress
1978 – Chris Capuano, American baseball player
1979 – Dave Douglas, American singer-songwriter and drummer (Relient K and Ace Troubleshooter)
1979 – Oumar Kondé, Swiss footballer
1980 – Houcine Camara, French singer
1980 – Darius Campbell, Scottish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
1980 – Jun Jin, South Korean singer and actor (Shinhwa)
1980 – Russell Kane, English comedian and actor
1980 – Paul Parry, Welsh footballer
1980 – Michael Todd, American bass player (Coheed and Cambria)
1981 – Nick Kennedy, English rugby player
1981 – Percy Watson, American football player and wrestler
1982 – Erika Christensen, American actress
1982 – Willy Denzey, French singer
1982 – J. J. Hardy, American baseball player
1982 – Kevin Rans, Belgian pole vaulter
1983 – Mike Conway, English race car driver
1983 – Missy Higgins, Australian singer-songwriter and actress
1983 – John McCargo, American football player
1983 – Tammin Sursok, South African-Australian actress and singer
1984 – Micah Alberti, American actor
1984 – Simon Bird, English actor and screenwriter
1984 – Alessandro Matri, Italian footballer
1984 – Ryan Taylor, English footballer
1985 – J. Evan Bonifant, American actor
1985 – Lindsey Jacobellis, American snowboarder
1986 – Sotiris Balafas, Greek footballer
1986 – Saori Kimura, Japanese volleyball player
1986 – Rúben Micael, Portuguese footballer
1986 – Christina Perri, American singer-songwriter
1987 – Nick Driebergen, Dutch swimmer
1987 – Nico Hülkenberg, German race car driver
1987 – Anaïs Lameche, French-Swedish singer (Play)
1987 – Richard Stearman, English footballer
1988 – Hoodie Allen, American rapper
1988 – Kirk Cousins, American football player
1988 – Travis Tedford, American actor
1988 – Veronica Roth, American novelist and short story writer
1989 – Romeo Miller, American rapper, actor, and basketball player
1990 – Danny Galbraith, Scottish footballer
1990 – Kristel Viigipuu, Estonian biathlete
1991 – Nathan Lopez, Filipino actor
1993 – Katja Glieson, Australian singer
1994 – Guadalupe Pérez Rojas, Argentine tennis player
1994 – Nafissatou Thiam, Belgian pentathlete
1996 – Hsu Ching-wen, Taiwanese tennis player
1997 – Joseph Castanon American actor and singer
1998 – Ella Guevara, Filipino actress
1999 – Tristan Lake Leabu, American actor

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August 19th 2012 – Tony Scott, English-American director and producer (b. 1944)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/19/15 at 3:22 am

August 19th 2013 – Lee Thompson Young, American actor (b. 1984)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/19/15 at 4:31 am

August 19th 2005 – Mo Mowlam, English politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (b. 1949)

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August 19th 2011 – Raúl Ruiz, Chilean director and producer (b. 1941)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/19/15 at 7:40 am

August 19th 1994 – Linus Pauling, American chemist and biologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1901)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/19/15 at 8:28 am

August 19th 2001 – Donald Woods, South African journalist and activist (b. 1933)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/19/15 at 9:42 am

August 19th 1986 – Hermione Baddeley, English-American actress and singer (b. 1906)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/19/15 at 9:52 am

August 19th 1977 – Groucho Marx, American comedian, actor, and singer (b. 1890)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/19/15 at 10:38 am

August 19th 1959 – Jacob Epstein, American-English sculptor (b. 1880)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/19/15 at 11:52 am

August 19th 1976 – Alastair Sim, Scottish-English actor (b. 1900)

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August 19th 1959 – Blind Willie McTell, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1901)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/19/15 at 1:14 pm

August 19th 1981 – Jessie Matthews, English actress, singer, and dancer (b. 1907)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/19/15 at 1:59 pm

August 19th 1662 – Blaise Pascal, French mathematician, physicist, and philosopher (b. 1623)

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August 19th 2014 – Odessa Sathyan, Indian director and producer (b. 1957)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/19/15 at 4:14 pm

August 19th 1979 – Mary Millington, English porn actress and model (b. 1945)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/19/15 at 5:34 pm

August 19th 1946 – Bob McKinney, American baseball player (b. 1875)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/19/15 at 5:35 pm

August 19th 1493 – Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1415)

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Born this day August 21st:

1927 – Thomas S. Monson, American religious leader, 16th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
1929 – X. J. Kennedy, American poet and author
1929 – Marie Severin, American illustrator
1932 – Melvin Van Peebles, American actor, director, and screenwriter
1933 – Janet Baker, English soprano and educator
1933 – Barry Norman, English author and critic
1936 – Radish Tordia, Georgian painter
1937 – Gustavo Noboa, Ecuadorian politician, 51st President of Ecuador
1938 – Kenny Rogers, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor (The New Christy Minstrels and The First Edition)
1939 – James Burton, American guitarist (TCB Band)
1939 – Festus Mogae, Botswana economist and politician, 3rd President of Botswana
1939 – Harold Reid, American singer-songwriter (The Statler Brothers)
1939 – Clarence Williams III, American actor
1940 – Endre Szemerédi, Hungarian-American mathematician and computer scientist
1943 – Patrick Demarchelier, French photographer
1943 – Hugh Wilson, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1944 – Perry Christie, Bahamian politician, 3rd Prime Minister of the Bahamas
1944 – Jackie DeShannon, American singer-songwriter
1944 – Peter Weir, Australian director, producer, and screenwriter
1945 – Celia Brayfield, English journalist and author
1945 – Jerry DaVanon, American baseball player
1945 – Patty McCormack, American actress and singer
1947 – Sándor Erdős, Hungarian fencer
1947 – Carl Giammarese, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (The Buckinghams)
1949 – Loretta Devine, American actress and singer
1949 – Daniel Sivan, Israeli professor
1950 – Arthur Bremer, American attempted murderer
1950 – Patrick Juvet, Swiss singer-songwriter and model
1951 – Eric Goles, Chilean mathematician and computer scientist
1951 – Margo Kane, Canadian actress and playwright
1951 – Char Margolis, American psychic medium
1951 – Chesley V. Morton, American businessman and politician
1951 – Harry Smith, American journalist
1952 – Keith Hart, Canadian wrestler
1952 – Glenn Hughes, English singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer (Finders Keepers, Trapeze, Deep Purple, and Black Country Communion)
1952 – Jiří Paroubek, Czech politician, 6th Prime Minister of the Czech Republic
1952 – Bernadette Porter, English nun and academic
1953 – Ivan Stang, American author, publisher, and director
1954 – Chip Coffey, American psychic medium
1954 – Archie Griffin, American football player
1954 – Bodil Niska, Norwegian saxophonist
1954 – Steve Smith, American drummer (Journey, Montrose, Steps Ahead, The RD Crusaders, and Vital Information)
1956 – Kim Cattrall, English-American actress and producer
1956 – Jon Tester, American farmer and politician
1959 – Anne Hobbs, English tennis player
1959 – Jim McMahon, American football player
1961 – V. B. Chandrasekhar, Indian cricketer and coach
1961 – Stephen Hillenburg, American animator, producer, screenwriter, and voice actor
1961 – David Morales, American DJ and producer
1962 – John Korfas, Greek-American basketball player and coach
1962 – Jeff Stryker, American porn actor and director
1963 – Richmond Arquette, American actor
1963 – Mohammed VI of Morocco
1963 – Nigel Pearson, English footballer and manager
1964 – Gary Elkerton, Australian surfer
1965 – Jim Bullinger, American baseball player
1965 – Caryn Mower, American wrestler, actress, and stuntwoman
1966 – John Wetteland, American baseball player and coach
1967 – Darren Bewick, Australian footballer
1967 – B. D. Foxmoor, Greek rapper and producer (Active Member)
1967 – Carrie-Anne Moss, Canadian actress
1967 – Marek Jóźwiak, Polish footballer
1967 – Serj Tankian, Lebanese-American singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer (System of a Down and Axis of Justice)
1968 – Dina Carroll, English singer-songwriter
1968 – Goran Ćurko, Serbian footballer
1968 – Laura Trevelyan, English journalist
1969 – Glen Boss, Australian jockey
1969 – Josée Chouinard, Canadian figure skater
1970 – Craig Counsell, American baseball player and coach
1970 – Erik Dekker, Dutch cyclist
1970 – Nathan Jones, Australian wrestler and actor
1970 – Cathy Weseluck, Canadian voice actress
1970 – Simone Eriksrud, Norwegian singer (D'Sound)
1971 – Mamadou Diallo, Senegalese footballer
1971 – Robert Harvey, Australian footballer and coach
1971 – Liam Howlett, English keyboard player, DJ, and producer (The Prodigy)
1971 – Jaan Tiidemann, Estonian architect
1973 – Sergey Brin, Russian-American computer scientist and businessman, co-founded Google
1973 – Steve McKenna, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1973 – Nikolai Valuev, Russian boxer
1974 – Martin Andanar, Filipino journalist
1974 – Paul Mellor, Australian rugby league player
1974 – Johnny Reid, Scottish-Canadian singer
1975 – Simon Katich, Australian cricketer
1975 – Alicia Witt, American actress and singer
1976 – Alex Brooks, American ice hockey player
1976 – Jeff Cunningham, Jamaican-American soccer player
1976 – Robert Miles, Australian rugby league player
1976 – Ramón Vázquez, Puerto Rican baseball player
1976 – Nikos Vertis, Dutch-Greek singer
1978 – Peter Buxton, English rugby player and manager
1978 – Bhumika Chawla, Indian actress
1978 – Reuben Droughns, American football player and coach
1978 – Lee Gronkiewicz, American baseball player and coach
1978 – Alan Lee, Irish footballer
1978 – Jason Marquis, American baseball player
1978 – Fay Wolf, American actress, singer-songwriter, and pianist
1978 – Annie Wu, Taiwanese actress
1979 – Kelis, American singer-songwriter
1980 – Burney Lamar, American race car driver
1980 – Paul Menard, American race car driver
1980 – Jasmin Wöhr, German tennis player
1981 – Collie Buddz, Bermudian rapper
1981 – Jarrod Lyle, Australian golfer
1981 – Cameron Winklevoss, American rower and businessman, co-founded ConnectU
1981 – Tyler Winklevoss, American rower and businessman, co-founded ConnectU
1982 – Jason Eaton, New Zealand rugby player
1983 – Josh Harrington, American BMX rider
1983 – Chantelle Houghton, English model
1983 – Brody Jenner, American model and actor
1983 – Scott McDonald, Australian footballer
1984 – Alizée, French singer and dancer
1984 – Neil Dexter, South African cricketer
1984 – Rachel Potter, American singer-songwriter and actress
1984 – Melissa Schuman, American actress
1984 – Barun Sobti, Indian actor
1984 – Eve Torres, American wrestler, model, and dancer
1984 – B. J. Upton, American baseball player
1984 – Martin Vunk, Estonian footballer
1985 – Nicolás Almagro, Spanish tennis player
1985 – Aleksandra Kiryashova, Russian pole vaulter
1985 – Melissa M, French singer
1985 – Kevin Nee, American strongman
1986 – Usain Bolt, Jamaican sprinter
1986 – Wout Brama, Dutch footballer
1986 – Kiami Davael, American actress
1986 – Koki Sakamoto, Japanese gymnast
1986 – Brooks Wheelan, American comedian and actor
1987 – Cody Kasch, American actor
1987 – Kim Kibum, South Korean singer and actor (Super Junior)
1988 – Paris Bennett, American singer
1988 – Robert Lewandowski, Polish footballer
1988 – Kacey Musgraves, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1988 – Louise Setara, English singer-songwriter
1988 – Whitney Sloan, English actress
1989 – Charlison Benschop, Dutch footballer
1989 – James Davey, English rugby player
1989 – Elarica Gallacher, English actress
1989 – Matteo Gentili, Italian footballer
1989 – Hayden Panettiere, American actress and singer
1989 – Judd Trump, English snooker player
1990 – Bo Burnham, American comedian, singer-songwriter, and actor
1990 – Big Chocolate, American singer-songwriter, and producer (Burning the Masses)
1990 – Omar El Kaddouri, Belgian-Moroccan footballer
1990 – Fabian Heimpel, German rugby player
1991 – Demy, Greek singer
1991 – Leandro Bacuna, Dutch footballer
1991 – Liis Emajõe, Estonian footballer
1991 – Tess Gaerthé, Dutch singer
1992 – Brad Kavanagh, English singer-songwriter and actor
1992 – RJ Mitte, American actor
1992 – Song Seung-hyun, Korean singer, guitarist and actor (F.T. Island)
1994 – Jacqueline Emerson, American actress and singer (Devo 2.0)
1996 – Jamia Simone Nash, American singer and actress
1999 – Maxim Knight, American actor

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/21/15 at 6:39 am

August 21st 2013 – Sid Bernstein, American record producer (b. 1918)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/21/15 at 7:22 am

August 21st 2014 – Albert Reynolds, Irish businessman and politician, 9th Taoiseach of Ireland (b. 1932)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/21/15 at 8:03 am

August 21st 2014 – Jean Redpath, Scottish-American singer-songwriter (b. 1937)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/21/15 at 8:47 am

August 21st 2014 – Steven R. Nagel, American colonel, engineer, and astronaut (b. 1946)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/21/15 at 12:25 pm

August 21st 2014 – Helen Bamber, English psychotherapist and academic (b. 1925)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/21/15 at 1:24 pm

August 21st 2014 – Gerry Anderson, Irish radio and television host (b. 1944)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/21/15 at 3:11 pm

August 21st 2014 – Raed al Atar, Palestinian militant (b. 1974)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/21/15 at 4:19 pm

August 21st 1940 – Leon Trotsky, Russian theorist and politician, founded the Red Army (b. 1879)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/21/15 at 4:56 pm

August 21st 1983 – Benigno Aquino, Jr., Filipino journalist and politician (b. 1932)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/21/15 at 5:43 pm

August 21st 2013 – Fred Martin, Scottish footballer (b. 1929)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/22/15 at 12:56 pm

August 22nd 2004 - Al Dvorin the announcer who popularised the phrase "Elvis has left the building" died in a car crash, on his way home from an Elvis convention in California. Dvorin aged  81, was in a car driven by Elvis photographer Ed Bonja. Dvorin was never paid for recordings of his words, and was bitter towards the multimillion pound Elvis Presley Enterprises. In the early 1970s, Colonel Parker asked Dvorin to inform fans at a gig that Presley would not be appearing for an encore. He took the stage and announced: "Ladies and gentlemen, Elvis has left the building. Thank you and goodnight." 

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/23/15 at 1:12 am

Born this day August 23rd:

1906 – Zoltan Sarosy, Hungarian-American chess master
1921 – Kenneth Arrow, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
1924 – Robert Solow, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
1927 – Dick Bruna, Dutch author and illustrator
1927 – Martial Solal, Algerian-French pianist and composer
1929 – Vera Miles, American model and actress, Miss Kansas 1948
1930 – Michel Rocard, French politician, 160th Prime Minister of France
1931 – Barbara Eden, American actress and singer
1931 – Hamilton O. Smith, American microbiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
1932 – Mark Russell, American comedian, singer, and pianist
1933 – Robert Curl, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
1933 – Pete Wilson, American commander and politician, 36th Governor of California
1934 – Sonny Jurgensen, American football player and sportscaster
1935 – Roy Strong, English historian, curator, and author
1938 – Roger Greenaway, English singer-songwriter and producer (The Kestrels, Brotherhood of Man, and The Pipkins)
1940 – Richard Sanders, American actor and screenwriter
1941 – Onora O'Neill, Baroness O'Neill of Bengarve, Irish philosopher, academic, and politician
1942 – Letta Mbulu, South African-American singer
1943 – Dale Campbell-Savours, Baron Campbell-Savours, English politician
1943 – Nelson DeMille, American author
1943 – Peter Lilley, English politician, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
1943 – Pino Presti, Italian bass player, composer, and producer
1944 – Antonia Novello, Puerto Rican-American physician and admiral, 14th Surgeon General of the United States
1944 – Saira Banu, Indian actress
1945 – Rita Pavone, Italian singer and actress
1945 – Bob Peck, English actor (d. 1999)
1945 – Rayfield Wright, American football player and coach
1947 – Rex Allen, Jr., American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1947 – David Robb, English-Scottish actor
1947 – Willy Russell, English playwright and composer
1947 – Terje Rypdal, Norwegian guitarist and songwriter (The Vanguards)
1948 – Andrei Pleșu, Romanian journalist and politician, 95th Romanian Minister of Foreign Affairs
1948 – Rudy Ruettiger, American football player
1948 – Lev Zeleny, Russian physicist
1949 – William Lane Craig, American apologist and theologian
1949 – Geoff Capes, English shot putter and strongman
1949 – Vicky Leandros, Greek singer and politician
1949 – Shelley Long, American actress and producer
1949 – Rick Springfield, Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (Zoot)
1950 – Alan Tam, Hong Kong singer and actor (The Wynners)
1951 – Allan Bristow, American basketball player and coach
1951 – Queen Noor of Jordan
1952 – Santillana, Spanish footballer
1952 – Georgios Paraschos, Greek footballer and manager
1953 – Bobby G, English singer (Bucks Fizz)
1953 – John Rocha, Hong Kong-Irish fashion designer
1953 – Ernst Savkovic, German footballer
1954 – Charles Busch, American actor and screenwriter
1956 – Valgerd Svarstad Haugland, Norwegian politician, Norwegian Minister of Culture
1956 – Hans-Jürgen Salewski, German footballer
1956 – Skipp Sudduth, American actor
1957 – Tasos Mitropoulos, Greek footballer and politician
1958 – Julio Franco, Dominican baseball player and manager
1958 – Joanna Storm, American porn actress
1959 – Edwyn Collins, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist (Orange Juice)
1959 – George Kalovelonis, Greek tennis player
1960 – Rodney Greenblat, American graphic designer
1960 – Gary Hoey, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer (Heavy Bones)
1960 – Chris Potter, Canadian actor, singer, and director
1961 – Dean DeLeo, American guitarist (Stone Temple Pilots, Talk Show, and Army of Anyone)
1961 – Alexandre Desplat, French composer and conductor
1961 – Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Iranian commander and politician, 54th Mayor of theran
1961 – Gary Mabbutt, English footballer
1962 – Martin Cauchon, Canadian lawyer and politician, 46th Minister of Justice for Canada
1962 – Shaun Ryder, English singer-songwriter and actor (Happy Mondays and Black Grape)
1963 – Park Chan-wook, South Korean director, producer, and screenwriter
1963 – Hans-Henning Fastrich, German field hockey player
1963 – Richard Illingworth, English cricketer and umpire
1963 – Kenny Wallace, American race car driver
1964 – Johan Bruyneel, Belgian cyclist
1964 – Kong Hee, Singaporean pastor, founded the City Harvest Church
1964 – Yoshikazu Taru, Japanese wrestler
1964 – Wendy Pepper, American fashion designer
1965 – Roger Avary, Canadian director, producer, and screenwriter
1966 – Charley Boorman, English actor and producer
1966 – Rik Smits, Dutch-American basketball player
1967 – Ant, American comedian and actor
1967 – Jim Murphy, Scottish politician, Minister of State for Europe
1967 – Richard Petrie, New Zealand cricketer
1967 – Kazumi Totaka, Japanese musician and voice actor
1968 – Laura Claycomb, American soprano
1968 – Chris DiMarco, American golfer
1969 – Geneviève Brouillette, Canadian actress
1969 – Jack Lopresti, English politician
1969 – Jeremy Schaap, American journalist and author
1969 – Keith Tyson, English painter and illustrator
1970 – KK, Indian singer-songwriter
1970 – Lawrence Frank, American basketball player and coach
1970 – Brad Mehldau, American pianist and composer
1970 – Jay Mohr, American actor
1970 – Lee Sung-jae, South Korean actor
1971 – Demetrio Albertini, Italian footballer
1971 – Bone Crusher, American rapper
1971 – Tim Gutberlet, German footballer
1972 – Mark Butcher, English cricketer and singer
1972 – Raul Casanova, Puerto Rican baseball player
1972 – Martin Grainger, English footballer and manager
1972 – Manuel Vidrio, Mexican footballer, coach, and manager
1973 – Casey Blake, American baseball player
1973 – Kerry Walmsley, New Zealand cricketer
1974 – Mark Bellhorn, American baseball player
1974 – Christian Beranek, American actor, producer, and author
1974 – Benjamin Limo, Kenyan runner
1974 – Konstantin Novoselov, Russian-English physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
1974 – Ray Park, Scottish actor and martial artist
1974 – Shifty Shellshock, American singer-songwriter and actor (Crazy Town)
1975 – Eliza Carthy, English singer-songwriter and fiddler (Blue Murder)
1975 – Sean Marks, New Zealand-American basketball player and manager
1975 – Bünyamin Sudaş, Turkish weightlifter
1976 – Scott Caan, American actor, director, and screenwriter
1976 – Pat Garrity, American basketball player
1977 – Jelena Rozga, Croatian singer (Magazin)
1977 – Douglas Sequeira, Costa Rican footballer
1978 – Kobe Bryant, American basketball player
1978 – Julian Casablancas, American singer-songwriter (The Strokes and Julian Casablancas + The Voidz)
1978 – Andrew Rannells, American actor and singer
1979 – Jessica Bibby, Australian basketball player
1979 – Saskia Clark, English sailor
1979 – Ritchie Neville, English singer and actor (Five)
1979 – Edgar Sosa, Mexican boxer
1979 – Zuzana Váleková, Slovak tennis player
1980 – Diamondog, Angolan rapper and journalist
1980 – Denny Bautista, Dominican baseball player
1980 – Rex Grossman, American football player
1980 – Nenad Vučković, Serbian handball player
1981 – Carlos Cuéllar, Spanish footballer
1981 – Stephan Loboué, Ivorian footballer
1981 – Ozzy Lusth, Mexican reality show contestant on Survivor: Cook Islands
1981 – Carmen Luvana, American porn actress
1982 – YTCracker, American rapper and DJ
1982 – Natalie Coughlin, American swimmer
1982 – Scott Palguta, American soccer player
1982 – Trevor Wright, American actor
1983 – James Collins, Welsh footballer
1983 – Athena Farrokhzad
1983 – Ruta Gedmintas, English actress
1983 – Annie Ilonzeh, American actress
1983 – Sun Mingming, Chinese basketball player
1983 – Tony Moll, American football player
1983 – Bruno Spengler, Canadian race car driver
1983 – Marianne Steinbrecher, German-Brazilian volleyball player
1984 – Kristy Bruce, English actress
1984 – Glen Johnson, English footballer
1986 – Sky Blu, American rapper and producer (LMFAO)
1986 – Neil Cicierega, American comedian, actor, singer, and director
1986 – Kim Feenstra, Dutch model
1986 – Khosi Mokhesi, Lesotho swimmer
1986 – Brett Morris, Australian rugby player
1986 – Vic Wild, American-Russian snowboarder
1987 – Nikki Gil, Filipino actress and singer
1988 – Olga Govortsova, Belarusian tennis player
1988 – Carl Hagelin, Swedish ice hockey player
1988 – Jeremy Lin, American basketball player
1988 – Kim Matula, American actress
1989 – Breanna Conrad, American fashion designer
1989 – Lianne La Havas, English singer-songwriter
1989 – Heiko Schwarz, German footballer
1990 – Wesley Singerman, American voice actor
1991 – Isabella Tobias, American-Lithuanian ice dancer
1995 – Vlada Kubassova, Estonian footballer
1995 – Eliza Pineda, Filipino actress and singer
1996 – Cesar Flores, Canadian actor
1996 – David Gore, American actor
2001 – Zaijian Jaranilla, Filipino actor

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/23/15 at 1:18 am

August 23rd 2005 – Brock Peters, American actor and producer (b. 1927)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/23/15 at 1:53 am

August 23rd 634 – Abu Bakr dies at Medina and is succeeded by Umar I who becomes the second caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate (b. 573)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/23/15 at 1:54 am

August 23rd 1305 – Sir William Wallace is executed for high treason at Smithfield in London.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/23/15 at 2:02 am

August 23rd 1628 – George Villiers, the first Duke of Buckingham, is assassinated by John Felton.

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August 23rd 2013 – David Garrick, English singer (b. 1945)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/23/15 at 4:03 am

August 23rd 1999 – Norman Wexler, American screenwriter (b. 1926)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/23/15 at 4:18 am

August 23rd 2001 – Kathleen Freeman, American actress (b. 1919)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/23/15 at 6:11 am

August 23rd 2008 – John Russell, English-American author and critic (b. 1919)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/23/15 at 6:27 am

August 23rd 2012 – Jerry Nelson, American puppeteer and voice actor (b. 1934)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/23/15 at 7:00 am

August 23rd 1989 – R. D. Laing, Scottish psychiatrist and author (b. 1927)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/23/15 at 7:43 am

August 23rd 2014 – Jaume Vallcorba Plana, Spanish philologist and publisher (b. 1949)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/23/15 at 8:10 am

August 23rd 1960 – Oscar Hammerstein II, American director, producer, and composer (b. 1895)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/23/15 at 8:10 am

August 23rd 1926 – Rudolph Valentino, Italian-American actor (b. 1895)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/23/15 at 8:39 am

August 23rd 2014 – Birgitta Stenberg, Swedish author and illustrator (b. 1932)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/23/15 at 9:58 am

August 23rd 1966 – Francis X. Bushman, American actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1883)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/23/15 at 10:22 am

August 23rd 2003 – Bobby Bonds, American baseball player and manager (b. 1946)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/23/15 at 11:06 am

August 23rd 2014 – Dan Magill, American swimmer, tennis player, and coach (b. 1921)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/23/15 at 1:57 pm

August 23rd 2014 – Annefleur Kalvenhaar, Dutch cyclist (b. 1994)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/23/15 at 2:27 pm

August 23rd 2013 – Charles Lisanby, American production designer and set director (b. 1924)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/23/15 at 2:55 pm

August 23rd 1652 – John Byron, 1st Baron Byron, English politician (b. 1600)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/23/15 at 3:28 pm

August 23rd 1819 – Oliver Hazard Perry, American commander (b. 1785)

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August 23rd 2012 – Bob Myrick, American baseball player (b. 1952)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/24/15 at 3:31 am

Born this day August 24th:

1927 – David Ireland, Australian author
1927 – Harry Markowitz, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
1929 – Betty Dodson, American educator and author
1932 – Robert D. Hales, American captain and religious leader
1932 – Cormac Murphy-O'Connor, English cardinal
1932 – W. Morgan Sheppard, English actor
1934 – Kenny Baker, English actor
1936 – A. S. Byatt, English author and poet
1937 – Susan Sheehan, Austrian-American author
1938 – Halldór Blöndal, Icelandic politician
1938 – David Freiberg, American singer and bass player (Quicksilver Messenger Service, Jefferson Airplane, and Jefferson Starship)
1938 – Mason Williams, American guitarist and composer
1940 – Madsen Pirie, English author and educator
1942 – Max Cleland, American captain and politician
1942 – Peter Gummer, Baron Chadlington, English businessman
1943 – Dafydd Iwan, Welsh singer and politician
1943 – Pini Zahavi, Israeli journalist and agent
1944 – Rocky Johnson, Canadian-American wrestler
1945 – Ronee Blakley, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
1945 – Molly Duncan, Scottish saxophonist (Average White Band)
1945 – Ken Hensley, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Uriah Heep, The Gods, and Toe Fat)
1945 – Vince McMahon, American wrestler, promoter, producer, and actor
1947 – Anne Archer, American actress and producer
1947 – Paulo Coelho, Brazilian author and songwriter
1947 – Roger De Vlaeminck, Belgian cyclist
1947 – Joe Manchin, American politician, 34th Governor of West Virginia
1947 – Vladimir Masorin, Russian admiral
1947 – Raven De La Croix, American actress
1948 – Jean Michel Jarre, French pianist, composer, and producer
1948 – Alexander McCall Smith, Rhodesian-Scottish author and educator
1948 – Sauli Niinistö, Finnish captain and politician, 12th President of Finland
1948 – Kim Sung-il, South Korean commander and pilot
1949 – Pia Degermark, Swedish actress
1949 – Joe Regalbuto, American actor and director
1950 – John Banaszak, American football player and coach
1950 – Tim D. White, American paleoanthropologist and academic
1951 – Orson Scott Card, American author and critic
1952 – Marion Bloem, Dutch author, director, and painter
1952 – Bob Corker, American politician
1952 – John Cowan, American singer and bass player (New Grass Revival, The Sky Kings, and The Doobie Brothers)
1952 – Ian Grob, English race car driver
1952 – Holly Hallstrom, American model
1952 – Linton Kwesi Johnson, Jamaican-English poet
1952 – Mike Shanahan, American football player and coach
1952 – Peter Vogel, German footballer
1953 – Ron Holloway, American saxophonist
1953 – Sam Torrance, Scottish golfer and sportscaster
1954 – Philippe Cataldo, Algerian-French singer-songwriter
1954 – Alain Daigle, Canadian ice hockey player
1954 – Heini Otto, Dutch footballer, coach, and manager
1955 – Mike Huckabee, American minister and politician, 44th Governor of Arkansas
1956 – John Culberson, American lawyer and politician
1956 – Dick Lee, Singaporean singer-songwriter and playwright
1956 – Kevin Dunn, American actor
1957 – Jeffrey Daniel, American singer-songwriter and dancer (Shalamar)
1957 – Stephen Fry, English actor, journalist, producer, and screenwriter
1957 – Marcel Vanthilt, Belgian singer and television host
1958 – Steve Guttenberg, American actor and producer
1958 – Chris Offutt, American author and academic
1959 – Adrian Kuiper, South African cricketer
1959 – Meg Munn, English politician
1960 – Kim Christofte, Danish footballer
1960 – Takashi Miike, Japanese actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1960 – Cal Ripken, Jr., American baseball player and coach
1961 – Ingrid Berghmans, Belgian martial artist
1961 – Jared Harris, English actor
1962 – Major Garrett, American journalist
1962 – Craig Kilborn, American actor and talk show host
1962 – David Koechner, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
1962 – Emile Roemer, Dutch educator and politician
1963 – Francis Pangilinan, Filipino politician
1963 – John Bush, American singer-songwriter (Anthrax and Armored Saint)
1963 – Hideo Kojima, Japanese director and producer
1964 – Éric Bernard, French race car driver
1964 – Oteil Burbridge, American bass player (The Allman Brothers Band, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Vida Blue, BK3, and Col. Bruce Hampton and The Aquarium Rescue Unit)
1964 – Dana Gould, American comedian, actor, and screenwriter
1964 – Salizhan Sharipov, Kyrgyzstani-Russian lieutenant, pilot, and astronaut
1965 – Marlee Matlin, American actress
1965 – Reggie Miller, American basketball player and sportscaster
1965 – Brian Rajadurai, Sri Lankan-Canadian cricketer
1966 – Nick Denton, English-American journalist, founded Gawker Media
1967 – Michael Thomas, English footballer
1968 – Benoît Brunet, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
1968 – Shoichi Funaki, Japanese-American wrestler
1968 – Andreas Kisser, Brazilian guitarist, songwriter, and producer (Sepultura and Hail!)
1968 – Urmas Liivamaa, Estonian footballer
1968 – Tim Salmon, American baseball player and sportscaster
1968 – James Toney, American boxer
1969 – Jans Koerts, Dutch cyclist
1970 – David Gregory, American journalist
1970 – Dan Henderson, American wrestler and mixed martial artist
1970 – Tugay Kerimoğlu, Turkish footballer and manager
1971 – Pierfrancesco Favino, Italian actor
1972 – Jean-Luc Brassard, Canadian skier
1973 – Andrew Brunette, Canadian ice hockey player
1973 – Dave Chappelle, American comedian, actor, producer and screenwriter
1973 – Inge de Bruijn, Dutch swimmer
1973 – Grey DeLisle, American voice actress and singer
1973 – Carmine Giovinazzo, American actor and singer
1974 – Órla Fallon, Irish singer-songwriter (Celtic Woman and Anúna)
1974 – Jennifer Lien, American actress
1975 – Roberto Colombo, Italian footballer
1975 – Mark de Vries, Surinamese-Dutch footballer
1976 – Simon Dennis, English rower
1976 – Alex O'Loughlin, Australian actor
1976 – Nordin Wooter, Surinamese-Dutch footballer
1977 – Denílson de Oliveira Araújo, Brazilian footballer
1977 – Per Gade, Danish footballer
1977 – John Green, American author and blogger
1977 – Jürgen Macho, Austrian footballer
1978 – Derek Morris, Canadian ice hockey player
1978 – Beth Riesgraf, American actress
1978 – Darren Robinson, American singer and guitarist (Phantom Planet)
1979 – Vahur Afanasjev, Estonian author and poet
1979 – Orlando Engelaar, Dutch footballer
1979 – Elva Hsiao, Taiwanese singer and actress
1979 – Kaki King, American guitarist and composer
1979 – Michael Redd, American basketball player
1979 – Markus Walger, German rugby player
1980 – Sonja Bennett, Canadian actress
1981 – Chad Michael Murray, American model and actor
1981 – Jiro Wang, Taiwanese singer and actor (Fahrenheit and Dong Cheng Wei)
1982 – José Bosingwa, Portuguese footballer
1982 – Kim Källström, Swedish footballer
1982 – Glen Atle Larsen, Norwegian footballer
1983 – Brett Gardner, American baseball player
1983 – Marcel Goc, German ice hockey player
1983 – Christopher Parker, English actor and television host
1983 – George Perris, Greek-French singer-songwriter and pianist
1983 – Maher Abu Remeleh, Palestinian martial artist
1984 – Erin Molan, Australian journalist
1984 – Yesung, South Korean singer and actor (Super Junior and SM the Ballad)
1984 – Charlie Villanueva, American basketball player
1986 – Joseph Akpala, Nigerian footballer
1986 – Shanthanu Bhagyaraj, Indian actor
1986 – Arian Foster, American football player
1986 – Fabiano Santacroce, Italian footballer
1987 – Anže Kopitar, Slovenian ice hockey player
1987 – Daichi Miura, Japanese singer-songwriter, dancer, and choreographer
1987 – Jon Scheyer, American basketball player
1988 – Rupert Grint, English actor
1988 – Helga Krapf, Filipino actress
1988 – Maya Yoshida, Japanese footballer
1988 – Alice Glass, Canadian singer (Crystal Castles)
1989 – Rocío Igarzábal, Argentinian actress and singer (Teen Angels)
1990 – Juan Pedro Lanzani, Argentinian actor and singer (Teen Angels)
1990 – Anna-Liisa Põld, Estonian-American swimmer
1990 – Jeffrey Vinokur, American chemist and dancer
1991 – Anett Schutting, Estonian tennis player
1994 – Aqib Khan, English actor
1994 – King Krule, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
1994 – Rafid Topan Sucipto, Indonesian motorcycle racer
1996 – Camila Giangreco Campiz, Paraguayan tennis player
1998 – Robin, Finnish singer
1998 – Sofia Andres, Filipino actress
2003 – Alexandre Coste, French son of Albert II, Prince of Monaco

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/24/15 at 3:32 am

August 24th 2014 – Richard Attenborough, English actor, director, producer, and politician (b. 1923)  :\'(

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/24/15 at 4:21 am

August 24th 2013 – Mike Winters, English comedian and actor (b. 1926)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/24/15 at 5:01 am

August 24th 2013 – Julie Harris, American actress and singer (b. 1925)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/24/15 at 5:05 am

August 24th 1954 – Getúlio Dornelles Vargas, president of Brazil, commits suicide and is succeeded by João Café Filho.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/24/15 at 5:23 am

August 24th 1773 – George Lyttelton, 1st Baron Lyttelton, English politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (b. 1709)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/24/15 at 6:34 am

August 24th 2014 – Aldo Donati, Italian singer-songwriter (b. 1947)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/24/15 at 7:13 am

August 24th 2007 – Andrée Boucher, Canadian politician, 39th Mayor of Quebec City (b. 1937)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/24/15 at 7:43 am

August 24th 2011 – Mike Flanagan, American baseball player, coach, and sportscaster (b. 1951)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/24/15 at 8:00 am

August 24th 1940 – Paul Gottlieb Nipkow, Polish-German technician and inventor, invented the Nipkow disk (b. 1860)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/24/15 at 8:55 am

August 24th 2013 – Muriel Siebert, American businesswoman and philanthropist (b. 1928)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/24/15 at 8:56 am

August 24th 1983 - The fifth wife of Jerry Lee Lewis, Shawn Michelle Stevens was found dead at their Mississippi home of a methadone overdose. They had been married less than three months. Jerry Lee would marry again in 1984 to 22 year-old Kerrie McCarver, but divorce in 2004.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/24/15 at 11:17 am

August 24th 2006 – Léopold Simoneau, Canadian tenor (b. 1916)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/24/15 at 11:53 am

August 24th 2012 – Dale Sommers, American radio host (b. 1943)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/24/15 at 12:42 pm

August 24th 2013 – Gerry Baker, American soccer player and manager (b. 1938)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/24/15 at 1:16 pm

August 24th 1946 – James Clark McReynolds, American lawyer and judge, 48th United States Attorney General (b. 1862)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/24/15 at 2:28 pm

August 24th 1983 – Scott Nearing, American economist, educator, and activist (b. 1883)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/24/15 at 2:29 pm

August 24th 1980 – Yootha Joyce, English actress (b. 1927)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/24/15 at 3:06 pm

August 24th 1680 – Thomas Blood, Irish colonel (b. 1618)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/24/15 at 3:06 pm

August 24th 1967 – Henry J. Kaiser, American businessman, founded Kaiser Shipyards and Kaiser Aluminum (b. 1882)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/24/15 at 3:29 pm

August 24th 1958 – Paul Henry, Irish painter (b. 1876)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/24/15 at 3:34 pm

August 24th 1974 – Alexander P. de Seversky, Russian-American pilot and businessman, co-founded Republic Aviation (b. 1894)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/24/15 at 4:04 pm

August 24th 1923 – Kate Douglas Wiggin, American author (b. 1856)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/24/15 at 4:04 pm

August 24th 1956 – Mitchell Lewis, American actor (b. 1880)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/24/15 at 4:05 pm

August 24th 1998 - Producer Gene Page died after a long illness. Worked with Barbra Streisand, Barry White, The Righteous Brothers, Dobie Gray, Bob and Earl. Produced Whitney Houston's 'Greatest Love of All' and Roberta Flack's 'Tonight I Celebrate My Love.'

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/24/15 at 4:41 pm

August 24th 2012 – Steve Franken, American actor (b. 1932)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/15 at 3:58 am

Born this day August 27th:

1925 – Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo, Italian cardinal
1928 – Péter Boross, Hungarian politician, 54th Prime Minister of Hungary
1928 – Mangosuthu Buthelezi, South African politician, Chief Minister of KwaZulu
1931 – Joe Cunningham, American baseball player and coach
1932 – Antonia Fraser, English historian and author
1933 – Jenő Hámori, Hungarian fencer
1935 – Ernie Broglio, American baseball player
1935 – Michael Holroyd, English author
1936 – Joel Kovel, American scholar and author
1937 – Tommy Sands, American actor and singer
1939 – William Least Heat-Moon, American historian and author
1939 – Nikola Pilić, Croatian tennis player and coach
1941 – Harrison Page, American actor
1942 – Daryl Dragon, American keyboard player and songwriter (Captain & Tennille)
1942 – Brian Peckford, Canadian educator and politician, 3rd Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador
1943 – Chuck Girard, American singer-songwriter and pianist (Love Song and The Castells)
1943 – Bob Kerrey, American lieutenant and politician, 35th Governor of Nebraska
1943 – Tuesday Weld, American actress and singer
1944 – G.W. Bailey, American actor
1944 – Jan Bols, Dutch speed skater
1945 – Douglas R. Campbell, Canadian judge
1946 – Tony Howard, Barbadian cricketer and manager
1947 – Barbara Bach, American model and actress
1947 – Kirk Francis, American production sound mixer
1947 – John Morrison, New Zealand cricketer and politician
1947 – Halil Berktay, Turkish historian
1948 – John Mehler, American drummer (Love Song)
1948 – Sgt. Slaughter, American wrestler and actor
1948 – Deborah Swallow, English historian and curator
1948 – Philippe Vallois, French director and screenwriter
1949 – Jeff Cook, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Alabama)
1949 – Leah Jamieson, American electrical engineer
1949 – Ann Murray, Irish soprano
1950 – Charles Fleischer, American comedian, actor, and singer
1950 – Neil Murray, Scottish bass player and songwriter (Whitesnake, Black Sabbath, Colosseum II, and Gogmagog)
1950 – Edmund Weiner, English lexicographer and author
1951 – Buddy Bell, American baseball player and manager
1951 – Mack Brown, American football player and coach
1951 – Randall Garrison, American-Canadian criminologist and politician
1952 – Paul Reubens, American actor, singer, producer, and screenwriter
1953 – Tom Berryhill, American politician
1953 – Alex Lifeson, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Rush and Big Dirty Band)
1953 – Joan Smith, English journalist and author
1953 – Peter Stormare, Swedish actor, director, and playwright
1954 – John Lloyd, English tennis player and sportscaster
1954 – Rajesh Thakker, Professor of Medicine at the University of Oxford
1954 – Derek Warwick, English race car driver
1955 – Laura Fygi, Dutch singer
1955 – Robert Richardson, American cinematographer
1955 – Diana Scarwid, American actress
1956 – Glen Matlock, English singer-songwriter and bass player
1957 – Jeff Grubb, American game designer and author
1957 – Bernhard Langer, German golfer
1958 – Normand Brathwaite, Canadian comedian and actor
1958 – Sergei Krikalev, Russian engineer and astronaut
1958 – Tom Lanoye, Belgian author, poet, and playwright
1958 – Hugh Orde, English police officer
1959 – Gerhard Berger, Austrian race car driver
1959 – Downtown Julie Brown, English television host and actress
1959 – Juan Fernando Cobo, Colombian painter and sculptor
1959 – András Petőcz, Hungarian author and poet
1959 – Jeanette Winterson, English author
1959 – Frode Fjellheim, Norwegian yoiker and musician
1960 – Mike Golding, English sailor
1961 – Yolanda Adams, American singer, producer, and actress
1961 – Mark Curry, English television host and actor
1961 – Tom Ford, American fashion designer, actor, and director
1961 – Urmas Muru, Estonian architect
1961 – Helmut Winklhofer, German footballer
1962 – Vic Mignogna, American voice actor, singer, and director
1962 – Adam Oates, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1964 – Paul Bernardo, Canadian murderer and rapist
1964 – Robert Bogue, American actor
1964 – Stephan Elliott, Australian actor, director, and screenwriter
1965 – Scott Dibble, American politician
1965 – Cheryl Fergison, English actress
1965 – Wayne James, Zimbabwean cricketer
1965 – Ange Postecoglou, Greek-Australian footballer and coach
1966 – Jeroen Duyster, Dutch rower
1966 – Juhan Parts, Estonian politician, 14th Prime Minister of Estonia
1967 – Ogie Alcasid, Filipino singer-songwriter, producer, and actor
1967 – Rob Burnett, American football player
1968 – Daphne Koller, Israeli-American computer scientist
1968 – Matthew Ridge, New Zealand rugby player
1968 – Taylor Wane, British pornographic actress
1969 – Mark Ealham, English cricketer
1969 – Cesar Millan, Mexican-American dog trainer
1969 – Jean-Cyril Robin, French cyclist
1969 – Reece Shearsmith, English actor, producer, and screenwriter
1969 – Chandra Wilson, American actress and director
1970 – Andy Bichel, Australian cricketer and coach
1970 – Peter Ebdon, English snooker player
1970 – Mark Ilott, English cricketer
1970 – Pokwang, Filipino comedian, actress, and host
1970 – Tony Kanal, English-American bass player, songwriter, and producer (No Doubt)
1970 – Jeff Kenna, Irish footballer and manager
1970 – Park Myeong-su, South Korean singer-songwriter and television host
1970 – Jim Thome, American baseball player and manager
1970 – Kelly Trump, German pornographic actress
1971 – Julian Cheung, Hong Kong actor and singer
1971 – Ernest Faber, Dutch footballer and manager
1971 – Kyung Lah, South Korean journalist and correspondent
1971 – Hisayuki Okawa, Japanese long-distance runner
1971 – Aygül Özkan, German lawyer and politician
1972 – Jaap-Derk Buma, Dutch field hockey player
1972 – Felix da Housecat, American DJ and producer
1972 – The Great Khali, Indian wrestler and actor
1972 – Denise Lewis, English heptathlete
1972 – Jimmy Pop, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Bloodhound Gang)
1973 – Jazz, American wrestler
1973 – Cory Bowles, Canadian actor, singer, and choreographer
1973 – Danny Coyne, Welsh footballer
1973 – Dietmar Hamann, German footballer and manager
1973 – Burak Kut, Turkish singer-songwriter
1973 – Johan Norberg, Swedish historian and author
1974 – Michael Mason, New Zealand cricketer
1974 – José Vidro, Puerto Rican baseball player
1974 – Mohammad Yousuf, Pakistani cricketer
1975 – Blake Adams, American golfer
1975 – Björn Gelotte, Swedish guitarist and songwriter (In Flames and All Ends)
1975 – Jonny Moseley, American skier
1975 – Mark Rudan, Australian footballer and manager
1976 – Sarah Chalke, Canadian actress
1976 – Audrey C. Delsanti, French astronomer
1976 – Milano Collection A.T., Japanese wrestler
1976 – Carlos Moyá, Spanish tennis player
1976 – Mark Webber, Australian race car driver
1977 – Deco, Brazilian-Portuguese footballer
1977 – Mase, American rapper
1979 – Giovanni Capitello, American actor and director
1979 – Tian Liang, Chinese diver
1979 – Sarah Neufeld, Canadian violinist (Arcade Fire and Bell Orchestre)
1979 – Aaron Paul, American actor
1979 – Rusty Smith, American speed skater
1980 – Neha Dhupia, Indian model and actress
1980 – Kyle Lowder, American actor
1980 – Begüm Kütük, Turkish actress and model
1981 – Patrick J. Adams, Canadian actor and producer
1981 – Maxwell Cabelino Andrade, Spanish footballer
1981 – Alessandro Gamberini, Italian footballer
1982 – Damien Monier, French cyclist
1982 – Bergüzar Korel, Turkish actress
1983 – Chen Bolin, Taiwanese actor
1983 – Joanna McGilchrist, English rugby union player
1984 – David Bentley, English footballer
1984 – Sulley Muntari, Ghanaian footballer
1985 – Kevan Hurst, English footballer
1985 – Nikica Jelavić, Croatian footballer
1985 – Daniel Küblböck, German singer and actor
1985 – Alexandra Nechita, Romanian-American painter
1986 – Mario, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actor
1986 – Nabil El Zhar, French-Moroccan footballer
1987 – Joel Grant, English-born, Jamaican footballer
1987 – Darren McFadden, American football player
1988 – Alexa PenaVega, American actress and singer
1989 – Romain Amalfitano, French footballer
1989 – Juliana Cannarozzo, American figure skater and actress
1990 – Luuk de Jong, Dutch footballer
1991 – Rikiya Otaka, Japanese actor
1991 – Lee Sung-yeol, South Korean singer, dancer, and actor (Infinite)
1992 – Ayame Goriki, Japanese actress and model
1992 – Stephen Morris, American football quarterback
1992 – Kim Petras, German singer-songwriter
1993 – Sarah Hecken, German figure skater
1993 – Olivier Le Gac, French cyclist
1995 – Grete Paia, Estonian singer
1995 – Cainan Wiebe, Canadian actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/15 at 4:03 am

August 27th 2013 – Zoltán Kovács, Hungarian footballer (b. 1986)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/15 at 5:26 am

August 27th 1979 – Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, English admiral and politician, 44th Governor-General of India (b. 1900)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/15 at 6:11 am

August 27th 1990 – Stevie Ray Vaughan, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Double Trouble) (b. 1954)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/15 at 7:17 am

August 27th 1967 - British music entrepreneur and the manager of The Beatles Brian Epstein was found dead, locked in a bedroom at his London home. A coroner's inquest concluded that Epstein died from an overdose of the sleeping pill Carbitrol. He also managed several other artists including Gerry & The Pacemakers, Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas, Cilla Black and The Remo Four. The first contract between The Beatles and Epstein was auctioned in London in 2008, and was sold for £240,000.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/15 at 7:19 am

August 27th 2013 – Dave Thomas, Welsh golfer (b. 1934)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/15 at 7:41 am

August 27th 1975 – Haile Selassie, Ethiopian emperor (b. 1892)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/15 at 8:06 am

August 27th 1958 – Ernest Lawrence, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1901)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/15 at 8:45 am

August 27th 1964 – Gracie Allen, American actress and singer (b. 1895)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/15 at 8:45 am

August 27th 1968 – Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark (b. 1906)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/15 at 9:00 am

August 27th 1990 - Stevie Ray Vaughan was killed when the helicopter he was flying in, hit a man-made ski slope while trying to navigate through dense fog. Vaughan had played a show at Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, Wisconsin with Robert Cray & His Memphis Horns, and Eric Clapton. Vaughan was informed by a member of Clapton's crew that three seats were open on a helicopter returning to Chicago with Clapton's crew, it turned out there was only one seat left; Vaughan requested it from his brother, who obliged. Three members of Eric Clapton's entourage were also killed.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/15 at 9:16 am

August 27th 1969 – Ivy Compton-Burnett, English author (b. 1884)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/15 at 9:23 am

August 27th 2014 – Benno Pludra, German author (b. 1925)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/15 at 9:32 am

August 27th 2014 – Valeri Petrov, Bulgarian poet, playwright, and screenwriter (b. 1920)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/15 at 9:49 am

August 27th 1577 – Titian, Italian painter (b. 1488)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/15 at 10:14 am

August 27th 2014 – Jan Groth, Norwegian singer and keyboard player (Just 4 Fun and Aunt Mary) (b. 1946)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/15 at 10:46 am

August 27th 2010 – Luna Vachon, Canadian-American wrestler and manager (b. 1962)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/15 at 11:22 am

August 27th 2012 – Art Heyman, American basketball player (b. 1941)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/15 at 11:30 am

August 27th 2012 – Russell Scott, American clown (b. 1921)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/15 at 11:30 am


August 27th 2012 – Russell Scott, American clown (b. 1921)
Another clown bites the dust!

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/15 at 11:48 am

August 27th 2014 – Jacques Friedel, French physicist and academic (b. 1921)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/15 at 12:57 pm

August 27th 2014 – Peret, Spanish singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1935)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/15 at 2:25 pm

August 27th 2013 – Bill Peach, Australian journalist (b. 1935)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/15 at 2:25 pm

August 27th 2013 – Chen Liting, Chinese director and playwright (b. 1910)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/15 at 2:35 pm

August 27th 2013 – Chris Kennedy, Australian director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1948)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/15 at 2:48 pm

August 27th 2013 – Maxwell Fuller, Australian chess player (b. 1945)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/15 at 2:58 pm

August 27th 2012 – Richard Kingsland, Australian captain and pilot (b. 1916)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/15 at 4:04 pm

August 27th 2008 – Mark Priestley, Australian actor (b. 1970)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/15 at 5:15 pm

August 27th 2006 – Jesse Pintado, Mexican-American guitarist (Napalm Death, Terrorizer, Brujeria, and Lock Up) (b. 1969)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/31/15 at 9:40 am

August 31st 1997 – Diana, Princess of Wales, her companion Dodi Fayed and driver Henri Paul die in a car crash in Paris.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/01/15 at 1:53 am

Born this day September 1st:

1925 – Arvonne Fraser, American activist
1926 – Abdur Rahman Biswas, Bangladeshi politician, 10th President of Bangladesh
1928 – Clifford Lincoln, Canadian politician
1928 – George Maharis, American actor and singer
1931 – Cecil Parkinson, English politician, Secretary of State for Transport
1935 – Nicholas Garland, English cartoonist
1935 – Seiji Ozawa, Japanese conductor and director
1937 – Al Geiberger, American golfer
1937 – Allen Jones, English pop artist
1938 – Alan Dershowitz, American lawyer and author
1938 – Per Kirkeby, Danish painter, sculptor, and poet
1939 – Lily Tomlin, American actress, producer, and screenwriter
1940 – Yaşar Büyükanıt, 25th Chief of the Turkish General Staff of the Turkish Armed Forces
1941 – Graeme Langlands, Australian rugby player and coach
1942 – C. J. Cherryh, American author and educator
1943 – Don Stroud, American actor and surfer
1944 – Archie Bell, American singer-songwriter (Archie Bell & the Drells)
1944 – Leonard Slatkin, American conductor and composer
1944 – Harvey Thomas Strosberg, Canadian lawyer
1945 – Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi, Yemeni general; President of Yemen (2012–present)
1945 – Mustafa Balel, Turkish short story writer and novelist
1945 – Scott Spencer, American author and academic
1946 – Greg Errico, American drummer and producer (Sly and the Family Stone and Weather Report)
1946 – Barry Gibb, Manx-English singer-songwriter and producer (Bee Gees and The Rattlesnakes)
1946 – Mary Louise Weller, American actress
1947 – Al Green, American lawyer and politician
1948 – Alastair Redfern, English bishop
1949 – Garry Maddox, American baseball player
1949 – Alasdair McDonnell, Irish physician and politician
1949 – P. A. Sangma, Indian politician, 11th Speaker of the Lok Sabha
1950 – Mikhail Fradkov, Russian politician, 36th Prime Minister of Russia
1950 – Phillip Fulmer, American football player and coach
1950 – Phil McGraw, American psychologist, author, and talk show host
1952 – Phil Hendrie, American radio host and actor
1952 – Manuel Piñero, Spanish golfer
1953 – Beau Billingslea, American actor
1953 – Rachid Bouchareb, French director
1953 – Joseph Williams, American singer-songwriter and keyboard player (Toto)
1954 – Richard Burden, English politician
1954 – Dave Lumley, Canadian ice hockey player
1955 – Billy Blanks, American martial artist and actor
1955 – Bruce Foxton, English bass player (The Jam, Stiff Little Fingers, and Casbah Club)
1956 – Vinnie Johnson, American basketball player
1956 – Philece Sampler, American actress
1956 – Bernie Wagenblast, American publisher, founded the Transportation Communications Newsletter
1957 – Gloria Estefan, Cuban-American singer-songwriter and actress
1957 – Duško Ivanović, Montenegrin basketball player and coach
1959 – Kenny Mayne, American football player and journalist
1959 – Joe Jusko, American illustrator and painter
1960 – Ralf Außem, German footballer and manager
1960 – Karl Mecklenburg, American football player
1960 – Michael Saward, Australian theorist and academic
1961 – Christopher Ferguson, American captain, pilot, and astronaut
1961 – Boney James, American saxophonist, composer, and producer
1962 – Tony Cascarino, English footballer
1962 – Ruud Gullit, Dutch footballer and manager
1962 – Michelle Meyrink, Canadian actress
1963 – Stephen Kernahan, Australian footballer
1963 – Carola Smit, Dutch singer (BZN)
1964 – Brian Bellows, Canadian ice hockey player
1964 – Ray D'Arcy, Irish radio and television host
1964 – Holly Golightly, American author and illustrator
1964 – Nabeel Rajab, Bahraini activist
1964 – Charlie Robison, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1964 – Cécilia Rodhe, Swedish-American model, Miss Sweden 1978
1965 – Ľudovít Kaník, Slovak politician
1965 – Craig McLachlan, Australian actor and singer
1966 – Tim Hardaway, American basketball player and coach
1966 – Ken Levine, American video game designer, co-founded Irrational Games
1967 – David Whissell, Canadian engineer and politician
1969 – Henning Berg, Norwegian footballer and manager
1970 – David Fairleigh, Australian rugby league player, coach and sportscaster
1970 – Mitsou, Canadian singer and actress
1970 – Vanna, Croatian singer
1970 – Hwang Jung-min, South Korean actor and singer
1970 – Padma Lakshmi, Indian-American actress and author
1971 – Lââm, French singer
1971 – Ricardo Antonio Chavira, American actor
1971 – Joe Enochs, American soccer player and manager
1971 – Yosheeshaka Hirota, Japanese bass player and composer
1971 – Jimmy Reiher, Jr., American wrestler
1971 – Hakan Şükür, Turkish retired footballer
1971 – Dave Wittenberg, South African-American voice actor
1972 – Doug Williams, English-American wrestler
1973 – J.D. Fortune, Canadian singer-songwriter (INXS)
1973 – Ram Kapoor, Indian actor
1973 – Zach Thomas, American football player
1974 – Burn Gorman, American-English actor
1974 – Jason Taylor, American football player and sportscaster
1974 – Jhonen Vasquez, American author, illustrator, voice actor, and director
1974 – Yutaka Yamamoto, Japanese director and producer, founded Ordet Animation Studio
1975 – R. Kan Albay, Flemish actor and director
1975 – Natalie Bassingthwaighte, Australian singer-songwriter and actress (Rogue Traders)
1975 – Nomy Lamm, American singer-songwriter and activist
1975 – Cuttino Mobley, American basketball player
1975 – Omar Rodríguez-López, Puerto Rican-American guitarist, songwriter, producer, and actor (The Mars Volta, At the Drive-In, Bosnian Rainbows, and De Facto)
1975 – Scott Speedman, English-Canadian actor
1976 – Babydaddy, American singer-songwriter and producer (Scissor Sisters)
1976 – Marcos Ambrose, Australian race car driver
1976 – Clare Connor, English cricketer
1976 – Jada Fire, American porn actress
1976 – Érik Morales, Mexican boxer
1976 – Sebastián Rozental, Chilean footballer
1976 – Polly Shannon, Canadian actress
1977 – David Albelda, Spanish footballer
1977 – Shoshana Bean, American actress and singer
1977 – Raffaele Giammaria, Italian race car driver
1977 – Arsalan Iftikhar, American lawyer and author
1977 – Aaron Schobel, American football player
1978 – Max Vieri, Australian-Italian footballer
1979 – Neg Dupree, English comedian, actor, and screenwriter
1979 – James O'Connor, Irish footballer and manager
1980 – Sammy Adjei, Ghanaian footballer
1980 – Nigar Jamal, Azerbaijani singer (Ell & Nikki)
1980 – Lara Pulver, English actress
1980 – Chris Riggott, English footballer
1980 – Sean Stewart, American singer-songwriter and model
1981 – Michael Adamthwaite, Canadian actor
1981 – Clinton Portis, American football player
1981 – Adam Quick, Australian basketball player
1982 – Jeffrey Buttle, Canadian figure skater
1982 – Paul Dumbrell, Australian race car driver
1982 – Ryan Gomes, American basketball player
1983 – José Antonio Reyes, Spanish footballer
1983 – Jeff Woywitka, Canadian ice hockey player
1984 – Yūta Hiraoka, Japanese actor
1984 – László Köteles, Hungarian footballer
1984 – Nick Noble, American football player
1984 – Rod Pelley, Canadian ice hockey player
1984 – Joe Trohman, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Fall Out Boy, The Damned Things, and Arma Angelus)
1985 – Larsen Jensen, American swimmer
1985 – Camile Velasco, Filipino-American singer
1985 – Jon Avila, Filipino-English actor and model
1986 – Anthony Allen, English rugby player
1986 – Gaël Monfils, French tennis player
1986 – Stella Mwangi, Kenyan-Norwegian singer-songwriter
1986 – Shahar Tzuberi, Israeli windsurfer
1987 – Dann Hume, New Zealand singer-songwriter, drummer, and producer (Evermore)
1987 – Leonel Suárez, Cuban decathlete
1987 – Mats Zuccarello, Norwegian ice hockey player
1988 – Simona de Silvestro, Swiss race car driver
1988 – Gabriel Ferrari, American soccer player
1988 – Vaneza Pitynski, American actress and singer
1988 – Mushfiqur Rahim, Bangladeshi cricketer
1988 – Chanel West Coast, American model, actress, rapper, and singer-songwriter
1989 – Astrid Besser, Italian tennis player
1989 – Bill Kaulitz, German singer-songwriter and voice actor (Tokio Hotel)
1989 – Tom Kaulitz, German guitarist (Tokio Hotel)
1989 – Juliana Lohmann, Brazilian actress
1989 – Jefferson Montero, Ecuadorian footballer
1989 – Daniel Sturridge, English footballer
1990 – Aisling Loftus, English actress
1990 – Stanislav Tecl, Czech footballer
1991 – Rhys Bennett, English footballer
1992 – Cristiano Biraghi, Italian footballer
1992 – Kirani James, Grenadian sprinter
1993 – Alexander Conti, Canadian actor
1993 – Ilona Mitrecey, French singer
1993 – Louise delos Reyes, Filipino actress
1993 – Silje Norendal, Norwegian snowboarder
1994 – Bianca Ryan, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1994 – Anna Smolina, Russian tennis player
1995 – Nathan MacKinnon, Canadian ice hockey player
1996 – Zendaya, American actress, singer, and dancer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/01/15 at 2:59 am

September 1st 1715 – Louis XIV of France, the "Sun King", died after a reign of 72 years, longer than any other French or other major European monarch at the time.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/01/15 at 3:04 am

September 1st 2012 – Hal David, American songwriter and composer (b. 1921)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/01/15 at 4:47 am

September 1st 2008 – Don LaFontaine, American voice actor (b. 1940)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/01/15 at 5:38 am

September 1st 2013 – Tommy Morrison, American boxer and actor (b. 1969)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/01/15 at 5:59 am

September 1st 2005 – R. L. Burnside, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1926)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/01/15 at 6:21 am

September 1st 2001 – Brian Moore English sportscaster (b. 1932)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/01/15 at 6:52 am

September 1st 1998 – Cary Middlecoff, American golfer (b. 1921)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/01/15 at 7:32 am

September 1st 1986 – Murray Hamilton, American actor (b. 1923)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/01/15 at 8:57 am

September 1st 1557 – Jacques Cartier, French navigator and explorer (b. 1491)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/01/15 at 9:26 am

September 1st 2014 – Joseph Shivers, American chemist and academic, developed spandex (b. 1920)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/01/15 at 10:37 am

September 1st 2014 – Rogers McKee, American baseball player (b. 1926)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/01/15 at 11:07 am

September 1st 2012 – Smarck Michel, Haitian businessman and politician, 6th Prime Minister of Haiti (b. 1937)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/01/15 at 11:50 am

September 1st 1967 – Siegfried Sassoon, English captain and poet (b. 1886)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/01/15 at 1:12 pm

September 1st 2008 – Jerry Reed, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (b. 1937)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/01/15 at 2:14 pm

September 1st 2006 – Bob O'Connor, American politician, 57th Mayor of Pittsburgh (b. 1944)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/01/15 at 2:54 pm

September 1st 2006 – Warren Mitofsky, American journalist (b. 1934)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/01/15 at 3:01 pm

September 1st 2003 – Rand Brooks, American actor (b. 1918)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/01/15 at 3:14 pm

September 1st 2006 – Nellie Connally, American wife of John Connally (b. 1919)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/01/15 at 4:08 pm

September 1st 1977 – Ethel Waters, American singer and actress (b. 1896)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/01/15 at 5:26 pm

September 1st 1981 – Ann Harding, American actress and singer (b. 1901)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/03/15 at 3:39 am

September 3rd 2010 - Mike Edwards a founding member of ELO was killed in a freak accident when a giant bale of hay tumbled down a hill and crashed into his van. The 62 year-old cellist died after the 600 kg (1,323 lb) bale rolled down a steep field in Devon, southern England, smashed through a hedge and careered on to the road. Edwards played cello with ELO, the seven-piece band led by Jeff Lynne, from their first live gig in 1972 until he left in January 1975. He quit the band in 1975 to become a Buddhist, changing his name to Deva Pramada and making his living by teaching the cello.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/03/15 at 4:54 am

Born this day September 3rd:

1923 – Mort Walker, American cartoonist
1926 – Anne Jackson, American actress
1926 – Alison Lurie, American author and academic
1926 – Irene Papas, Greek actress and singer
1929 – Whitey Bulger, American mobster
1929 – Armand Vaillancourt, Canadian sculptor and painter
1931 – Dick Motta, American basketball player and coach
1933 – Basil Butcher, Guyanese cricketer
1935 – Helmut Clasen, German-Canadian motorcycle racer
1936 – Pilar Pallete, Peruvian actress
1936 – Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, Tunisian politician, 2nd President of Tunisia
1938 – Sarah Bradford, English historian and author
1938 – Caryl Churchill, English-Canadian playwright
1938 – Ryōji Noyori, Japanese chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
1940 – Frank Duffy, English architect
1940 – Pauline Collins, English actress
1940 – Brian Lochore, New Zealand rugby player and coach
1942 – Al Jardine, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Beach Boys)
1943 – Valerie Perrine, American model and actress
1944 – Geoff Arnold, English cricketer and coach
1945 – George Biondo, American bass player and songwriter (Steppenwolf)
1945 – Peter Goddard, English physicist, mathematician, and academic
1947 – Eric Bell, Northern Irish guitarist and songwriter (Thin Lizzy and The Noel Redding Band)
1947 – Kjell Magne Bondevik, Norwegian minister and politician, 26th Prime Minister of Norway
1947 – Michael Connarty, Scottish educator and politician
1947 – Mario Draghi, Italian banker and economist
1947 – Susan Milan, English flute player and composer
1948 – Don Brewer, American singer-songwriter and drummer (Grand Funk Railroad and Terry Knight and the Pack)
1948 – Lyudmila Karachkina, Soviet/Ukrainian astronomer
1948 – Fotis Kouvelis, Greek lawyer and politician, Greek Minister of Justice
1949 – José Pékerman, Argentinian footballer, coach, and manager
1950 – Doug Pinnick, American singer-songwriter and bass player (King's X and KXM)
1951 – Denys Hobson, South African cricketer
1952 – Şehrazat, Turkish singer-songwriter and producer
1953 – Jean-Pierre Jeunet, French director, producer, and screenwriter
1953 – George Peponis, Greek-Australian rugby league player
1954 – Jaak Uudmäe, Estonian triple jumper and coach
1955 – Steve Jones, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (Sex Pistols, The Professionals, and Neurotic Outsiders)
1956 – Stephen Woolley, English film producer and director
1957 – Garth Ancier, American businessman
1957 – Earl Cureton, American basketball player and coach
1957 – Steve Schirripa, American actor and producer
1960 – Nick Gibb, English politician
1962 – David De Roure, Computer Scientist
1963 – Sam Adams, American politician, 51st Mayor of Portland, Oregon
1963 – Mubarak Ghanim, Emirati footballer
1963 – Malcolm Gladwell, Canadian journalist and author
1963 – Amber Lynn, American porn actress and model
1964 – Adam Curry, American-Dutch businessman and television host, co-founded mevio
1964 – Spike Feresten, American screenwriter and producer
1964 – Thomas Mikal Ford, American actor and producer
1964 – Junaid Jamshed, Pakistani singer-songwriter and guitarist (Vital Signs)
1964 – Holt McCallany, American actor
1964 – Nigel Rhodes, English actor and guitarist
1965 – Costas Mandylor, Australian actor
1965 – Charlie Sheen, American actor and producer
1966 – Steven Johnson Leyba, American artist, painter, fine art book maker, author, spoken word performance artist, and musician
1966 – Vladimir Ryzhkov, Russian historian and politician
1967 – Chris Gatling, American basketball player
1968 – Grace Poe, Filipino politician
1969 – Noah Baumbach, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1969 – John Fugelsang, American comedian, actor, and talk show host
1969 – Robert Karlsson, Swedish golfer
1969 – Matthew Offord, English journalist and politician
1970 – George Lynch, American basketball player and manager
1970 – Gareth Southgate, English footballer and manager
1971 – Kiran Desai, Indian-American author
1971 – Glen Housman, Australian swimmer
1971 – Chabeli Iglesias, Portuguese-Spanish journalist
1971 – Indrek Rünkla, Estonian architect
1971 – Trevor St. John, American actor
1972 – Christine Boudrias, Canadian speed skater
1972 – Natalia Estrada, Spanish model and actress
1972 – Bob Evans, American wrestler and trainer
1972 – Robbie O'Davis, Australian rugby league player
1972 – Martin Straka, Czech ice hockey player
1973 – Norihiko Hibino, Japanese saxophonist and composer
1973 – Jennifer Paige, American singer-songwriter and actress
1973 – Damon Stoudamire, American basketball player and coach
1974 – Clare Kramer, American actress, producer, and screenwriter
1974 – Rahul Sanghvi, Indian cricketer
1975 – Redfoo, American singer-songwriter, producer, and dancer (LMFAO)
1975 – Daniel Chan, Hong Kong singer-songwriter and actor
1975 – Cristobal Huet, French ice hockey player
1976 – Valeriy V. Afanasiev, Russian ice hockey player
1976 – Ashley Jones, American actress
1976 – Jevon Kearse, American football player
1976 – Vivek Oberoi, Indian actor
1976 – Raheem Morris, American football player and coach
1977 – Rui Marques, Angolan footballer
1977 – Olof Mellberg, Swedish footballer
1977 – Nate Robertson, American baseball player
1978 – John Curtis, English footballer
1978 – Paul Moor, English bowler
1978 – Michal Rozsíval, Czech ice hockey player
1978 – Nick Wechsler, American actor
1979 – Júlio César, Brazilian footballer
1979 – Tiffany Chapman, English actress
1979 – Tomo Miličević, Bosnian-American guitarist (Thirty Seconds to Mars)
1980 – B.G., American rapper and actor (Chopper City Boyz and Cash Money Millionaires)
1980 – Daniel Bilos, Argentinian footballer
1980 – Cindy Burger, Dutch footballer
1980 – Jennie Finch, American softball player
1980 – Justin Halpern, American blogger and author
1980 – Jason McCaslin, Canadian singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer (Sum 41 and The Operation M.D.)
1981 – Fearne Cotton, English radio and television host
1982 – Andrew McMahon, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer (Something Corporate and Jack's Mannequin)
1982 – Kaori Natori, Japanese singer (Spontania)
1982 – Tiago Rannow, Brazilian footballer
1982 – Ayumi Fujimura, Japanese voice actress
1983 – Augusto Farfus, Brazilian race car driver
1983 – Nicky Hunt, English footballer
1983 – Marcus McCauley, American football player
1983 – Valdas Vasylius, Lithuanian basketball player
1983 – Christine Woods, American actress
1984 – Paz de la Huerta, American model and actress
1984 – Garrett Hedlund, American actor and singer
1984 – Seo In-young, South Korean singer, dancer, and actress (Jewelry)
1985 – Carlo Aquino, Filipino actor
1985 – Scott Carson, English footballer
1985 – Yūki Kaji, Japanese voice actor and singer
1985 – Kelvin Wilson, English footballer
1986 – Shaun White, American snowboarder and skateboarder
1987 – Chris Fountain, English actor
1987 – Modibo Maïga, Malian footballer
1987 – James Neal, Canadian ice hockey player
1988 – Jérôme Boateng, Ghanaian-German footballer
1988 – Marine Debauve, French gymnast
1988 – Hana Makhmalbaf, Iranian director and producer
1990 – Rita Volk, Uzbekistani-American actress
1992 – August Alsina, American singer-songwriter
1992 – Shōta Sometani, Japanese actor
1993 – Rina Koike, Japanese model and actress
1994 – Glen Rea, Irish footballer
2002 – Bugoy Cariño, Filipino actor and dancer

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September 3rd 2001 – Pauline Kael, American author and critic (b. 1919)

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September 3rd 2012 – Sun Myung Moon, South Korean religious leader and businessman, founded the Unification Church (b. 1920)

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September 3rd 2007 – Carter Albrecht, American keyboard player and guitarist (Edie Brickell & New Bohemians and Sorta) (b. 1973)

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September 3rd 1994 – Billy Wright, English footballer and manager (b. 1924)

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September 3rd 1991 – Frank Capra, Italian-American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1897)

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September 3rd 2014 – Roy Heather, English actor (b. 1935)

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September 3rd 1970 - Alan Wilson guitarist and songwriter with Canned Heat was found dead at fellow band-members Bob Hite's garden in Topanga Canyon, Los Angeles aged 27. With Canned Heat, Wilson performed at two prominent concerts of the 1960s era, the Monterey Pop Festival in 1967 and Woodstock in 1969. Canned Heat appeared in the film Woodstock, and the band's 'Going Up the Country,' which Wilson sang, has been referred to as the festival's unofficial theme song. Wilson also wrote 'On the Road Again,' arguably Canned Heat's second-most familiar song.

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September 3rd 2013 – Ralph M. Holman, American lawyer and judge (b. 1914)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/03/15 at 10:18 am

September 3rd 2013 – Don Meineke, American basketball player (b. 1930)

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September 3rd 2012 – Michael Clarke Duncan, American actor (b. 1957)

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September 3rd 2010 – Robert Schimmel, American comedian, actor, and screenwriter (b. 1950)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/03/15 at 11:51 am

September 3rd 1977 - Studio engineer Keith Harwood was killed in a car crash shortly after he left a recording session with The Rolling Stones. Harwood was noted for his work at Olympic Studios with David Bowie (Diamond Dogs), and The Rolling Stones albums It's Only Rock 'n' Roll and Black And Blue. He also engineered a number of Led Zeppelin albums, includingHouses Of The Holy, Physical Graffiti and Presence. The Rolling Stones dedicated their album Love You Live to the memory of Harwood.

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September 3rd 1980 – Barbara O'Neil, American actress (b. 1910)

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September 3rd 1962 – E. E. Cummings, American author, poet, and playwright (b. 1894)

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September 3rd 1970 – Vince Lombardi, American football player and coach (b. 1913)

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September 3rd 1658 – Oliver Cromwell, English general and politician (b. 1599)

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September 3rd 2007 – Janis Martin, American singer and guitarist (b. 1940)

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September 3rd 2010 – Noah Howard, American saxophonist (b. 1943)

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September 3rd 1808 – John Montgomery, American merchant and politician (b. 1722)

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September 3rd 1929 – John Bigham, 1st Viscount Mersey, English jurist and politician (b. 1840)

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September 3rd 2004 - Songwriter and producer Billy Davis died in New York after a long illness. He co-wrote Jackie Wilson's, ‘Reet Petite’ and the jingle ‘I'd Like To Buy The World A Coke.’ Aretha Franklin, James Brown, Marvin Gaye, The Supremes and Gladys Knight all recorded his songs.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/04/15 at 2:39 am

Born this day September 4th:

1931 – Mitzi Gaynor, American actress, singer, and dancer
1931 – Antonios Trakatellis, Greek biochemist and politician
1932 – Carlos Romero Barceló, Puerto Rican lawyer and politician, 5th Governor of Puerto Rico
1937 – Dawn Fraser, Australian swimmer and politician
1937 – Les Allen, English footballer and manager
1941 – Marilena de Souza Chaui, Brazilian philosopher and academic
1941 – Ramesh Sethi, Kenyan cricketer and coach
1941 – Sushilkumar Shinde, Indian politician, 19th Governor of Andhra Pradesh
1941 – Joanna Van Gyseghem, English actress
1942 – Raymond Floyd, American golfer
1942 – Jerry Jarrett, American wrestler and promoter, co-founded Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
1942 – Merald "Bubba" Knight, American singer-songwriter and producer (Gladys Knight & the Pips)
1944 – Tony Atkinson, English economist and academic
1944 – Dave Bassett, English footballer and manager
1944 – Vladimír Guma Kulhánek, Czech bass player (Energit and Etc...)
1944 – Jennifer Salt, American actress, producer, and screenwriter
1944 – Ron Ward, Canadian ice hockey player
1945 – Bill Kenwright, English actor, singer, and producer
1946 – Gary Duncan, American guitarist (The Brogues and Quicksilver Messenger Service)
1946 – Dave Liebman, American saxophonist, flute player, and composer
1946 – Bryan Mauricette, Saint Lucian-Canadian cricketer
1947 – Bob Jenkins, American sportscaster
1949 – Dean Pees, American football player and coach
1949 – Tom Watson, American golfer
1950 – Ehteshamuddin, Pakistani cricketer
1950 – Doyle Alexander, American baseball player
1951 – Martin Chambers, English drummer and singer (The Pretenders)
1951 – Judith Ivey, American actress and director
1951 – Kaoru Kobayashi, Japanese actor
1951 – Marita Ulvskog, Swedish politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Sweden
1952 – Rishi Kapoor, Indian actor, director, and producer
1953 – Janet Biehl, American political writer
1953 – Michael Stean, English chess player and author
1953 – Fatih Terim, Turkish footballer and manager
1955 – David Broza, Israeli singer-songwriter and guitarist
1955 – Garth Le Roux, South African cricketer
1955 – Brian Schweitzer, American politician, 23rd Governor of Montana
1956 – Candy Loving, American model
1956 – Blackie Lawless, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (W.A.S.P., London, Sister, and New York Dolls)
1957 – Khandi Alexander, American actress, dancer, and choreographer
1957 – Patricia Tallman, American actress and stuntwoman
1958 – Jacqueline Hewitt, American astronomer
1958 – George Hurley, American drummer (Minutemen, Firehose, The Reactionaries, and Unknown Instructors)
1958 – Marzio Innocenti, Italian rugby player and coach
1958 – Drew Pinsky, American radio and television host
1959 – Kevin Harrington, Australian actor and screenwriter
1959 – Armin Kogler, Austrian ski jumper
1960 – Shailesh Vara, Ugandan-English lawyer and politician
1960 – Damon Wayans, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1961 – Nick Blinko, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Rudimentary Peni)
1961 – Lars Jönsson, Swedish film producer
1961 – Kevin Kennedy, English actor and singer
1961 – Rizwan-uz-Zaman, Pakistani cricketer
1962 – Kiran More, Indian cricketer
1962 – Ulla Tørnæs, Danish politician, Education Minister of Denmark
1962 – Shinya Yamanaka, Japanese physician and biologist, Nobel Prize laureate
1963 – Bobby Jarzombek, American drummer (Halford, Spastic Ink, Fates Warning, and Juggernaut)
1963 – John Vanbiesbrouck, American ice hockey player, coach, and manager
1963 – Sami Yaffa, Finnish singer-songwriter and bass player (Hanoi Rocks, New York Dolls, Demolition 23, and Jetboy)
1964 – René Pape, German opera singer
1965 – Sergio Momesso, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
1966 – Jeff Tremaine, American director, producer, and screenwriter
1967 – Darrin Murray, New Zealand cricketer and accountant
1967 – Dezső Szabó, Hungarian decathlete
1968 – John DiMaggio, American voice actor and singer
1968 – Phill Lewis, American actor and director
1968 – Eddy Merckx, Belgian billiards player
1968 – Mike Piazza, American baseball player and actor
1969 – Sasha, Welsh DJ and producer (Sasha & John Digweed)
1969 – Giorgi Margvelashvili, Georgian academic and politician, 4th President of Georgia
1969 – Noah Taylor, English-Australian actor and singer
1969 – Kristen Wilson, American actress
1970 – Iggor Cavalera, Brazilian drummer (Sepultura and Cavalera Conspiracy)
1970 – Daisy Dee, Dutch singer and actress
1970 – Sven Meyer, German footballer
1971 – Lance Klusener, South African cricketer and coach
1971 – Ione Skye, English-American actress
1971 – Maik Taylor, German-Irish footballer
1971 – Anita Yuen, Hong Kong model and actress, Miss Hong Kong 1990
1972 – Françoise Yip, Canadian actress
1973 – Jason David Frank, American actor and mixed martial artist
1973 – Aaron Fultz, American baseball player
1974 – Naved Ashraf, Pakistani cricketer
1974 – Carmit Bachar, American singer, dancer, and actress (The Pussycat Dolls)
1974 – Lincoln Roberts, Tobagonian cricketer
1975 – Sergio Ballesteros, Spanish footballer
1975 – Mark Ronson, English DJ, producer, and songwriter, co-founded Allido Records
1975 – Dave Salmoni, Canadian zoologist, television host, and producer
1975 – Yoani Sánchez, Cuban philologist and blogger
1976 – Katreeya English, English-Thai singer, actress, and model
1976 – Denílson Martins Nascimento, Brazilian footballer
1976 – Mario-Ernesto Rodríguez, Uruguayan-Italian footballer
1977 – Sun-woo Kim, South Korean baseball player
1977 – Kia Stevens, American wrestler
1978 – Wes Bentley, American actor and producer
1978 – Frederik Veuchelen, Belgian cyclist
1978 – Christian Walz, Swedish singer-songwriter and producer
1979 – Maxim Afinogenov, Russian ice hockey player
1979 – Pedro Macedo Camacho, Portuguese pianist, composer, and producer
1979 – Kristina Krepela, Croatian actress
1979 – Kosuke Matsuura, Japanese race car driver
1979 – MC Mong, South Korean rapper, producer, and actor
1980 – Max Greenfield, American actor
1980 – Hitomi Shimatani, Japanese singer
1981 – Beyoncé, American singer-songwriter, producer, dancer, and actress (Destiny's Child)
1981 – Richard Garcia, Australian footballer
1982 – Whitney Cummings, American comedian, actress, producer, and screenwriter
1982 – Mark Lewis-Francis, English sprinter
1983 – Yuichi Nakamaru, Japanese idol, singer-songwriter, actor, television personality, and radio host (KAT-TUN)
1983 – Armands Šķēle, Latvian basketball player
1984 – Jonathan Adam, Scottish racing driver
1984 – Camila Bordonaba, Argentinian singer-songwriter, producer, and actress (Erreway)
1985 – Raúl Albiol, Spanish footballer
1985 – Ri Kwang-chon, North Korean footballer
1985 – Walid Mesloub, Algerian footballer
1986 – OMI, Jamaican singer
1986 – Ayumi Kaihori, Japanese footballer
1986 – James Younghusband, Filipino footballer
1987 – Maryna Linchuk, Belarusian model
1990 – James Bay, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
1990 – Stefanía Fernández, Venezuelan model, Miss Universe 2009
1991 – Carter Jenkins, American actor
1993 – Jody Fannin, English racing driver

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September 4th 2014 – Joan Rivers, American comedian, actress, and television host (b. 1933)

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September 4th 2006 – Steve Irwin, Australian zoologist and television host (b. 1962)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/04/15 at 7:56 am

September 4th 1989 – Georges Simenon, Belgian-Swiss author (b. 1903)

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September 4th 1965 – Albert Schweitzer, French-Gabonese physician, theologian, and missionary, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1875)

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September 4th 1963 – Robert Schuman, Luxembourgian-French politician, 130th Prime Minister of France (b. 1886)

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September 4th 2014 – Ron Mulock, Australian lawyer and politician, 10th Deputy Premier of New South Wales (b. 1930)

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September 4th 1588 – Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester, English academic and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Norfolk (b. 1532)

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September 4th 2014 – Gustavo Cerati, Argentinian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Soda Stereo) (b. 1959)

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September 4th 2011 – Lee Roy Selmon, American football player (b. 1954)

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September 4th 2004 – Alphonso Ford, American basketball player (b. 1971)

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September 4th 1972 - Concessionaire Francisco Caruso was killed during a Wishbone Ash concert in Texas after refusing to give a fan a free sandwich.

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September 4th 1995 – Chuck Greenberg, American saxophonist, composer, and producer (Shadowfax) (b. 1950)

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September 4th 1995 – William Kunstler, American lawyer and activist (b. 1919)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/04/15 at 3:31 pm

September 4th 2006 – Astrid Varnay, Swedish-American soprano (b. 1918)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/04/15 at 3:37 pm

September 4th 1991 – Dottie West, American singer-songwriter and actress (b. 1932)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/04/15 at 4:01 pm

September 4th 1991 – Tom Tryon, American actor and author (b. 1926)

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September 4th 2001 – Hank the Angry Drunken Dwarf, American radio host and actor (b. 1962)

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September 4th 2006 - Mike Gibbins drummer with Badfinger died in his sleep at his Florida home aged 56. Badfinger had the 1970 UK No.4 & US No.7 single 'Come And Get It'. He had also been a member of The Iveys during the 60’s.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/06/15 at 2:30 am

Born this day September 6th:

1913 – Julie Gibson, American actress, singer and centenarian
1924 – John Melcher, American veterinarian and politician
1925 – Andrea Camilleri, Italian author, screenwriter, and director
1928 – Fumihiko Maki, Japanese architect, designed the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium and Makuhari Messe
1928 – Robert M. Pirsig, American philosopher and author
1930 – Helmut Piirimäe, Estonian historian and academic
1932 – Colin McColl, English intelligence officer
1932 – Gilles Tremblay, Canadian composer and educator
1937 – Sergio Aragonés, Spanish-Mexican author and illustrator
1937 – Jo Anne Worley, American actress
1938 – Joan Tower, American pianist, composer, and conductor
1939 – Brigid Berlin, American actress, painter, and photographer
1939 – David Allan Coe, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1939 – Dan Cragg, American soldier and author
1939 – Susumu Tonegawa, Japanese biologist and immunologist, Nobel Prize laureate
1941 – Roger Law, English illustrator
1941 – Monica Mason, South African ballerina and director
1942 – Dave Bargeron, American trombonist and tuba player (Blood, Sweat & Tears)
1942 – Richard Hutton, English cricketer
1943 – Gordon Birtwistle, English politician
1943 – Richard J. Roberts, English biochemist and biologist, Nobel Prize laureate
1943 – Roger Waters, English singer-songwriter and bass player (Pink Floyd and The Bleeding Heart Band)
1944 – Donna Haraway, American educator, author and activist
1944 – Swoosie Kurtz, American actress
1945 – Larry Lucchino, American businessman
1945 – Go Nagai, Japanese illustrator
1946 – Roger Knight, English cricketer and educator
1947 – Jane Curtin, American actress and singer
1947 – Bruce Rioch, English footballer and manager
1947 – Jacob Rubinovitz, Polish-Israeli engineer
1947 – Keone Young, American actor
1949 – Iris Robinson, Northern Ireland politician
1952 – Simon Burns, English politician, Minister of State for Transport
1952 – Vladimir Kazachyonok, Russian footballer, coach, and manager
1952 – Buddy Miller, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Band of Joy)
1952 – Deyan Sudjic, English journalist and curator
1953 – Anne Lockhart, American actress
1954 – Carly Fiorina, American businesswoman and politician
1954 – Demetris Kizas, Cypriot footballer
1954 – Ève Luquet, French engraver and designer
1954 – Patrick O'Hearn, American bassist and composer (Missing Persons)
1954 – John Sauven, English economist and environmentalist
1955 – Raymond Benson, American author
1956 – Bill Ritter, American lawyer and politician, 41st Governor of Colorado
1956 – Steven Yearley, British sociologist
1957 – Ali Divandari, Iranian painter, sculptor, and journalist
1957 – Michaëlle Jean, Haitian-Canadian journalist and politician, 27th Governor-General of Canada
1957 – José Sócrates, Portuguese engineer and politician, 119th Prime Minister of Portugal
1958 – Buster Bloodvessel, English singer-songwriter (Bad Manners)
1958 – Jeff Foxworthy, American comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter
1958 – Arsinée Khanjian, Armenian-Canadian actress
1958 – Nigel Westlake, Australian composer and conductor
1958 – Michael Winslow, American comedian and actor
1959 – Bill Root, Canadian ice hockey player
1961 – Simon Reeve, Australian journalist
1961 – Scott Travis, American drummer (Judas Priest, Racer X, and Animetal USA)
1961 – Paul Waaktaar-Savoy, Norwegian singer-songwriter and guitarist (A-ha and Savoy)
1962 – Chris Christie, American lawyer and politician, 55th Governor of New Jersey
1962 – Marina Kaljurand, Estonian badminton player and diplomat, Estonia Ambassador to Russia
1962 – Elizabeth Vargas, American journalist
1962 – Kevin Willis, American basketball player and fashion designer
1963 – Mark Chesnutt, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1963 – Skye Gyngell, Australian chef and author
1963 – Pat Nevin, Scottish footballer and sportscaster
1963 – Alice Sebold, American author
1963 – Bryan Simonaire, American engineer and politician
1963 – Rolly Teranishi, Japanese musician and producer
1963 – Geert Wilders, Dutch politician
1964 – Rosie Perez, American actress, dancer, and director
1965 – Terry Bickers, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (The House of Love and Levitation)
1965 – Darren Clark, Australian sprinter
1965 – John Polson, Australian actor and director
1965 – Van Tiffin, American football player
1967 – William DuVall, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Alice in Chains, Comes with the Fall, Madfly, Neon Christ, and No Walls)
1967 – Kalli Kalde, Estonian artist and illustrator
1967 – Igor Štimac, Croatian footballer and manager
1968 – Saeed Anwar, Pakistani cricketer
1968 – Paddy Boom, Singaporean-American drummer and songwriter (Scissor Sisters)
1968 – Christopher Brookmyre, Scottish author
1968 – Paul Rea, American journalist
1969 – Tony DiTerlizzi, American author and illustrator
1969 – Ben Finegold, American chess player
1969 – Macy Gray, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
1969 – Michellie Jones, Australian triathlete
1969 – CeCe Peniston, American singer-songwriter and actress
1970 – Cheyne Coates, Australian singer-songwriter and producer (Madison Avenue)
1970 – Emily Maitlis, Canadian-English journalist
1971 – Devang Gandhi, Indian cricketer
1971 – Leila K, Swedish rapper
1971 – Asko Künnap, Estonian poet and illustrator
1971 – Dolores O'Riordan, Irish singer-songwriter (The Cranberries)
1972 – Dylan Bruno, American actor and model
1972 – Idris Elba, English-American actor, rapper, and producer
1972 – Eugene Hütz, Ukrainian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (Gogol Bordello)
1972 – Justina Machado, American actress
1972 – China Miéville, English author and critic
1972 – Saulius Mikalajūnas, Lithuanian footballer
1972 – Anika Noni Rose, American actress and singer
1973 – Carlo Cudicini, Italian footballer
1973 – Greg Rusedski, Canadian-born British tennis player and sportscaster
1973 – Alessandro Troncon, Italian rugby player and coach
1974 – Tim Henman, English tennis player and sportscaster
1974 – Nina Persson, Swedish singer-songwriter (The Cardigans and A Camp)
1974 – Sarah Strange, Canadian actress
1974 – Justin Whalin, American actor
1975 – Derrek Lee, American baseball player and coach
1976 – N.O.R.E., American rapper (Capone-N-Noreaga)
1976 – Rodrigo Amarante, Brazilian singer-songwriter and guitarist (Little Joy, Los Hermanos, and Orquestra Imperial)
1976 – Naomie Harris, English actress
1976 – Tom Pappas, American decathlete
1976 – Hyun Young, South Korean actress and singer
1977 – Kiyoshi Hikawa, Japanese singer
1978 – Cisco Adler, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Whitestarr)
1978 – Marlen Angelidou, Greek singer-songwriter and actress (Hi-5)
1978 – Simon Barjie, Italian-Gambian footballer
1978 – Natalia Cigliuti, Uruguayan-American actress
1978 – Alex Escobar, Venezuelan baseball player
1978 – Mathew Horne, English actor and screenwriter
1978 – Homare Sawa, Japanese footballer
1979 – Mike Arnaoutis, Greek boxer
1979 – Foxy Brown, American rapper and actress (The Firm)
1979 – Low Ki, American wrestler
1979 – Massimo Maccarone, Italian footballer
1979 – Carlos Adrián Morales, Mexican footballer
1980 – Jillian Hall, American wrestler and singer
1980 – Yuji Hamano, Japanese archer
1980 – Kerry Katona, English singer (Atomic Kitten)
1980 – Samuel Peter, Nigerian boxer
1980 – Helen Reeves, English canoe racer
1980 – Joseph Yobo, Nigerian footballer
1981 – Yuki Abe, Japanese footballer
1981 – Yumiko Cheng, Hong Kong singer and actress
1981 – Mark Teahen, American baseball player
1981 – Heather Vandeven, American model and actress
1983 – Dimitri Champion, French cyclist
. 1983 – Braun Strowman, American professional wrestler and strongman
1983 – Pippa Middleton, English party planner and author
1984 – Helena Ekholm, Swedish skier
1984 – Orsi Kocsis, Hungarian model
1984 – William Porterfield, Irish-English cricketer
1985 – Ali Ashfaq, Maldivian footballer
1985 – Shin Nagahama, Japanese actor and model
1985 – Tom Ransley, English rower
1985 – Alberto Valerio, Brazilian race car driver
1985 – Webbie, American rapper
1986 – Tory Mason, American porn actor
1986 – Raven Riley, American porn actress and producer
1987 – Ramiele Malubay, Saudi Arabian-American singer
1988 – Ray Fujita, French-Japanese actor and musician
1988 – Max A. George, English singer-songwriter and actor (The Wanted and Avenue)
1988 – Jed Montero, Filipino actress and volleyball player
1988 – Sargun Mehta, Indian actress and dancer
1988 – Denis Tonucci, Italian footballer
1989 – Nikos Boutzikos, Greek footballer
1989 – Kim So-eun, South Korean actress
1990 – Matt McAndrew, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1990 – John Wall, American basketball player
1991 – Lauren Froderman, American dancer
1992 – Fabiola Rodas, Guatemalan singer
1993 – Mattia Valoti, Italian footballer
1994 – Aidan Kelly, American luger
1994 – Theo Trebs, German actor
1995 – John Manalo, Filipino actor
2006 – Prince Hisahito of Akishino

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September 6th 2014 – Kira Zvorykina, Belarusian chess player (b. 1919)

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September 6th 2014 – Seth Martin, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1933)

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September 6th 2014 – Molly Glynn, American actress (b. 1968)

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September 6th 2014 – Stefan Gierasch, American actor (b. 1926)

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September 6th 2014 – Cirilo Flores, American bishop (b. 1948)

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September 6th 2014 – Odd Bondevik, Norwegian bishop and theologian (b. 1941)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/06/15 at 6:42 am

September 5th 1997 – Mother Teresa, Albanian-Indian missionary, and saint, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1910)

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September 6th 2013 – Bill Wallis, English actor (b. 1936)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/06/15 at 9:23 am

September 6th 2013 – Santiago Rosario, Puerto Rican baseball player and coach (b. 1939)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/06/15 at 10:03 am

September 6th 2013 – Khin Maung Kyi, Burmese economist and scholar (b. 1926)

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September 6th 1978 - Record producer Tom Wilson died. He worked with various US acts including Bob Dylan, (The Times They Are a-Changin', Another Side of Bob Dylan, and Bringing It All Back Home), Frank Zappa, (Freak Out!), Simon and Garfunkel (Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M.) and The Velvet Underground, (White Light/White Heat).

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September 6th 2013 – Barbara Hicks, English actress (b. 1924)

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September 6th 2013 – Dick Hess, American politician (b. 1938)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/06/15 at 12:54 pm

September 6th 2013 – Ann C. Crispin, American author (b. 1950)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/06/15 at 1:15 pm

September 6th 2012 – Oscar Rossi, Argentinian footballer and manager (b. 1930)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/06/15 at 1:18 pm

September 6th 2012 – Terry Nutkins, English television host and author (b. 1946)

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September 6th 2012 – Art Modell, American businessman (b. 1925)

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September 6th 2007 – Luciano Pavarotti, Italian tenor and actor (b. 1935)

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September 6th 1990 - Tom Fogerty guitarist with Creedence Clearwater Revival died aged 49, due to complications from AIDS acquired during a blood transfusion. During 1969 CCR scored three US Top Ten albums and four Top 5 singles.

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September 6th 2010 – Clive Donner, English director and editor (b. 1926)

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September 6th 1994 - English keyboard player Nicky Hopkins died aged 50, in Nashville, Tennessee, of complications from intestinal surgery. Was a highly respected session musician, worked with The Rolling Stones, Jeff Beck, The Beatles, The Who, The Kinks, Small Faces, Led Zeppelin, John Lennon, George Harrison, and the Jerry Garcia Band. The Kinks song 'Session Man' from Face to Face is dedicated to (and features) Hopkins.

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September 6th 1972 – Victims of the Munich massacre

• Luttif Afif, Palestinian terrorist (b. 1945)
• David Mark Berger, American-Israeli weightlifter (b. 1944)
• Ze'ev Friedman, Polish-Israeli weightlifter (b. 1944)
• Yossef Gutfreund, Israeli wrestling judge (b. 1931)
• Eliezer Halfin, Russian-Israeli wrestler (b. 1948)
• Amitzur Shapira, Russian-Israeli runner and coach (b. 1932)
• Kehat Shorr, Romanian shooting coach (b. 1919)
• Mark Slavin, Israeli wrestler (b. 1954)
• Andre Spitzer, Romanian-Israeli fencer and coach (b. 1945)
• Yakov Springer, Polish-Israeli wrestler and coach (b. 1921)

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September 6th 1984 – Ernest Tubb, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1914)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/06/15 at 5:16 pm

September 6th 1994 – James Clavell, Australian-American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1924)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/06/15 at 5:42 pm

September 6th 1997 – P. H. Newby, English author and broadcaster (b. 1918)

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September 6th 1782 – Martha Jefferson, American wife of Thomas Jefferson (b. 1748)

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Born this day September 7th:

1920 – Al Caiola, American guitarist and composer
1926 – Patrick Jenkin, English politician, Secretary of State for the Environment
1927 – Claire L'Heureux-Dubé, Canadian jurist
1930 – Sonny Rollins, American saxophonist and composer
1931 – Josep Lluís Núñez, Spanish businessman
1934 – Mary Bauermeister, German painter
1934 – Dan Ingram, American radio host
1935 – Abdou Diouf, Senegalese politician, 2nd President of Senegal
1935 – Ronnie Dove, American singer
1936 – Apostolos Kaklamanis, Greek lawyer and politician, Greek Minister of Justice
1937 – Cüneyt Arkın, Turkish actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1937 – Oleg Lobov, Russian politician, Premier of the Russian SFSR
1937 – Olly Wilson, American pianist, bassist, and composer
1939 – Latimore, American singer-songwriter and pianist
1939 – Peter Gill, Welsh actor, director, and playwright
1939 – Bruce Gray, Puerto Rican-Canadian actor
1940 – Dario Argento, Italian director, producer, and screenwriter
1942 – Billy Best, Scottish footballer
1942 – Alan Oakes, English footballer and manager
1942 – Andrew Stone, Baron Stone of Blackheath, English politician
1943 – Beverley McLachlin, Canadian lawyer and jurist, 17th Chief Justice of Canada
1943 – Lena Valaitis, Lithuanian-German singer
1944 – Bertel Haarder, Danish politician, Education Minister of Denmark
1944 – Bora Milutinović, Serbian footballer and manager
1944 – Houshang Moradi Kermani, Iranian author
1945 – Jacques Lemaire, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1945 – Curtis Price, American musicologist and academic
1946 – Joe Klein, American journalist and author
1946 – Suzyn Waldman, American actress and sportscaster
1948 – Susan Blakely, American actress
1948 – Erik Moll, Norwegian/American singer-songwriter
1949 – Gloria Gaynor, American singer-songwriter and actress
1949 – Dianne Hayter, Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town, German-English politician
1949 – Barry Siegel, American journalist and academic
1950 – David Cannadine, English historian and author
1950 – Julie Kavner, American actress and singer
1950 – Peggy Noonan, American author and journalist
1951 – Mammootty, Indian actor and producer
1951 – Morris Albert, Brazilian singer-songwriter and producer
1951 – Gerald Corbett, English businessman
1951 – Chrissie Hynde, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Pretenders and The Moors Murderers)
1951 – Mark Isham, American trumpet player and composer
1953 – Michael Byron, American composer
1953 – Benmont Tench, American keyboard player (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and Mudcrutch)
1954 – Corbin Bernsen, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1954 – Doug Bradley, English actor
1954 – Michael Emerson, American actor
1955 – Mira Furlan, Croatian-American actress and singer
1955 – Heino Puuste, Estonian javelin thrower and coach
1955 – Efim Zelmanov, Russian mathematician and academic
1956 – Michael Feinstein, American singer and pianist
1956 – Diane Warren, American songwriter
1957 – Alok Sharma, Indian-English politician
1960 – Brad Houser, American bass player (Edie Brickell & New Bohemians and Critters Buggin)
1960 – Phillip Rhee, American actor, martial artist, director, and producer
1960 – Andrew Voss, Australian sportscaster and author
1961 – Jean-Yves Thibaudet, French pianist
1962 – Jennifer Egan, American author
1962 – Cliff Simon, South African actor
1962 – Hasan Vezir, Turkish former footballer and currently a football manager
1964 – Helir-Valdor Seeder, Estonian politician
1965 – Angela Gheorghiu, Romanian soprano
1965 – Darko Pančev, Macedonian footballer
1965 – Uta Pippig, German runner
1965 – Andreas Thom, German footballer and manager
1965 – Tiit Tikerpe, Estonian canoe racer
1966 – Vladimir Andreyev, Russian race walker
1966 – Chris Barfoot, English actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1966 – Lutz Heilmann, German politician
1966 – Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann, German speed skater
1967 – Toby Jones, English actor
1968 – Marcel Desailly, Ghanaian-French footballer
1968 – Gennadi Krasnitski, Russian figure skater and coach
1968 – Lucy Robinson, British actress
1969 – Darren Bragg, American baseball player and coach
1969 – Angie Everhart, American model and actress
1969 – Diane Farr, American actress
1969 – Rudy Galindo, American figure skater
1970 – Gino Odjick, Canadian ice hockey player
1970 – Tom Everett Scott, American actor
1971 – Shane Mosley, American boxer
1971 – Briana Scurry, American soccer player and sportscaster
1972 – Slug, American rapper (Atmosphere, Deep Puddle Dynamics, and Felt)
1972 – Jason Isringhausen, American baseball player and coach
1973 – Thomas T. Dahl, Norwegian guitarist (Krøyt, Dingobats)
1973 – Shannon Elizabeth, American actress
1973 – Alex Kurtzman, American director, producer, and screenwriter
1974 – Mario Frick, Swiss-Liechtensteiner footballer
1974 – Antonio McDyess, American basketball player
1974 – Hiroki Takahashi, Japanese voice actor and singer
1975 – Harold Wallace, Costa Rican footballer
1976 – Oliver Hudson, American actor
1977 – Molly Holly, American wrestler
1977 – Tanya Hyde, British pornographic film director and actress
1977 – Jon Macken, English-Irish footballer
1978 – Matt Cooke, Canadian ice hockey player
1978 – Erwin Koen, Dutch footballer
1978 – Devon Sawa, Canadian actor
1978 – Ersin Güreler, Turkish retired footballer
1979 – Pavol Hochschorner, Slovak canoe racer
1979 – Paul Mara, American ice hockey player
1979 – Owen Pallett, Canadian singer-songwriter and keyboard player (The Mountain Goats, Enter the Haggis, and Picastro)
1979 – Brian Stokes, American baseball player
1979 – Kozue Yoshizumi, Japanese voice actress
1980 – Emre Belözoğlu, Turkish footballer
1980 – Sara Carrigan, Australian cyclist
1980 – Serhiy Chopyk, Ukrainian footballer
1980 – Nigar Jamal, Azerbaijani singer (Ell & Nikki)
1980 – Gabriel Milito, Argentinian footballer
1980 – Javad Nekounam, Iranian footballer
1980 – Mark Prior, American baseball player
1981 – Paul McCoy, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (12 Stones)
1981 – Gökhan Zan, Turkish footballer
1982 – Andre Dirrell, American boxer
1982 – Ryoko Shiraishi, Japanese voice actress
1982 – George Bailey, Australian cricketer
1983 – Philip Deignan, Irish cyclist
1983 – Annette Dytrt, German figure skater
1983 – Pops Mensah-Bonsu, English-American basketball player
1983 – Mehmet Topuz, Turkish footballer
1983 – Piri Weepu, New Zealand rugby player
1984 – Ben Hollingsworth, Canadian actor
1984 – Kate Lang Johnson, American actress
1984 – Farveez Maharoof, Sri Lankan cricketer
1984 – Vera Zvonareva, Russian tennis player
1985 – Alyssa Diaz, American actress
1985 – Adam Eckersley, English footballer
1985 – Neri Naig, Filipino actress
1985 – Rafinha, Brazilian footballer
1986 – Charlie Daniels, English footballer
1986 – Colin Delaney, American wrestler
1987 – Tommy Elphick, English footballer
1987 – Sammy Moore, English footballer
1987 – Danny North, English footballer
1987 – Evan Rachel Wood, American actress and singer
1987 – Aleksandra Wozniak, Canadian tennis player
1988 – Alex Harvey, Canadian skier
1988 – Paul Iacono, American actor
1988 – Kevin Love, American basketball player
1988 – Yağmur Koçyiğit, Turkish volleyball player
1989 – Hugh Mitchell, English actor
1990 – Tanja Kolbe, German ice dancer
1991 – Jennifer Veal, English actress
1992 – Suzuka Morita, Japanese model and actress
1994 – Ieva Dumbauskaitė, Lithuanian beach volleyball player
1994 – Kento Yamazaki, Japanese actor and model
1995 – Sahaj Grover, Indian chess grandmaster
1995 – George Williams, Welsh footballer
1999 – Michelle Creber, Canadian actress, singer, and dancer
1999 – Cameron Ocasio, American actor

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September 7th 2013 – Fred Katz, American cellist and composer (b. 1919)

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September 7th 1978 – While walking across Waterloo Bridge in London, Bulgarian dissident Georgi Markov is assassinated by Bulgarian secret police agent Francesco Giullino by means of a ricin pellet fired from a specially-designed umbrella.

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September 7th 2006 – Robert Earl Jones, American actor (b. 1911)

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September 7th 2011 – Victims of the 2011 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl air disaster

• Pavol Demitra, Slovakian ice hockey player (b. 1974)
• Alexander Karpovtsev, Russian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1970)
• Igor Korolev, Russian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1970)
• Stefan Liv, Polish-Swedish ice hockey player (b. 1980)
• Jan Marek, Czech ice hockey player (b. 1979)
• Brad McCrimmon, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1959)
• Karel Rachůnek, Czech ice hockey player (b. 1979)
• Kārlis Skrastiņš, Latvian ice hockey player (b. 1974)
• Ruslan Salei, Belarusian ice hockey player (b. 1974)
• Josef Vašíček, Czech ice hockey player (b. 1980)

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September 7th 2002 – Erma Franklin, American singer (b. 1938)

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September 7th 1978 – Keith Moon, drummer with The Who, died of a overdose of heminevrin prescribed to combat alcoholism. A post-mortem confirmed there were 32 tablets in his system, 26 of which were undissolved. Moon had attended a party the night before organised by Paul McCartney for the launch of the 'The Buddy Holly Story' movie. He played on all The Who albums from their debut, 1965's My Generation, to 1978's Who Are You, which was released two weeks before his death.  :\'(

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September 7th 2003 – Warren Zevon, American singer-songwriter (Hindu Love Gods and lyme and cybelle) (b. 1947)

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September 7th 1994 – Terence Young, Chinese-English director and screenwriter (b. 1915)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/07/15 at 10:52 am

September 7th 1990 – A. J. P. Taylor, English historian and journalist (b. 1906)

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September 7th 1956 – C. B. Fry, English cricketer, academic, and politician (b. 1872)

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September 7th 1933 – Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon, English ornithologist and politician, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (b. 1862)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/07/15 at 11:44 am

September 7th 1910 – William Holman Hunt, English painter and soldier (b. 1827)

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September 7th 2014 – Harold Shipp, Canadian businessman and philanthropist (b. 1926)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/07/15 at 12:51 pm

September 7th 2014 – Jack Cristil, American sportscaster (b. 1925)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/07/15 at 2:13 pm

September 7th 2013 – Albert Allen Bartlett, American physicist and academic (b. 1923)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/07/15 at 2:31 pm

September 7th 2012 – Daniel Weinreb, American computer scientist and programmer (b. 1959)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/07/15 at 2:46 pm

September 7th 2012 – Louise LaPlanche, American actress (b. 1919)

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September 7th 1860 – Grandma Moses, American painter (d. 1961)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/07/15 at 3:19 pm

September 7th 2010 – Glenn Shadix, American actor (b. 1952)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/07/15 at 3:48 pm

September 7th 2008 – Don Haskins, American basketball player and coach (b. 1930)

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September 7th 2004 – Bob Boyd, American baseball player (b. 1925)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/07/15 at 5:48 pm

September 7th 1994 – Dennis Morgan, American actor and singer (b. 1908)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays

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Born this day September 9th:

1922 – Bernard Bailyn, American historian, author, and academic
1922 – Hans Georg Dehmelt, German-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
1922 – Manolis Glezos, Greek politician
1922 – Warwick Estevam Kerr, Brazilian geneticist, entomologist, and engineer
1923 – Jimmy Perry, English actor, singer, and screenwriter
1924 – Russell M. Nelson, American captain, surgeon, and religious leader
1926 – Yusuf al-Qaradawi, Egyptian theologian and author
1930 – Francis Carroll, Australian archbishop
1930 – Frank Lucas, American drug trafficker
1931 – Robin Hyman, English publisher
1931 – Shirley Summerskill, English physician and politician
1932 – Sylvia Miles, American actress
1935 – Chaim Topol, Israeli actor, singer, and producer
1936 – William Bradshaw, Baron Bradshaw, English academic and politician
1938 – John Davis, English anthropologist and academic
1939 – Arthur Dignam, Australian actor
1939 – Ron McDole, American football player
1939 – Carlos Ortíz, Puerto Rican boxer
1940 – Hugh Morgan, Australian businessman
1942 – Inez Foxx, American singer (Inez and Charlie Foxx)
1942 – Danny Kalb, American singer and guitarist (Blues Project)
1943 – Art LaFleur, American actor
1945 – Dee Dee Sharp, American singer
1946 – Doug Ingle, American singer-songwriter and keyboard player (Iron Butterfly)
1946 – Evert Kroon, Dutch water polo player
1946 – Hayato Tani, Japanese actor
1947 – David Rosenboom, American composer and educator
1947 – Freddy Weller, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Paul Revere & the Raiders)
1948 – Pamela Des Barres, American actress and singer (The GTOs)
1948 – Jacqueline Taïeb, Tunisian-French singer
1949 – Alain Mosconi, French swimmer and businessman
1949 – Daniel Pipes, American historian and author
1949 – Joe Theismann, American football player and sportscaster
1949 – Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Indonesian general and politician, 6th President of Indonesia
1950 – Gogi Alauddin, Pakistani squash player and coach
1950 – John McFee, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (The Doobie Brothers and Southern Pacific)
1951 – Robert Desiderio, American actor
1951 – Alexander Downer, Australian economist and politician, 34th Minister of Foreign Affairs for Australia
1951 – Tom Wopat, American actor, singer, and director
1952 – Angela Cartwright, English-American actress and singer
1952 – Manuel Göttsching, German guitarist and songwriter (Ash Ra Tempel and Ashra)
1952 – David A. Stewart, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Eurythmics, The Tourists, Vegas, Platinum Weird, and SuperHeavy)
1952 – Per Jørgensen, Norwegian trumpeter (JøKleBa)
1954 – Jeffrey Combs, American actor
1955 – John Kricfalusi, Canadian voice actor, animator, director, and screenwriter
1957 – Pierre-Laurent Aimard, French pianist and educator
1957 – Gabriele Tredozi, Italian engineer
1959 – Tom Foley, American baseball player and coach
1959 – Éric Serra, French composer and producer
1960 – Hugh Grant, English actor and producer
1960 – Bob Hartley, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1960 – Urmas Sisask, Estonian composer
1960 – Bob Stoops, American football player and coach
1960 – Kimberly Willis Holt, American author
1963 – Chris Coons, American lawyer and politician
1963 – Roberto Donadoni, Italian footballer and manager
1963 – Neil Fairbrother, English cricketer
1964 – Aleksandar Hemon, Bosnian-American author and critic
1965 – Chip Esten, American actor and singer
1965 – Michelle Johnson, American actress
1965 – Dan Majerle, American basketball player and coach
1965 – Constance Marie, American actress
1965 – Marcel Peeper, Dutch footballer
1965 – Todd Zeile, American baseball player and actor
1966 – Georg Hackl, German skater
1966 – Kevin Hatcher, American ice hockey player
1966 – Adam Sandler, American actor, singer, screenwriter, and producer
1966 – Brian Smith, Australian-Irish rugby player and coach
1967 – B. J. Armstrong, American basketball player and sportscaster
1967 – Chris Caffery, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Savatage, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, and Metalium)
1967 – Akshay Kumar, Indian actor, martial artist, and producer
1968 – Jon Drummond, American sprinter
1968 – Clive Mendonca, English footballer
1968 – Julia Sawalha, English actress
1969 – Rachel Hunter, New Zealand model and actress
1969 – Natasha Stott Despoja, Australian politician
1970 – Natalia Streignard, Spanish-Venezuelan actress
1971 – Eric Stonestreet, American actor
1971 – Henry Thomas, American actor, singer, and guitarist
1972 – Mike Hampton, American baseball player and coach
1972 – Natasha Kaplinsky, English journalist
1972 – Jakko Jan Leeuwangh, Dutch speed skater
1972 – Miriam Oremans, Dutch tennis player
1972 – Félix Rodríguez, Dominican baseball player
1972 – Goran Višnjić, Croatian-American actor and producer
1973 – Kazuhisa Ishii, Japanese baseball player
1974 – Divine Brown, Canadian singer and actress
1974 – Ana Carolina, Brazilian singer-songwriter and guitarist
1974 – Shane Crawford, Australian footballer and television host
1974 – Marcos Curiel, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (P.O.D. and Daylight Division)
1974 – Mathias Färm, Swedish singer and guitarist (Millencolin and Franky Lee)
1974 – Gok Wan, English fashion stylist, author, and television host
1974 – Brittany Petros, Actress, producer, casting director
1975 – Michael Bublé, Canadian singer-songwriter and actor
1976 – Chace Ambrose, American actor and screenwriter
1976 – Juan A. Baptista, Venezuelan model and actor
1976 – Emma de Caunes, French actress
1976 – Masaya Matsukaze, Japanese actor, voice actor, and radio personality
1976 – Hanno Möttölä, Finnish basketball player
1976 – Joey Newman, American composer and conductor
1976 – Aki Riihilahti, Finnish footballer
1976 – Kristoffer Rygg, Norwegian singer-songwriter and producer (Ulver, Borknagar, and Head Control System)
1977 – Chae Jung-an, South Korean actress and singer
1977 – Lambros Lambrou, Cypriot footballer
1977 – Stuart Price, English DJ, songwriter, and producer (Zoot Woman and Paper Faces)
1977 – Kyle Snyder, American baseball player and coach
1978 – Kurt Ainsworth, American baseball player
1978 – Shane Battier, American basketball player
1978 – Mariano Puerta, Argentinian tennis player
1979 – Wayne Carlisle, Irish footballer and coach
1979 – Nikki DeLoach, American actress and singer (Innosense)
1980 – Todd Coffey, American baseball player
1980 – David Faalogo, New Zealand rugby league player
1980 – Michelle Williams, American actress and singer
1981 – Julie Gonzalo, Argentinian-American actress
1981 – Nancy Wu, Hong Kong actress and singer
1982 – John Kuhn, American football player
1982 – Graham Onions, English cricketer
1982 – Ai Otsuka, Japanese singer-songwriter, pianist, and actress (Rabbit)
1982 – Eugênio Rômulo Togni, Brazilian footballer
1983 – Vitolo, Spanish footballer
1983 – Kyle Davies, American baseball player
1983 – Kristine Hermosa, Filipino actress
1983 – Edwin Jackson, American baseball player
1983 – Kim Jung-hwa, South Korean model and actress
1983 – Yamato Kinjo, Japanese actor
1983 – Cleveland Taylor, English footballer
1984 – Brad Guzan, American soccer player
1984 – James Hildreth, English cricketer
1984 – Michalis Sifakis, Greek footballer
1985 – Yung Berg, American rapper and producer
1985 – Martin Johnson, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Boys Like Girls)
1985 – Sacha Kljestan, American soccer player
1985 – Luka Modrić, Croatian footballer
1985 – Lilyana Natsir, Indonesian badminton player
1985 – J. R. Smith, American basketball player
1986 – Michael Bowden, American baseball player
1986 – Chamu Chibhabha, Zimbabwean cricketer
1986 – Helen Kurup, English actress
1986 – Luc Mbah a Moute, Cameroonian basketball player
1986 – Jamielee McPherson, Scottish actress
1987 – Afrojack, Dutch DJ and producer
1987 – Nicole Aniston, American porn actress
1987 – Joshua Herdman, English actor
1987 – Markus Jürgenson, Estonian footballer
1987 – Alexis Palisson, French rugby player
1987 – Andrea Petkovic, German tennis player
1987 – Clayton Snyder, American actor
1987 – Alexandre Song, Cameroonian footballer
1987 – Milan Stanković, Serbian singer
1988 – Manuela Arbeláez, Colombian-American model and actress
1988 – Danilo D'Ambrosio, Italian footballer
1988 – JM de Guzman, Filipino actor and singer
1988 – Will Middlebrooks, American baseball player
1988 – Shizuka Nakamura, Japanese model and actress
1988 – Jo Woodcock, English actress
1989 – Alfonzo Dennard, American football player
1989 – Sean Malto, American skateboarder
1990 – Melody Klaver, Dutch actress
1990 – Haley Reinhart, American singer-songwriter
1991 – Oscar, Brazilian footballer
1991 – Kelsey Chow, American actress
1991 – Hunter Hayes, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1991 – Danilo Luís Hélio Pereira, Bissauan-Portuguese footballer
1991 – Yevgeni Ponyatovskiy, Russian footballer
1992 – Frencheska Farr, Filipino singer and actress
1992 – Zeki Fryers, English footballer
1992 – Damian McGinty, Irish singer and actor (Celtic Thunder)
1993 – Ryohei Kato, Japanese gymnast
1993 – Charlie Stewart, American actor
1993 – Sharon van Rouwendaal, Dutch swimmer

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/15 at 2:21 am

September 9th 2014 – Robert Young, Scottish-English guitarist (Primal Scream) (b. 1964)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/15 at 3:10 am

September 9th 2012 – Ron Tindall, English footballer and manager (b. 1935)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/15 at 5:57 am

September 9th 2012 – Ron Taylor, Australian oceanographer (b. 1934)

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September 9th 1997 – Burgess Meredith, American actor, singer, director, and producer (b. 1907)

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September 9th 1994 – Patrick O'Neal, American actor (b. 1927)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/15 at 8:28 am

September 9th 1087 – William the Conqueror, Norman king of England (b. 1028)

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September 9th 1513 – victims of the Battle of Flodden

• – James IV of Scotland (b. 1473)
• – George Douglas, Master of Angus (b. 1469)
• – William Douglas of Glenbervie (b. 1473)
• – William Graham, 1st Earl of Montrose, Scottish politician (b. 1464)
• – George Hepburn, Scottish bishop
• – Adam Hepburn, 2nd Earl of Bothwell, Scottish politician, Lord High Admiral of Scotland
• – Adam Hepburn of Craggis
• – David Kennedy, 1st Earl of Cassilis, Scottish soldier (b. 1478)
• – Alexander Lauder of Blyth, Scottish politician
• – Alexander Stewart, Scottish archbishop (b. 1493)
• – Matthew Stewart, 2nd Earl of Lennox, Scottish politician (b. 1488)

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September 9th 1993 – Larry Noble, English comedian and actor (b. 1914)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/15 at 11:03 am

September 9th 1979 – Norrie Paramor, English composer, conductor, and producer (b. 1914)

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September 9th 1978 – Jack L. Warner, Canadian-American film producer, co-founded Warner Bros. (b. 1892)

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September 9th 1978 – Hugh MacDiarmid, Scottish linguist, poet, and author (b. 1892)

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September 9th 2000 – Julian Critchley, English politician (b. 1930)

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September 9th 1945 – Max Ehrmann, American poet and lawyer (b. 1872)

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September 9th 1914 – Carl Goßler, German rower (b. 1885)

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September 9th 1901 – Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, French painter and illustrator (b. 1864)

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September 9th 2004 - US guitar maker Ernie Ball died after a long illness. In the late 50's Ball opened the first music store in the USA in Tarzana, California to sell guitars exclusively. He developed the guitar strings called 'Slinkys' specifically designed for rock and roll electric guitar.

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September 9th 1915 – Albert Spalding, American baseball player, manager, and businessman, co-founded Spalding (b. 1850)

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September 10th 2014 – Richard Kiel, American actor (b. 1939)


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September 10th 1961 – At the Italian Grand Prix at Monza, German driver Wolfgang von Trips's car collided with another, causing it to become airborne and crash into a side barrier, killing him and 15 spectators.

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September 10th 2011 – Cliff Robertson, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1923)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/15 at 5:22 am

September 10th 2004 – Brock Adams, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 5th United States Secretary of Transportation (b. 1927)

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September 10th 2007 – Anita Roddick, English businesswoman, founded The Body Shop (b. 1942)

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September 10th 1797 – Mary Wollstonecraft, English philosopher and author (b. 1759)

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September 10th 1591 – Richard Grenville, English admiral and politician (b. 1542)

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September 10th 2001 – Antônio da Costa Santos, mayor of Campinas, Brazil is assassinated.

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September 10th 1994 – Charles Drake, American actor (b. 1917)

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September 10th 1519 – John Colet, English theologian and scholar (b. 1467)

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September 10th 2014 – Paul K. Sybrowsky, American religious leader (b. 1944)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/15 at 1:13 pm

September 10th 1913 – Lincoln Gordon, American academic and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Brazil (d. 2009)

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Written By: ralfy on 09/10/15 at 1:14 pm

"Martin Milner, star of TV's 'Route 66' and 'Adam-12,' dies at 83"

http://edition.cnn.com/2015/09/07/entertainment/martin-milner-actor-obit-feat/

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September 10th 2013 – Lyn Peters, Argentinian-American actress (b. 1941)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/15 at 2:22 pm

September 10th 1167 – Empress Matilda of England (b. 1102)

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September 10th 1217 – William de Redvers, 5th Earl of Devon, English politician

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September 10th 1306 – Nicholas of Tolentino, Italian mystic and saint (b. 1245)

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September 11th • 2001 – Casualties of the September 11 attacks:

• David Angell, American screenwriter and producer (b. 1946)
• Mohamed Atta, Egyptian terrorist, hijacker of American Airlines Flight 11 (b. 1968)
• Garnet Bailey, Canadian-American ice hockey player (b. 1948)
• Todd Beamer, American passenger on United Airlines Flight 93 (b. 1968)
• Berry Berenson, American photographer, actress, and model (b. 1948)
• Carolyn Beug, American director and producer (b. 1952)
• Bill Biggart, American photographer and journalist (b. 1947)
• Mark Bingham, American businessman (b. 1970)
• Ronald Paul Bucca, American fire marshal (b. 1954)
• Charles Burlingame, American captain and pilot (b. 1949)
• Tom Burnett, American businessman (b. 1963)
• William M. Feehan, American firefighter (b. 1929)
• Wilson Flagg, American admiral (b. 1938)
• Peter J. Ganci, Jr., American firefighter (b. 1946)
• Ahmed al-Ghamdi, Saudi Arabian terrorist, hijacker of United Airlines Flight 175 (b. 1979)
• Hamza al-Ghamdi, Saudi Arabian terrorist, hijacker of United Airlines Flight 175 (b. 1980)
• Hani Hanjour, Saudi Arabian terrorist, hijacker–pilot of American Airlines Flight 77 (b. 1972)
• Nawaf al-Hazmi, Saudi Arabian terrorist, hijacker of American Airlines Flight 77 (b. 1976)
• Salem al-Hazmi, Saudi Arabian terrorist, hijacker of American Airlines Flight 77 (b. 1981)
• Ziad Jarrah, Lebanese terrorist, hijacker of United Airlines Flight 93 (b. 1975)
• Mychal Judge, American priest (b. 1933)
• Daniel M. Lewin, American mathematician and businessman, co-founded Akamai Technologies (b. 1970)
• Timothy Maude, American general (b. 1947)
• Eamon McEneaney, American lacrosse player and poet (b. 1954)
• Khalid al-Mihdhar, Saudi Arabian terrorist, hijacker of American Airlines Flight 77 (b. 1975)
• Majed Moqed, Saudi Arabian terrorist, hijacker of American Airlines Flight 77 (b. 1977)
• John P. O'Neill, American FBI agent (b. 1952)
• John Ogonowski, American pilot (b. 1951)
• Barbara Olson, American lawyer and journalist (b. 1955)
• Abdulaziz al-Omari, Saudi Arabian terrorist, hijacker of American Airlines Flight 11 (b. 1979)
• Betty Ong, American flight attendant (b. 1956)
• Rick Rescorla, American colonel (b. 1939)
• Marwan al-Shehhi, Emirati terrorist, hijacker–pilot of United Airlines Flight 175 (b. 1978)
• Wail al-Shehri, Saudi Arabian terrorist, hijacker of American Airlines Flight 11 (b. 1973)
• Madeline Amy Sweeney, American flight attendant (b. 1966)

...and the other casualties that fateful day.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/15 at 4:43 am

September 11th 2014 – Donald Sinden, English actor and singer (b. 1923)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/15 at 4:54 am


September 11th • 2001 – Casualties of the September 11 attacks:

• David Angell, American screenwriter and producer (b. 1946)
• Mohamed Atta, Egyptian terrorist, hijacker of American Airlines Flight 11 (b. 1968)
• Garnet Bailey, Canadian-American ice hockey player (b. 1948)
• Todd Beamer, American passenger on United Airlines Flight 93 (b. 1968)
• Berry Berenson, American photographer, actress, and model (b. 1948)
• Carolyn Beug, American director and producer (b. 1952)
• Bill Biggart, American photographer and journalist (b. 1947)
• Mark Bingham, American businessman (b. 1970)
• Ronald Paul Bucca, American fire marshal (b. 1954)
• Charles Burlingame, American captain and pilot (b. 1949)
• Tom Burnett, American businessman (b. 1963)
• William M. Feehan, American firefighter (b. 1929)
• Wilson Flagg, American admiral (b. 1938)
• Peter J. Ganci, Jr., American firefighter (b. 1946)
• Ahmed al-Ghamdi, Saudi Arabian terrorist, hijacker of United Airlines Flight 175 (b. 1979)
• Hamza al-Ghamdi, Saudi Arabian terrorist, hijacker of United Airlines Flight 175 (b. 1980)
• Hani Hanjour, Saudi Arabian terrorist, hijacker–pilot of American Airlines Flight 77 (b. 1972)
• Nawaf al-Hazmi, Saudi Arabian terrorist, hijacker of American Airlines Flight 77 (b. 1976)
• Salem al-Hazmi, Saudi Arabian terrorist, hijacker of American Airlines Flight 77 (b. 1981)
• Ziad Jarrah, Lebanese terrorist, hijacker of United Airlines Flight 93 (b. 1975)
• Mychal Judge, American priest (b. 1933)
• Daniel M. Lewin, American mathematician and businessman, co-founded Akamai Technologies (b. 1970)
• Timothy Maude, American general (b. 1947)
• Eamon McEneaney, American lacrosse player and poet (b. 1954)
• Khalid al-Mihdhar, Saudi Arabian terrorist, hijacker of American Airlines Flight 77 (b. 1975)
• Majed Moqed, Saudi Arabian terrorist, hijacker of American Airlines Flight 77 (b. 1977)
• John P. O'Neill, American FBI agent (b. 1952)
• John Ogonowski, American pilot (b. 1951)
• Barbara Olson, American lawyer and journalist (b. 1955)
• Abdulaziz al-Omari, Saudi Arabian terrorist, hijacker of American Airlines Flight 11 (b. 1979)
• Betty Ong, American flight attendant (b. 1956)
• Rick Rescorla, American colonel (b. 1939)
• Marwan al-Shehhi, Emirati terrorist, hijacker–pilot of United Airlines Flight 175 (b. 1978)
• Wail al-Shehri, Saudi Arabian terrorist, hijacker of American Airlines Flight 11 (b. 1973)
• Madeline Amy Sweeney, American flight attendant (b. 1966)

...and the other casualties that fateful day.
http://metro.co.uk/2015/09/11/14th-anniversary-of-911-list-of-victims-from-september-11-2001-5385464/?ito=facebook

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September 11th 2014 – Joachim Fuchsberger, German actor and television host (b. 1927)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/15 at 5:33 am

September 11th 1931 – Salvatore Maranzano is murdered by Lucky Luciano's hitmen.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/15 at 5:59 am

September 11th 2014 – Antoine Duhamel, French composer and conductor (b. 1925)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/15 at 7:09 am

September 11th 2014 – Bob Crewe, American singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1930)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/15 at 7:15 am

September 11th 1978 – Janet Parker is the last person to die of smallpox, in a laboratory-associated outbreak.

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September 11th 2010 – Kevin McCarthy, American actor (b. 1914)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/15 at 8:10 am

September 11th 2009 – Gertrude Baines, American super-centenarian (b. 1894)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/15 at 9:15 am

September 11th 2010 – Harold Gould, American actor and singer (b. 1923)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/15 at 10:13 am

September 11th 2003 – John Ritter, American actor and producer (b. 1948)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/15 at 11:46 am

September 11th 1999 – Bobby Limb, Australian actor (b. 1924)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/15 at 12:43 pm

September 11th 1994 – Jessica Tandy, English-American actress and singer (b. 1909)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/15 at 1:16 pm

September 11th 1988 – Roger Hargreaves, English author and illustrator (b. 1935)

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September 11th 1987 – Peter Tosh, Jamaican singer-songwriter and guitarist (Bob Marley and the Wailers) (b. 1944)

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September 11th 1987 – Lorne Greene, Canadian-American actor and singer (b. 1915)

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September 11th 1950 – Jan Smuts, South African field marshal and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of South Africa (b. 1870)

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September 11th 1985 – William Alwyn, English composer, conductor, and educator (b. 1905)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/15 at 4:24 pm

September 11th 1978 – Ronnie Peterson, Swedish race car driver (b. 1944)

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September 11th 1948 – Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Pakistani lawyer and politician, 1st Governor-General of Pakistan (b. 1876)

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September 11th 1947 – Alice Keppel, Scottish mistress of Edward VII (b. 1868)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/15 at 5:26 pm

September 11th 2013 – Virgil A. Richard, American general (b. 1937)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/14/15 at 12:06 am

Born this day September 14th:

1921 – A. Jean de Grandpré, Canadian lawyer, businessman, and academic
1926 – Michel Butor, French author
1932 – Harry Sinden, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager
1932 – John Tembo, Malawian politician
1933 – Zoe Caldwell, Australian actress
1934 – Bob Maguire, Australian priest and radio host
1934 – Kate Millett, American author and activist
1935 – Amanda Barrie, English actress and singer
1936 – Walter Koenig, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
1936 – Ferid Murad, American physician and pharmacologist, Nobel Prize laureate
1936 – Lucas Samaras, Greek-American painter and photographer
1937 – Renzo Piano, Italian architect, designed The Shard and The New York Times Building
1939 – DeWitt Weaver, American golfer
1940 – Larry Brown, American basketball player and coach
1940 – Jacques Godin, Canadian actor
1941 – Ian Kennedy, English lawyer and academic
1941 – Alberto Naranjo, Venezuelan drummer and composer
1942 – Oliver Lake, American saxophonist, flute player, and composer (World Saxophone Quartet)
1942 – Roger Lyons, English union leader
1942 – Bernard MacLaverty, Irish author, playwright, and screenwriter
1943 – Marcos Valle, Brazilian singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer
1944 – Joey Heatherton, American actress, singer, and dancer
1944 – Günter Netzer, German footballer and manager
1945 – Martin Tyler, English sportscaster
1946 – Jim Angle, American journalist
1946 – Wolfgang Sühnholz, German-American soccer player and coach
1947 – Jon Bauman, American singer and actor (Sha Na Na)
1947 – Sam Neill, Irish-New Zealand actor and director
1949 – Ed King, American guitarist and songwriter (Lynyrd Skynyrd, Hunger, and Strawberry Alarm Clock)
1949 – Eikichi Yazawa, Japanese singer-songwriter
1950 – Masami Kuwashima, Japanese race car driver
1950 – Mike Nifong, American lawyer and politician
1953 – Judy Playfair, Australian swimmer
1955 – Edu Manzano, Filipino actor, host, and politician
1955 – Steve Berlin, American saxophonist, keyboard player, and producer (Los Lobos, The Flesh Eaters, and The Blasters)
1955 – Geraldine Brooks, Australian-American journalist and author
1955 – William Jackson, Scottish harp player and composer (Ossian)
1955 – Ingmar Ott, Estonian botanist
1956 – Paul Allott, English cricketer and sportscaster
1956 – Kostas Karamanlis, Greek lawyer and politician, 181st Prime Minister of Greece
1956 – Nathalie Roussel, French actress
1956 – Ray Wilkins, English footballer and manager
1956 – Lefteris Zagoritis, Greek politician
1957 – Tim Wallach, American baseball player and coach
1957 – Kepler Wessels, South African cricketer and coach
1958 – Paul Clark, English footballer
1958 – Jeff Crowe, New Zealand cricketer
1958 – Arlindo Cruz, Brazilian singer-songwriter (Grupo Fundo de Quintal)
1958 – Beth Nielsen Chapman, American singer-songwriter
1959 – John Berry, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1959 – Gary Cady, English actor
1959 – Mary Crosby, American actress
1959 – Morten Harket, Norwegian singer-songwriter (A-ha)
1960 – Ronald Lengkeek, Dutch footballer
1960 – Melissa Leo, American actress and producer
1960 – Callum Keith Rennie, English-Canadian actor and producer
1961 – Martina Gedeck, German actress
1961 – Freeman Mbowe, Tanzanian politician
1961 – Wendy Thomas, American businesswoman
1962 – Tom Kurvers, American ice hockey player and sportscaster
1962 – Robert Herjavec, Croatian businessman, television personality (Shark Tank)
1963 – Tony Becker, American actor
1963 – Robin Singh, Trinidadian-Indian cricketer and coach
1964 – Faith Ford, American actress and producer
1965 – Emily Bell, English journalist and academic
1965 – Dmitry Medvedev, Russian lawyer and politician, 3rd President of Russia
1965 – Kevin O'Hare, English ballet dancer and director
1965 – Michelle Stafford, American actress, producer, and screenwriter
1966 – Aamer Sohail, Pakistani cricketer and politician
1967 – Ariel, Argentinian-English DJ and producer
1967 – Dan Cortese, American actor
1967 – Jens Lien, Norwegian director, producer, and screenwriter
1967 – K. C. Martel, Canadian actor
1967 – John Power, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (The La's and Cast)
1968 – Tanel Joamets, Estonian pianist
1968 – Grant Shapps, English politician
1969 – Denis Betts, English rugby league player and coach
1969 – Konstadinos Koukodimos, Australian-Greek long jumper and politician
1970 – Francesco Casagrande, Italian cyclist
1970 – Ben Garant, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1970 – Jason Martin, Australian rugby league player
1970 – Craig Montoya, American singer-songwriter and bass player (Everclear)
1970 – Mark Webber, English guitarist (Pulp)
1971 – Jeff Loomis, American guitarist and songwriter (Nevermore and Sanctuary)
1971 – Andre Matos, Brazilian singer-songwriter and pianist (Viper, Angra, Shaman, and Symfonia)
1971 – Christopher McCulloch, American voice actor, producer, and screenwriter
1971 – Kimberly Williams-Paisley, American actress, director, and producer
1972 – David Bell, American baseball player and coach
1972 – Nakamura Shidō II, Japanese actor
1973 – Nas, American rapper and actor (The Firm)
1973 – Tony Bui, Vietnamese director, producer, and screenwriter
1973 – Terrell Fletcher, American football player
1973 – Mic Geronimo, American rapper
1973 – Andrew Lincoln, English actor
1973 – Linvoy Primus, English footballer
1973 – Mike Ward, Canadian comedian and actor
1974 – Chad Bradford, American baseball player
1974 – Hicham El Guerrouj, Moroccan runner
1974 – Mattias Marklund, Swedish guitarist (Vintersorg)
1974 – Helgi Sigurðsson, Icelandic footballer
1974 – Patrick van Balkom, Dutch sprinter
1976 – Agustín Calleri, Argentinian tennis player
1977 – Mattias Agabus, Estonian architect
1977 – Thomas Leeb, Austrian guitarist
1978 – Ben Cohen, English rugby player
1978 – Carmen Kass, Estonian model and actress
1978 – Silvia Navarro, Mexican actress
1978 – Danielle Peck, American singer-songwriter
1979 – Ivica Olić, Croatian footballer
1979 – Stefan Stam, Dutch footballer
1980 – Ayọ, German singer-songwriter and actress
1981 – Yumi Adachi, Japanese actress, model, and singer
1981 – Katie Lee, American chef, author, and critic
1981 – Miyavi, Japanese singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Dué le Quartz and S.K.I.N.)
1981 – Stefan Reisinger, German footballer
1981 – Ashley Roberts, American singer, dancer, and actress (Pussycat Dolls)
1982 – Lethal Bizzle, English rapper (More Fire Crew)
1982 – Hiroki Narimiya, Japanese actor
1982 – Patrick Garcia, Filipino actor
1982 – Petr Průcha, Czech ice hockey player
1983 – Arash Borhani, Iranian footballer
1983 – Josh Outman, American baseball player
1983 – Frostee Rucker, American football player
1984 – Sonja Bertram, German actress
1984 – Adam Lamberg, American actor
1984 – Tom Veelers, Dutch cyclist
1985 – Paolo Gregoletto, American bass player (Trivium)
1985 – Trevis Smith, American football player
1985 – Aya Ueto, Japanese actress and singer (Z-1)
1985 – Delmon Young, American baseball player
1986 – SoShy, French-American singer-songwriter
1986 – Jonathan Monaghan, American director, producer, and screenwriter
1986 – Steven Naismith, Scottish footballer
1986 – Alan Sheehan, Irish footballer
1986 – Tinchy Stryder, Ghanaian-English rapper and producer (Roll Deep)
1986 – Ai Takahashi, Japanese singer and actress (Morning Musume, Minimoni, Elegies, and High-King)
1986 – A.J. Trauth, American actor
1987 – Michael Crabtree, American football player
1988 – Martin Fourcade, French biathlete
1988 – Kirsten Haglund, American model, Miss America 2008
1988 – Diogo Salomão, Portuguese footballer
1989 – Logan Henderson, American singer-songwriter and actor (Big Time Rush)
1989 – Jesse James, American actor
1989 – Lee Jong-suk, South Korean actor and model
1990 – Douglas Costa, Brazilian soccer player
1991 – Dee Milliner, American football player
1992 – Zico, South Korean rapper
1994 – Hailey Anne Nelson, American actress

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/14/15 at 12:37 am

September 14th 1901 – U.S. President William McKinley dies after an assassination attempt on September 6, and is succeeded by Vice President Theodore Roosevelt.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/14/15 at 12:44 am

September 14th 1979 – Afghan President Nur Muhammad Taraki is assassinated upon the order of Hafizullah Amin, who becomes the new president.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/14/15 at 12:50 am

September 14th 1982 – President-elect of Lebanon, Bachir Gemayel, is assassinated.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/14/15 at 1:04 am

September 14th 2009 – Patrick Swayze, American actor, singer, and dancer (b. 1952)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/14/15 at 4:20 am

September 14th 2009 – Keith Floyd, English chef and author (b. 1943)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/14/15 at 5:38 am

September 14th 2009 – Henry Gibson, American actor and singer (b. 1935)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/14/15 at 6:24 am

September 14th 2005 – Robert Wise, American director and producer (b. 1914)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/14/15 at 7:20 am

September 14th 1999 – Charles Crichton, English director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1910)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/14/15 at 7:36 am

September 14th 1996 – Juliet Prowse, Indian-South African actress, singer, and dancer (b. 1937)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/14/15 at 7:47 am

September 14th 1984 – Janet Gaynor, American actress and singer (b. 1906)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/14/15 at 8:18 am

September 14th 1982 – Grace Kelly, American-Monacan actress and singer (b. 1929)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/14/15 at 8:29 am

September 14th 1981 – William Loeb III, American publisher (b. 1905)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/14/15 at 8:32 am

September 14th 1989 - Cuban bandleader and composer Perez Prado died of a stroke in Mexico City. Had the US & UK 1955 No.1 single 'Cherry Pink & Apple Blossom White'.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/14/15 at 9:24 am

September 14th 2006 – Norman Brooks, Canadian singer and actor (b. 1928)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/14/15 at 9:25 am

September 14th 1974 – Warren Hull, American actor and singer (b. 1903)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/14/15 at 10:06 am

September 14th 1965 – J. W. Hearne, English cricketer (b. 1891)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/14/15 at 12:19 pm

September 14th 2001 – Dorothy McGuire, American actress (b. 1918)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/14/15 at 2:26 pm

September 14th 2014 – Tony Auth, American illustrator (b. 1942)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/14/15 at 3:20 pm

September 14th 1927 – Isadora Duncan, American-Russian dancer and choreographer (b. 1877)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/14/15 at 4:17 pm

September 14th 1852 – Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, Irish-English field marshal and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1769)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/14/15 at 4:18 pm

September 14th 1836 – Aaron Burr, American colonel and politician, 3rd Vice President of the United States (b. 1756)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/14/15 at 4:18 pm

September 14th 1638 – John Harvard, English-American minister and philanthropist (b. 1607)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/17/15 at 5:24 am

September 17th 1948 – Swedish diplomat Folke Bernadotte was assassinated by the militant Zionist group Lehi.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/18/15 at 1:44 am

September 18th 2014 – Kenny Wheeler, Canadian-English trumpet player and composer (Azimuth) (b. 1930)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/18/15 at 1:44 am

September 18th 2014 – Hirofumi Uzawa, Japanese economist and academic (b. 1928)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/18/15 at 2:41 am

September 18th 2014 – Earl Ross, Canadian race car driver (b. 1941)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/18/15 at 2:44 am

September 18th 1970 - Jimi Hendrix was pronounced dead on arrival at St. Mary Abbot's Hospital in London at the age of 27 after choking on his own vomit. Hendrix left the message 'I need help bad man', on his managers answer phone earlier that night. Rumors and conspiracy theories grew up around Hendrix’s death. Eric Burdon claimed Jimi had committed suicide, but that’s contradicted by reports that he was in a good frame of mind. In 2009, a former Animals roadie published a book claiming that Jimi’s manager had admitted to him that he arranged the murder of Hendrix, since the guitarist wanted out of his contract.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/18/15 at 3:10 am

September 18th 2013 – Ken Norton, American boxer and actor (b. 1943)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/18/15 at 4:47 am

September 18th 2013 – Lindsay Cooper, English bassoon player and composer (Henry Cow, News from Babel, and Feminist Improvising Group) (b. 1951)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/18/15 at 5:57 am

September 18th 2004 – Russ Meyer, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1922)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/18/15 at 7:01 am

September 18th 2003 – Bob Mitchell, English politician (b. 1927)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/18/15 at 7:10 am

September 18th 2006 – Edward J. King, American football player, lawyer, and politician, 66th Governor of Massachusetts (b. 1925)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/18/15 at 7:17 am

September 18th 1998 – Charlie Foxx, American singer and guitarist (Inez and Charlie Foxx) (b. 1939)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/18/15 at 7:28 am

September 18th 1964 – Clive Bell, English philosopher and critic (b. 1881)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/18/15 at 7:35 am

September 18th 1949 – Frank Morgan, American actor and singer (b. 1890)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/18/15 at 8:03 am

September 18th 1941 – Fred Karno, English actor and screenwriter (b. 1866)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/18/15 at 8:32 am

September 18th 1860 – Joseph Locke, English engineer and politician (b. 1805)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/18/15 at 10:23 am

September 18th 1783 – Leonhard Euler, Swiss mathematician and physicist (b. 1707)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/18/15 at 10:44 am

September 18th 96 – Domitian, Roman emperor (b. 51)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/18/15 at 11:12 am

September 18th 2013 – Richard C. Sarafian, American actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1930)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/18/15 at 11:27 am

September 18th 2012 – Deputed Testamony, American race horse (b. 1980)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/18/15 at 12:13 pm

September 18th 2012 – Steve Sabol, American director and producer, co-founded NFL Films (b. 1942)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/18/15 at 12:38 pm

September 18th 2012 – Jack Kralick, American baseball player (b. 1935)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/18/15 at 12:50 pm

September 18th 2012 – Leo Goeke, American tenor and actor (b. 1937)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/18/15 at 2:13 pm

September 18th 2008 – Ron Lancaster, American-Canadian football player and coach (b. 1938)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/18/15 at 2:37 pm

September 18th 2004 – Norman Cantor, Canadian-American historian and educator (b. 1929)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/18/15 at 3:38 pm

September 18th 2005 – Clint C. Wilson, Sr., American cartoonist (b. 1914)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/18/15 at 4:02 pm

September 18th 1997 – Jimmy Witherspoon, American singer (b. 1920)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/18/15 at 4:03 pm

September 18th 2002 – Bob Hayes, American sprinter and football player (b. 1942)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/18/15 at 4:31 pm

September 18th 2001 – Ernie Coombs, American-Canadian television host (b. 1927)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/18/15 at 6:11 pm

September 18th 1951 – Gelett Burgess, American author and poet (b. 1866)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/15 at 2:51 am

Born this day September 22nd:

1924 – Bernard Gauthier, French cyclist
1924 – Rosamunde Pilcher, English author
1926 – Maria Charles, English actress and director
1926 – Bill Smith, American clarinet player and composer
1927 – Gordon Astall, English footballer and coach
1927 – Tommy Lasorda, American baseball player, coach, and manager
1928 – Eric Broadley, English engineer and businessman, founded Lola Cars
1928 – James Lawson, American activist, author, and academic
1930 – Joni James, American singer
1931 – Ashoka Mitran, Indian author
1931 – Fay Weldon, English author and playwright
1933 – Leonardo Balada, Spanish-American composer and educator
1933 – T. Cullen Davis, American businessman
1934 – Jack McGregor, American captain, lawyer, and politician
1934 – Lute Olson, American basketball player and coach
1938 – Gene Mingo, American football player
1939 – Deborah Lavin, South African-English historian and academic
1939 – Junko Tabei, Japanese mountaineer
1940 – Anna Karina, Danish-French actress, director, and screenwriter
1941 – Anna Tomowa-Sintow, Bulgarian soprano
1941 – Jeremiah Wright, American pastor and theologian
1942 – George Erik Rupp, American theologian and academic
1942 – Rubén Salazar Gómez, Colombian cardinal
1942 – Marlena Shaw, American singer
1942 – David Stern, American businessman
1943 – Toni Basil, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress
1943 – Barry Cable, Australian footballer and coach
1943 – Paul Hoffert, American keyboard player, composer, and academic (Lighthouse)
1946 – King Sunny Adé, Nigerian singer-songwriter and guitarist
1946 – Dan Baker, American sportscaster
1946 – Larry Dierker, American baseball player and manager
1947 – Jo Beverley, English-Canadian author
1947 – David Drewry, English glaciologist and geophysicist
1947 – Robert Morace, American author
1948 – Denis Burke, Australian soldier and politician, 6th Chief Minister of the Northern Territory
1948 – Jim Byrnes, American guitarist and actor
1948 – Mark Phillips, English horse rider and journalist
1949 – James Cartwright, American general
1949 – Jim McGinty, Australian politician, Attorney-General of Western Australia
1950 – Kirka, Finnish singer (d. 2007)
1951 – David Coverdale, English singer-songwriter (Whitesnake, Deep Purple, and Coverdale and Page)
1951 – Bobby Radcliff, American singer and guitarist
1952 – Bob Goodlatte, American lawyer and politician
1952 – Paul Le Mat, American actor
1952 – Oliver "Tuku" Mtukudzi, Zimbabwean singer-songwriter and actor
1952 – Sukhumbhand Paribatra, Thai political scientist and politician, 15th Governor of Bangkok
1953 – Richard Fairbrass, English singer-songwriter (Right Said Fred)
1953 – Ségolène Royal, Senegalese-French politician
1953 – David Wohl, American actor
1954 – Shari Belafonte, American actress and singer
1954 – Randy Lanier, American race car driver and drug trafficker
1955 – Jeffrey Leonard, American baseball player and coach
1956 – Debby Boone, American singer, actress, and author
1956 – Robert Bowlin, American guitarist and fiddler (The Time Jumpers)
1956 – Masayuki Suzuki, Japanese singer (Rats & Star)
1956 – Doug Wimbish, American singer-songwriter and bass player (Living Colour and Tackhead)
1957 – Nick Cave, Australian singer-songwriter and actor (The Birthday Party, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, and Grinderman)
1957 – Johnette Napolitano, American singer-songwriter and bass player (Concrete Blonde)
1957 – Giuseppe Saronni, Italian cyclist and manager
1958 – Andrea Bocelli, Italian singer-songwriter and producer
1958 – Neil Cavuto, American journalist
1958 – Christian Dozzler, Austrian-American singer-songwriter
1958 – Lynn Herring, American model and actress, Miss Virginia USA 1977
1958 – Joan Jett, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actress (The Runaways)
1958 – Mark Patton, American actor
1959 – Tai Babilonia, American figure skater
1959 – Saul Perlmutter, American astrophysicist, astronomer, and academic, Nobel Prize Laureate
1960 – Scott Baio, American actor, director, and producer
1961 – Vince Coleman, American baseball player
1961 – Liam Fox, Scottish physician and politician, Secretary of State for Defence
1961 – Bonnie Hunt, American actress, producer, and screenwriter
1961 – Diane Lemieux, Canadian politician
1961 – Catherine Oxenberg, American-English actress
1961 – Michael Torke, American composer
1962 – Normand D'Amour, Canadian actor
1962 – Diogo Mainardi, Brazilian journalist
1962 – Marq Torien, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (BulletBoys and Ratt)
1964 – Juha Turunen, Finnish lawyer and politician
1964 – Ken Vandermark, American saxophonist and composer
1965 – Dan Bucatinsky, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1965 – Andy Cairns, Irish singer-songwriter and guitarist (Therapy?)
1965 – Andrii Deshchytsia, Ukrainian politician and diplomat, Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs
1965 – Tony Drago, Maltese snooker player
1965 – Mark Guthrie, American baseball player
1965 – Robert Satcher, American physician, engineer, and astronaut
1966 – Ruth Jones, Welsh actress, producer, and screenwriter
1966 – Wes Platt, American game designer, created OtherSpace
1966 – Stefan Rehn, Swedish footballer and manager
1966 – Mike Richter, American ice hockey player
1966 – Erdoğan Atalay, Turkish-born German player
1967 – Matt Besser, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1967 – Rickard Rydell, Swedish race car driver
1967 – Félix Savón, Cuban boxer
1967 – Kim Watkins, Australian television host
1969 – Sue Perkins, English comedian, actress, and radio host
1969 – Tuomas Kantelinen, Finnish composer
1969 – Matt Sharp, American singer-songwriter and bass player (Weezer, The Rentals, and Goldenboy)
1970 – Mystikal, American rapper and actor
1970 – Mike Matheny, American baseball player and manager
1970 – Rupert Penry-Jones, English actor
1970 – Emmanuel Petit, French footballer
1971 – Elizabeth Bear, American author and poet
1971 – Chesney Hawkes, English singer-songwriter and actor
1971 – Toomas Krõm, Estonian footballer
1971 – Ted Leonard, American singer-songwriter (Enchant, Spock's Beard, and Thought Chamber)
1971 – Princess Märtha Louise of Norway
1972 – Dana Vespoli, American porn actress and director
1973 – Blake Sennett, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor (Rilo Kiley and The Elected)
1973 – Stéfan Louw, South African Opera tenor and producer of Opera.
1974 – Kostas Kaiafas, Cypriot footballer and manager
1975 – Ethan Moreau, Canadian ice hockey player
1975 – Angelique Morgan, French television personality
1975 – Svilen Noev, Bulgarian singer-songwriter (Ostava)
1975 – Bob Sapp, American football player, wrestler, mixed martial artist, and actor
1976 – David Berkeley, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1976 – Xiao Huang-Chi, Taiwanese singer-songwriter
1976 – Martin Solveig, French DJ and producer
1976 – Wowie de Guzman, Filipino actor and dancer
1977 – Thu Minh, Vietnamese singer, dancer, and actress
1977 – Paul Sculthorpe, English rugby player
1978 – Ed Joyce, Irish cricketer
1978 – Harry Kewell, Australian footballer
1979 – Emilie Autumn, American singer-songwriter, violinist, and poet
1979 – Jericho Rosales, Filipino actor and singer
1979 – Swin Cash, American basketball player
1979 – Michael Graziadei, German-American actor
1980 – Francesco D'Isa, Italian painter and journalist
1980 – Ray Foley, Irish radio and television host
1980 – Fernanda Tavares, Brazilian model and actress
1980 – Svenja Weidemann, German tennis player
1981 – Ashley Eckstein, American actress
1981 – Subaru Shibutani, Japanese singer-songwriter and actor (Kanjani Eight)
1981 – Ingrid Vetlesen, Norwegian soprano
1982 – Domenic Cassisi, Australian footballer
1982 – Mandy Chiang, Hong Kong singer and actress
1982 – Kosuke Kitajima, Japanese swimmer
1982 – Billie Piper, English actress and singer
1982 – Maarten Stekelenburg, Dutch footballer
1982 – Katie Lowes, American actress
1983 – Rianti Cartwright, Indonesian actress, model and presenter
1983 – Will Farquarson English bass player (Bastille)
1983 – Eriko Imai, Japanese singer (Speed)
1983 – Şeref Tüfenk, Turkish amateur Greco-Roman wrestler
1984 – Theresa Fu, Chinese singer and actress (Cookies)
1984 – Ross Jarman, English drummer and songwriter (The Cribs)
1984 – Eduardo Rubio, Chilean footballer
1984 – Thiago Silva, Brazilian footballer
1984 – Laura Vandervoort, Canadian actress
1985 – Matteo Cavagna, Italian footballer
1985 – Rima Fakih, Lebanese-American model and wrestler, Miss USA 2010
1985 – Faris Haroun, Belgian footballer
1985 – Jamie Mackie, Scottish footballer
1985 – Tatiana Maslany, Canadian actress
1987 – Derick Brassard, Canadian ice hockey player
1987 – Stefan Denifl, Austrian cyclist
1987 – Tom Felton, English actor and singer
1987 – Zdravko Kuzmanović, Serbian footballer
1987 – Alfred Rainer, Austrian soldier and skier (d. 2008)
1988 – Nikita Andreev, Russian footballer
1988 – Bethany Dillon, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1988 – Mohamed Faisal, Maldivian footballer
1988 – Ali Fasir, Maldivian footballer
1989 – Kim Hyo-yeon, South Korean singer, dancer, model and actress (Girls' Generation and Younique Unit)
1989 – Sabine Lisicki, German tennis player
1989 – Cœur de pirate, Canadian singer-songwriter and pianist (Armistice and Bonjour Brumaire)
1990 – Denard Robinson, American football player
1990 – Senem Kuyucuoğlu, Turkish model and television presenter
1991 – Khairul Anuar Mohamad, Malaysian archer
1993 – Chase Ellison, American actor
1994 – Jr., South Korean singer, dancer, and actor (Got7 and JJ Project)
1994 – Ralf Tribuntsov, Estonian swimmer
1999 – Tallan Latz, American guitarist
1999 – Kim Yoo-jung, South Korean actress

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/15 at 2:51 am

September 22nd 2014 – Hans E. Wallman, Swedish director, producer, and composer (b. 1936)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/15 at 3:44 am

September 22nd 2011 – Vesta Williams, American singer-songwriter and actress (b. 1957)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/15 at 3:52 am

September 22nd 1692 – Martha Corey, American woman accused of witchcraft (b. 1620)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/15 at 4:13 am

September 22nd 2010 – Eddie Fisher, American singer and actor (b. 1928)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/15 at 4:49 am

September 22nd 2008 – Prince Michael Andreevich of Russia (b. 1920)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/15 at 5:44 am

September 22nd 2006 – Edward Albert, American actor and singer (b. 1951)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/15 at 6:08 am

September 22nd 2001 – Isaac Stern, Polish-Ukrainian violinist and conductor (b. 1920)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/15 at 6:50 am

September 22nd 1989 – Irving Berlin, Russian-American composer and songwriter (b. 1888)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/15 at 8:28 am

September 22nd 1999 – George C. Scott, American actor, director, and producer (b. 1927)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/15 at 9:31 am

September 22nd 1996 – Dorothy Lamour, American actress and singer (b. 1914)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/15 at 10:16 am

September 22nd 1981 – Harry Warren, American composer and songwriter (b. 1893)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/15 at 11:12 am

September 22nd 2004 – Big Boss Man, American wrestler (b. 1962)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/15 at 12:31 pm

September 22nd 2003 – Gordon Jump, American actor (b. 1932)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/15 at 12:34 pm

September 22nd 1981 - American composer Harry Warren died aged 88. He wrote over 800 songs including 'I Only Have Eyes For You', (a hit for The Flamingos and Art Garfunkel), ‘You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby’, ‘Jeepers Creepers’, ‘That's Amore’ and ‘Chattanooga Choo Choo’. Warren's songs have been featured in over 300 films.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/15 at 12:45 pm

September 22nd 1776 – Nathan Hale, American soldier (b. 1755)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/15 at 1:23 pm

September 22nd 1852 – William Tierney Clark, English engineer, designed the Hammersmith Bridge (b. 1783)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/15 at 1:53 pm

September 22nd 2013 – Jane Connell, American actress and singer (b. 1925)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/15 at 2:05 pm

September 22nd 2013 – Gary Brandner, American author and screenwriter (b. 1930)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/15 at 2:50 pm

September 22nd 2011 – Peter E. Berger, American film editor (b. 1944)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/15 at 3:31 pm

September 22nd 2003 – Hugo Young, English journalist and author (b. 1938)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/23/15 at 3:39 am

September 23rd 1994 – Robert Bloch, American author (b. 1917)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/23/15 at 6:34 am

September 23rd 1992 – James Van Fleet, American general (b. 1892)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/23/15 at 7:52 am

September 23rd 1987 – Bob Fosse, American actor, dancer, choreographer, and director (b. 1927)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/23/15 at 9:09 am

September 23rd 1939 – Sigmund Freud, Austrian neurologist and psychiatrist (b. 1856)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/23/15 at 10:28 am

September 23rd 1889 – Wilkie Collins, English author and playwright (b. 1824)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/23/15 at 11:02 am

September 23rd 1835 – Vincenzo Bellini, Italian composer (b. 1801)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/23/15 at 11:32 am

September 23rd 2014 – John Toner, American football player and coach (b. 1923)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/23/15 at 12:56 pm

September 23rd 2014 – Al Suomi, American ice hockey player (b. 1913)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/27/15 at 1:43 pm

September 27th 1986 - Metallica bass player Cliff Burton was crushed to death after the bands tour bus crashed between Stockholm and Copenhagen. During a European tour members from the band drew cards for the most comfortable bunk on the tour bus, Burton had won the game with an Ace of Spades and was asleep when the tour bus ran over a patch of black ice and skidded off of the road. He was thrown through the window of the bus, which fell on top of him.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/05/15 at 4:55 pm

December 5th 2013 – Nelson Mandela, South African lawyer and politician, 1st President of South Africa, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1918)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/08/15 at 9:30 am

December 8th 1980 - John Lennon was shot five times by 25 year old Mark Chapman outside the Dakota building in New York City where John and Yoko lived. Chapman had been waiting for Lennon outside the Dakota apartments since mid-morning and had asked for an autograph earlier in the day. Lennon was pronounced dead from a massive loss of blood at 11.30pm.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/11/15 at 8:23 am

December 11th:

1919 – Cliff Michelmore, English television host and producer
1921 – Liz Smith, English actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: nally on 12/17/15 at 11:23 pm

December 17th, 2009: Jennifer Jones, American actress and model, at age 90 from "natural causes" (born March 1919).

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Written By: nally on 12/17/15 at 11:26 pm

December 17th, 2012:

Daniel Inouye, Democratic U.S. Senator from Hawaii (served from 1963 until his death), at age 88, from respiratory complications (born September 1924). He was awarded five military medals, including the Bronze Star Medal and the Purple Heart.
Frank Pastore, American pro baseball pitcher-turned-radio host, at age 55 from complications from pneumonia and possibly some injuries he sustained as a result of a vehicular accident he suffered a month before his death (born August 1957).


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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/18/15 at 2:03 pm

December 18th 2000 - UK singer, songwriter Kirsty MacColl was killed in a boating accident off the coast of Mexico when a speedboat hit her. MacColl was aged 41. McColl and her sons were diving at the Chankanaab reef, of Cozumel, Mexico in a designated diving area that watercraft were restricted from entering. MacColl saw the boat coming before her sons did; Louis (then 13) was not in the boat's path, but Jamie (then 15) was. She was able to push him out of the way (he sustained minor head and rib injuries) but in doing so, she was hit by the boat and killed instantly.

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Written By: nally on 12/26/15 at 8:39 pm

December 26th - two former U.S. Presidents passed away:

Harry Truman, the 33rd U.S. President (1945-53), in 1972 at age 88
Gerald Ford, the 38th U.S. President (1974-77), in 2006 at age 93 yrs and 5 1/2 mos, the longest lifespan of any U.S. Pres.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/30/15 at 3:18 pm

Happy 40th Birthday Eldrick "Tiger" Woods

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/02/16 at 7:17 am

January 2nd 1998 – Frank Muir, English radio host (b. 1920)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/04/16 at 4:10 pm

January 4th 2011 – Gerry Rafferty, Scottish singer-songwriter (The Humblebums and Stealers Wheel) (b. 1947)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/05/16 at 3:46 am

January 5th 1994 – Brian Johnston, English sportscaster and author (b. 1912)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/05/16 at 11:16 am

January 5th 1933 – Calvin Coolidge, American lawyer and politician, 30th President of the United States (b. 1872)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/06/16 at 3:23 pm

January 6th 1852 – Louis Braille, French educator, invented braille (b. 1809)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/07/16 at 5:30 am

January 7th 1536 – Catherine of Aragon (b. 1485)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/08/16 at 3:06 am

January 8th 2007 – Yvonne De Carlo, Canadian-American actress and singer (b. 1922)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/09/16 at 7:32 am

January 9th 2015 – Samuel Goldwyn, Jr., American film producer (b. 1926)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/10/16 at 2:06 pm

January 10th 1976 – Howlin' Wolf, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1910)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/11/16 at 7:45 am

Don Cherry, American singer and golfer, is 92 today.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/12/16 at 4:24 am

January 12th 2003 – Maurice Gibb, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Bee Gees) (b. 1949)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/12/16 at 12:15 pm

January 12th 1976 – Agatha Christie, English author and playwright (b. 1890)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/13/16 at 2:08 pm

January 13th 1978 – Hubert Humphrey, American pharmacist, academic, and politician; 38th Vice President of the United States (b. 1911)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/14/16 at 5:12 am

January 14th 1934 – Richard Briers, English actor and singer (d. 2013)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/14/16 at 10:34 am

January 14th 2006 – Shelley Winters, American actress and singer (b. 1920)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/14/16 at 12:41 pm

January 14th 1872 – Greyfriars Bobby, Scottish dog (b. 1856)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/14/16 at 3:38 pm

January 14th 1991 – Jerry Nolan, American drummer (New York Dolls, The Heartbreakers, and The Pleasure Seekers/Cradle) (b. 1946)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/15/16 at 2:42 am

January 14th 2014 – Roger Lloyd-Pack, English actor (b. 1944)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/15/16 at 3:49 am

January 14th 2011 – Susannah York, English actress and singer (b. 1939)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/15/16 at 4:20 am

January 14th 2011 – Nat Lofthouse, English footballer and manager (b. 1925)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/15/16 at 5:37 am

January 15th 2001 – Leo Marks, English cryptographer, playwright, and screenwriter (b. 1920)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/15/16 at 8:01 am

January 15th 1992 – Dee Murray, English bass player (The Mirage, Procol Harum, The Spencer Davis Group and Elton John) (b. 1946)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/15/16 at 8:04 am

January 15th 1994 - American singer songwriter Harry Nilsson died in his sleep of heart failure after spending the previous day in the recording studio. He recorded 'Everybody's Talkin' from the film Midnight Cowboy and wrote hits for Three Dog Night and The Monkees. Had the UK & US No.1 single with his version of the Badfinger Evans & Ham song 'Without You.' When John Lennon and Paul McCartney held a press conference in 1968 to announce the formation of Apple Corps, John was asked to name his favorite American artist. He replied, "Nilsson". Paul was then asked to name his favorite American group. He replied, "Nilsson".

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/15/16 at 8:55 am

January 15th 2013 – Nagisa Oshima, Japanese director and screenwriter (b. 1932)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/15/16 at 10:16 am

January 15th 1790 – John Landen, English mathematician and theorist (b. 1719)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/15/16 at 10:37 am

January 15th 1970 – Frank Clement, British racing driver (b. 1886)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/15/16 at 11:12 am

January 15th 1999 – Betty Box, English composer and producer (b. 1915)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/15/16 at 11:37 am

January 15th 1968 – Bill Masterton, Canadian-American ice hockey player (b. 1938)

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January 15th 1936 – Henry Forster, 1st Baron Forster, English cricketer and politician, 7th Governor-General of Australia (b. 1866)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/15/16 at 1:08 pm

January 15th 1929 – George Cope, American painter (b. 1855)

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Written By: nally on 01/15/16 at 1:09 pm


January 15th 1929 – George Cope, American painter (b. 1855)

Ah, he died on the day that Martin Luther King Jr was born! :\'(

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/15/16 at 1:52 pm

January 15th 1996 – Les Baxter, American pianist and composer (b. 1922)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/15/16 at 2:46 pm

January 15th 1815 – Emma, Lady Hamilton, English-French mistress of Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson (b. 1761)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/15/16 at 3:27 pm

January 15th 1876 – Eliza McCardle Johnson, American wife of Andrew Johnson, 18th First Lady of the United States (b. 1810)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/15/16 at 3:49 pm

January 15th 1998 – Junior Wells, American singer-songwriter and harmonica player (The Aces) (b. 1934)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/17/16 at 4:53 am

January 17th 2015 – Greg Plitt, American model and actor (b. 1977)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/17/16 at 6:30 am

January 17th 2010 – Erich Segal, American author and screenwriter (b. 1937)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/17/16 at 7:42 am

January 17th 2005 – Virginia Mayo, American actress, singer, and dancer (b. 1920)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/17/16 at 8:25 am

January 17th 2012 – Johnny Otis, American singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1921)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/17/16 at 9:25 am

January 17th 2004 – Ray Stark, American producer (b. 1915)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/17/16 at 9:56 am

January 17th 1893 – Rutherford B. Hayes, American general, lawyer, and politician, 19th President of the United States (b. 1822)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/17/16 at 10:29 am

January 17th 1861 – Lola Montez, Irish-American actress and dancer (b. 1821)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/17/16 at 10:48 am

January 17th 1970 – Billy Stewart, American singer and pianist (b. 1937)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/17/16 at 11:07 am

January 17th 1874 – Chang and Eng Bunker, Thai conjoined twins (b. 1811)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/17/16 at 11:31 am

January 17th 2008 – Bobby Fischer, American chess player and author (b. 1943)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/17/16 at 12:10 pm

January 17th 1972 – Betty Smith, American author and playwright (b. 1896)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/17/16 at 1:34 pm

January 17th 2015 – Don Harron, Canadian actor and screenwriter (b. 1924)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/17/16 at 1:35 pm

January 17th 1982 - Tommy Tucker died, aged 48, after being overcome by poisonous fumes while he was renovating the floors of his New York City home. Tucker wrote the 1964 US No.11 hit 'Hi Heel Sneakers'.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/17/16 at 2:26 pm

January 17th 1869 – Alexander Dargomyzhsky, Russian composer (b. 1813)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/17/16 at 3:02 pm

January 17th 2004 – Raymond Bonham Carter, English banker (b. 1929)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/17/16 at 3:15 pm

January 17th 1927 – Juliette Gordon Low, American founder of the Girl Scouts of the USA (b. 1860)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/17/16 at 3:45 pm

January 17th 1999 – Samantha Reid, American manslaughter victim (b. 1984)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/18/16 at 4:05 am

January 18th 2015 – Tony Verna, American director and producer, invented instant replay (b. 1933)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/18/16 at 4:33 am

January 18th 1985 – Wilfrid Brambell, Irish-English actor (b. 1912)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/18/16 at 5:52 am

January 18th 2009 – Tony Hart, English painter and television host (b. 1925)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/18/16 at 8:20 am

January 18th 1936 – Rudyard Kipling, English short-story writer, poet, and novelist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1865)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/18/16 at 8:54 am

January 18th 1980 – Cecil Beaton, English fashion designer and photographer (b. 1904)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/18/16 at 9:47 am

January 18th 1963 – Hugh Gaitskell, English academic and politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (b. 1906)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/18/16 at 10:29 am

January 18th 1954 – Sydney Greenstreet, English-American actor and singer (b. 1879)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/18/16 at 11:54 am

January 18th 1862 – John Tyler, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 10th President of the United States (b. 1790)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/18/16 at 12:53 pm

January 18th 2008 – Georgia Frontiere, American businesswoman (b. 1927)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/18/16 at 2:05 pm

January 18th 2012 – Mel Goldstein, American meteorologist and journalist (b. 1945)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/18/16 at 3:06 pm

January 18th 1923 – Wallace Reid, American actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1891)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/18/16 at 3:21 pm

January 18th 2015 – Dallas Taylor, American drummer (Manassas and Clear Light) (b. 1948)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/18/16 at 3:54 pm

January 18th 2015 – Cynthia Layne, American singer-songwriter (b. 1963)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/18/16 at 4:13 pm

January 18th 1997 - Songwriter and producer Keith Diamond died of a heart attack. He wrote, 'Caribbean Queen' and 'Suddenly' for Billy Ocean, and also wrote hits for Donna Summer, James Ingram, Mick Jagger, Sheena Easton and Michael Bolton.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/18/16 at 4:22 pm

January 18th 2012 – Yuri Rasovsky, American playwright and producer, founded The National Radio Theater of Chicago (b. 1944)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/18/16 at 4:40 pm

January 18th 2009 – Bob May, American actor and stuntman (b. 1939)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/16 at 3:14 am

January 19th 2015 – Michel Guimond, Canadian lawyer and politician (b. 1953)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/16 at 3:59 am

January 19th 1973 – Max Adrian, Irish-English actor and singer (b. 1903)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/16 at 6:27 am

January 19th 1983 – Ham the Chimp, Cameroonian-American chimpanzee (b. 1956)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/16 at 6:45 am

January 19th 2008 – John Stewart, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Kingston Trio) (b. 1939)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/16 at 7:28 am

January 19th1996 – Don Simpson, American actor, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1943)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/16 at 8:53 am

January 19th 1998 – Carl Perkins, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1932)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/16 at 9:49 am

January 19th 2006 – Wilson Pickett, American singer-songwriter (The Falcons) (b. 1941)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/16 at 10:05 am

January 19th 2007 – Bam Bam Bigelow, American wrestler, mixed martial artist, and actor (b. 1961)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/16 at 11:41 am

January 19th 2010 – Bill McLaren, Scottish rugby player and sportscaster (b. 1923)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/16 at 11:43 am

January 19th 1990 - Singer Mel Appleby died of Pneumonia aged 23 following treatment for spinal cancer. Had been one half of the duo Mel and Kim. Appleby initially worked as a glamour model, (in 1987 she did a photo shoot for Mayfair). Mel & Kim had the 1997 UK No.1 'Respectable'.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/16 at 12:17 pm

January 19th 2014 – Al Lerner, American pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1919)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/16 at 1:16 pm

January 19th 2000 – Hedy Lamarr, Austrian-American actress, singer, and mathematician (b. 1913)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/16 at 3:07 pm

January 19th 2005 – Lamont Bentley, American actor and rapper (b. 1973)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/16 at 3:19 pm

January 19th 1969 – Student Jan Palach dies after setting himself on fire three days earlier in Prague's Wenceslas Square to protest about the invasion of Czechoslovakia by the Soviet Union in 1968. His funeral turns into another major protest.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/16 at 4:01 pm

January 19th 1963 – Clement Smoot, American golfer (b. 1884)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/16 at 4:06 pm

Celebrity Birthdays for January 19th:

1920 – Bernard Dunstan, English painter and educator
1920 – Javier Pérez de Cuéllar, Peruvian politician and diplomat, 135th Prime Minister of Peru
1926 – Fritz Weaver, American actor
1930 – Tippi Hedren, American model and actress
1931 – Robert MacNeil, Canadian-American journalist and author
1932 – Richard Lester, American-English director, producer, and screenwriter
1933 – George Coyne, American priest, astronomer, and theologian
1935 – Soumitra Chatterjee, Indian actor
1937 – Princess Birgitta of Sweden
1937 – Giovanna Marini, Italian singer-songwriter and guitarist
1937 – Appadurai Muttulingam, Sri Lankan accountant and author
1941 – Pat Patterson, Canadian wrestler, trainer, and referee
1942 – Michael Crawford, English actor and singer
1942 – Thom Mayne, American architect, designed the San Francisco Federal Building and Phare Tower
1942 – Paul-Eerik Rummo, Estonian poet and politician
1943 – Petchara Chaowarat, Thai actress
1943 – Larry Clark, American director, producer, and screenwriter
1943 – Princess Margriet of the Netherlands
1944 – Shelley Fabares, American actress and singer
1944 – Peter Lynch, American businessman
1946 – Julian Barnes, English novelist, short story writer, essayist, and memoirist
1946 – Dolly Parton, American singer-songwriter, actress, businesswoman, entrepreneur and philanthropist
1947 – Frank Aarebrot, Norwegian political scientist and academic
1947 – Paula Deen, American chef and author
1948 – Nancy Lynch, American computer scientist and academic
1948 – Frank McKenna, Canadian politician and diplomat, 27th Premier of New Brunswick
1948 – Mal Reilly, English rugby league player and coach
1949 – Dennis Taylor, Irish snooker player and sportscaster
1950 – Sébastien Dhavernas, Canadian actor
1951 – Martha Davis, American singer of The Motels
1953 – Desi Arnaz, Jr., American actor and singer
1953 – Wayne Schimmelbusch, Australian footballer and coach
1954 – Katey Sagal, American actress and singer
1954 – Cindy Sherman, American photographer and director
1954 – Clifford Tabin, American geneticist and academic
1954 – Katharina Thalbach, German actress and director
1955 – Simon Rattle, English conductor
1955 – Paul Rodriguez, Mexican-American comedian and actor
1956 – Carman, American singer-songwriter, actor, and television host
1957 – Ottis Anderson, American football player and sprotscaster
1957 – Kenneth McClintock, English-Puerto Rican politician, 22nd Secretary of State of Puerto Rico
1959 – Danese Cooper, American computer scientist and programmer
1959 – Jeff Pilson, American bass player, songwriter, and actor
1961 – William Ragsdale, American actor
1961 – Wayne Hemingway, English fashion designer, co-founded Red or Dead
1962 – Hans Daams, Dutch cyclist
1962 – Chris Sabo, American baseball player and coach
1962 – Jeff Van Gundy, American basketball player and coach
1963 – Michael Adams, American basketball player and coach
1963 – Martin Bashir, English journalist
1963 – John Bercow, English politician, Speaker of the House of Commons
1963 – Yutaka Matsushige, Japanese actor
1963 – Caron Wheeler, English singer-songwriter (Soul II Soul)
1964 – Janine Antoni, Bahamian sculptor and photographer
1964 – Ricardo Arjona, Guatemalan singer-songwriter and basketball player
1966 – Floris Jan Bovelander, Dutch field hockey player
1966 – Yukiko Duke, Swedish journalist
1966 – Sylvain Côté, Canadian ice hockey player
1966 – Stefan Edberg, Swedish tennis player
1966 – Lena Philipsson, Swedish singer-songwriter
1967 – Javier Cámara, Spanish actor and singer
1968 – Whitfield Crane, American singer-songwriter
1969 – Edwidge Danticat, Haitian-American author and academic
1969 – Luc Longley, Australian basketball player and coach
1969 – Predrag Mijatović, Montenegrin footballer and manager
1969 – Casey Sherman, American journalist and author
1969 – Steve Staunton, Irish footballer and manager
1970 – Tim Foster, English rower
1970 – Steffen Freund, German footballer and manager
1970 – Kathleen Smet, Belgian triathlete
1970 – Udo Suzuki, Japanese comedian and singer
1971 – Shawn Wayans, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
1971 – John Wozniak, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1972 – Angham, Egyptian singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
1972 – Joana Benedek, Romanian-Mexican model and actress
1972 – Drea de Matteo, American actress
1972 – Jon Fisher, American businessman and author
1972 – Princess Kalina of Bulgaria
1972 – Elena Kaliská, Slovak canoe racer
1972 – Ron Killings, American wrestler and rapper
1972 – Troy Wilson, Australian footballer and race car driver
1972 – Sergei Zjukin, Estonian chess player
1973 – Antero Manninen, Finnish cellist (Apocalyptica)
1973 – Yevgeny Sadovyi, Russian swimmer
1973 – Aaron Yonda, American comedian, actor, and director
1974 – Dainius Adomaitis, Lithuanian basketball player and coach
1974 – Frank Caliendo, American comedian, actor, and screenwriter
1974 – Ian Laperrière, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1974 – Jaime Moreno, Bolivian footballer and manager
1975 – Natalie Cook, Australian beach volleyball player
1975 – Noah Georgeson, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1975 – Zdeňka Málková, Czech tennis player
1976 – Natale Gonnella, Italian footballer
1976 – Tarso Marques, Brazilian race car driver
1977 – Cocco, Japanese singer-songwriter
1977 – Lauren, Cameroonian footballer
1977 – Nicole, Chilean singer-songwriter and guitarist
1977 – Benjamin Ayres, Canadian actor, director, and photographer
1977 – Margus Maiste, Estonian architect
1979 – Wiley, English rapper and producer (Roll Deep)
1979 – Svetlana Khorkina, Russian gymnast and sportscaster
1979 – Josu Sarriegi, Spanish footballer
1980 – Kotoko, Japanese singer
1980 – Jenson Button, English race car driver
1980 – Pasha Kovalev, Russian-American dancer and choreographer
1980 – Luke Macfarlane, Canadian-American actor and singer
1980 – Arvydas Macijauskas, Lithuanian basketball player
1980 – Michael Vandort, Sri Lankan cricketer
1981 – Asier del Horno, Spanish footballer
1981 – Lucho González, Argentinian footballer
1981 – Dimosthenis Manousakis, Greek footballer
1981 – Jaanus Nõmmsalu, Estonian volleyball player
1981 – Kerby Raymundo, Filipino basketball player
1981 – Bitsie Tulloch, American actress
1982 – Angela Chang, Taiwanese singer and actress
1982 – Mike Komisarek, American ice hockey player
1982 – Jodie Sweetin, American actress
1983 – Hikaru Utada, American-Japanese singer-songwriter and producer
1984 – Fabio Catacchini, Italian footballer
1984 – Karun Chandhok, Indian race car driver
1984 – Jimmy Kébé, Malian footballer
1984 – Thomas Vanek, Austrian ice hockey player
1985 – Jake Allen, American football player
1985 – Pascal Behrenbruch, German decathlete
1985 – Benny Feilhaber, American soccer player
1985 – Esteban Guerrieri, Argentinian race car driver
1985 – Rika Ishikawa, Japanese singer and actress (Morning Musume)
1985 – Elliott Ward, English footballer
1985 – Aleksandr Yevgenyevich Nikulin, Russian footballer
1986 – Loren Galler-Rabinowitz, American model and ice dancer, Miss Massachusetts 2010
1986 – Claudio Marchisio, Italian footballer
1986 – Oleksandr Miroshnychenko, Ukrainian footballer
1986 – Moussa Sow, Senegalese footballer
1987 – Edgar Manucharyan, Armenian footballer
1988 – JaVale McGee, American basketball player
1988 – Yusuke Yamamoto, Japanese actor
1989 – Miles Addison, English footballer
1991 – Corinna Harrer, German runner
1991 – Petra Martić, Croatian tennis player
1991 – Erin Sanders, American actress
1991 – Yu Takahashi, Japanese actress and model
1992 – Shawn Johnson, American gymnast
1992 – Logan Lerman, American actor
1992 – Mac Miller, American rapper, producer, and actor
1993 – Gus Lewis, American-English actor
1993 – Erick Torres Padilla, Mexican footballer
1994 – Matthias Ginter, German footballer

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/20/16 at 4:05 am

January 20th 2012 – Etta James, American singer-songwriter (b. 1938)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/20/16 at 4:07 am

January 20th 1965 - American disc-jockey Alan Freed died from uraemia at the age of 42. Freed called himself the "father of rock and roll", appeared in the movies such as 'Rock Around the Clock' and Don't Knock the Rock. His career was destroyed by the payola scandal that hit the broadcasting industry in the early 1960s.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/20/16 at 4:29 am

January 20th 1993 – Audrey Hepburn, British actress and humanitarian (b. 1929)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/20/16 at 5:43 am

January 20th 2003 – Bill Werbeniuk, Canadian snooker player (b. 1947)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/20/16 at 6:22 am

January 20th 2003 – Al Hirschfeld, American painter and illustrator (b. 1903)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/20/16 at 7:41 am

January 20th 1996 – Gerry Mulligan, American saxophonist and composer (b. 1927)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/20/16 at 10:35 am

January 20th 1990 – Barbara Stanwyck, American actress and singer (b. 1907)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/20/16 at 10:52 am

January 20th 1994 – Matt Busby, Scottish footballer and coach (b. 1909)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/20/16 at 11:24 am

January 20th 1900 – John Ruskin, English painter and critic (b. 1819)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/20/16 at 11:52 am

January 20th 1921 – Mary Watson Whitney, American astronomer (b. 1847)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/20/16 at 12:33 pm

January 20th 1984 – Johnny Weissmuller, American swimmer and actor (b. 1904)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/20/16 at 1:40 pm

January 20th 1779 – David Garrick, English actor, producer, playwright, and manager (b. 1717)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/20/16 at 2:35 pm

January 20th 1936 – George V of the United Kingdom (b. 1865)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/20/16 at 2:55 pm

January 20th 1998 – Bobo Brazil, American wrestler and actor (b. 1924)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/20/16 at 3:14 pm

January 20th 2009 – David "Fathead" Newman, American saxophonist and songwriter (b. 1933)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/20/16 at 3:16 pm

January 20th 1999 - Bill Albaugh drummer from the 1960's psychedelic group The Lemon Pipers died aged 53. The Lemon Pipers scored the 1967 US No.1 single 'Green Tambourine'. Albaugh died on 20th Jan 1999 at the age of 53.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/20/16 at 3:34 pm

January 20th 1852 – Ōnomatsu Midorinosuke, Japanese sumo wrestler; the 6th Yokozuna (b. 1794)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/20/16 at 3:54 pm

January 20th 2014 – James Jacks, American film producer (b. 1947)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/20/16 at 4:09 pm

Celebrity Birthdays for January 20th:

1922 – Ray Anthony, American trumpet player, composer, bandleader, and actor
1925 – Ernesto Cardenal, Nicaraguan priest, poet, and politician
1929 – Jimmy Cobb, American drummer
1929 – Arte Johnson, American actor, singer, and screenwriter
1930 – Buzz Aldrin, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut
1931 – David Lee, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
1932 – Lou Fontinato, Canadian ice hockey player
1934 – Tom Baker, English actor
1939 – Chandra Wickramasinghe, Sri Lankan-English mathematician, astronomer, and biologist
1940 – Carol Heiss, American figure skater and actress
1940 – Krishnam Raju, Indian actor and politician
1941 – Pierre Lalonde, Canadian singer and television host
1941 – Clift Tsuji, American politician
1943 – Rick Evans, American singer and guitarist (Zager and Evans)
1944 – José Luis Garci, Spanish director and producer
1945 – Eric Stewart, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1946 – David Lynch, American director, producer, and screenwriter
1946 – Vladimír Merta, Czech singer-songwriter, guitarist, and journalist
1947 – Cyrille Guimard, French cyclist and sportscaster
1948 – Nancy Kress, American author and academic
1948 – Natan Sharansky, Ukrainian-Israeli physicist and politician; Deputy Prime Minister of Israel
1949 – Göran Persson, Swedish politician; 31st Prime Minister of Sweden
1950 – Daniel Benzali, Brazilian-American actor
1950 – Mahamane Ousmane, Nigerian politician, President of Niger
1951 – Iván Fischer, Hungarian conductor and composer
1952 – Nikos Sideris, Greek psychiatrist and poet
1952 – Paul Stanley, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor (Kiss and Wicked Lester)
1954 – Rudy La Scala, Venezuelan singer-songwriter and producer
1954 – Ken Page, American actor and singer
1954 – Alison Seabeck, English politician
1955 – McKeeva Bush, Caymanian politician, Premier of the Cayman Islands
1955 – Hiromi Ōta, Japanese singer
1956 – Maria Larsson, Swedish educator and politician, Swedish Minister of Health and Social Affairs
1956 – Bill Maher, American comedian, actor, and television host
1956 – Richard Morecroft, English-Australian journalist
1958 – Lorenzo Lamas, American actor, director, and producer
1959 – Tami Hoag, American author
1959 – R. A. Salvatore, American author
1960 – Apa Sherpa, Nepalese-American mountaineer
1960 – Scott Thunes, American bass player
1960 – Will Wright, American video game designer; co-founded Maxis
1962 – Laima Muktupāvela, Latvian writer
1963 – James Denton, American actor
1963 – Mark Ryden, American painter
1964 – NoB, Japanese singer
1964 – Ozzie Guillén, Venezuelan-American baseball player and manager
1964 – Ron Harper, American basketball player and coach
1964 – Kaho Minami, Japanese actress
1964 – Kazushige Nojima, Japanese screenwriter and songwriter
1964 – Aquilino Pimentel III, Filipino lawyer and politician
1964 – Fareed Zakaria, Indian-American journalist and author
1965 – Colin Calderwood, Scottish footballer and manager
1965 – Sophie, Countess of Wessex
1965 – Greg K., American bass player (The Offspring)
1965 – John Michael Montgomery, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1965 – Heather Small, English singer-songwriter and actress (M People)
1965 – Anton Weissenbacher, Romanian footballer
1966 – Stacey Dash, American actress
1966 – Tracii Guns, American guitarist and songwriter
1966 – Rainn Wilson, American actor, director, and producer
1967 – Jay Hunt, Australian-English businessman
1967 – Eric Quizon, Filipino actor, director, producer, and writer
1968 – Nick Anderson, American basketball player and sportscaster
1968 – Junior Murray, Grenadian cricketer
1968 – Melissa Rivers, American actress, television host, and producer
1968 – Charlie Swan, Irish jockey and trainer
1969 – Noriko Kinohara, Japanese actress
1969 – Patrick K. Kroupa, American computer hacker and activist; co-founded MindVox
1969 – Blair Larsen, New Zealand rugby player
1969 – Reno Wilson, American actor, comedian and voice artist
1969 – Nicky Wire, Welsh singer-songwriter and bass player (Manic Street Preachers)
1970 – Kerri Kenney-Silver, American actress and singer
1970 – Edwin McCain, American singer-songwriter and musician
1970 – Skeet Ulrich, American actor
1971 – Questlove, American drummer, DJ, and producer (The Roots and Soulquarians)
1971 – Gary Barlow, English singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer
1971 – Derrick Green, American singer-songwriter (Sepultura)
1971 – Wakanohana Masaru, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 66th Yokozuna
1972 – Nikki Haley, American accountant and politician, 116th Governor of South Carolina
1973 – Queen Mathilde of Belgium
1974 – David Dei, Italian footballer
1975 – Norberto Fontana, Argentinian race car driver
1976 – Gretha Smit, Dutch speed skater
1977 – Paul Adams, South African cricketer
1977 – Melody, Belgian singer
1978 – Salvatore Aronica, Italian footballer
1978 – Joy Giovanni, American wrestler and actress
1978 – Sonja Kesselschläger, German heptathlete
1978 – Allan Søgaard, Danish footballer
1978 – Sid Wilson, American DJ and pianist
1978 – Luciano Zauri, Italian footballer
1979 – Asaka Kubo, Japanese singer
1979 – Shang Yi, Chinese footballer
1979 – Will Young, English singer-songwriter and actor
1980 – Philippe Cousteau, Jr., American-French oceanographer and journalist
1980 – Philippe Gagnon, Canadian swimmer
1980 – Kim Jeong-hoon, South Korean singer and actor
1980 – Petra Rampre, Slovenian tennis player
1980 – Matthew Tuck, Welsh singer-songwriter and guitarist
1981 – Daniel Cudmore, Canadian actor and stuntman
1981 – Brendan Fevola, Australian footballer
1981 – Freddy Guzmán, Dominican baseball player
1981 – Owen Hargreaves, English footballer
1981 – Crystal Lowe, Canadian actress
1981 – Jason Richardson, American basketball player
1982 – Fredrik Strømstad, Norwegian footballer
1983 – Mari Yaguchi, Japanese singer and actress (Morning Musume)
1984 – Olivia Hallinan, English actress
1984 – Rene Mandri, Estonian cyclist
1985 – Marina Inoue, Japanese voice actress and singer
1985 – Tanel Sokk, Estonian basketball player
1985 – Roxanne Barcelo, Filipino singer, actress and host
1986 – Genie Chuo, Taiwanese singer and actress
1986 – Kevin Parker, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist
1987 – Evan Peters, American actor
1987 – Janin Lindenberg, German sprinter
1987 – Michelle Maylene, American actress, adult model, and porn star.
1988 – Colin Bensadon, Gibraltarian swimmer
1988 – Uwa Elderson Echiéjilé, Nigerian footballer
1988 – Nathan Jones, Australian rules footballer
1988 – Callum MacLeod, English racing driver
1988 – Jeffrén Suárez, Spanish footballer
1989 – Nick Foles, American football player
1989 – Washington Santana da Silva, Brazilian footballer
1991 – Ciara Hanna, American actress and model
1991 – Polona Hercog, Slovenian tennis player
1991 – Jolyon Palmer, English race car driver
1991 – Lily LaBeau, American porn actress
1992 – Jorge Zárate, Mexican footballer
1992 – Maria Harfanti, Indonesian social activist, pianist, and beauty pageant titleholder
1993 – Lorenzo Crisetig, Italian footballer
1994 – Denis Mukhametdinov, Russian footballer

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/21/16 at 3:28 am

Celebrity Birthdays for January 21st:

1928 – John Olsen, Australian painter
1928 – Gene Sharp, American political scientist and academic; founded the Albert Einstein Institution
1934 – Audrey Dalton, Irish actress
1937 – Nushiravan Keihanizadeh, Iranian-American journalist and historian
1937 – Prince Max, Duke in Bavaria
1938 – Ken Maginnis, Northern Irish soldier, educator, and Unionist politician
1940 – Jack Nicklaus, American golfer and sportscaster
1941 – Plácido Domingo, Spanish tenor and conductor
1941 – Stathis Giallelis, Greek actor
1941 – Mike Medavoy, Chinese-American film producer, co-founded Orion Pictures
1941 – Ivan Putski, Polish-American wrestler and bodybuilder
1941 – Elaine Showalter, American author and critic
1942 – Mac Davis, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
1943 – Rosemary Butler, English-Welsh politician
1943 – Dimitris Poulikakos, Greek singer-songwriter and actor
1945 – Martin Shaw, English actor and producer
1947 – Jill Eikenberry, American actress
1947 – Michel Jonasz, French singer-songwriter and actor
1949 – Gennaro Contaldo, Italian chef and restaurateur
1949 – Jonas Åkerlund, Swedish politician
1950 – Gary Locke, American politician and diplomat; 36th United States Secretary of Commerce
1950 – José Marín, Spanish race walker
1950 – Billy Ocean, Trinidadian-English singer-songwriter
1950 – Agnes van Ardenne, Dutch politician, Dutch Minister for Development Cooperation
1951 – Eric Holder, American lawyer, judge, and politician, 82nd United States Attorney General
1952 – Marco Camenisch, Swiss activist and murderer
1953 – Paul Allen, American businessman and philanthropist; co-founded Microsoft
1954 – Idrissa Ouedraogo, Burkinabé director, producer, and screenwriter
1954 – Phil Thompson, English footballer and coach
1955 – Jeff Koons, American painter and sculptor
1955 – Nikolina Shtereva, Bulgarian runner
1956 – Robby Benson, American actor, singer, and director
1956 – Geena Davis, American actress and producer
1957 – Greg Ryan, German-American soccer player and coach
1958 – Michael Wincott, Canadian actor
1959 – Alex McLeish, Scottish footballer and manager
1959 – Masaki Kyomoto, Japanese actor, singer, entertainer, and guitarist
1960 – Mamoru Nagano, Japanese animator and director
1962 – Tyler Cowen, American economist and academic
1963 – Hakeem Olajuwon, Nigerian-American basketball player
1963 – Detlef Schrempf, German basketball player and coach
1966 – Robert Del Naja, English singer-songwriter and DJ (Massive Attack, The Wild Bunch)
1967 – Artashes Minasian, Armenian chess player
1968 – Sundar C., Indian actor and director
1968 – Charlotte Ross, American actress
1969 – Eduard Hämäläinen, Finnish-Belarusian decathlete
1969 – Karina Lombard, Tahitian-American actress and singer
1969 – Tsubaki Nekoi, Japanese illustrator
1970 – Ken Leung, American actor
1970 – Oren Peli, Israeli-American director, producer and screenwriter
1971 – Tweet, American singer-songwriter
1971 – Adia Chan, Indonesian-Hong Kong actress and singer
1971 – Sergey Klevchenya, Russian speed skater
1971 – Alan McManus, Scottish snooker player, golfer, and sportscaster
1971 – Doug Weight, American ice hockey player
1972 – Rickard Falkvinge, Swedish businessman and politician
1972 – Yasunori Mitsuda, Japanese composer and producer
1972 – Cat Power, American singer-songwriter and actress
1973 – Rob Hayles, English cyclist
1974 – Malena Alterio, Argentinian-Spanish actress
1974 – Arthémon Hatungimana, Burundian runner
1974 – Alex Sperafico, Brazilian race car driver
1975 – Ito, Spanish footballer and manager
1975 – Nicky Butt, English footballer and coach
1975 – Thomas Castaignède, French rugby player and journalist
1975 – Yuji Ide, Japanese race car driver
1975 – Willem Korsten, Dutch footballer and manager
1976 – Aivaras Abromavičius, Lithuanian-Ukrainian banker and politician; 15th Minister of Economic of Ukraine
1976 – Emma Bunton, English singer-songwriter and actress (Spice Girls)
1976 – Patrick de Lange, Dutch baseball player
1977 – Kirsten Klose, German hammer thrower
1977 – Ulrike Maisch, German runner
1977 – Phil Neville, English footballer and manager
1977 – Jerry Trainor, American actor, director, and producer
1978 – Faris Al-Sultan, German triathlete
1978 – Andrei Zyuzin, Russian ice hockey player
1979 – Byung-hyun Kim, South Korean baseball player
1979 – Spider Loc, American rapper and actor
1979 – Brian O'Driscoll, Irish rugby player
1980 – Dave Kitson, English footballer
1980 – Nana Mizuki, Japanese singer-songwriter and voice actress
1980 – N. Santhanam, Indian actor and producer
1981 – Gillian Chung, Hong Kong singer-songwriter and actress (Twins)
1981 – Masayuki Deai, Japanese actor
1981 – Ivan Ergić, Serbian footballer
1981 – Dany Heatley, Canadian ice hockey player
1981 – Izabella Miko, Polish actress, dancer, and producer
1981 – Michel Teló, Brazilian singer-songwriter
1982 – Nicolas Mahut, French tennis player
1982 – Simon Rolfes, German footballer
1982 – Go Shiozaki, Japanese wrestler
1982 – Dean Whitheead, English footballer
1983 – Alex Acker, American basketball player
1983 – Maryse Ouellet, Canadian-American wrestler and model
1983 – Moritz Volz, German footballer
1983 – Svetlana Khodchenkova, Russian actress
1984 – Alex Koslov, Moldovan-American wrestler
1985 – Salvatore Giunta, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient
1985 – Adrian Lewis, English darts player
1985 – Álex Pérez, Spanish footballer
1985 – Sasha Pivovarova, Russian model
1986 – Jonathan Quick, American ice hockey player
1986 – Sushant Singh Rajput, Indian actor
1987 – Ioannis Athanasoulas, Greek basketball player
1987 – Augustine Kiprono Choge, Kenyan runner
1987 – Henrico Drost, Dutch footballer
1987 – Darren Helm, Canadian ice hockey player
1987 – Mulopo Kudimbana, Congolese footballer
1987 – Maša Zec Peškirič, Slovenian tennis player
1988 – Ashton Eaton, American decathlete
1988 – Vanessa Hessler, Italian-American model and actress
1988 – William C. Woxlin, Swedish actor, playwright, and composer
1988 – Glaiza de Castro, Filipino actress and singer
1989 – Doğuş Balbay, Turkish basketball player
1989 – Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Armenian footballer
1990 – Corey Lof, Canadian actor
1990 – Jacob Smith, American actor
1991 – Craig Roberts, Welsh actor and director
1994 – Booboo Stewart, American actor, singer, and dancer
1994 – Kang Seung-yoon, South Korean singer-songwriter and actor
1994 – Marny Kennedy, Australia actress, singer, and model
1994 – Laura Robson, British tennis player
1995 – Andrew Watson, Northern Irish racing driver
1997 – Jeremy Shada, American actor and singer
2001 – Jackson Brundage, American actor
2004 – Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/21/16 at 5:03 am

January 21st 2013 – Michael Winner, English director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1935)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/21/16 at 5:26 am

January 21st 2011 – Dennis Oppenheim, American sculptor and photographer (b. 1938)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/21/16 at 6:57 am

January 21st 2002 – Peggy Lee, American singer-songwriter and actress (b. 1920)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/21/16 at 7:11 am

January 21st 2015 – Leon Brittan, English lawyer and politician; Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (b. 1939)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/21/16 at 8:22 am

January 21st 1997 – Colonel Tom Parker, Dutch-American talent manager (b. 1909)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/21/16 at 8:41 am

January 21st 1967 – Ann Sheridan, American actress and singer (b. 1915)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/21/16 at 9:24 am

January 21st 1931 – Felix Blumenfeld, Russian pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1863)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/21/16 at 9:27 am

January 21st 1984 -  Soul singer Jackie Wilson died aged 49. Wilson suffered a massive heart attack while playing a Dick Clark show at the Latin Casino in New Jersey on September 29, 1975, falling head-first to the stage while singing 'Lonely Teardrops', and had remained in a coma until his death 8 years later. His 1957 single Reet Petite became a posthumous No.1 when re-issued in 1987 due in part to a new animated video made for the song, featuring a clay model of Wilson. Van Morrison wrote 'Jackie Wilson Said' which was covered by Dexy's Midnight Runners.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/21/16 at 10:04 am

January 21st 1924 – Vladimir Lenin, Russian lawyer and politician (b. 1870)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/21/16 at 10:47 am

January 21st 2015 – Marcus Borg, American scholar, theologian, and author (b. 1942)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/21/16 at 11:33 am

January 21st 1683 – Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury, English politician; Chancellor of the Exchequer (b. 1621)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/21/16 at 12:11 pm

January 21st 1938 – Georges Méliès, French actor, director, and producer (b. 1861)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/21/16 at 12:12 pm

January 21st 1996 -  Edem Ephraim and Dennis Fuller of The London Boys were killed in a car crash in The Alps, also killed was Edem's wife Bettina.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/21/16 at 12:47 pm

January 21st 1932 – Lytton Strachey, English author and critic (b. 1880)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/21/16 at 1:35 pm

January 21st 1998 – Jack Lord, American actor, director, and producer (b. 1920)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/21/16 at 2:25 pm

January 21st 1118 – Pope Paschal II (b. 1050)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/21/16 at 2:46 pm

January 21st 1997 - Songwriter Jesse Levine died of kidney failure aged 58. Co-wrote, 'Knock Three Times' and 'Tie A Yellow Ribbon' both US & UK No.1's for Dawn in the early 70's.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/21/16 at 3:50 pm

January 21st 1987 – Charles Goodell, American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician (b. 1926)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/21/16 at 4:19 pm

January 21st 1968 – Will Lang, Jr., American journalist (b. 1914)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/21/16 at 5:10 pm

January 21st 1809 – Josiah Hornblower, American engineer and politician (b. 1729)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/22/16 at 5:49 am

Celebrity Birthdays for January 22nd:

1926 – Aurèle Nicolet, Swiss flautist
1931 – Galina Zybina, Russian shot putter and javelin thrower
1932 – Piper Laurie, American actress
1934 – Graham Kerr, English chef and author
1935 – Seymour Cassel, American actor
1936 – Alan J. Heeger, American physicist and chemist; Nobel Prize laureate
1937 – Edén Pastora, Nicaraguan politician
1937 – Joseph Wambaugh, American police officer and author
1938 – Peter Beard, Australian photographer and author
1939 – Sonny Chiba, Japanese actor and martial artist
1939 – Alfredo Palacio, Ecuadoran physician and politician, President of Ecuador
1940 – John Hurt, English actor and singer
1940 – George Seifert, American football player and coach
1940 – Gillian Shephard, English educator and politician; Secretary of State for Education
1941 – Jaan Kaplinski, Estonian poet, philosopher, and critic
1942 – Mimis Domazos, Greek footballer
1943 – Michael Spicer, Baron Spicer, English journalist and politician
1944 – Uto Ughi, Italian violinist and conductor
1945 – Jean-Pierre Nicolas, French race car driver and manager
1945 – Christoph Schönborn, Bohemian-Austrian cardinal
1945 – Alojz Uran, Slovenian archbishop
1946 – Serge Savard, Canadian ice hockey player and manager
1947 – Vladimir Oravsky, Czech-Swedish author and director
1948 – Gilbert Levine, American conductor and academic
1948 – Roger Williams, Welsh politician
1949 – Steve Perry, American singer-songwriter and producer (Journey)
1949 – Mike Caldwell, American baseball player and coach
1949 – Phil Miller, English guitarist (National Health, In Cahoots, Matching Mole and Hatfield and the North)
1949 – Mike Westhues, American-Finnish singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2013)
1950 – Paul Bew, Northern Irish historian and academic
1950 – Pamela Salem, Indian-English actress
1952 – Ramón Avilés, Puerto Rican baseball player
1953 – Winfried Berkemeier, German footballer and manager
1953 – Myung-whun Chung, South Korean pianist and conductor
1953 – Jim Jarmusch, American director and screenwriter
1954 – Tully Blanchard, American football player, wrestler, and referee
1954 – Chris Lemmon, American actor and author
1955 – Thomas David Jones, American captain, pilot, and astronaut
1955 – Timothy R. Ferguson, American politician
1955 – Keiko Takahashi, Japanese actress
1956 – John Wesley Shipp, American actor and director
1956 – Steve Riley, American drummer
1956 – Şükrü Halûk Akalın, Turkish academic and bureaucrat
1957 – Mike Bossy, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
1957 – Godfrey Thoma, Nauruan politician
1958 – Nikos Anastopoulos, Greek footballer and manager
1958 – Filiz Koçali, Turkish politician and a feminist activist and journalist
1959 – Linda Blair, American actress and producer
1961 – Daniel Johnston, American singer-songwriter
1962 – Mizan Zainal Abidin of Terengganu, 17th Sultan of Terengganu
1962 – Jimmy Herring, American guitarist (Widespread Panic, The Dead, and Phil Lesh and Friends)
1962 – Eric Schaeffer, American actor and director
1963 – Andrei Tchmil, Russian-Belgian cyclist and politician
1963 – Javier Ortiz, American baseball player
1964 – Nigel Benn, English-Australian boxer
1964 – Stojko Vranković, Croatian basketball player
1965 – Steven Adler, American drummer and songwriter
1965 – DJ Jazzy Jeff, American DJ, producer, and actor
1965 – Diane Lane, American actress
1965 – Chintara Sukapatana, Thai actress
1966 – Craig Salvatori, Australian rugby league player and coach
1967 – Nick Gillingham, English swimmer
1967 – Manabu Nakanishi, Japanese wrestler and mixed martial artist
1967 – Ecaterina Szabo, Romanian gymnast
1968 – Heath, Japanese singer-songwriter and bass player (X Japan)
1968 – Franka Dietzsch, German discus thrower
1968 – Guy Fieri, American restaurateur, author, host and television personality
1968 – Frank Leboeuf, French footballer, sportscaster, and actor
1968 – Mauricio Serna, Colombian footballer
1969 – Olivia d'Abo, English actress, singer and songwriter
1970 – Abraham Olano, Spanish cyclist
1971 – Stan Collymore, English footballer and sportscaster
1971 – Jan Kaus, Estonian author and critic
1972 – Katie Barberi, Mexican actress
1972 – Terry Hill, Australian rugby league player
1972 – Gabriel Macht, American actor and producer
1972 – Romi Park, Japanese voice actress and singer
1972 – Norberto Téllez, Cuban runner
1973 – Larry Birkhead, American photographer
1973 – Rogério Ceni, Brazilian footballer
1974 – Cameron McConville, Australian race car driver and sportscaster
1974 – Joseph Muscat, Maltese journalist and politician; 13th Prime Minister of Malta
1975 – Balthazar Getty, American actor and producer
1975 – Felipe Giaffone, Brazilian race car driver
1975 – David Výborný, Czech ice hockey player
1976 – Jimmy Anderson, American baseball player and coach
1976 – TJ Trinidad, Filipino actor
1977 – Mario Domm, Mexican singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer (Camila)
1977 – Jono Gibbes, New Zealand rugby player and coach
1977 – Anna Linkova, Russian tennis player
1977 – Hidetoshi Nakata, Japanese footballer
1977 – Matthew Newton, Australian actor, director, and screenwriter
1977 – Luciano Andrade Rissutt, Brazilian footballer
1978 – Joseph Calleja, Maltese tenor
1978 – Chone Figgins, American baseball player
1979 – Carlos Ruiz, Panamanian baseball player
1980 – Christopher Masterson, American actor and producer
1980 – Subhash Ram Prajapati, Nepalese author and scholar
1980 – Jonathan Woodgate, English footballer
1981 – Willa Ford, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
1981 – Beverley Mitchell, American actress and singer
1981 – Ben Moody, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor
1981 – Ibrahima Sonko, French footballer
1981 – Guy Wilks, English race car driver
1982 – Fabricio Coloccini, Argentinian footballer
1984 – Ben Eager, Canadian ice hockey player
1984 – Ubaldo Jiménez, Dominican baseball player
1984 – Dennis Kipruto Kimetto, Kenyan runner
1984 – Raica Oliveira, Brazilian-American model
1984 – Leon Powe, American basketball player
1984 – Maceo Rigters, Dutch footballer
1985 – Orianthi, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist
1985 – Fotios Papoulis, Greek footballer
1985 – Mohamed Sissoko, Malian footballer
1985 – Yasemin Ergene, Turkish-German actress and model
1986 – Lee Pa-ni, South Korean model and actress
1986 – Maher Magri, Tunisian footballer
1986 – Matt Simon, Australian footballer
1987 – Astrid Jacobsen, Norwegian skier
1987 – Shane Long, Irish footballer
1987 – Ray Rice, American football player
1988 – Greg Oden, American basketball player
1989 – Rūta Gajauskaitė, Lithuanian figure skater
1990 – Alizé Cornet, French tennis player
1991 – Marcus Canty, American singer and dancer
1991 – Stefan Kolb, German footballer
1991 – Alex MacDowall, English race car driver
1993 – Rio Haryanto, Indonesian race car driver
1993 – Tommy Knight, English actor
1993 – Tasuku Nagase, Japanese actor
1998 – Silentó, American rapper

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/22/16 at 6:13 am

January 22nd 2015 – Wendell H. Ford, American lieutenant and politician, 53rd Governor of Kentucky (b. 1924)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/22/16 at 6:16 am

January 22nd 1959 - British world racing champion Mike Hawthorn was killed while driving on the Guildford Bypass.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/22/16 at 6:26 am

January 22nd 1994 - American actor and singer Telly Savalas died of prostate cancer aged 72. He scored the 1975 UK No.1 single 'If'. Played Lt. Theo Kojak a bald New York City detective in the television series Kojak, with a fondness for lollipops and whose trademark line was "Who loves ya, baby?"

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/22/16 at 6:54 am

January 22nd 2008 – Heath Ledger, Australian actor and director (b. 1979)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/22/16 at 7:10 am

January 22nd 2010 – Jean Simmons, English-American actress and singer (b. 1929)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/22/16 at 7:39 am

January 22nd 2004 – Billy May, American trumpet player and composer (b. 1916)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/22/16 at 7:59 am

January 22nd 1994 – Telly Savalas, American actor, singer, and director (b. 1924)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/22/16 at 8:33 am

January 22nd 1989 – S. Vithiananthan, Sri Lankan author and academic (b. 1924)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/22/16 at 9:07 am

January 22nd 1901 – Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom (b. 1819)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/22/16 at 9:56 am

January 22nd 2012 – Dick Tufeld, American actor, announcer, narrator and voice actor (b. 1926)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/22/16 at 10:32 am

January 22nd 1950 – Alan Hale, Sr., American actor and director (b. 1892)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/22/16 at 10:44 am

January 22nd 1995 – Jerry Blackwell, American wrestler (b. 1949)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/22/16 at 11:47 am

January 22nd 239 – Cao Rui, Chinese emperor (b. 205)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/22/16 at 12:09 pm

January 22nd 1971 – Harry Frank Guggenheim, American businessman and publisher; co-founded Newsday (b. 1890)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/22/16 at 1:01 pm

January 22nd 1973 – Lyndon B. Johnson, American lieutenant and politician; 36th President of the United States (b. 1908)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/22/16 at 2:13 pm

January 22nd 2012 – Joe Paterno, American football player and coach (b. 1926)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/22/16 at 2:40 pm

January 22nd 1779 – Claudius Smith, American guerrilla leader (b. 1736)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/22/16 at 2:53 pm

January 22nd 1536 – Bernhard Knipperdolling, German religious leader (b. 1495)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/22/16 at 3:02 pm

January 22nd 2004 – Ann Miller, American actress and dancer (b. 1923)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/25/16 at 3:32 am

Birthday for January 25th:

1923 – Arvid Carlsson, Swedish pharmacologist and physician; Nobel Prize laureate
1928 – Jérôme Choquette, Canadian lawyer and politician
1929 – Robert Faurisson, English-French author and academic
1929 – Benny Golson, American saxophonist and composer
1935 – Conrad Burns, American soldier, journalist, and politician
1935 – António Ramalho Eanes, Portuguese general and politician; 16th President of Portugal
1938 – Leiji Matsumoto, Japanese author, illustrator, and animator
1939 – Gabriel Romanus, Swedish politician
1941 – Gregory Sierra, American actor
1942 – Kenichi Shinoda, Japanese mobster
1943 – Tobe Hooper, American director, producer, and screenwriter
1944 – Tōru Emori, Japanese actor, voice actor, and director
1945 – Leigh Taylor-Young, American actress
1947 – Tostão, Brazilian footballer, journalist, and physician
1947 – Ángel Nieto, Spanish motorcycle racer
1948 – Ros Kelly, Australian educator and politician; 1st Australian Minister for Defence Science and Personnel
1948 – Georgy Shishkin, Russian painter and illustrator
1949 – John Cooper Clarke, English poet and critic
1949 – Paul Nurse, English geneticist and biologist, Nobel Prize laureate
1950 – Gloria Naylor, American novelist
1952 – Sara Mandiano, French singer-songwriter
1952 – Peter Tatchell, Australian-English journalist and activist
1953 – The Honky Tonk Man, American wrestler and actor
1954 – Ricardo Bochini, Argentinian footballer
1954 – Renate Dorrestein, Dutch journalist and author
1957 – Eskil Erlandsson, Swedish technologist and politician, Swedish Minister for Rural Affairs
1957 – Andrew Harris, American commander, physician, and politician
1957 – Jenifer Lewis, American actress and singer
1958 – Kavita Krishnamurthy, Indian singer
1958 – Dinah Manoff, American actress and director
1958 – Franco Pancheri, Italian footballer and manager
1958 – Gary Tibbs, English bass player and actor
1961 – Vivian Balakrishnan, Singaporean ophthalmologist and politician; Singaporean Ministry of National Development
1961 – Willie Revillame, Filipino actor, singer, and game show host
1962 – Chris Chelios, American ice hockey player
1963 – Fernando Haddad, Brazilian academic and politician; 61st Mayor of São Paulo
1963 – Molly Holzschlag, American computer scientist and author
1963 – Timo Rautiainen, Finnish singer-songwriter and guitarist (Timo Rautiainen & Trio Niskalaukaus and Lyijykomppania)
1965 – Esa Tikkanen, Finnish ice hockey player and coach
1966 – Chet Culver, American educator and politician; 41st Governor of Iowa
1966 – Yiannos Ioannou, Cypriot footballer and manager
1967 – David Ginola, French footballer and actor
1968 – Eric Orie, Dutch footballer and manager
1970 – Stephen Chbosky, American author, screenwriter, and director
1971 – Luca Badoer, Italian race car driver
1971 – Ana Ortiz, American actress and singer
1972 – Shinji Takehara, Japanese boxer
1973 – Geoff Johns, American author, screenwriter, and producer
1973 – Ace Steel, American wrestler and trainer
1974 – Emily Haines, Canadian singer-songwriter and keyboard player
1974 – Attilio Nicodemo, Italian footballer
1975 – Mia Kirshner, Canadian actress
1975 – Tim Montgomery, American runner
1975 – Dat Phan, Vietnamese-American comedian and actor
1976 – Mário Haberfeld, Brazilian race car driver
1976 – Dimitris Nalitzis, Greek footballer
1978 – Ahmet Dursun, Turkish footballer
1978 – Denis Menchov, Russian cyclist
1978 – Charlene, Princess of Monaco
1978 – Jason Roberts, English footballer and sportscaster
1978 – B.J. Whitmer, American wrestler
1979 – Pi Hongyan, Chinese-French badminton player
1979 – Christine Lakin, American actress and producer
1979 – Rodrigo Ribeiro, Brazilian race car driver
1980 – Xavi, Spanish footballer
1980 – Michelle McCool, American wrestler and model
1980 – Efstathios Tavlaridis, Greek footballer
1981 – Charlie Bewley, English actor
1981 – Francis Jeffers, English footballer
1981 – Alicia Keys, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and actress
1981 – Clara Morgane, French actress and singer
1982 – Sho Sakurai, Japanese singer-songwriter and actor
1984 – Robinho, Brazilian footballer
1984 – Stefan Kießling, German footballer
1984 – Fara Williams, English footballer
1985 – Tina Karol, Ukrainian singer and actress
1985 – Acie Law, American basketball player
1985 – Michael Trevino, American actor
1985 – Patrick Willis, American football player
1987 – Maria Kirilenko, Russian tennis player
1988 – Tatiana Golovin, French tennis player
1988 – Ryota Ozawa, Japanese actor
1989 – Sheryfa Luna, French singer and dancer
1989 – Mikako Tabe, Japanese actress and singer
1989 – Víctor Ruiz Torre, Spanish footballer
1990 – Lee Junho, South Korean singer (2PM)
1991 – Jared Cowen, Canadian ice hockey player
1991 – Nigel Melker, Dutch race car driver
1992 – Mayuko Arisue, Japanese model, actress, and entertainer

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January 25th 2004 – Fanny Blankers-Koen, Dutch runner and hurdler (b. 1918)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/25/16 at 4:22 am

January 25th 2015 – Demis Roussos, Greek singer-songwriter and bass player (b. 1946)

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January 25th 1990 – Ava Gardner, American actress and singer (b. 1922)

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January 25th 1960 – Diana Barrymore, American actress (b. 1921)

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January 25th 1947 – Al Capone, American mob boss (b. 1899)

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January 25th 2005 – Philip Johnson, American architect; designed the PPG Place and Crystal Cathedral (b. 1906)

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January 25th 2009 – Kim Manners, American director and producer (b. 1951)

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January 25th 2005 – Ray Peterson, American singer (b. 1935)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/25/16 at 8:55 am

January 25th 1983 - The Allman Brothers Band bassist Lamar Williams died of lung cancer age 34. He joined the band in 1972 after the death of original bassist Berry Oakley.

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January 25th 1908 – Ouida, English-Italian author (b. 1839)

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January 25th 2009 – Eleanor F. Helin, American astronomer (b. 1932)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/25/16 at 10:09 am

January 25th 1986 – US manager Albert Grossman died of a heart attack while flying on Concorde from New York to London. He managed Bob Dylan (between 1962 and 1970), Peter, Paul and Mary, The Band, Janis Joplin and Todd Rundgren. Grossman built the Bearsville Recording Studio near Woodstock in 1969 and in 1970 he founded Bearsville Records.

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January 25th 2013 – Martial Asselin, Canadian lawyer and politician; 25th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (b. 1924)

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January 25th 2003 – Sheldon Reynolds, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1923)

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January 25th 2008 – Christopher Allport, American actor (b. 1947)

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January 25th 1988 – Colleen Moore, American actress (b. 1899)

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January 25th 1981 – Adele Astaire, American dancer (b. 1897)

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January 25th 1996 – Jonathan Larson, American playwright and composer (b. 1960)

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January 25th 2005 - Ray Peterson, the voice behind the June 1960, US No.7 hit, 'Tell Laura I Love Her' passed away at the age of 65. After the hit records stopped coming in the early '70s, Peterson became a Baptist Church minister and occasionally played the oldies music circuit.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/26/16 at 5:17 am

Celebrities born this day January 26th:

1925 – David Jenkins, English bishop and theologian
1929 – Jules Feiffer, American cartoonist, screenwriter, and educator
1932 – George Clements, American priest and activist
1933 – Ercole Baldini, Italian cyclist
1934 – Roger Landry, Canadian businessman and publisher
1934 – Charles Marowitz, American director, playwright, and critic
1935 – Corrado Augias, Italian journalist and politician
1935 – Bob Uecker, American baseball player and sportscaster
1936 – Sal Buscema, American illustrator
1936 – Huey "Piano" Smith, American pianist
1940 – Séamus Hegarty, Irish bishop
1941 – Scott Glenn, American actor
1941 – Henry Jaglom, English-American director and screenwriter
1941 – Joan A. Steitz, molecular biologist and academic
1943 – Jean Knight, American singer
1943 – Jack Warner, Trinidadian businessman and politician
1944 – Angela Davis, American activist, author, and scholar
1944 – Jerry Sandusky, American football player and coach
1946 – Christopher Hampton, Portuguese-English director, screenwriter, and playwright
1947 – Les Ebdon, English chemist and academic
1947 – Redmond Morris, 4th Baron Killanin, Irish director, producer, and production manager
1947 – Michel Sardou, French singer-songwriter and actor
1949 – Jonathan Carroll, American author
1949 – David Strathairn, American actor
1953 – Alik L. Alik, Micronesian politician, 7th Vice President of the Federated States of Micronesia
1953 – Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Danish politician and diplomat, 39th Prime Minister of Denmark
1953 – Lucinda Williams, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1954 – Kim Hughes, Australian cricketer and sportscaster
1955 – Eddie Van Halen, Dutch-American guitarist, songwriter, and producer (Van Halen)
1957 – Shivlal Yadav, Indian cricketer and manager
1958 – Anita Baker, American singer-songwriter
1958 – Ellen DeGeneres, American comedian, actress, and talk show host
1960 – Road Warrior Animal, American wrestler
1960 – Charlie Gillingham, American pianist and accordion player
1961 – Craig Anton, American actor and comedian
1961 – Li Cunxin, Chinese-Australian ballet dancer
1961 – Wayne Gretzky, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1961 – Tom Keifer, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Cinderella)
1962 – Guo Jian, Chinese-Australian painter
1962 – Oscar Ruggeri, Argentinian footballer and manager
1963 – Riddell Akua, Nauruan politician
1963 – José Mourinho, Portuguese footballer and manager
1963 – Andrew Ridgeley, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
1963 – Gisela Valcárcel, Peruvian actress and publisher, founded Gisela
1964 – Paul Johansson, American-Canadian actor and director
1965 – Thomas Östros, Swedish politician
1965 – Natalia Yurchenko, Russian gymnast and coach
1966 – Kazushige Nagashima, Japanese actor, sportscaster, and baseball player
1967 – Bryan Callen, American actor and screenwriter
1967 – Anatoly Komm, Russian chef and businessman
1967 – Toshiyuki Morikawa, Japanese voice actor
1967 – Col Needham, English businessman, co-founded the Internet Movie Database
1967 – Pradip Somasundaran, Indian singer
1968 – Ravi Teja, Indian actor and singer
1969 – George Dikeoulakos, Greek-Romanian basketball player and coach
1969 – Michael O'Hearn, American bodybuilder and actor
1970 – Kirk Franklin, American singer-songwriter and producer (One Nation Crew)
1970 – Tracy Middendorf, American actress
1971 – Deathprod, Norwegian music artist and producer (Supersilent, Motorpsycho, Biosphere)
1971 – Dorian Gregory, American actor
1973 – Melvil Poupaud, French actor, director, and screenwriter
1973 – Mayu Shinjo, Japanese author and illustrator
1973 – Brendan Rodgers, Irish footballer and manager
1973 – Ya Kid K, Congolese-Belgian hip hop artist (Technotronic)
1974 – Rokia Traoré, Malian singer-songwriter and guitarist
1976 – hitomi, Japanese singer-songwriter and actress
1976 – Willie Adler, American guitarist and songwriter
1977 – Vince Carter, American basketball player
1977 – Justin Gimelstob, American tennis player and coach
1978 – Atsuko Kurusu, Japanese actress
1978 – Corina Morariu, American tennis player and sportscaster
1978 – Kelly Stables, American actress
1978 – Sinan Çalışkanoğlu, Turkish actor
1979 – Sara Rue, American actress and producer
1980 – Ertuğrul Arslan, Turkish footballer
1980 – Sanae Kobayashi, Japanese voice actress
1981 – José de Jesús Corona, Mexican footballer
1981 – Gustavo Dudamel, Venezuelan violinist, composer, and conductor
1981 – Juan José Haedo, Argentinian cyclist
1981 – Volador Jr., Mexican wrestler
1981 – Colin O'Donoghue, Irish actor and singer
1982 – Gō Ayano, Japanese actor
1982 – Yuki Koyanagi, Japanese singer
1982 – Brahim Takioullah, Moroccan giant
1982 – Yasushi Tsujimoto, Japanese wrestler
1983 – Petri Oravainen, Finnish footballer
1983 – Lee Su-hwan, South Korean kick-boxer
1984 – Wu Qian, Chinese pianist
1984 – Iain Turner, Scottish footballer
1984 – Luo Xuejuan, Chinese swimmer
1985 – Heather Stanning, English rower
1986 – Gerald Green, American basketball player
1986 – Matt Heafy, Japanese-American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Trivium and Capharnaum)
1986 – Mads Ibenfeldt, Danish footballer
1986 – Kim Jae-joong, South Korean singer-songwriter and actor (JYJ and TVXQ)
1986 – Thiago Pereira, Brazilian swimmer
1986 – Taylor Wilde, Canadian wrestler
1986 – Mustapha Yatabaré, French-Malian footballer
1986 – Kian Kazemi, Filipino-Persian actor
1987 – Mário Brandão da Silveira, Brazilian footballer
1987 – Sebastian Giovinco, Italian footballer
1987 – Mia Rose, English singer-songwriter
1988 – Dimitrios Chondrokoukis, Greek high jumper
1988 – Yukiyo Mine, Japanese softball player
1989 – MarShon Brooks, American basketball player
1989 – Emily Hughes, American figure skater
1989 – Yukari Kabutomushi, Japanese entertainer
1989 – Lin Qingfeng, Chinese weightlifter
1990 – Christopher Massey, American actor and singer
1990 – Sergio Pérez, Mexican race car driver
1990 – Peter Sagan, Slovak cyclist
1993 – Cameron Bright, Canadian actor
1993 – Peter Čerešňák, Slovak ice hockey player
1993 – Florian Thauvin, French footballer
1996 – Tyger Drew-Honey, English actor and singer

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January 26th 2000 – A. E. van Vogt, Canadian-American author (b. 1912)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/26/16 at 6:33 am

January 26th 1992 – José Ferrer, Puerto Rican-American actor, singer, and director (b. 1912)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/26/16 at 7:42 am

January 26th 1947 – Grace Moore, American soprano and actress (b. 1898)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/26/16 at 7:56 am

January 26th 2013 – Leroy "Sugarfoot" Bonner, American guitarist (Ohio Players) (b. 1943)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/26/16 at 8:44 am

January 26th 2004 – Fred Haas, American golfer (b. 1916)

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January 26th 2015 – Lee Spick, English snooker player (b. 1980)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/26/16 at 9:52 am

January 26th 1979 – Nelson Rockefeller, American businessman and politician, 41st Vice President of the United States (b. 1908)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/26/16 at 10:42 am

January 26th 1995 – Pat Welsh, American actress (b. 1915)

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January 26th 1962 – Lucky Luciano, Italian-American mob boss (b. 1897)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/26/16 at 11:21 am

January 26th 1986 - Allen Collins, guitarist from Lynyrd Skynyrd crashed his car, paralysing him from the waist down and killing his girlfriend Debra Jean Watts. Collins had survived a plane crash in 1977 that killed two other band members.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/26/16 at 12:08 pm

January 26th 2006 – Len Carlson, Canadian actor and singer (b. 1937)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/26/16 at 12:12 pm

1989 - American singer Donnie Elbert died of a stroke aged 52. He had the 1972 US No. 22 & UK No.11 single 'I Can't Help Myself', Sugar Pie Honey Bunch', 'Where Did Our Love Go?' and 'A Little Piece of Leather'.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/26/16 at 12:25 pm

January 26th 2012 – Ian Abercrombie, English-American actor (b. 1934)

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January 26th 2011 - American singer Gladys Horton died aged 66. She was the founder and lead singer of the Motown all-female vocal group The Marvelettes who had the hits 'Please Mr. Postman', 'Playboy', 'Beechwood 4-5789' and 'Too Many Fish in the Sea'.

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Written By: ralfy on 01/26/16 at 7:55 pm

"Godfather actor Abe Vigoda dies aged 94"

http://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/jan/26/godfather-actor-abe-vigoda-dies-aged-94

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/27/16 at 3:02 am

Celebrities born this day January 27th:

1924 – Brian Rix, Baron Rix, English actor, producer, academic and life peer
1928 – Hans Modrow, Polish-German politician, 5th Prime Minister of East Germany
1929 – Mohamed Al-Fayed, Egyptian-Swiss businessman
1934 – Édith Cresson, French politician; 160th Prime Minister of France
1934 – George Follmer, American race car driver
1936 – Florin Piersic, Romanian actor
1936 – Samuel C. C. Ting, American physicist and academic; Nobel Prize laureate
1938 – Roy Bourgeois, American priest and activist
1939 – Julius Lester, American author and academic
1937 – Tigran Mansurian, Armenian composer of classical music and film scores
1940 – Ahmet Kurtcebe Alptemoçin, Turkish engineer and politician; 35th Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs
1940 – James Cromwell, American actor and producer
1940 – Terry Harper, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1940 – Petru Lucinschi, Romanian politician, 2nd President of Moldova
1941 – Bobby Hutcherson, American vibraphone player and composer
1942 – Stewart Raffill, American director and screenwriter
1942 – John Witherspoon, American actor
1943 – Julia Cumberlege, Baroness Cumberlege, English businesswoman and politician
1944 – Peter Akinola, Nigerian archbishop
1944 – Mairead Maguire, Northern Irish peace activist; Nobel Prize laureate
1944 – Nick Mason, English drummer, songwriter, and producer (Pink Floyd)
1946 – Christopher Hum, English academic and diplomat; British Ambassador to China
1946 – Nedra Talley, American singer (The Ronettes)
1947 – Vyron Polydoras, Greek politician; Greek Minister for Public Order
1948 – Valeri Brainin, Russian-German composer and poet
1948 – Jean-Philippe Collard, French pianist
1951 – Brian Downey, Irish drummer and songwriter
1951 – Cees van der Knaap, Dutch soldier and politician
1952 – Billy Johnson, American football player and coach
1952 – Tam O'Shaughnessy, American tennis player, psychologist, and academic
1954 – Peter Laird, American author and illustrator
1954 – Jōkō Ninomiya, Japanese-American martial artist
1955 – Brian Engblom, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
1955 – John Roberts, American lawyer and judge; 17th Chief Justice of the United States
1955 – Koji Ushikubo, Japanese race car driver
1956 – Mimi Rogers, American actress and producer
1956 – Susanne Blakeslee, American actress
1957 – Janick Gers, British Guitar player
1957 – Frank Miller, American illustrator, director, producer, and screenwriter
1958 – James Grippando, American lawyer and author
1958 – Kadri Mälk, Estonian jewelry designer
1958 – Alan Milburn, English businessman and politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
1958 – Susanna Thompson, American actress
1959 – Cris Collinsworth, American football player and sportscaster
1959 – Göran Hägglund, Swedish politician; 28th Swedish Minister for Social Affairs
1959 – Keith Olbermann, American journalist and author
1960 – Fiona O'Donnell, Canadian-Scottish politician
1961 – Zarganar, Burmese comedian, actor, and director
1961 – Dina Bonnevie, Filipino actress
1961 – Gillian Gilbert, English keyboard player and singer (New Order and The Other Two)
1961 – Willie Revillame, Filipino actor, singer, and game show host
1961 – Narciso Rodriguez, American fashion designer
1962 – Roberto Paci Dalò, Italian director and composer
1963 – George Monbiot, English-Welsh author and activist
1964 – Patrick van Deurzen, Dutch composer and academic
1964 – Bridget Fonda, American actress
1965 – Alan Cumming, Scottish-American actor, singer, director, and producer
1965 – Oktay Kaynarca, Turkish actor and producer
1965 – Ignacio Noé, Argentinian author and illustrator
1965 – Attila Sekerlioglu, Austrian footballer and manager
1966 – Tamlyn Tomita, Japanese-American actress and singer
1967 – Bobby Deol, Indian actor and singer
1967 – Dave Manson, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1968 – Tricky, English rapper, producer, and actor
1968 – Patrick Blondeau, French footballer
1968 – Mike Patton, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (Faith No More, Mr. Bungle, Fantômas, Tomahawk, and Lovage)
1968 – Matt Stover, American football player
1969 – Cornelius, Japanese singer, guitarist, and producer (Flipper's Guitar and Plastic Ono Band)
1969 – Patton Oswalt, American comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter
1970 – Emmanuel Pahud, Swiss flute player
1971 – Patrice Brisebois, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1971 – Fann Wong, Singaporean actress and singer
1972 – Mark Owen, English singer-songwriter (Take That)
1972 – Josh Randall, American actor
1972 – Keith Wood, Irish rugby player and hurdler
1974 – Ole Einar Bjørndalen, Norwegian skier and biathlete
1974 – Andrei Pavel, Romanian tennis player and coach
1974 – Chaminda Vaas, Sri Lankan cricketer and coach
1976 – Clint Ford, American actor and writer
1976 – Ahn Jung-hwan, South Korean footballer
1976 – Ruby Lin, Taiwanese actress, singer, and producer
1978 – Jake Pavelka, American pilot and television personality
1979 – Akiko Hinagata, Japanese actress and model
1979 – Rosamund Pike, English actress
1979 – Daniel Vettori, New Zealand cricketer and coach
1980 – Eva Padberg, German fashion model, singer, and actress
1980 – Marat Safin, Russian tennis player and politician
1981 – Yaniv Katan, Israeli footballer
1981 – Alicia Molik, Australian tennis player
1981 – Tony Woodcock, New Zealand rugby player
1983 – Carlo Colaiacovo, Canadian ice hockey player
1983 – Tim Kasten, German rugby player
1985 – Gerard Aafjes, Dutch footballer
1985 – Dustley Mulder, Dutch footballer
1986 – Giorgi Loria, Georgian footballer
1987 – Lily Donaldson, English model
1987 – Katy Rose, American singer-songwriter and producer
1987 – Anton Shunin, Russian footballer
1988 – Kerlon, Brazilian footballer
1988 – Liu Wen, Chinese model
1989 – Alberto Botía, Spanish footballer
1989 – Daisy Lowe, English model
1989 – Ricky van Wolfswinkel, Dutch footballer
1993 – Yaya Sanogo, French footballer
1994 – Rani Khedira, German footballer

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/27/16 at 3:32 am

January 27th 2010 – J. D. Salinger, American novelist and short story writer (b. 1919)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/27/16 at 4:35 am

January 27th 2014 – Pete Seeger, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1919)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/27/16 at 5:57 am

January 27th 2015 – Charles Hard Townes, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1915)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/27/16 at 8:12 am

January 27th 2006 – Gene McFadden, American singer-songwriter and producer (McFadden & Whitheead) (b. 1948)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/27/16 at 8:41 am

January 27th 1967 – Astronauts Gus Grissom, Edward White and Roger Chaffee are killed in a fire during a test of their Apollo 1 spacecraft at the Kennedy Space Center, Florida.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/27/16 at 9:09 am

January 27th 2008 – Gordon B. Hinckley, American religious leader and author; 15th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (b. 1910)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/27/16 at 10:13 am

January 27th 1596 – Francis Drake, English captain and explorer (b. 1540)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/27/16 at 12:08 pm

January 27th 1910 – Thomas Crapper, English plumber and businessman (b. 1836)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/27/16 at 1:01 pm

January 27th 1901 – Giuseppe Verdi, Italian composer (b. 1813)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/27/16 at 1:03 pm

January 27th 1972 - American gospel singer Mahalia Jackson died in Chicago of heart failure and diabetes complications aged 60. Known as the "Queen of Gospel Music" she recorded over 30 albums.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/27/16 at 1:55 pm

January 27th 2009 – John Updike, American novelist, poet, and critic (b. 1932)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/28/16 at 2:37 am

Celebrities born on January 28th:

1911 – Johan van Hulst, Dutch academic and politician
1927 – Eşref Kolçak, Turkish actor
1929 – Claes Oldenburg, Swedish-American sculptor and illustrator
1930 – Jasraj, Indian singer
1930 – Kurt Biedenkopf, German academic and politician, 54th President of the German Bundesrat
1930 – Roy Clarke, English soldier and screenwriter
1935 – David Lodge, English author and critic
1935 – Nicholas Pryor, American actor
1936 – Alan Alda, American actor, director, and screenwriter
1936 – Ismail Kadare, Albanian author and poet
1938 – Tomas Lindahl, Swedish-English biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
1939 – John M. Fabian, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut
1940 – Carlos Slim, Mexican businessman, founded Grupo Carso
1942 – Sjoukje Dijkstra, Dutch figure skater
1943 – John Beck, American actor
1943 – Paul Henderson, Canadian ice hockey player and minister
1944 – Bobby Ball, English comedian, actor, and singer
1944 – Tim Heald, English journalist and author
1944 – Susan Howard, American actress and screenwriter
1945 – Karen Lynn Gorney, American actress and singer
1945 – Marthe Keller, Swiss actress and director
1945 – John Perkins, American author and activist
1945 – Robert Wyatt, English singer-songwriter and drummer
1947 – Jeanne Shaheen, American educator and politician; 78th Governor of New Hampshire
1948 – Bob Moses, American drummer
1948 – Mikhail Baryshnikov, Russian dancer, choreographer, and actor
1948 – Charles Taylor, Liberian politician; 22nd President of Liberia
1949 – Gregg Popovich, American basketball player and coach
1950 – Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, Bahraini king
1950 – Barbi Benton, American model, actress, and singer
1950 – David C. Hilmers, American colonel, physician, and astronaut
1950 – Naila Kabeer, Bangladeshi-English economist and academic
1951 – Brian Bilbray, American politician
1951 – Leonid Kadeniuk, Ukrainian general, pilot, and astronaut
1952 – Tomokazu Miura, Japanese actor (RC Succession)
1953 – Colin Campbell, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1954 – Peter Lampe, German theologian and historian
1954 – Rick Warren, American pastor and author
1955 – Vinod Khosla, Indian-American businessman; co-founded Sun Microsystems
1955 – Nicolas Sarkozy, French lawyer and politician, 23rd President of France
1956 – Richard Danielpour, American composer
1957 – Kent Kessler, American bassist
1957 – Mark Napier, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
1957 – Nick Price, South African-Zimbabwean golfer
1957 – Frank Skinner, English comedian, actor, and author
1959 – Frank Darabont, American director and producer
1960 – Loren Legarda, Filipino journalist and politician
1961 – Arnaldur Indriðason, Icelandic author
1962 – Keith Hamilton Cobb, American actor
1962 – Sam Phillips, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1963 – Dan Spitz, American guitarist
1964 – Jürgen Teller, German-English photographer
1965 – Lynda Boyd, Canadian actress, singer, and dancer
1966 – Seiji Mizushima, Japanese director and producer
1967 – Jan Lamb, Chinese singer and actor
1968 – Rakim, American rapper (Eric B. & Rakim)
1968 – Sarah McLachlan, Canadian singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer
1969 – Kathryn Morris, American actress
1969 – Mo Rocca, American comedian and television journalist
1969 – Linda Sánchez, American lawyer and politician
1971 – Anthony Hamilton, American singer-songwriter and producer
1972 – Léon van Bon, Dutch cyclist
1974 – Tony Delk, American basketball player and coach
1974 – Ramsey Nasr, Dutch author and poet
1974 – Magglio Ordóñez, Venezuelan baseball player and politician
1975 – Shark Boy, American wrestler
1975 – Tanya Chua, Singaporean singer-songwriter and producer
1975 – Terri Conn, American actress
1975 – Hiroshi Kamiya, Japanese voice actor and singer
1975 – Pedro Pinto, Portuguese-American journalist
1975 – Junior Spivey, American baseball player and coach
1976 – Sireli Bobo, Fijian rugby player
1976 – Lee Ingleby, English actor
1976 – Mark Madsen, American basketball player
1976 – Rick Ross, American rapper and producer
1976 – Miltiadis Sapanis, Greek footballer
1977 – Matt DeVries, American guitarist
1977 – Joey Fatone, American singer, dancer, and actor (*NSYNC)
1977 – Takuma Sato, Japanese race car driver
1978 – Sheamus, Irish wrestler and actor
1978 – Gianluigi Buffon, Italian footballer
1978 – Jamie Carragher, English footballer and sportscaster
1978 – Papa Bouba Diop, Senegalese footballer
1979 – Ali Boulala, Swedish skateboarder
1980 – Nick Carter, American singer-songwriter, producer, dancer, and actor (Backstreet Boys)
1980 – Yasuhito Endō, Japanese footballer
1980 – Jesse James Hollywood, American murderer
1981 – Gen Hoshino, Japanese singer-songwriter, lyricist, actor, and voice actor
1981 – Elijah Wood, American actor and producer
1984 – Andre Iguodala, American basketball player
1985 – Daniel Carcillo, Canadian ice hockey player
1985 – J. Cole, German-American rapper and producer
1985 – Lauris Dārziņš, Latvian ice hockey player
1985 – Arnold Mvuemba, French footballer
1985 – Libby Trickett, Australian swimmer
1986 – Jessica Ennis-Hill, English heptathlete and hurdler
1986 – Shruti Haasan, Indian actress and singer
1986 – Nathan Outteridge, Australian sailor
1986 – Antonis Petropoulos, Greek footballer
1986 – Blake Riley, American porn actor
1986 – Asad Shafiq, Pakistani cricketer
1988 – AKA, South African hip hop musician and record producer
1988 – Paul Henry, English footballer
1988 – Seiya Sanada, Japanese wrestler
1989 – Siem de Jong, Dutch footballer
1989 – Ronny Philp, Romanian-German footballer
1990 – Kalifa Faifai Loa, New Zealand rugby player
1990 – Zhang Kailin, Chinese tennis player
1991 – Carl Klingberg, Swedish ice hockey player
1991 – Calum Worthy, Canadian actor, producer, and screenwriter
1992 – Sergio Araujo, Argentinian footballer
1992 – Andrei Savchenko, Russian footballer
1993 – Richmond Boakye, Ghanaian footballer
1993 – Will Poulter, English actor
1998 – Ariel Winter, American actress and singer

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/28/16 at 2:47 am

January 28th 814 – Charlemagne dies of pleurisy in Aachen as the first Holy Roman Emperor. He is succeeded by his son Louis the Pious as king of the Frankish Empire.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/28/16 at 2:48 am

January 28th 1547 – Henry VIII dies. His nine-year-old son, Edward VI becomes King, and the first Protestant ruler of England.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/28/16 at 2:58 am

January 28th 2009 – Billy Powell, American keyboard player and songwriter (Lynyrd Skynyrd) (b. 1952)

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January 28th 2015 – Yves Chauvin, French chemist and academic; Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1930)

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January 28th 1986 – the crew of Space Shuttle Challenger
– Gregory Jarvis, American captain, engineer, and astronaut (b. 1944)
– Christa McAuliffe, American educator and astronaut (b. 1948)
– Ronald McNair, American physicist and astronaut (b. 1950)
– Ellison Onizuka, American engineer and astronaut (b. 1946)
– Judith Resnik, American colonel, engineer, and astronaut (b. 1949)
– Dick Scobee, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut (b. 1939)
– Michael J. Smith, American captain, pilot, and astronaut (b. 1945)

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January 28th 2006 – Henry McGee, English actor and singer (b. 1929)

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January 28th 2005 – Jim Capaldi, English singer-songwriter and drummer (b. 1944)

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January 28th 1996 – Jerry Siegel, American author and illustrator; co-created Superman (b. 1914)

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January 28th 1983 - British Rock & Roll singer Billy Fury died of heart failure. 1961 UK No.3 single 'Halfway To Paradise', plus 25 other Top 40 UK singles. His 'We Want Billy' (released 1963, with The Tornados) was one of the first live albums in British rock history. Played rock 'n' roller "Stormy Tempest" in the film That'll Be The Day along side David Essex and Ringo Starr.

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January 28th 2007 – Robert Drinan, American priest, lawyer, and politician (b. 1920)

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January 28th 2004 – Joe Viterelli, American actor (b. 1937)

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January 28th 1939 – W. B. Yeats, Irish poet and playwright; Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1865)

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January 28th 1996 – Burne Hogarth, American cartoonist and author (b. 1911)

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January 28th 2007 – Teala Loring, American actress (b. 1922)

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January 28th 1971 – Donald Winnicott, English paediatrician and psychoanalyst (b. 1896)

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January 28th 2002 – Astrid Lindgren, Swedish author and screenwriter (b. 1907)

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January 28th 1942 – Edward Siegler, American gymnast and triathlete (b. 1881)

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January 28th 2000– Saxophonist and bandleader Thomas 'Beans' Bowles died of prostate cancer aged 73. Played on many Motown sessions including Marvin Gaye's 'What's Going On', Martha and the Vandellas' 'Heat Wave' and The Supremes 'Baby Love' and wrote the melody on Stevie Wonder's 'Fingertips Pt. 2.'

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/28/16 at 12:25 pm

January 28th 2003 – Town singer Keven Conner was killed in a car crash in Houston aged 28. Conner died when an SUV ran a red light and crashed into the car he was a passenger in, which had just picked him up from the recording studio.

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Written By: c_keenan2001@hotmail.com on 01/28/16 at 5:52 pm

January 28, 1980

Nick Carter of the Backstreet Boys is born in Jamestown, New York.
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Celebrities born on January 28th:

1926 – Franco Cerri, Italian guitarist
1928 – Lee Shau-kee, Hong Kong businessman, founded Henderson Land Development
1930 – Christopher Collier, American historian and author
1931 – Leslie Bricusse, English playwright and composer
1932 – Raman Subba Row, English cricketer
1938 – Shuji Tsurumi, Japanese gymnast
1939 – Germaine Greer, Australian journalist and author
1940 – Katharine Ross, American actress and author
1940 – Kunimitsu Takahashi, Japanese motorcycle racer and race car driver
1941 – Robin Morgan, American actress, journalist, and author
1942 – Claudine Longet, French-American singer, actress, and dancer
1944 – Andrew Loog Oldham, English record producer and manager
1944 – Patrick Lipton Robinson, Jamaican judge
1944 – Pauline van der Wildt, Dutch swimmer
1945 – Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta, Malian academic and politician, Prime Minister of Mali
1945 – Jim Nicholson, Irish farmer and politician
1945 – Tom Selleck, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
1946 – Bettye LaVette, American singer-songwriter
1946 – Molly Meldrum, Australian journalist, critic, and producer
1947 – Linda B. Buck, American biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
1947 – Marián Varga, Slovak organist and composer
1948 – Raymond Keene, English chess player and author
1948 – Pat Kenny, Irish radio and television host
1948 – Cristina Saralegui, Cuban-American talk show host
1948 – Marc Singer, Canadian-American actor
1949 – Evgeny Lovchev, Russian footballer and manager
1950 – Ann Jillian, American actress and singer
1950 – Jody Scheckter, South African race car driver and sportscaster
1950 – Miklós Vámos, Hungarian talk show host and author
1951 – Andy Roberts, Caribbean cricketer
1952 – Tim Healy, English actor and singer
1953 – Peter Baumann, German keyboard player and songwriter (Tangerine Dream)
1953 – Caesar Cervin, American soccer player and coach
1953 – Dennis Delaney, American actor and playwright
1953 – Paul Fusco, American puppeteer and voice actor
1953 – Grażyna Szmacińska, Polish chess players
1953 – Ronnie Moore, English footballer and manager
1953 – Charlie Wilson, American singer-songwriter and producer
1953 – Hwang Woo-suk, South Korean veterinarian and academic
1954 – Christian Bjelland IV, Norwegian businessman and art collector
1954 – Yukinobu Hoshino, Japanese illustrator
1954 – Terry Kinney, American actor and director
1954 – Doug Risebrough, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1954 – Oprah Winfrey, American talk show host, actress, media entrepreneur and producer; founded Harpo Productions
1955 – Eddie Jordan, American basketball player and coach
1955 – Femi Pedro, Nigerian banker and politician
1956 – Jan Jakub Kolski, Polish director, screenwriter, and cinematographer
1956 – Anton Otulakowski, English footballer
1957 – Julie Mellor, English politician
1957 – Grażyna Miller, Italian journalist and poet
1957 – Ron Franscell, American journalist and author
1958 – Glen Cochrane, Canadian ice hockey player and scout
1958 – Judy Norton Taylor, American actress and director
1959 – Mike Foligno, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1959 – Michael Sloane, American actor, director, and screenwriter
1959 – Nick Xenophon, Australian lawyer and politician
1960 – Matthew Ashford, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
1960 – Sean Kerly, English field hockey player and sportscaster
1960 – Cho-Liang Lin, Taiwanese American violinist
1960 – Greg Louganis, American diver and author
1960 – Steve Sax, American baseball player and sportscaster
1960 – J. G. Thirlwell, Australian-English singer-songwriter and producer
1961 – Mike Aldrete, American baseball player and coach
1961 – Petra Thümer, German swimmer and photographer
1962 – Taija Rae, American porn actress
1962 – Nicholas Turturro, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1963 – Hardcore Holly, American wrestler and trainer
1963 – Monica Horan, American actress
1963 – Octave Octavian Teodorescu, Romanian guitarist, songwriter, and producer
1964 – Roddy Frame, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist
1964 – Andre Reed, American football player and sportscaster
1964 – Anna Ryder Richardson, Welsh interior designer and television host
1965 – Dominik Hašek, Czech ice hockey player
1965 – Peter Lundgren, Swedish tennis player and coach
1966 – Keith Dublin, English footballer
1966 – Romário, Brazilian footballer, manager, and politician
1967 – Stacey King, American basketball player, coach, and sportscaster
1967 – Cyril Suk, Czech-American tennis player
1968 – Edward Burns, American actor, director, and producer
1968 – Susi Erdmann, German luger and bobsledder
1968 – Sora Jung, South Korean actress
1969 – Hyde, Japanese singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor
1970 – Heather Graham, American actress, singer, and producer
1970 – Jörg Hoffmann, German swimmer
1970 – Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, Indian target shooter and politician
1970 – Paul Ryan, American economist and politician
1972 – Engin Günaydın, Turkish actor and screenwriter
1973 – Jason Schmidt, American baseball player
1975 – Sara Gilbert, American actress, producer, and talk show host
1976 – Karsten Kroon, Dutch cyclist
1977 – Justin Hartley, American actor
1978 – Martin Schmitt, German ski jumper
1979 – Marvin Agustin, Filipino actor and singer
1979 – Sui Feifei, Chinese basketball player
1979 – Andrew Keegan, American actor and producer
1979 – Andreas Thorstensson, Swedish businessman
1980 – Yael Bar Zohar, Israeli model and actress
1980 – Ingimundur Ingimundarson, Icelandic handball player
1980 – Ivan Klasnić, Croatian footballer
1980 – Jason James Richter, American actor and producer
1981 – Ryūji Aoki, Japanese impressionist and singer
1981 – Rui En, Singaporean singer and actress
1981 – Jonny Lang, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1981 – Darío Lopilato, Argentinian actor
1981 – Vladimir Gojković, Montenegrin water polo player
1981 – Álex Ubago, Spanish singer-songwriter and guitarist
1982 – Wallis Bird, Irish singer-songwriter and guitarist
1982 – Adam Lambert, American singer-songwriter and actor
1982 – Heidi Mueller, American actress
1982 – Riff Raff, American rapper
1983 – Biagio Pagano, Italian footballer
1983 – Nedžad Sinanović, Bosnian basketball player
1984 – Natalie du Toit, South African swimmer
1984 – Nuno Morais, Portuguese footballer
1984 – Safee Sali, Malaysian footballer
1985 – Marc Gasol, Spanish basketball player
1985 – Isabel Lucas, Australian model and actress
1985 – Martynas Mažeika, Lithuanian basketball player
1985 – Athina Onassis Roussel, French horse rider
1986 – Sotaro, Japanese-American actor and model
1986 – Drew Tyler Bell, American actor and dancer
1986 – Simon Vukčević, Montenegrin footballer
1987 – José Abreu, Cuban baseball player
1987 – Matthew Wilson, English race car driver
1988 – Tatyana Chernova, Russian heptathlete
1988 – Stephanie Gilmore, Australian surfer
1988 – Masaki Kaji, Japanese actor and singer
1988 – Shaleum Logan, English footballer
1988 – Aydın Yılmaz, Turkish footballer
1988 – Margarita Žernosekova, Estonian footballer
1989 – Kevin Shattenkirk, American ice hockey player
1993 – Michelle Larcher de Brito, Portuguese tennis player
1993 – Kyary Pamyu Pamyu, Japanese singer and model
1994 – Lucas Hufnagel, German footballer
1994 – Ayane Sakura, Japanese voice actress
1996 – Nora Foss al-Jabri, Iraqi-Norwegian singer
1996 – Juho Lammikko, Finnish ice hockey player
1998 – Mion Mukaichi, Japanese singer and actress

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January 29th 2015 – Rod McKuen, American singer-songwriter and poet (b. 1933)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/16 at 3:48 am

January 29th 2015 – Colleen McCullough, Australian neuroscientist, author (The Thorn Birds) and academic (b. 1937)

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January 29th 2008 – Margaret Truman, American singer and author (b. 1924)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/16 at 6:02 am

January 29th 1980 – Jimmy Durante, American actor, singer, and pianist (b. 1893)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/16 at 6:21 am

January 29th 1956 – H. L. Mencken, American journalist and critic (b. 1880)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/16 at 7:17 am

January 29th 2009 – John Martyn, English-Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1948)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/16 at 7:43 am

January 29th 2015 – Kel Nagle, Australian golfer (b. 1920)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/16 at 7:55 am

January 29th 1964 – Alan Ladd, American actor and producer (b. 1913)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/16 at 8:20 am

January 29th 1963 – Robert Frost, American poet and playwright (b. 1874)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/16 at 8:40 am

January 29th 1986 – Leif Erickson, American actor and singer (b. 1911)

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January 29th 1979 – 16-year-old Brenda Spencer killed two people and wounded nine others when she fired from her house across the street onto the entrance of San Diego's Grover Cleveland Elementary School. Spencer fired the shot's from a .22-caliber rifle her father had given her for Christmas. When asked why she did it, she answered 'I don't like Mondays.' The Boomtown Rats went on to write and recorded a song based on the event.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/16 at 9:40 am

January 29th 1962 – Fritz Kreisler, Austrian-American violinist and composer (b. 1875)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/16 at 10:37 am

January 29th 1992– American blues singer and guitarist Willie Dixon died of heart failure. He wrote the classic songs 'You Shook Me', 'I Can't Quit You Baby', 'Hoochie Coochie Man', 'I Just Want to Make Love to You' and 'Little Red Rooster'. Dixon was a major influence on The Rolling Stones, Cream, The Yardbirds and Led Zeppelin.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/16 at 11:20 am

January 29th 2009 – Singer-songwriter John Martyn died in hospital in Ireland at the age of 60. The folk, blues and funk artist was widely regarded as one of the most soulful and innovative singer-songwriters of his generation and had been cited as an influence by artists as varied as U2, Portishead and Eric Clapton.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/16 at 12:20 pm

January 29th 1928 – Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig, Scottish field marshal (b. 1861)

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January 29th 1888 – Edward Lear, English author, poet, and illustrator (b. 1812)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/31/16 at 4:46 am

Veteran BBC broadcaster Sir Terry Wogan has died today aged 77, after a short illness, his family has confirmed.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/01/16 at 3:23 pm

February 1st 1986 -  Music publisher Dick James died of a heart attack aged 65. Worked with many UK 60's acts including The Beatles. James signed Elton John and his lyricist Bernie Taupin as unknown artists in 1967 and was the founder of the DJM record label.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/02/16 at 1:51 am

Celebrities born February 2nd:

1917 – Đỗ Mười, Vietnamese politician, 5th Prime Minister of Vietnam
1923 – Red Schoendienst, American baseball player, coach, and manager
1923 – Liz Smith, American journalist and author
1926 – Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, French academic and politician, 20th President of France
1931 – Dries van Agt, Dutch lawyer, jurist, and politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands
1931 – John Paul Harney, Canadian educator and politician
1931 – Judith Viorst, American journalist and author
1932 – Robert Mandan, American actor
1933 – Than Shwe, Burmese politician
1935 – Evgeny Velikhov, Russian physicist and academic
1937 – Don Buford, American baseball player and coach
1937 – Anthony Haden-Guest British journalist, poet, and critic
1937 – Remak Ramsay, American actor
1937 – Tom Smothers, American comedian, actor, and singer (Smothers Brothers)
1938 – Norman Fowler, English journalist and politician, Secretary of State for Transport
1939 – Mary-Dell Chilton, American chemist and inventor and one of the founders of modern plant biotechnology
1940 – Wayne Fontes, American football player and coach
1940 – David Jason, English actor, director, and producer
1941 – Lee Redmond, American woman with the longest fingernails
1942 – Bo Hopkins, American actor
1942 – Graham Nash, English-American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1944 – Andrew Davis, English organist and conductor
1944 – Karen Foss, American journalist
1944 – Ursula Oppens, American pianist and educator
1945 – John Eatwell, Baron Eatwell, English economist and academic
1946 – John Armitt, English engineer and businessman
1946 – Alpha Oumar Konaré, Malian academic and politician, 3rd President of Mali
1947 – Greg Antonacci, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1948 – Ina Garten, American chef and author
1948 – Al McKay, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer (Earth, Wind & Fire)
1949 – Duncan Bannatyne, Scottish businessman and philanthropist
1949 – Brent Spiner, American actor
1950 – Osamu Kido, Japanese wrestler
1950 – Libby Purves, English journalist and author
1950 – Genichiro Tenryu, Japanese wrestler
1951 – Vangelis Alexandris, Greek basketball player and coach
1952 – John Cornyn, American lawyer and politician, 49th Attorney General of Texas
1952 – Rick Dufay, French-American guitarist and songwriter
1952 – Park Geun-hye, South Korean politician, 11th President of South Korea
1952 – Ralph Merkle, American computer scientist
1953 – Duane Chapman, American bounty hunter
1954 – Christie Brinkley, American model and actress
1954 – Hansi Hinterseer, Austrian skier, actor, and singer
1954 – John Tudor, American baseball player
1955 – Leszek Engelking, Polish poet and author
1955 – Bob Schreck, American author
1955 – Kim Zimmer, American actress
1956 – Adnan Oktar, Turkish theorist and author
1957 – Phil Barney, Algerian-French singer-songwriter
1958 – Michel Marc Bouchard, Canadian playwright
1960 – Jari Porttila, Finnish journalist
1961 – Lauren Lane, American actress
1961 – Steve Penney, Canadian ice hockey player
1962 – Philippe Claudel, French author, director, and screenwriter
1962 – Luke Johnson, English businessman
1962 – Paul Kilgus, American baseball player
1963 – Kjell Dahlin, Swedish ice hockey player
1963 – Stephen McGann, English actor
1963 – Vigleik Storaas, Norwegian pianist
1965 – Carl Airey, English footballer
1965 – Naoki Sano, Japanese wrestler and mixed martial artist
1966 – Andrei Chesnokov, Russian tennis player and coach
1966 – Robert DeLeo, American bass player, songwriter, and producer
1966 – Michael Misick, Caicos Islander politician, Premier of the Turks and Caicos Islands
1967 – Artūrs Irbe, Latvian ice hockey player and coach
1967 – Laurent Nkunda, Congolese general
1968 – Sean Elliott, American basketball player and sportscaster
1968 – Scott Erickson, American baseball player and coach
1968 – Thomas Teige, German martial artist and actor
1968 – Simon Wickham-Smith, English singer, astrologer, and academic
1969 – Valeri Karpin, Estonian-Russian footballer and manager
1970 – C. Ernst Harth, Canadian actor and producer
1970 – Roar Strand, Norwegian footballer
1970 – Jennifer Westfeldt, American actress, singer and writer
1971 – Rockwilder, American rapper and producer
1971 – Michelle Gayle, English singer-songwriter and actress
1971 – Jason Taylor, Australian rugby league player and coach
1972 – Dana International, Israeli pop singer
1972 – Melvin Mora, Venezuelan baseball player
1972 – Aleksey Naumov, Russian footballer
1973 – Andrei Luzgin, Estonian tennis player and coach
1973 – Aleksander Tammert, Estonian discus thrower
1973 – Marissa Jaret Winokur, American actress and singer
1975 – Todd Bertuzzi, Canadian ice hockey player
1975 – Donald Driver, American football player
1975 – Naomi Grossman, American actress
1975 – Ieroklis Stoltidis, Greek footballer
1976 – Ryan Farquhar, Northern Irish motorcycle racer
1976 – James Hickman, English swimmer
1976 – Ana Roces, Filipino actress
1977 – Shakira, Colombian singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
1977 – Libor Sionko, Czech footballer
1978 – Eden Espinosa, American actress and singer
1978 – Annabel Ellwood, Australian tennis player
1978 – Barry Ferguson, Scottish footballer and manager
1978 – Rich Sommer, American actor
1978 – Faye White, English footballer
1979 – Urmo Aava, Estonian race car driver
1979 – Klaus Mainzer, German rugby player
1979 – Irini Terzoglou, Greek shot putter
1980 – Angela Finger-Erben, German journalist
1980 – Teddy Hart, Canadian wrestler
1980 – Gucci Mane, American rapper, producer, and actor
1980 – Oleguer Presas, Spanish footballer
1981 – Emre Aydın, Turkish singer-songwriter
1981 – Michelle Bass, English model and singer
1981 – Gemma Collins, English television personality
1982 – Sergio Castaño Ortega, Spanish footballer
1982 – Kelly Mazzante, American basketball player
1983 – Ronny Cedeño, Venezuelan baseball player
1983 – Carolina Klüft, Swedish heptathlete and jumper
1983 – Jordin Tootoo, Canadian ice hockey player
1983 – Vladimir Voskoboinikov, Estonian footballer
1984 – Brian Cage, American wrestler
1984 – Mao Miyaji, Japanese actress
1984 – Rudi Wulf, New Zealand rugby player
1985 – Masoud Azizi, Afghan sprinter
1985 – Renn Kiriyama, Japanese actor
1985 – Kristo Saage, Estonian basketball player
1985 – Silvestre Varela, Portuguese footballer
1986 – Gemma Arterton, English actress
1986 – Miwa Asao, Japanese volleyball player
1987 – Anthony Fainga'a, Australian rugby player
1987 – Saia Fainga'a, Australian rugby player
1987 – Athena Imperial, Filipino journalist; Miss Earth-Water 2011
1987 – Mimi Page, American singer-songwriter and producer
1987 – Gerard Piqué, Spanish footballer
1987 – Javon Ringer, American football player
1987 – Jill Scott, English footballer
1988 – Zosia Mamet, American actress and singer
1991 – Nathan Delfouneso, English footballer
1991 – Shohei Nanba, Japanese actor
1992 – Joonas Tamm, Estonian footballer
1992 – Danielle White, American singer-songwriter and actress
1993 – Jake Cassidy, Welsh footballer
1993 – Ravel Morrison, English footballer
1995 – Paul Digby, English footballer
1995 – Aleksander Jagiełło, Polish footballer

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/02/16 at 3:02 am

February 2nd 2014 – Philip Seymour Hoffman, American actor, director, and producer (b. 1967)  :\'(

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/02/16 at 6:29 am

February 2nd 2015 – Dave Bergman, American baseball player (b. 1953)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/02/16 at 7:24 am

February 2nd 1996 – Gene Kelly, American actor, singer, dancer, and director (b. 1912)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/02/16 at 7:48 am

February 2nd 1995 – Donald Pleasence, English actor (b. 1919)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/02/16 at 7:59 am

February 2nd 1995 – Fred Perry, English-Australian tennis player (b. 1909)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/02/16 at 8:11 am

February 2nd 1980 – William Howard Stein, American biochemist and academic; Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1911)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/02/16 at 8:23 am

February 2nd 1987 – Alistair MacLean, Scottish-German author and screenwriter (b. 1922)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/02/16 at 8:38 am

February 2nd 1969 – Boris Karloff, English actor and singer (b. 1887)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/02/16 at 9:17 am

February 2nd 1979 – Sex Pistols bassist Sid Vicious died of a heroin overdose in New York City. There had been a party to celebrate Vicious' release on $50,000 (£29,412) bail pending his trial for the murder of his former girlfriend, Nancy Spungen, the previous October. Party guests, said that Vicious had taken heroin at midnight. An autopsy confirmed that Vicious died from an accumulation of fluid in the lungs that was consistent with heroin overdose. A syringe, spoon and heroin residue were discovered near the body.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/02/16 at 12:01 pm

February 2nd 1904 – William Collins Whitney, American financier and politician; 31st United States Secretary of the Navy (b. 1841)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/02/16 at 12:38 pm

February 2nd 1918 – John L. Sullivan, American boxer (b. 1858)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/02/16 at 1:42 pm

February 2nd 1925 – Jaap Eden, Dutch speed skater and cyclist (b. 1873)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/02/16 at 2:39 pm

February 2nd 2007 – Billy Henderson, one of the founders of US soul group The Spinners, died aged 67 after complications from diabetes. Had the 1980 UK No.1 & US No.2 single 'Working My Way Back To You.'

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/02/16 at 2:51 pm

February 2nd 2007 – US keyboardist Joe Hunter, a veteran session musician as one of the Funk Brothers who helped craft the distinctive Motown sound, died in Detroit, Michigan, at the age of 79. Hunter performed with such legendary Motown acts as Marvin Gaye, Smokey Robinson and Martha and the Vandellas.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/03/16 at 2:17 am

February 3rd 1959 - 22 year old Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper and Ritchie Valens, aged 17, died in a crash shortly after take-off from Clear Lake, Iowa, the pilot of the single-engined Beechcraft Bonanza plane was also killed. Holly hired the plane after heating problems developed on his tour bus. All three were travelling to Fargo, North Dakota, for the next show on their Winter Dance Party Tour which Holly had set - covering 24 cities in three weeks, to make money after the break-up of his band, The Crickets, last year.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/03/16 at 3:19 am

Celebrity Birthdays for February 3rd:

1914 – Mary Carlisle, American actress and singer
1920 – Henry Heimlich, American physician and author
1926 – Shelley Berman, American actor and comedian
1926 – Hans-Jochen Vogel, German soldier and politician; 8th Mayor of Berlin
1927 – Kenneth Anger, American actor, director, and screenwriter
1933 – Paul Sarbanes, American lawyer and politician
1936 – Bob Simpson, Australian cricketer and coach
1937 – Billy Meier, Swiss author and photographer
1939 – Michael Cimino, American director, producer, and screenwriter
1940 – Fran Tarkenton, American football player and sportscaster
1941 – Dory Funk, Jr., American wrestler and trainer
1943 – Blythe Danner, American actress
1944 – Fethi Heper, Turkish professional footballer
1945 – Bob Griese, American football player and sportscaster
1947 – Paul Auster, American author and poet
1947 – Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo, East Timorese bishop
1947 – Stephen McHattie, Canadian actor and director
1947 – Melanie Safka, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1949 – Hennie Kuiper, Dutch cyclist and manager
1950 – Morgan Fairchild, American actress
1951 – Eugenijus Riabovas, Lithuanian footballer and manager
1952 – Fred Lynn, American baseball player and sportscaster
1954 – Tiger Williams, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1955 – Kirsty Wark, Scottish journalist
1956 – John Jefferson, American football player and coach
1956 – Nathan Lane, American actor and comedian
1956 – Lee Ranaldo, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1957 – Eric Lander, American educator and scientist
1957 – Chico Serra, Brazilian race car driver
1958 – Joe F. Edwards, Jr., American commander, pilot, and astronaut
1958 – Greg Mankiw, American economist and academic
1959 – Yasuharu Konishi, Japanese DJ, producer, and songwriter (Pizzicato Five)
1959 – Ferzan Özpetek, Turkish-Italian director and screenwriter
1959 – Óscar Iván Zuluaga, Colombian economist and politician, 67th Colombian Minister of Finance
1960 – Marty Jannetty, American wrestler and trainer
1960 – Joachim Löw, German footballer and manager
1963 – Raghuram Rajan, Indian economist and academic
1964 – Indrek Tarand, Estonian historian, journalist, and politician
1965 – Kathleen Kinmont, American actress and screenwriter
1965 – Maura Tierney, American actress
1966 – Frank Coraci, American director and screenwriter
1966 – Danny Morrison, New Zealand cricketer and sportscaster
1966 – Kostas Patavoukas, Greek basketball player
1967 – Mixu Paatelainen, Finnish footballer and coach
1968 – Vlade Divac, Serbian-American basketball player and sportscaster
1969 – Retief Goosen, South African golfer
1970 – Óscar Córdoba, Colombian footballer
1970 – Warwick Davis, English actor, producer, and screenwriter
1972 – Jesper Kyd, Danish pianist and composer
1972 – Mart Poom, Estonian footballer
1973 – Ilana Sod, Mexican journalist and producer
1975 – Brad Thorn, New Zealand rugby player
1976 – Mathieu Dandenault, Canadian ice hockey player
1977 – Marek Židlický, Czech ice hockey player
1978 – Joan Capdevila, Spanish footballer
1980 – Kim E-Z, South Korean singer (Baby V.O.X.)
1980 – Sarah Lewitinn, American record producer, music critic, disc jockey and blogger
1982 – Marie-Ève Drolet, Canadian speed skater
1984 – Sara Carbonero, Spanish journalist
1984 – Kim Joon, South Korean actor and singer
1985 – Andrei Kostitsyn, Belarusian ice hockey player
1986 – Lucas Duda, American baseball player
1986 – David Edwards, Welsh footballer
1986 – Mathieu Giroux, Canadian speed skater
1986 – Kanako Yanagihara, Japanese actress, comedian, and entertainer
1988 – Gregory van der Wiel, Dutch footballer
1989 – Slobodan Rajković, Serbian footballer
1990 – Sean Kingston, American-Jamaican singer-songwriter
1991 – Adrian Quaife-Hobbs, Welsh racing driver
1992 – Luke Keary, Australian rugby league player

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February 3rd 2011 – Maria Schneider, French actress (b. 1952)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/03/16 at 4:43 am

February 3rd 1999 – Gwen Guthrie, American singer-songwriter and pianist (b. 1950)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/03/16 at 5:45 am

February 3rd 2012 – Ben Gazzara, American actor and director (b. 1930)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/03/16 at 6:36 am

February 3rd 1989 – John Cassavetes, American actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1929)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/03/16 at 7:29 am

February 3rd 1985 – Frank Oppenheimer, American physicist and academic (b. 1912)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/03/16 at 10:04 am

February 3rd 1883 – Richard Wagner, German director and composer (b. 1813)

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February 3rd 1924 – Woodrow Wilson, American historian, academic, and politician; 28th President of the United States, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1856)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/03/16 at 12:10 pm

February 3rd 1961 – Anna May Wong, American actress (b. 1905)

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February 3rd 1967 – Joe Meek, English songwriter and producer (b. 1929)

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Written By: nally on 02/06/16 at 3:32 pm

One day late... February 5, 1995: Doug McClure, American actor (born May 1935), age 59. :\'( His career spanned nearly four decades.

One of his notable TV roles was Mayor Kyle Applegate on the TV sitcom Out Of This World. His costar Joe Alaskey, who played Uncle Beano, passed away almost 21 years later to the date after him.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/07/16 at 2:24 am

February 7th 2000 – Doug Henning, Canadian magician and politician (b. 1947)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/07/16 at 2:26 am

February 7th 1959 - Buddy Holly was buried in Lubbock, Texas. His tombstone reads "Holley", the correct spelling of his given surname and includes pictures of a guitar. A On Feb 3rd 1959, after a show in Clear Lake, Iowa, Holly chartered an airplane to travel to his next show in Moorhead, Minnesota. Soon after takeoff, the plane crashed, killing Holly, Ritchie Valens, the Big Bopper and the pilot, an infamous milestone in rock history known as The Day the Music Died.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/07/16 at 2:39 am

February 7th 2015 – Dean Smith, American basketball player and coach (b. 1931)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/07/16 at 2:52 am

February 7th 1871 – Henry E. Steinway, German-American businessman, founded Steinway & Sons (b. 1797)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/07/16 at 4:58 am

February 7th 2001 – Dale Evans, American singer-songwriter and actress (b. 1912)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/07/16 at 5:29 am

February 7th 2000 – Big Pun, American rapper and actor (Terror Squad) (b. 1971)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/07/16 at 5:55 am

February 7th 1996 – Boris Tchaikovsky, Russian pianist and composer (b. 1925)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/07/16 at 7:13 am

February 7th 1998 – Lawrence Sanders, American author (b. 1920)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/07/16 at 7:58 am

February 7th 1878 – Pope Pius IX (b. 1792)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/07/16 at 8:14 am

February 7th 1779 – William Boyce, English organist and composer (b. 1711)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/07/16 at 9:11 am

February 7th 2015 – Billy Casper, American golfer and architect (b. 1931)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/07/16 at 9:33 am

February 7th 2001 – Anne Morrow Lindbergh, American author and pilot (b. 1906)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/07/16 at 9:40 am

February 7th 2005 – Bob Turner, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1934)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/07/16 at 10:44 am

February 7th 2012 – Harry Keough, American soccer player and coach (b. 1927)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/07/16 at 10:59 am

February 7th 1959 – Guitar Slim, American singer and guitarist (b. 1926)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/07/16 at 11:16 am

February 7th 2000 – Dave Peverett, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Foghat and Savoy Brown) (b. 1943)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/07/16 at 11:17 am

February 7th 1985 - Matt Monro, 60's UK ballad singer died from liver cancer at the Cromwell Hospital, Ealing, London. 1964 UK No.4 & US No.23 single 'Walk Away' plus 10 other UK Top 40 hits including the 1965 hit with his version of The Beatles' 'Yesterday'.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/07/16 at 11:28 am

February 7th 1972 – Walter Lang, American director and screenwriter (b. 1896)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/07/16 at 12:37 pm

February 7th 1999 – Bobby Troup, American actor, pianist, and composer (b. 1918)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/07/16 at 1:03 pm

February 7th 1968 – Nick Adams, American actor and screenwriter (b. 1931)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/07/16 at 1:04 pm

February 7th 2000 - Big Punisher died of a heart attack, aged 28. The rapper had weighed 318kg (50 stone) when he had the attack. His second album, Yeeeah Baby, completed before his death, was issued as scheduled in April 2000. It peaked at No.3 on the Billboard charts.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/07/16 at 1:43 pm

February 7th 1999 – Hussein of Jordan (b. 1935)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/07/16 at 1:45 pm

February 7th 2000 - English guitarist and singer Dave Pevertt died from kidney cancer aged 56. Had been a member of Savoy Brown and Foghat who had the 1970's hit singles 'My Babe', and 'Slow Ride'.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/08/16 at 3:51 am

February 8th 1587 – Mary, Queen of Scots, is executed on suspicion of having been involved in the Babington Plot to murder her cousin, Queen Elizabeth I.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/08/16 at 4:03 am

February 8th 1999 – Iris Murdoch, Irish-born English philosopher and author (b. 1919)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/08/16 at 4:40 am

February 8th 2007 – Anna Nicole Smith, American model and actress (b. 1967)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/08/16 at 6:06 am

February 8th 2014 – Dick Berk, American drummer and bandleader (b. 1939)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/08/16 at 6:30 am

February 8th 1998 – Enoch Powell, English soldier and politician, Secretary of State for Health (b. 1912)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/08/16 at 6:31 am

February 8th 1973 -  Max Yasgur died of a heart attack aged 53. He was the owner of the dairy farm in Bethel, New York at which the Woodstock Music and Art Fair was held between August 15 and August 18, 1969.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/08/16 at 7:08 am

February 8th 1990 – Del Shannon, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1934)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/08/16 at 7:27 am

February 8th 1921 – George Formby Snr, English actor and singer (b. 1876)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/08/16 at 7:42 am

February 8th 2004 – Julius Schwartz, American journalist and author (b. 1915)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/08/16 at 7:52 am

February 8th 1725 – Peter the Great, Russian emperor (b. 1672)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/08/16 at 8:15 am

February 8th 1956 – Connie Mack, American baseball player and manager (b. 1862)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/08/16 at 8:43 am

February 8th 1960 – Giles Gilbert Scott, English architect and engineer, designed the Red telephone box and Liverpool Cathedral (b. 1880)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/08/16 at 9:01 am

February 8th 1982 – John Hay Whitney, American financier and diplomat, United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom (b. 1904)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/08/16 at 9:03 am

February 8th 1990 -  Suffering from depression American singer songwriter Del Shannon died of self inflicted gunshot wounds. He's scored the 1961 UK and US No.1 single 'Runaway', plus 9 US and 12 other UK Top 40 singles. Shannon had been working with Tom Petty and Jeff Lynne and was rumoured to be replacing Roy Orbison who had recently died, in the Traveling Wilburys supergroup.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/08/16 at 9:50 am

February 8th 2013 – James DePreist, American conductor and educator (b. 1936)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/08/16 at 10:01 am

February 8th 2013 – Ralph Braun, American businessman (b. 1940)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/08/16 at 10:26 am

February 8th 2013 – Chris Brinker, American director and producer (b. 1970)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/08/16 at 10:42 am

February 8th 2012 – Jimmy Sabater, American singer and timbales player (b. 1936)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/08/16 at 11:08 am

February 8th 2005 - Keith Knudson drummer with The Doobie Brothers died of pneumonia aged 56. Scored the 1979 US No.1 single 'What A Fool Believes' and 1993 UK No.7 single 'Long Train Runnin.'

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/08/16 at 12:12 pm

February 8th 2008 – Phyllis A. Whitney, American author (b. 1903)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/08/16 at 12:32 pm

February 8th 2002 -  Bob Wooler died aged 76. He was the resident DJ and booker at The Cavern Club in Liverpool during the early 1960's. Wooler introduced The Beatles to their manager, Brian Epstein.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/08/16 at 1:26 pm

February 8th 2006 – Elton Dean, English saxophonist (Soft Machine) (b. 1945)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/08/16 at 2:13 pm

February 8th 1994 – Raymond Scott, American pianist and composer (b. 1908)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/10/16 at 1:48 am

February 10th 2014 – Shirley Temple, American actress, singer, dancer, and diplomat (b. 1928)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/10/16 at 3:12 am

February 10th 2011 – Trevor Bailey, English cricketer (b. 1923)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/10/16 at 3:35 am

February 10th 2010 – Charles Wilson, American lieutenant and politician (b. 1933)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/10/16 at 4:07 am

February 10th 2005 – Arthur Miller, American playwright and essayist (b. 1915)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/10/16 at 4:23 am

February 10th 2001 – Buddy Tate, American saxophonist and clarinet player (b. 1913)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/10/16 at 5:01 am

February 10th 2012 – Ronald Fraser, English historian and author (b. 1930)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/10/16 at 5:37 am

February 10th 1957 – Laura Ingalls Wilder, American author (b. 1867)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/10/16 at 6:53 am

February 10th 1932 – Edgar Wallace, English author and screenwriter (b. 1875)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/10/16 at 8:05 am

February 10th 1975 – Dave Alexander, the original bassist for The Stooges died from pneumonia aged 28. He was fired from the band in August 1970 after showing up at a gig too drunk to play.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/10/16 at 8:44 am

February 10th 1992 – Alex Haley, American soldier, journalist, and author (b. 1921)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/10/16 at 9:06 am

February 10th 1939 – Pope Pius XI (b. 1857)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/10/16 at 9:51 am

February 10th 1997 – Brian Connolly, Scottish-English singer-songwriter (Sweet) (b. 1945)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/10/16 at 10:24 am

February 10th 2006 – Gordon Barker, English cricketer and footballer (b. 1931)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/10/16 at 10:40 am

February 10th 1912 – Joseph Lister, 1st Baron Lister, English surgeon and academic (b. 1827)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/10/16 at 11:00 am

February 10th 2000 – Jim Varney, American actor, comedian, and screenwriter (b. 1949)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/10/16 at 11:09 am

February 10th 1917 – John William Waterhouse, Italian-English soldier and painter (b. 1849)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/10/16 at 11:40 am

February 10th 1966 – Billy Rose, American composer and songwriter (b. 1899)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/10/16 at 12:05 pm

February 10th 2003 – Ron Ziegler, American politician, 14th White House Press Secretary (b. 1939)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/10/16 at 12:21 pm

February 10th 1829 – Pope Leo XII (b. 1760)

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Celebrities born today February 10th:

1913 – Douglas Slocombe, English cinematographer
1915 – Vladimir Zeldin, Russian actor
1927 – Leontyne Price, American operatic soprano
1929 – Jim Whittaker, American mountaineer
1929 – Lou Whittaker, American mountaineer
1930 – Robert Wagner, American actor and producer
1933 – Richard Schickel, American journalist, author, and critic
1935 – Theodore Antoniou, Greek composer and conductor
1937 – Roberta Flack, American singer-songwriter and pianist
1939 – Adrienne Clarkson, Hong Kong-Canadian journalist and politician, 26th Governor General of Canada
1939 – Peter Purves, English actor
1940 – Abdul-Aziz ibn Abdullah Al ash-Sheikh, Saudi Arabian scholar and academic, 4th Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia
1940 – Mary Rand, English sprinter and long jumper
1941 – Michael Apted, English director and producer
1941 – John Hampshire, English cricketer
1942 – Lawrence Weiner, American artist
1944 – Miyoko Akaza, Japanese actress
1944 – Frank Keating, American lawyer and politician, 25th Governor of Oklahoma
1944 – Frances Moore Lappé, American author and activist
1944 – Rufus Reid, American bassist and composer (The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra)
1944 – Hideki Takahashi, Japanese actor
1947 – Louise Arbour, Canadian jurist
1947 – Nicholas Owen, English journalist
1949 – Jim Corcoran, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist
1949 – Nigel Olsson, English drummer, songwriter, and producer (The Spencer Davis Group and Plastic Penny)
1949 – Harold Sylvester, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1950 – Mark Spitz, American swimmer
1951 – Bob Iger, American businessman
1952 – Lee Hsien Loong, Singaporean general and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Singapore
1955 – Jim Cramer, American television presenter and author, co-founded TheStreet.com
1955 – Greg Norman, Australian golfer and sportscaster
1956 – Enele Sopoaga, Tuvaluan politician, 12th Prime Minister of Tuvalu
1958 – Michael Weiss, American pianist and composer
1959 – John Calipari, American basketball player and coach
1960 – Jim Kent, American biologist, computer programmer, academic
1961 – Alexander Payne, American director and screenwriter
1961 – George Stephanopoulos, American journalist
1962 – Bobby Czyz, American boxer and sportscaster
1962 – Randy Velischek, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1963 – Lenny Dykstra, American baseball player
1963 – Candan Erçetin, Turkish composer, singer-songwriter, teacher
1964 – Glenn Beck, American journalist, producer, and author
1964 – Francesca Neri, Italian actress
1966 – Natalie Bennett, Australian-English journalist and politician
1966 – Daryl Johnston, American football player and sportscaster
1966 – Ji Suk-jin, South Korean comedian, actor, and singer
1967 – Laura Dern, American actress, director, and producer
1967 – Jacky Durand, French cyclist and sportscaster
1967 – Vince Gilligan, American director, producer, and screenwriter
1968 – Peter Popovic, Swedish ice hockey player and coach
1968 – Garrett Reisman, American engineer and astronaut
1968 – Atika Suri, Indonesian journalist
1969 – Joe Mangrum, American painter and sculptor
1970 – Alberto Castillo, Dominican baseball player
1970 – Melissa Doyle, Australian journalist and author
1970 – Nobushige Kumakubo, Japanese race car driver
1970 – Noureddine Naybet, Moroccan footballer and manager
1970 – Åsne Seierstad, Norwegian journalist and author
1970 – Iván Velázquez Caballero, Mexican drug lord
1971 – Anna-Maria Hallgarn Swedish actress, musician, and singer
1972 – Michael Kasprowicz, Australian cricketer
1973 – Ajdar, Turkish singer-songwriter and engineer
1973 – Martha Lane Fox, Baroness Lane-Fox of Soho, English businesswoman and politician, co-founded Lastminute.com
1973 – Sergei Shishkin, Russian footballer
1973 – Núria Añó, Spanish writer
1974 – Elizabeth Banks, American actress, director, and producer
1974 – Ty Law, American football player
1974 – Ivri Lider, Israeli singer-songwriter and producer (The Young Professionals)
1974 – Henry Paul, New Zealand rugby player
1975 – Scott Elrod, German-American actor
1975 – Hiroki Kuroda, Japanese baseball player
1976 – Lance Berkman, American baseball player and coach
1976 – Keeley Hawes, English actress and singer
1976 – Vedran Runje, Croatian footballer
1977 – Salif Diao, Senegalese footballer
1979 – Joey Hand, American race car driver
1979 – Jumaine Jones, American basketball player
1979 – Daryl Palumbo, American singer-songwriter (Glassjaw, Head Automatica, and Color Film)
1980 – César Izturis, Venezuelan baseball player
1980 – Enzo Maresca, Italian footballer
1980 – Mike Ribeiro, Canadian ice hockey player
1980 – Bruno Šundov, Croatian basketball player
1981 – Uzo Aduba, American actress and singer
1981 – Christian Fickert, German footballer
1981 – Andrew Johnson, English footballer
1981 – Natasha St-Pier, Canadian singer-songwriter
1981 – Holly Willoughby, English model and television host
1982 – Justin Gatlin, American sprinter
1982 – Tarmo Neemelo, Estonian footballer
1982 – Iafeta Paleaaesina, New Zealand rugby player
1983 – Ricardo Clark, American soccer player
1983 – Daiane dos Santos, Brazilian gymnast
1983 – Vic Fuentes, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Pierce the Veil, Isles & Glaciers, and Cinematic Sunrise)
1983 – Taiji Ishimori, Japanese wrestler
1984 – Alex Gordon, American baseball player
1985 – Selçuk İnan, Turkish footballer
1986 – Jeff Adrien, American basketball player
1986 – Josh Akognon, Nigerian-American basketball player
1986 – Radamel Falcao, Colombian footballer
1986 – Roberto Jiménez Gago, Spanish footballer
1986 – Yui Ichikawa, Japanese actress and model
1986 – Viktor Troicki, Serbian tennis player
1987 – Jakub Kindl, Czech ice hockey player
1987 – Facundo Roncaglia, Argentinian footballer
1987 – Yuja Wang, Chinese pianist
1988 – Jade Ramsey, English actress
1988 – Daniil Ratnikov, Estonian footballer
1988 – Olga Zadvornova, Latvian figure skater
1989 – Liam Hendriks, Australian baseball player
1989 – Neelofa Noor, Malaysian actress, television host, and model
1990 – Barbara Guarischi, Italian cyclist
1990 – Choi Soo-young, South Korean singer-songwriter, actress, and dancer (Girls' Generation)
1991 – Emma Roberts, American actress
1992 – Misha B, English rapper
1992 – Haruka Nakagawa, Japanese singer (JKT48, AKB48, and Watariroka Hashiritai)
1992 – Reinhold Yabo, German footballer
1993 – Tomasz Mokwa, Polish professional footballer
1993 – Chaochih Liu, Taiwanese-American figure skater
1993 – Max Kepler, German professional baseball outfielder
1993 – Filip Twardzik, Czech footballer
1993 – Luis Madrigal, Mexican footballer
1995 – Haruna Kawaguchi, Japanese model and actress
1996 – Christina Parie, Australian singer-songwriter
1997 – Chloë Grace Moretz, American actress
2005 – Rio Suzuki, Japanese actress and entertainer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/10/16 at 12:44 pm

February 10th 2008 – Roy Scheider, American actor and boxer (b. 1932)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/10/16 at 1:35 pm

February 10th 2006 - American record producer and MC James Dewitt Yancey, (A.K.A. J Dilla or Jay Dee), died of a rare blood disease, at his home in Los Angeles, California. Yancey had toured Europe in 2005 performing from a wheelchair.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/11/16 at 3:39 am

February 11th 2012 – Whitney Houston, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress (b. 1963)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/11/16 at 3:58 am

Roger Vadim, French screenwriter, film director/and producer, dies from cancer at age 72 on 11 February 2000.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/11/16 at 5:15 am

February 11th 2006 – Peter Benchley, American author and screenwriter (b. 1940)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/11/16 at 5:34 am

February 11th 2002 – Barry Foster, English actor (b. 1931)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/11/16 at 6:03 am

February 11th 2010 – Alexander McQueen, English fashion designer, founded Alexander McQueen (b. 1969)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/11/16 at 6:33 am

February 11th 1976 – Lee J. Cobb, American actor (b. 1911)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/11/16 at 6:49 am

February 11th 1982 – Eleanor Powell, American actress and dancer (b. 1912)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/11/16 at 7:10 am

February 11th 1931 – Charles Algernon Parsons, English-Irish engineer, invented the steam turbine (b. 1854)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/11/16 at 7:41 am

February 11th 1948 – Sergei Eisenstein, Russian film theorist and director (b. 1898)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/11/16 at 8:48 am

February 11th 244 – Gordian III, Roman emperor (b. 225)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/11/16 at 9:23 am

February 11th 1985 – Henry Hathaway, American actor, director, and producer (b. 1898)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/11/16 at 10:37 am

February 11th 2010 – Caroline McWilliams, American actress (b. 1945)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/11/16 at 12:22 pm

February 11th 2015 – Jerry Tarkanian, American basketball player and coach (b. 1930)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/11/16 at 12:58 pm

February 11th 1986 – Frank Herbert, American journalist and author (b. 1920)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/11/16 at 3:44 pm

February 11th 2009 – Ronettes singer Estelle Bennett died at her home in Englewood, N.J. She was 67. The 60's girl group best known for their work with producer Phil Spector had the 1963 hit 'Be My Baby' which epitomized the famed "wall of sound" technique.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/11/16 at 3:46 pm

February 11th 2012 - Whitney Houston was found dead in suite 434 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, submerged in the bathtub. Beverly Hills paramedics arrived at approximately 3:30 p.m. and found the singer unresponsive and performed CPR. Houston was pronounced dead at 3:55 p.m. Local police said there were "no obvious signs of criminal intent." It was later ruled by the coroner to have been an "accidental drowning"

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/11/16 at 4:08 pm

Celebrities born this day February 11th:

1926 – Paul Bocuse, French chef
1927 – Sinclair Stevens, Canadian businessman, lawyer, and politician
1931 – Larry Merchant, American journalist and sportscaster
1932 – Dennis Skinner, English politician
1934 – Tina Louise, American actress
1934 – Manuel Noriega, Panamanian general and politician, Military Leader of Panama
1934 – Mary Quant, English-Welsh fashion designer
1934 – John Surtees, English motorcycle racer and race car driver
1936 – Burt Reynolds, American actor and director
1937 – Bill Lawry, Australian cricketer and sportscaster
1937 – Brian Lemon, English pianist and composer
1937 – Eddie Shack, Canadian ice hockey player
1938 – Bevan Congdon, New Zealand cricketer
1938 – Simone de Oliveira, Portuguese actress and singer
1939 – Bryan Gould, New Zealand-English lawyer and politician
1939 – Jane Yolen, American author and poet
1941 – Sérgio Mendes, Brazilian pianist and composer
1943 – Joselito, Spanish singer and actor
1943 – Serge Lama, French singer-songwriter
1944 – Joy Williams, American novelist, short story writer, and essayist
1945 – Burhan Ghalioun, Syrian academic and politician
1946 – Pierre Curzi, Canadian actor, screenwriter, and politician
1946 – Chris Rush, American comedian, actor, and author
1947 – Yukio Hatoyama, Japanese engineer and politician, 60th Prime Minister of Japan
1947 – Johnny Manahan, Filipino actor, director, and screenwriter
1947 – Kikko Matsuoka, Japanese actress
1947 – Derek Shulman, Scottish singer-songwriter and producer (Gentle Giant and Simon Dupree and the Big Sound)
1953 – Philip Anglim, American actor
1953 – Jeb Bush, American banker and politician, 43rd Governor of Florida
1954 – Wesley Strick, American director and screenwriter
1955 – Warren Boland, Australian rugby league player and sportscaster
1956 – H.R., American singer and guitarist (Bad Brains)
1956 – Catherine Hickland, American actress
1956 – Didier Lockwood, French violinist (Magma)
1957 – Peter Klashorst, Dutch painter, sculptor, and photographer
1957 – Mitchell Symons, English journalist and author
1957 – Oddmund Finnseth, Norwegian bassist
1959 – Deborah Meaden, English businesswoman
1959 – Roberto Moreno, Brazilian race car driver
1959 – Marzieh Vahid-Dastjerdi, Iranian educator and politician, Iranian Minister of Health
1960 – Momus, Scottish-Japanese author, journalist, and songwriter
1960 – Richard Mastracchio, American engineer and astronaut
1961 – Carey Lowell, American model and actress
1962 – Tammy Baldwin, American lawyer and politician
1962 – Sheryl Crow, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress
1963 – José Mari Bakero, Spanish footballer and manager
1963 – Diane Franklin, American actress and producer
1963 – Glenn Pennyfather, English footballer
1964 – Adrian Hasler, Liechtensteiner police officer and politician, 13th Prime Minister of Liechtenstein
1964 – Sarah Palin, American activist and politician, 9th Governor of Alaska
1964 – Ken Shamrock, American martial artist and wrestler
1965 – Vicki Wilson, Australian netball player and coach
1966 – Dieudonné M'bala M'bala, French comedian, actor, and activist
1967 – Ty Treadway, American actor and talk show host
1967 – Paul McLoone, Irish radio presenter, voice actor and frontman of The Undertones
1968 – Mo Willems, American author and illustrator
1969 – Jennifer Aniston, American actress, director, and producer
1969 – Andreas Hilfiker, Swiss footballer
1969 – John Salako, Nigerian-English footballer, manager, and sportscaster
1970 – Fredrik Thordendal, Swedish guitarist and songwriter (Meshuggah)
1971 – Damian Lewis, English actor and producer
1972 – Brian Daubach, American baseball player and manager
1972 – Craig Jones, American keyboard player (Slipknot)
1972 – Steve McManaman, English footballer
1973 – Hernandez, American wrestler and promoter
1973 – Ethan Iverson, American pianist and composer (The Bad Plus)
1973 – Varg Vikernes, Norwegian guitarist and songwriter (Burzum, Mayhem, and Old Funeral)
1974 – D'Angelo, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Soulquarians)
1974 – Nick Barmby, English footballer and manager
1974 – Alex Jones, American radio host and author
1974 – Isaiah Mustafa, American football player and actor
1974 – Jaroslav Špaček, Czech ice hockey player and coach
1974 – Zain Verjee, Kenyan-Canadian journalist
1975 – Andy Lally, American race car driver
1975 – Callum Thorp, Australian cricketer
1975 – Jacque Vaughn, American basketball player and coach
1976 – Tony Battie, American basketball player
1976 – Brice Beckham, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
1976 – Peter Hayes, American singer and guitarist (Black Rebel Motorcycle Club)
1976 – Jorge Luiz dos Santos Dias, Brazilian footballer
1976 – Jao Mapa, Filipino actor and painter
1976 – André Wickström, Finnish-Swedish comedian and actor
1977 – Ioannis Okkas, Cypriot footballer
1977 – Mike Shinoda, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Linkin Park and Fort Minor)
1979 – Brandy Norwood, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
1980 – Rael Artel, Estonian art writer, curator and gallerist
1980 – Mark Bresciano, Australian footballer
1981 – Kelly Rowland, American singer-songwriter (Destiny's Child)
1982 – Natalie Dormer, English actress
1982 – Neil Robertson, Australian snooker player
1982 – Jürgen Schmid, German footballer
1983 – Nicki Clyne, Canadian actress
1983 – Emmanuel Krontiris, German footballer
1983 – Rafael van der Vaart, Dutch footballer
1983 – Andrew Welsh, Australian footballer
1984 – Maarten Heisen, Dutch sprinter
1984 – Marco Marcato, Italian cyclist
1984 – Maxime Talbot, Canadian ice hockey player
1985 – Mike Richards, Canadian ice hockey player
1986 – Robin Hawkins, Welsh vocalist and guitarist (The Automatic)
1986 – Kees Luyckx, Dutch footballer
1987 – Luca Antonelli, Italian footballer
1987 – Ebba Busch, Swedish politician
1987 – Jürgen Kuresoo, Estonian footballer
1987 – Brian Matusz, American baseball player
1987 – Jan Smeekens, Dutch speed skater
1988 – Vlad Moldoveanu, Romanian basketball player
1988 – Alwyn Uytingco, Filipino actor
1989 – Alexander Büttner, Dutch footballer
1990 – Princess Ayah bint Faisal of Jordan
1990 – Javier Aquino, Mexican footballer
1990 – Go Ara, South Korean actress and singer
1991 – Hwang Chansung, South Korean singer-songwriter and actor (2PM)
1992 – Taylor Lautner, American actor
1997 – Yuumi Shida, Japanese model and actress

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February 12th 2015 – Steve Strange, Welsh singer (Visage) (b. 1959)

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February 12th 2015 – Gary Owens, American disc jockey and voice actor (b. 1934)

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February 12th 2014 – Sid Caesar, American actor and singer (b. 1922)

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February 12th 2012 – David Kelly, Irish actor (b. 1929)

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February 12th 2009 – victims of Colgan Air Flight 3407:

Alison Des Forges, American historian and activist (b. 1942)
Beverly Eckert, American activist (b. 1951)
Coleman Mellett, American guitarist (b. 1974)
Gerry Niewood, American saxophonist (b. 1943)

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February 12th 1554 – Lady Jane Grey, English daughter of Frances Grey, Duchess of Suffolk (b. 1537)

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February 12th 2011 – Kenneth Mars, American film and television actor (b. 1935)

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February 12th 2012 – Howard Zimmerman, American chemist and academic (b. 1926)

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February 12th 1976 – Sal Mineo, American actor and singer (b. 1939)

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February 12th 1929 – Lillie Langtry, English singer and actress (b. 1853)

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February 12th 2015 – Movita Castaneda, American actress (b. 1916)

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February 12th 2011 – Betty Garrett, American actress, singer, and dancer (b. 1919)

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February 12th 1984 – Anna Anderson, Polish-American impostor who claimed to be Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia (b. 1896)

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February 12th 1979 – Jean Renoir, French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1894)

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Celebrities born today February 12:

1923 – Franco Zeffirelli, Italian director, producer, and politician
1926 – Charles Van Doren, American academic
1929 – Donald Kingsbury, American-Canadian mathematician, academic, and author
1933 – Costa-Gavras, Greek-French director and producer
1934 – Annette Crosbie, English actress
1934 – Anne Osborn Krueger, American economist and academic
1934 – Bill Russell, American basketball player and coach
1936 – Joe Don Baker, American actor
1938 – Judy Blume, American author and educator
1942 – Ehud Barak, Israeli general and politician, 10th Prime Minister of Israel
1945 – Maud Adams, Swedish model and actress
1945 – Cliff DeYoung, American actor and singer (Clear Light)
1945 – David D. Friedman, American economist, physicist, and scholar
1946 – Jean Eyeghé Ndong, Gabonese politician, Prime Minister of Gabon
1946 – Ajda Pekkan, Turkish singer-songwriter and actress
1948 – Ray Kurzweil, American engineer and author
1948 – Nicholas Soames, English politician, Minister of State for the Armed Forces
1949 – Pierre-Hugues Boisvenu, Canadian politician
1949 – Joaquín Sabina, Spanish singer-songwriter
1950 – Angelo Branduardi, Italian singer-songwriter and guitarist
1950 – Michael Ironside, Canadian actor, director, and screenwriter
1952 – Michael McDonald, American singer-songwriter and keyboardist
1953 – Joanna Kerns, American actress and director
1954 – Joseph Jordania, Georgian-Australian musicologist and academic
1954 – Tzimis Panousis, Greek comedian, singer, and author
1954 – Phil Zimmermann, American programmer, created Pretty Good Privacy
1956 – Arsenio Hall, American actor and talk show host
1956 – Ad Melkert, Dutch politician
1958 – Bobby Smith, Canadian ican basketball player
1959 – Dan Puric, Romanian actor and director
1959 – Sigrid Thornton, Australian actress
1960 – One Man Gang, American wrestler
1961 – Tonnie Dirks, Dutch runner
1961 – Jim Harris, Canadian environmentalist and politician
1961 – Michel Martelly, Haitian singer and politician, 56th President of Haiti
1964 – Michel Petit, Canadian ice hockey player
1965 – Rubén Amaro, Jr., American baseball player and manager
1965 – Christine Elise, American actress and screenwriter
1965 – John Michael Higgins, American actor
1967 – Hermione Norris, English actress
1967 – N. Ravikiran, Indian singer-songwriter
1967 – Stein Inge Brækhus, Norwegian drummer
1968 – Josh Brolin, American actor and producer
1968 – Chynna Phillips, American singer (Wilson Phillips) and actress
1969 – Meja, Swedish singer-songwriter
1969 – Anneli Drecker, Norwegian singer (Bel Canto)
1969 – Darren Aronofsky, American director, producer, and screenwriter
1969 – Steve Backley, English javelin thrower
1969 – Hong Myung-bo, South Korean footballer and manager
1970 – Jim Creeggan, Canadian singer-songwriter and bass player (Barenaked Ladies and The Brothers Creeggan)
1970 – Bryan Roy, Dutch footballer and manager
1970 – Judd Winick, American author and illustrator
1971 – Scott Menville, American actor
1972 – Ajay Naidu, American actor
1972 – Latrice Royale, American drag performer
1972 – Owen Nolan, Canadian ice hockey player
1972 – Sophie Zelmani, Swedish singer-songwriter
1973 – Gianni Romme, Dutch speed skater
1973 – Tara Strong, Canadian voice actress and singer
1974 – Naseem Hamed, English boxer
1974 – Toranosuke Takagi, Japanese race car driver
1975 – Cliff Bleszinski, American video game designer, founded Boss Key Productions
1975 – Scot Pollard, American basketball player and actor
1976 – Christian Cullen, New Zealand rugby player
1977 – Jimmy Conrad, American soccer player and manager
1978 – Brett Hodgson, Australian rugby player and coach
1978 – Gethin Jones, Welsh rugby player and television host
1978 – Silver Meikar, Estonian journalist and politician
1979 – Antonio Chatman, American football player
1979 – Matt Mauck, American football player and dentist
1979 – Jesse Spencer, Australian actor and violinist (Band from TV)
1980 – Juan Carlos Ferrero, Spanish tennis player
1980 – Sarah Lancaster, American actress
1980 – Gucci Mane, American rapper and actor
1980 – Christina Ricci, American actress and producer
1981 – Lisa Hannigan, Irish singer-songwriter
1981 – Wade McKinnon, Australian rugby league player
1982 – Jonas Hiller, Swiss ice hockey player
1982 – Louis Tsatoumas, Greek long jumper
1982 – Anthony Tuitavake, New Zealand rugby player
1983 – Iko Uwais, Indonesian actor
1983 – Nguyễn Tiến Minh, Vietnamese badminton player
1984 – Alexandra Dahlström, Swedish actress and director
1984 – Brad Keselowski, American race car driver
1984 – Tobias Schlauderer, German footballer
1984 – Andrei Sidorenkov, Estonian footballer
1984 – Peter Vanderkaay, American swimmer
1985 – Saskia Burmeister, Australian actress
1985 – Leilani Gaja, Japanese model and actress
1987 – Miiko Morita, Japanese model, actress, and television personality
1988 – Nana Eikura, Japanese actress and radio host
1988 – Mike Posner, American singer-songwriter and producer
1990 – Robert Griffin III, American football player
1990 – Moussa Koné, Ivorian footballer
1991 – Casey Abrams, American musician
1991 – Faisal bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, Bahraini son of Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa (d. 2006)
1991 – Patrick Herrmann, German footballer
1991 – Michael Schimpelsberger, Austrian footballer
1992 – Vladimir Malinin, Russian footballer
1993 – Jennifer Stone, American actress
1994 – Subin, South Korean singer-songwriter, actress, model, and MC (Dal Shabet)
1994 – Alex Galchenyuk, American ice hockey player
1994 – Miori Ichikawa, Japanese singer (NMB48)
1994 – Reece Topley, English cricketer
1995 – Rina Kawaei, Japanese singer (AKB48)

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February 12th 2000 - US blues singer Screamin' Jay Hawkins died aged 70. A Golden Gloves boxing champion at 16, he was married nine times, spent two years in jail, was temporary blinded by one of his flaming props on stage in 1976. He recorded 'I Put A Spell On You' in 1956, covered by The Animals and Nina Simone.

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February 12th 2015 - Steve Strange, lead singer of 1980s pop band Visage, died aged 55 following a heart attack in hospital in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. His band, Visage, formed in 1979 and their breakthrough single, 'Fade To Grey', peaked at No.8 in the UK in 1981.

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February 13th 2015 – John McCabe, English pianist and composer (b. 1939)

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February 13th 1542 – Catherine Howard, the fifth wife of Henry VIII of England, is executed for adultery.

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February 13th 2003 – Stacy Keach, Sr., American actor (b. 1914)

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February 13th 2010 – Cy Grant, Guyanese-English actor, singer, and poet (b. 1919)

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February 13th 2002 – Waylon Jennings, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Highwaymen) (b. 1937)

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February 13th 1883 – Richard Wagner, German director and composer (b. 1813)

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February 13th 1996 – Martin Balsam, American actor (b. 1919)

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February 13th 1542 – Jane Boleyn, Viscountess Rochford, English assistant to Catherine Howard (executed) (b. 1505)

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February 13th 1813 – Samuel Ashe, American lawyer and politician, 9th Governor of North Carolina (b. 1725)

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February 13th 1991 – Ron Pickering, English sportscaster (b. 1930)

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February 13th 1952 – Josephine Tey, Scottish author and playwright (b. 1896)

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February 13th 2003 – Walt Whitman Rostow, American economist and politician, 7th United States National Security Advisor (b. 1916)

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Celebrities born on February 13th:

1923 – Chuck Yeager, American general and pilot
1928 – Gerald Regan, Canadian lawyer and politician, 19th Premier of Nova Scotia
1930 – Israel Kirzner, English-American economist, author, and academic
1932 – Barbara Shelley, English actress
1933 – Paul Biya, Cameroon politician, 2nd President of Cameroon
1933 – Caroline Blakiston, English actress
1933 – Patrick Godfrey, English actor
1933 – Kim Novak, American actress and singer
1933 – Emanuel Ungaro, French fashion designer
1934 – George Segal, American actor and singer
1937 – Angelo Mosca, Canadian football player and wrestler
1939 – Raôul Duguay, Canadian poet and activist
1939 – Lumberjack Pierre, Canadian wrestler
1939 – R. C. Sproul, American pastor, theologian, and author
1940 – Bram Peper, Dutch sociologist and politician, Mayor of Rotterdam
1940 – Arne Sølvberg, Norwegian computer scientist and academic
1941 – Andrea Conte, American nurse
1941 – Bo Svenson, Swedish-American actor, director, and producer
1942 – Carol Lynley, American actress and singer
1942 – Peter Tork, American singer-songwriter, bass player, and actor (The Monkees)
1942 – Donald E. Williams, American captain, pilot, and astronaut
1943 – Elaine Pagels, American theologian and academic
1943 – Donald Sumpter, English actor
1944 – Stockard Channing, American actress and singer
1944 – Jerry Springer, English-American television host, actor, and pEnglish biologist and academic
1945 – Keith Nichols, English pianist, trombonist, and accordion player
1945 – Simon Schama, English historian and author
1946 – Richard Blumenthal, American politician, 23rd Attorney General of Connecticut
1946 – Janet Finch, English sociologist and academic
1946 – Colin Matthews, English composer and educator
1947 – Stephen Hadley, American soldier and diplomat, 21st United States National Security Advisor
1947 – Mike Krzyzewski, American basketball player and coach
1947 – Kevin Bloody Wilson, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist
1949 – Judy Dyble, English singer-songwriter and pianist (Fairport Convention and Giles, Giles and Fripp)
1950 – Ewa Aulin, Swedish actress
1950 – Vera Baird, English lawyer and politician
1950 – Bob Daisley, Australian bass player and songwriter (Rainbow, Uriah Heep, and Living Loud)
1950 – Peter Gabriel, English singer-songwriter and producer (Genesis)
1951 – Hagan Bayley, English biochemist and academic
1951 – Ellen Bry, American actress
1951 – David Naughton, American actor and singer
1952 – Freddy Maertens, Belgian cyclist
1953 – Rico J. Puno, Filipino singer and television host
1953 – Akio Sato, Japanese wrestler
1955 – Joe Birkett, American lawyer, judge, and politician
1956 – Princess Alia bint Al Hussein of Jordan
1956 – Liam Brady, Irish footballer and manager
1956 – Peter Hook, English singer and bass player (Joy Division, New Order, Freebass, Revenge, and Monaco)
1957 – Denise Austin, American fitness trainer and author
1957 – Tony Butler, English bass player (Big Country and On the Air)
1958 – Pernilla August, Swedish actress, director, and screenwriter
1958 – Marc Emery, Canadian publisher and activist
1958 – Jean-François Lisée, Canadian journalist and politician
1958 – Derek Riggs, English painter and illustrator
1959 – Gaston Gingras, Canadian ice hockey player
1960 – Adam Clayton, bass player (U2)
1960 – Pierluigi Collina, Italian footballer and referee
1960 – John Healey, English journalist and politician
1960 – Gary Patterson, American football player and coach
1960 – Matt Salinger, American actor and producer
1960 – Artur Yusupov, Russian-German chess player and author
1961 – Marc Crawford, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1961 – cEvin Key, Canadian singer-songwriter, drummer, keyboard player, and producer (Skinny Puppy, Download, PlatEAU, The Tear Garden, and Hilt)
1961 – Henry Rollins, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (Black Flag, Rollins Band)
1961 – Richard Tyson, American actor and producer
1962 – Aníbal Acevedo Vilá, Puerto Rican lawyer and politician, 8th Governor of Puerto Rico
1962 – Hugh Dennis, English comedian and actor
1962 – Baby Doll, American wrestler and manager
1962 – May Sweet, Burmese singer and actress
1964 – Stephen Bowen, American engineer, captain, and astronaut
1964 – Tetsurō Degawa, Japanese comedian
1964 – Yamantaka Eye, Japanese singer (Boredoms)
1964 – Ylva Johansson, Swedish educator and politician, Swedish Minister of Employment
1965 – Peter O'Neill, Papua New Guinean accountant and politician, 7th Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea
1965 – Ole Mathisen, Norwegian saxophonist
1965 – Kiyotaka Nanbara, Japanese comedian
1966 – Neal McDonough, American actor and producer
1966 – Jeff Waters, Canadian guitarist, songwriter, and producer (Annihilator)
1967 – Tomoko Ikuta, Japanese actress
1967 – Carolyn Lawrence, American actress and voice artist
1967 – Stanimir Stoilov, Bulgarian footballer and coach
1968 – Kelly Hu, American model and actress
1968 – Daisuke Ikeda, Japanese wrestler
1968 – Niamh Kavanagh, Irish singer
1969 – Ahlam, Emirati singer
1969 – J. B. Blanc, French-English actor and director
1969 – Andrew Bryniarski, American bodybuilder and actor
1969 – Joyce DiDonato, American soprano and actress
1969 – Mihai Leu, Romanian boxer and race car driver
1970 – Karoline Krüger, Norwegian singer-songwriter and pianist
1970 – Diane Youdale, English television host
1971 – Sonia, English singer
1971 – Matt Berninger, American singer-songwriter (The National)
1971 – Galen Gering, American actor
1971 – Mats Sundin, Swedish ice hockey player
1971 – Todd Williams, American baseball player
1972 – Charlie Garner, American football player
1974 – Fonzworth Bentley, American rapper and actor
1974 – Gus Hansen, Danish poker player
1974 – Robbie Williams, English singer-songwriter, producer, and actor
1975 – Ben Collins, English race car driver
1975 – Tony Dalton, American-Mexican actor, producer, and screenwriter
1976 – Feist, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (By Divine Right and Broken Social Scene)
1976 – Jörg Bergmeister German race car driver
1976 – Dave Padden, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (Annihilator and Terror Syndrome)
1976 – Martín Sastre, Uruguayan director and screenwriter
1977 – Randy Moss, American football player and coach
1978 – Niklas Bäckström, Finnish ice hockey player
1978 – Hamish Glencross, Scottish guitarist (My Dying Bride)
1978 – Philippe Jaroussky, French tenor
1979 – Anders Behring Breivik, Norwegian murderer
1979 – Lucy Brown, English actress
1979 – Rafael Márquez, Mexican footballer
1979 – Rachel Reeves, English economist and politician
1979 – Mena Suvari, American actress and fashion designer
1980 – Chicano, Puerto Rican wrestler
1980 – Sebastian Kehl, German footballer
1980 – Mark Watson, English comedian and author
1981 – Luisão, Brazilian footballer
1981 – Matías Agüero, Argentinian-Italian rugby player
1981 – Sam Burley, American runner
1981 – Liam Miller, Irish footballer
1981 – Luke Ridnour, American basketball player
1982 – Tsuyoshi Abe, Chinese-Japanese actor
1982 – Brady Bryant, American soccer player
1982 – Even Helte Hermansen, Norwegian guitarist (Bushman's Revenge)
1982 – Lanisha Cole, American model and actress
1982 – Michael Turner, American football player
1983 – Mike Nickeas, American baseball player
1983 – Anna Watkins, English rower
1984 – Eveli Saue, Estonian orienteer and biathlete
1984 – Hinkelien Schreuder, Dutch swimmer
1984 – Brina Palencia, American actress and singer
1984 – Ellis Remy. Montserratian footballer
1985 – Mayra Andrade, Cape Verdean-French singer
1985 – Matthieu Franke, French-German rugby player
1985 – Kwak Ji-min, South Korean actress
1985 – Hedwiges Maduro, Dutch footballer
1985 – Alexandros Tziolis, Greek footballer
1986 – Luke Moore, English footballer
1986 – Jamie Murray, Scottish tennis player
1987 – Eljero Elia, Dutch footballer
1988 – Fuat Kalkan, Turkish footballer
1988 – Aston Merrygold, English singer-songwriter, dancer, and actor (JLS)
1988 – Ryan Goins, American baseball player
1989 – Carly McKillip, Canadian singer and actress (One More Girl)
1989 – Rhys Palmer, Australian footballer
1989 – Rodrigo Possebon, Brazilian footballer
1990 – Olivia Allison, English swimmer
1990 – Gyaincain Norbu, Chinese 11th Panchen Lama
1990 – Marco Romizi, Italian footballer
1990 – Mamadou Sakho, French footballer
1990 – Kevin Strootman, Dutch footballer
1991 – Declan Gallagher, Scottish footballer
1991 – Eliaquim Mangala, French footballer
1992 – Raby George, Swedish footballer
1993 – Kasumi Arimura, Japanese actress
1993 – Sophie Evans, Welsh singer and actress
1994 – Memphis Depay, Dutch footballer
1994 – Patryk Dobek, Polish sprinter
1995 – Ayame Koike, Japanese actress

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February 13th 1980 – David Janssen, American actor (b. 1931)

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February 13th 2014 – Ralph Waite, American actor and director (b. 1928)

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February 13th 1130 – Pope Honorius II

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February 13th 2015 – Stan Chambers, American journalist and actor (b. 1923)

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February 13th 2012 – Daniel C. Gerould, American playwright and academic (b. 1928)

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February 13th 2015 – Faith Bandler, Australian activist and author (b. 1918)

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February 13th 2013 – Gerry Day, American journalist and screenwriter (b. 1922)

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February 13th 2010 – Dale Hawkins, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1936)

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February 13th 1993 - Founder member of Musical Youth, Patrick Waite died aged 24, of natural causes (hereditary heart condition), whilst awaiting a court appearance on drug charges. Scored the 1982 UK No.1 and Grammy-nominated single 'Pass the Dutchie.'

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February 13th 1997 - Michael Menson of Rebel MC died from burns sustained in a racial attack aged 30. Lost on a street in North London, Menson was attacked twice. His tormentors were determined to burn him alive, throwing fuel at him, setting his back on fire. He suffered terrible burns and died 16 days later. Rebel MC had the 1989 UK No.3 single 'Street Tuff'.

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February 13th 2002 - American country singer, songwriter Waylon Jennings died in his sleep after a lengthy fight with diabetes. Was bassist for Buddy Holly following the break-up of The Crickets. Released a series of duet albums with Willie Nelson in the late 1970s. Scored the 1980 US No.21 single 'Theme From The Dukes Of Hazzard', he was also the narrator on the television series. Member of The Highwaymen with Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash and Kris Kristofferson.

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February 14th 2015 – Louis Jourdan, French-American actor (b. 1921)

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February 14th 1400 – Richard II of England dies, most probably from starvation, in Pontefract Castle, on the orders of Henry Bolingbroke.

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February 14th 1400 – Richard II of England dies, most probably from starvation, in Pontefract Castle, on the orders of Henry Bolingbroke.
What a way to spend Valentine's Day?

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February 14th 2014 – Tom Finney, English footballer (b. 1922)

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February 14th 1779 – James Cook is killed by Native Hawaiians near Kealakekua on the Island of Hawaii.

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February 14th 2014 – John Henson, American puppeteer and voice actor (b. 1965)

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February 14th 1999 – John Ehrlichman, American lawyer and politician, 12th White House Counsel (b. 1925)

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February 14th 1999 – Buddy Knox, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1933)

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February 14th 2010 – Dick Francis, Welsh jockey and author (b. 1920)

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February 14th 2011 – George Shearing, English-American pianist (b. 1919)

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February 14th 2012 – Dory Previn, American singer-songwriter (b. 1925)

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February 14th 1975 – Julian Huxley, English biologist and eugenicist, co-founded the World Wide Fund for Nature (b. 1887)

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February 14th 1975 – P. G. Wodehouse, English author and poet (b. 1881)

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February 14th 2005 – Najai Turpin, American boxer (b. 1981)

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February 14th 1989 – James Bond, American ornithologist and zoologist (b. 1900)

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February 14th 1989 – Vincent Crane, English pianist (The Crazy World of Arthur Brown and Atomic Rooster) (b. 1943)

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February 14th 2009 – Bernard Ashley, English engineer and businessman, co-founded Laura Ashley plc (b. 1926)

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Celebrities born on February 14th:

1921 – Hugh Downs, American journalist, game show host, and producer
1921 – Hazel McCallion, Canadian ice hockey player and politician, 3rd Mayor of Mississauga
1924 – Patricia Knatchbull, 2nd Countess Mountbatten of Burma
1924 – Peg Murray, American actress and singer
1932 – Harriet Andersson, Swedish actress
1932 – Alexander Kluge, German actor and director
1934 – Florence Henderson, American actress and singer
1935 – David Wilson, Baron Wilson of Tillyorn, Scottish academic and diplomat, 27th Governor of Hong Kong
1937 – John MacGregor, Baron MacGregor of Pulham Market, English politician, Secretary of State for Transport
1939 – Eugene Fama, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
1939 – Michael Rudman, American director and producer
1940 – James Maynard, American businessman, co-founded Golden Corral
1941 – Donna Shalala, American academic and politician, 18th United States Secretary of Health and Human Services
1942 – Michael Bloomberg, American businessman and politician, 108th Mayor of New York City
1942 – Andrew Robinson, American actor and director
1942 – Piotr Szczepanik, Polish singer and actor
1943 – Eric Andersen, American singer-songwriter
1943 – Maceo Parker, American saxophonist (Parliament-Funkadelic, The J.B.'s, and The Horny Horns)
1944 – Carl Bernstein, American journalist and author
1944 – Alan Parker, English director, producer, and screenwriter
1945 – Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein
1945 – Martin Sorrell, English businessman
1947 – Judd Gregg, American lawyer and politician, 76th Governor of New Hampshire
1948 – Teller, American magician and actor
1948 – Kitten Natividad, Mexican-American actress and dancer
1948 – Pat O'Brien, American radio and television personality
1950 – Roger Fisher, American guitarist (Heart and Alias)
1950 – Steve Woolgar, English sociologist and academic
1951 – Terry Gross, American radio host and producer
1951 – Kevin Keegan, English footballer and manager
1952 – Dorothy Bishop, English psychologist and academic
1952 – Sushma Swaraj, Indian lawyer and politician, Indian Minister of External Affairs
1955 – James Eckhouse, American actor and director
1956 – Dave Dravecky, American baseball player
1956 – Katharina Fritsch, German sculptor and academic
1956 – Tõnu Laigu, Estonian architect
1957 – Alan Hunter, American television host and actor
1957 – Soile Isokoski, Finnish soprano and actress
1957 – Alan Smith, English bishop
1958 – Grant Thomas, Australian footballer and coach
1959 – Renée Fleming, American soprano and actress
1960 – Philip Jones, English admiral
1960 – Jim Kelly, American football player and businessman
1960 – Meg Tilly, American actress
1962 – Philippe Sella, French rugby player
1963 – Enrico Colantoni, Canadian actor
1964 – Gianni Bugno, Italian cyclist and sportscaster
1964 – Zach Galligan, American actor
1964 – Ģirts Ķesteris, Latvian actor
1964 – Valente Rodriguez, American actor
1966 – Petr Svoboda, Czech ice hockey player
1967 – Stelios Haji-Ioannou, Greek-English businessman, founded easyJet
1967 – Manuela Maleeva, Bulgarian-Swiss tennis player
1967 – Mark Rutte, Dutch businessman and politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands
1968 – Latifa, Tunisian singer and actress
1968 – Jules Asner, American model and television personality
1968 – Chris Lewis, Guyanese-English cricketer
1968 – Scott McClellan, American civil servant and author, 25th White House Press Secretary
1969 – Harry Colon, American football player and coach
1969 – Meg Hillier, English journalist and politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
1969 – Kazuko Miyata, Japanese actress
1970 – Giuseppe Guerini, Italian cyclist
1970 – Sean Hill, American ice hockey player
1970 – Simon Pegg, English actor, director, and producer
1971 – Kris Aquino, Filipino actress and producer
1971 – Risa Hirako, Japanese model
1971 – Gheorghe Mureșan, Romanian basketball player
1971 – Noriko Sakai, Japanese singer and actress
1972 – Hiroshi, Japanese comedian
1972 – Drew Bledsoe, American football player and coach
1972 – Jaan Tallinn, Estonian computer programmer, co-developed Skype
1972 – Rob Thomas, American singer-songwriter (Matchbox Twenty and Tabitha's Secret)
1973 – Tyus Edney, American basketball player and coach
1973 – Yuka Sato, Japanese figure skater and sportscaster
1974 – Filippa Giordano, Italian-Mexican singer
1975 – Aylin Aslım, Turkish singer-songwriter
1975 – Xie Hui, Chinese footballer and manager
1975 – Scott Owen, Australian bassist (The Living End)
1976 – Liv Kristine, Norwegian singer-songwriter (Leaves' Eyes and Theatre of Tragedy)
1976 – Erica Leerhsen, American actress and producer
1977 – Donna Cruz, Filipino actress and singer
1977 – Cadel Evans, Australian cyclist
1977 – Jim Jefferies, Australian comedian and actor
1977 – Darren Purse, English footballer
1978 – Dwele, American singer-songwriter and producer
1978 – Danai Gurira, Zimbabwean-American actress and playwright
1978 – Richard Hamilton, American basketball player
1978 – Darius Songaila, Lithuanian basketball player
1979 – Paolo Ginestra, Italian footballer
1980 – Fátima Leyva, Mexican footballer
1980 – Josh Senter, American screenwriter and producer
1980 – Sayaka Yamaguchi, Japanese actress
1980 – Michelle Ye, Hong Kong actress and producer
1981 – Matteo Brighi, Italian footballer
1981 – Randy de Puniet, French motorcycle racer
1981 – Ayako Hamada, Mexican-Japanese wrestler
1981 – Erin Torpey, American actress and singer
1982 – Marián Gáborík, Slovak ice hockey player
1982 – John Halls, English footballer and model
1982 – Andrei Jämsä, Estonian rower
1982 – Lenka Tvarošková, Slovak tennis player
1983 – Callix Crabbe, Virgin Islander baseball player
1983 – Rocky Elsom, Australian rugby player
1983 – Vincent Labrie, Canadian speed skater
1983 – Rhydian Roberts, Welsh singer and actor
1983 – Bacary Sagna, French footballer
1985 – Karima Adebibe, English model and actress
1985 – Havana Brown, Australian singer, DJ, and dancer
1985 – Tyler Clippard, American baseball player
1985 – Natsume Sano, Japanese model and actress
1985 – Philippe Senderos, Swiss footballer
1985 – Miki Yeung, Hong Kong singer and actress (Cookies)
1986 – Michael Ammermüller, German race car driver
1986 – Roxanne Guinoo, Filipino actress
1986 – Markus Karl, German footballer
1986 – Oliver Lee, English actor, director, and screenwriter
1986 – Gao Lin, Chinese footballer
1986 – Kang Min-soo, South Korean footballer
1986 – Aschwin Wildeboer, Spanish swimmer
1987 – Edinson Cavani, Uruguayan footballer
1987 – Joe Pichler, American actor
1987 – Tom Pyatt, Canadian ice hockey player
1987 – Yulia Savicheva, Russian singer
1987 – Fabian Schönheim, German footballer
1987 – David Wheater, English footballer
1988 – Katie Boland, Canadian actress, producer, and screenwriter
1988 – Ángel Di María, Argentinian footballer
1988 – Siim Liivik, Estonian ice hockey player
1988 – Quentin Mosimann, Swiss DJ and producer
1988 – Asia Nitollano, American singer and dancer (The Pussycat Dolls)
1989 – Néstor Calderón, Mexican footballer
1989 – Christopher Handke, German footballer
1989 – Adam Matuszczyk, Polish footballer
1989 – Emma Miskew, Canadian curler
1989 – Denisa Smolenová, Slovak swimmer
1989 – Sten-Timmu Sokk, Estonian basketball player
1989 – Brandon Sutter, Canadian ice hockey player
1989 – Kristian Thomas, English gymnast
1990 – Sefa Yılmaz, German-Turkish footballer
1991 – Daniela Mona Lambin, Estonian footballer
1991 – Chris Rowney, English footballer
1991 – Rilwan Waheed, Maldivian footballer
1992 – Christian Eriksen, Danish footballer
1992 – Freddie Highmore, English actor
1993 – Shane Harper, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
1994 – Paul Butcher, American actor and singer

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February 14th 2015 – Philip Levine, American poet and academic (b. 1928)

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February 14th 1744 – John Hadley, English mathematician, invented the octant (b. 1682)

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February 14th 2014 – George Anastaplo, American philosopher, author, and academic (b. 1925)

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February 14th 1959 – Baby Dodds, American drummer (b. 1898)

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February 14th 2014 – Jim Fregosi, American baseball player and manager (b. 1942)

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February 14th 1948 – Mordecai Brown, American baseball player and manager (b. 1876)

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February 14th 2002 - Mick Tucker, drummer with glam rock band Sweet died of leukaemia. Had the 1973 UK No.1 single 'Blockbuster', plus 14 other UK Top 40 singles.

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February 14th 2010 - Doug Fieger singer, songwriter with The Knack died after a long battle with cancer. The Knack had the 1979 US No.1 & UK No.6 single 'My Sharona' which he wrote for Sharona Alperin, who later became his girlfriend.

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February 15th 2009 – Joe Cuba, American singer and drummer (b. 1931)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/15/16 at 3:31 am

February 15th 2012 – Charles Anthony, American tenor (b. 1929)

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February 15th 1961 – Laurence Owen, American figure skater (b. 1944)

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February 15th 1965 – Nat King Cole, American singer and pianist (b. 1919)

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February 15th 2007 – Ray Evans, American songwriter (b. 1915)

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February 15th 2000 – Angus MacLean, Canadian commander and politician, 25th Premier of Prince Edward Island (b. 1914)

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February 15th 2002 – Howard K. Smith, American journalist and actor (b. 1914)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/15/16 at 5:31 am

February 15th 1965 - American singer and pianist Nat King Cole died of lung cancer. First hit was the 1943 'Straighten Up and Fly Right', had the 1955 US No.2 single 'A Blossom Fell' and 1957 UK No.2 single 'When I Fall In Love' plus over 20 other US & UK Top 40 singles. Father of singer Natalie Cole. In 1956 he became the first black American to host a television variety show.

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February 15th 1968 - US blues harmonica player Little Walter died from injuries incurred in a fight while taking a break from a performance at a nightclub in Chicago. Joining Muddy Waters' band in 1948, he was the first harmonica player to amplify his harp giving it a distorted echoing sound.

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February 15th 1996 – Tommy Rettig, American actor and engineer (b. 1941)

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February 15th 1996 – McLean Stevenson, American actor (b. 1929)

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February 15th 1984 – Avon Long, American actor and singer (b. 1910)

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February 15th 1984 – Ethel Merman, American actress and singer (b. 1908)

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February 15th 1973 – Wally Cox, American actor (b. 1924)

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February 15th 1973 – Tim Holt, American actor (b. 1919)

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February 15th 1999 – Henry Way Kendall, American physicist and mountaineer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1926)

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February 15th 2002 – Kevin Smith, New Zealand actor (b. 1963)

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February 15th 1924 – Lionel Monckton, English composer (b. 1861)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/15/16 at 9:21 am

February 15th 1928 – H. H. Asquith, English lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1852)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/15/16 at 10:39 am

February 15th 1905 – Lew Wallace, American general and politician, 11th Governor of New Mexico Territory (b. 1827)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/15/16 at 10:40 am

February 15th 2004 – Jan Miner, American actress (b. 1917)

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February 15th 1933 – Pat Sullivan, Australian animator and producer (b. 1887)

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February 15th 1998 – Martha Gellhorn, American journalist and author (b. 1908)

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February 15th 2014 – Christopher Malcolm, Scottish-Canadian actor and singer (b. 1946)

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February 15th 2015 – Steve Montador, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1979)

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February 15th 2014 – Mary Grace Canfield, American actress (b. 1924)

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Born this day February 15th:

1922 – John B. Anderson, American lawyer and politician
1927 – Frank Dunlop, English actor and director
1929 – Kauko Armas Nieminen, Finnish physicist and author
1930 – Bruce Dawe, Australian poet and academic
1931 – Claire Bloom, English actress
1931 – Jonathan Steele, English journalist and author
1934 – Niklaus Wirth, Swiss computer scientist, created the Pascal programming language
1935 – Susan Brownmiller, American journalist and author
1937 – Nathan Davis, American saxophonist and clarinet player
1939 – Gerd Bohnsack, German footballer and manager
1940 – John Hadl, American football player and coach
1940 – Hamzah Haz, Indonesian journalist and politician, 9th Vice President of Indonesia
1941 – Florinda Bolkan, Brazilian actress
1941 – Eddie Holland, American songwriter (Holland–Dozier–Holland)
1942 – Sherry Jackson, American actress
1942 – Masaomi Kondō, Japanese actor
1944 – Mick Avory, English drummer (The Kinks and The Kast Off Kinks)
1945 – Jack Dann, American-Australian author and poet
1945 – John Helliwell, English saxophonist and keyboard player (Supertramp and The Alan Bown Set)
1945 – Douglas Hofstadter, American author and academic
1946 – Esko Seppänen, Finnish journalist and politician
1946 – Clare Short, English politician, Secretary of State for International Development
1947 – John Adams, American composer
1947 – Marisa Berenson, American actress and model
1947 – Ádám Nádasdy, Hungarian linguist and poet
1948 – Ron Cey, American baseball player and sportscaster
1948 – Tino Insana, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
1948 – Art Spiegelman, American cartoonist
1949 – Ken Anderson, American football player and coach
1949 – Hans Graf, Austrian conductor and academic
1949 – Francisco Maturana, Colombian footballer and manager
1950 – Tsui Hark, Vietnamese-Hong Kong director, producer, and screenwriter
1951 – Melissa Manchester, American singer-songwriter and actress (Harlettes)
1951 – Jane Seymour, English-American actress, producer, and jewelry designer
1952 – Tomislav Nikolić, Serbian politician, 4th President of Serbia
1953 – Gregory Campbell, Northern Irish politician
1953 – John Goodsall, American guitarist (Brand X and Atomic Rooster)
1954 – Matt Groening, American animator, producer, and screenwriter
1954 – Tatekawa Shinosuke, Japanese entertainer
1955 – Janice Dickinson, American model, agent, and author
1955 – Christopher McDonald, American actor
1956 – Desmond Haynes, Barbadian cricketer and coach
1957 – Jake E. Lee, American guitarist (Badlands)
1957 – Jimmy Spencer, American race car driver and sportscaster
1958 – Chrystine Brouillet, Canadian author
1958 – Tony McKegney, Canadian ice hockey player
1958 – Matthew Ward, American singer-songwriter (2nd Chapter of Acts)
1958 – Adam Boulton, English journalist
1959 – Ali Campbell, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (UB40)
1959 – Brian Propp, Canadian-American ice hockey player and sportscaster
1959 – Martin Rowson, English author and illustrator
1959 – Hugo Savinovich, Ecuadorian wrestler and sportscaster
1960 – Mikey Craig, English bass player (Culture Club)
1960 – Darrell Green, American football player
1960 – Roman Kostrzewski, Polish singer-songwriter (Kat and Kat & Roman Kostrzewski)
1962 – Milo Đukanović, Montenegrin politician, 29th Prime Minister of Montenegro
1963 – Steven Michael Quezada, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
1964 – Leland D. Melvin, American engineer and astronaut
1964 – Mark Price, American basketball player and coach
1967 – Jane Child, Canadian singer-songwriter and producer
1967 – Chiemi Hori, Japanese singer, actress, and entertainer
1967 – Syed Kamall, English academic and politician
1967 – Craig Simpson, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
1968 – Axelle Red, Belgian singer-songwriter
1968 – Yōka Wao, Japanese actress
1969 – Birdman, American rapper and producer (Big Tymers)
1969 – Josh Marshall, American journalist, founded the Talking Points Memo
1970 – Mariko Yoshida, Japanese wrestler
1971 – Renee O'Connor, American actress, director, and producer
1971 – Ray Sefo, New Zealand boxer and mixed martial artist
1972 – Anna-Jane Casey, English actress, singer, and dancer
1972 – Jaromír Jágr, Czech ice hockey player
1973 – Alex Borstein, American actress, writer, and producer
1973 – Kateřina Neumannová, Czech skier
1973 – Amy Van Dyken, American swimmer and sportscaster
1973 – Sarah Wynter, Australian actress
1974 – Miranda July, American actress, director, and screenwriter
1974 – Tomi Putaansuu, Finnish singer-songwriter (Lordi)
1974 – Ugueth Urbina, Venezuelan baseball player
1974 – Alexander Wurz, Austrian race car driver
1975 – Serge Aubin, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1975 – Annemarie Kramer, Dutch sprinter
1975 – Brendon Small, American animator, producer, screenwriter, and actor
1976 – Brandon Boyd, American singer-songwriter (Incubus)
1976 – Ronnie Vannucci, Jr., American drummer and songwriter (The Killers and Big Talk)
1977 – Brooks Wackerman, American drummer (Bad Religion, Infectious Grooves, Fear and the Nervous System, and Bad4Good)
1978 – Yiruma, South Korean pianist and composer
1978 – Kimberly Goss, American singer and keyboard player (Sinergy and Ancient)
1979 – Chantal Janzen, Dutch actress and singer
1979 – Josh Low, English footballer
1979 – Hamish Marshall, New Zealand cricketer
1979 – James Marshall, New Zealand cricketer
1979 – Scott Severin, Scottish footballer
1979 – Gordon Shedden, Scottish race car driver
1980 – Conor Oberst, American singer-songwriter (Bright Eyes, Desaparecidos, and Commander Venus)
1980 – Josh Sole, New Zealand-Italian rugby player
1981 – Heurelho Gomes, Brazilian footballer
1981 – Rita Jeptoo, Kenyan runner
1981 – Diego Martínez, Mexican footballer
1982 – Shameka Christon, American basketball player
1982 – Alex Nodari, Italian footballer
1982 – James Yap, Filipino basketball player
1983 – Don Cowie, Scottish footballer
1983 – David Degen, Swiss footballer
1983 – Philipp Degen, Swiss footballer
1983 – Russell Martin, Canadian baseball player
1984 – Doda, Polish singer-songwriter (Virgin)
1984 – Erik Cadée, Dutch discus thrower
1985 – Serkan Kırıntılı, Turkish footballer
1986 – Valeri Bojinov, Bulgarian footballer
1986 – Johnny Cueto, Dominican baseball player
1986 – Ami Koshimizu, Japanese voice actress and singer
1986 – Gabriel Paletta, Argentinian footballer
1986 – Amber Riley, American actress and singer
1988 – Jarryd Hayne, Australian rugby league player and football player
1988 – Hironori Kusano, Japanese singer and actor (NEWS)
1990 – Dejan Lazarević, Slovenian footballer
1990 – Masashi Ebinuma, Japanese judoka
1991 – Ángel Sepúlveda, Mexican footballer
1991 – Panagiotis Tachtsidis, Greek footballer
1998 – Zachary Gordon, American actor

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February 15th 1981 - American guitarist Mike Bloomfield was found dead in his car in San Francisco from an accidental heroin overdose. He was a member of the Paul Butterfield band and Electric Flag and had played on Bob Dylan's album 'Highway 61 Revisited'. In 2003 he was ranked at number 22 on Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time.

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February 16th 2015 – Lesley Gore, American singer-songwriter and actress (b. 1946)

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February 16th 1991 – Nicaraguan Contras leader Enrique Bermúdez is assassinated in Managua.

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February 16th 2013 – Tony Sheridan, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1940)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/16/16 at 3:37 am

February 16th 2001 – Howard W. Koch, American director and producer (b. 1916)

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February 16th 1975 – Norman Treigle, American actor and singer (b. 1927)

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February 16th 2014 – Ken Farragut, American football player (b. 1928)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/16/16 at 5:29 am

February 16th 2014 – Raymond Louis Kennedy, American singer-songwriter, saxophonist, and producer (b. 1946)

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February 16th 2002 – Peter Voulkos, American ceramic artist (b. 1924)

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February 16th 2002 – Walter Winterbottom, England footballer and manager (b. 1913)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/16/16 at 6:25 am

February 16th 1961 – Dazzy Vance, American baseball player (b. 1891)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/16/16 at 7:23 am

February 16th 2012 – Dick Anthony Williams, American actor (b. 1934)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/16/16 at 11:21 am

February 16th 2011 – Len Lesser, American actor (b. 1922)

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Born this day February 16th:

1920 – Anna Mae Hays, American general
1934 – Marlene Hagge, American golfer
1935 – Bradford Parkinson, American engineer and inventor, father of the Global Positioning System
1937 – Paul Bailey, English author and critic
1937 – Yuri I. Manin, Russian-German mathematician and academic
1938 – John Corigliano, American composer and academic
1938 – Barry Primus, American actor, director, and producer
1939 – Adolfo Azcuna, Filipino lawyer and judge
1939 – David Simpson, Northern Irish politician
1940 – Michael J. Shapiro, American philosopher, author, and academic
1941 – Anne Lonsdale, English sinologist and academic
1942 – Richard Williams, American tennis player and coach
1943 – Howard Riley, English pianist and composer
1944 – Glyn Davies, Welsh farmer and politician
1944 – António Mascarenhas Monteiro, Cape Verdean politician, 2nd President of Cape Verde
1948 – Andy Van Hellemond, Canadian ice hockey player and referee
1949 – Bob Didier, American baseball player and coach
1949 – Bob O'Reilly, Australian rugby league player
1949 – Lyn Paul, English singer and actress (The New Seekers)
1950 – Peter Hain, Kenyan-Welsh politician, Secretary of State for Wales
1950 – Kazuki Tomokawa, Japanese singer
1951 – Barry Foote, American baseball player and coach
1951 – Yumi Takigawa, Japanese actress and singer
1952 – William Katt, American actor, director, and screenwriter
1952 – Terence Kealey, English biochemist and academic
1952 – Peter Kitchen, English footballer
1952 – James Ingram, American singer-songwriter and producer
1953 – George Martin, American football player
1953 – Lanny McDonald, Canadian ice hockey player and manager
1953 – Roberta Williams, American video game designer, co-founded Sierra Entertainment
1954 – Michael Holding, Jamaican cricketer and sportscaster
1956 – Vincent Ward, New Zealand director and screenwriter
1957 – LeVar Burton, German-American actor, director, and producer
1958 – Ice-T, American rapper and actor
1958 – Natalie Angier, American journalist and author
1958 – Michael W. Burns, American lawyer and politician
1958 – Oscar Schmidt, Brazilian basketball player
1958 – Herb Williams, American basketball player and coach
1959 – John McEnroe, German-American tennis player and sportscaster
1959 – Kelly Tripucka, American basketball player and sportscaster
1960 – Bill Pecota, American baseball player
1960 – Pete Willis, English guitarist (Def Leppard, Atomic Mass, Gogmagog, and Roadhouse)
1961 – Andy Taylor, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Duran Duran and The Power Station)
1964 – Bebeto, Brazilian footballer and manager
1964 – Christopher Eccleston, English actor
1965 – Dave Lombardo, Cuban-American drummer (Slayer, Grip Inc., Fantômas, Voodoocult, and Testament)
1967 – Keith Gretzky, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1968 – Warren Ellis, English author and screenwriter
1969 – Gangrel, American wrestler and actor
1970 – Serdar Ortaç, Turkish singer-songwriter
1970 – Angelo Peruzzi, Italian footballer
1971 – Amanda Holden, English actress and singer
1972 – Jerome Bettis, American football player and sportscaster
1972 – Sarah Clarke, American actress
1972 – Naomi Nishida, Japanese actress
1973 – Cathy Freeman, Australian sprinter
1973 – Maureen Johnson, American author
1974 – Luis Figueroa, Puerto Rican-American baseball player
1974 – Fanis Katergiannakis, Greek footballer
1975 – Nanase Aikawa, Japanese singer
1975 – Vanina Ickx, Belgian race car driver
1976 – Kyo, Japanese singer-songwriter and producer (Dir En Grey)
1976 – Eric Byrnes, American baseball player and sportscaster
1976 – Joe Odagiri, Japanese actor and singer
1977 – Ian Clarke, Irish computer scientist, founded Freenet
1977 – Ahman Green, American football player
1978 – Tia Hellebaut, Belgian high jumper
1978 – Wasim Jaffer, Indian cricketer
1978 – John Tartaglia, American actor, singer, and puppeteer
1979 – Eric Mun, American-South Korean singer and actor (Shinhwa)
1979 – Valentino Rossi, Italian motorcycle racer
1980 – Longineu W. Parsons III, French-American drummer (Yellowcard)
1981 – Jay Howard, English race car driver
1981 – Jerry Owens, American baseball player
1981 – Qyntel Woods, American basketball player
1982 – Aleksandr Dmitrijev, Estonian footballer
1982 – Lupe Fiasco, American rapper and producer (Child Rebel Soldier and Japanese Cartoon)
1982 – Rickie Lambert, English footballer
1982 – Paulo Jorge Sousa Vieira, Portuguese footballer
1983 – Agyness Deyn, English model, actress, and singer
1983 – John Magaro, American actor
1984 – Sofia Arvidsson, Swedish tennis player
1985 – Simon Francis, English footballer
1985 – Ron Vlaar, Dutch footballer
1986 – Zoi Dimoschaki, Greek swimmer
1986 – Josje Huisman, Dutch singer, actress, dancer (K3)
1987 – Ryosuke Miura, Japanese actor
1987 – Hasheem Thabeet, Tanzanian basketball player
1988 – Diego Capel, Spanish footballer
1988 – Zhang Jike, Chinese table tennis player
1988 – Denílson Pereira Neves, Brazilian footballer
1988 – Andrea Ranocchia, Italian footballer
1988 – Kim Soo-hyun, South Korean actor and singer
1989 – Elizabeth Olsen, American actress
1990 – The Weeknd, Canadian singer-songwriter and producer
1991 – Princess Alexandra of Luxembourg
1991 – Sergio Canales, Spanish footballer
1992 – Nicolai Boilesen, Danish footballer
1992 – Zsófia Susányi, Hungarian tennis player
1994 – Annika Beck, German tennis Edessa
1995 – Katy Dunne, English tennis player
1995 – Mayu Matsuoka, Japanese actress
1995 – Carina Witthöft, German tennis player
1996 – Nana Komatsu, Japanese actress and model

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February 16th 1999 – Michael Larson, American game show contestant on Press Your Luck (b. 1949)

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February 16th 2004 - US singer Doris Troy died. She had been a session singer with Dionne Warwick, sang on Pink Floyd's Dark Side Of The Moon and released an album on The Beatles Apple label. She had also had a 1964 UK No.37 single with 'Whatcha Gonna Do About It' and a 1963 US No. 10 hit 'Just One Look'.

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February 16th 2015 - American singer, songwriter, actress and activist, Lesley Gore, who had the 1963 US No.1 & UK No.9 single 'It's My Party', died at the NYU Langone Medical Center in Manhattan, New York City, of lung cancer.

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February 17th 2013 – Richard Briers, English actor (b. 1934)

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February 17th 1970 – Alfred Newman, American composer and conductor (b. 1900)

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February 17th 1600 – Giordano Bruno, Italian mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher, is burned alive, for heresy, at Campo de' Fiori in Rome. (b. 1548)

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February 17th 2010 – Kathryn Grayson, American actress and singer (b. 1922)

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February 17th 1909 – Geronimo, American tribal leader (b. 1829)

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February 17th 2001 – Bob Geary, Canadian football player, coach, and manager (b. 1933)

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February 17th 1982 – Lee Strasberg, American actor, teacher, and director (b. 1901)

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February 17th 2014 – Wayne Smith, Jamaican singer (b. 1965)

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February 17th 1998 – Bob Merrill, American composer and songwriter (b. 1921)

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February 17th 1989 – Lefty Gomez, American baseball player (b. 1908)

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February 17th 1982 – Thelonious Monk, American pianist and composer (b. 1917)

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February 17th 2012 – Michael Davis, American singer-songwriter and bass player (MC5) (b. 1943)

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Born this day February 17th:

1925 – Hal Holbrook, American actor and director
1929 – Patricia Routledge, English actress and singer
1934 – Barry Humphries, Australian comedian, actor, and author; alter ego of Dame Edna Everage
1935 – Christina Pickles, English-American actress
1936 – Jim Brown, American football player and actor
1940 – Vicente Fernández, Mexican singer-songwriter, actor, and producer
1941 – Julia McKenzie, English actress and singer
1944 – Bruce Fogle, Canadian veterinarian and author
1944 – Karl Jenkins, Welsh saxophonist, keyboard player, and composer (Soft Machine)
1945 – Brenda Fricker, Irish actress
1946 – Shahrnush Parsipur, Iranian-American author and academic
1948 – José José, Mexican singer-songwriter, producer, and actor
1949 – Fred Frith, English guitarist and songwriter (Henry Cow, Art Bears, Massacre and Skeleton Crew)
1950 – Rickey Medlocke, American guitarist (Blackfoot and Lynyrd Skynyrd)
1952 – Karin Büttner-Janz, German gymnast and physician
1953 – Annie Schreijer-Pierik, Dutch politician
1954 – Miki Berkovich, Israeli basketball player
1954 – Rene Russo, American actress
1955 – Mo Yan, Chinese author and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
1956 – Richard Karn, American actor and game show host
1957 – Loreena McKennitt, Canadian singer-songwriter, accordion player, and pianist
1959 – Aryeh Deri, Moroccan-Israeli rabbi and politician, Internal Affairs Minister of Israel
1959 – Rowdy Gaines, American swimmer and sportscaster
1960 – Shunji Kosugi, Japanese wrestler
1961 – Chris Champion, American wrestler
1961 – Andrey Korotayev, Russian anthropologist, economic historian, and sociologist
1962 – Lou Diamond Phillips, American actor and director
1962 – Sarah Wollaston, British politician
1963 – Larry the Cable Guy, American comedian and actor
1963 – Jen-Hsun Huang, Taiwanese-American businessman, co-founded Nvidia
1963 – Michael Jordan, American basketball player and actor
1965 – Michael Bay, American director and producer
1965 – Samuel Bayer, American director and cinematographer
1965 – Danny Lee, Australian rugby league player
1966 – Michael Lepond, American bass player (Symphony X and Seven Witches)
1966 – Robert Reid, British rally co-driver
1966 – Luc Robitaille, Canadian ice hockey player, manager, and actor
1967 – Chanté Moore, American singer-songwriter and actress
1970 – Dominic Purcell, English-born Irish-Australian actor
1971 – Denise Richards, American model and actress
1972 – Yuki, Japanese singer-songwriter (Mean Machine, Judy and Mary, and NiNa)
1972 – Billie Joe Armstrong, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, actor, and producer (Green Day)
1972 – Philippe Candeloro, French figure skater
1972 – Taylor Hawkins, American singer-songwriter and drummer (Foo Fighters and Taylor Hawkins and the Coattail Riders)
1972 – Cezary Kucharski, Polish footballer
1972 – Valeria Mazza, Argentinian model and businesswoman
1973 – Raphaël Ibañez, French rugby player
1974 – Kaoru, Japanese guitarist, songwriter, and producer (Dir En Grey)
1974 – Jerry O'Connell, American actor, director, and producer
1975 – Harisu, South Korean singer and actress
1975 – Václav Prospal, Czech ice hockey player
1976 – Kelly Carlson, American actress
1976 – William Roussel, French singer-songwriter and guitarist (Mütiilation)
1977 – Erin Cardillo, American actress, producer, and screenwriter
1977 – Bob Katsionis, Greek keyboard player (Firewind, Nightfall, and Septicflesh)
1980 – Aya Endō, Japanese voice actress
1980 – Al Harrington, American basketball player
1981 – Joseph Gordon-Levitt, American actor, director, and producer
1981 – Paris Hilton, American model and actress
1982 – Brian Bruney, American baseball player
1982 – Daniel Merriweather, Australian singer-songwriter and producer
1982 – Deyvid Oprja, Estonian alpine skier
1982 – Adriano Leite Ribeiro, Brazilian footballer
1983 – Gérald Cid, French footballer
1983 – Kevin Rudolf, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1984 – Drew Miller, American ice hockey player
1984 – Marcin Gortat, Polish basketball player
1985 – Anders Jacobsen, Norwegian ski jumper
1985 – Hiroko Sato, Japanese actress, singer, and model
1986 – Ricardo Rodriguez, American wrestler and ring announcer
1987 – Thomas Ayasse, French footballer
1987 – Aseem Trivedi, Indian cartoonist and activist
1989 – Rebecca Adlington, English swimmer
1989 – Chord Overstreet, American actor and singer
1990 – Marianne St-Gelais, Canadian speed skater
1991 – Ed Sheeran, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1991 – Bonnie Wright, English actress, director, and screenwriter
1992 – Meaghan Martin, American actress and singer
1993 – Nicola Leali, Italian footballer
1993 – Marc Márquez, Spanish motorcycle racer
1993 – Jannes Vansteenkiste, Belgian footballer
1996 – Sasha Pieterse, South African-American singer-songwriter and actress

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February 17th 1768 – Arthur Onslow, English lawyer and politician, Speaker of the British House of Commons (b. 1691)

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February 17th 2012 – Howie Nunn, American baseball player (b. 1935)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/17/16 at 12:48 pm

February 17th 2015 – John Barrow, American-Canadian football player and manager (b. 1935)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/17/16 at 2:11 pm

February 17th 2013 – Mindy McCready, American singer-songwriter (b. 1975)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/17/16 at 2:40 pm

February 17th 2014 – Bob Casale, American guitarist, keyboard player, and producer (Devo) (b. 1952)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/17/16 at 2:57 pm

February 17th 2013 – Sophie Kurys, American baseball player (b. 1925)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/17/16 at 3:26 pm

February 17th 2015 – John Hurt Fisher, American philologist and academic (b. 1919)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/17/16 at 3:35 pm

February 17th 2009 – Conchita Cintrón, Chilean bullfighter (b. 1922)

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February 17th 2014 - American musician and sound engineer Bob Casale, best known as a guitarist and keyboardist in the new wave band Devo died of heart failure in Los Angeles, California. He engineered the first solo album for Police guitarist, Andy Summers.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/16 at 1:41 am

February 18th 2001 – Dale Earnhardt, American race car driver (b. 1951)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/16 at 2:02 am

February 18th 1977 – Andy Devine, American actor and singer (b. 1905)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/16 at 2:23 am

February 18th 1966 – Robert Rossen, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1908)

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February 18th 2010 – John Babcock, Canadian soldier (b. 1900)

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February 18th 2001 – Seven-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Dale Earnhardt dies in an accident during the Daytona 500.

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February 18th 2001 – Eddie Mathews, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1931)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/16 at 4:41 am

February 18th 1564 – Michelangelo, Italian sculptor and painter (b. 1475)

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February 18th 1546 – Martin Luther, German priest and theologian, leader of the Protestant Reformation (b. 1483)

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February 18th 2015 – Claude Criquielion, Belgian cyclist (b. 1957)

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February 18th 1535 – Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa, German magician, astrologer, and theologian (b. 1486)

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February 18th 1967 – J. Robert Oppenheimer, American physicist and academic (b. 1904)

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February 18th 1995 – Robert Neil "Bob" Stinson, founding member and lead guitarist of the American rock band The Replacements (b. 1959)

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February 18th 2001 – Clare Kelly, English actress (b. 1922)

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Born this day February 18th:

1925 – George Kennedy, American actor
1925 – Halit Kıvanç, Turkish television and radio presenter, humorist, sports journalist and writer
1927 – John Warner, American captain, lawyer, and politician, 61st United States Secretary of the Navy
1929 – Len Deighton, English historian and author
1931 – Toni Morrison, American author and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
1932 – Miloš Forman, Czech-American director and screenwriter
1933 – Yoko Ono, Japanese-American singer-songwriter (Plastic Ono Band)
1934 – Paco Rabanne, Spanish-French fashion designer
1936 – Jean M. Auel, American author
1936 – Dick Duff, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1936 – Ab McDonald, Canadian ice hockey player
1937 – Ulvi Voog, Estonian freestyle swimmer
1938 – Barry Knight, English cricketer and coach
1938 – Manny Mota, Dominican baseball player, coach, and sportscaster
1938 – Sadanoyama Shinmatsu, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 50th Yokozuna
1938 – István Szabó, Hungarian director and screenwriter
1939 – Marek Janowski, Polish-German conductor
1939 – Dal Maxvill, American baseball player, coach, and manager
1941 – Herman Santiago, Puerto Rican-American singer-songwriter (The Teenagers)
1941 – Irma Thomas, American singer-songwriter
1943 – Graeme Garden, Scottish comedian, actor, and author
1944 – Pat Bowlen, American businessman
1945 – Judy Rankin, American golfer and sportscaster
1946 – Michael Buerk, English journalist
1946 – Jean-Claude Dreyfus, French actor
1947 – José María Cañizares, Spanish golfer
1947 – Dennis DeYoung, American singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer (Styx)
1947 – Eliot Engel, American educator and politician
1947 – Princess Christina of the Netherlands
1947 – Carlos Lopes, Portuguese runner
1948 – Sinéad Cusack, Irish-English actress
1949 – Gary Ridgway, American serial killer
1950 – Cristina Ferrare, American model, actress, author, and host
1950 – Michel Gauthier, Canadian journalist and politician
1950 – Cybill Shepherd, American actress and singer
1951 – Queen Komal of Nepal
1951 – Isabel Preysler, Filipino-Spanish journalist
1952 – Randy Crawford, American singer
1952 – Juice Newton, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1952 – Martin J. Taylor, English mathematician and academic
1952 – Bernard Valcourt, Canadian lawyer and politician
1952 – Māra Zālīte, Latvian poet and writer
1953 – Robbie Bachman, Canadian drummer (Brave Belt and Bachman–Turner Overdrive)
1953 – Derek Pellicci, Australian drummer (Little River Band and Mississippi)
1954 – John Travolta, American actor, singer, and producer
1955 – Peter Luff, English politician
1955 – Raymond Rougeau, Canadian wrestler and sportscaster
1955 – Miles Tredinnick, English singer-songwriter and playwright (London)
1956 – Bidzina Ivanishvili, Georgian businessman and politician, 10th Prime Minister of Georgia
1956 – Paul Reed Smith, American businessman, founded PRS Guitars
1957 – Marita Koch, German sprinter
1957 – George Pelecanos, American author, screenwriter, and producer
1957 – Vanna White, American model and game show host and television personality
1959 – Jayne Atkinson, English actress
1959 – Bryan Brandenburg, French-American game designer and author
1959 – Ken Freedman, American radio host
1959 – Hallgrímur Helgason, Icelandic painter and author
1959 – Christian Koeberl, Austrian geologist and academic
1959 – James Metzger, American businessman and philanthropist
1960 – Tony Anselmo, American animator and voice actor
1960 – Gazebo, Italian musician
1960 – Andy Moog, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1960 – Greta Scacchi, Italian-Australian actress
1961 – Hironobu Kageyama, Japanese singer (Lazy and JAM Project)
1961 – Douglas Rushkoff, American theorist and author
1963 – Rob Andrew, English rugby player and cricketer
1964 – Matt Dillon, American actor and director
1965 – Dr. Dre, American rapper, producer, and actor (World Class Wreckin' Cru and N.W.A)
1966 – Phillip DeFreitas, Dominican-English cricketer
1966 – Guy Ferland, American director and producer
1966 – Tetsushi Tanaka, Japanese actor
1967 – Roberto Baggio, Italian footballer
1967 – Colin Jackson, Welsh sprinter and hurdler
1967 – Yongyoot Thongkongtoon, Thai director, producer, and screenwriter
1967 – John Valentin, American baseball player and coach
1968 – Molly Ringwald, American actress
1969 – Alexander Mogilny, Russian ice hockey player
1970 – Susan Egan, American actress, singer, dancer, voice artist and comedian
1972 – Fabian Picardo, Gibraltarian politician and barrister, 7th Chief Minister of Gibraltar
1973 – Shawn Estes, American baseball player and sportscaster
1973 – Claude Makélélé, French footballer and manager
1974 – Radek Černý, Czech footballer
1974 – Ruby Dhalla, Canadian chiropractor and politician
1974 – Julia Butterfly Hill, American environmentalist and author
1974 – Yevgeny Kafelnikov, Russian tennis player
1974 – Jillian Michaels, American fitness trainer and author
1976 – Bernadette Sembrano, Filipino journalist
1977 – Ike Barinholtz, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
1977 – Chrissie Wellington, English triathlete
1978 – Lena Burke, Cuban singer-songwriter
1978 – Oliver Pocher, German comedian and actor
1978 – Josip Šimunić, Croatian footballer
1980 – Aivar Anniste, Estonian footballer
1980 – Nik Antropov, Kazakhstani-Canadian ice hockey player
1980 – Regina Spektor, Russian-American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer
1981 – Kim Jaewon, South Korean actor
1981 – Andrei Kirilenko, Russian basketball player
1981 – Alex Ríos, American baseball player
1982 – Courtney Act, Australian drag queen, singer and entertainer
1982 – Kaspars Cipruss, Latvian basketball player
1982 – Juelz Santana, American rapper and actor (Skull Gang and The Diplomats)
1982 – Christian Tiffert, German footballer
1983 – Joel Huiqui, Mexican footballer
1983 – Jermaine Jenas, English footballer
1983 – Jason Maxiell, American basketball player
1984 – Stéphanie, Hereditary Grand Duchess of Luxembourg
1984 – Idriss Carlos Kameni, Cameroonian footballer
1984 – Ricardo Salampessy, Indonesian footballer
1985 – Anton Ferdinand, English footballer
1985 – Chelsea Hobbs, Canadian actress
1985 – Todd Lasance, Australian actor
1985 – Lee Boyd Malvo, Jamaican-American murderer
1985 – Jos van Emden, Dutch cyclist
1986 – Crystallia, Greek singer
1986 – Sakura Ando, Japanese actress
1986 – Robert DeLong, American musician
1986 – Vika Jigulina, Moldavian-Romanian DJ, singer, and producer
1986 – T.J. Mack, American wrestler
1986 – Marc Torrejón, Spanish footballer
1987 – Vicente Guaita, Spanish footballer
1988 – Changmin, South Korean singer-songwriter, dancer, and actor (TVXQ and SM the Ballad)
1988 – Maiara Walsh, American actress
1989 – Bruno Leonardo Vicente, Brazilian footballer
1990 – Didi Gregorius, Dutch baseball player
1990 – Cody Hodgson, Canadian ice hockey player
1990 – Park Shin-hye, South Korean actress and singer
1990 – Kang So-ra, South Korean actress and singer
1991 – Malese Jow, American actress and singer
1991 – Sebastian Neumann, German footballer
1992 – Logan Miller, American actor

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February 18th 2006 – Richard Bright, American actor (b. 1937)

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February 18th 1993 – Jacqueline Hill, English actress (b. 1929)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/16 at 11:40 am

February 18th 2014 – Viscera, American wrestler and actor (b. 1971)

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February 18th 1995 - American guitarist Bob Stinson from The Replacements died from a drug overdose, his body was found in his Uptown, Minneapolis apartment. Founding member of The Replacements, was also a member of Static Taxi.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/16 at 2:00 pm

February 18th 1998 – Harry Caray, American sportscaster (b. 1914)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/16 at 2:10 pm

February 18th 1993 – Kerry Von Erich, American wrestler (b. 1960)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/16 at 2:28 pm

February 18th 1995 – Eddie Gilbert, American wrestler and booker (b. 1961)

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February 18th 2013 - African-American soul and R&B singer Otis Damon Harris, who was a member of The Temptations, died at the age of 62 after a 14-year battle with prostate cancer. Harris was a member of The Temptations from 1971 to 1975, joining shortly after the departure of Eddie Kendricks.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/16 at 4:11 am

February 19th 2007 – Janet Blair, American actress and singer (b. 1921)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/16 at 4:43 am

February 19th 2001 – Stanley Kramer, American director and producer (b. 1913)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/16 at 5:04 am

February 19th 2013 – Lou Myers, American actor (b. 1935)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/16 at 5:29 am

February 19th 1986 – Adolfo Celi, Italian actor and director (b. 1922)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/16 at 5:45 am

February 19th 1980 – Bon Scott, Scottish-Australian singer-songwriter (AC/DC, The Valentines, Fraternity, and The Spektors) (b. 1946)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/16 at 6:01 am

February 19th 2014 – Dale Gardner, American captain and astronaut (b. 1948)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/16 at 6:13 am

February 19th 1972 – John Grierson, Scottish-English director and producer (b. 1898)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/16 at 6:37 am

February 19th 1972 – Tedd Pierce, American animator, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1906)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/16 at 7:15 am

February 19th 2015 – Betty Lou Bredemus, American actress and coach (b. 1934)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/16 at 8:05 am

February 19th 1994 – Derek Jarman, English director and set designer (b. 1942)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/16 at 8:10 am

February 19th 1997 – Deng Xiaoping, Chinese politician, 1st Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China (b. 1904)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/16 at 8:21 am

February 19th 2009 – Kelly Groucutt, English singer and bass player (Electric Light Orchestra and ELO Part II) (b. 1945)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/16 at 8:40 am

February 19th 1998 – Grandpa Jones, American singer-songwriter and banjo player (b. 1913)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/16 at 8:48 am

February 19th 2007 – Celia Franca, English-Canadian dancer and director, founded the National Ballet of Canada (b. 1921)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/16 at 8:53 am

February 19th 2015 – Harris Wittels, American actor, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1984)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/16 at 9:02 am

February 19th 197 – Clodius Albinus, Roman usurper (b. 150)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/16 at 1:28 pm

February 19th 1972 – Lee Morgan, American trumpet player and composer (b. 1938)

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Born this day February 19th:

1926 – György Kurtág, Hungarian composer and academic
1930 – Kasinathuni Viswanath, Indian actor, director, and screenwriter
1932 – Joseph P. Kerwin, American captain, physician, and astronaut
1934 – Pierre Barouh, French singer-songwriter and actor
1937 – Alan Munro, Indian-English immunologist and academic
1937 – Robert Walker, American guitarist
1939 – Erin Pizzey, English activist and author, founded Refuge
1940 – Smokey Robinson, American singer-songwriter and producer (The Miracles)
1941 – David Gross, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
1941 – Jenny Tonge, Baroness Tonge, English politician
1942 – Paul Krause, American football player
1942 – Howard Stringer, Welsh-American businessman
1943 – Lou Christie, American singer-songwriter
1943 – Homer Hickam, American author and engineer
1943 – Tim Hunt, English biochemist and academic, Nobel laureate
1944 – Les Hinton, English-American journalist and businessman
1945 – Yuri Antonov, Uzbek-Russian singer-songwriter
1945 – Michael Nader, American actor
1946 – Paul Dean, Canadian guitarist (Loverboy and Streetheart)
1946 – Barry Everitt, English neuroscientist and academic
1946 – Hiroshi Fujioka, Japanese actor
1946 – Peter Hudson, Australian footballer and coach
1947 – Tim Shadbolt, New Zealand politician, 42nd Mayor of Invercargill
1948 – Mark Andes, American singer-songwriter and bass player (Spirit, Firefall, Jo Jo Gunne, and Heart)
1948 – Tony Iommi, English guitarist and songwriter (Black Sabbath, Heaven & Hell, Velvett Fogg, and Mythology)
1949 – William Messner-Loebs, American author and illustrator
1950 – Andy Powell, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Wishbone Ash)
1951 – Stephen Nichols, American actor and director
1951 – Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri, Pakistani scholar and politician, founded Minhaj-ul-Quran
1952 – Rodolfo Neri Vela, Mexican engineer and astronaut
1952 – Amy Tan, American author
1952 – Danilo Türk, Slovene academic and politician, 3rd President of Slovenia
1953 – Corrado Barazzutti, Italian tennis player
1953 – Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, Argentinian lawyer and politician, 52nd President of Argentina
1953 – Bill Kirchenbauer American comedian and actor
1954 – Messaouda Boubaker, Tunisian writer
1954 – Francis Buchholz, German bass player (Scorpions and Michael Schenker Group)
1954 – Michael Gira, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Swans, Angels of Light, The World of Skin, and Circus Mort)
1955 – Jeff Daniels, American actor
1956 – Kathleen Beller, American actress
1956 – Peter Holsapple, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The dB's and The Continental Drifters)
1956 – Roderick MacKinnon, American biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
1956 – Dave Wakeling, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Beat and General Public)
1957 – Lorianne Crook, American radio and television host
1957 – Ray Winstone, English actor
1958 – Helen Fielding, English author and screenwriter
1958 – Pierre-Loup Rajot, French actor and director
1959 – Roger Goodell, American businessman
1960 – Prince Andrew, Duke of York
1960 – John Paul, Jr., American race car driver
1961 – Andy Wallace, English race car driver
1962 – Hana Mandlíková, Czech-Australian tennis player and coach
1963 – Seal, English singer-songwriter
1963 – Laurell K. Hamilton, American author
1963 – Jessica Tuck, American actress
1964 – Doug Aldrich, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Whitesnake, Burning Rain, Hurricane, Bad Moon Rising, Lion, and Dio)
1964 – Jonathan Lethem, American author
1964 – Dmitri Lipskerov, Russian author and playwright
1964 – Richard A. Scott, American author and illustrator
1965 – Leroy, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Smash Mouth)
1965 – Jon Fishman, American drummer (Phish, Pork Tornado, and Surrender to the Air)
1965 – Andy Jameson, English swimmer and sportscaster
1966 – Justine Bateman, American writer, producer and actress
1966 – Enzo Scifo, Belgian footballer and manager
1966 – Eduardo Xol, American designer and author
1967 – Benicio del Toro, Puerto Rican-American actor, director, and producer
1968 – Prince Markie Dee, American rapper, songwriter, and actor (The Fat Boys)
1969 – Burton C. Bell, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Fear Factory, Ascension of the Watchers, City of Fire, and GZR)
1969 – Helena Guergis, Canadian politician
1970 – Joacim Cans, Swedish singer-songwriter (HammerFall and Warlord)
1971 – Miguel Batista, Dominican baseball player and poet
1971 – Jeff Kinney, American author and illustrator
1972 – Francine Fournier, American wrestler and manager
1972 – Nao Ōmori, Japanese actor
1973 – Eric Lange, American actor
1973 – Nikos Oikonomou, Greek basketball player and coach
1974 – Danny Doring, American wrestler
1975 – Daniel Adair, Canadian drummer and producer (Nickelback and 3 Doors Down)
1975 – Daewon Song, South Korean-American skateboarder, co-founded Almost Skateboards
1977 – Ola Salo, Swedish singer-songwriter and keyboard player (The Ark)
1977 – Andrew Ross Sorkin, American journalist and author
1977 – Gianluca Zambrotta, Italian footballer and manager
1978 – Ben Gummer, English scholar and politician
1978 – Michalis Konstantinou, Cypriot footballer
1978 – Stephanie Waring, English actress
1979 – Steve Cherundolo, American soccer player and manager
1979 – Mariana Ochoa, Mexican singer and actress (OV7)
1979 – René Renno, German footballer
1980 – Dwight Freeney, American football player
1980 – Spyridon Gianniotis, Greek swimmer
1980 – Mike Miller, American basketball player
1981 – Beth Ditto, American singer-songwriter (Gossip)
1981 – Kyle Martino, American soccer player
1981 – Gil Reyes, American boxer
1981 – Nicky Shorey, English footballer
1981 – Baiba Skride, Latvian classical violinist
1982 – Camelia Potec, Romanian swimmer
1983 – Kotoōshū Katsunori, Bulgarian sumo wrestler
1983 – Mika Nakashima, Japanese singer and actress
1983 – Ryan Whitney, American ice hockey player
1984 – Chris Richardson, American singer-songwriter
1985 – Haylie Duff, American actress and singer
1985 – Sławomir Peszko, Polish footballer
1986 – Kyle Chipchura, Canadian ice hockey player
1986 – Björn Gustafsson, Swedish comedian and actor
1986 – Reon Kadena, Japanese model and actress
1986 – Henri Karjalainen, Finnish race car driver
1986 – Maria Mena, Norwegian singer-songwriter
1986 – Michael Schwimer, American baseball player
1986 – Marta Vieira da Silva, Brazilian footballer
1987 – Vanesa Furlanetto, Argentinian tennis player
1988 – Miyu Irino, Japanese voice actor
1988 – Shawn Matthias, Canadian ice hockey player
1988 – Seth Morrison, American guitarist (Skillet)
1991 – Trevor Bayne, American race car driver
1992 – Sander Pärn, Estonian race car driver
1992 – Jelena Simić, Bosnian tennis player
1993 – Martín Alaníz, Uruguayan footballer
1993 – Mauro Icardi, Argentinian footballer
1993 – Victoria Justice, American actress
1994 – Tiina Trutsi, Estonian footballer
1998 – Katharina Gerlach, German tennis player
2001 – David Mazouz, American actor

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/16 at 2:35 pm

February 19th 1605 – Orazio Vecchi, Italian composer (b. 1550)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/16 at 3:04 pm

February 19th 1927 – Robert Fuchs, Austrian composer and educator (b. 1847)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/16 at 3:23 pm

February 19th 1983 – Alice White, American actress and singer (b. 1904)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/22/16 at 2:42 am

February 22nd 2014 – Leo Vroman, Dutch-American hematologist, poet, and illustrator (b. 1915)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/22/16 at 3:10 am

February 22nd 2014 – Charlotte Dawson, New Zealand–Australian television host (b. 1966)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/22/16 at 3:36 am

February 22nd 2013 – Atje Keulen-Deelstra, Dutch speed skater (b. 1938)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/22/16 at 3:36 am

February 22nd 2013 – Mario Ramírez, Puerto Rican-American baseball player (b. 1957)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/22/16 at 4:12 am

February 22nd 2009 -- Howard Zieff, American director and photographer (b. 1927)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/22/16 at 4:31 am

February 22nd 2011 – Nicholas Courtney, English actor (b. 1929)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/22/16 at 5:16 am

February 22nd 2002 – Chuck Jones, American animator, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1912)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/22/16 at 6:22 am

February 22nd 2007 – Dennis Johnson, American basketball player and coach (b. 1954)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/22/16 at 7:08 am

February 22nd 1987 – Andy Warhol, American painter and photographer (b. 1928)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/22/16 at 7:25 am

February 22nd 1994 – Papa John Creach, American violinist (Jefferson Airplane, Hot Tuna, and The Dinosaurs) (b. 1917)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/22/16 at 8:05 am

February 22nd 1983 – Adrian Boult, English conductor (b. 1889)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/22/16 at 8:39 am

February 22nd 1976 – Florence Ballard, American singer (The Supremes) (b. 1943)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/22/16 at 9:07 am

February 22nd 1985 – Efrem Zimbalist, Russian violinist, composer, and conductor (b. 1889)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/22/16 at 9:50 am

February 22nd 1904 – Leslie Stephen, English author and critic (b. 1832)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/22/16 at 10:18 am

February 22nd 1897 – Charles Blondin, French tightrope walker and acrobat (b. 1824)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/22/16 at 10:39 am

February 22nd 1934 – Willem Kes, Dutch violinist and conductor (b. 1856)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/22/16 at 10:54 am

February 22nd 1987 -- David Susskind, American producer and talk show host (b. 1920)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/22/16 at 11:10 am

Born this day February 22nd:

1927 – Donald May, American actor
1928 – Paul Dooley, American actor
1928 – Bruce Forsyth, English television host
1929 – James Hong, American actor and director
1929 – Rebecca Schull, American actress
1930 – Marni Nixon, American soprano and actress
1933 – Katharine, Duchess of Kent
1933 – Sheila Hancock, English actress and author
1935 – Hisako Kyōda, Japanese voice actress
1936 – J. Michael Bishop, American microbiologist and immunologist, Nobel Prize laureate
1938 – Barry Dennen, American actor, singer, and writer
1938 – Ishmael Reed, American author, poet, and playwright
1940 – Judy Cornwell, English actress
1941 – Hipólito Mejía, Dominican politician, 52nd President of the Dominican Republic
1942 – Christine Keeler, English model and dancer
1943 – Terry Eagleton, English philosopher and critic
1943 – Horst Köhler, Polish-German economist and politician, 9th President of Germany
1944 – Jonathan Demme, American director, producer, and screenwriter
1944 – Christopher Meyer, English diplomat, British Ambassador to the United States
1947 – Harvey Mason, American drummer (Fourplay and The Headhunters)
1947 – John Radford, English footballer
1948 – Brian Kerr, Baron Kerr of Tonaghmore, Northern Irish lawyer and jurist, Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland
1948 – Harumi Miyako, Japanese singer
1949 – Niki Lauda, Austrian race car driver
1949 – Olga Morozova, Russian tennis player and coach
1950 – Miou-Miou, French actress
1950 – Julius Erving, American basketball player and sportscaster
1950 – Lenny Kuhr, Dutch singer-songwriter
1950 – Genesis P-Orridge, English singer-songwriter (Psychic TV, Thee Majesty, Pigface, and Splinter Test)
1950 – Julie Walters, English actress
1951 – Ellen Greene, American singer and actress
1952 – Bill Frist, American physician and politician
1952 – Bernard Silverman, English minister, statistician, and academic
1953 – Graham Lewis, English bass player (Wire and Dome)
1955 – David Axelrod, American journalist and political adviser
1955 – Tim Young, Canadian ice hockey player
1957 – Willie Smits, Dutch microbiologist and engineer
1958 – Dave Spitz, American bass player and songwriter (Black Sabbath, White Lion, Great White, and Impellitteri)
1959 – Jiří Čunek, Czech politician
1959 – Kyle MacLachlan, American actor
1960 – Thomas Galbraith, 2nd Baron Strathclyde, Scottish politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
1961 – Akira Takasaki, Japanese guitarist, songwriter, and producer (Lazy and Loudness)
1963 – Vijay Singh, Fijian-American golfer
1964 – Ed Boon, American video game designer, co-created Mortal Kombat
1964 – Gigi Fernández, Puerto Rican-American tennis player
1965 – Chris Dudley, American basketball player and politician
1965 – Kieren Fallon, Irish jockey
1965 – Pat LaFontaine, American ice hockey player
1966 – Rachel Dratch, American actress
1966 – Jason Feddy, British singer/songwriter
1966 – Thorsten Kaye, German actor
1967 – Psicosis II, Mexican wrestler
1967 – Alf Poier, Austrian comedian and actor
1968 – Shawn Graham, Canadian politician, 31st Premier of New Brunswick
1968 – Bradley Nowell, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Sublime) (d. 1996)
1968 – Jeri Ryan, American model and actress
1969 – Thomas Jane, American actor, screenwriter, producer, director and comic book writer
1969 – Clinton Kelly, American fashion consultant and media personality
1969 – Brian Laudrup, Danish footballer and sportscaster
1970 – Ravi Vakil, Canadian-American mathematician and academic
1971 – Super Caló, Mexican wrestler
1971 – Lea Salonga, Filipino actress and singer
1971 – Giuseppe Veneziano, Italian painter
1972 – Michael Chang, American tennis player and coach
1972 – Claudia Pechstein, German speed skater
1973 – Juninho Paulista, Brazilian footballer
1973 – Scott Phillips, American drummer (Creed, Alter Bridge, and Projected)
1974 – James Blunt, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
1974 – Nina Flowers, Puerto Rican-American drag queen performer
1975 – Drew Barrymore, American actress, director, producer, and screenwriter
1977 – Timo Rose, German actor, director, and producer
1977 – Hakan Yakin, Swiss footballer
1978 – Jenny Frost, English singer and dancer (Precious and Atomic Kitten)
1979 – Brett Emerton, Australian footballer
1979 – Lee Na-young, South Korean actress
1980 – Kang Sung-hoon, South Korean singer (Sechs Kies)
1980 – Shamari Fears, American singer (Blaque)
1981 – Jeanette Biedermann, German singer-songwriter and actress
1982 – Shawntae Spencer, American football player
1982 – Robert Weiner, Jr., American water polo player
1983 – Shaun Tait, Australian cricketer
1984 – Tommy Bowe, Irish rugby player
1984 – Branislav Ivanović, Serbian footballer
1984 – Georgios Printezis, Greek basketball player
1984 – Yuki Sato, Japanese actor
1985 – Hameur Bouazza, Algerian footballer
1985 – Georgios Printezis, Greek basketball player
1985 – Larissa Riquelme, Paraguayan model and actress
1986 – Choi Daniel, South Korean actor and singer
1987 – Han Hyo-joo, South Korean actress and model
1987 – Sergio Romero, Argentinian footballer
1988 – Jonathan Borlée, Belgian sprinter
1988 – Efraín Juárez, Mexican footballer
1988 – Ximena Navarrete, Mexican model and actress, Miss Universe 2010
1988 – Sebastian Tyrała, Polish-German footballer
1989 – Alia Sabur, American engineer, lawyer, and academic
1989 – Anna Sundstrand, Swedish singer (Play)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/22/16 at 12:01 pm

February 22nd 1890 – John Jacob Astor III, American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1822)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/22/16 at 12:03 pm

February 22nd 1987 - Andy Warhol, pop artist and producer died after a gall bladder operation. The founder of the Pop Art movement, produced and managed The Velvet Underground, designed the 1967 Velvet Underground And Nico 'peeled banana' album cover and The Rolling Stones Sticky Fingers album cover.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/22/16 at 12:45 pm

February 22nd 2008 – Chuck Adamson, American television producer, screenwriter and police officer (b. 1936)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays

Written By: yelimsexa on 02/22/16 at 12:50 pm


Born this day February 22nd:

1927 – Donald May, American actor
1928 – Paul Dooley, American actor
1928 – Bruce Forsyth, English television host
1929 – James Hong, American actor and director
1929 – Rebecca Schull, American actress
1930 – Marni Nixon, American soprano and actress
1933 – Katharine, Duchess of Kent
1933 – Sheila Hancock, English actress and author
1935 – Hisako Kyōda, Japanese voice actress
1936 – J. Michael Bishop, American microbiologist and immunologist, Nobel Prize laureate
1938 – Barry Dennen, American actor, singer, and writer
1938 – Ishmael Reed, American author, poet, and playwright
1940 – Judy Cornwell, English actress
1941 – Hipólito Mejía, Dominican politician, 52nd President of the Dominican Republic
1942 – Christine Keeler, English model and dancer
1943 – Terry Eagleton, English philosopher and critic
1943 – Horst Köhler, Polish-German economist and politician, 9th President of Germany
1944 – Jonathan Demme, American director, producer, and screenwriter
1944 – Christopher Meyer, English diplomat, British Ambassador to the United States
1947 – Harvey Mason, American drummer (Fourplay and The Headhunters)
1947 – John Radford, English footballer
1948 – Brian Kerr, Baron Kerr of Tonaghmore, Northern Irish lawyer and jurist, Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland
1948 – Harumi Miyako, Japanese singer
1949 – Niki Lauda, Austrian race car driver
1949 – Olga Morozova, Russian tennis player and coach
1950 – Miou-Miou, French actress
1950 – Julius Erving, American basketball player and sportscaster
1950 – Lenny Kuhr, Dutch singer-songwriter
1950 – Genesis P-Orridge, English singer-songwriter (Psychic TV, Thee Majesty, Pigface, and Splinter Test)
1950 – Julie Walters, English actress
1951 – Ellen Greene, American singer and actress
1952 – Bill Frist, American physician and politician
1952 – Bernard Silverman, English minister, statistician, and academic
1953 – Graham Lewis, English bass player (Wire and Dome)
1955 – David Axelrod, American journalist and political adviser
1955 – Tim Young, Canadian ice hockey player
1957 – Willie Smits, Dutch microbiologist and engineer
1958 – Dave Spitz, American bass player and songwriter (Black Sabbath, White Lion, Great White, and Impellitteri)
1959 – Jiří Čunek, Czech politician
1959 – Kyle MacLachlan, American actor
1960 – Thomas Galbraith, 2nd Baron Strathclyde, Scottish politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
1961 – Akira Takasaki, Japanese guitarist, songwriter, and producer (Lazy and Loudness)
1963 – Vijay Singh, Fijian-American golfer
1964 – Ed Boon, American video game designer, co-created Mortal Kombat
1964 – Gigi Fernández, Puerto Rican-American tennis player
1965 – Chris Dudley, American basketball player and politician
1965 – Kieren Fallon, Irish jockey
1965 – Pat LaFontaine, American ice hockey player
1966 – Rachel Dratch, American actress
1966 – Jason Feddy, British singer/songwriter
1966 – Thorsten Kaye, German actor
1967 – Psicosis II, Mexican wrestler
1967 – Alf Poier, Austrian comedian and actor
1968 – Shawn Graham, Canadian politician, 31st Premier of New Brunswick
1968 – Bradley Nowell, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Sublime) (d. 1996)
1968 – Jeri Ryan, American model and actress
1969 – Thomas Jane, American actor, screenwriter, producer, director and comic book writer
1969 – Clinton Kelly, American fashion consultant and media personality
1969 – Brian Laudrup, Danish footballer and sportscaster
1970 – Ravi Vakil, Canadian-American mathematician and academic
1971 – Super Caló, Mexican wrestler
1971 – Lea Salonga, Filipino actress and singer
1971 – Giuseppe Veneziano, Italian painter
1972 – Michael Chang, American tennis player and coach
1972 – Claudia Pechstein, German speed skater
1973 – Juninho Paulista, Brazilian footballer
1973 – Scott Phillips, American drummer (Creed, Alter Bridge, and Projected)
1974 – James Blunt, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
1974 – Nina Flowers, Puerto Rican-American drag queen performer
1975 – Drew Barrymore, American actress, director, producer, and screenwriter
1977 – Timo Rose, German actor, director, and producer
1977 – Hakan Yakin, Swiss footballer
1978 – Jenny Frost, English singer and dancer (Precious and Atomic Kitten)
1979 – Brett Emerton, Australian footballer
1979 – Lee Na-young, South Korean actress
1980 – Kang Sung-hoon, South Korean singer (Sechs Kies)
1980 – Shamari Fears, American singer (Blaque)
1981 – Jeanette Biedermann, German singer-songwriter and actress
1982 – Shawntae Spencer, American football player
1982 – Robert Weiner, Jr., American water polo player
1983 – Shaun Tait, Australian cricketer
1984 – Tommy Bowe, Irish rugby player
1984 – Branislav Ivanović, Serbian footballer
1984 – Georgios Printezis, Greek basketball player
1984 – Yuki Sato, Japanese actor
1985 – Hameur Bouazza, Algerian footballer
1985 – Georgios Printezis, Greek basketball player
1985 – Larissa Riquelme, Paraguayan model and actress

1986 – Choi Daniel, South Korean actor and singer
1987 – Han Hyo-joo, South Korean actress and model
1987 – Sergio Romero, Argentinian footballer
1988 – Jonathan Borlée, Belgian sprinter
1988 – Efraín Juárez, Mexican footballer
1988 – Ximena Navarrete, Mexican model and actress, Miss Universe 2010
1988 – Sebastian Tyrała, Polish-German footballer
1989 – Alia Sabur, American engineer, lawyer, and academic
1989 – Anna Sundstrand, Swedish singer (Play)


They all share my birthday!

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/22/16 at 12:59 pm


They all share my birthday!
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Happy Birthday!

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/22/16 at 1:28 pm

February 22nd 1965 – Felix Frankfurter, Austrian-American lawyer and jurist (b. 1882)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/22/16 at 1:51 pm

February 22nd 2004 – Andy Seminick, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1920)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/22/16 at 2:44 pm

February 22nd 1512 – Amerigo Vespucci, Italian cartographer and explorer (b. 1454)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/22/16 at 2:54 pm

February 22nd 1999 – William Bronk, American poet and academic (b. 1918)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/22/16 at 3:23 pm

February 22nd 1978 – Dennie Moore, American actress (b. 1902)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/22/16 at 3:39 pm

February 22nd 1973 – Winthrop Rockefeller, American colonel and politician, 37th Governor of Arkansas (b. 1912)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/22/16 at 3:43 pm

February 22nd 2002 - Drummer Ronnie Verrell died aged 76. Worked with The Ted Heath Orchestra and The Syd Lawrence Orchestra. Provided the drum licks for Animal in The Muppet Show. When American drummer Buddy Rich, (one of Verrell's heroes), guested on the show, Verrell (as Animal) had a drumming duel with Rich, and won after Animal smashed a snare drum over Rich's head.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/22/16 at 4:21 pm

February 22nd 2006 – Anthony Burger, American pianist and singer (The Kingsmen Quartet) (b. 1961)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/23/16 at 12:38 am

February 23rd 2015 – Jerry Lambert, American jockey (b. 1940)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/23/16 at 1:01 am

February 23rd 2012 – Bruce Surtees, American cinematographer (b. 1937)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/23/16 at 1:18 am

February 23rd 2000 – Stanley Matthews, English footballer and manager (b. 1915)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/23/16 at 2:59 am

February 23rd 1821 – John Keats, English poet (b. 1795)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/23/16 at 3:25 am

February 23rd 1792 – Joshua Reynolds, English painter (b. 1723)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/23/16 at 3:45 am

February 23rd 1848 – John Quincy Adams, American politician, 6th President of the United States (b. 1767)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/23/16 at 4:24 am

February 23rd 1995 – Melvin Franklin, American singer (The Temptations) (b. 1942)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/23/16 at 5:44 am

February 23rd 1918 – Last monarch of Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz commits suicide.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/23/16 at 6:49 am

February 23rd 2004 – Carl Anderson, American singer and actor (b. 1945)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/23/16 at 7:59 am

February 23rd 2003 – Howie Epstein, American bass player, songwriter, and producer (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers) (b. 1955)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/23/16 at 9:04 am

February 23rd 2014 – Roger Hilsman, American soldier, academic, and politician (b. 1919)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/23/16 at 10:33 am

February 23rd 1976 – L. S. Lowry, English painter (b. 1887)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/23/16 at 12:12 pm

February 23rd 1954 – Carlos Guirao, Spanish guitarist, keyboard player, and composer (Neuronium) (d. 2012)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/23/16 at 1:11 pm

Born this day February 23rd:

1920 – Paul Gérin-Lajoie, Canadian lawyer and politician
1923 – Ioannis Grivas, Greek judge and politician, 176th Prime Minister of Greece
1928 – Hans Herrmann, German race car driver
1929 – Jaan Einasto, Estonian astronomer and physicist
1934 – Linda Cristal, Argentinian-American actress
1937 – Tom Osborne, American football player, coach, and politician
1938 – Paul Morrissey, American director, producer, and screenwriter
1940 – Peter Fonda, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1940 – Jackie Smith, American football player
1941 – Ron Hunt, American baseball player
1943 – Fred Biletnikoff, American football player and coach
1943 – Kin'ya Kitaōji, Japanese actor
1944 – Bernard Cornwell, English author and educator
1944 – Florian Fricke, German keyboard player (Popol Vuh and Gila)
1944 – John Sandford, American journalist and author
1945 – Allan Boesak, South African cleric and politician
1945 – Svetlana Gerasimenko, Soviet-Ukrainian astronomer
1946 – Rusty Young, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Poco)
1947 – Pia Kjærsgaard, Danish politician
1947 – Anton Mosimann, Swiss chef and author
1948 – Bill Alexander, English director and producer
1948 – Doug Moench, American author
1948 – Steve Priest, English singer-songwriter and bass player (Sweet)
1949 – César Aira, Argentine writer and translator
1949 – Marc Garneau, Canadian engineer, astronaut, and politician
1951 – Ed "Too Tall" Jones, American football player and boxer
1951 – Shigefumi Mori, Japanese mathematician
1951 – Patricia Richardson, American actress and producer
1952 – Brad Whitford, American guitarist (Aerosmith and The Joe Perry Project)
1953 – Kenny Bee, Hong Kong singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (The Wynners)
1953 – Satoru Nakajima, Japanese race car driver
1953 – Walter Wick, American photographer and author
1954 – Louis Bertignac, French guitarist, vocalist and songwriter
1954 – Viktor Yushchenko, Ukrainian captain and politician, 3rd President of Ukraine
1955 – Howard Jones, English singer-songwriter
1956 – Sandra Osborne, Scottish politician
1956 – Brother Tom, Japanese singer and entertainer
1958 – Patrick Marriott, English general
1958 – David Sylvian, English singer-songwriter (Japan and Nine Horses)
1959 – Clayton Anderson, American engineer and astronaut
1959 – Nick de Bois, English politician
1959 – Ian Liddell-Grainger, Scottish soldier and politician
1959 – Linda Nolan, Irish singer (The Nolans)
1960 – Naruhito, Crown Prince of Japan
1960 – Alan Griffin, Australian politician
1960 – Ivan Vdović, Serbian drummer (Suncokret, Šarlo Akrobata, Supernaut, and Ekatarina Velika) (d. 1992)
1962 – Michael Wilton, American guitarist (Queensrÿche and Soulbender)
1963 – Bobby Bonilla, American baseball player
1963 – Radosław Sikorski, Polish journalist and politician, 11th Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland
1964 – John Norum, Norwegian guitarist and songwriter (Europe)
1965 – Michael Dell, American businessman, founded Dell
1965 – Helena Suková, Czech-Monacan tennis player
1967 – Hélène Darroze, French chef
1967 – Steve Stricker, American golfer
1967 – Chris Vrenna, American drummer, songwriter, and producer (Nine Inch Nails, Tweaker, Die Warzau, and Exotic Birds)
1969 – Michael Campbell, New Zealand-Australian golfer
1969 – Miyako Itō, Japanese voice actress
1969 – Daymond John, American fashion designer, founded FUBU
1970 – Niecy Nash, American actress and producer
1970 – Shoko Aida, Japanese singer and actress
1971 – Jung Chan, South Korean actor
1971 – Melinda Messenger, English model and television host
1971 – Ryohei Odai, Japanese actor and voice actor
1972 – Alessandro Sturba, Italian footballer
1972 – Rondell White, American baseball player
1973 – Arnold Dwarika, Trinidadian footballer
1973 – Jeff Nordgaard, American-Polish basketball player
1974 – Herschelle Gibbs, South African cricketer
1975 – Michael Cornacchia, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1975 – Robert Lopez, American composer
1976 – Scott Elarton, American baseball player
1976 – Kelly Macdonald, Scottish actress
1976 – Jeff O'Neill, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
1976 – Satoshi Yoneyama, Japanese wrestler
1977 – Kristina Šmigun-Vähi, Estonian skier
1978 – Residente, Puerto Rican-American singer-songwriter (Calle 13)
1978 – Yuka Motohashi, Japanese actress
1979 – S. E. Cupp, American journalist and author
1979 – Sascha Zacharias, Swedish actress
1981 – Gareth Barry, English footballer
1981 – Josh Gad, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
1981 – Charles Tillman, American football player
1982 – Nick Dupree, American activist
1982 – Anna-Maria Galojan, Estonian politician
1982 – Adam Hann-Byrd, American actor and screenwriter
1982 – Malia Metella, French swimmer
1983 – Aziz Ansari, American comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter
1983 – Emily Blunt, English actress
1986 – Emerson Conceição, Brazilian footballer
1986 – Skylar Grey, American singer-songwriter
1986 – Kazuya Kamenashi, Japanese singer-songwriter and actor (KAT-TUN and Shūji to Akira)
1986 – Jerod Mayo, American football player
1986 – Ola Svensson, Swedish singer-songwriter
1987 – Theophilus London, Trinidadian-American singer-songwriter and producer
1988 – Nicolás Gaitán, Argentinian footballer
1989 – Amara Baby, French footballer
1989 – Evan Bates, American ice dancer
1990 – Terry Hawkridge, English footballer
1992 – Casemiro, Brazilian footballer
1992 – Kyriakos Papadopoulos, Greek footballer
1992 – Samara Weaving, Australian actress and model
1993 – Kasumi Ishikawa, Japanese table tennis player
1994 – Dakota Fanning, American actress
1995 – Andrew Wiggins, Canadian basketball player

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February 23rd 1997 – Tony Williams, American drummer, composer, and producer (The Tony Williams Lifetime) (b. 1945)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

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February 23rd 2007 – John Ritchie, English footballer (b. 1941)

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February 23rd 1934 – Edward Elgar, English composer and academic (b. 1857)

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February 23rd 1995 - American singer Melvin Franklin of The Temptations died of a brain seizure aged 52. Had the 1971 US No.1 & UK No.8 single 'Just My Imagination' and re-issued 'My Girl' UK No.2 in 1992. In 1978 Franklin was shot in the hand and the leg when trying to stop a man from stealing his car.

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February 23rd 1965 – Stan Laurel, English comic actor, writer and film director (b. 1890)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/23/16 at 2:35 pm

February 23rd 1931 – Nellie Melba, Australian soprano and actress (b. 1861)

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February 24th 2014 – Harold Ramis, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1944)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/24/16 at 1:25 am

February 24th 2013 – Virgil Johnson, American singer (The Velvets) (b. 1935)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/24/16 at 2:17 am

February 24th 1993 – Bobby Moore, English footballer and manager (b. 1941)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/24/16 at 3:33 am

February 24th 1986 – Tommy Douglas, Scottish-Canadian minister and politician, 7th Premier of Saskatchewan (b. 1904)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/24/16 at 3:58 am

February 24th 2006 – Dennis Weaver, American actor, director, and producer (b. 1924)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/24/16 at 4:21 am

February 24th 1990 – Johnnie Ray, American singer-songwriter and pianist (b. 1927)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/24/16 at 4:45 am

February 24th 2014 – Franny Beecher, American guitarist (Bill Haley & His Comets) (b. 1921)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/24/16 at 5:15 am

February 24th 1994 – Dinah Shore, American actress and singer (b. 1916)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/24/16 at 5:56 am

February 24th 1824 – Sir Albemarle Bertie, 1st Baronet, English admiral (b. 1755)

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February 24th 2004 – John Randolph, American actor (b. 1915)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/24/16 at 8:10 am

February 24th 1987 – Jim Connors, American radio host (b. 1940)

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February 24th 2006 – Don Knotts, American actor (b. 1924)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays

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Born this day February 24th:

1921 – Ingvar Lidholm, Swedish composer
1922 – Steven Hill, American actor
1926 – John Gunther Dean, German-American diplomat
1927 – Emmanuelle Riva, French actress
1931 – Dominic Chianese, American actor
1932 – Michel Legrand, French pianist, composer, and conductor
1932 – Brenda Maddox, American journalist and author
1932 – Zell Miller, American sergeant and politician, 79th Governor of Georgia
1934 – Renata Scotto, Italian soprano and director
1938 – Phil Knight, American businessman, co-founded Nike, Inc.
1940 – Denis Law, Scottish footballer and sportscaster
1942 – Colin Bond, Australian race car driver
1942 – Paul Jones, English singer, harmonica player, and actor (Manfred Mann, The Blues Band, and The Manfreds)
1942 – Joe Lieberman, American lawyer and politician
1942 – Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak, Indian philosopher, theorist, and academic
1943 – Catherine Cesarsky, French astronomer
1943 – Pablo Milanés, Cuban singer-songwriter and guitarist
1943 – Terry Semel, American businessman
1945 – Barry Bostwick, American actor and singer
1946 – Grigory Margulis, Russian mathematician and academic
1946 – John Stapleton, English journalist
1947 – Mike Fratello, American basketball player, coach, and sportscaster
1947 – Rupert Holmes, English singer-songwriter and playwright
1947 – Edward James Olmos, American actor and director
1948 – Jayalalithaa, Indian actress and politician, 16th Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu
1948 – Walter Smith, Scottish footballer and manager
1948 – Tim Staffell, English singer and guitarist (Smile, Humpy Bong, and Morgan)
1950 – Steve McCurry, American photographer and journalist
1950 – George Thorogood, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1951 – David Ford, Northern Irish social worker and politician
1951 – Derek Randall, English cricketer
1951 – Debra Jo Rupp, American actress
1951 – Helen Shaver, Canadian actress and director
1951 – Laimdota Straujuma, Latvian economist and politician, 12th Prime Minister of Latvia
1954 – Plastic Bertrand, Belgian singer-songwriter and producer (Hubble Bubble)
1954 – Sid Meier, Canadian-American game designer and programmer, created the Civilization series
1955 – Eddie Johnson, American basketball player
1955 – Alain Prost, French race car driver
1956 – Judith Butler, American philosopher, theorist, and author
1956 – Eddie Murray, American baseball player
1956 – Paula Zahn, American journalist and producer
1958 – Sammy Kershaw, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1959 – Beth Broderick, American actress
1959 – Mike Whitney, Australian cricketer and television host
1962 – Outi Mäenpää, Finnish actress and screenwriter
1962 – Michelle Shocked, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1963 – Prince Carlo, Duke of Castro
1963 – Mike Vernon, Canadian ice hockey player
1964 – Andy Crane, English radio and television host
1964 – Russell Ingall, Australian race car driver
1964 – Takashi Nagasako, Japanese voice actor
1965 – Jane Swift, American politician, Governor of Massachusetts
1966 – Ben Miller, English comedian, actor, and director
1966 – Billy Zane, American actor and producer
1967 – Brian Schmidt, Australian astrophysicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
1970 – Jeff Garcia, American football player and coach
1970 – Neil Sullivan, English-Scottish footballer and coach
1971 – Josh Bernstein, American explorer, author, and television host
1971 – Pedro de la Rosa, Spanish race car driver
1971 – Brian Savage, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1972 – Teodor Currentzis, Greek conductor and composer
1972 – Manon Rhéaume, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1973 – Stubby Clapp, Canadian baseball player and coach
1973 – Chris Fehn, American drummer (Slipknot and Will Haven)
1973 – Alexei Kovalev, Russian ice hockey player and pilot
1974 – Mike Lowell, American baseball player and sportscaster
1974 – Bonnie Somerville, American actress
1975 – Ashley MacIsaac, Canadian singer-songwriter and fiddler
1976 – Crista Flanagan, American actress and screenwriter
1976 – Eric Griffin, American guitarist (Murderdolls and Wednesday 13)
1976 – Zach Johnson, American golfer
1976 – Bradley McGee, Australian cyclist and coach
1976 – Matt Skiba, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Alkaline Trio and Heavens)
1977 – Jason Akermanis, Australian footballer and coach
1977 – Bronson Arroyo, American baseball player
1977 – Floyd Mayweather, Jr., American boxer
1978 – Gary, South Korean rapper and producer (Leessang)
1978 – Shinya, Japanese drummer and songwriter (Dir En Grey)
1978 – John Nolan, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Straylight Run and Taking Back Sunday)
1978 – DeWayne Wise, American baseball player
1978 – Leon Constantine, English footballer
1980 – Shinsuke Nakamura, Japanese wrestler and mixed martial artist
1981 – Felipe Baloy, Panamanian footballer
1981 – Lleyton Hewitt, Australian tennis player
1981 – Mauro Rosales, Argentinian footballer
1981 – Mohammad Sami, Pakistani cricketer
1982 – Nick Blackburn, American baseball player
1982 – Kevin O'Neill, New Zealand rugby player
1982 – Emanuel Villa, Argentinian footballer
1982 – Klára Zakopalová, Czech tennis player
1983 – Matt McGinley, American drummer (Gym Class Heroes and Kill the Frontman)
1984 – Corey Graves, American wrestler
1986 – Wojtek Wolski, Polish-Canadian ice hockey player
1987 – Mayuko Iwasa, Japanese entertainer and model
1987 – Chieko Ochi, Japanese singer, model and actress
1988 – Emma Hayman, New Zealand tennis player
1989 – Trace Cyrus, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Metro Station)
1989 – Kosta Koufos, American basketball player
1990 – Stefan Müller, German footballer
1991 – Madison Hubbell, American ice dancer
1991 – O'Shea Jackson, Jr., American actor and musician
1991 – Semih Kaya, Turkish footballer
1994 – Ryan Francis, Scottish footballer
1994 – Earl Sweatshirt, American rapper and producer (Odd Future)
1995 – Jacob Murphy, English footballer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

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February 24th 2013 – Dick Yelvington, American football player (b. 1928)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/24/16 at 2:11 pm

February 24th 2012 – Agnes Allen, American baseball player and therapist (b. 1930)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/24/16 at 2:36 pm

February 24th 2008 – Larry Norman, American singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1947)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/24/16 at 2:51 pm

February 24th 2007 – Damien Nash, American football player (b. 1982)

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February 24th 1990 - American singer, songwriter, pianist Johnnie Ray died of liver failure at Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles. He scored over 20 Top 40 singles between 1952 & 1960 including 1956 UK No.1 & US No.2 single, 'Just Walking In The Rain'. Dexys Midnight Runners' name checked Ray in the lyrics to their 1982 hit 'Come On Eileen'.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/24/16 at 3:11 pm

February 24th 2001 – Claude Shannon, American mathematician, cryptographer, and engineer (b. 1916)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/24/16 at 3:33 pm

February 24th 2004 - Estelle Axton, who helped create the legendary US soul music label Stax, died in hospital in Memphis, aged 85. Stax was home to Otis Redding, Rufus Thomas, Isaac Hayes and Booker T and the MG's and the Stax studio, 'Soulsville USA', was second only to Motown in its production of soul hits during its 1960s heyday.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/24/16 at 3:57 pm

February 24th 2014 -  Franny Beecher the lead guitarist for Bill Haley & His Comets from 1954 to 1962 died in his sleep from natural causes. He was 92 years old. He continued to perform with surviving members of the Comets into 2006.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/25/16 at 2:10 am

February 25th 2001 – Donald Bradman, Australian cricketer (b. 1908)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/25/16 at 2:26 am

February 25th 1983 – Tennessee Williams, American playwright and author (b. 1911)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/25/16 at 2:37 am

February 25th 2008 – Static Major, American rapper and producer (Playa) (b. 1974)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/25/16 at 3:06 am

February 25th 2009 – Philip José Farmer, American author (b. 1918)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/25/16 at 3:35 am

February 25th 2013 – Dan Toler, American guitarist (The Allman Brothers Band and Gregg Allman Band) (b. 1948)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/25/16 at 4:08 am

February 25th 1934 – John McGraw, American baseball player and manager (b. 1873)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/25/16 at 4:37 am

February 25th 2013 – Stewart "Dirk" Fischer, American trumpet player and composer (b. 1924)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/25/16 at 6:22 am

February 25th 2015 – Harve Bennett, American film and television producer, and screenwriter (b. 1930)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/25/16 at 6:23 am

February 25th 2012 – Martha Stewart, American actress (b. 1922)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/25/16 at 6:52 am

February 25th 1994 – Jersey Joe Walcott, American boxer and police officer (b. 1914)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/25/16 at 7:22 am

February 25th 2012 – Red Holloway, American saxophonist (b. 1927)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/25/16 at 7:57 am

February 25th 1957 – Bugs Moran, American gangster (b. 1893)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/25/16 at 9:39 am

February 25th 2015 – Terry Gill, English-Australian actor (b. 1939)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/25/16 at 10:21 am

February 25th 1987 – James Coco, American actor (b. 1930)

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February 25th 1966 – James D. Norris, American businessman (b. 1906)

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February 25th 1894 – Steele MacKaye, American actor and playwright (b. 1842)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays

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Born this day February 25th:

1928 – Paul Elvstrøm, Danish sailor and engineer
1930 – Wendy Beckett, South African-born British religious sister and art historian
1932 – Tony Brooks, English race car driver
1935 – Sally Jessy Raphael, American journalist and talk show host
1937 – Tom Courtenay, English actor
1937 – Bob Schieffer, American journalist
1938 – Diane Baker, American actress
1938 – Herb Elliott, Australian runner
1938 – Farokh Engineer, Indian cricketer and referee
1940 – Danny Cater, American baseball player
1940 – Billy Packer, American sportscaster and author
1941 – David Puttnam, English film producer and academic
1942 – Karen Grassle, American actress
1942 – John Saul, American author and playwright
1944 – Matt Guokas, American basketball player and coach
1945 – Elkie Brooks, English singer-songwriter (Vinegar Joe)
1945 – Herbert Léonard, French singer
1946 – Andrew Ang, Singaporean judge and academic
1946 – Franz Xaver Kroetz, German actor, director, and playwright
1946 – Jean Todt, French businessman
1946 – Pete Wernick, American banjo player (Hot Rize)
1947 – Giuseppe Betori, Italian cardinal
1947 – Lee Evans, American runner and coach
1947 – Richard French, Canadian businessman and politician
1947 – Doug Yule, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Velvet Underground and American Flyer)
1948 – Aldo Busi, Italian author and translator
1948 – Danny Denzongpa, Indian actor and singer
1949 – Ric Flair, American wrestler, manager, and trainer
1949 – Jack Handey, American author and screenwriter
1949 – Amin Maalouf, Lebanese-French journalist and author
1950 – Neil Jordan, Irish film director and screenwriter
1950 – Mick Miller, English comedian and actor
1950 – Emitt Rhodes, American singer-songwriter (The Merry-Go-Round)
1951 – James Brown, American journalist and sportscaster
1951 – César Cedeño, Dominican baseball player and coach
1951 – Don Quarrie, Jamaican runner and coach
1952  -  Tomas Ledin,  Swedish singer, songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1952 – Jerry Chamberlain, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Daniel Amos and The Swirling Eddies)
1953 – José María Aznar, Spanish academic and politician, Prime Minister of Spain
1954 – John Doe, American singer-songwriter, bass player, and actor (X, The Flesh Eaters, and The Knitters)
1954 – Gerardo Pelusso, Uruguayan footballer and manager
1954 – Steve Rixon, Australian cricketer and coach
1955 – Camille Thériault, Canadian politician, 29th Premier of New Brunswick
1957 – Chuck Strahl, Canadian businessman and politician, 28th Canadian Minister of Transport
1957 – Martin Zobel, Estonian ecologist and academic
1958 – Jeff Fisher, American football player and coach
1958 – Kurt Rambis, American basketball player and coach
1959 – Renee Borges, Indian ecologist and academic
1959 – Mike Peters, Welsh singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Alarm and Big Country)
1960 – Stefan Blöcher, German field hockey player and golfer
1961 – Todd Blackledge, American football player and sportscaster
1962 – John Lanchester, German-English journalist and author
1962 – Faron Moller, Canadian-English computer scientist and academic
1962 – Andres Siim, Estonian architect
1962 – Foster Sylvers, American singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer (The Sylvers)
1962 – Yasufumi Terawaki, Japanese actor
1963 – Joseph E. Duncan III, American serial killer and sex offender
1963 – Paul O'Neill, American baseball player and sportscaster
1963 – Doug Stahl, American wrestler
1964 – Lee Evans, English comedian and actor
1964 – Don Majkowski, American football player and sportscaster
1964 – Don Topley, English cricketer
1965 – Brian Baker, American guitarist and songwriter (Bad Religion, Minor Threat, Junkyard, and Dag Nasty)
1965 – Maricel Soriano, Filipino actress, singer, and dancer
1965 – Carrot Top, American comedian and actor
1966 – Alexis Denisof, American actor
1966 – Andrew Feldman, Baron Feldman of Elstree, English lawyer and businessman
1966 – Téa Leoni, American actress and producer
1966 – Nancy O'Dell, American journalist
1966 – Sam Phillips, American model, actress, producer, and radio host
1967 – Ed Balls, English politician, Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer
1967 – Jonathan Freedland, English journalist and author
1968 – Evridiki, Cypriot singer
1968 – Sandrine Kiberlain, French actress and singer
1969 – Paul Trimboli, Australian footballer and manager
1971 – Sean Astin, American actor, director, and producer
1971 – Helen Dobson, English golfer
1971 – Dave Harris, American radio host and songwriter
1971 – Stuart MacGill, Australian cricketer and sportscaster
1971 – Daniel Powter, Canadian singer-songwriter and pianist
1973 – Julio Iglesias, Jr., Spanish singer and actor
1973 – Anson Mount, American actor and producer
1973 – Normann Stadler, German triathlete
1974 – Dominic Raab, English lawyer and politician
1974 – Kevin Skinner, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1975 – Chiemi Chiba, Japanese voice actress, singer, and model
1975 – Chelsea Handler, American comedian, actress, author, and talk show host
1975 – Naga Munchetty, English journalist
1975 – Dmitri Suur, Russian-Estonian ice hockey player
1976 – Rashida Jones, American actress and screenwriter
1976 – Samaki Walker, American basketball player
1977 – Niña Corpuz, Filipino journalist
1977 – Sarah Jezebel Deva, English singer-songwriter (Angtoria, Cradle of Filth, and Mystic Circle)
1977 – Josh Wolff, American soccer player and manager
1978 – Maian Kärmas, Estonian singer-songwriter and journalist
1980 – Antonio Burks, American basketball player
1980 – Christy Knowings, American actress
1981 – Park Ji-sung, South Korean footballer
1981 – Shahid Kapoor, Indian actor and dancer
1981 – Duc Nguyen, Vietnamese conjoined twin
1982 – Chris Baird, Northern Irish footballer
1982 – Maria Kanellis, American wrestler, actress, and singer
1982 – Bert McCracken, American singer-songwriter (The Used)
1982 – Flavia Pennetta, Italian tennis player
1982 – Anton Volchenkov, Russian ice hockey player
1982 – Tara Wilson, Canadian actress
1983 – Eduardo da Silva, Brazilian footballer
1983 – Steven Lewington, English wrestler
1984 – Lovefoxxx, Brazilian singer-songwriter (CSS)
1984 – Logan Leistikow, American director and producer
1984 – Craig Mackail-Smith, Scottish footballer
1984 – Wakana Matsumoto, Japanese actress
1984 – João Pereira, Portuguese footballer
1984 – Dane Swan, Australian footballer
1985 – Benji Marshall, New Zealand rugby player
1985 – Joakim Noah, American basketball player
1986 – Justin Berfield, American actor and producer
1986 – Jameela Jamil, English television presenter, radio presenter and model
1986 – James Phelps, English actor
1986 – Oliver Phelps, English actor
1986 – Danny Saucedo, Swedish singer-songwriter (E.M.D.)
1986 – James Starks, American football player
1987 – Justin Abdelkader, American ice hockey player
1987 – Eva Avila, Canadian singer-songwriter
1987 – Marla Boyd, Filipino actress
1987 – Mevlüt Erdinç, Turkish footballer
1987 – Adrián López Rodríguez, Spanish footballer
1987 – Andrew Poje, Canadian figure skater
1987 – Jai Reyes, Filipino basketball player
1988 – Luca Di Matteo, Italian footballer
1988 – Sören Ludolph, German runner
1988 – Jimmy Monaghan, American-Irish singer-songwriter and pianist (Music for Dead Birds)
1988 – Mehmet Uslu, Turkish footballer
1989 – Jimmer Fredette, American basketball player
1989 – Kana Hanazawa, Japanese voice actress and singer
1989 – E'Twaun Moore, American basketball player
1990 – Alejandra Andreu, Spanish model, Miss International 2008
1990 – Jairo Araujo, Mexican footballer
1990 – Jefferson Alves Oliveira, Brazilian footballer
1991 – Dominika Kaňáková, Czech tennis player
1991 – Tony Oller, American singer-songwriter and actor (MKTO)
1992 – Max Aaron, American figure skater
1994 – Eugenie Bouchard, Canadian tennis player
2000 – Tucker Albrizzi, American child actor

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/25/16 at 1:38 pm

February 25th 2006 – Darren McGavin, American actor, director, and producer (b. 1922)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/25/16 at 2:06 pm

February 25th 2012 – Louisiana Red, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1932)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/25/16 at 2:41 pm

February 25th 2005 – Edward Patten, American singer-songwriter and producer (Gladys Knight & the Pips) (b. 1939)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/25/16 at 4:03 pm

February 25th 2011 - Susan 'Suze' Rotolo, died from lung cancer. She was the one time girlfriend of Bob Dylan, and the inspiration of some of his early songs. Susan appeared in one of the decade's signature images, walking with Dylan arm-in-arm for the cover photo of his breakthrough album Freewheelin Bob Dylan.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/26/16 at 1:28 am

February 26th 2012 – Richard Carpenter, English actor and screenwriter (b. 1929)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/26/16 at 1:41 am

February 26th 2014 – Tim Wilson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1961)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/26/16 at 1:54 am

February 26th 2015 – Earl Lloyd, American basketball player and coach (b. 1928)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/26/16 at 2:11 am

February 26th 1994 – Bill Hicks, American comedian and singer (b. 1961)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/26/16 at 2:27 am

February 26th 1950 – Harry Lauder, Scottish comedian and singer (b. 1870)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/26/16 at 3:30 am

February 26th 2011 – James A. McClure, American soldier, lawyer, and politician (b. 1924)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/26/16 at 3:55 am

February 26th 2009 – Wendy Richard, English actress (b. 1943)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/26/16 at 5:19 am

February 26th 1903 – Richard Jordan Gatling, American inventor, invented the Gatling gun (b. 1818)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/26/16 at 6:25 am

February 26th 1936 – February 26 Incident:

Saitō Makoto, Japanese admiral, 30th Prime Minister of Japan (b. 1858)
Takahashi Korekiyo, Japanese politician, 20th Prime Minister of Japan (b. 1854)
Jōtarō Watanabe, Japanese general (b. 1874)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/26/16 at 6:39 am

February 26th 2014 – Frank Reed, American singer-songwriter (The Chi-Lites) (b. 1954)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/26/16 at 7:25 am

February 26th 2008 – Buddy Miles, American drummer and songwriter (Band of Gypsys and The Electric Flag) (b. 1947)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/26/16 at 7:57 am

February 26th 1933 – Spottiswoode Aitken, Silent-era Scottish actor (b. 1868)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/26/16 at 8:13 am

American songwriter Ben Raleigh died in 1997, in a fire in his kitchen after setting fire to his bathrobe while cooking. He co-wrote 'Scooby Doo Where Are You' and 'Tell Laura I Love Her.'

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February 26th 1995 – Jack Clayton, English director and producer (b. 1921)

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February 26th 1997 – David Doyle, American actor (b. 1929)

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February 26th 1981 – Robert Aickman, English author and activist (b. 1914)

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February 26th 2012 – Don Joyce, American football player and wrestler (b. 1929)

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February 26th 2009 – Johnny Kerr, American basketball player, coach, and sportscaster (b. 1932)

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February 26th 1990 – Cornell Gunter, American singer (The Coasters, The Platters, and The Flairs) (b. 1938)

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February 26th 2002 – Lawrence Tierney, American actor (b. 1919)

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February 26th 1998 – James Algar, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1912)

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February 26th 1993 – Constance Ford, American actress (b. 1923)

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February 26th 1997 – Wende Wagner, American actress (b. 1941)

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February 26th 1977 - Sherman Garnes from Frankie Lymon And The Teenagers, died during open-heart surgery. They had the 1956 UK No.1 and US No.6 single 'Why Do Fools Fall In Love'.

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February 26th 2009 – Norm Van Lier, American basketball player, coach, and sportscaster (b. 1947)

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Born this day February 25th:

1927 – Tom Kennedy, American game show host
1928 – Fats Domino, American singer-songwriter and pianist
1928 – Anatoly Filipchenko, Russian general, pilot, and astronaut
1930 – Carl Haas, American businessman
1934 – Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina, Algerian director, producer, and screenwriter
1939 – Josephine Tewson, English actress
1941 – Paul Levy, American journalist and author
1942 – Jozef Adamec, Slovak footballer and manager
1943 – Bill Duke, American actor and director
1943 – Dante Ferretti, Italian art director and costume designer
1944 – Christopher Hope, South African author and poet
1944 – Ronald Lauder, American businessman and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Austria
1945 – Giannis Ioannidis, Greek basketball player, coach, and politician
1945 – Mitch Ryder, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Detroit Wheels)
1946 – Ahmed Zewail, Egyptian-American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
1948 – David Edgar, English playwright and academic
1948 – Sharyn McCrumb, American author
1949 – Lynda Clark, Baroness Clark of Calton, Scottish judge and politician
1949 – Simon Crean, Australian politician, 14th Australian Minister for the Arts
1949 – Elizabeth George, American author and educator
1949 – Emma Kirkby, English soprano
1950 – Jonathan Cain, American singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer (Journey, The Babys, and Bad English)
1950 – Helen Clark, New Zealand politician, 37th Prime Minister of New Zealand
1951 – Steve Bell, English cartoonist
1951 – Ferhan Şensoy, Turkish actor, director, and playwright
1953 – Michael Bolton, American singer-songwriter and actor (Blackjack)
1954 – Prince Ernst August of Hanover
1954 – Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Turkish footballer and politician, 12th President of Turkey
1955 – John Inge, English bishop
1955 – Andreas Maislinger, Austrian historian, founded the Austrian Holocaust Memorial Service
1956 – Charlélie Couture, French singer-songwriter
1956 – Michel Houellebecq, French author, poet, screenwriter, and director
1956 – Keisuke Kuwata, Japanese singer-songwriter and producer (Southern All Stars)
1956 – Jonathan Schmock, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1957 – David Beasley, American lawyer and politician, 113th Governor of South Carolina
1957 – Joe Mullen, American ice hockey player and coach
1958 – Karen Berger, American author
1958 – Greg Germann, American actor and director
1958 – Susan J. Helms, American general, engineer, and astronaut
1958 – Tim Kaine, American lawyer and politician, 70th Governor of Virginia
1959 – Rolando Blackman, American basketball player and coach
1959 – Ahmet Davutoğlu, Turkish political scientist, academic, and politician, 37th Prime Minister of Turkey
1960 – Jaz Coleman, English singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer (Killing Joke)
1962 – Ahn Cheol-soo, South Korean physician, academic, and politician
1962 – Kelly Gruber, American baseball player
1962 – Atiq Rahimi, Afghan-French journalist and director
1964 – Mark Dacascos, American actor and martial artist
1965 – James Mitchell, American wrestler and manager
1965 – Linnar Viik, Estonian computer and scholar
1966 – Garry Conille, Haitian physician and politician, 14th Prime Minister of Haiti
1966 – Marc Fortier, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1966 – Najwa Karam, Lebanese singer-songwriter and producer
1967 – James Allodi, Canadian actor and director
1967 – Mark Carroll, Australian rugby league player
1967 – Currie Graham, Canadian-American actor
1968 – Tim Commerford, American bass player and songwriter (Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave)
1968 – J. T. Snow, American baseball player and sportscaster
1969 – Steve Agee, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1969 – Hitoshi Sakimoto, Japanese composer and producer
1970 – Mark Harper, English accountant and politician, Minister of State for Immigration
1971 – Erykah Badu, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress (Soulquarians)
1971 – Max Martin, Swedish-American singer-songwriter and producer (It's Alive)j
1971 – Hélène Ségara, French singer-songwriter and actress
1973 – Erinn Bartlett, American model and actress, Miss Teen USA 1991
1973 – Marshall Faulk, American football player and sportscaster
1973 – Ole Gunnar Solskjær, Norwegian footballer and manager
1973 – Jenny Thompson, American swimmer and anesthesiologist
1974 – Sébastien Loeb, French race car driver
1976 – Chad Urmston, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Dispatch and State Radio)
1977 – Marty Reasoner, American ice hockey player and coach
1977 – Tim Thomas, American basketball player
1977 – Josh Towers, American baseball player and sportscaster
1977 – Shane Williams, Welsh rugby player and coach
1978 – Marc Hynes, English race car driver and coach
1979 – Corinne Bailey Rae, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
1979 – Steve Evans, Welsh footballer
1979 – Pedro Miguel da Silva Mendes, Portuguese footballer
1980 – Steve Blake, American basketball player
1980 – Gary Majewski, American baseball player
1981 – Kertus Davis, American race car driver
1981 – Sharon Van Etten, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1981 – Kaori Yoneyama, Japanese wrestler
1982 – Li Na, Chinese tennis player
1982 – Matt Prior, South African-English cricketer
1982 – Nate Ruess, American singer-songwriter (Fun and The Format)
1983 – Pepe, Brazilian-Portuguese footballer
1983 – Jerome Harrison, American football player
1984 – Emmanuel Adebayor, Togolese footballer
1984 – Natalia Lafourcade, Mexican singer-songwriter
1985 – Gee Atherton, English cyclist
1985 – Miki Fujimoto, Japanese singer and actress (Morning Musume, Dream Morning Musume, Gomattō, and GAM)
1985 – Fernando Llorente, Spanish footballer
1985 – Carolin Nytra, German hurdler
1985 – Diego Ribas da Cunha, Brazilian footballer
1986 – Leandro dos Santos de Jesus, Brazilian footballer
1986 – Crystal Kay, Japanese singer-songwriter and actress
1986 – Hannah Kearney, American skier
1986 – Leila Lopes, Angolan-American model, Miss Universe 2011
1986 – Juliet Simms, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Automatic Loveletter)
1987 – Jin Hiramaki, Japanese actor, singer, and model
1988 – Matteo Ciofani, Italian footballer
1988 – Christian Meaas Svendsen, Norwegian bassist (Mopti)
1989 – Gabriel Obertan, French footballer
1990 – Kateřina Cachová, Czech heptathlete
1991 – CL, South Korean singer-songwriter and dancer (2NE1)
1991 – Jasmina Kajtazovič, Bosnian tennis player
1992 – Cecilia Estlander, Finnish tennis player
1992 – Mikael Granlund, Finnish ice hockey player
1992 – Ai Shinozaki, Japanese model and singer

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February 26th 1887 – Grover Cleveland Alexander, American baseball player and coach (d. 1950)

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February 26th 1997 – American songwriter Ben Raleigh died in a fire in his kitchen after setting fire to his bath robe while cooking. He co-wrote 'Scooby Doo Where Are You' and 'Tell Laura I Love Her.'

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/27/16 at 2:09 pm

Spike Milligan, comedian, writer and actor, died from kidney failure, at the age of 83, on February 27th 2002.


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February 28th 2012 – Hal Roach, Irish comedian and author (b. 1927)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/28/16 at 3:43 am

February 28th 2008 – Mike Smith, English singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer (The Dave Clark Five) (b. 1943)

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February 28th 2007 – Billy Thorpe, English-Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Billy Thorpe & the Aztecs) (b. 1946)

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February 28th 1986 – Olof Palme, prime minister of Sweden, is assassinated in Stockholm.

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February 28th 2013 – Neil McCorkell, English cricketer and coach (b. 1912)

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February 28th 1974 – Bobby Bloom, American singer-songwriter (b. 1946)

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February 28th 1916 – Henry James, American-English author (b. 1843)

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February 28th 1979 - Mr. Ed, the talking horse, died.

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February 28th 2007 – Charles Forte, Baron Forte, Italian-English businessman, founded the Forte Group (b. 1908)

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February 28th 1968 – 25 year old Frankie Lymon, lead singer of The Teenagers, died of a heroin overdose in his grandmother's New York home. Lymon was on leave from a Georgia Army post at the time and was scheduled to record for Roulette Records the next day. He first hit the national charts in 1956 when he was just 13 with 'Why Do Fools Fall in Love'.

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February 28th 1985 – David Byron, singer with Uriah Heep died from an epileptic fit and liver disease aged 38. Had a hit with 'Easy Livin' from the 1972 album Demons and Wizards.

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February 28th 2003 – Chris Brasher, Guyanese-English runner and journalist, co-founded the London Marathon (b. 1928)

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February 28th 2003 – Roger Needham, English computer scientist and academic (b. 1935)

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February 28th 1993 – Ruby Keeler, Canadian-American actress, singer, and dancer (b. 1910)

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February 28th 1974 – Singer songwriter Bobby Bloom shot himself dead in the head at his Hollywood apartment aged 28. Bloom had the 1970 US No.8 & UK No.3 single 'Montego Bay'.

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February 28th 1891 – George Hearst, American businessman and politician (b. 1820)

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February 28th 1965 - Chris Curtis, drummer with The Searchers died aged 63 after a long illness. The searchers scored the 1964 UK No.1 single 'Needles And Pins', and the 1964 US No.3 single 'Love Potion Number Nine'.

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February 28th 2009 – Paul Harvey, American radio host (b. 1918)

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Born this day February 28:

1916 – Svend Asmussen, Danish violinist
1919 – Brian Urquhart, English soldier and diplomat, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations
1929 – Hayden Fry, American football player and coach
1929 – Frank Gehry, Canadian-American architect, designed 8 Spruce Street and Walt Disney Concert Hall
1929 – John Montague, American-Irish poet and academic
1929 – Joseph Rouleau, Canadian opera singer and educator
1930 – Leon Cooper, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
1931 – Peter Alliss, German-English golfer and sportscaster
1931 – Gavin MacLeod, American actor
1933 – Rein Taagepera, Estonian political scientist and politician
1938 – Mike Wofford, American pianist and composer
1939 – Daniel C. Tsui, Chinese-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
1939 – Tommy Tune, American actor, singer, dancer, and director
1940 – Aldo Andretti, Italian-American race car driver
1940 – Mario Andretti, Italian-American race car driver
1940 – Barry Fantoni, English astrologer, author, and illustrator
1941 – Tristan Garel-Jones, Baron Garel Jones, English politician, Minister of State for Europe
1941 – Suzanne Mubarak, Egyptian wife of Hosni Mubarak, 5th First Lady of Egypt
1942 – Dino Zoff, Italian footballer and manager
1943 – Charles Bernstein, American composer and educator
1943 – Donnie Iris, American singer and guitarist (The Jaggerz and Wild Cherry)
1944 – Kelly Bishop, American actress and dancer
1944 – Sepp Maier, German footballer and manager
1946 – Philip Bailhache, English lawyer and politician
1946 – Don Francisco, American singer-songwriter
1947 – Stephanie Beacham, English actress
1948 – Steven Chu, American physicist and politician, 12th United States Secretary of Energy, Nobel Prize laureate
1948 – Mike Figgis, English director, screenwriter, and composer
1948 – Geoff Nicholls, English keyboard player (Black Sabbath and Quartz)
1948 – Bernadette Peters, American actress, singer, and animal rights activist
1948 – Mercedes Ruehl, American actress
1948 – Alfred Sant, Maltese politician, 11th Prime Minister of Malta
1949 – Ilene Graff, American actress and singer
1949 – Susan Hekman, American political scientist and academic
1951 – Jim Wohlford, American baseball player
1952 – William Finn, American composer and songwriter
1952 – Frank Warren, English boxing manager and promoter
1953 – Ingo Hoffmann, Brazilian race car driver
1953 – Paul Krugman, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
1953 – Ricky Steamboat, American wrestler, referee, and trainer
1954 – Brian Billick, American football player, coach, and sportscaster
1955 – Adrian Dantley, American basketball player and coach
1955 – Gilbert Gottfried, American stand-up comedian, actor, and voice artist
1956 – Terry Leahy, English businessman
1956 – Guy Maddin, Canadian director, screenwriter, and cinematographer
1956 – Jimmy Nicholl, Canadian-born Northern Ireland international footballer and manager
1956 – Penny Sackett, Australian astronomer
1956 – Mike Tenay, American sportscaster
1956 – Jens Wendelboe, Norwegian trombonist and orchestra leader
1957 – Paul Delph, American singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer (Zahara) (d. 1996)
1957 – Ainsley Harriott, English chef and author
1957 – Ian Smith, New Zealand cricketer and sportscaster
1957 – Micky Stead, English footballer
1957 – John Turturro, American actor, director, and screenwriter
1958 – Jack Abramoff, American criminal
1958 – Jeanne Mas, French singer-songwriter and actress
1959 – Megan McDonald, American librarian and author
1960 – Tōru Ōkawa, Japanese voice actor
1961 – Éric Bachelart, Belgian race car driver
1961 – Rae Dawn Chong, Canadian-American actress
1961 – Mark Latham, Australian politician
1961 – Barry McGuigan, Irish-British boxer
1961 – René Simard, Canadian singer and television host
1961 – Toshihiko Tahara, Japanese singer
1962 – Gary Belcher, Australian rugby league player and sportscaster
1963 – Claudio Chiappucci, Italian cyclist
1964 – Djamolidine Abdoujaparov, Uzbekistan sprinter and cyclist
1964 – Fernando del Valle, American tenor and actor
1964 – Lotta Lotass, Swedish author and playwright
1965 – Colum McCann, Irish-American author and academic
1965 – Norman Smiley, English-American wrestler and trainer
1966 – Vincent Askew, American basketball player and coach
1966 – Paulo Futre, Portuguese footballer
1966 – Archbishop Jovan VI of Ohrid
1966 – Edita Mildažytė, Lithuanian journalist and activist
1967 – Colin Cooper, English footballer and manager
1967 – Martin Tielli, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (Rheostatics and Kevin Hearn and Thin Buckle)
1968 – Stéphan Lebeau, Canadian ice hockey player
1969 – Butch Leitzinger, American race car driver
1969 – Robert Sean Leonard, American actor
1969 – Patrick Monahan, American singer-songwriter (Train)
1970 – Daniel Handler, American author and screenwriter
1971 – Junya Nakano, Japanese pianist and composer
1971 – Peter Stebbings, Canadian actor and director
1972 – Rory Cochrane, American actor
1972 – Ville Haapasalo, Finnish actor and screenwriter
1973 – Mari Hanafusa, Japanese actress
1973 – Eric Lindros, Canadian ice hockey player
1973 – Nicolas Minassian, French race car driver
1973 – Masato Tanaka, Japanese wrestler
1974 – Lee Carsley, British-Irish footballer and manager
1974 – Moana Mackey, New Zealand biologist and politician
1974 – Tangi Miller, American actress and dancer
1974 – Alexander Zickler, German footballer
1975 – Mike Rucker, American football player
1975 – Greg Simkins, American painter
1976 – Ali Larter, American actress
1976 – Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge, Canadian actor and producer
1976 – Adam Pine, Australian swimmer and coach
1977 – Jason Aldean, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1977 – Lance Hoyt, American football player and wrestler
1978 – Jeanne Cherhal, French singer-songwriter and guitarist
1978 – Rei Kikukawa, Japanese actress, model, and television host
1978 – Rana Naved-ul-hasan, Pakistani cricketer
1978 – Benjamin Raich, Austrian skier
1978 – Jamaal Tinsley, American basketball player
1978 – Mariano Zabaleta, Argentinian tennis player
1979 – Michael Bisping, Cypriot-English mixed martial artist and kick-boxer
1979 – Sébastien Bourdais, French race car driver
1979 – Ivo Karlović, Croatian tennis player
1979 – Primož Peterka, Slovenian ski jumper
1980 – Bada, South Korean singer and actress (S.E.S.)
1980 – Pascal Bosschaart, Dutch footballer
1980 – Lucian Bute, Romanian-Canadian boxer
1980 – Glasner da Silva Albuquerque, Brazilian footballer
1980 – Piotr Giza, Polish footballer
1980 – Christian Poulsen, Danish footballer
1980 – Tayshaun Prince, American basketball player
1981 – Brian Bannister, American baseball player
1981 – Florent Serra, French tennis player
1982 – Natalia Vodianova, Russian-French model and actress
1983 – Terry Bywater, English basketball player
1984 – Noureen DeWulf, American actress
1984 – Ben Fagan, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1984 – Karolína Kurková, Czech model and actress
1984 – Christian Müller, German footballer
1985 – Tim Bresnan, English cricketer
1985 – Fefe Dobson, Canadian singer-songwriter and actress
1985 – Jelena Janković, Serbian tennis player
1985 – Diego Ribas da Cunha, Brazilian footballer
1986 – Mark Sztyndera, German rugby player
1986 – Tendai Mzungu, Australian footballer
1987 – Antonio Candreva, Italian footballer
1988 – Aroldis Chapman, Cuban baseball player
1988 – Jorge Gastélum, Mexican footballer
1988 – Markéta Irglová, Czech singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress
1988 – Yevgeni Kabayev, Russian footballer
1988 – Maikol Negro, Italian footballer
1989 – Danielle Haim, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1989 – Charles Jenkins, American basketball player
1989 – Zhang Liyin, Chinese singer
1990 – Naomi Broady, English tennis player
1991 – Hikaru Yamamoto, Japanese actress
1993 – Emmelie de Forest, Danish singer-songwriter
1994 – Jake Bugg, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
1997 – Kyoko Yoshine, Japanese actress

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February 28th 2013 – Daniel Darc, French singer-songwriter (Taxi Girl) (b. 1959)

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February 28th 2006 – Owen Chamberlain, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1920)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/28/16 at 3:41 pm

February 28th 2013 – Donald A. Glaser, American physicist and biologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1926)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/28/16 at 5:21 pm

February 28th 2010 - Tom "T-Bone" Wolk, who played bass for nearly 30 years with Daryl Hall And John Oates died of an apparent heart attack at the age of 58. He had also recorded with Carly Simon, Jellyfish, Squeeze, Elvis Costello, Shawn Colvin and Billy Joel over the course of his career.

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February 28th 2008 - Drummer Buddy Miles, who played with Jimi Hendrix in his last regular group, Band of Gypsys, died aged 60 at his home in Austin, Texas after struggling with a long-term illness. Born George Allen Miles in Omaha, Nebraska, Buddy's nickname was a tribute to his idol, jazz drummer Buddy Rich. Rich also played with The Delfonics, The Ink Spots, Wilson Pickett, Electric Flag, Stevie Wonder, David Bowie, Muddy Waters and Barry White. In the 1980s, he achieved a certain amount of notoriety in the US as the vocalist on the celebrated claymation California Raisins commercials.

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February 29th 2012 – Davy Jones, the Manchester-born lead singer with 60s band The Monkees, died aged 66, in his sleep at his home in Florida after suffering a massive heart attack. Jones who appeared as a teenager in soap opera Coronation Street, playing Ena Sharples's grandson was also a former apprentice jockey in Newmarket. Jones remained a keen horseman all his life, winning his first race in England as a jockey in 1996.

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February 29th 2012 – Roland Bautista, American guitarist (Earth, Wind & Fire) (b. 1951)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/29/16 at 1:56 am

February 29th 2008 – Janet Kagan, American author (b. 1946)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/29/16 at 2:51 am

February 29th 2004 – Jerome Lawrence, American playwright and author (b. 1915)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/29/16 at 3:42 am

February 29th 2000 – Dennis Danell, American guitarist (Social Distortion) (b. 1961)

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February 29th 1908 – Pat Garrett, American sheriff (b. 1850)

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February 29th 1996 – Wes Farrell, American singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1939)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/29/16 at 6:16 am

February 29th 1528 – Patrick Hamilton, Scottish martyr and reformer (b. 1504)

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February 29th 1920 – Ernie Courtney, American baseball player (b. 1875)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/29/16 at 7:23 am

February 29th 1964 – Frank Albertson, American actor and singer (b. 1909)

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February 29th 1956 – Elpidio Quirino, Filipino lawyer and politician, 6th President of the Philippines (b. 1890)

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February 29th 1960 – Melvin Purvis, American police officer and FBI agent (b. 1903)

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February 29th 1948 – Rebel Oakes, American baseball player and manager (b. 1883)

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February 29th 1988 – Sidney Harmon, American screenwriter and producer (b. 1907)

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February 29th 1968 – Lena Blackburne, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1886)

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February 29th 1996– American musician, songwriter and record producer, Wes Farrell died aged 56. He was one of the writers behind The Partridge Family American TV show and also wrote 'Hang On Sloopy' the 1965 hit for The McCoys.

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February 29th 2008 – Mike Smith, the lead singer of 1960s British group The Dave Clark Five, died from pneumonia at Stoke Mandeville Hospital in Buckinghamshire, England at the age of 64. The Dave Clark Five had 19 UK Top 40 hits, including 'Bits and Pieces' and the number one single 'Glad All Over'. The band, which broke up in the 1970s, sold more than 100 million records and recorded 23 albums.

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Notable persons born on February 29th:

1920 – Michèle Morgan, French-American actress and singer
1924 – Carlos Humberto Romero, Salvadoran politician, President of El Salvador
1928 – Joss Ackland, English actor and singer
1928 – Vance Haynes, American archaeologist, geologist, and author
1928 – Terry Lewis, Australian police officer
1928 – Seymour Papert, South African mathematician and computer scientist, co-created the Logo programming language
1928 – Tempest Storm, American actress, singer, and dancer
1932 – Jaguar, Brazilian cartoonist
1932 – Reri Grist, American soprano and actress
1932 – Gavin Stevens, Australian cricketer
1936 – Jack R. Lousma, American astronaut, engineer, and politician
1936 – Henri Richard, Canadian ice hockey player
1940 – Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople
1940 – William H. Turner, Jr. American horse trainer
1944 – Ene Ergma, Estonian physicist anpolitician
1944 – Nicholas Frayling, English priest and academic
1944 – Leiki Loone, Estonian mathematician
1944 – Paolo Eleuteri Serpieri, Italian author and illustrator
1948 – Jirō Akagawa, Japanese author
1948 – Gérard Darmon, French-Moroccan actor and singer
1948 – Hermione Lee, English author, critic, and academic
1948 – Patricia A. McKillip, American author
1952 – Al Autry, American baseball player
1952 – Sharon Dahlonega Raiford Bush, American journalist and producer
1952 – Tim Powers, American author and educator
1952 – Raisa Smetanina, Soviet-Russian cross-country skier
1952 – Bart Stupak, American police officer and politician
1956 – Jonathan Coleman, English-Australian radio and television host
1956 – Jerry Fry, American baseball player
1956 – Bob Speller, Canadian businessman and politician, 30th Canadian Minister of Agriculture
1956 – J. Randy Taraborrelli, American journalist and author
1960 – Khaled, Algerian singer-songwriter
1960 – Lucian Grainge, English businessman
1960 – Bill Long, American baseball player
1960 – Tony Robbins, American motivational speaker and author
1964 – Dave Brailsford, English cyclist and coach
1964 – Lyndon Byers, Canadian ice hockey player and radio host
1964 – Mervyn Warren, American tenor, composer, and producer (Take 6)
1968 – Suanne Braun, South African-English actress
1968 – Chucky Brown, American basketball player and coach
1968 – Pete Fenson, American curler and sportscaster
1968 – Naoko Iijima, Japanese actress and model
1968 – Bryce Paup, American football player and coach
1968 – Howard Tayler, American author and illustrator
1968 – Eugene Volokh, Ukrainian-American lawyer, legal scholar, and educator
1968 – Frank Woodley, Australian actor, producer, and screenwriter
1972 – Iván García, Cuban sprinter
1972 – Mike Pollitt, English footballer and coach
1972 – Antonio Sabàto, Jr., Italian-American model and actor
1972 – Saul Williams, American singer-songwriter and actor (Wax Poetic)
1976 – Zoë Baker, English-New Zealand swimmer and coach
1976 – Katalin Kovács, Hungarian canoe racer
1976 – Terrence Long, American baseball player
1976 – Ja Rule, American rapper and actor
1980 – Chris Conley, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Saves the Day and Two Tongues)
1980 – Patrick Côté, Canadian mixed martial artist
1980 – Simon Gagné, Canadian ice hockey player
1980 – Michail Mouroutsos, Greek martial artist
1980 – Rubén Plaza, Spanish cyclist
1980 – Clinton Toopi, New Zealand rugby league player
1980 – Taylor Twellman, American soccer player and sportscaster
1984 – Darren Ambrose, English footballer
1984 – Rica Imai, Japanese model, entertainer, and actress
1984 – Cullen Jones, American swimmer
1984 – Nuria Martínez, Spanish basketball player
1984 – Adam Sinclair, Indian field hockey player
1984 – Rakhee Thakrar, English actress
1984 – Dennis Walger, German rugby player
1984 – Cam Ward, Canadian ice hockey player
1988 – Lena Gercke, German model and television host
1988 – Scott Golbourne, English footballer
1988 – Benedikt Höwedes, German footballer
1988 – Bobby Sanguinetti, American ice hockey playerr
1992 – Sean Abbott, Australian cricketer
1992 – Perry Kitchen, American soccer player
1992 – Caitlin EJ Meyer, American actress
1992 – Majesty Rose, American singer
1992 – Saphir Taïder, French-Algerian footballer
1996 – Claudia Williams, New Zealand tennis player

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February 29th 1968 – Lena Blackburne, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1886)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/29/16 at 1:41 pm

February 29th 1992 – La Lupe, Cuban-American singer-songwriter (b. 1939)

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Written By: ralfy on 02/29/16 at 8:50 pm

"Oscar-Winning Actor George Kennedy Dies at 91"

http://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/celebrity/oscar-winning-actor-george-kennedy-dies-91-n528511

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"Oscar-Winning Actor George Kennedy Dies at 91"

http://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/celebrity/oscar-winning-actor-george-kennedy-dies-91-n528511

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March 1st 2015 – Chris Welp, German-American basketball player and coach (b. 1964)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/01/16 at 2:27 am

March 1st 1984 – Jackie Coogan, American actor (b. 1914)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/01/16 at 2:41 am

March 1st 2013 – Magic, American rapper (b. 1975)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/01/16 at 2:56 am

March 1st 2006 – Johnny Jackson, American drummer (The Jackson 5) (b. 1951)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/01/16 at 4:37 am

March 1st 2015 – Daniel von Bargen, American actor (b. 1950)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/01/16 at 5:19 am

March 1st 1980 – Dixie Dean, English footballer (b. 1907)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/01/16 at 5:32 am

March 1st 2006 – Peter Osgood, English footballer (b. 1947)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/01/16 at 5:52 am

March 1st 1974 – Bobby Timmons, American pianist (The Jazz Messengers) (b. 1935)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/01/16 at 7:14 am

March 1st 2006 – Jack Wild, English actor (b. 1952)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/01/16 at 7:56 am

March 1st 1984 – Roland Culver, English actor (b. 1900)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/01/16 at 8:22 am

March 1st 589 – Saint David (b. 500)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/01/16 at 8:55 am

March 1st 2013 – Jewel Akens, American singer and producer (b. 1933)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/01/16 at 8:56 am

March 1st 2013 – Bonnie Franklin, American actress and singer (b. 1944)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/01/16 at 9:56 am

March 1st 1862 – Peter Barlow, English mathematician and physicist (b. 1776)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/01/16 at 10:09 am

March 1st 2015 – Suzanne Farrington, English actress (b. 1933)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/01/16 at 10:24 am

March 1st 2012 – Phillip Allen, American stage, film, and television actor (b. 1939)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/01/16 at 10:56 am

March 1st 1991 – Edwin H. Land, American scientist and businessman, co-founded the Polaroid Corporation (b. 1909)

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March 1st 1620 – Thomas Campion, English poet and composer (b. 1567)

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March 1st 1912 – George Grossmith, English actor and singer (b. 1847)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/01/16 at 12:55 pm

March 1st 1988 – Joe Besser, American comedian and actor (b. 1907)

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Notable persons born on March 1st:

1921 – Richard Wilbur, American poet and academic
1925 – Keith Harvey Miller, American Republican politician
1926 – Robert Clary, French-American actor and author
1927 – Harry Belafonte, American singer-songwriter, actor and activist
1935 – Robert Conrad, American actor, director, and commentator
1937 – Eugen Doga, Romanian-Moldovan composer and conductor
1939 – Adnan Al-Kaissie, Iraqi wrestler and manager
1939 – Leo Brouwer, Cuban guitarist, composer, and conductor
1940 – Robert Grossman, American painter, sculptor, and author
1940 – Brian Waites, English golfer
1941 – Robert Hass, American poet and academic
1941 – Joo Hyun, South Korean actor
1941 – Donnie Walsh, American basketball player and coach
1942 – Jerry Fisher, American singer (Blood, Sweat & Tears)
1942 – Peter Guber, American film producer
1942 – Richard Myers, American general
1943 – Gil Amelio, American businessman
1943 – José Ángel Iribar, Spanish footballer and manager
1943 – Cha Katō, Japanese comedian and actor
1943 – Akinori Nakayama, Japanese gymnast and coach
1943 – Richard H. Price, American physicist and academic
1943 – Rashid Sunyaev, Russian-German astronomer and physicist
1944 – Danilo Bach, American screenwriter and film producer
1944 – Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee Indian politician, 7th Chief Minister of West Bengal
1944 – John Breaux, American lawyer and politician
1944 – Mike d'Abo, English singer-songwriter (Manfred Mann and A Band of Angels)
1944 – Roger Daltrey, English singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (The Who, No Plan B, and The RD Crusaders)
1945 – Dirk Benedict, American actor and director
1946 – Jim Crace, English author and academic
1946 – Lana Wood, American actress
1947 – Alan Thicke, Canadian actor and composer
1948 – Burning Spear, Jamaican singer-songwriter
1952 – Steven Barnes, American author and screenwriter
1952 – Nevada Barr, American actress and author
1952 – Roy Marten, Indonesian actor and producer
1952 – Martin O'Neill, Northern Irish footballer and manager
1952 – Brian Winters, American basketball player and coach
1953 – Sinan Çetin, Turkish actor, director, and producer
1953 – Carlos Queiroz, Portuguese footballer and manager
1953 – M. K. Stalin, Indian actor and politician
1954 – Catherine Bach, American actress
1954 – Ron Howard, American actor, director, and producer
1954 – Rod Reddy, Australian rugby league player
1954 – Mare Teichmann, Estonian psychologist and academic
1956 – Tim Daly, American actor, director, and producer
1956 – Dalia Grybauskaitė, Lithuanian politician, 6th President of Lithuania
1956 – Mark Todd, New Zealand horse rider
1958 – Nik Kershaw, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1958 – Chosei Komatsu, Japanese-American conductor
1958 – Wayne B. Phillips, Australian cricketer
1958 – Bertrand Piccard, Swiss psychiatrist and pilot
1959 – Nick Griffin, English politician
1960 – Benedict Allen, English television host and author
1962 – Russell Coutts, New Zealand sailor
1962 – Mark Gardner, American baseball player and coach
1962 – Bill Leen, American bass player and producer (Gin Blossoms)
1962 – Melanie Moore, American porn actress and model
1963 – Rob Affuso, American drummer (Skid Row)
1963 – Thomas Anders, German singer-songwriter and producer (Modern Talking)
1963 – Bryan Batt, American actor
1963 – Maurice Benard, American actor
1963 – Ron Francis, Canadian ice hockey player and manager
1963 – Mayo Kawasaki, Japanese actor and singer
1963 – Russell Wong, American actor
1963 – Peker Açıkalın, Turkish actor
1964 – Clinton Gregory, American singer-songwriter and fiddler
1964 – Paul Le Guen, French footballer and manager
1965 – Stewart Elliott, Canadian jockey
1965 – Mary Lou Lord, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Helium)
1965 – Booker T, American wrestler and sportscaster
1966 – Susan Auch, Canadian speed skater
1966 – Zack Snyder, American director, producer, and screenwriter
1967 – Yelena Afanasyeva, Russian runner
1967 – George Eads, American actor
1967 – Aron Winter, Suriname-Dutch footballer and manager
1968 – Salil Ankola, Indian cricketer and actor
1968 – Per Oddvar Johansen, Norwegian drummer (Close Erase)
1969 – Javier Bardem, Spanish actor
1970 – Jason V Brock, American author, director, and producer
1970 – Miho Nakayama, Japanese singer, actress, and model
1971 – Thomas Adès, English pianist, composer, and conductor
1971 – Ivan Cleary, Australian rugby league player and coach
1971 – Tyler Hamilton, American cyclist and trainer
1972 – Último Guerrero, Mexican wrestler
1973 – Jack Davenport, English actor
1973 – Anton Gunn, American academic and politician
1973 – Carlo Resoort, Dutch DJ and producer (4 Strings)
1973 – Chris Webber, American basketball player and sportscaster
1974 – Stephen Davis, American football player and coach
1974 – Mark-Paul Gosselaar, American actor
1974 – Shane Harwood, Australian cricketer
1975 – Maya Kulenovic, Croatian-Canadian painter
1975 – Francesco Mazzariol, Italian footballer and coach
1975 – Tate Stevens, American singer and guitarist
1976 – Travis Kvapil, American race car driver
1976 – Andreas Mjøs, Norwegian vibraphonist (Jaga Jazzist)
1977 – Rens Blom, Dutch pole vaulter
1977 – Esther Cañadas, Spanish actress and model
1978 – Jensen Ackles, American actor
1978 – Sakura Nogawa, Japanese voice actress
1979 – Éowyn, American singer-songwriter
1979 – Mikkel Kessler, Danish boxer
1979 – Bruno Langlois, Canadian cyclist
1980 – Shahid Afridi, Pakistani cricketer
1980 – Gennaro Bracigliano, French footballer
1980 – Sercan Güvenışık, German-Turkish footballer
1980 – Abdur Rehman, Pakistani cricketer
1980 – Anna Semenovich, Russian singer, actress, and ice dancer
1980 – Djimi Traoré, Malian footballer
1981 – Ana Hickmann, Brazilian model
1981 – Adam LaVorgna, American actor
1981 – Malinda Damgaard, Swedish milliner
1981 – Will Power, Australian race car driver
1981 – Brad Winchester, American ice hockey player
1982 – Shalva Didebashvili, Georgian-German rugby player
1982 – Juan Manuel Ortiz, Spanish footballer
1982 – Kim Min-hee, South Korean actress and model
1983 – Elán, Mexican singer-songwriter
1983 – Daniel Carvalho, Brazilian footballer
1983 – Lupita Nyong'o, Mexican-Kenyan actress
1983 – Davey Richards, American wrestler
1983 – Anthony Tupou, Australian rugby league player
1984 – Naima Mora, American model and actress
1984 – Alexander Steen, Canadian-Swedish ice hockey player
1985 – Andreas Ottl, German footballer
1985 – Yun Ok-hee, South Korean archer
1986 – Big E Langston, American wrestler
1986 – Jonathan Spector, American soccer player
1986 – Ayumu Goromaru, Japanese rugby union player
1987 – Kesha, American singer-songwriter
1987 – Sammie, American singer-songwriter
1988 – Katija Pevec, American actress
1988 – Yang Hyeon-jong, South Korean baseball player
1989 – Emma, Australian wrestler
1989 – Sonya Kitchell, American singer-songwriter
1989 – Daniella Monet, American actress, singer, and dancer
1989 – Carlos Vela, Mexican footballer
1990 – Harry Eden, English actor
1993 – Kurt Mann, Australian rugby league player
1993 – Josh McEachran, English footballer
1993 – Syuusuke Saito, Japanese actor and singer
1994 – Justin Bieber, Canadian singer-songwriter, dancer, and actor
1996 – Ye Shiwen, Chinese swimmer

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/01/16 at 2:05 pm

March 1st 2012 – Jerome Courtland, American actor, director, and producer (b. 1926)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/01/16 at 2:18 pm

March 1st 2010 – Kristian Digby, English television host and director (b. 1977)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/01/16 at 2:40 pm

March 1st 1991 – Frank Smith from Air Supply died of pneumonia in Melbourne, Australia. (1980 UK No.11 single 'All Out Of Love', 1981 US No.1 single 'The One That You Love').

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/01/16 at 3:40 pm

March 1st 1792 – Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1747)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/02/16 at 2:56 am

March 2nd 2010 – Winston Churchill, English journalist and politician (b. 1940)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/02/16 at 3:15 am

[March 2nd 1930 – D. H. Lawrence, English author, poet, and playwright (b. 1885)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/02/16 at 3:16 am

March 2nd 1127 – Assassination of Charles the Good, Count of Flanders.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/02/16 at 3:42 am

March 2nd 1939 – Howard Carter, English archaeologist and historian (b. 1874)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/02/16 at 4:24 am

March 2nd 1791 – John Wesley, English cleric and theologian (b. 1703)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/02/16 at 5:06 am

March 2nd 1797 – Horace Walpole, English historian and politician (b. 1717)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/02/16 at 5:56 am

March 2nd 1982 – Philip K. Dick, American philosopher and author (b. 1928)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/02/16 at 6:34 am

March 2nd 1987 – Randolph Scott, American actor and director (b. 1898)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/02/16 at 7:23 am

March 2nd 2009 – Chris Finnegan, English boxer (b. 1944)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/02/16 at 7:47 am

March 2nd 2003 – Malcolm Williamson, Australian pianist and composer (b. 1931)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/02/16 at 9:06 am

March 2nd 1953 – James Lightbody, American runner (b. 1882)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/02/16 at 9:52 am

March 2nd 1942 – Tyler Brooke, American actor and singer (b. 1886)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/02/16 at 10:23 am

March 2nd 1919 – Melchora Aquino, Filipino activist (b. 1812)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/02/16 at 10:24 am

March 2nd 1921 – Champ Clark, American lawyer and politician, 41st Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (b. 1850)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/02/16 at 10:36 am

March 2nd 1958 – Fred Merkle, American baseball player and manager (b. 1888)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/02/16 at 11:34 am

March 2nd 1991 – Serge Gainsbourg, French singer-songwriter, actor, and director (b. 1928)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/02/16 at 12:09 pm

March 2nd 1942 – Charlie Christian, American guitarist (b. 1916)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/02/16 at 1:07 pm

March 2nd 2013 – Tom Borland, American baseball player (b. 1933)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/02/16 at 1:43 pm

March 2nd 1991 – Mary Howard, English author (b. 1907)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/02/16 at 3:08 pm

March 2nd 1991 - French singer Serge Gainsbourg died of a heart attack. Famous for his 1969 UK No.1 duet with Jane Birkin on 'Je t'aime... Moi non plus.' During his career, he wrote the soundtracks for more than 40 films.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/02/16 at 3:23 pm

March 2nd 1999 - Dusty Springfield died after a long battle against cancer, aged 59. The British singer had her first UK hit single in 1963 with ‘I Only Want To Be With You’, which reached No.4, the 1966 UK No.1 & US No.4 single with 'You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me’ plus over 15 other UK Top 40 singles.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/02/16 at 3:32 pm

March 2nd 2003 - Singer, songwriter Hank Ballard died from throat cancer. Wrote and recorded 'The Twist' but it was only released on the B-side of a record. One year later, Chubby Checker debuted his own version of 'The Twist' on Dick Clark's Philadelphia television show. It topped the charts and launched a dance craze that prompted the creation of other Twist songs, including 'Twist and Shout' by the Isley Brothers and 'Twistin' the Night Away' by Sam Cooke.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/02/16 at 3:49 pm

March 2nd 2008 - Canadian guitarist, singer, Jeff Healey, died of cancer. Healey lost his sight to retinoblastoma, a rare cancer of the eyes when he was 8 months old, resulting in his eyes being surgically removed. After living cancer-free for 38 years, he developed sarcoma in his legs. Despite surgery for this, the sarcoma spread to his lungs and ultimately was the cause of his death. Healey released over 12 albums, presented a long running radio show and worked with many artists incuding; Stevie Ray Vaughan, Buddy Guy, B.B. King, ZZ Top & Eric Clapton.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/03/16 at 1:16 am

March 3rd 2013 – Bobby Rogers, American singer-songwriter (The Miracles) (b. 1940)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/03/16 at 1:33 am

March 3rd 1706 – Johann Pachelbel, German organist and composer (b. 1653)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/03/16 at 1:47 am

March 3rd 1703 – Robert Hooke, English architect and philosopher (b. 1635)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/03/16 at 3:01 am

March 3rd 1959 – Lou Costello, American actor, singer, and producer (b. 1906)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/03/16 at 3:26 am

March 3rd 1993 – Mel Bradford, American author and critic (b. 1934)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/03/16 at 4:30 am

March 3rd 1792 – Robert Adam, Scottish architect, designed the Culzean Castle (b. 1728)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/03/16 at 5:06 am

March 3rd 11999 – Gerhard Herzberg, German-Canadian chemist and astronomer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1904)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/03/16 at 5:46 am

March 3rd 2014 – Don Shows, American football player and coach (b. 1940)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/03/16 at 7:07 am

March 3rd 1991 – William Penney, Baron Penney, Gibraltarian-English mathematician, physicist, and academic (b. 1909)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/03/16 at 7:56 am

March 3rd 1987 – Danny Kaye, American actor, singer, and dancer (b. 1913)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/03/16 at 8:37 am

March 3rd 2006 – Ivor Cutler, Scottish poet and songwriter (b. 1923)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/03/16 at 10:31 am

March 3rd 2008 – Norman Smith, English drummer and producer (b. 1923)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/03/16 at 11:04 am

March 3rd 2008 – Beatles engineer Norman Smith died at the age of 85. Smith who worked on every studio recording the band made between 1962 and 1965 was nicknamed "Normal Norman" by John Lennon. As a producer in 1966, he signed Pink Floyd and produced their early albums including Saucerful of Secrets and as Hurricane Smith had the 1971 UK No.2 hit 'Don't Let It Die'.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/03/16 at 11:06 am

March 3rd 2010 – Michael Foot, English journalist and politician, Secretary of State for Employment (b. 1913)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/03/16 at 11:23 am

March 3rd 2012 – American rock guitarist Ronnie Montrose died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound aged 64. The guitarist who led the bands Montrose and Gamma had been ill suffering from prostate cancer. Montrose had also worked with Edgar Winter, Van Morrison, Dan Hartman, Sammy Hagar and many other artists.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/03/16 at 12:51 pm

Notable persons born on March 3rd:

1924 – Lys Assia, Swiss singer and dancer
1924 – Tomiichi Murayama, Japanese soldier and politician, 52nd Prime Minister of Japan
1927 – Pierre Aubert, Swiss lawyer and politician
1930 – Heiner Geißler, German lawyer and politician
1930 – Ion Iliescu, Romanian engineer and politician, 2nd President of Romania
1933 – Marco Antonio Muñiz, Mexican singer and actor
1933 – Lee Radziwill, American socialite
1934 – Peter Brooke, Baron Brooke of Sutton Mandeville, English politician, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
1935 – Michael Walzer, American philosopher and academic
1936 – Preston King, American activist and academic
1940 – Germán Castro Caycedo, Colombian author and journalist
1940 – Owen Spencer-Thomas, English minister and journalist
1942 – Mike Pender, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Searchers and Mike Pender's Searchers)
1944 – Lee Holdridge, Haitian-American composer and conductor
1945 – George Miller, Australian director, producer, and screenwriter
1945 – Hattie Winston, American actress
1946 – John Virgo, English snooker player and sportscaster
1946 – Mike Wood, English Labour Party politician
1947 – Clifton Snider, American poet and author
1947 – Jennifer Warnes, American singer-songwriter and producer
1948 – Snowy White, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Thin Lizzy, Pink Floyd, and The Bleeding Heart Band)
1949 – Jüri Allik, Estonian psychologist and academic
1949 – Ron Chernow, American historian, journalist, and author
1949 – Bonnie J. Dunbar, American engineer, academic, and astronaut
1949 – Gloria Hendry, American actress
1950 – Tim Kazurinsky, American actor and screenwriter
1951 – Andy Murray, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1951 – Heizō Takenaka, Japanese economist and politician
1953 – Zico, Brazilian footballer and coach
1953 – Robyn Hitchcock, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Soft Boys and Robyn Hitchcock and the Egyptians)
1954 – John Lilley, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Hooters)
1954 – Édouard Lock, Moroccan-Canadian dancer and choreographer
1955 – Andy Breckman, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1955 – Darnell Williams, English-American actor
1956 – Zbigniew Boniek, Polish footballer and manager
1956 – John Fulton Reid, New Zealand cricketer
1957 – Stephen Budiansky, American historian, journalist, and author
1957 – Thom Hoffman, Dutch actor and photographer
1957 – Nicholas Shakespeare, English journalist and author
1958 – Miranda Richardson, English actress
1959 – Ira Glass, American radio host and producer
1959 – Duško Vujošević, Montenegrin basketball player and coach
1960 – Benedict Carey, American journalist
1960 – Neal Heaton, American baseball player and coach
1961 – Mary Page Keller, American actress and producer
1961 – John Matteson, American author and educator
1961 – Perry McCarthy, English race car driver
1961 – Knut Nærum, Norwegian comedian and author
1961 – Fatima Whitbread, English javelin thrower
1962 – Glen E. Friedman, American photographer
1962 – Jackie Joyner-Kersee, American heptathlete long jumper
1962 – Herschel Walker, American football player and mixed martial artist
1963 – Martín Fiz, Spanish runner
1964 – Raúl Alcalá, Mexican cyclist
1964 – Laura Harring, Mexican-American model and actress, Miss USA 1985
1964 – Glenn Kulka, Canadian ice hockey player and wrestler
1965 – Dragan Stojković, Serbian footballer and manager
1966 – Sophia Aliberti, Greek actress and television host
1966 – Tone Lōc, American rapper, voice actor, and producer
1966 – Timo Tolkki, Finnish guitarist, songwriter, and producer (Stratovarius, Revolution Renaissance, and Symfonia)
1967 – Shankar Mahadevan, Indian singer-songwriter (Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy)
1968 – Brian Cox, English keyboard player and physicist (Dare)
1968 – Brian Leetch, American ice hockey player
1968 – Scott Radinsky, American baseball player, coach, and singer (Pulley and Ten Foot Pole)
1970 – Julie Bowen, American actress
1970 – Inzamam-ul-Haq, Pakistani cricketer
1970 – Kristine Kunce, Australian tennis player
1971 – Charlie Brooker, English journalist, producer, and author
1971 – Christian Eigner, Austrian drummer and songwriter (Depeche Mode)
1971 – Tyler Florence, American chef and author
1972 – Darren Anderton, English footballer
1973 – Xavier Bettel, Luxembourger lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of Luxembourg
1973 – Alison King, English actress
1973 – Matthew Marsden, English actor
1973 – Victoria Zdrok, Ukrainian-American porn actress and model
1973 – Killa Hakan, German-Turkish rapper
1974 – Paula Malai Ali, Malaysian-Bruneian television host
1974 – David Faustino, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
1975 – Aleksandr Abdulkhalikov, Russian footballer
1975 – Aleksei Abdulkhalikov, Russian footballer
1976 – Fraser Gehrig, Australian footballer
1976 – Keit Pentus-Rosimannus, Estonian politician, 28th Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs
1977 – Ronan Keating, Irish singer-songwriter and actor (Boyzone)
1977 – Stéphane Robidas, Canadian ice hockey player
1977 – Barret Swatek, American actress
1977 – Buddy Valastro, American chef and television host
1978 – Matt Diaz, American baseball player
1978 – Ashwin Madia, American soldier, lawyer, and politician
1978 – Aarti Mann, American actress
1979 – Albert Jorquera, Spanish footballer
1979 – Alex Zane, English radio and television host
1980 – Christian Coronel, Filipino basketball player
1980 – Mason Unck, American football player
1981 – Eugene, South Korean singer and actress (S.E.S.)
1981 – David Bailey, American basketball player
1981 – Lil' Flip, American rapper and actor (Screwed Up Click)
1981 – Justin Gabriel, South African wrestler and model
1981 – Julius Malema, South African politician
1981 – Emmanuel Pappoe, Ghanaian footballer
1981 – Sung Yu-ri, German-South Korean singer and actress (Fin.K.L)
1982 – Jessica Biel, American actress, singer, and producer
1982 – Martin Hauswald, German footballer
1982 – Colton Orr, Canadian ice hockey player
1982 – Derreck Robinson, American football player
1982 – Brent Tate, Australian rugby league player
1983 – Marie-Pier Boudreau Gagnon, Canadian swimmer
1983 – Ashley Hansen, Australian footballer
1983 – Sarah Poewe, South African swimmer
1983 – Chris Roberson, American football player
1984 – Valerio Bernabò, Italian rugby player
1984 – Santonio Holmes, American football player
1984 – Alexander Semin, Russian ice hockey player
1985 – Sam Morrow, Northern Irish footballer
1985 – Toby Turner, American comedian and actor
1986 – Jed Collins, American football player
1986 – Stacie Orrico, American singer-songwriter
1986 – Mehmet Topal, Turkish footballer
1987 – Jesús Padilla, Mexican footballer
1988 – Riccardo Bocchino, Italian rugby player
1988 – Teodora Mirčić, Serbian tennis player
1988 – Michael Morrison, English footballer
1988 – Sibel Özkan, Turkish weightlifter
1988 – Patricia Tumulak, Filipino-American model, Miss Philippines Fire 2009
1988 – Jan-Arie van der Heijden, Dutch footballer
1988 – Max Waller, English cricketer
1989 – Erwin Mulder, Dutch footballer
1989 – Hayley Marie Norman American actress, producer, and screenwriter
1989 – Sef Cadayona, Filipino actor and comedian
1990 – Vladimir Janković, Greek-Serbian basketball player
1991 – Anri Sakaguchi, Japanese entertainer
1992 – Jordy Lucas, Australian actress
1992 – Daria Yurlova, Estonian biathlete
1993 – Gabriela Cé, Brazilian tennis player
1993 – Nicole Gibbs, American tennis player
1993 – James Roberts, Australian rugby league player
1994 – Umika Kawashima, Japanese singer and actress (9nine)
1995 – Maine Mendoza, Filipina internet celebrity, comedienne, television personality, and actress

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March 3rd 1995 – Howard W. Hunter, American religious leader, 14th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (b. 1907)

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March 3rd 2012 – Steve Bridges, American comedian and actor (b. 1963)

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March 3rd 2001 – Louis Edmonds, American actor (b. 1923)

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March 3rd 2010 – Keith Alexander, English footballer and manager (b. 1956)

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March 3rd 2012 – Alex Webster, American football player and coach (b. 1931)

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March 3rd 2012 – Leonardo Cimino, American actor (b. 1917)

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March 4th 1484 – Saint Casimir, Polish prince (b. 1458)

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March 4th 2010 – Fred Wedlock, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (b. 1942)

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March 4th 2002 – Shirley Ann Russell, English costume designer (b. 1935)

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March 4th 2011 – Vivienne Harris, English journalist and publisher, co-founded the Jewish Telegraph (b. 1921)

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March 4th 2013 – Michael D. Moore, Canadian-born American actor and director (b. 1914)

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March 4th 1999 – Eddie Dean, American singer and actor (b. 1907)

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March 4th 1954 – Noel Gay, English composer (b. 1898)

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March 4th 2001 – Village People singer Glenn Hughes died of lung cancer aged 50 in his Manhattan apartment in New York. He was the original "Biker" character in the disco group who scored the 1978 UK No.1 & US No.2 single Y.M.C.A.

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March 4th 2013 – Toren Smith, Canadian businessman, founded Studio Proteus (b. 1960)

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March 4th 1986 – American songwriter Howard Greenfield died of a brain tumour aged 50. Working out of the famous Brill Building with Neil Sedaka he co-wrote many hits including 'Calendar Girl', 'Breaking Up Is Hard To Do', and 'Crying In The Rain' with Carole King. Also wrote TV theme songs including the theme to 'Bewitched.'

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March 4th 2013 – Harry Greene, Welsh television host (b. 1923)

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March 4th 1852 – Nikolai Gogol, Ukrainian-Russian author and playwright (b. 1809)

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March 4th 1986 – After just completing a two set show with The Band in Winter Park, Florida, 41 year old Richard Manuel of The Band hung himself from a shower curtain rod in a hotel room in Florida. His band mate, Robbie Robertson honoured his friend with the song, 'Fallen Angel' in 1987.

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March 4th 2002 – Doreen Waddell, singer with Soul II Soul was killed after attempting to run across the A27 in Brighton, England after being caught shoplifting.

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March 4th 2009 – Horton Foote, American playwright and screenwriter (b. 1916)

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March 4th 2001 – Jim Rhodes, American businessman and politician, 61st Governor of Ohio (b. 1909)

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March 4th 2001 – Harold Stassen, American educator and politician, 25th Governor of Minnesota (b. 1907)

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March 4th 1945 – Mark Sandrich, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1900)

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March 4th 1888 – Amos Bronson Alcott, American philosopher and educator (b. 1799)

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March 4th 1915 – William Willett, English founder of British Summer Time (b. 1856)

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March 4th 1993 – Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown became parents when Whitney gave birth to a baby girl, Bobbi Kristina Houston Brown. Bobbi went on to become an reality television and media personality, singer, and actress. Brown died in hospice care on July 26, 2015, at the age of 22 after being found face down in a bathtub in her Georgia home. She was later placed into a medically induced coma.

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March 4th 1994 – John Candy, Canadian comedian and actor (b. 1950)

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March 4th 1951 – Pete Haycock, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Climax Blues Band and ELO Part II) (d. 2013)

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March 4th 1951 – Gwen Welles, American actress (d. 1993)

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March 4th 2002 – Claire Davenport, English actress (b. 1933)

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March 4th 1986 – Howard Greenfield, American songwriter (b. 1936)

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March 4th 2010 – Tony Richards, English footballer and soldier (b. 1934)

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Notable persons born on March 4th:

1918 – Kurt Dahlmann, German pilot, lawyer, and journalist
1921 – Halim El-Dabh, Egyptian-American composer and educator
1921 – Olev Olesk, Estonian politician, Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs in exile
1923 – Ameli, Duchess of Oldenburg
1923 – Russell Freeburg, American journalist and author
1925 – Alan R. Battersby, English chemist and academic
1926 – Henri de Contenson, French archaeologist and academic
1926 – Richard DeVos, American businessman, co-founded Amway
1927 – Phil Batt, American soldier and politician, 29th Governor of Idaho
1927 – Robert Orben, American magician and author
1927 – Dick Savitt, American tennis player
1928 – Samuel Adler, German-American composer and conductor
1929 – Bernard Haitink, Dutch violinist and conductor
1929 – Wolfgang Hollegha, Austrian painter and academic
1929 – Josep Mestres Quadreny, Spanish composer
1931 – William Henry Keeler, American cardinal
1931 – Alice Rivlin, American economist and politician
1932 – Sigurd Jansen, Norwegian pianist, composer, and conductor
1933 – John W. Mills, English sculptor and educator
1933 – Nino Vaccarella, Italian race car driver
1934 – Mario Davidovsky, Argentinian-American composer and academic
1934 – Sandra Reynolds, South African tennis player
1935 – Edward Dębicki, Ukrainian-Polish poet and composer (Terno)
1936 – John Burland, English engineer and academic
1936 – Aribert Reimann, German pianist and composer
1937 – José Araquistáin, Spanish footballer
1937 – William Deverell, Canadian lawyer, author, and activist
1937 – Graham Dowling, New Zealand cricketer
1937 – Leslie H. Gelb, American journalist and author
1937 – Richard B. Wright, Canadian journalist and author
1938 – Alpha Condé, Guinean politician, President of Guinea
1938 – Marshall Cooke, Australian lawyer and politician
1938 – Roy Hazelwood, American FBI agent
1938 – Angus MacLise, American drummer and composer (The Velvet Underground) (d. 1979)
1938 – Don Perkins, American football player and sportscaster
1938 – Paula Prentiss, American actress
1938 – Adam Daniel Rotfeld, Polish academic and politician, Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs
1939 – Jack Fisher, American baseball player
1939 – Keith Skues, English radio host
1939 – Carlos Vereza, Brazilian actor
1940 – Edward Burke, American hammer thrower
1940 – Wolfgang Hoffmann-Riem, German scholar and judge
1940 – Vladimir Ivanovich Morozov, Ukrainian canoe racer
1940 – David Plante, American author and academic
1941 – Adrian Lyne, English director, producer, and screenwriter
1941 – Bobby Shew, American trumpet player
1941 – James Zagel, American lawyer and judge
1942 – Ji-Tu Cumbuka, American actor
1942 – Gloria Gaither, American singer-songwriter (Bill Gaither Trio)
1942 – Charles C. Krulak, American general
1942 – David Matthews, American keyboard player and composer (Manhattan Jazz Quintet)
1942 – Christopher Shackle, English author and educator
1942 – Lynn Sherr, American journalist and author
1942 – James Gustave Speth, American lawyer, and politician
1942 – Zorán Sztevanovity, Serbian-Hungarian singer-songwriter and guitarist (Metro)
1943 – Malcolm Barber, English historian and scholar
1943 – Zoltán Jeney, Hungarian pianist and composer
1943 – Aldo Rico, Argentinian commander and politician
1944 – Glen Baxter, English cartoonist
1944 – Anthony Ichiro Sanda, Japanese-American physicist and academic
1944 – Len Walker, English footballer and manager
1945 – Tony Allen, English comedian and author
1945 – Greg Craig, American lawyer, 33rd White House Counsel
1945 – Dieter Meier, Swiss musician and conceptual artist (Yello)
1945 – Tommy Svensson, Swedish footballer and manager
1945 – Gary Williams, American basketball player and coach
1946 – Michael Ashcroft, English businessman and politician
1946 – Haile Gerima, Ethiopian-American director and producer
1946 – Harvey Goldsmith, English businessman
1946 – Patricia Kennealy-Morrison, American journalist and author
1946 – Nora Radcliffe, Scottish politician
1946 – Jean-Claude Schmitt, French historian and scholar
1947 – David Franzoni, American screenwriter and producer
1947 – Jan Garbarek, Norwegian saxophonist and composer
1947 – John Hinch, English mathematician and academic
1947 – Aura Lewis, South African singer
1947 – Bob Lewis, American guitarist (Devo)
1947 – Pēteris Plakidis, Latvian pianist and composer
1948 – Lindy Chamberlain-Creighton, New Zealand-Australian author
1948 – Brian Cummings, American voice actor and singer
1948 – Veljko Despot, Croatian journalist and businessman
1948 – James Ellroy, American author
1948 – Tom Grieve, American baseball player, manager, and sportscaster
1948 – Leron Lee, American baseball player and coach
1948 – Shakin' Stevens, Welsh singer-songwriter (Shakin' Stevens and the Sunsets)
1949 – Carroll Baker, Canadian singer-songwriter
1949 – Tomislav Trifić, Serbian illustrator and academic
1950 – Barrie Cassidy, Australian journalist
1950 – Ofelia Medina, Mexican actress and screenwriter
1950 – Rick Perry, American captain and politician, 47th Governor of Texas
1951 – Edelgard Bulmahn, German educator and politician, German Federal Minister of Education and Research
1951 – Kenny Dalglish, Scottish footballer and manager
1951 – Sam Perlozzo, American baseball player and manager
1951 – Chris Rea, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
1951 – Klinton Spilsbury, Mexican-American actor
1951 – Glenis Willmott, English scientist and politician
1951 – Linda Yamamoto, Japanese singer and actress
1952 – Serge Fiori, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (Harmonium)
1952 – Peter Kuhfeld, English painter
1952 – Ronn Moss, American singer-songwriter and actor (Player)
1952 – Svend Robinson, American-Canadian lawyer and politician
1952 – Umberto Tozzi, Italian singer-songwriter and producer
1953 – Nicholas Campion, English astrologer and historian
1953 – John Edwards, Australian director and producer
1953 – Emilio Estefan, Cuban-American drummer and producer
1953 – Paweł Janas, Polish footballer and manager
1953 – Geoff Nicholson, English author
1953 – Ray Price, Australian rugby player and sportscaster
1953 – Peggy Rathmann, American author and illustrator
1953 – Reinhold Roth, German motorcycle racer
1953 – KRK Ryden, American painter and illustrator
1953 – Chris Smith, American lawyer and politician
1953 – Agustí Villaronga, Spanish filmmaker
1953 – Daniel Woodrell, American author
1954 – Victoria Barnsley, English publisher
1954 – François Fillon, French lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of France
1954 – Ricky Ford, American saxophonist and educator
1954 – Peter Jacobsen, American golfer and sportscaster
1954 – Catherine O'Hara, Canadian-American actress, comedienne, and writer
1954 – Irina Ratushinskaya, Russian poet and author
1954 – Willie Thorne, English snooker player and sportscaster
1955 – Tim Costello, Australian minister
1955 – Joey Jones, Welsh footballer and manager
1955 – Dominique Pinon, French actor and singer
1955 – James Weaver, English race car driver
1956 – Kermit Driscoll, American bassist
1957 – Nicholas Coleridge, English journalist and businessman
1957 – Jim Dwyer, American journalist and author
1957 – Ron Fassler, American actor and screenwriter
1957 – Rick Mast, American race car driver
1957 – Edouard Vermeulen, Belgian fashion designer
1958 – Patricia Heaton, American actress
1958 – Massimo Mascioletti, Italian rugby player and coach
1959 – Rick Ardon, Australian journalist
1959 – Plamen Getov, Bulgarian footballer
1960 – Mikko Kuustonen, Finnish singer-songwriter
1960 – John Mugabi, Ugandan boxer
1960 – Thierry Pastor, Algerian-French singer-songwriter
1960 – Christina Sussiek, German long jumper and sprinter
1960 – Mykelti Williamson, American actor and director
1961 – Atsuko Asano, Japanese actress
1961 – Alain Coumont, Belgian chef, founded Le Pain Quotidien
1961 – Sabine Everts, German heptathlete
1961 – Tinker Juarez, American motocross racer
1961 – Ray Mancini, American boxer, actor, and producer
1961 – Mahito Ōba, Japanese voice actor
1961 – Theodosii Spassov, Bulgarian kaval player
1961 – Steven Weber, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
1961 – Roger Wessels, South African golfer
1962 – Simon Bisley, English author and illustrator
1962 – Paul Canoville, English footballer
1962 – Greg Kragen, American footballer
1962 – Stephan Reimertz, German historian and author
1962 – David Sparrow, English-Canadian actor, producer, and screenwriter
1962 – Claire Voisin, French mathematician and academic
1963 – Janey Lee Grace, English singer and radio host
1963 – Jason Newsted, American bass player and songwriter (Metallica, Voivod, and Flotsam and Jetsam)
1963 – Daniel Roebuck, American actor and producer
1964 – Scott Baker, American journalist and blogger
1964 – Dave Colclough, Welsh computer programmer and poker player
1964 – Brian Crowley, Irish lawyer and politician
1964 – Karen Knowles, Australian singer-songwriter (The Seekers)
1964 – Tom Lampkin, American baseball player and sportscaster
1964 – Paolo Virzì, Italian director and screenwriter
1965 – Greg Alexander, Australian rugby league player and sportscaster
1965 – Paul W. S. Anderson, English director, producer, and screenwriter
1965 – Andrew Collins, English journalist and screenwriter
1965 – Stacy Edwards, American actress
1965 – Khaled Hosseini, Afghan physician and author
1965 – Yury Lonchakov, Russian colonel, pilot, and astronaut
1965 – WestBam, German DJ and producer
1966 – Steve Bastoni, Italian-Australian actor
1966 – Emese Hunyady, Hungarian speed skater
1966 – Kevin Johnson, American basketball player and politician, 55th Mayor of Sacramento
1966 – Fiona Ma, American accountant and politician
1966 – Dav Pilkey, American author and illustrator
1966 – Grand Puba, American rapper (Brand Nubian)
1966 – Mike Small, American golfer and coach
1967 – Daryll Cullinan, South African cricketer and coach
1967 – Evan Dando, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Lemonheads)
1967 – Ivan Lewis, English lawyer and politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
1967 – Terry Matterson, Australian rugby league player and coac
1967 – Kubilay Türkyilmaz, Turkish-Swiss footballer
1968 – Giovanni Carrara, Venezuelan baseball player
1968 – Jorge Celedón, Colombian singer (Binomio de Oro de América)
1968 – Cathryn Fitzpatrick, Australian cricketer
1968 – Dionna Harris, American softball player
1968 – Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Greek politician
1968 – Graham Westley, English footballer and manager
1969 – Chaz Bono, American advocate, writer, musician and actor
1969 – Pierluigi Casiraghi, Italian footballer and manager
1969 – Frank Nicotero, American comedian and game show host
1969 – Stina Nordenstam, Swedish singer-songwriter
1969 – Patrick Roach, Canadian actor and producer
1969 – Matt Tilley, Australian comedian and radio host
1970 – Andrea Bendewald, American actress
1970 – Àlex Crivillé, Spanish motorcycle racer
1970 – Edward Gal, Dutch horse rider
1970 – Caroline Vis, Dutch tennis player
1971 – Iain Baird, Canadian soccer player and manager
1971 – Claire Baker, Scottish politician
1971 – Anders Kjølholm, Danish bass player (Volbeat)
1971 – Satoshi Motoyama, Japanese race car driver
1971 – Shavar Ross, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1971 – Jason Sellers, American singer-songwriter
1971 – Nick Stabile, American actor
1971 – Jovan Stanković, Serbian footballer and coach
1972 – Buck 65, Canadian rapper and producer (Bike for Three!)
1972 – Katherine Center, American journalist and author
1972 – Nocturno Culto, Norwegian singer-songwriter and guitarist (Darkthrone and Satyricon)
1972 – Ian Garbutt, English golfer
1972 – Kataoka Ainosuke VI, Japanese actor
1972 – Robert Smith, American football player and sportscaster
1972 – Jos Verstappen, Dutch race car driver
1972 – Alison Wheeler, English singer-songwriter (The Beautiful South)
1973 – Massimo Brambilla, Italian footballer and coach
1973 – Phillip Daniels, American football player and coach
1973 – Sadik Harchaoui, Moroccan-Dutch civil servant and academic
1973 – Valery Kobelev, Russian ski jumper
1973 – Penny Mordaunt, English politician
1973 – Len Wiseman, American director, producer, and screenwriter
1973 – Chandra Sekhar Yeleti, Indian director and screenwriter
1974 – Crowbar, American wrestler
1974 – Kim Jung-eun, South Korean actress and singer
1974 – Mladen Krstajić, Serbian footballer and manager
1974 – Karol Kučera, Slovak tennis player
1974 – Ariel Ortega, Argentinian footballer
1974 – Gabriel o Pensador, Brazilian rapper
1974 – Tommy Phelps, South Korean-American baseball player and coach
1974 – ICS Vortex, Norwegian singer-songwriter and guitarist (Arcturus and Borknagar)
1974 – David Wagner, American tennis player and educator
1974 – Bill Young, Australian rugby player
1975 – Antti Aalto, Finnish ice hockey player
1975 – Jacqueline Anderson, American actress
1975 – Kirsten Bolm, German hurdler
1975 – Julie Dibens, English triathlete
1975 – Patrick Femerling, German basketball player
1975 – Kristi Harrower, Australian basketball player
1975 – Eva Martincová, Czech tennis player
1975 – Brian McGuire, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1975 – Jerod Turner, American golfer
1975 – Myrna Veenstra, Dutch field hockey player
1975 – Hawksley Workman, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist
1975 – Mats Eilertsen, Norwegian bassist (Dingobats, Food)
1976 – Stza, American guitarist (Choking Victim, Leftöver Crack, and Star fudgeing Hipsters)
1976 – Robbie Blake, English footballer
1976 – Hiram Bocachica, Puerto Rican-American baseball player
1976 – Brian Diego Fuentes, Argentinian footballer
1976 – Tommy Jönsson, Swedish footballer
1976 – Sam Mraovich, American director and screenwriter
1976 – Christian Nicolay, German javelin thrower
1976 – Regi Penxten, Belgian DJ and producer (Milk Inc. and Sylver)
1976 – Thierry Renaer, Belgian field hockey player
1976 – Sabrina Sabrok, Argentinian model, singer, and television host
1976 – Gary Shortland, English figure skater
1977 – Rockell, American singer-songwriter
1977 – Nacho Figueras, Argentinian polo player and model
1977 – Jeremiah Green, American drummer (Modest Mouse, Red Stars Theory, and Satisfact)
1977 – Ana Guevara, Mexican sprinter and politician
1977 – Ron Horsley, American author and illustrator
1977 – Laura Jansen, Dutch-American singer-songwriter and pianist
1977 – Daniel Klewer, German footballer and coach
1977 – Grégory Le Corvec, French rugby player
1977 – Tonga Lea'aetoa, New Zealand-Tongan rugby player
1977 – Jason Marsalis, American drummer
1977 – Traver Rains, American fashion designer and photographer
1977 – Dan Wells, American author
1977 – Gareth Wyatt, Welsh rugby player
1978 – Pierre Dagenais, Canadian ice hockey player
1978 – Denis Dallan, Italian rugby player and singer
1978 – César Morales, Mexican boxer
1978 – Jean-Marc Pelletier, American ice hockey player
1979 – Neil Best, Northern Irish rugby player
1979 – Ariel Carreño, Argentinian footballer
1979 – Karima Delli, French politician
1979 – Ben Fouhy, New Zealand canoe racer
1979 – Jon Fratelli, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Fratellis and Codeine Velvet Club)
1979 – Günter Friesenbichler, Austrian footballer
1979 – Trenton Hassell, American basketball player
1979 – Geoff Huegill, Australian Olympic swimmer
1979 – Vyacheslav Malafeev, Russian footballer
1979 – Sarah Stock, Canadian wrestler
1979 – Paul Terry, English footballer
1980 – Rohan Bopanna, Indian tennis player
1980 – Omar Bravo, Mexican footballer
1980 – Ben Briand, Australian director and screenwriter
1980 – Alex Ribeiro Garcia, Brazilian basketball player
1980 – Giedrius Gustas, Lithuanian basketball player
1980 – Scott Hamilton, New Zealand rugby player
1980 – Jack Hannahan, American baseball player
1980 – Michael Henrich, American ice hockey player
1980 – Arash Markazi, American journalist
1980 – Phil McGuire, Scottish footballer
1981 – Carol Banawa, Filipino-American singer and actress
1981 – Laura Michelle Kelly, English actress and singer
1981 – Gareth Knapman, English actor and director
1981 – Greg Lamb, Zimbabwean cricketer
1981 – Ariza Makukula, Portuguese footballer
1981 – Aketza Peña, Spanish cyclist
1981 – Alastair Ross, Northern Irish politician
1981 – Donny Tourette, English singer-songwriter (Towers of London)
1981 – Helen Wyman, English cyclist
1982 – Uma Blasini, Puerto Rican-American model, Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2007
1982 – Landon Donovan, American soccer player
1982 – Cate Edwards, American lawyer and author
1982 – Ludmila Ezhova, Russian gymnast
1982 – Yasemin Mori, Turkish singer-songwriter
1982 – Elia Rigotto, Italian cyclist
1983 – Samuel Contesti, French-Italian figure skater
1983 – Adam Deacon, English actor, rapper, and director
1983 – Jaque Fourie, South African rugby player
1983 – Ryan Lonie, Australian footballer
1983 – Akeem Omolade, Nigerian footballer
1983 – Dante Senger, Argentinian footballer
1984 – Tamir Cohen, Israeli footballer
1984 – Marin Čolak, Croatian race car driver
1984 – Anders Grøndal, Norwegian race car driver
1984 – Norbert Hosnyánszky, Hungarian water polo player
1984 – Phillip Inzerillo, American trombonist (Suburban Legends)
1984 – Ai Iwamura, Japanese actress
1984 – Spencer Larsen, American football player
1984 – Raven Quinn, American singer-songwriter
1984 – Artyom Rebrov, Russian footballer
1984 – Zak Whitbread, American-English soccer player
1985 – Jake Buxton, English footballer
1985 – Hrvoje Čale, Croatian footballer
1985 – Guillermo Diaz Puerto Rican basketball player
1985 – Scott Michael Foster, American actor
1985 – Oliver Konsa, Estonian footballer
1985 – Chinedum Ndukwe, American football player
1985 – Whitney Port, American fashion designer and author
1985 – Jonas Troest, Danish footballer
1986 – Filip Benko Swedish actor
1986 – Tom De Mul, Belgian footballer
1986 – Mike Krieger, Brazilian businessman, co-founded Instagram
1986 – José Antonio Olvera, Mexican footballer
1986 – Siim Roops, Estonian footballer
1986 – Bohdan Shust, Ukrainian footballer
1986 – Dominic Telo, South African cricketer
1986 – Manu Vatuvei, New Zealand rugby league player
1987 – Shraddha Das, Indian actress
1987 – Ben McKinley, Australian footballer
1987 – Tamzin Merchant, English actress and singer
1987 – William Njovu, Zambian footballer
1987 – Cameron Wood, Australian footballer
1988 – Josh Bowman, English actor
1988 – Gal Mekel, Israeli basketball player
1988 – Laura Siegemund, German tennis player
1988 – Mikuru Uchino, Japanese model and actress
1988 – Adam Watts, English footballer
1989 – Erin Heatherton, American model and actress
1989 – Bradley Middleton, English footballer
1990 – Andrea Bowen, American actress
1990 – Paddy Madden, Irish footballer
1990 – Fran Mérida, Spanish footballer
1990 – Marco Martina Rini, Italian footballer
1990 – Maximiliano Oliva, Argentinian footballer
1991 – Viktor Lundberg, Swedish footballer
1991 – Aoi Nakamura, Japanese actor
1991 – Diandra Newlin, American actress and singer
1991 – Stuart O'Keefe, English footballer
1991 – Carles Planas, Spanish footballer
1992 – Jazmin Grace Grimaldi, American daughter of Albert II, Prince of Monaco
1992 – Érik Lamela, Argentinian footballer
1992 – Bernd Leno, German footballer
1992 – Karl Mööl, Estonian footballer
1993 – Jenna Boyd, American actress
1993 – Richard Peniket, English footballer
1994 – Callum Harriott, English footballer

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/04/16 at 3:19 pm

March 4th 1981 – Torin Thatcher, Indian-American actor (b. 1905)

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Written By: nally on 03/05/16 at 4:00 pm

March 5, 1982 - John Belushi, American actor (born January 1949)

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Written By: nally on 03/06/16 at 7:05 pm

Ten years ago today, on March 6, 2006: Former Minnesota Twins slugger/outfielder Kirby Puckett, a 2001 Hall-Of-Fame inductee, passed away from a hemorrhage at age 45, just eight days shy of his 46th birthday. :\'(

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Written By: nally on 03/06/16 at 7:09 pm

Two years ago today, on March 6, 2014: Sheila MacRae, UK-born actress (lived in the U.S. for her adult life), passed away at age 92 from "natural causes" in New Jersey (born September 1921).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/07/16 at 1:32 am

March 7th 1967 – Alice B. Toklas, American-French journalist and author (b. 1877)

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March 7th 1978 – Steve Bilko, American baseball player (b. 1928)

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March 7th 1984 – Paul Rotha, English historian and director (b. 1907)

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March 7th 1999 – Stanley Kubrick, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1928)  :\'( :\'( :\'(

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March 7th 2000 – Charles Gray, English actor and singer (b. 1928)

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March 7th 1991 – Cool Papa Bell, American baseball player (b. 1903)

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March 7th 1988 – Divine, American drag queen performer, actor, and singer (b. 1945)

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March 7th 2004 – Paul Winfield, American actor (b. 1941)

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March 7th 2002 – Bobby Hollander, American film director, actor, and magazine publisher (b. 1929)

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March 7th 1988 – Robert Livingston, American actor and singer (b. 1904)

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Notable births for March 7th:

1929 – Yvonne Chouteau, American ballerina
1934 – Nari Contractor, Indian cricketer and coach
1934 – Willard Scott, American journalist, actor, and author
1938 – David Baltimore, American biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
1938 – Janet Guthrie, American race car driver and engineer
1939 – Danyel Gérard, French singer-songwriter
1940 – Daniel J. Travanti, American actor
1941 – Piers Paul Read, English historian and author
1942 – Michael Eisner, American businessman
1942 – Jaan Manitski, Estonian businessman and politician, 16th Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs
1943 – Chris White, English bass player and songwriter (The Zombies)
1944 – Ranulph Fiennes, English soldier and explorer
1944 – Stanley Schmidt, American journalist and author
1945 – John Heard, American actor and producer
1945 – Bob Herbert, American journalist
1945 – Nicholas Kraemer, English harpsichord player and conductor
1945 – Elizabeth Moon, American author
1946 – Matthew Fisher, English singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer (Procol Harum)
1946 – Clive Gillinson, Indian-English cellist and educator
1946 – Daniel Goleman, American psychologist and author
1946 – Peter Wolf, American singer-songwriter (The J. Geils Band)
1947 – Richard Lawson, American actor and producer
1947 – Walter Röhrl, German race car driver
1949 – Ghulam Nabi Azad, Indian politician, Indian Minister of Health and Family Welfare
1949 – Genyo Takeda, Japanese video game developer and head of Nintendo's hardware division
1950 – Iris Chacón, Puerto Rican-American actress, singer, and dancer
1950 – Billy Joe DuPree, American football player
1950 – Franco Harris, American football player and businessman
1950 – J. R. Richard, American baseball player
1951 – Jeff Burroughs, American baseball player and coach
1951 – Rocco Prestia, American bass player (Tower of Power)
1952 – William Boyd, Ghanaian-English author and screenwriter
1952 – Ernie Isley, American guitarist and songwriter (The Isley Brothers and Isley-Jasper-Isley)
1952 – Viv Richards, Caribbean cricketer and footballer
1952 – Lynn Swann, American football player, sportscaster, and politician
1953 – Bernard Voyer, Canadian mountaineer and explorer
1954 – Eva Brunne, Swedish bishop
1955 – Michael Chance, English singer
1955 – Michael Jan Friedman, American author
1955 – Tommy Kramer, American football player
1956 – Bryan Cranston, American actor, director, and producer
1956 – Andrea Levy, English author
1957 – Robert Harris, English journalist and author
1957 – Mark Richards, Australian surfer
1957 – Tomás Yarrington, Mexican economist and politician, Governor of Tamaulipas
1958 – Rick Bass, American author and activist
1959 – Tom Lehman, American golfer
1959 – Donna Murphy, American actress and singer
1959 – Nick Searcy, American actor
1960 – Joe Carter, American baseball player and sportscaster
1960 – Ivan Lendl, Czech tennis player and coach
1960 – Jim Spivey, American runner and coach
1961 – Mary Beth Evans, American actress and producer
1961 – Mark Kumpel, American ice hockey player and coach
1961 – David Rutley, English businessman and politician
1962 – Taylor Dayne, American singer-songwriter and actress
1962 – Sergei Prikhodko, Russian footballer and manager
1963 – Mike Eagles, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1963 – E. L. James, English author
1964 – Bret Easton Ellis, American author and screenwriter
1964 – Denyce Graves, American soprano
1964 – Andrew P. Mackenzie, British physicist
1964 – Wanda Sykes, American comedian, actress, and screenwriter
1965 – Jack Armstrong, American baseball player
1965 – Jean-Pierre Barda, French-Swedish singer and actor (Army of Lovers)
1965 – Steve Beuerlein, American football player and sportscaster
1965 – Cameron Daddo, Australian actor
1965 – Ottoline Leyser, British plant biologist
1965 – Jesper Parnevik, Swedish golfer
1966 – Terry Carkner, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1966 – Atsushi Sakurai, Japanese singer-songwriter (Buck-Tick and Schwein)
1966 – Alex Sanders, American porn actor and director
1966 – Joy Tanner, American-Canadian actress
1967 – Muhsin al-Ramli, Iraqi writer, poet, translator and academic
1967 – Ruthie Henshall, English actress, singer, and dancer
1967 – Ai Yazawa, Japanese author and illustrator
1968 – Denis Boucher, Canadian baseball player and scout
1968 – Jeff Kent, American baseball player
1968 – Raju Sundaram, Indian actor and choreographer
1969 – Shin Ae-ra, South Korean actress
1969 – Warrel Dane, American singer-songwriter (Nevermore and Sanctuary)
1969 – Massimo Lotti, Italian footballer
1969 – Hideki Noda, Japanese race car driver
1970 – Rachel Weisz, English-American actress
1971 – Peter Sarsgaard, American actor
1971 – Matthew Vaughn, English director, producer, and screenwriter
1972 – Jang Dong-gun, South Korean actor and singer
1972 – Craig Polla-Mounter, Australian rugby league player
1972 – Maxim Roy, Canadian actress
1973 – Jason Bright, Australian race car driver
1973 – Sébastien Izambard, French tenor and producer (Il Divo)
1973 – Işın Karaca, English-Turkish singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
1973 – Ray Parlour, English footballer
1974 – Larry Bagby, American actor and singer
1974 – Antonio de la Rúa, Argentinian lawyer
1974 – Hugo Ferreira, Angolan-American singer-songwriter (Tantric)
1974 – Jenna Fischer, American actress
1974 – Krizz Kaliko, American rapper (K.A.B.O.S.H.)
1974 – Facundo Sava, Argentinian footballer and manager
1975 – Leon Dunne, Australian swimmer
1975 – T. J. Thyne, American actor
1977 – Paul Cattermole, English singer and actor (S Club 7)
1977 – Gianluca Grava, Italian footballer
1977 – Hiroki Hasegawa, Japanese actor
1977 – Ronan O'Gara, Irish rugby player and coach
1977 – Mitja Zastrow, German-Dutch swimmer
1978 – Jaqueline Jesus, Brazilian psychologist and activist
1979 – Rodrigo Braña, Argentinian footballer
1979 – Amanda Somerville, American singer-songwriter (Aina and Kiske/Somerville)
1980 – Murat Boz, Turkish singer-songwriter
1980 – Eric Godard, Canadian ice hockey player
1980 – Laura Prepon, American actress and producer
1981 – Rica Peralejo, Filipino actress and singer
1982 – Kate Michael, American model, Miss District of Columbia 2006
1982 – Erika Yamakawa, Japanese model and actress
1983 – Manucho, Angolan footballer
1983 – Taylor Tankersley, American baseball player
1983 – Sebastián Viera, Uruguayan footballer
1984 – Mathieu Flamini, French footballer
1984 – Jacob Lillyman, Australian rugby league player
1984 – Lindsay McCaul, American singer-songwriter
1984 – Rachel Rice, Welsh model and actress
1985 – Andre Fluellen, American football player
1985 – Cameron Prosser, Australian swimmer
1986 – Ben Griffin, Australian footballer
1987 – Hatem Ben Arfa, French footballer
1987 – Niclas Bergfors, Swedish ice hockey player
1988 – Larry Asante, American football player
1989 – Gerald Anderson, Filipino-American actor
1990 – Choi Jong-hoon, South Korean singer-songwriter and guitarist (F.T. Island)
1990 – Abigail and Brittany Hensel, American conjoined twins
1990 – Taylor Jardine, American singer-songwriter (We Are the In Crowd)
1990 – Lefteris Matsoukas, Greek footballer
1991 – Michele Rigione, Italian footballer
1992 – Bel Powley, English actress
1993 – Denisa Allertová, Czech tennis player
1993 – Robbie Thomson, Scottish footballer
1994 – An-Sophie Mestach, Belgian tennis player
1995 – Jerome Binnom-Williams, English footballer
1996 – Liam Donnelly, Northern Irish footballer
1997 – Honoka Miki, Japanese actress, model, and voice actress

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/07/16 at 8:13 am

March 7th 2001 – Frankie Carle, American pianist and bandleader (b. 1903)

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March 7th 2015 – F. Ray Keyser, Jr., American lawyer and politician, 72nd Governor of Vermont (b. 1927)

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March 7th 1810 – Cuthbert Collingwood, 1st Baron Collingwood, English admiral (b. 1750)

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March 7th 1997 – Edward Mills Purcell, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1912)

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March 7th 2012 – Cris Alexander, American actor, singer, dancer, and photographer (b. 1920)

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March 7th 1966 – Mike Millward guitarist from The Fourmost died, aged 23. The Liverpool group who were managed by Brian Epstein had the 1964 UK No.6 single 'A Little Loving'.

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March 7th 1988 - British pedal steel guitar player Gordon Huntley died of cancer. Was a member of Matthews Southern Comfort, (UK No.1 single 'Woodstock') and as a session player worked with many acts including Elton John, Rod Stewart, The Pretty Things, Cliff Richard and Fairport Convention.

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March 7th 1971 - Jamacan saxophonist and flautist, Harold McNair died of lung cancer aged 39. Worked with Donovan, Melanie and Ginger Baker's Air Force, and had toured Europe with Quincy Jones.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/07/16 at 4:09 pm

March 7th 1988 - American female impersonator and actor Divine (Harris Glenn Milstead), died in his sleep of heart failure aged 42. Had the 1984 UK No.16 single 'You think You're a Man.'

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March 8th 2007 – John Inman, English actor (b. 1935)

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March 8th 1971 – Harold Lloyd, American actor and producer (b. 1893)

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March 8th 2014 – James Ellis, Irish-English actor (b. 1931)

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March 8th 1874 – Millard Fillmore, American lawyer and politician, 13th President of the United States (b. 1800)

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March 8th 1917 – Ferdinand von Zeppelin, German general and businessman, founded the Zeppelin Company (b. 1838)

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March 8th 1869 – Hector Berlioz, French composer, conductor and music critic (b. 1803)

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March 8th 1921 – Spanish Prime Minister Eduardo Dato Iradier is assassinated while exiting the parliament building in Madrid.

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March 8th 2015 – Lew Soloff, American trumpet player, composer, and actor (Blood, Sweat & Tears and Mingus Big Band) (b. 1944)

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March 8th 2003 - Singer, actor Adam Faith died. Had the 1959 UK No.1 single 'What Do You Want', plus over 20 other UK Top 40 singles, acting roles include the TV series 'Love Hurts.'

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March 8th 2008 – Carol Barnes, English journalist and actress (b. 1944)

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March 8th 2009 – Ali Bongo, Indian-English magician (b. 1929)

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March 8th 1975 – George Stevens, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1904)

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March 8th 1973 – Ron Mckernan, keyboard player with The Grateful Dead, died aged 27 from liver failure brought on by alcohol poisoning.

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March 8th 1983 – William Walton, English composer (b. 1902)

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March 8th 1999 – Joe DiMaggio, American baseball player and coach (b. 1914)

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March 8th 1993 – Billy Eckstine, American singer and trumpet player (b. 1914)

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Notable births for March 8th:

1927 – Dick Hyman, American pianist and composer
1927 – Stanisław Kania, Polish politician
1927 – Irene Tinker, American economist and academic
1930 – Douglas Hurd, English politician, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
1931 – John McPhee, American essayist and writing instructor
1931 – Gerald Potterton, English-Canadian animator, director, and producer
1935 – George Coleman, American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader
1936 – Sue Ane Langdon, American actress and singer
1938 – Pete Dawkins, American football player, colonel, and politician
1938 – George Innes, English actor
1938 – Bruno Pizzul, Italian footballer and journalist
1939 – Jim Bouton, American baseball player and journalist
1939 – Lynn Seymour, Canadian ballerina and choreographer
1939 – Lidiya Skoblikova, Russian speed skater and coach
1940 – Susan Clark, Canadian actress and producer
1940 – Jacques Doucet, Canadian sportscaster
1941 – Norman Stone, Scottish-English historian, author, and academic
1942 – Dick Allen, American baseball player and tenor
1942 – Palito Ortega, Argentinian singer, actor, and politician
1942 – Ann Packer, English sprinter, hurdler, and long jumper
1943 – Michael Grade, English businessman
1943 – Dionysis Simopoulos, Greek physicist and astronomer
1944 – Buzz Hargrove, Canadian union leader
1944 – Sergey Nikitin, Russian singer-songwriter and guitarist
1944 – Pepe Romero, Spanish guitarist and composer (The Romeros)
1945 – Bruce Broughton, American composer
1945 – Jim Chapman, American lawyer and politician
1945 – Micky Dolenz, American singer-songwriter, drummer, and actor (The Monkees)
1945 – Anselm Kiefer, German painter and sculptor
1945 – Sylvia Wiegand, American mathematician and professor
1946 – Robert Jaworski, Filipino basketball player, coach, and politician
1946 – Randy Meisner, American singer-songwriter and bass player (The Eagles and Poco)
1946 – Yiannis Parios, Greek singer
1947 – Michael Allsup, American guitarist (Three Dog Night)
1947 – Carole Bayer Sager, American singer-songwriter and painter
1947 – Vladimír Mišík, Czech singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Matadors, Blue Effect, Flamengo, and Etc...)
1947 – Florentino Pérez, Spanish engineer and businessman
1948 – Robert W. Boyd, American physicist
1948 – Gyles Brandreth, English writer, broadcaster, actor and politician
1948 – Peggy March, American singer
1948 – Jonathan Sacks, English rabbi and scholar
1949 – Natalia Kuchinskaya, Russian gymnast and coach
1949 – Karel Lismont, Belgian runner
1949 – Antonello Venditti, Italian singer-songwriter
1950 – Richard Ouzounian, Canadian director and critic
1951 – Ian Brown, English director and producer
1951 – Phil Edmonds, Zambian-English cricketer and businessman
1952 – George Allen, American lawyer and politician, 67th Governor of Virginia
1953 – Angelos Anastasiadis, Greek footballer and coach
1953 – Pepper MaShay, American singer-songwriter
1953 – Jim Rice, American baseball player, coach, and sportscaster
1953 – Don Werner, American baseball player and coach
1954 – Cheryl Baker, English singer (Bucks Fizz and Co-Co)
1954 – David Wilkie, Sri Lankan-Scottish swimmer
1956 – John Kapelos, Canadian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1957 – William Edward Childs, American pianist and composer
1957 – Cynthia Rothrock, American actress and martial artist
1957 – Bob Stoddard, American baseball player
1958 – Nick Capra, American baseball player and manager
1958 – Andy McDonald, English lawyer and politician
1958 – Gary Numan, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Tubeway Army)
1959 – Lester Holt, American journalist and actor
1959 – Aidan Quinn, Irish-American actor
1960 – Jeffrey Eugenides, American author and academic
1960 – Max Metzker, South African-Australian swimmer
1960 – Irek Mukhamedov, Russian ballet dancer
1960 – Buck Williams, American basketball player and coach
1961 – Camryn Manheim, American actress
1961 – Larry Murphy, Canadian ice hockey player and journalist
1961 – Mark Salas, American baseball player and coach
1962 – Leon Robinson, American actor
1962 – Shaun Gayle, American footballer
1963 – Mike Lalor, Canadian ice hockey player
1964 – Kate Betts, American journalist and author
1964 – Thomas Bezucha, American director and screenwriter
1964 – Lance McCullers, American baseball player
1965 – Fátima Lopes, Portuguese fashion designer
1965 – Kenny Smith, American basketball player and sportscaster
1966 – Gregory Barker, English politician
1966 – Jaime Levy, American computer scientist and academic
1967 – Joel Johnston, American baseball player
1968 – Michael Bartels, German race car driver
1968 – Jim Dougherty, American baseball player
1968 – Rob Dukes, American singer-songwriter (Exodus and Generation Kill)
1968 – Ellen Forney, American author and illustrator
1968 – Shawn Mullins, American singer-songwriter (The Thorns)
1968 – Joanna Read, English director and playwright
1969 – Juan de Dios Ramírez Perales, Mexican footballer
1970 – Jason Elam, American football player
1970 – Andrea Parker, American actress and former ballet dancer
1970 – Meredith Scott Lynn, American actress, producer and director
1971 – Kit Symons, English-Welsh footballer and manager
1972 – Georgios Georgiadis, Greek footballer and manager
1972 – Angie Hart, Australian singer (Frente! and Splendid)
1972 – Fergal O'Brien, Irish snooker player
1972 – Matthew Nable, Australian rugby player and actor
1973 – Mickey Ferriols, American-Filipino actress
1973 – Boris Kodjoe, Austrian-American actor
1973 – Mark Lukasiewicz, American baseball player
1973 – Kurt Mollekens, Belgian race car driver
1973 – Justin Thompson, American baseball player
1973 – Anneke van Giersbergen, Dutch singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Gathering and The Gentle Storm)
1974 – Fardeen Khan, Indian actor
1974 – Mike Moriarty, American baseball player
1974 – Stefan Müller, German footballer
1975 – Mauro Briano, Italian footballer
1975 – Peggy Zina, Greek singer and actress
1976 – Gaz Coombes, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Supergrass, The Jennifers, and The Hotrats)
1976 – Juan Encarnación, Dominican baseball player
1976 – Freddie Prinze, Jr., American actor, producer, and screenwriter
1976 – Hines Ward, American football player and sportscaster
1977 – James Van Der Beek, American actor
1977 – Johann Vogel, Swiss footballer
1978 – Nick Zano, American actor and producer
1979 – Apathy, American rapper and producer (Army of the Pharaohs and Get Busy Committee)
1979 – Tom Chaplin, English singer-songwriter (Keane)
1979 – Andy Ross, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (OK Go)
1979 – Jessica Jaymes, American porn actress
1980 – Stephen Milne, Australian footballer
1980 – Simon Peddie, Montserrat footballer
1980 – Charli Robinson, Australian actress and singer (Hi-5)
1981 – Michael Beauchamp, Australian footballer
1981 – Glenda Gilson, Irish model and television host
1981 – Joost Posthuma, Dutch cyclist
1982 – Nicolas Armindo, French race car driver
1982 – Leonidas Kampantais, Greek footballer
1982 – Craig Stansberry, American baseball player
1982 – Kat Von D, Mexican-American tattoo artist
1982 – Isak Strand, Norwegian drummer and electronica artist
1983 – André Santos, Brazilian footballer
1983 – Mark Worrell, American baseball player
1984 – Rafik Djebbour, Algerian footballer
1984 – Ross Taylor, New Zealand cricketer
1984 – Sasha Vujačić, Slovenian basketball player
1985 – Ewa Sonnet, Polish model and singer
1985 – Mio Takeuchi, Japanese actress
1986 – Princess Tsuguko of Takamado
1988 – Benny Blanco, American rapper and producer
1988 – Armanti Edwards, American football player
1988 – Elly Jackson, English singer-songwriter and producer (La Roux)
1988 – Bryan Termulo, Filipino singer and actor
1988 – Laura Unsworth, English field hockey player
1989 – Robbie Hummel, American basketball player
1990 – Kristinia DeBarge, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress
1990 – Asier Illarramendi, Spanish footballer
1990 – Petra Kvitová, Czech tennis player
1990 – Nico Salva, Filipino basketball player
1990 – Ben Tozer, English footballer
1991 – Miriam Bryant, Swedish-Finnish singer-songwriter
1991 – Tom English, Australian rugby player
1992 – Uki Satake, Japanese idol, singer, actress, and radio host (9nine)
1993 – Stephanie Davis, English actress
1994 – Pablo Dyego, Brazilian footballer
1997 – Jurina Matsui, Japanese singer and actress (AKB48 and SKE48)

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March 8th 2011 – Mike Starr, American bass player (Alice in Chains, Sun Red Sun, and Days of the New) (b. 1966)

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March 8th 1961 – Thomas Beecham, English conductor and composer (b. 1879)

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March 8th 2009 – Hank Locklin, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1918)

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March 8th 1702 – William III of England (b. 1650)

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March 8th 1930 – William Howard Taft, American lawyer, jurist, and politician, 27th President of the United States (b. 1857)

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March 9th 2015 – James Molyneaux, Baron Molyneaux of Killead, British soldier and peer; Northern Irish politician (b. 1920)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/09/16 at 2:33 am

March 9th 1996 – George Burns, American actor and singer (b. 1896)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/09/16 at 2:49 am

March 9th 2006 – John Profumo, English soldier and politician, Secretary of State for War (b. 1915)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/09/16 at 3:20 am

March 9th 1997 – Terry Nation, Welsh author and screenwriter (b. 1930)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/09/16 at 3:50 am

March 9th 2015 – Windell Middlebrooks, American actor and singer (b. 1979)

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March 9th 1997 – The Notorious B.I.G., American rapper (Junior M.A.F.I.A.) (b. 1972)

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March 9th 1992 – Menachem Begin, Belarusian-Israeli soldier and politician, 6th Prime Minister of Israel, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1913)

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March 9th 1994 – Fernando Rey, Spanish actor (b. 1917)

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March 9th 1989 – Robert Mapplethorpe, American photographer (b. 1946)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/09/16 at 8:16 am

March 9th 1991 – Jim Hardin, American baseball player (b. 1943)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/09/16 at 8:55 am

March 9th 2012 – Peter Bergman, American comedian and actor (b. 1939)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/09/16 at 9:09 am

March 9th 1997 – Notorious BIG was gunned down and killed as he left a party at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles. Born Christopher Wallace the rapper was pronounced dead on arrival at Cedars Sinai Hospital. He was 24 years old.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/09/16 at 9:40 am

March 9th 1993 – C. Northcote Parkinson, English historian and author (b. 1909)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/09/16 at 10:09 am

March 9th 1985 – Harry Catterick, English footballer and manager (b. 1919)

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March 9th 2007 – Brad Delp, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Boston, RTZ, and Beatlejuice) (b. 1951)

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March 9th 1983 – Rex Marshall, American actor and radio host (b. 1919)

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March 9th 1974 – Earl Wilbur Sutherland Jr., American pharmacologist and biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1915)

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March 9th 2005 – Chris LeDoux, American singer-songwriter (b. 1948)

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Notable births for March 9th:

1922 – Bill Bainbridge, English former footballer
1922 – Ian Turbott, New Zealand-Australian former diplomat and university administrator
1923 – James L. Buckley, American lawyer, judge, and politician
1923 – Walter Kohn, Austrian-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
1930 – Taina Elg, Finnish-American actress and dancer
1932 – Walter Mercado, Puerto Rican-American astrologer and actor
1932 – Keely Smith, American singer
1933 – Mel Lastman, Canadian businessman and politician, 62nd Mayor of Toronto
1933 – Lloyd Price, American singer-songwriter
1933 – David Weatherall, English physician, geneticist, and academic
1934 – Marlene Streit, Canadian-American golfer
1934 – Joyce Van Patten, American actress
1935 – Andrew Viterbi, American engineer and businessman, co-founded Qualcomm Inc.
1936 – Mickey Gilley, American singer-songwriter and pianist
1937 – Bernard Landry, Canadian lawyer and politician, 28th Premier of Quebec
1937 – Harry Neale, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and sportscaster
1937 – Brian Redman, English race car driver
1938 – Lill-Babs, Swedish singer and actress
1942 – Pedro Bandeira, Brazilian children's author
1942 – John Cale, Welsh singer-songwriter, viola player, and producer (The Velvet Underground and Theatre of Eternal Music)
1942 – Mark Lindsay, American singer-songwriter, saxophonist, and producer (Paul Revere & the Raiders)
1943 – Charles Gibson, American journalist
1943 – Trish Van Devere, American actress
1944 – Lee Irvine, South African cricketer
1944 – Paola Quattrini, Italian actress
1945 – Robin Trower, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Procol Harum and The Paramounts)
1946 – Jim Cregan, English guitarist and songwriter (Blossom Toes, Streetwalkers, and Family)
1946 – Bernd Hölzenbein, German football player
1946 – Jan Baan, Dutch entrepreneur
1947 – Keri Hulme, New Zealand author and poet
1948 – Emma Bonino, Italian politician, Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs
1948 – Eric Fischl, American painter and sculptor
1948 – Jeffrey Osborne, American singer and drummer (L.T.D.)
1948 – Chris Thompson, English singer and guitarist (Manfred Mann's Earth Band and Night)
1949 – Trevor Burton, English guitarist (The Move)
1949 – Neil Hamilton, Welsh lawyer and politician
1950 – Howard Shelley, English pianist and conductor
1950 – Danny Sullivan, American race car driver and sportscaster
1951 – Zakir Hussain, Indian tabla player, composer, and actor
1951 – Michael Kinsley, American journalist and actor
1951 – Helen Zille, South African journalist and politician, 7th Premier of the Western Cape
1952 – Bill Beaumont, English rugby player and manager
1953 – Willem Boeschoten, Dutch rower
1953 – Lucinha Lins, Brazilian actress and singer
1953 – Alan Massey, British Royal Navy admiral; Second Sea Lord
1955 – Teo Fabi, Italian race car driver
1955 – Ornella Muti, Italian actress
1955 – Józef Pinior, Polish academic and politician
1956 – Mark Dantonio, American football player and coach
1956 – Shashi Tharoor, Indian politician, Indian Minister of External Affairs
1956 – David Willetts, English politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
1957 – Faith Daniels, American journalist and talk show host
1957 – Mark Mancina, American guitarist and composer
1957 – Mona Sahlin, Swedish politician
1958 – Linda Fiorentino, American actress
1958 – Martin Fry, English singer-songwriter (ABC and Vice Versa)
1958 – Jack Kenny, American screenwriter and producer
1958 – Paul MacLean, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1959 – Tom Amandes, American actor and director
1959 – Giovanni di Lorenzo, German-Italian journalist
1959 – Takaaki Kajita, Japanese physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
1959 – Lonny Price, American actor, director, and screenwriter
1960 – Finn Carter, American actress and photographer
1961 – Mike Leach, American football player and coach
1961 – Rick Steiner, American wrestler
1961 – Darrell Walker, American basketball player and coach
1962 – Jan Furtok, Polish footballer and manager
1962 – Pete Wishart, Scottish singer and politician (Big Country and Runrig)
1963 – Ivan Henjak, Australian rugby player and coach
1963 – Terry Mulholland, American baseball player
1963 – David Pogue, American journalist
1963 – Jean-Marc Vallée, Canadian director and screenwriter
1964 – Juliette Binoche, French actress
1964 – Phil Housley, American ice hockey player and coach
1964 – Valérie Lemercier, French actress, singer, director
1964 – Aleksandr Puštov, Russian-Estonian footballer and manager
1964 – Steve Wilkos, American talk show host and former police officer
1965 – Brian Bosworth, American football player and actor
1965 – Benito Santiago, Puerto Rican-American baseball player
1966 – Brendan Canty, American drummer and songwriter (Fugazi)
1966 – Tony Lockett, Australian footballer
1966 – Michael Patrick MacDonald, Irish-American author and activist
1968 – Youri Djorkaeff, French footballer
1968 – Brian Heidik, American reality show contestant, winner of Survivor: Thailand
1968 – Johnny Kelly, American drummer (Type O Negative, Danzig, A Pale Horse Named Death, and Seventh Void)
1969 – Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf, American basketball player
1969 – Kimberly Guilfoyle, American lawyer and journalist
1969 – Stefie Shock, Canadian singer-songwriter
1970 – Naveen Jindal, Indian politician
1970 – Martin Johnson, English rugby player and coach
1970 – Shannon Leto, American drummer and actor (Thirty Seconds to Mars and The Wondergirls)
1970 – Stephen Phillips, English lawyer and politician
1970 – David Guido Pietroni, Italian director and producer
1971 – C-Murder, American rapper
1971 – Emmanuel Lewis, American actor
1971 – Diego Torres, Argentinian singer-songwriter and actor
1972 – Spencer Howson, Australian radio host
1972 – Kerr Smith, American actor
1973 – Aaron Boone, American baseball player and sportscaster
1973 – Liam Griffin, English racing driver and businessman
1974 – Mark Harrity, Australian cricketer
1975 – Roy Makaay, Dutch footballer and manager
1975 – Juan Sebastián Verón, Argentinian footballer
1976 – Yamila Diaz-Rahi, Argentinian model and actress
1976 – Ben Mulroney, Canadian journalist and game show host
1977 – Radek Dvořák, Czech ice hockey player
1978 – Lucas Neill, Australian footballer
1979 – Melina Perez, American wrestler and actress
1979 – Oscar Isaac, Guatemalan-American actor
1980 – Trent Croad, New Zealand-Australian footballer
1980 – Matthew Gray Gubler, American actor, model, and writer
1980 – Burçin Terzioğlu, Turkish actress
1981 – Antonio Bryant, American football player
1981 – Clay Rapada, American baseball player
1982 – Matt Bowen, Australian rugby league player
1982 – Mirjana Lučić-Baroni, Croatian tennis player
1983 – Bobby Campo, American actor
1983 – Clint Dempsey, American soccer player
1983 – Ioannis Masmanidis, German footballer
1983 – Maite Perroni, Mexican singer-songwriter and actress (RBD)
1983 – Wayne Simien, American basketball player
1984 – Brian Cusworth, American basketball player
1984 – Abdoulay Konko, French footballer
1984 – Julia Mancuso, American skier
1985 – Brent Burns, Canadian ice hockey player
1985 – Jesse Litsch, American baseball player
1985 – Rachel Nabors, American illustrator
1985 – Parthiv Patel, Indian cricketer
1986 – Brittany Snow, American actress and singer
1987 – Bow Wow, American rapper
1988 – Alodia Gosiengfiao, Filipino model, actress, and singer
1989 – Artem Borodulin, Russian figure skater
1989 – Yudai Chiba, Japanese actor
1989 – Kim Tae-yeon, South Korean singer, dancer, and actress (Girls' Generation Girls' Generation-TTS, and SM the Ballad)
1990 – YG, American rapper
1990 – Daley Blind, Dutch footballer
1990 – Bilel Ifa, Tunisian footballer
1990 – Tatsuki Machida, Japanese figure skater
1990 – Aras Özbiliz, Turkish footballer
1990 – Matt Robinson, New Zealand rugby league player
1991 – Domo Genesis, American rapper (Odd Future)
1991 – Brenna O'Brien, Canadian actress
1992 – Dianne Necio, Filipino model, Binibining Pilipinas-International 2011
1993 – Larnell Cole, English footballer
1994 – Angeli Gonzales, Filipino actress
1995 – Hikaru Ohsawa, Japanese actress

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/09/16 at 3:15 pm

March 9th 2005 – 53-year-old Danny Joe Brown, the original lead singer of Molly Hatchet, died from renal failure due to complications from diabetes. Brown was the front man for the band's self-titled album in 1978, which went Platinum.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/09/16 at 3:22 pm

March 9th 2007 – Brad Delp lead singer of US rock band Boston committed suicide by carbon monoxide poisoning in at his home in the New Hampshire town of Atkinson. He died from the smoke of two charcoal grills he’d lit inside his sealed master bathroom. He was found by police lying on a pillow on his bathroom floor with a note paper-clipped to his shirt which read: "Mr. Brad Delp. I am a lonely soul." Boston had the 1977 UK No.22 single 'More Than A Feeling' and the 1986 US No.1 single 'Amanda.'

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Written By: ralfy on 03/09/16 at 6:16 pm

"Richard Davalos, 'East of Eden' and 'Cool Hand Luke' Actor, Dies at 85"

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/richard-davalos-dead-east-eden-873910

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March 10th 2010 – Corey Haim, Canadian-American actor and producer (b. 1971)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/10/16 at 1:41 am

March 10th 1913 – Harriet Tubman, American nurse and activist (b. 1820)

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March 10th 1988 - Younger brother of The Bee Gees, Andy Gibb died in hospital. His death from myocarditis (inflammation of the heart) followed a long battle with cocaine addiction, which had weakened his heart.

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March 10th 2005 – Dave Allen, Irish-English comedian, actor, and screenwriter (b. 1936)  :\'(

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March 10th 1986 – Ray Milland, Welsh-American actor (b. 1905)

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March 10th 2015 – Stuart Wagstaff, English-Australian actor (b. 1925)

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March 10th 2007 – Ernie Ladd, American football player and wrestler (b. 1938)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/10/16 at 5:58 am

March 10th 1984 – June Marlowe, American actress (b. 1903)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/10/16 at 6:04 am

Notable births for March 10th:

1926 – Oscar Quitak, English actor
1927 – Barbara Marx Sinatra, American socialite and businesswoman
1929 – Arthur Barnard, American hurdler
1932 – Marcia Falkender, Baroness Falkender, English politician
1932 – Udupi Ramachandra Rao, Indian physicist and engineer
1933 – Ralph Emery, American radio and television host
1934 – Gergely Kulcsár, Hungarian javelin thrower and coach
1934 – Fou Ts'ong, Chinese-English pianist
1935 – Graham Farmer, Australian footballer and coach
1935 – Manfred Germar, German sprinter
1936 – Sepp Blatter, Swiss businessman
1936 – Johanna Lüttge, German shot putter and swimmer
1938 – Norman Blake, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1938 – Ieronymos II of Athens, Greek archbishop
1939 – Hugh Johnson, English author and critic
1940 – Chuck Norris, American actor and martial artist
1940 – David Rabe, American playwright and screenwriter
1940 – Dean Torrence, American singer-songwriter (Jan & Dean)
1941 – Kazuo Tokumitsu, Japanese television host and announcer
1943 – Peter Berresford Ellis, British historian, literary biographer, and novelist
1943 – Sandra Palmer, American professional golfer
1945 – Katharine Houghton, American actress and playwright
1945 – Birgitta Sellén, Swedish educator and politician
1946 – Hiroshi Fushida, Japanese race car driver
1946 – Mike Hollands, Australian animator and director, founded Act3animation
1947 – Kim Campbell, Canadian lawyer and politician, 19th Prime Minister of Canada
1947 – Paul Condon, Baron Condon, English police officer
1947 – Bob Greene, American journalist and author
1947 – Andrew Parrott, English conductor and director
1947 – Tom Scholz, American guitarist and songwriter (Boston)
1948 – Austin Carr, American basketball player and sportscaster
1948 – Richard Park, Scottish broadcaster
1949 – Bill Buxton, Canadian computer scientist and academic
1949 – Barbara Corcoran, American businesswoman
1950 – Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, Pakistani terrorist
1950 – Aloma Wright, American actress and singer
1951 – Gloria Diaz, Filipino model and actress, Miss Universe 1969
1952 – Johanna Lindsey, German-American author
1952 – Morgan Tsvangirai, Zimbabwean politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Zimbabwe
1953 – Debbie Brill, Canadian high jumper
1953 – Jacqueline Gareau, Canadian runner
1953 – Paul Haggis, Canadian director, producer, and screenwriter
1954 – Didier Barbelivien, French singer-songwriter
1955 – Gary Louris, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Jayhawks and Golden Smog)
1955 – Toshio Suzuki, Japanese race car driver
1956 – Mitchell Lichtenstein, American actor, director, and producer
1956 – Robert Llewellyn, English actor, producer, and screenwriter
1956 – Larry Myricks, American long jumper and sprinter
1957 – Hilary Devey, English businesswoman and philanthropist
1957 – Terry Holmes, Welsh rugby player and coach
1957 – Matt Knudsen, American actor and screenwriter
1957 – Shannon Tweed, Canadian-American model and actress
1957 – Jim White, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1958 – Jeanie Bryson, American singer
1958 – Garth Crooks, English footballer and sportscaster
1958 – Domingo Ramón, Spanish runner
1958 – Sharon Stone, American actress and producer
1958 – Hiroshi Yanaka, Japanese voice actor
1960 – Lance Burton, American magician
1960 – Antonio Corgos, Spanish long jumper
1960 – Jörn-Uwe Fahrenkrog-Petersen, German-American keyboard player, songwriter, and producer (Nena)
1960 – Gail Greenwood, American bass player (Belly and L7)
1960 – Anne MacKenzie, Scottish journalist
1961 – Mitch Gaylord, American gymnast, actor, and stuntman
1961 – Pam Oliver, American sportscaster
1961 – Bobby Petrino, American football player and coach
1962 – Jasmine Guy, American actress, singer, and director
1962 – Seiko Matsuda, Japanese singer-songwriter and actress
1963 – Jeff Ament, American bass player and songwriter (Pearl Jam, Green River, and Mother Love Bone)
1963 – Felipe Ramos, Mexican footballer and referee
1963 – Rick Rubin, American record producer, founded Def Jam Recordings
1964 – Neneh Cherry, Swedish singer-songwriter
1964 – Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex
1964 – David Faber, American journalist
1964 – Jojo Lastimosa, Filipino basketball player and coach
1965 – Jillian Richardson, Canadian sprinter
1965 – Rod Woodson, American football player, coach, and sportscaster
1966 – Edie Brickell, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Heavy Circles and Edie Brickell & New Bohemians)
1966 – Stephen Mailer, American actor
1966 – Mike Timlin, American baseball player
1966 – Andres Võsand, Estonian-German tennis player
1966 – Phil X, Canadian guitarist (Triumph)
1967 – Omer Tarin, Pakistani-English poet and scholar
1968 – Thio Li-ann, Singaporean lawyer and academic
1969 – Paget Brewster, American actress
1969 – Walter Schreifels, American singer-songwriter and producer (Gorilla Biscuits, Rival Schools and Youth of Today)
1970 – Matt Barlow, American singer-songwriter (Iced Earth and Pyramaze)
1970 – Michel van der Aa, Dutch composer and engineer
1971 – Steve Arnold, English race car driver
1971 – Jon Hamm, American actor and director
1971 – Daryle Singletary, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1972 – Beth Buchanan, Australian actress
1972 – Takashi Fujii, Japanese comedian and singer
1972 – Matt Kenseth, American race car driver
1972 – Timbaland, American rapper and producer (Timbaland & Magoo)
1973 – Jason Croker, Australian rugby league player
1973 – Eva Herzigová, Czech model and actress
1973 – John LeCompt, American guitarist (Evanescence, We Are the Fallen and Machina
1973 – Chris Sutton, English footballer and manager
1973 – Dan Swanö, Swedish guitarist (Edge of Sanity, Bloodbath, Ribspreader, and Nightingale)
1973 – Mauricio Taricco, Argentinian footballer and manager
1974 – Cristián de la Fuente, Chilean-American model, actor, and producer
1974 – Biz Stone, American businessman, co-founded Twitter
1975 – Jamie Arnold, American-Israeli basketball player and coach
1975 – Lyne Bessette, Canadian cyclist
1975 – Glydel Mercado, Filipino actress
1975 – Håvard Wiik, Norwegian pianist (Motif, Atomic)
1976 – Kisaki, Japanese bass player, songwriter, and producer (Dir En Grey, Phantasmagoria, and Anti Feminism)
1976 – Barbara Schett, Austrian tennis player and sportscaster
1977 – Jeff Branson, American actor
1977 – Peter Enckelman, Finnish footballer
1977 – Rita Simons, English actress and singer
1977 – Robin Thicke, American singer-songwriter
1977 – Bree Turner, American actress and dancer
1978 – Camille, French singer-songwriter and actress
1978 – Neil Alexander, Scottish footballer
1978 – Benjamin Burnley, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Breaking Benjamin)
1979 – Ashley Callus, Australian swimmer
1979 – Masato, Japanese kick-boxer
1979 – Danny Pudi, American actor and comedian
1980 – Lars Horntveth, Norwegian saxophonist (Jaga Jazzist)
1981 – Samuel Eto'o, Cameroonian footballer
1981 – Efthimios Kouloucheris, Greek footballer
1981 – Ángel López, Spanish footballer
1981 – Taiyo Sugiura, Japanese actor
1981 – Gabriela Voleková, Slovak tennis player
1982 – Gervais Batota, Congolese footballer
1982 – Kwame Brown, American basketball player
1982 – Mitsuomi Takahashi, Japanese actor
1982 – Keke Wyatt, American singer and actress
1983 – Che'Nelle, Malaysian-Australian singer-songwriter
1983 – Sonim, Japanese singer and actress
1983 – Étienne Boulay, Canadian football player
1983 – Lashinda Demus, American hurdler
1983 – Aimee Walker Pond, American gymnast
1983 – Rafe Spall, English actor
1983 – Janet Mock, American writer and transgender activist
1983 – Carrie Underwood, American singer-songwriter and actress
1984 – Nikos Arabatzis, Greek footballer
1984 – Ben May, English footballer
1984 – Olivia Wilde, American actress and producer
1985 – Lassana Diarra, French footballer
1985 – Casey Dienel, American singer-songwriter and pianist
1985 – Morgan Uceny, American runner
1986 – JC de Vera, Filipino actor
1987 – Martellus Bennett, American football player
1987 – Greg Eastwood, New Zealand rugby league player
1987 – Ebba Jungmark, Swedish high jumper
1987 – Tuukka Rask, Finnish ice hockey player
1987 – Emeli Sandé, English-Scottish singer-songwriter
1987 – Liu Shishi, Chinese actress and ballerina
1988 – Christian Beck, German footballer
1988 – Michael Dunlop, Northern Irish motorcycle racer
1988 – Josh Hoffman, Australian-New Zealand rugby league player
1988 – Ivan Rakitić, Croatian footballer
1989 – Dr Devious, Irish racehorse
1989 – Iván Piris, Paraguayan footballer
1991 – Bahaa al-Farra, Palestinian runner
1992 – Neeskens Kebano, French footballer
1992 – Emily Osment, American actress and singer-songwriter
1993 – Jack Butland, English footballer
1993 – Alfred Duncan, Ghanaian footballer
1993 – Nooa Takooa, Kiribati sprinter
1994 – JoJo Offerman, American wrestler and singer
1995 – Sergey Mozgov, Russian ice dancer
1995 – Yui Sakuma, Japanese model and actress
1997 – Julia Barretto, Filipino actress and singer
1997 – Belinda Bencic, Swiss tennis player

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/10/16 at 6:34 am

March 10th 2014 – Roldan Aquino, Filipino actor and director (b. 1948)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/10/16 at 8:35 am

March 10th 1996 – Ross Hunter, American actor and producer (b. 1920)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/10/16 at 8:54 am

March 10th 1948 – Zelda Fitzgerald, American author, poet, and dancer (b. 1900)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/10/16 at 9:11 am

March 10th 2003 – Barry Sheene, English motorcycle racer and sportscaster (b. 1950)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/10/16 at 12:13 pm

March 10th 1997 – American rhythm and blues singer Lavern Baker died from coronary complications aged 57. Had the 1958 US No.6 single 'I Cried A Tear.'

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/11/16 at 2:39 am

March 11th 222 – Roman Emperor Elagabalus is assassinated, along with his mother, Julia Soaemias, by the Praetorian Guard during a revolt. Their mutilated bodies are dragged through the streets of Rome before being thrown into the Tiber.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/11/16 at 3:04 am

March 11th 2015 – Ralph Taeger, American actor (b. 1936)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/11/16 at 3:20 am

March 11th 2015 – Janice Rebibo, American-Israeli author and poet (b. 1950)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/11/16 at 3:38 am

March 11th 2014 – Bob Crow, English union leader (b. 1961)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/11/16 at 3:54 am

March 11th 2015 – Gerald Hurst, American chemist and academic (b. 1937)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/11/16 at 4:16 am

March 11th 1955 – Oscar F. Mayer, German-American businessman, founded Oscar Mayer (b. 1859)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/11/16 at 4:57 am

March 11th 1955 – Alexander Fleming, Scottish biologist, pharmacologist, and botanist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1881)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/11/16 at 6:17 am

March 11th 2007 – Betty Hutton, American actress and singer (b. 1921)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/11/16 at 6:42 am

March 11th 1992 – Richard Brooks, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1912)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/11/16 at 7:07 am

March 11th 1969 – John Wyndham, English soldier and author (b. 1903)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/11/16 at 7:24 am

March 11th 2013 – Tony Gubba, English journalist and sportscaster (b. 1943)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/11/16 at 7:41 am

March 11th 1425 BC – Thutmose III, Egyptian pharaoh (b. 1481 BC)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/11/16 at 7:46 am

March 11th 1986 – Sonny Terry, American singer and harmonica player (b. 1911)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/11/16 at 8:00 am

March 11th 1952 – Pierre Renoir, French actor and director (b. 1885)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/11/16 at 8:24 am

1856 – James Beatty, Irish engineer (b. 1820)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/11/16 at 8:32 am

March 11th 1970 – Erle Stanley Gardner, American lawyer and author (b. 1889)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/11/16 at 9:13 am

March 11th 1971 – Philo Farnsworth, American inventor (b. 1906)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/11/16 at 9:31 am

March 11th 2011 – Jack Hardy, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1947)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/11/16 at 9:54 am

March 11th 1957 – Richard E. Byrd, American admiral and explorer (b. 1888)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/11/16 at 10:32 am

March 11th 2012 – Faith Brook, English actress (b. 1922)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/11/16 at 10:45 am

March 11th 2010 – Hans van Mierlo, Dutch journalist and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands (b. 1931)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/11/16 at 11:02 am

March 11th 2002 – James Tobin, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1918)

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March 11th 1978 – French singer Claude Francois was electrocuted changing a light bulb while standing in his bathtub. He had the 1976 UK hit, 'Tears On The Telephone'.

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March 11th 2015 – Jimmy Greenspoon, keyboardist with Three Dog Knight died after a long battle with cancer at the age of 67. During the course of their career, Three Dog Knight had 21 top 40 hits, including three No.1 singles.

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March 11th 2011 – Gary Wichard, American football player and agent (b. 1950)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/11/16 at 12:44 pm

Notable births for March 11th:

1920 – Nicolaas Bloembergen, Dutch-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
1923 – Paul Muller, Swiss actor
1926 – Thomas Starzl, American surgeon and academic
1930 – David Gentleman, English illustrator and engraver
1931 – Janosch, Polish-German author and illustrator
1931 – Rupert Murdoch, Australian-American businessman, founded News Corporation
1932 – Nigel Lawson, English journalist and politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer
1934 – Sam Donaldson, American journalist
1934 – Ingrid Lotz, German discus thrower
1934 – Paul Trevillion, English illustrator
1935 – Sandra Milo, Tunisian-Italian actress
1939 – Flaco Jiménez, American accordion player (Texas Tornados and Los Super Seven)
1940 – Alberto Cortez, Argentinian-Spanish singer-songwriter
1942 – Peter Eyre, American-English actor
1942 – Joel Steiger, American director, producer and screenwriter
1943 – Arturo Merzario, Italian race car driver
1944 – Don Maclean, English actor
1945 – Harvey Mandel, American guitarist (Pure Food and Drug Act and Canned Heat)
1945 – Tricia O'Neil, American actress
1946 – Mark Metcalf, American actor
1946 – Patty Waters, American singer
1947 – Geoff Hunt, Australian squash player
1947 – Tristan Murail, French composer and educator
1947 – Mark Stein, American singer-songwriter and keyboard player (Vanilla Fudge)
1947 – Alan Yentob, English television host
1948 – Roy Barnes, American lawyer and politician, 80th Governor of Georgia
1948 – César Gerónimo, Dominican baseball player and coach
1948 – George Kooymans, Dutch singer-songwriter and guitarist (Golden Earring)
1948 – Jan Schelhaas, English keyboard player (Caravan and Camel)
1949 – Griselda Pollock, South African-English historian and academic
1950 – Sam Kekovich, Australian footballer and sportscaster
1950 – Bobby McFerrin, American singer-songwriter, producer, and conductor
1950 – Jerry Zucker, American director, producer, and screenwriter
1951 – Andres Metspalu, Estonian geneticist and academic
1951 – Dominique Sanda, French model and actress
1952 – Vince Giordano, American saxophonist and composer (Nighthawks Orchestra)
1952 – Susan Richardson, American actress
1953 – László Bölöni, Romanian-Hungarian footballer and manager
1953 – Derek Daly, Irish-American race car driver and sportscaster
1953 – Jimmy Iovine, American record producer and businessman, co-founded Interscope Records and Beats Electronics
1953 – Bernie LaBarge, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist
1954 – David Newman, American composer and conductor
1954 – Gale Norton, American lawyer and politician, 48th United States Secretary of the Interior
1955 – Leslie Cliff, Canadian swimmer
1955 – Jimmy Fortune, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Statler Brothers)
1955 – Nina Hagen, German singer and actress
1955 – D. J. MacHale, American author, director, and screenwriter
1955 – Henk van Gerven, Dutch physician and politician
1955 – Yehuda Weisenstein, Israeli fencer
1956 – Willie Banks, American triple jumper
1956 – Curtis Brown, American colonel, pilot and astronaut
1956 – Joey Buttafuoco, American businessman
1956 – Rob Paulsen, American voice actor and singer
1957 – The Lady Chablis, American drag queen performer
1957 – Cheryl Lynn, American singer-songwriter
1958 – Ian Horrocks, English computer scientist and academic
1958 – Eddie Lawson, American motorcycle racer
1958 – Tetsurō Oda, Japanese singer-songwriter and producer
1958 – James Pinkerton, American journalist and author
1958 – Flemming Rose, Danish journalist and author
1959 – Nina Hartley, American porn actress and director
1959 – Fred M'membe, Zambian journalist
1959 – Manuel Negrete Arias, Mexican footballer and coach
1959 – Dejan Stojanović, Serbian-American journalist and poet
1960 – Christophe Gans, French director, producer, and screenwriter
1960 – Robert Glenister, English actor and director
1960 – Junichi Sato, Japanese animator and director
1960 – Warwick Taylor, New Zealand rugby player
1961 – Jake Arnott, English author
1961 – Elias Koteas, Canadian actor
1961 – Claudine Mercier, Canadian singer and actress
1961 – Andrew Sherborne, English golfer
1961 – Bruce Watson, Canadian-Scottish guitarist (Big Country and Casbah Club)
1962 – Peter Berg, American actor, director, producer and screenwriter
1962 – Mary Gauthier, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1962 – Matt Mead, American lawyer and politician, 32nd Governor of Wyoming
1962 – Jeffrey Nordling, American actor
1962 – Peeter Sauter, Estonian author and actor
1963 – Raoul Heertje, Dutch comedian and actor
1963 – Alex Kingston, English actress
1963 – David LaChapelle, American photographer and director
1964 – Libba Bray, American author
1964 – Emma Chambers, English actress
1964 – Vinnie Paul, American drummer, songwriter, and producer (Pantera, Damageplan, Hellyeah, and Gasoline)
1964 – Shane Richie, English actor and singer
1965 – Nigel Adkins, English footballer and manager
1965 – Jesse Jackson, Jr., American lawyer and politician
1965 – Wallace Langham, American actor
1965 – Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen, English interior designer
1965 – Jenny Packham, English fashion designer
1965 – Andy Sturmer, American singer-songwriter, drummer, and producer (Beatnik Beatch and Jellyfish)
1965 – Allan Vainola, Estonian singer-songwriter and guitarist (Vennaskond)
1966 – Robbie Brookside, English wrestler and trainer
1966 – Joe Hachem, Lebanese-Australian poker player
1966 – John Thompson III, American basketball player and coach
1966 – Ilias Zouros, Greek basketball player and coach
1967 – John Barrowman, Scottish-American actor, singer, and dancer
1967 – Brad Carson, American lawyer and politician, United States Under Secretary of the Army
1967 – Renzo Gracie, Brazilian-American mixed martial artist and trainer
1967 – Gary Wolfe, American wrestler and radio host
1968 – Stéphane Bédard, Canadian lawyer and politician
1968 – Simone Buchanan, Australian actress
1968 – Lisa Loeb, American singer-songwriter, guitarist and actress (Liz and Lisa)
1968 – Takao Osawa, Japanese actor
1969 – Pete Droge, American singer-songwriter (The Thorns)
1969 – Terrence Howard, American actor and singer
1970 – Delia Gallagher, American journalist
1970 – Andre Nickatina, American rapper and producer
1970 – Jane Slavin, British actress and author
1971 – Gülse Birsel, Turkish actress and screenwriter
1971 – Johnny Knoxville, American actor, stuntman, and producer
1971 – Martin Ručinský, Czech ice hockey player
1972 – Ua, Japanese singer-songwriter, producer, and actress (Ajico)
1973 – Sylvia Day, American author and blogger
1973 – Martin Hiden, Austrian footballer and coach
1973 – Vincent Pereira, American actor and director
1973 – Wataru Sakata, Japanese wrestler and mixed martial artist
1974 – Bobby Abreu, Venezuelan baseball player
1974 – Jonny Fairplay, American actor
1974 – Kieran Scott, American journalist and author
1974 – Adam Wakeman, English guitarist, keyboard player and songwriter (Black Sabbath and Headspace)
1975 – Shawn Springs, American football player
1976 – Thomas Gravesen, Danish footballer
1977 – Becky Hammon, American-Russian basketball player and coach
1978 – Scott Calderwood, English-Scottish footballer and manager
1978 – Hayko Cepkin, Turkish singer-songwriter
1978 – Didier Drogba, Ivorian footballer
1978 – Albert Luque, Spanish footballer
1978 – Paulo Musse, Brazilian footballer
1978 – Christopher Rice, American author
1978 – Andrés Velencoso, Spanish model and actor
1979 – Elton Brand, American basketball player
1979 – Fred Jones, American basketball player
1979 – Benji Madden, American singer-songwriter, guitarist and actor (Good Charlotte, Dead Executives and Taintstick)
1979 – Joel Madden, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (Good Charlotte and Dead Executives)
1979 – Keren Peles, Israeli singer
1980 – Paul Scharner, Austrian footballer
1980 – Dan Uggla, American baseball player
1981 – David Anders, American actor
1981 – Heidi Cortez, American businesswoman and author
1981 – Lee Evans, American football player
1981 – Luke Johnson, English drummer and songwriter (Lostprophets, Beat Union, and Amen)
1981 – Russell Lissack, English guitarist (Bloc Party, Pin Me Down, and Ash)
1981 – LeToya Luckett, American singer-songwriter and actress (Destiny's Child)
1981 – Paul Wall, American rapper (Expensive Taste and The Color Changin' Click)
1982 – Bobina, Russian DJ and producer
1982 – Brian Anderson, American baseball player
1982 – Thora Birch, American actress
1982 – Lindsey McKeon, American actress
1983 – Marietta Chrousala, Greek model and television host
1983 – Żaneta Glanc, Polish discus thrower
1983 – Bianca Gonzalez, Filipino model and television host
1983 – Adil Mezgour, Moroccan-Italian footballer
1983 – Melissa Rycroft, American cheerleader and television host
1983 – John Steven Sutherland, American singer (B3)
1984 – Rob Brown, American actor
1984 – Marc-André Grondin, Canadian actor
1984 – Tom James, Welsh rower
1984 – Anna Tsuchiya, Japanese model, actress, and singer (Spin Aqua)
1985 – Paul Bissonnette, Canadian ice hockey player
1985 – Daniel Vázquez Evuy, Equatoguinean footballer
1985 – Luis Hernández, Mexican figure skater
1985 – Stelios Malezas, Greek footballer
1985 – Ajantha Mendis, Sri Lankan cricketer
1985 – Sonia Radeva, Bulgarian figure skater
1985 – Kai Reus, Dutch cyclist
1985 – Derek Schouman, American football player
1985 – Hakuhō Shō, Mongolian sumo wrestler
1985 – Nikolai Topor-Stanley, Australian footballer
1985 – Viktorija Žemaitytė, Lithuanian heptathlete
1986 – Dario Cologna, Swiss skier
1986 – Mariko Shinoda, Japanese singer and actress (AKB48)
1986 – Ayumi Tanaka, Japanese pianist
1987 – Marc-André Gragnani, Canadian ice hockey player
1987 – Tanel Kangert, Estonian cyclist
1987 – Ngonidzashe Makusha, Zimbabwean sprinter and long jumper
1988 – Fábio Coentrão, Portuguese footballer
1988 – Evandro Costa, Portuguese-Brazilian sports broadcaster and musician
1988 – Katsuhiko Nakajima, Japanese wrestler
1989 – Daniella Kertesz, Israeli actress
1989 – Shin Soohyun, South Korean singer and dancer (U-KISS)
1989 – Anton Yelchin, American actor
1990 – Janna Dominguez, Filipino actress
1990 – Reiley McClendon, American actor
1990 – Ayumi Morita, Japanese tennis player
1991 – Linlin, Chinese-Japanese singer (Morning Musume and Minimoni)
1991 – Kamohelo Mokotjo, South African footballer
1991 – Jack Rodwell, English footballer
1991 – Mayumi Roller, Virgin Islander sailor
1991 – Nao Tōyama, Japanese voice actress and singer
1992 – Sacha Parkinson, English actress
1992 – KZ Tandingan, Filipino singer
1993 – Anthony Davis, American basketball player
1993 – Demi Harman, Australian actress
1993 – Daisuke Ssegwanyi, Ugandan swimmer
1994 – Martin Jurtom, Estonian basketball player
1994 – Andrew Robertson, Scottish footballer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/11/16 at 1:15 pm

March 11th 1987 – Joe Gladwin, English actor (b. 1906)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/11/16 at 1:42 pm

March 11th 2015 – Jimmy Greenspoon, American singer-songwriter and keyboard player (Three Dog Night) (b. 1948)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/11/16 at 2:13 pm

March 11th 1851 – George McDuffie, American lawyer and politician, 55th Governor of South Carolina (b. 1790)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/11/16 at 2:42 pm

English keyboardist and composer, Keith Emerson , died yesterday aged 71. 

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/11/16 at 3:19 pm

March 11th 1958 – Ole Kirk Christiansen, Danish businessman, founded The Lego Group (b. 1891)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/11/16 at 3:36 pm

March 11th 1996 – Vince Edwards, American actor and director (b. 1928)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/11/16 at 3:44 pm

March 11th 1965 – Harry Altham, English cricketer, historian and coach (b. 1888)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/11/16 at 4:55 pm

March 11th 1967 – Geraldine Farrar, American soprano and actress (b. 1882)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/12/16 at 1:41 am

March 12th 2015 – Terry Pratchett, English journalist, author, and screenwriter (b. 1948)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/12/16 at 2:03 am

March 12th 2015 – Michael Graves, American architect, designed the Portland Building and the Humana Building (b. 1934)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/12/16 at 2:30 am

March 12th 1999 – Yehudi Menuhin, American-Swiss violinist and conductor (b. 1916)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/12/16 at 2:45 am

March 12th 2001 – Robert Ludlum, American author (b. 1927)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/12/16 at 2:57 am

March 12th 1925 – Sun Yat-sen, Chinese physician and politician, 1st President of the Republic of China (b. 1866)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/12/16 at 3:17 am

March 12th 2015 – Willie Barrow, American minister and activist (b. 1924)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/12/16 at 5:41 am

March 12th 2014 – Richard Coogan, American actor (b. 1914)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/12/16 at 6:37 am

March 12th 1947 – Winston Churchill, American author and playwright (b. 1871)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/12/16 at 6:38 am


March 12th 1947 – Winston Churchill, American author and playwright (b. 1871)
Not to be confused with British Prime Minister Winston Spencer Churchill.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/12/16 at 7:02 am

March 12th 1955 – American jazz saxophonist and composer Charlie Parker died of a heart attack in New York City while watching Tommy Dorsey's Orchestra on television. He was 34. The coroner who performed his autopsy mistakenly estimated Parker's 34-year-old body to be between 50 and 60 years of age. (After years of drug and alcohol abuse).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/12/16 at 7:11 am

March 12th 2012 – Doobie Brothers drummer Michael Hossack died at his home in Dubois, Wyoming at the age of 65. He had been battling cancer for some time and succumbed to complications of the disease with his family at his side. Hossack was a member of the Doobie Brothers between 1971 and 1973, playing on several of the band's best-known hits, including 'Listen to the Music' and 'China Grove'.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/12/16 at 8:19 am

March 12th 2003 – Zoran Đinđić, Prime Minister of Serbia, is assassinated in Belgrade.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/12/16 at 9:00 am

March 12th 1989 – Maurice Evans, English actor and producer (b. 1901)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/12/16 at 9:28 am

March 12th 2013 – Clive Burr, English drummer and songwriter (Iron Maiden, Samson, and Trust) (b. 1957)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/12/16 at 9:57 am

Notable births for March 12th:

1924 – Mary Lee Woods, English mathematician and computer programmer
1925 – Leo Esaki, Japanese physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
1926 – George Ariyoshi, American lawyer and politician, 3rd Governor of Hawaii
1928 – Edward Albee, American director and playwright
1930 – Bronco Horvath, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1930 – Vern Law, American baseball player, coach, and manager
1931 – Herb Kelleher, American businessman, co-founded Southwest Airlines
1932 – Andrew Young, American pastor and politician, 14th United States Ambassador to the United Nations
1933 – Barbara Feldon, American actress
1935 – Valentyna Shevchenko, Ukrainian politician
1936 – Lloyd Dobyns, American journalist and author
1936 – Eddie Sutton, American basketball player and coach
1937 – Valentīna Eiduka, Latvian javelin thrower and coach
1938 – Johnny Rutherford, American race car driver
1938 – Dimitri Terzakis, Greek-German composer and educator
1940 – Al Jarreau, American singer
1940 – M. A. Numminen, Finnish singer-songwriter and producer (Suomen Talvisota)
1942 – Ratko Mladić, Serbian general
1942 – Jimmy Wynn, American baseball player and sportscaster
1945 – Sammy Gravano, American mobster
1946 – Liza Minnelli, American actress, singer, and dancer
1946 – Frank Welker, American voice actor and singer
1947 – Peter Harry Carstensen, German educator and politician
1947 – Mitt Romney, American businessman and politician, 70th Governor of Massachusetts
1948 – Virginia Bottomley, Scottish politician, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
1948 – Sandra Brown, American author
1948 – Kent Conrad, American politician
1948 – James Taylor, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1949 – Rob Cohen, American director, producer, and screenwriter
1949 – Moctesuma Esparza, American actor and producer
1949 – Charles Levin, American actor
1949 – David Mellor, English journalist, lawyer, and politician, Chief Secretary to the Treasury
1949 – Bill Payne, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer (Little Feat and Phil Lesh and Friends)
1950 – Javier Clemente, Spanish footballer and manager
1950 – Willie Duggan, Irish rugby player
1950 – Jon Provost, American actor
1950 – Wheeler Winston Dixon, American director, critic, and author
1952 – Benjamín Arellano Félix, Mexican drug trafficker
1952 – Boris Anatolyevich Gavrilov, Russian football player and manager
1952 – Pierre Roy, Canadian ice hockey player
1952 – Naomi Shihab Nye, American poet, songwriter, and author
1952 – Randy Stonehill, American singer-songwriter
1953 – Carl Hiaasen, American journalist and author
1953 – Ron Jeremy, American porn actor and director
1954 – Anish Kapoor, Indian sculptor
1955 – Nicole Léger, Canadian politician
1956 – Steve Harris, English bass player and songwriter (Iron Maiden)
1956 – Lesley Manville, English actress
1956 – Dale Murphy, American baseball player, coach, and sportscaster
1956 – Ruth Ozeki, Canadian-American priest and author
1957 – Patrick Battiston, French footballer
1957 – Marlon Jackson, American singer-songwriter and dancer (The Jackson 5)
1957 – Jerry Levine, American actor and director
1958 – Phil Anderson, English-Australian cyclist
1958 – Matt Millen, American football player and manager
1959 – Mark Easton, Scottish journalist
1960 – Jason Beghe, American actor and critic
1960 – Kipp Lennon, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Venice)
1960 – Minoru Niihara, Japanese singer-songwriter and bass player (Loudness and Earthshaker)
1960 – Maki Nomiya, Japanese singer (Pizzicato Five)
1960 – Courtney B. Vance, American actor
1961 – Joseph Facal, Canadian journalist and politician
1961 – Titus Welliver, American actor
1962 – Julia Campbell, American actress
1962 – Aleksandr Potashov, Belarusian race walker
1962 – Darryl Strawberry, American baseball player
1962 – Diamond Yukai, Japanese singer and actor
1963 – Joaquim Cruz, Brazilian runner
1963 – Ian Holloway, English footballer and manager
1963 – Farahnaz Pahlavi, Iranian-American daughter of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
1963 – Paul Way, English golfer
1965 – Steve Finley, American baseball player
1965 – Shawn Gilbert, American baseball player and coach
1965 – Steve Levy, American journalist and sportscaster
1965 – Coleen Nolan, English singer and television host (The Nolans)
1965 – Ivari Padar, Estonian politician
1965 – Liza Umarova, Kazakh singer and actress
1965 – Liv Stoveland, Norwegian singer
1966 – Grant Long, American basketball player and sportscaster
1966 – Akemi Okamura, Japanese voice actress
1967 – Jorge Dely Valdés, Panamanian footballer and manager
1967 – Julio Dely Valdés, Panamanian footballer and manager
1968 – Dylan Carlson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Earth)
1968 – Tammy Duckworth, Thai-American colonel, pilot, and politician
1968 – Aaron Eckhart, American actor and producer
1969 – Graham Coxon, German-English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Blur)
1969 – Beyazıt Öztürk, Turkish comedian, actor, and talk show host
1969 – Jake Tapper, American journalist and author
1970 – Dave Eggers, American author and screenwriter
1970 – Roy Khan, Norwegian singer-songwriter (Kamelot and Conception)
1970 – Rex Walters, American basketball player and coach
1971 – Max Cortés, Spanish porn actor and director
1971 – Isaiah Rider, American basketball player and rapper
1971 – Dragutin Topić, Serbian high jumper
1971 – Ogün Sanlısoy, Turkish rock musician and pioneer among Turkish heavy metal vocalists
1972 – Hector Luis Bustamante, Colombian-American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1972 – James Maritato, American wrestler
1974 – Matt Barela, American wrestler and actor
1974 – Chris Carr, American basketball player and coach
1974 – Steve Price, Australian rugby league player
1974 – Hekiru Shiina, Japanese voice actress and singer
1975 – Kéllé Bryan, English singer-songwriter and actress (Eternal)
1975 – Egidijus Juška, Lithuanian footballer
1975 – Annabel Port, English radio host
1976 – Zhao Wei, Chinese actress, singer, and director
1977 – Ramiro Corrales, American soccer player
1978 – Casey Mears, American race car driver
1978 – Neal Obermeyer, American cartoonist
1978 – Claudio Sanchez, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Coheed and Cambria, Fire Deuce, and The Prize Fighter Inferno)
1978 – Arina Tanemura, Japanese author and illustrator
1979 – Rhys Coiro, Italian-American actor
1979 – Pete Doherty, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Libertines and Babyshambles)
1979 – Jamie Dwyer, Australian field hockey player and coach
1979 – Nidia Guenard, American wrestler and manager
1979 – Shaun Rogers, American football player
1979 – Edwin Villafuerte, Ecuadorian footballer
1980 – Ruth Hunt, Welsh activist and academic
1980 – John-Paul Lavoisier, American actor
1980 – Jens Mouris, Dutch cyclist
1980 – Douglas Murray, Swedish ice hockey player
1981 – Kenta Kobayashi, Japanese wrestler and kick-boxer
1981 – Maurizio Lauro, Italian footballer
1981 – Sid Lucero, Filipino actor
1981 – Kristjan Makke, Estonian basketball player
1981 – Mayumi Ono, Japanese actress, entertainer, model, and singer
1981 – Chiwa Saitō, Japanese voice actress
1981 – Peter Waterfield, English diver
1981 – Holly Williams, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1982 – Samm Levine, American actor and producer
1982 – Luis Gerardo Méndez, Mexican actor and producer
1982 – Zach Miner, American baseball player
1982 – Grete Püvi, Estonian dressage rider
1982 – Tobias Schweinsteiger, German footballer
1982 – Erick Stevens, American wrestler
1983 – Nam Doh-hyeong, South Korean voice actor
1983 – Mikko Koivu, Finnish ice hockey player
1984 – Jaimie Alexander, American actress
1984 – Shreya Ghoshal, Indian singer and actress
1985 – Stromae, Belgian-Rwandan singer-songwriter
1985 – Binnaz Uslu, Turkish runner
1985 – Cissi Wallin, Swedish actress
1985 – Bradley Wright-Phillips, English footballer
1986 – Danny Jones, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (McFly and McBusted)
1986 – Ben Offereins, Australian runner
1986 – Chihiro Otsuka, Japanese actress
1987 – Jessica Hardy, American swimmer
1987 – Teimour Radjabov, Azerbaijani chess player
1987 – Chris Seitz, American soccer player
1987 – Chris Stark, English radio host
1987 – Rico Vonck, Dutch darts player
1987 – Hiroomi Tosaka, Japanese singer and actor (Sandaime J Soul Brothers)
1987 – Meg Turney, American webshow hostess.
1987 – Omar Abdulrazaq, Syrian footballer
1988 – Sebastian Brendel, German canoe racer
1988 – Konstantinos Mitroglou, Greek footballer
1988 – Tyler Ward, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1988 – Myles Weston, English footballer
1989 – Tyler Clary, American swimmer
1989 – Richard Eckersley, English footballer
1989 – Siim Luts, Estonian footballer
1989 – Mark Sirõk, Estonian activist
1989 – Gareth Widdop, English rugby league player
1990 – Lawrence Clarke, English hurdler
1990 – Kai-Fabian Schulz, German footballer
1991 – Felix Kroos, German footballer
1992 – Cian Bolger, Irish footballer
1994 – Christina Grimmie, American singer-songwriter and pianist
1994 – Tyler Patrick Jones, American actor and producer
1995 – Kanon Fukuda, Japanese singer and voice actress (S/mileage, Minimoni, and Shugo Chara Egg!)
1996 – Robert Bartczak, Polish footballer
1996 – Aristo Sham, Hong Kong pianist
1999 – Sakura Oda, Japanese singer (Morning Musume)
2003 – Andrea Brillantes, Filipino actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/12/16 at 10:40 am

March 12th 2001 – Morton Downey, Jr., American singer-songwriter and talk show host (b. 1933)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/12/16 at 11:37 am

March 12th 1942 – Robert Bosch, German engineer and businessman, founded Robert Bosch GmbH (b. 1861)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/12/16 at 12:46 pm

March 12th 2014 – Shawn Kuykendall, American soccer player (b. 1982)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/12/16 at 1:15 pm

March 12th 1984 – Arnold Ridley, English actor and playwright (b. 1896)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/12/16 at 2:08 pm

March 12th 1978 – John Cazale, American actor (b. 1935)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: LyricBoy on 03/12/16 at 7:50 pm

March 13, 1988 - John C. Holmes, one of the most prolific film actors of the 1970's, having appeared in 2,274 productions during his career. (Born 1944)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/14/16 at 1:53 am

March 14th 2014 – Tony Benn, English pilot, activist, and politician, Postmaster General of the United Kingdom (b. 1925)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/14/16 at 2:21 am

March 14th 1757 – Admiral Sir John Byng,English admiral and politician, 11th Commodore Governor of Newfoundland, is executed by firing squad aboard HMS Monarch for breach of the Articles of War. (b. 1704)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/14/16 at 2:35 am

March 14th 1877 – Juan Manuel de Rosas, Argentinian general and politician, 17th Governor of Buenos Aires Province (b. 1793)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/14/16 at 2:36 am

March 14th 1883 – Karl Marx, German philosopher and theorist (b. 1818)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/14/16 at 2:49 am

March 14th 2010 – Peter Graves, American actor (b. 1926)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/14/16 at 3:09 am

March 14th 1932 – George Eastman, American inventor and businessman, founded Eastman Kodak (b. 1854)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/14/16 at 3:20 am

March 14th 2007 – Gareth Hunt, English actor (b. 1943)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/14/16 at 3:35 am

March 14th 2009 – Altovise Davis, American entertainer (b. 1943)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/14/16 at 3:59 am

March 14th 1975 – Susan Hayward, American actress (b. 1917)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/14/16 at 4:00 am

March 14th 1976 – Busby Berkeley, American director and choreographer (b. 1895)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/14/16 at 5:42 am

March 14th 1960 – Oliver Kirk, American boxer (b. 1884)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/14/16 at 5:42 am

March 14th 1965 – Marion Jones Farquhar, American tennis player (b. 1879)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/14/16 at 5:57 am

March 14th 1991 – Howard Ashman, American playwright and composer (b. 1950)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/14/16 at 6:25 am

March 14th 1973 – Howard H. Aiken, American computer scientist and engineer (b. 1900)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/14/16 at 6:44 am

March 14th 1921 – Larry McLean, Canadian-American baseball player (b. 1881)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/14/16 at 7:40 am

March 14th 1979 – Frank McEncroe, Australian businessman (b. 1908)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/14/16 at 7:58 am

March 14th 1989 – Happy Humphrey, American wrestler and actor (b. 1926)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/14/16 at 8:36 am

March 14th 1997 – Fred Zinnemann, Austrian-American director and producer (b. 1907)  :\'(

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/14/16 at 8:47 am

March 14th 1973 – Chic Young, American cartoonist (b. 1901)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/14/16 at 9:02 am

March 14th 1992 – Jean Poiret, French actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1926)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/14/16 at 9:20 am

March 14th 1972 – Soul singer, Linda Jones, died aged 26 in New York after collapsing into a diabetic coma following a performance at Harlem's Apollo Theatre in new York. Jones scored the 1967 US No.21 single 'Hypnotized'.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/14/16 at 10:33 am

March 14th 1991 – American songwriter Doc Pomus died. With Mort Shuman he wrote many early 60's hits including, ‘A Teenager in Love’, ‘Save The Last Dance For Me’, ‘Sweets For My Sweet’, ‘Can't Get Used to Losing You’, ‘Little Sister’, ‘Suspicion’, ‘Surrender’ and ‘Viva Las Vegas’.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/14/16 at 10:58 am

March 14th 2014 – Gary Burger, American singer and guitarist (The Monks) (b. 1942)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/14/16 at 12:36 pm

March 14th 2014 – Sam Lacey, American basketball player (b. 1948)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/14/16 at 1:02 pm

March 14th 1977 – Fannie Lou Hamer, American activist (b. 1917)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/14/16 at 1:09 pm

March 14th 2003 – Jack Goldstein, Canadian-American painter (b. 1945)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/14/16 at 1:25 pm

March 14th 1989 – Edward Abbey, American author and activist (b. 1927)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/14/16 at 2:46 pm

March 14th 1999 – John Broome, American author (b. 1913)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/14/16 at 3:23 pm

Notable births for March 12th:

1908 – C. X. Martyn, Sri Lankan politician
1926 – François Morel, Canadian pianist, composer, conductor, and educator
1928 – Frank Borman, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut
1932 – Naina Yeltsina, Russian wife of Boris Yeltsin, First Lady of Russia
1933 – Michael Caine, English actor and author
1933 – René Felber, Swiss politician
1933 – Quincy Jones, American singer-songwriter, trumpet player, and producer
1934 – Eugene Cernan, American captain, pilot, and astronaut
1934 – Paul Rader, American 15th General of The Salvation Army
1936 – Bob Charles, New Zealand golfer
1938 – Eleanor Bron, English actress and screenwriter
1938 – John Gleeson, Australian cricketer
1939 – Pilar Bardem, Spanish actress
1939 – Raymond J. Barry, American actor
1939 – Bertrand Blier, French director and screenwriter
1939 – Yves Boisset, French director and screenwriter
1939 – Stavros Xarchakos, Greek composer, conductor, and politician
1941 – Jennifer Bartlett, American painter
1941 – Wolfgang Petersen, German-American director, producer, and screenwriter
1942 – Rita Tushingham, English actress
1942 – Emin Çölaşan, Turkish journalist
1944 – Boris Brott, Canadian composer and conductor
1944 – Mariza Koch, Greek singer-songwriter
1944 – Václav Nedomanský, Czech ice hockey player and manager
1944 – Bobby Smith, English footballer and manager
1945 – Jasper Carrott, English comedian, actor, and game show host
1945 – Michael Martin Murphey, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1945 – Walter Parazaider, American saxophonist (Chicago)
1945 – Herman van Veen, Dutch singer-songwriter and actor
1945 – Nicholas Wall, English lawyer and judge
1946 – Steve Kanaly, American actor and director
1946 – Wes Unseld, American basketball player, coach, and manager
1947 – Pam Ayres, English comedian, actor, and poet
1947 – William J. Jefferson, American lawyer and politician
1947 – Jona Lewie, English singer-songwriter and keyboard player (Terry Dactyl and the Dinosaurs and Brett Marvin and the Thunderbolts)
1947 – Peter Skellern, English singer-songwriter and pianist (Oasis)
1948 – Tom Coburn, American physician and politician
1948 – Billy Crystal, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1948 – Theo Jansen, Dutch sculptor
1949 – Helle Meri, Estonian actress, 2nd First Lady of Estonia
1949 – Farida Jalal, Indian actress
1950 – Rick Dees, American actor and radio host
1951 – Jerry Greenfield, American businessman, co-founded Ben & Jerry's
1954 – Jann Browne, American singer (Asleep at the Wheel)
1954 – Ian Diamond, English statistician and academic
1954 – Brian Smith, Australian rugby league player and coach
1956 – Colin Ayre, English footballer
1956 – Johnny Dusbaba, Dutch footballer
1956 – Toine Manders, Dutch lawyer and politician
1956 – Sean Mathias, Welsh actor, director, and screenwriter
1956 – Tessa Sanderson, Jamaican-English javelin thrower and heptathlete
1956 – Butch Wynegar, American baseball player and coach
1957 – Steve Lake, American baseball player
1957 – Jean van de Velde, Dutch director and screenwriter
1957 – Tad Williams, American author
1958 – Claire Clancy, English civil servant
1958 – Albert II, Prince of Monaco
1958 – Francine Stock, English journalist and author
1959 – Laila Robins, American actress
1959 – Tamara Tunie, American actress, director, and producer
1959 – Brian Whitfield, South African cricketer
1960 – Heidi Hammel, American astronomer and academic
1961 – Greg Anderson, American race car driver
1961 – Gary Dell'Abate, American actor and producer
1961 – Garry Jack, Australian rugby league player
1961 – Penny Johnson Jerald, American actress
1961 – Mike Lazaridis, Turkish–Canadian businessman and philanthropist, founded BlackBerry Limited
1961 – Hiro Matsusheesha, Japanese race car driver
1961 – Rey Washam, American drummer (Scratch Acid, The Didjits, Big Boys, and Rapeman)
1962 – Horst Baron, German porn actor
1962 – Narumi Tsunoda, Japanese voice actress
1963 – Andrew Fleming, American director and screenwriter
1963 – Bruce Reid, Australian cricketer and coach
1963 – Mike Rochford, American baseball player
1964 – Dario Bisso Sabàdin, Italian conductor and composer
1965 – Kevin Brown, American baseball player and coach
1965 – Billy Sherwood, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer (Yes, Conspiracy, Lodgic, and Yoso)
1965 – John Stephenson, English cricketer
1965 – Kevin Williamson, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1966 – Jonas Elmer, Danish actor, director, and screenwriter
1966 – Elise Neal, American actress and producer
1966 – Gary Anthony Williams, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1967 – Melissa Reeves, American actress
1968 – Megan Follows, Canadian-American actress
1968 – James Frain, English actor
1968 – Serena Rees, English businesswoman, co-founded Agent Provocateur
1969 – Michael Bland, American drummer (The New Power Generation, Nick Jonas & the Administration, Dr. Mambo's Combo, and Soul Asylum)
1969 – Des Coleman, English actor
1969 – Larry Johnson, American basketball player and actor
1970 – Kristian Bush, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Sugarland and Billy Pilgrim)
1970 – Ebru Kavaklıoğlu, Russian-Turkish runner
1970 – Meredith Salenger, American actress
1971 – Charlie Elphicke, English lawyer and politician
1972 – Irom Chanu Sharmila, Indian poet and activist
1974 – Ben Kennedy, Australian rugby player
1974 – Grace Park, American-Canadian actress
1974 – Rohit Shetty, Indian actor, director, and cinematographer
1974 – Patrick Traverse, Canadian ice hockey player
1975 – Dorismar, Argentinian model, actress, and singer
1975 – Rushanara Ali, Bangladeshi-English politician
1975 – Steve Harper, English footballer and referee
1975 – Dmitri Markov, Belorussian-Australian pole vaulter
1975 – Johan Paulik, Slovak porn actor, director, and producer
1976 – Daniel Gillies, Canadian-New Zealand actor
1976 – Phil Vickery, English rugby player
1977 – Zé António, Portuguese footballer
1977 – Vadims Fjodorovs, Latvian footballer and coach
1977 – Aki Hoshino, Japanese model and author
1977 – Jeremy Paul, New Zealand-Australian rugby player
1978 – Monica Mayhem, Australian pornographic actress, exotic dancer and singer
1978 – Pieter van den Hoogenband, Dutch swimmer
1979 – Love, Angolan footballer
1979 – Nicolas Anelka, French footballer and manager
1979 – Chris Klein, American actor
1979 – Santino Marella, Canadian wrestler and actor
1979 – Sead Ramović, German-Bosnian footballer
1979 – Yoko Shibui, Japanese runner
1980 – Aaron Brown, English footballer
1980 – Matteo Grassotto, Italian race car driver
1980 – Ben Herring, New Zealand rugby player
1980 – Mercedes McNab, Canadian model and actress
1981 – Bobby Jenks, American baseball player
1981 – Mei-Ting Sun, Chinese-American pianist
1981 – George Wilson, American football player
1982 – Carlos Marinelli, Argentinian footballer
1983 – Bakhtiyar Artayev, Kazakh boxer
1983 – Taylor Hanson, American singer-songwriter and keyboard player (Hanson and Tinted Windows)
1983 – Anas Sarwar, Scottish dentist and politician
1984 – Aric Almirola, American race car driver
1986 – Jamie Bell, English actor and dancer
1986 – Elton Chigumbura, Zimbabwean cricketer
1986 – Jessica Gallagher, Australian Paralympic alpine skier and track and field athlete
1986 – Andy Taylor, English footballer
1987 – Robert Clark, American actor
1988 – Stephen Curry, American basketball player
1988 – Rico Freimuth, German decathlete
1988 – Sasha Grey, American porn actress and singer (ATelecine)
1989 – Kevin Lacroix, Canadian race car driver
1989 – Colby O'Donis, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1990 – Joe Allen, Welsh footballer
1990 – Peter Chambers, English rower
1990 – Tamás Kádár, Hungarian footballer
1990 – Haru Kuroki, Japanese actress
1990 – Leena, Japanese model
1990 – Triin Ojaste, Estonian skier
1990 – Kolbeinn Sigþórsson, Icelandic footballer
1991 – Emir Bekrić, Serbian hurdler
1991 – László Szűcs, Hungarian footballer
1991 – Steven Zellner, German footballer
1992 – Jasmine Murray, American model and singer, Miss Mississippi 2014
1993 – Anna Ewers, German model
1993 – Philipp Ziereis, German footballer
1994 – Ansel Elgort, American actor
1996 – Batuhan Altıntaş, Turkish footballer
1997 – Simone Biles, American gymnast

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March 14th 1991 – Margery Sharp, English author (b. 1905)

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March 14th 2010 – Janet Simpson, English sprinter (b. 1944)

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March 14th 1999 – Kirk Alyn, American actor (b. 1910)

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March 14th 1811 – Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton, English academic and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1735)

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March 15th 44 BC – Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, Gaius Cassius Longinus, Decimus Junius Brutus and several other Roman senators on the Ides of March.

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March 15th 2012 – Eb Gaines, American businessman and diplomat (b. 1927)

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March 15th 2011 – Smiley Culture, English singer (b. 1963)

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March 15th 1959 – Lester Young, American saxophonist and clarinet player (b. 1909)

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March 15th 1962 – Arthur Compton, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1892)

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March 15th 2004 – Former Crazy Town guitarist Rust Epique died of heart failure from an apparent heart attack at his home in Las Vegas. Epique was 35. Crazy Town had the 1999 world-wide No.1 single 'Butterfly'.

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March 15th 1998 – Benjamin Spock, American pediatrician and author (b. 1903)

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March 15th 1937 – H. P. Lovecraft, American author (b. 1890)

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March 15th 2015 – Mike Porcaro bassist with Toto died following a battle Lou Gehrig's Disease. He was the middle brother of Toto members Jeff Porcaro and Steve Porcaro. Toto who formed in 1978 are best known for such classic rock hits as 'Hold the Line,' 'Rosanna' and 'Africa' and won an Album of the Year Grammy for 1982's Toto IV.

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Notable births for March 15th:

1926 – Ben Johnston, American composer and academic
1926 – Jeanne Mockford, English actress
1928 – Bob Wilber, American clarinet player and saxophonist
1930 – Zhores Alferov, Belarusian-Russian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
1930 – Martin Karplus, Austrian-American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
1930 – Kostas Nestoridis, Greek footballer and manager
1931 – D.J. Fontana, American drummer (The Blue Moon Boys)
1932 – Alan Bean, American captain, pilot, and astronaut
1933 – Ruth Bader Ginsburg, American lawyer and judge
1934 – Richard Layard, Baron Layard, English economist and academic
1935 – Judd Hirsch, American actor
1935 – Jimmy Swaggart, American pastor and television host
1936 – David Andrews, Irish politician, 21st Minister of Foreign Affairs for Ireland
1937 – Marcus Raichle, American neurologist and physiologist
1937 – Roger Tomkys, English academic and diplomat
1938 – Charles Lloyd, American saxophonist and flute player
1939 – David Eisenberg, American biologist and biophysicist
1939 – Ted Kaufman, American engineer and politician
1939 – Robert Nye, English author, poet, and playwright
1940 – Margo Howard, American journalist
1940 – Frank Dobson, English politician, Secretary of State for Health
1940 – Phil Lesh, American bass player (Grateful Dead, The Other Ones, The Dead, and Furthur)
1940 – Mel Phillips, American radio host and programmer
1941 – Mike Love, American singer-songwriter (The Beach Boys and Celebration)
1943 – David Cronenberg, Canadian actor, director, and screenwriter
1943 – Lynda La Plante, English screenwriter, and author
1943 – Sly Stone, American singer-songwriter and producer (Sly and the Family Stone)
1944 – Chi Cheng, Taiwanese runner and politician
1944 – Jacques Doillon, French director and screenwriter
1944 – Deniz Kandiyoti, Turkish-English author and academic
1945 – Walter Adams, German runner
1945 – Robert Carnwath, Lord Carnwath of Notting Hill, English lawyer and judge
1945 – Mark J. Green, American lawyer and politician
1946 – Stephen Hill, English sociologist and academic
1946 – Howard E. Scott, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (War and Lowrider Band)
1947 – David Colley, Australian cricketer
1947 – Ry Cooder, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1947 – Gino Ferrin, German footballer and manager
1948 – Kate Bornstein, American author and activist
1948 – Gavin Stamp, English historian and author
1949 – Deirdre Hutton, Scottish civil servant
1950 – Jørgen Olsen, Danish singer-songwriter (Olsen Brothers)
1950 – Kurt Koch, Swiss cardinal
1951 – David Alton, Baron Alton of Liverpool, English politician
1952 – Howard Devoto, English singer-songwriter (Buzzcocks, Magazine, and Luxuria)
1952 – Philip Green, English businessman
1952 – Howard Koh, American physician and politician, 14th United States Assistant Secretary for Health
1953 – Kostas Bigalis, Greek singer-songwriter
1953 – Richard Bruton, Irish politician, Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
1953 – Colin Croft, Guyanese cricketer and sportscaster
1953 – Heather Graham Pozzessere, American author
1954 – Massimo Bubola, Italian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1954 – Isobel Buchanan, Scottish soprano and actress
1954 – Bob Budiansky, American author and illustrator
1954 – Henry Marsh, American runner and businessman, co-founded MonaVie
1955 – Mohsin Khan, Pakistani cricketer
1955 – Dee Snider, American singer-songwriter and actor (Twisted Sister and Desperado)
1956 – Clay Matthews, Jr., American football player and coach
1957 – Joaquim de Almeida, Portuguese-American actor
1957 – Víctor Muñoz, Spanish footballer and manager
1957 – Park Overall, American actress
1957 – David Silverman, American animator, director, and screenwriter
1959 – Harold Baines, American baseball player and coach
1959 – Renny Harlin, Finnish director and producer
1959 – Lisa Holton, American journalist and author
1959 – Fabio Lanzoni, Italian-American model and actor
1959 – Ben Okri, Nigerian poet and author
1960 – Mike Pagliarulo, American baseball player and coach
1961 – Terry Cummings, American basketball player and singer
1961 – Craig Ludwig, American ice hockey player and coach
1962 – Terence Trent D'Arby, American singer-songwriter
1963 – Bret Michaels, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (Poison)
1964 – Rockwell, American singer-songwriter
1964 – Davide Pinato, Italian footballer
1965 – Sunetra Gupta, Indian epidemiologist, author, and academic
1965 – Svetlana Medvedeva, Russian economist, First Lady of Russia
1966 – Chris Bruno, American actor
1967 – Naoko Takeuchi, Japanese illustrator
1968 – Kahimi Karie, Japanese singer
1968 – Mark McGrath, American singer-songwriter and television host (Sugar Ray and The Wondergirls)
1968 – Terje Riis-Johansen, Norwegian politician, Norwegian Minister of Petroleum and Energy
1968 – Sabrina Salerno, Italian singer, actress, and producer
1968 – Jon Schaffer, American guitarist (Iced Earth and Demons and Wizards)
1969 – Rona Ambrose, Canadian journalist and politician, 8th Canadian Minister of Health
1969 – Gianluca Festa, Italian footballer and coach
1969 – Timo Kotipelto, Finnish singer-songwriter (Stratovarius, Kotipelto, and Cain's Offering)
1969 – Elvir Laković Laka, Bosnian singer-songwriter
1969 – Apollo Papathanasio, Swedish singer-songwriter and guitarist (Firewind, Spiritual Beggars, Evil Masquerade, and Gardenian)
1969 – Kim Raver, American actress
1969 – Yutaka Take, Japanese jockey
1970 – Derek Parra, American speed skater and coach
1971 – Penny Lancaster, English model and photographer
1971 – Joanne Wise, English long jumper
1972 – Mark Hoppus, American singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer (Blink-182, +44, and City (Comma) State)
1972 – Darren Dunstan, Canadian stage and voice actor, and voice director
1972 – Mike Tomlin, American football player and coach
1973 – Robin Hunicke, American video game designer and producer
1973 – Lee Jung-jae, South Korean actor
1973 – Masayuki Naruse, Japanese wrestler and mixed martial artist
1974 – Robert Fick, American baseball player
1975 – will.i.am, American rapper, producer, and actor (The Black Eyed Peas and Atban Klann)
1975 – Eva Longoria, American actress and producer
1975 – Veselin Topalov, Bulgarian chess player
1975 – Darcy Tucker, Canadian ice hockey player
1976 – Katherine Brooks, American director, producer, and screenwriter
1977 – Adrian Burnside, Australian baseball player
1977 – Joe Hahn, American DJ, producer, and director (Linkin Park)
1977 – Brian Tee, Japanese-American actor, producer, and screenwriter
1978 – Flávio Furtado, Cape Verdean boxer
1978 – Jeong Hyeong-don, South Korean comedian and entertainer
1978 – Takeru Kobayashi, Japanese competitive eater
1978 – Ali Saïdi-Sief, Algerian runner
1979 – Onur Aydın, Turkish basketball player
1979 – Kevin Youkilis, American baseball player
1980 – Freddie Bynum, American baseball player
1980 – Ola Afolabi, British professional boxer
1980 – Carlos Merino, Spanish professional footballer
1981 – Young Buck, American rapper, producer, and actor (G-Unit and UTP)
1981 – Mikael Forssell, German-Finnish footballer
1981 – Veronica Maggio, Swedish singer-songwriter
1982 – Jordan Hastings, Canadian drummer (Alexisonfire, Jersey, and Black Lungs)
1982 – Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich, Kenyan runner
1982 – Emily Tyndall, American actress and dancer
1982 – Tonikaku Akarui Yasumura, Japanese comedian
1983 – Sean Biggerstaff, Scottish actor
1983 – Umut Bulut, Turkish footballer
1983 – Jouji Shibue, Japanese model and actor
1984 – Badradine Belloumou, French-Algerian footballer
1984 – Gabb Drilon, Filipino actor
1984 – Olivier Jean, Canadian speed skater
1984 – Wilson Aparecido Xavier Júnior, Brazilian footballer
1984 – Yo Yo Honey Singh, Indian rapper, producer, and actor
1984 – Kostas Vasileiadis, Greek basketball player
1985 – Maiko, Japanese-American actress
1985 – Eva Amurri, American actress
1985 – Antti Autti, Finnish snowboarder
1985 – Tom Chilton, English race car driver
1985 – Curtis Davies, English footballer
1985 – Javier Garrido, Spanish footballer
1985 – Jon Jay, American baseball player
1985 – Kellan Lutz, American model and actor
1985 – James Maclurcan, Australian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1986 – Jai Courtney, Australian actor and model
1986 – Serkan Çalik, Turkish footballer
1987 – Adrianne León, American singer-songwriter and actress
1988 – Éver Guzmán, Mexican footballer
1988 – Maria Minerva, Estonian singer-songwriter and producer
1988 – James Reimer, Canadian ice hockey player
1988 – Jolo Revilla, Filipino actor and politician
1988 – Alexander Sims, English racing driver
1989 – Sam Baldock, English footballer
1989 – Bryce Gibbs, Australian footballer
1989 – Sandro Raniere, Brazilian footballer
1990 – Siobhan Magnus, American singer-songwriter
1991 – Tavon Austin, American football player
1991 – Kurt Baptiste, Australian rugby league player
1991 – Kie Kitano, Japanese singer, actress and model
1991 – Kevin Müller, German footballer
1991 – Xavier Henry, American basketball player
1993 – Alia Bhatt, Indian actress and singer
1993 – Paul Pogba, French footballer
1993 – Alyssa Reid, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist
1995 – Momoka Ariyasu, Japanese singer (Momoiro Clover Z)
1997 – Yuina Kuroshima, Japanese model and actress
2001 – Ellie Leach, English actress

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March 15th 1981 – René Clair, French director and screenwriter (b. 1898)

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March 15th 2003 – Thora Hird, English actress (b. 1911)

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March 16th 2015 – Andy Fraser, English-American singer-songwriter and bass player (Free, Sharks, and John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers (b. 1952)

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March 16th 1898 – Aubrey Beardsley, English author and illustrator (b. 1872)

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March 16th 2014 – Mitch Leigh, American composer and producer (b. 1928)

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March 16th 2013 – Frank Thornton, English actor (b. 1921)

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March 16th 2015 – Don Robertson, American pianist and composer (b. 1922)

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March 16th 2015 – Jack Haley, American basketball player, coach, and sportscaster (b. 1964)

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March 16th 2015 – Bruce Crump, American drummer (Molly Hatchet and Gator Country) (b. 1957)

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March 16th 1945 – Simeon Price, American golfer (b. 1882)

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March 16th 1977 – Kamal Jumblatt, Lebanese lawyer and politician , assassinated (b. 1917)

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March 16th 1970 – Motown singer Tammi Terrell died of a brain tumour at the age of 24. She had collapsed onstage on October 14, 1967 into Marvin Gaye's arms during a concert in Hampton, Virginia. Initially Terrell recorded solo, but from 1967 onwards she recorded a series of duets with Marvin Gaye, including the 1967 US No.5 'Your Precious Love' and the 1968, ‘Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing’. Marvin Gaye reacted to her death by taking a four year hiatus from concert performance and went into self-isolation.’

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March 16th 1985 – Roger Sessions, American composer, critic, and educator (b. 1896)

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March 16th 2012 – John Ghindia, American football player and coach (b. 1925)

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March 16th 1975 – T-Bone Walker, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1910)

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March 16th 1971 – Bebe Daniels, American actress, singer, dancer, writer and producer (b. 1901)

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Notable births born on March 16th:

1922 – Harding Lemay, American screenwriter and playwright
1926 – Jerry Lewis, American actor, singer, director, producer, and screenwriter
1928 – Christa Ludwig, German soprano and actress
1929 – Betty Johnson, American singer (The Johnson Family Singers)
1931 – Anthony Kenny, English philosopher and academic
1932 – Walter Cunningham, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut
1932 – Kurt Diemberger, Austrian mountaineer and author
1932 – Herbert Marx, Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician
1933 – Keith Critchlow, English architect and academic, co-founded Temenos Academy
1933 – Sanford I. Weill, American banker, financier, and philanthropist
1934 – Jean Cournoyer, Canadian journalist and politician
1934 – Roger Norrington, English violinist and conductor
1934 – Ray Walker, American singer (The Jordanaires)
1935 – Teresa Berganza, Spanish soprano and actress
1936 – Thelma Hopkins, Northern Irish high jumper
1936 – Raymond Vahan Damadian, Armenian-American inventor, invented the MRI
1937 – David Frith, English historian, journalist, and author
1939 – Carlos Bilardo, Argentinian footballer and coach
1940 – Bernardo Bertolucci, Italian director and screenwriter
1940 – Jan Pronk, Dutch academic and politician, Dutch Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment
1940 – Keith Rowe, English guitarist (AMM and M.I.M.E.O.)
1941 – Chuck Woolery, American game show host and television personality
1942 – James Soong, Chinese-Taiwanese politician, Governor of Taiwan Province
1942 – Gijs van Lennep, Dutch race car driver
1942 – Jerry Jeff Walker, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Lost Gonzo Band)
1943 – Ursula Goodenough, American biologist, zoologist, and author
1944 – John Kipkurgat, Kenyan runner
1944 – Andrew S. Tanenbaum, American computer scientist and academic
1946 – Michael Basman, English chess player and author
1946 – Sigmund Groven, Norwegian harmonica player and composer
1946 – Mary Kaldor, English economist and academic
1946 – Hubert Soudant, Dutch horn player and conductor
1947 – Ramzan Paskayev, Kazakh accordion player and composer
1947 – Trevor Hartley, English footballer and manager
1948 – Michael Owen Bruce, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Alice Cooper)
1948 – Richard Desjardins, Canadian singer-songwriter and director
1948 – Margaret Weis, American author and game designer
1949 – Erik Estrada, American actor and producer
1949 – Victor Garber, Canadian actor and singer
1949 – Elliott Murphy, American-French singer-songwriter and journalist
1950 – Peter Forster, English bishop
1950 – Kate Nelligan, Canadian actress
1951 – Ray Benson, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Asleep at the Wheel)
1951 – Joe DeLamielleure, American football player
1952 – Alice Hoffman, American author
1952 – Philippe Kahn, French businessman, co-founded Fullpower Technologies
1952 – Scott Simon, American journalist and author
1953 – Isabelle Huppert, French actress
1953 – Óscar Ramírez, Peruvian terrorist
1953 – Richard Stallman, American computer scientist and programmer
1954 – David Heath, English politician
1954 – Jimmy Nail, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
1954 – Tim O'Brien, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Hot Rize)
1954 – Dav Whatmore, Sri Lankan-Australian cricketer and coach
1954 – Nancy Wilson, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actress (Heart)
1955 – Svetlana Alexeeva, Russian ice dancer and coach
1955 – Bruno Barreto, Brazilian director, producer, and screenwriter
1955 – Jiro Watanabe, Japanese boxer
1956 – Michael Dixon, English zoologist and curator
1956 – Ozzie Newsome, American football player and manager
1956 – Clifton Powell, American actor, director, and producer
1957 – Matthew Bannister, English broadcaster
1958 – Phillip Wilcher, Australian pianist and composer
1959 – Sebastian Currier, American composer and educator
1959 – Greg Dyer, Australian cricketer
1959 – Flavor Flav, American rapper and actor (Public Enemy)
1959 – Jens Stoltenberg, Norwegian economist and politician, 27th Prime Minister of Norway
1960 – John Hemming, English businessman and politician
1960 – Duane Sutter, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1961 – Brett Kenny, Australian rugby league player and coach
1961 – Todd McFarlane, Canadian author, illustrator, and businessman, founded McFarlane Toys
1961 – Michiru Ōshima, Japanese composer and producer
1963 – Jimmy DeGrasso, American drummer (Megadeth, Black Star Riders, F5, Y&T, and Suicidal Tendencies)
1963 – Jerome Flynn, English actor
1964 – Henry O. Godwinn, American wrestler
1964 – Patty Griffin, American singer-songwriter (Band of Joy)
1964 – Gore Verbinski, American director, producer, and screenwriter
1965 – Mark Carney, Canadian-English economist and banker
1965 – Richard Daniel Roman, English-Spanish songwriter and producer
1966 – H.P. Baxxter, German singer-songwriter (Scooter and Celebrate the Nun)
1966 – David Liss, American novelist
1967 – Tracy Bonham, American singer and violinist
1967 – John Darnielle, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Mountain Goats, The Extra Lens, and The Bloody Hawaiians)
1967 – Lauren Graham, American actress
1968 – Trevor Wilson, American basketball player and police officer
1969 – Judah Friedlander, American comedian and actor
1969 – Evangelos Koronios, Greek basketball player and coach
1970 – Joakim Berg, Swedish singer-songwriter and guitarist (Kent)
1971 – Alan Tudyk, American actor and voice artist
1971 – Tae Kimura, Japanese actress
1972 – Veiko Õunpuu, Estonian director and screenwriter
1972 – Velibor Radović, Serbian basketball player and coach
1973 – Tim Kang, American actor
1973 – Ahmet Kutsi Karadoğan, Turkish singer-songwriter
1973 – Patrick N. Millsaps, American lawyer and businessman
1973 – Vonda Ward, American boxer and basketball player
1974 – Georgios Anatolakis, Greek footballer and politician
1974 – Heath Streak, Zimbabwean cricketer
1974 – Fotini Vavatsi, Greek archer
1975 – Sienna Guillory, English model and actress
1975 – Hidekazu Ichinose, Japanese voice actor
1976 – Blu Cantrell, American singer-songwriter and producer
1976 – Abraham Núñez, Dominican baseball player
1976 – Paul Schneider, American actor and director
1977 – Donal Óg Cusack, Irish hurler
1977 – Hiroki Yasumoto, Japanese voice actor
1978 – Brooke Burns, American model and actress
1978 – Ayesha Dharker, Indian actress
1979 – Édison Méndez, Ecuadorian footballer
1979 – Rashad Moore, American football player
1979 – Leena Peisa, Finnish keyboard player and songwriter (Lordi and Dolchamar)
1979 – Andrei Stepanov, Estonian footballer
1980 – Todd Heap, American football player
1980 – Aubrey Miles, Filipino actress and singer
1980 – Felipe Reyes, Spanish basketball player
1980 – Bahri Tanrıkulu, Turkish martial artist
1981 – Andrew Bree, Irish swimmer
1981 – Danny Brown, American rapper
1981 – Curtis Granderson, American baseball player
1981 – Fabiana Murer, Brazilian pole vaulter
1981 – Shin Yazawa, Japanese actress and entertainer
1981 – Yoav Ziv, Israeli footballer
1982 – Riley Cote, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1982 – Dian Sastrowardoyo, Indonesian model and actress
1982 – Brian Wilson, American baseball player
1983 – Brandon League, American baseball player
1983 – Stephen Drew, American baseball player
1983 – Vitali Gussev, Estonian footballer
1983 – Joe Mande, American comedian, actor, and screenwriter
1983 – Tramon Williams, American football player
1984 – Levi Brown, American football player
1984 – Michael Ennis, Australian rugby league player
1984 – Hosea Gear, New Zealand rugby player
1984 – Brandon Prust, Canadian ice hockey player
1984 – Nele-Liis Vaiksoo, Estonian singer and actress
1985 – Eddy Lover, Panamanian singer-songwriter
1986 – Alexandra Daddario, American actress and model
1986 – Kenny Dykstra, American wrestler
1986 – T. J. Jordan, American basketball player
1986 – Boaz Solossa, Indonesian footballer
1986 – Daisuke Takahashi, Japanese figure skater
1988 – Jhené Aiko, American singer-songwriter (Cocaine 80s)
1988 – Brett DiBiase, American wrestler and referee
1988 – Jessica Gregg, Canadian speed skater
1988 – Patrick Herrmann, German footballer
1989 – Blake Griffin, American basketball player
1989 – Theo Walcott, English footballer
1991 – Wolfgang Van Halen, American bass player (Van Halen)
1995 – Inga Janulevičiūtė, Lithuanian figure skater
1997 – Tyrel Jackson Williams, American actor and singer
1999 – Bailie Key, American gymnast

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/16/16 at 1:53 pm

March 16th 1988 – Mickey Thompson, American racing driver (b. 1928)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/16/16 at 3:07 pm

March 16th 1908 – Robert Rossen, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1966)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/16/16 at 3:16 pm

March 16th 1485 – Anne Neville, English wife of Richard III of England (b. 1456)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/16/16 at 3:22 pm

March 16th 37 – Tiberius, Roman emperor (b. 42 BC)

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March 16th 1993 – Johnny Cymbal, Scottish-American singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1945)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/16/16 at 3:54 pm

March 16th 1998 – Derek Barton, English-American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1918)

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March 16th 1991 – Seven members of Country singer Reba McEntire's band and her road manager were among 10 people who were killed when their private jet crashed in California just north of the Mexican border. McEntire, who had given a private concert in San Diego for IBM employees the night before, was not on the plane.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/16/16 at 4:50 pm

March 16th 1996 – Charles Pope singer with US soul group The Tams died of heart failure. (1971 UK No.1 single 'Hey Girl Don't Bother Me').

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/18/16 at 1:03 am

March 18th 2007 – Bob Woolmer, Indian-English cricketer, coach, and sportscaster (b. 1948)]

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/18/16 at 1:19 am

March 18th 2009 – Natasha Richardson, English actress (b. 1963)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/18/16 at 1:34 am

March 18th 2011 – Warren Christopher, American lawyer and politician, 63rd United States Secretary of State (b. 1925)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/18/16 at 1:44 am

March 18th 2008 – Anthony Minghella, English director and screenwriter (b. 1954)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/18/16 at 1:57 am

March 18th 1990 – Robin Harris, American comedian and actor (b. 1953)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/18/16 at 2:16 am

March 18th 1845 – Johnny Appleseed, American environmentalist (b. 1774)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/18/16 at 4:22 am

March 18th 1745 – Robert Walpole, English scholar and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1676)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/18/16 at 4:52 am

March 18th 2015 – Roy Doty, American illustrator (b. 1922)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/18/16 at 6:52 am

March 18th 2001 – American singer, guitarist, and songwriter John Phillips of Mamas and The Papas died of heart failure aged 65. His first band, The Journeymen, were a folk trio, Mamas and The Papas had the US No.1 'Monday, Monday'. Phillips was married to Michelle Gilliam, they had one child together, Chynna Phillips, vocalist of the 1990's pop trio Wilson Phillips. His second solo album was released on Rolling Stones records and featured Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Mick Taylor and Ronnie Wood.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/18/16 at 7:25 am

March 18th 1978 – Peggy Wood, American actress and singer (b. 1892)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/18/16 at 7:38 am

March 18th 1965 – Farouk of Egypt (b. 1920)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/18/16 at 7:49 am

March 18th 1918 – Henry Janeway Hardenbergh, American architect, designed the Plaza Hotel (b. 1847)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/18/16 at 7:59 am

March 18th 1969 – Barbara Bates, American actress and singer (b. 1925)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/18/16 at 8:17 am

March 18th 1962 – Walter W. Bacon, American accountant and politician, 60th Governor of Delaware (b. 1880)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/18/16 at 8:45 am

March 18th 2011 – Jet Harris, bass guitarist for The Shadows, died from throat cancer at the age of 71. Jet played on the hit 'Apache' and during their days as Cliff Richard's backing band, performed on the chart-topper 'Living Doll'. In 1962 he left the group and had solo hits with 'Besame Mucho' and 'The Man With The Golden Arm'.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/18/16 at 8:49 am

March 18th 2014 – Lucius Shepard, American author and critic (b. 1943)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/18/16 at 10:15 am

March 18th 1227 – Pope Honorius III (b. 1148)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/18/16 at 10:34 am

March 18th 2014 – Joe Lala, American actor and drummer (Blues Image and Manassas) (b. 1947)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/18/16 at 11:22 am

March 18th 1965 – Jack Quinlan, American sportscaster (b. 1927)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/18/16 at 11:57 am

March 18th 1978 – Leigh Brackett, American author and screenwriter (b. 1915)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/18/16 at 12:36 pm

March 18th 2013 – Henry Bromell, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1947)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/18/16 at 12:54 pm

March 18th 2008 – Andrew Britton, English-American author (b. 1981)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/18/16 at 1:27 pm

March 18th 1963 – Wanda Hawley, American actress and singer (b. 1895)

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March 18th 2010 – Fess Parker, American actor, singer, and businessman (b. 1924)

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March 18th 2003 – Adam Osborne, Thai-English businessman, founded the Osborne Computer Corporation (b. 1939)

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Notable births for March 18th:

1913 – Reinhard Hardegen, German commander
1926 – Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri, Indian poet and social worker
1927 – John Kander, American pianist and composer
1928 – Julia Mullock, American-South Korean wife of Yi Gu
1928 – Fidel V. Ramos, Filipino general and politician, 12th President of the Philippines
1929 – John Macurdy, American opera singer
1931 – John Fraser, Scottish actor
1931 – John Mollo, English costume designer and author
1933 – Unita Blackwell, American activist and politician
1935 – Ole Barndorff-Nielsen, Danish mathematician and statistician
1935 – Antonios Naguib, Egyptian patriarch
1936 – F. W. de Klerk, South African lawyer and politician, 2nd State President of South Africa, Nobel Prize laureate
1937 – Rudi Altig, German cyclist and screenwriter
1938 – Carl Gottlieb, American actor and screenwriter
1938 – Shashi Kapoor, Indian actor and producer
1938 – Kenny Lynch, English singer-songwriter and actor
1938 – Timo Mäkinen, Finnish race car driver
1938 – Charley Pride, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1939 – Ron Atkinson, English footballer and manager
1939 – Yannis Markopoulos, Greek composer
1941 – John W. Derr, American soldier and politician
1943 – Kevin Dobson, American actor and director
1943 – Toula Grivas, French-Greek actress
1943 – Nobuko Imai, Japanese viola player and educator
1944 – Frank McRae, American actor and an American football player
1944 – Dick Smith, Australian publisher and businessman (Dick Smith Electronics and Australian Geographic)
1945 – Joy Fielding, Canadian actress and author
1945 – Hiroh Kikai, Japanese photographer
1945 – Michael Reagan, American journalist and radio host
1946 – Martyn Griffiths, English race car driver
1946 – Michel Leclère, French race car driver
1947 – Patrick Barlow, English actor and playwright
1947 – Patrick Chesnais, French actor, director, and screenwriter
1947 – Roger Kenneth Evans, English politician
1947 – David Lloyd, English cricketer, journalist, and sportscaster
1947 – Heather Ryan, American model
1948 – Guy Lapointe, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1948 – Brian Lloyd, Welsh footballer
1948 – Lockwood Phillips, American radio host
1949 – Åse Kleveland, Norwegian singer and politician
1949 – Hannu Siitonen, Finnish javelin thrower
1950 – James Conlon, American conductor and educator
1950 – Brad Dourif, American actor
1950 – John Hartman, American drummer (Doobie Brothers)
1950 – Eiji Okuda, Japanese actor and director
1950 – Linda Partridge, English geneticist and academic
1950 – Larry Perkins, Australian race car driver
1951 – Paul Barber, English actor
1951 – Ben Cohen, American businessman co-founded Ben and Jerry's
1951 – Bill Frisell, American guitarist and composer
1951 – Mart Murdvee, Estonian psychologist and scholar
1952 – Will Durst, American journalist and actor
1952 – Bernie Tormé, Irish singer-songwriter and guitarist (Gillan, Guy McCoy Tormé, and Desperado)
1953 – Takashi Yoshimatsu, Japanese composer
1954 – Ryosuke Otani, Japanese actor and voice actor
1955 – Ana Obregón, Spanish actress, screenwriter, and biologist
1955 – Francis G. Slay, American lawyer and politician, 45th Mayor of St. Louis
1955 – Jeff Stelling, English journalist and game show host
1956 – Rick Martel, Canadian wrestler
1956 – Ingemar Stenmark, Swedish skier
1957 – Christer Fuglesang, Swedish physicist and astronaut
1957 – György Pazdera, Hungarian bass player (Pokolgép)
1957 – Wolfgang Schilling, German footballer
1959 – Luc Besson, French director, producer, and screenwriter, founded EuropaCorp
1959 – Irene Cara, American actress and singer-songwriter
1960 – Guy Carbonneau, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1960 – James MacPherson, Scottish actor
1960 – James Plaskett, Cypriot-English chess player
1961 – Grant Hart, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Hüsker Dü)
1961 – Todd Nelson, American tennis player
1962 – Michael Andrews, Australian rugby league player
1962 – Brian Fisher, American baseball player
1962 – Thomas Ian Griffith, American actor and martial artist
1962 – James McMurtry, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
1962 – Mike Rowe, American actor, singer, and television host
1962 – Bob Shennan, English broadcaster
1962 – Etsushi Toyokawa, Japanese actor and director
1962 – Volker Weidler, German race car driver
1963 – Keith Brown, English cricketer
1963 – Jeff LaBar, American guitarist (Cinderella and Naked Beggars)
1963 – Vanessa L. Williams, American model, actress, and singer, Miss America 1984
1964 – Bonnie Blair, American speed skater
1964 – Paul Elliott, English footballer and sportscaster
1964 – Mika Kanai, Japanese voice actress and singer
1964 – Courtney Pine, English saxophonist and clarinet player
1965 – Birgit Clarius, German heptathlete
1965 – Yoriko Douguchi, Japanese actress
1966 – Jerry Cantrell, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Alice in Chains)
1966 – Peter Jones, English businessman
1967 – Miki Berenyi, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Lush)
1967 – Ken Edenfield, American baseball player
1968 – Miguel Herrera, Mexican footballer and manager
1968 – Paul Marsden, English businessman and politician
1968 – Shin-ichiro Miki, Japanese voice actor
1969 – Andy Cutting, English accordion player and composer (Blowzabella)
1969 – Vassily Ivanchuk, Ukrainian chess player
1969 – J. David Shapiro, American actor, director, and screenwriter
1969 – Shaun Udal, English cricketer
1970 – Queen Latifah, American actress, singer and rapper
1971 – Wayne Arthurs, Australian tennis player
1971 – Mariaan de Swardt, South African-American tennis player, coach, and sportscaster
1971 – Kitty Ussher, English economist and politician
1972 – Dane Cook, American comedian, actor, director, and producer
1972 – Anja Möllenbeck, German discus thrower
1972 – Reince Priebus, American lawyer and political activist
1973 – Max Barry, Australian author and blogger
1973 – Luci Christian, American voice actress and screenwriter
1974 – Arsi Harju, Finnish shot putter
1974 – Tina Križan, Slovenian tennis player
1974 – Evan Lowenstein, American singer-songwriter (Evan and Jaron)
1974 – Jaron Lowenstein, American singer-songwriter (Evan and Jaron)
1974 – Laure Savasta, French basketball player, coach, and sportscaster
1974 – Stuart Zender, English bass player, songwriter, and producer (Jamiroquai)
1975 – Sutton Foster, American actress, singer, and dancer
1975 – Brian Griese, American football player and sportscaster
1975 – Kimmo Timonen, Finnish ice hockey player
1975 – Tomas Žvirgždauskas, Lithuanian footballer
1975 – Lucid Fall, South Korean singer
1976 – Giovanna Antonelli, Brazilian actress and producer
1976 – Jovan Kirovski, American soccer player and coach
1976 – Tomo Ohka, Japanese baseball player
1976 – Scott Podsednik, American baseball player
1976 – Mike Quackenbush, American wrestler, trainer, and author, founded Chikara wrestling promotion
1977 – Zdeno Chára, Slovak ice hockey player
1977 – Danny Murphy, English footballer and sportscaster
1977 – Fernando Rodney, Dominican-American baseball player
1977 – Willy Sagnol, French footballer and manager
1977 – Terrmel Sledge, American baseball player
1978 – Jan Bulis, Czech ice hockey player
1978 – Juris Fernandez, Filipino singer-songwriter (MYMP)
1978 – Brooke Hanson, Australian swimmer
1978 – Antonio Margarito, Mexican-American boxer
1978 – Brian Scalabrine, American basketball player and coach
1978 – Yoshie Takesheesha, Japanese volleyball player
1978 – Jonas Wallerstedt, Swedish footballer, coach, and manager
1978 – Virginia Williams, American actress
1979 – Adam Levine, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (Maroon 5)
1979 – Anthony Maher, American soccer player
1980 – Sébastien Frey, French footballer
1980 – Sophia Myles, English actress
1980 – Alexei Yagudin, Russian figure skater
1980 – Natalia Poklonskaya, Ukrainian-Crimean lawyer and politician
1981 – Tora Berger, Norwegian biathlete
1981 – Fabian Cancellara, Swiss cyclist
1981 – Leslie Djhone, French sprinter
1981 – Jang Na-ra, South Korean singer and actress
1981 – Kasib Powell, American basketball player
1981 – Tom Starke, German footballer
1981 – Doug Warren, American soccer player
1981 – Lovro Zovko, Croatian tennis player
1982 – Chad Cordero, American baseball player
1982 – Timo Glock, German race car driver
1982 – Mantorras, Angolan footballer
1982 – Adam Pally, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1982 – Rei Yoshii, Japanese actress
1983 – Ethan Carter III, American wrestler
1983 – Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro, French tennis player
1983 – Andy Sonnanstine, American baseball player
1983 – Tomasz Stolpa, Polish footballer
1984 – Simone Padoin, Italian footballer
1984 – Rajeev Ram, American tennis player
1984 – Gary Roberts, English footballer
1984 – Vonzell Solomon, American singer and actress
1985 – Gennaro Esposito, Italian footballer
1985 – Bia Figueiredo, Brazilian race car driver
1985 – Marvin Humes, English singer and actor (JLS and VS)
1985 – Vince Lia, Australian footballer
1986 – Abdennour Chérif El-Ouazzani, Algerian footballer
1986 – Kaloyan Ivanov, Bulgarian basketball player
1986 – Lykke Li, Swedish singer-songwriter
1987 – Gabriel Mercado, Argentinian footballer
1987 – Cesare Rickler, Italian footballer
1987 – Rebecca Soni, American swimmer
1987 – Mauro Zárate, Argentinian footballer
1989 – Francesco Checcucci, Italian footballer
1989 – Lily Collins, English-American actress
1989 – Shreevats Goswami, Indian cricketer
1989 – Kana Nishino, Japanese singer-songwriter
1989 – Paul Marc Rousseau, Canadian guitarist and producer (Silverstein)
1990 – Corey Liuget, American football player
1991 – Dylan Mattingly, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1991 – Sam Williams, Australian rugby league player
1992 – Ryan Truex, American race car driver
1993 – Mana Iwabuchi, Japanese footballer

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/18/16 at 3:14 pm

March 18th 2001 – John Phillips, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Mamas & the Papas) (b. 1935)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/18/16 at 3:21 pm

March 18th 1988 – Billy Butterfield, American trumpet player and cornet player (b. 1917)

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Written By: ralfy on 03/20/16 at 4:30 am

"Frank Sinatra Jr obituary"

http://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/mar/17/frank-sinatra-jr-obituary

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/16 at 12:21 pm

March 20th 2013 – James Herbert, English author (b. 1943)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/16 at 12:43 pm

March 20th 1191 – Pope Clement III (b. 1130)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/16 at 12:58 pm

March 20th 1413 – Henry IV of England (b. 1367)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/16 at 1:35 pm

March 20th 1726 – Isaac Newton, English physicist, mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher (b. 1642)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/16 at 1:53 pm

March 20th 1966 – Johnny Morrison, American baseball player (b. 1895)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/16 at 2:14 pm

March 20th 2015 – Gregory Walcott, American actor (b. 1928)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/16 at 2:14 pm

March 20th 2016 – Anker Jørgensen, Prime Minister of Denmark (b. 1922)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/16 at 2:16 pm

March 20th 1991 – Eric Clapton's four year old son, Conor, fell to his death from the 53rd story of a New York City apartment after a housekeeper who was cleaning the room left a window open. The boy was in the custody of his mother, Italian actress, Lori Del Santo and the pair were visiting a friend's apartment. Clapton was staying in a nearby hotel after taking his son to the circus the previous evening. The tragedy inspired his song ‘Tears in Heaven’.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/16 at 2:38 pm

March 20th 1990 – Lev Yashin, Russian footballer (b. 1929)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/16 at 2:58 pm

March 20th 1930 – Arthur F. Andrews, American cyclist (b. 1876)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/16 at 3:11 pm

March 20th 1972 – Marilyn Maxwell, American actress (b. 1921)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/16 at 3:45 pm

March 20th 1549 – Thomas Seymour, 1st Baron Seymour of Sudeley, English general and politician, Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports (b. 1508)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/16 at 4:02 pm

March 20th 1925 – George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston, English politician, 35th Governor-General of India (b. 1859)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/16 at 4:25 pm

March 20th 1997 – Tony Zale, American boxer (b. 1913)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/16 at 4:37 pm

March 20th 1964 – Brendan Behan, Irish author and playwright (b. 1923)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/16 at 4:45 pm

March 20th 2014 – Tonie Nathan, American politician (b. 1923)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/16 at 5:05 pm

March 20th 2010 – Harry Carpenter, English sportscaster (b. 1925)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/16 at 5:08 pm

Notable births for March 12:

1917 – Vera Lynn, English singer-songwriter and actress
1920 – Vickie Panos, Canadian baseball player
1922 – Larry Elgart, American saxophonist and bandleader
1927 – John Joubert, South African-English composer and academic
1931 – Hal Linden, American actor, singer, and director
1931 – Rein Raamat, Estonian director and screenwriter
1933 – George Altman, American baseball player
1933 – Alexander Gorodnitsky, Russian geologist and poet
1934 – Willie Brown, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 41st Mayor of San Francisco
1934 – David Malouf, Australian author and playwright
1936 – Harold Mabern, American pianist and composer
1936 – Lee "Scratch" Perry, Jamaican singer and producer
1936 – Mark Saville, Baron Saville of Newdigate, English lieutenant, lawyer, and judge
1937 – Lois Lowry, American author
1938 – Sergei Novikov, Russian mathematician and academic
1939 – Don Edwards, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1939 – Brian Mulroney, Canadian lawyer and politician 18th Prime Minister of Canada
1940 – Stathis Chaitas, Greek footballer and manager
1941 – Pat Corrales, American baseball player and manager
1941 – Kenji Kimihara, Japanese runner
1942 – Robin Luke, American singer and educator
1943 – Gerard Malanga, American poet and photographer
1943 – Paul Junger Witt, American director and producer
1944 – John Cameron, English composer and conductor
1944 – Camille Cosby, American author, producer, and philanthropist
1944 – Alan Harper, English-Irish archbishop
1945 – Henry Bartholomay, American soldier and pilot
1945 – Jay Ingram, Canadian television host and author
1945 – Pat Riley, American basketball player and coach
1945 – Tim Yeo, English politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Health
1948 – John de Lancie, American actor, singer, and producer
1948 – Bobby Orr, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1949 – Richard Dowden, English journalist and educator
1950 – William Hurt, American actor
1950 – Carl Palmer, English drummer and songwriter (Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Asia, and Atomic Rooster)
1951 – Madan Lal, Indian cricketer and coach
1951 – Curt Smith, American author and journalist
1951 – Jimmie Vaughan, American guitarist (The Fabulous Thunderbirds)
1952 – Geoff Brabham, Australian race car driver
1952 – David Greenaway, English economist and academic
1953 – Phil Judd, New Zealand singer-songwriter, guitarist and painter (Split Enz, The Swingers, and Schnell Fenster)
1954 – Patrick Abada, French pole vaulter
1954 – Yamina Bachir, Algerian director and screenwriter
1954 – Mike Francesa, American radio host
1954 – Liana Kanelli, Greek journalist and politician
1954 – Paul Mirabella, American baseball player
1954 – Louis Sachar, American author
1955 – Nina Kiriki Hoffman, American author
1955 – Ian Moss, Australian guitarist and singer-songwriter (Cold Chisel)
1956 – Catherine Ashton, English politician, Vice-President of the European Commission
1956 – Anne Donahue, American lawyer and politician
1956 – Naoto Takenaka, Japanese actor, comedian, singer, and director
1957 – Vanessa Bell Calloway, American actress
1957 – David Foster, Australian woodchopper
1957 – Spike Lee, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1957 – Theresa Russell, American actress
1957 – Chris Wedge, American animator, producer, screenwriter, and voice actor
1958 – Holly Hunter, American actress and producer
1958 – Rickey Jackson, American football player
1958 – Joe Reaiche, Australian rugby player
1959 – Sting, American wrestler and actor
1959 – Dave Beasant, English footballer and coach
1959 – Mary Roach, American author
1960 – Norm Magnusson, American painter and sculptor
1960 – Norbert Pohlmann, German computer scientist and academic
1960 – Yuri Shargin, Russian colonel, engineer, and astronaut
1961 – Ingrid Arndt-Brauer, German politician
1961 – Jesper Olsen, Danish footballer and manager
1961 – Sara Wheeler, English author and journalist
1962 – Stephen Sommers, American director, producer, and screenwriter
1963 – Paul Annacone, American tennis player and coach
1963 – Gregg Binkley, American actor
1963 – Anouk Grinberg, French actress
1963 – Kathy Ireland, American model, actress, and furniture designer
1963 – David Thewlis, English-French actor, director, and screenwriter
1964 – Natacha Atlas, Belgian singer-songwriter (Transglobal Underground)
1965 – William Dalrymple, Scottish historian and author
1965 – Taeko Kawata, Japanese voice actress
1965 – Adrian Oxaal, American-English guitarist (James and Sharkboy)
1967 – Xavier Beauvois, French actor, director, and screenwriter
1967 – Mookie Blaylock, American basketball player
1967 – Illimar Truverk, Estonian architect
1968 – Carlos Almeida, Cape Verdean runner
1968 – Ultra Naté, American singer-songwriter and producer
1968 – A. J. Jacobs, American journalist and author
1968 – Paul Merson, English footballer and manager
1969 – Yvette Cooper, English economist and politician, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
1969 – Mannie Fresh, American rapper and producer (Big Tymers)
1969 – Jean Labonté, Canadian sledge hockey player
1970 – Edoardo Ballerini, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1970 – Michele Jaffe, American author
1970 – Michael Rapaport, American actor and director
1971 – Touré, American journalist and author
1971 – Manny Alexander, Dominican baseball player
1971 – Alexander Chaplin, American actor
1971 – Chad Michaels, American drag queen, celebrity impersonator and performer
1972 – Chilly Gonzales, Canadian-German singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer
1972 – Alex Kapranos, English-Scottish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Franz Ferdinand, The Yummy Fur, and The Karelia)
1972 – Greg Searle, English rower
1972 – Marco Sejna, German footballer
1972 – Cristel Vahtra, Estonian skier
1973 – Nicky Boje, South African cricketer
1973 – Magnar Freimuth, Estonian skier
1973 – Natalya Khrushcheleva, Russian runner
1973 – Jane March, English model and actress
1973 – Jung Woo-sung, South Korean actor and director
1973 – Cedric Yarbrough, American actor
1974 – Paula Garcés, American-Colombian actress, producer, and screenwriter
1974 – Andrzej Pilipiuk, Polish author
1974 – Kevin Sullivan, Canadian runner and coach
1974 – Elo Viiding, Estonian poet
1975 – Lacena Golding-Clarke, Jamaican jumper and hurdler
1976 – Chester Bennington, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (Linkin Park and Dead by Sunrise)
1978 – Chris Draper, English sailor
1978 – Brent Sherwin, Australian rugby league player
1979 – Silvia Abascal, Spanish actress
1979 – Shinnosuke Abe, Japanese baseball player
1979 – Freema Agyeman, English actress and singer
1979 – Molly Jenson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1979 – Keven Mealamu, New Zealand rugby player
1980 – Jamal Crawford, American basketball player
1980 – Robertas Javtokas, Lithuanian basketball player
1980 – Ock Joo-hyun, South Korean singer and actress (Fin.K.L)
1980 – Mikk Murdvee, Estonian-Finnish violinist and conductor
1980 – Aliénor Tricerri, Swiss tennis player
1981 – BeBe Zahara Benet, Cameroonian-American model, drag queen and performer
1981 – Ian Murray, Scottish footballer
1981 – Carl Webb, Australian rugby league player
1982 – Terrence Duffin, Zimbabwean cricketer
1982 – Tomasz Kuszczak, Polish footballer
1982 – José Moreira, Portuguese footballer
1983 – Michael Cassidy, American actor
1983 – Selin Demiratar, Turkish actress
1984 – Yuka Nomura, Japanese actress
1984 – Christy Carlson Romano, American actress and singer
1984 – Fernando Torres, Spanish footballer
1984 – Marcus Vick, American football player
1985 – Morgan Amalfitano, French footballer
1985 – Ronnie Brewer, American basketball player
1985 – Nicolas Lombaerts, Belgian footballer
1986 – Dean Geyer, South African-Australian singer-songwriter and actor
1986 – Julián Magallanes, Argentinian footballer
1987 – Jô, Brazilian footballer
1987 – Daniel Maa Boumsong, Cameroonian footballer
1987 – Patrick Boyle, Scottish footballer
1987 – Yuya Endo, Japanese actor and singer
1987 – Pedro Ken, Brazilian footballer
1987 – Sergei Kostitsyn, Belarusian ice hockey player
1987 – Jonas Rivanno, Indonesian actor, model and singer
1987 – Kevin Smith, Scottish footballer
1988 – Jakub Gierszał, Polish actor
1988 – Louie Vito, American snowboarder
1989 – Xavier Dolan, Canadian actor and director
1989 – Masahiro Inoue, Japanese actor and martial artist
1989 – Catherine McNeil, Australian fashion model
1990 – Blake Ferguson, Australian rugby league player
1990 – Oliver Hein, German footballer
1990 – Marcos Rojo, Argentine footballer
1990 – Svitlana Shmidt, Ukrainian runner
1991 – Mattia Destro, Italian footballer
1991 – Michał Kucharczyk, Polish footballer
1991 – Ethan Lowe, Australian rugby league player
1993 – Sloane Stephens, American tennis player

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/16 at 5:33 pm

March 20th 1981 – Gerry Bertier, American football player (b. 1953)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/16 at 5:45 pm

March 20th 1997 – V. S. Pritchett, English short story writer, essayist, and critic (b. 1900)

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March 20th 2015 – American drummer A. J. Pero died from an apparent heart attack. He was a member of Twisted Sister and Adrenaline Mob. Adrenaline Mob's band members attempted but failed to wake Pero on their tour bus traveling from Baltimore to Poughkeepsie.

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March 21st 2015 – Jackie Trent, English-Spanish singer-songwriter and actress (b. 1940)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/21/16 at 1:34 am

March 21st 1985 – Michael Redgrave, English actor, director, and manager (b. 1908)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/21/16 at 1:50 am

March 21st 1980 – Peter Stoner, American mathematician and astronomer (b. 1888)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/21/16 at 2:34 am

March 21st 1978 – Louis Cottrell, Jr., American saxophonist and clarinet player (b. 1911)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/21/16 at 2:59 am

March 21st 1987 – Robert Preston, American captain, actor, and singer (b. 1918)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/21/16 at 5:15 am

March 21st 1994 – Macdonald Carey, American actor (b. 1913)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/21/16 at 6:10 am

March 21st 1997 – Wilbert Awdry, English cleric and author, created Thomas the Tank Engine (b. 1911)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/21/16 at 6:48 am

March 21st 1915 – Frederick Winslow Taylor, American golfer, tennis player, and engineer (b. 1856)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/21/16 at 7:02 am

March 21st 1974 – Candy Darling, American actress (b. 1944)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/21/16 at 7:30 am

March 21st 1992 – John Ireland, Canadian-American actor and director (b. 1914)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/21/16 at 7:59 am

March 21st 1999 – Ernie Wise, English comedian and actor (b. 1925)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/21/16 at 8:23 am

March 21st 2014 – Jack Fleck, American golfer (b. 1921)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/21/16 at 9:24 am

March 21st 1991 – Leo Fender, the inventor of The Telecaster and Stratocaster guitars died from Parkinson's disease. He started mass producing solid body electric guitars in the late 40s and when he sold his guitar company in 1965, sales were in excess of $40 million a year.

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March 21st 2001 – Anthony Steel, English actor and singer (b. 1920)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/21/16 at 10:13 am

March 21st 1994 – Dack Rambo, American actor (b. 1941)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/21/16 at 10:38 am

March 21st 1953 – Ed Voss, American basketball player (b. 1922)

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March 21st 2002 – Herman Talmadge, American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician, 70th Governor of Georgia (b. 1913)

Subject: Celebrity Birthdays

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Notable births for March 21st:

1918 – Charles Thompson, American pianist and composer
1921 – Joe Sutter, American soldier and engineer
1923 – Louis-Edmond Hamelin, Canadian geographer, author, and academic
1925 – Peter Brook, English-French director and producer
1927 – Hans-Dietrich Genscher, German soldier and politician, Vice-Chancellor of Germany
1931 – Clark L. Brundin, American-English engineer and academic
1932 – Walter Gilbert, American physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate
1933 – John Hall, English businessman
1933 – Michael Heseltine, Welsh businessman and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
1934 – Ved Mehta, Indian-American author
1936 – Ed Broadbent, Canadian pilot and politician
1936 – Brian Dee, English pianist
1936 – Mike Westbrook, English pianist and composer (The Orckestra)
1937 – Ann Clwyd, Welsh journalist and politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Wales
1937 – Tom Flores, American football player and coach
1938 – Michael Foreman, English author and illustrator
1939 – Kathleen Widdoes, American actress
1942 – Kostas Politis, Greek basketball player and coach
1942 – Amina Claudine Myers, American singer-songwriter and pianist
1943 – Hartmut Haenchen, German conductor
1944 – Marie-Christine Barrault, French actress
1944 – Janet Daley, American-English journalist and author
1944 – Timothy Dalton, English actor
1944 – Hideki Ishima, Japanese guitarist (Flower Travellin' Band)
1944 – Mike Jackson, English general
1944 – David Lindley, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer (Kaleidoscope)
1944 – Gaye Adegbalola, American singer and guitarist (Saffire – The Uppity Blues Women)
1945 – Anthony Grabiner, Baron Grabiner, English lawyer
1945 – Charles Greene, American sprinter and coach
1945 – Rose Stone, American singer and keyboard player (Sly and the Family Stone)
1946 – Ray Dorset, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Mungo Jerry)
1946 – Joseph Mitsuaki Takami, Japanese cardinal
1948 – Scott Fahlman, American computer scientist and academic
1949 – Alvin Kallicharran, Guyanese cricketer and coach
1949 – Andy Love, Scottish-English politician
1949 – Eddie Money, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1949 – Slavoj Žižek, Slovenian sociologist, philosopher, and academic
1950 – Roger Hodgson, English singer-songwriter and keyboard player (Supertramp)
1950 – Ron Oden, American minister and politician, 19th Mayor of Palm Springs
1950 – Sergey Lavrov, Russian politician and diplomat, Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs
1951 – Koichi Iwaki, Japanese-Korean actor
1951 – Conrad Lozano, American bass player (Los Lobos)
1951 – Russell Thompkins, Jr., American singer (The Stylistics)
1953 – Steve Furber, English computer scientist and academic
1953 – Paul Martin Lester, American photographer, author, and educator
1955 – Fadi Abboud, Lebanese economist and politician
1955 – Bob Bennett, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1955 – Dimitrios Papadimoulis, Greek politician
1956 – Dick Beardsley, American runner
1956 – Guy Chadwick, German-English singer-songwriter and guitarist (The House of Love)
1956 – Richard Kirk, English guitarist, keyboard player, composer, and producer (Cabaret Voltaire)
1956 – Ingrid Kristiansen, Norwegian runner
1958 – Marlies Göhr, German sprinter
1958 – Brad Hall, American comedian, director, and screenwriter
1958 – Gary Oldman, English actor, filmmaker, musician and author
1959 – Sarah Jane Morris, English singer-songwriter (The Happy End)
1959 – Yuval Rotem, Israeli diplomat
1959 – Nobuo Uematsu, Japanese keyboard player and composer (The Black Mages and Earthbound Papas)
1960 – Benito T. de Leon, Filipino general
1960 – Raivo Puusepp, Estonian architect
1960 – Robert Sweet, American drummer and producer
1961 – Lothar Matthäus, German footballer and manager
1961 – Kassie DePaiva, American actress
1961 – Slim Jim Phantom, American drummer (Stray Cats, Phantom, Rocker & Slick, Dead Men Walking, and The Head Cat)
1961 – Kim Turner, American hurdler
1962 – Matthew Broderick, American actor
1962 – Kathy Greenwood, Canadian actress and screenwriter
1962 – Rosie O'Donnell, American actress, producer, and talk show host
1962 – Mark Waid, American author
1963 – Shawon Dunston, American baseball player
1963 – Ronald Koeman, Dutch footballer and manager
1963 – Shawn Lane, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer (Black Oak Arkansas) (d. 2003)
1963 – Share Pedersen, American bass player (Vixen and Contraband)
1964 – Ieuan Evans, Welsh rugby player
1964 – Jesper Skibby, Danish cyclist
1965 – Xavier Bertrand, French businessman and politician, French Minister of Social Affairs
1966 – Benito Archundia, Mexican footballer, referee, lawyer, and economist
1966 – Hauke Fuhlbrügge, German runner
1966 – Matthew Maynard, English cricketer and coach
1966 – DJ Premier, American DJ and producer (Gang Starr)
1966 – Moa Matthis, Swedish author
1967 – Maxim, English singer-songwriter (The Prodigy)
1967 – Jonas Berggren, Swedish singer-songwriter and producer (Ace of Base)
1967 – Adrian Chiles, English radio and television host
1967 – Carwyn Jones, Welsh lawyer and politician, First Minister of Wales
1968 – Cameron Clyne, Australian businessman
1968 – Andrew Copeland, American singer and guitarist (Sister Hazel)
1968 – Greg Ellis, English actor, producer, and screenwriter
1968 – Tolunay Kafkas, Turkish footballer and manager
1968 – Shin Seung-hun, South Korean singer-songwriter
1968 – Scott Williams, American basketball player and sportscaster
1969 – Jonah Goldberg, American journalist and author
1971 – Zsolt Kürtösi, Hungarian decathlete
1972 – Balázs Kiss, Hungarian hammer thrower
1972 – Derartu Tulu, Ethiopian runner
1973 – Vanessa Branch, English-American model and actress
1973 – Ananda Lewis, American television host
1973 – Stuart Nethercott, English footballer and manager
1973 – Large Professor, American rapper and producer (Main Source)
1974 – Rhys Darby, New Zealand comedian and actor
1974 – Edsel Dope, American singer-songwriter and producer (Dope)
1974 – Kevin Leahy, American drummer (BoDeans)
1974 – Conor Woodman, Irish journalist and author
1975 – Yacoub Al-Mohana, Kuwaiti director and producer
1975 – Fabricio Oberto, Argentinian-Italian basketball player
1975 – Vitaly Potapenko, Ukrainian basketball player and coach
1975 – Mark Williams, Welsh snooker player
1976 – Rachael MacFarlane, American voice actress and singer
1976 – Bamboo Mañalac, Filipino singer-songwriter and guitarist (Rivermaya and Bamboo)
1976 – Iain Percy, English sailor
1976 – Tekin Sazlog, German-Turkish footballer
1977 – Bruno Cirillo, Italian footballer
1977 – Jamie Delgado, English tennis player
1978 – Nick "Peanut" Baines, English keyboard player (Kaiser Chiefs)
1978 – Sally Barsosio, Kenyan runner
1978 – Kevin Federline, American dancer, rapper, and actor
1978 – Cristian Guzmán, Dominican baseball player
1978 – Young Noble, American rapper (Outlawz)
1980 – Ronaldinho, Brazilian footballer
1980 – Marit Bjørgen, Norwegian skier
1980 – Lee Jin, South Korean singer and actress (Fin.K.L)
1980 – Deryck Whibley, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Sum 41)
1981 – Germano Borovicz Cardoso Schweger, Brazilian footballer
1981 – Sébastien Chavanel, French cyclist
1981 – Aysun Kayacı, Turkish model and actress
1982 – Maria Elena Camerin, Italian tennis player
1982 – Ejegayehu Dibaba, Ethiopian runner
1982 – Aaron Hill, American baseball player
1982 – Jocie Kwok, Chinese-Singaporean singer
1982 – Ermal Mamaqi, Albanian actor, singer, and DJ
1982 – Colin Turkington, Northern Irish racecar driver
1983 – Lucila Pascua, Spanish basketball player
1983 – Jean Ondoa, Cameroonian footballer
1983 – Sofía Zámolo, Argentinian model and television host
1984 – Tiago dos Santos Roberto, Brazilian footballer
1984 – Guillermo Daniel Rodríguez, Uruguayan footballer
1985 – Ryan Callahan, American ice hockey player
1985 – Adrian Peterson, American football player
1986 – Michu, Spanish footballer
1986 – Romanos Alyfantis, Greek swimmer
1986 – Scott Eastwood, American actor and producer
1986 – Nikoleta Kyriakopoulou, Greek pole vaulter
1988 – Lee Cattermole, English footballer
1988 – Kateřina Čechová, Czech sprinter
1988 – Erik Johnson, American ice hockey player
1988 – Eric Krüger, German sprinter
1989 – Jordi Alba, Spanish footballer
1989 – Rochelle Humes, English singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress (The Saturdays and S Club 8)
1989 – Nicolás Lodeiro, Uruguayan footballer
1989 – Takeru Satoh, Japanese actor
1990 – Mandy Capristo, German singer-songwriter and dancer (Monrose)
1990 – Ryann Krais, American runner and heptathlete
1990 – Alex Nimo, Liberian-American soccer player
1991 – Luke Chapman, English footballer
1992 – Erena Mizusawa, Japanese model and actress
1992 – Karolína Plíšková, Czech tennis player
1993 – Jake Bidwell, English footballer
1993 – Jade Jones, Welsh martial artist
1993 – Jesse Joronen, Finnish footballer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/21/16 at 12:03 pm

March 21st 2005 – Bobby Short, American singer and pianist (b. 1924)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/21/16 at 12:35 pm

March 21st 2008 – Klaus Dinger, German singer-songwriter and producer (Neu!, La Düsseldorf, La! Neu?, and Kraftwerk) (b. 1946)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/21/16 at 1:33 pm

March 21st 2011 – Loleatta Holloway, American singer-songwriter (The Caravans) (b. 1946)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/21/16 at 2:09 pm

March 21st 1977 – Victor Beaumont, German-English actor (b. 1912)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/21/16 at 3:10 pm

March 21st 2013 – Harlon Hill, American football player and coach (b. 1932)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/21/16 at 3:24 pm

March 21st 1934 – Lilyan Tashman, American actress (b. 1896)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/21/16 at 3:42 pm

March 21st 1975 – Joe Medwick, American baseball player and coach (b. 1911)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/21/16 at 3:49 pm

March 21st 1987 - Dean Martin, Jr. (Dino, Desi & Billy) died in a plane crash while in the Air National Guard.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/21/16 at 5:07 pm

March 21st 2015 - English singer-songwriter, and actress Jackie Trent died in hospital, aged 74, in Minorca, Spain, after a long illness. Her 1966 hit, 'I Couldn't Live Without Your Love' was inspired by the ongoing affair between Trent and record producer Tony Hatch, who she later married. The couple went on to write songs for Scott Walker, Frank Sinatra, Nancy Wilson, Des O'Connor, Val Doonican, Shirley Bassey, Vikki Carr, and Dean Martin.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/22/16 at 2:19 am

March 22nd 2001 – William Hanna, American animator, director, producer, and voice actor, co-founded Hanna-Barbera (b. 1910)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/22/16 at 2:43 am

March 22nd 2014 – Patrice Wymore, American-Jamaican actress and singer (b. 1926)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/22/16 at 2:52 am

March 22nd 1981 – Gil Puyat, Filipino businessman and politician, 13th President of the Senate of the Philippines (b. 1907)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/22/16 at 3:08 am

March 22nd 1979 – Ben Lyon, American actor and studio executive (b. 1901)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/22/16 at 3:30 am

March 22nd 1881 – Samuel Courtauld, English businessman (b. 1793)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/22/16 at 4:15 am

March 22nd 2014 – Mickey Duff, Polish-English boxer and manager (b. 1929)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/22/16 at 5:09 am

March 22nd 2015 – George Neel, Jr., American businessman (b. 1930)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/22/16 at 5:35 am

March 22nd 1978 – Karl Wallenda of The Flying Wallendas dies after falling off a tight-rope between two hotels in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/22/16 at 11:07 am

March 22nd 2009 – Jade Goody, English television personality and author, contestant on Big Brother (b. 1981)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/22/16 at 12:36 pm

March 22nd 2012 – Johnny McCauley, Irish-English singer-songwriter (b. 1925)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/22/16 at 12:39 pm

March 22nd 1974 - Peter Revson died in a crash during a practice run for the South Africa Grand Prix.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/23/16 at 3:49 am

March 23rd 2015 – Bobby Lowther, American basketball player and lieutenant (b. 1923)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/23/16 at 4:09 am

March 23rd 1994 – Donald Swann, Welsh-English singer-songwriter and pianist (Flanders and Swann) (b. 1923)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/23/16 at 5:02 am

March 23rd 2014 – Dave Brockie, Canadian-American singer-songwriter and bass player (Gwar, Death Piggy, X-Cops, and Dave Brockie Experience) (b. 1963)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/23/16 at 6:47 am

March 23rd 1964 – Peter Lorre, Slovak-American actor and singer (b. 1904)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/23/16 at 7:11 am

March 23rd 2011 – Elizabeth Taylor, American-British actress, socialite and humanitarian (b. 1932)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/23/16 at 7:24 am

March 23rd 1960 – Franklin Pierce Adams, American journalist and author (b. 1881)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/23/16 at 8:51 am

March 23rd 1961 – Jack Russell, English cricketer (b. 1887)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/23/16 at 9:39 am

March 23rd 1955 – Arthur Bernardes, Brazilian politician, 12th President of Brazil (b. 1875)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/23/16 at 9:53 am

March 23rd 1990 – John Dexter, English director and producer (b. 1925)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/23/16 at 10:47 am

March 23rd 2006 – Cindy Walker, American singer-songwriter and dancer (b. 1918)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/23/16 at 11:52 am

Notable births for March 23rd:

1920 – Neal Edward Smith, American pilot, lawyer, and politician
1921 – Peter Lawler, Australian public servant
1922 – Marty Allen, American comedian and actor
1924 – Olga Kennard, English crystallographer and academic
1928 – Jean E. Sammet, American computer scientist and academic
1929 – Roger Bannister, English runner, neurologist, and academic
1929 – Michael Manser, English architect and engineer
1931 – Viktor Korchnoi, Russian chess player and author
1932 – Don Marshall, Canadian ice hockey player
1933 – Norman Bailey, English-American opera singer and educator
1933 – Philip Zimbardo, American psychologist and academic
1934 – Ludvig Faddeev, Russian mathematician and physicist
1934 – Mark Rydell, American actor, director, and producer
1935 – Barry Cryer, English comedian, actor, and screenwriter
1936 – Jannis Kounellis, Greek painter and sculptor
1937 – Craig Breedlove, American race car driver
1937 – Robert Gallo, American physician and academic
1939 – Robin Herd, English engineer and businessman
1939 – Terry Paine, English footballer
1940 – Ama Ata Aidoo, Ghanaian author, playwright, and academic
1941 – Jim Trelease, American journalist, author, and educator
1942 – Michael Haneke, Austrian director, producer, and screenwriter
1943 – Lee May, American baseball player and coach
1943 – Sharon Presley, American author and academic
1944 – Tony McPhee, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Groundhogs)
1944 – Michael Nyman, English pianist and composer
1945 – Franco Battiato, Italian singer-songwriter and director
1945 – David Grisman, American mandolin player and composer (Even Dozen Jug Band, Old and in the Way, and David Grisman Quintet)
1946 – Alan Bleasdale, English screenwriter and producer
1946 – Pepe Lienhard, Swiss singer and bandleader
1946 – Barbara Rhoades, American actress
1947 – Elizabeth Ann Scarborough, American author
1948 – Wasim Bari, Pakistani cricketer
1948 – Marie Malavoy, German-Canadian educator and politician
1948 – David Olney, American singer-songwriter
1949 – Ric Ocasek, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (The Cars)
1950 – Corinne Cléry, French actress
1950 – Joseph Connolly, English journalist and author
1950 – Phil Lanzon, English keyboard player and songwriter (Uriah Heep)
1950 – Ahdaf Soueif, Egyptian author and translator
1951 – Ron Jaworski, American football player and sportscaster
1951 – Phil Keaggy, American guitarist (Glass Harp and Love Song)
1951 – Adrian Reynard, English businessman, founded Reynard Motorsport
1952 – Francesco Clemente, Italian painter and illustrator
1952 – Villano III, Mexican wrestler
1952 – Kim Stanley Robinson, American author
1952 – Rex Tillerson, American businessman
1953 – Chaka Khan, American singer-songwriter (Rufus)
1953 – Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, Indian zoologist and businesswoman
1954 – Geno Auriemma, Italian-American basketball player and coach
1954 – Kenneth Cole, American fashion designer, founded Kenneth Cole Productions
1956 – José Manuel Barroso, Portuguese academic and politician, 115th Prime Minister of Portugal
1956 – Andrew Mitchell, English soldier and politician, Secretary of State for International Development
1956 – Jeremy Wade, English biologist and author
1957 – Teresa Ganzel, American actress
1957 – Lucio Gutiérrez, Ecuadorian politician, 52nd President of Ecuador
1957 – Amanda Plummer, American actress
1958 – Etienne De Wilde, Belgian cyclist
1958 – Bengt-Åke Gustafsson, Swedish ice hockey player and coach
1958 – Michael Sorich, American voice actor, director, and screenwriter
1958 – Hugh Grant, Scottish business executive
1959 – Kazue Ikura, Japanese voice actress
1959 – Catherine Keener, American actress and producer
1960 – Haris Romas, Greek actor, composer, and screenwriter
1960 – Nicol Stephen, Baron Stephen, Scottish lawyer and politician, 2nd Deputy First Minister of Scotland
1961 – Roger Crisp, English philosopher and academic
1961 – Craig Green, New Zealand rugby player
1961 – Steve Holmes, Romanian-American porn actor and director
1961 – Helmi Johannes, Indonesian journalist and producer
1962 – Steve Redgrave, English rower
1963 – Míchel, Spanish footballer and manager
1963 – Juan Ramón López Caro, Spanish footballer and manager
1963 – Ana Fidelia Quirot, Cuban runner
1964 – Okan Bayülgen, Turkish actor, talk show host, and photographer
1964 – Hope Davis, American actress
1965 – Richard Grieco, American model, actor, and producer
1965 – Marti Pellow, Scottish singer-songwriter (Wet Wet Wet)
1965 – Gary Whitheead, American poet and painter
1966 – Lorenzo Daniel, American sprinter
1966 – Beverly Hills, English actress
1966 – Marin Hinkle, American actress
1966 – Vasilis Vouzas, Greek footballer and manager
1967 – David Ford, Canadian canoe racer
1968 – Damon Albarn, English singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (Blur, Gorillaz, and The Good, the Bad & the Queen)
1968 – Mike Atherton, English cricketer and journalist
1968 – Mitch Cullin, American author
1968 – Fernando Hierro, Spanish footballer and manager
1968 – Pierre Palmade, French actor and screenwriter
1968 – Erki Pehk, Estonian conductor and educator
1970 – Midajah, American model, trainer, and manager
1970 – Melissa Errico, American actress and singer
1970 – John Humphrey, American drummer (The Nixons and Seether)
1971 – Yasmeen Ghauri, Canadian model
1971 – Gail Porter, Scottish model and television host
1971 – Alexander Selivanov, Russian ice hockey player
1971 – Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Japanese wrestler
1972 – Jonas Björkman, Swedish-Monacan tennis player and coach
1972 – Joe Calzaghe, Welsh boxer
1972 – Judith Godrèche, French actress and author
1973 – Jerzy Dudek, Polish footballer
1973 – Wim Eyckmans, Belgian race car driver
1973 – Jason Kidd, American basketball player and coach
1973 – Kevin Northcutt, American wrestler
1973 – Patiparn Pataweekarn, Thai actor and singer
1974 – Randall Park, American actor, director, and screenwriter
1975 – Burak Gürpınar, Turkish drummer (Kurban)
1976 – Jayson Blair, American journalist and author
1976 – Chris Hoy, Scottish cyclist and race car driver
1976 – Smriti Irani, Indian actress, producer, and politician, Indian Minister of Human Resource Development
1976 – Dougie Lampkin, English motorcycle racer
1976 – Michelle Monaghan, American actress
1976 – Jeremy Newberry, American football player
1976 – Joel Peralta, Dominican baseball player
1976 – Keri Russell, American actress
1976 – Ricardo Zonta, Brazilian race car driver
1977 – Miklos Perlus, Canadian actor and screenwriter
1978 – Simon Gärdenfors, Swedish illustrator
1978 – Walter Samuel, Argentinian footballer
1979 – Mark Buehrle, American baseball player
1979 – Ray Gordy, American wrestler
1979 – Natalia Hadjiloizou, Belarusian-Cypriot swimmer
1979 – Misty Hyman, American swimmer
1979 – Nobuo Kyo, Japanese actor
1979 – Donncha O'Callaghan, Irish rugby player
1980 – Ryan Day, Welsh snooker player
1980 – Russell Howard, English comedian and television host
1980 – Itay Tiran, Israeli actor
1980 – Ambwene Simukonda, Malawian sprinter
1981 – Erin Crocker, American race car driver
1981 – Tony Peña, Jr., Dominican baseball player
1981 – Shelley Rudman, English bobsledder
1981 – Giuseppe Sculli, Italian footballer
1981 – Aysun Kayacı, Turkish model and actress
1982 – José Contreras Arrau, Chilean footballer
1982 – Andrea Musacco, Italian footballer
1982 – Evgeni Striganov, Estonian ice dancer
1983 – Hakan Balta, Turkish footballer
1983 – Mo Farah, Somalian-English runner
1983 – Sascha Riether, German footballer
1983 – Jerome Thomas, English footballer
1984 – Ryan Araña, Filipino basketball player
1985 – Geoff Eigenmann, Filipino actor
1985 – Maurice Jones-Drew, American football player
1986 – Patrick Bordeleau, Canadian ice hockey player
1986 – Andrea Dovizioso, Italian motorcycle racer
1986 – Brett Eldredge, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1986 – Steven Strait, American actor and singer
1987 – Alan Toovey, Australian footballer
1988 – Jason Kenny, English cyclist
1988 – Michal Neuvirth, Czech ice hockey player
1989 – Nikola Gulan, Serbian footballer
1989 – Mai Nishida, Japanese model, entertainer, and actress
1989 – Luis Fernando Silva, Mexican footballer
1990 – Jaime Alguersuari, Spanish race car driver
1990 – Princess Eugenie of York
1990 – Robert Zickert, German footballer
1991 – Gregg Wylde, Scottish footballer
1992 – Tolga Ciğerci, German-Turkish footballer
1992 – Morgan Evans, Welsh rugby league player
1992 – Kyrie Irving, Australian-American basketball player
1992 – Vanessa Morgan, Canadian actress and singer
1993 – Kyle Lovett, Australian rugby league player
1993 – Aytaç Kara, Turkish footballer
1994 – Nick Powell, English footballer
1995 – Kevin Kauber, Estonian footballer
1995 – Jan Lisiecki, Canadian pianist
1995 – Ozan Tufan, Turkish footballer
1997 – Aidan Davis, English rapper and dancer

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March 23rd 2008 – Neil Aspinall, who ran the Apple Corps music empire for the Beatles from 1970 - 2007 died at a hospital in New York from cancer aged 66. A school friend of Sir Paul McCartney and George Harrison, he was regarded by some of the band as the "fifth Beatle" becoming The Beatles road manager in 1961 before becoming their personal assistant. He led the legal battle with Apple computers over the use of the Apple name and a royalties dispute between the Beatles and record label EMI. Aspinall had also played background instruments on Beatles tracks including Magical Mystery Tour, Within You Without You and Being for the Benefit of Mr Kite.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/24/16 at 12:24 am

March 24th 2010 – Robert Culp, American actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1930)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/24/16 at 12:54 am

March 24th 2001 – Muriel Young, English television host and producer (b. 1928)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/24/16 at 2:02 am

March 24th 2008 – Richard Widmark, American actor and producer (b. 1914)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/24/16 at 2:18 am

March 24th 1603 – Elizabeth I of England (b. 1533)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/24/16 at 2:36 am

March 24th 1776 – John Harrison, English carpenter and clockmaker, invented the Marine chronometer (b. 1693)

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March 24th 1905 – Jules Verne, French novelist, poet, and playwright (b. 1828)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/24/16 at 5:06 am

March 24th 1882 – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, American poet and educator (b. 1807)

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March 24th 1980 – Archbishop Óscar Romero is killed while celebrating Mass in San Salvador.

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March 24th 2008 – Neil Aspinall, Welsh-English record producer and manager (b. 1941)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/24/16 at 6:53 am

March 24th 2009 – Motown drummer Uriel Jones, died aged 74 after suffering complications from a heart attack. Jones played on many Motown classics including 'I Heard It Through the Grapevine' by Marvin Gaye, ‘Cloud Nine’ by the Temptations, ‘I Second That Emotion’ by Smokey Robinson & the Miracles and ‘For Once In My Life’ by Stevie Wonder.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/24/16 at 8:16 am

March 24th 2012 – Jocky Wilson, Scottish darts player (b. 1950)

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March 24th 1455 – Pope Nicholas V (b. 1397)

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March 24th 1953 – Mary of Teck (b. 1867)

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March 24th 2012 – Nick Noble, American singer-songwriter (b. 1926)

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March 24th 1909 – John Millington Synge, Irish playwright and poet (b. 1871)

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March 24th 1984 – Sam Jaffe, American actor and singer (b. 1891)

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March 24th 1976 – Bernard Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, English field marshal (b. 1887)

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March 24th 1962 – Auguste Piccard, Swiss physicist and explorer (b. 1884)

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March 24th 1997 – Dr. Bill Miller, American wrestler (b. 1927)

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March 24th 1993 – Albert Arlen, Australian pianist, composer, actor, and playwright (b. 1905)

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March 24th 2012 – Vince Lovegrove, Australian singer, producer, and journalist (The Valentines) (b. 1947)

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March 24th 2014 – David A. Trampier, American illustrator (b. 1954)

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Notable births for March 22th:

1918 – Camila Ashland, American actress
1919 – Lawrence Ferlinghetti, American poet and publisher, co-founded City Lights Bookstore
1920 – Carlo Monti, Italian sprinter
1926 – Desmond Connell, Irish cardinal
1926 – Dario Fo, Italian playwright, actor, director, and composer Nobel Prize laureate
1926 – Ventsislav Yankov, Bulgarian pianist and educator
1927 – Martin Walser, German author and playwright
1928 – Byron Janis, American pianist and composer
1932 – Christiane Eda-Pierre, Martinican-French soprano and actress
1933 – William Smith, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
1935 – Mary Berry, English television host and author
1935 – Carol Kaye, American bass player (The Wrecking Crew)
1935 – Peter Bichsel, Swiss-German journalist and author
1936 – David Suzuki, Canadian environmentalist and academic
1938 – Holger Czukay, Polish-German bass player (Can)
1938 – David Irving, English historian and author
1939 – Lynda Baron, English actress and singer
1940 – Bob Mackie, American fashion designer
1944 – R. Lee Ermey, American sergeant and actor
1944 – Vojislav Koštunica, Serbian academic and politician, 8th Prime Minister of Serbia
1945 – Robert T. Bakker, American paleontologist and academic
1945 – Curtis Hanson, American director, producer, and screenwriter
1945 – Patrick Malahide, English actor and screenwriter
1946 – Kitty O'Neil, American stuntwoman
1947 – Dennis Erickson, American football player and coach
1947 – Christine Gregoire, American lawyer and politician, 22nd Governor of Washington
1947 – Mick Jones, English footballer and coach
1947 – Alan Sugar, English businessman
1948 – Anatoli Krikun, Estonian basketball player and coach
1948 – Lee Oskar, Danish harmonica player and songwriter (War and Lowrider Band)
1948 – Barbara Pearse, English biologist and academic
1949 – Tabitha King, American author and poet
1949 – Ruud Krol, Dutch footballer and coach
1949 – Steve Lang, Canadian bass player (April Wine and Mashmakhan)
1949 – Nick Lowe, English singer-songwriter and producer (Rockpile and Little Village)
1949 – Ali Akbar Salehi, Iranian academic and politician, 36th Foreign Affairs Minister of Iran
1949 – Ranil Wickremesinghe, Sri Lankan lawyer and politician, 13th Prime Minister of Sri Lanka
1951 – Pat Bradley, American golfer
1951 – Tommy Hilfiger, American fashion designer, founded the Tommy Hilfiger Corporation
1951 – Dougie Thomson, Scottish bass player (Supertramp and The Alan Bown Set)
1951 – Anna Włodarczyk, Polish long jumper and coach
1952 – Quim Monzó, Catalan writer
1953 – Anita L. Allen, American lawyer, philosopher, and academic
1953 – Louie Anderson, American comedian, actor, and game show host
1954 – Robert Carradine, American actor and producer
1954 – Donna Pescow, American actress and director
1955 – Doug Jarvis, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1955 – Mart Kadastik, Estonian journalist
1955 – Pat Price, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1955 – Celâl Şengör, Turkish geologist and academic
1956 – Steve Ballmer, American businessman
1956 – Bill Wray, American cartoonist and painter
1957 – Gilles Baril, Canadian politician
1957 – Pierre Harvey, Canadian cyclist and skier
1957 – Pat Jarvis, Australian rugby league player
1958 – Mike Woodson, American basketball player and coach
1959 – Emmit King, American sprinter
1959 – Renaldo Nehemiah, American hurdler and football player
1959 – Derek Statham, English footballer
1960 – Nena, German singer-songwriter and actress (Nena)
1960 – Jan Berglin, Swedish cartoonist
1960 – Barry Horowitz, American wrestler
1960 – Kelly Le Brock, American model and actress
1960 – Grayson Perry, English potter
1960 – Scott Pruett, American race car driver
1960 – Annabella Sciorra, American actress and producer
1961 – Dean Jones, Australian cricketer and coach
1961 – Yanis Varoufakis, Greek economist and politician, Greek Minister of Finance
1962 – Angèle Dubeau, Canadian violinist
1962 – Star Jones, American lawyer, journalist, and talk show host
1962 – Irina Meszynski, German discus thrower
1963 – Raimond van der Gouw, Dutch footballer and coach
1963 – Torsten Voss, German decathlete and bobsledder
1965 – Peter Jacobson, American actor
1965 – Kaido Kalm, Estonian ice hockey player
1965 – Patrick Scales, German bass player and educator
1965 – The Undertaker, American wrestler and actor
1966 – Floyd Heard, American sprinter and coach
1968 – Minarti Timur, Indonesian badminton player
1970 – Lara Flynn Boyle, American actress
1970 – Sharon Corr, Irish singer-songwriter and violinist (The Corrs)
1970 – Christopher Daniels, American wrestler and actor
1970 – Judith Draxler, Austrian swimmer
1970 – Mike Vanderjagt, Canadian-American football player
1971 – Megyn Price, American actress
1972 – Christophe Dugarry, French footballer
1972 – Steve Karsay, American baseball player and coach
1973 – Jacek Bąk, Polish footballer
1973 – Philippe Boucher, Canadian ice hockey player and manager
1973 – Steve Corica, Australian footballer and coach
1973 – Mette Jacobsen, Danish swimmer
1973 – Glen Jakovich, Australian footballer
1973 – Jim Parsons, American actor and singer
1974 – Chad Butler, Dutch-American drummer (Switchfoot)
1974 – Alyson Hannigan, American actress
1974 – Sergey Klyugin, Russian high jumper
1975 – Krisdayanti, Indonesian singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
1975 – Thomas Johansson, Swedish-Monacan tennis player
1975 – Davor Vugrinec, Croatian footballer
1976 – Angellica Bell, English radio and television host
1976 – Aaron Brooks, American football player
1976 – Aliou Cissé, Senegalese footballer and coach
1976 – Athanasios Kostoulas, Greek footballer
1976 – Peyton Manning, American football player and entrepreneur
1977 – Corneille, Rwandan-German singer-songwriter
1977 – Jessica Chastain, American actress
1977 – Darren Lockyer, Australian rugby league player and sportscaster
1978 – Michael Braun, Australian footballer and coach
1978 – Kaori Mochida, Japanese singer-songwriter (Every Little Thing)
1978 – Tomáš Ujfaluši, Czech footballer and manager
1979 – Lake Bell, American actress and director
1979 – Emraan Hashmi, Indian actor
1979 – Norris Hopper, American baseball player
1979 – Periklis Iakovakis, Greek hurdler
1979 – Graeme Swann, English cricketer
1980 – Karin Frick, Swedish television presenter
1980 – Tassos Venetis, Greek footballer
1981 – Mike Adams, American football player
1981 – Ron Hainsey, American ice hockey player
1981 – Dirk Hayhurst, American baseball player
1981 – Mark Looms, Dutch footballer
1981 – Gary Paffett, English race car driver
1982 – Epico, Puerto Rican wrestler
1982 – Corey Hart, American baseball player
1982 – Jimmy Hempte, Belgian footballer
1982 – Christian Hug, German rugby player
1982 – Dustin McGowan, American baseball player
1982 – Jack Swagger, American wrestler
1983 – Luca Ceccarelli, Italian footballer
1983 – T. J. Ford, American basketball player
1983 – Riccardo Musetti, Italian footballer
1983 – Pierre-Alexandre Parenteau, Canadian ice hockey player
1984 – Benoît Assou-Ekotto, French-Cameroonian footballer
1984 – Park Bom, South Korean singer, dancer, and actress (2NE1)
1984 – Chris Bosh, American basketball player
1984 – Adrian D'Souza, Indian field hockey player
1984 – Lucy Wangui Kabuu, Kenyan runner
1985 – Haruka Ayase, Japanese actress and singer
1985 – Frederico Gil, Portuguese tennis player
1985 – Sayaka Hirano, Japanese table tennis player
1986 – Valentin Chmerkovskiy, Ukrainian-American professional dancer and choreographer
1986 – Kohei Hirate, Japanese race car driver
1986 – Tony McMahon, English footballer
1987 – Ramires, Brazilian footballer
1987 – Shakib Al Hasan, Bangladeshi cricketer
1987 – Yuma Asami, Japanese model and actress
1987 – Billy Jones, English footballer
1987 – Josh Zeid, American baseball player
1988 – Aiga Grabuste, Latvian heptathlete
1988 – Ryan Higgins, Zimbabwean cricketer
1988 – Matías Martínez, Argentinian footballer
1988 – Kardo Ploomipuu, Estonian swimmer
1990 – Keisha Castle-Hughes, Australian-New Zealand actress
1990 – Starlin Castro, American baseball player
1990 – Libby Clegg, English runner
1991 – Nick Browne, English cricketer
1991 – Dalila Jakupović, Slovenian tennis player
1994 – Anna Hämäläinen, Russian-Finnish runner
1995 – Enzo Fernández, French-Spanish footballer

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/24/16 at 3:48 pm

March 24th 2014 – Rodney Wilkes, Trinidadian weightlifter (b. 1925)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/24/16 at 4:17 pm

March 24th 1997 – Singer with Philly soul group Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes, Harold Melvin died aged 57. Had the 1972 US No.3 & 1974 UK No.9 single 'If You Don't Know Me By Know' and 1973 hit ‘The Love I Lost.’

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March 24th 2013 – Deke Richards, American songwriter and producer (b. 1944)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/24/16 at 5:35 pm

March 24th 2006 – Lynne Perrie, English actress and singer (b. 1931)

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Written By: ralfy on 03/24/16 at 7:39 pm

"Garry Shandling, Star of 'The Larry Sanders Show,' Dead at 66"

http://www.rollingstone.com/tv/news/garry-shandling-star-of-the-larry-sanders-show-dead-at-66-20160324

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/25/16 at 6:06 am

March 25th 1978 - Bill Kenny, lead singer of The Ink Spots died. Had the UK No.10 single 'Melody Of Love.' 'The Gypsy' was their biggest chart success, staying at the No.1 position on the US chart for 13 weeks.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/25/16 at 6:19 am

Born on this day in 1947, Sir Elton John singer, songwriter, pianist, (Reginald Dwight), 1971 UK No.7 single 'Your Song', 1973 US No.1 single 'Crocodile Rock' seven other US No.1's. Biggest selling single of all time with 1997 'Candle In The Wind 97', plus over 50 UK Top 40 hit singles. Sold over 150m records worldwide. Elton and Bernie Taupin wrote 'Don't Go Breaking My Heart' under the pseudonyms Ann Orson and Carte Blanche. Some of the aliases Sir Elton has used checking into hotels include, Prince Fooboo, Sir Humphrey Handbag, Lillian Lollipop, Lord Choc Ice, Lord Elpus, Binky Poodleclip and Sir Henry Poodle. Elton John's official nickname is Rocket Man.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/25/16 at 6:22 am

Born on this day in 1942, Aretha Franklin, The Queen of Soul, (1967 US No.1 & UK No.10 single 'Respect, 1968 UK No.4 single 'I Say A Little Prayer' & 1987 UK No.1 single with George Michael, 'I Knew You Were Waiting', plus over 15 other UK Top 40 hits).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/25/16 at 4:37 pm

March 25th 2006 - Buck Owens Jr, American singer and guitarist died. He pioneered the Bakersfield sound, a reference to Bakersfield, California. He scored twenty No.1 hits on the Billboard country music charts.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/26/16 at 4:34 am

March 26th 1827 – Ludwig van Beethoven, German pianist and composer (b. 1770)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/29/16 at 1:45 am

March 29th 1992 – Paul Henreid, Italian-American actor and director (b. 1908)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/29/16 at 2:06 am

March 29th 1972 – J. Arthur Rank, 1st Baron Rank, English businessman, founded Rank Organisation (b. 1888)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/29/16 at 2:06 am

March 29th 1974 – Joe Stecher, American wrestler (b. 1893)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/29/16 at 2:23 am

March 29th 1792 – King Gustav III of Sweden dies after being shot in the back at a midnight masquerade ball at Stockholm's Royal Opera 13 days earlier. He is succeeded by Gustav IV Adolf.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/29/16 at 3:10 am

March 29th 1912 – Robert Falcon Scott, English lieutenant and explorer (b. 1868)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/29/16 at 4:12 am

March 29th 2009 – Monte Hale, American actor and musician (b. 1919)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/29/16 at 4:46 am

March 29th 1982 – Carl Orff, German composer and educator (b. 1895)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/29/16 at 5:11 am

March 29th 1994 – Bill Travers, English actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1922)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/29/16 at 5:42 am

March 29th 1995 – Jimmy McShane, Irish singer (Baltimora) (b. 1957)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/29/16 at 6:35 am

March 29th 2014 – Marc Platt, American actor and dancer (b. 1913)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/29/16 at 7:49 am

March 29th 1980 – Mantovani, Italian-English conductor and composer (b. 1905)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/29/16 at 9:08 am

March 29th 1848 – John Jacob Astor, German-American businessman (b. 1763)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/29/16 at 9:41 am

March 29th 1956 – Infante Alfonso of Spain (b. 1941)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/29/16 at 10:12 am

March 29th 1985 – Jeanine Deckers, The Singing Nun, died aged 52 after taking an overdose of sleeping pills in a suicide pact with a friend. Her 1963 US No.1 & UK No.7 single 'Dominique' sold over 1.5 million copies, winning a Grammy Award for the year's best Gospel song. Deckers wrote about her financial difficulties in a suicide note, and in a great irony, the very day of her suicide and unknown to her, the Belgian association that collects royalties for songwriters awarded her $300,000 (571,658 Belgian francs).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/29/16 at 10:54 am

March 29th 1980 – Mantovani, (Annunzio Paolo Mantovan), Orchestra leader died aged 74. Born in Italy his family moved to England in 1912, where he studied at Trinity College of Music in London. He recorded over 50 albums for Decca records, including Song from Moulin Rouge and Cara Mia, both reached No. 1 in the UK. In the United States, between 1955 and 1972, he released over 40 albums with 27 reaching the Top 40 and 11 the Top Ten. His biggest success was with the album Film Encores, which made it to No. 1 in 1957.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/29/16 at 12:15 pm

March 29th 1999 – Joe Williams, American singer (b. 1918)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/29/16 at 12:44 pm

March 29th 1058 – Pope Stephen IX (b. 1020)

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Notable births for March 29th:

1927 – John McLaughlin, American journalist and producer
1928 – Keith Botsford, Belgian-American journalist, author, and academic
1929 – Richard Lewontin, American biologist, geneticist, and academic
1930 – Anerood Jugnauth, Mauritian lawyer and politician, 4th President of Mauritius
1931 – Norman Tebbit, English journalist and politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
1933 – Jacques Brault, Canadian poet and academic
1934 – Shahryar Khan, Indian-Pakistani politician and diplomat, 20th Foreign Secretary of Pakistan
1936 – Mogens Camre, Danish politician
1936 – Judith Guest, American author and screenwriter
1939 – Terence Hill, Italian actor, director, and producer
1940 – Astrud Gilberto, Brazilian singer-songwriter
1940 – John Suchet, English journalist and game show host
1941 – Joseph Hooton Taylor, Jr., American astrophysicist and astronomer, Nobel Prize laureate
1942 – Julie Goodyear, English actress
1942 – Bob Lurtsema, American football player
1942 – Scott Wilson, American actor
1943 – Vangelis, Greek keyboard player and songwriter (Aphrodite's Child and Jon and Vangelis)
1943 – Chad Allan, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Guess Who and Brave Belt)
1943 – Eric Idle, English actor and singer
1943 – John Major, English banker and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
1944 – Terry Jacks, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (The Poppy Family)
1944 – Denny McLain, American baseball player and sportscaster
1945 – Walt Frazier, American basketball player and sportscaster
1946 – James Boyle, Scottish broadcaster
1946 – Paul Herman, American actor
1946 – Bruce Weber, American fashion photographer
1947 – Inge Bödding, German sprinter
1947 – Robert Gordon, American singer and actor (Tuff Darts)
1947 – Bobby Kimball, American singer-songwriter (Toto and Yoso)
1948 – Bud Cort, American actor, director, and screenwriter
1949 – Dave Greenfield, English Keyboard player (The Stranglers)
1949 – Pauline Marois, Canadian social worker and politician, 30th Premier of Quebec
1949 – Keith Simpson, English historian and politician
1952 – John Hendricks, American businessman, founded Discovery Communications
1953 – Tõnis Palts, Estonian politician, 39th Mayor of Tallinn
1955 – Earl Campbell, American football player
1955 – Brendan Gleeson, Irish actor and director
1955 – Christopher Lawford, American actor and author
1955 – Marina Sirtis, English-American actress and producer
1956 – Kurt Thomas, American gymnast and actor
1957 – Elizabeth Hand, American author
1957 – Christopher Lambert, American-French actor
1957 – Simon Lee, English scholar and academic
1958 – Pedro Bial, Brazilian journalist and producer
1958 – Travis Childers, American businessman and politician
1958 – Fiona Reynolds, English academic
1958 – Nouriel Roubini, Turkish-American economist and academic
1958 – Victor Salva, American director, producer, and screenwriter
1958 – Marc Silvestri, American publisher, founded Top Cow Productions
1959 – Henry Bellingham, English lawyer and politician
1959 – Barry Blanchard, Canadian mountaineer
1959 – Perry Farrell, American singer-songwriter (Jane's Addiction, Porno for Pyros, Psi com, and Satellite Party)
1959 – Michael Hayes, American wrestler and singer
1960 – Jo Nesbø, Norwegian singer-songwriter and skier (Di Derre)
1960 – Wayne Pearce, Australian rugby league player, coach, and sportscaster
1961 – Gary Brabham, English-Australian race car driver
1961 – Mike Kingery, American baseball player
1961 – Amy Sedaris, American actress
1961 – Michael Winterbottom, English director and producer
1962 – Billy Beane, American baseball player and manager
1962 – Dan Bittman, Romanian singer-songwriter (Iris)
1962 – Ted Failon, Filipino journalist and politician
1964 – Michael A. Jackson, American police officer and politician
1964 – Elle Macpherson, Australian model and actress
1964 – Ming Tsai, American chef and television host
1965 – Jill Goodacre, American model and actress
1965 – Dominic Littlewood, English journalist
1965 – William Oefelein, American commander, pilot, and astronaut
1965 – Voula Patoulidou, Greek hurdler, long jumper, and politician
1966 – Eric Gunderson, American baseball player
1966 – Sigrid Kirchmann, Austrian high jumper
1967 – Michel Hazanavicius, French director, producer, and screenwriter
1967 – Brian Jordan, American baseball player and sportscaster
1967 – John Popper, American singer-songwriter and harmonica player (Blues Traveler and The John Popper Project)
1968 – Sue Foley, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist
1968 – Lucy Lawless, New Zealand actress
1969 – Kim Batten, American hurdler
1969 – Shinichi Mochizuki, Japanese mathematician
1969 – Ayano Murasaki, Japanese porn actress and model
1969 – Jimmy Spencer, American football player and coach
1970 – Ruth England, English actress and producer
1971 – Robert Gibbs, American political adviser, 28th White House Press Secretary
1971 – Lara Logan, South African-American journalist
1971 – Hidetoshi Nishijima, Japanese actor
1972 – Michel Ancel, French game designer
1972 – Rui Costa, Portuguese footballer
1972 – Alex Ochoa, Cuban-American baseball player and coach
1972 – Priti Patel, English politician
1972 – Junichi Suwabe, Japanese voice actor and singer
1973 – Marc Overmars, Dutch footballer and coach
1973 – Sebastiano Siviglia, Italian footballer
1973 – Steve Smith, English high jumper
1974 – Miguel Gómez, Colombian-American photographer and educator
1975 – Jim Mahfood, American author and illustrator
1976 – Igor Astarloa, Spanish cyclist
1976 – Jennifer Capriati, American tennis player
1977 – Djabir Saïd-Guerni, Algerian runner
1978 – Pierre Faber, French-German rugby player
1978 – Aaron Persico, New Zealand-Italian rugby player
1979 – Estela Giménez, Spanish gymnast
1979 – Lauri Lahesalu, Estonian ice hockey player
1979 – Tomoe Shinohara, Japanese singer, actress, fashion designer, and producer
1980 – Prince Hamzah bin Al-Hussein of Jordan
1980 – Chris D'Elia, American comedian, actor, writer and rapper
1980 – Bill Demong, American skier
1980 – Josh Logan, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1980 – Bruno Silva, Uruguayan footballer
1980 – Kim Tae-hee, South Korean actress
1981 – Megan Hilty, American actress and singer
1981 – Jlloyd Samuel, Trinidadian footballer
1982 – Anna Nagata, Japanese actress
1982 – Hideaki Takizawa, Japanese actor and singer (Tackey & Tsubasa)
1983 – Donald Cerrone, American mixed martial artist and kick-boxer
1983 – Darius Draudvila, Lithuanian decathlete
1983 – Yusuf Saad Kamel, Kenyan-Bahraini runner
1983 – Luiza Sá, Brazilian guitarist (Cansei de Ser Sexy)
1983 – Ryohei Suzuki, Japanese actor
1983 – Jamie Woon, English singer-songwriter and producer
1984 – Nate Adams, American motocross racer
1984 – Philippa Hanna, English singer-songwriter
1984 – Juan Mónaco, Argentinian tennis player
1984 – Mai Satoda, Japanese singer (Country Musume, Ongaku Gatas, and Elegies)
1985 – Fernando Amorebieta, Venezuelan footballer
1985 – Maxim Lapierre, Canadian ice hockey player
1985 – Mickey Pimentel, American football player
1986 – Sylvan Ebanks-Blake, English footballer
1986 – Lucas Elliot Eberl, American actor and director
1986 – Yoo So-young, South Korean actress and singer (After School)
1986 – Ivan Ukhov, Russian high jumper
1987 – Danielle Byrnes, Australian model and actress
1987 – Gianluca Freddi, Italian footballer
1987 – Andi Manzano, Filipino radio and television host
1988 – Esther Cremer, German runner
1988 – Jesús Molina, Mexican footballer
1988 – Jürgen Zopp, Estonian tennis player
1989 – James Tomkins, English footballer
1990 – Carlos Alberto Peña, Mexican footballer
1990 – Mark Rajevski, Estonian ice hockey player
1990 – Lyle Taylor, English footballer
1991 – Fabio Borini, Italian footballer
1994 – Sulli, South Korean actress, singer, and dancer

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/29/16 at 12:57 pm

March 29th 2001 – John Lewis, American pianist and composer (Modern Jazz Quartet) (b. 1920)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/29/16 at 1:47 pm

March 29th 1981 – Eric Williams, Trinidadian historian and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago (b. 1911)

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March 29th 2007 – Calvin Lockhart, Bahamian-American actor (b. 1934)

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March 29th 1940 – Alexander Obolensky, Russian-English rugby player and soldier (b. 1916)

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Born on this day in 1962, MC Hammer, (Stanley Kirk Burrell), 1990 US No.1 album 'Please Hammer Don't Hurt Em', record-breaking 21 weeks at the Top of the chart. 1990 UK No.3 single 'U Can't Touch This'.

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March 30th 1840 – Beau Brummell, English-French fashion designer (b. 1778)

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March 30th 1979 – Airey Neave, English colonel, lawyer, and politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, is killed by a car bomb as he exits the Palace of Westminster. The Irish National Liberation Army claims responsibility.

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March 30th 2015 – Roger Slifer, American author, illustrator, screenwriter, and producer (b. 1954)

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March 30th 116 – Quirinus of Neuss, Roman martyr and saint

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March 30th 365 – Emperor Ai of Jin (b. 341)

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March 30th 1486 – Thomas Bourchier, English cardinal (b. 1404)

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March 30th 1972 – Peter Whitney, American actor (b. 1916)

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March 30th 1986 – James Cagney, American actor and dancer (b. 1899)

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Notable births for March 30th:

1921 – Tony Honoré, English lawyer and jurist
1926 – Ingvar Kamprad, Swedish businessman, founded IKEA
1926 – Peter Marshall, American actor, singer, and game show host
1926 – Larissa Volpert, Russian chess player
1927 – Robert Armstrong, Baron Armstrong of Ilminster, English civil servant and scholar
1928 – Robert Badinter, French lawyer and politician, French Minister of Justice
1930 – John Astin, American actor
1930 – Nicolas Browne-Wilkinson, Baron Browne-Wilkinson, English lawyer and judge
1930 – Rolf Harris, Australian-English singer-songwriter
1933 – Luis Bacalov, Argentinian-Italian composer
1935 – Karl Berger, German pianist and composer
1937 – Warren Beatty, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1937 – Ian MacLaurin, Baron MacLaurin of Knebworth, English businessman
1938 – Klaus Schwab, German economist and engineer, founded the World Economic Forum
1940 – Jerry Lucas, American basketball player and educator
1940 – Hans Ragnemalm, Swedish lawyer and judge
1941 – Graeme Edge, English singer-songwriter and drummer (The Moody Blues)
1941 – Ron Johnston, English geographer and academic
1941 – Wasim Sajjad, Pakistan lawyer and politician, President of Pakistan
1941 – Bob Smith, American soldier and politician
1942 – Ruben Kun, Nauruan lawyer and politician, 14th President of Nauru
1942 – Kenneth Welsh, Canadian-American actor and singer
1943 – Jean-Louis Ravelomanantsoa, Malagasy sprinter
1943 – Michael Redfern, English actor
1944 – Mark Wylea Erwin, American businessman and diplomat
1944 – Brian Wilshire, Australian radio host
1945 – Eric Clapton, English guitarist and singer-songwriter (The Yardbirds, Blind Faith, and Derek and the Dominos)
1945 – Ron Garvin, Canadian-American wrestler and referee
1945 – Johnnie Walker, English radio host
1946 – Elhanan Helpman, Israeli-American economist
1946 – Mohammad Hashem Pesaran, Iranian-English economist and academic
1947 – Ryszard Kotla, Polish journalist and author
1947 – Dick Roche, Irish politician, Minister of State for European Affairs
1947 – Terje Venaas, Norwegian bassist
1948 – Nigel Jones, Baron Jones of Cheltenham, English computer programmer and politician
1948 – Eddie Jordan, Irish racecar driver, founded Jordan Grand Prix
1948 – Mervyn King, English economist and academic
1948 – Jim "Dandy" Mangrum, American rock singer (Black Oak Arkansas)
1949 – Liza Frulla, Canadian talk show host and politician, 3rd Minister of Canadian Heritage
1949 – Ray Magliozzi, American radio host
1949 – Dana Gillespie, English singer-songwriter and actress
1950 – Janet Browne, English-American historian and academic
1950 – Robbie Coltrane, Scottish actor and singer
1950 – Beverley Hughes, English academic and politician
1950 – Grady Little, American baseball player, coach, and manager
1950 – Warren Snowdon, Australian educator and politician, 39th Australian Minister for Veterans' Affairs
1951 – Tina Monzon-Palma, Filipino journalist
1951 – Yves Séguin, Canadian academic and politician
1952 – Stuart Dryburgh, English-New Zealand cinematographer
1952 – Peter Knights, Australian footballer and coach
1955 – Margaret Fingerhut, English pianist and educator
1956 – Bill Butler, Scottish educator and politician
1956 – Vladimir Denissenkov, Russian accordion player and composer
1956 – Juanito Oiarzabal, Spanish mountaineer
1956 – Shahla Sherkat, Iranian journalist and author
1957 – Debra Byrne, Australian singer and actress
1957 – Michael Lehmann, American director and producer
1957 – Paul Reiser, American actor
1958 – Maurice LaMarche, Canadian voice actor and stand-up comedian
1958 – Michael Morris, American director and producer
1959 – Andrew Bailey, English banker
1959 – Martina Cole, English television host and author
1959 – Peter Ellis, New Zealand criminal
1959 – Sabine Meyer, German clarinet player and educator
1960 – Laurie Graham, Canadian skier
1960 – Christoph M. Ohrt, German actor
1961 – Mike Thackwell, New Zealand race car driver
1962 – Mark Begich, American politician
1962 – Adrianna Biedrzyńska, Polish actress
1962 – Bil Dwyer, American actor and game show host
1962 – MC Hammer, American rapper and actor
1963 – Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj, Mongolian journalist and politician, 4th President of Mongolia
1963 – Eli-Eri Moura, Brazilian composer and conductor
1963 – Panagiotis Tsalouchidis, Greek footballer
1964 – Vlado Bozinovski, Macedonian-Australian footballer and manager
1964 – Tracy Chapman, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1964 – David Ellett, Canadian ice hockey player
1964 – Sigurd Haveland, Gibraltarian triathlete and cyclist
1964 – Ian Ziering, American actor and producer
1965 – Piers Morgan, English journalist and talk show host
1966 – Joey Castillo, American drummer and songwriter (Queens of the Stone Age, Eagles of Death Metal, Danzig, Sugartooth, and Zilch)
1966 – Efstratios Grivas, Greek chess player and author
1966 – Dmitry Volkov, Russian swimmer
1966 – Leonid Voloshin, Russian triple jumper
1967 – Megumi Hayashibara, Japanese voice actress and singer
1967 – Richard Hutten, Dutch furniture designer
1967 – Julie Richardson, New Zealand tennis player
1967 – Fuyumi Sakamoto, Japanese singer
1968 – Donna D'Errico, American model and actress
1968 – Celine Dion, Canadian singer-songwriter
1969 – Troy Bayliss, Australian motorcycle racer
1969 – Nuša Derenda, Slovenian singer
1969 – Kei Takeoka, Japanese journalist
1970 – Tobias Hill, English poet and author
1970 – Ricardo Bernal, Mexican tenor
1970 – Jone Nikula, Finnish radio and television host
1970 – Ron Villanueva, American politician
1971 – Mark Consuelos, American actor and television personality
1971 – Mari Holden, American cyclist
1972 – Mili Avital, Israeli-American actress
1972 – Makoto Nagano, Japanese martial artist
1972 – Emerson Thome, Brazilian footballer and scout
1972 – Karel Poborský, Czech footballer
1973 – Ali Ahmed, Qatari archer
1973 – Jan Koller, Czech footballer
1973 – Matthew Pritchard, Welsh skateboarder and actor
1973 – Kareem Streete-Thompson, Caymanian-American long jumper
1974 – Maria Dangell, Estonian singer-songwriter and pianist
1975 – Paul Griffen, New Zealand-Italian rugby player
1975 – Haluk Piyes, German actor
1975 – Bahar Soomekh, Iranian-American actress
1976 – Bonobo, English DJ and producer
1976 – Jessica Cauffiel, American actress and singer
1976 – Ty Conklin, American ice hockey player
1976 – Ayako Kawasumi, Japanese voice actress and singer
1976 – Mark McClelland, Irish bass player (Snow Patrol, Little Doses, and The Reindeer Section)
1976 – Obadele Thompson, Barbadian sprinter
1976 – Troels Lund Poulsen, Danish politician, Minister for Education of Denmark
1977 – Abhishek Chaubey, Indian director and screenwriter
1978 – Teemu Aalto, Finnish ice hockey player
1978 – Paweł Czapiewski, Polish runner
1978 – Chris Paterson, Scottish rugby player and coach
1978 – Simon Webbe, English singer-songwriter and actor (Blue)
1979 – Daniel Arenas, Colombian actor
1979 – Norah Jones, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and actress (The Little Willies and Wax Poetic)
1979 – Sean Garrett, American singer-songwriter and producer
1979 – Park Kyung-lim, South Korean comedian and actor
1979 – Anatoliy Tymoshchuk, Ukrainian footballer
1980 – Chris Paterson, Australian rugby player
1980 – Fiona Gubelmann, American actress
1980 – Ricardo Osorio, Mexican footballer
1980 – Yalın, Turkish singer-songwriter and guitarist
1981 – Jammal Brown, American football player
1981 – Angie Greenup, American comedian, actress, and television host
1981 – Andrea Masi, Italian rugby player
1981 – Katy Mixon, American actress
1982 – A-Trak, Canadian DJ and producer (Low Pros)
1982 – Jason Dohring, American actor
1982 – Mark Hudson, English footballer
1982 – Philippe Mexès, French footballer
1982 – Javier Portillo, Spanish footballer
1983 – Jérémie Aliadière, French footballer
1983 – Scott Moffatt, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Moffatts)
1983 – Sajjad Moradi, Iranian runner
1983 – Davis Romero, Panamanian baseball player
1983 – Hebe Tien, Taiwanese singer and actress (S.H.E)
1984 – Mario Ančić, Croatian tennis player
1984 – Jonny Diaz, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1984 – Anna Nalick, American singer-songwriter
1984 – Samantha Stosur, Australian tennis player
1985 – Miss Fame, American drag queen performer
1985 – Giacomo Ricci, Italian race car driver
1986 – Beni, Japanese-American singer-songwriter and actress
1986 – Sergio Ramos, Spanish footballer
1987 – Trent Barreta, American wrestler
1987 – Calum Elliot, Scottish footballer
1987 – Kwok Kin Pong, Hong Kong footballer
1987 – Marc-Édouard Vlasic, Canadian ice hockey player
1988 – Richard Sherman, American football player
1989 – Chris Sale, American baseball player
1989 – João Sousa, Portuguese tennis player
1990 – Rola, Japanese model and television personality
1990 – Allie Gonino, American actress and singer (The Stunners)
1990 – Lee Gi-kwang, South Korean singer, dancer, and actor (BEAST)
1990 – Jaik Mickleburgh, English cricketer
1990 – Ádám Simon, Hungarian footballer
1990 – András Simon, Hungarian footballer
1990 – Rodney Strasser, Sierra Leonean footballer
1991 – Kim Grajdek, German tennis player
1992 – Enrique Gil, Filipino actor, singer and dancer
1993 – Javid Bowen, Australian rugby league player
1993 – Song Min-ho, South Korean rapper (Winner)
1994 – Haruka Shimazaki, Japanese singer and actress (AKB48)
1994 – Sarah Solovay, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1994 – Jetro Willems, Dutch footballer

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March 30th 2002 – Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother of the United Kingdom (b. 1900)]

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March 30th 2004 – Alistair Cooke, English-American journalist and author (b. 1908)

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March 30th 2014 – Kate O'Mara, English actress (b. 1939)

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March 30th 1968 – Bobby Driscoll, American actor and singer (b. 1937)

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March 30th 1981 – DeWitt Wallace, American publisher, co-founded Reader's Digest (b. 1889)

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March 30th 2013 – US music producer and pioneer of digital recording, Phil Ramone, died aged 79. Ramone was regarded as one of the most successful producers in history, winning 14 Grammy awards and working with stars such as Ray Charles, Bob Dylan, Elton John and Paul McCartney. He produced the first major commercial release on CD, Billy Joel's 1982 album 52nd Street. Ramone had been in hospital for several weeks, where he was being treated for an aortic aneurysm.

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March 30th 1999 – Gary Morton, American actor and producer (b. 1924)

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March 30th 2004 – Hubert Gregg, English actor and director (b. 1914)

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Born on this day in 1934, Shirley Jones, singer, actress, The Partridge Family, (1970 US No.1 single 'I Think I Love You', 1972 UK No.3 single 'Breaking Up Is Hard To Do').

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Born on this day in 1937, Herb Alpert, trumpet, vocals, (1968 US No.1 & UK No.3 single 'This Guy's In Love With You'). Formed A&M Records with Jerry Moss, at first operating from his garage at home.

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March 31st 1931 – TWA Flight 599 crashes near Bazaar, Kansas, killing eight, including University of Notre Dame head football coach Knute Rockne.

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Born on this day in 1948, Mick Ralphs, guitarist, Mott The Hoople, (1972 UK No.3 & US No.37 single 'All The Young Dudes'), Bad Company, (1974 UK No.15 & US No.5 single 'Can't Get Enough').

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March 31st 1986 - O'Kelly Isley of The Isley Brothers died of a heart attack, aged 48. Had a hit in 1962 original version of 'Twist and Shout', (later covered by The Beatles) and the 1968 UK No.3 single 'This Old Heart Of Mine' and 1969 US No.2 single 'It's Your Thing'.

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April 2nd 2015 – Robert H. Schuller, American pastor and author (b. 1926)

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April 2nd 2014 – Lucy Hood, American businesswoman, founded Fox Mobile Entertainment (b. 1957)

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April 2nd 1958 – Tudor Davies, Welsh tenor and actor (b. 1892)

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April 2nd 1502 – Arthur, Prince of Wales (b. 1486)

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April 2nd 1872 – Samuel Morse, American painter and academic, invented the Morse code (b. 1791)

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April 2nd 1992 – Juanito, Spanish footballer and manager (b. 1954)

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April 2nd 1966 – C. S. Forester, Egyptian-American author (b. 1899)

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April 2nd 2008 – Ray Poole, American football player and coach (b. 1921)

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April 2nd 2005 – Pope John Paul II (b. 1920)

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April 2nd 1974 – Georges Pompidou, French banker and politician, 19th President of France (b. 1911)

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April 2nd 1928 – Theodore William Richards, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1868)

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April 2nd 1998 – Rob Pilatus, one half of pop duo Milli Vanilli was found dead in a Frankfurt Hotel room after taking a lethal combination of drugs and alcohol. Milli Vanilli won the 1989 best new artist Grammy after hits like 'Blame it on the Rain' and 'Girl, You Know It's True,' selling 30 million singles and 14 million albums. But in late 1990, the performers were stripped of the award after it was revealed that neither actually sang on the Milli Vanilli album.

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April 2nd 2008 – Paul Arden, English author (b. 1940)

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April 2nd 2013 – Milo O'Shea, Irish-American actor (b. 1926)

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April 2nd 2002 – Levi Celerio, Filipino composer and songwriter (b. 1910)

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April 2nd 2014 – Harris Goldsmith, American pianist, educator, and critic (b. 1937)

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April 2nd 2003 - US soul singer Edwin Starr died at his British home in Nottingham aged 61. Formed The Future Tones in 1957, had the 1970 US No.1 and UK No.3 anti-Vietnam War protest song 'War', (which according to Starr was recorded in one take).

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"Actress Patty Duke dead at 69"

http://edition.cnn.com/2016/03/29/entertainment/patty-duke-obit-feat/

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April 2nd 2005 – Betty Bolton, English actress (b. 1906)

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April 2nd 1936 – Jean Baptiste Eugène Estienne, French general (b. 1860)

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April 2nd 2004 – John Argyris, Greek computer scientist, engineer, and academic (b. 1913)

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April 2nd 2006 – Bernard Seigal, American guitarist and critic (The Beat Farmers) (b. 1957)

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April 2nd 1995 – Harvey Penick, American golfer and coach (b. 1904)

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April 2nd 2012 – Allie Clark, American baseball player and politician (b. 1923)

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April 2nd 1933 – Ranjitsinhji, Indian cricketer (b. 1872)

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Notable births for April 2nd:

1923 – Gloria Henry, American Actress
1923 – G. Spencer-Brown, English mathematician, psychologist, and author
1928 – Roy Masters, English-American radio host
1930 – Roddy Maude-Roxby, English actor
1930 – Yelizaveta Yermolayeva, Russian runner
1933 – György Konrád, Hungarian sociologist and author
1934 – Carl Kasell, American journalist and game show host
1935 – Sharon Acker, Canadian actress
1936 – Shaul Ladany, Serbian-Israeli race walker and engineer
1937 – Denis Tuohy, Northern Irish television journalist
1938 – John Larsson, Swedish 17th General of The Salvation Army
1938 – Al Weis, American baseball player
1939 – Anthony Lake, American academic and diplomat, 18th United States National Security Advisor
1939 – Lise Thibault, Canadian journalist and politician, 27th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec
1940 – Donald Jackson, Canadian figure skater and coach
1940 – Penelope Keith, English actress
1941 – Dr. Demento, American radio host
1942 – Leon Russell, American singer-songwriter and pianist
1942 – Hiroyuki Sakai, Japanese chef
1942 – Roshan Seth, Indian-English actor
1943 – Michael Boyce, Baron Boyce, South African-English admiral and politician, Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports
1943 – Larry Coryell, American guitarist (The Free Spirits and The Eleventh House)
1943 – Antonio Sabàto, Sr., Italian actor
1944 – Bill Malinchak, American football player
1945 – Jürgen Drews, German singer-songwriter (Les Humphries Singers)
1945 – Guy Fréquelin, French race car driver
1945 – Linda Hunt, American actress
1945 – Reggie Smith, American baseball player and coach
1945 – Don Sutton, American baseball player and sportscaster
1945 – Anne Waldman, American poet
1946 – Richard Collinge, New Zealand cricketer
1946 – David Heyes, English politician
1946 – Judith Ann Lanzinger, American jurist
1947 – Paquita la del Barrio, Mexican singer-songwriter
1947 – Emmylou Harris, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1947 – Camille Paglia, American author and critic
1948 – Roald Als, Danish author and illustrator
1948 – Daniel Okrent, American journalist and author
1948 – Joan D. Vinge, American author
1949 – Paul Gambaccini, American-English radio and television host
1949 – Bernd Müller, German footballer
1949 – Pamela Reed, American actress
1949 – David Robinson, American drummer (The Modern Lovers, DMZ, and The Cars)
1950 – Lynn Westmoreland, American politician
1951 – Ayako Okamoto, Japanese golfer
1951 – Moriteru Ueshiba, Japanese martial artist
1952 – Lennart Fagerlund, Swedish cyclist
1953 – Jim Allister, Northern Irish lawyer and politician
1953 – James Vance, American author and playwright
1954 – Gregory Abbott, American singer-songwriter and producer
1954 – Susumu Hirasawa, Japanese singer-songwriter (P-Model)
1954 – Donald Petrie, American actor and director
1955 – Michael Stone, Northern Irish loyalist paramilitary
1957 – Caroline Dean, English biologist and academic
1957 – Giuliana De Sio, Italian actress
1958 – Stefano Bettarello, Italian rugby player
1958 – Larry Drew, American basketball player and coach
1958 – Amelia Marshall, American actress
1959 – Gelindo Bordin, Italian runner
1959 – David Frankel, American director, producer, and screenwriter
1959 – Juha Kankkunen, Finnish race car driver
1959 – Yves Lavandier, French director and producer
1959 – Steve Monarque, American actor, director, and screenwriter
1959 – Badou Ezzaki, Moroccan footballer and manager
1960 – Linford Christie, Jamaican-English sprinter
1960 – Brad Jones, Australian race car driver
1960 – Lee Mi-sook, South Korean actress
1960 – Pascale Nadeau, Canadian journalist
1961 – Buddy Jewell, American singer-songwriter
1961 – Christopher Meloni, American actor
1961 – Keren Woodward, English singer-songwriter (Bananarama)
1962 – Pierre Carles, French director and producer
1962 – Billy Dean, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1962 – Clark Gregg, American actor
1963 – Karl Beattie, English director and producer
1963 – Mike Gascoyne, English engineer
1964 – Pete Incaviglia, American baseball player and coach
1964 – Jonathon Sharkey, American wrestler
1966 – Bill Romanowski, American football player and actor
1966 – Teddy Sheringham, English footballer and coach
1967 – Greg Camp, American singer-songwriter, and guitarist (Smash Mouth)
1967 – Helen Chamberlain, English television host
1967 – Phil Demmel, American guitarist and songwriter (Machine Head and Vio-lence)
1967 – Renée Estevez, American actress and screenwriter
1967 – Prince Paul, American DJ and producer (Gravediggaz, Stetsasonic, and Handsome Boy Modeling School)
1969 – Ajay Devgan, Indian actor, director, and producer
1971 – Elton, German comedian and television host
1971 – Jason Lewry, English cricketer
1971 – Todd Woodbridge, Australian tennis player and sportscaster
1971 – Zeebra, Japanese rapper (King Giddra)
1972 – Remo D'Souza, Indian choreographer and dancer
1972 – Calvin Davis, American sprinter and hurdler
1972 – Zane Lamprey, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1973 – Dmitry Lipartov, Russian footballer
1973 – Roselyn Sánchez, Puerto Rican-American actress and singer-songwriter
1973 – Aleksejs Semjonovs, Latvian footballer
1974 – Håkan Hellström, Swedish singer (Broder Daniel)
1974 – Tayfun Korkut, Turkish football manager and former player
1975 – Randy Livingston, American basketball player
1975 – Pedro Pascal, Chilean-American actor
1975 – Adam Rodriguez, American actor and director
1975 – Katrin Rutschow-Stomporowski, German rower
1976 – Andreas Anastasopoulos, Greek shot putter
1976 – Geneva Cruz, Filipino singer and actress (Smokey Mountain)
1976 – Adam F. Goldberg, American television and film writer and producer
1976 – Daisuke Namikawa, Japanese voice actor
1976 – Rory Sabbatini, South African golfer
1977 – Jelena Abbou, Serbian-American model and personal trainer
1977 – Per Elofsson, Swedish skier
1977 – Michael Fassbender, German-Irish actor and producer
1977 – Hanno Pevkur, Estonian lawyer and politician, Estonian Minister of Justice
1977 – Marc Raquil, French sprinter
1977 – Aiden Turner, English actor
1978 – John Gall, American baseball player
1978 – Scott Lynch, American author
1978 – Deon Richmond, American actor and producer
1978 – Ethan Smith, American actor, director, and producer
1979 – Jesse Carmichael, American keyboard player (Maroon 5)
1979 – Stian Westerhus, Norwegian guitarist (Puma)
1979 – Aslı Tandoğan, Turkish actress
1980 – Adam Fleming, Scottish journalist
1980 – Gavin Heffernan, Canadian director and screenwriter
1980 – Wairangi Koopu, New Zealand rugby league player
1980 – Cristian Lizzori, Italian footballer
1980 – Carlos Salcido, Mexican footballer
1981 – Michael Clarke, Australian cricketer
1982 – Marco Amelia, Italian footballer
1982 – Jeremy Bloom, American football player and skier
1982 – Bianca Chatfield, Australian netball player
1982 – Jack Evans, American wrestler
1982 – David Ferrer, Spanish tennis player
1982 – Leyla Milani, Canadian model and actress
1982 – Jenny Ryan, British quizzer
1983 – Félix Borja, Ecuadorian footballer
1983 – Paul Capdeville, Chilean tennis player
1983 – Owen Fussey, Canadian ice hockey player
1983 – Yung Joc, American rapper
1983 – Maksym Mazuryk, Ukrainian pole vaulter
1984 – Engin Atsür, Turkish basketball player
1984 – Nóra Barta, Hungarian diver
1984 – Jérémy Morel, French footballer
1985 – Barry Corr, Irish footballer
1985 – Thom Evans, Zimbabwean-Scottish rugby player
1985 – Stéphane Lambiel, Swiss figure skater
1986 – R3hab, Dutch DJ and producer of Moroccan origin
1986 – Ibrahim Afellay, Dutch footballer
1986 – Andris Biedriņš, Latvian basketball player
1986 – Lee DeWyze, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1987 – Pablo Aguilar, Paraguayan footballer
1987 – Marc Pugh, English footballer
1988 – Ellen Adarna, Filipino model and actress
1988 – Jesse Plemons, American actor
1989 – Midhun Jith, Indian martial artist
1990 – Amy Castle, American actress
1990 – Felipe Chalegre, Brazilian footballer
1990 – Roscoe Dash, American rapper
1990 – Yevgeniya Kanayeva, Russian gymnast
1990 – Leho Pent, Estonian weightlifter
1990 – Miralem Pjanić, Bosnian footballer
1991 – Luke Jones, Australian rugby player
1991 – Paulina Schippers, Guatemalan tennis player
1993 – Aaron Kelly, American singer
1993 – Keshorn Walcott, Trinidadian javelin thrower

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April 2nd 2013 – Benjamin Purcell, American colonel and politician (b. 1928)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/16 at 2:03 pm

April 2nd 2001 – Jennifer Syme, American actress and production assistant (b. 1972)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/16 at 5:01 am

Born on this day in 1924, Doris Day, singer, actress, (1956 US No.2 & UK No.1 single 'Whatever Will Be, Will Be, (Que Sera, Sera, plus 17 other UK Top 40 singles).

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Written By: nally on 04/04/16 at 11:45 pm

April 4, 1968 - Martin Luther King Jr. (born 1929), assassinated by James Earl Ray :\'(

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Written By: nally on 04/04/16 at 11:47 pm


April 4, 1968 - Martin Luther King Jr. (born 1929), assassinated by James Earl Ray  :(

U2's 1984 hit song "Pride in the Name of Love" was written in honor of MLK; the third verse even makes reference to the shooting. :\'(

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Written By: ralfy on 04/05/16 at 10:10 pm

"Gregory Peck’s Centennial: How an Actor Became an Icon of Moral Decency"

http://time.com/4272364/gregory-peck-centennial-photos/

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/06/16 at 9:28 am

April 5th 1994 - Kurt Cobain (Nirvana) killed himself with a shotgun. He was found three days later.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/06/16 at 9:49 am

April 6th 1996 – Greer Garson, English-American actress (b. 1904)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/06/16 at 10:13 am

April 6th 1971 – Igor Stravinsky, Russian-American pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1882)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/06/16 at 10:57 am

April 6th 1992 – Isaac Asimov, American science fiction writer (b. 1920)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/06/16 at 11:16 am

April 6th 2015 – Dollard St. Laurent, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1929)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/06/16 at 11:46 am

April 6th 2014 – Mickey Rooney, American actor, singer, director, and producer (b. 1920)

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April 6th 1888 – Thomas Green Clemson dies, bequeathing his estate to the State of South Carolina to establish Clemson Agricultural College.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/06/16 at 12:37 pm

April 6th 2004 – Guitarist and singer Niki Sullivan, died suddenly of a heart attack, at his home in Independence, Missouri aged 66. Sullivan was one of the three original members of Buddy Holly's backing group, The Crickets. He co-wrote a number of his hit songs and sang back-up vocals on 27 of the 32 songs Buddy recorded over his brief career.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/06/16 at 1:19 pm

April 6th 2015 – Ray Charles, American singer-songwriter and conductor (b. 1918)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/06/16 at 1:57 pm

April 6th 2003 – Anita Borg, American computer scientist, founded Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology (b. 1949)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/06/16 at 1:59 pm

April 6th 1998 – American country singer Tammy Wynette died aged 55. She scored 12 hit singles including 'Stand By Your Man', and sold over 30 million records world-wide, married five times and once filed for bankruptcy. Known as the first lady of country music. Wynette had the 1991 hit with The KLF 'Justified and Ancient' which became a No. 1 hit in eighteen countries.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/06/16 at 2:22 pm

April 6th 1998 – Wendy O. Williams former singer of The Plasmatics died from self-inflicted gunshot wounds. Williams was known for her wild stage theatrics which included blowing up equipment, near nudity and chain-sawing guitars.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/06/16 at 2:33 pm

April 6th 2005 – Rainier III, Prince of Monaco (b. 1923)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/06/16 at 3:06 pm

April 6th 1935 – Edwin Arlington Robinson, American poet and playwright (b. 1869)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/06/16 at 3:21 pm

Notable births for April 6th:

1920 – Edmond H. Fischer, Chinese-American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
1926 – Randy Weston, American jazz pianist and composer
1928 – James Watson, American biologist, geneticist, and zoologist, Nobel Prize laureate
1929 – André Previn, American pianist, composer, and conductor
1931 – Ram Dass, American author and educator
1933 – Roy Goode, English lawyer and academic
1933 – Tom C. Korologos, American journalist and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Belgium
1936 – Helen Berman, Dutch-Israeli painter and illustrator
1936 – Jean-Pierre Changeux, French neuroscientist, biologist, and academic
1937 – Tom Veivers, Australian cricketer and politician
1937 – Billy Dee Williams, American actor, singer, and writer
1938 – Roy Thinnes, American actor
1939 – André Ouellet, Canadian lawyer and politician, 1st Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs
1939 – John Sculley, American businessman, co-founded Zeta Interactive
1940 – Homero Aridjis, Mexican journalist, author, and poet
1941 – Christopher Allsopp, English economist and academic
1941 – Hans W. Geißendörfer, German director and producer
1941 – Don Prudhomme, American race car driver and manager
1941 – Gheorghe Zamfir, Romanian flute player and composer
1942 – Barry Levinson, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1943 – Max Clifford, English journalist and publicist
1943 – Roger Cook, New Zealand-English journalist and academic
1943 – Ian MacRae, New Zealand rugby player
1944 – Anita Pallenberg, Italian-English model, actress, and fashion designer
1944 – Felicity Palmer, English operatic soprano
1945 – Rodney Bickerstaffe, English trade union leader
1945 – Peter Hill, English journalist
1946 – Paul Beresford, New Zealand-English dentist and politician
1947 – John Ratzenberger, American actor and director
1947 – André Weinfeld, French-American director, producer, and screenwriter
1947 – Mike Worboys, English mathematician and computer scientist
1949 – Alyson Bailes, English academic and diplomat
1949 – Patrick Hernandez, French singer-songwriter
1949 – Horst Ludwig Störmer, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
1951 – Bert Blyleven, Dutch-American baseball player and sportscaster
1951 – Pascal Rogé, French pianist
1951 – Phil Schaap, American jazz disc jockey and historian
1952 – Udo Dirkschneider, German singer-songwriter (Accept and U.D.O.)
1952 – Marilu Henner, American actress and author
1953 – Patrick Doyle, Scottish actor and composer
1953 – Christopher Franke, German-American drummer and songwriter (Tangerine Dream and Agitation Free)
1955 – Rob Epstein, American director and producer
1955 – Michael Rooker, American actor, director, and producer
1956 – Michele Bachmann, American lawyer and politician
1956 – Mudassar Nazar, Pakistani cricketer
1956 – Lee Scott, English politician
1956 – Sebastian Spreng, Argentinian-American painter and journalist
1956 – Dilip Vengsarkar, Indian cricketer and coach
1957 – Giorgio Damilano, Italian race walker and coach
1957 – Maurizio Damilano, Italian race walker and coach
1957 – Jaroslava Maxová, Czech soprano and educator
1957 – Paolo Nespoli, Italian soldier, engineer, and astronaut
1958 – Graeme Base, Australian author and illustrator
1959 – Gail Shea, Canadian politician
1960 – Batem, Congolese-Belgian illustrator
1960 – Warren Haynes, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Allman Brothers Band, Gov't Mule, and The Dead)
1960 – John Pizzarelli, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1961 – Rory Bremner, Scottish actor and screenwriter
1961 – Peter Jackson, English footballer and manager
1962 – Iris Häussler, German sculptor and academic
1962 – Marco Schällibaum, Swiss footballer, coach, and manager
1963 – Rafael Correa, Ecuadorian economist and politician, 54th President of Ecuador
1963 – Derrick May, American electronic musician, Techno music pioneer
1964 – Phil Gayle, English journalist
1965 – Black Francis, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Pixies and Grand Duchy)
1965 – Sterling Sharpe, American football player and sportscaster
1966 – Young Man Kang, South Korean-American director and producer
1967 – Julian Anderson, English composer and educator
1967 – Kathleen Barr, Canadian voice actress and singer
1967 – Tanya Byron, English psychologist and academic
1967 – Jonathan Firth, English actor
1968 – Archon Fung, American political scientist, author, and academic
1968 – Affonso Giaffone, Brazilian race car driver
1969 – Bret Boone, American baseball player and manager
1969 – Jack Canfora, American actor, singer, and playwright
1969 – Philipp Peter, Austrian race car driver
1969 – Paul Rudd, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
1969 – Louie Spence, English dancer and choreographer
1969 – Spencer Wells, American geneticist and anthropologist
1970 – Olaf Kölzig, South African-German ice hockey player and coach
1970 – Roy Mayorga, American drummer, songwriter, and producer (Stone Sour, Black President, Amebix, and Nausea)
1970 – Huang Xiaomin, Chinese swimmer
1971 – Lou Merloni, American baseball player and radio host
1972 – Anders Thomas Jensen, Danish director and screenwriter
1972 – Dickey Simpkins, American basketball player and sportscaster
1973 – Donnie Edwards, American football player
1973 – Randall Godfrey, American football player
1973 – Rie Miyazawa, Japanese model and actress
1973 – Sun Wen, Chinese footballer
1975 – Zach Braff, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1975 – Hal Gill, American ice hockey player
1976 – Candace Cameron Bure, American actress and talk show panelist
1976 – James Fox, Welsh singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
1976 – Chris Hoke, American football player
1976 – Georg Hólm, Icelandic bass player (Sigur Rós)
1976 – Hirotada Ototake, Japanese author and educator
1977 – Ville Nieminen, Finnish ice hockey player
1977 – Andy Phillips, American baseball player and coach
1978 – Imani Coppola, American singer-songwriter and violinist (Little Jackie)
1978 – Tim Hasselbeck, American football player and sportscaster
1978 – Myleene Klass, English singer, pianist, and model (Hear'Say)
1978 – Martín Méndez, Uruguayan bass player and songwriter (Opeth)
1978 – Blaine Neal, American baseball player
1978 – Igor Semshov, Russian footballer
1979 – Lord Frederick Windsor, English journalist and financier
1980 – Tommi Evilä, Finnish long jumper
1981 – Robert Earnshaw, Welsh footballer
1981 – Jeff Faine, American football player
1981 – Kari Jobe, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Gateway Worship and Desperation Band)
1981 – Alex Suarez, American bass player (Cobra Starship and This Is Ivy League)
1982 – Michael Guy Chislett, Australian-American guitarist, songwriter, and producer
1982 – Hérculez Gómez, American soccer player
1982 – Bret Harrison, American actor and musician
1982 – Travis Moen, Canadian ice hockey player
1983 – Mehdi Ballouchy, Moroccan footballer
1983 – Jerome Kaino, New Zealand rugby player
1983 – Mitsuru Nagata, Japanese footballer
1983 – Remi Nicole, English singer-songwriter and actress
1983 – Katie Weatherston, Canadian ice hockey player
1984 – Max Bemis, American singer-songwriter (Say Anything, Two Tongues, and Max Bemis and the Painful Splits)
1984 – Michaël Ciani, French footballer
1984 – Siboniso Gaxa, South African footballer
1985 – Clarke MacArthur, Canadian ice hockey player
1985 – Frank Ongfiang, Cameroonian footballer
1985 – Sinqua Walls, American basketball player and actor
1986 – Nikolas Asprogenis, Cypriot footballer
1986 – Aaron Curry, American football player
1986 – Goeido Gotaro, Japanese sumo wrestler
1986 – Ryota Moriwaki, Japanese footballer
1986 – Tara Osseck, American model, Miss Missouri 2009
1987 – Benjamin Corgnet, French footballer
1987 – Heidi Mount, American model
1987 – Juan Adriel Ochoa, Mexican footballer
1987 – Levi Porter, English footballer
1987 – Hilary Rhoda, American model
1988 – Jucilei, Brazilian footballer
1988 – Leigh Adams, Australian footballer
1988 – Melisa Cantiveros, Filipino actress
1988 – Daniele Gasparetto, Italian footballer
1988 – Carlton Mitchell, American football player
1988 – Fabrice Muamba, Congolese-English footballer
1988 – Ivonne Orsini, Puerto Rican-American model and television host, Miss World Puerto Rico 2008
1989 – Rigard van Klooster, Dutch cyclist and speed skater
1990 – Lachlan Coote, Australian rugby league player
1990 – Charlie McDermott, American actor
1990 – Andrei Veis, Estonian footballer
1994 – Adrián Alonso, Mexican actor
1995 – Darya Lebesheva, Belarusian tennis player
1995 – Ryutaro Morimoto, Japanese actor and singer (Hey! Say! JUMP)
1998 – Rina Katsuta, Japanese singer (S/mileage and Angerme)
1998 – Peyton List, American teen actor
1998 – Spencer List, American teen actor

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/06/16 at 3:21 pm

April 6th 2010 – Corin Redgrave, English actor (b. 1939)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/06/16 at 3:35 pm

April 6th 2011 – Gerald Finnerman, American director and cinematographer (b. 1931)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/06/16 at 3:54 pm

April 6th 1199 – Richard I of England (b. 1157)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/06/16 at 4:02 pm

April 6th 885 – Saint Methodius, Byzantine missionary and saint (b. 815)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/06/16 at 4:14 pm

April 6th 1590 – Francis Walsingham, English politician and diplomat, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (b. 1532)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/06/16 at 4:21 pm

April 6th 1862 – Albert Sidney Johnston, American general (b. 1803)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/06/16 at 4:32 pm

April 6th 1970 – Sam Sheppard, American wrestler and physician (b. 1923)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: ralfy on 04/06/16 at 7:47 pm

"Merle Haggard, Country Legend, Dead at 79"

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/merle-haggard-country-legend-died-at-79-20160406

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Written By: nally on 04/06/16 at 11:39 pm


"Merle Haggard, Country Legend, Dead at 79"

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/merle-haggard-country-legend-died-at-79-20160406

Uhm, hello... did you not see this thread: http://www.inthe00s.com/index.php?topic=53480.0

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/07/16 at 3:10 am

April 7th 1968 – Jim Clark, Scottish race car driver (b. 1936)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/07/16 at 3:11 am

April 7th 1981 – Norman Taurog, American director and screenwriter (b. 1899)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/07/16 at 3:28 am

April 7th 1891 – P. T. Barnum, American businessman and politician, co-founded The Barnum & Bailey Circus (b. 1810)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: ralfy on 04/07/16 at 4:01 am


Uhm, hello... did you not see this thread: http://www.inthe00s.com/index.php?topic=53480.0


Didn't show up in the Google site search.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/07/16 at 4:43 am


Didn't show up in the Google site search.


The best way to search is to check the actual 'Celebrity Heaven' board itself.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/07/16 at 4:48 am

April 7th 1947 – Henry Ford, American engineer and businessman, founded the Ford Motor Company (b. 1863)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/07/16 at 5:05 am

April 7th 2003 – David Greene, English-American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1921)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/07/16 at 5:53 am

April 7th 1868 – Thomas D'Arcy McGee, Irish-Canadian journalist, activist, and politician, one of the Canadian Fathers of Confederation is assassinated by Irish Republicans, in one of the few Canadian political assassinations, and the only one of a federal politician.  (b. 1825)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/07/16 at 6:08 am

April 7th 2002 – John Agar, American actor (b. 1921)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/07/16 at 6:28 am

April 7th 1968 – Edwin Baker, Canadian co-founder of the Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB) (b. 1893)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/07/16 at 6:56 am

April 7th 1739 – Dick Turpin, English criminal (b. 1705)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/07/16 at 7:22 am

April 7th 2000 – Heinz, bass player and singer with The Tornadoes died aged 57. The group had the Joe Meek produced 1962 UK & US No.1 single 'Telstar', making them the first UK group to score a US No.1 single. Heinz had the 1963 solo hit 'Just Like Eddie', a tribute to Eddie Cochran, (which featured future Deep Purple guitarist Ritchie Blackmore).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/07/16 at 7:35 am

April 7th 1994 – Lee Brilleaux singer, harmonica player and founding member of Dr Feelgood died of throat cancer aged 41. They had the 1979 UK No.9 single 'Milk And Alcohol' and the 1976 UK No.1 live album, 'Stupidity'. In 1976, Brilleaux helped fund Stiff Records one of the driving forces of the “New Wave” of the mid- to late-1970s, with a loan from singer-songwriter John Hiatt.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/07/16 at 7:38 am

April 7th 1968 – Motor racing world champion Jim Clark was killed in an accident during a Formula Two race at Hockenheim.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/07/16 at 7:59 am

April 7th 1928 – Alexander Bogdanov, Russian physician, philosopher, and author (b. 1873)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/07/16 at 8:52 am

April 7th 1614 – El Greco, Greek painter and sculptor (b. 1541)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/07/16 at 10:00 am

April 7th 1943 – Alexandre Millerand, French lawyer and politician, 12th President of France (b. 1859)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/07/16 at 10:51 am

Notable births for April 7th:

1918 – Bobby Doerr, American baseball player and coach
1930 – Jane Priestman, English interior designer
1930 – Andrew Sachs, German-English actor and screenwriter
1931 – Daniel Ellsberg, American theorist and author
1935 – Bobby Bare, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1935 – Hodding Carter III, American journalist and politician, Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs
1937 – Charlie Thomas, American R&B singer (The Drifters)
1938 – Jerry Brown, American lawyer and politician, 34th and 39th Governor of California
1938 – Iris Johansen, American author
1939 – Francis Ford Coppola, American director, producer, and screenwriter
1940 – Marju Lauristin, Estonian academic and politician, 1st Estonian Minister of Social Affairs
1941 – James Di Pasquale, American composer
1941 – Peter Fluck, English puppet maker and illustrator
1941 – Cornelia Frances, English-Australian actress and game show host
1942 – Jeetendra, Indian actor and producer
1942 – Nam Gi-nam, South Korean director and screenwriter
1943 – Chris White, English songwriter and bass player The Zombies and songwriter and producer Argent
1943 – Mick Abrahams, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Jethro Tull and Blodwyn Pig)
1943 – Dennis Amiss, English cricketer and manager
1944 – Gerhard Schröder, German lawyer and politician, 7th Chancellor of Germany
1944 – Bill Stoneman, American baseball player and manager
1945 – Megas, Icelandic singer-songwriter
1945 – Gerry Cottle, English businessman
1945 – Marilyn Friedman, American philosopher and academic
1945 – Martyn Lewis, Welsh journalist and author
1945 – Joël Robuchon, French chef and author
1945 – Hans van Hemert, Dutch songwriter and producer
1946 – Zaid Abdul-Aziz, American basketball player
1946 – Herménégilde Chiasson, Canadian poet, playwright, and politician, 29th Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick
1947 – Patricia Bennett, American singer (The Chiffons)
1947 – Florian Schneider, German singer and drummer (Kraftwerk and Organisation)
1947 – Eliseo Soriano, Filipino minister and television host
1947 – Michèle Torr, French singer and author
1949 – Mitch Daniels, American academic and politician, 49th Governor of Indiana
1949 – John Oates, American singer-songwriter guitarist, and producer (Hall & Oates)
1950 – Brian J. Doyle, American press secretary
1951 – Janis Ian, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1952 – David Baulcombe, English geneticist and academic
1952 – Jane Frederick, American hurdler and heptathlete
1952 – Gilles Valiquette, Canadian actor, singer, and producer
1953 – Fatih Erkoç, Turkish singer-songwriter
1953 – Douglas Kell English biochemist and academic
1954 – Jackie Chan, Hong Kong actor, martial artist, director, producer, and screenwriter
1954 – Tony Dorsett, American football player
1955 – Gregg Jarrett, American lawyer and journalist
1956 – Annika Billström, Swedish businessman and politician, 16th Mayor of Stockholm
1956 – Christopher Darden, American lawyer and author
1956 – Georg Werthner, Austrian decathlete
1957 – Kim Kap-soo, South Korean actor
1958 – Brian Haner, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1958 – Hindrek Kesler, Estonian architect
1960 – Buster Douglas, American boxer and actor
1960 – Sandy Powell, English costume designer
1961 – Thurl Bailey, American basketball player and actor
1961 – Pascal Olmeta, French footballer
1961 – Brigitte van der Burg, Tanzanian-Dutch geographer and politician
1962 – Jon Cruddas, English lawyer and politician
1962 – Andrew Hampsten, American cyclist
1963 – Jaime de Marichalar, Spanish businessman
1963 – Nick Herbert, English businessman and politician, Minister for Policing
1963 – Dave Johnson, American decathlete and educator
1964 – Jace Alexander, American actor and director
1964 – Russell Crowe, New Zealand-Australian actor, singer, director and producer (30 Odd Foot of Grunts)
1964 – Steve Graves, Canadian ice hockey player
1965 – Bill Bellamy, American comedian, actor, and producer
1965 – Alison Lapper, English painter and photographer
1965 – Nenad Vučinić, Serbian-New Zealand basketball player and coach
1966 – Richard Gomez, Filipino actor and politician
1966 – Gary Wilkinson, English snooker player
1967 – Artemis Gounaki, Greek-German singer-songwriter
1967 – Simone Schilder, Dutch tennis player
1968 – Duncan Armstrong, Australian swimmer and sportscaster
1968 – Jennifer Lynch, American actress, director, producer, and screenwriter
1968 – Vasiliy Sokov, Russian triple jumper
1969 – Ricky Watters, American football player
1970 – Leif Ove Andsnes, Norwegian pianist and educator
1971 – Victor Kraatz, German-Canadian figure skater
1971 – Jennifer Schwalbach Smith, American journalist and actress
1972 – Shingo Katsurayama, Japanese actor
1972 – Tim Peake, British astronaut
1973 – Marco Delvecchio, Italian footballer
1973 – Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, Dutch lawyer and politician, Dutch Minister of Defence
1973 – Carole Montillet, French skier
1973 – Christian O'Connell, British radio DJ and presenter
1973 – Brett Tomko, American baseball player
1975 – Karin Dreijer Andersson, Swedish singer-songwriter and producer (The Knife and Honey Is Cool)
1975 – Ronde Barber, American football player and sportscaster
1975 – Tiki Barber, American football player and journalist
1975 – Ronnie Belliard, American baseball player
1975 – John Cooper, American singer-songwriter and bass player (Skillet)
1975 – Simon Woolford, Auistralian rugby league player
1976 – Kevin Alejandro, American actor and producer
1976 – Martin Buß, German high jumper
1976 – Jessica Lee, English lawyer and politician
1976 – Barbara Jane Reams, American actress
1978 – Jo Appleby, English soprano (Amici Forever)
1978 – Duncan James, English singer-songwriter and actor (Blue)
1978 – Lilia Osterloh, American tennis player
1979 – Adrián Beltré, Dominican-American baseball player
1979 – Patrick Crayton, American football player
1979 – Pascal Dupuis, Canadian ice hockey player
1979 – Danny Sandoval, Venezuelan-American baseball player
1980 – Dragan Bogavac, Montenegrin footballer
1980 – Tetsuji Tamayama, Japanese actor
1981 – Hitoe Arakaki, Japanese singer (Speed)
1981 – Vanessa Olivarez, American singer-songwriter, and actress
1981 – Suzann Pettersen, Norwegian golfer
1981 – Kelli Young, English singer (Liberty X)
1982 – Silvana Arias, Peruvian actress
1982 – Sonjay Dutt, American wrestler
1983 – Franck Ribéry, French footballer
1983 – Jon Stead, English footballer
1983 – Jakub Smrž, Czech motorcycle rider
1983 – Janar Talts, Estonian basketball player
1984 – Hiroko Shimabukuro, Japanese singer (Speed)
1985 – KC Concepcion, Filipino actress and singer
1985 – Humza Yousaf, Scottish politician
1986 – Brooke Brodack, American comedian
1986 – Andi Fraggs, English singer-songwriter and producer
1986 – Christian Fuchs, Austrian footballer
1987 – Martín Cáceres, Uruguayan footballer
1987 – Jack Duarte, Mexican actor, singer, and guitarist (Eme 15)
1987 – Eelco Sintnicolaas, Dutch decathlete
1988 – Antonio Piccolo, Italian footballer
1988 – Ed Speleers, English actor and producer
1988 – Sarah Walker, Australian actress
1989 – Franco Di Santo, Argentinian footballer
1989 – Mitchell Pearce, Australian rugby league player
1990 – Anna Bogomazova, Russian-American kick-boxer, martial artist, and wrestler
1990 – Sorana Cîrstea, Romanian tennis player
1990 – Trent Cotchin, Australian footballer
1991 – Luka Milivojević, Serbian footballer
1992 – Andreea Acatrinei, Romanian gymnast
1992 – Guilherme Negueba, Brazilian footballer
1994 – Johanna Allik, Estonian figure skater
1994 – Aaron Gray, Australian rugby league player
1997 – Rafaela Gómez, Ecuadorian tennis player

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/07/16 at 10:53 am

April 7th 2015 – Stan Freberg, American puppeteer, voice actor, and singer (b. 1926)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/07/16 at 11:01 am

April 7th 2007 – Barry Nelson, American actor (b. 1917)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/07/16 at 12:05 pm

April 7th 2013 – Les Blank, American director and producer (b. 1935)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/07/16 at 12:49 pm

April 7th 1939 – Joseph Lyons, Australian educator and politician, 10th Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1879)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/07/16 at 1:51 pm

April 7th 1981 – Producer and manager, Kit Lambert died of a cerebral hemorrhage after falling down a flight of stairs at his mother's home in London, England. Lambert managed The Who from 1964-1967 and produced the 'Tommy' album. Also produced Arthur Brown's 1968 hit 'Fire'.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/07/16 at 3:17 pm

April 7th 2014 – Peaches Geldof, English journalist, television presenter and model (b. 1989)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: nally on 04/07/16 at 5:49 pm


Didn't show up in the Google site search.

But it was right there on the Celebrity Heaven index.

In fact, most new threads, when first created, are not going to show up on Google Site Search right away.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: ralfy on 04/07/16 at 9:13 pm


The best way to search is to check the actual 'Celebrity Heaven' board itself.


Thanks. I don't know why it didn't show up in Google search site.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: nally on 04/07/16 at 11:26 pm


Thanks. I don't know why it didn't show up in Google search site.

Like I said, threads that are less than a day or two old will not show up. In fact, I think only the threads on this site that have been archived are likely to show up on Google... and periodically the archive will get refreshed with some of the newer posts.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/08/16 at 2:11 am

April 8th 1973 – Pablo Picasso, Spanish painter and sculptor (b. 1881)

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April 8th 1950 – Vaslav Nijinsky, Polish dancer and choreographer (b. 1890)

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April 8th 2013 – Margaret Thatcher, English lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1925)

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April 8th 2014 – The Ultimate Warrior, American wrestler (b. 1959)

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April 8th 1996 – Ben Johnson, American actor and stuntman (b. 1918)

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April 8th 2000 – Claire Trevor, American actress (b. 1910)

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April 8th 1906 – Auguste Deter, German woman, first person diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease (b. 1850)

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April 8th 1916 – In Corona, California, race car driver Bob Burman crashes, killing three (including himself), and badly injuring five spectators.

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April 8th 1981 – Omar Bradley, American general (b. 1893)

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April 8th 2010 - Malcolm McLaren former manager of the Sex Pistols, the New York Dolls and Bow Wow Wow died from cancer aged 64. As a solo artist he scored the 1983 UK No.3 single 'Double Dutch'. He set up the fashion store Let It Rock in the late 60's with Vivienne Westwood selling rubber and fetish gear.

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April 8th 1994 - Electrician Gary Smith who was working at Kurt Cobain's house in Seattle discovered Cobain's body lying on the floor in the greenhouse. Local radio station KXRX broke the news at 9.40am that the Nirvana singer and guitarist was dead. A shotgun was found next to Cobain's body. A suicide note was found that said, "I haven't felt the excitement of listening to as well as creating music, along with really writing . . . for too many years now". A high concentration of heroin and traces of Valium were also found in Cobain's body.

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April 8th 2005 – Onna White, Canadian choreographer and dancer (b. 1922)

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April 8th 2008 – Stanley Kamel, American actor (b. 1943)

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April 8th 2015 – David Laventhol, American journalist and publisher (b. 1933)

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April 8th 2013 – Richard Brooker, English actor and stuntman (b. 1954)

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April 8th 622 – Prince Shōtoku of Japan (b. 572)

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April 8th 1364 – John II of France (b. 1319)

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Notable births for April 8th:

1917 – Hubertus Ernst, Dutch bishop
1926 – Henry N. Cobb, American architect and academic, co-founded Pei Cobb Freed & Partners
1926 – Shecky Greene, American actor
1926 – Jürgen Moltmann, German theologian and academic
1931 – John Gavin, American actor and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Mexico
1935 – Albert Bustamante, American soldier, educator, and politician
1937 – Seymour Hersh, American journalist and author
1938 – Kofi Annan, Ghanaian economist and diplomat, 7th Secretary-General of the United Nations
1938 – John Hamm, Canadian physician and politician, 25th Premier of Nova Scotia
1939 – John Arbuthnott, Scottish microbiologist and academic
1940 – John Havlicek, American basketball player
1941 – Darlene Gillespie, Canadian-American actress, singer, and dancer
1941 – Vivienne Westwood, English fashion designer
1942 – Roger Chapman, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Family and Streetwalkers)
1942 – Douglas Trumbull, American director, producer, and special effects artist
1943 – Miller Farr, American football player
1943 – Jack O'Halloran, American boxer and actor
1943 – Chris Orr, English painter and illustrator
1944 – Jean Benguigui, French actor
1944 – Hywel Bennett, Welsh actor
1944 – Odd Nerdrum, Swedish-Norwegian painter and businessman
1944 – Joey D. Vieira, American actor
1945 – Derrick Walker, Scottish businessman
1946 – Tim Thomerson, American actor and producer
1947 – Tom DeLay, American lawyer and politician
1947 – Steve Howe, English guitarist, songwriter, and producer (Yes, Asia, Tomorrow, GTR, and Bodast)
1947 – Robert Kiyosaki, American businessman, co-founded Cashflow Technologies
1947 – Pascal Lamy, French businessman and politician, European Commissioner for Trade
1948 – Barbara Young, Baroness Young of Old Scone, Scottish academic and politician
1949 – John Madden, English director and producer
1949 – Joe Royle, English footballer and manager
1949 – Brenda Russell, American-Canadian singer-songwriter and keyboard player
1949 – John Scott, English sociologist and academic
1950 – Grzegorz Lato, Polish footballer and coach
1951 – Gerd Andres, German politician
1951 – Geir Haarde, Icelandic economist, journalist, and politician, 23rd Prime Minister of Iceland
1951 – Mel Schacher, American bass player (Question Mark & the Mysterians and Grand Funk Railroad)
1955 – Gerrie Coetzee, South African boxer
1955 – Kane Hodder, American actor and stuntman
1955 – Ron Johnson, American businessman and politician
1955 – Barbara Kingsolver, American author and poet
1955 – David Wu, Taiwanese-American lawyer and politician
1956 – Christine Boisson, French actress
1956 – Roman Dragoun, Czech singer-songwriter and keyboard player (Progres 2)
1956 – Jim Piddock, English actor, producer, and screenwriter
1956 – Justin Sullivan, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (New Model Army)
1957 – Anthony Michaels-Moore, English opera singer
1957 – Fred Smerlas, American football player and radio host
1958 – Detlef Bruckhoff, German footballer
1958 – Tom Petranoff, American javelin thrower and coach
1959 – Alain Bondue, French cyclist
1960 – John Schneider, American actor, singer, director, and producer
1961 – Brian McDermott, English footballer and manager
1962 – Paddy Lowe, English engineer
1962 – Izzy Stradlin, American guitarist and songwriter (Guns N' Roses and Hollywood Rose)
1963 – Tine Asmundsen, Norwegian bassist
1963 – Julian Lennon, English singer-songwriter, actor, and photographer
1963 – Terry Porter, American basketball player and coach
1963 – Donita Sparks, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (L7 and Donita Sparks and the Stellar Moments)
1963 – Alec Stewart, English cricketer
1964 – Biz Markie, American rapper, producer, and actor (Juice Crew)
1964 – John McGinlay, Scottish footballer and manager
1965 – Steven Blaney, Canadian businessman and politician, 5th Canadian Minister of Public Safety
1965 – Michael Jones, New Zealand rugby player and coach
1966 – Mazinho, Brazilian footballer, coach, and manager
1966 – Mark Blundell, English race car driver
1966 – Dalton Grant, English high jumper
1966 – Harri Rovanperä, Finnish race car driver
1966 – Evripidis Stylianidis, Greek lawyer and politician, Greek Minister for the Interior
1966 – Robin Wright, American actress, director, producer
1967 – Kenny Benjamin, Antiguan cricketer
1968 – Patricia Arquette, American actress and director
1968 – Patricia Girard, French runner and hurdler
1970 – Care Santos, Catalan writer.
1968 – Tracy Grammer, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Dave Carter and Tracy Grammer)
1971 – Darren Jessee, American singer-songwriter and drummer (Ben Folds Five and Hotel Lights)
1972 – Sung Kang, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
1973 – Khaled Badra, Tunisian footballer
1973 – Emma Caulfield, American actress
1974 – Holger Hott, Norwegian orienteering competitor and engineer
1974 – Toutai Kefu, Tongan-Australian rugby player
1974 – Nnedi Okorafor, Nigerian-American author and educator
1975 – Anouk, Dutch singer
1975 – Francesco Flachi, Italian footballer
1975 – Timo Pérez, Dominican-American baseball player
1975 – Funda Arar, Turkish singer
1977 – Mark Spencer, American computer programmer and engineer
1978 – Daigo, Japanese singer-songwriter, actor, and voice actor
1978 – Ana de la Reguera, Mexican actress
1978 – Bernt Haas, Austrian-Swiss footballer
1978 – Rachel Roberts, Canadian model and actress
1978 – Jocelyn Robichaud, Canadian tennis player and coach
1978 – Evans Rutto, Kenyan runner
1979 – Alexi Laiho, Finnish singer-songwriter and guitarist (Children of Bodom, Sinergy, Impaled Nazarene, and Kylähullut)
1979 – Raven, American drag queen and performer
1980 – Manuel Ortega, Austrian singer
1980 – Katee Sackhoff, American actress
1980 – Mariko Seyama, Japanese announcer, photographer, and model
1981 – Frédérick Bousquet, French swimmer
1981 – Taylor Kitsch, Canadian model, actor, and director
1981 – Ofer Shechter, Israeli model, actor, and screenwriter
1982 – Brett White, Australian rugby league player
1983 – Natalia, Greek singer
1983 – Allu Arjun, Indian actor and singer
1983 – Tatyana Petrova Arkhipova, Russian runner
1984 – Ezra Koenig, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Vampire Weekend and Dirty Projectors)
1984 – Pablo Portillo, Mexican singer and actor (MDO)
1985 – Patrick Schliwa, German rugby player
1985 – Yemane Tsegay, Ethiopian runner
1986 – Igor Akinfeev, Russian footballer
1986 – Félix Hernández, Venezuelan-American baseball player
1986 – Osvaldo Martínez, Paraguayan footballer
1986 – Erika Sawajiri, Japanese actress and singer
1987 – Royston Drenthe, Dutch footballer
1987 – Jeremy Hellickson, American baseball player
1987 – Sam Rapira, New Zealand rugby league player
1988 – Jenni Asserholt, Swedish ice hockey player
1988 – Stephanie Cayo, Peruvian actress and singer
1988 – Rachael Finch, Australian model and journalist, Miss Universe Australia 2009
1988 – Kim Myung-sung, South Korean baseball player
1989 – Hitomi Takahashi, Japanese singer
1990 – Kim Jonghyun, South Korean singer-songwriter, dancer, and actor (Shinee and SM the Ballad)
1991 – Minami Takahashi, Japanese singer and actress (AKB48 and no3b)
1993 – Kanae Yoshii, Japanese singer and actress (9nine)
1995 – Cedi Osman, Turkish professional basketball player
1997 – Arno Verschueren, Belgian professional football player
1997 – Kamil Drozd, Polish singer-songwriter and musician
1997 – Matthildur Þorsteinsdóttir, Icelandic Paralympic track and field athlete
1997 – Nelina Georgieva, Bulgarian pop singer

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April 8th 2013 – Annette Funicello, American actress and singer (b. 1942)

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April 8th 2014 – Adrianne Wadewitz, American scholar and academic (b. 1977)

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April 8th 2012 – Jack Tramiel, Polish-American businessman, founded Commodore International (b. 1928)

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April 8th 1985 - American songwriter J Fred Coots died aged 87. Co-wrote, 'Santa Claus Is Coming To Town' and the Pat Boone US No.1 hit 'Love Letters In The Sand.' He wrote over 700 songs.

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April 8th 1991 – Per "Dead" Ohlin, Swedish singer-songwriter and guitarist (Mayhem and Morbid) (b. 1969)

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April 8th 1997 – American singer, songwriter Laura Nyro died from ovarian cancer. Suzanne Vega, Phoebe Snow, Roseane Cash, Frank Sinatra and Linda Ronstadt all covered her songs. She wrote 'And When I Die' a hit for Blood, Sweat & Tears and 'Stoney End' which was covered by Barbra Streisand.

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April 10th 2014 – Sue Townsend, English author and playwright (b. 1946)

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April 10th 2015 – Richie Benaud, Australian cricketer and sportscaster (b. 1930)  :\'(

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April 10th 1962 – The Beatles former bass player Stuart Sutcliffe died, (original bassist for eighteen months - January 1960 - June 1961). Sutcliffe had stayed in Hamburg Germany after leaving the group. He died of a brain haemorrhage in an ambulance on the way to hospital, aged 22.

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April 10th 1979 – Nino Rota, Italian pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1911)

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April 10th 1962 – Michael Curtiz, Hungarian-American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1886)

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April 10th 2005 – Wally Tax, Dutch singer-songwriter (The Outsiders and Tax Free) (b. 1948)

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April 10th 1585 – Pope Gregory XIII (b. 1502)

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April 10th 2003 – American singer Little Eva died in Kinston, North Carolina, aged 59. She had the 1962 US No.1 & UK No.2 single 'The Loco-Motion'. Eva was working as a babysitter for songwriters Carole King and Gerry Goffin who asked her to record the song they'd just written. 'The Loco-Motion' was also a hit for Grand Funk Railroad in 1974 (US No.1) and for Kylie Minogue in 1988 (US No.3).

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April 10th 2011 – Homer Smith, American football player and coach (b. 1931)

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April 10th 1969 – Harley Earl, American businessman (b. 1893)

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April 10th 1965 – Lloyd Casner, American race car driver, founded Casner Motor Racing Division (b. 1928)

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April 10th 1806 – Horatio Gates, English-American general (b. 1727)

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April 10th 1958 – Chuck Willis, American singer-songwriter (b. 1928)

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Notable births for April 10:

1929 – Liz Sheridan, American actress
1929 – Max von Sydow, Swedish-French actor
1930 – Claude Bolling, French pianist, composer, and actor
1930 – Dolores Huerta, American activist, co-founded the United Farm Workers
1930 – Lee Weaver, American actor
1933 – Rokusuke Ei, Japanese composer and author
1934 – Richard Peck, American author and academic
1936 – John Howell, English long jumper
1936 – John Madden, American football player, coach, and sportscaster
1939 – Claudio Magris, Italian scholar, author, and translator
1940 – Gloria Hunniford, Irish radio and television host
1941 – Paul Theroux, American novelist, short story writer, and travel writer
1942 – Ian Callaghan, English footballer
1942 – Stuart Dybek, American novelist, short story writer, and poet
1943 – Margaret Pemberton, English author
1946 – Bob Watson, American baseball player and manager
1946 – Adolf Winkelmann, German director, producer, and screenwriter
1947 – David A. Adler. American author and educator
1947 – William Castell, English businessman
1947 – Bunny Wailer, Jamaican singer-songwriter and drummer (Bob Marley and the Wailers)
1948 – Mel Blount, American football player
1949 – Daniel Mangeas, French banker and sportscaster
1950 – Ken Griffey, Sr., American baseball player and manager
1951 – David Helvarg, American journalist and activist
1952 – Narayan Rane, Indian politician, 16th Chief Minister of Maharashtra
1952 – Masashi Sada, Japanese singer, lyricist, composer, novelist, actor, and producer
1952 – Steven Seagal, American actor, producer, and martial artist
1953 – David Moorcroft, English runner and businessman
1953 – Pamela Wallin, Canadian journalist, academic, and politician
1954 – Anne Lamott, American author and educator
1954 – Peter MacNicol, American actor, director, and screenwriter
1954 – Juan Williams, Panamanian-American journalist and author
1955 – Lesley Garrett, English soprano and actress
1956 – Carol V. Robinson, English chemist and academic
1957 – Aliko Dangote, Nigerian businessman, founded Dangote Group
1957 – Steve Gustafson, Spanish-American bass player (10,000 Maniacs)
1957 – Rosemary Hill, English historian and author
1958 – Bob Bell, Northern Irish engineer
1958 – Yefim Bronfman, Uzbek-American pianist
1958 – Brigitte Holzapfel, German high jumper
1959 – Babyface, American singer-songwriter and producer (After 7, The Deele, and Manchild)
1959 – Uwe Behrens, German footballer and manager
1959 – Davy Carton, Irish singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Saw Doctors and Blaze X)
1959 – Yvan Loubier, Canadian economist and politician
1959 – Brian Setzer, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Stray Cats, The Tomcats, and The Brian Setzer Orchestra)
1960 – Steve Bisciotti, American businessman, co-founded Allegis Group
1960 – Katrina Leskanich, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Katrina and the Waves)
1960 – Terry Teagle, American basketball player
1961 – Nicky Campbell, Scottish journalist and game show host
1961 – Carole Goble, English computer scientist and academic
1961 – Mark Jones, American basketball player
1962 – Steve Tasker, American football player and sportscaster
1962 – Viktor Zuikov, Estonian fencer
1963 – Warren DeMartini, American guitarist and songwriter (Ratt)
1963 – Jeff Gray, American baseball player and coach
1963 – Doris Leuthard, Swiss lawyer and politician, 162nd President of the Swiss Confederation
1964 – Manon Bollegraf, Dutch tennis player
1964 – Felicia Collins, American singer and guitarist (CBS Orchestra)
1964 – Gopinath Muthukad, Indian magician and stuntman
1965 – Tim Alexander, American drummer and songwriter (Primus and Major Lingo)
1966 – Steve Claridge, English footballer, manager, and sportscaster
1967 – Donald Dufresne, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1967 – David Rovics, American singer-songwriter
1968 – Orlando Jones, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
1969 – Billy Jayne, American actor and musician
1969 – Ekaterini Koffa, Greek sprinter
1970 – Q-Tip, American rapper, producer, and actor (A Tribe Called Quest)
1970 – Enrico Ciccone, Canadian ice hockey player
1970 – Leonard Doroftei, Romanian-Canadian boxer
1970 – Kenny Lattimore, American singer-songwriter
1971 – Brad William Henke, American football player and actor
1971 – Indro Olumets, Estonian footballer and coach
1971 – Al Reyes, Dominican-American baseball player
1971 – Nana Smith, American-Japanese tennis player
1972 – Ed Byrne, Irish actor, producer, and screenwriter
1972 – Ian Harvey, Australian cricketer
1972 – Priit Kasesalu, Estonian computer programmer, co-created Skype
1973 – Guillaume Canet, French actor and director
1973 – Roberto Carlos, Brazilian footballer and manager
1973 – Aidan Moffat, Scottish singer-songwriter (Arab Strap and The Reindeer Section)
1973 – Christopher Simmons, Canadian-American graphic designer, author, and academic
1974 – Eric Greitens, American lieutenant
1974 – Petros Passalis, Greek footballer
1975 – Chris Carrabba, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Dashboard Confessional, Further Seems Forever, and Twin Forks)
1975 – Terrence Lewis, Indian dancer and choreographer
1975 – Matthew Phillips, New Zealand-Italian rugby player
1976 – Clare Buckfield, English actress
1976 – Yoshino Kimura, Japanese actress and singer
1976 – Sara Renner, Canadian skier
1977 – Stephanie Sheh, American voice actress, director, and producer
1978 – Sir Christus, Finnish guitarist (Negative)
1979 – Iván Alonso, Uruguayan footballer
1979 – Kenyon Coleman, American football player
1979 – Tsuyoshi Domoto, Japanese singer-songwriter and actor (KinKi Kids, J-Friends, and Toraji Haiji)
1979 – Sophie Ellis-Bextor, English singer-songwriter (Theaudience)
1979 – Peter Kopteff, Finnish footballer
1980 – Sean Avery, Canadian ice hockey player and model
1980 – Charlie Hunnam, English actor
1980 – Shao Jiayi, Chinese footballer
1980 – Kasey Kahne, American race car driver
1980 – Bryce Soderberg, American singer-songwriter and bass player (Lifehouse and AM Radio)
1981 – Gretchen Bleiler, American snowboarder
1981 – Anis Boussaïdi, Tunisian footballer
1981 – Laura Bell Bundy, American actress and singer
1981 – Liz McClarnon, English singer and dancer (Atomic Kitten)
1981 – Michael Pitt, American actor, singer, and guitarist (Pagoda)
1981 – Alexei Semenov, Russian ice hockey player
1982 – Andre Ethier, American baseball player
1982 – Damián Lanza, Ecuadorian footballer
1983 – Jamie Chung, American actress
1983 – Andrew Dost, American guitarist and songwriter (Fun and Anathallo)
1983 – Ryan Merriman, American actor
1983 – Hannes Sigurðsson, Icelandic footballer
1984 – Faustina Agolley, English-Australian television host and producer
1984 – Jeremy Barrett, American figure skater
1984 – Mandy Moore, American singer-songwriter and actress
1984 – David Obua, Ugandan footballer
1984 – Damien Perquis, French-Polish footballer
1984 – Gonzalo Javier Rodríguez, Argentinian footballer
1985 – Barkhad Abdi, Somali-American actor and director
1985 – Willo Flood, Irish footballer
1985 – Jesús Gámez, Spanish footballer
1985 – Dion Phaneuf, Canadian ice hockey player
1986 – Olivia Borlée, Belgian sprinter
1986 – Fernando Gago, Argentine footballer
1986 – Vincent Kompany, Belgian footballer
1986 – Tore Reginiussen, Norwegian footballer
1986 – Andrei Strelnikov, Russian footballer
1987 – Vladimir Ivanov, Estonian tennis player
1987 – Hayley Westenra, New Zealand soprano (Celtic Woman)
1988 – Haley Joel Osment, American actor
1989 – Michael Dunlop, Northern Irish motorcycle racer
1990 – Ben Amos, English footballer
1990 – Andile Jali, South African footballer
1990 – Ricky Leutele, Australian-Samoan rugby league player
1990 – Lulinha, Brazilian footballer
1990 – Alex Pettyfer, English actor
1991 – AJ Michalka, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress (78violet)
1991 – Sergiusz Żymełka, Polish actor
1992 – Jack Buchanan, Australian rugby league player
1992 – Daisy Ridley, English actress
1994 – Nerlens Noel, American basketball player

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April 10th 1966 – Evelyn Waugh, English soldier, novelist, journalist and critic (b. 1903)

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April 10th 1786 – John Byron, English admiral and politician, 24th Commodore Governor of Newfoundland (b. 1723)

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April 10th 2015 – Ray Graves, American football player and coach (b. 1918)

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April 10th 2013 – Jonathan Winters, American comedian, actor and screenwriter (b. 1925)

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April 10th 1890 – Joseph Merrick, English man with severe deformities (b. 1862)

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April 11th 1990 – Harold Ballard, Canadian businessman (b. 1903)

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April 11th 2015 – Jimmy Gunn, American football player (b. 1948)

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April 11th 1906 – James Anthony Bailey, American businessman, co-founded Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus (b. 1847)

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April 11th 1926 – Luther Burbank, American botanist and academic (b. 1849)

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April 11th 2001 – Harry Secombe, Welsh-English actor and singer (b. 1921)  :\'(

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April 11th 1981 – Caroline Gordon, American author and critic (b. 1895)

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April 11th 2012 – Hal McKusick, American saxophonist, clarinet player, and flute player (b. 1924)

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April 11th 2014 - American musician and songwriter Jesse Winchester died aged 69. To avoid the Vietnam War draft he moved to Canada in 1967, where he began his career as a solo artist. His best known songs include "Yankee Lady", "The Brand New Tennessee Waltz", "Mississippi, You're on My Mind", "A Showman's Life", and "Biloxi".

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April 13th 2015 – Günter Grass, German novelist, poet, playwright, and illustrator, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1927)

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April 13th 1975 – Larry Parks, American actor and singer (b. 1914)

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April 13th 2001 – Jimmy Logan, Scottish actor, director, and producer (b. 1928)

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April 13th 2015 – Ronnie Carroll, Irish singer and politician (b. 1934)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/13/16 at 10:19 am

April 13th 2004 – Caron Keating, Northern Irish television host (b. 1962)

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April 13th 2008 - Producer and drummer Clifford Davies, was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound in his home in Atlanta, aged 59. Davies had worked with Ted Nugent from 1979-1982. It was reported that Davies was "extremely distraught" over outstanding medical bills.

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April 13th 1890 – Samuel J. Randall, American captain, lawyer, and politician, 33rd Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (b. 1828)

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April 13th 1886 – John Humphrey Noyes, American religious leader, founded the Oneida Community (b. 1811)

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April 13th 2015 – Herb Trimpe, American author and illustrator (b. 1939)

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April 13th 1592 – Bartolomeo Ammannati, Italian architect and sculptor (b. 1511)

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April 13th 1695 – Jean de La Fontaine, French author and poet (b. 1621)

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April 13th 1984 – Ralph Kirkpatrick, American harp player and musicologist (b. 1911)

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April 13th 2014 – Fred Enke, American football player (b. 1924)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/13/16 at 3:54 pm

April 13th 2006 – Muriel Spark, Scottish novelist, poet, and critic (b. 1918)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/13/16 at 4:05 pm

April 13th 1938 – Grey Owl, English-Canadian environmentalist and author (b. 1888)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/13/16 at 4:41 pm

Notable births for April 13th:

1920 – Liam Cosgrave, Irish lawyer and politician, 6th Taoiseach of Ireland
1924 – Jack T. Chick, American author, illustrator, and publisher
1924 – Stanley Donen, American director and choreographer
1925 – Michael Halliday, English linguist
1927 – Rosemary Haughton, English-American philosopher, theologian, and author
1929 – Marilynn Smith, American golfer
1931 – Dan Gurney, American race car driver and engineer
1933 – Ben Nighthorse Campbell, American soldier and politician
1934 – John Muckler, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager
1936 – Pierre Rosenberg, French historian and academic
1937 – Edward Fox, English actor
1938 – Klaus Lehnertz, German pole vaulter
1938 – John Weston, English poet and diplomat
1939 – Paul Sorvino, American actor, singer, and director
1940 – Lester Chambers, American singer-songwriter (The Chambers Brothers)
1940 – Vladimir Cosma, Romanian composer and conductor
1940 – J. M. G. Le Clézio, French author and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
1940 – Max Mosley, English race car driver and engineer, co-founded March Engineering
1941 – Michael Stuart Brown, American geneticist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
1941 – Marjorie Yates, English actress
1942 – Ataol Behramoğlu Turkish poet and author
1942 – Bill Conti, American composer and conductor
1943 – Alan Jones, Australian rugby coach, radio host, and educator
1943 – Billy Kidd, American skier
1943 – Tim Krabbé, Dutch journalist and author
1943 – Philip Norman, English journalist, author, and playwright
1944 – Franco Arese, Italian runner
1944 – Charles Burnett, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1944 – Jack Casady, American bass player (Jefferson Airplane, Hot Tuna, and Jefferson Starship)
1944 – Susan Davis, American social worker and politician
1945 – Ed Caruthers, American high jumper
1945 – Tony Dow, American actor, director, and producer
1945 – Judy Nunn, Australian actress and screenwriter
1946 – Al Green, American singer-songwriter, producer, and pastor
1947 – Rae Armantrout, American poet and academic
1947 – Mike Chapman, Australian-English songwriter and producer
1948 – Nam Hae-il, South Korean admiral
1948 – Drago Jančar, Slovenian author and playwright
1949 – Len Cook, New Zealand-English mathematician and statistician
1949 – Frank Doran, Scottish lawyer and politician
1949 – Ricardo Zunino, Argentinian race car driver
1950 – Ron Perlman, American actor and producer
1950 – Tommy Raudonikis, Australian rugby league player and coach
1950 – William Sadler, American actor
1951 – Leszek Borysiewicz, Welsh immunologist and academic
1951 – Peabo Bryson, American singer-songwriter and producer
1951 – Peter Davison, English actor
1951 – Joachim Streich, German footballer and manager
1951 – Max Weinberg, American drummer (E Street Band and Jimmy Vivino and the Basic Cable Band)
1952 – Ron Dittemore, American businessman
1952 – David Drew, English lawyer and politician
1952 – Jonjo O'Neill, Irish jockey and trainer
1953 – Stephen Byers, English politician, Secretary of State for Transport
1953 – Dany Laferrière, Haitian-Canadian journalist and author
1954 – Jimmy Destri, American keyboard player and songwriter (Blondie)
1954 – Niels Olsen, Danish singer-songwriter and guitarist (Olsen Brothers)
1954 – Barbara Roche, English lawyer and politician, Minister of State for Immigration
1955 – Steve Camp, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1955 – Lupe Pintor, Mexican boxer
1955 – Hideki Saijo, Japanese singer
1955 – Ole von Beust, German lawyer and politician, 1st Mayor of Hamburg
1956 – Alan Devonshire, English footballer and manager
1956 – Edward Forbes Smiley III, American art thief and map dealer
1957 – Amy Goodman, American journalist and author
1957 – Gary Kroeger, American actor
1957 – Saundra Santiago, American actress
1958 – Hisako Manda, Japanese actress
1960 – Lyn Brown, English social worker and politician
1960 – Bob Casey, Jr., American lawyer and politician
1960 – Olaf Ludwig, German cyclist and manager
1960 – Rudi Völler, German footballer and manager
1961 – Hiro Yamamoto, American bass player and songwriter (Soundgarden and Truly)
1963 – Garry Kasparov, Russian chess player and author
1964 – Davis Love III, American golfer and sportscaster
1964 – Caroline Rhea, Canadian-American actress, producer, and screenwriter
1964 – John Swinney, Scottish businessman and politician, Deputy First Minister of Scotland
1965 – Patricio Pouchulu, Argentinian architect and educator
1966 – Mando, Greek singer-songwriter
1966 – Ali Boumnijel, Tunisian footballer
1966 – Marc Ford, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer (The Black Crowes and Burning Tree)
1967 – Dana Barros, American basketball player, coach, and sportscaster
1967 – Michael Eisen, American biologist and academic
1967 – Olga Tañón, Puerto Rican-American singer-songwriter (Chantelle)
1968 – Ted Washington, American football player
1969 – Dirk Muschiol, German footballer
1970 – Monty Brown, American football player and wrestler
1970 – Gerry Creaney, Scottish footballer and manager
1970 – Szilveszter Csollány, Hungarian gymnast
1970 – Ricardo Rincón, Mexican-American baseball player
1970 – Ricky Schroder, American actor and director
1971 – Franck Esposito, French swimmer
1971 – Danie Mellor, Australian painter and sculptor
1971 – Bo Outlaw, American basketball player
1971 – Valensia, Dutch singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1972 – Mariusz Czerkawski, Polish ice hockey player and golfer
1972 – Aaron Lewis, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Staind)
1973 – Bokeem Woodbine, American actor and producer
1974 – Valentina Cervi, Italian actress
1974 – Sergei Gonchar, Russian ice hockey player
1974 – Darren Turner, English race car driver
1974 – David Zdrilic, Australian footballer and manager
1975 – Jasey-Jay Anderson, Canadian snowboarder
1975 – Lou Bega, German singer-songwriter
1975 – Bruce Dyer, English footballer
1975 – Tatiana Navka, Russian ice dancer
1976 – Patrik Eliáš, Czech-American ice hockey player
1976 – Glenn Howerton, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
1976 – Yoo Ji-tae, South Korean actor and director
1977 – Jeff Stearns, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
1977 – Margus Tsahkna, Estonian lawyer and politician
1978 – Arron Asham, Canadian ice hockey player
1978 – Nick Garrett, English singer (The Swingle Singers and Amici Forever)
1978 – Carles Puyol, Spanish footballer
1978 – Raemon Sluiter, Dutch tennis player
1978 – Keydrick Vincent, American football player
1979 – Gréta Arn, Hungarian tennis player
1979 – Baron Davis, American basketball player
1979 – Tony Lundon, Irish singer-songwriter, producer, and dancer (Liberty X)
1979 – Meghann Shaughnessy, American tennis player
1980 – Colleen Clinkenbeard, American voice actress, director, producer, and screenwriter
1980 – Kyle Howard, American actor and screenwriter
1980 – Jason Maguire, Irish jockey
1980 – Alan Melikdjanian, Latvian-American actor, director, and producer
1980 – Wayne Purser, English footballer
1980 – Quentin Richardson, American basketball player
1981 – Nat Borchers, American soccer player
1981 – Gemma Doyle, Scottish politician
1981 – Bryan Scott, American football player
1982 – Tim Hamilton, Czech porn actor and model
1982 – Nellie McKay, English-American singer-songwriter and actress
1982 – Janice Vidal, Hong Kong singer and actress
1982 – Jill Vidal, Hong Kong singer and actress
1983 – Claudio Bravo, Chilean footballer
1983 – Schalk Burger, South African rugby player
1983 – Nicole Cooke, Welsh cyclist
1983 – Derek Lee Nixon, American actor and producer
1983 – Hunter Pence, American baseball player
1984 – Jarmo Ahjupera, Estonian footballer
1984 – Anders Lindegaard, Danish footballer
1985 – Anna Jennings-Edquist, Australian actress, director, and playwright
1985 – Algo Kärp, Estonian skier
1985 – Kerim Zengin, Turkish footballer
1986 – Michael Bingham, American-English sprinter
1987 – Brandon Hardesty, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1987 – Massimiliano Pesenti, Italian footballer
1987 – Allison Weiss, American singer-songwriter
1988 – Anderson, Brazilian footballer
1988 – Petteri Koponen, Finnish basketball player
1988 – Allison Williams, American actress and singer
1989 – Ryan Bailey, American sprinter
1989 – Nastassia Mironchyk-Ivanova, Belarusian long jumper
1989 – Josh Reynolds, Australian rugby league player
1991 – Ulises Dávila, Mexican footballer
1991 – Josh Gordon, American football player
1992 – Denis Kudryavtsev, Russian hurdler
1993 – Tony Wroten, American basketball player
1994 – Ángelo Henríquez, Chilean footballer
1994 – Elvis Merzļikins, Latvian ice hockey player

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: ralfy on 04/14/16 at 4:08 am


Like I said, threads that are less than a day or two old will not show up. In fact, I think only the threads on this site that have been archived are likely to show up on Google... and periodically the archive will get refreshed with some of the newer posts.


Since it's been one problem out of dozens of posts, then we can probably let it slide.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: nally on 04/14/16 at 7:52 pm


Since it's been one problem out of dozens of posts, then we can probably let it slide.

Sure thing. The point is, you don't need to rely on Google Search results all the time.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: nally on 04/14/16 at 8:28 pm

Percy Sledge, American singer (of "When A Man Loves A Woman" fame), passed away on this date last year at the age of 74. (born 25 November 1940; died 14 April 2015)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: nally on 04/14/16 at 8:29 pm

April 14, 1999: Ellen Corby, American actress and screenwriter, age 87 (born June 1911)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: nally on 04/14/16 at 8:30 pm

April 14, 1990: Thurston Harris, American singer (best known for "Little Bitty Pretty One", 1957), age 58 (born July 1931)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/15/16 at 3:15 am

April 15th 1912 – Victims of the RMS Titanic disaster
Thomas Andrews, Irish businessman and shipbuilder (b. 1873)
John Jacob Astor IV, American colonel, businessman, and author (b. 1864)
Archibald Butt, American general and journalist (b. 1865)
Jacques Futrelle, American journalist and author (b. 1875)
Benjamin Guggenheim American businessman (b. 1865)
Henry B. Harris, American producer and manager (b. 1866)
Wallace Hartley, English violinist and bandleader (b. 1878)
James Paul Moody, English sailor and sixth officer (b. 1887)
William McMaster Murdoch, Scottish sailor and first officer (b. 1873)
Jack Phillips, English telegraphist (b. 1887)
Edward Smith, English captain (b. 1850)
William Thomas Stead English journalist (b. 1849)
Ida Straus, German-American businesswoman (b. 1849)
Isidor Straus, German-American businessman and politician (b. 1845)
John Thayer, American cricketer (b. 1862)
Henry Tingle Wilde, English chief officer (b. 1872)

...and the others unaccounted here.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/15/16 at 3:29 am

April 15th 1865 – Abraham Lincoln, American captain, lawyer, and politician, 16th President of the United States (b. 1809)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/15/16 at 3:30 am

April 15th 1984 – Tommy Cooper, Welsh comedian and magician (b. 1921)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: LyricBoy on 04/15/16 at 4:30 am

April 15, 1954 - Dorothiea Ivonniea Hundley, prolific film star of the late 1970s and 1980s, better known by her stage name, Seka.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/15/16 at 5:09 am


April 15, 1954 - Dorothiea Ivonniea Hundley, prolific film star of the late 1970s and 1980s, better known by her stage name, Seka.
I can see why I have never heard of her...

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/15/16 at 5:14 am

April 15th 1888 – Matthew Arnold, English poet and critic (b. 1822)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/15/16 at 5:53 am

April 15th 1949 – Wallace Beery, American actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1885)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/15/16 at 6:05 am

April 15th 1982 – Arthur Lowe, English actor (b. 1915)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/15/16 at 6:07 am

April 15th 1989 - In Sheffield, England, 96 people died at Hillsborough stadium during a semifinal soccer match between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest. Most of the victims were crushed when a barrier collapsed on an overcrowded pen behind one of the goals.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/15/16 at 6:29 am

April 15th 1975 – Richard Conte, American actor (b. 1910)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/15/16 at 6:59 am

April 15th 1990 – Greta Garbo, Swedish-American actress (b. 1905)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: LyricBoy on 04/15/16 at 7:19 am


I can see why I have never heard of her...


Oh she was quite a star in her heyday. She ushered out "The Golden Age" of her genre.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/15/16 at 7:23 am


Oh she was quite a star in her heyday. She ushered out "The Golden Age" of her genre.
I take it that she has never won an Oscar?

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/15/16 at 7:23 am

April 15th 1988 – Kenneth Williams, English actor and screenwriter (b. 1926)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/15/16 at 7:39 am

April 15th 2009 – Clement Freud, German-English journalist, academic, and politician (b. 1924)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/15/16 at 9:10 am

April 15th 2002 – Byron White, American football player, lawyer, and jurist, 4th United States Deputy Attorney General (b. 1917)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/15/16 at 9:35 am

April 15th 1986 – Jean Genet, French novelist, poet, and playwright (b. 1910)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/15/16 at 10:11 am

April 15th 2012 – Paul Bogart, American director and producer (b. 1919)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/15/16 at 11:54 am

April 15th 1998 – Pol Pot, Cambodian general and politician, 29th Prime Minister of Cambodia (b. 1925)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/15/16 at 11:56 am

April 15th 2001 – Punk pioneer Joey Ramone (Jeffrey Ross Hyman) singer of the Ramones died after losing a long battle with lymphatic cancer aged 49. On November 30, 2003, a block of East 2nd Street in New York City was officially renamed Joey Ramone Place.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: nally on 04/15/16 at 12:23 pm


April 15th 1865 – Abraham Lincoln, American captain, lawyer, and politician, 16th President of the United States (b. 1809)

First U.S. president to be assassinated; he had been shot by John Wilkes Booth in Ford's Theater the previous day. :\'(

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/15/16 at 12:28 pm


First U.S. president to be assassinated; he had been shot by John Wilkes Booth in Ford's Theater the previous day. :\'(
I have been to the theatre, but was not open, but we did go to the house opposite where he died, but we had now time to view the very room he died.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/15/16 at 1:14 pm

April 15th 2002 – Damon Knight, American author and critic (b. 1922)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/15/16 at 2:02 pm

Notable births for April 15th:

1923 – Douglas Wass, English civil servant
1924 – Neville Marriner, English violinist and conductor
1930 – Vigdís Finnbogadóttir, Icelandic educator and politician, 4th President of Iceland
1931 – Kenneth Bloomfield, Northern Irish civil servant
1933 – Roy Clark, American musician and television personality
1933 – David Hamilton, English-French photographer and director
1934 – Soichiro Tahara, Japanese journalist
1936 – Raymond Poulidor, French cyclist
1938 – Claudia Cardinale, Italian actress
1938 – Hso Khan Pha, Burmese-Canadian geologist and politician
1939 – Marty Wilde, English singer-songwriter and actor
1940 – Jeffrey Archer, English author, playwright, and politician
1940 – Penelope Coelen, South African actress, model, beauty queen and 1958 Miss World
1940 – Robert Lacroix, Canadian economist and academic
1940 – Robert Walker, Jr., American actor
1941 – Howard Berman, American lawyer and politician
1942 – Francis X. DiLorenzo, American bishop
1942 – Tim Lankester, English economist and academic
1943 – Pınar Kür, Turkish author, playwright, and academic
1943 – Robert Lefkowitz, American physician and biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate
1943 – Veronica Linklater, Baroness Linklater, English politician
1944 – Dave Edmunds, Welsh singer, guitarist, and producer (Love Sculpture and Rockpile)
1946 – John Lloyd, Scottish journalist and author
1946 – Pete Rouse, American politician, White House Chief of Staff
1946 – Michael Tucci, American actor
1947 – Linda Bloodworth-Thomason, American screenwriter and producer
1947 – Martin Broughton, English businessman
1947 – Lois Chiles, American model and actress
1947 – David Omand, English civil servant and academic
1947 – Cristina Husmark Pehrsson, Swedish nurse and politician, Swedish Minister for Social Security
1948 – Christopher Brown, English historian, curator, and academic
1949 – Alla Pugacheva, Russian singer-songwriter and actress
1949 – Craig Zadan, American director, producer, and screenwriter
1949 – Kadir İnanır, Turkish film actor and director
1950 – Josiane Balasko, French actress, director, and screenwriter
1950 – Amy Wright, American actress
1951 – Heloise, American journalist and author
1951 – John L. Phillips, American captain and astronaut
1951 – Stuart Prebble, English journalist and producer
1952 – Bengt Gingsjö, Swedish swimmer
1952 – Kym Gyngell, Australian actor and screenwriter
1952 – Sam McMurray, American actor
1952 – Brian Muir, English sculptor and set designer
1952 – Avital Ronell, Czech-American philosopher and academic
1955 – Mark Damazer, English broadcaster and academic
1956 – Michael Cooper, American basketball player and coach
1957 – Evelyn Ashford, American runner and coach
1958 – Keith Acton, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1958 – Abu Hamza al-Masri, Egyptian-English criminal
1958 – John Bracewell, New Zealand cricketer
1958 – Memos Ioannou, Greek basketball player and coach
1958 – Sir Robert Smith, 3rd Baronet, Scottish politician
1958 – Benjamin Zephaniah, English actor, author, poet, and playwright
1959 – Fruit Chan, Chinese director, producer, and screenwriter
1959 – Kevin Lowe, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager
1959 – Emma Thompson, English actress and screenwriter
1959 – Thomas F. Wilson, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
1960 – Pierre Aubry, Canadian ice hockey player
1960 – Susanne Bier, Danish director and screenwriter
1960 – Pedro Delgado, Spanish cyclist and sportscaster
1960 – Tony Jones, English snooker player
1960 – Philippe of Belgium
1961 – Neil Carmichael, English academic and politician
1962 – Tom Kane, American voice actor
1963 – Alex Crawford, Nigerian-South African journalist
1963 – Manzoor Elahi, Pakistani cricketer
1963 – Bobby Pepper, American journalist
1963 – Manoj Prabhakar, Indian cricketer and sportscaster
1964 – Andre Joubert, South African rugby player
1965 – Linda Perry, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (4 Non Blondes)
1965 – Michele Redman, American golfer
1965 – Kevin Stevens, American ice hockey player
1966 – Samantha Fox, English singer-songwriter and actress
1967 – Frankie Poullain, Scottish bass player and songwriter (The Darkness)
1967 – Dara Torres, American swimmer and journalist
1968 – Ben Clarke, English rugby player and coach
1968 – Brahim Lahlafi, Moroccan-French runner
1968 – Ed O'Brien, English guitarist and songwriter (Radiohead)
1969 – Jeromy Burnitz, American baseball player
1969 – Kaisa Roose, Estonian pianist and conductor
1969 – Jimmy Waite, Canadian-German ice hockey player and coach
1970 – Flex Alexander, American actor, dancer, and producer
1970 – Chris Huffins, American decathlete and coach
1971 – Jason Sehorn, American football player
1971 – Josia Thugwane, South African runner
1971 – Karl Turner, English lawyer and politician
1972 – Lou Romano, American animator and voice actor
1974 – Kim Min-kyo, South Korean actor and director
1974 – Danny Pino, American actor and screenwriter
1974 – Mike Quinn, American football player
1974 – Douglas Spain, American actor, director, and producer
1974 – Tim Thomas, American ice hockey player
1975 – Philip Labonte, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (All That Remains and Shadows Fall)
1975 – Sarah Teichmann, German-American biophysicist and immunologist
1976 – Jason Bonsignore, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1976 – Darius Regelskis, Lithuanian footballer
1976 – Kęstutis Šeštokas, Lithuanian basketball player
1976 – Susan Ward, American actress and model
1976 – Steve Williams, English rower
1977 – Sudarsan Pattnaik, Indian sculptor
1977 – Brian Pothier, American ice hockey player
1977 – Jamie Wall, English racing driver
1978 – Austin Aries, American wrestler
1978 – Milton Bradley, American baseball player
1978 – Tim Corcoran, American baseball player
1978 – Luis Fonsi, Puerto Rican-American singer-songwriter and dancer
1979 – Luke Evans, Welsh actor and singer
1980 – Patrick Carney, American drummer (The Black Keys, The Rentals, and Drummer)
1980 – James Foster, English cricketer
1980 – Raül López, Spanish basketball player
1980 – Willie Mason, New Zealand-Australian rugby league player
1980 – Aida Mollenkamp, American chef and author
1980 – Víctor Núñez, Costa Rican footballer
1980 – Fränk Schleck, Luxembourger cyclist
1980 – Billy Yates, American football player
1981 – Andrés D'Alessandro, Argentinian footballer
1982 – Michael Aubrey, American baseball player
1982 – Anthony Green, American singer-songwriter (Circa Survive, The Sound of Animals Fighting, Saosin, High and Driving, and Zolof the Rock & Roll Destroyer)
1982 – Ester Dean, American singer-songwriter, record producer and actress
1982 – Albert Riera, Spanish footballer
1982 – Seth Rogen, Canadian-American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1983 – Blu, American rapper and producer (All City Chess Club)
1983 – Alice Braga, Brazilian actress
1983 – Matt Cardle, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Seven Summers and Darwyn)
1983 – Dudu Cearense, Brazilian footballer
1983 – Ilya Kovalchuk, Russian ice hockey player
1983 – Bronson La'Cassie, Australian golfer
1983 – Martin Pedersen, Danish cyclist
1984 – Antonio Cromartie, American football player
1984 – Cam Janssen, American ice hockey player
1984 – Ben Kasica, American guitarist and producer (Skillet)
1984 – Daniel Paille, Canadian ice hockey player
1985 – Chris Cates, American baseball player
1985 – John Danks, American baseball player
1985 – Ryan Hamilton, Canadian ice hockey player
1985 – Aaron Laffey, American baseball player
1985 – Diana Zubiri, Filipino actress
1986 – Tom Heaton, English footballer
1986 – Sylvain Marveaux, French footballer
1986 – Quincy Owusu-Abeyie, Ghanaian footballer
1986 – Giorgio Rubino, Italian race walker
1987 – Iyaz, Virgin Islander singer-songwriter
1987 – Samira Wiley, American actress
1988 – Thomas Albanese, Italian footballer
1988 – Blake Ayshford, Australian rugby league player
1988 – Steven Defour, Belgian footballer
1988 – Yann David, French rugby player
1988 – Eliza Doolittle, English singer-songwriter
1988 – Beate Schrott, Austrian hurdler
1990 – Emma Watson, English actress
1991 – Javier Fernández López, Spanish figure skater
1991 – Daiki Arioka, Japanese actor and singer (Hey! Say! JUMP)
1992 – Amy Diamond, Swedish singer and actress
1992 – John Guidetti, Swedish footballer
1992 – Richard Sandrak, Ukrainian-American bodybuilder, martial artist, and actor
1993 – Madeleine Martin, American actress and singer
1994 – Shaunae Miller, Bahamian sprinter
1994 – Bea Nicolas, Filipino actress
1996 – İpek Soylu, Turkish tennis player
1997 – Maisie Williams, English actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/15/16 at 2:03 pm

April 15th 1962 – Arsenio Lacson, Filipino journalist and politician, Mayor of Manila (b. 1912)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/15/16 at 2:24 pm

April 15th 1994 – John Curry, English figure skater (b. 1949)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/15/16 at 2:47 pm

April 15th 1764 – Madame de Pompadour, French mistress of Louis XV of France (b. 1721)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/15/16 at 3:05 pm

April 15th 1983 – John Engstead, American photographer and journalist (b. 1909)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/15/16 at 3:18 pm

April 15th 1970 – Ripper Collins, American baseball player (b. 1904)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/15/16 at 3:41 pm

April 15th 2015 – John Fred Gourrier, singer from John Fred and his Playboy Band died after a long battle with kidney disease aged 63. Had the 1967 US No.1 single 'Judy in Disguise (With Glasses)', a parody of The Beatles song 'Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds'.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/15/16 at 4:52 pm

April 15th 1993 – Leslie Charteris, Singaporean-English author and screenwriter (b. 1907)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: LyricBoy on 04/15/16 at 5:29 pm


I take it that she has never won an Oscar?


Well no Oscar for her, but she is a member of two industry halls of fame. I've never seen any of her films but I imagine she must be a good performer to get into two halls of fame.  :P

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/16/16 at 12:14 pm

April 16th 1935 - Born on this day, Bobby Vinton, (1963 US No.1 single & 1990 UK No.2 single 'Blue Velvet', plus 29 other US Top 40 hits).

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/16/16 at 2:42 pm

April 16th 1963 - Born on this day, Nick Berry, singer, actor, (1986 UK No.1 single 'Every Loser Wins').

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/16/16 at 3:17 pm

April 16th 1999 - Skip Spence, an original member of Jefferson Airplane and founding member of Moby Grape, died of lung cancer in a San Francisco hospital aged 52. He had battled schizophrenia and alcoholism.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: ralfy on 04/16/16 at 7:04 pm


Sure thing. The point is, you don't need to rely on Google Search results all the time.


I keep getting this message when I use the search box:

"You are not allowed to search for posts in this forum."

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: nally on 04/16/16 at 7:15 pm


I keep getting this message when I use the search box:

"You are not allowed to search for posts in this forum."

Yeah, that's because there are WAY too many posts on here, and searching has kinda choked up the server. So Chucky disabled it a long time ago.

Still, when a celebrity dies, usually someone starts a new thread in this section about it.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/17/16 at 9:19 am

April 17th 1984 – Police Constable Yvonne Fletcher is killed by gunfire from the Libyan People's Bureau (Embassy) in London during a small demonstration outside the embassy. Ten others are wounded. The events lead to an 11-day siege of the building.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: ralfy on 04/17/16 at 11:36 am

"Anne Jackson, Stage Star With Her Husband, Eli Wallach, Dies at 90"

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/14/theater/anne-jackson-dies.html

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Written By: ralfy on 04/17/16 at 11:36 am

"Virginia Campbell, actress - obituary"

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2016/04/12/virginia-campbell-actress---obituary/

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/18/16 at 5:12 am


"Anne Jackson, Stage Star With Her Husband, Eli Wallach, Dies at 90"

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/14/theater/anne-jackson-dies.html



"Virginia Campbell, actress - obituary"

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2016/04/12/virginia-campbell-actress---obituary/

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/18/16 at 5:13 am

April 18th 1898 – Gustave Moreau, French painter and academic (b. 1826)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/18/16 at 6:04 am

April 18th 1964 – Ben Hecht, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1894)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/18/16 at 6:23 am

April 18th 2012 – Dick Clark, American television host and producer, founded Dick Clark Productions (b. 1929)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/18/16 at 6:23 am

April 18th 2012 – Cora Hansen, American-Canadian super-centenarian (b. 1899)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/18/16 at 6:40 am

April 18th 1947 – Jozef Tiso, Slovak priest and politician, President of Slovakia (b. 1887)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/18/16 at 6:40 am

April 18th 1949 – Will Hay, English actor and director (b. 1888)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/18/16 at 8:17 am

April 18th 2014 – Brian Priestman, English conductor and academic (b. 1927)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/18/16 at 8:17 am

April 18th 2014 – Dylan Tombides, Australian footballer (b. 1994)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/18/16 at 8:29 am

April 18th 1942 – Aleksander Mitt, Estonian speed skater (b. 1903)

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April 18th 1942 – Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, American heiress, sculptor and art collector, founded the Whitney Museum of American Art (b. 1875)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/18/16 at 8:46 am

April 18th 1945 – John Ambrose Fleming, English physicist and engineer, invented the vacuum tube (b. 1849)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/18/16 at 8:46 am

April 18th 1945 – William, Prince of Albania (b. 1876)

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April 18th 1567 – Wilhelm von Grumbach, German adventurer (b. 1503)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/18/16 at 9:01 am

April 18th 1674 – John Graunt, English demographer and statistician (b. 1620)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/18/16 at 9:45 am

April 18th 1951 – Óscar Carmona, Portuguese field marshal and politician, 11th President of Portugal (b. 1869)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/18/16 at 9:45 am

April 18th 1955 – Albert Einstein, German-American physicist, engineer, and academic (b. 1879)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/18/16 at 10:52 am

April 18th 1802 – Erasmus Darwin, English physician and botanist (b. 1731)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/18/16 at 10:52 am

April 18th 1832 – Jeanne-Elisabeth Chaudet, French painter (b. 1761)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/18/16 at 11:11 am

April 18th 1936 – Milton Brown, American singer and bandleader (Light Crust Doughboys) (b. 1903)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/18/16 at 11:12 am

April 18th 1936 – Ottorino Respighi, Italian composer and conductor (b. 1879)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/18/16 at 11:31 am

April 18th 1998 – Terry Sanford, American lieutenant and politician, 65th Governor of North Carolina (b. 1917)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/18/16 at 11:31 am

April 18th 2002 – Thor Heyerdahl, Norwegian ethnographer and explorer (b. 1914)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/18/16 at 11:52 am

April 18th 2014 – Sanford Jay Frank, American screenwriter and producer (b. 1954)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/18/16 at 11:52 am

April 18th 2014 – Deon Jackson, American singer-songwriter (b. 1946)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/18/16 at 12:46 pm

April 18th 1959 – Irving Cummings, American actor, director, and producer (b. 1888)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/18/16 at 12:46 pm

April 18th 1959 – Percy Smith, English footballer and manager (b. 1880)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/18/16 at 1:00 pm

Notable births for April 18th:

1918 – Shinobu Hashimoto, Japanese director, producer, and screenwriter
1922 – Barbara Hale, American actress
1926 – Doug Insole, English cricketer
1929 – Peter Hordern, English soldier and politician
1930 – Clive Revill, New Zealand actor and singer
1934 – James Drury, American actor
1934 – George Shirley, American tenor and educator
1935 – Costas Ferris, Egyptian-Greek actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1936 – Roger Graef, American-English criminologist, director, and producer
1937 – Teddy Taylor, Scottish journalist and politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland
1940 – Joseph L. Goldstein, American biochemist and geneticist, Nobel Prize laureate
1940 – Jaak Lipso, Estonian basketball player and coach
1940 – Mike Vickers, English guitarist, saxophonist, and songwriter (Manfred Mann and The Manfreds)
1941 – Michael D. Higgins, Irish sociologist and politician, 9th President of Ireland
1942 – Michael Beloff, English lawyer and academic
1942 – Steve Blass, American baseball player and sportscaster
1942 – Robert Christgau, American journalist and critic
1944 – Frances D'Souza, Baroness D'Souza, English academic and politician
1944 – Robert Hanssen, American FBI agent and spy
1944 – Philip Jackson, Scottish sculptor and photographer
1945 – Richard Bausch, American author and academic
1945 – Robert Bausch, American author and academic
1946 – Jean-François Balmer, Swiss actor
1946 – Hayley Mills, English actress
1947 – Dorothy Lyman, American actress
1947 – Cindy Pickett, American actress
1947 – Jerzy Stuhr, Polish actor, director, and screenwriter
1947 – James Woods, American actor and producer
1948 – Régis Wargnier, French director, producer, and screenwriter
1949 – Geoff Bodine, American race car driver
1950 – Paul Callery, Australian footballer
1950 – Kenny Ortega, American director, producer, and choreographer
1950 – Grigory Sokolov, Russian pianist and composer
1951 – Ricardo Fortaleza, Australian-Filipino boxer and coach
1951 – Pierre Pettigrew, Canadian businessman and politician, 5th Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs
1953 – Rick Moranis, Canadian-American actor, comedian, singer and screenwriter
1954 – Robert Greenberg, American pianist and composer
1956 – Eric Roberts, American actor
1957 – Ian Campbell, Australian jumper
1957 – Anna Kathryn Holbrook, American actress and educator
1958 – Thomas Simaku, Albanian-English composer
1958 – Tarmo Teder, Estonian poet and critic
1959 – Susan Faludi, American journalist and author
1959 – Frank Mulholland, Scottish lawyer and politician, Solicitor General for Scotland
1960 – Yelena Zhupiyeva-Vyazova, Ukrainian runner
1961 – Grandmaster Caz, American rapper and DJ
1961 – Kelly Hansen, American singer-songwriter (Foreigner and Hurricane)
1961 – Jane Leeves, English actress and dancer
1961 – John Podhoretz, American journalist and author
1962 – Jeff Dunham, American comedian and ventriloquist
1962 – Nick Farr-Jones, Australian rugby player and sportscaster
1963 – Mike Mangini, American drummer (Dream Theater, Annihilator, Extreme, and Tribe of Judah)
1963 – Eric McCormack, Canadian-American actor and producer
1963 – Conan O'Brien, American actor, producer, screenwriter, and talk show host
1963 – Phil Simmons, Trinidadian cricketer
1963 – Peter Van Loan, Canadian lawyer and politician, 16th Canadian Minister of International Trade
1964 – Bez, English drummer and dancer (Happy Mondays and Black Grape)
1964 – Niall Ferguson, Scottish historian and academic
1964 – Rithy Panh, Cambodian director and screenwriter
1966 – Valeri Kamensky, Russian ice hockey player
1967 – Maria Bello, American actress
1968 – Mary Birdsong, American actress, singer, and screenwriter
1968 – David Hewlett, English-Canadian actor, director, and screenwriter
1969 – Keith DeCandido, American author
1969 – Stefan Schwarz, Swedish footballer and manager
1969 – Robert Změlík, Czech decathlete
1970 – Rico Brogna, American baseball player and coach
1970 – Greg Eklund, American drummer and guitarist (Everclear and The Oohlas)
1970 – Saad Hariri, Saudi Arabian-Lebanese businessman and politician, 66th Prime Minister of Lebanon
1970 – François Leroux, Canadian ice hockey player and radio host
1970 – Tatiana Stefanidou, Greek journalist and talk show host
1971 – Samantha Cameron, English businesswoman, Spouse of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
1971 – Oleg Petrov, Russian ice hockey player
1971 – Graham Rowntree, English rugby player
1971 – Fredro Starr, American rapper and actor (Onyx)
1971 – David Tennant, Scottish actor
1972 – Rosa Clemente, American journalist and activist
1972 – Eli Roth, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1972 – Michael Rutter, English motorcycle racer
1973 – Derrick Brooks, American football player
1973 – Brady Clark, American baseball player
1973 – Haile Gebrselassie, Ethiopian runner
1974 – Millie Corretjer, Puerto Rican-American actress and singer
1974 – Mark Tremonti, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Creed, Alter Bridge, and Tremonti)
1974 – Edgar Wright, English director and screenwriter
1975 – GoonRock, American songwriter and producer
1975 – Sergei Terehhov, Estonian footballer and manager
1976 – Gavin Creel, American actor and singer
1976 – Fayray, Japanese singer-songwriter and actress
1976 – Melissa Joan Hart, American actress, director, and producer
1976 – Andrew Ilie, Romanian-Australian tennis player
1976 – Sean Maguire, English actor
1976 – Justin Ross, American politician
1976 – Staffan Strand, Swedish high jumper
1977 – Dan LaCouture, American ice hockey player
1977 – Cindy Taylor, Paraguayan model and actress
1979 – Michael Bradley, American basketball player and coach
1979 – Matt Cooper, Australian rugby league player
1979 – Anthony Davidson, English race car driver
1979 – Kourtney Kardashian, American model and businesswoman
1979 – Matthew Upson, English footballer
1979 – Karl Wolf, Lebanese-Canadian singer-songwriter and producer (Sky)
1980 – Rabiu Afolabi, Nigerian footballer and manager
1980 – Robyn Regehr, Canadian ice hockey player
1981 – Elastinen, Finnish rapper and producer (Fintelligens)
1981 – Brian Buscher, American baseball player
1981 – Mai Hoshimura, Japanese singer-songwriter and pianist
1981 – Milan Jovanović, Serbian footballer
1981 – Aldo Ramírez, Colombian footballer
1981 – Audrey Tang, Taiwanese computer scientist and academic
1982 – Ibrahim al-Asiri, Saudi Arabian terrorist
1982 – Greg Camarillo, American football player
1982 – Ricardo Colclough, Canadian-American football player
1982 – Simone Farina, Italian footballer
1982 – Scott Hartnell, Canadian ice hockey player
1982 – Blair Late, American singer-songwriter and journalist (B3)
1982 – Darren Sutherland, Irish boxer (d. 2009)
1982 – Marie-Élaine Thibert, Canadian singer
1983 – Miguel Cabrera, Venezuelan baseball player
1983 – Reeve Carney, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
1983 – Fodil Hadjadj, Algerian footballer
1983 – Cheryl Haworth, American weightlifter
1983 – Cristina Nardozzi, American model, Miss Massachusetts USA 2005
1984 – Sokoudjou, Cameroonian mixed martial artist
1984 – Red Bryant, American football player
1984 – America Ferrera, American actress and producer
1985 – Łukasz Fabiański, Polish footballer
1985 – Rachel Smith, Panamanian-American model, Miss USA 2007
1985 – Elena Temnikova, Russian singer (Serebro)
1986 – Billy Butler, American baseball player
1986 – Maurice Edu, American soccer player
1986 – Taylor Griffin, American basketball player
1986 – Conrad Logan, Irish footballer
1986 – Efraín Velarde, Mexican footballer
1987 – Brett Deledio, Australian footballer
1987 – Danny Guthrie, English footballer
1987 – Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, English model and actress
1987 – Samantha Jade, Australian singer-songwriter and actress
1987 – Ivan Tričkovski, Macedonian footballer
1988 – Anagabriela Espinoza, Mexican model, Miss International 2009
1988 – Andre Frolov, Estonian footballer
1988 – Alexander Hauck, South African-German rugby player
1989 – Simas Buterlevičius, Lithuanian basketball player
1989 – Jessica Jung, American-South Korean singer, dancer, and actress (Girls' Generation)
1989 – Alia Shawkat, American actress
1989 – Chaiwat Thongsaeng, Thai model and actor
1990 – Henderson Álvarez, Venezuelan baseball player
1990 – Jake Howells, English footballer
1990 – Britt Robertson, American actress
1990 – Wojciech Szczęsny, Polish footballer
1990 – Junior Torunarigha, Nigerian footballer
1990 – Inna Zlidnis, Estonian footballer
1992 – Misa Eguchi, Japanese tennis player
1993 – Matt Salisbury, English cricketer
1993 – Nathan Sykes, English singer-songwriter (The Wanted)
1995 – Divock Origi, Belgian footballer
1996 – Ioana Ducu, Romanian tennis player
1999 – Michael Andrew, American swimmer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/18/16 at 1:01 pm

April 18th 1996 – Bernard Edwards bass guitarist and producer from Chic, died of pneumonia in a Tokyo Hotel room while touring Japan. Also worked with ABC, Power Station, Sister Sledge, Sheila and B. Devotion, Diana Ross, Johnny Mathis, Debbie Harry, Air Supply, and Rod Stewart.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/18/16 at 1:25 pm

April 18th 1997 – Don Pietromonaco, American actor and radio host (b. 1935)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/18/16 at 1:25 pm

April 18th 1995 – Arturo Frondizi, Argentinian lawyer and politician, 32nd President of Argentina (b. 1908)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/18/16 at 1:37 pm

April 18th 1161 – Theobald of Bec, French-English archbishop (b. 1090)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/18/16 at 1:37 pm

April 18th 1552 – John Leland, English poet and historian (b. 1502)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/18/16 at 1:42 pm

April 18th 1939 - Born on this day, Glen D.Hardin, The Crickets, (1957 US No.1 single 'That 'll Be The Day', 1959 UK No.1 single 'It Doesn't Matter Anymore'. Plus over 15 other UK top 40 singles).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/18/16 at 2:30 pm

April 18th 1689 – George Jeffreys, 1st Baron Jeffreys, Welsh judge and politician, Lord Chancellor of Great Britain (b. 1648)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/18/16 at 2:50 pm

April 18th 1943 – Isoroku Yamamoto, Japanese admiral (b. 1884)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/18/16 at 2:50 pm

April 18th 1996 – Brook Berringer, American football player (b. 1973)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/18/16 at 3:14 pm

April 18th 1967 – Karl Miller, German footballer (b. 1913)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/18/16 at 3:14 pm

April 18th 1974 – Marcel Pagnol, French author, playwright, and director (b. 1895)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/18/16 at 3:28 pm

April 18th 2005 – Sam Mills, American football player and coach (b. 1959)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/18/16 at 3:28 pm

April 18th 2008 – Kay Linaker, American actress and screenwriter (b. 1913)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/18/16 at 3:43 pm

April 18th 1990 – Gory Guerrero, American wrestler and trainer (b. 1921)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/18/16 at 3:43 pm

April 18th 2002 – Wahoo McDaniel, American football player and wrestler (b. 1938)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/18/16 at 3:52 pm

April 18th 1556 – Luigi Alamanni, Italian poet and politician (b. 1495)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/18/16 at 3:52 pm

April 18th 1587 – John Foxe, English historian and author (b. 1516)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/18/16 at 4:11 pm

April 18th 1938 – George Bryant, American archer (b. 1878)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/18/16 at 4:11 pm

April 18th 1945 – Ernie Pyle, American journalist and soldier (b. 1900)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/18/16 at 4:30 pm

April 18th 1997 – Edward Barker, English cartoonist (b. 1950)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/18/16 at 4:30 pm

April 18th 2003 – Edgar F. Codd, English-American soldier, pilot, and computer scientist (b. 1923)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/18/16 at 4:47 pm

April 18th 2013 – Cordell Mosson, American bass player (Parliament-Funkadelic) (b. 1952)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/18/16 at 5:09 pm

April 18th 2012 – John O'Neil, American baseball player and manager (b. 1920)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/18/16 at 5:39 pm

April 18th 2011 – Olubayo Adefemi, Nigerian footballer (b. 1985)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/18/16 at 6:03 pm

April 18th 2012 – K. D. Wentworth, American author (b. 1951)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/19/16 at 1:26 am

April 19th 1881 – Benjamin Disraeli, English journalist and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1804)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/19/16 at 1:27 am

April 19th 1882 – Charles Darwin, English biologist and theorist (b. 1809)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/19/16 at 1:38 am

April 19th 1991 – Stanley Hawes, English-Australian director and producer (b. 1905)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/19/16 at 1:38 am

April 19th 1992 – Frankie Howerd, English actor and screenwriter (b. 1917)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/19/16 at 2:00 am

April 19th 2011 – Elisabeth Sladen, English actress (b. 1946)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/19/16 at 2:00 am

April 19th 2011 – Chet Allen, American actor (b. 1928)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/19/16 at 2:24 am

April 19th 1824 – Lord Byron, English-Scottish poet and playwright (b. 1788)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/19/16 at 2:24 am

April 19th 1831 – Johann Gottlieb Friedrich von Bohnenberger, German astronomer and mathematician (b. 1765)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/19/16 at 2:37 am

April 19th 1980 – Tony Beckley, English actor (b. 1929)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/19/16 at 2:38 am

April 19th 1987 – Hugh Brannum, American vocalist, arranger, composer and actor (b. 1910)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/19/16 at 2:48 am

April 19th 2015 – Raymond Carr, English historian and academic (b. 1919)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/19/16 at 2:48 am

2015 – William Price Fox, American journalist and author (b. 1926)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/19/16 at 3:10 am

April 19th 1989 – Daphne du Maurier, English author and playwright (b. 1907)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/19/16 at 3:10 am

April 19th 2008 – John Marzano, American baseball player and sportscaster (b. 1963)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/19/16 at 3:46 am

April 19th 1739 – Nicholas Saunderson, English mathematician and academic (b. 1682)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/19/16 at 3:46 am

April 19th 1768 – Canaletto, Italian painter and etcher (b. 1697)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/19/16 at 4:07 am

April 19th 2004 – Norris McWhirter, English author and activist co-founded the Guinness World Records (b. 1925)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/19/16 at 4:07 am

April 19th 2004 – John Maynard Smith, English biologist and geneticist (b. 1920)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/19/16 at 4:33 am

April 19th 1906 – Pierre Curie, French physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1859)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/19/16 at 4:33 am

April 19th 1906 – Spencer Gore, English tennis player and cricketer (b. 1850)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/19/16 at 5:27 am

April 19th 1993 – David Koresh, American religious leader (b. 1959)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/19/16 at 6:59 am

April 19th 2012- Levon Helm, died of throat cancer aged 71. A drummer, singer and multi-instrumentalist, Helm formed his own high school band, the Jungle Bush Beaters, at 17, he later joined The Hawks (who became Bob Dylan's backing group) who then became known as The Band. He sang on Band classics like 'The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down,' 'Up on Cripple Creek,' 'Rag Mama Rag,' and 'The Weight.'

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/19/16 at 8:11 am

April 19th 2002 – Reginald Rose, American writer (b. 1920)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/19/16 at 9:06 am

Notable births for April 19th:

1925 – Hugh O'Brian, American actor
1930 – Larry Peerce, American director
1932 – Fernando Botero, Colombian painter and sculptor
1933 – Dickie Bird, English cricketer and umpire
1933 – Philip Lavallin Wroughton, English captain and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire
1935 – Justin Francis Rigali, American cardinal
1937 – Antonio Carluccio, Italian-English chef and author
1937 – Elinor Donahue, American actress
1937 – Joseph Estrada, Filipino actor, producer, and politician, 13th President of the Philippines
1938 – Stanley Fish, American theorist, author, and scholar
1940 – Genya Ravan, American singer-songwriter and producer (Goldie and the Gingerbreads and Ten Wheel Drive)
1941 – Priit Aimla, Estonian author, poet, and playwright
1941 – Roberto Carlos, Brazilian singer-songwriter and actor
1941 – Michel Roux, French-English chef and author
1942 – Alan Price, English keyboard player and songwriter (The Animals)
1942 – Jack Roush, American businessman, founded Roush Fenway Racing
1942 – Maarten van den Bergh, American-Dutch businessman
1943 – Eve Graham, Scottish singer (The New Seekers)
1943 – Lorenzo Sanz, Spanish businessman
1944 – Keith Erickson, American basketball player and sportscaster
1944 – James Heckman, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
1944 – Bernie Worrell, American keyboard player and songwriter (Parliament-Funkadelic, Praxis, and Colonel Claypool's Bucket of Bernie Brains)
1946 – Tim Curry, English actor
1946 – Euphrosyne Doxiadis, Greek-French painter and author
1946 – Mary Jo Slater, American casting director
1947 – Murray Perahia, American pianist and conductor
1947 – Wilfrid Stevenson, Baron Stevenson of Balmacara, English civil servant
1947 – Yan Pascal Tortelier, French violinist and conductor
1947 – Mark Volman, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Turtles, Flo & Eddie, and The Mothers of Invention)
1948 – Stuart McLean, Canadian radio host and author
1948 – Rick Miller, American baseball player and manager
1949 – Paloma Picasso, French-Spanish fashion designer
1950 – Julia Cleverdon, English businesswoman and philanthropist
1951 – Jóannes Eidesgaard, Faroese educator and politician, Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands
1952 – Tony Plana, Cuban-American actor and director
1952 – Michael Trend, English journalist and politician
1953 – Rod Morgenstein, American drummer (Winger, Dixie Dregs, Platypus, and The Jelly Jam)
1953 – Sara Simeoni, Italian high jumper
1953 – Ruby Wax, British-based American comedian, actress, and screenwriter
1954 – Trevor Francis, English footballer and manager
1954 – Bob Rock, Canadian guitarist, songwriter, and producer (Payolas)
1956 – Sue Barker, English tennis player and journalist
1956 – Randy Carlyle, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1956 – Anne Glover, Scottish biologist and academic
1957 – Tony Martin, English singer-songwriter (Black Sabbath, Giuntini Project, and Empire)
1958 – Steve Antin, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1958 – Stevie B, American singer-songwriter and record producer
1958 – Denis O'Brien, Irish businessman, founded BT Ireland
1959 – Jane Campbell, Baroness Campbell of Surbiton, English activist
1959 – Teofisto Guingona III, Filipino lawyer and politician
1959 – Donald Markwell, Australian sociologist and academic
1960 – Nicoletta Braschi, Italian actress and producer
1960 – Ara Gevorgyan, Armenian pianist, composer, and producer
1960 – Roger Merrett, Australian footballer and coach
1960 – John Schweitz, American basketball player and coach
1960 – Frank Viola, American baseball player and coach
1961 – Albert Martinez, Filipino actor, director, and producer
1961 – Spike Owen, American baseball player and coach
1961 – Richard Phelps, English pentathlete
1962 – Al Unser Jr., American race car driver
1964 – Gordon Marshall, Scottish footballer and coach
1964 – Kim Weaver, American astrophysicist, astronomer, and academic
1965 – Natalie Dessay, French soprano and actress
1965 – Suge Knight, American record producer, co-founded Death Row Records
1966 – Véronique Gens, French soprano and actress
1966 – Brett J. Gladman, Canadian astronomer and academic
1966 – David La Haye, Canadian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1966 – Julia Neigel, Russian-German singer-songwriter and producer
1966 – El Samurai, Japanese wrestler
1967 – Philippe Saint-André, French rugby player and coach
1967 – Steven H Silver, American journalist and author
1967 – Dar Williams, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Cry Cry Cry)
1968 – Ashley Judd, American actress and activist
1969 – Andrew Carnie, Canadian-American linguist, author, and academic
1969 – Jesse James, American motorcycle builder, founded West Coast Choppers
1969 – Susan Polgar, Hungarian-American chess player
1970 – Kelly Holmes, English runner
1970 – Luis Miguel, Mexican singer-songwriter and producer
1971 – Gad Elmaleh, Moroccan-French actor, director, and screenwriter
1971 – You Hee-yeol, South Korean singer-songwriter (Toy)
1972 – Rivaldo, Brazilian footballer
1972 – Jennifer Taylor, American actress
1972 – Jeff Wilkins, American football player
1973 – Michael Bacall, American screenwriter and actor
1973 – George Gregan, Zambian-Australian rugby player and coach
1973 – Alessio Scarpi, Italian footballer
1975 – Jason Gillespie, Australian cricketer and coach
1975 – Jussi Jääskeläinen, Finnish footballer
1976 – Ruud Jolie, Dutch guitarist (Within Temptation and Maiden uniteD)
1976 – Scott Padgett, American basketball player, coach, and radio host
1976 – Kim Young-oh, South Korean author and illustrator
1977 – Joe Beimel, American baseball player
1977 – Anju Bobby George, Indian long jumper
1977 – Lucien Mettomo, Cameroonian footballer
1977 – Dennys Reyes, Mexican baseball player
1977 – Jonny Storm, English wrestler and trainer
1978 – James Franco, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1978 – Gabriel Heinze, Argentinian footballer
1978 – Amanda Sage, American-Austrian painter and educator
1979 – Rocky Bernard, American football player
1979 – Kate Hudson, American actress
1979 – Zhao Junzhe, Chinese footballer
1979 – Nicole Raczynski, American wrestler
1979 – Antoaneta Stefanova, Bulgarian chess player
1980 – Jason Blaine, Canadian singer-songwriter
1980 – Robyn Regehr, Brazilian-Canadian ice hockey player
1980 – Alexis Thorpe, American actress
1981 – Hayden Christensen, Canadian-American actor and producer
1981 – Ryuta Hara, Japanese footballer
1981 – Martin Havlát, Czech ice hockey player
1981 – Kasie Head, American model and actress, Miss Oklahoma USA 2002
1981 – James Hibberd, English cricketer
1981 – Napakpapha Nakprasitte, Thai actress
1981 – Troy Polamalu, American football player
1981 – Catalina Sandino Moreno, Colombian actress
1982 – Joseph Hagerty, American gymnast
1982 – Filip Jícha, Czech handball player
1982 – Samuel C. Morrison, Jr., Liberian-American journalist, producer, and screenwriter
1982 – Rocco Sabato, Italian footballer
1982 – Ignacio Serricchio, Argentinian-American actor
1982 – Sitiveni Sivivatu, New Zealand rugby player
1983 – Alberto Callaspo, Venezuelan-American baseball player
1983 – Zach Duke, American baseball player
1983 – Joe Mauer, American baseball player
1983 – Patrick Platins, German footballer
1983 – Curtis Thigpen, American baseball player
1984 – Lee Da-hae, South Korean actress and singer
1984 – Christopher Pearce, English cricketer
1985 – Valon Behrami, Swiss footballer
1985 – Jan Zimmermann, German footballer
1986 – Pascal Angan, Beninese footballer
1986 – Zhou Mi, Chinese singer-songwriter and actor (Super Junior-M and SM the Ballad)
1986 – Candace Parker, American basketball player
1986 – Gabe Pruitt, American basketball player
1986 – Will Thursfield, English-Australian footballer
1987 – David Cavazos, Mexican singer-songwriter
1987 – Luigi Giorgi, Italian footballer
1987 – Joe Hart, English footballer
1987 – Daniel Schuhmacher, German singer-songwriter
1987 – Maria Sharapova, Russian tennis player
1987 – Lauren Wilson, Canadian figure skater
1988 – Enrique Esqueda, Mexican footballer
1988 – Haruna Kojima, Japanese singer and actress (AKB48 and no3b)
1989 – Dominik Mader, German footballer
1989 – Kristen O'Connor, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1989 – Sam Tordoff, English racing driver
1989 – Daisuke Watabe, Japanese footballer
1990 – Jackie Bradley, Jr., American baseball player
1990 – Kim Chiu, Filipino actress, singer, and dancer
1990 – Héctor Miguel Herrera, Mexican footballer
1990 – Kim Him-chan, South Korean singer and dancer (B.A.P)
1990 – Damien Le Tallec, French footballer
1990 – Patrick Wiegers, German footballer
1991 – Steve Cook, English footballer
1991 – Kelly Olynyk, Canadian basketball player
1992 – Paul-Jose M'Poku, Belgian footballer
1993 – Sebastian de Souza, English actor

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April 19th 2009 – J. G. Ballard, English novelist, short story writer, and essayist. (b. 1930)

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April 19th 2003 - The oldest working musician in Britain, Conrad Leonard died aged 104. Composer and pianist Leonard had worked with Cole Porter, Petula Clark and at the BBC during his career. Until the age of 103 years, he played the piano every Thursday at lunchtime in the Plantation Cafe at Squire's Garden Centre in Twickenham.

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April 19th 2014 – Ian McIntyre, Scottish journalist and producer (b. 1930)

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April 19th 1901 – Alfred Horatio Belo, American publisher, founded The Dallas Morning News (b. 1839)

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April 19th 1998 – Octavio Paz, Mexican poet, philosopher, and academic Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1914)

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April 19th 1054 – Pope Leo IX (b. 1002)

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April 19th 1997 – Eldon Hoke, American singer and drummer (Mentors and The Screamers) (b. 1958)

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April 19th 1993 – George S. Mickelson, American captain, lawyer, and politician, 28th Governor of South Dakota (b. 1941)

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April 19th 2013 – Al Neuharth, American journalist, author, and publisher, founded USA Today (b. 1924)

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April 19th 1975 – Percy Lavon Julian, American chemist and academic (b. 1899)

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April 19th 2014 – Lindy Berry, American football player (b. 1927)

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April 19th 2013 – Patrick Garland, English actor and director (b. 1935)

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April 19th 1914 – Charles Sanders Peirce, American mathematician and philosopher (b. 1839)

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April 19th 1960 – Beardsley Ruml, American economist and statistician (b. 1894)

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April 20th 1912 – Bram Stoker, Irish-English author, created Count Dracula (b. 1847)

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April 20th 1918 – Karl Ferdinand Braun, German-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1850)

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April 20th 1769 – Chief Pontiac, American tribal leader (b. 1720)

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April 20th 1991 – Don Siegel, American director and producer (b. 1912)

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April 20th 2011 – Gerard Smith, American guitarist (TV on the Radio) (b. 1974)

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April 20th 2012 – Jack Ashley, Baron Ashley of Stoke, English soldier and politician (b. 1922)

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April 20th 2015 – Bob St. Clair, American football player and politician (b. 1931)

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April 20th 2002 – Alan Dale, American singer (b. 1925)

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April 20th 2012 – George Cowan, American chemist, businessman, and philanthropist (b. 1920)

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April 20th 1992 – Benny Hill, English comedian, actor, and screenwriter (b. 1924)  :\'(

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April 20th 2014 – Peter Scoones, English photographer and cinematographer (b. 1937)

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April 20th 2010 – Dorothy Height, American educator and activist (b. 1912)

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April 20th 2011 – Tim Hetherington, English photographer and journalist (b. 1970)

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April 20th 2013 – Howard Phillips, American politician (b. 1941)

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April 20th 2013 – Nosher Powell, English actor and boxer (b. 1928)

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April 20th 1996 – Christopher Robin Milne, English bookseller (b. 1920)

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April 20th 1999 – Rick Rude, American wrestler and sportscaster (b. 1958)

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April 20th 2012 - Bert Weedon, whose Play in a Day guitar guide set some of the biggest names in rock and roll on the road to greatness, died, aged 91. Play in a Day, released in 1957, sold over two million copies and helped inspire a generation of budding musicians including Eric Clapton, Brian May of Queen and the late John Lennon.

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April 20th 2014 – Torrey C. Brown, American physician and politician (b. 1937)

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April 20th 2014 – Rubin Carter, American-Canadian boxer (b. 1937)

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April 20th 1314 – Pope Clement V (b. 1264)

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April 20th 2002 - American singer Alan Dale died. During the 50's he had his own US TV & radio show, had the 1955 US No.7 single 'Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White'.

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April 20th 1991 - Steve Marriott leader of the Small Faces and Humble Pie, died in a fire at his home in Essex. His work became a major influence for many 90's bands. Small Faces had the 1967 UK No.3 & US No.16 single 'Itchycoo Park', plus 1968 No.1 UK album 'Ogden's Nut Gone Flake', Humble Pie, 1969 UK No.4 single 'Natural Born Bugie'. As a child actor he played parts in Dixon of Dock Green and The Artful Dodger in Oliver.

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April 20th 1979 - Lighting director Billy Duffy was killed in an accident during a Kate Bush concert in Southampton, England. 21-year old Duffy fell twenty feet through an open trap door on the stage. Kate Bush held a benefit concert on 12th May with Peter Gabriel and Steve Harley at London's Hammersmith Odeon for his family.

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April 20th 1873 – William Tite, English architect, designed the Royal Exchange (b. 1798)

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Notable births for April 20th:

1920 – John Paul Stevens, American lieutenant and judge
1921 – Janine Sutto, French-Canadian actress
1924 – Leslie Phillips, English actor and producer
1924 – Guy Rocher, Canadian sociologist and academic
1925 – Elena Verdugo, American actress
1927 – K. Alex Müller, Swiss physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
1928 – Arvo Kruusement, Estonian actor and director
1930 – Antony Jay, English director and screenwriter
1931 – John Eccles, 2nd Viscount Eccles, English businessman and politician
1933 – Aimée Beekman, Estonian author
1936 – Pat Roberts, American captain, journalist, and politician
1936 – Christopher Robinson, English organist and conductor
1937 – George Takei, American actor
1937 – Antonios Kounadis, Greek discus thrower
1938 – Betty Cuthbert, Australian sprinter
1938 – Manfred Kinder, German runner
1938 – Peter Snow, British historian and journalist
1939 – Peter S. Beagle, American author and screenwriter
1939 – Ray Brooks, English actor
1939 – Gro Harlem Brundtland, Norwegian physician and politician, 22nd Prime Minister of Norway
1939 – Johnny Tillotson, American singer-songwriter
1941 – Ryan O'Neal, American actor
1942 – Giles Henderson, English lawyer and academic
1942 – Arto Paasilinna, Finnish journalist and author
1943 – Alan Beith, English academic and politician
1943 – John Eliot Gardiner, English conductor and director
1945 – Michael Brandon, American actor and director
1945 – Alistair Cooke, Baron Lexden, English historian and author
1945 – Thein Sein, Burmese general and politician, 8th President of Burma
1945 – Steve Spurrier, American football player and coach
1946 – Sandro Chia, Italian painter and sculptor
1946 – Jānis Doniņš, Latvian-American javelin thrower
1946 – Diane Elson, English sociologist and academic
1946 – Tommy Hutton, American baseball player and sportscaster
1946 – Julien Poulin, Canadian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1947 – Rita Dionne-Marsolais, Canadian economist and politician
1947 – David Leland, English actor, director, and screenwriter
1947 – Ken Scott, English record producer and engineer
1947 – Björn Skifs, Swedish singer-songwriter, actor, and screenwriter (Blue Swede and Slam Creepers)
1947 – Viktor Suvorov, Russian intelligence officer, historian, and author
1947 – Andrew Tobias, American journalist and author
1948 – Craig Frost, American pianist and songwriter (Grand Funk Railroad)
1948 – Merlin Hay, 24th Earl of Erroll, Scottish colonel and politician, Lord High Constable of Scotland
1948 – Gregory Itzin, American actor
1948 – Hugh Roberts, English historian and curator
1948 – Rémy Trudel, Canadian academic and politician
1949 – Veronica Cartwright, English-American actress
1949 – Massimo D'Alema, Italian journalist and politician, 76th Prime Minister of Italy
1949 – Paul Heiney, English journalist and author
1949 – Jessica Lange, American actress
1950 – Steve Erickson, American author and critic
1950 – Robert Mair, English engineer and academic
1950 – N. Chandrababu Naidu, Indian politician, 13th Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
1950 – Milt Wilcox, American baseball player
1951 – Louise Jameson, English actress
1952 – Andrew Jaspan, English-Australian journalist and academic
1952 – Louka Katseli, Greek economist and politician
1952 – Božidar Maljković, Serbian basketball player and coach
1952 – Eric Pickles, English politician, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
1952 – J. Thiviyanathan, Sri Lankan lawyer and politician
1953 – Sebastian Faulks, English journalist and author
1953 – Carrie Mae Weems, American photographer
1954 – Gilles Lupien, Canadian ice hockey player and agent
1954 – Peter Toohey, Australian cricketer
1955 – Donald Pettit, American engineer and astronaut
1956 – Beatrice Ask, Swedish politician, Swedish Minister for Justice
1957 – Aviva Chomsky, American historian and author
1957 – Geraint Wyn Davies, Welsh-American actor
1957 – Graeme Fowler, English cricketer, coach, and sportscaster
1958 – Viacheslav Fetisov, Russian ice hockey player and coach
1959 – Clint Howard, American actor
1960 – Debbie Flintoff-King, Australian hurdler and coach
1960 – Rodney Holman, American football player and coach
1961 – Frances Adamson, Australian public servant and diplomat, Australian Ambassador to China
1961 – Konstantin Lavronenko, Russian actor
1961 – Nicholas Lyndhurst, English actor
1961 – Don Mattingly, American baseball player, coach, and manager
1961 – Corrado Micalef, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1961 – Mike Pniewski, American actor and public speaker
1961 – Barry Smolin, American radio host and composer
1963 – Aubrey de Grey, English gerontologist and author
1963 – Maurício Gugelmin, Brazilian race car driver
1963 – Rachel Whiteread, English sculptor
1964 – John Carney, American football player
1964 – Crispin Glover, American actor
1964 – Andy Serkis, English actor and director
1964 – Rosalynn Sumners, American figure skater
1965 – Kostis Chatzidakis, Greek politician, Ministry of Economy, Infrastructure, Shipping and Tourism
1965 – Adrián Fernández, Mexican race car driver
1965 – April March, American singer-songwriter and animator
1966 – David Chalmers, Australian philosopher and academic
1966 – David Filo, American businessman, co-founded Yahoo!
1966 – Vincent Riendeau, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1967 – Mike Portnoy, American drummer (Dream Theater, Transatlantic, Liquid Tension Experiment, and Flying Colors)
1967 – Raymond van Barneveld, Dutch darts player
1968 – Evelin Ilves, Estonian businesswoman, 4th First Lady of Estonia
1968 – Julia Morris, Australian actress and producer
1968 – J.D. Roth, American television host and actor
1968 – Yelena Välbe, Russian skier and manager
1968 – Roman Virastyuk, Ukrainian shot putter
1969 – Felix Baumgartner, Austrian skydiver and BASE jumper
1970 – Sarantuya, Mongolian soprano
1970 – Francis Campbell, Northern Irish academic and diplomat, British Ambassador to the Holy See
1970 – Avishai Cohen, Israeli singer-songwriter and bassist
1970 – Sarah Gavron, English director and producer
1970 – Shemar Moore, American actor and television host
1970 – Adriano Moraes, Brazilian bull rider
1971 – Carla Geurts, Dutch swimmer, physiologist, and academic
1971 – Allan Houston, American basketball player and manager
1971 – Nikos Kyzeridis, Greek footballer
1971 – John Senden, Australian golfer
1972 – Lê Huỳnh Đức, Vietnamese footballer, coach, and manager
1972 – Carmen Electra, American model and actress
1972 – Željko Joksimović, Serbian singer-songwriter, and producer
1972 – Marko Kon, Serbian singer-songwriter
1972 – Stephen Marley, American singer, guitarist, and producer (Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers)
1973 – Todd Hollandsworth American baseball player and sportscaster
1973 – Geoff Lloyd, English radio host
1973 – Lamond Murray, American basketball player
1974 – Tina Cousins, English singer-songwriter and model
1974 – Urmas Paet, Estonian journalist and politician, 26th Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs
1975 – Benjamin Butler, American painter
1975 – Killer Mike, American rapper and actor (Run the Jewels)
1976 – Aldo Bobadilla, Paraguayan footballer
1976 – Shay Given, Irish footballer and manager
1976 – Joey Lawrence, American actor, game show host and singer
1976 – Chris Mason, Canadian ice hockey player
1976 – Lenka Němečková, Czech tennis player
1977 – Jon Hugger, American wrestler
1977 – Meelis Rooba, Estonian footballer and manager
1978 – Clayne Crawford, American actor, director, and producer
1978 – Rebecca Makkai, American author
1978 – Mirei Kuroda, Japanese model and actress
1979 – Ludovic Magnin, Swiss footballer and coach
1979 – Nate Marquardt, American mixed martial artist
1979 – Tatyana Polnova, Russian pole vaulter
1979 – Gregor Tait, Scottish swimmer
1979 – Quinn Weng, Taiwanese singer (Seraphim)
1980 – Gunta Baško, Latvian basketball player
1980 – Chris Duffy, American baseball player
1980 – Arin Paul, Indian director and screenwriter
1982 – Jacqueline Govaert, Dutch singer-songwriter and pianist (Krezip)
1982 – Sayaka Kamiya, Japanese actress and model
1982 – Dario Knežević, Croatian footballer
1982 – Alar Varrak, Estonian basketball player and coach
1983 – Danny Granger, American basketball player
1983 – Sebastian Ingrosso, Swedish DJ and producer (Swedish House Mafia)
1983 – Miranda Kerr, Australian model
1983 – Joanne King, Irish actress
1983 – Patrice M'Bock, Cameroonian footballer
1983 – Erik Segerstedt, Swedish singer (E.M.D.)
1983 – Greg Smith, South African cricketer
1983 – Fabio Staibano, Italian rugby player
1983 – Yuri van Gelder, Dutch gymnast
1984 – Nelson Évora, Ivorian-Portuguese triple jumper
1984 – Anthony Fasano, American football player
1984 – Tyson Griffin, American mixed martial artist
1984 – Edixon Perea, Colombian footballer
1984 – Jenna Shoemaker, American triathlete
1985 – Amanda Fahy, English actress
1985 – Curt Hawkins, American wrestler
1985 – Ehsan Jami, Dutch-Iranian activist and politician
1985 – Billy Magnussen, American actor and bass player
1985 – Jadyn Maria, Puerto Rican-American singer-songwriter and actress
1985 – Brent Seabrook, Canadian ice hockey player
1987 – John Patrick Amedori, American actor
1987 – Thorsten Kirschbaum, German footballer
1987 – Michael Klauß, German footballer
1987 – Anna Rossinelli, Swiss singer-songwriter
1988 – Brandon Belt, American baseball player
1988 – Michael Jennings, Australian-Tongan rugby league player
1989 – Heejun Han, South Korean-American singer and actor
1989 – Sergei Zenjov, Estonian footballer
1990 – Luhan, Chinese singer, dancer, and actor (Exo)
1991 – Marissa King, English gymnast
1991 – Ondřej Kraják, Czech footballer
1991 – Luke Kuechly, American football player
1991 – Allie Will, American tennis player
1992 – Kristian Álvarez, Mexican footballer
1992 – Marko Meerits, Estonian footballer
1992 – Sauaso Sue, New Zealand-Samoan rugby league player
1994 – Anastasia Vdovenco, Moldovan tennis player
1995 – Jean Marie Dongou, Cameroonian footballer

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April 20th 2015 – Doug Buffone, American football player and sportscaster (b. 1944)

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April 20th 2003 – Ruth Hale, American actress and playwright (b. 1908)

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April 20th 2003 – Ruth Hale, American actress and playwright (b. 1908)

She passed away on Easter Sunday. http://www.inthe00s.com/Smileys/easter/cry.gif

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April 20th 2011 – Madelyn Pugh, American writer (b. 1921)

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April 20th 1946 – Mae Busch, Australian actress (b. 1891)

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April 20th 2013 – Glenn Cannon, American actor and director (b. 1932)

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April 20th 1969 - Session drummer Benny Benjamin died. One of 'The Funk Brothers' played on many Tamla Motown hits including, The Four Tops, Temptations, Marvin Gaye, The Supremes and Stevie Wonder. The film 'Standing In The Shadows Of Motown' released in 2003 features his work.

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April 20th 1964 – Eddie Dyer, American baseball player and manager (b. 1899)

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April 20th 2003 – Bernard Katz, German-English biophysicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1911)

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April 20th 2007 – Andrew Hill, American pianist, composer, and bandleader (b. 1931)

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April 20th 1944 – Elmer Gedeon, American baseball player and pilot (b. 1917)

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April 20th 1929 – Prince Henry of Prussia (b. 1862)

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April 21st 1999 – Buddy Rogers, American actor (b. 1904)

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April 21st 1999 – Tim Forster, English racehorse trainer (b. 1934)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/21/16 at 3:17 am

April 21st 1509 – Henry VII of England (b. 1457)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/21/16 at 3:18 am

April 21st 1952 – Leslie Banks, American actor, director and producer (b. 1890)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/21/16 at 3:30 am

April 21st 2015 – M. H. Abrams, American author, critic, and academic (b. 1912)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/21/16 at 3:30 am

April 21st 2015 – Steve Byrnes, American sportscaster and producer (b. 1959)

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April 21st 2007 – Lobby Loyde, Australian guitarist, songwriter, and producer (Purple Hearts, Wild Cherries, and Rose Tattoo) (b. 1941)

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April 21st 2010 – Mr. Hito, Japanese wrestler and trainer (b. 1942)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/21/16 at 4:14 am

April 21st 1946 – John Maynard Keynes, English economist and philosopher (b. 1883)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/21/16 at 4:14 am

April 21st 1948 – Aldo Leopold, American ecologist and author (b. 1887)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/21/16 at 4:44 am

April 21st 2013 – Leopold Engleitner, Austrian holocaust survivor, author, and educator (b. 1905)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/21/16 at 5:01 am

April 21st 1073 – Pope Alexander II

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/21/16 at 5:02 am

April 21st 1722 – Robert Beverley, Jr., English-American historian and author (b. 1673)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/21/16 at 5:02 am

April 21st 1971 – Edmund Lowe, American actor (b. 1890)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/21/16 at 6:08 am

April 21st 1910 – Mark Twain, American novelist, humorist, and critic (b. 1835)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/21/16 at 6:09 am

April 21st 1918 – Manfred von Richthofen, German captain and pilot (b. 1892)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/21/16 at 6:22 am

April 21st 1109 – Anselm of Canterbury, Italian-English archbishop and saint (b. 1033)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/21/16 at 6:28 am

April 21st 1991 – Willi Boskovsky, Austrian violinist and conductor (b. 1909)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/21/16 at 6:28 am

April 21st 1996 – Zora Arkus-Duntov, Belgian-born American engineer and racing driver (b. 1909)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/21/16 at 6:45 am

April 21st 2013 – Chrissy Amphlett, Australian singer-songwriter and actress (Divinyls) (b. 1959)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/21/16 at 6:46 am

April 21st 2015 – Betsy von Furstenberg, German-American actress (b. 1931)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/21/16 at 6:54 am

April 21st 1825 – Johann Friedrich Pfaff, German mathematician and academic (b. 1765)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/21/16 at 6:54 am

April 21st 1852 – Ivan Nabokov, Russian general (b. 1787)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/21/16 at 7:53 am

April 21st 1978 - UK folk singer Sandy Denny died aged 31. While on holiday with her parents in Cornwall, England, Denny was injured in a fall down a staircase. A month after the fall she collapsed at a friend's home; four days later she died in Hospital, her death was ruled to be the result of a traumatic mid-brain hemorrhage. She was a member of Fairport Convention and a solo artist. Her 1967 song 'Who Knows Where the Time Goes', was covered by Judy Collins. Denny sang on the Led Zeppelin track 'Battle Of Evermore' on the bands fourth album, (the only guest vocalist on a Led Zeppelin album).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/21/16 at 7:55 am

April 21st 2014 – Janet Gray Hayes, American politician, 60th Mayor of San Jose (b. 1926)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/21/16 at 8:54 am

April 21st 2015 – John Moshoeu, South African footballer and manager (b. 1965)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/21/16 at 8:54 am

April 21st 2015 – Sydney Valpy Radley-Walters, Canadian general (b. 1920)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/21/16 at 9:54 am

April 21st 1977 – Gummo Marx, American vaudeville performer and agent (b. 1893)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/21/16 at 9:55 am

April 21st 2000 - Neal Matthews of The Jordanaires died of a heart attack. Sang on Presley's 'Don't Be Cruel' and 'Hound Dog.' Also worked with Ricky Nelson, Patsy Cline, Red Foley, Johnny Horton, Jim Reeves, George Jones, Marie Osmond, Tom Jones and Merle Haggard.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/21/16 at 10:06 am

April 21st 1974 – Chic Harley, American football player (b. 1894)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/21/16 at 10:07 am

April 21st 2008 - American soul singer and songwriter Al Wilson died of kidney failure at the age of 68. Wilson had a number of US hits, including The 'Snake' in 1968 and 'Show and Tell' in 1974.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/21/16 at 10:37 am

April 21st 2003 – Nina Simone, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and activist (b. 1933)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/21/16 at 10:38 am

April 21st - 2007, Doris Richards died of cancer. The 91-year-old mother of Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards bought her son his first guitar for his 15th birthday. He learned some chords from her father, Gus Dupree, a musician who instilled him with an early passion for music.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/21/16 at 11:00 am

Notable births for April 21st:

1926 – Elizabeth II, Queen of The United Kingdom

1918 – Eddy Christiani, Dutch singer-songwriter and guitarist
1925 – Anthony Mason, Australian soldier and judge, 9th Chief Justice of Australia
1925 – John Swinton of Kimmerghame, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Berwickshire
1932 – Slide Hampton, American trombonist and composer
1932 – Elaine May, American actress, director, and screenwriter
1932 – Angela Mortimer, English tennis player
1933 – Easley Blackwood, Jr., American pianist, composer, and educator
1935 – Robin Dixon, 3rd Baron Glentoran, Irish bobsledder and politician
1935 – Charles Grodin, American actor and talk show host
1935 – Thomas Kean, American academic and politician, 48th Governor of New Jersey
1936 – James Dobson, American evangelist, psychologist, and author, founded Focus on the Family
1937 – David Lucas, American rock and roll composer, singer, and music producer
1937 – Ben Zinn, Israeli-born American academic in engineering and former international soccer player
1939 – Sister Helen Prejean, American nun, activist, and author
1939 – Reni Santoni, American actor
1940 – Jacques Caron, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1940 – Souleymane Cissé, Malian director, producer, and screenwriter
1941 – David L. Boren, American lawyer and politician, 21st Governor of Oklahoma
1942 – Laine Kallas, Estonian runner and agronomist
1942 – Geoffrey Palmer, New Zealand politician, 33rd Prime Minister of New Zealand
1943 – Alan Fersht, English chemist and academic
1944 – Paul Geremia, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1944 – Adrian Hurley, Australian basketball player and coach
1945 – Ian Bruce, English author and academic
1945 – Philip Sidney, 2nd Viscount De L'Isle, English soldier
1945 – Ronnie Tober, Dutch-American singer
1945 – Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan, Indian cricketer and umpire
1947 – Iggy Pop, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (The Stooges and The Trolls)
1947 – John Weider, English bass player (Family, The Animals, Johnny Kidd & the Pirates, and Stud)
1948 – Gary Condit, American businessman and politician
1948 – Dieter Fromm, German runner
1948 – Alan West, Baron West of Spithead, English admiral and politician, Minister for Security
1949 – Patti LuPone, American actress and singer
1950 – Bruce Duperouzel, Australian footballer and cricketer
1950 – Kielo Tommila, Finnish actress
1950 – Shivaji Satam, Indian actor
1951 – Tony Danza, American actor and producer
1951 – Michael Freedman, American mathematician and academic
1951 – Bob Varsha, American sportscaster
1951 – Steve Vickers, Canadian ice hockey player
1952 – Gerald Early, American author and academic
1952 – Cheryl Gillan, Welsh businesswoman and politician, Secretary of State for Wales
1953 – Mike Clasper, English businessman
1953 – Guy Mongrain, Canadian journalist and game show host
1954 – Ebiet G. Ade, Indonesian singer-songwriter and guitarist
1954 – James Morrison, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1955 – Murathan Mungan, Turkish author, poet, and playwright
1955 – Doug Soetaert, Canadian ice hockey player
1956 – Peter Kosminsky, English director, producer, and screenwriter
1956 – Phillip Longman, German-American demographer and journalist
1957 – Brutus Beefcake, American wrestler
1957 – Hervé Le Tellier, French linguist and author
1957 – Jesse Orosco, American baseball player
1957 – Herbert Wetterauer, German painter, sculptor, and author
1958 – Andie MacDowell, American actress and producer
1958 – Michael Zarnock, American author
1959 – Tim Jacobus, American illustrator and painter
1959 – Olga Kuragina, Russian pentathlete
1959 – Arno Pijpers, Dutch footballer and coach
1959 – Robert Smith, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Cure, Siouxsie and the Banshees, and The Glove)
1960 – Michel Goulet, Canadian ice hockey player and scout
1960 – Julius Korir, Kenyan runner
1961 – Cathy Cavadini, American voice actress and singer
1961 – Ronald Florijn, Dutch rower
1961 – Carey Hayes, American screenwriter and producer
1961 – Chad Hayes, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
1961 – Neale Marmon, English-German footballer, coach, and manager
1962 – Les Lancaster, American baseball player and coach
1962 – Craig Robinson, American basketball player and coach
1962 – Aavo Sarap, Estonian footballer and coach
1963 – Roy Dupuis, Canadian actor
1963 – John Cameron Mitchell, American actor, director, and screenwriter
1964 – Alex Baumann, Czech-Canadian swimmer
1964 – Ludmila Engquist, Russian-Swedish hurdler
1965 – Ed Belfour, Canadian ice hockey player
1965 – Karen Foster, American model and actress
1965 – Gary Grant, American basketball player
1965 – Thomas Helmer, German footballer
1965 – Fiona Kelleghan, American academic, critic and librarian
1965 – Oliver McCall, American boxer
1965 – Teri Sue Wood, American illustrator
1967 – Emilio Valle, Cuban hurdler
1968 – Peter van Vossen, Dutch footballer and coach
1969 – John Kibowen, Kenyan runner
1969 – Robin Meade, American model, singer, and journalist
1969 – Toby Stephens, English actor
1970 – Jeff Anderson, American actor, director, and screenwriter
1970 – Glen Hansard, Irish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (The Frames and The Swell Season)
1970 – Rob Riggle, American Marine Corps officer and actor
1970 – Nicole Sullivan, American actress and screenwriter
1971 – Alexander Kravchenko, Russian poker player
1971 – Martin Kuuskmann, Estonian bassoon player
1971 – Eric Mabius, American actor
1971 – Indrek Pertelson, Estonian martial artist
1972 – Gwendal Peizerat, French ice dancer
1973 – Jonathan Nsenga, Belgian hurdler and coach
1974 – Maksim Gruznov, Estonian footballer
1974 – Orlando Jordan, American wrestler
1974 – David Peachey, Australian rugby league player
1975 – Danyon Loader, New Zealand swimmer
1976 – Rommel Adducul, Filipino basketball player
1976 – Petero Civoniceva, Fijian-Australian rugby league player
1977 – Doseone, American rapper and producer (Deep Puddle Dynamics, Greenthink, Clouddead, Themselves, Subtle, and 13 & God)
1977 – Gyula Koi, Hungarian scholar and educator
1977 – Jamie Salé, Canadian figure skater
1978 – Jacob Burns, Australian footballer
1978 – Yuliya Pechonkina, Russian hurdler
1978 – Branden Steineckert, American drummer (The Used and Rancid)
1979 – Cindy Kurleto, Austrian-Filipino model and actress
1979 – Tobias Linderoth, French-Swedish footballer and coach
1979 – James McAvoy, Scottish actor
1980 – Jeff Keppinger, American baseball player
1980 – Hiro Shimono, Japanese voice actor
1980 – Vincent Lecavalier, Canadian ice hockey player
1980 – Tony Romo, American football player
1981 – Mads Junker, Danish footballer
1982 – Khalif Barnes, American football player
1982 – Brianne Davis, American model, actress, and producer
1982 – Terrence J, American television host and actor
1982 – Micheal Luck, Australian rugby league player
1982 – Carnell Williams, American football player
1983 – Paweł Brożek, Polish footballer
1983 – Marco Donadel, Italian footballer
1983 – Tarvaris Jackson, American football player
1984 – Shayna Fox, American voice actress
1984 – Michael Tinsley, American hurdler
1985 – Andy Jones, American high diver
1986 – Audra Cohen, American tennis player
1986 – Alexander Edler, Swedish ice hockey player
1986 – Tina Obrez, Slovenian tennis player
1986 – Rodney Stuckey, American basketball player
1986 – Mirko Valdifiori, Italian footballer
1987 – Nadif Chowdhury, Bangladeshi cricketer
1987 – Eric Devendorf, American basketball player
1987 – Leroy George, Dutch footballer
1987 – Anastasia Prikhodko, Ukrainian singer
1987 – Lenira Santos, Cape Verdean sprinter
1987 – Ryan Adams American baseball player
1988 – Robbie Amell, Canadian actor
1988 – Jencarlos Canela, American singer-songwriter and actor
1988 – Pedro Mosquera, Spanish footballer
1988 – Adam Rooney, Irish footballer
1988 – Christoph Sanders, American actor
1989 – Jayson Bukuya, Australian-Fijian rugby league player
1989 – Tatyana McFadden, Russian-American sprinter and skier
1989 – Carlos Muñoz, Chilean footballer
1990 – Aleksandar Prijović, Swiss footballer
1992 – George Burgess, English rugby league player
1992 – Tom Burgess, English rugby league player
1992 – Isco, Spanish footballer
1992 – Rene Santos, Brazilian footballer
1994 – Mitchell Weiser, German footballer

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/21/16 at 11:01 am

April 21st 2014 – George H. Heilmeier, American engineer (b. 1936)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/21/16 at 11:01 am

April 21st 2013 – Shakuntala Devi, Indian mathematician and astrologer (b. 1929)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/21/16 at 11:14 am

April 21st 1868 – Henry James O'Farrell, Australian attempted assassin of Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (b. 1833)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/21/16 at 11:15 am

April 21st 2014 – Herb Gray, Canadian lawyer and politician, 7th Deputy Prime Minister of Canada (b. 1931)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/21/16 at 11:30 am

April 21st 1996 – Jimmy Snyder, American sportscaster (b. 1919)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/21/16 at 11:32 am

April 21st 1989 – James Kirkwood, Jr., American actor, playwright, and author (b. 1924)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/21/16 at 11:59 am

April 21st 1930 – Robert Bridges, English poet and author (b. 1844)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/21/16 at 11:59 am

April 21st 1956 – Charles MacArthur, American playwright and screenwriter (b. 1895)

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Written By: mqg96 on 04/21/16 at 12:08 pm

R.I.P. Prince dead at 57  :\'(

https://twitter.com/search?q=prince&src=typd

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/21/16 at 12:26 pm


R.I.P. Prince dead at 57  :\'(

https://twitter.com/search?q=prince&src=typd
Shocking news. Total coverage on Sky!

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/21/16 at 12:32 pm


R.I.P. Prince dead at 57  :\'(

https://twitter.com/search?q=prince&src=typd
There is a dedicated thread for Prince on the main Celebrity Heaven board: http://www.inthe00s.com/index.php?topic=53580.0

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/21/16 at 12:33 pm

April 21st 2012 – Jerry Toppazzini, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1931)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/21/16 at 12:34 pm

April 21st 2013 – Gordon D. Gayle, American general and historian (b. 1917)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/21/16 at 12:56 pm

April 21st 2012 – Albert Falco, French captain and diver (b. 1927)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/21/16 at 12:56 pm

April 21st 2012 – Charles Higham, English-American author and poet (b. 1931)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/21/16 at 1:17 pm

April 21st 2012 – Doris Betts, American author and academic (b. 1932)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/21/16 at 1:17 pm

April 21st 2012 – Charles Colson, American lawyer and activist, founded Prison Fellowship (b. 1931)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/21/16 at 1:24 pm

April 21st 2006 – Telê Santana, Brazilian footballer and manager (b. 1931)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/21/16 at 1:25 pm

April 21st 2010 – Gustav Lorentzen, Norwegian singer-songwriter and guitarist (Knutsen & Ludvigsen) (b. 1947)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/21/16 at 1:45 pm

April 21st 2005 – Gerry Marshall, English race car driver and journalist (b. 1941)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/21/16 at 1:45 pm

April 21st 2006 – Johnny Checketts, New Zealand commander and pilot (b. 1912)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/21/16 at 1:50 pm

April 21st 1996 – Abdul Hafeez Kardar, Pakistani cricketer (b. 1925)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/21/16 at 1:50 pm

April 21st 2004 – Mary McGrory, American journalist (b. 1918)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/21/16 at 1:54 pm

April 21st 1986 – Marjorie Eaton, American painter and actress (b. 1901)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/21/16 at 2:00 pm

April 21st 1985 – Rudi Gernreich, Austrian-American fashion designer, created the monokini (b. 1922)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/21/16 at 2:00 pm

April 21st 1985 – Foster Hewitt, Canadian sportscaster (b. 1902)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/21/16 at 2:09 pm

April 21st 1918 – Antonio Pini-Corsi, Italian actor and singer (b. 1858)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/21/16 at 2:09 pm

April 21st 1922 – Alessandro Moreschi, Italian singer (b. 1858)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/21/16 at 2:27 pm

April 21st 1978 – Thomas Wyatt Turner, American biologist and academic (b. 1877)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/21/16 at 2:27 pm

April 21st 1983 – Walter Slezak, Austrian-American actor and singer (b. 1902)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/21/16 at 2:44 pm

April 21st 1965 – Edward Victor Appleton, English-Scottish physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1892)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/21/16 at 2:44 pm

April 21st 1973 – Arthur Fadden, Australian accountant and politician, 13th Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1894)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/21/16 at 2:48 pm

April 21st 866 – Bardas, Byzantine general

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/21/16 at 2:48 pm

April 21st 1699 – Jean Racine, French playwright and poet (b. 1639)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/21/16 at 2:53 pm

April 21st 1719 – Philippe de La Hire, French mathematician and astronomer (b. 1640)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/21/16 at 2:53 pm

April 21st 1720 – Antoine Hamilton, Irish-French soldier and author (b. 1646)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/21/16 at 3:02 pm

April 21st 1815 – Joseph Winston, American soldier and politician (b. 1746)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/21/16 at 3:02 pm

April 21st 1863 – Sir Robert Bateson, 1st Baronet, Irish politician (b. 1782)

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Written By: ralfy on 04/21/16 at 8:12 pm

"Rod Daniel, Director of Michael J. Fox's 'Teen Wolf,' Dies at 73"

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/rod-daniel-dead-teen-wolf-885796

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/22/16 at 12:23 am

April 22nd 1994 – Richard Nixon, American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician, 37th President of the United States (b. 1913)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/22/16 at 12:24 am

April 22nd 2003 – Martha Griffiths, American lawyer, judge, and politician, 58th Lieutenant Governor of Michigan (b. 1912)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/22/16 at 12:44 am

April 22nd 2002 – Linda Lovelace, American actress and activist (b. 1949)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/22/16 at 12:45 am

April 22nd 2003 – Felice Bryant, American songwriter (b. 1925)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/22/16 at 12:58 am

April 22nd 846 – Wu Zong, Chinese emperor (b. 814)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/22/16 at 12:59 am

April 22nd 1616 – Miguel de Cervantes, Spanish novelist, poet, and playwright (b. 1547)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/22/16 at 1:13 am

April 22nd 2011 – Hazel Dickens, American singer-songwriter, bassist and guitarist (b. 1935)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/22/16 at 1:13 am

April 22nd 2012 – John Amabile, American football player and coach (b. 1939)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/22/16 at 1:29 am

April 22nd 1946 – Harlan F. Stone, American lawyer and jurist, 12th Chief Justice of the United States (b. 1872)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/22/16 at 1:29 am

April 22nd 1949 – Charles Middleton, American actor (b. 1874)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/22/16 at 1:32 am

April 22nd 2015 – Gennadi Vengerov, Belarusian-Russian actor (b. 1954)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/22/16 at 1:41 am

April 22nd 1995 – Jane Kenyon, American poet and author (b. 1947)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/22/16 at 1:41 am

April 22nd 1995 – Maggie Kuhn, American activist, founded the Gray Panthers (b. 1905)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/22/16 at 1:56 am

April 22nd 1946 – Lionel Atwill, English-American actor (b. 1885)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/22/16 at 1:56 am

April 22nd 1950 – Charles Hamilton Houston, American lawyer and academic (b. 1895)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/22/16 at 2:11 am

April 22nd 2013 – Mike Smith, English footballer (b. 1935)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/22/16 at 2:12 am

April 22nd 2013 – Robert Suderburg, American pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1936)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/22/16 at 3:29 am

April 22nd 1988 – Irene Rich, American actress (b. 1891)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/22/16 at 3:29 am

April 22nd 1989 – Emilio G. Segrè, Italian-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1905)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/22/16 at 3:49 am

April 22nd 1896 – Thomas Meik, English engineer, founded Halcrow Group (b. 1812)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/22/16 at 3:49 am

April 22nd 1908 – Henry Campbell-Bannerman, Scottish-English merchant and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1836)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/22/16 at 4:04 am

April 22nd 2008 – Ed Chynoweth, Canadian businessman (b. 1941)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/22/16 at 4:04 am

April 22nd 2008 – Paul Davis, American singer-songwriter (b. 1948)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/22/16 at 4:25 am

April 22nd 2012 – Bill Granger, American author (b. 1941)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/22/16 at 4:25 am

April 22nd 2012 – Buzz Potamkin, American director and producer (b. 1945)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/22/16 at 5:18 am

April 22nd 2005 – Philip Morrison, American physicist and academic (b. 1915)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/22/16 at 5:18 am

2006 – Henriette Avram, American computer scientist and academic (b. 1919)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/22/16 at 6:11 am

April 22nd 1833 – Richard Trevithick, English engineer and explorer (b. 1771)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/22/16 at 6:11 am

April 22nd 2014 – Allen Jacobs, American football player and coach (b. 1941)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/22/16 at 6:41 am

April 22nd 2013 - Richie Havens, the folk singer who opened the legendary 1969 Woodstock rock festival, died of a heart attack at 72. He died at his home in Jersey City, New Jersey.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/22/16 at 6:42 am

April 22nd 2013 – George Stanley Gordon, American businessman (b. 1926)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/22/16 at 8:10 am

April 22nd 1933 – Henry Royce, English engineer and businessman, co-founded Rolls-Royce Limited (b. 1863)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/22/16 at 8:10 am

April 22nd 2015 – Dorothy Custer, American comedian (b. 1911)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/22/16 at 8:15 am

April 22nd 1980 – Jane Froman, American actress and singer (b. 1907)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/22/16 at 8:16 am

April 22nd 2003 - Songwriter Felice Bryant died of cancer. Wrote many hits with her husband Boudleaux including; The Everly Brothers, 'Bye Bye Love', 'All I Have To Do Is Dream', 'Wake Up Little Susie' and 'Raining In My Heart' a hit for Buddy Holly. Other acts to record their song include Bob Dylan, The Beatles, Tony Bennett, Simon and Garfunkel, Sarah Vaughan, Grateful Dead, Dolly Parton, Elvis Presley, Beach Boys, Roy Orbison, Elvis Costello, Count Basie, Dean Martin, Ruth Brown, Cher, R.E.M. and Ray Charles.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/22/16 at 8:35 am

April 22nd 2014 – Oswaldo Vigas, Venezuelan painter (b. 1926)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/22/16 at 8:35 am

April 22nd 2015 – Dick Balharry, Scottish environmentalist and photographer (b. 1937)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/22/16 at 9:07 am

April 22nd 1996 – Jug McSpaden, American golfer and architect (b. 1908)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/22/16 at 9:08 am

April 22nd 1998 – Kitch Christie, South African rugby player and coach (b. 1940)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/22/16 at 9:31 am

April 22nd 2004 – Jason Dunham, American soldier, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1981)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/22/16 at 9:32 am

April 22nd 2004 – Pat Tillman, American football player and soldier (b. 1976)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/22/16 at 10:02 am

April 22nd 1962 - Steven Allen Lewis, Jerry Lee Lewis's 3-year-old son drowned.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/22/16 at 10:02 am

April 22nd 2014 – Werner Potzernheim, German cyclist (b. 1927)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/22/16 at 11:12 am

April 22nd 1968 – Stephen H. Sholes, American record producer (b. 1911)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/22/16 at 11:12 am

April 22nd 1978 – Will Geer, American actor and singer (b. 1902)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/22/16 at 12:05 pm

Notable births for April 22nd:

1917 – Yvette Chauviré, French ballerina
1926 – Charlotte Rae, American actress and singer
1930 – Enno Penno, Estonian politician, Prime Minister of Estonia in exile
1931 – John Buchanan, Canadian lawyer and politician, 20th Premier of Nova Scotia
1931 – Ronald Hynd, English dancer and choreographer
1933 – Mark Damon, American actor and producer
1934 – Nico Ladenis, Tanzanian-English chef and author
1935 – Christopher Ball, English linguist and academic
1936 – Glen Campbell, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (The Champs)
1937 – Jack Nicholson, American actor and producer
1938 – Issey Miyake, Japanese fashion designer
1938 – Adam Raphael, English journalist and author
1939 – Mel Carter, American singer and actor
1939 – John Chilcot, English civil servant
1939 – John Foley, English general and politician, Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey
1939 – Ann Mitchell, English actress
1939 – Theodor Waigel, German lawyer and politician, German Federal Minister of Finance
1941 – Greville Howard, Baron Howard of Rising, English politician
1940 – Marie-José Nat, French actress
1942 – Giorgio Agamben, Italian philosopher and academic
1942 – Denis Lill, New Zealand-English actor
1942 – Mary Prior, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Bristol
1943 – Janet Evanovich, American author
1943 – Louise Glück, American poet and academic
1944 – Joshua Rifkin, American conductor and musicologist
1945 – Gopalkrishna Gandhi, Indian civil servant and politician, 22nd Governor of West Bengal
1946 – Paul Davies, English physicist and author
1946 – Nicole Garcia, French actress and director
1946 – Louise Harel, Canadian lawyer and politician
1946 – Archy Kirkwood, Baron Kirkwood of Kirkhope, Scottish lawyer and politician
1946 – Nicholas Stern, Baron Stern of Brentford, English economist and academic
1946 – John Waters, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1948 – Larry Groce, American singer-songwriter and radio host
1948 – John Pritchard, English bishop
1950 – Peter Frampton, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (The Herd and Humble Pie)
1950 – Jancis Robinson, English journalist and critic
1950 – Zygi Wilf, German-American businessman
1951 – Paul Carrack, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Ace, Squeeze, Mike + The Mechanics, and Roxy Music)
1951 – Aivars Kalējs, Latvian organist, composer, and pianist
1951 – Ana María Shua, Argentinian author and poet
1952 – François Berléand, French actor
1952 – Dave Loveridge, New Zealand rugby player
1953 – Valeri Bondarenko, Estonian footballer and coach
1953 – Richard Broadbent, English businessman
1953 – Tom Griswold, American radio host
1953 – Juhani Komulainen, Finnish composer
1954 – Jōji Nakata, Japanese voice actor
1955 – David Collier, English businessman
1955 – Johnnie To, Hong Kong director and producer
1957 – Donald Tusk, Polish journalist and politician, 14th Prime Minister of Poland
1959 – Keith Boanas, English footballer and manager
1959 – Tim Bowman, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1959 – Terry Francona, American baseball player, coach, and manager
1959 – Catherine Mary Stewart, Canadian actress
1959 – Ryan Stiles, American-Canadian actor and producer
1960 – Lloyd Honeyghan, Jamaican-English boxer
1960 – Mart Laar, Estonian historian and politician, 9th Prime Minister of Estonia
1960 – Randall L. Stephenson, American businessman
1961 – Ann McKechin, Scottish lawyer and politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland
1961 – Dewey Nicks, American photographer and director
1962 – Jeff Minter, English video game designer
1962 – Danièle Sauvageau, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1963 – Rosalind Gill, English sociologist and academic
1963 – Magnús Ver Magnússon, Icelandic weightlifter and strongman
1965 – Miguel Leal, Portuguese footballer and manager
1966 – Kimberley Dahme, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Boston)
1966 – Fletcher Dragge, American guitarist and producer (Pennywise)
1966 – Mickey Morandini, American baseball player and manager
1966 – Jeffrey Dean Morgan, American actor
1967 – Sheryl Lee, German-American actress
1967 – David J. C. MacKay, English physicist, engineer, and academic
1967 – Sherri Shepherd, American actress and talk show panelist
1967 – Harvey Williams, American football player
1968 – Jo Angel, Australian cricketer
1968 – Bimbo Coles, American basketball player and coach
1968 – Zarley Zalapski, Canadian-Swiss ice hockey player
1969 – Dion Dublin, English footballer and sportscaster
1970 – Erkki Bahovski, Estonian journalist
1970 – Andrea Giani, Italian volleyball player and coach
1970 – Desmond Pringle, American singer-songwriter
1970 – Regine Velasquez, Filipino singer, actress, and producer
1971 – Daisuke Enomoto, Japanese businessman
1971 – Eric Mabius, American actor
1971 – Spencer Prior, English footballer
1971 – Ingo Rademacher, German-Australian actor
1972 – Sabine Appelmans, Belgian tennis player
1972 – Owen Finegan, Australian rugby player and coach
1972 – Milka Duno, Venezuelan race car driver and engineer
1972 – Sergei Hohlov-Simson, Estonian footballer and manager
1972 – Willie Robertson, American hunter and businessman
1973 – Adem Poric, English-Australian footballer
1973 – Christopher Sabat, American voice actor, director, and producer
1973 – Ofer Talker, Israeli footballer and manager
1974 – Opio, American rapper (Souls of Mischief and Hieroglyphics)
1974 – Shavo Odadjian, Armenian-American bass player, songwriter, and producer (System of a Down and Achozen)
1975 – Carlos Sastre, Spanish cyclist
1975 – Anders Nyström, Swedish guitarist and songwriter (Katatonia, Bewitched, Bloodbath, and Diabolical Masquerade)
1976 – Dan Cloutier, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1976 – Paul Henderson, Australian footballer
1976 – Michał Żewłakow, Polish footballer
1977 – Mark van Bommel, Dutch footballer
1978 – Ezekiel Jackson, Guyanese-American wrestler
1978 – Paul Malakwen Kosgei, Kenyan runner and coach
1978 – David Masters, English cricketer
1978 – Matt Orford, Australian rugby player
1978 – Jason Stollsteimer, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Von Bondies and Hounds Below)
1978 – Esteban Tuero, Argentinian race car driver
1979 – Zoltán Gera, Hungarian footballer
1979 – Daniel Johns, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist (Silverchair and The Dissociatives)
1980 – Igor Budan, Croatian footballer
1980 – Clarke Dermody, New Zealand rugby player
1980 – Nicolas Douchez, French footballer
1980 – Courtney Friel, American journalist
1980 – Carlos Hernández, Venezuelan baseball player
1980 – Aaron Michael Metchik, American actor and director
1980 – Quincy Timberlake, Kenyan-Australian activist, engineer, and politician
1981 – Ken Dorsey, American football player
1981 – Madis Kallas, Estonian decathlete and activist
1981 – Jonathan Trott, South African-English cricketer
1982 – Kaká, Brazilian footballer
1982 – Cassidy Freeman, American actress and musician
1982 – Joel Monaghan, Australian rugby league player
1982 – David Purcey, American baseball player
1982 – Aidas Reklys, Lithuanian figure skater
1982 – Aleksander Saharov, Estonian footballer
1982 – Noriko sheeshaya, Japanese voice actress
1983 – Remi Ayodele, American football player
1983 – Sam W. Heads, English-American entomologist and palaeontologist
1983 – Jos Hooiveld, Dutch footballer
1983 – Matt Jones, American football player
1983 – Vangelis Mantzios, Greek footballer
1984 – Amelle Berrabah, English singer-songwriter (Sugababes)
1984 – Michelle Ryan, English actress
1985 – Matt Ballinger, American singer and actor (Dream Street)
1985 – Blake Fitzpatrick, American director and screenwriter
1985 – Pablo Cáceres Rodríguez, Uruguayan footballer
1985 – Kseniya Simonova, Ukrainian painter and sculptor
1986 – Amber Heard, American actress and producer
1986 – Marshawn Lynch, American football player
1986 – Dušan Šakota, Serbian-Greek basketball player
1987 – David Luiz, Brazilian footballer
1987 – David Mateos, Spanish footballer
1987 – John Obi Mikel, Nigerian footballer
1988 – James Ross, American drag queen performer
1988 – Amadou Samb, Senegalese footballer
1989 – DeJuan Blair, American basketball player
1989 – Jasper Cillessen, Dutch footballer
1989 – Thomas James Longley, English actor and model
1990 – Jade Windley, English tennis player
1992 – Joc Pederson, American baseball player
1992 – Kenny Stills, American football player
1992 – Rolene Strauss, South African model, Miss World 2014
1992 – Joonas Vaino, Estonian basketball player
1993 – Ryu Hwa-young, South Korean rapper, dancer, and actress (T-ara)
1995 – Victoria Rodríguez, Mexican tennis player
1997 – Jekalyn Carr, American singer-songwriter

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/22/16 at 12:06 pm

April 22nd 2013 – Dave Gold, American businessman, founded 99 Cents Only Stores (b. 1932)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/22/16 at 12:06 pm

April 22nd 2004 – Michael Christie, American golfer (b.1969)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/22/16 at 1:02 pm

April 22nd 1983 – Earl Hines, American pianist and bandleader (b. 1903)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/22/16 at 1:02 pm

April 22nd 1984 – Ansel Adams, American photographer and environmentalist (b. 1902)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/22/16 at 1:49 pm

April 22nd 2007 – Juanita Millender-McDonald, American educator and politician (b. 1938)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/22/16 at 1:49 pm

April 22nd 2008 – Cameron Argetsinger, American race car driver and lawyer (b. 1921)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/22/16 at 2:34 pm

April 22nd 1925 – André Caplet, French composer and conductor (b. 1878)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/22/16 at 2:34 pm

April 22nd 1929 – Henry Lerolle, French painter and art collector (b. 1848)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/22/16 at 2:54 pm

April 22nd 2010 – Richard Barrett, American lawyer and activist (b. 1943)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/22/16 at 2:55 pm

April 22nd 2012 – George Rathmann, American chemist, biologist, and businessman (b. 1927)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/22/16 at 3:23 pm

April 22nd 1892 – Édouard Lalo, French violinist and composer (b. 1823)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/22/16 at 3:23 pm

April 22nd 2003 – Mike Larrabee, American runner (b. 1933)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/22/16 at 3:31 pm

April 22nd 1983 – John Louis Evans, American murderer (b. 1950)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/22/16 at 3:31 pm

April 22nd 1985 – Paul Hugh Emmett, American chemist and academic (b. 1900)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/22/16 at 3:44 pm

April 22nd 2006 – D'Iberville Fortier, Canadian diplomat (b. 1926)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/22/16 at 3:44 pm

April 22nd 2006 – Alida Valli, Italian actress (b. 1921)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/22/16 at 4:04 pm

April 22nd 1999 – Apostolos Nikolaidis, Greek-American singer (b. 1938)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/22/16 at 4:04 pm

April 22nd 2003 – James H. Critchfield, American CIA officer (b. 1917)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/22/16 at 4:18 pm

April 22nd 1996 – Erma Bombeck, American journalist and author (b. 1927)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/22/16 at 4:18 pm

April 22nd 1956 – Walt Faulkner, American racing driver (b. 1918)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/22/16 at 5:14 pm

April 22nd 1990 – Albert Salmi, American actor (b. 1928)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/22/16 at 5:14 pm

April 22nd 1877 – James P. Kirkwood, Scottish-American engineer (b. 1807)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/22/16 at 6:19 pm

April 22nd 2014 – Jovan Krkobabić, Serbian politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Serbia (b. 1930)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/16 at 12:58 am

April 22nd 1915 – Rupert Brooke, English soldier and poet (b. 1887)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/16 at 1:17 am

April 22nd 1983 – Buster Crabbe, American swimmer and actor (b. 1908)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/16 at 1:29 am

April 22nd 2007 – Boris Yeltsin, Russian politician, 1st President of Russia (b. 1931)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/16 at 2:45 am

April 22nd 2005 – Earl Wilson, American baseball player, coach and educator (b. 1934)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/16 at 2:45 am

April 22nd 2006 – Phil Walden, American record producer and manager, co-founder of Capricorn Records (b. 1940)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/16 at 2:57 am

April 23rd 2013 – Tony Grealish, English footballer (b. 1956)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/16 at 2:58 am

April 23rd 2013 – Norman Jones, English actor (b. 1932)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/16 at 2:58 am

April 23rd 1616 – William Shakespeare, English actor, playwright, and poet (b. 1564)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/16 at 4:18 am

April 23rd 1996 – P. L. Travers, Australian-English author and actress (b. 1899)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/16 at 4:18 am

April 23rd 1997 – Denis Compton, English cricketer and footballer (b. 1918)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/16 at 4:30 am

April 23rd 1992 – Satyajit Ray, Indian director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1921)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/16 at 5:11 am

April 23rd 1993 – Sri Lankan politician Lalith Athulathmudali is assassinated while addressing a gathering, approximately four weeks ahead of the Provincial Council elections for the Western Province.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/16 at 5:52 am

April 23rd 1975 – William Hartnell, English actor (b. 1908)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/16 at 7:20 am

April 23rd 1307 – Joan of Acre (b. 1272)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: LyricBoy on 04/23/16 at 7:24 am

April 23, 1966 - Bubba the Love Sponge  (a.k.a. Todd Alan Clem), radio personality and actor.  Host of the Bubba the Love Sponge Show

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/16 at 7:53 am

April 23rd 1975 - Peter Ham (Badfinger) hung himself in his London garage at the age of 27.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/16 at 7:54 am

April 23rd 1991 - Founder member of The New York Dolls Johnny Thunders (John Anthony Genzale, Jr), died of a drug overdose. He renamed himself Johnny Thunders, after a comic book of the same name. The influential New York Dolls formed in 1972 and made just two albums. A teenage Morrissey acted as president of the UK branch of the New York Dolls fan club. Formed The Heartbreakers with Dolls drummer Jerry Nolan, and Television bassist Richard Hell.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/16 at 8:00 am

April 23rd 1986 – Harold Arlen, American composer (b. 1905)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/16 at 8:00 am

April 23rd 1986 – Jim Laker, English cricketer and sportscaster (b. 1922)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/16 at 8:28 am

April 23rd 2015 – Francis Tsai, American author and illustrator (b. 1967)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/16 at 8:28 am

April 23rd 2012 - Thomas "Tommy" Marth, the touring and studio saxophonist for the Killers, died after shooting himself in the head at his Las Vegas home. The 33-year-old musician joined the band in 2005 and played on the live tours with Brandon Flowers and co between 2008 and 2010. Tommy also performed on 2006 release Sam's Town and 2008's Day & Age.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/16 at 8:45 am

April 23rd 2011 – John Sullivan, English screenwriter and producer (b. 1946)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/16 at 8:46 am

April 23rd 2012 – Lillemor Arvidsson, Swedish union leader and politician, 34th Governor of Gotland (b. 1943)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/16 at 8:59 am

April 23rd 2014 – Patric Standford, English composer and educator (b. 1939)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/16 at 9:25 am

April 23rd 1986 – Otto Preminger, Ukrainian-American actor, director, and producer (b. 1906)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/16 at 9:32 am

April 23rd 1985 – Sam Ervin, American lawyer and politician (b. 1896)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/16 at 9:32 am

April 23rd 1990 – Paulette Goddard, American actress and philanthropist (b. 1910)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/16 at 9:49 am

April 23rd 2005 – Al Grassby, Australian journalist and politician (b. 1928)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/16 at 9:49 am

April 23rd 2005 – John Mills, English actor (b. 1908)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/16 at 10:16 am

April 23rd 2005 – Robert Farnon, Canadian-English trumpet player, composer and conductor (b. 1917)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/16 at 10:38 am

April 23rd 2011 – James Casey, English comedian, radio scriptwriter and producer (b. 1922)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/16 at 10:38 am

April 23rd 2011 – Tom King, American guitarist and songwriter (The Outsiders and The Starfires) (b. 1943)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/16 at 10:54 am

April 23rd 2012 – LeRoy T. Walker, American football player and coach (b. 1918)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/16 at 10:54 am

April 23rd 2013 – Bob Brozman, American guitarist (R. Crumb & His Cheap Suit Serenaders) (b. 1954)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/16 at 11:05 am

April 23rd 2015 – Pierre Claude Nolin, Canadian lawyer and politician, Speaker of the Canadian Senate (b. 1950)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/16 at 11:05 am

April 23rd 2015 – Jim Steffen, American football player (b. 1936)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/16 at 11:26 am

Notable births for April 23rd:

1920 – Eric Grant Yarrow, 3rd Baronet, English businessman
1924 – Chuck Harmon, American baseball player and scout
1926 – J. P. Donleavy, American-Irish author and playwright
1929 – George Steiner, French-American philosopher, author, and critic
1930 – Michael Bowen, Gibraltarian-English archbishop
1930 – Alan Oppenheimer, American actor
1934 – Fikret Hakan, Turkish actor, director, and screenwriter
1935 – Bunky Green, American saxophonist and educator
1937 – Victoria Glendinning, English author and critic
1939 – Jorge Fons, Mexican director and screenwriter
1939 – Bill Hagerty, English journalist
1939 – Lee Majors, American actor
1940 – Michael Copps, American academic and politician
1941 – Jacqueline Boyer, French singer and actress
1941 – Paavo Lipponen, Finnish journalist and politician, 38th Prime Minister of Finland
1941 – Michael Lynne, American film producer, co-founded New Line Cinema
1943 – Gail Goodrich, American basketball player and coach
1943 – Tony Esposito, Canadian-American ice hockey player, coach, and manager
1943 – Frans Koppelaar, Dutch painter
1943 – Delano Meriwether, American runner and physician
1944 – Jean-François Stévenin, French actor and director
1946 – Richard Mottram, English civil servant
1947 – Robert Burgess, English sociologist and academic
1948 – Pascal Quignard, French author and screenwriter
1948 – Serge Thériault, Canadian actor
1949 – Paul Collier, English economist and academic
1949 – David Cross, English violinist (King Crimson)
1949 – Joyce DeWitt, American actress
1950 – Rowley Leigh, English chef and journalist
1950 – Barbara McIlvaine Smith, American politician
1952 – Narada Michael Walden, American singer-songwriter, drummer, and producer
1953 – James Russo, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1954 – Tony Atlas, American bodybuilder and wrestler
1954 – Stephen Dalton, English air marshal
1954 – Lucinda Jenney, American actress
1954 – Michael Moore, American director, producer, and activist
1954 – Leni Robredo, Filipino politician
1955 – Judy Davis, Australian actress
1957 – Neville Brody, English graphic designer, typographer, and art director
1957 – Kenji Kawai, Japanese composer and conductor
1958 – Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson, Icelandic composer and producer
1958 – Ryan Walter, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1960 – Valerie Bertinelli, American actress
1960 – Barry Douglas, Irish pianist and conductor
1960 – Léo Jaime, Brazilian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (João Penca e Seus Miquinhos Amestrados)
1960 – Claude Julien, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1961 – George Lopez, American comedian, actor, and talk show host
1961 – Pierluigi Martini, Italian race car driver
1962 – John Hannah, Scottish actor and producer
1962 – Shaun Spiers, English businessman and politician
1963 – Paul Belmondo, French race car driver
1963 – Robby Naish, American windsurfer
1964 – Gianandrea Noseda, Italian pianist and conductor
1965 – Tommy DeCarlo, American singer-songwriter (Boston)
1966 – Jörg Deisinger, German bass player (Boston, Axel Rudi Pell)
1966 – Matt Freeman, American bass player (Operation Ivy, Rancid, Social Distortion, Basic Radio, Downfall, and Devils Brigade)
1967 – Rheal Cormier, Canadian baseball player
1967 – Melina Kanakaredes, American actress
1968 – Ken McRae, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1969 – Martin López-Zubero, American-Spanish swimmer and coach
1969 – Arthur Phillips, American author
1969 – Yelena Shushunova, Russian gymnast
1969 – Richard Wolstencroft, Australian director and producer
1970 – Sadao Abe, Japanese actor and singer (Group Tamashii)
1970 – Egemen Bağış, Turkish politician, 1st Minister of European Union Affairs
1970 – Dennis Culp, American singer-songwriter and trombonist (Five Iron Frenzy and Brave Saint Saturn)
1970 – Andrew Gee, Australian rugby league player and manager
1970 – Hans Välimäki, Finnish chef and author
1971 – Uli Herzner, German-American fashion designer
1972 – Demet Akalın, Turkish singer-songwriter and model
1972 – Pierre Labrie, Canadian poet and playwright
1972 – Patricia Manterola, Mexican singer, actress, and fashion designer
1972 – Peter Dench, English photographer and journalist
1973 – Patrick Poulin, Canadian ice hockey player
1974 – Carlos Dengler, American bass player (Interpol)
1974 – Michael Kerr, New Zealand-German rugby player
1974 – Barry Watson, American actor and director
1975 – Jónsi, Icelandic singer-songwriter and guitarist (Sigur Rós and Jónsi & Alex)
1975 – Bobby Shaw, American football player
1976 – Gabriel Damon, American actor
1976 – Aaron Dessner American guitarist, songwriter, and producer (The National)
1976 – Bryce Dessner, American guitarist and songwriter (The National and Clogs)
1976 – Tesfaye Jifar, Ethiopian runner
1977 – John Cena, American wrestler
1977 – Andruw Jones, Curaçaoan baseball player
1977 – David Kidwell, New Zealand rugby league player and coach
1977 – Willie Mitchell, Canadian ice hockey player
1977 – John Oliver, English-American comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter
1977 – Kal Penn, Indian-American actor
1977 – Lee Young-pyo, South Korean footballer
1978 – Gezahegne Abera, Ethiopian runner
1979 – Barry Hawkins, English snooker player
1979 – Jaime King, American actress and model
1979 – Joanna Krupa, Polish-American model and television personality
1979 – Samppa Lajunen, Finnish skier
1979 – Lauri Ylönen, Finnish singer-songwriter (The Rasmus)
1981 – Seka Aleksić, Serbian singer, actress, and fashion designer
1981 – Sean Henn, American baseball player
1981 – Chris Sharma, American rock climber
1981 – Lady Gabriella Windsor, English journalist
1983 – Daniela Hantuchová, Slovakian tennis player
1983 – Ian Henderson, English rugby league player
1983 – Aaron Hill, American actor
1984 – Alexandra Kosteniuk, Russian chess player
1985 – Taio Cruz, English singer-songwriter and producer
1985 – Angel Locsin, Filipino actress, producer, and fashion designer
1986 – Sven Kramer, Dutch speed skater
1986 – Alysia Montaño, American runner
1986 – Jessica Stam, Canadian model and actress
1986 – Rafael Fernandes, Brazilian baseball player
1987 – Michael Arroyo, Ecuadorian footballer
1987 – John Boye, Ghanaian footballer
1987 – Emily Fox, American basketball player and cup stacker
1988 – Victor Anichebe, Nigerian footballer
1988 – Prince Buaben, Ghanaian footballer
1988 – Molly Burnett, American actress and singer
1988 – Steph Houghton, English footballer
1988 – Carla Quevedo, Argentine actress
1988 – Signe Ronka, Canadian figure skater
1988 – Lenka Wienerová, Slovak tennis player
1989 – Nicole Vaidišová, Czech tennis player
1990 – Dev Patel, English actor
1990 – Matthew Underwood, American actor
1990 – Pikky Ya France, Namibian cricketer
1991 – Nathan Baker, English footballer
1991 – Caleb Johnson, American singer-songwriter
1991 – Paul Vaughan, Australian-Italian rugby league player
1992 – Syd tha Kyd, American singer, DJ, and producer (Odd Future and The Internet)
1993 – Imran butt (singer), Pakistani Singer
1994 – Patrick Olsen, Danish footballer
1995 – Gigi Hadid, American fashion model
1997 – Alex Ferris, Canadian actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/16 at 11:26 am

April 23rd 1998 – James Earl Ray, American assassin of Martin Luther King, Jr. (b. 1928)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/16 at 11:43 am

April 23rd 1998 – Konstantinos Karamanlis, Greek lawyer and politician, 172nd Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1907)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/16 at 12:13 pm

April 23rd 303 – Saint George, Roman soldier and martyr (b. 275)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/16 at 12:49 pm

April 23rd 1605 – Boris Godunov, Russian ruler (b. 1551)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/16 at 1:23 pm

April 23rd 1984 – Red Garland, American pianist (Miles Davis Quintet) (b. 1923)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/16 at 1:59 pm

April 23rd 1781 – James Abercrombie, Scottish general and politician (b. 1706)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/16 at 2:00 pm

April 23rd 1850 – William Wordsworth, English poet and author (b. 1770)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/16 at 2:10 pm

April 23rd 1951 – Charles G. Dawes, American banker and politician, 30th Vice President of the United States, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1865)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/16 at 2:10 pm

April 23rd 1979 – Blair Peach, New Zealand-English educator and activist (b. 1946)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/16 at 2:14 pm

April 23rd 1993 – Cesar Chavez, American activist, co-founded the United Farm Workers (b. 1927)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/16 at 2:14 pm

April 23rd 1995 – Douglas Lloyd Campbell, Canadian farmer and politician, 13th Premier of Manitoba (b. 1895)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/16 at 2:21 pm

April 23rd 2014 – Mark Shand, English conservationist and author (b. 1951)

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April 23rd 2015 – Richard Corliss, American journalist and critic (b. 1944)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/16 at 2:40 pm

April 23rd 2005 – Joh Bjelke-Petersen, New Zealand-Australian politician, 31st Premier of Queensland (b. 1911)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/16 at 2:40 pm

April 23rd 2007 – Paul Erdman, Canadian-American economist and author (b. 1932)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/16 at 3:02 pm

April 23rd 2012 – Billy Bryans, Canadian drummer, songwriter and producer (The Parachute Club and Downchild Blues Band) (b. 1947)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/16 at 3:03 pm

April 23rd 2012 – Chris Ethridge, American bass player and songwriter (The Flying Burrito Brothers and International Submarine Band) (b. 1947)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/16 at 3:23 pm

April 23rd 2013 – Frank W. J. Olver, English-American mathematician and academic (b. 1924)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/16 at 3:23 pm

April 23rd 2013 – Kathryn Wasserman Davis, American philanthropist and scholar (b. 1907)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/16 at 2:39 am

April 24th 1986 – Wallis Simpson, American wife of Edward VIII (b. 1896)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/16 at 2:41 am

April 24th 1974 – Bud Abbott, American comedian and producer (b. 1895)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/16 at 3:02 am

April 24th 2000 – William Moore, English actor (b. 1916)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/16 at 3:02 am

April 24th 2001 – Al Hibbler, American singer (b. 1915)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/16 at 3:26 am

April 24th 2004 – Estée Lauder, American businesswoman, co-founded Estée Lauder Companies (b. 1906)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/16 at 3:26 am

April 24th 2004 – Robert McBain, English actor and photographer (b. 1932)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/16 at 4:24 am

April 24th 2015 – Sid Tepper, American songwriter (b. 1918)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/16 at 4:24 am

April 24th 2015 – George C. Young, American lawyer and judge (b. 1916)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/16 at 4:46 am

April 24th 2015 – Thomas Joseph Connolly, American bishop (b. 1922)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/16 at 4:46 am

April 24th 2015 – Michael Mustill, Baron Mustill, English lawyer and judge (b. 1931)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/16 at 5:04 am

April 24th 2013 – Pedro Romualdo, Filipino lawyer and politician (b. 1935)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/16 at 5:04 am

April 24th 2014 – Hans Hollein, Austrian architect, designed Haas House (b. 1934)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/16 at 5:28 am

April 24th 2013 – Dave Kocourek, American football player and sportscaster (b. 1937)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/16 at 5:28 am

April 24th 2013 – Gary L. Lancaster, American lawyer and judge (b. 1949)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/16 at 5:46 am

April 24th 2015 – Władysław Bartoszewski, Polish journalist and politician, Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1922)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/16 at 5:47 am

April 24th 2015 – Ken Birch, English footballer and manager (b. 1933)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/16 at 5:57 am

April 24th 2014 – Shobha Nagi Reddy, Indian politician (b. 1968)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/16 at 5:57 am

April 24th 2014 – Tadeusz Różewicz, Polish poet and playwright (b. 1921)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/16 at 6:24 am

April 24th 1970 – Otis Spann, American singer and pianist (b. 1930)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/16 at 6:24 am

April 24th 1972 – Fernando Amorsolo, Filipino painter (b. 1892)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/16 at 6:45 am

April 24th 1942, Born on this day, Barbra Streisand, singer, actress, (1974 US No.1 & UK No.31 single 'The Way We Were', 1980 UK & US No.1 single 'Woman In Love' plus over 10 other UK Top 40 singles and 4 other US No.1's).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/16 at 6:47 am

April 24th 2014 – Arturo Licata, Italian super-centenarian (b. 1902)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/16 at 7:16 am

April 24th 2014 – Sandy Jardine, Scottish footballer and manager (b. 1948)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/16 at 7:16 am

April 24th 2014 – Ray Musto, American soldier and politician (b. 1929)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/16 at 7:58 am

Notable births for April 24th:

1926 – Thorbjörn Fälldin, Swedish farmer and politician, 27th Prime Minister of Sweden
1928 – Tommy Docherty, Scottish footballer and manager
1930 – Jerome Callet, American instrument designer, educator, and author
1930 – Richard Donner, American actor, director, and producer
1930 – José Sarney, Brazilian lawyer and politician, 25th President of Brazil
1931 – Bridget Riley, English painter and illustrator
1933 – Patricia Bosworth, American actress, journalist, and author
1933 – Alan Eagleson, Canadian lawyer and politician
1934 – John Cameron, Lord Coulsfield, Scottish lawyer and judge
1934 – Shirley MacLaine, American actress, singer, and dancer
1936 – David Crombie, Canadian educator and politician, 56th Mayor of Toronto
1940 – Sue Grafton, American author
1940 – Chris Kelly, English television host and producer
1941 – John Williams, Australian-English guitarist and composer (Sky)
1942 – Richard M. Daley, American lawyer and politician, 54th Mayor of Chicago
1942 – Muthucumaraswamy Sornarajah, Sri Lankan lawyer and academic
1942 – Barbra Streisand, American singer, actress, and producer
1943 – Hew Pike, English general
1943 – Richard Sterban, American singer (The Oak Ridge Boys)
1944 – Peter Cresswell, English judge
1944 – Maarja Nummert, Estonian architect
1944 – Tony Visconti, American record producer, musician and singer
1945 – Graeme Catto, Scottish physician and academic
1945 – Doug Clifford, American drummer and songwriter (Creedence Clearwater Revival, Creedence Clearwater Revisited, and Don Harrison Band)
1945 – Robert Knight, American singer
1945 – Bob Lunn, American golfer
1945 – Dick Rivers, French singer and actor (Les Chats Sauvages)
1946 – Piers Gough, English architect
1946 – Phil Robertson, American businessman, founded Duck Commander
1947 – Josep Borrell, Spanish engineer and politician, 22nd President of the European Parliament
1947 – João Braz de Aviz, Brazilian cardinal
1947 – Claude Dubois, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist
1947 – Denise Kingsmill, Baroness Kingsmill, New Zealand-English lawyer and politician
1947 – Roger D. Kornberg, American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
1948 – Eliana Gil, Ecuadorian-American psychiatrist, therapist, and author
1949 – Eddie Hart, American sprinter
1949 – James Paice, English farmer and politician
1949 – Véronique Sanson, French singer-songwriter and producer
1951 – Ron Arad, Israeli architect and academic
1951 – Christian Bobin, French author and poet
1951 – Nigel Harrison, English bass player and songwriter (Blondie and Silverhead)
1951 – Enda Kenny, Irish educator and politician, 13th Taoiseach of Ireland
1952 – Jean Paul Gaultier, French fashion designer
1952 – Ralph Winter, American film producer
1953 – Eric Bogosian, American actor and writer
1954 – Mumia Abu-Jamal, American prisoner and activist
1954 – Jack Blades, American bass player and songwriter (Night Ranger, Rubicon, Damn Yankees, and Tak Matsumoto Group)
1954 – Captain Sensible, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Damned and Dead Men Walking)
1955 – Marion Caspers-Merk, German politician
1955 – John de Mol, Jr., Dutch businessman, co-founded Endemol
1955 – Eamon Gilmore, Irish trade union leader and politician, 25th Tánaiste of Ireland
1955 – Michael O'Keefe, American actor
1956 – Richard Sambrook, English journalist and academic
1956 – James A. Winnefeld, Jr., American admiral
1957 – Nazir Ahmed, Baron Ahmed, Pakistani-English businessman and politician
1957 – David J, English bass player (Bauhaus and Love and Rockets)
1957 – Boris Williams, French-English drummer (The Cure, Thompson Twins, and Babacar)
1958 – Valery Lantratov, Russian ballet dancer
1958 – Brian Paddick, English police officer and politician
1959 – Eren Keskin, Turkish lawyer and activist
1959 – Glenn Morshower, American actor and producer
1959 – Malcolm Oastler, Australian-English engineer
1959 – Dave Ridgway, English-Canadian football player
1961 – Andrew Murrison, English physician and politician, Minister for International Security Strategy
1962 – Clemens Binninger, German politician
1962 – Stuart Pearce, English footballer, coach, and manager
1962 – Steve Roach, Australian rugby league player, coach, and sportscaster
1963 – Paula Frazer, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Tarnation, Faith No More, and Frightwig)
1963 – Billy Gould, American bass player, songwriter, and producer (Faith No More, Fear and the Nervous System, and Jello Biafra and the Guantanamo School of Medicine)
1963 – Tõnu Trubetsky, Estonian singer-songwriter (Vennaskond and J.M.K.E.)
1963 – Joey Vera, American bass player (Fates Warning and Armored Saint)
1964 – Cedric the Entertainer, American comedian, actor, and producer
1964 – Djimon Hounsou, Beninese-American actor and producer
1964 – Witold Smorawiński, Polish guitarist, composer, and educator
1964 – Gregory Sporleder, American actor
1965 – Jeff Jackson, Canadian ice hockey player and manager
1966 – Pierre Brassard, Canadian comedian and actor
1966 – Alessandro Costacurta, Italian footballer, coach, and manager
1966 – David Usher, English-Canadian singer-songwriter (Moist)
1967 – Dino Rađa, Croatian basketball player
1967 – Omar Vizquel, Venezuelan-American baseball player and coach
1968 – Aidan Gillen, Irish actor
1968 – Todd Jones, American baseball player
1968 – Yuji Nagata, Japanese wrestler and mixed martial artist
1968 – Roxanna Panufnik, English composer
1968 – Hashim Thaçi, Kosovan soldier and politician, 5th Prime Minister of Kosovo
1968 – Mark Vanderloo, Dutch model and actor
1969 – Elias Atmatsidis, Greek footballer
1969 – Melinda Clarke, American actress
1969 – Rory McCann, Scottish actor
1969 – Eilidh Whiteford, Scottish academic and politician
1970 – Damien Fleming, Australian cricketer, coach, and sportscaster
1971 – Kumar Dharmasena, Sri Lankan cricketer and umpire
1971 – Alejandro Fernández, Mexican singer
1971 – Mauro Pawlowski, Belgian singer-songwriter and guitarist (Evil Superstars and Deus)
1972 – Rab Douglas, Scottish footballer
1972 – Nicolas Gill, Canadian martial artist and coach
1972 – Chipper Jones, American baseball player
1972 – Jure Košir, Slovenian skier
1973 – Gabby Logan, English gymnast and radio host
1973 – Damon Lindelof, American screenwriter and producer
1973 – Brian Marshall, American bass player and songwriter (Creed and Alter Bridge)
1973 – Peeter Rebane, Estonian film director, producer and entrepreneur
1973 – Eric Snow, American basketball player and coach
1973 – Sachin Tendulkar, Indian cricketer
1973 – Toomas Tohver, Estonian footballer
1973 – Lee Westwood, English-American golfer
1974 – Comedy Dave, Hong Kong-English radio host
1974 – Eric Kripke, American director, producer, and screenwriter
1974 – Derek Luke, American actor
1974 – Stephen Wiltshire, English illustrator
1975 – Sam Doumit, American actress
1975 – Thad Luckinbill, American actor and producer
1976 – Steve Finnan, Irish footballer
1976 – Frédéric Niemeyer, Canadian tennis player and coach
1977 – Siarhey Balakhonau, Belarusian author and educator
1977 – Carlos Beltrán, Puerto Rican-American baseball player
1977 – Kim Hyun-joo, South Korean actress
1978 – Diego Quintana, Argentine footballer
1979 – Laurentia Tan, Singaporean-English horse rider
1980 – Fernando Arce, Mexican footballer
1980 – Danny Gokey, American singer-songwriter
1980 – Reagan Gomez-Preston, American actress, producer, and screenwriter
1980 – Austin Nichols, American actor and director
1981 – Taylor Dent, American tennis player
1981 – Yuko Nakanishi, Japanese swimmer
1981 – Azusa Yamamoto, Japanese idol and actress
1982 – Kelly Clarkson, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
1982 – David Oliver, American hurdler
1982 – Simon Tischer, American volleyball player
1983 – Will Champlin, American singer-songwriter
1983 – Hanna Melnychenko, Ukrainian heptathlete
1984 – Tyson Ritter, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (The All-American Rejects)
1985 – Mike Rodgers, American sprinter
1985 – Kaori Nazuka, Japanese actress and singer
1986 – Aaron Cunningham, American baseball player
1986 – Tahyna Tozzi, Australian model, singer and actress
1987 – Ben Howard, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
1987 – Kristopher Letang, Canadian ice hockey player
1987 – Rein Taaramäe, Estonian cyclist
1987 – Jan Vertonghen, Belgian footballer
1989 – Elīna Babkina, Latvian basketball player
1989 – David Boudia, American diver
1989 – Taja Mohorčič, Slovenian tennis player
1989 – Katherine Webb, American model, Miss Alabama USA 2012
1990 – Kazuki Shimizu, Japanese actor
1990 – Jan Veselý, Czech basketball player
1991 – Sigrid Agren, French-Swedish model
1991 – Batuhan Karadeniz, Turkish footballer
1992 – Doc Shaw, American actor, rapper, and producer
1992 – Laura Trott, English cyclist
1993 – Ben Davies, Welsh footballer
1993 – Han Hendrik Piho, Estonian skier
1994 – Caspar Lee, English-South African actor
1997 – Lydia Ko, New Zealand golfer
1997 – Veronika Kudermetova, Russian tennis player

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/16 at 7:59 am

April 24th 1975 - Peter Ham, British singer, songwriter with Badfinger committed suicide by hanging himself in the garage of his Surrey home, aged 27. Ham co-wrote 'Without You', with band mate Tom Evans (who also later committed suicide). The song won an Ivor Novello award for Song Of The Year in 1973, and was a hit for Harry Nilson and Mariah Carey. Ham was a founder member of The Iveys, who became Badfinger, were signed to the Beatles' Apple label, their first hit 'Come And Get It' was written by Paul McCartney.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/16 at 8:36 am

April 24th 2013 – Larry Felser, American journalist (b. 1933)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/16 at 9:14 am

April 24th 2009 – John Michell, English author (b. 1933)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/16 at 9:43 am

April 24th 1731 – Daniel Defoe, English journalist and spy (b. 1660)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/16 at 12:06 pm

April 24th 2008 – Jimmy Giuffre, American clarinet player, and saxophonist, and composer (b. 1921)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/16 at 1:30 pm

April 24th 2006 – Brian Labone, English footballer (b. 1940)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/16 at 2:04 pm

April 24th 2007 – Roy Jenson, Canadian-American actor and stuntman (b. 1927)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/16 at 2:31 pm

April 24th 1997 – Allan Francovich, American director and producer (b. 1941)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/16 at 2:35 pm

April 24th 2001 – Leon Sullivan, American minister and activist (b. 1922)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/16 at 3:01 pm

April 24th 1997 – Pat Paulsen, American comedian and activist (b. 1927)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/16 at 3:01 pm

April 24th 1997 – Eugene Stoner, American engineer, designed the AR-15 rifle (b. 1922)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/16 at 3:24 pm

April 24th 1961 – Lee Moran, American actor, director and screenwriter (b. 1888)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/16 at 3:37 pm

April 24th 2012 – Fred Bradley, American baseball player (b. 1920)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/16 at 3:46 pm

April 24th 2012 – Ambrose Weekes, English bishop (b. 1919)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/16 at 4:14 pm

April 24th 1968 – Walter Tewksbury, American runner and hurdler (b. 1876)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/16 at 4:44 pm

April 24th 1939 – Louis Trousselier, French cyclist (b. 1881)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/16 at 5:06 pm

April 24th 1957 – Harry McClintock, American singer and guitarist (b. 1882)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/16 at 5:22 pm

April 24th 1924 – G. Stanley Hall, American psychologist and academic (b. 1844)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/16 at 12:15 am

April 25th 1995 – Ginger Rogers, American actress, singer, and dancer (b. 1911)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/16 at 12:31 am

April 25th 2015 – Don Mankiewicz, American screenwriter and novelist (b. 1922)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/16 at 12:31 am

April 25th 2015 – Mike Phillips, American basketball player (b. 1956)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/16 at 12:54 am

April 25th 2002 – TLC member Lisa Lopes was killed in a car accident in La Ceiba, Honduras, aged 30. Seven other people, including Lopes' brother and sister, who were in the Mitsubishi Montero sports utility vehicle when the crash happened, were taken to a hospital. Lopes who was driving the car when it crashed had spent the past month in Honduras working on various projects including a clothing line, a new solo project and a book.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/16 at 1:11 am

April 25th 2010 – Alan Sillitoe, English novelist, short story writer, essayist, and poet (b. 1928)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/16 at 1:21 am

April 25th 2007 – Alan Ball, Jr., English footballer and manager (b. 1945)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/16 at 1:47 am

April 25th 1976 – Carol Reed, English director and producer (b. 1906)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/16 at 3:28 am

April 25th 2015 – Jim Fanning, American-Canadian baseball player and manager (b. 1927)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/16 at 4:09 am

April 25th 2015 – Dan Fredinburg, American businessman (b. 1981)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/16 at 4:37 am

April 25th 2010 – Dorothy Provine, American actress and singer (b. 1935)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/16 at 4:58 am

April 25th 1996 – Saul Bass, American graphic designer and director (b. 1920)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/16 at 5:30 am

April 25th 1988 - Carolyn Franklin the Younger sister of Aretha Franklin, died of breast cancer at the age of 43. Released numerous albums throughout the 1970s, had the 1973 No.1 R&B hit' Angel'. She appeared as one of Aretha's background singers in the 1980 movie The Blues Brothers.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/16 at 6:03 am

April 25th 2007 - American singer Bobby "Boris" Pickett died of leukaemia at the age of 69. Scored the Halloween anthem 'The Monster Mash' in 1962. The song had been banned by The BBC in the UK, deemed offensive and wasn't a hit until 1973. It was a spoof on the dance crazes popular at the time, including the Twist and the Mashed Potato.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/16 at 7:13 am

April 25th 2001 – Italian race car driver Michele Alboreto is killed while testing an Audi R8 at the Lausitzring in Germany. (b. 1956)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/16 at 7:38 am

2002 – American rapper and dancer Lisa Lopes (TLC), was killed in a car crash in Honduras. (b. 1971)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/16 at 8:22 am

April 25th 2015 – Colin Bloomfield, English radio host (b. 1982)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/16 at 8:54 am

April 25th 2008 – Humphrey Lyttelton, English trumpet player, composer, and radio host (b. 1921)  :\'(

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/16 at 10:17 am

April 25th 1974 - Pamela Courson the long-term companion of the late Jim Morrison died of a drugs overdose. It was Courson who found The Doors singer dead on July 3, 1971 in the bathtub of their apartment in Paris, France.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/16 at 11:19 am

April 25th 1999 – American singer-songwriter and producer (Zapp and Parliament-Funkadelic) died at the age of 47. He had been shot several times. His brother, Larry, was found near the crime scene with what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/16 at 11:43 am

April 25th 2013 – Virginia Gibson, American actress, singer, and dancer (b. 1925)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/16 at 12:11 pm

Notable births for April 25:

1923 – Francis Graham-Smith, English astronomer and academic
1925 – Tony Christopher, Baron Christopher, English union leader and businessman
1925 – Louis O'Neil, Canadian academic and politician
1927 – Albert Uderzo, French author and illustrator
1929 – Yvette Williams, New Zealand long jumper, shot putter, and discus thrower
1931 – James Fenton, Northern Irish linguist and poet
1931 – David Shepherd, English painter and author
1932 – William Roache, English actor
1934 – Peter McParland, Northern Irish footballer and manager
1935 – Reinier Kreijermaat, Dutch footballer
1938 – Ton Schulten, Dutch painter and graphic designer
1939 – Tarcisio Burgnich, Italian footballer and manager
1939 – Ted Kooser, American poet
1939 – Richard Lapthorne, English businessman
1939 – Michael Llewellyn-Smith, English academic and diplomat, British Ambassador to Greece
1939 – Robert Skidelsky, Baron Skidelsky, English historian and academic
1939 – Veronica Sutherland, English academic and British diplomat, British Ambassador to Ireland
1940 – Al Pacino, American actor and director
1941 – Princess Muna al-Hussein of Jordan
1941 – Bertrand Tavernier, French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1942 – Jon Kyl, American lawyer and politician
1943 – Tony Christie, English singer-songwriter and actor
1943 – Alan Feduccia, American ornithologist and academic
1944 – Mike Kogel, German singer-songwriter (Los Bravos)
1944 – Stephen Nickell, English economist and academic
1944 – Bruce Ponder, English geneticist and cancer researcher
1945 – Stu Cook, American bass player, songwriter, and producer (Creedence Clearwater Revival and Southern Pacific)
1945 – Richard C. Hoagland, American theorist and author
1945 – Björn Ulvaeus, Swedish singer-songwriter and producer (ABBA and Hootenanny Singers)
1946 – Talia Shire, American actress
1946 – Peter Sutherland, Irish lawyer and politician, Attorney General of Ireland
1946 – Vladimir Zhirinovsky, Russian colonel, lawyer, and politician
1947 – Jeffrey DeMunn, American actor
1948 – Mike Selvey, English cricketer and sportscaster
1948 – Yu Shyi-kun, Taiwanese politician, 39th Premier of the Republic of China
1949 – James Fenton, English poet and critic
1949 – Vicente Pernía, Argentinian footballer and race car driver
1949 – Dominique Strauss-Kahn, French economist, lawyer, and politician, French Minister of Finance
1950 – Donnell Deeny, Northern Irish lawyer and judge
1950 – Steve Ferrone, English drummer (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and Average White Band)
1950 – Valentyna Kozyr, Ukrainian high jumper
1950 – Apollo Quiboloy, Filipino religious leader
1951 – Ian McCartney, Scottish politician, Minister of State for Trade
1952 – Ketil Bjørnstad, Norwegian pianist and composer
1952 – Vladislav Tretiak, Russian ice hockey player and coach
1952 – Jacques Santini, French footballer and coach
1953 – Ron Clements, American animator, producer, and screenwriter
1953 – Gary Cosier, Australian cricketer
1953 – Anthony Venables, English economist, author, and academic
1954 – Melvin Burgess, English author
1954 – Randy Cross, American football player and sportscaster
1954 – Róisín Shortall, Irish educator and politician
1955 – Américo Gallego, Argentinian footballer and coach
1955 – Parviz Parastui, Iranian actor and singer
1955 – Zev Siegl, American businessman, co-founded Starbucks
1956 – Dominique Blanc, French actress, director, and screenwriter
1956 – Jaroslava Schallerová, Czech actress
1956 – Andres Sõber, Estonian basketball player and coach
1957 – Eric Bristow, English darts player
1957 – Theo de Rooij, Dutch cyclist and manager
1958 – Fish, Scottish singer-songwriter and actor (Marillion)
1959 – Paul Madden, English diplomat, British High Commissioner to Australia
1959 – Daniel Kash, Canadian actor and director
1959 – Tony Phillips, American baseball player
1960 – Robert Peston, English journalist
1960 – Bruce Redman, Australian director, producer, and critic
1961 – Dinesh D'Souza, Indian-American journalist and author
1962 – Foeke Booy, Dutch footballer and manager
1963 – Dave Martin, English footballer
1963 – David Moyes, Scottish footballer and manager
1963 – Bernd Müller, German footballer and manager
1963 – Paul Wassif, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
1964 – Hank Azaria, American actor, voice artist, comedian and producer
1964 – Andy Bell, English singer-songwriter and DJ (Erasure)
1964 – Fiona Bruce, Singaporean-English journalist
1964 – Jamie Siddons, Australian cricketer
1964 – R. P. N. Singh, Indian politician
1965 – Eric Avery, American bass player and songwriter (Jane's Addiction, Deconstruction, and Polar Bear)
1965 – Mark Bryant, American basketball player and coach
1965 – Simon Fowler, English singer and guitarist (Ocean Colour Scene and Merrymouth)
1966 – Man Arenas, Belgian-Spanish production designer and illustrator
1966 – James Stacy Barbour, American actor and singer
1966 – Diego Domínguez, Argentinian-Italian rugby player
1966 – Femke Halsema, Dutch sociologist, academic, and politician
1966 – Darren Holmes, American baseball player and coach
1966 – Erik Pappas, American baseball player and coach
1966 – Rubén Sosa, Uruguayan footballer and coach
1967 – Tim Davie, English broadcaster
1968 – Vitaliy Kyrylenko, Ukrainian long jumper
1969 – Vanessa Beecroft, Italian contemporary artist
1969 – Joe Buck, American sportscaster
1969 – Martin Koolhoven, Dutch director and screenwriter
1969 – Darren Woodson, American football player and sportscaster
1969 – Renée Zellweger, American actress and producer
1970 – Jason Lee, American skateboarder, actor, and producer
1970 – Steve Tovar, American football player and coach
1971 – Sara Baras, Spanish dancer
1971 – Trygve Seim, Norwegian saxophonist
1971 – Brad Clontz, American baseball player
1972 – Zaza Zazirov, Georgian-Ukrainian wrestler
1973 – Carlota Castrejana, Spanish triple jumper
1973 – Fredrik Larzon, Swedish drummer (Millencolin and Kvoteringen)
1974 – Louis Alphonse, Duke of Anjou
1975 – Emily Bergl, English-American actress
1975 – Jacque Jones, American baseball player and coach
1976 – Gilberto da Silva Melo, Brazilian footballer
1976 – Tim Duncan, American basketball player
1976 – Kim Jong-kook, South Korean singer, dancer, and actor (Turbo and Running Man Brothers)
1976 – Breyton Paulse, South African rugby player
1976 – Rainer Schüttler, German tennis player and coach
1977 – Constantinos Christoforou, Cypriot singer-songwriter (One)
1977 – Ilias Kotsios, Greek footballer
1977 – Tommy Mac, German-Canadian singer and bass player (Hedley)
1977 – Marguerite Moreau, American actress and producer
1977 – Matthew West, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
1978 – Letícia Birkheuer, Brazilian model and actress
1978 – Duncan Kibet, Kenyan runner
1978 – Matt Walker, English swimmer
1980 – Ben Johnston, Scottish drummer and songwriter (Biffy Clyro)
1980 – James Johnston, Scottish bass player and songwriter (Biffy Clyro)
1980 – Daniel MacPherson, Australian actor and television host
1980 – Bruce Martin, New Zealand cricketer
1980 – Juri Miyazawa, Japanese actress and model
1980 – Lee Spick, English snooker player (d. 2015)
1980 – Kazuhito Tadano, Japanese baseball player
1980 – Alejandro Valverde, Spanish cyclist
1981 – Dwone Hicks, American football player
1981 – Felipe Massa, Brazilian race car driver
1981 – John McFall, English sprinter
1981 – Anja Pärson, Swedish skier
1982 – Brian Barton, American baseball player
1982 – Monty Panesar, English cricketer
1982 – Marco Russo, Italian footballer
1983 – J. P. Howell, American baseball player
1983 – Joanne Peh, Singaporean actress and singer
1983 – Johnathan Thurston, Australian rugby league player
1983 – DeAngelo Williams, American football player
1983 – Nick Willis, New Zealand runner
1984 – Robert Andino, American baseball player
1984 – Jen Johnson, American model and actress
1984 – Isaac Kiprono Songok, Kenyan runner
1984 – Andre' Woodson, American football player and coach
1985 – Giedo van der Garde, Dutch race car driver
1986 – John DeLuca, American actor and singer
1986 – Alexei Emelin, Russian ice hockey player
1986 – Claudia Rath, German heptathlete
1987 – Razak Boukari, Togolese footballer
1987 – Jay Park, American-South Korean singer-songwriter, dancer, and actor (2PM and Art of Movement)
1987 – Johann Smith, American soccer player
1988 – James Sheppard, Canadian ice hockey player
1988 – Sara Paxton, American actress and singer
1989 – Marie-Michèle Gagnon, Canadian skier
1989 – Michael van Gerwen, Dutch darts player
1989 – Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, Chinese 11th Panchen Lama
1990 – Jean-Éric Vergne, French race car driver
1990 – Taylor Walker, Australian footballer
1991 – Alex Shibutani, American ice dancer
1993 – Alex Bowman, American race car driver
1993 – Daniel Norris, American baseball player
1993 – Raphaël Varane, French footballer
1994 – Elena Ilinykh, Russian ice dancer
1995 – Lewis Baker, English footballer

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/16 at 12:44 pm

April 25th 1342 – Pope Benedict XII (b. 1285)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/16 at 1:11 pm

April 25th 1744 – Anders Celsius, Swedish astronomer, physicist, and mathematician (b. 1701)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/16 at 1:45 pm

April 25th 1906 – John Knowles Paine, American composer and educator (b. 1839)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/16 at 2:18 pm

April 25th 1875 – 12th Dalai Lama (b. 1857)

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April 25th 1265 – Roger de Quincy, 2nd Earl of Winchester, medieval English nobleman; Earl of Winchester (b. 1195)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/16 at 2:43 pm

April 25th 1995 – Art Fleming, American game show host and actor (b. 1925)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/16 at 2:54 pm

April 25th 1397 – Thomas Holland, 2nd Earl of Kent, English noblemen and a councillor of his half-brother, King Richard II of England (b. c. 1350/4)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/16 at 3:07 pm

April 25th 1970 – Anita Louise, American actress (b. 1915)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/16 at 3:08 pm

April 25th 1972 – George Sanders, English actor (b. 1906)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/16 at 3:24 pm

April 25th 1878 – Anna Sewell, English author (b. 1820)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/16 at 3:36 pm

April 25th 2009 – Bea Arthur, American actress and singer (b. 1922)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/16 at 4:17 pm

April 25th 2000 – David Merrick, American director and producer (b. 1911)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/16 at 4:33 pm

April 25th 2007 – Arthur Milton, English footballer and cricketer (b. 1928)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/26/16 at 1:52 am

April 26th 2015 – Marcel Pronovost, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1930)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/26/16 at 1:53 am

April 26th 2015 – Bill Valentine, American baseball player and umpire (b. 1932)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/26/16 at 2:24 am

April 26th 2015 – Jayne Meadows, American actress (b. 1919)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/26/16 at 2:42 am

April 26th 2014 – DJ Rashad, American DJ and producer (b. 1979)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/26/16 at 3:00 am

April 26th 1865 – Union cavalry troopers corner and shoot dead John Wilkes Booth, assassin of President Lincoln, in Virginia.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/26/16 at 4:16 am

April 26th 2012 – Terence Spinks, English boxer and trainer (b. 1938)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/26/16 at 4:27 am

April 26th 1999 – Jill Dando, English journalist (b. 1961)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/26/16 at 4:28 am

April 26th 1989 – Lucille Ball, American actress and producer (b. 1911)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/26/16 at 4:44 am

April 26th 1970 – Gypsy Rose Lee, American actress, exotic dancer, and writer (b. 1911)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/26/16 at 5:18 am

Notable births for April 26th:

1922 – Margaret Scott, South African-Australian ballerina and choreographer
1925 – Vladimir Boltyansky, Russian mathematician, educator and author
1925 – Mac Martin, American bluegrass musician
1932 – Francis Lai, French accordion player and composer
1933 – Carol Burnett, American actress, singer, and producer
1930 – Roger Moens, Belgian runner and sportscaster
1932 – Shirley Cawley, English long jumper
1933 – Aleksandr Chuchelov, Estonian sailor
1933 – Arno Allan Penzias, German-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
1935 – Patricia Reilly Giff, American author and educator
1938 – Nino Benvenuti, Italian boxer and actor
1938 – Duane Eddy, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
1938 – Willie Wood, Scottish bowler
1940 – Harry Fielder, English actor and stuntman
1940 – Giorgio Moroder, Italian singer-songwriter and producer
1940 – Cliff Watson, English rugby league player
1941 – Claudine Auger, French model and actress
1941 – Claudine Clark, American singer-songwriter
1941 – Robin Jacob, English academic and judge
1941 – John Mitchell, American composer and educator
1942 – Sharon Carstairs, Canadian lawyer and politician, Canadian Leader of the Government in the Senate
1942 – Michael Kergin, Canadian diplomat, Canadian Ambassador to the United States
1942 – Bobby Rydell, American singer and actor
1942 – Jadwiga Staniszkis, Polish sociologist, political scientist, and academic
1943 – Gary Wright, American singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer (Spooky Tooth)
1943 – Peter Zumthor, Swiss architect and academic, designed the Therme Vals
1944 – Roger Coulam, English keyboard player (Blue Mink)
1944 – Amien Rais, Indonesian scholar and politician
1945 – Howard Davies, English director and producer
1945 – Dick Johnson, Australian race car driver
1945 – Sylvain Simard, Canadian academic and politician
1946 – Marilyn Nelson, American poet and author
1946 – Alberto Quintano, Chilean footballer
1949 – Carlos Bianchi, Argentinian footballer and manager
1949 – Dominic Sena, American director and screenwriter
1951 – John Battle, English politician
1953 – David Reddaway, Canadian-English diplomat, British High Commissioner to Canada
1953 – Moushumi Chatterjee, Indian actress
1953 – Nancy Lenehan, American actress
1953 – Linda Thompson, American lawyer and theorist
1954 – Tatyana Fomina, Estonian chess player
1954 – Alan Hinkes, English mountaineer and explorer
1954 – Chito S. Roño, Filipino director and screenwriter
1955 – Kurt Bodewig, German politician
1955 – Mike Scott, American baseball player
1956 – Koo Stark, American actress and photographer
1957 – Edwina Hart, Welsh banker and politician
1958 – John Crichton-Stuart, 7th Marquess of Bute, Scottish race car driver
1958 – Giancarlo Esposito, American actor, director, and producer
1958 – Jeffrey Guterman, American psychotherapist, author, and academic
1958 – Georgios Kostikos, Greek footballer, coach, and manager
1959 – John Corabi, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Mötley Crüe, Angora, The Scream, Union, and Brides of Destruction)
1959 – Thanasis Papakonstantinou, Greek singer-songwriter and bouzouki player
1960 – Steve Lombardozzi, American baseball player and coach
1960 – Roger Taylor, English drummer (Duran Duran and Arcadia)
1961 – Joan Chen, Chinese-American actress, director, producer, and screenwriter
1961 – Chris Mars, American singer-songwriter, drummer, and producer (The Replacements and Golden Smog)
1962 – Colin Anderson, English footballer
1962 – Michael Damian, American actor, singer and producer
1962 – Debra Wilson, American actress and comedian
1963 – Jet Li, Chinese-Singaporean martial artist, actor, and producer
1963 – Colin Scotts, Australian-American football player
1963 – Cornelia Ullrich, German hurdler
1963 – Bill Wennington, Canadian basketball player
1964 – Rebecka Törnqvist, Swedish singer
1965 – Susannah Harker, English actress
1965 – Kevin James, American actor and comedian
1967 – Kane, Spanish-American wrestler and actor
1967 – Marianne Jean-Baptiste, English actress and singer-songwriter
1967 – Curtis Jones, American electronica and house music singer, songwriter and producer
1967 – Toomas Tõniste, Estonian sailor and politician
1969 – Kate Hardie, English actress, director, and screenwriter
1970 – Dean Austin, English footballer and manager
1970 – Kristen R. Ghodsee, American ethnographer and academic
1970 – Melania Trump, Slovenian-American model and jewelry designer
1970 – Tionne Watkins, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress (TLC)
1971 – Jay DeMarcus, American bass player, songwriter, and producer (Rascal Flatts and East to West)
1972 – Kiko, Spanish footballer
1972 – Jason Bargwanna, Australian race car driver
1972 – Natrone Means, American football player and coach
1972 – Avi Nimni, Israeli footballer and manager
1973 – Geoff Blum, American baseball player and sportscaster
1973 – Jules Naudet, French-American director and producer
1973 – Chris Perry, English footballer
1973 – Óscar García Junyent, Spanish footballer and coach
1974 – Ivana Miličević, Bosnian-American actress and model
1975 – Joey Jordison, American drummer, songwriter, and producer (Slipknot, Murderdolls, and Scar the Martyr)
1975 – Nerina Pallot, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
1975 – Rahul Verma, Indian social worker and activist; founded the Uday Foundation
1976 – Luigi Panarelli, Italian footballer
1976 – Václav Varaďa, Czech ice hockey player
1977 – Jason Earles, American actor, director, and producer
1977 – Samantha Cristoforetti, Italian astronaut
1977 – Kosuke Fukudome, Japanese baseball player
1977 – Roxana Saberi, American journalist and author
1977 – Tom Welling, American actor
1978 – Avant, American singer-songwriter
1978 – Joe Crede, American baseball player
1978 – Stana Katic, Canadian actress
1978 – Tyler Labine, Canadian actor
1978 – Peter Madsen, Danish footballer
1978 – Shinnosuke Tachibana, Japanese voice actor
1979 – Ariane Moffatt, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist
1979 – Janne Wirman, Finnish keyboard player (Children of Bodom, Warmen, and Masterplan)
1980 – Jordana Brewster, Panamanian-American actress
1980 – Marlon King, English footballer
1980 – Anna Mucha, Polish actress and journalist
1980 – Channing Tatum, American actor and producer
1980 – Marnette Patterson, American actress
1981 – Matthieu Delpierre, French footballer
1981 – Ms. Dynamite, English rapper and producer
1982 – Brock Gillespie, American basketball player
1982 – Joanne Gobure, Nauruan poet and academic
1982 – Jon Lee, English singer and actor (S Club)
1982 – Cooper Wallace, American football player
1982 – Novlene Williams-Mills, Jamaican sprinter
1983 – José María López, Argentinian race car driver
1983 – Jessica Lynch, American soldier and POW
1985 – Nam Gyu-ri, South Korean singer and actress (SeeYa)
1985 – John Isner, American tennis player
1985 – Andrea Koch Benvenuto, Chilean tennis player
1986 – Lior Refaelov, Israeli footballer
1986 – Yuliya Zaripova, Russian runner
1987 – Jorge Andújar Moreno, Spanish footballer
1988 – Hazel Ann Mendoza, Spanish-Filipino actress
1988 – Eric Salamat, Filipino basketball player
1988 – Ben Spina, Australian rugby league player
1988 – Manuel Viniegra, Mexican footballer
1988 – Gareth Evans, English footballer
1989 – Daesung, South Korean singer-songwriter and actor (Big Bang)
1990 – Jonathan dos Santos, Mexican footballer
1990 – Mitch Rein, Australian rugby league player
1990 – Kim Yu-mi, South Korean model and actress, Miss Korea 2012
1991 – Isaac Liu, New Zealand rugby league player
1991 – Ignacio Lores Varela, Uruguayan footballer
1991 – Will Heard, British singer and songwriter
1991 – Lazaros Fotias, Greek footballer
1991 – Wojciech Pszczolarski, Polish professional racing cyclist
1994 – Daniil Kvyat, Russian race car driver

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/26/16 at 5:42 am

April 26th 1976 – Sidney Franklin, American bullfighter (b. 1903)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/26/16 at 5:43 am

April 26th 1976 – Sid James, South African-English actor and singer (b. 1913)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/26/16 at 6:33 am

April 26th 1981 – Herb Voland, American actor (b. 1918)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/26/16 at 6:33 am

April 26th 1984 – Count Basie, American pianist, composer, and bandleader (b. 1904)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/26/16 at 6:55 am

April 26th 1980 – Cicely Courtneidge, Australian-English actress and singer (b. 1893)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/26/16 at 6:55 am

April 26th 1981 – Jim Davis, American actor (b. 1909)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/26/16 at 7:12 am

April 26th 1976 – Armstrong Sperry, American author and illustrator (b. 1897)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/26/16 at 7:13 am

April 26th 1986 – Broderick Crawford, American actor and producer (b. 1911)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/26/16 at 7:45 am

April 26th 1956 – Edward Arnold, American actor (b. 1890)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/26/16 at 9:17 am

April 26th 1996 – Stirling Silliphant, American screenwriter and producer (b. 1918)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/26/16 at 10:08 am

April 26th 1986 – Bessie Love, American actress (b. 1898)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/26/16 at 10:39 am

April 26th 1973 – Irene Ryan, American actress and philanthropist (b. 1902)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/26/16 at 10:48 am

April 26th 2005 – Maria Schell, Austrian-Swiss actress (b. 1926)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/26/16 at 11:09 am

April 26th 1997 - Ernest Stewart, keyboard player with KC and the Sunshine Band, died of an asthma attack. (1975 US No.1 single 'That's The Way, I Like It', 1983 UK No.1 single 'Give It Up').

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/26/16 at 11:35 am

April 26th 2013 - US country singer George Jones who had a string of number one songs between the 1950s and 1990s, died aged 81. Nicknamed Possum, his signature song was He Stopped Loving Her Today, a track about love and death. He was married to Tammy Wynette between 1969 and 1975 and the pair recorded several songs together in the 1970s.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/26/16 at 11:49 am

April 26th 1915 – John Bunny, American actor (b. 1863)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/26/16 at 11:52 am

April 26th 1716 – John Somers, 1st Baron Somers, English jurist and politician, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain (b. 1651)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/26/16 at 11:58 am

April 26th 1946 – James Larkin White, American miner, explorer, and park ranger (b. 1882)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/26/16 at 12:19 pm

April 26th 2012 – David Nunn, English actor (b. 1962)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/26/16 at 12:53 pm

April 26th 2014 – Lee Marshall, American wrestling announcer and actor (b. 1946)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/26/16 at 2:01 pm

April 26th 2013 – Mary Thom, American journalist and author (b. 1944)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/26/16 at 2:28 pm

April 26th 757 – Pope Stephen II (b. 715)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/26/16 at 2:32 pm

April 26th 645 – Richarius, Frankish monk and saint (b. 560)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/26/16 at 2:40 pm

April 26th 1444 – Robert Campin, Flemish painter (b. 1378)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/26/16 at 2:43 pm

April 26th 1192 – Emperor Go-Shirakawa of Japan (b. 1127)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/26/16 at 2:52 pm

April 26th 1717 – Samuel Bellamy, English pirate (b. 1689)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/26/16 at 2:54 pm

April 26th 1784 – Nano Nagle, Irish nun and educator, founded the Presentation Sisters (b. 1718)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/26/16 at 2:57 pm

April 26th 1892 – Provo Wallis, Canadian-English admiral (b. 1791)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/26/16 at 3:03 pm

April 26th 1489 – Ashikaga Yoshihisa, Japanese shogun (b. 1465)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/26/16 at 3:05 pm

April 26th 1920 – Srinivasa Ramanujan, Indian mathematician and theorist (b. 1887)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/26/16 at 3:10 pm

April 26th 1932 – William Lockwood, English cricketer (b. 1868)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/26/16 at 3:13 pm

April 26th 1936 – Tammany Young, American actor (b. 1886)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/26/16 at 3:18 pm

April 26th 1940 – Carl Bosch, German chemist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1874)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/26/16 at 3:21 pm

April 26th 1950 – George Murray Hulbert, American lawyer, judge, and politician (b. 1881)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/26/16 at 3:24 pm

April 26th 1944 – Violette Morris, French footballer, shot putter, and discus thrower (b. 1893)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/26/16 at 3:28 pm

April 26th 1957 – Gichin Funakoshi, Japanese martial artist, founded Shotokan (b. 1868)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/26/16 at 3:33 pm

April 26th 1964 – E. J. Pratt, Canadian poet and author (b. 1882)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/26/16 at 3:43 pm

April 26th 1969 – Morihei Ueshiba, Japanese martial artist, founded aikido (b. 1883)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/26/16 at 3:57 pm

April 26th 1970 – Charles January, American soccer player (b. 1888)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/26/16 at 4:09 pm

April 26th 1987 – John Silkin, English lawyer and politician, Shadow Leader of the House of Commons (b. 1923)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/26/16 at 4:10 pm

April 26th 1991 – Carmine Coppola, American composer and conductor (b. 1910)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/26/16 at 4:14 pm

April 26th 1991 – Leo Arnaud, French-American composer and conductor (b. 1904)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/26/16 at 4:30 pm

April 26th 1999 – Adrian Borland, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (The Sound and The Outsiders) (b. 1957)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/26/16 at 4:41 pm

April 26th 1991 – A. B. Guthrie, Jr., American novelist and historian, (b. 1901)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/26/16 at 4:49 pm

April 26th 1991 – Emily McLaughlin, American actress (b. 1928)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/26/16 at 5:11 pm

April 26th 2003 – Peter Stone, American screenwriter and producer (b. 1930)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/26/16 at 5:24 pm

April 26th 2013 – Marion Rushing, American football player (b. 1936)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/26/16 at 5:36 pm

April 26th 2004 – Hubert Selby, Jr., American author, poet, and screenwriter (b. 1928)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/26/16 at 6:00 pm

April 26th 2007 – Jack Valenti, American businessman, created the MPAA film rating system (b. 1921)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/27/16 at 12:55 am

April 27th 1521 – At the Battle of Mactan, Portuguese sailor and explorer Ferdinand Magellan is killed by natives in the Philippines led by chief Lapu-Lapu.  (b. 1480)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/27/16 at 12:56 am

April 27th 1915 – Alexander Scriabin, Russian pianist and composer (b. 1872)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/27/16 at 1:07 am

April 27th 2015 – Alexander Rich, American biologist, biophysicist, and academic (b. 1924)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/27/16 at 1:34 am

April 27th 2015 – Gene Fullmer, American boxer (b. 1931)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/27/16 at 1:34 am

April 27th 2015 – Verne Gagne, American football player, wrestler, and trainer (b. 1926)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/27/16 at 1:49 am

April 27th 2006 – Julia Thorne, American author (b. 1944)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/27/16 at 1:49 am

April 27th 2007 – Al Hunter Ashton, English actor and screenwriter (b. 1957)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/27/16 at 2:03 am

April 27th 2014 – Daniel Colchico, American football player and coach (b. 1935)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/27/16 at 2:03 am

April 27th 2014 – Harry Firth, Australian race car driver and manager (b. 1918)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/27/16 at 2:14 am

April 27th 2005 – Red Horner, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1909)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/27/16 at 2:14 am

April 27th 2007 – Mstislav Rostropovich, Russian cellist and conductor (b. 1927)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/27/16 at 2:34 am

April 27th 2011 – Marian Mercer, American actress and singer (b. 1935)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/27/16 at 2:52 am

April 27th 1999 – Cyril Washbrook, English cricketer (b. 1914)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/27/16 at 2:52 am

April 27th 2000 – Vicki Sue Robinson, American actress and singer (b. 1954)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/27/16 at 3:15 am

Notable births for April 27th:

1929 – Nina Ponomaryova, Russian discus thrower and coach
1931 – Igor Oistrakh, Ukrainian violinist and educator
1932 – Anouk Aimée, French actress
1932 – Pik Botha, South African lawyer, politician, and diplomat, 8th South African Ambassador to the United States
1932 – Maxine Brown, American singer-songwriter (The Browns)
1932 – Chuck Knox, American football coach
1933 – Peter Imbert, Baron Imbert, English police officer and politician, Lord Lieutenant for Greater London
1934 – Jean Valentine, American poet and academic
1935 – Ron Morris, American pole vaulter and coach
1936 – Geoffrey Shovelton, English singer and illustrator
1937 – Robin Eames, Irish archbishop
1939 – Stanisław Dziwisz, Polish cardinal
1939 – Jerry Mercer, Canadian drummer (Mashmakhan and April Wine)
1941 – Pat Choate, American economist and academic
1941 – Fethullah Gülen, Turkish preacher and theologian
1941 – Lee Roy Jordan, American football player
1942 – Ruth Glick, American author
1942 – Jim Keltner, American drummer (Traveling Wilburys, Plastic Ono Band, and Delaney & Bonnie and Friends)
1943 – Helmut Marko, Austrian race car driver and manager
1944 – Stoker Cavendish, 12th Duke of Devonshire, English academic and politician
1944 – Michael Fish, English meteorologist and journalist
1944 – Cuba Gooding Sr., American actor (The Main Ingredient)
1944 – Herb Pedersen, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Desert Rose Band and The Dillards)
1945 – Martin Chivers, English footballer and manager
1945 – Jack Deverell, English general
1945 – Helen Hodgman, Scottish-Australian author
1946 – Franz Roth, German footballer
1946 – Nicholas Serota, English historian and curator
1947 – G. K. Butterfield, American soldier, lawyer, and politician
1947 – Nick Greiner, Hungarian-Australian politician, 37th Premier of New South Wales
1947 – Ann Peebles, American singer-songwriter
1948 – Frank Abagnale, American businessman
1948 – Amrit Kumar Bohara, Nepalese politician
1948 – Josef Hickersberger, Austrian footballer, coach, and manager
1948 – Kate Pierson, American singer-songwriter and bass player (The B-52's and NiNa)
1948 – Si Robertson, American soldier, hunter, and television personality
1949 – Grant Chapman, Australian businessman and politician
1951 – Ace Frehley, American guitarist and songwriter (Kiss, Wicked Lester, and Frehley's Comet)
1952 – Larry Elder, American lawyer and talk show host
1952 – George Gervin, American basketball player
1952 – Ari Vatanen, Finnish race car driver and politician
1953 – Arielle Dombasle, French-American actress and model
1954 – Frank Bainimarama, Fijian commander and politician, 8th Prime Minister of Fiji
1954 – Herman Edwards, American football player, coach, and sportscaster
1954 – Mark Holden, Australian singer, actor, and lawyer
1955 – Eric Schmidt, American engineer and businessman
1956 – Bridget Kendall, English journalist and talk show host
1956 – Jeff Probyn, English rugby player, coach, and manager
1957 – Willie Upshaw, American baseball player and manager
1959 – Sheena Easton, Scottish-American singer-songwriter, actress, and producer
1959 – Louis Lortie, Canadian-German pianist and educator
1959 – Marco Pirroni, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Adam and the Ants, Siouxsie and the Banshees, The Wolfmen, Rema-Rema, and Spear of Destiny)
1960 – Mike Krushelnyski, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1961 – Andrew Schlafly, American lawyer and activist, founded Conservapedia
1962 – Ángel Comizzo, Argentinian footballer and manager
1962 – James LeGros, American actor
1962 – Seppo Räty, Finnish javelin thrower and coach
1962 – Robin S., American singer-songwriter
1962 – Im Sang-soo, South Korean director and screenwriter
1962 – Andrew Selous, English soldier and politician
1963 – Russell T Davies, Welsh screenwriter and producer
1964 – Alison Etheridge, English academician and educator
1964 – Michael Mahonen, Canadian actor, director, and screenwriter
1964 – Lisa Wilcox, American actress
1965 – Anna Chancellor, English actress
1966 – Peter McIntyre, Australian cricketer
1966 – Vyacheslav Oliynyk, Ukrainian wrestler
1966 – Matt Reeves, American director, producer, and screenwriter
1966 – Yoshihiro Togashi, Japanese illustrator
1967 – Aki Avni, Israeli actor
1967 – Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands
1967 – Tommy Smith, Scottish saxophonist, composer, and educator
1967 – Erik Thomson, Scottish-New Zealand actor
1967 – Jason Whitlock, American football player and journalist
1968 – Dana Milbank, American journalist and author
1969 – Cory Booker, American lawyer and politician
1969 – Darcey Bussell, English ballerina
1969 – Grahame Cheney, Australian boxer
1969 – Tess Daly, English model and television host
1969 – Vladimir Kozlov, Ukrainian-American wrestler and actor
1971 – Olari Elts, Estonian conductor
1972 – Nigel Barker, English photographer and author
1972 – Almedin Civa, Bosnian footballer and coach
1973 – Duško Adamović, Serbian footballer
1973 – Sharlee D'Angelo, Swedish bass player and songwriter (Arch Enemy, Spiritual Beggars, King Diamond, Witchery, Sinergy, and Mercyful Fate)
1973 – Sébastien Lareau, Canadian tennis player
1974 – Frank Catalanotto, American baseball player
1974 – Johnny Devine, Canadian wrestler
1974 – Richard Johnson, Australian footballer
1975 – Rabih Abdullah, American football player
1975 – Chris Carpenter, American baseball player and manager
1975 – Pedro Feliz, Dominican baseball player
1976 – Isobel Campbell, Scottish singer-songwriter and cellist (Belle and Sebastian)
1976 – Sally Hawkins, English actress
1976 – Walter Pandiani, Uruguayan footballer
1976 – Faisal Saif, Indian director, screenwriter, and critic
1976 – Olaf Tufte, Norwegian rower
1977 – Khalid Zoubaa, French runner
1979 – Will Boyd, American bass player (Evanescence, American Princes, and The Visitors)
1979 – Natasha Chokljat, Australian netball player
1980 – Sybille Bammer, Austrian tennis player
1980 – Talitha Cummins, Australian journalist
1980 – Christian Lara, Ecuadorian footballer
1980 – Ananda Mikola, Indonesian race car driver
1981 – Joey Gathright, American baseball player
1981 – Patrik Gerrbrand, Swedish footballer
1982 – François Parisien, Canadian cyclist
1982 – Alexander Widiker, German rugby player
1983 – Ari Graynor, American actress and producer
1983 – Martin Viiask, Estonian basketball player
1984 – Pierre-Marc Bouchard, Canadian ice hockey player
1984 – Daniel Holdsworth, Australian rugby league player
1984 – Patrick Stump, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Fall Out Boy and Arma Angelus)
1985 – José António de Miranda da Silva Júnior, Brazilian footballer
1985 – Meselech Melkamu, Ethiopian runner
1986 – Dinara Safina, Russian tennis player
1987 – Taylor Chorney, American ice hockey player
1987 – William Moseley, English actor
1987 – Elliott Shriane, Australian speed skater
1987 – Wang Feifei, Chinese singer, dancer, and actress (Miss A)
1988 – Joeri Dequevy, Belgian footballer
1988 – Kris Thackray, English footballer
1988 – Semyon Varlamov, Russian ice hockey player
1989 – Lars Bender, German footballer
1989 – Sven Bender, German footballer
1989 – Tim Glasby, Australian rugby league player
1989 – Dmytro Kozban, Ukrainian footballer
1989 – Milagros Schmoll, Argentinian model
1990 – Austin Dillon, American race car driver
1990 – Erik Keedus, Estonian basketball player
1990 – Martin Kelly, English footballer
1991 – Isaac Cuenca, Spanish footballer
1992 – Allison Iraheta, American singer-songwriter (Halo Circus)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/27/16 at 3:16 am

April 27th 2015 – Guy LeBlanc, Canadian keyboard player and songwriter (Nathan Mahl and Camel) (b. 1960)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/27/16 at 3:35 am

April 27th 2009 – Frankie Manning, American dancer and choreographer (b. 1914)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/27/16 at 3:35 am

April 27th 2002 – Ruth Handler, American inventor and businesswoman, created the Barbie doll (b. 1916)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/27/16 at 4:00 am

April 27th 1272 – Zita, Italian saint (b. 1212)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/27/16 at 5:52 am

April 27th 1404 – Philip the Bold, French son of John II of France (b. 1342)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/27/16 at 9:05 am

April 27th 1605 – Pope Leo XI (b. 1535)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/27/16 at 10:39 am

April 27th 1882 – Ralph Waldo Emerson, American philosopher, poet, and academic (b. 1803)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/27/16 at 11:48 am

April 27th 1961 – Roy Del Ruth, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1893)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/27/16 at 12:32 pm

April 27th 2013 – Tony Byrne, Irish-Canadian boxer (b. 1930)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/27/16 at 1:27 pm

April 27th 1965 – Edward R. Murrow, American journalist (b. 1908)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/27/16 at 2:05 pm

April 27th 1977 – Stanley Adams, American actor and screenwriter (b. 1915)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/27/16 at 2:33 pm

April 27th 1977 – Scott Bradley, American pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1891)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/27/16 at 2:38 pm

April 27th 2012 – Bill Skowron, American baseball player (b. 1930)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/27/16 at 2:48 pm

April 27th 2013 – Lorraine Copeland, Scottish archaeologist (b. 1921)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/27/16 at 3:01 pm

April 27th 2014 – Vujadin Boškov, Serbian footballer, coach, and manager (b. 1931)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/27/16 at 3:30 pm

April 27th 1970 – Arthur Shields, Irish-American actor (b. 1896)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/27/16 at 3:37 pm

April 27th 1893 – John Ballance, Irish-New Zealand journalist and politician, 14th Prime Minister of New Zealand (b. 1839)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/27/16 at 4:11 pm

April 27th 1896 – Henry Parkes, English-Australian businessman and politician, 7th Premier of New South Wales (b. 1815)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/27/16 at 4:50 pm

April 27th 1999 – Al Hirt, American trumpet player and bandleader (b. 1922)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/27/16 at 5:16 pm

April 27th 1932 – Hart Crane, American poet and author (b. 1899)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/27/16 at 5:33 pm

April 27th 2002 – George Alec Effinger, American author (b. 1947)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/28/16 at 12:57 am

April 28th 1945 – Benito Mussolini and his mistress Clara Petacci are executed by a firing squad consisting of members of the Italian resistance movement.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/28/16 at 1:29 am

April 28th 2014 – Jack Ramsay, American basketball player, coach, and sportscaster (b. 1925)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/28/16 at 3:09 am

April 28th 1865 – Samuel Cunard, Canadian-English businessman, founded Cunard Line (b. 1787)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/28/16 at 4:20 am

April 28th 1992 – Francis Bacon, Irish painter (b. 1909)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/28/16 at 9:16 am

April 28th 1970 – Ed Begley, American actor (b. 1901)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/28/16 at 10:03 am

April 28th 2015 - Jack Ely died at the age of 71 after a long illness. The Kingman singer's hit 'Louie Louie' reached the top of the charts in 1963 and sparked an FBI investigation into whether or not its lyrics were obscene.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/16 at 1:39 am

May 5th 1992 – Jean-Claude Pascal, French actor and singer (b. 1927)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/16 at 2:12 am

May 5th 2015 – Oscar Holderer, German-American scientist and engineer (b. 1919)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/16 at 4:05 am

May 5th 1671 – Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Manchester, English general and politician, Lord Chamberlain of the United Kingdom (b. 1602)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/16 at 4:06 am

May 5th 1672 – Samuel Cooper, English painter and linguist (b. 1609)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/16 at 4:16 am

May 5th 2013 – Greg Quill, Australian-Canadian singer-songwriter and journalist (b. 1947)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/16 at 4:16 am

May 5th 2013 – Robert Ressler, American FBI agent and author (b. 1937)

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Written By: LyricBoy on 05/05/16 at 4:24 am

Howie Gordon, (a.k.a. Richard Pacheco) turns 68 today. (b. 5-5-1948)

Howie was a prolific film actor from 1978 through 1984 and in addition to being 1979's Playgirl Man of the Year, he was also class president at Picksburgh's Taylor-Allderdice High School.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/16 at 4:30 am

May 5th 1983 – John Williams, English-American actor (b. 1903)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/16 at 4:30 am

May 5th 1985 – Donald Bailey, English engineer, designed the Bailey bridge (b. 1901)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/16 at 5:25 am

May 5th 1808 – Pierre Jean George Cabanis, French physiologist and philosopher (b. 1757)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/16 at 5:26 am

May 5th 1821 – Napoleon, French general and emperor (b. 1769)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/16 at 5:38 am

May 5th 1962 – Ernest Tyldesley, English cricketer (b. 1889)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/16 at 5:38 am

May 5th 1965 – Nikos Gounaris, Greek tenor and composer (b. 1915)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/16 at 6:03 am

May 5th 2015 – Jobst Brandt, American cyclist, engineer, and author (b. 1935)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/16 at 6:21 am

May 5th 2012 – Surendranath, Indian cricketer (b. 1937)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/16 at 6:22 am

May 5th 2011 – Yosef Merimovich, Israeli footballer and manager (b. 1924)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/16 at 6:34 am

May 5th 1981 – Irish republican Bobby Sands dies in the Long Kesh prison hospital after 66 days of hunger-striking, aged 27.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/16 at 6:37 am

May 5th 2015 – Brian Sedgemore, English lawyer and politician (b. 1937)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/16 at 7:08 am

May 5th 2013 – Rossella Falk, Italian actress (b. 1926)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/16 at 7:39 am

May 5th 2014 – Butler Derrick, American lawyer and politician (b. 1936)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/16 at 8:15 am

May 5th 984 – Gerberga of Saxony (b. 913)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/16 at 9:35 am

May 5th 1965 – John Waters, American director and screenwriter (b. 1893)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/16 at 10:16 am

May 5th 1972 - Blind blues guitarist Reverend Gary Davis died of a heart attack aged 76. His unique finger-picking style influenced many other artists.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/16 at 10:55 am

Notable births for May 5th:

1923 – William C. Campbell, American golfer
1923 – James Gilbert, Scottish television producer and director
1927 – Pat Carroll, American actress and singer
1930 – Will Hutchins, American actor
1933 – Igor Kashkarov, Russian high jumper
1934 – Ace Cannon, American saxophonist
1934 – Victor Garland, Australian accountant and politician, 26th Australian Minister for Veterans' Affairs
1935 – Bernard Pivot, French journalist, talk show host, and producer
1935 – Robert Rehme, American film producer
1936 – John Maxton, Scottish politician
1938 – Michael Murphy, American actor
1938 – Barbara Wagner, Canadian figure skater and coach
1940 – Lasse Åberg, Swedish actor, singer, and director
1940 – Lance Henriksen, American actor
1940 – Michael Lindsay-Hogg, American director and producer
1942 – Marc Alaimo, American actor
1942 – Jean Corston, Baroness Corston, English lawyer and politician
1943 – Michael Palin, English actor and screenwriter
1943 – Ignacio Ramonet, Spanish journalist and author
1943 – Dilys Watling, English actress and singer
1944 – Bo Larsson, Swedish footballer
1944 – John Rhys-Davies, Welsh actor and screenwriter
1945 – Dianne Willcocks, English sociologist and academic
1945 – Kurt Loder, American journalist, author, and critic
1947 – Daisuke Ban, Japanese actor
1947 – Robin McNamara, American singer-songwriter and actor
1948 – Bella van der Spiegel-Hage, Dutch cyclist
1948 – Bill Ward, English drummer and songwriter (Black Sabbath and Mythology)
1949 – Eppie Bleeker, Dutch speed skater
1950 – Rex Caldwell, American golfer
1950 – Maggie MacNeal, Dutch singer (Mouth & MacNeal)
1951 – Rudolf Finsterer, German rugby player and coach
1951 – Toomas Vilosius, Estonian physician and politician, 2nd Minister of Social Affairs of Estonia
1952 – Jorge Llopart, Spanish race walker
1956 – Steve Scott, American runner and coach
1957 – Richard E. Grant, Swazi-English actor, director, and screenwriter
1957 – Peter Howitt, English actor, director, and screenwriter
1957 – Aad van Mil, Dutch water polo player
1958 – Robert DiPierdomenico, Australian footballer and sportscaster
1959 – Bobby Ellsworth, American singer and bass player (Overkill)
1959 – Ian McCulloch, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Echo & the Bunnymen, Electrafixion, and Crucial Three)
1959 – Peter Molyneux, English video game designer, created Fable
1959 – Steve Stevens, American guitarist and songwriter (Juno Reactor)
1959 – Brian Williams, American journalist
1960 – Doug Hawkins, Australian footballer and sportscaster
1961 – Hiroshi Hase, Japanese wrestler and politician
1962 – Sot Chitalada, Thai boxer
1962 – Nicolas Vanier, Senegalese explorer, author, and director
1962 – Kaoru Wada, Japanese composer and conductor
1963 – James LaBrie, Canadian singer-songwriter (Dream Theater, Winter Rose, Explorers Club, and MullMuzzler)
1963 – Simon Rimmer, English chef and author
1963 – Scott Westerfeld, American author and composer
1964 – Jean-François Copé, French politician, French Minister of Budget
1964 – Heike Henkel, German high jumper
1964 – Minami Takayama, Japanese voice actress and singer
1965 – Leslie Law, English horse rider
1965 – Glenn Seton, Australian race car driver
1966 – Shawn Drover, Canadian drummer (Megadeth, Eidolon, and Act of Defiance)
1966 – Sergei Stanishev, Ukrainian-Bulgarian politician, 46th Prime Minister of Bulgaria
1966 – Josh Weinstein, American screenwriter and producer
1967 – Levent Kazak, Turkish actor and screenwriter
1967 – Takehito Koyasu, Japanese voice actor and singer
1967 – Charles Nagy, American baseball player and coach
1967 – Alexis Sinduhije, Burundian journalist and politician
1967 – Bill Ward, English actor
1968 – Katherine Rake, English academic
1968 – Atsuro Watabe, Japanese actor
1969 – Pieter Muller, South African rugby player
1969 – Olav Sepp, Estonian chess player
1970 – Kyan Douglas, American television host and author
1970 – LaPhonso Ellis, American basketball player
1970 – Todd Newton, American game show host
1971 – Harold Miner, American basketball player
1971 – Mike Redmond, American baseball player and manager
1972 – James Cracknell, English rower
1972 – Zigmund Palffy, Slovakian ice hockey player
1972 – Mikael Renberg, Swedish ice hockey player
1973 – Casino Versus Japan, American composer and producer
1974 – Seiji Ara, Japanese race car driver
1974 – Jens Fredrik Ryland, Norwegian guitarist (Borknagar)
1975 – Meb Keflezighi, American runner
1976 – Dieter Brummer, Australian actor
1976 – Jean-François Dumoulin, Canadian race car driver
1976 – Anastasios Pantos, Greek footballer
1976 – Juan Pablo Sorín, Argentinian footballer and sportscaster
1977 – Virginie Efira, Belgian actress and journalist
1977 – Choi Kang-hee, South Korean actress
1977 – Jessica Schwarz, German actress
1978 – Santiago Cabrera, Venezuelan-English actor
1978 – Morgan Pehme, American director, producer, and screenwriter
1978 – John Wilshere, Papua New Guinean rugby league player
1979 – Vincent Kartheiser, American actor
1980 – Yossi Benayoun, Israeli footballer
1980 – DerMarr Johnson, American basketball player
1981 – Marcelle Bittar, Brazilian model
1981 – Craig David, English singer-songwriter
1981 – Stian Omenås, Norwegian trumpeter and orchestra leader
1981 – Danielle Fishel, American actress
1981 – Farid Kamil, Malaysian actor, director, and screenwriter
1982 – Ferrie Bodde, Dutch footballer
1982 – Wouter D'Haene, Belgian sprinter
1982 – Randall Gay, American football player
1982 – Corey Parker, Australian rugby league footballer
1983 – James Anyon, English cricketer
1983 – Henry Cavill, English actor
1983 – Mabel Gay, Cuban triple jumper
1983 – Annie Villeneuve, Canadian singer-songwriter
1983 – Scott Ware, American football player
1984 – Wade MacNeil, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (Alexisonfire, Gallows, and Black Lungs)
1984 – Christian Valdéz, Mexican footballer
1985 – Shoko Nakagawa, Japanese actress and singer
1985 – Emanuele Giaccherini, Italian footballer
1985 – Tsepo Masilela, South African footballer
1985 – Marcos Rogério Oliveira Duarte, Brazilian footballer
1985 – Terrence Wheatley, American football player
1987 – Graham Dorrans, Scottish footballer
1987 – Siim Sellis, Estonian skier
1988 – Adele, English singer-songwriter
1988 – Mai Agan, Estonian bass player and composer
1988 – Brooke Hogan, American singer and actress
1988 – Richard O'Dwyer, English computer programmer
1988 – Skye Sweetnam, Canadian singer-songwriter and actress (Sumo Cyco)
1988 – Mervyn Westfield, English cricketer
1989 – Chris Brown, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actor
1989 – Agnes Knochenhauer, Swedish curler
1990 – Hannah Davis, American model
1990 – Valentijn de Hingh, Dutch model
1990 – Song Jieun, South Korean singer, dancer, and actress (Secret)
1991 – Xenofon Fetsis, Greek footballer
1991 – Raúl Jiménez, Mexican footballer
1992 – Loïck Landre, French footballer
1992 – Yōsuke Mikami, Japanese footballer
1992 – Taisuke Miyazaki, Japanese footballer
1993 – Francine Niyonsaba, Burundian runner
1999 – Nathan Chen, American figure skater

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/16 at 10:56 am

May 5th 1896 – Silas Adams, American lawyer and politician (b. 1839)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/16 at 11:16 am

May 5th 1999 – Vasilis Diamantopoulos, Greek actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1920)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/16 at 11:51 am

May 5th 2011 – Dana Wynter, German-English actress (b. 1931)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/16 at 12:41 pm

May 5th 2015 - American rock bassist Craig Gruber died of prostate cancer in Florida aged 63. He is best known as the original bassist in Rainbow and also played in Elf with vocalist Ronnie James Dio and worked with guitarist Gary Moore.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/16 at 1:29 pm

May 5th 1827 – Frederick Augustus I of Saxony (b. 1750)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/16 at 1:51 pm

May 5th 1988 – Michael Shaara, American author and academic (b. 1928)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/16 at 2:37 pm

May 5th 1937 - Born on this day, Johnnie Taylor, US soul singer, (1976 US No.1 UK No.25 single 'Disco Lady'). Died of a heart attack in a Texas hospital, on 31st May 2000, shortly after his 62nd birthday.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/16 at 3:07 pm

May 5th 2000 – Bill Musselman, American basketball player and coach (b. 1940)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/16 at 3:08 pm

May 5th 2001 – Morris Graves, American painter and educator (b. 1910)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/16 at 3:40 pm

May 5th 1931 – Glen Kidston, English pilot and race car driver (b. 1899)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/16 at 4:42 pm

May 5th 2008 – Irv Robbins, Canadian-American businessman, co-founded Baskin-Robbins (b. 1917)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/16 at 5:12 pm

May 5th 2008 – Jerry Wallace, American singer and guitarist (b. 1928)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/16 at 5:36 pm

May 5th 2002 – George Sidney, American director and producer (b. 1916)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/16 at 1:23 am

May 6th 2015 – Jim Wright, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 56th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (b. 1922)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/16 at 1:38 am

May 6th 2014 – Antony Hopkins, English pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1921)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/16 at 2:02 am

May 6th 2013 – Steve Carney, English footballer (b. 1957)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/16 at 2:44 am

May 6th 1919 – L. Frank Baum, American journalist and author (b. 1856)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/16 at 3:18 am

May 6th 2014 – Jimmy Ellis, American boxer (b. 1940)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/16 at 4:05 am

May 6th 1859 – Alexander von Humboldt, German geographer and explorer (b. 1769)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/16 at 4:05 am

May 6th 1862 – Henry David Thoreau, American author and philosopher (b. 1817)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/16 at 4:19 am

May 6th 1910 – Edward VII of the United Kingdom (b. 1841)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/16 at 5:49 am

May 6th 1992 – Marlene Dietrich, German-American actress and singer (b. 1901)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/16 at 6:46 am

May 6th 1991 – Wilfrid Hyde-White, English actor (b. 1903)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/16 at 7:04 am

May 6th 2014 – Billy Harrell, American baseball player and scout (b. 1928)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/16 at 8:08 am

May 6th 2012 – Pat Frink, American basketball player (b. 1945)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/16 at 8:27 am

May 6th 1996 – The body of former CIA director William Colby is found washed up on a riverbank in southern Maryland, eight days after he disappeared.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/16 at 8:43 am

May 6th 2002 – After a radio-interview at the Mediapark in Hilversum the Dutch politician Pim Fortuyn is assassinated.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/16 at 9:36 am

May 6th 2015 - British-Jamaican singer and songwriter Errol Brown, best known as the frontman of the soul and funk band Hot Chocolate died of liver cancer at his home in the Bahamas. Their hits included 'You Sexy Thing', 'So You Win Again' and 'Brother Louie'. His break in music came in 1969 when he recorded a version of 'Give Peace a Chance' with some friends. Unable to change the lyrics without John Lennon's permission, he sent a copy to his record label, Apple, and the song was released with Lennon's approval.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/16 at 10:33 am

Notable births for May 6th:

1919 – André Guelfi, French race car driver
1922 – Vladimir Etush, Russian actor
1929 – Rosemary Cramp, English archaeologist and academic
1929 – John Taylor, English bishop and theologian
1930 – Sonia Rykiel, French fashion designer
1931 – Willie Mays, American baseball player and coach
1932 – Alexander Thynn, 7th Marquess of Bath, English lieutenant and politician
1934 – Richard Shelby, American lawyer and politician
1936 – Bernard Lemaire, Canadian businessman
1939 – Eddie C. Campbell, American singer and guitarist
1940 – Alexandra Burslem, Chinese-English academic
1942 – Ariel Dorfman, Argentinian author, playwright, and academic
1942 – David Friesen, American bassist
1942 – Rin Kaiho, Chinese-Japanese go player
1943 – Grange Calveley, English animator and screenwriter
1943 – James Turrell, American sculptor and illustrator
1944 – Masanori Murakami, Japanese baseball player and coach
1945 – Bob Seger, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1946 – Grier Jones, American golfer and coach
1947 – Alan Dale, New Zealand actor
1947 – Kit Martin, English architect and author
1947 – Martha Nussbaum, American philosopher and author
1948 – Mary MacGregor, American singer
1950 – Jeffery Deaver, American journalist and author
1951 – Antonio Saldías, Chilean historian and author
1952 – Fred Newman, American actor and composer
1952 – Gerrit Zalm, Dutch economist and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands
1953 – Tony Blair, British politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
1953 – Michelle Courchesne, Canadian urban planner and politician, Deputy Premier of Quebec
1953 – Ülle Rajasalu, Estonian politician
1953 – David Rudder, Trinidadian calypsonian
1953 – Graeme Souness, Scottish footballer and manager
1953 – Lynn Whitfield, American actress and producer
1954 – Tom Abernethy, American basketball player
1954 – Dora Bakoyannis, Greek politician, 120th Greek Minister for Foreign Affairs
1954 – Angela Hernández Nuñez, Dominican author and poet
1955 – Nicholas Alexander, 7th Earl of Caledon, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Armagh
1955 – Tom Bergeron, American television host
1955 – John Hutton, Baron Hutton of Furness, English academic and politician, Secretary of State for Defence
1956 – Lakis Lazopoulos, Greek actor and screenwriter
1956 – Roland Wieser, German race walker and coach
1959 – Andreas Busse, German runner
1959 – Charles Hendry, English politician
1960 – Lyudmila Andonova, Bulgarian high jumper
1960 – Keith Dowding, English political scientist, philosopher, and academic
1960 – Roma Downey, Irish-American actress and producer
1960 – John Flansburgh, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (They Might Be Giants and Mono Puff)
1960 – Aleksei Lotman, Estonian biologist and politician
1960 – Anne Parillaud, French actress
1961 – Oleksandr Apaychev, Ukrainian decathlete and coach
1961 – George Clooney, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1961 – Tom Hunter, Scottish businessman and philanthropist
1961 – Gina Riley, Australian actress, producer, and screenwriter
1962 – Tom Brake, English politician
1962 – Brad Izzard, Australian rugby league player
1963 – Alessandra Ferri, Italian ballerina
1965 – Leslie Hope, Canadian actress, director, producer, and screenwriter
1968 – Worku Bikila, Ethiopian runner
1968 – Lætitia Sadier, French singer and keyboard player (Stereolab, Monade, and McCarthy)
1969 – Jim Magilton, Northern Irish footballer and manager
1970 – Roland Kun, Nauruan politician
1971 – Chris Shiflett, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Foo Fighters, Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, Jackson United, No Use for a Name, and Viva Death)
1972 – Martin Brodeur, Canadian ice hockey player
1972 – Naoko Takahashi, Japanese runner
1974 – Bernard Barmasai, Kenyan runner
1974 – Daniela Bártová, Czech pole vaulter and gymnast
1974 – Faruk Namdar, German-Turkish footballer
1975 – Alan Richardson, English cricketer and coach
1976 – Dean Chandler, English footballer
1977 – Christophe Brandt, Belgian cyclist
1977 – Marc Chouinard, Canadian ice hockey player
1977 – Mark Eaton, American ice hockey player and coach
1977 – Chantelle Newbery, Australian diver
1978 – John Abraham, American football player
1978 – Fredrick Federley, Swedish journalist and politician
1978 – Aleksandr Fyodorov, Russian bodybuilder
1979 – Mark Burrier, American illustrator
1979 – Gerd Kanter, Estonian discus thrower
1979 – Jan Erik Mikalsen, Norwegian composer
1980 – Brooke Bennett, American swimmer
1980 – Colt Cabana, American wrestler
1980 – Dimitris Diamantidis, Greek basketball player
1980 – Mark Ladwig, American figure skater
1980 – Ricardo Oliveira, Brazilian footballer
1980 – Taebin, American-South Korean rapper (1TYM)
1980 – Matthew Whiley, English cricketer
1981 – Matt Drake, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Evile)
1981 – Nick Setta, American-Canadian football player
1981 – Edyta Śliwińska, Polish dancer
1982 – Dilshod Nazarov, Tajikistani hammer thrower
1982 – Kyle Shewfelt, Canadian gymnast
1982 – Jason Witten, American football player
1983 – Dani Alves, Brazilian footballer
1983 – Ingrid Jonach, Australian author
1983 – Gabourey Sidibe, American actress
1983 – Trinley Thaye Dorje, Tibetan religious leader, the 17th Karmapa Lama
1984 – Anton Babchuk, Ukrainian ice hockey player
1984 – Juan Pablo Carrizo, Argentinian footballer
1985 – Tanerau Latimer, New Zealand rugby player
1985 – Chris Paul, American basketball player
1986 – Goran Dragić, Slovenian basketball player
1986 – Gintarė Vostrecovaitė, Lithuanian figure skater
1986 – Sasheer Zamata, American actress, director, producer, and screenwriter
1987 – Moon Geun-young, South Korean actress
1987 – Dries Mertens, Belgian footballer
1987 – Aljona Malets, Estonian footballer
1989 – Bobby Bazini, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist
1989 – Dominika Cibulková, Slovakian tennis player
1989 – Amra Sadiković, Swiss tennis player
1990 – José Altuve, Venezuelan baseball player
1990 – Danielle Beaubrun, Saint Lucian swimmer
1990 – Caitlin Yankowskas, American figure skater
1991 – Valerio Frasca, Italian footballer
1992 – Brendan Gallagher, Canadian ice hockey player
1992 – Takashi Usami, Japanese footballer
1993 – Alex Preston, American singer
1993 – Andris Siksnis, Latvian ice hockey player
1994 – Mateo Kovačić, Austrian-Croatian footballer

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/16 at 10:33 am

May 6th 1985 – Julie Vega, Filipino actress and singer (b. 1968)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/16 at 11:30 am

May 6th 2006 - The Go-Betweens singer, songwriter Grant McLennan died in his sleep at his home in Brisbane, Australia, aged 48. The Australasian Performing Right Association named his 1983 song 'Cattle and Cane' as one of the 30 greatest Australian songs of all time.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/16 at 12:01 pm

May 6th 2002 - American songwriter and producer Otis Blackwell died from a heart attack. He wrote the classic songs ‘All Shook Up’, ‘Return To Sender’, ‘Don't Be Cruel’, ‘Great Balls Of Fire’ and ‘Fever.’ Over the years, Blackwell's songs have sold more than 185 million copies.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/16 at 12:53 pm

May 6th 1963 – Monty Woolley, American actor and director (b. 1888)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/16 at 1:45 pm

May 6th 2010 – Robin Roberts, American baseball player, coach, and sportscaster (b. 1926)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/16 at 2:06 pm

May 6th 2004 – Barney Kessel, American guitarist and composer (The Wrecking Crew) (b. 1923)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/16 at 2:59 pm

May 6th 1983 – Ezra Jack Keats, American author and illustrator (b. 1916)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/16 at 3:27 pm

May 6th 2012 – James Isaac, American director and producer (b. 1960)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/16 at 12:31 am

May 7th 1998 – Eddie Rabbitt, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1941)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/16 at 12:31 am

May 7th 2000 – Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., American captain, actor, and producer (b. 1909)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/16 at 12:41 am

May 7th 973 – Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 912)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/16 at 12:53 am

May 7th 1937 – Ernst A. Lehmann, German captain and author (b. 1886)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/16 at 1:06 am

May 7th 2011 – Big George, English songwriter, producer, and radio host (b. 1957)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/16 at 1:35 am

May 7th 1987 – Colin Blakely, Northern Irish actor (b. 1930)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/16 at 2:29 am

May 7th 2015 – Frank DiPascali, American businessman (b. 1956)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/16 at 2:30 am

May 7th 2015 – John Dixon, Australian-American author and illustrator (b. 1929)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/16 at 2:44 am

May 7th 2014 – Dick Welteroth, American baseball player (b. 1927)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/16 at 3:07 am

May 7th 1800 – Niccolò Piccinni, Italian composer (b. 1728)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/16 at 4:19 am

May 7th 2014 – Colin Pillinger, English astronomer, chemist, and academic (b. 1943)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/16 at 5:15 am

May 7th 2011 – Seve Ballesteros, Spanish golfer (b. 1957)

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Written By: LyricBoy on 05/07/16 at 5:57 am

May 7, 1968 - Nora Lee Kuzma, American actress also known as Traci Lords, was born in Steubenville OH.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/16 at 7:13 am

May 7th 1825 – Antonio Salieri, Italian composer and conductor (b. 1750)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/16 at 7:39 am

May 7th 1998 - Eddie Rabbitt, US singer, songwriter died of lung cancer aged 56. During his career, he scored over 20 No.1's on Billboard's country singles chart including 1981 'I Love A Rainy Night'. Elvis Presley, Dr Hook, Tom Jones, Kenny Rogers, Crystal Gayle and Lynn Anderson all recorded his songs.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/16 at 8:07 am

May 7th 1992 - Nigel Preston drummer with The Cult died in London, England aged 32. Was a founding member of The Death Cult, he also played and recorded with Sex Gang Children, Theatre of Hate and The Gun Club.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/16 at 8:53 am

May 7th 1940 – George Lansbury, English journalist and politician (b. 1859)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/16 at 9:18 am

May 7th 2013 – George Sauer, Jr., American football player (b. 1943)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/16 at 10:13 am

Notable births for May 7th:

1913 – Simon Ramo, American physicist and engineer
1917 – Lenox Hewitt, Australian public servant
1921 – Asa Briggs, Baron Briggs, English historian and academic
1926 – Val Bisoglio, American actor
1927 – Jim Lowe, American singer-songwriter
1930 – Babe Parilli, American football player and coach
1930 – John Smith, Baron Kirkhill, English politician
1931 – Gene Wolfe, American author
1932 – Alan Cuthbert, English pharmacologist and academic
1932 – Pete Domenici, American lawyer and politician, 37th Mayor of Albuquerque
1935 – Michael Hopkins, English architect
1936 – Robin Hanbury-Tenison, English explorer and author
1936 – Tony O'Reilly, Irish rugby player and businessman
1937 – Claude Raymond, Canadian baseball player and coach
1939 – Sidney Altman, Canadian-American biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
1939 – Ruggero Deodato, Italian actor, director, and screenwriter
1939 – Ruud Lubbers, Dutch economist and politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands
1939 – Clive Soley, Baron Soley, English politician
1940 – Dave Chambers, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1941 – Lawrence Collins, Baron Collins of Mapesbury, English lawyer and judge
1941 – Kinichi Hagimoto, Japanese comedian
1943 – Terry Allen, American singer and painter
1943 – Harvey Andrews, English singer-songwriter and poet
1943 – Peter Carey, Australian author and educator
1944 – Richard O'Sullivan, English actor and singer
1945 – Christy Moore, Irish singer-songwriter and guitarist (Planxty and Moving Hearts)
1945 – Robin Strasser, American actress
1946 – Thelma Houston, American singer-songwriter and actress (Sisters of Glory)
1946 – Bill Kreutzmann, American drummer (Grateful Dead, The Other Ones, The Dead, 7 Walkers, Rhythm Devils, and BK3)
1946 – Michael Rosen, English author and poet
1946 – Brian Turner, English chef and television host
1949 – Deborah Butterfield, American sculptor
1950 – Randall "Tex" Cobb, American boxer and actor
1950 – Tim Russert, American journalist and lawyer (d. 2008)
1951 – Bernie Marsden, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Whitesnake, Paice Ashton Lord, Babe Ruth, and The Snakes)
1952 – Stanley Dickens, Swedish race car driver
1953 – Pat McInally, American football player and coach
1954 – Philippe Geluck, Belgian cartoonist
1954 – Joanna Haigh, English meteorologist and physicist
1954 – Amy Heckerling, American director, producer, and screenwriter
1955 – Clément Gignac, Canadian politician
1955 – Ben Poquette, American basketball player
1955 – Axel Zwingenberger, German pianist and songwriter
1956 – Jan Peter Balkenende, Dutch jurist and politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands
1956 – Anne Dudley, English pianist and composer (Art of Noise)
1956 – Nicholas Hytner, English director and producer
1956 – Jean Lapierre, Canadian talk show host and politician
1956 – Calum MacDonald, Scottish journalist and politician
1958 – Mikhail Biryukov, Russian footballer and manager
1958 – Mark G. Kuzyk, American physicist and academic
1958 – Anne Marie Rafferty, English nurse and academic
1959 – Michael E. Knight, American actor
1959 – Georgiy Kolnootchenko, Belarusian discus thrower
1959 – Heiki Valk, Estonian archeologist and academic
1960 – Adam Bernstein, American director and screenwriter
1960 – Ara Darzi, Baron Darzi of Denham, Iraqi-English surgeon and academic
1960 – Almudena Grandes, Spanish author
1961 – Hans-Peter Bartels, German politician
1961 – Sue Black, Scottish anthropologist and academic
1961 – Phil Campbell, Welsh guitarist and songwriter
1961 – Ivar Must, Estonian composer and producer
1962 – Tony Campbell, American basketball player and coach
1962 – Judith Donath, American computer scientist and academic
1963 – Johnny Lee Middleton, American bass player and songwriter (Savatage and Trans-Siberian Orchestra)
1964 – Ronnie Harmon, American football player
1964 – Denis Mandarino, Brazilian guitarist, composer, and painter
1964 – Leslie O'Neal, American football player
1965 – Reuben Davis, American football player
1965 – Takaya Kamikawa, Japanese actor
1965 – Norman Whiteside, Northern Irish footballer and manager
1965 – Huang Zhihong, Chinese shot putter
1967 – Adam Price, Danish chef and screenwriter
1967 – Joe Rice, American colonel and politician
1968 – Traci Lords, American actress, director, and producer
1968 – Lisa Raitt, Canadian lawyer and politician, 30th Canadian Minister of Transport
1968 – Florian Schwarthoff, German hurdler
1969 – Eagle-Eye Cherry, Swedish singer-songwriter
1969 – Jun Falkenstein, American director, producer, and screenwriter
1969 – Katerina Maleeva, Bulgarian tennis player
1971 – Reidar Horghagen, Norwegian drummer (Immortal, Hypocrisy, and Grimfist)
1971 – Dave Karpa, Canadian ice hockey player
1971 – Thomas Piketty, French economist
1971 – Ivan Sergei, American actor
1972 – Frank Trigg, American mixed martial artist and wrestler
1973 – Kristian Lundin, Swedish songwriter and producer
1973 – Paolo Savoldelli, Italian cyclist
1974 – Lawrence Johnson, American pole vaulter
1974 – Ian Pearce, English footballer and manager
1975 – Ashley Cowan, English cricketer
1975 – Martina Topley-Bird, English singer-songwriter
1975 – Jason Tunks, Canadian discus thrower
1976 – Calvin Booth, American basketball player
1976 – Berke Hatipoğlu, Turkish guitarist and songwriter (Redd)
1976 – Stacey Jones, New Zealand rugby league player
1976 – Andrea Lo Cicero, Italian rugby player
1977 – Elton Flatley, Australian rugby player
1978 – Stian Arnesen, Norwegian guitarist, drummer, and songwriter (The Kovenant, Dimmu Borgir, and Carpe Tenebrum)
1978 – James Carter, American hurdler
1978 – Shawn Marion, American basketball player
1979 – Katie Douglas, American basketball player
1981 – Tim Connolly, American ice hockey player
1982 – Jay Bothroyd, English footballer
1982 – Ákos Buzsáky, Hungarian footballer
1984 – James Loney, American baseball player
1984 – Alex Smith, American football player
1984 – Drew Stanton, American football player
1985 – Jarrad Hickey, Australian rugby league player
1985 – Drew Neitzel, American basketball player
1985 – Dan Sweetman, Australian television host
1986 – Matt Helders, English drummer (Arctic Monkeys and Mongrel)
1987 – Asami Konno, Japanese singer (Morning Musume, Ongaku Gatas, Tanpopo, and Country Musume)
1987 – Jérémy Ménez, French footballer
1987 – Aidy Bryant, American actress
1987 – Mark Reynolds Scottish footballer
1988 – Eino Puri, Estonian footballer
1988 – Sander Puri, Estonian footballer
1989 – Raina, South Korean singer, dancer, model and rapper (After School and Orange Caramel)
1989 – Master Shortie, English rapper and producer
1990 – Kimito Totani, Japanese actor
1990 – Yoon Bit-garam, South Korean footballer
1991 – Anais Pouliot, Canadian model
1992 – Alexander Ludwig, Canadian actor
1995 – Seko Fofana, French footballer
1997 – Darya Kasatkina, Russian tennis player
1998 – Jesse Puljujärvi, Finnish ice hockey player
1999 – Masaki Sato, Japanese singer and actress (Morning Musume)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/16 at 10:14 am

May 7th 2013 – Ferruccio Mazzola, Italian footballer and manager (b. 1948)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/16 at 10:59 am

May 7th 1805 – William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne, Irish-English general and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1737)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/16 at 12:29 pm

May 7th 1998 – Allan McLeod Cormack, South African-English physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1924)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/16 at 1:39 pm

May 7th 1868 – Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux, Scottish lawyer and politician, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain (b. 1778)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/16 at 2:00 pm

May 7th 1989 – Guy Williams, American actor (b. 1924)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/16 at 2:18 pm

May 7th 1951 – Warner Baxter, American actor (b. 1889)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/16 at 2:40 pm

May 7th 1978 – Mort Weisinger, American journalist and author (b. 1915)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/16 at 3:20 pm

May 7th 2007 – Diego Corrales, American boxer (b. 1977)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/16 at 3:55 pm

May 7th 1993 – Duane Carter, American racing driver (b. 1913)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/16 at 4:13 pm

May 7th 1815 – Jabez Bowen, American colonel and politician, 45th Deputy Governor of Rhode Island (b. 1739)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/16 at 4:23 pm

May 7th 1872 – Alexander Loyd, American carpenter and politician, 4th Mayor of Chicago (b. 1805)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/16 at 4:34 pm

May 7th 1995 – Ray McKinley, American drummer, singer, and bandleader (Glenn Miller Orchestra) (b. 1910)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/16 at 4:51 pm

May 7th 1993 – Mary Philbin, American actress (b. 1903)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/16 at 5:14 pm

May 7th 1896 – H. H. Holmes, American serial killer (b. 1860)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/08/16 at 3:44 am

May 8th 1982 – Gilles Villeneuve, Canadian race car driver (b. 1950)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/08/16 at 4:12 am

May 8th 1994 – George Peppard, American actor and producer (b. 1928)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/08/16 at 4:56 am

May 8th 2013 – Bryan Forbes, English actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1926)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/08/16 at 5:41 am

May 8th 1947 – Harry Gordon Selfridge, American-English businessman, founded Selfridges (b. 1858)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/08/16 at 8:34 am

May 8th 1873 – John Stuart Mill, English economist and civil servant (b. 1806)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/08/16 at 9:38 am

May 8th 1988 – Robert A. Heinlein, American author and screenwriter (b. 1907)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/08/16 at 10:20 am

May 8th 1985 – Theodore Sturgeon, American author and critic (b. 1918)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/08/16 at 11:05 am

May 8th 1999 – Dirk Bogarde, English actor and screenwriter (b. 1921)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/08/16 at 11:41 am

May 8th 1975 – Avery Brundage, American businessman and art collector (b. 1887)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/08/16 at 12:19 pm

May 8th 1974 - UK keyboard player Graham Bond committed suicide after throwing himself under a London tube train at Finsbury Park station, aged 36. It took police two days to identify his body which was crushed beyond all recognition. Briefly a member of Blues Incorporated, a group led by Alexis Korner, before forming the Graham Bond Quartet, with a lineup of Bond on vocals and organ, Ginger Baker on drums and Jack Bruce on bass.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/08/16 at 12:54 pm

May 8th 2008 - American Country artist Eddy Arnold died of natural causes, one week before his 90th birthday. He sold more than 85 million records and had 147 songs on the US charts, including 28 number one hits on Billboard's Country Singles chart. He was once managed by Colonel Tom Parker (who later managed Elvis Presley). Arnold had the 1965 US No.4 hit, ‘Make The World Go Away’.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/08/16 at 1:32 pm

May 8th 1982 - Neil Bogart died of cancer at the age of 39. Bogart was the founder of Casablanca Records, with Peter Guber, home of Donna Summer, The Village People, KISS, T.Rex and Joan Jett.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/08/16 at 2:35 pm

May 8th 2014 – Joseph P. Teasdale, American lawyer and politician, 48th Governor of Missouri (b. 1936)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/08/16 at 2:55 pm

May 8th 2014 – R. Douglas Stuart Jr., American businessman and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Norway (b. 1916)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/08/16 at 3:06 pm

May 8th 1973 - In Cincinnati, Ralph Miller, the last of the 19th century baseball players, died at the age of 100.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/08/16 at 3:16 pm

May 8th 2014 – Nancy Malone, American actress, director, and producer (b. 1935)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/08/16 at 3:50 pm

May 8th 2012 – Everett Lilly, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Lilly Brothers) (b. 1924)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/09/16 at 12:11 am

May 9th 2015 – Elizabeth Wilson, American actress (b. 1921)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/09/16 at 1:05 am

May 9th 2012 – Vidal Sassoon, English-American hairdresser and businessman (b. 1928)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/09/16 at 1:25 am

May 9th 2015 – Edward W. Estlow, American football player and journalist (b. 1920)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/09/16 at 1:55 am

May 9th 2014 – Harlan Mathews, American lawyer and politician (b. 1927)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/09/16 at 2:20 am

May 9th 2012 – Northerly, Australian race horse (b. 1996)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/09/16 at 2:49 am

May 9th 2009 – Chuck Daly, American basketball player and coach (b. 1930)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/09/16 at 3:03 am

May 9th 2012 – Bertram Cohler, American psychologist, psychoanalyst, and academic (b. 1938)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/09/16 at 4:03 am

May 9th 2013 – George M. Leader, American soldier and politician, 36th Governor of Pennsylvania (b. 1918)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/09/16 at 5:07 am

Notable births for May 9th:

1927 – Manfred Eigen, German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
1928 – Ralph Goings, American painter
1931 – Vance D. Brand, American pilot, engineer, and astronaut
1934 – Alan Bennett, English actor, screenwriter, and author
1935 – Nokie Edwards, American guitarist and actor (The Ventures)
1936 – Albert Finney, English actor
1936 – Glenda Jackson, English actress turned politician
1937 – Sonny Curtis, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1937 – Rafael Moneo, Spanish architect, designed the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels and Valladolid Science Museum
1938 – Charles Simic, Serbian-American poet and academic
1939 – Ralph Boston, American long jumper
1939 – Ion Țiriac, Romanian tennis player and manager
1940 – James L. Brooks, American director, producer, and screenwriter
1941 – Dorothy Hyman, English sprinter
1942 – John Ashcroft, American lawyer and politician, 79th United States Attorney General
1942 – Tommy Roe, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1943 – Vince Cable, English economist and politician, former Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
1944 – Richie Furay, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Poco, Buffalo Springfield, and Souther–Hillman–Furay Band)
1945 – Jupp Heynckes, German footballer and manager
1945 – Steve Katz, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer (Blood, Sweat & Tears, Blues Project, and American Flyer)
1946 – Candice Bergen, American actress and producer
1946 – Clint Holmes, English-American singer-songwriter and game show host
1947 – Yukiya Amano, Japanese diplomat
1948 – Hans Georg Bock, German mathematician, computer scientist, and academic
1948 – Steven W. Mosher, American social scientist and author
1948 – Calvin Murphy, American basketball player and radio host
1949 – Billy Joel, American singer-songwriter and pianist
1950 – James Butts, American triple jumper
1950 – Tom Petersson, American bass player and songwriter (Cheap Trick and Fuse)
1951 – Alley Mills, American actress
1953 – Bruno Brokken, Belgian high jumper
1953 – Amy Hill, American actress
1953 – Connie Kaldor, Canadian singer-songwriter
1954 – Lawrence Dutton, American viola player and educator (Emerson String Quartet)
1955 – Anne Sofie von Otter, Swedish soprano and actress
1956 – Wendy Crewson, Canadian actress and producer
1956 – Jana Wendt, Australian television host
1958 – Graham Smith, Canadian swimmer
1959 – Andrew Jones, New Zealand cricketer
1959 – Ulrich Matthes, German actor
1961 – Sean Altman, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Rockapella)
1961 – John Corbett, American actor
1962 – Dave Gahan, English singer-songwriter (Depeche Mode)
1962 – Paul Heaton, English singer-songwriter (The Housemartins and The Beautiful South)
1963 – Joe Cirella, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1965 – Ken Nomura, Japanese race car driver and sportscaster
1965 – Steve Yzerman, Canadian ice hockey player and manager
1966 – Mark Tinordi, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1968 – David Benoit, American basketball player
1968 – Graham Harman, American philosopher and academic
1968 – Ruth Kelly, British economist and politician, Secretary of State for Transport
1970 – Doug Christie, American basketball player
1970 – Ghostface Killah, American rapper and actor (Wu-Tang Clan and Theodore Unit)
1971 – Jason Lee, English footballer and manager
1972 – Megumi Odaka, Japanese actress and singer
1972 – Dana Perino, American journalist and politician, 27th White House Press Secretary
1973 – Tegla Loroupe, Kenyan runner
1973 – Leonard Myles-Mills, Ghanaian sprinter
1975 – Tamia, Canadian singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
1975 – Brian Deegan, American motocross rider
1977 – Averno, Mexican wrestler
1977 – Svein Tuft, Canadian cyclist
1978 – Leandro Cufré, Argentinian footballer
1978 – Santiago Dellapè, Argentinian-Italian rugby player
1978 – Aaron Harang, American baseball player
1979 – Pierre Bouvier, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (Simple Plan and Reset)
1979 – Rosario Dawson, American actress
1980 – Grant Hackett, Australian swimmer
1980 – Jo Hyun-jae, South Korean actor and singer
1980 – Angela Nikodinov, American figure skater
1980 – Tony Schmidt, German race car driver
1981 – Bill Murphy, American baseball player
1981 – Evangelos Tsiolis, Greek footballer
1981 – You Yokoyama, Japanese singer-songwriter and actor
1983 – Giacomo Brichetto, Italian footballer
1983 – Alan Campbell, British sculler
1983 – Christos Marangos, Cypriot footballer
1983 – Ryuhei Matsuda, Japanese actor
1983 – Gilles Müller, Luxembourgian tennis player
1983 – Tyler Lumsden, American baseball player
1983 – Leandro Rinaudo, Italian footballer
1984 – Prince Fielder, American baseball player
1985 – Jake Long, American football player
1985 – Henrique Andrade Silva, Brazilian footballer
1987 – Scott Bolton, Australian rugby league player
1987 – Vitaliy Pushkar, Ukrainian race car driver
1988 – J. R. Fitzpatrick, Canadian race car driver
1989 – Ellen White, English footballer
1991 – Stasija Rage, Latvian figure skater
1992 – Dan Burn, English footballer
1992 – William Hopoate, Australian rugby league player
1994 – Ryan Auger, English footballer
1996 – Saron Läänmäe, Estonian footballer

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May 9th 2010 – Lena Horne, American singer, actress, and activist (b. 1917)

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May 9th 2004 – Alan King, American actor, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1927)

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May 9th 1998 – Alice Faye, American actress and singer (b. 1915)

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May 9th 1968 – Harold Gray, American cartoonist, created Little Orphan Annie (b. 1894)

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May 9th 1985 – Edmond O'Brien, American actor and director (b. 1915)

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May 9th 2008 – Jack Gibson, Australian rugby league player, coach, and sportscaster (b. 1929)

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May 9th 1914 – C. W. Post, American businessman, founded Post Foods (b. 1854)

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May 9th 1979 – Eddie Jefferson, American singer and lyricist (b. 1918)

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May 10th 2015 – Rachel Rosenthal, French-American actress and dancer (b. 1926)

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May 10th 1818 – Paul Revere, American engraver and soldier (b. 1735)

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May 10th 1863 – Stonewall Jackson, American general (b. 1824)

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May 10th 2015 – William T. Cooper, Australian ornithologist and illustrator (b. 1934)

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May 10th 2015 – Chris Burden, American sculptor, illustrator, and academic (b. 1946)

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May 10th 2015 – Jack Body, New Zealand composer and photographer (b. 1944)

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May 10th 2014 – Patrick Lucey, American soldier and politician, 38th Governor of Wisconsin (b. 1918)

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May 10th 2012 – Carroll Shelby, American race car driver and designer (b. 1923)

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Notable births for May 10th:

1918 – T. Berry Brazelton, American pediatrician and author
1927 – Nayantara Sahgal, Indian author
1928 – Arnold Rüütel, Estonian agronomist and politician, 3rd President of Estonia
1929 – Antonine Maillet, Canadian author and playwright
1930 – George E. Smith, American physicist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate
1933 – Barbara Taylor Bradford, English-American author
1933 – Françoise Fabian, Algerian-French actress
1937 – Tamara Press, Ukrainian shot putter and discus thrower
1938 – Jean Becker, French actor, director, and screenwriter
1938 – Manuel Santana, Spanish tennis player
1941 – Winfried Bischoff, German-English banker and businessman
1942 – Jim Calhoun, American basketball player and coach
1942 – Youssouf Sambo Bâ, Nigerien-Burkinabe educator and politician
1943 – David Clennon, American actor
1944 – Jim Abrahams, American director, producer, and screenwriter
1946 – Donovan, Scottish singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor
1946 – Graham Gouldman, English guitarist and songwriter (10cc, The Mindbenders, and Wax)
1946 – Dave Mason, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Traffic and Fleetwood Mac)
1946 – Diderik Wagenaar, Dutch composer and theorist
1947 – Caroline B. Cooney, American author
1948 – Meg Foster, American actress
1949 – Miuccia Prada, Italian fashion designer
1950 – Natalya Bondarchuk, Russian actress and director
1952 – Kikki Danielsson, Swedish singer (Wizex, Chips, Kikki, Bettan & Lotta, and Kjell Roos Band)
1952 – Sly Dunbar, Jamaican drummer (Sly and Robbie, The Aggrovators, The Upsetters, and The Revolutionaries)
1952 – Vanderlei Luxemburgo, Brazilian footballer and manager
1953 – Tito Santana, American wrestler and coach
1955 – Mark David Chapman, American murderer
1956 – Yves Jacques, Canadian actor
1958 – Tauseef Ahmed, Pakistani cricketer
1958 – Gaétan Boucher, Canadian speed skater
1958 – Rick Santorum, American lawyer and politician
1959 – Victoria Rowell, American actress
1959 – Danny Schayes, American basketball player
1960 – Bono, Irish singer-songwriter, humanitarian, and activist (U2)
1960 – Dean Heller, American lawyer and politician, 15th Secretary of State of Nevada
1960 – Merlene Ottey, Jamaican-Slovenian runner
1961 – Randy Cunneyworth, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1961 – Ayako Fuji, Japanese singer
1963 – Lisa Nowak, American commander and astronaut
1963 – Debbie Wiseman, English composer and conductor
1965 – Linda Evangelista, Canadian model
1965 – Rony Seikaly, Lebanese-American basketball player and radio host
1966 – Ilian Djevelekov, Bulgarian film director and producer
1966 – Jonathan Edwards, English triple jumper
1967 – Young MC, English-American rapper, producer, and actor
1967 – Nobuhiro Takeda, Japanese footballer and sportscaster
1968 – Al Murray, English comedian and television host
1968 – Tatyana Shikolenko, Russian javelin thrower
1969 – Dennis Bergkamp, Dutch footballer and manager
1969 – John Scalzi, American author and blogger
1970 – Gabriela Montero, Venezuelan-American pianist
1970 – David Weir, Scottish footballer and manager
1971 – Monisha Kaltenborn, Indian-Swiss lawyer and businesswoman
1971 – Craig Mack, American rapper and producer
1971 – Ådne Søndrål, Norwegian speed skater
1972 – Radosław Majdan, Polish footballer
1973 – Aviv Geffen, Israeli singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Blackfield)
1973 – Rüştü Reçber, Turkish footballer
1974 – Sylvain Wiltord, French footballer
1975 – Torbjørn Brundtland, Norwegian singer-songwriter and producer (Röyksopp)
1975 – Hélio Castroneves, Brazilian race car driver
1975 – Adam Deadmarsh, Canadian-American ice hockey player
1976 – Udo Mechels, Belgian singer
1976 – Aggeliki Tsiolakoudi, Greek javelin thrower
1977 – Henri Camara, Senegalese footballer
1977 – Sergei Nakariakov, Russian trumpet player
1978 – Bruno Cheyrou, French footballer
1978 – Kenan Thompson, American actor
1979 – Lee Hyori, South Korean singer, dancer, and actress (Fin.K.L)
1981 – Samuel Dalembert, Haitian-Canadian basketball player
1981 – Humberto Suazo, Chilean footballer
1983 – Gustav Fridolin, Swedish journalist and politician, Swedish Minister of Education
1984 – Edward Mujica, Venezuelan baseball player
1985 – Odette Annable, American actress
1985 – Ryan Getzlaf, Canadian ice hockey player
1985 – Jon Schofield, English canoe racer
1986 – Emilio Izaguirre, Honduran footballer
1987 – Wilson Chandler, American basketball player
1987 – Anej Lovrečič, Slovenian footballer
1989 – Lindsey Shaw, American actress, singer, and producer
1990 – Ivana Španović, Serbian long jumper
1992 – Charice Pempengco, Filipino singer-songwriter and actress
1993 – Tímea Babos, Hungarian tennis player
1993 – Mirai Shida, Japanese actress
1994 – Jamar Loza, Jamaican footballer
1995 – Missy Franklin, American swimmer
1996 – Tyus Jones, American basketball player
1996 – Kateřina Siniaková, Czech tennis player

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May 10th 1999 - American singer, songwriter poet, cartoonist, screenwriter, and author of children's books Shel Silverstein died of a heart attack aged 57. Wrote, 'A Boy Named Sue' for Johnny Cash (which Silverstein won a Grammy for in 1970) and many songs for Dr Hook including 'Sylvia's Mother' and 'The Cover of the Rolling Stone.'

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May 10th 1974 – Hal Mohr, American director and cinematographer (b. 1894)

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May 10th 1977 – Joan Crawford, American actress (year of birth disputed)

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May 10th 2010 – Frank Frazetta, American illustrator and painter (b. 1928)

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May 10th 2006 – Soraya, Colombian-American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1969)

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May 10th 2000 – Dick Sprang, American illustrator (b. 1915)

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May 10th 2005 – David Wayne, American singer-songwriter (Metal Church, Reverend, and Wayne) (b. 1958)

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May 10th 2002 – Yves Robert, French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1920)

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May 10th 2006 – A. M. Rosenthal, Canadian-American journalist (b. 1922)

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May 10th 1692 – Sarah Osborne, Salem witch trials victim (b. 1643)

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May 10th 1566 – Leonhart Fuchs, German physician and botanist (b. 1501)

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May 10th 1798 – George Vancouver, English navigator and explorer (b. 1757)

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May 10th 884 – Ahmad ibn Tulun, ruler of Egypt and Syria (b. 835)

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May 10th 1897 – Andrés Bonifacio, Filipino soldier and politician, President of the Philippines (b. 1863)

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May 10th 1868 – Henry Bennett, American lawyer and politician (b. 1808)

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May 10th 1774 – Louis XV of France (b. 1710)

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May 10th 1787 – William Watson, English physician, physicist, and botanist (b. 1715)

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May 11th 1812 – Spencer Perceval, English lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1762)

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May 11th 1778 – William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham, English soldier and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1708)

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May 11th 2012 – Tony DeZuniga, Filipino author and illustrator (b. 1932)

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May 11th 1871 – John Herschel, English mathematician, astronomer, and chemist (b. 1792)

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May 11th 2014 – Reg Gasnier, Australian rugby league player, coach, and sportscaster (b. 1939)

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May 11th 1960 – John D. Rockefeller Jr., American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1874)

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May 11th 1985 – Chester Gould, American cartoonist, created Dick Tracy (b. 1900)

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May 11th 1848 – Tom Cribb, English boxer (b. 1781)

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Notable births for May 11th:

1921 – Hildegard Hamm-Brücher, German politician
1922 – Ameurfina Melencio-Herrera, Filipino lawyer and jurist
1924 – Antony Hewish, English astronomer and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
1927 – Mort Sahl, Canadian-American comedian and actor
1928 – Yaacov Agam, Israeli sculptor
1928 – Andrew van der Bijl, Dutch missionary and author
1932 – Valentino Garavani, Italian fashion designer, founded Valentino SpA
1933 – Louis Farrakhan, American religious leader
1933 – Narendra Patel, Baron Patel, Tanzanian-English obstetrician, academic, and politician
1934 – Arthur Labatt, Canadian businessman and academic
1936 – Carla Bley, American pianist, composer, and bandleader (Jazz Composer's Orchestra)
1937 – Cheng Yen, Taiwanese Buddhist nun and philanthropist
1939 – Dante Tiñga, Filipino jurist and politician
1941 – Eric Burdon, English singer-songwriter, actor, and painter (The Animals and War)
1941 – Ian Redpath, Australian cricketer and coach
1943 – Nancy Greene, Canadian skier and politician
1944 – John Benaud, Australian cricketer
1946 – Robert Jarvik, American cardiologist, developed the Artificial heart
1947 – Butch Trucks, American drummer (The Allman Brothers Band)
1948 – Nirj Deva, Sri Lankan-English politician
1948 – Shigeru Izumiya, Japanese singer, actor, and poet
1950 – Jeremy Paxman, English journalist and author
1951 – Mike Slemen, English rugby player and educator
1951 – Ed Stelmach, Canadian farmer and politician, 13th Premier of Alberta
1952 – Shohreh Aghdashloo, Iranian-American actress
1952 – Frances Fisher, English-American actress
1952 – Warren Littlefield, American businessman
1952 – Mike Lupica, American journalist and author
1954 – John Clayton, American journalist
1954 – John Gregory, English footballer and manager
1954 – Judith Weir, English composer and educator
1955 – John DeStefano, Jr., American politician, 49th Mayor of New Haven
1956 – Theresa Burke, Canadian journalist and producer
1956 – Alex Lester, English radio host
1957 – Mike Nesbitt, Northern Irish journalist and politician
1958 – Nalliah Kumaraguruparan, Sri Lankan accountant and politician
1958 – Phil Smyth, Australian basketball player and coach
1958 – Walt Terrell, American baseball player
1959 – Martha Quinn, American radio and television host
1961 – Luis Felipe, Cuban gang leader, founded the Latin Kings
1962 – Steve Bono, American football player
1963 – Gunilla Carlsson, Swedish politician, 10th Swedish Minister for International Development Cooperation
1963 – Roark Critchlow, Canadian-American actor
1963 – Masatoshi Hamada, Japanese comedian and actor
1964 – Tim Blake Nelson, American actor, director, and screenwriter
1964 – John Parrott, English snooker player and sportscaster
1964 – Bobby Witt, American baseball player
1964 – Floyd Youmans, American baseball player, coach, and manager
1965 – Greg Dulli, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Twilight Singers, The Afghan Whigs, and The Gutter Twins)
1966 – Christoph Schneider, German drummer (Rammstein and Feeling B)
1967 – Alberto García Aspe, Mexican footballer and manager
1968 – Jeffrey Donovan, American actor
1969 – Mitch Healey, Australian rugby league player and coach
1969 – Simon Vroemen, Dutch runner
1970 – Harold Ford, Jr., American lawyer and politician
1970 – Jason Queally, English cyclist
1972 – Tomáš Dvořák, Czech decathlete and coach
1972 – Daniel Ornellas, South African bass player (Tree63)
1973 – Tsuyoshi Ogata, Japanese runner
1974 – Kevin Brown, English-Canadian ice hockey player
1974 – Stanley Gene, Papua New Guinean rugby league player and coach
1974 – Darren Ward, English-Welsh footballer and coach
1975 – Francisco Cordero, Dominican-American baseball player
1977 – Janne Ahonen, Finnish ski jumper and race car driver
1977 – Gonzalo Colsa, Spanish footballer
1977 – Pablo Gabriel García, Uruguayan footballer
1977 – Victor Matfield, South African rugby player, coach, and sportscaster
1978 – Laetitia Casta, French model and actress
1978 – Perttu Kivilaakso, Finnish cellist and composer (Apocalyptica)
1979 – Erin Lang, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist
1980 – Ernest Vardanean, Armenian-Moldovan political scientist and journalist
1981 – Lauren Jackson, Australian basketball player
1981 – Dusán Mukics, Slovene journalist, poet, and translator
1981 – Daniel Ortmeier, American baseball player
1983 – Matt Leinart, American football player
1984 – John Bowie, American football player
1984 – Andrés Iniesta, Spanish footballer
1984 – Marvin Wijks, Dutch footballer
1985 – Sifow, Japanese singer
1985 – Matt Giraud, American singer-songwriter and pianist
1985 – Beau Ryan, Australian rugby league player and sportscaster
1986 – Ronny Heberson Furtado de Araújo, Brazilian footballer
1986 – Abou Diaby, French footballer
1986 – Miguel Veloso, Portuguese footballer
1987 – Albulena Haxhiu, Kosovo jurist and politician
1987 – Monica Roșu, Romanian gymnast
1988 – Brad Marchand, Canadian ice hockey player
1988 – Ami Nakashima, Japanese singer and dancer (Dream and E-girls)
1989 – Gianluigi Bianco, Italian footballer
1989 – Giovani dos Santos, Mexican footballer
1989 – Jack Grimes, Australian rules footballer
1989 – Cam Newton, American football player
1992 – Thibaut Courtois, Belgian footballer
1993 – Jirapong Meenapra, Thai sprinter
1994 – Hagos Gebrhiwet, Ethiopian runner
1994 – Nene Macdonald, Papua New Guinean rugby league player
1995 – Gelson Martins, Portuguese footballer

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May 11th 1981 - Jamaican singer-songwriter Bob Marley died of lung cancer and a brain tumour aged 36. Had the 1981 single 'No Woman No Cry', plus over ten other UK Top 40 singles. In 1990, the 6th February was proclaimed a national holiday in Jamaica to commemorate his birth. The compilation album, Legend, released in 1984, is the best-selling reggae album ever with sales of more than 20 million copies. Time magazine chose Bob Marley & The Wailers' Exodus as the greatest album of the 20th century.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/11/16 at 9:23 am

May 11th 1996 - Bill Graham the Irish journalist credited with discovering U2 died of a heart attack aged 44. He was also the co-founder of the Irish music paper Hot Press. Members from Clannad, U2, Hothouse Flowers and Gavin Friday all attended his funeral.

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May 11th 1988 – Kim Philby, British double agent (b. 1912))

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May 11th 1889 – John Cadbury, English businessman and philanthropist, founded the Cadbury Company (b. 1801)

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May 11th 2001 – Douglas Adams, English novelist and screenwriter (b. 1952)

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May 11th 1994 – Timothy Carey, American actor, director, and producer (b. 1928)

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May 11th 2003, Jimi Hendrix Experience bassist Noel Redding died at his home in Ireland aged 57. Redding played on the classic Hendrix albums 'Are You Experienced', 'Axis: Bold as Love' and 'Electric Ladyland,' Right up until his death, Redding had been taking legal action against the Hendrix estate for payment estimated at £3.26 million for his part in recordings and for ongoing royalties. Had also been a member of Fat Mattress and formed The Noel Redding Band.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/11/16 at 1:28 pm

May 11th 2004 - US songwriter John Whitheead was killed by a gunman. He co-wrote 'Back Stabbers' for the O'Jays and as McFadden & Whitheead wrote and sang 'Ain't No Stopping Us Now' which sold more than 8 million copies and was nominated for a Grammy Award.

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May 11th 2006 – Floyd Patterson, American boxer and actor (b. 1935)

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May 11th 1979 – Lester Flatt, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Foggy Mountain Boys and Nashville Grass) (b. 1914)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/11/16 at 2:40 pm

May 11th 1938 – George Lyon, Canadian golfer and cricketer (b. 1858)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/11/16 at 3:12 pm

May 11th 2002 – Bill Peet, American animator and screenwriter (b. 1915)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/11/16 at 3:41 pm

May 11th 2012 – Jack Benaroya, American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1921)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/11/16 at 4:13 pm

May 11th 2011 – Robert Traylor, American basketball player (b. 1977)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/11/16 at 4:37 pm

May 11th 2010 – Doris Eaton Travis, American dancer and vaudevillian (b. 1904)

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May 11th 1986 – Fritz Pollard, American football player and coach (b. 1894)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/12/16 at 1:02 am

May 12th 1860 – Charles Barry, English architect, designed Upper Brook Street Chapel and the Palace of Westminster (b. 1795)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/12/16 at 1:43 am

May 12th 1967 – John Masefield, English poet and author (b. 1878)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/12/16 at 2:00 am

May 12th 2015 – Peter Gay, German-American historian, author, and academic (b. 1923)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/12/16 at 2:45 am

May 12th 2013 – Constantino Romero, Spanish actor and game show host (b. 1947)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/12/16 at 3:25 am

May 12th 2014 – Sarat Pujari, Indian actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1934)

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Notable births for May 12th:

1928 – Burt Bacharach, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer
1929 – Sam Nujoma, Namibian politician, 1st President of Namibia
1932 – Joel Joffe, Baron Joffe, South African-English lawyer and politician
1935 – Felipe Alou, Dominican-American baseball player, coach, and manager
1935 – Johnny Bucyk, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
1936 – Frank Stella, American painter and sculptor
1937 – Susan Hampshire, English actress
1937 – Miriam Stoppard, English physician and author
1938 – Millie Perkins, American actress
1939 – Cyril Chantler, English pediatrician and academic
1939 – Jalal Dabagh, Kurdish journalist and politician
1942 – Michel Fugain, French singer-songwriter
1942 – Billy Swan, American singer-songwriter
1944 – Chris Patten, English academic and politician, 28th Governor of Hong Kong
1946 – Daniel Libeskind, American architect, designed the Imperial War Museum North and Jewish Museum
1947 – Michael Ignatieff, Canadian journalist and politician
1948 – Dave Heineman, American captain and politician, 39th Governor of Nebraska
1948 – Steve Winwood, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Spencer Davis Group, Traffic, and Blind Faith)
1950 – Bruce Boxleitner, American actor and author
1950 – Gabriel Byrne, Irish actor, director, and producer
1950 – Helena Kennedy, Baroness Kennedy of The Shaws, Scottish lawyer, academic, and politician
1950 – Billy Squier, American rock singer-songwriter, guitarist, and keyboard player
1951 – George Karl, American basketball player and coach
1956 – Bernie Federko, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager
1956 – Sergio Marchi, Argentinean-Canadian urban planner and politician, 10th Canadian Minister of International Trade
1956 – Asad Rauf, Pakistani cricketer and umpire
1956 – Kimiko Yo, Japanese actress
1957 – Ziya Onis, Turkish economist and academic
1958 – Andreas Petroulakis, Greek cartoonist
1958 – Eric Singer, American drummer and songwriter (Kiss, Avantasia, Badlands, and Eric Singer Project)
1958 – Dries van Noten, Belgian fashion designer
1959 – Ving Rhames, American actor
1960 – Lisa Martin, Australian runner
1961 – Thomas Dooley, German-American soccer player and manager
1961 – Billy Duffy, English guitarist and songwriter (The Cult)
1961 – Bruce McCulloch, Canadian actor, director, and producer
1962 – Emilio Estevez, American actor, director, and screenwriter
1962 – Brett Gurewitz, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer (Bad Religion, Daredevils, and Error)
1963 – Panagiotis Fasoulas, Greek basketball player and politician
1963 – Gavin Hood, South African actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1963 – Stefano Modena, Italian race car driver
1963 – Vanessa A. Williams, American actress and producer
1964 – Pierre Morel, French director and cinematographer
1966 – Stephen Baldwin, American actor, director, and producer
1966 – Dez Fafara, American singer (DevilDriver)
1966 – Bebel Gilberto, American-Brazilian singer-songwriter
1967 – Bill Shorten, Australian lawyer and politician, 21st Minister for Education and Training
1968 – Tony Hawk, American skateboarder and actor
1968 – Catherine Tate, English actress and screenwriter
1969 – Kim Fields, American actress and director
1970 – Mark Foster, English swimmer
1970 – Jim Furyk, American golfer
1970 – Samantha Mathis, American actress
1970 – Mike Weir, Canadian golfer
1971 – Kristin Asbjørnsen, Norwegian singer (Dadafon, Krøyt, Kvitretten)
1972 – Doug Basham, American wrestler
1973 – Lutz Pfannenstiel, German footballer and manager
1976 – Kardinal Offishall, Canadian rapper and producer, co-founded Black Jays
1977 – Graeme Dott, Scottish snooker player and coach
1978 – Jason Biggs, American actor and producer
1978 – Malin Åkerman, Swedish-Canadian model, actress, and singer
1978 – Aya Ishiguro, Japanese singer and fashion designer (Morning Musume and Tanpopo)
1980 – Keith Bogans, American basketball player
1980 – Felipe Lopez, Puerto Rican baseball player
1981 – Kentaro Sato, Japanese-American composer and conductor
1981 – Dennis Trillo, Filipino actor and singer
1983 – Domhnall Gleeson, Irish actor
1983 – Alina Kabaeva, Russian gymnast and politician
1983 – Yujiro Kushida, Japanese wrestler and mixed martial artist
1983 – Charilaos Pappas, Greek footballer
1983 – Virginie Razzano, French tennis player
1983 – Francisco Javier Torres, Mexican footballer
1985 – Paolo Goltz, Argentinian footballer
1985 – Andrew Howe, Italian long jumper and sprinter
1985 – Jeroen Simaeys, Belgian footballer
1986 – Luke Douglas, Australian-Scottish rugby league player
1986 – Jonathan Orozco, Mexican footballer
1986 – Emily VanCamp, Canadian actress
1988 – Marcelo Vieira, Brazilian footballer
1990 – Florent Amodio, Brazilian-French figure skater
1990 – Tobias Strobl, German footballer
1995 – Irina Khromacheva, Russian tennis player

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/12/16 at 4:02 am

May 12th 2014 – Lorenzo Zambrano, Mexican businessman and philanthropist (b. 1944)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/12/16 at 4:40 am

May 12th 2008 – Robert Rauschenberg, American painter and illustrator (b. 1925)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/12/16 at 5:30 am

May 12th 2005 – Martin Lings, English author and scholar (b. 1909)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/12/16 at 5:48 am

May 12th 1970 – Nelly Sachs, German poet and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1891)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/12/16 at 7:23 am

May 12th 1992 – Robert Reed, American actor and director (b. 1932)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/12/16 at 8:22 am

May 12th 2014 – H. R. Giger, Swiss painter, sculptor, and set designer (b. 1940)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/12/16 at 9:47 am

May 12th 2000 – Adam Petty, American race car driver (b. 1980)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/12/16 at 10:47 am

May 12th 2001 - American singer and TV presenter Perry Como died aged 88. He scored fourteen US No.1 singles, from 150 US chart hits and over 25 UK chart hits, including the single 'Magic Moments' and 'Catch A Falling Star.' Como was once the highest-paid performer in the history of television.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/12/16 at 11:15 am

May 12th 1969 - Fashion designer Jeannie "Genie the Tailor" Franklyn and drummer Martin Lamble (Fairport Convention) were killed in a car accident in London.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/12/16 at 12:30 pm

May 12th 1700 – John Dryden, English poet, playwright, and critic (b. 1631)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/12/16 at 1:08 pm

May 12th 1956 – Louis Calhern, American actor and singer (b. 1895)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/12/16 at 1:39 pm

May 12th 1003 – Pope Sylvester II (b. 946)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/12/16 at 2:07 pm

May 12th 1012 – Pope Sergius IV

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/12/16 at 3:08 pm

May 12th 1957 – Erich von Stroheim, Austrian-American actor, director, and producer (b. 1885)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/12/16 at 3:09 pm

May 12th 1994 – John Smith, Scottish-English lawyer and politician, Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer (b. 1938)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/12/16 at 3:43 pm

May 12th 1973 – Frances Marion, American screenwriter, novelist and journalist (b. 1888)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/12/16 at 3:44 pm

May 12th 1973 – Art Pollard, American race car driver (b. 1927)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/12/16 at 3:53 pm

May 12th 1994 – Erik Erikson, German-American psychologist and psychoanalyst (b. 1902)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/12/16 at 4:07 pm

May 12th 2003 – Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan, French-American diplomat (b. 1933)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/13/16 at 12:55 am

May 13th 2015 – Gainan Saidkhuzhin, Russian cyclist (b. 1937)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/13/16 at 1:42 am

May 13th 2015 – Nina Otkalenko, Russian runner (b. 1928)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/13/16 at 1:42 am

May 13th 2015 – David Sackett, American-Canadian physician and academic (b. 1934)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/13/16 at 2:13 am

May 13th 2015 – Earl Averill, Jr., American baseball player (b. 1931)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/13/16 at 2:14 am

May 13th 2015 – Robert Drasnin, American clarinet player and composer (b. 1927)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/13/16 at 2:47 am

May 13th 2014 – Ron Stevens, Canadian lawyer and politician (b. 1949)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/13/16 at 2:47 am

May 13th 2014 – Morning Glory Zell-Ravenheart, American occultist and author (b. 1948)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/13/16 at 3:58 am

Notable births for May 13th:

1928 – Enrique Bolaños, Nicaraguan politician, President of Nicaragua
1930 – Mike Gravel, American lieutenant and politician
1931 – Sydney Lipworth, South African-English lawyer, businessman, and philanthropist
1935 – Dominic Cossa, American opera singer
1935 – Jan Saudek, Czech photographer and painter
1936 – Bill Rompkey, Canadian educator and politician
1937 – Trevor Baylis, English inventor, invented the wind-up radio
1937 – Roch Carrier, Canadian librarian and author
1937 – John Cope, Baron Cope of Berkeley, English accountant and politician, Treasurer of the Household
1937 – Zohra Lampert, American actress
1938 – Giuliano Amato, Italian academic and politician, 48th Prime Minister of Italy
1938 – Laurent Beaudoin, Canadian businessman
1938 – Francine Pascal, American author and playwright
1939 – Hildrun Claus, German long jumper
1939 – Peter Frenkel, German race walker and coach
1939 – Harvey Keitel, American actor
1941 – Senta Berger, Austrian actress
1941 – Joe Brown, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and game show host
1941 – Jody Conradt, American basketball player and coach
1942 – Roger Young, American director, producer, and screenwriter
1943 – Anthony Clarke, Baron Clarke of Stone-cum-Ebony, English lawyer and judge
1944 – Sir Crispin Agnew, 11th Baronet, Scottish explorer, lawyer, and judge
1944 – Armistead Maupin, American author, screenwriter, and actor
1945 – Sam Anderson, American actor
1945 – Lasse Berghagen, Swedish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
1945 – Magic Dick, American harmonica player (The J. Geils Band)
1945 – Lou Marini, American saxophonist and composer (The Blues Brothers)
1946 – Tim Pigott-Smith, English actor and author
1946 – Marv Wolfman, American author
1947 – Charles Baxter, American novelist, essayist, and poet
1947 – Edgar Burcksen, Dutch-American film editor
1948 – Sheila Jeffreys, English-Australian political scientist, author, and academic
1949 – Jane Glover, English conductor and scholar
1949 – Franklyn Ajaye, American stand-up comedian
1949 – Zoë Wanamaker, American-English actress
1949 – Philip Kruse, Norwegian trumpeter and orchestra leader
1950 – Danny Kirwan, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Fleetwood Mac)
1950 – Bobby Valentine, American baseball player and manager
1950 – Stevie Wonder, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer
1951 – Sharon Sayles Belton, American politician, 45th Mayor of Minneapolis
1951 – Rosie Boycott, English journalist and author
1951 – Herman Philipse, Dutch philosopher and academic
1951 – Selina Scott, English journalist, producer, and author
1951 – Paul Thompson, English drummer (Roxy Music, Concrete Blonde, and Angelic Upstarts)
1951 – James Whale, English radio and television host
1952 – John Kasich, American talk show host and politician, 69th Governor of Ohio
1952 – Mary Walsh, Canadian actress, producer, and screenwriter
1953 – Gerry Sutcliffe, English politician, Vice-Chamberlain of the Household
1953 – Harm Wiersma, Dutch draughts player and politician
1954 – Johnny Logan, Australian-Irish singer-songwriter and guitarist
1956 – Richard Madeley, English journalist and author
1957 – Alan Ball, American director, producer, and screenwriter
1957 – David Hill, English organist and conductor
1957 – Mar Roxas, Filipino economist and politician, 24th Filipino Secretary of the Interior
1957 – Koji Suzuki, Japanese author and screenwriter
1958 – Frances Barber, English actress and singer
1961 – Dennis Rodman, American basketball player, wrestler, and actor
1962 – Paul Burstow, English politician
1962 – Nick Hurd, English businessman and politician, Minister for Civil Society
1962 – Kathleen Jamie, Scottish poet and academic
1962 – Paul McDermott, Australian comedian, actor, and singer (Doug Anthony All Stars)
1963 – Andrea Leadsom, English politician
1963 – Wally Masur, Australian tennis player, coach, and sportscaster
1964 – Stephen Colbert, American comedian, actor, and talk show host
1964 – Chris Maitland, English drummer (Porcupine Tree and Nosound)
1965 – Tasmin Little, English violinist and educator
1965 – János Marozsán, Hungarian footballer
1965 – Hikari Ōta, Japanese comedian and actor
1965 – Jose Rijo, Dominican baseball player
1965 – Lari White, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
1966 – Lee Altus, American heavy metal guitarist (Angelwitch and Heathen)
1956 – Alison Goldfrapp, English singer-songwriter and producer (Goldfrapp)
1966 – Darius Rucker, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Hootie & the Blowfish)
1968 – PMD, American rapper (EPMD)
1968 – Susan Floyd, American actress
1968 – Dmitriy Shevchenko, Russian discus thrower and coach
1969 – Buckethead, American guitarist and songwriter (Guns N' Roses, Colonel Claypool's Bucket of Bernie Brains, Praxis, and Deli Creeps)
1969 – Nikos Aliagas, French-Greek journalist and television host
1970 – Doug Evans, American football player
1970 – Robert Maćkowiak, Polish sprinter
1971 – Imogen Boorman, English actress and martial artist
1971 – Rob Fredrickson, American football player
1971 – Espen Lind, Norwegian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Espionage)
1971 – Fana Mokoena, South African actor
1971 – Tom Nalen, American football player and sportscaster
1972 – Stefaan Maene, Belgian swimmer
1972 – Darryl Sydor, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1972 – Pieta van Dishoeck, Dutch rower
1973 – Eric Lewis, American pianist
1973 – Bridgett Riley, American boxer and stuntwoman
1975 – Jamie Allison, Canadian ice hockey player
1975 – Cristian Bezzi, Italian rugby player and coach
1976 – Mark Delaney, Welsh footballer and manager
1976 – Trajan Langdon, American basketball player and scout
1976 – Ana Popović, Serbian-American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1976 – Magdalena Walach, Polish actress
1977 – Ilse DeLange, Dutch singer-songwriter (The Common Linnets)
1977 – Anthony Q. Farrell, Canadian-American actor and screenwriter
1977 – Robby Hammock, American baseball player and coach
1977 – Neil Hopkins, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
1977 – James Middlebrook, English cricketer
1977 – Samantha Morton, English actress and director
1977 – Brian Thomas Smith, American actor and producer
1977 – Pusha T, American rapper (Clipse)
1978 – Brooke Anderson, American journalist
1978 – Mike Bibby, American basketball player and coach
1978 – Ryan Bukvich, American baseball player
1978 – Germán Magariños, Argentinian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1978 – Dilshan Vitharana, Sri Lankan cricketer
1978 – Barry Zito, American baseball player
1979 – Prince Carl Philip, Duke of Värmland
1979 – Mickey Madden, American bass player (Maroon 5)
1979 – Steve Mildenhall, English footballer
1979 – Vyacheslav Shevchuk, Ukrainian footballer
1979 – Jenny Winkler, German actress
1980 – Waka Inoue, Japanese model and actress
1980 – L. J. Smith, American football player
1981 – Luciana Berger, English politician
1981 – Nicolas Jeanjean, French rugby player
1981 – Sunny Leone, Canadian-American model, actress, director, and producer
1981 – Rebecka Liljeberg, Swedish actress
1981 – Shaun Phillips, American football player
1981 – James Yun, American wrestler and actor
1982 – Albert Crusat, Spanish footballer
1982 – Larry Fonacier, Filipino basketball player
1982 – Yoko Kumada, Japanese model and singer
1982 – Oguchi Onyewu, American soccer player
1983 – Natalie Cassidy, English actress and singer
1983 – Anita Görbicz, Hungarian handball player
1983 – Johnny Hoogerland, Dutch cyclist
1983 – Jacob Reynolds, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
1983 – Yaya Touré, Ivorian footballer
1984 – J. B. Cox, American baseball player
1984 – Benny Dayal, Indian singer (S5)
1984 – Dawn Harper, American hurdler
1984 – Caroline Rotich, Kenyan runner
1985 – Javier Balboa, Spanish-Equatoguinean footballer
1985 – Jaroslav Halák, Slovak ice hockey player
1985 – Iwan Rheon, Welsh actor and singer
1985 – Travis Zajac, Canadian ice hockey player
1986 – Lena Dunham, American actress, director, and screenwriter
1986 – David Hernandez, American baseball player
1986 – Eun-Hee Ji, South Korean golfer
1986 – Robert Pattinson, English actor
1986 – Alexander Rybak, Belarusian-Norwegian singer-songwriter, violinist, and actor
1986 – Scott Sutter, English footballer
1986 – Kris Versteeg, Canadian ice hockey player
1987 – Candice Accola, American singer-songwriter and actress
1987 – Antonio Adán, Spanish footballer
1987 – Matt Doyle, American actor and singer
1987 – Laura Izibor, Irish singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer
1987 – Mei Kurokawa, Japanese actress and singer
1987 – Hunter Parrish, American actor and singer
1987 – Carrie Prejean, American model and author, Miss California USA 2009
1987 – Marianne Vos, Dutch cyclist
1987 – Charlotte Wessels, Dutch singer-songwriter
1988 – Paulo Avelino, Filipino actor and singer
1988 – Casey Donovan, Australian singer-songwriter
1989 – P. K. Subban, Canadian ice hockey player
1991 – Francisco Lachowski, Brazilian model
1992 – Bill Arnold, American ice hockey player
1992 – Josh Papalii, New Zealand-Australian rugby league player
1992 – Georgina García Pérez, Spanish tennis player
1993 – Romelu Lukaku, Belgian footballer
1993 – Bang Minah, South Korean singer and actress (Girl's Day)
1993 – Debby Ryan, American actress and singer
1993 – Siim-Tanel Sammelselg, Estonian ski jumper
1994 – Łukasz Moneta, Polish footballer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/13/16 at 3:59 am

May 13th 1977 – Mickey Spillane, American mobster (b. 1934)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/13/16 at 3:59 am

May 13th 1985 – Leatrice Joy, American actress (b. 1893)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/13/16 at 5:03 am

May 13th 2014 – Malik Bendjelloul, Swedish director and producer (b. 1977)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/13/16 at 5:03 am

May 13th 2014 – J. F. Coleman, American soldier and pilot (b. 1918)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/13/16 at 6:04 am

May 13th 1835 – John Nash, English architect, designed the Royal Pavilion (b. 1752)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/13/16 at 7:23 am

May 13th 2014 – David Malet Armstrong, Australian philosopher and author (b. 1926)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/13/16 at 7:38 am

May 13th 2012 - Donald Dunn, bassist with Booker T and the MG's died in his sleep after playing a show at the Blue Note night club in Tokyo the night before. He had been in the country as part of an ongoing tour with Steve Cropper and Eddie Floyd. Booker T and the MG's scored the 1962 US No.3 single 'Green Onions', and the 1969 UK No.4 single 'Time Is Tight'.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/13/16 at 8:37 am

May 13th 1994 – Duncan Hamilton, Irish-English race car driver (b. 1920)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/13/16 at 8:37 am

May 13th 1999 – Gene Sarazen, American golfer and journalist (b. 1902)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/13/16 at 9:51 am

May 13th 1945 – Tubby Hall, American drummer (b. 1895)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/13/16 at 9:51 am

May 13th 1961 – Gary Cooper, American actor (b. 1901)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/13/16 at 10:03 am

May 13th 2002 – Ruth Cracknell, Australian actress and author (b. 1925)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/13/16 at 10:17 am

May 13th 1985 – Richard Ellman American literary critic and biographer (b. 1918)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/13/16 at 10:35 am

May 13th 2013 – Lynne Woolstencroft, Canadian politician (b. 1943)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/13/16 at 10:53 am

May 13th 2013 – Chuck Muncie, American football player (b. 1953)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/13/16 at 12:53 pm

May 13th 1988 – Chet Baker, American singer and trumpet player (b. 1929)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/13/16 at 1:13 pm

May 13th 2000 – Paul Bartel, American actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1938)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/13/16 at 1:26 pm

May 13th 2006 – Johnnie Wilder, Jr., American singer (Heatwave) (b. 1949)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/13/16 at 1:51 pm

May 13th 1962 – Franz Kline, American painter and academic (b. 1910)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/13/16 at 2:21 pm

May 13th 1972 – Dan Blocker, American actor (b. 1928)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/13/16 at 3:23 pm

May 13th 1975 – Bob Wills, American singer-songwriter and actor (Light Crust Doughboys) (b. 1905)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: ralfy on 05/14/16 at 1:53 am

"William Schallert, Character Actor and Former SAG President, Dies at 93"

http://www.thewrap.com/william-schallert-character-actor-and-former-sag-president-dies-at-93/

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/16 at 3:36 am

May 15th 2015 – Garo Yepremian, Cypriot-American football player (b. 1944)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/16 at 3:37 am


"William Schallert, Character Actor and Former SAG President, Dies at 93"

http://www.thewrap.com/william-schallert-character-actor-and-former-sag-president-dies-at-93/

There is a topic on the sad passing of William Schallert already on the main Celebrity Heaven board.

http://www.inthe00s.com/index.php?topic=53676.0

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/16 at 4:06 am

May 13th 2015 – Corey Hill, American mixed martial artist (b. 1978)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/16 at 4:06 am

May 13th 2015 – John Stephenson, American actor (b. 1923)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/16 at 4:19 am

May 13th 2015 – Elisabeth Bing, German-American physical therapist and author (b. 1914)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/16 at 4:19 am

May 15th 2015 – Jackie Brookner, American sculptor and educator (b. 1945)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/16 at 4:47 am

May 15th 2014 – Michael Mence, English cricketer (b. 1944)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/16 at 4:48 am

May 15th 2014 – Noribumi Suzuki, Japanese director and screenwriter (b. 1933)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/16 at 5:24 am

May 15th 2014 – Robert J. Flynn, American soldier, pilot, and navigator (b. 1937)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/16 at 5:24 am

May 15th 2014 – Greg Hughes, Irish footballer and manager (b. 1939)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/16 at 6:03 am

May 15th 2013 – Billy Raymond, Scottish-Australian television host (b. 1938)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/16 at 6:03 am

May 15th 2014 – Jean-Luc Dehaene, French-Belgian politician, 63rd Prime Minister of Belgium (b. 1940)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/16 at 6:30 am

May 15th 2013 – Linden Chiles, American actor (b. 1933)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/16 at 6:30 am

May 15th 2013 – Albert Lance, Australian-French tenor and actor (b. 1925)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/16 at 7:12 am

1995 – Eric Porter, English actor (b. 1928)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/16 at 7:12 am

May 15th 1998 – Earl Manigault, American basketball player (b. 1944)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/16 at 7:43 am

May 15th 1967 – Edward Hopper, American painter (b. 1882)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/16 at 7:43 am

May 15th 1969 – Joe Malone, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1890)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/16 at 8:19 am

May 15th 2009 – Bud Tingwell, Australian actor, director, and producer (b. 1923)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/16 at 8:19 am

May 15th 2009 – Wayman Tisdale, American basketball player and bass player (b. 1964)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/16 at 8:43 am

Notable births for May 15th:

1920 – Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir, Lebanese patriarch
1920 – Louis Siminovitch, Canadian biologist and academic
1922 – Jakucho Setouchi, Japanese nun and author
1926 – Peter Shaffer, English playwright and screenwriter
1930 – Jasper Johns, American painter and sculptor
1932 – John Barnes, English saxophonist and clarinet player
1935 – Don Bragg, American pole vaulter
1935 – Ted Dexter, Italian-English cricketer
1935 – Akihiro Miwa, Japanese singer, actor, director, composer, and author
1936 – Anna Maria Alberghetti, Italian-American actress and singer
1936 – Wavy Gravy, American clown and activist
1936 – Ralph Steadman, English painter and illustrator
1937 – Madeleine Albright, Czech-American politician and diplomat, 64th United States Secretary of State
1937 – Karin Krog, Norwegian singer
1937 – Trini Lopez, American singer, guitarist, and actor
1937 – Joe Tait, American sportscaster
1938 – Mireille Darc, French actress, director, and screenwriter
1938 – Diane Nash, American educator and activist
1939 – Dorothy Shirley, English high jumper and educator
1940 – Roger Ailes, American businessman
1940 – Lainie Kazan, American actress and singer
1940 – Don Nelson, American basketball player and coach
1942 – Jusuf Kalla, Indonesian businessman and politician, 10th Vice President of Indonesia
1942 – Doug Lowe, Australian politician, 35th Premier of Tasmania
1942 – K. T. Oslin, American singer-songwriter and actress
1943 – Paul Bégin, Canadian lawyer and politician
1944 – Bill Alter, American police officer and politician
1945 – Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza
1945 – Michael Dexter, English hematologist and academic
1946 – Kenichi Mikawa, Japanese singer and television personality
1946 – Thadeus Nguyễn Văn Lý, Vietnamese priest and activist
1947 – Graeham Goble, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist (Little River Band)
1948 – Yutaka Enatsu, Japanese baseball player
1948 – Brian Eno, English singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer (Roxy Music and 801)
1948 – Valentina Gerasimova, Kazakhstani runner
1948 – Kathleen Sebelius, American politician, 44th Governor of Kansas
1949 – Frank L. Culbertson, Jr., American captain, pilot, and astronaut
1949 – Robert Stephen John Sparks, English geologist and academic
1950 – Nicholas Hammond, American-Australian actor and singer
1951 – Chris Ham, English political scientist and academic
1951 – Frank Wilczek, American mathematician and physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
1952 – Chazz Palminteri, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1953 – George Brett, American baseball player and coach
1953 – Athene Donald, English physicist and academic
1953 – Mike Oldfield, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (The Sallyangie)
1954 – Diana Liverman, English-American geographer and academic
1954 – Caroline Thomson, English journalist and broadcaster
1955 – Lee Horsley, American actor
1955 – Lia Vissi, Cypriot singer-songwriter and politician
1956 – Andreas Loverdos, Greek lawyer and politician, Greek Minister of Labour
1956 – Dan Patrick, American sportscaster and actor
1956 – Peter Salmon, English television producer
1957 – Meg Gardiner, American-English author and academic
1957 – Juan José Ibarretxe, Spanish politician
1957 – Kevin Von Erich, American football player and wrestler
1958 – Ron Simmons, American football player and wrestler
1959 – Andrew Eldritch, English singer-songwriter (The Sisters of Mercy, The Sisterhood, and SSV)
1959 – Khaosai Galaxy, Thai boxer and politician
1959 – Luis Pérez-Sala, Spanish race car driver
1959 – Beverly Jo Scott, American-Belgian singer-songwriter
1960 – Rob Bowman, American director and producer
1960 – Rhonda Burchmore, Australian actress, singer, and dancer
1960 – R. Kuhaneswaran, Sri Lankan politician
1960 – Rimas Kurtinaitis, Lithuanian basketball player and coach
1960 – Greg Wise, English actor and producer
1961 – Melle Mel, American rapper (Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five)
1962 – Lisa Curry, Australian swimmer
1963 – Brenda Bakke, American actress
1964 – Lars Løkke Rasmussen, Danish lawyer and politician, 40th Prime Minister of Denmark
1965 – Raí, Brazilian footballer
1965 – André Abujamra, Brazilian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (Karnak)
1967 – Laura Hillenbrand, American journalist and author
1967 – John Smoltz, American baseball player and sportscaster
1968 – Cecilia Malmström, Swedish academic and politician, 15th European Commissioner for Trade
1968 – Sophie Raworth, English journalist and actress
1969 – Holly McPeak, American beach volleyball player
1969 – Emmitt Smith, American football player and sportscaster
1970 – Frank de Boer, Dutch footballer and manager
1970 – Ronald de Boer, Dutch footballer and manager
1970 – Desmond Howard, American football player and sportscaster
1970 – Alison Jackson, English photographer, director, and screenwriter
1970 – Anne Akiko Meyers, American violinist and educator
1970 – Martin Rossiter, Welsh singer-songwriter (Gene)
1970 – Rod Smith, American football player
1970 – Ben Wallace, English captain and politician
1971 – Karin Lušnic, Slovenian tennis player
1971 – Phil Pfister, American weightlifter and strongman
1972 – Danny Alexander, Scottish politician, Secretary of State for Scotland
1972 – David Charvet, French actor and singer
1973 – Emilia Tsoulfa, Greek sailor
1974 – Vassilis Kikilias, Greek basketball player and politician
1974 – Matthew Sadler, English chess player and author
1974 – Marko Tredup, German footballer and manager
1974 – Ahmet Zappa, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor
1975 – Peter Iwers, Swedish bass player (In Flames)
1975 – Ray Lewis, American football player and sportscaster
1975 – Ales Michalevic, Belarusian lawyer and politician
1976 – Torraye Braggs, American basketball player
1976 – Jacek Krzynówek, Polish footballer
1976 – Ryan Leaf, American football player and coach
1976 – Tyler Walker, American baseball player
1978 – Amy Chow, American gymnast and pediatrician
1978 – Dwayne De Rosario, Canadian soccer player
1978 – Caroline Dhavernas, Canadian actress
1978 – Edu Gaspar, Brazilian footballer
1978 – David Krumholtz, American actor
1979 – Adolfo Bautista, Mexican footballer
1979 – Daniel Caines, English sprinter
1979 – Chris Masoe, New Zealand rugby player
1979 – Ryan Max Riley, American skier
1979 – Robert Royal, American football player
1979 – Li Yanfeng, Chinese discus thrower
1980 – Josh Beckett, American baseball player
1981 – Patrice Evra, French footballer
1981 – Justin Morneau, Canadian baseball player
1981 – Zara Phillips, English horse rider
1981 – Jamie-Lynn Sigler, American actress and singer
1982 – Alexandra Breckenridge, American actress and photographer
1982 – Veronica Campbell-Brown, Jamaican sprinter
1982 – Segundo Castillo, Ecuadorian footballer
1982 – Bradford Cox, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Deerhunter)
1982 – Tatsuya Fujiwara, Japanese actor
1982 – Rafael Pérez, Dominican baseball player
1982 – Jessica Sutta, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress (The Pussycat Dolls)
1984 – Jeff Deslauriers, Canadian ice hockey player
1984 – Sérgio Jimenez, Brazilian race car driver
1984 – Samantha Noble, Australian actress
1984 – Mr Probz, Dutch singer-songwriter and producer
1985 – Cristiane, Brazilian footballer
1985 – Tania Cagnotto, Italian diver
1985 – Justine Robbeson, South African javelin thrower
1986 – Thomas Brown, American football player
1986 – Matías Fernández, Chilean footballer
1986 – Adam Moffat, Scottish footballer
1987 – Doruk Çetin, Turkish actor, director, and producer
1987 – Kévin Constant, French-Guinean footballer
1987 – Mark Fayne, American ice hockey player
1987 – Ersan İlyasova, Turkish basketball player
1987 – Leonardo Mayer, Argentinian tennis player
1987 – Jennylyn Mercado, Filipino singer-songwriter and actress
1987 – Andy Murray, Scottish tennis player
1987 – Michael Brantley, American baseball player
1987 – Brian Dozier, American baseball player
1987 – David Adams, American baseball player
1988 – Indrek Kajupank, Estonian basketball player
1989 – Akina Minami, Japanese model
1989 – Sunny, American-South Korean singer, dancer, and actress (Girls' Generation)
1989 – Kiki Vidis, Australian porn actress
1990 – Jordan Eberle, Canadian ice hockey player
1990 – Lee Jong-hyun, South Korean singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (CNBLUE)
1992 – Clark Beckham, American singer-songwriter
1993 – Mahfizur Rahman Sagor, Bangladeshi swimmer
1995 – Ryosuke Yamamoto, Japanese actor and model

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May 15th 2013 – Henrique Rosa, Bissau-Guinean politician, President of Guinea-Bissau (b. 1946)

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May 15th 2008 – Robert Dunlop, Northern Irish motorcycle racer (b. 1960)

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May 15th 2009 – Rodger McFarlane, American soldier, therapist, and activist (b. 1955)

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May 15th 1992 - Barbara Lee of the Chiffons died from a heart attack the day before her 45th birthday. Had the 1963 US No.1 single 'He's So Fine.'

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May 15th 2015 - R&B and jazz singer Ortheia Barnes-Kennerly died from heart failure in the US Virgin Islands, where she was visiting for a performance, she was 70 years old. Ortheia spent much of her career touring with and opening for some of Motown's biggest acts, including Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, and Gladys Knight.

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May 15th 2003 - Country singer June Carter Cash, the second wife of Johnny Cash died in Nashville, Tennessee, of complications following heart valve replacement surgery, aged 73. She was a member of the Carter Family, and had hits with Johnny Cash, including the Grammy Award winning songs, 'Jackson', 'Ring Of Fire', (which she co-wrote about their courtship), and 'If I Were A Carpenter.'

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May 15th 2001 - Brian Pendleton of The Pretty Things died of cancer aged 57, (1964 UK No.10 single 'Don't Bring Me Down'). The bands 1974 album Silk Torpedo was the first album release on Led Zeppelin's own label Swan Song.

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May 15th 1999 - Rob Gretton manager of Joy Division and New Order died aged 46. He was also a partner in Factory Records, proprietor of the Rob's Records label and a co-founder along with Tony Wilson of The Hacienda nightclub in Manchester, England.

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May 15th 1986 – Elio de Angelis, Italian race car driver, was killed while testing the Brabham BT55 at the Paul Ricard circuit at Le Castellet. (b. 1958)

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May 15th 2000 - Songwriter Geoff Goddard died aged 62. Wrote 'Johnny Remember Me', and played keyboards on The Tornadoes 1962 No.1 hit 'Telstar'. Wrote songs for Heinz, Mike Berry, The Outlaws, Freddie Starr and Screaming Lord Sutch.

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May 15th 1886 – Emily Dickinson, American poet and author (b. 1830)

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May 15th 2007 – Yolanda King, American actress and activist (b. 1955)

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May 15th 1978 – Robert Menzies, Australian lawyer and politician, 12th Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1894)

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May 15th 884 – Pope Marinus I

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May 15th 1879 – Gottfried Semper, German architect and educator, designed the Semper Opera House (b. 1803)

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May 15th 1974 – Paul Gonsalves, American jazz saxiphonist (b.1920)

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May 16th 2015 – Dean Potter, American rock climber and BASE jumper (b. 1972)

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May 16th 2015 – Flora MacNeil, Scottish Gaelic singer (b. 1928)

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May 16th 2014 – Bud Hollowell, American baseball player and manager (b. 1943)

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May 16th 2013 – Dick Trickle, American race car driver (b. 1941)

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May 16th 2012 – Ernie Chan, Filipino-American illustrator (b. 1940)

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May 16th 2012 – Kevin Hickey, American baseball player (b. 1956)

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May 16th 1990 – Jim Henson, American puppeteer, director, producer, and screenwriter, created The Muppets (b. 1936)

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May 16th 1955 – James Agee, American novelist and critic (b. 1909)

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May 16th 1957 – Eliot Ness, American federal agent (b. 1903)

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May 16th 2013 – Paul Shane, English actor and singer (b. 1940)

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Notable births for May 16th:

1925 – Nancy Roman, American astronomer
1929 – John Conyers, American lawyer and politician
1929 – Claude Morin, Canadian academic and politician
1931 – Denise Filiatrault, Canadian actress and director
1931 – K. Natwar Singh, Indian scholar and politician, Indian Minister of External Affairs
1931 – Lowell P. Weicker, Jr., American soldier and politician, 85th Governor of Connecticut
1934 – Kenneth O. Morgan, Welsh historian and author
1934 – Antony Walker, English general
1935 – Floyd Smith, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1936 – Roy Hudd, English actor
1936 – Karl Lehmann, German cardinal
1941 – Denis Hart, Australian archbishop
1942 – David Penry-Davey, English lawyer and judge
1942 – Isao Sasaki, Japanese voice actor, actor, and singer
1943 – Kay Andrews, Baroness Andrews, English politician
1943 – Dan Coats, American politician and diplomat, 29th United States Ambassador to Germany
1943 – Marko Kravos, Italian-Slovenian poet and translator
1944 – Billy Cobham, Panamanian-American drummer, composer, and bandleader (Mahavishnu Orchestra, Jazz Is Dead, and Bobby and the Midnites)
1944 – Antal Nagy, Hungarian footballer
1944 – Danny Trejo, American actor and producer
1945 – Nicky Chinn, English songwriter and producer
1945 – Massimo Moratti, Italian businessman
1945 – Marta Beatriz Roque, Cuban economist and activist
1946 – Roger Earl, English drummer and songwriter (Savoy Brown and Foghat)
1946 – Robert Fripp, English guitarist, songwriter, and producer (King Crimson, The League of Gentlemen, Giles, Giles and Fripp, and Fripp & Eno)
1946 – John Law, English sociologist and academic
1947 – Bill Smitrovich, American actor
1948 – Jesper Christensen, Danish actor, director, and producer
1948 – Katia Dandoulaki, Greek model and actress
1948 – Judy Finnigan, English talk show host and author
1948 – Enrico Fumia, Italian automobile and product designer
1948 – Emma Georgina Rothschild, English historian and academic
1948 – Staf Van Roosbroeck, Belgian cyclist
1949 – Rick Reuschel, American baseball player
1950 – Georg Bednorz, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
1950 – Bruce Coville, American author
1951 – Unshō Ishizuka, Japanese voice actor
1951 – Christian Lacroix, French fashion designer
1951 – Jonathan Richman, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Modern Lovers)
1951 – Janet Soskice, Canadian philosopher and theologian
1952 – James Herndon, American psychologist and academic
1953 – Pierce Brosnan, Irish-American actor and producer
1953 – Richard Page (musician), American singer-songwriter and bass player (Mr. Mister)
1953 – David Maclean, Scottish politician
1953 – Stephen Woolman, Lord Woolman, Scottish judge and academic
1954 – Dafydd Williams, Canadian physician and astronaut
1955 – Olga Korbut, Belarusian gymnast
1955 – Jack Morris, American baseball player and sportscaster
1955 – Hazel O'Connor, English-Irish singer-songwriter and actress
1955 – Debra Winger, American actress and producer
1957 – Joan Benoit, American runner
1957 – Benjamin Mancroft, 3rd Baron Mancroft, English politician
1957 – Yuri Shevchuk, Russian singer-songwriter and guitarist (DDT)
1957 – Anthony St John, 22nd Baron St John of Bletso, English lawyer and businessman
1958 – Gitane Demone, American singer-songwriter (Christian Death and Pompeii 99)
1958 – Glenn Gregory, English singer-songwriter (Heaven 17, Honeyroot, and ABC)
1959 – Mitch Webster, American baseball player
1959 – Mare Winningham, American actress and singer-songwriter
1960 – Landon Deireragea, Nauruan politician, Nauruan Speaker of Parliament
1961 – Kevin McDonald, Canadian actor and screenwriter
1961 – Charles Wright, American wrestler
1962 – Jimmy Hood, Scottish engineer and politician
1962 – Helga Radtke, German long jumper
1962 – Lisa Yuskavage, American painter
1963 – Jon Coffelt, American painter and sculptor
1963 – Mercedes Echerer, Austrian actress and politician
1963 – Rachel Griffith, Anglo-American economist
1963 – Serge Teyssot-Gay, French guitarist (Noir Désir)
1963 – David Wilkinson, English theologian and academic
1964 – John Salley, American basketball player and actor
1964 – Boyd Tinsley, American singer-songwriter and violinist (Dave Matthews Band)
1964 – Edit Bérces, Hungarian runner
1964 – Mary Anne Hobbs, English DJ and journalist
1964 – Milton Jones, English comedian, actor, and screenwriter
1965 – Krist Novoselic, American bass player and songwriter (Nirvana, Flipper, Sweet 75, The No WTO Combo, and Eyes Adrift)
1965 – Tanel Tammet, Estonian computer scientist, engineer, and academic
1966 – Sommore, American actress, producer, and screenwriter
1966 – Janet Jackson, American singer-songwriter, producer, dancer, and actress
1966 – Scott Reeves, American singer-songwriter and actor (Blue County)
1966 – Thurman Thomas, American football player
1967 – Doug Brocail, American baseball player and coach
1968 – Ralph Tresvant, American singer, actor, and producer (New Edition and Heads of State)
1969 – David Boreanaz, American actor
1969 – Tucker Carlson, American journalist, co-founded The Daily Caller
1969 – Steve Lewis, American sprinter
1970 – Gabriela Sabatini, Argentinian tennis player
1970 – Danielle Spencer, Australian singer-songwriter and actress
1971 – Phil Clarke, English rugby player and sportscaster
1971 – Rachel Goswell, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Slowdive and Mojave 3)
1972 – Christian Califano, French rugby player
1972 – Khary Payton, American actor
1972 – Hideki Naganuma, Japanese composer
1973 – Jason Acuña, American actor and stuntman
1973 – Special Ed, American rapper and actor (Crooklyn Dodgers)
1973 – Tori Spelling, American actress, reality television personality, and author
1973 – Kōsuke Toriumi, Japanese voice actor
1974 – Laura Pausini, Italian singer-songwriter and producer
1974 – Adam Richman, American actor and television host
1974 – Sonny Sandoval, American singer-songwriter (P.O.D.)
1975 – B.Slade, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor
1975 – Tony Kakko, Finnish singer-songwriter and guitarist (Sonata Arctica and Northern Kings)
1976 – Dirk Nannes, Australian-Dutch cricketer
1977 – Dolcenera, Italian singer-songwriter and actress
1977 – Claudia Albertario, Argentinian model and actress
1977 – Jean-Sébastien Giguère, Canadian ice hockey player
1977 – Asami Imai, Japanese voice actress and singer
1977 – Melanie Lynskey, New Zealand actress
1977 – Emilíana Torrini, Icelandic singer-songwriter (GusGus)
1978 – Scott Nicholls, English motorcycle racer
1978 – Lionel Scaloni, Argentinian footballer
1978 – Jim Sturgess, English singer-songwriter and actor
1979 – McKenzie Lee, English porn actress
1979 – Barbara Nedeljáková, Slovak actress
1980 – Nuria Llagostera Vives, Spanish tennis player
1981 – Ricardo Costa, Portuguese footballer
1981 – Joseph Morgan, English actor and producer
1981 – Taavi Rähn, Estonian footballer
1982 – Billy Crawford, Filipino-American singer-songwriter and actor
1982 – Ju Ji-hoon, South Korean actor
1982 – Łukasz Kubot, Polish tennis player
1982 – Hanna Mariën, Belgian sprinter
1983 – Nancy Ajram, Lebanese singer
1983 – Daniel Kerr, Australian footballer
1983 – Kyle Wellwood, Canadian ice hockey player
1984 – Darío Cvitanich, Argentinian footballer
1984 – Tomáš Fleischmann, Czech ice hockey player
1984 – Mickie Knuckles, American wrestler
1984 – Jensen Lewis, American baseball player
1984 – Pania Rose, Australian model
1985 – Stanislav Ianevski, Bulgarian actor
1985 – Anja Mittag, German footballer
1985 – Tadayoshi Okura, Japanese singer-songwriter, dancer, and actor (Kanjani Eight)
1985 – Rodrigo Peters Marques, Brazilian footballer
1985 – Corey Perry, Canadian ice hockey player
1985 – Kazuhito Tanaka, Japanese gymnast
1986 – Megan Fox, American actress
1986 – Andy Keogh, Irish footballer
1986 – Shamcey Supsup, Filipino model and architect
1987 – Can Bonomo, Turkish singer
1987 – Tom Onslow-Cole, English race car driver
1988 – Jesús Castillo, Mexican footballer
1988 – Martynas Gecevičius, Lithuanian basketball player
1988 – Jaak Põldma, Estonian tennis player
1989 – Behati Prinsloo, Namibian model
1990 – Amanda Carreras, Gibraltarian tennis player
1990 – Charlotte Crosby, English television personality
1990 – Thomas Brodie-Sangster, English actor
1990 – Darko Šarović, Serbian sprinter
1990 – Omar Strong, American basketball player
1991 – Grigor Dimitrov, Bulgarian tennis player
1991 – Ashley Wagner, American figure skater
1992 – Davika Hoorne Thai-Belgian model and actress
1992 – Jeff Skinner, Canadian ice hockey player
1993 – IU, South Korean singer-songwriter and actress
1993 – Johannes Thingnes Bø, Norwegian biathlete
1993 – Karol Mets, Estonian footballer
1994 – Miles Heizer, American actor
1994 – Aaron Moores, English swimmer
1994 – Kathinka von Deichmann, Liechtensteinerin tennis player
1995 – Elizabeth Ralston, Australian footballer
1996 – Louisa Chirico, American tennis player

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May 16th 2014 – Chris Duckworth, Zimbabwean-South African cricketer (b. 1933)

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May 16th 1993 - US soul singer Marv Johnson died of a stroke. He had the US Top 10 single 'I Love The Way You Love' and the 1969 UK No.10 single 'I'll Pick A Rose For My Rose'. Johnson's recording of Berry Gordy's song 'Come To Me' became Motown Records first ever-single release in May 1959.

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May 16th 2010 - Ronnie James Dio, singer with Elf, Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Heaven & Hell, and his own band Dio died after a six-month battle with stomach cancer. He was 67 years old. Dio’s career began in 1957 with The Vegas Kings, which later changed to Ronnie and the Rumblers, then Ronnie and the Redcaps, then in 1961, Ronnie Dio and the Prophets. In 1967, Dio and Prophets guitarist Nick Pantas formed the Electric Elves, which shortened its name to Elf. The band’s success eventually landed them an opening slot for Deep Purple which exposed Dio’s voice to Deep Purple’s guitarist, Ritchie Blackmore, who later recruited Dio and other members of Elf for his new band Rainbow.

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May 16th 1996 - Admiral Jeremy "Mike" Boorda, the nation's top Navy officer, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound after some of his military awards were called into question.

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May 16th 1990 – Sammy Davis Jr., American singer, dancer, and actor (b. 1925)

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May 16th 2010 – Hank Jones, American pianist, composer, and bandleader (b. 1918)

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May 16th 1956 – H. B. Reese, American candy-maker and businessman, created Reese's Peanut Butter Cups (b. 1876)

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May 17th 2015 – Margaret Dunning, American businesswoman and philanthropist (b. 1910)

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May 17th 2015 – Chinx, American rapper (b. 1983)

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May 17th 2015 – Gerald Steadman Smith, Canadian painter and academic (b. 1929)

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May 17th 2014 – C. P. Krishnan Nair, Indian businessman, founded The Leela Palaces, Hotels and Resorts (b. 1922)

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May 17th 2014 – Clarence Ellis, American computer scientist and academic (b. 1943)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/17/16 at 5:43 am

May 17th 2014 – Gerald Edelman, American biologist and immunologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1929)

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May 17th 2013 – Penne Hackforth-Jones, American-Australian actress (b. 1949)

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May 17th 2012 – Herbert Breslin, American publicist and manager (b. 1924)

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Notable births for May 17th:

1923 – Anthony Eyton, English painter and educator
1924 – Roy Bentley, English footballer
1924 – Francis Tombs, Baron Tombs, English engineer and politician
1926 – Cicely Berry, English actor and director
1926 – David Ogilvy, 13th Earl of Airlie, English-Scottish soldier and politician
1932 – Rodric Braithwaite, English soldier and diplomat, British Ambassador to Russia
1934 – Friedrich-Wilhelm Kiel, German educator and politician
1934 – Ronald Wayne, American computer scientist, co-founded Apple Inc.
1937 – Hazel R. O'Leary, American lawyer and politician, 7th United States Secretary of Energy
1939 – Hugh Dykes, Baron Dykes, English politician
1939 – Gary Paulsen, American author
1940 – Alan Kay, American computer scientist and academic
1940 – Reynato Puno, Filipino lawyer and jurist, 22nd Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines
1941 – David Cope, American composer and author
1941 – Ben Nelson, American lawyer and politician, 37th Governor of Nebraska
1941 – Grace Zabriskie, American actress
1942 – Taj Mahal, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Rising Sons)
1942 – Al White, American actor
1943 – David Simeon, English actor
1944 – Paul Crossley, English pianist
1944 – Peter Price, English bishop
1945 – B. S. Chandrasekhar, Indian cricketer
1945 – Tony Roche, Australian tennis player and coach
1946 – Udo Lindenberg, German singer-songwriter and drummer (Passport)
1946 – F. Paul Wilson, American author
1947 – Andrew Latimer, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Camel)
1947 – Stephen Platten, English bishop
1948 – Dick Gaughan, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Boys of the Lough)
1949 – Bill Bruford, English drummer, songwriter, and producer (Yes, King Crimson, UK, Earthworks, Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe, and National Health)
1950 – Keith Bradley, Baron Bradley, English accountant and politician
1950 – Alan Johnson, English politician, Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer
1951 – Simon Hughes, English lawyer and politician
1952 – Howard Hampton, Canadian lawyer and politician
1953 – Luca Prodan, Italian-Argentine singer-songwriter (Sumo and Hurlingham Reggae Band)
1953 – Kathleen Sullivan, American journalist and blogger
1954 – Michael Roberts, South African-English jockey
1955 – Bill Paxton, American actor and director
1956 – Sugar Ray Leonard, American boxer and actor
1956 – Bob Saget, American comedian, actor, and television host
1956 – Dave Sim, Canadian cartoonist and author
1957 – Anne Main, Welsh-English educator and politician
1958 – Ivor Bolton, English harpsichord player and conductor
1958 – Paul Di'Anno, English singer-songwriter (Iron Maiden and Gogmagog)
1958 – Paul Whitheouse, Welsh-English actor, producer, and screenwriter
1959 – Richard Barrons, English general
1959 – Marcelo Loffreda, Argentine rugby player and coach
1959 – Jim Nantz, American sportscaster
1960 – Lou DiBella, American boxing promoter, actor, and producer
1960 – Simon Fuller, English talent manager and producer, created the Idols series
1961 – Enya, Irish singer-songwriter and producer (Clannad)
1961 – Jamil Azzaoui, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist
1961 – Justin King, English businessman
1962 – Lise Lyng Falkenberg, Danish journalist and author
1962 – Andrew Farrar, Australian rugby league player and coach
1962 – Craig Ferguson, Scottish-American comedian, actor, and talk show host
1962 – Jane Moore, English journalist and author
1962 – Rosalind Picard, American computer scientist and engineer, co-founded Affectiva
1963 – Jon Koncak, American basketball player
1963 – Page McConnell, American keyboard player and songwriter (Phish, Vida Blue, and Phil Lesh and Friends)
1964 – Stratos Apostolakis, Greek footballer and coach
1964 – David Eigenberg, American actor
1964 – Mauro Martini, Italian race car driver
1964 – Rob Pruitt, American artist
1965 – Trent Reznor, American singer-songwriter and producer (Nine Inch Nails, How to Destroy Angels)
1965 – Jeremy Vine, English journalist and author
1966 – Hill Harper, American actor and producer
1966 – Mark Kratzmann, Australian tennis player and coach
1966 – Danny Manning, American basketball player and coach
1966 – Gilles Quénéhervé, French sprinter
1967 – Paul D'Amour, American bass player (Tool and Replicants)
1967 – Mohamed Nasheed, Maldivian lawyer and politician 4th President of the Maldives
1969 – Tabatha Coffey, Australian hairstylist
1969 – Alan Doyle, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor (Great Big Sea)
1969 – Thom Filicia, American interior designer and author
1969 – Keith Hill, English footballer and manager
1970 – Angelica Agurbash, Belarusian singer and model
1970 – Jeremy Browne, English politician, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs
1970 – Hubert Davis, American basketball player and coach
1970 – Jordan Knight, American singer-songwriter (New Kids on the Block)
1970 – Matt Lindland, American mixed martial artist, wrestler, and politician
1970 – René Vilbre, Estonian director and screenwriter
1971 – Martin Aunin, Estonian architect
1971 – Mark Connors, Australian rugby player
1971 – Shaun Hart, Australian footballer, coach, and sportscaster
1971 – Queen Máxima of the Netherlands
1972 – Roman Genn, Russian-American illustrator
1973 – Sasha Alexander, American actress and producer
1973 – Steve Barakatt, Canadian singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer
1973 – Josh Homme, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Queens of the Stone Age, Eagles of Death Metal, Them Crooked Vultures, and Kyuss)
1974 – Andrea Corr, Irish singer-songwriter, pianist, and actress (The Corrs)
1974 – Wiki González, Venezuelan baseball player
1974 – Eddie Lewis, American soccer player
1974 – William Yiampoy, Kenyan runner
1975 – Cheick Kongo, French mixed martial artist and kick-boxer
1975 – Jonti Picking, English voice actor, singer, and animator
1975 – Kostas Sommer, German-Greek actor and producer
1975 – Laura Voutilainen, Finnish singer
1975 – Alex Wright, German-English wrestler and promoter
1976 – Kandi Burruss, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress (Xscape)
1976 – Shayne Dunley, Australian rugby league player
1976 – José Guillén, Dominican-American baseball player
1976 – Daniel Komen, Kenyan runner
1976 – Wang Leehom, American-Taiwanese singer-songwriter, producer, actor, and director
1976 – Mayte Martínez, Spanish runner
1978 – John Foster, American baseball player and coach
1978 – Paddy Kenny, English footballer
1978 – Carlos Peña, Dominican-American baseball player
1978 – Magdalena Zděnovcová, Czech tennis player
1979 – David Jarolím, Czech footballer
1979 – Wayne Thomas, English footballer
1980 – Davor Džalto, Bosnian historian and philosopher
1980 – Fredrik Kessiakoff, Swedish cyclist
1980 – Dallas Taylor, American singer-songwriter (Underoath and Maylene and the Sons of Disaster)
1981 – Beñat Albizuri, Spanish cyclist
1981 – Leon Osman, English footballer
1981 – Chris Skidmore, English historian and politician
1981 – Giannis Taralidis, Greek footballer
1982 – Kaye Abad, American-Filipino actress and singer
1982 – Matt Cassel, American football player
1982 – Dan Hardy, English mixed martial artist
1982 – Reiko Nakamura, Japanese swimmer
1982 – Tony Parker, French-American basketball player
1982 – Chloe Smith, English politician
1983 – Channing Frye, American basketball player
1983 – Nicky Hofs, Dutch footballer
1983 – Jeremy Sowers, American baseball player
1983 – DJ Yonny, American DJ and producer
1984 – Passenger, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Passenger)
1984 – Christian Bolaños, Costa Rican footballer
1984 – Christine Ohuruogu, English runner
1984 – Christine Robinson, Canadian water polo player
1985 – Teófilo Gutiérrez, Colombian footballer
1985 – Derek Hough, American actor, singer, and dancer (Ballas Hough Band)
1985 – Christine Nesbitt, Canadian speed skater
1985 – Todd Redmond, American baseball player
1985 – Matt Ryan, American football player
1985 – Emil Sitoci, Dutch wrestler
1985 – Alyssa Stringfellow, New Zealand actress
1985 – Greg Van Avermaet, Belgian cyclist
1986 – Marius Činikas, Lithuanian footballer
1986 – Timo Simonlatser, Estonian skier
1986 – Jodie Taylor, English footballer
1987 – Edvald Boasson Hagen, Norwegian cyclist
1987 – Ott Lepland, Estonian singer
1987 – Aleandro Rosi, Italian footballer
1988 – Nikki Reed, American actress, singer, and screenwriter
1988 – Jennison Myrie-Williams, English footballer
1989 – Mose Masoe, New Zealand rugby league player
1989 – Rain Raadik, Estonian basketball player
1989 – Tessa Virtue, Canadian ice dancer
1990 – Fabian Giefer, German footballer
1990 – Kree Harrison, American singer
1990 – Katrina Hart, English runner
1990 – Guido Pella, Argentine tennis player
1991 – Johanna Konta, Australian-English tennis player
1991 – Daniel Curtis Lee, American actor and rapper
1991 – Adil Omar, Pakistani rapper, producer, and actor
1994 – Julie Anne San Jose, Filipino singer and actress (Sugarpop)

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May 17th 1727 – Catherine I of Russia (b. 1684)

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May 17th 2012 - Donna Summer, the 1970s pop singer known as the Queen of Disco, died of lung cancer, an illness she believed she contracted from inhaling toxic particles released after the September 11 terrorist attacks in New York. She won five Grammy Awards, six American Music Awards, and had three multi-platinum albums, including the hits 'Hot Stuff', 'Love to Love You, and 'Baby' and 'I Feel Love'.

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May 17th 1996 - US blues guitarist Johnny Guitar Watson died of a heart attack while on tour in Yokohama, Japan. According to eyewitness reports, he collapsed mid guitar solo. His last words were "ain't that a bitch."

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/17/16 at 1:28 pm

May 17th 2015 - Rapper Chinx was shot and killed in Queens, New York. The 31 year-old, was part of French Montana's Coke Boys group, was riding in a car in the early hours of the morning when another vehicle pulled up and opened fire. He was hit in the torso and chest, and died later at a Queens hospital.

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May 17th 1935 – Paul Dukas, French composer, critic, and educator (b. 1865)

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May 17th 2005 – Frank Gorshin, American actor and singer (b. 1934)

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May 17th 1966 – Randolph Turpin, English boxer (b. 1928)

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May 17th 1992 – Lawrence Welk, American accordion player and bandleader (b. 1903)

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May 17th 2004 – Tony Randall, American actor, director, and producer (b. 1920)

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May 17th 2000 – Donald Coggan, English archbishop (b. 1909)

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May 18th 2015 – Jean-François Théodore, French businessman (b. 1946)

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May 18th 2015 – Raymond Gosling, English physicist and academic (b. 1926)

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May 18th 2015 – T. J. Moran, American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1930)

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May 18th 2013 – David McMillan, American football player (b. 1981)

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May 18th 2013 – Steve Forrest, American actor (b. 1925)

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May 18th 2014 – Kaiketsu Masateru, Japanese sumo wrestler (b. 1948)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/18/16 at 4:20 am

May 18th 2012 – Paul O'Sullivan, Canadian actor and educator (b. 1964)

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May 18th 2000 – Stephen M. Wolownik, Russian-American composer and musicologist (b. 1946)

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Notable births for May 18th:

1921 – Michael A. Epstein, English pathologist and academic
1922 – Bill Macy, American actor
1924 – Priscilla Pointer, American actress
1924 – Jack Whitaker, American sportscaster
1927 – Richard Body, English politician
1931 – Robert Morse, American actor and singer
1931 – Clément Vincent, Canadian farmer and politician
1933 – Bernadette Chirac, French politician, First Lady of France
1933 – H. D. Deve Gowda, Indian farmer and politician, 11th Prime Minister of India
1934 – Dwayne Hickman, American actor and director
1936 – Türker İnanoğlu, Turkish director, producer, and screenwriter
1936 – Michael Sandle, English sculptor and academic
1937 – Brooks Robinson, American baseball player and sportscaster
1937 – Jacques Santer, Luxembourger jurist and politician, 22nd Prime Minister of Luxembourg
1938 – Janet Fish, American painter and academic
1939 – Silvana Armenulić, Bosnian singer-songwriter and actress
1939 – Patrick Cormack, Baron Cormack, English historian, journalist, and politician
1939 – Gordon O'Connor, Canadian general and politician, 38th Canadian Minister of Defence
1941 – Gino Brito, Canadian wrestler and promoter
1941 – Malcolm Longair, Scottish astronomer, physicist, and academic
1941 – Miriam Margolyes, English-Australian actress and singer
1942 – Nobby Stiles, English footballer, coach, and manager
1943 – Jimmy Snuka, Fijian-American wrestler and actor
1944 – Albert Hammond, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (The Family Dogg)
1946 – Frank Hsieh, Taiwanese lawyer and politician, 40th Premier of the Republic of China
1946 – Reggie Jackson, American baseball player, sportscaster, and actor
1946 – Suze Randall, English model, photographer, and pornographer
1947 – John Bruton, Irish politician, 10th Taoiseach of Ireland
1947 – Gail Strickland, American actress
1947 – Hugh Keays-Byrne, Indian-Australian actor
1947 – Akira Terao, Japanese singer and actor
1948 – Yi Mun-yol, South Korean author and academic
1948 – Richard Swedberg, Swedish sociologist and academic
1948 – Tom Udall, American lawyer and politician, 28th New Mexico Attorney General
1949 – Rick Wakeman, English keyboard player and songwriter (Yes, Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe, and Warhorse)
1950 – Thomas Gottschalk, German radio and television host
1950 – Mark Mothersbaugh, American singer-songwriter and painter (Devo)
1951 – Jim Sundberg, American baseball player and sportscaster
1952 – Diane Duane, American author and screenwriter
1952 – David Leakey, English general and politician
1952 – George Strait, American singer, guitarist, producer, and actor (Ace in the Hole Band)
1952 – Jeana Yeager, American pilot
1954 – Wreckless Eric, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
1955 – Peeter Vähi, Estonian composer
1955 – Chow Yun-fat, Hong Kong actor and screenwriter
1956 – Catherine Corsini, French director and screenwriter
1956 – John Godber, English playwright and screenwriter
1956 – Naomichi Ozaki, Japanese golfer
1957 – Michael Cretu, Romanian-German keyboard player and producer (Moti Special and Enigma)
1957 – Henrietta Moore, English anthropologist and academic
1957 – Jane Root, English broadcaster and academic
1958 – Rubén Omar Romano, Argentinian-Mexican footballer and coach
1958 – Toyah Willcox, English singer-songwriter, producer, and actress (Toyah, The Humans, and Sunday All Over the World)
1959 – Jay Wells, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1960 – Brent Ashton, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1960 – Jari Kurri, Finnish ice hockey player, coach, and manager
1960 – Yannick Noah, French tennis player and singer
1961 – Russell Senior, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Pulp)
1962 – Sandra, German singer (Arabesque and Enigma)
1962 – Mike Darnell, American businessman
1962 – Nanne Grönvall, Swedish singer-songwriter (One More Time)
1962 – Olga Volozhinskaya, Russian ice dancer and choreographer
1963 – Marty McSorley, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and actor
1963 – Sam Vincent, American basketball player and coach
1964 – Ignasi Guardans, Spanish academic and politician
1966 – Renata Nielsen, Polish-Danish long jumper and coach
1966 – Michael Tait, American singer-songwriter and producer (DC Talk, Tait, and Newsboys)
1967 – Nina Björk, Swedish journalist and author
1967 – Heinz-Harald Frentzen, German race car driver
1967 – Nancy Juvonen, American screenwriter and producer, co-founded Flower Films
1967 – Mimi Macpherson, Australian environmentalist, entrepreneur and celebrity
1968 – Philippe Benetton, French rugby player
1968 – Ralf Kelleners, German race car driver
1968 – Sergei Martynov, Belarusian target shooter
1969 – Martika, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress (Oppera)
1970 – Tina Fey, American actress, producer, and screenwriter
1970 – Tim Horan, Australian rugby player and sportscaster
1970 – Billy Howerdel, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer (A Perfect Circle and Ashes Divide)
1971 – Brad Friedel, American soccer player and sportscaster
1971 – Mark Menzies, Scottish politician
1971 – Nobuteru Taniguchi, Japanese race car driver
1972 – Turner Stevenson, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1973 – Donyell Marshall, American basketball player and coach
1974 – Nelson Figueroa, American baseball player and sportscaster
1974 – Chantal Kreviazuk, Canadian singer-songwriter and pianist
1974 – Valmo Kriisa, Estonian basketball player
1975 – John Higgins, Scottish snooker player
1975 – Jack Johnson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1976 – Ron Mercer, American basketball player
1976 – Marko Tomasović, Croatian pianist and composer
1976 – Oleg Tverdovsky, Ukrainian-Russian ice hockey player
1977 – Lee Hendrie, English footballer
1977 – Danny Mills, English footballer and sportscaster
1978 – Ricardo Carvalho, Portuguese footballer
1978 – Jessica Cutler, American blogger and author
1978 – Marcus Giles, American baseball player
1978 – Charles Kamathi, Kenyan runner
1979 – Jens Bergensten, Swedish video game designer, co-designed Minecraft
1979 – Anna Chatziathanassiou, Greek figure skater
1979 – Mariusz Lewandowski, Polish footballer
1979 – Michal Martikán, Slovak canoe racer
1979 – David Nail, American singer-songwriter
1979 – Milivoje Novaković, Slovenian footballer
1979 – Julián Speroni, Argentinian footballer
1980 – Reggie Evans, American basketball player
1980 – Michaël Llodra, French tennis player
1980 – Diego Pérez, Uruguayan footballer
1980 – Ali Zafar, Pakistani singer-songwriter, actor, and director
1981 – Mahamadou Diarra, Malian footballer
1982 – Jason Brown, English footballer
1982 – Marie-Ève Pelletier, Canadian tennis player
1983 – Gary O'Neil, English footballer
1983 – Luis Terrero, Dominican baseball player
1983 – Vince Young, American football player
1984 – Ivet Lalova, Bulgarian sprinter
1984 – Simon Pagenaud, French race car driver
1984 – Darius Šilinskis, Lithuanian basketball player
1984 – Joakim Soria, Mexican baseball player
1984 – Niki Terpstra, Dutch cyclist
1985 – Francesca Battistelli, American singer-songwriter
1985 – Dalma Kovács, Romanian singer and actress
1985 – Oliver Sin, Hungarian painter
1985 – Henrique Sereno, Portuguese footballer
1986 – Ahmed Hamada, Egyptian race car driver
1986 – Kevin Anderson, South African tennis player
1987 – Luisana Lopilato, Argentinian actress and singer (Erreway)
1988 – Taeyang, South Korean singer, dancer, and actor (Big Bang)
1988 – Kōji Seto, Japanese actor and singer
1990 – Dimitri Daeseleire, Belgian footballer
1990 – Heo Ga-yoon, South Korean singer, dancer, and actress (4Minute and 2YOON)
1990 – Yuya Osako, Japanese footballer
1992 – Spencer Breslin, American actor and singer
1993 – Stuart Percy, Canadian ice hockey player
1993 – Jessica Watson, Australian sailor
1998 – Polina Edmunds, American figure skater
1999 – Laura Omloop, Belgian singer-songwriter

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May 18th 1911 – Gustav Mahler, Austrian composer and conductor. His last word was "Mozart." He had conducted his last concert on February 21.  (b. 1860)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/18/16 at 6:28 am

May 18th 1980 - Joy Division singer and guitarist Ian Curtis hanged himself in the kitchen of his house in Macclesfield, England at the age of 23. Curtis had the Iggy Pop album 'The Idiot', playing on his stereo and left a note that said, 'At this very moment, I wish I were dead. I just can't cope anymore.' Joy Division released the critically acclaimed debut album Unknown Pleasures in 1979, and recorded their follow-up 'Closer' in 1980.

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May 18th 1997 – Bridgette Andersen, American actress (b. 1975)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/18/16 at 9:54 am

May 18th 1995 – Elizabeth Montgomery, American actress and singer (b. 1933)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/18/16 at 10:48 am

May 18th 1909 – Isaac Albéniz, Spanish pianist and composer (b. 1860)

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May 18th 2014 – Jerry Vale, American singer and actor (b. 1932)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/18/16 at 12:14 pm

May 18th 1980 – Victims of Mount St. Helens eruption:
Reid Blackburn, American photographer and journalist (b. 1952)
David A. Johnston, American volcanologist and geologist (b. 1949)
Harry Randall Truman, American owner and caretaker of Mount St. Helens Lodge (b. 1896)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/18/16 at 1:40 pm

May 18th 1947 – Hal Chase, American baseball player and manager (b. 1883)

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May 18th 2004 – Elvin Jones, American drummer and bandleader (b. 1927)

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May 18th 526 – Pope John I (b. 470)

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May 18th 1975 – Leroy Anderson, American composer and conductor (b. 1908)

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Written By: nally on 05/25/16 at 11:59 am

May 25, 1996 - Bradley Nowell, lead vocalist of American alternative rock band Sublime, died at the age of 28 from a heroin overdose in San Francisco, California, shortly before the release of the band's self-titled major label debut. :\'(

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/27/16 at 11:34 am

May 27th 2013 – Bill Pertwee, English actor (b. 1926)  :\'(

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/27/16 at 11:56 am

May 27th 2015 – Andy King, English footballer and manager (b. 1956)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/27/16 at 12:19 pm

May 27th 2006 – Paul Gleason, American actor (b. 1939)

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May 27th 2015 – Michael Martin, American philosopher and academic (b. 1932)

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May 27th 2014 – Ruth Flowers, English DJ and producer (b. 1931)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/27/16 at 3:05 pm

May 27th 1969 – Jeffrey Hunter, American actor (b. 1926)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays For Yesterday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/28/16 at 2:53 am

Notable births for May 27th:

1915 – Herman Wouk, American sailor and author
1918 – Yasuhiro Nakasone, Japanese commander and politician, 45th Prime Minister of Japan
1923 – Henry Kissinger, German-American political scientist and politician, 56th United States Secretary of State, Nobel Prize laureate
1923 – Sumner Redstone, American businessman and philanthropist
1928 – Thea Musgrave, Scottish-American composer and educator
1930 – Simon Barrington-Ward, English bishop
1930 – John Barth, American author and academic
1930 – William S. Sessions, American civil servant and judge, 8th Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
1931 – John Chapple, English field marshal and politician, Governor of Gibraltar
1931 – Philip Kotler, American author and professor
1934 – Ray Daviault, Canadian-American baseball player
1934 – Harlan Ellison, American author and screenwriter
1935 – Ramsey Lewis, American pianist and composer
1936 – Benjamin Bathurst, English admiral
1936 – Louis Gossett, Jr., American actor and producer
1939 – Simon Cairns, 6th Earl Cairns, English courtier and businessman
1939 – Yves Duhaime, Canadian captain and politician
1939 – Sokratis Kokkalis, Greek businessman
1939 – Gerald Ronson, English businessman and philanthropist
1939 – Don Williams, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Pozo-Seco Singers)
1940 – Zack Norman, American actor-producer-writer-musician-real estate developer
1942 – Lee Baca, American police officer
1942 – Roger Freeman, Baron Freeman, English accountant and politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
1942 – Robin Widdows, English race car driver
1943 – Bruce Weitz, American actor
1944 – Chris Dodd, American lawyer and politician
1944 – Ingrid Roscoe, English historian and politician, Lord Lieutenant of West Yorkshire
1944 – Alain Souchon, French singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
1945 – Bruce Cockburn, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Esquires and The Flying Circus)
1947 – Marty Kristian, German-Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (The New Seekers)
1947 – Branko Oblak, Slovenian footballer and coach
1947 – Riivo Sinijärv, Estonian politician, 19th Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs
1948 – Wubbo de Boer, Dutch civil servant
1948 – Pete Sears, English bass player (Jefferson Starship, Moonalice, and Hot Tuna)
1949 – Hugh Lowther, 8th Earl of Lonsdale, English politician
1949 – Christa Vahlensieck, German runner
1950 – Dee Dee Bridgewater, American singer-songwriter and actress
1951 – Ana Belén, Spanish actress, singer, and director
1951 – John Conthe, English boxer
1954 – Pauline Hanson, Australian businesswoman and politician
1954 – Shahrdad Rohani, Iranian composer
1954 – Jackie Slater, American football player and coach
1955 – Eric Bischoff, American wrestler, manager, and producer
1955 – Richard Schiff, American actor, director, and producer
1955 – Ian Tracey, English organist and conductor
1956 – Cynthia McFadden, American journalist
1956 – Rosemary Squire, English producer and manager, co-founded Ambassador Theatre Group
1956 – Giuseppe Tornatore, Italian director and screenwriter
1957 – Dag Terje Andersen, Norwegian politician, Norwegian Minister of Labour
1957 – Nitin Gadkari, Indian lawyer and politician, Indian Minister of Transport
1957 – Duncan Goodhew, English swimmer
1957 – Siouxsie Sioux, English singer-songwriter and producer (Siouxsie and the Banshees and The Creatures)
1958 – Nick Anstee, English accountant and politician, 682nd Lord Mayor of London
1958 – Neil Finn, New Zealand singer-songwriter and mandolin player (Split Enz, Crowded House, Finn Brothers, The Mullanes, 7 Worlds Collide, and Pajama Club)
1958 – Linnea Quigley, American actress and producer
1960 – Gaston Therrien, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
1961 – José Luíz Barbosa, Brazilian runner and coach
1961 – Peri Gilpin, American actress
1962 – Marcelino Bernal, Mexican footballer
1962 – Ray Borner, Australian basketball player
1962 – Steven Brill, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1962 – Anthony A. Hyman, Israeli-English biologist and academic
1962 – David Mundell, Scottish lawyer and politician, Secretary of State for Scotland
1962 – Ravi Shastri, Indian cricketer and sportscaster
1963 – Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Cuban pianist and composer
1964 – Adam Carolla, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
1965 – Todd Bridges, American actor, director, and producer
1965 – Pat Cash, Australian-English tennis player and sportscaster
1966 – Heston Blumenthal, English chef and author
1967 – Paul Gascoigne, English footballer, coach, and manager
1967 – Eddie Harsch, Canadian-American keyboard player and bass player (The Black Crowes and The Detroit Cobras)
1967 – Eddie McClintock, American actor
1968 – Jeff Bagwell, American baseball player and coach
1968 – Rebekah Brooks, English journalist
1968 – Harun Erdenay, Turkish basketball player and coach
1968 – Frank Thomas, American baseball player and sportscaster
1969 – Todd Hundley, American baseball player
1969 – Jeremy Mayfield, American race car driver
1969 – Dondre Whitfield, American actor
1970 – Michele Bartoli, Italian cyclist
1970 – Tim Farron, English educator and politician
1970 – Joseph Fiennes, English actor
1970 – Cherry Pie Picache, Filipino actress and screenwriter
1971 – Mathew Batsiua, Nauruan politician
1971 – Paul Bettany, English actor
1971 – Wayne Carey, Australian footballer and coach
1971 – Kaur Kender, Estonian author
1971 – Lee Sharpe, English footballer
1971 – Sophie Walker, British politician, leader of the Women's Equality Party
1972 – Todd Demsey, American golfer
1972 – Antonio Freeman, American football player
1972 – Ivete Sangalo, Brazilian singer-songwriter, producer, and actress (Banda Eva)
1973 – Jack McBrayer, American actor and comedian
1973 – Tana Umaga, New Zealand rugby player and coach
1974 – Skye Edwards, British singer-songwriter (Morcheeba)
1974 – Denise van Outen, English actress, singer, and television host
1974 – Derek Webb, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Caedmon's Call)
1974 – Danny Wuerffel, American football player
1975 – Jadakiss, American rapper (The Lox)
1975 – André 3000, American rapper, producer, and actor (OutKast)
1975 – Michael Hussey, Australian cricketer
1975 – Jamie Oliver, English chef and author
1975 – Feryal Özel, Turkish astrophysicist, astronomer, and academic
1976 – RJD2, American DJ and producer (Soul Position)
1976 – Marcel Fässler, Swiss race car driver
1977 – Abderrahmane Hammad, Algerian high jumper
1977 – Mahela Jayawardene, Sri Lankan cricketer
1978 – Adin Brown, American soccer player
1979 – Mile Sterjovski, Australian footballer
1980 – Craig Buntin, Canadian figure skater
1981 – Miloy, Angolan footballer
1981 – Marcelo Bonan. Brazilian footballer
1981 – Alina Cojocaru Romanian ballerina
1981 – Fivos Constantinou, Cypriot runner
1981 – Johan Elmander, Swedish footballer
1982 – Natalya, Canadian-American wrestler
1982 – Michael de Grussa, Australian singer-songwriter and pianist (The Kill Devil Hills)
1983 – Bobby Convey, American soccer player
1983 – Meelis Kanep, Estonian chess player
1984 – Blake Ahearn, American basketball player
1984 – Ryoko Mima, Japanese model and entertainer
1984 – Kalle Spjuth, Swedish bandy player
1985 – Chiang Chien-ming, Taiwanese baseball player
1985 – Roberto Soldado, Spanish footballer
1986 – Conor Cummins, Manx motorcycle racer
1986 – Timo Descamps, Belgian actor and singer
1986 – Bamba Fall, Senegalese basketball player
1986 – Lasse Schöne, Danish footballer
1987 – Gervinho, Ivorian footballer
1987 – Eric Kolelas, French-English actor and director
1987 – Bora Paçun, Turkish basketball player
1987 – Matt Prior, Australian rugby league player
1988 – Irina Davydova, Russian hurdler
1988 – Mari Pokinen, Estonian actress and singer
1988 – Allyn Rose, American model and volleyball player, Miss Maryland USA 2011
1989 – Igor Morozov, Estonian footballer
1989 – Ben Pringle, English footballer
1990 – Yenew Alamirew, Ethiopian runner
1990 – Chris Colfer, American actor, singer, producer, and screenwriter
1991 – Ksenia Pervak, Russian tennis player
1991 – Eneli Vals, Estonian footballer
1994 – Aymeric Laporte, French footballer

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/28/16 at 3:09 am

May 28th 1357 – Afonso IV of Portugal (b. 1291)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/28/16 at 3:32 am

May 28th 2015 – Reynaldo Rey, American actor and screenwriter (b. 1940)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/28/16 at 3:42 am

May 28th 1805 – Luigi Boccherini, Italian cellist and composer (b. 1743)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/28/16 at 4:08 am

May 28th 2014 – Bob Houbregs, Canadian-American basketball player and manager (b. 1932)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/28/16 at 5:36 am

May 28th 1787 – Leopold Mozart, Austrian violinist, composer, and conductor (b. 1719)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/28/16 at 6:52 am

May 28th 1978 – Arthur Brough, English actor (b. 1905)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/28/16 at 7:40 am

May 28th 1816 – Wolde Selassie, Ethiopian warlord (b. 1745)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/28/16 at 8:11 am

May 28th 2015 – Johnny Keating, Scottish trombonist, composer, and producer (b. 1927)

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May 28th 1984 – Eric Morecambe, English actor and singer (b. 1926)

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May 28, 1949 - Wendy O. Williams, singer for the Plasmatics and film star. Passed away in 1998.

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May 28th 1849 – Anne Brontë, English novelist and poet (b. 1820)

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May 28th 2008 – Beryl Cook, English painter and illustrator (b. 1926)

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May 28th 1972 – Edward VIII of the United Kingdom (b. 1894)

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Notable Births for May 28th:

1922 – Lou Duva, American boxer, trainer, and manager
1922 – Tuomas Gerdt, Finnish sergeant
1924 – Edward du Cann, English lieutenant and politician
1924 – Paul Hébert, Canadian actor
1929 – Patrick McNair-Wilson, English politician
1930 – Edward Seaga, American-Jamaican academic and politician, 5th Prime Minister of Jamaica
1931 – Carroll Baker, American actress
1932 – Neil Black, English oboe player and educator
1932 – Tim Renton, Baron Renton of Mount Harry, English politician, Minister for Culture, Communications and Creative Industries
1933 – John Karlen, American actor
1934 – Bill Baillie, New Zealand runner
1935 – Anne Reid, English actress
1936 – Claude Forget, Canadian academic and politician
1938 – Jerry West, American basketball player, coach, and manager
1940 – David William Brewer, English politician, Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London
1940 – Shlomo Riskin, American rabbi and academic, founded the Lincoln Square Synagogue
1942 – Stanley B. Prusiner, American neurologist and biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate
1943 – Terry Crisp, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1944 – Faith Brown, English actress and singer
1944 – Rudy Giuliani, American lawyer and politician, 107th mayor of New York City
1944 – Gladys Knight, American singer-songwriter and actress (Gladys Knight & the Pips)
1944 – Jean-Pierre Léaud, French actor and director
1944 – Sondra Locke, American actress, singer, and director
1944 – Billy Vera, American singer-songwriter and actor
1945 – Patch Adams, American physician and author, founded the Gesundheit! Institute
1945 – John N. Bambacus, American sergeant and politician
1945 – John Fogerty, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Creedence Clearwater Revival and The Golliwogs)
1945 – Jean Perrault, Canadian politician, Mayor of Sherbrooke
1945 – Helena Shovelton, English physician
1946 – Skip Jutze, American baseball player
1946 – Janet Paraskeva, Welsh politician
1946 – K. Satchidanandan, Indian poet and critic
1946 – William Shawcross, English journalist and author
1947 – Zahi Hawass, Egyptian archaeologist and academic
1947 – Lynn Johnston, Canadian author and illustrator
1947 – Leland Sklar, American singer-songwriter and bass player (The Section and Era)
1950 – Kamala, American wrestler
1950 – Ian Bradley, English minister, author, and academic
1952 – Roger Briggs, American pianist, composer, conductor, and educator
1953 – Pierre Gauthier, Canadian ice hockey player and manager
1953 – Arto Lindsay, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer (DNA, The Golden Palominos, The Lounge Lizards, and Ambitious Lovers)
1954 – Townsend Coleman, American voice actor
1954 – Andy Hamilton, English actor, director, and screenwriter
1954 – Charles Saumarez Smith, English historian and academic
1954 – John Tory, Canadian lawyer and politician, 65th Mayor of Toronto
1955 – Laura Amy Schlitz, American author and librarian
1955 – Mark Howe, American ice hockey player and coach
1956 – Jerry Douglas, American guitarist and producer (The Country Gentlemen and Strength in Numbers)
1956 – Jeff Dujon, Jamaican cricketer
1956 – Michael Musyoki, Kenyan runner
1956 – Julie Peasgood, English actress
1956 – Peter Wilkinson, English admiral
1957 – Colin Barnes, English footballer
1957 – Kirk Gibson, American baseball player and manager
1957 – Ben Howland, American basketball player and coach
1959 – Risto Mannisenmäki, Finnish race car driver
1960 – Mark Sanford, American captain and politician, 115th Governor of South Carolina
1960 – Mary Portas, English journalist and author
1961 – Michelle Collins, English actress
1961 – Julie T. Wallace, English actress
1962 – Brandon Cruz, American actor and singer
1961 – Roland Gift, English singer-songwriter and actor (Fine Young Cannibals and Akrylykz)
1962 – James Michael Tyler, American actor
1963 – Gavin Harrison, English drummer (Porcupine Tree, King Crimson, and OSI)
1963 – Houman Younessi, Australian-American biologist and academic
1964 – David Baddiel, American-English comedian, actor, and author
1964 – Jeff Fenech, Australian boxer and trainer
1964 – Christa Miller, American actress
1964 – Zsa Zsa Padilla, Filipino singer and actress (Hotdog)
1964 – Phil Vassar, American singer-songwriter and pianist
1965 – Chris Ballew, American singer-songwriter and bass player (The Presidents of the United States of America and Caspar Babypants)
1965 – Mary Coughlan, Irish politician and Deputy prime minister of Ireland
1966 – Roger Kumble, American director, screenwriter, and playwright
1966 – Miljenko Jergović, Bosnian novelist and journalist
1966 – Gavin Robertson, Australian cricketer
1967 – Glen Rice, American basketball player
1968 – Kylie Minogue, Australian singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
1969 – Mike DiFelice, American baseball player and manager
1969 – Justin Kirk, American actor
1970 – Ian Cashmore, English paranormal investigator
1970 – Jimi Goodwin, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Doves and Sub Sub)
1970 – Paul Sinha, English comedian and physician
1971 – Isabelle Carré, French actress and singer
1971 – Ekaterina Gordeeva, Russian figure skater and sportscaster
1971 – Marco Rubio, American lawyer and politician
1972 – Doriva, Brazilian footballer and manager
1972 – Michael Boogerd, Dutch cyclist and manager
1973 – Marco Paulo Faria Lemos, Portuguese footballer and manager
1974 – Hans-Jörg Butt, German footballer
1974 – Alicia Minshew, American actress
1975 – Misbah-ul-Haq, Pakistani cricketer
1975 – Marc Bauer, Swiss illustrator
1975 – Maura Johnston, American journalist, critic, and academic
1976 – Steven Bell, Australian rugby league player
1976 – Zaza Enden, Georgian-Turkish wrestler, basketball player, and coach
1976 – Roberto Goretti, Italian footballer
1976 – Glenn Morrison, Australian rugby league player and coach
1976 – Alexei Nemov, Russian gymnast
1976 – Liam O'Brien, American voice actor, director, and screenwriter
1977 – Elisabeth Hasselbeck, American talk show host and author
1979 – Jesse Bradford, American actor
1979 – Ronald Curry, American football player and coach
1979 – Joeri Jansen, Belgian runner
1979 – Monica Keena, American actress
1980 – Markus Feehily, Irish singer-songwriter and pianist (Westlife)
1980 – Miguel Pérez, Spanish footballer
1980 – Lucy Shuker, English tennis player
1980 – Jørgen Strickert, Norwegian comedian, author, and radio host
1981 – Daniel Cabrera, Dominican-American baseball player
1981 – Eric Ghiaciuc, American football player
1981 – Adam Green, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Moldy Peaches)
1981 – Victoria Legrand, American singer-songwriter and keyboard player (Beach House)
1981 – Derval O'Rourke, Irish hurdler
1981 – Aaron Schock, American lawyer and politician
1981 – Uğur İnceman, German-Turkish footballer
1982 – Alexa Davalos, French-American actress
1982 – Desiree del Valle, Filipino actress
1982 – Jhonny Peralta, Dominican-American baseball player
1983 – Roman Atwood, American comedian and video blogger
1983 – Steve Cronin, American soccer player
1983 – Toby Hemingway, English actor
1983 – Humberto Sánchez, Dominican-American baseball player
1984 – Beth Allen, New Zealand actress
1985 – Colbie Caillat, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1985 – Pablo Andrés González, Argentinian footballer
1985 – Kostas Mendrinos, Greek footballer
1985 – Carey Mulligan, English actress and singer
1986 – Berrick Barnes, Australian rugby player
1986 – Joseph Cross, American actor
1986 – Charles N'Zogbia, French footballer
1986 – Michael Oher, American football player
1986 – Seth Rollins, American wrestler
1986 – Ingmar Vos, Dutch decathlete
1988 – NaVorro Bowman, American football player
1988 – Percy Harvin, American football player
1988 – Craig Kimbrel, American baseball player
1988 – Meisa Kuroki, Japanese actress and singer
1988 – David Perron, Canadian ice hockey player
1988 – Luke Prosser, English footballer
1990 – Kyle Walker, English footballer
1991 – Sharrif Floyd, American football player
1991 – Alexandre Lacazette, French footballer
1991 – Kail Piho, Estonian skier
1992 – Tom Carroll, English footballer
1992 – Mira Gonzalez, American poet
1992 – Huang Qiushuang, Chinese gymnast
1993 – Bárbara Luz, Portuguese tennis player
1993 – Jonnie Peacock, English sprinter
1993 – Mason Shefa, American director and producer
1994 – Son Yeon-jae, South Korean gymnast
1998 – Riho Sayashi, Japanese singer and actress (Morning Musume)
1999 – Cameron Boyce, American actor
2001 – Rikako Sasaki, Japanese singer and actress (Angerme)

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May 28th 2014 – Maya Angelou, American memoirist and poet (b. 1928)

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May 28th 1998 – Phil Hartman, Canadian-American actor, singer, and screenwriter (b. 1948)

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May 28th 1988 – Sy Oliver, American trumpet player, composer, and bandleader (b. 1910)

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May 28th 1981 – Mary Lou Williams, American pianist and composer (b. 1910)

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May 28th 2002 – Mildred Benson, American journalist and author (b. 1905)

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May 28th 1975 – Ezzard Charles, American boxer (b. 1921)

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May 28th 2015 – Betsy Palmer, American actress (b. 1926)

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May 28th 1903 – Bruce Price, American architect, designed the Château Frontenac and American Surety Building (b. 1845)

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May 29th 2015 – Doris Hart, American tennis player (b. 1925)

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May 29th 1942 – John Barrymore, American actor and singer (b. 1882)

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May 29th 2013 – Richard Ballantine, American-English journalist and author (b. 1940)

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May 29th 2015 – Henry Carr, American football player and sprinter (b. 1942)

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May 29th 2014 – William M. Roth, American businessman (b. 1916)

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May 29th 2013 – Andrew Greeley, American priest, sociologist, and author (b. 1928)

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Notable births for May 29th:

1919 – Jacques Genest, Canadian physician and academic
1921 – Clifton James, American actor
1923 – John Parker, 6th Earl of Morley, English colonel and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Devon
1926 – Katie Boyle, Italian-English actress and television host
1926 – Abdoulaye Wade, Senegalese academic and politician, 3rd President of Senegal
1927 – Jean Coutu, Canadian pharmacist and businessman, founded the Jean Coutu Group
1929 – Harry Frankfurt, American philosopher and academic
1929 – Peter Higgs, English-Scottish physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
1932 – Paul R. Ehrlich, American biologist and author
1932 – Richie Guerin, American basketball player and coach
1933 – Helmuth Rilling, German conductor and educator
1934 – Nanette Newman, English actress
1934 – Bill Vander Zalm, Dutch-Canadian businessman and politician, 28th Premier of British Columbia
1937 – Charles W. Pickering, American lawyer and judge
1937 – Irmin Schmidt, German keyboard player and composer (Can)
1937 – Alwin Schockemöhle, German show-jumper
1938 – Christopher Bland, English businessman and politician
1938 – Fay Vincent, American lawyer and businessman
1939 – Pete Smith, Australian radio and television announcer
1939 – Al Unser, American race car driver
1941 – Doug Scott, English mountaineer and author
1942 – Pierre Bourque, Canadian businessman and politician, 40th Mayor of Montreal
1942 – Kevin Conway, American actor and director
1944 – Helmut Berger, Austrian-German actor
1944 – Quentin Davies, Baron Davies of Stamford, English soldier and politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
1945 – Gary Brooker, English singer-songwriter and pianist (Procol Harum and The Paramounts)
1945 – Catherine Lara, French singer-songwriter and violinist
1945 – Julian Le Grand, English economist and author
1945 – Martin Pipe, English jockey and trainer
1945 – Joyce Tenneson, American photographer
1945 – Jean-Pierre Van Rossem, Belgian scholar and author
1947 – Anthony Geary, American actor
1947 – Joey Levine, American singer-songwriter and producer (Ohio Express and The Third Rail)
1947 – Gene Robinson, American bishop
1948 – Michael Berkeley, English composer and radio host
1948 – Linda Esther Gray, Scottish soprano and educator
1948 – Keith Gull, English microbiologist and academic
1948 – Nick Mancuso, Italian-Canadian actor and producer
1949 – Robert Axelrod, American actor and screenwriter
1949 – Andrew Clements, American author and educator
1949 – Brian Kidd, English footballer and coach
1949 – Francis Rossi, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Status Quo)
1949 – Cotter Smith, American actor
1950 – Rebbie Jackson, American singer and actress
1951 – Peter Chernin, American businessman
1952 – Alan Langlands, Scottish academic
1953 – Giles Clarke, English businessman
1953 – Danny Elfman, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (Oingo Boingo)
1954 – Robert Beaser, American composer and educator
1954 – Jerry Moran, American lawyer and politician
1955 – John Hinckley, Jr., American attempted assassin of Ronald Reagan
1955 – David Kirschner, American animator, producer, and author
1955 – Gordon Rintoul, Scottish historian and curator
1955 – Ken Schrader, American race car driver and sportscaster
1956 – Mark Lyall Grant, English diplomat, British Ambassador to the United Nations
1956 – La Toya Jackson, American singer-songwriter and actress
1957 – Steven Croft, English bishop and theologian
1957 – Jeb Hensarling, American lawyer and politician
1957 – Mohsen Makhmalbaf, Iranian film director
1958 – Annette Bening, American actress
1958 – Wayne Duvall, American actor
1958 – Willem Holleeder, Dutch criminal
1958 – Uwe Rapolder, German footballer and coach
1958 – Mike Stenhouse, American baseball player and sportscaster
1959 – Rupert Everett, English actor and novelist
1959 – Steve Hanley, Irish-English bass player and songwriter (The Fall and Tom Hingley and the Lovers)
1959 – Adrian Paul, English actor and producer
1960 – Thomas Baumer, Swiss economist and academic
1960 – Neil Crone, Canadian actor
1960 – Mike Freer, English politician
1960 – Carol Kirkwood, Scottish journalist
1961 – Melissa Etheridge, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and activist
1961 – John Miceli, American drummer (Neverland Express)
1962 – Fandi Ahmad, Singaporean footballer, coach, and manager
1962 – Eric Davis, American baseball player
1962 – John D. LeMay, American actor
1962 – Chloé Sainte-Marie, Canadian actress and singer
1963 – Blaze Bayley, English singer-songwriter (Iron Maiden and Wolfsbane)
1963 – Tracey E. Bregman, German-American actress
1963 – Zhu Jianhua, Chinese high jumper
1963 – Ukyo Katayama, Japanese race car driver
1963 – Claude Loiselle, Canadian ice hockey player and manager
1963 – Lisa Whelchel, American actress
1964 – Howard Mills III, American academic and politician
1967 – Noel Gallagher, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Oasis and Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds)
1967 – Mike Keane, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1967 – Steven Levitt, American economist, author, and academic
1968 – Torquhil Campbell, 13th Duke of Argyll, Scottish politician
1968 – Tate George, American basketball player
1968 – Jessica Morden, English politician
1969 – Chan Kinchla, Canadian guitarist (Blues Traveler)
1970 – Roberto Di Matteo, Italian footballer and manager
1971 – Éric Lucas, Canadian boxer
1971 – Bernd Mayländer, German race car driver
1971 – Jo Beth Taylor, Australian actress and television host
1971 – Rob Womack, English shot putter and discus thrower
1972 – Közi, Japanese singer-songwriter and keyboard player (Malice Mizer and Eve of Destiny)
1972 – Stanislas, French singer-songwriter (Circus)
1972 – Bill Curley, American basketball player and coach
1972 – Simon Jones, English singer and bass player (The Verve, The Shining, and Black Submarine)
1973 – Anthony Azizi, American actor
1973 – Tomoko Kaneda, Japanese voice actress, singer, and radio personality
1973 – Mark Lee, American guitarist and songwriter (Third Day)
1973 – Alpay Özalan, Turkish footballer
1974 – Steve Cardenas, American martial artist and retired actor
1974 – Stephen Larkham, Australian rugby player and coach
1974 – Aaron McGruder, American author and cartoonist
1974 – Myf Warhurst, Australian radio and television host
1974 – Jenny Willott, English politician
1975 – Jason Allison, Canadian ice hockey player
1975 – Mel B, English singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress (Spice Girls)
1975 – Natarsha Belling, Australian journalist
1975 – David Burtka, American actor and chef
1975 – Sven Kubis, German footballer
1975 – Sarah Millican, English comedian
1975 – Anthony Wall, English golfer
1976 – Caçapa, Brazilian footballer and manager
1976 – Jerry Hairston, Jr., American baseball player and sportscaster
1976 – Yūsuke Iseya, Japanese actor, director, and screenwriter
1976 – Raef LaFrentz, American basketball player
1976 – Yegor Titov, Russian footballer
1977 – Massimo Ambrosini, Italian footballer
1977 – Marco Cassetti, Italian footballer
1977 – António Lebo Lebo, Angolan footballer
1978 – Sébastien Grosjean, French tennis player
1978 – Adam Rickitt, English singer (5th Story)
1979 – Arne Friedrich, German footballer
1979 – Brian Kendrick, American wrestler
1979 – Ahmad Latiff Khamaruddin, Singaporean footballer
1979 – John Rheinecker, American baseball player
1980 – Ernesto Farías, Argentinian footballer
1980 – Shugo Tokumaru, Japanese singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
1981 – Andrey Arshavin, Russian footballer
1981 – Justin Chon, American actor, director, and screenwriter
1982 – Ailyn, Spanish singer-songwriter (Sirenia)
1982 – Ana Beatriz Barros, Brazilian model
1982 – Nataliya Dobrynska, Ukrainian heptathlete
1982 – Matt Macri, American baseball player
1982 – Kim Tae-kyun, South Korean baseball player
1983 – Jean Makoun, Cameroonian footballer
1983 – Alberto Medina, Mexican footballer
1984 – Carmelo Anthony, American basketball player
1984 – Funmi Jimoh, American long jumper
1984 – Andreas Schäffer, German footballer
1985 – Nathan Horton, Canadian ice hockey player
1985 – Yukihiro Takiguchi, Japanese actor (PureBoys)
1986 – Hornswoggle, American wrestler
1987 – Lina Andrijauskaitė, Lithuanian long jumper
1987 – Issac Luke, New Zealand rugby league player
1987 – Kelvin Maynard, Dutch footballer
1987 – Noah Reid, Canadian actor, producer, and screenwriter
1987 – Rui Sampaio, Portuguese footballer
1988 – Cheng Fei, Chinese gymnast
1988 – Steve Mason, Canadian ice hockey player
1989 – Ezekiel Ansah, Ghanaian-American football player
1989 – Riley Keough, American model and actress
1989 – Brandon Mychal Smith, American actor, singer, and dancer
1990 – Ramil Guliyev, Azeri-Turkish sprinter
1991 – Kristen Alderson, American actress and singer
1991 – Saori Hayami, Japanese voice actress and singer
1991 – Tom Ljungman, Swedish actor
1992 – Sarah Moundir, Swiss tennis player
1993 – Jana Čepelová, Slovak tennis player
1993 – Grete Šadeiko, Estonian heptathlete

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May 29th 1997 - Singer songwriter Jeff Buckley disappeared after talking a swim in the Mississippi River, his body was found on 4th June 1997 after being spotted by a passenger on a tourist riverboat.

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May 29th 2008 – Harvey Korman, American actor, singer, and director (b. 1927)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/29/16 at 8:19 am

May 29th 1500 – Bartolomeu Dias, Portuguese explorer and navigator (b. 1451)

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May 29th 1866 – Winfield Scott, American general, lawyer, and politician (b. 1786)

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May 29th 1911 – W. S. Gilbert, English playwright and poet (b. 1836)

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May 29th 1982 – Romy Schneider, Austrian actress and singer (b. 1938)

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May 29th 1951 – Fanny Brice, American singer and comedian (b. 1891)

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May 29th 1948 – May Whitty, English actress (b. 1865)

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May 29th 2010 – Dennis Hopper, American actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1936)

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May 29th 1919 – Robert Bacon, American colonel and politician, 39th United States Secretary of State (b. 1860)

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May 29th 1998 – Barry Goldwater, American general and politician (b. 1909)

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May 29th 1979 – Mary Pickford, Canadian-American actress, producer, and screenwriter, co-founded United Artists (b. 1892)

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May 29th 2006 – Steve Mizerak, American pool player (b. 1944)

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May 29th 1999 - Skeletal remains were found by photographers looking for old car wrecks to shoot at the bottom of Decker Canyon near Malibu, California. Based on forensic evidence the remains were Philip Kramer former bassist with rock group Iron Butterfly, who had disappeared on his way home from work on February 12, 1995. His death was ruled as a probable suicide.

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May 30th 1431 – Hundred Years' War: In Rouen, France, the 19-year-old Joan of Arc is burned at the stake by an English-dominated tribunal. The Roman Catholic Church remembers this day as the celebration of Saint Joan of Arc. (b. 1412)

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May 30th 2015 – L. Tom Perry, American businessman and religious leader (b. 1922)

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May 30th 1416 – The Council of Constance, called by Emperor Sigismund, a supporter of Antipope John XXIII, burns Jerome of Prague following a trial for heresy.

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May 30th 1744 – Alexander Pope, English poet, essayist, and translator (b. 1688)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/30/16 at 4:19 am

May 30th 1975 – Steve Prefontaine, American runner (b. 1951)

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May 30th 1640 – Peter Paul Rubens, German-Belgian painter (b. 1577)

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May 30th 1995 – Ted Drake, English footballer and manager (b. 1912)

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Notable births for May 30th:

1925 – John Henry Marks, English physician and author
1927 – Clint Walker, American actor and singer
1928 – Agnès Varda, Belgian-French director, producer, and screenwriter
1929 – Georges Gilson, French archbishop
1930 – Robert Ryman, American painter
1931 – Larry Silverstein, American businessman
1932 – Ray Cooney, English actor and playwright
1932 – Pauline Oliveros, American accordion player and composer (Deep Listening Band)
1932 – Ivor Richard, Baron Richard, Welsh politician and diplomat, British Ambassador to the United Nations
1934 – Alexey Leonov, Russian general, pilot, and astronaut
1936 – Keir Dullea, American actor
1936 – Ruta Lee, Canadian-American actress and dancer
1937 – Christopher Haskins, Anglo-Irish businessman, life peer and politician
1937 – Harry Statham, American basketball player and coach
1938 – Eugene Belliveau, Canadian football player
1939 – Michael J. Pollard, American actor
1939 – Dieter Quester, Austrian race car driver
1939 – Tim Waterstone, Scottish businessman, founded Waterstones
1940 – Gilles Villemure, Canadian-American ice hockey player
1942 – John Gladwin, English bishop
1942 – Carole Stone, English journalist and author
1943 – Anders Michanek Swedish motorcycle racer
1943 – Gale Sayers, American football player and philanthropist
1944 – Lenny Davidson, English guitarist and songwriter (The Dave Clark Five)
1944 – Stav Prodromou, Greek-American engineer and businessman
1945 – Richard Hannon, Sr., English horse trainer
1946 – Allan Chapman, English historian and author
1947 – Jocelyne Bourassa, Canadian golfer
1948 – Johan De Muynck, Belgian former professional road racing cyclist
1948 – David Thorpe, Australian rules footballer
1949 – P. J. Carlesimo, American basketball player and coach
1949 – Paul Coleridge, English lawyer and judge
1949 – Klaus Flouride, American bass player, songwriter, and producer (Dead Kennedys)
1949 – Bob Willis, English cricketer and sportscaster
1950 – Bertrand Delanoë, French politician, 14th Mayor of Paris
1950 – Paresh Rawal, Indian actor, producer, and politician
1950 – Joshua Rozenberg, English lawyer, journalist, and author
1951 – Zdravko Čolić, Bosnian-Serbian singer-songwriter (Ambasadori and Korni Grupa)
1951 – Fernando Lugo, Paraguayan bishop and politician, President of Paraguay
1951 – Stephen Tobolowsky, American actor, singer, and director
1952 – Daniel Grodnik, American screenwriter and producer
1952 – Kerry Fraser, Canadian ice hockey player, referee, and sportscaster
1953 – Colm Meaney, Irish actor
1955 – Topper Headon, English drummer and songwriter (The Clash, Mirkwood, and The Moors Murderers)
1955 – Jacqueline McGlade, English-Canadian biologist, ecologist, and academic
1955 – Jake Roberts, American wrestler and trainer
1955 – Michael Spencer, Malaysian-English businessman
1955 – Caroline Swift, English lawyer and judge
1955 – Colm Tóibín, Irish author, poet, playwright, and critic
1956 – Tim Lucas, American author, screenwriter, and critic
1957 – Michael Clayton, Australian golfer
1958 – Marie Fredriksson, Swedish singer-songwriter and pianist (Roxette)
1958 – Steve Israel, American lawyer and politician
1958 – Michael López-Alegría, Spanish-American captain, pilot, and astronaut
1958 – Ted McGinley, American actor
1959 – Phil Brown, English footballer, coach, and manager
1959 – Randy Ferbey, Canadian curler
1959 – Frank Vanhecke, Belgian politician
1960 – Stephen Duffy, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Duran Duran, The Lilac Time, The Devils, and Me Me Me)
1961 – Harry Enfield, English actor, director, and screenwriter
1961 – Bob Yari, Iranian-American director and producer
1962 – Kevin Eastman, American author and illustrator, co-created the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
1962 – Richard Fuller, English lawyer and politician
1962 – Tim Loughton, English businessman and politician
1962 – Tonya Pinkins, American actress and singer
1963 – Michel Langevin, Canadian drummer and songwriter (Voivod)
1963 – Élise Lucet, French journalist
1963 – Helen Sharman, English chemist and astronaut
1964 – Wynonna Judd, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress (The Judds)
1964 – Andrea Montermini, Italian race car driver
1964 – Tom Morello, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (Rage Against the Machine, Audioslave, Axis of Justice, and Street Sweeper Social Club)
1965 – Troy Coker, Australian rugby player
1965 – Billy Donovan, American basketball player and coach
1965 – Iginio Straffi, Italian animator and producer, founded Rainbow S.r.l.
1966 – Thomas Häßler, German footballer and manager
1966 – Stephen Malkmus, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Pavement, Silver Jews, and Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks)
1967 – Tim Burgess, English singer-songwriter (The Charlatans and The Chavs)
1967 – Rechelle Hawkes, Australian hockey player
1967 – Sven Pipien, German-American bass player (The Black Crowes)
1968 – Jason Kenney, Canadian lawyer and politician, 40th Canadian Minister of National Defence
1968 – Zacarias Moussaoui, French terrorist
1969 – Naomi Kawase, Japanese director, producer, and screenwriter
1969 – Ryuhei Kitamura, Japanese director, producer, and screenwriter
1971 – Paul Grayson, English rugby player and coach
1971 – Duncan Jones, English director, producer, and screenwriter
1971 – Idina Menzel, American singer-songwriter and actress
1971 – Jiří Šlégr, Czech ice hockey player and politician
1971 – Kyle Vander Kuyp, Australian hurdler
1972 – Sōichirō Hoshi, Japanese voice actor and singer
1972 – Manny Ramirez, Dominican-American baseball player and coach
1973 – Leigh Francis, English comedian, actor, and screenwriter
1974 – Kostas Chalkias, Greek footballer
1974 – CeeLo Green, American singer-songwriter, pianist, producer, and actor (Goodie Mob and Gnarls Barkley)
1974 – David Wilkie, American ice hockey player and coach
1975 – Evan Eschmeyer, American basketball player
1975 – Brian Fair, American singer-songwriter (Shadows Fall and Overcast)
1975 – Andy Farrell, English rugby player and coach
1975 – Marissa Mayer, American computer scientist and businesswoman
1976 – Radoslav Nesterović, Slovenian-Greek basketball player
1976 – Magnus Norman, Swedish tennis player and coach
1976 – Margaret Okayo, Kenyan runner
1977 – Akwá, Angolan footballer and politician
1977 – Marc Dos Santos, Canadian soccer player, coach, and manager
1977 – Rachael Stirling, English actress
1977 – Federico Vilar, Argentinian-Italian footballer
1978 – Lyoto Machida, Brazilian mixed martial artist and wrestler
1979 – Mike Bishai, Canadian ice hockey player
1979 – Clint Bowyer, American race car driver
1979 – Fabian Ernst, German footballer
1979 – Rie Kugimiya, Japanese voice actress and singer
1979 – Francis Lessard, Canadian ice hockey player
1980 – Steven Gerrard, English footballer
1980 – Ilona Korstin, Russian basketball player
1980 – Ryōgo Narita, Japanese author
1981 – Devendra Banhart, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Megapuss)
1981 – Gianmaria Bruni, Italian race car driver
1981 – Ahmad Elrich, Australian footballer
1981 – Remy Ma, American rapper (Terror Squad)
1981 – Lars Møller Madsen, Danish handball player
1981 – Hisanori Takada, Japanese footballer
1982 – James Simpson-Daniel, English rugby player
1982 – Asahi Uchida, Japanese actor
1984 – Sham Kwok Fai, Hong Kong footballer
1984 – Matt Maguire, Australian footballer
1984 – Jordan Palmer, American football player
1984 – Alexander Sulzer, German ice hockey player
1985 – Vladimir Latin, Estonian rower
1985 – Igor Lewczuk, Polish footballer
1985 – Aaron Volpatti, Canadian ice hockey player
1986 – Nikolay Bodurov, Bulgarian footballer
1987 – Joyce Cheng, Canadian-Hong Kong singer and actress
1988 – Kelvin Etuhu, Nigerian-English footballer
1988 – Antonio Winterstein, New Zealand-Samoan rugby league player
1989 – Hyomin, South Korean singer, dancer, and actress (T-ara)
1989 – Kevin Covais, American singer and actor
1989 – Lesia Tsurenko, Ukrainian tennis player
1990 – Mustafa Akbaş, Turkish footballer
1990 – Andrei Loktionov, Russian ice hockey player
1990 – Han Xinyun, Chinese tennis player
1990 – Im Yoona, South Korean singer, dancer, and actress (Girls' Generation)
1991 – Jonathan Fox, English swimmer
1993 – Sota Fukushi, Japanese actor
1994 – Ivars Punnenovs, Latvian ice hockey player
1996 – Beatriz Haddad Maia, Brazilian tennis player

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May 30th 1434 – Prokop the Great, Czech general (b. 1380)

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May 30th 1593 – Christopher Marlowe, English poet and playwright (b. 1564)

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May 30th 1912 – Wilbur Wright, American pilot and businessman, co-founded the Wright Company (b. 1867)

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May 30th 2015 - Jeremy Brown, guitarist for Scott Weiland and the Wildabouts, died of unknown causes at the age of 34. Brown began playing with the Stone Temple Pilots singer in 2008.

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May 30th 1980 - Carl Radle bass player with Derek and the Dominoes died of kidney failure aged 38. Also worked with Gary Lewis & the Playboys, George Harrison, Joe Cocker, Dave Mason & Delaney and Bonnie.

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May 30th 2003 - Record producer Mickie Most died aged 64. Member of The Most Brothers during late 50's, and Mickie Most and the Playboys, produced hits for The Animals, Hermans Hermits, Donovan, Kim Wilde, Lulu and Jeff Beck. Most ran his own record label RAK in the 1970's, having hits with Hot Chocolate, Suzi Quatro and Mud.

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May 30th 2015 – Beau Biden, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 44th Attorney General of Delaware (b. 1969)

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May 30th 1953 – Dooley Wilson, American actor and singer (b. 1886)

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May 30th 1981 – In Chittagong, Ziaur Rahman, Bangladeshi general and politician, 7th President of Bangladesh, was assassinated. (b. 1936)

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May 30th 1730 – Arabella Churchill, English mistress of James II of England (b. 1648)

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May 31st 2012 – Christopher Challis, English cinematographer (b. 1919)

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May 31st 1983 – Jack Dempsey, American boxer and lieutenant (b. 1895)

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May 31st 1996 – Timothy Leary, American psychologist and author (b. 1920)

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May 31st 1831 – Samuel Bentham, English architect and engineer (b. 1757)

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May 31st 1960 – Walther Funk, German economist, journalist, and politician, German Minister of Economics (b. 1890)

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May 31st 1837 – Joseph Grimaldi, English comedian and actor, created the clown (b. 1779)

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May 31st 1986 – James Rainwater, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1917)

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May 31st 1910 – Elizabeth Blackwell, English-American physician and educator (b. 1821)

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May 31st 1809 – Joseph Haydn, Austrian pianist and composer (b. 1732)

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Notable births for May 31st:

1916 – Bernard Lewis, English-American historian and author
1927 – James Eberle, English admiral
1927 – Michael Sandberg, Baron Sandberg, English lieutenant and banker
1930 – Clint Eastwood, American actor, director, and producer
1931 – John Robert Schrieffer, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
1932 – Hanno Selg, Estonian pentathlete
1933 – Henry B. Eyring, American religious leader, educator, and author
1935 – Jim Bolger, New Zealand businessman and politician, 35th Prime Minister of New Zealand
1938 – John Prescott, Welsh sailor and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
1938 – Peter Yarrow, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Peter, Paul and Mary)
1939 – Terry Waite, English humanitarian and author
1940 – Anatoliy Bondarchuk, Ukrainian hammer thrower and coach
1940 – Gilbert Shelton, American illustrator
1941 – June Clark, Welsh nurse and educator
1941 – Louis Ignarro, American pharmacologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
1942 – Chris J. Leaver, Emeritus Professor of Plant Sciences at the University of Oxford
1943 – Sharon Gless, American actress
1943 – Joe Namath, American football player, sportscaster, and actor
1945 – Laurent Gbagbo, Ivorian academic and politician, 4th President of Côte d'Ivoire
1945 – Bernard Goldberg, American journalist and author
1946 – Ted Baehr, American publisher and critic
1946 – Steve Bucknor, Jamaican cricketer and umpire
1946 – Debbie Moore, English model and businesswoman
1947 – Junior Campbell, Scottish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Marmalade)
1947 – Gabriele Hinzmann, German discus thrower
1948 – Svetlana Alexievich, Belarusian journalist and author, Nobel Prize laureate
1948 – Duncan Hunter, American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician
1949 – Tom Berenger, American actor
1949 – Tapio Kantanen, Finnish runner
1950 – Jean Chalopin, French director, producer, and screenwriter, founded DIC Entertainment
1950 – Gregory Harrison, American actor, director, and producer
1950 – Edgar Savisaar, Estonian politician, Estonian Minister of the Interior
1951 – Karl-Hans Riehm, German hammer thrower
1952 – Karl Bartos, German singer-songwriter and keyboard player (Kraftwerk and Electronic)
1953 – Pirkka-Pekka Petelius, Finnish actor and screenwriter
1953 – Linda Riordan, English politician
1953 – Lynne Truss, English journalist and author
1954 – Thomas Mavros, Greek footballer
1955 – Bruce Adolphe, American pianist, composer, and scholar
1955 – Ben de Lisi, American fashion designer
1955 – Tommy Emmanuel, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist (Dragon)
1955 – Susie Essman, American actress and screenwriter
1955 – Nilüfer Yumlu, Turkish singer-songwriter
1956 – Fritz Hilpert, German drummer and composer (Kraftwerk)
1956 – John Young, English singer-songwriter and keyboard player (Qango and Strawbs)
1957 – Jim Craig, American ice hockey player
1957 – Kyle Secor, American actor and director
1958 – Roma Maffia, American actress
1959 – Phil Wilson, English politician
1960 – Greg Adams, Canadian ice hockey player and businessman
1960 – Chris Elliott, American actor, comedian, and screenwriter
1960 – Peter Winterbottom, English rugby player
1961 – Ray Cote, Canadian ice hockey player
1961 – Justin Madden, Australian footballer and politician
1961 – Lea Thompson, American actress, director, and producer
1962 – Corey Hart, Canadian singer-songwriter and producer
1962 – Noriko Hidaka, Japanese voice actress and singer
1963 – Hugh Dillon, Canadian singer, producer, and actor (Headstones, Hugh Dillon Redemption Choir)
1963 – Viktor Orbán, Hungarian politician, 38th Prime Minister of Hungary
1964 – Leonard Asper, Canadian lawyer and businessman
1964 – Stéphane Caristan, French hurdler and coach
1964 – Yukio Edano, Japanese politician, Japanese Minister for Foreign Affairs
1964 – Scotti Hill, American guitarist and songwriter (Skid Row)
1964 – Darryl McDaniels, American rapper and producer (Run–D.M.C.)
1965 – Brooke Shields, American model, actress, and producer
1965 – Yoko Soumi, Japanese voice actress
1966 – Jeremy Hotz, Canadian-American comedian and actor
1966 – Roshan Mahanama, Sri Lankan cricketer and referee
1966 – Nick Scotti, American model, actor, and singer
1967 – Vampiro, Canadian-Mexican wrestler and sportscaster
1967 – Sandrine Bonnaire, French actress and director
1967 – Phil Keoghan, New Zealand television host and producer
1967 – Kenny Lofton, American baseball player, coach, and sportscaster
1968 – John Connolly, Irish journalist and author
1968 – Stéphane E. Roy, Canadian comedian and actor
1968 – Kyōka Suzuki, Japanese actress
1971 – Diana Damrau, German soprano and actress
1972 – Frode Estil, Norwegian skier
1972 – John Godina, American shot putter and discus thrower
1972 – Sarah Murdoch, English-Australian model and actress
1972 – Antti Niemi, Finnish footballer and coach
1972 – Archie Panjabi, English actress
1972 – Dave Roberts, American baseball player and coach
1973 – Chris Harmse, South African hammer thrower
1973 – Kate Howey, English martial artist and coach
1973 – Dominique Monami, Belgian tennis player
1974 – Hiroiki Ariyoshi, Japanese comedian and singer
1974 – Chad Campbell, American golfer
1974 – Kenan Doğulu, Turkish singer-songwriter and producer
1974 – Zsolt Erdei, Hungarian boxer
1974 – Tristram Hunt, English historian and politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Education
1974 – Adrian Tomine, American author and illustrator
1975 – Mac Suzuki, Japanese baseball player
1975 – Yiasoumis Yiasoumi, Cypriot footballer
1976 – Colin Farrell, Irish actor
1976 – Matt Harpring, American basketball player and sportscaster
1976 – Tonka Tomicic, Chilean model and television host, Miss World Chile 1995
1976 – Mashona Washington, American tennis player
1977 – Theodoros Baev, Bulgarian-Greek volleyball player
1977 – Phil Devey, Canadian baseball player
1977 – Domenico Fioravanti, Italian swimmer
1977 – Scott Klopfenstein, American singer-songwriter and trumpet player (Reel Big Fish, The Littlest Man Band, The Scholars, and Nuckle Brothers)
1977 – Greg Leeb, Canadian ice hockey player
1977 – Eric Christian Olsen, American actor
1977 – Joachim Olsen, Danish shot putter and politician
1977 – Joel Ross, English radio and television host
1977 – June Sarpong, English television host
1977 – Moses Sichone, Zambian footballer
1977 – Petr Tenkrát, Czech ice hockey player
1978 – Aleksey Zagornyi, Russian hammer thrower
1979 – Jean-François Gillet, Belgian footballer
1980 – Craig Bolton, Australian footballer and sportscaster
1980 – Andy Hurley, American drummer (The Damned Things, Project Rocket, Racetraitor)
1980 – Mika Katsumura, Japanese actress
1980 – Kaori Manabe, Japanese television personality and model
1981 – Mikael Antonsson, Swedish footballer
1981 – Yoon Mi-rae, American-South Korean singer (Uptown)
1981 – Jake Peavy, American baseball player
1981 – Daniele Bonera, Italian footballer
1982 – Brett Firman, Australian rugby league player
1983 – David Hernandez, American model and singer
1983 – Dustin Wells, New Zealand footballer
1983 – Reggie Yates, English actor and television host
1984 – Andrew Bailey, American baseball player
1984 – Milorad Čavić, Serbian swimmer
1984 – Nate Robinson, American basketball player
1984 – Jason Smith, Australian actor
1985 – Navene Koperweis, American drummer, songwriter, and producer (Animals as Leaders, The Faceless, and Animosity)
1985 – Ian Vougioukas, Greek basketball player
1986 – Waka Flocka Flame, American rapper
1986 – Robert Gesink, Dutch cyclist
1987 – Shaun Fleming, American actor, singer, and drummer (Foxygen and Diane Coffee)
1987 – Nagi Yanagi, Japanese singer-songwriter
1988 – Lisa Bund, German singer-songwriter
1989 – Lauren Barnes, American soccer player
1989 – Katherine Connors, American model, Miss Iowa USA 2010
1989 – Bas Dost, Dutch footballer
1989 – Noah Gundersen, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Courage)
1989 – Sean Johnson, American soccer player
1989 – Marco Reus, German footballer
1989 – Chase Stanley, Australian-New Zealand rugby league player
1990 – Erik Karlsson, Swedish ice hockey player
1991 – Azealia Banks, American rapper
1992 – Laura Ikauniece, Latvian heptathlete
1993 – Jason Taumalolo, New Zealand rugby league player
1997 – Inês Murta, Portuguese tennis player
1997 – Milka-Emilia Pasanen, Finnish tennis player

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May 31st 2004 - US guitarist Robert Quine was found dead of a heroin overdose in his New York City home. Worked with Richard Hell And The Voidoids, (1977 album 'Blank Generation' features the track 'Love Comes In Spurts') and Lou Reed, Brian Eno, Lloyd Cole, Marianne Faithfull, Tom Waits and They Might Be Giants.

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May 31st 2013 – Jean Stapleton, American actress and singer (b. 1923)

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May 31st 2000 - US soul singer Johnnie Taylor died of a heart attack in a Texas hospital shortly after his 62nd birthday. Taylor had been a member of The Highway QCs and The Five Echoes and in 1957 Taylor replaced Sam Cooke in The Soul Stirrers. He scored the 1976 US No.1 'Disco Lady'.

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May 31st 2015 – Slim Richey, American guitarist and fiddler (b. 1938)

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May 31st 1977 – William Castle, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1914)

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May 31st 455 – Petronius Maximus, Roman emperor (b. 396)

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May 31st 2009 – Danny La Rue, Irish-born British drag queen performer and singer (b. 1927)

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May 31st 2014 – Lewis Katz, American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1942)

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May 31st 2014 – Hoss Ellington, American race car driver (b. 1935)

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May 31st 2014 – Martha Hyer, American actress (b. 1924)

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June 1st 1999 – Christopher Cockerell, English engineer, invented the hovercraft (b. 1910)

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June 1st 2015 – Charles Kennedy, Scottish journalist and politician (b. 1959)

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June 1st 1846 – Pope Gregory XVI (b. 1765)

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June 1st 2015 – Jacques Parizeau, Canadian economist and politician, 26th Premier of Quebec (b. 1930)

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June 1st 1960 – Paula Hitler, Austrian-German sister of Adolf Hitler (b. 1896)

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June 1st 2001 – Nepalese royal massacre: Crown Prince Dipendra of Nepal shoots and kills several members of his family including his father and mother, King Birendra of Nepal and Queen Aiswarya.

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June 1st 1980 – Arthur Nielsen, American businessman, founded the ACNielsen company (b. 1897)

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June 1st 1927 – Lizzie Borden, American accused murderer (b. 1860)

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June 1st 1868 – James Buchanan, American lawyer and politician, 15th President of the United States (b. 1791)

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June 1st 1868 – James Buchanan, American lawyer and politician, 15th President of the United States (b. 1791)

The only U.S. President who never got married.

Served one term (1857-1861); was not nominated for reelection.

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The only U.S. President who never got married.
Any reasons why?

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Served one term (1857-1861); was not nominated for reelection.
Abraham Lincoln followed on.

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June 1st 1959 – Sax Rohmer, English author (b. 1883)

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June 1st 1943 – BOAC Flight 777 is shot down over the Bay of Biscay by German Junkers Ju 88s, killing the actor Leslie Howard and leading to speculation that its shooting down was an attempt to kill the British Prime Minister Winston Churchill.

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Notable births for June 1st:

1922 – Joan Copeland, American actress
1924 – John Tooley, English director and manager
1925 – Dilia Díaz Cisneros, Venezuelan poet and educator
1929 – James H. Billington, American librarian and academic
1930 – Matt Poore, New Zealand cricketer
1932 – Frank Cameron, New Zealand cricketer
1934 – Pat Boone, American singer-songwriter and actor
1934 – Peter Masterson, American actor, director, producer and screenwriter
1935 – Norman Foster, Baron Foster of Thames Bank, English architect, founded Foster and Partners
1936 – André Bourbeau, Canadian politician
1936 – Gerald Scarfe, English illustrator and animator
1937 – Morgan Freeman, American actor and producer
1937 – Rosaleen Linehan, Irish actress and singer
1940 – René Auberjonois, American actor
1940 – Kip Thorne, American physicist, astronomer, and academic
1941 – Edo de Waart, Dutch conductor and director
1941 – Toyo Ito, Japanese architect, designed the Torre Realia BCN and Hotel Porta Fira
1941 – Alexander V. Zakharov, Russian physicist and astronomer
1942 – Bruce George, Welsh politician
1942 – Parveen Kumar, Pakistani-English physician and academic
1942 – Paco Peña, Spanish guitarist and composer
1943 – Richard Goode, American pianist
1943 – David Newbery, English economist and academic
1944 – Colin Blakemore, English neurobiologist and academic
1944 – Robert Powell, English actor
1945 – Jim McCarty, American blues rock guitarist (Mitch Ryder and The Detroit Wheels)
1945 – Brian Oldfield, American shot putter
1945 – Linda Scott, American singer
1945 – Kerry Vincent, Australian chef and author
1945 – Frederica von Stade, American soprano and actress
1946 – Brian Cox, Scottish actor and singer
1946 – Jody Stecher, American singer
1947 – Ron Dennis, English businessman, founded the McLaren Group
1947 – Jonathan Pryce, Welsh actor and singer
1947 – Ronnie Wood, English guitarist, songwriter, and producer (The Rolling Stones, The Faces, The Jeff Beck Group, The Birds, and The Creation)
1948 – Joe Andrew, English author and academic
1948 – Powers Boothe, American actor
1948 – Tom Sneva, American race car driver and sportscaster
1950 – Charlene, American singer
1950 – Perrin Beatty, Canadian businessman and politician
1950 – Jean Lambert, English educator and politician
1950 – Wayne Nelson, American singer and bass player (Little River Band)
1950 – Tom Robinson, English singer-songwriter and bass player (Sector 27 and Tom Robinson Band)
1951 – Lola Young, Baroness Young of Hornsey, English actress and author
1952 – Şenol Güneş, Turkish footballer and manager
1952 – David Lan, South African-English director and playwright
1952 – Mihaela Loghin, Romanian shot putter
1953 – Timothy Bentinck, Australian-English actor
1953 – David Berkowitz, American serial killer
1953 – Ronnie Dunn, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Brooks & Dunn)
1953 – Ted Field, American entrepreneur and racing driver
1954 – Jill Black, English lawyer and judge
1955 – Chiyonofuji Mitsugu, Japanese sumo wrestler
1955 – Lorraine Moller, New Zealand runner
1956 – Lisa Hartman Black, American actress and singer
1956 – Robin Mattson, American actress
1957 – Dorota Kędzierzawska, Polish director and screenwriter
1958 – Ahron Bregman, Israeli-English political scientist and journalist
1958 – Nambaryn Enkhbayar, Mongolian lawyer and politician, 3rd President of Mongolia
1958 – Gennadiy Valyukevich, Belarusian triple jumper
1959 – Martin Brundle, English race car driver and sportscaster
1959 – John Pullinger, English statistician and librarian
1959 – Alan Wilder, English singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer (Depeche Mode and Recoil)
1960 – Sergey Kuznetsov, Russian footballer and manager
1960 – Giorgos Lillikas, Cypriot politician, 8th Cypriot Minister of Foreign Affairs
1961 – Paul Coffey, Canadian ice hockey player
1961 – Mark Curry, American actor
1961 – Werner Günthör, Swiss shot putter and bobsledder
1961 – John Huston, American golfer
1961 – Peter Machajdík, Slovakian-German pianist and composer
1963 – Mike Joyce, English drummer (The Smiths and Buzzcocks)
1963 – Miles J. Padgett, Scottish physicist and academic
1965 – Larisa Lazutina, Russian skier
1965 – Olga Nazarova, Russian sprinter
1965 – Nigel Short, English chess player and journalist
1966 – Greg Schiano, American football player and coach
1967 – Roger Sanchez, American DJ and producer
1968 – Jason Donovan, Australian actor and singer
1968 – Mark Gonzales, American skateboarder
1968 – Jeff Hackett, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1968 – Susan Jones, Welsh politician
1968 – Yui Natsukawa, Japanese actress
1968 – Mathias Rust, German pilot
1969 – Rene Liu, Taiwanese actress and singer
1969 – Teri Polo, American actress
1969 – Richard Murrian, American photographer
1970 – Alexi Lalas, American soccer player, manager, and sportscaster
1970 – R. Madhavan, Indian actor, producer, and screenwriter
1970 – Karen Mulder, Dutch model and singer
1970 – Paul Schrier, American actor and director
1971 – Mario Cimarro, Cuban-American actor and singer
1971 – DJ Nihal, English radio and television host
1972 – Daniel Casey, English actor
1972 – Mike Dunham, American ice hockey player and coach
1972 – Mindy Smith, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1973 – Frédérik Deburghgraeve, Belgian swimmer
1973 – Adam Garcia, Australian actor
1973 – Derek Lowe, American baseball player
1973 – Heidi Klum, German-American model, fashion designer, and producer
1974 – Ashok Jadeja, Indian criminal
1974 – Alanis Morissette, Canadian-American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actress
1974 – Michael Rasmussen, Danish cyclist
1974 – Sarah Teather, English politician
1974 – Akis Zikos, Greek footballer and coach
1975 – Michal Grošek, Czech-Swiss ice hockey player and coach
1975 – Ēriks Rags, Latvian javelin thrower
1976 – Marlon Devonish, English sprinter and coach
1976 – Kōhei Murakami, Japanese actor
1977 – Brad Wilkerson, American baseball player and coach
1978 – Hasna Benhassi, Moroccan runner
1978 – Antonietta Di Martino, Italian high jumper
1978 – Matthew Hittinger, American poet and author
1979 – Santana Moss, American football player
1979 – Markus Persson, Swedish game designer, founded Mojang
1980 – Oliver James, English actor and singer
1981 – Brandi Carlile, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1981 – Smush Parker, American basketball player
1981 – Amy Schumer, American comedian, actress, and screenwriter
1981 – Carlos Zambrano, Venezuelan-American baseball player
1982 – Justine Henin, Belgian tennis player
1983 – Tetyana Hamera-Shmyrko, Ukrainian runner
1983 – Tõnis Sahk, Estonian long jumper
1984 – David Neville, American sprinter
1984 – Olivier Tielemans, Dutch race car driver
1985 – Tirunesh Dibaba, Ethiopian runner
1985 – Mário Hipólito, Angolan footballer
1985 – Dinesh Karthik, Indian cricketer
1985 – Tanel Leok, Estonian motocross racer
1985 – Nick Young, American basketball player
1985 – Sam Young, American basketball player
1985 – L.A. Lopez, Filipino actor and singer
1986 – Skream, English DJ and producer (Magnetic Man)
1986 – Moses Ndiema Masai, Kenyan runner
1986 – Dayana Mendoza, Venezuelan model, Miss Universe 2008
1986 – Chinedu Obasi, Nigerian footballer
1986 – Ben Smith, New Zealand rugby player
1987 – Zoltán Harsányi, Slovakian footballer
1987 – Jerel McNeal, American basketball player
1987 – Johan Santos, Filipino actor
1987 – Yarisley Silva, Cuban pole vaulter
1988 – Javier Hernández, Mexican footballer
1988 – Nami Tamaki, Japanese singer
1989 – Brooklyn Lee, American porn actress
1989 – Sammy Alex Mutahi, Kenyan runner
1990 – Kennie Chopart, Danish footballer
1990 – Rie Murakawa, Japanese voice actress and singer
1990 – Carlota Ciganda, Spanish golfer
1990 – Kieren Emery, German-English rower
1990 – Misha Fisenko, Russian ice hockey player
1990 – Roman Josi, Swiss ice hockey player
1990 – Martin Pembleton, English footballer
1990 – Bianca Perie, Romanian hammer thrower
1991 – Tyrone Roberts, Australian rugby league player
1992 – Jenna McDougall, Australian singer-songwriter (Tonight Alive)
1992 – Kira Plastinina, Russian fashion designer
1995 – Carlos Castro García, Spanish footballer
1996 – Tom Holland, English actor
2000 – Willow Shields, American actress
2004 – Miyu Honda, Japanese actress

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June 1st 1968 – Helen Keller, American author and activist (b. 1880)

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June 1st 1965 – Curly Lambeau, American football player and coach, founded the Green Bay Packers (b. 1898)

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June 1st 1941 – Hugh Walpole, New Zealand-English author (b. 1884)

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June 1st 1991 - American soul singer David Ruffin died of a drug overdose. After taking a large amount of cocaine Ruffin passed out, a friend drove him to a hospital in Philadelphia, where he later died. With The Temptations, had the 1971 US No.1 & UK No. 8 single 'Just My Imagination' and 'My Girl' (which Ruffin sang lead vocals). Solo, (1975 US No.9 & UK No.10 single 'Walk Away From Love').

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June 1st 2002 – Hansie Cronje, South African cricketer (b. 1969)

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June 2nd 2015 – Irwin Rose, American biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1926)

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June 2nd 2008 – Bo Diddley, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1928)

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June 8th 1876 – George Sand, French author and playwright (b. 1804)

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June 9th 2015 – Fred Anton Maier, Norwegian speed skater (b. 1938)

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June 9th 2015 – Pedro Zerolo, Spanish lawyer and politician (b. 1960)

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June 9th 2014 – Bob Welch, American baseball player and coach (b. 1956)

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June 9th 2014 – Gustave Tassell, American fashion designer (b. 1926)

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June 9th 1892 – Yosheeshoshi, Japanese painter (b. 1839)

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June 9th 2013 – Iain Banks, Scottish author (b. 1954)

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June 9th 2011 – Tomoko Kawakami, Japanese voice actress (b. 1970)

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June 9th 1946 – King Ananda Mahidol is found shot dead in his bedroom, Bhumibol Adulyadej ascends to the throne of Thailand. He is currently the world's longest reigning monarch.

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June 9th 2014 – Rik Mayall, English comedian, actor, and screenwriter (b. 1958)

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June 9th 1870 – Charles Dickens, English novelist and critic (b. 1812)

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June 9th 2011 – Mike Mitchell, American basketball player (b. 1956)

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Notable births for June 9th:

1924 – Tony Britton, English actor
1931 – Bill Virdon, American baseball player, coach, and manager
1933 – Al Cantello, American javelin thrower and coach
1934 – Michael Mates, English colonel and politician
1936 – Jackie Mason, American comedian, actor, and screenwriter
1936 – Mick O'Dwyer, Irish footballer and manager
1936 – George Radda, Hungarian chemist and academic
1937 – Harald Rosenthal, German hydrobiologist and academic
1938 – Jeremy Hardie, English economist and businessman
1938 – Giles Havergal, Scottish actor, director, and playwright
1938 – Charles Wuorinen, American composer and educator
1939 – Ileana Cotrubaș, Romanian soprano and actress
1939 – Eric Fernie, Scottish historian and academic
1939 – David Hobbs, English race car driver and sportscaster
1939 – Dick Vitale, American basketball player, coach, and sportscaster
1939 – Charles Webb, American author and illustrator
1940 – André Vallerand, Canadian businessman and politician
1942 – Anton Burghardt, German footballer and manager
1942 – Nicholas Lloyd, English journalist
1943 – Kenny Barron, American pianist and educator (Sphere)
1943 – John Fitzpatrick, English race car driver
1943 – Joe Haldeman, American author and academic
1943 – Charles Saatchi, Iraqi-English businessman, co-founded Saatchi & Saatchi
1944 – Janric Craig, 3rd Viscount Craigavon, English accountant and politician
1944 – Wally Gabler, American football player and sportscaster
1945 – Nike Wagner, German author and critic
1946 – James Kelman, Scottish author and playwright
1946 – Peter Kilfoyle, English educator and politician
1946 – Giulio Terzi di Sant'Agata, Italian politician and diplomat, Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs
1947 – Mick Box, English guitarist (Uriah Heep)
1947 – John Gurda, American historian and author
1948 – Jim Bailey, American football player
1948 – Gudrun Schyman, Swedish social worker and politician
1949 – Kiran Bedi, Indian police officer and activist
1950 – Fred Jackson, American football player and coach
1950 – Giorgos Kastrinakis, Greek-American basketball player
1951 – James Newton Howard, American composer, conductor, and producer
1951 – Dave Parker, American baseball player and coach
1951 – Brian Taylor, American basketball player
1952 – Bülent Ersoy, Turkish actress and singer
1952 – Billy Knight, American basketball player
1953 – Ken Navarro, Italian-American guitarist and composer
1954 – Paul Chapman, Welsh guitarist and songwriter (UFO, Lone Star, and Skid Row)
1954 – Gregory Maguire, American author
1954 – Elizabeth May, American-Canadian environmentalist, lawyer, and politician
1954 – George Pérez, American author and illustrator
1956 – Patricia Cornwell, American journalist and author
1957 – Randy Read, English crystallographer and academic
1958 – David Ancrum, American basketball player and coach
1959 – Peter Fowler, Australian golfer
1960 – Steve Paikin, Canadian journalist and author
1961 – Thomas Benson, American football player
1961 – Michael J. Fox, Canadian-American actor, producer, and author
1961 – Aaron Sorkin, American screenwriter, producer, and playwright
1962 – Yuval Banay, Israeli singer-songwriter and guitarist (Mashina)
1962 – Ken Rose, American football player
1962 – David Trewhella, Australian rugby league player
1963 – Gilad Atzmon, Israeli-English saxophonist, author, and activist (The Blockheads)
1963 – Johnny Depp, American actor
1963 – David Koepp, American director, producer, and screenwriter
1964 – Slaid Cleaves, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1964 – Gloria Reuben, Canadian-American actress
1964 – Hiroko Yakushimaru, Japanese actress and singer
1966 – Tamela Mann, American singer-songwriter and actress
1966 – Jan Vayne, Dutch pianist
1967 – Jian Ghomeshi, English-Canadian singer-songwriter, producer, and radio host (Moxy Früvous)
1967 – Rubén Maza, Venezuelan runner
1968 – Niki Bakoyianni, Greek high jumper and coach
1969 – Nick Kiriazis, American actor
1969 – André Racicot, Canadian ice hockey player
1969 – Eric Wynalda, American soccer player, coach, and sportscaster
1970 – Erika Miklósa, Hungarian soprano
1971 – Gilles De Bilde, Belgian footballer and sportscaster
1971 – Jean Galfione, French pole vaulter and sportscaster
1971 – Jackie McKeown, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Yummy Fur and 1990s)
1972 – Tomoe Hanba, Japanese voice actress
1972 – Matt Horsley, Australian footballer and coach
1973 – Aigars Apinis, Latvian discus thrower and shot putter
1973 – Tedy Bruschi, American football player and sportscaster
1973 – Frédéric Choffat, Swiss director, producer, and cinematographer
1973 – Iain Lee, English comedian and television host
1973 – Grant Marshall, Canadian ice hockey player
1973 – Laura Ponte, Spanish model and actress
1974 – Samoth, Norwegian singer-songwriter and guitarist (Emperor, Zyklon, and Scum)
1975 – Otto Addo, German-Ghanaian footballer and manager
1975 – Andrew Symonds, English-Australian cricketer
1977 – Usman Afzaal, Pakistani-English cricketer
1977 – Paul Hutchison, English cricketer
1977 – Olin Kreutz, American football player
1977 – Ameesha Patel, Indian actress and producer
1977 – Peja Stojaković, Croatian basketball player
1978 – Matthew Bellamy, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Muse)
1978 – Michaela Conlin, American actress
1978 – Shandi Finnessey, American model and actress, Miss USA 2004
1978 – Miroslav Klose, German footballer
1978 – Heather Mitts, American soccer player
1978 – Eric Papilaya, Austrian singer
1978 – Hayden Schlossberg, American director, producer, and screenwriter
1979 – Dario Dainelli, Italian footballer
1979 – Akiko Kobayashi, Japanese voice actress and singer
1979 – Ryoko Kuninaka, Japanese actress and singer
1979 – Amanda Lassiter, American basketball player
1979 – Jasper Redd, American comedian, actor, and screenwriter
1979 – Chris Tilton, American composer and conductor
1979 – Andrew Walker, Canadian actor and producer
1980 – D'banj, Nigerian singer-songwriter and harmonica player
1980 – Mike Fontenot, American baseball player
1980 – Timothy Glanfield, English journalist and author
1980 – Udonis Haslem, American basketball player
1980 – Nikolai Novosjolov, Estonian fencer
1980 – Lehlohonolo Seema, South African footballer
1980 – Kana Ueda, Japanese voice actress and singer
1980 – David Williams, American poker player
1981 – Vic Chou, Taiwanese actor and singer (F4)
1981 – Natalie Portman, Israeli-American actress, director, and producer
1981 – Anoushka Shankar, English-Indian sitar player and composer
1981 – Sara Tommasi, Italian actress and model
1982 – Thomas Aldridge, English actor
1982 – Yosheesho Ōkubo, Japanese footballer
1982 – Christina Stürmer, Austrian singer-songwriter
1983 – Firas Al-Khatib, Syrian footballer
1983 – Erin Cafaro, American rower
1983 – Josh Cribbs, American football player
1983 – Dwayne Jones, American basketball player
1983 – Marina Lizorkina, Russian singer and dancer (Serebro)
1983 – Danny Richar, Dominican-American baseball player
1983 – Jim Tang, Hong Kong actor
1983 – Alex Templeton-Ward, English singer-songwriter, bass player, and poet
1983 – Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark
1984 – Yulieski Gourriel, Cuban baseball player
1984 – Jake Newton, Guyanese footballer
1984 – Asko Paade, Estonian basketball player
1984 – Masoud Shojaei, Iranian footballer
1984 – Wesley Sneijder, Dutch footballer
1985 – Anthimos Ananiadis, Greek actor
1985 – Richard Kahui, New Zealand rugby player
1985 – Sonam Kapoor, Indian model and actress
1985 – Jon Nørgaard, Danish singer-songwriter
1985 – Sebastian Telfair, American basketball player
1986 – Kevin Borg, Maltese-Swedish singer
1986 – Doug Legursky, American football player
1986 – Kary Ng, Hong Kong singer-songwriter and actress (Cookies and Ping Pung)
1986 – Ashley Postell, American gymnast
1987 – Sofía Lama, Mexican actress
1987 – Jaan Mölder, Estonian race car driver
1987 – Rheagan Wallace, American actress and producer
1988 – Sara Isaković, Slovenian swimmer
1988 – Sokratis Papastathopoulos, Greek footballer
1989 – Chloë Agnew, Irish singer (Celtic Woman)
1989 – Dídac Vilà, Spanish footballer
1990 – Lauren Socha, English actress
1992 – Yannick Agnel, French swimmer
1992 – Boyd Cordner, Australian rugby league player

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June 9th 1960 – Harry S. Hammond, American football player and businessman (b. 1884)

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June 9th 1959 – Adolf Otto Reinhold Windaus, German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1876)

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June 9th 2012 – John Maples, Baron Maples, English lawyer and politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Defence (b. 1943)

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June 9th 2015 – James Last, German-American bassist, composer, and bandleader (b. 1929)

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68 – Nero, Roman emperor (b. 37)

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June 9th 597 – Columba, Irish missionary and saint (b. 521)

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June 9th 1958 – Robert Donat, English actor (b. 1905)

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June 9th 1992 – Big Miller, American-Canadian singer (b. 1922)

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June 9th 1952 – Adolf Busch, German-Austrian violinist and composer (b. 1891)

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June 10th 2015 – Robert Chartoff, American film producer and philanthropist (b. 1933)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/10/16 at 2:30 am

June 10th 2000 – Hafez al-Assad, Syrian general and politician, 18th President of Syria (b. 1930)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/10/16 at 3:02 am

June 10th 2013 – Doug Bailey, American political consultant (b. 1933)

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June 10th 2012 – Will Hoebee, Dutch songwriter and producer (b. 1947)

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June 10th 2015 – Wolfgang Jeschke, German author and publisher (b. 1936)

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June 10th 1901 – Robert Williams Buchanan, Scottish poet, author, and playwright (b. 1841)

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June 10th 2005 – Curtis Pitts, American aircraft designer, designed the Pitts Special (b. 1915)

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June 10th 1946 – Jack Johnson, American boxer (b. 1878)

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June 10th 1836 – André-Marie Ampère, French physicist and mathematician (b. 1775)

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June 10th 1986 – Merle Miller, American author and playwright (b. 1919)

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June 10th 2003 – Donald Regan, American colonel and politician, 11th White House Chief of Staff (b. 1918)

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Notable births for June 10th:

1921 – Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
1925 – Nat Hentoff, American historian, author, and journalist
1927 – Eugene Parker, American astrophysicist and academic
1929 – James McDivitt, American general, pilot, and astronaut
1929 – Ian Sinclair, Australian farmer and politician, 42nd Australian Minister for Defence
1929 – E. O. Wilson, American biologist, author, and academic
1930 – Aranka Siegal, Czech-American author and Holocaust survivor
1931 – Bryan Cartledge, English academic and diplomat, British Ambassador to Russia
1931 – João Gilberto, Brazilian singer-songwriter and guitarist
1932 – Pierre Cartier, French mathematician and academic
1934 – Peter Gibson, English lawyer and judge
1934 – Tom Pendry, Baron Pendry, English politician
1935 – Vic Elford, English race car driver
1938 – Rahul Bajaj, Indian businessman and politician
1939 – Guy Harwood, English horse trainer
1939 – Alexandra Stewart, Canadian actress
1941 – Mickey Jones, American drummer and actor (The First Edition)
1941 – Shirley Owens, American singer (Shirelles)
1941 – Jürgen Prochnow, German-American actor
1941 – David Walker, Australian race car driver
1942 – Gordon Burns, Northern Irish journalist
1942 – Arthur Hamilton, Lord Hamilton, Scottish lawyer and judge
1942 – Preston Manning, Canadian politician
1943 – Simon Jenkins, English journalist and author
1944 – Anthony Rooley, English lute player (The Consort of Musicke)
1947 – Michel Bastarache, Canadian businessman, lawyer, and jurist
1947 – Ken Singleton, American baseball player and sportscaster
1947 – Robert Wright, English air marshal
1949 – John Sentamu, Ugandan-English archbishop
1949 – Arif Şirin, Turkish singer-songwriter
1950 – Elías Sosa, Dominican-American baseball player
1951 – Dan Fouts, American football player and sportscaster
1951 – Tony Mundine, Australian boxer
1951 – Burglinde Pollak, German pentathlete
1953 – Eileen Cooper, English painter and academic
1953 – John Edwards, American lawyer and politician
1953 – Garry Hynes, Irish director and producer
1953 – Christine St-Pierre, Canadian journalist and politician
1954 – Moya Greene, Canadian businesswoman
1954 – Rich Hall, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
1955 – Annette Schavan, German theologian and politician, German Federal Minister of Education and Research
1955 – Andrew Stevens, American actor and producer
1958 – Yu Suzuki, Japanese game designer and producer
1959 – Carlo Ancelotti, Italian footballer and manager
1959 – Eliot Spitzer, American lawyer and politician, 54th Governor of New York
1959 – Tim Van Patten, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1960 – Nandamuri Balakrishna, Indian actor and politician
1960 – Mark-Anthony Turnage, English composer
1961 – Kelley Deal, American singer and guitarist (The Breeders and The Kelley Deal 6000)
1961 – Kim Deal, American singer-songwriter and bass player (Pixies, The Breeders, and The Amps)
1961 – Maxi Priest, English singer-songwriter
1962 – Akie Abe, Japanese wife of Shinzō Abe, 57th Spouse of the Prime Minister of Japan
1962 – Brent Sutter, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1963 – Brad Henry, American lawyer and politician, 26th Governor of Oklahoma
1963 – Jeanne Tripplehorn, American actress
1963 – Tony Ward, American model and actor
1964 – Jimmy Chamberlin, American drummer, songwriter, and producer (The Smashing Pumpkins, Zwan, Starchildren, and The Jimmy Chamberlin Complex)
1964 – Ben Daniels, English actor
1964 – Kate Flannery, American actress
1964 – Tony Martin, New Zealand-Australian comedian, actor, director, and screenwriter
1964 – Vincent Pérez, Swiss actor and director
1965 – Susanne Albers, German computer scientist and academic
1965 – Elizabeth Hurley, English model, actress, and producer
1966 – David Platt, English footballer and manager
1967 – Emma Anderson, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Lush and Sing-Sing)
1967 – Ferdy Doernberg, English-German heavy metal musician (Axel Rudi Pell)
1967 – Paul Maskey, Irish politician
1968 – Bill Burr, American comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter
1968 – The D.O.C., American rapper (Fila Fresh Crew)
1968 – Derek Dooley, American football player and coach
1969 – Craig Hancock, Australian rugby league player
1969 – Ronny Johnsen, Norwegian footballer
1969 – Kate Snow, American journalist
1970 – Mike Doughty, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Soul Coughing)
1970 – Alex Santos, Filipino journalist
1970 – Katsuhiro Harada, Japanese game designer, director and producer and director at Bandai Namco Entertainment
1971 – Joel “JoJo” Hailey, American singer-songwriter (K-Ci & JoJo and Jodeci)
1971 – Bobby Jindal, American journalist and politician, 55th Governor of Louisiana
1971 – Bruno N'Gotty, French footballer
1971 – Erik Rutan, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Morbid Angel, Alas, Hate Eternal, and Ripping Corpse)
1971 – Kyle Sandilands, Australian radio host
1972 – Steven Fischer, American director and producer
1972 – Radmila Šekerinska, Macedonian politician, Prime Minister of the Republic of Macedonia
1972 – Eric Upashantha, Sri Lankan cricketer
1973 – Flesh-n-Bone, American rapper (Bone Thugs-n-Harmony)
1973 – Faith Evans, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
1973 – Damian Kallabis, Polish-German runner
1973 – Pokey Reese, American baseball player
1974 – Dustin Lance Black, American director, producer, and screenwriter
1974 – Robert Rave, American author
1975 – Rebecca Cardon, American personal trainer and author
1975 – Altiyan Childs, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist (Masonia)
1975 – Risto Jussilainen, Finnish ski jumper
1975 – Henrik Pedersen, Danish footballer
1976 – Georg Friedrich, Prince of Prussia
1976 – Alari Lell, Estonian footballer
1976 – James Moore, Canadian journalist and politician, 22nd Canadian Minister of Aboriginal Affairs
1976 – Esther Ouwehand, Dutch politician
1976 – Stefan Postma, Dutch footballer and coach
1976 – Hadi Saei, Iranian martial artist
1977 – Adam Darski Polish singer-songwriter and guitarist (Behemoth)
1977 – Dan-e-o, Canadian rapper
1977 – Enzo Emanuele, Italian pathologist and academic
1977 – Takako Matsu, Japanese singer-songwriter and actress
1977 – Mike Rosenthal, American football player and coach
1978 – Raheem Brock, American football player
1978 – DJ Qualls, American actor and producer
1978 – Shane West, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (Germs)
1979 – Evgeni Borounov, Russian ice dancer and coach
1979 – Kostas Louboutis, Greek footballer
1979 – Svetlana Zakharova, Russian ballerina
1980 – Matuzalém, Brazilian footballer
1980 – Ovie Mughelli, American football player
1980 – James Walsh (musician), English singer, songwriter, guitarist, and pianist (Starsailor (band))
1981 – Hoku, American singer-songwriter and musician
1981 – Prince Hashim bin Hussein of Jordan
1981 – Mat Jackson, English race car driver
1981 – Albie Morkel, South African cricketer
1981 – Burton O'Brien, Scottish footballer
1981 – Arwind Santos, Filipino basketball player
1981 – Andrey Yepishin, Russian sprinter
1982 – Laleh, Iranian-Swedish singer-songwriter and actress
1982 – Princess Madeleine, Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland of Sweden
1982 – Gaby Dela Merced, Filipino race car driver
1982 – Tara Lipinski, American figure skater
1982 – Ana Lúcia Souza, Brazilian ballerina and journalist
1982 – Nils Økland, Norwegian Esperantist and teacher
1983 – Nick Adams, American actor and dancer
1983 – Marion Barber III, American football player
1983 – Aaron Davey, Australian footballer
1983 – Leelee Sobieski, American actress and producer
1983 – Steve von Bergen, Swiss footballer
1984 – Johanna Kedzierski, German sprinter
1984 – Dirk Van Tichelt, Belgian martial artist
1985 – Richard Chambers, Irish rower
1985 – Gert Dorbek, Estonian basketball player
1985 – Kaia Kanepi, Estonian tennis player
1985 – Kristina Lundberg, Swedish ice hockey player
1985 – Dane Nielsen, Australian rugby league player
1985 – Andy Schleck, Luxembourger cyclist
1985 – Vasilis Torosidis, Greek footballer
1985 – Kreesha Turner, Canadian singer-songwriter and dancer
1986 – Marco Andreolli, Italian footballer
1986 – Zara Dampney, English volleyball player
1986 – Keith Harkin, Irish singer-songwriter and actor (Celtic Thunder)
1986 – Hajime Hosogai, Japanese footballer
1987 – Lyssa Chapman, American bounty hunter
1987 – Martin Harnik, German-Austrian footballer
1987 – Amobi Okoye, Nigerian-American football player
1988 – Patrik Lindberg, Swedish gamer
1988 – Becki Ronen, American model, Miss Kansas 2009
1989 – DeAndre Kane, American basketball player
1989 – David Miller, South African cricketer
1989 – Mustapha Carayol, Gambian footballer
1989 – Alexandra Stan, Romanian singer-songwriter, dancer, and model
1991 – Pol Espargaró, Spanish motorcycle racer
1991 – Juan Jesus, Brazilian footballer
1992 – Saulius Ambrulevičius, Lithuanian figure skater
1992 – Kate Upton, American model and actress
1993 – Vita Chambers, Canadian singer-songwriter

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June 10th 2014 – Keshav Malik, Indian poet and critic (b. 1924)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/10/16 at 11:31 am

June 10th 323 BC – Alexander the Great, Macedonian king (b. 356 BC)

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June 10th 38 – Julia Drusilla, Roman sister of Caligula (b. 16 AD)

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June 10th 1934 – Frederick Delius, English composer and educator (b. 1862)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/10/16 at 2:20 pm

June 10th 1982 – Rainer Werner Fassbinder, German actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1945)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/10/16 at 2:55 pm

June 10th 1967 – Spencer Tracy, American actor (b. 1900)

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June 10th 2004 - US singer, songwriter Ray Charles died aged 73. Glaucoma rendered Charles blind at the age of six. He scored the 1962 UK & US No.1 single 'I Can't Stop Loving You' plus over 30 other US Top 40 singles and the 2005 US No.1 album 'Genius Loves Company.' Charles who was married twice and fathered twelve children by nine different women appeared in the 1980 hit movie, The Blues Brothers was also the winner of 17 Grammy Awards.

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June 10th 1982 - Addie Harris from The Shirelles died of a heart attack after a show in Atlanta. 1961 US No.1 & UK No.4 single 'Will You Love Me Tomorrow'. Became the first all girl group to have a number one single on the Billboard Hot 100.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/10/16 at 4:30 pm

June 10th 1998 - Steve Sanders (Oak Ridge Boys) was found dead at the age of 45. He had apparently died of a self-inflicted gun shot wound.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/10/16 at 6:03 pm

June 10th 1988 – Louis L'Amour, American novelist and short story writer (b. 1908)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/10/16 at 6:03 pm

June 10th 1993 – Les Dawson, English comedian, actor, and screenwriter (b. 1934)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/11/16 at 6:01 am

June 11th 1979 – John Wayne, American actor, director, and producer (b. 1907)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/11/16 at 7:25 am

June 11th 2015 – Ron Moody, English actor and singer (b. 1924)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/11/16 at 9:41 am

June 11th 2013 – Robert Fogel, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1926)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/11/16 at 10:36 am

June 11th 2012 – Ann Rutherford, Canadian-American actress (b. 1917)

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June 11th 2015 – Ornette Coleman, American saxophonist, violinist, trumpet player, and composer (b. 1930)

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June 11th 1183 – Henry the Young King of England (b. 1155)

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June 11th 1903 – A group of Serbian officers stormed royal palace and assassinated King Alexander Obrenović and his wife queen Draga.

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June 11th 1982 – Johnny Candido, American wrestler

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Notable births for June 11th:

1926 – Carlisle Floyd, American composer and educator
1927 – Beryl Grey, English ballerina
1930 – Charles Rangel, American soldier, lawyer, and politician
1931 – Kenneth Cameron, Baron Cameron of Lochbroom, Scottish lawyer and judge
1931 – Audrey Schuh, American soprano
1932 – Athol Fugard, South African-American actor, director, and playwright
1932 – Tim Sainsbury, English businessman and politician, Minister of State for Trade
1933 – Martti Soosaar, Estonian journalist and author
1933 – Gene Wilder, American actor, director, and screenwriter
1934 – Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark
1937 – Johnny Brown, American actor and singer
1937 – Robin Warren, Australian pathologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
1939 – Christina Crawford, American actress and autobiographer
1939 – Rachael Heyhoe Flint, Baroness Heyhoe Flint, English cricketer and journalist
1939 – Jackie Stewart, Scottish race car driver and sportscaster
1943 – Ray Warren, Australian sportscaster
1944 – Alan Howarth, Baron Howarth of Newport, English politician, Minister for Culture, Communications and Creative Industries
1945 – Adrienne Barbeau, American actress
1945 – Patrick Joseph McGrath, Irish-American bishop
1945 – Robert Munsch, American-Canadian author and academic
1946 – Jenny Pitman, English horse trainer and author
1947 – Richard Palmer-James, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (King Crimson and Supertramp)
1947 – Lalu Prasad Yadav, Indian politician, 20th Chief Minister of Bihar
1948 – Dave Cash, American baseball player and coach
1949 – Frank Beard, American drummer and songwriter (ZZ Top and American Blues)
1950 – Graham Russell, English-Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist (Air Supply)
1951 – Matthew Engel, English journalist and author
1951 – Yasumasa Morimura, Japanese painter and photographer
1952 – Yekaterina Podkopayeva, Russian runner
1952 – Donnie Van Zant, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (38 Special and Van Zant)
1953 – Steve Bassam, Baron Bassam of Brighton, English politician
1953 – José Bové, French farmer and politician
1954 – John Dyson, Australian cricketer
1954 – Johnny Neel, American singer-songwriter and keyboard player (The Allman Brothers Band)
1955 – Yuriy Sedykh, Ukrainian hammer thrower
1955 – Duncan Steel, English-Australian astronomer and author
1956 – Steven A. Cohen, American businessman, founded S.A.C. Capital Advisors
1956 – Joe Montana, American football player and sportscaster
1956 – Simon Plouffe, Canadian mathematician and academic
1957 – Jamaaladeen Tacuma, American bass player and bandleader
1958 – Barry Adamson, English singer and bass player (Visage, Magazine, and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds)
1959 – Hugh Laurie, English actor and screenwriter (Band from TV)
1960 – Mehmet Oz, American surgeon, author, and television host
1961 – María Barranco, Spanish actress and singer
1962 – Mano Menezes, Brazilian footballer and coach
1962 – Erika Salumäe, Estonian cyclist
1963 – Gioia Bruno, American singer-songwriter (Exposé)
1963 – Bruce Kimball, American diver and coach
1964 – Jean Alesi, French race car driver
1965 – Gavin Hill, New Zealand rugby player and coach
1965 – Yasuko Sawaguchi, Japanese actress
1967 – Graeme Bachop, New Zealand rugby player
1967 – João Garcia, Portuguese mountaineer
1968 – Alois, Hereditary Prince of Liechtenstein
1968 – Bryan Perro, Canadian author
1968 – Manoa Thompson, Fijian rugby player
1969 – Peter Dinklage, American actor and producer
1969 – Steven Drozd, American singer-songwriter and actor (The Flaming Lips)
1969 – Olaf Kapagiannidis, German footballer
1969 – Matt McGrath, American actor
1969 – Kip Miller, American ice hockey player
1969 – Sergei Yuran, Ukrainian footballer and manager
1971 – Vladimir Gaidamașciuc, Moldovan footballer
1971 – Liz Kendall, British politician
1971 – Mark Richardson, New Zealand cricketer
1971 – Kenjiro Tsuda, Japanese voice actor
1972 – Stephen Kearney, New Zealand rugby league player and coach
1973 – José Manuel Abundis, Mexican footballer and coach
1973 – Dana Brunetti, American film producer
1974 – Fragiskos Alvertis, Greek basketball player, coach, and manager
1974 – Tatiana Ignatieva, Belarusian tennis player
1974 – David Starie, English boxer
1975 – Fjordman, Norwegian theorist and blogger
1975 – Thomas Bimis, Greek diver
1976 – Reiko Tosa, Japanese runner
1977 – Geoff Ogilvy, Australian golfer
1977 – Richard Williams, English racing driver
1977 – Odalis Pérez, Dominican-American baseball player
1978 – Joshua Jackson, Canadian-American actor
1979 – Ali Boussaboun, Moroccan-Dutch footballer
1979 – Amy Duggan, Australian footballer and journalist
1979 – Tõnu Endrekson, Estonian rower
1979 – Rino Nakasone Razalan, Japanese-American dancer and choreographer
1980 – Yhency Brazobán, Dominican baseball player
1981 – Emiliano Moretti, Italian footballer
1981 – Kristo Tohver, Estonian footballer and referee
1982 – Marco Arment, American businessman, co-created Tumblr
1982 – Vanessa Boslak, French pole vaulter
1982 – Jacques Freitag, South African high jumper
1982 – Joey Graham, American basketball player
1982 – Stephen Graham, American basketball player
1982 – Reni Maitua, Australian rugby league player
1982 – Eldar Rønning, Norwegian skier
1982 – Diana Taurasi, American basketball player
1983 – Chuck Hayes, American basketball player
1983 – Atsushi Maruyama, Japanese actor
1983 – Josh Ramsay, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Marianas Trench)
1983 – José Reyes, Dominican baseball player
1984 – Andy Lee, Irish boxer
1984 – Vágner Love, Brazilian footballer
1985 – Tim Hoogland, German footballer
1985 – Dmitry Koldun, Belarusian singer
1985 – Chris Trousdale, American singer, dancer, and actor (Dream Street)
1986 – Sebastian Bayer, German long jumper
1986 – Shia LaBeouf, American actor
1987 – Dappy, English rapper and actor (N-Dubz)
1987 – TiA, Japanese singer
1987 – Ezequiel Carrera, Venezuelan baseball player
1987 – Marsel İlhan, Turkish tennis player
1987 – Didrik Solli-Tangen, Norwegian singer
1988 – Yui Aragaki, Japanese actress and singer
1988 – Jesús Fernández Collado, Spanish footballer
1988 – Claire Holt, Australian actress
1988 – Rome Ramirez, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Sublime with Rome)
1988 – Gabriel Valenciano, Filipino actor and dancer
1989 – Keith Aulie, Canadian ice hockey player
1989 – Ana Clara Duarte, Brazilian tennis player
1989 – Maya Moore, American basketball player
1990 – Christophe Lemaitre, French sprinter
1990 – Sherina Munaf, Indonesian singer-songwriter and actress
1991 – Dan Howell, Youtube and internet personality
1992 – Jordanne Whiley, English tennis player
1994 – Ivana Baquero, Spanish actress
1994 – Jessica Fox, French-Australian canoe racer
1996 – Hakeeb Adelakun, English footballer
1996 – Kaleo Kanahele, American volleyball player
1996 – Ayaka Sasaki, Japanese singer (Momoiro Clover Z)

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June 11th 1796 – Samuel Whitbread, English brewer and politician, founded the Whitbread Company (b. 1720)

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June 12th 2015 – Patrick Lennox Tierney, American historian and academic (b. 1914)

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June 12th 1957 – Jimmy Dorsey, American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader (The Dorsey Brothers and The California Ramblers) (b. 1904)

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June 12th 1980 – Billy Butlin, South African-English businessman, founded the Butlins Company (b. 1899)

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June 12th 1983 – Norma Shearer, Canadian-American actress and singer (b. 1902)

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June 12th 2003 – Gregory Peck, American actor, singer, and producer (b. 1916)

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June 12th 2014 – Carla Laemmle, American actress (b. 1909)

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Notable births for June 12th:

1915 – David Rockefeller, American banker and businessman
1924 – George H. W. Bush, American lieutenant and politician, 41st President of the United States
1928 – Vic Damone, American singer-songwriter and actor
1928 – Petros Molyviatis, Greek politician and diplomat, Greek Minister for Foreign Affairs
1928 – Richard M. Sherman, American composer and director
1929 – Jameel Jalibi, Pakistani linguist and academic
1929 – John McCluskey, Baron McCluskey, Scottish lawyer, judge, and politician, Solicitor General for Scotland
1930 – Jim Nabors, American actor and singer
1932 – Mimi Coertse, South African soprano and producer
1934 – Kevin Billington, English director and producer
1935 – Paul Kennedy, English lawyer and judge
1937 – Klaus Basikow, German footballer and manager
1937 – Antal Festetics, Hungarian-Austrian biologist and zoologist
1938 – Tom Oliver, English-Australian actor
1938 – Ian Partridge, English tenor and educator
1940 – Jacques Brassard, Canadian educator and politician
1941 – Marv Albert, American sportscaster
1941 – Chick Corea, American pianist and composer (Chick Corea Elektric Band, Return to Forever, and Five Peace Band)
1941 – Roy Harper, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
1941 – Lucille Roybal-Allard, American politician
1942 – Len Barry, American singer-songwriter and producer (The Dovells)
1942 – Bert Sakmann, German physiologist and biologist, Nobel Prize laureate
1945 – Pat Jennings, Irish footballer and coach
1946 – Michel Bergeron, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1946 – Bobby Gould, English footballer and manager
1946 – Catherine Bréchignac, French physicist and academic
1948 – Hans Binder, Austrian race car driver
1948 – Herbert Meyer, German footballer
1949 – Jens Böhrnsen, German judge and politician, President of Germany
1949 – Roger Aaron Brown, American actor
1949 – Ivo Linna, Estonian singer and guitarist (Apelsin)
1949 – Marc Tardif, Canadian ice hockey player
1949 – John Wetton, English singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer (King Crimson, Mogul Thrash, Family, Roxy Music, UK, and Asia)
1950 – Oğuz Abadan, Turkish singer-songwriter and guitarist
1950 – Michael Fabricant, English politician
1950 – Sonia Manzano, American television personality, singer, and screenwriter
1951 – Bun E. Carlos, American drummer (Cheap Trick and Tinted Windows)
1952 – Spencer Abraham, American academic and politician, 10th United States Secretary of Energy
1952 – Oliver Knussen, Scottish composer and conductor
1953 – Rocky Burnette, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1953 – Tess Gerritsen, American physician and author
1953 – David Thornton, American actor
1954 – Tim Razzall, Baron Razzall, English lawyer and politician
1956 – Terry Alderman, Australian cricketer and sportscaster
1957 – Timothy Busfield, American actor, director, and producer
1957 – Javed Miandad, Pakistani cricketer and coach
1958 – Meredith Brooks, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1958 – Rory Sparrow, American basketball player and manager
1959 – John Linnell, American singer-songwriter and accordion player (They Might Be Giants and The Mundanes)
1959 – Scott Thompson, Canadian actor and screenwriter
1959 – Jalal-ud-Din, Pakistani cricketer and coach
1960 – Mark Calcavecchia, American golfer
1960 – Joe Kopicki, American basketball player and coach
1961 – Jim Goad, American singer, author, and publisher
1961 – Julius Kariuki, Kenyan runner
1961 – Kira Roessler, American singer and bass player (Black Flag and Dos)
1962 – Paul Clark, English keyboard player (The Bolshoi)
1962 – John Enos III, American actor
1963 – Warwick Capper, Australian footballer, coach, and actor
1963 – Tim DeKay, American actor, director, and producer
1963 – Johnny Hotbody, American wrestler
1963 – T. B. Joshua, Nigerian minister and television host
1963 – Jerry Lynn, American wrestler
1963 – Patrice Martinez, Mexican-American actress
1964 – Derek Higgins, Irish race car driver
1964 – Kent Jones, American journalist
1964 – Paula Marshall, American actress
1964 – Peter Such, Scottish-born, English cricketer
1965 – Gwen Torrence, American sprinter
1965 – Cathy Tyson, English actress
1967 – Icíar Bollaín, Spanish actress, director, and screenwriter
1967 – Aivar Kuusmaa, Estonian basketball player and coach
1967 – Frances O'Connor, English-Australian actress
1968 – Scott Aldred, American baseball player and coach
1968 – Htay Kywe, Burmese activist
1969 – Mathieu Schneider, American ice hockey player
1969 – Heinz-Christian Strache, Austrian politician
1970 – Gordon Michael Woolvett, Canadian actor, director, and screenwriter
1971 – Arman Alizad, Iranian-Finnish tailor and television host
1971 – Mark Henry, American weightlifter and wrestler
1971 – Ryan Klesko, American baseball player
1971 – Jérôme Romain, Caribbean-Dominican triple jumper and coach
1972 – Bounty Killer, Jamaican rapper and DJ (The Alliance)
1972 – Sophie Lawrence, English actress and singer
1972 – Finesse Mitchell, American actor and screenwriter
1973 – Jason Caffey, American basketball player and coach
1973 – Jennifer Jo Cobb, American race car driver
1973 – Takis Fyssas, Greek footballer
1973 – Mitsuki Saiga, Japanese voice actress and singer
1973 – Darryl White, Australian footballer
1974 – Hideki Matsui, Japanese baseball player
1974 – Jason Mewes, American actor and producer
1974 – Kerry Kittles, American basketball player
1975 – Bryan Alvarez, American wrestler and journalist
1975 – Stephanie Szostak, French-American actress
1976 – Antawn Jamison, American basketball player and sportscaster
1976 – Ray Price, Zimbabwean cricketer
1976 – Thomas Sørensen, Danish footballer
1977 – Richard Ayoade, English actor, director, and screenwriter
1977 – Wade Redden, Canadian ice hockey player
1977 – Kenny Wayne Shepherd, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Rides)
1978 – Lewis Moody, English rugby player
1978 – Shiloh Strong, American actor, director, and screenwriter
1979 – Dallas Clark, American football player
1979 – Martine Dugrenier, Canadian wrestler
1979 – Diego Milito, Argentinian footballer
1979 – Robyn, Swedish singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer
1979 – Earl Watson, American basketball player and coach
1980 – Marco Bortolami, Italian rugby player
1980 – Jason Dent, American mixed martial artist
1980 – Larry Foote, American football player
1980 – Ifet Taljević, German footballer
1981 – Raitis Grafs, Latvian basketball player
1981 – Paul Hasleby, Australian footballer
1981 – Jeremy Howard, American actor
1981 – Adriana Lima, Brazilian model and actress
1982 – Ben Blackwell, American drummer (The Dirtbombs)
1982 – Jason David, American football player
1982 – Loïc Duval, French race car driver
1982 – Marko Popović, Croatian basketball player
1982 – James Tomlinson, English cricketer
1983 – Bryan Habana, South African rugby player
1983 – Andy Ologun, Nigerian boxer and actor
1983 – Alexander Pipa, German rugby player
1983 – Christine Sinclair, Canadian soccer player
1984 – James Kwalia, Kenyan-Qatari runner
1985 – Colin Doyle, Irish footballer
1985 – Dave Franco, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
1985 – Blake Ross, American computer programmer, co-created Mozilla Firefox
1985 – Sam Thaiday, Australian rugby league player
1985 – Kendra Wilkinson, American model, actress, and author
1985 – Chris Young, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1986 – Erik Ainge, American football player
1986 – Stanislava Komarova, Russian swimmer
1986 – Sergio Rodríguez, Spanish basketball player
1986 – Harry Taylor, Australian footballer
1987 – Seyi Ajirotutu, American football player
1987 – Antonio Barragán, Spanish footballer
1987 – Abbey Lee Kershaw, Australian model and actress
1987 – Kristjan Rand, Estonian ice dancer
1988 – Artūrs Bērziņš, Latvian basketball player
1988 – Eren Derdiyok, Swiss footballer
1988 – Mauricio Isla, Chilean footballer
1988 – Dave Melillo, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Anarbor and Cute Is What We Aim For)
1988 – Dakota Morton, Canadian actor and radio host
1989 – Emma Eliasson, Swedish ice hockey player
1989 – Ibrahim Jeilan, Ethiopian runner
1990 – KevJumba, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
1990 – Kevin López, Spanish runner
1990 – David Worrall, English footballer
1991 – Avisail García, Venezuelan baseball player
1992 – Allie DiMeco, American actress
1992 – Philippe Coutinho, Brazilian footballer
1992 – Laura Jones, English gymnast
1995 – Furkan Soyalp, Turkish footballer
2001 – John Bigelow IV, Filipino-American golfer

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June 12th 1994 – Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman are murdered outside her home in Los Angeles, California. O.J. Simpson is later acquitted of the killings, but is held liable in wrongful death civil suit.

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"Janet Waldo, Voice of Judy Jetson, Dead at 96"

http://www.tvguide.com/news/janet-waldo-judy-jetson-dead-at-96/

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June 14th 2015 – Zito, Brazilian footballer (b. 1932)

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June 14th 2015 – Anne Nicol Gaylor, American activist, co-founded the Freedom From Religion Foundation (b. 1926)

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June 14th 1946 – John Logie Baird, Scottish-English physicist and engineer (b. 1888)

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Notable births for June 14th:

1917 – Lise Nørgaard, Danish journalist, author, and screenwriter
1922 – Kevin Roche, Irish-American architect, designed Bank of America Plaza and the Central Park
Zoo
1923 – Judith Kerr, German-English author and illustrator
1926 – Don Newcombe, American baseball player
1931 – Marla Gibbs, American actress and comedian
1932 – Joe Arpaio, American police officer
1933 – Vladislav Rastorotsky, Russian gymnast and coach
1936 – Irmelin Sandman Lilius, Finnish author, poet, and translator
1937 – Jørgen Leth, Danish actor, director, and screenwriter
1937 – Trevor Arthur Smith, Baron Smith of Clifton, Irish academic and politician
1938 – Julie Felix, American-English singer-songwriter and guitarist
1939 – Steny Hoyer, American lawyer and politician
1939 – Peter Mayle, English author and screenwriter
1939 – Colin Thubron, English journalist and author
1940 – Jack Bannon, American actor
1942 – Andy Irvine, English-Irish singer-songwriter and bouzouki player (Planxty, Sweeney's Men, and Patrick Street)
1942 – Jonathan Raban, English author and academic
1943 – Jennifer Gretton, Baroness Gretton, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Leicestershire
1943 – John Miles, English race car driver and journalist
1943 – Spooner Oldham, American organist and songwriter
1943 – Harold Wheeler, American composer, conductor, and producer
1944 – Joe Grifasi, American actor
1945 – Rod Argent, English singer-songwriter and keyboard player (The Zombies and Argent)
1945 – Richard Stebbins, American sprinter and educator
1946 – Tõnu Sepp, Estonian instrument maker and educator
1946 – Donald Trump, American businessman, founded the Trump Entertainment Resorts
1947 – Roger Liddle, Baron Liddle, English politician
1947 – Kat Martin, American author
1947 – Barry Melton, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Country Joe and the Fish and The Dinosaurs)
1947 – Hiroshi Miyauchi, Japanese actor
1947 – Paul Rudolph, Canadian singer, guitarist, and cyclist (Pink Fairies, The Deviants, and Hawkwind)
1948 – Laurence Yep, American author and playwright
1949 – Jim Lea, English singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer (Slade)
1949 – Roger Powell, English-Australian scientist and academic
1949 – Antony Sher, South African-British actor, director, and screenwriter
1949 – Harry Turtledove, American historian and author
1949 – Papa Wemba, Congolese singer (d. 2016)
1949 – Alan White, English drummer and songwriter (Yes, Plastic Ono Band, White, and Circa)
1950 – Rowan Williams, Welsh archbishop and theologian
1951 – Paul Boateng, English lawyer and politician, British High Commissioner to South Africa
1951 – Danny Edwards, American golfer
1952 – Pat Summitt, American basketball player and coach
1952 – Leon Wieseltier, American philosopher, journalist, and critic
1952 – Eddie Mekka, Aremenian-American actor
1953 – Janet Mackey, New Zealand lawyer and politician
1953 – David Thomas, American singer-songwriter (Rocket from the Tombs and Pere Ubu)
1954 – Will Patton, American actor
1955 – Michael D. Duvall, American businessman and politician
1955 – Paul O'Grady, English television host, producer, and drag performer (Lily Savage)
1956 – King Diamond, Danish singer-songwriter and producer (Black Rose, Mercyful Fate, and Brats)
1956 – Fred Funk, American golfer and coach
1956 – Sam Irvin, American director, producer, and screenwriter
1956 – Gianna Nannini, Italian singer-songwriter
1957 – Maxi Jazz, English rapper (Faithless)
1957 – Suzanne Nora Johnson, American lawyer and businesswoman
1957 – Mona Simpson, American novelist
1958 – Pamela Geller, American activist and blogger
1958 – Eric Heiden, American speed skater and physician
1958 – Nick Van Eede, English singer-songwriter and musician (Cutting Crew)
1960 – Tonie Campbell, American hurdler
1960 – Mike Laga, American baseball player
1961 – Boy George, English singer-songwriter and producer (Culture Club, Bow Wow Wow, and Jesus Loves You)
1961 – Dušan Kojić, Serbian singer-songwriter and bass player (Disciplina kičme and Disciplin A Kitschme)
1961 – Sam Perkins, American basketball player
1963 – Stuart Evans, Welsh rugby player
1963 – Chris DeGarmo, American guitarist (Queensrÿche)
1963 – Grant Kenny, Australian ironman and canoeist
1964 – Peter Gilliver, English lexicographer and academic
1964 – Kaija Parve, Estonian biathlete
1966 – Traylor Howard, American actress
1966 – Eduardo Waghorn, Chilean singer-songwriter
1967 – Kumar Mangalam Birla, Indian businessman
1967 – Dedrick Dodge, American football player and coach
1968 – Campbell Brown, American journalist
1968 – Faizon Love, Cuban-American actor and screenwriter
1969 – Éric Desjardins, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1969 – Michael Gerber, American author
1969 – Steffi Graf, German-American tennis player
1969 – Kyle Hebert, American voice actor
1969 – MC Ren, American rapper and producer (N.W.A)
1970 – Heather McDonald, American comedian, actress, and author
1971 – Bruce Bowen, American basketball player and sportscaster
1971 – Ramon Vega, Swiss footballer
1972 – Rick Brunson, American basketball player and coach
1972 – Matthias Ettrich, German computer scientist and engineer, founded KDE
1972 – Dominic Brown, English guitarist and songwriter (Duran Duran)
1972 – Claude Henderson, South African cricketer
1972 – Danny McFarlane, Jamaican hurdler and sprinter
1973 – Sami Kapanen, Finnish-American ice hockey player and manager
1974 – Sutan Amrull, American drag queen performer and makeup artist
1974 – Joshua Radin, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
1975 – Ryuji Miki, Japanese race car driver
1976 – Alan Carr, English comedian, actor, and screenwriter
1976 – Massimo Oddo, Italian footballer and manager
1977 – Boeta Dippenaar, South African cricketer
1977 – Chris McAlister, American football player
1977 – Massimiliano Neri, Italian model
1977 – Joe Worsley, English rugby player and coach
1978 – Steve Bégin, Canadian ice hockey player
1978 – Diablo Cody, American director, producer, and screenwriter
1978 – Annia Hatch, Cuban-American gymnast and coach
1979 – Osvaldo Benavides, Mexican actor
1979 – Shannon Hegarty, Australian rugby league player
1981 – Lonneke Engel, Dutch model
1982 – Jamie Green, English race car driver
1982 – Nicole Irving, Australian swimmer
1982 – Lang Lang, Chinese pianist
1983 – Hirofumi Araki, Japanese actor and singer
1983 – Trevor Barry, Bahamian high jumper
1983 – Ayumi Beppu, Japanese actress
1983 – Louis Garrel, French actor, director, and screenwriter
1983 – J. R. Martinez, American soldier and actor
1983 – John Stocco, American football player
1984 – Lorenzo Booker, American football player
1984 – Siobhán Donaghy, English singer-songwriter (Sugababes)
1984 – Yury Prilukov, Russian swimmer
1985 – Oleg Medvedev. Russian luger
1985 – Andy Soucek, Spanish race car driver
1986 – Jonathan Clare, English cricketer
1986 – Manami Higa, Japanese actress
1986 – Matt Read, Canadian ice hockey player
1987 – Andrew Cogliano, Canadian ice hockey player
1987 – Mohamed Diamé, Senegalese footballer
1987 – Rizwan Farook, American terrorist of Pakistani descent, perpetrator of 2015 San Bernardino attack
1988 – Adrián Aldrete, Mexican footballer
1988 – Kevin McHale, American singer, dancer, and actor (NLT)
1989 – Lucy Hale, American actress and singer (American Juniors)
1989 – Courtney Halverson, American actress
1989 – Joao Rojas, Ecuadorian footballer
1989 – Brad Takairangi, Australian-Cook Islands rugby league player
1990 – Stephen McLaughlin, Irish footballer
1991 – Erick Barrondo, Guatemalan race walker
1991 – Kostas Manolas, Greek footballer
1992 – Joel Crouse, American singer-songwriter
1993 – Svetlana Issakova, Estonian figure skater
1993 – Graeme MacGregor, Scottish footballer
1999 – Chou Tzu-yu, Taiwanese singer

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/14/16 at 4:02 am

June 14th 2014 – Rodney Thomas, American football player (b. 1973)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/14/16 at 5:17 am

June 14th 1886 – Alexander Ostrovsky, Russian director and playwright (b. 1823)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/14/16 at 6:17 am

June 14th 1936 – G. K. Chesterton, English essayist, poet, and playwright (b. 1874)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/14/16 at 7:24 am

June 14th 1994 - Composer Henry Mancini died aged 70. Wrote the music to 'Moon River, which was originally sung in the movie Breakfast at Tiffany's by Audrey Hepburn, was also the theme song for the Andy Williams television show. Had the 1969 US No.1 single 'Love Theme from Romeo And Juliet.' Recorded over 90 albums, contributed music to over 100 movies, including 'Theme From The Pink Panther.'

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/14/16 at 7:54 am

June 14th 2013 – Elroy Schwartz, American screenwriter and producer (b. 1923)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/14/16 at 9:04 am

June 14th 2013 – Hugh Maguire, Irish violinist and academic (b. 1926)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/14/16 at 11:32 am

June 14th 1986 – Jorge Luis Borges, Argentinian author and poet (b. 1899)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/14/16 at 12:12 pm

June 14th 1801 – Benedict Arnold, American general during the American Revolution later turned British spy (b. 1741)

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June 14th 2012 – Peter Archer, Baron Archer of Sandwell, English lawyer and politician, Solicitor General for England and Wales (b. 1926)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/14/16 at 1:41 pm

June 14th 1662 – Henry Vane the Younger, English-American politician, Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony (b. 1613)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/14/16 at 2:23 pm

June 14th 2007 – Kurt Waldheim, Austrian lieutenant and politician, 9th President of Austria (b. 1918)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/14/16 at 2:53 pm

June 14th 1995 - Irish guitarist Rory Gallagher died after a chest infection set in following a liver transplant. Had been a member of Taste before going solo, sold over 30m albums worldwide. Voted Melody Maker's Top Musician of the Year in 1972, auditioned for The Rolling Stones following the departure of Mick Taylor. Gallagher made his final performance on 10 January 1995 in the Netherlands.

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June 14th 2012 – Erik Rhodes, American porn actor and director (b. 1982)

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June 14th 2014 – James E. Rogers, American lawyer, businessman, and academic (b. 1938)

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June 14th 2003 – Dale Whittington, American race car driver (b. 1959)

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June 14th 1914 – Adlai Stevenson I, American lawyer and politician, 23rd Vice President of the United States (b. 1835)

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June 14th 1986 – Alan Jay Lerner, American composer and songwriter (b. 1918)

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June 14th 1928 – Emmeline Pankhurst, English activist and academic (b. 1857)

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June 14th 2013 – Al Green, American wrestler (b. 1955)

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June 15th 1996 - US jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald died in Beverly Hills, California, aged 79. Already blinded by the effects of diabetes, Fitzgerald had both her legs amputated in 1993. Winner of 13 Grammy Awards, the 1956 'Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Songbook' was the first of eight "Songbook" sets. Appeared in the TV commercial for Memorex, where she sang a note that shattered a glass while being recorded on a Memorex cassette tape. The tape was played back and the recording also broke the glass, asking "Is it live, or is it Memorex"

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June 11th 2015 – Mighty Sam McClain, American singer-songwriter (b. 1943)

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June 11th 2015 – Kirk Kerkorian, American businessman, founded the Tracinda Corporation (b. 1917)

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June 11th 1648 – Margaret Jones is hanged in Boston for witchcraft in the first such execution for the Massachusetts Bay Colony.

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June 11th 1993 – James Hunt, English race car driver and sportscaster (b. 1947)

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June 18th 2007 - American singer and record producer Hank Medress died of lung cancer at 68. He was the vocalist on The Tokens 1961 US No.1 hit 'The Lion Sleeps Tonight', Medress was also in the vocal quartet The Linc-Tones with Neil Sedaka and produced the hit single 'He's So Fine' by The Chiffons, as well as Tony Orlando's 'Knock Three Times'.

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June 18th 2015 – Allen Weinstein, American historian and academic (b. 1937)

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June 18th 1942 - Born on this day, Paul McCartney, The Beatles Wings, solo. The most successful rock composer of all time. McCartney first met John Lennon on July 6th 1957, who was impressed that Paul could tune a guitar. With The Beatles he scored 21 US No.1 & 17 UK No.1 singles plus McCartney has scored over 30 US & UK solo Top 40 hit singles. He has written and co-written 188 charted records, of which 91 reached the Top 10 and 33 made it to No.1 totalling 1,662 weeks on the chart.

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June 18th 1980 – Terence Fisher, English director and screenwriter (b. 1904)

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June 18th 2014 – Johnny Mann, American singer-songwriter and conductor (b. 1928)

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June 18th 1749 – Ambrose Philips, English poet and politician (b. 1674)

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June 18th 2015 – Danny Villanueva, American football player and broadcaster, co-founded Univision (b. 1937)

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June 18th 1936 – Maxim Gorky, Russian novelist, short story writer, and playwright (b. 1868)

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June 18th 1835 – William Cobbett, English farmer and journalist (b. 1763)

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June 18th 1982 – Italian banker Roberto Calvi's body is discovered hanging beneath Blackfriars Bridge in London, England.

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June 21st 2015 – Darryl Hamilton, American baseball player and sportscaster (b. 1964)

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June 21st 2014 – Walter Kieber, Austrian-Liechtenstein politician, 7th Prime Minister of Liechtenstein (b. 1931)

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June 21st 2014 – Gerry Conlon, Northern Irish author and activist (b. 1954)

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June 21st 2013 – Elliott Reid, American actor and screenwriter (b. 1920)

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June 21st 1377 – Edward III of England (b. 1312)

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June 21st 1969 – Maureen Connolly, American tennis player (b. 1934)

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June 21st 2013 – Wendy Saddington, Australian singer (Chain) (b. 1949)

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June 21st 2001 - John Lee Hooker, American blues singer and guitarist died in his sleep aged 83. Had hits with 'Boom Boom', 'Dimples' and 'I'm In The Mood'. His songs have been covered by many artists including Cream, AC/DC, ZZ Top, Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, Van Morrison, The Yardbirds, The Doors and The White Stripes. He appeared and sang in the 1980 movie The Blues Brothers.

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June 21st 1980 - German orchestra leader and songwriter Bert Kaempfert died aged 56. Both Frank Sinatra (Strangers In The Night) and Elvis Presley (Wooden Heart) covered his songs. Kaempfert released over 50 albums. In 1961, he hired The Beatles to back Tony Sheridan on recording sessions for Polydor, (these were the Beatles' first commercial recordings).

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June 21st 1979 - Angus MacLise, Velvet Underground's first drummer died of tuberculosis aged 34. He quit the band in 1965.

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Notable births for June 21st:

1918 – Dee Molenaar, American mountaineer, painter, and author
1918 – Josephine Webb, American engineer
1920 – Hans Gerschwiler, Swiss figure skater
1924 – Wally Fawkes, Canadian-English clarinet player and cartoonist
1928 – Wolfgang Haken, German-American mathematician and academic
1930 – Gerald Kaufman, English journalist and politician, Shadow Foreign Secretary
1931 – Margaret Heckler, American journalist, lawyer, and politician, 15th United States Secretary of Health and Human Services
1931 – Barbara Levick, English historian and author
1932 – Bernard Ingham, English journalist and civil servant
1932 – Lalo Schifrin, Argentinian pianist, composer, and conductor
1933 – Bernie Kopell, American actor and comedian
1937 – John Edrich, English cricketer and coach
1938 – Eddie Adcock, American singer and banjo player (The Country Gentlemen)
1938 – Don Black, English songwriter
1938 – John W. Dower, American historian and author
1938 – Michael M. Richter, German mathematician and computer scientist
1939 – Rubén Berríos, Puerto Rican-American lawyer and politician
1940 – Mariette Hartley, American actress and television personality
1940 – Michael Ruse, Canadian philosopher and academic
1941 – Aloysius Paul D'Souza, Indian bishop
1941 – Joe Flaherty, American-Canadian actor, producer, and screenwriter
1941 – Lyman Ward, Canadian actor
1942 – Clive Brooke, Baron Brooke of Alverthorpe, English businessman and politician
1942 – Dan Henning, American football player and coach
1942 – Marjorie Margolies, American journalist and politician
1942 – Henry S. Taylor, American author and poet
1942 – Togo D. West, Jr., American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 3rd United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs
1943 – Salomé, Spanish singer
1943 – Eumir Deodato, Brazilian pianist, composer, and producer
1944 – Ray Davies, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Kinks)
1944 – Corinna Tsopei, Greek model and actress, Miss Universe 1964
1945 – Adam Zagajewski, Polish author and poet
1946 – Rob Dyson, American race car driver
1946 – Per Eklund, Swedish race car driver
1946 – Kate Hoey, Northern Irish-British academic and politician, Minister for Sport and the Olympics
1946 – Brenda Holloway, American singer-songwriter
1946 – Malcolm Rifkind, Scottish lawyer and politician, Secretary of State for Scotland
1946 – Maurice Saatchi, Baron Saatchi, Iraqi-British businessman, founded M&C Saatchi and Saatchi & Saatchi
1947 – Meredith Baxter, American actress
1947 – Shirin Ebadi, Iranian lawyer, judge, and activist, Nobel Prize laureate
1947 – Michael Gross, American actor
1947 – Joey Molland, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Badfinger and Natural Gas)
1947 – Fernando Savater, Spanish philosopher and author
1948 – Jovan Aćimović, Serbian footballer and manager
1948 – Don Airey, English keyboardist (Rainbow (band); Ozzy Osbourne; Deep Purple)
1948 – Leon Everette, American country singer
1948 – Ian McEwan, English author and screenwriter
1948 – Andrzej Sapkowski, Polish author and translator
1948 – Philippe Sarde, French composer and conductor
1949 – John Agard, Guyanese-English author, poet, and playwright
1949 – Derek Emslie, Lord Kingarth, Scottish lawyer and judge
1950 – Anne Carson, Canadian poet and academic
1950 – Joey Kramer, American drummer and songwriter (Aerosmith)
1950 – Vasilis Papakonstantinou, Greek singer-songwriter and guitarist
1950 – Enn Reitel, Scottish actor and screenwriter
1950 – Trygve Thue, Norwegian guitarist and record producer
1950 – John Paul Young, Scottish-Australian singer
1951 – Jim Douglas, American academic and politician, 80th Governor of Vermont
1951 – Terence Etherton, English lawyer and judge
1951 – Alan Hudson, English footballer
1951 – Nils Lofgren, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (E Street Band and Crazy Horse)
1951 – Lenore Manderson, Australian anthropologist and academic
1952 – Judith Bingham, English singer-songwriter
1952 – Jeremy Coney, New Zealand-English cricketer and sportscaster
1952 – Patrick Dunleavy, English political scientist and academic
1952 – Kōichi Mashimo, Japanese director and screenwriter
1954 – Chitra Gajadin, Surinamese author and poet
1954 – Mar Gudmundsson, Icelandic economist
1954 – Mark Kimmitt, American general and politician, 16th Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs
1954 – Robert Menasse, Austrian author and academic
1955 – Tim Bray, Canadian software developer and businessman, co-founded the Open Text Corporation
1955 – Jean-Pierre Mader, French singer-songwriter and producer
1955 – Michel Platini, French footballer and manager
1957 – Berkeley Breathed, American author and illustrator
1957 – Mark Brzezicki, English drummer (Big Country, The Cult, Ultravox, and Procol Harum)
1957 – Lucien DeBlois, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1957 – Luis Antonio Tagle, Filipino cardinal
1958 – Víctor Montoya, Bolivian journalist and author
1958 – Gennady Padalka, Russian colonel, pilot, and astronaut
1959 – John Baron, English captain and politician
1959 – Tom Chambers, American basketball player and sportscaster
1959 – Marcella Detroit, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Shakespear's Sister)
1959 – Kathy Mattea, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1961 – Manu Chao, French singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Mano Negra, Hot Pants, and Los Carayos)
1961 – Sascha Konietzko, German keyboard player and producer (KMFDM, MDFMK, Excessive Force, Schwein, and KGC)
1961 – Kip Winger, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Winger)
1963 – Luc(as) de Groot, Dutch graphic designer and typographer
1963 – Dario Marianelli, Italian pianist and composer
1964 – David Morrissey, English actor and director
1964 – Dimitris Papaioannou, Greek director and choreographer
1964 – Dean Saunders, Welsh footballer and manager
1964 – Doug Savant, American actor
1965 – David Beerling, English biologist and academic
1965 – Yang Liwei, Chinese general, pilot, and astronaut
1965 – Ewen McKenzie, Australian rugby player and coach
1965 – Lana Wachowski, American director, producer, and screenwriter
1966 – Gretchen Carlson, American model and journalist, Miss America 1989
1966 – Sergey Grishin, Russian engineer and businessman
1966 – Mancow Muller, American radio host and actor
1967 – Jim Breuer, American comedian, actor, and producer
1967 – Derrick Coleman, American basketball player and sportscaster
1967 – Pierre Omidyar, French-American businessman, founded eBay
1967 – Carrie Preston, American actress, director, and producer
1967 – Yingluck Shinawatra, Thai businesswoman and politician, 28th Prime Minister of Thailand
1968 – Sonique, English singer-songwriter and DJ
1969 – Harun Isa, Albanian footballer
1970 – Eric Reed, American pianist and composer (Black Note)
1970 – Pete Rock, American rapper and producer (Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth)
1971 – Anette Olzon, Swedish singer (Nightwish and Alyson Avenue)
1972 – Nobuharu Asahara, Japanese sprinter and long jumper
1972 – Neil Doak, Northern Irish cricketer and rugby player
1972 – Irene van Dyk, South African-New Zealand netball player
1973 – Juliette Lewis, American actress and singer (Juliette and the Licks)
1973 – John Mitchell, English guitarist, vocalist and songwriter (It Bites, Arena, Frost*, and John Wetton)
1973 – Pascal Rhéaume, Canadian ice hockey player
1974 – Natasha Desborough, English radio host, producer, and author
1974 – Neely Jenkins, American singer and bass player (Park Ave. and Tilly and the Wall)
1974 – Rob Kelly, American football player
1974 – Craig Lowndes, Australian race car driver
1974 – Eero Palm, Estonian architect
1974 – Flavio Roma, Italian footballer
1975 – Leila Lindholm, Swedish chef and author
1976 – Antonio Cochran, American football player
1976 – Shelley Craft, Australian television host
1976 – Mike Einziger, American guitarist and songwriter (Incubus and Time Lapse Consortium)
1976 – Nigel Lappin, Australian footballer and coach
1977 – Michael Gomez, Irish boxer
1977 – Jochen Hecht, German ice hockey player
1977 – Sarah Slean, Canadian singer-songwriter, pianist, and actress
1978 – Matt Kuchar, American golfer
1978 – Cristiano Lupatelli, Italian footballer
1978 – Dejan Ognjanović, Montenegrin footballer
1979 – Kostas Katsouranis, Greek footballer
1979 – Chris Pratt, American actor
1979 – Robert Sidoli, Welsh rugby player
1980 – Ayşegül Abadan, Turkish pianist and educator
1980 – Luca Anania, Italian footballer
1980 – Michael Crocker, Australian rugby league player and sportscaster
1980 – Łukasz Cyborowski, Polish chess player
1980 – Richard Jefferson, American basketball player
1980 – Sendy Rleal, Dominican baseball player
1981 – David Bortolussi, French-Italian rugby player
1981 – Yann Danis, Canadian ice hockey player
1981 – Simon Delestre, French horse rider
1981 – Brandon Flowers, American singer-songwriter (The Killers)
1981 – Garrett Jones, American baseball player
1981 – Brad Walker, American pole vaulter
1982 – Lee Dae-ho, South Korean baseball player
1982 – Rob Mills, Australian singer-songwriter and actor
1982 – Prince William, Duke of Cambridge
1983 – Marlon Davis, English comedian and actor
1983 – Edward Snowden, American activist and academic
1984 – LaRoche Jackson, American football player
1984 – Franck Perera, French race car driver
1985 – Kris Allen, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1985 – Sharna Burgess, Australian dancer and choreographer
1985 – Lana Del Rey, American singer-songwriter
1985 – Sentayehu Ejigu, Ethiopian runner
1985 – Anthony Morelli, American football player
1985 – Byron Schammer, Australian footballer
1985 – Joosep Toome, Estonian basketball player
1986 – Hideaki Wakui, Japanese baseball player
1987 – Pablo Barrera, Mexican footballer
1987 – Sebastian Prödl, Austrian footballer
1987 – Kim Ryeowook, South Korean singer-songwriter and actor (Super Junior and Super Junior-M)
1987 – Dale Thomas, Australian footballer
1988 – Allyssa DeHaan, American basketball and volleyball player
1988 – Alejandro Ramírez, Costa Rican-American chess player
1988 – Tunnet Taimla, Estonian renju player
1988 – Paolo Tornaghi, Italian footballer
1989 – Abubaker Kaki, Sudanese runner
1989 – Patrick Schönfeld, German footballer
1990 – Pietro Baccolo, Italian footballer
1990 – Kasumi Suzuki, Japanese actress
1991 – Gaël Kakuta, French footballer
1992 – Warren Cummings Smith, American-Estonian skier
1992 – Max Schneider, American singer-songwriter and actor
1993 – Caroline Brasch Nielsen, Danish model
1993 – Reni Takagi, Japanese singer (Momoiro Clover Z)
1994 – Başak Eraydın, Turkish tennis player
2001 – Alexandra Obolentseva, Russian chess player

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June 21st 1966 - Reg Calvert manager of The Fortunes, Screaming Lord Sutch and the owner of offshore pirate radio station Radio City was shot dead by business rival William Smedley during a confrontation. (Smedley was the owner of pirate station Radio Caroline). Smedley was later cleared of the murder.

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June 21st 2005 – Jaime Sin, Filipino cardinal (b. 1928)

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June 21st 2013 – James P. Gordon, American physicist and academic (b. 1928)

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June 21st 1305 – Wenceslaus II of Bohemia (b. 1271)

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June 21st 1527 – Niccolò Machiavelli, Italian historian and author (b. 1469)

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June 21st 2003 – Leon Uris, American soldier and author (b. 1924)

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June 21st 1631 – John Smith, English admiral and explorer (b. 1580)

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June 22nd 2015 – Buddy Landel, American wrestler and trainer (b. 1961)

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June 22nd 2015 – James Horner, American composer and conductor (b. 1953)  :\'(

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June 22nd 2015 – Donald Featherstone, American sculptor, created the Plastic flamingo (b. 1936)

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June 22nd 1874 – Howard Staunton, English chess player (b. 1810)

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June 22nd 2014 – Chuck Tatum, United States Marine and race car driver (b. 1926)

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June 22nd 1996 - The brother of singer Diana Ross, Arthur Ross and his wife were murdered by suffocation in the basement of their rented Detroit home. The badly decomposed bodies were discovered after neighbors complained of a foul odor coming from the house. Two men were later charged with murder and robbery. Arthur Ross had written songs for Marvin Gaye, The Miracles and Madonna.

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June 22nd 2014 – Felix Dennis, English poet and publisher, founded Dennis Publishing (b. 1947)

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Notable births for June 22nd:

1929 – Bruce Kent, English activist
1932 – Prunella Scales, English actress
1932 – John Wakeham, Baron Wakeham, English businessman and politician, Leader of the House of Lords
1933 – Dianne Feinstein, American politician, 38th Mayor of San Francisco
1933 – Libor Pešek, Czech conductor
1934 – James Bjorken, American physicist, author, and academic
1936 – Kris Kristofferson, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (The Highwaymen)
1936 – Hermeto Pascoal, Brazilian accordion player and composer
1937 – Chris Blackwell, English record producer, co-founded Island Records
1939 – Don Matthews, American-Canadian football player and coach
1940 – Joan Busfield, English sociologist, psychologist, and academic
1940 – Hubert Chesshyre, English historian and author
1940 – Abbas Kiarostami, Iranian director, producer, and screenwriter
1940 – Esther Rantzen, English journalist
1941 – Michael Lerner, American actor
1941 – Terttu Savola, Finnish journalist and politician
1942 – Murphy Dunne, American actor and keyboard player (The Blues Brothers)
1943 – Brit Hume, American journalist and author
1944 – Peter Asher, English singer, guitarist, and producer (Peter and Gordon)
1944 – Klaus Maria Brandauer, Austrian actor and director
1945 – Rainer Brüderle, German economist and politician, German Minister of Economics and Technology
1946 – Linda Bond, Canadian 19th General of The Salvation Army
1946 – Sheila Hollins, Baroness Hollins, English psychiatrist and academic
1946 – Eliades Ochoa, Cuban singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Cuarteto Patria)
1946 – Stephen Waley-Cohen, English journalist and businessman
1947 – Howard Kaylan, American singer-songwriter (The Turtles, The Mothers of Invention, and Flo & Eddie)
1947 – David Lander, American actor
1947 – Jerry Rawlings, Ghanaian lieutenant and politician, President of Ghana
1947 – Leelo Tungal, Estonian poet and author
1948 – James Charteris, 13th Earl of Wemyss, Scottish businessman
1948 – Todd Rundgren, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Nazz, Utopia, and The New Cars)
1949 – Larry Junstrom, American bass player (38 Special and Lynyrd Skynyrd)
1949 – Brian Leveson, English lawyer and judge
1949 – Alan Osmond, American singer and producer (The Osmonds)
1949 – Meryl Streep, American actress and singer
1949 – Luís Filipe Vieira, Portuguese businessman
1949 – Lindsay Wagner, American actress
1949 – Elizabeth Warren, American academic and politician
1950 – Sharon Maughan, English actress
1950 – Adrian Năstase, Romanian lawyer and politician, 59th Prime Minister of Romania
1950 – Greg Oliphant, Australian rugby league player
1951 – Humphrey Ocean, English painter and academic
1952 – Graham Greene, Canadian actor
1952 – Alastair Stewart, English journalist and actor
1953 – Wim Eijk, Dutch cardinal
1953 – Cyndi Lauper, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress (Blue Angel)
1953 – Bruce McAvaney, Australian journalist and sportscaster
1955 – Green Gartside, Welsh singer-songwriter and guitarist (Scritti Politti)
1955 – Christine Orengo, Professor of Bioinformatics at University College London
1956 – Darryl Brohman, Australian rugby league player and sportscaster
1956 – Alfons De Wolf, Belgian cyclist
1956 – Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Pakistani agriculturist and politician, 25th Pakistani Minister of Foreign Affairs
1956 – Tim Russ, American actor, director, and screenwriter
1956 – Markus Schatte, German footballer, manager, and coach
1956 – Derek Forbes, Scottish bass player and guitarist (Simple Minds, Big Country, and Ex-Simple Minds)
1957 – Kevin Bond, English footballer and manager
1957 – Danny Baker, English journalist and screenwriter
1957 – Garry Gary Beers, Australian bass player, songwriter, and producer (INXS and Absent Friends)
1957 – Michael Stratton, English geneticist and academic
1958 – Bruce Campbell, American actor, director, producer and writer
1958 – Jennifer Finney Boylan, American author and academic
1959 – Wayne Federman, American comedian, actor, and author
1959 – Michael Kinane, Irish jockey
1959 – Nicola Sirkis, French singer-songwriter and guitarist (Indochine)
1959 – Ed Viesturs, American mountaineer
1960 – Erin Brockovich, American lawyer and environmentalist
1960 – Margrit Klinger, German runner
1960 – Tracy Pollan, American actress
1961 – Stephen Batchelor, English field hockey player and coach
1961 – Arabella Pollen, English fashion designer, journalist, and author
1961 – Jimmy Somerville, Scottish singer-songwriter (Bronski Beat and The Communards)
1962 – Stephen Chow, Hong Kong actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1962 – Clyde Drexler, American basketball player and coach
1962 – Bobby Gillespie, Scottish singer-songwriter (Primal Scream, The Jesus and Mary Chain, and The Wake)
1962 – Gerald Hillringhaus, German footballer
1963 – Randy Couture, American mixed martial artist and actor
1963 – Hokutoumi Nobuyoshi, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 61st Yokozuna
1964 – Cadillac Anderson, American basketball player
1964 – Dicky Barrett, American singer and actor (The Mighty Mighty Bosstones)
1964 – Amy Brenneman, American actress
1964 – Dan Brown, American author and academic
1964 – John Penrose, English politician, Minister for Tourism and Heritage
1965 – Uwe Boll, German director, producer, and screenwriter
1965 – Ľubomír Moravčík, Czech footballer and manager
1966 – Emmanuelle Seigner, French actress
1966 – Dean Woods, Australian cyclist
1967 – Mike Sussman, American screenwriter and producer
1968 – Darrell Armstrong, American basketball player and coach
1968 – Miri Yu, Zainichi Korean novelist
1970 – Michel Elefteriades, Greek-Lebanese songwriter and producer
1970 – Steven Page, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (Barenaked Ladies)
1971 – Gary Connolly, English rugby player
1971 – Mary Lynn Rajskub, American actress and comedian
1971 – Kurt Warner, American football player and sportscaster
1972 – Wangechi Mutu, Kenyan-American painter and sculptor
1972 – Damien Oliver, Australian jockey
1972 – David Rees, American cartoonist and critic
1973 – Carson Daly, American radio and television host
1974 – Vijay, Indian actor, singer, and producer
1975 – Müslüm Can, Turkish footballer
1975 – Kenshin Kawakami, Japanese baseball player
1975 – Andreas Klöden, German cyclist
1975 – Urmas Reinsalu, Estonian academic and politician, 28th Estonian Minister of Defence
1976 – Gordon Moakes, English bass player (Bloc Party and Young Legionnaire)
1978 – Champ Bailey, American football player
1979 – Joey Cheek, American speed skater
1979 – Xenofon Gittas, Greek footballer
1979 – Brad Hawpe, American baseball player
1979 – Leire Martínez, Spanish singer-songwriter (La Oreja de Van Gogh)
1979 – Jai Rodriguez, American actor and singer
1979 – Thomas Voeckler, French cyclist
1980 – Ilya Bryzgalov, Russian ice hockey player
1980 – Stephanie Jacobsen, Hong Kong-Australian actress
1981 – Sione Lauaki, New Zealand rugby player
1981 – Aquivaldo Mosquera, Colombian footballer
1981 – Chris Urbanowicz, English guitarist and producer (Editors)
1982 – Soraia Chaves, Portuguese model and actress
1982 – Ian Kinsler, American baseball player
1983 – Allar Raja, Estonian rower
1984 – Georgios Apostolidis, Greek basketball player
1984 – Dustin Johnson, American golfer
1984 – Rubén Iván Martínez, Spanish footballer
1984 – Jerome Taylor, Jamaican cricketer
1984 – Janko Tipsarević, Serbian tennis player
1985 – Rosa Kato, Italian-Japanese model and actress
1985 – Thomas Leuluai, New Zealand rugby league player
1985 – Scott MacIntyre, American singer-songwriter and pianist
1985 – Lindsay Ridgeway, American actress
1985 – Sofoklis Schortsanitis, Cameroonian-Greek basketball player
1986 – Ramin Ott, Samoan footballer
1987 – Lara Bingle, Australian fashion model and media personality
1987 – Eda Erdem Dündar, Turkish volleyball player
1987 – Danny Green, American basketball player
1987 – Lee Min-ho, South Korean actor and singer
1987 – Nikita Rukavytsya, Ukrainian-Australian footballer
1988 – Omri Casspi, Israeli basketball player
1989 – Cédric Mongongu, Congolese footballer
1989 – Jung Yong-hwa, South Korean singer-songwriter and actor (CN Blue)
1990 – Quinton Coples, American football player
1991 – Giuseppe De Luca, Italian footballer
1993 – Caydee Denney, American figure skater
1993 – Ingmar Lazar, French pianist
1993 – Izzy Miller, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

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June 22nd 2015 – Jimmy Doyle, Irish hurdler, coach, and manager (b. 1939)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/22/16 at 10:11 am

June 22nd 2014 – Steve Rossi, American comedian and actor (b. 1932)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/22/16 at 12:15 pm

June 22nd 1987 – Fred Astaire, American actor, singer, and dancer (b. 1899)

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June 22nd 1969 - American singer, actress, Judy Garland, died of a barbiturate overdose aged 47, she was found on the floor of her rented Chelsea home, in London, UK. Made more than two dozen films, played Dorothy in the 1939 film 'Wizard Of Oz', sang 'Over The Rainbow' in the film, (voted the 'Song Of The Century' in a 2001 poll published in America). 1961 US No.1 comeback album 'Judy At Carnegie Hall'.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/22/16 at 1:27 pm

June 22nd 1956 – Walter de la Mare, English poet, short story writer and novelist (b. 1873)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/22/16 at 1:52 pm

June 22nd 1905 – Francis Lubbock, American colonel and politician, 9th Governor of Texas (b. 1815)

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June 22nd 1993 – Pat Nixon, American economist and educator, 44th First Lady of the United States (b. 1912)

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June 22nd 1993 – Pat Nixon, American economist and educator, 44th First Lady of the United States (b. 1912)

Her husband, former U.S. President Richard Nixon (the 37th President of the United States), passed away exactly 10 months later! :\'(

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Written By: nally on 06/22/16 at 2:42 pm

June 22nd 2002 - Darryl Kile, American pro baseball player (b. 1968).

He was the first active MLB player to die during a regular season since Thurman Munson of the New York Yankees in August 1979 (aviation accident). :\'(

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/22/16 at 3:24 pm

June 22nd 1965 – David O. Selznick, American screenwriter and producer (b. 1902)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/22/16 at 3:53 pm

June 22nd 1988 - American session guitarist Jesse Ed Davis died of a heroin overdose after collapsing in a laundry room in Venice, California, aged 43. Worked with Conway Twitty, The Monkees, John Lennon, Eric Clapton, Leonard Cohen, Keith Moon, Jackson Browne, Steve Miller, Harry Nilsson and Taj Mahal.

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June 22nd 2008 – George Carlin, American comedian, actor, and author (b. 1937)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/22/16 at 5:20 pm

June 22nd 1984 – Joseph Losey, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1909)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/23/16 at 2:39 am

June 23rd 1893 – William Fox, English-New Zealand lawyer and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of New Zealand (b. 1812)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/23/16 at 3:16 am

June 23rd 2015 – Thé Lau, Dutch singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1952)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/23/16 at 3:30 am

June 23rd 2015 – Dick Van Patten, American actor (b. 1928)

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June 23rd 679 – Æthelthryth, English saint (b. 636)

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June 23rd 1996 – Ray Lindwall, Australian cricketer and rugby player (b. 1921)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays

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Notable births for June 23rd:

1926 – Lawson Soulsby, Baron Soulsby of Swaffham Prior, English microbiologist and parasitologist
1927 – John Habgood, Baron Habgood, English archbishop
1930 – John Elliott, English historian and academic
1930 – Francis Newall, 2nd Baron Newall, English businessman and politician
1930 – Anthony Thwaite, English poet, critic, and academic
1932 – Peter Millett, Baron Millett, English lawyer and judge
1934 – Keith Sutton, English bishop
1934 – Bill Torrey, Canadian businessman
1935 – Maurice Ferré, Puerto Rican-American politician, 32nd Mayor of Miami
1935 – Keith Burkinshaw, English footballer and manager
1936 – Richard Bach, American pilot and author
1936 – Costas Simitis, Greek economist, lawyer, and politician, 180th Prime Minister of Greece
1937 – Martti Ahtisaari, Finnish captain and politician, 10th President of Finland, Nobel Prize laureate
1937 – Alan Haselhurst, English academic and politician
1938 – John Hayes, English politician, Minister of State at the Department of Energy and Climate Change
1940 – Derry Irvine, Baron Irvine of Lairg, Scottish lawyer, judge, and politician, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain
1940 – Diana Trask, Australian singer-songwriter
1941 – Robert Hunter, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Grateful Dead)
1941 – Roger McDonald, Australian author and screenwriter
1941 – Keith Newton, English footballer
1942 – Martin Rees, Baron Rees of Ludlow, English cosmologist and astrophysicist
1943 – Patrick Bokanowski, French filmmaker
1943 – Vint Cerf, Vice President and Chief Internet Evangelist, Google Inc.
1943 – Ellyn Kaschak, American psychologist and academic
1943 – James Levine, American pianist and conductor
1945 – Kjell Albin Abrahamson, Swedish journalist and author
1946 – Julian Hipwood, English polo player and coach
1946 – Ted Shackelford, American actor
1947 – Bryan Brown, Australian actor and producer
1948 – Myles Goodwyn, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (April Wine)
1948 – Luther Kent, American singer (Blood, Sweat & Tears)
1948 – Clarence Thomas, American lawyer and judge
1949 – Gordon Bray, Australian journalist and sportscaster
1949 – Sheila Noakes, Baroness Noakes, English accountant and politician
1950 – Nicholas Cleobury, English organist and conductor
1950 – Pat Cleveland, American fashion model
1951 – Angelo Falcón, Puerto Rican-American political scientist and academic, founded the National Institute for Latino Policy
1951 – Michèle Mouton, French race car driver and manager
1952 – Anthony Jackson, American bass player
1955 – Pierre Corbeil, Canadian dentist and politician
1955 – Glenn Danzig, American singer-songwriter and producer (Misfits, Samhain, and Danzig)
1955 – Maggie Greenwald, American director and screenwriter
1955 – Jean Tigana, French footballer and manager
1956 – Daniel J. Drucker, Canadian academic and educator
1956 – Tony Hill, American football player and sportscaster
1956 – Randy Jackson, American bass player and producer (Journey)
1957 – Dave Houghton, Zimbabwean cricketer and coach
1957 – Frances McDormand, American actress
1960 – Donald Harrison, American saxophonist, composer, and producer
1960 – Tatsuya Uemura, Japanese composer and programmer
1961 – Richard Arnold, English lawyer and judge
1961 – Zoran Janjetov, Serbian singer and illustrator (Heroina)
1961 – LaSalle Thompson, American basketball player, coach, and manager
1962 – Chuck Billy, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Testament and Dublin Death Patrol)
1962 – Steve Shelley, American drummer and producer (The Crucifudges, Sonic Youth, Dim Stars, and Disappears)
1962 – Kari Takko, Finnish ice hockey player and scout
1963 – Colin Montgomerie, Scottish golfer
1964 – Lou Yun, Chinese gymnast
1964 – Nicolas Marceau, Canadian economist and politician
1964 – Joss Whedon, American director, producer, and screenwriter
1965 – Paul Arthurs, English guitarist (Oasis and The Rain)
1965 – Mitch Longley, American actor and stuntman
1965 – Peter O'Malley, Australian golfer
1966 – Chico DeBarge, American singer and pianist (DeBarge)
1969 – Martin Klebba, American actor, producer, and stuntman
1970 – Robert Brooks, American football player
1970 – Martin Deschamps, Canadian singer-songwriter (Offenbach)
1970 – Yann Tiersen, French singer-songwriter and guitarist
1971 – Fred Ewanuick, Canadian actor and producer
1971 – Félix Potvin, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1972 – Selma Blair, American actress
1972 – Louis Van Amstel, Dutch dancer and choreographer
1972 – Zinedine Zidane, French footballer and manager
1973 – Marija Naumova, Latvian singer-songwriter
1974 – Joel Edgerton, Australian actor
1974 – Mark Hendrickson, American basketball and baseball player
1975 – Kevin Dyson, American football player and coach
1975 – David Howell, English golfer
1975 – Mike James, American basketball player
1975 – Mik Kersten, Polish-Canadian computer scientist, created task-focused interface
1975 – KT Tunstall, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist
1976 – Wade Barrett, American soccer player and manager
1976 – Joe Becker, American guitarist and composer
1976 – Savvas Poursaitidis, Greek-Cypriot footballer and scout
1976 – Aaron Ruell, American actor, director, and photographer
1976 – Brandon Stokley, American football player
1976 – Paola Suárez, Argentinian tennis player
1976 – Emmanuelle Vaugier, Canadian actress and singer
1976 – Patrick Vieira, French footballer and manager
1977 – Miguel Ángel Angulo, Spanish footballer
1977 – Hayden Foxe, Australian footballer and manager
1977 – Jaan Jüris, Estonian ski jumper
1977 – Jason Mraz, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1977 – Shaun O'Hara, American football player and sportscaster
1978 – Memphis Bleek, American rapper, producer, and actor
1978 – Frédéric Leclercq, French singer-songwriter and bass player (DragonForce and Heavenly)
1978 – Matt Light, American football player and sportscaster
1979 – LaDainian Tomlinson, American football player
1979 – Susanna Wallumrød, Norwegian singer (Susanna and the Magical Orchestra)
1980 – Becky Cloonan, American author and illustrator
1980 – Melissa Rauch, American actress
1980 – Ramnaresh Sarwan, Guyanese cricketer
1980 – Francesca Schiavone, Italian tennis player
1980 – Enrico Villanueva, Filipino basketball player
1980 – Stephan Wojcikiewicz, Canadian badminton player
1981 – Antony Costa, English singer-songwriter and actor (Blue)
1981 – Joe Taslim, Indonesian actor and martial artist
1981 – Rolf Wacha, German rugby player
1982 – Rafael Bejarano, Peruvian-American jockey
1983 – Jason Berrent, American actor and producer
1983 – Brooks Laich, Canadian ice hockey player
1983 – José Manuel Rojas, Chilean footballer
1984 – Duffy, Welsh singer-songwriter and actress
1984 – Tatjana Kivimägi, Russian-Estonian high jumper
1984 – Takeshi Matsuda, Japanese swimmer
1984 – Levern Spencer, Saint Lucian high jumper
1984 – J. T. Thomas, American reality show contestant on Survivor: Tocantins
1984 – Dave Walsh, American gamer
1985 – Kristo Aab, Estonian basketball player
1985 – Laarni Lozada, Filipino singer
1985 – Marcel Reece, American football player
1987 – Shandy Aulia, Indonesian actress
1987 – Alessia Filippi, Italian swimmer
1988 – Chet Faker, Australian singer-songwriter
1988 – Isabella Leong, Hong Kong singer and actress
1988 – Chellsie Memmel, American gymnast
1989 – Lauren Bennett, English singer and dancer (G.R.L. and Paradiso Girls)
1989 – Marielle Jaffe, American model and actress
1989 – Jordan Nolan, Canadian ice hockey player
1989 – Ayana Taketatsu, Japanese voice actress and singer
1990 – Clevid Dikamona, French footballer
1990 – Vasek Pospisil, Canadian tennis player
1990 – Laura Ràfols, Spanish footballer
1991 – Katie Armiger, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1991 – Damien Cook, Australian rugby league player
1992 – Luiza Galiulina, Uzbekistani gymnast
1993 – Marvin Grumann, German footballer
1993 – Michelle Jenneke, Australian athlete and model
1995 – Lauren Aquilina, English singer-songwriter
1995 – Hao Yun, Chinese swimmer

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/23/16 at 4:41 am

June 23rd 1970 – Roscoe Turner, American soldier and pilot (b. 1895)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/23/16 at 5:02 am

June 23rd 1881 – Matthias Jakob Schleiden, German botanist and academic (b. 1804)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/23/16 at 7:02 am

June 23rd 79 – Vespasian, Roman emperor (b. 9)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/23/16 at 7:46 am

June 23rd 2014 – Steve Viksten, American voice actor and screenwriter (b. 1960)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/23/16 at 8:43 am

June 23rd 2014 – Paula Kent Meehan, American businesswoman, co-founded Redken (b. 1931)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/23/16 at 9:45 am

June 23rd 2014 – Euros Lewis, Welsh cricketer (b. 1942)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/23/16 at 10:07 am

June 23rd 2009 – Raymond Berthiaume, Canadian singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1931)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/23/16 at 10:44 am

June 23rd 2013 – Darryl Read, English singer-songwriter, drummer (with Crushed Butler) and actor (b. 1951)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/23/16 at 12:15 pm

June 23rd 2014 – Nancy Garden, American author (b. 1938)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/23/16 at 12:45 pm

June 23rd 2013 – Richard Matheson, American author and screenwriter (b. 1926)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/23/16 at 1:32 pm

June 23rd 2013 – Frank Kelso, American admiral and politician, United States Secretary of the Navy (b. 1933)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/23/16 at 2:55 pm

June 23rd 2013 – Bobby Bland, American singer-songwriter (b. 1930)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/23/16 at 3:02 pm

June 23rd 1982 – Chinese American Vincent Chin dies in a coma after being beaten in Highland Park, Michigan on June 19, by two auto workers who had mistaken him for Japanese and who were angry about the success of Japanese auto companies.

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June 23rd 2011 – Peter Falk, American actor (b. 1927)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/23/16 at 3:21 pm

June 23rd 2013 – Sharon Stouder, American swimmer (b. 1948)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/23/16 at 3:41 pm

June 23rd 2006 – Aaron Spelling, American actor, producer, and screenwriter, founded Spelling Television (b. 1923)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/23/16 at 4:28 pm

June 23rd 1995 – Jonas Salk, American biologist and physician (b. 1914)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/23/16 at 4:28 pm

June 23rd 1998 – Maureen O'Sullivan, Irish-American actress (b. 1911)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/24/16 at 3:13 am

June 24th 2015 – Susan Ahn Cuddy, American lieutenant (b. 1915)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/24/16 at 3:32 am

Notable births for June 24th:

1929 – Carolyn S. Shoemaker, American astronomer
1930 – Donald Gordon, South African businessman and philanthropist
1933 – Sam Jones, American basketball player and coach
1934 – Jean-Pierre Ferland, Canadian singer-songwriter
1935 – Terry Riley, American composer and educator
1937 – Anita Desai, Indian-American author and academic
1938 – Lawrence Block, American author
1940 – Vittorio Storaro, Italian cinematographer
1941 – Erkin Koray, Turkish singer-songwriter and guitarist
1941 – Julia Kristeva, Bulgarian-French psychoanalyst and author
1941 – Graham McKenzie, Australian cricketer
1942 – Arthur Brown, English singer (Kingdom Come and The Crazy World of Arthur Brown)
1942 – Michele Lee, American actress, singer, and dancer
1942 – Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle, Chilean engineer and politician, 32nd President of Chile
1942 – Colin Groves, Australian academician and educator
1944 – Jeff Beck, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (The Yardbirds, The Jeff Beck Group, The Honeydrippers, and Beck, Bogert & Appice)
1944 – Nancy Cartwright, American philosopher and academic
1944 – Kathryn Lasky, American author
1944 – John "Charlie" Whitney, English guitarist (Family, Axis Point, and Streetwalkers)
1945 – Colin Blunstone, English singer-songwriter (The Zombies and Keats)
1945 – Wayne Cashman, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1945 – George Pataki, American lawyer and politician, 53rd Governor of New York
1945 – Betty Stöve, Dutch tennis player
1946 – David Collenette, Canadian civil servant and politician, 32nd Canadian Minister of National Defence
1946 – Robert Reich, American economist and politician, 22nd United States Secretary of Labor
1947 – Mick Fleetwood, English-American drummer and actor (Fleetwood Mac and John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers)
1947 – Peter Weller, American actor and director
1948 – Patrick Moraz, Swiss keyboard player and songwriter (Yes, The Moody Blues, and Refugee)
1949 – John Illsley, English singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer (Dire Straits)
1949 – Betty Jackson, English fashion designer
1950 – Nancy Allen, American actress
1950 – Mercedes Lackey, American author
1951 – Raelene Boyle, Australian sprinter
1951 – David Rodigan, German-English actor and radio host
1951 – Charles Sturridge, English director, producer, and screenwriter
1952 – Dianna Melrose, English diplomat, British High Commissioner to Tanzania
1952 – Bob Neill, English lawyer and politician
1953 – William E. Moerner, American chemist and physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
1953 – Michael Tuck, Australian footballer and coach
1955 – Chris Higgins, English geneticist and academic
1955 – Edmund Malura, German footballer and manager
1955 – Loren Roberts, American golfer
1956 – Owen Paterson, English politician, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
1957 – Mark Parkinson, American lawyer and politician, 45th Governor of Kansas
1958 – Jean Charest, Canadian lawyer and politician, 5th Deputy Prime Minister of Canada
1958 – Silvio Mondinelli, Italian mountaineer
1958 – John Tortorella, American ice hockey player and coach
1958 – Mary Youngblood, Native American musician
1959 – Andy McCluskey, English singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer (The Id, Dalek I Love You, and Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark)
1960 – Elish Angiolini, Scottish lawyer, judge, and politician, Solicitor General for Scotland
1960 – Siedah Garrett, American singer-songwriter and pianist (Brand New Heavies)
1960 – Juli Inkster, American golfer
1960 – Karin Pilsäter, Swedish accountant and politician
1960 – Erik Poppe, Norwegian director, cinematographer, and screenwriter
1961 – Iain Glen, Scottish actor
1961 – Bernie Nicholls, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1961 – Ralph E. Reed, Jr., American journalist and activist
1961 – Curt Smith, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Tears for Fears and Graduate)
1963 – Yuri Kasparyan, Russian guitarist (Kino, U-Piter)
1963 – Preki, Serbian-American soccer player and coach
1964 – Kathryn Parminter, Baroness Parminter, English politician
1964 – Gary Suter, American ice hockey player and scout
1965 – Claude Bourbonnais, Canadian race car driver
1965 – Uwe Krupp, German ice hockey player and coach
1966 – Hope Sandoval, American singer-songwriter (Mazzy Star and Hope Sandoval & the Warm Inventions)
1967 – Jeff Cease, American guitarist (The Black Crowes)
1967 – Bill Huard, Canadian ice hockey player
1967 – Richard Z. Kruspe, German guitarist (Rammstein, Emigrate, and First Arsch)
1967 – Janez Lapajne, Slovenian director and producer
1967 – John Limniatis, Greek-Canadian footballer and manager
1967 – Sherry Stringfield, American actress
1968 – Alaa Abdelnaby, Egyptian-American basketball player and sportscaster
1969 – Sissel Kyrkjebø, Norwegian soprano and actress
1970 – Glenn Medeiros, American singer-songwriter
1970 – David May, English footballer
1972 – Robbie McEwen, Australian cyclist
1972 – Denis Žvegelj, Slovenian rower
1973 – Alexis Gauthier, French chef
1973 – Jere Lehtinen, Finnish ice hockey player
1974 – Dan Byles, English sailor, rower, and politician
1974 – Vinnie Fiorello, American drummer and songwriter (Less Than Jake)
1974 – Chris Guccione, American baseball player and umpire
1975 – Marek Malík, Czech ice hockey player
1975 – Federico Pucciariello, Argentinian-Italian rugby player
1976 – Brock Olivo, American football player and coach
1977 – Dimos Dikoudis, Greek basketball player and manager
1977 – Jeff Farmer, Australian footballer
1978 – Luis García, Spanish footballer
1978 – Pantelis Kafes, Greek footballer
1978 – Shunsuke Nakamura, Japanese footballer
1978 – Ariel Pink, American singer-songwriter (Atheif)
1978 – Juan Román Riquelme, Argentinian footballer
1978 – Emppu Vuorinen, Finnish guitarist and songwriter (Nightwish, Brother Firetribe, Altaria, and Barilari)
1979 – Mindy Kaling, American actress and producer
1979 – Petra Němcová, Czech model and philanthropist
1980 – Cicinho, Brazilian footballer
1980 – Nina Dübbers, German tennis player
1980 – Andrew Jones, Australian race car driver
1980 – Minka Kelly, American actress
1982 – Kevin Nolan, English footballer
1982 – Mark Penney, Canadian director and producer
1982 – Jarret Stoll, Canadian ice hockey player
1983 – Rebecca Cooke, English swimmer
1983 – Gianni Munari, Italian footballer
1983 – Gard Nilssen, Norwegian drummer (Puma, Bushman's Revenge)
1983 – David Shillington, Australian rugby league player
1984 – Andrea Raggi, Italian footballer
1984 – J.J. Redick, American basketball player
1985 – Diego Alves Carreira, Brazilian footballer
1985 – Tom Kennedy, English footballer
1985 – Nate Myles, Australian rugby league player
1985 – Vernon Philander, South African cricketer
1985 – Yukina Shirakawa, Japanese model
1986 – Stuart Broad, English cricketer
1986 – Phil Hughes, American baseball player
1986 – Solange Knowles, American singer-songwriter and actress
1987 – Simona Dobrá, Czech tennis player
1987 – Serdar Güneş, Turkish footballer
1987 – Craig Henderson, New Zealand footballer
1987 – Arturo Lupoli, Italian footballer
1987 – Josh Lillis, English footballer
1987 – Lionel Messi, Argentinian footballer
1988 – Micah Richards, English footballer
1989 – Teklemariam Medhin, Eritrean runner
1990 – Michael Del Zotto, Canadian ice hockey player
1990 – Richard Sukuta-Pasu, German footballer
1991 – Simone Nobili, Italian male model
1991 – Mutaz Essa Barshim, Qatari high jumper
1991 – Rie Kitahara, Japanese actress and singer (NGT48, AKB48, SKE48, and Not Yet)
1991 – Aidan Sezer, Australian rugby league player
1992 – David Alaba, Austrian footballer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/24/16 at 4:07 am

June 24th 1503 – Reginald Bray, English architect and politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (b. 1440)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/24/16 at 4:24 am

June 24th 1778 – Pieter Burman the Younger, Dutch philologist and academic (b. 1714)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/24/16 at 4:53 am

June 24th 1964 – Stuart Davis, American painter and academic (b. 1892)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/24/16 at 5:38 am

June 24th 2015 – Marva Collins, American author and educator (b. 1936)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/24/16 at 5:52 am

June 24th 1946 – Louise Whitfield Carnegie, American philanthropist (b. 1857)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/24/16 at 6:44 am

June 24th 1922 – Walther Rathenau, German businessman and politician, 7th German Minister for Foreign Affairs (b. 1867)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/24/16 at 7:08 am

June 24th 2009 – Roméo LeBlanc, Canadian journalist and politician, 25th Governor General of Canada (b. 1927)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/24/16 at 7:15 am

June 24th 803 – Higbald of Lindisfarne, English bishop

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/24/16 at 7:25 am

June 24th 1976 – Minor White, American photographer, critic, and academic (b. 1908)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/24/16 at 7:31 am

June 24th 2004 – Ifigeneia Giannopoulou, Greek songwriter and author (b. 1957)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/24/16 at 7:36 am

June 24th 2015 – Walter Browne, Australian-American chess and poker player (b. 1949)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/24/16 at 8:00 am

June 24th 2015 – Mario Biaggi, American police officer, politician and criminal (b. 1917)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/24/16 at 9:30 am

June 24th 2015 – Cristiano Araújo, Brazilian singer-songwriter (b. 1986)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/24/16 at 10:37 am

June 24th 2013 - Former Devo drummer Alan Myers died aged 58 in Los Angeles, California, following a long bout with cancer. Myers drummed for Devo between 1976 and 1986.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/24/16 at 11:31 am

June 24th 2013 – Jackie Fargo, American wrestler and trainer (b. 1930)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/24/16 at 12:12 pm

June 24th 2013 – Puff Johnson, American singer-songwriter (b. 1972)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/24/16 at 1:48 pm

June 24th 1908 – Grover Cleveland, American lawyer and politician, 22nd President of the United States (b. 1837)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/24/16 at 2:33 pm

June 24th 2000 – Rodrigo, Argentinian singer-songwriter (b. 1973)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/24/16 at 2:33 pm

June 24th 2014 – Eli Wallach, American actor (b. 1915)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/24/16 at 3:07 pm

June 24th 1968 – Tony Hancock, English actor, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1924)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/24/16 at 3:07 pm

June 24th 1987 – Jackie Gleason, American actor and producer (b. 1916)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/24/16 at 3:19 pm

June 24th 2012 – Lonesome George, the last known individual of Chelonoidis nigra abingdonii, a subspecies of the Galápagos tortoise, dies.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/24/16 at 3:28 pm

June 24th 1519 – Lucrezia Borgia, Italian wife of Alfonso I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara (b. 1480)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/24/16 at 3:29 pm

June 24th 2013 – Mick Aston, English archaeologist and academic (b. 1946)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/24/16 at 4:15 pm

June 24th 1604 – Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, English courtier, Lord Great Chamberlain (b. 1550)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/25/16 at 2:57 am

June 25th 2009 – Farrah Fawcett, American actress and producer (b. 1947)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/25/16 at 2:58 am

June 25th 2009 - Michael Jackson died at the age of 50, after suffering heart failure at his home in Beverly Hills. The eighth child of the Jackson family, he debuted with his brothers as a member of The Jackson 5 in 1964. Jackson is credited for transforming the music video into an art form and a promotional tool, four of his solo albums are among the world's best-selling records: Off the Wall (1979), Bad (1987), Dangerous (1991) and HIStory (1995), while his 1982 Thriller is the world's best-selling record of all time with sales of over 50 million.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/25/16 at 3:12 am

Notable birthdays for June 25th:

1925 – June Lockhart, American actress
1925 – Robert Venturi, American architect and academic
1926 – Margaret Anstee, English diplomat
1927 – Arnold Wolfendale, English astronomer and academic
1928 – Alexei Alexeyevich Abrikosov, Russian-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
1928 – Moray Watson, English actor
1929 – Eric Carle, American author and illustrator
1932 – Peter Blake, English painter and illustrator
1932 – Tim Parnell, English racing driver
1933 – James Meredith, American activist
1933 – Álvaro Siza Vieira, Portuguese architect, designed the Porto School of Architecture
1934 – Jack W. Hayford, American minister and author
1935 – Larry Kramer, American author, playwright, and activist, co-founded Gay Men's Health Crisis
1935 – Eddie Floyd, American singer-songwriter (The Falcons)
1936 – B. J. Habibie, Indonesian engineer and politician, 3rd President of Indonesia
1936 – Bert Hölldobler, German biologist and entomologist
1937 – Derek Foster, Baron Foster of Bishop Auckland, English politician
1937 – Doreen Wells, English ballerina and actress
1939 – Allen Fox, American tennis player and coach
1940 – Judy Amoore, Australian runner
1940 – Mary Beth Peil, American actress and singer
1941 – Denys Arcand, Canadian director, producer, and screenwriter
1941 – Eddie Large, Scottish comedian and actor
1941 – Roy Marsden, English actor
1941 – John Albert Raven, Scottish academic and ecologist
1942 – Patricia Brake, English actress
1942 – Nikiforos Diamandouros, Greek academic and politician
1942 – Willis Reed, American basketball player, coach, and manager
1942 – Michel Tremblay, Canadian author and playwright
1944 – Robert Charlebois, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
1945 – Carly Simon, American singer-songwriter and actress (The Simon Sisters)
1946 – Roméo Dallaire, Dutch-Canadian general and politician
1946 – Ian McDonald, English guitarist and saxophonist (King Crimson and Foreigner)
1947 – John Hilton, English table tennis player
1947 – John Powell, American discus thrower
1947 – Jimmie Walker, American actor
1949 – Richard Clarke, Irish archbishop
1949 – Patrick Tambay, French race car driver
1950 – Michel Côté, Canadian actor and screenwriter
1950 – Marcello Toninelli, Italian author and screenwriter
1952 – Péter Erdő, Hungarian cardinal
1952 – Tim Finn, New Zealand singer-songwriter (Finn Brothers, Crowded House, and Split Enz)
1952 – Martin Gerschwitz, German singer-songwriter and keyboard player (Iron Butterfly)
1952 – Alan Green, Northern Irish sportscaster
1953 – Ian Davis, Australian cricketer
1954 – Mario Lessard, Canadian ice hockey player
1954 – David Paich, American singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer (Toto)
1954 – Daryush Shokof, Iranian director, producer, and screenwriter
1954 – Sonia Sotomayor, American lawyer and judge
1955 – Vic Marks, English cricketer and sportscaster
1956 – Anthony Bourdain, American chef and author
1956 – Frank Paschek, German long jumper
1956 – Craig Young, Australian rugby player and coach
1957 – Greg Millen, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
1959 – Lutz Dombrowski, German long jumper and educator
1959 – Jari Puikkonen, Finnish ski jumper
1959 – Efren Reyes, Jr., Filipino actor and screenwriter
1960 – Alastair Bruce of Crionaich, English-Scottish journalist and author
1960 – Brian Hayward, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
1960 – Craig Johnston, South African-Australian footballer and photographer
1960 – Laurent Rodriguez, French rugby player
1961 – Timur Bekmambetov, Kazakh director, producer, and screenwriter
1961 – Ricky Gervais, English comedian, actor, director, and producer
1962 – Phill Jupitus, English comedian, actor, and screenwriter
1963 – Doug Gilmour, Canadian ice hockey player and manager
1963 – John Benjamin Hickey, American actor
1963 – George Michael, English singer-songwriter and producer
1964 – Dell Curry, American basketball player and coach
1964 – Phil Emery, Australian cricketer
1964 – Matt Gallant, American television host and actor
1964 – Johnny Herbert, English race car driver and sportscaster
1964 – Greg Raymer, American poker player and lawyer
1966 – Dikembe Mutombo, Congolese-American basketball player
1968 – Adrian Garvey, Zimbabwean-South African rugby player
1968 – Vaios Karagiannis, Greek footballer and manager
1969 – Hunter Foster, American actor and singer
1969 – Zim Zum, American guitarist and songwriter (The Pop Culture Suicides)
1970 – Ariel Gore, American journalist and author
1970 – Roope Latvala, Finnish guitarist (Children of Bodom, Stone, Sinergy, and Waltari)
1970 – Erki Nool, Estonian decathlete and politician
1970 – Aaron Sele, American baseball player and scout
1971 – Karen Darke, English cyclist and author
1971 – Jason Gallian, Australian-English cricketer and educator
1971 – Rod Kafer, Australian rugby player and sportscaster
1971 – Angela Kinsey, American actress
1971 – Neil Lennon, Northern Irish-Scottish footballer and manager
1971 – Sébastien Levicq, French decathlete
1971 – Jason Lewis, American model and actor
1971 – Michael Tucker, American baseball player
1972 – Carlos Delgado, Puerto Rican-American baseball player and coach
1972 – Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, Libyan engineer and politician
1973 – René Corbet, Canadian ice hockey player
1973 – Milan Hnilička, Czech ice hockey player
1973 – Jamie Redknapp, English footballer and coach
1974 – Nisha Ganatra, Canadian director, prouder, and screenwriter
1974 – Glen Metropolit, Canadian ice hockey player
1975 – Chenoa, Argentinian-Spanish singer
1975 – Kiur Aarma, Estonian journalist and producer
1975 – Linda Cardellini, American actress
1975 – Albert Costa, Spanish tennis player and coach
1975 – Natasha Klauss, Colombian actress
1975 – Vladimir Kramnik, Russian chess player
1975 – Michele Merkin, American model and television host
1976 – José Cancela, Uruguayan footballer
1976 – Iestyn Harris, Welsh rugby player and coach
1976 – Carlos Nieto, Argentinian-Italian rugby player
1977 – Layla El, English wrestler, model, and dancer
1977 – Lola Ponce, Argentinian-Italian singer-songwriter and actress
1978 – Aramis Ramírez, Dominican-American baseball player
1978 – Luke Scott, American baseball player
1978 – Aftab Shivdasani, Indian actor and producer
1978 – Marcus Stroud, American football player
1979 – Marko Albert, Estonian swimmer and triathlete
1979 – La La Anthony, American television host and actress
1979 – Hirooki Goto, Japanese wrestler
1979 – Richard Hughes, Scottish footballer
1979 – Busy Philipps, American actress
1980 – Maja Latinović, Serbian model
1980 – Nozomi Takeuchi, Japanese actress and singer
1981 – Simon Ammann, Swiss ski jumper
1981 – Irina Osipova, Russian basketball player
1981 – Sheridan Smith, English actress, singer, and dancer
1982 – Rain, South Korean singer-songwriter, dancer, and actor
1982 – Mikhail Youzhny, Russian tennis player
1983 – Cristian Baroni, Brazilian footballer
1983 – Todd Cooper, English swimmer
1983 – Marc Janko, Austrian footballer
1984 – Lauren Bush, American model and fashion designer
1985 – Daniel Bard, American baseball player
1985 – Karim Matmour, Algerian footballer
1986 – Megan Burns, English actress and singer
1986 – Charlie Davies, American soccer player
1986 – Aya Matsuura, Japanese singer and actress (GAM, Gomattō, 3nin Matsuri, and Def.Diva)
1986 – Seda Tokatlıoğlu, Turkish volleyball player
1987 – Brian Canter, American bull rider
1987 – Alissa Czisny, American figure skater
1988 – Osama Ali, Iraqi footballer
1988 – Jhonas Enroth, Swedish ice hockey player
1988 – Miguel Layún, Mexican footballer
1989 – Jack Cork, English footballer
1989 – Edgar Morais, Portuguese actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1989 – Rafael Morais, Portuguese actor, director, and screenwriter
1990 – Andi Eigenmann, Filipino actress
1991 – Kyousuke Hamao, Japanese actor and singer
1991 – Shōta Iizuka, Japanese sprinter
1991 – Liisi Rist, Estonian cyclist
1991 – Anna Zaja, German tennis player
1993 – Barney Clark, English actor
1996 – Pietro Fittipaldi, Brazilian-American racing driver
1996 – Sione Mata'utia, Australian rugby league player

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/25/16 at 3:13 am

June 25th 2015 – Nerses Bedros XIX Tarmouni, Egyptian-Armenian patriarch (b. 1940)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/25/16 at 3:30 am

June 25th 2015 – Patrick Macnee, English actor (b. 1922)

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June 25th 2015 – Alejandro Romay, Argentinian businessman (b. 1927)

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June 25th 2014 – Ivan Plyushch, Ukrainian agronomist and politician (b. 1941)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/25/16 at 3:47 am

June 25th 2015 – Lou Butera, American pool player and actor (b. 1937)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/25/16 at 4:03 am

June 25th 2014 – Ana María Matute, Spanish author and academic (b. 1925)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/25/16 at 4:04 am

June 25th 2014 – Paul Patterson, American neuroscientist and academic (b. 1943)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/25/16 at 4:19 am

June 25th 2013 – Green Wix Unthank, American soldier and judge (b. 1923)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/25/16 at 4:19 am

June 25th 2014 – Nigel Calder, English journalist, author, and screenwriter (b. 1931)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/25/16 at 4:37 am

June 25th 1934 – Beatriz Sheridan, Mexican actress and director (d. 2006)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/25/16 at 5:09 am

June 25th 1987 - Songwriter Boudleaux Bryant died. Wrote with his wife Felice, The Everly Brothers hits, 'Bye Bye Love', 'All I Have To Do Is Dream', 'Wake Up Little Susie' and 'Raining In My Heart' a hit for Buddy Holly. Other acts to record their song include Bob Dylan, The Beatles, Simon and Garfunkel, the Grateful Dead, Dolly Parton, Elvis Presley, The Beach Boys, Roy Orbison, Dean Martin, Ruth Brown, Cher, R.E.M. and Ray Charles.

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June 25th 2013 – Mildred Ladner Thompson, American journalist (b. 1918)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/25/16 at 5:59 am

June 25th 2013 – Robert E. Gilka, American photographer and journalist (b. 1916)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/25/16 at 6:00 am

June 25th 2013 – Harry Parker, American rower and coach (b. 1935)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/25/16 at 6:39 am

June 25th 2013 – George Burditt, American screenwriter and producer (b. 1923)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/25/16 at 6:39 am

June 25th 2013 – Catherine Gibson, Scottish swimmer (b. 1931)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/25/16 at 6:50 am

June 25th 2012 – Lucella MacLean, American baseball player (b. 1921)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/25/16 at 6:50 am

June 25th 2012 – Edgar Ross, American boxer (b. 1949)

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June 25th 2006 - Television producer and journalist Elkan Allan died aged 83. Allan produced the ground-breaking British pop show Ready Steady Go! during the 60's.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/25/16 at 7:16 am

June 25th 2006 -Turkish-American music producer and arranger Arif Mardin died aged 74 from pancreatic cancer. He worked at Atlantic Records for over 30 years, before moving to EMI. The winner of 11 Grammy Awards, he worked with Aretha Franklin, Bette Midler, Roberta Flack, Wilson Pickett, Average White Band, The Bee Gees, Barbra Streisand and Norah Jones.

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June 25th 2012 – Campbell Gillies, Scottish jockey (b. 1990)

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June 25th 2012 – George Randolph Hearst, Jr., American businessman (b. 1927)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/25/16 at 7:42 am

June 25th 2011 – Margaret Tyzack, English actress (b. 1931)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/25/16 at 7:43 am

June 25th 2012 – Shigemitsu Dandō, Japanese academic and jurist (b. 1913)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/25/16 at 7:54 am

June 25th 2011 – Annie Easley, American computer scientist and mathematician (b. 1933)

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June 25th 2011 – Goff Richards, English composer and conductor (b. 1944)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/25/16 at 9:22 am

June 25th 2010 – Alan Plater, English playwright and screenwriter (b. 1935)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/25/16 at 9:23 am

June 25th 2010 – Richard B. Sellars, American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1915)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/25/16 at 9:32 am

June 25th 2009 – Yasmine, Belgian singer (b. 1972)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/25/16 at 9:57 am

June 25th 2009 – Sky Saxon, American singer-songwriter (The Seeds) (b. 1937)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/25/16 at 10:19 am

June 25th 2008 – Lyall Watson, South African anthropologist and ethologist (b. 1939)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/25/16 at 11:02 am

June 25th 1997 – Jacques Cousteau, French oceanographer and explorer (b. 1910)

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June 25th 1988 - Hillel Slovak original guitarist and founding member of Red Hot Chili Peppers died from a heroin overdose shortly after the band returned from a European tour. Slovak recorded two albums with the band, Freaky Styley and The Uplift Mofo Party Plan.

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June 25th 1977 – Olave Baden-Powell, British Girl Guiding and Girl Scouting leader (b. 1889)

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June 25th 1976 – Johnny Mercer, American singer-songwriter, co-founded Capitol Records (b. 1909)

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June 25th 1876 – George Armstrong Custer, American general (b. 1839)

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Notable births for June 27th

1918 – Adolph Kiefer, American swimmer
1921 – Muriel Pavlow, English actress
1928 – James Lincoln Collier, American journalist and author
1930 – Ross Perot, American businessman and politician
1931 – Charles Bronfman, Canadian-American businessman and philanthropist
1931 – Martinus J. G. Veltman, Dutch physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
1932 – Eddie Kasko, American baseball player and manager
1932 – Hugh Wood, English composer
1937 – Joseph P. Allen, American physicist and astronaut
1937 – Kirkpatrick Sale, American author and scholar
1938 – Bruce Babbitt, American lawyer and politician, 47th United States Secretary of the Interior
1938 – Shirley Anne Field, English actress
1938 – David Hope, Baron Hope of Craighead, Scottish lieutenant and judge
1940 – Ian Lang, Baron Lang of Monkton, Scottish politician, Secretary of State for Scotland
1941 – Bill Baxley, American lawyer and politician, 24th Lieutenant Governor of Alabama
1942 – Bruce Johnston, American singer-songwriter and producer (The Beach Boys and Bruce & Terry)
1943 – Ravi Batra, Indian-American economist and academic
1943 – Vera Chino, Acoma Pueblo (Native American) potter
1944 – Angela King, English environmentalist and author, co-founded Common Ground
1944 – Patrick Sercu, Belgian cyclist
1945 – Norma Kamali, American fashion designer
1948 – Camile Baudoin, American guitarist (The Radiators)
1949 – Vera Wang, American fashion designer
1951 – Julia Duffy, American actress
1951 – Gilson Lavis, English drummer (Squeeze (band)) and portrait artist
1951 – Mary McAleese, Irish academic and politician, 8th President of Ireland
1953 – Igor Gräzin, Estonian academic and politician
1953 – Alice McDermott, American novelist
1954 – Richard Ibbotson, English admiral
1955 – Isabelle Adjani, French actress
1956 – Heiner Dopp, German field hockey player and politician
1956 – Ted Haggard, American pastor, founded the Association of Life-Giving Churches
1956 – Sultan bin Salman Al Saud, Saudi Arabian pilot and astronaut
1957 – Gabriella Dorio, Italian runner
1958 – Lisa Germano, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1959 – Dan Jurgens, American author and illustrator
1959 – Lorrie Morgan, American singer
1960 – Craig Hodges, American basketball player and coach
1960 – Robert King, English harpsichord player and conductor
1962 – Michael Ball, English actor and singer
1963 – Wendy Alexander, Scottish politician, Minister for Enterprise and Lifelong Learning
1963 – Johnny Benson, Jr., American race car driver
1963 – Paul Roos, Australian footballer and coach
1964 – P. T. Usha, Indian track and field athlete
1964 – Stephan Brenninkmeijer, Dutch director, producer, and screenwriter
1964 – Chuck Person, American basketball player and coach
1965 – Simon Sebag Montefiore, English journalist, historian, and author
1965 – Óscar Vega, Spanish boxer
1966 – J. J. Abrams, American director, producer, and screenwriter
1966 – Jörg Bergen, German footballer and manager
1966 – Aigars Kalvītis, Latvian politician, businessman, and former Prime Minister of Latvia
1967 – Jeff Conine, American baseball player and sportscaster
1967 – Sylvie Fréchette, Canadian swimmer and coach
1967 – Vasiliy Kaptyukh, Belarusian discus thrower
1967 – Phil Kearns, Australian rugby player and sportscaster
1968 – Kelly Ayotte, American lawyer and politician, New Hampshire Attorney General
1969 – Viktor Petrenko, Ukrainian figure skater
1969 – Draco Rosa, American-born Puerto Rican singer-songwriter and producer (Menudo and Maggie's Dream)
1970 – Ahmed Ahmed, Egyptian-American actor and screenwriter
1970 – John Eales, Australian rugby player and businessman
1970 – Jim Edmonds, American baseball player and sportscaster
1971 – Yancey Arias, American actor and producer
1971 – Jo Frost, English nanny, television personality, and author
1971 – Kieren Keke, Nauruan physician and politician
1972 – Dawud Wharnsby, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1973 – George Hincapie, American cyclist
1974 – Christian Kane, American singer-songwriter and actor
1974 – Christopher O'Neill, English-American businessman
1975 – Ace Darling, American wrestler
1975 – Sarah Evanetz, Canadian swimmer
1975 – Tobey Maguire, American actor
1975 – Daryle Ward, American baseball player
1976 – Cazwell, American rapper and songwriter
1976 – Johnny Estrada, American baseball player
1976 – Leigh Nash, American singer-songwriter (Sixpence None the Richer)
1977 – Raúl, Spanish footballer
1977 – Arkadiusz Radomski, Polish footballer
1978 – Apparat, German musician
1980 – Hugo Campagnaro, Argentinian footballer
1980 – Jennifer Goodridge, American keyboard player (Your Enemies Friends)
1980 – Kevin Pietersen, South African cricketer
1980 – Craig Terrill, American football player
1981 – John Driscoll, American actor
1981 – Andrew Embley, Australian footballer
1983 – Jim Johnson, American baseball player
1983 – Dale Steyn, South African cricketer
1984 – Rocío Guirao Díaz, Argentinian model and actress
1984 – José Holebas, German-Greek footballer
1984 – Gökhan Inler, Swiss footballer
1984 – Khloé Kardashian, American model, businesswoman, and radio host
1984 – D. J. King, Canadian ice hockey player
1985 – James Hook, Welsh rugby player
1985 – Svetlana Kuznetsova, Russian tennis player
1985 – Nico Rosberg, German race car driver
1986 – Drake Bell, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
1986 – Bryan Fletcher, American skier
1987 – India de Beaufort, English actress
1987 – Ed Westwick, English actor
1988 – Stefani Bismpikou, Greek gymnast
1988 – Matthew Spiranovic, Australian footballer
1988 – Kate Ziegler, American swimmer
1989 – Hana Birnerová, Czech tennis player
1989 – Bruna Tenório, Brazilian model
1990 – Taylor Phinney, American cyclist
1993 – Johanna Talihärm, Estonian biathlete
1994 – Anita Husarić, Bosnian tennis player

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/27/16 at 12:32 am

June 27th 2015 – Knut Helle, Norwegian historian and professor (b. 1930)

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June 27th 1556 – The thirteen Stratford Martyrs are burned at the stake near London for their Protestant beliefs.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/27/16 at 12:53 am

June 27th 2015 – Zvi Elpeleg, Polish-Israeli diplomat, author, and academic (b. 1926)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/27/16 at 1:17 am

June 27th 2014 – Rachid Solh, Lebanese politician, 48th Prime Minister of Lebanon (b. 1926)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/27/16 at 1:17 am

June 27th 2014 – Leslie Manigat, Haitian educator and politician, 43rd President of Haiti (b. 1930)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/27/16 at 1:28 am

June 27th 2014 – Edmond Blanchard, Canadian jurist and politician (b. 1954)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/27/16 at 1:28 am

June 27th 2014 – Allen Grossman, American poet, critic, and academic (b. 1932)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/27/16 at 1:44 am

June 27th 2013 – Bill Robertson, American businessman and politician (b. 1938)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/27/16 at 1:44 am

June 27th 2013 – Ian Scott, English-New Zealand painter (b. 1945)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/27/16 at 2:02 am

June 27th 2012 – Rosemary Dobson, Australian poet and illustrator (b. 1920)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/27/16 at 2:03 am

June 27th 2013 – Stefano Borgonovo, Italian footballer (b. 1964)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/27/16 at 2:28 am

June 27th 2008 – Michael Turner, American author and illustrator (b. 1971)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/27/16 at 2:28 am

June 27th 2009 – Gale Storm, American actress and singer (b. 1922)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/27/16 at 2:38 am

June 27th 2007 – Dragutin Tadijanović, Croatian poet and translator (b. 1905)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/27/16 at 2:39 am

June 27th 2008 – Sam Manekshaw, Indian field marshal (b. 1914)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/27/16 at 4:15 am

June 27th 2005 – John T. Walton, American businessman, co-founded the Children's Scholarship Fund (b. 1946)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/27/16 at 4:15 am

June 27th 2007 – William Hutt, Canadian actor (b. 1920)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/27/16 at 4:26 am

June 27th 2005 – Shelby Foote, American historian and author (b. 1917)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/27/16 at 4:26 am

June 27th 2005 – Ray Holmes, English lieutenant and pilot (b. 1914)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/27/16 at 4:55 am

June 27th 1998 – Gilles Rocheleau, Canadian businessman and politician (b. 1935)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/27/16 at 4:56 am

June 27th 1999 – Georgios Papadopoulos, Greek colonel and politician, 169th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1919)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/27/16 at 5:37 am

June 27th 2002 – Robert L. J. Long, American admiral (b. 1920)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/27/16 at 5:38 am

June 27th 2003 – David Newman, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1937)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/27/16 at 5:38 am

June 27th 2003 – David Newman, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1937)

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June 27th 1999 - Brian O'Hara, singer and guitarist with The Fourmost hung himself aged 56. The Liverpool group who were managed by Brian Epstein had the 1964 UK No.6 single 'A Little Loving'.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/27/16 at 5:50 am

June 27th 2002 - One day before the scheduled first show of The Who's 2002 US tour, bass player John Entwistle, died aged 57 in his hotel room at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. Entwistle had gone to bed that night with a stripper, who woke at 10am to find Entwistle cold and unresponsive. The Las Vegas medical examiner determined that death was due to a heart attack induced by an undetermined amount of cocaine.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/27/16 at 6:12 am

June 27th 2015 - Chris Squire, the bass guitarist and co-founder of 1970s British progressive rock band Yes, died at the age of 67 after battling leukemia. He was the only member to appear on each of their 21 studio albums, released from 1969 to 2014.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/27/16 at 7:21 am

June 27th 2004 – George Patton IV, American general (b. 1923)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/27/16 at 7:21 am

June 27th 2004 – Darrell Russell, American race car driver (b. 1968)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/27/16 at 7:59 am

June 27th 2010 – Corey Allen, American film and television actor, writer, director, and producer (b. 1934)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/27/16 at 7:59 am

June 27th 2014 – Bobby Womack, American singer-songwriter (The Valentinos) (b. 1944)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/27/16 at 8:12 am

June 27th 2001 – Joan Sims, English actress (b. 1930)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/27/16 at 8:12 am

June 27th 2009 – Fayette Pinkney, American singer (The Three Degrees) (b. 1948)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/27/16 at 8:35 am

June 27th 2001 – Tove Jansson, Finnish author, illustrator, and painter (b. 1914)

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June 27th 1991 – Milton Subotsky, American-English screenwriter and producer (b. 1921)

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June 27th 2000 – Pierre Pflimlin, French lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of France (b. 1907)

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June 27th 1987 – Billy Snedden, Australian lawyer and politician, 17th Attorney-General for Australia (b. 1926)

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June 27th 1989 – A. J. Ayer, English philosopher and academic (b. 1910)

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June 27th 1970 – Daniel Kinsey, American hurdler and scholar (b. 1902)

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June 27th 1986 – George Nepia, New Zealand rugby player and referee (b. 1905)

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June 27th 1960 – Lottie Dod, English tennis player, golfer, and archer (b. 1871)

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June 27th 2001 – Jack Lemmon, American actor (b. 1925)

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June 27th 1952 – Max Dehn, German-American mathematician and academic (b. 1878)

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June 27th 1844

– Hyrum Smith, American religious leader (b. 1800)
– Joseph Smith, American religious leader, founded the Latter Day Saint movement (b. 1805)

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June 27th 1949 – Frank Smythe, English botanist and mountaineer (b. 1900)

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June 27th 1996 – Albert R. Broccoli, American film producer (b. 1909)

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June 27th 1919 – Peter Sturholdt, American boxer (b. 1885)

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June 27th 1946 – Wanda Gág, American author and illustrator (b. 1893)

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June 27th 1944 – Milan Hodža, Czech journalist and politician, 10th Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia (b. 1878)

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June 27th 1935 – Eugene Augustin Lauste, French-American inventor (b. 1857)

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June 27th 1934 – Francesco Buhagiar, Maltese politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Malta (b. 1876)

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"Italian actor Bud Spencer dies at 86"

http://www.euronews.com/2016/06/27/italian-actor-and-filmmaker-bud-spencer-dies-at-the-age-of-86/

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June 28th 2015 – Jope Seniloli, Fijian politician, Vice-President of Fiji (b. 1939)

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June 28th 2015 – Wally Stanowski, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1919)

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June 28th 683 – Pope Leo II (b. 611)

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June 28th 767 – Pope Paul I (b. 700)

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Notable births for June 28th:

1920 – A. E. Hotchner, American author and playwright
1926 – Mel Brooks, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1927 – Correlli Barnett, English historian and author
1928 – Hans Blix, Swedish politician and diplomat, 33rd Swedish Minister of Foreign Affairs
1928 – Harold Evans, English-American historian and journalist
1930 – William C. Campbell, Irish-American biologist and parasitologist, Nobel Prize laureate
1931 – Hans Alfredson, Swedish actor, director, and screenwriter
1931 – Junior Johnson, American race car driver
1934 – Robert Carswell, Baron Carswell, Northern Irish lawyer and judge, Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland
1934 – Bette Greene, American journalist and author
1934 – Carl Levin, American lawyer and politician
1936 – Chuck Howley, American football player
1937 – Fernand Labrie, Canadian endocrinologist and academic
1938 – John Byner, American actor and comedian
1938 – Leon Panetta, American lawyer and politician, 23rd United States Secretary of Defense
1939 – Klaus Schmiegel, German chemist
1940 – Muhammad Yunus, Bangladeshi economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
1941 – Al Downing, American baseball player and sportscaster
1941 – David Johnston, Canadian academic, lawyer, and politician, 28th Governor-General of Canada
1942 – Frank Zane, American bodybuilder and actor
1943 – Jens Birkemose, Danish painter
1943 – Donald Johanson, American paleontologist and academic
1943 – Klaus von Klitzing, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
1945 – Ken Buchanan, Scottish boxer
1945 – David Knights, English bass player and producer (Procol Harum)
1945 – Türkan Şoray, Turkish actress, director, and screenwriter
1946 – Bruce Davison, American actor and director
1946 – David Duckham, English rugby player
1946 – Robert Xavier Rodriguez, American composer
1947 – Anny Duperey, French actress and author
1947 – Mark Helprin, American journalist and author
1947 – Laura Tyson, American economist and academic
1948 – Kathy Bates, American actress
1948 – Sergei Bodrov, Russian-American director, producer, and screenwriter
1948 – Deborah Moggach, English author and screenwriter
1949 – Don Baylor, American baseball player and coach
1950 – Philip Fowke, English pianist and educator
1950 – David Lanz, American pianist
1950 – Mauricio Rojas, Chilean-Swedish economist and politician
1950 – Chris Speier, American baseball player and coach
1951 – Mick Cronin, Australian rugby league player and coach
1951 – Lalla Ward, English actress and author
1952 – Enis Batur, Turkish poet and author
1952 – Jean-Christophe Rufin, French physician and author
1954 – A. A. Gill, Scottish author and critic
1954 – Alice Krige, South African actress and producer
1954 – Deborah Grabien, American author
1955 – Eric Gates, English footballer and radio host
1956 – Amira Hass, Israeli journalist and author
1956 – Noel Mugavin, Australian footballer and coach
1957 – Lance Nethery, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1957 – Georgi Parvanov, Bulgarian historian and politician, 4th President of Bulgaria
1957 – Mike Skinner, American race car driver
1957 – Jim Spanarkel, American basketball player and sportscaster
1958 – Donna Edwards, American lawyer and politician
1958 – Félix Gray, Tunisian-French singer-songwriter
1959 – Clint Boon, English singer and keyboard player (Inspiral Carpets and The Clint Boon Experience)
1960 – John Elway, American football player and manager
1960 – Roland Melanson, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1961 – Jeff Malone, American basketball player and coach
1961 – Eliezer Melamed, Israeli rabbi and author
1962 – Anișoara Cușmir-Stanciu, Romanian long jumper
1962 – Ann-Louise Skoglund, Swedish hurdler
1963 – Peter Baynham, Welsh actor, producer, and screenwriter
1963 – Charlie Clouser, American keyboard player, songwriter, and producer (Nine Inch Nails)
1964 – Mark Grace, American baseball player and sportscaster
1964 – Bernie McCahill, New Zealand rugby player
1964 – Dan Stains, Australian rugby league player and coach
1964 – Steve Williamson, English saxophonist and composer (Jazz Warriors)
1965 – Jessica Hecht, American actress
1965 – Tiaan Strauss, south African rugby player
1966 – Peeter Allik, Estonian painter and illustrator
1966 – Bobby Bare Jr., American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1966 – John Cusack, American actor and screenwriter
1966 – Mary Stuart Masterson, American actress
1966 – Sara Stewart, Scottish actress
1967 – Leona Aglukkaq, Canadian politician, 7th Canadian Minister of Health
1967 – Gil Bellows, Canadian actor and producer
1967 – Zhong Huandi, Chinese runner
1967 – Lars Riedel, German discus thrower
1968 – Chayanne, Puerto Rican-American singer-songwriter and actor (Los Chicos)
1969 – Tichina Arnold, American actress and singer
1969 – Danielle Brisebois, American singer-songwriter and actress
1969 – Fabrizio Mori, Italian hurdler
1970 – Mushtaq Ahmed, Pakistani cricketer and coach
1970 – Steve Burton, American actor
1970 – Tom Merritt, American journalist
1970 – Mike White, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1971 – Lorenzo Amoruso, Italian footballer
1971 – Fabien Barthez, French footballer
1971 – Bobby Hurley, American basketball player and coach
1971 – Ron Mahay, American baseball player and scout
1971 – Elon Musk, South African-American businessman
1971 – Ray Slijngaard, Dutch rapper (2 Unlimited and Ray & Anita)
1972 – Ngô Bảo Châu, Vietnamese-French mathematician and academic
1972 – Christopher Leslie, English politician, Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer
1972 – Alessandro Nivola, American actor
1973 – Adrián Annus, Hungarian hammer thrower
1973 – Corey Koskie, Canadian baseball player
1976 – Shinobu Asagoe, Japanese tennis player
1977 – Chris Spurling, American baseball player
1977 – Mark Stoermer, American bass player, songwriter, and producer (The Killers)
1977 – Harun Tekin, Turkish singer and guitarist (Mor ve Ötesi)
1978 – Ha Ji-won, South Korean actress and singer
1978 – Simon Larose, Canadian tennis player
1979 – Randy McMichael, American football player
1979 – Florian Zeller, French author and playwright
1980 – Jevgeni Novikov, Estonian footballer
1981 – Savage, New Zealand rapper (Deceptikonz)
1981 – Michael Crafter, Australian singer-songwriter (Confession, I Killed the Prom Queen, Carpathian, and Bury Your Dead)
1981 – Guillermo Martínez, Cuban javelin thrower
1981 – Brandon Phillips, American baseball player
1982 – Ibrahim Camejo, Cuban long jumper
1985 – Phil Bardsley, English footballer
1985 – Colt Hynes, American baseball player
1986 – Kellie Pickler, American singer-songwriter
1986 – Suzuko Mimori, Japanese voice actress and singer
1987 – Sonata Tamošaitytė, Lithuanian hurdler
1987 – Bailey Tzuke, English singer-songwriter
1987 – Terrence Williams, American basketball player
1989 – Jason Clark, Australian rugby league player
1989 – Andrew Fifita, Australian rugby league player
1989 – David Fifita, Australian rugby league player
1989 – Julia Zlobina, Russian-Azerbaijani figure skater
1989 – Nicole Rottmann, Austrian tennis player
1991 – Seohyun, South Korean singer, dancer, and actress (Girls' Generation and Girls' Generation-TTS)
1991 – Kevin De Bruyne, Belgian footballer
1991 – Kang Min-hyuk, South Korean singer, drummer, and actor (CN Blue)
1991 – Joe McKeehen, 2015 WSOP Main Event Champion
1992 – Oscar Hiljemark, Swedish footballer
1993 – Bradley Beal, American basketball player
1996 – Donna Vekić, Croatian tennis player
1999 – Markéta Vondroušová, Czech tennis player

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June 28th 2014 – On Kawara, Japanese painter (b. 1933)

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June 28th 2014 – Meshach Taylor, American actor (b. 1947)

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June 28th 1836 – James Madison, American academic and politician, 4th President of the United States (b. 1751)

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June 28th 1914 – Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife Sophie are assassinated in Sarajevo by Bosnia Serb nationalist Gavrilo Princip, the casus belli of World War I.

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June 28th 2014 – Jim Brosnan, American baseball player (b. 1929)

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June 28th 2012 – Doris Sams, American baseball player (b. 1927)

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June 28th 1989 – Joris Ivens, Dutch journalist, director, and producer (b. 1898)

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June 28th 1981 – Terry Fox, Canadian runner and activist (b. 1958)

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June 28th 2015 – Jack Carter, American actor and comedian (b. 1922)

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June 28th 1975 - American singer songwriter Tim Buckley completed the last show of a tour in Dallas, Texas, playing to a sold-out crowd of 1,800 people. This was Buckley's last ever show, he died the following day of a heroin and morphine overdose aged 28.

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June 28th 2001 – Joan Sims, English actress (b. 1930)

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June 28th 1962 – Mickey Cochrane, American baseball player and manager (b. 1903)

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June 28th 1976 – Stanley Baker, Welsh actor and producer (b. 1927)

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June 28th 2012 – Leontine T. Kelly, American bishop (b. 1920)

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June 28th 1189 – Matilda of England, Duchess of Saxony (b. 1156)

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June 28th 1965 – Red Nichols, American cornet player, bandleader, and composer (The California Ramblers) (b. 1905)

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June 29th 226 – Chinese Emperor Cao Pi dies after an illness; his son Cao Rui succeeds him as emperor of the Kingdom of Wei. (b. 187)

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Notable births for June 29th:

1922 – John William Vessey, Jr., American general
1923 – Chou Wen-chung, Chinese-American composer and educator
1925 – Giorgio Napolitano, Italian journalist and politician, 11th President of Italy
1925 – Cara Williams, American actress
1928 – Jean-Louis Pesch, French author and illustrator
1929 – Pat Crawford Brown, American actress
1930 – Robert Evans, American actor and producer
1930 – Viola Léger, American-Canadian actress and politician
1932 – Brian Hutton, Baron Hutton, British jurist; Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland
1935 – Katsuya Nomura, Japanese baseball player and manager
1939 – Alan Connolly, Australian cricketer
1939 – Amarildo Tavares da Silveira, Brazilian footballer and coach
1940 – Vyacheslav Artyomov, Russian composer
1940 – John Dawes, Welsh rugby player and coach
1941 – John Boccabella, American baseball player
1941 – Margitta Gummel, German shot putter
1942 – Charlotte Bingham, English author and screenwriter
1942 – Mike Willesee, Australian journalist and producer
1944 – Gary Busey, American actor
1944 – Andreu Mas-Colell, Spanish economist, academic, and politician
1944 – Seán Patrick O'Malley, American cardinal
1945 – Chandrika Kumaratunga, Sri Lankan journalist and politician, 5th President of Sri Lanka
1946 – Ernesto Pérez Balladares, Panamanian politician, 33rd President of Panama
1947 – Richard Lewis, American actor and screenwriter
1948 – Fred Grandy, American actor and politician
1948 – Ian Paice, English drummer, songwriter, and producer (Deep Purple and Paice Ashton Lord)
1948 – Usha Prashar, Baroness Prashar, Kenyan-English politician
1949 – Dan Dierdorf, American football player and sportscaster
1949 – Joan Clos i Matheu, Spanish anesthesiologist and politician, 116th Mayor of Barcelona
1949 – Ann Veneman, American lawyer and politician, 27th United States Secretary of Agriculture
1950 – Bobby London, American illustrator
1950 – Don Moen, American singer-songwriter and producer
1950 – Michael Whelan, American painter and illustrator
1951 – Don Rosa, American author and illustrator
1952 – Joan Tronto, American political scientist
1953 – Don Dokken, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Dokken)
1953 – Colin Hay, Scottish-Australian singer, guitarist, and actor (Men at Work)
1954 – Rick Honeycutt, American baseball player and coach
1954 – Leovegildo Lins da Gama Júnior, Brazilian footballer, coach, and manager
1955 – Terence M. O'Sullivan, American activist
1955 – Charles J. Precourt, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut
1956 – Nick Fry, English economist and businessman
1956 – David Burroughs Mattingly, American illustrator and painter
1956 – Pedro Guerrero, Dominican-American baseball player and manager
1956 – Pedro Santana Lopes, Portuguese lawyer and politician, 118th Prime Minister of Portugal
1956 – A. K. Shiva Kumar, Indian economist and academic
1957 – Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow, Turkmen dentist and politician, 2nd President of Turkmenistan
1957 – María Conchita Alonso, Cuban-Venezuelan singer and actress
1957 – Robert Forster, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Go-Betweens and Tuff Monks)
1957 – Michael Nutter, American politician, 98th Mayor of Philadelphia
1957 – Terry Wyatt, English physicist and academic
1958 – Dieter Althaus, German politician
1958 – Rosa Mota, Portuguese runner
1958 – Mark Radcliffe, English singer and radio host (Shirehorses and The Family Mahone)
1958 – Ralf Rangnick, German footballer and manager
1961 – Greg Hetson, American singer and guitarist (Bad Religion, Circle Jerks, Black President, and Redd Kross)
1961 – Sharon Lawrence, American actress, singer, and dancer
1962 – Amanda Donohoe, English actress
1962 – Joan Laporta, Spanish lawyer and politician
1962 – George D. Zamka, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut
1963 – Anne-Sophie Mutter, German violinist
1964 – Stedman Pearson, English singer-songwriter and dancer (Five Star)
1965 – Tripp Eisen, American guitarist (Static-X, Dope, and Murderdolls)
1965 – Paul Jarvis, English cricketer
1965 – Panagiotis Karatzas, Greek basketball player
1966 – Yoko Kamio, Japanese author and illustrator
1966 – John Part, Canadian darts player and sportscaster
1967 – Jeff Burton, American race car driver
1967 – Murray Foster, Canadian bass player (Moxy Früvous and Great Big Sea)
1967 – Melora Hardin, American actress and singer
1967 – Seamus McGarvey, Northern Irish cinematographer
1968 – Theoren Fleury, Canadian ice hockey player
1968 – Judith Hoag, American actress and educator
1969 – Pavlos Dermitzakis, Greek footballer and manager
1969 – Tōru Hashimoto, Japanese lawyer and politician
1970 – Melanie Paschke, German sprinter
1970 – Emily Skinner, American actress and singer
1971 – Matthew Good, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (Matthew Good Band)
1971 – Anthony Hamilton, English snooker player
1973 – George Hincapie, American cyclist
1976 – Daniel Carlsson, Swedish race car driver
1976 – Bret McKenzie, New Zealand guitarist, producer, and actor (Flight of the Conchords, The Black Seeds, and Wellington International Ukulele Orchestra)
1977 – Sotiris Liberopoulos, Greek footballer
1977 – Zuleikha Robinson, English actress
1978 – Sam Farrar, American singer and bass player (Phantom Planet)
1978 – Nicole Scherzinger, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress (The Pussycat Dolls and Eden's Crush)
1979 – Matthew Bode, Australian footballer
1979 – Abz Love, English singer, DJ, and producer (Five)
1979 – Andy O'Brien, English footballer
1979 – Marleen Veldhuis, Dutch swimmer
1980 – Katherine Jenkins, Welsh soprano and actress
1980 – Melissa Peachey, English television host
1980 – Martin Truex Jr., American race car driver
1981 – Luke Branighan, Australian rugby league player
1981 – Joe Johnson, American basketball player
1981 – Nino, Greek singer-songwriter and guitarist
1981 – Shmuly Yanklowitz, American rabbi, author, and educator
1982 – Dusty Hughes, American baseball player
1982 – Colin Jost, American actor and screenwriter
1982 – Matthew Mercer, American voice actor, director, and producer
1982 – Lily Rabe, American actress
1983 – Aundrea Fimbres, American singer-songwriter and dancer (Danity Kane)
1983 – Jeremy Powers, American cyclist
1984 – Aleksandr Shustov, Russian high jumper
1985 – Quintin Demps, American football player
1986 – José Manuel Jurado, Spanish footballer
1986 – Edward Maya, Romanian singer-songwriter and producer
1987 – Ana Free, Portuguese singer-songwriter
1987 – Luke McLean, Australian-Italian rugby player
1987 – Yasuka Saitō, Japanese actor
1987 – Ilya Shesterkov, Russian footballer
1988 – Éver Banega, Argentinian footballer
1990 – Yann M'Vila, French footballer
1990 – The Sxplay, Japanese singer
1991 – Suk Hyun-jun, South Korean footballer
1991 – Kawhi Leonard, American basketball player
1992 – Adam G. Sevani, American actor and dancer
1993 – Fran Kirby, English footballer

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June 29th 2015 – Jackson Vroman, American-Lebanese basketball player (b. 1981)

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June 29th 2015 – Charles Pasqua, French businessman and politician, French Minister of the Interior (b. 1927)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/29/16 at 4:21 am

June 29th 2004 – Alvin Hamilton, Canadian lieutenant and politician, 18th Canadian Minister of Agriculture (b. 1912)

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June 29th 2014 – Dermot Healy, Irish author, poet, and playwright (b. 1947)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/29/16 at 5:24 am

June 29th 1840 – Lucien Bonaparte, French prince (b. 1775)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/29/16 at 6:02 am

June 29th 1942 – Paul Troje, German politician, Mayor of Marburg (b. 1864)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/29/16 at 6:20 am

June 29th 2002 – François Périer, French actor (b. 1919)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/29/16 at 6:35 am

June 29th 1900 – Ivan Mikheevich Pervushin, Russian mathematician and academic (b. 1827)

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June 29th 1975 - American singer songwriter Tim Buckley died of an overdose of heroin and morphine aged 28. Released nine albums including the 1972 release 'Greetings from L.A.' Buckley is the father of singer songwriter Jeff Buckley. (b. 1947)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/29/16 at 8:06 am

June 29th 1979 - American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer, Lowell George died of a heart attack. The Little Feat front man was found dead at the Key Bridge Marriott Hotel in Arlington, Virginia. George joined Zappa's Mothers of Invention as rhythm guitarist in 1968, played guitar on John Cale's 1973 album Paris 1919, Harry Nilsson's Son of Schmilsson album and Jackson Browne's The Pretender.

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June 29th 2002 - American singer and actress Rosemary Clooney died of lung cancer. Had the 1954 UK No.1 single 'This Ole House' appeared in the 1954 movie White Christmas with Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye. Her nephew, George Clooney was a pallbearer at her funeral.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/29/16 at 8:12 am

June 29th 2006 – Randy Walker, American football player and coach (b. 1954)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/29/16 at 9:05 am

June 29th 1949 – Themistoklis Sofoulis, Greek politician, 115th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1860)

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June 29th 2015 – Josef Masopust, Czech footballer and coach (b. 1931)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/29/16 at 10:04 am

June 29th 1969 - American soul singer Shorty Long drowned aged 29 after his boat capsized on the Detroit River in Michigan. Had the 1968 US No.8 single 'Here Comes The Judge.' He acted as an MC for many of the Motown Revue shows and tours.

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June 29th 2014 – Damian D'Oliveira, South African cricketer (b. 1960)

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June 29th 1873 – Michael Madhusudan Dutt, Indian poet and playwright (b. 1824)

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June 29th 2013 – Victor Lundin, American actor and singer (b. 1930)

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June 29th 1964 – Eric Dolphy, American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader (b. 1928)

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June 29th 2003 – Katharine Hepburn, American actress and singer (b. 1907)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/29/16 at 2:22 pm

June 29th 1995 – Lana Turner, American actress and singer (b. 1921)

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June 29th 1990 – Irving Wallace, American author and screenwriter (b. 1916)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/29/16 at 3:02 pm

June 29th 1861 – Elizabeth Barrett Browning, English-Italian poet and translator (b. 1806)

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June 29th 1941 – Ignacy Jan Paderewski, Polish pianist, composer, and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Poland (b. 1860)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/29/16 at 3:24 pm

June 29th 1997 – William Hickey, American actor (b. 1927)

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June 29th 1998 – Horst Jankowski, German pianist and composer (b. 1936)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/29/16 at 3:43 pm

June 29th 1960 – Frank Patrick, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1885)

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June 29th 1967 – Jayne Mansfield, American actress (b. 1933)

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June 29th 1935 – Jack O'Neill, Irish-American baseball player and manager (b. 1873)

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June 29th 1978 – Bob Crane, American actor and radio host (b. 1928)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/29/16 at 4:13 pm

June 29th 1933 – Roscoe Arbuckle, American actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1887)

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June 29th 1982 – Henry King, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1886)

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Written By: ralfy on 06/29/16 at 7:58 pm

"Rob Wasserman, Masterful Upright Bassist, Dies After Brief Hospitalization"

http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2016/06/29/rob-wasserman-masterful-upright-bassist-dies-after-brief-hospitalization/

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/30/16 at 3:31 am

Notable births for June 30th:

1926 – Paul Berg, American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
1930 – Thomas Sowell, American economist, philosopher, and author
1931 – James Loughran, Scottish conductor
1933 – Lea Massari, Italian actress
1933 – M. J. K. Smith, English cricketer and rugby player
1933 – Orval Tessier, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1936 – Nancy Dussault, American actress and singer
1937 – Michael von Biel, German cellist and composer
1938 – Billy Mills, American runner
1939 – Tony Hatch, English pianist, composer, and producer
1941 – Peter Pollock, South African cricketer and author
1942 – Robert Ballard, American lieutenant and oceanographer
1942 – Ron Harris, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1943 – Saeed Akhtar Mirza, Indian director and screenwriter
1943 – Eddie Rambeau, American singer-songwriter, and actor
1944 – Raymond Moody, American parapsychologist and author
1944 – Glenn Shorrock, English-Australian singer-songwriter (Little River Band, The Twilights, Axiom, Esperanto, and Birtles Shorrock Goble)
1944 – Ron Swoboda, American baseball player and sportscaster
1945 – Sean Scully, Irish-American painter and academic
1948 – Vilen Künnapu, Estonian architect and academic
1948 – Murray McLauchlan, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist
1949 – Uwe Kliemann, German footballer, coach, and manager
1949 – Andy Scott, Welsh singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Sweet)
1951 – Stanley Clarke, American bass player and composer (Return to Forever, Animal Logic, and SMV)
1952 – Athanassios S. Fokas, Greek mathematician and academic
1952 – David Garrison, American actor and singer
1953 – Hal Lindes, American-English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Dire Straits)
1954 – Stephen Barlow, English organist, composer, and conductor
1954 – Serzh Sargsyan, Armenian politician, 3rd President of Armenia
1954 – Wayne Swan, Australian academic and politician, 14th Deputy Prime Minister of Australia
1955 – Brian Vollmer, Canadian singer (Helix)
1956 – Volker Beck, German hurdler and coach
1956 – David Lidington, English historian, academic, and politician, Minister of State for Europe
1956 – David Alan Grier, American actor and comedian
1957 – Bud Black, American baseball player and manager
1957 – Sterling Marlin, American race car driver
1958 – Tommy Keene, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1958 – Esa-Pekka Salonen, Finnish conductor and composer
1959 – Vincent D'Onofrio, American actor
1959 – Daniel Goldhagen, American political scientist, author, and academic
1959 – Brendan Perry, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Dead Can Dance and The Scavengers)
1959 – Sakis Tsiolis, Greek footballer and manager
1959 – Sandip Verma, Baroness Verma, Indian-English businesswoman and politician
1960 – Murray Cook, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Wiggles and Bang Shang a Lang)
1960 – Jack McConnell, Scottish educator and politician, 3rd First Minister of Scotland
1961 – Lynne Jolitz, American computer scientist and programmer
1961 – Clive Nolan, English musician, composer and producer (Pendragon, Shadowland, and Arena)
1962 – Tony Fernández, Dominican baseball player
1962 – Anelia Nuneva, Bulgarian sprinter
1962 – Julianne Regan, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (All About Eve and Hussey-Regan)
1963 – Olha Bryzhina, Ukrainian sprinter
1963 – Rupert Graves, English actor, director, and screenwriter
1963 – Yngwie Malmsteen, Swedish guitarist and songwriter (Steeler and Alcatrazz)
1964 – Alexandra, Countess of Frederiksborg
1964 – Mark Waters, American director and producer
1965 – Steve Duchesne, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach
1965 – Anna Levandi, Russian figure skater and coach
1965 – Gary Pallister, English footballer and sportscaster
1965 – Mitch Richmond, American basketball player
1966 – Andrey Abduvaliyev, Tajikistani-Uzbekistani hammer thrower
1966 – Cheryl Bernard, Canadian curler
1966 – Marton Csokas, New Zealand actor
1966 – Mike Tyson, American boxer and actor
1967 – Patrik Bodén, Swedish javelin thrower
1967 – David Busst, English footballer and manager
1967 – Victoria Kaspi, American-Canadian astrophysicist and academic
1967 – Silke Renk, German javelin thrower
1968 – Phil Anselmo, American singer-songwriter and producer (Pantera, Arson Anthem, Down, and Superjoint Ritual)
1969 – Sanath Jayasuriya, Sri Lankan cricketer and politician
1969 – Uta Rohländer, German sprinter
1969 – Sébastien Rose, Canadian director and screenwriter
1970 – Brian Bloom, American actor and screenwriter
1970 – Antonio Chimenti, Italian footballer and manager
1970 – Mark Grudzielanek, American baseball player and manager
1971 – Megan Fahlenbock, Canadian actress
1971 – Monica Potter, American actress
1972 – Sandra Cam, Belgian swimmer
1972 – James Martin, English chef and journalist
1973 – Ümit Davala, Turkish footballer and manager
1973 – Chan Ho Park, South Korean baseball player
1973 – Frank Rost, German footballer and manager
1974 – Hezekiél Sepeng, South African runner
1975 – James Bannatyne, New Zealand footballer
1975 – Ralf Schumacher, German race car driver
1975 – Rami Shaaban, Swedish footballer
1977 – Mark van Gisbergen, New Zealand-English rugby player
1977 – Justo Villar, Paraguayan footballer
1978 – Ben Cousins, Australian footballer
1978 – Patrick Ivuti, Kenyan runner
1978 – Claudio Rivalta, Italian footballer
1979 – Matisyahu, American rapper and actor
1979 – Sylvain Chavanel, French cyclist
1980 – Rade Prica, Swedish footballer
1980 – Seyi Olofinjana, Nigerian footballer
1980 – Ryan ten Doeschate, Dutch cricketer
1981 – Can Artam, Turkish race car driver
1981 – Matt Kirk, Canadian football player
1981 – Karolina Sadalska, Polish canoe racer
1981 – Barbora Špotáková, Czech javelin thrower
1981 – Ben Utecht, American football player
1982 – Lizzy Caplan, American actress
1982 – Ignacio Carrasco, Mexican footballer
1982 – Otis Harris, American sprinter
1982 – Andy Knowles, English drummer and producer (Franz Ferdinand and Skuta)
1982 – Mitch Maier, American baseball player
1982 – Delwyn Young, American baseball player
1982 – Willam Belli, American actor, drag queen, model, reality television personality and recording artist
1983 – Marcus Burghardt, German cyclist
1983 – Cheryl, English singer-songwriter, dancer, and model (Girls Aloud)
1983 – Marlin Jackson, American football player
1983 – Patrick Wolf, English singer-songwriter
1984 – Miles Austin, American football player
1984 – Gabriel Badilla, Costa Rican footballer
1984 – Fantasia Barrino, American singer-songwriter and actress
1985 – Trevor Ariza, American basketball player
1985 – Rafał Blechacz, Polish pianist
1985 – Michael Phelps, American swimmer
1985 – Hugh Sheridan, Australian actor and singer
1985 – T-Pain, American rapper, singer-songwriter, and record producer
1985 – Fabiana Vallejos, Argentinian footballer
1986 – Fredy Guarín, Colombian footballer
1986 – Nicola Pozzi, Italian footballer
1986 – Allegra Versace, Italian-American businesswoman
1987 – Ryan Cook, American baseball player
1987 – Andrew Hedgman, New Zealand runner
1988 – Jack Douglass, American comedian and actor
1988 – Jeff Kobernus, American baseball player
1989 – Asbel Kiprop, Kenyan runner
1989 – Steffen Liebig, German rugby player
1989 – David Myers, Australian footballer
1989 – Miguel Vítor, Portuguese footballer
1990 – N, South Korean singer, actor, and television and radio host (VIXX)
1990 – Petra Krejsová, Czech tennis player
1993 – Patrick Rastner, Italian luger
1994 – Rhys Jones, Welsh sprinter
1995 – Allie Kiick, American tennis player
1997 – Iryna Shymanovich, Belarusian tennis player

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/30/16 at 3:32 am

June 30th 2015 – Leonard Starr, American author and illustrator (b. 1925)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/30/16 at 3:57 am

June 30th 2015 – Eddy Louiss, French organist (b. 1941)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/30/16 at 3:57 am

June 30th 2015 – Arthur Porter, Canadian physician and academic (b. 1956)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/30/16 at 4:21 am

June 30th 2014 – Željko Šturanović, Montenegrian lawyer and politician, 31st Prime Minister of Montenegro (b. 1960)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/30/16 at 4:21 am

June 30th 2015 – Charles W. Bagnal, American general (b. 1934)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/30/16 at 4:43 am

June 30th 1708 – Tekle Haymanot I of Ethiopia (b. 1706)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/30/16 at 4:44 am

June 30th 2013 – Keith Seaman, Australian politician, 29th Governor of South Australia (b. 1920)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/30/16 at 5:13 am

June 30th 1882 – Charles J. Guiteau is hanged in Washington, D.C. for the assassination of U.S. President James Garfield.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/30/16 at 5:14 am

June 30th 1796 – Abraham Yates, Jr., American lawyer and politician (b. 1724)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/30/16 at 5:16 am

June 30th 2013 – Thompson Oliha, Nigerian footballer (b. 1968)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/30/16 at 5:33 am

June 30th 2005 – Clancy Eccles, Jamaican singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1940)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/30/16 at 5:34 am

June 30th 2006 – Brian Baines, English newsreader and actor (b. 1930)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/30/16 at 6:28 am

June 30th 2013 – Kathryn Morrison, American educator and politician (b. 1942)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/30/16 at 6:28 am

June 30th 2014 – Frank Cashen, American businessman (b. 1925)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/30/16 at 7:22 am

June 30th 2013 – Alan Campbell, Baron Campbell of Alloway, English lawyer and judge (b. 1917)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/30/16 at 7:22 am

June 30th 2013 – Akpor Pius Ewherido, Nigerian politician (b. 1963)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/30/16 at 8:16 am

June 30th 2012 – Ivan Sekyra, Czech singer-songwriter and guitarist (Abraxas) (b. 1952)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/30/16 at 8:17 am

June 30th 2012 – Yitzhak Shamir, Israeli politician, 7th Prime Minister of Israel (b. 1915)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/30/16 at 10:31 am

June 30th 1974 – Vannevar Bush, American engineer and academic (b. 1890)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/30/16 at 11:11 am

June 30th 1995 - American soul singer Phyllis Hyman committed suicide by overdosing on pentobarbital and secobarbital in her New York City apartment aged 45. She was found hours before she was scheduled to perform at the Apollo Theatre, in New York.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/30/16 at 12:04 pm

June 30th 2001 - American guitarist and producer Chet Atkins died in Nashville aged 77. Recorded over 100 albums during his career, produced records for Perry Como, Elvis Presley, Don Gibson, Jim Reeves and Waylon Jennings. He was a major influence on George Harrison and Mark Knopfler.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/30/16 at 2:04 pm

June 30th 1971 – The crew of the Soviet Soyuz 11 spacecraft are killed when their air supply escapes through a faulty valve.

– Georgy Dobrovolsky Ukrainian pilot and astronaut (b. 1928)
– Viktor Patsayev, Kazakh engineer and astronaut (b. 1933)
– Vladislav Volkov, Russian engineer and astronaut (b. 1935)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/30/16 at 2:36 pm

June 30th 1971 – Nikola Kotkov, Bulgarian footballer (b. 1938)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/30/16 at 2:37 pm

June 30th 1973 – Nancy Mitford, English-French journalist and author (b. 1904)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/30/16 at 2:50 pm

June 30th 1984 – Lillian Hellman, American author and playwright (b. 1905)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/30/16 at 3:20 pm

June 30th 2014 – Paul Mazursky, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1930)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/30/16 at 3:34 pm

June 30th 1704 – John Quelch, English pirate (b. 1665)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/30/16 at 3:44 pm

June 30th 1976 – Firpo Marberry, American baseball player and umpire (b. 1898)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/30/16 at 3:45 pm

June 30th 2003 – Buddy Hackett, American actor and comedian (b. 1924)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/30/16 at 4:01 pm

June 30th 2015 – Robert Dewar, English-American computer scientist and academic (b. 1945)

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Written By: ralfy on 07/03/16 at 2:35 am

"The Wicker Man director Robin Hardy dies"

http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-36693545

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Written By: nally on 07/03/16 at 5:51 pm

July 3, 1993: Don Drysdale, American baseball player/sports announcer, from heart attack, just 20 days shy of his 57th birthday. (born 1936)

He played for 14 seasons in MLB (1956 through 1969), all with the Dodgers franchise. He was inducted into the National Baseball Hall Of Fame in 1984, and the Dodgers retired his uniform number, 53.

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Written By: nally on 07/03/16 at 6:25 pm

Also died on July 3, 1993:

Joe DeRita, American actor/comedian, just nine days shy of his 84th birthday (born 12 July 1909).

He was a later member of The Three Stooges; he joined the act in the late 1950s and was given the nickname "Curly Joe", due to his similarity in appearance to late Stooge Curly Howard, and the fact that his name was Joe, and he replaced another Joe--Joe Besser--in the group.

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Written By: nally on 07/03/16 at 6:30 pm

July 3, 1989:
Jim Backus, American actor/screenwriter, died of pneumonia at age 76.

Elle King, American singer/actress, was born.

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Written By: nally on 07/03/16 at 6:59 pm

July 3, 1969: Brian Jones, English musician, co-founder of The Rolling Stones, died from drug abuse at age 27 (born 1942). :\'(

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Written By: nally on 07/03/16 at 7:00 pm

July 3, 1971: Jim Morrison, leader of American rock band The Doors, died at the age of 27 in Paris, apparently from an accidental heroin overdose. (born in late 1943) :\'(

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Written By: nally on 07/04/16 at 2:31 pm

190 years ago today, on July 4, 1826, two former U.S. Presidents passed away:

John Adams, the 2nd president, at age 90 (born 1735)
Thomas Jefferson, the 3rd president, at age 83 (born 1743)

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Written By: nally on 07/04/16 at 2:31 pm

July 4, 1831: James Monroe, 5th President of the United States, age 73 (born 1758)

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Written By: nally on 07/04/16 at 2:33 pm

July 4, 1995: Eva Gabor, Hungarian actress, age 76 (born 1919)

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Written By: nally on 07/04/16 at 2:36 pm

July 4, 2003: Barry White, American singer/songwriter/pianist/producer, age 58 (born September 1944). :\'(

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Written By: nally on 07/05/16 at 6:44 pm

July 5, 2002: Ted Williams, American baseball player; spent his entire career with the Boston Red Sox (1939-1960, with a 3 year hiatus from 1943 thru 1945 to serve in WWII; he also served in the Korean War for part of the 1952 season; he was inducted into the National Baseball Hall Of Fame in 1966, his first year of eligibility). He died at age 83 (born in August 1918).

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Written By: nally on 07/07/16 at 6:33 pm

Died on this day:

July 7th 2011: Dick Williams, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1929)

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Written By: nally on 07/07/16 at 6:35 pm

Died on this day:

July 7th, 2006: Syd Barrett, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Pink Floyd and Stars) (b. 1946)

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Written By: nally on 07/07/16 at 6:38 pm

Died on this day:

7 July 1990: Bill Cullen, American television panelist and game show host (b. 1920)

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Written By: nally on 07/07/16 at 6:44 pm

July 7, 1980:

Dore Schary, American motion picture director, producer, and screenwriter, passed away (b. 1905). :\'(

Michelle Kwan, American figure skater, was born! :)

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Written By: ralfy on 07/07/16 at 10:04 pm

"Charles Briles, Rarely Seen Son on 'The Big Valley,' Dies at 70"

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/charles-briles-dead-big-valley-907877

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Written By: nally on 07/12/16 at 6:39 pm

July 12, 2001 - Fred Marcellino, American illustrator and later an author of children's books who was very influential in the book industry, died in New York City at age 61. :\'( (Born in October 1939)

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Written By: nally on 07/12/16 at 6:40 pm

July 12, 2008 - Bobby Murcer, American baseball player, died due to complications related to brain cancer at age 62 (born May 1946).

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Written By: nally on 07/15/16 at 2:32 pm

A day late: July 14, 2015 - Dave Sommerville, lead singer of Canadian doo-wop band The Diamonds, died of pancreatic cancer in California at the age of 81 (born October 1933).

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Written By: nally on 07/15/16 at 2:33 pm

July 15, 2012: Celeste Holm, American stage/film/tv actress, age 95 (born 1917).

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Written By: nally on 07/16/16 at 5:54 pm

July 16th 2008: Jo Stafford, American singer and actress (b. 1917)

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Written By: nally on 07/16/16 at 5:54 pm

July 16, 2003: Celia Cruz, Cuban-American singer and actress (Sonora Matancera) (b. 1924)

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Written By: nally on 07/16/16 at 6:02 pm

July 16, 1999: John F. Kennedy Jr., American lawyer and publisher, son of former president John F Kennedy Sr., co-founded George Magazine (b. 1960); and his wife, Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy, American publicist (b. 1966)

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Written By: nally on 07/20/16 at 5:51 pm

Died on this day:

July 20, 1973: Bruce Lee, American actor and martial artist (b. 1940) :\'(

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Written By: nally on 07/20/16 at 6:08 pm

Died on this day:

July 20, 1903: Pope Leo XIII (b. 1810)

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Written By: nally on 07/22/16 at 11:42 pm

Died on this day:

July 22, 2013: Dennis Farina, American actor, age 69 (born on Leap Day 1944... so he only celebrated 17 birthdays)

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Written By: nally on 07/22/16 at 11:43 pm

July 22nd, 2008: Estelle Getty, American actress, passed away three days shy of her 85th birthday (born 1923). :\'(

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Written By: nally on 07/23/16 at 5:50 pm

Died on this day:

23 July 2011 - Amy Winehouse, British singer and songwriter, age 27 (b. September 1983)

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Written By: nally on 07/23/16 at 5:54 pm

Died on this day:

July 23, 1885: Ulysses S. Grant, 18th President of the United States, age 63 (born April 1822)

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Written By: nally on 07/24/16 at 6:13 pm

Died on this day:

July 24th, 2011 – Dan Peek, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (America) (b. 1950) :\'(

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Written By: nally on 07/24/16 at 6:17 pm

24 July 1965: Constance Bennett, American actress, singer, and producer (b. 1904)

She was a maternal aunt of the late Morton Downey, Jr., as he was the son of Constance's sister Barbara Bennett.

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Written By: nally on 07/27/16 at 11:04 am

Died on this day:

27 July 2003: Bob Hope, English-American actor, singer, businessman and producer (b. 1903)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/28/16 at 10:13 pm

July 28th 1540 – Thomas Cromwell is executed at the order of Henry VIII of England on charges of treason. Henry marries his fifth wife, Catherine Howard, on the same day.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/29/16 at 12:52 am

July 29th 1030 - In the Battle of Stiklestad, King Olaf II fights and dies trying to regain his Norwegian throne from the Danes.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/29/16 at 1:51 am

July 29th 1900 – In Italy, King Umberto I of Italy is assassinated by the anarchist Gaetano Bresci.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/29/16 at 4:28 am

July 29th 1983 – David Niven, English military officer and actor (b. 1910)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/29/16 at 4:55 am

July 29th 1973 – During the Dutch Grand Prix driver Roger Williamson was killed in the race, after a suspected tire failure caused the car to pitch into the barriers at high speed.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/29/16 at 5:06 am

July 29th 1974, Mamas And The Papas singer Cass Elliot died in her sleep from a heart attack after playing a sold out show in London, England. She was staying at Harry Nilson's London flat when she died. Her solo hits included 'Dream a Little Dream of Me,' which also featured the rest of The Mamas and The Papas and 'It's Getting Better'. Had also been a member of The Mugwumps.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/29/16 at 6:44 am

Born on this day in 1946, Neal Doughty, keyboards, REO Speedwagon, (1981 US No.1 & UK No.7 single 'Keep On Loving You').

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/29/16 at 7:36 am

Died this day in 1986, English songwriter, producer and manager Gordon Mills died of stomach cancer. Worked with Engelbert Humperdinck, Tom Jones and Gilbert O'Sullivan. Wrote the 1963 No.4 UK hit ‘I'll Never Get Over You’, for Johnny Kidd and the Pirates, and ‘I'm The Lonely One’ a hit for Cliff Richard.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/29/16 at 8:25 am

Died this day in 1988, American record producer and pedal steel guitar player Pete Drake died of lung disease. Worked with Elvis Presley, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. Played on such hits as Lynn Anderson's ‘Rose Garden’, Charlie Rich's ‘Behind Closed Doors', Bob Dylan's ‘Lay Lady Lay' and Tammy Wynette's ‘Stand by Your Man’.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/29/16 at 9:49 am

Died this day in 2004, Keyboard player Huby Heard died from heart problems. Member of Billy Preston's, The God Squad, and worked with Teddy Pendergrass, Ray Charles, Little Bootsy Collins, The Brothers Johnson, The Rolling Stones and Bill Wyman.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/29/16 at 3:36 pm

Died this day in 2011, Gene McDaniels, who scored the 1961 US No.3 hit 'A Hundred Pounds Of Clay' died at the age of 76 after a short illness. Gene also wrote Roberta Flack's 1974 No.1 hit 'Feel Like Makin' Love' which won a Grammy Award.

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Written By: ralfy on 07/29/16 at 10:00 pm

"Joe Powell, stuntman – obituary"

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2016/07/27/joe-powell-stuntman--obituary/

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Written By: ralfy on 07/29/16 at 10:02 pm

"Well-known Chief Bald Eagle dies at 97"

http://rapidcityjournal.com/news/local/well-known-chief-bald-eagle-dies-at/article_dab11843-f20a-565f-b743-53fecdd3bece.html

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Written By: ralfy on 07/29/16 at 10:06 pm

"Ron Cummins, Veteran Character Actor, Dies at 74"

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/ron-cummins-dead-character-actor-910443

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/30/16 at 1:02 am

July 30th 2007 – Ingmar Bergman, Swedish director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1918)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/30/16 at 1:02 am

July 30th 2007 – Bill Walsh, American football player and coach (b. 1931)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/30/16 at 1:24 am

July 30th 1983 – Lynn Fontanne, English-American actress (b. 1887)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/30/16 at 1:24 am

July 30th 1985 – Julia Robinson, American mathematician and theorist (b. 1919)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/30/16 at 1:42 am

July 30th 2012 – Maeve Binchy, Irish author, playwright, and journalist (b. 1940)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/30/16 at 2:19 am

July 30th 1718 – William Penn, English businessman and philosopher, founded the Province of Pennsylvania (b. 1644)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/30/16 at 2:20 am

July 30th 2015, American country music singer, Lynn Anderson, died aged 67. The multi-award-winning singer scored the 1970 US No.3 & 1971 UK No.3 single 'Rose Garden', and charted 12 No.1, 18 Top 10, and more than 50 Top 40 hits. Anderson was the first female country artist to win the American Music Award (in 1974), as well as the first to headline and sellout Madison Square Garden that same year.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/30/16 at 4:23 am

July 30th 1912 – Japan's Emperor Meiji dies and is succeeded by his son Yoshihito, who is now known as the Emperor Taishō.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/30/16 at 4:29 am

July 30th 2014, Dick Wagner, a guitarist for Alice Cooper and Lou Reed, died from a lung infection aged 71. Wagner had also written songs with KISS and Aerosmith.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/30/16 at 5:00 am

July 30th 2003, Sam Phillips the founder of Sun Records and studio died of respiratory failure at St. Francis Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. In the 1940s, Phillips worked as a DJ for Muscle Shoals, Alabama radio station WLAY. Phillips recorded what some consider to be the first rock and roll record, ‘Rocket 88’ by Jackie Brenston and his Delta Cats in 1951. He discovered Elvis Presley, worked with Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash, Roy Orbison, Ike Turner, B.B. King and Jerry Lee Lewis.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/30/16 at 5:06 am

Born on this day in 1958, Kate Bush, UK singer, songwriter, who had the 1978 UK No.1 single 'Wuthering Heights' (at the age of 19). Her 1985 UK No.1 album 'Hounds Of Love' spent 52 weeks on the chart. In 1987, she won a Brit Award for Best British Female Solo Artist, and in 2002 an Ivor Novello Award for Outstanding Contribution to British Music. Bush was appointed Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2013 New Year Honours for services to music.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/30/16 at 5:11 am

Born on this day in 1941, Paul Anka, singer, (1957 UK & US No.1 single 'Diana'. The single sold over 9 million copies world- wide). Wrote many classic songs including: 'It Doesn't Matter Anymore', 'Puppy Love' and the lyrics to 'My Way.'

Subject: Re: Celebrity Disappearance

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/30/16 at 5:14 am

July 30th 1975 – Jimmy Hoffa disappears from the parking lot of the Machus Red Fox restaurant in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit, at about 2:30 p.m. He is never seen or heard from again, and will be declared legally dead on this date in 1982.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/30/16 at 5:23 am

Born on July 30th:

1922 – Henry W. Bloch, American banker and businessman, co-founded H&R Block
1929 – Sid Krofft, Canadian-American puppeteer and producer
1931 – Dominique Lapierre, French historian and author
1933 – Edd Byrnes, American actor
1934 – Bud Selig, American businessman
1936 – Buddy Guy, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1936 – Infanta Pilar, Duchess of Badajoz
1938 – Hervé de Charette, French politician, French Minister of Foreign Affairs
1938 – Terry O'Neill, English photographer
1939 – Peter Bogdanovich, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1939 – Eleanor Smeal, American activist, founded the Feminist Majority Foundation
1940 – Patricia Schroeder, American lawyer and politician
1940 – Clive Sinclair, English businessman, founded Sinclair Radionics and Sinclair Research
1941 – Paul Anka, Canadian singer-songwriter and actor
1942 – Pollyanna Pickering, English environmentalist and painter
1943 – Henri-François Gautrin, Canadian physicist and politician
1944 – Peter Bottomley, English politician
1944 – Frances de la Tour, English actress
1945 – Patrick Modiano, French author and screenwriter, Nobel Prize laureate
1945 – David Sanborn, American saxophonist and composer
1946 – Jeffrey Hammond, English bass player (Jethro Tull)
1947 – William Atherton, American actor and producer
1947 – Françoise Barré-Sinoussi, French virologist and biologist, Nobel Prize laureate
1947 – Arnold Schwarzenegger, Austrian-American bodybuilder, actor, and politician, 38th Governor of California
1948 – Billy Paultz, American basketball player
1948 – Jean Reno, Moroccan-French actor
1948 – Otis Taylor, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1949 – Duck Baker, American guitarist
1949 – Sonia Proudman, English lawyer and judge
1950 – Harriet Harman, English lawyer and politician, Solicitor General for England and Wales
1951 – Alan Kourie, South African cricketer
1951 – Gerry Judah, Indian-English painter and sculptor
1952 – Stephen Blackmore, English botanist and author
1954 – Ken Olin, American actor, director, and producer
1955 – Rat Scabies, English drummer and producer (The Damned and Vicious White Kids)
1955 – Christopher Warren-Green, English violinist and conductor
1956 – Delta Burke, American actress
1956 – Réal Cloutier, Canadian ice hockey player
1956 – Anita Hill, American lawyer and academic
1956 – Soraida Martinez, American painter and educator
1957 – Antonio Adamo, Italian director and cinematographer
1957 – Bill Cartwright, American basketball player and coach
1957 – Clint Hurdle, American baseball player and manager
1957 – Nery Pumpido, Argentinian footballer, coach, and manager
1957 – Leon Wesley Walls, American singer, songwriter, and guitarist
1958 – Neal McCoy, American singer-songwriter
1958 – Daley Thompson, English decathlete and trainer
1960 – Jennifer Barnes, American-English musicologist and academic
1960 – Richard Linklater, American director and screenwriter
1961 – Laurence Fishburne, American actor and producer
1962 – Alton Brown, American chef, author, and producer
1962 – Jay Feaster, American ice hockey player and manager
1963 – Peter Bowler, English-Australian cricketer
1963 – Lisa Kudrow, American actress, producer, and screenwriter
1963 – Chris Mullin, American basketball player and manager
1964 – Ron Block, American singer-songwriter and banjo player
1964 – Vivica A. Fox, American actress and producer
1964 – Alek Keshishian, Lebanese-American director, producer, and screenwriter
1964 – Jürgen Klinsmann, German footballer and manager
1964 – Laine Randjärv, Estonian lawyer and politician, 6th Estonian Minister of Culture
1965 – Tim Munton, English cricketer
1966 – Kerry Fox, New Zealand actress and screenwriter
1966 – Craig Gannon, English guitarist and songwriter (The Smiths, The Bluebells, and The Adult Net)
1966 – Allan Langer, Australian rugby player and coach
1968 – Terry Crews, American football player and actor
1968 – Robert Korzeniowski, Polish race walker and coach
1968 – Sean Moore, Welsh drummer and songwriter (Manic Street Preachers)
1969 – Simon Baker, Australian actor, director, and producer
1969 – Errol Stewart, South African cricketer and lawyer
1970 – Alun Cairns, Welsh businessman and politician
1970 – Dean Edwards, American comedian, actor, and singer
1970 – Christopher Nolan, English-American director, producer, and screenwriter
1971 – Elvis Crespo, American-Puerto Rican singer (Grupo Manía)
1971 – Tom Green, Canadian comedian, actor, and rapper
1971 – Sagi Kalev, Israeli-American bodybuilder and model
1971 – Christine Taylor, American actress
1972 – Jim McIlvaine, American basketball player and sportscaster
1973 – Kenton Cool, English mountaineer
1973 – Ümit Davala, Turkish footballer and manager
1973 – Anastasios Katsabis, Greek footballer
1973 – Markus Näslund, Swedish ice hockey player and manager
1973 – Sonu Nigam, Indian playback singer and actor
1974 – Radostin Kishishev, Bulgarian footballer and manager
1974 – Jason Robinson, English rugby player and coach
1974 – Hilary Swank, American actress and producer
1975 – Graham Nicholls, English author and activist
1975 – Kate Starbird, American basketball player and computer scientist
1977 – Diana Bolocco, Chilean model and journalist Miss Universe 1987
1977 – Misty May-Treanor, American volleyball player and coach
1977 – Jaime Pressly, American actress
1977 – Bootsy Thornton, American basketball player
1977 – Ian Watkins, Welsh singer-songwriter (Lostprophets and Public Disturbance)
1979 – Carlos Arroyo, Puerto Rican basketball player and singer
1979 – Chad Keegan, South African cricketer and coach
1979 – Graeme McDowell, Northern Irish golfer
1980 – Justin Rose, South African-English golfer
1981 – Nicky Hayden, American motorcycle racer
1981 – Juan Smith, South African rugby player
1981 – Indrek Turi, Estonian decathlete
1982 – Jehad Al-Hussain, Syrian footballer
1982 – James Anderson, English cricketer
1983 – Seán Dillon, Irish footballer
1984 – Marko Asmer, Estonian race car driver
1984 – Gabrielle Christian, American actress and singer
1984 – Kevin Pittsnogle, American basketball player
1985 – Aml Ameen, English actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1985 – Daniel Fredheim Holm, Norwegian footballer
1985 – Matthew Scott, Australian rugby player
1986 – Tiago Alencar, Brazilian footballer
1986 – William Zillman, Australian rugby player
1987 – Anton Fink, German footballer
1987 – Sam Saunders, American golfer
1989 – Aleix Espargaró, Spanish motorcycle racer
1989 – Wayne Parnell, South African cricketer
1990 – Eliot Sumner, Italian-English singer-songwriter
1990 – Chris Maxwell, Welsh footballer
1991 – Jiyul, South Korean singer and actress (Dal Shabet)
1991 – Diana Vickers, English singer-songwriter and actress
1992 – Hannah Cockroft, English wheelchair racer
1993 – Katie Cecil, American singer, guitarist, and actress (KSM)
1993 – Miho Miyazaki, Japanese singer and actress (AKB48)
1993 – Margarida Moura, Portuguese tennis player
1996 – Nina Stojanović, Serbian tennis player

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/30/16 at 5:41 am

July 30th 1993, Founder member and original bassist for The Wonder Stuff, Rob Jones died in New York aged 29. Vic Reeves and The Wonder Stuff had the 1991 UK No.1 with 'Dizzy', (a No.1 for Tommy Roe in 1969).

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/30/16 at 6:36 am

July 30th 2009 – Peter Zadek, German director and screenwriter (b. 1926)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/30/16 at 7:27 am

July 30th 1983 – Howard Dietz, American songwriter and publicist (b. 1896)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/30/16 at 7:39 am

July 30th 1771 – Thomas Gray, English poet (b. 1716)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/30/16 at 7:46 am

July 30th 1540 – Thomas Abel, English priest and martyr (b. 1497)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/30/16 at 8:10 am

July 30th 1996 – Claudette Colbert, French-American actress and singer (b. 1903)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: nally on 07/31/16 at 10:52 am

July 31st 2015 - Roddy Piper, Canadian wrestler and actor (b. 1954)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: nally on 07/31/16 at 10:53 am

July 31st 2012 - Gore Vidal, American journalist, novelist, and screenwriter (b. 1925)

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Written By: nally on 07/31/16 at 11:05 am

July 31, 1974: Jim Reeves, American singer-songwriter (b. 1923) :\'(

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/02/16 at 4:59 pm

August 2nd 1923 – Warren G. Harding, American journalist and politician, 29th President of the United States (b. 1865)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/02/16 at 5:00 pm

August 2nd 1948 – Andy Fairweather Low, Welsh singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Fair Weather and Amen Corner)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: nally on 08/02/16 at 8:49 pm

August 2nd 1979 - Thurman Munson, American baseball player (born 1947); pitched for the New York Yankees.

On that day, he was practicing takeoffs and landings at the Akron-Canton Regional Airport with friend Jerry Anderson and flight instructor Dave Hall. On the fourth touch-and-go landing, Munson allowed the aircraft to sink too low before increasing engine power, causing the jet to clip a tree and fall short of the runway. The plane then hit a tree stump and burst into flames on Greensburg Rd., 870 feet short of runway 19. Hall and Anderson both survived the accident; whereas Munson suffered a broken neck and would have most likely been a quadriplegic had he lived. Munson died of asphyxiation due to the inhalation of superheated air and toxic substances. :\'(

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/03/16 at 12:12 am

August 3rd 1925 – Marv Levy, American-Canadian football player, coach, and manager

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/03/16 at 12:13 am

August 3rd 1966 – Lenny Bruce, American comedian, actor, and screenwriter (b. 1925)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/03/16 at 12:32 am

August 3rd 1926 - Tony Bennett, American singer, (1955 UK No.1 single 'Stranger In Paradise'1965 UK No.25 single 'I Left My Heart In San Francisco').

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/03/16 at 12:35 am

August 3rd 2000, Maurice Kinn died aged 76. The UK publisher launched The New Musical Express in 1953, which instigated the first charts based on record sales (first published on 14 November 1952). and organised the annual NME poll-winners concerts between 1963 and 1966.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/03/16 at 1:39 am

August 3rd 1966, Born on this day, Dean Sams, keyboards, Lonestar, (2000 US No.1 & UK No. 21 single ‘Amazed’).

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/03/16 at 1:40 am

August 3rd 2006, Arthur Lee singer and guitarist of the influential 1960s band Love died in Memphis at the age of 61 following a battle with acute myeloid leukaemia. He called himself the "first black hippie" and formed Love in Los Angeles in 1965. Best known for the critically revered 1967 album, 'Forever Changes.'

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/03/16 at 3:08 am

August 3rd 1939, Born on this day, Jimmy Nicol, drummer, temporary member of The Beatles for nine Australian gigs in 1964, after Ringo Starr collapsed and was hospitalised on 3 June 1964 with tonsillitis. George Martin suggested Nicol, as he had recently played on a budget label album called "Beatlemania" and knew the songs.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/03/16 at 3:10 am

August 3rd 2008 – Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, Russian novelist, dramatist and historian, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1918)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/03/16 at 4:38 am

August 3rd 1941 -  Beverly Lee, The Shirelles, (1961 US No.1 & UK No.4 single 'Will You Love Me Tomorrow')

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/03/16 at 4:39 am

August 3rd 1995 – Ida Lupino, English-American actress, singer, director, and screenwriter (b. 1918)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/03/16 at 5:44 am

August 3rd 1963 – James Hetfield, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Metallica, and Leather Charm)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/03/16 at 5:45 am

August 3rd 2010 – Bobby Hebb, American singer-songwriter (b. 1938)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: ralfy on 08/04/16 at 9:53 pm

"R.I.P. David Huddleston of The Big Lebowski and Blazing Saddles"

http://www.avclub.com/article/rip-david-huddleston-big-lebowski-and-blazing-sadd-240661

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Written By: nally on 08/05/16 at 11:47 am

August 5th 1992: Jeff Porcaro, American drummer, songwriter, and producer (Toto; also with a band called Clover) (b. 1954) :\'(

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: nally on 08/05/16 at 11:48 am

Died on this day:

August 5th 1962: Marilyn Monroe, American model, actress, and singer (b. 1926)

She would have turned 90 this past June. :\'(

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Howard on 08/05/16 at 3:56 pm


Died on this day:

August 5th 1962: Marilyn Monroe, American model, actress, and singer (b. 1926)

She would have turned 90 this past June. :\'(


What waste of a life.  :\'(

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Written By: nally on 08/05/16 at 7:32 pm


What waste of a life.  :\'(

Yes, it was sad how she passed on, at such a young age (in fact, the age that I am now!). :o

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: nally on 08/07/16 at 8:13 pm

Died on this day:

August 7th 2005: Peter Jennings, Canadian-American journalist and author (b. 1938)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: nally on 08/07/16 at 8:15 pm

Died on August 7th, 2007: Hal Fishman, American journalist and actor (b. 1931, same DOB as Regis Philbin) :\'(

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Written By: nally on 08/07/16 at 8:33 pm

August 7th 1957: Oliver Hardy, American actor, singer, and director (b. 1892)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/09/16 at 6:41 am

August 9th 1969 – Followers led by Charles Manson murder pregnant actress Sharon Tate (wife of Roman Polanski), coffee heiress Abigail Folger, Polish actor Wojciech Frykowski, men's hairstylist Jay Sebring and recent high-school graduate Steven Parent.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/10/16 at 2:38 am

August 10th 1923 – Rhonda Fleming, American actress

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/10/16 at 2:39 am

August 10th 1999 – Jennifer Paterson, English chef and actress (b. 1928)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/10/16 at 3:58 am

Born on this day in 1947, Ronnie Spector, singer, The Ronettes, (1963 US No.2 & UK No.4 single 'Be My Baby'). Married producer Phil Spector in 1968.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/10/16 at 4:00 am

August 10th  2013, American singer Eydie Gorme remembered for her 1963, No.7 Billboard hit, 'Blame It On The Bossa Nova', died at the age of 84. She also reached the Hot 100 six other times between 1956 and 1964 and earned numerous awards, including a Grammy and an Emmy.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/10/16 at 5:06 am

August 10th 2008 - US singer-songwriter Isaac Hayes died at his home in Memphis, Tennessee, at the age of 65. Police were called to his home after his wife found him unconscious. He was taken to hospital where he was pronounced dead. Hayes won an Oscar for the 1971 hit Theme From Shaft as was also known as the voice of Chef from the hit cartoon show, South Park. He was married four times and had 12 children.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/10/16 at 6:10 am

August 10th 1962 - Born on this day, Julia Fordham, singer, songwriter, one time member of Mari Wilson's Wilsations and backing singer for Kim Wilde, (1988 UK No.27 single 'Happy Ever After').

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/10/16 at 6:12 am

August 10th 1932 – Rin Tin Tin, American acting dog (b. 1918)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/10/16 at 6:55 am

August 10th 1947 – Ian Anderson, Scottish-English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Jethro Tull)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/10/16 at 6:56 am

August 10th 2007 – Tony Wilson, English journalist, producer, and manager, co-founded Factory Records (b. 1950)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/10/16 at 9:23 pm

August 10th 2013 - American singer Eydie Gorme remembered for her 1963, No.7 Billboard hit, 'Blame It On The Bossa Nova', died at the age of 84. She also reached the Hot 100 six other times between 1956 and 1964 and earned numerous awards, including a Grammy and an Emmy.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/10/16 at 9:43 pm

1932 – Gaudencio Rosales, Filipino cardinal

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/10/16 at 9:45 pm

August 10th 2014 – Bob Wiesler, American baseball player (b. 1930)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/11/16 at 2:12 am

August 11th 1954 - Born on this day, Joe Jackson, UK singer, songwriter, (1980 UK No.5 single 'It's Different For Girls' and 1982 US No.6 & UK No.7 single 'Steppin Out').

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/11/16 at 2:14 am

August 11th 1994 – Peter Cushing, English actor (b. 1913)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/11/16 at 2:33 am

August 11th 1949, Born on this day, Eric Carmen, singer, The Raspberries, (1972 US No.5 single 'Go All The Way') solo, (1976 US No.2 single, 'All By Myself').

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/11/16 at 2:34 am

August 11th 2014 – Robin Williams, American actor and producer (b. 1951)  :\'(

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/11/16 at 2:55 am

August 11th 1950 – Steve Wozniak, American computer scientist and programmer, co-founded Apple Inc.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/11/16 at 2:56 am

August 11th 1919 – Andrew Carnegie, Scottish-American businessman and philanthropist, founded the Carnegie Steel Company and Carnegie Hall (b. 1835)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/11/16 at 3:12 am

August 11th 1976 – Bubba Crosby, American baseball player

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/11/16 at 3:13 am

August 11th 1956 – Jackson Pollock, American painter (b. 1912)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/11/16 at 7:43 am

August 11th 1944 – Frederick W. Smith, American businessman, founded FedEx

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/11/16 at 7:44 am

August 11th 1890 – John Henry Newman, English cardinal and theologian (b. 1801)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/11/16 at 8:20 pm

August 11th 1953 – Hulk Hogan, American wrestler and actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/11/16 at 8:21 pm

August 11th 1995 – Phil Harris, American singer-songwriter and actor (b. 1904)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/12/16 at 5:01 am

August 12th 1949, Born on this day, Mark Knopfler British songwriter, guitarist, singer with Dire Straits, (1985 US No.1 single 'Money For Nothing', 1986 UK No.2 single 'Walk Of Life', 1985 world-wide No.1 album 'Brothers In Arms'). Knopfler has recorded and performed with many prominent musicians, including Chet Atkins, Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan, Bryan Ferry, Emmylou Harris, Van Morrison, Steely Dan, Sting, and James Taylor.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/12/16 at 5:03 am

August 12th 1985- Kyu Sakamoto was killed in a plane crash when JAL Flight 123, a 747, crashed and burned on a thickly wooded mountain about 60 miles northwest of Tokyo. He was 43. He had the 1963 US No.1 & UK No.6 single 'Sukiyaki', the first Japanese artist to hit the top of the US singles chart.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/12/16 at 6:28 am

August 12th 1969, Born on this day, Tanita Tikaram, singer, songwriter, (1988 UK No.10 single 'Good Tradition').

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/12/16 at 8:44 am

August 12th 1941, Born on this day, Craig Douglas, singer, 1959 UK No.1 single 'Only Sixteen 'plus nine other UK Top 40 hits.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: nally on 08/15/16 at 10:49 am

Died on this day:

August 15th 1935: Will Rogers, American actor, singer, and screenwriter (b. 1879)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: ralfy on 08/15/16 at 12:04 pm

"Don Parmley passes"

http://bluegrasstoday.com/don-parmley-passes/

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: ralfy on 08/15/16 at 12:08 pm

"Pete Fountain, 86, Dies; Clarinetist Popularized Spirited New Orleans Jazz"

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/07/arts/music/pete-fountain-clarinetist-known-for-his-high-spirited-new-orleans-jazz-dies-at-86.html

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: nally on 08/16/16 at 10:59 pm

Died on this day:

August 16th 1977 - Elvis Presley, the "King of Rock & Roll", age 42.


Yep, he's been gone for 39 years now.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: nally on 08/17/16 at 1:26 pm

Died on this day:

August 17th 1990: Pearl Bailey, American actress and singer (b. 1918)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: nally on 08/17/16 at 1:27 pm

August 17th 1983: Ira Gershwin, American songwriter (b. 1896)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: nally on 08/17/16 at 1:28 pm

August 17th 1979: Vivian Vance, American actress and singer (b. 1909 (not 1912 as some sources indicate))

One of her best known TV roles was 'Ethel Mertz' on I Love Lucy.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/18/16 at 6:08 am

August 18th 1927 – Rosalynn Carter, wife of the 39th President of the United States, Jimmy Carter, and in that capacity served as the First Lady of the United States from 1977 to 1981

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: nally on 08/19/16 at 2:26 pm


August 18th 1927 – Rosalynn Carter, wife of the 39th President of the United States, Jimmy Carter, and in that capacity served as the First Lady of the United States from 1977 to 1981

She's still alive. Happy 89th b'day to her!

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: nally on 08/19/16 at 2:31 pm

Died on this day:

August 19th 2001: Betty Everett, American soul singer (born 1939). Her best known song is "The Shoop Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss)", from 1964.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: nally on 08/19/16 at 2:33 pm

August 19th 2008: LeRoi Moore, American saxophonist and songwriter (Dave Matthews Band) (b. 1961) :\'(

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: nally on 08/19/16 at 2:34 pm

Died on August 19th 1977: Groucho Marx, American comedian, actor, and singer (b. 1890)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: nally on 08/20/16 at 3:20 pm

Died on August 20th 2012: Phyllis Diller, American actress, singer, and dancer (b. 1917)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: LyricBoy on 08/20/16 at 4:12 pm


Died on this day:

August 19th 2001: Betty Everett, American soul singer (born 1939). Her best known song is "The Shoop Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss)", from 1964.


I thought that Cher did that song.  ???

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Howard on 08/20/16 at 5:53 pm


I thought that Cher did that song.  ???


Yes she did, her version was in 1989, 1990.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/20/16 at 10:54 pm


I thought that Cher did that song.  ???

Yes she did, her version was in 1989, 1990.
As sang on the soundtrack to the film "Mermaids".

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/20/16 at 11:17 pm

August 20th 2006 – Sri Lankan Civil War: Sri Lankan Tamil politician and former MP S. Sivamaharajah is shot dead at his home in Tellippalai.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/21/16 at 12:10 am

August 21st 1932 – Melvin Van Peebles, American actor, director, and screenwriter

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/21/16 at 12:12 am

August 21st 1940 – Leon Trotsky, Russian theorist and politician, founded the Red Army (b. 1879)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/21/16 at 3:32 am

August 21st 2005 - Robert Moog, inventor of the synthesiser died aged 71, four months after being diagnosed with brain cancer. Dr Moog built his first electronic instrument, a theremin - aged 14 and made the MiniMoog, "the first compact, easy-to-use synthesiser" in 1970. He won the Polar prize, Sweden's "music Nobel prize", in 2001. Wendy Carlos' 1968 Grammy award-winning album, Switched-On Bach, brought Dr Moog to prominence.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/21/16 at 5:17 am

August 21st 1938 - Born on this day, Kenny Rogers, singer-songwriter, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur. He has charted more than 120 hit singles across various music genres, topping the country and pop album charts for more than 200 individual weeks in the US alone. He was voted the "Favorite Singer of All-Time" in a 1986 joint poll by readers of both USA Today and People.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/21/16 at 10:42 pm

August 21st 2008 - Drummer Buddy Harman died of congestive heart failure, aged 79. Worked with Elvis Presley (‘Little Sister’), Patsy Cline (‘Crazy’), Roy Orbison (‘Pretty Woman’), Johnny Cash (‘Ring Of Fire’), Tammy Wynette (‘Stand By Your Man’). Harman was the first house drummer for The Grand Ole Opry and can be heard on over 18,000 recordings.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/22/16 at 12:09 am

August 22nd 1925 – Honor Blackman, English actress and singer

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/22/16 at 12:10 am

August 22nd 1818 – Warren Hastings, English lawyer and politician, 1st Governor-General of Bengal (b. 1732)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/22/16 at 1:16 am

August 22nd 1485 – Richard III of England (b. 1452)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/22/16 at 3:54 am

Born on this day in 1961, Debbie Peterson, drums, The Bangles, (1986 UK No.2 single with Prince song, 'Manic Monday'. 1986 US No.1 single 'Walk Like An Egyptian').

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/22/16 at 3:56 am

August 22nd 2011 - Songwriter and producer Jerry Leiber died at his home in Los Angeles at the age of 78 from cardio-pulmonary failure. With Mike Stoller he wrote many hits including: 'Hound Dog', 'Jailhouse Rock', 'King Creole', 'There Goes My Baby', 'Searchin', 'Yakety Yak', 'Stand By Me', 'Poison Ivy,' and 'Kansas City'.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/22/16 at 5:09 am

August 22nd 2011 - Nicholas Ashford, one half of Ashford and Simpson died of complications from throat cancer, in New York. With his wife Valerie Simpson they had the 1979 US No.36 single 'Found A Cure', and 1985 UK No. 3 single 'Solid'. The pair wrote hits such as: 'Ain't No Mountain High Enough', 'You're All I Need To Get By', 'Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing', and 'Reach Out and Touch (Somebody's Hand)'.

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Written By: nally on 08/22/16 at 1:13 pm


Born on this day in 1961, Debbie Peterson, drums, The Bangles, (1986 UK No.2 single with Prince song, 'Manic Monday'. 1986 US No.1 single 'Walk Like An Egyptian').

Also born on same day in 1961: Roland Orzabal, lead vocalist of Tears For Fears.


(They share a DOB!)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: nally on 08/24/16 at 12:07 pm

Died on this day:

August 24th 2011 - Mike Flanagan, American baseball player, coach, and sportscaster (b. 1951)

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Written By: nally on 08/24/16 at 12:11 pm

August 24th 1999: Mary Jane Croft, American actress (b. 1916)

She played various guest roles on I Love Lucy, including next door neighbor Betty Ramsay in the final season, when the gang moved from New York to Connecticut. (Croft had previously guest-starred as Lucy's wealthy schoolmate Cynthia Harcourt in "Lucy Is Envious," then as Evelyn Bigsby, the airline passenger seated next to Lucy in "Return Home from Europe," the episode in which Lucy disguises a hunk of cheese as a baby.)

She would have turned 100 this past February if still alive. :\'(

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/24/16 at 9:59 pm

August 24th 1940 - Paul Nipkow died. He invented a rotating disk called the "Nipkow disk." The device made it possible to scan, analyze and transmit small portions of a television image.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/24/16 at 11:55 pm

August 24th 1957 – Stephen Fry, English actor, journalist, producer, and screenwriter

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/25/16 at 12:10 am

August 25th 1921 – Monty Hall, Canadian-American actor, singer, and game show host

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/25/16 at 12:11 am

August 25th 79 – Pliny the Elder, Roman commander and philosopher (b. 23)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/25/16 at 12:24 am

August 25th 1931 – Regis Philbin, American actor and television host

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/25/16 at 12:25 am

August 25th 1822 – William Herschel, German-English astronomer and composer (b. 1738)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/25/16 at 12:43 am

August 25th 1930 – Sean Connery, Scottish actor and producer

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/25/16 at 12:44 am

August 25th 1900 – Friedrich Nietzsche, German philologist, philosopher, and critic (b. 1844)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/25/16 at 12:53 am

August 25th 1967 – George Lincoln Rockwell is assassinated.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/25/16 at 1:06 am

August 25th 1933 – Tom Skerritt, American actor and director

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/25/16 at 1:06 am

August 25th 1819 – James Watt, Scottish-English engineer and instrument maker (b. 1736)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/25/16 at 2:56 am

August 25th 1954 - Born on this day, Elvis Costello, (Declan McManus), singer, songwriter. Had the 1979 UK No.2 single with The Attractions 'Olivers Army' and his 1979 UK No.2 album Armed Forces spent 28 weeks on the chart. Costello has won multiple awards in his career, including a Grammy Award, and has worked with Paul McCartney, Tony Bennett, Lucinda Williams, Kid Rock, and Brian Eno.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/25/16 at 2:58 am

August 25th 2001 - American singer, actress Aaliyah was killed in a plane crash in the Bahamas aged 22. The small Cessna plane crashed a few minutes after take off killing everyone on board with exception to four passengers who were pulled from the wreckage but later died. Aaliyah had been filming a video for her latest release 'Rock The Boat' on the island.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/25/16 at 4:18 am

August 25th 2000 - Academy Award-winning film score composer and record producer Jack Nitzsche died of a heart attack. He produced The Rolling Stones, Neil Young, Buffalo Springfield and The Walker Brothers. Musical scores including The Exorcist, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, co-wrote 'Up Where We Belong' with Buffy Sainte-Marie from 1982 film An Officer and a Gentleman.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/25/16 at 9:49 pm

August 25th 1995 - Bassist and singer Doug Stegmeyer shot himself dead. He'd worked with many artists including Billy Joel, Hall and Oates and The Carpenters.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/25/16 at 10:12 pm

August 25th 1999 - Robert Fisher from New Romantic duo Naked Eyes and Climie Fisher died of cancer aged 39. With Climie Fisher scored the 1988 UK No.2 single 'Love Changes Everything' and wrote songs for Rod Stewart, Milli Vanilli, Fleetwood Mac and Jermaine Jackson. Fisher also worked as a producer, working with various acts including Eric Clapton.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/26/16 at 12:29 am

August 26th 1918 – Katherine Johnson, American physicist and mathematician

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/26/16 at 12:31 am

August 26th 2004 - Singer Laura Branigan died of a brain aneurysm. She had had a 1982 US No.2 & UK No.6 single with ‘Gloria’ and a 1984 US No.4 & UK No.5 with ‘Self Control’. She had also played Janis Joplin in the US musical Love, Janis.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/26/16 at 12:51 am

August 26th 1938 - Born on this day was English drummer Jet Black (Brian John Duffy), one of the founding members of The Stranglers, and who is now one of the oldest working rock drummers. Before forming The Stranglers, Black was a successful businessman up until the mid-1970s, owning a fleet of ice cream vans.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/26/16 at 12:52 am

August 26th 2004 - US Cinematographer David Myers died after suffering a stroke. He worked of various music films including Woodstock, Elvis On Tour, The Last Waltz, The Grateful Dead Movie, Mad Dogs & Englishmen and Cracked Actor: A Film About David Bowie.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/26/16 at 1:40 am

August 26th 1940 – Nik Turner, English singer-songwriter and saxophonist

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/26/16 at 1:41 am

August 26th 1346 – Killed in the Battle of Crécy:

Charles II, Count of Alençon (b. 1297)
Louis I, Count of Flanders (b. 1304)
Rudolph, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1320)
John of Bohemia (b. 1296)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/26/16 at 1:58 am

August 26th 1946 – Alison Steadman, English actress

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/26/16 at 2:00 am

August 26th 1930 – Lon Chaney, American actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1883)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/26/16 at 4:19 am

August 26th 1954 – Howard Clark, English golfer and sportscaster

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/26/16 at 4:21 am

August 26th 1972 – Francis Chichester, English pilot and sailor (b. 1901)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/26/16 at 7:53 pm

August 26th 2000 - Douglas Allen Woody former bass player with The Allman Brothers Band was found dead in New York.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: ralfy on 08/26/16 at 8:22 pm

"Marvin Kaplan, Character Actor Known for ‘Alice’ and ‘Top Cat,’ Dies at 89"

https://variety.com/2016/tv/news/marvin-kaplan-dead-alice-top-cat-actor-dies-89-1201844857/

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/16 at 12:27 am

August 27th 1931 – Joe Cunningham, American baseball player and coach

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/16 at 12:28 am

August 27th 1576 – Titian, Italian painter and educator (b. 1488)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/16 at 12:33 am

August 27th 1967 - British music entrepreneur and the manager of The Beatles, Brian Epstein was found dead, locked in a bedroom at his London home. A coroner's inquest concluded that Epstein died from an overdose of the sleeping pill Carbitrol. He also managed several other artists including Gerry & The Pacemakers, Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas, Cilla Black and The Remo Four. The first contract between The Beatles and Epstein was auctioned in London in 2008, and was sold for £240,000.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/16 at 12:47 am

August 27th 1932 – Antonia Fraser, English historian and author

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/16 at 12:48 am

August 27th 2015 – Darryl Dawkins, American basketball player and coach (b. 1957)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/16 at 1:31 am

August 27th 1928 – Péter Boross, Hungarian lawyer and politician, 54th Prime Minister of Hungary

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/16 at 1:33 am

August 27th 1958 – Ernest Lawrence, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1901)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/16 at 4:02 am

August 27th 1942, Born on this day, Daryl Dragon, The Captain and Tennille, (1980 US No.1 & UK No.7 single 'Do That To Me One More Time').

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/16 at 4:03 am

August 27th 1990, Stevie Ray Vaughan was killed when the helicopter he was flying in, hit a man-made ski slope while trying to navigate through dense fog. Vaughan had played a show at Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, Wisconsin with Robert Cray & His Memphis Horns, and Eric Clapton. Vaughan was informed by a member of Clapton's crew that three seats were open on a helicopter returning to Chicago with Clapton's crew, it turned out there was only one seat left; Vaughan requested it from his brother, who obliged. Three members of Eric Clapton's entourage were also killed.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/16 at 5:32 am

August 27th 1935 – Michael Holroyd, English author

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/16 at 5:34 am

August 27th 1979 – Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, English admiral and politician, 44th Governor-General of India (b. 1900)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/28/16 at 5:28 am

Born on this day in 1982, LeAnn Rimes, US singer, known for her rise to fame as an eight-year-old champion on the original Ed McMahon version of Star Search, followed by the release of the Bill Mack song 'Blue' when she was 13 to become the youngest country music star since Tanya Tucker in 1972. Scored the 1997 US No.3 & 1998 UK No.7 single, 'How Do I Live' which spent 30 weeks on the UK top 40 singles chart (the first record, to do so since 'Relax' by Frankie Goes To Hollywood).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/28/16 at 5:30 am

August 28th 1981, Producer Guy Stevens died at the age of 38 years old, having overdosed on prescription drugs he was taking to reduce his alcohol dependency. Worked with Mott The Hoople, Free and The Clash. He was the president of the Chuck Berry Appreciation Society and it was Stevens who brought Berry to the UK for his first tour. He gave Procol Harum and Mott the Hoople their distinctive names.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/28/16 at 5:49 am

Born on this day in 1965, Shania Twain, Canadian singer, (Eilleen Regina Edwards). Her 1997 album 'Come On Over', became the best-selling album of all time by a female musician in any genre, and the best-selling country album of all time selling more than 40 million copies worldwide. Twain has won 5 Grammy Awards and 27 BMI Songwriter awards and is sometimes referred to as "The Queen of Country Pop", she is one of the most commercially successful artists of all time, having sold over 80 million albums.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/28/16 at 5:52 am

August 28th 1987 – John Huston, American actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1906)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/28/16 at 6:03 am

August 28th 1936 – Don Denkinger, American baseball player and umpire

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/28/16 at 6:05 am

August 28th 2012 – Rhodes Boyson, English educator and politician (b. 1925)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/28/16 at 6:59 am

August 28th 1969 - Mary Anna McCartney was born. She is the first child of Paul McCartney and Linda Eastman.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/28/16 at 7:58 am

August 28th 1969 – Jack Black, American actor, singer, guitarist, and producer

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/28/16 at 7:59 am

August 28th 1985 – Ruth Gordon, American actress and screenwriter (b. 1896)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/28/16 at 5:46 pm

August 28th 1938 – Paul Martin, Canadian lawyer and politician, 21st Prime Minister of Canada

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/28/16 at 5:48 pm

August 28th 1978 – Robert Shaw, English actor, screenwriter, and author (b. 1927)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/28/16 at 6:25 pm

August 28th 1961, Born on this day, Kim Appleby, singer, Mel and Kim, (1987 UK No.1 single 'Respectable').

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/28/16 at 6:27 pm

August 28th 2013 – Edmund B. Fitzgerald, American businessman (b. 1926)

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Written By: ralfy on 08/29/16 at 8:26 pm

"Gene Wilder, ‘Willy Wonka’ Star and Comedic Icon, Dies at 83"

https://variety.com/2016/film/news/gene-wilder-dead-dies-willie-wonka-young-frankenstein-1201846745/

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Written By: nally on 08/30/16 at 8:38 pm


"Gene Wilder, ‘Willy Wonka’ Star and Comedic Icon, Dies at 83"

https://variety.com/2016/film/news/gene-wilder-dead-dies-willie-wonka-young-frankenstein-1201846745/


Yes, we already have a thread about his death in this board: www.inthe00s.com/index.php?topic=54177.0

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: nally on 08/30/16 at 8:38 pm

Died on this day:

30 August 2015: Wes Craven, American director, producer, screenwriter, and actor (b. 1939)

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Written By: nally on 08/30/16 at 8:49 pm

Died on August 30th 2007: Michael James Jackson, English author and journalist (b. 1942)

I purposely used his full name to differentiate him from a much-more-famous entity with the same first and last names, who would have turned 58 yesterday. :\'(

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Written By: nally on 08/30/16 at 8:50 pm

Died on August 30th, 2003: Charles Bronson, American actor and soldier (b. 1921)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/31/16 at 12:03 am

August 31st 1997 – Diana, Princess of Wales, her companion Dodi Fayed and driver Henri Paul die in a car crash in Paris.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/31/16 at 12:06 am

August 31st 1942 – Isao Aoki, Japanese golfer

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/31/16 at 12:34 am

August 31st 1985 – Rolando, Portuguese footballer

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/31/16 at 12:36 am

August 31st 1056 – After a sudden illness a few days previously, Byzantine Empress Theodora dies childless, thus ending the Macedonian dynasty.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/31/16 at 1:02 am

August 31st 1938 – Martin Bell, English journalist and politician

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/31/16 at 1:04 am

August 31st 1218 – Al-Kamil becomes Sultan of Egypt, Syria and northern Mesopotamia on the death of his father Al-Adil I.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/31/16 at 1:32 am

August 31st 1941 – William DeWitt, Jr., American businessman

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/31/16 at 1:33 am

August 31st 1422 – King Henry V of England dies of dysentery while in France. His son, Henry VI becomes King of England at the age of 9 months.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/31/16 at 2:38 am

August 31st 1916 – John S. Wold, American physicist and politician

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/31/16 at 2:39 am

August 31st 1888 – Mary Ann Nichols is murdered. She is the first of Jack the Ripper's confirmed victims.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/31/16 at 3:51 am

August 31st 1957, Born on this day, Glenn Tilbrook, guitar, vocals, Squeeze, (1979 UK No.2 single 'Up The Junction'). Now solo.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/31/16 at 3:53 am

August 31st 2014 - Jimi Jamison, the lead singer for US rock band Survivor, who sang and co-wrote 'I'm Always Here' the theme tune for hit TV series Baywatch, died aged 63. The band are best known for their 1982 hit 'The Eye of the Tiger' which pre-dated Jamison joining the group.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/31/16 at 4:00 am

August 31st 1969 - The boxer Rocky Marciano died in an airplane crash in Iowa.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/31/16 at 4:40 am

August 31st 1958 – Julie Brown, American actress, singer, producer, and screenwriter

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/31/16 at 4:41 am

August 31st 2007 - Hilly Kristal, founder of the New York punk club CBGB died from complications arising from lung cancer at the age of 75. Kristal was credited with discovering Patti Smith and the Ramones and his club became a breeding ground for punk rock. The New York City venue, whose full title CBGB OMFUG stood for 'country, bluegrass, blues and other music for uplifting gourmandisers', was originally launched to showcase country music.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/31/16 at 5:25 am

Born on this day in 1945, Northern Irish singer, songwriter and musician Van Morrison, singer, songwriter, Them, (1965 UK No.2 single 'Here Comes The Night'), solo, (1970 album 'Moondance', plus over 15 other UK Top 40 albums). He has received six Grammy Awards, the 1994 Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music, and has been inducted into both the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/31/16 at 5:51 am

August 31st 2004 - Carl Wayne the singer with The Move died from cancer. They had the 1969 UK No.1 single 'Blackberry Way.' Wayne also worked with The Hollies.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: nally on 08/31/16 at 11:37 am


August 31st 1997 – Diana, Princess of Wales, her companion Dodi Fayed and driver Henri Paul die in a car crash in Paris.

It was a very tragic event indeed. :\'( And she was the same age that I am presently!

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/31/16 at 5:06 pm

August 31st 1955 – Edwin Moses, American hurdler

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/31/16 at 5:08 pm

August 31st 1814 – Arthur Phillip, English admiral and politician, 1st Governor of New South Wales (b. 1738)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/31/16 at 6:07 pm

August 31st 1939 - Born on this day, Jerry Allison, drums, The Crickets, (1957 US No.1 single 'That'll Be The Day', No.1 single 'It Doesn't Matter Anymore' plus over 15 other UK top 40 singles).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/31/16 at 7:16 pm

August 31st 1937 – Warren Berlinger, American actor

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/31/16 at 7:18 pm

August 31st 1974 – Norman Kirk, New Zealand engineer and politician, 29th Prime Minister of New Zealand (b. 1923)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/01/16 at 12:01 am

September 1st 1937 – Al Geiberger, American golfer

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/01/16 at 12:02 am

September 1st 2015 – Will Provine, American biologist, historian, and academic (b. 1942)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/01/16 at 12:17 am

September 1st 1946, Born on this day, Barry Gibb, singer, songwriter, producer, The Bee Gees, (1967 UK No.1 single 'Massachusetts', 1978 UK & US No.1 single 'Night Fever', plus over 30 other UK Top 40 singles & 9 US No.1's over 4 decades). In 1994, he was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame with his brothers. In 1997, as a member of the Bee Gees, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and received the Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/01/16 at 12:18 am

September 1st 2012, US songwriter Hal David, who wrote dozens of hits with collaborator Burt Bacharach, died in Los Angeles at the age of 91 from complications from a stroke. With Bacharach he wrote a string of hits for Dionne Warwick, including 'Walk On By' and 'I Say a Little Prayer', as well as other artists including Tom Jones and Dusty Springfield.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/01/16 at 12:52 am

September 1st 1927, Born on this day, Tommy Evans, The Drifters, (1960 US No.1 & UK No.2 single 'Save The Last Dance For Me').

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/01/16 at 12:58 am

September 1st 2009 - Jake Brockman, former keyboard player with Echo and the Bunnymen was killed when his motorbike was in collision with a converted ambulance on the Isle of Man. In 1989 the band's first drummer Pete De Freitas died in a similar crash.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/01/16 at 2:17 am

September 1st 1939 – Lily Tomlin, American actress, comedian, producer, and screenwriter

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/01/16 at 2:20 am

September 1st 2005, Barry Cowsill, bass guitarist for The Cowsills, died from injuries caused by Hurricane Katrina. His body was not recovered until December 28th, 2005, from the Chartres Street Wharf, New Orleans. He was 51.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/01/16 at 3:32 am

September 1st 1957, Born on this day, Gloria Estefan, singer, (1984 UK No.6 single 'Dr Beat', plus over 20 other UK top 40 hits, 1988 US No.1 single 'Anything For You').

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/01/16 at 3:34 am

September 1st 2001 – Brian Moore English sportscaster (b. 1932)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/01/16 at 5:01 am

September 1st 1925 – Arvonne Fraser, American activist

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/01/16 at 5:02 am

September 1st 1986 – Murray Hamilton, American actor (b. 1923)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/01/16 at 5:08 am

September 1st 1914 – The last known passenger pigeon, a female named Martha, dies in captivity in the Cincinnati Zoo.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/01/16 at 5:44 am

September 1st 1928 – George Maharis, American actor

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/01/16 at 5:46 am

September 1st 1557 – Jacques Cartier, French navigator and explorer (b. 1491)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/01/16 at 7:29 am

September 1st 1952 – Manuel Piñero, Spanish golfer

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/01/16 at 7:31 am

September 1st 1977 – Ethel Waters, American singer and actress (b. 1896)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/01/16 at 5:06 pm

September 1st 1950 – Phil McGraw, American psychologist, author, and talk show host

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/01/16 at 5:07 pm

September 1st 1953 – Bernard O'Dowd, Australian journalist, author, and poet (b. 1866)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/01/16 at 8:07 pm

September 1st 1938 – Alan Dershowitz, American lawyer and author

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/01/16 at 8:08 pm

September 1st 1981 – Albert Speer, German architect and author (b. 1905)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/01/16 at 8:46 pm

September 1st 1957 – Gloria Estefan, Cuban-American singer-songwriter and actress

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/01/16 at 8:48 pm

September 1st 1967 – Siegfried Sassoon, English captain and poet (b. 1886)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/01/16 at 9:27 pm

September 1st 1962 – Ruud Gullit, Dutch footballer and manager

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/01/16 at 9:28 pm

September 1st 1957 – Dennis Brain, English horn player (b. 1921)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/01/16 at 9:49 pm

September 1st 2015 – Dean Jones, American actor and singer (b. 1931)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/02/16 at 12:05 am

September 2nd 1952 – Jimmy Connors, American tennis player, coach, and sportscaster

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/02/16 at 12:06 am

September 2nd 1973 – J. R. R. Tolkien, English novelist, short story writer, poet, and philologist (b. 1892)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/02/16 at 12:18 am

September 2nd 1948 – Terry Bradshaw, American football player, sportscaster, and actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/02/16 at 12:19 am

September 2nd 1910 – Henri Rousseau, French painter (b. 1844)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/02/16 at 1:27 am

September 2nd 1959, Born on this day, Paul Deakin, drums, The Mavericks, (1998 UK No.4 single 'Dance The Night Away').

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/02/16 at 1:28 am

September 2nd 2013, British Broadcaster and presenter David Jacobs, whose career spanned seven decades, died aged 87. He started at the BBC in 1945, hosting shows including Housewives' Choice, Juke Box Jury and Any Questions. In 1964, he became one of the original Top Of The Pops presenters.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/02/16 at 1:42 am

September 2nd 1938 – Clarence Felder, American actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/02/16 at 1:44 am

September 2nd 2012, Mark Abrahamian, the lead guitarist with Starship died of a heart attack aged 46. He collapsed following a concert in the US state of Nebraska where Starship had opened for fellow bands Survivor and Boston.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/02/16 at 2:04 am

September 2nd 1965 – Lennox Lewis, English-Canadian boxer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/02/16 at 2:05 am

September 2nd 2001, American saxophonist Jay Migliori died of cancer aged 70. As a session musician he recorded with The Beach Boys, Frank Sinatra and Frank Zappa and was the founding member of Supersax, a tribute band to Charlie Parker.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/02/16 at 2:40 am

September 2nd 1951, Born on this day, Mik Kaminski, violin, Electric Light Orchestra, (1979 UK No.3 & US No. 4 single 'Don't Bring Me Down' plus 26 other UK Top 40 hits).

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/02/16 at 2:41 am

September 2nd 1994, English dancer, singer, television presenter and musician, Roy Castle died of lung cancer two days after his 62nd birthday. In the mid 60's he had his own TV show and presented the long running TV show Record Breakers in the 70's until 1994.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/02/16 at 3:07 am

September 2nd 1964 – Keanu Reeves, Lebanese-Canadian actor, singer, and producer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/02/16 at 3:09 am

September 2nd 2014 – Norman Gordon, South African cricketer (b. 1911)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/02/16 at 4:58 am

September 2nd 1941 – John Thompson, American basketball player, coach, and sportscaster

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/02/16 at 4:59 am

September 2nd 1962 – William Wilkerson, American businessman, founded The Hollywood Reporter and the Flamingo Hotel (b. 1890)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/02/16 at 5:36 am

September 2nd 1951 – Mark Harmon, American actor, director, and producer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/02/16 at 5:38 am

September 2nd 1993 – Russel B. Nye, American author and educator (b. 1913)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/02/16 at 6:46 am

September 2nd 1949 – Moira Stuart, English journalist

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/02/16 at 6:48 am

September 2nd 2015 – Brianna Lea Pruett, American singer-songwriter, poet, and painter (b. 1983)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/02/16 at 7:27 am

September 2nd 1919 – Marge Champion, American actress, dancer, and choreographer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/02/16 at 7:28 am

September 2nd 1969 – Ho Chi Minh, Vietnamese politician, 1st President of Vietnam (b. 1890)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: nally on 09/02/16 at 11:49 am

Died on this day:

2 September 1991: Alfonso García Robles, Mexican politician and diplomat, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1911)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/02/16 at 11:43 pm

September 3rd 1986, Born on this day, Jamaican-born singer, OMI, (Omar Samuel Pasley), his ska style 2014 single 'Cheerleader' was remixed by Felix Jaehn and topped the charts in several countries.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/02/16 at 11:44 pm

September 3rd 2010 - Mike Edwards a founding member of ELO was killed in a freak accident when a giant bale of hay tumbled down a hill and crashed into his van. The 62 year-old cellist died after the 600 kg (1,323 lb) bale rolled down a steep field in Devon, southern England, smashed through a hedge and careered on to the road. Edwards played cello with ELO, the seven-piece band led by Jeff Lynne, from their first live gig in 1972 until he left in January 1975. He quit the band in 1975 to become a Buddhist, changing his name to Deva Pramada and making his living by teaching the cello.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/02/16 at 11:56 pm

September 3rd 1968 – Grace Poe, Filipino educator and politician

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/02/16 at 11:58 pm

September 3rd 2004 - Songwriter and producer Billy Davis died in New York after a long illness. He co-wrote Jackie Wilson's, ‘Reet Petite’ and the jingle ‘I'd Like To Buy The World A Coke.’ Aretha Franklin, James Brown, Marvin Gaye, The Supremes and Gladys Knight all recorded his songs.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/03/16 at 12:14 am

September 3rd 1965 – Charlie Sheen, American actor and producer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/03/16 at 12:15 am

September 3rd 1977 - Studio engineer Keith Harwood was killed in a car crash shortly after he left a recording session with The Rolling Stones. Harwood was noted for his work at Olympic Studios with David Bowie (Diamond Dogs), and The Rolling Stones albums It's Only Rock 'n' Roll and Black And Blue. He also engineered a number of Led Zeppelin albums, including Houses Of The Holy, Physical Graffiti and Presence. The Rolling Stones dedicated their album Love You Live to the memory of Harwood.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/03/16 at 1:42 am

September 3rd 1923 – Mort Walker, American cartoonist

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/03/16 at 1:43 am

September 3rd 1658 – Oliver Cromwell, English general and politician (b. 1599)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/03/16 at 2:01 am

September 3rd 1931 – Dick Motta, American basketball player and coach

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/03/16 at 2:02 am

September 3rd 1970 - Alan Wilson guitarist and songwriter with Canned Heat was found dead at fellow band-members Bob Hite's garden in Topanga Canyon, Los Angeles aged 27. With Canned Heat, Wilson performed at two prominent concerts of the 1960s era, The Monterey Pop Festival in 1967 and Woodstock in 1969. Canned Heat appeared in the film Woodstock, and the band's 'Going Up the Country,' which Wilson sang, has been referred to as the festival's unofficial theme song. Wilson also wrote 'On the Road Again,' arguably Canned Heat's second-most familiar song.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/03/16 at 2:18 am

September 3rd 1940 – Pauline Collins, English actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/03/16 at 2:19 am

September 3rd 1914 – French composer Albéric Magnard is killed defending his estate against invading German soldiers.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/03/16 at 3:15 am

September 3rd 1926 – Alison Lurie, American author and academic

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/03/16 at 3:16 am

September 3rd 1962 – E. E. Cummings, American author, poet, and playwright (b. 1894)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/03/16 at 3:40 am

September 3rd 1926 – Irene Papas, Greek actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/03/16 at 3:41 am

September 3rd 1970 - Vince Lombardi died of cancer at the age of 57.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/03/16 at 4:43 am

September 3rd 1987 – Dawid Malan, English cricketer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/03/16 at 4:44 am

September 3rd 2015 – Judy Carne, English actress and comedian (b. 1939)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/03/16 at 5:31 am

September 3rd 1964 – Adam Curry, American-Dutch businessman and television host, co-founded mevio

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/03/16 at 5:32 am

September 3rd 2013 – Don Meineke, American basketball player (b. 1930)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/03/16 at 6:06 am

September 3rd 1942, Born on this day, Al Jardine, guitar, vocals, The Beach Boys (1966 UK & US No.1 single 'Good Vibrations', plus over 25 other UK Top 40 singles).

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/03/16 at 6:10 am

September 3rd 2012 – Sun Myung Moon, Korean religious leader and businessman, founded the Unification Church (b. 1920)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: LyricBoy on 09/03/16 at 6:17 am


September 3rd 2012 – Sun Myung Moon, Korean religious leader and businessman, founded the Unification Church (b. 1920)


He once spoke with Frank Costanza. Taught him his signature "stop short" maneuver.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/03/16 at 6:32 am

September 3rd 1944 – Geoff Arnold, English cricketer and coach

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/03/16 at 6:33 am

September 3rd 1967 – Francis Ouimet, American golfer and banker (b. 1893)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/03/16 at 7:25 am

September 3rd 1970 – Gareth Southgate, English footballer and manager

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/03/16 at 7:26 am

September 3rd 1969 – John Lester, American cricketer and soccer player (b. 1871)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: LyricBoy on 09/03/16 at 8:03 am

September 3, 2012: Michael Clarke Duncan from The Green Mile passed away.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/03/16 at 4:37 pm

September 3rd 1948, Born on this day, Donald Brewer, drummer, Grand Funk Railroad, (1974 US No.1 single 'The Locomotion'). Most successful US Heavy Metal band of the 70's selling over 20m albums. Also worked with Bob Seger.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/03/16 at 4:38 pm

September 3rd 1991 – Frank Capra, Italian-American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1897)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/03/16 at 4:57 pm

September 3rd 1981 – Fearne Cotton, English radio and television host

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/03/16 at 4:57 pm

September 3rd 2001 – Pauline Kael, American film critic and author (b. 1919)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/03/16 at 7:26 pm

September 3rd 1973, Born on this day, Jennifer Paige, US singer, (1998 UK No.4 single, 'Crush'.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/03/16 at 7:27 pm

September 3rd 1994 – Billy Wright, English footballer and manager (b. 1924)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/03/16 at 7:53 pm

September 3rd 1956 – Stephen Woolley, English director and producer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/03/16 at 7:54 pm

September 3rd 1974 – Harry Partch, American composer and theorist (b. 1901)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/03/16 at 11:17 pm

September 4th 1931 – Mitzi Gaynor, American actress, singer, and dancer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/03/16 at 11:18 pm

September 4th 1965 – Albert Schweitzer, French-Gabonese physician, theologian, and missionary, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1875)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/04/16 at 12:01 am

September 4th 1937 – Dawn Fraser, Australian swimmer and politician

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/04/16 at 12:03 am

September 4th 2015, Cuban-born Jamaican ska and reggae trombonist Rico Rodriguez died aged 80. He recorded with many artists including Karl Pitterson, Prince Buster, and Lloyd "Matador" Daley. He was known as one of the first and most distinguished ska artists, and from the early 1960s performed and recorded in Britain, with the Specials, Jools Holland, Paul Young, and others.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/04/16 at 12:37 am

September 4th 1942 – Raymond Floyd, American golfer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/04/16 at 12:37 am

September 4th 2014 – Joan Rivers, American comedian, television host, and author (b. 1933)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/04/16 at 2:00 am

September 4th 1961 – Lars Jönsson, Swedish film producer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/04/16 at 2:01 am

September 4th 1907 – Edvard Grieg, Norwegian pianist and composer (b. 1843)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/04/16 at 3:15 am

September 4th 1937 – Les Allen, English footballer and manager

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/04/16 at 4:00 am

September 4th 2006 – Steve Irwin, Australian zoologist and television host (b. 1962)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/04/16 at 4:16 am

September 4th 1961 – Rizwan-uz-Zaman, Pakistani cricketer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/04/16 at 4:18 am

September 4th 1990 – Irene Dunne, American actress and singer (b. 1898)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/04/16 at 4:54 am

September 4th 1986 – James Younghusband, Filipino footballer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/04/16 at 4:55 am

September 4th 2015 – Jean Darling, American actress (b. 1922)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/04/16 at 5:37 am

September 4th 1975, Born on this day, Mark Ronson, UK music producer, artist and co-founder of Allido Records. Had the 2007 UK No.2 album 'Version’, and has produced Christina Aguilera, Amy Winehouse, Lily Allen and Robbie Williams.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/04/16 at 5:38 am

September 4th 1986 – Hank Greenberg, American baseball player and manager (b. 1911)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/04/16 at 6:10 am

September 4th 1990, Born on this day, English singer, songwriter James Bay. His 2015 album Chaos and the Calm went to No.1 on the UK album chart.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/04/16 at 6:12 am

September 4th 1991 - Dottie West died at the age of 58. She died from injuries incurred in a car accident several days earlier. West was the first female country Grammy winner.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: LyricBoy on 09/04/16 at 6:30 am


September 4th 2006 – Steve Irwin, Australian zoologist and television host (b. 1962)


Crikey! It's been ten years already?  :o

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/04/16 at 6:34 am


Crikey! It's been ten years already?  :o
Exactly! I was shocked too!

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/04/16 at 7:25 am

September 4th 1981, Born on this day, Beyonce, singer with Destiny’s Child who had the 2000 US No.1 single with ‘Say My Name’ and the 2001 US & UK No.1 single and album 'Survivor' and a 2003 US & UK No.1 single with ‘Crazy In Love’ from the world-wide No.1 album 'Dangerously In Love'.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/04/16 at 7:26 am

September 4th 2015 – Warren Murphy, American author and screenwriter (b. 1933)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/04/16 at 7:55 am

September 4th 1942, Born on this day, Bubba Knight, The Pips, (1973 US No.1 single 'Midnight Train To Georgia', 1975 UK No.4 single with Gladys Knight 'The Way We Were').

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/04/16 at 7:56 am

September 4th 2013 – Casey Viator, American bodybuilder and journalist (b. 1951)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/04/16 at 5:21 pm

September 4th 1944, Born on this day, Gene Parsons, drummer, The Byrds, (1965 UK & US No.1 single 'Mr Tambourine Man'). Also a member of The Flying Burrito Brothers and Parsons Green. Parsons is credited with inventing the B-Bender (also known as the StringBender) along with Clarence White.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/04/16 at 5:24 pm

September 4th 422 – Pope Boniface I

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/04/16 at 5:57 pm

September 4th 1974, Born on this day, Carmit Bachar, The Pussycat Dolls, (2005, US No.2 & UK No.1 with their debut single ‘Don't Cha’ featuring Busta Rhymes). The Pussycat Dolls became only the fourth ever girl band to enter the UK charts at No.1 with their debut single. (The other’s being the Spice Girls, B*Witched and Girls Aloud).

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/04/16 at 5:59 pm

September 4th 1588 – Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester, English academic and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Norfolk (b. 1532)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: LyricBoy on 09/04/16 at 6:05 pm


September 4th 1942, Born on this day, Bubba Knight, The Pips, (1973 US No.1 single 'Midnight Train To Georgia', 1975 UK No.4 single with Gladys Knight 'The Way We Were').


For the longest time I thought that group's name was "Gladys Knight and the Pimps".  ;D

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/04/16 at 6:09 pm


For the longest time I thought that group's name was "Gladys Knight and the Pimps".  ;D
  ;D

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/04/16 at 6:10 pm

September 4th 1949 – Tom Watson, American golfer and sportscaster

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/04/16 at 6:11 pm

September 4th 1909 – Clyde Fitch, American playwright and songwriter (b. 1865)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/04/16 at 6:24 pm

September 4th 1946, Born on this day, Ronald Lepread, The Commodores, (1978 UK & US No.1 single 'Three Times A Lady').

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/04/16 at 6:25 pm

September 4th 1963 – Robert Schuman, Luxembourgian-French politician, 130th Prime Minister of France (b. 1886)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/04/16 at 7:31 pm

September 4th 1945 – Bill Kenwright, English actor, singer, and producer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/04/16 at 7:32 pm

September 4th 1985 – George O'Brien, American actor and singer (b. 1899)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/04/16 at 7:44 pm

September 4th 1951, Born on this day, Martin Chambers, drums, Pretenders, (1980 UK No.1 single 'Brass In Pocket', 1983 US No.5 single, 'Back On The Chain Gang').

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/04/16 at 7:45 pm

September 4th 2012 – Albert Marre, American actor, director, and producer (b. 1924)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/04/16 at 7:54 pm

September 4th 1942 – Jerry Jarrett, American wrestler and promoter, co-founded Total Nonstop Action Wrestling

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/04/16 at 7:55 pm

September 4th 1995 – Chuck Greenberg, American saxophonist, composer, and producer (b. 1950)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/04/16 at 8:39 pm

September 4th 1960 – Damon Wayans, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/04/16 at 8:40 pm

September 4th 1991 – Charlie Barnet, American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader (b. 1913)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/04/16 at 11:12 pm

September 5th 1939 – George Lazenby, Australian actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/04/16 at 11:14 pm

September 5th 1988 – Gert Fröbe, German actor and singer (b. 1913)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/04/16 at 11:39 pm

September 5th 1937 – Dick Clement, English director, producer, and screenwriter

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/04/16 at 11:40 pm

September 5th 1998 – Leo Penn, American actor and director (b. 1921)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/04/16 at 11:51 pm

September 5th 1929 – Bob Newhart, American comedian, actor and screenwriter

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/04/16 at 11:52 pm

September 5th 1877 – American Indian Wars: Oglala Sioux chief Crazy Horse is bayoneted by a United States soldier after resisting confinement in a guardhouse at Fort Robinson in Nebraska.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/05/16 at 12:27 am

September 5th 1967 – Arnel Pineda, Filipino singer-songwriter

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/05/16 at 12:28 am

September 5th 1984 – Jane Roberts, American psychic and author (b. 1929)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/05/16 at 1:09 am

September 5th 1940 – Raquel Welch, American actress and singer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/05/16 at 1:10 am

September 5th 1982 – Douglas Bader, English captain and pilot (b. 1910)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/05/16 at 2:09 am

September 5th 1980, Born on this day, Kevin Simm, vocals, Liberty X (2002 UK No.1 single 'Just A Little').

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/05/16 at 2:11 am

September 5th 2012, Singer-songwriter Joe South, who had hits in the late 1960s and early ’70s, including 'Games People Play,' 'Walk a Mile in My Shoes' and '(I Never Promised You a) Rose Garden,' died at home in Flowery Branch, Atlanta from a heart attack, aged 72.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/05/16 at 2:30 am

September 5th 1942 – Werner Herzog, German actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/05/16 at 2:31 am

September 5th 1921 – Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle party in San Francisco ends with the death of the young actress Virginia Rappe: One of the first scandals of the Hollywood community.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/05/16 at 3:17 am

September 5th 1968, Born on this day, Brad Wilk, drums, Rage Against The Machine, (1996 US No.1 album 'Evil Empire', 1993 UK No. 16 single 'Bullet In The Head'). Audioslave (2005 US No.1 album 'Out of Exile').

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/05/16 at 3:18 am

September 5th 2015 – Chester Stranczek, American baseball player and businessman (b. 1929)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/05/16 at 3:50 am

September 5th 1946, Born on this day, Dean Ford, Marmalade, (1969 UK No.1 single 'Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da').

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/05/16 at 3:51 am

September 5th 2015 – Dennis Greene, American singer and actor (b. 1949)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/05/16 at 4:10 am

September 5th 1966, Born on this day, Terry Ellis, vocals, En Vogue (1992 US No.2 & UK No.4 single 'My Lovin').

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/05/16 at 4:12 am

September 5th 1993 – Claude Renoir, French cinematographer (b. 1914)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/05/16 at 4:27 am

September 5th 1947 – Bruce Yardley, Australian cricketer and sportscaster

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/05/16 at 4:31 am

September 5th 1970 – Jochen Rindt becomes the only driver to posthumously win the Formula One World Drivers' Championship (in 1970), after being killed in practice for the Italian Grand Prix.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/05/16 at 4:47 am

September 5th 1970 – Johnny Vegas, English actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/05/16 at 4:48 am

September 5th 1978, Joe Negroni from Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers died of a brain haemorrhage. (1956 UK No.1 & US No.6 single 'Why Do Fools Fall In Love').

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/05/16 at 5:37 am

September 5th 1914 – Nicanor Parra, Chilean physicist, mathematician, and poet

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/05/16 at 5:38 am

September 5th 2013 – Robert Farrar Capon, American priest and author (b. 1925)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/05/16 at 6:22 am

September 5th 1935 – Johnny Briggs, English actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/05/16 at 6:23 am

September 5th 1990, Ian Dury And The Blockheads drummer Charley Charles died of cancer. Scored the 1978 UK No.1 single 'Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick'.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/05/16 at 6:48 am

Born on this day in 1945, Al Stewart, UK singer, songwriter, (1977 UK No.31 & US No.8 single 'Year Of The Cat').

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/05/16 at 6:49 am

September 5th 2012 – John Oaksey, English jockey and journalist (b. 1929)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/05/16 at 7:05 am

September 5th 1946, Born on this day, Loudon Wainwright III, US singer, songwriter, (1973 US No.17 single 'Dead Skunk'). Once appeared in TV 's M.A.S.H. He is the father of Martha and Rufus Wainwright,

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/05/16 at 7:06 am

September 5th 1999 – Alan Clark, English historian and politician, Minister for Defence Procurement (b. 1928)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/05/16 at 7:37 am

September 5th 1970 – Gilbert Remulla, Filipino journalist and politician

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/05/16 at 7:38 am

September 5th 2007 – D. James Kennedy, American pastor and author (b. 1930)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/05/16 at 7:39 am

September 5th 1997 – Mother Teresa, Albanian-Indian nun, missionary, and saint, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1910)

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Written By: LyricBoy on 09/05/16 at 11:18 am


September 5th 1946, Born on this day, Loudon Wainwright III, US singer, songwriter, (1973 US No.17 single 'Dead Skunk'). Once appeared in TV 's M.A.S.H. He is the father of Martha and Rufus Wainwright,


He also married New Jersey musical performer Suzzy Roach.  8)

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Written By: nally on 09/05/16 at 1:10 pm


September 5th 1997 – Mother Teresa, Albanian-Indian nun, missionary, and saint, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1910)

...and yesterday, she was officially declared a saint by Pope Francis!

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/05/16 at 2:54 pm

September 5th 1951 – Michael Keaton, American actor and producer

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/05/16 at 3:00 pm

September 5th 2001 – Justin Wilson, American chef and author (b. 1914)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/05/16 at 3:19 pm

September 5th 1947, Born on this day, Mel Collins, British saxophonist and flutist and session musician. Collins who played the sax solo on The Rolling Stones' 'Miss You' and has also worked with King Crimson, Camel, Alan Parsons Project, 10cc, Clannad, Eric Clapton, Bad Company, Dire Straits, Roger Waters, Gerry Rafferty, Tears For Fears and others.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/05/16 at 3:20 pm

September 5th 1997 – Georg Solti, Hungarian conductor and director (b. 1912)

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Written By: LyricBoy on 09/05/16 at 5:40 pm

September 5, 1940: Bombshell Raquel Welch was born on this day.

Wow, she's 76!  :o

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/05/16 at 7:35 pm

September 5th 1949, Born on this day, Dave Clempson guitar, Humble Pie (1969 UK No.4 single 'Natural Born Bugie').

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/05/16 at 7:36 pm

September 5th 1898 – Sarah Emma Edmonds, Canadian-American nurse, soldier, and spy (b. 1841)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/05/16 at 7:48 pm

September 5th 1937 – William Devane, American actor, director, and screenwriter

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/05/16 at 10:45 pm

September 6th 1913 – Julie Gibson, American actress and singer

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/05/16 at 10:47 pm

September 6th 1959 – Kay Kendall, English actress and comedian (b. 1927)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/05/16 at 11:03 pm

September 6th 1924 – John Melcher, American veterinarian and politician

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/05/16 at 11:04 pm

September 6th 1939 – Arthur Rackham, English illustrator (b. 1867)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/05/16 at 11:19 pm

September 6th 1980, Born on this day, Kerry Katona, singer, Atomic Kitten, (2000 UK No.1 single 'Whole Again'). Left the group in 2001.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/05/16 at 11:21 pm

September 6th 1990, Tom Fogerty guitarist with Creedence Clearwater Revival died aged 49, due to complications from AIDS acquired during a blood transfusion. During 1969 CCR scored three US Top Ten albums and four Top 5 singles. Released several solo albums.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/06/16 at 12:11 am

September 6th 1974, Born on this day, Nina Persson, vocals, The Cardigans, (1997 UK No.2 single 'Lovefool').

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/06/16 at 12:12 am

September 6th 1994, English keyboard player Nicky Hopkins died aged 50, in Nashville, Tennessee, of complications from intestinal surgery. Was a highly respected session musician, worked with The Rolling Stones, Jeff Beck, The Beatles, The Who, The Kinks, Small Faces, Led Zeppelin, John Lennon, George Harrison, and the Jerry Garcia Band. The Kinks song 'Session Man' from Face to Face is dedicated to (and features) Hopkins.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/06/16 at 12:55 am

September 6th 1973, Born on this day, Anika Noni Rose, Tony Award-winning American singer and actress. Appeared in the 2006 motion picture musical Dreamgirls.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/06/16 at 12:57 am

September 6th 1978, Record producer Tom Wilson died. He worked with various US acts including Bob Dylan (The Times They Are a-Changin', Another Side of Bob Dylan, and Bringing It All Back Home), Frank Zappa (Freak Out!), Simon and Garfunkel (Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M.) and The Velvet Underground, (White Light/White Heat).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/06/16 at 1:41 am

September 6th 1971, Born on this day, Delores O’Riordan, singer, The Cranberries, (1994 UK No.14 single with ‘Linger’). The bands 1993 album 'Everybody Else Is Doing It So Why Can’t We' spent 86 weeks on the UK chart.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/06/16 at 1:42 am

September 6th 2010 – Clive Donner, English director and editor (b. 1926)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/06/16 at 3:03 am

September 6th 1941 – Roger Law, English illustrator

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/06/16 at 3:04 am

September 6th 2015 – Barney Schultz, American baseball player and coach (b. 1926)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/06/16 at 3:32 am

September 6th 1970, Born on this day, American rock musician and multi-instrumentalist, Dean Fertita. Was a member of The Waxwings, The Raconteurs and joined Queens of the Stone Age to replace the late Natasha Shneider.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/06/16 at 3:33 am

September 6th 1972 – Perpetrator and victims of the Munich massacre:

Luttif Afif, Palestinian terrorist (b. 1945)
David Mark Berger, American-Israeli weightlifter (b. 1944)
Ze'ev Friedman, Polish-Israeli weightlifter (b. 1944)
Yossef Gutfreund, Israeli wrestling judge (b. 1931)
Eliezer Halfin, Russian-Israeli wrestler (b. 1948)
Amitzur Shapira, Russian-Israeli runner and coach (b. 1932)
Kehat Shorr, Romanian shooting coach (b. 1919)
Mark Slavin, Israeli wrestler (b. 1954)
Andre Spitzer, Romanian-Israeli fencer and coach (b. 1945)
Yakov Springer, Polish-Israeli wrestler and coach (b. 1921)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/06/16 at 4:16 am

September 6th 1942 – Richard Hutton, English cricketer

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/06/16 at 4:17 am

September 6th 1988 – Leroy Brown, American wrestler (b. 1950)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/06/16 at 4:50 am

September 6th 1970, Born on this day, Cheyne Coates, Australian singer, Madison Avenue, (1999 Australian No.1 and 2000 UK No.1 single ‘Don't Call Me Baby’).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/06/16 at 4:51 am

September 6th 972 – Pope John XIII (b. 930)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/06/16 at 5:36 am

September 6th 1943, Born on this day, Roger Waters: singer, songwriter, bassist and co-founder of Pink Floyd. Following the departure of bandmate Syd Barrett in 1968, over time Waters became the band's principal lyricist. Waters left Pink Floyd in 1985 and released a aeries of successful solo albums. He has also authored an opera, Ca Ira. The most active of all the Floyd members, he has toured extensively as a solo act since 1999, playing The Dark Side Of The Moon in its entirety as well as the current and hugely successful The Wall tour.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/06/16 at 5:37 am

September 6th 2007 – Luciano Pavarotti, Italian tenor (b. 1935)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/06/16 at 6:22 am

September 6th 1978 – Mathew Horne, English actor and screenwriter

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/06/16 at 6:23 am

September 6th 1986 – Blanche Sweet, American actress (b. 1896)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/06/16 at 6:43 am

September 6th 1966 – Hendrik Verwoerd, Dutch-South African journalist and politician, 7th Prime Minister of South Africa. In Cape Town, South Africa, the architect of Apartheid, Prime Minister Dr. Hendrik Verwoerd, is stabbed to death during a parliamentary meeting (b. 1901)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/06/16 at 7:32 am

September 6th:

1973 – Greg Rusedski, English tennis player and sportscaster
1974 – Tim Henman, English tennis player and sportscaster

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/06/16 at 7:33 am

September 6th 1990 – Len Hutton, English cricketer and soldier (b. 1916)

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Written By: ralfy on 09/06/16 at 11:59 am

"'Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp' star Hugh O'Brian dies, age 91"

http://edition.cnn.com/2016/09/06/entertainment/hugh-obrian-dead/

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Written By: nally on 09/06/16 at 6:26 pm


September 6th 1943, Born on this day, Roger Waters: singer, songwriter, bassist and co-founder of Pink Floyd. Following the departure of bandmate Syd Barrett in 1968, over time Waters became the band's principal lyricist. Waters left Pink Floyd in 1985 and released a aeries of successful solo albums. He has also authored an opera, Ca Ira. The most active of all the Floyd members, he has toured extensively as a solo act since 1999, playing The Dark Side Of The Moon in its entirety as well as the current and hugely successful The Wall tour.

The person whom Ninny chose for the day today. O0

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/06/16 at 7:52 pm

September 6th 1972 – Idris Elba, English actor

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/06/16 at 7:53 pm

September 6th 1994 – James Clavell, Australian-American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1924)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/06/16 at 8:29 pm

September 6th 1969 – CeCe Peniston, American R&B singer-songwriter

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/06/16 at 8:30 pm

September 6th 1952 – Gertrude Lawrence, English actress, singer, and dancer (b. 1898)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/06/16 at 8:53 pm

September 6th 1946 – Roger Knight, English cricketer and educator

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/06/16 at 8:54 pm

September 6th 1649 – Robert Dudley, English geographer and explorer (b. 1574)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/06/16 at 11:09 pm

September 7th 1986, Born on this day, Spectacular Blue Smith, singer, Pretty Ricky, (2007 US No.1 album ‘Late Night Special’).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/06/16 at 11:10 pm

September 7th 1978, Keith Moon drummer with The Who, died of a overdose of heminevrin prescribed to combat alcoholism. A post-mortem confirmed there were 32 tablets in his system, 26 of which were undissolved. Moon had attended a party the night before organised by Paul McCartney for the launch of the The Buddy Holly Story movie. He played on all The Who albums from their debut, 1965's My Generation, to 1978's Who Are You, which was released two weeks before his death.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/07/16 at 12:05 am

September 7th 1960, Born on this day, Brad Houser, Edie Brickell &  New Bohemians, (1989 UK No.31 single 'What I Am', also a 1999 hit for Spice Girl Emma Bunton).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/07/16 at 12:06 am

September 7th 2003, US singer, songwriter, Warren Zevon died. He had worked as a session musician, was the piano player and band leader for the Everly Brothers. His 1969 song 'She Quit Me' was included in the soundtrack for the film Midnight Cowboy. Jackson Browne, The Eagles and Linda Ronstadt all appeared on his albums. He recorded over 15 solo albums, had the 1978 US No.21 single 'Werewolves Of London'.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/07/16 at 12:18 am

September 7th 1958, Born on this day, Hamilton Lee, Furniture, (1986 UK No.21 single 'Brilliant Mind').

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/07/16 at 12:47 am

September 7th 1957, Born on this day, Margot Chapman, Starland Vocal Band, (1976 US No.1 & UK No.18 single 'Afternoon Delight').

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/07/16 at 1:11 am

September 7th 1951, Born on this day, Chrissie Hynde, vocals, Pretenders, (1980 UK No.1 single 'Brass In Pocket' plus over 10 other UK Top 40 singles) & solo (1985 UK No.1 single 'I Got You Babe' with UB40).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/07/16 at 2:23 am

September 7th 1966, Born on this day, Chris Acland, drummer, Lush, (1996 UK No.21 single 'Single Girl'). Acland committed suicide by hanging himself on 7th September 1996.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/07/16 at 2:25 am

September 7th 1949, Born on this day, Gloria Gaynor, US singer, (1979 UK & US No.1 single 'I Will Survive').

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/07/16 at 3:20 am

September 7th 1954, Born on this day, Benmont Tench, keyboards, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, (1977 single 'American Girl', 1989 UK No.28 single 'I Won't Back Down', 1991 UK No.3 album 'Into The Great Wide Open'). Also worked with Bob Dylan, U2, Roy Orbison, Stevie Nicks.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/07/16 at 3:47 am

September 7th 1946, Born on this day, Alfa Anderson, Chic, (1978 US No.1 & UK No.7 single 'Le Freak').

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/07/16 at 5:45 am

September 7th 1940, Born on this day, Ronnie Dove, (1965 US No.14 single 'One Kiss For Old Times' Sake').

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Written By: LyricBoy on 09/07/16 at 6:43 am


September 7th 1960, Born on this day, Brad Houser, Edie Brickell & the New Bohemians, (1989 UK No.31 single 'What I Am', also a 1999 hit for Spice Girl Emma Bunton).


Actually the name of that band was Edie Brickell & New Bohemians; they echewed the use of "the".  :D

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/07/16 at 6:47 am


Actually the name of that band was Edie Brickell & New Bohemians; they echewed the use of "the".  :D
O0

Similar to 'Eagles' and 'Eurythmics'?

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Written By: nally on 09/07/16 at 11:51 am


September 7th 2003, US singer, songwriter, Warren Zevon died. He had worked as a session musician, was the piano player and band leader for the Everly Brothers. His 1969 song 'She Quit Me' was included in the soundtrack for the film Midnight Cowboy. Jackson Browne, The Eagles and Linda Ronstadt all appeared on his albums. He recorded over 15 solo albums, had the 1978 US No.21 single 'Werewolves Of London'.

Zevon was 56 when he passed away. :\'(

"Werewolves of London" was definitely one of his best known songs.

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Written By: nally on 09/08/16 at 7:00 pm

Died on this date:

One year ago, on September 8th 2015: Joaquín Andújar, Dominican baseball player (b. 1952), from complications of diabetes. :\'(

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Written By: nally on 09/08/16 at 7:03 pm

Died on this date:

September 8th 1977 - Zero Mostel, American actor and singer.

His real first name was Samuel. In case you ever wondered how he came up with the stage name "Zero": According to his brother, Bill Mostel, their mother coined the nickname "Zero", noting that if he continued to do poorly at school, he would amount to a Zero.

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Written By: nally on 09/08/16 at 7:17 pm

Died on this date:

September 8th 1969: Bud Collyer, American actor and game show host (b. 1908) - best remembered for his work as the first host of the TV game shows Beat The Clock and To Tell the Truth, but he was also famous in the roles of Clark Kent/Superman on radio and in animated shorts.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/08/16 at 10:34 pm

September 8th 1970 – Percy Spencer, American engineer, invented the microwave oven (b. 1894)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/16 at 12:01 am

September 9th 1966 – Adam Sandler, American actor, screenwriter, and producer

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/16 at 12:02 am

September 9th 1513 – victims of the Battle of Flodden:

– James IV of Scotland (b. 1473)
– George Douglas, Master of Angus (b. 1469)
– William Douglas of Glenbervie (b. 1473)
– William Graham, 1st Earl of Montrose, Scottish politician (b. 1464)
– George Hepburn, Scottish bishop
– Adam Hepburn, 2nd Earl of Bothwell, Scottish politician, Lord High Admiral of Scotland
– Adam Hepburn of Craggis
– David Kennedy, 1st Earl of Cassilis, Scottish soldier (b. 1478)
– Alexander Lauder of Blyth, Scottish politician
– Alexander Stewart, Scottish archbishop (b. 1493)
– Matthew Stewart, 2nd Earl of Lennox, Scottish politician (b. 1488)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/16 at 12:18 am

September 9th 1943 – Frank Clark, English footballer, manager and chairman

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/16 at 12:19 am

September 9th 1915 – Albert Spalding, American baseball player, manager, and businessman, co-founded Spalding (b. 1850)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/16 at 12:46 am

September 9th 1977, Born on this day, Stuart Price, British electronic musician, songwriter, producer, remixing. Worked with artists including Madonna, Missy Elliott, The Killers, Gwen Stefani, Seal and Keane.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/16 at 12:48 am

September 9th 2014, Scottish guitarist Robert "Throb" Young died at the age of 49. Young founded Primal Scream with school friend and singer Bobby Gillespie in Glasgow in 1984. As a member of Primal Scream, Young performed on all of the group's records up to 2006's Riot City Blues, and including their most famous album, Screamadelica.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/16 at 1:12 am

September 9th 1953, Born on this day, John McFee, guitar, The Doobie Brothers, (1979 US No.1 single 'What A Fool Believes', 1993 UK No.7 single 'Long Train Runnin'). Member of Southern Pacific from 1985-91.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/16 at 1:14 am

September 9th 2004, US guitar maker Ernie Ball died after a long illness. In the late 50's Ball opened the first music store in the USA in Tarzana, California to sell guitars exclusively. He developed the guitar strings called 'Slinkys' specifically designed for rock and roll electric guitar.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/16 at 2:00 am

September 9th 1960 – Hugh Grant, English actor and producer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/16 at 2:01 am

September 9th 1087 – William the Conqueror, English king (b. 1028)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/16 at 2:18 am

September 9th 1972 – Natasha Kaplinsky, English journalist

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/16 at 2:19 am

September 9th 2000 – Julian Critchley, English lawyer and politician (b. 1930)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/16 at 2:44 am

September 9th 1947, Born on this day, Freddy Weller, Paul Revere and the Raiders, (1971 US No.1 single 'Indian Reservation' plus 14 other US Top 30 hit singles).

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/16 at 2:46 am

September 9th 1976 – Mao Zedong, Chinese philosopher, academic, and politician, 1st Chairman of the Communist Party of China (b. 1893)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/16 at 3:35 am

September 9th 1946, Born on this day, Trevor Leslie Oaks, Showaddywaddy, (1976 UK No.1 single 'Under The Moon Of Love' plus over 20 other UK Top 40 singles).

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/16 at 3:37 am

September 9th 1997 – Burgess Meredith, American actor, director, and producer (b. 1907)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/16 at 4:04 am

September 9th 1945, Born on this day, Doug Ingle, Iron Butterfly (1968 US No.14 single 'In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida').

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/16 at 4:05 am

September 9th 1945 – Max Ehrmann, American poet and lawyer (b. 1872)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/16 at 4:42 am

September 9th 1942, Born on this day, Luther Simmons, Main Ingredient, (1974 US No.10 & UK No.27 single 'Just Don't Want To Be Lonely').

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/16 at 4:43 am

September 9th 1910 – Lloyd Wheaton Bowers, American lawyer and politician, United States Solicitor General (b. 1859)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/16 at 5:44 am

September 9th 1952, Born on this day, Dave Stewart, guitarist, songwriter, producer. Member of Longdancer, Tourists, (1979 UK No.4 single 'I Only Want To Be With You'), Eurythmics, (1983 US No.1 & UK No.2 single 'Sweet Dreams', 1985 UK No.1 single 'There Must Be An Angel'), solo, (1990 UK No.6 single 'Lily Was Here').

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/16 at 5:46 am

September 9th 2014 – Bob Suter, American ice hockey player and coach (b. 1957)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/16 at 6:24 am

September 9th 1975, Born on this day, Michael Buble, Canadian singer, crooner, big band singer and actor, (2005 world-wide top 10 album 'It's Time', 2007 US No.1 album, 'Call Me Irresponsible').

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/16 at 6:25 am

September 9th 1998 – Bill Cratty, American dancer and choreographer (b. 1951)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/16 at 6:57 am

September 9th 1941 – Syed Abid Ali, Indian cricketer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/16 at 6:58 am

September 9th 2001 – Ahmad Shah Massoud, leader of the Northern Alliance, is assassinated in Afghanistan by two al-Qaeda assassins who claimed to be Arab journalists wanting an interview.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/16 at 8:13 am

September 9th 1935 – Nadim Sawalha, Jordanian-born English actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/16 at 8:14 am

September 9th 2012 – Ron Tindall, English footballer and manager (b. 1935)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/16 at 5:18 pm

September 9th 1923 – Jimmy Perry, English actor, singer, and screenwriter

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/16 at 5:21 pm

September 9th 1997 – John Hackett, Australian-English general and author (b. 1910)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/16 at 5:47 pm

September 9th 1922 – Bernard Bailyn, American historian, author, and academic

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/16 at 5:48 pm

September 9th 1978 – Jack L. Warner, Canadian-American production manager and producer, co-founded Warner Bros. (b. 1892)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/16 at 6:51 pm

September 9th 1979 – Norrie Paramor, English composer, conductor, and producer (b. 1914)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/16 at 10:55 pm

September 10th 1938 – David Hamilton, English radio and television host

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/16 at 10:56 pm

September 10th 1419 – John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy is assassinated by adherents of the Dauphin, the future Charles VII of France.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/16 at 11:34 pm

September 10th 1948 – Judy Geeson, English actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/16 at 11:35 pm

September 10th 2006 – Patty Berg, American golfer (b. 1918)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/16 at 1:47 am

September 10th 1898 – Empress Elisabeth of Austria is assassinated by Luigi Lucheni.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/16 at 1:48 am

September 10th 1985, Born on this day, Matthew Johnson, vocals, One True Voice, (2002 UK No.2 single 'Sacred Trust/After You're Gone').

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/16 at 2:16 am

September 10th 1984, Born on this day, Matthew Followill, lead guitarist, Kings of Leon, (2007 UK No.1 album ‘Because Of The Times’, 2008 UK No.1 single ‘Sex on Fire’, 2008 UK No.1 album ‘Only By The Night’).

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/16 at 2:17 am

September 10th 1976 – Dalton Trumbo, American screenwriter and novelist (b. 1905)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/16 at 2:47 am

September 10th 1980, Born on this day, Mikey Way, bass, My Chemical Romance, (2006 UK No.1 single ‘Welcome to the Black Parade’, 2006 US No.2 album ‘The Black Parade’).

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/16 at 2:48 am

September 10th 1996, Music journalist Ray Coleman died of cancer. Coleman had worked with The Beatles and The Rolling Stones and had been the editor of the UK music weekly Melody Maker throughout the heyday of The Beatles and The Rolling Stones into the era of Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/16 at 3:30 am

September 10th 1966, Born on this day, Robin Goodridge, Bush, (1997 UK No.7 single 'Swallowed').

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/16 at 3:32 am

September 10th 2012 – Stanley Long, English director, producer, cinematographer, and screenwriter (b. 1933)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/16 at 3:55 am

September 10th 1929 – Arnold Palmer, American golfer and businessman

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/16 at 3:56 am

September 10th 2005 – Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, American singer and guitarist (b. 1924)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/16 at 4:23 am

September 10th 1942, Born on this day, Danny Hutton, vocals, Three Dog Night, (1970 UK No.3 & US No.1 single 'Mama Told Me Not To Come').

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/16 at 4:24 am

September 10th 2014 – Richard Kiel, American actor (b. 1939)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/16 at 5:08 am


September 10th 1929 – Arnold Palmer, American golfer and businessman
Another golfer:

1947 – Larry Nelson, American golfer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/16 at 5:09 am

September 10th 2004 – Brock Adams, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 5th United States Secretary of Transportation (b. 1927)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/16 at 5:12 am

September 10th 1961 – Italian Grand Prix, a crash causes the death of German Formula One driver Wolfgang von Trips and 13 spectators who are hit by his Ferrari.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/16 at 5:58 am

September 10th 1945, Born on this day, Jose Feliciano, singer, songwriter, guitarist, born blind, (1968 US No.3 & UK No.6 single 'Light My Fire').

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/16 at 6:20 am

September 10th 1958 – Chris Columbus, American director, producer, and screenwriter

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/16 at 7:40 am

September 10th 2001 – Antônio da Costa Santos, mayor of Campinas, Brazil is assassinated.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/16 at 7:52 am

September 10th 1933 – Karl Lagerfeld, German-French fashion designer and photographer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/16 at 7:57 am

September 10th 1985 – Jock Stein, Scottish footballer and manager (b. 1922)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/16 at 8:12 am

September 10th 1960 – Colin Firth, English actor and producer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/16 at 8:13 am

September 10th 2007 – Anita Roddick, English businesswoman, founded The Body Shop (b. 1942)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/16 at 8:40 am

September 10th 2007 – Jane Wyman, American actress (b. 1917)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/16 at 5:56 pm

September 10th 1932 – Bo Goldman, American playwright, screenwriter, and producer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/16 at 5:57 pm

September 10th 2011 – Cliff Robertson, American actor (b. 1923)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/16 at 6:09 pm

September 10th 1940 – Roy Ayers, American singer-songwriter, keyboard player, vibraphonist, and producer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/16 at 6:10 pm

September 10th 1797 – Mary Wollstonecraft, English philosopher, historian, and novelist (b. 1759)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/16 at 6:50 pm

September 10th 1948 – Margaret Trudeau, Canadian actress and talk show host, 12th Spouse of the Prime Minister of Canada

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/16 at 6:52 pm

September 10th 1748 – Ignacia del Espíritu Santo, Filipino nun, founded the Religious of the Virgin Mary (b. 1663)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/16 at 7:49 pm

September 10th 1968 – Guy Ritchie, English director, producer, and screenwriter

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/16 at 10:08 pm

September 10th 2005, Grammy-award winning guitarist and singer Clarence 'Gatemouth' Brown died in Texas at the age of 81. Recorded with Eric Clapton, Ry Cooder and Frank Zappa during a career that spanned 50 years.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/16 at 11:20 pm

September 11th 1940 – Brian De Palma, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/16 at 11:21 pm

September 11th 1978 – Ronnie Peterson, Swedish race car driver (b. 1944)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/16 at 11:49 pm

September 11th 1981, Born on this day, American country music singer-songwriter and founding member of Lady Antebellum, Charles Kelley. Their debut album included the trio's debut hit, 'Love Don't Live Here', along with the singles, 'Lookin' for a Good Time' and 'I Run to You'.

Subject: Re: Casualties of the September 11 attacks

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/16 at 11:51 pm

September 11th 2001 – Casualties of the September 11 attacks:

David Angell, American screenwriter and producer (b. 1946)
Mohamed Atta, Egyptian terrorist, hijacker of American Airlines Flight 11 (b. 1968)
Garnet Bailey, Canadian-American ice hockey player (b. 1948)
Todd Beamer, American passenger on United Airlines Flight 93 (b. 1968)
Berry Berenson, American photographer, actress, and model (b. 1948)
Carolyn Beug, American director and producer (b. 1952)
Bill Biggart, American photographer and journalist (b. 1947)
Mark Bingham, American businessman (b. 1970)
Ronald Paul Bucca, American fire marshal (b. 1954)
Charles Burlingame, American captain and pilot (b. 1949)
Tom Burnett, American businessman (b. 1963)
William M. Feehan, American firefighter (b. 1929)
Wilson Flagg, American admiral (b. 1938)
Peter J. Ganci, Jr., American firefighter (b. 1946)
Ahmed al-Ghamdi, Saudi Arabian terrorist, hijacker of United Airlines Flight 175 (b. 1979)
Hamza al-Ghamdi, Saudi Arabian terrorist, hijacker of United Airlines Flight 175 (b. 1980)
Hani Hanjour, Saudi Arabian terrorist, hijacker–pilot of American Airlines Flight 77 (b. 1972)
Nawaf al-Hazmi, Saudi Arabian terrorist, hijacker of American Airlines Flight 77 (b. 1976)
Salem al-Hazmi, Saudi Arabian terrorist, hijacker of American Airlines Flight 77 (b. 1981)
Ziad Jarrah, Lebanese terrorist, hijacker of United Airlines Flight 93 (b. 1975)
Mychal Judge, American priest (b. 1933)
Daniel M. Lewin, American mathematician and businessman, co-founded Akamai Technologies (b. 1970)
Timothy Maude, American general (b. 1947)
Eamon McEneaney, American lacrosse player and poet (b. 1954)
Khalid al-Mihdhar, Saudi Arabian terrorist, hijacker of American Airlines Flight 77 (b. 1975)
Majed Moqed, Saudi Arabian terrorist, hijacker of American Airlines Flight 77 (b. 1977)
John P. O'Neill, American FBI agent (b. 1952)
John Ogonowski, American pilot (b. 1951)
Barbara Olson, American lawyer and journalist (b. 1955)
Abdulaziz al-Omari, Saudi Arabian terrorist, hijacker of American Airlines Flight 11 (b. 1979)
Betty Ong, American flight attendant (b. 1956)
Rick Rescorla, Cornish-American colonel (b. 1939)
Marwan al-Shehhi, Emirati terrorist, hijacker–pilot of United Airlines Flight 175 (b. 1978)
Wail al-Shehri, Saudi Arabian terrorist, hijacker of American Airlines Flight 11 (b. 1973)
Madeline Amy Sweeney, American flight attendant (b. 1966)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: 80sfan on 09/10/16 at 11:53 pm

^ ^
It was almost 3,000 people?

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/16 at 11:56 pm


^ ^
It was almost 3,000 people?
I know, I do not have the full list.  :\'(

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: 80sfan on 09/11/16 at 12:02 am


I know, I do not have the full list.  :\'(


That would be too long!

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/16 at 1:21 am

September 11th 1957 – Jeff Sluman, American golfer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/16 at 1:22 am


That would be too long!
To respect the day, I am not looking for a list.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/16 at 1:23 am

September 11th 1987 – Lorne Greene, Canadian-American actor (b. 1915)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/16 at 2:26 am

September 11th 1937 – Queen Paola of Belgium

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/16 at 2:27 am

September 11th 2014 – Donald Sinden, English actor (b. 1923)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/16 at 3:16 am

September 11th 1933 – Margaret Booth, English lawyer and judge

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/16 at 3:17 am

September 11th 1950 – Jan Smuts, South African field marshal and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of South Africa (b. 1870)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/16 at 3:38 am

September 11th 1977, Born on this day, Ludacris, (Chris Bridges), 2001 UK No.10 single with Missy Elliott, 'One Minute Man', 2002 US No.3 album 'Word Of Mouf'.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/16 at 3:40 am

September 11th 2004, American lyricist Fred Ebb died of a heart attack at his home in New York City. Co-wrote, ‘New York, New York’ and ‘Chicago’ and worked with Liza Minnelli.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/16 at 4:03 am

September 11th 1992 – Jonathan Adams, English discus thrower

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/16 at 4:04 am

September 11th 2013 – Francisco Chavez, Filipino lawyer and politician, Solicitor-General of the Philippines (b. 1947)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/16 at 5:08 am

September 11th 1977, Born on this day, Jonny Buckland, guitarist with Coldplay who had the 2000 UK No.4 single 'Yellow' and the 2000 UK No.1 album Parachutes' and the 2005 worldwide No.1 album ‘X&Y'. The band have won a number of music awards throughout their career, including eight Brit Awards, winning Best British Group three times, five MTV Video Music Awards and seven Grammy Awards.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/16 at 5:11 am

September 11th 1987, Founder member of The Wailers Peter Tosh was shot dead at his home in Kingston Jamaica by armed robbers.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/16 at 5:47 am

September 11th 1967, Born on this day, Harry Connick Jr, singer, actor, (1991 UK No.32 single 'It Had To Be You, Recipe For Love').

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/16 at 6:12 am

September 11th 1971, Born on this day, Richard Ashcroft, guitar, vocals, The Verve, (1997 UK No.1 single 'The Drugs Don't Work', 1997 UK No.1 album Urban Hymns' spent over 100 weeks on the UK chart). Solo, (2000 UK No.3 single 'A Song For The Lovers', 2000 UK No.1 album 'Alone With Everybody').

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/16 at 6:15 am

September 11th 2014 – Bob Crewe, American singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1930)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/16 at 6:33 am

September 11th 1966, Born on this day, Gregory Kane, Hue and Cry, (1987 UK No.6 single 'Labour Of Love'). 2000 UK No.1 album 'Play').

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/16 at 6:33 am

September 11th 1931 – Salvatore Maranzano is murdered by Lucky Luciano's hitmen.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: LyricBoy on 09/11/16 at 7:00 am


September 11th 1987 – Lorne Greene, Canadian-American actor (b. 1915)


I have a relative who claims to have sucker-punched Pa Cartwright.  :D

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/16 at 7:21 am

September 11th 1965, Born on this day, Moby, (Richard Hall), producer, vocalist, 1991 UK No.10 single 'Go'. His album 'Play' was the biggest selling UK indie album of 2000, spending 81 weeks on the chart and going platinum in over 20 countries. Moby is a descendent of 'Moby Dick' author Herman Melville.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/16 at 7:22 am

September 11th 1994 – Jessica Tandy, English-American actress (b. 1909)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/16 at 8:00 am

September 11th 1958, Born on this day, Mick Talbot, Keyboards, Style Council, (1983 UK No.3 single 'Long Hot Summer' plus 14 other UK Top 40 singles). Merton Parkers, (1979 UK No.40 single 'You Need Wheels).

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/16 at 8:01 am

September 11th 2007 – Ian Porterfield, Scottish-English footballer and manager (b. 1946)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/16 at 5:55 pm

September 11th 1925 – Alan Bergman, American songwriter and composer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/16 at 5:56 pm

September 11th 1733 – François Couperin, French organist and composer (b. 1668)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: nally on 09/11/16 at 6:00 pm


I know, I do not have the full list.  :\'(

Those were probably the notables who were killed in the attacks. :\'(

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: nally on 09/11/16 at 6:01 pm

One notable death on this date:

11 September 2003: John Ritter, American actor (born 1948); star of Three's Company and Eight Simple Rules... he had been filming an episode of the latter when he was rushed to the hospital and eventually died of a heart condition, just six days shy of his 55th birthday :\'(

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/16 at 6:20 pm

September 11th 1945 – Franz Beckenbauer, German footballer and manager

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/16 at 6:21 pm

September 11th 1972 – Max Fleischer, American animator, director, and producer (b. 1883)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/16 at 6:23 pm


Those were probably the notables who were killed in the attacks. :\'(
Some of the survivors of 9/11 are dying now from the effects of the smoke and the affecting cancer.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: nally on 09/11/16 at 6:26 pm


Some of the survivors of 9/11 are dying now from the effects of the smoke and the affecting cancer.

Yeah, I suppose those effects could take 15 years before finally kicking in to the point of terminating their lives. :\'(

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/16 at 7:05 pm

September 11th 1929 – Patrick Mayhew, Baron Mayhew of Twysden, English lawyer and politician, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/16 at 7:06 pm

September 11th 1988 – Roger Hargreaves, English author and illustrator (b. 1935)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/16 at 7:43 pm

September 11th 1957, Born on this day, Jon Moss, drums, Culture Club, (1983 UK No.1 & 1984 US No.1 single 'Karma Chameleon' plus seven other UK top 10 singles).

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/16 at 7:44 pm

September 11th 2014, American songwriter, singer, manager, and record producer Bob Crewe died aged 83. Crewe wrote a string of Top 10 singles for the Four Seasons, including 'Big Girls Don't Cry', 'Walk Like a Man', and 'Rag Doll'. He also had hit recordings with Lesley Gore, Michael Jackson, Bobby Darin, Roberta Flack, Peabo Bryson, Patti LaBelle, Barry Manilow and others.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/16 at 8:00 pm

September 11th 1961 – Virginia Madsen, American actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/16 at 8:00 pm

September 11th 1978 – Janet Parker is the last person to die of smallpox, in a laboratory-associated outbreak.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/16 at 8:24 pm

September 11th 1949 – Roger Uttley, English rugby player and coach

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/16 at 8:25 pm

September 11th 1971 – Nikita Khrushchev, Russian general and politician (b. 1894)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/16 at 9:04 pm

September 11th 1940, Born on this day, Bernie Dwyer, Freddie and the Dreamers, (1963 UK No.3 single 'You Were Made For Me', 1965 US No.1 single 'I'm Telling You Now').

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/16 at 9:04 pm

September 11th 1915 – William Sprague IV, American businessman and politician, 27th Governor of Rhode Island (b. 1830)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/16 at 9:32 pm

September 11th 1943, Born on this day, Mickey Hart, The Grateful Dead, (1970 UK No.69 and US No.127 album 'Workingmans Dead').

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/16 at 9:33 pm

September 11th 2010 – Kevin McCarthy, American actor (b. 1914)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/16 at 10:12 pm

September 11th 1953, Born on this day, Tommy Shaw, guitar, Styx, (1979 US No.1 & 1980 UK No.6 single 'Babe').

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/16 at 10:13 pm

September 11th 2010 – Harold Gould, American actor (b. 1923)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/16 at 11:31 pm

September 12th 1981 – Jennifer Hudson, American singer and actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/16 at 11:32 pm

September 12th 2012 – Derek Jameson, English journalist and broadcaster (b. 1929)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/16 at 11:45 pm

September 12th 1940 – Linda Gray, American model and actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/16 at 11:46 pm

September 12th 1968 – Tommy Armour, Scottish-American golfer and journalist (b. 1894)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/12/16 at 12:35 am

September 12th 1974, Born on this day, Jennifer Nettles, American Grammy-winning country music artist, lead vocalist with the duo Sugarland. 2009 US No.1 album ‘Live on the Inside’.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/12/16 at 12:36 am

September 12th 2014 – Ian Paisley, Northern Irish evangelical pastor (Free Presbyterian Church) and politician, 2nd First Minister of Northern Ireland (b. 1926)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/12/16 at 2:24 am

September 12th 1967, Born on this day, Jon Stewart, guitar, Sleeper, (1996 UK No.10 single 'Sale Of The Century').

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/12/16 at 2:25 am

September 12th 1977 – South African anti-apartheid activist Stephen Biko died at the age of 30. The student leader died while in police custody which triggered an international outcry.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/12/16 at 2:39 am

September 12th 1972 – Sidney Souza, Brazilian footballer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/12/16 at 2:40 am

September 12th 1869 – Peter Mark Roget, English physician, theologian, and lexicographer (b. 1779)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/12/16 at 3:02 am

September 12th 1968, Born on this day, Kenny Thomas, singer, (1991 UK No.4 single 'Thinking About Your Love').

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/12/16 at 3:03 am

September 12th 2013, Ray Dolby, the US engineer who founded Dolby Laboratories and pioneered noise reduction in audio recordings, died of leukemia at the age of 80. The analog Dolby noise-reduction system works by increasing the volume of low-level high-frequency sounds during recording and correspondingly reducing them during playback.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/12/16 at 3:26 am

September 12th 1927 – Freddie Jones, English actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/12/16 at 3:28 am

September 12th 1995 – Jeremy Brett, English actor (b. 1933)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/12/16 at 3:50 am

September 12th 1966, Born on this day, Ben Folds, US singer, songwriter, keyboard player, Ben Folds Five, (1997 UK No.26 single 'Battle Of Who Could Care Less').

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/12/16 at 3:51 am

September 12th 2004, American drummer and arranger Kenny Buttrey died in Nashville, Tennessee, Worked with Neil Young, (Harvest, and After the Gold Rush), Bob Dylan (Blonde on Blonde, Nashville Skyline & John Wesley Harding), and Bob Seger, Elvis Presley, Donovan, George Harrison, Joan Baez, Dan Fogelberg, Kris Kristofferson, Jimmy Buffett, Chuck Berry and Area Code 615.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/12/16 at 4:47 am

September 12th 1957, Born on this day, Pat Dinizio, The Smithereens, (1988 US No.41 album 'Smithereens 11).

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/12/16 at 4:48 am

September 12th 1997, Founder of the Polar Music record label, songwriter, producer and Abba's manager Stig Anderson died of a heart attack. Anderson co-wrote some of ABBA's biggest hits, such as ‘Waterloo’, ‘Mamma Mia’, ‘S.O.S’, ‘Fernando’, ‘Dancing Queen’, ‘Knowing Me, Knowing You’ and ‘The Name of the Game.’ His funeral was broadcast live on Swedish television an honour otherwise only reserved for distinguished statesmen or royalty.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/12/16 at 5:37 am

September 12th 1981, Born on this day, Jennifer Hudson, Academy Award-winning American actress and singer. One of the finalists on the third season of American Idol, she went on to star as Effie White in the 2006 motion picture musical Dreamgirls.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/12/16 at 5:38 am

September 12th 2003, US singer songwriter Johnny Cash died of respiratory failure aged 71. One of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, known as "The Man in Black." He traditionally started his concerts by saying, "Hello, I'm Johnny Cash." Had the 1969 US No.2 & UK No.4 single 'A Boy Named Sue', plus 11 other US Top 40 singles. Cash also had his own US TV show in late 60's early 70's.  :\'(

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/12/16 at 6:46 am

September 12th 1931 – Ian Holm, English actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/12/16 at 6:48 am

September 12th 2012 – Tom Sims, American skateboarder and snowboarder, founded Sims Snowboards (b. 1950)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/12/16 at 7:43 am

September 12th 1928 – Robert Irwin, American painter and gardener

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/12/16 at 7:44 am

September 12th 1992 – Anthony Perkins, American actor, singer, and director (b. 1932)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/12/16 at 8:29 am

September 12th 1943, Born on this day, Maria Muldaur, US Singer, songwriter, (1974 US No.6 & UK No.21 single 'Midnight At The Oasis').

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/12/16 at 8:30 am

September 12th 2012 – Jon Finlayson, Australian actor and screenwriter (b. 1938)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: nally on 09/12/16 at 12:05 pm


September 12th 2003, US singer songwriter Johnny Cash died of respiratory failure aged 71. One of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, known as "The Man in Black." He traditionally started his concerts by saying, "Hello, I'm Johnny Cash." Had the 1969 US No.2 & UK No.4 single 'A Boy Named Sue', plus 11 other US Top 40 singles. Cash also had his own US TV show in late 60's early 70's.  :\'(

I was just thinking of this this morning. :\'(

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/12/16 at 4:54 pm

September 12th 1957 – Hans Zimmer, German composer and producer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/12/16 at 4:55 pm

September 12th 1993 – Raymond Burr, Canadian-American actor and director (b. 1917)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/12/16 at 5:16 pm

September 12th 1930 – Larry Austin, American composer and educator

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/12/16 at 5:17 pm

September 12th 1994 – Tom Ewell, American actor (b. 1909)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/12/16 at 5:42 pm

September 12th 1956, Born on this day, Brian Robertson, guitar, Thin Lizzy, (1973 UK No.6 single 'Whisky In The Jar'), Member of Motorhead.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/12/16 at 5:44 pm

September 12th 2014 – Hugh Royer, Jr., American golfer (b. 1936)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/12/16 at 11:55 pm

September 13th 1917 - Mary Midgley, English philosopher and author

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/12/16 at 11:56 pm

September 13th 81 – Titus, Roman emperor (b. 39)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/13/16 at 12:35 am

September 13th 1937 – Don Bluth, American animator, director, and producer, co-founded Sullivan Bluth Studios and Fox Animation Studios

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/13/16 at 12:37 am

September 13th 1598 – Philip II of Spain (b. 1526)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/13/16 at 12:55 am

September 13th 1993, Born on this day, Niall Horan, from English-Irish pop boy band One Direction who formed after finishing third in the seventh series of The X Factor in 2010. Scored the 2011 UK No.1 single 'What Makes You Beautiful' and the 2013 No.1 'One Way or Another (Teenage Kicks)'.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/13/16 at 12:57 am

September 13th 1977 – Leopold Stokowski, English conductor (b. 1882)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/13/16 at 1:19 am

September 13th 1985, Born on this day, Brent Kutzle, bass guitar and cello with OneRepublic. Had the 2013 UK No.1 hit 'Counting Stars'.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/13/16 at 1:21 am

September 13th 1996, American rapper Tupac Amaru Shakur died after being shot six days earlier when he was driving through Las Vegas. 13 bullets were fired into his BMW. The incident was blamed on East and West Coast Gang wars. Shakur was a convicted sex offender, guilty of sexual abuse. After serving eleven months of his sentence he was released from prison on an appeal financed by Marion "Suge" Knight, the CEO of Death Row Records.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/13/16 at 2:39 am

September 13th 1941, Born on this day, David Clayton-Thomas, Blood Sweat & Tears, (1969 US No.2 single 'Spinning Wheel', 1969 US No.12 & UK No.35 single 'You've Made Me So Very Happy').

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/13/16 at 2:40 am

September 13th 1944 – W. Heath Robinson, English cartoonist (b. 1872)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/13/16 at 3:12 am

September 13th 1944 – Jacqueline Bisset, English actress and producer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/13/16 at 3:13 am

September 13th 1759 – James Wolfe, English general (b. 1727)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/13/16 at 4:15 am

September 13th 1939, Born on this day, Dave Quincy, Manfred Mann, (1964 UK & US No.1 single 'Do Wah Diddy Diddy').

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/13/16 at 4:18 am

September 13th 1881 – Ambrose Burnside, American general and politician, 30th Governor of Rhode Island (b. 1824)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/13/16 at 5:15 am

September 13th 1926 – Emile Francis, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/13/16 at 5:16 am

September 13th 1941 – Elias Disney, Canadian-American farmer and businessman (b. 1859)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/13/16 at 6:06 am

September 13th 1931 – Barbara Bain, American actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/13/16 at 6:07 am

September 13th 1973 – Betty Field, American actress (b. 1913)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/13/16 at 7:30 am

September 13th 1931 – Marjorie Jackson-Nelson, Australian sprinter and politician, 33rd Governor of South Australia

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/13/16 at 7:31 am

September 13th 1987 – Mervyn LeRoy, American actor, director, and producer (b. 1900)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/13/16 at 7:56 am

September 13th 1944, Born on this day, Peter Cetera, singer, Chicago (1976 US & UK No.1 single 'If You Leave Me Now'), solo (1986 US No.1 & UK No.3 single 'Glory Of Love').

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/13/16 at 7:57 am

September 13th 1991 – Joe Pasternak, Hungarian-American production manager and producer (b. 1901)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/13/16 at 8:13 am

September 13th 1934 – Tony Pickard, English tennis player and coach

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/13/16 at 8:17 am

September 13th 1952, Born on this day, Randy Jones, The Village People, (1978 US No.2 & 1979 UK No.1 single 'YMCA').

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/13/16 at 8:18 am

September 13th 2015, Gary Richrath, lead guitarist and songwriter for REO Speedwagon died at the age of 65. Richrath recorded 12 albums with the band before leaving in 1989 and released his own solo album in 1992.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/13/16 at 8:56 am

September 13th 1971 – Stella McCartney, English fashion designer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/13/16 at 8:57 am

September 13th 1998 – George Wallace, American sergeant, lawyer, and politician, 45th Governor of Alabama (b. 1919)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/13/16 at 3:30 pm

September 13th 1969 – Shane Warne, Australian cricketer, coach, and sportscaster

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/13/16 at 3:31 pm

September 13th 1993 – Carl Voss, American ice hockey player and referee (b. 1907)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/13/16 at 3:38 pm

September 13th 1965, Born on this day, Zak Starkey, drummer, (son of Ringo). Formed his own band The Face and has worked with The Who, Oasis, Johnny Marr and the Spencer Davis Group.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/13/16 at 3:39 pm

September 13th 1849 - In Hastings, NY, The first recorded death in a boxing match occurred after Chris Lilly knocked out Tom McCoy. McCoy died a short time later.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/13/16 at 3:53 pm

September 13th 1963, Born on this day, Dave Mustaine, guitarist, Megadeth and one time member of Metallica.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/13/16 at 3:56 pm

September 13th 2015 – Moses Malone, American basketball player and sportscaster (b. 1955)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/13/16 at 4:08 pm

September 13th 1977, Born on this day, Fiona Apple, US singer, songwriter, (1996 album 'Tidal').

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/13/16 at 4:37 pm

September 13th 1954, Born on this day, Dan Hegarty, The Darts, (1978 UK No.2 single 'Boy From New York City').

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/13/16 at 5:26 pm

September 13th 1958 – Bobby Davro, English comedian and actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/13/16 at 6:44 pm

September 13th 1983, Born on this day, James Bourne, singer, songwriter, Busted (2003 UK No.1 single 'You Said No').

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: nally on 09/13/16 at 6:44 pm


September 13th 1983, Born on this day, James Bourne, singer, songwriter, Busted (2003 UK No.1 single 'You Said No').

His 13th birthday (1996) fell on a Friday, so he turned 13 on Friday the 13th! :D

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/13/16 at 7:13 pm

September 13th 1971 – Goran Ivanišević, Croatian tennis player and coach

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/13/16 at 8:15 pm

September 13th 1943, Born on this day, Ray Elliot, Them, (1965 UK No.2 single 'Here Comes The Night').

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/13/16 at 9:18 pm

September 13th 1967, Born on this day, Stephen Perkins, Jane's Addiction, (1991 UK No.34 single 'Been Caught Stealing') & Porno For Pyros.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/13/16 at 9:31 pm

September 13th 1980 – Ben Savage, American actor and director

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/13/16 at 10:19 pm

September 13th 1963 – Robin Smith, South African-English cricketer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/13/16 at 11:27 pm

September 14th 1916 – Eric Bentley, English-American singer, playwright, and critic

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/13/16 at 11:28 pm

September 14th 23 – Drusus Julius Caesar, Roman son of Tiberius (b. 13 BC)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/14/16 at 12:07 am

September 14th 1936 – Walter Koenig, American actor, producer, and screenwriter

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/14/16 at 12:08 am

September 14th 2009 – Patrick Swayze, American actor, singer, and dancer (b. 1952)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/14/16 at 1:06 am

September 14th 1937 – Renzo Piano, Italian architect and engineer, designed The Shard and The New York Times Building

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/14/16 at 1:07 am

September 14th 891 – Pope Stephen V

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/14/16 at 2:20 am

September 14th 1932 – Harry Sinden, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/14/16 at 2:21 am

September 14th 1638 – John Harvard, English-American minister and philanthropist (b. 1607)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/14/16 at 2:47 am

September 14th 1957 – Kepler Wessels, South African cricketer and coach

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/14/16 at 2:49 am

September 14th 1901 – William McKinley, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 25th President of the United States, dies after an assassination attempt on September 6, and is succeeded by Vice President Theodore Roosevelt.  (b. 1843)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/14/16 at 3:37 am

September 14th 1981, Born on this day, Ashley Roberts, singer, The Pussycat Dolls, (2005, US No.2 & UK No.1 with their debut single ‘Don't Cha’ featuring Busta Rhymes). The Pussycat Dolls became only the fourth ever girl band to enter the UK charts at No.1 with their debut single. (The other’s being the Spice Girls, B*Witched and Girls Aloud).

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/14/16 at 3:39 am

September 14th 1989, Cuban bandleader and composer Perez Prado died of a stroke in Mexico City. Had the US & UK 1955 No.1 single 'Cherry Pink & Apple Blossom White'.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/14/16 at 4:21 am

September 14th 1970, Born on this day, Mark Webber, Pulp, (1995 UK No.2 single 'Common People').

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/14/16 at 4:22 am

September 14th 1982 – President-elect of Lebanon, Bachir Gemayel, is assassinated.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/14/16 at 5:25 am

September 14th 1959, Born on this day, Morten Harket, vocals, A-Ha, (1985 US No.1 single 'Take On Me'. 1986 UK No.1 single 'The Sun Always Shines On TV'). The first Norwegian group to score a UK and US No.1.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/14/16 at 5:26 am

September 14th 1968, Roy Orbison's house in Nashville burnt down, his two eldest sons both died in the blaze. Orbison was on tour in the UK at the time of the accident.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: ralfy on 09/14/16 at 5:52 am

"The Lady Chablis, Sassy Eccentric in ‘Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil,’ Dies at 59"

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/09/arts/the-lady-chablis-of-midnight-in-the-garden-of-good-and-evil-dies-at-59.html

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: ralfy on 09/14/16 at 5:57 am

"Mario Novelli, actor who played bad guys and 'beefcake' in low-budget Euro-films – obituary "

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2016/09/11/marion-novelli-actor-who-played-bad-guys-and-beefcake--obituary/

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/14/16 at 6:11 am

September 14th 1945 – Martin Tyler, English sportscaster

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/14/16 at 6:12 am

September 14th 1523 – Pope Adrian VI (b. 1459)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/14/16 at 7:25 am

September 14th 1939 – DeWitt Weaver, American golfer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/14/16 at 7:26 am

September 14th 1646 – Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Staffordshire (b. 1591)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/14/16 at 8:17 am

September 14th 1946, Born on this day, Pete Agnew, Nazareth, (1973 UK No.9 single 'Broken Down Angel' 1976 US No. 8 single 'Love Hurts').

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/14/16 at 8:19 am

September 14th 2009 – Keith Floyd, English chef and author (b. 1943)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/14/16 at 3:09 pm

September 14th 1947 – Sam Neill, Northern Ireland-born New Zealand actor and director

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/14/16 at 3:11 pm

September 14th 2012 – Jacques Antoine, French game show producer, created The Crystal Maze and Fort Boyard (b. 1924)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/14/16 at 3:24 pm

September 14th 1972, Born on this day, Nas, (Nasir Jones), US rapper, (1996 UK No.12 single 'If I Ruled The World', 2007 US No.1 album 'Hip Hop Is Dead').

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/14/16 at 3:25 pm

September 14th 2005 – Robert Wise, American director and producer (b. 1914)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/14/16 at 3:45 pm

September 14th 1970, Born on this day, Graig Montoya, bass, Everclear, (2000 UK No.36 single 'Wonderful', 1997 album 'So Much For The Afterglow').

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/14/16 at 3:47 pm

September 14th 1982 – Grace Kelly, American-Monacan actress; Princess of Monaco (b. 1929)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/14/16 at 4:02 pm

September 14th 1967, Born on this day, John Power, bass, vocals, The La's, (1990 UK No.13 single 'There She Goes'). Cast (1996 UK No.4 single 'Flying').

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/14/16 at 4:03 pm

September 14th 1852 – Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, Irish-English field marshal and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1769)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/14/16 at 5:14 pm

September 14th 1958 – Jeff Crowe, New Zealand cricketer, referee, and manager

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/14/16 at 5:15 pm

September 14th 1836 – Aaron Burr, American colonel and politician, 3rd Vice President of the United States (b. 1756)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/14/16 at 6:45 pm

September 14th 1956 – Ray Wilkins, English footballer and manager

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/14/16 at 6:46 pm

September 14th 1927 – Isadora Duncan, American-Russian dancer and choreographer (b. 1877)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/14/16 at 7:01 pm

September 14th 1954, Born on this day, Barry Cowsill, The Cowsills, (1967 US No.2 single 'The Rain The Park & Other Things'. 1969 US No.2 single the theme from 'Hair'). TV's Partridge Family was based on The Cowsills.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/14/16 at 7:02 pm

September 14th 1984 – Janet Gaynor, American actress (b. 1906)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/14/16 at 7:35 pm

September 14th 1955, Born on this day, Steve Berlin, Los Lobos, (1987 UK & US No.1 single 'La Bamba').

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/14/16 at 7:36 pm

September 14th 2001 – Dorothy McGuire, American actress (b. 1918)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/14/16 at 8:17 pm

September 14th 1955 – Edu Manzano, American-Filipino actor and politician

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/14/16 at 8:18 pm

September 14th 1999 – Charles Crichton, English director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1910)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/14/16 at 8:31 pm

September 14th 1933 – Zoe Caldwell, Australian actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/14/16 at 8:32 pm

September 14th 2000 – Beah Richards, American actress (b. 1920)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/14/16 at 9:53 pm

September 14th 1956 – Paul Allott, English cricketer and sportscaster

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/14/16 at 9:54 pm

September 14th 1852 – Augustus Pugin, English architect and critic, designed Scarisbrick Hall (b. 1812)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/14/16 at 10:18 pm

September 14th 1851 – James Fenimore Cooper, American soldier and author (b. 1789)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/14/16 at 10:41 pm

September 14th 1715 – Dom Pérignon, French monk and priest (b. 1638)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/14/16 at 11:14 pm

September 15th 1946 – Tommy Lee Jones, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/14/16 at 11:15 pm

September 15th 1885 – Jumbo, Sudanese-Canadian elephant (b. 1861)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: ralfy on 09/15/16 at 12:45 am

Kim McGuire passed away on Sept. 14th:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_McGuire

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/16 at 12:56 am

September 15th 1936 – Ashley Cooper, Australian tennis player

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/16 at 12:58 am

September 15th 1859 – Isambard Kingdom Brunel, English architect and engineer, designed the Great Western Railway (b. 1806)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/16 at 1:50 am

September 15th 2013, Born on this day, Zachary Filkins, guitarist with OneRepublic who had the 2013 UK No.1 hit 'Counting Stars'.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/16 at 1:52 am

September 15th 2007 – Colin McRae, Scottish race car driver (b. 1968)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/16 at 2:07 am

September 15th 1972 – Jimmy Carr, English comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/16 at 2:08 am

September 15th 1978 – Willy Messerschmitt, German engineer and academic, designed the Messerschmitt Bf 109 (b. 1898)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/16 at 2:46 am

September 15th 1946 – Oliver Stone, American director, screenwriter, and producer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/16 at 2:47 am

September 15th 1991 – John Hoyt, American actor (b. 1904)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/16 at 3:34 am

September 15th 1977, Born on this day, Paul Thomson, drums, Franz Ferdinand, (winners of the 2004 Mercury Music Prize for their self-titled debut album).

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/16 at 3:35 am

September 15th 2008, Pink Floyd keyboard player and founder member Richard Wright died aged 65 from cancer. Wright appeared on the group's first album, The Piper at the Gates of Dawn, in 1967 alongside Syd Barrett, Roger Waters and Nick Mason. David Gilmour who joined the band at the start of 1968 said: "He was such a lovely, gentle, genuine man and will be missed terribly by so many who loved him." In 2005, the full band reunited - for the first time in 24 years - for the Live 8 concert in London's Hyde Park. Wright had also contributed vocals and keyboards to Gilmour's 2006 solo album On An Island.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/16 at 4:21 am

September 15th 1938 – Gaylord Perry, American baseball player and coach

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/16 at 4:22 am

September 15th 1864 – John Hanning Speke, English soldier and explorer (b. 1827)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/16 at 4:54 am

September 15th 1956, Born on this day, Jaki Graham, singer, (1985 UK No.5 single 'Could It Be I'm Falling In Love').

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/16 at 4:55 am

September 15th 2004, Ramones guitarist Johnny Ramone (John Cummings) died in Los Angeles after a five-year battle with prostate cancer. Founding member of The Ramones, major influence on many punk and 90’s bands. Scored the 1977 hit single 'Sheena Is A Punk Rocker'.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: LyricBoy on 09/15/16 at 5:07 am


September 15th 1956, Born on this day, Jaki Graham, singer, (1985 UK No.5 single 'Could It Be I'm Falling In Love').


My Mom knew the guys who wrote CIBIFIL. 8)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/16 at 5:12 am


My Mom knew the guys who wrote CIBIFIL. 8)
O0

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/16 at 5:13 am

September 15th 1976, Born on this day, Ivette Sosa, Eden's Crush, (2001 US No. 8 single 'Get Over Yourself').

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/16 at 5:14 am

September 15th 2006 – Raymond Baxter, English television host and author (b. 1922)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/16 at 5:45 am

September 15th 1921 – Richard Gordon, English surgeon and author

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/16 at 5:47 am

September 15th 2013 – Jerry G. Bishop, American radio and television host (b. 1936)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/16 at 6:11 am

September 15th 1958, Born on this day, Tim Whelan, Furniture, Guitar, (1986 UK No.21 single 'Brilliant Mind').

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/16 at 6:13 am

September 15th 1973 – Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden (b. 1882)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/16 at 6:29 am

September 15th 1960, Born on this day, Michel Dorge drums, Crash Test Dummies, (1994 UK No.2 & US No.4 single 'MMM MMM MMM MMM').

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/16 at 6:30 am

September 15th 2005 – Guy Green, English director and cinematographer (b. 1913)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/16 at 7:50 am

September 15th 1984 – Prince Harry of Wales

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/16 at 7:51 am

September 15th 2009 – Troy Kennedy Martin, Scottish-English screenwriter (b. 1932)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/16 at 9:11 am

September 15th 1977 – Tom Hardy, English actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/16 at 9:12 am

September 15th 2013 – Jackie Lomax, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1944)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/16 at 3:29 pm

September 15th 1977 – Sophie Dahl, English model and author

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/16 at 3:30 pm

September 15th 1938 – Thomas Wolfe, American novelist (b. 1900)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/16 at 3:42 pm

September 15th 1971 – Wayne Ferreira, South African tennis player

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/16 at 4:02 pm

September 15th 1971 – Nathan Astle, New Zealand cricketer and coach

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/16 at 4:14 pm

September 15th 1929 – Dick Latessa, American actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/16 at 5:06 pm

September 15th 1955 – Brendan O'Carroll, Irish actor, director, and screenwriter

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/16 at 6:33 pm

September 15th 1944 – Graham Taylor, English footballer and manager

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/16 at 7:14 pm

September 15th 1946 – Mike Procter, South African cricketer, coach, and referee

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: nally on 09/16/16 at 10:47 am


September 15th 1946 – Mike Procter, South African cricketer, coach, and referee

Same day as Tommy Lee Jones. (Both turned 70 yesterday!)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: nally on 09/16/16 at 10:48 am

Died on this day:

16 September 2013: Patsy Swayze, American dancer and choreographer (b. 1927)

Mother of the late Patrick Swayze and still-living actor Don Swayze.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: nally on 09/16/16 at 10:49 am

Died on this day:

16 September 2001: Sheb Wooley, American singer-songwriter (b. 1921)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: nally on 09/16/16 at 11:08 am

September 16th 1965: Fred Quimby, American animator and producer (b. 1886)

He is best known for his work in producing various Tom & Jerry cartoons, for which he won seven Academy Awards. Additionally, he was the film sales executive in charge of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio, which included Tex Avery and William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, creators of Tom and Jerry.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/16/16 at 7:34 pm


Died on this day:

16 September 2001: Sheb Wooley, American singer-songwriter (b. 1921)
His voice can still be heard in movie today with the Wilhelm Scream.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/16/16 at 7:35 pm

September 16th 1984, Born on this day, Katie Melua, UK singer, songwriter, (2004 UK No.1 album 'Call Off The Search', 2004 UK Top 10 single 'The Closest Thing To Crazy', 2007 UK No.1 single 'What a Wonderful World' with Eva Cassidy).

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/16/16 at 7:36 pm

September 16th 1977, 29-year-old former T Rex singer Marc Bolan was killed instantly when the car driven by his girlfriend, Gloria Jones, left the road and hit a tree in Barnes, London. Miss Jones broke her jaw in the accident. The couple were on the way to Bolan's home in Richmond after a night out at a Mayfair restaurant. A local man who witnessed the crash said, 'When I arrived a girl was lying on the bonnet and a man with long dark curly hair was stretched out in the road - there was a hell of a mess.'

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/16/16 at 8:14 pm

September 16th 1992, Born on this day, Nick Jonas, American singer-songwriter and actor, Jonas Brothers, 2009 US No.1 album 'Lines, Vines and Trying Times'.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/16/16 at 8:15 pm

September 16th 2013, Jackie Lomax died at his home in England aged 69. He first gained notice as the vocalist and bass player with The Undertakers, which were part of the Mersey Beat movement. He was later one of the first artists to sign with The Beatles label, Apple, with George Harrison penning his single 'Sour Milk Sea'.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: nally on 09/16/16 at 8:17 pm


September 16th 1992, Born on this day, Nick Jonas, American singer-songwriter and actor, Jonas Brothers, 2009 US No.1 album 'Lines, Vines and Trying Times'.

Perhaps the youngest celebrity born on this date that most people in the U.S. would know about. Last year he was a co-person of the day on Ninny's thread. :)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/16/16 at 8:48 pm


Perhaps the youngest celebrity born on this date that most people in the U.S. would know about. Last year he was a co-person of the day on Ninny's thread. :)
O0

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/16/16 at 8:48 pm

September 16th 1950, Born on this day, David Bellamy, Bellamy Brothers, (1976 US No.1 single 'Let Your Love Flow', 1979 UK No.3 single 'If I Said I Had A Beautiful Body Would You Hold It Against Me').

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/16/16 at 8:54 pm

September 16th 2008, Norman Whitfield died in Los Angeles, California from diabetes and other illnesses. The Motown songwriter and producer collaborated with Barrett Strong on such hits as 'I Heard It Through the Grapevine', ‘Ain't Too Proud to Beg’, ‘(I Know) I'm Losing You’, ‘Cloud Nine’, ‘War’, ‘Papa Was a Rolling Stone’, and ‘Car Wash’.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/16/16 at 9:18 pm

September 16th 1948, Born on this day, Kenny Jones, drummer, The Small Faces (1967 UK No.3 single 'Itchycoo Park' & 1968 UK No.1 album 'Ogden's Nut Gone Flake'). The Faces (1972 UK No.6 single 'Stay With Me'). The Who (after Keith Moon, 1981 UK No.9 single 'You Better You Bet').

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/16/16 at 9:19 pm

September 16th 2009, Mary Travers from Folk trio Peter, Paul And Mary, passed away after suffering from leukemia for several years. She was 72. Mary's lead vocal can be heard on the group's biggest hit, 1969's 'Leaving On A Jet Plane'.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/16/16 at 9:34 pm

September 16th 1942, Born on this day, Bernie Calvert, bass, The Hollies, (joined in 1966, 1972 US No.2 single 'Long Cool Woman In A Black Dress', 1988 UK No.1 single 'He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother', first released in 1969.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/16/16 at 9:35 pm

September 16th 2004, Weather Girls singer Izora Armstead died aged 62 of heart failure at a hospital in San Leandro, East San Francisco. Also member of Two Tons O' Fun featured on four Sylvester albums, including '(You Make Me Feel) Mighty Real.'

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/16/16 at 10:10 pm

September 16th 1941, Born on this day, Joe Butler, The Lovin Spoonful, (1966 US No.1 & UK No.8 single 'Summer In The City').

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/16/16 at 10:55 pm

September 16th 1944, Born on this day, Betty Kelly, Martha And The Vandellas, (1964 US No.2 & 1969 UK No.4 single 'Dancing In The Street').

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/16/16 at 10:56 pm

September 17th 2015 – David Willcocks, English organist, composer, and conductor (b. 1919)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/16/16 at 11:38 pm

September 16th 1952, Born on this day, Ron Blair, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, (1977 single 'American Girl', 1989 UK No.28 single 'I Won't Back Down', 1991 UK No.3 album 'Into The Great Wide Open').

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/16/16 at 11:40 pm

September 17th 2015 – Milo Hamilton, American sportscaster (b. 1927)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/16/16 at 11:49 pm

September 17th 1930 – Theo Loevendie, Dutch clarinet player and composer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/16/16 at 11:50 pm

September 17th 2013 – Bernie McGann, Australian saxophonist and composer (b. 1937)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/17/16 at 12:17 am

September 17th 1940 – Peter Lever, English cricketer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/17/16 at 12:19 am

September 17th 456 – Remistus, Roman general

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/17/16 at 12:44 am

September 17th 1929 – David Craig, Baron Craig of Radley, Northern Irish air marshal and politician

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/17/16 at 12:46 am

September 17th 1574 – Pedro Menéndez de Avilés, Spanish admiral and explorer, founded St. Augustine, Florida (b. 1519)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/17/16 at 1:14 am

September 17th 1945 – Phil Jackson, American basketball player and coach

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/17/16 at 1:15 am

September 17th 2011 – Colin Madigan, Australian architect and author, designed the National Gallery of Australia (b. 1921)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/17/16 at 1:38 am

September 17th 1938 – Bobby Wine, American baseball player and coach

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/17/16 at 1:39 am

September 17th 1925 – Carl Eytel, German-American painter and illustrator (b. 1862)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/17/16 at 2:16 am

September 17th 1947 – Gail Carson Levine, American author

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/17/16 at 2:17 am

September 17th 1868 – Roman Nose, Native American warrior (b. circa 1823)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/17/16 at 2:44 am

September 17th 1985, Born on this day, Jonathan Jacob Walker, bassist, Panic! at the Disco. (2008 Australian No.1 and US & UK No.2 album 'Pretty.Odd.).

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/17/16 at 2:46 am

September 17th 1999, English singer Frankie Vaughan died of heart failure aged 71. During the 1950's he scored twenty UK Top 30 singles including the UK No.2 'Green Door.' He was awarded an OBE in 1965, and a CBE in 1996

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/17/16 at 3:59 am

September 17th 1939, Born on this day, Lamonte McLemore, The 5th Dimension, (1969 US No.1 & UK No.11 single 'Aquarius').

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/17/16 at 4:00 am

September 17th 2014, Country music star George Hamilton IV died in Nashville, Tennessee at the age of 77. The singer and guitarist, who began performing as a teenager in the 1950s, had suffered a major heart attack a few days earlier. At the start of his career in 1956, Hamilton had a top five hit in the US with A Rose and A Baby Ruth, which led to tours with pop idols Buddy Holly and the Everly Brothers.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/17/16 at 4:22 am

September 17th 1971 – Mike Catt, South African-English rugby player and coach

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/17/16 at 4:24 am

September 17th 1908 – The Wright Flyer flown by Orville Wright, with Lieutenant Thomas Selfridge as passenger, crashes, killing Selfridge. He becomes the first airplane fatality.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/17/16 at 4:43 am

September 17th 1976, Born on this day, Maile Misajon, Eden's Crush, (2001 US No. 8 single 'Get Over Yourself').

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/17/16 at 4:44 am

September 17th 1991, Rob Tyner lead singer with the American hard rock band MC5 died after he suffered a heart attack in the seat of his parked car in his hometown of Berkley, Michigan. MC5, (shortened from the Motor City Five), formed in Detroit, in 1965, they released their first album, ‘Kick Out the Jams’ in 1969.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/17/16 at 6:15 am

September 17th 1969, Born on this day, Keith Flint, vocals, Prodigy, (1996 UK No.1 single 'Firestarter', 1997 UK & US No.1 album 'The Fat Of The Land').

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/17/16 at 6:17 am

September 17th 2000, Paula Yates was found dead in bed from a suspected drug overdose. Yates had presented the UK music TV show The Tube during the 80's, married Bob Geldof and was the girlfriend of INXS singer Michael Hutchence.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/17/16 at 6:57 am

September 17th 1969, Born on this day, Adam Devlin, The Bluetones, (1996 UK No.2 single 'Slight Return').

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/17/16 at 6:58 am

September 17th 2013 – Alex Naumik, Lithuanian-Norwegian singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1949)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: LyricBoy on 09/17/16 at 7:09 am


September 17th 1999, English singer Frankie Vaughan died of heart failure aged 71. During the 1950's he scored twenty UK Top 30 singles including the UK No.2 'Green Door.' He was awarded an OBE in 1965, and a CBE in 1996


I remember seeing a documentary about the making of Frankie's hit single, way back when. It was called Behind the Green Door.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/17/16 at 7:22 am

September 17th 1968, Born on this day, Anastacia, US singer, (2000 UK No. 6 single 'I'm Outta Love', her 2000 album 'Not That Kind' spent 65 weeks on the UK album chart) .

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/17/16 at 7:23 am

September 17th 1994 – Vitas Gerulaitis, American tennis player and coach (b. 1954)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/17/16 at 7:35 am

September 17th 1965 – Kyle Chandler, American actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/17/16 at 7:38 am

September 17th 1993 – Christian Nyby, American director and producer (b. 1913)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/17/16 at 8:04 am

September 17th 1968, Born on this day, John Penney, vocals, Neds Atomic Dustbin, (1991 UK No.16 single 'Happy').

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/17/16 at 8:05 am

September 17th 1987 – Harry Locke, English actor (b. 1913)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/17/16 at 8:43 am

September 17th 1962, Born on this day, Baz Luhrmann, Australian filmmaker, 1999 UK No.1 single 'Everybody's Free To Wear Sunscreen').

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/17/16 at 8:45 am

September 17th 1972 – Akim Tamiroff, Georgian-American actor (b. 1899)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/17/16 at 9:07 am

September 17th 1929 – Stirling Moss, English race car driver and sportscaster

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/17/16 at 9:09 am

September 17th 1985 – Laura Ashley, Welsh fashion designer, founded Laura Ashley plc (b. 1925)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/17/16 at 5:25 pm

September 17th 1959, Born on this day, William Owen Gregory, keyboards and synthesizer, Goldfrapp, (2008 UK No.2 album 'Seventh Tree').

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/17/16 at 5:26 pm

September 17th 1665 – Philip IV of Spain (b. 1605)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/17/16 at 5:39 pm

September 17th 1950, Born on this day, Fee Waybill, vocals, The Tubes, (1977 UK No.28 single 'White Punks On Dope', 1983 US No.10 single 'She's A Beauty).

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/17/16 at 5:40 pm

September 17th 1877 – Henry Fox Talbot, English photographer, developed the Calotype Process (b. 1800)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/17/16 at 5:59 pm

September 17th 1983 – Aiza Seguerra, Filipino singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/17/16 at 6:00 pm

September 17th 1899 – Charles Alfred Pillsbury, American businessman, co-founded the Pillsbury Company (b. 1842)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/17/16 at 6:24 pm

September 17th 1983 – RJ Jimenez, Filipino singer and guitarist

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/17/16 at 6:26 pm

September 17th 1973 – Hugo Winterhalter, American bandleader and composer (b. 1909)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/17/16 at 7:18 pm

September 17th 1965 – Bryan Singer, American director, producer, and screenwriter

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/17/16 at 7:20 pm

September 17th 1984 – Richard Basehart, American actor and director (b. 1914)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/17/16 at 7:34 pm

September 17th 1962 – BeBe Winans, American singer-songwriter and producer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/17/16 at 7:35 pm

September 17th 1992 – Roger Wagner, American conductor and educator (b. 1914)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/17/16 at 8:03 pm

September 17th 1930 – Thomas P. Stafford, American general, pilot, and astronaut

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/17/16 at 8:05 pm

September 17th 1994 – John Delafose, American accordion player (b. 1939)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/17/16 at 8:35 pm

September 17th 1962 – Wayne Riley, Australian golfer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/17/16 at 8:36 pm

September 17th 1995 – Lucien Victor, Belgian cyclist (b. 1931)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/17/16 at 8:43 pm

September 17th 1960 – Damon Hill, English race car driver and guitarist

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/17/16 at 8:43 pm

September 17th 1996 – Spiro Agnew, American soldier and politician, 39th Vice President of the United States (b. 1918)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/17/16 at 8:55 pm

September 17th 1953 – Tamasin Day-Lewis, English chef and author

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/17/16 at 8:58 pm

September 17th 1997 – Red Skelton, American actor and comedian (b. 1913)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/17/16 at 9:23 pm

September 17th 1947 – Tessa Jowell, English social worker and politician, Minister for the Cabinet Office

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/17/16 at 9:23 pm

September 17th 2013 – Michael J. Noonan, Irish farmer and politician, 25th Irish Minister of Defence (b. 1935)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/17/16 at 9:34 pm

September 17th 1946 – Billy Bonds, English footballer and manager

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/17/16 at 9:35 pm

September 17th 2013 – Marvin Rainwater, American singer-songwriter (b. 1925)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/17/16 at 9:55 pm

September 17th 1942 – Des Lynam, Irish-English journalist and author

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/17/16 at 10:27 pm

September 17th 1931 – Jean-Claude Carrière, French actor and screenwriter

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/17/16 at 11:16 pm

September 18th 1970, Jimi Hendrix was pronounced dead on arrival at St. Mary Abbot's Hospital in London at the age of 27 after choking on his own vomit. Hendrix left the message 'I need help bad man', on his manager's answer phone earlier that night. Rumors and conspiracy theories grew up around Hendrix’s death. Eric Burdon claimed Jimi had committed suicide, but that’s contradicted by reports that he was in a good frame of mind. In 2009, a former Animals roadie published a book claiming that Jimi’s manager had admitted to him that he arranged the murder of Hendrix, since the guitarist wanted out of his contract.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/17/16 at 11:31 pm

September 18th 1947 – Russ Abbot, English comedian, actor, and singer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/17/16 at 11:33 pm

September 18th 96 – Domitian, Roman emperor (b. 51)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/18/16 at 7:05 pm

September 18th 1933, Born on this day, Blues singer Jimmie Rodgers, (1957 US No.1 & UK No.30 single 'Honeycomb').

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/18/16 at 7:06 pm

September 18th 1783 – Leonhard Euler, Swiss mathematician and physicist (b. 1707)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/18/16 at 7:30 pm

September 18th 1917 – June Foray, American actress and voice artist

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/18/16 at 7:31 pm

September 18th 1964 – Seán O'Casey, Irish dramatist and memoirist (b. 1880)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/18/16 at 8:12 pm

September 18th 1967, Born on this day, Ricky Bell, New Edition, (1983 UK No.1 single 'Candy Girl'), Bell Biv DeVoe, (1990 US No.3 single 'Do Me!').

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/18/16 at 8:13 pm

September 18th 1998 – Charlie Foxx, American singer and guitarist (Inez and Charlie Foxx) (b. 1939)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/18/16 at 8:30 pm

Born on this day in 1939, Frankie Avalon, (1959 US No.1 & UK No.16 single 'Venus').

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/18/16 at 8:31 pm

September 18th 2004 – Russ Meyer, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1922)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/18/16 at 8:55 pm

September 18th 1942 – Alex Stepney, English footballer and coach

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/18/16 at 8:57 pm

September 18th 2013 – Richard C. Sarafian, American actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1930)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/18/16 at 9:08 pm

September 18th 1926 – Bob Toski, American golfer and coach

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/18/16 at 9:23 pm

September 18th 1945 – John McAfee, Scottish-American computer programmer, founded McAfee

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/18/16 at 9:48 pm

September 18th 1946, Born on this day, Alan King, Ace, (1974 UK No.20 single 'How Long').

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: nally on 09/18/16 at 9:54 pm


September 18th 1946, Born on this day, Alan King, Ace, (1974 UK No.20 single 'How Long').

Happy 70th birthday to the guitarist of the band Ace! He was responsible for the guitar solo (instrumental break) in the recording of "How Long," which became the band's best known song; they are often classified as a one hit wonder because none of their other songs were nearly as well-known around the world.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/18/16 at 10:15 pm

September 18th 1971 – Lance Armstrong, American cyclist and activist, founded the Lance Armstrong Foundation

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/18/16 at 10:38 pm

September 18th 1949 – Peter Shilton, English footballer and manager

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/18/16 at 10:38 pm

September 18th 1961 – U.N. Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld dies in a plane crash while attempting to negotiate peace in the war-torn Katanga region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/18/16 at 10:53 pm

September 18th 1958 – Derek Pringle, Kenyan-English cricketer and journalist

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/18/16 at 11:12 pm

September 18th 1971 – Jada Pinkett Smith, American actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/19/16 at 12:01 am

September 18th 1970 – Darren Gough, English cricketer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/19/16 at 12:25 am

September 19th 1925 – Pete Murray, English radio and television host

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/19/16 at 12:27 am

September 19th 2015 – Walter Young, American baseball player (b. 1980)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/19/16 at 12:46 am

September 19th 1941 – Jim Fox, English pentathlete

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/19/16 at 12:47 am

September 19th 2015 – Brian Sewell, English art dealer and critic (b. 1931)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/19/16 at 1:23 am

September 19th 1977, Born on this day, Ryan Dusick drummer, Maroon 5, who had the 2004 UK No.1 album ‘Songs About Jane’, the 2004 US No.1 & UK No.4 single ‘She Will Be Loved’. Dusick left the band in 2006.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/19/16 at 1:24 am

September 19th 2015 – Jackie Collins, English novelist (b. 1937)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/19/16 at 1:52 am

September 19th 1973, Born on this day, Alan Jay "A. Jay" Popoff, pop punk band Lit.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/19/16 at 1:53 am

September 19th 2014 – Audrey Long, American actress (b. 1922)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/19/16 at 2:43 am

September 19th 1971, Born on this day, Paul Winterhart, (1996 UK No.2 single 'Hey Dude').

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/19/16 at 2:44 am

September 19th 1881 – James A. Garfield, American general, lawyer, and politician, and the 20th President of the United States (b. 1831), dies of wounds suffered in a July 2 shooting. Vice President Chester A. Arthur becomes President upon Garfield's death.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/19/16 at 3:01 am

September 19th 1945, Born on this day, David Bromberg, US guitarist, fiddle, mandolin player worked with Bob Dylan.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/19/16 at 3:02 am

September 19th 2015 – Todd Ewen, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1966)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/19/16 at 3:50 am

September 19th 1969, Born on this day, saxophonist, Candy Dulfer, (1990 UK No. 6 single 'Lily Was Here' with David A Stewart).

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/19/16 at 3:51 am

September 19th 1812 – Mayer Amschel Rothschild, German banker (b. 1744)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/19/16 at 4:06 am

September 19th 1945, Born on this day, Freda Payne, US soul singer, (1970 US No.3 & UK No.1 single 'Band Of Gold').

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/19/16 at 4:07 am

September 19th 1973, Country rock singer, songwriter 26-year-old Gram Parsons formerly of The Byrds and The Flying Burrito Brothers, died under mysterious conditions in Joshua Tree, California. His death was attributed to heart failure but later was officially announced as a drug overdose. His coffin was stolen by two of his associates, manager Phil Kaufman and Michael Martin, a former roadie for The Byrds, and was taken to Cap Rock in the California desert, where it was set alight, in accordance to Parson's wishes. The two were later arrested by police.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/19/16 at 4:27 am

September 19th 1946, Born on this day, John Coghlan drums, Status Quo, (left in 1982), 1977 UK No.3 single 'Rockin' All Over The World' plus 50 other UK Top 75 singles since 1968).

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/19/16 at 4:28 am

September 19th 2008, American drummer Earl Palmer died. Worked with The Beach Boys, Little Richard (‘Tutti Frutti’), Frank Sinatra, Ike And Tina Turner (‘River Deep, Mountain High’), The Monkees, Fats Domino (‘I'm Walkin’), Neil Young, Elvis Costello, Tom Waits, The Righteous Brothers (‘You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin’), and Randy Newman, Tom Waits, Bonnie Raitt, Tim Buckley, Little Feat and Elvis Costello.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/19/16 at 4:45 am

September 19th 1952, Born on this day, American musician, producer Nile Rodgers the lead guitarist and co-founding member with Bernard Edwards of the band Chic who had the 1978 US No.1 & UK No.7 single 'Le Freak'. Produced Diana Ross, Sister Sledge, David Bowie (Let's Dance album), with several hit singles including 'China Girl', 'Modern Love' and the title track, 'Let’s Dance'.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/19/16 at 4:46 am

September 19th 1999, Edward Cobb died of Leukaemia aged 61. Singer songwriter & producer, member of The Four Preps (1958 US No.3 & UK No. 2 single 'Big Man'), wrote 'Tainted Love' a hit for Soft Cell in 1981.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/19/16 at 5:49 am

September 19th 1928 – Adam West, American actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/19/16 at 5:51 am

September 19th 1998, American country music star Red Foley died aged 58. Sold over 25 million records, hosted the first popular country music series on network television, Ozark Jubilee.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/19/16 at 6:26 am

September 19th 1940, Born on this day, Bill Medley, The Righteous Brothers, (1965 UK & US No.1 single 'You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin').

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/19/16 at 6:27 am

September 19th 1868 – William Sprague, American minister and politician (b. 1809)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/19/16 at 6:45 am

September 19th 1933 – David McCallum, Scottish-American actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/19/16 at 6:47 am

September 19th 1905 – Thomas John Barnardo, Irish-English philanthropist (b. 1845)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/19/16 at 7:55 am

September 19th 1934 – Austin Mitchell, English academic and politician

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/19/16 at 7:56 am

September 19th 1935 – Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, Russian scientist and engineer (b. 1857)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/19/16 at 8:12 am

September 19th 1926 – James Lipton, American actor, producer, and screenwriter

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/19/16 at 8:14 am

September 19th 1944 – Guy Gibson, Indian-English commander, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1918)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/19/16 at 6:04 pm

September 19th 1945 – Kate Adie, English journalist and author

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/19/16 at 6:05 pm

September 19th 1998 – Patricia Hayes, English actress (b. 1909)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/19/16 at 6:17 pm

September 19th 1927 – Rosemary Harris, English actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/19/16 at 6:19 pm

September 19th 2003 – Slim Dusty, Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1927)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/19/16 at 6:32 pm

September 19th 1948 – Jeremy Irons, English actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/19/16 at 6:33 pm

September 19th 2004 – Skeeter Davis, American singer-songwriter (b. 1931)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/19/16 at 6:47 pm

September 19th 1949 – Sally Potter, English director, screenwriter, and composer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/19/16 at 6:48 pm

September 19th 2011 – Dolores Hope, American singer (b. 1909)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/19/16 at 7:57 pm

September 19th 1940, Born on this day, Paul Williams, US songwriter. Wrote The Carpenters hits 'We've Only Just Begun' & 'Rainy Day's and Mondays.'

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/19/16 at 7:58 pm

September 19th 2014 – Francisco Feliciano, Filipino composer and conductor (b. 1941)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/19/16 at 8:27 pm

September 19th 1947, Born on this day, Lol Creme, vocals. guitar, 10cc, (1975 UK No.1 & US No.2 single 'I'm Not In Love', plus 10 other UK Top 30 hits including 2 No.1's). Godley And Creme (1981 UK No.3 single 'Under Your Thumb'). Now a video producer.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/19/16 at 8:47 pm

September 19th 1949, Born on this day, Twiggy, (Lesley Hornby), 60's model, singer, 1976 UK No.17 single 'Here I Go Again').

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/19/16 at 9:00 pm

September 19th 1964, Born on this day, Trisha Yearwood, country singer. She sang backing vocals on Garth Brooks' first album.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/19/16 at 9:23 pm

September 19th 1951, Born on this day, Daniel Lanois, producer, singer. Produced Peter Gabriel album, 'So', along with albums by Brian Eno, U2, (The Joshua Tree), Robbie Robertson, & Bob Dylan. Lanois released the 1990 solo album 'Acadie'.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/19/16 at 9:45 pm

September 19th 1963, Born on this day, Jarvis Cocker, singer, Pulp, (1995 UK No.2 single 'Common People', 1995 UK No.1 album 'Different Class').

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/19/16 at 10:26 pm

September 19th 1974 – Jimmy Fallon, American comedian and talk show host

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/19/16 at 10:33 pm

September 19th 1976 – Jim Ward, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/19/16 at 11:19 pm

September 19th 1958, Born on this day, Lita Ford, The Runaways, solo, (1989 UK No.47 single with Ozzy Osbourne 'Close My Eyes Forever').

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/19/16 at 11:54 pm

September 19th 1969 – Michael Symon, American chef and author

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/19/16 at 11:59 pm

September 20th 2015 – C. K. Williams, American poet, critic, and translator (b. 1936)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/20/16 at 12:28 am

September 20th 1944 – Jeremy Child, English actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/20/16 at 12:32 am

September 20th 2015 – Jack Larson, American actor (b. 1928)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/20/16 at 12:53 am

September 20th 1934 – Sophia Loren, Italian actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/20/16 at 12:54 am

September 20th 2014 – Rob Bironas, American football player (b. 1978)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/20/16 at 2:16 am

September 20th 1940 – Tarō Asō, Japanese target shooter and politician, 92nd Prime Minister of Japan

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/20/16 at 2:18 am

September 20th 2010 – Leonard Skinner, American soldier and educator (b. 1933)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/20/16 at 2:48 am

September 20th 1955 – Peter Scolari, American actor and director

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/20/16 at 2:49 am

September 20th 2014 – Polly Bergen, American actress and singer (b. 1930)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/20/16 at 3:56 am

September 20th 1981, Born on this day, Keith Semple, One True Voice, (2002 UK No.2 single 'Sacred Trust/After You're Gone').

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/20/16 at 3:57 am

September 20th 1793 – Fletcher Christian, English lieutenant (b. 1764)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/20/16 at 4:44 am

September 20th 1966, Born on this day, Nuno Bettencourt, Extreme, (1991 US No.1 & UK No.2 single 'More Than Words').

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/20/16 at 5:30 am

September 20th 1979, Born on this day, Rick Woolstenhulme, drummer, Lifehouse, (2001 US No.10 & UK No.25 single 'Hanging By A Moment').

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/20/16 at 5:31 am

September 20th 1973, On his way to perform his second concert of the day, US singer, songwriter Jim Croce was killed with five others when his chartered aircraft hit a tree on take off in Louisiana.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/20/16 at 5:57 am

September 20th 1990 – Phillip Phillips, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/20/16 at 5:58 am

September 20th 2010 – Kenny McKinley, American football player (b. 1987)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/20/16 at 6:35 am

September 20th 1928 – Donald Hall, American poet, author, and critic

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/20/16 at 6:36 am

September 20th 2006 – Sven Nykvist, Swedish director, producer, and cinematographer (b. 1922)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/20/16 at 7:25 am

September 20th 1968, Born on this day, Ben Shepherd, Soundgarden, (1994 UK No.12 single 'Black Hole Sun').

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/20/16 at 7:26 am

September 20th 2004 – Brian Clough, English footballer and manager (b. 1935)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/20/16 at 7:51 am

September 20th 1929 – Joe Temperley, Scottish saxophonist and clarinet player

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/20/16 at 7:53 am

September 20th 1957 – Jean Sibelius, Finnish violinist and composer (b. 1865)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/20/16 at 8:23 am

September 20th 1967, Born on this day, Matthew and Gunnar Nelson, twin sons of 60's singer Ricky Nelson, (1990 US No.1 & UK No.54 single, 'Can't Live Without Your Love and Affection).

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/20/16 at 8:24 am

September 20th 1997 – Nick Traina, American singer-songwriter (Link 80) (b. 1978)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/20/16 at 3:20 pm

September 20th 1960, Born on this day, David Hemmingway, The Housemartins, (1986 UK No.1 single 'Caravan Of Love'), The Beautiful South (1990 UK No.1 single 'A Little Time' plus over fifteen other UK Top 40 singles).

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/20/16 at 3:21 pm

September 20th 1987 – Michael Stewart, American playwright and composer (b. 1924)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/20/16 at 5:35 pm

September 20th 1961 – Caroline Flint, English politician, Minister of State for Europe

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/20/16 at 5:36 pm

September 20th 1984 – Steve Goodman, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1948)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/20/16 at 5:53 pm

September 20th 1948 – Rey Langit, Filipino journalist and radio host

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/20/16 at 5:54 pm

September 20th 1979 – Ludvík Svoboda, Czech general and politician, 8th President of Czechoslovakia (b. 1895)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/20/16 at 6:12 pm

September 20th 1960 – Dave Hemingway, English singer-songwriter and drummer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/20/16 at 6:13 pm

September 20th 1863 – Jacob Grimm, German philologist and mythologist (b. 1785)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/20/16 at 6:34 pm

September 20th 1959, Born on this day, Alannah Currie Vocals, sax, The Thompson Twins, (1984 UK No.2 single 'You Take Me Up', 1984 US No.3 single 'Hold Me Now').

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/20/16 at 6:35 pm

September 20th 1973 – Ben Webster, American saxophonist (b. 1909)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/20/16 at 7:20 pm

September 20th 1955 – José Rivero, Spanish golfer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/20/16 at 7:36 pm

September 20th 1933 – Annie Besant, English theosophist and activist (b. 1847)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/20/16 at 7:53 pm

September 20th 1945, Born on this day, Sweet Pea Atkinson, Was Not Was, (1992 UK No.4 single 'Shake Your Head').

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/20/16 at 7:54 pm

September 20th 1947 – Fiorello H. La Guardia, American lawyer and politician, 99th Mayor of New York City (b. 1882)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/20/16 at 11:04 pm

September 21st 1923, Born on this day, Jimmy Young, UK singer (and BBC radio presenter until 2003). Scored the 1955 UK No.1 single 'Unchained Melody' plus ten other UK Top 40 hit singles.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/20/16 at 11:05 pm

September 21st 1217 – Livonian Crusade: The Estonian leader Lembitu and Livonian leader Kaupo the Accursed are killed in Battle of Matthew's Day.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/20/16 at 11:29 pm

September 21st 1919 – Mario Bunge, Argentinian-Canadian physicist and philosopher

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/20/16 at 11:30 pm

September 21st 19 BC – Virgil, Roman poet (b. 70 BC)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/21/16 at 12:04 am

September 21st 1944 – Marcus Binney, English historian and author

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/21/16 at 12:05 am

September 21st 687 – Pope Conon (b. 630)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/21/16 at 12:25 am

September 21st 1989, Born on this day, American singer-songwriter, actor and dancer, Jason Derulo, who had the hits 'Wiggle', 'In My Head', 'Whatcha Say' and 'Talk Dirty'. Since the start of his career Derulo has sold over 50 million singles.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/21/16 at 12:27 am

September 21st 1998 – Florence Griffith Joyner, American sprinter (b. 1959)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/21/16 at 12:48 am

September 21st 1938 – Doug Moe, American basketball player and coach

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/21/16 at 12:50 am

September 21st 1991 – Gordon Bashford, English engineer (b. 1916)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/21/16 at 1:24 am

September 21st 1944 – Fannie Flagg, American actress, comedian, and author

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/21/16 at 1:24 am

September 21st 1939 – Armand Călinescu, Romanian economist and politician, 39th Prime Minister of Romania, is assassinated by far-right legionnaires of the fascist paramilitary organization Iron Guard. (b. 1893)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/21/16 at 1:55 am

September 21st 1990 – Ivan Dorschner, American-Filipino model and actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/21/16 at 1:57 am

September 21st 1860 – Arthur Schopenhauer, German philosopher and author (b. 1788)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/21/16 at 2:46 am

September 21st 1932 – Shirley Conran, English journalist and author

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/21/16 at 2:48 am

September 21st 2015 – Ray Warleigh, Australian-English saxophonist and flute player (b. 1938)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/21/16 at 3:58 am

September 21st 1957 – Ethan Coen, American director, producer, and screenwriter

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/21/16 at 3:59 am


September 21st 1957 – Ethan Coen, American director, producer, and screenwriter
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Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/21/16 at 4:00 am

September 21st 2015 – Richard Williamson, American footballer and coach (b. 1941)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/21/16 at 4:28 am

September 21st 1945 – Jerry Bruckheimer, American film and television producer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/21/16 at 4:29 am

September 21st 1832 – Walter Scott, Scottish novelist, playwright, and poet (b. 1771)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/21/16 at 5:30 am

September 21st 1934, Born on this day, Leonard Cohen, Canadian singer, songwriter, musician, painter, poet, and novelist. Cohen is a Companion of the Order of Canada, the nation's highest civilian honor. He wrote "Hallelujah" which was first released on Cohen's studio album Various Positions in 1984 which was covered by John Cale, which formed the basis for a later cover by Jeff Buckley.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/21/16 at 5:31 am

September 21st 2015, Trumpeter Ben Cauley, a member of the Stax Records group The Bar-Kays and the only survivor of the 1967 plane crash that killed Otis Redding died at the age of 67. The Bar-Kays appeared as the backing band on numerous recordings for Stax artists such as Carla Thomas, Isaac Hayes, Rufus Thomas, The Staple Singers and Sam and Dave.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/21/16 at 6:27 am

September 21st 1936, Born on this day, Dickey Lee, US singer, (1962 US No.6 single 'Patches'). Had several US pop hits, then turned to country music in 1971 and had four top-ten country hits, including Rocky, No.1 in 1975.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/21/16 at 6:28 am

September 21st 1976 – Orlando Letelier, Chilean economist and politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs for Chile, is assassinated in Washington, D.C. He is a member of the Chilean socialist government of Salvador Allende, overthrown in 1973 by Augusto Pinochet. (b. 1932)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/21/16 at 8:02 am

September 21st 1947, Born on this day, Don Felder, guitar, vocals, The Eagles, (1977 US No.1 & UK No.8 single 'Hotel California', plus 5 US No.1 albums. 'Greatest Hits 1971-1975' is the second biggest selling album in the world with sales over 30m).

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/21/16 at 8:04 am

September 21st 1987, American jazz bassist Jaco Pastorius died from injuries sustained in a fight. Pastorius was trying to enter the Midnight Bottle Club in Wilton Manors, Florida, (where he'd been banned), and became involved in a fight with a bouncer, Pastorius fell into a coma and was put on life support. In 2006, Pastorius was voted "The Greatest Bass Player Who Has Ever Lived" by readers in Bass Guitar magazine. Was a member of Weather Report and worked with various acts including Joni Mitchell and Herbie Hancock.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/21/16 at 4:23 pm

September 21st 1943, Born on this day, David Hood, American bassist best known as part of the studio backing band known as the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section of Alabama. He has played with many artists including, Cat Stevens, Paul Simon, Bob Seger, Traffic, The Staple Singers, Frank Black, Odetta, John Hiatt, Etta James and Willie Nelson.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/21/16 at 4:24 pm

September 21st 1906 – Samuel Arnold, American conspirator (b. 1838)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/21/16 at 5:06 pm

September 21st 1936 – Dickey Lee, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/21/16 at 5:12 pm

September 21st 1947 – Harry Carey, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1878)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/21/16 at 6:27 pm

September 21st 1947 – Stephen King, American author and screenwriter

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/21/16 at 6:28 pm

September 21st 2015 – Ben Cauley, American trumpet player and songwriter (b. 1947)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/21/16 at 7:20 pm

September 21st 1950 – Bill Murray, American actor, comedian, producer, and screenwriter

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/21/16 at 7:21 pm

September 21st 2009 – Robert Ginty, American actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1948)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/21/16 at 11:48 pm

September 22nd 1924 – Bernard Gauthier, French cyclist

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/21/16 at 11:50 pm

September 22nd 1399 – Thomas de Mowbray, 1st Duke of Norfolk, English politician, Earl Marshal of The United Kingdom (b. 1366)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/16 at 12:29 am

September 22nd 1598 – English playwright Ben Jonson kills actor Gabriel Spenser in a duel and is indicted for manslaughter.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/16 at 12:33 am

September 22nd 1948 – Mark Phillips, English equestrian, trainer, and journalist

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/16 at 1:07 am

September 22nd 1924 – Rosamunde Pilcher, English author

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/16 at 1:08 am

September 22nd 1692 – Martha Corey, American woman accused of witchcraft (b. 1620)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/16 at 1:51 am

September 22nd 1926 – Bill Smith, American clarinet player and composer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/16 at 1:53 am

September 22nd 1776 – Nathan Hale is hanged for spying during American Revolution.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/16 at 2:21 am

September 22nd 1927 – Gordon Astall, English footballer and coach

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/16 at 2:22 am

September 22nd 1539 – Guru Nanak, Pakistani religious leader, founded Sikhism (b. 1469)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/16 at 3:06 am

September 22nd 1930 – Joni James, American singer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/16 at 3:07 am

September 22nd 1774 – Pope Clement XIV (b. 1705)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/16 at 3:51 am

September 22nd 1931 – Fay Weldon, English author and playwright

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/16 at 3:52 am

September 22nd 1777 – John Bartram, American botanist and explorer (b. 1699)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/16 at 4:34 am

September 22nd 1988 – Bethany Dillon, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/16 at 4:35 am

September 22nd 1828 – Shaka Zulu, Zulu chieftain and monarch of the Zulu Kingdom (b. 1787)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/16 at 5:43 am

September 22nd 1953, Born on this day, Richard Fairbrass, singer, Right Said Fred, (1991 US No.1 & UK No.2 single ‘I’m Too Sexy’, 1993 UK No.1 album ‘Up’).

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/16 at 5:44 am

September 22nd 1981, American composer Harry Warren died aged 88. He wrote over 800 songs including 'I Only Have Eyes For You', (a hit for The Flamingos and Art Garfunkel), ‘You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby’, ‘Jeepers Creepers’, ‘That's Amore’ and ‘Chattanooga Choo Choo’. Warren's songs have been featured in over 300 films.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/16 at 6:00 am

September 22nd 1956, Born on this day, Debby Boone, US singer. Daughter of 50's singer Pat Boone. Ten weeks at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'You Light Up My Life', in 1977. The longest stay at the top of the charts since Guy Mitchell's 'Singing The Blues. A No.48 in the UK.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/16 at 6:01 am

September 22nd 1989 – Irving Berlin, Russian-born American composer and songwriter, dies at the age of 101.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/16 at 7:08 am

September 22nd 1951, Born on this day, David Coverdale, English rock singer with Whitesnake who scored the 1987 US No.1 & UK No.9 single 'Here I Go Again'). Coverdale was the lead singer of Deep Purple from late 1973 to 15 March 1976.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/16 at 7:08 am

September 22nd 2015 – Yogi Berra, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1925)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/16 at 7:51 am

September 22nd 1943 – Toni Basil, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/16 at 7:52 am

September 22nd 1952 – Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg, Finnish lawyer, judge, and politician, 1st President of Finland (b. 1865)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/16 at 8:38 am

September 22nd 1957, Born on this day, Nick Cave, Australian singer, songwriter, (1995 UK No.11 single with Kylie Minogue, 'Where The Wild Roses Grow'. Cave fronted the Birthday Party, one of the most extreme and confrontational post-punk bands of the early 1980s. In 2006, he formed the garage rock band Grinderman.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/16 at 8:39 am

September 22nd 1999 – George C. Scott, American actor, director, and producer (b. 1927)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/16 at 4:55 pm

September 22nd 1958, Born on this day, Joan Jett, American rock guitarist, singer, songwriter, producer. Founding member of The Runaways and with Joan Jett & the Blackhearts scored the 1982 US No.1 & UK No.4 single 'I Love Rock 'n' Roll'. She is also known as the Godmother of Punk.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/16 at 4:56 pm

September 22nd 2007 – Marcel Marceau, French mime and actor (b. 1923)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/16 at 5:35 pm

September 22nd 1969 – Sue Perkins, English comedian, actress, and radio host

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/16 at 5:53 pm

September 22nd 2004 – Big Boss Man, American wrestler (b. 1962)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/16 at 6:27 pm

September 22nd 1978 – Ed Joyce, Irish cricketer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/16 at 6:34 pm

September 22nd 2010 – Eddie Fisher, American singer (b. 1928)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/16 at 7:07 pm

September 22nd 1982, Born on this day, Billie Piper, UK singer, actress, (1998 UK No.1 single 'Because We Want To'). Once married to former Radio 1, Virgin radio DJ and TV presenter Chris Evans.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/16 at 7:11 pm

September 22nd 1996 – Dorothy Lamour, American actress and singer (b. 1914)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/16 at 8:20 pm

September 22nd 1960 – Scott Baio, American actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/16 at 9:44 pm

September 22nd 1958 – Andrea Bocelli, Italian singer-songwriter and producer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/16 at 9:48 pm

September 22nd 2011 – Vesta Williams, American singer-songwriter and actress (b. 1957)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/16 at 10:15 pm

September 22nd 1954 – Shari Belafonte, American actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/16 at 10:18 pm

September 22nd 1987 – Dan Rowan, American actor and producer (b. 1922)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/16 at 11:11 pm

September 22nd 1970 – Rupert Penry-Jones, English actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/16 at 11:12 pm

September 22nd 2006 – Edward Albert, American actor (b. 1951)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/16 at 11:47 pm

September 22nd 1971 – Chesney Hawkes, English singer-songwriter and actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/16 at 11:48 pm

September 22nd 2001 – Isaac Stern, Polish-Ukrainian violinist and conductor (b. 1920)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/23/16 at 12:39 am

September 23rd 1939 – Henry Blofeld, English cricketer and journalist

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/23/16 at 12:40 am

September 23rd 1835 – Vincenzo Bellini, Italian composer (b. 1801)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/23/16 at 1:42 am

September 23rd 1949 – Floella Benjamin, Baroness Benjamin, Trinidadian-English actress, academic, and politician

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/23/16 at 1:43 am

September 23rd 1846 – John Ainsworth Horrocks, English-Australian explorer (b. 1818)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/23/16 at 3:20 am

September 23rd 1956 – Paolo Rossi, Italian footballer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/23/16 at 3:21 am

September 23rd 1889 – Wilkie Collins, English novelist, short story writer, and playwright (b. 1824)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/23/16 at 4:12 am

September 23rd 1922 – Louise Latham, American actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/23/16 at 4:13 am

September 23rd 1992 – James Van Fleet, American general (b. 1892)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/23/16 at 5:18 am

September 23rd 1943, Born on this day, Julio Iglesias, Spanish singer, (1981 UK No.1 single 'Begin The Beguine'. Iglesias has sold over 100m albums).

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/23/16 at 5:19 am

September 23rd 1974, Robbie McIntosh founder member of the Average White Band died of a heroin overdose at a Hollywood party, (after he inhaled a white powder thought to be cocaine but was actually pure heroin). AWB scored the No.1 single 'Pick up the Pieces' which was nominated for a Grammy Award in 1975.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/23/16 at 6:04 am

September 23rd 1943, Born on this day, Toni Basil, US singer actress and dancer, (1982 US No.1 & UK No.2 single 'Mickey'). Basil worked as David Bowie's choreographer on his Diamond Dogs tour in 1974 and on his Glass Spider tour of 1987.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/23/16 at 6:05 am

September 23rd 1939 – Sigmund Freud, Austrian neurologist and psychiatrist (b. 1856)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/23/16 at 6:42 am

September 23rd 1949, Born on this day, US singer, songwriter, Bruce Springsteen, 'The Boss', who had the 1985 US No.2 & UK No.4 single 'Dancing In The Dark', 1994 UK No.2 single 'Streets of Philadelphia'. His most successful studio albums, Born in the U.S.A. and Born To Run showcase a talent for finding grandeur in the struggles of daily American life; he has sold more than 65 million albums in the United States and more than 120 million worldwide.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/23/16 at 6:43 am

September 23rd 2006 – Etta Baker, American singer and guitarist (b. 1913)

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Written By: LyricBoy on 09/23/16 at 6:54 am


September 23rd 1943, Born on this day, Toni Basil, US singer actress and dancer, (1982 US No.1 & UK No.2 single 'Mickey'). Basil worked as David Bowie's choreographer on his Diamond Dogs tour in 1974 and on his Glass Spider tour of 1987.


At 73, I wonder if she still dons her cheerleader uniform and does the"Mickey Cheer"? ???  ;D

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/23/16 at 7:01 am


At 73, I wonder if she still dons her cheerleader uniform and does the"Mickey Cheer"? ???  ;D
Somewhere here on the boards, someone recently posted a YouTube link of her still dancing today.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/23/16 at 7:26 am

September 23rd 1954 – Cherie Blair, English lawyer and academic

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/23/16 at 7:27 am

September 23rd 1994 – Jerry Barber, American golfer (b. 1916)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/23/16 at 7:42 am

23rd 1953 – Nicholas Witchell, English journalist

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/23/16 at 7:43 am

September 23rd 2006 – Malcolm Arnold, English trumpet player and composer (b. 1921)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/23/16 at 7:54 am

September 23rd 1958 – Larry Mize, American golfer

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/23/16 at 7:55 am

September 23rd 1994 – Robert Bloch, American author and screenwriter (b. 1917)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/23/16 at 8:14 am

September 23rd 1959 – Jason Alexander, American actor, singer, and voice artist

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/23/16 at 8:15 am

September 23rd 1987 – Bob Fosse, American actor, dancer, choreographer, and director (b. 1927)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/23/16 at 8:39 am

September 23rd 1932 – Georg Keßler, German footballer and manager

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/23/16 at 9:08 am

September 23rd 1991 – Zia Quizon, Filipino singer-songwriter

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/23/16 at 5:08 pm

September 23rd 1935 – Les McCann, American soul-jazz singer and pianist

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/23/16 at 5:50 pm

September 23rd 1959 – Frank Cottrell Boyce, English author and screenwriter

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/23/16 at 7:36 pm

September 23rd 1988 – Juan Martín del Potro, Argentinian tennis player

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/23/16 at 7:54 pm

September 23rd 1959 – Martin Page, English singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/23/16 at 8:16 pm

September 23rd 1968 – Yvette Fielding, English actress and producer

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/23/16 at 9:15 pm

September 23rd 1971 – Moin Khan, Pakistani cricketer and coach

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/23/16 at 9:51 pm

September 23rd 1972 – Alistair Campbell, Zimbabwean cricketer

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/23/16 at 11:02 pm

September 23rd 1943, Born on this day, John Banks, The Merseybeats, (1964 UK No.5 single 'I Think Of You').

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/24/16 at 12:17 am

September 24th 1989 – Pia Wurtzbach, Filipina beauty queen, Miss Universe 2015

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/24/16 at 12:21 am

September 24th 1848 – Branwell Brontë, English painter and poet (b. 1817)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/24/16 at 1:26 am

September 24th 1919 – Jack Costanzo, American drummer and composer

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/24/16 at 1:27 am

September 24th 366 – Pope Liberius

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/24/16 at 2:09 am

September 24th 1922 – Bert I. Gordon, American director, producer, and screenwriter

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/24/16 at 2:11 am

September 24th 1562 – Henry Grey, 4th Earl of Kent, English politician (b. 1495)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/24/16 at 3:01 am

September 24th 1945 – John Rutter, English composer, conductor, and producer

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/24/16 at 3:02 am

September 24th 1863 – William Debenham, English businessman, founded Debenhams (b. 1794)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/24/16 at 3:38 am

September 24th 1946 – Pat Pocock, Welsh-English cricketer

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/24/16 at 3:39 am

September 24th 2014 – Christopher Hogwood, English harpsichord player and conductor, founded the Academy of Ancient Music (b. 1941)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/24/16 at 4:24 am

September 24th 1961 – Jack Dee, English comedian, actor, and screenwriter

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/24/16 at 4:26 am

September 24th 1939 – Carl Laemmle, German-American film producer, founded Universal Studios (b. 1867)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/24/16 at 5:42 am

September 24th 1961 – Luc Picard, Canadian actor, director, and screenwriter

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/24/16 at 5:53 am

September 24th 2003, Singer-songwriter Matthew Jay died aged 24 after falling from a seventh-storey window in London. Released the 2001 album 'Draw' and toured with The Doves, Stereophonics, Dido and Starsailor.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/24/16 at 7:01 am

September 24th 1940, Born on this day, Barbara Allbut, The Angels, (1963 US No.1 & UK No.50 single 'My Boyfriend's Back'). The Angels were the first white girl group to have a US number one hit.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/24/16 at 7:19 am

September 24th 1945 – Hans Geiger, German physicist and academic, co-invented the Geiger counter (b. 1882)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/24/16 at 7:36 am

September 24th 1942, Born on this day, Gerry Marsden, Gerry and the Pacemakers, (1963 UK No.1 single 'You'll Never Walk Alone' 1965 US No.6 single 'Ferry Across The Mersey').

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/24/16 at 7:37 am

September 24th 1991 – Dr. Seuss, American children's book writer, poet, and illustrator (b. 1904)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/24/16 at 7:52 am

September 24th 1946, Born on this day, American guitarist and producer Jerry Donahue from UK folk group, Fairport Convention, (1969 UK No.21 single 'Si Tu Dois Partir'). And has also been a member of Fotheringay.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/24/16 at 8:22 am

September 24th 1962 – Ally McCoist, Scottish footballer and manager

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/24/16 at 8:44 am

September 24th 1946, Born on this day, American comics creator and musician Carson Osten. He played in the band Woody's Truck Stop, before forming the rock group Nazz with Todd Rundgren in 1967.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/24/16 at 9:05 am

September 24th 1930 – John W. Young, American captain, engineer, and astronaut

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/24/16 at 4:04 pm

September 24th 1980 – Victoria Pendleton, English cyclist

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/24/16 at 4:23 pm

September 24th 1934 – Tommy Anderson, Scottish footballer and manager

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/24/16 at 5:08 pm

September 24th 1933 – Raffaele Farina, Italian cardinal

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/24/16 at 7:39 pm

September 24th 1965 – Robert Irvine, English chef and television host

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/25/16 at 12:30 am

September 25th 1944 – Michael Douglas, American actor and producer

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/25/16 at 12:36 am

September 25th 1987 – Mary Astor, American actress (b. 1906)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/25/16 at 1:46 am

September 25th 1924 – Norman Ayrton, English actor and director

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/25/16 at 1:47 am

September 25th 1534 – Pope Clement VII (b. 1478)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/25/16 at 2:05 am

September 25th 1929 – Barbara Walters, American journalist, producer, and author

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/25/16 at 2:07 am

September 25th 1849 – Johann Strauss I, Austrian composer (b. 1804)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/25/16 at 3:04 am

September 25th 1930 – Nino Cerruti, Italian fashion designer, founded Cerruti

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/25/16 at 3:06 am

September 25th 1926 – Herbert Booth, English songwriter and bandleader (b. 1862)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/25/16 at 3:58 am

September 25th 1933 – Ian Tyson, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/25/16 at 5:14 am

September 25th 1968, Born on this day, Will Smith, actor, singer, DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince, (1993 UK No.1 single 'Boom! Shake The Room'). Solo (1997 UK No.1 single 'Men In Black').

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/25/16 at 5:44 am

September 25th 1999, Stephen Canaday of The Ozark Mountain Daredevils was killed when the vintage WW II plane he was flying in, rolled, inverted and crashed into a tree. The pilot failed to maintain speed which resulted in a stall.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/25/16 at 6:40 am

September 25th 1975, Born on this day, Declan Donnelly, P.J. & Duncan, actor, singer, 1994 UK No.9 single 'Let's Get Ready To Rhumble'). TV presenter.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/25/16 at 6:41 am

September 25th 1980, John Bonham, drummer with Led Zeppelin, died aged 32 after a heavy drinking session. ‘Bonzo’ was found dead at guitarists Jimmy Page's house of what was described as asphyxiation, after inhaling his own vomit after excessive vodka consumption, (40 shots in 4 hours). During live sets his drum solo, ‘Moby Dick,’ would often last for half an hour and regularly featured his use of his bare hands. In 2007, Ludwig issued a limited edition drum kit in Bonham's memory.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/25/16 at 6:53 am

September 25th 1946, Born on this day Jerry Penrod, bass player, Iron Butterfly. The 17-minute 'In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida', the title track of their 1968 album, became a Top Thirty hit in the US.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/25/16 at 7:55 am

September 25th 1958 – John B. Watson, American psychologist and academic (b. 1878)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/25/16 at 8:41 am

September 25th 1951 – Mark Hamill, American actor, singer, and producer

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/25/16 at 6:14 pm

September 25th 1969 – Catherine Zeta-Jones, Welsh actress

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/25/16 at 6:15 pm

September 25th 2012 – Andy Williams, American singer (b. 1927)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/25/16 at 6:52 pm

September 25th 1946 – Gil Morgan, American golfer

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/25/16 at 6:53 pm

September 25th 1984 – Walter Pidgeon, Canadian-American actor (b. 1897)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/25/16 at 7:23 pm

September 25th 1946 – Felicity Kendal, English actress

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/25/16 at 7:29 pm

September 25th 2013 – Ron Fenton, English footballer, coach, and manager (b. 1940)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/26/16 at 12:29 am

September 26th 1939 – Ricky Tomlinson, English actor and screenwriter

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/26/16 at 12:30 am

September 26th 1820 – Daniel Boone, American hunter and explorer (b. 1734)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/26/16 at 2:56 am

September 26th 1944 – Anne Robinson, English journalist and game show host

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/26/16 at 3:08 am

September 26th 1902 – Levi Strauss, German-American businessman, founded Levi Strauss & Co. (b. 1829)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/26/16 at 3:42 am

September 26th 1961 – Will Self, English novelist and journalist

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/26/16 at 3:44 am

September 26th 1945 – Béla Bartók, Hungarian pianist and composer (b. 1881)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/26/16 at 4:36 am

September 26th 1981 – Serena Williams, American tennis player

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/26/16 at 4:46 am

September 26th 1947 – Hugh Lofting, English-American author and poet (b. 1886)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/26/16 at 5:40 am

September 26th 1948, Born on this day, Olivia Newton-John, UK singer, actress, (1978 UK & US No.1 single with John Travolta, 'You're The One That I Want', 1981 US No.1 & UK solo No.7 single 'Physical').

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/26/16 at 5:42 am

September 26th 2003, English singer, songwriter Robert Palmer died of a heart attack aged 54 in Paris France. He was a member of Vinegar Joe and Power Station (with Duran Duran members Andy Taylor and John Taylor with drummer and former Chic member Tony Thompson). As a solo artist had the 1986 US No.1 & UK No.5 single 'Addicted To Love' and the 1988 hit 'Simply Irresistible'.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/26/16 at 7:29 am

September 26th 1945, Born on this day, Bryan Ferry, singer, Roxy Music, (1972 UK No.4 single 'Virgina Plain', plus 15 other UK Top 40 singles, solo (1976 UK No.4 single, 'Let's Stick Together').

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/26/16 at 7:51 am

September 26th 1937, American blues singer Bessie Smith died aged 43 after being involved in a car accident while traveling along Route 61 outside Memphis, Tennessee. Her 1923 song ‘Downhearted Blues’ was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2006.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/26/16 at 8:40 am

September 26th 1943, Born on this day, Georgie Fame, UK singer, keyboards, (1965 UK No.1 single 'Yeh Yeh'. 1968 UK No.1 single 'The Ballad Of Bonnie and Clyde').

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/26/16 at 8:42 am

September 26th 2006 – Byron Nelson, American golfer and coach (b. 1912)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: nally on 09/26/16 at 12:05 pm


September 26th 2003, English singer, songwriter Robert Palmer died of a heart attack aged 54 in Paris France. He was a member of Vinegar Joe and Power Station (with Duran Duran members Andy Taylor and John Taylor with drummer and former Chic member Tony Thompson). As a solo artist had the 1986 US No.1 & UK No.5 single 'Addicted To Love' and the 1988 hit 'Simply Irresistible'.

I was just thinking of that this morning. :\'(

Other solo hits of his included "Bad Case Of Loving You" (1979) and "I Didn't Mean To Turn You On" (1986), among others.

As a member of Power Station he sang lead on "Some Like It Hot" and "Get It On/Bang A Gong" (both 1985).

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Written By: Howard on 09/26/16 at 2:37 pm


September 26th 2003, English singer, songwriter Robert Palmer died of a heart attack aged 54 in Paris France. He was a member of Vinegar Joe and Power Station (with Duran Duran members Andy Taylor and John Taylor with drummer and former Chic member Tony Thompson). As a solo artist had the 1986 US No.1 & UK No.5 single 'Addicted To Love' and the 1988 hit 'Simply Irresistible'.


:\'(

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/26/16 at 4:09 pm

September 26th 1943 – Ian Chappell, Australian cricketer and sportscaster

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/26/16 at 4:12 pm

September 26th 2008 – Paul Newman, American actor, director, producer, and businessman (b. 1925)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: nally on 09/26/16 at 5:15 pm


September 26th 2008 – Paul Newman, American actor, director, producer, and businessman (b. 1925)

oh yes... I remember that too. Hard to believe he's been gone for 8 years now :\'(

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/27/16 at 12:26 am

September 27th 1924 – Fred Singer, Austrian-American physicist and academic

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/27/16 at 1:27 am

September 27th 1590 – Pope Urban VII dies 13 days after being chosen as the Pope, making his reign the shortest papacy in history. (b. 1521)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/27/16 at 6:04 am

September 27th 1943, Born on this day, Randy Bachman, Guess Who, (1970 US No.1 & UK No.19 single 'American Woman'). Bachman Turner Overdrive, (1974 US No.1 & UK No.2 single 'You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet').

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/27/16 at 7:42 am

September 27th 1972, Rory Storm singer from UK 60's group Rory Storm and the Hurricanes died aged 32 after taking an overdose of sleeping pills in a suicide pact with his mother. Ringo Starr played drums with Storm before joining The Beatles.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/27/16 at 8:54 am

September 27th 1979, Scottish guitarist Jimmy McCullough died from a heroin overdose in his flat in Maida Vale, London, aged 26. Member of Stone The Crows, Thunderclap Newman and Wings (1974 to 1977). When 'Something in the Air' by Thunderclap Newman went to No.1 in 1969, it made McCulloch the youngest guitarist to ever play on a UK No.1 single, as he was was just sixteen years old at the time.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/27/16 at 5:53 pm

September 27th 1947, Born on this day, Meat Loaf (Marvin Lee Aday), 1993 UK & US No.1 single 'I'd Do Anything For Love But I Won't Do That', record breaking 1978 album 'Bat Out Of Hell', spent 457 weeks on the UK album chart).

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/27/16 at 5:54 pm

September 27th 2008, Pink Floyd's manager Bryan Morrison died after spending over two years in a coma. Morrison suffered severe brain injuries in a polo accident at the Royal Berkshire Polo Club, England in 2006, and never recovered. He also managed The Pretty Things and was a music publisher for Syd Barrett, The Bee Gees, Elton John, The Jam T-Rex and Wham!

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/27/16 at 6:11 pm

September 27th 1956 – USAF Captain Milburn G. Apt becomes the first man to exceed Mach 3 while flying the Bell X-2. Shortly thereafter, the craft goes out of control and Captain Apt is killed.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: LyricBoy on 09/27/16 at 6:22 pm


September 27th 1956 – USAF Captain Milburn G. Apt becomes the first man to exceed Mach 3 while flying the Bell X-2. Shortly thereafter, the craft goes out of control and Captain Apt is killed.


That sort of accident was apt to happen back in those early days of supersonic aviation.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/27/16 at 6:25 pm

September 27th 1943, Born on this day, Randy Bachman, Guess Who, (1970 US No.1 & UK No.19 single 'American Woman'). Bachman Turner Overdrive, (1974 US No.1 & UK No.2 single 'You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet').

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/27/16 at 6:26 pm

September 27th 2006, Jamie Lyons, lead singer of Music Explosion, died of a heart attack at the age of 57. The band scored the garage-band classic 'Little Bit o' Soul', which spent 16 weeks on the Billboard Pop chart in 1967, peaking at #2.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/27/16 at 6:41 pm

September 27th 1947 – Denis Lawson, Scottish actor, director, and screenwriter

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/27/16 at 6:42 pm

September 27th 1986, Metallica bass player Cliff Burton was crushed to death after the bands tour bus crashed between Stockholm and Copenhagen. During a European tour members from the band drew cards for the most comfortable bunk on the tour bus, Burton had won the game with an Ace of Spades and was asleep when the tour bus ran over a patch of black ice and skidded off of the road. He was thrown through the window of the bus, which fell on top of him.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/27/16 at 7:37 pm

September 27th 1984, Born on this day, Avril Lavigne, Canadian singer, (2002 US & UK No.3 single 'Complicated', 2002 US No.2 & UK No.1 album 'Let Go', 2007 worldwide No.1 single 'Girlfriend'). Lavigne is the youngest female to top the charts aged 17 years and 3 months.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/27/16 at 7:38 pm

September 27th 2003 – Donald O'Connor, American actor, singer, and dancer (b. 1925)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/27/16 at 8:12 pm

September 27th 1941 – Peter Bonetti, English footballer and coach

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/27/16 at 8:14 pm

September 27th 1965 – Clara Bow, American actress (b. 1905)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/27/16 at 9:00 pm

September 27th 1947, Born on this day, Barbara Dickson, singer, actress, 1985 UK No.1 single with Elaine Paige, 'I Know Him So Well').

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/27/16 at 9:01 pm

September 27th 1917 – Edgar Degas, French painter and sculptor (b. 1834)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/27/16 at 9:18 pm

September 27th 1972 – Gwyneth Paltrow, American actress, blogger, and businesswoman

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/27/16 at 9:20 pm

September 27th 1700 – Pope Innocent XII (b. 1615)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/27/16 at 9:51 pm

September 27th 1953, Born on this day, Robbie Shakespeare, session bass player, as Sly and Robbie worked with Peter Tosh, Robert Palmer, Jimmy Cliff, Grace Jones, Joe Cocker, (1987 UK No.12 single 'Boops, Here To Go').

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/27/16 at 9:52 pm

September 27th 1960 – Sylvia Pankhurst, English activist (b. 1882)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/27/16 at 10:15 pm

September 27th 1953 – Diane Abbott, English journalist and politician, Shadow Secretary of State for International Development

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/27/16 at 10:16 pm

September 27th 2012 – Herbert Lom, Czech-English actor (b. 1917)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/27/16 at 10:35 pm

September 27th 1948 – Duncan Fletcher, Rhodesian-Zimbabwean cricketer and coach

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/27/16 at 10:36 pm

September 27th 2011 – David Croft, English director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1922)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/27/16 at 11:17 pm

September 27th 1941 – Don Nix, American saxophonist, songwriter, and producer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/27/16 at 11:18 pm

September 27th 1979 – Gracie Fields, English actress and singer (b. 1898)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/28/16 at 12:09 am

September 28th 1936 – Emmett Chapman, American guitarist, invented the Chapman Stick

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/28/16 at 12:17 am

September 28th 48 BC – Pompey, Roman general and politician (b. 106 BC)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/28/16 at 12:51 am

September 28th 1932 – Jeremy Isaacs, Scottish screenwriter and producer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/28/16 at 12:52 am

September 28th 1891 – Herman Melville, American author and poet (b. 1819)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/28/16 at 1:34 am

September 28th 1934 – Brigitte Bardot, French actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/28/16 at 1:35 am

September 28th 935 – Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia (b. 907)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/28/16 at 3:25 am

September 28th 1935 – Bruce Crampton, Australian golfer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/28/16 at 3:26 am

September 28th 1895 – Louis Pasteur, French chemist and microbiologist (b. 1822)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/28/16 at 4:18 am

September 28th 1960 – Socrates Villegas, Filipino archbishop

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/28/16 at 4:19 am

September 28th 1989 – Ferdinand Marcos, Filipino lawyer and politician, 10th President of the Philippines (b. 1917)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/28/16 at 6:12 am

September 28th 1968 – Naomi Watts, English-Australian actress and producer and coach

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/28/16 at 6:13 am

September 28th 2009, Adam Goldstein (DJ AM.), American club DJ and musician died of an accidental drug overdose at home in New York City aged 36. Had worked with Blink 182, Crazy Town and Madonna Goldstein had survived a plane crash along with Blink 182 drummer Travis Barker in September 2008.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/28/16 at 8:06 am

September 28th 1935 – David Hannay, Baron Hannay of Chiswick, English diplomat, British Permanent Representative to the United Nations

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/28/16 at 8:07 am

September 28th 1970 – Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser dies of a heart attack in Cairo. Anwar Sadat is named as Nasser's temporary successor, and will later become the permanent successor.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/28/16 at 8:23 am

September 28th 1987, Born on this day Hilary Duff, US singer, actress, star of Lizzie McGuire TV show, (2003 US No.1 album ‘Metamorphosis’ and 2005 US No.1 album 'Most Wanted').

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/28/16 at 8:25 am

September 28th 1991, American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer Miles Davis died of a stroke and pneumonia. His 1959 album 'Kind of Blue', is a major influence on jazz music. Davis is considered one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/28/16 at 8:39 am

September 28th 1960, Born on this day, Jennifer Rush, singer, (1985 UK No.1 single 'The Power Of Love').

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/28/16 at 8:40 am

September 28th 1968, American radio DJ Dewey Phillips died of heart failure aged 42. He was one of rock 'n' roll's pioneering disk jockeys. In July 1954, he was the first DJ to play the young Elvis Presley's debut record, 'That's All Right/Blue Moon Of Kentucky.'

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/28/16 at 2:42 pm

September 28th 1946, Born on this day, Helen Shapiro, UK Singer, (1961 UK No.1 single 'Walking Back To Happiness').

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/28/16 at 2:43 pm

September 28th 1953 – Edwin Hubble, American astronomer and scholar (b. 1889)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/28/16 at 2:55 pm

September 28th 1984, Born on this day, Melody Thornton, singer, The Pussycat Dolls, (2005, US No.2 & UK No.1 with their debut single ‘Don't Cha’ featuring Busta Rhymes). The Pussycat Dolls became only the fourth ever girl band to enter the UK charts at No.1 with their debut single. (The other’s being the Spice Girls, B*Witched and Girls Aloud).

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/28/16 at 2:56 pm

September 28th 1956 – William Boeing, American businessman, founded the Boeing Company (b. 1881)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/28/16 at 3:13 pm

September 28th 1947 – Jon Snow, English journalist and academic

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/28/16 at 3:14 pm

September 28th 2009, Lucy Vodden, the childhood pal of John Lennon's son Julian, passed away at the age of 46 after losing her battle with auto-immune disease lupus. She was the inspiration for The Beatles track 'Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds', written mostly by John after Julian showed his father a nursery school drawing he called Lucy - in the sky with diamonds, depicting his classmate.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/28/16 at 3:38 pm

September 28th 1975 – Stuart Clark, Australian cricketer and manager

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/28/16 at 3:39 pm

September 28th 1964 – Harpo Marx, American comedian, actor, and singer (b. 1888)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/28/16 at 5:33 pm

September 28th 1943, Born on this day, Nick Nicholas, Steppenwolf, (1969 US No.2 & UK No.30 single 'Born To Be Wild').

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/28/16 at 5:34 pm

September 28th 1978 – Pope John Paul I (b. 1912)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/28/16 at 6:06 pm

September 28th 1947, Born on this day, Peter Hope Evans, Medicine Head, (1973 UK No.3 single 'One And One Is One').

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/28/16 at 6:29 pm

September 28th 1994 – Harry Saltzman, Canadian production manager and producer (b. 1915)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/28/16 at 6:57 pm

September 28th 1950, Born on this day, Paul Burgess, drums, 10cc, (1975 UK No.1 & US No.2 single 'I'm Not In Love', plus 10 other UK Top 30 hits including two No.1's).

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Written By: ralfy on 09/28/16 at 8:04 pm

"Rex Thompson of L.A. Lo-Fi Legends The Summer Hits Has Died, Family Confirms"

http://www.laweekly.com/music/rex-thompson-of-la-lo-fi-legends-the-summer-hits-has-died-family-confirms-7369166

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/28/16 at 8:08 pm

September 28th 2000 – Pierre Trudeau, Canadian journalist, lawyer, and politician, 15th Prime Minister of Canada (b. 1919)

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Written By: ralfy on 09/28/16 at 8:09 pm

"Freda Rosen, Actress on a Memorable Episode of 'The Honeymooners,' Dies at 87"

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/freda-rosen-dead-honeymooners-actress-932139

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Written By: ralfy on 09/28/16 at 8:10 pm

"Micki Marlo, Popular 1950s Singer & Nightclub Performer, Dies at 88"

http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/obituary/7518860/micki-marlo-1950s-singer-nightclub-performer-dies-88

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/28/16 at 8:16 pm

September 28th 1952, Born on this day, Andy Ward, Marillion, (1985 UK No.2 single 'Kayleigh')

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: ralfy on 09/28/16 at 8:17 pm

"Bill Nunn Dies: ‘Do The Right Thing’ And ‘Spider-Man’ Trilogy Actor Was 62"

https://deadline.com/2016/09/bill-nunn-actor-known-for-several-spike-lee-roles-dies-at-62-1201825783/

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/28/16 at 8:19 pm


"Bill Nunn Dies: ‘Do The Right Thing’ And ‘Spider-Man’ Trilogy Actor Was 62"

https://deadline.com/2016/09/bill-nunn-actor-known-for-several-spike-lee-roles-dies-at-62-1201825783/

We already have an obituary thread for Bill Nunn.

http://www.inthe00s.com/index.php?topic=54432.0

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/28/16 at 8:21 pm

September 28th 2010 – Arthur Penn, American director and producer (b. 1922)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/28/16 at 8:41 pm

September 28th 1962, Born on this day, Peter Hooton, The Farm, (1990 UK No.4 single 'All Together Now').

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/28/16 at 8:53 pm

September 28th 2010 – Dolores Wilson, American soprano and actress (b. 1928)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/28/16 at 11:46 pm

September 29th 1927 – Pete McCloskey, American colonel and politician

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/28/16 at 11:48 pm

September 29th 2010 – Tony Curtis, American actor (b. 1925)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/29/16 at 12:13 am

September 29th 1930 – Richard Bonynge, Australian pianist and conductor

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/29/16 at 12:14 am

September 29th 2007 – Lois Maxwell, Canadian actress (b. 1927)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/29/16 at 12:50 am

September 29th 1930 – Colin Dexter, English author and educator

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/29/16 at 12:51 am

September 29th 1987 – Henry Ford II, American businessman (b. 1917)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/29/16 at 1:25 am

September 29th 1942 – Ian McShane, English actor

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/29/16 at 1:26 am

September 29th 1981 – Bill Shankly, Scottish footballer and manager (b. 1913)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/29/16 at 3:10 am

September 29th 1931 – James Cronin, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/29/16 at 3:11 am

September 29th 1973 – W. H. Auden, English-American poet, playwright, and critic (b. 1907)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/29/16 at 4:30 am

September 29th 1935, Born on this day, Jerry Lee Lewis, US singer, keyboards, (1958 UK No.1 & US No.1 single 'Great Balls Of Fire', 1957 multi million seller 'Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On').

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/29/16 at 4:31 am

September 29th 1992, American singer, songwriter Paul Jabara died from lymphoma related to AIDS at the age of 44. He wrote Donna Summer's Oscar and Grammy Award-winning hit ‘Last Dance’ and Barbra Streisand's ‘The Main Event/Fight’ and co-wrote the Weather Girls hit, ‘It's Raining Men’ with Paul Shaffer.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/29/16 at 6:08 am

September 29th 1932 – Robert Benton, American director, producer, and screenwriter

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/29/16 at 6:09 am

September 29th 1902 – Émile Zola, French journalist, author, and playwright (b. 1840)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/29/16 at 4:33 pm

September 29th 1934 – Lance Gibbs, Guyanese cricketer and manager

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/29/16 at 4:35 pm

September 29th 1902 – William McGonagall, Scottish poet and actor (b. 1825)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/29/16 at 5:25 pm

September 29th 1936 – Silvio Berlusconi, Italian businessman and politician, 50th Prime Minister of Italy

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/29/16 at 5:44 pm

September 29th 1968, Born on this day, Matt & Luke Goss, Bros, 1988 UK No.1 single 'I Owe You Nothing' plus 10 other UK Top 40 singles).

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/29/16 at 5:56 pm

September 29th 1943 – Lech Wałęsa, Polish electrician and politician, 2nd President of Poland, Nobel Prize laureate

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/29/16 at 6:58 pm

September 29th 1943, Born on this day, Manuel Fernandez, Los Bravos, (1966 UK No.2 & US No.4 single 'Black Is Black'). First Spanish rock band to have a UK & US hit single.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/29/16 at 7:39 pm

September 29th 1957, Born on this day, Mari Wilson, UK singer, (1982 UK No.8 single 'Just What I Always Wanted').

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/29/16 at 8:02 pm

September 29th 1944 – Mike Post, American composer and producer

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/29/16 at 8:36 pm

September 29th 1956 – Sebastian Coe, English sprinter and politician

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/30/16 at 4:52 am

September 30th 1933, Born on this day, Soul singer Cissy Houston, and mother of Whitney Houston. Member of Sweet Inspirations, The Drinkard Singers, (with Dionne Warwick), back-up singer with Elvis Presley, Aretha Franklin, Chaka Khan, Luther Vandross.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/30/16 at 4:53 am

September 30th 2011, American guitarist and songwriter Marv Tarplin died aged 70. He was best known as the guitarist for the Miracles from the 1950s through the early 1970s who co-wrote several of their biggest hits, including the 1965 Grammy Hall Of Fame inducted 'The Tracks of My Tears'. Tarplin also worked with Marvin Gaye, The Marvelettes and The Supremes.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/30/16 at 6:29 am

September 30th 1935, Born on this day, Johnny Mathis, US singer, 1976 UK No.1 single 'When A Child Is Born', plus 10 other UK Top 40 singles. 1978 US No.1 single 'Too Much Too Little Too Late' and over 15 other Top 40 singles). His Greatest Hits album spent over nine years on the US chart.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/30/16 at 6:31 am

September 30th 1955 – Film star James Dean dies in a road accident aged 24.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/30/16 at 8:06 am

September 30th 1986, Born on this day, Ben Lovett, English musician,who plays guitar, accordion, percussion, keyboard and piano with Mumford & Sons. Their second studio album 'Babel' released in 2012 debuted at number one on both the UK Albums Chart and the US Billboard 200. It became the fastest selling album of 2012 in the UK.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/30/16 at 8:07 am

September 30th 1977, Mary Ford died from cancer after being in a diabetic coma for 54 days. One-half of the husband-and-wife musical team, Les Paul and Mary Ford. Between 1950 and 1954, the couple had 16 top-ten hits; in 1951 alone, they sold six million records.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/30/16 at 8:41 am

September 30th 1946, Born on this day, Sylvia Peterson, The Chiffons, (1963 US No.1 single 'He's So Fine', 1972 UK No.4 single 'Sweet Talking Guy', first released in 1966).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/30/16 at 5:34 pm

September 30th 1943, Born on this day, Marilyn McCoo, singer, 1977 US No.1 & UK No.7 single 'You Don't Have To Be A Star'. Also a member of The 5th Dimension.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/01/16 at 2:45 am


September 18th 1970, Jimi Hendrix was pronounced dead on arrival at St. Mary Abbot's Hospital in London at the age of 27 after choking on his own vomit. Hendrix left the message 'I need help bad man', on his manager's answer phone earlier that night. Rumors and conspiracy theories grew up around Hendrix’s death. Eric Burdon claimed Jimi had committed suicide, but that’s contradicted by reports that he was in a good frame of mind. In 2009, a former Animals roadie published a book claiming that Jimi’s manager had admitted to him that he arranged the murder of Hendrix, since the guitarist wanted out of his contract.
October 1st 1970, Jimi Hendrix was buried at The Greenwood Cemetery at the Dunlop Baptist Church Seattle. Among the mourners; Miles Davis, Eric Burdon, Johnny Winter and members of Derek and the Dominoes.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/01/16 at 5:03 am

October 1st 1935, Born on this day singer, actress, Julie Andrews, (1965 UK & US No.1 album 'The Sound Of Music', spent 382 weeks on the UK chart).

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/01/16 at 5:05 am

October 1st 1975, 39 year old Al Jackson, drummer for Booker T. And The MGs, was shot and killed by a burglar at his home. His wife was questioned about the killing because she was arrested in July for shooting her husband in the chest during a domestic dispute. He wasn't badly hurt and the charges were dismissed when his wife claimed self-defense. Jackson had returned home to what police described as a botched robbery attempt. According to Jackson's wife, an intruder made her answer the door and then threw her husband to the floor demanding money. Jackson was forced to lie face down and then was shot in the back five times. The identity of the culprit remains a mystery. Booker T had backed such artists as Otis Redding, Al Green and Sam and Dave.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/01/16 at 5:44 am

October 1st 1959, Born on this day, Youssou N'dour, Senegalese singer, percussionist, (1994 UK No.3 single '7 Seconds'), worked with Peter Gabriel, Wyclef Jean, Paul Simon, Bruce Springsteen and Sting.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/01/16 at 5:45 am

October 1st 2004, Canadian bassist Bruce Palmer died of a heart attack. Member of The Mynah Birds and The Buffalo Springfield. Also worked with Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young and Neil Young.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/01/16 at 6:55 am

October 1st 1940, Born on this day, Barbara Parritt, The Toys, (1965 US No. 2 & UK No.5 single 'A Lover's Concerto').

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/01/16 at 6:56 am

October 1st 1999, Singer Lena Zavaroni died aged 35 after a long battle against anorexia. Zavoroni was discovered on TV talent show Opportunity Knocks, in 1974 she became the youngest British singer to earn a silver disc with 'Ma He's Making Eyes At Me' and the youngest person to appear on TV's Top Of The Pops.

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Written By: LyricBoy on 10/01/16 at 7:24 am


October 1st 1975, 39 year old Al Jackson, drummer for Booker T. And The MGs, was shot and killed by a burglar at his home. His wife was questioned about the killing because she was arrested in July for shooting her husband in the chest during a domestic dispute. He wasn't badly hurt and the charges were dismissed when his wife claimed self-defense. Jackson had returned home to what police described as a botched robbery attempt. According to Jackson's wife, an intruder made her answer the door and then threw her husband to the floor demanding money. Jackson was forced to lie face down and then was shot in the back five times. The identity of the culprit remains a mystery. Booker T had backed such artists as Otis Redding, Al Green and Sam and Dave.


I always thought that "botched burglary" story was shady.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/02/16 at 5:42 am

October 2nd 1951, Born on this day, Sting, (Gordon Sumner), singer, songwriter, The Police, (1983 UK & US No.1 single 'Every Breath You Take', plus 4 other UK No.1 singles). Solo, (1990 UK No.15 single 'Englishman In New York' plus over 15 other UK Top 40 singles). As a solo musician and a member of the Police, he received 16 Grammy Awards and has sold over 100 million records.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/02/16 at 5:43 am

October 2nd 1998, America's singing cowboy Gene Autry died aged 91. During his career he scored 25 successive Top 10 Country hits. In 1995 it was estimated he was worth $320 million.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/02/16 at 8:04 am

October 2nd 1945, Born on this day, Don McLean, US singer, songwriter, 1971 US & 1972 UK No.1 single 'American Pie', a song inspired by the death of Buddy Holly.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/02/16 at 8:05 am

October 2nd 2012, British session guitarist Big Jim Sullivan (born James George Tomkins) died at the age of 71. Sullivan started his career in 1959 as a member of Marty Wilde’s band and when Wilde bought Sullivan a Gibson Les Paul guitar, it was allegedly the first in Britain. Sullivan taught future Deep Purple guitarist Ritchie Blackmore to play guitar, as well as helping Yes and Asia guitarist Steve Howe on his road to success. He featured on 55 No.1 hits, and worked with George Harrison, Frank Zappa, Thunderclap Newman, Love Affair, Long John Baldry, Marmalade and The Tremeloes. During Jimmy Page's session career, he was known as ‘Little Jim’, to differentiate him from Big Jim.

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Written By: LyricBoy on 10/02/16 at 8:12 am

Bill Margold, prolific actor and producer, as well as past president of the Free Speech Coalition, born October 2, 1943.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/02/16 at 8:23 am

October 2nd 1950, Born on this day, Mike Rutherford, guitar, Genesis, (1986 US No.1 single 'Invisible Touch', 1992 UK No.7 single 'I Can't Dance' & 6 UK No.1 albums). & Mike And The Mechanics, (1989 US No.1 & UK No.2 single 'The Living Years').

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/02/16 at 2:51 pm

October 2nd 1969, Born on this day, Badly Drawn Boy, (Damon Gough), singer, songwriter, 2002 UK No.9 single 'You Were Right', 2002 UK No. 10 album, 'Have You Fed The Fish'.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/02/16 at 3:00 pm

October 2nd 1955, Born on this day, Phil Oakey vocals, Human League, (1981 UK No.1 & 1982 US No.1 single 'Don't You Want Me' plus over 15 other UK Top 40 singles).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/02/16 at 3:22 pm

October 2nd 1956, Born on this day, Freddie Jackson, US soul singer, scored US 10 R&B No. 1's.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/03/16 at 5:29 am

October 3rd 1941, Born on this day, Chubby Checker, US singer, (Ernest Evans), 1960 US No.1 & UK No.14 single 'The Twist', 1962 UK No.2 single 'Let's Twist Again'). 'The Twist' is the only song to go to number 1 on the US singles charts twice. Once in 1960 and again in 1962.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/03/16 at 5:30 am

October 3rd 1967, American singer, songwriter Woody Guthrie died after suffering from Huntington's Chorea disease. Guthrie was a major influence on Bob Dylan and American folk music. The 70's film 'Bound For Glory' is based on his life. His best-known song is 'This Land Is Your Land', which is regularly sung in American schools.

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Written By: ralfy on 10/03/16 at 5:56 pm

"Prolific Conductor Neville Marriner Has Died"

http://www.npr.org/2016/10/02/496317230/prolific-conductor-neville-marriner-has-died

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Written By: nally on 10/03/16 at 7:13 pm

Died on this day:

October 3rd 2000: Benjamin Orr, American musician -- bassist and co-vocalist of The Cars -- passed away at his home in Atlanta from pancreatic cancer; he was 53 (born 1947). :\'(

Prior to joining The Cars in 1976 as a founding member, he played for a band called The Grasshoppers in 1964-65 (his senior year of high school) and Milkwood in 1973 (with future Cars bandmate Ric Ocasek, whom he'd met in the late 1960s).

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Written By: nally on 10/03/16 at 7:16 pm

Died on this day:

October 3rd 2004 - John Cerutti, American left-handed pro baseball pitcher and broadcaster with the Toronto Blue Jays (born 1960).

His death at the age of only 44 was officially declared to be of natural causes due to a ventricular arrhythmia. :\'( At the time, he'd been working as a Blue Jays broadcaster, and this was Closing Day of the MLB regular season; he was found dead in a hotel room after numerous unsuccessful attempts to contact him (similar to the way pitcher Darryl Kile had passed away in 2002 and broadcaster Don Drysdale in 1993).

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Written By: nally on 10/03/16 at 7:31 pm

October 3rd 1690: Robert Barclay, Scottish theologian and politician, 2nd Governor of East Jersey (b. 1648)

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Written By: Baltimoreian on 10/03/16 at 7:41 pm


Died on this day:

October 3rd 2004 - John Cerutti, American left-handed pro baseball pitcher and broadcaster with the Toronto Blue Jays (born 1960).

His death at the age of only 44 was officially declared to be of natural causes due to a ventricular arrhythmia. :\'( At the time, he'd been working as a Blue Jays broadcaster, and this was Closing Day of the MLB regular season; he was found dead in a hotel room after numerous unsuccessful attempts to contact him (similar to the way pitcher Darryl Kile had passed away in 2002 and broadcaster Don Drysdale in 1993).


Damn, that sucks. He never got to see the Blue Jays go to the playoffs after 1993.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: nally on 10/03/16 at 7:43 pm


Damn, that sucks. He never got to see the Blue Jays go to the playoffs after 1993.

And by the time they won their first World Series (1992), he had already retired from pro baseball (he spent 1991 with the Detroit Tigers and then called it a career).

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/03/16 at 9:08 pm

October 3rd 1946, Born on this day, American soul singer, PP Arnold who was a member of the Ike & Tina Turner Revue. She scored several hits including the original version of the Cat Stevens song 'The First Cut Is the Deepest' and later released singles produced by Barry Gibb. As a session singer Arnold has worked with Eric Clapton and Roger Waters.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/03/16 at 9:10 pm

October 3rd 2000, The Cars singer and bass player Benjamin Orr died of cancer at home in Atlanta at the age of 53. Sang lead vocals on the bands hits ‘Just What I Needed’, ‘Let's Go’ and ‘Drive’.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: nally on 10/03/16 at 11:32 pm


October 3rd 2000, The Cars singer and bass player Benjamin Orr died of cancer at home in Atlanta at the age of 53. Sang lead vocals on the bands hits ‘Just What I Needed’, ‘Let's Go’ and ‘Drive’.


Great minds think alike:

Died on this day:

October 3rd 2000: Benjamin Orr, American musician -- bassist and co-vocalist of The Cars -- passed away at his home in Atlanta from pancreatic cancer; he was 53 (born 1947). :\'(

Prior to joining The Cars in 1976 as a founding member, he played for a band called The Grasshoppers in 1964-65 (his senior year of high school) and Milkwood in 1973 (with future Cars bandmate Ric Ocasek, whom he'd met in the late 1960s).

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Written By: nally on 10/04/16 at 1:42 pm

Died on this day:

October 4th 1970: Janis Joplin, American singer-songwriter (b. 1943) :\'(

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/05/16 at 3:57 am

October 5th 1948, Born on this day, Russell Craig Mael, Sparks, (1974 UK No.2 single 'This Town Ain't Big Enough For The Both Of Us').

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: nally on 10/06/16 at 6:37 pm

Died on this day:

October 6th 1981: Egyptian President Anwar Sadat (born in 1918) is murdered by Islamic extremists. :\'(

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: nally on 10/06/16 at 6:37 pm

Died on this day:

October 6th 1989: Bette Davis, American actress (born 1908). :\'(

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/07/16 at 12:23 am

October 7th 1929 – Graeme Ferguson, Canadian director and producer, co-founded the IMAX Corporation

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/07/16 at 12:29 am

October 7th 336 – Pope Mark

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/07/16 at 1:35 am

October 7th 1931 – Desmond Tutu, South African archbishop and activist, Nobel Prize laureate

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/07/16 at 1:37 am

October 7th 1849 – Edgar Allan Poe, American author, poet, and critic (b. 1809)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/07/16 at 2:02 am

October 7th 1938 – Ann Jones, English tennis player and sportscaster

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/07/16 at 2:03 am

October 7th 1943 – Radclyffe Hall, English author and poet (b. 1880)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/07/16 at 2:31 am

October 7th 1939 – Clive James, Australian television host, author, and critic

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/07/16 at 2:32 am

October 7th 1951 – Anton Philips, Dutch businessman, co-founded Philips (b. 1874)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/07/16 at 3:24 am

October 7th 1935 – Thomas Keneally, Australian author and playwright

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/07/16 at 3:26 am

October 7th 1956 – Clarence Birdseye, American businessman, founded Birds Eye (b. 1886)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/07/16 at 4:44 am

October 7th 1951, Born on this day, John 'Cougar' Mellencamp, American singer and songwriter, who had the 1982 US No.1 and UK No.25 single Jack And Diane, and the 1982 US No.1 album American Fool. He holds the record for the most tracks by a solo artist to hit Number One on the US Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks Chart, and has been nominated for 13 Grammy Awards, winning one, as Best Male Rock Performer for Hurts So Good.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/07/16 at 4:47 am

October 7th 1966, Johnny Kidd was killed in a car crash while on UK tour in Radcliffe, Manchester, aged 27. Pirates' bassist Nick Simper, who later became an original member of Deep Purple, was also in the car with Kidd but he suffered only some cuts and a broken arm. Kidd scored the 1960 UK No.1 single 'Shakin' All Over' as Johnny Kidd and the Pirates.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/07/16 at 6:07 am

October 7th 1959, Born on this day, Simon Cowell record executive and producer, judge on TV shows Popstars, Pop Idol and American Idol. Notorious for his uncompromisingly harsh and controversial criticism of contestants.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/07/16 at 6:09 am

October 7th 1966, Smiley Lewis, New Orleans R&B singer, died of stomach cancer. He wrote 'One Night' covered by Elvis Presley and 'I Hear You Knocking' 1955 US No.2 for Gale Storm plus UK No.1 & US No.2 for Dave Edmunds'.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/07/16 at 6:20 am

October 7th 1952 – Vladimir Putin, Russian colonel and politician, 4th President of Russia

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/07/16 at 6:21 am

October 7th 1959 – Mario Lanza, American tenor and actor (b. 1921)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/07/16 at 6:33 am

October 7th 1943 – Oliver North, American colonel, journalist, and author

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/07/16 at 6:33 am

October 7th 1993 – Cyril Cusack, South African-Irish actor (b. 1910)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/07/16 at 7:40 am

October 7th 1936 – Charles Dutoit, Swiss conductor

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/07/16 at 8:28 am

October 7th 1957 – Joey Marquez, Filipino basketball player, actor, and politician

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/07/16 at 5:51 pm

October 7th 1955 – Yo-Yo Ma, French-American cellist and educator

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/07/16 at 7:08 pm

October 7th 1945, Born on this day, Kevin Godley, drums, vocals, 10cc, (1975 UK No.1 & US No.2 single 'I'm Not In Love', plus 10 other UK Top 30 hits including 2 No.1's). Godley And Creme (1981 UK No.3 single 'Under Your Thumb'). Video producer.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/07/16 at 9:09 pm

October 7th 1957 – Jayne Torvill, English figure skater

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/08/16 at 12:04 am

October 8th 1938 – Walter Gretzky, Canadian ice hockey coach and author

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/08/16 at 12:05 am

October 8th 1754 – Henry Fielding, English novelist and playwright (b. 1707)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/08/16 at 12:56 am

October 8th 1940 – Paul Hogan, Australian actor, producer, and screenwriter

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/08/16 at 12:58 am

October 8th 1793 – John Hancock, American merchant and politician, 1st Governor of Massachusetts (b. 1737)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/08/16 at 1:25 am

October 8th 1918 – Jens Christian Skou, Danish chemist and physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/08/16 at 1:26 am

October 8th  1953 – Nigel Bruce, British actor (b. 1895)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/08/16 at 1:51 am

October 8th 1928 – Neil Harvey, Australian cricketer

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/08/16 at 1:53 am

October 8th 1953 – Kathleen Ferrier, English soprano (b. 1912)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/08/16 at 1:59 am

October 8th 1895 – Eulmi incident: Queen Min of Joseon, the last empress of Korea, is assassinated and her corpse burnt by Japanese infiltrators inside Gyeongbok Palace.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/08/16 at 3:09 am

October 8th 1941 – Jesse Jackson, American minister and activist

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/08/16 at 3:10 am

October 8th 1967 – Clement Attlee, English soldier, lawyer, and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1883)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/08/16 at 3:30 am

October 8th 1935 – Albert Roux, French-English chef

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/08/16 at 3:31 am

October 8th 1992 – Willy Brandt, German lawyer and politician, 4th Chancellor of Germany, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1913)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/08/16 at 4:06 am

October 8th 1929 – Betty Boothroyd, English academic and politician, British Speaker of the House of Commons

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/08/16 at 4:08 am

October 8th 1985 – Malcolm Ross, American captain, physicist, and balloonist (b. 1919)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/08/16 at 5:01 am

October 8th 1985, Born on this day, Bruno Mars, (Peter Gene Hernandez), American singer-songwriter and record producer. Scored the 2010 world wide No.1 'Just The Way You Are' and the 2011 hit 'The Lazy Song'.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/08/16 at 5:03 am

October 8th 2015, Scottish singer-songwriter Jim Diamond died at the age of 64. His first hit was 'I Won't Let You Down' (1982), as the lead singer in the trio PhD, and the solo hit 'I Should Have Known Better', a UK No.1 hit in 1984.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/08/16 at 5:38 am

October 8th 1943 – Chevy Chase, American comedian, actor, and screenwriter

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/08/16 at 5:40 am

October 8th 2015 – Richard Davies, Welsh-English actor (b. 1926)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/08/16 at 6:09 am

October 8th 1970 – Matt Damon, American actor, producer, and screenwriter

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/08/16 at 6:58 am

October 8th 1943 – R. L. Stine, American author, screenwriter, and producer

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/08/16 at 7:18 am

October 8th 1949 – Sigourney Weaver, American actress and producer

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/08/16 at 7:39 am

October 8th 1964 – CeCe Winans, American singer-songwriter

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/08/16 at 7:49 pm

October 8th 1965 – Matt Biondi, American swimmer and coach

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/08/16 at 7:57 pm

October 8th 1965 – Ardal O'Hanlon, Irish comedian, actor, and screenwriter

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/08/16 at 8:42 pm

October 8th 1970 – Sadiq Khan, English lawyer and politician, Minister of State for Transport, Mayor of London

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/08/16 at 9:06 pm

October 8th 1959 – Tommy Armour III, American golfer

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/09/16 at 5:26 am

October 9th 1948, Born on this day, Jackson Browne, singer, songwriter, (1978 UK No.12 single 'Stay', 1978 album 'Running On Empty', 1982 US No. 7 single 'Somebody's Baby').

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/09/16 at 5:27 am

October 9th 1978, Belgian singer songwriter Jacques Brel died of cancer aged 49. Artists who recorded his songs include, Ray Charles, Scott Walker, Alex Harvey, Frank Sinatra, Dusty Springfield, David Bowie, Nina Simone and Terry Jacks.

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Written By: AmericanGirl on 10/09/16 at 7:04 am

Born October 9, 1940 - John Lennon

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/09/16 at 5:08 pm

October 9th 1975, Born on this day, Sean Taro Ono Lennon was born, the only child of John Lennon by Yoko Ono. John Lennon retired from music for five years to become a house-husband. Sean went on to become a singer, songwriter, musician and actor.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/10/16 at 12:20 am

October 10th 1937 – Bruce Devlin, Australian golfer and sportscaster

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/10/16 at 12:21 am

October 10th 2004 – Christopher Reeve, American actor, producer, and activist (b. 1952)

:\'(

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/10/16 at 1:14 am

October 10th 1945 – Vanburn Holder, Barbadian cricketer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/10/16 at 1:15 am

October 10th 827 – Pope Valentine (b. 800)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/10/16 at 1:34 am

October 10th 1960, Born on this day, Eric Martin, singer, Mr. Big, (1992 US No.1 & UK No.3 single 'To Be With You').

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/10/16 at 1:35 am

October 10th 2009, Boyzone singer Stephen Gately died suddenly at the age of 33 while on holiday in Majorca. Spanish police said there were no signs of suspicious circumstances, but the cause of death was not yet known. Gately was on holiday with his long-term partner Andy Cowles.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/10/16 at 3:30 am

October 10th 1911 – Clare Hollingworth, English journalist and author

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/10/16 at 3:32 am

October 10th 1659 – Abel Tasman, Dutch merchant and explorer (b. 1603)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/10/16 at 4:57 am

October 10th 1946 – Charles Dance, English actor, director, and screenwriter

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/10/16 at 4:58 am

October 10th 1911 – Jack Daniel, American businessman, founded Jack Daniel's (b. 1849)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/10/16 at 5:37 am

October 10th 1953, Born on this day, Midge Ure, Scottish musician and singer-songwriter. First joined Slik, (1976 UK No.1 'Forever And Ever'), Rich Kids, (1978 UK No.24 'Rich Kids'), Ultravox, (1981 UK No.2 'Vienna'), Ure co-wrote and produced the 1985 charity single Do They Know It's Christmas? which has sold 3.7 million copies in the UK. His 1985 solo debut album The Gift featured the UK No.1 'If I Was'.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/10/16 at 5:38 am

October 10th 2015, American tenor saxophone player Steve Mackay who worked with the Stooges, Violent Femmes, Snakefinger, Commander Cody and others died from sepsis at a hospital in Daly City, California at the age of 66.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/10/16 at 7:56 am

October 10th 1936 – Judith Chalmers, English television host and actress

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/10/16 at 7:58 am

October 1985 – Yul Brynner, Russian actor (b. 1920)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/10/16 at 7:59 am

October 10th 1985 – Orson Welles, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1915)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/10/16 at 7:59 am


October 1985 – Yul Brynner, Russian actor (b. 1920)

October 10th 1985 – Orson Welles, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1915)
Two cinema greats dying on the same day?

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/10/16 at 8:24 am

October 10th 1941 – Peter Coyote, American actor, director, and screenwriter

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/10/16 at 8:33 am

October 10th 1963 – Édith Piaf, French singer-songwriter and actress (b. 1915)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/10/16 at 6:07 pm

October 10th 1923 – Nicholas Parsons, English actor and game show host

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/10/16 at 6:08 pm

October 10th 1923 – Murray Walker, English journalist and sportscaster

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/10/16 at 6:09 pm


October 10th 1923 – Nicholas Parsons, English actor and game show host

October 10th 1923 – Murray Walker, English journalist and sportscaster
Two British broadcasters born on the same day.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/10/16 at 6:12 pm

October 10th 1964 – Eddie Cantor, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actor (b. 1892)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/10/16 at 7:27 pm

October 10th 1954 – David Lee Roth, American singer-songwriter and producer

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/10/16 at 7:31 pm

October 10th 1983 – Ralph Richardson, English actor (b. 1902)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/10/16 at 8:48 pm

October 10th 1948 – Séverine, French singer and actress

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/10/16 at 10:11 pm

October 10th 1955, Born on this day, Tanya Tucker, US country singer, 1991 Country Music Association singer of the year. Best known for her debut hit 'Delta Dawn' which she released when she was 13. She has topped the US country music charts 10 times. Starred in her own fly-on-the-wall TV show, Tuckerville, in 2005.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/10/16 at 10:49 pm

October 10th 1961, Born on this day, Martin Kemp, bass, Spandau Ballet, (1983 UK No.1 single 'True', plus 16 other UK Top 40 singles). He is the brother of Gary who he appeared with in the British film The Krays.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/11/16 at 12:11 am

October 11th 1937 – Bobby Charlton, English footballer and manager

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/11/16 at 12:11 am

October 11th 1303 – Pope Boniface VIII (b. 1235)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/11/16 at 1:20 am

October 11th 1943 – John Nettles, English actor

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/11/16 at 1:21 am

October 11th 1809 – Meriwether Lewis, American captain, explorer, and politician, 2nd Governor of Louisiana Territory (b. 1774)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/11/16 at 1:26 am

October 11th 1531 – Huldrych Zwingli is killed in battle with the Roman Catholic cantons of Switzerland.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/11/16 at 1:39 am

October 11th 1809 – Along the Natchez Trace in Tennessee, explorer Meriwether Lewis dies under mysterious circumstances at an inn called Grinder's Stand.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/11/16 at 1:43 am

October 11th 1944 – Rodney Marsh, English footballer, manager, and sportscaster

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/11/16 at 1:43 am

October 11th 1996 – Keith Boyce, Barbadian cricketer (b. 1943)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/11/16 at 1:45 am


October 11th 1943 – Keith Boyce, Barbadian cricketer (d. 1996)

October 11th 1996 – Keith Boyce, Barbadian cricketer (b. 1943)
Died on his birthday.  :\'(

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/11/16 at 1:57 am

October 11th 1971 – Jason Ellis, Australian skateboarder, mixed martial artist, and actor

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/11/16 at 1:58 am

October 11th 1837 – Samuel Wesley, English organist and composer (b. 1766)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/11/16 at 2:11 am

October 11th 1926 – Earle Hyman, American actor

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/11/16 at 2:13 am

October 11th 1896 – Anton Bruckner, Austrian organist, composer, and educator (b. 1824)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/11/16 at 2:30 am

October 11th 1947 – Alan Pascoe, English hurdler

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/11/16 at 2:31 am

October 11th 1961 – Chico Marx, American actor (b. 1887)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/11/16 at 3:28 am

October 11th 1927 – Jim Prior, Baron Prior, English soldier and politician, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/11/16 at 3:30 am

October 11th 1963 – Jean Cocteau, French author, poet, and playwright (b. 1889)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/11/16 at 4:32 am

October 11th 1957 – Dawn French, Welsh-English actress and screenwriter

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/11/16 at 4:33 am

October 11th 2015 – Smokin' Joe Kubek, American guitarist and songwriter (b. 1956)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/11/16 at 4:59 am

October 11th 2006 - In New York, Cory Lidle (New York Yankees) and his flight instructor were killed when Lidle's plane crashed into a high-rise apartment building.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/11/16 at 6:09 am

October 11th 1949, Born on this day, Daryl Hall, singer, songwriter, (Hall and Oates, 1982 US No.1 & UK No.6 single 'Maneater', plus five other US No.1's, solo 1986 UK No.28 single 'Dreamtime').

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/11/16 at 6:10 am

October 11th 2015, Camera Obscura keyboardist Carey Lander died from osteosarcoma, a rare form of blood cancer aged 33. The Scottish indie pop band's first album, Biggest Bluest Hi Fi, was released in 2001.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/11/16 at 7:01 am

October 11th 1950, Born on this day, Andrew Woolfolk, sax, Earth Wind and Fire, (1975 US No.1 single 'Shining Star', 1981 UK No.3 single 'Let's Groove').

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/11/16 at 7:02 am

October 11th 2007 – Werner von Trapp, Austrian-American singer (b. 1915)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/12/16 at 2:39 am

October 12th 1944 – Angela Rippon, English journalist and author

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/12/16 at 2:40 am

October 12th 638 – Pope Honorius I

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/12/16 at 3:11 am

October 12th 1950 – Robin Askwith, English actor

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/12/16 at 3:12 am

October 12th 1960 – Television viewers in Japan unexpectedly witness the assassination of Inejiro Asanuma, leader of the Japan Socialist Party, when he is stabbed and killed during a live broadcast.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/12/16 at 8:15 am

October 12th 1997, John Denver was killed when the handmade, experimental airplane he was flying ran out of gas and crashed off the coast of Monterey Bay, California. The 53 year old star had scored 15 songs on Billboard's Top 40 Pop chart, ten of which reached number one on either Billboard's Adult Contemporary or Country chart. The Great Gig In The Sky

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/13/16 at 5:33 am

October 13th 1941, Born on this day, Paul Simon, singer, songwriter, (1970 UK & US No.1 single with Simon and Garfunkel, 'Bridge Over Trouble Water.' The duo's 1970 album 'Bridge Over Troubled Water' spent 307 weeks on the UK chart). Solo, (1986 UK No.4 single 'You Can Call Me Al', 1986 UK No.1 album Graceland spent 115 weeks on the UK chart).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/13/16 at 5:38 am

October 13th 2009, Al Martino, a Pop crooner who scored over 10 hits including 'I Love You Because', 'Spanish Eyes' and 'I Love You More And More Every Day', died at the age of 82. He was often remembered for playing the Frank Sinatra type role of Johnny Fontane in The Godfather. Martino was at No.1 on the first ever UK pop chart published on 8th Nov 1952 by the New Musical Express.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/13/16 at 7:25 pm

October 13th 1974, TV host Ed Sullivan died. Leader of the Ed Sullivan Singers and Orchestra. Introduced The Beatles and other UK acts to America via his Ed Sullivan TV show, from New York City, which ran from June 20, 1948 to June 6, 1971, on CBS every Sunday night at 8pm. The Beatles appearance on February 9th 1964 is considered a milestone in American pop culture and the beginning of the British Invasion in music. The broadcast drew an estimated 73 million viewers.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/13/16 at 10:05 pm

October 13th 2001, Australian singer songwriter Peter Doyle died of throat cancer aged 52. Solo artist and a member of The New Seekers. Scored the hits, ‘What Have They Done To My Song Ma’, ‘Never Ending Song of Love’ and ‘I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing’ with The New Seekers.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: nally on 10/15/16 at 5:42 pm

Died on this day:

15 October 2013: Gloria Lynne, American singer (b. 1931)

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Written By: nally on 10/16/16 at 10:47 am

Died on 16 October 2001: Etta Jones, American singer-songwriter (b. 1928)

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Written By: nally on 10/16/16 at 6:43 pm

Died on October 16th 1973: Gene Krupa, American drummer, composer, and actor (b. 1909)

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Written By: nally on 10/16/16 at 6:44 pm

Died on October 16th 1989:
- Scott O'Dell, American journalist and author (b. 1898)
- Cornel Wilde, American actor (b. 1915)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: nally on 10/17/16 at 10:56 am

Died on October 17th 2009: Vic Mizzy, American composer (b. 1916)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: nally on 10/17/16 at 10:56 am

Died on October 17th 2007: Teresa Brewer, American singer (b. 1931)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/19/16 at 12:10 am

October 19th 1925 – Bernard Hepton, English actor and producer

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/20/16 at 5:35 am

October 20th 1977, Ronnie Van Zant, Steve Gaines and Cassie Gaines from Lynyrd Skynyrd were all killed along with manager Dean Kilpatrick when their rented plane ran out of fuel and crashed into a densely wooded thicket in the middle of a swamp in Gillsburg, Mississippi. The crash seriously injured the rest of the band and crew who were due to play at Louisiana University that evening.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/20/16 at 5:42 am

October 20th 1950, Born on this day, Tom Petty, American musician, singer and songwriter. He is the frontman of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and was a founding member of the late 1980s supergroup the Traveling Wilburys and Mudcrutch. He has also performed under the pseudonyms of Charlie T. Wilbury, Jr. and Muddy Wilbury. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers had the 1977 single 'American Girl', the 1989 UK No.28 single 'I Won't Back Down', and the 1991 UK No.3 album 'Into The Great Wide Open'. With the Traveling Wilburys, the 1988 UK No. 21 single 'Handle With Care'. Petty has also released a string of solo albums, and Throughout his career and has sold over 60 million albums.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/20/16 at 6:31 pm

October 20th 1983, American country and western singer, songwriter, Merle Travis died of a heart attack aged 65. Acknowledged as one of the most influential American guitarist's of the twentieth century. Wrote 'Sixteen Tons' 1955 US No.1 for Ernie Ford. He appeared in the 1953 movie From Here to Eternity singing ‘Reenlistment Blues’.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/21/16 at 3:24 am

October 21st 1965, Bill Black, Elvis Presley's bass player, (1954-57), died four months after receiving surgery to remove a brain tumour, aged 39. With guitarist Scotty Moore, and Elvis Presley on rhythm guitar, Black played on ‘That's All Right (Mama)’, Heartbreak Hotel, ‘Baby Let's Play House’, ‘Mystery Train’, ‘Hound Dog’; ‘Jailhouse Rock’ in the late 1950s. Black, Scotty Moore and drummer D. J. Fontana toured extensively during Presley's early career. After leaving Presley Black formed Bill Black's Combo.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/21/16 at 3:31 am

October 21st 1924 – Joyce Randolph, American actress

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/21/16 at 5:52 am

October 21st 2013, Sid Bernstein, the concert promoter who staged early US shows by The Beatles and The Rolling Stones, died aged 95. Bernstein booked The Beatles for their legendary show at Shea Stadium in New York in 1965, which was the first concert to be staged in a stadium. Bernstein also promoted the Fab Four's gigs at Carnegie Hall in New York on their first US tour in 1964. He also arranged The Rolling Stones first five US gigs and shows for Judy Garland, Ray Charles and Tony Bennett.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/21/16 at 4:40 pm

October 21st 2006, British broadcaster John Peel left over £1.8m and over 25,000 vinyl records in his will. Peel died suddenly at the age of 65 from a heart attack in 2004.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/21/16 at 4:56 pm

October 21st 2006, American musician, singer, songwriter, and drummer Sandy West died. Founding member (with Joan Jett) of all girl group The Runaways, hailed by fans and critics alike to be one of the most groundbreaking drummers in rock and roll history.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/22/16 at 1:40 am

October 22nd 1989, English folk singer, songwriter, poet, and record producer Ewan MacColl died aged 74. He wrote 'Dirty Old Town' and 'The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face', (became a No.1 hit for Roberta Flack in 1972). Acts including Planxty, The Dubliners, Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash recorded his songs. He was the father of singer, songwriter Kirsty MacColl.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/22/16 at 2:06 am

October 22nd 1945, Born on this day, Leslie West, guitar, Mountain, (1970 US No.21 single 'Mississippi Queen'), West Bruce & Laing.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/22/16 at 2:07 am

October 22nd 1969, American singer Tommy Edwards died after suffering a brain aneurysm in Henrico County, Virginia, at the age of 47. Had the 1958 US & UK No.1 single 'It's All In The Game'.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/22/16 at 7:53 pm

October 22nd 1938 – Derek Jacobi, English actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/23/16 at 12:12 am

October 23rd 2014, Alvin Stardust died after a short illness. His death came just weeks before he was due to release his first album after 30 years. He had recently been diagnosed with metastatic prostate cancer. The UK singer first performed under the name of Shane Fenton.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/23/16 at 12:33 am

October 23rd 1964, All four members of US band Buddy and the Kings were killed when they hired a Cesna Skyhawk to take them to a gig in Harris County. Piloted by the bands drummer Bill Daniles, the plane crashed nose first killing all on board. Singer with the group Harold Box had replaced Buddy Holly in The Crickets after his death in a plane crash. He sang lead vocals on 'Peggy Sue Got Married.' The Great Gig In The Sky

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/23/16 at 2:32 am

October 23rd 1942 – All 12 passengers and crewmen aboard an American Airlines DC-3 airliner are killed when it is struck by a U.S. Army Air Forces bomber near Palm Springs, California. Amongst the victims is award-winning composer and songwriter Ralph Rainger ("Thanks for the Memory", "Love in Bloom", "Blue Hawaii").

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/23/16 at 3:40 am

October 23rd 1935 – Dutch Schultz, Abe Landau, Otto Berman, and Bernard "Lulu" Rosencrantz are fatally shot at a saloon in Newark, New Jersey in what will become known as The Chophouse Massacre.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: nally on 10/24/16 at 11:58 pm

Died on this day:

October 24th 2015 (one year ago today): Maureen O'Hara, Irish-American actress and singer (b. 1920)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: nally on 10/25/16 at 11:12 am

Died on this day:

October 25th 2015 (one year ago today): Flip Saunders, American basketball player and coach (b. 1955)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: nally on 10/25/16 at 11:14 am

Died on October 25th 2013: Marcia Wallace, American actress (b. 1942)

She may be notably remembered for voicing Ms. Edna Krabappel on The Simpsons. Following Wallace's death, the character was retired.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/25/16 at 5:56 pm

October 25th 285 (or 286) – Execution of Saints Crispin and Crispinian during the reign of Diocletian, now the patron saints of leather workers, curriers, and shoemakers.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/25/16 at 10:18 pm

October 25th 2002, Richard Harris, who had the 1968 US No.2 & UK No.4 hit 'MacArthur Park' died of cancer. The 72-year-old Irish-born actor had been undergoing chemotherapy at a private clinic in London. Though he charted three other times, Harris was better known for his acting roles on stage and film, most recently playing Albus Dumbledore in two Harry Potter films.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/26/16 at 1:55 am

October 26th 1947 – Hillary Clinton, American lawyer and politician, 67th United States Secretary of State & 44th First Lady of the United States

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/26/16 at 1:57 am

October 26th 1966, English singer Alma Cogan died of stomach cancer aged 34. She scored the 1955 UK No.1 single 'Dreamboat', plus 20 other UK Top 40 hits. In the 50’s Cogan was the most consistently successful female singer in the UK and the youngest female act to top the charts during the 50's.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/26/16 at 3:31 am

October 26th 1952 – Andrew Motion, English poet and author

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/26/16 at 3:32 am

October 26th 1991, Legendary Rock concert promoter Bill Graham was killed when the Bell 206B JetRanger III helicopter he was riding in struck the top of a Pacific Gas and Electric transmission tower near Sears Point, northwest of Vallejo and exploded. The crash, which left the helicopter's wreckage dangling near the top of the towering structure, killed Graham, his girlfriend Melissa Gold and pilot Steve Kahn. Graham had founded the Fillmore theaters in San Francisco and New York and had played key roles in supporting such bands as the Who, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Janis Joplin, The Band, Bob Dylan, The J. Geils Band, The Allman Brothers Band and The Rolling Stones.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/26/16 at 3:48 am

October 26th 1962 – Cary Elwes, English actor and producer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/26/16 at 3:49 am

October 26th 899 – Alfred the Great, English king (b. 849)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/26/16 at 3:54 am

October 26th 1990 - William S. Paley died at the age of 89. He was the founder of CBS Inc.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/26/16 at 4:10 am

October 26th 1963 – Natalie Merchant, American singer-songwriter and pianist

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/26/16 at 4:11 am

October 26th 1952 – Hattie McDaniel, American actress and singer (b. 1895)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/26/16 at 6:00 am

October 26th 1967, Born on this day, Keith Urban who is a New Zealand-born and Australian-raised country music singer, songwriter and guitarist. Urban married actress Nicole Kidman in June 2006.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/26/16 at 6:04 am

October 26th 1999, American singer, songwriter and actor Hoyt Axton died of a heart attack in Victor, Montana aged 61. Wrote songs for, Elvis Presley, Three Dog Night, (1971 US No.1 Joy To The World), John Denver, Ringo Starr, Glen Campbell. His mother Mae Boren Axton wrote 'Heartbreak Hotel'.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/27/16 at 12:03 am

October 27th 939 – Æthelstan, the first King of England, died and was succeeded by his half-brother, Edmund I.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/27/16 at 12:08 am

October 27th 1946 – Ivan Reitman, Czech-Canadian actor, director, and producer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/27/16 at 12:09 am

October 27th 1553 – Condemned as a heretic, Michael Servetus is burned at the stake just outside Geneva.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/27/16 at 1:18 am

October 27th 1920 – Nanette Fabray, American actress, singer, and dancer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/27/16 at 1:20 am

October 27th 2013, Velvet Underground frontman Lou Reed died at the age of 71. An admitted hard drinker and drug user for many years, he underwent a liver transplant in Cleveland in April 2013. Afterwards he claimed on his website to be 'bigger and stronger' than ever.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/27/16 at 2:10 am

October 27th 1953 – Peter Firth, English actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/27/16 at 2:11 am

October 27th 1988 – Charles Hawtrey, English actor, singer, and pianist (b. 1914)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/27/16 at 2:36 am

October 27th 1950 – A. N. Wilson, English journalist, historian, and author

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/27/16 at 2:37 am

October 27th 2007 – Moira Lister, South African actress (b. 1923)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/27/16 at 3:31 am

October 27th 1962 – Major Rudolf Anderson of the United States Air Force becomes the only direct human casualty of the Cuban Missile Crisis when his U-2 reconnaissance airplane is shot down in Cuba by a Soviet-supplied SA-2 Guideline surface-to-air missile.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/27/16 at 3:33 am

October 27th 1957 – Glenn Hoddle, English footballer and manager

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/27/16 at 4:39 am

October 27th 1984, Born on this day, Kelly Osbourne (2002 UK No.3 single 'Papa Don't Preach', 2003 UK No.1 with Ozzy Osbourne, 'Changes'.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/27/16 at 4:40 am

October 27th 1962 – A plane carrying Enrico Mattei, post-war Italian administrator, crashes in mysterious circumstances.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/27/16 at 5:42 am

October 27th 1925 – Monica Sims, English radio host and producer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/27/16 at 5:45 am

October 27th 2009 – David Shepherd, English cricketer and umpire (b. 1940)  :\'(

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/27/16 at 6:06 am

October 27th 1978 – Vanessa-Mae, Singaporean-English violinist and skier

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/27/16 at 6:35 am

October 27th 1986 – David Warner, Australian cricketer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/27/16 at 6:36 am

October 27th 1999 – Gunmen open fire in the Armenian Parliament, killing Prime Minister Vazgen Sargsyan, Parliament Chairman Karen Demirchyan, and six other members.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/27/16 at 7:50 am

October 27th 1939 – John Cleese, English actor, comedian, screenwriter and producer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/27/16 at 7:54 am

October 27th 1980, Former T Rex member Steve Took, choked to death on a cherry stone, after some magic mushrooms he had eaten, numbed all sensation in his throat, he was aged 31. Took was also a member of The Deviants with Pink Fairies members Twink and Mick Farren.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/27/16 at 11:35 am

October 27th 1958, Born on this day, Simon Le Bon, vocals, Duran Duran who scored the 1983 UK No.1 single 'Is There Something I Should Know', plus 25 other UK Top 40 singles, and the 1984 US No.1 single 'The Reflex'. Le Bon is also a member of its offshoot Arcadia, who had the 1985 UK No.7 single 'Election Day'. Le Bon went to Pinner County Grammar School, the same school that Elton John attended some years earlier.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/27/16 at 5:23 pm

October 27th 1958, Born on this day, Hazell Dean, UK singer, (1988 UK No.4 single 'Who's Leaving Who').

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/28/16 at 1:21 am

October 28th 1938 – Howard Blake, English composer and conductor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/28/16 at 1:22 am

October 28th 1704 – John Locke, English physician and philosopher (b. 1632)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/28/16 at 2:31 am

October 28th 1955 – Bill Gates, American businessman and philanthropist, co-founded Microsoft

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/28/16 at 2:32 am

October 28th 1986 – John Braine, English author (b. 1922)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/28/16 at 4:31 am

October 28th 1967 – Julia Roberts, American actress and producer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/28/16 at 4:32 am

October 28th 1989 – Henry Hall, English bandleader, composer, and actor (b. 1898)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/28/16 at 4:46 am

October 28th 1949 – An Air France Lockheed Constellation crashes in the Azores killing all people on board, including the French former middleweight world champion boxer Marcel Cerdan and French violinist Ginette Neveu

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/28/16 at 5:35 am

October 28th 1936, Born on this day in Wilmington, North Carolina, was Charlie Daniels who is known for his No.1 country hit 'The Devil Went Down to Georgia'. Daniels has been active as a singer since the early 1950s and was inducted into the Grand Ole Opry on January 24, 2008.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/28/16 at 5:38 am

October 28th 1998 – Ted Hughes, English poet and playwright (b. 1930)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/28/16 at 6:06 am

October 28th 1927 – Cleo Laine, English singer and actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/28/16 at 7:41 am

October 28th 1930 – Bernie Ecclestone, English businessman

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/29/16 at 12:12 am

October 29th 1901 – Ana María Vela Rubio, 5th (recorded) world's oldest person, Spain’s oldest person

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/29/16 at 12:14 am

October 29th 1618 – Walter Raleigh, English admiral, explorer, and politician, Lieutenant Governor of Jersey (b. 1554)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/29/16 at 12:57 am

October 29th 1940 – Jack Shepherd, English actor, director, and playwright

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/29/16 at 1:00 am

October 29th 1911 – Joseph Pulitzer, Hungarian-American publisher, lawyer, and politician, founded Pulitzer, Inc. (b. 1847)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/29/16 at 2:50 am

October 29th 1947 – Richard Dreyfuss, American actor, singer, and producer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/29/16 at 2:51 am

October 29th 1829 – Maria Anna Mozart, Austrian pianist (b. 1751)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/29/16 at 3:30 am

October 29th 1971 – Winona Ryder, American actress and producer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/29/16 at 3:38 am

October 29th 1901 – Leon Czolgosz, the assassin of U.S. President William McKinley, is executed by electrocution.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/29/16 at 8:00 am

October 29th 1944, Born on this day, Denny Laine, The Moody Blues, (1965 UK No.1 & US No.10 single 'Go Now'), Wings (1974 UK No.3 single ' 'Band On The Run' and 1977 UK No.1 single 'Mull Of Kintyre').

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/29/16 at 3:24 pm

October 29th 1925 – Robert Hardy, English actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/29/16 at 3:26 pm

October 29th 1987 – Woody Herman, American singer, clarinet player, saxophonist, and bandleader (b. 1913)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 10/30/16 at 7:59 pm

Died on October 30th 2000: Steve Allen, American actor, television personality, game show panelist, and talk show host (b. 1921)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 10/30/16 at 8:01 pm

Died on October 30th 2002: Jam Master Jay, American rapper and producer (he was a member of Run-D.M.C.) (b. 1965) :\'(

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 10/31/16 at 4:07 pm

Died on October 31st 2014: Brad Halsey, American baseball pitcher, at age 33. (born 1981). :\'( :\'(

Halsey died on October 31, 2014, near his home in New Braunfels, Texas, at the age of 33. According to the local judge who ordered the autopsy, Halsey's fatal injuries were caused by either a jump or a fall from a 100-foot (30 m) cliff on private property. His body was discovered below, on a small road going up to the cliff. The autopsy showed that the cause of death was blunt force injuries from the fall.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 11/01/16 at 5:34 pm

Died on November 1st 2012: Pascual Pérez, Dominican baseball player (b. 1957)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/03/16 at 6:12 pm

November 3rd 1948, Born on this day, Marie Lawrie, (Lulu), UK singer, (1964 UK No.7 single 'Shout' plus over 10 other UK Top 40 singles including 1993 UK No.1 'Relight My Fire' with Take That and the 1967 US No.1 single 'To Sir With Love').

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/05/16 at 3:27 am

November 5th 1947, Born on this day, Peter Noone, vocals, Herman's Hermits, (1964 UK No.1 single 'I'm Into Something Good', 1965 US No.1 single 'Mrs Brown You've Got A Lovely Daughter').

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/05/16 at 3:28 am

November 5th 1960, Country & western singer Johnny Horton was killed in a car crash. He had the 1959 US No.1 & UK No.16 single 'The Battle Of New Orleans'.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/05/16 at 6:00 pm

November 5th 1941, Born on this day, Art Garfunkel, singer, actor, (1970 UK & US No.1 single with Simon and Garfunkel Bridge Over Trouble Water',' 1970 album Bridge Over Trouble Water spent 307 weeks on the UK chart), solo, 1979 UK No.1 single 'Bright Eyes').

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/08/16 at 5:45 am

November 8th 1927, Born on this day, Ken Dodd, singer, comedian, (1965 UK No.1 single 'Tears' plus 17 other UK Top hit singles).

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 11/08/16 at 6:53 pm

Died on November 8th 2011: Heavy D, Jamaican-American rapper, producer, and actor (b. 1967) :\'(

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 11/08/16 at 6:53 pm

Died on November 8th 1978: Norman Rockwell, American painter and illustrator (b. 1894)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/09/16 at 7:09 am

November 9th 1938 – The Nazi German diplomat Ernst vom Rath dies from gunshot wounds by Herschel Grynszpan, an act which the Nazis used as an excuse to instigate the 1938 national pogrom, also known as Kristallnacht.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/09/16 at 7:53 am

November 9th 1937, Born on this day, Roger McGough, The Scaffold, (1968 UK Christmas No.1 single 'Lily The Pink').

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/09/16 at 11:55 pm

November 10th 1865 – Major Henry Wirz, the superintendent of a prison camp in Andersonville, Georgia, is hanged, becoming one of only three American Civil War soldiers executed for war crimes.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/10/16 at 12:16 am

November 10th 1928 – Ennio Morricone, Italian trumpet player, composer, and conductor (Gruppo di Improvvisazione di Nuova Consonanza)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/10/16 at 4:46 am

November 10th 2006 – Sri Lankan Tamil politician Nadarajah Raviraj is assassinated in Colombo.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/10/16 at 7:14 am

November 10th 1948, Born on this day, Greg Lake, King Crimson, Emerson Lake and Palmer. (1977 UK No.2 single 'Fanfare For The Common Man'), solo, (1975 UK No.2 single 'I Believe In Father Christmas').

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/10/16 at 3:19 pm

November 10th 2002, Keyboard player Johnny Griffith died. Had been a member of the Motown records house band, played on Marvin Gaye's 'Heard It Through The Grapevine.'

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/10/16 at 3:33 pm

November 10th 2015, Allen Toussaint the American musician, songwriter/composer, record producer, and influential figure in New Orleans R&B died aged 77 while on tour in Madrid, Spain.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/10/16 at 10:13 pm

November 10th 1997, American session guitarist Tommy Tedesco died of lung cancer aged 67. Described by "Guitar Player" magazine as the most recorded guitarist in history recording with The Beach Boys, Everly Brothers, The Supremes, The Monkees, The Association, Barbra Streisand, Elvis Presley, Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Zappa, Sam Cooke, Cher, and Nancy and Frank Sinatra. And played on many TV themes including Bonanza, The Twilight Zone, M*A*S*H and Batman.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/11/16 at 2:09 am

November 11th 1724 – Joseph Blake, alias Blueskin, a highwayman known for attacking "Thief-Taker General" (and thief) Jonathan Wild at the Old Bailey, is hanged in London.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/11/16 at 3:23 am

November 11th 1831 – In Jerusalem, Virginia, Nat Turner is hanged after inciting a violent slave uprising.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/11/16 at 3:25 am

November 11th 1925 – June Whitfield, English actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/11/16 at 3:31 am

November 11th 1880 – Australian bushranger Ned Kelly is hanged at Melbourne Gaol.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/11/16 at 3:45 am

November 11th 1887 – August Spies, Albert Parsons, Adolph Fischer and George Engel are executed as a result of the Haymarket affair.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/11/16 at 7:37 am

November 11th 2001 – Journalists Pierre Billaud, Johanne Sutton and Volker Handloik are killed in Afghanistan during an attack on the convoy they are traveling in.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/11/16 at 7:40 am

November 11th 1946, Born on this day, Chip Hawkins, Tremeloes, (1963 UK No.1 single 'Do You Love Me', 1967 US No.11 single 'Silence Is Golden'). Father of singer & actor Chesney Hawkes.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/11/16 at 7:51 am

November 11th 1972, The Allman Brothers Band bass player Berry Oakley was killed when his motorcycle hit a bus at the same intersection as former band member Duane Allman, who had died a year earlier. Oakley was 24 years old.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/11/16 at 10:48 am

November 11th 1938, Born on this day, Roger Lavern, keyboards, The Tornadoes, (1962 UK & US No.1 single 'Telstar'). The first major hit from a UK act on the American chart.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/11/16 at 10:49 am

November 11th 2006, Grammy-nominated R&B star Gerald Levert died of a heart attack aged 40. The singer who was the son of O'Jays vocalist Eddie Levert, first found fame with the R&B trio LeVert, and scored a UK top 10 single with Casanova in 1987.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/11/16 at 3:02 pm

November 11th 2015, Phil Taylor better known as "Philthy Animal" Taylor and drummer with Motorhead died aged 61. He was in the The classic mark IV Motörhead line-up of Lemmy, Taylor, and Fast Eddie Clarke who recorded ten studio albums and the live album No Sleep 'til Hammersmith.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/11/16 at 8:09 pm

November 11th 1998, Irish singer Paddy Clancy of the Clancy Brothers died aged 76, he wrote the classic Irish songs 'Wild Mountain Thyme' and 'Carrickfergus.'

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/12/16 at 2:12 am

November 12th 1943, Born on this day, John Maus, vocals, The Walker Brothers, (1966 UK No.1 & US No. 13 single 'The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore').

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/12/16 at 2:27 am

November 12th 1793 – Jean Sylvain Bailly, the first Mayor of Paris, is guillotined.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths (Precise Date Unknown)

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/12/16 at 3:05 am

November 12th 1912 – The frozen bodies of Robert Scott and his men are found on the Ross Ice Shelf in Antarctica.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/12/16 at 4:50 am

November 12th 1938, Born on this day, Terry "Buzzy" Johnson, American singer, songwriter and music producer who was a member of The Flamingos and a staff member of Motown Records where he and Smokey Robinson were regular collaborators.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/12/16 at 4:56 am

November 12th 2003, Drummer Tony Thompson, who had played drums with Led Zeppelin at Live Aid in 1985, died of cancer. He was most famous as the drummer with Chic, whose single 'Le Freak' hit No.1 in the US, and No.7 in the UK. He also played on David Bowie's hit single 'Let's Dance'.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/12/16 at 5:48 am

November 12th 1947, Born on this day, Donald Roeser, (Buck Dharma), guitar, vocals, Blue Oyster Cult, (1976 US No.12 & 1978 UK No.16 single 'Don't Fear The Reaper').

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/12/16 at 5:52 am

November 12th 2008, Mitch Mitchell, the British drummer with the Jimi Hendrix Experience was found dead in his US hotel room aged 61. Mitchell had been working with Georgie Fame & the Blue Flames when in 1966 he was invited to audition for a new band being formed to back Jimi Hendrix. During the 70's Mitchell failed an audition for Paul McCartney's new band, Wings.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/12/16 at 7:25 am

November 12th 1945, Born on this day, Neil Young, Canadian singer, songwriter and guitarist who as a member of Buffalo Springfield had the 1967 US No.17 single 'For What It's Worth'. Joined Crosby Stills Nash and Young who had the 1970 US No.1 and UK No.5 album 'DejVu'. As a solo artist Young scored the 1972 US No.1 and UK No.10 single Heart Of Gold, and his 1972 UK No.7 album Harvest spent 66 weeks on the UK chart.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/12/16 at 5:18 pm

November 12th 1944, Born on this day, Booker T. Jones. Booker T and the MG's, (1962 US No. 3 single 'Green Onions', 1969 UK No.4 single 'Time Is Tight').

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/12/16 at 7:22 pm

November 12th 1943, Born on this day, Brian Hyland, US singer, (1960 US No.1 & UK No.8 single 'Itsy Bitsy Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini').

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/13/16 at 12:14 am

November 13th 1935 – George Carey, English archbishop and theologian

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/13/16 at 3:38 am

November 13th 1926 – Harry Hughes, American lawyer and politician, 57th Governor of Maryland

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/13/16 at 4:32 am

November 13th 1950 – General Carlos Delgado Chalbaud, President of Venezuela, is assassinated in Caracas.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/13/16 at 4:33 am

November 13th 1940 – Baby Washington, American soul singer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/13/16 at 5:13 am

November 13th 1941 – David Green, American businessman and philanthropist, founded Hobby Lobby

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/13/16 at 5:14 am

November 13th 2004, Rap artist Ol' Dirty Bastard, (real name Russell Jones), collapsed and died at a Manhattan recording studio in New York aged 35. A spokesman for his record company, said the rapper, had complained of chest pains, was dead by the time paramedics reached him. ODB was a founding member of the Wu-Tang Clan in the early 1990s.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/13/16 at 4:12 pm

November 13th 1952 – Art Malik, Pakistani-English actor and producer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/13/16 at 4:42 pm

November 13th 1955 – Whoopi Goldberg, American actress, comedian, and talk show host

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/14/16 at 1:06 am

November 14th 1939 – Wendy Carlos, American keyboard player and composer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/14/16 at 1:16 am

November 14th 1970 - The plane carrying the Marshall University football team crashed. Thirty-seven were killed.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/14/16 at 1:30 am

November 14th 1928 – Kathleen Hughes, American actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/14/16 at 1:43 am

November 14th 1954, Born on this day, Alexander O'Neal, US singer, (1987 UK No.4 single 'Criticize')

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/14/16 at 3:19 am

November 14th 1948 – Charles, Prince of Wales

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/14/16 at 4:41 am

November 14th 1949, Born on this day, James Young, guitar, Styx, (1979 US No.1 & 1980 UK No.6 single 'Babe').

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/14/16 at 5:02 am

November 14th 1984 – Zamboanga City mayor Cesar Climaco, a prominent critic of the government of Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos, is assassinated in his home city.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/14/16 at 7:01 am

November 14th 1966 – Charles Hazlewood, English conductor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/14/16 at 7:02 am

November 14th 1992 - John Cascella, keyboardist of John Mellencamp's band, was found dead in his car in Indiana. It is believed that he died of a heart attack.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/14/16 at 4:10 pm

November 14th 1948 – Michael Dobbs, English author and politician

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/14/16 at 7:40 pm

November 14th 1937 – Alan J. W. Bell, English director and producer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/14/16 at 11:38 pm

November 15th 1919 – Joseph Wapner, American lieutenant and judge

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/14/16 at 11:40 pm

November 15th 1991, French music producer and songwriter Jacques Morali, died of complications from aids. Formed The Village People and co-produced their film, Can't Stop the Music. Between 1974 and 1982 Morali produced over 65 albums.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/15/16 at 2:15 am

November 15th 1922 – David Sidney Feingold, American biochemist and academic

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/15/16 at 2:17 am

November 15th 1914 – Harry Turner becomes the first player to die from game-related injuries in the "Ohio League", the direct predecessor to the National Football League.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/15/16 at 2:35 am

November 15th 1928, Born on this day, Bill Fries, (CW McCall), singer, 1976 US No.1 & UK No.2 single 'Convoy',

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/15/16 at 2:39 am

November 15th 2003 – Dorothy Loudon, American actress and singer (b. 1925)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/15/16 at 2:56 am

November 15th 1929 – Ed Asner, American actor, singer, and producer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/15/16 at 2:58 am

November 15th 1997 – Saul Chaplin, American director and composer (b. 1912)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/15/16 at 3:11 am

November 15th 1949

– Narayan Apte, Indian activist, assassin of Mahatma Gandhi (b. 1911)
– Nathuram Godse, Indian assassin of Mahatma Gandhi (b. 1910)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/15/16 at 3:12 am

November 15th 1937 – Yaphet Kotto, American actor and screenwriter

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/15/16 at 4:05 am

November 15th 1948 – Teodoro Locsin, Jr., Filipino journalist, lawyer, and politician

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/15/16 at 4:06 am

November 15th 1959 – The murders of the Clutter Family in Holcomb, Kansas, which inspired Truman Capote's non-fiction book In Cold Blood.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/15/16 at 4:57 am

November 15th 1931 – Mwai Kibaki, Kenyan economist and politician, 3rd President of Kenya

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/15/16 at 4:59 am

November 15th 1996 – Alger Hiss, American lawyer and diplomat (b. 1904)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/15/16 at 5:26 am

November 15th 1945 – Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Norwegian-Swedish singer (ABBA)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/15/16 at 5:27 am

November 15th 1983 – John Le Mesurier, English actor (b. 1912)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/15/16 at 5:46 am

November 15th 1939 – Terry Bradbury, English footballer and manager

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/15/16 at 5:47 am

November 15th 1983 – Charlie Grimm, American baseball player and manager (b. 1898)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/15/16 at 7:07 am

November 15th 1932, Born on this day, Petula Clark, UK singer, (1961 UK No.1 single 'Sailor', 1967 UK No.1 single 'This Is My Song', plus over 15 other UK Top 40 singles. 1965 US No.1 'Downtown', the first UK female singer to score a No.1 single in the US).

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/15/16 at 7:11 am

November 15th 1958 – Tyrone Power, American actor, singer, and producer (b. 1914)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/15/16 at 2:17 pm

November 15th 1932 – Alvin Plantinga, American philosopher, author, and academic

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/15/16 at 2:20 pm

November 15th 1954 – Lionel Barrymore, American actor, singer, director, and screenwriter (b. 1878)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/15/16 at 2:38 pm

November 15th 1951 – Beverly D'Angelo, American actress, singer, and producer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/15/16 at 2:53 pm

November 15th 1934 – Joanna Barnes, American actress and author

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/15/16 at 5:47 pm

November 15th 1940 – Hank Wangford, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and physician

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/15/16 at 9:17 pm

November 15th 1942 – Daniel Barenboim, Argentinian-Israeli pianist and conductor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 11/16/16 at 9:10 am

Died one year ago today, on November 16th 2015: David Canary, American actor (b. 1938)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 11/16/16 at 9:31 pm

Died on November 16th 1981 - William Holden, Oscar-winning actor, age 63 (born 1918); found dead in his Santa Monica, California, apartment :\'(

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/17/16 at 1:31 am

November 17th 1985 – Bea Saw, Filipino actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/17/16 at 5:11 am

November 17th 1938 – Gordon Lightfoot, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/17/16 at 5:35 am

November 17th 1939 – Nine Czech students are executed as a response to anti-Nazi demonstrations prompted by the death of Jan Opletal. All Czech universities are shut down and more than 1,200 students sent to concentration camps. Since this event, International Students' Day is celebrated in many countries, especially in the Czech Republic.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/17/16 at 4:55 pm

November 17th 1927 – Fenella Fielding, English actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/17/16 at 5:10 pm

November 17th 1944 – Danny DeVito, American actor, director, and producer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/18/16 at 4:48 am

November 17th 1960, Born on this day, Kim Wilde, singer, (1981 UK No.2 single 'Kids In America', 1987 US No.1 single 'You Keep Me Hanging On', plus 20 other Top 50 UK singles).

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/18/16 at 8:56 pm

November 18th 1978 – In Jonestown, Guyana, Jim Jones led his Peoples Temple to a mass murder–suicide that claimed 918 lives in all, 909 of them in Jonestown itself, including over 270 children. Congressman Leo Ryan is murdered by members of the Peoples Temple hours earlier.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/18/16 at 8:59 pm

November 18th 1987 – King's Cross fire: In London, 31 people die in a fire at the city's busiest underground station, King's Cross St Pancras.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/18/16 at 9:38 pm

November 18th 2003, American composer and orchestral arranger Michael Kamen died of a heart attack in London aged 55. Worked with Pink Floyd, Queen, Eric Clapton, Roger Daltrey, Aerosmith, Tom Petty, David Bowie, Eurythmics, Queensryche, Rush, Metallica, Herbie Hancock, The Cranberries, Bryan Adams, Jim Croce, Sting, and Kate Bush. Kamen co-wrote the Bryan Adams' ballad ‘(Everything I Do), I Do It for You.’

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths

Written By: LyricBoy on 11/18/16 at 9:39 pm


November 18th 1978 – In Jonestown, Guyana, Jim Jones led his Peoples Temple to a mass murder–suicide that claimed 918 lives in all, 909 of them in Jonestown itself, including over 270 children. Congressman Leo Ryan is murdered by members of the Peoples Temple hours earlier.


I remember the days that followed. All those bodies out there under the hot Guyana sun.  It was pretty grody.  8-P

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/19/16 at 1:44 am

November 19th 1924 – William Russell, English actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/19/16 at 1:46 am

November 19th 1581 – Tsarevich Ivan Ivanovich of Russia (b. 1554)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/19/16 at 2:06 am

November 19th 1924 – Margaret Turner-Warwick, English physician and academic

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/19/16 at 2:08 am

November 19th 1983, Tom Evans from Badfinger, committed suicide by hanging himself in his back garden from a willow tree. Family members said the singer, songwriter was never able to get over his former bandmate's Pete Ham's suicide. Evans co-wrote 'Without You' a hit for Harry Nilson and Mariah Carey.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/19/16 at 2:23 am

November 19th 1933 – Larry King, American journalist and talk show host

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/19/16 at 2:24 am

November 19th 1828 – Franz Schubert, Austrian pianist and composer (b. 1797)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/19/16 at 6:30 am

November 19th 1938 – Ted Turner, American businessman and philanthropist, founded Turner Broadcasting System

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/19/16 at 6:31 am

November 19th 2003, English bassist player Greg Ridley died from pneumonia. He was a member of the VIP's with Keith Emerson, Spooky Tooth, and Humble Pie who had the 1969 UK No.4 single 'Natural Born Bugie'. He formed Strange Brew with Clem Clempson and Cozy Powell.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/19/16 at 7:27 am

November 19th 1936 – Dick Cavett, American actor and talk show host

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/19/16 at 7:28 am

November 19th 2003, American actor, dancer, Gene Anthony Ray died from a stroke aged 41. Best known for his portrayal of the street smart dancer Leroy in the 1980 film Fame and the television spin-off which aired from 1982 until 1987.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 11/22/16 at 2:43 pm

On this date 53 years ago, U.S. President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in a motorcade in Dallas, TX. :\'( :\'( :\'( At the age of 46, he lived the shortest lifespan of any person to be President of the United States.

(To date, he is the most recent president to fail to complete a term due to death.)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/23/16 at 12:56 am

November 23rd 1499 – Pretender to the throne Perkin Warbeck is hanged for reportedly attempting to escape from the Tower of London. He had invaded England in 1497, claiming to be the lost son of King Edward IV of England.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/23/16 at 2:17 am

November 23rd 1924 – Anita Linda, Filipino actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/23/16 at 2:21 am

November 23rd 1867 – The Manchester Martyrs are hanged in Manchester, England, for killing a police officer while freeing two Irish nationalists from custody.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/23/16 at 4:40 am

November 23rd 1890 – King William III of the Netherlands dies without a male heir and a special law is passed to allow his daughter Princess Wilhelmina to succeed him.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/23/16 at 5:14 am

November 23rd 1910 – Johan Alfred Ander becomes the last person to be executed in Sweden.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/23/16 at 6:58 am

November 23rd 1959 – Maxwell Caulfield, English-American actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/23/16 at 6:59 am

November 23rd 2001, Singer O.C. Smith died aged 65. Famous for his 1968 US No.1 single 'Little Green Apples' and 1968 UK No.2 single 'The Son Of Hickory Holler's Tramp'. Smith became pastor and founder of The City Of Angels Church in Los Angeles, California.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/23/16 at 2:34 pm

November 23rd 1994, Tommy Boyce, singer, songwriter, committed suicide. (1968 US No. 8 single with Bobby Hart, 'I Wonder What She's Doing Tonite', also wrote 'Last Train To Clarksville', 'I'm Not Your Stepping Stone' and 'Scooby- Doo Where Are You.' Sold over 40m records.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/23/16 at 2:53 pm

November 23rd 1925 – Johnny Mandel, American composer and conductor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/23/16 at 3:34 pm

November 23rd 1995, American soul singer and saxophonist Junior Walker died of cancer aged 64. Had the 1966 US & UK Top 20 single 'How Sweet It Is', and the 1969 US No.4 single 'What Does It Take, To Win Your Love'. Walker also played sax on Foreigner's 1981 hit ‘Urgent.’

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/23/16 at 8:51 pm

November 23rd 1985, American blues artist Big Joe Turner died of a heart attack aged 75. Wrote 'Shake Rattle and Roll', (a hit for Bill Haley and His Comets) and 'Sweet Sixteen.'

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/23/16 at 10:43 pm

November 24th 1938 – Oscar Robertson, American basketball player and sportscaster

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/23/16 at 10:45 pm

November 24th 1991, Freddie Mercury died of complications from aids at his home in London's Holland park aged 45, just one day after he publicly admitted he was HIV positive. Mercury was openly bisexual and enjoyed a colourful rock star lifestyle. During his career with Queen he scored over 40 Top 40 UK singles including the worldwide No.1 'Bohemian Rhapsody'.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/23/16 at 11:03 pm

November 24th 1944, Born on this day, Bev Bevan, drums, The Move, (1969 UK No.1 single 'Blackberry Way'), Electric Light Orchestra, (1979 UK No.3 & US No.4 single 'Don't Bring Me Down' plus 26 other Top 40 hits). Now a UK radio presenter on Saga FM in the West Midlands.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Disappearance or Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/23/16 at 11:05 pm

November 24th 1971 – During a severe thunderstorm over Washington state, a hijacker calling himself Dan Cooper (aka D. B. Cooper) parachutes from a Northwest Orient Airlines plane with $200,000 in ransom money. He has never been found.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: c_keenan2001@hotmail.com on 11/23/16 at 11:08 pm

November 24

2008

Kenny MacLean of The Suspects, Deserters, and Platinum Blonde is found collapsed and unresponsive in his apartment recording studio bathroom.  He had performed at a CD launch party at the Mod Club Theatre in Toronto days before.  An autopsy later revealed that he had suffered a heart attack.  He was 52.

1960

Sergio Galli of Mace, Platinum Blonde, and The Ending is born in Toronto, Ontario

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/24/16 at 12:09 am

November 24th 1930 – Bob Friend, American baseball player and politician

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/24/16 at 12:11 am

November 24th 1916 – Hiram Maxim, American-English engineer, invented the Maxim gun (b. 1840)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/24/16 at 12:28 am

November 24th 1943, Born on this day, Robin Williamson, Scottish multi-instrumentalist musician, singer, songwriter and storyteller, who first made his name as a founding member of The Incredible String Band.(1967 album 'The 5000 Spirits or The Layers Of The Onion').

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/24/16 at 12:30 am

November 24th 1991, Eric Carr (Paul Charles Caravello) drummer with KISS died aged 41, of complications from cancer in a New York hospital. Carr replaced Peter Criss in 1980 and remained a band member until he became ill in 1991. For his Kiss stage persona, Carr was known as 'The Fox.'

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/24/16 at 1:22 am

November 24th 1955 – Ian Botham, English cricketer, footballer, and sportscaster

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/24/16 at 1:23 am

November 24th 1980 – George Raft, American actor and dancer (b. 1901)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/24/16 at 2:42 am

November 24th 1922 – Nine Irish Republican Army members are executed by an Irish Free State firing squad. Among them is author Robert Erskine Childers, who had been arrested for illegally carrying a revolver.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/24/16 at 3:43 am

November 24th 1941, Born on this day, Pete Best, The Beatles drummer, 1960-1962.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/24/16 at 3:43 am

November 24th 2008, English drummer Michael Lee died from a seizure aged 39. Lee had worked with Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, Little Angels, The Cult, Ian Gillan, Echo & The Bunnymen, The Quireboys and Thin Lizzy.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/24/16 at 5:32 am

November 24th 1948 – Steve Yeager, American baseball player and coach

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/24/16 at 5:34 am

November 24th 1982 – Barack Obama, Sr., Kenyan economist and academic, father of Barack Obama, 44th President of the United States (b. 1936)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/24/16 at 5:39 am

November 24th 1963 – In the first live, televised murder, Lee Harvey Oswald, the assassin of President John F. Kennedy, is murdered two days after the assassination, by Jack Ruby, a nightclub operator, in the basement of Dallas police department headquarters. Oswald was being led by two detectives to an armoured car to take him to the nearby county jail.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/24/16 at 7:01 am

November 24th 1940 – Eric Wilson, Canadian author and educator

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/24/16 at 7:03 am

November 24th 1993, American blues guitarist and singer Albert Collins died of lung cancer aged 61. Known as ‘The master of the telecaster’, he shared a Grammy for the 1985 album Showdown! which he recorded with Robert Cray and Johnny Copeland.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/24/16 at 4:40 pm

November 24th 1939, Born on this day, Jim Yester, guitar, vocals, The Association, (1967 US No.1 single 'Windy').

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/24/16 at 4:49 pm

November 24th 2004 – Arthur Hailey, English-Canadian journalist and author (b. 1920)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/24/16 at 11:48 pm

November 25th 1957 – Bob Ehrlich, American lawyer and politician, 60th Governor of Maryland

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/24/16 at 11:49 pm

November 25th 2015 – Elmo Williams, American director, producer, and editor (b. 1913)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/25/16 at 12:03 am

November 25th 1120 – The White Ship sinks in the English Channel, drowning William Adelin, son and heir of Henry I of England.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/25/16 at 3:08 am

November 25th 1936 – Trisha Brown, American dancer and choreographer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/25/16 at 3:10 am

November 25th 2007, Kevin Dubrow, the frontman with metal band Quiet Riot, was found dead in his Las Vegas home at the age of 52. Their 1983 release Metal Health was the first metal album to top the US charts. The band's biggest hit was 'Cum on Feel the Noize', a cover of the Slade song which they are said to have grudgingly recorded in just one take.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/25/16 at 3:23 am

November 25th 1034 – Máel Coluim mac Cináeda, King of Scots, dies. His grandson, Donnchad, son of Bethóc and Crínán of Dunkeld, inherits the throne.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/25/16 at 3:33 am

November 25th 1944, Born on this day, Bob Lind, singer, (1966 US & UK No.5 single 'Elusive Butterfly').

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/25/16 at 3:35 am

November 25th 1974, UK singer, songwriter Nick Drake died in his sleep aged 26 of an overdose of tryptasol an anti-depressant drug. Drake signed to Island Records when he was twenty years old, recorded the classic 1972 album Pink Moon. In 2000, Volkswagen featured the title track from Pink Moon in a television advertisement, and within a month Drake had sold more records than he had in the previous thirty years.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/25/16 at 3:58 am

November 25th 1949 – Kerry O'Keeffe, Australian cricketer and sportscaster

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/25/16 at 3:59 am

November 25th 1965 – Myra Hess, English pianist and educator (b. 1890)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/25/16 at 4:48 am

November 25th 1950, Born on this day, Jocelyn Brown, singer, (1997 UK No.5 single 'Something Goin' On', worked with John Lennon, Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen).

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/25/16 at 4:49 am

November 25th 2010 – Bernard Matthews, English businessman, founded Bernard Matthews Farms (b. 1930)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/25/16 at 4:59 am

November 25th 1970 – In Japan, author Yukio Mishima and one compatriot commit ritualistic seppuku after an unsuccessful coup attempt.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/25/16 at 6:49 am

November 25th 1959, Born on this day, Born on this day, Steve Rothery, guitar, Marillion, (1985 UK No.2 single 'Kayleigh').

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/25/16 at 6:56 am

November 25th 1973 – Laurence Harvey, Lithuania-born English actor (b. 1928)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/25/16 at 8:01 am

November 25th 1960 – The Mirabal sisters of the Dominican Republic are assassinated.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/25/16 at 2:30 pm

November 25th 1923 – Mauno Koivisto, Finnish banker and politician, 9th President of Finland

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/25/16 at 2:33 pm

November 25th 2013 – Chico Hamilton, American drummer and bandleader (b. 1921)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/25/16 at 3:37 pm

November 25th 1947 – Jonathan Kaplan, French-American director and producer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/25/16 at 3:39 pm

November 25th 1968 - Saxophonist Albert Ayler was found drowned in New York's Hudson River. He was 34 years old.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/25/16 at 5:24 pm

November 2tth 1960, Born on this day, Amy Grant, singer, (1991 US No.1 & UK No.2 single 'Baby Baby').

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/25/16 at 5:25 pm

November 25th 2005 – George Best, Northern Irish footballer (b. 1946)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/25/16 at 7:17 pm

November 25th 2011, Don DeVito, a longtime Columbia Records executive who produced the key Bob Dylan albums Blood on the Tracks and Desire died aged 72 after a 16-year battle with prostate cancer. DeVito had also worked with artists including Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel and Aerosmith. DeVito started off as a guitarist touring for Al Kooper, and had his own band, The Sabres, which later broke up mid-tour. According to Columbia, DeVito was stranded in Fort Smith, Ark., when he happened to meet Johnny Cash and developed what would become a lifelong friendship; Cash would later introduce DeVito to Dylan.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: nally on 11/25/16 at 7:24 pm


November 25th 1947 – Jonathan Kaplan, French-American director and producer

Same DOB as John Larroquette, the person I've chosen as Person Of The Day on Ninny's thread!

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/25/16 at 10:16 pm

November 26th 1965 – Des Walker, English footballer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/25/16 at 10:17 pm

November 26th 399 – Pope Siricius (b. 334)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/26/16 at 12:41 am

November 26th 1952 – Julien Temple, English director, producer, and screenwriter

Subject: Re: Celebrity Assumed Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/26/16 at 12:44 am

November 26th 2008, The parents of missing Manic Street Preachers guitarist and lyricist Richey Edwards were granted a court order for him to be declared presumed dead, after he disappeared nearly 14 years ago. Despite alleged sightings all over the world many believed to be Edwards, whose car was found near the Severn Bridge, where he was thought to have taken his own life at the age of 27.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/26/16 at 1:21 am

November 26th 1939 – Tina Turner, American-Swiss singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/26/16 at 1:22 am

November 26th 1974 – Cyril Connolly, English author and critic (b. 1903)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/26/16 at 2:17 am

November 26th 1944, Born on this day, Jean Terrell, vocals, The Supremes joined in 1969. (1970 US No.10 & UK No.6 single 'Up The Ladder To The Roof').

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/26/16 at 2:18 am

November 26th 1973, John Rostill former bassist with The Shadows died after being electrocuted at his home recording studio. A local newspaper ran the headline, 'Pop musician dies, guitar apparent cause'. After the break up of The Shadows Rostill worked with Tom Jones and wrote songs covered by Elvis Presley and Olivia Newton-John.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/26/16 at 2:50 am

November 26th 1933 – Richard Holloway, Scottish bishop and radio host

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/26/16 at 2:57 am

November 26th 1996 – Michael Bentine, English actor and screenwriter (b. 1922)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 11/27/16 at 9:27 am

Died on November 27th 2005: Jocelyn Brando, American actress (b. 1919); older sister of Marlon Brando.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 11/27/16 at 9:28 am

Died on November 27th 1998: Barbara Acklin, American singer-songwriter (b. 1943)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/29/16 at 12:09 am

November 29th 1899 – Emma Morano, Italian supercentenarian

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/29/16 at 5:05 am

November 29th 1949 – Jerry Lawler, American wrestler and sportscaster

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/29/16 at 5:08 am

November 29th 2001, Beatles guitarist George Harrison died in Los Angeles of lung cancer aged 58. Following the breakup of The Beatles Harrison had a successful career as a solo artist and later as part of the Traveling Wilburys. The youngest member of The Beatles, (aged 16 when he joined), his compositions include ‘Taxman’, ‘Here Comes the Sun’, ‘Something’, and ‘While My Guitar Gently Weeps’. Harrison released the acclaimed triple album, All Things Must Pass, in 1970, from which came the worldwide No.1 single 'My Sweet Lord.'

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/29/16 at 6:29 am

November 29th 1939, Born on this day, Meco Monardo, (1977 US No.1 & UK No.7 single 'Star Wars Theme').

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/29/16 at 6:30 am

November 29th 1996, American singer and ukulele player Tiny Tim (Herbert Khaury) died from a heart attack on stage while playing his hit ‘Tiptoe Through the Tulips’ at a club in Minneapolis. On 17 December 1969, he married Victoria Mae Budinger on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, a publicity stunt that attracted over 40 million viewers. (they had a daughter, Tulip Victoria). He performed at the 1970 Isle Of Wight Festival in front of a crowd of 600,000 people.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/29/16 at 7:01 am

November 29th 1933, Born on this day, John Mayall, 'father of the UK blues movement', his Bluesbreakers Band has featured Eric Clapton Mick Taylor, Mick Fleetwood, John McVie, Jack Bruce, Peter Green and Jimmy McCulloch.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/29/16 at 7:02 am

November 29th 1999, American singer and bandleader Curtis Knight died aged 54. Jimi Hendrix had been a member of his band in the 60's. Though Hendrix wasn't in the group very long, he was featured on over 60 songs, 26 studio and 35 live recordings some of which have been released on record.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/29/16 at 3:31 pm

November 29th 1981 – Natalie Wood, American actress, tragically drowns while on a weekend boat trip (b. 1938)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/29/16 at 6:05 pm

November 29th 1932 – Jacques Chirac, French soldier and politician, 22nd President of France

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/29/16 at 6:06 pm

November 29th 1975 – Graham Hill, English race car driver and businessman (b. 1929)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/29/16 at 7:32 pm

November 29th 1973 – Ryan Giggs, Welsh footballer and manager

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/29/16 at 11:36 pm

November 30th 1954, Born on this day, George McArdale, Little River Band, Australian group, (1978 US No.3 single 'Reminiscing' plus 12 other US Top 40 singles).

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/29/16 at 11:39 pm

November 30th 1016 – Edmund Ironside, English king, possibly murdered (b. 993)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/16 at 1:52 am

November 30th 1955, Born on this day, William Broad (Billy Idol), singer, Generation X, (1979 UK No.11 single 'King Rocker'). Solo (1987 US No.1 & UK No.7 single 'Mony Mony', plus nine other UK top 40 singles).

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/16 at 1:54 am

November 30th 1718 – King Charles XII of Sweden dies during a siege of the fortress of Fredriksten in Norway.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/16 at 2:14 am

November 30th 1932 – Bob Moore, American bassist and bandleader

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/16 at 2:16 am

November 30th 2000 – Scott Smith, Canadian bass player (b. 1955)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/16 at 2:33 am

November 30th 1937, Born on this day, Frank Ifield, singer, (1962 UK No.1 single 'I Remember You', plus 15 other UK Top 40 singles).

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/16 at 2:33 am

November 30th 1999, Don 'Sugarcane' Harris was found dead in his Los Angeles apartment at the age of 61. The American guitarist and violinist was part of the 50's duo Don & Dewey. He also worked with Little Richard, John Mayall, Frank Zappa, John Lee Hooker and Johnny Otis.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/16 at 3:10 am

November 30th 1925 – William H. Gates, Sr., American lawyer and philanthropist

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/16 at 3:14 am

November 30th 2007 – Evel Knievel, American motorcycle rider and stuntman (b. 1938)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/16 at 4:29 am

November 30th 1937 – Ridley Scott, English director, producer, and production designer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/16 at 4:31 am

November 30th 1977 – Terence Rattigan, English playwright and screenwriter (b. 1911)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/16 at 7:02 am

November 30th 1943, Born on this day, Leo Lyons, bass, Ten Years After, (1970 No.10 UK single 'Love Like A Man').

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/16 at 7:04 am

November 30th 1979 – Zeppo Marx, American actor and comedian (b. 1901)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 11/30/16 at 11:41 am


November 30th 1979 – Zeppo Marx, American actor and comedian (b. 1901)

One of the Marx Brothers! ;)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/16 at 5:02 pm

November 30th 1943 – Terrence Malick, American director, producer, and screenwriter

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/16 at 5:03 pm

November 30th 1900 – Oscar Wilde, Irish playwright, novelist, and poet (b. 1854)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/16 at 6:41 pm

November 30th 1960 – Gary Lineker, English footballer and sportscaster

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/16 at 9:22 pm

November 30th 1972 – Compton Mackenzie, English-Scottish actor, author, and academic (b. 1883)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/16 at 9:43 pm

November 30th 2013 – Paul Walker, American actor and producer, died in a car accident (b. 1973)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/16 at 3:45 am

December 1st 1934 – In the Soviet Union, Politburo member Sergey Kirov is shot dead by Leonid Nikolaev at the Communist Party headquarters in Leningrad.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/16 at 5:38 am

December 1st 1946, Born on this day, Gilbert O'Sullivan, singer, songwriter, (1972 UK No.1 single 'Clair', 1972 US No.1 single 'Alone Again Naturally', plus 13 other UK Top 40 singles).

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/16 at 7:13 am

December 1st 1938, Born on this day, Sandy Nelson, US drummer, (1962 UK No.3 & US No.7 single 'Let There Be Drums'). Worked with The Teddy Bears, Gene Vincent. At end of 1963, Nelson was in a motorcycle accident. The injuries necessitated amputation of his right foot and part of that leg, nonetheless, Nelson continued to record and play drums.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/16 at 7:23 am

December 1st 1944, Born on this day, Bette Midler, singer, actress, (1989 US No.1 & UK No.5 single 'Wind Beneath my Wings'). Worked with Barry Manilow, starred in the film 'The Rose' based on the life of Janis Joplin.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/16 at 7:50 am

December 1st 1935 – Woody Allen, American actor, director, and screenwriter

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/16 at 4:10 pm

December 1st 1939 – Lee Trevino, American golfer and sportscaster

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/16 at 11:05 pm

December 2nd 1941, Born on this day, Tom McGuinness, guitar, vocals, Manfred Mann, (1964 UK & US No.1 single 'Do Wah Diddy Diddy'). McGiness Flint (1970 UK No.2 single 'When I'm Dead And Gone'). Also a member of The Blues Band.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/16 at 11:06 pm

December 2nd 2006, David Mount the drummer with Mud died in London. They had the 1974 UK No.1 single 'Tiger Feet' (best-selling single of 1974). Plus 14 other UK Top 40 singles.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/16 at 12:03 am

December 2nd 1978, Born on this day, Canadian singer and songwriter Nelly Furtado. Her debut album Whoa, Nelly! (2000) spawned two top 10 hit singles; 'I'm Like a Bird' and 'Turn Off the Light'. Furtado's third album Loose (2006) became her best selling album with 12 million copies sold worldwide.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/16 at 3:42 am

December 2nd 1859 – Militant abolitionist leader John Brown is hanged for his October 16 raid on Harpers Ferry, West Virginia.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/16 at 4:51 am

December 2nd 1981 – Britney Spears, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/16 at 5:53 am

December 2nd 1993 – Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar is shot and killed in Medellín.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/16 at 5:59 am

December 2nd 1942, Born on this day, Ted Bluechel Jr, drums, vocals, The Association, (1967 US No.1 single 'Windy').

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/16 at 6:35 am

December 2nd 1968 – Lucy Liu, American actress and producer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/16 at 7:25 am

December 2nd 2014, American saxophone player Bobby Keys died as a result of cirrhosis at his home in Franklin, Tennessee. Keys started touring at age fifteen with Bobby Vee and fellow Texan Buddy Holly and was best known as being the main saxophone player for The Rolling Stones. When on tour with the Sones, according to legend Keys filled a bathtub with Dom Perignon champagne and drank most of it.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/16 at 7:50 am

December 2nd 1973 – Monica Seles, Serbian-American tennis player

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/16 at 11:35 am

December 2nd 1982, US folk singer David Blue died of a heart attack aged 41 while jogging in New York's Washington Square Park. Member of Bob Dylan's Rolling Thunder Revue during the late 70's. He wrote ‘Outlaw Man’ covered by The Eagles on their 1973 Desperado album.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/16 at 5:10 pm

December 2nd 2001, Singer Valerie Jones died aged 45. One-third of the sister group The Jones Girls, who sang back-up vocals with Lou Reed, Diana Ross, Aretha Franklin, Lou Rawls, Teddy Pendergrass and Betty Everett.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/16 at 7:20 pm

December 2nd 2006, Dutch singer Mariska Veres from Shocking Blue died of cancer at the age of 59. Had the 1970 US No.1 & UK No.8 single 'Venus', (later covered by girl group of Bananarama).

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/16 at 3:28 am

December 3rd 1944, Born on this day, Ralph McTell, UK folk singer songwriter & children's TV presenter, (1975 UK No.2 single 'Streets of London').

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/16 at 3:29 am

December 3rd 2015, American musician and singer-songwriter Scott Weiland died aged 48. He was found in cardiac arrest on his tour bus in Bloomington, Minnesota, just before he was scheduled to go on stage with his band The Wildabouts. He was 48 years old. Weiland was best known as the lead singer for Stone Temple Pilots from 1986 to 2013, as well as Velvet Revolver from 2003 to 2008.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/16 at 4:58 am

December 3rd 1948, Born on this day, Ozzy Osbourne (John Michael Osbourne), vocals, Black Sabbath, (1970 UK No.4 single 'Paranoid', the bands self-titled 1970 album was voted as the best British rock albums ever by Kerrang! in 2005.). Solo (1986 UK No.20 single 'Shot In The Dark'). Star of The Osbournes MTV show.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/16 at 5:00 am

December 3rd 2008, Composer, keyboardist and arranger Derek Wadsworth died in Oxfordshire, England. As a musician he worked with Georgie Fame, Alan Price, George Harrison, Mike Oldfield, Diana Ross, Tom Jones, Dionne Warwick, Simply Red. Arranger for David Essex, Dusty Springfield, Nina Simone, Judy Garland, Kate Bush, Cat Stevens, Rod Stewart, Small Faces, The Rolling Stones and Manfred Mann.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/16 at 7:05 am

December 3rd 1968 – Brendan Fraser, American actor and producer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/16 at 7:09 am

December 3rd 2001, American session guitarist Grady Martin died aged 72. He was a member of the legendary Nashville A-Team, playing guitar on hits ranging from Roy Orbison's ‘Oh, Pretty Woman’, Marty Robbins' ‘El Paso’ and Loretta Lynn's ‘Coal Miner's Daughter’. During a 50-year career, Martin backed such names as Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly, Woody Guthrie, Arlo Guthrie, Johnny Cash, Patsy Cline, Joan Baez and J. J. Cale.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/16 at 7:32 am

December 3rd 1942, Born on this day, Ken Lewis, Ivy League, (1965 UK No.3 single 'Tossing and Turning').

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/16 at 7:33 am

December 3rd 2000, American composer Hoyt Curtin died of heart failure aged 78. He was the composer of many of the Hanna-Barbera cartoons' theme songs, including The Flintstones, Top Cat, Jonny Quest, Superfriends, The Jetsons, Josie and the Pussycats, and The New Scooby-Doo Movies.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/16 at 8:08 am

December 3rd 1930 – Jean-Luc Godard, French-Swiss director and screenwriter

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/16 at 4:13 pm

December 3rd 1946, Born on this day, Vic Malcolm, Geordie, (1973 UK No.6 single 'All Because Of You').

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/16 at 4:34 pm

December 3rd 1924 – F. Sionil José, Filipino journalist, writer and author

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/16 at 4:52 pm

December 3rd 1960 – Daryl Hannah, American actress and producer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/16 at 5:11 pm

December 3rd 1948 – Maxwell Hutchinson, English architect and television host

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/16 at 5:27 pm

December 3rd 1960 – Julianne Moore, American actress and author

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/16 at 11:07 pm

December 4th 771 – Austrasian king Carloman I dies, leaving his brother Charlemagne king of the now complete Frankish Kingdom.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/16 at 2:14 am

December 4th 1937 – Max Baer, Jr., American actor, director, and producer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/16 at 2:15 am

December 4th 1609 – Alexander Hume, Scottish poet (b. 1560)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/16 at 2:31 am

December 4th 1923 – John Krish, English director and screenwriter

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/16 at 2:33 am

December 4th 1642 – Cardinal Richelieu, French cardinal and politician, Chief Minister to the French Monarch (b. 1585)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/16 at 2:54 am

December 4th 1933 – Wink Martindale, American game show host and producer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/16 at 2:56 am

December 4th 1334 – Pope John XXII (b. 1249)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/16 at 5:02 am

December 4th 1947, Born on this day, Terry Woods, The Pogues, (1987 UK No.8 single 'The Irish Rover').

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/16 at 5:03 am

December 4th 2015 – Robert Loggia, American actor and director (b. 1930)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/16 at 6:47 am

December 4th 1940, Born on this day, Freddy Cannon, singer, (1959 US & UK No.3 single, 'Way Down Yonder In New Orleans').

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/16 at 6:50 am

December 4th 1993, Multi-instrumentalist, producer and composer, Frank Zappa died of prostate cancer. Zappa recorded many albums with The Mothers Of Invention as well a solo recordings including the 1969 album 'Hot Rats' and 1974 album 'Apostrophe'. Zappa recorded one of the first concept albums, 'Freak Out' released in 1966, it was also one of the earliest double albums in rock music (although Bob Dylan's Blonde on Blonde preceded it by a week). He married Adelaide Gail Sloatman, in 1967, they had four children: Moon Unit, Dweezil, Ahmet Emuukha Rodan and Diva Thin Muffin Pigeen.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/16 at 7:17 am

December 4th 1973 – Tyra Banks, American model, actress, and producer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/16 at 7:21 am

December 4th 1902 – Charles Dow, American journalist and publisher, co-founded the Dow Jones & Company (b. 1851)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/16 at 5:27 pm

December 4th 1976, American guitarist Tommy Bolin died from a heroin overdose aged 25 the day after opening a show for Jeff Beck in Miami, Florida. Bolin was a member of Zephyr (1969 to 1971), The James Gang (1973 to 1974) and Deep Purple (1975 to 1976).

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/05/16 at 12:16 am

December 5th 1919 – Alun Gwynne Jones, Baron Chalfont, English historian and politician

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/05/16 at 12:17 am

December 5th 1082 – Ramon Berenguer II, Count of Barcelona is assassinated.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/05/16 at 2:24 am

December 5th 1975 – Ronnie O'Sullivan, English snooker player and radio host

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/05/16 at 2:27 am

December 5th 1791 – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Austrian composer and musician, dies in Vienna, Austria (b. 1756)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/05/16 at 2:48 am

December 5th 1936 – James Lee Burke, American journalist, author, and academic

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/05/16 at 2:50 am

December 5th 1993, Co-founder of Gin Blossoms Doug Hopkins died of self-inflicted gunshot wounds age 32. The guitarist and songwriter was in a detox unit of Phoenix's St. Luke's Hospital, Phoenix, Arizona when he snuck out and bought a .38 caliber pistol. The next day Hopkins committed suicide.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/05/16 at 5:02 am

December 5th 1969 – Morgan J. Freeman, American director, producer, and screenwriter

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/05/16 at 5:03 am

December 5th 2013 – Nelson Mandela, South African lawyer and politician, 1st President of South Africa, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1918)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/05/16 at 6:59 am

December 5th 1952, Born on this day, Andy Kim, singer, (1974 US No.1 & UK No.2 single 'Rock Me Gently')

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/05/16 at 7:01 am

December 5th 1987, Fat Larry James, drummer, singer and leader of Fat Larry’s Band died of a heart attack aged 38. Scored the 1982 UK No.2 single 'Zoom'. The opening drum break from Down On The Avenue, from the band's first album, Feel It has been sampled by N.W.A. Ice-T, Jungle Brothers and Run-D.M.C.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/05/16 at 7:49 am

December 5th 1932, Born on this day, Richard Penniman, (Little Richard) who had the 1956 US No. 6 & 1957 UK No.3 single 'Long Tall Sally', plus over 10 other US & UK Top 40 singles.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/05/16 at 7:51 am

December 5th 1770 – James Stirling, Scottish mathematician and surveyor (b. 1692)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/05/16 at 1:04 pm

December 5th 1963 – Eddie "The Eagle" Edwards, UK Skier aka "Eddie the Eagle"

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/05/16 at 1:05 pm

December 5th 1926 – Claude Monet, French painter (b. 1840)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/05/16 at 5:11 pm

December 5th 1951 – Shoeless Joe Jackson, American baseball player and manager (b. 1887)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/05/16 at 9:56 pm

December 5th 2012 – Dave Brubeck, American pianist and composer (b. 1920)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: nally on 12/05/16 at 9:57 pm


December 5th 2012 – Dave Brubeck, American pianist and composer (b. 1920)

That's right, he passed away on the eve of his 92nd birthday. :\'(  Tomorrow we will likely mention him on the 'Dead People Birthdays For Today' thread.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/06/16 at 4:16 am

December 6th 1988, American singer songwriter Roy Orbison died of a heart attack aged 52. Scored the 1964 UK & US No.1 single 'Pretty Woman', plus over 20 US & 30 UK Top 40 singles including ‘Only the Lonely’ and ‘Crying’. Formed his first band The Wink Westerners in 1949, was a member of The Traveling Wilburys (known as Lefty Wilbury) with Bob Dylan, George Harrison, Jeff Lynne and Tom Petty and had the 1988 UK No.21 single 'Handle With Care'. Orbison endured a great deal of tragedy in his life. His first wife, Claudette died in a motorcycle accident in 1966 and two of his three sons, died in a house fire.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/06/16 at 7:29 am

December 6th 1943, Born on this day, Keith West, (Keith Hopkins), UK singer, (1967 UK No.2 single 'Excerpt From A Teenage Opera').

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/06/16 at 7:30 am

December 6th 343 – Saint Nicholas, Greek bishop and saint (b. 270)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/06/16 at 8:24 am

December 6th 1949, American blues artist, Leadbelly died. Huddie William Ledbetter wrote many songs including 'Goodnight Irene', ‘Cotton Fields’, 'The Rock Island Line', and ‘The Midnight Special'. Leadbelly was jailed several times for fights and knife related incidents, he was once jailed for shooting a man dead during an argument over a woman.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/06/16 at 10:23 pm

December 6th 1948 – JoBeth Williams, American actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/06/16 at 10:29 pm

December 6th 2011, American singer and songwriter Dobie Gray died from complications of cancer surgery in Nashville, Tennessee at the age of 71. His hit records included 'The 'In' Crowd' in 1965 and 'Drift Away', which was one of the biggest hits of 1973, and went on to sell over one million copies.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/07/16 at 2:08 am

December 7th 1954, Born on this day, Mike Nolan, vocals, Bucks Fizz, (1981 UK No.1 single 'Making Your Mind Up', plus 12 other UK Top 40 singles').

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/07/16 at 2:25 am

December 7th 1949, Born on this day, Tom Waits, US singer, songwriter, actor, (1980 album 'Heart Attack And Vine', as used in a Levi's TV ad. Wrote 'Ol' 55', 1974 US No.17 single for The Eagles). Bruce Springsteen, Rod Stewart, Paul Young have all covered his songs.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/07/16 at 3:28 am

December 7th 43 BC – Marcus Tullius Cicero is assassinated.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/07/16 at 6:43 am

December 7th 1977, Inventor Dr Peter Carl Goldmark was killed in a car crash aged 71. Goldmark invented the long-playing microgroove record in 1945 that went on to revolutionise the way people listened to music.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/07/16 at 7:36 am

December 7th 1947 – Anne Fine, English author

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/07/16 at 4:18 pm

December 7th 1956 – Larry Bird, American basketball player and coach

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/07/16 at 5:02 pm

December 7th 1959 – Barbara Wilshere, South African-English actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/07/16 at 11:32 pm

December 8th 1980, John Lennon was shot five times by 25 year old Mark Chapman outside the Dakota building in New York City where John and Yoko lived. Chapman had been waiting for Lennon outside the Dakota apartments since mid-morning and had asked for an autograph earlier in the day. Lennon was pronounced dead from a massive loss of blood at 11.30pm.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/08/16 at 3:21 am

December 8th 1941 – Bob Brown, American football player

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/08/16 at 3:25 am

December 8th 1982, American country singer, songwriter Marty Robbins died aged 57 of complications following cardiac surgery. Had the first No.1 of the 60's in the US with 'El Paso', (winning him a Grammy Award). Robbins later portrayed a musician in the 1982 Clint Eastwood film Honkytonk Man.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/08/16 at 4:47 am

December 8th 1947, Born on this day, Gregg Allman, keyboards, guitar, vocals, The Allman Brothers Band(1973 US No.12 single 'Ramblin Man').

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/08/16 at 5:39 am

December 8th 1958 – Rob Curling, Malayan-English journalist

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/08/16 at 6:50 am

December 8th 1966, Born on this day, Sinead O'Connor, Irish singer, songwriter, (1990 UK, US and world-wide No.1 single with the Prince penned 'Nothing Compares To U'). Her version of the song was also a No.1 hit in 18 other countries.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/08/16 at 7:05 am

December 8th 1939, Born on this day, James Galway, Irish musician, (1978 UK No.3 single 'Annie's Song',)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/08/16 at 7:49 am

December 8th 1939 – Felipe Gozon, Filipino lawyer and businessman

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/08/16 at 8:21 am

December 8th 1941 – Geoff Hurst, English footballer and manager

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/08/16 at 9:01 am

December 8th 1951 – Bill Bryson, American author and academic

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/08/16 at 5:03 pm

December 8th 1939, Born on this day, Jerry Butler, vocals, The Impressions, (1965 US No.7 single 'Lilies Of The Field', solo 1969 US No.4 single 'Only The Strong Survive').

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/08/16 at 5:42 pm

December 8th 1944 – George Baker, Dutch singer-songwriter

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/08/16 at 8:44 pm

December 8th 1947 – Gregg Allman, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/08/16 at 9:01 pm

December 8th 1959, Born on this day, Paul Rutherford, vocals, Frankie Goes To Hollywood, (1984 UK No.1 & US No.10 single 'Relax' and six other UK Top 40 singles).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/09/16 at 3:05 am

December 9th 1944, Born on this day, Neil Innes, vocals, guitar, Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band, 1968 UK No.5 single 'I'm The Urban Spaceman'. Composed music for Monty Python's Flying Circus wrote and performed The Rutles a TV spoof on The Beatles.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/09/16 at 3:27 am

December 9th 1957, Born on this day, Donny Osmond, singer, (1971 US No.1 single with ‘Go Away Little Girl’, a 1972 UK No.1 single with ‘Puppy Love’ plus seven other UK Top 40 singles). As part of The Osmonds he enjoyed a 1971 US No.1 single with ‘One Bad Apple’, and the 1974 UK No.1 single with ‘Love Me For A Reason’.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/09/16 at 3:50 am

December 9th 1941, Born on this day, Sam Strain, The O'Jays, (1973 US No.1 & UK No.9 single 'Love Train').

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/09/16 at 3:52 am

December 9th 1928 – Joan Blos, American author and educator

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/09/16 at 4:11 am

December 9th 1947 – Allan Jones, English cricketer and umpire

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/09/16 at 4:12 am

December 9th 1935 – Walter Liggett, American newspaper editor and muckraker, is killed in a gangland murder.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/09/16 at 4:48 am

December 9th 1950, Born on this day, British singer-songwriter and guitarist Joan Armatrading, who scored the 1983 UK No.11 single 'Drop The Pilot'. She also received an Ivor Novello Award for Outstanding Contemporary Song Collection in 1996.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/09/16 at 6:12 am

December 9th 1934 – Judi Dench, English actress

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/09/16 at 7:22 am

December 9th 1916 – Kirk Douglas, American actor, singer, and producer

Happy 100th birthday!!!

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/09/16 at 7:25 am

December 9th 1995, Darren Robinson, founder member of The Fat Boys died of a heart attack, weighing 450lb (204kg) at the time of his death. Also known as Buffy, The Human Beat Box, and DJ Doctor Nice.

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Written By: nally on 12/10/16 at 10:59 am

Died on December 10th 2005: Richard Pryor American comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter, just a few days after turning 65 (b. 1940)

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Written By: nally on 12/10/16 at 11:02 am

Died on December 10th 1967: Otis Redding, American singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1941)

He was killed in a plane crash in Lake Monona, Wisconsin, at the tender age of 26, along with other musicians, including members of music group The Bar-Kays. :\'( (He would have turned 75 this past September, had he lived.)

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Written By: nally on 12/11/16 at 10:48 pm

Died on December 11, 1964: Sam Cooke, American singer-songwriter (born 1931). :\'(

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Written By: nally on 12/11/16 at 11:14 pm

Died on December 11, 1991 (25 years ago today) - Robert Q. Lewis, American actor, comedian, game show host/panelist, and television personality, passed away at the age of 71, from emphysema. :\'(

He showed interest in broadcasting from an early age, and in the 1950s hosted the panel game show The Name's The Same. Later he became a panelist on What's My Line?, and had other hosting and acting credits to his name.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/12/16 at 7:23 pm

December 12th 1938, Born on this day, Connie Francis, singer, (1958 UK No.1 single 'Who's Sorry Now', 1960 US No.1 & UK No.5 single 'Everybody's Fool', plus over & 20 UK Top 40 hits.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/12/16 at 7:27 pm

December 12th 2007, Ike Turner, the former husband of Tina Turner died at the age of 76 at his home near San Diego, California. Turner who was a prolific session guitarist and piano player is credited by many music historians with making the first rock 'n' roll record in 1951. After marrying Tina Turner in 1959, the pair released a string of hits including the Phil Spector produced ‘River Deep Mountain High.’

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Written By: nally on 12/13/16 at 7:07 pm

Died on December 13th 1961: Anna Mary Robertson "Grandma" Moses, American painter of folk art, at the age of 101 (born September 1860). She began painting in earnest at the age of 78; because of this, she is often cited as an example of an individual successfully beginning a career in the arts at an advanced age.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/14/16 at 3:35 am

December 14th 1946, Born on this day, Jane Birkin, English actress, singer, and songwriter who had the 1969 UK No.1 single with Serge Gainsbourg 'Je t'aime...Moi non plus', the only French language UK chart- topper. She is also known as being the namesake of the popular Hermès Birkin bag.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/14/16 at 3:40 am

December 14th 1963, American blues and jazz singer Dinah Washington died aged 39. Known as the ‘Queen of the Blues’ she scored the 1959 US No.8 Grammy Award winning single 'What A Diff'rence A Day Makes' and the 1961 hit 'September In The Rain'.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/14/16 at 6:00 am

December 14th 1943, Born on this day, Frank Allen, The Searchers, (1964 UK No.1 single 'Needles And Pins').

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Written By: nally on 12/15/16 at 8:53 am

Died on December 15th 2013: Joan Fontaine, British-American actress, best known for her starring roles in classic Hollywood films. Born as Joan de Beauvoir de Havilland in 1917 in Tokyo to a British couple, she moved with her mother and sister, actress Olivia de Havilland, to California following her parents' divorce.

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Written By: nally on 12/15/16 at 8:56 am

Died on December 15th 2010: Bob Feller, American baseball pitcher and sportscaster, born 1918. Feller pitched from 1936 to 1941 and from 1945 to 1956, interrupted only by a four-year sojourn in the Navy.

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Written By: nally on 12/15/16 at 9:29 pm

Died 7 years ago today, on December 15th 2009:
Oral Roberts, American evangelist, founded the Oral Roberts Evangelistic Association (b. 1918)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/15/16 at 10:10 pm

December 15th 1943, American jazz musician, singer and composer, Fats Waller died of pneumonia on a train trip near Kansas City, Missouri. Wrote many songs including 'Ain't Misbehavin', 'Your Feet's Too Big' and 'The Reefer Song'. In 1926 Waller was kidnapped at gunpoint in Chicago and driven to a club owned by gangster Al Capone. Inside the club he was ordered to perform at what turned out to be a surprise birthday party for the gangster.

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Written By: nally on 12/19/16 at 10:48 am

Died on December 19th 2003: Hope Lange, American model and actress, age 70 (b. 1933)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/21/16 at 7:26 am

December 21st 1998, Scottish singer Karl Denver died from a brain tumour aged 67. Had the 1962 UK No.4 single 'Wimoweh' and 1990 UK hit 'Lazyitis- One Armed Boxer' with Happy Mondays.

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Written By: nally on 12/22/16 at 9:07 am

Joe Cocker, English singer-songwriter, passed away 2 years ago today, on 22 December 2014, age 70 (born 1944).

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Written By: nally on 12/22/16 at 9:09 am

Four years ago today, on 22 December 2012, American baseball player Ryan Freel -- who during the 2000s decade played for a handful of MLB teams -- took his own life through a self-inflicted shotgun wound; he was only 36. :\'( (He would have turned 40 this past May.)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/22/16 at 3:14 pm

December 22nd 1880 – George Eliot, English novelist and poet (b. 1819)

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Written By: nally on 12/25/16 at 12:47 pm

Died on 25 December 1995: Dean Martin, American singer, age 78 :\'(

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Written By: nally on 12/25/16 at 12:47 pm

Died on December 25, 2006: James Brown, American singer-songwriter, age 73

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Written By: nally on 12/25/16 at 12:49 pm

Died on December 25, 2008: Eartha Kitt, American singer and actress, age 81; recorded the Christmas classic "Santa Baby" in 1953

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Written By: nally on 12/26/16 at 11:13 am

Ten years ago today, on December 26th 2006: Gerald Ford, the 38th president of the U.S. (1974-77), died at his home in Rancho Mirage, California, at age 93 (born 14 July 1913). To date he lived the longest lifespan of any U.S. President, at 93 years, 5+ months.

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Written By: nally on 12/26/16 at 11:14 am

Died on 26 December 1972: Harry Truman, 33rd president of the U.S. (1945-1953), age 88 (born 1884).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/27/16 at 5:30 pm

December 27th 1981, American composer, pianist, singer, actor, and bandleader Hoagy Carmichael died aged 82. Composer of 'Georgia On My Mind', (covered by many acts including Ray Charles), 'Star Dust' and 'Lazy River'.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/28/16 at 12:41 am

December 28th 1991 - Nine people died in a rush to get into a basketball game at City College in New York.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/28/16 at 1:23 am

December 28th 1694 - Queen Mary II of England died after five years of joint rule with her husband, King William III.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/28/16 at 3:19 am

December 28th 1879 – Tay Bridge disaster: The central part of the Tay Rail Bridge in Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom collapses as a train passes over it, killing 75.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/29/16 at 1:29 am

December 29th 1170 – Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, is assassinated inside Canterbury Cathedral by followers of King Henry II; he subsequently becomes a saint and martyr in the Anglican Communion and the Catholic Church.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/29/16 at 10:10 pm

December 29th 2003 – In Russia, the last known speaker of Akkala Sami dies, rendering the language extinct.

Subject: Death Anniversaries

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/29/16 at 11:49 pm

December 30th 1896 – Filipino patriot and reform advocate José Rizal is executed by a Spanish firing squad in Manila.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/30/16 at 10:04 pm

December 30th 1947, Born on this day, Jeff Lynne, guitar, vocals, Idle Race, The Move, (1969 UK No.1 single 'Blackberry Way',) Electric Light Orchestra, (1979 UK No.3& US No. 4 single 'Don't Bring Me Down'), Traveling Wilburys, (1988 UK No.28 'Handle With Care'). As a producer Lynne has worked with George Harrison, Tom Petty, Roy Orbison, Paul McCartney, Brian Wilson, Joe Walsh and others.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/31/16 at 12:22 am

December 31st 1942, Born on this day, Andy Summers, guitarist, The Police (1983 UK & US No.1 single 'Every Breath You Take', plus 4 other UK No.1 singles).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/31/16 at 12:24 am

December 31st 1985, Ricky Nelson was killed along with six others, when his charted light aircraft crashed in Texas. It's rumoured that freebasing cocaine caused an onboard explosion. Nelson had played himself on his parent's US TV The Adventures Of Ozzie and Harriet.' (1958 US No.1 'Poor Little Fool', 1961 UK No.2 single 'Hello Mary Lou' plus over 30 US Top 40 hit singles).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/31/16 at 12:50 am

December 31st 1947, Born on this day, Burton Cummings, Guess Who & solo, (1970 US No.1 & UK No.19 single 'American Woman').

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/31/16 at 12:51 am

December 31st 2015, American singer, songwriter Natalie Cole died aged 65 due to congestive heart failure. The daughter of Nat 'King' Cole, she had the 1989 UK No.2 single 'Miss You Like Crazy', and the hits 'This Will Be', 'Inseparable', and 'Our Love'. In the 1990s, she re-recorded standards by her father, resulting in her biggest success, Unforgettable... with Love, which sold over seven million copies and also won Cole numerous Grammy Awards.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/31/16 at 1:13 am

December 31st 1977, Born on this day, South Korean singer, songwriter, rapper, dancer, record producer and television personality, PSY, (born Park Jae-sang), who had the 2012 internationally hit single 'Gangnam Style.'

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/31/16 at 1:14 am

December 31st 2015 – Wayne Rogers, American actor and investor (b. 1933)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/31/16 at 2:13 am

December 31st 1951, Born on this day, Tom Hamilton, bass, Aerosmith, (1989 UK No.13 single 'Love In An Elevator', 1989 album 'Pump' spent 53 weeks on the US charts, 1993 US No.1 & UK No.2 album 'Get A Grip', 1998 US No.1 & UK No.4 single 'I Don't Want To Miss A Thing').

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/31/16 at 2:14 am

December 31st 1980 – Raoul Walsh, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1887)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/31/16 at 2:41 am

December 31st 1951, Born on this day, Fermin Goytisolo, KC and the Sunshine Band, (1975 US No.1 single 'That's The Way, I Like It', 1983 UK No.1 single 'Give It Up').

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/31/16 at 2:42 am

December 31st 1972 - Roberto Clemente (Pittsburgh Pirates) was killed in a plane crash near Puerto Rico while flying relief supplies to Nicaraguan earthquake victims.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/31/16 at 3:05 am

December 31st 1943 – Ben Kingsley, English actor

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/31/16 at 3:06 am

December 31st 1971 - Peter Duel was found dead in his apartment in Hollywood Hills of an apparent suicide. Duel played the role of Hannibal Heyes in the series "Alias Smith and Jones".

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/31/16 at 4:12 am

December 31st 1972, Born on this day, Joey McIntrye, New Kids On The Block, (1989 UK No.1 single 'You Got It, The Right Stuff', 1990 US No.1 single 'Step By Step').

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/31/16 at 4:15 am

December 31st 2010 – Per Oscarsson, Swedish actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1927)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/31/16 at 5:43 am

December 31st 1937 – Anthony Hopkins, Welsh actor, director, and composer

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/31/16 at 5:45 am

December 31st 1997 – Floyd Cramer, American singer-songwriter and pianist (b. 1933)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/31/16 at 7:28 am

December 31st 1999 - Sarah Knauss died at the age of 119 years. She was the world's oldest person. She was born September 24, 1880.

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Written By: nally on 01/01/17 at 12:03 am


December 31st 2015, American singer, songwriter Natalie Cole died aged 65 due to congestive heart failure. The daughter of Nat 'King' Cole, she had the 1989 UK No.2 single 'Miss You Like Crazy', and the hits 'This Will Be', 'Inseparable', and 'Our Love'. In the 1990s, she re-recorded standards by her father, resulting in her biggest success, Unforgettable... with Love, which sold over seven million copies and also won Cole numerous Grammy Awards.

Hard to believe she's been gone a whole year already. :\'(

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Written By: nally on 01/01/17 at 12:03 am


December 31st 1999 - Sarah Knauss died at the age of 119 years. She was the world's oldest person. She was born September 24, 1880.

That is amazing, someone living to be 119. :o

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/01/17 at 12:04 am


That is amazing, someone living to be 119. :o
The current eldest is in Italy and is at 117.

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Written By: nally on 01/01/17 at 12:06 am


The current eldest is in Italy and is at 117.

Anyone born in 1900 and still around would turn that age this year. :o (That is, the year we are now entering!)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/01/17 at 1:10 am


Anyone born in 1900 and still around would turn that age this year. :o (That is, the year we are now entering!)
Born in November 1899 I recall.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/01/17 at 1:11 am

January 1st 404 – Telemachus, a Christian monk, is killed for attempting to stop a gladiators' fight in the public arena held in Rome, which turned out to be the last gladiator competition was held in Rome.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/01/17 at 2:58 am

January 1st 1953, Country singer Hank Williams died of a heart attack brought on by a lethal cocktail of pills and alcohol aged 29. Made his first record in 1946, scored 36 Top 10 US country hits, his best Known being 'Your Cheatin Heart.' Over 20,000 mourners attended his funeral.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/01/17 at 2:09 pm

January 1st 2013, Patti Page, one of the most popular artists of the 1950s, died at the age of 85. She recorded four US No.1 hits, including 'Tennessee Waltz' and the novelty record '(How Much Is That) Doggie In The Window'. Page recorded her first hit single, 'Confess' in 1947. Because of a strike, background singers were not available to provide harmony vocals for the song, so instead, Page decided to overdub her own, thus, Page became the first pop artist to overdub her vocals on a song.

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Written By: nally on 01/01/17 at 3:07 pm


January 1st 1953, Country singer Hank Williams died of a heart attack brought on by a lethal cocktail of pills and alcohol aged 29. Made his first record in 1946, scored 36 Top 10 US country hits, his best Known being 'Your Cheatin Heart.' Over 20,000 mourners attended his funeral.

Very sad that he died so young, especially from a heart attack. :o

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/01/17 at 5:54 pm

January 1st 2007 - In Denver, CO, Darrent Williams (Denver Broncos) was killed in a drive-by shooting outside a nightclub.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death anniversaries

Written By: nally on 01/08/17 at 11:50 am

15 years ago today, on January 8th 2002: Dave Thomas, American businessman and philanthropist who founded the Wendy's fast food chain, passed away at the age of 69 (just half a year shy of his 70th birthday) from a carcinoid neuroendocrine tumor (born July 1932). :\'(

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/10/17 at 1:59 am

January 10th 2016, English singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, painter, and actor David Bowie died from liver cancer at his New York home two days after releasing the album Blackstar on his 69th birthday. His first UK Top 40 single was the 1969 'Space Oddity' which became a UK No.1 in 1975, plus over 50 other UK Top 40 hits including five No.1's. Bowie has also scored two US No.1 singles, the 1975 'Fame' and 1983 'Let's Dance'.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/10/17 at 3:06 am

January 10th 1645 – Archbishop William Laud is beheaded at the Tower of London.

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Written By: nally on 01/10/17 at 5:48 pm


January 10th 2016, English singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, painter, and actor David Bowie died from liver cancer at his New York home two days after releasing the album Blackstar on his 69th birthday. His first UK Top 40 single was the 1969 'Space Oddity' which became a UK No.1 in 1975, plus over 50 other UK Top 40 hits including five No.1's. Bowie has also scored two US No.1 singles, the 1975 'Fame' and 1983 'Let's Dance'.

Yes, today is the one year anniversary of his passing, just two days after his birthday. :\'(

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/10/17 at 11:45 pm

January 11th 1924 – Roger Guillemin, French-American physician and endocrinologist, Nobel Prize laureate

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/11/17 at 1:19 am

January 11th 1999, Barry Pritchard guitarist and singer with The Fortunes died of a heart attack. The group's biggest hit was 'You've Got Your Troubles' which was a UK No.2 hit in 1965, also reaching No.7 seven in the US.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/11/17 at 4:52 am

January 11th 1971, Born on this day, Mary Jane Blige, American R&B soul singer, songwriter, actress. (1997 US No.1 album, 'Share My World', 1999 UK No.4 single' 'As', 2001 US No.1 single, 'Family Affair', 2006 US No.1 album 'The Breakthrough'). Sold over 60 million records world-wide known as the "Queen of hip-hop soul."

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/11/17 at 6:31 pm

January 11th 1938 – Arthur Scargill, English miner, activist, and politician

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversaries

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/11/17 at 6:32 pm

January 11th 2005, Former Bread guitarist and Academy Award-winning songwriter James Griffin died at his home in Nashville at the age of 61 after suffering from cancer. Bread had the 1970's hits 'Make It With You', 'Baby I'm-a Want You', and 'Everything I Own.'

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/11/17 at 6:53 pm

January 11th 1958, Born on this day, Vicki Peterson, guitar, vocals, The Bangles, (1986 UK No.2 single with the Prince song 'Manic Monday', 1986 US No.1 single 'Walk Like An Egyptian').

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversaries

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/11/17 at 8:43 pm

January 11th 1943 – Italian-American anarchist Carlo Tresca is assassinated in New York City.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/14/17 at 5:02 am

January 14th 1936, Born on this day, Clarence Carter, blind US singer, guitarist, (1970 US No.4 & UK No.2 single 'Patches').

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/14/17 at 7:59 pm

January 14th 1938 – Jack Jones, American singer and actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/15/17 at 3:07 am

January 15th 1968 - Bill Masterson (Minnesota North Stars) died of a brain injury that he had suffered two days earlier in a game against the Oakland Seals. He was the first casualty in the NHL.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/15/17 at 3:26 am

January 15th 1994, American singer songwriter Harry Nilsson died in his sleep of heart failure after spending the previous day in the recording studio. He recorded 'Everybody's Talkin' from the film Midnight Cowboy and wrote hits for Three Dog Night and The Monkees. Had the UK & US No.1 single with his version of the Badfinger Evans & Ham song 'Without You.' When John Lennon and Paul McCartney held a press conference in 1968 to announce the formation of Apple Corps, John was asked to name his favorite American artist. He replied, "Nilsson". Paul was then asked to name his favorite American group. He replied, "Nilsson".

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Written By: LyricBoy on 01/18/17 at 5:10 am

Popular actress from the 1970s and 1980s Sharon Mitchell turns 61 years old today, January 18.

She has been featured in more than 700 films and compilations.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/20/17 at 2:12 am

January 20th 1965, American disc-jockey Alan Freed died from uraemia at the age of 42. Freed called himself the "father of rock and roll", appeared in the movies such as 'Rock Around the Clock' and Don't Knock the Rock. His career was destroyed by the payola scandal that hit the broadcasting industry in the early 1960s.

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Written By: nally on 01/21/17 at 2:50 pm

Fifteen years ago today, on January 21st 2002: American singer Peggy Lee died of complications from diabetes and a heart attack on at the age of 81 (born May 1920). :\'(

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Written By: c_keenan2001@hotmail.com on 01/22/17 at 1:44 pm

Michael Hutchence the lead singer, the only one who should have been the lead singer, of the Australian band INXS was born on this day in 1960.  He would have turned 57 this year.  (d. 1997)

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Written By: nally on 01/23/17 at 10:32 pm

Johnny Carson passed away on this date in 2005 at age 79. :\'(

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Written By: nally on 01/24/17 at 11:05 pm

Died on January 24th 1986:

Gordon MacRae, American actor and singer (b. 1921)
L. Ron Hubbard, American religious leader and author, founded the Church of Scientology (b. 1911)


Born on that same date: Mischa Barton, English-born actress (Happy 31st b'day!) who became a naturalized U.S. citizen in February 2006.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 01/24/17 at 11:07 pm

Died on January 24th 1975: Larry Fine, American comedian (born 1902), one of the Three Stooges! (He and Moe were the only constant members.)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 01/28/17 at 7:07 pm

Died on January 28th 2005: Jim Capaldi, English singer-songwriter/multi-instrumentalist (member of Traffic), age 60 (born August 1944)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 02/01/17 at 12:18 pm

Died four years ago today, on February 1st 2013: Ed Koch, American lawyer, judge, and politician, 105th Mayor of New York City (b. 1924)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 02/01/17 at 12:21 pm

Died five years ago today, on February 1st 2012: Don Cornelius, American television host and producer who was best known as the creator of the nationally syndicated dance and music show Soul Train, which he hosted from 1971 until 1993; took his own life at age 75 (born September 1936). :\'(

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 02/01/17 at 12:22 pm

Died on February 1st 2005: John Vernon, Canadian-American actor (b. 1932)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 02/02/17 at 5:53 pm

Died on February 2nd 2014: Philip Seymour Hoffman, American actor, director, and producer (b. 1967)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 02/03/17 at 4:09 pm

58 years ago today, on Feb 3rd 1959, three famous musicians were killed in a plane crash, marked as "The Day The Music Died":

Buddy Holly (b. 1936), Richie Valens (b. 1941), and The Big Bopper (b. 1930) :\'(

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Written By: nally on 02/07/17 at 7:57 pm

Died on February 7th 1999: King Hussein of Jordan (b. 1935)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death anniversaries

Written By: nally on 02/08/17 at 9:31 am

Anna Nicole Smith passed away on this date ten years ago, at age 39, from a drug overdose. :(

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/09/17 at 12:53 am

February 9th 1993, British broadcaster Bill Grundy died of a heart attack aged 69. He conducted the famous Sex Pistols interview on Thames Television on December 1, 1976; when Grundy provoked the band into using obscenities on live TV. The broadcast wrecked Grundy's television career. He was also the first television presenter to present The Beatles on Granada Television on October 17, 1962.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/09/17 at 6:34 pm

February 9th 1981, American singer Bill Haley was found dead, fully clothed on his bed at his home in Harlingen, Texas from a heart attack, Haley had sold over 60 million records during his career. Scored the 1955 UK & US No.1 single 'Rock Around the Clock' and became known as the first Rock 'n' Roll star. Haley was blinded in his left eye as a child due to a botched operation and later adopted his distinctive spit-curl hairstyle to distract attention from his blind eye.

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Written By: nally on 02/11/17 at 2:31 pm

5 years ago today, on February 11th 2012: Whitney Houston, American singer, passed away at age 48. :\'(

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Written By: Howard on 02/11/17 at 3:52 pm


5 years ago today, on February 11th 2012: Whitney Houston, American singer, passed away at age 48. :\'(


She is still missed.  :\'(

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/12/17 at 1:49 am


She is still missed.  :\'(
We will always love her.

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Written By: nally on 02/13/17 at 10:07 am

Died one year ago today, on February 13th 2016: Antonin Scalia, American lawyer and judge, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (b. 1936)

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Written By: nally on 02/16/17 at 2:05 pm

Died one year ago today, on February 16th 2016: Boutros Boutros-Ghali, Egyptian politician and diplomat, 6th Secretary-General of the United Nations (b. 1922)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death anniversary

Written By: nally on 02/16/17 at 2:18 pm

Died on February 16th 1961: Dazzy Vance, American baseball player (b. 1891)

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Written By: nally on 02/17/17 at 1:00 pm

Died on February 17th 1909: Geronimo, American tribal leader (b. 1829)

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Written By: nally on 02/18/17 at 2:44 pm

Died on February 18th 1998: Harry Caray, American sportscaster (b. 1914)

He called baseball games from the St. Louis Cardinals, St. Louis Browns (who later became the Baltimore Orioles), Oakland Athletics, Chicago White Sox, and Chicago Cubs.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death anniversary

Written By: nally on 02/19/17 at 5:18 pm

Died on February 19th 1980: Bon Scott, Scottish-born/Australian-based singer (born July 1946); lead singer of AC/DC from 1974 until his death

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death anniversary

Written By: nally on 02/19/17 at 5:19 pm

Died on February 19th 1972: Lee Morgan, American trumpet player and composer (b. 1938)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: c_keenan2001@hotmail.com on 02/19/17 at 11:22 pm

Born February 20th, 1967 Kurt Cobain lead singer and principle songwritter for Nirvana. (d 1994)

Born February 20th, 1971 Dan Todd Drummer Platinum Blonde

Born February 20th, 1975 Brian Littrell Musician Backstreet Boys

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/21/17 at 1:50 am

February 21st 2002 – John Thaw, English actor and producer (b. 1942)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/22/17 at 1:19 am

February 22nd 1928 – Bruce Forsyth, English singer and television host

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death anniversaries

Written By: nally on 02/23/17 at 7:25 pm

Died on February 23rd 1848: John Quincy Adams, American politician, 6th President of the United States (b. 1767). He was the son of John Adams, the 2nd U.S. President, and the first child of a former U.S. President to later hold the office.

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Written By: nally on 02/24/17 at 1:48 pm

Died on February 24th 1990: Johnnie Ray, American pop singer (born January 1927).

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Written By: nally on 02/27/17 at 2:20 pm

Died two years ago today, on February 27th 2015: Leonard Nimoy, American actor (b. 1931)

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Written By: nally on 02/27/17 at 2:21 pm

Died six years ago today, on February 27th 2011: Duke Snider, American baseball player, manager, and sportscaster (b. 1926)

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Written By: nally on 02/28/17 at 5:48 pm

Died one year ago today, on February 28th 2016: George Kennedy, American actor, at age 91 years and 10 days (born 1925)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/01/17 at 2:59 am

March 1st 1994, Born on this day, Justin Bieber, Canadian singer. Bieber is the first artist to have seven songs from a debut album chart on the Billboard Hot 100. His 2009 debut single 'One Time' was a Top 30 hit in over 10 countries. With a global fan base, termed as "Beliebers", and over 40 million followers on Twitter, he was named by Forbes magazine in 2012 as the third-most powerful celebrity in the world.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/01/17 at 4:10 am

March 1st 1927, Born on this day, Harry Belafonte, US singer,who had the 1957 UK No.1 & US No.12 single with ‘Mary’s Boy Child’ and a 1957 UK No.2 & US No.5 with ‘Banana Boat Song’. He also scored over 15 US Top 40 albums, including the 1956 Calypso.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/01/17 at 6:29 am

March 1st 1944, Born on this day, Mike D'Abo, singer, songwriter, Manfred Mann, (1968 UK No.1 & US No.10 single 'Mighty Quinn'). Wrote 'Handbags & Gladrags' covered by Rod Stewart and Stereophonics. Also wrote 'Build Me Up A Buttercup' a 1968 hit for The Foundations.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 03/01/17 at 10:59 am

Died on March 1st 2013: Bonnie Franklin, American actress and singer (b. 1944)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 03/01/17 at 11:04 am

Died on March 1st 1988: Joe Besser, American comedian and actor (b. 1907)

During the late 1950s he was a member of the Three Stooges, filling the role vacated by Shemp Howard, who'd passed away in 1955.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/01/17 at 4:44 pm

March 1st 1926 – Robert Clary, French-American actor and author

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/01/17 at 8:30 pm

March 1st 1954 – Ron Howard, American actor and filmmaker. Howard is best known for playing two high-profile roles in television sitcoms in his youth and directing a number of successful feature films later in his career.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/02/17 at 12:13 am

March 2nd 1999, Dusty Springfield died after a long battle against cancer, aged 59. The British singer had her first UK hit single in 1963 with ‘I Only Want To Be With You’, which reached No.4, the 1966 UK No.1 & US No.4 single with 'You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me’ plus over 15 other UK Top 40 singles.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/02/17 at 12:49 am

March 2nd 1977, Born on this day, Chris Martin, English singer-songwriter, pianist, guitarist, and the lead vocalist and co-founder of Coldplay. The band had the 2000 UK No.4 single 'Yellow', and the 2000 UK No.1 album 'Parachutes' and the 2005 worldwide No.1 album ‘X&Y'. In December 2009, Rolling Stone readers voted the group the fourth-best artist of the 2000s

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/02/17 at 12:56 am

March 2nd 2003, Singer, songwriter Hank Ballard died from throat cancer. Wrote and recorded 'The Twist' but it was only released on the B-side of a record. One year later, Chubby Checker debuted his own version of 'The Twist' on Dick Clark's Philadelphia television show. It topped the charts and launched a dance craze that prompted the creation of other Twist songs, including 'Twist and Shout' by the Isley Brothers and 'Twistin' the Night Away' by Sam Cooke.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/02/17 at 2:01 am

March 2nd 1931 – Mikhail Gorbachev, Russian lawyer and politician, President of the Soviet Union, Nobel Prize laureate

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/02/17 at 2:03 am

March 2nd 1127 – Assassination of Charles the Good, Count of Flanders.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/02/17 at 4:41 am

March 2nd 1930 – John Cullum, American actor and singer

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/02/17 at 5:46 am

March 2nd 1955, Born on this day, Jay Osmond, The Osmonds, (1971 US No.1 single 'One Bad Apple', 1974 UK No.1 single 'Love Me For A Reason' plus 9 other US & UK Top 40 singles).

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/02/17 at 5:47 am

March 2nd 1930 – D. H. Lawrence, English novelist, poet, playwright, and critic (b. 1885)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/02/17 at 6:24 pm

March 2nd 1962, Born on this day, Jon Bon Jovi, vocals, solo, (1990 UK No.13 single 'Blaze Of Glory'), Bon Jovi, (1987 US No.1 & UK No.4 single 'Livin' On A Prayer', 1986 US & UK No.1 album Slippery When Wet. plus nine other UK Top 10 albums).

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/02/17 at 9:07 pm

March 2nd 1991, French singer Serge Gainsbourg died of a heart attack. Famous for his 1969 UK No.1 duet with Jane Birkin on 'Je t'aime... Moi non plus.' During his career, he wrote the soundtracks for more than 40 films.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/02/17 at 9:39 pm

March 2nd 1980 – Rebel Wilson, Australian actress and screenwriter

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/03/17 at 12:17 am

March 3rd 1959 – Lou Costello, American actor and comedian (b. 1906)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/03/17 at 5:38 am

March 3rd 1987 – Danny Kaye, American actor, singer, and dancer (b. 1911)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/03/17 at 5:40 pm

March 3rd 1977, Born on this day, Irish recording artist, singer-songwriter, musician, Ronan Keating, who with Boyzone scored the 1996 UK No.1 single 'Words' and 4 UK No.1 albums. As a solo artist Keating had the 1999 UK No.1 single 'When You Say Nothing At All', (which was featured in the film Notting Hill) and his 2000 UK No.1 album 'Ronan' spent over a year on the chart.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/03/17 at 5:41 pm

March 3rd 2008, Beatles engineer Norman Smith died at the age of 85. Smith who worked on every studio recording the band made between 1962 and 1965 was nicknamed "Normal Norman" by John Lennon. As a producer in 1966, he signed Pink Floyd and produced their early albums including Saucerful of Secrets and as Hurricane Smith had the 1971 UK No.2 hit 'Don't Let It Die'.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/04/17 at 2:34 am

March 4th 1926 – Richard DeVos, American businessman and philanthropist, co-founded Amway

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/04/17 at 2:36 am

March 4th 2001, Village People singer Glenn Hughes died of lung cancer aged 50 in his Manhattan apartment in New York. He was the original "Biker" character in the disco group who scored the 1978 UK No.1 & US No.2 single Y.M.C.A.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/04/17 at 3:49 am

March 4th 1968, Born on this day, Patsy Kensit, actress, appeared in the 1986 film 'Absolute Beginners' and singer with Eighth Wonder, (1988 UK No.7 single 'I'm Not Scared'). Once married to Simple Minds singer Jim Kerr and married Oasis singer Liam Gallagher in 1997. The couple split in 2000.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/04/17 at 3:53 am

March 4th 1994 – John Candy, Canadian actor and comedian known mainly for his work in Hollywood films. Candy rose to fame as a member of the Toronto branch of the Second City and its related Second City Television series, and through his appearances in such comedy films as Stripes, Splash, Cool Runnings, Summer Rental, The Great Outdoors, Spaceballs, and Uncle Buck, as well as more dramatic roles in Only the Lonely and JFK. One of his most renowned onscreen performances was as Del Griffith, the loquacious, on-the-move shower-curtain ring salesman in the John Hughes comedy Planes, Trains and Automobiles. While filming the Western parody Wagons East!, Candy died of a heart attack in Durango, Mexico, on March 4, 1994, aged 43. His final two films, Wagons East! and Canadian Bacon, are dedicated to his memory. (b. 1950)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/04/17 at 5:04 am

March 4th 1967 – Tim Vine, English comedian, actor, and author

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/04/17 at 8:51 pm

March 4th 1951, Born on this day, Chris Rea, singer, songwriter, guitarist, (1989 UK No.10 single 'The Road To Hell', 1989 UK No.1 album 'Road To Hell' spent 76 weeks on the chart).

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/05/17 at 12:26 am

March 5th 1963, Country singers Patsy Cline, Cowboy Copas and Hawkshaw Hawkins were killed in a plane crash near Camden, Tennessee. They were travelling to Nashville after appearing at a benefit concert for the widow of Kansas City disc jockey 'Cactus' Jack Call, who had died in a car crash. On 7 March, country singer Jack Anglin was killed in a car crash on his way to Cline's funeral. Cline was the first country singer to cross over as a pop artist.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Twin Birthdays

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/05/17 at 2:28 am

March 5th 1962, Born on this day, identical twin brothers, Craig and Charlie Reid from the Scottish band The Proclaimers, who had the 1987 UK No.3 single 'Letter From America', 1988 UK No.6 album 'Sunshine Over Leith' as well as the 2007 UK No.1 single with the Comic Relief charity hit 'I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles).'

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/05/17 at 6:15 pm

March 5th 1982, Actor and singer John Belushi died from an overdose of cocaine and heroin. Belushi was one of the original cast members on US TV's Saturday Night Live, played Joliet 'Jake' Blues in The Blues Brothers and also appeared in the film Animal House. His tombstone reads "I may be gone, but rock n roll lives on."

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/06/17 at 1:17 am

March 6th 1939, Born on this day, Jerry Naylor, American country and rock and roll artist and broadcaster who was the lead singer of The Crickets following the death of Buddy Holly.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/06/17 at 5:02 am

March 6th 1947 – Rob Reiner, American actor, director, and producer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: nally on 03/06/17 at 10:54 am


March 6th 1947 – Rob Reiner, American actor, director, and producer

Same DOB as Kiki Dee, who is also still alive!

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: nally on 03/06/17 at 10:56 am

Died on March 6th 2006: Kirby Puckett, American baseball player, at age 45 from stroke (born 1960), just eight days shy of his 46th birthday. :\'( He played his whole Major League career with the Minnesota Twins, winning two World Series titles (1987 and 1991, even providing a clutch hit in Game Six when the team was on the brink of elimination against the Atlanta Braves).

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/06/17 at 5:37 pm

March 6th 1946, Born on this day, David Gilmour: guitarist, singer and songwriter, who joined Pink Floyd in 1968. After Roger Waters' departure in 1985, David created two further Floyd albums, A Momentary Lapse of Reason and The Division Bell, with Nick Mason and Richard Wright. He was appointed a CBE in 2003 for his services to music. He released his first solo album, David Gilmour, in 1978, followed by About Face in 1984 and 2006's On An Island, which charted at No.1 in the UK and No.6 in the US.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/06/17 at 5:50 pm

March 6th 1836 – Texas Revolution: Battle of the Alamo – After a thirteen-day siege by an army of 3,000 Mexican troops, the 187 Texas volunteers, including frontiersman Davy Crockett and colonel Jim Bowie, defending the Alamo are killed and the fort is captured.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/06/17 at 7:09 pm

March 6th 2016 – Nancy Reagan, American actress, 42nd First Lady of the United States (b. 1921)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/06/17 at 7:29 pm

March 6th 1951, Welsh composer, singer and actor Ivor Novello died aged 58. He first became known for the song 'Keep the Home Fires Burning,' which he composed during World War I. The annual British songwriter award is named after him.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/06/17 at 8:27 pm

March 6th 1920 – Lewis Gilbert, English director, producer, and screenwriter

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/06/17 at 8:31 pm

March 6th 1961, George Formby died aged 57. The British singing comedian and ukulele player made over 20 films, and his best known song is 'Leaning On A Lamp Post.' Formby who was made an OBE in 1946 was a major influence on George Harrison.

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Written By: nally on 03/06/17 at 9:22 pm


March 6th 2016 – Nancy Reagan, American actress, 42nd First Lady of the United States (b. 1921)

Ah yes, I remember this...a whole year ago already. She's the most recent U.S. First Lady who has passed on.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/06/17 at 10:04 pm


March 6th 1947 – Rob Reiner, American actor, director, and producer
Born on the same day!

March 6th 1947 – Dick Fosbury, American high jumper

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/06/17 at 10:08 pm


March 6th 1947 – Rob Reiner, American actor, director, and producer

Born on the same day!

March 6th 1947 – Dick Fosbury, American high jumper

Same DOB as Kiki Dee, who is also still alive!
March 6th 1947, Born on this day, Kiki Dee, (Pauline Matthews), singer and actress who had the 1976 UK & US No.1 single Don't Go Breaking My Heart' with Elton John. As a session singer she worked with Dusty Springfield and also became the first white British artist to be signed by Motown Records, releasing her first Motown single in 1970. Dee now performs with guitarist Carmelo Luggeri.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/06/17 at 10:56 pm

March 6th 1926 – Alan Greenspan, American economist and politician

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/07/17 at 3:13 am

March 7th 1962, Born on this day, Taylor Dayne, US singer, (Leslie Wundermann), 1988 UK No.3 single 'Tell It To My Heart', 1990 US No.1 single 'Love Will Lead You Back'.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/07/17 at 4:20 am

March 7th 1999 – Stanley Kubrick, American film director, screenwriter, producer, cinematographer, editor, and photographer, died in his sleep at the age of 70, after suffering a massive heart attack.

:\'( :\'( :\'(

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/07/17 at 5:47 am

March 7th 1934 – Willard Scott, American television personality and actor

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/07/17 at 6:54 am

March 7th 1952 – Viv Richards, Caribbean cricketer and footballer

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/07/17 at 6:56 am

March 7th 1988, British pedal steel guitar player Gordon Huntley died of cancer. Was a member of Matthews Southern Comfort, (UK No.1 single 'Woodstock') and as a session player worked with many acts including Elton John, Rod Stewart, The Pretty Things, Cliff Richard and Fairport Convention.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/07/17 at 5:40 pm

March 7th 1956 – Bryan Cranston, American actor, director, and producer

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/07/17 at 5:43 pm

March 7th 161 – Emperor Antoninus Pius dies and is succeeded by his adoptive sons Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: nally on 03/07/17 at 6:32 pm

Died on March 7th 2013: Claude King, American singer-songwriter and guitarist, age 90 (b. 1923)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/07/17 at 8:17 pm

March 7th 1960 – Ivan Lendl, Czech tennis player and coach

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/07/17 at 9:01 pm

March 7th 1970 – Rachel Weisz, English-American actress and producer

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/07/17 at 11:45 pm

March 8th 1927 – Dick Hyman, American pianist and composer

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/07/17 at 11:48 pm

March 8th 2016, English record producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer and musician, Sir George Martin died aged 90. He worked as EMI records in-house record producer and became known as the so-called fifth Beatle. Martin produced all but one of The Beatles albums giving him 30 No.1 hit singles in the UK and 23 No.1 hits in the US. He also produced many other acts including: Matt Monro, Cilla Black, Gerry & The Pacemakers, Billy J. Kramer & the Dakotas, The Fourmost, Jeff Beck, Ultravox, Kenny Rogers, UFO, Cheap Trick, Elton John and Celine Dion. Martin received a Knighthood in 1996.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/08/17 at 2:20 am

March 8th 1945, Born on this day, Michael Dolenz, singer and drummer with The Monkees who had the 1967 UK & US No.1 single 'I'm A Believer' plus 10 US & 8 UK Top 40 singles. Dolenz is now a actor, television director, radio personality and theatre director.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/08/17 at 2:22 am

March 8th 1723 – Christopher Wren, English architect, designed St. Paul's cathedral (b. 1632)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/08/17 at 2:55 am

March 8th 2014 – Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, carrying a total of 239 people, disappears en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/08/17 at 3:01 am

March 8th 1948, Born on this day, Little Peggy March, (Margaret Battivio.) US singer who had the 1963 US No.1 single 'I Will Follow Him'.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/08/17 at 3:58 am

March 8th 1946, Born on this day, Carole Bayer Sager, singer, songwriter. Wrote 'Groovy Kind Of Love', hit for The Mindbenders and Phil Collins. Sinatra, Pitney and Dolly Parton have all recorded her songs. Married Burt Bacharach in 1982.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/08/17 at 4:04 am

March 8th 1999 – Joe DiMaggio, American baseball player and coach (b. 1914)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/08/17 at 5:53 am

March 8th 1930 – Douglas Hurd, English politician, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/08/17 at 5:55 am

March 8th 1874 – Millard Fillmore, American lawyer and politician, 13th President of the United States (b. 1800)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/08/17 at 6:29 pm

March 8th 2003, Singer, actor Adam Faith died. Had the 1959 UK No.1 single 'What Do You Want', plus over 20 other UK Top 40 singles, acting roles include the TV series 'Love Hurts.'

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/08/17 at 6:50 pm

March 8th 1958, Born on this day, Gary Numan, singer with Tubeway Army who had the 1979 UK No.1 single 'Are Friends Electric'. As a solo artist had the 1979 UK No.1 & 1980 US No.9 single 'Cars' plus 18 other UK Top 40 singles.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/08/17 at 7:07 pm

March 8th 1951 – Phil Edmonds, Zambian-English cricketer and businessman

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/08/17 at 7:31 pm

March 8th 1869 – Hector Berlioz, French composer, conductor, and critic (b. 1803)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/08/17 at 9:27 pm

March 8th 1971 – Harold Lloyd, American actor, director, and producer (b. 1893)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/08/17 at 10:19 pm

March 8th 1961 – Thomas Beecham, English conductor and composer (b. 1879)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/09/17 at 1:01 am

March 9th 1922 – Bill Bainbridge, English former footballer

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/09/17 at 1:47 am

March 9th 1958, Born on this day, Martin Fry, vocals, ABC, (1982 UK No.4 & 1983 US No.18 'The Look Of Love' plus nine other UK Top 40 singles).

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/09/17 at 1:49 am

March 9th 1989 – Robert Mapplethorpe, American photographer (b. 1946)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: nally on 03/09/17 at 7:20 pm

Died 20 years ago today, on March 9th 1997: Notorious B.I.G., American male rapper, age 24, by bullets from an unknown gunman  :\'(

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: nally on 03/09/17 at 7:21 pm

Died 10 years ago today, on March 9th 2007: Bradley Delp, American rock musician (lead singer of Boston), age 55 (b. June 1951)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/10/17 at 4:53 am

March 10th 1913 – Harriet Tubman, American abolitionist, humanitarian, and an armed scout and spy for the United States Army during the American Civil War, she died of pneumonia.(b. 1820)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/10/17 at 7:01 am

March 10th 1964 – Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, KG, GCVO, CD, ADC is the youngest of four children and the third son of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/10/17 at 7:20 am

March 10th 1988 – Andy Gibb, Manx-Australian singer-songwriter and actor, younger brother of The Bee Gees, Andy Gibb died in hospital. His death from myocarditis (inflammation of the heart) followed a long battle with cocaine addiction, which had weakened his heart.  (b. 1958)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/10/17 at 4:25 pm

March 10th 1953 – Paul Haggis, Canadian director, producer, and screenwriter

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/10/17 at 6:16 pm

March 10th 1986 – Ray Milland, Welsh-American actor and director (b. 1905)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/11/17 at 12:06 am

March 11th 1931 – F. W. Murnau, German-American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1888)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/11/17 at 2:39 am

March 11th 1950 – Jerry Zucker, American director, producer, and screenwriter

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/11/17 at 4:32 am

March ​11th 2007 – Betty Hutton, American actress and singer (b. 1921)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/11/17 at 6:29 am

March 11th 1950, Born on this day, Bobby McFerrin, vocalist and conductor, (1988 US No.1 & UK No.2 single 'Don't Worry Be Happy').

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March 11th 2016, English musician Keith Emerson died in Santa Monica, California, of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head after he had become "depressed, nervous and anxious" because nerve damage in his hands had hampered his playing. Emerson found his first commercial success with the Nice, in the late 1960s and was a founding member of Emerson, Lake & Palmer (ELP), one of the early progressive rock supergroups.

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Written By: nally on 03/11/17 at 10:38 am


March 11th 1950 – Jerry Zucker, American director, producer, and screenwriter

March 11th 1950, Born on this day, Bobby McFerrin, vocalist and conductor, (1988 US No.1 & UK No.2 single 'Don't Worry Be Happy').

Two famous people turning 67 today!!

In my own life, I also knew a person born on this day 67 years ago; but this person, a friend of my mother's, passed away in early 2005. :\'(

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/11/17 at 5:11 pm

March 11th 1931 – Rupert Murdoch, Australian-American businessman, founded News Corporation

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/11/17 at 6:37 pm

March 11th 222 – Emperor Elagabalus is assassinated, along with his mother, Julia Soaemias, by the Praetorian Guard during a revolt. Their mutilated bodies are dragged through the streets of Rome before being thrown into the Tiber.

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Written By: nally on 03/11/17 at 6:58 pm

Died on March 11th 1955: Oscar F. Mayer, German-American businessman (b. 1859), founder of the Oscar Mayer food production company.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/11/17 at 7:47 pm

March 11th 1932 – Nigel Lawson, English journalist and politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/11/17 at 8:47 pm

March 11th 1992 – Richard Brooks, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1912)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/11/17 at 9:56 pm

March 11th 1953 – Jimmy Iovine, American record producer and businessman, co-founded Interscope Records and Beats Electronics

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/11/17 at 11:17 pm

March 11th 1965 – Jesse Jackson, Jr., American lawyer and politician

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/12/17 at 3:57 am

March 12th 2001 – Robert Ludlum, American author (b. 1927)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/12/17 at 5:47 am

March 12th 1948 – Virginia Bottomley, Scottish social worker and politician, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/12/17 at 7:13 am

March 12th 1946, Born on this day, Liza Minnelli, singer, actress, dancer, daughter of Judy Garland and film director Vincente Minnelli. (1970 film 'Cabaret', 1989 UK No.6 single 'Losing My Mind').

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/12/17 at 6:17 pm

March 12th 1999 – Yehudi Menuhin, American-Swiss violinist and conductor (b. 1916)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/12/17 at 7:27 pm

March 12th 1948 – James Taylor, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/12/17 at 9:27 pm

March 12th 1955, American jazz saxophonist and composer Charlie Parker died of a heart attack in New York City while watching Tommy Dorsey's Orchestra on television. He was 34. The coroner who performed his autopsy mistakenly estimated Parker's 34-year-old body to be between 50 and 60 years of age. (After years of drug and alcohol abuse).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/12/17 at 11:17 pm

March 12th 1984 – Arnold Ridley, English actor and playwright (b. 1896)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/17 at 1:51 am

March 13th 1921 – Al Jaffee, American cartoonist, notable for his work in the satirical magazine Mad

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/17 at 3:27 am

March 13th 1619 – Richard Burbage, English actor (b. 1567)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/17 at 4:21 am

March 13th 1974 – Thomas Enqvist, Swedish tennis player and sportscaster

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/17 at 7:00 am

March 13th 1939, Born on this day, Neil Sedaka, singer, songwriter, (1959 UK No.3 single 'Oh Carol' plus over 30 US & 14 UK other Top 40 singles, 1962 US No.1 & UK No.7 single 'Breaking Up Is Hard To Do').

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/17 at 7:38 am

March 13th 1933, Born on this day, Mike Stoller, (Leiber &), songwriter, and producer for Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly, The Monkees and Cliff Richard. Their hit songs include 'Hound Dog' and 'Kansas City'. Later in the 1950s, particularly through their work with The Coasters, they created a string of ground-breaking hits that are some of the most entertaining in rock and roll.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/17 at 9:08 am

March 13th 1842 – Henry Shrapnel, English general (b. 1761)

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Written By: LyricBoy on 03/13/17 at 5:49 pm

March 13, 1988: John C. Holmes, prolific film star of the 1970s and early 1980s, passed away at a Veterans Administration hospital in Sepulveda CA after a prolonged illness.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/17 at 6:38 pm

March 13th 1881 – Alexander II of Russia is killed near his palace when a bomb is thrown at him. (Gregorian date: it was March 1 in the Julian calendar then in use in Russia.)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/17 at 8:40 pm

March 13th 1906 – Susan B. Anthony, American activist (b. 1820)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/14/17 at 12:55 am

March 14th 1928 – Frank Borman, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/14/17 at 2:36 am

March 14th 1991, American songwriter Doc Pomus died. With Mort Shuman he wrote many early 60's hits including, ‘A Teenager in Love’, ‘Save The Last Dance For Me’, ‘Sweets For My Sweet’, ‘Can't Get Used to Losing You’, ‘Little Sister’, ‘Suspicion’, ‘Surrender’ and ‘Viva Las Vegas’.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/14/17 at 3:19 am

March 14th 1933 – Michael Caine, English actor and author

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/14/17 at 5:08 am

March 14th 313 – Emperor Jin Huidi is executed by Liu Cong, ruler of the Xiongnu state (Han Zhao).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/14/17 at 7:06 am

March 14th 1933, Born on this day, Quincy Jones, the bandleader, musician, and producer who scored the 1978 US No.1 single 'Stuff Like That', has a record 79 Grammy Award nominations. Jones was the producer of the three albums by Michael Jackson, Off The Wall, Bad and Thriller which has now sold more than 100 million copies worldwide.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/14/17 at 8:32 am

March 14th 1757 – Admiral Sir John Byng is executed by firing squad aboard HMS Monarch for breach of the Articles of War. (b. 1704)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/14/17 at 1:26 pm

March 14th 1997 – Fred Zinnemann, Austrian-American director and producer (b. 1907)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/14/17 at 6:41 pm

March 14th 1947, Born on this day, Jona Lewie, UK singer, (1980 UK No. 3 with 'Stop The Cavalry').

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/14/17 at 7:56 pm

March 14th 1883 – Karl Marx, German philosopher and theorist (b. 1818)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/14/17 at 8:22 pm

March 14th 1950 – Rick Dees, American actor and radio host

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/14/17 at 9:20 pm

March 14th 2014 – Tony Benn, English pilot and politician, Postmaster General of the United Kingdom (b. 1925)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/15/17 at 12:25 am

March 15th 44 BC – Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, Gaius Cassius Longinus, Decimus Junius Brutus, and several other Roman senators on the Ides of March.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/15/17 at 1:44 am

March 15th 1988 – Jolo Revilla, Filipino actor and politician

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/15/17 at 3:04 am

March 15th 1926 – Ben Johnston, American composer and academic

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/15/17 at 4:53 am

March 15th 2014 – Clarissa Dickson Wright, English chef, author, and television personality (b. 1947)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/15/17 at 6:58 am

March 15th 1944, Born on this day, Sly Stone, vocals, guitar, keyboards, Sly and the Family Stone, (1968 UK No.7 & US No.8 single 'Dance To The Music', 1969 US No.1 single 'Everyday People').

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/15/17 at 7:54 am

March 15th 1975, Born on this day, American recording artist, songwriter, entrepreneur, voice actor, DJ, record producer, Will.i.am who was a member of Black Eyed Peas, (2003 US & UK No.1 single 'Where Is The Love'). He has produced with other artists including Michael Jackson, Justin Bieber, Eazy-E, Britney Spears, David Guetta, U2, Rihanna, Usher, Justin Timberlake, and Earth, Wind & Fire.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/15/17 at 6:27 pm

March 15th 1947, Born on this day, Ry Cooder, guitarist, member of Captain Beefheart's Magic Band, worked with Gordon Lightfoot, The Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton, Randy Newman, John Lee Hooker. Solo, 1979 album 'Bop Till You Drop', and 1985 film soundtrack album 'Paris Texas'. Cooder produced the Buena Vista Social Club album (1997), which became a worldwide hit.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/15/17 at 6:29 pm

March 15th 1998 – Benjamin Spock, American pediatrician and author (b. 1903)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/15/17 at 7:10 pm

March 15th 1935 – Jimmy Swaggart, American pastor and television host

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/15/17 at 7:47 pm

March 15th 1937 – H. P. Lovecraft, American short story writer, editor, and novelist (b. 1890)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/15/17 at 8:36 pm

March 15th 2016 – Sylvia Anderson, English voice actress and producer (b. 1927)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/15/17 at 9:15 pm

March 15th 1943 – David Cronenberg, Canadian actor, director, and screenwriter

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/15/17 at 9:16 pm

March 15th 2016 – Asa Briggs, English historian and academic (b. 1921)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/15/17 at 10:13 pm

March 15th  1943 – Lynda La Plante, English actress, screenwriter, and author

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/15/17 at 10:15 pm

March 15th 2007 – Stuart Rosenberg, American director and producer (b. 1927)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/16/17 at 1:35 am

March 16th 1926 – Jerry Lewis, American actor and comedian

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/16/17 at 2:31 am

March 16th 455 – Emperor Valentinian III is assassinated by two Hunnic retainers while training with the bow on the Campus Martius (Rome) (b. 419)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/16/17 at 3:21 am

March 16th 1937 – David Frith, English historian, journalist, and author

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/16/17 at 4:44 am

March 16th AD 37 – Tiberius, Roman emperor (b. 42 BC)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/16/17 at 6:15 am

March 16th 1954, Born on this day, Nancy Wilson, vocals, Heart, (1987 US No.1 & UK No.3 single 'Alone').

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/16/17 at 6:17 am

March 16th 2015, Andy Fraser songwriter and bass guitarist with Free died in California aged 62. The London-born musician became a founding member of the British group when he was just 15 and went on to write most of the material with Free lead singer Paul Rodgers, including Free's 1970 hit 'All Right Now'.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/16/17 at 10:52 am

March 16th 1934 – Roger Norrington, English violinist and conductor

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/16/17 at 5:50 pm

March 16th 1970, Motown singer Tammi Terrell died of a brain tumour at the age of 24. She had collapsed onstage on October 14, 1967 into Marvin Gaye's arms during a concert in Hampton, Virginia. Initially Terrell recorded solo, but from 1967 onwards she recorded a series of duets with Marvin Gaye, including the 1967 US No.5 'Your Precious Love' and the 1968, ‘Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing’. Marvin Gaye reacted to her death by taking a four year hiatus from concert performance and went into self-isolation.’

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/16/17 at 6:48 pm

March 16th 1953 – Isabelle Huppert, French actress

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/16/17 at 7:05 pm

March 16th 2016 – Frank Sinatra, Jr., American singer and actor (b. 1944)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/16/17 at 7:48 pm

March 16th 1942, Born on this day, Jerry Jeff Walker, US singer, songwriter, wrote 'Mr Bojangles' a hit for The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band.

Subject: Re: Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/16/17 at 9:11 pm

March 16th 1977 – Assassination of Kamal Jumblatt, the main leader of the anti-government forces in the Lebanese Civil War.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/17/17 at 1:26 am

March 17th 1967, Born on this day, Billy Corgan, vocals, guitar, Smashing Pumpkins, (1995 US No.1 album 'Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness', 1996 UK No.7 & US No.36 single 'Tonight Tonight').

Subject: Re: Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/17/17 at 1:31 am

March 17th 180 – Marcus Aurelius dies leaving Commodus the sole emperor of the Roman Empire (b. 121)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/17/17 at 2:36 am

March 17th 1973 – Rico Blanco, Filipino singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor

Subject: Re: Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/17/17 at 2:38 am

March 17th 1957 – A plane crash in Cebu, Philippines kills Philippine President Ramon Magsaysay and 24 others.

Subject: Re: Unusual Deaths Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/17/17 at 4:48 am

March 17th 1968 – As a result of nerve gas testing in Skull Valley, Utah, over 6,000 sheep are found dead.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/17/17 at 4:25 pm

March 17th 1949 – Patrick Duffy, American actor, director, and producer

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/17/17 at 4:48 pm

March 17th 1962, Born on this day, Clare Grogan, vocals, Altered Images, (1981 UK No.2 single 'Happy Birthday') also an actress, her first film appearance was in the acclaimed film Gregory's Girl, has also appeared in UK soap Eastenders and the comedy Father Ted. Also worked as a VH1 presenter.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/17/17 at 6:44 pm

March 17th 2008, Ola Brunkert, the former drummer with the Swedish group ABBA, was found dead with his throat cut at his home in Majorca, Spain. Brunkert died after he hit his head against a glass door in the dining room at his home. He was found dead in his garden after trying to seek help. The 62 year old musician had played on every Abba album and had toured with the group.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/17/17 at 7:34 pm

March 17th 1939 – Robin Knox-Johnston, English sailor and first person to perform a single-handed non-stop circumnavigation of the globe

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/17/17 at 7:38 pm

March 17th 2000 – Five hundred thirty members of the Ugandan cult Movement for the Restoration of the Ten Commandments of God die in a fire, considered to be a mass murder or suicide orchestrated by leaders of the cult. Elsewhere another 248 members are later found dead.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/17/17 at 8:52 pm

March 17th 1944 – Pattie Boyd, English model, author, and photographer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/17/17 at 8:54 pm

March 17th 1997, US singer Jermaine Stewart died of cancer. (1986 UK No.2 single 'We Don't Have To...Take Our Clothes Off'). Also worked with Shalamar, The Temptations and Boy George.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/17/17 at 9:16 pm

March 17th 1955 – Gary Sinise, American actor, director, and bass player

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/17/17 at 9:18 pm

March 17th 1976 – Luchino Visconti, Italian director and screenwriter (b. 1906)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/17/17 at 9:45 pm

March 17th 1994 – Mai Zetterling, Swedish-English actress and director (b. 1925)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/17/17 at 10:14 pm

March 17th 1964 – Rob Lowe, American actor and producer

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/18/17 at 12:55 am

March 18th 1928 – Fidel V. Ramos, Filipino general and politician, 12th President of the Philippines

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/18/17 at 1:04 am

March 18th 1745 – Robert Walpole, English scholar and politician, first Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, his health, never good, deteriorated rapidly toward the end of 1744, and died in London. (b. 1676)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/18/17 at 1:45 am

March 18th 2007 – Bob Woolmer, Indian-English cricketer, coach, and sportscaster, he was found dead in his hotel room at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in Kingston, Jamaica. The initial report was that Woolmer had died of a heart attack. On 22 March, Jamaican police confirmed that a murder investigation had been launched because of the circumstances of Woolmer's death, based on a report by pathologist Ere Seshaiah that Woolmer had died of asphyxia via manual strangulation. After hearing twenty-six days of evidence, the jury at the inquest returned an open verdict, refusing to rule out the controversial strangulation theory put forward by Ere Seshaiah. (b. 1948)

:\'( :\'( :\'(

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/18/17 at 3:24 am

March 18th 1963, Born on this day, Vanessa Williams, US singer, former model and beauty queen, (1992 US No.1 & UK No.3 single 'Save The Best To Last').

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/18/17 at 7:12 am

March 18th 1931 – John Fraser, Scottish actor, had leading roles in films such as El Cid, The Trials of Oscar Wilde (playing Lord Alfred Douglas), Roman Polanski's Repulsion, Isadora and Schizo.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/18/17 at 7:15 am

March 18th 2001, American singer, guitarist, and songwriter John Phillips of Mamas and The Papas died of heart failure aged 65. His first band, The Journeymen, were a folk trio, Mamas and The Papas had the US No.1 'Monday, Monday'. Phillips was married to Michelle Gilliam, they had one child together, Chynna Phillips, vocalist of the 1990's pop trio Wilson Phillips. His second solo album was released on Rolling Stones records and featured Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Mick Taylor and Ronnie Wood.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/18/17 at 12:57 pm

March 18th 1936 – F. W. de Klerk, South African lawyer and politician, 2nd State President of South Africa, Nobel Prize laureate

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/18/17 at 1:04 pm

March 18th 2011, Jet Harris, bass guitarist for The Shadows, died from throat cancer at the age of 71. Jet played on the hit 'Apache' and during their days as Cliff Richard's backing band, performed on the chart-topper 'Living Doll'. In 1962 he left the group and had solo hits with 'Besame Mucho' and 'The Man With The Golden Arm'.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/18/17 at 5:22 pm

March 18th 1938, Born on this day Charley Pride who has had thirty-nine No.1 hits on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. His greatest success came in the 1970s, when he became the best-selling performer for RCA Records since Elvis Presley. Pride became the first Black country musician to be inducted into the Grand Ole Opry.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/18/17 at 5:24 pm

March 18th 2011 – Warren Christopher, American lawyer and politician, 63rd United States Secretary of State (b. 1925)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/18/17 at 8:11 pm

March 18th 1959, Born on this day, Irene Cara, US singer, actress, (1982 UK No.1 & US No. 4 single, 'Fame' & 1983 US No.1 & UK No.2 single 'Flashdance...What A Feeling'). Cara played Coco Hernandez in Fame.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: nally on 03/18/17 at 8:12 pm


March 18th 1959, Born on this day, Irene Cara, US singer, actress, (1982 UK No.1 & US No. 4 single, 'Fame' & 1983 US No.1 & UK No.2 single 'Flashdance...What A Feeling'). Cara played Coco Hernandez in Fame.

She also had a hit song in 1980 entitled "Fame", which served as the title song from the film of the same name. :)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/18/17 at 8:59 pm

March 18th 1950 – Brad Dourif, American actor

Subject: Re: Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/18/17 at 9:16 pm

March 18th 1314 – Jacques de Molay, the 23rd and final Grand Master of the Knights Templar, is burned at the stake.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/18/17 at 9:26 pm

March 18th 1959 – Luc Besson, French director, producer, and screenwriter, founded EuropaCorp

Subject: Re: CelebrityDeath Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/18/17 at 9:56 pm

March 18th 2008 – Anthony Minghella, English director and screenwriter (b. 1954)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/17 at 12:24 am

March​ 18th 2009 – Natasha Richardson, English-American actress (b. 1963)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/17 at 12:58 am

March 19th 1946, Born on this day, Ruth Pointer, The Pointer Sisters, (1981 US No.2 single, 'Slow Hand', 1984 UK No.2 single 'Automatic').

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/17 at 1:29 am

March 19th 1976, Paul Kossoff guitarist with Free and Back Street Crawler died aged 25, of heart failure during a flight from Los Angeles to New York, Kossof had a long history of drug abuse. Free had the 1970 UK No.2 & US No.4 single 'All Right Now'. His first band was Black Cat Bones alongside drummer Simon Kirke, (later of Free), formed Back Street Crawler after leaving Free.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/17 at 2:32 am

March 19th 1915 – Patricia Morison, American actress and singer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/17 at 4:05 am

Arthur C. Clarke, British science fiction writer, science writer and futurist, inventor, undersea explorer, and television series host, most famous for being co-writer of the screenplay for the 1968 film 2001: A Space Odyssey, widely considered to be one of the most influential films of all time, died in Sri Lanka on 19 March 2008 after suffering from respiratory failure. (b. 1917)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: LyricBoy on 03/19/17 at 6:02 am


March 19th 1976, Paul Kossoff guitarist with Free and Back Street Crawler died aged 25, of heart failure during a flight from Los Angeles to New York, Kossof had a long history of drug abuse. Free had the 1970 UK No.2 & US No.4 single 'All Right Now'. His first band was Black Cat Bones alongside drummer Simon Kirke, (later of Free), formed Back Street Crawler after leaving Free.


The song "Shooting Star", done by Bad Company and sung by Paul Rodgers, Kossoff's band mate in Free, was written about Kossoff and released before his untimely but inevitable death.

"Don't you know that you are a shooting star?
And all the world will love you... just as long as you are."

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/17 at 6:49 am

^  :\'(

March 19th 1952 – Harvey Weinstein, American director and producer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/17 at 6:24 pm

March 19th 1959, Born on this day, Terry Hall, vocals, Specials, (1981 UK No.1 single 'Ghost Town'). Then formed Fun Boy Three, (1982 UK No.4 single 'It Ain't What You Do It's The Way That You Do It' with Bananarama). And Colour Field, (1985 UK No.12 single 'Thinking Of You') Hall was also a member of Vegas.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/17 at 6:42 pm

March 19th 2005 – John DeLorean, American engineer and businessman, founded the DeLorean Motor Company (b. 1925)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/17 at 7:24 pm

March 19th 2007, US soul singer Luther Ingram died from a heart attack at the age of 69. Ingram scored the 1972 US No.2 hit '(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right' and wrote the Staple Singers' hit 'Respect Yourself'.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/17 at 8:48 pm

March 19th 1933 – Phyllis Newman, American actress and singer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/17 at 9:38 pm

March 19th 1933 – Richard Williams, Canadian-English animator, director, and screenwriter, creator of the Pink Panther

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/17 at 12:18 am

March 20th 1917 – Vera Lynn, English singer, widely known as "the Forces' Sweetheart", is an English singer, songwriter and actress. Her musical recordings and performances were enormously popular during the Second World War.  In 2009 she became the oldest living artist to make it to No. 1 on the British album chart, at the age of 92.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/17 at 12:20 am

March 20th 2013 – James Herbert, English author (b. 1943)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/17 at 12:51 am

March 20th 1936, Born on this day, Lee "Scratch" Perry (born Rainford Hugh Perry, musician and producer who has been influential in the development and acceptance of reggae and dub music in Jamaica and overseas. He employs numerous pseudonyms, including Pipecock Jackxon and The Upsetter.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/17 at 12:54 am

March 20th 2015, American drummer A. J. Pero died from an apparent heart attack. He was a member of Twisted Sister and Adrenaline Mob. Adrenaline Mob's band members attempted but failed to wake Pero on their tour bus traveling from Baltimore to Poughkeepsie.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/17 at 1:04 am

March 20th 1922 – Carl Reiner, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

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March 20th 1726 – Isaac Newton, English physicist, mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher (b. 1642)

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March 20th 1951, Born on this day, Carl Palmer, drummer, Atomic Rooster, (1971 UK No.4 single 'The Devil's Answer'). Emerson Lake and Palmer, (1977 UK No.2 single 'Fanfare For The Common Man'). Asia, (1982 US No.4 single 'Heat Of The Moment').

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March 20th 1191 – Pope Clement III (b. 1130)

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March 20th 1922 – Larry Elgart, American saxophonist and bandleader

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March 20th 1549 – Thomas Seymour, 1st Baron Seymour of Sudeley, English general and politician, Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports (b. 1508)

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March 20th 1950 – William Hurt, American actor

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March 20th 1413 – Henry IV of England (b. 1367)

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March 20th 1934 – David Malouf, Australian author and playwright

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March 20th 2015 – Malcolm Fraser, Australian politician, 22nd Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1930)

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March 20th 1957 – Spike Lee, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/17 at 3:16 am

March 20th 2011 – Johnny Pearson, English pianist, conductor, and composer (b. 1925)

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March 20th 1963 – David Thewlis, English-French actor, director, and screenwriter

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March 20th 1966 – Johnny Morrison, American baseball player (b. 1895)

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March 20th 1991, Eric Clapton's four year old son, Conor, fell to his death from the 53rd story of a New York City apartment after a housekeeper who was cleaning the room left a window open. The boy was in the custody of his mother, Italian actress, Lori Del Santo and the pair were visiting a friend's apartment. Clapton was staying in a nearby hotel after taking his son to the circus the previous evening. The tragedy inspired his song ‘Tears in Heaven’.

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March 20th 1927 – John Joubert, South African-English composer and academic

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March 20th 1968 – Carl Theodor Dreyer, Danish director and screenwriter (b. 1889)

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March 20th 1948 – Bobby Orr, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

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March 20th 1958 – Holly Hunter, American actress and producer

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March 20th 1969 – Yvette Cooper, English economist and politician, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

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Died on March 21st 1994: Macdonald Carey, American soap opera actor, just six days after turning 81 (b. 1913)

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Died on March 21st 1987 (30 years ago today): Robert Preston, American captain, actor, and singer (b. 1918)

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Died on March 21st 1985: Michael Redgrave, English actor, director, and manager (b. 1908)

He was the father of actresses Vanessa Redgrave (still alive) and the late Lynn Redgrave.

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Written By: LyricBoy on 03/23/17 at 5:33 pm

John Wayne Bobbit, infamous for his highly publicized amputation at the hand of his wife Lorena, was born on this day March 23, 1967.

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Written By: nally on 03/23/17 at 11:42 pm


John Wayne Bobbit, infamous for his highly publicized amputation at the hand of his wife Lorena, was born on this day March 23, 1967.

Happy 50th birthday Mr. Bobbitt ::)

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Written By: nally on 03/23/17 at 11:44 pm

Joe Garagiola, Sr., American baseball player and sportscaster, passed away on this date last year at the age of 90 (b. 1926).

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Written By: nally on 03/23/17 at 11:47 pm

Ken Howard, American actor, also passed away on this date last year; he was only 71 (but would have been 72 had he lived another five days); his cause of death was "disease-related" but not explicitly specified. :\'(

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Died on March 24th 2008: Richard Widmark, American actor, age 93 (b. 1914)

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Died on March 24th 1905: Jules Verne, French novelist, poet, and playwright (b. 1828)

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Written By: nally on 03/25/17 at 12:03 pm

Died one year ago today, on March 25th 2016: Shannon Bolin, American actress and singer (b. 1917)

She would have turned 100 on New Year's Day this year.

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Died on March 26th 1892: Walt Whitman, American poet, essayist, and journalist (b. 1819)

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Written By: nally on 03/27/17 at 10:38 pm

Mother Angelica, American Roman Catholic religious leader and media personality, died one year ago today, on March 27th 2016 (Easter Sunday), at the age of 92 (born April 1923). She was known as the founder of the internationally broadcast cable television network Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN) and the radio network WEWN.

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Written By: nally on 03/27/17 at 10:41 pm

Died on March 27th 2000: Ian Dury, English singer-songwriter and actor (b. 1942)

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Written By: nally on 03/27/17 at 10:42 pm

Died 15 years ago today, on March 27th 2002: Milton Berle, American comedian and actor (born 1908).

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Written By: nally on 03/28/17 at 5:29 pm

Caspar Weinberger, American captain, lawyer, and politician, 15th United States Secretary of Defense, died on this date in 2006 at the age of 88. (He would have turned 100 this August.)

He was United States Secretary of Defense during the first 6 years and 10 months of Ronald Reagan's presidency.

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Written By: nally on 03/28/17 at 5:30 pm

Died on March 28th 2004: Peter Ustinov, English-Swiss actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1921)

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Written By: nally on 03/28/17 at 5:30 pm

Died on March 28th 1941: Virginia Woolf, English novelist, essayist, short story writer, and critic (b. 1882)

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Died on March 28th 1969: Dwight Eisenhower, 34th President of the United States (served from 1953-61), age 78 (born October 1890)

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Written By: nally on 03/29/17 at 11:52 am

Died one year ago today, on March 29th 2016: Patty Duke, American actress and singer, age 69 (born December 1946).

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Written By: nally on 03/30/17 at 6:38 pm

Died on March 30th 2013: Bob Turley, American baseball player and coach (b. 1930)

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Written By: nally on 03/30/17 at 6:49 pm

Died on March 30th 1986: James Cagney, American actor and dancer (b. 1899)

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Written By: nally on 03/31/17 at 10:51 am

Killed on March 31st 1995: Selena, American singer-songwriter, two weekends shy of her 24th birthday (b. 1971) :\'(

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Written By: nally on 04/01/17 at 7:35 pm

Marvin Gaye was killed on this day in 1984, one day before he would have turned 45. :\'(

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Written By: nally on 04/02/17 at 7:06 pm

Died on April 2nd 2005: Pope John Paul II (b. 1920)

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Written By: nally on 04/04/17 at 6:07 pm

176 years ago today, on April 4th 1841: William Henry Harrison became the first U.S. President to die in office (age 68; born 1773), sparking a brief constitutional crisis regarding questions of presidential succession that were left unanswered by the U.S. Constitution. He had taken office exactly one month earlier to the date, after delivering a very long inaugural speech.

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Written By: nally on 04/05/17 at 12:59 pm

Died on April 5th 1983: Danny Rapp, American singer-songwriter (b. 1941)

He was known for fronting the 1950s band Danny And The Juniors (when all the members were in their teens); their biggest hit was "At The Hop" from 1957.

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Written By: nally on 04/05/17 at 1:04 pm

Died on April 5th 1964: Douglas MacArthur, American general (b. 1880)

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Written By: nally on 04/07/17 at 12:39 pm

Died on April 7th 2015: Stan Freberg, American puppeteer, voice actor, and singer (b. 1926)

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Written By: nally on 04/07/17 at 12:40 pm

Died 70 years ago today, on April 7th 1947: Henry Ford, American engineer and businessman, founded the Ford Motor Company (b. 1863)

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Written By: nally on 04/08/17 at 11:51 am

Both of these people died four years ago today, on April 8th 2013:

Annette Funicello, American actress and singer, age 70, from multiple sclerosis (born October 1942)
Margaret Thatcher, English lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, age 87 (born October 1925)

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Written By: nally on 04/10/17 at 1:41 pm

Died seven years ago today, on April 10th 2010: Dixie Carter, American actress, age 70 (born May 1939)

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Written By: nally on 04/11/17 at 5:53 pm

Died ten years ago today, on April 11th 2007: Kurt Vonnegut, American novelist, short story writer, and playwright (b. 1922)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/14/17 at 12:23 am

Two golfers have birthdays today


1923 – Roberto De Vicenzo, Argentinian golfer
1936 – Bobby Nichols, American golfer

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/14/17 at 1:40 am

April 14th 1994, Kurt Cobain was cremated at the Bleitz Funeral Home, Seattle. The death certificate listed Cobain's occupation as Poet/Musician and his type of business as Punk Rock.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/14/17 at 2:58 am

April 14th 1932, Born on this day, Loretta Lynn, country singer, the first woman to be named Country Music Artist Entertainer Of The Year. who became the first woman to be named Country Music Artist Entertainer Of The Year. Her best-selling 1976 autobiography was made into an Academy Award winning film, Coal Miner's Daughter, starring Sissy Spacek and Tommy Lee Jones in 1980.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/14/17 at 3:00 am

April 14th 1983, The Pretenders bass player Pete Farndon died from a drug overdose. He was sacked from the group on June 14th 1982, (two days before Pretenders guitarist James Honeyman-Scott was found dead of heart failure). Farndon was in the midst of forming a new band with former Clash drummer Topper Headon when he died.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/14/17 at 3:36 am

April 14th 1940 – Julie Christie, English actress and activist

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April 14th 2015, American R&B and soul singer Percy Sledge died of liver cancer at his home in Baton Rouge aged 73. The inspiration behind his 1966 US No.1 hit 'When a Man Loves a Woman', came when Sledge's girlfriend left him for a modelling career after he was laid off from a construction job in late 1965.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/14/17 at 10:42 pm

April 14th 1995, American actor, writer and folk singer Burl Ives died of cancer aged 85. Had hits with 'Funny Way Of Laughing', 'The Blue Tail Fly' and 'Little Bitty Tear', won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in the 1958 film The Big Country.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/14/17 at 11:18 pm

April 14th 1942, Born on this day, Tony Burrows, singer, Edison Lighthouse, (1970 UK No.1 single 'Love Grows Where My Rosemary Goes'). Holds the record for having four records in the British Top Ten at once, all under different names. Edison Lighthouse ‘Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes), White Plains, ‘My Baby Loves Lovin', The Pipkins ‘Gimme Dat Ding,’ and the Brotherhood of Man's ‘United We Stand,’ all of which were hits in both the US and UK.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/14/17 at 11:22 pm

April 14th 1999, UK singer, songwriter and actor Anthony Newley died of cancer. Scored 12 UK Top 40 singles from 1959-1962 including the No.1 single 'Why.' He won the 1963 Grammy Award for Song of the Year for "What Kind of Fool Am I?", he was married to the actress Joan Collins from 1963 to 1971.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/15/17 at 12:32 am

April 15th 1930 – Vigdís Finnbogadóttir, Icelandic educator and politician, 4th President of Iceland

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/15/17 at 12:34 am

April 15th 1865 – President Abraham Lincoln, American captain, lawyer, and politician, 16th President of the United States, dies after being shot the previous evening by actor John Wilkes Booth. Vice President Andrew Johnson, becomes President upon Lincoln's death.(b. 1809)

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April 15th 1938 – Claudia Cardinale, Italian actress

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April 15th 1912 – Victims of the RMS Titanic disaster

Thomas Andrews, Irish businessman and shipbuilder (b. 1873)
John Jacob Astor IV, American colonel, businessman, and author (b. 1864)
Archibald Butt, American general and journalist (b. 1865)
Jacques Futrelle, American journalist and author (b. 1875)
Benjamin Guggenheim American businessman (b. 1865)
Henry B. Harris, American producer and manager (b. 1866)
Wallace Hartley, English violinist and bandleader (b. 1878)
James Paul Moody, English sailor and sixth officer (b. 1887)
William McMaster Murdoch, Scottish sailor and first officer (b. 1873)
Jack Phillips, English telegraphist (b. 1887)
Edward Smith, English captain (b. 1850)
William Thomas Stead English journalist (b. 1849)
Ida Straus, German-American businesswoman (b. 1849)
Isidor Straus, German-American businessman and politician (b. 1845)
John Thayer, American cricketer (b. 1862)
Henry Tingle Wilde, English chief officer (b. 1872)

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April 15th 1940 – Jeffrey Archer, English author, playwright, and politician

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April 15th 2012 – Paul Bogart, American director and producer (b. 1919)

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April 15th 1947 – Lois Chiles, American model and actress

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April 15th 1988 – Kenneth Williams, English actor and screenwriter (b. 1926)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/15/17 at 5:42 am

April 15th 1932, Born on this day, Roy Clark, US singer, (1969 US No.19 single, 'Yesterday, When I Was Young').

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/15/17 at 5:44 am

April 15th 2001, Punk pioneer Joey Ramone (Jeffrey Ross Hyman) singer of the Ramones died after losing a long battle with lymphatic cancer aged 49. On November 30, 2003, a block of East 2nd Street in New York City was officially renamed Joey Ramone Place.

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April 15th 1989 – Hillsborough disaster: A human crush occurs at Hillsborough Stadium, home of Sheffield Wednesday, in the FA Cup Semi-final, resulting in the deaths of 96 Liverpool fans.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/15/17 at 6:11 am

April 15th 1939, Born on this day, Reginald Smith (Marty Wilde), 1959 UK No.2 single 'A Teenager In Love', plus over 10 other UK Top 40 singles). Father of 80's singer Kim Wilde.

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Written By: LyricBoy on 04/15/17 at 8:53 am

Dorothiea Ivonniea Hundley, born on April 15, 1954, screen actress and talk show hostess who mainly performed in film from 1977 through 1993. Probably better known by her mononymous stage name, "Seka".

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/15/17 at 8:55 am

April 15th 1944, Born on this day, Dave Edmunds, guitar, vocals, producer, Love Sculpture, (1968 UK No.5 single 'Sabre Dance'), solo (1970 UK No.1 and US No.4 single 'I Hear You Knocking'). Member of Rockpile.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/15/17 at 8:56 am

April 15th 1984 – Tommy Cooper, Welsh comedian and magician (b. 1921)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/15/17 at 9:30 am

April 15th 1959 – Emma Thompson, English actress, comedian, author, activist and screenwriter

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/15/17 at 9:32 am

April 15th 1990 – Greta Garbo, Swedish-American actress (b. 1905)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/15/17 at 9:47 am

April 15th 2013 – Two bombs explode near the finish line at the Boston Marathon in Boston, Massachusetts, killing three people and injuring 264 others.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/15/17 at 3:25 pm

April 15th 1966, Born on this day, Samantha Fox, former model, singer, (1986 UK No.3 single 'Touch Me, I Want Your Body').

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/15/17 at 3:26 pm

April 15th 1980 – Jean-Paul Sartre, French philosopher and author, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1905)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/15/17 at 5:53 pm

April 15th 1982 – Seth Rogen, Canadian-American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/15/17 at 6:23 pm

April 15th 1998 - Pol Pot died at the age of 73. The leader of the Khmer Rouge regime thereby evaded prosecution for the deaths of 2 million Cambodians.

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Written By: nally on 04/15/17 at 6:29 pm


April 14th 1994, Kurt Cobain was cremated at the Bleitz Funeral Home, Seattle. The death certificate listed Cobain's occupation as Poet/Musician and his type of business as Punk Rock.

This was a whole week (approximately) after he officially died. :\'(

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Written By: nally on 04/15/17 at 6:30 pm


April 15th 1865 – President Abraham Lincoln, American captain, lawyer, and politician, 16th President of the United States, dies after being shot the previous evening by actor John Wilkes Booth. Vice President Andrew Johnson, becomes President upon Lincoln's death.(b. 1809)

Abe was the first president to die from an assassination. :\'(

Coincidentally, the date fell on Holy Saturday, just as it does this year! :o

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/16/17 at 12:22 am

April 16th 1927 – Pope Benedict XVI

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/16/17 at 12:24 am

April 16th 2001 – Michael Ritchie, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1938)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/16/17 at 1:20 am

April 16th 1964 – David Kohan, American screenwriter and producer

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/16/17 at 1:21 am

April 16th 1958 – Rosalind Franklin, English biophysicist and academic (b. 1920)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/16/17 at 1:38 am

April 16th 1933 – Joan Bakewell, English journalist and author

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/16/17 at 1:40 am

April 16th 2013 – Jack Daniels, American baseball player (b. 1927)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/16/17 at 2:02 am

April 16th 1942 – Frank Williams, English businessman, founded the Williams F1 Racing Team

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/16/17 at 2:04 am

April 16th 1965 – Sydney Chaplin, Actor,comedian, brother to Charlie Chaplin (b. 1885)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/16/17 at 3:08 am

April 16th 1990 – Reggie Jackson, American basketball player

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/16/17 at 3:10 am

April 16th 1991 – David Lean, English director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1908)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/16/17 at 6:58 am

April 16th 1963, Born on this day, Little Jimmy Osmond, (1972 UK No.1 and US No.38 single 'Long Haired Lover From Liverpool').

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/16/17 at 7:57 am

April 16th 2013, Edwin Shirley the co-founded Edwin Shirley Trucking, which became one of the largest music transport companies in Europe died of cancer. Brian May noted Shirley's importance to their touring operation: "Edwin was at the head of Queen's vehicle convoy for so many years I can't begin to remember how many... He was a great pal of Gerry Stickells, our illustrious Tour Manager and the two of them wrote the book on how to party on tour."

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/16/17 at 8:13 am

April 16th 1935, Born on this day, Bobby Vinton, (1963 US No.1 single & 1990 UK No.2 single 'Blue Velvet', plus 29 other US Top 40 hits).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/16/17 at 8:15 am

April 16th 1999, Skip Spence, an original member of Jefferson Airplane and founding member of Moby Grape, died of lung cancer in a San Francisco hospital aged 52. He had battled schizophrenia and alcoholism.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/16/17 at 4:37 pm

April 16th 1973, Born on this day, Akon, (Aliaune Thiam), US singer, (2005 UK No.1 album ‘Trouble’, 2005 UK No.1 and US No.4 single ‘Lonely’, (which samples Bobby Vinton's ‘Mr. Lonely’). Akon is the first solo artist to hold both the No.1 and No.2 spots simultaneously on the Billboard Hot 100 charts twice. He was listed by the Guinness Book of World Records as the No.1 selling artist for master ringtones in the world.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/16/17 at 4:40 pm

April 16th 2011 – Sol Saks, American screenwriter and producer (b. 1910)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/16/17 at 4:50 pm

April 16th 1953, Born on this day, Peter Garrett Australian musician, environmentalist, activist. He became the singer with the Australian rock band Midnight Oil in 1973. In 2010, their album Diesel and Dust ranked No.1 in the book The 100 Best Australian Albums.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/16/17 at 4:58 pm

April 16th 1970, Born on this day, Gabrielle, singer, (1993 UK No.1 single 'Dreams' and over 10 other UK Top 20 singles, 2000 UK No.1 album 'Rise').

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/16/17 at 5:00 pm

April 16th 1850 – Marie Tussaud, French-English sculptor, founded the Madame Tussauds Wax Museum (b. 1761)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Tyrannosaurus Rex on 04/16/17 at 5:31 pm

April 16, 2007 - everyone who got killed in the Virginia Tech shootings by Cho Seung-Hui.

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Written By: nally on 04/17/17 at 2:01 pm


April 16th 1990 – Reggie Jackson, American basketball player

This guy is a current NBA player with the Detroit Pistons.  He is not to be confused with a same-named basketball player born in December 1973 who played college basketball in the 1990s.

Nor is he to be confused with a same-named baseball player who was born in May 1946 and was active in MLB for 20 years (1967-1987).


How about that, three pro athletes with the same first and last names!

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 04/17/17 at 2:02 pm

Doris Roberts, American actress, died on this date last year at the age of 90.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 04/18/17 at 6:06 pm

Dick Clark, American television host and producer (founded Dick Clark Productions) died on this date 5 years ago at age 82. (b. 1929) :\'(

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 04/18/17 at 6:08 pm

Died on April 18th 1955: Albert Einstein, German-American physicist, engineer, and academic (b. 1879)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 04/19/17 at 1:08 pm

Aaron Hernandez, American football player (b. 1989), has just taken his own life today. :o :\'(

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Written By: nally on 04/21/17 at 3:55 pm

Today is the one-year anniversary of the passing of American singer Prince. :\'(

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Written By: nally on 04/21/17 at 3:58 pm

Died on April 21st 2003: Nina Simone, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and activist (b. 1933)

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Written By: Howard on 04/21/17 at 4:13 pm


Today is the one-year anniversary of the passing of American singer Prince. :\'(


It's still sad. :(

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Written By: nally on 04/22/17 at 11:56 am


It's still sad. :(

Indeed it is. Various cable TV networks were even paying tribute to him yesterday, including HLN, which aired a program or two featuring interviews from his surviving family members and ex-wife.

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Written By: nally on 04/22/17 at 11:57 am

Died on April 22nd 1994: Richard Nixon, 37th President of the United States (served 1969-1974, resigned amid the Watergate incident), at age 81 from stroke (born January 1913).

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: LyricBoy on 04/22/17 at 3:56 pm

Born in April 22, 1952... Marilyn Chambers (born Marilyn Ann Briggs), American film actress of mainly the 1970s and 1980s. Candidate for Vice President of the USA in 2004 on the Personal Choice Party ticket.  Passed away on April 12, 2009 from a cerebral hemorrhage and an aneurysm.  :\'(

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Written By: nally on 04/22/17 at 8:13 pm


Born in April 22, 1952... Marilyn Chambers (born Marilyn Ann Briggs), American film actress of mainly the 1970s and 1980s. Candidate for Vice President of the USA in 2004 on the Personal Choice Party ticket.  Passed away on April 12, 2009 from a cerebral hemorrhage and an aneurysm.  :\'(

We usually list dead people with birthdays for today in the other thread, "Dead People's Birthdays For Today."

Still, sad that she passed away just a few days before turning 57. :\'(

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: nally on 04/23/17 at 7:17 pm

Died on April 23rd 1993: Cesar Chavez, American activist, co-founded the United Farm Workers (b. 1927)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: nally on 04/24/17 at 11:10 am

Died on April 24th 2004: Estée Lauder, American businesswoman, co-founded Estée Lauder Companies (b. 1906, although some sources give 1908 as her birth year)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: nally on 04/25/17 at 6:24 pm

Died on April 25th 2013: Rick Camp (born 1953), former Atlanta Braves pitcher (1976-85); served a federal prison sentence for convictions related to stealing money from a mental health center.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: nally on 04/25/17 at 6:28 pm

Died 15 years ago today, on April 25th 2002: Lisa "Left-Eye" Lopez, American singer who was a member of TLC (b. 1971). :\'(

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: nally on 04/26/17 at 1:11 pm

Died on April 26th 1989: Lucille Ball, American actress and comedian, age 77 (born 1911)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/29/17 at 6:44 am

Born on this day in 1933, Willie Nelson, country music singer-songwriter, (He was born on April 29, 1933, but his birth was recorded on April 30). Nelson has acted in over 30 films, co-authored several books, and has been involved in activism for the use of biofuels and the legalization of marijuana. Along with Neil Young and John Mellencamp, he set up Farm Aid in 1985 to assist and increase awareness of the importance of family farms. He wrote the country classic 'Crazy' a hit for Patsy Cline.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/29/17 at 6:52 am

Alfred Hitchcock, English film director and producer, at times referred to as "The Master of Suspense". He pioneered many elements of the suspense and psychological thriller genres. He died aged 80 in his Bel Air home of renal failure on 29 April 1980.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/29/17 at 10:07 pm

April 29th 1928 – Heinz Wolff, German-British scientist, and television and radio presenter. He is known for his television series The Great Egg Race.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/29/17 at 10:11 pm

Bob Hoskins, English actor. His work included lead roles in The Long Good Friday (1980), Mona Lisa (1986), Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988), Mermaids (1990), and Super Mario Bros. (1993), and supporting performances in Brazil (1985), Hook (1991), Nixon (1995), Enemy at the Gates (2001), Mrs. Henderson Presents (2005), A Christmas Carol (2009), Made in Dagenham (2010), and Snow White and the Huntsman (2012). He also directed two feature films. On 29 April 2014, he died of pneumonia at a hospital in London, England at age 71.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/17 at 6:21 am

Born on this day in 1953, Merrill Osmond, The Osmonds, (1971 US No.1 single 'One Bad Apple', 1974 UKNo.1 single 'Love Me For A Reason' plus nine other US & UK top 40 singles).

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/17 at 6:23 am

On April 30th 1983, American Blues legend Muddy Waters (McKinley Morganfield) died in his sleep at his home in Westmont, Illinois, aged 68. Major influence of many acts, Cream, Eric Clapton, Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones named themselves after Waters' 1950 song 'Rollin' Stone.' Best known songs include 'I Just Want To Make Love To You', 'I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man', 'Got My Mojo Working.'

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Occurrence

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/01/17 at 4:02 am

May 1st 1999 – The body of British climber George Mallory is found on Mount Everest, 75 years after his disappearance in 1924.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/01/17 at 5:37 am

May 1st May 1st 1994 – Three-time Formula One world champion Ayrton Senna is killed in an accident during the San Marino Grand Prix at Imola.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/01/17 at 5:39 am

Born on this day in 1939, Judy Collins, US singer, (1968 US No. 8 & 1970 UK No.14 single 'Both Sides Now').

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/01/17 at 7:40 am

Born on this day in 1945, Rita Coolidge, US singer, songwriter, backing singer with Joe Cocker, Delaney and Bonnie, solo, (1977 UK No.6 & US No.7 single 'We're All Alone'). Married Kris Kristofferson.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/01/17 at 8:53 pm

Born on this day in 1967 in Delhi, Louisiana, Tim McGraw country singer and actor. Many of McGraw's albums and singles have topped the country music charts with total album sales in excess of 40 million units in the US. McGraw had 11 consecutive albums debut at No.1 on the Billboard albums charts, as well as twenty-one singles hitting No.1 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. He is married to country singer Faith Hill and is the son of former baseball player Tug McGraw.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/02/17 at 12:15 am

May 2nd 1917 – Albert Castelyns, Belgian water polo player who competed in the late 1930s. In the 1950s, he competed in bobsleigh.

Subject: Re: Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/02/17 at 12:18 am

May 2nd 1519 – Leonardo da Vinci, Italian painter, sculptor, and architect (b. 1452)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/02/17 at 1:40 am

May 2nd 1945 – Bianca Jagger, Nicaraguan social and human rights advocate and a former actress. Jagger currently serves as a Council of Europe goodwill ambassador, founder and chair of the Bianca Jagger Human Rights Foundation, member of the Executive Director's Leadership Council of Amnesty International USA, and a trustee of the Amazon Charitable Trust. She was married to Mick Jagger, lead singer of The Rolling Stones.

Subject: Re: Notable Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/02/17 at 4:41 am

J. Edgar Hoover, the first Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) of the United States, died in his Washington home of a heart attack, on May 2, 1972, aged 77. He was appointed as the sixth director of the Bureau of Investigation — predecessor to the FBI — in 1924 and was instrumental in founding the FBI in 1935, where he remained director until his death.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/02/17 at 5:31 am

May 2nd 1951, Born on this day, Jo Callis, Synthesizer, keyboards, guitar, Human League, (1981 UK No.1 & 1982 US No.1 single 'Don't You Want Me' plus over 15 other UK Top 40 singles). Callis had been a member of the Rezillos and wrote their 1978 hit 'Top Of The Pops'.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/02/17 at 5:47 am

May 2nd 1998, Japanese rock star Hideto Matsumoto was found hanged in the bathroom at his Tokyo apartment and died in hospital a short time later at the age of 33. His funeral, held on May 7th, was attended by over 70,000 people and required 100 police officers, 170 security guards, police boats and helicopters. 21 people were hospitalised for injuries caused by the massive crowd at his funeral.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/02/17 at 6:20 am

Oliver Reed, English actor known for his upper-class, macho image, hellraiser lifestyle, and "tough guy" roles. died from a heart attack during a break from filming Gladiator in Valletta, Malta, on 2 May 1999, at the age of 61.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/02/17 at 6:31 am

Born on this day in 1936, Engelbert Humperdinck, (1967 UK No.1 and US No. 4 single 'Release Me', plus 12 other UK Top 40 hits).

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/02/17 at 6:56 am

May 2nd 1947 – James Dyson, British inventor, industrial designer and founder of the Dyson company. He is best known as the inventor of the Dual Cyclone bagless vacuum cleaner, which works on the principle of cyclonic separation. According to the Sunday Times Rich List 2016, his net worth is £5 billion, up from £3 billion in 2013.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/02/17 at 7:01 am

Justin Fashanu, English footballer who played for a variety of clubs between 1978 and 1997. He was known by his early clubs to be gay, and came out to the press later in his career, becoming the first professional footballer to be openly gay. He was also the first black footballer to command a £1million transfer fee, with his transfer from Norwich City to Nottingham Forest in 1981, but had little success as a player afterwards, although he continued to play at senior level until 1994. After moving to the United States, in 1998 he was questioned by police when a seventeen-year-old boy accused him of sexual assault. He was charged, and an arrest warrant for him was issued in Howard County, Maryland on 3 April 1998, but he had already left his flat. According to his suicide note, fearing he would not get a fair trial because of his homosexuality,he fled to England where he killed himself in London on May 2nd 1998, at the age of 37. His suicide note stated that the sex was consensual.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/02/17 at 7:41 am

May 2nd 1975 – David Beckham, English footballer, coach, and model, he announced his retirement from football in May 2013 after a 20-year career, during which he won 19 major trophies.

Subject: Re: Royalty Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/02/17 at 8:04 am

May 2nd 2015 – Princess Charlotte of Cambridge, British royal, and fourth in line to the British throne.

Subject: Re: Death Announcement

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/02/17 at 8:10 am

May 2nd 1993 - Authorities said that they had recovered the remains of David Koresh from the Branch Davidian compound near Waco, TX.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/03/17 at 12:46 am

May 3rd 1958 – Sandi Toksvig, Danish-English comedian, author, and radio host

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/03/17 at 1:05 am

May 3rd 1972, Les Harvey guitarist with Stone The Crows died after being electrocuted on stage during a gig at Swansea University, Wales. He was the brother of Scottish singer Alex Harvey and a member of the Alex Harvey Soul Band.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/03/17 at 1:20 am

May 3rd 1933 – Steven Weinberg, American theoretical physicist and Nobel laureate in Physics for his contributions with Abdus Salam and Sheldon Glashow to the unification of the weak force and electromagnetic interaction between elementary particles.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/03/17 at 1:49 am

May 3rd 2000 – John Joseph O'Connor, American cardinal (b. 1920)

A prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of New York from 1984 until his death in 2000, and was created a cardinal in 1985. He previously served as auxiliary bishop of the Military Vicariate of the United States (now the Archdiocese for the Military Services) (1979–83) and Bishop of Scranton (1983–84).

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/03/17 at 2:24 am

May 3rd 1938 – Napoleon XIV, American singer, songwriter and record producer.

Born Jerrold Samuels, he achieved one-hit wonder status with the Top 5 hit novelty song "They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa!" in 1966.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/03/17 at 3:04 am

Jackie Cooper, American actor, television director, producer and executive. He was a child actor who managed to make the transition to an adult career. Cooper was the first child actor to receive an Academy Award nomination. He died on May 3, 2011 after a short illness, in Santa Monica, California, at the age of 88.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/03/17 at 4:50 am

May 3rd 1959 – Ben Elton, English actor, director, and screenwriter. He was a part of London's alternative comedy movement of the 1980s and became a writer on series such as The Young Ones and Blackadder, as well as continuing as a stand-up comedian on stage and television.

Subject: Re: Notable Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/03/17 at 5:35 am

May 3rd 2002 – Barbara Castle, Baroness Castle of Blackburn, English politician, First Secretary of State

She was a a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament for Blackburn from 1945 to 1979, making her the longest-serving female MP in the history of the House of Commons, until that record was broken in 2007 by Gwyneth Dunwoody. She died in Chiltern, Buckinghamshire, on 3 May 2002, of pneumonia and chronic lung disease, at the age of 91.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/03/17 at 6:37 am

May 3rd 1934 – Frankie Valli, singer, The Four Seasons, (1976 UK & US No.1 single 'December, 1963, Oh What A Night', solo 1978 US No.1 & UK No.3 single 'Grease')

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/03/17 at 6:51 am

May 3rd 1950 – Mary Hopkin, Mary Hopkin, (1968 UK No.1 and US No.2 single 'Those Were The Days', released on The Beatles Apple label and produced by Paul McCartney, winner of TV Talent show 'Opportunity Knocks.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/03/17 at 9:06 am

May 3rd 1951 – Christopher Cross, singer, songwriter, (1981 US No.1 single 'Arthur's Theme', a No.7 UK hit in 1982).

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/04/17 at 12:22 am

1940 – Robin Cook, American physician and author, he is best known for combining medical writing with the thriller genre. Many of his books have been bestsellers on The New York Times Best Seller List. Several of his books have also been featured in Reader's Digest. His books have sold nearly 400 million copies worldwide.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/04/17 at 12:29 am

E. Nesbit, English author and poet, The Railway Children is also known from its adaptation into a 1970 film version. Probably suffering from lung cancer, she died on May 4th 1924 at the age of 65.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/04/17 at 12:52 am

May 4th 1972, Born on this day, American musician Mike Dirnt, bassist with Green Day who had the 1995 US No.2 album 'Dookie'. Green Day are one of the world's best-selling bands of all time, having sold more than 75 million records worldwide.

Subject: Re: Notable Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/04/17 at 12:53 am

May 4th 1436 – Assassination of the Swedish rebel (later national hero) Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/04/17 at 1:20 am

May 4th 1928 – Hosni Mubarak, Egyptian air marshal and politician, 4th President of Egypt

Subject: Re: Royalty Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/04/17 at 1:26 am

May 4th 1471 – Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales, died at the age of 17, when he was killed at the Battle of Tewkesbury, in the Wars of the Roses, as Edward IV defeats a Lancastrian Army.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/04/17 at 11:05 am

May 4th 1959, Born on this day, Randy Travis, Since 1985, he has recorded 20 studio albums and charted over 20 No.1 hits. Considered a pivotal figure in the history of country music, Travis broke through in the mid-1980s with the release of his album Storms of Life, which sold more than three million copies. The album established him as a major force in the Neotraditional country movement.

Subject: Re: Notable Deaths Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/04/17 at 11:08 am

May 4th 1970, Four students at Kent University were killed and eleven wounded by National Guard troops at a campus demonstration protesting the escalation of the Vietnam War. The incident inspired Neil Young to compose 'Ohio' which became a hit for Crosby Stills Nash & Young.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/04/17 at 11:41 am

May 4th 2009 – Dom DeLuise, American actor, director, chef, and producer, died at the age of 75, at Saint John's Health Center in Santa Monica, California. He was hospitalised at the time, suffering from kidney failure and respiratory problems due to complications from diabetes and high blood pressure. He suffered from cancer for more than a year prior to his death. He starred in a number of movies directed by Mel Brooks, in a series of films with career-long best friend Burt Reynolds, and as a voice actor in various animated films by Don Bluth.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: nally on 05/04/17 at 5:51 pm

Died on May 4th 1975: Moe Howard, American actor/comedian/screenwriter; one of the Three Stooges! (born 1897)

He and Larry Fine were the only two constant members of The Three Stooges.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: nally on 05/04/17 at 5:55 pm

Died two years ago today, on May 4th 2015: Ellen Albertini Dow, American actress, age 101 (b. November 1913)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/04/17 at 6:29 pm

May 4th 1987, American blues vocalist, harmonica player Paul Butterfield, who fronted The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, died at his home in North Hollywood, California, of drug-related heart failure, he was 44. Gained international recognition, as one of the early acts performing during the Summer of Love, at Monterey Pop Festival and Woodstock festival.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/04/17 at 6:50 pm

May 4th 1951, Born on this day, Jackie Jackson, The Jackson Five, (1970 US No.1 & UK No.2 single 'I Want You Back',) The Jacksons, (1977 UK No.1 single 'Show You The Way To Go').

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/04/17 at 7:06 pm

May 4th 2012, American rapper, musician, film director, and human rights activist Adam Yauch died of cancer aged 47. He was best known as a founding member of the hip hop group Beastie Boys, who sold over 40 million records worldwide. In 2009, Yauch was diagnosed and unsuccessfully treated for a cancerous parotid gland and a lymph node.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/04/17 at 8:08 pm

May 4th 1945, Born on this day, George Wadenius, Blood Sweat & Tears, (1969 US No.12 & UK No.35 single 'You've Made Me So Very Happy').

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/04/17 at 10:16 pm

May 4th 1954 – Ryan Cayabyab, Filipino musician, composer and conductor; he was Executive and Artistic Director for several years of the defunct San Miguel Foundation for the Performing Arts. He was also a resident judge for the only television season of Philippine Idol, broadcast in 2006.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/04/17 at 10:20 pm

May 4th 1984 – Diana Dors, English actress. She first came to public notice as a blonde bombshell in the style of American Marilyn Monroe, as promoted by her first husband Dennis Hamilton, mostly via sex film-comedies and risqué modelling. Later she showed a genuine talent for TV, recordings and cabaret, and gained new popularity as a regular chat-show guest. Born in 1931 as Diana Mary Fluck, and died on 4 May 1984 aged 52 from a recurrence of ovarian cancer, first diagnosed two years before.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/04/17 at 11:09 pm

1953 – Pia Zadora, American actress and singer. After working as a child actress on Broadway, in regional theater, and in the film Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (1964), she came to national attention in 1981, when following her starring role in the highly criticized Butterfly, she won a Golden Globe Award as New Star of the Year, while simultaneously winning the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress and the "Worst New Star" for the same performance. When in the 1980s Zadora's film career failed to achieve critical success, she switched her focus to music.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/17 at 12:25 am

May 5th 1940 – Michael Lindsay-Hogg, American director and producer. Beginning his career in British television, Lindsay-Hogg became a pioneer in music video production, directing promotional films by the Beatles and the Rolling Stones. Following his work with these bands, he branched out into film and theater, while still maintaining successful careers in television and music video production. Lindsay-Hogg was hired by the Beatles to direct a film. Originally conceived as a television special, Get Back was to feature footage of the Beatles recording a new album and rehearsing for a concert appearance. However, the sessions were extremely acrimonious, and the film and album were shelved for a time following the Beatles' rooftop concert in January 1969. The Beatles returned to the project, and released the newly retitled Let It Be (1970) along with an album of the same name.

Subject: Re: Notable Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/17 at 12:27 am

Emperor Napoleon died at the age of 51 on 5 May 1821, after confession, Extreme Unction and Viaticum in the presence of Father Ange Vignali. His last words were, "France, l'armée, tête d'armée, Joséphine" ("France, army, head of the army, Joséphine"). His health had deteriorated​ rapidly while in exile on the island of Saint Helena in the South Atlantic Ocean. As a French military and political leader who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led several successful campaigns during the French Revolutionary Wars. As Napoleon I, he was Emperor of the French from 1804 until 1814, and again in 1815.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/17 at 1:11 am

May 5th 1957 – Richard E. Grant, Swazi-English actor, screenwriter, director and perfumier. He came to public attention in 1987 for playing Withnail in the film Withnail and I, and achieved recognition as John Seward in the 1992 film Bram Stoker's Dracula. More recently he played Dr. Zander Rice in the 2017 superhero film Logan. He is also known for his role as Izembaro in the sixth season of the HBO series Game of Thrones.

Subject: Re: Notorious Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/17 at 1:12 am

May 5th 1981 – Bobby Sands, was an Irish member of the Provisional Irish Republican Army who died after 66 days of hunger-striking, aged 27,  while imprisoned at HM Prison Maze (Long Kesh).

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/17 at 1:55 am

May 5th 1927 – Pat Carroll, American actress, voice actress and comedian. Known for voicing Ursula in The Little Mermaid as well as having a long acting career, including appearances in CBS's Make Room for Daddy, ABC's Laverne & Shirley, NBC's ER, other guest-starring and series-regular roles on American television as well as voice-acting in several cartoon series. Carroll is an Emmy, Drama Desk and Grammy Award winner and a Tony Award nominee.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/17 at 1:56 am

May 5th 1972, Blind blues guitarist Reverend Gary Davis died of a heart attack aged 76. His unique finger-picking style influenced many other artists.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/17 at 2:11 am

May 5th 1943 – Michael Palin, English comedian, actor, writer and television presenter. He was one of the members of the comedy group Monty Python and later made a number of travel documentaries.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/17 at 2:12 am

May 5th 2015, American rock bassist Craig Gruber died of prostate cancer in Florida aged 63. He is best known as the original bassist in Rainbow and also played in Elf with vocalist Ronnie James Dio and worked with guitarist Gary Moore.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/17 at 3:57 am

May 5th 1966 – Josh Weinstein, American television writer and producer, known for his work on the animated comedy series The Simpsons.

Subject: Re: Notable Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/17 at 4:01 am

May 5th 1985 – Donald Bailey, English civil engineer who invented the Bailey bridge. Field Marshal Montgomery is recorded as saying that "without the Bailey bridge, we should not have won the war." (b. 1901)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/17 at 4:45 am

May 5th 1938 – Michael Murphy, American film, television and stage actor. He often plays unethical or morally ambiguous characters in positions of authority, including politicians, executives and lawyers. He is also known for his frequent collaborations with director Robert Altman, having appeared in twelve films, TV series and miniseries directed by Altman from 1963 to 2004, including the title role in the miniseries Tanner '88.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/17 at 4:47 am

May 5th 2002 – George Sidney, American film director and film producer who worked primarily at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, dies from complications of lymphoma in Las Vegas, Nevada, at the age of 85.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/17 at 5:21 am

May 5th 1935 – Robert Rehme, American film producer whose credits include the films Patriot Games, Clear and Present Danger and The General's Daughter.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/17 at 5:22 am

Canadian-born American businessman. He co-founded the Baskin-Robbins ice cream parlor chain in 1945 with his partner and brother-in-law Burt Baskin. He been in ill health for some time and died on May 5th 2008 at the age of 90. Believed not to be cryogenically​ preserved?

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/17 at 5:41 am

May 5th 1963 – Simon Rimmer, English chef, best known for his on-screen partnership with Tim Lovejoy, with whom he co-hosted the BBC Two programme Something for the Weekend from 2006 until 2012. Rimmer and Lovejoy then began co-hosting Channel 4 programme Sunday Brunch and its spin-off Daily Brunch in 2014.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/17 at 5:42 am

Dana Wynter, German-born English actress, who was raised in England and Southern Africa. She appeared in film and television for more than forty years beginning in the 1950s, her best known film being Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956). She died on 5 May 2011 from congestive heart failure at the Ojai Valley Community Hospital's Continuing Care Center; she was 79 years old.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: LyricBoy on 05/05/17 at 5:44 am


Canadian-born American businessman. He co-founded the Baskin-Robbins ice cream parlor chain in 1945 with his partner and brother-in-law Burt Baskin. He been in ill health for some time and died on May 5th 2008 at the age of 90. Believed not to be cryogenically​ preserved?


Or possibly he was creamated and his ashes used to make a spiffy-looking set of ice cream dishes. The funeral homes around here are showing all sorts of glass products that can be made from your loved ones' ashes.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/17 at 6:04 am

Born on this day in 1988, Adele Laurie Blue Adkins, (Adele), English soul and jazz singer, (2008 UK No.1 album ‘19’, 2008 UK No.2 single ‘Chasing Pavements’). In 2011 Adele became the first artist to achieve the feat of two top five hits in both the singles chart and the albums chart simultaneously since The Beatles in 1964. She is the first artist to sell more than 3 million copies of an album in a year in the UK, and Adele is the first female in the history of the Billboard Hot 100 to have three singles in the top 10 at the same time.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/17 at 6:05 am

Jerry Wallace, American country and pop singer. Between 1958 and 1964, Wallace charted nine hits on the Billboard Hot 100, including the No. 8 "Primrose Lane" that was later used as the theme song for the television series The Smith Family. He died on May 5, 2008 in Corona, California, after suffering congestive heart failure, he was 79 years old.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/17 at 6:42 am

May 5th 1934 – Ace Cannon, American tenor and alto saxophonist. He played and toured with Hi Records stablemate Bill Black's Combo, and started a solo career with his record "Tuff" in 1961, using the Black combo as his backing group.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/17 at 11:23 pm

May 6th 1929 – Rosemary Cramp, British archaeologist and academic specialising in the Anglo-Saxons. She was the first female professor appointed at Durham University and was Professor of Archaeology from 1971 to 1990. She served as President of the Society of Antiquaries of London from 2001 to 2004.

Subject: Re: Notable Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/17 at 11:25 pm

Alexander von Humboldt, Prussian geographer, naturalist, explorer, and influential proponent of Romantic philosophy and science, died peacefully on May 6th 1859, in Berlin, aged 89, after suffering a minor stroke in February 1859. A Between 1799 and 1804, Humboldt travelled extensively in Latin America, exploring and describing it for the first time from a modern scientific point of view. !

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/17 at 11:39 pm

May 6th 1931 – Willie Mays, American baseball player and coach, nicknamed "The Say Hey Kid", is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) center fielder who spent almost all of his 22-season career playing for the New York and San Francisco Giants, before finishing with the New York Mets. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1979, his first year of eligibility.

Subject: Re:Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/17 at 11:41 pm

Henry David Thoreau, American essayist, poet, philosopher, abolitionist, naturalist, tax resister, development critic, surveyor, and historian. A leading transcendentalist, died on May 6th 1862, at age 44, having suffered for tuberculosis. Thoreau is best known for his book Walden, a reflection upon simple living in natural surroundings, and his essay "Civil Disobedience" (originally published as "Resistance to Civil Government"), an argument for disobedience to an unjust state.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/17 at 12:38 am

May 6th 1947 – Alan Dale, New Zealand actor. As a child, Dale developed a love of theatre and also became a rugby player. After retiring from the sport, he took on a number of professions to support his family, before deciding to become a professional actor at age 27. With work limited in New Zealand, Dale moved to Australia, where he played Dr. John Forrest in The Young Doctors from 1979 to 1982. He later appeared as Jim Robinson in Neighbours, a part he played from 1985 until 1993. He left the series when he fell out with the producers over the pay he and the rest of the cast received. After leaving Neighbours, Dale found he had become typecast as Robinson in Australia and struggled to find work. His career was revitalised after he relocated to the United States in 2000. Since then, he has had roles in many American series including prominent parts in The O.C. (as Caleb Nichol) and Ugly Betty (as Bradford Meade), as well as recurring and guest roles in Lost, 24, NCIS, ER, The West Wing, The X-Files, Entourage and Once Upon a Time. Dale has also appeared in minor roles in films such as Star Trek Nemesis, Hollywood Homicide, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and Captain America: The Winter Soldier, as well as the London West End production of Spamalot.

Subject: Re: Royalty Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/17 at 12:39 am

Edward VII of the United Kingdom, died on May 6th 1910 at the age of 68, after suffering several heart attacks and refused to go to bed. Having been a heavy smoker, may had lead to his death. King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India from 22 January 1901 until his death in 1910.

Subject: Re: Deaths Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/17 at 1:47 am

Thomas Henry Burke (b. 1829) was Permanent Under Secretary at the Irish Office for many years before being killed during the Phoenix Park Murders on Saturday May 6th 1882. The killing was carried out by an Irish republican organisation called the Irish National Invincibles. The newly appointed Chief Secretary for Ireland Lord Frederick Cavendish (b.1836), although not the intended victim, was assassinated alongside him while they walked through Phoenix Park in Dublin. The victims were stabbed in the neck and chest with surgical blades.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/17 at 2:04 am

May 6th 1929, Born on this day, American singer Leon Hughes. He is best known as the last surviving original member of The Coasters.. The rhythm and blues/rock and roll vocal group scored the 1958 US No.1 single 'Yakety Yak', the 1959 US No.2 and UK No.6 single 'Charlie Brown', as well as 'Young Blood' and 'Poison Ivy'.

Subject: Re: Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/17 at 2:06 am

L. Frank Baum, American author. On May 5th, 1919, Baum suffered a stroke. The following day he slipped into a coma and died the following day. Chiefly known for his children's books, particularly The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/17 at 2:18 am

May 6th 1950 – Jeffery Deaver, American mystery/crime writer. He has a bachelor of journalism degree from the University of Missouri and a law degree from Fordham University and originally started working as a journalist. He later practiced law before embarking on a successful career as a best-selling novelist.

Subject: Re: Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/17 at 2:18 am

Maria Montessori, Italian physician and educator, died of a cerebral hemorrhage on May 6th, 1952 at the age of 81 in Noordwijk aan Zee, the Netherlands. Best known for the philosophy of education that bears her name, and her writing on scientific pedagogy. Her educational method is in use today in some public and private schools throughout the world.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/17 at 11:24 am

May 6th 1945, Born on this day, Bob Seger, US singer, songwriter. ln 1973, he put together the Silver Bullet Band, with a group of Detroit-area musicians, with whom he became most successful on the national level with the album Live Bullet, recorded live with the Silver Bullet Band in 1975 at Cobo Hall in Detroit, Michigan. 1987 US No.1 single 'Shakedown', from the film 'Beverly Hills Cop II', 1995 UK No.22 single 'We've Got Tonight').

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/17 at 11:24 am

Wilfrid Hyde-White, English character actor of stage, film and television, died on May 6th 1991 at the Motion Picture Country Home in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, from heart failure, six days before his 88th birthday. He achieved international recognition in his later years as Colonel Pickering in the 1964 film My Fair Lady.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/17 at 11:33 am

May 6th 1948, Born on this day, Mary MacGregor, American singer, best known for singing the 1976 song "Torn Between Two Lovers", which topped the Billboard charts for two weeks and UK No.4 single. Where is she now?

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/17 at 11:34 am

Marlene Dietrich, German actress and singer, on May 6th 1992, Dietrich died of renal failure at her flat in Paris at age 90. She held both German and American citizenship.Throughout her unusually long career, which spanned from the 1910s to the 1980s, she maintained popularity by continually reinventing herself. In the 1920s in Berlin, Dietrich acted on the stage and in silent films. Her performance as Lola-Lola in The Blue Angel (1930) brought her international fame and resulted in a contract with Paramount Pictures. Dietrich starred in Hollywood films such as Morocco (1930), Shanghai Express (1932), and Desire (1936). She successfully traded on her glamorous persona and "exotic" looks, and became one of the highest-paid actresses of the era. Throughout World War II, she was a high-profile entertainer in the United States. Although she still made occasional films after the war, Dietrich spent most of the 1950s to the 1970s touring the world as a marquee live-show performer.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: nally on 05/06/17 at 11:36 am


May 6th 1948, Born on this day, Mary MacGregor, American singer, best known for singing the 1976 song "Torn Between Two Lovers", which topped the Billboard charts for two weeks and UK No.4 single. Where is she now?

Born on the same date: Paul Linke, American actor, best known for his role as California Highway Patrol officer Artie "Grossie" Grossman in the 70s-80s cop drama series CHiPs. He also has other acting credits to his name.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/17 at 11:43 am

May 6th 1953 – Tony Blair, British politician who served as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007 and the Leader of the Labour Party from 1994 to 2007.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/17 at 11:43 am

Otis Blackwell, American songwriter and producer, died of a heart attack on May 6th 2002, in Nashville, Tennessee, aged 71. He wrote the classic songs ‘All Shook Up’, ‘Return To Sender’, ‘Don't Be Cruel’, ‘Great Balls Of Fire’ and ‘Fever.’ Over the years, Blackwell's songs have sold more than 185 million copies.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/17 at 4:39 pm

May 6th 1961 – George Clooney, American actor, filmmaker, activist and philanthropist. He has received three Golden Globe Awards for his work as an actor and two Academy Awards, one for acting in Syriana (2006) and the other for co-producing Argo (2012).

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/17 at 4:40 pm

Errol Brown, British-Jamaican singer and songwriter, died of liver cancer at his home in the Bahamas on May 6th 2015, aged 71. Best known as the frontman of the soul and funk band Hot Chocolate Their hits included 'You Sexy Thing', 'So You Win Again' and 'Brother Louie'. His break in music came in 1969 when he recorded a version of 'Give Peace a Chance' with some friends. Unable to change the lyrics without John Lennon's permission, he sent a copy to his record label, Apple, and the song was released with Lennon's approval.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/17 at 5:37 pm

Reg Grundy, Australian entrepreneur and media mogul, died on May 6th 2016 at his Bermuda home, with his family by his side. One of the television pioneers and most successful of his generation. He was also the creator of many TV hits starting with game shows such as Wheel of Fortune and Blankety Blanks and later soap operas Neighbours, Prisoner, Sons and Daughters, and The Young Doctors.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/17 at 12:38 am

May 7th 1954 – Amy Heckerling, American film director. She is an alumna of both New York University and the American Film Institute. She has had a commercially successful career with films including Fast Times at Ridgemont High, European Vacation, Look Who's Talking, and Clueless. She is an alumna of both New York University and the American Film Institute. She has had a commercially successful career with films including Fast Times at Ridgemont High, European Vacation, Look Who's Talking, and Clueless.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/17 at 12:39 am

Seve Ballesteros, Spanish professional golfer, died from a brain tumour on May 7th 2011 aged 54, after his family released a statement announcing that his neurological condition had "suffered a severe deterioration". World No. 1 who was one of golf’s leading figures from the mid-1970s to the mid-1990s. A member of a gifted golfing family, he won more than 90 international tournaments in his career, including five major championships between 1979 and 1988.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: LyricBoy on 05/07/17 at 8:20 am

Born May 7, 1968 in Steubenville Ohio. Notable actress/model/spokeswoman Nora Louise Kuzma, perhaps better known by her stage name, Traci Lords. Much of her early work is unavailable, as it was determined to be illegal to possess or view under the Federal Child Protection Act.  :o

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/17 at 9:48 am

May 7th 1931 – Gene Wolfe, American science fiction and fantasy writer. He is noted for his dense, allusive prose as well as the strong influence of his Catholic faith. He is a prolific short-story writer and novelist and has won many science fiction and fantasy literary awards.

Subject: Re: Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/17 at 9:50 am

Antonio Salieri, Italian composer and conductor, having been was committed to medical care and suffered dementia for the last year and a half of his life, he died in Vienna on May 7th 1825, aged 74. A pivotal figure in the development of late 18th-century opera, and popularly remembered as a supposedly bitter rival of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. This includes rumours that Salieri murdered Mozart out of jealousy, when in reality, they were at least respectful peers.

Subject: Re: Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/17 at 8:58 pm

May 7th 1940 – George Lansbury, British politician, died on May 7th 1940 aged 81, at the Manor House Hospital in Golders Green. He was social reformer who led the Labour Party from 1932 to 1935. He was paternal grandfather to movie actress Angela Lansbury.

Subject: Re: Death Anniversary

Written By: nally on 05/08/17 at 12:20 pm

Died on May 8th 2009: Dom DiMaggio, American baseball player who spent his entire career (1940-53) with the Boston Red Sox. (He would have turned 100 earlier this year if he were still alive.) Younger brother of New York Yankees great Joe DiMaggio.

Subject: Re: Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/08/17 at 11:05 pm

On May 8th 1952, William Fox, American motion picture executive died, who founded the Fox Film Corporation in 1915 and the Fox West Coast Theatres chain in the 1920s. He lost control of the Fox Film Corporation in 1930 during a hostile takeover. A combination of the stock market crash, Fox's car accident injury, and government antitrust action forced him into a protracted seven-year struggle to fight off bankruptcy. At his bankruptcy hearing in 1936, he attempted to bribe judge John Warren Davis and committed perjury, for which he was sentenced to six months in prison. After serving his time, Fox retired from the film business. He died more or less unnoticed in 1952 at the age of 73 in New York City. No Hollywood producers came to his funeral.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/10/17 at 5:21 pm

May 10th 1933 – Barbara Taylor Bradford, American novelist. Her debut novel, A Woman of Substance, was published in 1979 and has sold over 30 million copies worldwide. It ranks as one of the top-ten bestselling novels of all-time. To date, she has written 35 novels.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/10/17 at 5:33 pm

May 10th 1989 – Woody Shaw, American trumpeter, flugelhornist, cornetist, composer and band leader, died of kidney failure on May 10th 1989, aged 44. Has been described by NPR Music as "the last great trumpet innovator".Shaw is regarded as one of the great jazz band leaders and innovators of his generation. Born with a photographic memory and perfect pitch, he was considered to have been generations ahead of his time.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/10/17 at 5:46 pm

May 10th 1965 – Linda Evangelista, Canadian model. She is regarded as one of the most accomplished and influential models of all time, and has been featured on over 700 magazine covers. Evangelista is primarily known for being the longtime muse of photographer Steven Meisel, as well as for coining the phrase "We don't wake up for less than $10,000 a day."

Subject: Re: Notable Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/10/17 at 6:59 pm

May 10th 1897 – Andrés Bonifacio, was a Filipino revolutionary leader and the president of the Tagalog Republic. At the age of 33 he was executed on May 10th 1897 in the mountains of Maragondon. He is often called "The Great Plebeian" and "The Father of the Philippine Revolution".

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/10/17 at 7:37 pm

May 10th 1944 – Jim Abrahams, American movie director and writer. best known for the spoof movies that he co-wrote and produced with brothers Jerry Zucker and David Zucker, such as Airplane! (for which he was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Screenplay) and The Naked Gun series. The team of Zucker, Abrahams and Zucker (also referred to as "ZAZ") really began when the three men grew up together in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He directed movies on his own, such as Big Business, and further honed his skills in parody with Hot Shots! and its 1993 sequel, Hot Shots! Part Deux.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/10/17 at 7:50 pm

Joan Crawford, American film and television actress, died on May 10th 1977 at her New York apartment from a heart attack. She began her career as a dancer and stage showgirl. Crawford became one of Hollywood's most prominent movie stars and one of the highest-paid women in the United States, but her films began losing money and, by the end of the 1930s, she was labelled "box office poison". But her career gradually improved in the early 1940s, and she made a major comeback in 1945 by starring in Mildred Pierce, for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress. She would go on to receive Best Actress nominations for Possessed (1947) and Sudden Fear (1952). Her year of birth is disputed.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/10/17 at 7:55 pm

May 10th 1968 – Al Murray, English comedian and TV personality well known for his stand-up persona and quick repartee. His best-known character is "The Pub Landlord", a xenophobic publican.

Subject: Re: Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/10/17 at 8:04 pm

May 10th 1818 – Paul Revere, American silversmith, engraver, early industrialist, and a Patriot in the American Revolution, died on May 10th 1818, at the age of 83, at his home on Charter Street in Boston. He is best known for alerting the colonial militia to the approach of British forces before the battles of Lexington and Concord, as dramatized in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem, "Paul Revere's Ride" (1861).

Subject: Re: Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/10/17 at 8:08 pm

George Vancouver, English navigator and explorer, died in obscurity on May 10th 1798 at the age of 40. English officer of the Royal Navy, best known for his 1791–95 expedition, which explored and charted North America's northwestern Pacific Coast regions, including the coasts of contemporary Alaska, British Columbia, Washington, and Oregon. He also explored the Hawaiian Islands and the southwest coast of Australia. In Canada, Vancouver Island and the city Vancouver are named after him, as are Vancouver, Washington, in the United States, Mount Vancouver on the Yukon/Alaska border, and New Zealand's sixth highest mountain.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/10/17 at 11:23 pm

May 10th 1946 – Donovan, Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist. He developed an eclectic and distinctive style that blended folk, jazz, pop, psychedelia, and world music (notably calypso). His most successful singles were the early UK hits "Catch the Wind", "Colours" and "Universal Soldier" in 1965. In September 1966 "Sunshine Superman" topped America's Billboard Hot 100 chart for one week and went to number two in Britain, followed by "Mellow Yellow" at US No.2 in December 1966, then 1968's "Hurdy Gurdy Man" in the Top 5 in both countries, then "Atlantis", which reached US No.7 in May 1969.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/11/17 at 2:13 am

May 11th 1922 – Ameurfina Melencio-Herrera, Filipino lawyer and jurist, served as an Associate Justice of the Philippine Supreme Court from 1979-92. She was the second woman appointed to the Supreme Court, filling the vacancy left by the retirement of the first female Supreme Court Justice, Cecilia Muñoz-Palma

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/11/17 at 4:28 am

1960 – John D. Rockefeller Jr., American financier and philanthropist who was a prominent member of the Rockefeller family, dies of pneumonia on May 11th 1960 at the age of 86. He was the only son among the five children of Standard Oil co-founder John D. Rockefeller and the father of the five famous Rockefeller brothers. In biographies, he is commonly referred to as "Junior" to distinguish him from his father, "Senior".

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/11/17 at 6:14 am

May 11th 1964 – John Parrott, English snooker player and sportscaster. He won the World Snooker Championship in 1991, defeating Jimmy White in the final. Two years earlier he had lost 3–18 to Steve Davis, the heaviest final defeat in modern times.

Subject: Re: Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/11/17 at 9:19 am

May 11th 1812 – Spencer Perceval, English lawyer and politician, was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 4 October 1809 until his death on 11 May 1812. He is the only British prime minister to have been assassinated. He is also the only solicitor general or attorney general to have been prime minister, and the only prime minister until recent years whose entire lifetime was spent in the reign of the sovereign under which he held office, George III (who had become king in 1760 and survived Perceval to 1820). (b. 1708)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: LyricBoy on 05/11/17 at 1:49 pm

Canadian actor, director, and producer Peter North was born on this day in 1957.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/11/17 at 4:58 pm

May 11th 2001 – Douglas Adams, English novelist and screenwriter, died of a heart attack, aged 49. Best known as the author of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, which originated in 1978 as a BBC radio comedy before developing into a "trilogy" of five books that sold more than 15 million copies in his lifetime and generated a television series, several stage plays, comics, a computer game, and in 2005 a feature film.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/11/17 at 5:05 pm

May 11th 1981 – Bob Marley, Jamaican singer-songwriter, musician and guitarist, died at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital in Miami (now University of Miami Hospital), aged 36. The spread of melanoma to his lungs and brain caused his death. He achieved international fame and acclaim, blending mostly reggae, ska and rocksteady in his compositions.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/11/17 at 5:49 pm

May 11th 1941 – Eric Burdon, English singer-songwriter. Best known as a member and vocalist of the R&B/rock band The Animals and the funk band War. He is regarded as one of the British Invasion's most distinct singers with his deep, searingly powerful blues-rock voice. He is also known for his aggressive stage performances.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/11/17 at 6:06 pm

May 11th 1848 – Tom Cribb, English bare-knuckle boxer of the 19th century, so successful that he became world champion. In 1839 he retired to Woolwich in south-east London where he died, aged 66.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/11/17 at 6:12 pm

May 11th 2006 – Floyd Patterson, Floyd Patterson, American professional boxer, having suffered from Alzheimer's disease and prostate cancer and had been hospitalized for a week prior to his death. He died at home in New Paltz, on May 11th 2006 at age 71. He competed from 1952 to 1972, and twice reigned as the world heavyweight champion from 1956 to 1962. At the age of 21, he became the youngest boxer in history to win the title, and was also the first heavyweight to regain the title after losing it.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/11/17 at 6:44 pm

May 11th 1939 – Dante Tiñga, Filipino politician and jurist. He served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines from 2003 to 2009.

Subject: Re: Notable Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/11/17 at 7:18 pm

John Herschel, English polymath, mathematician, astronomer, chemist, inventor, and experimental photographer, who also did valuable botanical work, dies on May 11th 1871, aged 79. He named seven moons of Saturn and four moons of Uranus. He made many contributions to the science of photography, and investigated colour blindness and the chemical power of ultraviolet rays; his Preliminary Discourse (1831), which advocated an inductive approach to scientific experiment and theory building, was an important contribution to the philosophy of science.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/11/17 at 8:11 pm

Noel Redding, English rock musician, was found dead in his home in Clonakilty on May 11th 2003. Best known as the bass player and occasional lead singer for the Jimi Hendrix Experience and guitarist/singer for Fat Mattress.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/11/17 at 8:23 pm

May 11th 1950 – Jeremy Paxman, English broadcaster, journalist and author. He has worked for the BBC since 1972 and is known for his forthright and abrasive interviewing style, particularly when interrogating politicians.

Subject: Re: Notable Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/11/17 at 8:56 pm

Kim Philby, died of heart failure in Moscow on May 11th 1988. A high-ranking member of British intelligence who worked as a double agent before defecting to the Soviet Union in 1963. (b. 1912)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/11/17 at 8:57 pm

May 11th 1941 – Ian Redpath, Australian cricketer who played in 66 Tests and 5 ODIs from 1964 to 1976.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: nally on 05/11/17 at 9:01 pm


May 11th 1941 – Eric Burdon, English singer-songwriter. Best known as a member and vocalist of the R&B/rock band The Animals and the funk band War. He is regarded as one of the British Invasion's most distinct singers with his deep, searingly powerful blues-rock voice. He is also known for his aggressive stage performances.

May 11th 1941 – Ian Redpath, Australian cricketer who played in 66 Tests and 5 ODIs from 1964 to 1976.

Two living famous people sharing a DOB!

I talked a little bit about Eric Burdon in the Ninny's Persons Of The Day thread, given that he is a music performer.

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/11/17 at 9:25 pm

William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham, died on May 11th 1778, aged 69. British statesman of the Whig group who led the government of Great Britain twice in the middle of the 18th century. Historians call him Pitt of Chatham, or William Pitt the Elder to distinguish from his son, William Pitt the Younger, who also was a prime minister. Pitt was also known as The Great Commoner, because of his long-standing refusal to accept a title until 1766.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/12/17 at 12:39 am

May 12th 1937 – Susan Hampshire, three-time Emmy Award-winning English actress, best known for her many television and film roles.

Subject: Re: Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/12/17 at 2:34 am

John Dryden, English poet, literary critic, translator, and playwright, died on May 12th 1700, Who was made England's first Poet Laureate in 1668. He is seen as dominating the literary life of Restoration England to such a point that the period came to be known in literary circles as the Age of Dryden. Walter Scott called him "Glorious John." (b. 1631)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/12/17 at 2:43 am

May 12th 1932 – Ten weeks after his abduction, the infant son of Charles Lindbergh, Charles Jr., is found dead in Hopewell, New Jersey, just a few miles from the Lindberghs' home.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/12/17 at 3:38 am

May 12th 1968 – Tony Hawk, known by his nickname "The Birdman", is an American professional skateboarder, actor, and owner of skateboard company Birdhouse. Hawk is well known for completing the first documented 900 and for his licensed video game titles, published by Activision. He is widely considered to be one of the most successful and influential pioneers of modern vertical skateboarding.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/12/17 at 7:31 am

May 12th 1928 – Burt Bacharach, American composer, songwriter, record producer, pianist, and singer who has composed hundreds of popular hit songs from the late 1950s through the 1980s,  with lyrics written by Hal David he wrote many classic songs including, 'Close To You', '24 Hours From Tulsa', 'Make It Easy On Yourself', 'Magic Moments', 'I Say A Little Prayer'. Won two Oscars for film score 'Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid', for 'Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head'.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/12/17 at 8:00 am

H. R. Giger, Swiss surrealist painter, died in hospital after having suffered injuries in a fall on May 12th 2014, his style was adapted for many forms of media, including record albums, furniture and tattoos. The Zurich-based artist was best known for airbrush images of humans and machines linked together in a cold 'biomechanical' relationship. Later he abandoned airbrush work for pastels, markers, and ink. He was part of the special effects team that won an Academy Award for design work on the film Alien. (b. 1940)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/12/17 at 8:24 am

May 12th 1948 – Steve Winwood, English musician whose genres include rock, blue-eyed soul, rhythm and blues, blues rock, pop rock, and jazz. A key member of The Spencer Davis Group, Traffic, Blind Faith and Go. He also had a successful solo career with hits including "While You See a Chance," "Valerie," "Back in the High Life Again" and two US Billboard Hot 100 number ones: "Higher Love" and "Roll with It." He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Traffic in 2004.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/12/17 at 2:08 pm

May 12th 1957 – Erich von Stroheim, Austrian-American director, actor and producer, died on May 12th 1957 in France, at age 71. His most notable as being a film star of the silent era, subsequently noted as an auteur for his directorial work.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/12/17 at 2:18 pm

May 12th 1942 – Billy Swan, American Country singer-songwriter, best known for his 1974 single, "I Can Help".

Subject: Re: Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/12/17 at 2:42 pm

May 12th 1967 – John Masefield, English poet and writer, developed gangrene in his ankle, this spread to his leg, and he died of the infection. He was Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom from 1930. Among his best known works are the children's novels The Midnight Folk and The Box of Delights, and the poems "The Everlasting Mercy" and "Sea-Fever". (b. 1878)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/12/17 at 5:56 pm

May 12th 1963 – Vanessa A. Williams, American actress and producer. She is best known for her roles as Maxine Joseph–Chadway in the Showtime drama series, Soul Food (2000–04), for which she received NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/12/17 at 5:57 pm

May 12th 2001 – Perry Como, American singer and television personality, died in his sleep on May 12th 2001, at his home in Jupiter Inlet Colony, Florida, six days before his 89th birthday. a career spanning more than half a century, he recorded exclusively for RCA Victor for 44 years after signing with the label in 1943.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/12/17 at 8:09 pm

May 12th 1966 – Stephen Baldwin, American actor, producer and author. He is the youngest of the Baldwin brothers and is a Christian evangelist.

Subject: Re: Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/12/17 at 9:10 pm

Charles Barry, English architect, died from a heart attack on May 12th 1860. Best known for his role in the rebuilding of the Palace of Westminster (also known as the Houses of Parliament) in London during the mid-19th century, but also responsible for numerous other buildings and gardens. He is known for his major contribution to the use of Italianate architecture in Britain. (b. 1795)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/12/17 at 10:07 pm

May 12th 1944 – Chris Patten, English academic and politician, 28th Governor of Hong Kong, a crossbench member of the British House of Lords and a former British Conservative politician until 2011, as Member of the British Parliament for Bath from 1979 to 1992.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/12/17 at 11:08 pm

John Smith, British Labour Party politician who served as Leader of the Labour Party from July 1992 until his death from a heart attack on May 12th 1994. (b. 1938)

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On May 13th 1835, John Nash, British architect died at his home. Responsible for much of the layout of Regency London under the patronage of the Prince Regent, and during his reign as George IV. Nash was also a pioneer in the use of the Picturesque in architecture. His best-known buildings are the Royal Pavilion, Brighton, and Buckingham Palace. (b. 1752)

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May 13th 1937 – Trevor Baylis, English inventor. He is best known for inventing the wind-up radio. Rather than using batteries or external electrical source, the radio is powered by the user winding a crank for several seconds. This stores energy in a spring which then drives an electrical generator to operate the radio receiver.

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May 13th 1961 – Gary Cooper, American film actor died less than a week after his sixtieth birthday. Known for his natural, authentic, and understated acting style and screen performances. His career spanned thirty-five years, from 1925 to 1960, and included leading roles in eighty-four feature films.

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May 13th 1939 – Harvey Keitel, American actor and producer. An Oscar and Golden Globe Award nominee, he has appeared in films such as Martin Scorsese's Mean Streets, Taxi Driver and The Last Temptation of Christ.

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May 13th 1957 – Mar Roxas, Filipino politician and the grandson of former Philippine President Manuel Roxas. He served in the Cabinet of the Philippines as Secretary of the Interior and Local Government from 2012 to 2015. Previously, he was the Secretary of Department of Environment and National Resources from 2000 to 2003, a Senator from 2004 to 2010, and Secretary of Transportation and Communications from 2011 to 2012.

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May 13th 1999 – Gene Sarazen, American professional golfer, died at age 97 from complications of pneumonia. One of the world's top players in the 1920s and 1930s, and the winner of seven major championships. He is one of five players (along with Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus, and Tiger Woods) to win each of the four majors at least once, now known as the Career Grand Slam: U.S. Open (1922, 1932), PGA Championship (1922, 1923, 1933), The Open Championship (1932), and Masters Tournament (1935). At age 71, Sarazen made a hole-in-one at The Open Championship in 1973, at the "Postage Stamp" at Troon in Scotland.

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May 13th 1950 – Stevie Wonder, American musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, and multi-instrumentalist. A child prodigy, he is considered to be one of the most critically and commercially successful musical performers of the late 20th century. Wonder signed with Motown's Tamla label at the age of 11, and he continued performing and recording for Motown into the 2010s. He has been blind since shortly after birth.

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May 13th 1977 – Mickey Spillane, Irish-American mobster from Hell's Kitchen, New York City was killed outside his apartment in Queens. Spillane, who was called the "last of the gentleman gangsters," was a marked contrast to the violent Westies mob members who succeeded him in Hell's Kitchen. (b. 1934)

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May 13th 1961 – Dennis Rodman, American retired professional basketball player, who played for the Detroit Pistons, San Antonio Spurs, Chicago Bulls, Los Angeles Lakers, and Dallas Mavericks in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was nicknamed "The Worm" and was known for his fierce defensive and rebounding abilities.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/13/17 at 5:32 pm

May 13th 1988 – Chet Baker, American jazz trumpeter was found dead on the Prins Hendrikkade, near the Zeedijk, the street below his room in Hotel Prins Hendrik in Amsterdam, Netherlands, with serious wounds to his head, apparently having fallen from the second floor window. Baker earned much attention and critical praise through the 1950s, particularly for albums featuring his vocals (Chet Baker Sings, It Could Happen to You). (b. 1929)

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May 13th 2012 - Donald Dunn, bassist with Booker T and the MG's died in his sleep after playing a show at the Blue Note night club in Tokyo the night before. He had been in the country as part of an ongoing tour with Steve Cropper and Eddie Floyd. Booker T and the MG's scored the 1962 US No.3 single 'Green Onions', and the 1969 UK No.4 single 'Time Is Tight'.

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May 13th 1949 – Zoë Wanamaker, American-British stage, television and film actress, who has worked extensively with the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre. A nine-time Olivier Award nominee, she won for Once in a Lifetime (1979) and Electra (1998). She has also received four Tony Award nominations for her work on Broadway; for Piaf (1981), Loot (1986), Electra (1999), and Awake and Sing! (2006).

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May 13th 1964 - Diana Wynyard, English stage and film actress. She died from renal disease in Holborn, Central London, aged 58. She appeared in Alexander Korda's version An Ideal Husband (1947), based on the Oscar Wilde play, but her remaining film appearances were in supporting roles. Usually maternal, these included Tom Brown's Schooldays (1951) and the secretive mother (of James Mason's character) in Island in the Sun (1957). She played Empress Elisabeth of Austria in Mayerling (1957), an early American television film which starred Audrey Hepburn.

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May 13th 1965 – Tasmin Little, English classical violinist. She is best known and widely acclaimed as a concerto soloist, and also performs as a recitalist and chamber musician. She has released multiple albums, winning the Critics Award at the Classic Brit Awards in 2011 for her recording of Elgar's Violin Concerto.

Subject: Celebrity Birthday: May the 14th be with you!

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/17 at 12:01 am

May 14th 1944 – George Lucas, American filmmaker and entrepreneur. He is best known as the creator of the Star Wars and Indiana Jones franchises, as well as the founder of Lucasfilm and Industrial Light & Magic. He was the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Lucasfilm, before selling it to The Walt Disney Company in 2012. May the 14th be with you!

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/17 at 4:18 am

On May 14th 1919, Henry J. Heinz, American entrepreneur who founded the H. J. Heinz Company died at his home, after contracting pneumonia. Based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, a son of German immigrants from the Palatinate who came independently to the United States in the early 1840s. Heinz developed his business into a national company which made more than 60 food products; one of its first was tomato ketchup. (b. 1844)

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May 14th 1952 – David Byrne, Scottish-born American musician who was the founding member, principal songwriter, and lead singer and guitarist of the American new wave band Talking Heads, active between 1975 and 1991.

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May 14th 1951 – Robert Zemeckis, American filmmaker and screenwriter frequently credited as an innovator in visual effects. He first came to public attention in the 1980s as the director of Romancing the Stone (1984) and the science-fiction comedy Back to the Future film trilogy, as well as the live-action/animated comedy Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988). In the 1990s he diversified into more dramatic fare, including 1994's Forrest Gump, for which he won an Academy Award for Best Director. The film itself won Best Picture.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/17 at 3:57 pm

May 14th 1976 – Keith Relf, English musician died from electrocution, in the basement of his home, while playing his improperly earthed (electrically grounded) guitar. Relf had dealt with several health issues throughout his life, including emphysema and asthma, which may have contributed to his inability to survive the electric shock. Best known as the lead vocalist and harmonica player for The Yardbirds. (b. 1943)

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May 14th 1923 – Mrinal Sen, Indian filmmaker based in Kolkata. Along with his contemporaries Satyajit Ray and Ritwik Ghatak, he is often considered to be one of the greatest ambassadors of Indian parallel cinema on the global stage.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/17 at 4:18 pm

May 14th 1971 – Sofia Coppola, American screenwriter, director, producer and actress. In 2003, she received the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for the comedy-drama Lost in Translation, and became the third woman to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Director. Her father is director, producer and screenwriter Francis Ford Coppola.

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May 14th 1944 – George Lucas, American filmmaker and entrepreneur. He is best known as the creator of the Star Wars and Indiana Jones franchises, as well as the founder of Lucasfilm and Industrial Light & Magic. He was the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Lucasfilm, before selling it to The Walt Disney Company in 2012. May the 14th be with you!

May 14th 1951 – Robert Zemeckis, American filmmaker and screenwriter frequently credited as an innovator in visual effects. He first came to public attention in the 1980s as the director of Romancing the Stone (1984) and the science-fiction comedy Back to the Future film trilogy, as well as the live-action/animated comedy Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988). In the 1990s he diversified into more dramatic fare, including 1994's Forrest Gump, for which he won an Academy Award for Best Director. The film itself won Best Picture.

May 14th 1923 – Mrinal Sen, Indian filmmaker based in Kolkata. Along with his contemporaries Satyajit Ray and Ritwik Ghatak, he is often considered to be one of the greatest ambassadors of Indian parallel cinema on the global stage.

May 14th 1971 – Sofia Coppola, American screenwriter, director, producer and actress. In 2003, she received the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for the comedy-drama Lost in Translation, and became the third woman to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Director. Her father is director, producer and screenwriter Francis Ford Coppola.
Four outstanding filmmakers that have their birthday on the same day!!!!

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/17 at 4:22 pm

On May 14th 1998, Frank Sinatra, American singer, actor, and producer died with his wife at his side at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, aged 82, after a heart attack. He was one of the most popular and influential musical artists of the 20th century. He is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, having sold more than 150 million records worldwide.

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Rita Hayworth, American actress and dancer lapsed into a semicoma in February 1987. She died at age 68 from complications associated with Alzheimer's disease three months later on May 14th 1987, at her home in Manhattan. She achieved fame during the 1940s as one of the era's top stars, appearing in a total of 61 films over 37 years. The press coined the term "love goddess" to describe Hayworth after she had become the most glamorous screen idol of the 1940s. She was the top pin-up girl for GIs during World War II. (b. 1918)

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May 14th 1969 – Cate Blanchett, Australian actress and theatre director. She has received international acclaim and many accolades, including six AACTA Awards, two Academy Awards, three Screen Actors Guild Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, and three BAFTA Awards. Blanchett came to international attention for her role as Elizabeth I of England in Shekhar Kapur's 1998 film Elizabeth, for which she won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress, the Golden Globe Award, and earned her first Academy Award for Best Actress nomination.

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May 14th 1973 – Shanice, Grammy-nominated American R&B singer, songwriter, and actress. She had the Top 10 Billboard hit singles "I Love Your Smile" and "Silent Prayer" in 1991 and "Saving Forever for You" in 1993.

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On May 14th 2015, B.B. King, American blues singer, electric guitarist, songwriter, and record producer died at the age of 89 in Las Vegas, Nevada, from congestive heart failure and diabetic complications. King introduced a sophisticated style of soloing based on fluid string bending and shimmering vibrato that influenced many later electric blues guitarists.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/17 at 10:30 pm

On May 14th 1918, James Gordon Bennett, Jr. dies. American publisher of the New York Herald, founded by his father, James Gordon Bennett Sr., who emigrated from Scotland. He was generally known as Gordon Bennett to distinguish him from his father. Among his many sports-related accomplishments he organized both the first polo match and the first tennis match in the United States, and he personally won the first transoceanic yacht race. He sponsored explorers including Henry Morton Stanley's trip to Africa to find David Livingstone, and the ill-fated USS Jeannette attempt on the North Pole. Bennett's controversial reputation has been thought to have inspired, in the United Kingdom, the phrase "Gordon Bennett" as an expression of incredulity. (b. 1841)

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May 14th 1847 – Fanny Mendelssohn, German pianist and composer died in Berlin of complications from a stroke suffered while rehearsing one of her brother's oratorios, She composed over 460 pieces of music. Her compositions include a piano trio and several books of solo piano pieces and songs. A number of her songs were originally published under her brother, Felix Mendelssohn's, name in his opus 8 and 9 collections. (b. 1805)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/17 at 11:49 pm

Robert Stack, American actor, sportsman, and television host underwent radiation therapy for prostate cancer in October 2002 and died of a heart attack on May 14th 2003. In addition to acting in more than 40 feature films, he starred in the ABC-TV television series The Untouchables (1959–63), for which he won the 1960 Emmy Award for Best Actor in a Dramatic Series, and later hosted Unsolved Mysteries (1987–2002). He was also nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in the film Written on the Wind (1956). (b. 1919)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/17 at 12:06 am

May 15th 1937 – Madeleine Albright, American politician and diplomat. She is the first woman to have become the United States Secretary of State. She was nominated by U.S. President Bill Clinton on December 5, 1996, and was unanimously confirmed by a U.S. Senate vote of 99–0. She was sworn in on January 23, 1997.

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May 15th 1995 – Eric Porter, English actor of stage, film and television died of colon cancer in London, aged 67. His memorable performance as Soames in the BBC's 1967 television adaptation of The Forsyte Saga. (b. 1928)

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May 15th 1953 – Mike Oldfield, English musician and composer. His work blends progressive rock with world, folk, classical, electronic, ambient, and new-age music. His biggest commercial success is the 1973 album Tubular Bells – which launched Virgin Records and became a hit in America after its opening was used as the theme for the film The Exorcist. He also recorded the 1983 hit single "Moonlight Shadow" and a rendition of the Christmas piece "In Dulci Jubilo".

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May 15th 1987 – Andy Murray, British professional tennis player from Scotland currently ranked world No. 1 in men's singles. won the 2013 Wimbledon Championships, becoming the first British player to win a Wimbledon senior singles title since Virginia Wade in 1977, and the first British man to win the men's singles title since Fred Perry, 77 years previously. In 2016, he won his second Wimbledon title to become the first British man to win multiple Wimbledon singles titles since Perry in 1935.

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May 15th 2008 – Tommy Burns, Scottish professional football player and manager died of skin cancer, aged 51. He was also a Scotland international, winning eight caps between 1981 and 1988, while a Celtic player.

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May 15th 1981 – Zara Phillips, British equestrian and the second child and only daughter of Anne, Princess Royal, and her first husband, Captain Mark Phillips. She is the second-eldest grandchild of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. Tindall is married to former England rugby union player Mike Tindall.

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May 15th 1932 – In an attempted coup d'état, the Prime Minister of Japan Inukai Tsuyoshi is assassinated, shot by eleven junior Navy officers (most were just turning twenty years of age) in the Prime Minister's residence in Tokyo.

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May 15th 1937 – Trini Lopez, American singer, guitarist, and actor. His first album included a version of "If I Had a Hammer", which earned him a Golden Disc. Other hits included "Lemon Tree", "I'm Comin' Home, Cindy" and "Sally Was a Good Old Girl". He designed two guitars for the Gibson Guitar Corporation, which are now collectors’ items.

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No relation!

May 15th 1948 – Brian Eno, English musician, composer, record producer, singer, writer, and visual artist. He is best known for his pioneering work in rock, ambient, pop, and electronic music. Eno studied painting and experimental music at art school in the late 1960s before joining glam rock group Roxy Music as synthesizer player in 1971. After recording two albums with the band, he departed in 1973 to record a number of solo albums.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/17 at 5:39 am

May 15th 2003 – June Carter Cash, American singer, songwriter, actress, dancer, comedian, and author died in Nashville, Tennessee, at 73 years old, of complications following heart-valve replacement surgery. Who was a member of the Carter Family and the second wife of singer Johnny Cash. She played the guitar, banjo, harmonica, and autoharp, and acted in several films and television shows. Carter Cash won five Grammy Awards and was inducted into the Christian Music Hall of Fame in 2009. In the early 1960s, June Carter wrote the song "Ring of Fire", which later went on to be a hit for her future husband, Johnny Cash.

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May 15th 1992 - Barbara Lee was a member of girl group the Chiffons died, one day short of her 45th birthday, of a heart attack. She had the 1963 US No.1 single 'He's So Fine’.

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May 15th 1999, Rob Gretton manager of Joy Division and New Order died aged 46. He was also a partner in Factory Records, proprietor of the Rob's Records label and a co-founder along with Tony Wilson of The Hacienda nightclub in Manchester, England.

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May 15th 2000, Songwriter Geoff Goddard died aged 62. Wrote 'Johnny Remember Me', and played keyboards on The Tornadoes 1962 No.1 hit 'Telstar'. Wrote songs for Heinz, Mike Berry, The Outlaws, Freddie Starr and Screaming Lord Sutch.

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May 15th 2001, Brian Pendleton of The Pretty Things died of cancer aged 57, (1964 UK No.10 single 'Don't Bring Me Down'). The band's 1974 album Silk Torpedo was the first album release on Led Zeppelin's own label Swan Song.

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May 15th 2015, R&B and jazz singer Ortheia Barnes-Kennerly died from heart failure in the US Virgin Islands, where she was visiting for a performance, she was 70 years old. Ortheia spent much of her career touring with and opening for some of Motown's biggest acts, including Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, and Gladys Knight.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/16/17 at 5:38 am

May 16th 1953 – Pierce Brosnan, Irish-American actor and producer, after the conclusion of Remington Steele television series, Brosnan appeared in films such as the Cold War spy film The Fourth Protocol (1987) and the comedy Mrs. Doubtfire (1993). In 1994, Brosnan became the fifth actor to portray secret agent James Bond in the Eon Productions film series, starring in four films from 1995 to 2002 (GoldenEye, Tomorrow Never Dies, The World Is Not Enough and Die Another Day).

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Written By: nally on 05/17/17 at 1:27 pm

Died on May 17th 2011: Harmon Killebrew, American baseball player and sportscaster (b. 1936)

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Died five years ago today, on May 17th 2012: Donna Summer, American singer (born New Year's Eve 1948); dubbed the 'Queen Of Disco'; her cause of death was lung cancer, which she attributed to inhaling toxic fumes and dust after the 9/11 terrorist attacks in New York City, where she lived for most of her life. A year after her death, she was inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/19/17 at 1:18 am

May 19th 1939 – James Fox, English actor. After an absence of almost ten years from mainstream cinema, Fox returned to the screen, appearing in Stephen Poliakoff's Runners (1983), A Passage to India (1984), and playing Anthony Blunt in the acclaimed BBC play by Alan Bennett, A Question of Attribution (1992). He also portrayed the character of Colonel Ferguson in Farewell to the King and the pro-German aristocrat Lord Darlington in The Remains of the Day (1993).

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May 19th 1536 – Anne Boleyn, Queen of England (1533–1536); second wife of Henry VIII of England is beheaded for adultery, treason, and incest. On 7 September, she gave birth to the future Queen Elizabeth I. Henry was disappointed to have a daughter rather than a son but hoped a son would follow and professed to love Elizabeth. (b. c. 1501)

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Died one year ago today, on May 19th 2016: Alan Young, English-born actor, age 96 (born November 1919).

One notable TV role of his was 'Wilbur Post' on the 1960s sitcom Mister Ed.

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Died on May 19th 1994: Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, former U.S. First Lady, age 64 (born July 1929) from cancer in NY.

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Written By: nally on 05/20/17 at 3:36 pm

Died on May 20th 2012: Robin Gibb, British singer who was one of three brothers who comprised the Bee Gees; age 62 (b. 1949).

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Died on May 21st 1935: Jane Addams, American activist and author, co-founded Hull House, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1860)

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Died on May 22nd 2005: Thurl Ravenscroft, American voice actor and singer (b. 1914)

He performed the voice of Tony The Tiger (and his catchphrase, "They're grrrreat!") in Kellogg's Frosted Flakes television commercials for more than five decades. He also sang "You're A Mean One, Mr. Grinch", the song from the 1966 cartoon special How The Grinch Stole Christmas.

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Died on May 22nd 1990: Rocky Graziano, American boxer (b. 1922)

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Died on May 24th 2008: Dick Martin, American actor, comedian, and director (b. 1922)

You may know him best as a co-host of the late 60s/early 70s sketch comedy series Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In.

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Died on May 24th 1974: Duke Ellington, American pianist and composer (b. 1899)

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Died on May 27th 1964: Jawaharlal Nehru, Indian lawyer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of India (b. 1889)

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May 28th 1944 – Rudy Giuliani, American lawyer, businessman, public speaker, former mayor of New York City, and an informal adviser on cybersecurity to the White House.

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May 28th 2013 – Eddie Romero, influential Filipino film director, film producer and screenwriter, considered one of the finest in the cinema of the Philippines died of a blood clot and prostate cancer. (b. 1924)

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May 28th 1945 – Patch Adams, American physician, comedian, social activist, clown, and author. He founded the Gesundheit! Institute in 1971. Each year he organizes a group of volunteers from around the world to travel to various countries where they dress as clowns in an effort to bring humor to orphans, patients, and other people. The 1998 film Patch Adams was based on Adams' life and views on medicine. Adams has heavily criticized the film, saying it eschewed an accurate representation of his beliefs in favor of commercial viability.

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May 28th 1984 – Eric Morecambe, English comedian collapsed from a heart attack as he left the stage of the Roses Theatre in Tewkesbury, following a performance; he died in hospital a few hours later. Who together with Ernie Wise formed the award-winning double act Morecambe and Wise. The partnership lasted from 1941 until Morecambe's death in 1984. Morecambe took his stage name from his home town, the seaside resort of Morecambe. (b. 1926)

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May 28th 1944 – Rudy Giuliani, American lawyer, businessman, public speaker, former mayor of New York City, and an informal adviser on cybersecurity to the White House.

Gladys Knight was also born on this date in 1944! :)

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Written By: nally on 05/28/17 at 9:22 pm

Died three years ago today, on May 28th 2014: Maya Angelou, American memoirist and poet (b. 1928)

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Written By: nally on 05/30/17 at 6:05 pm

Died two years ago today, on May 30th 2015: Beau Biden, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 44th Attorney General of Delaware (b. 1969); son of former Vice President Joe Biden

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Died on May 30th 1993: Sun Ra, American male jazz pianist, composer, and bandleader... eight days after his 79th birthday (b. 1914)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/31/17 at 2:39 am

May 31st 1939 – Terry Waite, English humanitarian and author. He was the Assistant for Anglican Communion Affairs for the then Archbishop of Canterbury, Robert Runcie, in the 1980s. As an envoy for the Church of England, he travelled to Lebanon to try to secure the release of four hostages, including the journalist John McCarthy. He was himself kidnapped and held captive from 1987 to 1991.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/31/17 at 2:44 am

May 31st 1837 – Joseph Grimaldi, English actor, comedian and dancer dies after spending a convivial evening entertaining fellow patrons and drinking to excess. He became the most popular English entertainer of the Regency era. In the early 1800s, he expanded the role of Clown in the harlequinade that formed part of British pantomimes, notably at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane and the Sadler's Wells and Covent Garden theatres. He became so dominant on the London comic stage that the harlequinade role of Clown became known as "Joey", and both the nickname and Grimaldi's whiteface make-up design were, and still are, used by other types of clowns. Grimaldi originated catchphrases such as "Here we are again!", which continue to feature in modern pantomimes. (b. 1779)

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May 31st 1961 – Lea Thompson, American actress, television director, and television producer. She is known for her role as Lorraine Baines in the Back to the Future trilogy and as the title character in the 1990s NBC sitcom Caroline in the City. Other films for which she is known include All the Right Moves (1983), Red Dawn (1984), Howard the Duck (1986) Some Kind of Wonderful (1987), and The Beverly Hillbillies (1993). Since 2011, she has co-starred as Kathryn Kennish in the FreeForm (formerly ABC Family) series Switched at Birth.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/31/17 at 10:40 pm

May 31st 2009 – Danny La Rue, Irish born British singer and entertainer, particularly in stage theatre known for his singing and cross-dressing performances, dies from cancer. (b. 1927)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/01/17 at 2:07 am

June 1st 1934 – Pat Boone, American singer, composer, actor, writer, television personality, motivational speaker, and spokesman. He was a successful pop singer in the United States during the 1950s and early 1960s. He sold over 45 million records, had 38 top-40 hits, and appeared in more than 12 Hollywood films. According to Billboard, Boone was the second-biggest charting artist of the late 1950s, behind only Elvis Presley, and was ranked at No. 9 in its listing of the Top 100 Top 40 Artists 1955–1995. Boone still holds the Billboard record for spending 220 consecutive weeks on the charts with one or more songs each week.

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Written By: nally on 06/02/17 at 11:38 am

Died on June 2nd 2008: Bo Diddley, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1928)

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Written By: nally on 06/02/17 at 11:40 am

Died on June 2nd 1996: Ray Combs, American comedian, actor, and game show host, by hanging (b. 1956)

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Written By: nally on 06/02/17 at 11:41 am

Died on June 2nd 1941: Lou Gehrig, American baseball player (b. 1903)

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Written By: nally on 06/03/17 at 12:02 pm

Died on this date last year: Muhammad Ali, American boxer (b. 1942)

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Written By: nally on 06/03/17 at 5:37 pm

Died on June 3rd 2011 (six years ago today): Jack Kevorkian, American pathologist, author, and activist (b. 1928)

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Written By: nally on 06/03/17 at 5:39 pm

Dennis James, American actor and game show host, died 20 years ago today, on June 3rd 1997, two months short of his 80th birthday (b. August 1917)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/03/17 at 10:43 pm

June 4th 1936 – Bruce Dern, American actor, often playing supporting villainous characters of unstable nature. He was nominated for two Academy Awards, including one for Best Supporting Actor for Coming Home (1978) and one for Best Actor for Nebraska (2013). His other film appearances include The Cowboys (1972), Black Sunday (1977), Monster (2003), and The Hateful Eight (2015).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/03/17 at 10:44 pm

June 4th 1968 – Dorothy Gish, American actress of the screen and stage, died from bronchial pneumonia at the age of 70 at a clinic in Rapallo, Italy. Dorothy and her sister Lillian Gish were major movie stars of the silent era. Dorothy also had great success on the stage, and was inducted into the American Theatre Hall of Fame. Dorothy Gish was noted as a fine comedian, and many of her films were comedies. (b. 1898)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/04/17 at 6:32 am

June 4th 1944 – Michelle Phillips, American singer, songwriter and actress. A native of California, she met and married John Phillips in San Francisco as a teenager, and went on to co-found the vocal group The Mamas & the Papas in 1965. The band rose to fame with their popular singles "California Dreamin'" and "Creeque Alley", both of which Phillips co-wrote. They released five studio albums before their dissolution in 1970. Phillips is the last surviving member of the group.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/04/17 at 6:33 am

June 4th 1997 – Ronnie Lane, English musician, songwriter, and producer who is best known as the bass guitarist and founding member of two prominent English rock and roll bands: the Small Faces where he was nicknamed "Plonk" (1965–69), and, after losing the band's frontman, the Faces, with two new members added to the line-up (from The Jeff Beck Group), who dubbed him "Three-Piece" (1969–73). In the late 1970s he was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and was supported by charity projects and financial contributions from friends, former bandmates and fans. After suffering from the disease for 21 years, he died at 51. (b. 1946)

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Written By: nally on 06/04/17 at 4:44 pm

Died on June 4th 2014: Don Zimmer, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1931)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/05/17 at 12:49 am

June 5th 1947 – Laurie Anderson, American avant-garde artist, composer, musician and film director whose work spans performance art, pop music, and multimedia projects. Initially trained in violin and sculpting, Anderson pursued a variety of performance art projects in New York during the 1970s, making particular use of language, technology, and visual imagery. She became widely more known outside the art world in 1981 when her single "O Superman" reached number two on the UK pop charts. She also starred in and directed the 1986 concert film Home of the Brave.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/05/17 at 4:25 am

June 5th 1999 – Mel Tormé, American musician, died after a series of strokes. Best known as a singer of jazz standards. He was also a jazz composer and arranger, drummer, an actor in radio, film, and television, and the author of five books. He composed the music for "The Christmas Song" ("Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire") and co-wrote the lyrics with Bob Wells. (b. 1925)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/05/17 at 4:26 am

June 5th 1925 – Bill Hayes, American dramatic actor and former Billboard Hot 100 #1 recording artist. Following a career as a musician, he achieved fame as an actor when he began playing Doug Williams on NBC's daytime serial Days of Our Lives in 1970. Hayes originated the character of Doug and is the only actor to ever play that role.

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Written By: nally on 06/05/17 at 10:18 am

Ronald Reagan, the 40th President of the United States (served 1981-89), passed away on this date in 2004 at the age of 93 (born 1911). He had a career as a film actor in his early adult life, prior to going into politics.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/05/17 at 9:17 pm

June 5th 1971 – Mark Wahlberg, American actor, producer, businessman, former model, and rapper. Wahlberg was known as Marky Mark in his early career as frontman for the group Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch, releasing the albums Music for the People and You Gotta Believe. Wahlberg later transitioned to acting, appearing in films such as the drama Boogie Nights and the satirical war comedy-drama Three Kings during the 1990s. In the 2000s, he starred in the biographical disaster drama The Perfect Storm, the science fiction film Planet of the Apes, the heist film The Italian Job, and the Martin Scorsese-directed neo-noir crime drama The Departed, for which he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. In the 2010s, he starred in the action comedy The Other Guys alongside Will Ferrell, the biographical sports drama The Fighter (for which he earned an Academy Award nomination as a producer for Best Picture), the comedy Ted, the war film Lone Survivor, the crime comedy Pain & Gain, the science fiction action film Transformers: Age of Extinction, the disaster film Deepwater Horizon, and the thriller Patriots Day.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/05/17 at 9:19 pm

June 5th 2009 – Jeff Hanson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist, was found dead by his parents in his St. Paul apartment into which he had recently moved.The cause of death was mixed drug toxicity. The medical examiner's office was unable to determine if the death was accidental or intentional. Whose voice was described in a 2005 Paste review as an "angelic falsetto, a cross between Alison Krauss and Art Garfunkel that is often (understandably) mistaken for a female contralto." (b. 1978)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/05/17 at 10:23 pm

June 5th 1962 – Jeff Garlin, American comedian, actor, producer, voice artist, director, writer, podcast host and author. He has acted in many television shows and some movies, is an expert in magic, and is known for his role as Jeff Greene on the HBO show Curb Your Enthusiasm, for which he was nominated for seven Emmys in his role as Executive Producer and two wins for Producing from the PGAs. He currently stars in the ABC sitcom The Goldbergs.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/05/17 at 10:24 pm

June 5th 1993 – Conway Twitty, American country music singer, died from an abdominal aortic aneurysm, aged 59. He also had success in the rock and roll, rock, R&B, and pop genres. From 1971 to 1976, Twitty received a string of Country Music Association awards for duets with Loretta Lynn. Although never a member of the Grand Ole Opry, he was inducted into both the Country Music and Rockabilly Halls of Fame. (b. 1933)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/06/17 at 12:39 am

June 6th 1947 – Robert Englund, American film and stage actor, voice actor, singer, and director, best known for playing the infamous serial killer Freddy Krueger in the Nightmare on Elm Street film series. He received a Saturn Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor for A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors in 1987 and A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master in 1988. Englund is a classically trained actor.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/06/17 at 12:41 am

June 6th 1968 – Robert F. Kennedy, Democratic Party senator from New York and brother of 35th President John F. Kennedy, dies from gunshot wounds inflicted on June 5. (b. 1925)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/06/17 at 3:18 am

June 6th 1954 – Harvey Fierstein, American actor, playwright, and voice actor. Fierstein has won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for his own play Torch Song Trilogy (about a gay drag-performer and his quest for true love and family) and the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical for playing Edna Turnblad in Hairspray. He also wrote the book for the musical La Cage aux Folles, for which he won the Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical, and wrote the book for the Tony Award-winning Kinky Boots. He was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame in 2007.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/06/17 at 3:21 am

Birthday greetings to one my favourite all time cricketers!

June 6th 1957 – Mike Gatting, English former cricketer, who played first-class cricket for Middlesex (1975–1998; captain 1983–1997) and for England from 1977 to 1995, captaining the national side in twenty-three Test matches between 1986 and 1988. He toured South Africa as captain of the rebel tour party in 1990. He is currently a co-opted member of the Middlesex C.C.C. Executive Board and an elected member of the M.C.C. Committee. He has previously served as the ECB managing director of Cricket Partnerships and President of Marylebone Cricket Club.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/06/17 at 3:37 am

June 6th 2006 – Billy Preston, suffered from pericarditis, which lead to respiratory failure that left him in a coma from November 21, 2005. Preston died on June 6, 2006, in Scottsdale, Arizona. American musician whose work included R&B, rock, soul, funk, and gospel. Preston was a top session keyboardist in the 1960s, during which he backed artists such as Little Richard, Sam Cooke, Ray Charles, and the Beatles. He then went on to achieve fame as a solo artist, with hit pop singles including "That's the Way God Planned It", "Outa-Space", "Will It Go Round in Circles", "Space Race", and "Nothing from Nothing". Additionally, Preston co-wrote "You Are So Beautiful", which became a number 5 hit for Joe Cocker; Stephen Stills asked Preston if he could use his phrase "if you can't be with the one you love, love the one you're with" and created the hit song. Preston was the only musician to be credited on a Beatles recording other than the group's four members: the group's number-one hit "Get Back" is credited to "The Beatles with Billy Preston". Preston continued to record and perform with other artists, notably George Harrison after the Beatles' break-up, and Eric Clapton, and he played keyboards for the Rolling Stones on many of the group's albums and tours during the 1970s. (b. 1946)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/06/17 at 6:42 am

June 6th 1947 – David Blunkett, British politician and more recently as an academic, having represented the Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough constituency for 28 years through to 7 May 2015 when he stepped down at the general election. Blind since birth, and coming from a poor family in one of Sheffield's most deprived districts, he rose to become Education and Employment Secretary, Home Secretary and Work and Pensions Secretary in Tony Blair's Cabinet following Labour's victory in the 1997 general election.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/06/17 at 6:43 am

June 6th 2016 – Peter Shaffer dies at the age of 90. English playwright and screenwriter of numerous award-winning plays, several of which have been turned into films. Equus (1973) won Shaffer the 1975 Tony Award for Best Play as well as the New York Drama Critics' Circle Award, and followed this success with Amadeus (1979) which won the Evening Standard Drama Award and the Theatre Critics' Award for the London production. (b. 1926)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/07/17 at 12:17 am

June 7th 1946 – Jenny Jones, American stand-up comedian, presenter, singer and talk show host. She hosted The Jenny Jones Show from 1991 to 2003. She established The Jenny Jones Foundation in 2005 as a means to provide assistance to those in need. Primary areas of focus are education, women’s health, and improving communities throughout the country. In 2008, Jenny established "Jenny's Heroes" a program where, through The Jenny Jones Foundation, she is giving 2 million dollars of her own money to individuals wanting to make a difference in their local communities.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/07/17 at 12:18 am

June 7th 1954 – Alan Turing, English computer scientist, mathematician, logician, cryptanalyst, philosopher and theoretical biologist. On 8 June 1954, Turing's housekeeper found him dead. He had died the previous day. A post-mortem examination established that the cause of death was cyanide poisoning. When his body was discovered, an apple lay half-eaten beside his bed, and although the apple was not tested for cyanide, it was speculated that this was the means by which a fatal dose was consumed. An inquest determined that he had committed suicide. He was highly influential in the development of theoretical computer science, providing a formalisation of the concepts of algorithm and computation with the Turing machine, which can be considered a model of a general purpose computer. Turing is widely considered to be the father of theoretical computer science and artificial intelligence. During the Second World War, Turing worked for the Government Code and Cypher School (GC&CS) at Bletchley Park, Britain's codebreaking centre that produced Ultra intelligence. For a time he led Hut 8, the section responsible for German naval cryptanalysis. (b. 1912)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/09/17 at 2:58 am

June 9th 1931 – Jackie Mason, American comedian, actor, and screenwriter. His 1986 one-man show The World According to Me won a Special Tony Award, an Outer Critics Circle Award, an Ace Award, an Emmy Award, and a Grammy nomination. Later, his 1988 special "Jackie Mason on Broadway" won another Emmy Award (for outstanding writing) and another Ace Award, and his 1992 voice-over of Rabbi Hyman Krustofski in The Simpsons episode "Like Father, Like Clown" won Mason a third Emmy Award. He has written and performed in six one-man shows on Broadway.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/09/17 at 2:59 am

June 9th 1870 – Charles Dickens, English writer and social critic. On 8 June 1870, Dickens suffered another stroke at his home after a full day's work on Edwin Drood. He never regained consciousness, and the next day, he died at Gad's Hill Place. He created some of the world's best-known fictional characters and is regarded by many as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era. His works enjoyed unprecedented popularity during his lifetime, and by the twentieth century critics and scholars had recognised him as a literary genius. His novels and short stories enjoy lasting popularity. (b. 1812)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/10/17 at 12:16 am

June 10th 1921 – Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (Philip Mountbatten; born Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark), is the husband of Queen Elizabeth II.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/10/17 at 7:29 am

June 10th 1961 – Maxi Priest, English reggae vocalist of Jamaican descent. He is best known for singing reggae music with an R&B influence, otherwise known as reggae fusion, and became one of the first international successes who regularly dabbled in the genre and one of the most successful reggae fusion acts of all-time. Priest's musical career began with him singing on the South London reggae soundsystem Saxon Studio International, after which some independent single releases followed. His first major album was the self-titled Maxi Priest (1988) which, along with his cover of Cat Stevens' "Wild World", established him as one of the top British reggae singers. He is one of only two British reggae acts (along with UB40) to have an American Billboard number one: "Close to You" in 1990. A duet with Roberta Flack, "Set the Night to Music", reached the American Top Ten in 1991. His duet with Shaggy in 1996, "That Girl", was also a hit in the United States, peaking at number twenty.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/11/17 at 6:48 am

June 11th 1939 – Jackie Stewart, British former Formula One racing driver from Scotland. Nicknamed the "Flying Scot", he competed in Formula One between 1965 and 1973, winning three World Drivers' Championships, and twice runner-up, over those nine seasons.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/11/17 at 7:25 am

June 11th 2015 – Ron Moody, English actor, singer, composer and writer dies from an undisclosed illness. Best known for his portrayal of Fagin in Oliver! (1968) and its 1983 Broadway revival. Moody earned a Golden Globe Award and an Academy Award nomination for the film, as well as a Tony Award nomination for the stage production. Other notable projects include The Mouse on the Moon (1963), Mel Brooks' The Twelve Chairs (1970) and Flight of the Doves (1971), in which Moody shared the screen with Oliver! co-star Jack Wild. (b. 1924)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/11/17 at 7:40 pm

June 11th 1950 – Graham Russell, English musician and singer/guitarist of the soft rock duo Air Supply. In 1975, with Russell Hitchcock, he formed Air Supply in Australia. The duo have been singing and performing romantic songs and ballads, such as "Lost in Love", "All Out of Love", "Every Woman in the World", "The One That You Love", "Goodbye" and "Making Love Out of Nothing at All", for more than forty years.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/11/17 at 9:57 pm

June 11th 1979 – John Wayne, nicknamed Duke, was an American actor and filmmaker died of stomach cancer at the age of 72 on June 11, 1979, at the UCLA Medical Center. An Academy Award-winner for True Grit (1969), Wayne was among the top box office draws for three decades. (b. 1907)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/11/17 at 10:48 pm

June 11th 1947 – Richard Palmer-James, English musician, best known for having written lyrics for several songs by the progressive rock group King Crimson in the early 1970s. He is also known for writing lyrics for the 1985 super hit "(I'll Never Be) Maria Magdalena" by Sandra.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/12/17 at 12:51 am

June 12th 1924 – George H. W. Bush, American politician who was the 41st President of the United States from 1989 to 1993 and the 43rd Vice President of the United States from 1981 to 1989. A member of the Republican Party, he was previously a congressman, ambassador, and Director of Central Intelligence. He is the oldest living former President and Vice President. Since 2000, Bush has often been referred to as "George H. W. Bush", "Bush 41", "Bush the Elder", or "George Bush Senior" to distinguish him from his eldest son, George W. Bush, who became the 43rd President of the United States after the 2000 election.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/12/17 at 2:15 am

June 12th 2003 – Gregory Peck, American actor died in his sleep at home from bronchopneumonia at the age of 87. He was one of the most popular film stars from the 1940s to the 1960s. Peck continued to play major film roles until the late 1980s. His performance as Atticus Finch in the 1962 film To Kill a Mockingbird earned him the Academy Award for Best Actor. He had also been nominated for an Oscar for the same category for The Keys of the Kingdom (1944), The Yearling (1946), Gentleman's Agreement (1947) and Twelve O'Clock High (1949). Other notable films he appeared in include Spellbound (1945), Roman Holiday (1953), Moby Dick (1956, and its 1998 miniseries), The Guns of Navarone (1961), Cape Fear (1962, and its 1991 remake), How the West Was Won (1962), The Omen (1976) and The Boys from Brazil (1978). (b. 1916)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/12/17 at 7:16 am

June 12th 1953 – Rocky Burnette, American rock and roll singer/musician and the son of rock and roll musician Johnny Burnette. He is best known for his 1980 hit single "Tired of Toein' the Line" which he co-wrote with Ron Coleman, who formerly wrote, recorded and performed with the Brothers Grim and The Everly Brothers.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/12/17 at 9:47 pm

June 12th 1928 – Vic Damone, Italian American traditional pop and big band singer, songwriter, actor, radio and television presenter, and entertainer who is best known for songs such as "You're Breaking My Heart" (a number one hit), the number four hit "On the Street Where You Live" (from My Fair Lady), and "My Heart Cries for You" (also No. 4).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/12/17 at 9:56 pm

June 12th 1983 – Norma Shearer, Canadian-American actress and Hollywood star from 1925 through 1942 died of bronchial pneumonia at the Motion Picture Country Home in Woodland Hills, California. Her early films cast her as a spunky ingenue, but in the pre-Code film era, she played sexually liberated women. She excelled in drama, comedy, and period roles. She gave well-received performances in adaptations of Noël Coward, Eugene O'Neill, and William Shakespeare. She was the first person to be nominated five times for an Academy Award for acting, winning Best Actress for her performance in the 1930 film The Divorcee. (b. 1902)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/12/17 at 10:19 pm

June 12th 1942 – Len Barry, American vocalist, songwriter, and record producer. He has made film appearances with the Dovells in films such as Don't Knock the Twist, toured the UK with the Motown Revue. Barry also had guest appearances on US television on The Dick Clark Show, Shindig, and Hullabaloo. Soon after leaving the group, Barry recorded his first solo single "Lip Sync". As someone who sang rhythm and blues predominantly, he recorded hits in 1965 and 1966 for Decca Records in the US and released by Brunswick Records: "1-2-3", "Like a Baby" (not the Jesse Stone song recorded by Elvis Presley and others), and "I Struck It Rich", a song he wrote with Leon Huff of the Philadelphia International Records producers, Gamble and Huff. His first two hits also made the Top Ten of the UK Singles Chart. "1-2-3" reached number three.  Those songs also peaked at number 2 and 27 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart respectively. "1-2-3" sold over four million copies, and gave Barry his second RIAA gold disc and a Grammy Award nomination for Contemporary Rock & Roll Male Vocal Performance. Both "1-2-3" and "Like a Baby" were composed by Barry, John Madara, and Dave White, one of the original Juniors from Danny & the Juniors.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/12/17 at 10:27 pm

June 12th 1957 – Jimmy Dorsey, American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist, composer and big band leader dies from throat cancer, aged 53. He was known as "JD". He recorded and composed the jazz and pop standards "I'm Glad There Is You (In This World of Ordinary People)" and "It's The Dreamer In Me". His other major recordings were "Tailspin", "John Silver", "So Many Times", "Amapola", "Brazil (Aquarela do Brasil)", "Pennies from Heaven" with Bing Crosby, Louis Armstrong, and Frances Langford, "Grand Central Getaway", and "So Rare". (b. 1904)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/12/17 at 11:57 pm

June 12th 1928 – Richard M. Sherman, American songwriter who specialized in musical films with his brother Robert Bernard Sherman. According to the official Walt Disney Company website and independent fact checkers, "the Sherman Brothers were responsible for more motion picture musical song scores than any other songwriting team in film history." Some of the Sherman Brothers' best known songs were incorporated into live action and animation musical films including: Mary Poppins, The Jungle Book, The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, "Bedknobs and Broomsticks",The Slipper and the Rose, and Charlotte's Web. Their most well known work, however, remains the theme park song "It's a Small World (After All)". According to Time.com, this song is the most performed song of all time.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/13/17 at 4:18 am

June 13th 1943 – Malcolm McDowell, English actor, known for his boisterous and sometimes villainous roles. He trained as an actor at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. Throughout a career spanning over fifty years, McDowell has played varied film roles across different genres as a character actor. He is perhaps best known for the controversial roles of Alex DeLarge in Stanley Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange (1971), the title character in Tinto Brass's Caligula (1979), and Mick Travis in Lindsay Anderson's trilogy of if...., O Lucky Man! and Britannia Hospital (1968–82). He is also known for his work in Cat People (1982), Tank Girl (1995), the 2007 remake of Halloween and its 2009 sequel, Halloween II, Easy A (2010) and The Artist (2011). McDowell has had recurring roles on numerous television series such as Entourage, Heroes and The Mentalist. He narrated the documentary The Compleat Beatles (1982), and in recent years, has become a prolific voice actor in films, television series and video games such as Call of Duty: Black Ops III.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/13/17 at 4:51 am

June 13th 1987 – Geraldine Page, American film, television and stage actress died of a heart attack. An eight-time Academy Award nominee, she was nominated for Hondo (1953), Summer and Smoke (1961), Sweet Bird of Youth (1962), You're a Big Boy Now (1966), Pete 'n' Tillie (1972), Interiors (1978) and The Pope of Greenwich Village (1984), before winning the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance as Carrie Watts in The Trip to Bountiful (1985). (b. 1924)

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Written By: nally on 06/13/17 at 5:41 pm

Died on June 13th 2010: Jimmy Dean, American singer and businessman, founder of Jimmy Dean Foods (born 1928).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/13/17 at 7:20 pm

June 13th 1986 – Benny Goodman, American jazz and swing musician, clarinetist and bandleader, known as the "King of Swing", dies from a heart attack in New York City, at the age of 77, in his home at Manhattan House. In the mid-1930s, Goodman led one of the most popular musical groups in the United States. His concert at Carnegie Hall in New York City on January 16, 1938, is described by the critic Bruce Eder as "the single most important jazz or popular music concert in history: jazz's 'coming out' party to the world of 'respectable' music." (b. 1909)

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Written By: nally on 06/15/17 at 5:54 pm


June 13th 1986 – Benny Goodman, American jazz and swing musician, clarinetist and bandleader, known as the "King of Swing", dies from a heart attack in New York City, at the age of 77, in his home at Manhattan House. In the mid-1930s, Goodman led one of the most popular musical groups in the United States. His concert at Carnegie Hall in New York City on January 16, 1938, is described by the critic Bruce Eder as "the single most important jazz or popular music concert in history: jazz's 'coming out' party to the world of 'respectable' music." (b. 1909)

On the day he passed away, Ashley and Mary-Kate Olsen (the Olsen twins) were born! Happy (belated) 31st to them.

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Written By: nally on 06/15/17 at 5:54 pm

Casey Kasem passed away three years ago today. :\'(

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Written By: nally on 06/16/17 at 10:42 am


Casey Kasem passed away three years ago today. :\'(

The very next day (16 June 2014), pro baseball great Tony Gwynn passed away at the age of 54. :\'(

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/16/17 at 11:00 pm

June 16th 1959 – George Reeves, American actor, died at age 45 from a gunshot remains a polarizing topic; the official finding was suicide, but some believe that he was murdered or the victim of an accidental shooting. He is best known for his role as Superman in the 1950s television program Adventures of Superman. (b. 1914)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/17/17 at 2:55 am

June 17th 1982 – Roberto Calvi, Italian banker dubbed "God's Banker" (Italian: Banchiere di Dio) by the press because of his close association with the Holy See, was found hanging from Blackfriars Bridge. His death in London in June 1982 is a source of enduring controversy and was ruled a murder after two coroner's inquests and an independent investigation. In Rome, in June 2007, five people were acquitted of the murder. A native of Milan, Calvi was Chairman of Banco Ambrosiano, which collapsed in one of modern Italy's biggest political scandals. (b. 1920)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/17/17 at 5:20 am

June 17th 2008 – Cyd Charisse, American actress and dancer, dies after suffering a heart attack. After recovering from polio as a child and studying ballet, Charisse entered films in the 1940s. Her roles usually focused on her abilities as a dancer, and she was paired with Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly; her films include Singin' in the Rain (1952), The Band Wagon (1953), Brigadoon with Gene Kelly and Van Johnson (1954) and Silk Stockings (1957). She stopped dancing in films in the late 1950s, but continued acting in film and television, and in 1992 made her Broadway debut. In her later years, she discussed the history of the Hollywood musical in documentaries, and was featured in That's Entertainment! III in 1994. (b. 1922)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/17/17 at 6:22 am

June 17th 1999 – Basil Hume, English Roman Catholic bishop, dies at the age of 76. He was a monk and priest of the English Benedictine monastery of Ampleforth Abbey and its abbot for 13 years until his appointment as Archbishop of Westminster in 1976. His elevation to cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church followed during the same year. From 1979 Hume served also as President of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales. He held these appointments until his death from cancer in 1999. His final resting place is at Westminster Cathedral in the Chapel of St Gregory and St Augustine. (b. 1923)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/17/17 at 6:57 am

June 17th 1943 – Barry Manilow, American singer-songwriter, arranger, musician, and producer with a career that has spanned over 50 years. He is best known for a long string of hit recordings such as "Mandy", "Can't Smile Without You", and "Copacabana (At the Copa)". He has recorded and released 47 Top 40 singles, including 12 that hit number one and 27 of which appeared within the top ten, and has released many multi-platinum albums. As well as producing and arranging albums for other artists, including Bette Midler and Dionne Warwick, Manilow has written songs for musicals, films, and commercials. From February 2005 to December 2009, he was the headliner at the Las Vegas Hilton, performing hundreds of shows before ending his relationship with the hotel. Since March 2010, he has headlined at the Paris hotel in Las Vegas. He has sold more than 80 million records worldwide, making him one of the world's best-selling artists of all time.

...and Barry Manilow did not write "I Write The Songs", Bruce Johnston of the Beach Boys did!

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Written By: nally on 06/17/17 at 11:48 pm

Rodney King, American victim of police brutality in the early 1990s, passed away five years ago today, on 17 June 2012.

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Written By: nally on 06/18/17 at 11:33 pm

Died on June 18th 2014: Johnny Mann (born 1928). He was an American arranger, composer, conductor, entertainer, and recording artist.

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Written By: nally on 06/18/17 at 11:33 pm

Died on June 18th 2000: Nancy Marchand, American actress, one day shy of turning 72.

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Written By: nally on 06/19/17 at 12:20 pm

Gerry Goffin, American songwriter, died three years ago today (19 June 2014) at the age of 75.

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Written By: nally on 06/19/17 at 12:21 pm

Slim Whitman, American male country/western singer, died four years ago today (19 June 2013) at the age of 90.

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Written By: nally on 06/19/17 at 12:24 pm

James Gandolfini, American actor and producer, also died on this date in 2013. He was only 51 (born September 1961) and suffered a heart attack. He played the part of 'Tony Soprano' on The Sopranos.

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Written By: apollonia1986 on 06/19/17 at 4:18 pm


June 16th 1959 – George Reeves, American actor, died at age 45 from a gunshot remains a polarizing topic; the official finding was suicide, but some believe that he was murdered or the victim of an accidental shooting. He is best known for his role as Superman in the 1950s television program Adventures of Superman. (b. 1914)


I flat refuse to believe this man committed suicide. From what I've read up on the topic (I read about him one day because he played one of the red headed Tartleton twins who tried to woo Scarlett at the beginning of GWTW) he was in a house a full of people when he ALLEGEDLY took his own life. Now from what I generally see as I have read up on suicides, alot of people do it alone. Why would he take his life in a house full of people? It's been hinky to me ever since.

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Written By: nally on 06/20/17 at 6:04 pm


June 16th 1959 – George Reeves, American actor, died at age 45 from a gunshot remains a polarizing topic; the official finding was suicide, but some believe that he was murdered or the victim of an accidental shooting. He is best known for his role as Superman in the 1950s television program Adventures of Superman. (b. 1914)


I flat refuse to believe this man committed suicide. From what I've read up on the topic (I read about him one day because he played one of the red headed Tartleton twins who tried to woo Scarlett at the beginning of GWTW) he was in a house a full of people when he ALLEGEDLY took his own life. Now from what I generally see as I have read up on suicides, alot of people do it alone. Why would he take his life in a house full of people? It's been hinky to me ever since.


I feel the same way, Tiff.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/20/17 at 9:33 pm


I flat refuse to believe this man committed suicide. From what I've read up on the topic (I read about him one day because he played one of the red headed Tartleton twins who tried to woo Scarlett at the beginning of GWTW) he was in a house a full of people when he ALLEGEDLY took his own life. Now from what I generally see as I have read up on suicides, alot of people do it alone. Why would he take his life in a house full of people? It's been hinky to me ever since.
I must read what I can about it.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/20/17 at 9:34 pm

June 20th 1937 – Jerry Keller, American pop singer and songwriter. He is best known for his 1958 million selling record, "Here Comes Summer." In 1959 it climbed to No.14 in the Billboard Hot 100. The record reached No.1 in the UK for a week from 9 October 1959, but a lack of further chart appearances saw Keller branded as a one-hit wonder in Britain. He wrote the English lyrics of "A Man and a Woman", from "Un homme et une femme" by Francis Lai and Pierre Barouh. "A Man and a Woman" was recorded by such artists as Matt Monro, Ella Fitzgerald, Engelbert Humperdinck, Johnny Mathis and José Feliciano. In addition he co-penned "Almost There", a successful single for Andy Williams, plus "How Does It Go?" recorded in 1965 by Ricky Nelson, and "Turn-Down Day," a hit for The Cyrkle in 1966. He went on to be a number-one-call vocalist for television jingles throughout the 1970s and 1980s. He also appeared in the Joe Brooks films You Light Up My Life (1977) in a cameo role as an orchestra music director, and If Ever I See You Again (1978) in a larger role as the main character's business partner.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/20/17 at 9:39 pm

June 20th 1945 – Bruno Frank, German-American author, poet, and playwright. Frank studied law and philosophy in Munich, where he later worked as a dramatist and novelist until the Reichstag fire in 1933. Persecuted by the government because of his Jewish heritage, he left Nazi Germany with his wife, Liesl, daughter of famed operetta diva Fritzi Massary. They lived for four years in Austria and England, then in 1937 finally went to the USA, where he was reunited with his friends Heinrich Mann and Thomas Mann. Frank is considered part of the group of anti-nazi writers whose works constitute German Exilliteratur. He continued to write, producing two novels, and worked in the film industry for the rest of his life. Frank wrote the screenplay for the popular movie version of The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939 film), directed by William Dieterle and starring Charles Laughton, based on the novel by Victor Hugo. Frank's play, Sturm Im Wasserglas, was posthumously made into a movie directed by Josef von Báky in 1960. (b. 1878)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/20/17 at 9:48 pm

June 20th 1967 – Nicole Kidman, Australian actress and film producer. Kidman's breakthrough roles were in the 1989 feature film thriller Dead Calm and television thriller miniseries Bangkok Hilton. Appearing in several films in the early 1990s, she came to worldwide recognition for her performances in the stock-car racing film Days of Thunder (1990), the romance-drama Far and Away (1992), and the superhero film Batman Forever (1995). Other successful films followed in the late 1990s. Her performance in the musical Moulin Rouge! (2001) earned her a second Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical and her first nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress. Kidman's performance as Virginia Woolf in the drama film The Hours (2002) received critical acclaim and earned her the Academy Award for Best Actress, the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama and the Silver Bear for Best Actress at the Berlin International Film Festival.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/21/17 at 12:19 am

June 21st 1631 – John Smith, Admiral of New England, dies at the age of 41. was an English soldier, explorer, and author. He was knighted for his services to Sigismund Báthory, Prince of Transylvania, and his friend Mózes Székely. He was considered to have played an important part in the establishment of Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in North America. He was a leader of the Virginia Colony (based at Jamestown) between September 1608 and August 1609, and led an exploration along the rivers of Virginia and the Chesapeake Bay. He was the first English explorer to map the Chesapeake Bay area and New England. (b. about 1580)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/21/17 at 1:40 am

June 21st 2001 – Carroll O'Connor, American actor, producer, and director whose television career spanned four decades, died from a heart attack brought on by complications from diabetes. A lifelong member of the Actors Studio, O'Connor first attracted attention as Major General Colt in the 1970 film Kelly's Heroes. The following year, he found fame as the bigoted working man Archie Bunker, the main character in the 1970s CBS television sitcoms All in the Family (1971 to 1979) and Archie Bunker's Place (1979 to 1983). O'Connor later starred in the NBC/CBS television crime drama In the Heat of the Night from 1988 to 1995, where he played the role of southern Police Chief William (Bill) Gillespie. At the end of his career in the late 1990s, he played the father of Jamie Buchman (Helen Hunt) on Mad About You. (b. 1924)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/21/17 at 4:56 am

June 21st 2005 – Jaime Sin, Filipino cardinal, dies from renal complications resulting from diabetes. Of Chinese Filipino descent, Sin was known for his instrumental role in the 1986 People Power Revolution, which toppled the regime of President Ferdinand Marcos and installed Corazon Aquino as his successor. He was again considered a charismatic leader of the Filipino people in the 2001 EDSA Revolution that replaced President Joseph Estrada with Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. He was the 30th Roman Catholic Archbishop of Manila, and was also a Cardinal. (b. 1928)

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Written By: nally on 06/21/17 at 4:12 pm


June 21st 2001 – Carroll O'Connor, American actor, producer, and director whose television career spanned four decades, died from a heart attack brought on by complications from diabetes. A lifelong member of the Actors Studio, O'Connor first attracted attention as Major General Colt in the 1970 film Kelly's Heroes. The following year, he found fame as the bigoted working man Archie Bunker, the main character in the 1970s CBS television sitcoms All in the Family (1971 to 1979) and Archie Bunker's Place (1979 to 1983). O'Connor later starred in the NBC/CBS television crime drama In the Heat of the Night from 1988 to 1995, where he played the role of southern Police Chief William (Bill) Gillespie. At the end of his career in the late 1990s, he played the father of Jamie Buchman (Helen Hunt) on Mad About You. (b. 1924)

Oh yes... I thought he was kinda funny as Archie Bunker. (Of course he had other notable roles as well, but this one stands out to many.)

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Written By: nally on 06/21/17 at 4:17 pm

Al Campanis, American baseball player and manager, died on this day in 1998 at the age of 81 (born November 1916).

He had a brief Major League career as a second baseman, playing for both the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Montreal Royals (the Dodgers' then minor-league team). Campanis is most famous for his position as general manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers from 1968 until April 8th 1987, when he was fired as a result of controversial remarks regarding blacks in baseball made during an interview on Nightline two days earlier.

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Written By: nally on 06/21/17 at 4:18 pm

Died on June 21st 1985: Hector Boyardee, Italian-American chef and businessman, founded Chef Boyardee (b. 1897)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/21/17 at 8:44 pm

June 21st 1938 – Don Black, English lyricist. His works have included numerous musicals, movie themes and hit songs. He has provided lyrics for John Barry, Charles Strouse, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Quincy Jones, Lulu, Jule Styne, Henry Mancini, Michael Jackson, Elmer Bernstein, Michel Legrand, Hayley Westenra, A. R. Rahman, Marvin Hamlisch and Debbie Wiseman. Black is perhaps best-known for his collaborations with Andrew Lloyd Webber, and for the James Bond theme songs he co-wrote with composer John Barry: "Thunderball", "Diamonds Are Forever" and "The Man with the Golden Gun".

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/22/17 at 1:39 am

June 22nd 1932 – Prunella Scales, English actress best known for her role as Basil Fawlty's wife Sybil in the BBC comedy Fawlty Towers and her BAFTA award-nominated role as Queen Elizabeth II in A Question of Attribution (Screen One, BBC 1991) by Alan Bennett.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/22/17 at 8:32 pm

June 22nd 2015 – James Horner, American composer, conductor and orchestrator of film scores, died at the age of 61 in the single-fatality crash of his Short Tucano turboprop aircraft. He was known for the integration of choral and electronic elements, and for his frequent use of motifs associated with Celtic music. His first major score was in 1979 for The Lady in Red, but he did not establish himself as an eminent film composer until his work on the 1982 film Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. Horner's score for James Cameron's Titanic is the best-selling orchestral film soundtrack of all time. He also wrote the score for the highest-grossing film of all time, Cameron's Avatar. Horner collaborated on multiple projects with directors including Don Bluth, James Cameron, Joe Johnston, Walter Hill and Ron Howard; producers including David Kirschner, Jon Landau, Brian Grazer and Steven Spielberg; and songwriters including Will Jennings, Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil. Horner composed for over 100 films. He won two Academy Awards, two Golden Globes, three Satellite Awards, and three Saturn Awards, and was nominated for three British Academy Film Awards. (b. 1953)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/22/17 at 10:51 pm

June 22nd 1969 – Judy Garland, American actress and singer, was found dead in the bathroom of their rented mews house in Chelsea, London; she was 47 years old. At the inquest, Coroner Gavin Thurston stated that the cause of death was "an incautious self-overdosage" of barbiturates. Garland's most famous role was as Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz (1939). Her other roles at MGM included Meet Me in St. Louis (1944), The Harvey Girls (1946) and Easter Parade (1948). After 15 years, she was released from the studio and made record-breaking concert appearances, a successful recording career, and her own Emmy-nominated television series. Film appearances became fewer in her later years, but included two Academy Award nominated performances in A Star Is Born (1954) and Judgment at Nuremberg (1961). (b. 1922)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/22/17 at 11:31 pm

June 22nd 1993 – Pat Nixon, was the wife of Richard Nixon, died from an undisclosed illness. She was the 37th President of the United States, and First Lady of the United States from 1969 to 1974. (b. 1912)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/22/17 at 11:53 pm

June 22nd 1987 – Fred Astaire, American actor and dancer, died from pneumonia on at the age of 88. His stage and subsequent film and television careers spanned a total of 76 years, during which he made 31 musical films and several television specials and issued numerous recordings. As a dancer, he is best remembered for his sense of rhythm, his perfectionism, and as the dancing partner and on-screen romantic interest of Ginger Rogers, with whom he co-starred in a series of ten Hollywood musicals. (b. 1899)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/23/17 at 1:35 am

June 23rd 1936 – Richard Bach, American writer. He is widely known as the author of some hugely popular 1970s best-sellers, including Jonathan Livingston Seagull (1970) and Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah (1977). Bach has authored numerous works of fiction and non-fiction, including One: A Novel (1989) and Out of My Mind (1999).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/23/17 at 4:22 am

June 23rd 2011 – Peter Falk, American actor, died from a cardiorespiratory arrest, with pneumonia and Alzheimer's disease being the underlying causes. Best known for his role as Lieutenant Columbo in the long-running television series Columbo (1968-2003), for which he received four Primetime Emmy Awards and one Golden Globe Award. He was twice nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, first for Murder, Inc. (1960) and again for Pocketful of Miracles (1961). Falk further appeared in films such as It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963), The Great Race (1965), Anzio (1968), A Woman Under the Influence (1974), Murder by Death (1976), The Cheap Detective (1978), The Princess Bride (1987), The Player (1992), Corky Romano (2001) and Next (2007), as well as many television guest roles. Director William Friedkin said of Falk's role in his film The Brink's Job (1978): "Peter has a great range from comedy to drama. He could break your heart or he could make you laugh." (b. 1927)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/23/17 at 6:51 am

June 23rd 1998 – Maureen O'Sullivan, Irish actress, died of complications from heart surgery. Best known for playing Jane in the Tarzan series of films starring Johnny Weissmuller. (b. 1911)

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Written By: nally on 06/23/17 at 4:15 pm

Died on June 23rd 2015: Dick Van Patten, American actor born in 1928

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Written By: nally on 06/23/17 at 4:16 pm

Died on June 23rd 2009: Ed McMahon, American TV host and announcer, age 86 (b. 1923)

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Written By: nally on 06/23/17 at 4:18 pm

Died on June 23rd 2006: Aaron Spelling, American actor, producer, and screenwriter, founded Spelling Television (b. 1923)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/23/17 at 6:45 pm

June 23rd 2013 – Richard Matheson, American author and screenwriter, primarily in the fantasy, horror, and science fiction genres. He is best known as the author of I Am Legend, a 1954 science fiction horror vampire novel that has been adapted for the screen four times, as well as the movie Somewhere In Time for which Matheson wrote the screenplay, based on his novel Bid Time Return. Matheson also wrote 16 television episodes of The Twilight Zone for Rod Serling, including "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet" and "Steel". He adapted his 1971 short story "Duel" as a screenplay directed by a young Steven Spielberg, for the television film of the same name that year. Six more of his novels or short stories have been adapted as major motion pictures — The Shrinking Man, Hell House, What Dreams May Come, Bid Time Return (filmed as Somewhere in Time), A Stir of Echoes and Button, Button. Lesser movies based on his work include two from his early noir novels — Cold Sweat, based on his novel Riding the Nightmare, and Les seins de glace (Icy Breasts), based on his novel Someone is Bleeding. (b. 1926)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/23/17 at 7:29 pm

June 23rd 1975 – KT Tunstall, Scottish singer-songwriter and musician. She broke into the public eye with a 2004 live solo performance of her song "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree" on Later... with Jools Holland.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/23/17 at 11:02 pm

June 23rd 1956 - Randy Jackson, American bassist, singer, record producer, entrepreneur and television personality. He is best known from his former work as a judge on American Idol and executive producer for MTV's America's Best Dance Crew. Jackson has won a Grammy Award as a producer.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/24/17 at 12:16 am

June 24th 1938 – Lawrence Block, American crime writer best known for two long-running New York–set series about the recovering alcoholic P.I. Matthew Scudder and the gentleman burglar Bernie Rhodenbarr. Block was named a Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America in 1994.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/24/17 at 12:26 am

June 24th 2014 – Eli Wallach, American film, television and stage actor whose career spanned more than six decades, beginning in the late 1940s. Trained in stage acting, which he enjoyed doing most, he became "one of the greatest 'character actors' ever to appear on stage and screen" states TCM, with over 90 film credits. On stage, he often co-starred with his wife, Anne Jackson, becoming one of the best-known acting couples in the American theater. As a stage and screen character actor, Wallach had one of the longest careers in show business, spanning 62 years from his Broadway debut to his last major Hollywood studio movie. For his debut screen performance in Baby Doll, he won a BAFTA Award for Best Newcomer and a Golden Globe Award nomination. Among his other most famous roles are Calvera in The Magnificent Seven (1960), Guido in The Misfits (1961), and Tuco ("The Ugly") in The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966). Other notable portrayals include outlaw Charlie Gant in How The West Was Won (1962), Don Altobello in The Godfather Part III, Cotton Weinberger in The Two Jakes (both 1990), and Arthur Abbott in The Holiday (2006). One of America's most prolific screen actors, Wallach remained active well into his nineties, with roles as recently as 2010 in Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps and The Ghost Writer. (b. 1915)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/24/17 at 1:49 am

June 24th 2007 – Derek Dougan, Northern Ireland international footballer, football manager, football chairman, pundit, and writer, died from a heart attack. He was also known by his nickname, "The Doog". He was capped by Northern Ireland at schoolboy, youth, Amateur, and 'B' team level, before he won 43 caps in a 15-year career for the senior team from 1958 to 1973, scoring eight international goals and featuring in the 1958 FIFA World Cup. He also played in the Shamrock Rovers XI v Brazil exhibition match in July 1973, which he also helped to organise. (b. 1938)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/24/17 at 7:17 am

June 24th 1944 – Jeff Beck, English rock guitarist. He is one of the three noted guitarists to have played with The Yardbirds (the other two being Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page). Beck also formed The Jeff Beck Group and Beck, Bogert & Appice.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/24/17 at 7:15 pm

June 24th 1945 – Colin Blunstone, English singer-songwriter and musician. In a career spanning more than 50 years, Blunstone came to prominence in the mid 1960s as the lead singer of the English rock band The Zombies, which released four singles that entered the Top 75 charts in the United States during the 1960s, including "She's Not There", "Tell Her No", "She's Coming Home", and "Time of the Season". Blunstone began his solo career in 1969, releasing three singles under a pseudonym of Neil MacArthur. Since then, he has released ten studio albums, and one live album under his real name. His solo hits include "She's Not There", "Say You Don't Mind", "I Don't Believe in Miracles", "How Could We Dare to Be Wrong", "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted", and "The Tracks of My Tears".

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/24/17 at 7:16 pm

June 24th 1968 – Tony Hancock, English actor, producer, and screenwriter, committed suicide. High-profile during the 1950s and early 1960s, he had a major success with his BBC series Hancock's Half Hour, first broadcast on radio from 1954, then on television from 1956, in which he soon formed a strong professional and personal bond with comic actor Sid James. Although Hancock's decision to cease working with James when it became known in early 1960 disappointed many at the time, his last BBC series in 1961 contains some of his best remembered work ("The Blood Donor"). After breaking with his scriptwriters Ray Galton and Alan Simpson later that year, his career took a downward course. (b. 1924)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/24/17 at 10:48 pm

June 24th 1970 – Glenn Medeiros, American singer and songwriter of Portuguese descent who achieved chart success in the late 1980s and early 1990s. He is best known on the national and international music scene for his 1987 global smash, "Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You", and "She Ain't Worth It", a US chart-topper in 1990, and has remained regularly involved in the musical industry in his home State of Hawaii (to include several headliner and related musical variety shows in Waikiki) long after achieving global success decades ago.

Where is he now?

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/24/17 at 11:07 pm

June 24th 1604 – Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, died after having lost the entirety of his inherited estates. English peer and courtier of the Elizabethan era. Oxford was heir to the second oldest earldom in the kingdom, a court favourite for a time, a sought-after patron of the arts, and noted by his contemporaries as a lyric poet and court playwright, but his reckless and volatile temperament precluded him from attaining any courtly or governmental responsibility and contributed to the dissipation of his estate. Since the 1920s he has been among the most popular alternative candidates proposed for the authorship of Shakespeare's works. (b. 1550)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/24/17 at 11:36 pm

June 24th 1987 – Jackie Gleason, American comedian, actor, musician and writer dies after being seriously ill. He developed a style and characters in his career from growing up in Brooklyn, New York. He was known for his brash visual and verbal comedy style, exemplified by his bus driver character Ralph Kramden in the television series The Honeymooners. By filming the episodes with Electronicams, Gleason was later able to release the series in syndication, which increased its popularity over the years with new audiences. He also developed The Jackie Gleason Show, which maintained high ratings from the mid-1950s until its cancellation in 1970. After originating in Hollywood, filming moved to Miami, Florida, in 1964 after Gleason took up permanent residence there. Among his notable film roles were Minnesota Fats in the 1961 drama The Hustler (co-starring with Paul Newman), and Buford T. Justice in the Smokey and the Bandit series from 1977 into the early 1980s, in which he co-starred with Burt Reynolds. (b. 1916)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/25/17 at 1:48 am

June 25th 2009 – Michael Jackson, American singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer, actor, and philanthropist, Jackson died of acute propofol and benzodiazepine intoxication, after suffering from cardiac arrest. The Los Angeles County Coroner ruled his death a homicide, and his personal physician, Conrad Murray, was convicted of involuntary manslaughter. Dubbed the "King of Pop", his contributions to music, dance, and fashion, along with his publicized personal life made him a global figure in popular culture for over four decades. (b. 1958)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/25/17 at 1:49 am

June 25th 2009 – Farrah Fawcett, American actress and artist, dies from cancer the same day American singer Michael Jackson died, at Saint John's Health Center in Santa Monica, California. A four-time Emmy Award nominee and six-time Golden Globe Award nominee, Fawcett rose to international fame when she posed for her iconic red swimsuit poster – which became the best selling pin-up poster in history – and starred as private investigator Jill Munroe in the first season of the television series Charlie's Angels (1976–1977).  (b. 1947)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/25/17 at 5:23 am

June 25th 1925 – Bill Hayes, American dramatic actor and former Billboard Hot 100 #1 recording artist. Following a career as a musician, he achieved fame as an actor when he began playing Doug Williams on NBC's daytime serial Days of Our Lives in 1970. Hayes originated the character of Doug and is the only actor to ever play that role. He still appears in the same role on Days of Our Lives. He was a singer on the Sid Caesar and Imogene Coca variety show Your Show of Shows in the early 1950s. During the Davy Crockett craze in 1955, three recorded versions of the Ballad of Davy Crockett were in the top 30. Hayes' version was the most popular, and reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for five weeks. It sold over two million copies, and was awarded a gold disc. He also starred on Broadway in Rodgers and Hammerstein's Me and Juliet (1953). He had other small hits in the 1950s including "The Berry Tree" and covers of "High Noon" and "Wringle, Wrangle". "Wringle Wrangle" was his only other Hot 100 hit, reaching #33 in 1957.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/25/17 at 7:08 am

June 25th 1876 – George Armstrong Custer, United States Army officer and cavalry commander in the American Civil War and the American Indian Wars, while leading the 7th Cavalry Regiment at the Battle of the Little Bighorn in Montana Territory against a coalition of Native American tribes, he and all of his detachment—which included two of his brothers—were killed. The battle is popularly known in American history as "Custer's Last Stand." Custer and his regiment were defeated so decisively at the Little Bighorn that it has overshadowed all of his prior achievements. Raised in Michigan and Ohio, Custer was admitted to West Point in 1857, where he graduated last in his class in 1861. With the outbreak of the Civil War, Custer was called to serve with the Union Army. (b. 1839)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/25/17 at 7:17 am

June 25th 1945 – Carly Simon, American singer-songwriter, musician and children's author. She first rose to fame in the 1970s with a string of hit records; her 13 Top 40 U.S. hits include "Anticipation" (No. 13), "You Belong To Me" (No. 6), "Coming Around Again" (No. 18), and her four Gold certified singles "Jesse" (No. 11), "Mockingbird" (No. 5, a duet with James Taylor), "You're So Vain" (No. 1), and "Nobody Does It Better" (No. 2) from the 1977 James Bond film, The Spy Who Loved Me.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/25/17 at 9:30 pm

June 25th 1997 – Jacques Cousteau, French naval officer, explorer, conservationist, filmmaker, innovator, scientist, photographer, author and researcher died of a heart attack in Paris, 2 weeks after his 87th birthday. He studied the sea and all forms of life in water. He co-developed the Aqua-lung, pioneered marine conservation and was a member of the Académie française. Cousteau described his underwater world research in a series of books, perhaps the most successful being his first book, The Silent World: A Story of Undersea Discovery and Adventure, published in 1953. Cousteau also directed films, most notably the documentary adaptation of the book, The Silent World, which won a Palme d'or at the 1956 Cannes Film Festival. He remained the only person to win a Palme d'Or for a documentary film, until Michael Moore won the award in 2004 for Fahrenheit 9/11. (b. 1910)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/25/17 at 11:00 pm

June 25th 1932 – Peter Blake, English pop artist, best known for co-creating the sleeve design for the Beatles' album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. His other best known works include the cover of the Band Aid single "Do They Know It's Christmas?", and the Live Aid concert poster. Blake also designed the 2012 Brit Award statuette.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/25/17 at 11:32 pm

June 25th 2015 – Patrick Macnee, British and American actor, dies from an undisclosed illness. He was best known for his role as the secret agent John Steed in the British television series The Avengers. Macnee nurtured his acting career in Canada early on, but he also appeared as an uncredited extra in the British films Pygmalion (1938), The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943) and Laurence Olivier's Hamlet (1948), as well as some live TV dramas for the BBC, before graduating to credited parts in such films as Scrooge (US: A Christmas Carol, 1951), as the young Jacob Marley, the Gene Kelly vehicle Les Girls (1957), as an Old Bailey barrister, and the war film The Battle of the River Plate (1956). Between these occasional movie roles, Macnee spent the better part of the 1950s working in dozens of small parts in American and Canadian television and theatre, including an appearance in an episode of The Twilight Zone in 1959 ("Judgment Night"). (b. 1922)

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Written By: nally on 06/26/17 at 11:27 am

Died on June 26th 2013: Justin Miller, American baseball pitcher, at age 35, from a cause of death that has never been officially determined. :\'( He was active in MLB from 2002-2010 with a handful of teams. (He would have turned 40 this August if still alive.)

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Written By: nally on 06/26/17 at 11:29 am

Liz Claiborne, Belgian-American fashion designer (founded Liz Claiborne Inc.) died 10 years ago today, 26 June 2007, at 78 years of age in New York City (born March 1929 in Belgium).

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Written By: nally on 06/26/17 at 11:32 am

Died on 26 June 2003: Denis Thatcher, English soldier and businessman (b. 1915)

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Written By: nally on 06/27/17 at 6:24 pm

Died on June 27th 2009: Gale Storm, American actress (b. 1922)

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Written By: nally on 06/28/17 at 12:02 pm

Died on June 28th 2009: Billy Mays, American television direct-response advertisement salesperson, age 50 (born July 1958). He was most notable for promoting Fix-it, OxiClean, Orange Glo, Kaboom, Zorbeez, and other cleaning, home-based, and maintenance products on the Home Shopping Network, and through his company, Mays Promotions, Inc.

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Written By: nally on 06/29/17 at 11:14 am

Dave Semenko, Canadian ice hockey player, has died this morning, two weeks shy of his 60th birthday, after a battle with liver and pancreatic cancer. :\'(

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/30/17 at 12:17 am

June 30th 1966 – Mike Tyson, American former professional boxer who competed from 1985 to 2005. He reigned as the undisputed world heavyweight champion and holds the record as the youngest boxer to win a heavyweight title at 20 years, 4 months and 22 days old. Tyson won his first 19 professional fights by knockout, 12 of them in the first round. He won the WBC title in 1986 after stopping Trevor Berbick in two rounds, and added the WBA and IBF titles after defeating James Smith and Tony Tucker in 1987. This made Tyson the first heavyweight boxer to simultaneously hold the WBA, WBC and IBF titles, and the only heavyweight to successively unify them.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/30/17 at 12:54 am

June 30th 1995 – Gale Gordon, American character actor died of lung cancer, at the Redwood Terrace Health Center in Escondido, California, aged 89. Best remembered as Lucille Ball's longtime television foil—and particularly as cantankerously combustible, tightfisted bank executive Theodore J. Mooney, on Ball's second television situation comedy, The Lucy Show. Gordon also had starring roles in Ball's successful third series Here's Lucy and her short-lived fourth and final series Life with Lucy. He is remembered for his role as school principal Osgood Conklin in the early 1950s television hit show Our Miss Brooks starring Eve Arden. Gordon was also a respected and beloved radio actor. He also co-starred as the second Mr. Wilson in Dennis the Menace. (b. 1906)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/30/17 at 1:23 am

June 30th 1926 – David Berglas, magician and mentalist. His secret technique of locating a particular card within a pack has been described as the Holy Grail of card magic. He was one of the first magicians to appear on UK television.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/30/17 at 2:08 am

June 30th 1963 – Rupert Graves, English film, television, and theatre actor. He is known for his roles in A Room with a View, Maurice, The Madness of King George and The Forsyte Saga. Since 2010 he has starred as DI Lestrade in the BBC television series Sherlock.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/30/17 at 2:09 am

June 30th 1984 – Lillian Hellman, American dramatist and screenwriter died from a heart attack near her home on Martha's Vineyard. Best known for her success as a playwright on Broadway, as well as her left-wing sympathies and political activism. She was blacklisted after her appearance before the House Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC) at the height of the anti-communist campaigns of 1947–52. Although she continued to work on Broadway in the 1950s, her blacklisting by the American film industry caused a drop in her income. Many praised Hellman for refusing to answer questions by HUAC, but others believed, despite her denial, that she had belonged to the Communist Party. As a playwright, Hellman had many successes on Broadway, including Watch on the Rhine, The Autumn Garden, Toys in the Attic, Another Part of the Forest, The Children's Hour and The Little Foxes. She adapted her semi-autobiographical play The Little Foxes into a screenplay, which starred Bette Davis and received an Academy Award nomination in 1942. (b. 1905)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/30/17 at 8:14 pm

June 30th 1939, Tony Hatch, English composer for musical theatre and television. He is also a noted songwriter, pianist, arranger and producer. In 1964, Hatch made his first trip to New York City in search of new material for Petula Clark. The visit inspired him to write "Downtown", originally with The Drifters in mind. When Clark heard the still unfinished tune, she told him that if he could write lyrics to match the quality of the music, she would record the song as her next single. Its release transformed her into a huge international star, topping charts globally early in 1965, and introducing her to the US market.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/30/17 at 8:35 pm

June 30th 2001 – Chet Atkins, American musician, occasional vocalist, songwriter, and record producer, dies from cancer. Who along with Owen Bradley and Bob Ferguson, among others, created the country music style that came to be known as the Nashville sound, which expanded country music's appeal to adult pop music fans. He was primarily known as a guitarist. He also played the mandolin, fiddle, banjo, and ukulele. (b. 1924)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/30/17 at 8:46 pm

June 30th 1933 – M. J. K. Smith, cricketer who was captain of Oxford University Cricket Club (1956), Warwickshire County Cricket Club (1957–67) and the England cricket team (1963–66). He was one of England's most popular cricket captains and, as he also played rugby union, Smith was England's last double international.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/30/17 at 9:53 pm

June 30th 2014 – Paul Mazursky, American film director, screenwriter, and actor, went into cardiopulmonary arrest and died. Known for his dramatic comedies that often dealt with modern social issues, he was nominated for five Academy Awards: three times for Best Original Screenplay, once for Best Adapted Screenplay, and once for Best Picture for An Unmarried Woman (1978). Other films written and directed by Mazursky include Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969), Blume in Love (1973), Harry and Tonto (1974), Moscow on the Hudson (1984), and Down and Out in Beverly Hills (1986). (b. 1930)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/30/17 at 10:18 pm

June 30th 1973 – Nancy Mitford, English novelist, biographer and journalist, dies after been diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma. One of the renowned Mitford sisters and one of the "Bright Young People" on the London social scene in the inter-war years, she is best remembered for her novels about upper-class life in England and France and for her sharp and often provocative wit. She also established a reputation for herself as a writer of popular historical biographies. (b. 1904)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/30/17 at 10:43 pm

June 30th 2003 – Buddy Hackett, American comedian and actor, dies after suffering a stroke. His best remembered roles include Marcellus Washburn in The Music Man (1962), Benjy Benjamin in It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963), Tennessee Steinmetz in The Love Bug (1968), and Scuttle in The Little Mermaid (1989). (b. 1924)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/04/17 at 3:13 am

July 4th 1826 – John Adams, American patriot who served as the second President of the United States (1797–1801) and the first Vice President (1789–97), dies on the fiftieth anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence, Adams died at his home in Quincy. Jefferson died earlier the same day. He was a lawyer, diplomat, statesman, political theorist, and, as a Founding Father, a leader of the movement for American independence from Great Britain. He was also a dedicated diarist and correspondent, particularly with his wife and closest advisor Abigail. (b. 1735)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/04/17 at 3:27 am

July 4th 1826 – Thomas Jefferson, American Founding Father who was the principal author of the Declaration of Independence and later served as the third President of the United States from 1801 to 1809, dies at age 83 on the fiftieth anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, and just a few hours before the death of John Adams. Previously, he was elected the second Vice President of the United States, serving under John Adams from 1797 to 1801. A proponent of democracy, republicanism, and individual rights motivating American colonists to break from Great Britain and form a new nation, he produced formative documents and decisions at both the state and national level. He was a landowner and farmer. (b. 1743)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/04/17 at 3:42 am

July 4th 1831 – James Monroe, American statesman who served from 1817 to 1825 as the fifth President of the United States, died from heart failure and tuberculosis, thus becoming the third president to have died on Independence Day. Monroe was the last president among the Founding Fathers of the United States as well as the Virginian dynasty; he also represented the end of the Republican Generation in that office. Born in Westmoreland County, Virginia, Monroe was of the planter class and fought in the American Revolutionary War. He was wounded in the Battle of Trenton with a musket ball to his shoulder. After studying law under Thomas Jefferson from 1780 to 1783, he served as a delegate in the Continental Congress. (b. 1758)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/04/17 at 3:43 am


July 4th 1826 – John Adams, American patriot who served as the second President of the United States (1797–1801) and the first Vice President (1789–97), dies on the fiftieth anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence, Adams died at his home in Quincy. Jefferson died earlier the same day. He was a lawyer, diplomat, statesman, political theorist, and, as a Founding Father, a leader of the movement for American independence from Great Britain. He was also a dedicated diarist and correspondent, particularly with his wife and closest advisor Abigail. (b. 1735)

July 4th 1826 – Thomas Jefferson, American Founding Father who was the principal author of the Declaration of Independence and later served as the third President of the United States from 1801 to 1809, dies at age 83 on the fiftieth anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, and just a few hours before the death of John Adams. Previously, he was elected the second Vice President of the United States, serving under John Adams from 1797 to 1801. A proponent of democracy, republicanism, and individual rights motivating American colonists to break from Great Britain and form a new nation, he produced formative documents and decisions at both the state and national level. He was a landowner and farmer. (b. 1743)

July 4th 1831 – James Monroe, American statesman who served from 1817 to 1825 as the fifth President of the United States, died from heart failure and tuberculosis, thus becoming the third president to have died on Independence Day. Monroe was the last president among the Founding Fathers of the United States as well as the Virginian dynasty; he also represented the end of the Republican Generation in that office. Born in Westmoreland County, Virginia, Monroe was of the planter class and fought in the American Revolutionary War. He was wounded in the Battle of Trenton with a musket ball to his shoulder. After studying law under Thomas Jefferson from 1780 to 1783, he served as a delegate in the Continental Congress. (b. 1758)
Can anyone explain how three American President died on Independence Day?

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/04/17 at 4:12 am

July 4th 1942 – Prince Michael of Kent, he is paternal first cousin of Queen Elizabeth II, being a grandson of King George V and Queen Mary. Prince Michael occasionally represents the Queen at some functions in Commonwealth realms outside the United Kingdom. Otherwise, he manages his own consultancy business and undertakes various commercial work around the world. He has also presented some television documentaries on the royal families of Europe. He is named after Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich of Russia, the younger brother of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, and a first cousin of three of Michael's grandparents. Since his mother was a cousin of Prince Philip, he is also a second cousin to Prince Charles and his siblings.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/04/17 at 4:13 am

July 4th 1623 – William Byrd, English composer of the Renaissance, died. He wrote in many of the forms current in England at the time, including various types of sacred and secular polyphony, keyboard (the so-called Virginalist school), and consort music. He produced sacred music for use in Anglican services, although he himself became a Roman Catholic in later life and wrote Catholic sacred music as well. (b. about 1540)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/04/17 at 4:46 am

July 4th 1943 – Adam Hart-Davis, English scientist, author, photographer, historian and broadcaster, well known in the UK for presenting the BBC television series Local Heroes and What the Romans Did for Us, the latter spawning several spin-off series involving the Victorians, the Tudors, the Stuarts and the Ancients. He was also a co-presenter of Tomorrow's World, and presented Science Shack. Currently he presents How London Was Built and Just Another Day on History UK.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/04/17 at 4:47 am

July 4th 1891 – Hannibal Hamlin, American attorney and politician, on Independence Day, he collapsed and fell unconscious while playing cards at the Tarratine Club he founded in Bangor. He was then placed on one of the club's couches and died a few hours later.. In a public service career that spanned over 50 years, he is most notable for having served as the 15th Vice President of the United States. The first Republican to hold the office, Hamlin served from 1861 to 1865, during the first term of President Abraham Lincoln. He is considered the most influential politician from Maine along with Edmund Muskie. (b. 1809)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/04/17 at 4:48 am


Can anyone explain how three American President died on Independence Day?


July 4th 1891 – Hannibal Hamlin, American attorney and politician, on Independence Day, he collapsed and fell unconscious while playing cards at the Tarratine Club he founded in Bangor. He was then placed on one of the club's couches and died a few hours later.. In a public service career that spanned over 50 years, he is most notable for having served as the 15th Vice President of the United States. The first Republican to hold the office, Hamlin served from 1861 to 1865, during the first term of President Abraham Lincoln. He is considered the most influential politician from Maine along with Edmund Muskie. (b. 1809)
Even a vice president died in Independence Day?

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/04/17 at 5:40 am

July 4th 1924 – Eva Marie Saint, American actress and producer. In a career spanning 70 years, she is known for starring in Elia Kazan's On the Waterfront (1954), for which she won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, and Alfred Hitchcock's North by Northwest (1959). She received Golden Globe and BAFTA Award nominations for A Hatful of Rain (1957) and won a Primetime Emmy Award for the television miniseries People Like Us (1990). Her film career also includes roles in Raintree County (1957), Exodus (1960), The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming (1965), Grand Prix (1966), Nothing in Common (1986), Because of Winn-Dixie (2005), Superman Returns (2006), and Winter's Tale (2014).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/04/17 at 9:29 am

July 4th 1938 – Bill Withers, American singer-songwriter and musician who performed and recorded from 1970 until 1985. He recorded several major hits, including "Lean on Me", "Ain't No Sunshine", "Use Me", "Just the Two of Us", "Lovely Day", and "Grandma's Hands". Withers won three Grammy Awards and was nominated for four more.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/04/17 at 10:02 am

July 4th 2012 – Eric Sykes, English radio, stage, television and film writer, actor, and director, dies after a short illness. His performing career spanned more than 50 years. He frequently wrote for and/or performed with many other leading comedy performers and writers of the period, including Tony Hancock, Spike Milligan, Tommy Cooper, Peter Sellers, John Antrobus, and Johnny Speight. Sykes first came to prominence through his many radio credits as a writer and actor in the 1950s, most notably through his collaboration on The Goon Show scripts. He became a TV star in his own right in the early 1960s when he appeared with Hattie Jacques in several popular BBC comedy television series. (b. 1923)  :\'(

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/04/17 at 12:44 pm

July 4th 1952 – John Waite, English musician. He was lead vocalist for The Babys and Bad English. As a solo artist, 1984's "Missing You", was a No. 1 hit on the US Billboard Hot 100 and a top ten hit on the UK Singles Chart.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/04/17 at 12:45 pm

July 4th 2009 – Allen Klein, American businessman, music publisher, writers' representative, filmmaker and record label executive, died from respiratory failure. He was most noted for his tough persona and aggressive, innovative negotiation tactics, many of which established higher industry standards for compensating recording artists. He founded ABKCO Music & Records Incorporated. Klein revolutionized the income potential of recording artists, who previously had been routinely victimized by onerous record company contracts. He first scored massive monetary and contractual windfalls for Buddy Knox and Jimmy Bowen, one-hit rockabillies of the late 1950s, then parlayed his early successes into a position managing Sam Cooke, and eventually managed the Beatles and the Rolling Stones simultaneously, along with many other artists, becoming one of the most powerful individuals in the music industry during his era. (b. 1931)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/04/17 at 1:19 pm

July 4th 1927 – Neil Simon, American playwright and screenwriter. He began writing his own plays beginning with Come Blow Your Horn (1961), which took him three years to complete and ran for 678 performances on Broadway. It was followed by two more successful plays, Barefoot in the Park (1963) and The Odd Couple (1965), for which he won a Tony Award. It made him a national celebrity and "the hottest new playwright on Broadway." During the 1960s to 1980s, he wrote both original screenplays and stage plays, with some films actually based on his plays. His style ranged from romantic comedy to farce to more serious dramatic comedy. Overall, he has garnered seventeen Tony nominations and won three. During one season, he had four successful plays running on Broadway at the same time, and in 1983 became the only living playwright to have a New York theatre, the Neil Simon Theatre, named in his honor.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/04/17 at 6:10 pm

July 4th 1927 – Gina Lollobrigida, Italian actress, photojournalist and sculptor. She was one of the highest profile European actresses of the 1950s and early 1960s, a period in which she was an international sex symbol. As her film career slowed, she established second careers as a photojournalist and sculptress. In the 1970s, she achieved a scoop by gaining access to Fidel Castro for an exclusive interview.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/04/17 at 6:15 pm

July 4th 2003 – Barry White, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer, died after suffering from a stroke. A three-time Grammy Award–winner known for his distinctive bass-baritone voice and romantic image, White's greatest success came in the 1970s as a solo singer and with The Love Unlimited Orchestra, crafting many enduring soul, funk, and disco songs such as his two biggest hits, "You're the First, the Last, My Everything" and "Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe". During the course of his career in the music business, White achieved 106 gold albums worldwide, 41 of which also attained platinum status. White had 20 gold and 10 platinum singles, with worldwide record sales in excess of 100 million, White is one of the world's best-selling artists of all time.His influences included the Rev. James Cleveland, Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, and Elvis Presley plus Motown artists The Supremes, the Four Tops, and Marvin Gaye. (b. 1944)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/04/17 at 6:49 pm

July 4th 1995 – Bob Ross, American painter, art instructor, and television host, dies after diagnosed with lymphoma. He was the creator and host of The Joy of Painting, an instructional television program that aired from 1983 to 1994 on PBS in the United States, and also aired in Canada, Latin America, and Europe. With a soft voice and a permed afro, Ross went from being a television personality in the 1980s and 1990s to an Internet celebrity popular with fans on YouTube and many other websites. (b. 1942)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/04/17 at 7:04 pm

July 4th 1922 – Lothar von Richthofen, German First World War fighter ace credited with 40 victories, died in a crash of his LVG C VI at Hamburg due to an engine failure. He was a younger brother of top-scoring ace Manfred von Richthofen (the Red Baron) and a distant cousin of Luftwaffe Field Marshal Wolfram von Richthofen. (b. 1894)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/04/17 at 7:27 pm

July 4th 1934 – Marie Curie, Polish and naturalized-French physicist and chemist, dies of aplastic anemia from exposure to radiation in the course of her scientific research and in the course of her radiological work at field hospitals during World War I. She conducted pioneering research on radioactivity. She was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, the first person and only woman to win twice, the only person to win a Nobel Prize in two different sciences, and was part of the Curie family legacy of five Nobel Prizes. She was also the first woman to become a professor at the University of Paris, and in 1995 became the first woman to be entombed on her own merits in the Panthéon in Paris. (b. 1867)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/04/17 at 7:56 pm

July 4th 1970 – Harold Stirling Vanderbilt, dies only two weeks after the Penn Central Railroad, successor to the New York Central Railroad, had declared bankruptcy (on June 21, 1970). American railroad executive, a champion yachtsman, an innovator and champion player of contract bridge, and a member of the Vanderbilt family. (b. 1884)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/04/17 at 8:11 pm

July 4th 1995 – Eva Gabor, Hungarian-born American actress, comedian, singer and socialite, died from respiratory failure and pneumonia, following a fall in a bathtub in Mexico, where she had been on vacation. She was widely known for her role on the 1965–71 television sitcom Green Acres as Lisa Douglas, the wife of Eddie Albert's character, Oliver Wendell Douglas. She voiced "Duchess" in the 1970 Disney film The Aristocats, and Miss Bianca in Disney’s The Rescuers and The Rescuers Down Under. Gabor was successful as an actress in film, on Broadway and on television. She was also a successful businessperson, marketing wigs, clothing and beauty products. Her elder sisters, Zsa Zsa and Magda Gabor, were also actresses and socialites (b. 1919)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/04/17 at 8:27 pm

July 4th 2013 – Bernie Nolan, Irish actress, singer and television personality, dies from breast cancer. She was formerly lead vocalist of the girl group The Nolans. She was the second youngest of sisters Anne, Denise, Maureen, Linda and Coleen Nolan. The Nolans began in 1974 and went on to have seven UK Top 20 hits, including "I'm in the Mood for Dancing" (1979), "Gotta Pull Myself Together" (1980) and "Attention to Me" (1981). They won the 1981 Tokyo Music Festival with "Sexy Music". She left the group in 1995 to become an actress. On television, she had roles in the Channel 4 soap opera Brookside from 2000–02 and the ITV police drama The Bill from 2002–05. while her numerous roles in stage musicals included Mrs. Johnstone in Blood Brothers (1998-2000), Hannah Owens in Flashdance: The Musical (2008–09) and Mama Morton in Chicago (2012). (b. 1960)

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Written By: nally on 07/08/17 at 5:16 pm

Died two years ago today, on July 8th 2015: Ernie Maresca, American singer-songwriter (b. 1938)

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Written By: nally on 07/08/17 at 5:17 pm

Died six years ago today, on July 8th 2011: Betty Ford, First Lady of the United States (b. 1918)

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Written By: nally on 07/08/17 at 5:18 pm


Died six years ago today, on July 8th 2011: Betty Ford, First Lady of the United States (b. 1918)

Also died on this day in 2011: Roberts Blossom, American actor and poet (b. 1924)

One notable role of his was that of elderly neighbor Old Man Marley in the first "Home Alone" movie.

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Written By: LyricBoy on 07/09/17 at 4:27 pm

Legendary Heisman Trophy winner Orenthal James ("OJ") Simpson was born on this day in 1947.

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Written By: nally on 07/09/17 at 4:47 pm


Legendary Heisman Trophy winner Orenthal James ("OJ") Simpson was born on this day in 1947.

Happy 70th birthday O.J. ::)

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Written By: nally on 07/09/17 at 4:56 pm

Died on July 9th 2006: Milan Williams, American keyboard player and producer (b. 1948)

He was a founding member of American R&B band The Commodores.

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Written By: LyricBoy on 07/09/17 at 5:02 pm


Happy 70th birthday O.J. ::)


Well next year will be happy for him. Word has it he'll make parole later this year.

#FreeOJ

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Written By: nally on 07/09/17 at 5:04 pm


Well next year will be happy for him. Word has it he'll make parole later this year.

#FreeOJ

Well, I don't really care one way or the other. I still think he was guilty (personally speaking) in the mid-1990s.

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Written By: nally on 07/09/17 at 5:04 pm

Died on July 9th 1974: Earl Warren, American jurist and politician, 14th Chief Justice of the United States (b. 1891)

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Written By: LyricBoy on 07/09/17 at 5:51 pm


Well, I don't really care one way or the other. I still think he was guilty (personally speaking) in the mid-1990s.


Well maybe when he gets out he'll be able to resume doing the TV ads for Hertz.

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Written By: nally on 07/10/17 at 12:33 am


Well maybe when he gets out he'll be able to resume doing the TV ads for Hertz.

whatever.... ::)

People could still show displeasure for him, though.

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Written By: LyricBoy on 07/10/17 at 5:41 am


whatever.... ::)

People could still show displeasure for him, though.


Well, word is that Ford is going to be re-introducing a modern version of their Ford Bronco vehicle in a year or so.

The Juice would be an ideal endorser/spokesman for the Bronco, and it would create lots of buzz for the new product. Maybe even a joint Ford/Hertz promotion (like they did with 2014 Mustangs) where you can rent a special "OJ Edition" of the popular SUV.

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Written By: nally on 07/10/17 at 10:36 am


Well, word is that Ford is going to be re-introducing a modern version of their Ford Bronco vehicle in a year or so.

The Juice would be an ideal endorser/spokesman for the Bronco, and it would create lots of buzz for the new product. Maybe even a joint Ford/Hertz promotion (like they did with 2014 Mustangs) where you can rent a special "OJ Edition" of the popular SUV.

Of course, O.J. drove one in June of 1994 when he was chased on the freeways all the way back to his home, where he was ultimately arrested. I remember seeing the chase on TV when it was live.

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Written By: nally on 07/10/17 at 10:37 am

On topic... Died two years ago today, on July 10th 2015: Omar Sharif, Egyptian actor (b. 1932)

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Written By: nally on 07/10/17 at 10:37 am

Died on July 10th 1989: Mel Blanc, American voice actor (b. 1908)

He is best known for voicing various Looney Tunes characters.

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Written By: LyricBoy on 07/10/17 at 6:52 pm


Of course, O.J. drove one in June of 1994 when he was chased on the freeways all the way back to his home, where he was ultimately arrested. I remember seeing the chase on TV when it was live.


Actually that was Al Cowlings who drove the Bronco in the slow speed chase. I too remember watching that on TV. Compelling stuff.

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Written By: nally on 07/10/17 at 10:52 pm


Actually that was Al Cowlings who drove the Bronco in the slow speed chase. I too remember watching that on TV. Compelling stuff.

Well, it was local to me. However, I'm sure stations all across the USA showed it.

I'm through with talking about it for now. :-X

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Written By: nally on 07/10/17 at 11:33 pm

Died on July 10th 1941: Jelly Roll Morton, American pianist, composer, and bandleader (b. 1890)

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Written By: nally on 07/12/17 at 10:37 am

Yesterday marked 10 years since former U.S. first lady LadyBird Johnson passed away.

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Written By: nally on 07/15/17 at 11:52 am

Died on July 15th 2012: Celeste Holm, American actress and singer (b. 1917)

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Written By: nally on 07/15/17 at 11:53 am

Died twenty years ago today, on July 15th 1997: Gianni Versace, Italian fashion designer, founded Versace (b. 1946). (He was shot to death, at only 50 years of age.) :\'(

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Written By: nally on 07/16/17 at 7:02 pm

Died on July 16th 1999: John F. Kennedy Jr. (son of former president JFK), along with his wife Carolyn and her sister Lauren; all three were killed when he lost control of his Piper Saratoga light aircraft near Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts. :\'( :\'( :\'(

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/19/17 at 12:39 am

July 19th 1946 – Ilie Năstase, Romanian former world No. 1 professional tennis player, one of the world's top players of the 1970s. He was ranked world no. 1 from 23 August 1973 to 2 June 1974.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/19/17 at 12:45 am

July 19th 2006 – Jack Warden, American character actor of film and television, died of heart and kidney failure in a New York hospital. He was twice nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, for Shampoo (1975) and Heaven Can Wait (1978). He received a BAFTA nomination for the former movie and won an Emmy for his performance in Brian's Song (1971). (b. 1920)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/19/17 at 1:55 am

July 19th 1977 – Ed Smith, English author and journalist, former professional cricketer, and cricket commentator. He played three home Test matches for England versus South Africa in 2003. He made 64 on debut, but scored only 23 runs in his next four innings, and was dropped for the subsequent tour of the subcontinent. Smith was a tall right-handed batsman with a penchant for the drive and represented England, Cambridge University, Kent and Middlesex. Prematurely retiring from professional cricket due to injury in 2008, at the age of only 31, he became an author and journalist and in 2013 he joined the BBC's Test Match Special as a commentator for The Ashes series against Australia.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/19/17 at 3:31 am

From two days ago, and no one noticed?

July 17th 1952 – David Hasselhoff, American actor, singer, producer, and businessman, who set a Guinness World Record as the most watched man on TV. He first gained recognition on The Young and The Restless, playing Dr. Snapper Foster. His career continued with his leading role as Michael Knight on Knight Rider and as L.A. County Lifeguard Mitch Buchannon in the series Baywatch. Hasselhoff produced Baywatch from the 1990s until 2001 when the series ended with Baywatch Hawaii. On screen, he appeared in films including Click, Dodgeball, The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie, and Hop.

Now at 65 he can officially retired?

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/19/17 at 3:33 am

July 19th 2013 – Mel Smith, English comedian, writer, film director, producer and actor, died from a heart attack. He worked on the sketch comedy shows Not the Nine O'Clock News and Alas Smith and Jones along with his comedy partner Griff Rhys Jones. Smith and Jones founded Talkback, which grew to be one of the UK's largest producers of television comedy and light entertainment programming. (b. 1952)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/19/17 at 4:33 am

July 19th 1941 – Vikki Carr, American vocalist who has had a singing career for over four decades. Originally from El Paso, Texas, born to parents of Mexican descent, she has performed in a variety of musical genres, including country, jazz, and pop while her greatest success has come from singing in Spanish. She established the Vikki Carr Scholarship Foundation in 1971. Her first single to achieve success was "He's a Rebel", which in 1962 reached #5 in Australia and #115 in the United States. Producer Phil Spector heard Carr cutting the song in the studio and immediately recorded a cover version billed to the Crystals that reached #1 in the United States. In 1966, Carr toured South Vietnam with actor/comedian Danny Kaye to entertain American troops there. The following year her album It Must Be Him was nominated for 3 Grammy Awards. The title track reached #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States in 1967, sold over 1 million copies, and received a gold disc. She had two other songs make the US Top 40: 1968's "The Lesson" and 1969's "With Pen in Hand". Around this time, Dean Martin called her "the best girl singer in the business". Carr had 10 singles that made the US pop charts and 13 albums that made the US pop-album charts.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/19/17 at 4:41 am

July 19th 2014 – James Garner, American actor, producer, and voice artist, died from a massive heart attack caused by coronary artery disease. He starred in several television series over more than five decades, including such popular roles as Bret Maverick in the 1950s western comedy series Maverick and Jim Rockford in The Rockford Files, and played leading roles in more than 50 theatrical films, including The Great Escape (1963) with Steve McQueen, Paddy Chayefsky's The Americanization of Emily (1964), Grand Prix (1966), Blake Edwards' Victor/Victoria (1982), Murphy's Romance (1985), for which he received an Academy Award nomination, Space Cowboys (2000) with Clint Eastwood, and The Notebook (2004). (b. 1928)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/19/17 at 2:06 pm

July 19th 1925 – Sue Thompson, American pop and country music singer. She is best known for the million selling hits "Sad Movies (Make Me Cry)" and "Norman", both pop hits in the 1960s.

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Written By: nally on 07/19/17 at 3:09 pm


From two days ago, and no one noticed?

July 17th 1952 – David Hasselhoff, American actor, singer, producer, and businessman, who set a Guinness World Record as the most watched man on TV. He first gained recognition on The Young and The Restless, playing Dr. Snapper Foster. His career continued with his leading role as Michael Knight on Knight Rider and as L.A. County Lifeguard Mitch Buchannon in the series Baywatch. Hasselhoff produced Baywatch from the 1990s until 2001 when the series ended with Baywatch Hawaii. On screen, he appeared in films including Click, Dodgeball, The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie, and Hop.

Now at 65 he can officially retired?

I sure noticed!!

And at age 65 he can apply for Medicare. He's probably not gonna retire unless he becomes physically unable to continue acting.

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Written By: nally on 07/19/17 at 3:10 pm

Died on July 19th 1975: Lefty Frizzell, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1928)

An American country music singer-songwriter and honky-tonk vocalist who set the style of singing "the country way" for the generations that followed, Frizzell became one of the most successful and influential artists of country music throughout his career. He gained prominence in 1950 after two major hits, and throughout the decade was a very popular country performer.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/19/17 at 6:11 pm

July 19th 1947 – Brian May, English musician, singer, songwriter and astrophysicist, best known as the lead guitarist of the rock band Queen. He uses a home-built electric guitar, called the Red Special. His compositions for the band include "We Will Rock You", "Tie Your Mother Down", "I Want It All", "Fat Bottomed Girls", "Flash", "Hammer to Fall", "Save Me", "Who Wants to Live Forever" and "The Show Must Go On".

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/20/17 at 8:07 am

July 20th 1914 – Dobri Dobrev, Bulgarian ascetic who walks several kilometers each day to sit or stand in front of the Cathedral of Alexander Nevsky in Sofia to collect money for charitable causes. Dobrev donates all the money he collects to charities, orphanages, churches and monasteries and he turned 100 in July 2014. In Bulgarian Language his name translates as good or kind.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/20/17 at 8:50 pm

July 20th 1971 – Sandra Oh, Canadian actress known for her role as Dr. Cristina Yang on ABC's medical drama Grey's Anatomy, a role that earned her a Golden Globe, two Screen Actors Guild awards, and five nominations for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series. She has also played notable roles in the feature films The Princess Diaries, Under the Tuscan Sun, Last Night, Sideways, and had a supporting role on the HBO original series Arliss.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/20/17 at 9:48 pm

July 20th 1945 – Kim Carnes, American singer-songwriter. As a solo artist, Carnes saw some success with her singles "More Love," "Crazy in the Night (Barking at Airplanes)," "Make No Mistake (He's Mine)," with Barbra Streisand, and "I'll Be Here Where the Heart Is." Her most successful single was "Bette Davis Eyes," released in 1981. The song won two Grammy Awards; Song of the Year and Record of the Year, and became the best-selling single of the year in the United States.

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Written By: nally on 07/22/17 at 2:58 pm

Died four years ago today, on July 22nd 2013: Dennis Farina, American policeman and actor (b. 1944)

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Written By: nally on 07/22/17 at 2:59 pm

Died July 22nd 2008: Estelle Getty, American actress, three days shy of her 85th birthday (b. 1923)

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Written By: nally on 07/23/17 at 11:09 pm

Died five years ago today, on July 23rd 2012: Sally Ride, American physicist and astronaut (b. 1951)

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Written By: nally on 07/23/17 at 11:10 pm

Died on July 23rd 1971: Van Heflin, American theatre/radio/film actor, age 62 (born December 1908)

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Written By: nally on 07/24/17 at 11:48 pm

Died on this date last year: Marni Nixon, American actress and singer (b. 1930)

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Written By: nally on 07/24/17 at 11:50 pm

Died five years ago today, on July 24th 2012: Sherman Hemsley, American actor and singer (b. 1938)

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Written By: nally on 07/25/17 at 5:44 pm

Died on July 25th 1984: Big Mama Thornton, American singer-songwriter (b. 1926); made the first recording of the song "Hound Dog" (1952), later covered successfully by Elvis Presley

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Written By: nally on 07/25/17 at 5:46 pm

Died on July 25th 1966: Frank O'Hara, American poet and critic (b. 1926)

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Written By: nally on 07/25/17 at 5:48 pm

Died 20 years ago today, on July 25th 1997:
Ben Hogan, American golfer (b. 1912), generally considered one of the greatest players in the history of the game; notable for his profound influence on golf swing theory and his legendary ball-striking ability.

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Written By: nally on 07/28/17 at 11:48 am

Died July 28th 2013: Eileen Brennan, American actress and singer (b. 1932)

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Written By: nally on 07/29/17 at 7:29 pm

Died on July 29th 1995: Les Elgart, American trumpet player and bandleader (b. 1917)

He would have been 100 next week.

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Written By: nally on 08/02/17 at 1:23 pm

Died on August 2nd 1998: Shari Lewis, American television host and puppeteer (b. 1933)

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Written By: nally on 08/02/17 at 1:33 pm

Died on August 2nd 1922: Alexander Graham Bell, Scottish-Canadian engineer, invented the telephone (b. 1847)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/05/17 at 11:24 am

August 5th 1935 – John Saxon, American actor and martial artist who has worked on more than 200 projects during a span of 60 years. Saxon is known for his work in westerns and horror films as well as for his role as Roper in the 1973 film Enter the Dragon, in which he starred alongside Bruce Lee and Jim Kelly. He is well known for playing Lt. Donald Thompson in the 1984 slasher horror film A Nightmare on Elm Street.

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Written By: nally on 08/05/17 at 11:33 am

Alec Guinness, English actor, died on this day in 2000 at the age of 86.

His wife, Marula Salaman, also died later in 2000, also at 86 years of age.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/05/17 at 12:15 pm

August 5th1962 – Marilyn Monroe, American actress and model, died at age 36 from an overdose of barbiturates at her home in Los Angeles. Famous for playing comic "dumb blonde" characters, she became one of the most popular sex symbols of the 1950s and was emblematic of the era's attitudes towards sexuality. Although she was a top-billed actress for only a decade, her films grossed $200 million by the time of her unexpected death in 1962. She continues to be considered a major popular culture icon. (b. 1926)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/05/17 at 12:54 pm

August 5th 1934 – Gay Byrne, Irish presenter of radio and television. His most notable role was first host of The Late Late Show over a 37-year period spanning 1962 until 1999. The Late Late Show is the world's second longest-running chat show. His time working in Britain with Granada Television saw him become the first person to introduce The Beatles on screen.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/05/17 at 1:01 pm

August 5th 1984 – Richard Burton, Welsh actor, died at age 58 from a brain haemorrhage.
He was noted for his mellifluous baritone voice. He was nominated for an Academy Award seven times, but never won an Oscar. He was a recipient of BAFTAs, Golden Globes, and Tony Awards for Best Actor. In the mid-1960s, Burton ascended into the ranks of the top box office stars, and by the late 1960s was one of the highest-paid actors in the world, receiving fees of $1 million or more plus a share of the gross receipts. Burton remains closely associated in the public consciousness with his second wife, actress Elizabeth Taylor. The couple's turbulent relationship was rarely out of the news. (b. 1925)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/05/17 at 2:23 pm

August 5th 1952 – Louis Walsh, Irish entertainment manager. He has been a judge on The X Factor since the show's inception in 2004 (with the exception of 2015, when he left the show only to return in 2016). He has mentored the "Groups" category six times and the "Overs" category three times. He was the winning judge of the show's second series, mentoring Shayne Ward. He has also appeared on You're a Star, Popstars and Popstars: The Rivals. Walsh has also guest judged on Britain's Got Talent a number of times and on The X Factor USA in 2012.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/05/17 at 2:29 pm

August 5th 1955 – Carmen Miranda, Portuguese-born Brazilian samba singer, dancer, Broadway actress, and film star, died from a heart attack. She was popular from the 1930s to the 1950s. Nicknamed "The Brazilian Bombshell", Carmen Miranda is noted for her signature fruit hat outfit she wore in her American films. (b. 1909)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/05/17 at 2:43 pm

August 5th 1951 – Samantha Sang, Australian singer from Melbourne who had an earlier career as Cheryl Gray. She had a number eight hit in Australia with "You Made Me What I Am" in 1967. By 1969, she had relocated to the United Kingdom, where she worked with the Bee Gees before returning to Australia in 1975. Sang reconnected with the Bee Gees in 1977 and had a number three hit with their song "Emotion" on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1978, which also peaked at number two in Australia and at number eleven in the United Kingdom. The related album, Emotion, reached the top 30 on Billboard 200 and included two other Hot 100 singles.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/05/17 at 2:50 pm

August 5th 2014 – Chapman Pincher, English journalist, historian, and novelist, died seven weeks after suffering from a stroke at the age of 100. His writing mainly focused on espionage and related matters, after some early books on scientific subjects. (b. 1914)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/05/17 at 3:08 pm

August 5th 1948 – Ray Clemence, ngland international football goalkeeper and was part of the Liverpool team of the 1970s. As a player, he won every major trophy in England and Europe with the exception of the Cup Winners' Cup. He is one of only 18 players to have made over 1,000 career appearances. He currently acts as Head of the FA Development Team, overseeing the development made by players in the England Youth teams from under-16 to 21 level, having previously been part of the England Senior team back room staff.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/05/17 at 3:24 pm


She would've been 91 years old today.  :\'(
It is the anniversary of her death today, not here birthday.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: nally on 08/05/17 at 3:25 pm


It is the anniversary of her death today, not here birthday.

That's right. She had the same DOB as Andy Griffith (June 1st of 1926).

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Written By: Howard on 08/05/17 at 3:27 pm


It is the anniversary of her death today, not here birthday.


I'm just saying that she would've been 91 if she had lived.

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Written By: nally on 08/05/17 at 10:15 pm


I'm just saying that she would've been 91 if she had lived.

Yes, but she would have turned 91 back in June had she lived.

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Written By: nally on 08/06/17 at 6:56 pm

Died five years ago today, on August 6th 2012: Marvin Hamlisch, American pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1944)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/08/17 at 1:41 pm

August 8th 1981 – Roger Federer, Swiss tennis player. He has won 19 Grand Slam singles titles, the most in history for a male tennis player. He has held the world No. 1 spot in the ATP rankings for a record total of 302 weeks and was ranked No. 1 for a record 237 consecutive weeks. Federer turned professional in 1998 and was continuously ranked in the top ten from October 2002 to November 2016. In majors, Federer has won a record eight Wimbledon titles, five Australian Open titles, a record five consecutive US Open titles and one French Open title. He is among eight men to have captured a career Grand Slam and has reached a record 29 men's singles Grand Slam finals, including ten in a row from the 2005 Wimbledon Championships to the 2007 US Open.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/08/17 at 2:18 pm

August 8th 1985 – Louise Brooks, American film actress and dancer, died of a heart attack at the age of 78. She was noted as an iconic symbol of the flapper, and for popularizing the bobbed haircut. She ils best known as the lead in three feature films made in Europe: Pandora's Box (1929), Diary of a Lost Girl (1929), and Miss Europe (1930); the first two were made by G. W. Pabst. She starred in seventeen silent films and eight sound films before retiring in 1938. Brooks published her memoir, Lulu in Hollywood, in 1982. (b. 1906)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/08/17 at 3:32 pm

August 8th 1937 – Dustin Hoffman, American actor and a director, with a career in film, television, and theatre since 1960. Hoffman has been known for his versatile portrayals of antiheroes and vulnerable characters. He won the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1980 for Kramer vs. Kramer, and in 1989 for Rain Man.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/08/17 at 3:33 pm

August 8th 1827 – George Canning, British statesman and Tory politician, dies after suffering a severe stroke. He served in various senior cabinet positions under numerous Prime Ministers, before himself serving as Prime Minister for the final four months of his life. (b. 1770)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/08/17 at 4:38 pm

August 8th 1988 – Princess Beatrice of York, she is the elder daughter of Prince Andrew, Duke of York, and Sarah, Duchess of York. Prior to the birth of Princess Charlotte in 2015, Beatrice was the highest ranking female in the line of succession, and is now seventh in line of succession to the British throne.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/08/17 at 4:39 pm

August 8th 1988 – Alan Napier, English actor, died of natural causes. After a decade in West End theatres, he had a long film career, first, in Britain and, then, in Hollywood. Napier is best known today for portraying Alfred Pennyworth the butler in the 1960s live-action Batman television series. (b. 1903)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/09/17 at 12:24 am

August 9th 1921 – Ernest Angley, American Christian evangelist, author, and television station owner based in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. Ernest Angley's signature weekly one-hour program The Ernest Angley Hour can currently be seen throughout North America as well as internationally via broadcast stations, internet streaming, cable and satellite channels.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/09/17 at 12:27 am

August 9th 1967 – Joe Orton, English playwright and author, was nurdered. His public career was short but prolific, lasting from 1964 until his death three years later. During this brief period he shocked, outraged, and amused audiences with his scandalous black comedies. The adjective Ortonesque is sometimes used to refer to work characterised by a similarly dark yet farcical cynicism. (b. 1933)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/09/17 at 12:52 am

August 9th 1938 – Rod Laver, Australian former tennis player widely regarded as one of the greatest in the history of the sport. He was the No. 1 ranked professional from 1964 to 1970, spanning four years before and three years after the start of the Open Era in 1968. He also was the No. 1 ranked amateur in 1961–62. Laver's 200 singles titles are the most in tennis history. This included his all-time men's record of 10 or more titles per year for seven consecutive years (1964–70). He excelled on all of the court surfaces of his time: grass, clay, hard, carpet, and wood/parquet. Despite being banned from playing the Grand Slam tournaments for the five years prior to the Open Era, he won 11 singles titles. Laver is the only player to twice achieve the calendar-year Grand Slam, in 1962 and 1969, and the latter remains the only time a man has done so in the Open Era. He also won eight Pro Slam titles, including the "pro Grand Slam" in 1967, and he contributed to five Davis Cup titles for Australia during an age when Davis Cup was deemed as significant as the Grand Slams.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/09/17 at 12:54 am

August 9th 1969 – Sharon Tate, American actress and model, was murdered by members of the Manson Family in the home she shared with Roman Polanski. During the 1960s, she played small television roles before appearing in films and was regularly featured in fashion magazines as a model and cover girl. After receiving positive reviews for her comedic and dramatic acting performances, Tate was hailed as one of Hollywood's most promising newcomers. She made her film debut in 1966 with the occult-themed Eye of the Devil. Her most remembered performance was as Jennifer North in the 1967 cult classic film, Valley of the Dolls, earning her a Golden Globe Award nomination. Tate's last completed film, 12+1 was released posthumously in 1969, with the actress receiving top billing. (b. 1943)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/09/17 at 1:12 am

August 9th 1944 – Sam Elliott, American actor. His lanky physique, thick moustache, deep and resonant voice, and Western drawl have led to frequent roles as cowboys and ranchers. His other credits over the years have included playing The Stranger in The Big Lebowski (1998), Gar in Mask (1985), General John Buford in Gettysburg (1993), Virgil Earp in Tombstone (1993), and Marvel Comics characters Thunderbolt Ross in Hulk (2003) and The Caretaker in Ghost Rider (2007).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/09/17 at 1:13 am

August 9th 1990 – Joe Mercer, English football player and manager, having suffered with Alzheimer's disease in later life and died, sitting in his favourite armchair, on his 76th birthday. He played as a defender for Everton and Arsenal in his footballing career, also went on to be at the helm of Aston Villa, Manchester City and England as a manager. (b. 1914)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/09/17 at 1:32 am

August 9th 1944 – John Simpson, English foreign correspondent and world affairs editor of BBC News. He has spent all his working life at the BBC, and has reported from more than 120 countries, including thirty war zones, and interviewed many world leaders.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/09/17 at 1:32 am

August 9th 1996 – Frank Whittle, English Royal Air Force (RAF) engineer air officer, died from lung cancer. He is credited with single-handedly inventing the turbojet engine. A patent was submitted by Maxime Guillaume in 1921 for a similar invention; however, this was technically unfeasible at the time. Whittle's jet engines were developed some years earlier than those of Germany's Hans von Ohain who was the designer of the first operational turbojet engine. (b. 1907)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/09/17 at 1:46 am

August 9th 1968 – Gillian Anderson, American-British film, television and theatre actress, activist and writer. Her credits include the roles of FBI Special Agent Dana Scully in the long-running and widely popular series The X-Files, ill-fated socialite Lily Bart in Terence Davies' film The House of Mirth (2000), and DSI Stella Gibson on the BBC crime drama television series The Fall. Among other honours, Anderson has won a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. After beginning her career on stage, Anderson achieved international recognition for her role as FBI Special Agent Dana Scully on the American sci-fi drama series The X-Files. Her film work includes the dramas The Mighty Celt (2005), The Last King of Scotland (2006), Shadow Dancer (2012), Viceroy's House (2017) and two X-Files films: The X-Files: Fight the Future (1998) and The X-Files: I Want to Believe (2008). Other notable television credits include: Lady Dedlock in Bleak House (2005), Wallis Simpson in Any Human Heart (2010), Miss Havisham in Great Expectations (2011), Dr. Bedelia Du Maurier on Hannibal (2013–2015), and Media on American Gods (2017–present).

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death AnniversaryAugust 9th 2003 – Gregory Hines, American dancer,

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/09/17 at 1:47 am

August 9th 2003 – Gregory Hines, American dancer, actor, singer, and choreographer, died of liver cancer. He performed as the lead singer and musician in a rock band called Severance in the year of 1975–1976 based in Venice, California. Severance was one of the house bands at an original music club called Honky Hoagies Handy Hangout, otherwise known as the 4H Club. Severance released their debut album on Largo Records (a subsidiary of GNP Crescendo) in 1976. In 1986, he sang a duet with Luther Vandross, entitled "There's Nothing Better Than Love", which reached the No. 1 position on the Billboard R&B charts. He made his movie debut in Mel Brooks's History of the World, Part I. Critics took note of Hines's comedic charm, and he later appeared in such movies as The Cotton Club, White Nights, Running Scared alongside Billy Crystal, Tap, and Waiting to Exhale. On television, he starred in his own series in 1997 called The Gregory Hines Show on CBS, as well as in the recurring role of Ben Doucette on Will & Grace. In 1999, he would return to voice Big Bill, in Nick Jr.'s television show Little Bill. In 2000, he starred in The Tic Code. Hines made his Broadway debut with his brother in The Girl in Pink Tights in 1954. He earned Tony Award nominations for Eubie! (1979), Comin' Uptown (1980), and Sophisticated Ladies (1981), and won the Tony Award and Drama Desk Award for Jelly's Last Jam (1992) and the Theatre World Award for Eubie!. In 1989, Gregory Hines created "Gregory Hines' Tap Dance in America," which he also hosted. The PBS special featured seasoned tap dancers such as Savion Glover and Bunny Briggs. He also co-hosted the Tony Awards ceremony in 1995 and 2002. (b. 1946)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/09/17 at 2:22 am

August 9th 1949 – Jonathan Kellerman, American psychologist, and Edgar and Anthony Award-winning author of numerous bestselling suspense novels. His writings on psychology (and specifically psychopathology) include Savage Spawn: Reflections on Violent Children. Most of his fictional stories feature the character of Alex Delaware, a child psychologist who consults for the police, assisted in his investigations by LAPD detective Milo Sturgis, who is what Kellerman describes as "gay, but so what?"  He has also written numerous essays, an art book on vintage guitars entitled With Strings Attached and two children's books that he illustrated. In 2015 he received the APA Award for Lifetime Contributions to Psychology.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/09/17 at 2:23 am

August 9th 2008 – Bernie Mac, American comedian, actor, and voice artist, died from complications of pneumonia. Born and raised on Chicago's south side, Mac gained popularity as a stand-up comedian. He joined fellow comedians Steve Harvey, Cedric the Entertainer, and D. L. Hughley in the film The Original Kings of Comedy. After briefly hosting the HBO show Midnight Mac, Mac appeared in several films in smaller roles. His most noted film role was as Frank Catton in the remake Ocean's Eleven and the title character of Mr. 3000. He was the star of The Bernie Mac Show, which ran from 2001 through 2006, earning him two Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series. Mac's other films included starring roles in Booty Call, Friday, The Players Club, Head of State, Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, Bad Santa, Guess Who, Pride, Soul Men, Transformers, Old Dogs, and Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa. (b. 1957)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/09/17 at 4:11 am

August 9th 1947 – Roy Hodgson, English footballer and manager. He has managed sixteen different teams in eight countries, beginning in Sweden with Halmstad BK in the 1976 season. He later guided the Switzerland national team to the last 16 of the 1994 World Cup and qualification for Euro 1996; Switzerland had not qualified for a major tournament since the 1960s. From 2006 to 2007, he managed the Finland national team, guiding them to their highest-ever FIFA ranking of 33rd place and coming close to qualifying for a major tournament for the first time in their history. Other clubs that Hodgson has managed include Inter Milan, Blackburn Rovers, Malmö FF, Grasshoppers, FC Copenhagen, Udinese, Fulham, Liverpool and West Bromwich Albion..

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/09/17 at 4:12 am

August 9th 1995 – Jerry Garcia, guitarist and singer from The Grateful Dead died from a heart attack at the Serenity Knolls rehabilitation clinic in San Francisco aged 53. Garcia co-founded the New Riders of the Purple Sage and also released several solo albums. He was well known for his distinctive guitar playing and was ranked 13th in Rolling Stone's "100 Greatest Guitarist's of All Time" (b. 1942)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/09/17 at 4:20 am

August 9th 1951 – James Naughtie, British radio and news presenter for the BBC. From 1994 until 2015 he was one of the main presenters of Radio 4's Today programme. In July 2015 he announced, via the BBC, that in early 2016 he would retire from regular presenting duties on the programme and would, instead, be its 'Special Correspondent' with 'responsibility for charting the course of the constitutional changes at the heart of the UK political debate', as well as the BBC News's Books Editor, contributing a book review to the Saturday morning editions of Today. In his 21-plus years on Today, Naughtie had anchored every BBC Radio UK election results programme since 1997 and had worked on every US presidential election since 1988, the BBC added

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/09/17 at 4:21 am

August 9th 2012 – Al Freeman, Jr., American actor, director, and educator, died from an undisclosed illness. A life member of The Actors Studio, Freeman appeared in a wide variety of plays, ranging from Leroi Jones' Slave/Toilet to Joe Papp's revivals of Long Day's Journey Into Night and Troilus and Cressida, and films, including My Sweet Charlie, Finian's Rainbow, and Malcolm X, as well as television series and soap operas, such as One Life to Live, The Cosby Show, Law & Order, Homicide: Life on the Street and The Edge of Night. (b. 1934)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/09/17 at 10:10 am

August 9th 1944 – Vic Prince, drummer, Pretty Things (1964 UK No.10 single 'Don't Bring Me Down').

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/09/17 at 10:11 am

August 9th 2015 – David Nobbs, English comedy writer, died from an undisclosed illness. He is best known for writing the 1970s series The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin, adapted from his own novels. (b. 1935)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/09/17 at 10:57 am

August 9th 1954 – Pete Thomas, English rock drummer best known for his collaboration with singer Elvis Costello, both as a member of his band "The Attractions", and with Costello as a solo artist. Besides his lengthy career as a studio musician and touring drummer, he has been a member of the band Squeeze during the 1990s and as a member of the supergroup Works Progress Administration during the early 2000s.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/09/17 at 2:19 pm

August 9th 1968 – Eric Bana, Australian actor and comedian. He began his career in the sketch comedy series Full Frontal before gaining critical recognition in the biographical crime film Chopper (2000). After a decade of roles in Australian TV shows and films, Bana gained Hollywood's attention for his performance in the war film Black Hawk Down (2001) and by playing the title character in the Ang Lee's Marvel Comics film Hulk (2003). He has since played Hector in the movie Troy (2004), the lead in Steven Spielberg's historical drama and political thriller Munich (2005), Henry VIII in The Other Boleyn Girl (2008), and the villain Nero in the science-fiction film Star Trek (2009). Bana also played Henry De Tamble in The Time Traveler's Wife (2009). In 2013, he played Lt. Cmdr. Erik S. Kristensen in the war film Lone Survivor and in the following year he played police sergeant Ralph Sarchie in the horror film Deliver Us from Evil.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/09/17 at 3:31 pm

August 9th 1955 – Charlie Morgan, English drummer and percussionist. Worked with the Tom Robinson Band, Kate Bush, Elton John, Orleans, Paul McCartney and Tina Turner.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/09/17 at 4:43 pm

August 9th 1999, Spice Girls manager Bob Herbert was killed in a car crash in Windsor, England. Herbert was behind the formation of The Spice Girls and Five and had managed Bros during the 80's.

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Written By: nally on 08/09/17 at 4:44 pm


August 9th 1999, Spice Girls manager Bob Herbert was killed in a car crash in Windsor, England. Herbert was behind the formation of The Spice Girls and Five and had managed Bros during the 80's.

How sad. :\'(

Many people may not know who he is, but he is responsible for something many people know about.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/10/17 at 12:09 am

August 10th 1923 – Rhonda Fleming, American film/television actress and singer. She acted in more than forty films, mostly in the 1940s and 1950s, and became renowned as one of the most glamorous actresses of her day. She was nicknamed the "Queen of Technicolor" because her fair complexion and flaming red hair photographed exceptionally well in Technicolor.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/10/17 at 12:09 am

August 10th 1999 – Jennifer Paterson, British celebrity chef, actress and television personality, dies from lung cancer. She appeared on the television programme Two Fat Ladies with Clarissa Dickson Wright. The pair were famous for their rich traditional meals made from scratch. Paterson was known for her liberal use of butter and cream, remarking on her television show in her usual manner with a shake of the hand, that yoghurt was only fit for vegetarians and those with "a poor tummy." They travelled to filming locations throughout the UK on Paterson's Triumph Thunderbird motorbike with Dickson-Wright occupying the sidecar. (b. 1928)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/10/17 at 12:20 am

August 10th 1941 – Anita Lonsbrough, swimmer from Great Britain who won a gold medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics. At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, on 27 August 1960, at the age of 19, she won gold in the 200 m breaststroke in 2:49.5 ahead of West Germany's Wiltrud Urselmann (2:50.0), setting a new world record time. She was one of only two GB gold medallists that year, the other being Don Thompson in the 50 kilometre walk. She would also be the last British woman to win Olympic gold in swimming until Rebecca Adlington gained the gold in the 2008 Summer Olympics, 48 years later. At the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth she won three golds: 110 yards breaststroke; 220 yards breaststroke; and 440 yards individual medley.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/10/17 at 12:21 am

August 10th 2008 – Isaac Hayes, American singer-songwriter, actor, voice actor and producer, dies ten days before his 66th birthday from a stroke. Hayes was one of the creative forces behind the Southern soul music label Stax Records, where he served both as an in-house songwriter and as a session musician and record producer, teaming with his partner David Porter during the mid-1960s. Hayes and Porter, along with Bill Withers, the Sherman Brothers, Steve Cropper, and John Fogerty were inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2005 in recognition of writing scores of songs for themselves, the duo Sam & Dave, Carla Thomas, and others. Hayes was also a 2002 inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He was well known for his musical score for the film Shaft (1971). For the "Theme from Shaft", he was awarded the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1972. He became the third African-American, after Sidney Poitier and Hattie McDaniel, to win an Academy Award in any competitive field covered by Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. He also won two Grammy Awards for that same year. Later, he was given his third Grammy for his music album Black Moses. During the late 1990s, Hayes gained new popularity as the voice of Chef on the Comedy Central animated television series South Park. Chef was a soul-singing cafeteria worker for South Park Elementary. A song from the series performed by Chef, "Chocolate Salty Balls (P.S. I Love You)", received international radio airplay in 1999. It reached number one on the UK singles chart and also on the Irish singles chart. The track also appeared on the album Chef Aid: The South Park Album in 1998.  (b. 1942)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/10/17 at 12:33 am

August 10th 1943 – Mick Clarke, The Rubettes, (1974 UK No.1 single 'Sugar Baby Love').

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/10/17 at 12:34 am

August 10th 2013 – Eydie Gormé, American singer, six days before her 85th birthday, at Sunrise Hospital & Medical Center in Las Vegas following a brief, undisclosed illness.  She performed solo as well as with her husband, Steve Lawrence, in popular ballads and swing. She earned numerous awards, including a Grammy and an Emmy. She retired in 2009. She graduated from William Howard Taft High School in 1946 with Stanley Kubrick in her class. As a duo with her husband, the act was billed as Steve and Eydie. They began their careers as members of the cast of the Steve Allen original Tonight Show. On February 8, 1960 they were awarded a star for recording on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1541 Vine Street. Also in 1960, Steve and Eydie were awarded the Grammy Award for Best Performance by a Vocal Group for the album "We Got Us". Their biggest hit single as a duo, "I Just Want to Stay Here", was written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King and reached #3 in the UK and #28 in the US in 1963. Under the pseudonym "Parker and Penny", Lawrence and Gormé achieved their last chart single (#46 on the Adult Contemporary chart) with a cover of the 1979 Eurovision song contest winner, "Hallelujah". The song most closely identified with the duo, the Steve Allen composition "This Could Be the Start of Something", never reached the charts, though it remained a staple in their live act. She enjoyed hit singles of her own, none selling bigger than 1963's "Blame It on the Bossa Nova", which was also her final foray into the Top 40 pop charts. It sold over one million copies and was awarded a gold disc. In the UK, "Yes, My Darling Daughter" reached #10. She won a Grammy Award for Best Female Vocal Performance in 1967, for her version of "If He Walked Into My Life", from Mame. (b. 1928)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/10/17 at 12:56 am

August 10th 1947 – Ian Anderson, Scottish-born musician, singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist best known for his work as the lead vocalist, flautist and acoustic guitarist of British rock band Jethro Tull. Anderson plays several other musical instruments, including keyboards, bass guitar, bouzouki, balalaika, saxophone, harmonica, and a variety of whistles. His solo work began with the 1983 album Walk into Light, and since then he released another five works, including the sequel to the Jethro Tull album Thick as a Brick (1972) in 2012, entitled Thick as a Brick 2.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/10/17 at 1:21 am

August 10th 1943 – Ronnie Spector, American rock and roll singer. Spector was the lead singer of the rock/pop vocal girl group the Ronettes, which had a string of hits during the early to mid–1960s. She has sung and collaborated with multiple other acts. Spector is called the original "bad girl of rock and roll".

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/10/17 at 2:02 am

August 10th 1947 – Alan Ward, English cricketer, who played in five Tests for England from 1969 to 1976. He played for Derbyshire from 1966 to 1976, and for Leicestershire from 1977 to 1978. A fast right-arm bowler, he could, with more fortune, have been the perfect foil of his era for John Snow. Injury-plagued, and subject to great fluctuations in form, he never fulfilled his promise.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/10/17 at 2:37 am

August 10th 1949 – Andy Cresswell-Davis, The Korgis (1980 UK No.5 single 'Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime').

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/10/17 at 5:00 am

August 10th 1948 – Nick Stringer, English actor. In a thirty-year career, Stringer has appeared in numerous well-known British television shows, including The Bill, Open All Hours, Only Fools and Horses, Auf Wiedersehen, Pet, Coronation Street, Family Affairs, Minder, Johnny Jarvis, Butterflies, My Family and The Professionals. He also had roles in the films The Long Good Friday (1980), Clockwise (1986) and Personal Services (1987). He appeared in the British police drama, The Sweeney, episode 'One of Your Own', as gang boss 'Patsy Kearney'. In The Bill he played PC Ron Smollett from 1990-1993 who was a likeable, hardworking and honest cop.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/10/17 at 7:36 am

August 10th 1950 – Patti Austin, American singer-songwriter. In 1969, she made the R&B Top 50 with the single "Family Tree". Her debut album, End of a Rainbow, appeared in 1976 on the jazz label CTI Records. Two years later, she sang on the song "Love Light" by Japanese musician Yutaka Yokokura. She and Michael Jackson performed a duet on "It's the Falling in Love", which appeared on his album Off the Wall, and in 1980 she and jazz guitarist George Benson performed a duet on "Moody's Mood for Love". She provided vocals for Roberta Flack, Angela Bofill, and Noel Pointer.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/10/17 at 10:47 am

August 10th 1955 – Mel Tiangco, popular television newscaster and television host in the Philippines. After graduating from De La Salle University, she became one of the leading presenters in Philippine television journal programmes. She first gained fame by being one of the original anchors of ABS-CBN's flagship newscast TV Patrol from 1987 to 1996. Currently, Tiangco co-anchors GMA Network's evening newscast, 24 Oras with Mike Enriquez and since 2014 Vicky Morales. She was also the host of the weekly drama anthology Magpakailanman and a co-host for Mel and Joey with comedian-TV host-writer Joey de Leon.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/10/17 at 11:42 am

August 10th 1959 – Mark Price, English drummer, who is known for being the first full-time drummer for All About Eve and being the percussionist of Del Amitri between 1997 and 2002. His first son Joe (1990) is also the nephew of All About Eve's leader Julianne Regan. He married Jude Price, formally Ollerhead, in 2001 and since then has had two more children, Maddie Mae (2002) and Isaac John Wilfrid (2005). He currently works as a groundsman for a furniture manufacturing company and plays in a covers band called Imp.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/10/17 at 12:03 pm

August 10th 1960 – Antonio Banderas, Spanish actor, director, singer, and producer. He began his acting career with a series of films by director Pedro Almodóvar and then appeared in high-profile Hollywood movies, especially in the 1990s, including Assassins, Evita, Interview with the Vampire, Philadelphia, Desperado, The Mask of Zorro, Take the Lead, The Expendables 3 and Spy Kids. Banderas also portrayed the voice of "Puss in Boots" in the Shrek sequels and Puss in Boots as well as the bee in the US Nasonex commercials.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/10/17 at 12:20 pm

August 10th 1961 – Jon Farriss, Australian drummer, songwriter, and producer. He has been credited with backing vocals on many of INXS’s earlier albums. Among his song writing credits with INXS (mostly collaborations with Michael Hutchence) are "Red Red Sun," "The Gift," "Deepest Red", "Faith in Each Other," "Back on Line," "Never Let You Go" (with Fortune) and the hit "Disappear". He wrote and performed the song "You Never Used to Cry" on the soundtrack for the 1984 film No Small Affair.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/10/17 at 1:06 pm

August 10th 1962 – Julia Fordham, English singer-songwriter. Her professional career started in the early 1980s, under the name "Jules Fordham", as a backing singer for Mari Wilson and Kim Wilde, before signing a recording contract of her own later that decade. Fordham is now based in California.   

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/10/17 at 1:24 pm

August 10th 1966 – Charlie Dimmock, English gardening expert and TV presenter. She was one of the team on Ground Force, a BBC gardening makeover programme. Dimmock first came to the public's attention in 1997, when she joined the BBC gardening series Ground Force. Dimmock met the producer/director of the series five years previously when she built a pond for the Meridian series, Grass Roots. She unintentionally became known for appearing braless on shows. Since then, she has presented such programmes as The Joy of Gardening and Charlie's Garden Army, as well as presenting coverage of the Chelsea Flower Show. In 2004, she appeared in the Channel 4 reality TV show, The Games. She has also appeared on American television, presenting a gardening slot on The Early Show on CBS.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/10/17 at 2:30 pm

August 10th 1968 – Michael Bivins, American singer and rapper, and a founding member of New Edition and Bell Biv DeVoe. He is one of the founding members of New Edition. When the group broke up he formed Bell Biv DeVoe with Ricky Bell and Ronnie DeVoe. The group is credited with being one of the pioneers of the new jack swing sound. Their debut album, Poison, peaked at number five on the Billboard 200 chart in 1990.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/10/17 at 3:11 pm

August 10th 1972 – Lawrence Dallaglio, English rugby union player and former captain of the English national team. He played as a flanker or number eight for London Wasps and never played for another club, having arrived at Sudbury as a teenager. He was capped in all three positions in the back row, and captained England. He is a regular pundit on BT Sport rugby coverage.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/10/17 at 4:29 pm

August 10th 1978 – Chris Read, English cricketer, a wicket-keeper who is the captain of Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club. He has been the first-choice England wicket-keeper on numerous occasions during his career, but has never been able to hold on to the role long term.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/10/17 at 4:43 pm

August 10th 2007, Anthony Wilson the UK music mogul behind some of Manchester's most successful bands died aged 57 after suffering from kidney cancer. The TV presenter and entrepreneur founded Factory records, the label behind New Order and the Happy Mondays was also famous for setting up the Hacienda nightclub in Manchester, England.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/11/17 at 12:59 am

August 11th 1944 – Ian McDiarmid, British character actor and director. He has appeared in 47 films since 1976. Internationally, he is most famous for his role as Palpatine in the Star Wars film series.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/11/17 at 1:06 am

August 11th 1956 – Jackson Pollock, American painter, died at the age of 44 in an alcohol-related single-car accident when he was driving. He was a major figure in the abstract expressionist movement. He was well known for his unique style of drip painting. During his lifetime, Pollock enjoyed considerable fame and notoriety; he was a major artist of his generation. Regarded as reclusive, he had a volatile personality, and struggled with alcoholism for most of his life. In 1945, he married the artist Lee Krasner, who became an important influence on his career and on his legacy.  (b. 1912)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/11/17 at 2:15 am

August 11th 1943 – Jim Kale, Canadian musician, best known as the bassist for The Guess Who. He played bass on many of the Guess Who's biggest hits, including "These Eyes", "Laughing", "No Time", "Hand Me Down World", "Share the Land", and the band's best-known song, "American Woman" which he co-wrote with bandmates Garry Peterson, Randy Bachman and Burton Cummings. Kale left the band in 1973 after the Live at the Paramount album, going on to join Scrubbaloe Caine.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/11/17 at 2:16 am

August 11th 1596 – Hamnet Shakespeare, was the only son of William Shakespeare and Anne Hathaway, and the fraternal twin of Judith Shakespeare. He died at age 11, possibly from the Bubonic Plague. Some Shakespearean scholars speculate on the relationship between Hamnet and his father's later play Hamlet, as well as on possible connections between Hamnet's death and the writing of King John, Romeo and Juliet, Julius Caesar, and Twelfth Night. (b. 1585)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/11/17 at 2:17 am

August 11th 2014 – Robin Williams, American stand-up comedian and actor, committed suicide by hanging at his home in Paradise Cay, California. His wife attributed his suicide to his struggle with Lewy body dementia. Starting as a stand-up comedian in San Francisco and Los Angeles in the mid-1970s, he is credited with leading San Francisco's comedy renaissance. After rising to fame as Mork in Mork & Mindy (1978–82), Williams established a career in both stand-up comedy and feature film acting. He was known for his improvisational skills. After his first starring film role in Popeye (1980), Williams starred or co-starred in several films that achieved both critical acclaim and financial success, including Good Morning, Vietnam (1987), Dead Poets Society (1989), Aladdin (1992), The Birdcage (1996), and Good Will Hunting (1997). He also starred in widely acclaimed films such as The World According to Garp (1982), Moscow on the Hudson (1984), Awakenings (1990), The Fisher King (1991), One Hour Photo (2002), and World's Greatest Dad (2009), as well as box office hits such as Hook (1991), Mrs. Doubtfire (1993), Jumanji (1995), and Night at the Museum (2006). Williams won the 1997 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance as teacher Sean Maguire in Good Will Hunting. He also received two Emmy Awards, seven Golden Globe Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and five Grammy Awards throughout his career. (b. 1951)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/11/17 at 2:38 am

August 11th 1949 – Eric Carmen, American singer, songwriter, guitarist and keyboardist. He scored numerous hit songs across the 1970s and 1980s, first as a member of the Raspberries (who had a million-selling single with "Go All the Way"), and then with his solo career, including hits such as "All by Myself," "Never Gonna Fall in Love Again," "She Did It," "Hungry Eyes," and "Make Me Lose Control."

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/11/17 at 3:11 am

August 11th 1948 – Don Boyd, Scottish film director, producer, screenwriter and novelist. He was a Governor of the London Film School until 2016 and in 2017 was made an Honorary Professor in the College of Humanities at Exeter University. In 1977 Boyd established his own production company, Boyd's Co., which over the next decade produced a series of British films including Alan Clarke's Scum, Derek Jarman's The Tempest, Lindsay Anderson's Look Back in Anger and Julien Temple's The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle. During this time his company featured the work of such actors, writers, directors, producers, cinematographers and musicians as John Hurt, Ray Winstone, Dame Helen Mirren, Tilda Swinton, Stephen Fry, Michael Tolkin, Jeremy Thomas, Sarah Radclyffe, Bridget Fonda, Kathy Burke, The Edge, and The Sex Pistols.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/11/17 at 3:12 am

August 11th 1890 – John Henry Newman, English cardinal and Anglican priest, poet and theologian and later a Catholic cardinal, died of pneumonia. He was an important and controversial figure in the religious history of England in the 19th century. He was known nationally by the mid-1830s. (b. 1801)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/11/17 at 5:36 am

August 11th 1925 – Arlene Dahl, American actress, businesswoman and writer. She Dahl began her acting career in 1947. She reached the peak of her popularity and success in the 1950s. Her films include: Reign of Terror (1949), Three Little Words (1950), Slightly Scarlet (1956), and Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959). Dahl was both a mystery guest and a panelist on the CBS game show What's My Line?. In 1953, she hosted ABC's anthology series The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse. In 1960, she played the role of Lucy Belle in the episode "That Taylor Affair" of Riverboat, alongside Darren McGavin. She appeared on ABC's soap opera One Life to Live from 1981-84 as Lucinda Schenck Wilson. The character was planned as a short-termed role (she guest-starred from late 1981 to early 1982 and in late 1982), but Dahl was later offered a one-year contract to appear on the series from September 1983 to October 1984. Her last feature film, which followed a hiatus of more than two decades, was Night of the Warrior (1991), which co-starred her son, Lorenzo Lamas.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/11/17 at 5:37 am

August 11th 1919 – Andrew Carnegie, Scottish-American businessman, died from bronchial pneumonia. He led the expansion of the American steel industry in the late 19th century and is often identified as one of the richest people and Americans ever. He built a leadership role as a philanthropist for the United States and the British Empire. During the last 18 years of his life, he gave away to charities, foundations, and universities about $350 million (in 2015 share of GDP, $78.6 billion)—almost 90 percent of his fortune. His 1889 article proclaiming "The Gospel of Wealth" called on the rich to use their wealth to improve society, and it stimulated a wave of philanthropy. (b. 1835)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/11/17 at 8:56 am

August 11th 1942 – Mike Hugg, English musician. He played drums, vibraphone, vocals, keyboards, and a songwriter. He achieved fame as a founding member of the 1960s group Manfred Mann.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/11/17 at 8:58 am

August 11th 1937 – Edith Wharton, Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist, short story writer, and designer, died of a stroke. She was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1927, 1928 and 1930. Wharton combined her insider's view of America's privileged classes with a brilliant, natural wit to write humorous, incisive novels and short stories of social and psychological insight. She was well acquainted with many of her era's other literary and public figures, including Theodore Roosevelt. (b. 1862)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/11/17 at 9:44 am

August 11th 1950 – Steve Wozniak, American inventor, electronics engineer, programmer, philanthropist, and technology entrepreneur who co-founded Apple Inc. He is known as a pioneer of the personal computer revolution of the 1970s and 1980s, along with Apple co-founder Steve Jobs. Wozniak single-handedly developed the 1976 Apple I, which was the computer that launched Apple. He primarily designed the 1977 Apple II, known as one of the first highly successful mass-produced microcomputers, while Jobs oversaw the development of its unusual case and Rod Holt developed the unique power supply.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/11/17 at 9:45 am

August 11th 1988 – Anne Ramsey, American stage, television, and film actress, died from esophageal cancer. She is best known for portraying Mama Fratelli in The Goonies (1985) and Mrs. Lift, mother of Danny DeVito's protagonist, in Throw Momma from the Train (1987). The latter film saw Ramsey nominated for a Golden Globe Award and the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. (b. 1929)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/11/17 at 11:06 am

August 11th 1976 – Ben Gibbard, American singer, songwriter and guitarist. He is best known as the lead vocalist and guitarist of the indie rock band Death Cab for Cutie, with which he has recorded eight studio albums, and as one half of the electronica duo the Postal Service. Gibbard released his debut solo album, Former Lives, in 2012, and a collaborative studio album, One Fast Move or I'm Gone (2009), with Uncle Tupelo and Son Volt's Jay Farrar. While performing guitar in the band Pinwheel, Gibbard recorded a demo cassette under the moniker Death Cab for Cutie, titled You Can Play These Songs with Chords (1997). After receiving a positive response to the material, Gibbard expanded the project into a full band, with the addition of Chris Walla (guitar), Nick Harmer (bass) and Nathan Good (drums). The following year, the band released its debut album, Something About Airplanes (1998), on Barsuk Records, and released its follow-up, We Have the Facts and We're Voting Yes, in 2000.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/11/17 at 11:07 am

August 11th 1994 – Peter Cushing, English actor, died from prostate cancer. A BAFTA TV Award Best Actor winner in 1956. He is mainly known for his prolific appearances in Hammer Films, in which he played strong character roles like the sinister scientist Baron Frankenstein, Sherlock Holmes and the vampire hunter Dr. Van Helsing, among many other roles. He appeared frequently opposite Christopher Lee and, occasionally, Vincent Price. A familiar face on both sides of the Atlantic, Cushing is best known outside the Hammer productions for playing Dr. Who in Doctor Who and the Daleks (1965) and Daleks – Invasion Earth (1966), and for his performance as Grand Moff Tarkin in Star Wars (1977). Cushing's likeness was extensively recreated using digital effects in Rogue One (2016), which raised questions about the morality of using a deceased actor's likeness. (b. 1913)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/11/17 at 11:47 am

August 11th 1953 – Hulk Hogan, American semi-retired professional wrestler, actor, television personality, entrepreneur and rock bassist. Hogan is regarded by many as the greatest professional wrestler of all time; according to IGN, he is "the most recognized wrestling star worldwide and the most popular wrestler of the 1980s". Hogan enjoyed considerable mainstream popularity between the mid-1980s and early 1990s in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE), which continued for the remainder of the 1990s in World Championship Wrestling (WCW), where he often performed as villainous New World Order (nWo) leader "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/11/17 at 11:48 am

August 11th 1995 – Phil Harris, American comedian, jazz musician, singer and actor, died of a heart attack at his Rancho Mirage home. He found much success as an orchestra leader, and was a pioneer in radio situation comedy, first with Jack Benny, and then in a series in which he co-starred with his wife, singer-actress Alice Faye, for eight years. Harris is also noted for his voice acting in animated films. He played Baloo the bear in The Jungle Book (1967), Thomas O'Malley in The Aristocats (1970), and Little John in Robin Hood (1973). In 1981, he sang "Back Home Again in Indiana" before the Indianapolis 500. (b. 1904)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/11/17 at 1:38 pm

August 11th 1954 – Joe Jackson, English musician and singer-songwriter. After years of studying music and playing clubs, Jackson's first release, "Is She Really Going Out with Him?" became a hit in 1979. This was followed by a number of new wave singles before he moved to more jazz-inflected pop music and had a Top 10 hit in 1982 with "Steppin' Out". He has also composed classical music. He has recorded 19 studio albums and won 5 Grammy Award nominations throughout the course of his career.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/11/17 at 2:21 pm

August 11th 1967 – Joe Rogan, American stand-up comedian, color commentator, podcast host, and retired martial artist. A fan of comedy since his youth, Rogan began a career in stand-up in August 1988 in the Boston area, developing a blue comedy act. He moved to New York City two years later. After relocating to Los Angeles in 1994, Rogan signed an exclusive developmental deal with Disney, appeared as an actor on the television sitcoms Hardball and NewsRadio, and worked in local comedy clubs. In 1997, he started working for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) as an interviewer and color commentator since 2002. Rogan released his first comedy special in 2000, and has since produced seven other specials. From 2001, he has been the host of several television shows, including Fear Factor, The Man Show, and Joe Rogan Questions Everything. In 2009, Rogan launched his podcast The Joe Rogan Experience which has become one of the most popular podcasts available; in October 2015, it was downloaded 16 million times a month. Rogan is also an advocate of the legalization of cannabis, hunting, and overall physical and mental well-being.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/11/17 at 3:15 pm

August 11th 1983 – Chris Hemsworth, Australian actor. He is known for playing Kim Hyde in the Australian TV series Home and Away (2004-07) and Thor in the Marvel Cinematic Universe since 2011. Hemsworth has also appeared in the science fiction action film Star Trek (2009), the thriller adventure A Perfect Getaway (2009), the horror comedy The Cabin in the Woods (2012), the dark-fantasy action film Snow White and the Huntsman (2012), the war film Red Dawn (2012), and the biographical sports drama film Rush (2013). In 2015, he starred in the action thriller film Blackhat, had a comedic role in the fifth installment of National Lampoon's Vacation series, Vacation, and headlined the biographical thriller film In the Heart of the Sea. The following year, Hemsworth had a supporting role in Sony's reboot of Ghostbusters. Hemsworth will reprise his role as George Kirk in the upcoming Star Trek sequel.   

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/11/17 at 5:03 pm

August 11th 1968 – Charlie Sexton, American guitarist, singer, and songwriter, he is known for the 1985 hit 'Beat's So Lonely' and for being the guitarist for Bob Dylan's backing band from 1999. Sexton has contributed songs to various film soundtracks, including True Romance and Air America, made a cameo fronting a bar band in Thelma & Louise and played the role of Jimmy in the 2014 film Boyhood.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/11/17 at 5:28 pm

August 11th 1981 – Sandi Thom, Scottish singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from Banff, Scotland. She became widely known in 2006 after her debut single, "I Wish I Was a Punk Rocker (With Flowers in My Hair)", topped the UK Singles Chart in June of that year. The single became the biggest-selling single of 2006 in Australia, where it spent ten weeks at the top of the ARIA Singles Chart. Thom has released five studio albums: Smile... It Confuses People (2006), The Pink & the Lily (2008), Merchants and Thieves (2010), Flesh and Blood (2012), and The Covers Collection (2013).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/12/17 at 3:41 am

August 12th 1926 – Joe Jones, American R&B singer, songwriter and arranger, who was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. Jones is also generally credited with discovering the Dixie Cups. He also worked with B.B. King. As a singer, Jones had his greatest hit in the form of the Top Five 1960 R&B hit "You Talk Too Much", which also reached #3 on the pop chart.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/12/17 at 3:43 am

August 12th 30 BC– Cleopatra, Egyptian queen, died from an asp bite. She was the last active ruler of Ptolemaic Egypt, briefly survived as pharaoh by her son Caesarion. After her reign, Egypt became a province of the recently established Roman Empire. Cleopatra was a member of the Ptolemaic dynasty, a Greek family of Macedonian origin that ruled Egypt after Alexander the Great's death during the Hellenistic period. The Ptolemies spoke Greek throughout their dynasty, and refused to speak Egyptian, which is the reason that Greek as well as Egyptian languages were used on official court documents such as the Rosetta Stone. By contrast, Cleopatra did learn to speak Egyptian and represented herself as the reincarnation of the Egyptian goddess Isis. (b. 69 BC)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/12/17 at 7:34 am

August 12th 1939 – George Hamilton, American film and television actor. His notable films include Home from the Hill (1960), Light in the Piazza (1962), Your Cheatin' Heart (1964), Once Is Not Enough (1975), Love at First Bite (1979), Zorro, The Gay Blade (1981), The Godfather: Part III (1990), Doc Hollywood (1991), 8 Heads in a Duffle Bag (1997), Hollywood Ending (2002) and The Congressman (2016). For his debut performance in Crime and Punishment U.S.A. (1959), Hamilton won a Golden Globe Award and was nominated for a BAFTA Award. He has received one additional BAFTA nomination and two additional Golden Globe nominations.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/12/17 at 7:35 am

August 12th 1827 – William Blake, English poet, painter, and printmaker dies from an unknown cause. Largely unrecognised during his lifetime, Blake is now considered a seminal figure in the history of the poetry and visual arts of the Romantic Age. His so-called prophetic works were said by 20th century critic Northrop Frye to form "what is in proportion to its merits the least read body of poetry in the English language". His visual artistry led 21st-century critic Jonathan Jones to proclaim him "far and away the greatest artist Britain has ever produced".Although he lived in London his entire life (except for three years spent in Felpham), he produced a diverse and symbolically rich œuvre, which embraced the imagination as "the body of God" or "human existence itself". (b. 1757)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/12/17 at 11:58 am

August 12th 1971 – Pete Sampras, American tennis player widely regarded as one of the greatest in the history of the sport. He was a right-handed player with a one-handed backhand and a powerful, precise serve that earned him the nickname "Pistol Pete". His professional career began in 1988 and ended at the 2002 US Open, which he won, defeating rival Andre Agassi in the final. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2007. Sampras was the first man to win 14 Grand Slam singles titles (seven Wimbledon, five US Open, two Australian Open). In total, he won 64 singles titles, which also included seven year-end championships. He was world No. 1 for a total of 286 weeks, including six consecutive year-end No. 1 rankings from 1993 to 1998.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/12/17 at 11:58 am

August 12th 1964 – Ian Fleming, English author, journalist and naval intelligence officer, died after suffering from a heart attack. He is best known for his James Bond series of spy novels. Fleming came from a wealthy family connected to the merchant bank Robert Fleming & Co., and his father was the Member of Parliament for Henley from 1910 until his death on the Western Front in 1917. Educated at Eton, Sandhurst and, briefly, the universities of Munich and Geneva, Fleming moved through several jobs before he started writing. (b. 1908)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/17 at 10:40 am

August 14th 1922 – Leslie Marr, English race car driver. He participated in two Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, making his debut on 17 July 1954 at the British Grand Prix. Racing in his private Connaught, he finished in 13th place, but retired from his last world championship race in 1955, after a damaged brake pipe caused him to spin off. Marr competed in several non-Championship races, with his best results including winning the 1955 Cornwall MRC Formula 1 Race and finishing fourth in the New Zealand Grand Prix the following year.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/17 at 10:42 am

August 14th 1951 – William Randolph Hearst, American businessman, died from an undisclosed illness. Also a politician, and newspaper publisher who built the nation's largest newspaper chain and media company Hearst Communications and whose flamboyant methods of yellow journalism influenced the nation's popular media by emphasizing sensationalism and human interest stories. Hearst entered the publishing business in 1887 after being given control of The San Francisco Examiner by his wealthy father. Moving to New York City, he acquired The New York Journal and fought a bitter circulation war with Joseph Pulitzer's New York World that sold papers by giant headlines over lurid stories featuring crime, corruption, graphics, sex, and innuendo. Acquiring more newspapers, Hearst created a chain that numbered nearly 30 papers in major American cities at its peak. He later expanded to magazines, creating the largest newspaper and magazine business in the world. (b. 1863)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/17 at 11:04 am

August 14th 1945 – Steve Martin, American actor, comedian, writer, producer, and musician. Martin came to public notice in the 1960s as a writer for The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, and later as a frequent guest on The Tonight Show. In the 1970s, Martin performed his offbeat, absurdist comedy routines before packed houses on national tours. Since the 1980s, having branched away from comedy, Martin has become a successful actor, as well as an author, playwright, pianist, and banjo player, eventually earning him an Emmy, Grammy, and American Comedy awards, among other honors.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/17 at 11:05 am

August 14th 1956 – Bertolt Brecht, German poet, playwright, died from a heart attack at the age of 58. He made contributions to dramaturgy and theatrical production, the latter through the tours undertaken by the Berliner Ensemble – the post-war theatre company operated by Brecht and his wife, long-time collaborator and actress Helene Weigel. (b. 1898)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/17 at 11:16 am

August 14th 1941 – David Crosby, American singer-songwriter and guitarist. In addition to his solo career, he was a founding member of both the Byrds and Crosby, Stills & Nash. He wrote or co-wrote "Lady Friend", "Why", and "Eight Miles High" with the Byrds and "Guinnevere", "Wooden Ships", "Shadow Captain", and "In My Dreams" with Crosby, Stills & Nash. He wrote "Almost Cut My Hair" and the title track "Déjà Vu" for Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young's 1970 album. He is known for his use of alternate guitar tunings and jazz influences.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/17 at 11:16 am

August 14th 1964 – Johnny Burnette, American singer-songwriter, was killed in a boating accident on Clear Lake California, aged 30. His unlit boat was struck by an unaware cabin cruiser, the impact threw him off the boat and he drowned. Burnette scored the 1961 US No.8 & UK No.3 single 'Your Sixteen'.  (b. 1934)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/17 at 11:53 am

August 14th 1925 – Russell Bakerh, American writer known for his satirical commentary and self-critical prose, as well as for his Pulitzer Prize-winning autobiography Growing Up (1982). He was a columnist for The New York Times from 1962 to 1998, and also hosted the PBS show Masterpiece Theatre from 1992 to 2004.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/17 at 11:54 am

August 14th 1984 – Spud Davis, American professional baseball player, coach, scout and manager, died from an undisclosed illness. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher for the St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies, Cincinnati Reds, and Pittsburgh Pirates. Davis' .308 career batting average ranks fourth all-time among major league catchers. (b. 1904).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/17 at 12:08 pm

August 14th 1942 – Lionel Morton, English former musician and television presenter.  In the early 1960s, he was the lead vocalist/rhythm guitarist of the group, the Four Pennies. They are best known for their biggest hit single, "Juliet" which reached number one on the UK Singles Chart in May 1964. Morton and his group appeared seven times on the BBC Television music charts program, Top of the Pops. From April 1968 to December 1977, he was a regular presenter on the pre-school children's programme Play School., he also reappeared during 1983/4. In the 1970s he went on to present on Play Away. For a time he was also married to the actress, Julia Foster.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/17 at 12:09 pm

August 14th 1981 – Karl Böhm, Austrian conductor, fourteen days before his 87th birthday from an undisclosed illness. Particularly gifted in his interpretations of Wagner and Mozart, has been described by one critic as one of the greatest conductors of the 20th century. (b. 1894)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/17 at 12:39 pm

August 14th 1959 – Magic Johnson, American basketball player, coach, and current president of basketball operations of the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played point guard for the Lakers for 13 seasons. After winning championships in high school and college, Johnson was selected first overall in the 1979 NBA draft by the Lakers. He won a championship and an NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award in his rookie season, and won four more championships with the Lakers during the 1980s. Johnson retired abruptly in 1991 after announcing that he had contracted HIV, but returned to play in the 1992 All-Star Game, winning the All-Star MVP Award. After protests from his fellow players, he retired again for four years, but returned in 1996, at age 36, to play 32 games for the Lakers before retiring for the third and final time.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/17 at 12:39 pm

August 14th 1988 – Enzo Ferrari, Italian motor racing driver and entrepreneur, dies from an undisclosed illness. He was the founder of the Scuderia Ferrari Grand Prix motor racing team, and subsequently of the Ferrari automobile marque. He was widely known as "il Commendatore" or "il Drake". In his final years he was often referred to as "l'Ingegnere" (the Engineer) or "il Grande Vecchio (the Great Old Man)". (b. 1898)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/17 at 1:03 pm

August 14th 1946 – Larry Graham, American bass guitar player, both with the psychedelic soul/funk band Sly and the Family Stone, and as the founder and frontman of Graham Central Station. He is credited with the invention of the slapping technique, which radically expanded the tonal palette of the bass, although he himself refers to the technique as "thumpin' and pluckin'".

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/17 at 1:05 pm

August 14th 2015 – Bob Farrell, American motivational speaker, author, and founder of Farrell's Ice Cream Parlour and Restaurant, dies from an undisclosed illness. On September 13, 1963, he and his friend Ken McCarthy created Farrell's Ice Cream Parlour, a 1890s-themed ice cream parlor in Portland, Oregon. Farrell later bought out McCarthy's interest. Within five years he had six Farrell's locations, then began franchising. Among other publicity stunts, he built the World's Largest Sundae (1,551 pounds (704 kg)) for the Guinness Book of World Records. He built up a franchise chain of 55 restaurants, which he sold to the Marriott Corporation in 1972. He remained with the chain as spokesperson until 1985. The chain expanded to 120 locations by 1975, but then sales began declining; by 1990 almost all Farrell's locations had closed. In 2008 the chain was revived, with Farrell serving as an advisor to the new owners. (b. 1927)

Has he has been cryogenically frozen?

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August 14th 1947 – Maddy Prior, English folk singer, best known as the lead vocalist of Steeleye Span. After a brief stint with Mac MacLeod in 'Mac & Maddy' (another act formed at The Cock pub), by 1966 she began performing with Tim Hart, another St Albans resident, and together they recorded two albums before becoming founding members of Steeleye Span in 1969. They were the backbone of the group until the early 1980s when ill-health forced Hart into semi-retirement. Prior plays the tambourine, spoons and ukulele, and always gives a sprightly performance of her individual dances. In 1974 Ralph McTell wrote "Maddy Dances" in her honour, included on his album Easy. Prior has recorded session work, albums of her own songs and eclectic styles from medieval (with The Carnival Band), through electric folk — Steeleye Span and Maddy Prior appeared on television with a regular programme Electric Folk — prog-rock and traditional songs, including session work on Mike Oldfield's Incantations. She left Steeleye Span in 1997 but returned in 2002. The 1999 album The Journey was recorded in 1995, when Maddy was still in the band but not released until four years later. She was also one half of the duo Silly Sisters, which helped to boost June Tabor's career.s

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/17 at 1:26 pm

August 14th 2015 – Bob Johnston, American record producer, died in a memory facility and a hospice in Nashville. Best known for his work with Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, Leonard Cohen, and Simon & Garfunkel. In later years Bob Johnston claimed that songs still credited to his wife Joy Byers were actually co-written, or solely written by himself. He has cited old "contractual reasons" for this situation. The songs in question include Timi Yuro's 1962 hit "What's A Matter Baby", plus at least 16 songs for Elvis Presley's films between 1964 and 1968, including "It Hurts Me", "Let Yourself Go" and "Stop, Look and Listen". Two songs credited to Byers, the aforementioned "Stop, Look and Listen" and "Yeah, She's Evil!" were recorded by Bill Haley & His Comets (the latter song was titled "The Meanest Girl in Town" when Presley recorded it). Presley recorded "The Meanest Girl in Town" on June 10, 1964, while Bill Haley recorded his version a week later, on June 16, 1964.  (b. 1932)

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August 14th 1960 – Sarah Brightman, English singer-songwriter and actress. She began her career as a member of the dance troupe Hot Gossip and released several disco singles as a solo performer. In 1981, she made her West End musical theatre debut in Cats and met composer Andrew Lloyd Webber, whom she later married. She went on to star in several West End and Broadway musicals, including The Phantom of the Opera, where she originated the role of Christine Daaé. The Original London Cast Album of the musical was released in CD format in 1987 and sold 40 million copies worldwide, making it the biggest-selling cast album of all time. After retiring from the stage and divorcing Lloyd Webber, Brightman resumed her music career with former Enigma producer Frank Peterson, this time as a classical crossover artist. She is often credited as the creator of this genre and remains among the most prominent performers, with worldwide sales of more than 30 million records and 2 million DVDs, establishing herself as the world's best-selling soprano of all time.

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August 14th 1984 – J. B. Priestley, English novelist, playwright, scriptwriter, social commentator, and broadcaster, died from an undisclosed illness. His Yorkshire background is reflected in much of his fiction, notably in The Good Companions (1929), which first brought him to wide public notice. In 1940, he broadcast a series of short propaganda radio shows that were credited with strengthening civilian morale during the Battle of Britain. His left-wing beliefs brought him into conflict with the government, and influenced the birth of the Welfare State. The programme was eventually cancelled by the BBC for being too critical of the Government. He is perhaps best known for his 1945 play An Inspector Calls. (b. 1894)

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August 14th 1945 – Wim Wenders, German filmmaker, playwright, author, photographer, and a major figure in New German Cinema. Among many honors, he has received three nominations for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature: for Buena Vista Social Club (1999), about Cuban music culture, Pina (2011), about the contemporary dance choreographer Pina Bausch, and The Salt of the Earth (2014), about Brazilian photographer Sebastião Salgado. One of Wenders' earliest honors was a win for the BAFTA Award for Best Direction for his narrative drama Paris, Texas (1984), which also won the Palme d'Or at the 1984 Cannes Film Festival. Many of his subsequent films have also been recognized at Cannes, including Wings of Desire (1987), for which Wenders won the Best Director Award at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/17 at 2:12 pm

August 14th 2012 – Phyllis Thaxter, American actress, died after a long battle with battle with Alzheimer's disease. Prior to appearing in movies, Thaxter was on the stage. When Dorothy McGuire went to Hollywood, Thaxter replaced her in the Broadway play Claudia. In 1944, she signed a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Her movie debut was opposite Van Johnson in the 1944 wartime film Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo. In the 1945 film-noir Bewitched, Thaxter played Joan Alris Ellis, a woman suffering from split personality. In 1948, she played a cattle owner's daughter alongside Barbara Bel Geddes in Blood on the Moon. At MGM, she routinely portrayed the ever-patient wife to a number of leading men. She moved to Warner Brothers in the 1950s, but usually played the same type of roles. Thaxter's career stalled after an attack of polio in 1952. She made a comeback in such television series as Rawhide, portraying Pauline Cushman in the episode "The Blue Spy" (1961), Wagon Train ("The Christine Elliott Story"), and "The Vivian Carter Story ", The Twilight Zone ("Young Man's Fancy"), and Alfred Hitchcock Presents. She also returned to Broadway, appearing in Take Her, She's Mine at the Biltmore in 1961. In 1978, Thaxter was cast along with Glenn Ford, as Jonathan and Martha Kent in the blockbuster film Superman.(b. 1919)

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August 14th 1941 – Connie Smith, American country music artist. Active since 1964, Smith is widely considered to be one of the genre's best female vocalists. She has earned 11 Grammy award nominations, 20 top ten Billboard country singles, and 31 charting albums, three of which have hit number one.

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August 14th 1988 – Roy Buchanan, American guitarist and blues musician, was arrested for public intoxication after a domestic dispute, and was found hanged from his own shirt in a jail cell. A pioneer of the Telecaster sound, Buchanan worked as a sideman and as a solo artist, with two gold albums early in his career and two later solo albums that made it to the Billboard chart. He never achieved stardom, but he is still considered a highly influential guitar player. Guitar Player praised him as having one of the "50 Greatest Tones of All Time." He appeared on the PBS music program Austin City Limits in 1977 (season 2). (b. 1939)

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August 14th 1941 – Connie Smith, American country music artist. Active since 1964, Smith is widely considered to be one of the genre's best female vocalists. She has earned 11 Grammy award nominations, 20 top ten Billboard country singles, and 31 charting albums, three of which have hit number one.


Same DOB as David Crosby, the Person of the Day on Ninny's thread! O0

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August 14th 1966 – Halle Berry, American actress. Berry won the 2002 Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in the romantic drama Monster's Ball (2001). As of 2017, she is the only black woman to have won a Best Actress Academy Award. She was one of the highest paid actresses in Hollywood during the 2000s and has been involved in the production of several of the films in which she performed. Berry is also a Revlon spokesmodel. Before becoming an actress, she started modelling and entered several beauty contests, finishing as the 1st runner-up in the Miss USA Pageant and coming in 6th place in the Miss World Pageant in 1986. Her breakthrough film role was in the romantic comedy Boomerang (1992), alongside Eddie Murphy, which led to roles in films such as the comedy The Flintstones (1994), the political comedy-drama Bulworth (1998) and the television film Introducing Dorothy Dandridge (1999), for which she won the Primetime Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Miniseries or Movie, among many other awards. In addition to her Academy Award win, Berry garnered high-profile roles in the 2000s such as Storm in the X-Men film series (beginning in 2000), the action crime thriller Swordfish (2001), and the spy film Die Another Day (2002), where she played Bond Girl Jinx. She then appeared in the X-Men sequels, X2 (2003) and X-Men: The Last Stand (2006). In the 2010s, she appeared in movies such as the science fiction film Cloud Atlas (2012), the crime thriller The Call (2013) and X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014). Berry was formerly married to baseball player David Justice, and singer-songwriter Eric Benét. She has a daughter by model Gabriel Aubry, and a son by actor Olivier Martinez.

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August 14th 1999 – Pee Wee Reese, American baseball player and sportscaster, died from prostate and lung cancer. He played in Major League Baseball as a shortstop for the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers from 1940 to 1958. A ten-time All Star, Reese contributed to seven National League championships for the Dodgers and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1984. Reese is also famous for his support of his teammate Jackie Robinson, the first modern African American player in the major leagues, especially in Robinson's difficult first year (b. 1918)

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August 14th 1946 – Susan Saint James, American actress. her first starring role as Rock Hudson's younger supportive wife, Sally McMillan, in the popular, light-hearted crime series, McMillan & Wife (1971–76), for which she received four Emmy Award nominations. Saint James left the show to further her career as an actress in feature films, such as co-starring with Peter Fonda in the film Outlaw Blues (1977). She achieved significant success in the vampire comedy Love at First Bite (1979) and followed up with a role in the comedy How to Beat the High Cost of Living (1980), co-starring Jessica Lange and Jane Curtin. Between films, she made a guest appearance in the March 3, 1980 episode of M*A*S*H (Episode 192: War Co-Respondent). After other film ventures failed to establish her, she returned to television, starring in the comedy series Kate & Allie opposite Jane Curtin from 1984 until 1989. She received three more Emmy Award nominations for this role.

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August 14th 1994 – Alice Childress, American playwright, actor, and author, died from cancer. She is acknowledged as "the only African-American woman to have written, produced, and published plays for four decades." Childress described her writing as trying to portray the have-nots in a have society, saying: "My writing attempts to interpret the 'ordinary' because they are not ordinary Each human is uniquely different. Like snowflakes, the human pattern is never cast twice. We are uncommonly and marvellously intricate in thought and action, our problems are most complex and, too often, silently borne."  Childress also became involved in social causes, and formed an off-Broadway union for actors. She is also known for her young adult novels, among which are Those Other People (1989) and A Hero Ain't Nothin' but a Sandwich (1973). She adapted the latter as a screenplay for the 1978 feature film also entitled A Hero Ain't Nothin' but a Sandwich, starring Cicely Tyson and Paul Winfield. Her 1979 novel A Short Walk was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize. (b. 1912)

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August 14th 1947 – Danielle Steel, American novelist, currently the best selling author alive and the fourth bestselling fiction author of all time, with over 800 million copies sold. Based in California for most of her career, Steel has produced several books a year, often juggling up to five projects at once. Despite "a resounding lack of critical acclaim" (Publishers Weekly), all her novels have been bestsellers. Her formula is fairly consistent, often involving rich families facing a crisis, threatened by dark elements such as prison, fraud, blackmail and suicide. Steel has also published children's fiction and poetry, as well as raising funds for the treatment of mental disorders. Her books have been translated into 43 languages, with 22 adapted for television, including two that have received Golden Globe nominations.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/17 at 4:40 pm

August 14th 1965 – Paul Broadhurst, English professional golfer, originally from Atherstone in Warwickshire. He was the leading amateur at the 1988 Open Championship. He joined the European Tour in 1989, picked up his first win at the Credit Lyonnais Cannes Open that year, and was the Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year. Further European Tour wins followed in 1991, 1993 and 1995. His only appearance in the Ryder Cup was in 1991. He won the Senior British Open in 2016.

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August 15th 1040 – King Duncan I is killed in battle against his first cousin and rival Macbeth. The latter succeeds him as King of Scotland.

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August 14th 1968 – Darren Clarke, Northern Irish golfer. He currently plays on the European Tour and has previously played on the PGA Tour. He has won 21 tournaments worldwide on a number of golf's main tours including the European Tour, the PGA Tour, the Sunshine Tour and the Japan Golf Tour. His biggest victory came when he won the 2011 Open Championship at Royal St George's in England, his first major win after more than 20 years and 54 attempts.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/17 at 5:30 pm

August 14th 1958, Elvis Presley's mother Gladys died. At her funeral two days later Presley was so overcome with grief he was unable to stand and had to be supported. Over 500 police were at the service to keep the gigantic crowd at bay.

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August 14th 1992, Tony Williams lead singer with The Platters died in his sleep of emphysema aged 64. He sang most of the group's hits up until 1961 when he was replaced by Sonny Turner. Had the 1959 UK & US No.1 single 'Smoke Gets In Your Eyes'.

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August 15th 1946 – Jimmy Webb, American songwriter, composer, and singer. He has written numerous platinum-selling songs, including "Up, Up and Away", "By the Time I Get to Phoenix", "Wichita Lineman", "Galveston", "The Worst That Could Happen", "All I Know", and "MacArthur Park". He has had successful collaborations with Glen Campbell, Michael Feinstein, Linda Ronstadt, The 5th Dimension, Art Garfunkel, and Richard Harris. Webb was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1986 and the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1990. He received the National Academy of Songwriters Lifetime Achievement Award in 1993, the Songwriters Hall of Fame Johnny Mercer Award in 2003, the ASCAP "Voice of Music" Award in 2006, and the Ivor Novello Special International Award in 2012. According to BMI, his song "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" was the third most performed song in the fifty years between 1940 and 1990. Webb is the only artist ever to have received Grammy Awards for music, lyrics, and orchestration.

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August 15th 1057 – Macbeth, King of the Scots, was mortally wounded and killed. (Also known as the King of Alba, and earlier as King of Moray and King of Fortriu) from 1040 until his death. Evidence indicates that he spent much of his time in and around the Forres area of Moray, defeating his cousin Duncan, then king of Moray, in battle at nearby Pitgaveny. Macbeth is best known as the subject of William Shakespeare's tragedy Macbeth and the many works it has inspired, though it is based mainly upon Holinshed's Chronicles (1577) and is not historically accurate. (b. around 1005)

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August 15th 1948 – Patsy Gallant, Canadian pop singer and musical theatre actress. Of Acadian ancestry, she has recorded and performed in both English and French. With her eye on the American market, Gallant recorded her 1974 album Power in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Although the album spawned four moderately popular singles with "Save the Last Dance For Me", "Make My Living", "Doctor's Orders" and the title song "Upon My Own", they were not a commercial breakthrough.

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August 15th 1935, killed when Post's aircraft crashed on takeoff from a lagoon near Point Barrow in the Territory of Alaska.

– Wiley Post, American aviator during the interwar period, the first pilot to fly solo around the world. Also known for his work in high-altitude flying, Post helped develop one of the first pressure suits and discovered the jet stream. Post’s Lockheed Vega aircraft, the Winnie Mae, was on display at the National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center from 2003 to 2011. It is now featured in the "Time and Navigation" gallery on the second floor of the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. (b. 1898)

– Will Rogers, stage and motion picture actor, vaudeville performer, American cowboy, humorist, newspaper columnist, and social commentator. (b. 1879)

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August 15th 1951 – John Childs, English cricketer who played in two Tests for England in 1988. At the age of 36 years 320 days, Childs became the oldest player since Dick Howorth in 1947 to make his England debut. He was a left-arm spin bowler, and played his domestic cricket for Gloucestershire and Essex.   

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August 15th 1963 – Execution of Henry John Burnett, the last man to be hanged in Scotland.

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August 15th 1923 – Rose Marie, American actress. As a child performer she had a successful singing career as Baby Rose Marie. A veteran of vaudeville and one of its last surviving stars, her career includes film, radio, records, theater, night clubs and television. Her most famous role was television comedy writer Sally Rogers on the CBS situation comedy The Dick Van Dyke Show. She later portrayed Myrna Gibbons on The Doris Day Show and was also a frequent panelist on the game show Hollywood Squares. She was the first major star to be known simply by her first name and is the subject of a documentary film Wait for Your Laugh (2017) which features interviews from numerous co-stars, including Carl Reiner, Dick Van Dyke, Peter Marshall and Tim Conway.

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August 15th 1967 – René Magritte, Belgian surrealist artist, died of pancreatic cancer. He became well known for a number of witty and thought-provoking images. Often depicting ordinary objects in an unusual context, his work is known for challenging observers' preconditioned perceptions of reality. His imagery has influenced pop, minimalist and conceptual art. (b. 1898)

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August 15th 1950 – Anne, Princess Royal of the United Kingdom. She is the second child and only daughter of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. At the time of her birth, she was third in the line of succession to the British throne, behind her mother – then Princess Elizabeth – and elder brother, Charles. She rose to second after her mother's accession, but is currently 12th in line. She is known for her charitable work, and is patron of over 200 organisations. She is also known for equestrian talents; she won two silver medals (1975) and one gold medal (1971) at the European Eventing Championships, and is the first member of the British Royal Family to have competed in the Olympic Games. Princess Anne has held the title of Princess Royal since 1987 and is its seventh holder.

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August 15th 1971 – Paul Lukas, Hungarian actor, died from an undisclosed illness. He won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in the film Watch on the Rhine (1943), reprising the role he created on the Broadway stage. In the 1930s, appearing in such films as the melodrama Rockabye, the crime caper Grumpy, Alfred Hitchcock's The Lady Vanishes, the comedy Ladies in Love, and the drama Dodsworth. He followed William Powell and Basil Rathbone portraying the series detective Philo Vance, a cosmopolitan New Yorker, once in The Casino Murder Case (1935). His major film success came in Watch on the Rhine (1943), where he played a man working against the Nazis, a role he originated in the Broadway premiere of the play of the same name in 1941. His portrayal of Kurt Mueller, a German émigré with an American wife, played by Bette Davis, was universally lauded by critics. Brooks Atkinson of the New York Times, wrote, "As the enemy of fascism, Mr. Lukas' haggard, loving, resourceful determination becomes heroic by virtue of his sincerity and his superior abilities as an actor." He won the Academy Award for Best Actor for the role, winning out over luminary efforts as Humphrey Bogart in Casablanca, Gary Cooper in For Whom the Bell Tolls, Walter Pidgeon in Madame Curie, and Mickey Rooney in The Human Comedy. He also received the New York Film Critics Award for his performance. (b. 1887)

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August 15th 1942 – Pete York, He was one of the original members of the Spencer Davis Group, along with Spencer Davis and the brothers, Steve and Muff Winwood. York stayed with the band until 1969.

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August 15th 1992, Jamaican singer-song writer Jackie Edwards died. Edwards worked as a singer, songwriter for Island Records. He wrote both ‘Keep On Running’ and ‘Somebody Help Me’, that became No.1 singles for The Spencer Davis Group as well as releasing his own albums.

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August 15th 1953

– Carol Thatcher, English journalist, author, and media personality. She is the daughter of Margaret Thatcher, British Prime Minister from 1979 to 1990, and Denis Thatcher. She has written biographies of both her parents and also produced a documentary about her father which contained his only public interview. She won the fifth series of the reality show I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!.
 
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– Mark Thatcher, British businessman and the son of the late Baroness Thatcher, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, and Sir Denis Thatcher, 1st Baronet, and is the twin brother of Carol Thatcher. He has two children by his first wife, Diane Burgdorf. He married his second wife, Sarah Jane Russell, daughter of Terry Clemence, a wealthy property developer, and sister of Viscountess Rothermere, in 2008

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August 15th 2008, US record producer Jerry Wexler, who influenced the careers of singers including Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles and Bob Dylan died at his home in Sarasota, Florida aged 91. Wexler produced the Aretha Franklin hit Respect, the Wilson Pickett song, In the Midnight Hour and helped Bob Dylan win his first Grammy award by producing the 1979 album, Slow Train Coming. He also coined the term ‘rhythm and blues’ while writing for Billboard magazine in the late 1940s.

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August 15th 1972 – Ben Affleck, American actor and filmmaker. His accolades include two Academy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, two BAFTA Awards and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. He began his career as a child and starred in the PBS educational series The Voyage of the Mimi in 1984, before a second run in 1988. He later appeared in the independent coming-of-age comedy Dazed and Confused (1993) and various Kevin Smith films including Chasing Amy (1997) and Dogma (1999). Affleck gained wider recognition when he and childhood friend Matt Damon won the Golden Globe and Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for Good Will Hunting (1997). He then established himself as a leading man in studio films including the disaster drama Armageddon (1998), the romantic comedy Forces of Nature (1999), the war drama Pearl Harbor (2001) and the thriller Changing Lanes (2002). After a career downturn, during which he appeared in Daredevil and Gigli (both 2003), Affleck received a Golden Globe nomination for his performance in the noir biopic Hollywoodland (2006). His directorial debut, Gone Baby Gone (2007), which he also co-wrote, was well received. He then directed, co-wrote, and starred in the crime drama The Town (2010). For the political thriller Argo (2012), which he directed, co-produced and starred in, Affleck won the Golden Globe and BAFTA Award for Best Director, and the Golden Globe, BAFTA, and Academy Award for Best Picture. He starred in the psychological thriller Gone Girl in 2014. In 2016, Affleck began playing Batman in the DC Extended Universe, starred in the action thriller The Accountant, and directed, wrote and acted in the gangster drama Live by Night.

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August 15th 1999 – Hugh Casson, British architect, interior designer, artist, and writer and broadcaster on 20th-century design. He was the director of architecture at the 1951 Festival of Britain on London's South Bank. (b. 1910)

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August 15th 1951 – Bobby Caldwell, American singer and songwriter who recorded the hit single "What You Won't Do for Love".

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August 15th 1038 – King Stephen I, the first king of Hungary, dies; his nephew, Peter Orseolo, succeeds him.

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August 15th 1928 – Nicolas Roeg, cinematographer and film director. After National Service he entered the film business as a tea boy moving up to clapper-loader, the bottom rung of the camera department, at Marylebone Studios in London. Early in his career Roeg was a second-unit cinematographer on Lawrence of Arabia, then cinematographer on Roger Corman's The Masque of the Red Death and François Truffaut's Fahrenheit 451. He co-directed and photographed Performance in 1970. He later directed such films as Walkabout, Don't Look Now and The Man Who Fell to Earth.

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August 15th 2012, American musician Bob Birch died from an self-inflicted gunshot wound in his Los Angeles home, aged 56. Birch was badly injured in a car accident in 1995 and since then struggled with constant headaches, dizziness, vertigo, and severe pain throughout his body. He worked with Doobie Brothers, Bryan Adams, Lionel Richie, George Michael, Eric Clapton, B.B. King, Phil Collins, Keith Emerson,Barry Manilow and Elton John.

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August 15th 1963 – Jack Russell, English international cricketer, now known for his abilities as an artist, as a cricket wicketkeeping coach, and a football goalkeeping coach.   

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August 15th 1958 – Simon Baron-Cohen, Professor of developmental psychopathology at the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. He is the Director of the University's Autism Research Centre, and a Fellow of Trinity College. In 1985 he formulated the mindblindness theory of autism, the evidence for which was collated in his 1995 book. In 1997, he formulated the fetal sex steroid theory of autism, the key test of which was published in 2015. He has also made major contributions to the fields of typical cognitive sex differences, autism prevalence and screening, autism genetics, autism neuroimaging, autism and technical ability, and synaesthesia. He is cousin to the actor and comedian Sacha Baron Cohen

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August 16th 1972, Born on this day, Mike Graham, vocals, Boyzone, who have had 21 UK hit singles, including 6 UK No.1 singles. Their breakthrough hit was their second single and cover version of the classic Osmonds hit, 'Love Me for a Reason', which peaked at No.2 on the UK Singles Chart.

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August 16th 1958 – Madonna, American singer, songwriter, actress, and businesswoman. A leading presence during the emergence of MTV in the 1980s, Madonna is known for pushing the boundaries of lyrical content in mainstream popular music, as well as visual imagery in music videos and live performances. She has also frequently reinvented both her music and image while maintaining autonomy within the recording industry. Her diverse musical productions have been acclaimed by music critics and often generated controversy in media and public. Referred to as the "Queen of Pop", Madonna is widely cited as an influence by other artists.

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August 16th 1977 – Elvis Presley, American singer and actor, was found dead lying on the floor in his bathroom by his girlfriend Ginger Alden, he had been seated on the toilet reading 'The Scientific Search For Jesus'. He died of heart failure at the age of 42. Regarded as one of the most significant cultural icons of the 20th century, he is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "the King". (b. 1935)

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August 16th 1945 – Bob Balaban, American actor, author, producer, and director. He was one of the producers nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture for Gosford Park (2001), in which he also appeared. Among his early roles in the 1970s were those of Grady Garrett on an episode of Room 222, Orr in Catch-22 and the interpreter David Laughlin in the 1977 Steven Spielberg science fiction film Close Encounters of the Third Kind. In 1979 he received a Tony Award nomination for his role in The Inspector General. During the 1980s he appeared in films such as Altered States and 2010. He directed the Randy Quaid picture Parents, and the Armin Mueller-Stahl picture The Last Good Time.   

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August 16th 1419 – Wenceslaus IV, died of a heart attack during a hunt in the woods surrounding his castle Nový Hrad at Kunratice (today a part of Prague). By inheritance, King of Bohemia (as Wenceslaus IV) from 1363 and by election, German King (formally King of the Romans) from 1376. He was the third Bohemian and fourth German monarch of the Luxembourg dynasty. Wenceslaus was deposed in 1400 as King of the Romans, but continued to rule as Bohemian king until his death. (b. 1361)

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August 16th 1939 – Trevor McDonald, Trinidadian-British newsreader and journalist, best known for his career as a news presenter with ITN. He was knighted in 1999 for his services to journalism.

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August 16th 1938 – Robert Johnson, American blues singer-songwriter and musician, died of unknown causes, could had been murder by a jealous husband of a woman with whom he had flirted. His landmark recordings in 1936 and 1937 display a combination of singing, guitar skills, and songwriting talent that has influenced later generations of musicians. Johnson's shadowy and poorly documented life and death at age 27 have given rise to much legend. One Faustian myth says that he sold his soul to the devil at a local crossroads of Mississippi highways to achieve success. As an itinerant performer who played mostly on street corners, in juke joints, and at Saturday night dances, Johnson had little commercial success or public recognition in his lifetime. After the reissue of his recordings in 1961, on the LP King of the Delta Blues Singers, his work reached a wider audience. Johnson is now recognized as a master of the blues, particularly of the Mississippi Delta blues style. He is credited by many rock musicians as an important influence; the blues and rock musician Eric Clapton has called Johnson "the most important blues singer that ever lived." (b. 1911)

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August 16th 1928 – Ann Blyth, American actress and singer, often cast in Hollywood musicals, but also successful in dramatic roles. Her performance as Veda Pierce in the 1945 film Mildred Pierce was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.

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August 16th 1948 – Babe Ruth, American professional baseball player, died in his sleep. His career in Major League Baseball (MLB) spanned 22 seasons, from 1914 through 1935. Nicknamed "The Bambino" and "The Sultan of Swat", he began his MLB career as a stellar left-handed pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, but achieved his greatest fame as a slugging outfielder for the New York Yankees. Ruth established many MLB batting (and some pitching) records, including career home runs (714), runs batted in (RBIs) (2,213), bases on balls (2,062), slugging percentage (.6897), and on-base plus slugging (OPS) (1.164); the latter two still stand today. Ruth is regarded as one of the greatest sports heroes in American culture and is considered by many to be the greatest baseball player of all time. In 1936, Ruth was elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame as one of its "first five" inaugural members. (b. 1895)

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August 16th 1939 – Billy Joe Shaver, Texas country music singer and songwriter. Shaver's 1973 album Old Five and Dimers Like Me is a classic in the outlaw country genre.   

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August 16th 1949 – Margaret Mitchell, American author and journalist, die after being struck by a speeding automobile. One novel by Mitchell was published during her lifetime, the American Civil War-era novel, Gone with the Wind, for which she won the National Book Award for Most Distinguished Novel of 1936 and the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1937. In more recent years, a collection of Mitchell's girlhood writings and a novella she wrote as a teenager, Lost Laysen, have been published. A collection of articles written by Mitchell for The Atlanta Journal was republished in book form. (b. 1900)

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August 16th 1934 – Ketty Lester, American singer and actress known for her 1962 hit single "Love Letters", which reached the Top 5 of the charts in the U.S. and the UK. She is also known for her role in the American television series, Little House on the Prairie.    1934 – Pierre Richard, French actor, director, and screenwriter

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August 16th 1956 – Bela Lugosi, Hungarian-American actor, died of a heart attack, while lying on a bed in his Los Angeles apartment. The rumour that Lugosi was clutching the script for The Final Curtain, a planned Ed Wood project, at the time of his death is not true. He was famous for portraying Count Dracula in the 1931 film and for his roles in various other horror films. He had been playing small parts on the stage in his native Hungary before making his first film in 1917, but had to leave the country after the failed Hungarian Communist Revolution of 1919. He had roles in several films in Weimar Germany before arriving in the United States as a seaman on a merchant ship. In 1927, he appeared as Count Dracula in a Broadway adaptation of Bram Stoker's novel. He later appeared in the classic 1931 film Dracula by Universal Pictures. Through the 1930s, he occupied an important niche in popular horror films, with their East European setting, but his Hungarian accent limited his repertoire, and he tried unsuccessfully to avoid typecasting. Meanwhile, he was often paired with Boris Karloff, who was able to demand top billing. To his frustration, Lugosi was increasingly restricted to minor parts, kept employed by the studio principally for the sake of his name on the posters. Among his pairings with Karloff, only in The Black Cat (1934), The Raven (1935), and Son of Frankenstein (1939) did he perform major roles again, and, even in The Raven, Karloff received top billing despite Lugosi performing the lead role. By this time, Lugosi had been receiving regular medication for sciatic neuritis, and he became addicted to morphine and methadone. This drug dependence was noted by producers, and the offers eventually dwindled down to a few parts in Ed Wood's low-budget movies, most notably Plan 9 from Outer Space. (b. 1882)

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August 16th 1946 – Lesley Ann Warren, American actress and singer. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for the 1982 film Victor/Victoria. She is also an Emmy Award nominee and five-time Golden Globe Award nominee, winning the Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Drama Series for the 1977 NBC miniseries Harold Robbins' 79 Park Avenue. Warren made her Broadway debut in 1963, and her film debut in The Happiest Millionaire in 1967. Her other film appearances include Clue (1985), Burglar (1987), Cop (1988), Color of Night (1994), and Secretary (2002). She has also appeared in numerous television shows, including Mission: Impossible, Desperate Housewives, Will & Grace, and In Plain Sight.

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August 16th 1989 – Amanda Blake, American actress, after suffering from lung cancer, her death is still uncertain, various reports state she died from AIDS. She is best known for the role of the red-haired saloon proprietress "Miss Kitty Russell" on the western television series Gunsmoke. Along with her third husband, Frank Gilbert, she ran one of the first successful programs for breeding cheetahs in captivity. (b. 1929)

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August 16th 1940 – Bruce Beresford, Australian film director who has made more than 30 feature films over a 50-year career. Notable films he has directed include Breaker Morant (1980), Tender Mercies (1983), Crimes of the Heart (1986) and Driving Miss Daisy (1989).

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August 16th 1992 – Mark Heard, American record producer, folk rock singer, and songwriter, went into cardiac arrest and died. Heard released 16 albums, and produced and performed with many other artists as well, such as Sam Phillips (a.k.a. Leslie Phillips), Pierce Pettis, Phil Keaggy, Vigilantes of Love, Peter Buck of R.E.M. (who co-produced VOL's album Killing Floor with Heard), John Austin, The Choir, Randy Stonehill and Michael Been of The Call. Heard produced part of Olivia Newton-John's The Rumor, which also included a cover of Heard's own "Big and Strong" (originally called "How to Grow Up Big and Strong"). (b. 1951)

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August 16th 1950 – Jeff Thomson, Australian cricketer. Known as "Thommo", he is considered by many in the sport to be the fastest bowler of all time. He was the opening partner of fellow fast bowler Dennis Lillee; their combination was one of the most fearsome in Test cricket history. Commenting on their bowling during the 1974–75 season, Wisden wrote: "... it was easy to believe they were the fastest pair ever to have coincided in a cricket team". In 1975, during an exhibition match against the West Indies, he was timed using high-speed cameras with a speed of 160.45 km/h, and in 1976, he was timed at 160.58 km/h. In 1979, he won the fastest bowling competition in a year he was banned from bowling, and clocked at 147.9 km/h, and also taken the most wickets in 40-degree heat in Perth.

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August 16th 1993 – Stewart Granger, English film actor, died in Santa Monica, California from prostate and bone cancer at the age of 80. He is mainly associated with heroic and romantic leading roles. He was a popular leading man from the 1940s to the early 1960s, rising to fame through his appearances in the Gainsborough melodramas. (b. 1913)

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August 16th 1954 – James Cameron, Canadian filmmaker, director, producer, screenwriter, inventor, engineer, philanthropist, and deep-sea explorer. After working in special effects, he found major success after directing and writing the science fiction action film The Terminator (1984). He then became a popular Hollywood director and was hired to write and direct Aliens (1986); three years later he followed up with The Abyss (1989). He found further critical acclaim for his use of special effects in Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991). After his film True Lies (1994) Cameron took on his biggest film at the time, Titanic (1997), which earned him Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Director and Best Film Editing.

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August 16th 2003 – Idi Amin, Ugandan political leader and military officer, died from kidney failure. He was the President of Uganda from 1971 to 1979. He was born in either Koboko or Kampala to a Kakwa father and Lugbara mother. In 1946 he joined the King's African Rifles (KAR) of the British Colonial Army. Initially a cook, he rose to the position of lieutenant, taking part in British actions against Somali rebels in the Shifta War and then the Mau Mau rebels in Kenya. Following Uganda's independence from the United Kingdom in 1962, Amin remained in the armed forces, rising to the position of major and being appointed Commander of the Army in 1965. Aware that Ugandan President Milton Obote was planning on arresting him for misappropriating army funds, Amin launched a 1971 military coup and declared himself President. (b. 1928)

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August 16th 1962 – Steve Carell, American actor, comedian, director, producer and writer. Carell is best known for playing Michael Scott on the American version of The Office (2005–2011), on which he also worked as an occasional writer, producer and director. He was a correspondent on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart for about five years, and has since starred in Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004), The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005), Evan Almighty (2007), Get Smart (2008), Crazy, Stupid, Love (2011), The Incredible Burt Wonderstone and The Way, Way Back (both 2013). He has also voice-acted in Over the Hedge (2006), Horton Hears a Who! (2008), and the Despicable Me franchise (2010–2017). Carell was nominated as "America's funniest man" in Life magazine, and received the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy for his work on the first season of The Office. His role as wrestling coach and convicted murderer John Eleuthère du Pont in the drama film Foxcatcher (2014) earned him, among various honors, nominations for both the Academy Award for Best Actor and the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. He also received acclaim for his roles in Little Miss Sunshine (2006) and The Big Short (2015), the latter earning him his eighth Golden Globe Award nomination.   

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August 16th 2002 – Jeff Corey, American stage and screen actor and director, died from complications from a fall. He became a well-respected acting teacher after being blacklisted in the 1950s. Corey moved to Hollywood in 1940 and became a highly respected character actor. One of his film roles was in Superman and the Mole Men (1951), which was later edited to a two-part episode of the television series The Adventures of Superman, retitled "The Unknown People". His portrayal of a xenophobic vigilante coincidentally reflected what was about to happen to him. Prior to that, Corey appeared in Frankenstein Meets the Wolfman, (1943) as one of the men who discover the body of the vagrant Freddy Jolly. (b. 1914)

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August 16th 1973 – Damian Jackson, American baseball player. He was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 44th round of the 1991 draft. He did not play a full season until he joined the San Diego Padres in 1999 when he led all rookies in stolen bases. He sustained an injury in 2001, when he was hit by A. J. Burnett during Burnett's no-hit game. On July 14, 2001, Jackson hit a broken-bat grand slam against Wade Miller that helped the Padres beat the Houston Astros. The home run barely cleared the fence down the left-field line, near the 315-foot sign in the hitter-friendly Minute Maid Park, then named "Enron Field". During the 2003 American League Division Series, Jackson collided with his Red Sox teammate, center fielder Johnny Damon, knocking Damon unconscious. He was released by the Washington Nationals on August 25, 2006, and signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers, but was released from them on March 11, 2007.

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August 16th 2017 –Joe McGurn, Scottish footballer, died from cancer. He played as a forward and spent the bulk of his senior career with St Johnstone making 63 appearances for the Perth club. He then had short spells with Alloa Athletic and Stenhousemuir before moving to the juniors with East Kilbride Thistle. (b. 1965)

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August 16th 1980 – Vanessa Carlton, American singer-songwriter. Upon completion of her education at the School of American Ballet, Carlton chose to pursue singing instead, performing in New York City bars and clubs while attending university. Three months after recording a demo with producer Peter Zizzo, she signed with A&M Records. She began recording her album, which was initially unsuccessful until Ron Fair took over. Her debut single, "A Thousand Miles", reached the top five on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2002. Her debut album, Be Not Nobody, followed and received a platinum certification in the United States. Her subsequent albums, Harmonium (2004) and Heroes & Thieves (2007), failed to match the commercial success of the first. She produced a fourth album, Rabbits on the Run (2011), independently before seeking a record label to release it. Carlton released a holiday EP titled Hear the Bells in November 2012, and released her fifth studio album, Liberman, on October 23, 2015.

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August 16th 1960 – Timothy Hutton, American actor and director. He is the youngest male actor to win the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, which he won at the age of 20 for his performance as Conrad Jarrett in Ordinary People (1980). Hutton has since appeared regularly in feature films and on television, with featured roles in the drama Taps (1981), the spy film The Falcon and the Snowman (1985), and the horror film The Dark Half (1993), among others. Between 2000 and 2002 Hutton starred as Archie Goodwin in the A&E drama series A Nero Wolfe Mystery. Between 2008 and 2012, he starred as Nathan "Nate" Ford on the TNT drama series Leverage.

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August 16th 1953 – James "J.T." Taylor, American singer and actor best known as the former lead singer of the R&B/funk band, Kool & the Gang. Before his rise to fame, Taylor was a schoolteacher and amateur night club singer having first joined a band at the age of 13. He joined Kool & the Gang in 1978 and became the band's lead singer in 1979.    1954 – James Cameron, Canadian director, producer, and screenwriter

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August 16th 1954 – George Galloway, British politician, broadcaster, and writer. Between the general elections in 1987-2015, with a gap between 2010–12, he represented four constituencies as a Member of Parliament, elected as a candidate for the Labour Party and later the Respect Party.

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August 16th 1967 – Ulrika Jonsson, Swedish television presenter living and working in the UK. She became famous as a TV-am weather presenter and moved on to present Gladiators and became a team captain of the show Shooting Stars.

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August 17th 1926 – Jiang Zemin, Chinese politician who served as General Secretary of the Communist Party of China from 1989 to 2002, as Chairman of the Central Military Commission from 1989 to 2004, and as President of the People's Republic of China from 1993 to 2003. Jiang has been described as the "core of the third generation" of Communist Party leaders since 1989.

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August 17th 1983 – Ira Gershwin, American lyricist, died from an undisclosed illness. He collaborated with his younger brother, composer George Gershwin, to create some of the most memorable songs of the 20th century. With George he wrote more than a dozen Broadway shows, featuring songs such as "I Got Rhythm", "Embraceable You", "The Man I Love" and "Someone to Watch Over Me". He was also responsible, along with DuBose Heyward, for the libretto to George's opera Porgy and Bess. The success the Gershwin brothers had with their collaborative works has often overshadowed the creative role that Ira played. His mastery of songwriting continued, however, after the early death of George. He wrote additional hit songs with composers Jerome Kern, Kurt Weill and Harold Arlen. (b. 1896)

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August 17th 1936 – Margaret Hamilton, American computer scientist, systems engineer, and business owner. She was Director of the Software Engineering Division of the MIT Instrumentation Laboratory, which developed on-board flight software for the Apollo space program. In 1986, she became the founder and CEO of Hamilton Technologies, Inc., in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The company was developed around the Universal Systems Language based on her paradigm of Development Before the Fact (DBTF) for systems and software design.

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August 17th 1850 – José de San Martín, Argentine general, died from an undisclosed illness. He was  the prime leader of the southern part of South America's successful struggle for independence from the Spanish Empire who served as the Protector of Peru. On 12 July 1821, after seizing partial control of Lima, San Martín was appointed Protector of Peru, and Peruvian independence was officially declared on 28 July. On 22 July 1822, after a closed-door meeting with fellow libertador Simón Bolívar at Guayaquil, Ecuador, Bolívar took over the task of fully liberating Peru. San Martín unexpectedly left the country and resigned the command of his army, excluding himself from politics and the military, and moved to France in 1824. The details of the 22 July meeting would be a subject of debate by later historians. He is regarded as a national hero of Argentina and Peru, and one of the Liberators of Spanish South America. The Order of the Liberator General San Martín (Orden del Libertador General San Martín), created in his honor, is the highest decoration conferred by the Argentine government. (b. 1778)

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August 17th 1943 – Robert De Niro, American actor, producer, and director who holds both American and Italian citizenship. He was cast as the young Vito Corleone in the 1974 film The Godfather Part II, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. His longtime collaboration with director Martin Scorsese earned him the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Jake LaMotta in the 1980 film Raging Bull. He received the AFI Life Achievement Award in 2003, the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2010, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Barack Obama in 2016.

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August 17th 1958 – Arthur Fox, English-American fencer, died from an undisclosed illness. He  competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics. Taking up fencing as a sport in his native United Kingdom, he emigrated to the United States in later life where, in 1904, he won the silver medal in team foil competition. He also competed in the individual foil event but was eliminated in the first round. In the individual sabre event he finished fifth. (b. 1878)

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August 17th 1946 – Hugh Baiocchi, South African professional golfer who has won more than 20 professional tournaments around the world. He was born in Johannesburg. He turned professional in 1971 and spent his regular career playing mainly in Europe. He was a member of the European Tour from its first season in 1972 until 1993 and made the top one hundred on the Order of Merit for the Tour's first nineteen seasons, including three top ten placings: 1973 (3rd); 1975 (6th) and 1977 (2nd). He won six official money events on the tour. He also competed regularly on the Southern Africa Tour during the Northern Hemisphere winter, winning several tournaments there and winning the Order of Merit in 1973/74 and 1978/79.

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August 17th 1973 – Paul Williams, American baritone singer and choreographer, died from an apparent suicide. Williams was noted for being one of the founding members and original lead singer of the Motown group The Temptations. Along with David Ruffin, Otis Williams , and fellow Alabamians Eddie Kendricks and Melvin Franklin, Williams was a member of The Temptations during the "Classic Five" period. Personal problems and failing health forced Williams to retire in 1971. He owed $80000 in taxes and his celebrity boutique business had failed. (b. 1939)

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August 17th 1943 – John Humphrys, Welsh broadcaster. From 1981 to 1987 he was the main presenter for the Nine O'Clock News, the flagship BBC news television programme, and since 1987 he has been a presenter on the BBC Radio 4 programme, Today. He presents the programme with Justin Webb, Nick Robinson, Mishal Husain and Sarah Montague. Since 2003 he has been the host of the BBC Two television quiz show Mastermind. Humphrys has a reputation as a tenacious and forthright interviewer; occasionally politicians have been very critical of his style after being subjected to a tough interview on live radio.

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August 17th 1987 – Rudolf Hess, was a prominent politician in Nazi Germany, committed suicide. Appointed Deputy Führer to Adolf Hitler in 1933, he served in this position until 1941, when he flew solo to Scotland in an attempt to negotiate peace with the United Kingdom during World War II. He was taken prisoner and eventually was convicted of crimes against peace, serving a life sentence until his death by suicide. (b. 1894)

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August 17th 1954 – Eric Johnson, American guitarist. His 1990 album Ah Via Musicom was certified platinum by the RIAA and the single "Cliffs of Dover" won the Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance. Best known for his electric guitar skills, Johnson is also a highly proficient acoustic, lap steel, resonator, and bass guitarist, as well as an accomplished pianist and vocalist. He plays in many genres, including rock, blues, jazz fusion, soul, folk, new-age, classical, and country.

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August 17th 1987 – Gary Chester, Italian drummer and educator, died of cancer. He had been a member of The Coasters and played on many major hits for other acts including: 'Brown Eyed Girl' 'Under The Boardwalk' 'Walk On By', 'It's My Party.' (b. 1924)

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August 17th 1949 – Julian Fellowes, English actor, novelist, film director and screenwriter, and a Conservative peer of the House of Lords. Fellowes is primarily known as the author of several Sunday Times best-seller novels; for the screenplay for the film Gosford Park, which won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay in 2002; and as the creator, writer and executive producer of the critically acclaimed and multiple award-winning ITV series Downton Abbey (2010–2015).

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August 17th 1988 – Franklin Delano Roosevelt Jr., American lawyer, politician, and businessman, died on his 74th birthday, at Vassar Brothers Hospital in Poughkeepsie, New York, after a battle with lung cancer. He served as a United States Congressman from New York from 1949 to 1955, the first chairman of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission from 1965 to 1966, and ran twice for Governor of New York. Roosevelt was also a son of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, and served as an officer in the United States Navy during World War II. (b. 1914)

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August 17th 1964 – Maria McKee, American singer-songwriter. She is best known for her work with Lone Justice, her 1990 UK solo chart-topping hit, "Show Me Heaven", and her song "If Love Is a Red Dress (Hang Me in Rags)" from the film Pulp Fiction. She is the half-sister of Bryan MacLean, who was best known as a guitarist and vocalist in the band Love.

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August 17th 1990 – Pearl Bailey, American actress and singer, died from arteriosclerotic coronary artery disease with significant narrowing of the coronary artery. After appearing in vaudeville she made her Broadway debut in St. Louis Woman in 1946. She won a Tony Award for the title role in the all-black production of Hello, Dolly! in 1968. In 1986, she won a Daytime Emmy award for her performance as a fairy godmother in the ABC Afterschool Special, Cindy Eller: A Modern Fairy Tale. (b. 1918)

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August 17th 1952 – Nelson Piquet, Brazilian race car driver and businessman. He had a brief career in tennis before losing interest in the sport and subsequently took up karting and hid his identity to prevent his father discovering his hobby. He became the Brazilian national karting champion in 1971-72 and won the Formula Vee championship in 1976. With advice from Emerson Fittipaldi, Piquet went to Europe to further success by taking the record number of wins in Formula Three in 1978, defeating Jackie Stewart's all-time record. In the same year, he made his Formula One debut with the Ensign team and drove for McLaren and Brabham. In 1979, Piquet moved to the Brabham team and finished the runner-up in 1980 before winning the championship in 1981.

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August 17th 1995 – Howard E. Koch, American playwright and screenwriter, died from an undisclosed illness. He was blacklisted by the Hollywood movie studio bosses in the 1950s. Koch began writing for Hollywood studios. His first accepted screenplay was made into a 1940 film. Koch contributed to the popular film Casablanca with Humphrey Bogart, which he co-scripted with writers Julius and Philip Epstein in 1942, and for which he received an Academy Award in 1944. He also wrote Shining Victory (1941), and Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948), his favorite screenplay. In 1943, at the request of Jack L. Warner of Warner Bros., Koch wrote the screenplay for Mission to Moscow (1943). The movie subsequently spawned controversy because of its positive portrayal of Joseph Stalin and the Soviet Union. After the war, Koch was fired by Jack Warner after Koch was denounced as a Communist. He was then criticized by the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) for his outspoken leftist political views. Koch was blacklisted by Hollywood in 1951.  (b. 1902)

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August 17th 1952 – Guillermo Vilas, Argentinian tennis player. N°1 of the Grand Prix tennis circuit's Season in 1974, 1975 and 1977, who won four majors, one Master and 62 ATP titles. He was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1991. Known for his prolific match play, especially on clay, he became the second man to win more than 900 matches in the Open Era, and his number of match wins on clay are by far the most of the Era. His peak was the 1977 season during which he won two major titles (both on clay), had two long match win streaks of 46 all-surface and 53 on clay, and finished with an Open Era record of match wins

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August 17th 2007 – Bill Deedes, British Conservative Party politician, army officer and journalist, died after a short illness. He was the first person in Britain to have been both a member of the Cabinet and the editor of a major daily newspaper, The Daily Telegraph. (b. 1913)

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August 17th 1953 – Kevin Rowland, English born singer-songwriter of Irish descent and frontman for the pop band Dexys Midnight Runners (currently called Dexys), which had several hits in the early 1980s, the most notable being "Geno" and "Come On Eileen", both of which reached Number One in the U.K. singles charts.

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August 17th 2016 – Arthur Hiller, Canadian-American television and film director, having directed over 33 films during his 50-year career. He began his career directing television in Canada and later in the U.S. By the late 1950s he began directing films, most often comedies. He also directed dramas and romantic subjects, such as Love Story (1970), which was nominated for seven Oscars. Hiller collaborated on a number of films with screenwriters Paddy Chayefsky and Neil Simon. Among his other notable films were The Americanization of Emily (1964), Tobruk (1967), The Hospital (1971), The Out-of-Towners (1970), Plaza Suite (1971), The Man in the Glass Booth (1975), Silver Streak (1976), The In-Laws (1979) and Outrageous Fortune (1987). Hiller served as president of the Directors Guild of America from 1989 to 1993 and president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences from 1993 to 1997. He was the recipient of the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award in 2002. (b. 1923)

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August 17th 1958 – Belinda Carlisle, American singer-songwriter who gained worldwide fame as the lead singer of The Go-Go's, one of the most successful all-female bands of all time. Originally beginning her career in 1977 as a member of the Los Angeles punk band the Germs, Carlisle went on to join The Go-Go's as lead singer after the band's formation in 1978. The Go-Go's have sold over 7 million records worldwide. After dissolution of The Go-Go's in 1985, Carlisle went on to have a successful solo career with hits such as "Mad About You", "I Get Weak", "Circle in the Sand", "Leave a Light On" and "Heaven Is a Place on Earth", among others, which were major successes in the United States, United Kingdom and internationally as well

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August 17th 1918 – Bolshevik revolutionary leader Moisei Uritsky is assassinated.

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August 17th August 17th 1969 – Donnie Wahlberg, American singer, songwriter, actor, record producer, and film producer. He is a founding member of the boy band New Kids on the Block. Outside of music, he has had roles in the Saw films, The Sixth Sense, Dreamcatcher, and Righteous Kill, also appearing in the World War II miniseries Band of Brothers as First Lieutenant Carwood Lipton. From 2002 to 2003, he starred in the crime drama Boomtown. He has been starring in the drama series Blue Bloods as Danny Reagan with Tom Selleck (his TV father) and Bridget Moynahan (his TV sister) since 2010, and since 2014 is an executive producer of the TNT reality television show Boston's Finest. He was nominated for Choice Scream at the 2008 Teen Choice Awards for his work in the Saw films. He has also produced and starred in Rock this Boat, Donnie Loves Jenny and Return of the Mac on Pop TV. He also produces and stars in Wahlburgers on A&E TV.

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August 17th 1957 – Robin Cousins, British former competitive figure skater. He is the 1980 Olympic champion, the 1980 European champion, a three-time (1978, 1979 & 1980) World medalist and four-time (1977, 1978, 1979 & 1980) British national champion. He later starred in ice shows and also produced his own. He has also appeared in theatre productions, including in the West End, and has commentated on figure skating events for the BBC. Since 2006 he has been on the panel of judges on ITV's Dancing on Ice and takes the position of head judge.

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August 17th 1970 – Jim Courier, American former World No. 1 professional tennis player. During his career, he won four Grand Slam singles titles, two at the French Open and two at the Australian Open. He holds the record for being the youngest man to have reached the finals of all four Grand Slam singles tournaments, at the age of 22 years and 11 months. He also won five Masters 1000 series titles. Until Novak Djokovic in 2016, Courier was the last man to win both the Australian and French Opens in the same calendar year.

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August 18th 1969 – Edward Norton, American actor, filmmaker and activist. He has been nominated for three Academy Awards for his work in the films Primal Fear (1996), American History X (1998) and Birdman (2014). He also starred in other roles, such as Everyone Says I Love You (1996), The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996), Fight Club (1999), Red Dragon (2002), 25th Hour (2002), Kingdom of Heaven (2005), The Illusionist (2006), Moonrise Kingdom (2012), The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) and Sausage Party (2016). He has also directed and co-written films, including his directorial debut, Keeping the Faith (2000). He has done uncredited work on the scripts for The Score (2001), Frida (2002), and The Incredible Hulk (2008).

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August 18th 1886 – Eli Whitney Blake, American inventor, died from an undisclosed illness. He is best known for his mortise lock and stone-crushing machine, the latter of which earned him a place into the National Inventors Hall of Fame. (b. 1795)

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August 18th 1936 – Robert Redford, American actor, director, producer, businessman, environmentalist, and philanthropist. He is the founder of the Sundance Film Festival. Redford's career began in 1960 as a guest star on numerous TV shows, including: The Untouchables, Perry Mason, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, and The Twilight Zone, among others. He earned an Emmy nomination as Best Supporting Actor for his performance in The Voice of Charlie Pont (1962). His greatest Broadway success was as the stuffy newlywed husband of Elizabeth Ashley in Neil Simon's Barefoot in the Park (1963). Redford made his film debut in War Hunt (1962). His role in Inside Daisy Clover (1965) won him a Golden Globe for best new star. He starred in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969), which was a huge success and made him a major star. In 1972, he had a critical and box office hit with Jeremiah Johnson (1972), and in 1973 had the greatest hit of his career, the blockbuster crime caper The Sting, for which he was nominated for an Academy Award. The popular and acclaimed All the President's Men (1976) was a landmark film for Redford. The first film that Redford directed, Ordinary People (1980), was one of the most critically and publicly acclaimed films of the decade, winning four Oscars including Best Picture and Best Director for Redford. In 1980 he also starred in Brubaker (1980). He starred in Out of Africa (1985), which was an enormous critical and box office success, and won seven Oscars including Best Picture. He released his third film as a director, A River Runs Through It, in 1992. Redford won the Academy Award for Best Director in 1981 for directing Ordinary People. He was previously nominated for Best Actor in 1974 for his performance in The Sting, and went on to receive Best Director and Best Picture nominations in 1995 for Quiz Show. He won a second Academy Award for Lifetime Achievement in 2002.

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August 18th 1227 – Genghis Khan, dies, but the exact cause of his death remains a mystery, and is variously attributed to being killed in action against the Western Xia, illness, falling from his horse, or wounds sustained in hunting or battle. He was the Great Khan and founder of the Mongol Empire, which became the largest contiguous empire in history after his death. He came to power by uniting many of the nomadic tribes of Northeast Asia. After founding the Empire and being proclaimed "Genghis Khan", he launched the Mongol invasions that conquered most of Eurasia. Campaigns initiated in his lifetime include those against the Qara Khitai, Caucasus, and Khwarazmian, Western Xia and Jin dynasties. These campaigns were often accompanied by large-scale massacres of the civilian populations – especially in the Khwarazmian and Western Xia controlled lands. By the end of his life, the Mongol Empire occupied a substantial portion of Central Asia and China. (b. 1162)

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August 18th 1937 – Sheila Cassidy, English doctor, known for her work in the hospice movement, as a writer and as someone who, by publicising her own history as a torture survivor, drew attention to human rights abuse in Chile in the 1970s.

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August 17th 1991, Rick Griffin, died after being forced off the road by a van he was attempting to pass on his Harley Heritage Softail motorbike. One of his best known album covers was for the Grateful Dead's 'Aoxomoa' LP, and the legendary "Flying Eyeball" poster he designed for a series of concerts in San Francisco featuring the Jimi Hendrix Experience, Albert King and John Mayall.

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August 18th 1933 – Roman Polanski, French-Polish film director, producer, writer, and actor. Born in Paris, his Polish-Jewish parents moved the family back to Poland in 1937, when he was four. Poland was invaded by Nazi Germany 2 years later in 1939 and Polanski spent the next six years of his childhood mostly on his own, trying to survive the ongoing Holocaust. Polanski's first feature-length film, Knife in the Water (1962), made in Poland, was nominated for a United States Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. He has since received five more Oscar nominations, along with two BAFTAs, four Césars, a Golden Globe Award and the Palme d'Or of the Cannes Film Festival in France. In the United Kingdom he directed three films, beginning with Repulsion (1965). In 1968 he moved to the United States and cemented his status by directing the horror film Rosemary's Baby (1968). A turning point in his life took place in 1969, when his pregnant wife, Sharon Tate, along with four friends, were brutally murdered by members of the Manson Family. Following her death, Polanski returned to Europe and eventually continued directing. He made Macbeth (1971) in England and back in Hollywood, Chinatown (1974), which was nominated for eleven Academy Awards.

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August 18th 2002 – Dean Riesner, American actor and screenwriter, died from natural causes. Throughout the 1950s and 1960s, Riesner worked primarily in television, including writing for Rawhide and the "Tourist Attraction" episode of The Outer Limits, although he occasionally contributed to feature films like The Helen Morgan Story. In 1968 he landed a job working on the Clint Eastwood action film Coogan's Bluff, and this in turn would lead to him writing several other Eastwood features throughout the 1970s. Riesner helped pen the screenplays for two Eastwood films in 1971, Play Misty for Me and the original Dirty Harry. In 1973 he provided an uncredited rewrite for High Plains Drifter, and in 1976 he was one of the writers to draft The Enforcer, the third Dirty Harry thriller. That same year he provided the teleplay for NBC's highly rated miniseries Rich Man, Poor Man, starring Nick Nolte. In 1979 he wrote an early draft screenplay for The Godfather Part III, but his script was discarded when Francis Ford Coppola and Mario Puzo finally agreed to collaborate on a third entry in the series. (b. 1918)

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August 18th 1925 – Brian Aldiss, English author and critic. Greatly influenced by science fiction pioneer H. G. Wells, Aldiss is a vice-president of the international H. G. Wells Society. He is also (formerly with the late Harry Harrison) co-president of the Birmingham Science Fiction Group. Aldiss was named a Grand Master by the Science Fiction Writers of America in 2000 and inducted by the Science Fiction Hall of Fame in 2004. He has received two Hugo Awards, one Nebula Award, and one John W. Campbell Memorial Award. He wrote the short story "Super-Toys Last All Summer Long" (1969), the basis for the Stanley Kubrick-developed Steven Spielberg film A.I. Artificial Intelligence. Aldiss was associated with the British New Wave of science fiction.

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August 18th 2003, Tony Jackson bass player with The Searchers died of cirrhosis of the liver. The Searchers had the 1964 UK No.1 & US No.13 single 'Needles And Pins'. (b. 1938)

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August 18th 1939 – Maxine Brown, American soul/R&B singer-songwriter. She recorded a string of sizable hits for Wand over the next three years. Among these were the Carole King/Gerry Goffin songs "Oh No Not My Baby", which reached number 24 on the pop charts in 1964, and "It's Gonna Be Alright", which peaked at #26 the following year. She also recorded duets with label-mate Chuck Jackson, including a reworked version of an Alvin Robinson hit, "Something You Got", which climbed to #10 on the R&B chart.

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August 18th 2012, American singer and songwrite Scott McKenzie died aged 73. He was best known for his 1967 hit single and generational anthem, 'San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)'. He also joined a new version of The Mamas and the Papas and co-wrote "Kokomo" (1988), a No.1 single for The Beach Boys. (b. 1939)

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1945, Born on this day, Barbara Harris, singer, The Toys, 1965 US No. 2 & UK No.5 single 'A Lover's Concerto').

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August 18th 2008, Soul singer Pervis Jackson died of cancer. Was a member of The Spinners (Also known as The Motown Spinners and The Detroit Spinners). Had the 1980 UK No.1 & US No.2 single 'Working My Way Back To You'.

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August 18th 1945 – Sarah Dash, singer and actress. Her first notable appearance on the music scene was as a member of Patti LaBelle & the Bluebelles. Dash has had a full career, moving from singer, to songwriter, session musician, sideman for famous bands that include LaBelle, The Rolling Stones, and Keith Richards.

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August 18th 2014 – Don Pardo, American radio and television announcer, died in his sleep. His career spanned more than seven decades. A member of the Television Hall of Fame, Pardo was noted for his 70-year tenure with NBC, working as the announcer for early incarnations of such notable shows as The Price Is Right, Jackpot, Jeopardy!, Three on a Match, Winning Streak and NBC Nightly News. His longest, and best-known, announcing job was for NBC's Saturday Night Live, a job he held for 39 seasons, from the show's debut in 1975 until his death in 2014. (b. 1918)

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August 18th 1949 – Nigel Griggs, English bass player, musician who played bass guitar in Split Enz. He is the brother of Paul Griggs from the 1970s vocal group Guys 'n' Dolls. A professional musician since 1963, Nigel Griggs played in a number of bands, notably The Cortinas and Octopus, 1963–1971, with his brother Paul, Carmen and Steve Hillage's Khan.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/18/17 at 8:27 am

August 18th 2015 – Bud Yorkin, American film and television producer, director, writer, and actor. In 1958, Yorkin joined writer/producer Norman Lear to form Tandem Productions, which produced several motion pictures and television specials in the 1960s to 1971 with such major studios like United Artists and Warner Bros. Yorkin directed and produced the 1958 TV special An Evening With Fred Astaire, which won nine Emmy Awards. He later produced many of the hit sitcoms of the 1970s, such as All in the Family, Maude, Good Times and Sanford and Son. After his split with Lear, Yorkin went on to form Bud Yorkin Productions. His first sitcom after the split was the unsuccessful Sanford and Son spin-off sitcom Grady. In 1976, he formed TOY Productions with Saul Turteltaub and Bernie Orenstein (who produced Sanford and Son from 1974–1977) and their two hits were What's Happening!! and Carter Country. TOY Productions was acquired by Columbia Pictures Television in 1979. (b. 1926)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/18/17 at 8:46 am

1983, Born on this day, Mika, (Mica Penniman), UK singer, (2007 UK No.1 single 'Grace Kelly' and 2007 UK No.1 album 'Life in Cartoon Motion').

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August 18th 2004 – Elmer Bernstein, American composer and conductor, died of cancer in his sleep. He is best known for his many film scores. In a career which spanned fifty years, he composed music for hundreds of film and television productions. His most popular works include the scores to The Magnificent Seven, The Ten Commandments, The Great Escape, To Kill a Mockingbird, Ghostbusters, The Black Cauldron, Airplane!, The Rookies, Cape Fear, and Animal House. Bernstein won an Oscar for his score to Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967) and was nominated for fourteen Oscars in total. He also won two Golden Globes, an Emmy, and was nominated for two Grammy Awards. (b. 1922)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/18/17 at 9:23 am

1956, Born on this day Tony Garnier American bassist, best known as an accompanist to Bob Dylan, with whom he has played since 1989. He is Dylan's longest-running sideman and was also a long-time sideman for David Johansen in his Buster Poindexter persona, and was also briefly a member of the Saturday Night Live house band.

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August 18th 1955 – Bruce Benedict, American former professional baseball player, coach and scout. He played 12 seasons in Major League Baseball as a catcher for the Atlanta Braves from 1978 to 1989.

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August 18th 1950 – Dennis Elliott, British musician and artist who was the original drummer for the rock band, Foreigner. He played with the band from 1976 until leaving between 1991 and 1993. He went on to become a sculptor.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/18/17 at 11:07 am

August 18th 1989 – Leading presidential hopeful Luis Carlos Galán is assassinated near Bogotá in Colombia.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/18/17 at 12:24 pm

August 18th 1972 – Victoria Coren Mitchell, English writer, presenter and professional poker player. Coren Mitchell writes weekly columns for The Observer and has hosted the BBC television quiz show Only Connect since 2008.

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August 18th 1952 – Ricardo Villa, Argentine football coach and former professional midfielder. In the 1970s he played successively for Quilmes, Atlético de Tucumán and Racing Club. At the 1978 FIFA World Cup, he was a member of the Argentinian team that won the tournament and made two appearances as a substitute in the second round. Afterwards, he was snapped up by Tottenham Hotspur's Keith Burkinshaw together with Ossie Ardiles. Arriving to a ticker tape welcome at White Hart Lane, Villa scored one goal against Nottingham Forest on his debut. Villa scored a total of 25 goals in 179 Spurs appearances, none more spectacular than his winning goal against Manchester City in the FA Cup Final replay in 1981 – for which he won the Wembley goal of the century award in 2001. 

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/18/17 at 1:58 pm

August 18th 1956 – John Debney, American film composer and conductor. He received an Academy Award nomination for his score for Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ (2004). He also composed the score for Cutthroat Island (1995), which has been celebrated by music critics as a notable example of swashbuckling film music.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/18/17 at 2:16 pm

August 18th 1956 – Jon Schwartz, American drummer and producer. He is best known for working with the singer-songwriter "Weird Al" Yankovic. The two met while recording "Another One Rides the Bus" at the Dr. Demento show on September 14, 1980. Shortly after, Yankovic invited Schwartz to join his band, gave him the nickname "Bermuda" (a play on words of tropical apparel Bermuda shorts) and they have worked together ever since. Schwartz is heard and/or seen on all of Yankovic's albums, videos, and concerts.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/18/17 at 2:29 pm

August 18th 1956 – Kelly Willard, Christian musician best known for her praise and worship recordings. She was featured as a soloist on projects from Integrity, Vineyard Music, and Maranatha! Music. In addition she sang duets and background vocals with such artists as Dion DiMucci, Lenny LeBlanc, Amy Grant, Ricky Skaggs, Paul Overstreet, Twila Paris, Steve Green, Fernando Ortega, Keith Green, Buddy Greene, Jim Cole and many others.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/18/17 at 3:34 pm

August 18th 1969 – Christian Slater, American actor and producer. He made his film debut with a leading role in the 1985 film The Legend of Billie Jean. He played a monk's apprentice alongside Sean Connery in The Name of the Rose (1986) and gained wider recognition for his breakthrough role in the 1988 cult film Heathers. In the 1990s, Slater starred in many big budget films, including Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, Interview with the Vampire, FernGully: The Last Rainforest, Broken Arrow, and Hard Rain. He was also featured in the cult film True Romance. Since 2000, Slater has combined work in the film business with television, including appearances in The West Wing and Alias and starring in Breaking In and Mind Games.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/18/17 at 4:03 pm

August 18th 1958 – Madeleine Stowe, American actress. She appeared mostly on television before her breakthrough role in the 1987 crime-comedy film Stakeout. She went on to star in the films Revenge (1990), Unlawful Entry (1992), The Last of the Mohicans (1992), Blink (1993), Bad Girls (1994), 12 Monkeys (1995), The General’s Daughter (1999), and We Were Soldiers (2002). For her role in the 1993 independent film Short Cuts, she won the National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress. As of 2015, Stowe's most recent film appearance was in the 2003 thriller Octane. From 2011 to 2015, she starred as Victoria Grayson, the main antagonist of the ABC drama series Revenge. For this role, she was nominated for the 2012 Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/18/17 at 4:19 pm

August 18th 1961 – Huw Edwards, Welsh journalist, presenter, and newsreader. As the BBC News lead presenter for major breaking news in the United Kingdom, Edwards presents Britain's most watched news programme, BBC News at Ten, the corporation's flagship news broadcast. He also presents BBC coverage of state events, international events, the hour-long BBC News at Five on the BBC's rolling news channel BBC News and occasionally presents either as relief or as the BBC's chief presenter BBC News at Six, BBC News at One and BBC Weekend News. Edwards presented the BBC's coverage of major national events, including the Wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton and the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/18/17 at 4:52 pm

August 18th 1960 – Mike LaValliere, American baseball player, a former catcher in Major League Baseball whose 11-year career included tenures in both the National and American Leagues. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed. Signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent in 1981, LaValliere started out as a third baseman but was converted to catcher in 1982. He was sent to the St. Louis Cardinals during the 1984 season as part of a conditional deal. Signing with the Cards as a free agent in 1985, LaValliere spent two years with the club, which included a trip to the World Series. Excellent at throwing out potential base stealers, he won a Gold Glove award in 1987. For his career, he threw out 36.8% of potential base stealers.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/21/17 at 11:50 am

August 21st 1938 – Kenny Rogers, American singer, songwriter, actor, record producer, and entrepreneur. On September 25, 2015, Rogers announced on NBC's Today Show that he was retiring from show business after a final tour to spend more time with his wife and twin boys. Two of his albums, The Gambler and Kenny, are featured in the About.com poll of "The 200 Most Influential Country Albums Ever". He was voted the "Favorite Singer of All-Time" in a 1986 joint poll by readers of both USA Today and People. He has received numerous such awards as the AMAs, Grammys, ACMs and CMAs, as well as a lifetime achievement award for a career spanning six decades in 2003. Later success includes the 2006 album release, Water & Bridges, an across the board hit, that hit the Top 5 in the Billboard Country Albums sales charts, also charting in the Top 15 of the Billboard 200. The first single from the album, "I Can't Unlove You," was also a sizable chart hit. Remaining a popular entertainer around the world, the following year he completed a tour of the United Kingdom and Ireland, telling BBC Radio 2 DJ Steve Wright his favorite hit was "The Gambler". He has also acted in a variety of movies and television shows, most notably the title roles in Kenny Rogers as The Gambler and the MacShayne series as well as his appearance on The Muppet Show. He is also a co-founder of the restaurant chain Kenny Rogers Roasters.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/21/17 at 12:01 pm

August 21st 1940 – Ernest Thayer, American writer and poet, dies from an undisclosed illness seven days after his 77th birthday. He wrote the poem "Casey" (or "Casey at the Bat"), which is "the single most famous baseball poem ever written" according to the Baseball Almanac, and "the nation’s best-known piece of comic verse—a ballad that began a native legend as colorful and permanent as that of Johnny Appleseed or Paul Bunyan." (b. 1863)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/22/17 at 12:07 am

August 22nd 1939 – Carl Yastrzemski, American former Major League Baseball player. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1989. Yastrzemski played his entire 23-year baseball career with the Boston Red Sox (1961–1983). He was primarily a left fielder, but also played 33 games as a third baseman and mostly was a first baseman and designated hitter later in his career. Yastrzemski is an 18-time All-Star, the possessor of seven Gold Gloves, a member of the 3,000 hit club, and the first American League player in that club to also accumulate over 400 home runs. He is second on the all-time list for games played, and third for total at-bats. He is the Red Sox' all-time leader in career RBIs, runs, hits, singles, doubles, total bases, and games played, and is third on the team's list for home runs behind Ted Williams and David Ortiz.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/24/17 at 10:14 am

August 24th 1957 – Stephen Fry, English comedian, actor, writer, presenter, and activist. After a troubled childhood and adolescence, during which he was expelled from two schools and spent three months in prison for credit card fraud, Fry secured a place at Queens' College, Cambridge, where he studied English literature. While at university, he became involved with the Cambridge Footlights, where he met his long-time collaborator Hugh Laurie. As half of the comic double act Fry and Laurie, he co-wrote and co-starred in A Bit of Fry & Laurie and also took the role of Jeeves (with Laurie playing Wooster) in Jeeves and Wooster. Fry's acting roles include a Golden Globe Award–nominated lead performance in the film Wilde, Melchett in the BBC television series Blackadder, the title character in the television series Kingdom, a recurring guest role as Dr Gordon Wyatt on the crime series Bones, and as Gordon Deitrich in the dystopian thriller V for Vendetta. He has also written and presented several documentary series, including the Emmy Award–winning Stephen Fry: The Secret Life of the Manic Depressive, which saw him explore his bipolar disorder, and the travel series Stephen Fry in America. He was also the long-time host of the BBC television quiz show QI, with his tenure lasting from 2003 to 2016. Besides working in television, Fry has contributed columns and articles for newspapers and magazines and written four novels and three volumes of autobiography, Moab Is My Washpot, The Fry Chronicles and More Fool Me. He also appears frequently on BBC Radio 4, starring in the comedy series Absolute Power, being a frequent guest on panel games such as Just a Minute, and acting as chairman for I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue, where he was one of a trio of hosts who succeeded the late Humphrey Lyttelton. Fry is also known for his voice-overs, reading all seven of the Harry Potter novels for the UK audiobook recordings, narrating the LittleBigPlanet and Birds of Steel series of video games, as well as an animated series of explanations of the laws of cricket, and a series of animations about Humanism for the British Humanist Association.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/24/17 at 1:51 pm

August 24th 2014 – Richard Attenborough, English actor, filmmaker, entrepreneur, and politician. He was the President of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) and the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA). Attenborough joined the Royal Air Force during World War II and served in the film unit. He went on several bombing raids over Europe and filmed action from the rear gunners position. As a film director and producer, Attenborough won two Academy Awards for Gandhi in 1983. He also won four BAFTA Awards and four Golden Globe Awards. As an actor, he is perhaps best known for his roles in Brighton Rock, The Great Escape, 10 Rillington Place, Miracle on 34th Street (1994) and Jurassic Park. He was the older brother of David Attenborough, a naturalist and broadcaster, and John Attenborough, an executive at Alfa Romeo. He was married to actress Sheila Sim from 1945 until his death. (b. 1923)  :\'(

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Written By: nally on 08/25/17 at 10:57 pm

Died 16 years ago today, on August 25th 2001: Aaliyah, American R&B singer, in a plane crash at only 22 years of age :\'( (born 1979; would have turned 38 back in January had she lived)

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Written By: nally on 08/28/17 at 10:47 am

Died August 28th 1784: Junípero Serra, Spanish priest and missionary (b. 1713)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/31/17 at 7:49 am

August 31st 1997 – Diana, Princess of Wales, was killed in a car crash in Paris. She was a member of the British royal family as the first wife of Charles, Prince of Wales, who is the eldest child and heir apparent of Queen Elizabeth II. The marriage produced two sons, the princes William and Harry, who were then respectively second and third in the line of succession to the British throne. As Princess of Wales, Diana undertook royal duties on behalf of the Queen and represented her at functions overseas. She was celebrated for her charity work and for her support of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines. She was involved with dozens of charities including London's Great Ormond Street Hospital for children, of which she was president from 1989. Diana remained the object of worldwide media scrutiny during and after her marriage, which ended in divorce on 28 August 1996. (b. 1961)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/01/17 at 8:45 am

September 1st 1946 – Barry Gibb, singer, songwriter and record producer who rose to worldwide fame as a co-founder of the group Bee Gees, one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed groups in the history of popular music, with his brothers, Robin and Maurice Gibb. The three brothers also formed a songwriting partnership beginning in 1966. Born on the Isle of Man, he was raised in Manchester where he became involved in the skiffle craze, forming his first band, the Rattlesnakes, which evolved into the Bee Gees in 1960 when they moved to Redcliffe, Queensland, Australia. They returned to England where they achieved worldwide fame. He is also known for his high-pitched falsetto singing voice. Gibb shares the record with John Lennon and Paul McCartney for consecutive Billboard Hot 100 number ones as a writer with six. Guinness World Records lists Gibb as the second most successful songwriter in history behind Paul McCartney. Gibb's career has spanned over fifty years. In 1994, he was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame with his brothers. In 1997, as a member of the Bee Gees, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and received the Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music. Barry is a fellow of the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors. For services to music, Gibb (along with his brothers) was appointed Commander in the Order of the British Empire at Buckingham Palace on 27 May 2004. In 2007, Q magazine ranked him number 38 on its list of the "100 Greatest Singers".

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September 1st 1981 – Albert Speer, German architect, died after suffering a stroke. He was, for most of World War II, Reich Minister of Armaments and War Production for Nazi Germany. Speer was Adolf Hitler's chief architect before assuming ministerial office. As "the Nazi who said sorry", he accepted moral responsibility at the Nuremberg trials and in his memoirs for complicity in crimes of the Nazi regime, while insisting he had been ignorant of the Holocaust. (b. 1905)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/01/17 at 9:22 am

September 1st 1937 – Al Geiberger, American golfer. He won 11 tournaments on the PGA Tour, one of which was the 1966 PGA Championship, a major title. He won the Tournament Players Championship in 1975, and played on the Ryder Cup teams in 1967 and 1975. Geiberger also won 10 times on the Senior PGA Tour, now called the Champions Tour.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/01/17 at 10:29 am

September 1st 1986 – Murray Hamilton, American stage, screen, and television character actor, died of lung cancer at age 63. He appeared in such films as Anatomy of a Murder, The Hustler, The Graduate, The Amityville Horror and Jaws. (b. 1923)

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September 1st 1939 – Lily Tomlin, American actress, comedian, writer, singer, and producer. Tomlin began her career as a stand-up comedian, and performing Off-Broadway during the 1960s. Her breakout role was performing as a cast member on the variety show Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In from 1969 until 1973. She currently stars on the Netflix series Grace and Frankie as Frankie Bergstein. Her performance as Frankie garnered her three consecutive nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series in 2015, 2016 and 2017. In 1974, Tomlin was cast by Robert Altman in her first film; her performance as Linnea Reese in Nashville won her several awards and nominations for the Golden Globe and Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. In 1977, her performance as Margo Sperling in The Late Show won her the Best Actress Award at the Berlin International Film Festival and nominations for the Golden Globe and BAFTA Award for Best Lead Actress. Her other notable films include 9 to 5 (1980), All of Me (1984), Flirting with Disaster (1996), Tea with Mussolini (1999), I Heart Huckabees (2004), and Grandma (2015). Her signature role was written by her wife (then partner), Jane Wagner, in a show titled The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe which opened on Broadway in 1985 and won Tomlin the Tony Award for Best Lead Actress in a Play. She is also known as the voice of Ms. Frizzle on the children's series The Magic School Bus. She won her first Emmy Awards in 1974 for writing and producing her own television special, Lily. Tomlin won a Grammy Award for her 1972 comedy album This Is a Recording. In 2014, she was given Kennedy Center Honors and in 2017 she received the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/01/17 at 12:57 pm

September 1st 2012 – Hal David, American lyricist, died from a stroke. He grew up in Brooklyn, New York City. He was best known for his collaborations with composer Burt Bacharach and his association with Dionne Warwick. In 1957, he met composer Burt Bacharach at Famous Music in the Brill Building in New York. The two teamed up and wrote their first hit "The Story of My Life", recorded by Marty Robbins in 1957. Subsequently, in the 1960s and early 1970s Bacharach and David wrote some of the most enduring songs in American popular music, many for Dionne Warwick but also for The Carpenters, Dusty Springfield, B. J. Thomas, Gene Pitney, Tom Jones, Jackie DeShannon and others. In the UK a version of "The Story of My Life" recorded by Michael Holliday reached #1 in 1958 before being replaced by Perry Como's "Magic Moments", the first time any songwriter had consecutive #1 hits in the UK charts. Bacharach and David hits included "Alfie", "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head", "This Guy's in Love with You", "I'll Never Fall in Love Again", "Do You Know the Way to San Jose", "Walk On By", "What the World Needs Now Is Love", "I Say a Little Prayer", "(There's) Always Something There to Remind Me", "One Less Bell to Answer" and "Anyone Who Had a Heart". The duo's film work includes the Oscar-nominated title songs for "What's New Pussycat?" and "Alfie", "The Look of Love", from Casino Royale; and the Oscar-winning Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head from Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. In addition, "Don't Make Me Over", "(They Long to Be) Close to You" and "Walk On By" have been inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. (b. 1921)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/01/17 at 1:23 pm

September 1st 1957 – Gloria Estefan, Cuban-American singer, songwriter, actress, and businesswoman. She started off her career as the lead singer in the group called "Miami Latin Boys" which was eventually known as Miami Sound Machine. Estefan's breakthrough success with "Conga" in 1985 made her known worldwide. The song became Estefan's signature song and led to the Miami Sound Machine winning the grand prix in the 15th annual Tokyo Music Festival in 1986. In the middle of 1988 she and the band got their first number-one hit for the song "Anything for You".

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/01/17 at 2:08 pm

September 1st 2015 – Dean Jones, American actor, died from Parkinson's disease aged 84. He is  known for his roles as Agent Zeke Kelso in That Darn Cat! (1965), Jim Douglas in The Love Bug (1968), Albert Dooley in The Million Dollar Duck (1971; for which he received a Golden Globe nomination) and Dr. Herman Varnick in Beethoven (1992). (b. 1931)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/01/17 at 2:39 pm

September 1st 1944 – Leonard Slatkin, American conductor and composer. His conducting debut came in 1966 when he became artistic director and conductor of the award-winning New York Youth Symphony, and in 1968, Walter Susskind named him the assistant conductor of the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra. While in St. Louis, Slatkin hosted for three years a weekly KDNA radio station program called The Slatkin Project. He left St. Louis in 1977 to become music director of the New Orleans Symphony. He led a series of Beethoven festivals with the San Francisco Symphony during the late 1970s and early 1980s. These annual concerts, held during June, included the orchestra's final concert in San Francisco's War Memorial Opera House in 1980, which featured a performance of Beethoven's ninth symphony.

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September 1st 1838 – William Clark, American explorer, soldier, Indian agent, and territorial governor, died from an undisclosed illness. A native of Virginia, he grew up in prestatheood Kentucky before later settling in what became the state of Missouri. Clark was a planter and slaveholder. Along with Meriwether Lewis, Clark helped lead the Lewis and Clark Expedition of 1804 to 1806 across the Louisiana Purchase to the Pacific Ocean, and claimed the Pacific Northwest for the United States. Before the expedition, he served in a militia and the United States Army. Afterward, he served in a militia and as governor of the Missouri Territory. From 1822 until his death in 1838, he served as Superintendent of Indian Affairs. (b. 1770)

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September 1st 1949 – Garry Maddox, American baseball player and sportscaster. A former center fielder in Major League Baseball who was known for his outstanding defense. He was a 1968 San Pedro High School senior in Los Angeles was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the second round of the 1968 amateur draft. Maddox missed two seasons due to his service in the U.S. Army during the 1969 and 1970 seasons. Exposure to chemicals in Vietnam left his skin highly sensitive, and he has worn a full beard ever since to protect his face.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/01/17 at 3:44 pm

September 1st 1967 – Siegfried Sassoon, English poet, writer, and soldier, died from stomach cancer one week before his 81st birthday. Decorated for bravery on the Western Front, he became one of the leading poets of the First World War. His poetry both described the horrors of the trenches, and satirised the patriotic pretensions of those who, in Sassoon's view, were responsible for a jingoism-fuelled war. Sassoon became a focal point for dissent within the armed forces when he made a lone protest against the continuation of the war in his "Soldier's Declaration" of 1917, culminating in his admission to a military psychiatric hospital; this resulted in his forming a friendship with Wilfred Owen, who was greatly influenced by him. Sassoon later won acclaim for his prose work, notably his three-volume fictionalised autobiography, collectively known as the "Sherston trilogy". (b. 1886)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/01/17 at 4:44 pm

September 1st 1950 – Phil McGraw, American television personality, author, psychologist, and the host of the television show Dr. Phil, which debuted in 2002. McGraw first gained celebrity status with appearances on The Oprah Winfrey Show in the late 1990s. In 2015, Forbes listed his earnings at $70 million for the previous 12 months, and ranked him the 15th highest earning celebrity in the world

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/01/17 at 5:01 pm

September 1st 2008 – Jerry Reed, American country music singer, guitarist, and songwriter, died in Nashville, Tennessee of complications from emphysema at the age of 71.He also was an actor who appeared in more than a dozen films. His signature songs included "Guitar Man", "U.S. Male", "A Thing Called Love", "Alabama Wild Man", "Amos Moses", "When You're Hot, You're Hot" (which garnered a Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance), "Ko-Ko Joe", "Lord, Mr. Ford", "East Bound and Down" (the theme song for the 1977 blockbuster Smokey and the Bandit, in which Reed co-starred), "The Bird", and "She Got the Goldmine (I Got the Shaft)". (b. 1937)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/02/17 at 1:30 am

September 2nd 1943 – Joe Simon, American chart-topping, Grammy Award winning, soul and R&B musician. A consistent presence on the US charts between 1964 and 1981, Simon charted 51 U.S. Pop and R&B chart Hits between 1964 and 1981,including eight times in the US top forty, and thirty-eight times in the top 40 of the US R&B charts,and 13 chart hits in Canada. His biggest hits included three number one entries on the US Billboard R&B chart: "The Chokin' Kind" (1969), "Power Of Love" (1972), and "Get Down, Get Down (Get on the Floor)" (1975).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/02/17 at 2:37 am

September 2nd 1934 – Chuck McCann, American actor and screenwriter. He was known to a generation of children who grew up watching his children's shows in the New York City metropolitan area during the 1960s, having worked his way up to regional star status by apprenticing on a number of other children's shows, such as Captain Kangaroo and Rootie Kazootie (the show on which he met his one-time puppeteer and sidekick, Paul Ashley). The best-selling The First Family, an early '60s LP record album which lampooned the newly elected President John F. Kennedy and his family, included McCann among its voices. Until late 1967, McCann hosted comedy/variety TV puppet shows in the New York area. McCann (with Ashley) did The Puppet Hotel for WNTA-TV, Channel 13; then Laurel & Hardy & Chuck, Let's Have Fun, and The Chuck McCann Show for WPIX, Channel 11; and finally, The Chuck McCann Show, The Great Bombo's Magic Cartoon Circus Lunchtime Show, and Chuck McCann's Laurel and Hardy Show for WNEW-TV, Channel 5. In addition, Chuck was the comedy sidekick on the WPIX long-running Clay Cole Show. His career was burgeoning by the time he left Channel 5, a victim of changing TV trends. By the end of the 1960s, he had appeared to critical acclaim in the 1968 film The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter and performed regularly on CBS's The Garry Moore Show.

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September 2nd 1898 – Wilford Woodruff, American religious leader, dies after a brief illness. He served as the fourth president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1889 until his death. Woodruff's large collection of diaries provides an important record of Latter Day Saint history, and his decision to formally end the practice of plural marriage among the members of the LDS Church in 1890 brought to a close one of the most controversial periods of church history. (b. 1807)

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September 2nd 1952 – Jimmy Connors, American world No. 1 tennis player, often considered among the greatest in the history of the sport. Usually called "Jimmy", he held the top ATP ranking for a then-record 160 consecutive weeks from 1974 to 1977 and a career total of 268 weeks.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/02/17 at 6:03 am

September 2nd 2001 – Christiaan Barnard, South African cardiac surgeon, died of a heart attack, but an autopsy showed his death was caused by a severe asthma attack. He performed the world's first human-to-human heart transplant on December 3, 1967, and the second overall heart transplant (James Hardy did a xenotransplant in 1964). (b. 1922)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/02/17 at 6:26 am

September 2nd 1943 – Rosalind Ashford, American soprano R&B and soul singer, famed for her work as an original member of the popular Motown singing group Martha and the Vandellas.

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September 2nd 1834 – Thomas Telford, Scottish civil engineer, architect and stonemason, and a noted road, bridge and canal builder, died after being taken seriously ill of a bilious derangement. After establishing himself as an engineer of road and canal projects in Shropshire, he designed numerous infrastructure projects in his native Scotland, as well as harbours and tunnels. Such was his reputation as a prolific designer of highways and related bridges, he was dubbed The Colossus of Roads (a pun on the Colossus of Rhodes), and, reflecting his command of all types of civil engineering in the early 19th century, he was elected as the first President of the Institution of Civil Engineers, a post he retained for 14 years until his death. (b. 1757)

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September 2nd 1957 – Steve Porcaro, American keyboardist, composer and original member of the rock band Toto. He is also the sole surviving Porcaro brother with his brothers Jeff and Mike having died in 1992 and 2015 respectively.

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September 2nd 1910 – Henri Rousseau, painter, died from a blood clot from the gangrene in his leg. A French post-impressionist painter in the Naïve or Primitive manner. He was also known as Le Douanier (the customs officer), a humorous description of his occupation as a toll and tax collector. He started painting seriously in his early forties; by age 49, he retired from his job to work on his art full-time. Ridiculed during his lifetime by critics, he came to be recognized as a self-taught genius whose works are of high artistic quality. Rousseau's work exerted an extensive influence on several generations of avant-garde artists. (b. 1844)

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September 2nd 1964 – Keanu Reeves, Canadian actor, director, producer, and musician. Reeves is best known for his acting career, beginning in 1985 and spanning more than three decades. He gained fame for his starring role performances in several blockbuster films including comedies from the Bill and Ted franchise (1989–1991); action thrillers Point Break (1991), Speed (1994), and the John Wick franchise; psychological thriller The Devil's Advocate (1997); supernatural thriller Constantine (2005); and science fiction/action series The Matrix (1999–2003). He has also appeared in dramatic films such as Dangerous Liaisons (1988), My Own Private Idaho (1991), and Little Buddha (1993), as well as the romantic horror Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992)

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September 2nd 1965 – Lennox Lewis, English-Canadian boxer. He competed from 1989 to 2003. He is a three-time world heavyweight champion, a two-time lineal champion, and remains the last heavyweight to hold the undisputed title. Lewis holds dual British and Canadian citizenship; as an amateur he represented Canada at the 1988 Summer Olympics, winning a gold medal in the super-heavyweight division after defeating future world champion Riddick Bowe in the final.

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September 2nd 1934 – Russ Columbo, American baritone, songwriter, violinist and actor, was shot under peculiar circumstances by his longtime friend, photographer Lansing Brown, while Columbo was visiting him at home. He is famous for romantic ballads such as his signature tune "You Call It Madness, But I Call It Love" and his own compositions "Prisoner of Love" and "Too Beautiful For Words." (b. 1908)

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September 2nd 1981 – Chris Tremlett, English former cricketer who played international cricket for England and domestically for Hampshire and Surrey. He was a 6 feet 7 inches (2.01 m) tall fast-medium bowler able to extract bounce on most surfaces. Tremlett started his playing career with Hampshire in 2000 and was awarded his county cap in 2004. He made his One Day International debut in 2005, and two years later played his first Test. Tremlett played three Tests in 2007 before injury interrupted.

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September 2nd 1969 – Ho Chi Minh, Vietnamese Communist revolutionary leader, died from heart failure at his home in Hanoi, aged 79. He was Chairman and First Secretary of the Workers' Party of Vietnam. Hồ was also Prime Minister (1945–55) and President (1945–69) of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam). He was a key figure in the foundation of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam in 1945, as well as the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) and the Việt Cộng (NLF or VC) during the Vietnam War. He led the Việt Minh independence movement from 1941 onward, establishing the Communist-ruled Democratic Republic of Vietnam in 1945 and defeating the French Union in 1954 at the battle of Điện Biên Phủ. He officially stepped down from power in 1965 due to health problems, but remained a highly respected inspiration for those Vietnamese fighting for his cause—a united, communist Vietnam—until his death. After the war, Saigon, the former capital of the Republic of Vietnam, was renamed Hồ Chí Minh City. (b. 1890)

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September 2nd 1973 – J. R. R. Tolkien, English writer, poet, philologist, and university professor, from a bleeding ulcer and chest infection. He is best known as the author of the classic high-fantasy works The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Silmarillion. (b. 1892)

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September 2nd 2001 – Troy Donahue, American film and television actor and singer, died from a heart attack. He was a popular male sex symbol in the 1950s and 1960s. He signed with Universal Studios in October 1956. They started him off in small roles in films like Man Afraid (1957), Man of a Thousand Faces (1957), The Tarnished Angels (1957), Above All Things (1957), and The Monolith Monsters (1957). He was also used in Summer Love (1958), and had a slightly bigger part in Live Fast, Die Young (1958). He began appearing on TV in a guest part in Man Without a Gun (1958). This was followed by parts in This Happy Feeling (1958), Wild Heritage (1958), Voice in the Mirror (1958), The Perfect Furlough (1958) and Monster on the Campus (1958) (billed fifth). He often had better roles in TV, guest starring in episodes of The Californians (1958), Rawhide (1958), Wagon Train (1958), and Tales of Wells Fargo (1958). Donahue achieved good reviews for a brief, but effective part in Imitation of Life (1959), playing a man who beats up his girlfriend after he discovers she is part-black. The big break of Donahue's career came when he was cast opposite Sandra Dee in A Summer Place, made by Warner Bros in 1959. The director was Delmer Daves. Warners signed him to a long term contract. They put him to work guest starring in episodes of their Western TV series such as Colt .45 (1959), Maverick (1959), Tenderfoot (TV series) (1959), Sugarfoot (1959), The Alaskans (1960) and Lawman (1960).  (b. 1936)

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September 3rd 1955 – Steve Jones, English rock guitarist, singer and actor, best known as a guitarist with the Sex Pistols. Following the split of the Sex Pistols he formed The Professionals with former bandmate Paul Cook. He has also released two solo abums, and worked with the likes of Johnny Thunders, Iggy Pop, Bob Dylan and Thin Lizzy. In 1995, he formed the short lived supergroup Neurotic Outsiders with members of Guns N' Roses and Duran Duran. Jones was ranked in Rolling Stone's list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time".

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September 3rd 1658 – Oliver Cromwell, English general and politician, died from what most likely was septicaemia is following his urinary infection. He was a fanatical puritan who enforced the abolition of Christmas. He rose from relative obscurity as an MP to become one of the most controversial figures in British history. Cromwell won the first civil war involving the whole of Britain and was the key figure in the execution of Charles I. Find out how a revolutionary who toppled a king, only to become a despot himself, paved the way for parliamentary democracy (b. 1599)

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September 3rd 1926 – Irene Papas, Greek actress and occasional singer, who has starred in over 70 films in a career spanning more than 50 years. She became famous in Greece, and then an international star of feature films such as The Guns of Navarone and Zorba the Greek. She was a powerful presence as a Greek heroine in films including The Trojan Women, Iphigenia, and played the eponymous parts in Antigone (1961) and Electra.

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September 3rd 1970 – Vince Lombardi, American football player, coach, and executive in the National Football League (NFL), died from cancer. He is best known as the head coach of the Green Bay Packers during the 1960s, where he led the team to three straight and five total NFL Championships in seven years, in addition to winning the first two Super Bowls following the 1966 and 1967 NFL seasons. The NFL's Super Bowl trophy is named in his honor following his sudden death from cancer in 1970. He was enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1971, the year after his death. (b. 1913)

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September 3rd 1942 – Al Jardine, American musician, singer and songwriter, who co-founded the Beach Boys. He is best known as the band's rhythm guitarist, and for occasionally singing lead vocals on singles such as "Help Me, Rhonda" (1965), "Then I Kissed Her" (1965) and "Come Go with Me" (1978). He has released only one solo studio album, A Postcard from California (2010). In 1988, Jardine was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Beach Boys.

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September 3rd 2015 – Judy Carne, English actress, died from pneumonia. She is best remembered for the phrase "Sock it to me!" on Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In. She made her first British television appearances on the series Danger Man (1961) and episodes of The Rag Trade (also 1961), a BBC sitcom. She moved to the USA not long afterwards. Her first regular role was in the sitcom Fair Exchange (1963) as an English teenager who goes to the U.S. to live with an American family, whose daughter (played by Lynn Loring) has gone to live in England. That was followed by The Baileys of Balboa (1964). She later co-starred with Pete Duel in Love on a Rooftop (1966). She made several appearances on the adventure series The Man from U.N.C.L.E.. (b. 1939)

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September 3rd 1956 – Stephen Woolley, English film producer and director. He is best known for his work with director Neil Jordan, which has resulted in a number of critically acclaimed films, including the Oscar-winning The Crying Game. After programming The Screen On The Green cinema in Islington, North London, and managing The Scala Cinema near King's Cross railway station, Woolley established Palace Video in the early 1980s to distribute the types of cult cinema and international art films that had been the core of his cinema programmes. The company then moved into cinema distribution, becoming Palace Pictures; and then film production in 1984, with many projects being supported by Channel 4. His successes as a producer include The Company of Wolves, Mona Lisa, and The Crying Game (nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture), and Interview with the Vampire, all directed by Neil Jordan. He also helped established director Michael Caton-Jones as a major directing talent. Woolley established an association with Miramax, which distributed a number of Palace films in the United States.

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September 3rd 1965 – Charlie Sheen, American actor. Sheen became famous for a series of successful films such as Platoon (1986), Wall Street (1987), Young Guns (1988), Eight Men Out (1988), Major League (1989), Hot Shots! (1991), and The Three Musketeers (1993). In the 2000s, Sheen became best known for his television roles. He replaced Michael J. Fox in Spin City and his performance earned him a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy and then starred in Two and a Half Men which earned him several Golden Globe and Emmy Award nominations.

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September 4th 1942 – Merald "Bubba" Knight, American R&B/soul singer, best known as a member of Gladys Knight & the Pips. The older brother of lead singer Gladys Knight, Bubba Knight served as the unofficial leader of the group, and was instrumental in handling the Pips' business matters. Gladys Knight & The Pips evolved out of The Pips.

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September 4th 1965 – Albert Schweitzer, French-German theologian, organist, writer, humanitarian, philosopher, and physician, died from an undisclosed illness. A Lutheran, Schweitzer challenged both the secular view of Jesus as depicted by historical-critical methodology current at this time, as well as the traditional Christian view. His contributions to the interpretation of Pauline Christianity concern the role of Paul's mysticism of “being in Christ” as primary and the doctrine of Justification by Faith as secondary. He received the 1952 Nobel Peace Prize for his philosophy of “Reverence for Life”, expressed in many ways, but most famously in founding and sustaining the Albert Schweitzer Hospital in Lambaréné, now in Gabon, west central Africa (then French Equatorial Africa). As a music scholar and organist, he studied the music of German composer Johann Sebastian Bach and influenced the Organ Reform Movement (Orgelbewegung). (b. 1875)

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September 4th 1944 – Gene Parsons, American drummer, banjo player, guitarist, singer-songwriter, and engineer, best known for his work with The Byrds from 1968 to 1972. Parsons has also released solo albums and played in bands including Nashville West, The Flying Burrito Brothers, and Parsons Green. He is credited with inventing the B-Bender (also known as the StringBender) along with guitarist Clarence White and the device is often referred to as the Parsons/White B-Bender, a trademarked name.

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September 4th 1588 – Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester, English academic and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Norfolk, died unexpectantly of what historians have considered to be malaria and stomach cancer as the causes of death. He was the favourite and close friend of Elizabeth I's, from her first year on the throne until his death. He was a suitor for the queen's hand for many years. (b. 1532)

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September 4th 1937 – Dawn Fraser, Australian freestyle champion swimmer and former politician. She is one of only three swimmers to have won the same Olympic event three times – in her case the women's 100-metre freestyle. Within Australia, she is often known for her controversial behaviour and larrikin character as much as for her athletic ability.

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September 4th 1907 – Edvard Grieg, Norwegian composer and pianist, died from heart failure. He is widely considered one of the leading Romantic era composers, and his music is part of the standard classical repertoire worldwide. His use and development of Norwegian folk music in his own compositions put the music of Norway in the international spectrum, as well as helping to develop a national identity, much as Jean Sibelius and Antonín Dvořák did in Finland and Bohemia, respectively. (b. 1843)

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September 4th 1931 – Mitzi Gaynor, American actress, singer, and dancer. Her notable films included There's No Business Like Show Business (1954), which featured Irving Berlin's music and also starred Ethel Merman, Dan Dailey, Marilyn Monroe, Donald O'Connor, and Johnnie Ray; and South Pacific, the 1958 motion picture adaptation of the stage musical by Rodgers and Hammerstein.  She married Jack Bean, a talent agent and public relations executive for MCA, in San Francisco, California, on November 18, 1954. They resided on North Arden Drive in Beverly Hills, California. She had just been released from Twentieth Century-Fox (before the start of There's No Business Like Show Business) with four years left on her contract and decided with the time off to get married. The union was childless. After their marriage, Bean quit MCA and started his own real estate business and managed Gaynor's career.

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September 4th 2006 – Steve Irwin, Australian zookeeper, conservationist and television personality, died after being pierced in the chest by a stingray barb while filming an underwater documentary film titled Ocean's Deadliest. He achieved worldwide fame from the television series The Crocodile Hunter (1996–2007), an internationally broadcast wildlife documentary series which he co-hosted with his wife Terri; the couple also hosted the series, Croc Files (1999–2001), The Crocodile Hunter Diaries (2002–2006), and New Breed Vets (2005). Together, the couple also owned and operated Australia Zoo, founded by Irwin's parents in Beerwah, about 80 kilometres (50 mi) north of the Queensland state capital city of Brisbane. (b. 1962)  :\'(

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September 4th 2014 – Joan Rivers, American comedian, actress, writer, producer, and television host, died from brain damage caused by a lack of oxygen. She was noted for her often controversial comedic persona—alternatingly self-deprecating or sharply acerbic, especially toward celebrities and politicians. Rivers gained prominence in 1965 as a guest on The Tonight Show. Hosted by her mentor, Johnny Carson, the show established Rivers' comedic style. In 1986, with her own rival program, The Late Show with Joan Rivers, Rivers became the first woman to host a late night network television talk show. She subsequently hosted The Joan Rivers Show (1989–1993), winning a Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Talk Show Host. Having become widely known for her comedic red carpet awards show celebrity interviews, She was the 2009 Celebrity Apprentice Winner. Rivers co-hosted the E! celebrity fashion show Fashion Police from 2010 to 2014 and starred in reality series Joan & Melissa: Joan Knows Best? (2011–2014) with daughter Melissa Rivers. She was the subject of the documentary Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work (2010). (b. 1933)

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September 4th 1949 – Tom Watson, American professional golfer on the PGA Tour Champions, formerly on the PGA Tour. In the 1970s and 1980s, Watson was one of the leading players in the world, winning eight major championships and heading the PGA Tour money list five times. He was the number one player in the world according to McCormack's World Golf Rankings from 1978 until 1982; in both 1983 and 1984, he was ranked second behind Seve Ballesteros. He also spent 32 weeks in the top 10 of the successor Sony Rankings in their debut in 1986. Watson is also notable for his longevity: at nearly sixty years of age, and 26 years after his last major championship victory, he led after the second and third rounds of The Open Championship in 2009, but lost in a four-hole playoff. With a chance to win the tournament with par on the 72nd hole, he missed an 8-foot (2.4 m) putt, then lost to Stewart Cink in the playoff. Several of Watson's major victories came at the expense of Jack Nicklaus, the man he replaced as number one, most notably the 1977 Masters, 1977 Open Championship, and the 1982 U.S. Open.

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September 4th 1985 – George O'Brien, American actor, died from a stroke he suffered from four years previous. He was popular during the silent film era and into the talkie era of the 1930s, best known today as the lead actor in F. W. Murnau's 1927 film Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans. (b. 1899)

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September 4th 1945 – Bill Kenwright, English actor, singer, and producer. He is one of the UK's most successful theatre producers, best known for the long-running West End hit Blood Brothers and the record-breaking tour of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Other productions have included West End runs of Whistle Down the Wind at the Palace Theatre, Festen in London, on a UK tour and on Broadway, The Big Life, Elmina's Kitchen, Scrooge – The Musical, The Night of the Iguana, A Few Good Men, A Man For All Seasons alongside UK tours of Jesus Christ Superstar, Tommy, Tell Me on a Sunday and This is Elvis. He produced the London revival of Cabaret at the Lyric Theatre in September 2006, starring Anna Maxwell Martin, James Dreyfus and Sheila Hancock.

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September 4th 1989 – Georges Simenon, Belgian writer, died in his sleep of natural causes. A prolific author who published nearly 500 novels and numerous short works, Simenon is best known as the creator of the fictional detective Jules Maigret. (b. 1903)

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September 4th 1968 – John DiMaggio, American voice actor and comedian, known for his gruff voice, and for his work as Bender from the television show Futurama, Jake the Dog on Adventure Time, and Marcus Fenix in the hit Xbox video game Gears Of War. Other voice-over roles of his include Dr. Drakken and Motor Ed on Kim Possible, Brother Blood on Teen Titans, Aquaman in Batman: The Brave and the Bold, Rico in The Penguins of Madagascar, Fu Dog and Ogre In American Dragon: Jake Long, Niblet on Pound Puppies, the Scotsman on Samurai Jack, and Shnitzel on Chowder.

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September 4th 1960 – Damon Wayans, American actor, comedian, writer and producer, and member of the Wayans family of entertainers. Wayans performed as a comedian and actor throughout the 1980s, including a yearlong stint on the sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live, although his true breakthrough came as a co-creator and performer on his own sketch comedy show, In Living Color, from 1990 to 1992. Since then he has starred in a number of films and television shows, some of which he has co-produced or co-written, including The Last Boy Scout and Major Payne, and the sitcom My Wife and Kids.

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September 4th 1990 – Irene Dunne, American film actress and singer. died from an undisclosed illness. Her career spanned the 1930s, 1940s and early 1950s. Dunne was nominated five times for the Academy Award for Best Actress, for her performances in Cimarron (1931), Theodora Goes Wild (1936), The Awful Truth (1937), Love Affair (1939) and I Remember Mama (1948). In 1985, Dunne was given Kennedy Center Honors for her services to the arts. (b. 1898)

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September 4th 1975 – Mark Ronson, English musician, DJ, singer, songwriter and record producer. Although his debut album Here Comes the Fuzz failed to make an impact on the charts, his second album Version reached number two in the UK and included three top 10 singles. This earned him a Brit Award for Best British Male Solo Artist in 2008. His third studio album, Record Collection, was released on 27 September 2010, peaking at number two in the UK. In 2014, Ronson achieved his first UK and US number one single with "Uptown Funk," which featured vocals from Bruno Mars. The song earned Ronson the 2015 Brit Award for British Single of the Year, and the 2016 Grammy Award for Record of the Year and Grammy Award for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance. His fourth studio album, Uptown Special, was released in January 2015, and became his first UK number one album and also peaked at number 5 in the US. Ronson produced "Cold Shoulder" on Adele's first album, 19. He received acclaim for producing Amy Winehouse's album Back to Black, for which he won the Grammy Awards for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical, Best Pop Vocal Album and Record of the Year for the single "Rehab". He has won Record of the Year twice, in 2008 as a producer and in 2016 as a performing artist.

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September 4th 2015 – Jean Darling, American child actress, died after a sudden undisclosed illness. She was a regular in the Our Gang short subjects series from 1927-29. Prior to her death, she was one of four surviving cast members from the silent era cast of Our Gang (Lassie Lou Ahern, Mildred Kornman and Dorothy Morrison being the others). At the time of her death in 2015, Darling was, along with Baby Peggy, one of the last surviving actors who worked in the silent film era. (b. 1922)

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September 4th 1981 – Beyoncé, American singer, songwriter, dancer and actress. Beyoncé performed in various singing and dancing competitions as a child. She rose to fame in the late 1990s as lead singer of the R&B girl-group Destiny's Child. Managed by her father, Mathew Knowles, the group became one of the world's best-selling girl groups in history. Their hiatus saw Beyoncé's theatrical film debut in Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002) and the release of her debut album, Dangerously in Love (2003). The album established her as a solo artist worldwide, earned five Grammy Awards, and featured the Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles "Crazy in Love" and "Baby Boy".

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September 5th 1939 – William Devane, American film, television and theatre actor, known for his role as Greg Sumner on the primetime soap opera Knots Landing (1983–1993) and as James Heller on the Fox serial drama 24 (2005–2007), the role he reprised in Live Another Day (2014). He is also known for his supporting roles in films such as McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971), Marathon Man (1976), Timestalkers (1987) and Space Cowboys (2000).

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September 5th 1548 – Catherine Parr, Queen of England and of Ireland (1543–47), died six days after giving birth, illness was common due to the lack of hygiene around childbirth. She was the last of the six wives of King Henry VIII, and the final queen consort of the House of Tudor. She married him on 12 July 1543, and outlived him by one year. She was also the most-married English queen, with four husbands. (b. about 1512)

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September 5th 1940 – Raquel Welch, American actress and singer. She first won attention for her role in Fantastic Voyage (1966), after which she won a contract with 20th Century Fox. They lent her contract to a British studio, for whom she made One Million Years B.C. (1966). She had only three lines in the film, yet images of her in the doe-skin bikini which she wore became best-selling posters that turned her into a celebrity sex symbol. She later starred in notable films including Bedazzled (1967), Bandolero! (1968), 100 Rifles (1969) and Myra Breckinridge (1970). She won a Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture Actress in a Musical or Comedy in 1974 for her performance in The Three Musketeers. She was also nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in Television Film for her performance in the film Right to Die (1987)

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September 5th 1997 – Mother Teresa, Roman Catholic nun and missionary, died from an undisclosed illness. She was born in Skopje (now the capital of the Republic of Macedonia), then part of the Kosovo Vilayet of the Ottoman Empire. After living in Macedonia for eighteen years she moved to Ireland and then to India, where she lived for most of her life. In 1950 Teresa founded the Missionaries of Charity, a Roman Catholic religious congregation which had over 4,500 sisters and was active in 133 countries in 2012. The congregation manages homes for people dying of HIV/AIDS, leprosy and tuberculosis; soup kitchens; dispensaries and mobile clinics; children's- and family-counselling programmes; orphanages, and schools. Members, who take vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience, also profess a fourth vow: to give "wholehearted free service to the poorest of the poor". Teresa received a number of honours, including the 1962 Ramon Magsaysay Peace Prize and 1979 Nobel Peace Prize. She was canonised (recognised by the church as a saint) on 4 September 2016, and the anniversary of her death (5 September) is her feast day. (b. 1910)

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September 5th 1942 – Werner Herzog, German actor, director, producer, and screenwriter. Herzog and his films have been nominated for and won many awards. His first major award was the Silver Bear Extraordinary Prize of the Jury for his first feature film Signs of Life (Nosferatu the Vampyre was also nominated for Golden Bear in 1979). Most notably, Herzog won the best director award for Fitzcarraldo at the 1982 Cannes Film Festival. In 1975, his movie The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser won the Grand Prix Spécial du Jury (also known as the 'Silver Palm') at the Cannes Festival. Other films directed by Herzog nominated for Golden Palm are: Woyzeck (1979) and Where the Green Ants Dream (1984). His films have been nominated at many other important festivals around the world: César Awards (Aguirre, the Wrath of God), Emmy Awards (Little Dieter Needs to Fly), European Film Awards (My Best Fiend) and Venice Film Festival (Scream of Stone and The Wild Blue Yonder).

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September 5th 1877 – Crazy Horse, Native American war leader of the Oglala Lakota in the 19th century, was fatally wounded by a bayonet-wielding military guard, while allegedly resisting imprisonment at Camp Robinson in present-day Nebraska. He took up arms against the United States federal government to fight against encroachment by white American settlers on Indian territory and to preserve the traditional way of life of the Lakota people. His participation in several famous battles of the American Indian Wars on the northern Great Plains, among them the Fetterman massacre in 1866, in which he acted as a decoy, and the Battle of the Little Bighorn in 1876, in which he led a war party to victory, earned him great respect from both his enemies and his own people. (b. 1849)

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September 5th 1929 – Bob Newhart, American stand-up comedian and actor, noted for his deadpan and slightly stammering delivery. Newhart came to prominence in the 1960s when his album of comedic monologues, The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart, became a worldwide bestseller and reached number one on the Billboard pop album chart—it remains the 20th-best selling comedy album in history. The follow-up album, The Button-Down Mind Strikes Back!, was also a massive success, and the two albums held the Billboard number one and number two spots simultaneously. He later went into acting, starring as Chicago psychologist Dr. Robert Hartley in The Bob Newhart Show during the 1970s and then as Vermont innkeeper Dick Loudon on the 1980s series Newhart.

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September 5th 1939 – George Lazenby, Australian actor and former model who is best known for being the second actor to portray James Bond in the Eon series, which he did in the 1969 film On Her Majesty's Secret Service. He was 29 years old, making him the youngest actor to date to have portrayed the character. Lazenby is also the only Bond actor to receive Golden Globe recognition for his performance, earning a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actor. Prior to appearing as Bond, Lazenby was a model and appeared in advertising. After declining to do another Bond film, Lazenby's career stalled in that decade and he moved into business and invested in real estate. He later appeared in several films and television series, including roles spoofing the James Bond character. In 2017, a documentary entitled Becoming Bond was released on Hulu, featuring Lazenby recounting his life story.

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September 5th 1982 – Douglas Bader, English captain and pilot, Royal Air Force (RAF) flying ace during the Second World War, died after a heart attack. He was credited with 22 aerial victories, four shared victories, six probables, one shared probable and 11 enemy aircraft damaged. He joined the RAF in 1928, and was commissioned in 1930. In December 1931, while attempting some aerobatics, he crashed and lost both his legs. Having been on the brink of death, he recovered, retook flight training, passed his check flights and then requested reactivation as a pilot. Although there were no regulations applicable to his situation, he was retired against his will on medical grounds. After the outbreak of the Second World War in 1939, however, Douglas Bader returned to the RAF and was accepted as a pilot. He scored his first victories over Dunkirk during the Battle of France in 1940. He then took part in the Battle of Britain and became a friend and supporter of Air Vice Marshal Trafford Leigh-Mallory and his "Big Wing" experiments. (b. 1910

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September 5th 1945 – Al Stewart, Scottish singer-songwriter and folk-rock musician who rose to prominence as part of the British folk revival in the 1960s and 1970s. He developed a unique style of combining folk-rock songs with delicately woven tales of characters and events from history. He is best known for his 1976 hit single "Year of the Cat", the title song from the platinum album of the same name. Though Year of the Cat and its 1978 platinum follow-up Time Passages brought Stewart his biggest worldwide commercial successes, earlier albums such as Past, Present and Future from 1973 are often seen as better examples of his intimate brand of historical folk-rock – a style to which he has returned in recent albums

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September 5th 1912 – Arthur MacArthur, Jr., United States Army general, suffered a heart attack and died when he went to Milwaukee to address a reunion of his Civil War unit. He became the military Governor-General of the American-occupied Philippines in 1900 but his term ended a year later due to clashes with the civilian governor, future President William Howard Taft. His son, Douglas MacArthur, was one of only five men promoted to the five-star rank of General of the Army during World War II. In addition to their both being promoted to the rank of general officer, Arthur MacArthur Jr. and Douglas MacArthur also share the distinction of having been the first father and son to each be awarded a Medal of Honor. He led the 2nd Division of Eighth Corps during the Philippine–American War at the Battle of Manila (1899), the Malolos campaign and the Northern Offensive. When the American occupation of the Philippines turned from conventional battles to guerrilla warfare, MacArthur commanded the Department of Northern Luzon. In January 1900, he was appointed Brigadier General in the Regular Army and was appointed military governor of the Philippines with command of Eighth Corps, replacing General Elwell S. Otis. (b. 1845)

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September 5th 1951 – Michael Keaton, American actor, producer and director. He first rose to fame for his comedic film roles in Night Shift (1982), Mr. Mom (1983), Johnny Dangerously (1984) and Beetlejuice (1988), and he earned further acclaim for his dramatic portrayal of the title character in Tim Burton's Batman (1989) and Batman Returns (1992). Since then, he has appeared in a variety of films ranging from dramas and romantic comedies to thriller and action films; such as Clean and Sober (1988), The Dream Team (1989), Pacific Heights (1990), Much Ado About Nothing (1993), My Life (1993), The Paper (1994), Multiplicity (1996), Jackie Brown (1997), Herbie: Fully Loaded (2005), The Other Guys (2010), Need for Speed (2014), Birdman (2014), Spotlight (2015), The Founder (2016) and Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), and he has also provided voices for characters in animated films such as Cars (2006), Toy Story 3 (2010) and Minions (2015). Keaton's lead performance in Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014) earned him a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy, the Critics' Choice Award for Best Actor and Best Actor in a Comedy, and nominations for the Screen Actors Guild Award, British Academy Film Award, and Academy Award for Best Actor. He previously received a Golden Globe Award nomination for his performance in Live from Baghdad (2002) and a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for The Company (2007). Keaton was awarded a Career Achievement Award from both the Hollywood Film Festival and Zurich Film Festivals.

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September 5th 1988 – Gert Fröbe, German film and stage actor, died in Munich of a heart attack. He is best known for his work as Auric Goldfinger in the James Bond film Goldfinger, as Peachum in The Threepenny Opera, as Baron Bomburst in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and as Hotzenplotz in Der Räuber Hotzenplotz. (b. 1913)

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September 5th 2012, Singer-songwriter Joe South, who had hits in the late 1960s and early ’70s, including 'Games People Play,' 'Walk a Mile in My Shoes' and '(I Never Promised You a) Rose Garden,' died at home in Flowery Branch, Atlanta from a heart attack, aged 72.

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September 6th 1943 – Roger Waters, English singer, songwriter, bassist, and composer. In 1965, he co-founded the progressive rock band Pink Floyd with drummer Nick Mason, keyboardist Rick Wright, and guitarist, singer, and songwriter Syd Barrett. Waters initially served as the group's bassist, but following the departure of Barrett in 1968, he also became their lyricist, co-lead vocalist, and conceptual leader. Pink Floyd achieved international success with the concept albums The Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here, Animals, and The Wall. By the early 1980s, they had become one of the most critically acclaimed and commercially successful groups in the history of popular music; by 2013, they had sold more than 250 million albums worldwide. Amid creative differences, Waters left in 1985 and began a legal dispute with the remaining members over their use of the band's name and material.

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September 6th 1972 – Perpetrator and victims of the Munich massacre. When an attack during the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany, at which eleven Israeli Olympic team members were taken hostage and eventually killed, along with a German police officer, by the Palestinian terrorist group Black September.

• Luttif Afif, Palestinian terrorist (b. 1945)
• David Mark Berger, American-Israeli weightlifter (b. 1944)
• Ze'ev Friedman, Polish-Israeli weightlifter (b. 1944)
• Yossef Gutfreund, Israeli wrestling judge (b. 1931)
• Eliezer Halfin, Russian-Israeli wrestler (b. 1948)
• Amitzur Shapira, Russian-Israeli runner and coach (b. 1932)

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September 6th 1941 – Roger Law, caricaturist and one half of Luck and Flaw (with Peter Fluck), creators of the satirical TV puppet show Spitting Image. After Spitting Image finished in 1996, Law became the Artist in residence at the National Art School in Sydney, Australia. He subsequently moved to Jingdezhen, China where he makes large porcelain vessels. It was meeting the Australian-Chinese ceramicist Ah Xian, who in turn introduced him to the pottery workshops of Jingdezhen, that led Law to embark on a new artistic career. A film by Catherine Hunter – described by one critic as "a cautionary tale of fame and the possibilities of new beginnings"  – follows Law as he prepares work for an exhibition of ceramics at London's revered Victoria and Albert Museum.

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September 6th 1959 – Kay Kendall, English actress and comedian, died after been diagnosed with myeloid leukaemia. She began her film career in the musical film London Town (1946). Although the film was a financial failure, Kendall continued to work regularly until her appearance in the comedy film Genevieve (1953) brought her widespread recognition. Most prolific in British films, Kendall also achieved some popularity with American audiences, and won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for her role in the musical-comedy film Les Girls (1957). She began a romantic relationship with actor Rex Harrison after they appeared together in the comedy film The Constant Husband (1955) and they were married in 1957. (b. 1927)

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September 6th 1942 – Richard Hutton, English cricketer, who played in five Tests for England in 1971. A right-handed batsman and right-arm seam bowler, Hutton's bowling was probably his stronger discipline, but he was considered an all-rounder. He played first-class cricket for Yorkshire.

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September 6th 1649 – Robert Dudley, English explorer and cartographer, died in Florence, Italy from an unknown illness. In 1594, he led an expedition to the West Indies, of which he wrote an account. The illegitimate son of Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester, he inherited the bulk of the Earl's estate in accordance with his father's will, including Kenilworth Castle. In 1603–1605, he tried unsuccessfully to establish his legitimacy in court. After that he left England forever, finding a new existence in the service of the Grand Dukes of Tuscany. There, he worked as an engineer and shipbuilder, and designed and published Dell'Arcano del Mare (1645-1646), the first maritime atlas to cover the whole world. He was also a skilled navigator and mathematician. In Italy, he styled himself "Earl of Warwick and Leicester", as well as "Duke of Northumberland", a title recognized by the Emperor Ferdinand II. (b. 1574)

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September 6th 1913 – Julie Gibson, film actress, Gibson made her first film appearances in small roles in the films Nice Girl? and The Feminine Touch (both 1941). Her first featured role was in the 1944 film Lucky Cowboy. This was followed by a series of starring roles in such films as Chick Carter, Detective, Bowery Buckaroos, and Are You with It? She also appeared in the Three Stooges' films Three Smart Saps and Sock-a-Bye Baby. In the 1950s, Gibson's career was relegated mostly to mid-sized to smaller supporting roles in films and on television. In the 1960s, she served as a Dialogue Supervisor on two dozen episodes of the television sitcom Family Affair.

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September 6th 1984 – Ernest Tubb, American singer and songwriter, dies following an illness of with emphysema. One of the pioneers of country music. His biggest career hit song, "Walking the Floor Over You" (1941), marked the rise of the honky tonk style of music. In 1948, he was the first singer to record a hit version of "Blue Christmas", a song more commonly associated with Elvis Presley and his late-1950s version. Another well-known Tubb hit was "Waltz Across Texas" (1965) (written by his nephew Quanah Talmadge Tubb (Billy Talmadge), which became one of his most requested songs and is often used in dance halls throughout Texas during waltz lessons. Tubb recorded duets with the then up-and-coming Loretta Lynn in the early 1960s, including their hit "Sweet Thang". Tubb is a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame. (b. 1914)

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September 6th 1967 – Macy Gray, American R&B, jazz and soul singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, and actress, known for her distinctive raspy voice, and a singing style heavily influenced by Billie Holiday. Gray has released six studio albums, and received five Grammy Award nominations, winning one. She has appeared in a number of films, including Training Day, Spider-Man, Scary Movie 3, Lackawanna Blues, Idlewild and For Colored Girls. Gray is best known for her international hit single "I Try", taken from her multi-platinum debut album On How Life Is.

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September 6th 1998 – Akira Kurosawa, Japanese film director and screenwriter, died of a stroke in Setagaya, Tokyo, at the age of 88. Regarded as one of the most important and influential filmmakers in the history of cinema, he directed 30 films in a career spanning 57 years. Kurosawa entered the Japanese film industry in 1936, following a brief stint as a painter. After years of working on numerous films as an assistant director and scriptwriter, he made his debut as a director during World War II with the popular action film Sanshiro Sugata (a.k.a. Judo Saga). After the war, the critically acclaimed Drunken Angel (1948), in which Kurosawa cast then-unknown actor Toshiro Mifune in a starring role, cemented the director's reputation as one of the most important young filmmakers in Japan. The two men would go on to collaborate on another 15 films. Rashomon, which premiered in Tokyo, became the surprise winner of the Golden Lion at the 1952 Venice Film Festival. The commercial and critical success of that film opened up Western film markets for the first time to the products of the Japanese film industry, which in turn led to international recognition for other Japanese filmmakers. Throughout the 1950s and early 1960s, Kurosawa directed approximately a film a year, including a number of highly regarded (and often adapted) films, such as Ikiru (1952), Seven Samurai (1954) and Yojimbo (1961). After the 1960s, he became much less prolific, though his later work—including his final two epics, Kagemusha (1980) and Ran (1985)—continued to win awards though more often abroad than in Japan. (b. 1910)

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September 6th 2007 – Luciano Pavarotti, Italian operatic tenor, died from pancreatic cancer. He also crossed over into popular music, eventually becoming one of the most commercially successful tenors of all time. He made numerous recordings of complete operas and individual arias, gaining worldwide fame for the quality of his tone, and eventually established himself as one of the finest tenors of the 20th century. As one of the Three Tenors, Pavarotti became well known for his televised concerts and media appearances. From the beginning of his professional career as a tenor in 1961 in Italy to his final performance of "Nessun dorma" at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Pavarotti was at his best in bel canto operas, pre-Aida Verdi roles, and Puccini works such as La bohème, Tosca, and Madama Butterfly. Pavarotti was also noted for his charity work on behalf of refugees and the Red Cross, amongst others. (b. 1935)

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September 6th 1972 – Idris Elba, English actor, musician and DJ. He is known for playing the narcotrafficker Stringer Bell in the HBO series The Wire, DCI John Luther on the BBC One series Luther, and Nelson Mandela in the biographical film Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013). He has been nominated four times for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Miniseries or Television Film, winning one, and was nominated five times for a Primetime Emmy Award. Elba appeared in Ridley Scott's American Gangster (2007), Takers (2010), Thor (2011), Prometheus (2012), Pacific Rim (2013), Thor: The Dark World (2013) and Beasts of No Nation (2015), for which he received BAFTA and Golden Globe nominations for Best Supporting Actor. In 2016, he voiced Chief Bogo in Zootopia, Shere Khan in The Jungle Book, Fluke in Finding Dory and played the role of Krall in Star Trek Beyond. He will make his directorial debut with an adaptation of the 1992 novel Yardie by Victor Headley.

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September 7th 1966 – Toby Jones, English actor and voice artist. After appearing in supporting roles in films between 1992 and 2005, Jones made his breakthrough as Truman Capote in the biopic Infamous (2006). Since then, his films have included The Mist (2007), W. (2008), Frost/Nixon (2008), Your Highness (2011), Captain America: The First Avenger (2011), Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011), Berberian Sound Studio (2012), The Hunger Games (2012), Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014), and Dad's Army (2016). He also provided the voice of Dobby in the Harry Potter films, and Aristides Silk in The Adventures of Tintin (2011). Jones' television credits include the 2012 Titanic miniseries, Agent Carter, Wayward Pines and Doctor Who. He was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film for his role as Alfred Hitchcock in The Girl (2012). In 2017, he portrayed Culverton Smith in "The Lying Detective", an episode of the BBC crime drama Sherlock.

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Died on 9/9/1999: Catfish Hunter, American baseball player (b. 1946)

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Died on September 10th 2011, one day after his 88th birthday: Cliff Robertson, American actor (b. 1923)

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Died ten years ago today, on September 10th 2007: Jane Wyman, American actress (b. 1917)

She was Ronald Reagan's first wife; they were married during the 1940s.

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Died on September 10th 1935: Huey Long, American lawyer and politician, 40th Governor of Louisiana, two days after being shot to death (b. 1893)

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Died September 10th 1961: Leo Carrillo, American actor and singer (b. 1880)

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September 11th 2001 – Casualties of the September 11 attacks of a series of four coordinated terrorist attacks by the Islamic terrorist group al-Qaeda on the United States on the morning of Tuesday, September 11, 2001. The attacks killed 2,997 people, injured over 6,000 others, and caused at least $10 billion in infrastructure and property damage.

• Mohamed Atta, Egyptian terrorist (b. 1968)
• David Angell, American screenwriter and television producer (b. 1946)
• Garnet Bailey, Canadian-American ice hockey player (b. 1948)
• Berry Berenson, American photographer, actress, and model (b. 1948)
• Carolyn Beug, American director and producer (b. 1952)
• Bill Biggart, American photographer and journalist (b. 1947)
• Ronald Paul Bucca, American fire marshal (b. 1954)
• Charles Burlingame, American captain and pilot (b. 1949)
• Kevin Cosgrove, American business executive (b. 1955)
• Wilson Flagg, American admiral (b. 1938)
• Mychal Judge, American priest and chaplain (b. 1933)
• Daniel M. Lewin, American mathematician and businessman, co-founded Akamai Technologies (b. 1970)
• Timothy Maude, American general (b. 1947)
• Eamon McEneaney, American lacrosse player and poet (b. 1954)
• John P. O'Neill, American FBI agent (b. 1952)
• Barbara Olson, American lawyer and journalist (b. 1955)
• Rick Rescorla, Cornish-American colonel (b. 1939)

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September 11th 1945 – Franz Beckenbauer, German footballer and manager. Twice named European Footballer of the Year, Beckenbauer appeared 103 times for West Germany and played in three FIFA World Cups. He is one of only two men, along with Brazil's Mário Zagallo, to have won the World Cup as a player and as a manager; he lifted the World Cup trophy as captain in 1974, and repeated the feat as a manager in 1990. He was the first captain to lift the World Cup and European Championship at international level and the European Cup at club level. He was named in the World Team of the 20th Century in 1998, the FIFA World Cup Dream Team in 2002, and in 2004 was listed in the FIFA 100 of the world's greatest living players.

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September 11th 1950 – Jan Smuts, South African and British Commonwealth statesman, military leader and philosopher, died after a heart attack. In addition to holding various cabinet posts, he served as prime minister of the Union of South Africa from 1919 until 1924 and from 1939 until 1948. Although Smuts had originally advocated racial segregation and opposed the enfranchisement of black Africans, his views changed and he backed the Fagan Commission's findings that complete segregation was impossible. Smuts subsequently lost the 1948 election to hard-line Afrikaners who created apartheid. He continued to work for reconciliation and emphasised the British Commonwealth’s positive role until his death in 1950. He led a Boer Commando in the Second Boer War for the Transvaal. During the First World War, he led the armies of South Africa against Germany, capturing German South-West Africa and commanding the British Army in East Africa. From 1917 to 1919, he was also one of the members of the British Imperial War Cabinet and he was instrumental in the founding of what became the Royal Air Force (RAF). He became a field marshal in the British Army in 1941, and served in the Imperial War Cabinet under Winston Churchill. He was the only man to sign both of the peace treaties ending the First and Second World Wars. (b. 1870)

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September 11th 1940 – Brian De Palma, American film director and screenwriter. He is considered part of the New Hollywood wave of filmmaking. In a career spanning over 50 years, he is best known for his suspense, psychological thriller, and crime films. He directed successful and popular films such as the supernatural horror Carrie, the erotic crime thriller Dressed to Kill, the thriller Blow Out, the crime dramas Scarface, The Untouchables, and Carlito's Way, and the action spy film Mission: Impossible.

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September 11th 1959 – Paul Douglas, American actor, died of a heart attack at his home in Hollywood, California. He began appearing in films in 1949. He may be best remembered for two baseball comedy movies, It Happens Every Spring (1949) and Angels in the Outfield (1951). He also played Richard Widmark's police partner in the 1950 thriller Panic in the Streets, frustrated newlywed Porter Hollingsway in A Letter to Three Wives (1949), Sgt. Kowalski in The Big Lift (1950), businessman Josiah Walter Dudley in Executive Suite (1954) and a con man-turned-monk in When in Rome (1952). Douglas was host of the 22nd annual Academy Awards in March 1950. Continuing in radio, he was the announcer for The Ed Wynn Show, and the first host of NBC Radio's The Horn & Hardart Children's Hour. In April 1959 Douglas appeared on The Lucille Ball-Desi Arnaz Show as Lucy Ricardo's television morning show co-host in the episode "Lucy Wants a Career". (b. 1907)

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September 11th 1928 – Earl Holliman, American actor. He is well known for his many character roles in films, mostly westerns and dramas, in the 1950s and 1960s, winning a Golden Globe Award for the 1956 film The Rainmaker. He also portrayed the role of Police Sergeant Bill Crowley on the television police drama Police Woman throughout its 1974–1978 run.

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September 11th 1971 – Nikita Khrushchev, Russian general and politician, died of a heart attack in a hospital near his home in Moscow. He led the Soviet Union during part of the Cold War. He served as First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1953 to 1964, and as Chairman of the Council of Ministers, or Premier, from 1958 to 1964. Khrushchev was responsible for the de-Stalinization of the Soviet Union, for backing the progress of the early Soviet space program, and for several relatively liberal reforms in areas of domestic policy. Khrushchev's party colleagues removed him from power in 1964, replacing him with Leonid Brezhnev as First Secretary and Alexei Kosygin as Premier (b. 1894)

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September 11th 1956 – Tony Gilroy, American screenwriter and filmmaker. He wrote the screenplays for the first four films of the Bourne series starring Matt Damon, among other successful films, and directed the fourth film of the franchise. He was nominated for Academy Awards for his direction and script for Michael Clayton, starring George Clooney. Gilroy wrote and directed Duplicity, starring Julia Roberts and Clive Owen, and co-wrote Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.

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September 11th 1972 – Max Fleischer, Polish-American animator, inventor, film director and producer, died from arterial sclerosis of the brain. Fleischer was a pioneer in the development of the animated cartoon and served as the head of Fleischer Studios. He brought such animated characters as Koko the Clown, Betty Boop, Popeye, and Superman to the movie screen and was responsible for a number of technological innovations including the Rotoscope, the "Bouncing Ball" song films, and "The Stereoptical Process." Film director Richard Fleischer was his son. (b. 1883)

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September 11th 1953 – Tommy Shaw, American guitarist, singer, songwriter, and performer best known for his work with the rock band Styx. In between his stints with Styx, he has played with other groups including Damn Yankees, Shaw Blades as well as releasing several solo albums.

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September 11th 1987 – Peter Tosh, Jamaican singer-songwriter and guitarist, was murdered by a three-man gang that came to his house demanding money. Along with Bob Marley and Bunny Wailer, he was one of the core members of the band The Wailers (1963–1976), after which he established himself as a successful solo artist and a promoter of Rastafari.  (b. 1944)

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September 11th 1932 – Peter Anderson, English footballer. He made more than 300 appearances in the Football League playing as an outside forward for Plymouth Argyle and Torquay United.

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September 11th 1988 – Roger Hargreaves, English author, died from an undisclosed illness. He was the illustrator of children's books, best remembered for the Mr. Men and Little Miss series, intended for very young readers. The simple and humorous stories, with brightly coloured, boldly drawn illustrations, have been part of popular culture since 1971, with sales of over 85 million copies worldwide in 20 languages. (b. 1935)

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September 11th 1967 – Harry Connick Jr., American singer-songwriter, pianist, actor, and talk show host. Connick's best-selling album in the United States is his Christmas album When My Heart Finds Christmas (1993). His highest-charting album is his release Only You (2004), which reached No. 5 in the US and No. 6 in Britain. He has won three Grammy Awards and two Emmy Awards. He played Grace's husband, Leo Markus, on the NBC sitcom Will & Grace from 2002 to 2006. Connick began his acting career as a tail gunner in the World War II film Memphis Belle (1990). He played a serial killer in Copycat (1995), before being cast as a fighter pilot in the blockbuster Independence Day (1996). Connick's first role as a leading man was in Hope Floats (1998) with Sandra Bullock. His first thriller film since Copycat came in the film Basic (2003) with John Travolta. Additionally, he played the violent ex-husband in Bug, before two romantic comedies, P.S. I Love You (2007), and the leading man in New in Town (2009) with Renée Zellweger. In 2011, he appeared in the family film Dolphin Tale as Dr. Clay Haskett and in its 2014 sequel.

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September 11th 1994 – Jessica Tandy, English-American actress, died after diagnosed and suffering with ovarian cancer for several years. She received the Tony Award for best performance by a Leading Actress in A Play for her performance as Blanche Dubois in the original Broadway production of A Streetcar Named Desire in 1948. Tandy shared the prize with Katharine Cornell (who won for the female lead in Antony and Cleopatra) and Judith Anderson (for the latter's portrayal of Medea) in a three-way tie for the award. Over the following three decades, her career continued sporadically and included a supporting role in Alfred Hitchcock's horror film, The Birds (1963), and a Tony Award-winning performance in The Gin Game (1977, playing in the two-hander play opposite Hume Cronyn). She became the oldest actress to receive the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in Driving Miss Daisy (1989), for which she also won a BAFTA and a Golden Globe, and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Fried Green Tomatoes (1991).  (b. 1909)

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September 11th 1965 – Moby, American singer-songwriter, musician and DJ. He had a UK No.10 single 'Go'. His album 'Play' was the biggest selling UK indie album of 2000, spending 81 weeks on the chart and going platinum in over 20 countries. He has also co-written, produced, and remixed music for Michael Jackson, David Bowie, Daft Punk, Mylène Farmer, Brian Eno, Pet Shop Boys, Britney Spears, New Order, Public Enemy, Guns N' Roses, Metallica, Soundgarden, and others. Moby is a descendent of 'Moby Dick' author Herman Melville.

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September 11th 1987 – Lorne Greene, Canadian actor, radio personality, and singer, died from complications from pneumonia, following ulcer surgery. His television roles include Ben Cartwright on the western Bonanza, and Commander Adama in the original science fiction television series Battlestar Galactica and Galactica 1980. He also worked on the Canadian television nature documentary series Lorne Greene's New Wilderness, and in television commercials. (b. 1915)

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September 11th 1971 – Richard Ashcroft, English singer and songwriter. He was the lead singer and occasional rhythm guitarist of the alternative rock band The Verve from their formation in 1990 until their original split in 1999. He became a successful solo artist in his own right, releasing three UK top three solo albums. The Verve reformed in 2007 but again broke up by summer 2009. Ashcroft then founded a new band, RPA & The United Nations of Sound, and released a new album on 19 July 2010.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/17 at 3:31 pm

September 11th 2016 – Alexis Arquette, American actress, cabaret performer, underground cartoonist, and activist, died after increasing health complications and was placed in a medically induced coma, eventually dying from a cardiac arrest. She underwent gender transitioning in her late thirties, and supported other people making similar transitions. At nineteen, Arquette played trans sex worker Georgette in the screen adaptation of Last Exit to Brooklyn. The majority of Arquette's film work was in low-budget or independent films. In total, Arquette starred in more than 40 movies, including I Think I Do, Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror, and Sometimes They Come Back... Again. Arquette also starred as a crack addict opposite Tim Roth in Jumpin' at the Boneyard, as a teenage boy seeking revenge for a horrible childhood in the New Zealand-shot horror fantasy Jack Be Nimble, and as a murderous drag queen in the low budget comedy Killer Drag Queens on Dope. Arquette also had supporting roles in Pulp Fiction, Threesome and Bride of Chucky, and she played a Boy George fanatic, George Stitzer, in the Adam Sandler–Drew Barrymore film The Wedding Singer, singing "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me" over and over. Her role as Georgina, a Boy George impersonator, in another Sandler–Barrymore film, Blended, was a reference to that role. In 2001, Arquette returned to New Zealand to play Roman emperor Caligula in two episodes of Xena: Warrior Princess. That same year, Arquette guest starred in the Friends episode "The One with Chandler's Dad", in which she directly interacted with her sister-in-law, Courteney Cox. Also in the same year, she cameoed in Son of the Beach. (b. 1969)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/13/17 at 12:18 am

September 13th 1944 – Jacqueline Bisset, English actress. She began her film career in 1965 and first came to prominence in 1968 with roles in The Detective, Bullitt, and The Sweet Ride, for which she received a most promising newcomer Golden Globe nomination. In the 1970s, she starred in Airport (1970), Day for Night (1973) which won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, Murder on the Orient Express (1974), The Deep (1977), and Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? (1978), which earned her a Golden Globe nomination as Best Actress in a Comedy. Other film and TV credits include Rich and Famous (1981), Class (1983), her Golden Globe nominated role in Under the Volcano (1984), her Cesar nominated role in La Cérémonie (1995), her Emmy nominated role in the miniseries Joan of Arc (1999) and the BBC miniseries Dancing on the Edge (2013), for which she won a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress (television).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/13/17 at 12:20 am

September 13th 1759 – James Wolfe, British Army Officer, shot at the Battle of the Plains of Abraham, He is known for his training reforms but remembered chiefly for his victory over the French at the Battle of the Plains of Abraham in Canada in 1759. (b. 1727)

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September 13th 1969 – Shane Warne, Australian international cricketer, and a former ODI captain. Widely regarded as one of the greatest bowlers in the history of the game, Warne was named one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year in the 1994 Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. He was the Wisden Leading Cricketer in the World in 1997 (Notional Winner). He was named Wisden Leading Cricketer in the World for the year 2004 in the 2005 Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. In 2000, he was selected by a panel of cricket experts as one of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Century, the only specialist bowler selected in the quintet and the only one still playing at the time. He is also a cricket commentator and a professional poker player. He officially retired from all formats of cricket in July 2013. Warne played his first Test match in 1992 and took over 1000 international wickets (in Tests and One-Day Internationals), second to this milestone after Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan. Warne's 708 Test wickets was the record for the most wickets taken by any bowler in Test cricket, until it was also broken by Muralitharan on the third of December 2007. A useful lower-order batsman, Warne is also the only player to have scored 3000+ Test runs without a career century and he holds the record for most Test runs without a century (3154).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/13/17 at 1:08 am

September 13th 81 AD – Titus, Roman emperor from 79 to 81, dies from either poisoning or natural causes, but historians today are still debating over it. A member of the Flavian dynasty, Titus succeeded his father Vespasian upon his death, thus becoming the first Roman Emperor to come to the throne after his own biological father. (b. 39 AD)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/13/17 at 4:24 am

September 13th 1944 – Peter Cetera, American singer, songwriter, and bassist best known for being an original member of the rock band Chicago (1967–1985), before launching a successful solo career. His career as a recording artist encompasses seventeen albums with Chicago and eight solo albums. With "If You Leave Me Now", a song written and sung by Cetera on the group's tenth album, Chicago garnered its first Grammy Award. It was also the group's first number one single. As a solo artist, Cetera has scored six Top 40 singles, including two that reached number one on Billboard's Hot 100 chart in 1986, "Glory of Love" and "The Next Time I Fall". "Glory of Love", the theme song from the film, The Karate Kid Part II, was co-written by Cetera, David Foster and Diane Nini, and was nominated for both an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award for best original song from a motion picture. In 1987 he received an ASCAP award for "Glory of Love" in the category, "Most Performed Songs from Motion Pictures". His performance on "Glory of Love" was nominated for a Grammy Award for best pop male vocal. That same year Cetera and Amy Grant, who duetted on "The Next Time I Fall", were nominated for a Grammy Award for best vocal performance by a pop duo or group

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/13/17 at 4:26 am

September 13th 1806 – Charles James Fox, English soldier and politician, died from a hardened liver, thirty-five gallstones and around seven pints of transparent fluid in his abdomen. A British Whig statesman whose parliamentary career spanned 38 years of the late 18th and early 19th centuries and who was the arch-rival of William Pitt the Younger. His father Henry, a leading Whig of his day, had similarly been the great rival of Pitt's famous father. He rose to prominence in the House of Commons as a forceful and eloquent speaker with a notorious and colourful private life, though his opinions were rather conservative and conventional. However, with the coming of the American War of Independence and the influence of the Whig Edmund Burke, Fox's opinions evolved into some of the most radical ever to be aired in the Parliament of his era. (b. 1749)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/13/17 at 5:31 am

September 13th 1919 – Mary Midgley, English moral philosopher. She was a Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at Newcastle University and is known for her work on science, ethics and animal rights. She wrote her first book, Beast And Man (1978), when she was in her fifties. She has since written over 15 other books, including Animals And Why They Matter (1983), Wickedness (1984), The Ethical Primate (1994), Evolution as a Religion (1985), and Science as Salvation (1992).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/13/17 at 5:32 am

September 13th 1881 – Ambrose Burnside, American soldier, railroad executive, inventor, industrialist, and politician, died from neuralgia of the heart. He was from Rhode Island and served as governor and was a United States Senator. As a Union Army general in the American Civil War, he conducted successful campaigns in North Carolina and East Tennessee, as well as countering the raids of Confederate General John Hunt Morgan, but suffered disastrous defeats at the Battle of Fredericksburg and Battle of the Crater. His distinctive style of facial hair became known as sideburns, derived from his last name. He was also the first president of the National Rifle Association. (b. 1824)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/13/17 at 6:20 am

September 13th 1941 – David Clayton-Thomas, English-Canadian musician, singer and songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist of the American band Blood, Sweat & Tears. Clayton-Thomas has been inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame and in 2007 his jazz/rock composition "Spinning Wheel" was enshrined in the Canadian Songwriter's Hall of Fame. In 2010 Clayton-Thomas received his star on Canada's Walk of Fame.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/13/17 at 6:20 am

September 13th 1941 – Elias Disney, Canadian-American farmer and businessman, die from an undisclosed  illness.  He was the father of Roy and Walt Disney. His death at age 82 occurred when Walt was age 39. He worked on his farm until 1884, when he left to find another job. He was hired in a railroad machine shop (one of his co-workers was Walter Chrysler), then he joined the railroad crew building the Union Pacific line through Colorado. After the railroad contract was over, he became a professional fiddle player in Denver. Again he was unsuccessful, and he returned to his father's farm. He also worked for a short time as a mailman in Kissimmee, Florida, close to the eventual site of Walt Disney World. Disney did also attempt to make a career as an orange grower in Florida, but he was unsuccessful  As one can see from his attempts at being self-employed, Elias had entrepreneurial tendencies—tendencies that his son, Walt, later would inherit and develop. He was a construction worker for the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, an event which author Erik Larson cites as a source of inspiration for his son Walt and the Disney kingdom he would eventually create. He bought shares of O-Zell Company, a jelly-canning factory that also produced apple juice in Chicago, where his son Walt Disney worked before he joined the Red Cross Ambulance Corps in World War I (b. 1859)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/13/17 at 7:21 am

September 13th 1946 – Frank Marshall, American film producer and director, often working in collaboration with his wife, Kathleen Kennedy. With Kennedy and Steven Spielberg, he was one of the founders of Amblin Entertainment. In 1991, he founded, with Kennedy, The Kennedy/Marshall Company, a film production company which has a contract with DreamWorks. Since May 2012, with Kennedy taking on the role of President of Lucasfilm, Marshall has been Kennedy/Marshall's sole principal. Marshall has consistently collaborated with directors Steven Spielberg, Paul Greengrass and Peter Bogdanovich.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/13/17 at 7:22 am

September 13th 1944 – W. Heath Robinson, English cartoonist and illustrator, dies from an undisclosed illness. He is best known for drawings of ridiculously complicated machines for achieving simple objectives. In the UK, the term "Heath Robinson" entered the popular language during the 1914–1918 First World War as a description of any unnecessarily complex and implausible contrivance, much as "Rube Goldberg machines" came to be used in the US from the 1920s onwards as a term for similar efforts. "Heath Robinson contraption" is perhaps more often used in relation to temporary fixes using ingenuity and whatever is to hand, often string and tape, or unlikely cannibalisations. Its continuing popularity was undoubtedly linked to Second World War Britain's shortages and the need to "make do and mend". (b. 1872)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/13/17 at 9:18 am

September 13th 1926 – Emile Francis, nicknamed "The Cat", is a former player, coach, and general manager in the National Hockey League, most notably with the New York Rangers.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/13/17 at 9:19 am

September 13th 1977 – Leopold Stokowski, English conductor of Polish and Irish descent, died of a heart attack at the age of 95. One of the leading conductors of the early and mid-20th Century, he is best known for his long association with the Philadelphia Orchestra and for appearing in the film Fantasia. He was especially noted for his free-hand conducting style that spurned the traditional baton and for obtaining a characteristically sumptuous sound from the orchestras he directed. Stokowski was music director of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, the Philadelphia Orchestra, the NBC Symphony Orchestra, New York Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra, the Houston Symphony Orchestra, the Symphony of the Air and many others. He was also the founder of the All-American Youth Orchestra, the New York City Symphony, the Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra and the American Symphony Orchestra. Stokowski conducted the music for and appeared in several Hollywood films, including Disney's Fantasia, and was a lifelong champion of contemporary composers, giving many premieres of new music during his 60-year conducting career. Stokowski, who made his official conducting debut in 1909, appeared in public for the last time in 1975 but continued making recordings until June 1977, a few months before his death at the age of 95. (b. 1882)s

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/13/17 at 11:14 am

September 13th 1931 – Barbara Bain, American film and television actress. She is most known for co-starring in the original Mission: Impossible television series in the 1960s as Cinnamon Carter, and in the 1970s TV series Space: 1999 as Doctor Helena Russell.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/13/17 at 11:14 am

September 13th 1987 – Mervyn LeRoy, American actor, director, and producer, died from natural causes and heart issues. His first directing job was in 1928's No Place to Go. When his movies made lots of money without costing too much, he became well received in the movie business. He directed two key films which launched Edward G. Robinson into major stardom, the Oscar-nominated critique of tabloid journalism Five Star Final (1931), and the classic gangster film Little Caesar (1931), which made his mark. From that point forward, LeRoy would be responsible for a diverse variety of films as a director and producer. LeRoy ended up working at Warner Bros.. In 1938 he was chosen as head of production at MGM, where he was responsible for the decision to make The Wizard of Oz. He was responsible for discovering Clark Gable, Loretta Young, Robert Mitchum and Lana Turner. In the 1950s, LeRoy directed such musicals as Lovely to Look At, Million Dollar Mermaid, Latin Lovers and Rose Marie. He moved to Warner Brothers, where he was responsible for such famous films as Mister Roberts, The Bad Seed, No Time for Sergeants, The FBI Story and Gypsy. He was nominated in 1943 for Best Director for Random Harvest, and also in 1940 as the producer of The Wizard of Oz. In addition, he received an honorary Oscar in 1946 for The House I Live In, "for tolerance short subject", and the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award in 1976. A total of eight movies Mervyn LeRoy directed or co-directed were nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars, one of the highest numbers among all directors. (b. 1900)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/13/17 at 12:31 pm

September 13th 1937 – Don Bluth, American animator, film director, producer, writer, production designer, video game designer, and animation instructor who is known for directing animated films, such as The Secret of NIMH (1982), An American Tail (1986), The Land Before Time (1988), All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989), and Anastasia (1997), and for his involvement in the LaserDisc game Dragon's Lair (1983). He is also known for competing with former employer Walt Disney Productions during the years leading up to the films that would make up the Disney Renaissance. He is the older brother of illustrator Toby Bluth.

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September 13th 1991 – Joe Pasternak, Hungarian-American production manager and producer, died in Beverly Hills, California from complications arising from Parkinson's disease six days shy of his 90th birthday. At Universal's Hollywood studio in 1936. Pasternak cast 14-year-old Canadian singer Deanna Durbin in Three Smart Girls (1936). The film became a huge hit and reputedly saved Universal from bankruptcy. Pasternak produced a string of Durbin musicals, and soon discovered another talented soprano, Gloria Jean, who began her own series in 1939. Pasternak proved to be a real asset for the studio, generating a number of popular films, including Destry Rides Again (1939) and Seven Sinners (1940). In 1941 he moved to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, where he sat on the executive committee and was regarded as one of the three most important persons in the company, alongside Louis B. Mayer and Vice President Sam Katz. At MGM he continued to produce operetta films, featuring the rich singing voices of Kathryn Grayson and Jane Powell, although his biggest MGM success came with The Great Caruso (1951), a vehicle for Mario Lanza. In the mid 1950s, Pasternak and Sam Katz set up the independent production company Euterpe, which, until Pasternak's retirement in 1968, produced 16 films distributed by MGM; among them musicals with Elvis Presley, Doris Day and Connie Francis. His career as a film producer spanned 40 years and earned him two Oscar nominations and three Golden Globe Award nominations. He retired in 1968, having produced more than ninety feature-length films as well as three Academy Award shows. (b. 1901)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/13/17 at 2:54 pm

September 13th 1965 – Zak Starkey, English rock drummer whose music career spans more than 30 years. He has performed and recorded with English rock band The Who since 1996. He is also the third drummer to have appeared with English rock band Oasis. He has also worked with other musicians and bands such as Johnny Marr, Paul Weller, The Icicle Works, The Waterboys, ASAP, The Lightning Seeds, and John Entwistle. He is the son of The Beatles drummer Ringo Starr.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/13/17 at 3:18 pm

September 13th 1998 – George Wallace, American politician and the 45th Governor of Alabama, died of septic shock from a bacterial infection in Jackson Hospital in Montgomery. He suffered from respiratory problems in addition to complications from his gunshot spinal injury. Having served two nonconsecutive terms and two consecutive terms as a Democrat: 1963–1967, 1971–1979 and 1983–1987. Wallace has the third longest gubernatorial tenure in post-Constitutional U.S. history, at 16 years and four days. He was a U.S. Presidential candidate for four consecutive elections, in which he sought the Democratic Party nomination in 1964, 1972, and 1976, and was the American Independent Party candidate in the 1968 presidential election. He remains the last third-party candidate to receive pledged electoral college votes from any state. (d. 1998)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/13/17 at 4:16 pm

September 13th 1967 – Michael Johnson, American sprinter. He won four Olympic gold medals and eight World Championships gold medals. He formerly held the world and Olympic records in the 200 m and 400 m as well as the world record in the indoor 400 m. He also held the world's best time at 300 m. Johnson is generally considered one of the greatest and most consistent sprinters in the history of track and field. He is the only male athlete in history to win both the 200 metres and 400 metres events at the same Olympics, a feat he accomplished at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. Johnson is also the only man to successfully defend his Olympic title in the 400 m. Aside from his Olympic success Johnson accumulated eight gold medals at World Championships, and is thus tied with Carl Lewis for the second most gold medals won by a runner (second only to Usain Bolt). Johnson's stiff upright running position and very short steps defied the conventional wisdom that a high knee lift was essential for maximum speed. As of 2012, Johnson holds 13 of the top 100 times for the 200 metres and 27 of the top 100 times for the 400 metres. Of those, he holds 14 of the top 25 times for the 400 metres. He broke 44 seconds for the 400 metres twenty-two times, more than twice as many times as any other athlete.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/13/17 at 4:17 pm

September 13th 2015, Gary Richrath, lead guitarist and songwriter for REO Speedwagon died at the age of 65. Richrath recorded 12 albums with the band before leaving in 1989 and released his own solo album in 1992.

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September 13th 1971 – Stella McCartney, English fashion designer. She is the daughter of former Beatles member Paul McCartney and American musician, photographer and animal rights activist Linda McCartney. Like her mother, McCartney is a firm supporter of animal rights and is particularly known for her use of vegetarian and animal-free alternatives in her work.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/13/17 at 11:37 pm

September 13th 2014 – Frank Torre, American professional baseball player, died from cardiac arrest. He played in Major League Baseball as a first baseman. Torre, who batted and threw left-handed, played for the Milwaukee Braves (1956–60) and Philadelphia Phillies (1962–63). He was the older brother of Baseball Hall of Fame member Joe Torre, himself a former Major League Baseball player and longtime manager. (b. 1931)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/14/17 at 12:29 am

September 14th 1947 – Sam Neill, New Zealand actor who first achieved leading roles in films such as Omen III: The Final Conflict and Dead Calm and on television in Reilly, Ace of Spies. He won a broad international audience in 1993 for his roles as Alisdair Stewart in The Piano and Dr. Alan Grant in Jurassic Park, a role he reprised in 2001's Jurassic Park III. Neill also had notable roles in Merlin, The Hunt for Red October, Peaky Blinders and The Tudors. In 2016, he starred in Hunt for the Wilderpeople alongside Julian Dennison, to great acclaim.September 14th 1947 – Sam Neill, New Zealand actor who first achieved leading roles in films such as Omen III: The Final Conflict and Dead Calm and on television in Reilly, Ace of Spies. He won a broad international audience in 1993 for his roles as Alisdair Stewart in The Piano and Dr. Alan Grant in Jurassic Park, a role he reprised in 2001's Jurassic Park III. Neill also had notable roles in Merlin, The Hunt for Red October, Peaky Blinders and The Tudors. In 2016, he starred in Hunt for the Wilderpeople alongside Julian Dennison, to great acclaim.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/14/17 at 12:30 am

September 14th 1638 – John Harvard, English minister in America, died of tuberculosis, "a godly gentleman and a lover of learning", whose deathbed bequest to the "schoale or Colledge" founded two years earlier by the Massachusetts Bay Colony was so gratefully received that it was consequently ordered "that the Colledge agreed upon formerly to bee built at Cambridg shalbee called Harvard Colledge." The institution considers him the most honored of its founders – those whose efforts and contributions in its early days "ensure its permanence." (b. 1607)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/14/17 at 3:15 am

September 14th 1965 – Dmitry Medvedev, Russian politician, currently the Prime Minister of Russia. From 2008 to 2012, Medvedev served as the third President of Russia. Born to a family of academics, Medvedev graduated from the Leningrad State University Law Department in 1987. Medvedev defended his dissertation in 1990, and worked as a docent at his alma mater, now renamed the Saint Petersburg State University, where he taught Civil and Roman Law until 1999. Medvedev's political career began as the Election Campaign Manager, and later as an adviser of the St. Petersburg Mayor, Anatoly Sobchak. During this time, Medvedev befriended Vladimir Putin. In November 1999, Medvedev was hired by the Russian Presidential Administration, where he worked as the Deputy Chief of Staff. In the 2000 Russian Presidential Elections, Medvedev was Putin's Campaign Manager. On 14 November 2005, Medvedev was appointed First Deputy Prime Minister, and was tasked with overseeing National Priority Projects. Medvedev worked as the Chairman of Gazprom's Board of Directors, a post that he held until 2008.

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September 14th 1712 – Giovanni Domenico Cassini, Italian-French mathematician, astronomer, astrologer and engineer, died of an unknown condition. Cassini was born in Perinaldo, near Imperia, at that time in the County of Nice, part of the Savoyard state. Cassini is known for his work in the fields of astronomy and engineering. Cassini discovered four satellites of the planet Saturn and noted the division of the rings of Saturn; the Cassini Division was named after him. Giovanni Domenico Cassini was also the first of his family to begin work on the project of creating a topographic map of France. The Cassini spaceprobe, launched in 1997, was named after him and became the fourth to visit Saturn and the first to orbit the planet. (b. 1625)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/17/17 at 11:51 am

September 17th 1965 – Bryan Singer, American director, producer, and screenwriter. He Singer wrote and directed his first film in 1988 after graduating from university. His next film, Public Access (1993), was a co-winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the 1993 Sundance Film Festival. In the mid-1990s, Singer received critical acclaim for directing the neo-noir crime thriller The Usual Suspects (1995), which starred Gabriel Byrne, Kevin Spacey, Chazz Palminteri, Kevin Pollak, Pete Postlethwaite, Stephen Baldwin, and Benicio del Toro. He followed this with another thriller, Apt Pupil (1998), an adaptation of a Stephen King short story about a boy's fascination with a Nazi war criminal. In the 2000s, he became known for big budget superhero films such as X-Men (2000), for which Singer won the 2000 Saturn Award for Best Direction, its sequel X2 (2003), and Superman Returns (2006). He then directed the World War II historical thriller Valkyrie (2008), co-wrote/co-produced X-Men: First Class (2011), and directed the fantasy adventure film Jack the Giant Slayer (2013), as well as two more X-Men films, X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014) and X-Men: Apocalypse (2016).

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September 17th 1985 – Laura Ashley, Welsh fashion designer and businesswoman, died from a brain haemorrhage, after suffering from a fall at her daughter’s house. She originally made furnishing materials in the 1950s, expanding the business into clothing design and manufacture in the 1960s. The Laura Ashley style is characterised by Romantic English designs — often with a 19th-century rural feel — and the use of natural fabrics. (b. 1925)

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September 17th 1984 – Richard Basehart, American actor, dies after a series of strokes. He starred as Admiral Harriman Nelson in the television science fiction-drama Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964–68). He also prominently portrayed Wilton Knight in the cult series Knight Rider (1982–86). He was equally active in cinema, receiving National Board of Review Awards for his performances in Fourteen Hours (1951) and Moby Dick (1956). He was further nominated for a BAFTA Award for his role in Time Limit (1957), the directorial debut of Karl Malden. (b. 1914)

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September 17th 1946 – Billy Bonds, English footballer and manager, who is most often associated with West Ham United with whom he spent 27 years as player and manager. He played 793 first-team games for West Ham in a career spanning 21 seasons.

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September 17th 1996 – Spiro Agnew, American soldier and politician, died from acute leukemia, previously undiagnosed. He was the 39th Vice President of the United States from 1969 to 1973, under President Richard Nixon. He was the second vice president to resign the office, though unlike John C. Calhoun in 1832, Agnew left office in disgrace after agreeing to plead guilty to one charge of tax evasion. (b. 1918)

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September 17th 1929 – Stirling Moss, English race car driver and sportscaster. An inductee into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame, he won 212 of the 529 races he entered across several categories of competition and has been described as "the greatest driver never to win the World Championship". In a seven-year span between 1955 and 1961 Moss finished as championship runner-up four times and third the other three.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/18/17 at 2:45 am

September 18th 1945 – John McAfee, British-American computer programmer and businessman. He founded the software company McAfee Associates in 1987 and ran it until 1994, when he resigned from the company. McAfee Associates achieved early success as the creators of McAfee, the first commercial antivirus software, and the business now produces a range of enterprise security software. The company was renamed to Intel Security in 2011 after being purchased by Intel, though the software still retains the McAfee brand name. McAfee's wealth peaked in 2007 at $100 million, before his investments plummeted in the global financial crisis that began that year.

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September 18th AD 96 – Nerva is proclaimed Roman emperor after Domitian is assassinated.

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September 18th 1944 – Michael Franks, American jazz singer and songwriter. He has recorded with a variety of well-known artists, such as Patti Austin, Art Garfunkel, Brenda Russell, and David Sanborn. His songs have been recorded by Shirley Bassey, The Carpenters, Kurt Elling, Diana Krall, Patti LaBelle, Lyle Lovett, The Manhattan Transfer, Carmen McRae, and Ringo Starr.

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September 18th 1783 – Leonhard Euler, Swiss mathematician, physicist, astronomer, logician and engineer, collapsed and died from a brain hemorrhage. He made important and influential discoveries in many branches of mathematics like infinitesimal calculus and graph theory while also making pioneering contributions to several branches such as topology and analytic number theory. He also introduced much of the modern mathematical terminology and notation, particularly for mathematical analysis, such as the notion of a mathematical function. He is also known for his work in mechanics, fluid dynamics, optics, astronomy, and music theory. Euler was one of the most eminent mathematicians of the 18th century, and is held to be one of the greatest in history. He is also widely considered to be the most prolific mathematician of all time. His collected works fill 60 to 80 quarto volumes, more than anybody in the field. He spent most of his adult life in Saint Petersburg, Russia, and in Berlin, then the capital of Prussia. (b. 1707)

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September 18th 1830 – William Hazlitt, English writer, drama and literary critic, painter, social commentator, and philosopher, died from an unknown condition. He is now considered one of the greatest critics and essayists in the history of the English language, placed in the company of Samuel Johnson and George Orwell. He is also acknowledged as the finest art critic of his age. Despite his high standing among historians of literature and art, his work is currently little read and mostly out of print. During his lifetime he befriended many people who are now part of the 19th-century literary canon, including Charles and Mary Lamb, Stendhal, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, William Wordsworth, and John Keats. (b. 1778)

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Died on September 20th 2014: Polly Bergen, American actress and singer (b. 1930)

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September 21st 1945 – Jerry Bruckheimer, American film and television producer. He has been active in the genres of action, drama, fantasy and science fiction. His best known television series are CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CSI: Miami, CSI: NY, Without a Trace, Cold Case, and the U.S. version of The Amazing Race. At one point, three of his TV series ranked among the top 10 in the U.S. ratings—a unique feat in television. Some of his best-known films include Flashdance, Top Gun, The Rock, Con Air, Armageddon, Kangaroo Jack, Enemy of the State, Black Hawk Down, Pearl Harbor, and the Beverly Hills Cop, Bad Boys, Pirates of the Caribbean and National Treasure franchises. He also serves as a Director at ZeniMax Media. Many of his films have been produced by Disney and Paramount, while many of his television series have been co-produced by Warner Bros. and CBS Television Studios. In July 2003, Bruckheimer was honored by Variety magazine as the first producer in Hollywood history to produce the top two highest-grossing films of a single weekend, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl and Bad Boys II.   

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/21/17 at 4:42 am

September 21st 1832 – Walter Scott, Scottish historical novelist, playwright and poet, died from an unknown condition. Many of his works remain classics of both English-language literature and of Scottish literature. Famous titles include Ivanhoe, Rob Roy, Old Mortality, The Lady of the Lake, Waverley, The Heart of Midlothian and The Bride of Lammermoor. Although primarily remembered for his extensive literary works and his political engagement, Scott was an advocate, judge and legal administrator by profession, and throughout his career combined his writing and editing work with his daily occupation as Clerk of Session and Sheriff-Depute of Selkirkshire. A prominent member of the Tory establishment in Edinburgh, Scott was an active member of the Highland Society and served a long term as President of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (1820–32). (b. 1771)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/21/17 at 5:14 am

September 21st 1947 – Stephen King, American author of horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, science fiction, and fantasy. His books have sold more than 350 million copies, many of which have been adapted into feature films, miniseries, television series, and comic books. King has published 54 novels, including seven under the pen name Richard Bachman, and six non-fiction books. He has written nearly 200 short stories, most of which have been collected in book collections. Many of his stories are set in his home state of Maine. His novella Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption was the basis for the film The Shawshank Redemption which is widely regarded as one of the greatest films of all time.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/21/17 at 5:16 am

September 21st 1906 – Samuel Arnold, American conspirator, die from an undisclosed illness. He was involved in the plot to kidnap U.S. President Abraham Lincoln in 1865. He and the other conspirators, John Wilkes Booth, David Herold, Lewis Powell, Michael O'Laughlen, and John Surratt, were to kidnap Lincoln and hold him to exchange for the Confederate prisoners in Washington D.C.. This was attempted twice, but failed, because Lincoln was not where they thought he would be. Arnold and O'Laughlen dropped out of the conspiracy when the prisoner-exchange program started. After Booth's April 14, 1865 assassination of Lincoln, Arnold was arrested on suspicion of complicity. (b. 1838)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/21/17 at 5:34 am

September 21st 1944 – Fannie Flagg, American actress, comedian and author. She is best known as a semi-regular panellist on the 1973–82 versions of the game show Match Game and for the 1987 novel Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe, which was adapted into the 1991 movie Fried Green Tomatoes. She was nominated for an Academy Award for the screenplay adaptation.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/21/17 at 5:35 am

September 21st 1947 – Harry Carey, American actor and one of silent film's earliest superstars, died from a combination of lung cancer, emphysema and coronary thrombosis, at the age of 69. One of his best known performances is as the President of the Senate in the drama film Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939), for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He was the father of Harry Carey Jr., who was also a prominent actor. (b. 1878)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/21/17 at 7:10 am

September 21st 1932 – Shirley Conran, English journalist and author. She has written for Vanity Fair, women's editor of The Daily Mail and The Observer. Published in 1982, her book Lace spent 13 weeks on the New York Times Best Seller list, reaching as high as No. 6, and was adapted into a 1980s US miniseries. Her book, Lace, was published by Simon & Schuster and is reported to be the original source for the marketing tag line, "Which one of you bitches is my mother?"

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/21/17 at 7:49 am

September 21st 1998 – Florence Griffith Joyner, American track and field athlete, died in her sleep as the result of an epileptic seizure at the age of 38. She is considered the fastest woman of all time based on the fact that the world records she set in 1988 for both the 100 m and 200 m still stand. During the late 1980s she became a popular figure in international track and field because of her record-setting performances and flashy personal style. Griffith Joyner was born and raised in California. She was athletic from a young age. She attended California State University, Northridge (CSUN) and University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) where she participated in track and field. Griffith Joyner qualified for the 100 m 1980 Olympics, although she did not actually compete due to the U.S. boycott. She made her Olympic debut four years later winning a silver medal. At the 1988 U.S. Olympic trials, Griffith set a new world record in the 100 m. She went on to win three gold medals at the 1988 Olympics. Shortly after the 1988 games, she abruptly retired. (b. 1959)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/21/17 at 9:17 am

September 21st 1950 – Bill Murray, American actor, comedian, and writer. He first gained exposure on Saturday Night Live, a series of performances that earned him his first Emmy Award, and later starred in comedy films—including Meatballs (1979), Caddyshack (1980), Stripes (1981), Tootsie (1982), Ghostbusters (1984), Scrooged (1988), Ghostbusters II (1989), What About Bob? (1991), and Groundhog Day (1993). He also co-directed Quick Change (1990). Murray garnered additional critical acclaim later in his career, starring in Lost in Translation (2003), which earned him a Golden Globe and a BAFTA Award for Best Actor, as well as an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. He also received Golden Globe nominations for his roles in Ghostbusters, Rushmore (1998), Hyde Park on Hudson (2012), St. Vincent (2014), and the HBO miniseries Olive Kitteridge (2014), for which he later won his second Primetime Emmy Award.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/21/17 at 10:42 am

September 21st 2012 – Tom Umphlett, American Baseball player, died from an undisclosed illness. A center and right fielder in Major League Baseball who played from 1953 to 1955 with the Boston Red Sox and Washington Senators. The son of Daisy Mullen Umphlett and Willie L. Umphlett, he was a three-sport athlete (baseball, basketball, football) at Ahoskie High School, from which he graduated in 1950. At 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m), 180 pounds, Umphlett – a right-hander – was originally signed by the Red Sox that year, choosing a professional baseball career over football scholarship offers to several universities. In 1950 with the Marion Red Sox, he hit .319 in 94 games. He made his big league debut on April 16, 1953 at the age of 22 and wearing the number 38. He hit .283 in his rookie season, displaying a great eye at the plate-he averaged one strikeout every 16.5 at-bats. He was #2 in Rookie of the Year voting in '53. (b. 1930)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/21/17 at 11:13 am

September 21st 1932 – Don Preston, American keyboard player and composer. In 1966 Preston began a long collaboration with Frank Zappa as the keyboardist of the original Mothers of Invention. Preston performed and recorded with Zappa until 1974. During that time he was music director for Meredith Monk (with whom he had previously shared a house) and started recording and performing electronic music. He is a co-founder of the Grandmothers and is still active with the band, completing an extensive tour in 2000 and later tours through 2016.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/21/17 at 12:43 pm

September 21st 1974 – Walter Brennan, American actor, died of emphysema at the age of 80 in Oxnard, California. He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1936, 1938, and 1940, making him one of only three male actors to win three Academy Awards. (b. 1894)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/21/17 at 1:54 pm

September 21st 1957 – Ethan Coen, American director, producer, and screenwriter, with his brother Joel David Coen (b. 1954), they are known collectively referred to as the Coen brothers. Their films span many genres and styles, which they frequently subvert or parody. Their best-reviewed works include Fargo (1996), The Big Lebowski (1998), No Country for Old Men (2007), A Serious Man (2009), True Grit (2010), and Inside Llewyn Davis (2013). The brothers write, direct and produce their films jointly, although until The Ladykillers (2004) Joel received sole credit for directing and Ethan for producing. They often alternate top billing for their screenplays while sharing editing credits under the alias Roderick Jaynes. They have been nominated for thirteen Academy Awards together, and individually for one award each, winning Best Original Screenplay for Fargo and Best Picture, Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay for No Country for Old Men. The duo also won the Palme d'Or for Barton Fink (1991) and were nominated for Fargo. The Coen brothers have written a number of films they did not direct, including the biographical war drama Unbroken (2014), the historical legal thriller Bridge of Spies (2015), and lesser-known, commercially unsuccessful comedies such as Crimewave (1985), The Naked Man (1998) and Gambit (2012). Ethan is also a writer of short stories, theater and poetry. The brothers's films No Country for Old Men, A Serious Man and Inside Llewyn Davis have been ranked in the BBC's 2016 poll of the greatest motion pictures since 2000.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/21/17 at 2:12 pm

September 21st 2011 – John Du Cann, English guitarist, died from cancer. He is primarily known through his work in the 1970s band Atomic Rooster. His early bands included the Wiltshire-based The Sonics (not to be confused with the 1960s US band of the same name) and London-based The Attack, which released "Hi Ho Silver Lining" a few days prior to Jeff Beck. He went on to lead a psychedelic, progressive, hard rock band called Andromeda, before being asked to join Atomic Rooster, featuring re-recorded guitar parts and vocals for their 1970 self-titled debut album, and the albums Death Walks Behind You (1970) and In Hearing of Atomic Rooster (1971). (b. 1946)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/21/17 at 2:50 pm

September 21st 1942 – Sam McDowell, American baseball player. He played fifteen seasons in Major League Baseball, with the first 11 coming for the Cleveland Indians before a 1971 trade to the San Francisco Giants, followed by stints with the New York Yankees and Pittsburgh Pirates. A six-time All-Star (1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970 and 1971), McDowell was primarily a starting pitcher during his major league career.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/21/17 at 4:11 pm

September 21st 2007 – Alice Ghostley, American actress and singer, died at her home in Studio City, California, after a long battle with colon cancer and a series of strokes. She was best known for her roles as the bungling insecure Esmeralda (1969–70; 1972) on Bewitched, as Cousin Alice (1970–71) on Mayberry R.F.D., and as Bernice Clifton (1986–93) on Designing Women, for which she received an Emmy nomination for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in 1992. She was a regular on Nichols (1971–72) and The Julie Andrews Hour (1972–73). (b. 1923)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/21/17 at 5:00 pm

September 21st 1936 – Dickey Lee, American pop/country singer and songwriter, best known for the 1960s teenage tragedy songs "Patches" and "Laurie (Strange Things Happen)."

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/21/17 at 11:10 pm

September 21st 1972 – Liam Gallagher, English singer and songwriter. He rose to fame as the lead singer of the rock band Oasis, and later as the singer of Beady Eye, before performing as a solo artist after the dissolution of both previous bands. His erratic behaviour, distinctive singing style, and abrasive attitude have been the subject of commentary in the press; he remains one of the most recognisable figures in modern British music. Although his older brother Noel wrote the majority of Oasis' songs, Liam penned the singles "Songbird" and "I'm Outta Time", along with a string of album tracks and B-sides. Noel departed Oasis in 2009 and formed Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, while Liam continued with the other former members of Oasis under the Beady Eye name until they disbanded in 2014. His debut solo album As You Were is scheduled to be released in October 2017

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/21/17 at 11:41 pm

September 21st 2009 – Robert Ginty, American actor, director, and screenwriter, died from cancer. He found frequent work as a strong-armed player on television action, appearing in different series in the mid-1970s. In 1975, he appeared in the NBC television movie John O'Hara's Gibbsville (also known as The Turning Point of Jim Malloy). In 1976, he attained some popularity after finding a steady role starring with Robert Conrad in Baa Baa Black Sheep, a successful television series about the experiences of United States Marine Corps aviator Pappy Boyington and his squadron of misfits during World War II. He had guest appearances in the first couple of seasons on Simon & Simon, as A.J. and Rick's medical examiner friend on the police force. He then went on to co-star in three television series: The Paper Chase (1978) (where he met future wife Francine Tacker), Falcon Crest, CHiPs and Hawaiian Heat. He also appeared in John Llewellyn Moxey's The Courage and the Passion. In 1992, a 44 year old Ginty portrayed Dr. Vance Talbot in "Fool For Love" on the season 5 13th episode of In The Heat of the Night with Carroll O'Connor. Ginty played a cheating husband who frames his mistress Sally Nash (played by actress Arlene Golonka-13 years Ginty's senior). (b. 1948)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/21/17 at 11:59 pm

September 21st 1968 – Ricki Lake, American actress, producer, and television presenter. Lake is best known for her talk show which was broadcast internationally from September 1993 until May 2004. When Lake's show debuted, she was 24 and credited as being the youngest person to host a syndicated talk show at the time. In autumn 2012, Lake embarked on a second syndicated talk show project The Ricki Lake Show (dubbed as The New Ricki Lake Show), which aired on weekdays. In 2013, the series was canceled after one season but Lake won her first Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Talk Show Host.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/17 at 12:10 am

September 22nd 1960 – Scott Baio, American actor and television director. He is known for his role as Chachi Arcola on the sitcom Happy Days (1977–1984) and its spin-off Joanie Loves Chachi (1982–1983), as well as the title character on the sitcom Charles in Charge (1984–1990), Dr. Jack Stewart in the medical-mystery-drama series Diagnosis: Murder (1993–1995), and the titular hero of the musical film Bugsy Malone (1976), his onscreen debut. Baio has further appeared in various television programs as a guest star, several independent films, and starred on the Nickelodeon sitcom See Dad Run (2012–2015).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/17 at 12:10 am

September 22th 1776 – Nathan Hale, American soldier and spy for the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, was hung as an illegal combatant. He volunteered for an intelligence-gathering mission in New York City but was captured by the British and executed. Hale has long been considered an American hero and, in 1985, he was officially designated the state hero of Connecticut. (b. 1755)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/17 at 1:22 am

September 22nd 1948 – Mark Phillips, English Olympic gold-medal-winning horseman for Great Britain and former husband of Anne, Princess Royal, with whom he has two children. He remains a leading figure in British equestrian circles, a noted eventing course designer, and a columnist in Horse & Hound magazine.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/17 at 2:50 am

September 22th 1576 – Walter Devereux, 1st Earl of Essex, English nobleman, died probably of dysentery. English nobleman and general. From 1573 until his death he fought in Ireland in connection with the Plantation of Ulster, where he ordered the massacre of Rathlin Island. He was the father of Elizabeth I's favourite of her later years, Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex. (b. 1541))

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/17 at 5:17 am

September 22nd 1955 – Jeffrey Leonard, American former professional baseball left fielder. He played fourteen seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1977 to 1990 for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Houston Astros, San Francisco Giants, Milwaukee Brewers, and Seattle Mariners.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/17 at 6:18 am

September 22th 1692 – Martha Corey, American woman accused and convicted of witchcraft and hung on this day during the Salem witch trials, alongside her second husband, Giles Corey. The community was surprised to see Corey accused, as she was known for her piety and dedicated church attendance. She had never shown support for the witch trials, since she did not believe witches or warlocks existed. She was outspoken in her belief that the accusers were lying, and upon hearing this, two young girls Ann Putnam Jr. and Mercy Lewis promptly accused her of witchcraft. (b. about 1620)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/17 at 7:16 am

September 22nd 1958 – Andrea Bocelli, Italian classical crossover tenor, recording artist, and singer-songwriter. Born with poor eyesight, Bocelli became permanently blind at the age of 12, following a football accident. Bocelli has recorded fifteen solo studio albums, of both pop and classical music, three greatest hits albums, and nine complete operas, selling over 80 million records worldwide. He has had success as a crossover performer bringing classical music to the top of international pop charts.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/17 at 8:33 am

September 22nd 1961 – Marion Davies, American film actress, producer, screenwriter, and philanthropist, died from stomach cancer. Davies was already building a solid reputation as a film comedian when newspaper tycoon William Randolph Hearst, with whom she had begun a romantic relationship, took over management of her career. Hearst financed Davies' pictures, promoted her heavily through his newspapers and Hearst Newsreels, and pressured studios to cast her in historical dramas for which she was ill-suited. For this reason, Davies is better remembered today as Hearst's mistress and the hostess of many lavish events for the Hollywood elite. In particular, her name is linked with the 1924 scandal aboard Hearst's yacht when one of his guests, film producer Thomas Ince, died. In the film Citizen Kane (1941), the title character's second wife—an untalented singer whom he tries to promote—was widely assumed to be based on Davies. But many commentators, including Citizen Kane writer/director Orson Welles himself, have defended Davies' record as a gifted actress, to whom Hearst's patronage did more harm than good. She retired from the screen in 1937, choosing to devote herself to Hearst and charitable work. (b. 1897)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/17 at 10:51 am

September 22nd 1927 – Tommy Lasorda, American baseball player, coach, and manager. A former Major League Baseball pitcher who is best known for his two decades as manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers. In 2017, he marked his 68th season in one capacity or another with the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers organization, the longest tenure anyone has had with the team, edging Dodger broadcaster Vin Scully by two seasons.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/17 at 12:22 pm

September 22nd 1987 – Dan Rowan, American comedian, died of lymphoma. He was featured in the television show Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In, where he played straight man to Dick Martin, and won the 1969 Emmy for Outstanding Variety or Musical Series. (b. 1922)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/17 at 1:18 pm

September 22nd 1956 – Debby Boone, American singer, author, and actress. She is best known for her 1977 hit, "You Light Up My Life", which spent ten weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and led to her winning the Grammy Award for Best New Artist the following year. Boone later focused her music career on country music resulting in the 1980 No. 1 country hit "Are You on the Road to Lovin' Me Again". In the 1980s, she recorded Christian music which garnered her four top 10 Contemporary Christian albums as well as two more Grammys. Throughout her career, Boone has appeared in several musical theater productions and has co-authored many children's books with husband, Gabriel Ferrer.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/17 at 4:09 pm

September 22nd 1989 – Irving Berlin, American composer and lyricist, died in his sleep of natural causes, in New York City at the age of 101. He is widely considered one of the greatest songwriters in American history. His music forms a great part of the Great American Songbook. Born in Imperial Russia, Berlin arrived in the United States at the age of five. He published his first song, "Marie from Sunny Italy", in 1907, receiving 33 cents for the publishing rights, and had his first major international hit, "Alexander's Ragtime Band" in 1911. He also was an owner of the Music Box Theatre on Broadway. (b. 1888)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/24/17 at 1:13 pm

September 24th 1945 – John Rutter, English composer, conductor, and producer. In 1981, Rutter founded his own choir, the Cambridge Singers, which he conducts and with which he has made many recordings of sacred choral repertoire (including his own works), particularly under his own label Collegium Records. He resides at Hemingford Abbots in Cambridgeshire and frequently conducts many choirs and orchestras around the world. In 1980, he was made an honorary Fellow of Westminster Choir College, Princeton, and in 1988 a Fellow of the Guild of Church Musicians. In 1996, the Archbishop of Canterbury conferred a Lambeth Doctorate of Music upon him in recognition of his contribution to church music. In 2008, he was made an honorary Bencher of the Middle Temple while playing a significant role in the 2008 Temple Festival.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/24/17 at 1:58 pm

September 24th 1991 – Dr. Seuss, (born Theodor Seuss Geisel), American children's book writer, poet, and illustrator, died of oral cancer. He published his first children's book And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street in 1937. During World War II, he worked in an animation department of the United States Army where he produced several short films, including Design for Death, which later won the 1947 Academy Award for Documentary Feature. After the war, Geisel focused on children's books, writing classics such as If I Ran the Zoo (1950), Horton Hears a Who! (1955), If I Ran the Circus (1956), The Cat in the Hat (1957), How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1957), and Green Eggs and Ham (1960). He published over 60 books during his career, which have spawned numerous adaptations, including 11 television specials, four feature films, a Broadway musical, and four television series.  (b. 1904)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/24/17 at 3:12 pm

September 24th 1848 – Branwell Brontë, English painter and writer, died most likely from  tuberculosis aggravated by delirium tremens, alcoholism, and laudanum and opium addiction, despite the fact that his death certificate notes "chronic bronchitis-marasmus" as the cause.He was the only son of the Brontë family, and brother of the writers Charlotte, Emily and Anne. Brontë was rigorously tutored at home by his father, and shared much of his sisters’ creative talent, earning praise for his poetry and translations from the classics. But he drifted between jobs, supporting himself by portrait-painting, and gave way to drug and alcohol addiction, apparently worsened by a failed relationship with a married woman, leading to his early death. (b. 1817)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/24/17 at 11:29 pm

September 24th 1922 – Bert I. Gordon, American film director most famous for such science fiction and horror B-movies as The Amazing Colossal Man and Village of the Giants. Most of Gordon's work is in the idiom of giant monster films, for which he used rear-projection to create the special effects. His nickname "Mister B.I.G." is a reference both to his initials and to his preferred technique for making super-sized creatures.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/25/17 at 12:22 am

September 25th 1951 – Mark Hamill, American actor, voice actor, and writer. He is best known for playing Luke Skywalker in the Star Wars film series. His other works include Corvette Summer (1978) and The Big Red One (1980), among other television series and films. Hamill has also appeared on stage in several theatre productions, primarily during the 1980s. Hamill is a prolific voice actor who has voiced characters in many animated television series, films, and video games since the 1970s. He is known for his long-standing role as DC Comics' the Joker, commencing with Batman: The Animated Series in 1992.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/25/17 at 12:27 am

September 25th 1958 – John B. Watson, American psychologist, died from an undisclosed illness. He established the psychological school of behaviourism. Watson promoted a change in psychology through his address Psychology as the Behaviourist Views it, which was given at Columbia University in 1913. Through his behaviourist approach, Watson conducted research on animal behaviour, child rearing, and advertising. In addition, he conducted the controversial "Little Albert" experiment and the Kerplunk experiment. Watson popularized the use of the scientific theory with behaviourism. He was also editor of Psychological Review from 1910 to 1915. A Review of General Psychology survey, published in 2002, ranked Watson as the 17th most cited psychologist of the 20th century. (b. 1878)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/25/17 at 1:12 am

September 25th 1972 – Douglas September, Canadian musician. He is known for his poetic lyrics, as well as his innovative musical style that blends folk and blues with a caustic modern commentary. As a composer, musician, producer and engineer, September's passion for arranging music from the ordinary every day into a unique auditory experience has evolved into a singular style. His music has been likened to Bob Dylan, Tim Buckley, and Tom Waits.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/25/17 at 2:20 am

September 25th 1980 – Lewis Milestone, Moldovan-born American motion picture director, died from natural causes, five days short of his 85th birthday. He is known for directing Two Arabian Knights (1927) and All Quiet on the Western Front (1930), both of which received Academy Awards for Best Director. He also directed The Front Page (1931 – nomination), The General Died at Dawn (1936), Of Mice and Men (1939), Ocean's 11 (1960), and received the directing credit for Mutiny on the Bounty (1962), though Marlon Brando largely appropriated his responsibilities during its production. (b. 1895)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/25/17 at 6:15 am

September 25th 1929 – Barbara Walters, American broadcast journalist, author, and television personality. She is known for having hosted a variety of television programs, including Today, The View, 20/20, and the ABC Evening News. Since retirement as a full-time host and contributor, she has continued to occasionally report for ABC News.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/25/17 at 6:15 am

September 25th 1926 – Herbert Booth, English songwriter and bandleader. He was the third son of William and Catherine Booth. He oversaw the Limelight Department's development and he was the writer and director for Soldiers of the Cross. (b. 1862)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/25/17 at 6:58 am

September 25th 1946 – Felicity Kendal, English actress, working in television and theatre. She has appeared in numerous stage and screen roles over a 45-year career, but the role that brought attention to her career was that of Barbara Good in the 1975 television series The Good Life.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/25/17 at 7:00 am

September 25th 1929 – Miller Huggins, American professional baseball player and manager, died from erysipelas. His condition was complicated by the development of influenza with high fever. Huggins played second base for the Cincinnati Reds (1904–1909) and St. Louis Cardinals (1910–1916). He managed the Cardinals (1913–1917) and New York Yankees (1918–1929), including the Murderers' Row teams of the 1920s that won six American League (AL) pennants and three World Series championships. (b. 1879)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/25/17 at 7:40 am

September 25th 1938 – Ron Hill, English runner and clothing entrepreneur. He was the second man to break 2:10 in the marathon; he set world records at four other distances, but never laid claim to the marathon world record. He has run two Olympic Marathons (Tokyo 1964 and Munich 1972), and has a personal marathon record of 2:09:28. In 1970, Hill won the 74th Boston Marathon in a course record 2:10:30. He also won gold medals for the marathon at the European Championships in 1969 and the Commonwealth Games in 1970.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/25/17 at 9:53 am

September 25th 1969 – Catherine Zeta-Jones, Welsh actress. She aspired to be an actress from a young age. As a child, she played roles in the West End productions of the musicals Annie and Bugsy Malone. She studied musical theatre at the Arts Educational Schools, London, and made her stage breakthrough with a leading role in a 1987 production of 42nd Street. Her screen debut came in the unsuccessful French-Italian film 1001 Nights (1990), and she went on to find greater success as a regular in the British television series The Darling Buds of May (1991–93). Dismayed at being typecast as the token pretty girl in British films, Zeta-Jones relocated to Los Angeles. Zeta-Jones initially established herself in Hollywood with roles that highlighted her sex appeal such as in the action film The Mask of Zorro (1998) and the heist film Entrapment (1999). Critics praised her portrayal of a vengeful pregnant woman in Traffic (2000) and a murderous singer in the musical Chicago (2002). The latter won her Academy and BAFTA Awards for Best Supporting Actress, among other accolades. She starred in high-profile films for much of the decade, including the black comedy Intolerable Cruelty (2003), the heist film Ocean's Twelve (2004), the comedy The Terminal (2004), and the romantic comedy No Reservations (2007). Parts in smaller-scale features were followed by a decrease in workload, during which she returned to stage and portrayed an ageing actress in A Little Night Music (2009), winning a Tony Award. Zeta-Jones continued to work intermittently in the 2010s, starring in the psychological thriller Side Effects (2013) and the action film Red 2 (2013). Zeta-Jones is the recipient of several accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award and a Tony Award,

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/25/17 at 11:44 am

September 25th 1849 – Johann Strauss I, Austrian Romantic composer, died in Vienna at the age of 45 from scarlet fever contracted from one of his illegitimate children. He was famous for his waltzes, and he popularized them alongside Joseph Lanner, thereby setting the foundations for his sons to carry on his musical dynasty. His most famous piece is the Radetzky March (named after Joseph Radetzky von Radetz). He was the father of Johann Strauss II, Josef Strauss and Eduard Strauss, the last of whom had a son called Johann Strauss III. (b. 1804)

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September 25th 1944 – Michael Douglas, American actor and producer. Douglas's career includes a diverse range of films in independent and blockbuster genres, for which he has received a number of accolades, both competitive and honorary. These awards include the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award for "outstanding contributions to the world of entertainment" and the AFI Life Achievement Award, which "honours an individual whose career in motion pictures or television has greatly contributed to the enrichment of American culture".

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September 25th 1987 – Emlyn Williams, Welsh actor and playwright, from complications from cancer. His first full-length play, Full Moon, was premiered at the original Oxford Playhouse in 1927, the year he joined a repertory company and began his stage career. His other great play was very different: The Corn Is Green (1938), partly based on his own childhood in Wales. He starred as a Welsh schoolboy in the play's London premiere. The play came to Broadway in 1940 with Ethel Barrymore as the schoolteacher Miss Moffat, a character modelled closely on Williams's real boyhood schoolteacher, Miss Sarah Grace Cooke. A 1950 Broadway revival starred Eva La Gallienne. The play was turned into a film starring Bette Davis, and again into a made-for-television film starring Katharine Hepburn, under the direction of Williams's close friend George Cukor. An attempt to turn the play into a musical in the 1970s, with Davis again in the role of the schoolteacher with lyrics by Williams, failed. So did a Broadway revival in 1983 starring Cicely Tyson and Peter Gallagher. But a 1985 London revival at the Old Vic with Deborah Kerr was successful, as was a 2007 production at the Williamstown Theatre Festival in Massachusetts. That production starred Kate Burton. Williams was a close friend of Kate's parents, Richard Burton and Burton's first wife, Sybil. In the Williamstown production, the schoolboy — the role created by and modeled on Williams himself — was played by Kate Burton's son, Morgan Ritchie. In addition to stage plays, Williams wrote a number of film screenplays, working with Alfred Hitchcock (on The Man Who Knew Too Much), Carol Reed and other directors. (b. 1905)

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September 25th 1975 – Declan “Dec” Donnelly, English television presenter, producer and actor, best known as one half of the British acting and TV presenting duo Ant & Dec, with the other being Anthony McPartlin. Donnelly came to prominence in the children's drama series Byker Grove and as one half of the pop music duo PJ & Duncan. Since then, Donnelly and McPartlin have had a very successful career as television presenters, currently presenting I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! since 2002, Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway since 2002, Britain's Got Talent since 2007 and Text Santa since 2011. Before then, the duo presented other ITV entertainment series such as PokerFace, Push the Button, Pop Idol and Red or Black?.

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September 25th 1968 – Will Smith, American actor, producer, rapper, comedian, and songwriter. In April 2007, Newsweek called him "the most powerful actor in Hollywood". Smith has been nominated for five Golden Globe Awards and two Academy Awards, and has won four Grammy Awards. In the late 1980s, Smith achieved modest fame as a rapper under the name The Fresh Prince. In 1990, his popularity increased dramatically when he starred in the popular NBC television series The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, which ran for six seasons until 1996. After the series ended, Smith transitioned from television to film, and has gone on to star in numerous blockbuster films. He is the only actor to have eight consecutive films gross over $100 million in the domestic box office, eleven consecutive films gross over $150 million internationally, and eight consecutive films in which he starred, open at the number one spot in the domestic box office tally. Smith has been ranked as the most bankable star worldwide by Forbes. As of 2014, 17 of the 21 films in which he has had leading roles have accumulated worldwide gross earnings of over $100 million each, five taking in over $500 million each in global box office receipts. As of 2016, his films have grossed $7.5 billion at the global box office. For his performances as boxer Muhammad Ali in Ali (2001) and stockbroker Chris Gardner in The Pursuit of Happyness (2006), Smith received nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actor.

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September 25th 1987 – Mary Astor, American actress. She is best remembered for her role as Brigid O'Shaughnessy in The Maltese Falcon (1941). Astor began her long motion picture career as a teenager in the silent movies of the early 1920s. She eventually changed to talkies. At first her voice was considered too masculine and she was off the screen for a year. She appeared in a play with friend Florence Eldridge, and the film offers came in, so she was able to resume her career in talking films. Four years later her career was nearly destroyed due to scandal. In 1936 Astor was later branded an adulterous wife by her ex-husband, in a custody fight over her daughter. Overcoming these stumbling blocks in her private life, Astor went on to greater success on screen, eventually winning an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in The Great Lie (1941). (b. 1906)

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September 25th 2012 – Andy Williams, American popular music singer, died from bladder cancer. He recorded 44 albums in his career, 15 of which have been gold-certified and three of which have been platinum-certified. He was also nominated for six Grammy Awards. He hosted The Andy Williams Show, a television variety show, from 1962 to 1971, and numerous TV specials. The Andy Williams Show garnered three Emmy awards. The Moon River Theatre in Branson, Missouri, is named after the song he is most known for singing—Johnny Mercer and Henry Mancini's "Moon River". He sold more than 100 million records worldwide, including 10.5 million certified units in the United States. (b. 1927)

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September 25th 2016 – Arnold Palmer, American professional golfer, died shortly after his 87th birthday) while awaiting heart surgery. He is generally regarded as one of the greatest and most charismatic players in the sport's history. Dating back to 1955, he won numerous events on both the PGA Tour and the circuit now known as PGA Tour Champions. Nicknamed The King, he was one of golf's most popular stars and its most important trailblazer, the first superstar of the sport's television age, which began in the 1950s. Palmer's social impact on behalf of golf was perhaps unrivalled among fellow professionals; his humble background and plain-spoken popularity helped change the perception of golf from an elite, upper-class pastime (private clubs) to a more populist sport accessible to middle and working classes (public courses). Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, and Gary Player were "The Big Three" in golf during the 1960s; they are widely credited with popularizing and commercializing the sport around the world. In a career that spanned more than six decades, he won 62 PGA Tour titles from 1955 to 1973, placing him at that time behind only Sam Snead and Ben Hogan, and still fifth on the Tour's all-time victory list. He collected seven major titles in a six-plus-year domination, from the 1958 Masters to the 1964 Masters. He also won the PGA Tour Lifetime Achievement Award in 1998, and in 1974 was one of the 13 original inductees into the World Golf Hall of Fame. (b. 1929)

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September 25th 1980 – John Bonham, English musician and songwriter, died from an accidental death. Best known as the drummer for the British rock band Led Zeppelin. Bonham was esteemed for his speed, power, fast bass-drumming, distinctive sound, and "feel" for the groove. He is considered one of the greatest rock drummers. (b. 1948)

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September 26th 1941 – Martine Beswick, Jamaican-English model and actress. Best known for her two appearances in the James Bond film series. Although she auditioned for the first Bond film Dr. No, she was cast in the second film From Russia with Love as the fiery gypsy girl, Zora. She engaged in the famous "catfight" scene with her rival Vida (played by former Miss Israel Aliza Gur). She was incorrectly billed as "Martin Beswick" in the title sequence. Beswick then appeared as the ill-fated Paula Caplan in Thunderball.  She had been away from the Caribbean so long that she was required to sunbathe constantly for two weeks before filming, to look like a local. She went on to appear in One Million Years B.C. opposite Raquel Welch, with whom she also engaged in a catfight. She then appeared in various Hammer Studio low-budget films, most notably Prehistoric Women and the gender-bending Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde, in which she played the titular villainess. She played Adelita in the well-regarded Spaghetti Western, A Bullet for the General (1967) opposite Klaus Kinski and Gian Maria Volontè. She starred as the Queen of Evil in Oliver Stone's 1974 directorial debut Seizure, or Queen of Evil. In the 1970s, Beswick moved to Hollywood and regularly appeared on both the big and small screens. She made numerous guest appearances on television series, including Sledge Hammer!, Fantasy Island, The Fall Guy, Mannix, The Six Million Dollar Man and Falcon Crest. In 1980, she played the lead role in the comedy film The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood.

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September 26th 1991 – Billy Vaughn, American singer and bandleader, died of peritoneal mesothelioma. He charted a total of 42 singles on the Billboard charts. He also charted thirty six albums on the Billboard 200, beginning with 1958's Sail Along Silv'ry Moon and ending with 1970's Winter World of Love. He also had nineteen Top 40 hits in Germany, beginning with the chart-topping "Sail Along Sil'vry Moon", also a Gold record, which was a cover of a 1937 Bing Crosby hit. He had two more number ones in Germany: "La Paloma" and "Wheels" (all three were reportedly million sellers). Billy Vaughn's recording of Wheels was No. 1 for 14 weeks in Germany (Hit Bilanz) as well as No. 1 in India, New Zealand and Italy (Billboard hits of the world, various issues 1961). Vaughn also charted in Australia, Latin America and Japan. "Pearly Shells" was a major success in Japan. Vaughn's tours of that country began about the time "Pearly Shells" was a hit in 1965. Many songs which were not US hits or even singles releases there, were major hits in other countries. These included "Lili Marlene", "zwei Gitarren am Meer", "Blueberry Hill (Germany) and "Greenfields". "Song of Peace", "It's a Lonesome Old Town" (Japan), "Michelle" No 1 in Argentina and Malaysia, "Mexico" No. 1 in the Philippines and "Bonanza" a major success in Brazil and Italy (Billboard Hits of the World, 1960s) plus "Theme from the Dark at the Top of the Stairs" (various Latin American countries). The album La Paloma was a success throughout Latin America. He also had a number one album in Germany in the early 1980s with Moonlight Melodies, which consisted of 20 of Billy's biggest hits (original Dot recordings, original LP notes and credits). The Billy Vaughn Orchestra began touring in 1965 with numerous sell-out tours throughout Japan, Brazil, and South Korea. (b. 1919)

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September 26th 1936 – Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, South African activist and politician who has held several government positions and headed the African National Congress Women's League. She is a member of the ANC's National Executive Committee. She was married to Nelson Mandela for 38 years, including 27 years during which he was imprisoned. Although they were still married at the time of his becoming president of South Africa in May 1994, the couple had separated two years earlier.

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September 26th 1820 – Daniel Boone, American pioneer, explorer, woodsman, and frontiersman, died of natural causes, other sources, from acute indigestion. His frontier exploits made him one of the first folk heroes of the United States. Boone is most famous for his exploration and settlement of what is now Kentucky, which was then part of Virginia but on the other side of the mountains from the settled areas. As a young adult, Boone supplemented his farm income by hunting and trapping game, and selling their pelts in the fur market. Through this occupational interest, Boone first learned the easy routes to the area. Despite some resistance from American Indian tribes such as the Shawnee, in 1775, Boone blazed his Wilderness Road through the Cumberland Gap in the Appalachian Mountains from North Carolina and Tennessee into Kentucky. There, he founded the village of Boonesborough, Kentucky, one of the first American settlements west of the Appalachians. Before the end of the 18th century, more than 200,000 Americans migrated to Kentucky/Virginia by following the route marked by Boone. (b. 1734)

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September 27th 1972 – Gwyneth Paltrow, American actress, singer, and food writer. Following early notice for her work in films such as Seven (1995), Emma (1996), Sliding Doors (1998) and A Perfect Murder (1998), Paltrow rose to worldwide recognition for her performance in Shakespeare in Love (1998), winning the Academy Award and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress. Her other film credits include The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999), The Royal Tenenbaums (2001), Shallow Hal (2001), and Proof (2005), for which she earned a Golden Globe nomination. Since 2008, Paltrow has portrayed Pepper Potts in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. She won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series in 2011 for her five-episode role as Holly Holliday on the Fox television series Glee. Paltrow has been the face of Estée Lauder's Pleasures perfume since 2005. She is also the face of American fashion brand Coach, owner of a lifestyle company (Goop), and author of two cookbooks.

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September 27th 1965 – Clara Bow, American actress, died after suffering from a heart attack. She rose to stardom in silent film during the 1920s and successfully made the transition to "talkies" after 1927. Her appearance as a plucky shopgirl in the film It brought her global fame and the nickname "The It Girl". Bow came to personify the Roaring Twenties and is described as its leading sex symbol. She appeared in 46 silent films and 11 talkies, including hits such as Mantrap (1926), It (1927), and Wings (1927). She was named first box-office draw in 1928 and 1929 and second box-office draw in 1927 and 1930. Her presence in a motion picture was said to have ensured investors, by odds of almost two-to-one, a "safe return". At the apex of her stardom, she received more than 45,000 fan letters in a single month (January 1929). (b. 1905)

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September 27th 1943 – Randy Bachman, Canadian musician best known as lead guitarist, songwriter and a founding member of the 1960s and 1970s rock bands The Guess Who and Bachman–Turner Overdrive. Bachman was also a member of Brave Belt with Chad Allan, Union and Ironhorse, and has recorded numerous solo albums. He is also a national radio personality on CBC Radio, hosting the weekly music show, Vinyl Tap.

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September 27th 1921 – Engelbert Humperdinck, German composer, died after suffering from a heart attack the previous day. He is best known for his opera Hansel and Gretel. His reputation rested chiefly on his opera Hänsel und Gretel, which he began work on in Frankfurt in 1890. He first composed four songs to accompany a puppet show his nieces were giving at home. Then, using a libretto by his sister Adelheid Wette rather loosely based on the version of the fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm, he composed a singspiel of 16 songs with piano accompaniment and connecting dialogue. By January 1891 he had begun working on a complete orchestration. The opera premiered in Weimar on 23 December 1893, under the baton of Richard Strauss. With its highly original synthesis of Wagnerian techniques and traditional German folk songs, Hansel and Gretel was an instant and overwhelming success. Hansel and Gretel has always been Humperdinck's most popular work. In 1923 the Royal Opera House (London) chose it for their first complete radio opera broadcast. Eight years later, it was the first opera transmitted live from the Metropolitan Opera (New York). (b. 1854)

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September 27th 1947 – Denis Lawson, Scottish actor and director. He is known for his roles as John Jarndyce in the BBC's adaptation of Bleak House, as Gordon Urquhart in the film Local Hero, as DI Steve McAndrew in BBC One's New Tricks, and as Wedge Antilles in the original Star Wars trilogy. He is the uncle of actor Ewan McGregor.

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September 27th 1947 – Meat Loaf, American musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, and actor. Meat Loaf's Bat Out of Hell trilogy of albums (consisting of Bat Out of Hell, Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell, and Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose) has sold more than 50 million copies worldwide. Almost 40 years after its release, it still sells an estimated 200,000 copies annually, and stayed on the charts for over nine years, making it one of the best-selling albums in history. He is also known for his powerful wide-ranging operatic voice and theatrical live performances.

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September 27th 2016 – David Hahn, American man who in 1994, at age 17, attempted to build a homemade breeder reactor, died from alcoholic poisoning. A scout in the Boy Scouts of America, Hahn conducted his experiments in secret in a backyard shed at his mother's house in Commerce Township, Michigan. While his reactor never reached critical mass, Hahn attracted the attention of local police when he was stopped on another matter and they found material in his vehicle that troubled them, and he warned that it was radioactive. His mother's property was cleaned up by the Environmental Protection Agency ten months later as a Superfund cleanup site. Hahn attained Eagle Scout rank shortly after his lab was dismantled. While the incident was not widely publicized initially, it became better known following a 1998 Harper's article by journalist Ken Silverstein. Hahn was also the subject of Silverstein's 2004 book, The Radioactive Boy Scout. (b. 1976)

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September 27th 1947 – Barbara Dickson, Scottish singer whose hits include "I Know Him So Well", "Answer Me" and "January February". Dickson has placed fifteen albums in the UK Albums Chart from 1977 to date, and had a number of hit singles, including four which reached the Top 20 in the UK Singles Chart. The Scotsman newspaper has described her as Scotland's best-selling female singer in terms of the numbers of hit chart singles and albums she has achieved in the UK since 1976. She is also a two-time Olivier Award-winning actress, with roles including Viv Nicholson in the musical Spend Spend Spend, and she was the original Mrs. Johnston in Willy Russell's long-running musical Blood Brothers. On TV she starred as Anita Braithwaite in Band of Gold.

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September 27th 1979 – Jimmy McCulloch, Scottish musician and songwriter, he was found dead by his brother in his flat in Maida Vale, London. An autopsy found that McCulloch died of heart failure due to morphine and alcohol poisoning. Best known for playing lead guitar and bass, as a member of Paul McCartney's band Wings from 1974 to 1977. McCulloch was a member of the Glasgow psychedelic band One in a Million (formerly known as the Jaygars), Thunderclap Newman, and Stone the Crows. He also made appearances on many albums, including John Entwistle's Whistle Rymes in 1972, as lead guitarist playing alongside Peter Frampton on "Apron Strings" and "I Feel Better"; and on Roy Harper's album, Bullinamingvase, and Ricci Martin's album, Bleached, both in 1977. McCulloch also played guitar on Roger Daltrey's album One of the Boys which was released in 1977. (b. 1953)

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September 28th 1989 – Ferdinand Marcos, Filipino politician and kleptocrat, died from kidney, heart, and lung ailments. He was President of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986. He ruled as a dictator under martial law from 1972 until 1981. His regime was infamous for its corruption, extravagance and brutality. Marcos claimed an active part in World War II, including fighting alongside the Americans in the Bataan Death March and being the "most decorated war hero in the Philippines". A number of his claims were found to be false and United States Army documents described Marcos's wartime claims as "fraudulent" and "absurd". Marcos started as an attorney, then served in the Philippine House of Representatives from 1949 to 1959 and the Philippine Senate from 1959 to 1965. He was elected President in 1965, and presided over a growing economy during the beginning and intermediate portion of his 20-year rule, but ended in loss of livelihood, extreme poverty and a crushing debt crisis. Marcos placed the Philippines under martial law on September 23, 1972, during which he revamped the constitution, silenced the media, and used violence and oppression against the political opposition, Muslims, communist rebels, and ordinary citizens. Martial law was ratified by 90.77% of the voters during the Philippine Martial Law referendum, 1973 though the referendum was marred with controversy. Public outrage led to the snap elections of 1986. Allegations of mass cheating, political turmoil and excesses of human rights abuses led to the People Power Revolution in February 1986, which removed him from power. To avoid what could have been a military confrontation in Manila between pro- and anti-Marcos troops, Marcos was advised by President Ronald Reagan through Sen. Paul Laxalt to "cut and cut cleanly", after which Marcos fled to Hawaii. Marcos was succeeded by Corazon "Cory" Aquino, widow of the assassinated opposition leader Senator Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino, Jr. who had flown back to the Philippines to face Marcos. According to source documents provided by the Presidential Commission on Good Government, the Marcos family had stolen $5–10 billion USD. The PCGG also maintained that the Marcos family enjoyed a decadent lifestyle—taking away billions of dollars from the country between 1965 and 1986. His wife Imelda Marcos, whose excesses during the couple's conjugal dictatorship made her infamous in her own right, spawned the term "Imeldific". Two of their children, Imee Marcos and Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. are still active in Philippine politics. (b. 1917)

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September 28th 1934 – Brigitte Bardot, French actress, singer, dancer and fashion model, who later became an animal rights activist. She was one of the best known sex symbols of the 1950s and 1960s and was widely referred to by her initials, B.B. Bardot was an aspiring ballerina in her early life. She started her acting career in 1952. After appearing in 16 routine comedy films that had limited international release, she became world-famous in 1957 after starring in the controversial film And God Created Woman. Bardot caught the attention of French intellectuals. She was the subject of Simone de Beauvoir's 1959 essay, The Lolita Syndrome, which described Bardot as a "locomotive of women's history" and built upon existentialist themes to declare her the first and most liberated woman of post-war France. She later starred in Jean-Luc Godard's 1963 film Le Mépris. For her role in Louis Malle's 1965 film Viva Maria! Bardot was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Actress. From 1969 to 1978, Bardot was the official face of Marianne (who had previously been anonymous) to represent the liberty of France.

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September 28th 935 – Wenceslaus I, or Saint Wenceslaus, was stabbed to death. He was the duke of Bohemia from 921 until his assassination in 935. His younger brother, Boleslaus the Cruel, was complicit in the murder. His martyrdom and the popularity of several biographies gave rise to a reputation for heroic goodness that resulted in his elevation to sainthood. He was posthumously declared to be a king and came to be seen as the patron saint of the Czech state. He is the subject of the well-known "Good King Wenceslas", a carol for Saint Stephen's Day. (b. about 907)

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September 28th 1968 – Naomi Watts, English actress and film producer. She made her screen debut in the Australian drama film For Love Alone (1986) and then appeared in the Australian television series' Hey Dad..! (1990), Brides of Christ (1991), Home and Away (1991) and the coming-of-age comedy-drama film Flirting (1991). After moving to America, Watts appeared in films, including Tank Girl (1995), Children of the Corn IV: The Gathering (1996) and Dangerous Beauty (1998) and had the lead role in the television series Sleepwalkers (1997–1998). After years as a struggling actress, Watts came to attention in David Lynch's psychological thriller Mulholland Drive (2001). The following year she enjoyed box-office success with her role as Rachel Keller in The Ring (2002), the remake of a successful Japanese horror film. She then received nominations at the Academy Awards and the Screen Actors' Guild Awards in the Best Actress categories for her portrayal of Cristina Peck in Alejandro González Iñárritu's neo-noir 21 Grams (2003). Her subsequent films include David O. Russell's comedy I Heart Huckabees (2004), the 2005 remake of King Kong, the crime-thriller Eastern Promises (2007) and the Tom Tykwer-directed thriller The International (2009). Since then, Watts has portrayed Valerie Plame Wilson in the biographical drama Fair Game (2010) and Helen Gandy in Clint Eastwood's biographical drama J. Edgar (2011). For her leading role as Maria Bennett in the disaster film The Impossible (2012), she received second nominations for the Academy Award and Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actress and a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress.

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September 28th 1891 – Herman Melville, American novelist, short story writer, and poet of the American Renaissance period, died from a cardiac dilation. His best known works include Typee (1846), a romantic account of his experiences in Polynesian life, and his whaling novel Moby-Dick (1851). His work was almost forgotten during his last thirty years. His writing draws on his experience at sea as a common sailor, exploration of literature and philosophy, and engagement in the contradictions of American society in a period of rapid change. He developed a complex, baroque style: the vocabulary is rich and original, a strong sense of rhythm infuses the elaborate sentences, the imagery is often mystical or ironic, and the abundance of allusion extends to biblical scripture, myth, philosophy, literature, and the visual arts. (b. 1819)

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September 28th 1967 – Moon Zappa, American actress and author. She is the eldest child of Gail (née Sloatman) and musician Frank Zappa. She married Paul Doucette, former drummer and current rhythm guitarist for American pop group Matchbox Twenty, in June 2002. They have one child, Mathilda Plum Doucette, born December 21, 2004 (the same day and month as grandfather Frank). Zappa filed for divorce in January 2012. The divorce was finalized in early 2014. Zappa briefly dated comedian and podcast host Marc Maron. Following the death of Zappa's mother, Gail, in October 2015, it was revealed that her siblings Ahmet and Diva were given control of the Zappa family trust with shares of 30% each, while Moon and her brother Dweezil were given smaller shares of 20% each. Speaking to the Los Angeles Times in 2016, Zappa called it the "most hideous shock of life." As beneficiaries only, Moon and Dweezil will not see any money from the trust until it is profitable—in 2016, it was "millions of dollars in debt"—and must seek permission from Ahmet, the trustee, to make money off of their father's music or merchandise bearing his name.

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September 28th 48 BC – Pompey, Roman general and politician usually known Pompey the Great, was assassinated at the Battle of Pharsalus. He was a military and political leader of the late Roman Republic. He came from a wealthy Italian provincial background, and his father had been the first to establish the family among the Roman nobility. Pompey's immense success as a general while still very young enabled him to advance directly to his first consulship without meeting the normal requirements for office. His success as a military commander in Sulla's second civil war resulted in Sulla bestowing the nickname Magnus, "the Great", upon him. He was consul three times and celebrated three triumphs. (b. 106 BC)

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September 28th 1932 – Jeremy Isaacs, Scottish television producer and executive, winner of many BAFTA awards and international Emmy Awards. He was also General Director of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (1987–96).

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September 28th 2003– Elia Kazan, Greek-American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter, died from natural causes in his Manhattan apartment, aged 94. After attending Williams College and then the Yale School of Drama, he acted professionally for eight years, later joining the Group Theatre in 1932, and co-founded the Actors Studio in 1947. With Robert Lewis and Cheryl Crawford, his actors' studio introduced "Method Acting" under the direction of Lee Strasberg. Kazan acted in a few films, including City for Conquest (1940). Noted for drawing out the best dramatic performances from his actors, he directed 21 actors to Oscar nominations, resulting in nine wins. He directed a string of successful films, including A Streetcar Named Desire (1951), On the Waterfront (1954), and East of Eden (1955). During his career, he won two Oscars as Best Director and received an Honorary Oscar, won three Tony Awards, and four Golden Globes. His films were concerned with personal or social issues of special concern to him. Kazan writes, "I don't move unless I have some empathy with the basic theme." His first such "issue" film was Gentleman's Agreement (1947), with Gregory Peck, which dealt with anti-Semitism in America. It received 8 Oscar nominations and 3 wins, including Kazan's first for Best Director. It was followed by Pinky, one of the first films in mainstream Hollywood to address racial prejudice against black people. In 1954, he directed On the Waterfront, a film about union corruption on the New York harbor waterfront. A Streetcar Named Desire (1951), an adaptation of the stage play which he had also directed, received 12 Oscar nominations, winning 4, and was Marlon Brando's breakthrough role. In 1955, he directed John Steinbeck's East of Eden, which introduced James Dean to movie audiences. (b. 1909)

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September 28th 1935 – Bruce Crampton, Australian golfer, He won the Vardon Trophy for the player with the lowest stroke average on the PGA Tour in 1973 and 1975. He had 14 career wins on the PGA Tour between 1961 and 1975 and was runner up in four major championships – one Masters, one U.S. Open, and two PGA Championships – all to Jack Nicklaus. He was ranked among the top five golfers in the world in both 1972 and 1973, according to Mark McCormack's world golf rankings. His other regular career victories included the Australian Open, New Zealand PGA Championship, Far East Open and the Philippine Open. As a senior, he won 20 times on the Champions Tour, and topped the money list in 1986, but he did not win a senior major.

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September 28th 1895 – Louis Pasteur, French biologist, microbiologist and chemist, died after suffering from a stroke. He is renowned for his discoveries of the principles of vaccination, microbial fermentation and pasteurization. He is remembered for his remarkable breakthroughs in the causes and prevention of diseases, and his discoveries have saved many lives ever since. He reduced mortality from puerperal fever, and created the first vaccines for rabies and anthrax. His medical discoveries provided direct support for the germ theory of disease and its application in clinical medicine. He is best known to the general public for his invention of the technique of treating milk and wine to stop bacterial contamination, a process now called pasteurization. He is regarded as one of the three main founders of bacteriology, together with Ferdinand Cohn and Robert Koch, and is popularly known as the "father of microbiology". (b. 1822)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/29/17 at 6:05 am

September 29th 1951 – Mike Enriquez, Filipino television and radio newscaster. He is also the Consultant for radio operations of GMA Network, and president of the network's regional and radio subsidiary, RGMA Network Inc., and the Station Manager of Super Radyo DZBB 594 AM.

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September 29th 1902 – Émile Zola, French novelist, playwright, journalist, died of carbon monoxide poisoning caused by an improperly ventilated chimney. He is best known practitioner of the literary school of naturalism, and an important contributor to the development of theatrical naturalism. He was a major figure in the political liberalization of France and in the exoneration of the falsely accused and convicted army officer Alfred Dreyfus, which is encapsulated in the renowned newspaper headline J'accuse. Zola was nominated for the first and second Nobel Prize in Literature in 1901 and 1902. (b. 1840)

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September 29th 1942 – Ian McShane, English actor and voice artist. He is known for his television roles, particularly the title role in Lovejoy (1986–1994), Al Swearengen in Deadwood (2004–2006) and Blackbeard in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. He currently portrays Mr. Wednesday in the Starz series American Gods.

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September 29th 1902 – William McGonagall, Scottish weaver, poet and actor, died penniless from an unknown condition. He won notoriety as an extremely bad poet who exhibited no recognition of, or concern for, his peers' opinions of his work. He wrote about 200 poems, including "The Tay Bridge Disaster" and "The Famous Tay Whale", which are widely regarded as some of the worst in English literature. Groups throughout Scotland engaged him to make recitations from his work, and contemporary descriptions of these performances indicate that many listeners were appreciating McGonagall's skill as a comic music hall character. Collections of his verse remain popular, with several volumes available today. (b. 1825)

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September 29th 1930 – Richard Bonynge, Australian conductor and pianist. He is the widower of Australian dramatic coloratura soprano Dame Joan Sutherland. Bonynge conducted virtually all of Sutherland's operatic performances from 1962 until her retirement in 1990.

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September 29th 2010 – Tony Curtis, American actor, died from a cardiac arrest. Although his early film roles were partly the result of his good looks, by the latter half of the 1950s he became a strong screen presence with the range to act in numerous dramatic and comedy roles. In his earliest parts he acted in a string of mediocre films, including swashbucklers, westerns, light comedies, sports films and a musical. However, by the time he starred in Houdini (1953) with his wife Janet Leigh, "his first clear success," notes critic David Thomson, his acting had progressed immensely. He achieved his first serious recognition as a dramatic actor in Sweet Smell of Success (1957) with co-star Burt Lancaster. The following year he was nominated for an Oscar for Best Actor in The Defiant Ones (1958). Curtis then gave what could arguably be called his best performance: three interrelated roles in the comedy Some Like It Hot (1959). Thomson called it an "outrageous film," and a survey carried out by the American Film Institute voted it the funniest American film ever made. The film co-starred Jack Lemmon and Marilyn Monroe, and was directed by Billy Wilder. That was followed by Blake Edwards’s Operation Petticoat (1959) with Cary Grant. They were both frantic comedies, and displayed his impeccable comic timing. He often collaborated with Edwards on later films. In 1960, Curtis played a supporting role in Spartacus, which became another major hit for him. His stardom and film career declined considerably after 1960. His most significant dramatic part came in 1968 when he starred in the true-life drama The Boston Strangler, which some consider his last major film role. The part reinforced his reputation as a serious actor with his chilling portrayal of serial killer Albert DeSalvo. (b. 1925)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/29/17 at 1:29 pm

September 29th 1935 – Jerry Lee Lewis, American singer-songwriter and pianist. A pioneer of rock and roll and rockabilly music, Lewis made his first recordings in 1956 at Sun Records in Memphis. "Crazy Arms" sold 300,000 copies in the South, but it was his 1957 hit "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On" that shot Lewis to fame worldwide. He followed this with "Great Balls of Fire", "Breathless" and "High School Confidential".

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1932 – Robert Benton, American screenwriter and film director. He won the Oscars for Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Director for Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) and won a third Oscar for Best Original Screenplay for Places in the Heart (1984). He also gained three additional Oscar nominations: two for Best Original Screenplay for both Bonnie and Clyde (1967) and The Late Show (1977) and one for Best Adapted Screenplay for Nobody's Fool (1994).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/29/17 at 2:36 pm

September 29th 1987 – Henry Ford II, American businessman, died of pneumonia in Detroit at Henry Ford Hospital at age 70. Sometimes known as "HF2" or "Hank the Deuce", was the eldest son of Edsel Ford and eldest grandson of Henry Ford. He was president of the Ford Motor Company from 1945 to 1960, chairman and chief executive officer (CEO)  and chairman for several months thereafter. Notably, under the leadership of Henry Ford II, Ford Motor Company became a publicly traded corporation in 1956. From 1943 to 1950, he also served as president of the Ford Foundation. (b. 1917)

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September 29th 1944 – Mike Post, Grammy and Emmy Award-winning American composer, best known for his TV theme songs for such series as Law & Order, Law & Order: SVU, The A-Team, NYPD Blue, Renegade, The Rockford Files, L.A. Law, Quantum Leap, Magnum, P.I., and Hill Street Blues.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/29/17 at 3:23 pm

September 29th 1973 – W. H. Auden, English-American poet. Auden's poetry was noted for its stylistic and technical achievement, its engagement with politics, morals, love, and religion, and its variety in tone, form and content. He is best known for love poems such as "Funeral Blues", poems on political and social themes such as "September 1, 1939" and "The Shield of Achilles", poems on cultural and psychological themes such as The Age of Anxiety, and poems on religious themes such as "For the Time Being" and "Horae Canonicae." He was born in York, grew up in and near Birmingham in a professional middle-class family. He attended English independent (or public) schools and studied English at Christ Church, Oxford. After a few months in Berlin in 1928–29 he spent five years (1930–35) teaching in English public schools, then travelled to Iceland and China in order to write books about his journeys. In 1939 he moved to the United States and became an American citizen in 1946. He taught from 1941 to 1945 in American universities, followed by occasional visiting professorships in the 1950s (b. 1907)

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September 29th 1968 – Luke Goss, English actor and former drummer in late 1980s band Bros. He has appeared in numerous films including Blade II (2002) as Jared Nomak, One Night with the King (2006) as King Xerxes, Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008) as Prince Nuada, Tekken (2010) as Steve Fox and Interview with a Hitman (2012) as Viktor.

September 29th 1968 – Matt Goss, English singer-songwriter and musician. He is the lead singer of 1980s pop group Bros, which also features his twin brother Luke as drummer (and originally Craig Logan as bass player). He is currently appearing at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.

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September 29th 2007 – Lois Maxwell, Canadian actress, died following surgery for bowel cancer. She is best known for her portrayal of Miss Moneypenny in the first 14 James Bond films (1962–1985). She was the first actress to play the part. The films in which she played Miss Moneypenny were Dr. No (1962), From Russia with Love (1963), Goldfinger (1964), Thunderball (1965), You Only Live Twice (1967), On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969), Diamonds Are Forever (1971), Live and Let Die (1973), The Man with the Golden Gun (1974), The Spy Who Loved Me (1977), Moonraker (1979), For Your Eyes Only (1981), Octopussy (1983), and A View to a Kill (1985). She began her film career in the late 1940s, and won the Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Newcomer for her performance in That Hagen Girl (1947). Following a number of small film roles, Maxwell became dissatisfied and travelled to Italy, where she worked in film from 1951 to 1955. After her marriage, she moved to the United Kingdom, where she appeared in several television productions. (b. 1927)

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October 2nd 1926 – Jan Morris, Welsh historian, author and travel writer. She is known particularly for the Pax Britannica trilogy (1968–1978), a history of the British Empire, and for portraits of cities, notably Oxford, Venice, Trieste, Hong Kong, and New York City. A trans woman, she was published under her birth name until 1972, when she transitioned from living as male to living as female.

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October 2nd 1786 – Augustus Keppel, 1st Viscount Keppel, English Royal Navy officer, died unmarried and peerage died with him. He saw action in command of various ships, including the fourth-rate Maidstone, during the War of the Austrian Succession. He went on to serve as Commodore on the North American Station and then Commander-in-Chief, Jamaica Station during the Seven Years' War. After that he served as Senior Naval Lord and then Commander-in-Chief of the Channel Fleet. During the American Revolutionary War Keppel came into a famous dispute with Sir Hugh Palliser over Palliser's conduct as his second-in-command at the inconclusive Battle of Ushant in July 1778; the dispute led to Keppel being court-martialled, although he was subsequently acquitted. During the final years of the American Revolutionary War Keppel served as First Lord of the Admiralty. (b. 1725)

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October 2nd 1932 – Maury Wills, American former professional baseball player and manager. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) primarily for the Los Angeles Dodgers from 1959 through 1966 and the latter part of 1969 through 1972 as a shortstop and switch-hitter; he played for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1967 and 1968, and the Montreal Expos the first part of 1969. Wills was an essential component of the Dodgers' championship teams in the mid-1960s, and is credited for reviving the stolen base as part of baseball strategy.

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October 2nd 1985 – Rock Hudson, American actor, died from AIDS-related complications. He was generally known for his turns as a leading man during the 1950s and 1960s. Viewed as a prominent 'heartthrob' of the Hollywood Golden Age, he achieved stardom with roles in films such as Magnificent Obsession (1954), All That Heaven Allows (1955) and Giant (1956), and found continued success with a string of romantic comedies co-starring Doris Day in Pillow Talk (1959), Lover Come Back (1961) and Send Me No Flowers (1964). After appearing in films including Seconds (1966), Tobruk (1967) and Ice Station Zebra (1968) during the late 1960s, Hudson began a second career in television through the 1970s and 1980s, starring in the popular mystery series McMillan & Wife and the soap opera Dynasty. Numerous film magazines declared Hudson Star of the Year, Favorite Leading Man, and similar titles. He appeared in nearly 70 films and starred in several television productions during a career that spanned more than four decades. In 1956 he was nominated for an Oscar for his role in Giant. (b. 1925)

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October 2nd 1949 – Richard Hell, American singer-songwriter and bass player. He was an innovator of punk music and fashion. He was one of the first to spike his hair and wear torn, cut and drawn-on shirts, often held together with safety pins. Malcolm McLaren, manager of the Sex Pistols, credited Hell as a source of inspiration for the Sex Pistols' look and attitude, as well as the safety-pin and graphics accessorized clothing that McLaren sold in his London shop, Sex. Hell was in several important, early punk bands, including Neon Boys, Television and the Heartbreakers, after which he formed Richard Hell & the Voidoids. Their 1977 album Blank Generation influenced many other punk bands.

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October 2nd 1803 – Samuel Adams, American statesman, political philosopher, died from an unknown condition. He was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. He was a politician in colonial Massachusetts, a leader of the movement that became the American Revolution, and one of the architects of the principles of American republicanism that shaped the political culture of the United States. He was a second cousin to fellow Founding Father, President John Adams. (b. 1722)

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October 2nd 1998 – Gene Autry, American performer, died of lymphoma three days after his 91st birthday. He gained fame as a singing cowboy on the radio, in movies, and on television for more than three decades beginning in the early 1930s. Autry was also owner of a television station, several radio stations in Southern California, and the Los Angeles/California/Anaheim Angels Major League Baseball team from 1961 to 1997. (b. 1907)

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October 2nd 1951 – Sting, English musician, singer, songwriter and actor. He was the principal songwriter, lead singer, and bassist for the new wave rock band The Police from 1977 to 1984, before launching a solo career. He has included elements of rock, jazz, reggae, classical, new-age and worldbeat in his music. As a solo musician and a member of The Police, he has received 16 Grammy Awards (his first in the category of best rock instrumental in 1980, for "Reggatta de Blanc"), three Brit Awards, including Best British Male in 1994 and Outstanding Contribution in 2002, a Golden Globe, an Emmy and four nominations for the Academy Award for Best Original Song. He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2002 and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of The Police in 2003. In 2000, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for recording. In 2003, Sting received a CBE from Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace for services to music, and was made a Kennedy Center Honoree at the White House in 2014. He was awarded the Polar Music Prize in 2017.

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October 2nd 1987 – Madeleine Carroll, English actress, died from pancreatic cancer. She was popular both in Britain and America in the 1930s and 1940s. At the peak of her success she was the highest-paid actress in the world, earning a then staggering $250,000 in 1938. Carroll is remembered for her role in Alfred Hitchcock's The 39 Steps. She is also noted for abandoning her acting career after the death of her sister Marguerite in the London Blitz, to devote herself to helping wounded servicemen and children displaced and maimed by the war. (b. 1906)

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October 2nd 1945 – Don McLean, American singer-songwriter best known for "American Pie", an RIAA "Song of the Century" (position 5 of 25), about the changes in American society from the late 1950s to the early 1970s, through metaphorical references to the music industry during those years. The 1971 album of the same name also includes "Vincent", about the painter Van Gogh

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October 2nd 1920 – Max Bruch, German Romantic composer and conductor, died, quietly and painlessly. He wrote over 200 works, including three violin concertos, the first of which has become a staple of the violin repertory. (b. 1838)

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October 2nd 1780 - British army major John Andre was hanged as a spy. He was carrying information about the actions of Benedict Arnold.

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October 2nd 1933 – John Gurdon, English developmental biologist. He is best known for his pioneering research in nuclear transplantation and cloning. He was awarded the Lasker Award in 2009. In 2012, he and Shinya Yamanaka were awarded the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for the discovery that mature cells can be converted to stem cells.

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October 2nd 1994 – Harriet Nelson, American singer and actress, died from liver cancer. Nelson is best known for her role on the long-running sitcom The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet. (b. 1909)

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October 2nd 1955 – Philip Oakey, English singer, songwriter and producer. He is best known as the lead singer, songwriter, and co-founder of the English synthpop band The Human League. Aside from the Human League, he has had an extensive solo music career and collaborated with numerous other artists and producers. Oakey was one of the most visually distinctive music artists of the early 1980s. At the height of their success, The Human League released the triple platinum album Dare and Oakey co-wrote and sang the multi-million selling single "Don't You Want Me", which was a number one single in both the U.S. and UK, where it remains the 25th highest selling single of all time. Oakey has been lead singer of The Human League for over 30 years, with whom he has sold more than 20 million records worldwide. He continues recording and performing internationally.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/03/17 at 2:05 pm

October 3rd 1941 – Chubby Checker, American singer and dancer. He is widely known for popularizing the twist dance style, with his 1960 hit cover of Hank Ballard's R&B hit "The Twist". In September 2008 "The Twist" topped Billboard's list of the most popular singles to have appeared in the Hot 100 since its debut in 1958, an honor it maintained for an August 2013 update of the list. He also popularized the Limbo Rock and its trademark limbo dance, as well as various dance styles such as the fly.

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October 3rd 1838 – Black Hawk, American tribal leader, died after two weeks of illness from an unknown condition. A Sauk American Indian tribe in what is now the Midwest of the United States. Although he had inherited an important historic medicine bundle from his father, he was not a hereditary civil chief. Black Hawk earned his status as a war chief or captain by his actions: leading raiding and war parties as a young man, and a band of Sauk warriors during the Black Hawk War of 1832. During the War of 1812, Black Hawk had fought on the side of the British against the U.S., hoping to push white American settlers away from Sauk territory. Later he led a band of Sauk and Fox warriors, known as the British Band, against European-American settlers in Illinois and present-day Wisconsin in the 1832 Black Hawk War. After the war, he was captured by U.S. forces and taken to the eastern U.S. He and other war leaders were taken on tour of several cities. (b. 1767)

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October 3rd 1944 – Roy Horn, German-American magician and actor. With Siegfried Fischbacher, they formed Siegfried & Roy, duo of contemporary magicians and entertainers who became known for their appearances with white lions and white tigers. From 1990 until Roy's career-ending tiger injury on October 3, 2003, the duo formed Siegfried & Roy at the Mirage Resort and Casino, which was regarded as the most-visited show in Las Vegas, Nevada. From 2004 to 2005, Siegfried and Roy were executive producers of Father of the Pride.

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October 4th 1941 – Anne Rice, American author of gothic fiction, Christian literature, and erotica. She is perhaps best known for her popular and influential series of novels, The Vampire Chronicles, revolving around the central character of Lestat. Books from The Vampire Chronicles were the subject of two film adaptations, Interview with the Vampire in 1994, and Queen of the Damned in 2002.

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October 4th 1669 – Rembrandt, Dutch draughtsman, painter, and printmaker, died a poor man, from an unknown condition. An innovative and prolific master in three media, he is generally considered one of the greatest visual artists in the history of art and the most important in Dutch art history. Unlike most Dutch masters of the 17th century, Rembrandt's works depict a wide range of style and subject matter, from portraits and self-portraits to landscapes, genre scenes, allegorical and historical scenes, biblical and mythological themes as well as animal studies. His contributions to art came in a period of great wealth and cultural achievement that historians call the Dutch Golden Age, when Dutch art (especially Dutch painting), although in many ways antithetical to the Baroque style that dominated Europe, was extremely prolific and innovative, and gave rise to important new genres. Like many artists of the Dutch Golden Age, such as Jan Vermeer of Delft, Rembrandt was also known as an avid art collector and dealer. (b. 1606)

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October 4th 1946 – Susan Sarandon, American actress and activist. She began her career in the 1970 film Joe, before appearing in the soap opera A World Apart (1970–71). In 1975, she starred in the film The Rocky Horror Picture Show. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for Atlantic City (1980), Thelma & Louise (1991), Lorenzo's Oil (1992), and The Client (1994), before winning for Dead Man Walking (1995). She has also won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for The Client, and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actress for Dead Man Walking. Her other films include: Pretty Baby (1978), The Hunger (1983), The Witches of Eastwick (1987), Bull Durham (1988), White Palace (1990), Little Women (1994), Stepmom (1998), Enchanted (2007), The Lovely Bones (2009), Tammy (2014), and The Meddler (2015). She made her Broadway debut in An Evening with Richard Nixon in 1972 and went on to receive Drama Desk Award nominations for the Off-Broadway plays, A Coupla White Chicks Sitting Around Talking (1979) and Extremities (1982). She returned to Broadway in the 2009 revival of Exit the King.

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October 4th 1904 – Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, French sculptor, died from an unknown condition. He is best known for designing Liberty Enlightening the World, commonly known as the Statue of Liberty. (b. 1834)

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October 4th 1949 – Stephen Gyllenhaal, American film director and poet. He is the father of actors Jake Gyllenhaal and Maggie Gyllenhaal. He directed the film version of the Pete Dexter novel Paris Trout, which was nominated for five Emmy Awards and won him a DGA Award. In 1990 Gyllenhaal directed Family of Spies, which was nominated for 2 Golden Globe Awards and an Emmy. In addition, he directed an episode of the ABC television series Twin Peaks. He directed the 2001 TNT television pilot The Warden, based on Lynda La Plante's series The Governor. It is about a dynamic and ambitious woman (Ally Sheedy) who is brought in as the young warden of an all-male maximum security prison. Gyllenhaal has also directed several episodes of the CBS series Numb3rs, The Mentalist, Hawthorne, Army Wives and Blue Bloods. In 2011 Gyllenhaal directed Girl Fight which starred Anne Heche and earned Gyllenhaal a DGA Nomination for outstanding directorial achievement in movies for television. He is also a poet, who has been published in literary journals such as Prairie Schooner and Nimrod. His first collection of poetry, Claptrap: Notes from Hollywood, was published in June 2006 by Cantara Christopher's New York-based literary small press, Cantarabooks. In 2013, Gyllenhaal directed a backdoor pilot originally titled Sworn to Silence that aired as the Lifetime TV movie An Amish Murder. It stars Neve Campbell as a local police detective who must solve a murder case that involves the Amish Community she was shunned from years ago.

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October 4th 2010 – Norman Wisdom, English actor, comedian, and singer-songwriter, died after a series of strokes. He is best known for a series of comedy films produced between 1953 and 1966 featuring his hapless onscreen character that was often called Norman Pitkin. He was awarded the 1953 BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles following the release of Trouble in Store, his first film in a lead role. Wisdom gained celebrity status in lands as far apart as South America, Iran and many Eastern Bloc countries, particularly in Albania where his films were the only ones by Western actors permitted by dictator Enver Hoxha to be shown. Charlie Chaplin once referred to Wisdom as his "favourite clown". Wisdom later forged a career on Broadway in New York and as a television actor, winning critical acclaim for his dramatic role of a dying cancer patient in the television play Going Gently in 1981. He toured Australia and South Africa. After the 1986 Chernobyl disaster, a hospice was named in his honour. In 1995 he was given the Freedom of the City of London and of Tirana. The same year he received an OBE. (b. 1915)

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October 4th 1997 – Gunpei Yokoi, Japanese video game designer, was killed in a motoring accident. He was a long-time Nintendo employee, best known as creator of the Game & Watch handheld system, inventor of the Control Pad (whose plus-shaped design nearly all video game controllers attempt to mimic today), the original designer of the Game Boy, and producer of a few long-running and critically acclaimed video game franchises, such as Metroid and Kid Icarus. (b. 1941)

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October 4th 1989 – Dakota Johnson, American actress and model. She is the daughter of actors Melanie Griffith and Don Johnson. She had her screen debut alongside her mother in the comedy-drama Crazy in Alabama (1999) and was named Miss Golden Globe in 2006. Following high school graduation, she returned to acting with roles in The Social Network (2010), Beastly (2011), 21 Jump Street (2012), Need for Speed (2014) and the short-lived comedy Ben and Kate (2012–2013). She received international recognition in 2015 after landing the lead role of Anastasia Steele in the romantic drama Fifty Shades of Grey, which catapulted her to fame and earned her the People's Choice Award for Favorite Dramatic Movie Actress and a BAFTA Rising Star Award nomination. The same year, she took part in Black Mass and A Bigger Splash. She also starred in the romantic comedy How to Be Single (2016), and reprised her role as Anastasia Steele in Fifty Shades Darker (2017) and the upcoming Fifty Shades Freed (2018).

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October 4th 1962 – Jon Secada, Cuban American singer and songwriter. Secada was born in Havana, Cuba, and raised in Hialeah, Florida. He has won two Grammy Awards and sold 20 million albums since his English-language debut album in 1992. His music fuses funk, soul, pop and Latin percussion. Secada also has worked as a songwriter for Gloria Estefan, Jennifer Lopez, Ricky Martin, Mandy Moore and other performers. Secada scored a No. 5 Pop hit (and a No. 5 UK hit) with his Gold single "Just Another Day", and three more top 30 hits, "Angel" (No. 18 Pop, No. 23 UK), "I'm Free" (No. 27 Pop, No. 50 UK), "Do You Believe in Us?" (No. 13 Pop, No. 30 UK), and "Do You Really Want Me" (No. 30 UK) received national radio play. The Spanish-language version of Secada's solo album, Otro Día Más Sin Verte (EMI-Latin), became the No. 1 Latin album of 1992 and earned Secada his first Grammy Award for "Best Latin Pop Album".

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October 4th 2001 – John Collins, American jazz guitarist, died from cancer.He accompanied many swing era names from 1935 to 1950, including Art Tatum, Roy Eldridge, Billie Holiday, Buck Clayton, J.J. Johnson, Coleman Hawkins, Harry Carney, Teddy Wilson, Chubby Jackson, Shadow Wilson, and Lester Young. His longest association was with Nat King Cole, 1951-65. Collins played rhythm guitar and rarely soloed. He taught music in Los Angeles. (b. 1913)

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October 4th 1970 – Janis Joplin, American rock singer and songwriter, died of a heroin overdose at age 27. She was one of the biggest female rock stars of her era. After releasing three albums. A fourth album, Pearl, was released in January 1971, just over three months after her death. It reached number one on the Billboard charts. (b. 1943)

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October 4th 1931 – Terence Conran, English designer and businessman. His first professional work came when he worked in the Festival of Britain (1951) on the main South Bank site. In 1964, he opened the first Habitat shop in Chelsea, London, with his third wife Caroline Herbert, which grew into a large chain selling household goods and furniture in contemporary designs. Conran had a major role in the regeneration in the early 1990s of the Shad Thames area of London next to Tower Bridge that includes the Design Museum. His business, Conran and Partners, is a design company comprising product, brand and interior designers and architects, working on projects all over the world. Conran designs furniture for Marks & Spencer, J. C. Penney, Content by Conran, Benchmark and The Conran Shop. Conran has also created various other London restaurants including the Soop Kitchen, Orrery, Quaglino's, Mezzo, worked with Joel Kissin on Le Pont de la Tour, Blueprint Cafe, Butler's Wharf Chop House, together with restaurants in various other countries. In 2005, he was named as the most influential restaurateur in the UK by CatererSearch, the website of Caterer and Hotelkeeper magazine. In 2007, 49 percent of the entire Conran restaurant business was sold to D&D, a company run by two former Conran employees, Des Gunewardena and David Loewi. In 2008, he returned to the restaurant business on a personal basis by opening Boundary, a restaurant, bar, café and meeting room complex in Shoreditch, East London. This was followed in 2009 by Lutyens, a restaurant and private club within the former Reuters building in Fleet Street London.

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October 4th 1989 – Graham Chapman, English comedian, writer, actor, author, died of tonsil and spinal cancer. He was one of the six members of the British surreal comedy group Monty Python. He played authority figures such as the Colonel and the lead role in two Python films, Holy Grail and Life of Brian. (b. 1941)  :\'(

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October 4th 1928 – Torben Ulrich, Danish writer, musician, filmmaker, painter, director, performer and former amateur then professional tennis player. He is the father of Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich.

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October 4th 1890 – Catherine Booth, English theologian and saint, died from an unknown condition.  She was a co-founder of The Salvation Army, along with her husband William Booth. Because of her influence in the formation of The Salvation Army she was known as the 'Mother of The Salvation Army'. (b. 1829)

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October 4th 1947 – Ann Widdecombe, British Conservative Party politician. She is a Privy Councillor and was the Member of Parliament for Maidstone from 1987 to 1997 and for Maidstone and The Weald from 1997 to 2010. She was a social conservative and a member of the Conservative Christian Fellowship. She retired from politics at the 2010 general election. Since 2002 she has also made numerous television and radio appearances, including as a television presenter. She is a convert from Anglicanism to Roman Catholicism. As an MP, Widdecombe was known for opposing the legality of abortion, her opposition to various issues of LGBT equality such as an equal age of consent and the repeal of Section 28, her support for the re-introduction of the death penalty, the retention of blasphemy laws and her opposition to fox hunting.

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October 4th 2014, Paul Revere, organist and leader of Paul Revere And The Raiders died following a battle with cancer. Between 1961 and 1971, the band placed 15 songs on Billboard's Top 40, including the US Top 10 hits 'Kicks', 'Hungry', 'Good Thing' and 'Him Or Me - What's It Gonna Be?'

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October 4th 1929 – Leroy Van Dyke, American country music singer and guitarist, best known for his hits "The Auctioneer" (1956) and "Walk On By" (1961).

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October 6th 1940 – Ellen Travolta, American actress. She is probably best known for her portrayal of Louisa Arcola Delvecchio, the aunt of Fonzie (Henry Winkler) and mother of Chachi Arcola (Scott Baio) in the 1950s-based sitcom Happy Days, and the spin-off Joanie Loves Chachi. She also played the mother of Baio's character on the syndicated comedy series Charles in Charge from 1987-90. Travolta played Mrs. Horshack-O'Hara in three episodes of Welcome Back, Kotter, on which her brother, actor John Travolta, starred as Vinnie Barbarino in the series. Later in the 1970s, she played Dorothy Manucci in the short-lived television series Makin' It. She played Marion Keisker in John Carpenter's renowned 1979 television film Elvis. She has five younger siblings: Joey, Margaret, Sam, and John Travolta.

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October 6th 1951 – Kevin Cronin, American singer-songwriter, lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, and occasional pianist for the American rock band, REO Speedwagon. REO Speedwagon had several hits on the Billboard Hot 100 throughout the 1980s, including two chart-toppers written by Cronin: "Keep on Loving You" (1981) and "Can't Fight This Feeling" (1985).

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October 6th 1536 – William Tyndale, English scholar, was executed on a charge of heresy. He became a leading figure in Protestant reform in the years leading up to his execution. He is well known for his translation of the Bible into English. He was influenced by the work of Desiderius Erasmus, who made the Greek New Testament available in Europe, and by Martin Luther. A number of partial translations had been made from the seventh century onward, but the spread of Wycliffe's Bible in the late 14th century led to the death penalty for anyone found in unlicensed possession of Scripture in English—though translations were available in all other major European languages. (b. about 1494)

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October 6th 1942 – Britt Ekland, Swedish actress and singer. She appeared in numerous films in her heyday throughout the 1960s and 1970s, including critically acclaimed roles in William Friedkin's The Night They Raided Minsky's (1968), and the British crime film Get Carter (1971), which established her as a movie sex symbol. She also starred in the British cult horror film The Wicker Man (1973) and appeared as a Bond girl in The Man with the Golden Gun (1974). Her high-profile social life and her 1964 marriage to actor Peter Sellers attracted considerable press attention, leading to her being one of the most photographed celebrities in the world during the 1970s.

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October 6th 1892 – Alfred, Lord Tennyson, English poet and Poet Laureate of Great Britain and Ireland, died from an unknown condition. He wrote during much of Queen Victoria's reign and remains one of the most popular British poets. Tennyson excelled at penning short lyrics, such as "Break, Break, Break", "The Charge of the Light Brigade", "Tears, Idle Tears", and "Crossing the Bar". Much of his verse was based on classical mythological themes, such as Ulysses, although "In Memoriam A.H.H." was written to commemorate his friend Arthur Hallam, a fellow poet and student at Trinity College, Cambridge, after he died of a stroke at the age of 22. Tennyson also wrote some notable blank verse including Idylls of the King, "Ulysses", and "Tithonus". During his career, Tennyson attempted drama, but his plays enjoyed little success. (b. 1809)

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October 6th 1959 – Oil Can Boyd, American pitcher in Major League Baseball. Boyd played for the Boston Red Sox (1982–89), Montreal Expos (1990–91), and Texas Rangers (1991). He batted and threw right-handed. His nickname has been reported as coming from his beer-drinking days in his hometown of Meridian, Mississippi, where beer is referred to as "oil." However, in a September 2012 interview, he said that wasn't strictly true; it was actually "rot-gut whiskey" from the neighbourhood moonshiner.

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October 6th 1912 – Auguste Beernaert, Belgian politician, 14th Prime Minister of Belgium from October 1884 to March 1894, died from an undisclosed illness. He entered the faculty of law at the Catholic University of Leuven at age 17. He finished five years later with greatest distinction. He was elected to the Chamber of Deputies in 1873, and became Minister of Public Works under Jules Malou, greatly improving the rail, canal and road systems. After his tenure as Prime Minister, he represented Belgium at the Hague conventions of 1899 and 1907. He was also co-winner (with Paul d'Estournelles de Constant) of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1909 for his work at the Permanent Court of Arbitration. He was chosen as president of the panel established under the rules of that organization in the Sarvarkar Case in 1911. (b. 1829)

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October 6th 1921 – Joseph Lowery, American minister in the United Methodist Church and leader in the Civil Rights Movement. He later became the third president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, after Martin Luther King Jr. and his immediate successor, Ralph Abernathy, and participated in most of the major activities of the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s.

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October 6th 1951 – Will Keith Kellogg, American industrialist in food manufacturing, died of heart failure. He is best known as the founder of the Kellogg Company, which to this day produces a wide variety of popular breakfast cereals. He was a member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church and practiced vegetarianism as a dietary principle taught by his church. Later, he founded the Kellogg Arabian Ranch and made it into a renowned establishment for the breeding of Arabian horses. Kellogg started the Kellogg Foundation in 1934 with $66 million in Kellogg company stock and investments, a donation that would be worth over a billion dollars in today's economy. Kellogg continued to be a major philanthropist throughout his life. (b. 1860)

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October 6th 1939 – Melvyn Bragg, English broadcaster, author and parliamentarian. He is best known for his work with ITV as editor and presenter of The South Bank Show (1978–2010), and for the Radio 4 discussion series In Our Time. Earlier in his career, Bragg worked for the BBC in various roles including presenter, a connection that resumed in 1988 when he began to host Start the Week on Radio 4. After his ennoblement in 1998, he switched to presenting the new In Our Time, an academic discussion radio programme, which has run to over 700 broadcast editions, and is a popular podcast. He is currently Chancellor of the University of Leeds.

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October 6th 1951 – Otto Fritz Meyerhof, German-American physician and biochemist, died from an undisclosed illness. In 1922, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine, with Archibald Vivian Hill, for his work on muscle metabolism, including glycolysis. In 1929 he became one of the directors of the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Medical Research, a position he held until 1938. Fleeing the Nazi regime, he moved to Paris in 1938. He then moved to the United States in 1940, where he became a guest professor at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. In recognition of his contributions to the study of glycolysis, the common series of reactions for the pathway in Eukaryotes is known as the Embden–Meyerhof–Parnas Pathway. (b. 1884)

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October 6th 1930 – Eileen Derbyshire, English actress, best known for her role as Emily Bishop in the soap opera Coronation Street. She has played the character for 55 years as she joined permanently in 1961, making her the longest-serving female cast member in a British soap opera. She is the mother of sports journalist Oliver Holt. She was awarded an MBE in the 2010 Queens Birthday Honours list with her fellow co-star and friend, Barbara Knox.

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October 6th 1969 – Walter Hagen, American professional golfer, died from thorat cancer. A major figure in golf in the first half of the 20th century. His tally of 11 professional majors is third behind Jack Nicklaus (18) and Tiger Woods (14). Hagen won the U.S. Open twice, and in 1922 he became the first native-born American to win the British Open, and won the Claret Jug three more times. He also won the PGA Championship a record-tying five times (all in match play), and the Western Open five times when it had near-major championship status. Hagen totaled 45 PGA wins in his career, and was a six-time Ryder Cup captain. The Masters Tournament, the newest major, was established in 1934, after his prime. (b. 1892)

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October 6th 1985 – PC Keith Blakelock is murdered as riots erupt in the Broadwater Farm suburb of London.

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October 6th 1951 – Gavin Sutherland, Scottish singer-songwriter and bass player, with his brother Iain Sutherland (b. 1948) formed The Sutherland Brothers originally performed as a folk and rock music duo in the British music scene in the early 1970s, and then from 1973 to 1978 joined with rock band Quiver to record and tour as Sutherland Brothers & Quiver. Under this combined moniker, the group recorded several albums and had a significant international hit single with the song "Arms of Mary" in 1976. In North America they are primarily known for their 1973 debut single "(I Don't Want to Love You But) You Got Me Anyway", which was not a hit in the UK. In 1972 they won a new recording contract with Island Records and put out an album. Their first single as the Sutherland Brothers Band was under this contract, and was a minor hit, "The Pie", in January 1972. Their follow-up single was Sailing, which had much radio play but was commercially unsuccessful (it was later covered by Rod Stewart).

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October 6th 1962 – Tod Browning, American motion picture actor, director and screenwriter, died from an undisclosed illness. Browning's career spanned the silent and talkie eras. Best known as the director of Dracula (1931), the cult classic Freaks (1932), and classic silent film collaborations with Lon Chaney and Priscilla Dean, Browning directed many movies in a wide range of genres. (b. 1880)

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October 6th 1963 – Elisabeth Shue, American actress, known for her roles in the films The Karate Kid (1984), Adventures in Babysitting (1987), Cocktail (1988), Back to the Future Part II (1989), Back to the Future Part III (1990), Soapdish (1991), Leaving Las Vegas (1995), The Saint (1997), and Hollow Man (2000). She has won several acting awards and has been nominated for an Academy Award, a Golden Globe and a BAFTA. She starred as Julie Finlay in the CBS police drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation from 2012 to 2015.

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October 6th 1980 – Hattie Jacques, English comedy actress of stage, radio and screen, died from a heart attack. She was a regular of the Carry On films in which she typically played strict, no-nonsense characters, and was also a prolific television and radio performer. Jacques started her career in 1944 with an appearance at the Players' Theatre in London, but came to national prominence through her appearances on three highly popular radio series on the BBC: with Tommy Handley on It's That Man Again; with ventriloquist Peter Brough on Educating Archie; and then with Tony Hancock on Hancock's Half Hour. After the Second World War Jacques made her cinematic debut in Green for Danger, in which she had a brief, uncredited role. From 1958 to 1974 she appeared in 14 Carry On films, playing various roles including the formidable hospital matron. On television she had a long professional partnership with Eric Sykes, with whom she co-starred in his long-running series Sykes and Sykes and a.... The role endeared her to the public and the two became staples of British television. (b. 1922)

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October 6th 1948 – Gerry Adams, Irish republican politician who is the president of the Sinn Féin political party and a Teachta Dála (TD; a member of the Irish parliament) for Louth since the 2011 general election.

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October 6th 1973 – Dennis Price, English actor, died of heart failure. He is best remembered for his role as Louis Mazzini in the film Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949) and for his portrayal of the omniscient valet Jeeves in 1960s television adaptations of P. G. Wodehouse's stories. (b. 1915)

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October 6th 1978 – Ricky Hatton, British former professional boxer who competed from 1997 to 2012, and has since worked as a boxing promoter and trainer. During his boxing career he held multiple world championships at light-welterweight and one at welterweight. Hatton is ranked by BoxRec as the best British light-welterweight of all time, the third best in Europe, and eleventh best worldwide. In 2005 he was named Fighter of the Year by The Ring magazine and the Boxing Writers Association of America.

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October 6th 1981 – Anwar Sadat, Egyptian colonel and politician, was murdered by Islamic extremists. He was the third President of Egypt, serving from 15 October 1970 until his assassination by fundamentalist army officers on 6 October 1981. Sadat was a senior member of the Free Officers who overthrew King Farouk in the Egyptian Revolution of 1952, and a close confidant of President Gamal Abdel Nasser, under whom he served as Vice President twice and whom he succeeded as President in 1970. (b. 1918)

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October 6th 1977 – Melinda Doolittle, American singer who finished as the third place finalist on the sixth season of American Idol. Prior to her appearance on American Idol, Doolittle worked as a professional back-up singer for, among others, Michael McDonald, Kirk Franklin, Aaron Neville, BeBe and CeCe Winans, Alabama, Jonny Lang, Vanessa Bell Armstrong, Carman, and Anointed.

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October 6th 1989 – Bette Davis, American actress of film, television, and theatre, died from breast cancer. Regarded as one of the greatest actresses in Hollywood history, she was noted for her willingness to play unsympathetic, sardonic characters and was reputed for her performances in a range of film genres, from contemporary crime melodramas to historical and period films and occasional comedies, although her greatest successes were her roles in romantic dramas. She won the Academy Award for Best Actress twice, was the first person to accrue ten Academy Award nominations for acting, and was the first woman to receive a Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Film Institute. (b. 1908)

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October 8th 1985 – Bruno Mars, American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, and choreographer. Born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, by a family of musicians, Mars began making music at a young age and performed in various musical venues in his hometown throughout his childhood. He graduated from high school and moved to Los Angeles to pursue a musical career. After being dropped by Motown Records, Mars signed a recording contract with Atlantic Records in 2009. He scored the 2010 world wide No.1 'Just The Way You Are' and the 2011 hit 'The Lazy Song'.

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October 8th 1869 – Franklin Pierce, American general, lawyer, and politician, died after suffering from severe cirrhosis of the liver. He was the 14th President of the United States (1853–57). Pierce was a northern Democrat who saw the abolitionist movement as a fundamental threat to the unity of the nation. His polarizing actions in championing and signing the Kansas–Nebraska Act and enforcing the Fugitive Slave Act alienated anti-slavery groups while failing to stem conflict between North and South setting the stage for Southern secession and the US Civil War. Historians and other scholars generally rank Pierce among the worst of US Presidents. (b. 1804)

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October 8th 1938 – Walter Gretzky, Canadian who is best known as the father of ice hockey legend Wayne Gretzky. The elder Gretzky, an avid hockey player as a youth and a keen analyst of the game, is credited by his famous son as playing a key role in his phenomenal success as a player. Walter coached his hockey-loving son continuously, starting at age three, building him a backyard rink, devising creative exercises and drills, teaching him profound insights into how to play successfully, and accompanying him to most of his games. He is famous for instructing Wayne and his brothers to “Go to where the puck is going, not where it has been."

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October 8th 1793 – John Hancock, American merchant, statesman, and prominent Patriot of the American Revolution, died from an unknown condition. He served as president of the Second Continental Congress and was the first and third Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. He is remembered for his large and stylish signature on the United States Declaration of Independence, so much so that the term John Hancock has become a synonym in the United States for one's signature. (b. 1737)

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October 8th 1941 – Jesse Jackson, American civil rights activist, Baptist minister, and politician. He was a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1984 and 1988 and served as a shadow U.S. Senator for the District of Columbia from 1991 to 1997. He is the founder of the organizations that merged to form Rainbow/PUSH. Former U.S. Representative Jesse Jackson Jr. is his eldest son. Jackson was also the host of Both Sides with Jesse Jackson on CNN from 1992 to 2000.

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October 8th 1754 – Henry Fielding, English novelist and dramatist, died after suffering from physical pain and mental distress. Known for his rich, earthy humour and satirical prowess, and as the author of the picaresque novel Tom Jones. Additionally, he holds a significant place in the history of law enforcement, having used his authority as a magistrate to found (with his half-brother John) what some have called London's first police force, the Bow Street Runners. His younger sister, Sarah, also became a successful writer. (b. 1707)

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October 8th 1918 – Jens Christian Skou, Danish chemist and physiologist. In 1997 he received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry (together with Paul D. Boyer and John E. Walker) for his discovery of Na+,K+-ATPase. Skou had taken a few years away from his clinical training in the early 1950s to study the action of local anaesthetics. He had discovered that a substance’s anaesthetic action was related to its ability to dissolve in a layer of the lipid part of the plasma membrane, the anaesthetic molecules affected the opening of sodium channels which he assumed to be protein. This, he argued, would affect the movement of sodium ions and make nerve cells inexcitable, thus causing anaesthesia

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October 8th 1928 – Larry Semon, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter, died of pneumonia and tuberculosis. In his day, he was considered a major movie comedian, but he is now remembered mainly for working with both Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy before they started working together. He is also sometimes noted for directing (as well as appearing in) the 1925 silent film The Wizard of Oz, which had a slight influence on the better-known 1939 talkie The Wizard of Oz released by MGM. The film was included in the 2005 three-disc DVD version of the 1939 film, along with other silent Oz movies. (b. 1889)

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October 8th 1928 – Neil Harvey, Australian cricketer who represented the Australian cricket team between 1948 and 1963, playing in 79 Test matches. He was the vice-captain of the team from 1957 until his retirement. An attacking left-handed batsman, sharp fielder and occasional off-spin bowler, Harvey was the senior batsman in the Australian team for much of the 1950s and was regarded by Wisden as the finest fielder of his era. Upon his retirement, Harvey was the second-most prolific Test run-scorer and century-maker for Australia.

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October 8th 1936 – Red Ames, American pitcher in Major League Baseball, dies from an undisclosed illness. He played for the New York Giants, Cincinnati Reds, St. Louis Cardinals, and Philadelphia Phillies. (b. 1882)

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October 8th 1928 – Bill Maynard, English actor. He was placed fourth in the British heat of the 1957 Eurovision Song Contest. With Terry Scott, he appeared at Butlins Holiday Camp in Skegness and partnered him in the TV series Great Scott, It's Maynard!. He was part of the team that presented the One O'Clock Show for Tyne Tees Television in Newcastle (1959–64). In 1971 he appeared in Dennis Potter's television play Paper Roses, about the last day in the life of a reporter, and another notable straight acting role followed in 1973 when he appeared in Colin Welland's television play, Kisses at Fifty. In 1973 also, Maynard worked with television actor and comedian Ronnie Barker in the (original) "Football Blues" which aired as "Spanners Eleven" and was part of a series called Seven of One. In 1975, he had a film role as Yorkshire farmer Hinchcliffe in It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet. At this time, he starred in the Yorkshire Television sitcoms Oh No, It's Selwyn Froggitt! where he played the eponymous lead role and for playing Fred Moffatt in The Gaffer. In the 1970s he also played small roles in some of the Carry On films, including Carry On Matron (1972) and Carry On Dick (1974). In 1984, Maynard stood against Tony Benn in the by election at Chesterfield as an Independent Labour candidate. It was his only foray into politics and was purely to try to prevent Benn winning the seat, and thus re entering Parliament. Benn won the seat; Maynard took fourth place.

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October 8th 1967 – Clement Attlee, British Labour politician, died peacefully in his sleep of pneumonia. He served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1945 to 1951 and Leader of the Labour Party from 1935 to 1955. In 1940, Attlee took Labour into the wartime coalition government and served under Winston Churchill, becoming the first person to hold the office of Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. He went on to lead the Labour Party to an unexpected landslide victory at the 1945 general election; forming the first Labour majority government, and a mandate to implement its postwar reforms. The 12.0% national swing from the Conservatives to Labour was unprecedented at that time and remains the largest ever achieved by any party at a general election in British electoral history. He was re-elected with a narrow majority at the 1950 general election. In the following year, Attlee called a snap general election, hoping to increase his parliamentary majority. However, he was narrowly defeated by the Conservatives under the leadership of Winston Churchill; despite winning the most votes of any political party in any general election in British political history until the Conservative Party's fourth consecutive victory in 1992. Attlee remains the longest-ever serving Leader of the Labour Party. (b. 1883)

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October 8th 1929 – Betty Boothroyd, British politician, who served as a Labour Member of Parliament (MP) for West Bromwich and West Bromwich West from 1973 to 1992. From 1992 to 2000, she served as Speaker of the House of Commons. She was the first, and to date only, female Speaker of the House of Commons. She sits, by tradition, as a Crossbench peer in the House of Lords.

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October 8th 2015– Jim Diamond, Scottish singer-songwriter, died from a pulmonary edema while he was sleeping. He is best known for his three Top 5 hits. The first was "I Won't Let You Down" (1982), as the lead singer in the trio PhD, with Tony Hymas and Simon Phillips. His solo performance, "I Should Have Known Better", was a United Kingdom No.1 in 1984. The third track was the theme song from Boon, "Hi Ho Silver" which reached No.5 in the UK Singles Chart in 1986.[ He has also featured as a vocalist on the charity No.1s "You'll Never Walk Alone" with The Crowd and "Let It Be" with Ferry Aid. His last UK chart success was with "Young Love (Carry Me Away)" in 1986. (b. 1951)

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October 8th 1935 – Albert Roux, French-born restaurateur and chef working in Britain. He and his brother Michel operated Le Gavroche, the first restaurant in the UK to gain three Michelin stars. He helped train a series of chefs that went on to win Michelin stars, and his son, Michel Roux, Jr. continues to run Le Gavroche.

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October 8th 2012 – Marilou Diaz-Abaya, Filipino director, producer, and screenwriter, died from breast cancer. She was the founder and president of the Marilou Díaz-Abaya Film Institute and Arts Center, a film school based in Antipolo City, Philippines. She was the director of the 1998 film José Rizal, a biographical film on the Philippines' national hero. She meticulously produced films for over twenty years and was part of the Second Golden Age of Philippine Cinema. (b. 1955)

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October 8th 2011 – Roger Williams, American pianist, died from pancreatic cancer. He majored in piano at Drake University in Des Moines, but claimed he was expelled for playing "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" in the practice room. He entered the United States Navy and served in World War II. While still in the Navy, he earned a bachelor's degree from Idaho State College (now Idaho State University) in 1950. Afterwards, He re-enrolled at Drake, where he earned his master's degree. He then moved to New York City to attend Juilliard, where he studied jazz piano under Lennie Tristano and Teddy Wilson. After he won a talent contest on Dennis James' television program, Chance of a Lifetime. David Kapp, founder of Kapp Records, heard him, and was so impressed that he signed the pianist, giving him the professional name "Roger Williams" after the founder of Rhode Island. In 1955 Williams recorded "Autumn Leaves", the only piano instrumental to reach #1 on Billboard's popular music chart. It sold over two million copies, and was awarded a gold disc. It was the fourth #1 song of the "rock era," which unofficially began with the ascension of "(We're Gonna) Rock Around The Clock" by Bill Haley & His Comets into the top spot. In 1966 he had another Top Ten hit with the song "Born Free" from the motion picture soundtrack. His other hits include "Near You", "Till", "The Impossible Dream", "Yellow Bird", "Maria", and "The Theme from Somewhere in Time". Billboard magazine ranks him as the top selling piano recording artist in history with 18 gold and platinum albums to his credit. Williams was known as the "Pianist to the Presidents", having played for nine US Presidential administrations, beginning with Harry S. Truman. His last White House performance was in November 2008 for a luncheon hosted by First Lady Laura Bush. (b. 1924)    2012 – Varsha Bhosle, Indian singer and journalist (b. 1956)

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October 9th 1954 – Scott Bakula, American actor and director best known for his lead roles in two science-fiction television series: as Sam Beckett on Quantum Leap (for which he received four Emmy Award nominations and a Golden Globe Award), and as Captain Jonathan Archer on Star Trek: Enterprise. Bakula starred on the comedy-drama series Men of a Certain Age, and guest-starred in seasons two and three of NBC's Chuck as the title character's father Stephen J. Bartowski. He guest starred on HBO's Looking as entrepreneur Lynn. In 2014, he began playing Special Agent Dwayne Cassius "King" Pride on NCIS: New Orleans.

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October 9th 1952 – Sharon Osbourne, English television host, media personality, television talent competition judge, author, music manager, modern impresario, businesswoman, and promoter, and the wife of heavy metal singer-songwriter Ozzy Osbourne. She first came into public prominence after appearing in The Osbournes, a reality television show that followed her family's daily life. Osbourne later became a talent show judge on shows such as the British and original version of The X Factor, from 2004 to 2007, 2013, and 2016 onwards. She also was a judge on America's Got Talent from 2007 until 2012.

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October 9th 1988 – Felix Wankel, German engineer, died from an undisclosed illness. He invented the Wankel engine. He learned the trade of purchaser at the Carl Winter Press in Heidelberg and worked for the publishing house until June 1926. He and some friends had already run an unofficial afterwork machine shop in a backyard shed in Heidelberg since 1924. Wankel now determined to receive unemployment benefits and to focus on the machine shop. One of his friends, who had graduated from university, gave his name and transformed the shop into an official garage for DKW and Cleveland motor bikes in 1927, where Wankel worked from time to time until his arrest in 1933. (b. 1902)

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October 9th 1975 – Sean Lennon, American singer, songwriter and actor. He is the son of John Lennon and Yoko Ono. He is the only child of John Lennon by Yoko Ono. John Lennon retired from music for five years to become a house-husband

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October 9th 1935 – Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, he is a grandson of King George V and Queen Mary. He has held the title of Duke of Kent for over 75 years, following the death of his father in a plane crash in 1942. The Duke of Kent carries out engagements on behalf of his first cousin, Elizabeth II. He is perhaps best known as president of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, presenting the trophies to the Wimbledon champion and runner-up. He also served as the United Kingdom's Special Representative for International Trade and Investment, retiring in 2001. He is also the president of The Scout Association, the Royal United Services Institute, and the Royal Institution of Great Britain, and since 1967 Grand Master of the United Grand Lodge of England. The Duke of Kent is also patron of the Institute of Advanced Motorists, an independent road safety charity which specialises in training and advice for post-licence drivers and riders.

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October 9th 1995 – Alec Douglas-Home, British cricketer and politician, died from an undisclosed illness. A British statesman of the Conservative Party who served as Prime Minister from October 1963 to October 1964. He is notable for being the last Prime Minister to hold office while being a member of the House of Lords, before renouncing his peerage and taking up a seat in the House of Commons for the remainder of his premiership. His reputation, however, rests more on his two spells as Britain's foreign secretary than on his brief premiership. His cricket playing career at first-class level he represented the Oxford University Cricket Club, Middlesex CCC and MCC. Between 1924 and 1927 he played ten first-class matches, scoring 147 runs at an average of 16.33 with a best score of 37 not out. As a bowler he took 12 wickets at an average of 30.25 with a best of 3 for 43. Three of his first-class games were internationals against Argentina on the MCC "representative" tour of South America in 1926–27. (b. 1903)

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October 10th 1941 – Peter Coyote, American actor, author, director, screenwriter and narrator of films, theatre, television and audiobooks. He is known for performing in films including E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982), Cross Creek (1983), Jagged Edge (1985), Patch Adams (1998), Erin Brockovich (2000), A Walk to Remember (2002), Hemingway & Gellhorn (2012) and Good Kill (2014). He was the "Voice of Oscar" for the 72nd Academy Awards ceremony, the first Oscars announcer to be seen on-camera.

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October 10th 1659 – Abel Tasman, Dutch seafarer, explorer, and merchant, died from an unknown condition. He is best known for his voyages of 1642 and 1644 in the service of the Dutch East India Company (VOC). He was the first known European explorer to reach the islands of Van Diemen's Land (now Tasmania) and New Zealand, and to sight the Fiji islands. (b. about 1603)

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October 10th 1923 – Nicholas Parsons, English radio and television presenter and actor. His long career in television, radio and theatre has made him a household name and he has been described as "the ultimate quiz show host" because of his "geniality, clarity of diction and the speed with which he rattled through questions". Best known today for his long-standing position as host of the comedy radio game show Just a Minute, Parsons is also famous as the long-term host of Sale of the Century, a show whose audience peaked at over 21 million viewers (a record for an ITV game show).

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October 10th 1923 – Murray Walker, English Formula One motorsport commentator and journalist. For most of his career he worked for the BBC, but when it lost the contract for Formula One coverage to ITV, he continued commentating after the change of broadcaster.

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October 10th 1923 – Nicholas Parsons, English radio and television presenter and actor. His long career in television, radio and theatre has made him a household name and he has been described as "the ultimate quiz show host" because of his "geniality, clarity of diction and the speed with which he rattled through questions". Best known today for his long-standing position as host of the comedy radio game show Just a Minute, Parsons is also famous as the long-term host of Sale of the Century, a show whose audience peaked at over 21 million viewers (a record for an ITV game show).

October 10th 1923 – Murray Walker, English Formula One motorsport commentator and journalist. For most of his career he worked for the BBC, but when it lost the contract for Formula One coverage to ITV, he continued commentating after the change of broadcaster.
Two British television icons share the same date of birth.

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October 10th 1939, The real Eleanor Rigby died in her sleep of unknown causes at the age of 44. The 1966 Beatles' song that featured her name wasn't written about her, as Paul McCartney's first draft of the song named the character Miss Daisy Hawkins. Eleanor Rigby's tombstone was noticed in the 1980s in the graveyard of St. Peter's Parish Church in Woolton, Liverpool, a few feet from where McCartney and Lennon had met for the first time in 1957.

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October 10th 1946 – Charles Dance, English actor, screenwriter, and film director. Dance typically plays assertive bureaucrats or villains. Some of his most high-profile roles are Tywin Lannister in HBO's Game of Thrones, Guy Perron in The Jewel in the Crown (1984), Sardo Numspa in The Golden Child (1986), Jonathan Clemens in Alien 3 (1992), Benedict in Last Action Hero (1993), the Master Vampire in Dracula Untold (2014), Lord Havelock Vetinari in Terry Pratchett's Going Postal (2010) and Alastair Denniston in The Imitation Game (2014).

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October 10th 1964 – Eddie Cantor, American, comedian, dancer, singer, actor, and songwriter, died after suffering his second heart attack, Familiar to Broadway, radio, movie, and early television audiences, this "Apostle of Pep" was regarded almost as a family member by millions because his top-rated radio shows revealed intimate stories and amusing anecdotes about his wife Ida and five daughters. Some of his hits include "Makin' Whoopee", "Ida", "Yes! We Have No Bananas", "If You Knew Susie", "Ma! He's Makin' Eyes at Me", "Baby", "Margie", and "How Ya Gonna Keep 'em Down on the Farm (After They've Seen Paree)?" He also wrote a few songs, including "Merrily We Roll Along", the Merrie Melodies Warner Bros. cartoon theme. (b. 1892)

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October 11th 1947 – Alan Pascoe, British former athlete who gained success in hurdles. After his athletics career, he has been successful in events marketing and consulting. won medals in the Olympic Games, the European Championships, and the Commonwealth Games., also the European Indoor Games. After the 1974 Commonwealth Games victory Pascoe achieved a major distinction, in celebration he performed one of the great televised sporting bloopers. While doing his victory lap in reverse, Pascoe attempted to leap the last hurdle still remaining from the race and badly missed the hurdle, falling onto his back and denting the hurdle. Trying to regain his dignity, he circled around to attempt the jump the hurdle in another lane and fell identically. Laughing it off, he got up again and started turning over the other hurdles. See the video on YouTube. In winning the race he also achieved the minor distinction of running the seventh fastest 400-metre hurdle time, third fastest time by a British athlete, to that date (behind Jim Seymour, Ralph Mann, David Hemery and the then world record holder John Akii-Bua) at 48.8, despite running in the outside lane.

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October 11th 1961 – Chico Marx, American comedian, musician, bandleader, actor and film star, died of arteriosclerosis at age 74 on October 11, 1961, at his Hollywood home. He was the eldest Marx brother and the first to die.. He was a member of the Marx Brothers (Groucho Marx, Harpo Marx, and Zeppo Marx). His persona in the act was that of a charming, dim-witted albeit crafty con artist, seemingly of rural Italian origin, who wore shabby clothes and sported a curly-haired wig and Tyrolean hat. In virtually every film that includes the main trio of the Marx Brothers, Chico is seen working with Harpo Marx, usually as partners in crime. Leonard was the oldest of the Marx Brothers to live past early childhood (first-born Manfred Marx had died in infancy). In addition to his work as a performer, he played an important role in the management and development of the act in its early years. (b. 1887)

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October 11th 1926 – Thích Nhất Hạnh, Vietnamese Buddhist monk and peace activist. Thích Nhất Hạnh lives in Plum Village in southwest France, travelling internationally to give retreats and talks. He coined the term "Engaged Buddhism" in his book Vietnam: Lotus in a Sea of Fire. After a long term of exile, he was given permission to make his first return trip to Vietnam in 2005. Nhất Hạnh has published more than 100 books, including more than 40 in English. He is active in the peace movement, promoting nonviolent solutions to conflict and he also refrains from animal product consumption as a means of nonviolence towards non-human animals

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October 11th 1542 – Thomas Wyatt, English politician, ambassador, and lyric poet credited with introducing the sonnet to English literature, died from an unknown condition. He was born at Allington Castle, near Maidstone, in Kent, though the family was originally from Yorkshire. His mother was Anne Skinner, and his father, Henry Wyatt, had been a Privy Councillor of Henry VII, and remained a trusted adviser when Henry VIII ascended the throne in 1509. In his turn, Thomas Wyatt followed his father to court, after education at St John's College, Cambridge. Although they were circulated at court, Wyatt's poems were not published during his lifetime; the first book featuring his verse, Tottel's Miscellany (1557), was printed fifteen years after his death. (b. about 1503)

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October 11th 1957 – Dawn French, English actress, writer, and comedian. She is best known for starring in and writing for the comedy sketch show French and Saunders with comedy partner Jennifer Saunders and for playing the lead role as Geraldine Granger in the sitcom The Vicar of Dibley. French has been nominated for seven British Academy Television Awards and also won a BAFTA Fellowship with Jennifer Saunders.

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October 11th 1809 – Meriwether Lewis, American explorer, soldier, politician, and public administrator, died of gunshot wounds in what was either a murder or suicide. He is best known for his role as the leader of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, also known as the Corps of Discovery, with William Clark. Their mission was to explore the territory of the Louisiana Purchase, establish trade with, and sovereignty over the natives near the Missouri River, and claim the Pacific Northwest and Oregon Country for the United States before European nations. They also collected scientific data, and information on indigenous nations. President Thomas Jefferson appointed him Governor of Upper Louisiana in 1806. (b. 1774)

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October 11th 1937 – Bobby Charlton, English former football player, regarded as one of the greatest midfielders of all time, and an essential member of the England team who won the World Cup in 1966, the year he also won the Ballon d'Or. He played almost all of his club football at Manchester United, where he became renowned for his attacking instincts and passing abilities from midfield and his ferocious long-range shot. He was also well known for his fitness and stamina. He was cautioned only twice in his career; once against Argentina in the 1966 World Cup, and once in a league match against Chelsea. His elder brother Jack, who was also in the World Cup-winning team, is a former defender for Leeds United and international manager.

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October 11th 1962 – Joan Cusack, American actress. She received Academy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actress for her roles in the romantic comedy-drama Working Girl (1988) and the romantic comedy In & Out (1997), as well as one Golden Globe nomination for her performance in the latter. She is also known as the voice of Jessie in the Toy Story franchise. Cusack was a cast member on the comedy sketch show Saturday Night Live from 1985 to 1986. She starred on the Showtime hit drama/comedy Shameless as Sheila Gallagher (née Jackson), a role for which she has received five consecutive Emmy Award nominations, winning for the first time in 2015. She is the sister of actress Ann and actor John Cusack.

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October 11th 1991 – Redd Foxx, American comedian and actor, died after suffering a heart attack. He is best remembered for his explicit comedy records and his starring role on the 1970s sitcom Sanford and Son. Foxx gained notoriety with his raunchy nightclub acts during the 1950s and 1960s. Known as the "King of the Party Records", he performed on more than 50 records in his lifetime. He also starred in Sanford, The Redd Foxx Show and The Royal Family. His film projects included All the Fine Young Cannibals (1960), Cotton Comes to Harlem (1970), Norman... Is That You? (1976) and Harlem Nights (1989). (b. 1922)

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October 11th 1946 – Daryl Hall, American rock, R&B, and soul singer; keyboardist, guitarist, songwriter, and producer, best known as the co-founder and lead vocalist of Hall & Oates (with guitarist and songwriter John Oates). In the 1970s and early 1980s, Hall scored several Billboard chart hits and is regarded as one of the best soul singers of his generation. Guitarist Robert Fripp, who collaborated with him in the late 1970s and early 1980s, has written, "Daryl's pipes were a wonder. I have never worked with a more able singer." Since late 2007, he has hosted the web television series, Live from Daryl's House, which is now aired on MTV. He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2004.

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October 11th 1926 – Earle Hyman, American stage, television, and film actor. Hyman is known for his role on ThunderCats as the voice of Panthro and various other characters. He also appeared on The Cosby Show as Cliff's father, Russell Huxtable.

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October 11th 1998 – Richard Denning, American actor, died from cancer. He is best known for starring in science fiction films of the 1950s, including Unknown Island (1948), Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954), Target Earth (1954), Day the World Ended (1955), Creature with the Atom Brain (1955), and The Black Scorpion (1957). Denning also appeared in the film An Affair to Remember (1957) with Cary Grant and on radio with Lucille Ball, as George and Liz Cooper, in My Favorite Husband (1948–1951), the forerunner of television's I Love Lucy. His character's name on CBS Radio's "My Favorite Husband" was changed from George Cugat to George Cooper later in 1948. A television version of My Favorite Husband (1953-1955) was broadcast on CBS for two seasons during the tenure of I Love Lucy. (b. 1914)

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October 11th 1967 – Artie Lange, American comedian, actor, author, and radio and podcast host, best known for his tenures on The Howard Stern Show and the sketch comedy series Mad TV. Born and raised in New Jersey, Lange first worked as a longshoreman and taxi driver to help support his family following the death of his quadriplegic father. In 1987, he made his debut as a stand up comic and took up the profession full-time in the early 1990s, performing in clubs and improv shows in and around New York City.

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October 12th 1949 – Carlos the Jackal, Venezuelan terrorist currently serving a life sentence in France for the 1975 murder of an informant for the French government and two French counter-intelligence agents. While in prison he was further convicted of attacks in France that killed 11 and injured 150 people and sentenced to an additional life term in 2011, and then to a third life term in 2017.

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October 12th 1845 – Elizabeth Fry, English prison reformer, social reformer and, as a Quaker, a Christian philanthropist, died from a stroke. She has sometimes been referred to as the "angel of prisons". Fry was a major driving force behind new legislation to make the treatment of prisoners more humane, and she was supported in her efforts by Queen Victoria. She was depicted on the Bank of England £5 note from 2001-2016. Fry kept extensive and revealing diaries. (b. 1780)

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October 12th 1953 – Les Dennis, English television presenter, actor and comedian. He was the presenter of Family Fortunes for 15 years from 1987 until 2002. He played the role of Michael Rodwell in Coronation Street from 2014 to 2016.

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October 12th 1870 – Robert E. Lee, American and Confederate soldier, died from a stroke. Best known as a top army commander of the Confederate States of America. He commanded the Army of Northern Virginia in the American Civil War from 1862 until his surrender in 1865. A son of Revolutionary War officer Henry "Light Horse Harry" Lee III, Lee was a top graduate of the United States Military Academy and an exceptional officer and military engineer in the United States Army for 32 years. During this time, he served throughout the United States, distinguished himself during the Mexican–American War, and served as Superintendent of the United States Military Academy. (b. 1807)

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October 12th 1935 – Tony Kubek, American former professional baseball player and television broadcaster. During his nine-year playing career with the New York Yankees, Kubek played in six World Series in the late 1950s and early 1960s, starting in 37 World Series games. For NBC television, he later broadcast twelve World Series between 1968 and 1982, and fourteen League Championship Series between 1969 and 1989. Kubek received the Ford C. Frick Award in 2009.

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October 12th 1997 – John Denver, American singer-songwriter, record producer, actor, activist, and humanitarian, died at the age of 53 flying his personal experimental canard aircraft in a single-fatality crash. His greatest commercial success was as a solo singer. After traveling and living in numerous locations while growing up in his military family, Denver began his music career with folk music groups during the late 1960s. Starting in the 1970s, he was one of the most popular acoustic artists of the decade and one of its best-selling artists. By 1974, he was firmly established as America's best selling performer, and AllMusic has described Denver as "among the most beloved entertainers of his era". Denver recorded and released approximately 300 songs, about 200 of which he composed, with total sales of over 33 million records worldwide. He recorded and performed primarily with an acoustic guitar and sang about his joy in nature, his disdain for city life, his enthusiasm for music, and his relationship trials. Denver's music appeared on a variety of charts, including country music, the Billboard Hot 100, and adult contemporary, in all earning him twelve gold and four platinum albums with his signature songs "Take Me Home, Country Roads", "Annie's Song", "Rocky Mountain High", "Thank God I'm a Country Boy", and "Sunshine on My Shoulders". (b. 1943)

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October 12th 1941 – Michael Mansfield, English barrister. A republican, vegetarian, socialist and self-described "radical lawyer", he has participated in prominent and controversial court cases and inquests involving accused IRA bombers, the Birmingham Six, Bloody Sunday incident, the Hillsborough disaster and the deaths of Jean Charles de Menezes and Dodi Al-Fayed and the McLibel case.

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October 12th 1915 – Edith Cavell, British nurse, was executed for treason. She is celebrated for saving the lives of soldiers from both sides without discrimination and in helping some 200 Allied soldiers escape from German-occupied Belgium during the First World War, for which she was arrested. She was accused of treason, found guilty by a court-martial and sentenced to death. Despite international pressure for mercy, she was shot by a German firing squad. Her execution received worldwide condemnation and extensive press coverage. She is well known for her statement that "patriotism is not enough, I must have no hate in my heart". Her strong Anglican beliefs propelled her to help all those who needed help, both German and Allied soldiers. She was quoted as saying, "I can’t stop while there are lives to be saved." The Church of England commemorates her in their Calendar of Saints on 12 October.  Cavell, who was 49 at the time of her execution, was already notable as a pioneer of modern nursing in Belgium (b. 1865)

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October 12th 1944 – Angela Rippon, English television journalist, newsreader, writer and presenter. Rippon presented radio and television news programmes in South West England before moving to BBC One's Nine O'Clock News, becoming a regular presenter in 1975. She was the first female journalist permanently to present the BBC national television news. Rippon appeared on a Morecambe and Wise Christmas Show in 1976, presented the first two series of Top Gear and also presented Come Dancing. She was a presenter on, and co-founder of, breakfast television franchisee TV-am. In the 1990s, she moved to radio, presenting daily news programmes for LBC Newstalk between 1990 and 1994, and appeared on Channel 4's The Big Breakfast as a stand-in newsreader. She presented the BBC broadcast of the United Kingdom Ballroom Championships at the Bournemouth International Centre in 1991.

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October 12th 1923 – Alfred Perry “Bunny” Lucas, English first-class cricketer from 1874 to 1907, died from an undisclosed illness. He play for Cambridge University, Surrey, Middlesex and Essex. He also played five Test matches for England. (b. 1857)

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October 12th 1953 – David Threlfall, English stage, film and television actor and director. He played Frank Gallagher in Channel 4's series Shameless. He has also directed several episodes of the show. In April 2014, he portrayed comedian Tommy Cooper in a television film entitled Tommy Cooper: Not Like That, Like This. In 2014, he starred alongside Jude Law in the thriller Black Sea.

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October 12th 1985 – Ricky Wilson, American musician best known as the original guitarist and founding member of rock band the B-52's, died succumbing to the illness from AIDS. Born in Athens, Georgia, Wilson was the brother of fellow member Cindy Wilson. The B-52's was founded in 1977, when Ricky, his sister Cindy, Kate Pierson, Keith Strickland and Fred Schneider shared a tropical flaming volcano drink at a Chinese restaurant and, after an impromptu music session at the home of their friend Owen Scott III, played for the first time at a Valentine's Day party for friends.. Wilson's unusual guitar tunings were a large contribution to the band's quirky sound. (b. 1953)

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October 12th 1968 – Hugh Jackman, Australian actor, singer, and producer. Jackman has won international recognition for his roles in a variety of film genres. He is known for his long-running role as Wolverine in the X-Men film series, as well as for his lead roles in films such as the romantic-comedy fantasy Kate & Leopold (2001), the action-horror film Van Helsing (2004), the magic-themed drama The Prestige (2006), the epic fantasy drama The Fountain (2006), the epic historical romantic drama Australia (2008), the film version of Les Misérables (2012), and the thriller Prisoners (2013). His work in Les Misérables earned him his first Academy Award nomination for Best Actor and his first Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy in 2013. In Broadway theatre, Jackman won a Tony Award for his role in The Boy from Oz. A four-time host of the Tony Awards themselves, he won an Emmy Award for one of these appearances. Jackman also hosted the 81st Academy Awards on 22 February 2009.

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October 12th 2002 – Ray Conniff, American bandleader and arranger, died from a fall he suffered in a bathtub. Best known for his Ray Conniff Singers during the 1960s. He wrote a top 10 arrangement for Don Cherry's "Band of Gold" in 1955, a single that sold more than a million copies. Among the hit singles he backed with his orchestra (and eventually with a male chorus) were "Yes Tonight Josephine" and "Just Walkin' in the Rain" by Johnnie Ray; "Chances Are" and "It's Not for Me to Say" by Johnny Mathis; "A White Sport Coat" and "The Hanging Tree" by Marty Robbins; "Moonlight Gambler" by Frankie Laine; "Up Above My Head," a duet by Frankie Laine and Johnnie Ray; and "Pet Me, Poppa" by Rosemary Clooney. He also backed up the albums Tony by Tony Bennett, Blue Swing by Eileen Rodgers, Swingin' for Two by Don Cherry, and half the tracks of The Big Beat by Johnnie Ray. In these early years he produced similar-sounding records for Columbia's Epic label under the name of Jay Raye (which stood for "Joseph Raymond") amongst them a backing album and singles with Somethin' Smith and the Redheads, an American male vocal group. Between 1957-68, Conniff had 28 albums in the American Top 40, the most famous one being Somewhere My Love (1966). He topped the album list in Britain in 1969 with His Orchestra, His Chorus, His Singers, His Sound, an album which was originally published to promote his European tour (Germany, Austria, Switzerland) in 1969. He also was the first American popular artist to record in Russia—in 1974 he recorded Ray Conniff in Moscow with the help of a local choir. His later albums like Exclusivamente Latino, Amor Amor, and Latinisimo made him very popular in Latin-American countries, even more so after performing in the Viña del Mar International Song Festival. In Brazil and Chile he was treated like a young pop superstar in the 1980s and 1990s when he was in his 70s and 80s. He even played live with his orchestra and eight-person chorus in large football stadiums as well as in Viña del Mar. (b. 1916)

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October 13th 1942 – Bob Bailey, American baseball third baseman. He played seventeen seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) between 1962 and 1978 for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Los Angeles Dodgers, Montreal Expos, Cincinnati Reds, and Boston Red Sox. Bailey attended Wilson Classical High School, where he was the 1961 CIF Baseball Player of the Year and quarterbacked the football team for two years, one of which was undefeated. He was originally signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as a bonus baby. After the 1966 season, the Pirates traded Bailey and Gene Michael to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Maury Wills.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/13/17 at 12:39 am

October 13th AD 54 – Claudius, Roman emperor, died on the consensus of ancient historians was that he was murdered by poison – possibly contained in mushrooms or on a feather. He reigned from 41 to 54. A member of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, he was the son of Drusus and Antonia Minor. (b. 10 BC)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/13/17 at 5:14 am

October 13th 1946 – Edwina Currie, British former politician, serving as Conservative Party Member of Parliament from 1983 until 1997. She was a Junior Health Minister for two years, resigning in 1988 during the salmonella in eggs controversy. By the time Currie lost her seat as an MP in 1997, she had begun a new career as a novelist and broadcaster. She is the author of six novels, and has also written four works of non fiction. In September 2002, publication of Currie's Diaries (1987–92) caused a sensation, as they revealed a four-year affair with colleague (and later Prime Minister) John Major between 1984 and 1988.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/13/17 at 5:24 am

October 13th 1974 – Ed Sullivan, American television personality, sports and entertainment reporter, died of complication from a long-standing battle with gastric ulcers. He was a long time syndicated columnist for the New York Daily News and the Chicago Tribune New York News Syndicate. He is principally remembered as the creator and host of the television variety program The Toast of the Town, later popularly—and, eventually, officially—renamed The Ed Sullivan Show. Broadcast for 23 years from 1948 to 1971, it set a record as the longest-running variety show in US broadcast history. "It was, by almost any measure, the last great TV show," proclaimed television critic David Hinckley. "It's one of our fondest, dearest pop culture memories." (b. 1901)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/13/17 at 7:07 am

October 13th 1924 – Terry Gibbs, American jazz vibraphonist and band leader. He has performed or recorded with Tommy Dorsey, Chubby Jackson, Buddy Rich, Woody Herman, Benny Goodman, Louie Bellson, Charlie Shavers, Mel Tormé, Buddy DeFranco, and others. Gibbs also worked in film and TV studios in Los Angeles.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/13/17 at 7:09 am

October 13th 1945 – Milton S. Hershey, American confectioner and philanthropist, died of pneumonia in Hershey Hospital at the age of 88. He founded the Hershey Chocolate Company and the "company town" of Hershey, Pennsylvania, eventually becoming a great success. As he and his wife had no children, they turned to philanthropy. (b. 1857)   

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/13/17 at 7:47 am

October 13th 1927 – Lee Konitz, American composer and alto saxophonist. He has performed successfully in a wide range of jazz styles, including bebop, cool jazz, and avant-garde jazz. Konitz's association with the cool jazz movement of the 1940s and 1950s includes participation in Miles Davis's Birth of the Cool sessions and his work with pianist Lennie Tristano. He was notable during this era as one of relatively few alto saxophonists to retain a distinctive style when Charlie Parker exerted a massive influence.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/13/17 at 7:47 am

October 13th 1938 – E. C. Segar, American cartoonist, died of leukemia and liver disease. Best known as the creator of Popeye, a pop culture character who first appeared in 1929 in Segar's comic strip Thimble Theatre. (b. 1894)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/13/17 at 10:32 am

October 13th 1941 – Paul Simon, American musician, singer-songwriter and actor. Simon's musical career has spanned seven decades, with his fame and commercial success beginning as half of the duo Simon & Garfunkel, which was formed in 1964 with Art Garfunkel. Simon was responsible for writing nearly all of the pair's songs, including three that reached No. 1 on the U.S. singles charts: "The Sound of Silence", "Mrs. Robinson", and "Bridge over Troubled Water".

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/13/17 at 10:42 am

October 13th 1990 – Lê Đức Thọ, Vietnamese revolutionary, general, diplomat, and politician, died on the eve of his 79th birthday, having reportedly suffering from cancer. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize jointly with United States Secretary of State Henry Kissinger in 1973, but he declined it. (b. 1911)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/13/17 at 1:05 pm

October 13th 1934 – Nana Mouskouri, Greek singer, considered to be one of the best-selling music artists in the world. During the span of her music career she has released over 200 albums and singles in 10 different languages, including Greek, French, English, German, Dutch, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Hebrew, Welsh, Mandarin Chinese and Corsican. In 1963 she represented Luxembourg at the Eurovision Song Contest with the song "À force de prier".

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/13/17 at 1:18 pm

October 13th 2009 – Al Martino, American singer and actor, died from a heart attack. He had his greatest success as a singer between the early 1950s and mid-1970s, being described as "one of the great Italian American pop crooners", and also became well known as an actor, particularly for his role as singer Johnny Fontane in The Godfather. (b. 1927)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/13/17 at 1:46 pm

October 13th 1929 – Richard Howard, American poet, literary critic, essayist, teacher, and translator. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio and is a graduate of Columbia University, where he studied under Mark Van Doren, and where he now teaches. He was awarded the PEN Translation Prize in 1976 for his translation of E. M. Cioran's A Short History of Decay and the National Book Award for his 1983 translation of Baudelaire's Les Fleurs du Mal. Howard was a long-time poetry editor of The Paris Review. He has also received a Pulitzer prize, the Academy of Arts and Letters Literary Award and a MacArthur Fellowship. In 1985, Howard received the PEN/Ralph Manheim Medal for Translation. A former Chancellor of the Academy of American Poets, he is Professor of Practice in the writing program at Columbia's School of the Arts. He was previously University Professor of English at the University of Houston and, before that, Ropes Professor of Comparative Literature at the University of Cincinnati. He served as Poet Laureate of the State of New York from 1993 to 1995.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/13/17 at 2:03 pm

October 13th 1974 – Otto Binder, American author of science fiction and non-fiction books and stories, and comic books, died from a heart attack. He is best known for his many scripts for Captain Marvel Adventures and other stories involving the entire superhero Marvel Family. (b. 1911)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/13/17 at 3:32 pm

October 13th 1935 – Bruce Morrow, American radio host and actor. He began his stateside career at New York Top 40 station WINS in 1959. In 1960, he moved to Miami for a brief stint at WINZ before returning to the New York airwaves the following year on AM 770 powerhouse WABC, another Top 40 outlet. Morrow's return to New York City came just as rock and roll music was exploding across the baby boom demographic, and Morrow found himself on the most powerful radio station on the East Coast at the onset of the British Invasion. His main competition came from his previous station WINS, which featured "Murray the K," a DJ who claimed close association with the Beatles. His voice can be heard in the films Across the Universe, Gas Pump Girls, and Dirty Dancing; he also had a bit part in the latter, playing the magician who saws Baby (Jennifer Grey) in half. He can be seen making on stage introductory remarks in the 1966 documentary The Beatles at Shea Stadium. He also appeared in the 1978 film Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band and had a guest appearance in the 1990s science fiction television series Babylon 5, (in "War Without End" (Part 2), playing the first officer of Babylon 4). In Across the Universe the radio station call letters he used were WEAF which were the call letters of 660 in New York before it became WNBC. He also played a TV contest announcer in Between Time and Timbuktu, a 1972 National Educational Television production adapted from several short stories by Kurt Vonnegut.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/13/17 at 5:01 pm

October 13th 1971 – Sacha Baron Cohen, English actor, comedian, screenwriter, and producer. Baron Cohen is most widely known for creating and portraying four fictional characters: Ali G, Borat Sagdiyev, Brüno Gehard, and Admiral General Aladeen. Like his idol Peter Sellers, he uses a variety of accents and guises for his characters. In most of his routines, Baron Cohen's characters interact with unsuspecting people, docu style, who do not realise they are being set up for comic situations and self-revealing ridicule. His other work includes voicing King Julien XIII in the Madagascar film series (2005–2012) and appearing in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007), Hugo (2011) and Les Misérables (2012). He made a cameo as a BBC News Anchor in Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (2013). In 2016, he played an English football hooligan brother of an MI6 spy in the comedy film Grimsby, and co-starred as Time in the fantasy sequel Alice Through the Looking Glass.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/13/17 at 5:02 pm

October 13th 2000 – Jean Peters, American actress, died of leukemia two days before her 74th birthday. Known as a star of 20th Century Fox in the late 1940s and early 1950s, and as the second wife of Howard Hughes. Although possibly best remembered for her siren role in Pickup on South Street (1953), Peters was known for her resistance to being turned into a sex symbol. She preferred to play unglamorous, down-to-earth women. (b. 1926)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/13/17 at 5:52 pm

October 13th 1947 – Sammy Hagar, American rock vocalist, guitarist, songwriter, musician and entrepreneur. Hagar came to prominence in the 1970s with the hard rock band Montrose. He afterwards launched a successful solo career, scoring an enduring hit in 1984 with "I Can't Drive 55". He enjoyed huge commercial success when he replaced David Lee Roth as the lead singer of Van Halen in 1985, but left the band in 1996. He returned to the band for a 2-year reunion from 2003 to 2005. On March 12, 2007, Hagar was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Van Halen.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/13/17 at 5:53 pm

October 13th 1996 – Beryl Reid, British actress of stage and screen, died from pneumonia and osteoporosis. She won the 1967 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for The Killing of Sister George, the 1980 Olivier Award for Best Comedy Performance for Born in the Gardens, and the 1982 BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress for Smiley's People. Her film appearances included The Belles of St. Trinian's (1954), The Killing of Sister George (1968), The Assassination Bureau (1969) and No Sex Please, We're British (1973) (b. 1919)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/16/17 at 5:16 am

October 16th 1931 – Rosa Rosal, Filipino film actress dubbed as the "original femme fatale of Philippine cinema". She is also known for her work with the Philippine National Red Cross. For her humanitarian activities, she received the 1999 Ramon Magsaysay Award for Public Service, an award widely considered as Asia's Nobel Prize. She is the mother of TV host Toni Rose Gayda

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/16/17 at 8:14 am

October 16th 1555:

– Hugh Latimer, English bishop and saint, was burned at the stake. Fellow of Clare College, Cambridge, and Bishop of Worcester before the Reformation, and later Church of England chaplain to King Edward VI. In 1555 under the Catholic Queen Mary. After his execution he became one of the three Oxford Martyrs of Anglicanism. (b. about 1487)

– Nicholas Ridley, English bishop and martyr, was burned at the stake. English Bishop of London (the only bishop called "Bishop of London and Westminster"). Ridley was burned at the stake as one of the Oxford Martyrs during the Marian Persecutions for his teachings and his support of Lady Jane Grey. He is remembered with a commemoration in the calendar of saints in some parts of the Anglican Communion on 16 October. (b. about 1500)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/16/17 at 10:21 am

October 16th 1947 – David Zucker, American film director, producer, and screenwriter. Associated mostly with parody comedies, Zucker is recognized as the director and writer of the critically successful 1980 film Airplane! as well as being the creator of The Naked Gun franchise and for directing Scary Movie 3 and Scary Movie 4.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/16/17 at 12:25 pm

October 16th 1925 – Angela Lansbury, American-Irish actress who has appeared in theatre, television and film, as well as a producer, voice actress, singer, and songwriter. Her career has spanned seven decades, much of it in the United States, and her work has attracted international attention.

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Written By: nally on 10/17/17 at 7:30 am

Died 10 years ago today, on October 17th 2007: Teresa Brewer, American singer -- whose style incorporated country, jazz, R&B, musicals, and novelty songs -- from a neuromuscular disease, progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), at the age of 76 (born 1931)

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Written By: nally on 10/17/17 at 7:32 am

Died on 17 October 2009: Vic Mizzy, American composer for television and movies; his best-known works are the themes to the 1960s television sitcoms Green Acres and The Addams Family. (age 93; born 1916)

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Written By: nally on 10/17/17 at 7:49 am

Died on October 17th 2008: Levi Stubbs, American singer; served as leader of The Four Tops (b. 1936)

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Written By: nally on 10/17/17 at 7:56 am

Died on October 17th 1991: Tennessee Ernie Ford, American singer and actor (b. 1919)

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Written By: c_keenan2001@hotmail.com on 10/18/17 at 1:06 pm

We can now add Gord Downie to the growing list of celebrities who have died in recent years.  He passed away quietly yesterday.  (b: 1964)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/19/17 at 7:45 am

October 19th 1940 – Michael Gambon, Irish-born English actor who has worked in theatre, television and film. Gambon has played the eponymous mystery writer protagonist in the BBC television serial The Singing Detective, Jules Maigret in the 1990s ITV serial Maigret, and Professor Albus Dumbledore in the final six Harry Potter films after the death of previous actor Richard Harris. He has won four BAFTA TV Awards and three Olivier Awards.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/19/17 at 8:22 am

October 19th 1987 – Jacqueline du Pré, English cellist, died from multiple sclerosis. At a young age, she achieved enduring mainstream popularity. Despite her short career, she is regarded as one of the most distinctive cellists of the second half of the twentieth century. Her career was cut short by multiple sclerosis, which forced her to stop performing at the age of 27 (b. 1945)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/19/17 at 9:36 am

October 19th 1925 – Bernard Hepton, English actor and producer. On television, he played Caiaphas in the 1969 Dennis Potter play Son of Man, Toby Esterhase in the BBC Television adaptations of Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy and Smiley's People, and George Smiley in the radio adaptations. He also played the Kommandant in Colditz (1972–74), and later appeared for the same production team as Albert Foiret in three seasons of Secret Army (1977–79) as well as appearing as Pallas in I Claudius. Before that he made a guest appearance in an episode of the first series of Catweazle in 1970 where he played a naturalist. Other notable performances included Thomas Cranmer in both The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1970) and Elizabeth R (1971). He played Sam Toovey in the 1989 television adaptation of Susan Hill's ghost story The Woman in Black. Before that he had played Inspector Goole in An Inspector Calls and Sir Thomas Bertram in Mansfield Park (1983).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/19/17 at 10:39 am

October 19th 1851 – Marie Thérèse of France, died of pneumonia. She was the eldest child of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, and the only one to reach adulthood (her siblings all dying before the age of 11). She was married to Louis Antoine, Duke of Angoulême, who was the eldest son of the future Charles X, her father's younger brother; thus the bride and groom were also first cousins. After her marriage, she was known as the Duchess of Angoulême. She became the Dauphine of France upon the accession of her father-in-law to the throne of France in 1824. Technically she was Queen of France for twenty minutes, on 2 August 1830, between the time her father-in-law signed the instrument of abdication and the time her husband, reluctantly, signed the same document. (b. 1778)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/19/17 at 11:24 am

October 19th 1931 – John le Carré, British author of espionage novels. During the 1950s and '60s, he worked for both the Security Service and the Secret Intelligence Service. His third novel, The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1963), became an international best-seller and remains one of his best-known works. Following the success of this novel, he left MI6 to become a full-time author.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/19/17 at 12:25 pm

October 19th 1962 – Evander Holyfield, American former professional boxer who competed from 1984 to 2011. He reigned as the undisputed champion in both the cruiserweight and heavyweight divisions, being the first and to date only boxer in history to do so, which earned him the nickname of "The Real Deal". Holyfield is the only four-time world heavyweight champion, having held the WBA, WBC, IBF, and lineal titles from 1990 to 1992; the WBA, IBF, and lineal titles again from 1993 to 1994; the WBA title from 1996 to 1999; the IBF title from 1997 to 1999; and the WBA title for a fourth time from 2000 to 2001.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/19/17 at 1:55 pm

October 19th 2013 – Noel Harrison, English singer, actor, and Olympic skier, died in hospital after suffering a heart attack. He was the son of the actor Rex Harrison. He joined the Ipswich repertory theatre group and taught himself guitar, but his main interest and most of his spare time was spent skiing. At an early age he was a member of the British ski team, becoming its first giant-slalom champion in 1953, and representing Great Britain at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway, and at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. As a singer, "A Young Girl" was included as one of the tracks on Harrison's debut album, Noel Harrison, in 1966. Two years later, he recorded "The Windmills of Your Mind", the theme tune from the film The Thomas Crown Affair, which won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1968, and was also a Top 10 hit in the UK Singles Chart. Despite the song winning the 1968 Oscar for best original song, Harrison did not sing it at the ceremony. Instead his place was taken by Jose Feliciano. The change was made because he was working on the film, Take A Girl Like You in England, with Oliver Reed and Hayley Mills. Coincidentally, his father had sung the Oscar-winning song ("Talk to the Animals") only the previous year (1967). (b. 1934)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/19/17 at 3:23 pm

October 19th 1945 – N. C. Wyeth, American artist and illustrator, killed when the automobile they were riding in was struck by a freight train at a railway crossing. He was the pupil of artist Howard Pyle and became one of America's greatest illustrators. During his lifetime, Wyeth created over 3,000 paintings and illustrated 112 books, 25 of them for Scribner's, the Scribner Classics, which is the work for which he is best known. The first of these, Treasure Island, was one of his masterpieces and the proceeds paid for his studio. Wyeth was a realist painter just as the camera and photography began to compete with his craft. Sometimes seen as melodramatic, his illustrations were designed to be understood quickly. Wyeth, who was both a painter and an illustrator, understood the difference, and said in 1908, "Painting and illustration cannot be mixed—one cannot merge from one into the other." He is notably the father of painter Andrew Wyeth and the grandfather of Jamie Wyeth, both celebrated American painters. (b. 1882)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/24/17 at 2:00 am

October 24th 1947 – Kevin Kline, American actor and singer. Kline began his career on stage in 1972 with The Acting Company. He has gone on to win three Tony Awards for his work on Broadway, winning Best Featured Actor in a Musical for the 1978 original production of On the Twentieth Century, Best Actor in a Musical for the 1981 revival of The Pirates of Penzance, and Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for the 2017 revival of Present Laughter. He made his film debut opposite Meryl Streep in Sophie's Choice (1982). For his role in the 1988 comedy hit A Fish Called Wanda, he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. In 2003, he starred as Falstaff in the Broadway production of Henry IV, for which he won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Play. He has been nominated for an Emmy Award, two BAFTA Awards and five Golden Globe Awards. His other films include The Big Chill (1983), Silverado (1985), Cry Freedom (1987), Dave (1993), The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996), The Ice Storm (1997), In & Out (1997), The Road to El Dorado (2000), De-Lovely (2004), The Conspirator (2010), My Old Lady (2014), and Beauty and the Beast (2017). Since 2011, Kline has had a recurring role on the animated comedy series Bob's Burgers.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/24/17 at 3:39 am

October 24th 1945 – Vidkun Quisling, Norwegian military officer and politician, was executed by firing squad after being found guilty of charges including embezzlement, murder and high treason against the Norwegian state. He nominally headed the government of Norway after the country was occupied by Nazi Germany during World War II. From 1942 to 1945 he served as Prime Minister of Norway, heading the Norwegian state administration jointly with the German civilian administrator Josef Terboven. His pro-Nazi puppet government, known as the Quisling regime, was dominated by ministers from Nasjonal Samling. The collaborationist government participated in Germany's genocidal Final Solution. Quisling was put on trial during the legal purge in Norway after World War II: he was found guilty of charges including embezzlement, murder and high treason against the Norwegian state, and was sentenced to death. He was executed by firing squad at Akershus Fortress, Oslo, on 24 October 1945. The word "quisling" subsequently become a byword for "collaborator" or "traitor" in several languages, reflecting the very poor light in which Quisling's actions were seen, both at the time and since his death. (b. 1887)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/24/17 at 6:12 am

October 24th 1939 – F. Murray Abraham, American actor. He became widely known during the 1980s after winning the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role as Antonio Salieri in Amadeus (1984). He has appeared in many roles, both leading and supporting, in films such as All the President's Men (1976), Scarface (1983), The Name of the Rose (1986), Last Action Hero (1993), Star Trek: Insurrection (1998), Finding Forrester (2000), Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) and The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014). He is also known for his television and theatre work and is now a regular cast member on the award-winning television series Homeland.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/24/17 at 7:34 am

October 24th 1936 – Bill Wyman, English musician, record producer, songwriter and singer. He was the bass guitarist for the English rock and roll band the Rolling Stones from 1962 until 1993. Since 1997, he has recorded and toured with his own band, Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings. He has worked producing both records and film, and has scored music for film in movies and television. Wyman has kept a journal since he was a child after World War II. As an author, he has written seven books. Wyman is also a photographer, and his works have been displayed in galleries around the world. Wyman's lack of funds in his early years led him to create and build his own fretless bass guitar. He became an amateur archaeologist and enjoys metal detecting; The Times published a letter about his hobby. He designed and marketed a patented "Bill Wyman signature metal detector", which he has used to find relics in the English countryside dating back to the era of the Roman Empire. As a businessman he owns several establishments, including the Sticky Fingers Café, a rock and roll-themed bistro serving American cuisine, which first opened in 1989 in Kensington.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/24/17 at 9:10 am

October 24th 1537 – Jane Seymour, Queen of England from 1536 to 1537, may have died due to an infection from a retained placenta. According to Alison Weir, Jane may have succumbed to puerperal fever following a bacterial infection contracted during the birth. As the third wife of King Henry VIII. She succeeded Anne Boleyn as queen consort following the latter's execution in May 1536. She died of postnatal complications less than two weeks after the birth of her only child, a son who became King Edward VI. She was the only one of Henry's wives to receive a queen's funeral, and his only consort to be buried beside him in St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle. (b. about 1508)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/24/17 at 11:53 am

October 24th 1934 – Glen Glenn, American rockabilly singer whose career began in the early 1950s and continues to this day. He was born in Joplin, Missouri. In late 1957, he signed with Era Records in Los Angeles, California and in January 1958 his first single was released, "Everybody's Movin'" backed with "I'm Glad My Baby's Gone".

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/24/17 at 3:15 pm

October 24th 1948 – Barry Ryan, English singer-songwriter. The son of pop singer Marion Ryan began performing with his twin brother Paul (d. 1992) at the age of 16. In 1965 they signed a recording contract with Decca under the name of Paul & Barry Ryan. Within two years they had amassed 8 Top 50 singles in the UK. Their best sellers were "Don't Bring Me Your Heartaches", a #13 hit in 1965, "I Love Her", a #17 hit in 1966 and "Have Pity on the Boy", a #18 hit the same year. In 1967, Paul was 19 and attended a party held by Richard Harris shortly after he recorded MacArthur Park. This party caused a revelation that changed Paul's life, and he soon wrote his first song "Eloise", which was a huge hit in the following year. Barry credits Harris for the life changing event.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/24/17 at 11:48 pm

October 24th 2005 – Rosa Parks, American activist in the Civil Rights Movement, died from natural causes. Whom the United States Congress called "the first lady of civil rights" and "the mother of the freedom movement". On December 1, 1955, in Montgomery, Alabama, Parks refused to obey bus driver James F. Blake's order to give up her seat in the "colored section" to a white passenger, after the whites-only section was filled. Parks was not the first person to resist bus segregation. Others had taken similar steps, including Bayard Rustin in 1942, Irene Morgan in 1946, Lillie Mae Bradford in 1951, Sarah Louise Keys in 1952, and the members of the ultimately successful Browder v. Gayle 1956 lawsuit (Claudette Colvin, Aurelia Browder, Susie McDonald, and Mary Louise Smith) who were arrested in Montgomery for not giving up their bus seats months before Parks. NAACP organizers believed that Parks was the best candidate for seeing through a court challenge after her arrest for civil disobedience in violating Alabama segregation laws, although eventually her case became bogged down in the state courts while the Browder v. Gayle case succeeded. (b. 1913)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/25/17 at 12:15 am

October 25th 1957 – Nancy Cartwright, American actress, voice actress and comedian. She is known for her long-running role as Bart Simpson on the animated television series The Simpsons. Cartwright also voices other characters for the show, including Nelson Muntz, Ralph Wiggum, Todd Flanders, Kearney, and Database. Cartwright was born in Dayton, Ohio. Cartwright moved to Hollywood in 1978 and trained alongside voice actor Daws Butler. Her first professional role was voicing Gloria in the animated series Richie Rich, which she followed with a starring role in the television movie Marian Rose White (1982) and her first feature film, Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/25/17 at 2:33 am

October 24th 1760 – George II, King of Great Britain and Ireland, died of a ruptured heart as the result of an incipient aortic aneurysm. Also the Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (Hanover) and Prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire from 11 June 1727 (O.S.) until his death. George was the last British monarch born outside Great Britain: he was born and brought up in northern Germany. His grandmother, Sophia of Hanover, became second in line to the British throne after about fifty Catholics higher in line were excluded by the Act of Settlement 1701 and the Acts of Union 1707, which restricted the succession to Protestants. After the deaths of Sophia and Anne, Queen of Great Britain, in 1714, his father George I, Elector of Hanover, inherited the British throne. In the first years of his father's reign as king, George was associated with opposition politicians, until they rejoined the governing party in 1720. (b. 1683)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/25/17 at 2:57 am

October 25th 1955 – Glynis Barber, South African actress. When she was five years old, her parents divorced, and she and her mother moved to Johannesburg. She is best known for her portrayals of Sgt. Harriet Makepeace in the British police drama Dempsey and Makepeace, Glenda Mitchell in EastEnders, DCI Grace Barraclough in Emmerdale, Fiona Brake in Night and Day, and Soolin in Blake's 7.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/25/17 at 4:08 am

October 25th 1962 – Steve Gainer, American cinematographer and director. He is a member of the American Society of Cinematographers, Directors Guild of America, and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. His credits include: Mayhem, American Girl, Sweet/Vicious, Everly, Awkward, Catch Hell, Super, Punisher: War Zone, Mysterious Skin, Bully, Dirty Girl, Movie 43, and A Haunted House, and the Spectrum music video by Zedd. Since 1994, he has been director of photography for more than three hundred films, commercials, and music videos. In 2013 and 2015, he directed episodes of the MTV comedy-drama series Awkward, and in 2014 won a Daytime Emmy for a PSA based on the series.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/25/17 at 6:01 am

October 25th 1999 – Payne Stewart, American professional golfer died in an airplane accident at the age of 42. He won eleven PGA Tour events, including three major championships in his career, Stewart gained his first major title at the 1989 PGA Championship. He won the 1991 U.S. Open after a playoff against Scott Simpson. At the 1999 U.S. Open Stewart captured his third major title after holing a 15-foot (5 m) par putt on the final hole for a one stroke victory. (b. 1957)  :\'(

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/25/17 at 6:19 am

October 25th 1928 – Marion Ross, American actress. Her best-known role is that of Marion Cunningham on the ABC television sitcom Happy Days, on which she starred from 1974 to 1984 and received two Primetime Emmy Award nominations. Before her success on Happy Days, Ross appeared in a variety of film roles, appearing in The Glenn Miller Story (1954), Sabrina (1954), Lust for Life (1956), Teacher's Pet (1958), Some Came Running (1958), Operation Petticoat (1959), and Honky (1971), as well as several minor television roles, one of which was on television’s "The Lone Ranger" (1954). Ross also starred in The Evening Star (1996), for which she was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress.

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October 25th 1941 – Helen Reddy, Australian singer, actress and activist. In the 1970s, she enjoyed international success, especially in the United States, where she placed 15 singles in the Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100. Six made the Top 10 and three reached No. 1, including her signature hit "I Am Woman". She is often referred to as the "Queen of '70s Pop". Reddy placed 25 songs on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart; 15 made the Top 10 and eight reached No. 1, six consecutively. In 1974, at the inaugural American Music Awards, she became the first artist to win the award for Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist. She was the first Australian to have three No. 1 hits in the same year. In television, she was the first Australian to host her own one-hour weekly primetime variety show on an American network, along with several specials that were seen in more than 40 countries.

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October 25th 1400 – Geoffrey Chaucer, English philosopher, poet, and author, died of unknown causes. Known as the Father of English literature, is widely considered the greatest English poet of the Middle Ages. He was the first poet to be buried in Poets' Corner of Westminster Abbey. While he achieved fame during his lifetime as an author, philosopher, and astronomer, composing a scientific treatise on the astrolabe for his ten-year-old son Lewis, Chaucer also maintained an active career in the civil service as a bureaucrat, courtier and diplomat. Among his many works are The Book of the Duchess, The House of Fame, The Legend of Good Women and Troilus and Criseyde. He is best known today for The Canterbury Tales. Chaucer's work was crucial in legitimizing the literary use of the Middle English vernacular at a time when the dominant literary languages in England were French and Latin. (b. about 1343)

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October 25th 1992 – Roger Miller, American singer-songwriter, musician, and actor, died of lung and throat cancer. Best known for his honky-tonk-influenced novelty songs. His most recognized tunes included the chart-topping country/pop hits "King of the Road", "Dang Me", and "England Swings", all from the mid-1960s Nashville sound era. (b. 1936)

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October 25th 1944 – Jon Anderson, English singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist best known as the former lead singer of the progressive rock band Yes, which he co-founded in 1968 with bassist Chris Squire. He was a member of the band across three tenures between 1968 and 2008. Anderson is also noted for his solo career and collaborations with other artists, including Vangelis as Jon and Vangelis, Roine Stolt as Anderson/Stolt, and Jean-Luc Ponty as AndersonPonty Band. He has also appeared on albums by King Crimson, Tangerine Dream, and Iron Butterfly.

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October 25th 1964 – Nicole, German singer. She won the Eurovision Song Contest 1982 with the song Ein bißchen Frieden ("A Little Peace"), which also reached the top of the UK Singles Chart.

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October 25th 1993 – Vincent Price, American actor, died from lung cancer. Well known for his distinctive voice and performances in horror films. His career spanned other genres, including film noir, drama, mystery, thriller, and comedy. He appeared on stage, television, radio, and more than one hundred films. He has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame: one for motion pictures, and one for television. Born and raised in the Saint Louis, Missouri area, he has a star on the Saint Louis Walk of Fame. (b. 1911)

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October 25th 2004 – John Peel, English disc jockey, radio presenter, record producer and journalist, died from a heart attack. He was the longest serving of the original BBC Radio 1 DJs. He was one of the first broadcasters to play psychedelic rock and progressive rock records on British radio, and he is widely acknowledged for promoting artists working in various genres, including pop, reggae, indie pop, indie rock, alternative rock, punk, hardcore punk, breakcore, grindcore, death metal, British hip hop, electronic music, jungle and dance music. Peel's Radio 1 shows were notable for the regular "Peel sessions", which usually consisted of four songs recorded by an artist live in the BBC's studios, and which often provided the first major national coverage to bands that would later achieve great fame. Another popular feature of his shows was the annual Festive Fifty countdown of his listeners' favourite records of the year. Peel appeared occasionally on British television as one of the presenters of Top of the Pops in the 1980s, and he provided voice-over commentary for a number of BBC programmes. He became popular with the audience of BBC Radio 4 for his Home Truths programme, which ran from the 1990s, featuring unusual stories from listeners' domestic lives. (b. 1939)

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October 25th 2002 – Richard Harris, Irish actor and singer, died in a coma after being hospitalised with pneumonia. He appeared on stage and in many films, appearing as Frank Machin in This Sporting Life, for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor, King Arthur in the 1967 film Camelot and the subsequent 1981 revival of the show. He played an aristocrat and prisoner in A Man Called Horse (1970), a gunfighter in Clint Eastwood's Western film Unforgiven (1992), Emperor Marcus Aurelius in Gladiator (2000), and Albus Dumbledore in the first two Harry Potter films: the Philosopher's Stone (2001) and the Chamber of Secrets (2002). Harris had a number one hit in Australia and Canada and a top ten hit in the United Kingdom and United States with his 1968 recording of Jimmy Webb's song "MacArthur Park". (b. 1930)

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October 25th 1958 – Stuart Lewis-Evans, British racing, died from his burns six days after the accident at the Morrocan Grand Prix. He participated in 14 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 19 May 1957. He achieved two podiums, and scored a total of 16 championship points. He also achieved two pole positions. (b. 1930)

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October 26th 1962 – Cary Elwes, English actor and writer. He is best known for his roles in films such as The Princess Bride, Glory, Kiss the Girls, Robin Hood: Men in Tights, Days of Thunder, Bram Stoker's Dracula, Hot Shots!, Twister, The Jungle Book, Liar, Liar, and Saw. He has also had recurring roles in series such as The X-Files and Psych, and currently stars in the Crackle series The Art of More.

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October 26th 1764 – William Hogarth, English painter, printmaker, pictorial satirist, social critic, and editorial cartoonist, died from unknown causes. His work ranged from realistic portraiture to comic strip-like series of pictures called "modern moral subjects", perhaps best known being his moral series A Harlot's Progress, A Rake's Progress and Marriage A-la-Mode. Knowledge of his work is so pervasive that satirical political illustrations in this style are often referred to as "Hogarthian" (b. 1697)

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October 26th 1973 – Seth MacFarlane, American actor, filmmaker, comedian, and singer, working primarily in animation and comedy, as well as live-action and other genres. MacFarlane is the creator of the TV series Family Guy (1999–2003, 2005–present) and The Orville (2017), and co-creator of the TV series American Dad! (2005–present) and The Cleveland Show (2009–2013). He also wrote, directed, and starred in the films Ted (2012), its sequel Ted 2 (2015), and A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014).

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October 26th 899 – Alfred the Great, English King of Wessex from 871 to 899. Alfred successfully defended his kingdom against the Viking attempt at conquest, and by the time of his death had become the dominant ruler in England. He is one of only two English monarchs to be given the epithet "the Great", the other being the Scandinavian Cnut the Great. He was also the first King of the West Saxons to style himself "King of the Anglo-Saxons". Details of Alfred's life are described in a work by the 9th-century Welsh scholar and bishop Asser. (b. about  849)

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October 26th 1945 – Jaclyn Smith, American actress and businesswoman. She is known for her role as Kelly Garrett in the television series Charlie's Angels (1976–81), and was the only original female lead to remain with the series for its complete run. She reprised the role with a cameo appearance in the 2003 film Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle. Her other films include Nightkill (1980) and Déjà Vu (1985). Beginning in the 1980s, she began developing and marketing her own brands of clothing and perfume.

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October 26th 1947 – Hillary Clinton, American politician who was the First Lady of the United States from 1993 to 2001, U.S. Senator from New York from 2001 to 2009, 67th United States Secretary of State from 2009 to 2013, and the Democratic Party's nominee for President of the United States in the 2016 election.

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October 26th 1952 – Hattie McDaniel, American stage actress, professional singer-songwriter, and comedian, died after a mild stroke and heart failure. She is best known for her role as "Mammy" in Gone with the Wind (1939), for which she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, the first Academy Award won by an African American entertainer. In addition to acting in many films, McDaniel was a radio performer and television star; she was the first black woman to sing on radio in the United States. She appeared in over 300 films, although she received screen credits for only 80 or so. (b. 1895)

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October 26th 1966 – Alma Cogan, English singer of traditional pop music in the 1950s and early 1960s, died of ovarian cancer. Dubbed the "Girl with the Giggle in Her Voice", she was the highest paid British female entertainer of her era. She was close to the other Beatles as well, especially Paul McCartney, who first played the melody of "Yesterday" on her piano; he also played tambourine on her recording of "I Knew Right Away". (b. 1932)

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October 27th 1975 – Rex Stout, American writer noted for his detective fiction, died from an undisclosed illness. His best-known characters are the detective Nero Wolfe and his assistant Archie Goodwin, who were featured in 33 novels and 39 novellas between 1934 and 1975. In 1959, Stout received the Mystery Writers of America's Grand Master Award. The Nero Wolfe corpus was nominated Best Mystery Series of the Century at Bouchercon XXXI, the world's largest mystery convention, and Rex Stout was nominated Best Mystery Writer of the Century. In addition to writing fiction, Stout was a prominent public intellectual for decades. Stout was active in the early years of the American Civil Liberties Union and a founder of the Vanguard Press. He served as head of the Writers' War Board during World War II, became a radio celebrity through his numerous broadcasts, and was later active in promoting world federalism. (b. 1886)

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October 27th 1939 – John Cleese, English actor, voice actor, screenwriter, producer, and comedian. He achieved success at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and as a scriptwriter and performer on The Frost Report. In the late 1960s, he co-founded Monty Python, the comedy troupe responsible for the sketch show Monty Python's Flying Circus and the four Monty Python films: And Now for Something Completely Different, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Life of Brian and The Meaning of Life. In the mid-1970s, Cleese and his first wife, Connie Booth, co-wrote and starred in the British sitcom Fawlty Towers, with Cleese receiving the 1980 BAFTA for Best Entertainment Performance. Later, he co-starred with Kevin Kline, Jamie Lee Curtis, and former Python colleague Michael Palin in A Fish Called Wanda and Fierce Creatures, both of which he also wrote. He also starred in Clockwise and has appeared in many other films, including two James Bond films as R and Q, two Harry Potter films, and the last three Shrek films. With Yes Minister writer Antony Jay, he co-founded Video Arts, a production company making entertaining training films.

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October 27th 939 – Æthelstan, King of the Anglo-Saxons from 924 to 927 and King of the English from 927 to 939, died from unknown causes. He was the son of King Edward the Elder and his first wife, Ecgwynn. Modern historians regard him as the first King of England and one of the greatest Anglo-Saxon kings. He never married and had no children. He was succeeded by his half-brother, Edmund. (b. 894)

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October 27th 1920 – Nanette Fabray, American actress, dancer and singer. She began her career performing in vaudeville as a child and became a musical theatre actress during the 1940s and 1950s, winning a Tony Award in 1949 for her performance in Love Life. In the mid-1950s, she served as Sid Caesar's comedic partner on Caesar's Hour, for which she won three Emmy Awards, as well as co-starring with Fred Astaire in the film musical The Band Wagon. From 1979 to 1984, she appeared as Grandma Katherine Romano on the TV series One Day at a Time.

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October 27th 1946 – Ivan Reitman, Slovak-Canadian film producer and director, best known for his comedy work, especially in the 1980s and 1990s. He is the owner of The Montecito Picture Company, founded in 1998. Reitman's first commercial film ventures were as producer of two films for director David Cronenberg, Shivers (1975) and Rabid (1976). His big break came when he produced National Lampoon's Animal House in 1978 and directed Meatballs in 1979. From there, he directed and produced a number of comedies including Stripes (1981), Ghostbusters (1984), Legal Eagles (1986), Twins (1988), Ghostbusters II (1989), Kindergarten Cop (1990), Dave (1993), Junior (1994), Six Days, Seven Nights (1998), Evolution (2001), My Super Ex-Girlfriend (2006), and No Strings Attached (2011). In the early 1990s, Reitman began to direct fewer films, but increased his role as a producer and executive producer through his company, Northern Lights Entertainment. He helped to produce the animated film Heavy Metal (1981), as well as the live-action films Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone (1983), Beethoven (1992), Beethoven's 2nd (1993), Space Jam (1996), Howard Stern's film Private Parts (1997), Road Trip (2000), Old School (2003), EuroTrip (2004) and Trailer Park Boys: The Movie (2006).

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October 27th 1977 – James M. Cain, American author and journalist, died from an undisclosed illness. Cain vehemently opposed labeling, but he is usually associated with the hardboiled school of American crime fiction and is seen as one of the creators of the roman noir. Several of his crime novels inspired successful movies. His first novel, The Postman Always Rings Twice, was published in 1934. Two years later Double Indemnity was serialized in Liberty magazine. Cain made use of his love of music, particularly the opera, in at least three of his novels: Serenade, about an American opera singer who loses his voice and, after spending part of his life south of the border, re-enters the United States illegally with a Mexican prostitute; Mildred Pierce, in which, as part of the subplot, the surviving daughter of a successful businesswoman trains as an opera singer; and Career in C Major, a short semi-comic novel about the unhappy husband of an aspiring opera singer, who unexpectedly discovers that he has a better voice than she does. In his novel The Moth, music is important in the life of the main character. Cain's fourth wife, Florence Macbeth, was a retired opera singer. Cain spent many years in Hollywood working on screenplays, but his name appears as a screenwriter in the credits of only two films: Stand Up and Fight (1939) and Gypsy Wildcat (1944), for which he is one of three credited screenwriters. For Algiers (1938) Cain received a credit for "additional dialogue", and he had story credits for other films (b. 1892)

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October 27th 1953 – Peter Firth, English actor. He is best known for his role as Sir Harry Pearce in the BBC One show Spooks; he is the only actor to have appeared in every episode of the show's ten-series lifespan. He has given a myriad of additional television and film performances, most notably as Alan Strang in Equus (1977), earning a Golden Globe and an Academy Award nomination for the role.

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October 27th 1988 – Charles Hawtrey, English comedy actor and musician, died from peripheral vascular disease. Beginning at an early age as a boy soprano, he made several records before moving on to the radio. His later career encompassed the theatre (as both actor and director), the cinema (where he regularly appeared supporting Will Hay in the 1930s and 1940s in films such as The Ghost of St. Michael's), through the Carry On films, and television. (b. 1914)

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October 27th 2013 – Lou Reed, American musician, singer and songwriter, died from liver disease. He was the guitarist, vocalist, and principal songwriter of the rock band the Velvet Underground, with a solo career that spanned five decades. The Velvet Underground had little success during their active years, but later gained a significant cult following to become one of the most widely acclaimed and influential bands in rock history. Reed's 1973 single "Walk on the Wild Side" crossed over to mainstream, but although major label attempts to repeat its success were critically acclaimed, they did not translate to sales numbers, leading to a descent into serious drug addiction that crippled much of his later life and career. New York (1989) is recognised as the height of his mid period. He was inducted twice into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, once as a member of the Velvet Underground in 1996, and again as a solo artist in 2014. (b. 1942)

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October 27th 1980, Former T Rex member Steve Took, choked to death on a cherry stone, after some magic mushrooms he had eaten, numbed all sensation in his throat, he was aged 31. Took was also a member of The Deviants with Pink Fairies members Twink and Mick Farren.

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October 27th 1958 – Simon Le Bon, English musician, best known as the lead singer, lyricist and musician of the band Duran Duran and its offshoot, Arcadia.

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October 28th 1955 – Bill Gates, American business magnate, investor, author, philanthropist, and co-founder of the Microsoft Corporation along with Paul Allen. In 1975, Gates and Allen launched Microsoft, which became the world's largest PC software company. During his career at Microsoft, Gates held the positions of chairman, CEO and chief software architect, while also being the largest individual shareholder until May 2014. Gates stepped down as chief executive officer of Microsoft in January 2000, but he remained as chairman and created the position of chief software architect for himself. In June 2006, Gates announced that he would be transitioning from full-time work at Microsoft to part-time work and full-time work at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. He gradually transferred his duties to Ray Ozzie and Craig Mundie. He stepped down as chairman of Microsoft in February 2014 and assumed a new post as technology adviser to support the newly appointed CEO Satya Nadella.

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October 28th 1942 – Terence Donovan, English-Australian actor of stage and television, and the father of fellow actor and singer Jason Donovan (from his marriage to actress Sue McIntosh). He is best known for his roles as Doug Willis in soap opera Neighbours and has appeared in TV drama series since its early days, including police drama series Division 4 and Cop Shop, as well as minor parts in numerous serials including Prisoner, Sons and Daughters, A Country Practice , E Street and Al Simpson in Home and Away.

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October 28th 1818 – Abigail Adams, American writer and second First Lady of the United States, died of typhoid fever. She was the closest advisor and wife of John Adams, as well as the mother of John Quincy Adams. She is sometimes considered to have been a Founder of the United States, and is now designated as the first Second Lady and second First Lady of the United States, although these titles were not in use at the time. Adams's life is one of the most documented of the first ladies: she is remembered for the many letters she wrote to her husband while he stayed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, during the Continental Congresses. John frequently sought the advice of Abigail on many matters, and their letters are filled with intellectual discussions on government and politics. Her letters also serve as eyewitness accounts of the American Revolutionary War home front. (b. 1744)

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October 28th 1936 – Charlie Daniels, American multi-instrumentalist, lyricist, and singer, known for his contributions to country, bluegrass, and Southern rock music. He is perhaps best known for his number one country hit "The Devil Went Down to Georgia". Daniels has been active as a singer and musician since the 1950s. He was inducted into the Grand Ole Opry on January 24, 2008 and the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum in 2009. Daniels was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2016. He is known for portraying himself in Urban Cowboy, Yakety Yak, Take it Back, Trash Talk, The Fall Guy and King of the Hill, as well as appearances in The Lone Star Kid, 18 Wheels of Justice and Murder, She Wrote playing other characters.

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October 28th 2002 – Margaret Booth, American screenwriter and producer, died from complications of a stroke. She started her Hollywood career as a 'patcher', editing films by D. W. Griffith, around 1915. Her brother was actor Elmer Booth. Later she worked for Louis B. Mayer when he was an independent film producer. When Mayer merged with others to form Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1924, she worked as a director's assistant with that company. She edited several films starring Greta Garbo, including Camille (1936). Booth edited such diverse films as Mutiny on the Bounty (1935, for which she was nominated for an Academy Award). Among the other films on which she worked are Wise Girls (1929), A Yank at Oxford (1938), The Way We Were (1973), The Sunshine Boys (1975), The Goodbye Girl (1977), The Cheap Detective (1978), and Seems Like Old Times (1980). She was supervising editor and associate producer on several films for producer Ray Stark, culminating with executive producer credit on The Slugger's Wife (1985) when she was 87 years old. She received an Academy Honorary Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 1978 for her work in film editing. She is the second longest-lived person (after Luise Rainer) to have been given an Oscar. In 1983, she was awarded the Women in Film Crystal Award for outstanding women who, through their endurance and the excellence of their work, have helped to expand the role of women within the entertainment industry. (b. 1898)

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October 28th 1938 – Howard Blake, English composer, conductor, and pianist whose career has spanned more than 50 years and produced more than 650 works. Blake's most successful work is his soundtrack for Channel 4’s 1982 film The Snowman including the song "Walking in the Air". He is increasingly recognised for his classical works including concertos, oratorios, ballets, operas and many instrumental pieces

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October 28th 1967 – Julia Roberts, American actress and producer. She became a Hollywood star after headlining the romantic comedy Pretty Woman (1990), which grossed US $464 million worldwide. She has won three Golden Globe Awards (out of eight nominations) and has been nominated for four Academy Awards for her film acting, winning the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in Erin Brockovich (2000). Her films Mystic Pizza (1988), Steel Magnolias (1989), Pretty Woman (1990), Flatliners (1990), Sleeping with the Enemy (1991), Hook (1991), The Pelican Brief (1993), My Best Friend's Wedding (1997), Conspiracy Theory (1997), Notting Hill (1999), Runaway Bride (1999), Ocean's Eleven (2001), Mona Lisa Smile (2003), Ocean's Twelve (2004), Charlie Wilson's War (2007), Valentine's Day (2010), Eat Pray Love (2010), Mirror Mirror (2012), and Money Monster (2016) have collectively brought box office receipts of over US$2.7 billion, making her one of the most successful actresses in terms of box office receipts. She received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie nomination for her performance in the HBO television film The Normal Heart (2014). Roberts was the highest-paid actress in the world throughout most of the 1990sand in the first half of the 2000s. Her fee for 1990's Pretty Woman was US$300,000; in 2003, she was paid an unprecedented US$25 million for her role in Mona Lisa Smile (2003). As of 2007 Roberts's net worth was estimated to be US$140 million.

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October 28th 1922 – Gershon Kingsley, German-American composer, is a pioneer of electronic music and the Moog synthesizer and founder of the First Moog Quartet, as a partner in the electronic music duo Perrey and Kingsley, and writer of rock-inspired compositions for Jewish religious ceremonies.

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October 28th 2007, Country musician Porter Wagoner died in Nashville aged 80 from lung cancer. Wagoner helped launch the career of Dolly Parton and had his own US TV show, which ran for 21 years until 1981. Wagoner signed his first record deal in 1955, and had hits including Carroll County Accident and Green Green Grass of Home.

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October 28th 1974 – Joaquin Phoenix, American actor, producer, music video director, musician, and activist. For his work as an artist, Phoenix has received a Grammy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and has three Academy Award and British Academy Film Award nominations. Phoenix started acting in television shows with his brother River Phoenix and sister Summer Phoenix. His first major film release was in the comedy-drama film Parenthood (1989). During his period as a child actor he was credited as Leaf Phoenix, his self-given name. He later went back to his birth name, Joaquín, and received positive reviews for his supporting work in a wide range of films, most notably in the film adaptation of the novel To Die For (1995) and the period film Quills (2000). He received international attention for his portrayal of Commodus in the 2000 historical epic film Gladiator, which earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He has subsequently earned Best Actor nominations for portraying musician Johnny Cash in the biopic Walk the Line (2005) and for his role as Freddie Quell, a sex-obsessed alcoholic World War II veteran in the drama film The Master (2012), which won him the Volpi Cup for Best Actor. He and River Phoenix hold the distinction of being the only brothers to be nominated for acting Academy Awards. Some of his other notable films include the satire film Buffalo Soldiers (2001), the science fiction thriller Signs (2002), the animated film Brother Bear (2003), the historical drama film Hotel Rwanda (2004), the psychological thriller The Village (2004), the documentary Earthlings (2005), the romantic drama Two Lovers (2008), the drama The Immigrant (2013), the romantic science fiction drama Her (2013), the crime comedy-drama film Inherent Vice (2014), and the thriller You Were Never Really Here (2017), for which he won the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor.

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October 28th 1989 – Henry Hall, English bandleader, died from an undisclosed illness. He performed regularly on BBC Radio during the British dance band era of the 1920s and 1930s, through to the 1960s. (b. 1898)

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October 28th 1927 – Cleo Laine, English jazz and pop singer and an actress, known for her scat singing and for her vocal range. Though her natural range is that of a contralto, she is able to produce a "G above high C", giving her an overall compass of well over three octaves. Laine is the only female performer to have received Grammy nominations in the jazz, popular and classical music categories. She is the widow of jazz composer Sir John Dankworth.

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October 28th 1998 – Ted Hughes, English poet and children's writer, died of colon cancer. Critics frequently rank him as one of the best poets of his generation, and one of the twentieth century's greatest writers. He served as Poet Laureate from 1984 until his death. In 2008 The Times ranked Hughes fourth on their list of "The 50 greatest British writers since 1945". (b. 1930)

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October 30th 1945 – Henry Winkler, American actor, director, comedian, producer, and author. Winkler is known for his role as Arthur Fonzarelli in the 1970s American sitcom Happy Days. "The Fonz", or "Fonzie", a leather-clad greaser, hot rodder and auto mechanic, started out as a minor character at the show's beginning, but had achieved top billing by the time the show ended. He also starred as Sy Mittleman on Adult Swim's Childrens Hospital and starred as Eddie R. Lawson on USA Networks's Royal Pains. Winkler was also a recurring guest star on Parks and Recreation.

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October 30th 1912 – James S. Sherman, American lawyer and politician, died after being diagnosed with Bright’s disease. He was American politician who was a United States Representative from New York from 1887 to 1891 and 1893 to 1909, and the 27th Vice President of the United States from 1909 until his death. He was a member of the interrelated Baldwin, Hoar, and Sherman families, prominent lawyers and politicians of New England and New York. Although not a high-powered administrator, he made a natural congressional committee chairman, and his genial personality eased the workings of the House, so that he was known as 'Sunny Jim'. He was the first Vice President to fly in a plane (1911), and also the first to throw out the ceremonial first pitch at a baseball game. Sherman is the most recent Vice President to have died in office. (b. 1855)

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October 30th 1960 – Diego Maradona, Argentine footballer. He has served as a manager and coach at other clubs as well as the national team of Argentina. Many in the sport, including football writers, players, and fans, regard Maradona as the greatest football player of all time. He was joint FIFA Player of the 20th Century with Pelé.

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October 30th 1923 – Bonar Law, British Conservative Party politician and Prime Minister, died from an undisclosed illness. Born in the British colony of New Brunswick (now in Canada), he is the only UK Prime Minister to have been born outside of the British Isles. Law was of Scottish and Ulster Scots descent, and having moved back to Scotland in 1870, he left school aged sixteen to work in the iron industry, becoming a wealthy man by the age of thirty. He entered Parliament at the 1900 general election, relatively late in life for a front-rank politician, and was made a junior minister, Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade, in 1902. Law joined the Shadow Cabinet in opposition after the 1906 election. In 1911, he was appointed a Privy Councillor, and stood for the vacant party leadership. Despite never having served in the Cabinet, and despite trailing third after Walter Long and Austen Chamberlain, Law became leader when the two frontrunners withdrew rather than risk a draw splitting the party. Kingdom (b. 1858)

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October 31st 1926 – Harry Houdini, Austro-Hungarian-born American stage magician and stunt performer, died of peritonitis, secondary to a ruptured appendix, after a student delivered a surprise attack of multiple blows to Houdini's abdomen. Noted for his sensational escape acts. He first attracted notice in vaudeville in the US and then as "Harry Handcuff Houdini" on a tour of Europe, where he challenged police forces to keep him locked up. Soon he extended his repertoire to include chains, ropes slung from skyscrapers, straitjackets under water, and having to escape from and hold his breath inside a sealed milk can with water in it. In 1904, thousands watched as he tried to escape from special handcuffs commissioned by London's Daily Mirror, keeping them in suspense for an hour. Another stunt saw him buried alive and only just able to claw himself to the surface, emerging in a state of near-breakdown. While many suspected that these escapes were faked, Houdini presented himself as the scourge of fake spiritualists. As President of the Society of American Magicians, he was keen to uphold professional standards and expose fraudulent artists. He was also quick to sue anyone who imitated his escape stunts. Houdini made several movies, but quit acting when it failed to bring in money. He was also a keen aviator, and aimed to become the first man to fly a plane in Australia. (b. 1874)

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October 31st 1956 – Christopher de Leon, Filipino film actor and politician. De Leon appeared on the gag show Going Bananas and has appeared in over 120 films since the early 1970s. On July 1, 2010, he was sworn into office as the board member of the 2nd district of Batangas.

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October 31st 1988 – John Houseman, British-American actor and producer, died at age 86 of spinal cancer. He became known for his highly publicized collaboration with director Orson Welles from their days in the Federal Theatre Project through to the production of Citizen Kane and his storied collaboration with writer Raymond Chandler's intoxicated screenplay rendering as producer of The Blue Dahlia. He is perhaps best known for his role as Professor Charles W. Kingsfield in the film The Paper Chase (1973), for which he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He reprised his role as Kingsfield in the subsequent television series adaptation of The Paper Chase. Houseman was also known for his commercials for the brokerage firm Smith Barney. He had a distinctive Mid-Atlantic English accent, in common with many actors of his generation. (d. 1902)

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October 31st 1930 – Michael Collins, American former astronaut and test pilot. Selected as part of the third group of fourteen astronauts in 1963, he flew into space twice. His first spaceflight was on Gemini 10, in which he and Command Pilot John Young performed two rendezvous with different spacecraft and Collins undertook two extra-vehicular activities (EVAs). His second spaceflight was as the Command Module Pilot for Apollo 11. While he stayed in orbit around the Moon, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin left in the Lunar Module to make the first manned landing on its surface. He is one of 24 people to have flown to the Moon.

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October 31st 1961 – Peter Jackson, New Zealand film director, screenwriter and film producer. He is best known as the director, writer, and producer of The Lord of the Rings trilogy (2001–03) and The Hobbit trilogy (2012–14), both of which are adapted from the novels of the same name by J. R. R. Tolkien. Other notable films include the critically lauded drama Heavenly Creatures (1994), the mockumentary Forgotten Silver (1995), the horror comedy The Frighteners (1996), the epic monster remake film King Kong (2005), and the supernatural drama film The Lovely Bones (2009). He also produced District 9 (2009), The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn (2011), and the documentary West of Memphis (2012). He shared a nomination for Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay with his partner Fran Walsh for Heavenly Creatures, which brought him to mainstream prominence in the film industry. Jackson has been awarded three Academy Awards in his career, including the award for Best Director in 2003. He has also received a Golden Globe, four Saturn Awards and three BAFTAs amongst others.

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October 31st 1984 – Indira Gandhi, Indian stateswoman, was assassinated by two of her bodyguards. A central figure of the Indian National Congress. She was the first and, to date, the only female Prime Minister of India. Gandhi belonged to the Nehru–Gandhi family and was the daughter of Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Indian prime minister. Despite her surname Gandhi, she is not related to the family of Mahatma Gandhi. She served as Prime Minister from January 1966 to March 1977 and again from January 1980 until her assassination in October 1984, making her the second longest-serving Indian prime minister after her father. (b. 1917)

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October 31st 1937 – Tom Paxton, American folk singer-songwriter who has had a music career spanning more than fifty years. In 2009, Paxton received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. He is noteworthy as a music educator as well as an advocate for folk singers to combine traditional songs with new compositions. Paxton's songs have been widely covered, including modern standards such as "The Last Thing on My Mind", "Bottle of Wine", "Whose Garden Was This", "The Marvelous Toy", and "Ramblin' Boy". Paxton's songs have been recorded by Pete Seeger, Bob Dylan, The Weavers, Judy Collins, Sandy Denny, Joan Baez, Doc Watson, Harry Belafonte, Peter, Paul and Mary, The Seekers, Marianne Faithfull, The Kingston Trio, the Chad Mitchell Trio, John Denver, Dolly Parton and Porter Wagoner, Willie Nelson, Flatt & Scruggs, The Move, The Fireballs, and many others. He has performed thousands of concerts around the world.

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October 31st 1961 – Augustus John, Welsh painter, draughtsman, and etcher, died from an undisclosed illness. For a short time around 1910, he was an important exponent of Post-Impressionism in the United Kingdom. He was the brother of the painter Gwen John. "Augustus was celebrated first for his brilliant figure drawings, and then for a new technique of oil sketching. His work was favourably compared in London with that of Gauguin and Matisse. He then developed a style of portraiture that was imaginative and often extravagant, catching an instantaneous attitude in his subjects." (b. 1878)

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October 31st 1946 – Stephen Rea, Irish film and stage actor. Rea has appeared in films such as V for Vendetta, Michael Collins, Interview with the Vampire and Breakfast on Pluto. Rea was nominated for an Academy Award for his lead performance as Fergus in the 1992 film The Crying Game. He has during later years had important roles in the Hugo Blick TV series The Shadow Line and The Honourable Woman, for which he won a BAFTA Award.

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October 31st 1993 – River Phoenix, American actor, musician, and activist, died after a drug overdose, and collapsed outside and convulsed for over five minutes. He was the older brother of Rain Phoenix, Joaquin Phoenix, Liberty Phoenix, and Summer Phoenix. Phoenix's work encompassed 24 films and television appearances, and his rise to fame led to his status as a "teen idol". He began his acting career at age 10, in television commercials. He starred in the science fiction adventure film Explorers (1985), and had his first notable role in 1986's Stand By Me, a coming-of-age film based on the novella The Body by Stephen King. Phoenix made a transition into more adult-oriented roles with Running on Empty (1988), playing the son of fugitive parents in a well-received performance that earned him a nomination for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, and My Own Private Idaho (1991), playing a gay hustler in search of his estranged mother. For his performance in the latter, Phoenix garnered enormous praise and won a Volpi Cup for Best Actor at the Venice Film Festival, along with Best Actor from the National Society of Film Critics. (b. 1970)

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October 31st 1945 – Russ Ballard, English singer, songwriter and musician. Originally coming to prominence as the lead singer and guitarist for the band Argent, Ballard became known by the late 1970s as a songwriter and producer. His compositions "New York Groove", "You Can Do Magic", "Since You Been Gone", "Liar", "Winning", "I Know There's Something Going On", "So You Win Again" and "God Gave Rock and Roll to You" were hits for other artists during the 1970s and 1980s. He also scored several minor hits under his own name in the early and mid-1980s.

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October 31st 1993 – Federico Fellini, Italian film director and screenwriter, died after a heart attack. Known for his distinct style that blends fantasy and baroque images with earthiness, he is recognized as one of the greatest and most influential filmmakers of all time. His films have ranked, in polls such as Cahiers du cinéma and Sight & Sound, as some of the greatest films of all time. Sight & Sound lists his 1963 film 8½ as the 10th-greatest film of all time. In a career spanning almost fifty years, Fellini won the Palme d'Or for La Dolce Vita, was nominated for twelve Academy Awards, and directed four motion pictures that won Oscars in the category of Best Foreign Language Film. In 1993, he was awarded an honorary Oscar for Lifetime Achievement at the 65th Annual Academy Awards in Los Angeles. Besides La Dolce Vita and 8½, his other well-known films include La Strada, Nights of Cabiria, Juliet of the Spirits, Satyricon, Amarcord and Fellini's Casanova. (b. 1920)

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October 31st 2000 – Willow Smith, American singer, actress and dancer. She is the daughter of Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith, the younger sister of Jaden Smith and the half-sister of Willard Carroll "Trey" Smith III. Smith made her acting debut in 2007 in the film I Am Legend and later appeared in Kit Kittredge: An American Girl alongside Abigail Breslin. She received a Young Artist Award for her performance. Smith launched her music career in the autumn of 2010 with the release of the singles "Whip My Hair" and "21st Century Girl", and signed to her current mentor Jay-Z's record label Roc Nation, becoming the youngest artist signed to the label. "Whip My Hair" peaked at number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100.

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October 31st 2006 – P. W. Botha, South African soldier and politician, died of a heart attack. He was the leader of South Africa from 1978 to 1989, serving as the last Prime Minister from 1978 to 1984 and the first executive State President from 1984 to 1989. First elected to Parliament in 1948, Botha was an outspoken opponent of majority rule and international communism. However, his administration did make concessions towards political reform, whereas internal unrest saw widespread human rights abuses at the hands of the government. Botha resigned the leadership of the ruling National Party in February 1989 after suffering a stroke and six months later was coerced to leave the presidency as well. (b. 1916)

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November 1st 1955 – Dale Carnegie, American writer and lecturer, died from an undisclosed illness.  He was the developer of famous courses in self-improvement, salesmanship, corporate training, public speaking, and interpersonal skills. Born into poverty on a farm in Missouri, he was the author of How to Win Friends and Influence People (1936), a bestseller that remains popular today. He also wrote How to Stop Worrying and Start Living (1948), Lincoln the Unknown (1932), and several other books. One of the core ideas in his books is that it is possible to change other people's behavior by changing one's behavior toward them. (d. 1911)

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November 1st 1988 – Masahiro Tanaka, Japanese professional baseball starting pitcher for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). From 2007 through 2013, he played for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles in Nippon Professional Baseball's (NPB) Pacific League. Tanaka was posted by the Eagles after the 2013 season to be signed by an American team; he agreed to terms with the New York Yankees and signed a seven-year, $155 million contract, the fifth-largest deal ever given to a pitcher at the time.

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November 1st 1934 – Gillian Knight, English singer and actress, known for her performances in the contralto roles of the Savoy operas. After six years from 1959 to 1965 starring in these roles with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, Knight began a grand opera career. Knight joined Sadler's Wells Opera (now known as English National Opera) in 1968 and, in 1970, went on to the Royal Opera, where she performed numerous roles over a period of more than three decades. Knight has performed with many other opera companies in Britain, Europe and America and at houses internationally and has recorded many of her Gilbert and Sullivan and grand opera roles.

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November 1st 1942 – Larry Flynt, American publisher and the president of Larry Flynt Publications (LFP). LFP mainly produces sexually graphic videos and magazines, most notably Hustler. Flynt has fought several prominent legal battles involving the First Amendment, and has unsuccessfully run for public office. He is paralyzed from the waist down due to injuries sustained in a 1978 murder attempt by serial killer Joseph Paul Franklin. In 2003, Arena magazine listed him at No. 1 on the "50 Powerful People in Porn" list.

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November 1st 1903 – Theodor Mommsen, German classical scholar, historian, jurist, journalist, politician, archaeologist and writer, died from an undisclosed illness. Generally regarded as one of the greatest classicists of the 19th century. His work regarding Roman history is still of fundamental importance for contemporary research. He received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1902 for being "the greatest living master of the art of historical writing, with special reference to his monumental work A History of Rome", after having been nominated by 18 members of the Prussian Academy of Sciences. He was also a prominent German politician, as a member of the Prussian and German parliaments. His works on Roman law and on the law of obligations had a significant impact on the German civil code (BGB). (b. 1817)

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November 1st 1952– Dixie Lee, American actress, dancer, and singer, died from ovarian cancer, three days before her 41st birthday.. She was the first wife of singer Bing Crosby. She made two appearances on the Shell Chateau radio program in 1935 and she made three more films. Her most notable film is probably Love in Bloom (1935). Her last film was Redheads on Parade but the reviews were mediocre. She made a couple of records on March 11, 1935, “You’ve Got Me Doing Things,” a song she introduced in the film Love in Bloom. This was her first record and she backed it with “My Heart Is an Open Book.” She was encouraged back in to the recording studio again in July 1936 and she recorded "Until the Real Thing Comes Along" and "When a Lady Meets a Gentleman Down South" for Decca Records. Her final recordings were two duets with her husband recorded in 1936 - A Fine Romance and The Way You Look Tonight.  (b. 1888)

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November 1st 1982 – James Broderick, American actor, died of cancer. He is known for his role as Doug Lawrence in the television series Family, which ran from 1976 to 1980. Broderick co-starred in the CBS television series Brenner, portraying Officer Ernie Brenner. He played the father on the television show Family from 1976 to 1980,:324 receiving an Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in 1978. Other notable television appearances included the Twilight Zone episode "On Thursday We Leave for Home" and the public television productions of Jean Shepherd's The Phantom of the Open Hearth and The Great American Fourth of July and Other Disasters, where he played Ralph Parker's father, "the Old Man," later reprised by Darren McGavin in A Christmas Story. His notable film roles include Ray Brock, the complex father figure of a New England commune in Alice's Restaurant (1969), the subway motorman in The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974), FBI agent Sheldon in Dog Day Afternoon (1975), and Joe in the Paul Newman directed version of The Shadow Box (1980). (b. 1927)

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November 1st 1972 – Ezra Pound, American poet and critic, died in his sleep of an intestinal blockage. His contribution to poetry began with his development of Imagism, a movement derived from classical Chinese and Japanese poetry, stressing clarity, precision and economy of language. His works include Ripostes (1912), Hugh Selwyn Mauberley (1920) and the unfinished 120-section epic, The Cantos (1917–1969). (b. 1885)

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November 1st 1957 – Lyle Lovett, American country singer-songwriter and actor. Active since 1980, he has recorded thirteen albums and released 25 singles to date, including his highest entry, the number 10 chart hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, "Cowboy Man". Lovett has won four Grammy Awards, including Best Male Country Vocal Performance and Best Country Album. It's Not Big It's Large was released in 2007, where it debuted and peaked at number 2 on the Top Country Albums chart. A new studio album, Natural Forces, was released on October 20, 2009 by Lost Highway Records. The last studio album on his Curb Records contract, Release Me, was released in February 2012.

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November 1st 1935 – Gary Player, South African professional golfer. Over his career, Player accumulated nine major championships on the regular tour and six Champions Tour major championship victories, as well as three Senior British Open Championships on the European Senior Tour. At the age of 29, Player won the 1965 U.S. Open and became the only non-American to win all four majors, known as the career Grand Slam. Player became only the third golfer in history to win the Career Grand Slam, following Ben Hogan and Gene Sarazen, and only Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods have performed the feat since. Player has won 165 tournaments on six continents over six decades and was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1974.

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November 1st 1985 – Phil Silvers, American entertainer and comedic actor, died in his sleep. Known as "The King of Chutzpah". He is best known for starring in The Phil Silvers Show, a 1950s sitcom set on a U.S. Army post in which he played Master Sergeant Ernest (Ernie) Bilko. (b. 1911)

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November 1st 1986 – Sippie Wallace, American singer-songwriter, died on her 88th birthday in hospital after suffering a stroke. Her early career in tent shows gained her the billing "The Texas Nightingale". Between 1923 and 1927, she recorded over 40 songs for Okeh Records, many written by her or her brothers, George and Hersal Thomas. Her accompanists included Louis Armstrong, Johnny Dodds, Sidney Bechet, King Oliver, and Clarence Williams. Among the top female blues vocalists of her era, Wallace ranked with Ma Rainey, Ida Cox, Alberta Hunter, and Bessie Smith. In the 1930s, she left show business to become a church organist, singer, and choir director in Detroit and performed secular music only sporadically until the 1960s, when she resumed her performing career. Wallace was nominated for a Grammy Award in 1982 and was inducted into the Michigan Women's Hall of Fame in 1993. (b. 1898)

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November 1st 1963 – Rick Allen, English drummer who has played for the hard rock band Def Leppard since 1978. He overcame the amputation of his left arm in 1985 and continued to play with the band, which subsequently went on to its most commercially successful phase. He is known as "The Thunder God" by fans.

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November 1st 1982 – King Vidor, American film director, film producer, and screenwriter, died of a heart ailment. His career spanned nearly seven decades. In 1979, he was awarded an Honorary Academy Award for his "incomparable achievements as a cinematic creator and innovator." He was nominated five times for a Best Director Oscar, and won eight international film awards during his career. Vidor's best known films include The Big Parade (1925), The Crowd (1928), Stella Dallas (1937), and Duel in the Sun (1946). (He is not related to fellow director Charles Vidor). (b. 1894)

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November 1st 2016, Bap Kennedy, singer, songwriter from Belfast, Northern Ireland, died in Belfast in hospice care from pancreatic and bowel cancer. He is noted for his collaborations with Steve Earle, Van Morrison, Shane MacGowan and Mark Knopfler, as well as for writing the song 'Moonlight Kiss' which was on the soundtrack for the film Serendipity. Kennedy was also in the rock band Energy Orchard.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/02/17 at 4:58 am

November 2nd 1966 – David Schwimmer, American actor He starred in the television movie A Deadly Silence in 1989 and appeared in a number of television roles, including on L.A. Law, The Wonder Years, NYPD Blue, and Monty, in the early 1990s. Schwimmer later gained worldwide recognition for playing Ross Geller in the sitcom Friends, for which he received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series in 1995. His first leading film role was in The Pallbearer (1996), followed by roles in Kissing a Fool (1998), Six Days, Seven Nights (1998), Apt Pupil, and Picking Up the Pieces (2000). He was then cast in the miniseries Band of Brothers (2001) as Herbert Sobel. After the series finale of Friends in 2004, Schwimmer was cast as the title character in the 2005 drama Duane Hopwood. Other film roles include the voice of Melman the Giraffe in the computer-animated Madagascar film franchise, the dark comedy Big Nothing (2006), and the thriller Nothing But the Truth (2008). Schwimmer made his West End stage debut in the leading role in Some Girl(s) in 2005. In 2006, he made his Broadway debut in The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial. Schwimmer made his feature film directorial debut with the 2007 comedy Run Fatboy Run. The following year he made his Off-Broadway directorial debut in the 2008 production, Fault Lines.

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November 2nd 1887 – Jenny Lind, Swedish opera singer, often known as the "Swedish Nightingale", died from an undisclosed illness. One of the most highly regarded singers of the 19th century, she performed in soprano roles in opera in Sweden and across Europe, and undertook an extraordinarily popular concert tour of America beginning in 1850. She was a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music from 1840. Lind became famous after her performance in Der Freischütz in Sweden in 1838. Within a few years, she had suffered vocal damage, but the singing teacher Manuel García saved her voice. She was in great demand in opera roles throughout Sweden and northern Europe during the 1840s, and was closely associated with Felix Mendelssohn. After two acclaimed seasons in London, she announced her retirement from opera at the age of 29. In 1850, Lind went to America at the invitation of the showman P. T. Barnum. She gave 93 large-scale concerts for him and then continued to tour under her own management. She earned more than $350,000 from these concerts, donating the proceeds to charities, principally the endowment of free schools in Sweden. With her new husband, Otto Goldschmidt, she returned to Europe in 1852 where she had three children and gave occasional concerts over the next two decades, settling in England in 1855. From 1882, for some years, she was a professor of singing at the Royal College of Music in London. (b. 1820)

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November 2nd 1996 – Eva Cassidy, American vocalist and guitarist known for her interpretations of jazz and blues, died of melanoma. In 1992, she released her first album, The Other Side, a set of duets with go-go musician Chuck Brown, followed by the 1996 live solo album titled Live at Blues Alley. Although she had been honoured by the Washington Area Music Association, she was virtually unknown outside her native Washington, DC. Two years after her death, Cassidy's music was brought to the attention of British audiences, when her versions of "Fields of Gold" and "Over the Rainbow" were played by Mike Harding and Terry Wogan on BBC Radio 2. Following the overwhelming response, a camcorder recording of "Over the Rainbow", taken at Blues Alley in Washington by her friend Bryan McCulley, was shown on BBC Two's Top of the Pops 2. Shortly afterwards, the compilation album Songbird climbed to the top of the UK Albums Charts, almost three years after its initial release. The chart success in the United Kingdom and Ireland led to increased recognition worldwide. Her posthumously released recordings, including three UK number 1 records, have sold more than ten million copies. Her music has also charted top 10 positions in Australia, Germany, Sweden, Norway and Switzerland. (b. 1963)

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November 2nd 1961 – James Thurber, American cartoonist, author, humorist, journalist, playwright, and celebrated wit, died from complications from pneumonia. He was best known for his cartoons and short stories published mainly in The New Yorker magazine, such as "The Catbird Seat," and collected in his numerous books. He was one of the most popular humorists of his time, as he celebrated the comic frustrations and eccentricities of ordinary people. He wrote the Broadway comedy The Male Animal in collaboration with his college friend Elliott Nugent; it was later adapted into a film starring Henry Fonda and Olivia de Havilland. His short story "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" has been adapted for film twice, once in 1947 and again in 2013. (b. 1894)

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November 2nd 1991 – Irwin Allen, American television, documentary and film director and producer, died from a heart attack. With a varied career who became known as the "Master of Disaster" for his work in the disaster film genre. His most successful productions were The Poseidon Adventure (1972) and The Towering Inferno (1974). He also created several popular 1960s science fiction television series, such as Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Lost in Space, The Time Tunnel, and Land of the Giants. (b. 1916)

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November 3rd 1948 – Lulu, (born Marie McDonald McLaughlin Lawrie), Scottish singer-songwriter, actress, television personality and businesswoman who has been in the entertainment business since the 1960s and is known for her powerful singing voice. She is internationally known, especially by North American audiences, for the song "To Sir With Love" from the film of the same name and with the title song to the James Bond film The Man with the Golden Gun. In European countries, she is also widely known for her Eurovision Song Contest winning entry "Boom Bang-a-Bang", and in the UK for her 1964 hit "Shout", which was performed at the closing ceremony of the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.

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November 3rd 1957 – Dolph Lundgren, Swedish actor, director, producer, screenwriter, and martial artist. His breakthrough came when he starred in Rocky IV in 1985 as the imposing Soviet boxer Ivan Drago.

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November 3rd 1949 – Larry Holmes, American former professional boxer who competed from 1973 to 2002. He grew up in Easton, Pennsylvania, which gave birth to his boxing nickname of the "Easton Assassin". Holmes, whose left jab is rated among the best in boxing history, held the WBC heavyweight title from 1978 to 1983, The Ring magazine and lineal heavyweight titles from 1980 to 1985, and the inaugural IBF heavyweight title from 1983 to 1985. He made 20 successful title defenses, placing him third all time, behind only Joe Louis at 25 and Wladimir Klitschko at 22. Holmes is one of only five boxers—along with Joe Frazier, Ken Norton, Leon Spinks and Trevor Berbick—to defeat Muhammad Ali; he is the only one to have stopped Ali.

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November 3rd 1456 – Edmund Tudor, 1st Earl of Richmond, became infected with the bubonic plague and died. He was the father of King Henry VII of England and a member of the Tudor family of Penmynydd, North Wales. Born to Owen Tudor and the dowager queen Catherine of Valois, Edmund was half-brother to Henry VI of England. After being raised for several years by Katherine de la Pole, Henry took an interest in Edmund's upbringing. Once he came to age, Edmund was granted a title and lands by Henry. Both Edmund and his brother Jasper, were each made advisers to the King as they were his remaining blood relatives. (b. 1431)

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November 3rd 1954 – Henri Matisse, French artist, died from cancer. Known for both his use of colour and his fluid and original draughtsmanship. He was a draughtsman, printmaker, and sculptor, but is known primarily as a painter. (b. 1869)

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November 3rd 1924 – Violetta Elvin, Russian prima ballerina. In 1986, The Times described Elvin as “the only rival ever to give Dame Margot Fonteyn a run for her money”.

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November 3rd 1933 – Michael Dukakis, American politician who served as the 65th and 67th Governor of Massachusetts, from 1975 to 1979 and 1983 to 1991 respectively. He is the longest-serving governor in Massachusetts history and only the second Greek-American governor in U.S. history, after Spiro Agnew. He was nominated by the Democratic Party for president in the 1988 election, but lost to the Republican candidate, Vice President George H. W. Bush.

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November 3rd 1993 – Russian inventor Leon Theremin, Russian and Soviet inventor, died from an undisclosed illness. He is most famous for his invention of the theremin, one of the first electronic musical instruments and the first to be mass-produced. He also devised the interlace technique for improving the quality of a video signal, still widely used in video and television technology. His listening device, "The Thing", hung for seven years in plain view in the United States Ambassador's Moscow office and enabled Soviet agents to eavesdrop on secret conversations. He first performed the theremin with the New York Philharmonic in 1928. (b. 1896)

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November 3rd 1952 – Roseanne Barr, American actress, comedian, writer, and television producer. She was also the 2012 presidential nominee of the California-based Peace and Freedom Party. Barr began her career in stand-up comedy at clubs before gaining fame for her role in the hit television sitcom Roseanne. The show ran for nine seasons, from 1988 to 1997. She won both an Emmy and a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress for her work on the show. It was announced in 2017 that an eight episode revival of the show will air in 2018. Barr had crafted a "fierce working-class domestic goddess" persona in the eight years preceding her sitcom and wanted to do a realistic show about a strong mother who was not a victim of patriarchal consumerism.

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November 3rd 1949 – Solomon R. Guggenheim, American businessman, art collector and philanthropist, died from an undisclosed illness. He is best known for establishing the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York City. Born into a wealthy mining family, Guggenheim founded the Yukon Gold Company in Alaska, among other business interests. He began collecting art in the 1890s, and after World War I, he retired from his business to pursue full-time art collecting. Eventually, under the guidance of artist Hilla von Rebay, he focused on the collection of modern and contemporary art, creating an important collection by the 1930s and opening his first museum in 1939. (b. 1861)

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November 3rd 1926 – Annie Oakley, American sharpshooter and exhibition shooter, died of pernicious anemia. Her amazing talent first came to light when she was 15 years old, when she won a shooting match with traveling-show marksman Frank E. Butler, whom she eventually married. The couple joined Buffalo Bill's Wild West show a few years later. Oakley became a renowned international star, performing before royalty and heads of state. (b. 1860)

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November 3rd 1990 – Mary Martin, American actress, singer, and Broadway star, died from cancer. A muse of Rodgers and Hammerstein, she originated many leading roles over her career including Nellie Forbush in South Pacific and Maria von Trapp in The Sound of Music. She was named a Kennedy Center Honoree in 1989. She was the mother of actor Larry Hagman. (b. 1913)

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November 3rd 2002 – Lonnie Donegan, skiffle singer, songwriter and musician, died after a heart attack. Referred to as the King of Skiffle, who influenced 1960s British pop musicians. The British Hit Singles & Albums lists him as "Britain's most successful and influential recording artist before the Beatles". He had 31 UK Top 30 single hits, 24 being successive and three at number one. He was the first British male singer with two US Top 10 hits. He appeared on television in the United States on the Perry Como Show and the Paul Winchell Show. Returning to the UK, he recorded his debut album, Lonnie Donegan Showcase, in summer 1956, with songs by Lead Belly and Leroy Carr, plus "I'm a Ramblin' Man" and "Wabash Cannonball". The LP sold hundreds of thousands. The skiffle style encouraged amateurs and one of many groups that followed was the Quarrymen, formed in March 1957 by John Lennon. Donegan's "Gamblin' Man"/"Puttin' On the Style" single was number one in the UK in July 1957, when Lennon first met Paul McCartney. Donegan went on to successes such as "Cumberland Gap" and "Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavour (On the Bedpost Overnight?)", his biggest hit in the U.S., on Dot. He turned to music hall style with "My Old Man's a Dustman" which was not well received by skiffle fans and unsuccessful in America on Atlantic in 1960. But it reached number one in the UK. Donegan's group had a flexible line-up, but was generally Denny Wright or Les Bennetts (of Les Hobeaux and Days of Skiffle, led by singer Dave George), playing lead guitar and singing harmony, Micky Ashman or Pete Huggett – later Steve Jones – on upright bass, Nick Nichols – later Pete Appleby, Mark Goodwin and Ken Rodway (now a Christian author and minister) on drums or percussion, and Donegan playing acoustic guitar or banjo and singing the lead. Donegan received an Ivor Novello lifetime achievement award in 1997. (b. 1931)

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November 3rd 2006 – Paul Mauriat, French orchestra leader, died from an undisclosed illness. He was conductor of Le Grand Orchestre de Paul Mauriat, who specialized in the easy listening genre. He is best known in the United States for his million-selling remake of André Popp's "Love is Blue", which was #1 for 5 weeks in 1968. Other recordings for which he is known include El Bimbo, "Toccata," "Love in Every Room/Même si tu revenais," and "Penelope." (b. 1925)

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Died on November 5th 2003: Bobby Hatfield, American singer-songwriter (b. 1940); he was a member of The Righteous Brothers.

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November 6th 1946 – Sally Field, American actress and director. Field began her career on television, starring on the sitcoms Gidget (1965–66), The Flying Nun (1967–70), and The Girl with Something Extra (1973–74). She ventured into film with Smokey and the Bandit (1977) and later Norma Rae (1979), for which she received the Academy Award for Best Actress. She later received Golden Globe Award nominations for her performances in Absence of Malice (1981) and Kiss Me Goodbye (1982), before receiving her second Academy Award for Best Actress for Places in the Heart (1984). Field received further nominations for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress for Murphy's Romance (1985) and Steel Magnolias (1989). In the 1990s, Field appeared in a wide range of films, including Not Without My Daughter (1991) and Mrs. Doubtfire (1993) before being nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her performance as Mrs. Gump in Forrest Gump (1994). In the 2000s, she returned to television with a recurring role on the NBC medical drama ER, for which she won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series in 2001. From 2006 to 2011, she portrayed the lead role of Nora Walker on the ABC television drama Brothers & Sisters, for which she received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series in 2007. Field later starred as Mary Todd Lincoln in Lincoln (2012), for which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress, among other accolades. She also appeared as Aunt May in The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) and reprised the role in the 2014 sequel. In 2015, she portrayed the titular character in Hello, My Name Is Doris, for which she was nominated for the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actress in a Comedy.

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November 6th 1905 – George Williams, English philanthropist, died from an undisclosed illness. He is the founder of the YMCA, the oldest and largest youth charity in the world, its aim is to support young people to belong, contribute and thrive in their communities. In 1841, he went to London and worked again in a draper's shop. After three years, in 1844, was promoted to department manager. He married the boss’s daughter, Helen Jane Maunder Hitchcock in 1853. Williams became a member of the Weigh House Congregational Church and used his time for evangelization. Appalled by the terrible conditions in London for young working men, he gathered a group of his fellow drapers together to create a place that would not tempt young men into sin. That place was the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA), which he founded on 6 June 1844. One of the earliest converts and contributors to the new association was George's employer, George Hitchcock. Williams was knighted by Queen Victoria in her 1894 Birthday Honours. After his death in 1905, he was commemorated by a stained-glass window in the nave of Westminster Abbey. Sir George Williams is buried in St Paul's Cathedral. (b. 1821)

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November 6th 1771– John Bevis, English doctor, electrical researcher and astronomer, died from an unknown conditiion. He is best known for discovering the Crab Nebula in 1731. Bevis has also observed an occultation by Venus of Mercury on 28 May 1737 NS, (17 May 1737 OS) and observed and found a prediction rule for eclipses of Jupiter's moons. From observations made with his telescope at Stoke Newington, Middlesex, he compiled a star catalogue (more of an atlas) entitled Uranographia Britannica around 1750. In 1757 Bevis published in London a volume on The History and Philosophy of Earthquakes in which he collected accounts of the Lisbon earthquake from diverse authentic sources. His survey, the first of its kind, was subsequently used by John Michell (1761). (b. 1695)

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November 6th 1988 – Emma Stone, American actress. After small television roles, she won a Young Hollywood Award for her film debut in Superbad (2007), and received positive media attention for her role in Zombieland (2009). The 2010 teen comedy Easy A was Stone's first starring role and earned her nominations for the BAFTA Rising Star Award and a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress. This breakthrough was followed with further success in the romantic comedy Crazy, Stupid, Love and the drama The Help (both 2011). Stone gained wider recognition for playing Gwen Stacy in the 2012 superhero film The Amazing Spider-Man, and its sequel in 2014. She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for the role of a recovering drug addict in the black comedy-drama Birdman (2014). Her Broadway debut came in a revival of the musical Cabaret (2014–2015). Stone won an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, and a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress for playing an aspiring actress in the highly successful musical film La La Land (2016).

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November 6th 1964 – Hans von Euler-Chelpin, German-born Swedish biochemist, died from an undisclosed illness. He won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1929 with Arthur Harden for their investigations on the fermentation of sugar and enzymes. He was a professor of general and organic chemistry at Stockholm University (1906–1941) and the director of its Institute for organic-chemical research (1938–1948). Euler-Chelpin married Astrid Cleve, the daughter of the Uppsala chemist Per Teodor Cleve and was the great-great-great grandson of Leonhard Euler. In 1970, his son Ulf von Euler, was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. (b. 1863)

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November 6th 1947 – Carolyn Seymour, English actress, best known for portraying the role of Abby Grant in the BBC series Survivors. One of Seymour's earliest television roles was as Jenny in the BBC drama series Take Three Girls. and an early film appearance was as Zita in the film Steptoe and Son (1972) alongside Harry H. Corbett and Wilfrid Brambell. Her best-known movie role remains Grace Gurney in The Ruling Class (also 1972), opposite Peter O'Toole. She left Survivors at the end of its first series, due to disagreements with the producers over the direction the show and her character were taking. She appeared in the Space: 1999 episode "The Seance Spectre" and with Joan Collins in The Bitch (1979). She then moved to the U.S. and made numerous television appearances including Hart to Hart; Modesty Blaise; Family Ties; Cagney & Lacey; Remington Steele; Magnum, P.I.; The Twilight Zone; Murder, She Wrote; Matlock; Quantum Leap; the Star Trek: The Next Generation episodes "Contagion", "First Contact", and "Face of the Enemy"; Civil Wars; L.A. Law; Red Shoe Diaries; the Star Trek: Voyager episodes "Cathexis" and "Persistence of Vision"; Babylon 5 and ER.

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November 6th 1893 – Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian composer of the romantic period, died,  traditionally been attributed to cholera from drinking unboiled water at a local restaurant, as one story accounts, many writers have theorized that his death was a suicide. Ssome of whose works are among the most popular music in the classical repertoire. He was the first Russian composer whose music made a lasting impression internationally, bolstered by his appearances as a guest conductor in Europe and the United States. Tchaikovsky was honoured in 1884, by Emperor Alexander III, and awarded a lifetime pension. (b. 1840)

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November 6th 1929 – June Squibb, American actress. She played supporting characters in various films, such as Alice, Scent of a Woman, The Age of Innocence, In & Out and Far from Heaven. Squibb appeared on Broadway in the original production of Gypsy. She also starred in two Alexander Payne films, including About Schmidt and Nebraska, for which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.

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November 6th 2004 – Fred Dibnah, English steeplejack and television personality, with a keen interest in mechanical engineering, died from cancer. He began his working life as a joiner, before becoming a steeplejack. From age 22, he served for two years in the armed forces, as part of his National Service. Once demobilised, he returned to steeplejacking but met with limited success until he was asked to repair Bolton's parish church. The resulting publicity provided a welcome boost to his business, ensuring he was almost never out of work. In 1978, while making repairs to Bolton Town Hall, Dibnah was filmed by a regional BBC news crew. The BBC then commissioned an award-winning documentary, which followed the rough-hewn steeplejack as he worked on chimneys, interacted with his family and talked about his favourite hobby—steam. His Lancastrian manner and gentle, self-taught philosophical outlook, proved popular with viewers and he featured in a number of television programmes. Toward the end of his life, the decline of Britain's industry was mirrored by a decline in his steeplejacking business and Dibnah increasingly came to rely on after-dinner speaking for his income. In 1998, he presented a programme on Britain's industrial history and went on to present a number of series, largely concerned with the Industrial Revolution and its mechanical and architectural legacy. (b. 1938)

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November 6th 1932 – Stonewall Jackson, American country singer, guitarist and musician who achieved his greatest fame during country's "golden" honky tonk era in the 1950s and early 1960s. His breakthrough came in the country Top 40 in late 1958, with a song written by a young George Jones, "Life to Go". It peaked at No. 2 in early 1959 and his follow-up record, "Waterloo", was No. 1 for five weeks and crossed over into the Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100 chart, where it reached No. 4. The track also reached No. 24 in the UK Singles Chart in July 1959. It sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc. The song was a haunting and catchy tune that states "Everybody has to meet his Waterloo", meaning their fate. The song cites Adam, Napoleon and Tom Dooley as examples. His next No. 1 hits came in 1964 with "Don't Be Angry" and "B.J. the D.J." (about an over-worked country music radio station disc jockey, who crashes his car in a rainstorm). In 1963, Jackson was the first artist to record a live album from the Grand Ole Opry with Old Showboat. Other song hits include "The Carpet on the Floor", "Why I'm Walkin'", "A Wound Time Can't Erase" and "I Washed My Hands In Muddy Water". Jackson also recorded a cover version of Lobo's 1971 hit, "Me and You and a Dog Named Boo", which became Jackson's final top 10 hit.

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November 6th 1937 – Eugene Pitt, American doo-wop singer-songwriter. He was the founding member of The Jive Five. He first formed a group with some schoolfriends in 1954 called the Genies, in which he was the lead singer. There were no recordings from this group. In 1959 he, together with Jerome Hanna, Richard Harris, Norman Johnson, and Billy Prophet, formed The Jive Five. Among their classic doo-wop recordings released on Beltone Records, were "My True Story", "Never, Never", and "What Time Is It?". In 1985, Eugene and The Jive Five were introduced to New York cable TV branding consultants Fred Seibert and Alan Goodman by his latest producer, Ambient Sound's Marty Pekar. Together they embarked on an almost ten-year relationship, creating and singing the a cappella signature sound of the American kids' television network Nickelodeon.

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November 6th 1965– Clarence Williams, American pianist and composer, died from an undisclosed illness. He was one of the primary pianists on scores of blues records recorded in New York during the 1920s. He supervised African-American recordings (the 8000 Race Series) for the New York offices of Okeh phonograph company in the 1920s in the Gaiety Theatre office building in Times Square. He recruited many of the artists who performed on that label. He also recorded extensively, leading studio bands frequently for OKeh, Columbia and occasionally other record labels. Most of his recordings were songs from his publishing house, which explains why he recorded tunes like "Baby Won't You Please Come Home", "Close Fit Blues" and "Papa De-Da-Da" numerous times. Among his own compositions was "Shout, Sister, Shout" (1929), which was recorded by him, and also covered by the Boswell Sisters, in 1931. (b. 1893)

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November 6th 1938 – P. J. Proby, American singer, songwriter, and actor. He has also portrayed Elvis Presley and Roy Orbison in musical theatre productions. The stage name P.J. Proby was suggested by a friend, Sharon Sheeley, who had a boyfriend of that name at high school. Proby recorded the singles "Hold Me", "Somewhere", and "Maria". In 2008, he turned 70 and EMI released the Best of the EMI Years 1961–1972. He still writes and records on his own independent record label, Select Records, and performs in the UK in Sixties concerts.

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November 6th 1937 – Joe Warfield, American actor. Joe is a veteran of stage, film and television working as an actor, director and teacher. He is a former full-time Professor and Head of Acting Study in the NYU Grad Film Department teaching Directing Actors. Previously, he taught at Loyola University, New Orleans as well as the Maine International Film and Video Workshops in Rockport, Maine. Other teaching credits include New York University School for Film and Television, University of New Orleans, and American Academy of Dramatic Arts. Joe was an associate artist at Southern Repertory Theatre in New Orleans and traveled to Moscow with the company’s production of Tennessee Williams’ plays and to Paris to direct the world premiere of Solitaire at the American Center. He was the Artistic Director of Gorham’s Bluff Theatre in Gorham's Bluff, Alabama for six years. Joe is the recipient of the New Orleans Stage Journal Award for Best Director and his productions have won numerous Big Easy Awards.

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November 6th 1970 – Ethan Hawke, American actor, writer, and director. He has been nominated for four Academy Awards and a Tony Award. Hawke has directed two feature films, three Off-Broadway plays, and a documentary, and written the novels The Hottest State (1996), Ash Wednesday (2002), and Rules for a Knight (2015). He has been twice nominated for both the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay and the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor; his writing contributions to Before Sunset and Before Midnight were recognized, as were his performances in Training Day (2001) and Boyhood (2014). Hawke was further honored with SAG Award nominations for both films, as well as BAFTA Award and Golden Globe Award nominations for the latter. His other films include the science fiction drama Gattaca (1997), the contemporary adaptation of Hamlet (2000), the action thriller Assault on Precinct 13 (2005), the crime drama Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007), and the horror film Sinister (2012).

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November 6th 2007 – George Osmond, American talent manager, died from an undisclosed illness. He was the patriarch of the singing Osmond family. A devout Mormon, Osmond served two missions for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, one in Hawaii and the other in the United Kingdom. A World War II veteran, on December 1, 1944, he married Olive May Davis. The two had nine children: George Jr. (Virl), Tom, Alan, Wayne, Merrill, Jay, Donny, Marie and Jimmy. He worked in real estate, insurance and as a postmaster for the city of Ogden, Utah. He loved to sing, and he taught his children to sing barbershop harmony. The children's natural talent received public notice, which led to frequent appearances at church functions and local civil events. Osmond managed his sons careers, and gained an appearance at Disneyland in California. They caught the eye of Walt Disney, who took a personal interest in them. The boys auditioned for Andy Williams, whose father helped launch them into the national spotlight. As his children's fortunes rose, Osmond put his career aside to focus on the family's musical interests and moved the family to California to place them closer to the heart of the entertainment industry. (b. 1917)

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November 8th 1966 – Gordon Ramsay, British chef, restaurateur, and television host/personality. He played football and was first chosen to play under-14 football at age 12. He was chosen to play for Warwickshire. His footballing career was marked by injuries, causing him to remark later in life, "Perhaps I was doomed when it came to football." In mid-1984, Ramsay had a trial with Rangers, the club he supported as a boy. He seriously injured his knee, smashing the cartilage during training. Ramsay continued to train and play on the injured knee, tearing a cruciate ligament during a squash game. As a reality television personality, Ramsay is known for his fiery temper, strict demeanour, and use of expletives. He often makes blunt and controversial comments, including insults and wisecracks about contestants and their cooking abilities. He combines activities in the television, film, hospitality, and food industries and has promoted and hired various chefs who have apprenticed under his wing. Ramsay is known for presenting TV programmes about competitive cookery and food, such as the British series Hell's Kitchen, The F Word, and Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares, along with the American versions of Hell's Kitchen, Kitchen Nightmares, MasterChef, MasterChef Junior, and Hotel Hell. In 2015, Forbes listed his earnings at $60 million for the previous 12 months, and ranked him the 21st highest earning celebrity in the world.

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November 8th 1605 – Robert Catesby, English conspirator, was shot and later found dead, clutching a picture of the Virgin Mary. As a warning to others, his body was exhumed and subsequently decapitated, his head exhibited outside Parliament. He was the leader of a group of provincial English Catholics who planned the failed Gunpowder Plot of 1605. Most probably born in Warwickshire, Catesby was educated in nearby Oxford. His family were prominent recusant Catholics, and presumably to avoid swearing the Oath of Supremacy he left college before taking his degree. He married a Protestant in 1593 and fathered two children, one of whom survived birth and was baptised in a Protestant church, but in 1598, following the deaths of his father and his wife, he may have reverted to Catholicism. In 1601 he took part in the Essex Rebellion but was captured and fined, after which he sold his estate at Chastleton. The Protestant James I, who became King of England in 1603, was less tolerant of Catholicism than his followers had hoped. Catesby therefore planned to kill him by blowing up the House of Lords with gunpowder during the State Opening of Parliament, the prelude to a popular revolt during which a Catholic monarch would be restored to the English throne. Early in 1604 he began to recruit other Catholics to his cause, including Thomas Wintour, John Wright, Thomas Percy, and Guy Fawkes. Described latterly as a charismatic and influential man, as well as a religious zealot, over the following months he helped to bring a further eight conspirators into the plot, whose naissance was planned for 5 November 1605. A letter sent anonymously to William Parker, 4th Baron Monteagle, alerted the authorities, and on the eve of the planned explosion, during a search of Parliament, Fawkes was found guarding the barrels of gunpowder. News of his arrest caused the other plotters to flee London, warning Catesby along their way. (b. about 1573)

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November 8th 1954 – Rickie Lee Jones, American vocalist, musician, songwriter, producer, actor and narrator. Over the course of a career that spans five decades, Jones has recorded in various musical styles including rock, R&B, blues, pop, soul, and jazz. Jones is a two-time Grammy Award winner.  Additionally, she was listed at number 30 on VH1's 100 Greatest Women in Rock & Roll in 1999. Her album Pirates was number 49 on NPR's list of the 150 Greatest Albums Made by Women. The album Rickie Lee Jones was released in March 1979 and became a hit, buoyed by the success of the jazz-flavored single "Chuck E.'s In Love", which hit No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100, and featured an accompanying music video. The album, which included guest appearances by Dr. John, Randy Newman, and Michael McDonald, went to No. 3 on the Billboard 200 and produced another Top 40 hit with "Young Blood" (No. 40) in late 1979.

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November 8th 1945 – John Farrar, Australian-born music producer, songwriter, arranger, singer and guitarist. As a musician, Farrar is a former member of several rock and roll groups including The Mustangs (1963–64), The Strangers (1964–70), Marvin, Welch & Farrar (1970–73), and The Shadows (1973–76); in 1980 he released a solo eponymous album. As a songwriter and producer he worked with Olivia Newton-John from 1971 to 1989. He wrote her number-one hit singles: "Have You Never Been Mellow" (1975), "You're the One That I Want" (1978 duet with John Travolta), "Hopelessly Devoted to You" (1978), and "Magic" (1980). He also produced the majority of her recorded material during that time including her number-one albums, If You Love Me, Let Me Know (1974), Have You Never Been Mellow (1975) and Olivia's Greatest Hits Vol. 2 (1982); and he was a co-producer of Grease (1978) – the soundtrack for the film of the same name. Farrar also produced Newton-John's first United States number-one hit single, "I Honestly Love You", which was awarded the Grammy Award for Record of the Year in 1975. In 1969 Farrar married fellow Australian singer, Pat Carroll – formerly Newton-John's singing partner.

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November 8th 1914 – Norman Lloyd, American actor, director, and producer. He had a long professional association with Alfred Hitchcock began with his memorable performance as a Nazi agent in the 1942 film Saboteur. He also appeared in Spellbound (1945), and went on to produce Hitchcock's long-running anthology television series, Alfred Hitchcock Presents. Lloyd directed and produced episodic television throughout the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. As an actor, he has appeared in over 60 films and television shows, with his roles including Bodalink in Limelight, Mr. Nolan in Dead Poets Society and Mr. Letterblair in The Age of Innocence. In the 1980s, Lloyd gained a new generation of fans for playing Dr. Daniel Auschlander, one of the starring roles on the medical drama St. Elsewhere.

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November 8th 1956 – Richard Curtis, British screenwriter, producer and film director, who was born in New Zealand to Australian parents. One of Britain's most successful comedy screenwriters, he is known primarily for romantic comedy films such as Four Weddings and a Funeral, Bridget Jones's Diary, Notting Hill, and Love Actually, as well as the hit sitcoms Blackadder, Mr. Bean and The Vicar of Dibley. He is also the co-founder of the British charity Comic Relief along with Sir Lenny Henry. In 2007, Curtis received the BAFTA Academy Fellowship Award, the highest award the British Film Academy can give a filmmaker.

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November 8th 1887 – Doc Holliday, American gambler, gunfighter, and dentist, died from a lung disease. A good friend of Wyatt Earp. He is best known for his role as a temporary deputy marshal in the events leading up to and following the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral. (b. 1851)

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November 8th 1927 – Ken Dodd, English comedian, singer-songwriter and actor, identified by his unruly hair and protruding teeth, his red, white and blue "tickling stick" and his upbeat greeting of "How tickled I am!". He also created the characters of the Diddy Men ("diddy" being an informal British word for "small"). He works mainly in the music hall tradition, although, in the past, has occasionally appeared in drama, including as Malvolio in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night on stage in Liverpool in 1971; on television in the cameo role of 'The Tollmaster' in the 1987 Doctor Who story Delta and the Bannermen; and as Yorick (in silent flashback) in Kenneth Branagh's film version of Shakespeare's Hamlet in 1996. In the 1960s his fame in the UK was such that he rivalled the Beatles as a household name, with his recording of "Tears" being the UK's third-best-selling single of the 1960s. His records have sold millions worldwide.

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November 8th 1674 – John Milton, English poet, polemicist, and man of letters, died from kidney failure. A civil servant for the Commonwealth of England under Oliver Cromwell. He wrote at a time of religious flux and political upheaval, and is best known for his epic poem Paradise Lost (1667), written in blank verse. (b. 1608)

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November 8th 1978 – Norman Rockwell, American author, painter and illustrator, died of emphysema. His works have a broad popular appeal in the United States for their reflection of American culture. Rockwell is most famous for the cover illustrations of everyday life he created for The Saturday Evening Post magazine over nearly five decades. Among the best-known of Rockwell's works are the Willie Gillis series, Rosie the Riveter, The Problem We All Live With, Saying Grace, and the Four Freedoms series. He also is noted for his 64-year relationship with the Boy Scouts of America (BSA), during which he produced covers for their publication Boys' Life, calendars, and other illustrations. These works include popular images that reflect the Scout Oath and Scout Law such as The Scoutmaster, A Scout is Reverent and A Guiding Hand, among many others. (b. 1894)

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November 8th 1951 – Larry Burnett, American singer, songwriter and guitarist who was one of the original members of the pop-rock group Firefall. It was there that Burnett first met Firefall founder Rick Roberts. In August 1974, Roberts asked Burnett to join the band and sent Burnett a one-way plane ticket to Boulder, Colorado. The band, including Burnett, singer/guitarist Roberts, Mark Andes (bass,) Michael Clark (drums,) and Jock Bartley (guitar,) developed a pop-rock-midwest country sound, in the tradition of Crosby, Stills and Nash, the Byrds and the Eagles' early recordings. After over a year of writing, rehearsing and performing throughout Colorado, Firefall began recording their eponymous debut album for Atlantic Records which would be released in 1976. Success came quickly for the Firefall, touring with such acts as The Band, Doobie Brothers and Fleetwood Mac, "Firefall" became Atlantic's fastest album to sell 500,000 copies. Larry would sing and play guitar on Firefall's first five albums including their self-titled 1976 debut, the follow-up "Luna Sea" (1977,) and subsequent "Elan" (1978,) "Undertow" (1979) and "Clouds Across the Sun" (1980). His songwriting credits for the band include "Piece of Paper", "Love isn't All", "Wrong Side of Town" and "Cinderella", which charted at #34 on Billboard in 1977.

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November 8th 2012 – Lee MacPhail, American front-office executive in Major League Baseball, died from an undisclosed illness. MacPhail was a baseball executive for 45 years, serving as the director of player personnel for the New York Yankees, the president and general manager of the Baltimore Orioles, chief aide to Commissioner of Baseball William Eckert, executive vice president and general manager of the Yankees, and president of the American League. He and Larry MacPhail are the only father-and-son pair to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Lee was honoured in 1998. At his death, MacPhail was the oldest living Hall of Famer. (b. 1917)

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November 8th 1945 – Don Murray, American drummer, best known for his work with The Turtles. Murray grew up in Inglewood, California and started playing drums at the age of 15. He became popular playing high school dances with the band The Crossfires. A year later the Crossfires became the Turtles, but the band had troubles playing at most Southern California venues such as Whiskey A Go Go and the Troubadour, because all members of the band were under 21. The band opened for larger "British Invasion" bands at first, such as Herman's Hermits and Peter & Gordon, before touring the US that summer. (d. 1996)

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November 8th 1974 – Ivory Joe Hunter, American rhythm-and-blues singer, songwriter, and pianist, died of complications due to lung cancer. After a series of hits on the US R&B chart starting in the mid-1940s, he became more widely known for his hit recording "Since I Met You Baby" (1956). He was billed as The Baron of the Boogie, and also known as The Happiest Man Alive. His musical output ranged from R&B to blues, boogie-woogie, and country music, and Hunter made a name in all of those genres. Uniquely, he was honored at both the Monterey Jazz Festival and the Grand Ole Opry. (b. 1914)

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November 9th 1937 – Ramsay MacDonald, British statesman, died from an undisclosed illness. He was the first Labour Party Prime Minister, leading Labour governments in 1924, 1929–1931 and, having been expelled from the party he had helped to found, a National Government from 1931 to 1935. (b. 1866)

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November 9th 1942– Edna May Oliver, American stage and film actress, died on her 59th birthday following a short intestinal ailment that proved terminal. During the 1930s, she was one of the better-known character actresses in American films, often playing tart-tongued spinsters. While at MGM, David O. Selznick had her cast in two film versions of novels by Charles Dickens, including A Tale of Two Cities (1935), starring Ronald Colman, as the prim but acidic Miss Pross and David Copperfield (also 1935) as the eccentric Betsy Trotwood. It is often said that she was also considered to play the Wicked Witch of the West in MGM's 1939 film The Wizard of Oz, the role which eventually went to Margaret Hamilton, but it is not true. She was briefly considered for a different conception of the role of Glinda, which eventually went to Billie Burke. Ms. Oliver was also seen in two 1939 movie musicals, dancing and flirting with Tyrone Power in the Sonja Henie skating film Second Fiddle and in a major supporting role as the agent of the title characters in the Fred Astaire/Ginger Rogers musical The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle. That same year, she was nominated for a Supporting Actress Academy Award for her tough performance in Drums Along the Mohawk as an early American settler who gives shelter to Henry Fonda and Claudette Colbert after their home is burned by Seneca Indians. A comic performance as Laurence Olivier's domineering aunt in Pride and Prejudice and a scene-stealing role as Merle Oberon's grandmother in the lavish Lydia concluded her film career. When asked why she played predominantly comedic roles, she replied, "With a horse's face, what more can I play?", however she was cast in such decidedly non-comedic films as Cimarron (1931), Ann Vickers (1933), A Tale of Two Cities (1935), David Copperfield (1935), and Romeo and Juliet (1936). (b. 1883)

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November 9th 1951 – Lou Ferrigno, American actor, fitness trainer, fitness consultant and retired professional bodybuilder. As a bodybuilder, Ferrigno won an IFBB Mr. America title and two consecutive IFBB Mr. Universe titles, and appeared in the bodybuilding documentary Pumping Iron. As an actor, he is best known for his title role in the CBS television series The Incredible Hulk and vocally reprising the role in subsequent animated and computer-generated incarnations. He has also appeared in European-produced fantasy-adventures such as Sinbad of the Seven Seas and Hercules, and as himself in the sitcom The King of Queens and the 2009 comedy I Love You, Man.

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November 9th 1940 – Neville Chamberlain, British statesman of the Conservative Party, died of bowel cancer. He served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from May 1937 to May 1940. Chamberlain is best known for his appeasement foreign policy, and in particular for his signing of the Munich Agreement in 1938, conceding the German-speaking Sudetenland region of Czechoslovakia to Germany. However, when Adolf Hitler later invaded Poland, the UK declared war on Germany on 3 September 1939, and Chamberlain led Britain through the first eight months of World War II. (b. 1869)

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November 9th 1924 – Robert Frank, Swiss-American photographer and documentary filmmaker. His most notable work, the 1958 book titled The Americans, earned Frank comparisons to a modern-day de Tocqueville for his fresh and nuanced outsider's view of American society.

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November 9th 1953 – Dylan Thomas, Welsh poet and writer, died from acute alcoholic encephalopathy damage to the brain by alcohol. His works include the poems "Do not go gentle into that good night" and "And death shall have no dominion"; the 'play for voices' Under Milk Wood; and stories and radio broadcasts such as A Child's Christmas in Wales and Portrait of the Artist as a Young Dog. He became widely popular in his lifetime and remained so after his premature death at the age of 39 in New York City. By then he had acquired a reputation, which he had encouraged, as a "roistering, drunken and doomed poet". (b. 1914)

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November 9th 1931 – Whitey Herzog, American Major League Baseball player and manager. He made his debut as a player in 1956 with the Washington Senators. After his playing career ended in 1963, Herzog went on to perform a variety of roles in Major League Baseball, including scout, manager, general manager and farm system director. Most noted for his success as a manager, he led the Kansas City Royals to three consecutive playoff appearances from 1976 to 1978. Hired by Gussie Busch in 1980 to helm the St. Louis Cardinals, the Cardinals won the 1982 World Series and made two other World Series appearances in 1985 and 1987 under Herzog's direction.

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November 9th 1970 – Charles de Gaulle, French general and statesman, died from a ruptured blood vessel. He was the leader of Free France (1940–1944) and the head of the Provisional Government of the French Republic (1944–1946). In 1958, he founded the Fifth Republic and was elected as the President of France, a position he held until his resignation in 1969. He was the dominant figure of France during the Cold War era and his memory continues to influence French politics. (b. 1890)

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November 9th 1937 – Roger McGough, English poet, performance poet, broadcaster, children's author and playwright. He presents the BBC Radio 4 programme Poetry Please, as well as performing his own poetry. McGough was one of the leading members of the Liverpool poets, a group of young poets influenced by Beat poetry and the popular music and culture of 1960s Liverpool. He is an honorary fellow of Liverpool John Moores University, fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and President of the Poetry Society.

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November 9th 1991 – Yves Montand, Italian-French actor and singer, died from a heart attack. He went on to international recognition as a singer and actor, starring in numerous films. His recognizably crooner songs, especially those about Paris, became instant classics. He was one of the most famous performers at Bruno Coquatrix's famous Paris Olympia music hall, and toured with musicians including Didi Duprat. In October 1947, he sang Mais qu'est-ce que j'ai ? (music by Henri Betti and lyrics by Édith Piaf) at the Théâtre de l'Étoile. The composer of this song had him offer also sing C'est si bon he had written but Yves Montand refused. Following the success of the recording of this song by the Sœurs Étienne in 1948, he decided to record it. During his career, Montand acted in a number of American motion pictures as well as on Broadway. He was nominated for a César Award for "Best Actor" in 1980 for I comme Icare and again in 1984 for Garçon! In 1986, after his international box-office draw power had fallen off considerably, the 65-year-old Montand gave one of his most memorable performances, as the scheming uncle in the two-part film: Jean de Florette, co-starring Gérard Depardieu, and Manon des Sources, co-starring Emmanuelle Béart. The film was a worldwide critical hit and raised Montand's profile in the US, where he made an appearance on Late Night with David Letterman. (b. 1921)

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November 9th 1944 – Phil May, English singer-songwriter English vocalist. He gained fame in the 1960s as the lead singer of The Pretty Things, of which he was a founding member. May has maintained membership throughout the band's line-up, which otherwise underwent many changes over the years, and he was one of the band's main lyricists. He was the primary lyricist for the album, S.F. Sorrow. Controversy still exists as to which band member had the original idea for the piece.

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November 9th 1951 – Sigmund Romberg, Austro-Hungarian composer, died from a stroke. He is best known for his musicals and operettas, particularly The Student Prince (1924), The Desert Song (1926) and The New Moon (1928). Early in his career, Romberg was employed by the Shubert brothers to write music for their musicals and revues, including several vehicles for Al Jolson. For the Shuberts, he also adapted several European operettas for American audiences, including the successful Maytime (1917) and Blossom Time (1921). His three hit operettas of the mid-1920s, named above, are in the style of Viennese operetta, but his other works, from that time, mostly employ the style of American musicals of their eras. He also composed film scores. (b. 1887)

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November 9th 1942 – Tom Weiskopf, American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour. His most successful decade was the 1970s, and he won 16 PGA Tour titles between 1968 and 1982. After winding down his tournament career, Weiskopf has become a noted golf course architect.

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November 10th 1963 – Hugh Bonneville, English stage, television and film actor. He is best known for playing Robert Crawley in the ITV period drama series Downton Abbey from 2010 until 2015, and has been nominated for BAFTA, Emmy and Golden Globe awards.

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November 10th 1963 – Klara Dan von Neumann, Hungarian computer scientist and programmer, died when she drove from her home in La Jolla to the beach and walked into the surf and drowned.. She was one of the world's first computer programmers and coders. She helped solve mathematical problems using computer code. Klara wrote the code used on the MANIAC machine developed by John von Neumann and Julian Bigelow at the Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory. She was also involved in the design of new controls for ENIAC and was one of its primary programmers. She taught early weather scientists how to program. (b. 1911)

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November 10th 1955 – Jack Clark, American Major League Baseball player. From 1975 through 1992, Clark played for the San Francisco Giants (1975–84), St. Louis Cardinals (1985–87), New York Yankees (1988), San Diego Padres (1989–90) and Boston Red Sox (1991–92). During his prime, Clark was one of the most feared right-handed hitters in the National League, winning the Silver Slugger Award in 1985 and 1987. A four-time All-Star In an 18-season career, Clark was a .267 hitter with 340 home runs and 1180 RBI in 1994 games. He also collected 1118 runs, 332 doubles, 77 stolen bases, and 1826 hits in 6847 at-bats. He batted and threw right-handed.

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November 10th 1982 – Leonid Brezhnev, Ukrainian-Soviet politician, died after failing health following a stroke. He led the Soviet Union from 1964 to 1982 as the General Secretary of the Central Committee (CC) of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU), presiding over the country until his death and funeral in 1982. His eighteen-year term as General Secretary was second only to that of Joseph Stalin in duration. During Brezhnev's rule, the global influence of the Soviet Union grew dramatically, in part because of the expansion of the Soviet military during this time. His tenure as leader was marked by the beginning of an era of economic and social stagnation in the Soviet Union. (b. 1906)

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November 10th 1945 – Donna Fargo, American country singer-songwriter, who is best known for a series of Top 10 country hits in the 1970s. These include "The Happiest Girl in the Whole USA" and "Funny Face," both which became crossover pop hits in 1972. Fargo has won major awards since her debut in the late 1960s, including one Grammy Award, five awards from the Academy of Country Music and one award from the Country Music Association.

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November 10th 1992 – Chuck Connors, American actor, writer and professional basketball and baseball player, died from pneumonia stemming from lung cancer. He is one of only 12 athletes in the history of American professional sports to have played both Major League Baseball and in the National Basketball Association. With a 40-year film and television career, he is best known for his five-year role as Lucas McCain in the highly rated ABC series The Rifleman (1958–63). He acted in feature films including The Big Country with Gregory Peck and Charlton Heston, Move Over Darling with Doris Day and James Garner, Soylent Green with Charlton Heston and Edward G. Robinson, and Airplane II: The Sequel. (b. 1921)

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November 10th 1928 – Ennio Morricone, Italian composer, orchestrator, conductor, and former trumpet player. He composes a wide range of music styles, making him one of the most versatile, experimental and influential composers of all time, working in any medium. Since 1946 Morricone has composed over 500 scores for cinema and television, as well as over 100 classical works. His filmography includes over 70 award-winning films, including all Sergio Leone films since A Fistful of Dollars (including The Good, the Bad and the Ugly and Once Upon a Time in the West), all Giuseppe Tornatore films (since Cinema Paradiso), The Battle of Algiers, the Animal Trilogy, 1900, Exorcist II, Days of Heaven, several major films in French cinema, in particular the comedy trilogy La Cage aux Folles I, II, III and Le Professionnel, The Thing, The Mission, The Untouchables, Mission to Mars, Bugsy, Disclosure, In the Line of Fire, Bulworth, Ripley's Game and The Hateful Eight.

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November 10th 2015 – Allen Toussaint, American musician, songwriter, arranger and record producer, died of a heart attack while on tour in Spain.He was an influential figure in New Orleans R&B from the 1950s to the end of the century, described as "one of popular music’s great backroom figures." Many musicians recorded Toussaint's compositions, including "Java", "Mother-in-Law", "I Like It Like That", "Fortune Teller", "Ride Your Pony", "Get Out of My Life, Woman", "Working in the Coal Mine", "Everything I Do Gonna Be Funky", "Here Come the Girls", "Yes We Can Can", "Play Something Sweet", and "Southern Nights". He was a producer for hundreds of recordings, among the best known of which are "Right Place, Wrong Time", by his longtime friend Dr. John ("Mac" Rebennack), and "Lady Marmalade", by Labelle. (b. 1938)

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November 10th 1929 – Marilyn Bergman, American composer and songwriter. With her husband Alan Bergman (b. 1925) have been married since 1958 and have written the music and lyrics for numerous celebrated television shows, films, and stage musicals. The Bergmans have won three Academy Awards for Best Original Song and have been inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. The Bergmans long relationship with the French composer Michel Legrand began in the late 1960s. The couple wrote English lyrics for Legrand's song "The Windmills of Your Mind" featured in The Thomas Crown Affair (1968), which won them their first Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 41st Academy Awards in 1969. The Bergmans and Legrand were subsequently nominated for the Best Original Song award in the following two years for "What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?" from The Happy Ending (1969) and "Pieces of Dreams" from the 1970 film of the same name. The couple's minor work with Legrand in this period included "Listen to the Sea" from Ice Station Zebra (1968) and "Nobody Knows" and "Sweet Gingerbread Man" from The Magic Garden of Stanley Sweetheart (1970). The Bergmans were also co-writers of "An American Reunion", the opening ceremony of the inaugural festivities at Washington D.C.'s Lincoln Memorial that marked Bill Clinton's first term as President of the United States in January 1993. In the late 1990s the Bergmans received their most recent nominations for the Academy Award for Best Original Song, for "Moonlight" (composed by John Williams) for the 1995 film Sabrina, and "Love Is Where You Are" (music by Mark Isham) for the 1999 film At First Sight.

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November 10th 2010 – Dino De Laurentiis, Italian film producer, died from an undisclosed illness. Along with Carlo Ponti, he was one of the producers who brought Italian cinema to the international scene at the end of World War II. He produced or co-produced more than 500 films, of which 38 were nominated for Academy Awards. He also had a brief acting career in the late 1930s and early 1940s. (b. 1919)

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November 11th 1974 – Leonardo DiCaprio, American actor, film producer, and environmental activist. His began his career by appearing in television commercials in the late 1980s, after which he had recurring roles in various television series such as the soap opera Santa Barbara and the sitcom Growing Pains. He began his film career by starring as Josh in Critters 3 (1991). He starred in the film adaptation of the memoir This Boy's Life (1993), and was praised for his supporting role in What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993). He gained public recognition with leading roles in The Basketball Diaries (1995) and the romantic drama Romeo + Juliet (1996), before achieving international fame with James Cameron's epic romance Titanic (1997), which became the highest-grossing film of all time until Cameron's science fiction film Avatar (2009) overtook it. DiCaprio's portrayals of Howard Hughes in The Aviator (2004) and Hugh Glass in The Revenant (2015) won him the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama, and his role as Jordan Belfort in The Wolf of Wall Street (2013) won him the award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy. He also won his first Academy Award for Best Actor and BAFTA Award for his performance in The Revenant. DiCaprio is the founder of his own production company, Appian Way Productions.

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November 11th 2016 – Robert Vaughn, American actor noted for his stage, film and television work,  died from leukemia. His best-known TV roles include suave spy Napoleon Solo in the 1960s series The Man from U.N.C.L.E.; wealthy detective Harry Rule in the 1970s series The Protectors; Morgan Wendell in the 1978–79 mini series "Centennial"; formidable General Hunt Stockwell in the 5th season of the 1980s series The A-Team; and grifter and card sharp Albert Stroller in the British television drama series Hustle (2004–2012), for all but one of its 48 episodes. He also appeared in the British soap opera Coronation Street as Milton Fanshaw, a love interest for Sylvia Goodwin between January and February 2012. In film, he portrayed quiet, skittish gunman Lee in The Magnificent Seven, Major Paul Krueger in The Bridge at Remagen, the voice of Proteus IV, the computer villain of Demon Seed, Walter Chalmers in Bullitt, Ross Webster in Superman III, and war veteran Chester A. Gwynn in The Young Philadelphians which earned him a 1960 Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. (b. 1932)

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November 11th 1962 – Demi Moore, American actress, former songwriter, and model. Moore dropped out of high school at age 16 to pursue an acting career and appeared in the men's magazine Oui in 1981. After making her film debut later that year, she appeared on the soap opera General Hospital and subsequently gained recognition for her work in Blame It on Rio (1984) and St. Elmo's Fire (1985). Her first film to become both a critical and commercial hit was About Last Night... (1986), which established her as a Hollywood star. In 1990, Moore starred in Ghost the highest-grossing film of that year, for which she received a Golden Globe nomination. She had a string of additional box-office successes in the early 1990s, including A Few Good Men (1992), Indecent Proposal (1993), and Disclosure (1994). In 1996, Moore became the highest-paid actress in film history when she was paid a then-unprecedented fee of $12.5 million to star in Striptease, a film that was a high-profile disappointment. Her next major role, G.I. Jane (1997), for which she famously shaved her head, was followed by a lengthy break and significant downturn in Moore's career, although she has remained a subject of substantial media interest during the years since.

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November 11th 1984 – Martin Luther King, Sr., American Baptist pastor, and missionary, died from a heart attack. He was an early figure in the Civil Rights Movement. He was the father of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. (b. 1899)

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November 11th 1960 – Chuck Hernandez, American baseball coach for the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball. Prior to his coaching career, he played in the New York Yankees minor league system from 1979 to 1983. He also played part of the 1983 season in the Chicago White Sox system. A broken arm that year ended his playing career.

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November 11th 2014, Big Bank Hank (Henry Lee Jackson), from The Sugarhill Gang died aged 58 from kidney complications due to cancer. The Sugarhill Gang were the first hip hop act to have a hit with the cross-over single 'Rapper's Delight' in the pop charts in 1979.

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November 11th 1925 – June Whitfield, English actress, well known in the United Kingdom since the 1950s for her work in radio and television comedy series. Her first big break was a lead role in the radio comedy Take It From Here from 1953. Television soon followed, including appearances with Tony Hancock throughout his television career. In 1966, Whitfield played the leading role in the television sitcom Beggar My Neighbour which ran for three series. She was also in four Carry On films: Nurse, Abroad, Girls and Columbus'. In 1968, June Whitfield and Terry Scott began their long television partnership, which peaked with roles as husband and wife in Happy Ever After (1974–78) and Terry and June (1979–87). Since 1992, Whitfield has appeared in Jennifer Saunders's sitcom Absolutely Fabulous playing Edina Monsoon's mother. In recent years she has played a regular character in Last of the Summer Wine as well as a recurring character in The Green Green Grass. She also played Agatha Christie's Miss Marple on BBC Radio 4 between 1993 and 2001.

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November 11th 1880 – Ned Kelly, Australian bushranger, outlaw, gang leader and convicted police murderer, was hung for his crimes. Recognised as the last and most famous of the bushrangers, he is best-known for wearing a suit of bulletproof armour during his final shootout with the police. (b. about 1855)

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November 11th 1979 – Dimitri Tiomkin, Russian-born American film composer and conductor, died from an undisclosed illness. Musically trained in Russia, he was best known for his western scores, including Duel in the Sun, Red River, High Noon, The Big Sky, Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, and Last Train from Gun Hill. Tiomkin received twenty-two Academy Award nominations and won four Oscars, three for Best Original Score for High Noon, The High and the Mighty, and The Old Man and the Sea, and one for Best Original Song for "The Ballad of High Noon" from the former film. (b. 1894)

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November 11th 1935 – Bibi Andersson, Swedish actress. Her first collaboration with Ingmar Bergman was in 1951, when she participated in his production of an advertisement for the detergent "Bris". In the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, she starred in more than ten Bergman-directed pictures, including The Seventh Seal, Wild Strawberries, Brink of Life, The Magician, The Passion of Anna, The Touch and Persona.In 1963 at the 13th Berlin International Film Festival, Andersson won the Silver Bear for Best Actress award for her role in Vilgot Sjöman's film The Mistress. Her intense portrayal of the nurse Alma in the 1966 film Persona led to an increase in the number of cinematic roles offered her, and she appeared that same year opposite James Garner and Sidney Poitier in the violent western Duel at Diablo. For her role in Persona, she won the award for Best Actress at the 4th Guldbagge Awards.[ More Bergman collaborations followed, and she also worked with John Huston (The Kremlin Letter: 1970) and Robert Altman (Quintet: 1979). She made her debut in American theatre in 1973 with a production of Erich Maria Remarque's Full Circle. Her most famous American film is I Never Promised You a Rose Garden (1977), that also starred Kathleen Quinlan. In 1990, she worked as a theatre director in Stockholm. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, Andersson worked primarily in television and as a theatre actress, working with Bergman among others. She was also a supervisor for the humanitarian project Road to Sarajevo.

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November 11th 1960 – Stanley Tucci, American character actor, writer, producer and film director. Tucci was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in The Lovely Bones (2009). He won two Emmy Awards for his performances in Winchell and Monk. He was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album for Children, for The One and Only Shrek!.

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November 11th 2004 – Yasser Arafat, Egyptian-Palestinian political leader, died from a massive hemorrhagic cerebrovascular accident (hemorrhagic stroke). He was Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) from 1969 to 2004 and President of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) from 1994 to 2004. Ideologically an Arab nationalist, he was a founding member of the Fatah political party, which he led from 1959 until 2004. In 1994 Arafat received the Nobel Peace Prize, together with Yitzhak Rabin and Shimon Peres, for the negotiations at Oslo. At the time, Fatah's support among the Palestinians declined with the growth of Hamas and other militant rivals. (b. 1929)

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November 11th 2010 – Marie Osborne Yeats, American actress and costume designer. She was the first major child star of American silent films. At the age of five she was starring in silent films, including her best remembered movie, Little Mary Sunshine from 1916, one of her few films which still survive on celluloid. Some of her other films are Maid of the Wild (1915), Sunshine and Gold (1917), What Baby Forgot (1917), Daddy's Girl (1918), The Locked Heart (1918), Winning Grandma (1918), The Sawdust Doll (1919), and Daddy Number Two (1919). At the age of eight, she completed her final film as a child star, Miss Gingersnap in 1919. In all, she was featured or starred in 29 films in a six-year period. Most of her films were produced at Diando Studios, the former Kalem Movie Studio in Glendale, California. She returned to motion pictures 15 years later – at the request of director Henry King – to appear in his 1934 movie Carolina, starring Janet Gaynor and Lionel Barrymore. This movie also featured future child star Shirley Temple in a minor role. In the 1950s she started a new career as a costumer for Western Costume, a clothing supplier for the motion picture industry. Osborne worked on the wardrobes for such films as Around the World in 80 Days (1956), How to Murder Your Wife (1965), The Godfather: Part II (1974), and Harry and Walter Go to New York (1976). In 1963, Osborne worked as a special costumer for Elizabeth Taylor in the big-budget film, Cleopatra. (b. 1911)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/11/17 at 3:52 pm

November 11th 2007 – Delbert Mann, American television and film director. He won the Academy Award for Best Director for the film Marty (1955), adapted from a 1953 teleplay of the same name which he had also directed. From 1967 to 1971, he was president of the Directors Guild of America. In 2002, he received the DGA's honorary life member award. He was credited to have "helped bring TV techniques to the film world." (b. 1920)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/11/17 at 4:50 pm

November 11th 1999 – Mary Kay Bergman, American voice actress, committed suicide. In 1989, she began voicing the Disney character Snow White. Bergman is widely known for her voice work in the earliest seasons of South Park and The Fairly OddParents. She did voice work for over 400 television commercials and voiced over 100 cartoon, movie & video game characters throughout her career. (b. 1961)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/11/17 at 5:11 pm

November 11th 2013 – Bob Beckham, American country singer, died from an undisclosed illness. He started his career as a child star in several films. Beckham, after a stint in the U.S. Army as a paratrooper during World War II, signed to Decca Records. He scored two hit singles in the U.S., both released on Decca Records. "Just as Much as Ever" peaked at No. 32 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1959 (in early 1968 Bobby Vinton's cover peaked at No. 24), and "Crazy Arms" peaked at No. 36 in 1960. Beckham composed Vic Dana's 1963 chart entry "Danger". He later became the owner of Combine Records. (b. 1927)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/12/17 at 3:58 am

November 12th 1980 – Ryan Gosling, Canadian actor and musician. He began his career as a child star on the Disney Channel's The Mickey Mouse Club (1993–1995) and went on to appear in other family entertainment programs including Are You Afraid of the Dark? (1995) and Goosebumps (1996). His first starring film role was as a Jewish neo-Nazi in The Believer (2001), and he went on to star in several independent films, including Murder by Numbers (2002), The Slaughter Rule (2002), and The United States of Leland (2003). Gosling came to the attention of a wider audience in 2004 with a leading role in the commercially successful romantic drama The Notebook. His performance as a drug-addicted teacher in Half Nelson (2006) was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor and his performance as a socially inept loner in Lars and the Real Girl (2007) was nominated for a Golden Globe Award. After a three-year acting hiatus, Gosling starred in the marital drama Blue Valentine (2010), earning him a second Golden Globe Award nomination. Gosling co-starred in three mainstream films in 2011–the romantic comedy-drama Crazy, Stupid, Love, the political drama The Ides of March, and the neo-noir crime thriller Drive–and received two more Golden Globe Award nominations. His directorial debut, Lost River, was released to poor reviews in 2014. Greater success came to Gosling when he starred in two critically acclaimed films–the financial comedy-drama The Big Short (2015) and the musical La La Land (2016). For the latter, he won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy and received a second Oscar nomination.

He was rubbish in "La La Land"!

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/12/17 at 7:23 am

November 12th 1981 – William Holden, American actor, died from lung cancer. He was one of the biggest box-office draws of the 1950s through the 1970s. He won the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1953 for his role in Stalag 17, and a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor for his role in the 1973 television film The Blue Knight. Holden starred in some of Hollywood's most popular and critically acclaimed films, including such classics as Sunset Boulevard, Sabrina, The Bridge on the River Kwai, The Wild Bunch, Picnic, and Network. He was named one of the "Top 10 Stars of the Year" six times (1954–1958, 1961), and appeared as 25th on the American Film Institute's list of 25 greatest male stars of Classic Hollywood Cinema. (b. 1918)

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Written By: LyricBoy on 11/12/17 at 8:03 am

Celebrity birthdays:

Figure Skater Tonya Harding Price (b. 1970)

Friends actor David Schwimmer (b. 1966)

Recording artist and cult figure Charles Manson (b. 1934)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/12/17 at 8:22 am


Celebrity birthdays:

Figure Skater Tonya Harding Price (b. 1970)

Friends actor David Schwimmer (b. 1966)

Recording artist and cult figure Charles Manson (b. 1934)
I have it done as David Schwimmer's birthdate as November 2nd.


November 2nd 1966 – David Schwimmer, American actor He starred in the television movie A Deadly Silence in 1989 and appeared in a number of television roles, including on L.A. Law, The Wonder Years, NYPD Blue, and Monty, in the early 1990s. Schwimmer later gained worldwide recognition for playing Ross Geller in the sitcom Friends, for which he received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series in 1995. His first leading film role was in The Pallbearer (1996), followed by roles in Kissing a Fool (1998), Six Days, Seven Nights (1998), Apt Pupil, and Picking Up the Pieces (2000). He was then cast in the miniseries Band of Brothers (2001) as Herbert Sobel. After the series finale of Friends in 2004, Schwimmer was cast as the title character in the 2005 drama Duane Hopwood. Other film roles include the voice of Melman the Giraffe in the computer-animated Madagascar film franchise, the dark comedy Big Nothing (2006), and the thriller Nothing But the Truth (2008). Schwimmer made his West End stage debut in the leading role in Some Girl(s) in 2005. In 2006, he made his Broadway debut in The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial. Schwimmer made his feature film directorial debut with the 2007 comedy Run Fatboy Run. The following year he made his Off-Broadway directorial debut in the 2008 production, Fault Lines.

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Written By: nally on 11/12/17 at 8:47 am


I have it done as David Schwimmer's birthdate as November 2nd.

That's right, most sources have him listed as November 2nd, not 12th. (I used to think it was the 12th until finding out it was indeed the second.) I don't know why there have to be so many birthday disagreements.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/12/17 at 10:03 am

November 12th 1954 – Paul McNamee, Australian retired tennis player and prominent sports administrator. He won two singles and twenty-three doubles titles during his professional career. A right-hander, he reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on 12 May 1986 when he became the World No. 24. McNamee reached his highest doubles ATP-ranking on 8 June 1981 when he became the World No. 1. McNamee won 24 men's doubles titles including four Grand Slam doubles titles in his career. He won the 1979 Australian Open and the 1980 and 1982 Wimbledon Championships with Peter McNamara and the 1983 Australian Open with Mark Edmondson. When John McEnroe won Wimbledon in 1984, McNamee was the only player to take a set off McEnroe throughout the entire championship when he won the third set of their first round match. McNamee was also a member of the Australian Davis Cup Team which won the Davis Cup in 1983 and 1986.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/12/17 at 11:36 am

November 12th 1865 – Elizabeth Gaskell, English novelist, biographer, and short story writer, died from a heart attack. Her novels offer a detailed portrait of the lives of many strata of Victorian society, including the very poor, and are of interest to social historians as well as lovers of literature. Her first novel, Mary Barton, was published in 1848. Gaskell's The Life of Charlotte Brontë, published in 1857, was the first biography of Brontë. Some of Gaskell's best known novels are Cranford (1851–53), North and South (1854–55), and Wives and Daughters (1865) (b. 1810)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/12/17 at 1:24 pm

November 12th 1944 – Booker T. Jones, American multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, record producer and arranger, best known as the frontman of the band Booker T. & the M.G.'s. He has also worked in the studios with many well-known artists of the 20th and 21st centuries, earning him a Grammy Award for lifetime achievement.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/12/17 at 2:48 pm

November 12th 1943 – Brian Hyland, American pop recording artist who was particularly successful during the early 1960s. He continued recording into the 1970s. Allmusic journalist Jason Ankeny says "Hyland's puppy-love pop virtually defined the sound and sensibility of bubblegum during the pre-Beatles era." Although his status as a teen idol faded, he went on to release several country-influenced albums and had additional chart hits later in his career. Hyland was eventually signed by Kapp Records as a solo artist, issuing his debut single, "Rosemary", in late 1959. The label employed the Brill Building songwriting duo of Lee Pockriss and Paul Vance to work with Hyland on the follow-up, "Four Little Heels (The Clickety Clack Song)", which was a minor hit, and the songwriting duo continued to work with Hyland. Thus in August 1960, Hyland scored his first and biggest hit single at the age of 16, "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini", written by Vance and Pockriss. It was a novelty song that reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, (#8 in the UK) and sold almost a million copies in the first two months of its release, and over two million copies in total. Hyland moved on to ABC-Paramount Records, where he began working with the songwriting and production team of Gary Geld and Peter Udell, and further hits followed with "Let Me Belong to You" and "I'll Never Stop Wanting You". Hyland's other major hit during this period was 1962's "Sealed with a Kiss", which reached #3 in 1962 on both the American and UK Singles Chart.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/12/17 at 3:36 pm

November 12th 2007 – Ira Levin, American novelist, playwright, and songwriter, died from a heart attack. His most noted works include the novels A Kiss Before Dying (1953), Rosemary's Baby (1967), The Stepford Wives (1972), and The Boys from Brazil (1976), as well as the play Deathtrap (1978). Many of his novels and plays have been adapted to film. (b. 1929)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/12/17 at 4:43 pm

November 12th 1990 – Eve Arden, American film, stage, and television actress, and comedian, died from cardiac arrest and arteriosclerotic heart disease. She performed in leading and supporting roles over nearly six decades. Beginning her career on Broadway in the early 1930s, Arden's first major role was in the RKO Radio Pictures drama Stage Door (1937) opposite Katharine Hepburn, followed by roles in the comedies Having Wonderful Time (1938) and At the Circus (1939), starring the Marx Brothers. Arden would go on to earn an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Mildred Pierce (1945). In the latter part of her career, she played the sardonic but engaging title character of a high school teacher in Our Miss Brooks, winning the first Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series, and as the school principal in the musicals Grease (1978) and Grease 2 (1982). (b. 1908)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/12/17 at 5:14 pm

November 12th 1945 – Neil Young, Canadian singer-songwriter, musician, producer, director and screenwriter. After embarking on a music career in the 1960s, he moved to Los Angeles, where he formed Buffalo Springfield with Stephen Stills, Richie Furay and others. Young had released two solo albums by the time he joined Crosby, Stills & Nash in 1969, in addition to three as a member of Buffalo Springfield. From his early solo albums and those with his backing band Crazy Horse, Young has recorded a steady stream of studio and live albums, sometimes warring with his recording company along the way.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/13/17 at 3:54 am

November 13th 1974 – Vittorio De Sica, Italian director and actor, died from an undisclosed illness. He was a leading figure in the neorealist movement. Four of the films he directed won Academy Awards: Sciuscià and Bicycle Thieves were awarded honorary Oscars, while Ieri, oggi, domani and Il giardino dei Finzi Contini won the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar. Indeed, the great critical success of Sciuscià (the first foreign film to be so recognized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences) and Bicycle Thieves helped establish the permanent Best Foreign Film Oscar. These two films generally are considered part of the canon of classic cinema. Bicycle Thieves was cited by Turner Classic Movies as one of the 15 most influential films in cinema history. De Sica was also nominated for the 1957 Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for playing Major Rinaldi in American director Charles Vidor's 1957 adaptation of Ernest Hemingway's A Farewell to Arms, a movie that was panned by critics and proved a box office flop. De Sica's acting was considered the highlight of the film. (b. 1901)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/13/17 at 6:12 am

November 13th 1998 – Valerie Hobson, Irish-born English actress, died from an undisclosed illness. Her second husband was John Profumo, a government minister who became the subject of a sensational sex scandal in 1963. In 1935, still in her teens, she appeared as Baroness Frankenstein in Bride of Frankenstein with Boris Karloff and Colin Clive. She played opposite Henry Hull that same year in Werewolf of London, the first Hollywood werewolf film. The latter half of the 1940s saw Hobson in perhaps her two most memorable roles: as the adult Estella in David Lean's adaptation of Great Expectations (1946), and as the refined and virtuous Edith D'Ascoyne in the black comedy Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949). (b. 1917)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/13/17 at 10:04 am

November 13th 1955 – Whoopi Goldberg, American actress, comedan, and talk show host. In the period drama film The Color Purple (1985), her breakthrough role was playing Celie, a mistreated black woman in the Deep South, for which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress and won her first Golden Globe. In the romantic fantasy film Ghost (1990), Goldberg played Oda Mae Brown, an eccentric psychic who helped a slain man (Patrick Swayze) save his lover (Demi Moore), for which she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, and a second Golden Globe, her first for Best Supporting Actress.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/13/17 at 11:07 am

November 13th 1967 – Jimmy Kimmel, American television host, comedian, writer, and producer. He is the host and executive producer of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, a late-night talk show that premiered on ABC in 2003. Kimmel hosted the Primetime Emmy Awards in 2012 and 2016, as well as the Academy Awards in February 2017. Before hosting Jimmy Kimmel Live!, he was best known as the co-host of Comedy Central's The Man Show and Win Ben Stein's Money. Kimmel has also produced such shows as Crank Yankers, Sports Show with Norm Macdonald, and The Andy Milonakis Show.

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Written By: nally on 11/13/17 at 11:09 am


November 13th 1967 – Jimmy Kimmel, American television host, comedian, writer, and producer. He is the host and executive producer of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, a late-night talk show that premiered on ABC in 2003. Kimmel hosted the Primetime Emmy Awards in 2012 and 2016, as well as the Academy Awards in February 2017. Before hosting Jimmy Kimmel Live!, he was best known as the co-host of Comedy Central's The Man Show and Win Ben Stein's Money. Kimmel has also produced such shows as Crank Yankers, Sports Show with Norm Macdonald, and The Andy Milonakis Show.

Happy 50th birthday Jimmy!

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Written By: nally on 11/13/17 at 11:24 am

Died on this day last year: Leon Russell, American singer-songwriter (b. 1942)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/13/17 at 11:25 am

November 13th 1974 – Karen Silkwood, American chemical technician and labor union activist, died in a car crash under unclear circumstances. Known for raising concerns about corporate practices related to health and safety of workers in a nuclear facility. Following her mysterious death, which received extensive coverage, her estate filed a lawsuit against chemical company Kerr-McGee, which was eventually settled for $1.38 million. Silkwood was portrayed by Meryl Streep in Mike Nichols' 1983 Academy Award-nominated film Silkwood. (b. 1946)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/13/17 at 1:59 pm

November 13th 2007 – Kazuhisa Inao, Japanese professional baseball pitcher, died from an undisclosed illness. In 1957, he won 20 consecutive games. In 1958 Japan Series, he pitched six games and won 4 consecutive games after his team lost 3 games. He even hit a home run in fifth game of Japan Series. He was the Pacific League's Most Valuable Player in 1957 and 1958. He had 42 wins in 1961. Fans called his great success "God, Buddha, Inao". In 1964, he injured his shoulder, and in 1965 came back to full-time pitching, mainly in relief. He retired as a player in 1969, and went on to manage the Nisheeshetsu Lions from 1970 to 1974. (b. 1937)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/13/17 at 3:42 pm

November 13th 1942 – John P. Hammond, American singer-songwriter and guitarist. Hammond usually plays acoustically, choosing National Reso-Phonic Guitars, and sings in a barrelhouse style. Since 1962, when he made his debut on Vanguard Records, he has made thirty-four albums. In the 1990s he began recording on the Point Blank Records label. Hammond has earned one Grammy Award and been nominated for four others. He also provided the soundtrack for the 1970 film Little Big Man, starring Dustin Hoffman. Although critically acclaimed, Hammond has received only moderate commercial success. Nonetheless, he enjoys a strong fan base and has earned respect from John Lee Hooker, Roosevelt Sykes, Duane Allman, Willy Deville, Robbie Robertson, Mike Bloomfield and Charlie Musselwhite, all of whom have contributed their musical talents to his records. In addition, he is the only person who ever had both Eric Clapton and Jimi Hendrix in his band at the same time, if only for five days in the 1960s, when Hammond played the Gaslight Cafe in New York City. To his regret, they never recorded together. It has been suggested that Hammond deserves some credit for helping boost the Band to wider recognition. He recorded with several members of the Band in 1965 and recommended them to Bob Dylan, with whom they undertook a famed and tumultuous world tour.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/13/17 at 4:15 pm

November 13th 1980, Born on this day, Monique Adrienne Coleman, American actress and singer from High School Musical, as part of the cast had the 2006 US No.1 ‘High School Musical’ album and 2007, US No.1 ‘High School Musical 2’ album. Over 17 million viewers in the United States watched the TV premier of High School Musical; making it the highest rated basic cable broadcast in U.S. history.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/13/17 at 6:16 pm

November 13th 1944 – Timmy Thomas, American R&B singer, keyboardist, songwriter and record producer, best known for the hit song, "Why Can't We Live Together".

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/14/17 at 1:52 am

November 14th 1948 – Charles, Prince of Wales, heir apparent to the British throne as the eldest child of Queen Elizabeth II. Known alternatively in the south-west of England as Duke of Cornwall and in Scotland as Duke of Rothesay, he is the longest-serving heir apparent in British history, having held the position since 1952.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/14/17 at 3:33 am

November 14th 1954 – Condoleezza Rice, American political scientist and diplomat. She served as the 66th United States Secretary of State, the second person to hold that office in the administration of President George W. Bush. Rice was the first female African-American Secretary of State, as well as the second African-American Secretary of State (after Colin Powell), and the second female Secretary of State (after Madeleine Albright). Rice was President Bush's National Security Advisor during his first term, making her the first woman to serve in that position.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/14/17 at 5:27 am

November 14th 1687 – Nell Gwyn, English mistress of Charles II of England, she was a long-time mistress of King Charles II of England and Scotland. Called "pretty, witty Nell" by Samuel Pepys, she has been regarded as a living embodiment of the spirit of Restoration England and has come to be considered a folk heroine, with a story echoing the rags-to-royalty tale of Cinderella. She was the most famous Restoration actress and possessed a prodigious comic talent. Gwyn had two sons by King Charles: Charles Beauclerk (1670–1726); and James Beauclerk (1671–1680). The surname of her sons is pronounced 'Bo-Clare'. Charles was created Earl of Burford and later Duke of St. Albans. (b. 1650)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/14/17 at 5:52 am

November 14th 1947 – P. J. O'Rourke, American political satirist and journalist. O'Rourke is the H. L. Mencken Research Fellow at the libertarian Cato Institute and is a regular correspondent for The Atlantic Monthly, The American Spectator, and The Weekly Standard, and frequent panelist on National Public Radio's game show Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!. Since 2011 he has been a columnist at The Daily Beast.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/14/17 at 7:57 am

November 14th 1831 – Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, German philosopher, died from a different gastrointestinal disease. He was an important figure of German idealism. He achieved wide renown in his day and, while primarily influential within the continental tradition of philosophy, has become increasingly influential in the analytic tradition as well. Although Hegel remains a divisive figure, his canonical stature within Western philosophy is universally recognized (b. 1770)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/14/17 at 10:01 am

November 14th 1954 – Yanni, Greek composer, keyboardist, pianist, and music producer who has spent his adult life in the United States. Yanni continues to use the musical shorthand that he developed as a child, blending jazz, classical, soft rock, and world music to create predominantly instrumental works. Although this genre of music was not well suited for commercial pop radio and music television,  Yanni received international recognition by producing concerts at historic monuments and by producing videos that were broadcast on public television. Yanni wrote motion picture soundtracks for Steal the Sky (1988), Heart of Midnight (1988), I Love You Perfect (1989), She'll Take Romance (1990), When You Remember Me (1990), Children of the Bride (1990), and Hua qi Shao Lin (1994).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/14/17 at 12:23 pm

November 14th 2015 – Warren Mitchell, English actor, died from an undisclosed illness. He was a BAFTA TV Award winner and twice a Laurence Olivier Award winner. In the 1950s, Mitchell appeared on the radio programmes Educating Archie and Hancock's Half Hour. He also performed minor roles in several movies. In the 1960s, he rose to prominence in the role of bigoted cockney Alf Garnett in the BBC television sitcom Till Death Us Do Part (1965–75), created by Johnny Speight, which won him a Best TV Actor BAFTA in 1967. He reprised the role in the TV sequels Till Death... (ATV, 1981) and In Sickness and in Health (BBC, 1985–92), and in the films Till Death Us Do Part (1969) and The Alf Garnett Saga (1972). His other film appearances include Three Crooked Men (1958), Carry On Cleo (1964), The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1965), The Assassination Bureau (1969) and Norman Loves Rose (1982). He held both British and Australian citizenship and enjoyed considerable success in stage performances in both countries, winning Olivier Awards in 1979 for Death of a Salesman and in 2004 for The Price. (b. 1926)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/14/17 at 1:51 pm

November 14th 1939 – Wendy Carlos, (born Walter Carlos), American musician and composer best known for her electronic music and film scores. Born and raised in Rhode Island, Carlos studied physics and music at Brown University before moving to New York City in 1962 to study music composition at Columbia University. Studying and working with various electronic musicians and technicians at the city's Columbia-Princeton Electronic Music Center, she oversaw the development of the Moog synthesizer, then a relatively new and unknown keyboard instrument designed by Robert Moog. Carlos came to prominence with Switched-On Bach (1968), an album of music by Johann Sebastian Bach performed on a Moog synthesizer which helped popularize its use in the 1970s and won her three Grammy Awards. Its commercial success led to several more keyboard albums from Carlos of varying genres including further synthesized classical music adaptations and experimental and ambient music. She composed the score to two Stanley Kubrick films, A Clockwork Orange (1971) and The Shining (1980), and Tron (1982) for Walt Disney Productions. In 1979, Carlos was one of the first public figures to disclose having undergone gender reassignment surgery.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/14/17 at 2:42 pm

November 14th 2002 – Eddie Bracken, American actor, died of complications from an undisclosed surgery. He became a Hollywood comedy legend with lead performances in the films Hail the Conquering Hero and The Miracle of Morgan's Creek both in 1944, and both have been preserved by the National Film Registry. During this era, he also had success on Broadway, with performances in plays like Too Many Girls (1941). Bracken's later movie roles include National Lampoon's Vacation (1983), Oscar (1991), and Rookie of the Year (1993). (b. 1915)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/14/17 at 3:58 pm

November 14th 1928 – Kathleen Hughes, American actress. She was discovered in a Little Theater production in 1948. Signed to a seven-year contract with 20th Century Fox, she made fourteen films for the studio. She appeared in five motion pictures for Universal Studios, including the cult film It Came From Outer Space. Released on May 27, 1953, the sci-fi feature was adapted from the writing of Ray Bradbury. It was Universal's first entry into the 3D-film medium. Hughes co-starred with Edward G. Robinson in a 1953 crime drama, The Glass Web, and opposite Rock Hudson in an adventure film that year, The Golden Blade. By 1956, she was appearing in television series. She played in episodes of Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1956–1957), Telephone Time (1956), The Bob Cummings Show (1958), The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, 77 Sunset Strip (1959), Hotel de Paree (1959), Tightrope (1959), General Electric Theater (1960–1962), The Tall Man (1961), Bachelor Father (1962), Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. (1965), and I Dream of Jeannie (1967). In 1962, Hughes played the role of murder victim Lita Krail in the 6th season, 1962 episode of Perry Mason, entitled "The Case of the Double-Entry Mind". She played the recurring role of Mrs. Coburn on the television series The Ghost & Mrs. Muir. She appeared on M*A*S*H as Lorraine Blake, wife of unit commander Henry Blake, in a home movie she sent to him. Hughes portrayed Mitch, a secretary, on the NBC drama Bracken's World (1969-1971). Hughes' favorite stage role was in the play Seven Year Itch.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/14/17 at 4:49 pm

November 14th 1967 – Letitia Dean, English actress and singer. She is known for her role as Sharon Watts in the BBC soap opera EastEnders. An original cast member from 1985 to 1995, she reprised the role from 2001 to 2006, and again from 2012 onwards. In 1986, along with Paul Medford, Dean had a UK Top 20 hit with "Something Outa Nothing". Her other television roles include The Hello Girls (1996–98), and Lucy Sullivan is Getting Married (1999–2000). In 2007, she participated in the fifth series of the popular BBC dance competition Strictly Come Dancing, finishing fourth. On stage, she starred in the West End production of High School Musical in 2008, and in the UK touring production of Calendar Girls in 2010.

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Written By: nally on 11/17/17 at 11:31 am

Died on November 17th 1998: Esther Rolle, American actress (b. 1920)

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Written By: nally on 11/18/17 at 6:23 pm

Died fifteen years ago today, on November 18th 2002: James Coburn, American actor (b. 1928)

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Written By: nally on 11/19/17 at 4:24 pm

Died on November 19th 1887: Emma Lazarus, American poet (b. 1849)

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Written By: nally on 11/22/17 at 12:41 pm

54 years ago today, on November 22nd 1963, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated; because of this, he ended up living the shortest life of any U.S. President, at not quite 46 1/2 years (born late May 1917). :\'( He was the last sitting President of the United States to die.

Of course he would have turned 100 earlier this year, on Memorial Day, if he were still alive.

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Written By: nally on 11/22/17 at 12:42 pm

20 years ago today, on November 22nd 1997, Australian rock musician Michael Hutchence, best known as the leader of the band INXS, took his own life at age 37 (born January 1960). :\'(

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Written By: c_keenan2001@hotmail.com on 11/24/17 at 4:44 pm

9 years ago today we lost Platinum Blonde bassist Kenny MacLean to a massive heart attack at the age of 52.

57 years ago today Sergio Galli was born in Toronto.

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Written By: nally on 11/25/17 at 12:38 am


9 years ago today we lost Platinum Blonde bassist Kenny MacLean to a massive heart attack at the age of 52.



:\'( :\'(


Another musician we lost on this day was Queen frontman Freddie Mercury, in 1991 at 45 years of age. :\'(

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Written By: c_keenan2001@hotmail.com on 11/25/17 at 1:16 am


:\'( :\'(


Another musician we lost on this day was Queen frontman Freddie Mercury, in 1991 at 45 years of age. :\'(


That was a sad day for the world of music.  :\'( Freddie was one of the great ones.  A true showman and a musician.  And it was full-blown AIDS and failing to protect himself that took him.  :\'(

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/27/17 at 6:54 am


That was a sad day for the world of music.  :\'( Freddie was one of the great ones.  A true showman and a musician.  And it was full-blown AIDS and failing to protect himself that took him.  :\'(
The announcement of the condition of Freddie Mercury was made the day before his death, with the official cause of death being bronchial pneumonia resulting from AIDS.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/29/17 at 7:41 am

November 29th 1981 – Natalie Wood, American film and television actress, drowned in uncertain circumstances. She was known for her screen roles in Miracle on 34th Street, Splendor in the Grass, Rebel Without a Cause, The Searchers, and West Side Story. She first worked in films as a child, then became a successful Hollywood star as a young adult, when she received three Academy Award nominations before she was 25 years old. (b. 1938)

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Written By: nally on 11/29/17 at 10:42 am

George Harrison, British guitarist and vocalist who was the youngest member of the Beatles, died on this date 16 years ago at age 58 (born February 1943). He also had a successful solo career beginning in the 1970s, and in 2004 was posthumously inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/29/17 at 1:40 pm

November 29th 1924 – Giacomo Puccini, Italian opera composer, died from throat cancer before he could complete his final opera. "Turandot" was finished by Franco Alfano. He has been called "the greatest composer of Italian opera after Verdi". Puccini's early work was rooted in traditional late-19th-century romantic Italian opera. Later, he successfully developed his work in the realistic verismo style, of which he became one of the leading exponents. Puccini's most renowned works are La bohème (1896), Tosca (1900), and Madama Butterfly (1904), all of which are among the important operas played as standards. (b. 1858)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/29/17 at 2:57 pm

November 29th 1954 – Joel David Coen, American director, producer, and screenwriter, with his brother Ethan Coen (b. 1957), they are known collectively referred to as the Coen brothers. Their films span many genres and styles, which they frequently subvert or parody. Their best-reviewed works include Fargo (1996), The Big Lebowski (1998), No Country for Old Men (2007), A Serious Man (2009), True Grit (2010), and Inside Llewyn Davis (2013). The brothers write, direct and produce their films jointly, although until The Ladykillers (2004) Joel received sole credit for directing and Ethan for producing. They often alternate top billing for their screenplays while sharing editing credits under the alias Roderick Jaynes. They have been nominated for thirteen Academy Awards together, and individually for one award each, winning Best Original Screenplay for Fargo and Best Picture, Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay for No Country for Old Men. The duo also won the Palme d'Or for Barton Fink (1991) and were nominated for Fargo. The Coen brothers have written a number of films they did not direct, including the biographical war drama Unbroken (2014), the historical legal thriller Bridge of Spies (2015), and lesser-known, commercially unsuccessful comedies such as Crimewave (1985), The Naked Man (1998) and Gambit (2012). Ethan is also a writer of short stories, theater and poetry. The brothers's films No Country for Old Men, A Serious Man and Inside Llewyn Davis have been ranked in the BBC's 2016 poll of the greatest motion pictures since 2000.

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Written By: c_keenan2001@hotmail.com on 11/29/17 at 11:59 pm

17 years ago today we lost Scott Smith the bassist for Loverboy at the age of 55.  On November 30, 2000, he and two friends were sailing through San Francisco when a 26-metre wave swept Scott overboard into shark infested waters.  The force of the wave snapped the boat's steering wheel.
A search of the waters near the Golden Gate Bridge, both by the Coast Gaurd and by a private company, turned up nothing.  Scott's body was never recovered and he was declared to be missing and presumed drowned.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/17 at 1:39 am

November 30th 1900 – Oscar Wilde, Irish writer who wrote plays, fiction, essays, and poetry. After writing in different forms throughout the 1880s, died of meningitis when destitute in Paris at the age of 46. He became one of London's most popular playwrights in the early 1890s. He is best remembered for his epigrams and plays, the novel The Picture of Dorian Gray, as well as the circumstances of his imprisonment and early death. Wilde's parents were successful Anglo-Irish intellectuals in Dublin. Their son became fluent in French and German early in life. At university, Wilde read the Greats; he proved himself to be an outstanding classicist, first at Dublin, then at Oxford. He became known for his involvement in the rising philosophy of aestheticism, led by two of his tutors, Walter Pater and John Ruskin. After university, Wilde moved to London into fashionable cultural and social circles. As a spokesman for aestheticism, he tried his hand at various literary activities: he published a book of poems, lectured in the United States and Canada on the new "English Renaissance in Art", and then returned to London where he worked prolifically as a journalist. Known for his biting wit, flamboyant dress and glittering conversational skill, Wilde became one of the best-known personalities of his day. At the turn of the 1890s, he refined his ideas about the supremacy of art in a series of dialogues and essays, and incorporated themes of decadence, duplicity, and beauty into what would be his only novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray (1890). The opportunity to construct aesthetic details precisely, and combine them with larger social themes, drew Wilde to write drama. He wrote Salome (1891) in French in Paris but it was refused a licence for England due to an absolute prohibition on the portrayal of Biblical subjects on the English stage. Unperturbed, Wilde produced four society comedies in the early 1890s, which made him one of the most successful playwrights of late-Victorian London. At the height of his fame and success, while The Importance of Being Earnest (1895) was still being performed in London, Wilde had the Marquess of Queensberry prosecuted for criminal libel. The Marquess was the father of Wilde's lover, Lord Alfred Douglas. The libel trial unearthed evidence that caused Wilde to drop his charges and led to his own arrest and trial for gross indecency with men. After two more trials he was convicted and sentenced to two years' hard labour, the maximum penalty, and was jailed from 1895 to 1897. During his last year in prison, he wrote De Profundis (published posthumously in 1905), a long letter which discusses his spiritual journey through his trials, forming a dark counterpoint to his earlier philosophy of pleasure. Upon his release, he left immediately for France, never to return to Ireland or Britain. There he wrote his last work, The Ballad of Reading Gaol (1898), a long poem commemorating the harsh rhythms of prison life. (b. 1854)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/17 at 4:58 am

November 30th 1979 – Zeppo Marx, American actor, comedian, theatrical agent, and engineer, died of lung cancer. He was the youngest of the five Marx Brothers. He appeared in the first five Marx Brothers feature films, from 1929 to 1933, but then left the act to start his second career as an engineer and theatrical agent. Zeppo Marx was a multi-millionaire due to his engineering efforts. (b. 1901)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/17 at 7:07 am

November 30th 1929 – Joan Ganz Cooney, American television producer. She is one of the founders of Sesame Workshop (originally Children's Television Workshop or CTW), the organization famous for the creation of the children's television show Sesame Street.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/17 at 7:30 am

November 30th 1996 – Tiny Tim, American singer and ukulele player, died from a heart attack on stage while playing his hit ‘Tiptoe Through the Tulips’ at a club in Minneapolis. On 17 December 1969, he married Victoria Mae Budinger on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, a publicity stunt that attracted over 40 million viewers. (they had a daughter, Tulip Victoria). He performed at the 1970 Isle Of Wight Festival in front of a crowd of 600,000 people.  (b. 1932)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/17 at 9:07 am

November 30th 1965 – Ben Stiller, American actor, director, producer and screenwriter. After beginning his acting career with a play, Stiller wrote several mockumentaries, and was offered his own show entitled The Ben Stiller Show, which he produced and hosted for its 13-episode run. Having previously acted in television, he began acting in films; he made his directorial debut with Reality Bites. Throughout his career he has written, starred in, directed, or produced more than 50 films, including The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, Zoolander, The Cable Guy, There's Something About Mary, the Meet the Parents trilogy, DodgeBall, Tropic Thunder, the Madagascar series, and the Night at the Museum trilogy. In addition, he has had multiple cameos in music videos, television shows, and films.

Never like him!

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/17 at 10:41 am

November 30th 2007 – Evel Knievel, American stunt performer, painter, entertainer, and international icon, died from pulmonary disease. Over the course of his career, he attempted more than 75 ramp-to-ramp motorcycle jumps; in 1974, he failed an attempted canyon jump across Snake River Canyon in the Skycycle X-2, a steam-powered rocket. (b. 1938)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/17 at 12:27 pm

November 30th 1930 – G. Gordon Liddy, American lawyer who is best known as the chief operative in the White House Plumbers unit that existed from July to September 1971, during Richard Nixon's presidency. He was convicted of conspiracy, burglary, and illegal wiretapping for his role in the Watergate scandal.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/17 at 1:36 pm

November 30th 2013 – Paul Walker, American actor best known for his role as Brian O'Conner in The Fast and Furious franchise. He first gained prominence in 1999 with roles in the teen films She's All That and Varsity Blues. In 2001, he gained international fame for his performance in the street racing action film The Fast and the Furious (2001), a role he reprised in five of the next six installments, but died in 2013 in the middle of filming Furious 7 (2015). (b. 1973)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/17 at 1:46 pm

November 30th 1943 – Terrence Malick, American film director, screenwriter and producer. Malick began his career as part of the New Hollywood film-making wave with the films Badlands (1973), about a murderous couple on the run in the American badlands, and Days of Heaven (1978), which detailed the love-triangle between two labourers and a wealthy farmer, before a lengthy hiatus. He returned to directing with films such as The Thin Red Line (1998) and The Tree of Life (2011), being awarded the Golden Bear at the 49th Berlin International Film Festival and the Palme d'Or at the 64th Cannes Film Festival, respectively.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/17 at 1:58 pm

November 30th 1977 – Terence Rattigan, British dramatist, died from an undisclosed illness. He was one of England's most popular mid twentieth century dramatists. His plays are typically set in an upper-middle-class background. He wrote The Winslow Boy (1946), The Browning Version (1948), The Deep Blue Sea (1952) and Separate Tables (1954), among many others. (b. 1911)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/17 at 3:24 pm

November 30th 1937 – Ridley Scott, English film director and producer. Following his commercial breakthrough with the science-fiction horror film Alien (1979), his best known works include the neo-noir dystopian science fiction film Blade Runner (1982), historical drama and Best Picture Oscar winner Gladiator (2000), and science fiction film The Martian (2015).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/17 at 4:15 pm

November 30th 1957 – Colin Mochrie, Canadian actor and improvisational comedian, most famous for his appearances on the British and US versions of television improvization show Whose Line Is It Anyway?.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/17 at 1:46 am

December 1st 2008 – Paul Benedict, American actor, was found dead of unknown causes at his home. He made numerous appearances in television and movies beginning in 1965. He was known for his roles as The Number Painter on the popular PBS children's show Sesame Street, and as the English neighbour Harry Bentley on the CBS sitcom The Jeffersons. (b. 1938)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/17 at 5:48 am

December 1st 1939 – Lee Trevino, American professional golfer regarded as one of the greatest players in professional golf history, and the greatest Hispanic golfer of all time. He was inducted to the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1981. Trevino won six major championships and 29 PGA Tour events over the course of his career. He is one of only four players to twice win the U.S. Open, The Open Championship and the PGA Championship. The only major that eluded him was the Masters Tournament.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/17 at 6:36 am

December 1st 2002 – Dave McNally, American baseball Major League Baseball player, died from lung cancer. A left-handed starting pitcher from 1962 until 1975. He was signed by the Baltimore Orioles and played with them every season except for his final season with the Montreal Expos. (b. 1942)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/17 at 7:07 am

December 1st 1945 – Bette Midler, American singer-songwriter, actress and producer. Since 1970, Midler has released 14 studio albums as a solo artist. Throughout her career, many of her songs became hits on the record charts, including her renditions of "The Rose", "Wind Beneath My Wings", "Do You Want to Dance", "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy", and "From a Distance". In 2008, she signed a contract with Caesars Palace in Las Vegas to perform a show titled Bette Midler: The Showgirl Must Go On, which ended in 2010. Midler made her motion picture debut in 1979 with The Rose, which earned her a Golden Globe for Best Actress. She has since starred in a number of hit films, which include: Down and Out in Beverly Hills, Outrageous Fortune, Beaches, The First Wives Club, Hocus Pocus, and The Stepford Wives. She also starred in For the Boys and Gypsy, and won two additional Golden Globe Awards for these films.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/17 at 7:33 am

December 1st 1947 – Aleister Crowley, English occultist, ceremonial magician, poet, painter, novelist, and mountaineer, died from chronic bronchitis aggravated by pleurisy and myocardial degeneration. He founded the religion of Thelema, identifying himself as the prophet entrusted with guiding humanity into the Æon of Horus in the early 20th century. A prolific writer, he published widely over the course of his life. (b. 1875)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/17 at 8:32 am

December 1st 1956 – Julee Cruise, American singer, songwriter, actress and musician. She has recorded four albums, but is probably best known for "Falling", the theme song for the cult US television series Twin Peaks. During the late 1980s and early 1990s, she collaborated with composer Angelo Badalamenti and film director David Lynch, who produced and wrote the lyrics for many of her released songs, and returned in the 2017 return of Twin Peaks.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/17 at 11:16 am

December 1st 1973 – David Ben-Gurion, Polish-Israeli soldier and politician, died from a stroke. He was the primary founder of the State of Israel and the first Prime Minister of Israel. His passion for Zionism, which began early in life, led him to become a major Zionist leader and Executive Head of the World Zionist Organization in 1946. As head of the Jewish Agency from 1935, and later president of the Jewish Agency Executive, he was the de facto leader of the Jewish community in Palestine, and largely led its struggle for an independent Jewish state in Mandatory Palestine. (b. 1886)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/17 at 12:47 pm

December 1st 1935 – Woody Allen, American filmmaker, writer, actor, comedian, and musician whose career spans more than six decades. He has received many accolades and honors throughout his career. He has won four Academy Awards: three for Best Original Screenplay and one for Best Director (Annie Hall). He also garnered nine British Academy Film Awards. His screenplay for Annie Hall was named the funniest screenplay by the Writers Guild of America in its list of the "101 Funniest Screenplays."

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/17 at 1:13 pm

December 1st 1946 – Gilbert O'Sullivan, Irish singer-songwriter, best known for his early 1970s hits "Alone Again (Naturally)", "Clair", and "Get Down". Worldwide he has charted 16 top-40 records, including six No. 1 songs, the first of which was 1970's "Nothing Rhymed". Such was his popularity in the early 1970s that "Matrimony", an airplay and live favourite from his debut album Himself, remains one of his most famous compositions despite only having been a hit single in the Netherlands where it reached No. 4.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/17 at 1:48 pm

December 1st 1954 – Fred Rose, American musician, Hall of Fame songwriter, and music publishing executive, died from cancer. For a short time Fred Rose lived in Nashville, Tennessee but his radio show there did not last long and he headed to New York City's Tin Pan Alley in hopes of making a living as a songwriter. It was there that he began writing songs with Ray Whitley, an RKO B-Western film star and author of "Back In the Saddle Again", and this collaboration introduced Rose to the possibilities of country music. He lived for a time with Ray and Kay Whitley in an apartment in Hollywood, co-writing many tunes for Ray's movies. In 1942 he returned to Nashville, teaming up with Grand Ole Opry star Roy Acuff to create the first Nashville-based music publishing company. Their Acuff-Rose Music was almost immediately successful, particularly with the enormous hits of client Hank Williams. Acuff-Rose Music remained a foundation of the country music business even after Fred's death; his son, Wesley Rose, took over the presidency and continued with Roy Acuff until 1985, when the company's catalog was sold to Gaylord Entertainment Company, parent company of the Grand Ole Opry. (b. about 1898)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/17 at 3:41 pm

December 1st 1938 – Sandy Nelson, American drummer. He is one of the best-known rock drummers of the early 1960s, had several solo instrumental Top 40 hits and was a session drummer on many other well-known hits, and released over 30 albums.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/17 at 4:49 pm

December 1st 2013 – Richard Coughlan, English drummer, died age 66. He was one of the founding members of Caravan in 1968 and remained with the band until his death. Caravan who were signed to Decca Records, blended psychedelic rock, jazz and classical influences to create a distinctive progressive rock sound. (b. 1947)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/08/17 at 2:07 am

December 8th 1980, John Lennon was shot five times by 25 year old Mark Chapman outside the Dakota building in New York City where John and Yoko lived. Chapman had been waiting for Lennon outside the Dakota apartments since mid-morning and had asked for an autograph earlier in the day. Lennon was pronounced dead from a massive loss of blood at 11.30pm. Chapman has since said he shot the former Beatle because he wanted to "steal" his fame — stating that now he was a bigger nobody than he was before. He also revealed he planned the killing for three months and considered murdering other celebrities who he thought were "phonies."

:\'( :\'( :\'(

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/11/17 at 11:43 am

December 11th 1964 – Sam Cooke, American singer-songwriter was shot dead at the Hacienda Motel in Los Angeles, California. Bertha Franklin, manager of the motel, told police that she shot and killed Cooke in self-defense because he had attacked her. Police found Cooke's body in Franklin's apartment-office, clad only in a sports jacket and shoes, but no shirt, pants or underwear. The shooting was ultimately ruled a justifiable homicide. Influential as both a singer and composer, he is commonly known as the King of Soul for his distinctive vocals and importance within popular music. He began singing as a child and joined The Soul Stirrers before moving to a solo career where he scored a string of hit songs like "You Send Me", "Wonderful World", "Chain Gang", and "Twistin' the Night Away". (b. 1931)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/12/17 at 5:27 am

December 12th 1949 – Bill Nighy, English actor. He became widely known for his performance as Billy Mack in Love Actually. Other notable roles in cinema include his portrayal of Davy Jones in Pirates of the Caribbean film series, as well as Viktor in the Underworld film series. He is also known for his roles in the films Lawless Heart, I Capture the Castle, Shaun of the Dead, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Notes on a Scandal, Hot Fuzz, Valkyrie, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1, Rango and The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel. His performances were also acclaimed in the State of Play series and in the TV films The Girl in the Café, Gideon's Daughter and Page Eight, for which he earned Golden Globe nominations, winning one for Gideon's Daughter.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/12/17 at 6:48 am

December 12th 2006 – Peter Boyle, American actor, died after suffering from multiple myeloma and heart disease. Known as a character actor, he played Frank Barone on the sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond and the comical monster in Mel Brooks' film spoof Young Frankenstein (1974). Boyle, who won an Emmy Award in 1996 for a guest-starring role on the science-fiction drama The X-Files, won praise in both comedic and dramatic parts following his breakthrough performance in the 1970 film Joe (b. 1935)

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Written By: c_keenan2001@hotmail.com on 12/14/17 at 1:16 am

Happy birthday to Spoons drummer Derrick Ross and his brothers today. (b 1960)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/14/17 at 11:33 am

December 14th 1799 – George Washington, American statesman and soldier, died from a violent inflammation of the throat. He served as the first President of the United States from 1789 to 1797 and was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. He served as Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, and later presided over the 1787 convention that drafted the United States Constitution. He is popularly considered the driving force behind the nation's establishment and came to be known as the "father of the country," both during his lifetime and to this day. (b. 1732)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/15/17 at 12:14 am

December 15th 1949 – Don Johnson, American actor, producer, director, singer, and songwriter. He played the role of James "Sonny" Crockett in the 1980s television series Miami Vice and had the eponymous lead role in the 1990s cop series Nash Bridges. Johnson is a Golden Globe–winning actor for his role in Miami Vice, He was the American Power Boat Association's 1988 World Champion of the Offshore World Cup.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/15/17 at 12:20 am

December 15th 2010 – Blake Edwards, American director, producer, and screenwriter, died of complications of pneumonia. He began his career in the 1940s as an actor, but he soon began writing screenplays and radio scripts before turning to producing and directing in television and films. His best-known films include Breakfast at Tiffany's, Days of Wine and Roses, 10, Victor/Victoria, and the hugely successful Pink Panther film series with British actor Peter Sellers. Often thought of as primarily a director of comedies, he also directed several drama, musical, and detective films. Late in his career, he transitioned to writing, producing, and directing for theatre. In 2004, he received an Honorary Academy Award in recognition of his writing, directing, and producing an extraordinary body of work for the screen. (b. 1922)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/15/17 at 12:57 am

December 15th 1933 – Tim Conway, American actor, writer, director, and comedian. He portrayed the inept Ensign Parker in the 1960s World War II situation comedy McHale's Navy, co-starred on the 1970s variety and sketch comedy program The Carol Burnett Show, starred as the title character in the Dorf series of comedy films, and provides the voice of Barnacle Boy in the animated series SpongeBob SquarePants.

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Written By: Dude111 on 12/15/17 at 12:58 am

Happy birthday Timmy :)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/15/17 at 3:59 am

December 15th 1890 – Sitting Bull, American tribal chief, was killed in a police shooting. A Hunkpapa Lakota holy man who led his people during years of resistance to United States government policies. He was killed by Indian agency police on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation during an attempt to arrest him, at a time when authorities feared that he would join the Ghost Dance movement. (b. about 1831)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/15/17 at 7:44 am

December 15th 1966 – Walt Disney, American entrepreneur, animator, voice actor and film producer, died from lung cancer. A pioneer of the American animation industry, he introduced several developments in the production of cartoons. As a film producer, Disney holds the record for most Academy Awards earned by an individual, having won 22 Oscars from 59 nominations. He was presented with two Golden Globe Special Achievement Awards and an Emmy Award, among other honours. Several of his films are included in the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress. (b. 1901)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/15/17 at 1:22 pm

December 15th 1939 or 1942 – Dave Clark, English musician, songwriter, record producer and entrepreneur. He was the leader, drummer and manager of the 1960s beat group the Dave Clark Five, the first British Invasion band to follow the Beatles to America in 1964.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/15/17 at 1:23 pm

December 15th 1944 – Glenn Miller, American big-band musician, arranger, composer, and bandleader in the swing era, disappeared in a suspected plane crash when flying over the English Channel. He was the best-selling recording artist from 1939 to 1943, leading one of the best-known big bands. In just four years Glenn Miller scored 23 number-one hits - more than Elvis Presley (18 No. 1s, 38 top 10s) and the Beatles (20 No. 1s, 33 top 10s) did in their careers. Miller's recordings include "In the Mood", "Moonlight Serenade", "Pennsylvania 6-5000", "Chattanooga Choo Choo", "A String of Pearls", "At Last", "(I've Got a Gal In) Kalamazoo", "American Patrol", "Tuxedo Junction", "Elmer's Tune", and "Little Brown Jug". (b. 1904)

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Written By: nally on 12/18/17 at 12:01 pm

On this date last year, Zsa Zsa Gabor passed away from what was ruled as "Cardiopulmonary arrest, Coronary Artery Disease, and Cerebral Vascular Disease", two months shy of 100 years old.

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Written By: nally on 12/27/17 at 12:12 pm

Carrie Fisher passed away from cardiac arrest at age 60 on this date last year. Her mother, Debbie Reynolds, died of a stroke the very next day at age 84. :\'(

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/28/17 at 12:15 am

December 28th 1954 – Denzel Washington, American actor, director, and producer. He has received three Golden Globe awards, a Tony Award, and two Academy Awards: Best Supporting Actor for the historical war drama film Glory (1989) and Best Actor for his role as a corrupt cop in the crime thriller Training Day (2001). He has received much critical acclaim for his film work since the 1980s, including his portrayals of real-life figures such as South African anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko in Cry Freedom (1987), Muslim minister and human rights activist Malcolm X in Malcolm X (1992), boxer Rubin "Hurricane" Carter in The Hurricane (1999), football coach Herman Boone in Remember the Titans (2000), poet and educator Melvin B. Tolson in The Great Debaters (2007), and drug kingpin Frank Lucas in American Gangster (2007). He has been a featured actor in the films produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and has been a frequent collaborator of directors Spike Lee, Antoine Fuqua and Tony Scott.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/28/17 at 12:18 am

December 28th 1734 – Rob Roy MacGregor, Scottish outlaw, who later became a folk hero, died from an unknown cause. Along with many Highland clansmen, at the age of eighteen Rob Roy together with his father joined the Jacobite rising led by Viscount Dundee, known as Bonnie Dundee, to support the Stuart King James II who had fled Britain, a precursor to the Glorious Revolution of 1688. Although victorious in initial battles, Dundee was killed in 1689, deflating the rebellion. Rob's father was taken to jail, where he was held on treason charges for two years. Rob's mother Margaret's health failed during Donald's time in prison. By the time Donald was finally released, his wife was dead. The Gregor chief never returned to his former spirit or health. (b. 1671)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/28/17 at 2:27 am

December 28th 1981 – Sienna Miller, American-born British actress and fashion designer. In 2008, she was nominated for the BAFTA Rising Star Award, while for her role as Tippi Hedren in the 2012 TV film The Girl, she was nominated for a BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress and a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress. Her film roles include the crime thriller Layer Cake (2004), the comedy Alfie (2004), the biopic Factory Girl (2006), the drama The Edge of Love (2008) and the military science fiction action film G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009). In 2014, she starred in two biographical dramas, Foxcatcher (2014), playing Nancy Schultz, and American Sniper (2014), portraying Taya Renae Kyle.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/28/17 at 2:28 am

December 28th 1938 – Florence Lawrence, Canadian-American stage performer and film actress, committed suicide. She is often referred to as "The First Movie Star", and was the first film actor to be named publicly. At the height of her fame in the 1910s, she was known as "The Biograph Girl" for work as one of the leading ladies in silent films from the Biograph Company. She appeared in almost 300 films for various motion picture companies throughout her career. (b. 1886)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/28/17 at 4:38 am

December 28th 1859 – Thomas Babington Macaulay, 1st Baron Macaulay, British historian and Whig politician, died of a heart attack. He wrote extensively as an essayist and reviewer; his books on British history have been hailed as literary masterpieces. Macaulay held political office as the Secretary at War between 1839 and 1841, and the Paymaster-General between 1846 and 1848. He played a major role in introducing English and western concepts to education in India, publishing his argument on the subject in the "Macaulay Minute" published in 1835. He supported the replacement of Persian by English as the official language, the use of English as the medium of instruction in all schools, and the training of English-speaking Indians as teachers. This led to Macaulayism in India. (b. 1800)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/28/17 at 5:19 am

December 28th 1947 – Victor Emmanuel III, King of Italy from 29 July 1900 until his abdication on 9 May 1946, died from an undisclosed illness. In addition, he claimed the thrones of Ethiopia and Albania as Emperor of Ethiopia (1936–41) and King of the Albanians (1939–43), claims not recognised by the other great powers. During his long reign (nearly 46 years), which began after the assassination of his father Umberto I, the Kingdom of Italy became involved in two World Wars. His reign also encompassed the birth, rise, and fall of Italian Fascism. (b. 1869)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/28/17 at 5:28 am

December 28th 1953 – Richard Clayderman, French pianist who has released numerous albums including the compositions of Paul de Senneville and Olivier Toussaint, instrumental renditions of popular music, rearrangements of movie soundtracks, ethnic music, and easy-listening arrangements of popular works of classical music.

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/28/17 at 5:29 am

December 28th 1943 – Steve Evans, American baseball player in Major League Baseball, died from an undisclosed illness. He signed his first professional contract in 1907 with Dayton of the Class-B Central League. From 1908 through 1915, he played in the National League with the New York Giants (1908) and St. Louis Cardinals (1910–13), and in the Federal League for the Brooklyn Tip-Tops (1914–15) and Baltimore Terrapins (1915). Evans batted and threw left-handed. In an eight-season career, Evans posted a .287 batting average with 32 home runs and 466 RBI in 978 games played. He added 478 runs, 963 hits, 175 doubles, 67 triples and 86 stolen bases. (b. 1885)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/28/17 at 6:21 am

December 28th 1955 – Stephen Frost, English actor and comedian. Frost is known for his work in the 1980s with Mark Arden as part of the double act The Oblivion Boys on Saturday Live. Veterans of the alternative comedy scene, he and Arden appeared in The Young Ones, and later had their own TV series Lazarus and Dingwall on BBC2. They played the lead roles in the 1987 revival of Tom Stoppard's play, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead at the Piccadilly Theatre. Frost has appeared on Radio 4's Just a Minute, and the improvisation show Whose Line Is It Anyway?. He has appeared on three episodes of Have I Got News for You (there was a 13-year gap between his second and third appearance) and on Never Mind the Buzzcocks. He also appeared as Dirk in Tony Bagley's series Married. He played two small roles in Blackadder: a prison guard in the first-series episode "Witchsmeller Pursuivant" , and the overly cheerful head of a firing squad in the episode "Corporal Punishment" of Blackadder Goes Forth. He has worked consistently as a jobbing actor in British television.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/28/17 at 12:45 pm

December 28th 1922 – Stan Lee, American comic-book writer, editor, and publisher, who was formerly executive vice president and publisher of Marvel Comics. In collaboration with several artists, including Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko, he co-created Spider-Man, the Hulk, Doctor Strange, the Fantastic Four, Iron Man, Daredevil, Thor, the X-Men, and many other fictional characters, introducing a thoroughly shared universe into superhero comic books. In addition, he challenged the comics' industry's censorship organization, the Comics Code Authority, indirectly leading to it updating its policies. Lee subsequently led the expansion of Marvel Comics from a small division of a publishing house to a large multimedia corporation.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/28/17 at 1:00 pm

December 28th 1984 – Sam Peckinpah, American film director and screenwriter, died from heart failure. He achieved prominence following the release of the Western epic The Wild Bunch (1969). He was known for the visually innovative and explicit depiction of action and violence as well as his revisionist approach to the Western genre. Peckinpah's films generally deal with the conflict between values and ideals, and the corruption of violence in human society. He was given the nickname "Bloody Sam" owing to the violence in his films. His characters are often loners or losers who desire to be honorable, but are forced to compromise in order to survive in a world of nihilism and brutality. Peckinpah's combative personality, marked by years of alcohol and drug abuse, affected his professional legacy. Many of his films were noted for behind-the-scenes battles with producers and crew members, damaging his reputation and career during his lifetime. Some of his films, including Straw Dogs (1971), Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid (1973) and Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (1974), remain controversial. (b. 1925)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/28/17 at 3:08 pm

December 28th 1934 – Maggie Smith, English actress. She has had an extensive, varied career in stage, film and television spanning over sixty-five years. Smith has appeared in over 50 films and is one of Britain's most recognisable actresses. A prominent figure in British culture for six decades, she was made a Dame by Queen Elizabeth II in 1990 for services to the performing arts, and received the Companion of Honour from the Queen in 2014 for services to drama. For her work on the London stage, she has won a record five Best Actress Evening Standard Awards; for The Private Ear and The Public Eye (1962), Hedda Gabler (1970), Virginia (1981), The Way of the World (1984) and Three Tall Women (1994). She received Tony Award nominations for Private Lives (1975) and Night and Day (1979), before winning the 1990 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for Lettice and Lovage. Other stage roles include Stratford Shakespeare Festival productions of Antony and Cleopatra (1976) and Macbeth (1978), and West End productions of A Delicate Balance (1997) and The Breath of Life (2002). On screen, Smith first drew praise for the crime film Nowhere to Go (1958), for which she received her first BAFTA Award nomination. She has won two Academy Awards, winning Best Actress for The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969) and Best Supporting Actress for California Suite (1978). She is one of only six actresses to have won in both categories. She has won a record four BAFTA Awards for Best Actress, including for A Private Function (1984) and The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne (1988), a BAFTA for Best Supporting Actress for Tea With Mussolini (1999), and three Golden Globe Awards. A six-time Oscar nominee, her other nominations were for Othello (1965), Travels with My Aunt (1972), A Room with a View (1986), and Gosford Park (2001). She played Professor Minerva McGonagall in the Harry Potter film series (2001–11). Other notable films include Love and Pain and the Whole Damn Thing (1973), Death on the Nile (1978), Clash of the Titans (1981), Evil Under the Sun (1982), Hook (1991), Sister Act (1992), The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2012) and The Lady in the Van (2015).

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/28/17 at 11:23 pm

December 28th 1956 – Nigel Kennedy, English violinist and violist. He made his early career in the classical field, and has more recently performed in jazz, klezmer and other music genres. At the age of 16, Kennedy was invited by leading jazz violinist Stéphane Grappelli to appear with him at New York's Carnegie Hall. He made his recording debut in 1984 with Elgar's Violin Concerto. His subsequent recording of Vivaldi's The Four Seasons with the English Chamber Orchestra in 1989 sold over two million copies and earned a place as one of the best-selling classical recordings ever. The album remained at the top of the UK classical charts for over a year, with total sales of over three million units.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/28/17 at 11:24 pm

December 28th 1971 – Max Steiner, Austrian-born American music composer for theatre and films, died of congestive heart failure in Hollywood, aged 83. He was a child prodigy who conducted his first operetta when he was twelve and became a full-time professional, either composing, arranging, or conducting, when he was fifteen. Steiner composed over 300 film scores with RKO Pictures and Warner Bros., and was nominated for 24 Academy Awards, winning three: The Informer (1935); Now, Voyager (1942); and Since You Went Away (1944). Besides his Oscar-winning scores, some of Steiner's popular works include King Kong (1933), Little Women (1933), Jezebel (1938), Casablanca (1942), The Searchers (1956), A Summer Place (1959), and Gone with the Wind (1939), the film score for which he is best known. He was also the first recipient of the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score, which he won for his score to Life with Father. Steiner was a frequent collaborator with some of the most famous film directors in history, including Michael Curtiz, John Ford, and William Wyler, and scored many of the films with Errol Flynn, Bette Davis, Humphrey Bogart, and Fred Astaire. Many of his film scores are available as separate soundtrack recordings. (b. 1888)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/29/17 at 1:08 am

December 29th 1938 – Jon Voight, American actor. He is the winner of one Academy Award, having been nominated for four. He has also won four Golden Globe Awards and was nominated for eleven. He is the father of actress Angelina Jolie and actor James Haven. Voight came to prominence in the late 1960s with his performance as Joe Buck, a would-be gigolo in Midnight Cowboy (1969). During the 1970s, he became a Hollywood star with his portrayals of a businessman mixed up with murder in Deliverance (1972); a paraplegic Vietnam veteran in Coming Home (1978), for which he won an Academy Award for Best Leading Actor; and a penniless ex-boxing champion in the remake of The Champ (1979).

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/29/17 at 1:22 am

December 29th 1170 – Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury from 1162, murdered in Canterbury Cathedral. He is venerated as a saint and martyr by both the Catholic Church and the Anglican Communion. He engaged in conflict with Henry II, King of England, over the rights and privileges of the Church and was murdered by followers of the king in Canterbury Cathedral. Soon after his death, he was canonised by Pope Alexander III. (b. about 1119)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/29/17 at 4:17 am

December 29th 1947 – Ted Danson, American actor, author, and producer well known for his role as lead character Sam Malone on the NBC sitcom Cheers and for his role as Dr. John Becker on the CBS sitcom Becker. He also starred in the CBS dramas CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and CSI: Cyber as D.B. Russell. He also played a recurring role on Larry David's HBO sitcom Curb Your Enthusiasm, starred alongside Glenn Close in legal drama Damages, and was a regular on the HBO comedy series Bored to Death. In 2015 he starred as Hank Larsson in the second season of FX's black comedy-crime drama anthology Fargo. Since 2016, he has played the afterlife "architect" Michael in the NBC sitcom The Good Place.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/29/17 at 4:33 am

December 29th 1986 – Andrei Tarkovsky, Soviet filmmaker, writer, film editor, film theorist, theatre and opera director, died from lung cancer. Tarkovsky's films include Ivan's Childhood (1962), Andrei Rublev (1966), Solaris (1972), Mirror (1975), and Stalker (1979). He directed the first five of his seven feature films in the Soviet Union; his last two films, Nostalghia (1983) and The Sacrifice (1986), were produced in Italy and Sweden, respectively. His work is characterized by long takes, unconventional dramatic structure, distinctly authored use of cinematography, and spiritual and metaphysical themes. (b. 1932)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/29/17 at 5:13 am

December 29th 1946 – Marianne Faithfull, English singer, songwriter and actress. She achieved popularity in the 1960s with the release of her hit single "As Tears Go By" and became one of the lead female artists during the "British Invasion" in the United States.

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/29/17 at 6:12 am

December 29th 1894 – Christina Rossetti, English poet dies from breast cancer. She wrote a variety of romantic, devotional, and children's poems. She is famous for writing "Goblin Market" and "Remember", and the words of the Christmas carol "In the Bleak Midwinter". (b. 1830)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/29/17 at 8:03 am

December 29th 1939 – Ed Bruce, American country music songwriter and singer. He is known for penning the 1975 song "Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys" and recording the 1982 country number one hit "You're the Best Break This Old Heart Ever Had". He also co-starred in the television series Bret Maverick with James Garner during the 1981-82 season.

Subject: Re: Notable Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/29/17 at 8:06 am

December 29th 1924 – Carl Spitteler, Swiss poet, died of an undisclosed illness. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1919 "in special appreciation of his epic, Olympian Spring". His work includes both pessimistic and heroic poems. (b. 1845)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/29/17 at 9:01 am

December 29th 1938 – Harvey Smith, English horse rider and sportscaster, he still maintains his stables at Craiglands Farm, High Eldwick, Bingley, near Bradford. He stood out from the ranks of showjumpers because of his broad accent and blunt manner. His career was often controversial; in 1971 he was disciplined (overturned on appeal) after he gave a "V sign" to the judges following a near perfect round which won him the British Show Jumping Derby for the second year in succession and also a 'tongue-in-cheek' part in an advert for Victory V sweets with the slogan 'They've got a kick like a mule!' Smith became so famous that he embarked on a brief, but unsuccessful, singing career.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/29/17 at 9:39 am

December 29th 1952 – Fletcher Henderson, American pianist, bandleader, arranger and composer, died from an undisclosed illness. He was important in the development of big band jazz and swing music. He was one of the most prolific black musical arrangers and, along with Duke Ellington, is considered one of the most influential arrangers and bandleaders in jazz history. Henderson's influence was vast. He helped bridge the gap between the Dixieland and the swing eras. He was often known as Smack Henderson (apparently because of his skill as a batter playing baseball in college). (b. 1897)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/29/17 at 11:14 am

December 29th 1923 – Morton Estrin, American pianist and educator. He is known for making the first-ever recording of Alexander Scriabin's complete opus 8 Etudes, which he re-recorded in 1991. Both recordings reflect the hallmarks of Estrin's style - a robust tone, formidable technique and an unusually large and sophisticated tonal palette. Other notable recordings include a selection of Brahms intermezzos along with his Opus 119 piano pieces, and the complete Opus 32 Preludes of Sergei Rachmaninoff. These records, released in the early 1970s on the Connoisseur Society label, are among the best recordings of these works and continue to be available.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/29/17 at 11:16 am

December 29th 1980, American singer, songwriter Tim Hardin died of a heroin overdose. Hardin wrote the songs 'If I Were A Carpenter' (covered by Bobby Darin, Johnny Cash and June Carter, The Four Tops, Leon Russell, Small Faces, Robert Plant and Bob Seger,) and 'Reason To Believe', (covered by Rod Stewart). Hardin appeared at the 1969 Woodstock Festival.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/29/17 at 12:08 pm

December 29th 1932 – Inga Swenson, American actress. Early in her career, Swenson had supporting roles in the films Advise and Consent (1962) and The Miracle Worker (1962) in which she played Helen Keller's mother. Swenson is a trained lyric soprano  and starred on Broadway in New Faces (c. 1956), and The First Gentleman (1959), receiving Tony Award nominations for Best Actress in a Musical for her performances in 110 in the Shade (1964) and Baker Street (1965). Swenson had a role in the TV western series Bonanza in two episodes: "Inger, My Love" (1962) and "Journey Remembered" (1963). Swenson took a brief leave of absence from her starring role in 110 in the Shade on Broadway to appear in the later episodes. In these episodes, she played the second wife of Ben Cartwright (Lorne Greene), the mother of Hoss Cartwright (Dan Blocker). She was actually four years younger than Blocker. Swenson later guest-starred in an episode of Lorne Greene's short-lived crime drama Griff (1973). Swenson is best known for her portrayal of Gretchen Kraus, the autocratic and acerbic German cook (later head housekeeper and budget director) in the TV sitcom Benson. She received the part by appearing in a multi-episode stint as Ingrid Svenson, birth mother of Corinne Tate (Diana Canova), on the TV sitcom Soap, which had the same producers.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death anniversaries

Written By: nally on 12/29/17 at 12:29 pm

Died on December 29th 2003: Bob Monkhouse, English comedian, actor, and game show host (b. 1928)

Two of the British game shows he hosted included Celebrity Squares and Family Fortunes (UK equivalents of the American game shows Hollywood Squares and Family Feud, respectively).



By the way, I am sticking only to celeb death anniversaries in this thread, because I find it awkward to have death anniversaries and living people's birthdays raspberry rippled with each other in the same thread.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/29/17 at 12:31 pm


Died on December 29th 2003: Bob Monkhouse, English comedian, actor, and game show host (b. 1928)

Two of the British game shows he hosted included Celebrity Squares and Family Fortunes (UK equivalents of the American game shows Hollywood Squares and Family Feud, respectively).
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I grew up watching and liking him.

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/29/17 at 12:32 pm

December 29th 1986 – Harold Macmillan, British Conservative politician and statesman, died from an undisclosed illness. at Birch Grove, the Macmillan family mansion on the edge of Ashdown Forest near Chelwood Gate in East Sussex. He served as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 10 January 1957 to 19 October 1963. Nicknamed "Supermac," he was known for his pragmatism, wit and unflappability. (b. 1894)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death anniversaries

Written By: nally on 12/29/17 at 12:33 pm


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I grew up watching and liking him.

I figured you probably had. O0

I have found out about his hosting accolades by watching "blooper reel" specials, which consisted of hilarious game show gaffes.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/29/17 at 12:36 pm


I figured you probably had. O0

I have found out about his hosting accolades by watching "blooper reel" specials, which consisted of hilarious game show gaffes.
He had an amazing sense for humour, and listed all his humourous lines and jokes in volumes of books, at one point it was stolen.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/29/17 at 3:08 pm

December 29th 1929 – Matt Murphy, American guitarist. Murphy worked a lot with Memphis Slim, including on his album At the Gate of Horn (1959). Murphy did not have a band of his own until 1982 but did work in the studio and on stage with many musicians, including Ike Turner, Muddy Waters, James Cotton, Otis Rush, Etta James, Sonny Boy Williamson II, Chuck Berry and Joe Louis Walker. He gave a memorable performance in 1963 on the American Folk Blues Festival tour of Europe with his "Matt's Guitar Boogie". Freddie King is said to have once admitted that he based his "Hide Away" on Murphy's playing during this performance. (King originally recorded "Hide Away" 3 years earlier, on 1960.08.26, and also said it was based on Hound Dog Taylor's "Taylor's Boogie." No version of "Matt's Guitar Boogie" is seen on Memphis Slim or other albums with Matt before "Hide Away.")

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/29/17 at 3:11 pm

December 29th 2003 – Earl Hindman, American film and television actor, died from lung cancer. Best known for his role as the kindly unseen neighbor Wilson W. Wilson Jr. on the television sitcom Home Improvement (1991–99). Long before this role, however, he played villains in two 1974 thrillers, The Taking of Pelham One Two Three and The Parallax View. He also appeared in the films Who Killed Mary What's 'Er Name? (1971), Greased Lightning (1977), The Brink's Job (1978) and Taps (1981), and played the part of J.T. in the Lawrence Kasdan film Silverado (1985). Hindman's most famous and enduring pre-Home Improvement role was as Bob Reid in Ryan's Hope. He played the role in 459 episodes during the years 1975–89. Ex-police officer Bob Reid was everybody's best friend who never got the girl and was the long-suffering brother of the soap's serial bride Delia Reid Ryan Ryan Coleridge. Hindman's wife (Molly McGreevey) was also on the soap 1977–81 as Polly Longworth, best friend to media tycoon Rae Woodard. (b. 1942)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/29/17 at 4:51 pm

December 29th 1961 – Jim Reid, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist, he is the lead singer for the alternative rock band The Jesus and Mary Chain, which he formed with his elder brother and guitarist William Reid.

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/29/17 at 5:02 pm

December 29th 2012 – Tony Greig, England Test cricket captain turned commentator, died after going into cardiac arrest following a suspected heart attack. Born in South Africa, Greig qualified to play for the English national team by virtue of his Scottish parentage. He was a tall (6 feet 6 inches or 1.98 metres) batting all-rounder who bowled both medium pace and off spin. Greig was captain of England from 1975 to 1977, and captained Sussex. (b. 1946)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/30/17 at 5:06 am

December 30th 1961 – Ben Johnson, Jamaican-born Canadian former sprinter, who won two Olympic bronze medals and an Olympic gold medal, which was later rescinded. He set consecutive 100 metres world records at the 1987 World Championships in Athletics and the 1988 Summer Olympics, but he was disqualified for doping, losing the Olympic title and both records.

Subject: Re: Royalty Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/30/17 at 5:09 am

December 30th 1460 – Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York. English magnate, a great-grandson of King Edward III through his father, and a great-great-great-grandson of the same king through his mother. He inherited vast estates and served in various offices of state in Ireland, France, and England, a country he ultimately governed as Lord Protector during the madness of King Henry VI. His conflicts with Henry's wife, Margaret of Anjou, and other members of Henry's court, as well as his competing claim on the throne, were a leading factor in the political upheaval of mid-fifteenth-century England, and a major cause of the Wars of the Roses. Richard eventually attempted to take the throne, but was dissuaded, although it was agreed that he would become king on Henry's death. But within a few weeks of securing this agreement, he died in battle. Although Richard never became king himself, he was the father of King Edward IV and King Richard III. (b. 1411)

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/30/17 at 5:13 am

December 30th 1896 – José Rizal, Filipino nationalist and polymath during the tail end of the Spanish colonial period of the Philippines, was tried before a court-martial for rebellion, sedition, and conspiracy, was convicted on all three charges, and sentenced to death by execution by shooting. An ophthalmologist by profession, Rizal became a writer and a key member of the Filipino Propaganda Movement which advocated political reforms for the colony under Spain. (b. 1861)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/30/17 at 8:50 am

December 30th 1934 – Russ Tamblyn, American film and television actor and dancer, who is best known for his performances in the title role of the 1958 film Tom Thumb and in the 1961 film West Side Story as Riff, the leader of the Jets gang. He is also known for appearing in such films as Seven Brides For Seven Brothers, The War of the Gargantuas, Peyton Place and The Haunting, as well as for his portrayal of Dr. Lawrence Jacoby in the television drama Twin Peaks.

Subject: Re: Notable Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/30/17 at 10:09 am

December 30th 1916 – Grigori Rasputin, Russian mystic and self-proclaimed holy man was murdered. He befriended the family of Tsar Nicholas II and gained considerable influence in late imperial Russia. (b. 1869)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/30/17 at 11:41 am

December 30th 1935 – Sandy Koufax, American Major League Baseball (MLB) left-handed pitcher. He pitched 12 seasons for the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers, from 1955 to 1966. Koufax, at age 36 in 1972, became the youngest player ever elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/30/17 at 11:52 am

December 30th 1970 – Sonny Liston, American professional boxer died from suspected heroin overdose. He competed from 1953 to 1970. A dominant contender of his era, he became world heavyweight champion in 1962 after knocking out Floyd Patterson in the first round, repeating the knockout the following year in defense of the title; in the latter fight he also became the inaugural WBC heavyweight champion. Liston was particularly known for his toughness, formidable punching power, and intimidating appearance. (b. about 1932)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/30/17 at 1:01 pm

December 30th 1979 – Richard Rodgers, died at the age of 77, after surviving cancer of the jaw, a heart attack, and a laryngectomy. American composer of music for more than 900 songs and for 43 Broadway musicals. He also composed music for films and television. He is best known for his songwriting partnerships with the lyricists Lorenz Hart and Oscar Hammerstein II. His compositions have had a significant impact on popular music up to the present day, and have an enduring broad appeal. Rodgers was the first person to win what are considered the top show business awards in television, recording, movies and Broadway—an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony—now known collectively as an EGOT. He has also won a Pulitzer Prize, making him one of two people (Marvin Hamlisch is the other) to receive each award. (b. 1902)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/30/17 at 1:46 pm

December 30th 1922 – Jane Langton, American writer and author of children's literature and mystery novels. She both writes and illustrates her novels.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/30/17 at 1:49 pm

December 30th 2016, Allan Williams the first manager of The Beatles died at the age of 86. Williams worked with The Beatles from 1960 to 1961, getting the band gigs in Britain, and in Hamburg. Williams personally drove the van to take the Beatles to Hamburg in 1960, which didn't have seats; The Beatles had to sit on their amplifiers in the back of the van.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/30/17 at 2:39 pm

December 30th 1947 – Jeff Lynne, English songwriter, composer, arranger, singer, multi-instrumentalist and record producer who gained fame in the 1970s as the lead singer and sole constant member of Electric Light Orchestra. In 1988, under the pseudonyms Otis Wilbury and Clayton Wilbury, he co-founded the supergroup Traveling Wilburys with George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Roy Orbison and Tom Petty.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/30/17 at 2:40 pm

December 30th 2004 – Artie Shaw, American clarinetist, composer, and bandleader, after having long been suffering from diabetes. Also an author, Shaw wrote both fiction and non-fiction. Widely regarded as "one of jazz's finest clarinetists," Shaw led one of the United States' most popular big bands in the late 1930s through the early 1940s. (b. 1910)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death anniversaries

Written By: nally on 01/03/18 at 11:09 am

Phil Everly, one-half of the Everly Brothers, died on this date four years ago. His bandmate and older brother Don is still alive.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/04/18 at 12:24 am


Phil Everly, one-half of the Everly Brothers, died on this date four years ago. His bandmate and older brother Don is still alive.
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Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/04/18 at 12:25 am

January 4th 1947 – Rick Stein, English celebrity chef, restaurateur and television presenter. He is Head Chef and co-owner of "Rick Stein at Bannisters" at Mollymook, New South Wales, Australia, and owns four restaurants in Padstow, a fish and chip shop in Falmouth, Cornwall and fish and chip shops in Porthleven and Newquay, Cornwall. He has written a number of cookery books and has presented a number of television programmes.

Subject: Re: Notable Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/04/18 at 12:28 am

January 4th 1877 – Cornelius Vanderbilt, American business magnate and philanthropist, died from a complication of chronic disorders, aged 82. He built his wealth in railroads and shipping. (b. 1794)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/04/18 at 2:09 am

January 4th 1951 – Bob Black, American anarchist. He is the author of the books The Abolition of Work and Other Essays, Beneath the Underground, Friendly Fire, Anarchy After Leftism, Defacing the Currency, and numerous political essays.

Subject: Re: Royalty Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/04/18 at 3:54 am

January 4th 1931 – Louise, Princess Royal of England, was the third child and the eldest daughter of King Edward VII of the United Kingdom and Queen Alexandra; she was a younger sister of King George V. She was the sixth daughter of a British monarch to be styled Princess Royal. (b. 1867)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/04/18 at 5:22 am

January 4th 1965 – Guy Forget, French tennis player. During his career, he helped France win the Davis Cup in both 1991 and 1996. Since retiring as a player, he has served as France's Davis Cup team captain.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/04/18 at 5:23 am

January 4th 1905 – Theodore Thomas, American violinist, conductor, and orchestrator of German birth, died from an undisclosed illness. He is considered the first renowned American orchestral conductor and was the founder and first music director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (1891–1905). (d. 1835)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/04/18 at 6:29 am

January 4th 1937, Born on this day, John Gorman, singer, The Scaffold, (1968 Christmas UK No.1 single 'Lily The Pink').

Subject: Re: Notable Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/04/18 at 7:06 am

January 4th 1941 – Henri Bergson, French philosopher, died from bronchitis. He was influential especially in the first half of the 20th century and after WWII in continental philosophy. Bergson is known for his influential arguments that processes of immediate experience and intuition are more significant than abstract rationalism and science for understanding reality. He is also known for having engaged in a debate with Albert Einstein about the nature of time, a debate which eventually contributed to a partial diminishment of Bergson's reputation, until most of his fundamental contributions to French Philosophy were vindicated by the discovery of Quantum Physics. He was awarded the 1927 Nobel Prize in Literature "in recognition of his rich and vitalizing ideas and the brilliant skill with which they have been presented". In 1930 France awarded him its highest honour, the Grand-Croix de la Legion d'honneur. (b. 1859)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/04/18 at 9:19 am

January 4th 1927 – Barbara Rush, American Golden Globe Award-winning movie and television actress. In 1954, Rush won the Golden Globe Award as most promising female newcomer for her role in the 1953 American black-and-white science fiction film, It Came From Outer Space.

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/04/18 at 10:45 am

January 4th 1965 – T. S. Eliot, British essayist, publisher, playwright, literary and social critic, and "one of the twentieth century's major poets", died of emphysema at his home in London, aged 76. His best-known poems in the English language, including The Waste Land (1922), "The Hollow Men" (1925), "Ash Wednesday" (1930), and Four Quartets (1943). He was also known for his seven plays, particularly Murder in the Cathedral (1935) and The Cocktail Party (1949). He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1948, "for his outstanding, pioneer contribution to present-day poetry". (b. 1888)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/04/18 at 2:01 pm

January 4th 1937 – Dyan Cannon, American film and television actress, director, screenwriter, editor, and producer. She has been nominated for three Academy Awards.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/04/18 at 2:02 pm

January 4th 2016, Robert Stigwood, Australian-born British-resident music entrepreneur, film producer and impresario, died aged 81. He was best known for managing Cream and the Bee Gees, theatrical productions like Hair and Jesus Christ Superstar and film productions including the hugely successful Grease and Saturday Night Fever.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/04/18 at 2:34 pm

January 4th 1960 – Michael Stipe, American singer, songwriter, musician, film producer, music video director, and visual artist. He is best known as the lead singer of the alternative rock band R.E.M. from their formation in 1980 until their dissolution in 2011.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/04/18 at 2:35 pm

January 4th 1967 – Donald Campbell, British speed record breaker, died during a speed attempt at the Lake District in northern England. He who broke eight absolute world speed records on water and on land in the 1950s and 1960s. He remains the only person to set both world land and water speed records in the same year (1964). (b. 1921)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/05/18 at 1:30 am

January 5th 1946 – Diane Keaton, American film actress, director and producer. She began her career on stage and made her screen debut in 1970. Her first major film role was as Kay Adams-Corleone in The Godfather (1972), but the films that shaped her early career were those with director and co-star Woody Allen, beginning with Play It Again, Sam in 1972. Her next two films with Allen, Sleeper (1973) and Love and Death (1975), established her as a comic actor. Her fourth, Annie Hall (1977), won her the Academy Award for Best Actress.

Subject: Re: Royalty Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/05/18 at 1:35 am

January 5th 1066 – Edward the Confessor, English king, dies from an unknown condition. He was among the last Anglo-Saxon kings of England, and usually considered the last king of the House of Wessex, ruling from 1042 to 1066. (b. 1004)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/05/18 at 6:26 am

January 5th 1969 – Marilyn Manson, American singer, songwriter, musician, composer, actor, painter, author and former music journalist. He is known for his controversial stage personality and image as the lead singer of the band Marilyn Manson, which he co-founded with guitarist Daisy Berkowitz and of which he remains the only constant member.

Subject: Re: Presidential Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/05/18 at 7:29 am

January 5th 1933 – Calvin Coolidge, American lawyer and politician, 30th President of the United States (1923–29) died suddenly from coronary thrombosis at "The Beeches,". A Republican lawyer from Vermont, Coolidge worked his way up the ladder of Massachusetts state politics, eventually becoming governor of that state. (b. 1872)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/05/18 at 8:10 am

January 5th 1921 – Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, Luxembourgish soldier and aristocrat, and reigned as Grand Duke of Luxembourg from 1964 until his abdication in 2000.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/05/18 at 8:13 am

January 5th 1976 – Mal Evans, road manager, assistant, and a friend of the Beatles, was killed by police, at his home in Los Angeles. Officers were called when his girlfriend phoned the police and told them that Evans was confused and had a gun. The police mistook the air rifle Evans was holding for a rifle and shot him dead. In the early 1960s, Evans was employed as a telephone engineer, and also worked part-time as a bouncer at the Cavern Club. The Beatles' manager, Brian Epstein, later hired Evans as the group's assistant road manager, in tandem with Neil Aspinall. Peter Brown (one of Epstein's staff) later wrote that Evans was "a kindly, but menacing-looking young man". Evans contributed to recordings, and appeared in some of the films the group made. After The Beatles stopped touring in 1966, Evans carried on assisting them until their break-up in 1970. From 1969, Evans also found work as a record producer (most notably with Badfinger's top 10 hit "No Matter What"). (b. 1935)

Subject: Re: Notable Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/05/18 at 9:12 am

January 5th 1922 – Ernest Shackleton, Anglo-Irish sailor and explorer, he suffered a fatal heart attack and died. He was a polar explorer who led three British expeditions to the Antarctic, and one of the principal figures of the period known as the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration. (b. 1874)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/05/18 at 10:13 am

January 5th 1945 – Roger Spottiswoode, Canadian-English director and producer, He turned to directing in the early 1980s and has since directed a number of notable films and television productions, including Under Fire (1983) and the 1997 James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies starring Pierce Brosnan.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/05/18 at 10:30 am

January 5th 1941 – Amy Johnson, pioneering English aviator and was the first female pilot to fly alone from Britain to Australia. Flying solo or with her husband, Jim Mollison, she set numerous long-distance records during the 1930s. She flew in the Second World War as a part of the Air Transport Auxiliary and died during a ferry flight, when out of fuel, she bailed out as her aircraft crashed into the Thames Estuary, and Johnson's body was never recovered. (b. 1903)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/05/18 at 11:44 am

January 5th 1928 – Walter Mondale, American Democratic Party politician who served as the 42nd Vice President of the United States (1977–81) under President Jimmy Carter, and as a United States Senator from Minnesota (1964–76). He was the Democratic Party's presidential nominee in the United States presidential election of 1984, but lost to Ronald Reagan in a landslide.

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/05/18 at 11:55 am

January 5th 1963 – Rogers Hornsby, American baseball infielder, manager, and coach who played 23 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), committed suicide by jumping. He played for the St. Louis Cardinals (1915–1926, 1933), New York Giants (1927), Boston Braves (1928), Chicago Cubs (1929–1932), and St. Louis Browns (1933–1937). Hornsby had 2,930 hits and 301 home runs in his career; his career .358 batting average is second only to Ty Cobb's average. He was named the National League (NL)'s Most Valuable Player (MVP) twice, and was a member of one World Series championship team. (b. 1896)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/05/18 at 12:46 pm

January 5th 1931 – Alfred Brendel, Austrian pianist, poet and author, known particularly for his performances of Mozart, Schubert, Schoenberg, and especially Beethoven.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Births anniversaries

Written By: nally on 01/05/18 at 12:47 pm


January 5th 1931 – Alfred Brendel, Austrian pianist, poet and author, known particularly for his performances of Mozart, Schubert, Schoenberg, and especially Beethoven.

Same DOB as actor Robert Duvall, whom I mentioned in the "Very old celebs still alive" thread.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/05/18 at 12:49 pm

January 5th 1965 – Vinnie Jones, British actor and former professional footballer who played as a midfielder from 1984 to 1999 notably for Wimbledon, Leeds United, Sheffield United and Chelsea. Since his retirement from football, he has capitalised on his tough man image and is now known as an actor for his fiery demeanour and physical presence, often being typecast into roles as violent criminals and thugs.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death anniversaries

Written By: nally on 01/05/18 at 12:51 pm

Twenty years ago today, on January 5th 1998, American musician-turned-politician Sonny Bono died in a skiing accident, a month shy of his 63rd birthday (born February 1935).

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/05/18 at 12:52 pm

January 5th 1954 – Rabbit Maranville, American professional baseball shortstop, second baseman and manager, died from a heart attack. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Boston Braves, Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago Cubs, Brooklyn Robins, and St. Louis Cardinals between 1912 and 1934. (b. 1891)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/05/18 at 1:21 pm

January 5th 1950 – Chris Stein, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer, co-founder and guitarist of the new wave band Blondie. He is also a producer and performer for the classic soundtrack of the hip hop film, Wild Style, and writer of the soundtrack for the film Union City.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/05/18 at 1:26 pm

January 5th 1970 – Max Born, German physicist and mathematician, died from an undisclosed illness. He was instrumental in the development of quantum mechanics. He also made contributions to solid-state physics and optics and supervised the work of a number of notable physicists in the 1920s and 1930s. Born won the 1954 Nobel Prize in Physics for his "fundamental research in Quantum Mechanics, especially in the statistical interpretation of the wave function". (b. 1882)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/05/18 at 3:10 pm

January 5th 1958 – Ron Kittle, American baseball player. A designated hitter in Major League Baseball. He was known for his home run hitting power, in particular line-drive rooftop home runs (7, an MLB record) at Comiskey Park, and was named the 1983 AL Rookie of the Year. From 1982 through 1991, Kittle played for the Chicago White Sox (1982–86, 1989, 1991), New York Yankees (1986–87), Cleveland Indians (1988) and Baltimore Orioles (1990). He batted and threw right-handed. Kittle was also a manager for the minor league Schaumburg Flyers.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/05/18 at 3:32 pm

January 5th 1979 – Billy Bletcher, American actor, voice actor and comedian, died from an undisclosed illness. He is mostly well known for his role for voicing Pete in the Mickey Mouse short films from 1932 to 1954. He appeared on-screen in films and later television from the 1910s to the 1970s, including appearances in several Our Gang and The Three Stooges comedies. (b. 1894)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/05/18 at 4:37 pm

January 5th 1974 – Iwan Thomas, Welsh sprinter who represented Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the Olympic Games in the 400 metres, and Wales at the Commonwealth Games. Thomas is a former European and Commonwealth Games champion.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/05/18 at 4:45 pm

January 5th 1985 – Robert L. Surtees, American cinematographer, died following a long illness. He won three Academy Awards for the films King Solomon's Mines, The Bad and the Beautiful and the 1959 version of Ben Hur. Surtees has worked at various studios, including Universal, UFA, Warner Brothers, and MGM alongside directors such as Robert Mulligan, Peter Bogdanovich, and Vincente Minnelli gaining him a reputation as one of the most versatile cinematographers to date. (b. 1906)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/06/18 at 3:35 am

January 6th 1955 – Rowan Atkinson, English actor, comedian, and screenwriter best known for his work on the sitcoms Blackadder and Mr. Bean.

Subject: Re: Presidential Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/06/18 at 3:41 am

January 6th 1919 – Theodore Roosevelt, American statesman, author, explorer, soldier, and naturalist, died in his sleep at Sagamore Hill after a blood clot had detached from a vein and travelled to his lungs. He served as the 26th President of the United States from 1901 to 1909. He also served as the 25th Vice President of the United States from March to September 1901 and as the 33rd Governor of New York from 1899 to 1900. As a leader of the Republican Party during this time, he became a driving force for the Progressive Era in the United States in the early 20th century. His face is depicted on Mount Rushmore, alongside those of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Abraham Lincoln. (b. 1858)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/06/18 at 6:27 am

January 6th 1960 – Nigella Lawson, English journalist, broadcaster, television personality, gourmet, and food writer. She is the daughter of Nigel Lawson, a former Chancellor of the Exchequer, and Vanessa (née Salmon) Lawson, whose family owned the J. Lyons and Co. food and catering business.

Subject: Re: Notable Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/06/18 at 6:41 am

January 6th 1884 – Gregor Mendel, Czech scientist, Augustinian friar and abbot of St. Thomas' Abbey in Brno, Margraviate of Moravia, died from chronic nephritis. He was born in a German-speaking family in the Silesian part of the Austrian Empire (today's Czech Republic) and gained posthumous recognition as the founder of the modern science of genetics. Though farmers had known for millennia that crossbreeding of animals and plants could favor certain desirable traits, Mendel's pea plant experiments conducted between 1856 and 1863 established many of the rules of heredity, now referred to as the laws of Mendelian inheritance. (b. 1822)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/06/18 at 7:14 am

January 6th 1967 – A. R. Rahman, Indian composer, singer-songwriter, music producer, musician and philanthropist. A. R. Rahman's works are noted for integrating Indian classical music with electronic music, world music and traditional orchestral arrangements. Among his awards are two Academy Awards, two Grammy Awards, a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe, four National Film Awards, fifteen Filmfare Awards and fifteen Filmfare Awards South.

Subject: Re: Notable Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/06/18 at 7:18 am

January 6th 1849 – Hartley Coleridge, English poet, biographer, essayist, and teacher, died from an unknown condition. He was the eldest son of the poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge. His sister Sara Coleridge was a poet and translator, and his brother Derwent Coleridge was a scholar and author. Hartley was named after the philosopher David Hartley. (b. 1796)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/06/18 at 8:37 am

January 6th 1945 – Barry John, Welsh rugby union fly-half who played, during the amateur era of the sport, in the 1960s, and early 1970s. John began his rugby career as a schoolboy playing for his local team Cefneithin RFC before switching to first-class west Wales team Llanelli RFC in 1964. It was while at Llanelli that John was first selected for the Wales national team, a shock selection as a replacement for David Watkins to face a touring Australian team.

Subject: Re: Notable Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/06/18 at 8:43 am

January 6th 1913 – Frederick Hitch, English soldier and taxi driver, died from an undisclosed illness. He was a recipient of the Victoria Cross for his actions at the Battle of Rorke's Drift, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. (b. 1856)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/06/18 at 9:46 am

January 6th 1934 – Sylvia Syms, English actress, best known for her roles in the films Woman in a Dressing Gown (1957), Ice Cold in Alex (1958), No Trees in the Street (1959), Victim (1961), The Tamarind Seed (1974) and The Queen (2006). She remains active in films, television and theatre.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/06/18 at 9:47 am

January 6th 1949 – Victor Fleming, American film director, cinematographer, and producer, dies after suffering a heart attack. His most popular films were The Wizard of Oz (1939), and Gone with the Wind (1939), for which he won an Academy Award for Best Director. Fleming has two films listed in the top 10 of the American Film Institute's 2007 AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies list. (b. 1883)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/06/18 at 10:40 am

January 6th 1951 – Kim Wilson, American blues singer and harmonica player. He is best known as the lead vocalist and frontman for the Fabulous Thunderbirds on two hit songs of the 1980s, "Tuff Enuff" and "Wrap It Up." Wilson wrote "Tuff Enuff," the group's only Top 40 hit.

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/06/18 at 10:46 am

January 6th 1954 – Rabbit Maranville, American baseball shortstop, second baseman and manager, died from a heart attack. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Boston Braves, Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago Cubs, Brooklyn Robins, and St. Louis Cardinals between 1912 and 1934. (b. 1891)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/06/18 at 11:22 am

January 6th 1935 – Nino Tempo, American musician, singer, and actor. Known best for his 1963 duet "Deep Purple" on Atco with his sister Carol (singing under the stage name April Stevens), which scored No.1 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song won the 1964 Grammy Award for Best Rock And Roll Recording, selling more than one million copies and earning a gold disc.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/06/18 at 11:24 am

January 6th 2012 – Bob Holness, English radio and television presenter and occasional actor. His family announced on January 6th 2012 that he had died earlier that day, in his sleep, aged 83. He is best remembered as the presenter of the British version of Blockbusters. In 1956 he became the second actor to portray James Bond in a radio production of Moonraker. (b. 1928)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/06/18 at 12:14 pm

January 6th 1943 – Terry Venables, English former football player and manager. During the 1960s and 70s, he played for various clubs including Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur and Queens Park Rangers, and gained two caps for England. He was the national team manager of England from 1994 to 1996 (leading the team to the semi-finals of the 1996 European Championships), and of Australia from 1997 to 1998.

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/06/18 at 12:17 pm

January 6th 1934 – Herbert Chapman, English association football player and manager, died from pneumonia. Though he had an undistinguished playing career, he went on to become one of the most successful and influential managers in early 20th-century English football. (b. 1878)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/06/18 at 1:13 pm

January 6th 1951 – Don Gullett, American Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Cincinnati Reds and New York Yankees from 1970 to 1978. He also served as pitching coach for the Cincinnati Reds from 1993 to 2005.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/06/18 at 1:34 pm

January 6th 1990 – Ian Charleson, Scottish stage and film actor, dies from AIDS-related causes at the age of 40. He is best known internationally for his starring role as Olympic athlete and missionary Eric Liddell, in the Oscar-winning 1981 film Chariots of Fire. He is also well known for his portrayal of Rev. Charlie Andrews in the 1982 Oscar-winning film Gandhi. (b. 1949)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/06/18 at 2:48 pm

January 6th 1956 – Clive Woodward, English former rugby union player and coach. He was coach of the England team from 1997 to 2004, managing them to victory in the 2003 Rugby World Cup. He also coached the 2005 British and Irish Lions tour to New Zealand, losing the test series 3-0 .

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/06/18 at 2:51 pm

January 6th 1993 – Dizzy Gillespie, American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, composer, and singer, died of pancreatic cancer, aged 75. Gillespie was a trumpet virtuoso and improviser, building on the virtuoso style of Roy Eldridge but adding layers of harmonic complexity previously unheard in jazz. His beret and horn-rimmed spectacles, his scat singing, his bent horn, pouched cheeks andhis light-hearted personality were essential in popularizing bebop. (b. 1917)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/06/18 at 3:19 pm

January 6th 1960 – Paul Azinger, American professional golfer and TV golf analyst. He spent almost 300 weeks in the top-10 of the Official World Golf Ranking between 1988 and 1994. He was a twelve-time winner on the PGA Tour, including one major, the 1993 PGA Championship.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/06/18 at 3:21 pm

January 6th 1980, Georgeanna Gordon, singer with Motown girl group The Marvelettes died aged 46. (1961 US No.1 single 'Please Mr Postman').

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/06/18 at 3:51 pm

January 6th 1957 – Nancy Lopez, American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1977 and won 48 LPGA Tour events, including three major championships.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/06/18 at 3:54 pm

January 6th 2000 – Don Martin, American cartoonist, dies from cancer aged 68. His best-known work was published in Mad from 1956 to 1988. His popularity and prominence were such that the magazine promoted Martin as "Mad's Maddest Artist”. (b. 1931)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/06/18 at 4:25 pm

January 6th 1960 – Paul Azinger, American professional golfer and TV golf analyst. He spent almost 300 weeks in the top-10 of the Official World Golf Ranking between 1988 and 1994. He was a twelve-time winner on the PGA Tour, including one major, the 1993 PGA Championship.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/06/18 at 4:35 pm

January 6th 1993 – Rudolf Nureyev, Soviet ballet dancer and choreographer, dies from cardiac complications at age 54. He was director of the Paris Opera Ballet from 1983 to 1989 and its chief choreographer until October 1992. (b. 1938)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/06/18 at 5:05 pm

January 6th 1966 – Sharon Cuneta, Filipino singer, actress, TV host and a reality show judge. She has starred in 53 films, 10 television shows, recorded 40 albums and worked as a celebrity endorser for many products. On November 22, 2011, Cuneta moved to TV5 with a PHP 1 billion (US$21 million) contract with the network. She parted ways with ABS-CBN, her home network of 28 years. Her daily afternoon talk show Sharon: Kasama Mo, Kapatid Ko premiered in 2012.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/06/18 at 5:07 pm

January 6th 2006 – Lou Rawls, American recording artist, actor, voice actor, songwriter, and record producer, died from lung cancer. He is best known for his singing ability; Frank Sinatra once said that Rawls had "the classiest singing and silkiest chops in the singing game". Rawls released more than 60 albums, sold more than 40 million records, and had numerous charting singles, most notably his song "You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine". He worked as a television, motion picture, and voice actor. He was also a three-time Grammy-winner, all for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance. (b. 1933)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/06/18 at 5:33 pm

January 6th 1982 – Eddie Redmayne, English actor. His film breakthrough came with the roles of Colin Clark in the biographical drama My Week with Marilyn (2011) and Marius Pontmercy in Tom Hooper's musical Les Misérables (2012). In 2014, Redmayne portrayed English physicist Stephen Hawking in The Theory of Everything, winning an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award and a BAFTA Award for Best Actor. The following year, he played Lili Elbe, one of the first known recipients of sex reassignment surgery, in Hooper's The Danish Girl, which saw him nominated for Best Actor in the three aforementioned awards. In 2016, he starred as Newt Scamander in the fantasy film Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: c_keenan2001@hotmail.com on 01/08/18 at 11:09 pm

January 9, 1978

AJ McLean of the Backstreet Boys  is born in West Palm Beach, Florida

January 9, 1956

Kenny MacLean of Platinum Blonde fame was born in Glasgow, Scotland and would have turned 62. (d:2008)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/09/18 at 3:57 am

January 9th 1941 – Roy Head, American singer, best known for his hit "Treat Her Right”

Subject: Re: Notable Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/09/18 at 3:58 am

January 9th 1324 – Marco Polo, Venetian merchant traveller died this day. His travels are recorded in Livres des merveilles du monde (Book of the Marvels of the World, also known as The Travels of Marco Polo, c. 1300), a book that described to Europeans the wealth and great size of China, its capital Peking, and other Asian cities and countries. (b. 1254)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/09/18 at 5:40 am

January 9th 1944 – Jimmy Page, English musician, songwriter, and record producer who achieved international success as the guitarist and founder of the rock band Led Zeppelin.

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/09/18 at 6:02 am

January 9th 1873 – Napoleon III, French politician, died from an undisclosed illness. He was nephew and heir of Napoleon I. He was the first Head of State of France to hold the title of President, the first elected by a direct popular vote, and the youngest until the election of Emmanuel Macron in 2017. Barred by the Constitution and Parliament from running for a second term, he organized a coup d'état in 1851 and then took the throne as Napoleon III on 2 December 1852, the forty-eighth anniversary of his uncle's coronation. He remains the longest-serving French head of state since the French Revolution. His downfall was brought about by the Franco-Prussian war in which France was quickly and decisively defeated by the North German Confederation, led by Prussia. (b. 1808)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/09/18 at 8:56 am

January 9th 1982 – Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, is the wife of Prince William, Duke of Cambridge. Following his father Charles, Prince of Wales, William is second in line to succeed his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, as monarch of the United Kingdom and 15 other Commonwealth realms, making her a possible future queen.

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/09/18 at 8:57 am

January 9th 2014 – Luis García, Venezuelan professional baseball player and manager, at the age of 84, after suffering a cerebrovascular disease. Listed at 5' 11" (1.80 m), 189 lb (86 kg), he batted and threw right handed. García played in the Chicago White Sox, Cincinnati Reds, St. Louis Browns and Washington Senators Minor League systems, but never appeared in a major league game for either club. His career was largely associated with the Navegantes del Magallanes club of the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League, but he also had a distinguished career in the Mexican League in a span of ten seasons. (b. 1929)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/09/18 at 11:48 am

January 9th 1928 – Judith Krantz, Jewish-American novelist who writes in the romance genre. Her works include Scruples, Princess Daisy, and Till We Meet Again.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/09/18 at 12:14 pm

January 9th 1995 – Peter Cook, English actor, satirist, writer and comedian dies at the age of 57. Cook is widely regarded as the leading light of the British satire boom of the 1960s. He was closely associated with the anti-establishment comedy that emerged in the UK and the US in the late 1950s. (b. 1937)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/09/18 at 1:42 pm

January 9th 1933 – Wilbur Smith, South African novelist specialising in historical fiction about the international involvement in Southern Africa across four centuries, seen from the viewpoints of both black and white families.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/09/18 at 1:56 pm

January 9th 1936 – John Gilbert, American actor, screenwriter and director, suffered a second heart attack at his Bel Air home, which was fatal. He rose to fame during the silent film era and became a popular leading man known as "The Great Lover". At the height of his career, Gilbert rivaled Rudolph Valentino, another silent film era leading man, as a box office draw. (b. 1899)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/09/18 at 2:13 pm

January 9th 1941 – Joan Baez, American folk singer, songwriter, musician, and activist whose contemporary folk music often includes songs of protest or social justice. She began her recording career in 1960 and achieved immediate success.

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/09/18 at 2:19 pm

January 9th 1971 – Elmer Flick, American professional baseball outfielder, died of congestive heart failure. She played in Major League Baseball from 1898 to 1910 for the Philadelphia Phillies, Philadelphia Athletics, and Cleveland Bronchos/Naps. In 1,483 career games Flick recorded a .313 batting average while accumulating 164 triples, 1,752 hits, 330 stolen bases, and 756 runs batted in. (b. 1876)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/09/18 at 2:32 pm

January 9th 1943 – Scott Walker, American-born British singer-songwriter, composer and record producer. First coming to fame in the mid-1960s as frontman of the successful pop music trio The Walker Brothers, Walker began a solo career with 1967's Scott, moving toward an increasingly challenging baroque pop style.

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/09/18 at 2:56 pm

January 9th 1923 – Katherine Mansfield, New Zealand modernist short story writer, died from extrapulmonary tuberculosis. She was born and brought up in colonial New Zealand and wrote under the pen name of Katherine Mansfield. At 19, Mansfield left New Zealand and settled in the United Kingdom, where she became a friend of writers such as D.H. Lawrence and Virginia Woolf. (b. 1888)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/09/18 at 3:52 pm

January 9th 1951 – Crystal Gayle, American country music singer. Best known for her 1977 country-pop crossover hit song, "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue", she had 20 number-one country hits during the 1970s and 1980s.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/09/18 at 3:55 pm

January 9th 2009 – Dave Dee, English singer-songwriter, musician, A&R manager, fundraiser and businessman, died from prostrate cancer. He was the frontman for the 1960s pop band Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich. (d. 1941)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/09/18 at 4:23 pm

January 9th 1955 – J.K. Simmons, American actor and voice actor. In television, he is known for playing Dr. Emil Skoda on the NBC series Law & Order, and his performance in Whiplash (2014) received widespread critical acclaim and earned him more than thirty accolades, including the Academy Award, the Golden Globe Award, and the BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/09/18 at 4:30 pm

January 9th 1975 – Pyotr Novikov, Russian mathematician and theorist, dies. Known for his work on combinatorial problems in group theory: the word problem for groups, and Burnside's problem. For proving the undecidability of the word problem in groups he was awarded the Lenin Prize in 1957. (b. 1901)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/09/18 at 4:54 pm

January 9th 1956 – Imelda Staunton, English stage and screen actress. After training at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, Staunton began her career in repertory theatre in the 1970s before appearing in seasons at various theatres in the UK.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/09/18 at 5:01 pm

January 9th 1939 – Johann Strauss III, Austrian composer, died from an undisclosed illness. He was the father was Eduard Strauss, whose uncles were Johann Strauss II and Josef Strauss, and whose grandfather was Johann Strauss I. He was unofficially entrusted with the task of upholding his family's tradition after the dissolution of the Strauss Orchestra by his father in 1901. His talents were not fully realised during his lifetime as musical tastes had changed in the Silver Age with more popular composers such as Franz Lehár and Oscar Straus dominating the Viennese musical scene with their operettas, although his uncle, Johann Strauss II, supervised his development as a musician, a fact disputed by Eduard Strauss. (b. 1866)

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Written By: LyricBoy on 01/09/18 at 8:12 pm

January 9, 1982 - Comedic actor and 70's gay icon Paul Lynde.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/09/18 at 11:30 pm

January 9th 1950 – David Johansen, American singer, songwriter and actor. He is best known as a member of the seminal protopunk band the New York Dolls. He is also known for his work under the pseudonym Buster Poindexter.

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Written By: nally on 01/09/18 at 11:32 pm


January 9th 1950 – David Johansen, American singer, songwriter and actor. He is best known as a member of the seminal protopunk band the New York Dolls. He is also known for his work under the pseudonym Buster Poindexter.

Under that alias, he recorded the party-themed song "Hot Hot Hot" which became a minor hit in 1987.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/09/18 at 11:34 pm


Under that alias, he recorded the party-themed song "Hot Hot Hot" which became a minor hit in 1987.
Oh it was him?

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/09/18 at 11:35 pm

January 9th 1992 – Bill Naughton, Irish-born British playwright and author dies at the age of 81. Best known for his play Alfie. (b. 1910)

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Written By: nally on 01/09/18 at 11:37 pm


Oh it was him?

Indeed it was: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYITD8TMvcM

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/09/18 at 11:57 pm

January 9th 1980 – Sergio García, Spanish professional golfer who plays on both the PGA Tour and the European Tour. García has won 30 international tournaments as a professional, most notably the 2008 Players Championship and the 2017 Masters Tournament.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/10/18 at 2:22 am

January 10th 1945 – Rod Stewart, English singer-songwriter, is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, having sold over 100 million records worldwide. He has had six consecutive number one albums in the UK and his tally of 62 UK hit singles includes 31 that reached the top ten, six of which gained the #1 position.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/10/18 at 4:59 am

January 10th 1971 – Coco Chanel, French fashion designer and businesswoman, died from an undisclosed illness. She was the founder and namesake of the Chanel brand. Along with Paul Poiret, Chanel was credited in the post-World War I era with liberating women from the constraints of the "corseted silhouette" and popularizing a sporty, casual chic as the feminine standard of style. A prolific fashion creator, Chanel extended her influence beyond couture clothing, realising her design aesthetic in jewellery, handbags, and fragrance. Her signature scent, Chanel No. 5, has become an iconic product. She is the only fashion designer listed on TIME magazine's list of the 100 most influential people of the 20th century. Chanel designed her iconic interlocked-CC monograph, meaning Coco Chanel, using it since the 1920s. (b. 1883)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/10/18 at 5:05 am

January 10th 2016 – David Bowie, English singer, songwriter and actor, died from liver cancer two days after his 69th birthday and the release of the album Blackstar, Bowie died from liver cancer in his New York City apartment. He was a figure in popular music for over five decades, becoming acclaimed by critics and other musicians for his innovative work. His career was marked by reinvention and visual presentation, his music and stagecraft significantly influencing popular music. During his lifetime, his record sales, estimated at 140 million worldwide, made him one of the world's best-selling music artists. In the UK, he was awarded nine platinum album certifications, eleven gold and eight silver, releasing eleven number-one albums. (b. 1947)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/10/18 at 8:08 am

January 10th 1953 – Pat Benatar, American singer, actress, songwriter, and four time Grammy Award winner. Benatar had two RIAA-certified multi-platinum albums, five RIAA-certified platinum albums, three RIAA-certified gold albums, 17 Billboard charting hits, 15 of them being Top 40 singles, including the Top 10 hits "Hit Me with Your Best Shot", "Love Is a Battlefield", "We Belong", and "Invincible".

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/10/18 at 11:01 am

January 10th 1917 - Buffalo Bill, born William Frederick Cody, American scout, bison hunter, and showman died, from an unknown condtion. He was born in Le Claire, Iowa Territory (now the U.S. state of Iowa), but he lived for several years in his father's hometown in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, before the family returned to the Midwest and settled in the Kansas Territory. (b. 1846)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/10/18 at 11:57 am

January 10th 1929 – Tony Soper, English ornithologist and author, co-founded the BBC's Natural History Unit as its first film producer.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/12/18 at 10:41 am

January 12th 2003 – Maurice Gibb, British singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer died unexpectedly from complications of a twisted intestine. He achieved fame as a member of the British pop group the Bee Gees. Although his brothers Barry and Robin Gibb were the group's main lead singers, most of their albums included at least one or two compositions by Maurice, including "Lay It on Me", "Country Woman" and "On Time". The Bee Gees were one of the most successful rock-pop groups ever. Gibb's role in the group focused on melody and arrangements, providing backing vocal harmony and playing a variety of instruments. (b. 1949)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/13/18 at 2:20 am

January 13th 1927 – Sydney Brenner, South African biologist and a 2002 Nobel prize in Physiology or Medicine laureate, shared with Bob Horvitz and John Sulston. Brenner made significant contributions to work on the genetic code, and other areas of molecular biology while working in the Medical Research Council (MRC) Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Cambridge, England.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/13/18 at 4:09 am

January 13th 1864 – Stephen Foster, known as "the father of American music", while suffering from a fever and feeling weakened, he fell in his hotel in the Bowery, cutting his neck. His writing partner George Cooper found him still alive, naked, lying in a pool of blood. He was an American songwriter primarily known for his parlor and minstrel music. Foster wrote over 200 songs; among his best-known are "Oh! Susanna", "Hard Times Come Again No More", "Camptown Races", "Old Folks at Home" ("Swanee River"), "My Old Kentucky Home", "Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair", "Old Black Joe", and "Beautiful Dreamer". (b. 1826)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/13/18 at 6:17 am

January 13th 1930 – Frances Sternhagen, American actress. Sternhagen has appeared On- and Off-Broadway, in movies, and on TV since the 1950s.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/16/18 at 12:36 am

January 16th 1948 – John Carpenter, American film director, screenwriter, producer, musician, editor and composer. Although Carpenter has worked in numerous film genres, he is most commonly associated with horror, action and science fiction films from the 1970s and 1980s.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/16/18 at 1:10 am

January 16th 1985, David Bowie's schizophrenic half-brother Terry Burnes killed himself aged 47 after laying down on the railway lines at Coulsdon South station, London. He was killed instantly by a passing train. This incident was to be immortalized in the line ‘a crack in the sky and a hand pointing down at me’ in Bowie’s song ‘Oh, You Pretty Things’.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/16/18 at 4:35 am

January 16th 1944 – Jim Stafford, American comedian, musician, and singer-songwriter. While prominent in the 1970s for his records "Spiders & Snakes", "Swamp Witch", "Under The Scotsman's Kilt", "My Girl Bill", and "Wildwood Weed", Stafford has headlined at his own theater in Branson, Missouri, since 1990.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/16/18 at 4:39 am

January 16th 1891 – Léo Delibes, French composer of the Romantic era (1815–1910) died little more than a month before his 55th birthday. Who specialised in ballets, operas, and other works for the stage. His most notable works include the ballets Coppélia (1870) and Sylvia (1876), as well as the operas Le roi l'a dit (1873) and Lakmé (1883). (b. 1836)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/16/18 at 6:44 am

January 16th 1928 – William Kennedy, American writer and journalist. Many of his novels feature the interactions of members of the fictional Irish-American Phelan family and make use of incidents of Albany's history and the supernatural. Kennedy's works include The Ink Truck (1969), Legs (1975), Billy Phelan's Greatest Game (1978), Ironweed (1983, winner of the 1984 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction; movie, 1987), and Roscoe (2002).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/16/18 at 7:04 am

January 16th 1809 – John Moore, Scottish general and politician was fatally wounded at the Battle of Corunna. He is best known for his military training reforms and for his death at the Battle of Corunna, in which he defeated. (b. 1761)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/16/18 at 7:30 am

January 16th 1934 – Marilyn Horne, American mezzo-soprano opera singer. She specialized in roles requiring a large sound, beauty of tone, excellent breath support, and the ability to execute difficult coloratura passages. She is a recipient of the National Medal of Arts (1992) and the Kennedy Center Honors (1995). She has won four Grammy Awards.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/16/18 at 7:36 am

January 16th 1936 – Albert Fish, American serial killer, was executed by electric chair for kidnapping and murder of Grace Budd. He was also known as the Gray Man, the Werewolf of Wysteria, the Brooklyn Vampire, the Moon Maniac, and The Boogey Man. A child rapist and cannibal, he boasted that he "had children in every state", and at one time stated the number was about 100. However, it is not known whether he was referring to rapes or cannibalization, nor is it known if the statement was truthful. He was a suspect in at least five murders during his lifetime. Fish confessed to three murders that police were able to trace to a known homicide, and he confessed to stabbing at least two other people. (b. 1870)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/16/18 at 9:49 am

January 16th 1962 – Maxine Jones, American singer–songwriter, and actress. Jones is best known as a founding member of the R&B/Pop vocal group En Vogue, one of the world's best-selling girl groups of all time. In 2001, Jones departed from the group only to rejoin in 2003.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/16/18 at 9:51 am

January 16th 1942 – Carole Lombard, American film actress was killed in a plane crash. She was particularly noted for her energetic, often off-beat roles in the screwball comedies of the 1930s. She was the highest-paid star in Hollywood in the late 1930s. She married "the King of Hollywood," Clark Gable, and the pair was treated in the media as a celebrity supercouple. Keen to win an Oscar, at the end of the decade, Lombard began to move towards more serious roles. Unsuccessful in this aim, she returned to comedy in Alfred Hitchcock's Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1941) and Ernst Lubitsch's To Be or Not to Be (1942) — her final film role. (b. 1908)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/16/18 at 12:43 pm

January 16th 1941 – Christine Truman, English tennis player and sportscaster, tennis player. She was active from the mid-1950s to the mid-1970s. She won a singles Grand Slam title at the French Championships in 1959 and was a finalist at Wimbledon and the U.S. Championships. She helped Great Britain win the Wightman Cup in 1958, 1960 and 1968.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/16/18 at 1:00 pm

January 16th 1957 – Arturo Toscanini, Italian conductor dies at the age of 89 at his home in the Riverdale section of the Bronx in New York City. He was one of the most acclaimed musicians of the late 19th and of the 20th century, renowned for his intensity, his perfectionism, his ear for orchestral detail and sonority, and his eidetic memory. Toscanini was set to return to Europe aboard the doomed RMS Lusitania at the end of his season with New York’s Metropolitan Opera in May 1915. Instead, he cut his concert schedule short and left a week early, apparently aboard the Italian liner Duca degli Abruzzi. On November 5, 1938, he conducted the world premieres of two orchestral works by Samuel Barber, Adagio for Strings and Essay for Orchestra. The performance received significant critical acclaim. (b. 1867)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/16/18 at 2:06 pm

January 16th 1943 – Ronnie Milsap, American country music singer and pianist. He was one of country music's most popular and influential performers of the 1970s and 1980s. He became country music's first successful blind singer, and one of the most successful and versatile country "crossover" singers of his time, appealing to both country and pop music markets with hit songs that incorporated pop, R&B, and rock and roll elements.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/16/18 at 2:11 pm

December 20th 1967 – Robert J. Van de Graaff, American engineer, physicist, died from an undisclosed illness. He is for noted for his design and construction of high-voltage Van de Graaff generators. He taught at Princeton University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology. (b. 1901)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/16/18 at 2:23 pm

January 16th 1950 – Debbie Allen, American actress, dancer, choreographer, television director, television producer, and a member of the President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities. She is perhaps best known for her work on the 1982 musical-drama television series Fame, where she portrayed dance teacher Lydia Grant, and served as the series' principal choreographer.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/16/18 at 3:24 pm

January 16th 1959 – Sade, Nigerian-English singer-songwriter and producer. "Your Love Is King" was released as the album's lead single on 25 February 1984 and was a success in European territories charting at number-seven in Ireland and number-six on the UK Singles Chart. The song was less successful in the US where it peaked at number 54 on the US Billboard Hot 100. The third single "Smooth Operator" became the most successful song in the US from the album Diamond Life, which was first released on 15 September 1984.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/16/18 at 4:15 pm

January 16th 1971 – Jonathan Mangum, American actor and comedian. He was a cast member of the variety show The Wayne Brady Show and is the announcer for the game show Let's Make a Deal.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/18/18 at 12:37 am

January 18th 1955 – Kevin Costner, American actor, director, producer, and musician. His accolades include two Academy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, and one Emmy Award. Costner has played Eliot Ness in The Untouchables, Crash Davis in Bull Durham, Ray Kinsella in Field of Dreams, Lt. John J. Dunbar in Dances with Wolves, Jim Garrison in JFK, Robin Hood in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, Frank Farmer in The Bodyguard, Roy McAvoy in Tin Cup, Jonathan Kent in the DC Extended Universe, and the Mariner in Waterworld. He directed, produced, and starred in The Postman.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/18/18 at 1:30 am

January 18th 1944 – Paul Keating, Australian economist and politician, 24th Prime Minister of Australia and the Leader of the Labor Party from 1991 to 1996. Keating represented the division of Blaxland in the Australian House of Representatives and served as Minister for Northern Australia in the Whitlam government and as Treasurer of Australia and the 7th Deputy Prime Minister of Australia in the government of Bob Hawke.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/18/18 at 1:31 am

January 18th 1862 – John Tyler, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, died after most likely due to a stroke. He was the tenth President of the United States (1841–45). He was also, briefly, the tenth Vice President (1841), elected to that office on the 1840 Whig ticket with William Henry Harrison. Tyler became president after Harrison's death in April 1841, only a month after the start of the new administration. (b. 1790)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/18/18 at 3:39 am

January 18th 1941 – Bobby Goldsboro, American pop and country singer-songwriter. He had a string of pop and country hits in the 1960s and 1970s, including his signature No. 1 hit "Honey", which sold over one million copies in the United States.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/18/18 at 6:17 am

January 18th 1933 – John Boorman, English filmmaker who is best known for his feature films such as Point Blank, Hell in the Pacific, Deliverance, Zardoz, Excalibur, The Emerald Forest, Hope and Glory, The General, The Tailor of Panama, and Queen and Country. He has directed a total of 22 films and has received five Academy Award nominations.
January 18th 1933 – David Bellamy, English author, broadcaster, environmental campaigner and botanist. During the early 1980s he was a popular presenter of television programmes, including Bellamy's Backyard Safari.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/18/18 at 6:29 am

January 18th 1952 – Curly Howard, American comedian and vaudevillian actor, died from a series of strokes. He was best known as a member of the American farce comedy team the Three Stooges, which also featured his older brothers Moe and Shemp Howard and actor Larry Fine. Curly was generally considered the most popular and recognizable of the Stooges. He was well known for his high-pitched voice and vocal expressions ("nyuk-nyuk-nyuk!", "woob-woob-woob!", "soitenly!" (certainly), and barking like a dog) as well as his physical comedy (e.g., falling on ground and pivoting on his shoulder as he "walked" in circular motion), improvisations, and athleticism. An untrained actor, Curly borrowed (and significantly exaggerated) the "woob woob" from "nervous" and soft-spoken comedian Hugh Herbert. Curly's unique version of "woob-woob-woob" was firmly established by the time of the Stooges' second Columbia film, Punch Drunks (1934). Curly was forced to leave the Three Stooges act in 1946 when a massive stroke ended his showbusiness career. (b. 1903)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/18/18 at 7:45 am

January 18th 1934 – Raymond Briggs, English illustrator, cartoonist, graphic novelist and author who has achieved critical and popular success among adults and children. He is best known in Britain for his story The Snowman, a book without words whose cartoon adaptation is televised and whose musical adaptation is staged every Christmas.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/18/18 at 8:04 am

January 18th 1990 – Melanie Appleby, Eniglish singer, died of pneumonia following treatment for metastatic paraganglioma at the age of 23. She was one half of the 1980s English duo Mel and Kim. Appleby was born to a Jamaican father and a white British mother. She initially worked as a glamour model (she did a photo shoot for Mayfair in 1987) and then joined her sister Kim Appleby to form Mel and Kim, enjoying considerable chart success during the mid and late 1980s. (b. 1966)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/18/18 at 9:15 am

January 18th 1936 – David Howell, Baron Howell of Guildford, British Conservative politician, journalist, and economic consultant. Having been successively Secretary of State for Energy and then for Transport under Margaret Thatcher, Howell has more recently been a Minister of State in the Foreign Office from the election in 2010 until the reshuffle of 2012.
January 18th 1937 – John Hume, Irish former politician from Derry, Northern Ireland. He was a founding member of the Social Democratic and Labour Party, and was co-recipient of the 1998 Nobel Peace Prize, with David Trimble.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/18/18 at 9:28 am

January 18th 1954 – Sydney Greenstreet, British actor, died from diabetes and Bright's disease. He did not work in films until the age of 62, but enjoyed a run of notable hits in a Hollywood career lasting just eight years. He is best remembered for his Warner Bros. films with Humphrey Bogart and Peter Lorre, which include The Maltese Falcon (1941), Casablanca (1942), and Passage to Marseille (1944). He became a naturalized United States citizen in 1925. He portrayed Nero Wolfe on radio from 1950 to 1951. (d. 1879)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/18/18 at 10:24 am

January 18th 1943 – Dave Greenslade, English composer and keyboard player. He has played 20 years with Colosseum and in his own eponymous band, Greenslade, and others including If and Chris Farlowe's Thunderbirds.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/18/18 at 10:41 am

January 18th 2009 – Tony Hart, English artist and children's television presenter died peacefully after previous strokes that had robbed him of the use of his hands and left him unable to draw. He started off as an officer in a Gurkha regiment but became famous for being a children's presenter and artist on television shows such as Vision On, Playbox, Take Hart and Hartbeat, often accompanied by Morph. He also created the Blue Peter ship logo. (b. 1925)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/18/18 at 12:02 pm

January 18th 1943 – Paul Freeman, English actor. He is best known for his roles as rival archaeologist René Belloq in Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), evil wine baron Gustav Reibmann on season 4 of Falcon Crest (1984–85), supervillain Ivan Ooze in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie (1995) and Reverend Shooter in Hot Fuzz (2007).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/18/18 at 1:26 pm

January 18th 1954 – Tom Bailey, English singer, songwriter, composer, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer. Bailey came to prominence in the early 1980s as the lead vocalist for the new wave band Thompson Twins, which released five singles that entered the top ten charts in the United Kingdom during the 1980s, including Love On Your Side, We Are Detective, Hold Me Now, Doctor! Doctor!, and You Take Me Up.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/18/18 at 1:28 pm

January 18th 1997, Songwriter and producer Keith Diamond died of a heart attack. He wrote, 'Caribbean Queen' and 'Suddenly' for Billy Ocean, and also wrote hits for Donna Summer, James Ingram, Mick Jagger, Sheena Easton and Michael Bolton.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/18/18 at 2:30 pm

January 18th 1960 – Mark Rylance, English actor, theatre director and playwright. He was the first artistic director of Shakespeare's Globe in London, from 1995 to 2005. His film appearances include Prospero's Books (1991), Angels and Insects (1995), Institute Benjamenta (1996), and Intimacy (2001). Rylance won the Academy Award and the BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Rudolf Abel in Bridge of Spies (2015).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/18/18 at 2:50 pm

January 18th 2016 – Glenn Frey, American singer, songwriter and actor, died from complications of rheumatoid arthritis, acute ulcerative colitis, and pneumonia, while recovering from gastrointestinal tract surgery. Best known as a founding member of the rock band Eagles. Frey was the lead singer and frontman for the Eagles, roles he came to share with fellow member Don Henley, with whom he wrote most of the Eagles' material. Frey played guitar and keyboards as well as singing lead vocals on songs such as "Take It Easy", "Peaceful Easy Feeling", "Tequila Sunrise", "Already Gone", "Lyin' Eyes", "New Kid in Town", and "Heartache Tonight". After the breakup of the Eagles in 1980, Frey embarked on a successful solo career. He released his debut album, No Fun Aloud, in 1982 and went on to record Top 40 hits "The One You Love", "Smuggler's Blues", "Sexy Girl", "The Heat Is On", "You Belong to the City", "True Love", "Soul Searchin'" and "Livin' Right". As a member of the Eagles, Frey won six Grammy Awards, and five American Music Awards. (b. 1948)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/18/18 at 3:44 pm

January 18th 1947 – Sachio Kinugasa, Japanese baseball player with Hiroshima Carp. He is nicknamed Tetsujin, meaning "Iron Man". He played in a then world-record 2,215 consecutive games, passing Lou Gehrig's mark in 1987. (This record was later broken by Cal Ripken, Jr. in 1996.)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/18/18 at 3:52 pm

January 18th 2010 – Kate McGarrigle, Canadian folk music singer-songwriter died of clear-cell sarcoma. She wrote and performed as a duo with her sister Anna McGarrigle. She is the mother of singers Rufus Wainwright and Martha Wainwright from her marriage to American singer-songwriter Loudon Wainwright III, which ended in divorce. (b. 1946)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/18/18 at 4:28 pm

January 18th 1956 – Paul Deighton, Baron Deighton, British Conservative politician who served as Commercial Secretary to HM Treasury from January 2013 to May 2015. Deighton is a former investment banker who previously served as Chief Executive of the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG), the organisation responsible for planning the 2012 Summer Olympics and Paralympics.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/18/18 at 4:37 pm

January 18th 2008 – Lois Nettleton, American actress died from lung cancer. Her professional acting career began in 1949. She understudied Barbara Bel Geddes in the original Broadway production of Tennessee Williams' Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and first appeared on television in a 1954 episode of Captain Video. In her later years, she did several voice roles for Disney, such as Disney's House of Mouse and Mickey's House of Villains (as Maleficent), and Herc's Adventures. (b. 1927)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/18/18 at 10:13 pm

January 18th 1961 – Peter Beardsley, English former footballer who played as a forward or midfielder between 1979 and 1999. In 1987, he set a record transfer fee in the English game and represented his country 59 times between 1986 and 1996, once as captain, taking part in two FIFA World Cups (1986 and 1990) and UEFA Euro 1988.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/18/18 at 10:22 pm

January 18th 2014 – Sarah Marshall, English actress died after a lengthy battle with cancer. She was nominated for the Tony Award in 1960 for her role in George Axelrod's play Goodbye, Charlie. She also had a starring role in Alfred Hitchcock Presents as "Poopsie" in "The Baby Blue Expression." Throughout the 1960s, she appeared in a variety of other television series, including The Twilight Zone (episode "Little Girl Lost" (1962) in which she played Ruth, the Mother of Tina), F Troop, Perry Mason, Get Smart and Star Trek. She guest-starred in three episodes of NBC's Daniel Boone: "Cry of Gold" (1965), "Take the Southbound Stage" (1967) and "Hero's Welcome" (1968). (b. 1933)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/18/18 at 11:01 pm

January 18th 1964 – Jane Horrocks, English stage, film and television actress, voice artist, musician and singer, who played the roles of Bubble and Katy Grin in the BBC sitcom Absolutely Fabulous (1992–2012). She was nominated for the 1993 Olivier Award for Best Actress for the title role in The Rise and Fall of Little Voice, and received Golden Globe and BAFTA Award nominations when she reprised the role in the 1998 film Little Voice. Her other film roles include The Witches (1990), Life Is Sweet (1990), Corpse Bride (2005) and Sunshine on Leith (2013).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/18/18 at 11:09 pm

January 18th 1980 – Cecil Beaton dies after his health faded from a stroke. An English fashion, portrait and war photographer, diarist, painter, interior designer and an Academy Award–winning stage and costume designer for films and the theatre. (b. 1904)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/18 at 2:26 am

January 19th 1946 – Dolly Parton, American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, actress, author, businesswoman, and philanthropist, known primarily for her work in country music. After achieving success as a songwriter for others, Dolly Parton made her album debut in 1967, with her album Hello, I'm Dolly. With steady success during the remainder of the 1960s (both as a solo artist and with a series of duet albums with Porter Wagoner), her sales and chart peak came during the 1970s and continuing into the 1980s; Parton's subsequent albums in the later part of the 1990s were lower in sales. However, in the new millennium, Parton achieved commercial success again and has released albums on independent labels since 2000, including albums on her own label, Dolly Records.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/18 at 3:00 am

January 19th 1990 – Alberto Semprini, English pianist, composer and conductor, died from an undisclosed illness. Known for his appearances on the BBC, mainly on radio. (b. 1908)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/18 at 5:47 am

January 19th 1955 – Tony Mansfield, English singer-songwriter and producer. He became best known as the main songwriter/producer for New Musik, a synthpop band that performed from 1979 to 1982. Following their debut hit single "Straight Lines" in 1979, the band had three further UK Top 40 hits in 1980 ("This World of Water", "Sanctuary" and Living By Numbers"), and released three albums: From A To B (1980), Anywhere (1981) and Warp (1982). The group also released a compilation album for the United States in 1981 known as Sanctuary which consisted of tracks from the first two albums. After the demise of GTO Records, New Musik disbanded.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/18 at 5:55 am

January 19th 2016 – Sheila Sim, English film and theatre actress, she had been previously diagnosed with senile dementia and dies at the actor's north London retirement home Denville Hall, for which she and her husband had helped raise funds. She was the wife of the actor and director Richard Attenborough. She was mainly active as an actress in the 1940s and 1950s. She appeared in the Powell and Pressburger film, A Canterbury Tale (1944); she acted alongside her husband in the Boulting brothers' The Guinea Pig (1948); and starred opposite Anthony Steel in West of Zanzibar (1954). (b. 1922)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/18 at 6:58 am

January 19th 1942 – Michael Crawford, English actor, comedian and singer. He has received great critical acclaim and won numerous awards during his career, which covers radio, television, film, and stage work on both London's West End and on Broadway in New York City. He is best known for playing the hapless Frank Spencer in the popular 1970s British sitcom, Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em (which made him a household name), as well as for originating the title role in The Phantom of the Opera.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/18 at 6:59 am

January 19th 1998 – Carl Perkins, American singer-songwriter, dies from throat cancer after suffering several strokes. He recorded most notably at the Sun Studio, in Memphis, Tennessee, beginning in 1954. His best-known song is "Blue Suede Shoes". (b. 1932)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/18 at 7:20 am

January 19th 1920 – Javier Pérez de Cuéllar, Peruvian diplomat who served as the fifth Secretary-General of the United Nations from January 1, 1982 to December 31, 1991. He ran unsuccessfully against Alberto Fujimori for President of Peru in 1995 and following Fujimori's resignation over corruption charges, he was Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs from November 2000 until July 2001. In September 2004, he stepped down from his position as Peru's Ambassador to France, where he formerly resided. He is also a member of the Club de Madrid, a group of more than 100 former Presidents and Prime Ministers of democratic countries, which works to strengthen democracy worldwide.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/18 at 9:26 am

January 19th 1930 – Tippi Hedren, American actress, animal rights activist and former fashion model. A successful fashion model from her twenties, appearing on the front covers of Life and Glamour magazines among others, Hedren became an actress after she was discovered by director Alfred Hitchcock while appearing on a television commercial in 1961. She received world recognition for her work in two of his films, the suspense-thriller The Birds in 1963, for which she won a Golden Globe, and the psychological drama Marnie in 1964. Hedren has appeared in over eighty films and TV shows including Charlie Chaplin's final film, A Countess from Hong Kong (1967), the Alexander Payne political satire Citizen Ruth (1996), and the David O. Russell existential comedy I Heart Huckabees (2004), and her contributions to world cinema have been honored with the Jules Verne Award and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame among others.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/18 at 9:31 am

January 19th 2000 – Hedy Lamarr, Austrian-American actress, singer, and mathematician, her death certificate cited three causes: heart failure, chronic valvular heart disease, and arteriosclerotic heart disease. She appeared in numerous popular feature films, including Algiers (1938), I Take This Woman (1940), Comrade X (1940), Come Live With Me (1941), H.M. Pulham, Esq. (1941), and Samson and Delilah (1949). (b. 1913)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/18 at 10:52 am

January 19th 1932 – Richard Lester, American film director based in Britain. Lester is known for his work with the Beatles in the 1960s and his work on the Superman film series in the 1980s.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/18 at 10:53 am

January 19th 2013 – Earl Weaver, American professional baseball player, Hall of Fame Major League manager, author, and television broadcaster, died from a heart attack. After playing in minor league baseball, he retired without playing in Major League Baseball (MLB). He became a minor league manager, and then managed in MLB for 17 years with the Baltimore Orioles (1968–82; 1985–86). Weaver's style of managing was summed up in the quote: "pitching, defense, and the three-run homer." He did not believe in placing emphasis on "small ball" tactics such as stolen bases, hit and run plays, or sacrifice bunts. (b. 1930)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/18 at 11:00 am

January 19th 1962 – Chris Sabo, American baseball third baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the Cincinnati Reds (1988–93, 1996), Baltimore Orioles (1994), Chicago White Sox (1995) and St. Louis Cardinals (1995). At 6'0" and 180 lb (82 kg), he batted and threw right-handed.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/18 at 11:08 am

January 19th 2014 – Al Lerner, American pianist, composer, arranger, and conductor from the big band era, died from an undisclosed cause. He was a member of the Harry James band for many years, playing piano. He wrote music for several artists, including Allan Sherman and Liza Minnelli. He also wrote the music for "So Until I See You", the closing theme for The Tonight Show with Jack Paar in the early 1960s, and was the pianist for A Tribute to Eddie Duchin, which was a soundtrack for the 1956 biographical film pic The Eddy Duchin Story. (b. 1919)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/18 at 3:13 pm

January 19th 1966 – Stefan Edberg, Swedish former world no. 1 professional tennis player (in both singles and doubles). A major proponent of the serve-and-volley style of tennis, he won six Grand Slam singles titles and three Grand Slam men's doubles titles between 1985 and 1996. He also won the Masters Grand Prix and was a part of the Swedish Davis Cup-winning-team four times. In addition he won four Masters Series titles, four Championship Series titles and the unofficial Olympic tournament 1984, was ranked in the singles top 10 for ten successive years, 9 years in the top 5, and is considered one of the greatest players of his era. Edberg began coaching Roger Federer in January 2014, with this partnership ending in December 2015.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/18 at 3:19 pm

January 19th 2013 – Stan Musial, American baseball outfielder and first baseman, died from natural causes. He spent 22 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) playing for the St. Louis Cardinals, from 1941 to 1944 and 1946 to 1963. Widely considered to be one of the greatest and most consistent hitters in baseball history, Musial was a first-ballot inductee into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1969, and was also selected to the St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame in the inaugural class of 2014. (b. 1920)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/18 at 4:51 pm

January 19th 2006 – Wilson Pickett, American R&B, soul and rock and roll singer and songwriter, died from a heart attack. A major figure in the development of American soul music, Pickett recorded over 50 songs which made the US R&B charts, many of which crossed over to the Billboard Hot 100. Among his best-known hits are "In the Midnight Hour" (which he co-wrote), "Land of 1,000 Dances", "Mustang Sally", and "Funky Broadway". (b. 1941)

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Written By: nally on 01/21/18 at 6:12 pm

Died three years ago today, on January 21st 2015: Vince Camuto, American fashion designer and businessman, co-founded Nine West (b. 1936)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/22/18 at 2:42 pm

January 22nd 2008 – Heath Ledger, Australian actor and director, died from an accidental intoxication from prescription drugs. After performing roles in several Australian television and film productions during the 1990s, Ledger left for the United States in 1998 to develop his film career. His work comprised nineteen films, including 10 Things I Hate About You (1999), The Patriot (2000), A Knight's Tale (2001), Monster's Ball (2001), Lords of Dogtown (2005), Brokeback Mountain (2005), The Dark Knight (2008), and The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009), the latter two being posthumous releases. For his portrayal of Ennis Del Mar in Brokeback Mountain, Ledger won the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor and Best International Actor from the Australian Film Institute, and was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role and for the Academy Award for Best Actor. (b. 1979)

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Written By: c_keenan2001@hotmail.com on 01/22/18 at 11:50 pm

Yesterday would have been Michael Hutchence's 58th birthday. (d:1997)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/24/18 at 12:14 am

January 24th 1941 – Neil Diamond, American singer-songwriter, musician and actor. One of the world's best-selling artists of all time, he has sold over 120 million records worldwide since the start of his career in the 1960s. With 38 songs in the Top 10, he is the second most successful artist in the history of the Billboard Adult Contemporary Top 10 charts. His songs have been covered internationally by many performers from a variety of musical genres. Diamond was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1984 and into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2011. Additionally, he received the Sammy Cahn Lifetime Achievement Award in 2000 and in 2011 was an honoree at Kennedy Center. On the Hot 100 and Adult Contemporary charts, he has had eleven No. 1 singles: "Cracklin' Rosie", "Song Sung Blue", "Longfellow Serenade", "I've Been This Way Before", "If You Know What I Mean", "Desiree", "You Don't Bring Me Flowers", "America", "Yesterday's Songs", "Heartlight", and "I'm a Believer". "Sweet Caroline" is played frequently at sporting events, and has become an anthem for the Boston Red Sox.

Get well soon!

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/24/18 at 12:53 am

January 24th 1958 – Jools Holland, English pianist, bandleader, singer, composer and television presenter. He was an original member of the band Squeeze and his work has involved him with many artists including Sting, Eric Clapton, Mark Knopfler, George Harrison, David Gilmour, Magazine and Bono.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/24/18 at 12:58 am

January 24th 1895 – Lord Randolph Churchill, British statesman died after failing to find a cure for is syphilis. Churchill was a genuine Tory radical, who coined the term Tory Democracy. He inspired a generation of party managers, created the National Union of the Conservative Party, broke new ground in modern budgetary presentations, attracting admiration and criticism alike from across the political spectrum. His most acerbic critics resided in his own party among his closest friends; but his disloyalty to Lord Salisbury was the beginning of the end of what should have been a glittering career. His devoted son, Winston, who hardly knew his father in life, wrote a biography of him. (b. 1849)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/24/18 at 3:17 am

January 24th 1941 – Aaron Neville, American R&B singer and musician. He has had four Platinum-certified albums and four Top 10 hits in the United States, including three that went to #1 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart. His debut single, from 1966, was #1 on the Soul chart for five weeks. He has also recorded with his brothers Art, Charles and Cyril as The Neville Brothers and is the father of singer/keyboards player Ivan Neville.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/24/18 at 3:19 am

January 24th 1872 – William Webb Ellis, English Anglican clergyman, died from an undisclosed illness. He is the alleged inventor of rugby football whilst a pupil at Rugby School. According to legend, Webb Ellis picked up the ball and ran with it during a school football match in 1823, thus creating the rugby-style of play. Although the story has become firmly entrenched in the sport's folklore, it is not supported by substantive evidence, and is discounted by most rugby historians as an origin myth. The William Webb Ellis Cup is presented to the winners of the Rugby World Cup. (b. 1806)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/24/18 at 3:55 am

January 24th 1959 – Vic Reeves, English comedian, artist, actor and television presenter, best known for his double act with Bob Mortimer (Vic and Bob). He is known for his surreal and non sequitur sense of humour.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/24/18 at 3:56 am

January 24th 1965 – Winston Spencer Churchill, British statesman, army officer, and writer, died from a severe stroke on the 70th anniversary of his own father's death. He served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945 and again from 1951 to 1955. As a Member of Parliament (MP), he represented five constituencies over the course of his career. As Prime Minister, Churchill led Britain to victory during the Second World War. He led the Conservative Party for fifteen years from 1940 to 1955. As a writer, he won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1953 for his overall, lifetime body of work. (b. 1874)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/24/18 at 5:07 am

January 24th 1928 – Desmond Morris, English zoologist, ethologist and surrealist painter, as well as a popular author in human sociobiology. He is known for his 1967 book The Naked Ape, and for his television programmes such as Zoo Time

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/24/18 at 5:10 am

January 24th 41 – Caligula, Roman emperor, was assassinated by his disgruntled Praetorian Guards. (b. 12)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/24/18 at 5:37 am

January 24th 1939 – Ray Stevens, American country and pop singer-songwriter and comedian, known for his Grammy-winning recordings "Everything Is Beautiful" and "Misty", as well as comedic hits such as "Gitarzan" and "The Streak". He has worked as a producer, music arranger, songwriter, television host, and solo artist; been inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, the Georgia Music Hall of Fame, and the Christian Music Hall of Fame; and received Gold Albums for his music sales.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/24/18 at 5:40 am

January 24th 1955– Ira Hayes, Pima Native American and a United States Marine, died from exposure and alcohol poisoning. He was one of the six flag raisers immortalized in the iconic photograph of the flag raising on Iwo Jima during World War II. (b. 1923)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/24/18 at 6:56 am

January 24th 1967 – Phil LaMarr, American actor, voice actor, comedian and impressionist. He was one of the original cast members on the sketch comedy series MADtv, and has had an extensive voice acting career, with major roles spanning animated series Justice League, Justice League Unlimited, Futurama, Samurai Jack, Static Shock, The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy, Ozzy & Drix, Family Guy, and Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends. He has also done voices for video games such as Metal Gear Solid 2 and 4, Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, the Jak and Daxter series, Darksiders, Final Fantasy XII, inFAMOUS, and Dead Island. He also played the small role of Marvin in Pulp Fiction.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/24/18 at 7:01 am

January 24th 1971 – Bill W., American activist, was the co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), died of emphysema and pneumonia. An international mutual aid fellowship with over two million members belonging to 100,800 groups of alcoholics helping other alcoholics achieve and maintain sobriety. Following AA's Twelfth Tradition of anonymity, Wilson is commonly known as "Bill W." or "Bill." After Wilson's death in 1971, his full name was included in obituaries (b. 1895)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/24/18 at 8:00 am

January 24th 1986 – Gordon MacRae, American actor and singer, suffered from cancer of the mouth and jaw, but ultimately died of pneumonia. Best known for his appearances in the film versions of two Rodgers and Hammerstein musicals, Oklahoma! (1955) and Carousel (1956), and playing Bill Sherman in On Moonlight Bay (1951) and By The Light of the Silvery Moon (1953). (b. 1921)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/24/18 at 9:43 am

January 24th 1958 – Neil Allen, American baseball player and coach. The New York Mets drafted Allen out of Bishop Ward High School in Kansas City, Kansas, in the eleventh round of the 1976 Major League Baseball draft. He went 10-2 with a 2.79 earned run average and led the Carolina League with 126 strikeouts with the Lynchburg Mets in his second professional season.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/24/18 at 11:01 am

January 24th 1947 – Masashi Ozaki, Japanese baseball player and golfer. He was a baseball pitcher/outfielder from 1965 to 1967 with the Nisheeshetsu Lions, but he turned to professional golf at the age of 23 and won the Japan PGA Championship the following year.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/24/18 at 11:02 am

January 24th 1963, American lyricist Otto Harbach died aged 90 in New York City. He co-wrote, 'Smoke Gets In Your Eyes', US & UK No.1 for The Platters in 1958.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/24/18 at 12:14 pm

January 24th 1984 – Scott Kazmir, American baseball pitcher for the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays/Rays, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Cleveland Indians, Oakland Athletics, Houston Astros, and Los Angeles Dodgers.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/24/18 at 12:19 pm

January 24th 2017 – Butch Trucks, American drummer, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. He was best known as a founding member of The Allman Brothers Band. Trucks was born and raised in Jacksonville, Florida. He played in various groups before forming the 31st of February while at Florida State University in the mid 1960s. He joined the Allman Brothers Band in 1969. Their 1971 live release, At Fillmore East, represented an artistic and commercial breakthrough. The group became one of the most popular bands of the era on the strength of their live performances and several successful albums. Though the band broke up and reformed various times, Trucks remained a constant in their 45-year career. (b. 1947)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/24/18 at 1:15 pm

January 24th 1983 – George Cukor, American director and producer, died of a heart attack. He concentrated on comedies and literary adaptations. His career flourished at RKO when David O. Selznick, the studio's Head of Production, assigned Cukor to direct several of RKO's major films, including What Price Hollywood? (1932), A Bill of Divorcement (1932), Our Betters (1933), and Little Women (1933). When Selznick moved to MGM in 1933, Cukor followed and directed Dinner at Eight (1933) and David Copperfield (1935) for Selznick and Romeo and Juliet (1936) and Camille (1936) for Irving Thalberg. He was replaced as the director of Gone with the Wind (1939), but he went on to direct The Philadelphia Story (1940), Gaslight (1944), Adam's Rib (1949), Born Yesterday (1950), A Star Is Born (1954), Bhowani Junction (1956), and My Fair Lady (1964). He continued to work into the 1980s. (b. 1899)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/24/18 at 2:02 pm

January 24th 1986 – L. Ron Hubbard, died after suffering a stroke. American author, establisher of the Writers of the Future foundation, and the founder of the Church of Scientology. In 2014, Hubbard was cited by the Smithsonian magazine as one of the 100 most significant Americans of all time, as one of the eleven religious figures on that list. After establishing a career as a writer, becoming best known for his science fiction and fantasy stories, he developed a system called Dianetics which was first expounded in book form in May 1950. He subsequently developed his ideas into a wide-ranging set of doctrines and practices as part of a new religious movement that he called Scientology. His writings became the guiding texts for the Church of Scientology and a number of affiliated organizations that address such diverse topics as business administration, literacy and drug rehabilitation. The Church's dissemination of these materials led to Hubbard being listed by the Guinness Book of World Records as the most translated and published author in the world. (b. 1911)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/24/18 at 2:36 pm

January 24th 1970, James Sheppard, the lead singer from the Heartbeats and Shep and the Limelites, was found murdered in his car on the Long Island Expressway. The US singer had been beaten and robbed. The Limelites reached No.2 in the US in 1961 with 'Daddy's Home'.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/24/18 at 3:04 pm

January 24th 1995 – David Cole, American songwriter and record producer, died from spinal meningitis brought on by AIDS. Cole was one half of the dance-music duo C+C Music Factory, which he founded with musical partner Robert Clivillés. Robert Clivillés and David Cole also produced various hits for other artists such as Mariah Carey, Aretha Franklin, James Brown, Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam, Deborah Cooper, and many others (b. 1962)

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Written By: nally on 02/03/18 at 11:07 am

Died 59 years ago today, "The Day the Music Died":

The Big Bopper, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1930)
Buddy Holly, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1936)
Ritchie Valens, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1941)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/06/18 at 5:06 am


Died 59 years ago today, "The Day the Music Died":

The Big Bopper, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1930)
Buddy Holly, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1936)
Ritchie Valens, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1941)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/06/18 at 5:07 am

February 6th 1949 – Mike Batt, English singer-songwriter, musician, record producer, director, conductor and former Deputy Chairman of the British Phonographic Industry. He is best known for creating The Wombles pop act, writing the chart-topping "Bright Eyes", and discovering Katie Melua. He has also conducted Orchestras, including the London Symphony, Royal Philharmonic, London Philharmonic, Sydney Symphony and Stuttgart Philharmonic in both classical and pop recordings and performances.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/06/18 at 5:09 am

February 6th 1685 – Charles II, King of England, Scotland and Ireland, died after suffering a sudden apoplectic fit. He was king of Scotland from 1649 until his deposition in 1651, and king of England, Scotland and Ireland from the restoration of the monarchy in 1660 until his death. (b. 1630)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/06/18 at 7:22 am

February 6th 1966 – Rick Astley, English singer, songwriter, musician, and radio personality. His 1987 song "Never Gonna Give You Up" was a No. 1 hit single in 25 countries and won the 1988 Brit Award for Best British Single. By the time of his retirement in 1993, Astley had sold approximately 40 million records worldwide. Astley made a comeback in 2007, becoming an Internet phenomenon when the music video for "Never Gonna Give You Up" became integral to the meme known as "rickrolling". Astley was voted "Best Act Ever" by Internet users at the MTV Europe Music Awards 2008, and his 2016 album 50 debuted in the UK at No. 1.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/06/18 at 7:24 am

February 6th 1952 – George VI, died from a coronary thrombosis in his sleep at the age of 56. King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 until his death. He was the last Emperor of India and the first Head of the Commonwealth. He married Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon in 1923 and they had two daughters, Elizabeth and Margaret. In the mid-1920s, he had speech therapy for a stammer, which he never fully overcame. (b. 1895)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/06/18 at 7:45 am

February 6th 1922 – Denis Norden, English comedy writer and television presenter. After an early career working in cinemas, he began scriptwriting during the Second World War. From 1948 to 1959, he co-wrote the successful BBC Radio comedy programme Take It From Here with Frank Muir. Muir and Norden remained associated for more than 50 years: after they stopped collaborating on scripts, they appeared regularly together on radio panel programmes My Word! and My Music.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/06/18 at 9:58 am

February 6th 1931 – Rip Torn, American actor. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his part as Marsh Turner in Cross Creek (1983). His work includes the role of Artie the producer on The Larry Sanders Show, for which he was nominated for six Emmy Awards, winning in 1996. Torn also won an American Comedy Award for Funniest Supporting Male in a Series, and two CableACE Awards for his work on the show, and was nominated for a Satellite Award in 1997 as well.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/06/18 at 10:00 am

February 6th 1958 – Eight Manchester United F.C. players and 15 other passengers are killed in the Munich air disaster.
– Geoff Bent, English footballer (b. 1932)
– Roger Byrne, English footballer (b. 1929)
– Eddie Colman, English footballer (b. 1936)
– Walter Crickmer, English footballer and manager (b. 1900)
– Mark Jones, English footballer (b. 1933)
– David Pegg, English footballer (b. 1935)
– Frank Swift, English footballer and journalist (b. 1913)
– Tommy Taylor, English footballer (b. 1932)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/06/18 at 2:47 pm

February 6th 1951 – Kevin Whately, English actor. He is primarily known for his role as Robert "Robbie" Lewis in the crime dramas Inspector Morse and Lewis, his role as Neville "Nev" Hope in the British television comedy Auf Wiedersehen, Pet, and his role as Jack Kerruish in the drama series Peak Practice, although he has appeared in numerous other roles.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/06/18 at 3:09 pm

February 6th 1951 – Gabby Street, American baseball catcher, manager, and coach, died from an undisclosed illness. He was a radio broadcaster in Major League Baseball during the first half of the 20th century. As a catcher, he participated in one of the most publicized baseball stunts of the century's first decade. As a manager, he led the St. Louis Cardinals to two National League championships (1930–31) and one world title (1931). And as a broadcaster, he entertained St. Louis baseball fans in the years following World War II. (b. 1882)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/06/18 at 3:23 pm

February 6th 1962 – Axl Rose, American singer, songwriter, record producer and musician. He is the lead vocalist of the hard rock band Guns N' Roses, and has also been the band's sole constant member since its inception in 1985. In addition to Guns N' Roses, he is also the current lead singer of AC/DC since 2016. Due to his powerful and wide vocal range and energetic live performances, Rose has been named one of the greatest singers of all time by various media outlets, including Rolling Stone and NME.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/06/18 at 3:25 pm

February 6th 1964 – Emilio Aguinaldo, died of coronary thrombosis. Filipino revolutionary, politician, and a military leader who is officially recognized as the first and the youngest President of the Philippines (1899–1901) and first president of a constitutional republic in Asia. He led Philippine forces first against Spain in the latter part of the Philippine Revolution (1896–1898), and then in the Spanish–American War (1898), and finally against the United States during the Philippine–American War (1899–1901). He was captured in Palanan, Isabela by American forces on March 23, 1901, which brought an end to his presidency. (b. 1869)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/06/18 at 3:48 pm

February 6th 1994 – Charlie Heaton, English actor and musician. He is most known for playing Jonathan Byers in the Netflix supernatural drama series Stranger Things.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/06/18 at 3:59 pm

February 6th 1985 – James Hadley Chase, English writer, died from an undisclosed illness. While his birth name was René Lodge Brabazon Raymond, he was well known by his various pseudonyms, including James Hadley Chase, James L. Docherty, Raymond Marshall, R. Raymond, and Ambrose Grant. He was one of the best known thriller writers of all time. The canon of Chase, comprising 90 titles, earned him a reputation as the king of thriller writers in Europe. He was also one of the internationally best-selling authors, and, so far, 50 of his books have been made into films. (b. 1906)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/06/18 at 5:03 pm

February 6th 1941 – Dave Berry, He performed a mixture of R&B and pop ballads and was popular in Britain, and in Continental Europe, especially Belgium and the Netherlands, but had no commercial success in the US, where he is best known for the original versions of Ray Davies' "This Strange Effect" and Graham Gouldman's "I'm Going To Take You There". He had an unusual ambition for a pop performer trying to make a name for himself - to appear on television completely hidden by a prop. In his own words, to "not appear, to stay behind something and not come out". He often hid behind the upturned collar of his leather jacket, or wrapped himself around, and effectively behind, the microphone lead.

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February 6th 1993 – Arthur Ashe, American professional tennis player, dies from AIDS-related pneumonia, from when he is believed to have contracted HIV from a blood transfusion he received during heart bypass surgery. Despite this, he continued playing during the early stages up until 1986. He won three Grand Slam titles. (b. 1943)

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February 6th 1969 – David Hayter, American voice and screen actor and screenwriter. He is well known as the English voice actor for Solid Snake and Naked Snake throughout many titles in the Metal Gear video game series. His works as a screenwriter include X-Men, X2 and Watchmen.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/07/18 at 12:00 am

February 6th 1998 – Carl Wilson, American musician, singer, and songwriter, died of lung cancer. He co-founded the Beach Boys. He is best remembered as their lead guitarist and as the youngest brother of bandmates Brian and Dennis Wilson. Unlike other members of the band, he often played alongside the studio musicians employed during the group's critical and commercial peak in the mid 1960s. After Brian's reduced involvement with the group, Carl produced the bulk of their subsequent albums, where the production was nominally credited to "the Beach Boys". (b. 1946)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/07/18 at 12:10 am

February 7th 1962 – Garth Brooks, American singer and songwriter. His integration of rock and roll elements into the country genre has earned him immense popularity in the United States. Brooks has had great success in the country single and album charts, with multi-platinum recordings and record-breaking live performances, while also crossing over into the mainstream pop arena. According to the RIAA, he is the best-selling solo albums artist in the United States with 148 million domestic units sold, ahead of Elvis Presley, and is second only to The Beatles in total album sales overall. He is also one of the world's best-selling artists of all time, having sold more than 160 million records.

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February 4th 1894 – Adolphe Sax, Belgian inventor and musician died from an unknown condition in complete poverty in Paris. He invented the saxophone in the early 1840s (patented in 1846). He played the flute and clarinet. He also invented the saxotromba, saxhorn and saxtuba. (b. 1814)

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February 7th 1937 – Juan Pizarro, Puerto Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher. He played for 18 seasons on 9 teams, from 1957 through 1974. In 1964, he won 19 games (19–9) and pitched 4 shutouts for the Chicago White Sox. He also was an All-Star player in 1963 and 1964.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/07/18 at 6:50 am

February 7th 1871 – Henry E. Steinway, German-American businessman, founded Steinway & Sons, dies from an unknown cause . He started building instruments, though hidden in the kitchen of his house because of the strong rules of the guild. In Braunschweig, he started by building guitars and zithers, and then graduated to pianos, of small proportions initially and gradually increasing in size. In 1835 he made the first square piano, which he presented to his bride Juliane at their wedding. In 1836 he built his first grand piano in his kitchen in the town of Seesen. This piano was later named the "kitchen piano", and is now on display at the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art with a Steinweg 1836 square piano. In 1839, he exhibited three pianos at the state trade exhibition in Braunschweig, Germany and was awarded a gold medal. (b. 1797)

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February 7th 1962 – Eddie Izzard, English stand-up comedian, actor, writer and political activist. His comedic style takes the form of rambling, whimsical monologue, and self-referential pantomime. He had a starring role in the television series The Riches as Wayne Malloy and has appeared in films such as Ocean's Twelve, Ocean's Thirteen, Mystery Men, Shadow of the Vampire, The Cat's Meow, Across the Universe and Valkyrie. He has also worked as a voice actor in The Wild, Igor, The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, Cars 2 and The LEGO Batman Movie. Izzard has cited his main comedy role model as Monty Python, and John Cleese once referred to him as the "Lost Python". In 2009, he completed 43 marathons in 51 days for Sport Relief despite having no prior history of long-distance running. He has won numerous awards including a Primetime Emmy Award for Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program for his comedy special Dress to Kill, in 2000. Izzard's website won the Yahoo People's Choice Award and earned the Webby Award.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/07/18 at 8:55 am

February 7th 1959, New Orleans blues guitarist Guitar Slim died of pneumonia aged 32. Born Eddie Jones he is best known for the million-selling song ‘The Things That I Used to Do’. Slim had a major impact on rock and roll and experimented with distorted overtones on the electric guitar a full decade before Jimi Hendrix. He became known for his wild stage act and had an assistant who followed him around the audience with up to 350 feet of cord between his guitar and his amplifier, and occasionally rode on his assistant's shoulders or even took his guitar outside the club, bringing traffic to a stop.

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February 7th 1957 – Carney Lansford, American third baseman in Major League Baseball and former hitting coach of the Colorado Rockies. Lansford, who played for the California Angels (1978–80), Boston Red Sox (1981–82) and Oakland Athletics (1983–92), batted and threw right-handed.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/07/18 at 11:46 am

February 7th 1985 – Matt Monro, English singer, died from liver cancer. He became one of the most popular entertainers on the international music scene during the 1960s and 1970s. Known as The Man with the Golden Voice, he filled cabarets, nightclubs, music halls, and stadiums in Australia, Japan, the Philippines, and Hong Kong to Africa, the Middle East, Europe, and the Americas in his 30-year career. AllMusic has described Monro as "one of the most underrated pop vocalists of the '60s", who "possessed the easiest, most perfect baritone in the business". (b. 1930)

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February 7th 1965 – Chris Rock, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter. After working as a standup comic and appearing in small film roles, Rock came to wider prominence as a cast member of Saturday Night Live in the early 1990s. He went on to more prominent film appearances, with starring roles in Down to Earth (2001), Head of State (2003), the Madagascar film series (2005–2012), Grown Ups (2010), its sequel Grown Ups 2 (2013), Top Five (2014), and a series of acclaimed comedy specials for HBO. He developed, wrote, and narrated the sitcom Everybody Hates Chris (2005–2009). Rock hosted the 77th Academy Awards in 2005 and the 88th in 2016. He has won four Emmy Awards and three Grammy Awards.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/07/18 at 1:10 pm

February 7th 2000 – Doug Henning, Canadian magician, illusionist, escape artist and politician, dies from liver cancer. With the intention of returning magic to its “glory days”, Henning worked to perfect his craft. Garnering financial support, he developed a live theatrical show, Spellbound, directed by Ivan Reitman, with music by Howard Shore and co-starring actress Jennifer Dale, a musical that combined a dramatic story and Henning's magic tricks. The show opened in Toronto, where it broke box-office records. Henning reworked the show after catching the attention of New York producers, and took it to Broadway as The Magic Show, with songs composed by Stephen Schwartz. Debuting in 1974, the show ran for four and a half years, and earned Henning a Tony Award nomination. Following his Broadway success, Henning approached NBC with the idea of producing a television special. It wasn't until Henning suggested that he would reproduce live Harry Houdini's famous and dangerous water-torture escape — for the first time since Houdini performed it himself — that the NBC executives signed him. (b. 1947)

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February 7th 1999 – Bea Miller, American singer, songwriter and actress. Miller came in ninth place on season two of The X Factor (US). She is signed to Hollywood Records and Syco Music. Her debut EP was released in 2014 and her debut album Not an Apology was released on July 24, 2015.

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Written By: nally on 02/08/18 at 6:07 pm

Anna Nicole Smith, American model/actress/TV personality, passed away on this date in 2007 from a drug overdose at age 39. After she died, the news was all over the media for the next several weeks...

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/09/18 at 12:26 am

February 9th 1987 – Michael B. Jordan, American actor. His television roles include East Dillon High School quarterback Vince Howard in Friday Night Lights, teenage drug-dealer Wallace in The Wire, Reggie Montgomery in All My Children, and Alex in Parenthood. On film, he has played shooting victim Oscar Grant in the critically acclaimed film Fruitvale Station (2013), the Human Torch in the 2015 film Fantastic Four, and Adonis Creed in the Rocky sequel film Creed (2015). Other notable film performances include Red Tails (2012), Chronicle (2012), and That Awkward Moment (2014).

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February 9th 1881 – Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Russian novelist, short story writer, essayist, journalist and philosopher, died from a pulmonary haemorrhage. Dostoyevsky's literary works explore human psychology in the troubled political, social, and spiritual atmosphere of 19th-century Russia, and engage with a variety of philosophical and religious themes. He began writing in his 20s, and his first novel, Poor Folk, was published in 1846 when he was 25. His most acclaimed works include Crime and Punishment (1866), The Idiot (1869), Demons (1872) and The Brothers Karamazov (1880). Dostoyevsky's oeuvre consists of 11 novels, three novellas, 17 short stories and numerous other works. Many literary critics rate him as one of the greatest psychologists in world literature. His 1864 novella Notes from Underground is considered to be one of the first works of existentialist literature. (b. 1821)

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February 9th 1940 – J. M. Coetzee, South African novelist, essayist, linguist, translator and recipient of the 2003 Nobel Prize in Literature. He relocated to Australia in 2002 and lives in Adelaide. He became an Australian citizen in 2006. In 2013, Richard Poplak of the Daily Maverick described Coetzee as "inarguably the most celebrated and decorated living English-language author". Before receiving the 2003 Nobel Prize in Literature, Coetzee was awarded the Jerusalem Prize, CNA Prize (thrice), the Prix Femina Étranger, The Irish Times International Fiction Prize and the Booker Prize (twice), among other accolades.

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February 9th 1966 – Sophie Tucker, Ukrainian-born American singer, comedian, actress, and radio personality, died of lung cancer and kidney failure. Known for her stentorian delivery of comical and risqué songs, she was one of the most popular entertainers in America during the first half of the 20th century. (b. 1884)

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February 9th 1960 – Holly Johnson, English artist, musician and writer, best known as the lead vocalist of Frankie Goes to Hollywood, who achieved huge commercial success in the mid-1980s. Prior to that, in the late 1970s he was a bassist for the band Big in Japan. In 1989, Johnson's debut solo album, Blast, reached number one in the UK albums chart. Two singles from the album – "Love Train" and "Americanos" – reached the top 5 of the UK Singles Chart. In the 1990s he embarked on a painting career

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February 9th 1973 – Max Yasgur, American dairy farmer, died of a heart attack. Best known as the owner of the dairy farm in Bethel, New York, at which the Woodstock Music and Art Fair was held between August 15 and August 18, 1969. (b. 1919)

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February 9th 1942 – Carole King, American composer and singer-songwriter. She is the most successful female songwriter of the latter half of the 20th century, having written or co-written 118 pop hits on the Billboard Hot 100 between 1955 and 1999. King also wrote 61 hits that charted in the UK, making her the most successful female songwriter on the UK singles charts between 1952 and 2005. Her career began in the 1960s when she, along with her then husband Gerry Goffin, wrote more than two dozen chart hits for numerous artists, many of which have become standards. She has continued writing for other artists since then. King's success as a performer in her own right did not come until the 1970s, when she sang her own songs, accompanying herself on the piano, in a series of albums and concerts. After experiencing commercial disappointment with her debut album Writer, King scored her breakthrough with the album Tapestry, which topped the U.S. album chart for 15 weeks in 1971 and remained on the charts for more than six years.

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February 9th 1976 – Percy Faith, Canadian bandleader, orchestrator, composer and conductor, died of cancer. Known for his lush arrangements of pop and Christmas standards. He is often credited with popularizing the "easy listening" or "mood music" format. Faith became a staple of American popular music in the 1950s and continued well into the 1960s. Though his professional orchestra-leading career began at the height of the swing era, Faith refined and rethought orchestration techniques, including use of large string sections, to soften and fill out the brass-dominated popular music of the 1940s. His most famous and remembered recordings are "Delicado" (1952), "The Song from Moulin Rouge" (1953) and "Theme from A Summer Place" (1960), which won the Grammy Award for Record of the Year in 1961. Faith remains the only artist to have the best selling single of the year during both the pop singer era ("Song from Moulin Rouge") and the rock era ("Theme from a Summer Place"); and he is one of only three artists, along with Elvis Presley and The Beatles, to have the best selling single of the year twice. The B-side of "Song from the Moulin Rouge" was "Swedish Rhapsody" by Hugo Alfvén.In 1961 his fame in Sweden would rise exponentially as his work Mucho Gusto would become the intro theme for the sports broadcast, of the radio station P4. (b. 1908)

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February 9th 1945 – Mia Farrow, American actress, activist and former fashion model. She first gained notice for her role as Allison MacKenzie in the television soap opera Peyton Place and gained further recognition for her subsequent short-lived marriage to Frank Sinatra. An early film role, as Rosemary in Roman Polanski's Rosemary's Baby (1968), saw her nominated for a BAFTA and a Golden Globe for Best Actress. She went on to appear in films such as John and Mary (1969), Follow Me! (1972), The Great Gatsby (1974) and Death on the Nile (1978).

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February 9th 2015 – Ed Sabol, American filmmaker, died from an undisclosed illness.  He was the founder (with his son Steve Sabol, among others) of NFL Films. He was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2011 as a contributor due to his works with NFL Films. (b. 1916)

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February 9th 1956 – Mookie Wilson, American Major League Baseball outfielder and coach best remembered as the Met who hit the ground ball that rolled through Bill Buckner's legs in the bottom of the 10th inning of game six of the 1986 World Series.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/09/18 at 10:35 am

February 9th 1993, British broadcaster Bill Grundy died of a heart attack aged 69. He conducted the famous Sex Pistols interview on Thames Television on December 1, 1976; when Grundy provoked the band into using obscenities on live TV. The broadcast wrecked Grundy's television career. He was also the first television presenter to present The Beatles on Granada Television on October 17, 1962.

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February 9th 1963 – Travis Tritt, American country music singer, songwriter, and actor. He signed to Warner Bros. Records in 1989, releasing seven studio albums and a greatest hits package for the label between then and 1999. In the 2000s, he released two albums on Columbia Records and one for the defunct Category 5 Records. Seven of his albums (counting the Greatest Hits) are certified platinum or higher by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA); the highest-certified is 1991's It's All About to Change, which is certified triple-platinum. Tritt has also charted more than 40 times on the Hot Country Songs charts, including five number ones — "Help Me Hold On," "Anymore," "Can I Trust You with My Heart," "Foolish Pride", and "Best of Intentions" — and 15 additional top ten singles. Tritt's musical style is defined by mainstream country and Southern rock influences. He has received two Grammy Awards, both for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals: in 1992 for "The Whiskey Ain't Workin'," a duet with Marty Stuart, and again in 1998 for "Same Old Train", a collaboration with Stuart and nine other artists. In addition, he has received four awards from the Country Music Association, and has been a member of the Grand Ole Opry since 1992.

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February 9th 2002 – Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon, after suffering a stroke. She was the younger daughter of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth of the United Kingdom and the only sibling of Queen Elizabeth II. (b. 1930)

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Written By: nally on 02/10/18 at 12:22 pm

Shirley Temple, American actress and diplomat, died on this date in 2014, at the age of 85 (born April 1928). She began her acting career in early 1932, at not quite four years of age.

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Written By: nally on 02/11/18 at 11:37 pm

Six years ago today, on February 11th 2012, Whitney Houston passed away at 48 years old. :\'(

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/12/18 at 2:36 am


Six years ago today, on February 11th 2012, Whitney Houston passed away at 48 years old. :\'(
:\'( :\'( :\'(

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February 12th 1950 – Steve Hackett, English musician, songwriter, singer and producer who gained prominence as the guitarist of the English progressive rock band Genesis from 1971 to 1977. Hackett contributed to six Genesis studio albums, three live albums, seven singles and one EP before leaving to pursue a solo career.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/12/18 at 2:39 am

February 12th 2017 – Al Jarreau, American singer and musician, died of respiratory failure, at the age of 76, just two days after announcing his retirement. He received a total of seven Grammy Awards and was nominated for over a dozen more. Jarreau is perhaps best known for his 1981 album Breakin' Away. He also sang the theme song of the late-1980s television series Moonlighting, and was among the performers on the 1985 charity song "We Are the World". (b. 1940)

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February 12th 1968 – Josh Brolin, American actor. His first role was in the 1985 film The Goonies. Since then he has appeared in a wide number of films, and is best known for his work as Llewelyn Moss in No Country for Old Men, young Agent K in Men in Black 3, George W. Bush in W. and Dan White in Milk, for which he received Academy Award and SAG Award nominations for Best Supporting Actor. Other roles include Hollow Man, In the Valley of Elah, American Gangster, True Grit, and Sin City: A Dame to Kill For. In 2015, he appeared in Everest and Sicario. He has also made two appearances through motion capture and voice acting as the villain Thanos in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, a role he is slated to reprise in the upcoming films Avengers: Infinity War and the untitled Avengers film.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/12/18 at 3:55 am

February 12th 1554 – Lord Guildford Dudley, was the husband of Lady Jane Grey, was executed for high treason. He declared as his heir by King Edward VI, occupied the English throne from 10 July until 19 July 1553. Guildford Dudley enjoyed a humanist education and was married to Jane in a magnificent celebration about six weeks before the King's death. After Guildford's father, the Duke of Northumberland, had engineered Jane's accession, Jane and Guildford spent her brief rule residing in the Tower of London. They were still in the Tower when their regime collapsed and they remained there, in different quarters, as prisoners. (b. about 1535)

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February 12th 1554 – Lady Jane Grey, English noblewoman and de facto Queen of England and Ireland from 10 July until 19 July 1553, was executed for high treason. The great-granddaughter of Henry VII through his younger daughter Mary, Jane was a first cousin once removed of Edward VI. In May 1553, she was married to Lord Guildford Dudley, a younger son of Edward's chief minister, John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland. When the 15-year-old king lay dying in June 1553, he nominated Jane as successor to the Crown in his will, thus subverting the claims of his half-sisters Mary and Elizabeth under the Third Succession Act. Jane was imprisoned in the Tower of London when the Privy Council decided to change sides and proclaim Mary as queen on 19 July 1553. Jane was convicted of high treason in November 1553, which carried a sentence of death, although her life was initially spared. Wyatt's rebellion of January and February 1554 against Queen Mary I's plans to marry Philip of Spain led to the execution of both Jane and her husband. (b. about 1537)

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February 12th 1948 – Nicholas Soames, British Conservative Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Mid Sussex since 1997. He is a grandson of Winston Churchill.

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February 12th 1554 – Lord Guildford Dudley, was the husband of Lady Jane Grey, was executed for high treason. He declared as his heir by King Edward VI, occupied the English throne from 10 July until 19 July 1553. Guildford Dudley enjoyed a humanist education and was married to Jane in a magnificent celebration about six weeks before the King's death. After Guildford's father, the Duke of Northumberland, had engineered Jane's accession, Jane and Guildford spent her brief rule residing in the Tower of London. They were still in the Tower when their regime collapsed and they remained there, in different quarters, as prisoners. (b. about 1535)

February 12th 1554 – Lady Jane Grey, English noblewoman and de facto Queen of England and Ireland from 10 July until 19 July 1553, was executed for high treason. The great-granddaughter of Henry VII through his younger daughter Mary, Jane was a first cousin once removed of Edward VI. In May 1553, she was married to Lord Guildford Dudley, a younger son of Edward's chief minister, John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland. When the 15-year-old king lay dying in June 1553, he nominated Jane as successor to the Crown in his will, thus subverting the claims of his half-sisters Mary and Elizabeth under the Third Succession Act. Jane was imprisoned in the Tower of London when the Privy Council decided to change sides and proclaim Mary as queen on 19 July 1553. Jane was convicted of high treason in November 1553, which carried a sentence of death, although her life was initially spared. Wyatt's rebellion of January and February 1554 against Queen Mary I's plans to marry Philip of Spain led to the execution of both Jane and her husband. (b. about 1537)

Executed together on the same day.

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February 12th 1789 – Ethan Allen, American farmer, businessman, land speculator, philosopher, writer, lay theologian, and American Revolutionary War patriot, hero, and politician, died from an apoplectic fit. He is best known as one of the founders of the U.S. state of Vermont, and for the capture of Fort Ticonderoga early in the American Revolutionary War along with Benedict Arnold. (b. 1738)

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February 12th 1952 – Michael McDonald, American singer-songwriter and keyboard player. His music career spans more than forty years. His early career included singing with Steely Dan. He joined The Doobie Brothers in 1976 and remained an integral member until 1982, after which he released the first of eight solo albums. During his career, he has collaborated with a number of other artists, including Kenny Loggins, David Cassidy, Van Halen, Patti LaBelle, The Winans, Aretha Franklin, Toto, Grizzly Bear, and Thundercat. He has also recorded for television and film soundtracks. During his career, McDonald has won five Grammy Awards.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/12/18 at 6:23 am

February 12th 1804 – Immanuel Kant, German philosopher, died from failing health. He is a central figure in modern philosophy. Kant argued that the human mind creates the structure of human experience, that reason is the source of morality, that aesthetics arises from a faculty of disinterested judgment, that space and time are forms of our sensibility, and that the world as it is "in-itself" is independent of our concepts of it. Kant took himself to have effected a "Copernican revolution" in philosophy, akin to Copernicus' reversal of the age-old belief that the sun revolved around the earth. His beliefs continue to have a major influence on contemporary philosophy, especially the fields of metaphysics, epistemology, ethics, political theory, and aesthetics. (b. 1724)

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February 12th 1923 – Franco Zeffirelli, Italian director and producer of operas, films and television. He is also a former senator (1994–2001) for the Italian centre-right Forza Italia party. Some of his operatic designs and productions have become worldwide classics. He is also known for several of the movies he has directed, especially the 1968 version of Romeo and Juliet, for which he received an Academy Award nomination. His 1967 version of The Taming of the Shrew with Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton remains the best-known film adaptation of that play as well. His miniseries Jesus of Nazareth (1977) won acclaim and is still shown on Christmas and Easter in many countries.

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February 12th 1929 – Lillie Langtry, English singer and actress, died of pneumonia in Monte Carlo. She was celebrated as a young woman of beauty and charm, who later established a reputation as an actress and producer. Her looks and personality attracted interest, commentary, and invitations from artists and society hostesses. By 1881, she had become an actress and starred in many plays, including She Stoops to Conquer, The Lady of Lyons, and As You Like It, eventually running her own stage production company. In later life she performed "dramatic sketches" in vaudeville. She was also known for her relationships with noblemen, including the Prince of Wales, the Earl of Shrewsbury, and Prince Louis of Battenberg. She was the subject of widespread public and media interest. (b. 1853)

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February 12th 1926 – Charles Van Doren, American intellectual, writer, and editor who was involved in a television quiz show scandal in the 1950s. In 1959 he testified before the United States Congress that he had been given the correct answers by the producers of the show Twenty One.

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February 12th 1933 – Costa-Gavras, Greek-French film director and producer, who lives and works in France. He is known for films with overt political themes, most famously the fast-paced thriller Z (1969), but he has also made comedies. Most of his movies have been made in French; however, six were made in English: Missing (1982), Hanna K. (1983), Betrayed (1988), Music Box (1989), Mad City (1997) and Amen. (2002). He produces most of his films himself, through his production company K.G. Productions.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/12/18 at 8:20 am

February 12th 2000, American singer, songwriter, musician Screamin' Jay Hawkins died aged 70 after emergency surgery for an aneurysm. A Golden Gloves boxing champion at 16, he was married nine times, fathered over 30 children, spent two years in jail and was temporary blinded by one of his flaming props on stage in 1976. He recorded 'I Put A Spell On You' in 1956, (which was covered by many acts including The Animals, Creedance Clearwater Revival and Nina Simone).

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February 12th 1934 – Annette Crosbie, Scottish actor. She is known for her role as Margaret Meldrew in the BBC sitcom One Foot in the Grave (1990–2000). She twice won the BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress, for The Six Wives of Henry VIII in 1971 and Edward the Seventh in 1976, and was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for the 1976 film The Slipper and the Rose. Her other film appearances include The Pope Must Die (1991), Shooting Fish (1997), Calendar Girls (2003) and Into the Woods (2014).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/12/18 at 9:03 am

February 12th 2000 – Charles M. Schulz, American cartoonist, died in his sleep at home from colon cancer. He is best known for the comic strip Peanuts (which featured the characters Charlie Brown and Snoopy, among others). He is widely regarded as one of the most influential cartoonists of all time, cited as a major influence by many later cartoonists, including Calvin and Hobbes creator Bill Watterson. (b. 1922)

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February 12th 1955 or 1956 (sources vary) – Arsenio Hall, American comedian, actor, and talk show host. He is best known for hosting The Arsenio Hall Show, a late-night talk show that ran from 1989 until 1994, and a revival of the same show from 2013 to 2014. Other television shows and films Hall has appeared in are Martial Law, Star Search (host), Coming to America (1988), and Harlem Nights (1989). Hall is also known for his appearance as Alan Thicke's sidekick on the talk show Thicke of the Night.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/12/18 at 10:06 am

22008 – David Groh, American actor, died of kidney cancer in a Los Angeles hospital at the age of 68. Best known for his portrayal of Joe Gerard in the 1970s television series Rhoda, opposite Valerie Harper. From 1983 to 1985, Groh played D.L. Brock in the ABC soap opera General Hospital, leaving the show to appear in the off Broadway play Be Happy for Me (1986). The New York Times drama critic Frank Rich found Groh "completely convincing as the brash gold-chain-and-bikini-clad Lothario". Other New York City theater credits include Road Show (1987), and The Twilight of the Golds (1993). On television, Groh appeared in guest roles on such series as Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, L.A. Law, Baywatch, Law & Order, Murder, She Wrote, Melrose Place, The X-Files, and JAG. His film career includes appearances in Two-Minute Warning (1976), Smash-Up on Interstate 5 (1976), Victory at Entebbe (1976), A Hero Ain't Nothin' but a Sandwich (1978), The Dream Merchants (1980), The Return of Superfly (1990), Get Shorty (1995), and several independent films. (b. 1939)

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February 12th 1965 – Rubén Amaro, Jr., American former professional baseball player and General Manager who is the first base coach of the New York Mets of Major League Baseball. He played in Major League Baseball as an outfielder from 1991 to 1998. Amaro was named the General Manager of the Philadelphia Phillies on November 3, 2008, succeeding Pat Gillick and remained in that position until September 10, 2015. He previously served as the first base coach for the Boston Red Sox. He is the son of the late former Major League Baseball player Rubén Amaro Sr.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/12/18 at 3:21 pm

February 12th 1976 – Sal Mineo, American film and theatre actor, was found stabbed to death in the alley behind his apartment building near the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood, California. Known for his performance as John "Plato" Crawford opposite James Dean in the film Rebel Without a Cause (1955). He was twice nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, for his roles in Rebel Without a Cause and Exodus (1960). (b. 1939)

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February 12th 1945 – Maud Adams, Swedish actress, known for her roles as two different Bond girls: in The Man with the Golden Gun (1974), and as the eponymous character in Octopussy (1983) as well as making a brief uncredited appearance in A View to a Kill (1985).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/12/18 at 3:38 pm

February 12th 2011 – Kenneth Mars, American actor and voice actor, died from pancreatic cancer. He had roles in two Mel Brooks films: as the Nazi playwright Franz Liebkind in The Producers (1968) and Police Inspector Hans Wilhelm Friedrich Kemp in Young Frankenstein (1974). He appeared in two seasons of Malcolm in the Middle as Otto, Francis's well-meaning but dim-witted boss. He voiced King Triton, Ariel's father, in the 1989 Disney animated film The Little Mermaid and its sequel, the television series and the Kingdom Hearts series. He also did several other animated voice over film roles such as Littlefoot's grandfather in the Land Before Time series and that of Professor Screweyes in We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story (1993), and King Colbert (Prince Cornelius's father) in Thumbelina (1994). (b. 1935)

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February 12th 1955 – Chet Lemon, Major League Baseball outfielder. A three-time All-Star, he was a member of the World Series champion 1984 Detroit Tigers.

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February 12th 2014 – Sid Caesar, American comic actor and writer, dies at his home after a short undisclosed illness. Best known for two pioneering 1950s live television series: Your Show of Shows, which was a 90-minute weekly show watched by 60 million people, and its successor, Caesar's Hour, both of which influenced later generations of comedians. Your Show of Shows and its cast received seven Emmy nominations between the years 1953 and 1954 and tallied two wins. He also acted in movies; he played Coach Calhoun in Grease (1978) and its sequel Grease 2 (1982) and appeared in the films It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963), Silent Movie (1976), History of the World, Part I (1981), and Cannonball Run II (1984). (b. 1922)

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February 12th 1971 – James Cash Penney, American businessman and entrepreneur, died from a heart attack. He founded the J. C. Penney stores in 1902. (b. 1875)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/18 at 1:36 am

February 13th 1974 – Robbie Williams, English singer, songwriter and actor. He was a member of the pop group Take That from 1990 to 1995 and again from 2009 to 2012. He has also had commercial success as a solo artist.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/18 at 1:46 am

February 13th 1542 – Catherine Howard, Queen of England from 1540 until 1541, was beheaded three months later, on the grounds of treason for committing adultery while married to Henry. She was the fifth wife of Henry VIII. She (then 16 or 17) married him (then 49) on 28 July 1540, at Oatlands Palace, in Surrey, almost immediately after the annulment of his marriage to Anne of Cleves was arranged. Catherine was stripped of her title as queen within 16 months, in November 1541. (b. about 1521)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/18 at 7:07 am

February 13th 1950 – Peter Gabriel, English singer-songwriter, record producer and humanitarian who rose to fame as the original lead singer and flautist of the progressive rock band Genesis. After leaving Genesis in 1975, Gabriel launched a successful solo career with "Solsbury Hill" as his first single. His 1986 album, So, is his best-selling release and is certified triple platinum in the UK and five times platinum in the U.S. The album's most successful single, "Sledgehammer", won a record nine MTV Awards at the 1987 MTV Video Music Awards.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/18 at 7:22 am

February 13th 1883 – Richard Wagner, German composer, theatre director, polemicist, and conductor, died of a heart attack. He is chiefly known for his operas (or, as some of his later works were later known, "music dramas"). Unlike most opera composers, Wagner wrote both the libretto and the music for each of his stage works. Initially establishing his reputation as a composer of works in the romantic vein of Carl Maria von Weber and Giacomo Meyerbeer, Wagner revolutionised opera through his concept of the Gesamtkunstwerk ("total work of art"), by which he sought to synthesise the poetic, visual, musical and dramatic arts, with music subsidiary to drama. He described this vision in a series of essays published between 1849 and 1852. Wagner realised these ideas most fully in the first half of the four-opera cycle Der Ring des Nibelungen (The Ring of the Nibelung). (b. 1813)

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February 13th 1988 – Ryan Goins, American baseball second baseman and shortstop in the Kansas City Royals organization. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays.

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February 13th 1968 – Mae Marsh, American film actress with a career spanning over 50 years, died from an undisclosed illness. Working with Mack Sennett and D.W. Griffith, she was a prolific actress, sometimes appearing in eight movies a year and often paired with fellow Sennett protégé Robert Harron in romantic roles. In The Birth of a Nation (1915) she played the innocent sister who waits for her brothers to come home from war and who, in one of the film's most racially charged scenes, leaps to her death rather than submit to the lustful advances of Gus, the so-called "renegade Negro" who is later killed by the Ku Klux Klan. In Intolerance (1916) she plays the wife who has her baby taken away after her husband is unjustly imprisoned. Marsh returned from retirement to appear in "talkies" and played a role in Henry King’s remake of Over the Hill (1931). She gravitated toward character roles, and worked in this manner for the next several decades. Marsh appeared in numerous popular films, such as Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1932) and Little Man, What Now? (1934). She also became a favorite of director John Ford, appearing in The Grapes of Wrath (1940), How Green Was My Valley (1941), 3 Godfathers (1948), The Robe (1953), and The Searchers (1956). (b. 1895)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/18 at 1:20 pm

February 13th 1975 – Katie Hopkins, English media personality. She first came to notice in 2007 as a reality television contestant and later became a columnist for British newspapers, initially The Sun (from October 2013) and later the MailOnline (from autumn 2015 until 2017).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/18 at 1:25 pm

February 13th 1958 – Christabel Pankhurst, British suffragette, died suddenly without an indication of death. A co-founder of the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU), she directed its militant actions from exile in France from 1912 to 1913. In 1914 she supported the war against Germany. After the war she moved to the United States, where she worked as an evangelist for the Second Adventist movement. (b. 1880)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/18 at 2:24 pm

February 13th 1983 – Mike Nickeas, Canadian former professional baseball catcher. Nickeas played four seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the New York Mets and Toronto Blue Jays.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/18 at 2:29 pm

February 13th 1980 – David Janssen, American film and television actor, died from a heart attack.  He is best known for his starring role as Dr. Richard Kimble in the television series The Fugitive (1963–1967). Janssen also had the title roles in three other series: Richard Diamond, Private Detective; Harry O; and O'Hara, U.S. Treasury. (b. 1931)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/18 at 3:31 pm

February 13th 1971 – Todd Williams, American Major League Baseball relief pitcher. He attended East Syracuse-Minoa High School graduating in 1989. He then attended Onondaga Community College before signing a professional baseball contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1991.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/18 at 3:55 pm

February 13th 1993, Founder member of Musical Youth, Patrick Waite died aged 24, of natural causes (hereditary heart condition), whilst awaiting a court appearance on drug charges. Best remembered for their successful 1982 single 'Pass the Dutchie', which became a No.1 hit around the world. It was a cover version of two songs: 'Gimme the Music' by U Brown, and 'Pass the Kouchie' by Mighty Diamonds, which deals with the recreational use of cannabis (kouchie being slang for a cannabis pipe).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/18 at 4:27 pm

February 13th 1947 – Kevin Bloody Wilson, Australian musical comedian who performs comical songs with his heavy Australian English accent and often including sexual themes. Since 1984 he has released 21 albums.

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February 13th 2010 – Dale Hawkins, Dale Hawkins, American rock singer, songwriter, and rhythm guitarist, died of colon cancer. He was often called the architect of swamp rock boogie. Ronnie Hawkins was his cousin. (b. 1936)

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February 13th 1944 – Jerry Springer, American television presenter, former lawyer, politician, news presenter, actor, and musician. He has hosted the tabloid talk show Jerry Springer since its debut in 1991 and debuted the Jerry Springer Podcast in 2015.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/18 at 5:51 pm

February 13th 1996 – Martin Balsam, American character actor, died from a sudden heart attack in a hotel room. He is best known for a number of renowned film roles, including detective Milton Arbogast in Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho (1960), Arnold Burns in A Thousand Clowns (1965) (for which he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor), Juror #1 in 12 Angry Men (1957), and Mr. Green in The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974), as well as for his role as Murray Klein in the television sitcom Archie Bunker's Place (1979–1983). (b. 1919)

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February 13th February 13th 1923 – Chuck Yeager, United States Air Force general officer, flying ace and record-setting test pilot. In 1947, he became the first pilot confirmed to have exceeded the speed of sound in level flight.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/18 at 6:10 pm

February 13th 2002 – Waylon Jennings, American singer, songwriter, and musician, died in his sleep of diabetic complications. Jennings began playing guitar at eight and began performing at 14 on KVOW radio. His first band was The Texas Longhorns. Jennings worked as a DJ on KVOW, KDAV, KYTI, and KLLL. In 1958, Buddy Holly arranged Jennings's first recording session, of "Jole Blon" and "When Sin Stops (Love Begins)". Holly hired him to play bass. In Clear Lake, Iowa, Jennings gave up his seat on the ill-fated flight that crashed and killed Holly, J. P. Richardson, Ritchie Valens, and pilot Roger Peterson. (b. 1937)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/18 at 6:23 pm

February 13th 1944 – Stockard Channing, American stage, film and television actress. She is known for playing Betty Rizzo in the film Grease (1978) and First Lady Abbey Bartlet on the NBC television series The West Wing (1999–2006). She is also known for originating the role of Ouisa Kittredge in the stage and film versions of Six Degrees of Separation, for which she was nominated for a Tony Award and the Academy Award for Best Actress. A 13-time Primetime Emmy Award nominee and seven-time Tony Award nominee, she won the 1985 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for the Broadway revival of A Day in the Death of Joe Egg, and won Emmy Awards for The West Wing and The Matthew Shepard Story, both in 2002. She won a Daytime Emmy Award in 2004 for her role in Jack. Her film appearances include The Fortune (1975), The Big Bus (1976), The Cheap Detective (1978), Heartburn (1986), Up Close & Personal (1996), Practical Magic (1998), and Woody Allen's Anything Else (2003). She also played the recurring role of Veronica Loy on the CBS drama The Good Wife (2012–16).

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Written By: nally on 02/13/18 at 6:28 pm


February 13th 1944 – Stockard Channing, American stage, film and television actress. She is known for playing Betty Rizzo in the film Grease (1978) and First Lady Abbey Bartlet on the NBC television series The West Wing (1999–2006). She is also known for originating the role of Ouisa Kittredge in the stage and film versions of Six Degrees of Separation, for which she was nominated for a Tony Award and the Academy Award for Best Actress. A 13-time Primetime Emmy Award nominee and seven-time Tony Award nominee, she won the 1985 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for the Broadway revival of A Day in the Death of Joe Egg, and won Emmy Awards for The West Wing and The Matthew Shepard Story, both in 2002. She won a Daytime Emmy Award in 2004 for her role in Jack. Her film appearances include The Fortune (1975), The Big Bus (1976), The Cheap Detective (1978), Heartburn (1986), Up Close & Personal (1996), Practical Magic (1998), and Woody Allen's Anything Else (2003). She also played the recurring role of Veronica Loy on the CBS drama The Good Wife (2012–16).

Same full DOB as Jerry Springer!

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February 13th 2002 – Waylon Jennings, American singer, songwriter, and musician, died in his sleep of diabetic complications. Jennings began playing guitar at eight and began performing at 14 on KVOW radio. His first band was The Texas Longhorns. Jennings worked as a DJ on KVOW, KDAV, KYTI, and KLLL. In 1958, Buddy Holly arranged Jennings's first recording session, of "Jole Blon" and "When Sin Stops (Love Begins)". Holly hired him to play bass. In Clear Lake, Iowa, Jennings gave up his seat on the ill-fated flight that crashed and killed Holly, J. P. Richardson, Ritchie Valens, and pilot Roger Peterson. (b. 1937)

I remember hearing about Waylon's passing... hard to believe it's been 16 years already! :o

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/14/18 at 12:28 am

February 14th 1985 – Heart Evangelista, Filipino actress-TV host and visual media artist. As an accomplished painter, Heart had sold out solo exhibitions at the Ayala Museum and Gallerie Joaquin. She also had a successful exhibition at the Raffles Hotel in Singapore. Recently her artworks can be seen in luxury bags, couture, furniture and accessories, books and product packagings.

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February 14th 1779 – James Cook, British explorer, navigator, cartographer, and captain in the Royal Navy, was attacked and killed in 1779 during his third exploratory voyage in the Pacific while attempting to kidnap Kalaniʻōpuʻu, a Hawaiian chief, in order to reclaim a cutter stolen from one of his ships. Cook made detailed maps of Newfoundland prior to making three voyages to the Pacific Ocean, during which he achieved the first recorded European contact with the eastern coastline of Australia and the Hawaiian Islands, and the first recorded circumnavigation of New Zealand. (b. 1728)

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February 14th 1971 – Kris Aquino, Filipino talk show host, actress, producer, entrepreneur, product endorser, and writer. Dubbed the " Queen of All Kaarthean", "Queen of Crying Laugh''and''Queen of Goats'' and Queen of Her Siblings'' she has hosted talk shows and game shows, and has also starred in movies and selected television series. She is the youngest daughter of former Philippine senator Benigno S. Aquino, Jr., and Corazon Cojuangco-Aquino, who served as the 11th President of the Philippines. Her brother is Benigno S. Aquino, III, who served as the 15th President of the Philippines.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/14/18 at 1:55 am

February 14th 1400 – Richard II of England, died, thought to have starved to death in captivity. Also known as Richard of Bordeaux, was King of England from 1377 until he was deposed on 30 September 1399. Richard, a son of Edward, the Black Prince. (b. 1367)

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February 14th 1972 – Rob Thomas, American singer, songwriter, record producer and multi-instrumentalist, best known as the lead singer of Alternative band Matchbox Twenty. Thomas also records and performs as a solo artist with "Lonely No More" released in 2005 becoming his biggest solo chart success. Thomas earned three Grammy Awards for co-writing and singing on the three-time Grammy Award Winning 1999 Summer smash hit, "Smooth" by Santana, off the fifteen-time Platinum album Supernatural.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/14/18 at 3:29 am

February 14th 1975 – P. G. Wodehouse, English author, died from a heart attack, He was one of the most widely read humourists of the 20th century. Born in Guildford, the son of a British magistrate based in Hong Kong, Wodehouse spent happy teenage years at Dulwich College, to which he remained devoted all his life. After leaving school he was employed by a bank but disliked the work and turned to writing in his spare time. His early novels were mostly school stories, but he later switched to comic fiction, creating several regular characters who became familiar to the public over the years. They include the jolly gentleman of leisure Bertie Wooster and his sagacious valet, Jeeves; the immaculate and loquacious Psmith; Lord Emsworth and the Blandings Castle set; the Oldest Member, with stories about golf; and Mr Mulliner, with tall tales on subjects ranging from bibulous bishops to megalomaniac movie moguls. (b. 1881)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/14/18 at 5:05 am

February 14th 1970 – Simon Pegg, English actor, comedian, screenwriter, and producer. He co-wrote and starred in the Three Flavours Cornetto trilogy of films: Shaun of the Dead (2004), Hot Fuzz (2007), and The World's End (2013). He and Nick Frost wrote and starred in the sci-fi film Paul (2011). Pegg portrayed Benji Dunn in the Mission: Impossible film series (2006–present) and Montgomery Scott in Star Trek (2009), Star Trek Into Darkness (2013), and Star Trek Beyond (2016), co-writing the latter.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/14/18 at 5:12 am

February 14th 1975 – Julian Huxley, British evolutionary biologist, eugenicist, and internationalist, died from an undisclosed cause. He was a proponent of natural selection, and a leading figure in the mid-twentieth century modern synthesis. He was secretary of the Zoological Society of London (1935–1942), the first Director of UNESCO, a founding member of the World Wildlife Fund and the first President of the British Humanist Association. (b. 1887)

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February 14th 1985 – Tyler Clippard, American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the New York Yankees, Washington Nationals, Oakland Athletics, New York Mets, Arizona Diamondbacks, Chicago White Sox, and Houston Astros.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/14/18 at 8:03 am

February 14th 1988 – Frederick Loewe, Austrian-American composer, died from an unknown cause. He collaborated with lyricist Alan Jay Lerner on a series of Broadway musicals, including My Fair Lady and Camelot, both of which were made into films. (b. 1901)
February 14th 1989 – James Bond, American ornithologist, died from an unknown cause. An expert on the birds of the Caribbean. His name was appropriated by writer Ian Fleming for his fictional British spy of the same name. (b. 1900)

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February 14th 1983 – Callix Crabbe, Virgin Islander Major League Baseball second baseman. He was selected during the 2007 Rule 5 Draft by the San Diego Padres from the Milwaukee Brewers, but was returned on May 16, 2008.

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February 14th 2011 – George Shearing, British jazz pianist, died of heart failure. He for many years led a popular jazz group that recorded for Discovery Records, MGM Records and Capitol Records. The composer of over 300 titles, including the jazz standard "Lullaby of Birdland", had multiple albums on the Billboard charts during the 1950s, 1960s, 1980s and 1990s. (b. 1919)

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February 14th 1968 – Chris Lewis, English former cricketer, who played for Nottinghamshire, Surrey and Leicestershire in the 1990s. He played in thirty-two Tests and fifty-three ODIs for England from 1990 to 1998. Lewis was regarded as an aggressive lower-order batsman, fine fast-medium bowler and an able all-round fielder. He was regarded as a colourful player of the game, who never quite lived up to his early potential. He was later convicted of drug smuggling.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/14/18 at 12:23 pm

February 14th 2015 – Louis Jourdan, French film and television actor, died from an undisclosed cause. He was known for his suave roles in several Hollywood films, including The Paradine Case (1947), Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948), Gigi (1958), The Best of Everything (1959), The V.I.P.s (1963) and Octopussy (1983). He played Dracula in the 1977 BBC television production Count Dracula. (b. 1921)

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February 14th 1956 – Dave Dravecky, American baseball player, a motivational speaker, and an author. He played Major League Baseball for the San Diego Padres (1982–87) and San Francisco Giants (1987–89). Cancer ended his career as his team was reaching the 1989 World Series. He won the Hutch Award in 1989.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/14/18 at 2:10 pm

February 14th 2010 – Dick Francis, British steeplechase jockey and crime writer, died of natural causes. His novels centre on horse racing in England. After wartime service in the RAF, Francis became a full-time jump-jockey, winning over 350 races and becoming champion jockey of the British National Hunt. He came to further prominence in 1956 as jockey to Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, riding her horse Devon Loch when it fell, for unexplained reasons, while close to winning the Grand National. He then retired from the turf and became a professional journalist and novelist. All his novels deal with crime in the horse-racing world, some of the criminals being outwardly respectable figures. The stories are narrated by one of the key players, often a jockey, but sometimes a trainer, an owner, a bookie, or someone in a different profession, peripherally linked to racing. This person is always facing great obstacles, often including physical injury, from which he must fight back with determination. (The most frequently recurring of Francis' protagonists was former jockey turned one armed private investigator Sid Halley.) More than forty of these novels became international best-sellers. (b. 1920)

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February 14th 1951 – Kevin Keegan, English former football player and manager. A forward, he played for several clubs including Liverpool and Hamburger SV. He went on to manage Newcastle United, Fulham and Manchester City, winning promotion as champions in his first full season at all three clubs. He also managed the England national team.

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February 14th 1989, English keyboardist Vincent Crane died from a deliberate overdose of Anadin tablets aged 45. He was a member of The Crazy world of Arthur Brown, who had the 1968 UK No.1 and US No.12 single 'Fire' and Atomic Rooster (with drummer Carl Palmer later of Emerson, Lake & Palmer). Atomic Rooster enjoyed success in 1971 with two hit singles, ‘Tomorrow Night’ and ‘Devil's Answer’.

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February 14th 1944 – Alan Parker, English film director, producer and screenwriter. Parker's early career, beginning in his late teens, was spent as a copywriter and director of television advertisements. After about ten years of filming adverts, many of which won awards for creativity, he began screenwriting and directing films.

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February 14th 2010, American singer-songwriter-musician Doug Fieger died after a long battle with cancer. He was the rhythm guitarist and lead vocalist of The Knack, and co-wrote 'My Sharona', the biggest hit song of 1979 in the USA, and was Capitol Records' fastest gold status debut single since the Beatles' 'I Want to Hold Your Hand' in 1964. When Fieger was 25, he met 17-year-old Sharona Alperin, who he wrote the song for, as well as later becoming Fieger's girlfriend for the next four years.

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February 16th 1964 – Christopher Eccleston, English actor. He is known for portraying the Ninth Doctor in the British television series Doctor Who and Matt Jamison in the American drama series The Leftovers on HBO. He has also appeared on stage and in films such as Let Him Have It, Shallow Grave, Jude, Elizabeth, Gone in 60 Seconds, The Others, 28 Days Later, The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising, and Thor: The Dark World. Other British television series he has appeared in include Cracker, Fortitude, and The Shadow Line. More recently, Eccleston is starring in the 2016 drama The A Word about a young boy with autism, in which he plays the boy's grandfather.

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February 16th 2015 – Lesley Gore, American singer, songwriter, actress, and activist, died of lung cancer. At the age of 16 (in 1963) she recorded the pop hit "It's My Party", and followed it up with other hits including "Judy's Turn to Cry", "She's a Fool", "You Don't Own Me", "Maybe I Know" and "California Nights". Gore also worked as an actress and composed songs with her brother, Michael Gore, for the 1980 film Fame, for which she was nominated for an Academy Award. (b. 1946)

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February 16th 1961 – Andy Taylor, English musician, singer, songwriter and record producer, best known as a former member of both Duran Duran and The Power Station. He has also recorded and performed as a solo artist, and served as a guitarist, songwriter and record producer for the likes of Robert Palmer, Rod Stewart, The Almighty, Thunder, Love and Money, Mark Shaw, Then Jerico, C. C. Catch, Paul Rodgers (with The Law), Belinda Carlisle, Gun and many more.

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February 16th 2013 – Tony Sheridan, English rock and roll singer-songwriter and guitarist, died undergoing heart surgery. He was best known as an early collaborator of the Beatles (though the record was labelled as being with "The Beat Brothers"), one of two non-Beatles (the other being Billy Preston) to receive label performance credit on a record with the group, and the only non-Beatle to appear as lead singer on a Beatles recording which charted as a single. (b. 1940)

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February 16th 1954 – Michael Holding, Jamaican cricketer and sportscaster. One of the fastest bowlers ever to play Test cricket, he was nicknamed "Whispering Death" by umpires due to his quiet approach to the bowling crease. His bowling was smooth and very fast, and he used his height (6 ft 3 1⁄2 in or 1.918 m) to generate large amounts of bounce and zip off the pitch. He was part of the fearsome West Indian pace battery, together with Joel Garner, Andy Roberts, Sylvester Clarke, Colin Croft, Wayne Daniel and the late Malcolm Marshall that devastated batting line-ups throughout the world in the seventies and early eighties.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/16/18 at 7:23 am

February 16th 2001 – Howard W. Koch, American director and producer of film and television, died from Alzheimer's disease. He began his film career as an employee at Universal Studios office in New York then made his Hollywood filmmaking debut in 1947 as an assistant director. He worked as a producer for the first time in 1953 and a year later made his directing debut. In 1964, Paramount Pictures appointed him head of film production, a position he held until 1966 when he left to set up his own production company. Among his numerous television productions, Howard W. Koch produced the Academy Awards show on eight occasions. Dedicated to the industry, he served as President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences from 1977 to 1979. In 1990 the Academy honored him with The Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award and in 1991 he received the Frank Capra Achievement Award from the Directors Guild of America. Together with actor Telly Savalas, Howard Koch owned Telly's Pop, winner of several important California races for juveniles including the Norfolk Stakes and Del Mar Futurity. (b. 1916)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/16/18 at 10:37 am

February 16th 1952 – James Ingram, American singer, songwriter, record producer, and instrumentalist. He is a two-time Grammy Award-winner and a two-time Academy Award nominee for Best Original Song. Since beginning his career in 1973, Ingram has charted eight Top 40 hits on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart from the early 1980s until the early 1990s, as well as thirteen top 40 hits on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. In addition, he charted 20 hits on the Adult Contemporary chart (including two number-ones).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/16/18 at 11:11 am

February 16th 2014 – Michael Shea, American fantasy, horror, and science fiction author, died unexpectedly from an undisclosed cause. His novel Nifft the Lean won the World Fantasy Award, as did his novella, Growlimb. (b. 1946)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/16/18 at 1:34 pm

February 16th 1927 – June Brown, English actress, known for her role as Dot Cotton in the BBC soap opera EastEnders from 1985 onwards. In 2005, she won Best Actress at the Inside Soap Awards, and in the same year, also received the Lifetime Achievement award at the British Soap Awards. In 2009, she was nominated for the BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress, but lost out to Anna Maxwell Martin. She is only the second performer to receive a BAFTA nomination for their work in a soap opera (the first was Jean Alexander).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/16/18 at 2:55 pm

February 16th 2012 – Gary Carter, American professional baseball catcher, died from grade IV primary brain tumor known as glioblastoma multiforme.  His 21-year career was spent primarily with the Montreal Expos and New York Mets. Nicknamed "Kid" for his youthful exuberance, Carter was named an All-Star 11 times, and was a member of the 1986 World Champion Mets. (b. 1954)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/18 at 10:30 am

February 18th 1968 – Molly Ringwald, American actress, singer, and author. She was cast in her first major role as Molly in the NBC sitcom The Facts of Life (1979–80) after a casting director saw her playing an orphan in a stage production of the musical Annie. She and several other members of the original Facts of Life cast were let go when the show was reworked by the network. She subsequently made her motion picture debut in the independent film Tempest (1982), which earned her a Golden Globe nomination for New Star of the Year.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/18 at 11:07 am

February 18th 1294 – Kublai Khan, Mongol emperor, died from an unknown cause. He was the fifth Khagan (Great Khan) of the Mongol Empire (Ikh Mongol Uls), reigning from 1260 to 1294 (although due to the division of the empire this was a nominal position). He also founded the Yuan dynasty in China as a conquest dynasty in 1271, and ruled as the first Yuan emperor until his death in 1294. (b. 1215)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/18 at 11:49 am

February 18th 1954 – John Travolta, American actor, film producer, dancer, and singer. Travolta first became known in the 1970s, after appearing on the television series Welcome Back, Kotter (1975–1979) and starring in the box office successes Saturday Night Fever (1977) and Grease (1978). His acting career declined through the 1980s, but enjoyed a resurgence in the 1990s with his role in Pulp Fiction (1994), and he has since starred in films such as Face/Off (1997), Swordfish (2001), Wild Hogs, and Hairspray (both 2007). Travolta was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for performances in Saturday Night Fever and Pulp Fiction.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/18 at 11:58 am

February 18th 1546 – Martin Luther, German professor of theology, composer, priest, and monk, died from a stroke, while his health was failing. He was a seminal figure in the Protestant Reformation. Luther came to reject several teachings and practices of the Roman Catholic Church. He strongly disputed the Catholic view on indulgences as he understood it to be, that freedom from God's punishment for sin could be purchased with money. Luther proposed an academic discussion of the practice and efficacy of indulgences in his Ninety-five Theses of 1517. His refusal to renounce all of his writings at the demand of Pope Leo X in 1520 and the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V at the Diet of Worms in 1521 resulted in his excommunication by the Pope and condemnation as an outlaw by the Emperor. (b. 1483)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/18 at 1:07 pm

February 18th 1964 – Matt Dillon, American actor and film director. He made his feature film debut in Over the Edge (1979) and established himself as a teen idol by starring in the films My Bodyguard (1980), Little Darlings (1980), Tex (1982), Rumble Fish (1983) The Outsiders (1983) and The Flamingo Kid (1984). From the late 1980s onward, Dillon achieved further success, starring in Drugstore Cowboy (1989), Singles (1992), The Saint of Fort Washington (1993), To Die For (1995), Beautiful Girls (1996), In & Out (1997), There's Something About Mary (1998), and Wild Things (1998). In a 1991 article, famed movie critic Roger Ebert referred to him as the best actor within his age group, along with Sean Penn. In the 2000s, he made his directing debut with City of Ghosts (2002) and went on to star in the films Factotum (2005), You, Me and Dupree (2006), Nothing but the Truth (2008), Sunlight Jr. (2013) and Going in Style (2017).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/18 at 1:09 pm

February 18th 1564 – Michelangelo, Italian sculptor, painter, architect and poet of the High Renaissance, died from an unknown cause. Born in the Republic of Florence, who exerted an unparalleled influence on the development of Western art. Considered the greatest living artist during his lifetime, he has since been described as one of the greatest artists of all time. Despite making few forays beyond the arts, his artistic versatility was of such a high order that he is often considered a contender for the title of the archetypal Renaissance man, along with his rival and fellow Florentine Medici client, Leonardo da Vinci. (b. 1475)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/18 at 1:58 pm

February 18th 1967 – Colin Jackson, Welsh former sprint and hurdling athlete who specialised in the 110 metres hurdles. During a career in which he represented Great Britain and Wales, he won an Olympic silver medal, became world champion twice, World indoor champion once, went undefeated at the European Championships for 12 years and was a two-time Commonwealth champion. His world record of 12.91 seconds for the 110m hurdles stood for over a decade and he remains the 60 metres hurdles world record holder.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/18 at 2:00 pm

February 18th 2015, American singer Willie C. Jackson from Fifties doo-wop group The Spaniels died aged 79. Their 1954 hit 'Goodnite, Sweetheart, Goodnite' was featured in such films as Three Men and a Baby and American Graffiti. The Spaniels became one of the first artists to sign with Vee-Jay Records, the first large, independent Afro-American owned record label.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/18 at 4:08 pm

February 18th 1933 – Yoko Ono, Japanese multimedia artist, singer, songwriter, and peace activist who is also known for her work in performance art and filmmaking. She performs in both English and Japanese. She is known for being the second wife and widow of singer-songwriter John Lennon of the Beatles.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/18 at 4:10 pm

February 18th 2014 – Maria Franziska von Trapp, died from an undisclosed illness. She was the second-oldest daughter of Georg von Trapp and his first wife, Agatha Whitheead von Trapp. She was a member of the Trapp Family Singers, whose lives inspired the musical and film The Sound of Music. She was portrayed as the character "Louisa". She died at age 99, and was the last surviving sibling portrayed in the film. (b. 1914)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/18 at 4:33 pm

February 18th 1929 – Len Deighton, British author. Deighton is considered one of the top three spy novelists of his time (along with Ian Fleming and John le Carré). In addition he is a highly acclaimed military historian, cookery writer, and graphic artist. The IPCRESS File (1962), his first novel, was an instant bestseller and broke the mould of thriller writing. The Sunday Times called him "the poet of the spy story". Deighton’s first protagonist – a nameless spy christened Harry Palmer in the films – was made famous worldwide in 1960s films starring Michael Caine.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/18 at 4:35 pm

February 18th 1967 – J. Robert Oppenheimer, American theoretical physicist, died from throat cancer. He was professor of physics at the University of California, Berkeley. Oppenheimer was the wartime head of the Los Alamos Laboratory and is among those who are credited with being the "father of the atomic bomb" for their role in the Manhattan Project, the World War II undertaking that developed the first nuclear weapons used in the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The first atomic bomb was detonated on July 16, 1945, in the Trinity test in New Mexico; Oppenheimer later remarked that it brought to mind words from the Bhagavad Gita: "Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds." (b. 1904)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/18 at 4:59 pm

February 18th 1950 – Cybill Shepherd, American actress, singer and former model. Shepherd's better-known roles include Jacy in The Last Picture Show (1971), Kelly in The Heartbreak Kid (1972), Betsy in Taxi Driver (1976), Maddie Hayes on Moonlighting (1985–1989), Cybill Sheridan on Cybill (1995–1998), Phyllis Kroll on The L Word (2007–2009), Madeleine Spencer on Psych (2008–2013), Cassie in the television film The Client List (2010) and Linette Montgomery on The Client List (2012–2013).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/18 at 5:05 pm

February 18th 1981 – Jack Northrop, American aircraft industrialist and designer, died from an undisclosed illness. He founded the Northrop Corporation in 1939. His career began in 1916 as a draftsman for Lockheed Aircraft Manufacturing Company (founded 1912). He joined the Douglas Aircraft Company in 1923, where in time he became a project engineer. In 1927 he rejoined Lockheed, where he was a chief engineer on the Lockheed Vega transport. He left in 1929 to found Avion Corporation, which he sold in 1930. Two years later he founded the Northrop Corporation. This firm became a subsidiary of Douglas Aircraft in 1939, so he co-founded a second company named Northrop. (b. 1895)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/18 at 5:47 pm

February 18th 1932 – Miloš Forman, Czech-American actor, director, and screenwriter. Since Forman left Czechoslovakia, two of his films, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and Amadeus, have acquired particular renown, each gaining him an Academy Award for Best Director. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest was the second film to win all five major Academy Awards (Best Picture, Actor in Leading Role, Actress in Leading Role, Director, and Screenplay) following It Happened One Night in 1934, an accomplishment not repeated until 1991 by The Silence of the Lambs. Forman was also nominated for a Best Director Oscar for The People vs. Larry Flynt.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/18 at 5:50 pm

February 18th 1982 – Ngaio Marsh, New Zealand crime writer and theatre director, died from an undisclosed illness. Marsh is known as one of the "Queens of Crime", along with Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers, and Margery Allingham. Internationally, she is known primarily for her character Inspector Roderick Alleyn, a gentleman detective who works for the Metropolitan Police (London). (b. 1895)

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Written By: c_keenan2001@hotmail.com on 02/18/18 at 11:52 pm

February 19, 1946.

Paul Warren Dean, the lead guitarist for the Juno award-winning Canadian rock band Loverboy is born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/18 at 1:16 am

February 19th 1940 – Smokey Robinson, American singer, songwriter, record producer, and former record executive. Robinson was the founder and front man of the Motown vocal group the Miracles, for which he also served as the group's chief songwriter and producer. Robinson led the group from its 1955 origins as the Five Chimes until 1972 when he announced a retirement from the group to focus on his role as Motown's vice president. However, Robinson returned to the music industry as a solo artist the following year. Following the sale of Motown Records in 1988, Robinson left the company in 1990. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987. Robinson was awarded the 2016 Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for his lifetime contributions to popular music.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/18 at 1:53 am

February 19th 2016 – Harper Lee, American novelist, died in her sleep. She was widely known for To Kill a Mockingbird, published in 1960. Immediately successful, it won the 1961 Pulitzer Prize and has become a classic of modern American literature. Though Lee had only published this single book, in 2007 she was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom for her contribution to literature. Additionally, Lee received numerous honorary degrees, though she declined to speak on those occasions. She was also known for assisting her close friend Truman Capote in his research for the book In Cold Blood (1966). Capote was the basis for the character Dill in To Kill a Mockingbird. (b. 1926)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/18 at 5:16 am

February 19th 1952 – Amy Tan, American writer whose works explore mother-daughter relationships and the Chinese American experience. Her novel The Joy Luck Club was adapted into a film in 1993 by director Wayne Wang. Tan has written several other novels, including The Kitchen God's Wife, The Hundred Secret Senses, The Bonesetter's Daughter, Saving Fish from Drowning, and The Valley of Amazement. She also wrote a collection of non-fiction essays entitled The Opposite of Fate: A Book of Musings. In addition to these, Tan has written two children's books: The Moon Lady (1992) and Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat (1994), which was turned into an animated series that aired on PBS.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/18 at 5:20 am

February 19th 1916 – Ernst Mach, Austrian physicist and philosopher, died from an undisclosed illness one day after his 78th birthday. Noted for his contributions to physics such as study of shock waves. The ratio of one's speed to that of sound is named the Mach number in his honor. As a philosopher of science, he was a major influence on logical positivism and American pragmatism. Through his criticism of Newton's theories of space and time, he foreshadowed Einstein's theory of relativity. (b. 1838)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/18 at 5:35 am

February 19th 1943 – Lou Christie, American singer-songwriter best known for three separate strings of pop hits in the 1960s, including his 1966 hit "Lightnin' Strikes".

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/18 at 5:49 am

February 19th 1994 – Derek Jarman, English director, stage designer, and author, died of an AIDS-related illness. He first became known as a stage designer, getting his break in the film industry as production designer for Ken Russell's The Devils (1970). He later made his debut in "overground" narrative filmmaking with Sebastiane (1976), about the martyrdom of St. Sebastian. This was an early British film featuring positive images of gay sexuality, and its dialogue was entirely in Latin. He followed this with Jubilee (shot 1977, released 1978), in which Queen Elizabeth I of England is seen to be transported forward in time to a desolate and brutal wasteland ruled by her twentieth century namesake. Jubilee has been described as 'Britain's only decent punk film', and among its cast featured punk groups and figures such as Wayne County of Wayne County & the Electric Chairs, Jordan, Toyah Willcox, and Adam and the Ants. (b. 1942)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/18 at 6:27 am

February 19th 1955 – Jeff Daniels, American actor, musician and playwright whose career includes roles in films, stage productions and on television, for which he has won an Emmy Award and received Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild and Tony Award nominations. Making his film debut in Ragtime (1981), Daniels's film credits include Terms of Endearment (1983), Arachnophobia (1990), Gettysburg (1993), Speed (1994), 101 Dalmatians (1996), Fly Away Home (1996), Pleasantville (1998), The Hours (2002), Good Night, and Good Luck (2005), The Lookout (2007), Infamous (2009), Looper (2012), Steve Jobs (2015), and The Martian (2015). One of his most notable roles is Harry Dunne in the buddy comedy Dumb and Dumber (1994) opposite Jim Carrey, a role he reprised in the 2014 sequel Dumb and Dumber To (2014).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/18 at 6:30 am

February 19th 2003 – Johnny Paycheck, American country music singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and Grand Ole Opry member, died after a lengthy illness. He was notable for recording the David Allan Coe song "Take This Job and Shove It". He achieved his greatest success in the 1970s as a force in country music's "Outlaw Movement" popularized by artists Coe, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Billy Joe Shaver, and Merle Haggard. In the 1980s, his music career slowed due to drug, alcohol and legal problems. He served a prison sentence in the early 1990s and his declining health effectively ended his career in early 2000. In 1980, Paycheck appeared on the PBS music program Austin City Limits (season 5). (b. 1938)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/18 at 8:35 am

February 19th 1957 – Ray Winstone, English film and television actor. He is mostly known for his "hard man" roles beginning with his role as Carlin in the 1979 film Scum. He also played Kevin, an ex-army soldier, in Quadrophenia as well as Will Scarlet in the television series Robin of Sherwood. He has also become well known as a voice over actor, and has recently branched out into film production. He has appeared in films such as Cold Mountain, Nil By Mouth, King Arthur, The Magic Roundabout, The Departed, Beowulf, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Edge of Darkness, The Sweeney and Noah.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/18 at 8:40 am

February 19th 2014 – Dale Gardner, NASA astronaut, died after suffering a hemorrhagic stroke. He flew two Space Shuttle missions during the early 1980s. He logged more than 2,300 hours flying time in over 20 different types of aircraft and spacecraft. Prior to the Challenger accident, Gardner was chosen to be a member of the first Shuttle mission to launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. That flight and the Vandenberg launch capability itself were canceled after the accident. (b. 1948)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/18 at 10:19 am

February 19th 1941 – David Gross, American theoretical physicist and string theorist. Along with Frank Wilczek and David Politzer, he was awarded the 2004 Nobel Prize in Physics for their discovery of asymptotic freedom.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/18 at 10:21 am

February 19th 1951 – André Gide, French author, died from an undisclosed cause. He was the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1947 "for his comprehensive and artistically significant writings, in which human problems and conditions have been presented with a fearless love of truth and keen psychological insight". Gide's career ranged from its beginnings in the symbolist movement, to the advent of anticolonialism between the two World Wars. (b. 1869)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/18 at 11:08 am

February 19th 1956 – Roderick MacKinnon, American professor of Molecular Neurobiology and Biophysics at Rockefeller University who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry together with Peter Agre in 2003 for his work on the structure and operation of ion channels.
February 19th 1956 – Dave Wakeling, English pop musician, known for his work with the band The Beat (known in North America as The English Beat), and General Public. 1957 – Falco, Austrian singer-songwriter, rapper, and musician (d. 1998)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/18 at 11:10 am

February 19th 1983 – Alice White, American film actress, died of complications from a stroke. Her career spanned late silent films and early sound films. After playing a succession of flappers and gold diggers, she attracted the attention of director and producer Mervyn LeRoy, who saw potential in her. Her screen debut was in The Sea Tiger (1927). Her early films included Show Girl (1928), which had Vitaphone musical accompaniment but no dialog, and its "talkie" musical sequel Show Girl in Hollywood (1930), both released by Warner Brothers and both based on novels by J. P. McEvoy. In these two films, White appeared as "Dixie Dugan". In October 1929, McAvoy started the comic strip Dixie Dugan with the character Dixie having a "helmet" hairstyle and appearance similar to actress Louise Brooks. White also used the services of Hollywood 'beauty sculptor' Sylvia of Hollywood to stay in shape. (b. 1904)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/18 at 12:02 pm

February 19th 1960 – Prince Andrew, Duke of York. He is the third child and second son of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. He holds the rank of commander and the honorary rank of vice admiral (as of February 2015) in the Royal Navy, in which he served as an active-duty helicopter pilot and instructor and as the captain of a warship. He saw active service during the Falklands War, flying on multiple missions including anti-surface warfare, Exocet missile decoy, and casualty evacuation.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/18 at 12:38 pm

February 19th 1972 – John Grierson, Scottish documentary maker, died from an undisclosed illness. He is often considered the father of British and Canadian documentary film. In 1926, Grierson coined the term "documentary" in a review of Robert Flaherty's Moana. (b. 1898)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/18 at 3:29 pm

February 19th 1956 – Dave Wakeling, English pop musician, known for his work with the band The Beat (known in North America as The English Beat), and General Public.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/18 at 3:35 pm

February 19th 1952 – Knut Hamsun, Norwegian writer, died from an undisclosed cause. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1920. Hamsun's work spans more than 70 years and shows variation with regard to the subject, perspective and environment. He published more than 20 novels, a collection of poetry, some short stories and plays, a travelogue, and some essays. (b. 1859)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/18 at 5:45 pm

February 19th 1963 – Seal, English singer and songwriter. He has sold more than 20 million records worldwide and is known for his international hits, including "Kiss from a Rose", which appeared on the soundtrack to the 1995 film Batman Forever. He was a coach on The Voice Australia in 2012 and 2013, and returned to Australia to work as a coach in 2017.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/18 at 5:59 pm

February 19th 1997 – Deng Xiaoping, Chinese revolutionary and statesman, died from a lung infection and Parkinson's disease. He was the paramount leader of the People's Republic of China from 1978 until his retirement in 1989. After Chairman Mao Zedong's death, Deng led his country through far-reaching market-economy reforms. While Deng never held office as the head of state, head of government or General Secretary (that is, the leader of the Communist Party), he nonetheless was responsible for economic reforms and an opening to the global economy. (b. 1904)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/20/18 at 4:22 am

February 20th 1949 – Ivana Trump, Czech-American businesswoman and former fashion model who was the first wife of Donald Trump from 1977 until 1992. They have three children together, Donald Trump Jr., Ivanka Trump and Eric Trump.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/20/18 at 4:27 am

February 20th 1966 – Chester W. Nimitz, American fleet admiral of the United States Navy, died from a stroke, complicated by pneumonia. He played a major role in the naval history of World War II as Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet (CinCPac) and Commander in Chief, Pacific Ocean Areas (CinCPOA), commanding Allied air, land, and sea forces during World War II. Nimitz was the leading US Navy authority on submarines. Qualified in submarines during his early years, he later oversaw the conversion of these vessels' propulsion from gasoline to diesel, and then later was key in acquiring approval to build the world's first nuclear-powered submarine, USS Nautilus, whose propulsion system later completely superseded diesel-powered submarines in the US. (b. 1885)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/20/18 at 6:21 am

February 20th 1408 – Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland, English politician, killed at the Battle of Bramham Moor, and his severed head was subsequently put on display at London Bridge. He was son of Henry de Percy, 3rd Baron Percy, and a descendant of Henry III of England. His mother was Mary of Lancaster, daughter of Henry, 3rd Earl of Lancaster, son of Edmund, Earl of Leicester and Lancaster, who was the son of Henry III. (b. 1341)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/20/18 at 6:22 am

February 20th 1954 – Patty Hearst, American actress and author, she is the granddaughter of American publishing magnate William Randolph Hearst, became internationally known for events following her 1974 kidnapping and physical violation by a domestic American terrorist group known as the Symbionese Liberation Army. Hearst was found 19 months after being abducted, by which time she was a fugitive wanted for serious crimes. She was held in custody, despite speculation that her family's resources would prevent her from spending time in jail. At her trial, the prosecution suggested that she had joined the Symbionese Liberation Army of her own volition. Hearst said she had been raped and threatened with death. She was found guilty of bank robbery. Hearst's sentence was commuted by President Jimmy Carter and she was later pardoned by President Bill Clinton.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/20/18 at 6:49 am

February 20th 1946 – Brenda Blethyn, English actress. She has worked in film, television, and on stage. She is known for her role in Mike Leigh's award-winning 1996 drama film Secrets & Lies, and, since 2011, for her performance as the titular character in the television series Vera.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/20/18 at 6:51 am

February 20th 1920 – Robert Peary, American explorer and United States Navy officer, died from an undisclosed cause. He made several expeditions to the Arctic in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He is best known for claiming to have reached the geographic North Pole with his expedition on April 6, 1909. (b. 1856)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/20/18 at 7:41 am

February 20th 1941 – Buffy Sainte-Marie, Canadian singer-songwriter, musician, composer, visual artist, educator, pacifist, and social activist. Throughout her career in all of these areas, her work has focused on issues of indigenous peoples of the Americas. Her singing and writing repertoire also includes subjects of love, war, religion, and mysticism.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/20/18 at 7:43 am

February 20th 2010 – Alexander Haig, American general and politician, died from complications from a staphylococcal infection that he had prior to admission to hospital. He was United States Secretary of State under President Ronald Reagan and the White House Chief of Staff under Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford. Prior to these cabinet-level positions, he retired as a general from the United States Army, having been Supreme Allied Commander Europe after serving as the Vice Chief of Staff of the Army.. (b. 1924)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/20/18 at 8:34 am

February 20th 1937 – Nancy Wilson, American singer with more than seventy albums, and three Grammy Awards. She has been labeled a singer of blues, jazz, R&B, pop and soul, a "consummate actress", and "the complete entertainer". The title she prefers, however, is "song stylist". She has received many nicknames including "Sweet Nancy", "The Baby", "Fancy Miss Nancy" and "The Girl With the Honey-Coated Voice".

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/20/18 at 9:56 am

February 20th 1862 – William Wallace Lincoln, died from typhoid fever. He was the third son of President Abraham Lincoln and Mary Todd Lincoln. He was named after Mary's brother-in-law Dr. William Wallace. (b. 1850)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/20/18 at 11:11 am

February 20th 1924 – Gloria Vanderbilt, American artist, author, actress, fashion designer, heiress, and socialite. During the 1930s she was the subject of a high-profile child custody trial in which her mother, Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt, and her paternal aunt, Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, each sought custody of the child Gloria and control over her $5 million trust fund. Called the "trial of the century" by the press, the court proceedings were the subject of wide and sensational press coverage due to the wealth and notoriety of the involved parties, and the scandalous evidence presented to support Whitney's claim that Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt was an unfit parent. As an adult in the 1970s, Gloria Laura Vanderbilt became known in connection with a line of fashions, perfumes, and household goods bearing her name. She was particularly noted as an early developer of designer blue jeans. She is a member of the Vanderbilt family of New York and the mother of CNN television anchor Anderson Cooper.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/20/18 at 11:19 am

February 20th 2005– John Raitt, American actor and singer, died from complications due to pneumonia. Best known for his performances in musical theatre. Best known for his stage roles in the musicals Carousel, Oklahoma!, The Pajama Game, Carnival in Flanders, Three Wishes for Jamie, and A Joyful Noise, in which he set the standard for virile, handsome, strong-voiced leading men during the golden age of the Broadway musical. His only leading film role was in the 1957 movie version of The Pajama Game opposite Doris Day. (b. 1917)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/20/18 at 1:00 pm

February 20th 1946 – Sandy Duncan, American singer, dancer, comedian and actress of stage and television. She is known for her performances in the Broadway revival of Peter Pan and in the sitcom The Hogan Family. Duncan has been nominated for three Tony Awards, two Emmy Awards, and two Golden Globe awards.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/20/18 at 2:17 pm

February 20th 1993 – Ferruccio Lamborghini, Italian industrialist, died after suffering from a heart attack. Born to grape farmers in Renazzo, from the comune of Cento in the Emilia-Romagna region, his mechanical know-how led him to enter the business of tractor manufacturing in 1948, when he founded Lamborghini Trattori, which quickly became an important manufacturer of agricultural equipment in the midst of Italy's post-WWII economic boom. (b. 1916)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/21/18 at 1:49 am

February 21st 1996 – Sophie Turner, English actress. Turner made her professional acting debut as Sansa Stark on the HBO fantasy television series Game of Thrones (2011–present), which brought her international recognition. Turner has also starred in the television film The Thirteenth Tale (2013) and she made her feature film debut in Another Me (2013). She has also starred in the action comedy Barely Lethal (2015) and portrays a young Jean Grey / Phoenix in the X-Men film series.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/21/18 at 2:02 am

February 21st 1945 –Eric Liddell, Scottish athlete, rugby union international player, and missionary, died from an inoperable brain tumour. He chose his religious beliefs over competing in an Olympic race held on a Sunday. At the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, Liddell refused to run in the heats for his favoured 100 metres because they were held on a Sunday. Instead he competed in the 400 metres held on a weekday, a race that he won. (b. 1902)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/21/18 at 2:50 am

February 21st 1986 – Charlotte Church, Welsh singer-songwriter, actress, television presenter and political activist. She rose to fame in childhood as a classical singer before branching into pop music in 2005. By 2007, she had sold more than 10 million records worldwide including over 5 million in the United States. In 2010, she was reported to be worth as much as £11m (though one 2003 report quoted her worth at £25m). She hosted a Channel 4 chat show titled The Charlotte Church Show. Church released her first album in five years, titled Back to Scratch, on 17 October 2010. Church is a soprano.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/21/18 at 3:14 am

February 21st 1965 – Malcolm X, African-American Muslim minister and human rights activist, was assassinated at the Audubon Ballroom in New York City. To his admirers he was a courageous advocate for the rights of blacks, a man who indicted white America in the harshest terms for its crimes against black Americans; detractors accused him of preaching racism and violence. He has been called one of the greatest and most influential African Americans in history. (b. 1925)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/21/18 at 4:36 am

February 21st 1979 – Jennifer Love Hewitt, American actress, singer, songwriter, producer and director. Hewitt began her career as a child actress and singer, appearing in national television commercials before joining the cast of the Disney Channel series Kids Incorporated (1989–1991) as well as performing as a backup singer before recording her debut studio album at the age of 12, Love Songs (1992), which was released exclusively in Japan. Hewitt received her breakthrough role as Sarah Reeves Merrin on the Fox teen drama Party of Five (1995–1999), and rose to fame as a teen star for her role as Julie James in the horror film I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997) and its 1998 sequel.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/21/18 at 4:48 am

February 21st 1958 – Duncan Edwards, English footballer, died as a result of the Munich air disaster, he survived initially but succumbed to his injuries in hospital two weeks later.He played for Manchester United and the England national team, and was one of the Busby Babes, the young United team formed under manager Matt Busby in the mid-1950s. He signed for Manchester United as a teenager and went on to become the youngest player to play in the Football League First Division and the then youngest England player since the Second World War. In a professional career of less than five years he helped United to win two Football League championships and reach the semi-finals of the European Cup. (b. 1936)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/21/18 at 5:15 am

February 21st 1946 – Anthony Daniels, English actor and mime artist. He is best known for playing C-3PO in the Star Wars film series. He is the only actor to have appeared in all of the major films in the series, as well as its many spin-offs (TV shows, video games, etc.). Daniels was the voice of Legolas in the Ralph Bakshi animated adaptation of The Lord of the Rings (1978). He has appeared intermittently on British television in various dramas, including playing a pathologist in Prime Suspect starring Helen Mirren.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/21/18 at 5:54 am

February 21st 1982, American DJ Murry The K died. Murray is thought to be the first person to play a Beatles record on radio in America. During the early days of Beatlemania, he frequently referred to himself as "the Fifth Beatle". Married six times, he died of cancer a week after his 60th birthday.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/21/18 at 6:43 am

February 21st 1958 – Mary Chapin Carpenter, American singer-songwriter. Carpenter spent several years singing in Washington, D.C. clubs before signing in the late 1980s with Columbia Records, who marketed her as a country singer. Carpenter's first album, 1987's Hometown Girl, did not produce any singles, although 1989's State of the Heart and 1990's Shooting Straight in the Dark each produced four Top 20 hits on the Billboard country singles charts.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/21/18 at 7:17 am

February 21st 1935 – Ted Corbett, English cricket writer and sports journalist. He is the author of The Great Cricket Betting Scandal (Parrs Wood Press, 2000). Best known for his cricket journalism, Corbett has also covered both rugby codes, soccer, snooker, golf and athletics. He has reported extensively on behalf of The Hindu, the Financial Times and other publications. Corbett began his career in 1951, as a tea boy, aged 16, at the Yorkshire Evening Press. During his National Service he edited Japan News, the forces newspaper, in Tokyo. Following his military service, Corbett returned to York as a sports writer, went on to the Daily Herald, the Daily Mirror, the Daily Telegraph and the Daily Express, before becoming cricket correspondent of the Daily Star in 1982. (d. 2017)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/21/18 at 10:05 am

February 21st 1924 – Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwean revolutionary and politician. He served as Prime Minister of Zimbabwe from 1980 to 1987 and then as President from 1987 to 2017. He chaired the Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU) group from 1975 to 1980 and led its successor political party, the ZANU – Patriotic Front (ZANU–PF), from 1980 to 2017. Ideologically an African nationalist, during the 1970s and 1980s he identified as a Marxist–Leninist, although after the 1990s self-identified only as a socialist. His policies have been described as Mugabeism.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/21/18 at 10:09 am

February 21st 1926 –Heike Kamerlingh Onnes, Dutch physicist and Nobel laureate, died from an undisclosed illess. He exploited the Hampson–Linde cycle to investigate how materials behave when cooled to nearly absolute zero and later to liquefy helium for the first time. Kamerlingh Onnes was significantly influenced by the pioneering molecular theory of Johannes Diderik van der Waals. In 1908, he became the winner of the race to make liquid helium and because of this, he was also the discoverer of superconductivity in 1911: for certain materials, electrical resistance abruptly vanishes at very low temperatures. (b. 1853)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/21/18 at 11:03 am

February 21st 1955 – Kelsey Grammer, American actor, voice actor, comedian, producer, director, writer, singer, and activist. He is known for his two-decade-long portrayal of psychiatrist Dr. Frasier Crane on the NBC sitcoms Cheers and Frasier. He has won five Primetime Emmy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, and one Tony Award, and has also worked as a television producer, director, writer, and as a voice actor on The Simpsons as Sideshow Bob (for which he received his fifth Primetime Emmy). He also recently won a Daytime Emmy Award for “Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program” for his voice work in Guillermo Del Toro’s award-winning series, Trollhunters.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/21/18 at 11:05 am

February 21st 1941 – Frederick Banting, Canadian medical scientist, physician, and painter, died of wounds and exposure following the airplane crash. He is noted as the co-discoverer of insulin and its therapeutic potential. In 1923 Banting and John James Rickard Macleod received the Nobel Prize in Medicine. Banting shared the award money with his colleague, Dr. Charles Best. As of November 2016, Banting, who received the Nobel Prize at age 32, remains the youngest Nobel laureate in the area of Physiology/Medicine. (b. 1891)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/21/18 at 12:15 pm

February 21st 1945 – Maurice Bembridge, English golfer. He turned professional at an early age in 1960 and won the Llandudno Assistant Professionals' Tournament in 1966 and the PGA Assistants’ Championship in 1967 In 1968 he finished 5th in the Open Championship, four shots behind Gary Player and the leading British golfer. His first important win was in the 1969 Sumrie Better-Ball, which he and Ángel Gallardo won by a shot from Hedley Muscroft and Lionel Platts.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/21/18 at 12:16 pm

February 21st 1968 – Howard Florey, Australian pharmacologist and pathologist, died from a heart attack. He shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1945 with Sir Ernst Boris Chain and Sir Alexander Fleming for his role in the development of penicillin. He was appointed a life peer in February 1965 and became Baron Florey. (b. 1898)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/21/18 at 2:40 pm

February 21st 1958 – Alan Trammell, American former professional baseball shortstop, manager and coach. His entire 20-year career in Major League Baseball was with the Detroit Tigers. He currently serves as a special assistant to the General Manager of the Detroit Tigers.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/21/18 at 2:41 pm

February 21st 1999 – Gertrude B. Elion, American biochemist and pharmacologist, died from an undisclosed illness. She shared the 1988 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with George H. Hitchings and Sir James Black. Working alone as well as with Hitchings and Black, Elion developed a multitude of new drugs, using innovative research methods that would later lead to the development of the AIDS drug AZT. She developed the first immunosuppressive drug, azathioprine, used for organ transplants. She also developed the first successful antiviral drug, acyclovir (ACV), for the treatment of Herpes infection. (b. 1918)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/21/18 at 3:22 pm

February 21st 1962 – Vanessa Feltz, English television personality, freelance broadcaster and journalist. She currently presents an early morning radio show on BBC Radio 2 and the Breakfast show on BBC Radio London.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/21/18 at 3:24 pm

February 21st 1984 – Mikhail Sholokhov, Soviet/Russian novelist, died from an undisclosed illness.  He was the winner of the 1965 Nobel Prize in Literature. He is known for writing about life and fate of Don Cossacks during the Russian Revolution, the civil war and the period of collectivization, primarily the famous And Quiet Flows the Don. (b. 1905)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/21/18 at 4:33 pm

February 21st 1983 – Franklin Gutiérrez, Venezuelan professional baseball outfielder who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cleveland Indians, Seattle Mariners and Los Angeles Dodgers. While primarily a center fielder throughout his career, Gutiérrez transitioned to right field for the Mariners in 2016.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/21/18 at 4:36 pm

February 21st 2002 – John Thaw, English actor, died from cancer. He appeared in a range of television, stage, and cinema roles, his most popular being television series such as Inspector Morse, Redcap, The Sweeney, Home to Roost, and Kavanagh QC. (b. 1942)  :\'( :\'( :\'(

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/21/18 at 4:51 pm

February 21st 1976 – Michael McIntyre, English comedian, actor, and TV presenter. In 2012, he was reported to be the highest-grossing comedian in the world. In addition to stand-up, McIntyre has hosted his own BBC One comedy programme Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow, has featured in three episodes of Live at the Apollo and, in 2011, was a judge on Britain's Got Talent. He currently presents his own Saturday night series Michael McIntyre's Big Show on BBC One.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/21/18 at 4:54 pm

February 21st 1999 – Wilmer Mizell, American left-handed pitcher in major league baseball, died from an undisclosed illness. He went on to serve three terms as a Republican U.S. congressman from North Carolina from 1969 to 1975. He represented North Carolina's 5th congressional district, including Winston-Salem. (b. 1930)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/21/18 at 5:04 pm

February 21st 1991 – Devon Travis, American professional baseball second baseman for the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball (MLB). He was originally drafted by the Detroit Tigers, and made his MLB debut on April 6, 2015 with the Blue Jays.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/22/18 at 3:37 am

February 22nd 1971 – Lea Salonga, Filipina singer and actress best known for her roles in musical theatre, and as a recording artist and television performer. Salonga was the first actress of Asian descent to play the roles of Éponine and Fantine in the musical Les Misérables on Broadway. She also portrayed Éponine and Fantine, respectively, in the musical's 10th and 25th anniversary concerts in London. She provided the singing voices of two official Disney Princesses: Jasmine in Aladdin (1992) and Fa Mulan in Mulan (1998).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/22/18 at 3:44 am

February 22nd 2002 – Chuck Jones, American animator, filmmaker, cartoonist, author, artist, and screenwriter, died of heart failure. Best known for his work with Warner Bros. Cartoons on the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies shorts. He wrote, produced, and/or directed many classic animated cartoon shorts starring Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner, Pepé Le Pew, Porky Pig, Michigan J. Frog, the Three Bears, and a slew of other Warner characters. (b. 1912)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/22/18 at 5:14 am

February 22nd 1950 – Julie Walters, English actress and writer. She has won two BAFTA Film Awards and four BAFTA TV Awards and received the BAFTA Fellowship in 2014. Walters first came to international prominence in 1983, for playing the title role in Educating Rita. It was a role she had created on the West End stage and it earned her an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress. It also won her a BAFTA and a Golden Globe. She received a second Academy Award nomination, this time for Best Supporting Actress, for her role in the 2000 film Billy Elliot, which also won her a BAFTA. Her other film roles include Personal Services (1987), Prick Up Your Ears (1987), Buster (1988), Stepping Out (1991), Calendar Girls (2003), Mamma Mia! (2008) and Brave (2012). She played Molly Weasley in seven of the eight Harry Potter films (2001–2011). On stage, she won an Olivier Award for Best Actress for the 2001 production of All My Sons.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/22/18 at 5:24 am

February 22nd 1897 – Charles Blondin, French tightrope walker and acrobat, died of diabetes. He toured the United States, and was known for crossing the 1,100 ft (340 m) Niagara Gorge on a tightrope. Blondin also performed in the United Kingdom, where during an event in 1861, the rope on which he was walking broke and two workers were killed. (Blondin was not injured.) He married three times and had eight children. Because of his fame, his surname became synonymous with tightrope walking. (b. 1824)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/22/18 at 5:45 am

February 22nd 1976 – Florence Ballard, American singer, died from a heart attack. She was the founding member of the popular Motown vocal female group the Supremes. Ballard sang on 16 top forty singles with the group, including ten number-one hits. After being removed from the Supremes in 1967, Ballard tried an unsuccessful solo career with ABC Records before she was dropped from the label at the end of the decade. Ballard struggled with alcoholism, depression, and poverty for three years. She was making an attempt for a musical comeback when she died of a heart attack in February 1976 at the age of 32. (b. 1943)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/22/18 at 5:56 am

February 22nd 1949 – Niki Lauda, Austrian former Formula One driver and a three-time F1 World Drivers' Champion, winning in 1975, 1977 and 1984. He is currently the only driver to have been champion for both Ferrari and McLaren, the sport's two most successful constructors. He is considered by some as one of the greatest F1 drivers of all time.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/22/18 at 5:58 am

February 22nd 1904 – Leslie Stephen, English author, critic, historian, biographer, and mountaineer, died from an undisclosed illness. He was the father of Virginia Woolf and Vanessa Bell. (b. 1832)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/22/18 at 6:47 am

February 22nd 1959 – Kyle MacLachlan, American actor. MacLachlan is best known for his role as Dale Cooper in Twin Peaks (1990–1991; 2017) and its film prequel Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992), as well as roles in two of David Lynch's films: Paul Atreides in Dune (1984) and Jeffrey Beaumont in Blue Velvet (1986). MacLachlan's other film roles include Lloyd Gallagher in The Hidden (1987), Ray Manzarek in The Doors (1991), Clifford Vandercave in The Flintstones (1994), Zack Carey in Showgirls (1995), and the voice of Riley's dad in Inside Out (2015).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/22/18 at 7:00 am

February 22nd 1983 – Adrian Boult, English conductor, died from an undisclosed illness. Brought up in a prosperous mercantile family, he followed musical studies in England and at Leipzig, Germany, with early conducting work in London for the Royal Opera House and Sergei Diaghilev's ballet company. His first prominent post was conductor of the City of Birmingham Orchestra in 1924. When the British Broadcasting Corporation appointed him director of music in 1930, he established the BBC Symphony Orchestra and became its chief conductor. The orchestra set standards of excellence that were rivalled in Britain only by the London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO), founded two years later. (b. 1889)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/22/18 at 9:26 am

February 22nd 1953 – Nigel Planer, English actor, comedian, novelist and playwright who is best known for his role as Neil in the cult BBC comedy The Young Ones and as Ralph Filthy in Filthy Rich & Catflap. He has appeared in many West End musicals, including original casts of Evita, Chicago, We Will Rock You, Wicked, and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. He has also appeared in Hairspray. He won a BRIT award in 1984 and has been nominated for Olivier, TMA, What's On Stage, and BAFTA awards.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/22/18 at 9:30 am

February 22nd 1995 – Ed Flanders, American actor, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound after suffering from depression. He is best known for his role as Donald Westphall in the television series St. Elsewhere. In feature films, Flanders performed major roles in two dark movies based on novels by William Peter Blatty. In the first, The Ninth Configuration (1980), he plays Col. Richard Fell, a self-effacing medic at a secret U.S. Army psychiatric facility who assists Marine psychiatrist Col. Vincent Kane (Stacy Keach). The film was based on Blatty's darkly satirical novel Twinkle, Twinkle, "Killer" Kane. In 1990, Flanders played Father Dyer alongside star George C. Scott in Blatty's The Exorcist III based on the novel Legion. (b. 1934)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/22/18 at 11:32 am

February 22nd 1928 – Paul Dooley, American actor, as a writer. He created and was one of the head writers on The Electric Company, produced by the Children's Television Workshop (now called Sesame Workshop) for PBS in the United States. Dooley wrote "runners", a series of short sketches with 8 or 10 characters that were broadcast over the course of several weeks. He found out years later that Carl Reiner had recommended him for the job. Dooley formed a company with Andrew Duncan and Lynne Lipton called All Over Creation to create commercials for radio and television. They produced around 500 TV commercials and 1,000 radio spots. A character named Paul the Gorilla that appeared in television commercials was named after him.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/22/18 at 11:34 am

February 22nd 1890 – John Jacob Astor III, American financier, philanthropist and a soldier during the American Civil War, died from an undisclosed illness. He was a prominent member of the Astor family, becoming the wealthiest family member in his generation and the founder of their English branch. (b. 1822)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/22/18 at 12:19 pm

February 22nd 1929 – James Hong, Chinese American actor, producer, and director. He has worked in numerous productions in American media since the 1950s, playing a variety of Asian roles, including Chinese, Japanese, and Vietnamese. He is known for his roles in various Hollywood films, such as Hannibal Chew in Blade Runner (1982), David Lo Pan in Big Trouble in Little China (1986), Jeff Wong in Wayne's World 2 (1993), and Chi-Fu in Mulan (1998). Hong is also known for playing Daolon Wong on the television series Jackie Chan Adventures and Mr. Ping in the Kung Fu Panda franchise.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/22/18 at 12:21 pm

February 22nd 1985 – Efrem Zimbalist, Russian concert violinist, composer, teacher, and conductor, died from an undisclosed illness. He was the director of the Curtis Institute of Music. His son, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., and his granddaughter, Stephanie Zimbalist, both became popular actors. (b. 1889)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/22/18 at 2:57 pm

February 22nd 1933 – Katharine, Duchess of Kent. She is a member of the British Royal Family. Her husband, Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, is a first cousin of Queen Elizabeth II. The Duchess of Kent gained attention for her conversion to Catholicism in 1994, the first member of the Royal Family to convert publicly since the passing of the Act of Settlement 1701. The Duchess of Kent is strongly associated with the world of music, and has performed as a member of several choirs.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/22/18 at 3:04 pm

February 22nd 1987 – Andy Warhol, American artist, director and producer, died in his sleep from a sudden post-operative irregular heartbeat, when making a good recovery from gallbladder surgery’ He was a leading figure in the visual art movement known as pop art. His works explore the relationship between artistic expression, celebrity culture, and advertising that flourished by the 1960s, and span a variety of media, including painting, silkscreening, photography, film, and sculpture. Some of his best known works include the silkscreen paintings Campbell's Soup Cans (1962) and Marilyn Diptych (1962), the experimental film Chelsea Girls (1966), and the multimedia events known as the Exploding Plastic Inevitable (1966–67). (b. 1928)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/22/18 at 3:38 pm

February 22nd 1933 – Sheila Hancock, English actress and author. Hancock trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art before starting her career in repertory theatre. Hancock went on to perform in plays and musicals in London, and her Broadway debut in Entertaining Mr Sloane (1966) earned her a Tony Award nomination for Best Lead Actress in Play. She won a Laurence Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical for her role in Cabaret (2007) and was nominated at the Laurence Olivier Awards four other times for her work in Sweeney Todd (1980), The Winter's Tale (1982), Prin (1989) and Sister Act. She was married to actor John Thaw until his death. (2010).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/22/18 at 3:42 pm

February 22nd 2012 – Frank Carson, Irish comedian and actor, died from an undisclosed illness. Best known on television in series such as The Comedians and Tiswas. He was a member of the entertainment charity the Grand Order of Water Rats. (b. 1926)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/25/18 at 1:14 pm

February 25th 1952 – Tomas Ledin, Swedish singer, songwriter, guitarist, and producer. He started his career in 1972 when his first single, "Då ska jag spela", was a big hit. Other successful songs followed: "Blå, blå känslor" (1973), (covered by Björn Skifs), "Knivhuggarrock" (1975), "Festen har börjat" (1976), and "I natt är jag din" (1977). At the beginning of the 70s, Ledin was influenced by hippie fashion and demonstrated against the Vietnam war. He also took part in a Swedish stage production of the musical Godspell in 1975 and performed in 140 concerts in the Swedish folk parks in 1977. In 1979, ABBA member Benny Andersson offered him a chance to record for the group's company Polar Music. The singer joined ABBA on their 1979-1980 tour as a backing vocalist, but also got the opportunity to sing his own composition "Not Bad at All" during the show.

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Written By: nally on 02/25/18 at 5:31 pm

Bill Paxton, American actor, passed away on this date last year, at only 61 years old.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/28/18 at 1:12 am

February 28th 1930 – Leon Cooper, American physicist and Nobel Prize laureate, who with John Bardeen and John Robert Schrieffer, developed the BCS theory of superconductivity. He is also the namesake of the Cooper pair and co-developer of the BCM theory of synaptic plasticity.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/28/18 at 1:20 am

February 28th 1891 – George Hearst, American businessman and politician, died from an undisclosed illness. He was a United States Senator and the father of newspaperman William Randolph Hearst. (b. 1820)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/28/18 at 5:29 am

February 28th 1947 – Stephanie Beacham, English television, radio, film and theatre actress. She is known for her television roles in the BBC drama Tenko (1981–82), the ITV drama Connie (1985), and for playing Sable Colby in the ABC soap operas The Colbys (1985–87) and Dynasty (1988–89). Her film appearances include Dracula A.D. 1972, (1972), Schizo (1976) and Troop Beverly Hills (1989). Beacham began appearing on British television in 1967 and made her big screen debut in the 1970 film The Games, before starring opposite Marlon Brando in the 1971 film The Nightcomers. She was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for her role in the NBC sitcom Sister Kate (1989–90).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/28/18 at 5:42 am

February 28th 1916 – Henry James, American author, died from an undisclosed illness. Regarded as a key transitional figure between literary realism and literary modernism, and is considered by many to be among the greatest novelists in the English language. He was the son of Henry James Sr. and the brother of renowned philosopher and psychologist William James and diarist Alice James. He is best known for a number of novels dealing with the social and marital interplay between emigre Americans, English people, and continental Europeans – examples of such novels include The Portrait of a Lady, The Ambassadors, and The Wings of the Dove. (b. 1843)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/28/18 at 7:08 am

February 28th 1948 – Steven Chu, American physicist. He is known for his research at Bell Labs and Stanford University regarding the cooling and trapping of atoms with laser light, for which he won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1997, along with his scientific colleagues Claude Cohen-Tannoudji and William Daniel Phillips.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/28/18 at 7:35 am

February 28th 1959 – Maxwell Anderson, American playwright, author, poet, journalist and lyricist, died after suffering from a stroke. Anderson enjoyed great commercial success with a series of plays set during the reign of the Tudor family, who ruled England, Wales and Ireland from 1485 until 1603. One play in particular – Anne of the Thousand Days – the story of Henry VIII's marriage to Anne Boleyn – was a hit on the stage in 1948, but did not reach movie screens for 21 years. It opened on Broadway starring Rex Harrison and Joyce Redman, and became a 1969 movie with Richard Burton and Geneviève Bujold. Margaret Furse won an Oscar for the film's costume designs. Another of his Tudor plays, Elizabeth the Queen opened in 1930 with Lynn Fontanne as Elizabeth and Alfred Lunt as Lord Essex. It was later adapted to the screen as The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939), starring Bette Davis and Errol Flynn. Still another of his plays involving Elizabeth I, Mary of Scotland was turned into a 1936 John Ford film, starring Katharine Hepburn as Mary, Queen of Scots, Fredric March as the Earl of Bothwell, and Florence Eldridge as Elizabeth. The play had been a hit on Broadway starring Helen Hayes in the title role. (b. 1888)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/28/18 at 8:39 am

February 28th 1948 – Mike Figgis, English film director, screenwriter, and composer. He was nominated for two Academy Awards for his work in Leaving Las Vegas (1995).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/28/18 at 8:41 am

February 28th 1963 – Rajendra Prasad, Indian lawyer and politician, died from an undisclosed illness. He was the first President of India, in office from 1950 to 1962. An Indian political leader, and lawyer by training, Prasad joined the Indian National Congress during the Indian Independence Movement and became a major leader from the region of Bihar. A supporter of Mahatma Gandhi, Prasad was imprisoned by British authorities during the Salt Satyagraha of 1931 and the Quit India movement of 1942. Prasad served one term as President of the Indian National Congress from 1934 to 1935. After the 1946 elections, Prasad served as Minister of Food and Agriculture in the central government. Upon independence in 1947, Prasad was elected as President of the Constituent Assembly of India, which prepared the Constitution of India and served as its provisional parliament. (b. 1884)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/28/18 at 8:56 am

February 28th 1979 - Mr. Ed, the talking horse, died.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/28/18 at 9:59 am

February 28th 1939 – Daniel C. Tsui, Chinese-born American physicist whose areas of research included electrical properties of thin films and microstructures of semiconductors and solid-state physics. In 1998, along with Horst L. Störmer and Robert Laughlin, Tsui was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for his contributions to the discovery of the fractional quantum Hall effect.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/28/18 at 10:01 am

February 28th 1936 – Charles Nicolle, French bacteriologist, died from an undisclosed illness. He received the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1928 for his identification of lice as the transmitter of epidemic typhus. (b. 1866)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/28/18 at 10:50 am

February 28th 1948 – Bernadette Peters, American actress, singer and children's book author. Over the course of a career that has spanned five decades, she has starred in musical theatre, films and television, as well as performing in solo concerts and recordings. She is one of the most critically acclaimed Broadway performers, having received nominations for seven Tony Awards, winning two (plus an honorary award), and nine Drama Desk Awards, winning three. Four of the Broadway cast albums on which she has starred have won Grammy Awards.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/28/18 at 10:51 am

February 28th 1967 – Henry Luce, American magazine magnate, died from an undisclosed illness. He founded Time magazine. He was called "the most influential private citizen in the America of his day". He launched and closely supervised a stable of magazines that transformed journalism and the reading habits of upscale Americans. Time summarized and interpreted the week's news; Life was a picture magazine of politics, culture, and society that dominated American visual perceptions in the era before television; Fortune explored in depth the economy and the world business; and Sports Illustrated explored the motivations and strategies of sports teams and key players. Counting his radio projects and newsreels, Luce created the first multimedia corporation. (b. 1898)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/28/18 at 1:20 pm

February 28th 1931 – Peter Alliss, English golfer, and is a television presenter and commentator, author and golf course designer. Alliss is known for his charismatic and unique style of commentary and banter, often displaying a witty demeanour. Since the death of Henry Longhurst in 1978, he has been regarded by many as the "Voice of golf". In 2012 he was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in the Lifetime Achievement category.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/28/18 at 1:33 pm

February 28th 2016 – George Kennedy, American actor, died of a heart ailment. He appeared in more than 200 film and television productions. He played "Dragline" opposite Paul Newman in Cool Hand Luke (1967), winning the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for the role and being nominated for the corresponding Golden Globe. He received a second Golden Globe nomination for portraying Joe Patroni in Airport (1970). Kennedy was the only actor to appear in all four films in the Airport series, having reprised the role of Joe Patroni three times. He also played Police Captain Ed Hocken in the Naked Gun series of comedy films, Lew Slade in the 1974 movie Earthquake and corrupt oil tycoon Carter McKay on the original Dallas television series. (b. 1925)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/28/18 at 2:12 pm

February 28th 1957 – Ainsley Harriott, English chef, television presenter, and entertainer. He is known for his BBC cooking shows Can't Cook, Won't Cook and Ready Steady Cook.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/28/18 at 2:13 pm

February 28th 1983 – Winifred Atwell, Trinidadian pianist, died after suffering from a stroke and a heart attack. She enjoyed great popularity in Britain and Australia from the 1950s with a series of boogie-woogie and ragtime hits, selling over 20 million records. She was the first black person to have a number-one hit in the UK Singles Chart and is still the only female instrumentalist to do so. (b. 1910 or 1914)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/28/18 at 2:49 pm

February 28th 1981 – Brian Bannister, American baseball starting pitcher. He played for the New York Mets and Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball from 2006 through 2010 and is currently the assistant pitching coach for the Boston Red Sox.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/28/18 at 2:54 pm

February 28th 1987 – Joan Greenwood, English actress, died of a heart attack in London, less than a week before her 66th birthday. Her husky voice, coupled with her slow, precise elocution, was her trademark. She is perhaps best remembered for her role as Sibella in Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949). Her other film appearances included The Man in the White Suit (1951), The Importance of Being Earnest (1952), Stage Struck (1958), Tom Jones (1963) and Little Dorrit (1987). (b. 1921)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/28/18 at 4:00 pm

February 28th 1993 – Ruby Keeler, Canadian-born American actress, dancer and singer, died of kidney failure. Most famous for her on-screen coupling with Dick Powell in a string of successful early musicals at Warner Brothers, particularly 42nd Street (1933). From 1928 to 1940, she was married to actor and singer Al Jolson. She retired from show business in the 1940s, but made a widely publicized comeback on Broadway in 1971. (b. 1909)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/28/18 at 4:11 pm

February 28th 1988 – Aroldis Chapman, Cuban-American baseball pitcher for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played in MLB for the Cincinnati Reds and Chicago Cubs and in the Cuban National Series for Holguín. Chapman bats and throws left-handed.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/28/18 at 4:12 pm

February 28th 1998 – Dermot Morgan, Irish comedian, actor and previously a schoolteacher, who achieved international recognition for his role as Father Ted Crilly in the Channel 4 sitcom Father Ted. (b. 1952)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/01/18 at 1:46 am

March 1st 1994 – Justin Bieber, Canadian singer and songwriter. After a talent manager discovered him through his YouTube videos covering songs in 2008 and signed to RBMG, Bieber released his debut EP, My World, in late 2009. It was certified platinum in the U.S. He became the first artist to have seven songs from a debut record chart on the Billboard Hot 100. Bieber released his first full-length studio album, My World 2.0, in 2010. It debuted at or near number one in several countries, was certified triple platinum in the U.S., and contained his single "Baby".Canadian singer-songwriter.

Subject: Re: Notable Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/01/18 at 2:45 am

March 1st 1620 – Thomas Campion, English composer, poet, and physician, died from an unknown cause. He wrote over a hundred lute songs, masques for dancing, and an authoritative technical treatise on music. (b. 1567)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/01/18 at 4:13 am

March 1st 1973 – Jack Davenport, English actor. He is best known for his roles in the television series This Life and Coupling, and as James Norrington in the Pirates of the Caribbean series. He has also appeared in other Hollywood films, such as The Talented Mr. Ripley. More recently, he was part of the ensemble cast in the drama series FlashForward and Smash, and took the lead role in the 2013 ITV drama series Breathless.

Subject: Re: Notable Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/01/18 at 4:14 am

March 1st 1911 – Jacobus Henricus van't Hoff, Dutch physical chemist, died from tuberculosis. A highly influential theoretical chemist of his time, van 't Hoff was the first winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. His pioneering work helped found the modern theory of chemical affinity, chemical equilibrium, chemical kinetics, and chemical thermodynamics. In his 1874 pamphlet Van 't Hoff formulated the theory of the tetrahedral carbon atom and laid the foundations of stereochemistry. In 1875, he predicted the correct structures of allenes and cumulenes as well as their axial chirality. (b. 1852)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/01/18 at 4:47 am

March 1st 1966 – Zack Snyder, American filmmaker and producer. He made his feature film debut in 2004 with a remake of the 1978 horror film Dawn of the Dead. Since then, he has done a number of comic book and superhero films, including 300 (2006) and Watchmen (2009), as well as the Superman film that started the DC Extended Universe, Man of Steel (2013) and its follow-ups, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) and Justice League (2017). He also served as co-screenwriter for 300, Sucker Punch (2011), and 300: Rise of an Empire (2014), and as co-writer of the story for Wonder Woman (2017) and Justice League.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/01/18 at 4:52 am

March 1st 1974 – Bobby Timmons, American jazz pianist and composer, died from cirrhosis. He was a sideman in Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers for two periods (July 1958 to September 1959; February 1960 to June 1961), between which he was part of Cannonball Adderley's band. Several of Timmons' compositions written when part of these bands – including "Moanin'", "Dat Dere", and "This Here" – enjoyed commercial success and brought him more attention. In the early and mid-1960s he led a series of piano trios that toured and recorded extensively. (b. 1935)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/01/18 at 5:33 am

March 1st 1958 – Nik Kershaw, English singer-songwriter, composer, multi-instrumentalist and record producer. Kershaw came to prominence in the mid 1980s as a solo artist, releasing eight singles that entered the Top 40 charts in the UK during the 1980s, including "Wouldn't It Be Good", "Dancing Girls", "I Won't Let the Sun Go Down on Me", "Human Racing", "The Riddle", "Wide Boy", "Don Quixote" and "When a Heart Beats". His 62 weeks on the UK Singles Chart through 1984 and 1985 beat all other solo artists. Kershaw appeared at the dual-venue concert Live Aid in 1985 and has also penned a number of hits for other artists, including a UK number-one single in 1991 for Chesney Hawkes, "The One and Only".

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/01/18 at 5:34 am

March 1st 1980 – Dixie Dean, English footballer, died after suffering a heart attack. He played as a centre forward. He was particularly known for scoring goals with his head. Dean played the majority of his career at Everton before injuries caught up with him and he moved on to new challenges at Notts County. He is best known for his exploits during the 1927–28 season, which saw him score a record 60 league goals. He also scored 18 goals in 16 appearances for England. (b. 1907)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/01/18 at 6:01 am

March 1st 1966 – Paul Hollywood, English celebrity chef, best known for being a judge on The Great British Bake Off. He began his career at his father's bakery as a teenager and went on to serve as head baker at a number of hotels around Britain and internationally. After returning from working in Cyprus, Hollywood began appearing in guest spots on a number of British television programmes on both BBC and ITV.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/01/18 at 6:02 am

March 1st 1984 – Jackie Coogan, American actor and comedian, died after a cardiac arrest. He began his movie career as a child actor in silent films. Charlie Chaplin's film classic The Kid (1921) made him one of the first child stars in film history. He later sued his mother and stepfather over his squandered film earnings and provoked California to enact the first known legal protection for the earnings of child performers, widely known as the Coogan Act. Coogan continued to act throughout his life, later earning renewed fame in middle age portraying Uncle Fester in the 1960s TV series The Addams Family. (b. 1914)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/01/18 at 8:15 am

March 1st 1993 – Michael Conforto, American baseball outfielder for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball (MLB). After he played college baseball for the Oregon State Beavers, the Mets selected him in the first round of the 2014 MLB draft with the 10th overall pick. He made his MLB debut in 2015.

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/01/18 at 8:17 am

March 1st 1994 – Joe Tipton, American professional baseball player, died from an undisclosed illness. He played as a catcher in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1948 through 1954 with the Cleveland Indians, Chicago White Sox, Philadelphia Athletics, and the Washington Senators. In 417 career games, Tipton recorded a batting average of .236 and accumulated 29 home runs, and 125 runs batted in (RBI). (b. 1922)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/01/18 at 9:59 am

March 1st 1988 – Yang Hyeon-jong, South Korean baseball left-handed starting pitcher who plays for the kia tigers of the KBO League.

Subject: Re: Notable Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/01/18 at 10:03 am

March 1st 1995 – Georges J. F. Köhler, German biologist and academic, died from an undisclosed cause. Together with César Milstein and Niels Kaj Jerne, Köhler won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1984, "for work on the immune system and the production of monoclonal antibodies". Milstein and Köhler's technique for producing monoclonal antibodies laid the foundation for the exploitation of antibodies for diagnostics and therapeutics and many scientific applications. (b. 1946)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/01/18 at 12:23 pm

March 1st 1965 – Booker T, American professional wrestling promoter, color commentator and retired professional wrestler, signed with WWE. He is also the owner and founder of the independent promotion Reality of Wrestling (ROW) in Texas City, Texas.

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/01/18 at 12:26 pm

March 1st 2005 – Brian Luckhurst, English cricketer, died from oesophageal cancer. He played his entire county career for Kent County Cricket Club. He played for Kent from 1958 to 1976, usually opening the batting, then in 1985, in an emergency, played in one more match against the Australians. He was cricket manager from 1981 to 1986, then became Cricket Administrator. He went on to become President of the Club, and held that position until his death. He played 355 matches for Kent and represented England in twenty one Test matches and three one day internationals. (b. 1939)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/01/18 at 1:38 pm

March 1st 1962 – Mark Gardner, American baseball pitcher in Major League Baseball. He pitched for the Montreal Expos, Kansas City Royals, Florida Marlins and San Francisco Giants and also coached for the Giants.

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/01/18 at 1:41 pm

March 1st 2015 – Minnie Miñoso, Cuban-American Major League Baseball (MLB) player, died from a torn pulmonary artery resulting from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. He began his baseball career in 1946 and became an All-Star third baseman with the New York Cubans and was signed by the Cleveland Indians after the 1948 season as baseball's colour line slowly fell. (d. 1922)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/01/18 at 2:07 pm

March 1st 1959 – Nick Griffin, British politician who represented North West England as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 2009 to 2014. He served as chairman and then president of the far-right British National Party (BNP) from 1999 to 2014, when he was expelled from the party.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/01/18 at 2:16 pm

March 1st 2013 – Bonnie Franklin, American actress, died from pancreatic cancer. Known for her leading role in the television series One Day at a Time (1975–1984). She was nominated for Emmy, Tony and Golden Globe Awards. (b. 1944)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/01/18 at 2:54 pm

March 1st 1956 – Tim Daly, American actor and producer. He is known for his role as Joe Hackett on the NBC sitcom Wings and his voice role as Clark Kent/Superman in Superman: The Animated Series, as well as his recurring role as the drug-addicted screenwriter J.T. Dolan on The Sopranos (for which he was nominated for an Emmy Award). He starred as Pete Wilder on Private Practice from 2007 to 2012. Since 2014, he has portrayed Henry McCord, husband of the titular character, on the CBS drama Madam Secretary.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/01/18 at 3:01 pm

March 1st 2014 – Alain Resnais, French film director and screenwriter, died from an undisclosed illness. His career extended over more than six decades. After training as a film editor in the mid-1940s, he went on to direct a number of short films which included Night and Fog (1956), an influential documentary about the Nazi concentration camps. Resnais began making feature films in the late 1950s and consolidated his early reputation with Hiroshima mon amour (1959), Last Year at Marienbad (1961), and Muriel (1963), all of which adopted unconventional narrative techniques to deal with themes of troubled memory and the imagined past. (b. 1922)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/01/18 at 4:36 pm

March 1st 1954 – Catherine Bach, American actress. She is known for playing Daisy Duke in the television series The Dukes of Hazzard and Margo Dutton in African Skies. In 2012, she joined the cast of the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless as Anita Lawson.
March 1st 1954 – Ron Howard, American actor and filmmaker. Howard is best known for playing two high-profile roles in television sitcoms in his youth and directing a number of successful feature films later in his career.

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/01/18 at 4:57 pm

March 1st 2006 – Peter Osgood, English footballer, died from a heart attack. He was active during the 1960s and 1970s. He is best remembered for representing Chelsea and Southampton at club level, and was also capped four times by England in the early 1970s. (b. 1947)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/01/18 at 5:20 pm

March 1st 1945 – Dirk Benedict, American movie, television and stage actor and author. He is best known for playing the characters Lieutenant Templeton "Faceman" Peck in The A-Team television series and Lieutenant Starbuck in the original Battlestar Galactica film and television series. He is the author of Confessions of a Kamikaze Cowboy and And Then We Went Fishing.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/01/18 at 5:27 pm

March 1st 1926 – Robert Clary, French-American actor, published author, artist and lecturer. He is known for his role in the television sitcom Hogan's Heroes as Corporal Louis LeBeau.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/01/18 at 5:41 pm

March 1st 1927 – Harry Belafonte, American singer, songwriter, actor, and social activist. One of the most successful Jamaican-American pop stars in history, he was dubbed the "King of Calypso" for popularizing the Caribbean musical style (originating in Trinidad & Tobago) with an international audience in the 1950s. His breakthrough album Calypso (1956) is the first million-selling LP by a single artist. Belafonte is perhaps best known for singing "The Banana Boat Song", with its signature lyric "Day-O". He has recorded in many genres, including blues, folk, gospel, show tunes, and American standards. He has also starred in several films, most notably in Otto Preminger's hit musical Carmen Jones (1954), Island in the Sun (1957), and Robert Wise's Odds Against Tomorrow (1959).

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/01/18 at 6:00 pm

March 1st 1944 – Mike d'Abo, English singer and songwriter, best known as the second and former lead vocalist of Manfred Mann, namely on their No.1 hit "Mighty Quinn", and as the composer of the song "Handbags and Gladrags" performed by Chris Farlowe, among others.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/01/18 at 6:53 pm

March 1st 1944 – Roger Daltrey, English singer and actor. In a career spanning more than 50 years, Daltrey came to prominence in the mid-1960s as the founder and lead singer of the rock band the Who, which released 14 singles that entered the Top 10 charts in the United Kingdom during the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s, including "I Can't Explain", "My Generation", "Substitute", "I'm a Boy", "Happy Jack", "Pictures of Lily", "Pinball Wizard", "Won't Get Fooled Again", and "You Better You Bet". Daltrey began his solo career in 1973, while still a member of the Who. Since then, he has released eight studio albums, five compilation albums, and one live album. His solo hits include "Giving It All Away", "Walking the Dog", "Written on the Wind", "Free Me", "Without Your Love", "Walking in My Sleep", "After the Fire", and "Under a Raging Moon".

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/02/18 at 1:53 am

March 2nd 1980 – Rebel Wilson, Australian actress, writer, and producer. After graduating from the Australian Theatre for Young People in 2003, she began appearing as Toula on the Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) comedy series Pizza and the sketch comedy series The Wedge. In 2008, Wilson wrote, produced and starred in the musical comedy series Bogan Pride. The following year, she won the Tropfest best actress award for her role in Bargain and made a guest appearance in City Homicide. Shortly after moving to the United States, Wilson was cast as Brynn in the feature film Bridesmaids. Wilson also appeared in A Few Best Men, What to Expect When You're Expecting and Struck by Lightning, leading Variety to name her one of their "Top Ten Comics to Watch for 2011". She also appeared as Becky in Bachelorette and starred in the musical comedy Pitch Perfect film series as Fat Amy, a role that earned her several award nominations and wins, including the MTV Best Breakthrough Performance Award and a Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actress. She has also created and starred in Super Fun Night, a television comedy that aired for one season on the American Broadcasting Company (ABC).

Subject: Re: Notable Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/02/18 at 1:56 am

March 2nd 1919 – Melchora Aquino, Filipina revolutionary, died from an unknown cause. She became known as "Tandang Sora" ("Elder Sora") because of her age during the Philippine Revolution. She was known as the "Grand Woman of the Revolution" and the "Mother of Balintawak" for her contributions. (b. 1812)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/02/18 at 5:24 am

March 2nd 1962 – Jon Bon Jovi, American singer-songwriter, record producer, philanthropist, and actor. Bon Jovi is best known as the founder and frontman of the rock band Bon Jovi, that was formed in 1983. Bon Jovi has released 2 solo albums and 12 studio albums with his band, which to date have sold over 130 million albums worldwide, thus making them one of the World's Best-Selling Music Artists. In the 1990s, Bon Jovi started an acting career, starring in various movie roles, including: Moonlight and Valentino and U-571 and has made several TV appearances in various series, including: Sex and the City and Ally McBeal.

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/02/18 at 6:31 am

March 2nd 1797 – Horace Walpole, English art historian, man of letters, antiquarian and Whig politician, died from an unknown cause. He had Strawberry Hill House built in Twickenham, south-west London, reviving the Gothic style some decades before his Victorian successors. His literary reputation rests on the first Gothic novel, The Castle of Otranto (1764), and his Letters, which are of significant social and political interest. They have been published by Yale University Press in 48 volumes. He was the son of the first British Prime Minister Sir Robert Walpole. As Horace Walpole was childless, on his death his Baron Walpole barony descended to his cousin of the same surname, who was created the new Earl of Orford. (b. 1717)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/02/18 at 8:43 am

March 2nd 1955 – Jay Osmond, American singer, drummer, actor, and TV/film producer. He is a member of the Osmond family of performers. He is a drummer who provided the beat for the family male quintet The Osmonds.

Subject: Re: Notable Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/02/18 at 9:17 am

March 2nd 1939 – Howard Carter, British archaeologist and Egyptologist, died of lymphoma. He became world-famous after discovering the intact tomb (designated KV62) of the 18th Dynasty Pharaoh, Tutankhamun (colloquially known as "King Tut" and "the boy king"), in November 1922. (b. 1874)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/02/18 at 10:35 am

March 2nd 1942 – John Irving, American novelist and screenwriter. Irving achieved critical and popular acclaim after the international success of The World According to Garp in 1978. Many of Irving's novels, including The Cider House Rules (1985), A Prayer for Owen Meany (1989), and A Widow for One Year (1998) have been bestsellers. Moreover, he won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay in the 72nd Academy Awards (1999) for his script of The Cider House Rules. Five of his novels have been adapted into films (Garp, Hotel, Meany, Cider, Widow). Several of Irving's books (Garp, Meany, Widow) and short stories have been set in and around Phillips Exeter Academy in the town of Exeter, New Hampshire.

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/02/18 at 11:59 am

March 2nd 1982 – Philip K. Dick, American science fiction writer, died after a serious of strokes. He explored philosophical, social, and political themes in his novels with plots dominated by monopolistic corporations, alternative universes, authoritarian governments, and altered states of consciousness. His work reflected his personal interest in metaphysics and theology, and often drew upon his life experiences in addressing the nature of reality, identity, drug abuse, schizophrenia, and transcendental experiences. Born in Illinois before moving to California, Dick began publishing science fiction stories in the 1950s, initially finding little commercial success. His 1962 alternative history novel The Man in the High Castle earned Dick early acclaim, including a Hugo Award for Best Novel. He followed with science fiction novels such as Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (1968) and Ubik (1969). His 1974 novel Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said won the John W. Campbell Memorial Award for best novel. (b. 1928)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: c_keenan2001@hotmail.com on 03/12/18 at 12:26 am

March 12, 1959: Gordon Eric Maurice Nic Deppe or Gord Deppe, if you like, was born in Vancouver, British Columbia.  For those of you who are unfamiliar with the Burlington, Ontario band The Spoons Gordon is the band's lead singer, guitarist, and principle songwriter along with bassist Sandy Horne. 
Both Gord and Sandy were high school sweethearts until a week before the video for Romantic Traffic was filmed.  Gord and Sandy decided together that they would "figure out" what to do next?

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Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/18 at 1:30 am

March 13th 1960 – Adam Clayton, Irish musician, best known as the bass guitarist of the rock band U2. He has resided in County Dublin since the time his family moved to Malahide when he was five years old in 1965. Clayton attended Mount Temple Comprehensive School, where he met schoolmates with whom he co-founded U2 in 1976. A member of the band since its inception, he has recorded 14 studio albums with U2. Clayton is well known for his bass playing on songs such as "Gloria", "New Year's Day", "Bullet the Blue Sky", "With or Without You", "Mysterious Ways", "Vertigo", "Get on Your Boots", and "Magnificent". He has worked on several solo projects throughout his career, such as his work with fellow band member Larry Mullen Jr. on the 1996 version of the "Theme from Mission: Impossible". As a member of U2, Clayton has received 22 Grammy Awards and has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Subject: Re: Notable Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/18 at 1:34 am

March 13th 1619 – Richard Burbage, English actor, died of an unknown cause. He is considered the first great actor of English theatre. He is one of the most famous actors of the Globe Theatre of his time. In addition to being a stage actor, he was also a theatre owner, entrepreneur, and painter. He was the younger brother of Cuthbert Burbage. They were both actors in drama. Burbage was a business associate and friend to William Shakespeare. (b. 1567)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/18 at 3:47 am

March 13th 1950 – William H. Macy, American actor. His film career has been built mostly on his appearances in small, independent films, though he has also appeared in summer action films. Macy has described himself as "sort of a Middle American, WASPy, Lutheran kind of guy... Everyman". Macy has won two Emmy Awards and four Screen Actors Guild Awards, as well as being nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Since 2011, he has played Frank Gallagher, a main character in the Showtime adaptation of the British television series Shameless. Macy and actress Felicity Huffman have been married since 1997.

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/18 at 3:52 am

March 13th 1901 – Benjamin Harrison, American politician and lawyer, died from complications from influenza. He served as the 23rd President of the United States from 1889 to 1893; he was the grandson of the ninth president, William Henry Harrison, creating the only grandfather-grandson duo to hold the office. Before ascending to the presidency, Harrison established himself as a prominent local attorney, Presbyterian church leader, and politician in Indianapolis, Indiana. During the American Civil War, he served in the Union Army as a colonel, and on February 14, 1865, was confirmed by the U.S. Senate as a brevet brigadier general of volunteers, effective January 23, 1865. Harrison unsuccessfully ran for governor of Indiana in 1876. The Indiana General Assembly elected Harrison to a six-year term in the U.S. Senate, where he served from March 4, 1881 to March 3, 1887. (b. 1833)

Subject: It Was 30 Years Ago Today (Celebrity Death)

Written By: LyricBoy on 03/13/18 at 5:24 am

It was 30 years ago that American film sensation of the late 60s, 70s and 80s, John C. Holmes, passed away after a battle with AIDS at the age of 43.

He was probably the hardest working actor in Hollywood in his time, starring or otherwise having roles in hundreds of films, and was considered the "king" of his film genre.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/18 at 5:30 am

March 13th 1939 – Neil Sedaka, American pop singer, pianist, composer and record producer. Since his music career began in 1957, he has sold millions of records as an artist and has written or co-written over 500 songs for himself and others, collaborating mostly with lyricists Howard Greenfield and Phil Cody.

Subject: Re: Military Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/18 at 5:32 am

March 13th 1842 – Henry Shrapnel, British Army officer, died of an unknown cause. His name has entered the English language as the inventor of the shrapnel shell. In 1784, while a lieutenant in the Royal Artillery, he perfected, with his own resources, an invention of what he called "spherical case" ammunition: a hollow cannonball filled with lead shot that burst in mid-air. He successfully demonstrated this in 1787 at Gibraltar. He intended the device as an anti-personnel weapon. In 1803, the British Army adopted a similar but elongated explosive shell which immediately acquired the inventor's name. It has lent the term shrapnel to fragmentation from artillery shells and fragmentation in general ever since, long after it was replaced by high explosive rounds. Until the end of World War I, the shells were still manufactured according to his original principles. (b. 1761)

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March 13th 1921 – Al Jaffee, American cartoonist. He is notable for his work in the satirical magazine Mad, including his trademark feature, the Mad Fold-in. As of 2018, Jaffee remains a regular in the magazine after 63 years and is its longest-running contributor. In the half-century between April 1964 and April 2013, only one issue of Mad was published without containing new material by Jaffee. In a 2010 interview, Jaffee said, "Serious people my age are dead." In 2008, Jaffee was honored by the Reuben Awards as the Cartoonist of the Year. New Yorker cartoonist Arnold Roth said, "Al Jaffee is one of the great cartoonists of our time." Describing Jaffee, Peanuts creator Charles Schulz wrote, "Al can cartoon anything."

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/18 at 7:13 am

March 13th 1906 – Susan B. Anthony, American social reformer and women's rights activist, died of heart failure and pneumonia. She played a pivotal role in the women's suffrage movement. Born into a Quaker family committed to social equality, she collected anti-slavery petitions at the age of 17. In 1856, she became the New York state agent for the American Anti-Slavery Society. (b. 1820)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/18 at 7:27 am

March 13th 1925 – Roy Haynes, American jazz drummer and group leader. Haynes is among the most recorded drummers in jazz, and in a career lasting more than 70 years has played in a wide range of styles ranging from swing and bebop to jazz fusion and avant-garde jazz. He has a highly expressive, personal style ("Snap Crackle" was a nickname given him in the 1950s) and is known to foster a deep engagement in his bandmates.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/18 at 7:29 am

March 13th 1918 – Henry Janeway Hardenbergh, American architect, died from an undisclosed illness. Best known for his hotels and apartment buildings. Known for the Waldorf Hotel in 1893, located at 34th Street and Fifth Avenue in Midtown Manhattan, New York City (demolished 1929 to build Empire State Building), in 1895 the Wolfe Building, at William Street and Maiden Lane, New York City (demolished in 1974), in 1897 the Astoria Hotel located at 34th Street and Fifth Avenue in Midtown Manhattan, New York City (demolished 1929 to build Empire State Building), and in 1905–07 the Plaza Hotel at corner of Fifth Avenue and Central Park South (West 59th Street) in Midtown Manhattan, New York City a NYC landmark. (b. 1847)

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March 13th 1933 – Mike Stoller, American songwriter and producer and with Jerry Leiber (1933 to 2011) found success as the writers of such crossover hit songs as "Hound Dog" (1952) and "Kansas City" (1952). Later in the 1950s, particularly through their work with The Coasters, they created a string of ground-breaking hits—including "Young Blood" (1957), "Searchin'" (1957), and "Yakety Yak" (1958)—that used the humorous vernacular of teenagers sung in a style that was openly theatrical rather than personal. They were the first to surround black music with elaborate production values, enhancing its emotional power with the Drifters in "There Goes My Baby" (1958), which influenced Phil Spector, who studied their productions while playing guitar on their sessions. Leiber and Stoller wrote hits for Elvis Presley, including "Love Me" (1956), "Jailhouse Rock" (1957), "Loving You", "Don't", and "King Creole". They also collaborated with other writers on such songs as "On Broadway", written with Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil; "Stand By Me", written with Ben E. King; "Young Blood", written with Doc Pomus; and "Spanish Harlem", co-written by Leiber and Phil Spector. They were sometimes credited under the pseudonym Elmo Glick. In 1964, they launched Red Bird Records with George Goldner and, focusing on the "girl group" sound, released some of the greatest classics of the Brill Building period.

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March 13th 1975 – Ivo Andrić, Yugoslav novelist, poet and short story writer, died after falling into a coma. He won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1961. His writings dealt mainly with life in his native Bosnia under Ottoman rule. (b. 1892)

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March 13th 1974 – James Brinkley, Scottish cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler. He played five One-day Internationals in May 1999. He played List A cricket until 2004 and participated in the 2001 ICC Trophy.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/18 at 10:42 am

March 13th 1998 – Judge Dread, English reggae and ska musician, died from a heart attack. He was the first white recording artist to have a reggae hit in Jamaica, and the BBC has banned more of his songs than any other recording artist due to his frequent use of sexual innuendo and double entendres. Following his death, Rolling Stone reported, "He sold several million albums throughout his 25-plus year career and was second only to Bob Marley in U.K. reggae sales during the 1970s". (b. 1945)

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March 13th 1979 – Johan Santana, Venezuelan former professional baseball starting pitcher. Santana pitched in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Minnesota Twins from 2000 to 2007 and for the New York Mets from 2008 to 2012, sidelined by injury challenges since the 2012 season. A two-time Cy Young Award winner with the Twins, Santana is a four-time All-Star and earned a pitching triple crown in 2006. On June 1, 2012, Santana threw a no-hitter against the St. Louis Cardinals, the first no-hitter in New York Mets' then 51-year franchise history.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/18 at 11:48 am

March 13th 1995– Leon Day, American baseball pitcher, died of heart failure. He spent the majority of his career in the Negro leagues. Recognized as one of the most versatile athletes in the league during his prime, Day could play every position, with the exception of catcher, and often was the starting second baseman or center fielder when he was not on the mound. A right-handed pitcher with a trademark no wind-up delivery, Day excelled at striking batters out, especially with his high-speed fastball. At the same time, he was an above-average contact hitter, which, combined with his effectiveness as a baserunner and his tenacious fielding, helped cement Day as one of the most dynamic players of the era. (b. 1916)

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March 13th 1964 – Will Clark, American baseball first baseman in Major League Baseball best known for his years with the San Francisco Giants from 1986 to 1993. Clark was known by the nickname of "Will the Thrill." The nickname has often been truncated to simply, "The Thrill."

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/18 at 1:56 pm

March 13th 2015 – Al Rosen, American baseball third baseman and right-handed slugger in Major League Baseball for ten seasons in the 1940s and 1950s, died from an undisclosed cause. Rosen played his entire ten-year career (from 1947 to 1956) with the Cleveland Indians in the American League (AL). A stand-out on both offense and defense, he drove in 100 or more runs five consecutive years, was a four-time All-Star, twice led the league in home runs and twice in runs batted in (RBIs), and was an AL Most Valuable Player. Rosen was a .285 career hitter, with 192 home runs and 717 RBIs in 1,044 games. He was selected for the All-Star Game from 1952 to 1955. Rosen appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated in 1955. (b. 1924)

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March 13th 2006 – Robert C. Baker, American inventor and Cornell University professor, died from an undisclosed illness. He invented the chicken nugget as well as many other poultry related inventions. Due to his contributions to the poultry sciences, he is a member of the American Poultry Hall of Fame. (b. 1921)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/15/18 at 12:45 am

March 15th 1975 – will.i.am, American musician and actor. He is best known as a founding member of the hip hop group The Black Eyed Peas. Will.i.am is also a music producer. He has produced with other artists including Michael Jackson, Justin Bieber, Kesha, Britney Spears, Miley Cyrus, David Guetta, U2, Rihanna, Cheryl, Lady Gaga, Usher, Justin Timberlake, A. R. Rahman, Nicki Minaj, 2NE1, and Baby Kaely. In collaborations and with the Black Eyed Peas, he has a total of 41 top-40 entries on the UK Singles Chart since 1998, and has sold 9.4 million singles in the UK.

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March 15th 44 BC – Julius Caesar, was assassinated by stabbed to death. He was a Roman politician and general who played a critical role in the events that led to the demise of the Roman Republic and the rise of the Roman Empire. He is also known as a notable author of Latin prose. (b. 100 BC)

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March 15th 1971 – Penny Lancaster, English model, photographer and TV personality. She is best known for being married to rock singer Sir Rod Stewart. In 2014, she joined the ITV lunchtime show Loose Women and is now a regular panellist.

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March 15th 1891 – Joseph Bazalgette, English civil engineer, died from an undisclosed illness. As chief engineer of London's Metropolitan Board of Works his major achievement was the creation (in response to the Great Stink of 1858) of a sewer network for central London which was instrumental in relieving the city from cholera epidemics, while beginning the cleansing of the River Thames. (b. 1819)

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March 15th 1962 – Terence Trent D'Arby, American singer and songwriter who came to fame with his debut studio album, Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D'Arby, released in July 1987, which included the singles "If You Let Me Stay", "Wishing Well", "Dance Little Sister" and "Sign Your Name".

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/15/18 at 7:11 am

March 15th 1937 – H. P. Lovecraft, American author, died from cancer. He achieved posthumous fame through his influential works of horror fiction. He was virtually unknown and published only in pulp magazines before he died in poverty, but he is now regarded as one of the most significant 20th-century authors in his genre. Lovecraft was born in Providence, Rhode Island, where he spent most of his life. Among his most celebrated tales are "The Call of Cthulhu" and "The Shadow over Innsmouth", both canonical to the Cthulhu Mythos. Lovecraft was never able to support himself from earnings as author and editor. He saw commercial success increasingly elude him in this latter period, partly because he lacked the confidence and drive to promote himself. (b. 1890)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/15/18 at 7:43 am

March 15th 1952 – Philip Green, British businessman, and the chairman of Arcadia Group, a retail company that includes Topshop, Topman, Wallis, Evans, Burton, Miss Selfridge, Dorothy Perkins, and Outfit. The BHS department store chain used to be part of the group. Green has been involved in a number of controversies throughout his professional career, including his actions prior to the demise of BHS. In October 2016, the House of Commons approved a measure to ask the Honours Forfeiture Committee to strip Green of his knighthood for his role in the downfall of BHS.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/15/18 at 7:50 am

March 15th 1962 – Arthur Compton, American physicist, died from a cerebral hemorrhage  He won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1927 for his 1923 discovery of the Compton effect, which demonstrated the particle nature of electromagnetic radiation. It was a sensational discovery at the time: the wave nature of light had been well-demonstrated, but the idea that light had both wave and particle properties was not easily accepted. He is also known for his leadership of the Manhattan Project's Metallurgical Laboratory, and served as Chancellor of Washington University in St. Louis from 1945 to 1953. (b. 1892)

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March 15th 1943 – David Cronenberg, Canadian director, screenwriter and actor. He is one of the principal originators of what is commonly known as the body horror genre, with his films exploring visceral bodily transformation, infection, and the intertwining of the psychological with the physical. In the first half of his career, he explored these themes mostly through horror and science fiction films such as Scanners (1981) and Videodrome (1983), although his work has since expanded beyond these genres.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/15/18 at 11:14 am

March 15th 1975 – Aristotle Onassis, Greek-Argentine shipping magnate, died from complication of the myasthenia gravis. He amassed the world's largest privately owned shipping fleet and was one of the world's richest and most famous men. He was known for his business success, his great wealth and also his personal life, including his marriage to Athina Mary Livanos, daughter of shipping tycoon Stavros G. Livanos, his affair with famous opera singer Maria Callas and his marriage in 1968 to Jacqueline Kennedy, the widow of American President John F. Kennedy. (b. 1900)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/15/18 at 1:39 pm

March 15th 1935 – Jimmy Swaggart, American Pentecostal evangelist, Christian music singer, pianist, pastor, and author. Swaggart's TV ministry, which began in 1971, has a viewing audience both in the U.S. and internationally. The weekly Jimmy Swaggart Telecast and A Study in the Word programs are broadcast throughout the U.S. and on 78 channels in 104 other countries, and over the Internet. At its height in the 1980s, his telecast was transmitted to over 3,000 stations and cable systems each week. He currently owns and operates the SonLife Broadcasting Network.

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March 15th 2016 – Sylvia Anderson, English television and film producer, writer, voice actress and costume designer, died after a suffering from a short undisclosed illness. She is best known for her collaborations with Gerry Anderson, her husband between 1960 and 1981. In addition to serving as co-creator and co-writer on their TV series during the 1960s and early 1970s, Anderson's primary contribution was character development and costume design. She regularly directed the bi-weekly voice recording sessions, and provided the voices of many female and child characters, in particular Lady Penelope in Thunderbirds. (b. 1927)

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March 15th 1926 – Ben Johnston, American composer of contemporary music in just intonation: "one of the foremost composers of microtonal music" (Bush 1997). He was called, "one of the best non-famous composers this country has to offer" in 1990, by American critic John Rockwell (Taylor 2002, 54).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/15/18 at 4:26 pm

March 15th 2008 – G. David Low, American aerospace executive and a NASA astronaut, died of colon cancer. He was born in 1956 to Dr. George Low, the Manager of the Apollo Spacecraft Program Office. With undergraduate degrees in physics and mechanical engineering and a master's degree in aeronautics and astronautics, he worked in the JPL at the California Institute of Technology in the early 80's, before being picked as an astronaut candidate by NASA in 1984. In addition to holding some technical assignments, he logged more than 700 hours in space (including stints on the Columbia, the Atlantis and the Endeavour), before he left NASA in 1996 to pursue a career in the private sector. (b. 1956)

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March 15th 1943 – Sly Stone, American musician, songwriter, and record producer, most famous for his role as frontman for Sly and the Family Stone, a band which played a critical role in the development of soul, funk, rock, and psychedelia in the 1960s and 1970s. In 1993, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the group.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/15/18 at 5:53 pm

March 15th 2007 – Stuart Rosenberg, American film and television director, died from a heart attack. His motion pictures include Cool Hand Luke (1967), Voyage of the Damned (1976), The Amityville Horror (1979), and The Pope of Greenwich Village (1984). He was noted for his work with actor Paul Newman. (b. 1927)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/16/18 at 2:05 am

March 16th 1964 – Gore Verbinski, American film director, screenwriter, producer and musician. He is best known for directing the first three films of the Pirates of the Caribbean film saga, The Ring, and Rango. Verbinski is a graduate of UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television. His most recent film, A Cure for Wellness, was released in 2017. Verbinski won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature, the BAFTA Award for Best Animated Film and the Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film in 2012 for his animated action-comedy western Rango. His films have grossed $3.72 billion worldwide, making Verbinski one of the highest-grossing film directors in the world.

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March 16th AD 37 – Tiberius, Roman emperor from 14 AD to 37 AD, died from an unknown cause. Born Tiberius Claudius Nero, a Claudian, Tiberius was the son of Tiberius Claudius Nero and Livia Drusilla. His mother divorced Nero and married Octavian, later known as Augustus, in 39 BC, making him a step-son of Octavian. (b. 42 BC)

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March 16th 1941 – Bernardo Bertolucci, Italian director and screenwriter, whose films include The Conformist, Last Tango in Paris, 1900, The Last Emperor (for which he won the Academy Award for Best Director), The Sheltering Sky, Stealing Beauty and The Dreamers. In recognition of his work, he was presented with the inaugural Honorary Palme d'Or Award at the opening ceremony of the 2011 Cannes Film Festival.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/16/18 at 3:38 am

March 16th 1903 – Roy Bean, American saloon-keeper and Justice of the Peace in Val Verde County, Texas, died from an unknown cause. He called himself "The Law West of the Pecos". According to legend, Judge Roy Bean held court in his saloon along the Rio Grande on a desolate stretch of the Chihuahuan Desert of southwest Texas. After his death, Western films and books cast him as a hanging judge, although he is known to have sentenced only two men to hang, one of whom escaped. (b. about 1825)

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March 16th 1954 – Nancy Wilson, American musician, singer, songwriter, producer, and composer. She rose to fame alongside her older sister, singer Ann Wilson, as a guitarist and backing vocalist in the rock band Heart, which she joined in 1974. During college, she joined her sister Ann, who had recently began a tenure as the singer of Heart. The first hard rock band fronted by women, Heart released numerous albums throughout the late 1970s and 1980s, beginning with Dreamboat Annie (1975), and Little Queen (1977), both of which generated chart singles such as "Magic Man," "Crazy on You," and "Barracuda." The band would have later commercial success, specifically with their ninth studio album, Bad Animals, released in 1987. Over the duration of their career, Heart has sold over 35 million records.

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March 16th 1898 – Aubrey Beardsley, English illustrator and author, died from an  unknown cause. His drawings in black ink, influenced by the style of Japanese woodcuts, emphasized the grotesque, the decadent, and the erotic. He was a leading figure in the Aesthetic movement which also included Oscar Wilde and James A. McNeill Whistler. Beardsley's contribution to the development of the Art Nouveau and poster styles was significant, despite the brevity of his career before his early death from tuberculosis. (b. 1872)

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March 16th 1954 – Tim O'Brien, American country and bluegrass musician. In addition to singing, he plays guitar, fiddle, mandolin, banjo, bouzouki and mandocello. He has released more than ten studio albums, in addition to charting a duet with Kathy Mattea entitled "The Battle Hymn of Love", a No. 9 hit on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts in 1990.

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March 16th 1485 – Anne Neville, English queen, died probably of tuberculosis. She was the daughter of Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick (the "Kingmaker"). She became Princess of Wales as the wife of Edward of Westminster and then Queen of England as the wife of King Richard III. (b. 1456)

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March 16th 1929 (other sources 1931) – Betty Johnson, American traditional pop and cabaret singer who reached her career peak in the 1950s. She worked with Eddy Arnold again on his syndicated television series, Eddy Arnold Time, backed by a group who had worked with her family on the Grand Ole Opry, The Jordanaires. That group later became well known as a backing group for Elvis Presley. While in Chicago, she also did some work on Don McNeill's Breakfast Club beginning in 1955, which led to a contract with a small record company, Bally Records. After one not-so-notable recording for Bally, she clicked with her biggest hit, "I Dreamed", in 1956. She continued to appear on The Breakfast Club until 1957. Also in 1957 she married Grean; though the marriage would only last until 1961, the professional relationship continued.

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March 16th 1935 – John James Rickard Macleod, Scottish biochemist and physiologist, died from an undisclosed illness. He devoted his career to diverse topics in physiology and biochemistry, but was chiefly interested in carbohydrate metabolism. He is noted for his role in the discovery and isolation of insulin during his tenure as a lecturer at the University of Toronto, for which he and Frederick Banting received the 1923 Nobel prize in Physiology or Medicine. Awarding the prize to Macleod was controversial at the time, because according to Banting's version of events, Macleod's role in the discovery was negligible. It was not until decades after the events that an independent review acknowledged a far greater role than was attributed to him at first. (b. 1876)

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March 16th 1959 – Charles Hudson, American Major League Baseball player who pitched primarily as a starting pitcher from 1983 to 1989. He was drafted in 1981 by the Philadelphia Phillies, and joined the major league team as a starter in 1983. He started two games in the 1983 World Series as a rookie and was the losing pitcher in both games. In 1987, Hudson was traded to the New York Yankees for Tom Barrett and Mike Easler. He played for the Yankees for two seasons, then was traded again to the Detroit Tigers for Tom Brookens.

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March 16th 1970 – Tammi Terrell, American recording artist, died from brain cancer. best known as a star singer for Motown Records during the 1960s, most notably for a series of duets with singer Marvin Gaye. Terrell's career began as a teenager, first recording for Scepter/Wand Records, before spending nearly two years as a member of James Brown's Revue, recording for Brown's Try Me label. After a period attending college, Terrell recorded briefly for Checker Records, before signing with Motown in 1965. With Gaye, Terrell scored seven Top 40 singles on the Billboard Hot 100, including "Ain't No Mountain High Enough", "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" and "You're All I Need to Get By". Terrell's career was interrupted when she collapsed into Gaye's arms as the two performed at a concert at Hampden–Sydney College in October 1967, with Terrell later being diagnosed with a brain tumor. (b. 1945)

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March 16th 1964 – Patty Griffin, American singer-songwriter and musician. She is an accomplished vocalist and plays guitar and piano. She is known for her stripped-down songwriting style in the folk music genre. Her songs have been covered by numerous musicians, including Emmylou Harris, Ellis Paul, Rory Block, Dave Hause, and the Dixie Chicks. In 2007, Griffin received the Artist of the Year award from the Americana Music Association, and her album Children Running Through won the award for Best Album.

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March 16th 1971 – Bebe Daniels, American actress, singer, dancer, writer and producer, died of a cerebral hemorrhage. She began her career in Hollywood during the silent film era as a child actress, became a star in musicals such as 42nd Street, and later gained further fame on radio and television in Britain. In a long career, Bebe Daniels appeared in 230 films. (b. 1901)

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March 16th 1954 – Jimmy Nail, English singer-songwriter, actor, film producer, and television writer. He is known for his role as Leonard "Oz" Osborne in the hit television show Auf Wiedersehen, Pet, his title role in Spender, and his 1992 number one single, "Ain't No Doubt".

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March 16th 1940 – Selma Lagerlöf, Swedish author and teacher, died from an undisclosed cause. She was the first female writer to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, "in appreciation of the lofty idealism, vivid imagination and spiritual perception that characterize her writings". But the decision was preceded by harsh internal power struggle within the Swedish Academy, the body that awards the Nobel Prize in literature. (b. 1858)

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March 16th 1954 – Dav Whatmore, Sri Lankan-born former Australian cricketer and current coach of Kerala Cricket Team. A right-handed batsman, Whatmore played seven Test matches for Australia in 1979, and one One Day International in 1980. At first-class level, he scored over 6,000 runs for Victoria. Since the 1990s, Whatmore has coached the Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Pakistan national cricket teams. In December 2014, he was appointed coach of the Zimbabwe team. With poor performances in 2016 ICC World Twenty20, Zimbabwe Cricket Board sacked Whatmore from coaching.

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March 16th 1975 – T-Bone Walker, American blues guitarist, singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, died of bronchial pneumonia following a stroke. He was a pioneer and innovator of the jump blues and electric blues sound. In 2011, Rolling Stone magazine ranked him number 67 on its list of "The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time". (b. 1910)

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March 16th 2016 – Frank Sinatra, Jr., American singer, songwriter, and conductor, died of a cardiac arrest. He was the son of singer and actor Frank Sinatra and his first wife, Nancy Barbato Sinatra; the younger brother of singer and actress Nancy Sinatra; and older brother of television producer Tina Sinatra. He was kidnapped at the age of 19, on December 8, 1963, at Harrah's Lake Tahoe (room 417). He was released two days later after his father paid the $240,000 ransom demanded by the kidnappers (equivalent to $1,920,000 in 2017). (b. 1944)

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March 17th 1949 – Patrick Duffy, American actor, best known for his role on the CBS primetime soap opera Dallas, where he played Bobby Ewing, the youngest son of Miss Ellie and the nicest brother of J.R. Ewing (played by Barbara Bel Geddes and Larry Hagman respectively) from 1978 to 1985 and from 1986 to 1991. Duffy returned to reprise his role as Bobby in a continuation of Dallas, which aired on TNT from 2012 to 2014. He is also well known for his role on the ABC sitcom Step by Step as Frank Lambert, from 1991 to 1998, and for his role as Stephen Logan on the CBS daytime soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful (2006-2011). Duffy played the lead character's father in the 2014 NBC sitcom Welcome to Sweden.

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March 17th 1853 – Christian Doppler, Austrian mathematician and physicist, died from a pulmonary disease. He is celebrated for his principle — known as the Doppler Effect — that the observed frequency of a wave depends on the relative speed of the source and the observer. He used this concept to explain the color of binary stars. (b. 1803)

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March 17th 1951 – Kurt Russell, American actor. He began acting on television in the western series The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters (1963–1964). In the late 1960s, he signed a ten-year contract with The Walt Disney Company where, according to Robert Osborne, he became the studio's top star of the 1970s.

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March 17th 1912 – Lawrence Oates, British army officer, and later an Antarctic explorer, during the Terra Nova Expedition, walked out of the tent into a −40 °F (−40 °C) blizzard to his death on his 32nd birthday. Oates, afflicted with gangrene and frostbite, walked from his tent into a blizzard. His death is seen as an act of self-sacrifice when, aware that his ill health was compromising his three companions' chances of survival, he chose certain death. (b. 1880)

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March 17th 1955 – Gary Sinise, American actor, director and musician. Among other awards, he has won an Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a star on Hollywood Walk of Fame and has been nominated for an Academy Award. Sinise is known for several memorable roles. These include George Milton in Of Mice and Men, Lieutenant Dan Taylor in Forrest Gump (for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor), Harry S. Truman in Truman (for which he won a Golden Globe), Ken Mattingly in Apollo 13, Detective Jimmy Shaker in Ransom, Detective Mac Taylor in the CBS series CSI: NY (2004–13), and George C. Wallace in the television film George Wallace (for which he won an Emmy). From 2016 to 2017, Sinise starred as Special Agent Jack Garrett in Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/17/18 at 10:20 am

March 17th 1957 – Ramon Magsaysay, Filipino politician, died in a plane crash He was the seventh President of the Philippines, serving from December 30, 1953 until his death. An automobile mechanic, Magsaysay was appointed military governor of Zambales after his outstanding service as a guerilla leader during the Pacific War. He then served two terms as Liberal Party congressman for Zambales before being appointed as Secretary of National Defense by President Elpidio Quirino. He was elected President under the banner of the Nacionalista Party. He was the first Philippine President born during the 20th century and the first to be born after the Spanish colonial era. (b. 1907)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/17/18 at 11:55 am

March 17th 1944 – Pattie Boyd, English model, photographer and author. She was the first wife of both George Harrison of The Beatles and Eric Clapton. In August 2007, she published her autobiography Wonderful Tonight. Her photographs of Harrison and Clapton, titled Through the Eye of a Muse, have been exhibited in Dublin, Sydney, Toronto, Moscow, London, Almaty, Uppsala and throughout the United States.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/17/18 at 11:57 am

March 17th 1956 – Fred Allen, American comedian whose absurdist, topically-pointed radio program The Fred Allen Show (1932–1949) made him one of the most popular and forward-looking humorists in the Golden Age of American radio. (b. 1894)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/17/18 at 12:20 pm

March 17th 1954 – Lesley-Anne Down, English actress, former model, and singer. She achieved fame as Georgina Worsley in the ITV drama series Upstairs, Downstairs (1973–75). She received further recognition for her performances in the films The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976), A Little Night Music (1977), The First Great Train Robbery (1979), Hanover Street (1979), Sphinx (1981) and Nomads (1986). She is also known as Madeline Fabray in the miniseries North and South (1985–86), for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award in 1986. In 1990, Down played the role Stephanie Rogers in the CBS drama series Dallas. During 1997–99 she played Olivia Richards in the NBC series Sunset Beach. From April 2003 to February 2012, she portrayed Jackie Marone in the CBS soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/17/18 at 12:24 pm

March 17th 1990 – Capucine, French fashion model and actress, jumped to her death from her eighth-floor apartment in Lausanne, Switzerland, where she had lived for 28 years, having reportedly suffered from illness and depression for some time. Known for her comedic roles in The Pink Panther (1963) and What's New Pussycat? (1965). She appeared in 36 films and 17 television productions between 1948 and 1990. (b. 1928)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/17/18 at 12:50 pm

March 17th 1964 – Rob Lowe, American actor and producer. He came to prominence as a teen idol in the 1980s, appearing in teen and young adult film roles in The Outsiders (1983), Oxford Blues (1984), St. Elmo's Fire (1985), and About Last Night... (1986). Thereafter, his film career decreased and he ventured into television, making his breakthrough as Sam Seaborn on the NBC political drama The West Wing (1999–2003), for which he received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination and two Golden Globe Award nominations. Lowe appeared as Robert McCallister on the ABC television drama Brothers & Sisters (2006–2010), followed by a four-year run as Chris Traeger on the NBC sitcom Parks and Recreation (2010–14), for which he was critically acclaimed. He is currently starring as Dr. Ethan Willis on the CBS medical drama Code Black (2015–) and appears with his two sons, Matthew and John Owen, in the A&E reality series The Lowe Files.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/17/18 at 2:26 pm

March 17th 1956 – Irène Joliot-Curie, French scientist, died from an undisclosed illness. She was the daughter of Marie Curie and Pierre Curie and the wife of Frédéric Joliot-Curie. Jointly with her husband, Joliot-Curie was awarded the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1935 for their discovery of artificial radioactivity. This made the Curies the family with the most Nobel laureates to date. Both children of the Joliot-Curies, Hélène and Pierre, are also esteemed scientists. (b. 1897)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/17/18 at 2:47 pm

March 17th 1933 – Penelope Lively, British writer of fiction for both children and adults. Penelope Margaret Lively has won both the Booker Prize (Moon Tiger, 1987) and the Carnegie Medal for British children's books (The Ghost of Thomas Kempe, 1973).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/17/18 at 2:50 pm

March 17th 1994 – Mai Zetterling, Swedish-English actress and director, died from cancer. Her breakthrough came in the 1944 film Torment written by Ingmar Bergman, in which she played a controversial role as a tormented shopgirl. Shortly afterwards she moved to England and gained instant success there with her title role in Basil Dearden's Frieda (1947) playing opposite David Farrar. After a brief return to Sweden in which she worked with Bergman again in his film Music in Darkness (1948), she returned to England and starred in a number of English films, playing against such leading men as Tyrone Power, Dirk Bogarde, Richard Widmark, Laurence Harvey, Peter Sellers, Herbert Lom, Richard Attenborough, Keenan Wynn, Stanley Baker, and Dennis Price. Some of her notable films as an actress include Quartet (1948), a film based on some of W. Somerset Maugham's short stories, The Romantic Age (1949) directed by Edmond T. Gréville, Only Two Can Play (1962) co-starring Peter Sellers and directed by Sidney Gilliat, and The Witches (1990), an adaptation of Roald Dahl's book directed by Nicolas Roeg. Having gained a reputation as a sex symbol in dramas and thrillers, she was equally effective in comedies, and also was very active in British television in the 50s and 60s. She began directing in the early 1960s, starting with political documentaries and a short film called The War Game (1962), which was nominated for a BAFTA award, and won a Silver Lion at Venice. Her first feature film Älskande par (1964, "Loving Couples"), based on the novels of Agnes von Krusenstjerna, (b. 1925)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/17/18 at 3:20 pm

March 17th 1939 – Robin Knox-Johnston, English sailor. In 1969, he became the first person to perform a single-handed non-stop circumnavigation of the globe and was the second winner of the Jules Verne Trophy, together with Sir Peter Blake. For this he was awarded with Blake the ISAF Yachtsman of the Year award. In 2007, he became, at 67, the oldest yachtsman to complete a round the world solo voyage in the Velux 5 Oceans Race.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/17/18 at 3:31 pm

March 17th 1983 – Haldan Keffer Hartline, American physiologist, died from an undisclosed illness. He was a co-recipient (with George Wald and Ragnar Granit) of the 1967 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work in analyzing the neurophysiological mechanisms of vision. (b. 1903)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/17/18 at 4:47 pm

March 17th 1962 – Clare Grogan, Scottish actress and singer. She is best known as the lead singer of the 1980s new wave music group Altered Images and for supporting roles in the 1981 film Gregory's Girl and the science fiction sitcom Red Dwarf as the first incarnation of Kristine Kochanski.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/17/18 at 5:08 pm

March 17th 2010 – Sid Fleischman, American author of children's books, screenplays, novels for adults, and nonfiction books about stage magic, died from an undisclosed cause on the day after his 90th birthday. His works for children are known for their humour, imagery, zesty plotting, and exploration of the byways of American history. He won the Newbery Medal in 1987 for The Whipping Boy and the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award in 1979 for Humbug Mountain. For his career contribution as a children's writer he was U.S. nominee for the biennial, international Hans Christian Andersen Award in 1994. In 2003, the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators inaugurated the Sid Fleischman Humor Award in his honor, and made him the first recipient. The Award annually recognizes a writer of humorous fiction for children or young adults. He told his own tale in The Abracadabra Kid: A Writer's Life (1996). (b. 1920)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/17/18 at 5:46 pm

March 17th 1975 – Justin Hawkins, English musician and singer-songwriter, best known for being the lead singer and lead guitarist of The Darkness, alongside his brother, guitarist Dan Hawkins. Heavily influenced by classic hard rock and heavy metal bands of the 1970s and 1980s (particularly Queen, Aerosmith, Def Leppard and AC/DC), Hawkins is noted for his falsetto singing voice and on-stage persona. He was also the lead singer and guitarist for the band Hot Leg, formed in 2008, and now on hiatus. Since 2005 he is also active in his synthpop alter ego British Whale.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/17/18 at 5:54 pm

March 17th 1976 – Luchino Visconti, Italian theatre, opera, cinema director, and screenwriter, died from a stroke. He is best known for his films Ossessione (1943), Senso (1954), Rocco and His Brothers (1960), The Leopard (1963) and Death in Venice (1971). (b. 1906)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/17/18 at 6:48 pm

March 17th 1997 – Jermaine Stewart, American male R&B singer, died of AIDS-related liver cancer. Best known for his 1986 hit single "We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off", which reached number 2 in both the UK and Canada. It also reached number 5 on the US Billboard Hot 100. He later worked with Shalamar, The Temptations and Boy George. (b. 1957)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/18/18 at 3:53 am

March 18th 1959 – Irene Cara, American singer, songwriter, and actress. Cara sang and co-wrote the international hit song 'Flashdance... What a Feeling' (from the movie Flashdance), for which she won an Academy Award for Best Original Song  and a Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance in 1984. Cara is also known for playing the role of Coco Hernandez in the 1980 film Fame, and for recording the film's title song 'Fame', which became an international hit. Prior to her success with Fame, Cara portrayed the title character Sparkle Williams in the original 1976 musical drama film Sparkle.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/18/18 at 4:09 am

March 18th 1845 – Johnny Appleseed, American pioneer nurseryman, died from an unknown cause. He introduced apple trees to large parts of Pennsylvania, Ontario, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, as well as the northern counties of present-day West Virginia. He became an American legend while still alive, due to his kind, generous ways, his leadership in conservation, and the symbolic importance he attributed to apples. He was also a missionary for The New Church (Swedenborgian) and the inspiration for many museums and historical sites such as the Johnny Appleseed Museum in Urbana, Ohio, and the Johnny Appleseed Heritage Center in between Lucas, Ohio, and Mifflin, Ohio. The TinCaps, a minor league baseball team in Fort Wayne, Indiana, which is where Chapman spent his final years, is named in his honour. (b. 1774)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/29/18 at 12:18 am

March 29th 1968 – Lucy Lawless, New Zealand actress and singer best known for playing the title character in the internationally-successful television series Xena: Warrior Princess (1995–2001). She is also widely known for her role as Number Three on the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica series (2005–2009) and for the role of Lucretia in the television series Spartacus: Blood and Sand (2010), its prequel Spartacus: Gods of the Arena (2011) and its sequel Spartacus: Vengeance (2012).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/29/18 at 12:34 am

March 29th 1461 – Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland, English magnate, was killed at the Battle of Towton. The Earldom of Northumberland was then one of the greatest landholdings in northern England; Percy also became Lord Poynings on his marriage. This title would bring him into direct conflict with the Poynings family themselves, and indeed, feuds with neighbouring nobles, both lay and ecclesiastical, would be a key occupancy of his youth. Percy married Eleanor Poynings, who outlived him; together they had four children. He was a leading Lancastrian during the Wars of the Roses, from which he managed to personally benefit, although his father died early in the war. (b. 1421)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/29/18 at 1:18 am

March 29th 1964 – Jill Goodacre, American actress and former model. She was one of Victoria's Secret's main models in the 1980s and early 1990s. She is married to Harry Connick Jr. Goodacre appeared as herself in an episode ("The One with the Blackout") of the popular sitcom Friends in 1994. Though billed as Jill Connick, she was called Jill Goodacre throughout the episode. She directed one of Harry Connick Jr.'s live performance videos (The New York Big Band Concert) in 1992, and she appears in several of his music videos.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/29/18 at 1:22 am

March 29th 1788 – Charles Wesley, English leader of the Methodist movement, died from an unknown cause. Most widely known for writing more than 6,000 hymns.  (b. 1707)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/29/18 at 2:32 am

March 29th 1944 – Terry Jacks, Canadian singer, songwriter, record producer and environmentalist, best known for his 1974 hit song "Seasons in the Sun".

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/29/18 at 2:35 am

March 29th 1848 – John Jacob Astor, German–American businessman, merchant, real estate mogul and investor, died from an undisclosed illness.He mainly made his fortune in fur trade and by investing in real estate in or around New York City. (b. 1763)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/29/18 at 4:20 am

March 29th 1943 – John Major, British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1990 to 1997. He served as Foreign Secretary and then Chancellor of the Exchequer in the Thatcher Government from 1989 to 1990, and was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Huntingdon from 1979 until his retirement in 2001. Since the death of Margaret Thatcher in 2013, Major has been the oldest living former Prime Minister.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/29/18 at 4:22 am

March 29th 1912 – Robert Falcon Scott, British Royal Navy officer and explorer, died on the return journey, Scott's party discovered plant fossils, proving Antarctica was once forested and joined to other continents. A planned meeting with supporting dog teams from the base camp failed, despite Scott's written instructions, and at a distance of 150 miles from their base camp and 11 miles from the next depot, Scott and his companions perished. He led two expeditions to the Antarctic regions: the Discovery Expedition (1901–1904) and the ill-fated Terra Nova Expedition (1910–1913). On the first expedition, he set a new southern record by marching to latitude 82°S and discovered the Polar (Antarctic) Plateau, on which the South Pole is located. On the second venture, Scott led a party of five which reached the South Pole on 17 January 1912, less than five weeks after Roald Amundsen's Norwegian expedition. (b. 1868)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/29/18 at 5:59 am

March 29th 1939 – Terence Hill, Italian actor, film director, screenwriter and film producer. Hill started his career as a child actor and went on to multiple starring roles in action and comedy films, many with longtime film partner and friend Bud Spencer. During the height of his popularity Hill was among Italy's highest-paid actors. Hill's most widely seen films include comic and standard Westerns all´Italiana ("Italian style Westerns", colloquially, "spaghetti westerns"), some based on popular novels by German author Karl May about the American West. Of these, the most famous are Lo chiamavano Trinità (They Call Me Trinity, 1971) and Il mio nome è Nessuno (My Name Is Nobody, 1973), co-starring Henry Fonda. His film Django, Prepare a Coffin, shot in 1968 by director Ferdinando Baldi, and co-starring Horst Frank and George Eastman, was featured at the 64th Venice Film Festival in 2007.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/29/18 at 6:22 am

March 29th 1970 – Vera Brittain, English Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD) nurse, writer, feminist, and pacifist, died from an undisclosed cause. Her best-selling 1933 memoir Testament of Youth recounted her experiences during the First World War and the beginning of her journey towards pacifism. In 1925, Brittain married George Catlin, a political scientist (1896–1979). Their son, John Brittain-Catlin (1927–1987), with whom Vera had a difficult relationship, was an artist, painter, businessman, and the author of the autobiography Family Quartet, which appeared in 1987. Their daughter, born 1930, is the former Labour Cabinet Minister, now Liberal Democrat peer, Shirley Williams; who is most famous for being one of the "Gang of Four" rebels on the right-wing of the Labour Party who defected to found the SDP in 1981. (b. 1893)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/29/18 at 8:58 am

March 29th 1943 – Vangelis, Greek composer of electronic, progressive, ambient, jazz, and orchestral music. He is best known for his Academy Award–winning score for the film Chariots of Fire, composing scores for the films Blade Runner, Missing, Antarctica, 1492: Conquest of Paradise, and Alexander, and the use of his music in the PBS documentary Cosmos: A Personal Voyage by Carl Sagan.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/29/18 at 9:01 am

March 29th 1972 – J. Arthur Rank, 1st Baron Rank, British industrialist, died form an undisclosed illness. He was head and founder of the Rank Organisation. In 1939 Rank consolidated his film production interests in both the Pinewood Film Studios and the Denham Film Studios. In 1938 Rank bought the Odeon Cinemas chain, and the Amalgamated Studios in Elstree, although the latter were never used as film studios by Rank. In 1941, it absorbed the Gaumont British, which owned 251 cinemas, and the Lime Grove Studios, (later owned by the BBC) and bought the Paramount Cinemas chain, so that by 1942 the Rank Organisation owned 619 cinemas. Other interests were acquired (such as the Bush Radio company in 1949) which would be added to the interests in a few more years) within a new company called the Rank Organisation. Rank retired as Chairman in 1962 and was succeeded by John Davis, who had been Managing Director since 1948. During the 1940s, the companies Rank controlled produced some of the finest British films of the period, including: The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943), Henry V (1944), A Matter of Life and Death (1946), Black Narcissus (1947), and The Red Shoes (1948). From the 1950s fewer adventurous films were attempted and solidly commercial ventures, largely aimed at the family market, were made instead. These include the popular Norman Wisdom comedies and the various Doctor... films. However some films of note were produced during this era including: Carve Her Name With Pride (1958), and Victim (1961), as well as a clutch of prestige topics such as the coronation of Elizabeth II in 1953 and filmed performances by The Royal Ballet. (b. 1888)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/29/18 at 10:21 am

March 29th 1940 – John Suchet, English author, newsreader, television presenter and musical host on Classic FM (UK). Suchet has two brothers, one of whom is the actor David Suchet. He is father of broadcast journalist Rory Suchet and uncle of broadcast journalist Richard Suchet.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/29/18 at 10:36 am

March 29th 1985 – Jeannine Deckers, better known as Sœur Sourire ("Sister Smile", often credited as The Singing Nun in English-speaking countries). Citing their financial difficulties in a note, she and her friend Annie Pécher died by suicide by taking an overdose of barbiturates and alcohol on 29 March 1985. In their suicide note, Deckers and Pécher stated they had not given up their faith and wished to be buried together after a church funeral. She was a Belgian singer-songwriter and initially a member of the Dominican Order in Belgium as Sister Luc-Gabrielle. She acquired world fame in 1963 with the release of the French-language song "Dominique", which topped the U.S. Billboard and other charts. (b. 1933)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/29/18 at 12:38 pm

March 29th 1943 – Eric Idle, English comedian, actor, voice actor, author, singer-songwriter, musician, writer and comedic composer. He is a member of the British surreal comedy group Monty Python, a member of The Rutles, and the author of the Broadway musical Spamalot.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/29/18 at 12:47 pm

March 29th 1980 – Mantovani, Anglo-Italian conductor, composer and light orchestra-styled entertainer with a cascading strings musical signature, died from an undisclosed illness. The book British Hit Singles & Albums states that he was "Britain's most successful album act before the Beatles...the first act to sell over one million stereo albums and six albums simultaneously in the US Top 30 in 1959". (b. 1905)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/29/18 at 2:40 pm

March 29th 1931 – Norman Tebbit, British politician and life peer. A member of the Conservative Party, he served in the Cabinet from 1981 to 1987 as Secretary of State for Employment (1981–83), Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (1983–85), Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (1985–87) and Chairman of the Conservative Party (1985–87). He was a member of parliament (MP) from 1970 to 1992, representing the constituencies of Epping (1970–74) and Chingford (1974–92).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/29/18 at 2:42 pm

March 29th 1988 – Ted Kluszewski, American professional baseball player from 1947 through 1961, suffered a massive heart attack undergoing emergency bypass surgery. He spent most of his 15-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career playing for the Cincinnati Reds as a first baseman. Kluszewski was a National League (NL) All-Star for four seasons. He had a .298 lifetime batting average, hitting over .290 three-times and over .300 seven-times. In 1954, he was the NL Most Valuable Player (MVP) runner-up (he had a .326 batting average, led the NL in home runs (49), RBI (141), and fielding average (.996)). In 1959, Kluszewski was traded late in the season to the Chicago White Sox from the Pittsburgh Pirates. He batted .297 and did not commit any errors in 31 games for Chicago which helped the "Go Go" White Sox of the 1950s clinch the American League pennant. In 1962, he was inducted into the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame. (b. 1924)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/29/18 at 3:52 pm

March 29th 1976 – Jennifer Capriati, American former professional tennis player. A member of the International Tennis Hall of Fame, she won three singles championships in Grand Slam tournaments and a gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, reached the World No. 1 ranking, and is considered one of the greatest tennis players of all time.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/29/18 at 3:59 pm

March 29th 2015 – Gerry Hardstaff, English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He made his debut for Cheshire in the 1960 Minor Counties Championship against the Warwickshire Second XI. Fisher played Minor counties cricket for Cheshire from 1960 to 1978, including 89 Minor Counties Championship matches. In 1964, he made his List A debut against Surrey in the 1964 Gillette Cup. He played three further List A matches for Cheshire, the last of which came against Northamptonshire in the 1968 Gillette Cup. In his four List A matches for Cheshire, he scored 45 runs at a batting average of 11.25, with a high score of 45. With the ball he took 5 wickets at a bowling average of 24.40, with best figures of 4/31. (b. 1940)

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Written By: Dr. Mario on 03/31/18 at 8:17 pm

March 31st, 1971 - Ewan McGregor:

Ewan Gordon McGregor OBE (born 31 March 1971) is a Scottish actor, known internationally for his various film roles, including independent dramas, science-fiction epics, and musicals.

McGregor's first professional role was in 1993, when he won a leading role in the British Channel 4 series Lipstick on Your Collar. Some of his most well-known roles include heroin addict Mark Renton in the drama films Trainspotting (1996) and T2 Trainspotting (2017), Jedi Obi-Wan Kenobi in the Star Wars prequel trilogy (1999–2005), poet Christian in the musical film Moulin Rouge! (2001), young Edward Bloom in Big Fish (2003), Rodney Copperbottom in Robots (2005), Camerlengo Father Patrick McKenna in Angels and Demons (2009), "the ghost" in Roman Polanski's political thriller The Ghost Writer (2010), Dr. Alfred Jones in the romantic comedy-drama Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (2011), and Lumière in a live-action adaptation of the musical romantic fantasy Beauty and the Beast (2017).

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Written By: Dr. Mario on 03/31/18 at 8:19 pm

March 31st, 1955 - Angus Young, Co-founder & Lead Guitarist of the Hard Rock Band, AC/DC.

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Written By: Dr. Mario on 03/31/18 at 8:25 pm

March 31st, 1943 - Christopher Walken,

is an American actor of screen and stage who has appeared in more than 100 films and television shows, including Annie Hall (1977), The Deer Hunter (1978), The Dogs of War (1980), The Dead Zone (1983), A View to a Kill (1985), Batman Returns (1992), True Romance (1993), Pulp Fiction (1994), Sleepy Hollow (1999), Catch Me If You Can (2002), Hairspray (2007), Seven Psychopaths (2012), the first three Prophecy films, Antz (1998), The Jungle Book (2016), as well as music videos by many popular recording artists. Walken has received a number of awards and nominations during his career, including winning the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Nikanor "Nick" Chebotarevich in The Deer Hunter. He was nominated for the same award and won BAFTA and Screen Actors Guild Awards for his performance as Frank Abagnale Sr. in Catch Me If You Can.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/18 at 3:21 am

April 2nd 1977 – Michael Fassbender, German-born Irish actor. His feature film debut was in the fantasy war epic 300 (2007) as a Spartan warrior; his earlier roles included various stage productions, as well as starring roles on television such as in the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers (2001) and the Sky One fantasy drama Hex (2004–05). He first came to prominence for his role as IRA activist Bobby Sands in Hunger (2008), for which he won a British Independent Film Award. Subsequent roles include in the independent film Fish Tank (2009), as a Royal Marines lieutenant in Inglourious Basterds (2009), as Edward Rochester in the 2011 film adaptation of Jane Eyre, as Carl Jung in A Dangerous Method (2011), as the sentient android David 8 in Prometheus (2012) and its sequel, Alien: Covenant (2017), and in the musical comedy-drama Frank (2014) as an eccentric musician loosely inspired by Frank Sidebottom.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/18 at 3:53 am

April 2nd 1502 – Arthur, Prince of Wales, Earl of Chester and Duke of Cornwall, dies from an unknown illness. As the eldest son and heir apparent of Henry VII of England, Arthur was viewed by contemporaries as the great hope of the newly established House of Tudor. His mother, Elizabeth of York, was the daughter of Edward IV, and his birth cemented the union between the House of Tudor and the House of York. Plans for Arthur's marriage began before his third birthday; he was installed as Prince of Wales two years later. At the age of eleven, he was formally betrothed to Catherine of Aragon, a daughter of the powerful Catholic Monarchs in Spain, in an effort to forge an Anglo-Spanish alliance against France. Arthur was well educated and, contrary to some modern belief, was in good health for the majority of his life. Soon after his marriage to Catherine in 1501, the couple took up residence at Ludlow Castle in Shropshire, where Arthur died six months later of an unknown ailment. Catherine would later firmly state that the marriage had not been consummated. One year after Arthur's death, Henry VII renewed his efforts of sealing a marital alliance with Spain by arranging for Catherine to marry Arthur's younger brother Henry, who had by then become Prince of Wales. Arthur's untimely death paved the way for Henry's accession as Henry VIII in 1509. The potential for a question as to the consummation of Arthur and Catherine's marriage, was much later (and in a completely different political context) exploited by Henry and his court to cast doubt on the validity of Catherine's union with Henry, eventually leading to the separation between the Church of England and the Roman Catholic Church. (b. 1486)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/18 at 5:28 am

April 2nd 1949 – Paul Gambaccini, American-British radio and television presenter and author in the United Kingdom. He has dual United States and British nationality, having become a British citizen in 2005. Known as "The Great Gambo" and "The Professor of Pop", Gambaccini was a BBC Radio 1 presenter for 16 years, including 11 years at the helm of a Billboard Top 30 countdown show. A regular contributor to BBC Radio 4's long-running arts programme Kaleidoscope, Gambaccini was a long-time TV morning show correspondent for British television, and makes regular appearances on other British TV magazine shows. He was the host of the 12-part Classic FM series Paul Gambaccini's Hall of Heroes, and chairs the Radio 4 music quiz Counterpoint. Inducted into the Radio Academy Hall of Fame in 2005, Gambaccini is the author of more than 15 books.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/18 at 5:29 am

April 2nd 1872 – Samuel Morse, American painter and inventor, died from an  unknown illness. After having established his reputation as a portrait painter, in his middle age Morse contributed to the invention of a single-wire telegraph system based on European telegraphs. He was a co-developer of the Morse code and helped to develop the commercial use of telegraphy. (b. 1791)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/18 at 6:05 am

April 2nd 1954 – Gregory Abbott, American singer, musician, composer and producer. Although he continues to record to date, Abbott is best known for his singles in the mid–1980s including his platinum single, Shake You Down, from his 1986 debut album.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/18 at 6:06 am

April 2nd 1914 – Paul Heyse, German writer and translator, died from an undisclosed cause. A member of two important literary societies, the Tunnel über der Spree in Berlin and Die Krokodile in Munich, he wrote novels, poetry, 177 short stories, and about sixty dramas. The sum of Heyse's many and varied productions made him a dominant figure among German men of letters. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1910 "as a tribute to the consummate artistry, permeated with idealism, which he has demonstrated during his long productive career as a lyric poet, dramatist, novelist and writer of world-renowned short stories." (b. 1830)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/18 at 6:52 am

April 2nd 1940 – Penelope Keith, English actress, active in all genres, including radio, stage, television and film and primarily known for her roles in the British sitcoms The Good Life and To the Manor Born. She succeeded Lord Olivier as president of the Actors' Benevolent Fund after his death in 1989.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/18 at 7:09 am

April 2nd 1974 – Georges Pompidou, French politician and banker, died from Waldenström's macroglobulinemia. Prime Minister of France from 1962 to 1968—the longest tenure in the position's history—and later President of the French Republic from 1969 until his death in 1974. He had long been a top aide to President Charles de Gaulle. As president, he was a moderate conservative who repaired France's relationship with the United States, and maintained positive relations with the newly-independent former colonies in Africa. (b. 1911)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/18 at 8:07 am

April 2nd 1945 – Linda Hunt, American film, stage, and television actress. After making her film debut playing Mrs. Oxheart in Popeye (1980), Hunt's breakthrough came playing the male character Billy Kwan in The Year of Living Dangerously (1982), for which she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, becoming the first person to win an Oscar portraying a character of the opposite sex.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/18 at 8:31 am

April 2nd 1987 – Buddy Rich, American jazz drummer and bandleader, died of sudden, unexpected respiratory and cardiac failure after his treatment for the malignant brain tumour. Widely considered one of the most influential drummers of all time and known for his virtuoso technique, power, and speed, Rich was billed as "the world's greatest drummer" during his career.[ He performed with many bandleaders, most notably Tommy Dorsey, Harry James, Count Basie, and led his own big band. (b. 1917)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/18 at 9:45 am

April 2nd 1945 – Don Sutton, American baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a right-handed pitcher. He played for 23 total major league seasons as a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers, Houston Astros, Milwaukee Brewers, Oakland Athletics, and California Angels. He won a total of 324 games, 58 of them shutouts and five of them one-hitters, and he is seventh on baseball's all-time strikeout list with 3,574.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/18 at 9:59 am

April 2nd 1928 – Theodore William Richards, American chemist and academic, died from an unknown illness. He was the first American scientist to receive the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, earning the award "in recognition of his exact determinations of the atomic weights of a large number of the chemical elements." (b. 1868)

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Written By: Dr. Mario on 04/02/18 at 10:50 am

April 2nd, 1653 - Prince George of Denmark, Prince Consort of Anne of England, born in Copenhagen Castle, Denmark (d. 1708)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/18 at 11:31 am

April 2nd 1947 – Emmylou Harris, American singer, songwriter and musician. She has released many popular albums and singles over the course of her career, and she has won 14 Grammys, the Polar Music Prize, and numerous other honors, including induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame. In 2018 she was presented the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.

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Written By: Dr. Mario on 04/02/18 at 11:35 am

April 2nd, 1999 - Daniel Seavey, fan favorite on the 14th season of American Idol who impressed right away with his rendition of "Hallelujah" which he sang behind a piano for his audition in San Francisco. In 2016, he became a member of the band Why Don't We.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/18 at 11:36 am

April 2nd 1966 – C. S. Forester, English novelist, died from an unknown illness. Known for writing tales of naval warfare such as the 12-book Horatio Hornblower series, depicting a Royal Navy officer during the Napoleonic wars. Two of the Hornblower books, A Ship of the Line and Flying Colours, were jointly awarded the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for fiction in 1938. His other works include The African Queen (1935; filmed in 1951 by John Huston). (b. 1899)

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Written By: Dr. Mario on 04/02/18 at 11:48 am

April 2nd, 1991 - Quavo Marshall, one-third of the hip hop trio known as Migos who are best known for their single "Versace." He is known by his stage name Quavo.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/18 at 11:58 am

April 2nd 1923 – Gloria Henry, American actress, best known for her role as Alice Mitchell, Dennis’s mother, from 1959 to 1963 on the CBS family sitcom, Dennis the Menace.

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April 2nd 1995 – Hannes Alfvén, Swedish electrical engineer, plasma physicist, died from an undisclosed illness. He was the winner of the 1970 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on magnetohydrodynamics (MHD). He described the class of MHD waves now known as Alfvén waves. He was originally trained as an electrical power engineer and later moved to research and teaching in the fields of plasma physics and electrical engineering. Alfvén made many contributions to plasma physics, including theories describing the behavior of aurorae, the Van Allen radiation belts, the effect of magnetic storms on the Earth's magnetic field, the terrestrial magnetosphere, and the dynamics of plasmas in the Milky Way galaxy. (b. 1908)

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Written By: Dr. Mario on 04/02/18 at 12:18 pm

April 2nd, 1999 - Sophie Reynolds, actress and dancer who landed her most notable role in 2015 for the Disney XD series Gamer's Guide to Pretty Much Everything. She is a member of the immaBEAST dance crew.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/18 at 12:26 pm

April 2nd 1928 – Roy Masters, English-American radio host of a talk radio counseling show, Advice Line. He is an author and creator of a type of mindfulness meditation exercise, which has appeared in his books and recordings. Masters is the founder of the Oregon non-profit organization, Foundation of Human Understanding.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/18 at 12:29 pm

April 2nd 1972 – Gil Hodges, American Major League Baseball (MLB) first baseman and manager, died from a heart attack after playing golf. He played most of his 18-year career for the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers. He was inducted into the New York Mets Hall of Fame in 1982. (b. 1924)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/18 at 3:06 pm

April 2nd 1938 – Al Weis, Major League Baseball player. A light-hitting infielder with only seven career home runs, he is best remembered for a dramatic home run hit in game five of the 1969 World Series. He was a switch hitter until the end of the 1968 season, after which he batted exclusively right-handed.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/18 at 3:34 pm

April 2nd 2002 – Levi Celerio, Filipino composer and lyricist, died from an undisclosed illness. Celerio was a prolific songwriter, with over 4,000 songs to his credit. He is perhaps best known for being a leaf-player, a feat for which he was put into the Guinness Book of World Records. In 1997, he was named National Artist of the Philippines for Music. (b. 1910)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/18 at 4:37 pm

April 2nd 1945 – Reggie Smith, American baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as an outfielder and afterwards served as a coach and front office executive. He also played in the Nippon Professional Baseball league for two seasons at the end of his playing career. During a seventeen-year major league career (1966–1982), Smith appeared in 1,987 games, hit 314 home runs and batted .287. He was a switch-hitter who threw right-handed. In his prime, he had one of the strongest throwing arms of any outfielder in the big leagues. Smith played at least 70 games in 13 different seasons, and in every one of those 13 seasons, his team had a winning record.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/18 at 4:38 pm

April 2nd 2005 – Pope John Paul II (born Karol Józef Wojtyła, in Poland), died of heart failure from profound hypotension and complete circulatory collapse from septic shock. He served as Pope of the Catholic Church and sovereign of Vatican City from 1978 to 2005. He is called Saint John Paul the Great by some Catholics. He was elected by the second Papal conclave of 1978, which was called after Pope John Paul I, who had been elected in August to succeed Pope Paul VI, died after thirty-three days. Cardinal Wojtyła was elected on the third day of the conclave and adopted his predecessor's name in tribute to him. John Paul II is recognised as helping to end Communist rule in his native Poland and eventually all of Europe. John Paul II significantly improved the Catholic Church's relations with Judaism, Islam, the Eastern Orthodox Church, and the Anglican Communion. He upheld the Church's teachings on such matters as artificial contraception and the ordination of women, but also supported the Church's Second Vatican Council and its reforms. (b. 1920)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/18 at 5:35 pm

April 2nd 1964 – Pete Incaviglia, American Major League Baseball (MLB) left fielder. He was drafted in the first round (eighth overall pick) by the Montreal Expos in the 1985 amateur draft out of Oklahoma State University, but was traded later the same year to the Texas Rangers. He debuted in the major leagues on April 8, 1986, without having spent any time in the minor leagues. Incaviglia played for 12 seasons from 1986 to 1998 with six different teams. His last game was on September 27, 1998. He was noted for his power, but also for his tendency to strike out. He led the majors in strikeouts by a hitter in 1986 and 1988. He struck out 1,277 times in his career. He owns the single-season National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) home run record, with 48, and run batted in record, with 143

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/18 at 5:37 pm

April 2nd 1998 – Rob Pilatus, American-German model, dancer, and singer, was found dead in a Frankfurt Hotel room after taking a lethal combination of drugs and alcohol. He was half of the pop music duo Milli Vanilli that won the 1989 best new artist Grammy after hits like 'Blame it on the Rain' and 'Girl, You Know It's True,' selling 30 million singles and 14 million albums. But in late 1990, the performers were stripped of the award after it was revealed that neither actually sang on the Milli Vanilli album. (b. 1965)

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Written By: Dr. Mario on 04/02/18 at 5:39 pm

April 2nd, 2003 - Tarren Schrader, crown verified muser whose contributions to the app have earned her more than 290,000 fans. She can be found on musical.ly with a username of tarrenraynnn.

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Written By: Dr. Mario on 04/02/18 at 5:40 pm

April 2nd, 1962 - Clark Gregg, plays Agent Phil Coulson in the Marvel Comics films and in the ABC series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. He also starred as Richard Campbell on the CBS series The New Adventures of Old Christine.

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Written By: Dr. Mario on 04/02/18 at 5:41 pm

April 2nd, 1981 - Kapil Sharma, Indian comedian and actor who won the stand-up comedy reality television series The Great Indian Laughter Challenge in its third season.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/18 at 4:11 am

April 3rd 1938 – Jeff Barry, American pop music songwriter, singer, and record producer. Among the most successful songs that he has co-written in his career are "Do Wah Diddy Diddy", "Da Doo Ron Ron", "Then He Kissed Me", "Be My Baby", "Chapel of Love", and "River Deep - Mountain High" (all written with his then-wife Ellie Greenwich and Phil Spector); "Leader of the Pack" (written with Greenwich and Shadow Morton); and "Sugar, Sugar" (written with Andy Kim).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/18 at 6:38 am

April 3rd 1882 – Jesse James, American outlaw, bank and train robber, guerrilla, and leader of the James–Younger Gang, was shot and killed by Robert Ford, a new recruit to the gang who hoped to collect a reward on James' head. Raised in the "Little Dixie" area of western Missouri, James and his family maintained strong Southern sympathies. He and his brother Frank James joined pro-Confederate guerrillas known as "bushwhackers" operating in Missouri and Kansas during the American Civil War. As followers of William Quantrill and "Bloody Bill" Anderson, they were accused of participating in atrocities against Union soldiers and civilian abolitionists, including the Centralia Massacre in 1864. (b. 1847)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/18 at 9:18 am

April 3rd 1942 – Wayne Newton, American singer and entertainer. One of the best-known entertainers in Las Vegas, Nevada, he is known by the nicknames The Midnight Idol, Mr. Las Vegas and Mr. Entertainment. His well-known songs include 1972's "Daddy, Don't You Walk So Fast" (his biggest hit, peaking at No. 4 on the Billboard chart), "Years" (1980), and his vocal version of "Red Roses for a Blue Lady" (1965). His signature song "Danke Schoen" (1963) was notably used in the score for Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/18 at 9:39 am

April 3rd 1942 – Marsha Mason, American actress and director. She was nominated four times for the Academy Award for Best Actress; for her performances in Cinderella Liberty (1973), The Goodbye Girl (1977), Chapter Two (1979), and Only When I Laugh (1981). The first two films also won her Golden Globe Awards. She was married for ten years (1973–83) to the playwright and screenwriter Neil Simon, who was the writer of three of her four Oscar-nominated roles.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/18 at 9:45 am

April 3rd 1897 – Johannes Brahms, German composer and pianist of the Romantic period, died from liver of the cancer. Born in Hamburg into a Lutheran family, Brahms spent much of his professional life in Vienna, Austria. His reputation and status as a composer is such that he is sometimes grouped with Johann Sebastian Bach and Ludwig van Beethoven as one of the "Three Bs" of music, a comment originally made by the nineteenth-century conductor Hans von Bülow. (b. 1833)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/18 at 10:38 am

April 3rd 1961 – Eddie Murphy, American comedian, actor, writer, singer, and producer. Murphy was a regular cast member on Saturday Night Live from 1980 to 1984. He has worked as a stand-up comedian and was ranked #10 on Comedy Central's list of the 100 Greatest Stand-ups of All Time. In films, Murphy has received Golden Globe Award nominations for his performances in 48 Hrs., the Beverly Hills Cop series, Trading Places, and The Nutty Professor. In 2007, he won the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor and received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of soul singer James "Thunder" Early in Dreamgirls.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/18 at 10:45 am

April 3rd 1901 – Richard D'Oyly Carte, English talent agent, theatrical impresario, composer and hotelier during the latter half of the Victorian era, died of dropsy and heart disease. Rising from humble beginnings, Carte built two of London's theatres and a hotel empire, while also establishing an opera company that ran continuously for over a hundred years and a management agency representing some of the most important artists of the day. Carte started his career working for his father, Richard Carte, in the music publishing and musical instrument manufacturing business. As a young man, he conducted and composed music, but he soon turned to promoting the entertainment careers of others through his management agency. Carte believed that a school of wholesome, well-crafted, family-friendly, English comic opera could be as popular as the risqué French works dominating the London musical stage in the 1870s. To that end, he brought together the dramatist W. S. Gilbert and composer Arthur Sullivan and, together with his wife Helen Carte, he nurtured their collaboration on a series of thirteen Savoy operas. He founded the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company and built the state-of-the-art Savoy Theatre to host the Gilbert and Sullivan operas. Carte also built the Savoy Hotel in London, and acquired other luxury hotels. (b. 1844)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/18 at 11:14 am

April 3rd 1969 – Ben Mendelsohn, Australian actor, who first rose to prominence in Australia for his role in The Year My Voice Broke (1987) and internationally for his role in the crime drama Animal Kingdom (2010). Since then he has had roles in films such as The Dark Knight Rises (2012), Starred Up (2013), Mississippi Grind (2015), Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016), and as King George VI in Darkest Hour (2017). Mendelsohn starred in the Netflix series Bloodline (2015–2017), for which he has won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series from two nominations, and received a Golden Globe nomination.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/18 at 11:24 am

April 3rd 1978 – Ray Noble, English bandleader, composer, arranger, radio comedian, and actor, died from cancer. Noble wrote both lyrics and music for many popular songs during the British dance band era, known as the "Golden Age of British music", notably for his longtime friend and associate Al Bowlly, including "Love Is the Sweetest Thing", "Cherokee", "The Touch of Your Lips", "I Hadn't Anyone Till You", and his signature tune, "The Very Thought of You". Noble also played a radio comedian opposite American ventriloquist Edgar Bergen's stage act of Mortimer Snerd and Charlie McCarthy, and American comedy duo Burns and Allen, later transferring these roles from radio to TV and popular films. (b. 1903)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/18 at 1:29 pm

April 3rd 1922 – Doris Day, American actress, singer, and animal welfare activist. After she began her career as a big band singer in 1939, her popularity increased with her first hit recording "Sentimental Journey" (1945). After leaving Les Brown & His Band of Renown to embark on a solo career, she recorded more than 650 songs from 1947 to 1967, which made her one of the most popular and acclaimed singers of the 20th century.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/18 at 1:47 pm

April 3rd 1999 – Lionel Bart, English writer and composer of British pop music and musicals, died of liver cancer. He played an instrumental role in reviving Britain's musical theatre scene during the 1960s after an era when American musicals had dominated the West End. Best known for creating the book, music and lyrics for the musical Oliver!, he was described by Andrew Lloyd Webber as "the father of the modern British musical". In 1963 he won the Tony Award for Best Original Score for Oliver!, and the 1968 film version of the musical won the Academy Award for Best Picture. His other notable compositions include the theme song to the James Bond film From Russia with Love, and the hit songs "Living Doll by Cliff Richard, "Far Away" by Shirley Bassey, "Do You Mind?" (recorded by both Anthony Newley and Andy Williams), "Big Time" (a 1961 cover by Jack Jones of his "Fings Ain't Wot They Used T'Be" show tune), "Easy Going Me" by Adam Faith, "Always You And Me" by Russ Conway, and several songs recorded by Tommy Steele ("Handful of Songs", "Butterfingers" and "Little White Bull"). (b. 1930)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/18 at 3:11 pm

April 3rd 1926 – Alex Grammas, American baseball infielder, manager and coach. A native of Birmingham, Alabama, Grammas played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals, Cincinnati Redlegs and the Chicago Cubs. He threw and batted right-handed, and was listed as 6 feet (1.8 m) tall and 175 pounds (79 kg).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/18 at 3:22 pm

April 3rd 1991 – Graham Greene, English novelist, died from leukaemia. Regarded by many as one of the great writers of the 20th century. Combining literary acclaim with widespread popularity, Greene acquired a reputation early in his lifetime as a major writer, both of serious Catholic novels, and of thrillers (or "entertainments" as he termed them). He was shortlisted, in 1966 and 1967, for the Nobel Prize for Literature. Through 67 years of writings, which included over 25 novels, he explored the ambivalent moral and political issues of the modern world, often through a Catholic perspective. Although Greene objected strongly to being described as a Roman Catholic novelist, rather than as a novelist who happened to be Catholic, Catholic religious themes are at the root of much of his writing, especially the four major Catholic novels: Brighton Rock, The Power and the Glory, The Heart of the Matter, and The End of the Affair; which are regarded as "the gold standard" of the Catholic novel. Several works, such as The Confidential Agent, The Quiet American, Our Man in Havana, The Human Factor, and his screenplay for The Third Man, also show Greene's avid interest in the workings and intrigues of international politics and espionage. (b. 1904)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/18 at 4:02 pm

April 3rd 1934 – Jane Goodall, British primatologist and anthropologist. Considered to be the world's foremost expert on chimpanzees, Goodall is best known for her over 55-year study of social and family interactions of wild chimpanzees since she first went to Gombe Stream National Park, Tanzania in 1960. She is the founder of the Jane Goodall Institute and the Roots & Shoots programme, and she has worked extensively on conservation and animal welfare issues. She has served on the board of the Nonhuman Rights Project since its founding in 1996. In April 2002, she was named a UN Messenger of Peace.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/18 at 4:05 pm

April 3rd 1975 – Mary Ure, Scottish stage and film actress, was found dead aged 42, from an overdose of alcohol and barbiturates. She was appearing on the London stage with Honor Blackman and Brian Blessed in an adaptation of the teleplay The Exorcism, and after a disastrous opening night. Her body was discovered by her husband Robert Shaw in their London home. She was the second ever Scottish-born actress (after Deborah Kerr), to be nominated for an Academy Award, for her role in the 1960 film Sons and Lovers. (b. 1933)

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Written By: Dr. Mario on 04/03/18 at 4:07 pm

April 3rd, 2002 - Charles Gitnick, social star and rising artist highly publicized for his 3D anti-gun work. He began to sell his art on Venice Beach, California and it later became in-demand in the New York art scene. His work has been featured in exhibitions internationally in Switzerland, Colombia, and other countries.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/18 at 4:16 pm

April 3rd 2015, Bob Burns, the American drummer who was in the original line-up of the Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd died in a car crash in Georgia when his car struck a mailbox and a tree with the front of the vehicle. Burns was the only occupant of the car and was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash. He appeared on the band's 'Sweet Home Alabama,' 'Gimme Three Steps' and 'Free Bird.'

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April 3rd 1944 – Tony Orlando, American singer, songwriter, producer, music executive, and actor, best known as the lead singer of the group Tony Orlando and Dawn in the 1970s.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/18 at 5:28 pm

April 3rd 1958 – Alec Baldwin, American actor, writer, producer, and comedian. A member of the Baldwin family, he is the eldest of the four Baldwin brothers, all actors. Baldwin first gained recognition appearing on seasons 6 and 7 of the CBS television drama Knots Landing, in the role of Joshua Rush. He has played both leading and supporting roles in films such as the horror comedy fantasy film Beetlejuice (1988), as Jack Ryan in the action thriller The Hunt for Red October (1990), the romantic comedy The Marrying Man (1991), the superhero film The Shadow (1994), Thomas and the Magic Railroad (2000), and two films directed by Martin Scorsese: the Howard Hughes biopic The Aviator (2004) and the neo-noir crime drama The Departed (2006). His performance in the 2003 romantic drama The Cooler garnered him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/18 at 5:31 pm

April 3rd 1943 – Conrad Veidt, German actor, died of a heart attack. Best remembered for his roles in films such as The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920), The Man Who Laughs (1928), and, after being forced to migrate to Britain by the rise of Nazism in Germany, his English-speaking roles in The Thief of Bagdad (1940), and, in Hollywood, Casablanca (1942), in which he appeared as Major Strasser. (b. 1893)

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April 3rd 1985 – Leona Lewis, British singer, songwriter and animal welfare campaigner. She was born and raised in the London Borough of Islington, London, where she attended the BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology. Lewis achieved national recognition when she won the third series of The X Factor in 2006, winning a £1 million recording contract with Simon Cowell's record label, Syco Music. Her winner's single, a cover of Kelly Clarkson's "A Moment Like This", peaked at number one for four weeks on the UK Singles Chart and it broke a world record for having 50,000 digital downloads within 30 minutes

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/18 at 6:11 pm

April 3rd 1998 – Charles Lang, American cinematographer, died from an undisclosed illness. After completing Tom Sawyer for Paramount Pictures in 1930, he continued working at the studio for more than twenty years. The style of lighting he introduced in A Farewell to Arms became heavily identified with all of Paramount's films during the 1930s and 1940s, though he occasionally worked for other studios, for instance on The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947). In 1951, he began the second phase of his career, this time as a free-lance cinematographer. His credits include The Big Heat (1953) with Glenn Ford and Lee Marvin, Sabrina (1954) with Humphrey Bogart and William Holden, Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957) with Burt Lancaster and Kirk Douglas, The Matchmaker (1958), Some Like It Hot (1959) with Marilyn Monroe and Jack Lemmon, The Magnificent Seven (1960) with Steve McQueen, One-Eyed Jacks (1961) with Marlon Brando, How the West Was Won (1962) in Cinerama, Charade (1963) with Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn, Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969), and Butterflies Are Free. Lang won an Academy Award the second time he was nominated, early in his career; he received a total of 18 nominations, tying with Leon Shamroy for the most Academy Award for Best Cinematography nominations ever (1972). (b. 1902)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/04/18 at 12:57 am

April 4th 1968 – Martin Luther King, Jr., American Baptist minister and activist, was assassinated by James Earl Ray. He became the most visible spokesperson and leader in the civil rights movement from 1954 through 1968. He is best known for his role in the advancement of civil rights using the tactics of nonviolence and civil disobedience based on his Christian beliefs and inspired by the nonviolent activism of Mahatma Gandhi. King led the 1955 Montgomery bus boycott and in 1957 became the first president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC). With the SCLC, he led an unsuccessful 1962 struggle against segregation in Albany, Georgia, and helped organize the nonviolent 1963 protests in Birmingham, Alabama. He also helped organize the 1963 March on Washington, where he delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech. On October 14, 1964, King received the Nobel Peace Prize for combating racial inequality through nonviolent resistance. In 1965, he helped to organize the Selma to Montgomery marches, and the following year he and the SCLC took the movement north to Chicago to work on segregated housing. In his final years he expanded his focus to include opposition towards poverty and the Vietnam War, alienating many of his liberal allies with a 1967 speech titled "Beyond Vietnam". J. Edgar Hoover considered him a radical and made him an object of the FBI's COINTELPRO from 1963 on. FBI agents investigated him for possible communist ties, recorded his extramarital liaisons and reported on them to government officials, and on one occasion mailed King a threatening anonymous letter, which he interpreted as an attempt to make him commit suicide. In 1968, King was planning a national occupation of Washington, D.C., to be called the Poor People's Campaign. He was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Congressional Gold Medal. Martin Luther King Jr. Day was established as a holiday in numerous cities and states beginning in 1971, and as a U.S. federal holiday in 1986. (b. 1929)

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April 4th 1965 – Robert Downey Jr., American actor and singer. His career has included critical and popular success in his youth, followed by a period of substance abuse and legal troubles, and a resurgence of commercial success in middle age. For three consecutive years from 2012 to 2015, Downey topped the Forbes list of Hollywood's highest-paid actors, making an estimated $80 million in earnings between June 2014 and June 2015.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/04/18 at 2:32 am

April 4th 1983 – Gloria Swanson, American actress and producer, died from a heart ailment. Her best known for her role as Norma Desmond, a reclusive silent film star, in the critically acclaimed 1950 film Sunset Boulevard. Swanson was also a star in the silent film era as both an actress and a fashion icon, especially under the direction of Cecil B. DeMille. She starred in dozens of silent films and was nominated for the first Academy Award in the Best Actress category. She also produced her own films, including Sadie Thompson and The Love of Sunya. In 1929, Swanson transitioned to talkies with The Trespasser. Personal problems and changing tastes saw her popularity wane during the 1930s when she moved into theater, and later television. (b. 1899)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/04/18 at 7:19 am

April 4th 1946 – Dave Hill, English musician, who is the lead guitarist and backing vocalist in the English glam rock group, Slade. Hill is known for his flamboyant stage clothes and hairstyle. The music journalist Stuart Maconie commented "he usually wore a jumpsuit made of the foil that you baste your turkeys in and platforms of oil-rig-derrick height. All of this though paled in comparison with his coiffure, a sort of demented tonsure with a great scooping fringe. He even had one outfit around 1973 famously called his 'Metal Nun' suit but later styles were much toned down."

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/04/18 at 7:30 am

April 4th 1617 – John Napier, Scottish landowner known as a mathematician, physicist, and astronomer, died from an unknown cause. He was the 8th Laird of Merchiston. His Latinized name was Ioannes Neper. John Napier is best known as the discoverer of logarithms. He also invented the so-called "Napier's bones" and made common the use of the decimal point in arithmetic and mathematics. (b. 1550)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/04/18 at 7:44 am

April 4th 1948 – Dan Simmons, American science fiction and horror writer. He is the author of the Hyperion Cantos and the Ilium/Olympos cycles, among other works which span the science fiction, horror, and fantasy genres, sometimes within a single novel. A typical example of Simmons' intermingling of genres is Song of Kali (1985), winner of World Fantasy Award. He also writes mysteries and thrillers, some of which feature the continuing character Joe Kurtz.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/04/18 at 7:47 am

April 4th 1774 – Oliver Goldsmith, Irish novelist, playwright and poet, died from a kidney infection. He is best known for his novel The Vicar of Wakefield (1766), his pastoral poem The Deserted Village (1770), and his plays The Good-Natur'd Man (1768) and She Stoops to Conquer (1771, first performed in 1773). He is thought to have written the classic children's tale The History of Little Goody Two-Shoes (1765). (b. 1728)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/04/18 at 8:04 am

April 4th 1947 – Eliseo Soriano, Filipino televangelist. He is currently the "Overall Servant" (Tagalog: Lingkod Pangkalahatan), formerly called as "Presiding Minister" of Members Church of God International (MCGI), an international Christian religious organization with headquarters in Pampanga, Philippines. He is the main host of radio and television program Ang Dating Daan (English: The Old Path, Portuguese: O Caminho Antigo, Spanish: El Camino Antiguo), considered as the longest-running religious program in the Philippines.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/04/18 at 8:24 am

April 4th 1841 – William Henry Harrison, American military officer, died from what was diagnosed as "pneumonia of the lower lobe of the right lung". A medical analysis made in 2014, based on Dr. Miller's notes and records of the White House water supply being downstream of public sewage, concluded that he likely died of septic shock due to enteric fever. A principal contributor in the War of 1812, and the ninth President of the United States (1841). He was the last president born before the American Revolution, and died of pneumonia just 31 days into his term, thereby serving the shortest tenure in United States presidential history. He was the first president to die in office, and his death sparked a brief constitutional issue. Its resolution left unsettled Constitutional questions as to the presidential line of succession until the passage of the Twenty-fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution in 1967. Harrison was a son of Founding Father Benjamin Harrison V and in turn was the paternal grandfather of Benjamin Harrison, the 23rd United States President (1889–1893). (b. 1773)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/04/18 at 10:04 am

April 4th 1940 – Richard Attwood, British motor racing driver, from England. During his career he raced for the BRM, Lotus and Cooper Formula One teams. He competed in 17 World Championship Grands Prix, achieved one podium and scored a total of 11 championship points. He was also a successful sports car racing driver and won the 1970 24 Hours of Le Mans race, driving a Porsche 917.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/04/18 at 10:06 am

April 4th 1929 – Karl Benz, German engine designer and automobile engineer, died from an undisclosed illness. His Benz Patent Motorcar from 1885 is considered the first practical motorcar. He received a patent for the Motorcar on 29 January 1886. (b. 1844)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/04/18 at 10:19 am

April 4th 1914 – David W. Goodall, Australian botanist and ecologist. He was influential in the early development of numerical methods in ecology, particularly the study of vegetation.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/04/18 at 10:20 am

April 4th 1931 – André Michelin, French industrialist, died from an undisclosed cause. With his brother Édouard (1859–1940), founded the Michelin Tyre Company (Compagnie Générale des Établissements Michelin) in 1888 in the French city of Clermont-Ferrand. In 1900, André Michelin published the first Michelin Guide, the purpose of which was to promote tourism by car, thereby supporting his tyre manufacturing operation. (b. 1853)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/04/18 at 10:40 am

April 4th 1960 – Hugo Weaving, Australian film and stage actor. He is best known for playing Agent Smith in The Matrix trilogy (1999–2003), Elrond in The Lord of the Rings (2001–2003) and The Hobbit (2012–2014) film trilogies, V in V for Vendetta (2006), Red Skull in Captain America: The First Avenger and the father in Hacksaw Ridge. Weaving's first television role was in the 1984 Australian television series Bodyline, where he portrayed English cricket captain Douglas Jardine. In film, he first rose to prominence for his performance as Martin in the Australian drama Proof (1991). Weaving played Anthony "Tick" Belrose/Mitzi Del Bra in the comedy-drama The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994); and multiple roles in the science fiction film Cloud Atlas (2012). His roles as a voice actor include Rex in Babe, Noah in Happy Feet and Happy Feet Two, and Megatron in the Transformers film series.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/04/18 at 10:48 am

April 4th 1967 – Al Lewis, American lyricist, songwriter and music publisher, died from an undisclosed illness. He is thought of mostly as a Tin Pan Alley era lyricist; however, he did write music on occasion as well. Professionally he was most active during the 1920s working into the 1950s. During this time, he most often collaborated with popular songwriters Al Sherman and Abner Silver. Between 1931 and 1934, during the last days of Vaudeville, Lewis and several other hitmakers of the day performed in a revue called "Songwriters on Parade", performing all across the Eastern seaboard on the Loew's and Keith circuits. Lewis's career received a boost in 1956 when "Blueberry Hill", a song he had co-written in the 1940s with Larry Stock, became a big hit for Fats Domino. Two years later Lewis and Sylvester Bradford, a blind African-American songwriter, wrote "Tears on My Pillow", which was a hit for Little Anthony and the Imperials. (b. 1901)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/04/18 at 11:11 am

April 4th 1947 – Ray Fosse, American baseball player and current television sports color commentator. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher. He was drafted in the first round of the 1965 amateur draft by the Cleveland Indians. He was the Indians' first ever draft pick, as 1965 was the first year of the Major League Baseball Draft. He batted and threw right-handed. He has been a television and radio broadcaster for the Oakland Athletics since 1986.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/04/18 at 11:16 am

April 4th 1932 – Wilhelm Ostwald, German chemist, died from an undisclosed cause. He received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1909 for his work on catalysis, chemical equilibria and reaction velocities. Ostwald, Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff, Walther Nernst, and Svante Arrhenius are usually credited with being the modern founders of the field of physical chemistry. (b. 1853)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/04/18 at 12:29 pm

April 4th 1923 – Gene Reynolds, American actor turned award-winning television writer, director, and producer. He was one of the producers of the popular TV series M*A*S*H.

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April 4th 1979 – Edgar Buchanan, American actor, died from a stroke complicated by pneumonia. A long career in both film and television, most familiar today as Uncle Joe Carson from the Petticoat Junction, Green Acres, and The Beverly Hillbillies television sitcoms of the 1960s. On Petticoat Junction, he took over as proprietor of the Shady Rest Hotel following the 1968 death of show star Bea Benaderet, who had played Kate Bradley. In 1969, in the episode "Kathy Jo's First Birthday Party", he appeared with his real-life son, Buck (who had a cameo as an ice cream vendor). (b. 1903)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/04/18 at 12:46 pm

April 4th 1928 – Estelle Harris, American actress, voice artist and comedian. Easily recognized by her distinctive, high-pitched voice, she is best known for her roles as Estelle Costanza on Seinfeld, the voice of Mrs. Potato Head in the Toy Story franchise, and Muriel on The Suite Life of Zack & Cody.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/04/18 at 12:56 pm

April 4th 1980 – Red Sovine, American country music singer and songwriter, died from a heart attack. He is associated with truck driving songs, particularly those recited as narratives, but set to music. The most noted examples are his 1965 number one hit "Giddyup Go" and his 1976 number one hit "Teddy Bear". (b. 1917)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/04/18 at 12:58 pm

April 4th 1993 – Alfred Mosher Butts, American architect, died from an undisclosed illness. He is famous for inventing the board game Scrabble in 1938. In the early 1930s after working as an architect but now unemployed, Butts set out to design a board game. He studied existing games and found that games fell into three categories: number games such as dice and bingo; move games such as chess and checkers; and word games such as anagrams. Butts was a resident of Jackson Heights, New York, and it was there that the game of Scrabble was invented. To memorialize Butts's importance to the invention of the game, there is a street sign at 35th Avenue and 81st Street in Jackson Heights that is stylized using letters, with their values in Scrabble as a subscript. Butts decided to create a game that utilized both chance and skill by combining elements of anagrams and crossword puzzles, a popular pastime of the 1920s. Players would draw seven lettered tiles from a pool and then attempt to form words from their seven letters. A key to the game was Butts' analysis of the English language. Butts studied the front page of The New York Times to calculate how frequently each letter of the alphabet was used. He then used each letter's frequency to determine how many of each letter he would include in the game. He included only four "S" tiles so that the ability to make words plural would not make the game too easy. Butts initially called the game "Lexiko", but later changed the name to "Criss Cross Words", after considering "It", and began to look for a buyer. The game makers he originally contacted rejected the idea, but Butts was tenacious. Eventually, he sold the rights to entrepreneur and game-lover James Brunot, who made a few minor adjustments to the design and renamed the game "Scrabble." In 1948, the game was trademarked and James Brunot and his wife converted an abandoned schoolhouse in Dodgingtown, Connecticut, into a Scrabble factory. In 1949, the Brunots made 2,400 sets, but lost $450. The game, however, was steadily gaining popularity, helped along by orders from Macy's department store. By 1952, the Brunots could no longer keep up with demand and asked licensed game maker Selchow and Righter to market and distribute the game. One hundred and fifty million sets have been sold worldwide and between one and two million sets are sold each year in North America alone. (b. 1899)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/04/18 at 1:33 pm

April 4th 1928 – Monty Norman, English singer-songwriter and film composer best known for composing the "James Bond Theme". In the 1950s and early 1960s, Norman was a singer for big bands such as those of Cyril Stapleton, Stanley Black, Ted Heath, and Nat Temple. He also sang in various variety shows, sharing top billing with other singers and comedy stars such as Benny Hill, Harry Secombe, Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan, Harry Worth, Tommy Cooper, Jimmy James, Tony Hancock, Jimmy Edwards, and Max Miller. One of his songs, "False Hearted Lover", was successful internationally.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/04/18 at 1:36 pm

April 4th 1995 – Kenny Everett, British comedian, radio DJ and television entertainer, died from an AIDS-related illness. Everett is best known for his career as a radio DJ and for The Kenny Everett Video Show. (b. 1944)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/04/18 at 1:45 pm

April 4th 1957 – Paul Downton, English cricketer. He is the current Director of Cricket at Kent County Cricket Club. He had previously been the managing director of the England and Wales Cricket Board between February 2014 and April 2015. He is a former English professional cricketer who played in 30 Test matches and 28 One Day Internationals for the England cricket team between 1977 and 1989. He was a wicket-keeper who played for Kent County Cricket Club from 1977 to 1979 and for Middlesex between 1980 and 1991.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/04/18 at 1:46 pm

April 4th 1991 – Max Frisch, Swiss playwright and novelist, died from incurable colorectal cancer. Frisch's works focused on problems of identity, individuality, responsibility, morality, and political commitment. His use of irony is a significant feature of his post-war publications. Frisch was one of the founders of Gruppe Olten. He was awarded the Neustadt International Prize for Literature in 1986. (b. 1911)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/04/18 at 2:02 pm

April 4th 1959 – Phil Morris, American film, television and voice actor. He played Jackie Chiles in the NBC sitcom Seinfeld and John Jones in The CW superhero drama Smallville. He also starred as Delroy Jones in Love That Girl!.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/04/18 at 2:03 pm

April 4th 1995 – Priscilla Lane, American actress, and the youngest of the Lane Sisters of singers and actresses, died of lung cancer. She is best remembered for her roles in the films The Roaring Twenties (1939) co-starring with James Cagney and Humphrey Bogart; Saboteur (1942), an Alfred Hitchcock film in which she plays the heroine, and Arsenic and Old Lace (1944), in which she portrays Cary Grant's fiancée and bride. (b. 1915)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/04/18 at 2:17 pm

April 4th 1960 – Jonathan Agnew, English cricketer and sportscaster. He had a successful first-class career as a fast bowler for Leicestershire from 1979 to 1990, returning briefly in 1992. In first-class cricket he took 666 wickets at an average of 29.25. Agnew won three Test caps for England, as well as playing three One Day Internationals in the mid-1980s, although his entire international career lasted just under a year. In county cricket, Agnew's most successful seasons came toward the end of his career, after his last international match, when he had learned to swing the ball. He was second- and third-leading wicket-taker in 1987 and 1988 respectively, including the achievement of 100 wickets in a season in 1987. He was named as one of the five Cricketers of the Year by Wisden Cricketers' Almanack in 1988. Since his retirement as a player, he has become a leading voice of cricket on radio, as the BBC Radio cricket correspondent and as a commentator on Test Match Special. He has also contributed as a member of Australian broadcaster Australian Broadcasting Corporation's Grandstand team. Agnew's on-air "leg over" comment on Test Match Special, made to fellow commentator Brian Johnston in 1991, provoked giggling fits during a live broadcast and reaction from across England. The incident has been voted "the greatest sporting commentary ever" in a BBC poll.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/04/18 at 2:20 pm

April 4th 2003 – Anthony Caruso, American character actor, died from an undisclosed illness three days before his 87th birthday, He appeared in more than one hundred American films, usually playing villains, including the first season of Walt Disney's Zorro as Captain Juan Ortega. (b. 1916)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/04/18 at 2:37 pm

April 4th 1963 – Jane McDonald, English singer, actress, media personality and broadcaster, who rose to fame in 1998 after her appearance on the BBC show The Cruise. Known for her strong Yorkshire accent, she has since co-presented a number of daytime shows, including Loose Women between 2004 and 2014 and ITV programme Star Treatment in 2013.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/04/18 at 2:38 pm

April 4th 2007 – Bob Clark, American actor, director, screenwriter and producer, was killed in a head-on car crash. Best known for directing and writing the script with Jean Shepherd to the 1983 Christmas film A Christmas Story. Although he worked primarily in the United States, from 1973 to 1983 he worked in Canada and was responsible for some of the most successful films in Canadian film history such as Black Christmas (1974), Murder by Decree (1979), Tribute (1980), and Porky's (1982). (b. 1941)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/04/18 at 2:53 pm

April 4th 1973 – David Blaine, American magician, illusionist and endurance artist. He is best known for his high-profile feats of endurance, and has set and broken several world records.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/06/18 at 3:44 am

April 6th 1978 – Myleene Klass, Austrian/Filipino-English singer, pianist, and model, who first rose to prominence as a member of the now defunct pop band Hear'Say. They released two studio albums and four singles, the first two of which reached number one in the UK singles chart. Klass independently released two solo classical crossover albums in 2003 and 2007. More recently, Klass is known as a television and radio presenter; she has hosted television shows including Popstar to Operastar (2010–2011) and BBQ Champ (2015) on ITV and The One Show (2007) on BBC One.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/06/18 at 3:48 am

April 6th 1199 – Richard I, died from an infected wound. He was King of England from 6 July 1189 until his death. He also ruled as Duke of Normandy, Aquitaine and Gascony, Lord of Cyprus, Count of Poitiers, Anjou, Maine, and Nantes, and Overlord of Brittany at various times during the same period. He was the third of five sons of King Henry II of England and Duchess Eleanor of Aquitaine. He was known as Richard Cœur de Lion or Richard the Lionheart because of his reputation as a great military leader and warrior. He was also known in Occitan as Oc e No (Yes and No), because of his reputation for terseness. (b. 1157)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/06/18 at 5:23 am

April 6th 1941 – Gheorghe Zamfir, Romanian pan flute musician. Zamfir is known for playing an expanded version of the traditional Romanian-style pan flute (nai) of 20 pipes to 22, 25, 28 and 30 pipes to increase its range, and obtaining as many as eight overtones (additionally to the fundamental tone) from each pipe by changing the embouchure. He is known as "The Master of the Pan Flute".

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/06/18 at 5:33 am

April 6th 1971 – Igor Stravinsky, Russian-born composer, pianist, and conductor, died of heart failure. He is widely considered one of the most important and influential composers of the 20th century. Stravinsky's compositional career was notable for its stylistic diversity. He first achieved international fame with three ballets commissioned by the impresario Serge Diaghilev and first performed in Paris by Diaghilev's Ballets Russes: The Firebird (1910), Petrushka (1911), and The Rite of Spring (1913). (b. 1882)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/06/18 at 6:47 am

April 6th 1947 – John Ratzenberger, American actor, voice actor, and entrepreneur. He is known for playing Cliff Clavin in the TV show Cheers, for which he earned two Emmy nominations. He is also known for his extensive voice roles in Pixar Animation Studios' films, such as Hamm in the Toy Story franchise and Mack in the Cars franchise. He is the only actor to appear in all of Pixar's feature films, and with minor appearances in major films such as Superman and The Empire Strikes Back, is one of the most successful actors of all time in terms of box-office receipts.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/06/18 at 7:02 am

April 6th 1992 – Isaac Asimov, American writer and professor of biochemistry at Boston University, died from contracted HIV from a blood transfusion triple bypass surgery. He was known for his works of science fiction and popular science. Asimov was a prolific writer, and wrote or edited more than 500 books and an estimated 90,000 letters and postcards. His books have been published in 9 of the 10 major categories of the Dewey Decimal Classification. (b. 1920)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/06/18 at 9:02 am

April 6th 1953 – Patrick Doyle, Scottish film composer. A longtime collaborator of actor-director Kenneth Branagh, Doyle is known for his work composing for films such as Henry V (1989), Sense and Sensibility (1995), Hamlet (1996), and Gosford Park (2001), as well as Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005), Eragon (2006), Rise of the Planet of the Apes and Thor (both 2011). Doyle has been nominated for two Academy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards, and is the recipient of the ASCAP Henry Mancini Award for "outstanding achievements and contributions to the world of film and television music".

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/06/18 at 9:10 am

April 6th 2017 – Don Rickles, American stand-up comedian, actor, voice actor and author, died of kidney failure. He became well known as an insult comic. His prominent film roles included Run Silent, Run Deep (1958) with Clark Gable and Kelly's Heroes (1970) with Clint Eastwood, and beginning in 1976 he enjoyed a two-year run starring in the NBC television sitcom C.P.O. Sharkey. He received widespread exposure as a popular guest on numerous talk and variety shows, including The Dean Martin Show, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson and Late Show with David Letterman, and later voiced Mr. Potato Head in the Toy Story franchise. He won a Primetime Emmy Award for the 2007 documentary Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project. (b. 1926)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/06/18 at 11:28 am

April 6th 1942 – Barry Levinson, American filmmaker, screenwriter, and actor. Levinson's best-known works are comedy-drama and drama films such as Diner (1982); The Natural (1984); Good Morning, Vietnam (1987); Bugsy (1991); and Wag the Dog (1997). He won the Academy Award for Best Director for Rain Man (1988) which also won the Academy Award for Best Picture.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/06/18 at 12:36 pm

April 6th 1996 – Greer Garson, British-American actress, died from heart failure. She was popular during the Second World War, being listed by the Motion Picture Herald as one of America's top-ten box office draws from 1942 to 1946. A major star at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer during the 1940s, Garson received seven Academy Award nominations, including a record-tying five consecutive nominations for Best Actress, winning the award for Mrs. Miniver (1942). (b. 1904)

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April 6th 1920 – Edmond H. Fischer, Swiss American biochemist. He and his collaborator Edwin G. Krebs were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1992 for describing how reversible phosphorylation works as a switch to activate proteins and regulate various cellular processes. From 2007 until 2014, he was the Honorary President of the World Cultural Council.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/06/18 at 3:08 pm

April 6th 1998 – Tammy Wynette, American country music singer-songwriter and one of country music's best-known artists and biggest-selling female singers, died of a blood clot in her lung. Wynette was called the "First Lady of Country Music", and her best-known song, "Stand by Your Man", is one of the best-selling hit singles by a woman in the history of country music. Many of her hits dealt with classic themes of loneliness, divorce, and the difficulties of life and relationships. During the late 1960s and early 1970s, Wynette charted 20 number-one songs. Along with Loretta Lynn and Dolly Parton, she is credited with having defined the role of women in country music during the 1970s. Wynette's marriage to country music singer George Jones in 1969, which ended in divorce in 1975, created a country music "couple", following the earlier success of Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash. Jones and Wynette recorded a sequence of albums and singles that hit the charts throughout the 1970s and early '80s. (b. 1942)

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April 6th 1929 – André Previn, German-American pianist, conductor, and composer. Previn is the winner of four Academy Awards for his film work and ten Grammy Awards for his recordings (and one more for his Lifetime Achievement).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/06/18 at 4:56 pm

April 6th 1991 – Bill Ponsford, Australian cricketer and baseball player, died from an undisclosed illness. Usually playing as an opening batsman, he formed a successful and long-lived partnership opening the batting for Victoria and Australia with Bill Woodfull, his friend and state and national captain. Ponsford is the only player to twice break the world record for the highest individual score in first-class cricket; Ponsford and Brian Lara are the only cricketers to twice score 400 runs in an innings. Ponsford holds the Australian record for a partnership in Test cricket, set in 1934 in combination with Donald Bradman (451 for 2nd wicket)—the man who broke many of Ponsford's other individual records.In fact,he along with Don Bradman set the record for the highest partnership ever for any wicket in Test cricket history when playing in away soil (451 runs for the second wicket). In 1919, Ponsford was selected for Victoria's baseball team, alongside future Test cricket teammate Jack Ryder. In 1923, The Sporting Globe claimed that Ponsford was "... the best batter of the season. ... Indeed, as an all-round man, it is doubtful if he has a superior in the state." In 1925, Ponsford captained the Victorian team and was selected as centre fielder in an Australian representative team that played three matches against an outfit from the United States Pacific Fleet, which had docked in Melbourne. Over the three matches, won by the Australians, Ponsford made five safe hits, gained eight bases and his batting average was .357. Ponsford's next match against American opposition was against a team from Stanford University that visited Australia in 1927. Ponsford's Victorian team defeated Stanford 5–3; it was the visitors' only loss on the tour. (b. 1900)

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April 6th 2015 – Ray Charles, American musician, singer, songwriter, vocal arranger and conductor, died from cancer. He was best known as organizer and leader of the Ray Charles Singers who were featured on Perry Como's records and television shows for 35 years and were also known for a series of 30 choral record albums produced in the 1950s and 1960s for the Essex, MGM, Decca and Command labels. Drafted into the Navy in 1944, Charles was assigned to Hunter College, where he created an entire new music library for the WAVE choruses and trained the "Singing Platoons", three choruses of 80 WAVES each, on six-week training cycles that sang on the radio, bond rallies and at local veterans hospitals. He also conducted the band on their two CBS weekly shows. Discharged in 1946, Charles sang on New York radio ("Um Um Good" for Campbell's soups among other gigs) and on many record dates. In 1947, he was the conductor for the Broadway hit Finian's Rainbow, and conducted the original cast recording. Charles initially became associated with Perry Como in 1948 through his arrangements for the vocal group the Satisfiers. The group performed on Como's The Chesterfield Supper Club. From 1949 to 1951, he was choral arranger-conductor on The Big Show, the last big radio variety show with Tallulah Bankhead and Meredith Willson. Charles was also a soloist and sang in the choir on Manhattan Merry-Go-Round, Tuesday on Broadway, The Prudential Family Hour, The Celenese Hour, The Schafer Beer Program and The American Melody Hour, and he wrote the theme for Danny Kaye's 7-Up Radio Show. (b. 1918)

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April 6th 1928 – James Watson, American molecular biologist, geneticist and zoologist, best known as one of the co-discoverers of the structure of DNA in 1953 with Francis Crick and Rosalind Franklin. Watson, Crick, and Maurice Wilkins were awarded the 1962 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine "for their discoveries concerning the molecular structure of nucleic acids and its significance for information transfer in living material".

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/06/18 at 11:51 pm

April 6th 2014 – Mickey Rooney, American actor, vaudevillian, comedian, producer and radio personality, died from natural causes. In a career spanning nine decades and continuing until shortly before his death, he appeared in more than 300 films and was one of the last surviving stars of the silent film era. (b. 1920)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/07/18 at 12:09 am

April 7th 1939 – Francis Ford Coppola, American film director, producer, screenwriter and film composer. He was a central figure in the New Hollywood wave of filmmaking. After directing The Rain People (1969), he co-wrote the 1970 film Patton, earning the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay along with co-writer Edmund H. North. His directorial prominence was cemented with the release in 1972 of The Godfather, a film which revolutionized movie-making in the gangster genre, earning praise from both critics and the public before winning three Academy Awards—including his second Oscar (Best Adapted Screenplay, with Mario Puzo), Best Picture, and his first nomination for Best Director.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/07/18 at 12:18 am

April 7th 1614 – El Greco, Greek-Spanish painter and sculptor, died from an unknown cause. He trained and became a master within that tradition before traveling at age 26 to Venice, as other Greek artists had done. In 1570 he moved to Rome, where he opened a workshop and executed a series of works. During his stay in Italy, El Greco enriched his style with elements of Mannerism and of the Venetian Renaissance taken from a number of great artists of the time, notably Tintoretto. In 1577, he moved to Toledo, Spain, where he lived and worked until his death. In Toledo, El Greco received several major commissions and produced his best-known paintings. (b. about 1541)

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April 7th 1930 – Jane Priestman, British designer, who has performed a number of high-profile roles in design and architecture. She was appointed an OBE in 1991 for her work in design and an honorary doctorate from Sheffield Hallam University in 1998.

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April 7th 1739 – Dick Turpin, English highwayman, was executed by hanging for his crimes and misdemeanours. His exploits were romanticised following his execution in York for horse theft. Turpin may have followed his father's trade as a butcher early in his life but, by the early 1730s, he had joined a gang of deer thieves and, later, became a poacher, burglar, horse thief and killer. He is also known for a fictional 200-mile (320 km) overnight ride from London to York on his horse Black Bess, a story that was made famous by the Victorian novelist William Harrison Ainsworth almost 100 years after Turpin's death. (b. 1705)

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April 7th 1931 – Daniel Ellsberg, American activist and former United States military analyst who, while employed by the RAND Corporation, precipitated a national political controversy in 1971 when he released the Pentagon Papers, a top-secret Pentagon study of U.S. government decision-making in relation to the Vietnam War, to The New York Times and other newspapers.

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April 7th 1668 – William Davenant, English poet and playwright, died from an unknown cause. Along with Thomas Killigrew, Davenant was one of the rare figures in English Renaissance theatre whose career spanned both the Caroline and Restoration eras and who was active both before and after the English Civil War and during the Interregnum. (b. 1606)

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April 7th 1941 – Peter Fluck, English puppet maker and caricaturist and one half of the partnership known as Luck and Flaw (with Roger Law), creators of the satirical TV puppet show Spitting Image.

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April 7th 1891 – P. T. Barnum, American showman, politician and businessman, died from a stroke. Best remembered for promoting celebrated hoaxes and for founding the Barnum & Bailey Circus (1871–2017). Although Barnum was also an author, publisher, philanthropist, and for some time a politician, he said of himself, "I am a showman by profession...and all the gilding shall make nothing else of me," and his personal aim was "to put money in his own coffers." Barnum is widely, but erroneously, credited with coining the phrase "There's a sucker born every minute." (b. 1810)

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April 7th 1954 – Jackie Chan, Hong Kong martial artist, actor, film director, producer, stuntman, and singer. He is known for his acrobatic fighting style, comic timing, use of improvised weapons, and innovative stunts, which he typically performs himself, in the cinematic world. He has trained in wushu or kungfu and Hapkido, and has been acting since the 1960s, appearing in over 150 films.

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April 7th 2007 – Barry Nelson, American actor, died from an unknown cause. He was the first actor to play James Bond on screen, in a 1954 adaptation of Ian Fleming's novel Casino Royale on the television anthology series Climax! (preceding Sean Connery's interpretation in Dr. No by eight years). Reportedly this was considered a pilot for a possible James Bond television series, though it is not known if Nelson intended to continue playing the character. Nelson played James Bond as an American agent whom some in the program call "Jimmy". Among his other film credits were Airport and The Shining (as the hotel manager who interviews Jack Nicholson for a job opening), and he also appeared on such television series as Murder, She Wrote, Dallas, Cannon and Magnum, P.I.  (b. 1917)

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April 7th 1972 – Tim Peake, British Army Air Corps officer, European Space Agency astronaut and a former International Space Station (ISS) crew member. He is the first British ESA astronaut, the second astronaut to bear a flag of the United Kingdom patch (the first was Helen Sharman, who visited Mir as part of Project Juno in 1991), the sixth person born in the United Kingdom to go on board the International Space Station (the first was NASA astronaut Michael Foale in 2003) and the seventh UK-born person in space. He began the ESA's intensive astronaut basic training course in September 2009 and graduated on 22 November 2010.

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April 7th 1947 – Henry Ford, American captain of industry and a business magnate, died of cancer. He was the founder of the Ford Motor Company, and the sponsor of the development of the assembly line technique of mass production. (b. 1863)

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April 7th 1951 – Janis Ian, American singer-songwriter who was most commercially successful in the 1960s and 1970s; her most widely recognized song, "At Seventeen", was released as a single from her 1975 album Between the Lines which reached number 1 on the Billboard chart.

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April 7th 2015 – Stan Freberg, American author, recording artist, voice actor, comedian, radio personality, puppeteer and advertising creative director, died from pneumonia. His career began in 1944. He remained active in the industry into his late 80s, more than 70 years after entering it. His best-known works include "St. George and the Dragonet", Stan Freberg Presents the United States of America, his role on the television series Time for Beany, and a number of classic television commercials. (b. 1926)

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April 7th 1964 – Russell Crowe, New Zealand-Australian actor, film producer and musician. Although a New Zealand citizen, he has lived most of his life in Australia. He came to international attention for his role as the Roman General Maximus Decimus Meridius in the 2000 historical epic film Gladiator, directed by Ridley Scott, for which Crowe won an Academy Award for Best Actor, a Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor, an Empire Award for Best Actor and a London Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor and 10 further nominations for best actor.

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April 7th 1994 – Lee Brilleaux, English rhythm-and-blues singer and musician with the British band Dr. Feelgood, died of throat cancer. They had the 1979 UK No.9 single 'Milk And Alcohol' and the 1976 UK No.1 live album, 'Stupidity'. In 1976, Brilleaux helped fund Stiff Records one of the driving forces of the “New Wave” of the mid- to late-1970s, with a loan from singer-songwriter John Hiatt. (b. 1952)

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April 7th 1991 – Anne-Marie, English singer and songwriter. She has attained several charting singles on the UK Singles Chart, including Clean Bandit's "Rockabye", featuring Sean Paul, which peaked at number one, as well as "Alarm", "Ciao Adios", and "Friends". Her debut studio album, Speak Your Mind, will be released on 27 April 2018.

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April 7th 1968 – Jim Clark, British Formula One racing driver from Scotland, was killed in a Formula Two racing accident in Hockenheim, West Germany. At the time of his death at age 32, He won two World Championships, in 1963 and 1965. Clark was a versatile driver who competed in sports cars, touring cars and in the Indianapolis 500, which he won in 1965. He was particularly associated with the Lotus marque. He had won more Grand Prix races (25) and achieved more Grand Prix pole positions (33) than any other driver. (b. 1936)

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April 7th 1943 – Mick Abrahams, English singer-songwriter, guitarist and band leader, best known as being the original guitarist for Jethro Tull.

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April 7th April 7th 1950 – Walter Huston, Canadian actor and singer, died of an aortic aneurysm in his hotel suite. Huston won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, directed by his son John Huston. He is the patriarch of the four generations of the Huston acting family, including his son John, Anjelica Huston, Danny Huston, Allegra Huston and Jack Huston. The Huston family has three generations of Academy Award winners: Walter, his son John and John's daughter Anjelica. (b. 1883)

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April 7th 1978 – Duncan James, English singer, actor and television presenter. He is best known as a member of the boy band Blue from 2000 to 2005 and again from 2009 following their reformation. He is also known for playing Ryan Knight in Hollyoaks.

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April 7th 1981 – Norman Taurog, American film director and screenwriter, died from an undisclosed illness. Toward the end of his life he became blind. From 1920 to 1968, Taurog directed 180 films. At the age of 32, he received the Academy Award for Best Director for Skippy (1931). He is the second youngest person ever to win the award after Damien Chazelle, who won for La La Land in 2017. He was later nominated for Best Director for the film Boys Town (1938). He directed some of the best-known actors of the twentieth century, including his nephew Jackie Cooper, Spencer Tracy, Mickey Rooney, Judy Garland, Deanna Durbin, Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly, Deborah Kerr, Peter Lawford, Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, and Elvis Presley. Taurog directed six Martin and Lewis films, and nine Elvis Presley films, more than any other director. (b. 1899)

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April 7th 1949 – John Oates, American rock, R&B and soul guitarist, singer, songwriter and record producer best known as half of the rock and soul duo, Hall & Oates (with Daryl Hall).

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April 7th 2000 – Heinz, German bass player and singer, died from a stroke, whilst crippled bymotor neuron disease. He was a member of the Tornados, famous for their multi-million selling hit "Telstar". With Meek in love with Heinz, he struggled to launch him on a solo career. Due to the inadequacies of Heinz's voice, his vocals on his first single "Dreams Do Come True"were over-dubbed by another singer, a Meek artist named Mark Douglas or Billy Gray, but whose real name was William Halsey. The single was a commercial failure. With Meek vigorously promoting Heinz, he was sent on a tour with Gene Vincent and Jerry Lee Lewis. Audiences did not take to him, and he was attacked on stage and had beans thrown over him (to a contemporary audience 'Heinz' would have been associated with Heinz Baked Beans).

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April 7th 1960 – Sandy Powell, British costume designer. She has won three Academy Awards for Best Costume Design for Shakespeare in Love (1998), The Aviator (2004), and The Young Victoria (2009), and has been nominated 12 times for the award. She has also received 13 BAFTA Award nominations, winning for Velvet Goldmine and The Young Victoria. She won many other awards in costume design for the latter film. Powell is often associated with Martin Scorsese and Todd Haynes, having designed the costumes for six of Scorsese's films and four of Haynes'.

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April 7th 2013 – Mickey Rose, American screenwriter, died from colon cancer. His earliest material was for the ventriloquist Shari Lewis in her act with the sock-puppet Lamb Chop. After Allen had become a stand-up comedian, Rose co-wrote "The Moose" routine with him. Around this time, they collaborated with others on the English adaptation of a Japanese spy film, which was turned into What's Up, Tiger Lily? (1966), Allen's first film as director. Later the two men collaborated on Allen's comedies Take the Money and Run (1969) and Bananas. After early work with Allen, Rose was a TV comedy writer, working for comedians such as Johnny Carson, while he was the host of The Tonight Show, Dean Martin (The Dean Martin Show, 1973) and Sid Caesar (1963). He also wrote for the Smothers Brothers and All in the Family. His other screenplays for films were for I Wonder Who's Killing Her Now? (1975) and Student Bodies (1981); he also directed the latter. (b. 1935)

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April 11th 1960 – Jeremy Clarkson, English broadcaster, journalist and writer who specialises in motoring. He is best known for co-presenting the BBC TV show Top Gear with Richard Hammond and James May from October 2002 to March 2015. He also writes weekly columns for The Sunday Times and The Sun.

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April 11th 1890 – Joseph Merrick, English man with very severe deformities who was first exhibited at a freak show as the "Elephant Man", died from accidental and the certified cause of death was asphyxia, caused by the weight of his head as he lay down. He live at the London Hospital after he met Frederick Treves, so becoming well known in London society. Merrick was born in Leicester, and began to develop abnormally during the first few years of his life: his skin appeared thick and lumpy, he developed enlarged lips, and a bony lump grew on his forehead, one of his arms and both of his feet became enlarged and at some point during his childhood he fell and damaged his hip, resulting in permanent lameness. When he was 9, his mother died from bronchopneumonia, and his father soon remarried. Merrick left school at the age of 13 and had difficulty finding employment. Rejected by his father and stepmother, he left home. In late 1879, Merrick, aged 17, entered the Leicester Union Workhouse. (b. 1862)

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April 11th 1969 – Cerys Matthews, Welsh singer, songwriter, author, and broadcaster. She was a founding member of Welsh rock band Catatonia and a leading figure in the "Cool Cymru" movement of the late 1990s. Matthews programmes and hosts a weekly music show on BBC Radio 6 Music and a show on BBC World Service, makes documentaries for television and radio and is a roving reporter for The One Show. She founded 'The Good Life Experience', a festival of culture and the great outdoors in Flintshire in 2014, with Charlie and Caroline Gladstone, writes a column for British Airways Highlife magazine and is author of Hook, Line and Singer published by Penguin and children's stories Tales From The Deep and Gelert, A Man's Best Friend, Gomer.

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April 11th 1906 – James Anthony Bailey, American businessman, died of erysipelas. Orphaned at the age of eight, McGinnis was working as a bellhop in Pontiac, Michigan, when he was discovered by Frederic Harrison Bailey (a nephew of circus pioneer Hachaliah Bailey) as a teenager. F.H. Bailey gave McGinnis a job as his assistant, and the two traveled together for many years. McGinnis eventually adopted F.H. Bailey's surname to become James A. Bailey. Bailey later associated with James E. Cooper, and by the time he was 25, he was manager of the Cooper and Bailey circus. He then met with P.T. Barnum, and together they established Barnum and Bailey's Circus (for which Bailey was instrumental in obtaining Jumbo the Elephant) in 1881.co-founded Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus (b. 1847)

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April 14th 1951 – Julian Lloyd Webber, British cellist, conductor and the principal of the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire. He is the younger brother of the composer Andrew Lloyd Webber. His many recordings include his BRIT Award winning Elgar Cello Concerto conducted by Yehudi Menuhin (chosen as the finest ever version by BBC Music Magazine), the Dvořák Cello Concerto with Václav Neumann and the Czech Philharmonic, Tchaikovsky's Rococo Variations with the London Symphony Orchestra under Maxim Shostakovich and a coupling of Britten's Cello Symphony and Walton's Cello Concerto with Sir Neville Marriner and the Academy of St Martin in the Fields. Several CDs are of short pieces for Universal Classics including Made in England, Cello Moods, Cradle Song and English Idyll.

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April 14th 1759 – George Frideric Handel, German, later British, baroque composer, died from an unknown cause. He spent the bulk of his career in London, becoming well known for his operas, oratorios, anthems, and organ concertos. Handel received important training in Halle and worked as a composer in Hamburg and Italy before settling in London in 1712; he became a naturalised British subject in 1727. He was strongly influenced both by the great composers of the Italian Baroque and by the middle-German polyphonic choral tradition. (b. 1685)

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April 14th 1940 – Julie Christie, British actress. An icon of the "swinging London" era of the 1960s, she has won the Academy, Golden Globe, BAFTA, and Screen Actors Guild Awards. Christie appeared in six films that were ranked in the British Film Institute's 100 greatest British films of the 20th century, and in 1997 she received the BAFTA Fellowship. Christie's breakthrough film role was in Billy Liar (1963). She came to international attention for her performances in Darling (1965), for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress, and Doctor Zhivago (also 1965), the eighth highest-grossing film of all time after adjustment for inflation.

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April 14th 1925 – John Singer Sargent, American artist, died of heart disease. Considered the "leading portrait painter of his generation" for his evocations of Edwardian era luxury. During his career, he created roughly 900 oil paintings and more than 2,000 watercolors, as well as countless sketches and charcoal drawings. (b. 1856)

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April 14th 1977 – Sarah Michelle Gellar, American actress and producer. She was discovered by an agent when she was 4 years old. Soon after, she was making her first movie An Invasion of Privacy (1983). Besides a long list of movies, she has also appeared in many TV commercials and on the stage. Her breakthrough came with the television series Swans Crossing (1992). In 1997, she became known to the cinema audience when she appeared in two movies: I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997) and Scream 2 (1997). But she is most commonly known for her title role in the long-running television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1996). She also won an Emmy Award for her performance as Kendall Hart on the soap opera All My Children (1970). Sarah has since appeared in several movies, including Simply Irresistible (1999), Cruel Intentions (1999) and the live-action Scooby-Doo (2002) movies as the lovable Daphne Blake. She also provided her voice to several movies, including Small Soldiers (1998), Happily N'Ever After (2006) and TMNT (2007), starred in the box office hit The Grudge (2004), and co-starred with Robin Williams and James Wolk in the television series The Crazy Ones (2013).

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April 14th 1911 – Addie Joss, American pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB), died from tuberculous meningitis that spread his brain. He pitched for the Cleveland Bronchos, later known as the Naps, between 1902 and 1910. Joss, who was 6 feet 3 inches (1.91 m) and weighed 185 pounds (84 kg), pitched the fourth perfect game in baseball history. His 1.89 career earned run average (ERA) is the second-lowest in MLB history, behind Ed Walsh. (b. 1880)

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April 14th 1976 – Kyle Farnsworth, American baseball pitcher He has played for the Chicago Cubs (1999–2004), Detroit Tigers (2005, 2008), Atlanta Braves (2005, 2010), New York Yankees (2006–2008), Kansas City Royals (2009–2010), Tampa Bay Rays (2011–2013), Pittsburgh Pirates (2013), New York Mets (2014), Houston Astros (2014) in the MLB, for the Pericos de Puebla (2015) of the Mexican League and for the Broncos de Reynosa (2016) of the Mexican League. Currently, Farnsworth is the pitching coach for the Brookhaven Bucks of the Sunbelt Baseball League.

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April 14th 1922 – Cap Anson, American Major League Baseball (MLB) first baseman, died from a glandular ailment. Including his time in the National Association (NA), he played a record 27 consecutive seasons. Anson was regarded as one of the greatest players of his era and one of the first superstars of the game. Anson spent most of his career with the Chicago Cubs franchise (then known as the "White Stockings" and later the "Colts"), serving as the club's manager, first baseman and, later in his tenure, minority owner. He led the team to five National League pennants in the 1880s. Anson was one of baseball's first great hitters, and probably the first to tally over 3,000 career hits. (b. 1852)

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April 14th 1958 – Peter Capaldi, Scottish actor, writer and director. He portrayed the twelfth incarnation of the Doctor in Doctor Who and Malcolm Tucker the spin doctor in The Thick of It, for which he has received four British Academy Television Award nominations, winning Best Male Comedy Performance in 2010. When he reprised the role in In the Loop, Capaldi was honoured with several film critic award nominations for Best Supporting Actor. As a director, Capaldi won the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film and the BAFTA Award for Best Short Film for his short film Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life. He went on to write and direct the drama film Strictly Sinatra and helmed two series of sitcom Getting On.

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April 14th 1995 – Burl Ives, American singer and actor of stage, screen, radio and television, died of cancer. He began as an itinerant singer and banjoist, and launched his own radio show, The Wayfaring Stranger, which popularized traditional folk songs. In 1942 he appeared in Irving Berlin's This Is the Army, and then became a major star of CBS radio. In the 1960s he successfully crossed over into country music, recording hits such as "A Little Bitty Tear" and "Funny Way of Laughing". A popular film actor through the late 1940s and '50s, Ives's best-known roles in that medium included parts in So Dear to My Heart (1949) and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958), as well as Rufus Hannassey in The Big Country (1958), for which he won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Ives is often remembered for his voice-over work as Sam the Snowman, narrator of the classic 1964 Christmas television special Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, which continues to air on CBS every Christmas season. (b. 1909)

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April 14th 1926 – Gloria Jean, American actress and singer who starred or co-starred in 26 feature films between 1939 and 1959, as well as making numerous radio, television, stage, and nightclub appearances.

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April 14th 1968 – Al Benton, American Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher, died from an undisclosed illness. He played with the Philadelphia Athletics, Detroit Tigers, Cleveland Indians, and Boston Red Sox. He is known for being the only pitcher to face both Babe Ruth (in 1934) and Mickey Mantle (in 1952) (Bobo Newsom was also active – but never actually faced Mantle). Benton is also the only player to have two sacrifice bunts in the same inning, against the Cleveland Indians on August 6, 1941 (b. 1911)

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April 14th 1932 – Loretta Lynn, American country music singer-songwriter with multiple gold albums in a career spanning almost 60 years. She is famous for hits such as "You Ain't Woman Enough (To Take My Man)", "Don't Come Home A' Drinkin' (With Lovin' on Your Mind)", "One's on the Way", "Fist City", and "Coal Miner's Daughter" along with the 1980 biographical film of the same name.

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April 14th 1999 – Bill Wendell, American television announcer, died of complications from cancer. He was a regular on the 1955-56 version of The Ernie Kovacs Show, serving as the show's announcer, as well as a participant in sketches such as "Mr. Question Man" (a parody of The Answer Man). He also worked with Steve Allen, Jack Paar, Dave Garroway and other NBC personalities. In October 1958, Wendell succeeded Jack Barry (who was implicated in the quiz-show scandals) as emcee of Tic Tac Dough, until it was finally cancelled in October the following year and by December, had resumed his staff announcing position at NBC, forming part of a fraternity of network staff announcers who held lifetime contracts; his colleagues were Don Pardo, Wayne Howell, Fred Facey, Bill McCord, Roger Tuttle and Howard Reig. During the 1970s, Wendell succeeded Johnny Olson as the announcer of the syndicated To Tell the Truth from 1972–1977, after Olson left New York City to assume the job on CBS's game The New Price Is Right, based in Southern California. Wendell was also announcer for several years on the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. In addition, during the years when the television networks didn't broadcast 24 hours a day, Wendell anchored a five-minute summary of the day's news—the last program NBC would air before local affiliates would sign off—on which he was heard but not seen as a network hand displayed still images or illustrations related to the brief news items. (b. 1924)

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April 14th 1935 – Erich von Däniken, Swiss author of several books which make claims about extraterrestrial influences on early human culture, including the best-selling Chariots of the Gods?, published in 1968. Von Däniken is one of the main figures responsible for popularizing the "paleo-contact" and ancient astronauts hypotheses. The ideas put forth in his books are rejected by a majority of scientists and academics, who categorize his work as pseudohistory, pseudoarchaeology, and pseudoscience.

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April 14th 1983 – Pete Farndon, English bassist. died from a drug overdose. One of the founding members of the rock band the Pretenders. Farndon attended Hereford Cathedral School in his home city of Hereford, before embarking on his musical career with the Pretenders. In addition to playing bass with the group, Farndon sang backup vocals and co-wrote two of the group's songs ("The Wait" and "Space Invader"), before a drug problem resulted in his being dismissed from the group on 14 June 1982. (b. 1952)

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April 14th 1941 – Pete Rose, American former professional baseball player and manager. Rose played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1963 to 1986, and managed from 1984 to 1989. Rose was a switch hitter and is the all-time MLB leader in hits (4,256), games played (3,562), at-bats (14,053), singles (3,215), and outs (10,328). He won three World Series rings, three batting titles, one Most Valuable Player Award, two Gold Gloves, the Rookie of the Year Award, and also made 17 All-Star appearances at an unequaled five different positions (second baseman, left fielder, right fielder, third baseman, and first baseman). Rose won both of his Gold Gloves when he was an outfielder in 1969 and 1970. In August 1989 (his last year as a manager and three years after retiring as a player), Rose was penalized with permanent ineligibility from baseball amidst accusations that he gambled on baseball games while he played for and managed the Reds; the charges of wrongdoing included claims that he bet on his own team. In 1991, the Baseball Hall of Fame formally voted to ban those on the "permanently ineligible" list from induction, after previously excluding such players by informal agreement among voters. After years of public denial, Rose admitted in 2004 that he bet on baseball and on the Reds.

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April 14th 1999 –Anthony Newley, English actor, singer and songwriter, died of cancer. Newley achieved success as a performer in such diverse fields as rock and roll and stage and screen acting. As a recording artist he enjoyed a dozen Top 40 entries on the UK Singles Chart between 1959 and 1962, including two number one hits. With songwriting partner Leslie Bricusse, Newley penned "Feeling Good", which was popularised by Nina Simone and covered by many other popular artists; as well as the title song of 1964 film Goldfinger (along with John Barry). Bricusse and Newley received an Academy Award nomination for the film score of Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971). The Guinness Book of British Hit Singles & Albums described Newley as "among the most innovative UK acts of the early rock years before moving into musicals and cabaret". Newley was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1989. (b. 1931)

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April 14th 1961 – Robert Carlyle, Scottish actor. His film work includes Trainspotting (1996), The Full Monty (1997), The World Is Not Enough (1999), and Angela's Ashes (1999). He has been in the television shows Hamish Macbeth, Stargate Universe, and Once Upon a Time. He won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for The Full Monty and a Gemini Award for Stargate Universe, and was Emmy Award-nominated for his work in Human Trafficking (2005).

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April 14th 2015 – Percy Sledge, American R&B, soul and gospel singer, died of liver cancer. He is best known for the song "When a Man Loves a Woman", a No. 1 hit on both the Billboard Hot 100 and R&B singles charts in 1966. It was awarded a million-selling, Gold-certified disc from the RIAA. Having previously worked as a hospital orderly in the early 1960s, Sledge achieved his strongest success in the late 1960s and early 1970s with a series of emotional soul songs. (b. 1940)

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April 14th 1933 – Shani Wallis, English-born American actress and singer of theatre, television and film, in both her native United Kingdom and in the United States. She is perhaps best known for her roles in the West End, and for the role of Nancy in the 1968 Oscar-winning film musical Oliver!.

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April 14th 1975 – Fredric March, American actor, died from prostate cancer. He was one of Hollywood's most celebrated, versatile stars of the 1930s and 40s." He won the Academy Award for Best Actor for Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931) and The Best Years of Our Lives (1946), as well as the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for Years Ago (1947) and Long Day's Journey into Night (1956). March is the only actor to have won both the Academy Award and the Tony Award twice. (b. 1897)

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April 15th 1990 – Emma Watson, British actress, model, and activist. Born in Paris and brought up in Oxfordshire, Watson attended the Dragon School and trained as an actress at the Oxford branch of Stagecoach Theatre Arts. She rose to prominence after landing her first professional acting role as Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter film series, having acted only in school plays previously. Watson appeared in all eight Harry Potter films from 2001 to 2011, earning worldwide fame, critical accolades, and around $60 million.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/15/18 at 1:22 am

April 15th 1865 – Abraham Lincoln, American politician and lawyer, assassinated by John Wilkes Booth on Good Friday, April 14, 1865, while attending a play at Ford's Theatre. He served as the 16th President of the United States from March 1861 until his assassination. Lincoln led the United States through its Civil War—its bloodiest war and perhaps its greatest moral, constitutional, and political crisis. In doing so, he preserved the Union, paved the way to the abolition of slavery, strengthened the federal government, and modernized the economy. (b. 1809)

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April 15th 1959 – Emma Thompson, British actress and screenwriter. She is known for her portrayals of enigmatic women, often in period dramas and literary adaptations, and playing matronly characters with a sense of wit. She is one of Britain's most acclaimed actresses.

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April 15th 1912 – Victims of the RMS Titanic disaster:

    Thomas Andrews, Irish businessman and shipbuilder (b. 1873)
    John Jacob Astor IV, American colonel, businessman, and author (b. 1864)
    Archibald Butt, American general and journalist (b. 1865)
    Jacques Futrelle, American journalist and author (b. 1875)
    Benjamin Guggenheim, American businessman (b. 1865)
    Henry B. Harris, American producer and manager (b. 1866)
    Wallace Hartley, English violinist and bandleader (b. 1878)
    James Paul Moody, English sailor and sixth officer (b. 1887)
    William McMaster Murdoch, Scottish sailor and first officer (b. 1873)
    Jack Phillips, English telegraphist (b. 1887)
    Edward Smith, English captain (b. 1850)
    William Thomas Stead, English journalist (b. 1849)
    Ida Straus, German-American businesswoman (b. 1849)
    Isidor Straus, German-American businessman and politician (b. 1845)
    John Thayer, American cricketer (b. 1862)
    Henry Tingle Wilde, English chief officer (b. 1872

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/15/18 at 9:33 am

April 15th 1951 – John L. Phillips, American captain and NASA astronaut. Phillips is also a Naval Aviator and retired captain, United States Navy Reserve. Phillips has received numerous awards and special honors. He is a National Merit Scholar, graduated 2nd in his class of 906 people at the U.S. Naval Academy in 1972. Phillips has also been awarded the NASA Space Flight Medal, NASA Distinguished Service Medal, the Gagarin Medal and several others. Phillips has logged over 4,400 flight hours and 250 aircraft carrier landings, flying the A-7 Corsair II carrier-based light attack aircraft while on active duty in the Regular Navy and subsequently during his time as a Navy Reservist from 1982 to 2002. At the time of his retirement, Phillips had retained the rank of captain.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/15/18 at 9:35 am

April 15th 1949 – Wallace Beery, American film actor, died of a heart attack. He is best known for his portrayal of Bill in Min and Bill opposite Marie Dressler, as Long John Silver in Treasure Island, as Pancho Villa in Viva Villa!, and his titular role in The Champ, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor. Beery appeared in some 250 movies during a 36-year career. His contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer stipulated in 1932 that he would be paid $1 more than any other contract player at the studio, making him the highest paid actor in the world. He was the brother of actor Noah Beery Sr. and uncle of actor Noah Beery Jr. (b. 1885)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/15/18 at 11:57 am

April 15th 1966 – Samantha Fox, English singer, songwriter, actress and former glamour model. In 1983, at age 16, she began appearing as a topless model on Page 3 of British tabloid newspaper The Sun, and continued as a Page 3 girl until 1986. During this time, she became the most popular pin-up girl of her era, as well as one of the most photographed British women of the 1980s. In 1986, she launched her pop music career with her debut single "Touch Me (I Want Your Body)", which peaked at number-one in 17 countries. In 1988, Fox received a Brit Award nomination for Best British Female Artist. She has also appeared in a number of films and reality television shows, and has occasionally worked as a television presenter.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/15/18 at 12:03 pm

April 15th 1990 – Greta Garbo, Swedish-born American film actress during the 1920s and 1930s, died of pneumonia and renal failure. Garbo was nominated three times for the Academy Award for Best Actress and received an Academy Honorary Award in 1954 for her "luminous and unforgettable screen performances." In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked Garbo fifth on their list of the greatest female stars of classic Hollywood cinema, after Katharine Hepburn, Bette Davis, Audrey Hepburn, and Ingrid Bergman. Garbo launched her career with a secondary role in the 1924 Swedish film The Saga of Gosta Berling. Her performance caught the attention of Louis B. Mayer, chief executive of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), who brought her to Hollywood in 1925. She immediately stirred interest with her first silent film, Torrent, released in 1926; a year later, her performance in Flesh and the Devil, her third movie, made her an international star. Garbo's first talking film was Anna Christie (1930). MGM marketers enticed the public with the catchphrase "Garbo talks!" That same year she starred in Romance. For her performances in these films she received the first of three Academy Award nominations for Best Actress. (Academy rules at the time allowed for a performer to receive a single nomination for their work in more than one film.) In 1932, her popularity allowed her to dictate the terms of her contract and she became increasingly selective about her roles. Her success continued in films such as Mata Hari (1931) and Grand Hotel (1932). Many critics and film historians consider her performance as the doomed courtesan Marguerite Gautier in Camille (1936) to be her finest. The role gained her a second Academy Award nomination. Garbo's career soon declined, however, and she was one of the many stars labeled "Box Office Poison" in 1938. Her career revived upon her turn to comedy in Ninotchka (1939), which earned her a third Academy Award nomination, but after the failure of Two-Faced Woman (1941), she retired from the screen, at the age of 35, after acting in twenty-eight films. (b. 1905)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/15/18 at 12:31 pm

April 15th 1933 – Roy Clark, American singer and musician. He is best known for hosting Hee Haw, a nationally televised country variety show, from 1969 to 1997. Roy Clark has been an important and influential figure in country music, both as a performer and helping to popularize the genre.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/15/18 at 12:43 pm

April 15th 1970 – Ripper Collins, American Major League Baseball first baseman, died from an undisclosed illness. He played for the St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs, and Pittsburgh Pirates. He started his professional baseball career in 1923. He played in various minor leagues for eight seasons until 1930, when he hit .376 with 40 home runs for the Rochester Red Wings of the International League. His 180 runs batted in set an IL record. For that performance, Collins was called up to the majors. As a member of the Gashouse Gang Cardinals teams, Collins had a breakout season in 1934 with 35 home runs (a league-leading total), 128 runs batted in, and a .333 batting average. He also hit .367 in the World Series, which the Cardinals won in seven games. (b. 1904)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/15/18 at 1:02 pm

April 15th 1988 – Chris Tillman, American baseball starting pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut with the Orioles in 2009, and was named an All-Star in 2013.

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April 15th 1998 – Pol Pot, Cambodian revolutionary and politician, died of a lethal dose of a combination of Valium and chloroquine. He served as the Prime Minister of Democratic Kampuchea from 1976 to 1979. Ideologically a Marxist-Leninist and Khmer nationalist, he led the Khmer Rouge group from 1963 until 1997. From 1963 to 1981, he served as the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Kampuchea. (b. 1925)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/15/18 at 1:30 pm

April 15th 1982 – Seth Rogen, Canadian-American actor, writer, producer, director, and comedian. He began his career performing stand-up comedy during his teenage years. While still living in his native Vancouver, he landed a supporting role in Judd Apatow's series Freaks and Geeks. Shortly after he moved to Los Angeles for his role, Freaks and Geeks was officially cancelled after one season due to low viewership. Rogen later got a part on sitcom Undeclared, which also hired him as a writer.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/15/18 at 1:32 pm

April 15th 2009 – Clement Freud, British broadcaster, writer, politician and chef, died frm an undisclosed illness. The grandson of Sigmund Freud and brother of Lucian Freud, he moved to the United Kingdom from Germany as a child and later worked as a prominent chef and food writer before becoming known to a wider audience as a television and radio personality. He was elected as a Liberal Member of Parliament in 1973, retaining his seat until 1987, when he received a knighthood (b. 1924)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/15/18 at 1:57 pm

April 15th 1944 – Dave Edmunds, Welsh singer/songwriter, guitarist, actor and record producer. Although he is mainly associated with pub rock and new wave, having many hits in the 1970s and early 1980s, his natural leaning has always been towards 1950s style rock and roll.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/15/18 at 1:58 pm

April 15th 1888 – Matthew Arnold, English poet and cultural critic, died of heart failure. He worked as an inspector of schools. He was the son of Thomas Arnold, the famed headmaster of Rugby School, and brother to both Tom Arnold, literary professor, and William Delafield Arnold, novelist and colonial administrator. Matthew Arnold has been characterised as a sage writer, a type of writer who chastises and instructs the reader on contemporary social issues. (b. 1822)

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April 15th 1939 – Marty Wilde, English singer and songwriter. He was among the first generation of British pop stars to emulate American rock and roll, and is the father of pop singers Ricky, Kim and Roxanne Wilde.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/15/18 at 3:04 pm

April 15th 1975 – Richard Conte, American actor, died from a heart attack. He appeared in more than 100 films from the 1940s through 1970s, including I'll Cry Tomorrow, Ocean's 11, and The Godfather. (b. 1910)

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April 15th 1938 – Claudia Cardinale, Italian Tunisian film actress and sex symbol who appeared in some of the most acclaimed European films of the 1960s and 1970s, mainly Italian or French, but also in several English films.

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April 15th 1984 – Tommy Cooper, British prop comedian and magician, collapsed with a heart attack on live national television, and died soon afterwards. He was a member of The Magic Circle, and was respected by traditional magicians. He habitually wore a red fez, and his appearance was large and lumbering, at 6 feet 4 inches (1.93 m) and more than 15 stone (210 lb; 95 kg) in weight. (b. 1921)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/18 at 2:07 am

April 25th 1940 – Al Pacino, American actor and filmmaker. Pacino has had a career spanning over five decades, during which time he has received numerous accolades and honors both competitive and honorary, among them an Academy Award, two Tony Awards, two Primetime Emmy Awards, a British Academy Film Award, four Golden Globe Awards, the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Film Institute, the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award, and the National Medal of Arts. He is also one of few performers to have won a competitive Oscar, an Emmy, and a Tony Award for acting, dubbed the "Triple Crown of Acting".

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/18 at 2:26 am

April 25th 1744 – Anders Celsius, Swedish astronomer, physicist and mathematician, died from tuberculosis. He was professor of astronomy at Uppsala University from 1730 to 1744, but travelled from 1732 to 1735 visiting notable observatories in Germany, Italy and France. He founded the Uppsala Astronomical Observatory in 1741, and in 1742 proposed the Celsius temperature scale which bears his name. (b. 1701)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/18 at 3:04 am

April 25th 1941 – Bertrand Tavernier, French actor, director, producer, and screenwriterThe first film director with whom he worked was Jean-Pierre Melville. Later, his first film (The Clockmaker, 1974) won the Prix Louis Delluc and the Silver Bear – Special Jury Prize award at the 24th Berlin International Film Festival. His early work was dominated by mysteries, but his later work is characterized by a more overt social commentary, highlighting his left-wing views (Life and Nothing But, Capitaine Conan) and presenting a critical picture of contemporary French society (Ça commence aujourd'hui, Histoires de vies brisées : les double-peine de Lyon). He won the BAFTA for best film in a language other than English in 1990 for Life and Nothing But and a total of four César Awards. In 1995, his film L'Appât won the Golden Bear Award at the 45th Berlin International Film Festival. Four years later, his film It All Starts Today won an Honourable Mention at the 49th Berlin International Film Festival. His film The Princess of Montpensier competed for the Palme d'Or at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/18 at 3:18 am

April 25th 1878 – Anna Sewell, English novelist, died of hepatitis or tuberculosis. She is best known as the author of the 1877 novel Black Beauty, one of the top ten bestselling novels for children ever written. (b. 1820)

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April 25th 1944 – Len Goodman, English professional ballroom dancer, dance judge, and coach. He appears on television dance programmes such as Strictly Come Dancing and Dancing with the Stars. He also runs a ballroom dance school in Dartford, Kent.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/18 at 5:52 am

April 25th 1970 – Anita Louise, American film and television actress, died of a stroke. Best known for her performances in A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935), The Story of Louis Pasteur (1935), Anthony Adverse (1936), Marie Antoinette (1938) and The Little Princess (1939). She was named as a WAMPAS Baby Star, and frequently described as one of the cinema's most fashionable and stylish women. Louise had delicate features and blonde hair, with ageless grace, which saw her through thirty years before the Motion picture camera, beginning as a child actress before becoming a featured player during Hollywood Golden Age. (b. 1915)

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April 25th 1945 – Björn Ulvaeus, Swedish songwriter, producer, a former member of the Swedish musical group ABBA (1972–1982), and co-composer of the musicals Chess, Kristina från Duvemåla, and Mamma Mia!. He co-produced the film Mamma Mia! with fellow ABBA member and close friend Benny Andersson.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/18 at 8:23 am

April 25th 1972 – George Sanders, English film and television actor, singer-songwriter, music composer, and author, died having gone into cardiac arrest after swallowing the contents of five bottles of the barbiturate Nembutal. His career as an actor spanned more than 40 years. His upper-class English accent and bass voice often led him to be cast as sophisticated but villainous characters. He is perhaps best known as Jack Favell in Rebecca (1940), Scott ffolliott in Foreign Correspondent (1940) (a rare heroic part), Addison DeWitt in All About Eve (1950), for which he won an Academy Award, King Richard the Lionheart in King Richard and the Crusaders (1954), Mr. Freeze in a two-parter episode of Batman (1966), the voice of the malevolent man-hating tiger Shere Khan in Disney's The Jungle Book (1967), and as Simon Templar, "The Saint", in five films made in the 1930s and 1940s. (b. 1906)

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April 25th 1948 – Mike Selvey, English former Test and county cricketer, and now a cricket writer and commentator. Selvey played in three Tests for England in 1976 and 1977. His county cricket commitments included service to Surrey, Middlesex and Glamorgan.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/18 at 11:29 am

April 25th 1976 – Carol Reed, English film director, died from a heart attack. Best known for Odd Man Out (1947), The Fallen Idol (1948) and The Third Man (1949). For Oliver! (1968), he received the Academy Award for Best Director.Odd Man Out was the first recipient of the BAFTA Award for Best British Film; filmmaker Roman Polanski has repeatedly cited it as his favourite film. The Fallen Idol won the second BAFTA Award for Best British Film. The British Film Institute voted The Third Man the greatest British film of the 20th century. (b. 1906)

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April 25th 1943 – Tony Christie, English musician, singer and actor. He is best known for his recording of "Is This the Way to Amarillo", a double UK chart success. He lived for many years in Sheffield where his wife, Sue, was born. He used to be a frequent artist on the stage at many working men's clubs like his contemporary, Joe Cocker.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/18 at 12:35 pm

April 25th 1995 – Ginger Rogers, American actress, dancer, and singer, died from a heart attack, after lapsing into a diabetic coma and she was hospitalized where she suffered a stroke and complications of lifelong noncompliance with her diabetes. She is widely known for performing in films and RKO's musical films, partnered with Fred Astaire. She appeared on stage, as well as on radio and television, throughout much of the 20th century. After winning a 1925 Charleston dance contest that launched a successful vaudeville career, she gained recognition as a Broadway actress for her debut stage role in Girl Crazy. This success led to a contract with Paramount Pictures, which ended after five films. Rogers had her first successful film role as a supporting actress in 42nd Street (1933). Throughout the 1930s, Rogers made 10 films with Astaire, among which were some of her biggest successes, such as Swing Time (1936) and Top Hat (1935). After two commercial failures with Astaire, Rogers began to branch out into dramatic films and comedies. Her acting was well received by critics and audiences, and she became one of the biggest box-office draws of the 1940s. Her performance in Kitty Foyle (1940) won her the Academy Award for Best Actress. (b. 1911)

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April 25th 1958 – Fish (born Derek William Dick), Scottish singer-songwriter and occasional actor. He achieved prominence as the lead singer and lyricist of the neo-progressive rock band Marillion from 1981 until 1988. In his solo career, Fish has explored contemporary pop and traditional folk.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/18 at 1:05 pm

April 25th 1996 – Saul Bass, American graphic designer and Academy Award-winning filmmaker, died from non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Best known for his design of motion-picture title sequences, film posters, and corporate logos. During his 40-year career Bass worked for some of Hollywood's most prominent filmmakers, including Alfred Hitchcock, Otto Preminger, Billy Wilder, Stanley Kubrick and Martin Scorsese. Among his most famous title sequences are the animated paper cut-out of a heroin addict's arm for Preminger's The Man with the Golden Arm, the credits racing up and down what eventually becomes a high-angle shot of a skyscraper in Hitchcock's North by Northwest, and the disjointed text that races together and apart in Psycho. Bass designed some of the most iconic corporate logos in North America, including the Bell System logo in 1969, as well as AT&T's globe logo in 1983 after the breakup of the Bell System. He also designed Continental Airlines' 1968 jet stream logo and United Airlines' 1974 tulip logo, which became some of the most recognized airline industry logos of the era. (b. 1920)

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April 25th 1964 – Hank Azaria, American actor, voice actor, comedian and producer. He is known for starring in the animated television sitcom The Simpsons (1989–present), voicing Moe Szyslak, Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, Chief Wiggum, Comic Book Guy, Carl Carlson and numerous others. After attending Tufts University, Azaria joined the series with little voice acting experience, but became a regular in its second season, with many of his performances on the show being based on famous actors and characters.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/18 at 3:05 pm

April 25th 2001 – Michele Alboreto, Italian racing driver, died when testing a racing car. He was runner up to Alain Prost in the 1985 Formula One World Championship, as well as winning the 1997 24 Hours of Le Mans and 2001 12 Hours of Sebring sports car races. Alboreto competed in Formula One from 1981 until 1994, racing for a number of teams, including five seasons (1984–88) for Ferrari. (b. 1956)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/18 at 3:22 pm

April 25th 1970 – Jason Lee, American actor, photographer, producer and skateboarder. He is best known for his roles as Earl Hickey in the television comedy series My Name Is Earl, David Seville in the Alvin and the Chipmunks film franchise and the voice of Syndrome in The Incredibles. He is also known for his roles in Kevin Smith films such as Mallrats, Chasing Amy, Dogma, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, Jersey Girl, Clerks II and Cop Out. A former professional skateboarder, Lee is the co-founder and co-owner of Stereo Skateboards, a company that distributes skateboard decks.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/18 at 3:23 pm

April 25th 2002 – Lisa Lopes, American hip hop singer, rapper, songwriter, and producer, was killed in a car accident. Lopes was best known as one-third of the R&B girl group TLC, alongside Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins and Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas. Besides rapping and singing background vocals on TLC recordings, Lopes was one of the creative forces behind the group. She received more co-writing credits than the other members. She also designed the outfits and staging for the group and contributed to the group's image, album titles, artworks, and music videos. Through her work with TLC, Lopes won four Grammy Awards. (b. 1971)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/18 at 3:33 pm

April 25th 1953 – Gary Cosier, Australian test cricketer who played in 18 Tests and 9 ODIs from 1975 to 1979. Cosier's star shone very briefly following a sensational test debut, when he became only the ninth Australian to post a century in his first Test.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/18 at 3:36 pm

April 25th 1944 – Tony Mullane, Irish Major League Baseball player, died from an undisclosed cause. He pitched for seven teams during his 13-season career. He is best known as a pitcher that could throw left-handed and right-handed, and for having one of the highest career win totals of pitchers not in the Baseball Hall of Fame. (b. 1859)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/18 at 3:45 pm

April 25th 1964 – Andy Bell, English singer-songwriter. He is the lead singer of the English synth-pop duo Erasure. His solo career includes the albums Non-Stop, Electric Blue, and iPop. (Erasure)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/18 at 3:55 pm

April 25th 1995 – Art Fleming, American actor and television host, died of pancreatic cancer. He is most notable for being the original host of the television game show Jeopardy!, which aired on NBC from 1964 until 1975. (b. 1925)

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April 25th 1969 – Renée Zellweger, American actress and producer. She has received critical acclaim and numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, three Golden Globe Awards, and three Screen Actors Guild Awards. She was also named Hasty Pudding's Woman of the Year in 2009, and established herself as one of the highest-paid Hollywood actresses in 2007.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/18 at 5:02 pm

April 25th 2007 – Alan Ball Jr., English footballer and football club manager, died from a heart attack. He was the youngest member of England's 1966 World Cup winning team and played as a midfielder for various clubs, scoring more than 180 league goals in a career spanning 22 years. His playing career also included a then national record £220,000 transfer from Everton to Arsenal at the end of 1971. After retiring as a player, he had a 15-year career as a manager which included spells in the top flight of English football with Portsmouth, Southampton and Manchester City. (b. 1945)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/18 at 5:27 pm

April 25th 1966 – Erik Pappas, American baseball player who played for the Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals. Pappas, a former St. Louis Cardinals catcher, begins his second season as a coach in the Cardinals system, he will serve as the Springfield Cardinals Hitting Coach for the 2014 season. Pappas spent the 2012 campaign as the Hitting Coach for the Peoria Chiefs (Low-A). Prior to joining the Cardinals ranks, Pappas spent 2006–12 at the Cangelosi Baseball Academy in Orland Park, Illinois, while also serving as a scout for the Texas Rangers from 2005 to 2009. He appeared in 8 games for the Cubs during the 1991 season and appeared in a total of 97 games for the Cardinals during 1993 and 1994 seasons. During the 1993 season, he had one home run and 28 RBIs.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/18 at 5:33 pm

April 25th 2008 – Humphrey Lyttelton, English jazz musician and broadcaster from the aristocratic Lyttelton family, died peacefully following his surgery to repair an aortic aneurysm. Having taught himself the trumpet at school, Lyttelton became a popular figure of the trad jazz revival, leading his own eight-piece band, which recorded a hit single, "Bad Penny Blues", in 1956. As a broadcaster, he presented BBC Radio 2's The Best of Jazz for forty years, and hosted the comedy panel game I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue on Radio 4, becoming the UK's oldest panel game host. Lyttelton was also a cartoonist, collaborating on the long-running Flook series in the Daily Mail, and a calligrapher and president of The Society for Italic Handwriting. (b. 1921)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/28/18 at 3:58 am

April 28th 1941 – Ann-Margret, Swedish-American actress, singer, and dancer. As an actress, Ann-Margret is best known for her roles in Bye Bye Birdie (1963), Viva Las Vegas (1964), The Cincinnati Kid (1965), Carnal Knowledge (1971), Tommy (1975), Grumpy Old Men (1993), and Grumpier Old Men (1995). She has won five Golden Globe Awards and been nominated for two Academy Awards, two Grammy Awards, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and six Emmy Awards.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/28/18 at 4:00 am

April 28th 1865 – Samuel Cunard, Canadian shipping magnate, died from an undisclosed cause. He founded the Cunard Line. He was the son of a master carpenter and timber merchant who had fled the American Revolution and settled in Halifax. (b. 1787)

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April 28th 1941 – Karl Barry Sharpless, American chemist known for his work on stereoselective reactions. He is a recipient of the 2001 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/28/18 at 4:40 am

April 28th 1945 – Benito Mussolini, Italian politician and journalist, executed by firing squad. He was the leader of the National Fascist Party (Partito Nazionale Fascista; PNF). He ruled Italy as Prime Minister from 1922 to 1943 – constitutionally until 1925, when he dropped the pretense of democracy and established a dictatorship. (b. 1883)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/28/18 at 7:33 am

April 28th 1981 – Jessica Alba, American actress and businesswoman. She began her television and movie appearances at age 13 in Camp Nowhere and The Secret World of Alex Mack (1994), but rose to prominence at 19 years old as lead actress in the television series Dark Angel (2000–2002), for which she received a Golden Globe nomination. She later appeared in Honey (2003), Sin City, Fantastic Four, Into the Blue (2005), Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007) and Good Luck Chuck. Alba has won various awards for her acting, including the Choice Actress Teen Choice Award and Saturn Award for Best Actress on Television, and has co-founded The Honest Company, a consumer goods company that sells baby, personal and household products.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/28/18 at 7:35 am

April 28th 1954 – Léon Jouhaux, French union leader, died from an undisclosed cause. In the years before World War II, Jouhaux organised several mass protests, and the organization he led protested against the war. However, once the war started, Jouhaux supported his country and believed that a Nazi Germany victory would lead to the destruction of democracy in Europe. During the war, he was arrested and imprisoned in Buchenwald concentration camp. After the war, Jouhaux split from the CGT to form the social-democrat Workers' Force (CGT-FO). In 1951, he was awarded the Nobel Peace prize. (b. 1879)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/28/18 at 9:06 am

April 28th 1956 – Jimmy Barnes, Australian rock singer-songwriter, known for his gravelly voice. His career both as a solo performer and as the lead vocalist with the rock band Cold Chisel has made him one of the most popular and best-selling Australian music artists of all time. The combination of 14 Australian Top 40 albums for Cold Chisel and 13 charting solo albums, including nine No. 1s, gives Barnes the highest number of hit albums of any Australian artist.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/28/18 at 9:19 am

April 28th 1976 – Richard Hughes, English author, poet, and playwright, died from an undisclosed illness. At Oxford he met Robert Graves, also an Old Carthusian, and they co-edited a poetry publication, Oxford Poetry, in 1921. Hughes's short play The Sisters' Tragedy was being staged in the West End of London at the Royal Court Theatre by 1922. He was the author of the world's first radio play, Danger, commissioned from him for the BBC by Nigel Playfair and broadcast on 15 January 1924. Hughes was employed as a journalist and travelled widely before he married, in 1932, the painter Frances Bazley. They settled for a period in Norfolk and then in 1934 at Castle House, Laugharne in south Wales. Dylan Thomas stayed with Hughes and wrote his book Portrait of the Artist as a Young Dog whilst living at Castle House. Hughes was instrumental in Thomas relocating permanently to the area. He wrote only four novels, the most famous of which is The Innocent Voyage (1929), or A High Wind in Jamaica, as Hughes renamed it soon after its initial publication. Set in the 19th century, it explores the events which follow the accidental capture of a group of English children by pirates: the children are revealed as considerably more amoral than the pirates (it was in this novel that Hughes first described the cocktail Hangman's Blood). In 1938, he wrote an allegorical novel, In Hazard, based on the true story of the S.S. Phemius that was caught in the 1932 Cuba hurricane for 4 days during its maximum intensity. He wrote volumes of children's stories, including The Spider's Palace. (b. 1900)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/28/18 at 10:29 am

April 28th 1935 – Pedro Ramos, American Major League pitcher with a 15-year career from 1955 to 1967, and again from 1969 to 1970. He played for the Washington Senators, Minnesota Twins, Cleveland Indians, New York Yankees and the expansion Senators, all of the American League, and the Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates and Cincinnati Reds, all of the National League. He was elected to the American League All-Star team in 1959. He also led the league in losses four times in 1958 with 18, 1959 with 19, 1960 with 18 and in 1961 with 20. On April 11, 1961, Ramos became the first Twins pitcher to earn a victory after defeating the New York Yankees.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/28/18 at 11:01 am

April 28th 2015, Jack Ely died at the age of 71 after a long illness. The Kingman singer's hit 'Louie Louie' reached the top of the charts in 1963 and sparked an FBI investigation into whether or not its lyrics were obscene.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/28/18 at 12:21 pm

April 28th 1942 – Mike Brearley, English first-class cricketer who captained Cambridge University, Middlesex, and England. He captained the international side in 31 of his 39 Test matches, winning 17 and losing only 4. He was the President of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) in 2007–08. Since his retirement from professional cricket he has pursued a career as a writer and psychoanalyst, serving as President of the British Psychoanalytical Society 2008–10. He is married to Mana Sarabhai who is from India and they have 2 children together.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/28/18 at 12:22 pm

April 28th 1980, Marshall Tucker Band bass player Tommy Caldwell died of injuries from a car accident aged 30 in his hometown of Spartanburg, South Carolina. Caldwell was the original frontman for the Marshall Tucker Band between 1973 and 1980.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/28/18 at 12:51 pm

April 28th 1950 – Jay Leno, American comedian, actor, writer, producer, and television host. After doing stand-up comedy for years, he became the host of NBC's The Tonight Show with Jay Leno from 1992 to 2009. Beginning in September 2009, Leno started a primetime talk show, titled The Jay Leno Show, which aired weeknights at 10:00 p.m. ET, also on NBC.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/28/18 at 12:53 pm

April 28th 2013 – Brad Lesley, American professional baseball player-turned-actor and media personality, died from kidney failure. Lesley was an especially imposing physical figure, standing 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) and weighing 230 lb (100 kg). Nicknamed "The Animal", he was known for his aggressive style of self-motivation. He played professional baseball for two Major League Baseball teams. He was drafted in the first round in 1978 by the Cincinnati Reds, for whom he pitched parts of three seasons, from 1982 to 1984. He pitched in the Reds' minor-league system for five seasons before being called up to the majors. He made his big-league debut at age 23 on July 31, 1982 in a 5-4 Reds loss at Riverfront Stadium, pitching a scoreless ninth inning against the San Diego Padres. Overall in his rookie season, he pitched 28 games (all in relief) with a 0-2 record but a fine 2.58 earned run average. The following season he appeared in only five games for the Reds, going 0-0 with a 2.16 ERA, and in 1984 he pitched in 16 Reds' games, going 0-1 with a 5.12 ERA. After retiring from baseball, he became a television personality in Japan, where he is probably best known for his role as Animaru Resuri "Animal Leslie" in the Japanese gameshow Takeshi's Castle. He participated in games such as Devil's Domain, Stuck Up, and his own game, Animal Bang. Takeshi's Castle would later be shown in the US on the cable network Spike TV as Most Extreme Elimination Challenge, later shortened to MXC. (d. 1958)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/28/18 at 1:36 pm

April 28th 1953 – Kim Gordon, American musician, songwriter, and visual artist. She later rose to prominence as the bassist, guitarist, and vocalist of the New York City-based alternative rock band Sonic Youth. Gordon also formed the musical project Free Kitten with Julia Cafritz (of Pussy Galore) in the 1990s, and debuted as a producer on Hole's debut album Pretty on the Inside (1991). Gordon also worked on a fashion line called X-Girl in 1993, and continued to write and release material with Sonic Youth throughout the 1990s and on into the late 2000s.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/28/18 at 1:40 pm

April 28th 1981, Former member of T. Rex, Steve Currie was killed in a car crash returning to his home near Vale de Parra, Algarve, Portugal, he was 33 years old. Joined T. Rex (recently renamed from Tyrannosaurus Rex) as bass guitarist in late 1970, also worked as a session player, played on 'Motorbikin' by Chris Spedding.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/28/18 at 3:15 pm

April 28th 1983 – David Freese, American baseball third baseman for the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball (MLB). He began his MLB career with the St. Louis Cardinals, where he was a key player during the 2011 postseason, batting .545 with 12 hits in the 2011 National League Championship Series (NLCS). He also set an MLB postseason record of 21 runs batted in (RBIs), earning the NLCS MVP Award and World Series MVP Award. In addition, Freese won the Babe Ruth Award, naming him the MVP of the 2011 MLB postseason.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/28/18 at 3:17 pm

April 28th 1998 – Jerome Bixby, American short story writer and scriptwriter, died from an undisclosed illness. He wrote the 1953 story "It's a Good Life" which was the basis for a 1961 episode of The Twilight Zone and which was included in Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983). He also wrote four episodes for the Star Trek series: "Mirror, Mirror", "Day of the Dove", "Requiem for Methuselah", and "By Any Other Name". With Otto Klement, he co-wrote the story upon which the sci-fi movie Fantastic Voyage (1966), television series, and novel by Isaac Asimov were based. Bixby's final work was the screenplay for the 2007 sci-fi film The Man from Earth. (b. 1923)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/28/18 at 3:49 pm

April 28th 1950 – Steve Rider, English sports presenter, and was the anchorman of ITV's football coverage. He anchored ITV's Formula One coverage from 2006 to 2008, and football coverage from 2006 to April 2010. He was the lead presenter for ITV's coverage of the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/28/18 at 4:21 pm

April 28th 1999 – Alf Ramsey, English football player and manager, died from a heart attack when recovering from a stroke. As manager of the England national football team from 1963 to 1974, guided England to victory in the 1966 FIFA World Cup. Knighted in 1967 in recognition of England's World Cup win, Ramsey also managed England to third place in the 1968 European Championship and the quarter-finals of the 1970 World Cup and the 1972 European Championship respectively. As a player, Ramsey was a defender and a member of England's 1950 World Cup squad. He is, as of 2015, the only person to have been inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame twice, both as manager and player. (b. 1920)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/28/18 at 4:58 pm

April 28th 1966 – John Daly, American professional golfer on the PGA Tour. Daly is known primarily for his driving distance off the tee (earning him the nickname "Long John"), his non-country club appearance and attitude, and his rough-and-tumble personal life. His two greatest on course accomplishments are his "zero to hero" victory in the 1991 PGA Championship, and his playoff victory over Costantino Rocca in the 1995 Open Championship.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/28/18 at 5:00 pm

April 28th 2013 – Jack Shea, American director, producer, and screenwriter, died of complications from Alzheimer's disease. Among the TV shows he contributed to during this period include The Jerry Lewis Show and The Bob Hope Show, where he later shared a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for in 1961. It was at this time when Shea became instrumental in forming the Radio and Television Directors Guild and was a strong voice for the hiring of minorities in the industry. During the 1970s, he began an association with producers Bud Yorkin and Norman Lear, and directed episodes from two of their projects in the 1970s, the series Sanford and Son and The Jeffersons (110 episodes for the latter). Among his many other credits include The Waltons, Silver Spoons (91 episodes), Growing Pains and Designing Women, the last earning him a second Primetime Emmy Award nomination. From 1997 until 2002, he served as president of the Directors Guild. (b. 1928)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/28/18 at 6:11 pm

April 28th 1958 – Hal Sutton, American professional golfer who had 14 victories on the PGA Tour, including a major championship, the PGA Championship in 1983.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/28/18 at 6:19 pm

April 28th 1999 – Arthur Leonard Schawlow, American physicist, died of leukaemia. He was the co-inventor of the laser with Charles Townes. His central insight, which Townes overlooked, was the use of two mirrors as the resonant cavity to take MASER action to visible wavelengths. He shared the 1981 Nobel Prize in Physics with Nicolaas Bloembergen and Kai Siegbahn for his work on lasers. (b. 1921)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/28/18 at 6:32 pm

April 28th 1980 – Bradley Wiggins, British road and track racing cyclist, he competed professionally between 2001 and 2016. Nicknamed "Wiggo", he began his cycling career on the track, but has made the transition to road cycling and is one of the few cyclists to gain significant elite level success in both those forms of professional cycling. He is the only rider to have combined winning both World and Olympic championships on both the track and the road, as well as winning the Tour de France, and holding the iconic track hour record. In addition, he has worn the leader's jersey in each of the three Grand Tours of cycling and as of 2016 holds the world record in team pursuit.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/18 at 12:59 am

April 30th 1946 – Bill Plympton, American animator, graphic designer, cartoonist, and filmmaker best known for his 1977 and 1987 Academy Award-nominated animated short Your Face and Lucas the Ear of Corn and his series of shorts Guard Dog, Guide Dog, Hot Dog and Horn Dog.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/18 at 1:08 am

April 30th 1883 – Édouard Manet, French painter, died from gangrene from amputation of his left. He was one of the first 19th-century artists to paint modern life, and a pivotal figure in the transition from Realism to Impressionism. (b. 1832)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/18 at 1:55 am

April 30th 1982 – Kirsten Dunst, American actress. She made her film debut in Woody Allen's short film Oedipus Wrecks for the anthology film New York Stories (1989). At the age of twelve, Dunst gained widespread recognition as Claudia in Interview with the Vampire (1994), a role for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress. She appeared in Little Women the same year and in Jumanji the following year. After a recurring role in the third season of the NBC medical drama ER (1996–97) as Charlie Chemingo and starring in films such as Wag the Dog (1997), Small Soldiers (1998), the English dub of Kiki's Delivery Service (U.S. release 1998), and The Virgin Suicides (1999), Dunst began making romantic comedies and comedy-dramas, starring in Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999), Bring It On (2000), Get Over It and Crazy/Beautiful (both released in 2001).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/18 at 1:57 am

April 30th 1900 – Casey Jones, American railroader who worked for the Illinois Central Railroad (IC), was killed when his train collided with a stalled freight train near Vaughan, Mississippi. His dramatic death while trying to stop his train and save the lives of his passengers made him a hero; he was immortalized in a popular ballad sung by his friend Wallace Saunders, an African-American engine wiper for the IC. As a boy, he lived near Cayce, Kentucky, where he acquired the nickname of "Cayce", which he chose to spell as "Casey". (b. 1863)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/18 at 4:01 am

April 30th 1953 – Merrill Osmond, American lead singer and bassist of the 1970s pop-rock music group The Osmonds and its 1980s country music spinoff, The Osmond Brothers. He continues to perform with his brothers and also without them as a solo act.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/18 at 4:08 am

April 30th 1936 – A. E. Housman, English classical scholar and poet, died from an undisclosed cause. Best known to the general public for his cycle of poems A Shropshire Lad. Lyrical and almost epigrammatic in form, the poems wistfully evoke the dooms and disappointments of youth in the English countryside. Their beauty, simplicity and distinctive imagery appealed strongly to late Victorian and Edwardian taste, and to many early 20th-century English composers both before and after the First World War. Through their song-settings, the poems became closely associated with that era, and with Shropshire itself. (b. 1859)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/18 at 5:59 am

April 30th 1948 – Wayne Kramer, American guitarist, singer, songwriter, producer and film and television composer. Kramer came to prominence as a teenager in 1967 as a co-founder of the Detroit rock group MC5 (Motor City 5), a group known for their powerful live performances and radical left-wing political stance. MC5 broke up amid personality conflicts, drug abuse, and personal problems, which, for Kramer, led to several fallow years, as he battled drug addiction before returning to an active recording and performing schedule in the 1990s.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/18 at 6:20 am

April 30th 1974 – Agnes Moorehead, American actress, died of uterine cancer. Her six-decade career included work in radio, stage, film, and television. She was primarily known for her role as Endora on the television series Bewitched. She was also notable for her film roles in Citizen Kane, The Magnificent Ambersons, All That Heaven Allows, Show Boat, and Hush… Hush, Sweet Charlotte. (b. 1900)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/18 at 8:01 am

April 30th 1933 – Charles Sanderson, Baron Sanderson of Bowden, English politician. From 1987 to 1990 Lord Sanderson was a Minister of State in the Scottish Office, responsible for housing, agriculture and fisheries. He also served as Chairman of the Conservative Party in Scotland in the early 1990s, and was seen as responsible for removing Michael Forsyth from the Scottish Office and other right-wingers from the Party's Central Office in Scotland. In 2010 he was appointed to lead a review into the future of the Conservative Party in Scotland. This followed the 2010 United Kingdom general election, where despite winning a plurality of seats in the House of Commons, the Conservatives won only one constituency in Scotland. Lord Sanderson's report recommended an overhaul of leadership, with a separately elected leader to take full responsibility of the party's performance in Scotland. A formal response from the party was expected in early 2011.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/18 at 8:04 am

April 30th 1983 – Muddy Waters, American blues musician, died in his sleep from heart failure. He is often cited as the "father of modern Chicago blues". In the early 1950s, Muddy Waters and his band—Little Walter Jacobs on harmonica, Jimmy Rogers on guitar, Elgin Evans on drums and Otis Spann on piano—recorded several blues classics, some with the bassist and songwriter Willie Dixon. These songs included "Hoochie Coochie Man", "I Just Want to Make Love to You" and "I'm Ready". In 1958, he traveled to England, laying the foundations of the resurgence of interest in the blues there. His performance at the Newport Jazz Festival in 1960 was recorded and released as his first live album, At Newport 1960. Muddy Waters' influence was tremendous, not just on blues and rhythm and blues but on rock and roll, hard rock, folk music, jazz, and country music. His use of amplification is often cited as the link between Delta blues and rock and roll. (b. 1913)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/18 at 9:43 am

April 30th 1926 – Cloris Leachman, American actress and comedian. In a career spanning over seven decades she has won eight Primetime Emmy Awards (record tied with Julia Louis-Dreyfus), a Daytime Emmy Award and the Academy Award for her role in The Last Picture Show (1971). As Miss Chicago, Leachman competed in the 20th Miss America pageant and placed in the Top 16 in 1946. Leachman's longest-running role was the nosy and cunning landlady Phyllis Lindstrom on the CBS sitcom The Mary Tyler Moore Show and its spin-off, Phyllis, in the 1970s. She also appeared in three Mel Brooks films, including Young Frankenstein (1974), starred as Beverly Ann Stickle on the NBC sitcom The Facts of Life from 1986–88 and appeared as Daisy May Moses in The Beverly Hillbillies (1993).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/18 at 9:53 am

April 30th 1941 – Edwin Stanton Porter, American film pioneer, died from an undisclosed cause.  Most famous as a producer, director, studio manager and cinematographer with the Edison Manufacturing Company and the Famous Players Film Company. Of over 250 films created by Porter, his most important include Jack and the Beanstalk (1902), Life of an American Fireman (1903), The Great Train Robbery (1903), The Kleptomaniac (1905), Life of a Cowboy (1906), Rescued from an Eagle's Nest (1908), and The Prisoner of Zenda (1913) . (b. 1870)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/18 at 10:14 am

April 30th 1937 – Tony Harrison, English poet, translator and playwright. He was born in Leeds and he received his education in Classics from Leeds Grammar School and Leeds University. He is one of Britain's foremost verse writers and many of his works have been performed at the Royal National Theatre. He is noted for controversial works such as the poem "V", as well as his versions of dramatic works: from ancient Greek such as the tragedies Oresteia and Lysistrata, from French Molière's The Misanthrope, from Middle English The Mysteries. He is also noted for his outspoken views, particularly those on the Iraq War. In 2015, he was honoured with the David Cohen Prize in recognition for his body of work.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/18 at 10:24 am

April 30th 1986 – Robert Stevenson, English film writer and director. Died from an undisclosed cause. He was educated at Cambridge University where he became the president of both the Liberal Club and the Cambridge Union Society. After directing a number of British films, including King Solomon's Mines (1937), he was given a contract by David O. Selznick and moved to Hollywood in the 1940s. He ended up directing 19 films for the Walt Disney Company in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, becoming the most commercially successful director in the history of film. Stevenson is best remembered for directing the Julie Andrews musical Mary Poppins, for which Andrews won the Academy Award for Best Actress and Stevenson was nominated for Best Director. With Disney, he also directed the first two Herbie films, The Love Bug (1968) and Herbie Rides Again (1974), as well as Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971). Three of his films featured English actor David Tomlinson. (b. 1905)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/18 at 11:18 am

April 30th 1964 – Ian Healy, Australian international cricketer who played for Queensland domestically. A specialist wicketkeeper and useful right-hand middle-order batsman, he made an unheralded entry to international cricket in 1988, after only six first-class games. His work ethic and combativeness was much needed by an Australian team that was performing poorly. Over the next decade, Healy was a key member of the side as it enjoyed a sustained period of success. By the time of his retirement, Healy held the world record for most Test dismissals by a wicket-keeper.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/18 at 12:04 pm

April 30th 1989 – Sergio Leone, Italian film director, producer and screenwriter, died of a heart attack. He is credited as the inventor of the "Spaghetti Western" genre. His movies include the Dollars Trilogy of Westerns featuring Clint Eastwood: A Fistful of Dollars (1964), For a Few Dollars More (1965) and the epic Western The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966); Once Upon a Time in the West (1968); Duck, You Sucker! (1971) and the crime drama Once Upon a Time in America (1984). (b. 1929)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/18 at 12:05 pm


April 30th 1941 – Edwin Stanton Porter, American film pioneer, died from an undisclosed cause.  Most famous as a producer, director, studio manager and cinematographer with the Edison Manufacturing Company and the Famous Players Film Company. Of over 250 films created by Porter, his most important include Jack and the Beanstalk (1902), Life of an American Fireman (1903), The Great Train Robbery (1903), The Kleptomaniac (1905), Life of a Cowboy (1906), Rescued from an Eagle's Nest (1908), and The Prisoner of Zenda (1913) . (b. 1870)

April 30th 1986 – Robert Stevenson, English film writer and director. Died from an undisclosed cause. He was educated at Cambridge University where he became the president of both the Liberal Club and the Cambridge Union Society. After directing a number of British films, including King Solomon's Mines (1937), he was given a contract by David O. Selznick and moved to Hollywood in the 1940s. He ended up directing 19 films for the Walt Disney Company in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, becoming the most commercially successful director in the history of film. Stevenson is best remembered for directing the Julie Andrews musical Mary Poppins, for which Andrews won the Academy Award for Best Actress and Stevenson was nominated for Best Director. With Disney, he also directed the first two Herbie films, The Love Bug (1968) and Herbie Rides Again (1974), as well as Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971). Three of his films featured English actor David Tomlinson. (b. 1905)

April 30th 1989 – Sergio Leone, Italian film director, producer and screenwriter, died of a heart attack. He is credited as the inventor of the "Spaghetti Western" genre. His movies include the Dollars Trilogy of Westerns featuring Clint Eastwood: A Fistful of Dollars (1964), For a Few Dollars More (1965) and the epic Western The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966); Once Upon a Time in the West (1968); Duck, You Sucker! (1971) and the crime drama Once Upon a Time in America (1984). (b. 1929)
April 30th a bad day for film directors?

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/18 at 1:18 pm

April 30th 1938 – Larry Niven, American science fiction writer. His best-known work is Ringworld (1970), which received Hugo, Locus, Ditmar, and Nebula awards. The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America named him the 2015 recipient of the Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award. His work is primarily hard science fiction, using big science concepts and theoretical physics. It also often includes elements of detective fiction and adventure stories. His fantasy includes the series The Magic Goes Away, rational fantasy dealing with magic as a non-renewable resource.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/18 at 1:21 pm

April 30th 2007 – Tom Poston, American television and film actor, died of respiratory failure. He starred on television in a career that began in 1950. He appeared as a comic actor, game show panelist, comedy/variety show host, film actor, television actor, and Broadway performer. According to USA Today Life editor Dennis Moore, Poston appeared in more sitcoms than any other actor. In the 1980s, he played George Utley opposite Bob Newhart's character on Newhart. (b. 1921)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/18 at 2:49 pm

April 30th 1949 – Phil Garner, American former baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as an infielder with the Oakland Athletics, Pittsburgh Pirates, Houston Astros, Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants from 1973 to 1988. He was manager of the Astros from July 14, 2004 to August 27, 2007, leading Houston to a World Series appearance in 2005.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/18 at 2:51 pm

April 30th 2007 – Gordon Scott, American film and television actor, died of lingering complications from multiple heart surgeries. Earlier known for his portrayal of the fictional character Tarzan in five films (and one compilation of three made-as-a-pilot television episodes) of the Tarzan film series from 1955 to 1960. Gordon Scott was the eleventh Tarzan, starting with Tarzan’s Hidden Jungle (1955). He was "discovered" poolside, and offered "a 7 year contract, a loin cloth, and a new last name." (b. 1926)

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April 30th 1988 – Jonathan Brownlee, English professional duathlete and triathlete. He was the 2012 Triathlon World Champion, and the silver medalist in 2013 and 2016. Brownlee is also a two-time, and the reigning, World Sprint Triathlon Champion and is the former Under 23 Triathlon World Champion (2010). Brownlee won the bronze medal in the Olympic triathlon at the London 2012 Olympic Games and the silver medal in the Olympics triathlon at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. His brother, Alistair Brownlee, is also a triathlon champion, having won the gold medal at both the 2012 and 2016 Olympics.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/18 at 4:46 pm

2015, Ben E King, (Benjmin Earl Nelson), soul and R&B singer with The Drifters, died at the Hackensack University Medical Center at the age of 76. The Driffters had the 1960 US No.1 & UK No.2 single 'Save The Last Dance For Me', and King scored the the 1987 UK No.1 solo single 'Stand By Me', (first released in 1961).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/18 at 5:11 pm

April 30th 1956 – Alben W. Barkley, American lawyer and politician from Kentucky, died of a heart attack while giving a speech at the Washington and Lee Mock Convention. He served in both houses of Congress and as the 35th Vice President of the United States from 1949 to 1953. In 1905, he was elected county attorney for McCracken County, Kentucky. (b. 1877)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/18 at 5:28 pm

April 30th 2016 – Harry Kroto, English chemist, died from complications of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. He shared the 1996 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Robert Curl and Richard Smalley for their discovery of fullerenes. He was the recipient of many other honors and awards. Kroto held many positions in academia throughout his life, most notably the Francis Eppes Professor of Chemistry at the Florida State University, which he joined in 2004. Prior to this, he spent a large part of his career at the University of Sussex, where he held an emeritus professorship. Kroto promoted science education and was a critic of religious faith. (b. 1939)

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Written By: GypsyRoad on 04/30/18 at 10:48 pm

Today's Birthdays

Merrill Osmond (Singer and Bass player for The Osmond Brothers) is 65
Johnny Galecki, actor (Big Bang Theory) is 43
Kirsten Dunst, actress (Interview With The Vampire) is 36

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/01/18 at 1:02 am

May 1st 1967 – Tim McGraw country singer and actor. Many of McGraw's albums and singles have topped the country music charts with total album sales in excess of 40 million units in the US. McGraw had 11 consecutive albums debut at No.1 on the Billboard albums charts, as well as twenty-one singles hitting No.1 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. He is married to country singer Faith Hill and is the son of former baseball player Tug McGraw.

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May 1st 1873 – David Livingstone, British Congregationalist, pioneer medical missionary with the London Missionary Society, an explorer in Africa, dies from malaria and internal bleeding due to dysentery at the age of 60 in Zambia. One of the most popular national heroes of the late-19th-century in the Victorian era. His meeting with Henry Morton Stanley on 10 November 1871 gave rise to the popular quotation "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?". (b. 1813)

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May 1st 1969 – Wes Anderson, American film director, film producer, screenwriter, and actor. His films are known for their distinctive visual and narrative style.

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May 1st 1904 – Antonín Dvořák, Czech composer and academic, died on May 1st 1904, of an undiagnosed cause following five weeks of illness, at the age of 62.His Symphony From the New World spread his reputation worldwide. (b. 1841)

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May 1st 1946 – John Woo, Chinese-born Hong Kong film director, writer, and producer. He is the owner of Lion Rock Productions. He is considered a major influence on the action genre, known for his highly chaotic action sequences, Mexican standoffs, and frequent use of slow motion.

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May 1st 1965 – Spike Jones, American musician and bandleader, dies at the age of 53, lifelong heavy smoker, and he eventually developed emphysema. He specialised in satirical arrangements of popular songs. Ballads and classical works receiving the Jones treatment were punctuated with gunshots, whistles, cowbells and outlandish and comedic vocals. From the early 1940s to the mid-1950s, Jones and his band recorded under the title Spike Jones and his City Slickers and toured the United States and Canada as The Musical Depreciation Revue. (b. 1911)

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May 1st 1957 – Uberto Pasolini, Italian film producer, director, and former investment banker known for producing the 1997 film The Full Monty and directing and producing the 2008 film Machan.

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May 1st 1978 – Aram Khachaturian, Georgian-Armenian composer and conductor, died from a lon undisclosed illness. Without prior music training, he enrolled in the Gnessin Musical Institute, subsequently studying at the Moscow Conservatory in the class of Nikolai Myaskovsky, among others. His first major work, the Piano Concerto (1936), popularized his name within and outside the Soviet Union. It was followed by the Violin Concerto (1940) and the Cello Concerto (1946). His other significant compositions include the Masquerade Suite (1941), the Anthem of the Armenian SSR (1944), three symphonies (1935, 1943, 1947), and around 25 film scores. Khachaturian is best known for his ballet music—Gayane (1942) and Spartacus (1954). His most popular piece, the "Sabre Dance" from Gayane, has been used extensively in popular culture and has been covered by a number of musicians worldwide. His style is "characterized by colorful harmonies, captivating rhythms, virtuosity, improvisations, and sensuous melodies". (b. 1903)

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May 1st 1939 – Judy Collins, American singer and songwriter known for her eclectic tastes in the material she records (which has included folk music, show tunes, pop music, rock and roll and standards) and for her social activism. Collins' debut album A Maid of Constant Sorrow was released in 1961, but it was the lead single from her 1967 album Wildflowers, "Both Sides, Now" — written by Joni Mitchell — that gave Collins international prominence. The single hit the Top 10 on the Billboard Pop Singles chart and won Collins her first Grammy Award for Best Folk Performance. She enjoyed further success with her recordings of "Someday Soon", "Chelsea Morning", "Amazing Grace", and "Cook with Honey".

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May 1st 1986 – Hylda Baker, English comedienne, actress and music hall performer, died from bronchial pneumonia. She is perhaps most well known for her role as Nellie Pledge in the ITV sitcom Nearest and Dearest (1968–73) and for her role in the 1960 film Saturday Night and Sunday Morning.  (b. 1905)

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May 1st 1949 – Tim Hodgkinson, English experimental music composer and performer, principally on reeds, lap steel guitar, and keyboards. He first became known as one of the core members of the British avant-rock group Henry Cow, which he formed with Fred Frith in 1968. After the demise of Henry Cow, he participated in numerous bands and projects, eventually concentrating on composing contemporary music and performing as an improviser.

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May 1st 1986 – Hugo Peretti, American songwriter and producer, died from an undisclosed cause. Wrote and produced many classic hits including, 'Can't Help Falling In Love', 'Twistin' The Night Away', 'Shout', 'The Hustle' and 'You Make Me Feel Brand New.' (b. 1916)

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May 1st 1937 – Una Stubbs, English actress, television personality and former dancer who has appeared on British television and in the theatre, and less frequently in films. She is particularly known for playing Rita Rawlins in the sitcoms Till Death Us Do Part and In Sickness and in Health, as well as Aunt Sally in the children's series Worzel Gummidge.

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May 1st 1994 – Ayrton Senna, Brazilian racing driver, was killed in an accident during the San Marino Grand Prix at Imola. He won three Formula One world championships for McLaren in 1988, 1990 and 1991, and is widely regarded as one of the greatest Formula One drivers of all time. He died in an accident while leading the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix for Williams.  (b. 1960)

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May 1st 1929 – Sonny Ramadhin, West Indian cricketer. He was a dominant bowler of the 1950s. He was the first of many West Indian cricketers of Indian origin, and was one of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 1951.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/01/18 at 11:31 am

May 1st 1991 – Richard Thorpe, American film director, died from an undisclosed cause. Best known for his long career at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. He is known for as the original director of The Wizard of Oz. He was fired after two weeks of shooting, because it was felt that his scenes did not have the right air of fantasy about them. Thorpe notoriously gave Judy Garland a blonde wig and cutesy "baby-doll" makeup that made her look like a girl in her late teens rather than an innocent Kansas farm girl of about thirteen. Both makeup and wig were discarded at the suggestion of George Cukor, who was brought in temporarily. Stills from Thorpe's work on the film survive today. Further, it is understood that bits of his filmed footage of Toto escaping from the Wicked Witch's castle are still featured in the film, albeit uncredited. (b. 1896)

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May 1st 1945 – Rita Coolidge, American recording artist. During the 1970s and 1980s, she charted hits on Billboard magazine's pop, country, adult contemporary, and jazz charts and won two Grammy Awards with fellow musician and then-husband Kris Kristofferson.
May 1st 1946 – Joanna Lumley, English actress, voice-over artist, former model, author and activist. She won two BAFTA TV Awards for her role as Patsy Stone in the sitcom Absolutely Fabulous (1992–2012), and was nominated for the 2011 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for the Broadway revival of La Bête.

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May 1st 2003 – Wim van Est, Dutch racing cyclist, died from an undisclosed cause. He is best known for being the first Dutch cyclist to wear the yellow jersey as leader of the general classification in the Tour de France of 1951, and for falling into a ravine while wearing it. (b. 1923)

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May 1st 1951 – Gordon Greenidge, Barbadian cricketer and coach, he was an opening batsman for the West Indies. He began his Test career against India at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore in 1974 and continued playing internationally until 1991. He was half of the West Indies prolific opening partnership with Desmond Haynes.

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May 1st 2011 – Henry Cooper, English heavyweight boxer, died after a long illness, 2 days before his 77th birthday. Best known for the power of his left hook, "Enry's 'Ammer", and his knockdown of the young Muhammad Ali. Cooper held the British, Commonwealth and European heavyweight titles several times throughout his career, and unsuccessfully challenged Ali for the world heavyweight championship in 1966. (b. 1934)

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May 1st 1954 – Ray Parker, Jr., American musician-guitarist, singer-songwriter, producer and actor. Parker is known for writing and performing the theme song to the movie Ghostbusters, for his solo music, and for performing with his band, Raydio, and with Barry White.

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May 1st 2011 – Ted Lowe, English snooker commentator for the BBC, died from an undisclosed illness. His unmistakably husky, hushed tones earned him the nickname "Whispering Ted". (b. 1920)

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May 1st 1955 – Ray Searage, American baseball relief pitcher who played for the New York Mets (1981), Milwaukee Brewers (1984–1986), Chicago White Sox (1986–1987) and Los Angeles Dodgers (1989–1990). He is currently the pitching coach for the Pittsburgh Pirates. In 7 seasons he had an 11–13 win-loss record with a 3.50 ERA. He appeared in 254 games, pitched 287 ⅔ innings, finished 101 games, and garnered 11 saves. Searage allowed 267 hits, 120 runs, 112 earned runs, 22 home runs, 137 walks (23 intentional), 193 strikeouts, hit 3 batters, made 14 wild pitches, faced 1,242 batters, and balked twice.

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May 1st 2015 – Grace Lee Whitney, American actress and singer, died of natural causes. She was known for her role as Janice Rand on the original Star Trek television series and subsequent Star Trek television series and films. (b. 1930)

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May 1st 1971 – Stuart Appleby, Australian golfer. He has won nine times on the PGA Tour. He was a member of the International Team in the Presidents Cup five times, and featured in the top ten of the Official World Golf Ranking in 2004. His best performance in a major championship came in 2002, where he lost in a four-way playoff to Ernie Els at The Open Championship.

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May 1st 1990 – Scooter Gennett, American baseball second baseman for the Cincinnati Reds of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the Milwaukee Brewers. He is one of 18 players in major league history to hit four home runs in a single game.

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May 4th 1959, Randy Travis, American country music and Christian country music singer, songwriter, guitarist, and actor. Since 1985, he has recorded 20 studio albums and charted over 20 No.1 hits. Considered a pivotal figure in the history of country music, Travis broke through in the mid-1980s with the release of his album Storms of Life, which sold more than three million copies. The album established him as a major force in the Neotraditional country movement.

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May 4th 1471 – Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales, died at the age of 17, when he was killed at the Battle of Tewkesbury, in the Wars of the Roses, as Edward IV defeats a Lancastrian Army. (b. 1453)

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May 4th 1952 – Belinda Green, Australian beauty queen who won the 1972 Miss World contest at the age of 20. Growing up in Sydney, she became the second woman from her country to win the title; the first, Penelope Plummer, was crowned Miss World in 1968. The pageant was held in London, at the Royal Albert Hall. Her triumph came in a year that saw Australia win the Miss Universe crown, the Miss Asia Pacific title, and placed first runner-up in the Miss International.

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May 4th 1924 – E. Nesbit, English author and poet, died from lung cancer. She wrote or collaborated on more than 60 books of children's literature. She was also a political activist and co-founded the Fabian Society, a socialist organisation later affiliated to the Labour Party.The Railway Children is also known from its adaptation into a 1970 film version. (b. 1858)

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May 4th 1940 – Robin Cook, American physician and author, he is best known for combining medical writing with the thriller genre. Many of his books have been bestsellers on The New York Times Best Seller List. Several of his books have also been featured in Reader's Digest. His books have sold nearly 400 million copies worldwide.

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May 4th 1938 – Carl von Ossietzky, German journalist, activist and pacifist, died of tuberculosis. He was recipient of the 1935 Nobel Peace Prize for his work in exposing the clandestine German re-armament. He was convicted of high treason and espionage in 1931 after publishing details of Germany's violation of the Treaty of Versailles by rebuilding an air force, the predecessor of the Luftwaffe, and training pilots in the Soviet Union. In 1990, his daughter, Rosalinde von Ossietzky-Palm, called for a resumption of proceedings, but the verdict was upheld by the Federal Court of Justice in 1992. (b. 1889)

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May 4th 1954 – Ryan Cayabyab, Filipino musician, composer and conductor; he was Executive and Artistic Director for several years of the defunct San Miguel Foundation for the Performing Arts. He was also a resident judge for the only television season of Philippine Idol, broadcast in 2006.

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May 4th 1969 – Osbert Sitwell, English writer dies from Parkinson's disease. His elder sister was Edith Sitwell and his younger brother was Sacheverell Sitwell. Like them, he devoted his life to art and literature. Sitwell's first work of fiction, Triple Fugue, was published in 1924, and visits to Italy and Germany produced Discursions on Travel, Art and Life (1925). His first novel, Before the Bombardment (1926), set in an out-of-season hotel, was well reviewed. (b. 1892)

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May 4th 1954 – Ryan Cayabyab, Filipino musician, composer and conductor; he was Executive and Artistic Director for several years of the defunct San Miguel Foundation for the Performing Arts. He was also a resident judge for the only television season of Philippine Idol, broadcast in 2006.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/04/18 at 8:31 am

May 4th 1972 – Edward Calvin Kendall, American chemist, died from an undisclosed cause. In 1950, Kendall was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine along with Swiss chemist Tadeus Reichstein and Mayo Clinic physician Philip S. Hench, for their work with the hormones of the adrenal gland. Kendall did not only focus on the adrenal glands, he was also responsible for the isolation of thyroxine, a hormone of the thyroid gland and worked with the team that crystallized glutathione and identified its chemical structure. (d. 1886)

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May 4th 1928 – Hosni Mubarak, Egyptian military and political leader who served as the fourth President of Egypt from 1981 to 2011.

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May 4th 1975 - Moe Howard, American actor and comedian died of lung cancer. Best known as the de facto leader of the Three Stooges, the farce comedy team who starred in motion pictures and television for four decades. That group originally started out as Ted Healy and His Stooges, an act that toured the vaudeville circuit. Moe's distinctive hairstyle came about when he was a boy and cut off his curls with a pair of scissors, producing a ragged shape approximating a bowl cut. (b. 1897)

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May 4th 1953 – Pia Zadora, American actress and singer. After working as a child actress on Broadway, in regional theater, and in the film Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (1964), she came to national attention in 1981, when following her starring role in the highly criticized Butterfly, she won a Golden Globe Award as New Star of the Year, while simultaneously winning the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress and the "Worst New Star" for the same performance. When in the 1980s Zadora's film career failed to achieve critical success, she switched her focus to music.

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May 4th 1980 – Josip Broz Tito, Yugoslav communist revolutionary and political leader, died of gangrene after his left leg was amputated due to arterial blockages. His serving in various roles from 1943 until his death in 1980. During World War II, he was the leader of the Partisans, often regarded as the most effective resistance movement in occupied Europe. While his presidency has been criticized as authoritarian and concerns about the repression of political opponents have been raised, some historians consider him a benevolent dictator. He was a popular public figure both in Yugoslavia and abroad. Viewed as a unifying symbol, his internal policies maintained the peaceful coexistence of the nations of the Yugoslav federation. He gained further international attention as the chief leader of the Non-Aligned Movement, alongside Jawaharlal Nehru of India, Gamal Abdel Nasser of Egypt, Sukarno of Indonesia, and Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana. (b. 1892)

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May 4th 1979 – Lance Bass, American pop singer, dancer, actor, film and television producer, and author. He grew up in Mississippi and rose to fame as the bass singer for the American pop boy band NSYNC.

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May 4th 1938 – Kanō Jigorō, Japanese educator and athlete, the founder of Judo, died from officially listed as pneumonia. but other sources list food poisoning as the cause of death. Judo was the first Japanese martial art to gain widespread international recognition, and the first to become an official Olympic sport. Pedagogical innovations attributed to Kanō include the use of black and white belts, and the introduction of dan ranking to show the relative ranking among members of a martial art style. Well-known mottoes attributed to Kanō include "Maximum Efficiency with Minimum Effort". (b. 1860)

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May 4th 1937 – Dick Dale, American surf rock guitarist, known as The King of the Surf Guitar. He pioneered the surf music style, drawing on Eastern musical scales and experimenting with reverberation. He worked closely with Fender to produce custom made amplifiers, including the first-ever 100-watt guitar amplifier. He pushed the limits of electric amplification technology, helping to develop new equipment that was capable of producing distorted, "thick, clearly defined tones" at "previously undreamed-of volumes." The "breakneck speed of his single-note staccato picking technique" and showmanship with the guitar is considered a precursor to heavy metal music, influencing guitarists such as Jimi Hendrix and Eddie Van Halen.

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May 4th 1984 – Diana Dors, English actress, dies aged 52 from a recurrence of ovarian cancer, first diagnosed two years before. She first came to public notice as a blonde bombshell in the style of American Marilyn Monroe, as promoted by her first husband Dennis Hamilton, mostly via sex film-comedies and risqué modelling. Later she showed a genuine talent for TV, recordings and cabaret, and gained new popularity as a regular chat-show guest. (b. 1931)

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May 4th:

1930 – Katherine Jackson, matriarch of the Jackson family, mother of Michael Jackson

1951 – Jackie Jackson, American singer and songwriter best known as a founding member of the Jackson 5. Jackie is the second child of the Jackson family and the oldest Jackson brother.

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May 4th 2012 – Bob Stewart, American television game show producer, died of natural causes. He was active in the TV industry from 1956 until his retirement in 1991. Stewart is known for creating some of the most popular game shows for Mark Goodson-Bill Todman Productions. These shows include To Tell the Truth, Password, and The Price Is Right. His biggest success as an independent producer was the Pyramid series, starting with The $10,000 Pyramid in 1973. The Price Is Right, created by Stewart, is the only game show to be seen nationally in either first-run network or syndication airings in the US in every decade from the 1950s onward. (b. 1920)

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May 4th 1928 – Betsy Rawls, American former LPGA Tour golfer. She won eight major championship and 55 LPGA Tour career events. She is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame.

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May 4th 2009 – Dom DeLuise, American actor, voice actor, comedian, chef and author, died having been hospitalised at the time, suffering from kidney failure and respiratory problems due to complications from diabetes and high blood pressure. He was the husband of actress Carol Arthur and the father of actor, director, pianist, and writer Peter DeLuise, and actors David DeLuise and Michael DeLuise. He starred in a number of movies directed by Mel Brooks, in a series of films with career-long best friend Burt Reynolds, and as a voice actor in various animated films by Don Bluth. (b. 1933)

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May 4th 1967 – Kate Garraway, English television and radio presenter, best known for her television roles with ITV Breakfast. Garraway presents a mid-morning show on Smooth Radio on weekdays as well as the ITV Breakfast programme Good Morning Britain. Previously, she hosted various daytime programmes including Daybreak (2010–2014), Lorraine (2010–2014) and GMTV (2000–2010). Garraway occasionally presented The National Lottery Draws for BBC One from 2014 until 2016.

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May 4th 2013 – Christian de Duve, English-Belgian cytologist and biochemist, died by self-induced euthanasia in the presence of all of his children. He made serendipitous discoveries of two cell organelles, peroxisome and lysosome, for which he shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1974 with Albert Claude and George E. Palade ("for their discoveries concerning the structural and functional organization of the cell"). In addition to peroxisome and lysosome, he invented the scientific names such as autophagy, endocytosis, and exocytosis in a single occasion. (b. 1917)

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May 4th 1989 – Rory McIlroy, Northern Irish golfer from Northern Ireland who is a member of both the European and PGA Tours. He was world number one in the Official World Golf Ranking for 95 weeks. He is a four-time major champion, winning the 2011 U.S Open, (setting a tournament record score of −16), 2012 PGA Championship (with a tournament record margin of victory (8 strokes)), 2014 Open Championship, and 2014 PGA Championship. Along with Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods and Jordan Spieth he is one of four players to win three majors by the age of 25.

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May 4th 1995 – Connie Wisniewski, American baseball starting pitcher and outfielder, died from stomach cancer. He played from 1944 through 1952 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5' 8", 147 lb., she batted left-handed and threw right-handed. (b. 1922)

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May 4th 1987 – Cesc Fàbregas, Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Premier League club Chelsea and the Spain national team.

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May 4th 1987 – Paul Butterfield, American singer and harmonica player, who fronted The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, died of drug-related heart failure. Gained international recognition, as one of the early acts performing during the Summer of Love, at Monterey Pop Festival and Woodstock festival. (b. 1942)

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May 4th 1956 – Ken Oberkfell, American former Major League Baseball third baseman. He played from 1977 to 1992 for six different teams. Oberkfell primarily played third base but he also played over 400 career games at second base. After retiring as a player, Oberkfell served as a baseball coach. He has primarily coached in the minor leagues, but he spent the part of the 2008 as the New York Mets first base coach and spent the 2011 season as the Mets bench coach. He is currently the hitting coach for the Gateway Grizzlies of the Frontier League.

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May 4th 1972 – Manny Aybar, Dominican pitcher who has played in Major League Baseball and Korea Baseball Organization. He bats and throws right-handed. Aybar began his professional career in 1992 as a shortstop in the St. Louis Cardinals organization, but switched to pitching in 1993. He made his major league debut on August 4, 1997, with St. Louis in a 4–2 loss to the New York Mets. After that, he was unable to fully establish himself as a major leaguer, spending time in the Colorado Rockies, Cincinnati Reds, Chicago Cubs, Florida Marlins, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, San Francisco Giants, New York Mets and LG Twins organizations at both the major league and Triple-A levels and in Korean baseball.

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May 4th 1959 – Bob Tway, American golfer who has won numerous tournaments including eight PGA Tour victories. He spent 25 weeks in the top 10 of the Official World Golf Ranking in 1986–87.

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May 6th 1948 - Mary MacGregor, American singer, best known for singing the 1976 song "Torn Between Two Lovers", which topped the Billboard charts for two weeks and UK No.4 single. Where is she now?

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May 6th 1910 - Edward VII, King of the United Kingdom, died after suffering several heart attacks and refused to go to bed. Having been a heavy smoker, may had lead to his death. King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India from 22 January 1901 until his death in 1910. (b. 1841)

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May 6th 1947 – Alan Dale, New Zealand actor. As a child, Dale developed a love of theatre and also became a rugby player. After retiring from the sport, he took on a number of professions to support his family, before deciding to become a professional actor at age 27. He appeared as Jim Robinson in Neighbours, a part he played from 1985 until 1993. He left the series when he fell out with the producers over the pay he and the rest of the cast received. After leaving Neighbours, Dale found he had become typecast as Robinson in Australia and struggled to find work. His career was revitalised after he relocated to the United States in 2000. Since then, he has had roles in many American series including prominent parts in The O.C. (as Caleb Nichol) and Ugly Betty (as Bradford Meade), as well as recurring and guest roles in Lost, 24, NCIS, ER, The West Wing, The X-Files, Entourage and Once Upon a Time. Dale has also appeared in minor roles in films such as Star Trek Nemesis, Hollywood Homicide, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and Captain America: The Winter Soldier, as well as the London West End production of Spamalot.

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May 6th 1919 - L. Frank Baum, American author, died after a stroke. Author famous for his children's books, particularly The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and its sequels. He wrote a total of 14 novels in the Oz series, plus 41 other novels, 83 short stories, over 200 poems, and at least 42 scripts. He made numerous attempts to bring his works to the stage and the nascent medium of film; the 1939 adaptation of the first Oz book would become a landmark of 20th century cinema. His works anticipated such century-later commonplaces as television, augmented reality, laptop computers (The Master Key), wireless telephones (Tik-Tok of Oz), women in high-risk and action-heavy occupations (Mary Louise in the Country), police corruption and false evidence (Phoebe Daring), and the ubiquity of advertising on clothing (Aunt Jane's Nieces at Work). (b. 1856)

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May 6th 1953 – Lynn Whitfield, American actress and producer. She began her acting career in television and theatre, before progressing to supporting roles in film. She won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie and received a Golden Globe Award nomination for her performance as Josephine Baker in the HBO biographical drama film The Josephine Baker Story (1991). Whitfield spent her career after breakthrough performance as Josephine Baker playing the leading roles in a number of made for television movies in the 1990s, and had several starring roles in films, include performances in A Thin Line Between Love and Hate (1996), Gone Fishin' (1997), Eve's Bayou (1997), Stepmom (1998), Head of State (2003), Madea's Family Reunion (2006) and The Women (2008). Whitfield also starred in a number of smaller movies in the 2000s and 2010s. In 2016, she began starring as villainous Lady Mae Greenleaf in the Oprah Winfrey Network drama series, Greenleaf. Whitfield has won five NAACP Image Awards.

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May 6th 1859 - Alexander von Humboldt, Prussian geographer, naturalist, explorer, and influential proponent of Romantic philosophy and science, died peacefully on May 6th 1859, in Berlin, aged 89, after suffering a minor stroke in February 1859. A Between 1799 and 1804, Humboldt travelled extensively in Latin America, exploring and describing it for the first time from a modern scientific point of view. (b. 1769)

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May 6th 1945 - Bob Seger, US singer, songwriter. ln 1973, he put together the Silver Bullet Band, with a group of Detroit-area musicians, with whom he became most successful on the national level with the album Live Bullet, recorded live with the Silver Bullet Band in 1975 at Cobo Hall in Detroit, Michigan. 1987 US No.1 single 'Shakedown', from the film 'Beverly Hills Cop II', 1995 UK No.22 single 'We've Got Tonight').

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May 6th 1862 - Henry David Thoreau, American essayist, poet, philosopher, abolitionist, naturalist, tax resister, development critic, surveyor, and historian. A leading transcendentalist, died at age 44, having suffered for tuberculosis. Thoreau is best known for his book Walden, a reflection upon simple living in natural surroundings, and his essay "Civil Disobedience" (originally published as "Resistance to Civil Government"), an argument for disobedience to an unjust state. (b. 1817)

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May 6th 1929 – Rosemary Cramp, British archaeologist and academic specialising in the Anglo-Saxons. She was the first female professor appointed at Durham University and was Professor of Archaeology from 1971 to 1990. She served as President of the Society of Antiquaries of London from 2001 to 2004.

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May 6th 1882 - Thomas Henry Burke, Irish civil servant, he was Permanent Under Secretary at the Irish Office for many years before being killed during the Phoenix Park Murders on Saturday May 6th 1882. The killing was carried out by an Irish republican organisation called the Irish National Invincibles. The newly appointed Chief Secretary for Ireland Lord Frederick Cavendish (b.1836), although not the intended victim, was assassinated alongside him while they walked through Phoenix Park in Dublin. The victims were stabbed in the neck and chest with surgical blades. (b. 1829)

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May 6th 1929 - Leon Hughes, American singer. He is best known as the last surviving original member of The Coasters. The rhythm and blues/rock and roll vocal group scored the 1958 US No.1 single 'Yakety Yak', the 1959 US No.2 and UK No.6 single 'Charlie Brown', as well as 'Young Blood' and 'Poison Ivy'.

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May 6th 1952 - Maria Montessori, Italian physician and educator, died of a cerebral hemorrhage. Best known for the philosophy of education that bears her name, and her writing on scientific pedagogy. At an early age, Montessori broke gender barriers and expectations when she enrolled in classes at an all-boys technical school, with hopes of becoming an engineer. She soon had a change of heart and began medical school at The University of Rome, where she graduated – with honors – in 1896. She was a single mother. Her educational method is in use today in many public and private schools throughout the world. (b. 1870)

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May 6th 1931 – Willie Mays, American baseball player and coach, nicknamed "The Say Hey Kid", is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) center fielder who spent almost all of his 22-season career playing for the New York and San Francisco Giants, before finishing with the New York Mets. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1979, his first year of eligibility.

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May 6th 1949 – Maurice Maeterlinck, Belgian playwright, poet, and essayist, died from a heart attack He was Flemish but wrote in French. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1911 "in appreciation of his many-sided literary activities, and especially of his dramatic works, which are distinguished by a wealth of imagination and by a poetic fancy, which reveals, sometimes in the guise of a fairy tale, a deep inspiration, while in a mysterious way they appeal to the readers' own feelings and stimulate their imaginations". The main themes in his work are death and the meaning of life. His plays form an important part of the Symbolist movement. (b. 1862)

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May 6th 1944 – Masanori Murakami, Japanese baseball player. He is notable for being the first Japanese player to play for a Major League Baseball team. Sent over to the United States by the Nankai Hawks, Murakami saw success as a reliever for the San Francisco Giants, debuting at the age of 20 in 1964. In 1965, he struck out over one batter per inning pitched, posted an ERA under 4 and earned eight saves. Following this season, however, Murakami headed back to his original Japanese club due to contractual obligations, where his success continued for another 17 years.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/18 at 3:06 pm

May 6th 1985 - Julie Vega, Filipina child actress, singer and commercial model, died from a cardiac arrest secondary to bronchopneumonia. She remains very popular in her native Philippines, years after her death at the peak of her career at age of 16. She won two FAMAS Awards for Best Child Actress during her brief showbiz career. (b. 1968)

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May 6th 1950 – Jeffery Deaver, American mystery/crime writer. He has a bachelor of journalism degree from the University of Missouri and a law degree from Fordham University and originally started working as a journalist. He later practiced law before embarking on a successful career as a best-selling novelist.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/18 at 3:41 pm

May 6th 1992 - Marlene Dietrich, German actress and singer, died of renal failure. She held both German and American citizenship.Throughout her unusually long career, which spanned from the 1910s to the 1980s, she maintained popularity by continually reinventing herself. In the 1920s in Berlin, Dietrich acted on the stage and in silent films. Her performance as Lola-Lola in The Blue Angel (1930) brought her international fame and resulted in a contract with Paramount Pictures. Dietrich starred in Hollywood films such as Morocco (1930), Shanghai Express (1932), and Desire (1936). She successfully traded on her glamorous persona and "exotic" looks, and became one of the highest-paid actresses of the era. Throughout World War II, she was a high-profile entertainer in the United States. Although she still made occasional films after the war, Dietrich spent most of the 1950s to the 1970s touring the world as a marquee live-show performer. (b. 1901)

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May 6th 1961 – George Clooney, American actor, filmmaker, activist and philanthropist. He has received three Golden Globe Awards for his work as an actor and two Academy Awards, one for acting in Syriana (2006) and the other for co-producing Argo (2012).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/18 at 4:16 pm

May 6th 1991 - Wilfrid Hyde-White, English character actor of stage, film and television, died from heart failure, six days before his 88th birthday. He achieved international recognition in his later years as Colonel Pickering in the 1964 film My Fair Lady. (b. 1903)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/18 at 1:12 am

May 7th 1956 – Nicholas Hytner, English theatre director, film director, and film producer. He was previously the Artistic Director of London's National Theatre. His major successes while director include Miss Saigon, The History Boys and One Man, Two Guvnors.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/18 at 1:15 am

May 7th 1868 – 1778 – Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux, British statesman, died from an unknown cause. He became Lord Chancellor of Great Britain. As a young lawyer in Scotland, Brougham helped to found the Edinburgh Review in 1802 and contributed many articles to it. He went to London, and was called to the English bar in 1808. In 1810 he entered the House of Commons as a Whig. Brougham took up the fight against the slave trade and opposed restrictions on trade with continental Europe. In 1820, he won popular renown as chief attorney to Queen Caroline, and in the next decade he became a liberal leader in the House. He not only proposed educational reforms in Parliament but also was one of the founders of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge in 1825 and of University College London in 1826. As Lord Chancellor from 1830 to 1834 he effected many legal reforms to speed procedure and established the Central Criminal Court. In later years he spent much of his time in Cannes, which he established as a popular resort. (b. 1778)

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May 7th 1951 – Bernie Marsden, English rock and blues guitarist. He is primarily known for his work with Whitesnake, having written or co-written with David Coverdale many of the group's hit songs, such as "Fool for Your Loving", "Walking in the Shadow of the Blues", "Lovehunter", "Trouble" and the multi-million selling chart-topper "Here I Go Again."

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/18 at 2:49 am

May 7th 1800 – Niccolò Piccinni, Italian composer, died from an unknown cause. He composed symphonies, sacred music, chamber music, and opera. Although he is somewhat obscure today, Piccinni was one of the most popular composers of opera—particularly the Neapolitan opera buffa—of his day. (b. 1728)

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May 7th 1954 – Amy Heckerling, American film director. She is an alumna of both New York University and the American Film Institute. She has had a commercially successful career with films including Fast Times at Ridgemont High, European Vacation, Look Who's Talking, and Clueless.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/18 at 5:13 am

May 7th 1940 – George Lansbury, British politician and social reformer, died from stomach cancer. He led the Labour Party from 1932 to 1935. Apart from a brief period of ministerial office during the Labour government of 1929–31, he spent his political life campaigning against established authority and vested interests, his main causes being the promotion of social justice, women's rights and world disarmament. Originally a radical Liberal, Lansbury became a socialist in the early-1890s, and thereafter served his local community in the East End of London in numerous elective offices. His activities were underpinned by his Christian beliefs which, except for a short period of doubt, sustained him through his life. Elected to Parliament in 1910, he resigned his seat in 1912 to campaign for women's suffrage, and was briefly imprisoned after publicly supporting militant action. He was paternal grandfather to movie actress Angela Lansbury. (b. 1859)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/18 at 6:17 am

May 7th 1943 – Harvey Andrews, English singer-songwriter and poet. He has appeared at many festivals around the world. Television appearances include The Old Grey Whistle Test, Rhythm on Two and over 50 other shows. He has made two television specials featuring his songs, The Camera and The Song, and The Same Old Smile. Two further specials were produced in the Netherlands and Ireland. He sang "Riding Free", the theme song from the cult British horror movie Psychomania in 1973, and wrote and sang the theme songs for two Australian TV series, Golden Pennies (1985) and The Haunted School (1986). He has hosted BBC Radio Two's Folk on Two and a Radio Four Kaleidoscope special was devoted to his work.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/18 at 6:19 am

May 7th 1937 – Ernst A. Lehmann, German Zeppelin captain, died from his injuries in an airship accident. He was one of the most famous and experienced figures in German airship travel. The Pittsburgh Press called Lehmann the best airship pilot in the world, although he was criticized by Hugo Eckener for often making dangerous manoeuvres that compromised the ship. (b. 1886)

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May 7th 1946 – Thelma Houston, American singer and actress. She scored a number-one hit in 1977 with her cover version of the song "Don't Leave Me This Way", which won the Grammy for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/18 at 8:13 am

May 7th 1825 – Antonio Salieri, Italian composer and conductor, died after having been committed to medical care and suffered dementia. A pivotal figure in the development of late 18th-century opera, and popularly remembered as a supposedly bitter rival of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. This includes rumours that Salieri murdered Mozart out of jealousy, when in reality, they were at least respectful peers. (b. 1750)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/18 at 9:12 am

May 7th 1946 – Brian Turner, British chef, based in London. He has appeared as a cook on BBC2's Ready Steady Cook since 1994, has appeared on numerous occasions on Saturday Kitchen and has also presented various other cookery programmes.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/18 at 9:34 am

May 7th 2013 – Ray Harryhausen, American-British artist, designer, visual effects creator, writer, and producer, died from an undisclosed cause. He created a form of stop-motion model animation known as "Dynamation". His most memorable works include the animation on Mighty Joe Young (1949), with his mentor Willis H. O'Brien, which won the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects; The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958), his first color film; and Jason and the Argonauts (1963), featuring a famous sword fight with seven skeleton warriors. His last film was Clash of the Titans (1981). (b. 1920)

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May 7th 1931 – Gene Wolfe, American science fiction and fantasy writer. He is noted for his dense, allusive prose as well as the strong influence of his Catholic faith. He is a prolific short-story writer and novelist and has won many science fiction and fantasy literary awards.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/18 at 11:16 am

May 7th 1998 – Eddie Rabbitt, American singer and songwriter, died from lung cancer. His career began as a songwriter in the late 1960s, springboarding to a recording career after composing hits such as "Kentucky Rain" for Elvis Presley in 1970 and "Pure Love" for Ronnie Milsap in 1974. Later in the 1970s, Rabbitt helped to develop the crossover-influenced sound of country music prevalent in the 1980s with such hits as "Suspicions" and "Every Which Way but Loose." His duets "Both to Each Other (Friends and Lovers)" and "You and I", with Juice Newton and Crystal Gayle respectively, later appeared on the soap operas Days of Our Lives and All My Children. (b. 1941)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/18 at 12:39 pm

May 7th 1937 – Claude Raymond, Canadian baseball pitcher for the Chicago White Sox (1959), Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves (1961–63 and 1967–69), Houston Colt .45's/Astros (1964–67) and Montreal Expos (1969–71). He was one of the few baseball players to wear glasses.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/18 at 12:48 pm

May 7th 1987 – Colin Blakely, Northern Irish character actor, died of leukaemia at the peak of his career. He was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor for the Academy Award-nominated film Equus. (b. 1930)

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May 7th 1939 – Sidney Altman, Canadian-American molecular biologist, who is the Sterling Professor of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology and Chemistry at Yale University. In 1989 he shared the Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Thomas R. Cech for their work on the catalytic properties of RNA.

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May 7th 2011 – Seve Ballesteros, Spanish golfer, died from a brain tumour. A World No. 1 who was one of the sport's leading figures from the mid-1970s to the mid-1990s. A member of a gifted golfing family, he won more than 90 international tournaments in his career, including five major championships between 1979 and 1988: The Open Championship three times, and the Masters Tournament twice. He gained attention in the golfing world in 1976, when at the age of 19 he finished second at The Open. He played a leading role in the re-emergence of European golf, helping the European Ryder Cup team to five wins both as a player and captain. He won the World Match Play Championship a record-tying five times. He is generally regarded as the greatest Continental European golfer of all time. Ballesteros won a record 50 European Tour titles. He won at least one European Tour title for 17 consecutive years between 1976 and 1992. (b. 1957)


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May 7th 1965 – Norman Whiteside, Northern Ireland international footballer who played in two World Cups. He played both as a midfielder and as a striker. He began his career at Manchester United, signing professional forms in 1982 at the age of 17 and quickly becoming a key member of the side

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/18 at 4:25 pm

May 7th 2000 – Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., American captain, actor, and producer, died of a heart attack. During his acting career, he specialised in supporting female stars such as Bette Davis, Loretta Young, Ann Dvorak, and Mary Brian. His most notable credit was Morning Glory with Katharine Hepburn. (b. 1909)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/18 at 4:50 pm

May 7th 2011 – Big George, English songwriter, producer, and radio host, died after collapsing at his family home from a heart attack. He composed or arranged the theme music for the television programmes Have I Got News For You, The Office, Room 101, and Graham Norton as well as play-out music for One Foot in the Grave (for which he claimed he was paid more than the more famous Have I Got News For You theme). (b. 1957)

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May 13th 1950 – Danny Kirwan, British musician whose greatest success came with his role as guitarist, singer and songwriter with the blues rock band Fleetwood Mac between 1968 and 1972.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/13/18 at 5:28 am

May 13th 1945 – Tubby Hall, American jazz drummer, died from an undisclosed cause. In 1917 he moved to Chicago, Illinois, where he played with Sugar Johnny Smith. After two years in the United States Army, returned to playing in Chicago mostly with New Orleans bands, joining Carroll Dickerson's Orchestra (recording with it in 1927) and later with the groups of King Oliver, Jimmie Noone, Tiny Parham, Johnny Dodds. Noted swing and big-band drummer Gene Krupa said that Hall and Zutty Singleton "...were great! They knew every trick and just how to phrase the parts of the choruses behind the horns, how to lead a man in, what to do at the turn-arounds, when to use sticks and when to use brushes, when to go for the rims or the woodblocks, what cymbals are for." For some years he played with Louis Armstrong, and is seen in Armstrong's movies of the early 1930s, including the live action and Betty Boop cartoon I'll Be Glad When You're Dead, You Rascal You (1932) and A Rhapsody in Black and Blue (1932), made by Paramount. Only Armstrong and Hall got closeups in the two films, and both get their faces transposed with those of racially stereotyped "jungle natives" in the cartoon. Hall morphs from a jazz drummer to a cannibal stirring a cooking pot with two wooden sticks. (b. 1895)

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May 13th 1950 – Joe Johnston, American film director and former effects artist best known for such effects-driven movies as Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989), Jumanji (1995) and Jurassic Park III (2001). These movies include a number of period films such as The Rocketeer (1991), The Wolfman (2010), and Captain America: The First Avenger (2011). In 1999 Johnston won acclaim for the biographical drama October Sky.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/13/18 at 7:02 am

May 13th 1930 – Fridtjof Nansen, Norwegian scientist, explorer, and academic, died of a heart attack. He led the team that made the first crossing of the Greenland interior in 1888, traversing the island on cross-country skis. He won international fame after reaching a record northern latitude of 86°14′ during his North Pole expedition of 1893–96. Although he retired from exploration after his return to Norway, his techniques of polar travel and his innovations in equipment and clothing influenced a generation of subsequent Arctic and Antarctic expeditions. Nansen studied zoology at the Royal Frederick University in Christiania (renamed Oslo in 1925), and later worked as a curator at the University Museum of Bergen where his research on the central nervous system of lower marine creatures earned him a doctorate and helped establish modern theories of neurology. In the final decade of his life, Nansen devoted himself primarily to the League of Nations, following his appointment in 1921 as the League's High Commissioner for Refugees. In 1922 he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his work on behalf of the displaced victims of the First World War and related conflicts. Among the initiatives he introduced was the "Nansen passport" for stateless persons, a certificate that used to be recognised by more than 50 countries. (b. 1861)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/13/18 at 7:50 am

May 13th 1954 – Johnny Logan, Australian-born Irish singer and composer. He is known as being the only performer to have won the Eurovision Song Contest twice, in 1980 and 1987. He also composed the winning song in 1992. Logan first won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1980, with the song "What's Another Year" written by Shay Healy. In 1984, Logan composed the song "Terminal 3" which placed second at Eurovision, performed by Linda Martin. He won the contest for a second time in 1987 with "Hold Me Now", which he also wrote himself. His third win came in 1992, as composer of Linda Martin's winning entry "Why Me?".Australian-born Irish singer and composer. He is known as being the only performer to have won the Eurovision Song Contest twice, in 1980 and 1987. He also composed the winning song in 1992.

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May 13th 1938 – Charles Édouard Guillaume, Swiss physicist, died from an undisclosed cause. He received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1920 in recognition of the service he had rendered to precision measurements in physics by his discovery of anomalies in nickel steel alloys. In 1919, he gave the fifth Guthrie Lecture at the Institute of Physics in London with the title "The Anomaly of the Nickel-Steels". (b. 1861)

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May 13th 1939 – Harvey Keitel, American actor and producer. An Oscar and Golden Globe Award nominee, he has appeared in films such as Martin Scorsese's Mean Streets, Taxi Driver and The Last Temptation of Christ.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/13/18 at 9:09 am

May 13th 1988 – Chet Baker, American jazz trumpeter, was found dead on the Prins Hendrikkade, near the Zeedijk, the street below his room in Hotel Prins Hendrik in Amsterdam, Netherlands, with serious wounds to his head, apparently having fallen from the second floor window. Baker earned much attention and critical praise through the 1950s, particularly for albums featuring his vocals (Chet Baker Sings, It Could Happen to You). (b. 1929)

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May 13th 1941 – Joe Brown, English entertainer. He has worked as a rock and roll singer and guitarist for more than five decades. He was a stage and television performer in the late 1950s and a UK recording star in the early 1960s. He has made six films, presented specialist radio series for BBC Radio 2, appeared on the West End stage alongside Dame Anna Neagle and has written an autobiography. In recent years he has again concentrated on recording and performing music, playing two tours of around 100 shows every year and releasing an album almost every year.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/13/18 at 10:37 am

May 13th 1835 - John Nash, British architect died at his home from an unknown cause. Responsible for much of the layout of Regency London under the patronage of the Prince Regent, and during his reign as George IV. Nash was also a pioneer in the use of the Picturesque in architecture. His best-known buildings are the Royal Pavilion, Brighton, and Buckingham Palace. (b. 1752)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/13/18 at 11:21 am

May 13th 1950 – Stevie Wonder, American musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, and multi-instrumentalist. A child prodigy, he is considered to be one of the most critically and commercially successful musical performers of the late 20th century. Wonder signed with Motown's Tamla label at the age of 11, and he continued performing and recording for Motown into the 2010s. He has been blind since shortly after birth.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/13/18 at 11:26 am

May 13th 1961 – Gary Cooper, American film actor died less than a week after his sixtieth birthday of prostate cancer. Known for his natural, authentic, and understated acting style and screen performances. His career spanned thirty-five years, from 1925 to 1960, and included leading roles in eighty-four feature films. (b. 1901)

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May 13th 1935 – Dominic Cossa, American operatic lyric baritone, particularly associated with the Italian and French repertoire.

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May 13th 1964 - Diana Wynyard, English stage and film actress, died from renal disease. She appeared in Alexander Korda's version An Ideal Husband (1947), based on the Oscar Wilde play, but her remaining film appearances were in supporting roles. Usually maternal, these included Tom Brown's Schooldays (1951) and the secretive mother (of James Mason's character) in Island in the Sun (1957). She played Empress Elisabeth of Austria in Mayerling (1957), an early American television film which starred Audrey Hepburn.

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May 13th 1937 – Zohra Lampert, American actress, who has had roles on film, television, and stage, including as the title character in the 1971 cult horror film Let's Scare Jessica to Death; she also starred alongside Natalie Wood and Warren Beatty in the 1961 Splendor in the Grass.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/13/18 at 1:33 pm

May 13th 1999 – Gene Sarazen, American professional golfer, died at age 97 from complications of pneumonia. One of the world's top players in the 1920s and 1930s, and the winner of seven major championships. He is one of five players (along with Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus, and Tiger Woods) to win each of the four majors at least once, now known as the Career Grand Slam: U.S. Open (1922, 1932), PGA Championship (1922, 1923, 1933), The Open Championship (1932), and Masters Tournament (1935). At age 71, Sarazen made a hole-in-one at The Open Championship in 1973, at the "Postage Stamp" at Troon in Scotland. (b. 1902)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/13/18 at 1:47 pm

May 13th 1938 – Buck Taylor, American actor best known for his role as gunsmith-turned-deputy Newly O'Brien in 174 episodes during the last eight seasons of CBS's Gunsmoke television series (1967–1975). In recent years, he has painted the portrait of his friend and Gunsmoke series' star James Arness. Taylor's painting specialty is the American West, and each year, he creates the posters for several Texas rodeos. Taylor lives with his second wife on a ranch near Fort Worth, Texas.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/13/18 at 1:51 pm

May 13th 2012 – Donald "Duck" Dunn, American bass guitarist, session musician, record producer, and songwriter, died in his sleep after playing a show at the Blue Note night club in Tokyo the night before. Dunn was notable for his 1960s recordings with Booker T. & the M.G.'s and as a session bassist for Stax Records. (b. 1941)

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May 13th 1937 – Beverly Owen, American television actress, best-known for having played the original role of Marilyn Munster during the first season of The Munsters.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/13/18 at 2:18 pm

May 13th 2015 – Earl Averill, Jr., American professional baseball player, died from an undisclosed cause. He was a catcher in the Major Leagues from 1956 to 1963. He played for the Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Los Angeles Angels, Philadelphia Phillies, and Cleveland Indians. He was commonly called Earl Averill Jr. to distinguish him from his father Earl Averill (full name Howard Earl Averill), who was a Hall of Fame baseball player in his own right. (b. 1931)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/13/18 at 2:51 pm

May 13th 1956 – Richard Madeley, British television presenter, journalist, columnist and novelist. With his wife Judy Finnigan, Madeley has presented This Morning and later the weekday chat show Richard & Judy. Solo projects of Madeley's include the ITV show Fortune: Million Pound Giveaway and standing in on The Chris Evans Breakfast Show for BBC Radio 2.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/13/18 at 3:00 pm

May 13th 1975 – Bob Wills, American Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader, died from pneumonia. Considered by music authorities as the co-founder of Western swing, he was universally known as the King of Western Swing (although Spade Cooley self-promoted the moniker "King Of Western Swing" from 1942 to 1969). (b. 1905)

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May 13th 1949 – Zoë Wanamaker, American-British stage, television and film actress, who has worked extensively with the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre. A nine-time Olivier Award nominee, she won for Once in a Lifetime (1979) and Electra (1998). She has also received four Tony Award nominations for her work on Broadway; for Piaf (1981), Loot (1986), Electra (1999), and Awake and Sing! (2006).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/13/18 at 3:28 pm

May 13th 2002 – Ruth Cracknell, Australian character actress and author, died of a respiratory illness. Her career encompassing all genres including radio, theatre, television and film. She appeared in many dramatic as well as comedy roles throughout a career spanning some 56 years. (b. 1925)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/13/18 at 3:44 pm

May 13th 1950 – Bobby Valentine, American professional baseball player and manager. He is currently the athletic director at Sacred Heart University. Valentine played for the Los Angeles Dodgers (1969, 1971–72), California Angels (1973–75), New York Mets (1977–78), and Seattle Mariners (1979) in MLB. He managed the Texas Rangers (1985–92), the New York Mets (1996–2002), and the Boston Red Sox (2012) of MLB, as well as the Chiba Lotte Marines of Nippon Professional Baseball (1995, 2004–09).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/13/18 at 3:45 pm

May 13th 2011 – Wallace McCain, Canadian businessman, died of pancreatic cancer, He was co-founder of McCain Foods Limited. With an estimated net worth of $US 3.55 billion (as of November 2015), McCain was ranked by Forbes as the 13th wealthiest Canadian and 512th in the world. (b. 1930)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/13/18 at 4:16 pm

May 13th 1957 – Mar Roxas, Filipino politician and the grandson of former Philippine President Manuel Roxas. He served in the Cabinet of the Philippines as Secretary of the Interior and Local Government from 2012 to 2015. Previously, he was the Secretary of Department of Environment and National Resources from 2000 to 2003, a Senator from 2004 to 2010, and Secretary of Transportation and Communications from 2011 to 2012.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/13/18 at 4:31 pm

May 13th 1961 – Dennis Rodman, American retired professional basketball player, who played for the Detroit Pistons, San Antonio Spurs, Chicago Bulls, Los Angeles Lakers, and Dallas Mavericks in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was nicknamed "The Worm" and was known for his fierce defensive and rebounding abilities.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/13/18 at 4:52 pm

May 13th 1957 – Alan Ball, American writer, director, and producer for television, film, and theater. He wrote American Beauty and created Six Feet Under and True Blood, work which earned him an Academy Award, an Emmy, and awards from the Writers, Directors, and Producers Guilds.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/18 at 1:27 am

May 15th 1953 – Mike Oldfield, English musician and composer. His work blends progressive rock with world, folk, classical, electronic, ambient, and new-age music. His biggest commercial success is the 1973 album Tubular Bells – which launched Virgin Records and became a hit in America after its opening was used as the theme for the film The Exorcist. He also recorded the 1983 hit single "Moonlight Shadow" and a rendition of the Christmas piece "In Dulci Jubilo".

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/18 at 1:28 am

May 15th 1886 – Emily Dickinson, American poet and author, died from Bright's disease. She never married, and most friendships between her and others depended entirely upon correspondence. Dickinson was a recluse for the later years of her life. While Dickinson was a prolific private poet, fewer than a dozen of her nearly 1,800 poems were published during her lifetime. The work that was published during her lifetime was usually altered significantly by the publishers to fit the conventional poetic rules of the time. Dickinson's poems are unique for the era in which she wrote; they contain short lines, typically lack titles, and often use slant rhyme as well as unconventional capitalization and punctuation. Many of her poems deal with themes of death and immortality, two recurring topics in letters to her friends. (b. 1830)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/18 at 2:16 am

May 15th 1948 – Brian Eno, English musician, composer, record producer, singer, writer, and visual artist. He is best known for his pioneering work in rock, ambient, pop, and electronic music. Eno studied painting and experimental music at art school in the late 1960s before joining glam rock group Roxy Music as synthesizer player in 1971. After recording two albums with the band, he departed in 1973 to record a number of solo albums.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/18 at 2:17 am


May 15th 1953 – Mike Oldfield, English musician and composer. His work blends progressive rock with world, folk, classical, electronic, ambient, and new-age music. His biggest commercial success is the 1973 album Tubular Bells – which launched Virgin Records and became a hit in America after its opening was used as the theme for the film The Exorcist. He also recorded the 1983 hit single "Moonlight Shadow" and a rendition of the Christmas piece "In Dulci Jubilo".

May 15th 1948 – Brian Eno, English musician, composer, record producer, singer, writer, and visual artist. He is best known for his pioneering work in rock, ambient, pop, and electronic music. Eno studied painting and experimental music at art school in the late 1960s before joining glam rock group Roxy Music as synthesizer player in 1971. After recording two albums with the band, he departed in 1973 to record a number of solo albums.
Two pop music greats share a birthday!

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/18 at 2:39 am

May 15th 1924 – Paul-Henri-Benjamin d'Estournelles de Constant, French diplomat and politician, died from an undisclosed cause. He was advocate of international arbitration and winner of the 1909 Nobel Prize for Peace. In 1904 Estournelles de Constant ran for and won a seat in the Senate, where he served until the end of his career in 1924. As a deputy and senator, Estournelles de Constant concerned himself with colonial issues, consistently opposing Third Republic colonial policy. He advocated the elimination of colonial seats in the French parliament, preferring a policy of establishing protectorates to the traditional republican programme of colonial assimilation. In particular, he violently opposed the establishment of French colonial rule in Madagascar and the Great Powers' dismemberment of China. In domestic affairs, he was concerned particularly with what the terminology of the day called "outrages against morality" (outrages aux bonnes mœurs). He was a Dreyfusard and argued in favour of placing Émile Zola's remains in the Panthéon for Zola's part in the Dreyfus Affair. Above all, though, Estournelles de Constant dedicated himself to the cause of improving international relations, and he was a member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration from 1900. He represented France at both Hague Peace Conferences (1898 and 1907), and outlined a vision of a European union. (b. 1852)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/18 at 4:08 am

May 15th 1981 – Zara Tindall, British equestrian and the second child and only daughter of Anne, Princess Royal, and her first husband, Captain Mark Phillips. She is the second-eldest grandchild of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. Tindall is married to former England rugby union player Mike Tindall. Tindall won the Eventing World Championship in Aachen in 2006. The same year she was voted 2006 BBC Sports Personality of the Year by the British viewing public (an award her mother won in 1971). She was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2007 New Year Honours for her services to equestrianism. In 2012, she carried an Olympic flame at Cheltenham Racecourse on her horse Toytown. As a member of the Great Britain Eventing Team, she won a silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics, presented to her by her mother.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/18 at 4:13 am

May 15th 2003 – June Carter Cash, American singer, songwriter, actress, dancer, comedian, and author, died of complications following heart-valve replacement surgery. She was a member of the Carter Family and the second wife of singer Johnny Cash. She played the guitar, banjo, harmonica, and autoharp, and acted in several films and television shows. Carter Cash won five Grammy Awards and was inducted into the Christian Music Hall of Fame in 2009. In the early 1960s, June Carter wrote the song "Ring of Fire", which later went on to be a hit for her future husband, Johnny Cash. (b. 1929)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/18 at 5:53 am

May 15th 1951 – Frank Wilczek, American theoretical physicist, mathematician and a Nobel laureate. He is currently the Herman Feshbach Professor of Physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Founding Director of T. D. Lee Institute and Chief Scientist Wilczek Quantum Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU), Distinguished Origins Professor at Arizona State University (ASU) and full Professor at Stockholm University.  Wilczek, along with David Gross and H. David Politzer, was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2004 for their discovery of asymptotic freedom in the theory of the strong interaction. He is on the Scientific Advisory Board for the Future of Life Institute.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/18 at 6:02 am

May 15th 1932 – In an attempted coup d'état, the Prime Minister of Japan Inukai Tsuyoshi is assassinated, shot by eleven junior Navy officers (most were just turning twenty years of age) in the Prime Minister's residence in Tokyo.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/18 at 6:41 am

May 15th 1987 – Michael Brantley, American professional baseball outfielder for the Cleveland Indians of Major League Baseball (MLB). He is the son of former MLB player and coach Mickey Brantley. After starring for the Fort Pierce Central High School baseball team, the Milwaukee Brewers selected Brantley in the 2005 MLB Draft. During the 2008 season, Brantley was traded to the Indians along with other prospects for CC Sabathia. He made his MLB debut with the Indians in 2009. In 2014, Brantley was named an MLB All-Star and he won the Silver Slugger Award.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/18 at 7:09 am

May 15th 2000, Songwriter Geoff Goddard died aged 62. Wrote 'Johnny Remember Me', and played keyboards on The Tornadoes 1962 No.1 hit 'Telstar'. Wrote songs for Heinz, Mike Berry, The Outlaws, Freddie Starr and Screaming Lord Sutch.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/18 at 7:55 am

May 15th 1948 – Yutaka Enatsu, Japanese pitcher regarded as one of the best Japanese strikeout pitchers of all-time. In 1968, he recorded 401 strikeouts, which is still the world record. Enatsu was a bit player in the Black Mist Scandal which embroiled Japanese baseball from 1969–1971. In November 1970 he received a stern warning from the Central League president due to "involvement with persons in baseball gambling."

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/18 at 7:57 am

May 15th 2015, R&B and jazz singer Ortheia Barnes-Kennerly died from heart failure in the US Virgin Islands, where she was visiting for a performance, she was 70 years old. Ortheia spent much of her career touring with and opening for some of Motown's biggest acts, including Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, and Gladys Knight.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/18 at 9:49 am

May 15th 1935 – Don Bragg, American athlete who competed mainly in the pole vault and won a gold medal in that event at the 1960 Summer Olympics. He grew up in Penns Grove, New Jersey, where he attended Penns Grove High School. Bragg was the last of the great pole vaulters to use an aluminum pole. From 1954 until 1960, he was always world ranked and capped a brilliant career in 1960 by setting a world record of 15' 9¼" (4.80 m) at the Olympic Trials and winning an Olympic gold medal with a vault of 15' 5" (4.70 m). He set a world indoor record of 15' 9½" (4.81 m) at Philadelphia in 1959 and, like Hall of Famer Cornelius Warmerdam, vaulted better indoors than outdoors.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/18 at 9:50 am

May 15th 1971 – Goose Goslin, American baseball player, died from an undisclosed illness. A left fielder in Major League Baseball known for his powerful left-handed swing and dependable clutch hitting. He played 18 seasons with the Washington Senators, St. Louis Browns, and Detroit Tigers, from 1921 until 1938. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1968. (b. 1900)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/18 at 10:35 am

May 15th 1937 – Madeleine Albright, American politician and diplomat. She is the first woman to have become the United States Secretary of State. She was nominated by U.S. President Bill Clinton on December 5, 1996, and was unanimously confirmed by a U.S. Senate vote of 99–0. She was sworn in on January 23, 1997.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/18 at 11:05 am

May 15th 1992 - Barbara Lee was a member of girl group the Chiffons died, one day short of her 45th birthday, of a heart attack. Had the 1963 US No.1 single 'He's So Fine’.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/18 at 11:52 am

May 15th 1937 – Trini Lopez, American singer, guitarist, and actor. His first album included a version of "If I Had a Hammer", which earned him a Golden Disc. Other hits included "Lemon Tree", "I'm Comin' Home, Cindy" and "Sally Was a Good Old Girl". He designed two guitars for the Gibson Guitar Corporation, which are now collectors’ items.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/18 at 11:54 am

May 15th 1999, Rob Gretton manager of Joy Division and New Order died aged 46. He was also a partner in Factory Records, proprietor of the Rob's Records label and a co-founder along with Tony Wilson of The Hacienda nightclub in Manchester, England.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/18 at 1:10 pm

May 15th 1953 – George Brett, American baseball third baseman and designated hitter who played 21 years in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Kansas City Royals. Brett's 3,154 career hits are the most by any third baseman in major league history and 16th all-time. He is one of four players in MLB history to accumulate 3,000 hits, 300 home runs, and a career .300 batting average (the others being Hank Aaron, Willie Mays, and Stan Musial). He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1999 on the first ballot and is the only player in MLB history to win a batting title in three different decades.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/18 at 1:24 pm

May 15th 2008 – Tommy Burns, Scottish professional football player and manager died of skin cancer, aged 51. He was also a Scotland international, winning eight caps between 1981 and 1988, while a Celtic player. (b. 1956)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/18 at 2:22 pm

May 15th 1967 – John Smoltz, American baseball pitcher who played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball from 1988 to 2009, all but the last year with the Atlanta Braves. An eight-time All-Star, Smoltz was part of a celebrated trio of starting pitchers, along with Greg Maddux and Tom Glavine, who propelled Atlanta to perennial pennant contention in the 1990s, highlighted by a championship in the 1995 World Series. He won the National League (NL) Cy Young Award in 1996 after posting a record of 24–8, equaling the most victories by an NL pitcher since 1972.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/18 at 2:24 pm

May 15th 2001, Brian Pendleton of The Pretty Things died of cancer aged 57, (1964 UK No.10 single 'Don't Bring Me Down'). The band's 1974 album Silk Torpedo was the first album release on Led Zeppelin's own label Swan Song.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/18 at 2:38 pm

May 15th 1935 – Ted Dexter, England international cricketer. An aggressive middle-order batsman of ferocious power and a right-arm medium bowler, he captained Sussex and England in the early 1960s. He is known by the nickname Lord Ted.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/18 at 2:39 pm

May 15th 1995 – Eric Porter, English actor of stage, film and television, died of colon cancer. His memorable performance as Soames in the BBC's 1967 television adaptation of The Forsyte Saga. (b. 1928)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/18 at 4:02 pm

May 15th 1987 – Andy Murray, British professional tennis player from Scotland currently ranked world No. 1 in men's singles. won the 2013 Wimbledon Championships, becoming the first British player to win a Wimbledon senior singles title since Virginia Wade in 1977, and the first British man to win the men's singles title since Fred Perry, 77 years previously. In 2016, he won his second Wimbledon title to become the first British man to win multiple Wimbledon singles titles since Perry in 1935.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/18 at 4:43 pm

May 15th 1939 – Dorothy Shirley, British athlete, who mainly competed in the women's high jump event. She competed for Great Britain in the 1960 Summer Olympics held in Rome, Italy, where she won the silver medal in the high jump jointly with Jarosława Jóźwiakowska. It was the fifth straight silver medal for Britain in this event.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/18/18 at 12:59 am

May 18th 1975 – Jack Johnson, American singer-songwriter, musician, actor, record producer, documentary filmmaker and former professional surfer. Johnson is known primarily for his work in the soft rock and acoustic genres. In 2001, he achieved commercial success after the release of his debut album, Brushfire Fairytales. Johnson has reached number one on the Billboard 200 chart with his albums Sing-A-Longs and Lullabies for the Film Curious George in 2006, Sleep Through the Static in 2008, To the Sea in 2010, and From Here to Now to You in 2013. Johnson's In Between Dreams album peaked at number 2 on the chart in 2005 and again in 2013. Better Together was one of several songs Jack performed.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/18/18 at 1:05 am

May 18th 1911 – Gustav Mahler, Austrian composer​, died from bacterial endocarditis. As a composer he acted as a bridge between the 19th century Austro-German tradition and the modernism of the early 20th century. While in his lifetime his status as a conductor was established beyond question, his own music gained wide popularity only after periods of relative neglect which included a ban on its performance in much of Europe during the Nazi era. After 1945 his compositions were rediscovered and championed by a new generation of listeners; Mahler then became one of the most frequently performed and recorded of all composers, a position he has sustained into the 21st century. (b. 1860)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/18/18 at 2:16 am

May 18th 1941 – Miriam Margolyes, English character actress and voice artist. Her earliest roles were in theatre and after several supporting roles in film and television she won a BAFTA Award for her role in The Age of Innocence (1993) and went on to take the role of Professor Sprout in the Harry Potter film series.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/18/18 at 2:18 am

May 18th 1995 – Elizabeth Montgomery, American film, stage, and television actress, died of colon cancer. Her career spanned five decades. She is best remembered for her role as Samantha Stephens on the television series Bewitched. (b. 1933)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/18/18 at 5:22 am

May 18th 1969 – Martika, American singer-songwriter and actress, who released two internationally successful albums in the late 1980s and early 1990s, selling over four million copies worldwide. Her biggest hit was "Toy Soldiers" which peaked at number 1 for two weeks in the American charts in mid-1989. She also played Gloria on the long-running musical children's show Kids Incorporated.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/18/18 at 5:24 am

May 18th 1909 – Isaac Albéniz, Spanish pianist and composer died from his kidney disease, eleven days short of his 49th birthday. Best known for his piano works based on folk music idioms. Transcriptions of many of his pieces, such as Asturias (Leyenda), Granada, Sevilla, Cadiz, Córdoba, Cataluña, and the Tango in D, are important pieces for classical guitar, though he never composed for the guitar. (b. 1860)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/18/18 at 5:58 am

May 18th 1944 – Albert Hammond, Gibraltarian singer, songwriter, and record producer who grew up in the British Mediterranean territory of Gibraltar. He collaborated with Diane Warren on "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now", a transatlantic No. 1 in 1987 for Starship, and "I Don't Wanna Live Without Your Love", a hit for Chicago that peaked at No. 3 in the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1988.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/18/18 at 6:02 am

May 18th 1922 – Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran, French physician, died from an undisclosed illness. He won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1907 for his discoveries of parasitic protozoans as causative agents of infectious diseases such as malaria and trypanosomiasis. Following his father, Louis Théodore Laveran, he took up military medicine as profession. He obtained his medical degree from University of Strasbourg in 1867. (b. 1845)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/18/18 at 7:14 am

May 18th 1946 – Bruce Alexander, English actor, best known for his portrayal of Superintendent Norman Mullet in the ITV television series A Touch of Frost, where he plays the superior of the main character Jack Frost, played by David Jason.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/18/18 at 7:17 am

May 18th 1975 – Leroy Anderson, American composer, died from cancer. He composed short, light concert pieces, many of which were introduced by the Boston Pops Orchestra under the direction of Arthur Fiedler. John Williams described him as "one of the great American masters of light orchestral music. He composed the music for the Broadway show Goldilocks with orchestrations by Philip J. Lang. Even though it earned two Tony awards, Goldilocks did not achieve commercial success. Anderson never wrote another musical, preferring instead to continue writing orchestral miniatures. His pieces, including "The Typewriter," "Bugler's Holiday," and "A Trumpeter's Lullaby" are performed by orchestras and bands ranging from school groups to professional organizations. (b. 1908)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/18/18 at 7:54 am

May 18th 1933 – Bernadette Chirac, French politician, First Lady of France, she has been a leading member of the "Pièces Jaunes" (Yellow Coins), a charity that aids children in French hospitals by collecting small change. On 3 September 2007, she became the president of the "Fondation Claude-Pompidou" (Claude Pompidou Foundation), following the death of its founder, Claude Pompidou.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/18/18 at 7:55 am

May 18th 1980 – Ian Curtis, English singer-songwriter and musician, hung himself in the kitchen of his house, at the age of 23. He is best known as the lead singer and lyricist of the post-punk band Joy Division. Joy Division released their debut album, Unknown Pleasures, in 1979 and recorded their follow-up, Closer, in 1980. Curtis, who suffered from epilepsy and depression, took his own life on May 18th 1980, on the eve of Joy Division's first North American tour, resulting in the band's dissolution and the subsequent formation of New Order. (b. 1956)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/18/18 at 8:24 am

May 18th 1922 – Bill Macy, American actor. He is best known for playing Walter Findlay, the long-suffering husband of the title character on the 1970s television situation comedy Maude, starring Beatrice Arthur. He also was an original cast member of the long-running theatrical revue Oh! Calcutta! He has made more than 70 appearances on film and television, including a memorable role as the co-inventor of the 'Opti-grab' in the 1979 Steve Martin comedy The Jerk.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/18/18 at 8:29 am

May 18th 1990 – Jill Ireland, English actress and singer, died of breast cancer. Best known for her collaborations (totalling fifteen films) with her second husband, Charles Bronson. She began acting in the mid-1950s with bit parts in films including Simon and Laura (1955) and Three Men in a Boat (1956). In 1957, Ireland married actor David McCallum after the couple met while working on the film Hell Drivers (1957). Later they appeared together in five episodes of The Man From U.N.C.L.E.: "The Quadripartite Affair" (season 1, episode 3, 1964), "The Giuoco Piano Affair" (season 1, episode 7, 1964), "The Tigers Are Coming Affair" (season 2, episode 8, 1965), "The Five Daughters Affair" (season 3, episodes 28 & 29, 1967). They had three sons, Paul, Valentine, and Jason (who was adopted). Jason McCallum died of a drug overdose in 1989, six months before Ireland's own death. McCallum and Ireland divorced in 1967. In 1968, Ireland married Charles Bronson. She had met him when he and McCallum were filming The Great Escape (1963) some years earlier. Together they had a daughter, Zuleika, and adopted a daughter, Katrina. They remained married until Ireland's death in 1990. (d. 1936)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/18/18 at 9:55 am

May 18th 1924 – Priscilla Pointer, American stage, film and television character actress. She began her career in the theater, including productions on Broadway. Later, Pointer moved to Hollywood to act in films and on television. She is the mother of Academy Award nominee Amy Irving, therefore making her the former mother-in-law of filmmakers Steven Spielberg and Bruno Barreto and the mother-in-law of documentary filmmaker Kenneth Bowser, Jr.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/18/18 at 9:59 am

May 18th 1995 – Alexander Godunov, Russian-American ballet dancer and film actor. A nurse who had not heard from him since May 8 went to his home in the Shoreham Towers, West Hollywood, California, where his body was discovered. Godunov's death was later determined to be caused by complications from hepatitis due to chronic alcoholism. Whose defection caused a diplomatic incident between the United States and the Soviet Union. Godunov's acting roles were varied, including a good-natured Amish farmer in Witness (1985), a comically narcissistic symphony conductor (referred to as "the maestro") in The Money Pit (1986), and a violent German terrorist in Die Hard (1988). He turned down many roles which typecast him as a dancer or another heavy as in Die Hard. (b. 1949)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/18/18 at 10:38 am

May 18th 1949 – Rick Wakeman, English keyboardist, songwriter, television and radio presenter, and author. He is best known for being in the progressive rock band Yes across five tenures between 1971 and 2004 and for his solo albums released in the 1970s.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/18/18 at 10:41 am

May 18th 1808 – Elijah Craig, Baptist preacher in Virginia, died in Georgetown from an unknown cause. Who became an educator and capitalist entrepreneur in the area of Virginia that later became the state of Kentucky. He has sometimes, although rather dubiously, been credited with the invention of bourbon whiskey. (b. 1738)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/18/18 at 11:37 am

May 18th 1931 – Robert Morse, American actor and singer, best known as the star of both the 1961 original Broadway production and 1967 film adaptation of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, and as Bertram Cooper, from 2007 to 2015, in the AMC dramatic series Mad Men.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/18/18 at 11:40 am

May 18th 1733 – Georg Böhm, German Baroque organist and composer, died from an unknown cause. He is notable for his development of the chorale partita and for his influence on the young J. S. Bach. (b. 1761)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/18/18 at 12:13 pm

May 18th 1934 – Dwayne Hickman, American former actor and television executive at CBS. The normally brown-haired Hickman portrayed Chuck MacDonald, Bob Collins's (played by Bob Cummings) crazy teenaged nephew, on the 1950s NBC series The Bob Cummings Show (a.k.a. Love That Bob in reruns), and the blond title character in CBS's The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/18/18 at 12:29 pm

May 18th 1947 – Hal Chase, American baseball player and manager, died from an undisclosed cause. He was nicknamed "Prince Hal", was a first baseman and manager in Major League Baseball, widely viewed as the best fielder at his position. During his career, he played for the New York Highlanders (1905–1913), Chicago White Sox (1913–1914), Buffalo Blues (1914–1915), Cincinnati Reds (1916–1918), and New York Giants (1919). (b. 1883)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/18/18 at 1:52 pm

May 18th 1952 – Jeana Yeager, American aviator. She co-piloted, along with Dick Rutan, the first non-stop, non-refueled flight around the world in the Rutan Voyager aircraft from December 14 to 23, 1986. The flight took 9 days, 3 minutes, and 44 seconds and covered 24,986 miles (40,211 km), more than doubling the old distance record set by a Boeing B-52 bomber in 1962.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/18/18 at 3:33 pm

May 18th 1981 – Arthur O'Connell, American stage and film actor, died from an undisclosed cause. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for both Picnic (1955) and Anatomy of a Murder (1959). His made his final film appearance in The Hiding Place (1975), portraying a watchmaker who hides Jews during World War II. (b. 1908)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/18/18 at 4:50 pm

May 18th 1937 – Brooks Robinson, American baseball player. He played his entire 23-year major league career for the Baltimore Orioles (1955–1977). He batted and threw right-handed, though he was a natural left-hander. Nicknamed "The Human Vacuum Cleaner" or "Mr. Hoover", he is considered one of the greatest defensive third basemen in major league history. He won 16 consecutive Gold Glove Awards during his career, tied with pitcher Jim Kaat for the second-most all-time for any player at any position.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/18/18 at 5:00 pm

May 18th 2012 – Alan Oakley, British bicycle designer, died from an undisclosed cause. He worked for the Raleigh Bicycle Company. As Raleigh's chief designer he designed the company's best selling Chopper bicycle. He drew the design for the Chopper on an envelope as he travelled home from the USA, in 1967, inspired to replicate the design of Peter Fonda's character's motorbike in the film Easy Rider. He came up with his drawing as he flew home from the trip, set up for him to "get-to-grips" with youth culture. In the 1980s, production of the Chopper ceased when the rival BMX hit the market, but, due to popular demand, a limited edition Chopper was released in 2004. (b. 1927)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/18/18 at 5:11 pm

May 18th 1942 – Nobby Stiles, English footballer, coach, and manager. He played for England for five years, winning 28 caps and scoring 1 goal. He played every minute of England's victorious 1966 FIFA World Cup campaign. His best performance in an England shirt was probably the semi-final of that tournament against Portugal, where he was given the job of marking the prolific Eusébio. His tough performance resulted in Eusébio being practically nullified for the entire game.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/18/18 at 5:12 pm

May 18th 2013 – Steve Forrest, American actor, died from undisclosed causes. He was well known for his role as Lt. Hondo Harrelson in the short-lived television series S.W.A.T. which ran from 1975 to 1976. He was also known for his Razzie-winning performance in Mommie Dearest.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/18/18 at 5:36 pm

May 18th 1946 – Reggie Jackson, American baseball right fielder who played 21 seasons for the Kansas City / Oakland Athletics, Baltimore Orioles, New York Yankees, and California Angels of Major League Baseball (MLB).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/18/18 at 5:38 pm

May 18th 2014 – Gordon Willis, American cinematographer, died from an undisclosed cause. He is best known for his work on Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather series as well as Woody Allen's Annie Hall and Manhattan. Fellow cinematographer William A. Fraker called Willis's work a "milestone in visual storytelling", while one critic suggested that Willis "defined the cinematic look of the 1970s: sophisticated compositions in which bolts of light and black put the decade's moral ambiguities into stark relief". When the International Cinematographers Guild conducted a survey in 2003, they placed Willis among the ten most influential cinematographers in history. (b. 1931)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/18/18 at 5:48 pm

May 18th 1960 – Yannick Noah, tennis player from France. He is best remembered for winning the French Open in 1983 and as a highly successful captain of France's Davis Cup and Fed Cup teams. During his career, which spanned almost two decades, Noah captured a total of 23 singles titles and 16 doubles titles, reaching a career-high singles ranking of World No. 3 (in July 1986) and attaining the World No. 1 doubles ranking the following month.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/18/18 at 5:50 pm

May 18th 2017 – Chris Cornell, American musician, singer and songwriter, his cause of death was determined to be suicide by hanging. Best known as the lead vocalist, primary songwriter and rhythm guitarist for Seattle rock band Soundgarden and as lead vocalist and songwriter for the group Audioslave. He was also known for his numerous solo works and soundtrack contributions since 1991. (d. 1964)

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May 18th 1958 – Toyah Willcox, English singer and actress. In a career spanning more than thirty years, Willcox has had 8 Top 40 singles, released over 20 albums, written two books, appeared in over forty stage plays and ten feature films, and voiced and presented numerous television shows. Between 1977 and 1983 she fronted the band Toyah, before embarking on a solo career in the mid-1980s. Her biggest hits include "It's a Mystery", "Thunder in the Mountains" and "I Want to Be Free".

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/19/18 at 2:10 am

May 19th 1939 – Nancy Kwan, Hong Kong-born American actress, who played a pivotal role in the acceptance of actors of Asian ancestry in major Hollywood film roles. The World of Suzie Wong was a "box-office sensation". Critics lavished praise on Kwan for her performance.

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May 19th 1898 – William Ewart Gladstone, British Liberal and earlier conservative politician, died from an undisclosed cause. The cause of death is officially recorded as "Syncope, Senility". "Syncope" meant failure of the heart and "senility" in the nineteenth century was an infirmity of advanced old age, rather than a loss of mental faculties. In a career lasting over 60 years, he served as Prime Minister four separate times (1868–74, 1880–85, February–July 1886 and 1892–94), more than any other person, and served as Chancellor of the Exchequer four times. Gladstone was also Britain's oldest Prime Minister; he resigned for the final time when he was 84 years old. (b. 1809)

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May 19th 1939 – James Fox, English actor. After an absence of almost ten years from mainstream cinema, Fox returned to the screen, appearing in Stephen Poliakoff's Runners (1983), A Passage to India (1984), and playing Anthony Blunt in the acclaimed BBC play by Alan Bennett, A Question of Attribution (1992). He also portrayed the character of Colonel Ferguson in Farewell to the King and the pro-German aristocrat Lord Darlington in The Remains of the Day (1993).

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May 19th 2015 – Happy Rockefeller (born Margaretta Large Fitler), American philanthropist died following a short undisclosed illness. The second wife of the 49th Governor of New York and 41st Vice President of the United States, Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller (1908–1979). She was First Lady of New York from her marriage to then-Governor Rockefeller in 1963 until he left office in 1973, and Second Lady of the United States from her husband's swearing in as Vice President on December 19, 1974 until his term ended on January 20, 1977. (b. 1926)

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May 19th 1955 – James Gosling, Canadian computer scientist, best known as the creator of the Java programming language. Between 1984 and 2010, Gosling was with Sun Microsystems. He is known as the father of the Java programming language. He got the idea for the Java VM while writing a program to port software from a PERQ by translating Perq Q-Code to VAX assembler and emulating the hardware.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/19/18 at 11:03 am

May 19th 1536 – Anne Boleyn, Queen of England (1533–1536); second wife of Henry VIII of England was beheaded for adultery, treason, and incest. On 7 September, she gave birth to the future Queen Elizabeth I. Henry was disappointed to have a daughter rather than a son but hoped a son would follow and professed to love Elizabeth. (b. about 1501)

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May 19th 1945 – Pete Townsend, English musician, singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist, best known as the lead guitarist, backing vocalist, and main songwriter, for the rock band The Who. His career with the Who spans over 50 years, during which time the band grew to be considered one of the most influential bands of the 20th century.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/19/18 at 11:45 am

May 19th 1715 – Charles Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax, English poet and politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer died of an inflammation of his lungs. After the House of Commons he rose quickly, becoming one of the Commissioners of the Treasury and a member of the Privy Council. In 1694 he became Chancellor of the Exchequer, in reward for having devised the establishment of the Bank of England, the plan which had been proposed by William Patterson three years before, but not acted upon. (b. 1661)

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May 19th 1944 – Peter Mayhew, English-American actor who is best known for playing Chewbacca in the Star Wars film series. Mayhew has written two books for younger audience: "Growing Up Giant" which explains that being different is a strength instead of a weakness and anti-bullying book for children "My Favorite Giant".

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/19/18 at 2:14 pm

May 19th 1935 – T. E. Lawrence, British archaeologist, military officer, diplomat, and writer, died after a motorcycle accident. He was renowned for his liaison role during the Sinai and Palestine Campaign and the Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire during the First World War. The breadth and variety of his activities and associations, and his ability to describe them vividly in writing, earned him international fame as Lawrence of Arabia—a title used for the 1962 film based on his wartime activities. (b. 1888)

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May 19th 1931 – Trevor Peacock, English stage and television character actor and former screenwriter and songwriter. He is best known for playing Jim Trott in the BBC comedy series The Vicar of Dibley, alongside Dawn French. He wrote the 1960s pop classic "Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter", which was recorded by Herman's Hermits. Other hit songs to his credit include "Mystery Girl" (recorded by Jess Conrad), "Made You" (Adam Faith), "Gossip Calypso" (Bernard Cribbins), "Stick Around" (Billy Fury), "That's What Love Will Do" and "Nature's Time For Love" (both recorded by Joe Brown).

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May 19th 1994 – Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, died from the cancer that had spread to her spinal cord and brain. She was the wife of the 35th President of the United States, John F. Kennedy, and First Lady of the United States from 1961 until his assassination in 1963. (b. 1929)

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May 19th 1947 – Paul Brady, Irish singer-songwriter, whose work straddles folk and pop. He was interested in a wide variety of music from an early age. He initially collaborated with several major bands, prior to launching a successful solo career. Initially popular for playing traditional Irish music in a duo with Andy Irvine and later with Tommy Peoples and Matt Molloy, he later turned to a more rock-inspired electric style with poignant political lyrics.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/19/18 at 3:36 pm

May 19th 1795 – James Boswell, Scottish biographer and diarist, died from an unknown cause. He is best known for the biography he wrote of one of his contemporaries, the English literary figure Samuel Johnson, which the modern Johnsonian critic Harold Bloom has said is the greatest biography written in the English language.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/19/18 at 3:55 pm

May 19th 1947 – David Helfgott, Australian concert pianist. Helfgott's life inspired the Academy Award-winning film Shine, in which he was played by Geoffrey Rush and Noah Taylor. Helfgott tours Australia annually and plays a small number of recitals in other countries.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/19/18 at 4:06 pm

May 19th 1864 – Nathaniel Hawthorne, American novelist and short story writer, died in his sleep. The Scarlet Letter was published in 1850, followed by a succession of other novels. A political appointment as consul took Hawthorne and family to Europe before their return to Concord in 1860. (b. 1804)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/19/18 at 4:23 pm

May 19th 1948 – Grace Jones, Jamaican born singer, songwriter, lyricist, supermodel, record producer, and actress. Born in Jamaica, at age 13 she moved with her siblings to their parents' home in Syracuse, New York. Jones began her modelling career in New York state, then in Paris, working for fashion houses such as Yves St. Laurent and Kenzo, and appearing on the covers of Elle and Vogue. In 1984 she made her first mainstream appearance as Zula in the fantasy-action film Conan the Destroyer alongside Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sarah Douglas, and subsequently appeared in the 1985 James Bond movie A View to a Kill as May Day.

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May 19th 1907 – Benjamin Baker, English civil engineer, died from an undisclosed cause. He worked in mid to late Victorian era. He helped develop the early underground railways in London with Sir John Fowler, but he is best known for his work on the Forth Bridge. He made many other notable contributions to civil engineering, including his work as an expert witness at the public inquiry into the Tay Rail Bridge disaster. Later, he helped design and build the first Aswan dam. (b. 1840)

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May 19th 1968 – Kyle Eastwood, American jazz bass musician. He studied film at the University of Southern California for two years before embarking on a music career. After becoming a session player in the early 1990s and leading his own quartet, he released his first solo album, From There to Here, in 1998. In addition to his solo albums, Eastwood has also contributed music to nine of his father's (Clint Eastwood) films: The Rookie (1990), Mystic River (2002), Million Dollar Baby (2004), Flags of Our Fathers (2006), Letters from Iwo Jima (2006), Changeling (2008), Gran Torino (2008), Invictus (2009) and J. Edgar (2011). He was nominated with music partner Michael Stevens for a 2006 Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Original Score (Letters from Iwo Jima).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/19/18 at 5:58 pm

May 19th 1958 – Ronald Colman, English actor, died from acute emphysema. Popular during the 1930s and 1940s, he won an Academy Award for Best Actor for A Double Life (1947) and received nominations for Random Harvest (1942), Bulldog Drummond (1929) and Condemned (1929). Colman starred in several classic films, including A Tale of Two Cities (1935), Lost Horizon (1937) and The Prisoner of Zenda (1937). He also played the starring role in the Technicolor classic Kismet (1944), with Marlene Dietrich, which film was nominated for four Academy Awards. (b. 1891)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/21/18 at 1:23 am

May 21st 1934 – Bengt I. Samuelsson, Swedish biochemist. He shared with Sune K. Bergström and John R. Vane the 1982 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for discoveries concerning prostaglandins and related substances.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/21/18 at 1:35 am

May 21st 1471 – Henry VI, King of England from 1422 to 1461 and again from 1470 to 1471, and disputed King of France from 1422 to 1453, died from an unknown cause. The only child of Henry V, he succeeded to the English throne at the age of nine months upon his father's death, and succeeded to the French throne on the death of his grandfather Charles VI shortly afterwards. Henry inherited the long-running Hundred Years War (1337–1453), where Charles VII contested his claim to the French throne. (b. 1421)

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May 21st 1941 – Martin Carthy, English folk singer and guitarist. He has remained one of the most influential figures in British traditional music, inspiring contemporaries such as Bob Dylan and Paul Simon and later artists such as Richard Thompson since he emerged as a young musician in the early days of the folk revival.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/21/18 at 5:03 am

May 21st 1929 – Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery, British Liberal politician, died from an undisclosed cause. He served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from March 1894 to June 1895. Between the death of his father, in 1851, and the death of his grandfather, the 4th Earl of Rosebery, in 1868 he was known by the courtesy title of Lord Dalmeny. Rosebery first came to national attention in 1879 by sponsoring the successful Midlothian campaign of William Ewart Gladstone. He briefly was in charge of Scottish affairs. His most successful performance in office came as chairman of the London County Council in 1889. He entered the cabinet in 1885 and served twice as foreign minister, paying special attention to French and German affairs. He succeeded Gladstone as prime minister and leader of the Liberal Party in 1894; the Liberals lost the 1895 election. He resigned the party leadership in 1896 and never again held political office. (b. 1847)

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May 21st 1941 – Ronald Isley, American recording artist, songwriter, record producer, and occasional actor. Isley is better known as the lead singer and founding member of the family music group the Isley Brothers.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/21/18 at 5:40 am

May 21st 1935 – Jane Addams, American settlement activist/reformer, social worker, public philosopher, sociologist, public administrator, protestor, author, and leader in women's suffrage and world peace, died from an undisclosed cause. She co-founded, with Ellen Gates Starr, an early settlement house in the United States, Chicago's Hull House that would later become known as one of the most famous settlement houses in America. In an era when presidents such as Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson identified themselves as reformers and social activists, Addams was one of the most prominent reformers of the Progressive Era. She helped America address and focus on issues that were of concern to mothers, such as the needs of children, local public health, and world peace. (b. 1860)

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May 21st 1942 – David Hunt, Baron Hunt of Wirral, British Conservative politician, and was a member of the Cabinet during the Margaret Thatcher and John Major administrations, while also being appointed to serve on the Privy Council in 1990.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/21/18 at 6:17 am

May 21st 1952 – John Garfield, American actor, dies from heart failure. He starred in a series of successful films such as The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946) with Lana Turner, Humoresque (1946) with Joan Crawford, and the Oscar-winning Best Picture Gentleman's Agreement (1947). In Gentleman's Agreement, Garfield took a featured, but supporting, part because he believed deeply in the film's exposé of antisemitism in America. In 1948, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his starring role in Body and Soul (1947). (b. 1913)

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May 21st 1941 – Bobby Cox, American baseball third baseman and manager in Major League Baseball (MLB). He first led the Atlanta Braves from 1978 to 1981, and then managed the Toronto Blue Jays from 1982 to 1985. He later rejoined the Braves in 1985 as a general manager. He moved back to the manager's role during the 1990 season and stayed there until his retirement following the 2010 season. The Atlanta Braves have since retired the number 6 in commemoration of Bobby Cox. He led the Atlanta Braves to the World Series championship in 1995.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/21/18 at 7:32 am

May 21st 1964 – James Franck, German physicist, died from a heart attack. He won the 1925 Nobel Prize for Physics with Gustav Hertz "for their discovery of the laws governing the impact of an electron upon an atom". He completed his doctorate in 1906 and his habilitation in 1911 at the Frederick William University in Berlin, where he lectured and taught until 1918, having reached the position of professor extraordinarius. He served as a volunteer in the German Army during World War I. He was seriously injured in 1917 in a gas attack and was awarded the Iron Cross 1st Class. (b. 1882)

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May 21st 1944 – Mary Robinson, Irish lawyer and politician, served as the seventh, and first female, President of Ireland from 1990 to 1997, and the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, from 1997 to 2002.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/21/18 at 9:20 am

May 21st 1968 – Doris Lloyd, English actress, died from an undisclosed cause. She appeared in over 150 films between 1925 and 1967, including the 1933 low-budget Monogram Pictures version of Oliver Twist, in which she played Nancy. Irving Pichel starred as Fagin and Dickie Moore as Oliver. Her roles ranged from the sinister Russian spy Mrs. Travers in the biopic Disraeli (1929) to the meek housekeeper Mrs. Watchett in The Time Machine (1960). (b. 1896)

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May 21st 1943 – John Dalton, British bass guitar player, best known as a member of The Kinks from 1966 & 1969 to 1976, replacing original member Pete Quaife.

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May 21st 1940 – Billy Minter, English footballer player, trainer, manager and assistant secretary at Tottenham Hotspur, died from an undisclosed cause. He scored 101 goals for Tottenham, and was for a time the top scorer for the club. He also managed the club for three years, and after he resigned as manager he stayed at the club until his death in 1940. (b. 1888)

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May 21st 1947 – Bill Champlin, American singer, guitarist, keyboard player, arranger, producer, and songwriter. His performance work is principally associated with the bands Chicago and the Sons of Champlin.

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May 21st 1965 – Geoffrey de Havilland, British aviation pioneer and aircraft engineer, died from a cerebral haemorrhage. His Mosquito has been considered the most versatile warplane ever built, and his Comet was the first jet airliner to go into production. (b. 1882)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/21/18 at 12:33 pm

May 21st 1948 – Leo Sayer, British born singer-songwriter musician and entertainer whose singing career has spanned four decades. He is now an Australian citizen and resident. Sayer launched his career in the United Kingdom in the early 1970s, and became a top singles and album act on both sides of the Atlantic in the 1970s. His first seven hit singles in the United Kingdom all reached the Top 10 – a feat first registered by his first manager, Adam Faith. His songs have been sung by other notable artists, including Cliff Richard ("Dreaming").

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/21/18 at 12:39 pm

May 21st 1983 – Kenneth Clark, English historian and author, died after a fall. One of the best-known art historians and aesthetes of his generation, writing a series of books that appealed to a wide public, while remaining a serious scholar. In 1969, he achieved international fame as the writer, producer and presenter of the BBC Television series Civilisation, which pioneered television documentary series combining expert personalized narration with lavish photography on location. (b. 1903)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/21/18 at 1:22 pm

May 21st 1952 – Mr. T, American actor and retired professional wrestler known for his roles as B. A. Baracus in the 1980s television series The A-Team and as boxer Clubber Lang in the 1982 film Rocky III. Mr. T is known for his distinctive African Mandinka warrior hairstyle, his gold jewelry, and his tough-guy image. In 2006, he starred in I Pity the Fool, a reality show shown on TV Land. The title of the show comes from the famous catchphrase used by his character, Clubber Lang.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/21/18 at 1:26 pm

May 21st 1987 – Alejandro Rey, Argentine-American actor and television director, died from lung cancer. He was most famous for his roles in movies such a Fun in Acapulco with Elvis Presley (1963), where although he receives no credit, his time on screen corresponds to that of a starring role. His only credited lead came later in the film The Stepmother (1972). On television, his best known role was that of casino owner and playboy Carlos Ramirez in The Flying Nun (1967–70), which became an international success. (b. 1930)

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May 21st 1953 – Nora Aunor, Filipino actress, recording artist, and film producer. Aunor has also appeared in several stage plays, television shows, and concerts. She is known as Philippine cinema's Superstar and is regarded as the People's National Artist. "The Hollywood reporter" magazine, called her "The Grand Dame of Philippine Cinema" for her brilliant performance in the movie Taklub.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/21/18 at 2:34 pm

May 21st 1991 – Lino Brocka, Filipino director and screenwriter, was killed in a car accident. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential and significant Filipino filmmakers in the history of Philippine cinema. In 1983, he founded the organization Concerned Artists of the Philippines (CAP), dedicated to helping artists address issues confronting the country. (b. 1939)

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May 21st 1959 – Nick Cassavetes, American director and screenwriter. He has appeared in the films Face/Off, The Wraith, Life, Class of 1999 II: The Substitute, Backstreet Dreams and The Astronaut's Wife, among others. He has directed several films, including John Q, Alpha Dog, She's So Lovely, Unhook the Stars, The Notebook, and My Sister's Keeper.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/21/18 at 3:53 pm

May 21st 1988 – Sammy Davis, Sr., American actor and dancer, died from natural causes. He began dancing early in life, and as a young man joined Will Mastin to form a dancing troupe. Soon Sammy Jr. joined the act and they became known as the Will Mastin Trio. The three appeared in the 1956 Broadway musical Mr. Wonderful. He also appeared in two movies, Sweet and Low and The Benny Goodman Story. In The Benny Goodman Story, he played bandleader and arranger Fletcher Henderson. (b. 1900)

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May 21st 1958 – Michael Crick, English broadcaster, journalist, and author. He was a founding member of the Channel 4 News Team in 1982 and remained there until joining the BBC in 1990. He started work on the BBC's Newsnight programme in 1992, serving as political editor from 2007 until his departure from the BBC in 2011.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/21/18 at 4:39 pm

May 21st 1991 – Rajiv Gandhi, Indian politician, was assassinated by explosives. He served as the 6th Prime Minister of India from 1984 to 1989. He took office after the 1984 assassination of his mother, Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, to become the youngest Indian Prime Minister at the age of 40. (b. 1944)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/21/18 at 5:19 pm

May 21st 1973 – Stewart Cink, American golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He won the 2009 Open Championship, famously defeating 59 year-old Tom Watson in a sudden-death playoff. He spent over 40 weeks in the top 10 of the Official World Golf Ranking from 2004 to 2009, reaching a career best ranking of 5th in 2008.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/21/18 at 5:25 pm

May 21st 2000 – Barbara Cartland, English author of romance novels, died peacefully in her sleep. One of the best-selling authors as well as one of the most prolific and commercially successful worldwide of the twentieth century. Her 723 novels were translated into 38 languages and she continues to be referenced in the Guinness World Records for the most novels published in a single year in 1976. (b. 1901)

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May 21st 1994 – Tom Daley, British diver. Daley specialises in the 10-metre platform event and was the 2009 FINA World Champion in the individual event at the age of 15. He started diving at the age of seven and is a member of Plymouth Diving Club. He has made an impact in national and international competitions from age 9. He represented Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics where he was Britain's youngest competitor, the youngest competitor of any nationality outside the sport of swimming, and the youngest to participate in a final.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/21/18 at 6:10 pm

May 21st 2000 – John Gielgud, English actor and theatre director, died from an undisclosed illness. Whose career spanned eight decades. With Ralph Richardson and Laurence Olivier, he was one of the trio of actors who dominated the British stage for much of the 20th century. A member of the Terry family theatrical dynasty, he gained his first paid acting work as a junior member of his cousin Phyllis Neilson-Terry's company in 1922. After studying at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art he worked in repertory theatre and in the West End before establishing himself at the Old Vic as an exponent of Shakespeare in 1929–31. (b. 1904)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/23/18 at 7:16 am

May 23rd 1958 – Drew Carey, American actor, comedian, sports executive, and game show host. After serving in the U.S. Marine Corps and making a name for himself in stand-up comedy, Carey eventually gained popularity starring in his own sitcom, The Drew Carey Show, and serving as host of the U.S. version of the improv comedy show Whose Line Is It Anyway?, both of which aired on ABC.

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May 23rd 1934 – Bonnie Parker (b. 1910) and Clyde Barrow (b. 1909), American criminals, were killed by law officers near Sailes, Bienville Parish, Louisiana. Both travelled the central United States with their gang during the Great Depression, robbing people and killing when cornered or confronted. Their exploits captured the attention of the American public during the "Public Enemy Era," between 1931 and 1935. Though known today for their dozen-or-so bank robberies, the duo most often preferred to rob small stores or rural gas stations. The gang is believed to have killed at least nine police officers and several civilians. The couple was eventually ambushed. Their exploits were revived and cemented in American pop folklore by Arthur Penn's 1967 film Bonnie and Clyde

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/23/18 at 12:04 pm

May 23rd 1954 – Marvelous Marvin Hagler, American former professional boxer who competed from 1973 to 1987. He reigned as the undisputed middleweight champion from 1980 to 1987, making twelve defenses of that title, and today holds the highest knockout percentage of all undisputed middleweight champions, at 78%. At six years and seven months, his reign as undisputed middleweight champion is the second longest of the last century, behind only Tony Zale, who reigned during World War II. In 1982, annoyed that network announcers often did not refer to him by his nickname, "Marvelous", Hagler legally changed his name to Marvelous Marvin Hagler.

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May 23rd 2015 – John Forbes Nash, Jr., American mathematician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate was killed with his wife in a vehicle collision on the New Jersey Turnpike near Monroe Township, New Jersey. He made fundamental contributions to game theory, differential geometry, and the study of partial differential equations. Nash's work has provided insight into the factors that govern chance and decision-making inside complex systems found in everyday life. His theories are widely used in economics. Serving as a Senior Research Mathematician at Princeton University during the latter part of his life, he shared the 1994 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences with game theorists Reinhard Selten and John Harsanyi. In 2015, he also shared the Abel Prize with Louis Nirenberg for his work on nonlinear partial differential equations. John Nash is the only person to be awarded both the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences and the Abel Prize. In 1959, Nash began showing clear signs of mental illness, and spent several years at psychiatric hospitals being treated for paranoid schizophrenia. After 1970, his condition slowly improved, allowing him to return to academic work by the mid-1980s. His struggles with his illness and his recovery became the basis for Sylvia Nasar's biography, A Beautiful Mind, as well as a film of the same name starring Russell Crowe as Nash. (b. 1928)

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May 23rd 1933 – Joan Collins, English actress, author and columnist. Born in Paddington, west London, and brought up in Maida Vale, Collins grew up during the Second World War. After making her stage debut in the Henrik Ibsen play A Doll's House at the age of nine, she trained as an actress at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in London. She then signed an exclusive contract with the Rank Organisation and appeared in various British films.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/23/18 at 2:48 pm

May 23rd 2017 – Roger Moore, English actor, dies in Switzerland from cancer. He played the British secret agent James Bond in seven feature films between 1973 and 1985. He is also known for playing Simon Templar in the television series The Saint between 1962 and 1969. (b. 1927)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/23/18 at 3:20 pm

May 23rd 1966 – Graeme Hick, English international cricketer who played 65 Test matches and 120 One Day Internationals for England. He played county cricket for Worcestershire for his entire English domestic career, a period of well over twenty years, and in 2008 he surpassed Graham Gooch's record for the most matches in all forms of the game combined. He scored more than 40,000 first-class runs.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/23/18 at 3:43 pm

May 23rd 1906 – Henrik Ibsen, Norwegian playwright, theatre director, and poet died in his home after a series of strokes. He is often referred to as "the father of realism" and is one of the founders of Modernism in theatre. His major works include Brand, Peer Gynt, An Enemy of the People, Emperor and Galilean, A Doll's House, Hedda Gabler, Ghosts, The Wild Duck, When We Dead Awaken, Pillars of Society, The Lady from the Sea, Rosmersholm, The Master Builder, and John Gabriel Borkman. He is the most frequently performed dramatist in the world after Shakespeare, and A Doll's House became the world's most performed play by the early 20th century (b. 1828)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/23/18 at 4:56 pm

May 23rd 1925 – Mac Wiseman, American bluegrass singer, nicknamed The Voice with a Heart. The bearded singer is one of the iconic figures of bluegrass.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/23/18 at 6:24 pm

May 23rd 1972 – Richard Day, Canadian art director, died from an undisclosed cause. He won seven Academy Awards and was nominated for a further 13 in the category Best Art Direction. He worked on 265 films between 1923 and 1970. (b. 1896)

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Written By: nally on 05/28/18 at 7:07 pm

Today marks 20 years since the passing of Canadian-born comedian Phil Hartman, who was shot to death by his own wife, who then shot herself. :\'( :\'( He was only 49, just four months shy of his 50th birthday.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/30/18 at 7:13 am

May 30th 1971 – Duncan Jones, English film director, film producer, and screenwriter. He is best known for directing the science fiction film Moon (2009), winning the BAFTA Award for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer, Source Code (2011) and Warcraft (2016). He is the son of late English singer David Bowie and American model Angie Bowie.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/30/18 at 7:19 am

May 30th 1431 – Joan of Arc, nicknamed "The Maid of Orléans" (French: La Pucelle d'Orléans), was scene of the executed by burning. She is considered a heroine of France for her role during the Lancastrian phase of the Hundred Years' War and was canonized as a Roman Catholic saint. (b. about 1412)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/30/18 at 8:02 am

May 30th 1974 – Cee Lo Green, American singer, rapper, songwriter, record producer, actor, and businessman. Internationally, Green is best known for his soul work: his most popular was Gnarls Barkley's 2006 worldwide hit "Crazy", which reached number 1 in various singles charts worldwide, including the UK. In the United States, "Crazy" reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100. Its parent album St. Elsewhere (2006), was also a hit, peaked at number 1 on the UK Albums Chart and number 4 on the US Billboard 200 albums chart. Gnarls Barkley's second album, The Odd Couple (2008), charted at number 12 on the Billboard 200.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/30/18 at 8:05 am

May 30th 1593 – Christopher Marlowe, English playwright, poet and translator of the Elizabethan era, was assumed murdered. Marlowe was the foremost Elizabethan tragedian of his day. He greatly influenced William Shakespeare, who was born in the same year as Marlowe and who rose to become the pre-eminent Elizabethan playwright after Marlowe's mysterious early death. Marlowe's plays are known for the use of blank verse and their overreaching protagonists. (b. 1564)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/30/18 at 8:35 am

May 30th 1961 – Harry Enfield, English actor, director, and screenwriter. In 1990, Enfield developed his BBC sketch show, Harry Enfield's Television Programme, later called Harry Enfield and Chums, with Whitheouse and Kathy Burke. Eschewing the alternative comedy style prevalent at the time, both versions of the show were indebted to early '70s comedians such as Dick Emery and Morecambe and Wise.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/30/18 at 8:47 am

May 30th 1670 – John Davenport, English Puritan clergyman and co-founder of the American colony of New Haven, died from an unknown cause. While in Holland, it is believed that he was the model for several portraits by Rembrandt, though these are now thought to be self-portraits of Rembrandt. In 1637, he acquired the patent for a colony in Massachusetts and sailed with much of his congregation for Boston. While staying in Boston with Reverend John Cotton in March 1638, he sat during the church trial of Anne Hutchinson which resulted in her excommunication from the Boston church, ending the Antinomian Controversy. Later that month he co-founded the Colony of New Haven along with his classmate, Theophilus Eaton, a wealthy merchant from London who became the colony's first governor. He was a large proponent of education in his colony and is often credited with the co-founding of Hopkins School. As a burgess, he was an important figure in the colony up until his departure to Boston in 1668. He unsuccessfully opposed the incorporation of the New Haven colony into the reorganized colony of Connecticut under a royal charter in 1667. (b. 1597)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/30/18 at 9:19 am

May 30th 1939 – Michael J. Pollard, American actor, best known for playing the character C. W. Moss in the 1967 crime film Bonnie and Clyde.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/30/18 at 9:20 am

May 30th 1640 – Peter Paul Rubens, Flemish artist, died from heart failure. He is considered the most influential artist of Flemish Baroque tradition. Rubens' highly charged compositions reference erudite aspects of classical and Christian history. His unique and immensely popular Baroque style emphasized movement, colour, and sensuality, which followed the immediate, dramatic artistic style promoted in the Counter-Reformation. Rubens specialized in making altarpieces, portraits, landscapes, and history paintings of mythological and allegorical subjects. (b. 1577)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/30/18 at 10:25 am

May 30th 1972 – Manny Ramirez, Dominican-American professional baseball outfielder for the Kōchi Fighting Dogs of the Shikoku Island League Plus. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for parts of 19 seasons. He played with the Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago White Sox, and Tampa Bay Rays before playing one season in the Chinese Professional Baseball League. Ramirez is recognized for having had great batting skill and power. He was a nine-time Silver Slugger and was one of 25 players to hit 500 career home runs. His 21 grand slams are third all-time, and his 29 postseason home runs are the most in MLB history. He appeared in 12 All-Star Games, with a streak of eleven consecutive games beginning in 1998 that included every season that he played with the Red Sox.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/30/18 at 11:00 am

May 30th 1744 – Alexander Pope, English poet, died from an unknown cause. He is best known for his satirical verse and for his translation of Homer, and he is also famous for his use of the heroic couplet. He is the second-most frequently quoted writer in The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations after Shakespeare. (b. 1688)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/30/18 at 12:28 pm

May 30th 1927 – Clint Walker, American actor and singer. He is perhaps best known for his starring role as cowboy Cheyenne Bodie in the ABC/Warner Brothers western series Cheyenne from 1955 to 1963.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/30/18 at 12:31 pm

May 30th 1912 – Wilbur Wright, American pilot and businessman, died from typhoid fever at his home. He co-founded the Wright Company with his brother Orville (1871 – 1948). There were two American brothers, inventors, and aviation pioneers who are generally credited with inventing, building, and flying the world's first successful airplane. They made the first controlled, sustained flight of a powered, heavier-than-air aircraft on December 17, 1903, four miles south of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. In 1904–05 the brothers developed their flying machine into the first practical fixed-wing aircraft. Although not the first to build and fly experimental aircraft, the Wright brothers were the first to invent aircraft controls that made fixed-wing powered flight possible. (b. 1867)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/30/18 at 1:39 pm

May 30th 1928 – Joan Birman, American mathematician, specializing in braid theory and knot theory. Her book, Braids, Links, and Mapping Class Groups, has become a standard introduction, with many of today's researchers learning the subject through it. Birman is currently Research Professor Emerita at Barnard College, Columbia University, where she has been since 1973.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/30/18 at 1:46 pm

May 30th 1947 – Georg von Trapp, Austro-Hungarian Navy officer, died of lung cancer. His naval exploits during World War I earned him numerous decorations, including the prestigious Military Order of Maria Theresa. Under his command, the submarines SM U-5 and SM U-14 sank 13 Allied ships totaling about 45,669 gross register tons (GRT). Following Austria-Hungary's collapse in 1918, von Trapp returned to his family but lost his first wife to scarlet fever, in 1922. Five years later, von Trapp married his children's tutor Maria Augusta Kutschera. Most of the family's wealth was wiped out during the Great Depression, after von Trapp transferred his savings from a bank in London into an Austrian bank. Maria then trained the children to perform at various events as a way of earning a livelihood. The family came under increasing persecution from the Nazis after the Anschluss, when von Trapp refused to serve in the German Navy due to his opposition to Nazi ideology. Fearing arrest, von Trapp fled with his family to Italy and then to the United States, where he set up a ranch and lived the remainder of his life there until his death in 1947. Maria later wrote of their time together in her book, The Story of the Trapp Family Singers. The story of his family served as the inspiration for the Broadway stage musical, The Sound of Music (1959), and the hugely successful 1965 film, in which he was portrayed by Canadian actor Christopher Plummer. (b. 1880)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/30/18 at 2:53 pm

May 30th 1928 – Agnès Varda, Belgian-French director, producer, and screenwriter, film director who was born in Belgium, but has spent most of her working life in France. Her films, photographs, and art installations focus on documentary realism, feminist issues, and social commentary with a distinct experimental style.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/30/18 at 3:02 pm

May 30th 1953 – Dooley Wilson, American actor and singer, died from an undisclosed illness. He is best remembered as the piano-player and singer Sam who sings "As Time Goes By" at the request of Ilsa Lund (Ingrid Bergman) in Casablanca (1942). Wilson was a drummer and singer who led his own band in the 1920s, touring nightclubs in London and Paris. In the 1930s he took up acting, playing supporting roles onstage on Broadway and in a series of modest films. His role in Casablanca was by far his most prominent, but his other films included My Favorite Blonde (1942) with Bob Hope, Stormy Weather (1943) with Lena Horne and the Nicholas Brothers, and the western Passage West (1951). (b. 1886)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/30/18 at 3:22 pm

May 30th 1932 – Ray Cooney, English playwright and actor. His biggest success, Run for Your Wife (1983) ran for nine years in London's West End and is its longest-running comedy. He has had 17 of his plays performed there.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/30/18 at 3:28 pm

May 30th 1960 – Boris Pasternak, Soviet Russian poet, novelist, and literary translator, died of lung cancer. In his native Russian, Pasternak's first book of poems, My Sister, Life (1917), is one of the most influential collections ever published in the Russian language. Pasternak's translations of stage plays by Goethe, Schiller, Calderón and Shakespeare remain very popular with Russian audiences. Outside Russia, Pasternak is best known as the author of Doctor Zhivago (1957), a novel which takes place between the Russian Revolution of 1905 and the First World War. Doctor Zhivago was rejected for publication in the USSR. At the instigation of Giangiacomo Feltrinelli, Doctor Zhivago was smuggled to Milan and published in 1957 and distributed with the help of the CIA in the rest of Europe. Pasternak was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1958, an event which both humiliated and enraged the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, which forced him to decline the prize, though his descendants were later to accept it in his name in 1988. (b. 1890)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/30/18 at 4:01 pm

May 30th 1949 – Bob Willis, English cricketer, he played for Surrey, Warwickshire, Northern Transvaal and England. A right-handed and aggressive fast bowler with a notably long run-up, Willis spearheaded several England bowling attacks between 1971 and 1984, across 90 Test matches in which he took 325 wickets at 25.20 runs per wicket, at the time second only to Dennis Lillee.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/30/18 at 4:03 pm

May 30th 1967 – Claude Rains, English film and stage actor, died from an abdominal haemorrhage. His career spanned 46 years. After his American film debut as Dr. Jack Griffin in The Invisible Man (1933) he played in classic films like The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938), Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939), The Wolf Man (1941), Casablanca (1942, as Captain Renault), Notorious (1946), and Lawrence of Arabia (1962). (b. 1889)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/30/18 at 4:25 pm

May 30th 2003 – Mickie Most, English record producer, died from peritoneal mesothelioma. Member of The Most Brothers during late 50s, and Mickie Most and the Playboys, produced hits for The Animals, Hermans Hermits, Donovan, Nashville Teens, Donovan, Kim Wilde, Lulu and Jeff Beck. Most ran his own record label RAK in the 1970s, having hits with Hot Chocolate, Suzi Quatro and Mud.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/30/18 at 5:37 pm

May 30th 2005 – Alma Ziegler, American baseball infielder and pitcher, died from an undisclosed illness. She played from 1944 through 1954 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m), 125 lb., Ziegler batted and threw right-handed. (b. 1918)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/31/18 at 1:12 am

May 31st 1961 – Lea Thompson, American actress, television director, and television producer. She is known for her role as Lorraine Baines in the Back to the Future trilogy and as the title character in the 1990s NBC sitcom Caroline in the City. Other films for which she is known include All the Right Moves (1983), Red Dawn (1984), Howard the Duck (1986) Some Kind of Wonderful (1987), and The Beverly Hillbillies (1993). Since 2011, she has co-starred as Kathryn Kennish in the FreeForm (formerly ABC Family) series Switched at Birth.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/31/18 at 1:14 am

May 31st 1809 – Joseph Haydn, Austrian composer of the Classical period, died peacefully after collapsing. He was instrumental in the development of chamber music such as the piano trio and his contributions to musical form have earned him the epithets "Father of the Symphony" and "Father of the String Quartet". Haydn spent much of his career as a court musician for the wealthy Esterházy family at their remote estate. Until the later part of his life, this isolated him from other composers and trends in music so that he was, as he put it, "forced to become original". Yet his music circulated widely and for much of his career he was the most celebrated composer in Europe. He was a friend and mentor of Mozart, a teacher of Beethoven, and the older brother of composer Michael Haydn. (b. 1732)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/31/18 at 4:38 am

May 31st 1965 – Brooke Shields, American actress, model and former child star. Initially a child model, she gained critical acclaim at age 12 for her leading role in Louis Malle's controversial film Pretty Baby (1978), in which she played a child prostitute in New Orleans at the turn of the 20th century. The role garnered Shields widespread notoriety, and she continued to model into her late teenage years and starred in several dramas in the 1980s, including The Blue Lagoon (1980), and Franco Zeffirelli's Endless Love (1981).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/31/18 at 5:06 am

May 31st 1831 – Samuel Bentham, English mechanical engineer and naval architect, died from an undisclosed illness. He is credited with numerous innovations, particularly related to naval architecture, including weapons. He was the only surviving sibling of philosopher Jeremy Bentham, with whom he had a close bond. (b. 1757)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/31/18 at 7:41 am

May 31st 1939 – Terry Waite, English humanitarian and author. He was the Assistant for Anglican Communion Affairs for the then Archbishop of Canterbury, Robert Runcie, in the 1980s. As an envoy for the Church of England, he travelled to Lebanon to try to secure the release of four hostages, including the journalist John McCarthy. He was himself kidnapped and held captive from 1987 to 1991.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/31/18 at 7:51 am

May 31st 1837 – Joseph Grimaldi, English actor, comedian and dancer dies after spending a convivial evening entertaining fellow patrons and drinking to excess. He became the most popular English entertainer of the Regency era. In the early 1800s, he expanded the role of Clown in the harlequinade that formed part of British pantomimes, notably at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane and the Sadler's Wells and Covent Garden theatres. He became so dominant on the London comic stage that the harlequinade role of Clown became known as "Joey", and both the nickname and Grimaldi's whiteface make-up design were, and still are, used by other types of clowns. Grimaldi originated catchphrases such as "Here we are again!", which continue to feature in modern pantomimes. (b. 1779)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/31/18 at 8:04 am

May 31st 1962 – Corey Hart, Canadian singer, best known for his hit singles "Sunglasses at Night" and "Never Surrender". He has sold over 16 million records worldwide and scored nine US Billboard Top 40 hits. In Canada, Hart has amassed 30 Top 40 hits, including 11 in the Top 10, over the course of 30 years in the music industry. Nominated for the Grammy Award for Best New Artist in 1984, Hart is an inductee of Canada's Walk of Fame and is also a multiple Juno award nominee and winner in Canada, including the Diamond Award for his best-selling album Boy in the Box.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/31/18 at 8:06 am

May 31st 1910 – Elizabeth Blackwell, British-born physician, died after suffering a stroke. Notable as the first woman to receive a medical degree in the United States, as well as the first woman on the UK Medical Register. She was the first woman to graduate from medical school, a pioneer in promoting the education of women in medicine in the United States, and a social and moral reformer in both the United States and in the United Kingdom. Her sister Emily was the third woman in the US to get a medical degree. (b. 1821)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/31/18 at 10:25 am

May 31st 1941 – Louis Ignarro, American pharmacologist. For demonstrating the signaling properties of nitric oxide, he was co-recipient of the 1998 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Robert F. Furchgott and Ferid Murad.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/31/18 at 10:30 am

May 31st 1977 – William Castle, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter died from a heart attack. Orphaned at 11, Castle dropped out of high school at 15 to work in the theater. He came to the attention of Columbia Pictures for his talent for promotion, and was hired. He learned the trade of filmmaking and became a director, acquiring a reputation for the ability to churn out competent B-movies quickly and on budget. He eventually struck out on his own, producing and directing thrillers which, despite their low budgets, were effectively promoted with gimmicks, a trademark for which he is best known. He was also the producer for Rosemary's Baby. (b. 1914)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/31/18 at 12:14 pm

May 31st 1930 – Clint Eastwood, American actor, filmmaker, musician, and political figure. After achieving success in the Western TV series Rawhide, he rose to international fame with his role as the Man with No Name in Sergio Leone's Dollars trilogy of spaghetti Westerns during the 1960s, and as antihero cop Harry Callahan in the five Dirty Harry films throughout the 1970s and 1980s. These roles, among others, have made Eastwood an enduring cultural icon of masculinity.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/31/18 at 12:21 pm

May 31st 1983 – Jack Dempsey, Anerican boxer, died of heart failure. Nicknamed "Kid Blackie" and "The Manassa Mauler", was an American professional boxer who competed from 1914 to 1927, and reigned as the world heavyweight champion from 1919 to 1926. A cultural icon of the 1920s, Dempsey's aggressive fighting style and exceptional punching power made him one of the most popular boxers in history. Many of his fights set financial and attendance records, including the first million-dollar gate. Dempsey is ranked as tenth on The Ring magazine's list of all-time heavyweights and seventh among its Top 100 Greatest Punchers, while in 1950 the Associated Press voted him as the greatest fighter of the past 50 years. He is a member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame, and was inducted into The Ring's Boxing Hall of Fame in 1951. (b. 1895)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/31/18 at 1:06 pm

May 31st 1946 – Steve Bucknor, Jamaican cricketer and umpire. Bucknor umpired in a record 128 Test matches between 1989 and 2009, and also umpired in 181 One Day Internationals during this period, including five consecutive Cricket World Cup finals from 1992 to 2007. He was widely known for his long deliberations before making decisions often incorrect, for which he earned the nickname "Slow Death". Before becoming an umpire, he was a football player and referee, a high school mathematics teacher and a sports coach.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/31/18 at 1:11 pm

May 31st 1996 – Timothy Leary, American psychologist and writer, died from prostate cancer. Known for advocating the exploration of the therapeutic potential of psychedelic drugs under controlled conditions. Leary conducted experiments under the Harvard Psilocybin Project during American legality of LSD and psilocybin, resulting in the Concord Prison Experiment and the Marsh Chapel Experiment. Leary's colleague, Richard Alpert (Ram Dass), was fired from Harvard University on May 27, 1963 for giving psilocybin to an undergraduate student. Leary was planning to leave Harvard when his teaching contract expired in June, the following month. He was fired, for "failure to keep classroom appointments", with his pay docked on April 30. National illumination as to the effects of psychedelics did not occur until after the Harvard scandal. (b. 1920)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/31/18 at 2:27 pm

May 31st 1970 – Paolo Sorrentino, Italian director and screenwriter. His 2013 film The Great Beauty (La Grande Bellezza) won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film in the 2014 Academy Awards. It won the BAFTA award for Best Film Not in the English Language in the 67th British Academy Film Awards. It also won the Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film and was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival. The film also received several accolades at the 2013 European Film Awards, including "Best Film" and "Best Director" for Sorrentino.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/31/18 at 2:33 pm

May 31st 2000, US soul singer Johnnie Taylor died of a heart attack in a Texas hospital shortly after his 62nd birthday. Taylor had been a member of The Highway QCs and The Five Echoes and in 1957 Taylor replaced Sam Cooke in The Soul Stirrers. He scored the 1976 US No.1 'Disco Lady'.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/31/18 at 3:01 pm

May 31st 1976 – Colin Farrell, Irish actor. Farrell appeared in the BBC drama Ballykissangel in 1998, made his film debut in the Tim Roth-directed drama The War Zone in 1999, and was discovered by Hollywood when Joel Schumacher cast him in the lead role in the war drama Tigerland in 2000. He then starred in Schumacher's psychological thriller Phone Booth (2002) where he plays a hostage in a New York city phone booth, and the American thrillers S.W.A.T. (2003) and The Recruit (2003), establishing his international box-office appeal. During that time, he also appeared in Steven Spielberg's science fiction thriller Minority Report (2002) and as the villain Bullseye in the superhero film Daredevil (2003).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/31/18 at 3:28 pm

May 31st 2012 – Christopher Challis, British cinematographer, died from an undisclosed cause. He worked on more than 70 feature films since beginning in the industry during the 1940s. His expertise in colour cinematography meant that he was frequently chosen by British film makers of the 1950s to work on their projects, and he worked on a number of successful comedies, including Genevieve (1953), The Captain's Table (1958) and Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines (1965). He worked on projects in other genres too, such as The Spanish Gardener (1956), the war film Sink the Bismarck! (1960), Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968), and Billy Wilder's The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970). He was nominated for several BAFTA Awards for Best British Cinematography, including a win in 1966 for Stanley Donen's film Arabesque. (b. 1919)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/02/18 at 3:06 am

June 2nd 1941 – Charlie Watts, English drummer, best known as a member of The Rolling Stones. Originally trained as a graphic artist, he started playing drums in London’s rhythm and blues clubs, where he met Brian Jones, Mick Jagger, and Keith Richards. In 1963, he joined their group, the Rolling Stones, as drummer, while doubling as designer of their record sleeves and tour stages. He has also toured with his own group, the Charlie Watts Quintet, and appeared at London’s prestigious jazz-club Ronnie Scott’s with the Charlie Watts Tentet.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/02/18 at 3:09 am

June 2nd 1876 – Charles Beyer, German-British locomotive designer and builder, died from an unknown cause. He was co-founder of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. He was the co-founder and head engineer of Beyer, Peacock and Company in Gorton, Manchester. (b. 1814)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/02/18 at 4:48 am

June 2nd 1972 – Wayne Brady, American actor, singer, comedian, and television personality, known for his work as a regular on the American version of the improvisational comedy television series Whose Line Is It Anyway? He was the host of the daytime talk show The Wayne Brady Show, the original host of Fox's Don't Forget the Lyrics!, and has hosted Let's Make a Deal since its 2009 revival. Brady also performed in the Tony Award–winning musical Kinky Boots on Broadway as Simon and as drag queen Lola from November 2015 to March 2016.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/02/18 at 5:07 am

June 2nd 1882 – Giuseppe Garibaldi, Italian general, politician and nationalist, died from an unknown cause. He is considered one of the greatest generals of modern times and one of Italy's "fathers of the fatherland" along with Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour, Victor Emmanuel II of Italy and Giuseppe Mazzini. Garibaldi has been called the "Hero of the Two Worlds" because of his military enterprises in Brazil, Uruguay and Europe. He personally commanded and fought in many military campaigns that led eventually to the Italian unification. Garibaldi was appointed general by the provisional government of Milan in 1848, General of the Roman Republic in 1849 by the Minister of War, and led the Expedition of the Thousand on behalf and with the consent of Victor Emmanuel II. His last military campaign took place during the Franco-Prussian War as commander of the Army of the Vosges. The Garibaldi biscuit was named after him, as was a style of beard. (b. 1807)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/02/18 at 7:24 am

June 2nd 1946 – Lasse Hallström, Swedish film director. He first became known for directing almost all music videos by pop group ABBA, and subsequently became a feature film director. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Director for My Life as a Dog (Mitt liv som hund) (1985) and later for The Cider House Rules (1999). His other celebrated directorial works include What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993) and Chocolat (2000).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/02/18 at 7:33 am

June 2nd 1961 – George S. Kaufman, American playwright, theatre director and producer, humourist and drama critic, died from an undisclosed cause. In addition to comedies and political satire, he wrote several musicals, notably for the Marx Brothers. One play and one musical that he wrote won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama: You Can't Take It with You (1937, with Moss Hart), and Of Thee I Sing (1932, with Morrie Ryskind and Ira Gershwin). He also won the Tony Award as a Director, for the musical Guys and Dolls. (b. 1889)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/02/18 at 9:28 am

June 2nd 1978 – Dominic Cooper, English actor. He has worked in television, film, theatre and radio, in productions including Starter for 10 and The History Boys (both 2006), Mamma Mia! and The Duchess (both 2008), The Devil's Double and Captain America: The First Avenger (both 2011), Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012), Dracula Untold and Need for Speed (both 2014) Agent Carter (2015–16), and Warcraft (2016). He currently portrays Jesse Custer on the AMC show Preacher (2016–present).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/02/18 at 9:41 am

June 2nd 1941 – Lou Gehrig, American baseball first baseman, died from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, an incurable neuromuscular illness now commonly referred to in North America as "Lou Gehrig's disease".  He played his entire professional career (17 seasons) in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees, from 1923 until 1939. Gehrig was renowned for his prowess as a hitter and for his durability, which earned him his nickname "the Iron Horse". He was an All-Star seven consecutive times, a Triple Crown winner once, an American League (AL) Most Valuable Player twice, and a member of six World Series champion teams. He had a career .340 batting average, .632 slugging average, and a .447 on base average. He hit 493 home runs and had 1,995 runs batted in (RBI). In 1939, he was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame and was the first MLB player to have his uniform number (4) retired by a team. (b. 1903)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/02/18 at 10:29 am

June 2nd 1981 – Chin-hui Tsao, Taiwanese former professional baseball pitcher. He is the second major league player and the first major league pitcher from Taiwan, and like the first, former Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Chin-Feng Chen, he is a Taiwanese aborigine of Amis ancestry. He had previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Colorado Rockies and Dodgers before spending the 2009 season with the Brother Elephants in the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL). After the 2009 Taiwan Series, Tsao was investigated for game-fixing scandals, although he was ultimately not indicted on February 10, 2010. Tsao was expelled by CPBL on December 23, 2009. He has recorded the fastest pitch by a Taiwanese pitcher at 100 mph in 2005.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/02/18 at 10:39 am

June 2nd 1924 – Jay Hughes, American Major League Baseball pitcher, died from an undisclosed illness. He played four seasons from 1898 to 1902. He attracted attention in 1897 when he threw a three hit shutout during a west coast exhibition game against the famed Baltimore Orioles, a team featuring such notable baseball stars as Wilbert Robinson, John McGraw, Hughie Jennings, Willie Keeler, and Joe Kelley. Orioles Manager Ned Hanlon hired him and brought him east, where he had four excellent seasons, including a league-leading 28-6 mark with the 1899 Brooklyn Superbas. (b. 1874)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/02/18 at 11:07 am

June 2nd 1937 – Sally Kellerman, American actress, activist, author, producer, singer, and voice artist. Kellerman's acting career spans nearly 60 years. Her role as Major Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan in Robert Altman's film M*A*S*H (1970) earned her an Oscar nomination for Best Actress in a Supporting Role. After M*A*S*H, she appeared in a number of the director's projects: the films Brewster McCloud (1970), Welcome to L.A. (1976) (produced by Altman, directed by his protege, Alan Rudolph), The Player (1992) and Prêt-à-Porter (1994), and the short-lived anthology TV series Gun (1997). In addition to her work with Altman, Kellerman has appeared in films such as Last of the Red Hot Lovers (1972), Back to School (1986), plus many television series such as The Twilight Zone (1963), The Outer Limits (1965), Star Trek (1966), Bonanza (1966, 1970) The Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman (2006), 90210 (2008), Chemistry (2011), and Maron (2013).

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June 2nd 1962 – Vita Sackville-West, English poet, novelist, and garden designer died from abdominal cancer. A successful and prolific novelist, poet, and journalist - she was twice awarded the Hawthornden Prize for Imaginative Literature: in 1927 for her pastoral epic, The Land, and in 1933 for her Collected Poems - today she is remembered for the celebrated garden at Sissinghurst she created with her diplomat husband, Sir Harold Nicolson. She is also remembered as the inspiration for the androgynous protagonist of the historical romp Orlando: A Biography, by her famous friend and admirer, Virginia Woolf, with whom she had a decade-long affair. (b. 1892)

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June 2nd 1938 – Kevin Brownlow, British film historian, television documentary-maker, filmmaker, author, and film editor. Brownlow is best known for his work documenting the history of the silent era. Brownlow became interested in silent film at the age of eleven. This interest grew into a career spent documenting and restoring film. He has rescued many silent films and their history. His initiative in interviewing many largely forgotten, elderly film pioneers in the 1960s and 1970s preserved a legacy of early mass-entertainment cinema. Brownlow received an Academy Honorary Award at the 2nd Annual Governors Awards given by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on 13 November 2010. This was the first occasion on which an Academy Honorary Award was given to a film preservationist.

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June 2nd 1970 – Albert Lamorisse, French filmmaker, film producer, and writer, died in a helicopter crash while filming the documentary Le Vent des amoureux (The Lovers' Wind), during a helicopter-tour of Iran in 1970. The helicopter was left where it crashed as a memorial to the filmmaker, and was still visible as of June 2012. He is best known for his award-winning short films which he began making in the late 1940s, and also for inventing the famous strategic board game Risk in 1957. (b. 1922)

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June 2nd 1941 – Stacy Keach, American actor of stage, film, and television. Highly prolific, he has played mainly dramatic roles throughout his career, often in law enforcement or as a private detective. His most prominent role was as Mickey Spillane's fictional detective Mike Hammer, which he played in numerous stand-alone television films and at least three different television series throughout the 1980s and 1990s. The role earned him a Golden Globe Award nomination in 1984.

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June 2nd 1977 – Stephen Boyd, Northern Irish-born American actor, died of a massive heart attack while playing golf. He appeared in some 60 films, most notably as Messala in Ben-Hur (1959), a role that earned him the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture. He received his second Golden Globe Award nomination for Billy Rose's Jumbo (1962). (b. 1931)

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June 2nd 1960 – Tony Hadley, English pop singer-songwriter, occasional stage actor and radio presenter who first rose to fame in the 1980s as the lead singer of the new wave band Spandau Ballet.

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June 2nd 1990 – Jack Gilford, American Broadway, film and television actor, died after a long battle with stomach cancer. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Save the Tiger (1973). (b. 1908)

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June 2nd 1967 – Mike Stanton, American baseball left-handed specialist relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who enjoyed success over his career, most notably with the Atlanta Braves and New York Yankees. Stanton currently hosts on SirusXM's MLB Network Radio.

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June 2nd 1990 – Rex Harrison, English actor of stage and screen died of pancreatic cancer. Harrison began his career on the stage in 1924. He served in the Royal Air Force during World War II, reaching the rank of flight lieutenant. He won his first Tony Award for his performance as Henry VIII in the play Anne of the Thousand Days in 1949. He won his second Tony for the role of Professor Henry Higgins in the stage production of My Fair Lady in 1957. He reprised the role for the 1964 film version, which earned him both a Golden Globe Award and Academy Award for Best Actor. (b. 1908)

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Sporting twins, June 2nd 1965:

Mark Waugh Australian cricketer, who represented Australia in Test matches from early 1991 to late 2002, and made his One-Day International debut in 1988. Waugh is regarded as one of the most elegant and gifted stroke makers ever to play the game. He is often nicknamed "Junior" as he is younger than his twin brother Steve by a few minutes. Dean Waugh, another of Mark's brothers, is also a cricketer, having played first-class and list A cricket in Australia. He is currently a national selector.

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Steve Waugh, Australian cricketer and twin brother of cricketer Mark Waugh. A right-handed batsman, he was also a medium-pace bowler. he began his first class cricket career in 1984, he captained the Australian Test cricket team from 1999 to 2004, and was the most capped Test cricket player in history, with 168 appearances, until Sachin Tendulkar of India broke this record in 2010. Thought of in the early stages of his career as only a "moderately talented" player, at one point losing his Test place to his brother Mark, he went on to become one of the leading batsmen of his time. He is one of only 12 players to have scored over 10,000 Test runs, led Australia to fifteen of their record sixteen consecutive Test wins, and to victory in the 1999 Cricket World Cup.

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June 2nd 2017 – Peter Sallis, English actor, died peacefully from an undisclosed illness. Known for his work on British television. He gained worldwide fame as the voice of Wallace in the Academy Award-honored Wallace and Gromit films. He played Norman "Cleggy" Clegg in Last of the Summer Wine from its 1973 inception until its final episode in 2010, making him the only actor to appear in all 295 episodes. (b. 1921)

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June 2nd 1973 – Neifi Pérez, Dominican-American Major League baseball player. He was a switch hitter who threw right-handed. During his career, he played with the Colorado Rockies, Kansas City Royals, San Francisco Giants, Chicago Cubs, and Detroit Tigers.

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June 2nd 1970 – Bruce McLaren, New Zealand race-car designer, driver, engineer and inventor, died when his Can-Am car crashed at Goodwood Circuit in England. His name lives on in the McLaren team which has been one of the most successful in Formula One championship history, winning a total of 8 World Constructors' Championships and 12 World Drivers' Championships. McLaren cars totally dominated CanAm sports car racing with 56 wins, a considerable number of them with him behind the wheel, between 1967 and 1972 (and five constructors' championships), and have won three Indianapolis 500 races, as well as the 24 Hours of Le Mans and 12 Hours of Sebring. (b. 1937)

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June 2nd 1969 – Kurt Abbott, American Major League Baseball player who played primarily as a shortstop and second baseman from 1993 to 2001.

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June 2nd 1987 – Sammy Kaye, American bandleader and songwriter, died from an undisclosed illness. His tag line, "Swing and sway with Sammy Kaye", became one of the most famous of the Big Band Era. His signature tune was "Harbor Lights". (b. 1910)

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June 2nd 1972 – Raúl Ibañez, American baseball left fielder in Major League Baseball (MLB) now serving as a special advisor to Los Angeles Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman. He played 11 of his 19 seasons for the Seattle Mariners, and also for the Kansas City Royals, Philadelphia Phillies, New York Yankees, and Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. While primarily a left fielder, Ibañez often filled in as a designated hitter as well throughout his career.

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June 2nd 1999 – Junior Braithwaite, Jamaican-American singer, was shot dead. He was the youngest member of the vocal group, The Wailing Wailers. The Wailing Wailers was a vocal group Bob Marley, Bunny Wailer and Peter Tosh started in 1963, together with Braithwaite, when ska music had become popular in Jamaica. Soon after Beverly Kelso and Cherry Smith joined the group as backing vocalists. Braithwaite was with The Wailers for eight months and sang lead on such songs as "Habits", "Straight and Narrow Way", "Don't Ever Leave Me", and "It Hurts To Be Alone". He had the best voice in The Wailers, according to Studio One's Coxsone Dodd, who discovered the band's talent. Bob Marley later commented: "Junior used to sing high. It's just nowadays that I'm beginning to realize that he sounded like one of the Jackson Five. When he left we had to look for a sound that Bunny, Peter and me could manage." (b. 1949)

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June 2nd 1992 – Philip Dunne, American screenwriter, film director and producer, died of cancer. He worked prolifically from 1932 until 1965. He spent the majority of his career at 20th Century Fox crafting well regarded romantic and historical dramas, usually adapted from another medium. Dunne was a leading Screen Writers Guild organizer and was politically active during the "Hollywood Blacklist" episode of the 1940s-1950s. He is best known for the films How Green Was My Valley (1941), The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947), The Robe (1953) and The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965). (b. 1908)

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June 2nd 1993 – Johnny Mize, American baseball player, died in his sleep. He was a first baseman for the St. Louis Cardinals, New York Giants, and New York Yankees. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for 15 seasons between 1936 and 1953, losing three seasons to military service during World War II. Mize was a ten-time All-Star. Late in his career, he played with the Yankees when they won five consecutive World Series. (b. 1913)

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June 2nd 2017 – Jack O'Neill, American businessman, dies from an undisclosed illness. He is often credited with the invention of the wetsuit, and the founder of the O'Neill brand. (b. 1923)

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June 2nd 2008 – Bo Diddley, American R&B singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer, died of heart failure at his home in Archer, Florida. He played a key role in the transition from the blues to rock and roll, and influenced artists including Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly, the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, the Yardbirds, Eric Clapton, the Who, Jimi Hendrix and Parliament-Funkadelic. (b. 1928)

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June 3rd 1950 – Suzi Quatro, American-born rock singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and actress. She was the first female bass player to become a major rock star, breaking a barrier to women's participation in rock music. Quatro released her eponymous debut album in 1973. Since then, she has released fifteen studio albums, ten compilation albums, and one live album. Her solo hits include "Can the Can", "48 Crash", "Daytona Demon", "Devil Gate Drive" and "Your Mamma Won't Like Me".

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June 3rd 1657 – William Harvey, English physician, died of a cerebral hemorrhage from vessels long injured by gout. He made seminal contributions in anatomy and physiology. He was the first known physician to describe completely and in detail the systemic circulation and properties of blood being pumped to the brain and body by the heart, though earlier writers, such as Realdo Colombo, Michael Servetus, and Jacques Dubois, had provided precursors of the theory. (b. 1578)

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June 3rd 1939 – Steve Dalkowski, American left-handed pitcher. He is sometimes called the fastest pitcher in baseball history and had a fastball that probably exceeded 100 mph (160 km/h). Some experts believed it went as fast as 125 mph (201 km/h), others that his pitches traveled at 120 mph (190 km/h) or less.

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June 3rd 1875 – Georges Bizet, French composer of the romantic era, died from a cardiac complication of acute articular rheumatism. Best known for his operas in a career cut short by his early death, Bizet achieved few successes before his final work, Carmen, which has become one of the most popular and frequently performed works in the entire opera repertoire. (b. 1838)

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June 3rd 1954 – Dan Hill, Canadian pop singer and songwriter. He had two major international hits with his songs "Sometimes When We Touch" and "Can't We Try", a duet with Vonda Shepard, as well as a number of other charting singles in Canada and the United States.

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June 3rd 2011 – Andrew Gold, American singer, songwriter, musician and arranger, died in his sleep from heart failure. His works include the US Top 10 single "Lonely Boy" (1977), as well as "Thank You for Being a Friend" (1978) and the UK Top Five hit "Never Let Her Slip Away" (1978). He had further international chart success in the 1980s as the lead singer of Wax, a collaboration with English musician and songwriter Graham Gouldman. (b. 1951)

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June 3rd 1939 – Ian Hunter, English singer-songwriter who is best known as the lead singer of the English rock band Mott the Hoople, from its inception in 1969 to its dissolution in 1974, and at the time of its 2009 reunion. Hunter was a musician and songwriter before joining Mott the Hoople, and continued in this vein after he left the band. He embarked on a solo career despite ill health and disillusionment with commercial success, and often worked in collaboration with Mick Ronson, David Bowie's sideman and arranger from the Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars period.

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June 3rd 1877 – Ludwig Ritter von Köchel, Austrian musicologist, writer, composer, botanist and publisher died of cancer. He is best known for cataloguing the works of Mozart and originating the 'K-numbers' by which they are known (K for Köchel). (b. 1800)

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June 3rd 1945 – Brian Barnes, professional golfer. He was born in Addington, Surrey, England, and lives in England, but generally represented Scotland at the international level. Barnes is noted for having beaten Jack Nicklaus twice in one day in singles match play, during the 1975 Ryder Cup on 21 September, winning 4&2 in the morning round and 2&1 in the afternoon session.

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June 3rd 1899 – Johann Strauss II, Austrian composer of light music, particularly dance music and operettas, died from pleuropneumonia. He composed over 500 waltzes, polkas, quadrilles, and other types of dance music, as well as several operettas and a ballet. In his lifetime, he was known as "The Waltz King", and was largely then responsible for the popularity of the waltz in Vienna during the 19th century. Some of Johann Strauss' most famous works include "The Blue Danube", "Kaiser-Walzer" (Emperor Waltz), "Tales from the Vienna Woods", and the "Tritsch-Tratsch-Polka". Among his operettas, Die Fledermaus and Der Zigeunerbaron are the best known. (b. 1825)

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June 3rd 1945 – Hale Irwin, American professional golfer. He was one of the world's leading golfers from the mid-1970s to the mid-1980s. He is one of the few players in history to win three U.S. Opens, becoming the oldest ever U.S. Open champion in 1990 at the age of 45.

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June 3rd 1963 – Pope John XXIII, born Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli, in Italy, died from stomach cancer. He was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Vatican City State from 28 October 1958 to his death in 1963 and was canonized on 27 April 2014. Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli was the fourth of fourteen children born to a family of sharecroppers who lived in a village in Lombardy. He was ordained to the priesthood on 10 August 1904 and served in a number of posts, as nuncio in France and a delegate to Bulgaria, Greece and Turkey. In a consistory on 12 January 1953 Pope Pius XII made Roncalli a cardinal as the Cardinal-Priest of Santa Prisca in addition to naming him as the Patriarch of Venice.  (b. 1881)

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June 3rd 1945 – Ramon Jacinto, Filipino musician, radio jockey, TV host and entrepreneur. He is more commonly referred to as RJ Jacinto. He is the founder and chairman of Philippines' rock-and-roll radio station DZRJ, and the Rajah Broadcasting Network. Since 1963, this network has grown to a nationwide chain of radio stations (10 stations) and a UHF TV station. He is also the Chairman of Jacinto Color Steel, Inc. and the founder of RJ Guitars.

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June 3rd 1986 – Anna Neagle, English actress, English stage and film actress and singer and dancer, died from complications of renal disease and cancer. She was a successful box-office draw in the British cinema for 20 years and was voted the most popular star in Britain in 1949. She was known for providing glamour and sophistication to war-torn London audiences with her lightweight musicals, comedies and historical dramas. Almost all of her films were produced and directed by Herbert Wilcox, whom she married in 1943. In her historical dramas Anna Neagle was renowned for her portrayals of British historical figures, including Nell Gwynn (Nell Gwynn, 1934), Queen Victoria (Victoria the Great, 1937 and Sixty Glorious Years, 1938) and Edith Cavell (Nurse Edith Cavell, 1939). (b. 1904)

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June 3rd 1946 – Eddie Holman, American singer and recording artist. He is best known for his 1970 hit song "Hey There Lonely Girl". His specialty ranges from R&B and pop to gospel.

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June 3rd 1997 – Dennis James, American television personality, philanthropist, and commercial spokesman, died from lung cancer. Up until 1976, he had appeared on TV more times and for a longer period than any other television star. He is credited as the host of television's first network game show, the DuMont Network's Cash and Carry (1946). James was also the first person to host a telethon (raising over $700,000,000 for United Cerebral Palsy throughout his career), the first to appear in a television commercial, first to emcee a variety show, and first to appear on video tape. Over 25 "Firsts" in All. (b. 1917)

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June 3rd 1986 – Rafael Nadal, Spanish professional tennis player, he has won 16 Grand Slam singles titles, a record 32 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 titles, a record 20 ATP World Tour 500 tournaments, and the 2008 Olympic gold medal in singles. In majors, Nadal has won 10 French Open titles, 3 US Open titles, 2 Wimbledon titles, and one Australian Open title. He was also a member of the winning Spain Davis Cup team in 2004, 2008, 2009, and 2011. In 2010, he became the seventh male player in history and youngest of five in the Open Era to achieve the Career Grand Slam at age 24. He is the second male player, after Andre Agassi, to complete the singles Career Golden Slam. In 2011, Nadal was named the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year.

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June 3rd 2001 – Anthony Quinn, Mexican-American actor, painter and writer, died of respiratory failure, pneumonia and throat cancer. He starred in numerous critically acclaimed and commercially successful films, including La Strada, The Guns of Navarone, Zorba the Greek, Guns for San Sebastian, Lawrence of Arabia, The Shoes of the Fisherman, The Message, Lion of the Desert, Last Action Hero and A Walk in the Clouds. He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor twice: for Viva Zapata! in 1952 and Lust for Life in 1956. (b. 1915)

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June 3rd 1950 – Deniece Williams, American singer–songwriter and record producer. Williams is known for hits such as "Free" (1976), "Too Much, Too Little, Too Late" (1978), "Silly" (1981), "It's Gonna Take a Miracle" (1982), "Let's Hear It for the Boy" (1984), and for her duets with Johnny Mathis.

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June 3rd 1990 – Robert Noyce, nicknamed "the Mayor of Silicon Valley”, died from a heart attack. He co-founded Fairchild Semiconductor in 1957 and Intel Corporation in 1968. He is also credited (along with Jack Kilby) with the realization of the first integrated circuit or microchip that fueled the personal computer revolution and gave Silicon Valley its name. (b. 1927)

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June 3rd 1962 – Susannah Constantine, English fashion journalist, advisor, television presenter, author and designer. Her second book, entitled What Not to Wear, has won her a prestigious British Book Award and sold 670,000 copies. Constantine began co-hosting What Not to Wear on BBC TV with Trinny Woodall in 2001, which required using her fashion advice and expertise in order to reform participants' appearances and fashion style. Constantine and Woodall hosted What Not to Wear until 2005 and became renowned for their tactile behaviour with the participants, direct advice, and frequently referring to breasts as tits which has become something of a trademark.

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June 3rd 2009 – David Carradine, American actor and martial artist, was found dead in his room at a Bangkok hotel. He was known for his leading role as a peace-loving Shaolin monk, Kwai Chang Caine, in the 1970s television series Kung Fu. He was also known for playing Frankenstein in the original Death Race movie and Bill in both Kill Bill films. (b. 1936)

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June 3rd 2016 – Muhammad Ali, American professional boxer and activist, was hospitalised in Scottsdale on June 2nd 2016, with a respiratory illness. Though his condition was initially described as "fair", it worsened and he died the following day at age 74 from septic shock. He is widely regarded as one of the most significant and celebrated sports figures of the 20th century. From early in his career, Ali was known as an inspiring, controversial, and polarizing figure both inside and outside the ring. (b. 1942)  :\'( :\'( :\'(

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June 3rd 2011 – Jack Kevorkian, American pathologist, euthanasia activist, painter, author, composer, and instrumentalist, died from a thrombosis, eight days after his 83rd birthday. He is best known for publicly championing a terminal patient's right to die via physician-assisted suicide; he claimed to have assisted at least 130 patients to that end. He was often portrayed in the media with the name of "Dr. Death"; however, many consider him a hero, as he helped set the platform for reform. He famously said, "Dying is not a crime". (b. 1928)

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June 8th 1944 – Boz Scaggs, American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He gained fame in the 1960s as a guitarist and one-time lead singer with the Steve Miller Band, and in the 1970s with several solo Top 20 hit singles in the United States, including the hits "Lido Shuffle" and "Lowdown" from the critically acclaimed album Silk Degrees (1976), which peaked at #2 on the Billboard 200. Scaggs continues to write, record music, and tour.

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June 8th 1977- Kanye West  8)

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June 8th or 9th 1924 – George Mallory, English mountaineer, last seen about 800 vertical feet (245 m) from the summit. Mallory's ultimate fate was unknown for 75 years, until his body was discovered on 1 May 1999 by an expedition that had set out to search for the climbers' remains. Whether Mallory and Irvine had reached the summit before they died remains a subject of speculation and continuing research. He took part in the first three British expeditions to Mount Everest, in the early 1920s. During the 1924 British Mount Everest expedition, Mallory and his climbing partner, Andrew "Sandy" Irvine, disappeared on the North-East ridge during their attempt to make the first ascent of the world's highest mountain.  (b. 1886)

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June 8th 1845 – Andrew Jackson, American soldier and statesman, died of chronic tuberculosis, dropsy, and heart failure. He served as the seventh President of the United States from 1829 to 1837 and was the founder of the Democratic Party. Before being elected to the presidency, Jackson served in Congress and gained fame as a general in the United States Army. As president, Jackson sought to advance the rights of the "common man" against a "corrupt aristocracy" and to preserve the Union. (b. 1767)

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June 9th 1961 – Michael J. Fox, Canadian-American actor, author, producer, and activist. With a film and television career spanning from the 1970s, Fox starred in the Back to the Future trilogy, where he portrayed Marty McFly. Other notable roles have included Mike Flaherty on the ABC sitcom Spin City (1996–2000) and his portrayal of Alex P. Keaton on the American sitcom Family Ties. He has won five Emmys, four Golden Globes, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. Fox was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 1991, at age 29, and disclosed his condition to the public in 1998. Fox semi-retired from acting in 2000 as the symptoms of his disease worsened. He has since become an advocate for research toward finding a cure; he created the Michael J. Fox Foundation, and on March 5, 2010, Sweden's Karolinska Institute gave him an honoris causa doctorate for his work in advocating a cure for Parkinson's disease. Since 1999, Fox has mainly worked as a voice-over actor in films such as Stuart Little and Disney's Atlantis: The Lost Empire. On the CBS TV show The Good Wife, he earned Emmy nominations for three consecutive years for his recurring role as crafty attorney Louis Canning.

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June 9th AD 68 – Nero, he was the last Roman emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, was murdered five years into his reign. He was adopted by his great-uncle Claudius and became Claudius' heir and successor. Like Claudius, Nero became emperor with the consent of the Praetorian Guard. Nero's mother, Agrippina the Younger, was likely implicated in Claudius' death and Nero's nomination as emperor. She dominated Nero's early life and decisions until he cast her off. (b. 37)

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June 9th 1963 – Johnny Depp, American actor, producer, and musician. He has won the Golden Globe Award and Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actor. He rose to prominence on the 1980s television series 21 Jump Street, becoming a teen idol.

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June 9th 597 – Columba, Irish abbot and missionary, died from an unknown cause. He is credited with spreading Christianity in what is today Scotland at the start of the Hiberno-Scottish mission. He founded the important abbey on Iona, which became a dominant religious and political institution in the region for centuries. He is the Patron Saint of Derry. He was highly regarded by both the Gaels of Dál Riata and the Picts, and is remembered today as a Christian saint and one of the Twelve Apostles of Ireland. (b. 521)

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June 9th 1956 – Patricia Cornwell, American crime writer. She is known for writing a best-selling series of novels featuring the heroine Dr. Kay Scarpetta, a medical examiner. Her books have sold more than 100 million copies.

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June 9th 1870 – Charles Dickens, English writer and social critic, died from another stroke at his home after a full day's work on Edwin Drood. He never regained consciousness, and the next day, he died at Gad's Hill Place. He created some of the world's best-known fictional characters and is regarded by many as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era. His works enjoyed unprecedented popularity during his lifetime, and by the twentieth century critics and scholars had recognised him as a literary genius. His novels and short stories enjoy lasting popularity. (b. 1812)

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June 9th 1931 – Jackie Mason, American comedian, actor, and screenwriter. His 1986 one-man show The World According to Me won a Special Tony Award, an Outer Critics Circle Award, an Ace Award, an Emmy Award, and a Grammy nomination. Later, his 1988 special "Jackie Mason on Broadway" won another Emmy Award (for outstanding writing) and another Ace Award, and his 1992 voice-over of Rabbi Hyman Krustofski in The Simpsons episode "Like Father, Like Clown" won Mason a third Emmy Award. He has written and performed in six one-man shows on Broadway.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/09/18 at 5:03 am

June 9th 1917 – Victor Richardson MC, died of a cerebral abscess. He was a British soldier during the Great War, best remembered for being immortalised in his friend Vera Brittain's First World War best-selling 1933 memoir Testament of Youth. (b, 1895)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/09/18 at 5:35 am

June 9th 1958 – Robert Donat, English film and stage actor, died from a brain tumour and cerebral thrombosis. He is best remembered for his roles in Alfred Hitchcock's The 39 Steps (1935) and Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939), winning for the latter the Academy Award for Best Actor. (b. 1905)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/09/18 at 6:32 am

June 9th 1959 – Adolf Otto Reinhold Windaus, German chemist, died from an undisclosed cause. He won a Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1928 for his work on sterols and their relation to vitamins. He was the doctoral advisor of Adolf Butenandt who also won a Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1939. (b. 1876)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/09/18 at 8:07 am

June 9th 1931 – Bill Virdon, American baseball outfielder, manager, and coach in Major League Baseball (MLB). Virdon played in MLB for the St. Louis Cardinals and Pittsburgh Pirates from 1955 through 1965 and in 1968. He served as a coach for the Pirates and Houston Astros, and managed the Pirates, Astros, New York Yankees, and Montreal Expos. After playing in Minor League Baseball for the Yankees organization, Virdon was traded to the Cardinals, and he made his MLB debut in 1955. That year, Virdon won the National League Rookie of the Year Award. He slumped at the beginning of the 1956 season, and was traded to the Pirates, where he spent the remainder of his playing career. A premier defensive outfielder during his playing days as a center fielder for the Cardinals and Pirates, Virdon led a strong defensive team to the 1960 World Series championship. In 1962, Virdon won a Rawlings Gold Glove Award. Following the 1965 season, he retired due to his desire to become a manager.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/09/18 at 8:26 am

June 9th 1889 – Mike Burke, American Major League Baseball player, died from an undisclosed cause. He played mainly shortstop for the 1879 Cincinnati Reds of the National League. In 28 games, he had 26 hits in 117 at bats for a .222 batting average, scored 13 Runs, and hit three doubles. (b. about 1854)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/09/18 at 9:18 am

June 9th 1951 – Dave Parker, American player in Major League Baseball. He was the 1978 National League MVP and a two-time batting champion. Parker was the first professional athlete to earn an average of one million dollars per year, having signed a five-year, $5 million contract in January 1979. Parker's career achievements include 2712 hits, 339 home runs, 1493 runs batted in and a lifetime batting average of .290. Parker was also known as a solid defensive outfielder during the first half of his career, with a powerful arm, winning three consecutive Gold Gloves during his prime. From 1975 to 1979, he threw out 72 runners, including 26 in 1977.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/09/18 at 9:35 am

June 9th 2014 – Rik Mayall, English comedian, actor and writer, died from a heart attack after jogging in humid weather. He formed a close partnership with Ade Edmondson while they were students at Manchester University, and became a pioneer of alternative comedy in the 1980s. Mayall starred in numerous cult classic sitcoms throughout his career, including The Young Ones, The Comic Strip Presents..., Blackadder, Filthy Rich & Catflap, The New Statesman, and Bottom. Mayall also starred in the comedy films Drop Dead Fred and Guest House Paradiso, and won a Primetime Emmy Award for his voice-over work in The Willows in Winter. His comedic style was described as energetic "post-punk". (b. 1958)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/09/18 at 10:37 am

June 9th 1975 – Andrew Symonds, former Australian cricket team all-rounder. A two-time World Cup winner, Symonds is a right-handed middle order batsman and alternates between medium pace and off-spin bowling. He is also notable for his exceptional fielding skills.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/09/18 at 10:38 am

June 9th 1964 – Max Aitken, Lord Beaverbrook, Canadian-British newspaper publisher and backstage politician, died from cancer. He was an influential figure in British media and politics of the first half of the 20th century. His base of power was the largest circulation newspaper in the world, the Daily Express, which appeal to the conservative working class with intensely patriotic news and editorials. During the Second World War he played a major role in mobilising industrial resources as Winston Churchill's minister of aircraft production. (b. 1879)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/09/18 at 11:20 am

June 9th 1977 – Paul Hutchison, English first-class cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman, and a left-arm fast-medium bowler. Hutchison played for the Under-17 and Under-19 England team. On Hutchison's first-class debut for Yorkshire County Cricket Club in 1997, he took 7 for 38, followed by a County Championship debut tally of 7 for 50, recording the best Yorkshire debut bowling return since Wilfred Rhodes in 1898. He went on to play thirty nine first-class matches for Yorkshire between 1996 and 2001, taking 143 wickets at 22.68, before being released by the county.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/09/18 at 11:24 am

June 9th 1973 – John Creasey, English crime and science fiction writer, died from an undisclosed cause. He wrote more than six hundred novels using twenty-eight different pseudonyms. He created several characters which are now famous, such as The Toff (The Honourable Richard Rollison), Commander George Gideon of Scotland Yard, Inspector Roger West, The Baron (John Mannering), Doctor Emmanuel Cellini and Doctor Stanislaus Alexander Palfrey. The most popular of these was Gideon of Scotland Yard, who was the basis for the television series Gideon's Way and for the John Ford movie Gideon of Scotland Yard (1958), also known by its British title Gideon's Day. The Baron character was also made into a 1960s TV series starring Steve Forrest as The Baron. (b. 1908)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/09/18 at 11:50 am

June 9th 1980 – Mike Fontenot, American baseball infielder. He played in Major League Baseball for the Chicago Cubs, San Francisco Giants and Philadelphia Phillies.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/09/18 at 11:55 am

June 9th 1974 – Miguel Ángel Asturias, Guatemalan poet-diplomat, novelist, playwright and journalist. In 1967, he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature, becoming the second Latin American author to receive this honor (Gabriela Mistral had won it in 1945). He helped establish Latin American literature's contribution to mainstream Western culture, and at the same time drew attention to the importance of indigenous cultures, especially those of his native Guatemala. (b. 1899)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/09/18 at 12:40 pm

June 9th 1983 – Danny Richar, Dominican baseball player who is currently a free agent. In a three-season Major League Baseball career as a second baseman for the Chicago White Sox and Cincinnati Reds, Richar had a .229 batting average, six home runs, and 18 runs batted in.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/09/18 at 12:42 pm

June 9th 2017 –  Adam West, American actor, died from leukemia. Widely known for his role as Batman in the 1960s ABC series Batman and its theatrical feature film. His career spanned seven decades, West began acting in films in 1959, playing opposite Chuck Connors in Geronimo (1962) and The Three Stooges in The Outlaws Is Coming (1965). He also appeared in the science fiction film Robinson Crusoe on Mars (1964), and performed voice work on The Fairly OddParents, The Simpsons, and Family Guy, playing fictional versions of himself in all three. (b. 1928)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/09/18 at 1:51 pm

June 9th 1984 – Yulieski Gourriel, Cuban professional baseball first baseman for the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for Sancti Spiritus in the Cuban league. A former member of Cuba's national team, Gurriel played shortstop, second base and third base, but has played mostly first base with the Astros. The son of former Cuban player Lourdes Gurriel, Yulieski was regarded as the best player in Cuba in 2006. At the World Baseball Classic in 2006, Major League Baseball scouts projected that Gurriel would be a first-round draft pick if he were eligible for the draft. He defected from Cuba in 2016.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/09/18 at 1:53 pm

June 9th 1975 – Albert Spencer, 7th Earl Spencer, British peer, died after a short undisclosed illness. Styled The Honourable Albert Spencer until 1910 and as Viscount Althorp from 1910 to 1922, and known less formally as "Jack" Spencer, was a British peer. He was the paternal grandfather of Diana Spencer, who was just under 14 years old at the time of his death. Diana would go on to marry Charles, Prince of Wales, heir to the British throne, six years later. (b. 1892)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/09/18 at 2:47 pm

June 9th 1981 – Natalie Portman, actress with dual American and Israeli citizenship. Her first role was in the 1994 action thriller Léon: The Professional, opposite Jean Reno. She was later cast as Padmé Amidala in the Star Wars prequel trilogy (released in 1999, 2002 and 2005).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/09/18 at 2:48 pm

June 9th 1989 – George Wells Beadle, American scientist in the field of genetics, died from an undisclosed cause. He won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Nobel laureate who with Edward Tatum discovered the role of genes in regulating biochemical events within cells in 1958. Beadle and Tatum's key experiments involved exposing the bread mold Neurospora crassa to x-rays, causing mutations. In a series of experiments, they showed that these mutations caused changes in specific enzymes involved in metabolic pathways. These experiments led them to propose a direct link between genes and enzymatic reactions, known as the One gene-one enzyme hypothesis. (b. 1903)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/09/18 at 3:08 pm

June 9th 1994 – Jan Tinbergen, Dutch economist, died from an undisclosed illness. He was awarded the first Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 1969, which he shared with Ragnar Frisch for having developed and applied dynamic models for the analysis of economic processes. He is widely considered to be one of the most influential economists of the 20th century and one of the founding fathers of econometrics. It has been argued that the development of the first macro econometric models, the solution of the identification problem, and the understanding of dynamic models are his three most important legacies to econometrics. Tinbergen was a founding trustee of Economists for Peace and Security. In 1945, he founded the Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis (CPB) and was the agency's first director. (b. 1903)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/09/18 at 3:31 pm

June 9th 2012 – Hawk Taylor, American baseball catcher, died from an undisclosed illness. He played for the Milwaukee Braves (1957–58 and 1961–63), New York Mets (1964–67), California Angels (1967) and Kansas City Royals (1969–70). Taylor was signed out of high school by the Milwaukee Braves in 1957 and made his major league debut that June at the age of 18, appearing in seven games. During the next five seasons, he only played sporadically for the Braves and was eventually sold to the New York Mets in December, 1963. As a Met, Taylor appeared as a pinch hitter in the first game in Shea Stadium on April 17, 1964. He later hit the first pinch-hit grand slam in Mets history. He was also a member of the inaugural Kansas City Royals team in 1969. He was traded to the Boston Red Sox in 1971 and was playing for the Louisville Colonels when a back injury prematurely ended his career. (b. 1939)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/09/18 at 3:45 pm

June 9th 2013 – Iain Banks, Scottish author, died from cancer. After the publication and success of The Wasp Factory (1984), Banks began to write on a full-time basis. His first science fiction book, Consider Phlebas, was released in 1987, marking the start of the popular Culture series. His books have been adapted for theatre, radio and television. In 2008, The Times named Banks in their list of "The 50 greatest British writers since 1945". (b. 1954)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/09/18 at 4:06 pm

June 9th 2014 – Bob Welch, American baseball starting pitcher, died from a cervical spine fracture "with epidural hemorrhage due to hyperextension of neck" suffered in the fall. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Dodgers (1978–87) and Oakland Athletics (1988–94). Prior to his professional career, he attended Eastern Michigan University, where he played college baseball for the Eastern Michigan Hurons baseball team. He helped lead the Hurons, coached by Ron Oestrike, to the 1976 College World Series, losing to Arizona in the Championship Game. Welch was a two-time MLB All-Star, and he won the American League Cy Young Award as the league's best pitcher in 1990. He was a member of three World Series champion teams. (b. 1956)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/09/18 at 4:31 pm

June 9th 2015 – James Last, German composer and big band leader of the James Last Orchestra, died from an undisclosed "life threatening" illness. Initially a jazz bassist (Last won the award for "best bassist in Germany in each of the years 1950–1952), his trademark "happy music" made his numerous albums best-sellers in Germany and the United Kingdom, with 65 of his albums reaching the charts in the UK alone. His composition "Happy Heart" became an international success in interpretations by Andy Williams and Petula Clark. (b. 1929)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/10/18 at 2:55 am

June 10th 1961 – Maxi Priest, English reggae vocalist of Jamaican descent. He is best known for singing reggae music with an R&B influence, otherwise known as reggae fusion, and became one of the first international successes who regularly dabbled in the genre and one of the most successful reggae fusion acts of all-time. Priest's musical career began with him singing on the South London reggae soundsystem Saxon Studio International, after which some independent single releases followed. His first major album was the self-titled Maxi Priest (1988) which, along with his cover of Cat Stevens' "Wild World", established him as one of the top British reggae singers. He is one of only two British reggae acts (along with UB40) to have an American Billboard number one: "Close to You" in 1990. A duet with Roberta Flack, "Set the Night to Music", reached the American Top Ten in 1991. His duet with Shaggy in 1996, "That Girl", was also a hit in the United States, peaking at number twenty.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/10/18 at 2:59 am

June 10th or 11th 323 BC – Alexander the Great, Macedonian king, died aged about 32, from an unknown cause. In Babylon the city that he planned to establish as his capital. He was born in Pella in 356 BC and succeeded his father Philip II to the throne at the age of twenty. He spent most of his ruling years on an unprecedented military campaign through Asia and northeast Africa, and he had created one of the largest empires of the ancient world by the age of thirty, stretching from Greece to northwestern India. He was undefeated in battle and is widely considered one of history's most successful military commanders. (b. 356 BC)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/10/18 at 4:03 am

June 10th 1973 – Faith Evans, American singer-songwriter. Born in Lakeland, Florida and raised in New Jersey, Evans relocated to Los Angeles in 1993 for a career in the music business. After working as a backing vocalist for Al B. Sure and Christopher Williams, she became the first female artist to contract with Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs' Bad Boy Entertainment recording company in 1994, for which she collaborated with several label mates such as Mary J. Blige and Carl Thomas and released three platinum-certified studio albums between 1995 and 2001, including Faith (1995), Keep the Faith (1998) and Faithfully (2001).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/10/18 at 4:13 am

June 10th 1934 – Frederick Delius, English composer and educator, died from an undisclosed illness. Delius's first successes came in Germany, where Hans Haym and other conductors promoted his music from the late 1890s. In Delius's native Britain, it was 1907 before his music made regular appearances in concert programmes, after Thomas Beecham took it up. Beecham conducted the full premiere of A Mass of Life in London in 1909 (he had premiered Part II in Germany in 1908); he staged the opera A Village Romeo and Juliet at Covent Garden in 1910; and he mounted a six-day Delius festival in London in 1929, as well as making gramophone recordings of many of Delius's works. After 1918 Delius began to suffer the effects of syphilis, contracted during his earlier years in Paris. He became paralysed and blind, but completed some late compositions between 1928 and 1932 with the aid of an amanuensis, Eric Fenby. (b. 1862)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/10/18 at 7:56 am

June 10th 1921 – Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (Philip Mountbatten; born Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark), husband and consort of Queen Elizabeth II. A member of the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Philip was born into the Greek and Danish royal families. He was born in Greece, but his family was exiled from the country when he was an infant. After being educated in France, Germany, and the United Kingdom, he joined the British Royal Navy in 1939, aged 18. From July 1939, he began corresponding with the 13-year-old Princess Elizabeth, whom he had first met in 1934. During the Second World War he served with the Mediterranean and Pacific fleets. After the war, Philip was granted permission by King George VI to marry Elizabeth. Before the official announcement of their engagement in July 1947, he abandoned his Greek and Danish royal titles and became a naturalised British subject, adopting the surname Mountbatten from his maternal grandparents. He married Elizabeth on 20 November 1947. Just before the wedding, he was created Baron Greenwich, Earl of Merioneth and Duke of Edinburgh. Philip left active military service when Elizabeth became monarch in 1952, having reached the rank of commander, and was formally made a British prince in 1957. Prince Philip and Queen Elizabeth have four children: Prince Charles, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew, and Prince Edward. He has eight grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Through a British Order in Council issued in 1960, descendants of Philip and Elizabeth not bearing royal styles and titles can use the surname Mountbatten-Windsor, which has also been used by some members of the royal family who do hold titles, such as Prince Andrew, Princess Anne and Prince Edward. A keen sports enthusiast, Philip helped develop the equestrian event of carriage driving. He is a patron, president or member of over 780 organisations and serves as chairman of the Duke of Edinburgh's Award for people aged 14 to 24. He is the longest-serving consort of a reigning British monarch and the oldest-ever male member of the British royal family. Philip retired from his royal duties on 2 August 2017, at the age of 96, after having completed 22,219 solo engagements since 1952.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/10/18 at 7:57 am

June 10th 1940 – Marcus Garvey, Jamaican journalist and activist, founded the Black Star Line, died after having suffered two strokes.  He was a leader of a mass movement called Pan-Africanism and he founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League (UNIA-ACL). He also founded the Black Star Line, a shipping and passenger line which promoted the return of the African diaspora to their ancestral lands. Although most American black leaders condemned his methods and his support for racial segregation, Garvey attracted a large following. The Black Star Line went bankrupt and Garvey was imprisoned for mail fraud in the selling of its stock. His movement then rapidly collapsed. (b. 1887)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/10/18 at 8:38 am

June 10th 1944 – Rick Price, English rock bass player, who has played with various Birmingham based rock bands, most notably Sight and Sound, The Move (1969–1971), and Wizzard (1972–1975).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/10/18 at 9:35 am

May 20th 1949 – Sigrid Undset, Norwegian novelist, died from an undisclosed cause. She was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1928. Undset was born in Kalundborg, Denmark, but her family moved to Norway when she was two years old. In 1924, she converted to Catholicism. She fled Norway for the United States in 1940 because of her opposition to Nazi Germany and the German invasion and occupation of Norway, but returned after World War II ended in 1945. Her best-known work is Kristin Lavransdatter, a trilogy about life in Scandinavia in the Middle Ages, portrayed through the experiences of a woman from birth until death. Its three volumes were published between 1920 and 1922. (b. 1882)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/10/18 at 10:38 am

June 10th 1973 – Pokey Reese, American Major League Baseball infielder. Reese played with the Cincinnati Reds, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Boston Red Sox. With the Red Sox, he won the 2004 World Series over the St. Louis Cardinals. He batted and threw right-handed. Reese got his nickname "Pokey" because he was a big baby and his grandmother was going to call him Porkey, but accidentally called him Pokey. Reese was known for his defense, winning two Gold Gloves during his career.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/10/18 at 10:43 am

June 10th 1976 – Adolph Zukor, American film mogul and founder of Paramount Pictures, died from an undisclosed illness. He signed many of the leading early stars, including Mary Pickford, Marguerite Clark, Pauline Frederick, Douglas Fairbanks, Gloria Swanson, Rudolph Valentino, and Wallace Reid. With so many important players, Zukor also pioneered "block booking" for Paramount Pictures, which meant that an exhibitor who wanted a particular star's films had to buy a year's worth of other Paramount productions. It was this system that gave Paramount a leading position in the 1920s and 1930s, but which led the government to pursue it on antitrust grounds for more than twenty years. (b. 1873)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/10/18 at 11:32 am

June 10th 1942 – Gordon Burns, Northern Irish journalist and broadcaster. He was the host of The Krypton Factor for its original 18-year run (1977–1995) and was the chief anchorman for the BBC regional news programme North West Tonight from 1997 to 2011.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/10/18 at 11:35 am

June 10th 1946 – Jack Johnson, nicknamed the Galveston Giant was an American boxer, died in a car crash, after racing angrily from a diner that refused to serve him. He became the first African American world heavyweight boxing champion (1908–1915). Johnson went on to become one of the most dominant champions of his time, and remains a significant historical figure in heavyweight boxing history, with his 1910 fight against James J. Jeffries being dubbed the "fight of the century." Johnson was faced with much controversy when he was charged with violating the Mann Act in 1912, even though there was an obvious lack of evidence and the charge was largely racially based. In a documentary about his life, Ken Burns notes that "for more than thirteen years, Jack Johnson was the most famous and the most notorious African-American on Earth". (b. 1878)

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June 10th 1947 – Ken Singleton, American baseball player and current television sports commentator. He played as an outfielder and designated hitter in Major League Baseball for the New York Mets, Montreal Expos, and Baltimore Orioles.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/10/18 at 12:30 pm

June 10th 1971 – Michael Rennie, English film, television and stage actor, died suddenly of an aortic aneurysm. He is best remembered for his starring role as the space visitor Klaatu in the science fiction film, The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951). In a career spanning more than 30 years, Rennie appeared in more than 50 films and in several American television series. (b. 1909)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/10/18 at 1:16 pm

June 10th 1974 – Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, died from an undisclosed cause. He was the third son of King George V and Queen Mary. Prince Henry was the first son of a British monarch to be educated at school, where he excelled at sports, and went on to attend Eton College, after which he was commissioned in the 10th Royal Hussars, a regiment he hoped to command. But his military career was interrupted by royal duties, and he was ironically nicknamed "the unknown soldier." While big-game shooting in Kenya, he met the future aviator Beryl Markham, with whom he became romantically involved. The court put pressure on him to end the relationship, but had to pay regular hush-money to avert a public scandal. In 1935, also under parental pressure, he married Lady Alice Montagu Douglas Scott, with whom he had two sons, Princes William and Richard. In 1939–40, he served in France as a liaison officer, and was later appointed Governor-General of Australia in place of his younger brother, the Duke of Kent, who had died in an air crash. He attended the coronation of his niece Queen Elizabeth II in 1953, and carried out several overseas tours, often accompanied by his wife. From 1965, he became incapacitated by a number of strokes, and was not officially told of the death of his elder son while piloting his own plane in 1972. His widow became the longest-lived member of the British royal family in history. (b. 1900)

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June 10th 1967 – Spencer Tracy, American actor, died from a heart attack. Noted for his natural style and versatility, he was one of the major stars of Hollywood's Golden Age, Tracy was nominated for nine Academy Awards for Best Actor and won two, sharing the record for nominations in that category with Laurence Olivier. (b. 1900)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/10/18 at 2:24 pm

June 10th 1955 – Margaret Abbott, Indian-American golfer, died from an undisclosed cause. She was the first American woman to win an Olympic event. She won the women's golf tournament, consisting of nine holes, with a score of 47, at the 1900 Paris Games. (b. 1878)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/10/18 at 2:42 pm

June 10th 1982 – Rainer Werner Fassbinder, West German film director, screenwriter, film producer and actor, died from a lethal cocktail of cocaine and barbiturates. Fassbinder was part of the New German Cinema movement. While Fassbinder maintained a professional career that lasted less than fifteen years, he completed forty feature length films; two television film series; three short films; four video productions; twenty-four stage plays and four radio plays; and thirty-six acting roles in his own and others' films. He also worked as an actor (film and theatre), author, cameraman, composer, designer, editor and theatre manager. (b. 1945)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/10/18 at 3:05 pm

June 10th 1982, Addie Harris from The Shirelles died of a heart attack after a show in Atlanta. 1961 US No.1 & UK No.4 single 'Will You Love Me Tomorrow'. Became the first all girl group to have a number one single on the Billboard Hot 100.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/10/18 at 3:24 pm

June 10th 1988 – Louis L'Amour, American novelist and short story writer, died from lung cancer. His books consisted primarily of Western novels (though he called his work 'frontier stories'); however, he also wrote historical fiction (The Walking Drum), science fiction (The Haunted Mesa), non-fiction (Frontier), as well as poetry and short-story collections. Many of his stories were made into films and John Wayne once made the dubious assertion that L'Amour was the most interesting man in the world. L'Amour's books remain popular and most have gone through multiple printings. At the time of his death almost all of his 105 existing works (89 novels, 14 short-story collections, and two full-length works of nonfiction) were still in print, and he was considered "one of the world's most popular writers". (b. 1908)

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June 10th 1993 – Les Dawson, English comedian, actor, writer, and presenter, died at a hospital having just had a medical check-up, was awaiting the results with his wife, when he suffered a major heart attack. He is best remembered for deadpan style, curmudgeonly persona and jokes about his mother-in-law and wife. (b. 1931)

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June 10th 2000 – Brian Statham, English cricketer, died from an undisclosed cause. He was one of the leading English fast bowlers in 20th century English cricket. Initially a bowler of a brisk fast-medium pace, Statham was able to remodel his action to generate enough speed to become genuinely fast. This, together with unflagging accuracy and the ability to make the ball – new or old – break back, made Statham a consistent force both for Lancashire in the County Championship and in Test cricket, where his strikepower helped give England perhaps its strongest attack of the 20th century during the 1950s and early 1960s. He overtook Alec Bedser's record of 236 Test wickets in the Fourth Test at the Adelaide Oval in 1962–63. This new record of 242 Test wickets (24.27) was rapidly overtaken by his famous new-ball partner Fred Trueman two months later in New Zealand. Statham finished with 252 Test wickets (24.84). (b. 1930)

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June 10th 2004 – Ray Charles, American singer-songwriter, musician, and composer, died from acute liver disease. Among friends and fellow musicians he preferred being called "Brother Ray." He was often referred to as "The Genius." Charles was blind from the age of seven. He pioneered the genre of soul music during the 1950s by combining blues, rhythm and blues, and gospel styles into the music he recorded for Atlantic Records. He also contributed to the integration of country music, rhythm and blues and pop music during the 1960s with his crossover success on ABC Records, most notably with his two Modern Sounds albums. While he was with ABC, Charles became one of the first black musicians to be granted artistic control by a mainstream record company. (b. 1930)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/11/18 at 2:57 am

June 11th 1970 – Jane Goldman, English screenwriter, author and producer. She is mostly known for co-writing, with Matthew Vaughn, the screenplays of Kingsman: The Secret Service (2015), X-Men: First Class (2011), Kick-Ass (2010) and Stardust (2007). Both met high critical praise for their partnership works. The Woman in Black (2012) is the first solo screenplay by Goldman. She is also known for writing the books Dreamworld (2000) and The X-Files Book of the Unexplained (1997), and presenting her own paranormal TV series, Jane Goldman Investigates, on the channel Living, between 2003 and 2004. Goldman worked on the story of X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014), the sequel to First Class, and on the screenplay of Kingsman: The Secret Service (the 2015 adaptation of the comic book by Mark Millar and Dave Gibbons). Both films were partnerships with Matthew Vaughn. Goldman also wrote the script for Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, a 2016 film adaption of the novel, for Tim Burton. She is married to English television and radio presenter, film critic, actor and comedian Jonathan Ross.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/11/18 at 3:02 am

June 11th 1560 – Mary of Guise, Queen of Scots from 1538 to 1542, died of dropsy, later historians speculate that she was poisoned. As the second wife of King James V. She was the mother of Mary, Queen of Scots, and served as Regent of Scotland in her daughter's name from 1554 to 1560. A native of Lorraine, she was a member of the powerful House of Guise, which played a prominent role in 16th-century French politics. (b. 1515)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/11/18 at 4:51 am

June 11th 1952 – Donnie Van Zant, American rock vocalist/guitarist. He is best known as having been a member of the band 38 Special, from its formation in 1974 until 2013. He is the middle of three brothers: his older brother Ronnie was the original lead singer for Lynyrd Skynyrd who died in a 1977 plane crash in Mississippi along with five other members and associates of the band; his younger brother Johnny is the current Lynyrd Skynyrd's lead singer since 1987. Donnie and Johnny also perform together from time to time as the group Van Zant.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/11/18 at 4:59 am

June 11th 1727 – George I, King of Great Britain and Ireland, died from a stroke. Reigning from 1 August 1714 and ruler of the Duchy and Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg (Hanover) in the Holy Roman Empire from 1698 until his death. (b. 1660)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/11/18 at 5:27 am

June 11th 1949 – Frank Beard, drummer in the American rock band ZZ Top. Beard was formerly with the bands The Cellar Dwellers, who originally were a three-piece band, The Hustlers, The Warlocks, and American Blues before starting to play and record with Billy Gibbons and Dusty Hill as ZZ Top.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/11/18 at 5:29 am

June 11th 1796 – Samuel Whitbread, English brewer and Member of Parliament, died from an unknown cause. In 1742, he established a brewery that in 1799 became Whitbread & Co Ltd. (b. 1720)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/11/18 at 6:04 am

June 11th 1959 – Hugh Laurie, English actor, writer, director, musician, singer and comedian. He first became known as one-half of the Fry and Laurie double act with his friend and comedy partner Stephen Fry, whom he joined in the cast of A Bit of Fry & Laurie, Blackadder, and Jeeves and Wooster in the 1980s and 1990s. From 2004 to 2012, he played Dr. Gregory House, the title character of House, for which he received two Golden Globe Awards and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. Laurie was listed in the 2011 Guinness World Records as the most watched leading man on television and was one of the highest-paid actors in a television drama, earning £250,000 ($409,000) per episode in House. Laurie has portrayed Senator Tom James in the HBO political satire Veep since 2015. In 2016 Laurie appeared in the BBC / AMC miniseries The Night Manager, and received the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor, his third overall.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/11/18 at 6:10 am

June 11th 1979 – John Wayne, nicknamed “Duke”, was an American actor and filmmaker, died of stomach cancer. An Academy Award-winner for True Grit (1969), Wayne was among the top box office draws for three decades. (b. 1907)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/11/18 at 8:02 am

June 11th 1937 – Robin Warren, Australian pathologist, Nobel Laureate and researcher who is credited with the 1979 re-discovery of the bacterium Helicobacter pylori, together with Barry Marshall. The duo proved to the medical community that the bacterium Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is the cause of most peptic ulcers. At the University of Western Australia, with his colleague Barry J. Marshall, Warren proved that the bacterium is the infectious cause of stomach ulcers. At the University of Western Australia, with his colleague Barry J. Marshall, Warren proved that the bacterium is the infectious cause of stomach ulcers. Warren helped develop a convenient diagnostic test (14C-urea breath-test) for detecting H. pylori in ulcer patients. In 2005, Warren and Marshall were awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/11/18 at 8:05 am

June 11th 1995 – Rodel Naval, Filipino actor, singer, and songwriter, died from initially reported that he had suffered from pneumocystis pneumonia, but his family confirmed a year later on a Filipino television show hosted by Inday Badiday that his death was the result of complications related to AIDS. In an interview before his death, Naval spoke about his struggle with AIDS. He is best remembered for such songs as "Lumayo Ka Man" and "Muli". (b. 1953)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/11/18 at 10:22 am

June 11th 1939 – Jackie Stewart, British former Formula One racing driver from Scotland. Nicknamed the "Flying Scot", he competed in Formula One between 1965 and 1973, winning three World Drivers' Championships, and twice runner-up, over those nine seasons.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/11/18 at 10:34 am

June 11th 1976 – Jim Konstanty, American relief pitcher in Major League Baseball and National League Most Valuable Player of 1950, died from an undisclosed cause. He played for the Cincinnati Reds (1944), Boston Braves (1946), Philadelphia Phillies (1948–1954), New York Yankees (1954–1956) and St. Louis Cardinals (1956). Konstanty batted and threw right-handed. (b. 1917)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/11/18 at 11:45 am

June 11th 1927 – Beryl Grey, English ballerina. In 1942, Robert Helpmann created the first role for her in his second ballet The Birds where she was The Nightingale. In April 1943, she created her first dramatic role as Duessa in Ashton's ballet, The Quest, which was based on Edmund Spenser's The Faerie Queene. On 1 March 1944, she first portrayed the main role of Giselle in Derby. She then performed the role in London for the first time on her seventeenth birthday. Grey is also known for her interpretation of Myrtha, Queen of the Wilis, which she first performed in 1946. She first performed the role of Princess Aurora in the The Sleeping Beauty on 20 June 1946 at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/11/18 at 12:28 pm

June 11th 1996 – Brigitte Helm, German actress, died from an undisclosed cause. Best remembered for her dual role as Maria and her double, the Maschinenmensch, in Fritz Lang's 1927 silent film Metropolis. (b. 1908)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/11/18 at 1:01 pm

June 11th 1947 – Richard Palmer-James, English musician, best known for having written lyrics for several songs by the progressive rock group King Crimson in the early 1970s. He is also known for writing lyrics for the 1985 super hit "(I'll Never Be) Maria Magdalena" by Sandra.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/11/18 at 1:11 pm

June 11th 1825 – Daniel D. Tompkins, American politician, died from an unknown cause. He was the fourth Governor of New York from 1807 to 1817, and the sixth Vice President of the United States from 1817 to 1825. He practiced law in New York City after graduating from Columbia College. He was a delegate to the 1801 New York constitutional convention and served on the New York Supreme Court from 1804 to 1807. In 1807, he defeated incumbent Morgan Lewis to become the Governor of New York. He held that office from 1807 to 1817, serving for the duration of the War of 1812. During the war, he often spent his own money to equip and pay the militia when the legislature wasn't in session, or would not approve the necessary funds. (b. 1774)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/11/18 at 1:50 pm

June 11th 1950 – Graham Russell, English musician and singer/guitarist of the soft rock duo Air Supply. In 1975, with Russell Hitchcock, he formed Air Supply in Australia. The duo have been singing and performing romantic songs and ballads, such as "Lost in Love", "All Out of Love", "Every Woman in the World", "The One That You Love", "Goodbye" and "Making Love Out of Nothing at All", for more than forty years.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/11/18 at 1:52 pm

June 11th 1998 – Nathan Cook, American actor, died from a severe allergic reaction to penicillin.  He played Milton Reese, one of the high school basketball players, on The White Shadow (1978–1980). He also played security head Billy Griffin on Hotel (1983–1988). Between these two he had a shorter role (1981–1982) as Detective Virgil Brooks in Hill Street Blues. An accomplished jazz flute player, he was involved for a time with the actress Alfre Woodard before marrying Cara Cook and having two children in 1984 and 1986. He also made frequent appearances as a celebrity guest on the game shows Body Language, Super Password, and the $25,000 and $100,000 Pyramids, including helping a contestant win a $100,000 Pyramid Tournament of Champions in 1988. (b. 1950)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/11/18 at 3:03 pm

June 11th 1956 – Joe Montana, American football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 16 seasons, primarily with the San Francisco 49ers and then with the Kansas City Chiefs for the final two seasons of his NFL career. After winning a college national championship at Notre Dame, Montana started his NFL career in 1979 with San Francisco, where he played for the next 14 seasons. While a member of the 49ers, Montana started and won four Super Bowls and was the first player ever to have been named Super Bowl Most Valuable Player three times. He also holds Super Bowl career records for most passes without an interception (122 in 4 games) and the all-time highest quarterback rating of 127.8. Montana was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2000, his first year of eligibility.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/11/18 at 3:06 pm

June 11th 1998 – Catherine Cookson, English author, died from an undisclosed illness. She became the United Kingdom's most widely read novelis, with sales topping 100 million, while retaining a relatively low profile in the world of celebrity writers. Her books were inspired by her deprived youth in South Tyneside, North East England, the setting for her novels. (b. 1906)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/11/18 at 4:44 pm

June 11th 1946 – Jenny Pitman, British racehorse trainer and author. She became the first woman to train a Grand National winner, when Corbiere won the race in 1983. She went on to win a second Grand National with Royal Athlete in 1995. Following her retirement from horse training in 1998 she became a writer of novels, principally with a racing theme.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/11/18 at 5:04 pm

June 11th 1999 – DeForest Kelley, American actor, screenwriter, poet and singer, died of stomach cancer. Best known for his roles in Westerns and as Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy of the USS Enterprise in the television and film series Star Trek. (b. 1920)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/11/18 at 5:36 pm

June 1st 2005 – Robert Clarke, American actor, died from complications of diabetes. Best known for his cult classic science fiction films of the 1950s. After screen tests at 20th Century-Fox and Columbia Pictures, Clarke landed a berth as a contract player at RKO Radio Pictures. His first credited role was The Falcon in Hollywood (1944), then went on to play small roles in The Body Snatcher (1945), Bedlam (1946), and Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome (1947). When RKO dropped his option three years later, he began freelancing. In the 1950s, he appeared in many classic science fiction films, including The Man from Planet X (1951), Captain John Smith and Pocahontas (1953) as John Rolfe, The Incredible Petrified World (1957), The Astounding She-Monster (1957), and The Hideous Sun Demon (1959). From the 1950s through the 1980s, he regularly appeared on television series, including appearing on The King Family Show (1965), He made two guest appearances on Perry Mason, including the role of circus co-owner and murderer Jerry Franklin in the 1960 episode, "The Case of the Clumsy Clown". Other television appearances included The Lone Ranger, The Cisco Kid, Men Into Space,The Man and the Challenge, Hawaiian Eye, 77 Sunset Strip, Wendy and Me, General Hospital, Marcus Welby, M.D., Dragnet, Adam-12, Sea Hunt, Ripcord, Sky King, Checkmate, M Squad, Daktari, Baa Baa Black Sheep, Hawaii Five-O, Tabitha, Trapper John, M.D., Fantasy Island, Dallas, Simon & Simon, Knight Rider, Murder She Wrote, Matt Houston, Hotel, Dynasty, Falcon Crest, and dozens of others. The 1997 biographical documentary Lugosi: Hollywood's Dracula featured narration which he provided. Clarke's last appearance was in the movie The Naked Monster, a send-up of the classic science fiction films of the 1950s, in 2005. (b. 1920)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/11/18 at 6:15 pm

June 11th 2015 – Ron Moody, English actor, singer, composer and writer, died from an undisclosed illness. Best known for his portrayal of Fagin in Oliver! (1968) and its 1983 Broadway revival. Moody earned a Golden Globe Award and an Academy Award nomination for the film, as well as a Tony Award nomination for the stage production. Other notable projects include The Mouse on the Moon (1963), Mel Brooks' The Twelve Chairs (1970) and Flight of the Doves (1971), in which Moody shared the screen with Oliver! co-star Jack Wild. He holds the peculiar distinction of having portrayed the wizard Merlin in two Disney films, Unidentified Flying Oddball (1979) and A Kid in King Arthur's Court (1995). (b. 1924)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/13/18 at 5:28 am

June 13th 1981 – David Madden, American game show contestant, academic competition organizer, and art historian. He is a former 19-day champion on Jeopardy!, which had previously been the second longest streak in Jeopardy history. Madden is also the founder and executive director of the National History Bee and Bowl, the International History Bee and Bowl, the United States Geography Olympiad, the US Academic Bee and Bowl, the National Science Bee, the National Humanities Bee, the International History Olympiad, and the International Geography Bee.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/13/18 at 10:03 am

June 13th 1886 – Ludwig II, King of Bavaria from 1864 until his death in 1886, died when found drowned mysteriously in a lake. His death was officially ruled a suicide by drowning, but the official autopsy report indicated that no water was found in his lungs. He is sometimes called the Swan King, Mad King Ludwig or der Märchenkönig ("the Fairy Tale King"). He also held the titles of Count Palatine of the Rhine, Duke of Bavaria, Duke of Franconia, and Duke in Swabia. (b. 1845)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/13/18 at 12:03 pm

June 13th 1939 – Siegfried Fischbacher, German-American magician and actor. With Roy Horn, they formed Siegfried & Roy, duo of contemporary magicians and entertainers who became known for their appearances with white lions and white tigers. From 1990 until Roy's career-ending tiger injury on October 3, 2003, the duo formed Siegfried & Roy at the Mirage Resort and Casino, which was regarded as the most-visited show in Las Vegas, Nevada. From 2004 to 2005, Siegfried and Roy were executive producers of Father of the Pride.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/13/18 at 12:22 pm

June 13th 1972 – Clyde McPhatter, American rhythm and blues, soul and rock and roll singer, died of a heart attack. He was one of the most widely imitated R&B singers of the 1950s and early 1960s and was a key figure in the shaping of doo-wop and R&B. His high-pitched tenor voice was steeped in the gospel music he sang in much of his early life. He was the lead tenor of the Mount Lebanon Singers, a gospel group he formed as a teenager. He was later the lead tenor of Billy Ward and his Dominoes and was largely responsible for the initial success of the group. After his tenure with the Dominoes, McPhatter formed his own group, the Drifters, and later worked as a solo performer. (b. about 1932)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/13/18 at 1:38 pm

June 13th 1981 – Chris Evans, American actor and filmmaker. He is known for his superhero roles as the Marvel Comics characters Captain America in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the Human Torch in Fantastic Four and its 2007 sequel. He began his career on the 2000 television series Opposite Sex, and has since appeared in a number of films, such as Not Another Teen Movie, Sunshine, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, Snowpiercer and Gifted. In 2014, Evans made his directorial debut with the drama film Before We Go, in which he also starred.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/13/18 at 2:38 pm

June 13th 1986 – Benny Goodman, American jazz and swing musician, clarinetist and bandleader, died from a heart attack. Known as the "King of Swing". In the mid-1930s, Goodman led one of the most popular musical groups in the United States. His concert at Carnegie Hall in New York City on January 16, 1938, is described by the critic Bruce Eder as "the single most important jazz or popular music concert in history: jazz's 'coming out' party to the world of 'respectable' music." (b. 1909)

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Written By: nally on 06/13/18 at 2:39 pm


June 13th 1986 – Benny Goodman, American jazz and swing musician, clarinetist and bandleader, died from a heart attack. Known as the "King of Swing". In the mid-1930s, Goodman led one of the most popular musical groups in the United States. His concert at Carnegie Hall in New York City on January 16, 1938, is described by the critic Bruce Eder as "the single most important jazz or popular music concert in history: jazz's 'coming out' party to the world of 'respectable' music." (b. 1909)

He died the same day that the Olsen Twins (Mary-Kate and Ashley) were born!

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/13/18 at 3:00 pm

June 13th 1953 – Tim Allen, American actor, comedian, and producer. He is known for his role as Tim "The Toolman" Taylor in the ABC television show Home Improvement (1991–1999) as well as for his starring roles in several films, including the role of Buzz Lightyear in the Toy Story franchise. From 2011 to 2017, he starred as Mike Baxter in the TV series Last Man Standing. Since 2007, he is the owner of the company Boxing Cat Films.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/13/18 at 3:09 pm

June 13th 1987 – Geraldine Page, American film, television and stage actress, died of a heart attack. An eight-time Academy Award nominee, she was nominated for Hondo (1953), Summer and Smoke (1961), Sweet Bird of Youth (1962), You're a Big Boy Now (1966), Pete 'n' Tillie (1972), Interiors (1978) and The Pope of Greenwich Village (1984), before winning the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance as Carrie Watts in The Trip to Bountiful (1985). (b. 1924)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/13/18 at 5:39 pm

June 13th 1932 – Bob McGrath, American singer, musician, actor, voice artist and children's author best known for playing original human character Bob Johnson on the long-running educational television series, Sesame Street. Along with Susan, played by Loretta Long, Bob had been one of the two longest-lasting human characters on the series since the show's debut.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/13/18 at 5:58 pm

June 13th 2010 – Jimmy Dean, American country music singer, television host, actor, and businessman, died from an undisclosed cause. Best known today as the creator of the Jimmy Dean sausage brand as well as its TV commercials' drawling spokesman. He became a national television personality starting on CBS in 1957. He rose to fame for his 1961 country music crossover hit into rock and roll with "Big Bad John" and his 1963 television series The Jimmy Dean Show, which gave puppeteer Jim Henson his first national media exposure. His acting career included appearing in the early seasons in the Daniel Boone TV series as the sidekick of the famous frontiersman played by star Fess Parker. Later he was on the big screen in a supporting role as billionaire Willard Whyte in the James Bond movie Diamonds Are Forever (1971). (b. 1928)

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Written By: nally on 06/15/18 at 11:19 am

Casey Kasem, American radio host, passed away on this date four years ago at the age of 82 via complications from Lewy body dementia (originally thought to be Parkinsons Disease).

He was best known for creating (and hosting) the American Top 40 countdown show, as well as similar weekly radio countdowns.

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Written By: SailorSteven2017 on 06/18/18 at 5:03 pm

Rapper XXXTentacion has been shot dead.

http://m.tmz.com/?viewer_country=US#2018/06/18/xxxtentacion-shot-dead-miami/

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/19/18 at 11:30 am

June 19th 1964 – Boris Johnson, British politician, popular historian and journalist. He has been Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs since 2016 and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Uxbridge and South Ruislip since 2015. He had previously been the MP for Henley from 2001 to 2008 and Mayor of London from 2008 to 2016. A member of the Conservative Party, Johnson identifies as a one-nation conservative and has been associated with both economically and socially liberal policies.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/19/18 at 11:30 am

June 19th 1937 – J. M. Barrie, Scottish novelist and playwright, died of pneumonia. He is best remembered today as the creator of Peter Pan. He was born and educated in Scotland but moved to London, where he wrote a number of successful novels and plays. There he met the Llewelyn Davies boys, who inspired him to write about a baby boy who has magical adventures in Kensington Gardens (included in The Little White Bird), then to write Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up, a "fairy play" about an ageless boy and an ordinary girl named Wendy who have adventures in the fantasy setting of Neverland. Although he continued to write successfully, Peter Pan overshadowed his other work, and is credited with popularising the name Wendy. Barrie unofficially adopted the Davies boys following the deaths of their parents. Barrie was made a baronet by George V on 14 June 1913, and a member of the Order of Merit in the 1922 New Year Honours. Before his death, he gave the rights to the Peter Pan works to Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children in London, which continues to benefit from them.  (b. 1860)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/19/18 at 12:50 pm

June 19th 1947 – Salman Rushdie, British Indian novelist and essayist. His second novel, Midnight's Children (1981), won the Booker Prize in 1981 and was deemed to be "the best novel of all winners" on two separate occasions, marking the 25th and the 40th anniversary of the prize. Much of his fiction is set on the Indian subcontinent. He combines magical realism with historical fiction; his work is concerned with the many connections, disruptions, and migrations. His epic fourth novel, The Satanic Verses (1988), was the subject of a major controversy, provoking protests from Muslims in several countries. Death threats were made against him, including a fatwā calling for his assassination issued by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the Supreme Leader of Iran, on 14 February 1989. The British government put Rushdie under police protection.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/19/18 at 2:39 pm

June 19th 1966 – Ed Wynn, American actor and comedian noted for his Perfect Fool comedy character, died of throat cancer. His pioneering radio show of the 1930s, and his later career as a dramatic actor. He appeared as the Fairy Godfather in Jerry Lewis' Cinderfella. His performance as Paul Beaseley in the 1958 film The Great Man earned him nominations for a Golden Globe Award for "Best Supporting Actor" and a BAFTA Award for "Best Foreign Actor". The following year he received his first (and only) nomination for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Mr. Dussell in The Diary of Anne Frank (1959). Six years later he appeared in the Bible epic The Greatest Story Ever Told. (b. 1886)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/19/18 at 4:12 pm

June 19th 1928 – Tommy DeVito, American musician and singer, best known as a founding member, baritone vocalist, and lead guitarist of the rock band The Four Seasons.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/19/18 at 4:30 pm

June 19th 2013 – Slim Whitman, American country music and western music singer-songwriter and instrumentalist, died of heart failure. Known for his yodeling abilities and his smooth, high, three-octave-range falsetto in a style christened as "countrypolitan". He stated that he had sold in excess of 120 million records. In the 1950s Whitman toured with Elvis Presley as the opening act. (b. 1923)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/19/18 at 5:00 pm

June 19th 1954 – Kathleen Turner, American film and stage actress and director. Known for her distinctive husky voice, Turner has won two Golden Globe Awards and has been nominated for an Academy Award. Turner rose to fame during the 1980s, after roles in Body Heat (1981), The Man With Two Brains (1983), Crimes of Passion (1984), Romancing the Stone (1984), and Prizzi's Honor (1985), the latter two earning her a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy. In the later 1980s and early 1990s, Turner had roles in The Accidental Tourist (1988), The War of the Roses (1989), Serial Mom (1994) and Peggy Sue Got Married (1986), for which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/21/18 at 1:07 am

June 21st 1983 – Edward Snowden, American computer professional, former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) employee, and former contractor for the United States government who copied and leaked classified information from the National Security Agency (NSA) in 2013 without authorization. His disclosures revealed numerous global surveillance programs, many run by the NSA and the Five Eyes Intelligence Alliance with the cooperation of telecommunication companies and European governments.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/21/18 at 1:41 am

June 21st 1377 – Edward III, King of England from 25 January 1327 until his death from a stroke. He is noted for his military success and for restoring royal authority after the disastrous and unorthodox reign of his father, Edward II. Edward III transformed the Kingdom of England into one of the most formidable military powers in Europe. His long reign of 50 years was the second longest in medieval England and saw vital developments in legislation and government—in particular the evolution of the English parliament—as well as the ravages of the Black Death. (b. 1312)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/21/18 at 4:22 am

June 21st 1982 – Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge, he is a member of the British royal family. He is the elder son of Charles, Prince of Wales, and Diana, Princess of Wales, and since birth has been second in the line of succession to the British throne, after his father.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/21/18 at 4:24 am

June 21st 1908 – Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Russian composer, died from an unknown cause. A member of the group of composers known as The Five. He was a master of orchestration. His best-known orchestral compositions—Capriccio Espagnol, the Russian Easter Festival Overture, and the symphonic suite Scheherazade—are staples of the classical music repertoire, along with suites and excerpts from some of his 15 operas. Scheherazade is an example of his frequent use of fairy tale and folk subjects. (b. 1844)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/21/18 at 8:17 am

June 21st 1944 – Ray Davies, English musician. He was the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist and main songwriter for The Kinks, which he led with his younger brother, Dave. He has also acted, directed and produced shows for theatre and television. At the dissolution of the Kinks in 1996, Davies embarked on a solo career as a singer-songwriter.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/21/18 at 8:20 am

June 21st 1652 – Inigo Jones, English architect (of Welsh ancestry), died from an unknown cause. In the early modern period, and the first to employ Vitruvian rules of proportion and symmetry in his buildings. As the most notable architect in England, Jones was the first person to introduce the classical architecture of Rome and the Italian Renaissance to Britain. He left his mark on London by his design of single buildings, such as the Queen's House which is the first building in England designed in a pure classical style, and the Banqueting House, Whitheall, as well as the layout for Covent Garden square which became a model for future developments in the West End. He made major contributions to stage design by his work as theatrical designer for several dozen masques, most by royal command and many in collaboration with Ben Jonson. (b. 1573)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/21/18 at 9:37 am

June 21st 1932 – Bernard Ingham, British journalist and former civil servant, best known as Margaret Thatcher's long-serving chief press secretary while she was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990. He was knighted in Mrs Thatcher's 1990 resignation honours list.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/21/18 at 10:36 am

June 21st 1914 – Bertha von Suttner, Austrian-Bohemian pacifist and novelist, died from an undisclosed cause. In 1905 she became the second female Nobel laureate (after Marie Curie in 1903), the first woman to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, and the first Austrian laureate. (b. 1843)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/21/18 at 11:52 am

June 21st 1941 – Joe Flaherty, American actor, comedian and voice artist. He is best known for his work on the Canadian sketch comedy SCTV from 1976 to 1984 (on which he also served as a writer), and as Harold Weir on Freaks and Geeks.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/21/18 at 12:11 pm

June 21st 1980 – Bert Kaempfert, German orchestra leader, music producer, and songwriter, died suddenly after a stroke. He made easy listening and jazz-oriented records and wrote the music for a number of well-known songs, including "Strangers in the Night" and "Moon Over Naples". (b. 1923)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/21/18 at 12:58 pm

June 21st 1932 – Lalo Schifrin, Argentine pianist, composer, arranger and conductor. He is best known for his large body of film and TV scores since the 1950s, including the "Theme from Mission: Impossible" and "Enter the Dragon". He has received four Grammy Awards and six Oscar nominations. Associated with the jazz music genre, Schifrin is also noted for work with Clint Eastwood in the late 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, particularly the Dirty Harry films.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/21/18 at 12:59 pm

June 21st 1969 – Maureen Connolly, American tennis player, dies from an operation for a stomach tumour. She was known as “Little Mo”, and the winner of nine Grand Slam singles titles in the early 1950s. In 1953, she became the first woman to win all four Grand Slam tournaments during the same calendar year. The following year, in July 1954, a horseback riding accident seriously injured her right leg and ended her competitive tennis career at age 19. (b. 1934)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/21/18 at 2:01 pm

June 21st 1950 – John Paul Young, Scottish-born Australian pop singer who had a 1978 worldwide hit with "Love Is in the Air". Initially performing as John Young, he was associated with songwriters/producers Vanda & Young (ex-The Easybeats), who wrote and produced "Love Is in the Air", "Yesterday's Hero", "I Hate the Music" and "Standing in the Rain".

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/21/18 at 2:05 pm

June 21st 2001 – John Lee Hooker, American blues singer, songwriter, and guitarist, died in his sleep. The son of a sharecropper, he rose to prominence performing an electric guitar-style adaptation of Delta blues. Hooker often incorporated other elements, including talking blues and early North Mississippi Hill country blues. He developed his own driving-rhythm boogie style, distinct from the 1930s–1940s piano-derived boogie-woogie. Some of his best known songs include "Boogie Chillen'" (1948), "Crawling King Snake" (1949), "Dimples" (1956), "Boom Boom" (1962), and "One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer" (1966). Several of his later albums, including The Healer (1989), Mr. Lucky (1991), Chill Out (1995), and Don't Look Back (1997), were album chart successes in the U.S. and U.K., and Don't Look Back won a Grammy Award in 1998. (b. 1912 or 1917)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/21/18 at 2:59 pm

June 21st 1938 – Don Black, English lyricist. His works have included numerous musicals, movie themes and hit songs. He has provided lyrics for John Barry, Charles Strouse, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Quincy Jones, Lulu, Jule Styne, Henry Mancini, Michael Jackson, Elmer Bernstein, Michel Legrand, Hayley Westenra, A. R. Rahman, Marvin Hamlisch and Debbie Wiseman. Black is perhaps best-known for his collaborations with Andrew Lloyd Webber, and for the James Bond theme songs he co-wrote with composer John Barry: "Thunderball", "Diamonds Are Forever" and "The Man with the Golden Gun".

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/21/18 at 3:08 pm

June 21st 2005 – Jaime Sin, Filipino cardinal, dies from renal complications resulting from diabetes. Of Chinese Filipino descent, Sin was known for his instrumental role in the 1986 People Power Revolution, which toppled the regime of President Ferdinand Marcos and installed Corazon Aquino as his successor. He was again considered a charismatic leader of the Filipino people in the 2001 EDSA Revolution that replaced President Joseph Estrada with Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. He was the 30th Roman Catholic Archbishop of Manila, and was also a Cardinal. (b. 1928)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/21/18 at 3:48 pm

June 21st 1967 – Pierre Omidyar, American billionaire entrepreneur and philanthropist of Iranian origin. He is the founder of the eBay auction site where he served as chairman from 1998 to 2015. He became a billionaire at the age of 31 with eBay's 1998 initial public offering (IPO). Omidyar and his wife Pamela are well-known philanthropists who founded Omidyar Network in 2004 in order to expand their efforts beyond non-profits to include for-profits and public policy.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/21/18 at 3:51 pm

June 21st 2001 – Carroll O'Connor, American actor, producer, and director whose television career spanned four decades, died from a heart attack brought on by complications from diabetes. A lifelong member of the Actors Studio, O'Connor first attracted attention as Major General Colt in the 1970 film Kelly's Heroes. The following year, he found fame as the bigoted working man Archie Bunker, the main character in the 1970s CBS television sitcoms All in the Family (1971 to 1979) and Archie Bunker's Place (1979 to 1983). O'Connor later starred in the NBC/CBS television crime drama In the Heat of the Night from 1988 to 1995, where he played the role of southern Police Chief William (Bill) Gillespie. At the end of his career in the late 1990s, he played the father of Jamie Buchman (Helen Hunt) on Mad About You. (b. 1924)

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June 21st 1951 – Nils Lofgren, American rock musician, recording artist, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. Along with his work as a solo artist, he is a member of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band since 1984, a former member of Crazy Horse, and founder/frontman of the band Grin. Lofgren was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the E Street Band in 2014.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/21/18 at 4:25 pm

June 21st 2003 – George Axelrod, American screenwriter, producer, playwright and film director, died quietly in his sleep after a lingering undisclosed illness. Best known for his play, The Seven Year Itch (1952), which was adapted into a movie of the same name starring Marilyn Monroe. He was nominated for an Academy Award for his 1961 adaptation of Truman Capote's Breakfast at Tiffany's and also adapted Richard Condon's The Manchurian Candidate (1962). (b. 1922)

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Written By: nally on 06/25/18 at 10:02 am

Farrah Fawcett (American actress) and Michael Jackson (American musician) both passed away on this date in 2009.

Fawcett, who was 62, would have turned 71 on Groundhog Day this year. One notable TV role of hers was a starring role on the 1970s series Charlie's Angels.

Jackson, who was 50, would have turned 60 this August. His musical career spanned from his childhood all the way to the end of his life.

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Written By: nally on 06/27/18 at 11:47 am

June 27th 2009: Gale Storm, American actress, died at the age of 87 from natural causes (born April 1922).

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Written By: nally on 06/28/18 at 11:28 am


June 27th 2009: Gale Storm, American actress, died at the age of 87 from natural causes (born April 1922).

The very next day, American TV pitchman Billy Mays passed away at the age of 50 from heart disease. :\'(

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/30/18 at 1:58 am


Farrah Fawcett (American actress) and Michael Jackson (American musician) both passed away on this date in 2009.

Fawcett, who was 62, would have turned 71 on Groundhog Day this year. One notable TV role of hers was a starring role on the 1970s series Charlie's Angels.

Jackson, who was 50, would have turned 60 this August. His musical career spanned from his childhood all the way to the end of his life.
A day I remember well.

:\'( :\'( :\'(

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/30/18 at 2:14 am

June 30th 2017 – Jake Tordesillas, Filipino screenwriter, dies of complications from a fall. Among his films are Bagets, Captain Barbell, Magpakailanman. Over the course of his career, which began in 1979, he was nominated three times for three Gawad Urian Awards for best screenplay. He and Jose Javier Reyes shared the 1991 Young Critics Circle for best screenplay. (b. about 1949)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/30/18 at 8:34 am

June 30th 2015 – Robert Dewar, English-born American computer scientist and educator, died from cancer. He helped to develop software languages and compilers and was an outspoken advocate of freely licensed open source software. He was a founder, CEO and president of AdaCore software company. He was also an enthusiastic amateur performer and musician, especially with the Village Light Opera Group in New York City. (b. 1945)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/30/18 at 3:08 pm

June 30th 2003 – Buddy Hackett, American comedian and actor, dies after suffering a stroke. His best remembered roles include Marcellus Washburn in The Music Man (1962), Benjy Benjamin in It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963), Tennessee Steinmetz in The Love Bug (1968), and Scuttle in The Little Mermaid (1989). (b. 1924)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/30/18 at 4:41 pm

June 30th 2014 – Paul Mazursky, American film director, screenwriter, and actor, died when he went into cardiopulmonary arrest. Known for his dramatic comedies that often dealt with modern social issues, he was nominated for five Academy Awards: three times for Best Original Screenplay, once for Best Adapted Screenplay, and once for Best Picture for An Unmarried Woman (1978). Other films written and directed by Mazursky include Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969), Blume in Love (1973), Harry and Tonto (1974), Moscow on the Hudson (1984), and Down and Out in Beverly Hills (1986). (b. 1930)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/15/18 at 12:25 am

July 15th 1946 – Linda Ronstadt, American popular music singer known for singing in a wide range of genres including rock, country, jazz, light opera, and Latin. She has earned 11 Grammy Awards, three American Music Awards, two Academy of Country Music awards, an Emmy Award, and an ALMA Award, and many of her albums have been certified gold, platinum or multiplatinum in the United States and internationally.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/15/18 at 12:31 am

July 15th 1883 – General Tom Thumb (born: Charles Sherwood Stratton), American circus performer, died unexpectedly of a stroke., was a little person who achieved great fame as a performer under circus pioneer P.T. Barnum. (b. 1838)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/15/18 at 2:40 am

July 15th 1961 – Forest Whitaker, American actor, producer, and director. Whitaker has earned a reputation for intensive character study work for films such as Bird, The Crying Game, Platoon, Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai, The Great Debaters, The Butler and Arrival. He also starred in blockbusters such as Rogue One: A Star Wars Story as Saw Gerrera and Black Panther as Zuri. For his performance as Ugandan dictator Idi Amin in the 2006 film The Last King of Scotland, Whitaker won the Academy Award, BAFTA Award, Golden Globe Award, National Board of Review Award, Screen Actors Guild Award, and various critics groups' awards for a lead acting performance.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/15/18 at 2:56 am

July 15th 1904 – Anton Chekhov, Russian playwright and short story writer, died of tuberculosis. He is considered to be among the greatest writers of short fiction in history. His career as a playwright produced four classics and his best short stories are held in high esteem by writers and critics. (b. 1860)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/15/18 at 7:44 am

July 15th 1944 – Millie Jackson, American R&B and Soul singer-songwriter and former model. Beginning her career in the early 1960s, Six of Jackson's albums have been certified gold by the RIAA for over 500,000 copies. Jackson vocal performances are often distinguished by long, humorous, and explicit spoken sections in her music, which she started doing on stage to get the attention of the audience. She has also recorded songs in a disco or dance music style and even some country styled songs.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/15/18 at 8:19 am

July 15th 1940 – Robert Wadlow, American giant, died in his sleep. He became famous as the tallest person in recorded history for whom there is irrefutable evidence. He was born and raised in Alton, Illinois. Wadlow reached 8 ft 11.1 in (2.72 m) in height and weighed 490 lb (220 kg) at his death at age 22. His great size and his continued growth in adulthood were due to hyperplasia of his pituitary gland, which results in an abnormally high level of human growth hormone. He showed no indication of an end to his growth even at the time of his death. 8"11' 271 cm. (b.1918)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/15/18 at 11:25 am

July 15th 1949 – Trevor Horn, English bassist, singer, songwriter, music producer, and recording studio and label owner. He is best known for being one half of the new wave duo The Buggles with Geoffrey Downes and his production work since the 1980s. Horn took up the bass guitar at an early age and taught himself the instrument and to sight-read music. In the 1970s he worked as a session musician, built his own studio, and wrote and produced singles for various artists. Horn gained international fame in 1979 with The Buggles hit single "Video Killed the Radio Star". This was followed by their one-year tenure with the progressive rock band Yes, with Horn becoming their lead singer. In 1981, Horn became a full time producer, working on commercially successful songs and albums for numerous artists, among them Dollar, ABC, Malcolm McLaren, Yes, and Frankie Goes to Hollywood. He ventured into business with his wife Jill Sinclair, purchasing SARM West Studios and establishing the publishers Perfect Songs and their own label, ZTT Records. In the following year, Horn co-formed the electronic group Art of Noise. In the 1990s, Horn's success continued with his association with Seal. He has been a member of the supergroup Producers, later known as The Trevor Horn Band, since 2006.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/15/18 at 11:30 am

July 15th 1976 – Paul Gallico, American novelist, short story and sports writer, died from an undisclosed cause. Many of his works were adapted for motion pictures. He is perhaps best remembered for The Snow Goose, his only real critical success, and for the novel The Poseidon Adventure, primarily through the 1972 film adaptation. (b. 1897)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/15/18 at 12:32 pm

July 15th 1921 – Jean Heywood, British actress. She has appeared in films such as Billy Elliot and Our Day Out. Her TV work includes roles in When the Boat Comes In, All Creatures Great and Small, Boys from the Blackstuff, Family Affairs, The Bill and Casualty. In 2005, she starred alongside Richard Briers and Kevin Whately in a drama called Dad on BBC One as part of Comic Relief's Elder Abuse campaign. In 2010 Heywood made a guest appearance in the ITV series Married Single Other.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/15/18 at 12:40 pm

July 15th 1997 – Gianni Versace, Italian fashion designer, was murdered outside his Miami Beach home. He was the founder of Versace an international fashion house, which produces accessories, fragrances, make-up, and home furnishings as well as clothes. He also designed costumes for the theatre and films. As a friend of Eric Clapton, Diana, Princess of Wales, Naomi Campbell, Duran Duran, Madonna, Elton John, Cher, Sting, and many other celebrities, he was one of the first designers to link fashion to the music world. Openly gay, Versace and his partner Antonio D'Amico were regulars on the international party scene. Versace at the age of 50. (b. 1946)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/15/18 at 2:01 pm

July 15th 1938 – Barry Goldwater, Jr., American Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from California, serving from 1969 to 1983. He is the son of former U.S. Senator and 1964 Republican presidential nominee Barry Goldwater.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/15/18 at 2:59 pm

July 15th 1925 – D. A. Pennebaker, American documentary filmmaker and one of the pioneers of Direct Cinema. Performing arts and politics are his primary subjects. In 2013, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences recognized his body of work with an Academy Honorary Award or "lifetime Oscar". Pennebaker has been described as "arguably the pre-eminent chronicler of sixties counterculture".

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/15/18 at 3:01 pm

July 15th 1990 – Margaret Lockwood, English actress, died from cirrhosis of the liver. One of Britain's most popular film stars of the 1930s and 1940s, her film appearances included The Lady Vanishes (1938), Night Train to Munich (1940), The Man in Grey (1943), and The Wicked Lady (1945). She was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best British Actress for the 1955 film Cast a Dark Shadow. She also starred in the 1970s television series Justice (1971–74). (b. 1916)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/15/18 at 3:24 pm

July 15th 1940 – Robert Winston, British professor, medical doctor, scientist, television presenter and Labour Party politician. He was the presenter of many BBC television series, including Your Life in Their Hands, Making Babies, Superhuman, The Secret Life of Twins, Child of Our Time, Human Instinct, The Human Mind, Frontiers of Medicine and the BAFTA award-winner The Human Body. As a traditional Jew with an orthodox background, he also presented The Story of God, exploring the development of religious beliefs and the status of faith in a scientific age. He presented the BBC documentary "Walking with Cavemen", a major BBC series that presented some controversial views about early man but was endorsed by leading anthropologists and scientists.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/15/18 at 3:28 pm

July 15th 2000 – Paul Young, English singer-songwriter, died from a sudden heart attack. He initially came to prominence as the frontman of 1970s rock band Sad Café, with whom he achieved multiple UK Top 40 and US Billboard Hot 100 hits. He formed Sad Café in 1976, and recorded with them until 1989. He later enjoyed greater chart success sharing lead vocal duties with Paul Carrack in Mike + The Mechanics, the pop-rock band formed in 1985 by Genesis guitarist Mike Rutherford. In that band, Young would play various instruments as required, and serve as de facto frontman during live performances. During his career, he provided lead vocals on several chart hits, including Sad Café's "Every Day Hurts" and "My Oh My", and Mike + The Mechanics' "All I Need Is a Miracle", "Word of Mouth", "Taken In" and "Nobody's Perfect". He was brought into Mike + the Mechanics on the recommendation of producer/songwriter Christopher Neil and Neil's manager. Young's power and range lent themselves to the band's heavier songs. (b. 1947)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/18/18 at 12:45 am

July 18th 1940 – James Brolin, American actor, producer, and director, best known for his roles in film and television, including sitcoms and soap operas. He is the father of actor Josh Brolin and husband of Barbra Streisand. Brolin has won two Golden Globes and an Emmy.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/18/18 at 1:52 am

July 18th 1792 – John Paul Jones, Scottish-American admiral and diplomat. He was the United States' first well-known naval commander in the American Revolutionary War. He made many friends and enemies—who accused him of piracy—among America's political elites, and his actions in British waters during the Revolution earned him an international reputation which persists to this day. As such, he is sometimes referred to as the "Father of the American Navy" (a sobriquet he shares with John Barry and John Adams). Jones grew up in Scotland, became a sailor, and served as commander of several British merchant ships. After having killed one of his crew members with a sword, he fled to the Colony of Virginia and around 1775 joined the newly founded Continental Navy in their fight against Britain in the American Revolutionary War. He commanded U.S. Navy ships stationed in France and led several assaults on England and Ireland. Left without a command in 1787, he joined the Imperial Russian Navy and obtained the rank of rear admiral. (b. 1747)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/18/18 at 7:59 am

July 18th 1950 – Richard Branson, English business magnate, investor, author and philanthropist. He founded the Virgin Group, which controls more than 400 companies. Branson expressed his desire to become an entrepreneur at a young age. His first business venture, at the age of 16, was a magazine called Student. In 1970, he set up a mail-order record business. He opened a chain of record stores, Virgin Records—later known as Virgin Megastores—in 1972. Branson's Virgin brand grew rapidly during the 1980s, as he set up Virgin Atlantic airline and expanded the Virgin Records music label. In March 2000, Branson was knighted at Buckingham Palace for "services to entrepreneurship". For his work in retail, music and transport (with interests in land, air, sea and space travel), his taste for adventure, and for his humanitarian work, he became a prominent figure. In 2002, he was named in the BBC's poll of the 100 Greatest Britons. In 2004, he founded spaceflight corporation Virgin Galactic, based at Mojave Air and Space Port, noted for the SpaceShipOne and SpaceShip Two projects.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/18/18 at 8:40 am

July 18th 1817 – Jane Austen, English novelist, died from unknown cause. Known primarily for her six major novels, which interpret, critique and comment upon the British landed gentry at the end of the 18th century. With the publications of Sense and Sensibility (1811), Pride and Prejudice (1813), Mansfield Park (1814) and Emma (1815), she achieved success as a published writer. She wrote two additional novels, Northanger Abbey and Persuasion, both published posthumously in 1818, and began another, eventually titled Sanditon, but died before its completion. Her novels have rarely been out of print, although they were published anonymously and brought her little fame during her lifetime. (b. 1775)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/18/18 at 11:23 am

July 18th 1938 – Paul Verhoeven, Dutch director, screenwriter and film producer. Active in both the Netherlands and Hollywood, Verhoeven's blending of graphic violence and sexual content with social satire are trademarks of both his drama and science fiction films. He is best known for directing the films RoboCop (1987), Total Recall (1990), Basic Instinct (1992), Showgirls (1995), Starship Troopers (1997) and Elle (2016). Verhoeven's film Turkish Delight (1973) received the award for Best Dutch Film of the Century at the Netherlands Film Festival. His films altogether received a total of nine Academy Award nominations, mainly for editing and effects.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/18/18 at 11:24 am

July 18th 1892 – Thomas Cook, English businessman, died from an unknown cause. He is best known for founding the travel agency Thomas Cook & Son. His idea to offer excursions came to him while "walking from Market Harborough to Leicester to attend a meeting of the Temperance Society". With the opening of the extended Midland Counties Railway, he arranged to take a group of temperance campaigners from Leicester Campbell Street railway station to a teetotal rally in Loughborough, eleven miles away. (b. 1808)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/18/18 at 12:21 pm

July 18th 1941 – Martha Reeves, American R&B and pop singer and former politician, and is the lead singer of the Motown girl group Martha Reeves and the Vandellas. They scored over a dozen hit singles, including "Come and Get These Memories", "Nowhere to Run", "Heat Wave", "Jimmy Mack", and their signature "Dancing In The Street". From 2005 until 2009, Reeves served as an elected council woman for the city of Detroit, Michigan.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/18/18 at 12:29 pm

July 18th 1973 – Jack Hawkins, English actor, died of a secondary haemorrhage. He worked on stage and in film from the 1930s until the 1970s. One of the most popular British film stars of the 1950s, he was best known for his portrayal of military men in films like Angels One Five (1951), The Cruel Sea (1953), Bridge on the River Kwai (1957), Ben Hur (1959) and Lawrence of Arabia (1962). (b. 1910)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/18/18 at 2:26 pm

July 18th 1964 – Wendy Williams, American television host, actress, author, fashion designer, and former radio personality. She has hosted the nationally syndicated television talk show The Wendy Williams Show since 2008. Prior to television, Williams was a radio DJ and host and quickly became known in New York as a "shock jockette". She gained notoriety for her on-air spats with celebrities and was the subject of the 2006 VH1 reality TV series The Wendy Williams Experience which broadcast events surrounding her radio show.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/18/18 at 2:28 pm

July 18th 2009 – Henry Allingham, British supercentenarian, the oldest British man ever, died from natural causes. A First World War veteran and, for one month, the verified oldest living man in the world. He is also the second-oldest military veteran ever and, at the time of his death, he was the 12th-verified oldest man of all time. (b. 1896)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/18/18 at 2:51 pm

July 18th 1919 – Lilia Dale, Italian actress. She is an actress, known for Mister Max (1937), Eravamo 7 sorelle (1939) and Il ladro (1939).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/18/18 at 2:52 pm

July 18th 1966 – Bobby Fuller, American rock singer, songwriter, and guitarist, was found dead in his car in Los Angeles aged 23. Fuller died mysteriously from gasoline asphyxiation, while parked outside his apartment. Best known for "Love's Made a Fool of You" and "I Fought the Law", recorded with his group The Bobby Fuller Four. (b. 1942)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/18/18 at 3:36 pm

July 18th 1929 – Dick Button, American former figure skater and skating analyst. He is a two-time Olympic champion (1948, 1952) and five-time World champion (1948–1952). He is also the only non-European man to have become European champion. Button is credited as having been the first skater to successfully land the double axel jump in competition in 1948, as well as the first triple jump of any kind – a triple loop – in 1952. He also invented the flying camel spin, which was originally known as the "Button camel".

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/18/18 at 3:46 pm

July 18th 2015 – Alex Rocco, American actor, died of cancer. Often cast as a villain, he is best known for his portrayal of Moe Greene in The Godfather and his Primetime Emmy Award for Supporting Actor in a Comedy for The Famous Teddy Z. He did a significant amount of voiceover work later in his career, and was known for his gravelly voice. He was also a member of the Bahá'í Faith. (b. 1936)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/18/18 at 4:16 pm

July 18th 1940 – Joe Torre, American baseball executive, serving in the capacity of Major League Baseball's (MLB) chief baseball officer since 2011. A former player, manager and television color commentator, Torre ranks fifth all-time in MLB history with 2,326 wins as a manager. With 2,342 hits during his playing career, Torre is the only major leaguer to achieve both 2,000 hits and 2,000 wins as a manager. From 1996 to 2007, he was the manager of the New York Yankees and guided the team to four World Series championships.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/18/18 at 4:22 pm

July 18th 1610 – Caravaggio, Italian painter active in Rome, Naples, Malta, and Sicily from the early 1590s to 1610, died from a fever. His paintings combine a realistic observation of the human state, both physical and emotional, with a dramatic use of lighting, and they had a formative influence on Baroque painting. (b. 1571)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/18/18 at 5:20 pm

July 18th 1949 – Dennis Lillee, Australian cricketer rated as the "outstanding fast bowler of his generation". Lillee was known for his fiery temperament, 'never-say-die' attitude and popularity with the fans. In the early part of his career Lillee was an extremely fast bowler, but a number of stress fractures in his back almost ended his career. Taking on a strict fitness regime, he fought his way back to full fitness, eventually returning to international cricket. By the time of his retirement from international cricket in 1984 he had become the then world record holder for most Test wickets (355), and had firmly established himself as one of the most recognisable and renowned Australian sportsmen of all time.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/18/18 at 5:41 pm

July 18th 1988 – Nico, German singer-songwriter, lyricist, composer, musician, fashion model, and actress, died after suffering a minor heart attack while riding a bicycle on holiday with her son in Spain.  who became famous as a Warhol superstar in the 1960s. She is known for her vocals on the Velvet Underground's debut album, The Velvet Underground & Nico (1967), and her work as a solo artist. She also had roles in several films, including Federico Fellini's La Dolce Vita (1960) and Andy Warhol's Chelsea Girls (1966). (b. 1938)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/20/18 at 12:48 am

July 20th 1945 – Kim Carnes, American singer-songwriter. As a solo artist, Carnes saw some success with her singles "More Love," "Crazy in the Night (Barking at Airplanes)," "Make No Mistake (He's Mine)," with Barbra Streisand, and "I'll Be Here Where the Heart Is." Her most successful single was "Bette Davis Eyes," released in 1981. The song won two Grammy Awards; Song of the Year and Record of the Year, and became the best-selling single of the year in the United States.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/20/18 at 12:53 am

July 20th 1923 – Pancho Villa, Mexican Revolutionary general, was assassinated. He was one of the most prominent figures of the Mexican Revolution. (b. 1878)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/20/18 at 7:10 am

July 20th 1947 – Carlos Santana, Mexican and American musician who first became famous in the late 1960s and early 1970s with his band, Santana, which pioneered a fusion of rock and Latin American jazz. The band's sound featured his melodic, blues-based guitar lines set against Latin and African rhythms featuring percussion instruments such as timbales and congas not generally heard in rock music. Santana continued to work in these forms over the following decades.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/20/18 at 7:15 am

July 20th 1973 – Bruce Lee, Hong Kong and American actor, film director, martial artist, martial arts instructor, philosopher, died from an allergic reaction to the tranquilizer meprobamate. He was a founder of the martial art Jeet Kune Do, one of the wushu or kungfu styles. Lee was the son of Cantonese opera star Lee Hoi-chuen. He is widely considered by commentators, critics, media, and other martial artists to be one of the most influential martial artists of all time and a pop culture icon of the 20th century. He is often credited with helping to change the way Asians were presented in American films. (b. 1940)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/20/18 at 8:08 am

July 20th 1971 – Sandra Oh, Canadian actress known for her role as Dr. Cristina Yang on ABC's medical drama Grey's Anatomy, a role that earned her a Golden Globe, two Screen Actors Guild awards, and five nominations for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series. She has also played notable roles in the feature films The Princess Diaries, Under the Tuscan Sun, Last Night, Sideways, and had a supporting role on the HBO original series Arliss.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/20/18 at 8:17 am

July 20th 1937 – Guglielmo Marconi, Italian inventor and electrical engineer, died after a series of heart attacks. Known for his pioneering work on long-distance radio transmission and for his development of Marconi's law and a radio telegraph system. He is credited as the inventor of radio, and he shared the 1909 Nobel Prize in Physics with Karl Ferdinand Braun "in recognition of their contributions to the development of wireless telegraphy". Marconi was also an entrepreneur, businessman, and founder of The Wireless Telegraph & Signal Company in the United Kingdom in 1897 (which became the Marconi Company). He succeeded in making an engineering and commercial success of radio by innovating and building on the work of previous experimenters and physicists. In 1929, Marconi was ennobled as a Marchese (marquis) by King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy and, in 1931, he set up the Vatican Radio for Pope Pius XI. (b. 1874)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/20/18 at 10:09 am

July 20th 1954 – Moira Harris, American actress. Harris has starred in such films as One More Saturday Night, Of Mice and Men, and Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines. She also played the evil trucker's wife in the Kurt Russell movie Breakdown. She has made a guest appearances on the TV shows Karen Sisco, The Equalizer, and Crime Story.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/20/18 at 10:11 am

July 20th 1984 – Jim Fixx, American runner and author, died of a fulminant heart attack during his daily run on Vermont Route 15. He authored the 1977 best-selling book The Complete Book of Running. He is credited with helping start America's fitness revolution, popularizing the sport of running. (b. 1932)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/20/18 at 11:19 am

July 20th 1925 – Jacques Delors, French politician who served as the 8th President of the European Commission from 1985 to 1995. He served as Minister of Finance 1981 to 1984. He was a Member of the European Parliament from 1979 to 1981.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/20/18 at 11:31 am

July 20th 2015 – Theodore Bikel, Austrian-American Jewish actor, folk singer, musician, composer, unionist and political activist, died of natural causes. He appeared in films including The African Queen (1951), Moulin Rouge (1952), The Enemy Below (1957), I Want to Live! (1958), My Fair Lady (1964) and The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming (1966). For his portrayal of Sheriff Max Muller in The Defiant Ones (1958), he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. (b. 1924)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/20/18 at 12:03 pm

July 20th 1930 – Sally Ann Howes, English actress and singer, who currently holds dual British-American citizenship. Her career on stage, screen and television has spanned over six decades. She is best known for the role of Truly Scrumptious in the 1968 musical film Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. She was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Lead Actress in a Musical in 1963 for her performance in Brigadoon.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/20/18 at 12:09 pm

July 20th 1971 – Amanda Clement, American baseball player, umpire, and educator, died from an undisclosed illness. She was the first woman paid to umpire a baseball game, and may have also been the first woman to referee a high school basketball game. Clement served as an umpire on a regular basis for six years, and served occasionally for several decades afterwards. An accomplished athlete in multiple disciplines, Clement competed in baseball, basketball, track, gymnastics, and tennis, and has been attributed world records in shot put, sprinting, hurdling, and baseball. (b. 1888)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/20/18 at 1:12 pm

July 20th 1933 – Cormac McCarthy, American novelist, playwright, and screenwriter. His 2005 novel No Country for Old Men was adapted as a 2007 film of the same name, which won four Academy Awards, including Best Picture.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/20/18 at 1:16 pm

July 20th 2015 – Wayne Carson, American country musician, songwriter, and record producer, died  after suffering congestive heart failure. He played percussion, piano, guitar, and bass. His most famous songs as a writer include "The Letter", "Neon Rainbow", "Soul Deep", and "Always on My Mind" (written with Mark James and Johnny Christopher). (b. 1943)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/20/18 at 2:12 pm

July 20th 1938 – Roger Hunt, English former footballer who played as a forward. He spent eleven years at Liverpool and became the club's record goalscorer with 286 goals. He was a member of the England team that won the 1966 World Cup. He played in all six England games in the tournament, scoring three times.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/20/18 at 2:34 pm

July 20th 1933 – Rex Williams, English professional snooker and billiards player. Williams was an excellent junior player in both snooker and billiards, and a three time World Snooker Championship semi-finalist.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/20/18 at 3:08 pm

July 20th 1938 – Diana Rigg, English actress. She is known for playing Emma Peel in the 1960s TV series The Avengers (1965–68), and Olenna Tyrell in Game of Thrones (2013–present). She has also had an extensive career in theatre.

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Written By: nally on 08/02/18 at 5:51 pm

20 years ago today, on August 2nd 1998: Shari Lewis, American puppeteer/ventriloquist/children's TV host, passed away at age 65 from Uterine cancer and viral pneumonia (born January 1933). Her birth name was Sonia Phyllis Naomi Hurwitz; it is not known how she came up with her pseudonym.

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Written By: nally on 08/02/18 at 5:53 pm

Died two years ago today, on August 2nd 2016: David Huddleston, American actor, at age 85 (born Sept. 1930).

He had many film and TV credits to his name.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/18 at 5:48 am

August 13th 1955 – Paul Greengrass, English film director, film producer, screenwriter and former journalist. He specialises in dramatisations of real-life events and is known for his signature use of hand-held cameras. His early film Bloody Sunday won the Golden Bear at 52nd Berlin International Film Festival. Other films he has directed include three in the Bourne action/thriller series: The Bourne Supremacy (2004), The Bourne Ultimatum (2007), and Jason Bourne (2016); United 93 (2006), for which he won the BAFTA Award for Best Director, and received an Academy Award for Best Director nomination, Green Zone (2010) and Captain Phillips (2013). In 2004 he co-wrote and produced the film Omagh, which won British Academy Television Award. In 2007 Greengrass co-founded Directors UK, a professional organization of British filmmakers, and was its first President until 2014.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/18 at 5:50 am

August 13th 1982 – Joe Tex (born Joseph Arrington, Jr.), American musician, died of a heart attack five days after his 49th birthday. He gained success in the 1960s and 1970s with his brand of Southern soul, which mixed the styles of country, gospel, and rhythm and blues. His career started after he was signed to King Records in 1955 following four wins at the Apollo Theater. Between 1955 and 1964, he struggled to find hits, and by the time he finally recorded his first hit, "Hold What You've Got" in 1964, he had recorded 30 previous singles that were deemed failures on the charts. He went on to have four million-selling hits, "Hold What You've Got" (1965), "Skinny Legs and All" (1967), "I Gotcha" (1972), and "Ain't Gonna Bump No More (With No Big Fat Woman)" (1977). Joe Tex was nominated for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame five times, most recently in 2016. (b. 1933)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/18 at 6:25 am

August 13th 1958 – Feargal Sharkey, Northern Irish singer-songwriter, most widely known as the lead vocalist of pop punk band The Undertones in the 1970s and 1980s, and also for solo works in the 1980s and 1990s. His 1985 solo single "A Good Heart" was an international success. After becoming less musically active in the early 1990s, he has performed various roles supporting the UK's commercial music industry, winning several awards and honours for his work in that area.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/18 at 6:32 am

August 13th 1910 – Florence Nightingale, English social reformer and statistician, and the founder of modern nursing, died peacefully in her sleep. She came to prominence while serving as a manager of nurses trained by her during the Crimean War, where she organised the tending to wounded soldiers. She gave nursing a highly favourable reputation and became an icon of Victorian culture, especially in the persona of "The Lady with the Lamp" making rounds of wounded soldiers at night. She was a prodigious and versatile writer. In her lifetime, much of her published work was concerned with spreading medical knowledge. Some of her tracts were written in simple English so that they could easily be understood by those with poor literary skills. She also helped popularise the graphical presentation of statistical data. Much of her writing, including her extensive work on religion and mysticism, has only been published posthumously. (b. 1820)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/18 at 7:15 am

August 13th 1959 – Danny Bonaduce, American radio/television personality, comedian, professional wrestler, and former child actor. Born in Broomall, Pennsylvania, Bonaduce is the son of veteran TV writer/producer Joseph Bonaduce (The Dick Van Dyke Show, One Day at a Time, etc.). The younger Bonaduce became famous as a child actor of the 1970s on the TV sitcom The Partridge Family. He co-starred as Danny Partridge, the wisecracking, redheaded middle son of the singing pop band (headed by Shirley Jones). He and Shirley Jones were the only Partridge cast members whose actual first names were also that of the character each portrayed on screen. Danny was the fictional pop group's bass guitar player. Co-starring on the show was Jones's former stepson (David Cassidy), who remains close friends with Bonaduce.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/18 at 7:21 am

August 13th 1912 – Octavia Hill, English social reformer, died from cancer. Her main concern was the welfare of the inhabitants of cities, especially London, in the second half of the nineteenth century. Born into a family with a strong commitment to alleviating poverty, she herself grew up in straitened circumstances owing to the financial failure of her father. With no formal schooling, she worked from the age of 14 for the welfare of working people. Hill was a moving force behind the development of social housing, and her early friendship with John Ruskin enabled her to put her theories into practice with the aid of his initial investment. (b. 1838)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/18 at 9:26 am

August 13th 1962 – John Slattery, American actor and director known for his role as Roger Sterling in the AMC drama series Mad Men. Slattery's other acting credits include the role of Howard Stark in cameo appearances in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Iron Man 2, Ant-Man, and Captain America: Civil War. He has received four Primetime Emmy Awards nominations and two Critics' Choice Television Awards for Mad Men and was part of the Mad Men ensemble cast that won two SAG Awards.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/18 at 9:29 am

August 13th 1968 – Joe Hinton, American singer, died from skin cancer. He began as a gospel singer with the Blair Gospel Singers, the Chosen Gospel Quartet and the Spirit of Memphis Quartet. Producer Don Robey asked the singer to try doing secular tunes, and Hinton began recording for Robey's record label, Peacock Records, in 1958. It was not until 1963, with his fifth single on the label, that he managed to chart with "You Know It Ain't Right"; the next single, "Better to Give Than to Receive", also hit the lower regions of the charts. His biggest hit was 1964's "Funny How Time Slips Away", written by Willie Nelson; the tune (simply credited as "Funny" on the original record label) peaked at #13 on the Billboard Hot 100 that year. Cash Box magazine listed "Funny How Time Slips Away" as #1 for four weeks on their R&B chart. The track sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc. "I Want a Little Girl", the next single, also charted, but it was his last hit. (b. 1929)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/18 at 10:38 am

August 13th 1935 – Mudcat Grant (born James Timothy Grant), American Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Cleveland Indians (1958–64), Minnesota Twins (1964–67), Los Angeles Dodgers (1968), Montreal Expos (1969), St. Louis Cardinals (1969), Oakland Athletics (1970 and 1971) and Pittsburgh Pirates (1970–71). He was named to the 1963 and 1965 American League All-Star Teams. In 1965, he was the first black pitcher to win 20 games in a season in the American League and the first black pitcher to win a World Series game for the American League. He pitched two complete game World Series victories in 1965, hitting a three-run home run in game 6, and was named The Sporting News American League Pitcher of the Year.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/18 at 10:59 am

August 13th 1912 – Jules Massenet, French composer, died after suffering from abdominal cancer. Best known in for the Romantic era for his operas, of which he wrote more than thirty. The two most frequently staged are Manon (1884) and Werther (1892). He also composed oratorios, ballets, orchestral works, incidental music, piano pieces, songs and other music. (b. 1842)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/18 at 2:06 pm

August 13th 1963 – Steve Higgins, American writer, producer, announcer, actor, and comedian. He currently serves as the announcer of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and as a writer and producer of Saturday Night Live. Prior to The Tonight Show, Higgins was also the announcer for Late Night with Jimmy Fallon from 2009 to 2014.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/18 at 2:21 pm

August 13th 1946 – H. G. Wells, English writer, died of unspecified causes. He was prolific in many genres, including the novel, history, politics, social commentary, and textbooks and rules for war games. Wells is now best remembered for his science fiction novels and is called a "father of science fiction", along with Jules Verne and Hugo Gernsback. His most notable science fiction works include The Time Machine (1895), The Island of Doctor Moreau (1896), The Invisible Man (1897), and The War of the Worlds (1898). He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature four times. (b. 1866)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/18 at 4:35 pm

August 13th 1958 – David Feherty, Northern Irish golfer on the European Tour and PGA Tour. Since retiring, he has worked as a television personality; from 1997 through 2015, Feherty served as an on-course reporter for the PGA Tour on CBS. In 2011, he introduced a self-titled interview series on Golf Channel, and subsequently joined NBC Sports full-time in 2016.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/18 at 4:41 pm

August 13th 1985 – J. Willard Marriott, American entrepreneur and businessman, died from an undisclosed illness. He was the founder of the Marriott Corporation (which became Marriott International in 1993), the parent company of one of the world's largest hospitality, hotel chains, and food services companies. The Marriott company rose from a small root beer stand in Washington D.C. in 1927 to a chain of family restaurants by 1932, to its first motel in 1957. By the time he died, the Marriott company operated 1,400 restaurants and 143 hotels and resorts worldwide, including two theme parks, earned USD $4.5 billion in revenue annually with 154,600 employees. The company's interests even extended to a line of cruise ships. (b. 1900)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/18 at 5:31 pm

August 13th 1970 – Alan Shearer, English footballer. He played as a striker in the top level of English league football for Southampton, Blackburn Rovers, Newcastle United and the England national team. He is Newcastle's and the Premier League's record goalscorer. He was named Football Writers' Association Player of the Year in 1994 and won the PFA Player of the Year award in 1995. In 1996, he was third in the FIFA World Player of the Year awards. In 2004 Shearer was named by Pelé in the FIFA 100 list of the world's greatest living players. Shearer scored 283 league goals in his career (all in the first tier of English football), including a record 260 in the Premier League (of which 58 were penalties) with a record 11 Premier League hat-tricks, and a total of 422 in all competitions including international at all levels. Until his retirement from international football in 2000, he appeared 63 times for his country and scored 30 goals. Shearer had a goals-to-game ratio of 0.667 throughout his career. Since retiring as a player in 2006, Shearer has worked as a television pundit for the BBC.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/18 at 5:37 pm

August 13th 1995 – Alison Hargreaves, British mountain climber, was killed while descending from the summit of K2. Her accomplishments included scaling Mount Everest alone, without supplementary oxygen or support from a Sherpa team, in 1995. She soloed all the great north faces of the Alps in a single season—a first for any climber. This feat included climbing the difficult north face of the Eiger in the Alps, in 1988. Hargreaves also climbed 6,812-metre (22,349 ft) Ama Dablam in Nepal. In 1995, Hargreaves intended to climb the three highest mountains in the world—Mount Everest, K2, and Kangchenjunga—unaided. On 13 May 1995, she reached the summit of Everest without the aid of Sherpas or bottled oxygen. (b. 1963)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/18 at 12:57 pm

August 14th 1945 – Steve Martin, American actor, comedian, writer, producer, and musician. Martin came to public notice in the 1960s as a writer for The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, and later as a frequent guest on The Tonight Show. In the 1970s, Martin performed his offbeat, absurdist comedy routines before packed houses on national tours. Since the 1980s, having branched away from comedy, Martin has become a successful actor, as well as an author, playwright, pianist, and banjo player, eventually earning him an Emmy, Grammy, and American Comedy awards, among other honors.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/18 at 1:30 pm

August 14th 1951 – William Randolph Hearst, American businessman, died from an undisclosed illness. Also a politician, and newspaper publisher who built the nation's largest newspaper chain and media company Hearst Communications and whose flamboyant methods of yellow journalism influenced the nation's popular media by emphasizing sensationalism and human interest stories. Hearst entered the publishing business in 1887 after being given control of The San Francisco Examiner by his wealthy father. Moving to New York City, he acquired The New York Journal and fought a bitter circulation war with Joseph Pulitzer's New York World that sold papers by giant headlines over lurid stories featuring crime, corruption, graphics, sex, and innuendo. Acquiring more newspapers, Hearst created a chain that numbered nearly 30 papers in major American cities at its peak. He later expanded to magazines, creating the largest newspaper and magazine business in the world. (b. 1863)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/18 at 2:50 pm

August 14th 1941 – David Crosby, American singer-songwriter and guitarist. In addition to his solo career, he was a founding member of both the Byrds and Crosby, Stills & Nash. He wrote or co-wrote "Lady Friend", "Why", and "Eight Miles High" with the Byrds and "Guinnevere", "Wooden Ships", "Shadow Captain", and "In My Dreams" with Crosby, Stills & Nash. He wrote "Almost Cut My Hair" and the title track "Déjà Vu" for Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young's 1970 album. He is known for his use of alternate guitar tunings and jazz influences.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/18 at 2:53 pm

August 14th 1958, Elvis Presley's mother Gladys died. At her funeral two days later Presley was so overcome with grief he was unable to stand and had to be supported. Over 500 police were at the service to keep the gigantic crowd at bay.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/15/18 at 2:32 am

August 15th 1946 – Jimmy Webb, American songwriter, composer, and singer. He has written numerous platinum-selling songs, including "Up, Up and Away", "By the Time I Get to Phoenix", "Wichita Lineman", "Galveston", "The Worst That Could Happen", "All I Know", and "MacArthur Park". He has had successful collaborations with Glen Campbell, Michael Feinstein, Linda Ronstadt, The 5th Dimension, Art Garfunkel, and Richard Harris. Webb was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1986 and the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1990. He received the National Academy of Songwriters Lifetime Achievement Award in 1993, the Songwriters Hall of Fame Johnny Mercer Award in 2003, the ASCAP "Voice of Music" Award in 2006, and the Ivor Novello Special International Award in 2012. According to BMI, his song "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" was the third most performed song in the fifty years between 1940 and 1990. Webb is the only artist ever to have received Grammy Awards for music, lyrics, and orchestration.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/15/18 at 2:49 am

August 15th 1057 – Macbeth, King of the Scots, was mortally wounded and killed. (Also known as the King of Alba, and earlier as King of Moray and King of Fortriu) from 1040 until his death. Evidence indicates that he spent much of his time in and around the Forres area of Moray, defeating his cousin Duncan, then king of Moray, in battle at nearby Pitgaveny. Macbeth is best known as the subject of William Shakespeare's tragedy Macbeth and the many works it has inspired, though it is based mainly upon Holinshed's Chronicles (1577) and is not historically accurate. (b. about 1005)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/15/18 at 4:44 am

August 15th 1950 – Anne, Princess Royal of the United Kingdom. She is the second child and only daughter of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. At the time of her birth, she was third in the line of succession to the British throne, behind her mother – then Princess Elizabeth – and elder brother, Charles. She rose to second after her mother's accession, but is currently 12th in line. She is known for her charitable work, and is patron of over 200 organisations. She is also known for equestrian talents; she won two silver medals (1975) and one gold medal (1971) at the European Eventing Championships, and is the first member of the British Royal Family to have competed in the Olympic Games. Princess Anne has held the title of Princess Royal since 1987 and is its seventh holder.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/15/18 at 5:05 am

August 15th 1935, killed when Post's aircraft crashed on takeoff from a lagoon near Point Barrow in the Territory of Alaska:

– Wiley Post, American aviator during the interwar period, the first pilot to fly solo around the world. Also known for his work in high-altitude flying, Post helped develop one of the first pressure suits and discovered the jet stream. Post’s Lockheed Vega aircraft, the Winnie Mae, was on display at the National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center from 2003 to 2011. It is now featured in the "Time and Navigation" gallery on the second floor of the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. (b. 1898)

and

– Will Rogers, stage and motion picture actor, vaudeville performer, American cowboy, humorist, newspaper columnist, and social commentator. (b. 1879)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/15/18 at 8:18 am

August 15th 1953 twins:

– Carol Thatcher, English journalist, author, and media personality. She is the daughter of Margaret Thatcher, British Prime Minister from 1979 to 1990, and Denis Thatcher. She has written biographies of both her parents and also produced a documentary about her father which contained his only public interview. She won the fifth series of the reality show I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!. 

and

– Mark Thatcher, British businessman and the son of the late Baroness Thatcher, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, and Sir Denis Thatcher, 1st Baronet, and is the twin brother of Carol Thatcher. He has two children by his first wife, Diane Burgdorf. He married his second wife, Sarah Jane Russell, daughter of Terry Clemence, a wealthy property developer, and sister of Viscountess Rothermere, in 2008.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/15/18 at 9:24 am

August 15th 2008 – Jerry Wexler, American music journalist-turned music producer, died from congestive heart failure. He was one of the main record industry players behind music from the 1950s through the 1980s. He coined the term "rhythm and blues", and was integral in signing and/or producing many of the biggest acts of the time, including Ray Charles, the Allman Brothers, Chris Connor, Aretha Franklin, Led Zeppelin, Wilson Pickett, Dire Straits, Dusty Springfield and Bob Dylan. Wexler was inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987 and in 2017 to the Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame. (b. 1917)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/15/18 at 10:33 am

August 15th 1928 – Nicolas Roeg, English film director and cinematographer. After National Service he entered the film business as a tea boy moving up to clapper-loader, the bottom rung of the camera department, at Marylebone Studios in London. Early in his career Roeg was a second-unit cinematographer on Lawrence of Arabia, then cinematographer on Roger Corman's The Masque of the Red Death and François Truffaut's Fahrenheit 451. He co-directed and photographed Performance in 1970. He later directed such films as Walkabout, Don't Look Now and The Man Who Fell to Earth.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/15/18 at 11:11 am

August 15th 1992, Jamaican singer-song writer Jackie Edwards died. Edwards worked as a singer, songwriter for Island Records. He wrote both ‘Keep On Running’ and ‘Somebody Help Me’, that became No.1 singles for The Spencer Davis Group as well as releasing his own albums.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/15/18 at 1:37 pm

August 15th 1948 – Patsy Gallant, Canadian pop singer and musical theatre actress. Of Acadian ancestry, she has recorded and performed in both English and French. With her eye on the American market, Gallant recorded her 1974 album Power in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Although the album spawned four moderately popular singles with "Save the Last Dance For Me", "Make My Living", "Doctor's Orders" and the title song "Upon My Own", they were not a commercial breakthrough.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/15/18 at 1:40 pm

August 15th 1984 – Norman Petty, American musician and record producer, died from an undisclosed cause. He is best known for his association with Buddy Holly and the Crickets, who recorded in his studio. (b. 1927)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/15/18 at 3:20 pm

August 15th 1948 – Tom Johnston, American musician. He is a guitarist and vocalist, known principally as a founder, guitarist, lead vocalist and songwriter for the rock group The Doobie Brothers, as well as for his own solo career. His off-and-on career with The Doobie Brothers spans more than 40 years, during which time the band exhibited numerous successful styles.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/15/18 at 3:39 pm

August 15th 1972 – Ben Affleck, American actor and filmmaker. His accolades include two Academy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, two BAFTA Awards and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. He began his career as a child and starred in the PBS educational series The Voyage of the Mimi in 1984, before a second run in 1988. He later appeared in the independent coming-of-age comedy Dazed and Confused (1993) and various Kevin Smith films including Chasing Amy (1997) and Dogma (1999). Affleck gained wider recognition when he and childhood friend Matt Damon won the Golden Globe and Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for Good Will Hunting (1997). He then established himself as a leading man in studio films including the disaster drama Armageddon (1998), the romantic comedy Forces of Nature (1999), the war drama Pearl Harbor (2001) and the thriller Changing Lanes (2002). After a career downturn, during which he appeared in Daredevil and Gigli (both 2003), Affleck received a Golden Globe nomination for his performance in the noir biopic Hollywoodland (2006). His directorial debut, Gone Baby Gone (2007), which he also co-wrote, was well received. He then directed, co-wrote, and starred in the crime drama The Town (2010). For the political thriller Argo (2012), which he directed, co-produced and starred in, Affleck won the Golden Globe and BAFTA Award for Best Director, and the Golden Globe, BAFTA, and Academy Award for Best Picture. He starred in the psychological thriller Gone Girl in 2014. In 2016, Affleck began playing Batman in the DC Extended Universe, starred in the action thriller The Accountant, and directed, wrote and acted in the gangster drama Live by Night.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/15/18 at 3:42 pm

August 15th 1972 – Jeff Pfeffer, American baseball player, died from an undisclosed illness. He was a pitcher for the St. Louis Browns (1911), Brooklyn Dodgers/Robins (1913–21), St. Louis Cardinals (1921–24) and Pittsburgh Pirates (1924). His older brother Francis was known as Big Jeff Pfeffer. He helped the Robins win the 1916 and 1920 National League pennants. In the 1916 World Series, he recorded a save in Game 3 and was the hard-luck losing pitcher of the series-ending Game 5. Pfeffer led the National League in hit batsmen in 1916 (17) and 1917 (16). In 1916 he gave up Rogers Hornsby's first home run. In 13 seasons he had a 158–112 win-loss record with 10 saves in 347 games. (b. 1888)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/15/18 at 4:15 pm

August 15th 1958 – Simon Baron-Cohen, Professor of developmental psychopathology at the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. He is the Director of the University's Autism Research Centre, and a Fellow of Trinity College. In 1985 he formulated the mindblindness theory of autism, the evidence for which was collated in his 1995 book. In 1997, he formulated the fetal sex steroid theory of autism, the key test of which was published in 2015. He has also made major contributions to the fields of typical cognitive sex differences, autism prevalence and screening, autism genetics, autism neuroimaging, autism and technical ability, and synaesthesia. He is cousin to the actor and comedian Sacha Baron Cohen.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/15/18 at 4:31 pm

August 15th 1967 – René Magritte, Belgian surrealist artist, died of pancreatic cancer. He became well known for a number of witty and thought-provoking images. Often depicting ordinary objects in an unusual context, his work is known for challenging observers' preconditioned perceptions of reality. His imagery has influenced pop, minimalist and conceptual art. (b. 1898)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/15/18 at 4:53 pm

August 15th 1990 – Jennifer Lawrence, American actress. Her films have grossed over $5.7 billion worldwide, and she was the highest-paid actress in the world in 2015 and 2016. She appeared in Time's 100 most influential people in the world in 2013 and in the Forbes Celebrity 100 in 2014 and 2016. Her performance as a depressed and bipolar widow in the romance film Silver Linings Playbook (2012) earned her an Academy Award for Best Actress, making her the second-youngest winner of the award.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/15/18 at 5:00 pm

August 15th 2012, American musician Bob Birch died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound in his Los Angeles home, aged 56. Birch was badly injured in a car accident in 1995 and since then struggled with constant headaches, dizziness, vertigo, and severe pain throughout his body. He worked with Doobie Brothers, Bryan Adams, Lionel Richie, George Michael, Eric Clapton, B.B. King, Phil Collins, Keith Emerson, Barry Manilow and Elton John.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/15/18 at 5:32 pm

August 15th 1971 – Paul Lukas, Hungarian actor, died from an undisclosed illness. He won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in the film Watch on the Rhine (1943), reprising the role he created on the Broadway stage. In the 1930s, appearing in such films as the melodrama Rockabye, the crime caper Grumpy, Alfred Hitchcock's The Lady Vanishes, the comedy Ladies in Love, and the drama Dodsworth. (b. 1887)

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Written By: nally on 08/31/18 at 6:09 pm

Princess Diana of Wales was killed in a vehicular accident 21 years ago today, on 31 August 1997. :\'( (However, due to the time difference between the UK and the US, the US was hearing about it on the evening hours of the 30th.)

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Written By: c_keenan2001@hotmail.com on 08/31/18 at 7:24 pm


Princess Diana of Wales was killed in a vehicular accident 21 years ago today, on 31 August 1997. :\'( (However, due to the time difference between the UK and the US, the US was hearing about it on the evening hours of the 30th.)


Diana's companion Dodi Fayed and driver Henri Paul were also killed in the same crash that killed Princess Diana.  It is said that Henri Paul was "drunk at the wheel!"

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Written By: nally on 08/31/18 at 7:30 pm


Diana's companion Dodi Fayed and driver Henri Paul were also killed in the same crash that killed Princess Diana.  It is said that Henri Paul was "drunk at the wheel!"

That's right, I remember that someone was with her.
:\'( :\'(

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/18 at 1:37 am

September 11th 1940 – Brian De Palma, American film director and screenwriter. He is considered part of the New Hollywood wave of filmmaking. In a career spanning over 50 years, he is best known for his suspense, psychological thriller, and crime films. He directed successful and popular films such as the supernatural horror Carrie, the erotic crime thriller Dressed to Kill, the thriller Blow Out, the crime dramas Scarface, The Untouchables, and Carlito's Way, and the action spy film Mission: Impossible.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/18 at 1:38 am

September 11th 2001 – Casualties of the September 11 attacks of a series of four coordinated terrorist attacks by the Islamic terrorist group al-Qaeda on the United States on the morning of Tuesday, September 11, 2001. The attacks killed 2,997 people, injured over 6,000 others, and caused at least $10 billion in infrastructure and property damage.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/18 at 7:20 am

September 11th 1967 – Harry Connick Jr., American singer-songwriter, pianist, actor, and talk show host. Connick's best-selling album in the United States is his Christmas album When My Heart Finds Christmas (1993). His highest-charting album is his release Only You (2004), which reached No. 5 in the US and No. 6 in Britain. He has won three Grammy Awards and two Emmy Awards. He played Grace's husband, Leo Markus, on the NBC sitcom Will & Grace from 2002 to 2006. Connick began his acting career as a tail gunner in the World War II film Memphis Belle (1990). He played a serial killer in Copycat (1995), before being cast as a fighter pilot in the blockbuster Independence Day (1996). Connick's first role as a leading man was in Hope Floats (1998) with Sandra Bullock. His first thriller film since Copycat came in the film Basic (2003) with John Travolta. Additionally, he played the violent ex-husband in Bug, before two romantic comedies, P.S. I Love You (2007), and the leading man in New in Town (2009) with Renée Zellweger. In 2011, he appeared in the family film Dolphin Tale as Dr. Clay Haskett and in its 2014 sequel.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/18 at 7:29 am

September 11th 1971 – Nikita Khrushchev, Russian general and politician, died of a heart attack in a hospital near his home in Moscow. He led the Soviet Union during part of the Cold War. He served as First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1953 to 1964, and as Chairman of the Council of Ministers, or Premier, from 1958 to 1964. Khrushchev was responsible for the de-Stalinization of the Soviet Union, for backing the progress of the early Soviet space program, and for several relatively liberal reforms in areas of domestic policy. Khrushchev's party colleagues removed him from power in 1964, replacing him with Leonid Brezhnev as First Secretary and Alexei Kosygin as Premier. (b. 1894)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/18 at 9:00 am

September 11th 1965 – Moby, American singer-songwriter, musician and DJ. He had a UK No.10 single 'Go'. His album 'Play' was the biggest selling UK indie album of 2000, spending 81 weeks on the chart and going platinum in over 20 countries. He has also co-written, produced, and remixed music for Michael Jackson, David Bowie, Daft Punk, Mylène Farmer, Brian Eno, Pet Shop Boys, Britney Spears, New Order, Public Enemy, Guns N' Roses, Metallica, Soundgarden, and others. Moby is a descendent of 'Moby Dick' author Herman Melville.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/18 at 9:33 am

September 11th 2010 – Harold Gould, American actor, died from prostate cancer. He is best known for playing Miles Webber on the 1985-1992 sitcom The Golden Girls and Martin Morgenstern in the 1974-1978 sitcom Rhoda. Gould acted in film and television for nearly 50 years, appearing in more than 300 television shows, 20 major motion pictures, and over 100 stage plays, and received Emmy Award nominations five times. He is known for playing elegant, well-dressed men (as in The Sting), and he regularly played Jewish characters and grandfather-type figures on television and in film. (b. 1923)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/18 at 10:51 am

September 11th 1971 – Richard Ashcroft, English singer and songwriter. He was the lead singer and occasional rhythm guitarist of the alternative rock band The Verve from their formation in 1990 until their original split in 1999. He became a successful solo artist in his own right, releasing three UK top three solo albums. The Verve reformed in 2007 but again broke up by summer 2009. Ashcroft then founded a new band, RPA & The United Nations of Sound, and released a new album on 19 July 2010.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/18 at 11:07 am

September 11th 1950 – Jan Smuts, South African and British Commonwealth statesman, military leader and philosopher, died after a heart attack. In addition to holding various cabinet posts, he served as prime minister of the Union of South Africa from 1919 until 1924 and from 1939 until 1948. Although Smuts had originally advocated racial segregation and opposed the enfranchisement of black Africans, his views changed and he backed the Fagan Commission's findings that complete segregation was impossible. Smuts subsequently lost the 1948 election to hard-line Afrikaners who created apartheid. He continued to work for reconciliation and emphasised the British Commonwealth’s positive role until his death in 1950. He led a Boer Commando in the Second Boer War for the Transvaal. During the First World War, he led the armies of South Africa against Germany, capturing German South-West Africa and commanding the British Army in East Africa. From 1917 to 1919, he was also one of the members of the British Imperial War Cabinet and he was instrumental in the founding of what became the Royal Air Force (RAF). He became a field marshal in the British Army in 1941, and served in the Imperial War Cabinet under Winston Churchill. He was the only man to sign both of the peace treaties ending the First and Second World Wars. (b. 1870)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/18 at 1:35 pm

September 11th 1925 – Alan Bergman, American composer and songwriter. With his wife Marilyn Bergman (b. 1929) have been married since 1958 and have written the music and lyrics for numerous celebrated television shows, films, and stage musicals. The Bergmans have won three Academy Awards for Best Original Song and have been inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. The Bergmans long relationship with the French composer Michel Legrand began in the late 1960s. The couple wrote English lyrics for Legrand's song "The Windmills of Your Mind" featured in The Thomas Crown Affair (1968), which won them their first Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 41st Academy Awards in 1969. The Bergmans and Legrand were subsequently nominated for the Best Original Song award in the following two years for "What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?" from The Happy Ending (1969) and "Pieces of Dreams" from the 1970 film of the same name. The couple's minor work with Legrand in this period included "Listen to the Sea" from Ice Station Zebra (1968) and "Nobody Knows" and "Sweet Gingerbread Man" from The Magic Garden of Stanley Sweetheart (1970). The Bergmans were also co-writers of "An American Reunion", the opening ceremony of the inaugural festivities at Washington D.C.'s Lincoln Memorial that marked Bill Clinton's first term as President of the United States in January 1993. In the late 1990s the Bergmans received their most recent nominations for the Academy Award for Best Original Song, for "Moonlight" (composed by John Williams) for the 1995 film Sabrina, and "Love Is Where You Are" (music by Mark Isham) for the 1999 film At First Sight.

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Written By: wsmith4 on 09/11/18 at 1:37 pm

RIP Dear, sweet Bob Hope.  I only yesterday learned of your untimely demise.  May you make jokes in Heaven for all to laugh at. 

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/18 at 1:46 pm

September 11th 1972 – Max Fleischer, Polish-American animator, inventor, film director and producer, died from arterial sclerosis of the brain. Fleischer was a pioneer in the development of the animated cartoon and served as the head of Fleischer Studios. He brought such animated characters as Koko the Clown, Betty Boop, Popeye, and Superman to the movie screen and was responsible for a number of technological innovations including the Rotoscope, the "Bouncing Ball" song films, and "The Stereoptical Process." Film director Richard Fleischer was his son. (b. 1883)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/18 at 3:34 pm

September 11th 1928 – Earl Holliman, American actor. He is well known for his many character roles in films, mostly westerns and dramas, in the 1950s and 1960s, winning a Golden Globe Award for the 1956 film The Rainmaker. He also portrayed the role of Police Sergeant Bill Crowley on the television police drama Police Woman throughout its 1974–1978 run.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/18 at 3:42 pm

September 11th 1959 – Paul Douglas, American actor, died of a heart attack at his home in Hollywood, California. He began appearing in films in 1949. He may be best remembered for two baseball comedy movies, It Happens Every Spring (1949) and Angels in the Outfield (1951). He also played Richard Widmark's police partner in the 1950 thriller Panic in the Streets, frustrated newlywed Porter Hollingsway in A Letter to Three Wives (1949), Sgt. Kowalski in The Big Lift (1950), businessman Josiah Walter Dudley in Executive Suite (1954) and a con man-turned-monk in When in Rome (1952). Douglas was host of the 22nd annual Academy Awards in March 1950. Continuing in radio, he was the announcer for The Ed Wynn Show, and the first host of NBC Radio's The Horn & Hardart Children's Hour. In April 1959 Douglas appeared on The Lucille Ball-Desi Arnaz Show as Lucy Ricardo's television morning show co-host in the episode "Lucy Wants a Career". (b. 1907)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/18 at 5:34 pm

September 11th 1945 – Franz Beckenbauer, German footballer and manager. Twice named European Footballer of the Year, Beckenbauer appeared 103 times for West Germany and played in three FIFA World Cups. He is one of only two men, along with Brazil's Mário Zagallo, to have won the World Cup as a player and as a manager; he lifted the World Cup trophy as captain in 1974, and repeated the feat as a manager in 1990. He was the first captain to lift the World Cup and European Championship at international level and the European Cup at club level. He was named in the World Team of the 20th Century in 1998, the FIFA World Cup Dream Team in 2002, and in 2004 was listed in the FIFA 100 of the world's greatest living players.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/18 at 5:44 pm

September 11th 1994 – Jessica Tandy, English-American actress, died after diagnosed and suffering with ovarian cancer for several years. She received the Tony Award for best performance by a Leading Actress in A Play for her performance as Blanche Dubois in the original Broadway production of A Streetcar Named Desire in 1948. Tandy shared the prize with Katharine Cornell (who won for the female lead in Antony and Cleopatra) and Judith Anderson (for the latter's portrayal of Medea) in a three-way tie for the award. Over the following three decades, her career continued sporadically and included a supporting role in Alfred Hitchcock's horror film, The Birds (1963), and a Tony Award-winning performance in The Gin Game (1977, playing in the two-hander play opposite Hume Cronyn). She became the oldest actress to receive the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in Driving Miss Daisy (1989), for which she also won a BAFTA and a Golden Globe, and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Fried Green Tomatoes (1991). (b. 1909)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/12/18 at 12:31 am

September 12th 1957 – Hans Zimmer, German film score composer and record producer. Since the 1980s, he has composed music for over 150 films.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/12/18 at 12:50 am

September 12th 1997 – Stig Anderson, Swedish entrepreneur, music manager, music executive, lyricist, music publisher and actor, died of a heart attack. He was the founder of the Polar Music record label, songwriter, producer and Abba's manager. Anderson co-wrote some of ABBA's biggest hits, such as ‘Waterloo’, ‘Mamma Mia’, ‘S.O.S’, ‘Fernando’, ‘Dancing Queen’, ‘Knowing Me, Knowing You’ and ‘The Name of the Game.’ His funeral was broadcast live on Swedish television an honour otherwise only reserved for distinguished statesmen or royalty. (b. 1931)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/12/18 at 3:42 am

September 12th 1940 – Linda Gray, American film, stage and television actress, director, producer and former model, best known for her role as Sue Ellen Ewing, the long-suffering wife of Larry Hagman's character on the long-running CBS television drama series Dallas (1978–1989), for which she was nominated for the 1981 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series. The role also earned her two Golden Globe Award nominations. Gray began her career in the 1960s in television commercials. In the 1970s, she appeared in numerous TV series before landing the role of Sue Ellen Ewing in 1978. After leaving Dallas in 1989, she appeared opposite Sylvester Stallone in the 1991 film Oscar. From 1994-1995, she played a leading role on the Fox drama series Models Inc.. She has also starred in several TV movies, including Moment of Truth: Why My Daughter? (1993) and Accidental Meeting (1994) and reprised her role of Sue Ellen in Dallas: J.R. Returns (1996) and Dallas: War of the Ewings (1998). On stage, she starred as Mrs. Robinson in The Graduate in the West End in 2001, then on Broadway the following year.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/12/18 at 4:12 am

September 12th 1899 – Cornelius Vanderbilt II, American socialite, heir, and businessman, died of a cerebral hemorrhage . He was a member of the prominent United States Vanderbilt family. He was the favorite grandson of Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt, who left him $5 million, and the eldest son of William Henry "Billy" Vanderbilt (who left him close to $70 million) and Maria Louisa Kissam. In his turn he succeeded them as head of the New York Central and related railroad lines in 1885. (b. 1843)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/12/18 at 6:48 am

September 12th 1966 – Ben Folds, American singer-songwriter and record producer. From 1995 to 2000, Folds was the frontman and pianist of the alternative rock band Ben Folds Five. After the group temporarily disbanded, Folds performed as a solo artist and has toured all over the world. The group reunited in 2011. He has also collaborated with musicians such as William Shatner, Regina Spektor and "Weird Al" Yankovic and undertaken experimental songwriting projects with authors such as Nick Hornby and Neil Gaiman. In addition to contributing music to the soundtracks of the animated films Over the Hedge, and Hoodwinked!, Folds produced Amanda Palmer's first solo album and was a judge on the NBC a cappella singing contest The Sing-Off from 2009 to 2013.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/12/18 at 8:52 am

September 12th 1957 – Rachel Ward, English-born Australian actress, columnist, film director, television director, and screenwriter. In 1981 she received a Golden Globe Award nomination for "New Star of the Year" for her role in the film Sharky's Machine starring with Burt Reynolds. The following year she starred in Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid with Steve Martin. Her big break came in 1983 when she starred opposite Richard Chamberlain as the lead role portraying Meggie Cleary in the television mini-series The Thorn Birds, for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/12/18 at 9:04 am

September 12th 1869 – Peter Mark Roget, British physician, natural theologian and lexicographer, die of an unknown condition. He is best known for publishing, in 1852, the Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases (Roget's Thesaurus), a classified collection of related words. (b. 1779)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/12/18 at 11:09 am

September 12th 1931 – Ian Holm, English actor known for his stage work and many film roles. He received the 1967 Tony Award for Best Featured Actor for his performance as Lenny in The Homecoming and the 1998 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor for his performance in the title role of King Lear. He won the 1981 BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his role as athletics trainer Sam Mussabini in Chariots of Fire, for which he was also nominated for an Academy Award. His other well-known film roles include Ash in Alien, Sir William Gull in From Hell, Father Vito Cornelius in The Fifth Element, and the hobbit Bilbo Baggins in The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit film series.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/12/18 at 11:38 am

September 12th 1953 – Lewis Stone, American actor, suffered a heart attack while chasing away some neighborhood kids who were throwing rocks at his garage. He portrayed the title role in the 1922 silent film version of The Prisoner of Zenda. Stone was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1929 for The Patriot. After that, he appeared in seven films with Greta Garbo, spanning both the silent and early sound periods. He played the role of Dr. Otternschlag in the Garbo film Grand Hotel, in which he utters the famous closing line: "Grand Hotel. People coming. Going. Nothing ever happens." He played a larger role in the 1933 Garbo film Queen Christina. His appearance in the successful prison film The Big House furthered his career, and he starred with some of the biggest names in Hollywood in the 1930s, such stars as Norma Shearer, John Gilbert, Ramón Novarro, Clark Gable, and Jean Harlow. He played adventurers in the dinosaur epic The Lost World (1925) with Wallace Beery and The Mask of Fu Manchu (1932) with Boris Karloff, and a police captain in Bureau of Missing Persons (1933). In 1937, Stone essayed the role which would become his most famous, that of Judge James Hardy in the Mickey Rooney Andy Hardy series. Stone appeared as the judge in fifteen movies, beginning with You're Only Young Once (1937). (b. 1879)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/12/18 at 1:26 pm

September 12th 1937 – Wes Hall, Barbadian former cricketer and politician. A tall, strong and powerfully built man, Hall was a genuine fast bowler and despite his very long run up, he was renowned for his ability to bowl long spells. Hall played 48 Test matches for the West Indies from 1958 to 1969. Hall's opening bowling partnership with fellow Barbadian Charlie Griffith was a feature of the strong West Indies teams throughout the 1960s. Hall was one of the most popular cricketers of his day and was especially popular in Australia, where he played two seasons in the Sheffield Shield with Queensland.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/12/18 at 1:55 pm

September 12th 1977 – Steve Biko, South African anti-apartheid activist. Following his arrest in August 1977, Biko was severely beaten by state security officers, resulting in his death. Ideologically an African nationalist and African socialist, he was at the forefront of a grassroots anti-apartheid campaign known as the Black Consciousness Movement during the late 1960s and 1970s. His ideas were articulated in a series of articles published under the pseudonym Frank Talk. Influenced by Frantz Fanon and the African-American Black Power movement, Biko and his compatriots developed the idea of Black Consciousness, which became SASO's official ideology. The movement campaigned for an end to apartheid and the transition of South Africa toward universal suffrage and a socialist economy. It organised Black Community Programmes (BCPs) and focused on the psychological empowerment of black people. Biko believed that black people needed to rid themselves of any sense of racial inferiority, an idea he expressed by popularizing the slogan "black is beautiful". In 1972, he was involved in founding the Black People's Convention (BPC) to promote Black Consciousness ideas among the wider population. The government came to see Biko as a subversive threat and placed him under a banning order in 1973, severely restricting his activities. He remained politically active, helping organise BCPs such as a healthcare centre and a crèche in the Ginsberg area. During his ban he received repeated anonymous threats, and was detained by state security services on several occasions. (b. 1946)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/12/18 at 3:09 pm

September 12th 1981 – Jennifer Hudson, American singer, actress and spokesperson. She rose to fame in 2004 as a finalist on the third season of American Idol, coming in seventh place. As an actress, she made her film debut portraying Effie White in Dreamgirls, for which she gained worldwide acclaim and won an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a BAFTA Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Supporting Actress. She has also appeared in such films as Sex and the City, The Secret Life of Bees and Black Nativity. She has made numerous television appearances, including guest roles on Smash, Empire and Inside Amy Schumer. In 2015, she made her Broadway debut in the role of Shug Avery in the revival of The Color Purple.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/12/18 at 3:41 pm

September 12th 1972 – William Boyd, American film actor, died from an undisclosed illness. Known for portraying the cowboy hero Hopalong Cassidy. Boyd had a cameo role as himself in Cecil B. DeMille's 1952 circus epic, The Greatest Show on Earth. DeMille reportedly asked Boyd to take the role of Moses in his remake of The Ten Commandments, but Boyd felt his identification with the Cassidy character would make it impossible for audiences to accept him as Moses. (b. 1895)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/14/18 at 1:31 am

September 14th 1938 – Ferid Murad, American physician and pharmacologist, he was the co-winner of the 1998 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, for the research demonstrating that nitroglycerin and related drugs worked by releasing nitric oxide into the body, which relaxed smooth muscle by elevating intracellular cyclic GMP. The missing steps in the signaling process were filled in by Robert F. Furchgott and Louis J. Ignarro of UCLA,

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/14/18 at 2:42 am

September 14th 1638 – John Harvard, English minister in America, died of tuberculosis, "a godly gentleman and a lover of learning", whose deathbed bequest to the "schoale or Colledge" founded two years earlier by the Massachusetts Bay Colony was so gratefully received that it was consequently ordered "that the Colledge agreed upon formerly to bee built at Cambridg shalbee called Harvard Colledge." The institution considers him the most honored of its founders – those whose efforts and contributions in its early days "ensure its permanence." (b. 1607)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/14/18 at 8:16 am

September 14th 1945 – Martin Tyler, English football commentator. In 2003, he was voted the FA Premier League Commentator of the Decade.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/14/18 at 8:18 am

September 14th 1836 – Aaron Burr, American politician, died from a debilitating stroke. He was the third Vice President of the United States (1801–1805), serving during Thomas Jefferson's first term. Burr served as a Continental Army officer in the Revolutionary War, after which he became a successful lawyer and politician. He was elected twice to the New York State Assembly (1784–1785, 1798–1799), was appointed New York State Attorney General (1789–1791), was chosen as a U.S. senator (1791–1797), from the State of New York, and reached the apex of his career as vice president. (b. 1756)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/14/18 at 8:19 am

September 14th 1901 – William McKinley, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, and was the 25th President of the United States, died after being assassinated. He was President from March 4, 1897 until his assassination in September 1901, six months into his second term. McKinley led the nation to victory in the Spanish–American War, raised protective tariffs to promote American industry, and maintained the nation on the gold standard in a rejection of inflationary proposals. (b. 1843)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/14/18 at 8:20 am


September 14th 1836 – Aaron Burr, American politician, died from a debilitating stroke. He was the third Vice President of the United States (1801–1805), serving during Thomas Jefferson's first term. Burr served as a Continental Army officer in the Revolutionary War, after which he became a successful lawyer and politician. He was elected twice to the New York State Assembly (1784–1785, 1798–1799), was appointed New York State Attorney General (1789–1791), was chosen as a U.S. senator (1791–1797), from the State of New York, and reached the apex of his career as vice president. (b. 1756)

September 14th 1901 – William McKinley, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, and was the 25th President of the United States, died after being assassinated. He was President from March 4, 1897 until his assassination in September 1901, six months into his second term. McKinley led the nation to victory in the Spanish–American War, raised protective tariffs to promote American industry, and maintained the nation on the gold standard in a rejection of inflationary proposals. (b. 1843)
Two U.S. Presidents died on the date but different years.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/14/18 at 10:41 am

September 14th 1939 – DeWitt Weaver, American golfer. Weaver competed on the PGA Tour from 1967 to 1976, winning twice in the early 1970s. His best year as a professional golfer was 1971 when he finished in the top-25 on the PGA Tour money list. In 1980 and 1981, he was the Georgia PGA Player of the year

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/14/18 at 10:44 am

September 14th 1712 – Giovanni Domenico Cassini, Italian-French mathematician, astronomer, astrologer and engineer, died from an unknown cause. Cassini was born in Perinaldo, near Imperia, at that time in the County of Nice, part of the Savoyard state. Cassini is known for his work in the fields of astronomy and engineering. Cassini discovered four satellites of the planet Saturn and noted the division of the rings of Saturn; the Cassini Division was named after him. Giovanni Domenico Cassini was also the first of his family to begin work on the project of creating a topographic map of France. The Cassini spaceprobe, launched in 1997, was named after him and became the fourth to visit Saturn and the first to orbit the planet. (b. 1625)

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Written By: c_keenan2001@hotmail.com on 09/14/18 at 11:03 am

September 14 Birthdays

1961

Spoons bassist Sandy Horne was born in Hamilton, Ontario.

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1959

A-Ha vocalist Morten Harket was born in Kongsberg, Norway

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/14/18 at 1:44 pm

September 14th 1947 – Sam Neill, New Zealand actor who first achieved leading roles in films such as Omen III: The Final Conflict and Dead Calm and on television in Reilly, Ace of Spies. He won a broad international audience in 1993 for his roles as Alisdair Stewart in The Piano and Dr. Alan Grant in Jurassic Park, a role he reprised in 2001's Jurassic Park III. Neill also had notable roles in Merlin, The Hunt for Red October, Peaky Blinders and The Tudors. In 2016, he starred in Hunt for the Wilderpeople alongside Julian Dennison, to great acclaim.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/14/18 at 2:01 pm

September 14th 1715 – Dom Pérignon, French Benedictine monk, died from an unknown condition.  He made important contributions to the production and quality of champagne wine in an era when the region's wines were predominantly still red. Popular myths frequently, but erroneously, credit him with the invention of sparkling champagne, which didn't become the dominant style of Champagne until the mid-19th century. The famous champagne Dom Pérignon, the prestige cuvée of Moët & Chandon, is named for him. The remains of the monastery where he spent his adult life is now the property of that winery. (b. 1638)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/14/18 at 3:19 pm

September 14th 1965 – Dmitry Medvedev, Russian politician, currently the Prime Minister of Russia. From 2008 to 2012, Medvedev served as the third President of Russia. Born to a family of academics, Medvedev graduated from the Leningrad State University Law Department in 1987. Medvedev defended his dissertation in 1990, and worked as a docent at his alma mater, now renamed the Saint Petersburg State University, where he taught Civil and Roman Law until 1999. Medvedev's political career began as the Election Campaign Manager, and later as an adviser of the St. Petersburg Mayor, Anatoly Sobchak. During this time, Medvedev befriended Vladimir Putin. In November 1999, Medvedev was hired by the Russian Presidential Administration, where he worked as the Deputy Chief of Staff. In the 2000 Russian Presidential Elections, Medvedev was Putin's Campaign Manager. On 14 November 2005, Medvedev was appointed First Deputy Prime Minister, and was tasked with overseeing National Priority Projects. Medvedev worked as the Chairman of Gazprom's Board of Directors, a post that he held until 2008.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/14/18 at 3:22 pm

September 14th 1851 – James Fenimore Cooper, American novelist, short story writer, and historian. His historical romances of frontier and Indian life in the early American days created a unique form of American literature. He lived most of his life in Cooperstown, New York, which was founded by his father William on property that he owned. Cooper was a lifelong member of the Episcopal Church and, in his later years, contributed generously to it. He attended Yale University for three years, where he was a member of the Linonian Society, but was expelled for misbehavior. Before embarking on his career as a writer, he served in the U.S. Navy as a midshipman, which greatly influenced many of his novels and other writings. The novel that launched his career was The Spy, a tale about counterespionage set during the Revolutionary War and published in 1821. He also wrote numerous sea stories, and his best-known works are five historical novels of the frontier period known as the Leatherstocking Tales. Among naval historians, Cooper's works on the early U.S. Navy have been well received, but they were sometimes criticized by his contemporaries. Among his most famous works is the Romantic novel The Last of the Mohicans, often regarded as his masterpiece. (b. 1789)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/18 at 12:22 am

September 15th 1984 – Prince Harry of Wales, is the younger son of Charles, Prince of Wales, and Diana, Princess of Wales. At the time of his birth, he was third in line of succession to the British throne, after his father and elder brother, but is currently fifth in line after his father, his elder brother, and his nephew and niece, George and Charlotte.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/18 at 12:24 am

September 15th 1750 (was buried on this day) – Charles Theodore Pachelbel, German composer, organist and harpsichordist of the late Baroque era, died from an unknown condition. He was the son of the more famous Johann Pachelbel, composer of the popular Canon in D. He was one of the first European composers to take up residence in the American colonies, and was the most famous musical figure in early Charleston, South Carolina. (b. 1690)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/18 at 2:49 am

September 15th 1972 – Jimmy Carr, English stand-up comedian, television host and actor, known for his signature laugh, deadpan delivery, dark humour, and heckler interaction. He is also a writer, actor, and presenter of radio and television. Carr moved to a career in comedy in 2000. After becoming established as a stand-up comedian, Carr began to appear in a number of Channel 4 television shows, becoming the host of the panel show 8 Out of 10 Cats and also The Big Fat Quiz of the Year, a comedy panel show that airs each December to review the past year.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/18 at 3:51 am

September 15th 1859 – Isambard Kingdom Brunel, died ten days after having a stroke. English mechanical and civil engineer who is considered "one of the most ingenious and prolific figures in engineering history", "one of the 19th century engineering giants", and "one of the greatest figures of the Industrial Revolution, changed the face of the English landscape with his groundbreaking designs and ingenious constructions". Brunel built dockyards, the Great Western Railway, a series of steamships including the first propeller-driven transatlantic steamship, and numerous important bridges and tunnels. His designs revolutionised public transport and modern engineering. (b. 1806)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/18 at 6:08 am

September 15th 1945 – Ron Shelton, American Oscar-nominated film director and screenwriter. Shelton is known for the many films he has made about sports. A former minor league baseball infielder in Baltimore's farm system, he played with the Bluefield Orioles (Rookie), Stockton Ports (A), Dallas-Fort Worth Spurs (AA) and Rochester Red Wings (AAA) between 1967-1971.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/18 at 7:02 am

September 15th 2004 – Johnny Ramone, Ramones guitarist died in Los Angeles after a five-year battle with prostate cancer. Founding member of The Ramones, major influence on many punk and 90’s bands. Scored the 1977 hit single 'Sheena Is A Punk Rocker'. (b. 1948)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/18 at 11:24 am

September 15th 1929 – Murray Gell-Mann, American physicist who received the 1969 Nobel Prize in physics for his work on the theory of elementary particles. He is the Robert Andrews Millikan Professor of Theoretical Physics Emeritus at the California Institute of Technology, a Distinguished Fellow and co-founder of the Santa Fe Institute, Professor in the Physics and Astronomy Department of the University of New Mexico, and the Presidential Professor of Physics and Medicine at the University of Southern California. Gell-Mann has spent several periods at CERN, among others as a John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellow in 1972.

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Written By: nally on 09/15/18 at 11:26 am


September 15th 1929 – Murray Gell-Mann, American physicist who received the 1969 Nobel Prize in physics for his work on the theory of elementary particles. He is the Robert Andrews Millikan Professor of Theoretical Physics Emeritus at the California Institute of Technology, a Distinguished Fellow and co-founder of the Santa Fe Institute, Professor in the Physics and Astronomy Department of the University of New Mexico, and the Presidential Professor of Physics and Medicine at the University of Southern California. Gell-Mann has spent several periods at CERN, among others as a John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellow in 1972.

Same DOB as my late paternal grandfather, who passed on 2 yrs ago. :\'(

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/18 at 11:27 am

September 15th 2017 – Harry Dean Stanton, American actor, musician, and singer, died from natural causes. His career spanned more than sixty years, during which he appeared in the films Cool Hand Luke (1967), Kelly's Heroes (1970), Dillinger (1973), The Godfather Part II (1974), Alien (1979), Escape from New York (1981), Christine (1983), Repo Man (1984), Paris, Texas (1984), Pretty in Pink (1986), The Last Temptation of Christ (1988), Wild at Heart (1990), The Straight Story (1999), The Green Mile (1999), Alpha Dog (2006), Inland Empire (2006), Lucky (2017), and others. (b. 1926)  :\'( :\'( :\'(

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/18 at 1:18 pm

September 15th 1946 – Tommy Lee Jones, American actor and filmmaker. He has received four Academy Award nominations, winning Best Supporting Actor for his performance as U.S. Marshal Samuel Gerard in the 1993 thriller film The Fugitive. His other notable starring roles include former Texas Ranger Woodrow F. Call in the TV miniseries Lonesome Dove, Agent K in the Men in Black film series, Sheriff Ed Tom Bell in No Country for Old Men, the villain Two-Face in Batman Forever, terrorist William Strannix in Under Siege, Texas Ranger Roland Sharp in Man of the House, rancher Pete Perkins in The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada, which he also directed, Colonel Chester Phillips in Captain America: The First Avenger, CIA Director Robert Dewey in Jason Bourne, and Warden Dwight McClusky in Natural Born Killers. Jones has also portrayed real-life figures such as businessman Howard Hughes in The Amazing Howard Hughes, Radical Republican Congressman Thaddeus Stevens in Lincoln, executed murderer Gary Gilmore in The Executioner's Song, U.S. Army General Douglas MacArthur in Emperor, Oliver Lynn, husband of Loretta Lynn, in Coal Miner's Daughter, and baseball great Ty Cobb in Cobb.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/18 at 1:28 pm

September 15th 2006 – Raymond Baxter, English television presenter and writer, died from an undisclosed illness. He is best known for being the first presenter of the BBC television science programme Tomorrow's World, continuing for 12 years, from 1965 to 1977. He also provided radio commentary at the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, the funerals of King George VI, Winston Churchill and Lord Mountbatten of Burma, and the first flight of Concorde. (b. 1922)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/18 at 2:54 pm

September 15th 1938 – Gaylord Perry, American Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher. He pitched from 1962 to 1983 for eight different teams. During a 22-year baseball career, Perry compiled 314 wins, 3,534 strikeouts, and a 3.11 earned run average. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1991. Perry, a five-time All-Star, was the first pitcher to win the Cy Young Award in each league, winning it in the American League in 1972 with the Cleveland Indians and in the National League in 1978 with the San Diego Padres. He is also distinguished, along with his brother Jim, for being part of the second-winningest brother combination in baseball history—second only to the knuckleballing Niekro brothers, Phil and Joe. While pitching for the Seattle Mariners in 1982, Perry became the fifteenth member of the 300 win club.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/18 at 2:56 pm

September 15th 1903 – Yisrael Kristal, Polish-Israeli man, who as a supercentenarian was recognized as the oldest living Holocaust survivor and who, since the death of Yasutaro Koide, was the oldest living man in the world and one of the ten oldest men ever. Kristal was born to Jewish parents in Poland, then part of the Russian Empire, and had a religious upbringing. A confectioner by profession, he experienced World War I as a child, and World War II as an adult. After surviving the Holocaust, he emigrated to Israel. During World War II he was confined by the Nazi regime to a Jewish ghetto; his children died in the ghetto, but he and his wife were deported to the Auschwitz concentration camp. Kristal survived the Holocaust, but his wife did not. He remarried shortly after the War and, in 1950, emigrated to Israel with his second wife Batsheva, also a survivor of the Holocaust, and their infant child. Kristal became the world's oldest recognized Holocaust survivor in 2014 and the world's oldest man in 2016. (d. 2017)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/18 at 3:54 pm

September 15th 1945 – Jessye Norman, American opera singer and recitalist. A dramatic soprano, Norman is associated in particular with the Wagnerian repertoire, and with the roles of Sieglinde, Ariadne, Alceste, and Leonore. Norman has been inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame and is a Spingarn Medalist. Apart from receiving several honorary doctorates and other awards, she has also received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, the National Medal of Arts, and is a member of the British Royal Academy of Music.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/18 at 4:07 pm

September 15th 2012 – James "Sugar Boy" Crawford, American R&B musician, died from a brief illness. Based in New Orleans. He was the author of "Jock-A-Mo" (1954), which was later rerecorded as "Iko Iko" by the Dixie Cups, and became a huge hit. The song was recorded by many other artists, including Dr. John, Belle Stars, the Grateful Dead, Cyndi Lauper, and (as "Geto Boys") by Glass Candy. (b. 1934)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/18 at 4:33 pm

September 15th 1946 – Oliver Stone, American screenwriter, film producer, and director of motion pictures and documentaries. Stone won an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay as writer of Midnight Express (1978). He also wrote the acclaimed gangster movie Scarface (1983). As a director, Stone achieved prominence as director/writer of the war drama Platoon (1986), for which Stone won the Academy Award for Best Director; the film was awarded Best Picture. Platoon was the first in a trilogy of films based on the Vietnam War, in which Stone served as an infantry soldier. He continued the series with Born on the Fourth of July (1989)—for which Stone won his second Best Director Oscar—and Heaven & Earth (1993). Stone's other notable works include the Salvadoran Civil War-based drama Salvador (1986); the financial drama Wall Street (1987) and its 2010 sequel Money Never Sleeps; the Jim Morrison biopic The Doors (1991); and a trilogy of films based on the American Presidency—JFK (1991), Nixon (1995) and W. (2008). His latest film is Snowden (2016). Many of Stone's films focus on controversial American political issues during the late 20th century, and as such were considered contentious at the times of their releases. They often combine different camera and film formats within a single scene, as evidenced in JFK, Natural Born Killers, and Nixon.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/18 at 4:35 pm

September 15th 2005 – Guy Green, English film director, producer, screenwriter, and cinematographer, died in his Beverly Hills home from kidney and heart failure, aged 91. In 1946 he won an Academy Award as cinematographer for the film Great Expectations. In 2002 Green was given a Lifetime Achievement Award by the BAFTA, and in 2004 he was named an Officer of the Order of the British Empire for his lifetime contributions to British cinema. (b. 1913)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/18 at 5:30 pm

September 15th 1960 – Ed Solomon, American writer, producer and director. He began his career in college as a joke writer, stand up comedian, and playwright and, while still in college, was a staff writer for Laverne & Shirley — making him (at the time) the youngest member of the Writers Guild of America. He then spent three years writing the cult Showtime TV series, It's Garry Shandling's Show, and has created critically acclaimed hit franchise films in each of the past four decades, including Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure and Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (with Chris Matheson) (the 1980s), Men in Black (90s), Charlie's Angels (00s) and X-Men (uncredited - 2000s) and Now You See Me (’10s). In March 2016 he completed production on Mosaic, a 12-hour long-form TV project for HBO in collaboration with director Steven Soderbergh, and is currently working on The Invisible Man for Universal Studios and Johnny Depp.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/16/18 at 12:57 am

September 16th 1956 – David Copperfield, American magician and actor. Copperfield's television specials have won 21 Emmy Awards of a total 38 nominations. Best known for his combination of storytelling and illusion, Copperfield's career of over 40 years has earned him 11 Guinness World Records, a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, a knighthood by the French government, and he has been named a Living Legend by the US Library of Congress. Copperfield has so far sold 33 million tickets and grossed over $4 billion, which is more than any other solo entertainer in history. In 2015, Forbes listed his earnings at $63 million for the previous 12 months and ranked him the 20th highest earning celebrity in the world.

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/16/18 at 12:59 am

September 16th 1670 – William Penn, English admiral and politician, died from an unknown cause. He sat in the House of Commons from 1660 to 1670. He was the father of William Penn, founder of the Province of Pennsylvania. (b. 1621)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/16/18 at 2:28 am

September 16th 1963 – Richard Marx, American adult contemporary and pop/rock singer, songwriter, musician and record producer who has sold over 30 million records. He had a stream of hit singles in the late 1980s and 1990s, including "Endless Summer Nights," "Right Here Waiting," "Now and Forever," "Hazard" and "At the Beginning" with Donna Lewis. Although some of his major hit songs were ballads, many of his songs have had a classic rock style, such as "Don't Mean Nothing," "Should've Known Better," "Satisfied," and "Too Late to Say Goodbye." Marx placed himself in the record books by being the first solo artist to have his first seven singles hit the Top 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. His record sales worldwide exceed 30 million. He has also written or collaborated on songs with other artists such as "This I Promise You" by NSYNC and "Dance With My Father" by Luther Vandross. The latter song won several Grammy Awards. His 14th and latest chart topper, "Long Hot Summer," performed by Keith Urban, gave Marx the distinction of having a song he wrote or co-wrote top the charts in four different decades.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/16/18 at 2:31 am

September 16th 1607 – Mary Stuart, English-Scottish princess, died from the pneumonia. She was the third daughter and sixth child of James VI and I, the first king of a unified England, Scotland and Ireland, by Anne of Denmark, daughter of Frederick II of Denmark and sister of Christian IV of Denmark; her birth was much anticipated. (b. 1605)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/16/18 at 6:31 am

September 16th 1984 – Katie Melua, Georgian-British singer, songwriter and musician. She moved to Northern Ireland at the age of eight and then to England at fourteen. Melua is signed to the small Dramatico record label, under the management of composer Mike Batt, and made her musical debut in 2003. In 2006, she was the United Kingdom's best-selling female artist and Europe's highest selling European female artist. In November 2003, at the age of nineteen, Melua released her first album, Call Off the Search, which reached the top of the United Kingdom album charts and sold 1.8 million copies in its first five months of release. Her second album, Piece by Piece, was released in September 2005 and to date has gone platinum four times. Melua released her third studio album Pictures in October 2007.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/16/18 at 6:37 am

September 16th 2016 – Edward Albee, American playwright, died from bladder cancer. He is known for works such as The Zoo Story (1958), The Sandbox (1959), Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1962), and A Delicate Balance (1966). Three of his plays won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, and two of his other works won the Tony Award for Best Play. (b. 1928)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/16/18 at 7:40 am

September 16th 1950 – Loyd Grossman, American-British television presenter, gastronome and musician who has mainly worked in the United Kingdom. He was a judge on ITV Food series Food Glorious Food. Grossman has an ongoing career as a singer initially with punk band Jet Bronx And The Forbidden, who reached number 49 in the UK singles chart in December 1977 with "Ain't Doin' Nothing". He returned to playing music in 2008. Following a guest appearance playing "Ain't Doin Nothin" with the Pork Dukes at the Vienna Rebellion punk festival on 27 April 2008, he played with his new band Jet Bronx and the New Forbidden at the 2008 Rebellion Festival in Blackpool and at Glastonbury in 2012 and 2014. Grossman became a restaurant reviewer for Harpers & Queen and The Sunday Times. Grossman's television début came in April 1987, as a roving presenter for Through the Keyhole, a programme examining the homes of the famous. Before leaving in 2003, Grossman made almost 400 appearances on the programme. In July 1990, he became the first presenter of MasterChef, which he presented for 10 years (apart from a year off), also fronting the children's version from 1995 until 1999. Other programmes include the History of British Sculpture (2003), and cookery show Step up to the Plate (2008). Grossman won an edition of BBC's Celebrity Mastermind on 27 December 2009. His specialist subject was 18th Century art and artists.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/16/18 at 7:44 am

September 16th 1965 – Fred Quimby, American cartoon producer, died from an undisclosed illness. He is best known as producing Tom and Jerry cartoons, for which he won seven Academy Awards. He was the film sales executive in charge of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio, which included Tex Avery, as well as William Hanna and Joseph Barbera (creators of Tom and Jerry). (b. 1886)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/16/18 at 9:14 am

September 16th 1992 – Nick Jonas, American singer, songwriter, producer, and actor. Jonas began acting in theatre at the age of seven, and released his debut single in 2002. He released his eponymous debut album in 2004 to little success, though it did catch the attention of Columbia Records. Jonas opted to form a band with his older brothers, Joe and Kevin, known as the Jonas Brothers. The group released their debut studio album It's About Time through Columbia Records. The record failed to achieve commercial success, thus the group parted ways with their label. Their self-titled second studio album was released through Hollywood Records in 2007, and became their breakthrough record. The band became prominent figures on the Disney Channel during this time, gaining a large following through the network. The band starred in the widely successful film Camp Rock (2008).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/16/18 at 9:57 am

September 16th 2003 – Sheb Wooley, American actor and singer, died after a seven year battle with leukemia. He is best known for his 1958 novelty song "The Purple People Eater." He played Ben Miller, brother of Frank Miller, in the film High Noon; played Travis Cobb in The Outlaw Josey Wales; and also had a co-starring role as scout Pete Nolan in the television series Rawhide. Wooley is also credited as the voice actor who produced the Wilhelm scream sound effect. (b. 1921)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/16/18 at 12:05 pm

September 16th 1921 – Jon Hendricks, American jazz lyricist and singer. He is considered one of the originators of vocalese, which adds lyrics to existing instrumental songs and replaces many instruments with vocalists (such as the big-band arrangements of Duke Ellington and Count Basie). Furthermore, he is considered one of the best practitioners of scat singing, which involves vocal jazz soloing. For his work as a lyricist, jazz critic and historian Leonard Feather called him the "Poet Laureate of Jazz", while Time dubbed him the "James Joyce of Jive". Al Jarreau called him "pound-for-pound the best jazz singer on the planet—maybe that's ever been".

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/16/18 at 12:19 pm

September 16th 1701 – James II, died of a brain haemorrhage. King of England and Ireland as James II and King of Scotland as James VII, from 6 February 1685 until he was deposed in the Glorious Revolution of 1688. He was the last Roman Catholic monarch of England, Scotland and Ireland. He is best known for his struggles with the English Parliament and his attempts to create religious liberty for English Roman Catholics and Protestant nonconformists, against the wishes of the Anglican establishment. This tension made James's four-year reign a struggle for supremacy between the English Parliament and the Crown, resulting in his deposition, the passage of the Bill of Rights, and the accession of his daughter and her husband as queen and king. (b. 1633)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/16/18 at 1:27 pm

September 16th 1959 – Tim Raines, American baseball coach and former player. He played as a left fielder in Major League Baseball for six teams from 1979 to 2002 and was best known for his 13 seasons with the Montreal Expos. He is regarded as one of the best leadoff hitters and baserunners in baseball history. In 2013, Raines began working in the Toronto Blue Jays organization as a roving outfield and baserunning instructor. Raines is the 1986 NL batting champion, a seven-time All-Star, and four-time stolen base champion. He was elected to the Hall of Fame on January 18, 2017

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/16/18 at 1:32 pm

September 16th 1736 – Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit, Dutch-German-Polish physicist, inventor, and scientific instrument maker, died from an unknown condition. A pioneer of exact thermometry, he is best known for inventing the mercury-in-glass thermometer (first practical, accurate thermometer) and for proposing the Fahrenheit scale (first standardized temperature scale to be widely used). (b. 1686)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/16/18 at 2:44 pm

September 16th 1929 – Stan Stephens, American politician, journalist, and broadcaster who served as the 20th Governor of Montana from 1989 until 1993. Stephens and Lyle Leeds, co-owners of KOJM Radio, in Havre, Montana, from 1953 to 1985, guided the station to a policy of fund-raisers and free air time to individuals to speak on issues. Developing the art of radio editorials, in 1975, Stephens earned the Edward R. Murrow award for journalistic excellence in editorials for uncovering a scandal in the Montana Workers' Compensation Program. Stephens began his political career in 1969 with his election to the Montana State Senate and in his 16-year tenure, he served as floor whip, majority leader, and senate president. In 1986 Stephens was recognized by the National Republican Legislators' Association as one of the country's ten most outstanding state lawmakers

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/16/18 at 2:49 pm

September 16th 1977 – Marc Bolan, English singer-songwriter, musician, guitarist, and poet, died at age 29 in a car accident a fortnight before his 30th birthday. He was best known as the lead singer of the glam rock band T. Rex. Bolan was one of the pioneers of the glam rock movement of the 1970s. (b. 1947)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/16/18 at 3:11 pm

September 16th 1934 – George Chakiris, American dancer, singer and actor. He is best known for his appearance in the film version of West Side Story as Bernardo, the leader of the Sharks gang. Chakiris worked more in television in the 1970s and 1980s, appearing on such series as Wonder Woman; Medical Center; Hawaii Five-O; Dallas; Murder, She Wrote; and the daytime soap opera Santa Barbara. He appeared in the final episode of The Partridge Family as an old flame/suitor to Shirley Partridge (Shirley Jones, also a musical theater veteran). Their kiss goodbye was the final scene in the program's run. Chakiris had a recurring role on the TV show Superboy as Professor Peterson during the first two seasons from 1988-1990. Chakiris's last role to date was in a 1996 episode of the British sitcom Last of the Summer Wine. He has given occasional television interviews since then, but is mostly retired. His hobby of making sterling silver jewelry has turned into a new occupation, working as a jewelry designer for his own brand, George Chakiris Collections, consisting of handmade original sterling silver jewelry.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/16/18 at 3:31 pm

September 16th 2009 – Mary Travers, American singer-songwriter, died from complications related to the marrow transplant and other treatments. She was a member of the folk music group Peter, Paul and Mary, along with Peter Yarrow and (Noel) Paul Stookey. Peter, Paul and Mary was one of the most successful folk-singing groups of the 1960s. Unlike most folk musicians of the early 1960s who were a part of the burgeoning music scene in the Village, Travers grew up there. She sang in the contralto range. The group broke up in 1970, shortly after having their biggest U.K. hit, singer/songwriter John Denver's iconic ballad "Leaving on a Jet 'Plane" (originally titled "Babe I Hate To Go") (U.K. No. 2, February 1970), which also made No. 1 on both the U.S. Billboard and Cash Box charts in December 1969, the only single to hit number one for the group. (b. 1936)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/16/18 at 4:38 pm

September 16th 1935 – Billy Boy Arnold, Arnold made his recording debut in 1952 with "Hello Stranger" on the small Cool label, the record company giving him the nickname "Billy Boy". In the early 1950s, he joined forces with street musician Bo Diddley and played harmonica on the March 2, 1955 recording of the Bo Diddley song "I'm a Man" released by Checker Records. The same day as the Bo Diddley sessions, Billy Boy recorded the self-penned "You Got to Love Me" which was not released until the box set Chess Blues 1947-1967 in 1992. Arnold signed a solo recording contract with Vee-Jay Records, recording the originals of "I Wish You Would" and "I Ain’t Got You". Both were later covered by The Yardbirds. "I Wish You Would" was also recorded by David Bowie on his 1973 album Pin Ups and by Sweet on their 1982 album, Identity Crisis. In the late 1950s Arnold continued to play in Chicago clubs and in 1963 he recorded an LP, More Blues From The South Side, for the Prestige label, but as playing opportunities dried up he pursued a parallel career as a bus driver and, later parole officer. By the 1970s, Arnold had begun playing festivals, touring Europe and recording again. He recorded a session for BBC Radio 1 disc jockey John Peel on October 5, 1977. He also recorded in 1997 the tracks that later became the Catfish album of 1999, in London with Tony McPhee and The Groundhogs.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/16/18 at 4:40 pm

September 16th 1977 – Maria Callas, Greek-American soprano, died of a heart attack. She was one of the most renowned and influential opera singers of the 20th century. Many critics praised her bel canto technique, wide-ranging voice and dramatic interpretations. Her repertoire ranged from classical opera seria to the bel canto operas of Donizetti, Bellini and Rossini and further, to the works of Verdi and Puccini; and, in her early career, to the music dramas of Wagner. Her musical and dramatic talents led to her being hailed as La Divina. (b. 1923)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/16/18 at 5:23 pm

September 16th 1951 – Andy Irvine, Scottish rugby player coach and former President of the Scottish Rugby Union (SRU), and a former Scottish international rugby player. He earned fifty one Scottish caps, captaining the team on fifteen occasions, and scored 250 points for Scotland. He went on three British and Irish Lions tours.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 09/22/18 at 12:49 pm

Yogi Berra -- American baseball player, coach, and manager -- passed away on this date three years ago at the age of 90.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/26/18 at 4:33 am

September 26th 1944 – Anne Robinson, English television presenter and journalist, known for her acerbic style of presenting. She was one of the presenters on the long-running British series Watchdog from 1993 to 2001 and 2009 to 2015. She gained fame as the hostess of the BBC game show The Weakest Link from 2000 to 2012, which earned her the nickname "Queen of Mean". Robinson will be reprising her role of presenter of Weakest Link for a celebrity edition for Children in Need in November 2017 and again in 2018 when the show returns properly.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/26/18 at 4:41 am

September 26th 1820 – Daniel Boone, American pioneer, explorer, woodsman, and frontiersman, died of natural causes, other sources, from acute indigestion. His frontier exploits made him one of the first folk heroes of the United States. Boone is most famous for his exploration and settlement of what is now Kentucky, which was then part of Virginia but on the other side of the mountains from the settled areas. As a young adult, Boone supplemented his farm income by hunting and trapping game, and selling their pelts in the fur market. Through this occupational interest, Boone first learned the easy routes to the area. Despite some resistance from American Indian tribes such as the Shawnee, in 1775, Boone blazed his Wilderness Road through the Cumberland Gap in the Appalachian Mountains from North Carolina and Tennessee into Kentucky. There, he founded the village of Boonesborough, Kentucky, one of the first American settlements west of the Appalachians. Before the end of the 18th century, more than 200,000 Americans migrated to Kentucky/Virginia by following the route marked by Boone. (b. 1734)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/26/18 at 6:00 am

September 26th 1941 – Martine Beswick, Jamaican-English model and actress. Best known for her two appearances in the James Bond film series.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/26/18 at 6:02 am

September 26th 1945 – Béla Bartók, Hungarian composer, pianist and an ethnomusicologist, died from complications of leukemia (specifically, of secondary polycythemia). He is considered one of the most important composers of the 20th century; he and Liszt are regarded as Hungary's greatest composers (Gillies 2001). Through his collection and analytical study of folk music, he was one of the founders of comparative musicology, which later became ethnomusicology. (b. 1881)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/26/18 at 6:58 am

September 26th 1945 – Bryan Ferry, English singer and songwriter. His voice has been described as an "elegant, seductive croon". He also established a distinctive image and sartorial style; according to The Independent, Ferry and his contemporary David Bowie influenced a generation with both their music and their appearance. Ferry came to prominence as the lead vocalist and principal songwriter with the glam art rock band Roxy Music, achieving three number one albums and ten singles which reached the top ten in the UK between 1972 and 1982. Their singles included "Virginia Plain", "Street Life", "Love is the Drug", "Dance Away", "Angel Eyes", "Over You", "Oh Yeah", "Jealous Guy", "Avalon", and "More Than This". Ferry began his solo career in 1973. His solo hits included "A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall", "Let's Stick Together" and "This Is Tomorrow". Ferry disbanded Roxy Music following the release of their best-selling album Avalon (1982) to concentrate on his solo career, releasing further singles such as "Slave to Love" and "Don't Stop the Dance".

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/26/18 at 7:00 am

September 26th 1902 – Levi Strauss, German-American businessman, died from an undisclosed illness. He founded the first company to manufacture blue jeans. His firm, Levi Strauss & Co., began in 1853 in San Francisco, California. (b. 1829)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/26/18 at 8:44 am

September 26th 1928 – Bob Van der Veken, Belgian actor, a familiar face on Belgian television began his career in television in 1956 and has made well over 100 appearances in his 50-year career. One of the popular series he appeared in was "De Collega's", in which he played the elderly Paul Thienpondt. More recently he has appeared in popular Belgian TV series such as Spoed (1 April 2002 and Alle maten. He appeared in Lili & Marleen in 2006. He is also credited with directing one series, namely Caravans back in 1992.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/26/18 at 9:07 am

September 26th 1937 – Bessie Smith, American blues singer, died from injuries from a car crash. Nicknamed the Empress of the Blues, she was the most popular female blues singer of the 1920s and 1930s. She is often regarded as one of the greatest singers of her era and was a major influence on other jazz singers. (b. 1894)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/26/18 at 9:31 am

September 26th 1932 – Manmohan Singh, Indian economist and politician, Indian economist and politician who served as the Prime Minister of India from 2004 to 2014. The first Sikh in office, Singh was also the first prime minister since Jawaharlal Nehru to be re-elected after completing a full five-year term.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/26/18 at 9:51 am

September 26th 1991 – Billy Vaughn, American singer and bandleader, died of peritoneal mesothelioma. He charted a total of 42 singles on the Billboard charts. He also charted thirty six albums on the Billboard 200, beginning with 1958's Sail Along Silv'ry Moon and ending with 1970's Winter World of Love. He also had nineteen Top 40 hits in Germany, beginning with the chart-topping "Sail Along Sil'vry Moon", also a Gold record, which was a cover of a 1937 Bing Crosby hit. He had two more number ones in Germany: "La Paloma" and "Wheels" (all three were reportedly million sellers). Billy Vaughn's recording of Wheels was No. 1 for 14 weeks in Germany (Hit Bilanz) as well as No. 1 in India, New Zealand and Italy (Billboard hits of the world, various issues 1961). Vaughn also charted in Australia, Latin America and Japan. "Pearly Shells" was a major success in Japan. Vaughn's tours of that country began about the time "Pearly Shells" was a hit in 1965. Many songs which were not US hits or even singles releases there, were major hits in other countries. These included "Lili Marlene", "zwei Gitarren am Meer", "Blueberry Hill (Germany) and "Greenfields", "Song of Peace", "It's a Lonesome Old Town" (Japan), "Michelle" No 1 in Argentina and Malaysia, "Mexico" No. 1 in the Philippines and "Bonanza" a major success in Brazil and Italy (Billboard Hits of the World, 1960s) plus "Theme from the Dark at the Top of the Stairs" (various Latin American countries). The album La Paloma was a success throughout Latin America. He also had a number one album in Germany in the early 1980s with Moonlight Melodies, which consisted of 20 of Billy's biggest hits (original Dot recordings, original LP notes and credits). The Billy Vaughn Orchestra began touring in 1965 with numerous sell-out tours throughout Japan, Brazil, and South Korea. (b. 1919)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/26/18 at 10:30 am

September 26th 1935 – Bob Barber, English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Cambridge University, Lancashire and Warwickshire from 1954 to 1969. He also played 28 Test matches for England. He was named as one of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 1967. An outstanding schoolboy cricketer at Ruthin School, Barber initially struggled to gain a place whilst at Cambridge after making his debut in 1955. Scoring 1000 runs for the first time in 1959, Barber was made captain of Lancashire.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/26/18 at 10:38 am

September 26th 1915 – Keir Hardie, Scottish socialist, politician, and trade unionist, after a series of strokes died from pneumonia. He was the founder of the Labour Party, the first Leader of the Labour Party and the first ever Labour Member of Parliament. (b. 1856)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/26/18 at 11:04 am

September 26th 1930 – Philip Bosco, American actor. He appeared in revivals of plays by George Bernard Shaw, including Man and Superman, Saint Joan, Mrs. Warren's Profession, Major Barbara, Heartbreak House (opposite Rex Harrison), and You Never Can Tell, winning Tony nominations for the last three. He also appeared with Shirley Knight in the Roundabout Theatre Company revival of Come Back, Little Sheba. Following his Tony-winning performance in the farce Lend Me a Tenor in 1990, Bosco appeared on Broadway in An Inspector Calls (1994), The Heiress (1995), Twelfth Night (1998), Copenhagen (2000), and Twelve Angry Men (2004).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/26/18 at 11:10 am

September 26th 1947 – Hugh Lofting, British author, trained as a civil engineer, died from an undisclosed illness. He created the character of Doctor Dolittle, one of the classics of children's literature. Doctor Dolittle first appeared in the author's illustrated letters to his children, written from the trenches while serving in the British Army during World War I. (b. 1886)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/26/18 at 12:35 pm

September 26th 1942 – Kent McCord, American actor, best known for his role as Officer Jim Reed on the television series Adam-12.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/26/18 at 12:50 pm

September 26th 1966 – Helen Kane, American singer, died of breast cancer. Her signature song was "I Wanna Be Loved by You". Kane's voice and appearance were a source for Fleischer Studios animator Grim Natwick when creating Betty Boop. (b. 1904)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/26/18 at 1:53 pm

September 26th 1943 – Ian Chappell, Australian cricketer who played for South Australia and Australia. He captained Australia between 1971 and 1975 before taking a central role in the breakaway World Series Cricket organisation. Born into a cricketing family—his grandfather and brother also captained Australia—Chappell made a hesitant start to international cricket playing as a right-hand middle-order batsman and spin bowler. He found his niche when promoted to bat at number three. Known as "Chappelli", he earned a reputation as one of the greatest captains the game has seen. Chappell's blunt verbal manner led to a series of confrontations with opposition players and cricket administrators; the issue of sledging first arose during his tenure as captain and he was a driving force behind the professionalisation of Australian cricket in the 1970s.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/26/18 at 1:55 pm

September 26th 1954 – Ellen Roosevelt, American tennis player, died from an undisclosed cause. She was the daughter of John Aspinwall Roosevelt, an estate proprietor, and Ellen Murray Crosby. She started playing tennis with her sister Grace in 1879 when her father installed a tennis court at their mansion 'Rosedale'. She won the women's singles title at the 1890 U.S. Championships defeating the 1888 and 1889 champion Bertha Townsend in the final in two straight sets. That year she also won the doubles title with her sister. They were the first pair of sisters to win the U.S. Championships and remained the only pair to do so until the Williams sisters equalled their achievement in 1999. At the 1893 U.S. Championships she won the mixed doubles title partnering Oliver Campbell. A first cousin of Franklin D. Roosevelt, she was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1975. (b. 1868)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/26/18 at 2:26 pm

September 26th 1948 – Olivia Newton-John, Australian singer, songwriter, actress, entrepreneur and activist. She is a four-time Grammy award winner who has amassed five number-one and ten other top ten Billboard Hot 100 singles, and two number-one Billboard 200 solo albums. Eleven of her singles (including two platinum) and fourteen of her albums (including two platinum and four double platinum) have been certified gold by the RIAA. She has sold an estimated 900 million records worldwide, making her one of the world's best-selling artists of all time. She starred in the musical film Grease, and its soundtrack is one of the most successful in history, with the single You're the One That I Want, with John Travolta, one of the best selling singles.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/26/18 at 2:29 pm

September 26th 2008 – Paul Newman, American actor, film director, producer, race car driver, IndyCar owner, entrepreneur, activist, and philanthropist, died from cancer. He won and was nominated for numerous awards, winning an Academy Award for his performance in the 1986 film The Color of Money, a BAFTA Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, a Cannes Film Festival Award, an Emmy Award, and many others. Newman's other roles include the title characters in The Hustler (1961) and Cool Hand Luke (1967), as well as Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969), as Butch Cassidy, The Sting (1973), and The Verdict (1982). He also voiced Doc Hudson in the first installment of Disney-Pixar's Cars, and received a posthumous credit for his voice recordings in Cars 3 (2017). Despite being colorblind, Newman won several national championships as a driver in Sports Car Club of America road racing, and his race teams won several championships in open-wheel IndyCar racing. He was a co-founder of Newman's Own, a food company from which he donated all post-tax profits and royalties to charity. As of January 2017, these donations have totaled over US$485 million. He was a co-founder of Safe Water Network, a nonprofit that develops sustainable drinking water solutions for those in need. In 1988, Newman founded the SeriousFun Children's Network, a global family of summer camps and programs for children with serious illness which has served 290,076 children since its inception. (b. 1925)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/26/18 at 3:16 pm

September 26th 1939 – Ricky Tomlinson, English actor, comedian, author, and political activist. He is best known for his roles as Bobby Grant in Brookside, DCI Charlie Wise in Cracker, and Jim Royle in The Royle Family.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/26/18 at 3:20 pm

September 26th 2003 – Robert Palmer, English singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer, died in a Paris hotel room from a heart attack. He was known for his distinctive, soulful voice, eclectic mix of musical styles on his albums, combining soul, jazz, rock, pop, reggae, blues, and sartorial acumen. He found success both in his solo career and with the Power Station, and had Top 10 songs in both the UK and the US. His iconic music videos directed by British fashion photographer Terence Donovan for the hits "Addicted to Love", "Simply Irresistible" and "I Didn't Mean to Turn You On" featured identically dressed dancing women with pale faces, dark-eye makeup and bright-red lipstick, which resembled the women in the art of Patrick Nagel, an artist popular in the 1980s. Palmer's involvement in the music industry commenced in the 1960s, covered four decades and included a spell with Vinegar Joe. Palmer received a number of awards throughout his career, including two Grammy Awards for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance, an MTV Video Music Award, and two Brit Award nominations for Best British Male. (b. 1949)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/26/18 at 4:17 pm

September 26th 1934 – Neil Coles, English professional golfer. Coles had a successful career in European golf, winning 29 important tournaments between 1956 and 1982. After reaching 50 he won a further 14 important Seniors tournaments between 1985 and 2002, winning his final European Seniors Tour event at the age of 67. He also played in eight Ryder Cup matches between 1961 and 1977.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/26/18 at 4:17 pm

September 26th 2006 – Byron Nelson, American golfer and coach, died from an undisclosed illness. Although he won many tournaments in the course of his relatively brief career, he is mostly remembered today for having won 11 consecutive tournaments and 18 total tournaments in 1945. He retired officially at the age of 34 to be a rancher, later becoming a commentator and lending his name to the HP Byron Nelson Championship, the first PGA Tour event to be named for a professional golfer. As a former Masters champion he continued to play in that annual tournament, placing in the top-10 six times between 1947 and 1955 and as high as 15th in 1965. In 1974, Byron Nelson received the Bob Jones Award, the highest honor given by the United States Golf Association in recognition of distinguished sportsmanship in golf. (b. 1912)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/27/18 at 1:35 am

September 27th 1992 – Ryan O'Shaughnessy, Irish singer-songwriter and former actor from Skerries, Dublin, known for reaching the final of the sixth series of Britain's Got Talent in May 2012, finishing in fifth place, as well as appearing on the first series of The Voice of Ireland.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/27/18 at 1:36 am

September 27th 1921 – Engelbert Humperdinck, German composer, died after suffering from a heart attack the previous day. He is best known for his opera Hansel and Gretel. His reputation rested chiefly on his opera Hänsel und Gretel, which he began work on in Frankfurt in 1890. He first composed four songs to accompany a puppet show his nieces were giving at home. Then, using a libretto by his sister Adelheid Wette rather loosely based on the version of the fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm, he composed a singspiel of 16 songs with piano accompaniment and connecting dialogue. By January 1891 he had begun working on a complete orchestration. The opera premiered in Weimar on 23 December 1893, under the baton of Richard Strauss. With its highly original synthesis of Wagnerian techniques and traditional German folk songs, Hansel and Gretel was an instant and overwhelming success. Hansel and Gretel has always been Humperdinck's most popular work. In 1923 the Royal Opera House (London) chose it for their first complete radio opera broadcast. Eight years later, it was the first opera transmitted live from the Metropolitan Opera (New York). (b. 1854)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/27/18 at 3:59 am

September 27th 1943 – Randy Bachman, Canadian musician best known as lead guitarist, songwriter and a founding member of the 1960s and 1970s rock bands The Guess Who and Bachman–Turner Overdrive. Bachman was also a member of Brave Belt with Chad Allan, Union and Ironhorse, and has recorded numerous solo albums. He is also a national radio personality on CBC Radio, hosting the weekly music show, Vinyl Tap.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/27/18 at 4:23 am

September 27th 2017 – Hugh Hefner, American magazine publisher, editor, businessman, and playboy, was found dead having died peacefully from natural causes. He was best known as the editor-in-chief and publisher of Playboy magazine, which he founded in 1953. He was also the founder and chief creative officer of Playboy Enterprises, the publishing group that operates the magazine. A multi-millionaire, his net worth at the time of his death was over $43 million due to his success as the founder of Playboy. Hefner was also a political activist and philanthropist active in several causes and public issues. (b. 1926)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/27/18 at 6:28 am

September 27th 1947 – Meat Loaf, American musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, and actor. Meat Loaf's Bat Out of Hell trilogy of albums (consisting of Bat Out of Hell, Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell, and Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose) has sold more than 50 million copies worldwide. Almost 40 years after its release, it still sells an estimated 200,000 copies annually, and stayed on the charts for over nine years, making it one of the best-selling albums in history. He is also known for his powerful wide-ranging operatic voice and theatrical live performances.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/27/18 at 6:32 am

September 27th 1960 – Sylvia Pankhurst, English campaigner for the suffragette movement, died in Addis Ababa from an undisclosed illness. A prominent left communist and, later, an activist in the cause of anti-fascism. (b. 1882)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/27/18 at 8:52 am

September 27th 1947 – Barbara Dickson, Scottish singer whose hits include "I Know Him So Well", "Answer Me" and "January February". Dickson has placed fifteen albums in the UK Albums Chart from 1977 to date, and had a number of hit singles, including four which reached the Top 20 in the UK Singles Chart. The Scotsman newspaper has described her as Scotland's best-selling female singer in terms of the numbers of hit chart singles and albums she has achieved in the UK since 1976. She is also a two-time Olivier Award-winning actress, with roles including Viv Nicholson in the musical Spend Spend Spend, and she was the original Mrs. Johnston in Willy Russell's long-running musical Blood Brothers. On TV she starred as Anita Braithwaite in Band of Gold.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/27/18 at 8:54 am

September 27th 1979 – Jimmy McCulloch, Scottish musician and songwriter, he was found dead by his brother in his flat in Maida Vale, London. An autopsy found that McCulloch died of heart failure due to morphine and alcohol poisoning. Best known for playing lead guitar and bass, as a member of Paul McCartney's band Wings from 1974 to 1977. McCulloch was a member of the Glasgow psychedelic band One in a Million (formerly known as the Jaygars), Thunderclap Newman, and Stone the Crows. He also made appearances on many albums, including John Entwistle's Whistle Rymes in 1972, as lead guitarist playing alongside Peter Frampton on "Apron Strings" and "I Feel Better"; and on Roy Harper's album, Bullinamingvase, and Ricci Martin's album, Bleached, both in 1977. McCulloch also played guitar on Roger Daltrey's album One of the Boys which was released in 1977. (b. 1953)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/27/18 at 10:51 am

September 27th 1931 – Freddy Quinn, Austrian singer and actor whose popularity within the German-speaking world soared in the late 1950s and 1960s. Similar to Hans Albers two generations before him, Quinn adopted the persona of the rootless wanderer who goes to sea but longs for a home, family and friends. Quinn's Irish family name comes from his Irish born salesman father, Johann Quinn. His mother, Edith Henriette Nidl, was an Austrian journalist. He is often associated with the Schlager scene.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/27/18 at 10:57 am

September 27th 1917 – Edgar Degas, French artist famous for his paintings, sculptures, prints, and drawings, died from an undisclosed illness. He is especially identified with the subject of dance; more than half of his works depict dancers. He is regarded as one of the founders of Impressionism, although he rejected the term, preferring to be called a realist. He was a superb draftsman, and particularly masterly in depicting movement, as can be seen in his rendition of dancers, racecourse subjects and female nudes. His portraits are notable for their psychological complexity and for their portrayal of human isolation. (b. 1834)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/27/18 at 11:34 am

September 27th 1984 – Avril Lavigne, Canadian singer-songwriter and actress. By the age of 15, she had appeared on stage with Shania Twain; by 16, she had signed a two-album recording contract with Arista Records worth more than $2 million. In 2002 she released her debut album, Let Go, emphasising a skate punk persona in which she has been often referred by critics and music publications as The "Pop Punk Queen" due to her achievement and impact in the industry. Lavigne is considered a key musician in the development of pop punk music since she paved the way for female-driven, punk-influenced pop music. Since her professional debut, Lavigne has sold more than 40 million albums and over 50 million singles worldwide, making her the 2nd-best-selling Canadian female artist of all time, behind Celine Dion.

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/27/18 at 11:42 am

September 27th 1963 – Andy Coakley, American baseball player and coach, died from undisclosed illness. He helped the Athletics win the 1902 and 1905 American League Pennants and the Cubs win the 1908 World Series, and although he didn't play in the latter, he was the last surviving member of the 1908 team. His only postseason appearance was a complete game 9–0 loss to the New York Giants in the 1905 World Series. Although the Athletics gave up nine runs that day, Coakley was only charged with three earned runs, as the A's committed five errors behind him. In nine seasons Coakley had a 58–59 win-loss record in 150 games, with 87 complete games, 11 shutouts, 3 saves, 1,072 ⅓ innings pitched, 1,021 hits allowed, 436 runs allowed, 9 home runs allowed, 314 walks, 428 strikeouts, 26 hit batsmen, 15 wild pitches, 2 balks and a 2.35 ERA. He currently ranks 21st among the Major League Baseball career ERA leaders. Following his playing career, Coakley coached baseball at Williams College (1911–1913), and Columbia University (pitching coach 1914, head coach 1915–1918, 1920–1951). In 1923, Lou Gehrig was one of his players. (b. 1882)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: wsmith4 on 09/27/18 at 1:59 pm

Many, many of the people listed in here would not be considered "celebrities".

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/03/18 at 12:51 am

October 3rd 1941 – Chubby Checker, American singer and dancer. He is widely known for popularizing the twist dance style, with his 1960 hit cover of Hank Ballard's R&B hit "The Twist". In September 2008 "The Twist" topped Billboard's list of the most popular singles to have appeared in the Hot 100 since its debut in 1958, an honor it maintained for an August 2013 update of the list. He also popularized the Limbo Rock and its trademark limbo dance, as well as various dance styles such as the fly.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/03/18 at 1:14 am

October 3rd 1226 – Francis of Assisi, Italian friar and saint, died from an unknown condition. A Roman Catholic friar, deacon and preacher. He founded the men's Order of Friars Minor, the women’s Order of Saint Clare, the Third Order of Saint Francis and the Custody of the Holy Land. Francis is one of the most venerated religious figures in history. (b. 1181)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/03/18 at 7:07 am

October 3rd 1964 – Clive Owen, English actor who first gained recognition in the United Kingdom for playing the lead role in the ITV series Chancer from 1990 to 1991. He then received critical acclaim for his work in the film Close My Eyes (1991) before earning international attention for his performance as a struggling writer in Croupier (1998). In 2005, he won a Golden Globe and a BAFTA Award and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the drama Closer (2004). Owen has since played leading roles in films such as Sin City (2005), Derailed (2005), Inside Man (2006), Children of Men (2006), and The International (2009). In 2012, he earned his first Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie for his role in Hemingway & Gellhorn. He also played Dr. John W. Thackery on the Cinemax medical drama series The Knick, for which he received a Golden Globe Award nomination.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/03/18 at 7:09 am

October 3rd 1967 – Malcolm Sargent, English conductor, organist and composer, died from pancreatic cancer, two weeks after making a valedictory appearance at the end of the last night of the Proms in September that year, handing over the baton to his successor, Colin Davis. He is widely regarded as Britain's leading conductor of choral works. The musical ensembles with which he was associated included the Ballets Russes, the Huddersfield Choral Society, the Royal Choral Society, the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, and the London Philharmonic, Hallé, Liverpool Philharmonic, BBC Symphony and Royal Philharmonic orchestras. Sargent was held in high esteem by choirs and instrumental soloists, but because of his high standards and a statement that he made in a 1936 interview disputing musicians' rights to tenure, his relationship with orchestral players was often uneasy. Despite this, he was co-founder of the London Philharmonic, was the first conductor of the Liverpool Philharmonic as a full-time ensemble, and played an important part in saving the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra from disbandment in the 1960s. (b. 1895)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/03/18 at 11:23 am

October 3rd 1946 – P. P. Arnold, American soul singer. She enjoyed considerable success in the United Kingdom from the 1960s onwards. Her first backing band, the Blue Jays, had been inherited from American soul singer Ronnie Jones and included former Bluesbreakers guitarist Roger Dean. This was followed by the Nice, led by Keith Emerson on organ who had just quit from the VIPs — later to be known as Spooky Tooth — on organ and piano, David O'List on guitar, Lee Jackson on bass and Ian Hague on drums. During this period she scored several hits including a cover of the Cat Stevens song "The First Cut Is the Deepest" and "Angel of the Morning", plus the Marriott-Lane song "(If You Think You're) Groovy".

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/03/18 at 11:50 am

October 3rd 1967 – Woody Guthrie, American singer-songwriter, died of complications of Huntington's disease. He is regarded as one of the most significant figures in American folk music; his songs, including social justice songs, such as "This Land Is Your Land", have inspired several generations both politically and musically. He wrote hundreds of political, folk, and children's songs, along with ballads and improvised works. His album of songs about the Dust Bowl period, Dust Bowl Ballads, is included on Mojo magazine's 100 Records That Changed The World. Many of his recorded songs are archived in the Library of Congress. Songwriters such as Bob Dylan, Phil Ochs, Johnny Cash, Bruce Springsteen, Robert Hunter, Harry Chapin, John Mellencamp, Pete Seeger, Andy Irvine, Joe Strummer, Billy Bragg, Jerry Garcia, Jay Farrar, Bob Weir, Jeff Tweedy, Bob Childers, Sammy Walker, and Tom Paxton have acknowledged Guthrie as a major influence. (b. 1912)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/03/18 at 12:49 pm

October 3rd 1949 – Lindsey Buckingham, American musician, singer, songwriter, and producer, best known as lead guitarist and one of the vocalists of the musical group Fleetwood Mac from 1975 to 1987, and then 1997 to the present day. Aside from his tenure with Fleetwood Mac, Buckingham has also released six solo albums and three live albums. As a member of Fleetwood Mac, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998. In 2011, Buckingham was ranked 100th in Rolling Stone Magazine's 2011 list of "The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time". Buckingham is known for his fingerpicking guitar style.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/03/18 at 12:53 pm

October 3rd 1838 – Black Hawk, American tribal leader, died after two weeks of illness from an unknown condition. A Sauk American Indian tribe in what is now the Midwest of the United States. Although he had inherited an important historic medicine bundle from his father, he was not a hereditary civil chief. Black Hawk earned his status as a war chief or captain by his actions: leading raiding and war parties as a young man, and a band of Sauk warriors during the Black Hawk War of 1832. During the War of 1812, Black Hawk had fought on the side of the British against the U.S., hoping to push white American settlers away from Sauk territory. Later he led a band of Sauk and Fox warriors, known as the British Band, against European-American settlers in Illinois and present-day Wisconsin in the 1832 Black Hawk War. After the war, he was captured by U.S. forces and taken to the eastern U.S. He and other war leaders were taken on tour of several cities. (b. 1767)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/03/18 at 2:10 pm

October 3rd 1931 – Carl Nielsen, Danish musician, conductor and violinist, died after a series of heart attacks. Widely recognized as his country's most prominent composer. Brought up by poor but musically talented parents on the island of Funen, he demonstrated his musical abilities at an early age. He initially played in a military band before attending the Royal Danish Academy of Music in Copenhagen from 1884 until December 1886. He premiered his Op. 1, Suite for Strings, in 1888, at the age of 23. The following year, Nielsen began a 16-year stint as a second violinist in the prestigious Royal Danish Orchestra under the conductor Johan Svendsen, during which he played in Giuseppe Verdi's Falstaff and Otello at their Danish premieres. In 1916, he took a post teaching at the Royal Academy and continued to work there until his death. (b. 1865)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/03/18 at 3:03 pm

October 3rd 1935 – Charles Duke, American former astronaut, retired U.S. Air Force officer and test pilot. As Lunar Module Pilot for Apollo 16 in 1972, he became the tenth and youngest person to walk on the Moon. A former test pilot, Duke has logged 4,147 hours flying time, which includes 3,632 hours in jet aircraft; and 265 hours in space, plus 20 hours and 15 minutes of extravehicular activity. A resident of New Braunfels, Texas, he is currently Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/03/18 at 3:10 pm

October 3rd 1965 – Zachary Scott, American actor, died from a brain tumour at the age of 51. Most notable for his roles as villains and "mystery men".  Zachary Scott enjoyed playing scoundrels, and the public enjoyed those portrayals, too. Scott went on to star in such movies as The Southerner, The Unfaithful, Cass Timberlane, Flamingo Road, Flaxy Martin, Guilty Bystander, Wings of Danger, and Shadow on the Wall, opposite Nancy Davis Reagan and Ann Sothern. He later starred in Luis Buñuel's The Young One (La Joven, 1960), Buñuel's second English language movie (the first being Adventures of Robinson Crusoe). (b. 1914)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/03/18 at 3:42 pm

October 3rd 2004 – Janet Leigh, American actress, singer, dancer and author, died after year-long battle with vasculitis. She is best remembered for her performance in Psycho, for which she was awarded the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress and received an Academy Award nomination. Discovered by actress Norma Shearer, Leigh made her acting debut on radio in 1946 and secured a contract with MGM the following year. Early in her career, she appeared in popular films spanning a wide variety of genres, including Act of Violence (1948), Little Women (1949), Angels in the Outfield (1951), Scaramouche (1952), The Naked Spur (1953) and Living It Up (1954). She played mostly dramatic roles during the latter half of the 1950s, in such films as Safari (1956) and Touch of Evil (1958), but achieved her most lasting recognition as the doomed Marion Crane in Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho (1960). Her highly publicized marriage to Curtis ended in divorce in 1962, and after starring in The Manchurian Candidate that same year, Leigh scaled back her career. Intermittently, she continued to appear in notable films, including Bye Bye Birdie (1963), Harper (1966) and Night of the Lepus (1972) as well as two films with her daughter, Jamie Lee: The Fog (1980) and Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998). (b. 1927)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/03/18 at 4:59 pm

October 3rd 1986 – Vince DiMaggio, American Major League Baseball center fielder, died of colon cancer. During a 10-year baseball career, he played for the Boston Bees (1937–1938), Cincinnati Reds (1939–1940), Pittsburgh Pirates (1940–1945), Philadelphia Phillies (1945–1946), and New York Giants (1946). Vince was the older brother of Joe and Dom DiMaggio. (b. 1912)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/03/18 at 11:08 pm

October 3rd 1959 – Greg Proops, American actor, stand-up comedian and television host. He is widely known for his work as an improvisational comedian on the UK and U.S. versions of Whose Line Is It Anyway?. He also performed on Drew Carey's Green Screen Show and played Max Madigan on the Nickelodeon sitcom True Jackson, VP.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/03/18 at 11:10 pm

October 3rd 2002 – Bruce Paltrow, American television and film director and producer, died from complications from oral cancer and pneumonia. He was the husband of actress Blythe Danner, and the father of actress Gwyneth Paltrow and screenwriter/director Jake Paltrow. In the late 1960s, he began directing stage productions in New York City, where he met actress Blythe Danner. They married December 14, 1969 and were married until his death. He was the producer of the television series The White Shadow and St. Elsewhere. His last production was the film Duets, which starred his daughter, Gwyneth. (b. 1943)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/04/18 at 12:26 am

October 4th 1946 – Susan Sarandon, American actress and activist. She began her career in the 1970 film Joe, before appearing in the soap opera A World Apart (1970–71). In 1975, she starred in the film The Rocky Horror Picture Show. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for Atlantic City (1980), Thelma & Louise (1991), Lorenzo's Oil (1992), and The Client (1994), before winning for Dead Man Walking (1995). She has also won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for The Client, and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actress for Dead Man Walking. Her other films include: Pretty Baby (1978), The Hunger (1983), The Witches of Eastwick (1987), Bull Durham (1988), White Palace (1990), Little Women (1994), Stepmom (1998), Enchanted (2007), The Lovely Bones (2009), Tammy (2014), and The Meddler (2015). She made her Broadway debut in An Evening with Richard Nixon in 1972 and went on to receive Drama Desk Award nominations for the Off-Broadway plays, A Coupla White Chicks Sitting Around Talking (1979) and Extremities (1982). She returned to Broadway in the 2009 revival of Exit the King.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/04/18 at 12:33 am

October 4th 1669 – Rembrandt, Dutch draughtsman, painter, and printmaker, died a poor man, from an unknown condition. An innovative and prolific master in three media, he is generally considered one of the greatest visual artists in the history of art and the most important in Dutch art history. Unlike most Dutch masters of the 17th century, Rembrandt's works depict a wide range of style and subject matter, from portraits and self-portraits to landscapes, genre scenes, allegorical and historical scenes, biblical and mythological themes as well as animal studies. His contributions to art came in a period of great wealth and cultural achievement that historians call the Dutch Golden Age, when Dutch art (especially Dutch painting), although in many ways antithetical to the Baroque style that dominated Europe, was extremely prolific and innovative, and gave rise to important new genres. Like many artists of the Dutch Golden Age, such as Jan Vermeer of Delft, Rembrandt was also known as an avid art collector and dealer. (b. 1606)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/04/18 at 1:40 am

October 4th 1949 – Stephen Gyllenhaal, American film director and poet. He is the father of actors Jake Gyllenhaal and Maggie Gyllenhaal.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/04/18 at 2:12 am

October 4th 1970 – Janis Joplin, American rock singer and songwriter, died of a heroin overdose at age 27. She was one of the biggest female rock stars of her era. After releasing three albums. A fourth album, Pearl, was released in January 1971, just over three months after her death. It reached number one on the Billboard charts. (b. 1943)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/04/18 at 5:34 am

October 4th 1941 – Anne Rice, American author of gothic fiction, Christian literature, and erotica. She is perhaps best known for her popular and influential series of novels, The Vampire Chronicles, revolving around the central character of Lestat. Books from The Vampire Chronicles were the subject of two film adaptations, Interview with the Vampire in 1994, and Queen of the Damned in 2002.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/04/18 at 5:34 am

October 4th 1958 – Anneka Rice, Welsh radio and television host. In 1982 she landed her first major TV job as the jump-suited "skyrunner" of Channel 4's Treasure Hunt, which was hosted by former BBC newsman Kenneth Kendall. The show proved one of Channel 4's most popular programmes and was nominated for a BAFTA in 1986, in the category "Best Light Entertainment Programme". In the same year, Rice was given the "Rear of the Year" award. Rice left Treasure Hunt when she became pregnant in 1988, being replaced by former tennis player Annabel Croft. Rice hosted the BBC's Children in Need appeal in 1987 and tested an early version of her next project, Challenge Anneka. This had been devised by Rice herself and was launched in 1989 on BBC 1. It ran for a further five years. On 9 June 2006, it was announced that Challenge Anneka would return, but this time on ITV. The first of three specials was broadcast on Boxing Day 2006. A further episode was aired on 6 June 2007. As a result of her owning the rights to Challenge Anneka Rice returned to television in a co-producer role in September 2001 when she was approached by the ABC network in the United States to produce a new series based on the format, which was branded Challenge America and hosted by Erin Brockovich.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/04/18 at 5:35 am


October 4th 1941 – Anne Rice, American author of gothic fiction, Christian literature, and erotica. She is perhaps best known for her popular and influential series of novels, The Vampire Chronicles, revolving around the central character of Lestat. Books from The Vampire Chronicles were the subject of two film adaptations, Interview with the Vampire in 1994, and Queen of the Damned in 2002.

October 4th 1958 – Anneka Rice, Welsh radio and television host. In 1982 she landed her first major TV job as the jump-suited "skyrunner" of Channel 4's Treasure Hunt, which was hosted by former BBC newsman Kenneth Kendall. The show proved one of Channel 4's most popular programmes and was nominated for a BAFTA in 1986, in the category "Best Light Entertainment Programme". In the same year, Rice was given the "Rear of the Year" award. Rice left Treasure Hunt when she became pregnant in 1988, being replaced by former tennis player Annabel Croft. Rice hosted the BBC's Children in Need appeal in 1987 and tested an early version of her next project, Challenge Anneka. This had been devised by Rice herself and was launched in 1989 on BBC 1. It ran for a further five years. On 9 June 2006, it was announced that Challenge Anneka would return, but this time on ITV. The first of three specials was broadcast on Boxing Day 2006. A further episode was aired on 6 June 2007. As a result of her owning the rights to Challenge Anneka Rice returned to television in a co-producer role in September 2001 when she was approached by the ABC network in the United States to produce a new series based on the format, which was branded Challenge America and hosted by Erin Brockovich.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/04/18 at 5:36 am

October 4th 1990 – Alyn Ainsworth, English singer and conductor, died from an undisclosed cause. He joined Oscar Rabin's orchestra where he both played with the band and did musical arrangements, they also broadcast on the radio. He also worked with Geraldo but turned down an offer from Val Parnell to conduct the London Palladium Orchestra and chose in 1951 to join the BBC Northern Dance Orchestra, the BBC's then in-house big band, as its arranger-conductor. He resigned from the BBC in 1960 and went freelance. He was signed up by Granada TV to replace Peter Knight as presenter of Spot the Tune", In 1965 he conducted the orchestra at the Royal Command Performance at the London Palladium for the third time. He conducted in the Eurovision Song Contest five times, 1975, 1976, 1977 for Belgium, 1978 and 1990. He was the musical director for the BBC's anniversary programme Fifty Years Of Music broadcast in 1972. In 1978 He provided the music for the LWT show Lena and Bonnie and in 1979 Alyn Ainsworth and His Orchestra provided the music for the BBC show Lena Zavaroni and Music along with Alan Roper He provided the Musical Arrangements for the show. (b. 1924)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/04/18 at 6:16 am

October 4th 1947 – Ann Widdecombe, British Conservative Party politician. She is a Privy Councillor and was the Member of Parliament for Maidstone from 1987 to 1997 and for Maidstone and The Weald from 1997 to 2010. She was a social conservative and a member of the Conservative Christian Fellowship. She retired from politics at the 2010 general election. Since 2002 she has also made numerous television and radio appearances, including as a television presenter. She is a convert from Anglicanism to Roman Catholicism. As an MP, Widdecombe was known for opposing the legality of abortion, her opposition to various issues of LGBT equality such as an equal age of consent and the repeal of Section 28, her support for the re-introduction of the death penalty, the retention of blasphemy laws and her opposition to fox hunting.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/04/18 at 6:30 am

October 4th 1947 – Max Planck, German theoretical physicist, died from an unknown disclosed illness. His discovery of energy quanta won him the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1918. Planck made many contributions to theoretical physics, but his fame as a physicist rests primarily on his role as the originator of quantum theory, which revolutionized human understanding of atomic and subatomic processes. In 1948 the German scientific institution the Kaiser Wilhelm Society (of which Planck was twice president), was renamed the Max Planck Society (MPS). The MPS now includes 83 institutions representing a wide range of scientific directions. (b. 1858)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/04/18 at 9:14 am

October 4th 1959 – Chris Lowe, English musician, singer, songwriter and co-founder of the synthpop duo Pet Shop Boys which he formed with Neil Tennant in 1981.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/04/18 at 10:14 am

October 4th 2010 – Norman Wisdom, English actor, comedian, and singer-songwriter, died after a series of strokes. He is best known for a series of comedy films produced between 1953 and 1966 featuring his hapless onscreen character that was often called Norman Pitkin. He was awarded the 1953 BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles following the release of Trouble in Store, his first film in a lead role. Wisdom gained celebrity status in lands as far apart as South America, Iran and many Eastern Bloc countries, particularly in Albania where his films were the only ones by Western actors permitted by dictator Enver Hoxha to be shown. Charlie Chaplin once referred to Wisdom as his "favourite clown". Wisdom later forged a career on Broadway in New York and as a television actor, winning critical acclaim for his dramatic role of a dying cancer patient in the television play Going Gently in 1981. He toured Australia and South Africa. After the 1986 Chernobyl disaster, a hospice was named in his honour. In 1995 he was given the Freedom of the City of London and of Tirana. The same year he received an OBE. (b. 1915)
October 4th 2014, Paul Revere, organist and leader of Paul Revere And The Raiders died following a battle with cancer. Between 1961 and 1971, the band placed 15 songs on Billboard's Top 40, including the US Top 10 hits 'Kicks', 'Hungry', 'Good Thing' and 'Him Or Me - What's It Gonna Be?' (b. 1938)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/04/18 at 2:30 pm

October 4th 1962 – Jon Secada, Cuban American singer and songwriter. Secada was born in Havana, Cuba, and raised in Hialeah, Florida. He has won two Grammy Awards and sold 20 million albums since his English-language debut album in 1992. His music fuses funk, soul, pop and Latin percussion. Secada also has worked as a songwriter for Gloria Estefan, Jennifer Lopez, Ricky Martin, Mandy Moore and other performers. Secada scored a No. 5 Pop hit (and a No. 5 UK hit) with his Gold single "Just Another Day", and three more top 30 hits, "Angel" (No. 18 Pop, No. 23 UK), "I'm Free" (No. 27 Pop, No. 50 UK), "Do You Believe in Us?" (No. 13 Pop, No. 30 UK), and "Do You Really Want Me" (No. 30 UK) received national radio play. The Spanish-language version of Secada's solo album, Otro Día Más Sin Verte (EMI-Latin), became the No. 1 Latin album of 1992 and earned Secada his first Grammy Award for "Best Latin Pop Album".

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/04/18 at 3:01 pm

October 4th 1989 – Graham Chapman, English comedian, writer, actor, author, died of tonsil and spinal cancer. He was one of the six members of the British surreal comedy group Monty Python. He played authority figures such as the Colonel and the lead role in two Python films, Holy Grail and Life of Brian. (b. 1941)  :\'( :\'( :\'(

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/06/18 at 5:41 am

October 6th 1963 – Elisabeth Shue, American actress, known for her roles in the films The Karate Kid (1984), Adventures in Babysitting (1987), Cocktail (1988), Back to the Future Part II (1989), Back to the Future Part III (1990), Soapdish (1991), Leaving Las Vegas (1995), The Saint (1997), and Hollow Man (2000). She has won several acting awards and has been nominated for an Academy Award, a Golden Globe and a BAFTA. She starred as Julie Finlay in the CBS police drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation from 2012 to 2015.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/06/18 at 5:43 am

October 6th 1536 – William Tyndale, English scholar, was executed on a charge of heresy. He became a leading figure in Protestant reform in the years leading up to his execution. He is well known for his translation of the Bible into English. He was influenced by the work of Desiderius Erasmus, who made the Greek New Testament available in Europe, and by Martin Luther. A number of partial translations had been made from the seventh century onward, but the spread of Wycliffe's Bible in the late 14th century led to the death penalty for anyone found in unlicensed possession of Scripture in English—though translations were available in all other major European languages. (b. about 1494)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/06/18 at 7:18 am

October 6th 1951 – Gavin Sutherland, Scottish singer-songwriter and bass player, with his brother Iain Sutherland (b. 1948) formed The Sutherland Brothers originally performed as a folk and rock music duo in the British music scene in the early 1970s, and then from 1973 to 1978 joined with rock band Quiver to record and tour as Sutherland Brothers & Quiver. Under this combined moniker, the group recorded several albums and had a significant international hit single with the song "Arms of Mary" in 1976. In North America they are primarily known for their 1973 debut single "(I Don't Want to Love You But) You Got Me Anyway", which was not a hit in the UK. In 1972 they won a new recording contract with Island Records and put out an album. Their first single as the Sutherland Brothers Band was under this contract, and was a minor hit, "The Pie", in January 1972. Their follow-up single was Sailing, which had much radio play but was commercially unsuccessful (it was later covered by Rod Stewart).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/06/18 at 7:40 am

October 6th 1892 – Alfred, Lord Tennyson, English poet and Poet Laureate of Great Britain and Ireland, died from an unknown condition. He wrote during much of Queen Victoria's reign and remains one of the most popular British poets. Tennyson excelled at penning short lyrics, such as "Break, Break, Break", "The Charge of the Light Brigade", "Tears, Idle Tears", and "Crossing the Bar". Much of his verse was based on classical mythological themes, such as Ulysses, although "In Memoriam A.H.H." was written to commemorate his friend Arthur Hallam, a fellow poet and student at Trinity College, Cambridge, after he died of a stroke at the age of 22. Tennyson also wrote some notable blank verse including Idylls of the King, "Ulysses", and "Tithonus". During his career, Tennyson attempted drama, but his plays enjoyed little success. (b. 1809)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/06/18 at 10:55 am

October 6th 1940 – Ellen Travolta, American actress. She is probably best known for her portrayal of Louisa Arcola Delvecchio, the aunt of Fonzie (Henry Winkler) and mother of Chachi Arcola (Scott Baio) in the 1950s-based sitcom Happy Days, and the spin-off Joanie Loves Chachi. She also played the mother of Baio's character on the syndicated comedy series Charles in Charge from 1987-90. Travolta played Mrs. Horshack-O'Hara in three episodes of Welcome Back, Kotter, on which her brother, actor John Travolta, starred as Vinnie Barbarino in the series. Later in the 1970s, she played Dorothy Manucci in the short-lived television series Makin' It. She played Marion Keisker in John Carpenter's renowned 1979 television film Elvis. She has five younger siblings: Joey, Margaret, Sam, and John Travolta.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/06/18 at 11:12 am

October 6th 1893 – Ford Madox Brown, French-born British painter of moral and historical subjects, died from an unknown cause. Notable for his distinctively graphic and often Hogarthian version of the Pre-Raphaelite style. Arguably, his most notable painting was Work (1852–65). Brown spent the latter years of his life painting the Manchester Murals, depicting Mancunian history, for Manchester Town Hall. (b. 1821)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/06/18 at 2:10 pm

October 6th 1942 – Britt Ekland, Swedish actress and singer. She appeared in numerous films in her heyday throughout the 1960s and 1970s, including critically acclaimed roles in William Friedkin's The Night They Raided Minsky's (1968), and the British crime film Get Carter (1971), which established her as a movie sex symbol. She also starred in the British cult horror film The Wicker Man (1973) and appeared as a Bond girl in The Man with the Golden Gun (1974). Her high-profile social life and her 1964 marriage to actor Peter Sellers attracted considerable press attention, leading to her being one of the most photographed celebrities in the world during the 1970s.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/06/18 at 2:59 pm

October 6th 1951 – Will Keith Kellogg, American industrialist in food manufacturing, died of heart failure. He is best known as the founder of the Kellogg Company, which to this day produces a wide variety of popular breakfast cereals. He was a member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church and practiced vegetarianism as a dietary principle taught by his church. Later, he founded the Kellogg Arabian Ranch and made it into a renowned establishment for the breeding of Arabian horses. Kellogg started the Kellogg Foundation in 1934 with $66 million in Kellogg company stock and investments, a donation that would be worth over a billion dollars in today's economy. Kellogg continued to be a major philanthropist throughout his life. (b. 1860)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/06/18 at 4:06 pm

October 6th 1939 – Melvyn Bragg, English broadcaster, author and parliamentarian. He is best known for his work with ITV as editor and presenter of The South Bank Show (1978–2010), and for the Radio 4 discussion series In Our Time. Earlier in his career, Bragg worked for the BBC in various roles including presenter, a connection that resumed in 1988 when he began to host Start the Week on Radio 4. After his ennoblement in 1998, he switched to presenting the new In Our Time, an academic discussion radio programme, which has run to over 700 broadcast editions, and is a popular podcast. He is currently Chancellor of the University of Leeds.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/06/18 at 4:10 pm

October 6th 1969 – Walter Hagen, American professional golfer, died from throat cancer. A major figure in golf in the first half of the 20th century. His tally of 11 professional majors is third behind Jack Nicklaus (18) and Tiger Woods (14). Hagen won the U.S. Open twice, and in 1922 he became the first native-born American to win the British Open, and won the Claret Jug three more times. He also won the PGA Championship a record-tying five times (all in match play), and the Western Open five times when it had near-major championship status. Hagen totaled 45 PGA wins in his career, and was a six-time Ryder Cup captain. The Masters Tournament, the newest major, was established in 1934, after his prime. (b. 1892)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/10/18 at 1:04 am

October 10th 1948 – Séverine, French singer and actress. She won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1971 for Monaco, performing "Un Banc, Un Arbre, Une Rue" (A bench, a tree, a street), with music by Jean-Pierre Bourtayre and words by Yves Dessca. It was recorded in English as "Chance In Time", in German as "Mach die Augen zu (und wünsch dir einen Traum)" and Italian as "Il posto". The original French version made #9 in the UK Singles Chart in May 1971, whereas the English version, released on CBS rather than Philips, did not chart. The song charted highly in most other European markets. Séverine had further success in France and Germany, but never again on an international scale. Séverine made two further attempts at winning the Eurovision Song Contest, participating in the German national finals of 1975 and 1982. Neither song won. She accompanied Monaco's delegation to the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 in Athens, Greece.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/10/18 at 1:07 am

October 10th 1659 – Abel Tasman, Dutch seafarer, explorer, and merchant, died from an unknown condition. He is best known for his voyages of 1642 and 1644 in the service of the Dutch East India Company (VOC). He was the first known European explorer to reach the islands of Van Diemen's Land (now Tasmania) and New Zealand, and to sight the Fiji islands. (b. about 1603)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/10/18 at 5:31 am

October 10th 1946 – Charles Dance, English actor, screenwriter, and film director. Dance typically plays assertive bureaucrats or villains. Some of his most high-profile roles are Tywin Lannister in HBO's Game of Thrones, Guy Perron in The Jewel in the Crown (1984), Sardo Numspa in The Golden Child (1986), Jonathan Clemens in Alien 3 (1992), Benedict in Last Action Hero (1993), the Master Vampire in Dracula Untold (2014), Lord Havelock Vetinari in Terry Pratchett's Going Postal (2010) and Alastair Denniston in The Imitation Game (2014).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/10/18 at 6:09 am

October 10th 1857 – George Washington Parke Custis, American plantation owner, antiquarian, author and playwright, died from an unknown condition. The grandson of Martha Washington and step-grandson and ward of George Washington, he and his sister Eleanor grew up at Mount Vernon and in the Washington presidential households. Upon reaching age 21, Custis inherited a large fortune from his late father, John Parke Custis, including a plantation in what is now Arlington, Virginia. High atop a hill overlooking the Potomac River and Washington, D.C., he built the Greek Revival mansion Arlington House (1803-18), as a shrine to George Washington. There he preserved and displayed many of Washington's belongings. Custis wrote historical plays about Virginia, delivered a number of patriotic addresses, and was the author of the posthumously-published Recollections and Private Memoirs of George Washington (1860). His daughter, Mary Anna Randolph Custis, married Robert E. Lee. They inherited Arlington House and the plantation surrounding it, but the property was confiscated by the federal government during the Civil War. Arlington House is now a museum, interpreted by the National Park Service as the Robert E. Lee Memorial. The remainder of Arlington plantation is now Fort Myer and Arlington National Cemetery. (b. 1781)

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Written By: AmericanGirl on 10/10/18 at 6:22 am

Missed this one (yesterday)  :o  October 9 1940 - birthday of John Winston Ono Lennon MBE

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/10/18 at 7:25 am

October 10th 1953 – Midge Ure, Scottish musician, singer-songwriter and producer. His stage name, Midge, is a phonetic reversal of Jim, the diminutive form of his given name. Ure enjoyed particular success in the 1970s and '80s in bands including Slik, Thin Lizzy, Rich Kids and Visage, and most notably as frontman of Ultravox. In 1984 Ure co-wrote and produced the charity single "Do They Know It's Christmas?", which has sold 3.7 million copies in the UK. The song is the second highest selling single in UK chart history. Ure co-organised Band Aid, Live Aid and Live 8 with Bob Geldof. Ure acts as trustee for the charity, and serves as ambassador for Save the Children. Ure is known for being the producer and writer of several synthpop/new wave hit singles of the 1980s, including "Fade To Grey" (1980) by Visage and the Ultravox signature songs "Vienna" (1980) and "Dancing with Tears in My Eyes" (1984), for which he was also on lead vocals. In 1985 Ure's solo debut album The Gift, which reached number two in the UK Albums Chart, included the UK number one single "If I Was". Ure has had four other UK top-30 solo hit singles: "No Regrets", "That Certain Smile", "Call of the Wild" and "Cold, Cold Heart".

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/10/18 at 7:27 am

October 10th 1875 – Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy, Russian poet, novelist and playwright, died after having given himself a lethal injection of morphine. He is considered to be the most important nineteenth-century Russian historical dramatist, primarily on the strength of his dramatic trilogy The Death of Ivan the Terrible (1866), Tsar Fyodor Ioannovich (1868), and Tsar Boris (1870). He also gained fame for his satirical works, published under his own name (History of the Russian State from Gostomysl to Timashev, The Dream of Councillor Popov) and under the collaborational pen name of Kozma Prutkov. His fictional works include the novella The Family of the Vourdalak, The Vampire (1841), and the historical novel Prince Serebrenni (1862). (b. 1817)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/10/18 at 7:37 am

October 10th 1939, The real Eleanor Rigby died in her sleep of unknown causes at the age of 44. The 1966 Beatles' song that featured her name wasn't written about her, as Paul McCartney's first draft of the song named the character Miss Daisy Hawkins. Eleanor Rigby's tombstone was noticed in the 1980s in the graveyard of St. Peter's Parish Church in Woolton, Liverpool, a few feet from where McCartney and Lennon had met for the first time in 1957.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/10/18 at 7:54 am

October 10th 1946 – Chris Tarrant, English radio and television broadcaster. He hosted the ITV children's television show Tiswas from 1974 to 1982, the ITV game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? from 1998 to 2014, and was a Capital Radio host from 1984 to 2004.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/10/18 at 9:47 am

October 10th 2004 – Christopher Reeve, American actor, film director, producer, screenwriter, author, activist and equestrian, died after been in a coma after a cardiac arrest from receiving an antibiotic for the infection. He achieved stardom for his acting achievements, in particular. He is best known for his motion picture portrayal of the classic DC comic book superhero Superman, beginning with the acclaimed Superman (1978), for which he won a BAFTA Award. Reeve appeared in other critically acclaimed films such as Somewhere in Time (1980), The Bostonians (1984), Street Smart (1987) and The Remains of the Day (1993). He received a Screen Actors Guild Award and a Golden Globe Award nomination for his performance in the television remake of Rear Window (1998). On May 27, 1995, Reeve became a quadriplegic after being thrown from a horse during an equestrian competition in Culpeper, Virginia. He was confined to a wheelchair and required a portable ventilator for the rest of his life. He lobbied on behalf of people with spinal cord injuries and for human embryonic stem cell research, founding the Christopher Reeve Foundation and co-founding the Reeve-Irvine Research Center. (b. 1952)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/10/18 at 11:46 am

October 10th 1920 – Gail Halvorsen, American air force pilot known as the "Berlin Candy Bomber" or "Uncle Wiggly Wings" who dropped candy to children during the Berlin airlift from 1948 to 1949. Halvorsen grew up in rural Utah but always had a desire to fly. He earned his private pilot's license in 1941 and then joined the Civil Air Patrol. He joined the United States Army Air Forces in 1942 and was assigned to Germany on July 10, 1948 to be a pilot for the Berlin Airlift. Halvorsen piloted C-47s and C-54s during the Berlin airlift ("Operation Vittles"). During that time he founded "Operation Little Vittles", an effort to raise morale in Berlin by dropping candy via miniature parachute to the city's residents. Halvorsen began "Little Vittles" with no authorization from his superiors but over the next year became a national hero with support from all over the United States. Halvorsen's operation dropped over 23 tons of candy to the residents of Berlin.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/10/18 at 11:51 am

October 10th 2010 – Solomon Burke, American preacher and singer, died from natural causes when traveling on a plane at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport. He shaped the sound of rhythm and blues as one of the founding fathers of soul music in the 1960s and a "key transitional figure in the development of soul music from rhythm and blues. He had a string of hits including "Cry to Me", "If You Need Me", "Got to Get You Off My Mind", "Down in the Valley" and "Everybody Needs Somebody to Love". Burke was referred to as "King Solomon", the "King of Rock 'n' Soul", "Bishop of Soul" and the "Muhammad Ali of soul". Due to his minimal chart success in comparison to other soul music greats such as James Brown, Wilson Pickett and Otis Redding, Burke has been described as the genre's "most unfairly overlooked singer" of its golden age. Atlantic Records executive Jerry Wexler referred to Burke as "the greatest male soul singer of all time". (b. 1940)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/10/18 at 12:37 pm

October 10th 1923 – Nicholas Parsons, English radio and television presenter and actor. His long career in television, radio and theatre has made him a household name and he has been described as "the ultimate quiz show host" because of his "geniality, clarity of diction and the speed with which he rattled through questions". Best known today for his long-standing position as host of the comedy radio game show Just a Minute, Parsons is also famous as the long-term host of Sale of the Century, a show whose audience peaked at over 21 million viewers (a record for an ITV game show).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/10/18 at 1:42 pm

October 10th 1923 – Murray Walker, English Formula One motorsport commentator and journalist. For most of his career he worked for the BBC, but when it lost the contract for Formula One coverage to ITV, he continued commentating after the change of broadcaster.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/10/18 at 1:43 pm


October 10th 1923 – Nicholas Parsons, English radio and television presenter and actor. His long career in television, radio and theatre has made him a household name and he has been described as "the ultimate quiz show host" because of his "geniality, clarity of diction and the speed with which he rattled through questions". Best known today for his long-standing position as host of the comedy radio game show Just a Minute, Parsons is also famous as the long-term host of Sale of the Century, a show whose audience peaked at over 21 million viewers (a record for an ITV game show).

October 10th 1923 – Murray Walker, English Formula One motorsport commentator and journalist. For most of his career he worked for the BBC, but when it lost the contract for Formula One coverage to ITV, he continued commentating after the change of broadcaster.
Two British icons born on the same day.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/10/18 at 2:08 pm

October 10th 1935 – Judith Chalmers, English television presenter. During the 1970s, Chalmers regularly presented ITV's daytime magazine programme Good Afternoon and its successors, which included Afternoon Plus and A Plus. She started presenting ITV's holiday programme Wish You Were Here? in 1974 and continued in this role until 2003, initially working alongside Chris Kelly (TV presenter), and later with John Carter. In the 1980s Chalmers was a regular host of the Miss World contest on ITV, also presenting the associated UK beauty pageants such as Miss United Kingdom and the British Beauty Championships. Chalmers was also presenter of BBC Radio 2's mid-morning show from 1990 to 1992, taking over from Ken Bruce, who took over the show again following Chalmers's departure from the station in 1992.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/10/18 at 2:26 pm

October 10th 1963 – Édith Piaf, French cabaret singer, songwriter, and actress, died from liver cancer. She became widely regarded as France's national chanteuse, as well as being one of France's greatest international stars. Her music was often autobiographical with her singing reflecting her life, and her specialty being chanson and torch ballads, particularly of love, loss and sorrow. Among her well-known songs are "La Vie en rose" (1946), "Non, je ne regrette rien" (1960), "Hymne à l'amour" (1949), "Milord" (1959), "La Foule" (1957), "L'Accordéoniste (fr)" (1940), and "Padam ... Padam ..." (1951). (b. 1915)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/10/18 at 2:44 pm

October 10th 1941 – Peter Coyote, American actor, author, director, screenwriter and narrator of films, theatre, television and audiobooks. He is known for performing in films including E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982), Cross Creek (1983), Jagged Edge (1985), Patch Adams (1998), Erin Brockovich (2000), A Walk to Remember (2002), Hemingway & Gellhorn (2012) and Good Kill (2014). He was the "Voice of Oscar" for the 72nd Academy Awards ceremony, the first Oscars announcer to be seen on-camera.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/10/18 at 4:09 pm

October 10th 1954 – David Lee Roth, American rock vocalist, musician, songwriter, actor, author, and former radio personality. In 2007, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Roth is best known as the original (1974–1985) and current (2006–present) lead singer of hard rock band Van Halen. He is also known as a successful solo artist, releasing numerous RIAA-certified Gold and Platinum albums. After more than two decades apart, Roth re-joined Van Halen in 2006 for a North American tour that became the highest grossing in the band's history and one of the highest grossing of that year. In 2012, Roth and Van Halen released the comeback album A Different Kind of Truth.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/10/18 at 4:11 pm

October 10th 1985 – Orson Welles, American actor, director, writer, and producer who worked in theatre, radio, and film, died after a heart attack. He is remembered for his innovative work in all three: in theatre, most notably Caesar (1937), a Broadway adaptation of William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar; in radio, the legendary 1938 broadcast "The War of the Worlds"; and in film, Citizen Kane (1941), consistently ranked as one of the greatest films ever made. In his 20s, Welles directed a number of high-profile stage productions for the Federal Theatre Project, including an adaptation of Macbeth with an entirely African American cast, and the political musical The Cradle Will Rock. In 1937 he and John Houseman founded the Mercury Theatre, an independent repertory theatre company that presented a series of productions on Broadway through 1941. Welles found national and international fame as the director and narrator of a 1938 radio adaptation of H. G. Wells' novel The War of the Worlds performed for his radio anthology series The Mercury Theatre on the Air. It reportedly caused widespread panic when listeners thought that an invasion by extraterrestrial beings was actually occurring. Although some contemporary sources claim these reports of panic were mostly false and overstated, they rocketed Welles to notoriety. (b. 1915)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/10/18 at 4:26 pm

October 10th 1945 – Vanburn Holder, West Indian cricketer who played in forty Tests and twelve ODIs from 1969 to 1979. Holder played in the golden era of West Indian fast bowling. A fast-medium bowler, he bowled alongside the likes of Charlie Griffith and Wes Hall. He debuted in the tour of England in 1969 and returned again in 1973 as part of an improving side which ended a 6½-year streak of not having won a Test series. In 1974 he was part of Worcestershire's Championship winning side and earlier in the year he scored his only first class century, 122 for Barbados. He took 6 for 39 in 1974–75 against India to help his side win the series. Eventually however he lost his place in the side as younger and faster bowlers were emerging. Holder played more tests when leading players were playing World Series Cricket in 1977–78 and took 6 for 28 against Australia in Trinidad. After retiring he was appointed as a first-class umpire in England in 1992.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/10/18 at 4:28 pm

October 10th 1964 – Eddie Cantor, American, comedian, dancer, singer, actor, and songwriter, died after suffering his second heart attack, Familiar to Broadway, radio, movie, and early television audiences, this "Apostle of Pep" was regarded almost as a family member by millions because his top-rated radio shows revealed intimate stories and amusing anecdotes about his wife Ida and five daughters. Some of his hits include "Makin' Whoopee", "Ida", "Yes! We Have No Bananas", "If You Knew Susie", "Ma! He's Makin' Eyes at Me", "Baby", "Margie", and "How Ya Gonna Keep 'em Down on the Farm (After They've Seen Paree)?" He also wrote a few songs, including "Merrily We Roll Along", the Merrie Melodies Warner Bros. cartoon theme. (b. 1892)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/10/18 at 5:13 pm

October 10th 1958 – Tanya Tucker, American country music artist who had her first hit, "Delta Dawn", in 1972 at the age of 13. Over the succeeding decades, Tucker became one of the few child performers to mature into adulthood without losing her audience, and during the course of her career, she notched a streak of top-10 and top-40 hits. She has had several successful albums, several Country Music Association award nominations, and hit songs such as 1973's "What's Your Mama's Name?" and "Blood Red and Goin' Down", 1975's "Lizzie and the Rainman", and 1988's "Strong Enough to Bend".

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/10/18 at 5:14 pm

October 10th 1911 – Jack Daniel, American distiller and businessman, died from blood poisoning.  Best known as the founder of the Jack Daniel's Tennessee whiskey distillery. (b. about 1849)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/11/18 at 12:49 am

October 11th 1946 – Daryl Hall, American rock, R&B, and soul singer; keyboardist, guitarist, songwriter, and producer, best known as the co-founder and lead vocalist of Hall & Oates (with guitarist and songwriter John Oates). In the 1970s and early 1980s, Hall scored several Billboard chart hits and is regarded as one of the best soul singers of his generation. Guitarist Robert Fripp, who collaborated with him in the late 1970s and early 1980s, has written, "Daryl's pipes were a wonder. I have never worked with a more able singer." Since late 2007, he has hosted the web television series, Live from Daryl's House, which is now aired on MTV. He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2004.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/11/18 at 12:57 am

October 11th 1809 – Meriwether Lewis, American explorer, soldier, politician, and public administrator, died of gunshot wounds in what was either a murder or suicide. He is best known for his role as the leader of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, also known as the Corps of Discovery, with William Clark. Their mission was to explore the territory of the Louisiana Purchase, establish trade with, and sovereignty over the natives near the Missouri River, and claim the Pacific Northwest and Oregon Country for the United States before European nations. They also collected scientific data, and information on indigenous nations. President Thomas Jefferson appointed him Governor of Upper Louisiana in 1806. (b. 1774)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/11/18 at 4:55 am

October 11th 2017 – Emmanuel Borlaza, Filipino film director, died from a heart attack. He directed more than 20 films which starred Governor Vilma Santos, including “Dyesebel,” “Darna and the Giants,” “Lipad, Darna, Lipad!” He also helmed the movies of megastar Sharon Cuneta namely “Bukas Luluhod Ang Mga Tala,” “Bituing Walang Ningning,” and “Dapat Ka Bang Mahalin?” Borlaza directed “Eva Fonda 16” starring Alma Moreno and Snooky Serna’s “Blusang Itim.” He was also the director of “Dyesebel” starring Charlene Gonzales in 1996. Aside from being vice chairman of the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board, Borlaza also became chairperson of the Directors’ Guild of the Philippines, Inc. (b. 1935)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/11/18 at 8:40 am

October 11th 1926 – Thích Nhất Hạnh, Vietnamese Buddhist monk and peace activist. Thích Nhất Hạnh lives in Plum Village in southwest France, travelling internationally to give retreats and talks. He coined the term "Engaged Buddhism" in his book Vietnam: Lotus in a Sea of Fire. After a long term of exile, he was given permission to make his first return trip to Vietnam in 2005. Nhất Hạnh has published more than 100 books, including more than 40 in English. He is active in the peace movement, promoting nonviolent solutions to conflict and he also refrains from animal product consumption as a means of nonviolence towards non-human animals

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/11/18 at 11:39 am

October 11th 1937 – Bobby Charlton, English football player, regarded as one of the greatest midfielders of all time, and an essential member of the England team who won the World Cup in 1966, the year he also won the Ballon d'Or. He played almost all of his club football at Manchester United, where he became renowned for his attacking instincts and passing abilities from midfield and his ferocious long-range shot. He was also well known for his fitness and stamina. He was cautioned only twice in his career; once against Argentina in the 1966 World Cup, and once in a league match against Chelsea. His elder brother Jack, who was also in the World Cup-winning team, is a former defender for Leeds United and international manager.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/11/18 at 12:50 pm

October 11th 1937 – Ron Leibman, American actor. He won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play in 1993 for his performance in Angels in America. More recently, he had a recurring role on the animated television series Archer.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/11/18 at 3:26 pm

October 11th 1962 – Joan Cusack, American actress. She received Academy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actress for her roles in the romantic comedy-drama Working Girl (1988) and the romantic comedy In & Out (1997), as well as one Golden Globe nomination for her performance in the latter. She is also known as the voice of Jessie in the Toy Story franchise. Cusack was a cast member on the comedy sketch show Saturday Night Live from 1985 to 1986. She starred on the Showtime hit drama/comedy Shameless as Sheila Gallagher (née Jackson), a role for which she has received five consecutive Emmy Award nominations, winning for the first time in 2015. She is the sister of actress Ann and actor John Cusack.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/11/18 at 4:00 pm

October 11th 2007 – Werner von Trapp, Austrian-American singer, died from an undisclosed illness. He was the second-oldest son of Georg von Trapp and his first wife, Agatha Whitheead von Trapp. He was a member of the Trapp Family Singers, whose lives were the inspiration for the play and movie The Sound of Music. He was portrayed as the character "Kurt". (b. 1915)

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Written By: nally on 10/18/18 at 5:59 pm

Dee Dee Warwick -- American soul singer who was the younger sister of Dionne Warwick -- passed away on this date ten years ago at the age of 66 after a long battle with drug addictions (born September 1942).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/22/18 at 12:23 am

October 22nd 1969 – Spike Jonze, American filmmaker, director, producer, photographer, screenwriter, and actor, whose work includes music videos, commercials, film and television. He  began his feature film directing career with Being John Malkovich (1999) and Adaptation (2002), both written by Charlie Kaufman; the former earned Jonze an Academy Award nomination for Best Director. He was a co-creator and executive producer of MTV's Jackass reality franchise. Jonze later began directing films based on his own screenplays, including Where the Wild Things Are (2009) and Her (2013); for the latter film, he won the Academy Award, Golden Globe, and the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay, while receiving Academy Award nominations for Best Picture and Best Original Song ("The Moon Song").

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/22/18 at 12:26 am

October 22nd 1751 – William IV, Prince of Orange, died from an unknown condition. He was the first hereditary Stadtholder of all the United Provinces. In April 1747 the French army entered Flanders, threatening the Netherlands, which was weakened by internal division. The Dutch decided that their country needed a single strong executive, and turned to the House of Orange. William and his family moved from Leeuwarden to The Hague. In 1747, the States General of the Netherlands named William General Stadtholder of all seven of the United Provinces of the Netherlands, and made the position hereditary for the first time. William first met Duke Louis Ernest of Brunswick-Lüneburg in 1747, and two years later appointed him field marshal of the Dutch States Army, which later led to Louis Ernest serving as one of the regents for William's heir. William IV was considered an attractive, educated, and accomplished prince in his prime. Although he had little experience in state affairs, William was at first popular with the people. He stopped the practice of indirect taxation by which independent contractors managed to make large sums for themselves. Nevertheless, he was also a Director-General of the Dutch East India Company, and his alliance with the business class deepened while the disparity between rich and poor grew. (b. 1711)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/22/18 at 1:17 am

October 22nd 1943 – Catherine Deneuve, French actress and singer. Her made her film debut in 1957 and first came to prominence in Jacques Demy's 1964 musical The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, before going on to star for Polanski in Repulsion (1965) and for Buñuel in Belle de Jour (1967) and Tristana (1970). She was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress for Belle de Jour, and the Academy Award for Best Actress for Indochine. She also won the 1998 Volpi Cup for Best Actress at the Venice Film Festival for Place Vendôme. Other films include Mississippi Mermaid (1969), Scene of the Crime (1986), My Favourite Season (1993), 8 Women (2002), and Potiche (2010). Her English-language films include The April Fools (1969), Hustle (1975), The Hunger (1983) and Dancer in the Dark (2000). In 2015, she starred in The Brand New Testament and Standing Tall.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/22/18 at 1:21 am

October 22nd 1802 – Samuel Arnold, English organist and composer, died from an unknown cause. He was born in London (his mother is said to have been Princess Amelia; his father was Thomas Arnold), and began writing music for the theatre in about 1764. A few years later he became director of music at the Marylebone Gardens, for which much of his popular music was written. In 1777 he went to work for George Colman the Elder at the Little Theatre, Haymarket. In 1783 he became organist at the Chapel Royal, and in 1793 he became organist at Westminster Abbey, where he was eventually buried. (b. 1740)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/22/18 at 2:39 am

October 22nd 1946 – Kelvin MacKenzie, English media executive and former newspaper editor. He is best known for being editor of The Sun between 1981 and 1994, by then established as the British newspaper with the largest circulation in the United Kingdom. He later returned as a columnist for the newspaper, before his contract was terminated in May 2017 after being suspended.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/22/18 at 2:44 am

October 22nd 1847 – Sahle Selassie, Ethiopian ruler, died from an unknown condition.  He was a Meridazmach (and later Negus) of Shewa (1813–1847), an important noble of Ethiopia. He was a younger son of Wossen Seged. Sahle Selassie was the father of numerous sons, among them Haile Melekot, Haile Mikael, Seyfe Sahle Selassie, and Darge Sahle Selassie; his daughters included Tenagnework, Ayahilush, Wossenyelesh, Birkinesh, and Tinfelesh. (b. about 1795)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/22/18 at 3:39 am

October 22nd 2017 – Baldo Marro, actor, screenwriter, stunt director, film director and producer in the Philippines, died from an undisclosed illness. He was awarded Best Actor by the prestigious Metro Manila Film Festival in 1988 for the cop movie Patrolman. (b. about 1948)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/22/18 at 3:51 am

October 22nd 1942 – Annette Funicello, American actress and singer. Funicello began her professional career as a child performer at the age of twelve. She rose to prominence as one of the most popular Mouseketeers on the original Mickey Mouse Club. As a teenager, she transitioned to a successful career as a singer with the pop singles "O Dio Mio", "Tall Paul" and "Pineapple Princess", as well as establishing herself as a film actress, popularizing the successful "Beach Party" genre alongside co-star Frankie Avalon during the mid-1960s. (d. 2013)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/22/18 at 3:54 am

October 22nd 1906 – Paul Cézanne, French artist and Post-Impressionist painter, died from an unknown condition. His work laid the foundations of the transition from the 19th-century conception of artistic endeavor to a new and radically different world of art in the 20th century. Cézanne's often repetitive, exploratory brushstrokes are highly characteristic and clearly recognizable. He used planes of colour and small brushstrokes that build up to form complex fields. The paintings convey Cézanne's intense study of his subjects. (b. 1839)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/22/18 at 5:25 am

October 22nd 1946 – Eddie Brigati, American singer and songwriter. Brigati shared vocal duties with other group members, and played tambourine, in the pop group The Young Rascals from 1965 to 1970. Prior to his stint with The Young Rascals (who later shortened their name to The Rascals), Brigati had been a member of Joey Dee and the Starliters (having actually replaced his brother, original Starliter David Brigati, in that group). The Rascals were the first all-white group signed to Atlantic Records. They (along with The Righteous Brothers and The Box Tops), were practitioners of a genre of music coined 'blue-eyed soul'.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/22/18 at 5:28 am

October 22nd 1934 – Pretty Boy Floyd, American bank robber, was shot in a corn field when pursued by FBI agents. He operated in the Midwest and West South Central States, and his criminal exploits gained widespread press coverage in the 1930s. Like several other prominent outlaws of that era, he was pursued and killed by a group led by Melvin Purvis. Historians have speculated as to which officers were at the event, local or the FBI: known accounts document that local officers Robert "Pete" Pyle and George Curran were present at his fatal shooting and also at his embalming. Floyd has continued to be a familiar figure in American popular culture, sometimes seen as notorious, but also at other times viewed as a tragic figure, partly a victim of the hard times of the Great Depression in the United States. (b. 1904)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/22/18 at 6:55 am

October 22nd 1939 – Tony Roberts, American actor. He is best known for his roles in several Woody Allen movies, usually cast as Allen's best friend, most notably Annie Hall, which he portrayed Alvy Singer's best friend Rob. Other Allen films and/or plays in which he has appeared include both the Broadway and film versions of Play It Again, Sam (directed by Herbert Ross), Radio Days (in which his father had a voice role), Stardust Memories, Hannah and Her Sisters, A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy, and Woody Allen's segment for The Concert for New York City. Roberts memorably portrayed the badgering Deputy Mayor Warren LaSalle in The Taking of Pelham One Two Three. He also appeared in the Sidney Lumet films Serpico and Just Tell Me What You Want. Roberts was in the 1983 horror film Amityville 3-D portraying John Baxter, the owner of the infamous possessed house. Roberts was featured in 2014's The Longest Week opposite Jason Bateman.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/22/18 at 6:58 am

October 22nd 1965 – Muriel George, English singer and film actress, died from an undisclosed illness. She appeared in some 55 films between 1932 and 1955. She also appeared on the variety stage and sang on radio with her second husband Ernest Butcher for thirty years. Her hobbies were gardening and antiques. By her first marriage, to Robert (known as 'Robin' or 'Arthur') Davenport, an author and lyricist, she had a son, the critic John Davenport. (b. 1883)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/22/18 at 7:24 am

October 22nd 1982 – Robinson Canó, Dominican-American professional baseball second baseman for the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball. He made his MLB debut with the New York Yankees in 2005 and played for them through 2013. Canó is an eight-time All-Star (2006, 2010–2014, 2016, 2017) and he won the All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award in 2017. He is also a five-time Silver Slugger Award winner (2006, 2010–2013). He won two Gold Glove Awards (2010, 2012) and has been named American League Player of the Month twice (September 2006, April 2010)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/22/18 at 7:35 am

October 22nd 1969 – Tommy Edwards, American singer and songwriter, died after suffering a brain aneurysm. His biggest-selling record was with the multi-million-selling song "It's All in the Game." As well as topping the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, the song also got to number one on the R&B chart and the UK Singles Chart. The single sold over 3.5 million copies globally, earning gold disc status. The gold disc was presented in November 1958. He had a more modest hit with the follow-up, "Love Is All We Need," which climbed to no. 15 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. "That Chick's Too Young to Fry", written by Edwards, was a sizable hit for Louis Jordan. Edwards began recording for the Top label in 1949. When MGM heard his demo of it, they gave him a recording contract. Although Edwards recorded a number of other songs, none came close to achieving the same level of success, though several of his songs later became hits for other artists, such as "A Fool Such As I" by Elvis Presley, "It's All in the Game" by Cliff Richard and the Four Tops (Eddie Holman's version of it was the B-side of his hit "Hey There Lonely Girl"), "Please Love Me Forever" by Cathy Jean and the Roommates (1961) and by Bobby Vinton (1967), and "Morning Side of the Mountain" recorded by Donny and Marie Osmond. (b. 1922)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/22/18 at 8:23 am

October 22nd 1978 – Owais Shah, English former cricketer. A middle-order batsman, he played for Middlesex between 1996–2010 and Essex CCC 2011-2013 before announcing his retirement from first-class cricket. He joined Hampshire for the NatWest t20 Blast in May 2014. He has also represented England in all forms of the game. Between 2001 and 2009, he played 71 ODIs and 17 Twenty20 Internationals. He also played 6 Tests, starting with a strong 88 on debut against India in 2006, however opportunities were limited and he did not make his third appearance until 2009 against the West Indies in 2008–09. With Michael Vaughan retired and Ian Bell dropped, Shah had the opportunity to claim the number three position for himself, however a weak series saw him dropped in favour of Ravi Bopara.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/22/18 at 8:24 am

October 22nd 1917 – Bob Fitzsimmons, British boxer, died of pneumonia. He made boxing history as the sport's first three-division world champion. He also achieved fame for beating Gentleman Jim Corbett, (the man who beat John L. Sullivan), and he is in The Guinness Book of World Records as the lightest heavyweight champion. Nicknamed "Ruby Robert" and "The Freckled Wonder", he took pride in his lack of scars and appeared in the ring wearing heavy woollen underwear to conceal the disparity between his trunk and leg-development. He was also known for his pure fighting skills due to dislike of training for fights, which cost him at times in his career. (b. 1863)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/22/18 at 9:51 am

October 22nd 1956 – Frank DiPino, American baseball Major League pitcher who played for the Milwaukee Brewers, Houston Astros, Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals, and Kansas City Royals. On September 7, 1982, DiPino struck out 10 batters in 5 innings for his first Major League victory. On July 21, 1986, the Astros traded DiPino to the Cubs for IF/OF Davey Lopes. DiPino was the winning pitcher in the Cubs' first night game ever played at Wrigley Field on August 9, 1988. DiPino has the best batting average against for any pitcher w/ more than 10 plate appearances vs. HOF member Tony Gwynn. Gwynn, a lifetime .338 hitter, was .050 . DiPino is currently a pitching instructor for Perfect Practice of Syracuse, NY.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/22/18 at 10:16 am

October 22nd 1973 – Pablo Casals, Catalan, composer, and conductor from Catalonia, Spain, died from complications of a heart attack. He is generally regarded as the pre-eminent cellist of the first half of the 20th century, and one of the greatest cellists of all time. He made many recordings throughout his career, of solo, chamber, and orchestral music, also as conductor, but he is perhaps best remembered for the recordings of the Bach Cello Suites he made from 1936 to 1939. He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1963 by President John F. Kennedy (though the ceremony was presided over by Lyndon B. Johnson). (b. 1876)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/22/18 at 11:22 am

October 22nd 1973 – Ichiro Suzuki, Japanese baseball outfielder for the Miami Marlins of Major League Baseball (MLB). Some regard him to be the best hitter of the modern era. With 26 seasons combined in top-level professional leagues, he has spent the bulk of his career with two teams: nine seasons with the Orix Blue Wave of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) in Japan, where he began his career, and 12 with the Seattle Mariners of MLB in the United States. After playing for the Mariners, he played two and a half seasons in MLB with the New York Yankees before signing with his current club, the Marlins. Ichiro has established a number of batting records, including MLB's single-season record for hits with 262. He achieved 10 consecutive 200-hit seasons, the longest streak by any player in history. Between his major league career in both Japan and the United States, Ichiro has the most hits by any player in top-tier professional leagues. He also has recorded the most hits of any foreign-born player in MLB.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/22/18 at 11:30 am

October 22nd 1986, Jane Dornacker was killed in a helicopter crash during a live traffic report for WNBC radio in New York. Listeners heard the terrified voice of Dornacker screaming "Hit the water, hit the water’ as the helicopter from which she and pilot Bill Pate were reporting, fell from the sky and crashed into the Hudson River. Dornacker had been a member of The Tubes and Leila And The Snakes.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/22/18 at 12:02 pm

October 22nd 1967 – Oona King, Baroness King of Bow, Labour politician and former Chief diversity officer of Channel 4. She had previously served as a Labour Party Member of Parliament for Bethnal Green and Bow from 1997 until 2005, when she was defeated by George Galloway, the Respect Party candidate.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/22/18 at 12:06 pm

October 22nd 1986 – Albert Szent-Györgyi, Hungarian biochemist, died from an undisclosed illness. He won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1937. He is credited with discovering vitamin C and the components and reactions of the citric acid cycle. He was also active in the Hungarian Resistance during World War II and entered Hungarian politics after the war. (b. 1893)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/22/18 at 12:56 pm

October 22nd 1960 – Cris Kirkwood, American musician who is the bassist and a founding member of the Meat Puppets, an alternative punk rock band.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/22/18 at 12:57 pm

October 22nd 1989 – Ewan MacColl, English folk singer, songwriter, communist, labour activist, actor, poet, playwright and record producer, died after complications following heart surgery. He wrote 'Dirty Old Town' and 'The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face', (became a No.1 hit for Roberta Flack in 1972). Acts including Planxty, The Dubliners, Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash recorded his songs. He was the father of singer, songwriter Kirsty MacColl. (b. 1915)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/22/18 at 1:15 pm

October 22nd 1969 – Héctor Carrasco, Dominican Major League Baseball relief pitcher. He bats and throws right handed. In a twelve-season career, Carrasco has posted a 44–50 record with 19 saves and a 3.99 ERA in 637 relief appearances and ten starts. Carrasco began his major league career with the Cincinnati Reds in 1994, and has also pitched for the Kansas City Royals, Minnesota Twins, Boston Red Sox, Baltimore Orioles, Washington Nationals, and Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. On April 15, 2000, while pitching for the Twins, Hector gave up Cal Ripken's 3000th hit in a game at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome. His most productive season came in 2005 for the Nationals, when he was 5–4 with a 2.04 ERA in 64 appearances, allowing only 59 hits in 88 1⁄3 innings and limiting opponents to a .193 batting average. He was 4–3 with a 2.04 ERA in 62.2 innings as a reliever, and 1–1 with a 2.03 ERA in 27 2.3 innings while starting five games near the season's end.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/22/18 at 1:18 pm

October 22nd 1992 – Cleavon Little, American stage, film, and television actor, died of colorectal cancer. He began his career in the late 1960s on the stage. In 1970, he starred in the Broadway production of Purlie, for which he earned both a Drama Desk Award and a Tony Award. His first leading television role was that of the irreverent Dr. Jerry Noland on the ABC sitcom Temperatures Rising (1972–1974). Shortly before the program's conclusion, Little gave what has become his signature performance, portraying Sheriff Bart in the Mel Brooks comedy film Blazing Saddles (1974). In the 1980s, Little continued to appear in stage productions, films, and in guest spots on television series. In 1989, he won a Primetime Emmy Award for his appearance on the NBC sitcom Dear John. He later starred on the Fox sitcom True Colors (1991–1992). (b. 1939)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/22/18 at 1:33 pm

October 22nd 1952 – Jeff Goldblum, American actor who has received nominations for an Oscar, an Emmy, a Genie and a Drama Desk Award throughout his career. He is known for starring in the highest-grossing films of his era, Jurassic Park (1993) and Independence Day (1996), as well as their respective sequels, The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997), Independence Day: Resurgence (2016), and Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018). Goldblum starred in films including Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978), The Big Chill (1983) and Into the Night (1985) before coming to the attention of wider audiences in David Cronenberg's The Fly (1986) which earned him a Saturn Award for Best Actor. His other films include The Tall Guy (1989), Deep Cover (1992), Powder (1995), The Prince of Egypt (1998), Cats & Dogs (2001), Igby Goes Down (2002), The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004), Adam Resurrected (2008), Le Week-End (2013) and The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014). He has been cast as Grandmaster in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Thor: Ragnarok. He also starred in several TV series including the eighth and ninth seasons of Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Zack Nichols.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/22/18 at 1:35 pm

October 22nd 1995 – Kingsley Amis, English novelist, poet, critic, and teacher, died after a fall from an suspected stroke. He wrote more than 20 novels, six volumes of poetry, a memoir, various short stories, radio and television scripts, along with works of social and literary criticism. According to his biographer, Zachary Leader, Amis was "the finest English comic novelist of the second half of the twentieth century." He is the father of British novelist Martin Amis. (b. 1922)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/22/18 at 2:27 pm

October 22nd 1948 – Mike Hendrick, English cricketer, who played in thirty Tests and twenty two ODIs for England from 1973 to 1981. He played for Derbyshire from 1969 to 1981, and for Nottinghamshire from 1982 to 1984. Cricket correspondent Colin Bateman remarked, "Hendrick was a lively fast-medium seam bowler who could produce plenty of bounce to trouble county batsmen. His 770 first-class wickets came at an impressive cost of just 20 apiece". Bateman added, "he loved to pin batsmen down with his accuracy and force errors, and to do so he bowled negatively and slightly short – too short to take wickets consistently at the top level". Which is a rather odd thing to say of a player who took 87 test wickets at 25 runs apiece.

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Written By: wsmith4 on 10/22/18 at 2:40 pm

P{oor I love Lucy.  I just heard she died way back in the 80's.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/22/18 at 3:32 pm

October 22nd 1938 – Christopher Lloyd, American actor, voice actor and comedian best known for his roles as Emmett "Doc" Brown in the Back to the Future trilogy, Judge Doom in Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988), Merlock the Magician in DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp (1990), Uncle Fester in The Addams Family (1991) and its sequel Addams Family Values (1993), and Grigori Rasputin in Anastasia (1997). Lloyd has an equally prominent television profile, having won two Primetime Emmy Awards for playing Jim Ignatowski on the comedy series Taxi (1978–1983). He earned a third Emmy for his 1992 guest appearance on Road to Avonlea. He has also done extensive voiceover work for animated programs, most notably voicing The Hacker on the PBS Kids series Cyberchase (2002–present). The role earned him two Daytime Emmy Award nominations.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/22/18 at 3:33 pm

October 22nd 1995 – Mary Wickes, American film and television character actress, died from cancer. She often played supporting roles as prim, professional women, secretaries, nurses and housekeepers, who made sarcastic quips when the leading characters fell short of her high standards. (b. 1910)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/22/18 at 4:36 pm

October 22nd 1938 – Derek Jacobi, English actor and stage director. A "forceful, commanding stage presence", Jacobi has enjoyed a successful stage career, appearing in such stage productions as Hamlet, Uncle Vanya, and Oedipus the King. He has twice been awarded a Laurence Olivier Award, first for his performance of the eponymous hero in Cyrano de Bergerac in 1983 and the second for his Malvolio in Twelfth Night in 2009. He also received a Tony Award for his performance in Much Ado About Nothing in 1984 and a Primetime Emmy Award in 1988 for The Tenth Man. His stage work includes playing Octavius Caesar, Edward II, Richard III and Thomas Becket.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/23/18 at 8:29 am

October 23rd 1959 – "Weird Al" Yankovic, American singer, songwriter, parodist, record producer, satirist, actor, voice actor, music video director, film producer, and author. He is known for his humorous songs that make light of popular culture and often parody specific songs by contemporary musical acts, original songs that are style pastiches of the work of other acts, and polka medleys of several popular songs, featuring his favored instrument, the accordion.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/23/18 at 9:34 am

October 23rd 1935 – Chi-Chi Rodríguez, Puerto Rican professional golfer. The winner of eight PGA Tour events, he was the first Puerto Rican to be inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/23/18 at 10:33 am

October 23rd 1954 – Ang Lee, Taiwanese film director, screenwriter and producer. Lee's earlier films, such as The Wedding Banquet, Pushing Hands, and Eat Drink Man Woman explored the relationships and conflicts between tradition and modernity, Eastern and Western. Lee also deals with repressed, hidden emotions in many of his films, including Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, The Ice Storm, Hulk, and Brokeback Mountain. Lee's work is known for its emotional charge, which critics believe is responsible for his success in offsetting cultural barriers and achieving international recognition.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/23/18 at 12:13 pm

October 23rd 1936 – Philip Kaufman, American film director and screenwriter who has directed fifteen films over a career spanning more than five decades. He has been described as a "maverick" and an "iconoclast," notable for his versatility and independence. He is considered an "auteur", whose films have always expressed his personal vision. His choice of topics has been eclectic and sometimes controversial, having adapted novels with diverse themes and stories. Kaufman's works have included genres such as realism, horror, fantasy, erotic, Westerns, underworld crime, and inner city gangs. Examples are Milan Kundera's The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988), Michael Crichton's Rising Sun (1993), a remake of Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978), and the erotic writings of Anaïs Nin’s Henry & June. His film The Wanderers (1979) has achieved cult status. But his greatest success was Tom Wolfe's true-life The Right Stuff, which received eight Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/23/18 at 12:46 pm

October 23rd 1940 – Pelé, Brazilian professional footballer who played as a forward. He is widely regarded as the greatest football player of all time. In 1999, he was voted World Player of the Century by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS). That same year, Pelé was elected Athlete of the Century by the International Olympic Committee. According to the IFFHS, Pelé is the most successful league goal-scorer in the world, scoring 1281 goals in 1363 games, which included unofficial friendlies and tour games. During his playing days, Pelé was for a period the best-paid athlete in the world.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/23/18 at 12:50 pm

October 23rd 1950 – Al Jolson, American singer, film actor, and comedian, died from a heart attack. At the peak of his career, he was dubbed "The World's Greatest Entertainer." His performing style was brash and extroverted, and he popularized a large number of songs that benefited from his "shamelessly sentimental, melodramatic approach." In the 1930s, Jolson was America's most famous and highest-paid entertainer. Between 1911 and 1928, Jolson had nine sell-out Winter Garden shows in a row, more than 80 hit records, and 16 national and international tours. Although he is best remembered today as the star of the first talking picture, The Jazz Singer (1927), he later starred in a series of successful musical films throughout the 1930s. After the attack on Pearl Harbor, he was the first star to entertain troops overseas during World War II. After a period of inactivity, his stardom returned with The Jolson Story (1946), for which Larry Parks played Jolson, with the singer dubbing for Parks. The formula was repeated in a sequel, Jolson Sings Again (1949). In 1950, he again became the first star to entertain GIs on active service in the Korean War, performing 42 shows in 16 days. (b. 1886)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/23/18 at 1:15 pm

October 23rd 1944 – Mike Harding, English singer, songwriter, comedian, author, poet, broadcaster and multi-instrumentalist. He is sometimes known as 'The Rochdale Cowboy' after one of his hit records. In addition, at various times of his life, Harding has been a photographer, traveller, filmmaker and playwright.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/23/18 at 1:27 pm

October 23rd 1869 – Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby, British statesman, died from an unknown condition. He was three times Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, and to date the longest serving leader of the Conservative Party. He was known before 1834 as Edward Stanley, and from 1834 to 1851 as Lord Stanley. He is one of only four British Prime Ministers to have three or more separate periods in office. (b. 1799)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/23/18 at 2:01 pm

October 23rd 1959 – Sam Raimi, American film director, producer, screenwriter and actor, famous for creating the cult horror Evil Dead series, as well as directing the original Spider-Man trilogy (2002–07), the 1990 superhero film Darkman and the "I Will Rip Your Soul Out" scene from the 2013 remake of Evil Dead. His most recent film is the 2013 Disney fantasy film Oz the Great and Powerful. Raimi has also produced several successful television series and founded his own production company, Renaissance Pictures, in 1979. Recently, he worked as the producer of The Possession.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/23/18 at 2:02 pm

October 23rd 1915 – W. G. Grace, English cricketer, died after suffering a heart attack. He was important in the development of the sport and is widely considered one of it’s greatest-ever players. Universally known as "W. G.", he played first-class cricket for a record-equalling 44 seasons, from 1865 to 1908, during which he captained England, Gloucestershire, the Gentlemen, Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), the United South of England Eleven (USEE) and several other teams. (b. 1848)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/23/18 at 2:16 pm

October 23rd 1956 – Dianne Reeves, American Grammy-winning jazz singer. Commentator Scott Yanow said of her, "A logical successor to Dinah Washington and Carmen McRae (although even she cannot reach the impossible heights of Ella and Sarah Vaughan), Reeves is a superior interpreter of lyrics and a skilled scat singer."

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/23/18 at 2:22 pm

October 23rd 1921 – John Boyd Dunlop, Scottish inventor and veterinary surgeon, died from an undisclosed illness. He spent most of his career in Ireland. Familiar with making rubber devices, he re-invented pneumatic tyres for his child's tricycle and developed them for use in cycle racing. He sold his rights to the pneumatic tyres to a company he formed with the president of the Irish Cyclists' Association, Harvey Du Cros, for a small cash sum and a small shareholding in their pneumatic tyre business. Dunlop withdrew in 1896. The company that bore his name, Dunlop Pneumatic Tyre Company, was not incorporated until later using the name well known to the public, but it was Du Cros's creation. (b. 1840)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/23/18 at 3:38 pm

October 23rd 1956 – Dwight Yoakam, American singer-songwriter, musician and actor, most famous for his pioneering country music. Popular since the early 1980s, he has recorded more than twenty one albums and compilations, charted more than thirty singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, and sold more than 25 million records. He has recorded five Billboard #1 albums, twelve gold albums, and nine platinum albums, including the triple platinum This Time. In addition to his many achievements in the performing arts, he is also the most frequent musical guest in the history of The Tonight Show.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/23/18 at 4:27 pm

October 23rd 2016 – Pete Burns, English singer-songwriter and television personality, died following a sudden cardiac arrest. He founded the pop band Dead or Alive in 1979, in which he was vocalist and songwriter, and who rose to mainstream success with their 1984 single "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)". He rose to further celebrity status in the British media following his appearance on Celebrity Big Brother 4, in which he finished in fifth place. He appeared on further television reality shows, including as a presenter. Burns had a powerful singing voice and was known for his ever-changing, often androgynous appearance, which he freely admitted was greatly modified by cosmetic surgery. (b. 1959)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/23/18 at 5:45 pm

October 23rd 2014 – Alvin Stardust, English rock singer and stage actor, died after been diagnosed with prostate cancer. Performing first as Shane Fenton in the 1960s, Jewry had a moderately successful career in the pre-Beatles era, hitting the UK top 40 with four singles in 1961-62. However, he became better known for singles released in the 1970s and 1980s as Alvin Stardust, including the UK Singles Chart-topper "Jealous Mind", as well as later hits such as "Pretend" and "I Feel Like Buddy Holly". (b. 1942)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/23/18 at 6:06 pm

October 23rd 2004 – Bill Nicholson, English football player, coach, manager and scout, died from a short undisclosed illness. He had a 36-year association with Tottenham Hotspur. He is considered one of the most important figures in the club's history, winning while manager at the club eight major trophies in 16 years, and most notably guiding the team to their Double-winning season of 1960–61. (b. 1919)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/23/18 at 6:25 pm

October 23th 2017 – Walter Lassally, German-born British-Greek cinematographer, died from an undisclosed illness. He won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography in 1964 for the film Zorba the Greek. (b. 1926)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/24/18 at 1:39 am

October 24th 1537 – Jane Seymour, Queen of England from 1536 to 1537, may have died due to an infection from a retained placenta. According to Alison Weir, Jane may have succumbed to puerperal fever following a bacterial infection contracted during the birth. As the third wife of King Henry VIII. She succeeded Anne Boleyn as queen consort following the latter's execution in May 1536. She died of postnatal complications less than two weeks after the birth of her only child, a son who became King Edward VI. She was the only one of Henry's wives to receive a queen's funeral, and his only consort to be buried beside him in St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle. (b. about 1508)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/24/18 at 1:45 am

October 24th 1947 – Kevin Kline, American actor and singer. Kline began his career on stage in 1972 with The Acting Company. He has gone on to win three Tony Awards for his work on Broadway, winning Best Featured Actor in a Musical for the 1978 original production of On the Twentieth Century, Best Actor in a Musical for the 1981 revival of The Pirates of Penzance, and Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for the 2017 revival of Present Laughter. He made his film debut opposite Meryl Streep in Sophie's Choice (1982). For his role in the 1988 comedy hit A Fish Called Wanda, he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. In 2003, he starred as Falstaff in the Broadway production of Henry IV, for which he won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Play. He has been nominated for an Emmy Award, two BAFTA Awards and five Golden Globe Awards. His other films include The Big Chill (1983), Silverado (1985), Cry Freedom (1987), Dave (1993), The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996), The Ice Storm (1997), In & Out (1997), The Road to El Dorado (2000), De-Lovely (2004), The Conspirator (2010), My Old Lady (2014), and Beauty and the Beast (2017). Since 2011, Kline has had a recurring role on the animated comedy series Bob's Burgers.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/24/18 at 2:47 am

October 24th 1939 – F. Murray Abraham, American actor. He became widely known during the 1980s after winning the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role as Antonio Salieri in Amadeus (1984). He has appeared in many roles, both leading and supporting, in films such as All the President's Men (1976), Scarface (1983), The Name of the Rose (1986), Last Action Hero (1993), Star Trek: Insurrection (1998), Finding Forrester (2000), Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) and The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014). He is also known for his television and theatre work and is now a regular cast member on the award-winning television series Homeland.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/24/18 at 2:50 am

October 24th 1842 – Bernardo O'Higgins, Chilean independence leader, died of cardiac problems. He freed Chile from Spanish rule in the Chilean War of Independence. He was a wealthy landowner of Spanish and Irish ancestry. Although he was the second Supreme Director of Chile (1817–1823), he is considered one of Chile's founding fathers, as he was the first holder of this title to head a fully independent Chilean state. (b. 1778)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/24/18 at 4:36 am

October 24th 1936 – Bill Wyman, English musician, record producer, songwriter and singer. He was the bass guitarist for the English rock and roll band the Rolling Stones from 1962 until 1993. Since 1997, he has recorded and toured with his own band, Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings. He has worked producing both records and film, and has scored music for film in movies and television. Wyman has kept a journal since he was a child after World War II. As an author, he has written seven books. Wyman is also a photographer, and his works have been displayed in galleries around the world. Wyman's lack of funds in his early years led him to create and build his own fretless bass guitar. He became an amateur archaeologist and enjoys metal detecting; The Times published a letter about his hobby. He designed and marketed a patented "Bill Wyman signature metal detector", which he has used to find relics in the English countryside dating back to the era of the Roman Empire. As a businessman he owns several establishments, including the Sticky Fingers Café, a rock and roll-themed bistro serving American cuisine, which first opened in 1989 in Kensington.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/24/18 at 5:15 am

October 24th 1917– James Carroll Beckwith, American landscape, portrait and genre painter, died of a heart attack in his apartment at the Hotel Schuyler on West Forty-Fifth Street in New York City. His Naturalist style led to his recognition in the late nineteenth and very early twentieth century as a respected figure in American art. (b. 1852)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/24/18 at 7:34 am

October 24th 1966 – Roman Abramovich, Russian billionaire businessman, investor, and politician. Abramovich is the primary owner of the private investment company Millhouse LLC, and is best known outside Russia as the owner of Chelsea Football Club, a Premier League football club.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/24/18 at 8:30 am

October 24th 2005 – Rosa Parks, American activist in the Civil Rights Movement, died from natural causes. Whom the United States Congress called "the first lady of civil rights" and "the mother of the freedom movement". On December 1, 1955, in Montgomery, Alabama, Parks refused to obey bus driver James F. Blake's order to give up her seat in the "colored section" to a white passenger, after the whites-only section was filled. Parks was not the first person to resist bus segregation. Others had taken similar steps, including Bayard Rustin in 1942, Irene Morgan in 1946, Lillie Mae Bradford in 1951, Sarah Louise Keys in 1952, and the members of the ultimately successful Browder v. Gayle 1956 lawsuit (Claudette Colvin, Aurelia Browder, Susie McDonald, and Mary Louise Smith) who were arrested in Montgomery for not giving up their bus seats months before Parks. NAACP organizers believed that Parks was the best candidate for seeing through a court challenge after her arrest for civil disobedience in violating Alabama segregation laws, although eventually her case became bogged down in the state courts while the Browder v. Gayle case succeeded. (b. 1913)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/24/18 at 1:00 pm

October 24th 1985 – Wayne Rooney, English footballer who plays for Premier League club Everton. He has played much of his career as a forward, and he has also been used in various midfield roles. He is the record goalscorer for the England national team and for Manchester United. At club level, he has won every honour available in English, Continental and European football, with the exception of the European Super Cup. Along with Michael Carrick, he is the only English player to win the Premier League, FA Cup, UEFA Champions League, League Cup, UEFA Europa League and FIFA Club World Cup.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/24/18 at 1:25 pm

October 24th 1985 – László Bíró, Argentinian-Hungarian inventor, died from an undisclosed illness. He patented the first commercially successful modern ballpoint pen. During World War II, Bíró was forced to flee the Nazis. In 1943 the brothers moved to Argentina. On 10 June they filed another patent, issued in the US as 2,390,636 Writing Instrument, and formed Biro Pens of Argentina (in Argentina the ballpoint pen is known as birome). This new design was licensed for production in the United Kingdom for supply to Royal Air Force aircrew, who found they worked much better than fountain pens at high altitude. In 1945 Marcel Bich bought the patent from Bíró for the pen, which soon became the main product of his Bic company, which has sold more than 100 billion ballpoint pens worldwide. In November of that same year, promoter Milton Reynolds introduced a gravity-fed pen to the U.S. market. The Reynolds Pen was a sensation for a few years, until its reputation for leaking and competition from established pen manufacturers overtook it. Bíró's patent was based on capillary action, which caused ink to be drawn out of the pen as it was deposited on the paper. (b. 1899)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/24/18 at 2:38 pm

October 24th 1991 – Gene Roddenberry, American television screenwriter and producer, died from a cardiopulmonary arrest, after suffering a stroke. He is best remembered for creating the original Star Trek television series. As a freelance writer, Roddenberry wrote scripts for Highway Patrol, Have Gun–Will Travel, and other series, before creating and producing his own television series The Lieutenant. In 1964, Roddenberry created Star Trek, which premiered in 1966 and ran for three seasons before being cancelled. He then worked on other projects, including a string of failed television pilots. The syndication of Star Trek led to its growing popularity; this, in turn, resulted in the Star Trek feature films, on which Roddenberry continued to produce and consult. In 1987, the sequel series Star Trek: The Next Generation began airing on television in first-run syndication; Roddenberry was heavily involved in the initial development of the series, but took a less active role after the first season due to ill health. He continued to consult on the series until his death in 1991. (b. 1921)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/25/18 at 5:21 am

October 25th 1944 – Taffy Nivert, American songwriter and singer. She is best known for being a member of the Starland Vocal Band.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/25/18 at 5:26 am

October 25th 2013 – Nigel Davenport, English stage, television and film actor, died from an undisclosed cause. Best known as the Duke of Norfolk and Lord Birkenhead in the Academy Award-winning films A Man for All Seasons and Chariots of Fire, respectively. (b. 1928)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/25/18 at 5:40 am

October 25th 1944 – Fred Housego, London taxi driver who became a television and radio personality and presenter after winning the BBC television quiz Mastermind in 1980. He did not give up his taxi licence when he began his media career and he was still driving a cab in 2007.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/25/18 at 5:44 am

October 24th 1154 – Stephen, King of England from 1135 to his death, on this day after a stomach disorder. He was also the Count of Boulogne from 1125 until 1147 and Duke of Normandy from 1135 until 1144. Stephen's reign was marked by the Anarchy, a civil war with his cousin and rival, the Empress Matilda. He was succeeded by Matilda's son, Henry II, the first of the Angevin kings. (b. about 1096)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/25/18 at 6:09 am

October 25th 1941 – Helen Reddy, Australian singer, actress and activist. In the 1970s, she enjoyed international success, especially in the United States, where she placed 15 singles in the Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100. Six made the Top 10 and three reached No. 1, including her signature hit "I Am Woman". She is often referred to as the "Queen of '70s Pop". Reddy placed 25 songs on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart; 15 made the Top 10 and eight reached No. 1, six consecutively. In 1974, at the inaugural American Music Awards, she became the first artist to win the award for Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist. She was the first Australian to have three No. 1 hits in the same year. In television, she was the first Australian to host her own one-hour weekly primetime variety show on an American network, along with several specials that were seen in more than 40 countries.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/25/18 at 6:20 am

October 24th 1400 – Geoffrey Chaucer, English philosopher, poet, and author, died of unknown causes. Known as the Father of English literature, is widely considered the greatest English poet of the Middle Ages. He was the first poet to be buried in Poets' Corner of Westminster Abbey. While he achieved fame during his lifetime as an author, philosopher, and astronomer, composing a scientific treatise on the astrolabe for his ten-year-old son Lewis, Chaucer also maintained an active career in the civil service as a bureaucrat, courtier and diplomat. Among his many works are The Book of the Duchess, The House of Fame, The Legend of Good Women and Troilus and Criseyde. He is best known today for The Canterbury Tales. Chaucer's work was crucial in legitimizing the literary use of the Middle English vernacular at a time when the dominant literary languages in England were French and Latin. (b. about 1343)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/25/18 at 7:02 am

October 25th 1934 – Joe Mercer, English thoroughbred race horse jockey. He was active as a jockey from 1947 to 1985 and rode a total of 2,810 winners in Britain, a figure exceeded only by Sir Gordon Richards, Lester Piggott, and Doug Smith at the time of his retirement, and subsequently only bettered by Pat Eddery (his niece's ex-husband), Willie Carson and Frankie Dettori.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/25/18 at 7:07 am

October 25th 1760 – George II, King of Great Britain and Ireland, died of a ruptured heart as the result of an incipient aortic aneurysm. Also the Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (Hanover) and Prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire from 11 June 1727 (O.S.) until his death. George was the last British monarch born outside Great Britain: he was born and brought up in northern Germany. His grandmother, Sophia of Hanover, became second in line to the British throne after about fifty Catholics higher in line were excluded by the Act of Settlement 1701 and the Acts of Union 1707, which restricted the succession to Protestants. After the deaths of Sophia and Anne, Queen of Great Britain, in 1714, his father George I, Elector of Hanover, inherited the British throne. In the first years of his father's reign as king, George was associated with opposition politicians, until they rejoined the governing party in 1720. (b. 1683)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/25/18 at 7:28 am

October 25th 1957 – Nancy Cartwright, American actress, voice actress and comedian. She is known for her long-running role as Bart Simpson on the animated television series The Simpsons. Cartwright also voices other characters for the show, including Nelson Muntz, Ralph Wiggum, Todd Flanders, Kearney, and Database. Cartwright was born in Dayton, Ohio. Cartwright moved to Hollywood in 1978 and trained alongside voice actor Daws Butler. Her first professional role was voicing Gloria in the animated series Richie Rich, which she followed with a starring role in the television movie Marian Rose White (1982) and her first feature film, Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/25/18 at 9:28 am

October 25th 1955 – Glynis Barber, South African actress. When she was five years old, her parents divorced, and she and her mother moved to Johannesburg. She is best known for her portrayals of Sgt. Harriet Makepeace in the British police drama Dempsey and Makepeace, Glenda Mitchell in EastEnders, DCI Grace Barraclough in Emmerdale, Fiona Brake in Night and Day, and Soolin in Blake's 7.

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/25/18 at 9:38 am

October 25th 1958 – Stuart Lewis-Evans, British racing, died his burns six days after the accident at the Morrocan Grand Prix. He participated in 14 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 19 May 1957. He achieved two podiums, and scored a total of 16 championship points. He also achieved two pole positions. (b. 1930)

Subject: Re: Royalty Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/25/18 at 10:57 am

October 25th 1921 – Michael I King of Romania, from 20 July 1927 to 8 June 1930 and again from 6 September 1940 until his abdication on 30 December 1947. Shortly after his birth, Michael's father Prince Carol had become involved in a controversial relationship with Magda Lupescu. In 1925, Carol was eventually pressured to renounce his rights to the throne and moved to Paris in exile with Lupescu. In 1927, Michael ascended the throne following the death of his grandfather, Ferdinand I. As he was still a minor, a regency council was instituted which comprised his uncle, Prince Nicholas; the Patriarch Miron Cristea; and the president of the Supreme Court, Gheorghe Buzdugan. The council proved to be ineffective and in 1930, Carol returned to Romania and replaced his son as king. As a result, Michael returned to being heir apparent to the throne and was given the additional title of Grand Voievod of Alba-Iulia.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/25/18 at 11:07 am

October 25th 1993 – Vincent Price, American actor, died from lung cancer. Well known for his distinctive voice and performances in horror films. His career spanned other genres, including film noir, drama, mystery, thriller, and comedy. He appeared on stage, television, radio, and more than one hundred films. He has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame: one for motion pictures, and one for television. Born and raised in the Saint Louis, Missouri area, he has a star on the Saint Louis Walk of Fame. He was an art collector and consultant, with a degree in art history, lecturing and writing books on the subject. Additionally, he was the founder of the eponymous Vincent Price Art Museum in California. He was also a noted gourmet cook. (b. 1911)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/25/18 at 12:38 pm

October 25th 1926 – Jimmy Heath, American jazz saxophonist, composer, arranger and big band leader. He is the brother of bassist Percy Heath and drummer Albert Heath.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/25/18 at 12:50 pm

October 25th 2010 – Gregory Isaacs, Jamaican-English singer-songwriter, died from lung cancer. International stardom seemed assured in 1978 when Isaacs signed to the Virgin Records offshoot Front Line Records, and appeared in the film Rockers, in which he performed "Slavemaster". The Cool Ruler (which became one of his nicknames) and Soon Forward albums, however, failed to sell as well as expected, although they are now considered among his best work. In 1981, he made his first appearance at the Reggae Sunsplash festival (returning annually until 1991), and he moved on to the Charisma Records offshoot Pre, who released his The Lonely Lover (another nickname that stuck) and More Gregory albums along with a string of increasingly successful singles including "Tune In", "Permanent Lover", "Wailing Rudy" and "Tribute to Waddy". He signed to Island Records and released the record that finally saw him break through to a wider audience, "Night Nurse", the title track from his first album for the label (Night Nurse (1982)). Although "Night Nurse" was not a chart hit in either the UK or US, it was hugely popular in clubs and received heavy radio play, and the album reached number 32 in the UK. (b. 1951)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/25/18 at 1:26 pm

October 25th 1928 – Marion Ross, American actress. Her best-known role is that of Marion Cunningham on the ABC television sitcom Happy Days, on which she starred from 1974 to 1984 and received two Primetime Emmy Award nominations. Before her success on Happy Days, Ross appeared in a variety of film roles, appearing in The Glenn Miller Story (1954), Sabrina (1954), Lust for Life (1956), Teacher's Pet (1958), Some Came Running (1958), Operation Petticoat (1959), and Honky (1971), as well as several minor television roles, one of which was on television’s "The Lone Ranger" (1954). Ross also starred in The Evening Star (1996), for which she was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress.

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/25/18 at 1:28 pm

October 25th 1995 – Bobby Riggs, American tennis champion, died from prostate cancer.  He was the World No. 1 or the World co-No. 1 player for three years, first as an amateur in 1939, then as a professional in 1946 and 1947. He played his first professional tennis match on December 26, 1941. As a 21-year-old amateur in 1939, Riggs won Wimbledon, the U.S. National Championships (now U.S. Open), and was runner-up at the French Championships. He was U.S. champion again in 1941, after a runner-up finish the year before. At age 55, he competed in a challenge match against Billie Jean King, one of the top female players in the world, and lost. Their prime time "Battle of the Sexes" match in 1973 remains one of the most famous tennis events of all time, with a $100,000 winner-take-all prize. (b. 1918)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/25/18 at 2:06 pm

October 25th 1944 – Jon Anderson, English singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist best known as the former lead singer of the progressive rock band Yes, which he co-founded in 1968 with bassist Chris Squire. He was a member of the band across three tenures between 1968 and 2008. Anderson is also noted for his solo career and collaborations with other artists, including Vangelis as Jon and Vangelis, Roine Stolt as Anderson/Stolt, and Jean-Luc Ponty as AndersonPonty Band. He has also appeared on albums by King Crimson, Tangerine Dream, and Iron Butterfly.

Subject: Re: Notable Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/25/18 at 2:49 pm

October 25th 2017 – John Mollo, British costume designer and book author, died from complications from vascular dementia. Known for his Oscar-winning costume design for the Star Wars film series. He was interested in European and American military uniforms from a very young age and wrote several books on the subject. This led him to costume design, first being an advisor for the movie Charge of the Light Brigade in 1966 and later a costume designer, his first film being George Lucas' Star Wars in 1977. He has also been a military advisor on the films Zulu Dawn, Barry Lyndon and Nicholas and Alexandra. (b. 1931)

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Written By: c_keenan2001@hotmail.com on 10/27/18 at 1:11 am

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Happy 60th birthday to Simon Le Bon of Duran Duran fame.  :) Born on this day in 1958 in Bushey, England, U.K.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/30/18 at 2:59 am

October 30th 1945 – Henry Winkler, American actor, director, comedian, producer, and author. Winkler is known for his role as Arthur Fonzarelli in the 1970s American sitcom Happy Days. "The Fonz", or "Fonzie", a leather-clad greaser, hot rodder and auto mechanic, started out as a minor character at the show's beginning, but had achieved top billing by the time the show ended. He also starred as Sy Mittleman on Adult Swim's Childrens Hospital and starred as Eddie R. Lawson on USA Networks's Royal Pains. Winkler was also a recurring guest star on Parks and Recreation.

Subject: Re: Notable Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/30/18 at 3:13 am

October 30th 1910 – Henry Dunant, Swiss businessman and social activist, died from an undisclosed illness. He was the founder of the Red Cross, and the first recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. The 1864 Geneva Convention was based on Dunant's ideas. In 1901 he received the first Nobel Peace Prize together with Frédéric Passy, making Dunant the first Swiss Nobel laureate. During a business trip in 1859, Dunant was witness to the aftermath of the Battle of Solferino in modern-day Italy. He recorded his memories and experiences in the book A Memory of Solferino which inspired the creation of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in 1863. (b. 1828)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/30/18 at 5:22 am

October 30th 1939 – Grace Slick, American singer-songwriter, musician, artist, and former model, widely known in rock and roll history for her role in San Francisco's burgeoning psychedelic music scene in the mid–1960s. Her music career spanned four decades, and involved the Great Society, Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship, and Starship, as well as a sporadic solo career. Slick provided vocals on a number of iconic songs, including "Somebody to Love", "White Rabbit", "We Built This City" and "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now".

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/30/18 at 8:16 am

October 30th 1962 – Courtney Walsh, Jamaican cricketer who represented the West Indies from 1984 to 2001, captaining the West Indies in 22 Test matches. He is a fast bowler, and best known for a remarkable opening bowling partnership along with fellow West Indian Curtly Ambrose for several years. Walsh played 132 Tests and 205 ODIs for the West Indies and took 519 and 227 wickets respectively. He shared 421 Test wickets with Ambrose in 49 matches. He held the record of most Test wickets from 2000, after he broke the record of Kapil Dev. This record was later broken in 2004 by Shane Warne. He was the first bowler to reach 500 wickets in Test cricket. His autobiography is entitled "Heart of the Lion". Walsh was named one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 1987, and one of the Indian Cricket Cricketer of the Year a year later. In October 2010, he was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame. He was appointed as the Specialist Bowling Coach of Bangladesh Cricket Team in August 2016.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/30/18 at 9:08 am

October 30th 1941 – Otis Williams, American baritone singer. Nicknamed "Big Daddy", he is occasionally also a songwriter and a record producer. Williams is best known as the founder and last original surviving member of the Motown vocal group The Temptations, a group in which he continues to perform. He also owns the rights to the Temptations name.

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/30/18 at 9:16 am

October 30th 1912 – James S. Sherman, American lawyer and politician, died after being diagnosed with Bright’s disease. He was American politician who was a United States Representative from New York from 1887 to 1891 and 1893 to 1909, and the 27th Vice President of the United States from 1909 until his death. He was a member of the interrelated Baldwin, Hoar, and Sherman families, prominent lawyers and politicians of New England and New York. Although not a high-powered administrator, he made a natural congressional committee chairman, and his genial personality eased the workings of the House, so that he was known as 'Sunny Jim'. He was the first Vice President to fly in a plane (1911), and also the first to throw out the ceremonial first pitch at a baseball game. Sherman is the most recent Vice President to have died in office. (b. 1855)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/30/18 at 10:46 am

October 30th 1953 – Charles Martin Smith, American film actor, writer, and director. He is best known for his roles in American Graffiti (1973), The Buddy Holly Story (1978), Never Cry Wolf (1983), Starman (1984), The Untouchables (1987), Deep Cover (1992), Speechless (1994) and Deep Impact (1998). He is further known for directing the films The Snow Walker (2003), Dolphin Tale (2011) and Dolphin Tale 2 (2014).

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/30/18 at 11:00 am

October 30th 1923 – Bonar Law, British Conservative Party politician and Prime Minister, died from an undisclosed illness. Born in the British colony of New Brunswick (now in Canada), he is the only UK Prime Minister to have been born outside of the British Isles. Law was of Scottish and Ulster Scots descent, and having moved back to Scotland in 1870, he left school aged sixteen to work in the iron industry, becoming a wealthy man by the age of thirty. He entered Parliament at the 1900 general election, relatively late in life for a front-rank politician, and was made a junior minister, Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade, in 1902. Law joined the Shadow Cabinet in opposition after the 1906 election. In 1911, he was appointed a Privy Councillor, and stood for the vacant party leadership. Despite never having served in the Cabinet, and despite trailing third after Walter Long and Austen Chamberlain, Law became leader when the two frontrunners withdrew rather than risk a draw splitting the party. Kingdom (b. 1858)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/30/18 at 1:11 pm

October 30th 1939 – Eddie Holland, American singer, songwriter and record producer. Although he was an early Motown artist who recorded minor hit singles such as "Jamie", he started working behind the scenes due to stage fright. He was a member of Holland–Dozier–Holland, the songwriting and production team responsible for much of the Motown Sound and hit records by Martha and the Vandellas, The Supremes, The Four Tops, and The Isley Brothers, among others. He has written or co-written 80 hits in the UK and 143 in the US charts. Holland served as the team's lyricist, and also worked with producer Norman Whitfield on lyrics for the songs he produced for the Marvelettes and the Temptations, like "Too Many Fish in the Sea" and "Beauty's Only Skin Deep".

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/30/18 at 1:17 pm

October 30th 1941 – Chu Berry, American jazz tenor saxophonists during the 1930s, died in a car accident. Most of Berry's career was spent with swing bands: Sammy Stewart, 1929–1930, with whom he switched to tenor sax, Benny Carter, 1932–1933, Teddy Hill, 1933–1935, Fletcher Henderson, 1935–1937, Cab Calloway, his best-known affiliation, from 1937 to 1941. Throughout his brief career, Berry was in demand as a sideman for recording sessions under the names of various other jazz artists, including Spike Hughes (1933), Bessie Smith (1933), the Chocolate Dandies (1933), Mildred Bailey (1935–1938), Teddy Wilson (1935–1938), Billie Holiday (1938–1939), Wingy Manone (1938–1939) and Lionel Hampton (1939). (b. 1908)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/30/18 at 2:01 pm

October 30th 1958 – Stefan Dennis, Australian actor, best known for playing the role of cold-hearted and ruthless businessman Paul Robinson in the soap opera Neighbours from its first episode in March 1985 to the present day. He departed Neighbours in 1993, but returned in 2004 and has played Paul ever since. During his time away from Neighbours he was a cast member of Scottish soap opera River City. He is also known for his 1989 hit single "Don't It Make You Feel Good", which reached Number 16 in the Irish and UK Singles Chart.

Subject: Re: Notable Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/30/18 at 2:12 pm

October 30th 1979 – Barnes Wallis, English scientist, engineer and inventor, died from an undisclosed illness. He is best known for inventing the bouncing bomb used by the Royal Air Force in Operation Chastise (the "Dambusters" raid) to attack the dams of the Ruhr Valley during World War II. The raid was the subject of the 1955 film The Dam Busters, in which Wallis was played by Michael Redgrave. Among his other inventions were his version of the geodetic airframe and the earthquake bomb. (b. 1887)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/30/18 at 2:57 pm

October 30th 1981 – Ivanka Trump, American television personality, fashion designer, author and businesswoman who is an advisor to the President of the United States, Donald Trump. She is the daughter of the president and his first wife, former model Ivana Trump. A fourth generation businessperson who followed in the footsteps of her great-grandmother Elizabeth Christ Trump (who founded the company), grandfather Fred Trump, and father, Trump has been an executive vice president of the family owned The Trump Organization – as well as serving as a boardroom judge on her father's TV show The Apprentice. She moved to Washington, D.C. in January 2017 as her husband, Jared Kushner, was appointed Senior Advisor to the President. Starting in late March 2017, she began serving in her father's presidential administration. She assumed this official, unpaid position after ethics concerns were raised about her access to material while not being held to the same restrictions as a federal employee. She is considered part of the president's inner circle, and later became an official employee in his administration.

Subject: Re: Scientific Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/30/18 at 3:20 pm

October 30th 1975 – Gustav Ludwig Hertz, German physicist and academic, died from a undisclosed cause. From 1911 to 1914, Hertz was an assistant to Rubens at the University of Berlin. It was during this time that Hertz and James Franck performed experiments on inelastic electron collisions in gases, known as the Franck–Hertz experiments, and for which they received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1925. (b. 1887)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/30/18 at 5:27 pm

October 30th 1941 – Bob Wilson, Scotland international football goalkeeper and later broadcaster. As a player, Wilson is most noted for his 11 year playing career at Arsenal where he received over 300 caps. Wilson as well featured as a youth and senior international for Scotland. After retiring as a player, he turned to coaching and broadcasting, presenting football programmes on television for 28 years until 2002. Wilson has also gone on to create a charity organization known as the Willow Foundation.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/31/18 at 12:44 am

October 31st 1956 – Christopher de Leon, Filipino film actor and politician. De Leon appeared on the gag show Going Bananas and has appeared in over 120 films since the early 1970s. On July 1, 2010, he was sworn into office as the board member of the 2nd district of Batangas.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/31/18 at 12:47 am

October 31st 1926 – Harry Houdini, Austro-Hungarian-born American stage magician and stunt performer, died of peritonitis, secondary to a ruptured appendix, after a student delivered a surprise attack of multiple blows to Houdini's abdomen. Noted for his sensational escape acts. He first attracted notice in vaudeville in the US and then as "Harry Handcuff Houdini" on a tour of Europe, where he challenged police forces to keep him locked up. Soon he extended his repertoire to include chains, ropes slung from skyscrapers, straitjackets under water, and having to escape from and hold his breath inside a sealed milk can with water in it. In 1904, thousands watched as he tried to escape from special handcuffs commissioned by London's Daily Mirror, keeping them in suspense for an hour. Another stunt saw him buried alive and only just able to claw himself to the surface, emerging in a state of near-breakdown. While many suspected that these escapes were faked, Houdini presented himself as the scourge of fake spiritualists. As President of the Society of American Magicians, he was keen to uphold professional standards and expose fraudulent artists. He was also quick to sue anyone who imitated his escape stunts. Houdini made several movies, but quit acting when it failed to bring in money. He was also a keen aviator, and aimed to become the first man to fly a plane in Australia. (b. 1874)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/31/18 at 3:15 am

October 31st 1961 – Peter Jackson, New Zealand film director, screenwriter and film producer. He is best known as the director, writer, and producer of The Lord of the Rings trilogy (2001–03) and The Hobbit trilogy (2012–14), both of which are adapted from the novels of the same name by J. R. R. Tolkien. Other notable films include the critically lauded drama Heavenly Creatures (1994), the mockumentary Forgotten Silver (1995), the horror comedy The Frighteners (1996), the epic monster remake film King Kong (2005), and the supernatural drama film The Lovely Bones (2009). He also produced District 9 (2009), The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn (2011), and the documentary West of Memphis (2012). He shared a nomination for Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay with his partner Fran Walsh for Heavenly Creatures, which brought him to mainstream prominence in the film industry. Jackson has been awarded three Academy Awards in his career, including the award for Best Director in 2003. He has also received a Golden Globe, four Saturn Awards and three BAFTAs amongst others.

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/31/18 at 3:21 am

October 31st 1984 – Indira Gandhi, Indian stateswoman, was assassinated by two of her bodyguards. A central figure of the Indian National Congress. She was the first and, to date, the only female Prime Minister of India. Gandhi belonged to the Nehru–Gandhi family and was the daughter of Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Indian prime minister. Despite her surname Gandhi, she is not related to the family of Mahatma Gandhi. She served as Prime Minister from January 1966 to March 1977 and again from January 1980 until her assassination in October 1984, making her the second longest-serving Indian prime minister after her father. (b. 1917)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/31/18 at 4:37 am

October 31st 1967 – Vanilla Ice, (born Robert Matthew Van Winkle), known professionally as Vanilla Ice, an American rapper, actor, and television host. He released his debut album, Hooked, in 1989 on Ichiban Records, before signing a contract with SBK Records, a record label of the EMI Group which released a reformatted version of the album under the title To the Extreme. Ice's 1990 single "Ice Ice Baby" was the first hip hop single to top the Billboard charts.

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/31/18 at 5:11 am

October 31st 2006 – P. W. Botha, South African soldier and politician, died of a heart attack. He was the leader of South Africa from 1978 to 1989, serving as the last Prime Minister from 1978 to 1984 and the first executive State President from 1984 to 1989. First elected to Parliament in 1948, Botha was an outspoken opponent of majority rule and international communism. However, his administration did make concessions towards political reform, whereas internal unrest saw widespread human rights abuses at the hands of the government. Botha resigned the leadership of the ruling National Party in February 1989 after suffering a stroke and six months later was coerced to leave the presidency as well. (b. 1916)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/31/18 at 6:50 am

October 31st 1946 – Stephen Rea, Irish film and stage actor. Rea has appeared in films such as V for Vendetta, Michael Collins, Interview with the Vampire and Breakfast on Pluto. Rea was nominated for an Academy Award for his lead performance as Fergus in the 1992 film The Crying Game. He has during later years had important roles in the Hugo Blick TV series The Shadow Line and The Honourable Woman, for which he won a BAFTA Award.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/31/18 at 10:01 am

October 31st 1963 – Johnny Marr, English musician, songwriter and singer. Between 1982 and 1987 he was the guitarist and – with Morrissey – co-songwriter of The Smiths, an English rock band formed in Manchester. Marr has also been a member of Electronic, an alternative dance supergroup formed with Pet Shop Boys frontman Neil Tennant and New Order singer and guitarist Bernard Sumner; The The, an English musical and multimedia group led by singer/songwriter Matt Johnson; Modest Mouse, an American indie rock band formed in 1993 in Issaquah, Washington; and The Cribs, an English three-piece indie rock band originally from Wakefield, West Yorkshire. He has also worked as a prolific session musician. In 2013, he released a solo album titled The Messenger.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/31/18 at 10:20 am

October 31st 2002 – Raf Vallone, Italian footballer and actor, died from an undisclosed illness. He played professional football at a young age, playing in Serie A for Torino. He won the Coppa Italia with his team in season 1935–1936. He subsequently became the editorial head of the culture section of L'Unità, then the official newspaper of the Italian Communist Party, and also a film and drama critic for the Turin newspaper La Stampa. During World War II, Vallone served with the Communist resistance. His first film appearance was as a sailor in We the Living (1942), but Vallone was not initially interested in an acting career. Nevertheless, he was cast as a soldier competing with Vittorio Gassman for the love of Silvana Mangano in Riso amaro (Bitter Rice) (1949). (b. 1916)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/31/18 at 11:02 am

October 31st 1930 – Michael Collins, American former astronaut and test pilot. Selected as part of the third group of fourteen astronauts in 1963, he flew into space twice. His first spaceflight was on Gemini 10, in which he and Command Pilot John Young performed two rendezvous with different spacecraft and Collins undertook two extra-vehicular activities (EVAs). His second spaceflight was as the Command Module Pilot for Apollo 11. While he stayed in orbit around the Moon, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin left in the Lunar Module to make the first manned landing on its surface. He is one of 24 people to have flown to the Moon.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/31/18 at 11:14 am

October 31st 1988 – John Houseman, British-American actor and producer, died at age 86 of spinal cancer. He became known for his highly publicized collaboration with director Orson Welles from their days in the Federal Theatre Project through to the production of Citizen Kane and his storied collaboration with writer Raymond Chandler's intoxicated screenplay rendering as producer of The Blue Dahlia. He is perhaps best known for his role as Professor Charles W. Kingsfield in the film The Paper Chase (1973), for which he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He reprised his role as Kingsfield in the subsequent television series adaptation of The Paper Chase. Houseman was also known for his commercials for the brokerage firm Smith Barney. He had a distinctive Mid-Atlantic English accent, in common with many actors of his generation. (d. 1902)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/31/18 at 12:39 pm

October 31st 2000 – Willow Smith, American singer, actress and dancer. She is the daughter of Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith, the younger sister of Jaden Smith and the half-sister of Willard Carroll "Trey" Smith III. Smith made her acting debut in 2007 in the film I Am Legend and later appeared in Kit Kittredge: An American Girl alongside Abigail Breslin. She received a Young Artist Award for her performance. Smith launched her music career in the autumn of 2010 with the release of the singles "Whip My Hair" and "21st Century Girl", and signed to her current mentor Jay-Z's record label Roc Nation, becoming the youngest artist signed to the label. "Whip My Hair" peaked at number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/31/18 at 1:23 pm

October 31st 1937 – Tom Paxton, American folk singer-songwriter who has had a music career spanning more than fifty years. In 2009, Paxton received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. He is noteworthy as a music educator as well as an advocate for folk singers to combine traditional songs with new compositions. Paxton's songs have been widely covered, including modern standards such as "The Last Thing on My Mind", "Bottle of Wine", "Whose Garden Was This", "The Marvelous Toy", and "Ramblin' Boy". Paxton's songs have been recorded by Pete Seeger, Bob Dylan, The Weavers, Judy Collins, Sandy Denny, Joan Baez, Doc Watson, Harry Belafonte, Peter, Paul and Mary, The Seekers, Marianne Faithfull, The Kingston Trio, the Chad Mitchell Trio, John Denver, Dolly Parton and Porter Wagoner, Willie Nelson, Flatt & Scruggs, The Move, The Fireballs, and many others. He has performed thousands of concerts around the world.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/31/18 at 1:49 pm

October 31st 1993 – Federico Fellini, Italian film director and screenwriter, died after a heart attack. Known for his distinct style that blends fantasy and baroque images with earthiness, he is recognized as one of the greatest and most influential filmmakers of all time. His films have ranked, in polls such as Cahiers du cinéma and Sight & Sound, as some of the greatest films of all time. Sight & Sound lists his 1963 film 8½ as the 10th-greatest film of all time. In a career spanning almost fifty years, Fellini won the Palme d'Or for La Dolce Vita, was nominated for twelve Academy Awards, and directed four motion pictures that won Oscars in the category of Best Foreign Language Film. In 1993, he was awarded an honorary Oscar for Lifetime Achievement at the 65th Annual Academy Awards in Los Angeles. Besides La Dolce Vita and 8½, his other well-known films include La Strada, Nights of Cabiria, Juliet of the Spirits, Satyricon, Amarcord and Fellini's Casanova. (b. 1920)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/31/18 at 2:43 pm

October 31st 1939 – Tom O'Connor, English comedian, TV presenter and actor. He is best known for presenting game shows such as Crosswits, The Zodiac Game, Name That Tune, Password and Gambit.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/31/18 at 2:46 pm

October 31st 1993 – River Phoenix, American actor, musician, and activist, died after a drug overdose, and collapsed outside and convulsed for over five minutes. He was the older brother of Rain Phoenix, Joaquin Phoenix, Liberty Phoenix, and Summer Phoenix. Phoenix's work encompassed 24 films and television appearances, and his rise to fame led to his status as a "teen idol". He began his acting career at age 10, in television commercials. He starred in the science fiction adventure film Explorers (1985), and had his first notable role in 1986's Stand By Me, a coming-of-age film based on the novella The Body by Stephen King. Phoenix made a transition into more adult-oriented roles with Running on Empty (1988), playing the son of fugitive parents in a well-received performance that earned him a nomination for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, and My Own Private Idaho (1991), playing a gay hustler in search of his estranged mother. For his performance in the latter, Phoenix garnered enormous praise and won a Volpi Cup for Best Actor at the Venice Film Festival, along with Best Actor from the National Society of Film Critics. (b. 1970)

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October 31st 1945 – Russ Ballard, English singer, songwriter and musician. Originally coming to prominence as the lead singer and guitarist for the band Argent, Ballard became known by the late 1970s as a songwriter and producer. His compositions "New York Groove", "You Can Do Magic", "Since You Been Gone", "Liar", "Winning", "I Know There's Something Going On", "So You Win Again" and "God Gave Rock and Roll to You" were hits for other artists during the 1970s and 1980s. He also scored several minor hits under his own name in the early and mid-1980s.

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October 31st 1961 – Augustus John, Welsh painter, draughtsman, and etcher, died from an undisclosed illness. For a short time around 1910, he was an important exponent of Post-Impressionism in the United Kingdom. He was the brother of the painter Gwen John. "Augustus was celebrated first for his brilliant figure drawings, and then for a new technique of oil sketching. His work was favourably compared in London with that of Gauguin and Matisse. He then developed a style of portraiture that was imaginative and often extravagant, catching an instantaneous attitude in his subjects." (b. 1878)

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October 31st 1973 – Christopher Bevins, American voice director and actor who has worked on English-language adaptations of Japanese anime shows for Funimation. He is best known as the anime voice of Yasuhiro Hagakure from the Danganronpa series, Mercutio from Romeo × Juliet, Joe from Prison School, Life Cool from Yurikuma Arashi, Japan from the Hetalia series, and Shishiwakamaru from Yu Yu Hakusho.

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October 31st 1996 – Marcel Carné, French film director, died from an undisclosed illness. A key figure in the poetic realism movement, Carné's best known films include Port of Shadows (1938), Le Jour Se Lève (1939), The Devil's Envoys (1942) and Children of Paradise (1945), the last of which has been cited as one of the greatest films of all time. (b. 1906)

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October 31st 1941 – Derek Bell, British racing driver who was extremely successful in sportscar racing, winning the Le Mans 24 hours five times, the Daytona 24 three times and the World Sportscar Championship twice. He also raced in Formula One for the Ferrari, Wheatcroft, McLaren, Surtees and Tecno teams. He has been described by fellow racer Hans-Joachim Stuck as one of the most liked drivers of his generation.

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October 31st 1990, UK DJ Roger Scott died of cancer aged 46. Scott was one of the most respected broadcasters in the UK, working on Capital Radio for 15 years and then BBC Radio 1. Working as a presenter at the Montreal station 1470 CFOX, Scott sang on ‘Give Peace a Chance’, recorded by John Lennon and Yoko Ono during their "Bed-in" for peace at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Canada

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October 31st 1951 – Dave Trembley, American baseball executive who served as director of player development of the Atlanta Braves in 2015. Trembley has been the bench coach for the Houston Astros, and a manager of the Baltimore Orioles. Before managing the Orioles Trembley was a minor league manager for twenty seasons compiling a 1369–1413 record. He won two league titles and earned Manager of the Year awards in three leagues. In December 2001, Baseball America selected him as one of minor league baseball's top five managers of the previous 20 years. He served as a coach in the inaugural Futures Game in 1999 and also served as manager for the Southern League and Double-A All-Star Games that season. Trembley has worked for the Baltimore Orioles, Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Diego Padres and Atlanta Braves.

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November 1st 1931 – Shunsuke Kikuchi, Japanese composer. He specializes in incidental music for media such as television and film. Active since the early 1960s, he has been one of Japan's most highly demanded film and TV composers, working principally on tokusatsu and anime productions for children, as well as violent action films, jidaigeki and television dramas. His works are comparatively more common in Toei-related productions.

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November 1st 1985 – Phil Silvers, American entertainer and comedic actor, died in his sleep. Known as "The King of Chutzpah". He is best known for starring in The Phil Silvers Show, a 1950s sitcom set on a U.S. Army post in which he played Master Sergeant Ernest (Ernie) Bilko. (b. 1911)

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November 1st 1957 – Lyle Lovett, American country singer-songwriter and actor. Active since 1980, he has recorded thirteen albums and released 25 singles to date, including his highest entry, the number 10 chart hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, "Cowboy Man". Lovett has won four Grammy Awards, including Best Male Country Vocal Performance and Best Country Album. It's Not Big It's Large was released in 2007, where it debuted and peaked at number 2 on the Top Country Albums chart. A new studio album, Natural Forces, was released on October 20, 2009 by Lost Highway Records. The last studio album on his Curb Records contract, Release Me, was released in February 2012.

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November 1st 1972 – Ezra Pound, American poet and critic, died in his sleep of an intestinal blockage. His contribution to poetry began with his development of Imagism, a movement derived from classical Chinese and Japanese poetry, stressing clarity, precision and economy of language. His works include Ripostes (1912), Hugh Selwyn Mauberley (1920) and the unfinished 120-section epic, The Cantos (1917–1969). (b. 1885)

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November 1st 1942 – Larry Flynt, American publisher and the president of Larry Flynt Publications (LFP). LFP mainly produces sexually graphic videos and magazines, most notably Hustler. Flynt has fought several prominent legal battles involving the First Amendment, and has unsuccessfully run for public office. He is paralyzed from the waist down due to injuries sustained in a 1978 murder attempt by serial killer Joseph Paul Franklin. In 2003, Arena magazine listed him at No. 1 on the "50 Powerful People in Porn" list.

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November 1st 1922 – Alfred Capus, French journalist, author, and playwright, died from an unknown condition. In 1878, in collaboration with L. Vonoven, he published a volume of short stories; the next year the two produced a one-act piece, Le Mari malgre lui, at the Théâtre Cluny. His novels, Qui perd gagne (1890), Faux Depart (1891), Année des d'aventures (1895), describe the struggles of three young men at the beginning of their career. From the first of these he took his first comedy, Brignol et sa fille (Vaudeville, November 23, 1894). The German film Leontine's Husbands, released in 1928 and starring Claire Rommer, Georg Alexander, Adele Sandrock and Truus van Aalten, was adapted from Capus' 1900 comedy Les Maris de Leontine. (b. 1858)

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November 1st 1967 – Tina Arena, Italian-Australian singer-songwriter, musician, musical theatre actress, and record producer. She is one of Australia's highest selling female artists who, as of July 2014, has sold over 10 million records worldwide. Arena is an artist with the vocal range of a soprano and is multilingual: she sings live and records in English, Italian and French, as well as in Spanish. In April 2013 she was voted Australia's all-time greatest female singer and third-greatest singer overall in an industry poll conducted by music journalist, Cameron Adams, for the Herald Sun. Arena has earned several international and national awards, including seven ARIA Awards, and two World Music Awards for 'Best-selling Australian Artist', which she received in 1996 and in 2000.

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November 1st 1955 – Dale Carnegie, American writer and lecturer, died from an undisclosed illness.  He was the developer of famous courses in self-improvement, salesmanship, corporate training, public speaking, and interpersonal skills. Born into poverty on a farm in Missouri, he was the author of How to Win Friends and Influence People (1936), a bestseller that remains popular today. He also wrote How to Stop Worrying and Start Living (1948), Lincoln the Unknown (1932), and several other books. One of the core ideas in his books is that it is possible to change other people's behavior by changing one's behavior toward them. (d. 1888)

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November 1st 1937 – Bill Anderson, American country music singer, songwriter and television personality. He has been a member in long standing of the weekly Grand Ole Opry radio program and stage performance in Nashville, Tennessee. He has released more than 40 studio albums and has reached No. 1 on the country charts seven times: "Mama Sang a Song" (1962), "Still" (1963), "I Get the Fever" (1966), "For Loving You" (with Jan Howard, 1967), "My Life (Throw It Away If I Want To)" (1969), "World of Make Believe" (1974), and "Sometimes" (with Mary Lou Turner, 1976).

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November 1st 1903 – Theodor Mommsen, German classical scholar, historian, jurist, journalist, politician, archaeologist and writer, died from an undisclosed illness. Generally regarded as one of the greatest classicists of the 19th century. His work regarding Roman history is still of fundamental importance for contemporary research. He received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1902 for being "the greatest living master of the art of historical writing, with special reference to his monumental work A History of Rome", after having been nominated by 18 members of the Prussian Academy of Sciences. He was also a prominent German politician, as a member of the Prussian and German parliaments. His works on Roman law and on the law of obligations had a significant impact on the German civil code (BGB). (b. 1817)

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November 1st 1935 – Gary Player, South African professional golfer. Over his career, Player accumulated nine major championships on the regular tour and six Champions Tour major championship victories, as well as three Senior British Open Championships on the European Senior Tour. At the age of 29, Player won the 1965 U.S. Open and became the only non-American to win all four majors, known as the career Grand Slam. Player became only the third golfer in history to win the Career Grand Slam, following Ben Hogan and Gene Sarazen, and only Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods have performed the feat since. Player has won 165 tournaments on six continents over six decades and was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1974.

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November 1st 1952– Dixie Lee, American actress, dancer, and singer, died from ovarian cancer, three days before her 41st birthday. She was the first wife of singer Bing Crosby. She made two appearances on the Shell Chateau radio program in 1935 and she made three more films. Her most notable film is probably Love in Bloom (1935). Her last film was Redheads on Parade but the reviews were mediocre. She made a couple of records on March 11, 1935, “You’ve Got Me Doing Things,” a song she introduced in the film Love in Bloom. This was her first record and she backed it with “My Heart Is an Open Book.” She was encouraged back in to the recording studio again in July 1936 and she recorded "Until the Real Thing Comes Along" and "When a Lady Meets a Gentleman Down South" for Decca Records. Her final recordings were two duets with her husband recorded in 1936 - A Fine Romance and The Way You Look Tonight.  (b. 1911)

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November 1st 1934 – Gillian Knight, English singer and actress, known for her performances in the contralto roles of the Savoy operas. After six years from 1959 to 1965 starring in these roles with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, Knight began a grand opera career. Knight joined Sadler's Wells Opera (now known as English National Opera) in 1968 and, in 1970, went on to the Royal Opera, where she performed numerous roles over a period of more than three decades. Knight has performed with many other opera companies in Britain, Europe and America and at houses internationally and has recorded many of her Gilbert and Sullivan and grand opera roles.

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November 1st 1982 – James Broderick, American actor, died of cancer. He is known for his role as Doug Lawrence in the television series Family, which ran from 1976 to 1980. Broderick co-starred in the CBS television series Brenner, portraying Officer Ernie Brenner. He played the father on the television show Family from 1976 to 1980,:324 receiving an Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in 1978. Other notable television appearances included the Twilight Zone episode "On Thursday We Leave for Home" and the public television productions of Jean Shepherd's The Phantom of the Open Hearth and The Great American Fourth of July and Other Disasters, where he played Ralph Parker's father, "the Old Man," later reprised by Darren McGavin in A Christmas Story. His notable film roles include Ray Brock, the complex father figure of a New England commune in Alice's Restaurant (1969), the subway motorman in The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974), FBI agent Sheldon in Dog Day Afternoon (1975), and Joe in the Paul Newman directed version of The Shadow Box (1980). (b. 1927)

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November 1st 1944 – Kinky Friedman, American singer, songwriter, novelist, humorist, politician and former columnist for Texas Monthly who styles himself in the mold of popular American satirists Will Rogers and Mark Twain. He was one of two independent candidates in the 2006 election for the office of Governor of Texas. Receiving 12.6% of the vote, Friedman placed fourth in the six-person race.

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November 1st 1982 – King Vidor, American film director, film producer, and screenwriter, died of a heart ailment. His career spanned nearly seven decades. In 1979, he was awarded an Honorary Academy Award for his "incomparable achievements as a cinematic creator and innovator." He was nominated five times for a Best Director Oscar, and won eight international film awards during his career. Vidor's best known films include The Big Parade (1925), The Crowd (1928), Stella Dallas (1937), and Duel in the Sun (1946). (He is not related to fellow director Charles Vidor). (b. 1894)

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November 1st 1947 – Nick Owen, English television presenter and newsreader, best known for presenting the breakfast television programme TV-am and the BBC's local news show Midlands Today since 1997. He was also the Chairman of Luton Town Football Club between 2008 and 2017.

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November 1st 1984 – Norman Krasna, American screenwriter, playwright, producer, and film director, died from an undisclosed illness. He is best known for penning screwball comedies which centred on a case of mistaken identity. Krasna also directed three films during a forty-year career in Hollywood. He garnered four Academy Award screenwriting nominations, winning once for 1943's Princess O'Rourke, a film he also directed. (b. 1909)

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November 1st 1950 – Robert B. Laughlin, American physicist and academic, Along with Horst L. Störmer of Columbia University and Daniel C. Tsui of Princeton University, he was awarded a share of the 1998 Nobel Prize in physics for their explanation of the fractional quantum Hall effect.

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November 1st 1960 – Fernando Valenzuela, Mexican former Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher who played seventeen seasons, from 1980 to 1997, for six teams, primarily the Los Angeles Dodgers. He batted and threw left-handed. He has a career won-loss record of 173–153 and a 3.54 earned run average (ERA). Valenzuela was notable for his unorthodox windup and for being one of a small number of pitchers who threw a screwball regularly. Never a particularly hard thrower, the Dodgers felt he needed another pitch; he was taught the screwball in 1979 by teammate Bobby Castillo.

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November 1st 1986 – Sippie Wallace, American singer-songwriter, died on her 88th birthday in hospital after suffering a stroke. Her early career in tent shows gained her the billing "The Texas Nightingale". Between 1923 and 1927, she recorded over 40 songs for Okeh Records, many written by her or her brothers, George and Hersal Thomas. Her accompanists included Louis Armstrong, Johnny Dodds, Sidney Bechet, King Oliver, and Clarence Williams. Among the top female blues vocalists of her era, Wallace ranked with Ma Rainey, Ida Cox, Alberta Hunter, and Bessie Smith. In the 1930s, she left show business to become a church organist, singer, and choir director in Detroit and performed secular music only sporadically until the 1960s, when she resumed her performing career. Wallace was nominated for a Grammy Award in 1982 and was inducted into the Michigan Women's Hall of Fame in 1993. (b. 1898)

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November 1st 1961 – Calvin Johnson, American guitarist, vocalist, songwriter, music producer, and disc jockey born in Olympia, Washington, US. Known for his uniquely deep, droning singing voice, Johnson was a founding member of the bands Cool Rays, Beat Happening, The Go Team, Dub Narcotic Sound System, and The Halo Benders. Calvin Johnson is also the founder and owner of the influential indie label K Records, and has been cited as a major player in the beginning of the modern independent music movement. As a prominent figure in the Olympia music scene, he was one of the major organizers of the seminal International Pop Underground Convention.

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November 1st 1994 – Noah Beery Jr., American actor, died of a cerebral thrombosis. He specialised in warm, friendly character roles similar to the ones played by his paternal uncle, Wallace Beery, although Noah Beery Jr., unlike his paternal uncle, seldom broke away from playing supporting roles. Beery's father, Noah Nicholas Beery (known professionally as Noah Beery or Noah Beery Sr.), enjoyed a similarly lengthy film career as a major supporting actor. He was best known for playing James Garner's father, Joseph "Rocky" Rockford, in the NBC television series The Rockford Files (1974–80). (b. 1913)

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November 1st 1962 – Anthony Kiedis, American musician who is the lead singer and songwriter of the band Red Hot Chili Peppers, which he has fronted since its inception in 1983. Kiedis and his fellow band members were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2012.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/01/18 at 4:33 pm

November 1st 1993 – Severo Ochoa, Spanish-American physician and biochemist, died from an undisclosed illness. He was joint winner of the 1959 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Arthur Kornberg. (b. 1905)

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November 1st 1988 – Masahiro Tanaka, Japanese professional baseball starting pitcher for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). From 2007 through 2013, he played for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles in Nippon Professional Baseball's (NPB) Pacific League. Tanaka was posted by the Eagles after the 2013 season to be signed by an American team; he agreed to terms with the New York Yankees and signed a seven-year, $155 million contract, the fifth-largest deal ever given to a pitcher at the time.

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November 1st 2004 – Terry Knight, American singer-songwriter and producer the former manager of Grand Funk Railroad, was murdered at his home in Killeen, Texas. Knight was defending his daughter during a domestic disturbance, when he was stabbed by her boyfriend, 26 year old Donald Alan Fair. Knight began his music career by leading a Michigan band called Terry Knight and the Pack, who scored a Billboard top 50 hit with ‘I, Who Have Nothing’. (b. 1943)

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November 1st 1964 – Sophie B. Hawkins, American singer, songwriter, musician and painter. Her highest-charting singles are "Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover", "Right Beside You", and "As I Lay Me Down".

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November 1st 2017 – Katie Lee, American folk singer, died from an undisclosed illness. Her early folk music albums, Life Is Just a Bed of Neuroses (1960) and Songs of Couch and Consultation (1957). In 1964, Lee released an album on Folkways Records, entitled Folk Songs of the Colorado River. In the 1980s, she recorded a cassette-only release Colorado River Songs consisting of old songs popular among river runners on the Colorado River and the Grand Canyon, and some original compositions. This release was hailed by Edward Abbey and David Foreman among others. Colorado River Songs was expanded to include more songs and re-released in 1997 on CD. She also released Glen Canyon River Journeys on CD, which mixes music and spoken word commentary, and was featured on the 2005 Smithsonian Folkways compilation album, Songs and Stories from Grand Canyon. She also wrote three books: Sandstone Seduction, Ten Thousand Goddam Cattle and All My Rivers Are Gone. Sandstone Seduction, a memoir, relates Lee's continuing love affair with desert rivers and canyons, and discusses her Lady Godiva-style bicycle ride through downtown Jerome, Arizona, where she lived. Ten Thousand Goddam Cattle is a study of the music, stories, and poetry of the American cowboy. It was also recorded as an album. (b. 1919)

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November 1st 2017 – Myron Noodleman, American clown, died from sinus cancer. He performed at Minor League Baseball games and other public events. Since 2004, he was billed as the fifth "Clown Prince of Baseball", following Arlie Latham, Al Schacht, Jackie Price, and Max Patkin. (b. 1958)

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November 1st 1963 – Rick Allen, English drummer who has played for the hard rock band Def Leppard since 1978. He overcame the amputation of his left arm in 1985 and continued to play with the band, which subsequently went on to its most commercially successful phase. He is known as "The Thunder God" by fans.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/02/18 at 3:13 am

November 2nd 1966 – David Schwimmer, American actor He starred in the television movie A Deadly Silence in 1989 and appeared in a number of television roles, including on L.A. Law, The Wonder Years, NYPD Blue, and Monty, in the early 1990s. Schwimmer later gained worldwide recognition for playing Ross Geller in the sitcom Friends, for which he received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series in 1995. His first leading film role was in The Pallbearer (1996), followed by roles in Kissing a Fool (1998), Six Days, Seven Nights (1998), Apt Pupil, and Picking Up the Pieces (2000). He was then cast in the miniseries Band of Brothers (2001) as Herbert Sobel. After the series finale of Friends in 2004, Schwimmer was cast as the title character in the 2005 drama Duane Hopwood. Other film roles include the voice of Melman the Giraffe in the computer-animated Madagascar film franchise, the dark comedy Big Nothing (2006), and the thriller Nothing But the Truth (2008). Schwimmer made his West End stage debut in the leading role in Some Girl(s) in 2005. In 2006, he made his Broadway debut in The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial. Schwimmer made his feature film directorial debut with the 2007 comedy Run Fatboy Run. The following year he made his Off-Broadway directorial debut in the 2008 production, Fault Lines

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November 2nd 1887 – Jenny Lind, Swedish opera singer, often known as the "Swedish Nightingale", died from an undisclosed illness. One of the most highly regarded singers of the 19th century, she performed in soprano roles in opera in Sweden and across Europe, and undertook an extraordinarily popular concert tour of America beginning in 1850. She was a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music from 1840. Lind became famous after her performance in Der Freischütz in Sweden in 1838. Within a few years, she had suffered vocal damage, but the singing teacher Manuel García saved her voice. She was in great demand in opera roles throughout Sweden and northern Europe during the 1840s, and was closely associated with Felix Mendelssohn. After two acclaimed seasons in London, she announced her retirement from opera at the age of 29. In 1850, Lind went to America at the invitation of the showman P. T. Barnum. She gave 93 large-scale concerts for him and then continued to tour under her own management. She earned more than $350,000 from these concerts, donating the proceeds to charities, principally the endowment of free schools in Sweden. With her new husband, Otto Goldschmidt, she returned to Europe in 1852 where she had three children and gave occasional concerts over the next two decades, settling in England in 1855. From 1882, for some years, she was a professor of singing at the Royal College of Music in London. (b. 1820)

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November 2nd 1941 – Bruce Welch, English guitarist, songwriter, producer and singer, best known as a member of the Shadows. In September 1958 Welch and Marvin joined the Drifters, later to become the Shadows, as Cliff Richard's backing band. As well as success with the Shadows, Welch also acted as producer for (among others) Cliff Richard and songwriter for his ex-fiancée, Olivia Newton-John. He also released a solo single "Please Mr. Please", which was not commercially successful, even though the song has been covered by several recording artists (most notably Newton-John, who would take it into the top 10 of the US pop and country charts in 1975). Welch wrote several number 1 hit singles for Cliff and for the Shadows. Among tunes/songs written or co-written by Welch are the Shadows' hits "Foot Tapper" and "The Rise and Fall of Flingel Bunt", Marvin Welch & Farrar's "Faithful" and "My Home Town", and Cliff Richard hits "Please Don't Tease", "In the Country", "Summer Holiday", "I Love You" and "I Could Easily Fall (In Love With You)".

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November 2nd 1950 – George Bernard Shaw, Irish playwright, critic and polemicist, died from renal failure. His influence on Western theatre, culture and politics extended from the 1880s to his death and beyond. He wrote more than sixty plays, including major works such as Man and Superman (1902), Pygmalion (1912) and Saint Joan (1923). With a range incorporating both contemporary satire and historical allegory, Shaw became the leading dramatist of his generation, and in 1925 was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. (b. 1856)

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November 2nd 1942 – Stefanie Powers, American actress best known for her role as Jennifer Hart in the American mystery television series Hart to Hart, alongside Robert Wagner, which aired for five seasons from 1979 to 1984, on ABC. Powers and Wagner later reunited for eight Hart to Hart TV movies in the 1990s.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/02/18 at 11:59 am

November 2nd 1961 – James Thurber, American cartoonist, author, humorist, journalist, playwright, and celebrated wit, died from complications from pneumonia. He was best known for his cartoons and short stories published mainly in The New Yorker magazine, such as "The Catbird Seat," and collected in his numerous books. His short story "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" has been adapted for film twice, once in 1947 and again in 2013. (b. 1894)

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November 2nd 1961 – k.d. lang, Canadian pop and country singer-songwriter and occasional actress. Lang has won both Juno Awards and Grammy Awards for her musical performances; hits include "Constant Craving" and "Miss Chatelaine". She has contributed songs to movie soundtracks and has collaborated with musicians such as Roy Orbison, Tony Bennett, Elton John, Anne Murray, Ann Wilson, and Jane Siberry. Lang is also known for being an animal rights, gay rights, and Tibetan human rights activist. She is a tantric practitioner of the old school of Tibetan Buddhism. She performed Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" live at the opening ceremony of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. Previously, she had performed at the closing ceremony of the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary. Lang possesses the vocal range of a mezzo-soprano.

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November 2nd 1975 – Pier Paolo Pasolini, Italian film director, poet, writer and intellectual, he was murdered by being run over several times with his own car, multiple bones had been broken and his testicles crushed by what appeared to be a metal bar. His body had been partially burned, the autopsy report revealed, by gasoline after the point of death. It has long been viewed as a mafia-style revenge killing, extremely unlikely for one person to have carried out. Pasolini also distinguished himself as an actor, journalist, philosopher, philologist, novelist, playwright, painter and political figure. He remains a controversial personality in Italy due to his blunt style and the focus of some of his works on taboo sexual matters, but he is an established major figure in European literature and cinematic arts. His murder prompted an outcry in Italy and its circumstances continue to be a matter of heated debate. (b. 1922)

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November 2nd 1952 – Maxine Nightingale, British R&B and soul music singer. She is best known for her hits in the 1970s, with the million seller "Right Back Where We Started From" (1975, U.K. & 1976, U.S.), "Love Hit Me" (1977), and "Lead Me On" (1979).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/02/18 at 2:57 pm

November 2nd 1991 – Irwin Allen, American television, documentary and film director and producer, died from a heart attack. With a varied career who became known as the "Master of Disaster" for his work in the disaster film genre. His most successful productions were The Poseidon Adventure (1972) and The Towering Inferno (1974). He also created several popular 1960s science fiction television series, such as Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Lost in Space, The Time Tunnel, and Land of the Giants. (b. 1916)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/02/18 at 3:23 pm

November 2nd 1923 – Pearl Carr, English singer, with her husband Teddy Johnson (1920-2018) were an English husband-and-wife team of entertainers, popular during the 1950s and early 1960s. They were frequently on British television light entertainment programmes, such as The Winifred Atwell Show as well as Big Night Out and Blackpool Night Out. They represented the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1959 and finished second with the song "Sing, Little Birdie". This peaked at No. 12 on the UK Singles Chart.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/02/18 at 3:29 pm

November 2nd 1886 – James Watney junior, English brewer, cricketer, and Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for East Surrey from 1871 to 1885, died from an unknown cause. He was the eldest son of James Watney and Rebecca Spurrell and was a partner in the family brewing business Watney Combe & Reid. He played first-class cricket for Surrey (1851) and the Marylebone Cricket Club (1851–1852), and later served as Master of the Mercers' Company in 1879. (b. 1832)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/02/18 at 4:24 pm

November 2nd 1926 – Myer Skoog, American basketball player for the NBA's Minneapolis Lakers. He was born in Duluth, Minnesota. A 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) and 180 lb (82 kg) guard, Skoog played collegiately at the University of Minnesota. Following his All-America senior season, he was drafted in the first round of the 1951 NBA draft by the Lakers. The Lakers won three NBA Championships in his first three years in the league. Skoog played in six seasons in the NBA before back injuries forced his retirement. Some credit Skoog with being the creater of the jump shot and one of the first players to use a jump shot in an organized game.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/02/18 at 4:27 pm

November 2nd 1996 – Eva Cassidy, American vocalist and guitarist known for her interpretations of jazz and blues, died of melanoma. In 1992, she released her first album, The Other Side, a set of duets with go-go musician Chuck Brown, followed by the 1996 live solo album titled Live at Blues Alley. Although she had been honoured by the Washington Area Music Association, she was virtually unknown outside her native Washington, DC. Two years after her death, Cassidy's music was brought to the attention of British audiences, when her versions of "Fields of Gold" and "Over the Rainbow" were played by Mike Harding and Terry Wogan on BBC Radio 2. Following the overwhelming response, a camcorder recording of "Over the Rainbow", taken at Blues Alley in Washington by her friend Bryan McCulley, was shown on BBC Two's Top of the Pops 2. Shortly afterwards, the compilation album Songbird climbed to the top of the UK Albums Charts, almost three years after its initial release. The chart success in the United Kingdom and Ireland led to increased recognition worldwide. Her posthumously released recordings, including three UK number 1 records, have sold more than ten million copies. Her music has also charted top 10 positions in Australia, Germany, Sweden, Norway and Switzerland. (b. 1963)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/07/18 at 1:28 am

November 7th 1970 – Morgan Spurlock, American documentary filmmaker, humorist, television producer, screenwriter, playwright and political activist, best known for the documentary film Super Size Me (2004), which earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. The film was his directorial debut, following his contributions as a production assistant on the features Bullets over Broadway (1994), Léon: The Professional (1994) and Kiss of Death (1995).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/07/18 at 1:29 am

November 7th 2001 – Nida Blanca, Filipina actress, was found murdered in the back seat of her Nissan Sentra in the parking lot. She starred in over 163 movies and 14 television shows and received over 16 awards for movies and six awards for television during her 50-year film career. She was named one of 15 Best Actresses of all Time by YES! magazine. (b. 1936)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/07/18 at 5:26 am

November 7th 1971 – Robin Finck, American guitarist. He is one of only a few artists who has played in two different bands listed on VH1's "100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock": Nine Inch Nails (ranked no. 43) and Guns N' Roses (ranked no. 9).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/07/18 at 5:39 am

November 7th 1908 – Butch Cassidy, American train robber and bank robber, was supposedly killed in a shootout with Bolivian police. He was the leader of a gang of criminal outlaws known as the "Wild Bunch" in the American Old West. (b. 1866)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/07/18 at 8:18 am

November 7th 1950 – Lindsay Duncan, Scottish stage, television and film actress. On stage she has won two Olivier Awards, a Tony Award for her performance in Private Lives and another Tony Award nomination for her role in Les Liaisons dangereuses. Duncan has starred in several plays by Harold Pinter. Her most famous roles on television include: Barbara Douglas in Alan Bleasdale's G.B.H. (1991), Servilia of the Junii in the HBO/BBC/RAI series Rome (2005–2007), and Adelaide Brooke in the Doctor Who special "The Waters of Mars" (2009). On film she voiced the android TC-14 in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999), Alice's mother in Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland (2010) and played the acerbic theatre critic Tabitha Dickinson in Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/07/18 at 8:21 am

November 7th 1962 – Eleanor Roosevelt, American politician, diplomat and activist, died from cardiac failure. She was the longest-serving First Lady of the United States, having held the post from March 1933 to April 1945 during her husband President Franklin D. Roosevelt's four terms in office, and served as United States Delegate to the United Nations General Assembly from 1945 to 1952. President Harry S. Truman later called her the "First Lady of the World" in tribute to her human rights achievements. (b. 1884)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/07/18 at 8:52 am

November 7th 1942 – Johnny Rivers, American rock 'n' roll singer, songwriter, guitarist, and record producer. His repertoire includes pop, folk, blues, and old-time rock 'n' roll. Rivers charted during the 1960s and 1970s but remains best known for a string of hit singles between 1964 and 1968, among them "Memphis" (a Chuck Berry cover), "Mountain of Love", "The Seventh Son", "Secret Agent Man", "Poor Side of Town" (a US #1), "Baby I Need Your Lovin'" (a Motown cover), and "Summer Rain".

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/07/18 at 9:04 am

November 7th 1980 – Steve McQueen, American actor, died from a cardiac arrest 12 hours after surgery to remove or reduce numerous metastatic tumors in his neck and abdomen. Called "The King of Cool", his "anti-hero" persona developed at the height of the counterculture of the 1960s and made him a top box-office draw of the 1960s and 1970s. McQueen received an Academy Award nomination for his role in The Sand Pebbles. His other popular films include The Cincinnati Kid, The Thomas Crown Affair, Bullitt, The Getaway, and Papillon, as well as the all-star ensemble films The Magnificent Seven, The Great Escape, and The Towering Inferno. In 1974, he became the highest-paid movie star in the world, although he did not act in films again for four years. McQueen was combative with directors and producers, but his popularity placed him in high demand and enabled him to command large salaries. (b. 1930)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/07/18 at 10:40 am

November 7th 1943 – Joni Mitchell, Canadian singer-songwrite. Rolling Stone called her "one of the greatest songwriters ever", and AllMusic has stated, "When the dust settles, Joni Mitchell may stand as the most important and influential female recording artist of the late 20th century". Drawing from folk, pop, rock, and jazz, Mitchell's songs often reflect social and environmental ideals as well as her feelings about romance, confusion, disillusionment, and joy. Throughout her career, she has won various accolades, including 9 Grammy Awards. Mitchell began singing in small nightclubs in her hometown of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, and throughout western Canada, before busking in the streets and nightclubs of Toronto. In 1965, she moved to the United States and began touring. Some of her original songs ("Urge for Going", "Chelsea Morning", "Both Sides, Now", "The Circle Game") were covered by other folk singers, allowing her to sign with Reprise Records and record her debut album in 1968.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/07/18 at 10:54 am

November 7th 1993 – Adelaide Hall, American-born UK-based jazz singer and entertainer, died from an undisclosed illness. Her long career spanned more than 70 years from 1921 until her death and she was a major figure in the Harlem Renaissance. Hall entered the Guinness Book of World Records in 2003 as the world's most enduring recording artist having released material over eight consecutive decades. She performed with major artists such as Art Tatum Ethel Waters, Josephine Baker, Louis Armstrong, Lena Horne, Cab Calloway, Fela Sowande Rudy Vallee and Jools Holland, and recorded as a jazz singer with Duke Ellington (with whom she made her most famous recording, "Creole Love Call" in 1927) and with Fats Waller. (b. 1901)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/07/18 at 12:06 pm

November 7th 1929 – Eric Kandel, Austrian-American neuroscientist and a University Professor of biochemistry and biophysics at the College of Physicians and Surgeons at Columbia University. He was a recipient of the 2000 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his research on the physiological basis of memory storage in neurons. He shared the prize with Arvid Carlsson and Paul Greengard. Austrian-American neuroscientist and psychiatrist, Nobel Prize laureate.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/07/18 at 12:08 pm

November 7th 1990 – Lawrence Durrell, British novelist, poet, dramatist, and travel writer, died of a stroke. Born in India to British colonial parents, he was sent to England at the age of eleven for his education. He did not like formal education, but started writing poetry at age 15. His first book was published in 1935, when he was 23. In March 1935 he and his wife, and his mother and younger siblings, moved to the island of Corfu. Durrell spent many years afterward living around the world. (b. 1912)

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Written By: nally on 11/07/18 at 12:39 pm

Roy Halladay, American baseball pitcher, was killed in a plane crash on this date last year at the age of 40. :\'(

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/07/18 at 1:35 pm

November 7th 1931 – G. Edward Griffin, American far-right conspiracy theorist, author, lecturer, and filmmaker. He is the author of The Creature from Jekyll Island (1994), which promotes theories about the motives behind the creation of the Federal Reserve System. Griffin's writings include a number of views regarding various political, defense and health care interests. In his book World Without Cancer, he argues that cancer is a nutritional deficiency that can be cured by consuming amygdalin, a view regarded as quackery by the medical community. He is an HIV/AIDS denialist, supports the 9/11 Truth movement, and supports a specific John F. Kennedy assassination conspiracy theory. Also, he believes the actual geographical location of the biblical Noah's Ark is located at the Durupınar site in Turkey.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/07/18 at 1:41 pm

November 7th 2004 – Howard Keel, American actor and singer, died of colon cancer. He starred in many film musicals of the 1950s. Keel starred in the CBS television series Dallas from 1981-91. But to an earlier generation, with his rich bass-baritone singing voice, he was known as the star of some of the most famous MGM film musicals ever made. He made his musical film debut as Frank Butler in the film version of Irving Berlin's Annie Get Your Gun (1950), co-starring with Betty Hutton. The movie was a big hit and establish Keel as a star. MGM put him opposite Esther Williams in Pagan Love Song (1950) which was successful, although not as profitable as most Esther William films because it went over budget. Keel had a third hit in a row with the comedy Three Guys Named Mike (1951), supporting Van Johnson and Jane Wyman. Even more popular was Show Boat (1951), where Keel played the male lead opposite Kathryn Grayson and Ava Gardner. It remains arguably his best known movie. Keel was reunited with Williams in Texas Carnival (1952). He had his first flop at MGM with the comedy Callaway Went Thataway (1952) co-starring Fred MacMurray and Dorothy McGuire. A reunion with Grayson, Lovely to Look At (1952), based on the stage musical Roberta was popular but lost money. MGM tried him in an adventure film, Desperate Search (1953) which was poorly received. So too was the comedy Fast Company (1953). More popular was a Western with Gardner and Robert Taylor, Ride, Vaquero! (1953). Warner Bros borrowed Keel to play Wild Bill Hickock opposite Doris Day in Calamity Jane (1953), another hit. Back at MGM he and Grayson made a third musical together, Kiss Me Kate (1953), which again was liked by the public but unprofitable. The same went for Rose Marie (1954) which Keel made with Ann Blyth. However Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954) with Jane Powell was a huge success and made MGM over $3 million in profit. (b. 1919)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/07/18 at 2:17 pm

November 7th 1938 – Jake Gibbs, Major League Baseball player who played for the New York Yankees as a platoon catcher from 1962 to 1971. His strong hit record in 1968 earned him the nickname "Dead-Eye" Gibbs. Prior to beginning his professional baseball career, Gibbs had successful careers in college baseball and college football at the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) for the Ole Miss Rebels. He returned to Ole Miss to coach the baseball and football teams.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/07/18 at 3:20 pm

November 7th 1983 – Esmerling Vásquez, Dominican baseball player. He played for the Double-A Mobile BayBears in 2007. He started in all 29 games he played in and went 10-6 with a 2.99 ERA. Following the season, the Diamondbacks named Vásquez as their minor league pitcher of the year. His contract was purchased on November 20, 2007. Vásquez was called up to the Diamondbacks on April 26, 2009, and made his Major League debut later that day. He was demoted to Triple A Reno on April 17, 2010 to make room for Kris Benson but was recalled 2 days later after Conor Jackson was injured.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/07/18 at 3:21 pm

November 7th 1992 – Jack Kelly, American actor and politician, died of a heart attack, which followed a stroke. He is most noted for the role of "Bart Maverick" in the television series Maverick, which ran on ABC from 1957 to 1962. Kelly shared the series, rotating as the lead from week to week, first with James Garner as Bret Maverick (1957–1960) then with Roger Moore as Beau Maverick (1960–1961) and Robert Colbert as Brent Maverick (1961; for two episodes), before becoming the only Maverick (alternating with repeats from the Garner era) in the fifth season. Kelly later became a politician, having served from 1983 to 1986 as the mayor of Huntington Beach, California. (b. 1927)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/07/18 at 3:31 pm

November 7th 1942 – Jean Shrimpton, English model and actress. She was an icon of Swinging London and is considered to be one of the world's first supermodels. She appeared on numerous magazine covers including Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, Vanity Fair, Glamour, Elle, Ladies' Home Journal, Newsweek, and Time. In 2009, Shrimpton was named by Harper's Bazaar as one of the 26 best models of all time and in 2012, by Time as one of the 100 most influential fashion icons of all time. She starred alongside Paul Jones in the 1967 film Privilege.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/07/18 at 3:57 pm

November 7th 1938 – Jim Kaat, American Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher for the Washington Senators/Minnesota Twins (1959–73), Chicago White Sox (1973–75), Philadelphia Phillies (1976–79), New York Yankees (1979–80), and St. Louis Cardinals (1980–83). His 25-year career spanned four decades. Kaat was an All-Star for three seasons and a Gold Glove winner for sixteen seasons. He was the American League (AL) leader in shutouts (5) in 1962, and the AL leader in wins (25) and complete games (19) in 1966. In addition to his 283 career wins, he has three 20-win seasons.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/07/18 at 5:01 pm

November 7th 2011 – Joe Frazier, American professional boxer, died of liver cancer. He competed from 1965 to 1981. He reigned as the undisputed heavyweight champion from 1970 to 1973, and as an amateur won a gold medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics. Frazier was known for his sheer strength, durability, formidable punching power, and relentless pressure fighting style. Frazier emerged as the top contender in the late 1960s, defeating opponents that included Jerry Quarry, Oscar Bonavena, Buster Mathis, Eddie Machen, Doug Jones, George Chuvalo, and Jimmy Ellis en route to becoming undisputed heavyweight champion in 1970, and followed up by defeating Muhammad Ali by unanimous decision in the highly anticipated Fight of the Century in 1971. Two years later, Frazier lost his title when he was defeated by George Foreman. He fought on, beating Joe Bugner, losing a rematch to Ali and beating Quarry and Ellis again. Frazier's last world title challenge came in 1975, but he was beaten by Ali in their brutal rubbermatch, the Thrilla in Manila (b. 1944)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/07/18 at 9:54 pm

November 7th 1967 – Sharleen Spiteri, Scottish recording artist and songwriter from Finnieston, Glasgow, Scotland, and the lead singer of the rock band Texas. In 2013, Texas's worldwide album sales were counted at 40 million records.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/07/18 at 10:16 pm

November 7th 2016 – Leonard Cohen, Canadian singer-songwriter and poet. Canadian singer, songwriter, musician, poet, novelist, and painter. His work explored religion, politics, isolation, sexuality, and personal relationships. Cohen was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame, the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame, and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He was a Companion of the Order of Canada, the nation's highest civilian honour. In 2011, Cohen received one of the Prince of Asturias Awards for literature and the ninth Glenn Gould Prize. In 1979, Cohen returned with the more traditional Recent Songs, which blended his acoustic style with jazz and Oriental and Mediterranean influences. Perhaps Cohen's most famous song, "Hallelujah" was first released on his studio album Various Positions in 1984. I'm Your Man in 1988 marked Cohen's turn to synthesized productions and remains his most popular album. In 1992, Cohen released its follow-up, The Future, which had dark lyrics and references to political and social unrest. (b. 1934)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/07/18 at 10:29 pm

November 7th 1976 – Mark Philippoussis, Australian tennis player of Greek and Italian descent. He turned professional in 1994. His greatest achievements are winning two Davis Cup titles with Australia in 1999 and 2003, winning the deciding rubber in the final of each. He also reached the finals of the 1998 US Open and the 2003 Wimbledon tournaments, losing to countryman Pat Rafter and Swiss Roger Federer respectively. He reached a career-high singles ranking of World No. 8. He has had a minor career in modelling and starred in the American reality television dating show Age of Love. He is nicknamed 'the Scud', after the Scud missile.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/07/18 at 10:32 pm

November 7th 1959 – Victor McLaglen, British-American film actor, died from a heart attack. He was known as a character actor, particularly in Westerns, and made seven films with John Ford and John Wayne. McLaglen won the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1935 for his role in The Informer. (b. 1883)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/14/18 at 1:06 am

November 14th 1939 – Wendy Carlos, (born Walter Carlos), American musician and composer best known for her electronic music and film scores. Born and raised in Rhode Island, Carlos studied physics and music at Brown University before moving to New York City in 1962 to study music composition at Columbia University. Studying and working with various electronic musicians and technicians at the city's Columbia-Princeton Electronic Music Center, she oversaw the development of the Moog synthesizer, then a relatively new and unknown keyboard instrument designed by Robert Moog. Carlos came to prominence with Switched-On Bach (1968), an album of music by Johann Sebastian Bach performed on a Moog synthesizer which helped popularize its use in the 1970s and won her three Grammy Awards. Its commercial success led to several more keyboard albums from Carlos of varying genres including further synthesized classical music adaptations and experimental and ambient music. She composed the score to two Stanley Kubrick films, A Clockwork Orange (1971) and The Shining (1980), and Tron (1982) for Walt Disney Productions. In 1979, Carlos was one of the first public figures to disclose having undergone gender reassignment surgery.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/14/18 at 1:17 am

November 14th 1948 – Charles, Prince of Wales, heir apparent to the British throne as the eldest child of Queen Elizabeth II. Known alternatively in the south-west of England as Duke of Cornwall and in Scotland as Duke of Rothesay, he is the longest-serving heir apparent in British history, having held the position since 1952.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/14/18 at 1:19 am

November 14th 1687 – Nell Gwyn, English mistress of Charles II of England, she was a long-time mistress of King Charles II of England and Scotland. Called "pretty, witty Nell" by Samuel Pepys, she has been regarded as a living embodiment of the spirit of Restoration England and has come to be considered a folk heroine, with a story echoing the rags-to-royalty tale of Cinderella. She was the most famous Restoration actress and possessed a prodigious comic talent. Gwyn had two sons by King Charles: Charles Beauclerk (1670–1726); and James Beauclerk (1671–1680). The surname of her sons is pronounced 'Bo-Clare'. Charles was created Earl of Burford and later Duke of St. Albans. (b. 1650)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/14/18 at 5:45 am

November 14th 1948 – Michael Dobbs, British Conservative politician and best-selling author, most notably for his House of Cards trilogy.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/14/18 at 5:46 am

November 14th 1831 – Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, German philosopher, died from a different gastrointestinal disease. He was an important figure of German idealism. He achieved wide renown in his day and, while primarily influential within the continental tradition of philosophy, has become increasingly influential in the analytic tradition as well. Although Hegel remains a divisive figure, his canonical stature within Western philosophy is universally recognized (b. 1770)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/14/18 at 6:58 am

November 14th 1954 – Condoleezza Rice, American political scientist and diplomat. She served as the 66th United States Secretary of State, the second person to hold that office in the administration of President George W. Bush. Rice was the first female African-American Secretary of State, as well as the second African-American Secretary of State (after Colin Powell), and the second female Secretary of State (after Madeleine Albright). Rice was President Bush's National Security Advisor during his first term, making her the first woman to serve in that position.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/14/18 at 8:32 am

November 14th 2015 – Warren Mitchell, English actor, died from an undisclosed illness. He was a BAFTA TV Award winner and twice a Laurence Olivier Award winner. In the 1950s, Mitchell appeared on the radio programmes Educating Archie and Hancock's Half Hour. He also performed minor roles in several movies. In the 1960s, he rose to prominence in the role of bigoted cockney Alf Garnett in the BBC television sitcom Till Death Us Do Part (1965–75), created by Johnny Speight, which won him a Best TV Actor BAFTA in 1967. He reprised the role in the TV sequels Till Death... (ATV, 1981) and In Sickness and in Health (BBC, 1985–92), and in the films Till Death Us Do Part (1969) and The Alf Garnett Saga (1972). His other film appearances include Three Crooked Men (1958), Carry On Cleo (1964), The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1965), The Assassination Bureau (1969) and Norman Loves Rose (1982). He held both British and Australian citizenship and enjoyed considerable success in stage performances in both countries, winning Olivier Awards in 1979 for Death of a Salesman and in 2004 for The Price. (b. 1926)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/14/18 at 11:08 am

November 14th 1947 – P. J. O'Rourke, American political satirist and journalist. O'Rourke is the H. L. Mencken Research Fellow at the libertarian Cato Institute and is a regular correspondent for The Atlantic Monthly, The American Spectator, and The Weekly Standard, and frequent panelist on National Public Radio's game show Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!. Since 2011 he has been a columnist at The Daily Beast.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/14/18 at 11:11 am

November 14th 1915 – Booker T. Washington, American educator, author, orator, and advisor to presidents of the United States, died of hypertension. Between 1890 and 1915, Washington was the dominant leader in the African-American community. Washington was from the last generation of black American leaders born into slavery and became the leading voice of the former slaves and their descendants. They were newly oppressed in the South by disenfranchisement and the Jim Crow discriminatory laws enacted in the post-Reconstruction Southern states in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Washington was a key proponent of African-American businesses and one of the founders of the National Negro Business League. (b. 1856)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/14/18 at 12:07 pm

November 14th 1937 – Alan J. W. Bell, British television producer and director. He has produced and/or directed many BBC series since the early 1970s, most notably Last of the Summer Wine, Ripping Yarns and the TV adaptation of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. He was also assigned to re-edit and improve Ronnie Barker's short 1982 film, By the Sea. Other comedy shows include There's a Lot of it About, The Hello Goodbye Man, The Clairvoyant, Wyatt's Watchdogs, Dogfood Dan and the Carmarthen Cowboy and Split Ends.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/14/18 at 12:42 pm

November 14th 1916 – Saki, (born Hector Hugh Munro), British writer, was killed by a German sniper during the Battle of the Ancre during the First World War. His witty, mischievous and sometimes macabre stories satirize Edwardian society and culture. Besides his short stories (which were first published in newspapers, as was customary at the time, and then collected into several volumes), he wrote a full-length play, The Watched Pot, in collaboration with Charles Maude; two one-act plays; a historical study, The Rise of the Russian Empire, the only book published under his own name; a short novel, The Unbearable Bassington; the episodic The Westminster Alice (a parliamentary parody of Alice in Wonderland); and When William Came, subtitled A Story of London Under the Hohenzollerns, a fantasy about a future German invasion and occupation of Britain. (b. 1870)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/14/18 at 1:58 pm

November 14th 1928 – Kathleen Hughes, American actress. She was discovered in a Little Theater production in 1948. Signed to a seven-year contract with 20th Century Fox, she made fourteen films for the studio. She appeared in five motion pictures for Universal Studios, including the cult film It Came From Outer Space. Released on May 27, 1953, the sci-fi feature was adapted from the writing of Ray Bradbury. It was Universal's first entry into the 3D-film medium. Hughes co-starred with Edward G. Robinson in a 1953 crime drama, The Glass Web, and opposite Rock Hudson in an adventure film that year, The Golden Blade. By 1956, she was appearing in television series. She played in episodes of Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1956–1957), Telephone Time (1956), The Bob Cummings Show (1958), The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, 77 Sunset Strip (1959), Hotel de Paree (1959), Tightrope (1959), General Electric Theater (1960–1962), The Tall Man (1961), Bachelor Father (1962), Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. (1965), and I Dream of Jeannie (1967). In 1962, Hughes played the role of murder victim Lita Krail in the 6th season, 1962 episode of Perry Mason, entitled "The Case of the Double-Entry Mind". She played the recurring role of Mrs. Coburn on the television series The Ghost & Mrs. Muir. She appeared on M*A*S*H as Lorraine Blake, wife of unit commander Henry Blake, in a home movie she sent to him. Hughes portrayed Mitch, a secretary, on the NBC drama Bracken's World (1969-1971). Hughes' favorite stage role was in the play Seven Year Itch.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/14/18 at 1:59 pm

November 14th 1991 – Tony Richardson, English theatre and film director and producer, died of complications from AIDS. His career spanned five decades. In 1964 he won the Academy Award for Best Director for the film Tom Jones. (b. 1928)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/14/18 at 3:16 pm

November 14th 1959 – Paul McGann, English actor. He came to prominence for portraying Percy Toplis in the 1986 television serial The Monocled Mutineer. He later starred in the 1987 dark comedy Withnail and I, and as the eighth incarnation of the Doctor in the 1996 Doctor Who television film, a role he reprised in more than 70 audio dramas and the 2013 mini-episode "The Night of the Doctor". McGann is also known for playing Lieutenant William Bush in the Hornblower TV series.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/14/18 at 3:18 pm

November 14th 2002 – Eddie Bracken, American actor, died of complications from an undisclosed surgery. He became a Hollywood comedy legend with lead performances in the films Hail the Conquering Hero and The Miracle of Morgan's Creek both in 1944, and both have been preserved by the National Film Registry. During this era, he also had success on Broadway, with performances in plays like Too Many Girls (1941). Bracken's later movie roles include National Lampoon's Vacation (1983), Oscar (1991), and Rookie of the Year (1993). (b. 1915)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/14/18 at 3:36 pm

November 14th 1966 – Charles Hazlewood, British conductor and advocate for a wider audience for orchestral music. After winning the European Broadcasting Union conducting competition in his twenties, Hazlewood has had a career as an international conductor, music director of film and theatre and a curator of music on British radio and television. Hazlewood has conducted many orchestras, including the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Gothenburg & Malmö Symphonies, Copenhagen Philharmonic, the Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Royal Concertgebouw of Amsterdam and the Philharmonia.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/14/18 at 3:47 pm

November 14th 2017 – Nancy Zieman, American writer and television host and designer, died from cancer. Best known as the host of the television show Sewing with Nancy, which was a half-hour show that Zieman co-produced on Wisconsin Public Television. On the air since September 1982, Sewing With Nancy is the longest running sewing program on North American television, with over 900 episodes filmed. (b. 1953)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/14/18 at 4:24 pm

November 14th 1954 – Yanni, Greek composer, keyboardist, pianist, and music producer who has spent his adult life in the United States. Yanni continues to use the musical shorthand that he developed as a child, blending jazz, classical, soft rock, and world music to create predominantly instrumental works. Although this genre of music was not well suited for commercial pop radio and music television,  Yanni received international recognition by producing concerts at historic monuments and by producing videos that were broadcast on public television. Yanni wrote motion picture soundtracks for Steal the Sky (1988), Heart of Midnight (1988), I Love You Perfect (1989), She'll Take Romance (1990), When You Remember Me (1990), Children of the Bride (1990), and Hua qi Shao Lin (1994).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/14/18 at 5:17 pm

November 14th 1955 – Robert E. Sherwood, American playwright and screenwriter, died of from a heart attack. His literary career started with jobs as movie critic at Vanity Fair and Life magazines, but he became a full-time writer with the success of his play "The Road to Rome" in 1927. His first movie writing job came in 1924, rewriting the subtitles for The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923). Over the years he worked with most of the major talents in the film business, including Alexander Korda, George S. Kaufman and Samuel Goldwyn, often working without credit. During WWII Sherwood served in a number of posts, most notably as director of the overseas branch of the Office of War Information (OWI). He resigned in 1944 and returned to film writing, winning an Oscar for his script for The Best Years of Our Lives (1946). Sherwood received numerous literary awards throughout his career, including the Pulitzer Prize in 1936, '39, '41, and '49, and the Bancroft Prize for distinguished writing in American history in 1949. (b. 1896)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/15/18 at 12:35 am

November 15th 1940 – Sam Waterston, American actor, producer, and director. Among other roles, he is noted for his portrayal of Sydney Schanberg in The Killing Fields (1984), for which he received an Academy Award nomination, and his starring role as Jack McCoy on the long-running NBC television series Law & Order (1994–2010), which brought him Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Awards. He has been nominated for multiple Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild, BAFTA and Emmy awards, having starred in over eighty film and television productions during his fifty-year career. He has also starred in numerous stage productions. AllMovie historian Hal Erickson characterized Waterston as having "cultivated a loyal following with his quietly charismatic, unfailingly solid performances."

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/15/18 at 12:36 am

November 15th 1594 – Martin Frobisher, English seaman and privateer, died from a gunshot wound during the Siege of Fort Crozon. He made three voyages to the New World to look for the Northwest Passage. He landed in northeastern Canada, around today's Resolution Island and Frobisher Bay. On his second voyage, Frobisher found what he thought was gold ore and carried 200 tons of it home on three ships, where initial assaying determined it to be worth a profit of £5.2 per ton. Encouraged, Frobisher returned to Canada with an even larger fleet and dug several mines around Frobisher Bay. He carted 1,350 tons of the ore back where, after years of smelting, it was realised that the ore was worthless iron pyrite. As an English privateer/pirate, he plundered riches from French ships. He was later knighted for his service in repelling the Spanish Armada in 1588. (b. 1535)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/15/18 at 2:06 am

November 15th 1970 – Jack Ingram, American country music artist formerly signed to Big Machine Records, an independent record label. He has released eight studio albums, one extended play, one compilation album, six live albums, and 19 singles. Although active since 1992, Ingram did not reach the U.S. Country Top 40 until the release of his single "Wherever You Are" late-2005. A number one hit on the Billboard country charts, that song was also his first release for Big Machine and that label's first Number One hit. Ingram has sent six other songs into the country Top 40 with "Love You", "Lips of an Angel" (a cover version of a song by Hinder), "Measure of a Man", "Maybe She'll Get Lonely", "That's a Man", and "Barefoot and Crazy".

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/15/18 at 2:59 am

November 15th 1630 – Johannes Kepler, German mathematician, astronomer, and astrologer, died from an unknown cause. Kepler is a key figure in the 17th-century scientific revolution. He is best known for his laws of planetary motion, based on his works Astronomia nova, Harmonices Mundi, and Epitome of Copernican Astronomy. These works also provided one of the foundations for Isaac Newton's theory of universal gravitation. (b. 1571)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/15/18 at 5:15 am

November 15th 1942 – Daniel Barenboim, Argentine-Israeli pianist and conductor who is also a citizen of Argentina, Israel, Palestine, and Spain. He is the general music director of the Berlin State Opera, and the Staatskapelle Berlin; he previously served as Music Director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Orchestre de Paris and La Scala in Milan. Barenboim is known for his work with the West–Eastern Divan Orchestra, a Seville-based orchestra of young Arab and Israeli musicians, and as a resolute critic of the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories. Barenboim has received many awards and prizes, including an honorary Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire, France's Légion d'honneur both as a Commander and Grand Officier, and the German Großes Bundesverdienstkreuz and Willy Brandt Award. Together with the Palestinian-American scholar Edward Said, he was given Spain's Prince of Asturias Concord Award. He has won seven Grammy awards for his work and discography. Barenboim is a polyglot, fluent in Spanish, Hebrew, English, French, Italian, and German.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/15/18 at 5:44 am

November 15th 1954 – Lionel Barrymore, American actor of stage, screen and radio as well as a film director, died from a heart attack. He won an Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in A Free Soul (1931), and remains best known to modern audiences for the role of the villainous Mr. Potter character in Frank Capra's 1946 film It's a Wonderful Life. He is also particularly remembered as Ebenezer Scrooge in annual broadcasts of A Christmas Carol during his last two decades. He is also known for playing Dr. Leonard Gillespie in MGM's nine Dr. Kildare films, a role he reprised in a further six films focussing solely on Gillespie and in a radio series entitled The Story of Dr. Kildare. He was a member of the theatrical Barrymore family. (b. 1878)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/15/18 at 7:12 am

November 15th 1945 – Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Norwegian-born Swedish singer, songwriter, and environmentalist. She is best known as one of the lead singers of the Swedish pop band ABBA. She started her first solo career as a jazz singer in 1967 through a talent competition called New Faces. She won the competition with her song, En ledig dag, leading to a television appearance on Hylands Hörna on Dagen-H; as a result, she was signed by EMI, and in turn was signed by Stig Anderson's record label, Polar, after years of releasing several singles and an album, "Frida" under the earlier record label. Although she had moderate success in Sweden, as she was a contestant for Melodifestivalen 1969 with her song "Härlig är vår jord", she did not reach international fame until she joined as a member of ABBA, which has sold over 380 million albums and singles worldwide, making them one of the best-selling music artists in history. After the break-up of ABBA, she continued an international solo singing career with mixed success, releasing the albums Something's Going On (1982) and Shine (1984); the latter being her last international album to date. In 1996, Lyngstad recorded her final album in Swedish, Djupa andetag (Deep Breaths), released by Anderson Records, before retiring from music.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/15/18 at 7:13 am

November 15th 1991, French music producer and songwriter Jacques Morali, died of complications from aids. Formed The Village People and co-produced their film, Can't Stop the Music. Between 1974 and 1982 Morali produced over 65 albums.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/15/18 at 7:51 am

November 15th 1954 – Randy Thomas, American Christian rock musician best known for being a member of the Sweet Comfort Band and Allies and co-writing "Butterfly Kisses". Thomas performed with Sam Scott and Bob Carlisle in Psalm 150, then joined the Sweet Comfort Band in 1975. Sweet Comfort was the band's debut recording for Maranatha! Music in 1976. Switching to Light Records, Sweet Comfort Band produced five more records, the last titled Perfect Timing. A best-of compilation, Prime Time, followed.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/15/18 at 7:52 am

November 15th 1958 – Tyrone Power, American film, stage and radio actor, died from a heart attack. From the 1930s to the 1950s Power appeared in dozens of films, often in swashbuckler roles or romantic leads. His better-known films include The Mark of Zorro, Blood and Sand, The Black Swan, Prince of Foxes, Witness For The Prosecution, The Black Rose, and Captain from Castile. Power's own favorite film among those that he starred in was Nightmare Alley. Though largely a matinee idol in the 1930s and early 1940s and known for his striking looks, Power starred in films in a number of genres, from drama to light comedy. In the 1950s he began placing limits on the number of films he would make in order to devote more time for theater productions. He received his biggest accolades as a stage actor in John Brown's Body and Mister Roberts. (b. 1914)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/15/18 at 9:26 am

November 15th 1928 – C. W. McCall, American singer, activist and politician. He is best known for the 1976 #1 hit song "Convoy", which came at the peak of the CB fad in the United States. It sold over two million copies, and was awarded a gold disc by the R.I.A.A. in December 1975. Though McCall is not a one-hit wonder, "Convoy" has since become his signature song. McCall first charted the song "Wolf Creek Pass", which reached #40 on the U.S. pop top 40 in 1975. At least three other songs reached Billboard's pop Hot 100, including "Old Home Filler-Up an' Keep on a-Truckin' Cafe", "'Round the World with the Rubber Duck" (a pirate-flavored sequel to "Convoy"), as well as the environmentally-oriented "There Won't Be No Country Music (There Won't Be No Rock 'n' Roll)". A dozen McCall songs appeared in Billboard's Hot Country Singles chart, including the sentimental "Roses for Mama" (1977).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/15/18 at 9:39 am

November 15th 1983 – John Le Mesurier, English actor, died suffering from a haemorrhage. He is perhaps best remembered for his comedic role as Sergeant Arthur Wilson in the BBC television situation comedy Dad's Army (1968–77). A self-confessed "jobbing actor", he appeared in more than 120 films across a range of genres, normally in smaller supporting parts. (b. 1912)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/15/18 at 11:11 am

November 15th 1929 – Ed Asner, American actor, voice actor and a former president of the Screen Actors Guild. He is primarily known for his role as Lou Grant during the 1970s and early 1980s, on both The Mary Tyler Moore Show and its spin-off series Lou Grant, making him one of the few television actors to portray the same leading character in both a comedy and a drama. He is also known for portraying Santa Claus in the comedy film Elf (2003) and its animated remake Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas (2014). He is the most honored male performer in the history of the Primetime Emmy Awards, having won seven.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/15/18 at 12:09 pm

November 15th 1983 – Charlie Grimm, American professional baseball player and manager, died from cancer. He played in Major League Baseball as a first baseman, most notably for the Chicago Cubs; he was also a sometime radio sports commentator, and a popular goodwill ambassador for baseball. He played for the Pittsburgh Pirates early in his career, but was traded to the Cubs in 1925 and worked mostly for the Cubs for the rest of his career. Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Grimm was known for being outgoing and chatty, even singing old-fashioned songs while accompanying himself on the banjo. (b. 1898)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/15/18 at 2:00 pm

November 15th 1932 – Petula Clark, English singer, actress and composer whose career spans seven decades. Clark's professional career began as an entertainer on BBC Radio during World War II. During the 1950s she started recording in French and having international success in both French and English, with such songs as "The Little Shoemaker", "Baby Lover", "With All My Heart" and "Prends Mon Cœur". During the 1960s she became known globally for her popular upbeat hits, including "Downtown", "I Know a Place", "My Love", "A Sign of the Times", "I Couldn't Live Without Your Love", "Colour My World", "This Is My Song" and "Don't Sleep in the Subway", and she was dubbed "the First Lady of the British Invasion". She has sold more than 68 million records.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/15/18 at 2:19 pm

November 15th 1997 – Saul Chaplin, American composer and musical director, died from injuries after a bad fall. He had worked on stage, screen and television since the days of Tin Pan Alley. In film, he won three Oscars for collaborating on the scores and orchestrations of An American in Paris (1951), Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954) and West Side Story (1961). (b. 1912)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/15/18 at 2:26 pm

November 15th 1937 – Yaphet Kotto, American actor, known for numerous film roles, as well as starring in the NBC television series Homicide: Life on the Street (1993–99) as Lieutenant Al Giardello. His films include the science-fiction/horror film Alien (1979), and the Arnold Schwarzenegger science-fiction/action film The Running Man (1987). He portrayed the main villain Dr. Kananga/Mr. Big in the James Bond movie Live and Let Die (1973). He appeared opposite Robert De Niro in the comedy thriller Midnight Run (1988) as FBI agent Alonzo Mosely.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/15/18 at 2:28 pm

November 15th 1787 – Christoph Willibald Gluck, German composer of Italian and French opera in the early classical period, died from an unknown cause. Born in the Upper Palatinate (now part of Germany) and raised in Bohemia, he gained prominence at the Habsburg court at Vienna, where he brought about the practical reform of opera's dramaturgical practices that many intellectuals had been campaigning for over the years. With a series of radical new works in the 1760s, among them Orfeo ed Euridice and Alceste, he broke the stranglehold that Metastasian opera seria had enjoyed for much of the century. (b. 1714)

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November 15th 1941 – Rick Kemp, English bass player, guitarist, songwriter, vocalist and record producer, best known for his work with British folk rock band, Steeleye Span.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/15/18 at 3:21 pm

November 15th 1951 – Beverly D'Angelo, American actress and singer, who starred as Ellen Griswold in the National Lampoon's Vacation films (1983–2015). She has appeared in over 60 films and was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for her role as Patsy Cline in Coal Miner's Daughter (1980), and for an Emmy Award for her role as Stella Kowalski in the TV film A Streetcar Named Desire (1984). Her other film roles include Sheila Franklin in Hair (1979) and Doris Vinyard in American History X (1998).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/21/18 at 7:58 am

November 21st 1941 – Juliet Mills, British and American actress. She is the daughter of actor Sir John Mills and Mary Hayley Bell and the eldest of three siblings: her younger siblings are actress Hayley Mills and director Jonathan Mills. From 28 May 2015, Mills toured Australia with her husband Maxwell Caulfield and her sister Hayley Mills in the comedy Legends! by James Kirkwood.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/21/18 at 8:00 am

November 21st 1695 – Henry Purcell, English composer, died with his death unclear: one theory is that he caught a chill after returning home late from the theatre one night to find that his wife had locked him out. Another is that he succumbed to tuberculosis. Although incorporating Italian and French stylistic elements into his compositions, Purcell's legacy was a uniquely English form of Baroque music. He is generally considered to be one of the greatest English composers; no other native-born English composer approached his fame until Edward Elgar, Ralph Vaughan Williams, William Walton and Benjamin Britten in the 20th century. (b. 1659)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/21/18 at 8:27 am

November 21st 1965 – Björk, Icelandic singer, songwriter, actress, record producer, and DJ. Over her four-decade career, she has developed an eclectic musical style that draws on a wide range of influences and genres spanning electronic, pop, experimental, classical, trip hop, IDM, and avant-garde styles.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/21/18 at 8:34 am

November 21st 1924 – Florence Harding, American publisher, wife of President Warren G. Harding, died of renal failure, was the First Lady of the United States from 1921 to 1923. She married the somewhat-younger Harding when he was a newspaper publisher in Ohio, and she was acknowledged as the brains behind the business. Known as The Duchess, she adapted well to the White House, where she gave notably elegant parties (b. 1860)

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November 21st 1952 – Lorna Luft, American television, stage, and film actress and singer. She is the daughter of singer and actress Judy Garland and producer Sidney Luft, and half-sister to singer and actress Liza Minnelli. Luft made her Broadway debut in 1971 at the Shubert Theatre as a replacement cast member in the musical Promises, Promises, adapted from the classic 1960 Billy Wilder film The Apartment.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/21/18 at 9:21 am

November 21st 1963 – Robert Stroud, known as the "Birdman of Alcatraz", died from an undisclosed illness. He was an American federal prisoner and author who has been cited as one of the United States' most notorious criminals. During his time at Leavenworth Penitentiary, he reared and sold birds and became a respected ornithologist, but because of regulations, he was not permitted to keep birds at Alcatraz, where he was incarcerated from 1942 to 1959. (b. 1890)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/21/18 at 11:05 am

November 21st 1945 – Goldie Hawn, American actress, director, producer, and occasional singer. She rose to fame on the NBC sketch comedy program Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1968–70) before going on to receive the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Cactus Flower (1969).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/21/18 at 11:18 am

November 21st 2017 – David Cassidy, American actor, singer, songwriter, and guitarist, died from multiple organ failure. He was known for his role as Keith Partridge, the son of Shirley Partridge (played by his stepmother Shirley Jones), in the 1970s musical-sitcom The Partridge Family, which led to his becoming one of popular culture's teen idols and pop singers of the 1970s. He later had a career in both acting and music. (b. 1950)

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November 21st 1924 – Christopher Tolkien, English author and academic. He is the third son of the author J. R. R. Tolkien (1892–1973), and the editor of much of his father's posthumously published work. He drew the original maps for his father's The Lord of the Rings, which he signed C. J. R. T.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/21/18 at 12:14 pm

November 21st 1993 – Bill Bixby, American actor, director, producer, and frequent game-show panellist, died of complications from prostate cancer. His career spanned more than three decades, including appearances on stage, in films, and on television series. He is known for his roles as Tim O'Hara on the CBS sitcom My Favorite Martian, Tom Corbett on the ABC sitcom The Courtship of Eddie's Father, and stage illusionist Anthony Blake in the NBC crime drama series The Magician, but is perhaps best known for his role as scientist Dr. David Banner on the CBS science-fiction drama series The Incredible Hulk. (b. 1934)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/21/18 at 1:40 pm

November 21st 1940 – Dr. John, American singer, songwriter, actor, pianist and guitarist, whose music combines blues, pop, jazz, boogie woogie and rock and roll. Active as a session musician since the late 1950s, he gained a cult following in the late 1960s following the release of his album Gris-Gris and his appearance at the Bath Festival of Blues and Progressive Music. He performed a wildly theatrical stage show inspired by medicine shows, Mardi Gras costumes and voodoo ceremonies. Rebennack has recorded more than 20 albums and in 1973 scored a top-10 hit with "Right Place, Wrong Time".

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November 21st 1931 – Stanley Kalms, Baron Kalms, English businessman. He is the life president and former chairman of Dixons Retail (formerly DSG International plc, Dixons Group). Dixons Retail owns Currys, PC World, Knowhow (in-house services) and various international electronics retailers.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/21/18 at 2:12 pm

November 21st 2001 – Ralph Burns, American songwriter, bandleader, composer, conductor, arranger and pianist, died from complications of a recent stroke and pneumonia. He wrote compositions for Tony Bennett and Johnny Mathis and later Aretha Franklin and Natalie Cole. Burns was responsible for the arrangement and introduction of a string orchestra on two of Ray Charles's biggest hits, "Come Rain or Come Shine" and "Georgia on My Mind". In the 1960s, Burns was freed from touring as a band pianist, and began arranging/orchestrating for Broadway including the major show Chicago, Funny Girl, No, No, Nanette, and Sweet Charity. In 1971, Burns first film assignment was for Woody Allen's Bananas. Burns worked with film-director Bob Fosse and in 1972 won the Academy Award as music supervisor for Cabaret. He composed the film scores for Lenny (1974) and Martin Scorsese's jazz-themed New York, New York (1977). Fosse again employed Burns to create the soundtrack for All That Jazz for which he also won an Academy Award in 1979. He then worked on Urban Cowboy (1980) and in 1982, Burns received another Academy Award nomination for his work in Annie. (b. 1922)

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November 21st 1937 – Marlo Thomas, American actress, producer, author and social activist known for starring on the sitcom That Girl (1966–1971) and her award-winning feminist children's franchise, Free to Be... You and Me.

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November 21st 1959 – Max Baer, American boxer of the 1930s (one-time Heavyweight Champion of the World) as well as a referee, and had an occasional role on film or television, died from a heart attack. He was the brother of heavyweight boxing contender Buddy Baer and father of actor Max Baer Jr. (best known as Jethro Bodine on The Beverly Hillbillies). Baer is rated #22 on Ring Magazine's list of 100 greatest punchers of all time. Baer's motion picture debut was in The Prizefighter and the Lady (1933) opposite Myrna Loy and Walter Huston. (b. 1909)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/22/18 at 12:20 am

November 22nd 1940 – Terry Gilliam, American-born British screenwriter, film director, animator, actor, comedian and member of the Monty Python comedy troupe. Gilliam has directed 12 feature films, including Time Bandits (1981), Brazil (1985), The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988), 12 Monkeys (1995), Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998), and The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009). The only "Python" not born in Britain, he became a naturalised British subject in 1968 and formally renounced his American citizenship in 2006.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/22/18 at 12:34 am

November 22nd 1963 – John F. Kennedy, commonly referred to by his initials JFK, was an American politician who served as the 35th President of the United States from January 1961 until his assassination this date in November 1963. Kennedy served at the height of the Cold War, and much of his presidency focused on managing relations with the Soviet Union. He was a member of the Democratic Party who represented Massachusetts in the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate prior to becoming president. He is the most recent sitting U.S. President to die, and was the president with the shortest lifespan. (b. 1917)

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November 22nd 1941 – Tom Conti, Scottish actor, theatre director and novelist of Italian Scots descent. He won a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play in 1979 for his performance in Whose Life Is It Anyway? He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor for the 1983 film, Reuben, Reuben.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/22/18 at 1:19 am

November 22nd 1718 – Blackbeard (born: Edward Teach or Edward Thatch), English pirate, following a ferocious battle, he and several of his crew were killed by a small force of sailors led by Lieutenant Robert Maynard. He operated around the West Indies and the eastern coast of Britain's North American colonies. Little is known about his early life, but he may have been a sailor on privateer ships during Queen Anne's War before settling on the Bahamian island of New Providence, a base for Captain Benjamin Hornigold, whose crew Teach joined sometime around 1716. Hornigold placed him in command of a sloop that he had captured, and the two engaged in numerous acts of piracy. Their numbers were boosted by the addition to their fleet of two more ships, one of which was commanded by Stede Bonnet; but Hornigold retired from piracy towards the end of 1717, taking two vessels with him. (b. about 1680)

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November 22nd 1958 – Jamie Lee Curtis, American actress. She is the daughter of the actress Janet Leigh and actor Tony Curtis. She is married to actor, screenwriter, and director Christopher Guest. American actress and author. She made her film debut in 1978 by starring as Laurie Strode in John Carpenter's Halloween (1978). A big hit, the film established her as a notable actress in horror, and she subsequently starred in Halloween II (1981), The Fog (1980), Prom Night (1980), Terror Train (1980), and Roadgames (1981), gaining the status of "scream queen" to mainstream audiences. Curtis has since compiled a body of work that spans many film genres, including the cult comedy films Trading Places (1983), for which she won a BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, A Fish Called Wanda (1988), and True Lies (1994), for which she won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/22/18 at 6:18 am

November 22nd 1774 – Robert Clive, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Montgomeryshire, died from an uncertain death, there was no inquest on his death and it was variously alleged he had stabbed himself or cut his throat with a penknife or had taken an overdose of opium, while a few newspapers reported his death as due to an apoplectic fit or stroke. Known as Clive of India, Commander-in-Chief of British India, was a British officer and soldier of fortune who established the military and political supremacy of the East India Company in Bengal. He is credited with securing a large swath of South Asia (Bangladesh, India, Pakistan) and the wealth that followed, for the British crown. (b. 1725)

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November 22nd 1941 – Jesse Colin Young, American singer-songwriter and bass player. He released two solo albums, The Soul of a City Boy and Young Blood. He then formed the group the Youngbloods with guitarist Jerry Corbitt, keyboardist and guitarist Lowell "Banana" Levinger, and drummer Joe Bauer.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/22/18 at 7:30 am

November 22nd 1875 – Henry Wilson, American colonel, journalist, and politician, died after a series of strokes. He was the 18th Vice President of the United States (1873–75) and a Senator from Massachusetts (1855–73). Before and during the American Civil War, he was a leading Republican, and a strong opponent of slavery. He devoted his energies to the destruction of the "Slave Power" – the faction of slave owners and their political allies which anti-slavery Americans saw as dominating the country. (b. 1812)

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November 22nd 1936 – John Bird, English satirist, actor and comedian, best known for his work with John Fortune. He acted straight and comic roles in several television series and in films such as A Dandy in Aspic (1968), 30 Is a Dangerous Age, Cynthia (1968), This, That and the Other (1969), Take A Girl Like You (1970), Jabberwocky (1977), The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (1976), and Yellow Pages (1988). During the 1970s, when Idi Amin was at the height of his infamy, Bird starred on a popular recording (The Collected Broadcasts of Idi Amin) based on Alan Coren's anti-Idi Punch columns.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/22/18 at 9:28 am

November 22nd 1986 – Scatman Crothers, American actor, singer, dancer and musician, died of pneumonia while suffering from lung cancer. Known for his work as Louie the Garbage Man on the TV show Chico and the Man and as Dick Hallorann in Stanley Kubrick's The Shining (1980), the latter of which earned him the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor. He performed on piano and drums in several bands, most notably with bandleader Slim Gaillard. According to the jacket notes of the Let Freedom Sing CD set, Crothers was part of the music group The Ramparts who sang A.C. Bilbrew's "The Death of Emmett Till". He also recorded several solo albums and singles. (b. 1910)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/22/18 at 10:55 am

November 22nd 1942 – Guion Bluford, American aerospace engineer, retired U.S. Air Force officer and fighter pilot, and former NASA astronaut, who was the first African American in space. Before becoming an astronaut, he was an officer in the U.S. Air Force, where he remained while assigned to NASA, rising to the rank of Colonel. He participated in four Space Shuttle flights between 1983 and 1992. In 1983, as a member of the crew of the Orbiter Challenger on the mission STS-8, he became the first African American in space as well as the second person of African ancestry in space, after Cuban cosmonaut Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez.

Subject: Re: Notable Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/22/18 at 11:25 am

November 22nd 1896 – George Washington Gale Ferris Jr., American engineer, died of typhoid fever. He is mostly known for creating the original Ferris Wheel for the 1893 Chicago World's Columbian Exposition. (b. 1859)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/22/18 at 2:12 pm

November 22nd 1943 – Billie Jean King, American former World No. 1 professional tennis player. King won 39 Grand Slam titles: 12 in singles, 16 in women's doubles, and 11 in mixed doubles. King won the singles title at the inaugural WTA Tour Championships. King often represented the United States in the Federation Cup and the Wightman Cup. She was a member of the victorious United States team in seven Federation Cups and nine Wightman Cups. For three years, King was the United States' captain in the Federation Cup.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/22/18 at 2:13 pm

November 22nd 1900 – Arthur Sullivan, English composer, died of heart failure, following an attack of bronchitis. He is best known for his series of 14 operatic collaborations with the dramatist W. S. Gilbert, including H.M.S. Pinafore, The Pirates of Penzance and The Mikado. His works comprise 23 operas, 13 major orchestral works, eight choral works and oratorios, two ballets, incidental music to several plays, and numerous hymns and other church pieces, songs, and piano and chamber pieces. The best known of his hymns and songs include "Onward Christian Soldiers" and "The Lost Chord". (b. 1842)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/22/18 at 3:11 pm

November 22nd 1953 – Wayne Larkins, English cricketer and footballer. Larkins played cricket for Northamptonshire from 1972 until 1991. He moved to first-class newcomers Durham in 1992, retiring from the first-class game in 1995. He scored 27,142 first class runs in 482 matches, with 59 centuries and a highest score of 252. He also snared 42 wickets with his medium pace. Outside cricket, he was a keen footballer. In his youth, he had been on the books of Notts County. He also played non-league football for Wolverton Town, Wellingborough Town and Buckingham Town, although he missed part of the 1985 season after gashing his leg during a match.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/22/18 at 3:16 pm

November 22nd 1997 – Michael Hutchence, Australian musician and actor, was found dead in his hotel room in Sydney. His death was reported by the New South Wales Coroner to be the result of suicide. He was a founding member, lead singer and lyricist of rock band INXS from 1977 until his death in November 1997. He was a member of short-lived pop rock group Max Q and recorded solo material which was released posthumously. He acted in feature films, including Dogs in Space (1986), Frankenstein Unbound (1990) and Limp (1997). According to rock-music historian Ian McFarlane, "Hutchence was the archetypal rock showman. He exuded an overtly sexual, macho cool with his flowing locks, and lithe and exuberant stage movements." Hutchence won the 'Best International Artist' at the 1991 BRIT Awards with INXS winning the related group award. His private life was often reported in the Australian and international press, with a string of love affairs with prominent actresses, models and singers. Hutchence's relationship with UK television presenter Paula Yates began while she was married to musician and Live Aid organiser Bob Geldof. Geldof and Yates divorced in 1996. During July of the same year, Hutchence and Yates had a daughter, Heavenly Hiraani Tiger Lily. (b. 1960)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/22/18 at 4:14 pm

November 22nd 1955 – George Alagiah, British newsreader, journalist and television news presenter. Since 3 December 2007, he has been the presenter of the BBC News at Six and has also been the main presenter of GMT on BBC World News since its launch on 1 February 2010. He is also the main relief presenter for the BBC Ten O'Clock News and has held this role since its launch in 2000, making him the longest serving presenter of the flagship news programme. He earns £250,000 - £299,999 as a BBC presenter.

Subject: Re: Scientific Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/22/18 at 4:17 pm

November 22nd 1902 – Walter Reed, American Army physician, died from peritonitis. He in 1901 led the team that postulated and confirmed the theory that yellow fever is transmitted by a particular mosquito species, rather than by direct contact. This insight gave impetus to the new fields of epidemiology and biomedicine, and most immediately allowed the resumption and completion of work on the Panama Canal (1904–1914) by the United States. Reed followed work started by Carlos Finlay and directed by George Miller Sternberg who has been called the "first U.S. bacteriologist". (b. 1851)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/22/18 at 5:06 pm

November 22nd 1961 – Mariel Hemingway, American actress. She began acting at age 14 with a Golden Globe–nominated breakout role in Lipstick (1976), and received Academy and BAFTA Award nominations for her performance in Woody Allen's Manhattan (1979). She is also known for her leading roles in Personal Best (1982) and Star 80 (1983), as well as in the TV series Civil Wars, for which she received a Golden Globe nomination. Amid mental health struggles, Hemingway's star faded in the 1990s.

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/22/18 at 5:11 pm

November 22nd 1993 – Anthony Burgess, English writer and composer, died from lung cancer. From relatively modest beginnings in a Catholic family in Manchester, he eventually became one of the best known English literary figures of the latter half of the twentieth century. Although Burgess was predominantly a comic writer, his dystopian satire A Clockwork Orange remains his best known novel. In 1971 it was adapted into a highly controversial film by Stanley Kubrick, which Burgess said was chiefly responsible for the popularity of the book. (b. 1917)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/23/18 at 1:38 am

November 23rd 1959 – Maxwell Caulfield, English-American film, stage, and television actor who is based in the United States. He has appeared in films such as Grease 2 (1982), Electric Dreams (1984), The Boys Next Door (1985), The Supernaturals (1986), Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat (1989), Waxwork 2 (1992), Gettysburg (1993), Empire Records (1995), The Real Blonde (1997), and The Man Who Knew Too Little (1997). Beginning 28 May 2015, he toured Australia with his wife, Juliet Mills, and sister-in-law, Hayley Mills, in the comedy Legends! by Pulitzer Prize winner James Kirkwood. He voiced James Bond in the video game James Bond 007: Nightfire (2002).

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/23/18 at 1:41 am

November 23rd 1990 – Roald Dahl, British novelist, short story writer, poet, screenwriter, and fighter pilot, died from a rare cancer of the blood, myelodysplastic syndrome. His books have sold more than 250 million copies worldwide. Born in Wales to Norwegian parents, Dahl served in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War, in which he became a flying ace and intelligence officer, rising to the rank of acting wing commander. He rose to prominence in the 1940s with works for both children and adults and he became one of the world's best-selling authors. His awards for contribution to literature include the 1983 World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement, and the British Book Awards' Children's Author of the Year in 1990. In 2008, The Times placed Dahl 16th on its list of "The 50 greatest British writers since 1945". Dahl's short stories are known for their unexpected endings and his children's books for their unsentimental, macabre, often darkly comic mood, featuring villainous adult enemies of the child characters. His books champion the kind-hearted, and feature an underlying warm sentiment. Dahl's works for children include James and the Giant Peach, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda, The Witches, Fantastic Mr Fox, The BFG, The Twits and George's Marvellous Medicine. His adult works include Tales of the Unexpected. (b. 1916)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/23/18 at 2:34 am

November 23rd 1992 – Miley Cyrus, American singer, songwriter, and actress. After playing minor roles in the television series Doc and the film Big Fish in her childhood, she became a teen idol starring as the character Miley Stewart in the Disney Channel television series Hannah Montana in 2006. Her father Billy Ray Cyrus also starred in the show. She subsequently signed a recording contract with Hollywood Records, and her debut studio album Meet Miley Cyrus (2007) was certified triple-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) having shipped over three million units. She released her second album Breakout and launched her film career as a voice actress in the animated film Bolt in 2008.

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/23/18 at 2:38 am

November 23rd 1499 – Perkin Warbeck, was beheaded for treason. He was a pretender to the English throne. By claiming to be Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York, Warbeck was a significant threat to the newly established Tudor dynasty, and gained support outside England. Henry VII of England declared Warbeck an impostor, and after his capture, Warbeck wrote a confession in which he said he was a Fleming born in Tournai around 1474. Due to uncertainty as to whether Richard of Shrewsbury had died in the Tower of London or had survived, Warbeck's claim gathered some followers, either due to real belief in his identity or because of desire to overthrow Henry and reclaim the throne. Dealing with Warbeck cost Henry VII over £13,000 (equivalent to £10,063,454 in 2016), putting a strain on Henry's weak state finances. (b. about 1474)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/23/18 at 4:00 am

November 23rd 1941 – Franco Nero, Italian actor. He is best known for his breakthrough role as the title character in Sergio Corbucci's Spaghetti Western film Django (1966), a role that he reprised in Nello Rossati's Django Strikes Again (1987).

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/23/18 at 7:23 am

November 23rd 1994 – Irwin Kostal, American songwriter, screenwriter, and publisher, died from a heart attack. After moving to New York City, Kostal was hired for Sid Caesar's popular variety series Your Show of Shows, and followed this with a stint at The Garry Moore Show. In the latter part of the decade he began working on Broadway, orchestrating for Shinbone Alley, The Music Man, Fiorello!, and West Side Story. His work on the latter resulted in his being hired to score the 1961 screen adaptation with Saul Chaplin, Johnny Green, and Sid Ramin. The quartet won both an Oscar and a Grammy Award for their contributions. Kostal later went on to collaborate with Saul Chaplin for the 1965 film adaptation of the Rodgers & Hammerstein musical The Sound of Music and won an Oscar for Best Music Scoring, (b. 1911)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/23/18 at 8:07 am

November 23rd 1945 – Keith Hampshire, English-born popular singer of the 1970s, famous in Canada for three top ten hits (including his #1 version of "The First Cut Is The Deepest", which topped the RPM 100 national singles chart on 12 May 1973), and the successful CBC Television show Keith Hampshire's Music Machine.

Subject: Re: Royalty Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/23/18 at 8:10 am

November 23rd 1511 – Anne of York, Fifth daughter of King Edward IV of England and Elizabeth Woodville, died from an unknown cause. She was born in the Palace of Westminster, London. As a sign of closeness between King Richard III and the Howard family, Anne was betrothed to Thomas Howard in 1484. (b. 1475)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/23/18 at 9:38 am

November 23rd 1969 – Robin Padilla, Filipino film director, screenwriter, producer, and actor. Padilla is both a matinee idol and cultural icon; he is sometimes referred to as "James Dean" and dubbed as the "Bad Boy" of Philippine cinema for portraying 'protagonist gangster roles' in his films Anak ni Baby Ama, Grease Gun Gang, Bad Boy 1, and Bad Boy 2. Padilla is active in television programs, having played important roles in Asian Treasures, Joaquin Bordado, Totoy Bato, Guns and Roses, and Toda Max.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/23/18 at 9:46 am

November 23rd 1923 – Gloria Whelan, American poet, short story writer, and novelist known primarily for children's and young adult fiction. She won the annual National Book Award for Young People's Literature in 2000 for the novel Homeless Bird. She also won the 2013 Tuscany Prize for Catholic Fiction with her short story entitled What World Is This? and the work became the title for the independent publisher's 2013 collection of short stories.

Subject: Re: Notable Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/23/18 at 11:08 am

November 23rd 1585 – Thomas Tallis, died from an unknown cause. English composer who occupies a primary place in anthologies of English choral music, and is considered one of England's greatest composers. He is honoured for his original voice in English musicianship. No contemporary portrait of Tallis survives: that painted by Gerard Vandergucht (illustration), dates from 150 years after Tallis died, and there is no reason to suppose that it is a likeness. In a rare existing copy of his black letter signature, the composer spelled his last name "Tallys." (b. about 1505)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/23/18 at 12:47 pm

November 23rd 1925 – Johnny Mandel, Grammy and Oscar-winning American composer and arranger of popular songs, film music and jazz. Among the musicians he has worked with are Count Basie, Frank Sinatra, Peggy Lee, Anita O'Day, Barbra Streisand, Tony Bennett, Diane Schuur and Shirley Horn. A 1944 Band graduate of New York Military Academy, in Cornwall-on-Hudson, New York, he wrote jazz compositions like "Not Really the Blues" for Woody Herman in 1949, "Hershey Bar" (1950) and "Pot Luck" (1953) for Stan Getz, "Straight Life" (1953) and "Low Life" (1956) for Count Basie as well as "Tommyhawk" (1954) for Chet Baker. Mandel has composed, conducted and arranged the music for numerous movie sound tracks. His earliest credited contribution was to I Want to Live! in 1958, which was nominated for a Grammy. Mandel's most famous compositions include "Suicide Is Painless" (theme from the movie and TV series M*A*S*H), "Close Enough for Love", "Emily" and "A Time for Love" (nominated for an Academy Award). He has written numerous film scores, including the score of The Sandpiper. The love theme for that film, "The Shadow of Your Smile", which he co-wrote with Paul Francis Webster, won the 1965 Academy Award for Best Song and the Grammy Award for Song of the Year in 1966. He won the Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s) in 1981 for Quincy Jones's album Velas, and again in 1991 for Natalie Cole and Nat King Cole's "Unforgettable", and one year later once more for Shirley Horn's album Here's to Life.

Subject: Re: Notable Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/23/18 at 12:54 pm

November 23rd 1899 – Thomas Henry Ismay, English businessman, died from a heart attack. He was the founder of the Oceanic Steam Navigation Company, more commonly known as the White Star Line. His son was Joseph Bruce Ismay, who travelled on (and survived) the maiden voyage of his company's ocean liner, the RMS Titanic, in 1912. (b. 1837)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/23/18 at 2:00 pm

November 23rd 1930 – Jack McKeon, American Major League Baseball manager and front-office executive. In 2003, at age 72, he won a World Series as manager of the Florida Marlins.

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/23/18 at 2:08 pm

November 23rd 1979 – Merle Oberon, Anglo-Indian actress, died after a stroke. She began her film career in British films as Anne Boleyn in The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933). After her success in The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934), she travelled to the United States to make films for Samuel Goldwyn. She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in The Dark Angel (1935). A traffic collision in 1937 caused facial injuries that could have ended her career, but she recovered and remained active in film and television until 1973. (b. 1911)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/23/18 at 3:05 pm

November 23rd 1954 – Bruce Hornsby, American singer and keyboardist. Hornsby draws frequently from classical, jazz, bluegrass, folk, Motown, gospel, rock, blues, and jam band musical traditions.. Hornsby's recording career started with the biggest hit he has had to date, "The Way It Is". It topped the American music charts in 1986. The song described aspects of homelessness, the American civil rights movement and institutional racism.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/23/18 at 3:07 pm

November 23rd 1995 – Junior Walker, American musician, died from cancer. His group, Jr. Walker & The All Stars, were signed to Motown's Soul label in the 1960s, and became one of the company's signature acts. (b. 1931)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/23/18 at 3:58 pm

November 23rd 1940 – Luis Tiant, Cuban-American Major League Baseball (MLB) right-handed starting pitcher. He pitched 19 years primarily for the Cleveland Indians and the Boston Red Sox. He became a member of the Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame in 1997.

Subject: Re: Notoriety Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/23/18 at 4:01 pm

November 23rd 1910 – Hawley Harvey Crippen, American homeopath, ear and eye specialist and medicine dispenser, on  this day he was hanged in Pentonville Prison in London for the murder of his wife Cora Henrietta Crippen, and was the first suspect to be captured with the aid of wireless telegraphy. In 2007, DNA evidence questioned the identification of the body found in Crippen's cellar that was supposed to be Crippen's wife. This evidence suggested that the remains discovered in his cellar were, in fact, those of a male person. These conclusions are disputed. (b. 1862)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: ChrisBodilyTM on 11/23/18 at 6:30 pm

Celebrity birthday

November 23, 1887 - William Henry Platt, better known as...

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Boris Karloff. Best known as Frankenstein, The Mummy, and The Grinch. He died in 1969.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: c_keenan2001@hotmail.com on 11/23/18 at 9:52 pm

Celebrity Death

Kenny MacLean

January 9, 1956 - November 23, 2008

Heart attack

Known for playing bass for Toronto bands The Next, The Suspects, and The Deserters as well as Platinum Blonde.  He also had a successful solo career that included a JUNO Award nomination for most promising male vocalist and a SOCAN Award for songwriting.

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Written By: c_keenan2001@hotmail.com on 11/24/18 at 12:19 am

Celebrity Birthday

Sergio Galli
DOB: November 24, 1960 in Toronto, Ontario

Origins: Both parents are of Southern Italian ancestry.  He is the middle of 4 sons.  Is married and has 3 children.

Known for playing guitar in Toronto based bands Mace, Platinum Blonde, and The Ending as well as playing in Kenny MacLean's stage show Rock Through The Ages.
He is also the head of the Sergio Galli Design Build firm in Vaughan, Ontario and is currently building houses in Brooklin, Ontario.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/18 at 5:36 am

December 2nd 1981 – Britney Spears, American singer, dancer, and actress. Born in McComb, Mississippi, and raised in Kentwood, Louisiana, she performed acting roles in stage productions and television shows as a child before signing with Jive Records in 1997. Spears's first and second studio albums, ...Baby One More Time (1999) and Oops!... I Did It Again (2000), became international successes, with the former becoming the best-selling album by a teenage solo artist.

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/18 at 5:40 am

December 2nd 1814 – Marquis de Sade, French aristocrat, revolutionary politician, philosopher, and writer, famous for his libertine sexuality, died of an unknown cause. His works include novels, short stories, plays, dialogues, and political tracts; in his lifetime some were published under his own name, while others appeared anonymously, of which Sade denied being their author. Sade is best known for his erotic works, which combined philosophical discourse with pornography, depicting sexual fantasies with an emphasis on violence, criminality, and blasphemy against Christianity. He was a proponent of extreme freedom, unrestrained by morality, religion, or law. The words sadism and sadist are derived from his name. (b. 1740)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/18 at 6:12 am

December 2nd 1968 – Lucy Liu, American actress, voice actress, director, producer, singer and artist. She became known for playing the role of the vicious and ill-mannered Ling Woo in the television series Ally McBeal (1998–2002), for which she was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series and a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/18 at 6:19 am

December 2nd 1859 – John Brown, American abolitionist, was executed by hanging. He believed armed insurrection was the only way to overthrow the institution of slavery in the United States. "John Brown's Body" was a popular Union marching song during the Civil War and made him a martyr. (b. 1800)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/18 at 7:34 am

December 2nd 1960 – Rick Savage, English singer-songwriter and bass guitarist. He is one of the founding members of the English rock band, Def Leppard. Savage and lead singer Joe Elliott are the only remaining original members of the band. The two of them, plus Allen, are also the only members of the band who have performed on every album.

Subject: Re: Notable Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/18 at 7:37 am

December 2nd 1885 – Allen Wright, Principal chief of the Choctaw Nation (1866-1870); proposed the name "Oklahoma", from Choctaw words okra and umma, meaning "Territory of the Red People." (b. about 1826)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/18 at 8:05 am

December 2nd 1957 – Harrison Ford, American stage and film actor, died from an undisclosed illness. He was a leading Broadway theatre performer and a star of the silent film era. He appeared in productions of William C. deMille's Strongheart; Glorious Betsy by Rida Johnson Young (the production lasted only 24 performances but the play was later adapted for an Oscar-nominated film of the same name); Bayard Veiller's The Fight (which quickly closed); Edgar Wallace's The Switchboard; Edward Locke's The Bubble; and Edgar Selwyn's Rolling Stones. Ford turned to film beginning in 1915 and moved to Hollywood. He became a leading man opposite stars such as Constance Talmadge, Norma Talmadge, Marie Prevost, Marion Davies, Marguerite De La Motte and Clara Bow. Ford's film career ended with the advent of talkies. His final film, and only talkie, Love in High Gear, was released in 1932. He has no known relation to the later film actor of the same name (b. 1884)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/18 at 8:46 am

December 2nd 1982 – Marty Feldman, British comedy writer, comedian, and actor, died of a heart attack. Known for his prominent, misaligned eyes. He starred in several British television comedy series, including At Last the 1948 Show and Marty, the latter of which won two BAFTA awards. He was the first Saturn Award winner for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Young Frankenstein. (b. 1933)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/18 at 9:40 am

December 2nd 1992 – Gary Sanchez, Dominican professional baseball catcher for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut with the Yankees in 2015. He was named the American League's Rookie of the Month and Player of the Month Awards for August 2016 and an All-Star in 2017.

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/18 at 10:32 am

December 2nd 1941 – Mike England, Welsh footballer and manager. He played for Blackburn Rovers, Tottenham Hotspur, Cardiff, and for the Wales national team. At Spurs he won the inaugural 1972 UEFA Cup Final and was runner up in the same competition 2 years later; his goal in the first leg of the 1974 final unable to win the cup a second time for Spurs. England played in the North American Soccer League with the Seattle Sounders from 1975 to 1979.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/18 at 10:33 am


December 2nd 1941 – Mike England, Welsh footballer and manager. He played for Blackburn Rovers, Tottenham Hotspur, Cardiff, and for the Wales national team. At Spurs he won the inaugural 1972 UEFA Cup Final and was runner up in the same competition 2 years later; his goal in the first leg of the 1974 final unable to win the cup a second time for Spurs. England played in the North American Soccer League with the Seattle Sounders from 1975 to 1979.
...Mike England, but he is Welsh?

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/18 at 10:49 am

December 2nd 2017 – Hugh Davies, Welsh cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium-fast. In the 1980s he was a summariser for BBC Radio Cymru during their Welsh language coverage of the county’s games. He worked for the Cricket Board of Wales from its inception in 1997, and served as its Chairman between 2002 and 2011. (b. 1932)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/18 at 11:18 am

December 2nd 1973 – Monica Seles, Yugoslav-born American former world no. 1 professional tennis player and a member of the International Tennis Hall of Fame. An ethnic Hungarian, she was born and raised in Novi Sad, SFR Yugoslavia. She became a naturalized American citizen in 1994 and also received Hungarian citizenship in June 2007. She won nine Grand Slam singles titles, eight of them while representing Yugoslavia, and the final one while representing the United States.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/18 at 11:30 am

December 2nd 1982, US folk singer David Blue died of a heart attack aged 41 while jogging in New York's Washington Square Park. Member of Bob Dylan's Rolling Thunder Revue during the late 70's. He wrote ‘Outlaw Man’ covered by The Eagles on their 1973 Desperado album.

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/18 at 11:47 am

December 2nd 1973 – Jan Ullrich, German road bicycle racer. Ullrich won gold and silver medals in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. He won the 1999 Vuelta a España and the HEW Cyclassics in front of a home crowd in Hamburg in 1997. He had podium finishes in the hilly classic Clásica de San Sebastián. His victorious ride in the 1997 Tour de France led to a bicycle boom in Germany. He retired in February 2007.

Subject: Re: Muscial Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/18 at 11:49 am

December 2nd 1990 – Aaron Copland, American composer, composition teacher, writer, and later a conductor of his own and other American music, died of Alzheimer's disease and respiratory failure. Copland was referred to by his peers and critics as "the Dean of American Composers." The open, slowly changing harmonies in much of his music are typical of what many people consider to be the sound of American music, evoking the vast American landscape and pioneer spirit. He is best known for the works he wrote in the 1930s and 1940s in a deliberately accessible style often referred to as "populist" and which the composer labeled his "vernacular" style. Works in this vein include the ballets Appalachian Spring, Billy the Kid and Rodeo, his Fanfare for the Common Man and Third Symphony. In addition to his ballets and orchestral works, he produced music in many other genres including chamber music, vocal works, opera and film scores. (b. 1900)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/18 at 12:14 pm

December 2nd 1975 – Mark Kotsay, American baseball outfielder and current Oakland Athletics quality control coach. During his active Major League Baseball (MLB) career, he appeared in 1,914 games for the San Diego Padres, Florida Marlins, Athletics, Atlanta Braves, Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox and Milwaukee Brewers.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/18 at 12:18 pm

December 2nd 2014 – Bobby Keys, American saxophonist, died as a result of cirrhosis at his home in Franklin, Tennessee. Keys started touring at age fifteen with Bobby Vee and fellow Texan Buddy Holly and was best known as being the main saxophone player for The Rolling Stones. When on tour with the Stones, according to legend Keys filled a bathtub with Dom Perignon champagne and drank most of it. Keys appeared on albums by Lynyrd Skynyrd, Harry Nilsson, Delaney & Bonnie and Friends, George Harrison, John Lennon, Eric Clapton, Joe Cocker and other prominent musicians. (b. 1943)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/18 at 1:31 pm

December 2nd 1976 – Eddy Garabito, Dominican Major League Baseball second baseman. He played for the St. George Roadrunners of the Golden Baseball League and played in MLB for the Colorado Rockies and in the minor leagues for the Baltimore Orioles.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/18 at 1:33 pm

December 2nd 2013 – Junior Murvin, Jamaican singer-songwriter best known for the 1976 hit song 'Police and Thieves', died in Jamaica aged 67. 'Police and Thieves' (produced by Lee "Scratch" Perry), was a hit in Jamaica and also took off in the UK where it found an audience with punk rock aficionados. (b. 1946)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/18 at 1:57 pm

December 2nd 1978 – Nelly Furtado, Portuguese-Canadian singer and songwriter. Furtado first gained fame with her debut album Whoa, Nelly! (2000), a critical and commercial success that spawned two top 10 singles; "I'm Like a Bird" and "Turn Off the Light". The first single won her a Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/18 at 2:01 pm

December 2nd 2009 – Eric Woolfson, Scottish singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer, died from kidney cancer age 64. Woolfson wrote songs for Marianne Faithfull, Frank Ifield, The Tremeloes, Marmalade, Dave Berry, and Peter Noone. Following the 10 successful albums he made with Alan Parsons, he sold over 50 million albums worldwide.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/18 at 2:17 pm

December 2nd 1979 – Abdul Razzaq, Pakistani cricketer, who played all formats of the game. He is a right arm fast-medium bowler and a right-handed batsman, who emerged in international cricket in 1996 with his One Day International debut against Zimbabwe at his home ground in Gaddafi Stadium, Pakistan, just one month before his seventeenth birthday. He was the part of the Pakistan Cricket Team squad that won the ICC World Twenty20 2009. He played 265 ODIs and 46 Tests and is widely regarded as one of the best All-Rounders to have played for his country.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/18 at 2:20 pm

December 2nd 2008 – Odetta, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress, died of heart disease age 77. She influenced many of the key figures of the folk-revival of that time, including Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Mavis Staples, and Janis Joplin. Time magazine included her song 'Take This Hammer' on its list of the 100 Greatest Popular Songs. Martin Luther King Jr. called her the queen of American folk music. (b. 1930)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/18 at 2:47 pm

December 2nd 1978 – Peter Moylan, Australian baseball relief pitcher who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Atlanta Braves, Los Angeles Dodgers and Kansas City Royals.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/18 at 2:51 pm

December 2nd 2006 – Mariska Veres, Dutch singer from Shocking Blue, died of cancer at the age of 59. Had the 1970 US No.1 & UK No.8 single 'Venus', (later covered by girl group of Bananarama (b. 1947)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/18 at 3:21 pm

December 2nd 1978 – Christopher Wolstenholme, English musician. He is the bassist and backing vocalist for the rock band Muse.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/18 at 3:24 pm

December 2nd 1997 – Shirley Crabtree, better known as Big Daddy, was an English wrestler with a record-breaking 64 inch chest, died of a stroke. He worked for Joint Promotions and the British Wrestling Federation. Initially a villain, he teamed with Giant Haystacks. He later became a fan favourite, working until the 1990s. (b. 1929)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/18 at 4:55 pm

December 2nd 1944 – Eiji Sawamura, Japanese baseball player, was killed in battle near Yakushima when his ship was torpedoed by USS Sea Devil near the end of World War II. A right-handed pitcher, he played in Japan for the Yomiuri Giants. On November 20, 1934, the 17-year-old Sawamura faced a team of visiting all-star players from Major League Baseball, including Babe Ruth, Jimmie Foxx, Lou Gehrig, and Charlie Gehringer. Entering the game in the fourth inning, the high school pitcher struck out nine batters and held the Americans to a single run over five innings pitched; a home run by Gehrig in the seventh saddled Sawamura with the loss. However, he did manage to strike out Gehringer, Ruth, Gehrig, and Foxx in succession. (b. 1917)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/18 at 5:34 pm

December 2nd 1976 – Danny Murtaugh, American second baseman, manager, front-office executive and coach in Major League Baseball, died from an undisclosed illness. Best known for his 29-year association with the Pittsburgh Pirates, where he won two World Series as field manager (in 1960 and 1971). He threw and batted right-handed and was listed as 5 feet 9 inches (1.75 m) tall and 165 pounds (75 kg). (b. 1917)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/18 at 5:54 pm

December 2nd 1985 – Philip Larkin, English poet, novelist and librarian, died after suffering from oesophageal cancer. His first book of poetry, The North Ship, was published in 1945, followed by two novels, Jill (1946) and A Girl in Winter (1947), and he came to prominence in 1955 with the publication of his second collection of poems, The Less Deceived, followed by The Whitsun Weddings (1964) and High Windows (1974). He contributed to The Daily Telegraph as its jazz critic from 1961 to 1971, articles gathered in All What Jazz: A Record Diary 1961–71 (1985), and he edited The Oxford Book of Twentieth Century English Verse (1973). His many honours include the Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry. He was offered, but declined, the position of Poet Laureate in 1984, following the death of Sir John Betjeman. (b. 1922)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/18 at 6:10 pm

December 2nd 1986 – Desi Arnaz, Cuban-born American actor, musician, and television producer, died from lung cancer. He is best remembered for his role as Ricky Ricardo on the American television series sitcom I Love Lucy. He co-starred on that show with Lucille Ball, to whom he was married at the time. He and Ball are generally credited as the inventors of the syndicated rerun, which they pioneered with the I Love Lucy series. (b. 1917)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/18 at 6:24 pm

December 2nd 1990 – Robert Cummings, American film and television actor, died of kidney failure and complications from pneumonia. Known mainly for his roles in comedy films such as The Devil and Miss Jones (1941) and Princess O'Rourke (1943), but was also effective in dramatic films, especially two of Alfred Hitchcock's thrillers, Saboteur (1942) and Dial M for Murder (1954). Cummings received five Primetime Emmy Award nominations, and won the Primetime Emmy Award for Best Actor in a Single Performance in 1955. (b. 1908)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/18 at 8:37 am

December 3rd 1960 – Daryl Hannah, American film actress and an environmental activist. She made her screen debut in Brian De Palma's supernatural horror film The Fury (1978). Hannah is known for her roles as Pris Stratton in Ridley Scott's science fiction thriller Blade Runner (1982), the mermaid Madison in Ron Howard's fantasy-romantic comedy Splash (1984), Roxanne Kowalski in the romantic comedy Roxanne (1987), Darien Taylor in Oliver Stone's drama Wall Street (1987), Annelle Dupuy Desoto in the comedy-drama Steel Magnolias (1989) and assassin Elle Driver in Quentin Tarantino's two-part martial arts action film Kill Bill (2003/04), winning a Saturn Award for the latter. She recently appeared in the Wachowskis' Netflix series Sense8.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/18 at 9:10 am

December 3rd 1552 – Francis Xavier, Basque Roman Catholic missionary, died from an unknown cause. Born in Javier (Xavier in Navarro-Aragonese or Xabier in Basque), Kingdom of Navarre (present day Spain), and a co-founder of the Society of Jesus. He was a companion of Saint Ignatius of Loyola and one of the first seven Jesuits who took vows of poverty and chastity at Montmartre, Paris in 1534. He led an extensive mission into Asia, mainly in the Portuguese Empire of the time and was influential in evangelization work, most notably in India. The Goa Inquisition was proposed by St. Francis Xavier. He also was the first Christian missionary to venture into Japan, Borneo, the Maluku Islands, and other areas. In those areas, struggling to learn the local languages and in the face of opposition, he had less success than he had enjoyed in India. Xavier was about to extend his missionary preaching to China when he died on Shangchuan Island. (b. 1506)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/18 at 11:38 am

December 3rd 1944 – Ralph McTell, English singer-songwriter and acoustic guitar player who has been an influential figure on the UK folk music scene since the 1960s. McTell is best known for his song "Streets of London", which has been covered by over two hundred artists around the world, and for his tale of Irish emigration, "From Clare to Here".

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/18 at 11:46 am

December 3rd 1894 – Robert Louis Stevenson, British novelist, poet, essayist, and travel writer, died probably of a cerebral haemorrhage. His most famous works are Treasure Island, Kidnapped, Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, and A Child's Garden of Verses. A literary celebrity during his lifetime, Stevenson now ranks as the 26th most translated author in the world. His works have been admired by many other writers, including Jorge Luis Borges, Bertolt Brecht, Marcel Proust, Arthur Conan Doyle, Henry James, Cesare Pavese, Emilio Salgari, Ernest Hemingway, Rudyard Kipling, Jack London, Vladimir Nabokov, J. M. Barrie, and G. K. Chesterton, who said of him that he "seemed to pick the right word up on the point of his pen, like a man playing spillikins". (b. 1850)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/18 at 2:31 pm

December 3rd 1948 – Ozzy Osbourne, English singer, songwriter and actor. He rose to prominence in the early 1970s as the lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Black Sabbath. He was fired from Black Sabbath in 1979 and went on to have a successful solo career, releasing 11 studio albums, the first seven of which were all awarded multi-platinum certifications in the US. Osbourne has since reunited with Black Sabbath on several occasions, recording the album 13 in 2013. His longevity and success have earned him the informal title of "Godfather of Heavy Metal".

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/18 at 2:41 pm

December 3rd 1999 – Scatman John, American music artist, died from lung cancer. He created a fusion of scat singing and dance music, best known for his 1995 hits "Scatman (Ski Ba Bop Ba Dop Bop)" and "Scatman's World" and 1997 hit "Everybody Jam!" As a stutterer, He stated that scatting was "turning biggest problem into biggest asset." Scatman John sold millions of recordings worldwide and was named "Best New Artist" in the Echo Awards in both Japan and Germany. He was a recipient of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association's Annie Glenn Award for outstanding service to the stuttering community and National Stuttering Association Hall of Fame. (b. 1942)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/18 at 4:14 pm

December 3rd 1960 – Julianne Moore, American actress and author. She received considerable recognition in the late 1990s and early 2000s, earning Oscar nominations for Boogie Nights (1997), The End of the Affair (1999), Far from Heaven (2002) and The Hours (2002). In the first of these she played a 1970s pornographic actress, while the other three featured her as an unhappy, mid-20th century housewife. She also had success with the films The Big Lebowski (1998), Magnolia (1999), Hannibal (2001), Children of Men (2006), A Single Man (2009), The Kids Are All Right (2010), and Crazy, Stupid, Love (2011), and won several awards for her portrayal of Sarah Palin in the television film Game Change (2012). The year 2014 was key for Moore, as she gave an Oscar-winning performance as an Alzheimer's patient in Still Alice, was named Best Actress at the Cannes Film Festival for Maps to the Stars, and joined the lucrative Hunger Games series.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/18 at 4:19 pm

December 3rd 1980 – Oswald Mosley, British politician, died from Parkinson's disease. He rose to fame in the 1920s as a Member of Parliament and later in the 1930s became leader of the British Union of Fascists (BUF). After military service in the First World War, Mosley was a very young Member of Parliament for Harrow from 1918 to 1924, first as a Conservative, then an independent, before joining the Labour Party. He returned to Parliament as Labour MP for Smethwick at a by-election in 1926, and served as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster in the Labour Government of 1929–31. He was considered a potential Labour Prime Minister, but resigned due to disagreement with the Government's unemployment policies. He then formed the New Party. He lost his seat at Smethwick in 1931. The New Party merged with the BUF (which included the Blackshirts) in 1932. Mosley was imprisoned in 1940 and the BUF was outlawed. He was released in 1943, and, politically discredited by his association with fascism, he moved abroad in 1951, spending most of the remainder of his life in France. He stood for Parliament twice in the postwar era, achieving very little support. (b. 1896)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/18 at 1:15 am

December 4th 1942 – Bob Mosley, American singer-songwriter, principally known as the bass player and one of the songwriters and vocalists for the band Moby Grape. Some of his best known songs with Moby Grape are "Mr. Blues", "Come In The Morning", and "Lazy Me" from the first Moby Grape album (1967),

Subject: Re: Notable Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/18 at 1:18 am

December 4th 1131 – Omar Khayyám, Persian mathematician, astronomer, and poet, died of an unknown condition. As a mathematician, he is most notable for his work on the classification and solution of cubic equations, where he provided geometric solutions by the intersection of conics. As an astronomer, he composed a calendar which proved to be a more accurate computation of time than that proposed five centuries later by Pope Gregory XIII. Omar was born in Nishapur, in northeastern Iran. He spent most of his life near the court of the Karakhanid and Seljuq rulers in the period which witnessed the First Crusade. (b. 1048)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/18 at 7:13 am

December 4th 1939 – Freddy Cannon, American rock and roll singer, whose biggest international hits included "Tallahassee Lassie", "Way Down Yonder In New Orleans", and "Palisades Park".

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/18 at 7:17 am

December 4th 2017 – Christine Keeler, English model and showgirl, died after suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Her meeting at a dance-club with society osteopath Stephen Ward drew her into fashionable circles. At the height of the Cold War, she became sexually involved with a married government minister, John Profumo, as well as a Soviet diplomat. A shooting incident between two of her other lovers caused the press to investigate her, revealing that her affairs could be threatening national security. In the House of Commons, Profumo denied any improper conduct but later admitted that he had lied. This incident discredited the Conservative government of Harold Macmillan in 1963 in what became known as the Profumo affair. (b. 1942)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/18 at 8:07 am

December 4th 1949 – Jeff Bridges, American actor, singer and producer. He comes from a prominent acting family and appeared on the television series Sea Hunt (1958–60), with his father, Lloyd Bridges and brother, Beau Bridges. He won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role as Otis "Bad" Blake in the 2009 film Crazy Heart, and earned Academy Award nominations for his roles in The Last Picture Show (1971), Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974), Starman (1984), The Contender (2000), True Grit (2010), and Hell or High Water (2016). His other films include Tron (1982), Jagged Edge (1985), The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989), The Fisher King (1991), Fearless (1993), The Big Lebowski (1998), Seabiscuit (2003), Iron Man (2008), Tron: Legacy (2010), and The Giver (2014).

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/18 at 8:09 am

December 4th 1642 – Cardinal Richelieu, French clergyman, nobleman, and statesman, died from recurrent fevers (possibly malaria), strangury, intestinal tuberculosis with fistula, and migraine. He was consecrated as a bishop in 1607 and was appointed Foreign Secretary in 1616. Richelieu soon rose in both the Catholic Church and the French government, becoming a cardinal in 1622, and King Louis XIII's chief minister in 1624. He remained in office until his death in 1642; he was succeeded by Cardinal Mazarin, whose career he had fostered. (b. 1585)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/18 at 9:16 am

December 4th 1924 – John C. Portman, Jr., American neofuturistic architect and real estate developer widely known for popularizing hotels and office buildings with multi-storied interior atria. Portman also had a particularly large impact on the cityscape of his hometown of Atlanta, with the Peachtree Center complex serving as downtown's business and tourism anchor from the 1970s onward. The Peachtree Center area includes Portman-designed Hyatt, Westin, and Marriott hotels. Portman's plans typically deal with primitives in the forms of symmetrical squares and circles.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/18 at 10:11 am

December 4th 1976 – Benjamin Britten, English composer, conductor and pianist, died from heart failure due to undetected syphilis. He was a central figure of 20th-century British classical music, with a range of works including opera, other vocal music, orchestral and chamber pieces. His best-known works include the opera Peter Grimes (1945), the War Requiem (1962) and the orchestral showpiece The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (1945). (b. 1913)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/18 at 11:38 am

December 4th 1933 – Wink Martindale, American disc jockey, radio personality, game show host, and television producer. In his six-decade career, he is best known for hosting Tic-Tac-Dough from 1978 to 1985, Gambit from 1972 to 1976 (and again from 1980 to 1981), High Rollers from 1987 to 1988, and Debt from 1996 to 1998.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/18 at 11:50 am

December 4th 1967 – Bert Lahr, American actor, particularly of stage and film, and comedian, died from pneumonia. He is known for his role as the Cowardly Lion, as well as his counterpart Kansas farmworker Zeke, in The Wizard of Oz (1939). He was well known for his explosive humour, but also adapted well to dramatic roles and his work in burlesque, vaudeville, and on Broadway. (b. 1895)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/18 at 12:49 pm

December 4th 1937 – Max Baer, Jr., American actor, screenwriter, producer, and director. He is best known for playing Jethro Bodine, the dimwitted nephew of Jed Clampett (played by Buddy Ebsen) on The Beverly Hillbillies.

Subject: Re: Notable Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/18 at 12:53 pm

December 4th 1902 – Charles Dow, American journalist, died from an undisclosed illness. He co-founded Dow Jones & Company with Edward Jones and Charles Bergstresser. Dow also founded The Wall Street Journal, which has become one of the most respected financial publications in the world. He also invented the Dow Jones Industrial Average as part of his research into market movements. He developed a series of principles for understanding and analyzing market behavior which later became known as Dow theory, the groundwork for technical analysis. (b. 1851)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/18 at 1:25 pm

December 4th 1973 – Tyra Banks, American television personality, producer, businesswoman, actress, author, former model and occasional singer. Born in Inglewood, California, she began her career as a model at age 15, and was the first African American woman to be featured on the covers of GQ and the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, on which she appeared twice. She was a Victoria's Secret Angel from 1997 to 2005. By the early 2000s, Banks was one of the world's top-earning models. In 2003, Banks created and began presenting the long-running reality television series America's Next Top Model, which she executive produced and presented for the first twenty-two seasons until the series' cancellation in October 2015.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/18 at 1:32 pm

December 4th 1993 – Frank Zappa, American musician, composer, activist and filmmaker, died after a long battle with prostate cancer. His work was characterized by nonconformity, free-form improvisation, sound experiments, musical virtuosity, and satire of American culture. In a career spanning more than 30 years, Zappa composed rock, pop, jazz, jazz fusion, orchestral and musique concrète works, and produced almost all of the 60-plus albums that he released with his band the Mothers of Invention and as a solo artist. Zappa also directed feature-length films and music videos, and designed album covers. He is considered one of the most innovative and stylistically diverse rock musicians of his era. (b. 1940)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/18 at 2:10 pm

December 4th 2000 – Colin Cowdrey, English first-class cricketer, died of a heart attack. He played for Oxford University (1952–1954), Kent (1950–1976) and England (1954–1975). Universally known as Colin Cowdrey, he "delighted crowds throughout the world with his style and elegance", and was the first cricketer to play 100 Test matches, celebrating the occasion with 104 against Australia in 1968. In all he played 114 Tests, making 7,624 runs at an average of 44.06, (b. 1932)

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/18 at 3:48 pm

December 4th 1845 – Gregor MacGregor, Scottish soldier, adventurer and confidence trickster, died from an unknown condition. He attempted from 1821 to 1837 to draw British and French investors and settlers to "Poyais", a fictional Central American territory that he claimed to rule as "Cazique". Hundreds invested their savings in supposed Poyaisian government bonds and land certificates, while about 250 emigrated to MacGregor's invented country in 1822–23 to find only an untouched jungle; more than half of them died. MacGregor's Poyais scheme has been called one of the most brazen confidence tricks in history. (b. 1786)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/12/18 at 1:26 am

December 12th 1940 – Dionne Warwick, American singer, actress and television show host, who became a United Nations Global Ambassador for the Food and Agriculture Organization, and a United States Ambassador of Health. Having been in a partnership with songwriters Burt Bacharach and Hal David, Warwick ranks among the 40 biggest hit makers of the entire rock era, based on the Billboard Hot 100 Pop Singles Charts.

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/12/18 at 1:41 am

December 12th 1889 – Robert Browning, died from an unknown condition. English poet and playwright whose mastery of the dramatic monologue made him one of the foremost Victorian poets. His poems are known for their irony, characterization, dark humour, social commentary, historical settings, and challenging vocabulary and syntax. Today Browning's critically most esteemed poems include the monologues Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came, Fra Lippo Lippi, Andrea Del Sarto, and My Last Duchess. His most popular poems include Porphyria's Lover, How They Brought the Good News from Ghent to Aix, the diptych Meeting at Night, the patriotic Home Thoughts from Abroad, and the children's poem The Pied Piper of Hamelin.  (d. 1889)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/12/18 at 11:37 am

December 12th 1949 – Bill Nighy, English actor. He became widely known for his performance as Billy Mack in Love Actually. Other notable roles in cinema include his portrayal of Davy Jones in Pirates of the Caribbean film series, as well as Viktor in the Underworld film series. He is also known for his roles in the films Lawless Heart, I Capture the Castle, Shaun of the Dead, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Notes on a Scandal, Hot Fuzz, Valkyrie, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1, Rango and The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel. His performances were also acclaimed in the State of Play series and in the TV films The Girl in the Café, Gideon's Daughter and Page Eight, for which he earned Golden Globe nominations, winning one for Gideon's Daughter.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/12/18 at 11:48 am

December 12th 1939 – Douglas Fairbanks, Sr., American actor, screenwriter, director, and producer, died after suffering from a heart attack. He was best known for his swashbuckling roles in silent films such as The Thief of Bagdad, Robin Hood, and The Mark of Zorro but spent the early part of his career making comedies. Fairbanks was a founding member of United Artists. Fairbanks was also a founding member of The Motion Picture Academy and hosted the first Oscars Ceremony in 1929. With his marriage to Mary Pickford in 1920, the couple became Hollywood royalty and Fairbanks was referred to as "The King of Hollywood". (b. 1883)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/14/18 at 5:26 am

December 14th 1946 – Jane Birkin, English-French actress, singer, songwriter, and model. She attained international notoriety for her decade-long musical partnership with Serge Gainsbourg, and also had a prolific career as an actress in British and French cinema. A native of London, Birkin began her career as an actress, appearing in minor roles in Michelangelo Antonioni's Blowup (1966), and Kaleidoscope (1966). In 1969, she met Serge Gainsbourg while co-starring with him in Slogan, which marked the beginning of a years-long working and personal relationship. The duo released their debut album Jane Birkin/Serge Gainsbourg (1969), and also appeared in the controversial film Je t'aime moi non plus (1976) under Gainsbourg's direction. Birkin would attain further acting credits in the Agatha Christie films Death on the Nile (1978) and Evil Under the Sun (1982).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/14/18 at 5:27 am

December 14th 1542 – James V, King of Scotland from 9 September 1513 until his death, died from an unknown cause. Which followed the Scottish defeat at the Battle of Solway Moss. His only surviving legitimate child, Mary, succeeded him when she was just six days old. (b. 1512)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/14/18 at 6:29 am

December 14th 1972 – Miranda Hart, English actor and comedian. Following drama training at the Academy of Live and Recorded Arts, Hart began writing material for the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and making small appearances in various British sitcoms including Hyperdrive and Not Going Out.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/14/18 at 6:49 am

December 14th 1788 – Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, German Classical period musician and composer, died from an unknown cause. He was the fifth child and second (surviving) son of Johann Sebastian Bach and Maria Barbara Bach. His second name was given in honour of his godfather Georg Philipp Telemann, a friend of Johann Sebastian Bach. C. P. E. Bach was an influential composer working at a time of transition between his father's baroque style and the classical and romantic styles that followed it. His personal approach, an expressive and often turbulent one known as empfindsamer Stil or 'sensitive style', applied the principles of rhetoric and drama to musical structures. Bach's dynamism stands in deliberate contrast to the more mannered gallant style also then in vogue. (b. 1714)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/14/18 at 7:13 am

December 14th 1949 – Bill Buckner, American former professional baseball first baseman who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for 22 seasons, from 1969 through 1990. During his career, he played for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago Cubs, Boston Red Sox, California Angels, and Kansas City Royals.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/14/18 at 7:18 am

December 14th 1799 – George Washington, American statesman and soldier, died from a violent inflammation of the throat. He served as the first President of the United States from 1789 to 1797 and was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. He served as Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, and later presided over the 1787 convention that drafted the United States Constitution. He is popularly considered the driving force behind the nation's establishment and came to be known as the "father of the country," both during his lifetime and to this day. (b. 1732)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/14/18 at 8:07 am

December 14th 1946 – Stan Smith, American tennis player and two-time Grand Slam singles champion who also, with his partner Bob Lutz, formed one of the most successful doubles teams of all time. Together, they won many major titles all over the world.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/14/18 at 8:20 am

December 14th 1860 – George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen, British politician, died from a condition unknown. A diplomat and landowner, successively a Tory, Conservative and Peelite, who served as Prime Minister from 1852 until 1855 in a coalition between the Whigs and Peelites, with Radical and Irish support. The Aberdeen ministry was filled with powerful and talented politicians, whom Aberdeen was largely unable to control and direct. Despite trying to avoid this happening, it took Britain into the Crimean War, and fell when its conduct became unpopular, after which Aberdeen retired from politics. (b. 1784)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/14/18 at 9:28 am

December 14th 1960 – Chris Waddle, English footballer, manager, and sportscaster. During his professional playing career that lasted from 1978 to 1998, he played as a midfielder for several clubs in England, including Newcastle United, Tottenham Hotspur and Sheffield Wednesday, and Olympique de Marseille in France. Waddle earned 62 caps for the England national football team between 1985 and 1991, and was a member of England's squads for the 1986 FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro 1988, and the 1990 FIFA World Cup. He famously missed the decisive penalty in England's World Cup 1990 semi-final shootout defeat against West Germany.

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/14/18 at 9:32 am

December 14th 2017 – Bob Givens, American animator, character designer, and layout artist, died of respiratory failure. He worked for numerous animation studios during his career, including Walt Disney Animation Studios, Warner Bros. Cartoons, Hanna-Barbera, and DePatie–Freleng Enterprises, beginning his career during the 1930s and continuing until the early 2000s. He was a frequent collaborator with director Chuck Jones, working with Jones both at Warner Bros. and Jones' own production company. (b. 1918)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/14/18 at 10:29 am

December 14th 1965 – Craig Biggio, American second baseman and catcher in Major League Baseball who played his entire career from 1988 through 2007 for the Houston Astros. A seven-time National League (NL) All-Star often regarded as the greatest all-around player in Astros history, he is the only player ever to be named an All-Star at both catcher and second base. With longtime teammates Jeff Bagwell and Lance Berkman, he formed the core of the "Killer B's" who led Houston to six playoff appearances from 1997 to 2005, culminating in the franchise's first World Series appearance in 2005.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/14/18 at 10:41 am

December 14th 2013 – Peter O'Toole, Anglo-Irish stage and film actor, died from an undisclosed cause. He attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and began working in the theatre, gaining recognition as a Shakespearean actor at the Bristol Old Vic and with the English Stage Company before making his film debut in 1959. He achieved international recognition playing T. E. Lawrence in Lawrence of Arabia (1962) for which he received his first nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor. He was nominated for this award another seven times – for Becket (1964), The Lion in Winter (1968), Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969), The Ruling Class (1972), The Stunt Man (1980), My Favorite Year (1982), and Venus (2006) – and holds the record for the most Academy Award nominations for acting without a win. In 2002, O'Toole was awarded the Academy Honorary Award for his career achievements. He was additionally the recipient of four Golden Globe Awards, one British Academy Film Award and one Primetime Emmy Award. (b. 1932)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/14/18 at 11:21 am

December 14th 1965 – Ken Hill, American Major League Baseball pitcher. During a 14-year career, he pitched for seven teams between 1988 and 2001. As a member of the Montreal Expos in 1994, he appeared in the All-Star Game and finished the season tied for the National League lead in wins. He pitched in the 1995 World Series as a member of the Cleveland Indians.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/14/18 at 11:24 am

December 14th 2016 – Bernard Fox, Welsh actor, died of heart failure. He is best remembered for his roles as Dr. Bombay in the comedy fantasy series Bewitched (1964–1972), Colonel Crittendon in the comedy series Hogan's Heroes (1965–1971), Malcolm Merriweather in The Andy Griffith Show (1963-1965), Colonel Redford in Barnaby Jones (1975), Max in Herbie Goes To Monte Carlo (1977), Archibald Gracie IV in the epic romance-disaster film Titanic (1997), and Captain Winston Havlock in the action-adventure fantasy horror film The Mummy (1999). (b. 1927)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/14/18 at 12:34 pm

December 14th 1969 – Scott Hatteberg, American Major League Baseball (MLB) first baseman and catcher. During his MLB career, spanning from 1995 through 2008, he played for the Boston Red Sox, Oakland Athletics, and Cincinnati Reds. Before turning professional, Hatteberg attended Washington State University, where he played college baseball for the Cougars.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/14/18 at 12:37 pm

December 14th 1997 – Stubby Kaye, American comic actor, died from lung cancer. Known for his appearances in Broadway and film musicals. Directors viewed Kaye as a master of the Broadway idiom during the last phase of the musical comedy era. This was evidenced by his introduction of three show-stopping numbers of the era: “Fugue for Tinhorns” and “Sit Down, You’re Rockin’ the Boat” from Guys and Dolls (1950) and “Jubilation T. Cornpone” from Li'l Abner (1956). In 1953 he played in You Can't Run Away From It, a remake of It Happened One Night. Kaye is best known for defining the role of Nicely-Nicely Johnson in Guys and Dolls, first on Broadway and then in the film version. He also played Marryin' Sam in Li'l Abner, again on both stage and screen. In 1962, he played the title character in Michael Winner's The Cool Mikado. In the mid-1950s, Kaye guest starred on NBC's The Martha Raye Show. In 1958, he appeared on the short-lived NBC variety show, The Gisele MacKenzie Show. About this time, he also appeared on ABC's The Pat Boone Chevy Showroom. In the 1959–1960 television season, Kaye co-starred with William Demarest, Jeanne Bal, and Murray Hamilton in the short-lived NBC sitcom Love and Marriage. (b. 1918)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/14/18 at 2:48 pm

December 14th 1979 – Michael Owen, English former footballer who played as a striker for Liverpool, Real Madrid, Newcastle United, Manchester United and Stoke City, as well as for the England national team. Since retiring from football, he has become a successful racehorse jockey, breeder, owner.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/14/18 at 2:56 pm

December 14th 2011 – Billie Jo Spears, American country music singer, died of cancer. She reached the top 10 of the country music chart five times between 1969 and 1977, her biggest being "Blanket on the Ground", a 1975 number-one hit. She also had a large following in the United Kingdom with two of her singles reaching the pop top ten. (b. 1937)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/14/18 at 4:11 pm

December 14th 1972 – Marcus Jensen, American baseball player and coach. He played as a catcher for the San Francisco Giants, Detroit Tigers, Milwaukee Brewers, St. Louis Cardinals, Minnesota Twins, Boston Red Sox and Texas Rangers in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1996 through 2002. After retiring as a player, Jensen coached and managed in the minor leagues. In 2015, he was the coach for the Oakland Athletics of MLB.

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/14/18 at 4:14 pm

December 14th 2003 – Blas Ople, Filipino journalist and politician, died from an undisclosed illness. He held several high-ranking positions in the executive and legislative branches of the Philippine government, including as Senate President from 1999 to 2000, and as Secretary of Foreign Affairs from 2002 until his death. Perceived as a leftist-nationalist at the onset of his career in public service, Ople was, in his final years, a vocal supporter for allowing a limited United States military presence in the Philippines, and for American initiatives in the War on Terror including the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq. Ople's most enduring role was his nineteen years as Secretary (later Minister) of Labor and Employment during the administration of President Ferdinand Marcos, when Philippine labor laws were overhauled through the enactment of the Labor Code of the Philippines that he had helped author. (b. 1927)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/14/18 at 4:49 pm

December 14th 1963 – Dinah Washington, American singer and pianist, died from a lethal combination of secobarbital and amobarbital. She has been cited as "the most popular black female recording artist of the '50s". Primarily a jazz vocalist, she performed and recorded in a wide variety of styles including blues, R&B, and traditional pop music, and gave herself the title of "Queen of the Blues". (b. 1924)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: c_keenan2001@hotmail.com on 12/15/18 at 2:06 am

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December 15, 1960,  Derrick Ross, former drummer/percussionist of Burlington, Ontario band The Spoons was 1 of 3 born on this day.  He is now the vice president of Slaight Music owned by Gary Slaight and his family. 
Derrick, in his leisure time, will reunite with his old bandmates whenever it's possible. 

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/15/18 at 1:03 pm

December 15th 1939 or 1942 – Dave Clark, English musician, songwriter, record producer and entrepreneur. He was the leader, drummer and manager of the 1960s beat group the Dave Clark Five, the first British Invasion band to follow the Beatles to America in 1964.

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/15/18 at 1:36 pm

December 15th 1890 – Sitting Bull, American tribal chief, was killed in a police shooting. A Hunkpapa Lakota holy man who led his people during years of resistance to United States government policies. He was killed by Indian agency police on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation during an attempt to arrest him, at a time when authorities feared that he would join the Ghost Dance movement. (b. about 1831)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/15/18 at 1:56 pm

December 15th 1949 – Don Johnson, American actor, producer, director, singer, and songwriter. He played the role of James "Sonny" Crockett in the 1980s television series Miami Vice and had the eponymous lead role in the 1990s cop series Nash Bridges. Johnson is a Golden Globe–winning actor for his role in Miami Vice, He was the American Power Boat Association's 1988 World Champion of the Offshore World Cup.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/15/18 at 2:01 pm

December 15th 1944 – Glenn Miller, American big-band musician, arranger, composer, and bandleader in the swing era, disappeared in a suspected plane crash when flying over the English Channel. He was the best-selling recording artist from 1939 to 1943, leading one of the best-known big bands. In just four years Glenn Miller scored 23 number-one hits - more than Elvis Presley (18 No. 1s, 38 top 10s) and the Beatles (20 No. 1s, 33 top 10s) did in their careers. Miller's recordings include "In the Mood", "Moonlight Serenade", "Pennsylvania 6-5000", "Chattanooga Choo Choo", "A String of Pearls", "At Last", "(I've Got a Gal In) Kalamazoo", "American Patrol", "Tuxedo Junction", "Elmer's Tune", and "Little Brown Jug". (b. 1904)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/15/18 at 2:18 pm

December 15th 1963 – Helen Slater, American actress, singer and songwriter. She played the title role in the 1984 film Supergirl, and returned to the TV series of the same name. In the following years, she starred in several comedy-drama films such as Ruthless People (1986), The Secret of My Success (1987), and City Slickers (1991). She additionally found work as an actress in television, and stage projects, including three guest appearances on the series Smallville (2007–2010). She was a series regular for the two-season run (2011–2013) on the ABC Family series The Lying Game.

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/15/18 at 2:23 pm

December 15th 1966 – Walt Disney, American entrepreneur, animator, voice actor and film producer, died from lung cancer. A pioneer of the American animation industry, he introduced several developments in the production of cartoons. As a film producer, Disney holds the record for most Academy Awards earned by an individual, having won 22 Oscars from 59 nominations. He was presented with two Golden Globe Special Achievement Awards and an Emmy Award, among other honours. Several of his films are included in the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress. (b. 1901)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/15/18 at 2:53 pm

December 15th 1946 – Art Howe, Major League Baseball infielder, coach, scout and manager. He played for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1974–1975), Houston Astros (1976–1982), and St. Louis Cardinals (1984–1985). Howe managed the Astros (1989–93), Oakland Athletics (1996–2002), and New York Mets (2003–04), compiling a career record of 1,129 wins and 1,137 losses.

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/15/18 at 3:02 pm

December 15th 1962 – Charles Laughton, English stage and film character actor, director, producer and screenwriter, died from spinal cancer. Laughton was trained in London at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and first appeared professionally on the stage in 1926. In 1927, he was cast in a play with his future wife Elsa Lanchester, with whom he lived and worked until his death; they had no children. He played a wide range of classical and modern parts, making an impact in Shakespeare at the Old Vic. His film career took him to Broadway and then Hollywood, but he also collaborated with Alexander Korda on notable British films of the era, including The Private Life of Henry VIII. He portrayed everything from monsters and misfits to kings. Among Laughton's biggest film hits were The Barretts of Wimpole Street, Mutiny on the Bounty, Ruggles of Red Gap, Jamaica Inn, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, and The Big Clock. In his later career, he took up stage directing, notably in The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial, and George Bernard Shaw's Don Juan in Hell, in which he also starred. He directed one film, the thriller The Night of the Hunter. (b. 1899)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/16/18 at 12:26 am

December 16th 1947 – Ben Cross, English stage and movie actor, best known for his portrayal of the British Olympic athlete Harold Abrahams in the 1981 film Chariots of Fire.

Subject: Re: Musical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/16/18 at 12:50 am

December 16th 1921 – Camille Saint-Saëns, French composer, organist, conductor and pianist of the Romantic era, died from a heart attack. His best-known works include Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso (1863), the Second Piano Concerto (1868), the First Cello Concerto (1872), Danse macabre (1874), the opera Samson and Delilah (1877), the Third Violin Concerto (1880), the Third ("Organ") Symphony (1886) and The Carnival of the Animals (1886). Saint-Saëns was a musical prodigy, making his concert debut at the age of ten. After studying at the Paris Conservatoire he followed a conventional career as a church organist, first at Saint-Merri, Paris and, from 1858, La Madeleine, the official church of the French Empire. After leaving the post twenty years later, he was a successful freelance pianist and composer, in demand in Europe and the Americas. (b. 1835)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/16/18 at 4:19 am

December 16th 1946 – Benny Andersson, Swedish musician, composer, member of the Swedish music group ABBA (1972–1982), and co-composer of the musicals Chess, Kristina från Duvemåla, and Mamma Mia!. For the 2008 film version of Mamma Mia!, he worked also as an executive producer. Since 2001, he is active with his own band Benny Anderssons Orkester.

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/16/18 at 4:23 am

December 16th 1859 – Wilhelm Grimm, German author and anthropologist, died from an infection. He was the younger brother of Jacob Grimm, of the library duo the Brothers Grimm. (b. 1786)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/16/18 at 7:25 am

December 16th 1962 – William Perry, American football player who was a defensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL) for ten seasons during the 1980s and 1990s. Perry played college football for Clemson University, and was recognized as an All-American. He was selected in the first round of the 1985 NFL Draft, and played professionally for the Chicago Bears and Philadelphia Eagles of the NFL. In reference to his imposing size, he was popularly known as "The Refrigerator" or, abbreviated, "The Fridge." Perry also occasionally played at fullback at the goal line due to his size and power.

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/16/18 at 7:34 am

December 16th 1935 – Thelma Todd, American actress, died from carbon monoxide poisoning. Appearing in about 120 pictures between 1926 and 1935, she is best remembered for her comedic roles in films such as Marx Brothers' Monkey Business and Horse Feathers, a number of Charley Chase's short comedies, and co-starring with Buster Keaton and Jimmy Durante in Speak Easily. She also had roles in Wheeler and Woolsey farces, several Laurel and Hardy films, the last of which (The Bohemian Girl) featured her in a part that was truncated by her suspicious death at the age of 29. (b. 1905)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/16/18 at 9:42 am

December 16th 1949 – Billy Gibbons, American musician, singer, songwriter, producer, and actor, best known as the guitarist and lead vocalist of the American rock band ZZ Top.

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/16/18 at 9:46 am

December 16th 1973 – Sid Barnes, Australian cricketer and cricket writer, died from barbiturate and bromide poisoning. Although the medications were certainly self-administered, the coroner could not "determine intent". He played 13 Test matches between 1938 and 1948. Able to open the innings or bat down the order, Barnes was regarded as one of Australia's finest batsmen in the period immediately following the Second World War. He helped create an enduring record when scoring 234 in the second Test against England at Sydney in December 1946; exactly the same score as his captain, Don Bradman, in the process setting a world-record 405 run fifth wicket partnership. Barnes averaged 63.05 over 19 innings in a career that, like those of most of his contemporaries, was interrupted by the Second World War. (b. 1916)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/16/18 at 1:31 pm

December 16th 1932 – Quentin Blake, English cartoonist, illustrator and children's writer. He may be known best for illustrating books written by Roald Dahl. For his lasting contribution as a children's illustrator he won the biennial, international Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2002, the highest recognition available to creators of children's books. From 1999 to 2001 he was the inaugural British Children's Laureate.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/16/18 at 1:32 pm

December 16th 2017 – Keely Smith, American jazz and popular music singer, died from heart failure. She performed and recorded extensively in the 1950s with then-husband Louis Prima, and throughout the 1960s as a solo artist. At 15, she got her first paying job with the Earl Bennett band. She saw Louis Prima perform in New York City in 1949. They recorded together in 1949 and married in 1953. Their songs included Johnny Mercer's and Harold Arlen's "That Ol' Black Magic," which was a Top 20 hit in the US in 1958. At the 1st Annual Grammy Awards in 1959, Smith and Prima won the first Grammy for Best Performance by a Vocal Group for "That Ol' Black Magic". Her deadpan act was popular with fans. The duo followed up with the minor successes "I've Got You Under My Skin" and "Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen", a revival of the 1937 Andrews Sisters hit. (b. 1928)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/16/18 at 3:45 pm

December 16th 1938 – Liv Ullmann, Norwegian actress, director, and screenwriter. She won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama in 1972 for the film The Emigrants (1971), and has been nominated for another four. In 2000, she was nominated for the Palme d'Or for her second directorial feature film, Faithless. She has also received two BAFTA Award nominations for her performances in Scenes from a Marriage (1973) and Face to Face (1976), and two Academy Award nominations for The Emigrants and Face to Face.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/16/18 at 3:52 pm

December 16th 2007 – Dan Fogelberg, American musician, songwriter, composer, and multi-instrumentalist, died from prostrate cancer. His music was inspired by sources as diverse as folk, pop, rock, classical, jazz, and bluegrass. He is best known for his early 1980s hits, including "Longer" (1980), "Leader of the Band" (1981), and "Same Old Lang Syne" (1981). (b. 1951)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/19/18 at 12:45 am

December 19th 1958 – Limahl, English pop singer. He rose to fame as the lead singer of the 1980s pop group Kajagoogoo, before embarking on a briefly successful solo career, which reached its peak with the 1984 hit "The NeverEnding Story", the theme song for the film of the same name.

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/19/18 at 12:58 am

December 19th 1864 – Emily Brontë, English novelist and poet, died of tuberculosis. Best known for her only novel, Wuthering Heights, now considered a classic of English literature. Emily was the third-eldest of the four surviving Brontë siblings, between the youngest Anne and her brother Branwell. She published under the pen name Ellis Bell. (d. 1818)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/19/18 at 3:10 am

December 19th 1944 – Tim Reid, American actor and film director, best known for his roles in prime time American television programs, such as Venus Flytrap on WKRP in Cincinnati (1978–82), Marcel "Downtown" Brown on Simon & Simon (1983–87), Ray Campbell on Sister, Sister (1994–99) and William Barnett on That '70s Show (2004–06). Reid starred in a CBS series, Frank's Place, as a professor who inherits a Louisiana restaurant.

Subject: Re: Notable Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/19/18 at 3:30 am

December 19th 1915 – Dr. Aloysius Alzheimer, German psychiatrist and neuropathologist, died of heart failure. He is credited with identifying the first published case of "presenile dementia", which his colleague, Emil Kraepelin, would later identify as Alzheimer's disease. (d, 1864)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/19/18 at 4:23 am

December 19th 1956 – Tom Lawless, American Major League Baseball player between 1982 and 1990, playing for the Cincinnati Reds, Montreal Expos, St. Louis Cardinals, and Toronto Blue Jays. He was recently the interim manager for the Houston Astros.

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/19/18 at 5:00 am

December 19th 1964 – Eulogio Rodriguez, Filipino politician, died from an undisclosed illness. He was the longest serving Senate President after Manuel L. Quezon, serving the post from April 30, 1952 to April 17, 1953 and May 20, 1953 to April 5, 1963. (b. 1883)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/19/18 at 5:48 am

December 19th 1965 – Chito Martínez, Belizean-American baseball player. He spent parts of three seasons (1991 to 1993) with the Baltimore Orioles, hitting 13 home runs in his rookie season and posting a slugging percentage of .514 in 216 at bats. He was also the first Orioles player to record a hit in each of his first six MLB games. It would be the high point of his career. After his power dropped dramatically in 1992, Martínez quickly faded away. He appeared in eight games in 1993 before disappearing from the major leagues.

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/19/18 at 6:04 am

December 19th 1986 – V. C. Andrews, American author, illustrator, and painter, died from breast cancer. Her novels combine Gothic horror and family saga, revolving around family secrets and forbidden love (frequently involving themes of consensual incest, most often between siblings), and they often include a rags-to-riches story. Her best-known novel is the bestseller Flowers in the Attic (1979), a tale of four children locked in the attic of a wealthy Virginia family for over three years by their estranged pious grandmother. (b. 1923)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/19/18 at 8:41 am

December 19th 1934 – Al Kaline, American Major League Baseball right fielder. He is a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame. Kaline played his entire 22-year baseball career with the Detroit Tigers. For most of his career, Kaline played in the outfield, mainly as a right fielder where he won ten Gold Gloves and was known for his strong throwing arm.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/19/18 at 9:43 am

December 19th 1999 – Desmond Llewelyn, Welsh actor, died in a motoing addicent. Best known for his role as Q in 17 of the James Bond films between 1963 and 1999. Llewelyn was chosen for the role of Q because of his work with director Terence Young in the 1950 war film They Were Not Divided, in which he played a tank gunner. Beginning with From Russia with Love in 1963, Llewelyn appeared as Q, the quartermaster of the MI6 gadget lab (also known as Q branch), in every EON Bond film until his death, with the exception of Live and Let Die in 1973, in which the character Q did not appear. Llewelyn was the only actor in the original Bond series to have worked alongside five of the actors who played the spy, who were Sean Connery, George Lazenby, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton and Pierce Brosnan. (b. 1914)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/19/18 at 10:42 am

December 19th 1975 – Russell Branyan, American baseball player. He has played for the Cleveland Indians (two occasions), Cincinnati Reds, Milwaukee Brewers (two occasions), Tampa Bay Devil Rays, San Diego Padres, Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals, the Seattle Mariners (two occasions), Arizona Diamondbacks, and Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/19/18 at 10:43 am

December 19th 1997 – Jimmy Rogers, Chicago blues singer, guitarist and harmonica player, died of colon cancer. Best known for his work as a member of Muddy Waters's band in the early 1950s. He also had solo hits on the R&B chart with "That's All Right" in 1950 and "Walking by Myself" in 1954. He withdrew from the music industry at the end of the 1950s but returned to recording and touring in the 1970s. (b. 1924)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/19/18 at 12:21 pm

December 19th 1944 – Steve Tyrell, American singer-songwriter and producer. At 19 years old he first began producing with the likes of Burt Bacharach and Hal David. He worked on several Dionne Warwick hits such as "The Look of Love" and "Alfie." Together with B.J. Thomas, he worked on the Bacharach-David song "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head," which went on to win the 1969 Oscar for Best Original Song (Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid). His contributions to the film industry include Mystic Pizza, That Thing You Do,The Five Heartbeats, Father of the Bride, The Brady Bunch Movie, and Out of Sync. Steve also worked in television and did the music for California Dreams, The Heights, and Frank's Place, among others. Tyrell's performance singing "The Way You Look Tonight" in Father of the Bride, starring Steve Martin, pushed him center-stage as a vocalist, with live performances and a recording career of his own.

Subject: Re: Notable Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/19/18 at 12:23 pm

December 19th 1997 – Masaru Ibuka, Japanese businessman, died from heart failure. In 1946 Ibuka and Akio Morita co-founded Sony Corporation, originally named Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering Corporation (prior to 1958). Ibuka was instrumental in securing the licensing of transistor technology to Sony from Bell Labs in the 1950s, thus making Sony one of the first companies to apply transistor technology to non-military uses. Ibuka served as president of Sony from 1950 to 1971, and then served as chairman of Sony between 1971 and 1976, when he retired from the company. (b. 1908)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/19/18 at 12:44 pm

December 19th 1979 – Rafael Soriano, Dominican baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Seattle Mariners, Atlanta Braves, Tampa Bay Rays, New York Yankees, Washington Nationals, and Chicago Cubs.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/19/18 at 12:46 pm

December 19th 2000 – Rob Buck, American guitarist and songwriter, died from liver disease. A founding member of American alternative rock band 10,000 Maniacs. Some of his compositions with Natalie Merchant are among the most popular songs recorded by 10,000 Maniacs, including "What's the Matter Here", "Hey Jack Kerouac", "You Happy Puppet" and "These Are Days".  (b. 1958)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/19/18 at 1:31 pm

December 19th 1984 – Ian Kennedy, American baseball pitcher for the Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the New York Yankees, Arizona Diamondbacks and San Diego Padres.

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/19/18 at 1:59 pm

December 19th 2003 – Hope Lange, American film, stage, and television actress, died from the result of an ischemic colitis infection. Lange was nominated for the Best Supporting Actress Golden Globe and the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of Selena Cross in the 1957 film Peyton Place. In 1969 and 1970, she won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for her role as Carolyn Muir in the sitcom The Ghost & Mrs. Muir. (b. 1933)

Subject: Re: Scientific Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/19/18 at 4:04 pm

December 19th 1953 – Robert Andrews Millikan, American experimental physicist, died from a heart attack. He was honoured with the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1923 for the measurement of the elementary electronic charge and for his work on the photoelectric effect. (b. 1868)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/21/18 at 4:51 am

December 21st 1948 – Samuel L. Jackson, American actor and film producer. He achieved prominence and critical acclaim in the early 1990s with films such as Jungle Fever (1991), Patriot Games (1992), Amos & Andrew (1993), True Romance (1993), Jurassic Park (1993) and his collaborations with director Quentin Tarantino including Pulp Fiction (1994), Jackie Brown (1997), Django Unchained (2012), and The Hateful Eight (2015). He is a highly prolific actor, having appeared in over 100 films, including Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995), Unbreakable (2000), Shaft (2000), The 51st State (2001), Black Snake Moan (2006), Snakes on a Plane (2006), and the Star Wars prequel trilogy (1999–2005).

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/21/18 at 4:54 am

December 21st 1937 – Ted Healy, American vaudeville performer, comedian, and actor, died from a heart attack after a fight in a nightclub. Though he is chiefly remembered as the creator of The Three Stooges and the style of slapstick comedy that they later made famous, he had a successful stage and film career of his own, and was cited as a formative influence by several later comedy stars. (b. 1896)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/21/18 at 7:27 am

December 21st 1943 – Albert Lee, English guitarist known for his fingerstyle and hybrid picking technique. Lee has worked, both in the studio and on tour, with many famous musicians from a wide range of genres. He has also maintained a solo career and is a noted composer and musical director.

Subject: Re: Military Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/21/18 at 7:28 am

December 21st 1945 – George S. Patton, American general, died from his injuries from a motoring accident. A senior officer of the United States Army who commanded the U.S. Seventh Army in the Mediterranean and European theaters of World War II, but is best known for his leadership of the U.S. Third Army in France and Germany following the Allied invasion of Normandy in June 1944.. (b. 1885)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/21/18 at 9:57 am

December 21st 1965 – Andy Dick, American comedian, actor, musician, and television and film producer. Best known as a comic, he is also known for his eccentric and controversial behavior. His first regular television role was on the short-lived but influential Ben Stiller Show. In the mid-1990s, he had a long-running stint on NBC's NewsRadio and was a supporting character on Less than Perfect. He briefly had his own program, The Andy Dick Show on MTV. He is noted for his outlandish behavior from a number of Comedy Central Roasts and other appearances.

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/21/18 at 11:48 am

December 21st 1940 – F. Scott Fitzgerald, American novelist and short story writer, died from a heart attack. His works illustrate the Jazz Age. While he achieved limited success in his lifetime, he is now widely regarded as one of the greatest American writers of the 20th century. Fitzgerald is considered a member of the "Lost Generation" of the 1920s. He finished four novels: This Side of Paradise, The Beautiful and Damned, The Great Gatsby, and Tender Is the Night. A fifth, unfinished novel, The Last Tycoon, was published posthumously. Fitzgerald also authored 4 collections of short stories, as well as 164 short stories in magazines during his lifetime. (b. 1896)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/21/18 at 12:54 pm

December 21st 1937 – Jane Fonda, American actress, writer, political activist, former fashion model and fitness guru. She is a two-time Academy Award winner and two time BAFTA Award winner. In 2014, she was the recipient of the American Film Institute AFI Life Achievement Award.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/21/18 at 1:24 pm

December 21st 1958 – H.B. Warner, English film and theatre actor, died of a heart attack. He was popular during the silent era and played Jesus Christ in The King of Kings. In later years, he successfully transitioned into supporting roles and appeared in numerous films directed by Frank Capra. Warner's most notable role to modern audiences is "Mr. Gower" in the perennially shown film It's A Wonderful Life, directed by Capra. He also had a cameo in Sunset Boulevard, directed by Billy Wilder. (b. 1875)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/21/18 at 2:26 pm

December 21st 1948 – Barry Gordon, American film, television and voice actor and political talk show host and producer. He was the longest-serving president of the Screen Actors Guild, having served from 1988 to 1995.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/21/18 at 2:47 pm

December 21st 1957 – Eric Coates, English-American viola player and composer, died after suffering a stroke. He is best known for his contribution to the film score for The Dam Busters (1955); he composed the famous main title march. He was unwilling to write the entire score when asked by the film's producers, but warmed to the idea of writing a signature march around which the rest of the film's score was based - in fact, he submitted a piece that he had recently completed, so the famous Dam Busters March was not itself composed with the film in mind. The final film score was completed by Leighton Lucas. (b. 1886)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/21/18 at 3:56 pm

December 21st 1948 – Dave Kingman, American Major League Baseball left fielder, first baseman, third baseman, and designated hitter. The 6' 6" Kingman was a powerful hitter known for his long home runs, with one measured at over 530 feet.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/21/18 at 4:16 pm

December 21st 1998 – Karl Denver, Scottish singer, died from a brain tumour. With his trio had a series of UK hit singles in the early 1960s. Most famous of these was a 1961 version of "Wimoweh", which showed off Denver's falsetto yodelling register. He reached the Top 20 with his first five yodel-based singles. (b. 1934)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/21/18 at 5:12 pm

December 21st 1954 – Chris Evert, American tennis player and coach. She won 18 Grand Slam singles championships and three doubles titles. She was the year-ending World No. 1 singles player in 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, and 1981. Overall Evert won 157 singles championships and 32 doubles titles.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/21/18 at 5:30 pm

December 21st 2014 – Billie Whitelaw, English actress, died from an undisclosed illness. She worked in close collaboration with Irish playwright Samuel Beckett for 25 years and was regarded as one of the foremost interpreters of his works. She was also known for her portrayal of Mrs. Baylock, the demonic nanny in the 1976 horror film The Omen (b. 1932)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/22/18 at 2:50 am

December 22nd 1944 – Barry Jenkins, English musician. He is best known for being a drummer for The Animals during both of that 1960s group's incarnations.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/22/18 at 2:54 am

December 22nd 1880– George Eliot, English novelist, poet, journalist, translator and one of the leading writers of the Victorian era, died from a throat infection. She is the author of seven novels, including Adam Bede (1859), The Mill on the Floss (1860), Silas Marner (1861), Middlemarch (1871–72), and Daniel Deronda (1876), most of which are set in provincial England and known for their realism and psychological insight. (b. 1819)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/22/18 at 3:29 am

December 22nd 1942 – Jerry Koosman, American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a pitcher for the New York Mets, Minnesota Twins, Chicago White Sox and Philadelphia Phillies between 1967 and 1985. He is best known for being a member of the Miracle Mets team that won the 1969 World Series.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/22/18 at 3:41 am

December 22nd 1969 – Josef von Sternberg, Austrian-American film director, died of a heart attack. His family emigrated permanently to the United States when he was fourteen, and he grew up in New York City. He started working at World Film Company in Fort Lee, New Jersey, where he was mentored by French director Emile Chautard. Sternberg started in Hollywood after making his first film as a director in 1925. Charlie Chaplin became interested in him, and had him direct a film. Sternberg worked on late silent films in the late 1920s, by which time he had adopted the use of "von" in his name, a pretension to aristocratic origins to which he had no claim. After working with the award-winning German star Emil Jannings, he was invited from Hollywood to Berlin in 1930 to make Germany's first feature-length full-talkie, Der blaue Engel (The Blue Angel), a coproduction between Paramount in the US and UFA in Germany, with Jannings and an unknown revue-artist, Marlene Dietrich. His encouragement of the latter's performances helped to create the Dietrich legend in the six additional films they made together in Hollywood. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director for two of these, Morocco (1930) and Shanghai Express (1932). (b. 1894)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/22/18 at 5:01 am

December 22nd 1948 – Rick Nielsen, American lead guitarist, backing vocalist, and primary songwriter of the rock band Cheap Trick. He is well known for having many custom-made guitars from Hamer Guitars, including his famous five-neck guitar.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/22/18 at 5:03 am

December 22nd 1943 – Beatrix Potter, English writer, illustrator, natural scientist, and conservationist, died of complications from pneumonia and heart disease. Best known for her children's books featuring animals, such as those in The Tale of Peter Rabbit. (b. 1866)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/22/18 at 5:52 am

December 22nd 1955 – Thomas C. Südhof, German-American biochemist known for his study of synaptic transmission. Currently, he is a professor in the School of Medicine in the Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, and by courtesy in Neurology, and in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University. Südhof, James Rothman and Randy Schekman are the 2013 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine laureates for their work on vesicle trafficking.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/22/18 at 5:56 am

December 22nd 1940 – Nathanael West, American author and screenwriter, was killed in a motor accident. He published a third novel, A Cool Million, in 1934. None of West's three works sold well, however, so he spent the mid-1930s in financial difficulty, sporadically collaborating on screenplays. Many of the films he worked on were B movies, such as Five Came Back (1939). It was at this time that West wrote The Day of the Locust. West took many of the settings and minor characters of his novel directly from his experience living in a hotel on Hollywood Boulevard. In November 1939, West was hired as a screenwriter by RKO Radio Pictures, where he collaborated with Boris Ingster on a film adaptation of the novel Before the Fact (1932) by Francis Iles. West and Ingster wrote the screenplay in seven weeks, with West focusing on characterization and dialogue and Ingster focusing on the narrative structure. RKO assigned the film, eventually released as Suspicion (1941), to Alfred Hitchcock; but Hitchcock already had his own, substantially different, screenplay. Hitchcock's screenplay was written by Samson Raphaelson, Joan Harrison (Hitchcock's secretary), and Alma Reville (Hitchcock's wife). West and Ingster's screenplay was abandoned, but the text can be found in the Library of America's edition of West's collected works. (b. 1903)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/22/18 at 7:33 am

December 22nd 1944 – Steve Carlton, Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher. He pitched from 1965 to 1988 for six different teams in his career, but it is his time with the Philadelphia Phillies where he received his greatest acclaim as a professional and won four Cy Young Awards.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/22/18 at 7:37 am

December 22nd 1944 – Harry Langdon, American comedian, died of a cerebral haemorrhage. He appeared in vaudeville, silent films (where he had his greatest fame), and talkies. He was briefly partnered with Oliver Hardy. Success led him into feature films, directed by Arthur Ripley and Frank Capra. With such directors guiding him, Langdon's work rivaled that of Charlie Chaplin, Harold Lloyd, and Buster Keaton. Many consider his best films to be The Strong Man (1926), Tramp, Tramp, Tramp (1926), and Long Pants (1927). Langdon acted as producer on these features, which were made for his own company, The Harry Langdon Corporation, and released by First National. After his initial success, he fired Frank Capra and directed his own films, including "Three's a Crowd", "The Chaser", and "Heart Trouble", but his appeal faded. (b. 1884)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/22/18 at 9:29 am

December 22nd 1948 – Steve Garvey, American baseball player and current Southern California businessman. He played in Major League Baseball as a first baseman, most notably for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Nicknamed "Mr. Clean" because of the wholesome image he portrayed throughout his career in baseball, Garvey was the 1974 National League Most Valuable Player Award winner, a two-time National League Championship Series MVP (1978 and 1984), a 10-time All-Star, and a two-time MVP of the All-Star Game (1974 and 1978).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/22/18 at 10:10 am

December 22nd 1959 – Gilda Gray, American actress and dancer, died from her second heart attack. She popularized a dance called the "shimmy" which became fashionable in 1920s films and theatre productions. Jesse Lasky signed her to a contract with Famous Players-Lasky, which released films through Paramount Pictures. With him she made Aloma of the South Seas (1926), which grossed $3,000,000 in its first three months. The success of this Paramount film was enhanced by Gilda's personal appearances doing the shimmy as a promotion. In 1927, she made two more films, The Devil Dancer and Cabaret. By January 1929, she had sued Gil Boag for divorce on grounds of cruel treatment. He, in turn, accused her of an affair with her tour manager, C. D. Krepps. When the stock market crashed in 1929, Gilda Gray lost most of her financial assets, but she managed to get a job dancing at the Palace Theater in New York. She also appeared on stage in Cleveland, and became the subject for two very popular ceramic sculptures by Waylande Gregory, "The Nautch Dancer," and "The Burlesque Dancer". She attempted comebacks but was hindered by poor health from regaining her status as a star. In 1931 she suffered a heart attack. (b. 1901)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/22/18 at 11:10 am

December 22nd 1948 – Chris Old, English cricketer, who played 46 Tests and 32 ODIs from 1972 to 1981. A right-arm fast-medium bowler and lower order left-handed batsman, Old was a key feature of the Yorkshire side between 1969 and 1983, before finishing his career at Warwickshire in 1985. As a Test bowler for England he took 143 wickets, and scored useful runs in the famous 1981 Ashes series' Headingley victory.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/22/18 at 11:24 am

December 22nd 1979 – Darryl F. Zanuck, American film producer and studio executive, died of pneumonia. He earlier contributed stories for films starting in the silent era. He played a major part in the Hollywood studio system as one of its longest survivors (the length of his career was rivaled only by that of Adolph Zukor). He earned three Academy Awards as producer for Best Picture during his tenure, but was responsible for many more. (b. 1902)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/22/18 at 12:27 pm

December 22nd 1962 – Ralph Fiennes, English actor, director and producer. A noted Shakespeare interpreter, he first achieved success onstage at the Royal National Theatre. Fiennes' portrayal of Nazi war criminal Amon Göth in Schindler's List (1993) earned him nominations for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor, and he won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. His performance as Count Almásy in The English Patient (1996) garnered him a second Academy Award nomination, for Best Actor, as well as BAFTA and Golden Globe nominations.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/22/18 at 12:54 pm

December 22nd 1965 – Richard Dimbleby, English journalist and broadcaster, died from testicular cancer. He became the BBC’s first war correspondent, and then its leading TV news commentator. As host of the long-running current affairs programme Panorama, he pioneered a popular style of interviewing that was respectful but searching. At formal public events, he could combine gravitas with creative insights based on extensive research. He was also able to maintain interest throughout the all-night election specials. (b. 1913)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/22/18 at 2:00 pm

December 22nd 1964 – Mike Jackson, American baseball player whose career spanned 19 seasons, 16 of which were spent in Major League Baseball (MLB). Jackson, a relief pitcher for the majority of his career, compiled a career earned run average (ERA) of 3.42, allowing 451 earned runs off of 983 hits, 127 home runs, and 464 walks while recording 1,006 strikeouts over 1,005 games pitched.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/22/18 at 2:06 pm

December 22nd 1989 – Samuel Beckett, Irish avant-garde novelist, playwright, theatre director, and poet, died from emphysema and possibly Parkinson's disease. He lived in Paris for most of his adult life and wrote in both English and French. Beckett's work offers a bleak, tragicomic outlook on human existence, often coupled with black comedy and gallows humour, and became increasingly minimalist in his later career. He is considered one of the last modernist writers, and one of the key figures in what Martin Esslin called the "Theatre of the Absurd". He was awarded the 1969 Nobel Prize in Literature "for his writing, which—in new forms for the novel and drama—in the destitution of modern man acquires its elevation". (b. 1906)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/22/18 at 2:35 pm

December 22nd 1955 – Lonnie Smith, American Major League Baseball left fielder. He made his debut for the Philadelphia Phillies on September 2, 1978 and later played for the St. Louis Cardinals, Kansas City Royals, Atlanta Braves, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Baltimore Orioles. He overcame bouts with drug abuse to become one of the top base-stealers in baseball during the 1980s, with the seventh-most steals. He played on five pennant-winning teams, three of which won the World Series.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/22/18 at 2:40 pm

December 22nd 1995 – Butterfly McQueen, American actress, died from burns sustained when a kerosene heater she attempted to light malfunctioned and burst into flames. Originally a dancer, McQueen first appeared in film in 1939 as Prissy, Scarlett O'Hara's maid, in the film Gone with the Wind. She continued as an actress in film in the 1940s then moved to television acting in the 1950s. (b. 1911)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/22/18 at 4:02 pm

December 22nd 1972 – Vanessa Paradis, French singer-songwriter, musician, actress and model. Paradis became a child star at 14 with the worldwide success of her single "Joe le taxi". Since 1991, Paradis has been a spokesmodel for Chanel. She was in a relationship with American actor Johnny Depp from 1998 to 2012; they have two children: Lily-Rose and John "Jack" Christopher Depp III. Vanessa's sister, Alysson Paradis, is also an actress.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/22/18 at 4:10 pm

December 22nd 2002 – Joe Strummer, English musician, singer, actor and songwriter, died suddenly from an undiagnosed congenital heart defect. He was the co-founder, lyricist, rhythm guitarist and lead vocalist of the Clash, a punk rock band formed in 1976 as part of the original wave of British punk. Their second album, Give 'Em Enough Rope (1978) reached number 2 on the UK charts. Soon after, they achieved success in the US, starting with London Calling (1979), and peaking with 1982's Combat Rock, reaching number 7 on the US charts and being certified 2× platinum there. The Clash's politicised lyrics, musical experimentation, and rebellious attitude had a far-reaching influence on rock, and alternative rock in particular. Their music incorporated reggae, ska, dub, funk, rap, and rockabilly. (b. 1952)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/22/18 at 5:02 pm

December 22nd 1976 – Jason Lane, American American baseball player and coach. He is the assistant hitting coach for the Milwaukee Brewers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played in MLB for the Houston Astros and San Diego Padres. Originally starting his career as an outfielder, Lane switched positions and became a pitcher.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/22/18 at 5:03 pm

December 22nd 2014 – Joe Cocker, English singer and musician, died of lung cancer. He was known for his gritty voice, spasmodic body movement in performance and definitive versions of popular songs. Cocker's cover of the Beatles' "With a Little Help from My Friends" reached number one in the UK in 1968. He performed the song live at Woodstock in 1969 and at the Party at the Palace concert for the Golden Jubilee of Elizabeth II in 2002. (b. 1944)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/23/18 at 2:39 am

December 23rd 1943 – Harry Shearer, American actor, voice actor, comedian, writer, musician, radio host, director and producer. He is known for his long-running roles on The Simpsons, his work on Saturday Night Live, the comedy band Spinal Tap and his radio program Le Show. Born in Los Angeles, California, Shearer began his career as a child actor. From 1969 to 1976, Shearer was a member of The Credibility Gap, a radio comedy group. Following the breakup of the group, Shearer co-wrote the film Real Life with Albert Brooks and started writing for Martin Mull's television series Fernwood 2 Night.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/23/18 at 2:45 am

December 23rd 2000 – Victor Borge, American comedian, conductor, and pianist, died peacefully in his sleep. He achieved great popularity in radio and television in the United States and Europe. His blend of music and comedy earned him the nicknames "The Clown Prince of Denmark," "The Unmelancholy Dane," and "The Great Dane." (b. 1909)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/23/18 at 7:52 am

December 23rd 1956 – Dave Murray, English guitarist and songwriter best known as one of the earliest members of the British heavy metal band Iron Maiden. Along with the group's bassist and primary songwriter Steve Harris, Murray has appeared on all of the band's releases.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/23/18 at 8:38 am

December 23rd 2007 – Oscar Peterson, Canadian jazz pianist and composer, died of kidney failure. He was called the "Maharaja of the keyboard" by Duke Ellington, but simply "O.P." by his friends. He released over 200 recordings, won eight Grammy Awards, and received numerous other awards and honours. He is considered one of the greatest jazz pianists, and played thousands of concerts worldwide in a career lasting more than 60 years. (b. 1925)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/23/18 at 11:55 am

December 23rd 2000 – Billy Barty, American actor, died of heart failure. In adult life, he stood three feet, nine inches (114 cm), due to cartilage–hair hypoplasia dwarfism, and because of his short stature, he was often cast in movies opposite taller performers for comic effect. He specialized in outspoken or wisecracking characters. During the 1950s, he became a television star, appearing regularly in the Spike Jones ensemble. (b. 1924)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/23/18 at 2:54 pm

December 23rd 1992 – Cyril Walters, Welsh first-class cricketer, died from an undisclosed cause. He had most of his success after leaving Glamorgan to do duty as captain-secretary of Worcestershire. In this role he developed his batting to such an extent that for a brief period he became an England regular and even captained them in one match as a deputy for Bob Wyatt. However, he unexpectedly completely gave up cricket soon after that, to the dismay of his country and county. (b. 1905)

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Written By: c_keenan2001@hotmail.com on 12/24/18 at 11:20 pm

December 25, 2016

Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou known professionally as George Michael died on this day of cardiomyopathy, myocarditis, and fatty liver disease at the age of 53.  (b. 1963)

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Written By: nally on 12/27/18 at 6:56 pm

Carrie Fisher, American actress, died on this date two years ago from cardiac arrest due to sleep apnea and atherosclerosis; she was 60. :\'( Her mother, actress Debbie Reynolds, passed away the next day.

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Written By: nally on 12/29/18 at 4:37 pm

Died 15 years ago today, on December 29th 2003: Bob Monkhouse, English entertainer and comedian, age 75, from prostate cancer (born 1928).

He was probably best known for being host of the TV game shows The Golden Shot from 1967-75, Celebrity Squares (UK equivalent of "Hollywood Squares" in the US) in the 1970s, and Family Fortunes (UK equivalent of "Family Feud") in the early 1980s.

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Written By: nally on 01/09/19 at 1:24 pm

Died five years ago today, on January 9th 2014: Amiri Baraka, American poet, playwright, and academic (b. 1934)

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Written By: nally on 01/18/19 at 11:39 am

Died three years ago today, on January 18th 2016: Glenn Frey, American musician who was a member of rock band The Eagles, at age 67 (born November 1948). :\'( He sang and/or played guitar on most of the band's recordings (sharing lead vocal duties with Don Henley). He even had some solo hits including "The One You Love" (1982), "The Heat Is On" (1985), and "True Love" (1988), among others.

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Written By: c_keenan2001@hotmail.com on 01/28/19 at 3:16 am

January 28, 1980

Nickolas Gene, Nick, Carter is born in Jamestown, New York.

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Written By: nally on 01/28/19 at 11:42 am

On this date in 1986, the following seven people, all aboard the failed space shuttle Challenger, all perished:

Gregory Jarvis, American captain, engineer, and astronaut (b. 1944)
Christa McAuliffe, American educator and astronaut (b. 1948)
Ronald McNair, American physicist and astronaut (b. 1950)
Ellison Onizuka, American engineer and astronaut (b. 1946)
Judith Resnik, American colonel, engineer, and astronaut (b. 1949)
Dick Scobee, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut (b. 1939)
Michael J. Smith, American captain, pilot, and astronaut (b. 1945)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/03/19 at 12:57 am

February 3rd 1959 – The Day the Music Died, Deaths of rock and roll musicians, in a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa.
·        The Big Bopper, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1930)
·        Buddy Holly, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1936)
·        Ritchie Valens, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1941)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/03/19 at 1:16 am

February 3rd 1947 – Dave Davies, English singer, songwriter and guitarist. He is best known as the lead guitarist, backing (and occasional lead) singer for the English rock band The Kinks, which also featured his older brother Ray Davies.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/03/19 at 2:27 am

February 3rd 1970 – Warwick Davis, English actor, television presenter, writer, director and producer. He played the title characters in Willow and the Leprechaun film series, the Ewok Wicket in Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi and Professor Filius Flitwick and Griphook in the Harry Potter films. Davis also starred as a fictionalised version of himself in the sitcom Life's Too Short, written and directed by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/03/19 at 2:39 am

February 3rd 1399 – John of Gaunt, English nobleman and member of the House of Plantagenet, died of natural causes. He was the third of five surviving sons of King Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault. He was called "John of Gaunt" because he was born in Ghent, then rendered in English as Gaunt. When he became unpopular later in life, scurrilous rumours and lampoons circulated that he was actually the son of a Ghent butcher, perhaps because Edward III was not present at the birth. This story always drove him to fury. (b. 1340)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/03/19 at 4:03 am

February 3rd 1950 – Morgan Fairchild, American actress, Fairchild began her career on the CBS daytime soap opera Search for Tomorrow as Jennifer Pace from 1973 to 1977. In 1978, she appeared on the primetime soap opera Dallas as the first actress to portray Jenna Wade, before taking a lead role on the NBC series Flamingo Road in 1980 (for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama). In 1984, she co-starred on ABC's short-lived television drama Paper Dolls, and then appeared on Falcon Crest as attorney Jordan Roberts from 1985 to 1986. Fairchild has also performed in theater and played guest roles in television comedies, including Murphy Brown (for which she was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series), Roseanne, Cybill, and Friends. She is a board member of SAG-AFTRA.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/03/19 at 4:05 am

February 3rd 1468 – Johannes Gutenberg, German blacksmith, goldsmith, printer, died from an unknown cause. The publisher who introduced printing to Europe. His introduction of mechanical movable type printing to Europe started the Printing Revolution and is widely regarded as the most important invention of the second millennium, the seminal event which ushered in the modern period of human history. It played a key role in the development of the Renaissance, Reformation, the Age of Enlightenment, and the scientific revolution and laid the material basis for the modern knowledge-based economy and the spread of learning to the masses. (b. 1398)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/03/19 at 5:47 am

February 3rd 1971 – Jayne Middlemiss, English television and radio presenter. She began presenting music television shows such as The O-Zone and Top of the Pops in the mid-1990s, before presenting a variety of other television and radio shows, including on BBC Radio 6 Music. She has won both Celebrity MasterChef and former reality show Celebrity Love Island.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/03/19 at 6:19 am

February 3rd 1924 – Woodrow Wilson, American politician and academic died at home of a stroke and other heart-related problems. He served as the 28th President of the United States from 1913 to 1921. A member of the Democratic Party, Wilson served as the President of Princeton University from 1902 to 1910 and as Governor of New Jersey from 1911 to 1913. Wilson's victory in the 1912 presidential election made him the first Southerner elected to the presidency since Zachary Taylor in 1848, and Wilson became a leading force in the Progressive Movement. He also led the United States during World War I, establishing an activist foreign policy known as "Wilsonianism." He was a major leader at the Paris Peace Conference in 1919, where he championed the proposed League of Nations. However, he was unable to obtain Senate approval for U.S. membership. He suffered debilitating strokes in September 1919; after that his wife and staff handled most of his presidential duties. (b. 1856)

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Written By: LyricBoy on 02/03/19 at 7:09 am

Legendary actor Ben Gazzara passed away on February 3, 2012.

He showed off his respectable martial arts skills in the classic film Road House.

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/84430453/ben-gazzara

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/03/19 at 10:28 am

February 3rd 1956 – Nathan Lane, American actor and writer. He is known for his roles as Albert in The Birdcage, Max Bialystock in the musical The Producers, Ernie Smuntz in MouseHunt, Nathan Detroit in Guys and Dolls, Pseudolus in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, his voice work in Stuart Little as Snowbell and The Lion King as Timon, and his recurring roles on Modern Family, The Good Wife, and American Crime Story: The People v. O. J. Simpson as F. Lee Bailey.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/03/19 at 3:47 pm

February 3rd 1961 – Anna May Wong, American actress, died of a heart attack as she slept, two days after her final screen performance on the television show The Barbara Stanwyck Show. She is considered to be the first Chinese American movie star, and also the first Asian American actress to gain international recognition. Her long and varied career spanned silent film, sound film, television, stage and radio. (b. 1905)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/03/19 at 9:54 pm

February 3rd 1927 – Kenneth Anger, American underground experimental filmmaker, actor and author. Working exclusively in short films, he has produced almost forty works since 1937, nine of which have been grouped together as the "Magick Lantern Cycle". His films variously merge surrealism with homoeroticism and the occult, and have been described as containing "elements of erotica, documentary, psychodrama, and spectacle". Anger himself has been described as "one of America's first openly gay filmmakers, and certainly the first whose work addressed homosexuality in an undisguised, self-implicating manner", and his "role in rendering gay culture visible within American cinema, commercial or otherwise, is impossible to overestimate", with several being released prior to the legalization of homosexuality in the United States. He has also focused upon occult themes in many of his films, being fascinated by the English poet and mystic Aleister Crowley, and is an adherent of Thelema, the religion Crowley founded.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/03/19 at 10:44 pm

February 3rd 1936 – Bob Simpson, Australian cricketer. He played for New South Wales, Western Australia and Australia, captaining the national team from 1963–64 until 1967–68, and again in 1977–78. He later had a highly successful term as the coach of the Australian team.

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/03/19 at 11:04 pm

February 3rd 1989 – John Cassavetes, Greek-American actor, film director, and screenwriter, died from cirrhosis of the liver. He was a pioneer of American independent film, writing and directing over a dozen movies, which he partially self-financed, and pioneered the use of improvisation and a realistic cinéma vérité style. He also acted in many Hollywood films, notably Rosemary's Baby (1968) and The Dirty Dozen (1967). He studied acting with Don Richardson, using an acting technique based on muscle memory.  His income from acting made it possible for him to direct his own films independently. He was nominated for three separate Academy Awards: Best Supporting Actor for The Dirty Dozen (1967), Best Original Screenplay for Faces (1968) and Best Director for A Woman Under the Influence (1974). (b. 1929)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/03/19 at 11:55 pm

February 3rd 1967 – Joe Meek, English record producer, sound engineer and songwriter who pioneered space age and experimental pop music, committed suicide. He also assisted the development of recording practices like overdubbing, sampling and reverb. Meek is considered one of the most influential engineers of all time, being one of the first to exploit the use of recording studios as instruments, and one of the first producers to assert an individual identity as an artist. Meek's charting singles he produced for other artists include "Johnny Remember Me" (John Leyton, 1961), "Just Like Eddie" (Heinz, 1963), "Angela Jones" (Michael Cox, 1963), "Have I the Right?" (the Honeycombs, 1964), and "Tribute to Buddy Holly" (Mike Berry, 1961). The Tornados' instrumental "Telstar" (1962), written and produced by Meek, became the first record by a British rock group to reach number one in the US Hot 100. It also spent five weeks at number one in the UK singles chart, with Meek receiving an Ivor Novello Award for this production as the "Best-Selling A-Side" of 1962. (b. 1929)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/04/19 at 4:02 am

February 4th 1948 – Alice Cooper, American singer, songwriter, and actor whose career spans over five decades. With his distinctive raspy voice and a stage show that features guillotines, electric chairs, fake blood, deadly snakes, baby dolls, and dueling swords, Cooper is considered by music journalists and peers alike to be "The Godfather of Shock Rock". He has drawn equally from horror films, vaudeville, and garage rock to pioneer a macabre and theatrical brand of rock designed to shock people.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/04/19 at 4:24 am

February 4th 2018 – John Mahoney, English-American actor of stage, film, and television, died of complications from throat cancer. Born in Blackpool, England, Mahoney started his career on the stage in 1977, and moved into film in 1980. He was best known for playing the blue-collar patriarch Martin Crane in the American sitcom Frasier, which aired on NBC from 1993 to 2004. In addition to his film and television work, Mahoney also worked as a voice actor and was particularly passionate about his stage work on Broadway and in Chicago theatre. (b. 1940)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/04/19 at 5:33 am

February 4th 1962 – Clint Black, American country singer, songwriter, musician, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, and actor. Signed to RCA Records in 1989, Black's debut album Killin' Time produced four straight number one singles on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/04/19 at 5:42 am

February 4th 1959 – Una O'Connor, Irish-American actress who worked extensively in theatre before becoming a character actress in film and in television. She often portrayed comical wives, housekeepers and servants. (b. 1880)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/04/19 at 7:02 am

February 4th 1947 – Dan Quayle, American politician and lawyer. He was the 44th Vice President of the United States from 1989 to 1993 under President George H. W. Bush. He was also a U.S. Representative (1977–81) and U.S. Senator (1981–89) from the state of Indiana.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/04/19 at 8:33 am

February 4th 1983 – Karen Carpenter, American singer and drummer, died at age 32 from heart failure caused by complications related to her eating disorder anorexia nervosa. She and her brother Richard Carpenter formed the 1970s duo the Carpenters. Her skills as a drummer earned admiration from drumming luminaries and peers, but she is best known for her vocal performances. She typically sang in a contralto vocal range. (b. 1950)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/04/19 at 10:28 am

February 4th 1972 – Dara Ó Briain, Irish comedian and television presenter in the United Kingdom and Ireland. He is noted for hosting topical panel shows such as Mock the Week, The Panel, and The Apprentice: You're Fired!. His TV work also includes starring in and writing of television comedy and documentary series. Ó Briain has also been a newspaper columnist, with pieces published in national papers in both Britain and Ireland.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/04/19 at 10:30 am

February 4th 1982 – Alex Harvey, Scottish rock and blues musician, died of heart failure. Although his career spanned almost three decades, he is best remembered as the frontman of The Sensational Alex Harvey Band, with whom he built a reputation as an exciting live performer during the era of glam rock in the 1970s. (b. 1935)

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Written By: nally on 02/04/19 at 11:23 am


February 4th 2018 – John Mahoney, English-American actor of stage, film, and television, died of complications from throat cancer. Born in Blackpool, England, Mahoney started his career on the stage in 1977, and moved into film in 1980. He was best known for playing the blue-collar patriarch Martin Crane in the American sitcom Frasier, which aired on NBC from 1993 to 2004. In addition to his film and television work, Mahoney also worked as a voice actor and was particularly passionate about his stage work on Broadway and in Chicago theatre. (b. 1940)

I was just remembering that it was one year ago today that he passed away.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/04/19 at 11:32 am

February 4th 1975 – Louis Jordan, American musician, songwriter and bandleader, died of a heart attack. He was popular from the late 1930s to the early 1950s. Known as "The King of the Jukebox", he was highly popular with both black and white audiences in the later years of the swing era. (b. 1908)

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Written By: nally on 02/04/19 at 11:34 am


February 4th 1975 – Louis Jordan, American musician, songwriter and bandleader, died of a heart attack. He was popular from the late 1930s to the early 1950s. Known as "The King of the Jukebox", he was highly popular with both black and white audiences in the later years of the swing era. (b. 1908)

"Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby" was one of his best known songs.


So he passed away the same date that Natalie Imbruglia (Australian musician) was born!

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/04/19 at 11:39 am

February 4th 1987 – Liberace, American pianist, singer, and actor, died of cytomegalovirus pneumonia] as a result of AIDS. A child prodigy and the son of working-class immigrants, Liberace enjoyed a career spanning four decades of concerts, recordings, television, motion pictures, and endorsements. At the height of his fame, from the 1950s to the 1970s, Liberace was the highest-paid entertainer in the world, with established concert residencies in Las Vegas, and an international touring schedule. Liberace embraced a lifestyle of flamboyant excess both on and off stage, acquiring the sobriquet "Mr. Showmanship". (b. 1919)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/04/19 at 12:52 pm

February 4th 1995 – Patricia Highsmith, American novelist and short story writer, died from a combination of aplastic anemia and lung cancer. Known for her psychological thrillers, which led to more than two dozen film adaptations. Her first novel, Strangers on a Train, has been adapted for stage and screen numerous times, notably by Alfred Hitchcock in 1951. Highsmith wrote 22 novels, including her series of five novels with Tom Ripley as protagonist, and many short stories. Existentialism is the literary movement that most influenced her writing, with "Dostoyevsky and Gide through Camus and Sartre" among her favorite authors.Graham Greene described Highsmith as "the poet of apprehension rather than fear. Fear after a time...is narcotic, it can lull one by fatigue into sleep, but apprehension nags at the nerves gently and inescapably." Published under the pseudonym of "Claire Morgan", Highsmith wrote the first lesbian novel with a happy ending, The Price of Salt, republished 38 years later as Carol under her own name. (b. 1921)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/04/19 at 3:24 pm

February 4th 2013 – Reg Presley, English singer-songwriter, died from cancer. He was the lead singer with the 1960s rock and roll band The Troggs, whose hits included "Wild Thing" and "With a Girl Like You" (they reached number one in the US and the UK respectively). He wrote the song "Love Is All Around", which was featured in the films Four Weddings and a Funeral and "Love Actually". (b. 1941)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/05/19 at 10:22 am

February 5th 1977 – Ben Ainslie, English competitive sailor. He is the most successful sailor in Olympic history, Ainslie won medals at five consecutive Olympics from 1996 onwards, including gold at the four Games held between 2000 and 2012. He is the first person to win medals in five different Olympic Games in sailing, the third person to win five Olympic medals in that sport (after Torben Grael and Robert Scheidt) and also the second to win four gold medals, after Paul Elvstrøm.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/05/19 at 10:32 am

February 5th – Thomas Carlyle, Scottish philosopher, satirical writer, essayist, historian and teacher, died from an unknown cause. Considered one of the most important social commentators of his time, he presented many lectures during his lifetime with certain acclaim in the Victorian era. One of those conferences resulted in his famous work On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and The Heroic in History where he explains that the key role in history lies in the actions of the "Great Man", claiming that "History is nothing but the biography of the Great Man". (b. 1795)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/05/19 at 11:17 am

February 5th 1943 – Michael Mann, American director, producer, and screenwriter, he has received nominations from international organizations and juries, including those at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, Cannes and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. His most acclaimed works are the crime film Heat (1995) and the docudrama The Insider (1999).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/05/19 at 11:20 am

February 5th 1969 – Thelma Ritter, American actress, died of a heart attack, nine days before her 67th birthday. Best known for her comedic roles as working class characters and her strong New York accent. She received six Academy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actress - more than any other actress in history - and won one Tony Award for Best Leading Actress in a Musical. (b. 1902)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/05/19 at 12:17 pm

February 5th 1969 – Michael Sheen, Welsh actor and director. Primary working as a theatre actor, Sheen has become better known as a screen actor since the 2000s, in particular through his roles in various biopics. With writer Peter Morgan, he has starred in a trilogy of films as British politician Tony Blair: the television film The Deal in 2003, followed by The Queen (2006) and The Special Relationship (2010). For playing Blair, he was nominated for both a BAFTA Award and an Emmy. He was also nominated for a BAFTA as the troubled comic actor Kenneth Williams in BBC Four's 2006 Fantabulosa!, and was nominated for a fourth Olivier Award in 2006 for portraying the broadcaster David Frost in Frost/Nixon, a role he revisited in the 2008 film adaptation of the play. He also starred as the outspoken football manager Brian Clough in The Damned United (2009).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/05/19 at 1:50 pm

February 5th 1995 – Doug McClure, American actor, died from lung cancer. His career in film and television extended from the 1950s to the 1990s. He is best known for his role as the cowboy Trampas during the entire run from 1962 to 1971 of the NBC western television series, The Virginian, loosely based on the Owen Wister novel. The character of Troy McClure on The Simpsons was modeled after McClure and fellow actor Troy Donahue. Mike Reiss, executive producer of The Simpsons, said that Doug McClure's daughter informed him that Doug was a big fan of The Simpsons. She said that while watching an episode Doug saw the character Troy McClure on the show and said, "Are they making fun of me?" Doug said he thought the parody was funny and his daughters would call him Troy McClure behind his back as a joke. (b. 1935)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/05/19 at 2:55 pm

February 5th 1929 – Hal Blaine, American session drummer. He is most known for his work with the Wrecking Crew in California. Blaine played on numerous hits by popular groups, including Nancy Sinatra, Jan and Dean, Elvis Presley, John Denver, the Ronettes, Simon & Garfunkel, the Carpenters, the Beach Boys, the Grass Roots,  the 5th Dimension, the Monkees, the Partridge Family, and Steely Dan. He has played on 40 number one hit singles, 150 top ten hits and has performed on, by his own accounting, over 35,000 recorded tracks.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/05/19 at 3:00 pm

February 5th 1946 – George Arliss, English actor, author, playwright and filmmaker, died of a bronchial ailment. He found success in the United States. He was the first British actor to win an Academy Award, as well as being the earliest-born actor to win one. (b. 1868)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/05/19 at 5:49 pm

February 5th 1934 – Hank Aaron. American Major League Baseball (MLB) right fielder who is currently the senior vice president of the Atlanta Braves. He played 21 seasons for the Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves in the National League (NL) and two seasons for the Milwaukee Brewers in the American League (AL), from 1954 through 1976. Aaron held the MLB record for career home runs for 33 years, and he still holds several MLB offensive records. He hit 24 or more home runs every year from 1955 through 1973, and is one of only two players to hit 30 or more home runs in a season at least fifteen times.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/05/19 at 6:04 pm

February 5th 1993 – Joseph L. Mankiewicz, American film director, screenwriter, and producer, died of a heart attack, six days before his 84th birthday. Mankiewicz had a long Hollywood career, and he twice won the Academy Award for both Best Director and Best Writing, Screenplay for A Letter to Three Wives (1949) and All About Eve (1950). (b. 1909)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/05/19 at 11:58 pm

February 5th 1953 – Freddie Aguilar, folk musician from the Philippines. He is best known for his rendition of "Bayan Ko", which became the anthem for the opposition to the Marcos regime during the 1986 People Power Revolution, and for his song "Anak", the best-selling Philippine music record of all time. He is heavily associated with Pinoy rock.

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Written By: c_keenan2001@hotmail.com on 02/06/19 at 1:23 am

Gordon Edgar Downie, the singer for the Canadian rock band The Tragically Hip, was born on this day in 1964.  They were known for their songs Blow at High Dough, New Orleans Is Sinking, Courage, At The Hundredth Meridian, Ahead By A Century, Wheat Kings, Poets, ETC. (d: 2017)

Subject: Re: Sporting Deaths Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/06/19 at 1:43 am

February 6th 1958 – Eight Manchester United F.C. players and 15 other passengers are killed in the Munich air disaster.
– Geoff Bent, English footballer (b. 1932)
– Roger Byrne, English footballer (b. 1929)
– Eddie Colman, English footballer (b. 1936)
– Walter Crickmer, English footballer and manager (b. 1900)
– Mark Jones, English footballer (b. 1933)
– David Pegg, English footballer (b. 1935)
– Frank Swift, English footballer and journalist (b. 1913)
– Tommy Taylor, English footballer (b. 1932)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/06/19 at 6:39 am

February 6th 1949 – Mike Batt, English singer-songwriter, musician, record producer, director, conductor and former Deputy Chairman of the British Phonographic Industry. He is best known for creating The Wombles pop act, writing the chart-topping "Bright Eyes", and discovering Katie Melua. He has also conducted Orchestras, including the London Symphony, Royal Philharmonic, London Philharmonic, Sydney Symphony and Stuttgart Philharmonic in both classical and pop recordings and performances.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/06/19 at 7:42 am

February 6th 1952 – George VI, died from a coronary thrombosis in his sleep at the age of 56. King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 until his death. He was the last Emperor of India and the first Head of the Commonwealth. He married Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon in 1923 and they had two daughters, Elizabeth and Margaret. In the mid-1920s, he had speech therapy for a stammer, which he never fully overcame. (b. 1895)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/07/19 at 2:07 pm

February 7th 1985 – Matt Monro, English singer, died from liver cancer. He became one of the most popular entertainers on the international music scene during the 1960s and 1970s. Known as The Man with the Golden Voice, he filled cabarets, nightclubs, music halls, and stadiums in Australia, Japan, the Philippines, and Hong Kong to Africa, the Middle East, Europe, and the Americas in his 30-year career. AllMusic has described Monro as "one of the most underrated pop vocalists of the '60s", who "possessed the easiest, most perfect baritone in the business". (b. 1930)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/07/19 at 11:27 pm

February 7th 2015 – Billy Casper, American professional golfer, died of a heart attack. He was one of the most prolific tournament winners on the PGA Tour from the mid-1950s to the mid-1970s. In his youth, Casper started as a caddie and emerged from the junior golf hotbed of San Diego, where golf could be played year-round, to rank seventh all-time in career Tour wins with 51, across a 20-year period between 1956 and 1975. Fellow San Diegan great Gene Littler was a friend and rival from teenager to senior. Casper won three major championships, represented the United States on a then-record eight Ryder Cup teams, and holds the U.S. record for career Ryder Cup points won. After reaching age 50, Casper regularly played the Senior PGA Tour and was a winner there until 1989. In his later years, Casper successfully developed businesses in golf course design and management of golf facilities. Casper served as Ryder Cup captain in 1979, was twice PGA Player of the Year (1966 and 1970), was twice leading money winner, and won five Vardon Trophy awards for the lowest seasonal scoring average on the Tour. (b. 1931)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/07/19 at 11:41 pm

February 7th 1962 – Garth Brooks, American singer and songwriter. His integration of rock and roll elements into the country genre has earned him immense popularity in the United States. Brooks has had great success in the country single and album charts, with multi-platinum recordings and record-breaking live performances, while also crossing over into the mainstream pop arena. According to the RIAA, he is the best-selling solo albums artist in the United States with 148 million domestic units sold, ahead of Elvis Presley, and is second only to The Beatles in total album sales overall. He is also one of the world's best-selling artists of all time, having sold more than 160 million records.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/08/19 at 3:42 am

February 8th 1941 – Nick Nolte, American actor and former model. He won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama, and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for the 1991 film The Prince of Tides. He went on to receive Academy Award nominations for Affliction (1998) and Warrior (2011). His other film appearances include The Deep (1977), 48 Hrs. (1982), Down and Out in Beverly Hills (1986), Another 48 Hrs. (1990), Everybody Wins (1990), Cape Fear (1991), Lorenzo's Oil (1992), The Thin Red Line (1998), The Good Thief (2002), Hulk (2003), Hotel Rwanda (2004), Tropic Thunder (2008), A Walk in the Woods (2015) and The Ridiculous 6 (2015). He was also nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy for his role in the TV series Graves (2016–present).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/08/19 at 9:09 am

February 8th 1932 – John Williams, American composer, conductor, and pianist. With a career spanning over six decades he has composed some of the most popular and recognizable film scores in cinematic history, to many of the highest-grossing films of all time, including Jaws, the Star Wars series, Superman, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, the Indiana Jones series, Jurassic Park, Schindler's List, the first two Home Alone movies, and the first three Harry Potter films . Williams has been associated with director Steven Spielberg since 1974, composing music for all but two of his feature films. Other notable works by Williams include theme music for the Olympic Games, NBC Sunday Night Football, "The Mission" theme used by NBC News, the television series Lost in Space and Land of the Giants, and the incidental music for the first season of Gilligan's Island. Williams has composed numerous classical concerti and other works for orchestral ensembles and solo instruments; he served as the Boston Pops' principal conductor from 1980 to 1993, and is now the orchestra's laureate conductor. Williams has won five Academy Awards, four Golden Globe Awards, seven British Academy Film Awards, and 23 Grammy Awards. With 50 Academy Award nominations, Williams is the second most-nominated individual, after Walt Disney.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/08/19 at 12:44 pm

February 8th 1990 – Del Shannon, American rock and roll and country musician, and singer-songwriter, committed suicide. "Runaway", which was released as a single in February 1961, reaching #1 in the Billboard chart in April. Shannon followed with "Hats Off to Larry", which peaked at #5 (Billboard) and #2 on Cashbox in 1961, and the less popular "So Long, Baby", another song of breakup bitterness. "Runaway" and "Hats Off to Larry" were recorded in a day.  "Little Town Flirt", in 1962 (with Bob Babbitt), reached #12 in 1963, as did the album of the same title. After these hits, Shannon was unable to keep his momentum in the U.S., but continued his success in England, where he had always been more popular. In 1963, he became the first American to record a cover version of a song by the Beatles: his "From Me to You" charted in the US before the Beatles' version. (b. 1934)

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Written By: nally on 02/11/19 at 10:27 am

Whitney Houston, American musician, died on this date seven years ago (11 February 2012) from accidentally drowning in a bathtub, with heart disease and drug overdose as contributing factors. :\'( She was 48.

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Written By: nally on 02/15/19 at 10:56 am

Denise Katrina "Vanity" Matthews, Canadian-born singer, passed away three years ago today at the age of 57. She was known professionally under the pseudonym Vanity and led a band called Vanity 6 (although it was actually a trio, not a sextet). (She would have turned 60 last month if still alive.)

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/24/19 at 8:57 pm

February 24th 1967 – Franz Waxman, German and American composer of Jewish descent, died from cancer. Known primarily for his work in the film music genre. His film scores include Bride of Frankenstein, Rebecca, Sunset Boulevard, A Place in the Sun, Stalag 17, Rear Window, Peyton Place, The Nun's Story, and Taras Bulba. He received twelve Academy Award nominations, and won two Oscars in consecutive years (for Sunset Boulevard and A Place in the Sun). (b. 1906)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/24/19 at 9:48 pm

February 24th 1990 – Johnnie Ray, American singer, songwriter, and pianist, died of hepatic encephalopathy resulting from liver failure. Extremely popular for most of the 1950s, Ray has been cited by critics as a major precursor of what would become rock and roll, for his jazz and blues-influenced music and his animated stage personality. (b. 1927)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/24/19 at 10:24 pm

February 24th 2014 – Harold Ramis, American actor, director, writer, and comedian, died of complications from autoimmune inflammatory vasculitis. His best-known film acting roles were as Egon Spengler in Ghostbusters (1984) and Ghostbusters II (1989) and Russell Ziskey in Stripes (1981); he also co-wrote those films. As a director, his films include the comedies Caddyshack (1980), National Lampoon's Vacation (1983), Groundhog Day (1993), and Analyze This (1999). Ramis was the original head writer of the television series SCTV, on which he also performed, as well as a co-writer of Groundhog Day and National Lampoon's Animal House (1978). The final film that he wrote, produced, directed and acted in was Year One (2009). Ramis' films influenced subsequent generations of comedians and comedy writers. Filmmakers including Jay Roach, Jake Kasdan, Adam Sandler, and Peter and Bobby Farrelly have cited his films as among their favorites. Along with Danny Rubin, he won the BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay for Groundhog Day. (b. 1944)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/27/19 at 4:03 am

February 27th 2002 – Spike Milligan, British-Irish comedian, writer, musician, poet, playwright and actor, died from kidney failure. The son of an Irish father and an English mother, his early life was spent in India where he was born. The majority of his working life was spent in the United Kingdom. He disliked his first name, and began to call himself "Spike" after hearing a band on Radio Luxembourg called Spike Jones and his City Slickers. Milligan was the co-creator, main writer and a principal cast member of the groundbreaking British radio programme, The Goon Show, performing a range of roles including the popular Eccles and Minnie Bannister characters. Milligan wrote and edited many books, including Puckoon and his seven-volume autobiographical account of his time serving during the Second World War, beginning with Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall. He is also noted as a popular writer of comical verse; much of his poetry was written for children, including Silly Verse for Kids (1959). After success with The Goon Show, Milligan translated this success to television with Q5 which was a surreal sketch show which is credited as a major influence on the members of Monty Python's Flying Circus. He was the earliest-born, longest-lived and last surviving member of the Goons. (b. 1918)  :\'( :\'( :\'(

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/27/19 at 5:18 am

February 27th 1957 – Timothy Spall, English actor. He received critical acclaim for his performance in Secrets & Lies (1996), for which he was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role. Subsequently, he starred in supporting roles including The Last Samurai (2003), Peter Pettigrew in the Harry Potter film series (2004-2010), played Albert Pierrepoint in Pierrepoint (2005), Beadle Bamford in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007), Peter Taylor in The Damned United (2009) and Winston Churchill in the The King's Speech (2010).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/27/19 at 10:30 am

February 27th 1981 – Josh Groban, American singer, songwriter, actor, and record producer. His first four solo albums have been certified multi-platinum, and he was charted in 2007 as the number-one best selling artist in the United States, with over 22.3 million records in the nation

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/27/19 at 11:31 am

February 27th 1930 – Joanne Woodward, American actress, producer, activist, and philanthropist. She is perhaps best known for her Academy Award-winning role in The Three Faces of Eve (1957).She remained married for 50 years until Newman's death from lung cancer on September 26th, 2008.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/27/19 at 11:32 am

February 27th 2003 – Fred Rogers, American television personality, musician, puppeteer, writer, producer, and Presbyterian minister, died from stomach cancer. Rogers was famous for creating, hosting, and composing the theme music for the educational preschool television series Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (1968–2001), which featured his kind-hearted, grandfatherly personality, and directness to his audiences. (b. 1928)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/01/19 at 3:02 pm

March 1st 1973 – Jack Davenport, English actor. He is best known for his roles in the television series This Life and Coupling, and as James Norrington in the Pirates of the Caribbean series. He has also appeared in other Hollywood films, such as The Talented Mr. Ripley. More recently, he was part of the ensemble cast in the drama series FlashForward and Smash, and took the lead role in the 2013 ITV drama series Breathless.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/01/19 at 11:37 pm

March 1st 1994 – Justin Bieber, Canadian singer and songwriter. After a talent manager discovered him through his YouTube videos covering songs in 2008 and signed to RBMG, Bieber released his debut EP, My World, in late 2009. It was certified platinum in the U.S. He became the first artist to have seven songs from a debut record chart on the Billboard Hot 100. Bieber released his first full-length studio album, My World 2.0, in 2010. It debuted at or near number one in several countries, was certified triple platinum in the U.S., and contained his single "Baby".Canadian singer-songwriter

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/01/19 at 11:38 pm

March 1st 1984 – Jackie Coogan, American actor and comedian, died after a cardiac arrest. He began his movie career as a child actor in silent films. Charlie Chaplin's film classic The Kid (1921) made him one of the first child stars in film history. He later sued his mother and stepfather over his squandered film earnings and provoked California to enact the first known legal protection for the earnings of child performers, widely known as the Coogan Act. Coogan continued to act throughout his life, later earning renewed fame in middle age portraying Uncle Fester in the 1960s TV series The Addams Family. (b. 1914)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/02/19 at 6:56 am

March 2nd 1942 – John Irving, American novelist and screenwriter. Irving achieved critical and popular acclaim after the international success of The World According to Garp in 1978. Many of Irving's novels, including The Cider House Rules (1985), A Prayer for Owen Meany (1989), and A Widow for One Year (1998) have been bestsellers. Moreover, he won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay in the 72nd Academy Awards (1999) for his script of The Cider House Rules. Five of his novels have been adapted into films (Garp, Hotel, Meany, Cider, Widow). Several of Irving's books (Garp, Meany, Widow) and short stories have been set in and around Phillips Exeter Academy in the town of Exeter, New Hampshire.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/02/19 at 7:00 am

March 2nd 1791 – John Wesley, English cleric and theologian, died from an unknown cause. He, with his brother Charles and fellow cleric George Whitefield, founded Methodism. Educated at Charterhouse School and Christ Church, Oxford, Wesley was elected a fellow of Lincoln College, Oxford in 1726 and ordained as an Anglican priest two years later. He led the "Holy Club", a society formed for the purpose of study and the pursuit of a devout Christian life; it had been founded by his brother Charles, and counted George Whitefield among its members. After an unsuccessful ministry of two years at Savannah in the Georgia Colony, Wesley returned to London and joined a religious society led by Moravian Christians. On 24 May 1738 he experienced what has come to be called his evangelical conversion, when he felt his "heart strangely warmed". He subsequently left the Moravians, beginning his own ministry. (b. 1703)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/02/19 at 8:25 am

March 2nd 1947 – Harry Redknapp, English football manager. Redknapp is also an advisor to Central Coast Mariners and a director at Southern Football League club Wimborne Town. He has previously managed AFC Bournemouth, West Ham United, Portsmouth (twice), Southampton, Tottenham Hotspur, Queens Park Rangers and Birmingham City. In his second spell at Portsmouth, he managed the side that won the 2008 FA Cup. At the conclusion of the 2009–10 season, he guided Tottenham into the UEFA Champions League. His son, Jamie Redknapp, played under him at Bournemouth and Southampton. He is also uncle to Frank Lampard, who played under him at West Ham United.

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/02/19 at 8:45 am

March 2nd 1982 – Philip K. Dick, American science fiction writer, died after a serious of strokes. He explored philosophical, social, and political themes in his novels with plots dominated by monopolistic corporations, alternative universes, authoritarian governments, and altered states of consciousness. His work reflected his personal interest in metaphysics and theology, and often drew upon his life experiences in addressing the nature of reality, identity, drug abuse, schizophrenia, and transcendental experiences. Born in Illinois before moving to California, Dick began publishing science fiction stories in the 1950s, initially finding little commercial success. His 1962 alternative history novel The Man in the High Castle earned Dick early acclaim, including a Hugo Award for Best Novel. He followed with science fiction novels such as Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (1968) and Ubik (1969). His 1974 novel Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said won the John W. Campbell Memorial Award for best novel. (b. 1928)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/02/19 at 9:57 am

March 2nd 1930 – John Cullum, American actor and singer. He has appeared in many stage musicals and dramas, including Shenandoah (1975) and On the Twentieth Century (1978), winning the Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical for each. He earned his first Tony nomination as lead actor in a musical in 1966 for On a Clear Day You Can See Forever in which he introduced the title song, and more recently received Tony nominations for Urinetown The Musical (2002) (best actor in a musical) and as best featured actor in a musical for the revival of 110 in the Shade (2007).

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/02/19 at 10:30 am

March 2nd 1797 – Horace Walpole, English art historian, man of letters, antiquarian and Whig politician, died from an unknown cause. He had Strawberry Hill House built in Twickenham, south-west London, reviving the Gothic style some decades before his Victorian successors. His literary reputation rests on the first Gothic novel, The Castle of Otranto (1764), and his Letters, which are of significant social and political interest. They have been published by Yale University Press in 48 volumes. He was the son of the first British Prime Minister Sir Robert Walpole. As Horace Walpole was childless, on his death his Baron Walpole barony descended to his cousin of the same surname, who was created the new Earl of Orford. (b. 1717)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/02/19 at 11:40 am

March 2nd 1931 – Mikhail Gorbachev, Russian lawyer and former Soviet politician. He was the eighth and last leader of the Soviet Union, having been General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1985 until 1991. He was the country's head of state from 1988 until 1991 (titled as Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet from 1988 to 1989, as Chairman of the Supreme Soviet from 1989 to 1990, and as President of the Soviet Union from 1990 to 1991).Russian lawyer and politician, President of the Soviet Union, Nobel Prize laureate

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/02/19 at 11:49 am

March 2nd 1962 – Jon Bon Jovi, American singer-songwriter, record producer, philanthropist, and actor. Bon Jovi is best known as the founder and frontman of the rock band Bon Jovi, that was formed in 1983. Bon Jovi has released 2 solo albums and 12 studio albums with his band, which to date have sold over 130 million albums worldwide, thus making them one of the World's Best-Selling Music Artists. In the 1990s, Bon Jovi started an acting career, starring in various movie roles, including: Moonlight and Valentino and U-571 and has made several TV appearances in various series, including: Sex and the City and Ally McBeal.

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/02/19 at 11:51 am

March 2nd 1919 – Melchora Aquino, Filipina revolutionary, died from an unknown cause. She became known as "Tandang Sora" ("Elder Sora") because of her age during the Philippine Revolution. She was known as the "Grand Woman of the Revolution" and the "Mother of Balintawak" for her contributions. (b. 1812)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/02/19 at 1:10 pm

March 2nd 1980 – Rebel Wilson, Australian actress, writer, and producer. After graduating from the Australian Theatre for Young People in 2003, she began appearing as Toula on the Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) comedy series Pizza and the sketch comedy series The Wedge. In 2008, Wilson wrote, produced and starred in the musical comedy series Bogan Pride. The following year, she won the Tropfest best actress award for her role in Bargain and made a guest appearance in City Homicide. Shortly after moving to the United States, Wilson was cast as Brynn in the feature film Bridesmaids. Wilson also appeared in A Few Best Men, What to Expect When You're Expecting and Struck by Lightning, leading Variety to name her one of their "Top Ten Comics to Watch for 2011". She also appeared as Becky in Bachelorette and starred in the musical comedy Pitch Perfect film series as Fat Amy, a role that earned her several award nominations and wins, including the MTV Best Breakthrough Performance Award and a Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actress. She has also created and starred in Super Fun Night, a television comedy that aired for one season on the American Broadcasting Company (ABC).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/02/19 at 1:18 pm

March 2nd 1987 – Randolph Scott, American film actor, died of heart and lung ailments. His career spanned from 1928 to 1962. As a leading man for all but the first three years of his cinematic career, Scott appeared in a variety of genres, including social dramas, crime dramas, comedies, musicals (albeit in non-singing and non-dancing roles), adventure tales, war films, and a few horror and fantasy films. However, his most enduring image is that of the tall-in-the-saddle Western hero. Out of his more than 100 film appearances over 60 were in Westerns; thus, "of all the major stars whose name was associated with the Western, Scott most closely identified with it." (b. 1898)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/02/19 at 2:33 pm

March 2nd 1931 – Tom Wolfe, American author and journalist, best known for his association with and influence in stimulating the New Journalism literary movement, in which literary techniques are used extensively. He reduced traditional values of journalistic objectivity.

Subject: Re: Notable Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/02/19 at 2:34 pm

March 2nd 1939 – Howard Carter, British archaeologist and Egyptologist, died of lymphoma. He became world-famous after discovering the intact tomb (designated KV62) of the 18th Dynasty Pharaoh, Tutankhamun (colloquially known as "King Tut" and "the boy king"), in November 1922. (b. 1874)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/02/19 at 2:51 pm

March 2nd 1943 – Peter Straub, American novelist and poet. His horror fiction has received numerous literary honors such as the Bram Stoker Award, World Fantasy Award, and International Horror Guild Award. After mixed success with two attempts at literary mainstream novels in the mid-1970s (Marriages and Under Venus), Straub dabbled in the supernatural for the first time with Julia (1975). He then wrote If You Could See Me Now (1977), and came to widespread public attention with his fifth novel, Ghost Story (1979), which was a critical success and was later loosely adapted into a 1981 film starring Fred Astaire. Several horror novels followed, with growing success, including The Talisman and Black House, two fantasy-horror collaborations with Straub's long-time friend and fellow author Stephen King.

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/02/19 at 2:52 pm

March 2nd 2010 – Winston Churchill, British Conservative Party politician, died of prostate cancer.  He was the grandson of former Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill. During the period of his prominence as a public figure, he was normally referred to as Winston Churchill, MP, in order to distinguish him from his grandfather. His father Randolph Churchill was also an MP. (b. 1940)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/02/19 at 3:09 pm

March 2nd 1977 – Andrew Strauss, English cricketer who played all formats of the game internationally, captaining England in all three. He played county cricket for Middlesex County Cricket Club domestically. A fluent left-handed opening batsman, Strauss favoured scoring off the back foot, mostly playing cut and pull shots. Strauss was also known for his fielding strength at slip or in the covers. He became the Director of Cricket for England cricket team in 2015, shortly before the sacking of Peter Moores.

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/02/19 at 3:12 pm

March 2nd 1930 – D. H. Lawrence, English novelist, poet, playwright, essayist, literary critic and painter, died from complications of tuberculosis. His is best known for his novels Sons and Lovers, The Rainbow, Women in Love and Lady Chatterley's Lover. In these books, the collected works represent, among other things, an extended reflection upon the dehumanising effects of modernity and industrialisation. Some of the issues Lawrence explores are sexuality, emotional health, vitality, spontaneity, and instinct. Lawrence's opinions earned him many enemies and he endured official persecution, censorship, and misrepresentation of his creative work throughout the second half of his life, much of which he spent in a voluntary exile he called his "savage pilgrimage". At the time of his death, his public reputation was that of a pornographer who had wasted his considerable talents. E. M. Forster, in an obituary notice, challenged this widely held view, describing him as "the greatest imaginative novelist of our generation." Later, Cambridge critic F. R. Leavis championed both his artistic integrity and his moral seriousness, placing much of Lawrence's fiction within the canonical "great tradition" of the English novel. (b. 1885)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/02/19 at 4:04 pm

March 2nd 1955 – Jay Osmond, American singer, drummer, actor, and TV/film producer. He is a member of the Osmond family of performers. He is a drummer who provided the beat for the family male quintet The Osmonds.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/02/19 at 4:27 pm

March 2nd 1991 – Serge Gainsbourg, French singer, songwriter, pianist, film composer, poet, painter, screenwriter, writer, actor, and director, died from a heart attack. Regarded as one of the most important figures in French popular music, he was renowned for his often provocative and scandalous releases, as well as his diverse artistic output, which embodied genres ranging from jazz, mambo, world, chanson, pop and yé-yé, to rock and roll, progressive rock, reggae, electronic, disco, new wave, and funk. In 1965, his song Poupée de cire, poupée de son was the Luxembourg entry in the Eurovision Song Contest. Performed by French teen and charming singer France Gall, it won first prize. The song was recorded in English as "A Lonely Singing Doll" by British teen idol Twinkle. In 1969, he released Je t'aime... moi non plus, which featured explicit lyrics and simulated sounds of female orgasm. The song appeared that year on an LP, Jane Birkin/Serge Gainsbourg. Originally recorded with Brigitte Bardot, it was released with his future girlfriend Birkin when Bardot backed out. While Gainsbourg declared it the "ultimate love song", it was considered too "hot"; the song was censored or banned from public broadcast in numerous countries and in France even the toned-down version was suppressed. The Vatican made a public statement citing the song as offensive. Despite (or perhaps because of) the controversy, it sold well and charted within the top ten in many European countries. (b. 1928)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/02/19 at 4:53 pm

March 2nd 1943 – George Layton, English actor, director, and screenwriter. He is best known for three television roles – junior doctor Paul Collier in the comedy series Doctor in the House and its first two and last sequels Doctor at Large, Doctor in Charge and Doctor at the Top, that of Bombardier 'Solly' Solomons in the first two series of It Ain't Half Hot Mum, and as Des the mechanic in early episodes of Minder. More recently, he stars in Heartbeat as a target of attempted murder because of an affair.

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/02/19 at 4:56 pm

March 2nd 1972 – Léo-Ernest Ouimet, Canadian director and producer, died from an undisclosed illness. By World War I Ouimet had made over 80 best-selling films, making him one of the most successful filmmakers of that period. Unlike many other movie theatre owners of his time, Ouimet didn't include live performances in between films just in case the movie industry went bust, but he did hand out programs or showbills to his patrons to keep the theatre-like experience alive. (b. 1877)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: ChrisBodilyTM on 03/03/19 at 4:19 pm

March 4, 1994 - Comedian and 80s/90s film star John Candy died in his sleep from a heart attack in Mexico, while filming the movie Wagons East. His stuntman had to complete the film.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 03/06/19 at 12:30 pm

Nancy Reagan, former First Lady of the United States, passed away three years ago today -- March 6th 2016 -- at the age of 94.

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/07/19 at 4:30 am

March 7th 1999 – Stanley Kubrick, American film director, screenwriter, and producer, died after suffering from a massive heart attack. He is frequently cited as one of the greatest and most influential directors in cinematic history. His films, which are mostly adaptations of novels or short stories, cover a wide range of genres, and are noted for their realism, dark humor, unique cinematography, extensive set designs, and evocative use of music. After working as a photographer for Look magazine in the late 1940s and early 1950s, he began making short films on a shoestring budget, and made his first major Hollywood film, The Killing, for United Artists in 1956. This was followed by two collaborations with Kirk Douglas, the war picture Paths of Glory (1957) and the historical epic Spartacus (1960). His reputation as a filmmaker in Hollywood grew, and he was approached by Marlon Brando to film what would become One-Eyed Jacks (1961), though Brando eventually decided to direct it himself. This allowed him to have almost complete artistic control over his films, but with the rare advantage of having financial support from major Hollywood studios. His first British productions were two films with Peter Sellers, Lolita (1962) and Dr. Strangelove (1964). Despite the resulting notoriety among actors, many of Kubrick's films broke new ground in cinematography. The scientific realism and innovative special effects of 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) were without precedent in the history of cinema, and the film earned him his only personal Oscar, for Best Visual Effects. Steven Spielberg has referred to the film as his generation's "big bang", and it is regarded as one of the greatest films ever made. For the 18th-century period film Barry Lyndon (1975), Kubrick obtained lenses developed by Zeiss for NASA, to film scenes under natural candlelight. With The Shining (1980), he became one of the first directors to make use of a Steadicam for stabilized and fluid tracking shots. While many of Kubrick's films were controversial and initially received mixed reviews upon release—particularly A Clockwork Orange (1971), which Kubrick pulled from circulation in the UK following a mass media frenzy—most were nominated for Oscars, Golden Globes, or BAFTA Awards, and underwent critical reevaluations. His last film, Eyes Wide Shut, was completed shortly before his death in 1999 at the age of 70. (b. 1928)  :\'( :\'( :\'(

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: ChrisBodilyTM on 03/07/19 at 6:36 pm

Beat me to it. What can be said about Stan that hasn't already been said?

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/08/19 at 3:14 am


Beat me to it. What can be said about Stan that hasn't already been said?
:\'( :\'( :\'(

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/08/19 at 3:25 am

March 8th 1948 – Gyles Brandreth, English writer, broadcaster, actor, and former Conservative Member of Parliament. He has appeared on Countdown more than 300 times in Dictionary Corner, making more appearances than any other guest, including Carol Vorderman's final episode in 2008. He also appeared on TV-am. He was known for his collection of jumpers, of which some were sold in a charity auction in 1993. In 2006, he appeared on the television series That Mitchell and Webb Look, satirising his appearances in Countdown's Dictionary Corner on the fictional game show "Numberwang". In 2007, he guest-starred in the Doctor Who audio play I.D. In July to August 2009, he hosted the game show Knowitalls on BBC Two. In April 2010, he appeared on BBC Radio 4's Vote Now Show. He also makes a cameo appearance as himself in Channel 4 sitcom The IT Crowd in the episode "The Final Countdown". A frequent guest on BBC television panel shows, he has appeared on three episodes of QI and six episodes of Have I Got News for You. He has also appeared in episodes of Channel 5's The Gadget Show and is a contributor to the BBC's early evening programme The One Show. He has appeared in two episodes of the TV adaptation of Just A Minute as part of the show's 45th anniversary. In 2013, he was a guest on the Matt Lucas Awards.

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/08/19 at 3:34 am

March 8th 1723 – Christopher Wren, English anatomist, astronomer, geometer, and mathematician-physicist, died after catching a chill. He was one of the most highly acclaimed English architects in history. He was accorded responsibility for rebuilding 52 churches in the City of London after the Great Fire in 1666, including what is regarded as his masterpiece, St Paul's Cathedral, on Ludgate Hill, completed in 1710. (b. 1632)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/08/19 at 5:37 am

March 8th 1943 – Michael Grade, English television executive and businessman. He was chairman of the BBC from 2004 to 2006 and executive chairman of ITV plc from 2007 to 2009. Since 2011, he has been a Conservative Party life peer in the House of Lords.

Subject: Re: Royalty Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/08/19 at 5:39 am

March 8th 1702 – William III, King of England widely known as William of Orange, was sovereign Prince of Orange from birth, Stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Gelderland, and Overijssel in the Dutch Republic from 1672, and King of England, Ireland, and Scotland from 1689 until his death. It is a coincidence that his regnal number (III) was the same for both Orange and England. As King of Scotland, he is known as William II. He is sometimes informally known in Northern Ireland and Scotland as "King Billy". William inherited the principality of Orange from his father, William II, who died a week before William's birth. His mother Mary, Princess Royal, was the daughter of King Charles I of England. In 1677, he married his fifteen-year-old first cousin, Mary, the daughter of his maternal uncle James, Duke of York. (b. 1650)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/08/19 at 6:33 am

March 8th 1945 – Micky Dolenz, American actor, musician, television director, radio personality and theater director, best known as a vocalist and drummer of the 1960s pop/rock band the Monkees.

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/08/19 at 7:16 am

March 8th 1874 – Millard Fillmore, American lawyer and politician, died after suffering from a stroke. He was the 13th President of the United States (1850–53), the last to be a member of the Whig Party while in the White House. A former congressman from New York, Fillmore was elected the nation's 12th Vice President in 1848, and was elevated to the presidency by the death of Zachary Taylor. He was instrumental in getting the Compromise of 1850 passed, a bargain that led to a brief truce in the battle over slavery. He failed to win the Whig nomination for president in 1852; he gained the endorsement of the nativist Know Nothing Party four years later, and finished third in that election. (b. 1800)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/08/19 at 7:41 am

March 8th 1947 – Carole Bayer Sager, American lyricist, singer, songwriter and painter and New York Times best-seller author. Sager won the Academy Award for Best Song in 1981 for "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)", which was the theme song of the movie Arthur. She received the Grammy Award for Song of the Year in 1987 for the song "That's What Friends Are For", which she co-wrote with Bacharach. This song was originally written for the movie Night Shift (1982), and it was recorded for this movie by Rod Stewart. This song was popularized in a 1986 cover version by Dionne Warwick, Stevie Wonder, Gladys Knight, and Elton John. Her song with David Foster, "The Prayer" originally recorded by Celine Dion and Andrea Bocelli, won the Golden Globe and is one of few songs to be sung at weddings and funerals alike. She was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Sager received the prestigious NYU University Steinhardt distinguished Alumni award in 2006.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/08/19 at 7:42 am

March 8th 1869 – Hector Berlioz, French Romantic composer, died from an unknown cause. Best known for his compositions Symphonie fantastique and Grande messe des morts (Requiem). Berlioz made significant contributions to the modern orchestra with his Treatise on Instrumentation. He specified huge orchestral forces for some of his works, and conducted several concerts with more than 1,000 musicians. He also composed around 50 compositions for voice, piano and orchestra. (b. 1803)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/08/19 at 8:15 am

March 8th 1948 – Peggy March, American pop singer. She is primarily known for her 1963 million-selling song "I Will Follow Him". Although she is sometimes remembered as a one-hit wonder, she continued to have success in Europe well into the 1970s.

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/08/19 at 8:16 am

March 8th 1917 – Ferdinand von Zeppelin, German general and later aircraft manufacturer, died from an undisclosed cause. He founded the Zeppelin airship company. (b. 1838)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/08/19 at 8:50 am

March 8th 1930 – Douglas Hurd, British Conservative politician. He served in the governments of Margaret Thatcher and John Major from 1979 to 1995.

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/08/19 at 9:02 am

March 8th 1930 – William Howard Taft, American lawyer, jurist, and politician, died from an disclosed cause. He served as the 27th President of the United States (1909–1913) and as the tenth Chief Justice of the United States (1921–1930), the only person to have held both offices. Taft was elected president in 1908, the chosen successor of Theodore Roosevelt, but was defeated for re-election by Woodrow Wilson in 1912 after Roosevelt split the Republican vote by running as a third-party candidate. In 1921, President Warren G. Harding appointed Taft to be chief justice, a position in which he served until a month before his death. (b. 1857)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/08/19 at 9:05 am


March 8th 1874 – Millard Fillmore, American lawyer and politician, died after suffering from a stroke. He was the 13th President of the United States (1850–53), the last to be a member of the Whig Party while in the White House. A former congressman from New York, Fillmore was elected the nation's 12th Vice President in 1848, and was elevated to the presidency by the death of Zachary Taylor. He was instrumental in getting the Compromise of 1850 passed, a bargain that led to a brief truce in the battle over slavery. He failed to win the Whig nomination for president in 1852; he gained the endorsement of the nativist Know Nothing Party four years later, and finished third in that election. (b. 1800)


March 8th 1930 – William Howard Taft, American lawyer, jurist, and politician, died from an disclosed cause. He served as the 27th President of the United States (1909–1913) and as the tenth Chief Justice of the United States (1921–1930), the only person to have held both offices. Taft was elected president in 1908, the chosen successor of Theodore Roosevelt, but was defeated for re-election by Woodrow Wilson in 1912 after Roosevelt split the Republican vote by running as a third-party candidate. In 1921, President Warren G. Harding appointed Taft to be chief justice, a position in which he served until a month before his death. (b. 1857)

Two US Presidents share the same date (different years) for their respective deaths.

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Written By: nally on 03/08/19 at 9:07 am


Two US Presidents share the same date (different years) for their respective deaths.

That's right, the 13th and 27th Presidents passed away exactly 56 years apart!

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/08/19 at 10:40 am

March 8th 1935 – George Coleman, American jazz saxophonist known for his work with Miles Davis and Herbie Hancock in the 1960s. In 2015, he was named an NEA Jazz Master. Davis and Herbie Hancock in the 1960s. In 2015, he was named an NEA Jazz Master.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/08/19 at 10:44 am

March 8th 1971 – Harold Lloyd, American actor, comedian, director, producer, screenwriter, and stunt performer, died of prostate cancer. He is best known for his silent comedy films. Lloyd ranks alongside Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton as one of the most popular and influential film comedians of the silent film era. Lloyd made nearly 200 comedy films, both silent and "talkies", between 1914 and 1947. He is best known for his bespectacled "Glasses" character, a resourceful, success-seeking go-getter who was perfectly in tune with 1920s-era United States. His films frequently contained "thrill sequences" of extended chase scenes and daredevil physical feats, for which he is best remembered today. Lloyd hanging from the hands of a clock high above the street (in reality a trick shot) in Safety Last! (1923) is one of the most enduring images in all of cinema. (b. 1893)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/08/19 at 12:37 pm

March 8th 1999 – Joe DiMaggio, American Major League Baseball center fielder, died from lung cancer. He played his entire 13-year career for the New York Yankees. He is perhaps best known for his 56-game hitting streak (May 15 – July 16, 1941), a record that still stands. DiMaggio was a three-time MVP winner and an All-Star in each of his 13 seasons. During his tenure with the Yankees, the club won ten American League pennants and nine World Series championships. At the time of his retirement, he ranked fifth in career home runs (361) and sixth in career slugging percentage (.579). He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1955, and was voted the sport's greatest living player in a poll taken during the baseball centennial year of 1969. His brothers Vince (1912–1986) and Dom (1917–2009) also were major league center fielders. DiMaggio is also widely known for his marriage and lifelong devotion to Marilyn Monroe. (b. 1914)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/08/19 at 1:32 pm

March 8th 1939 – Lynn Seymour, Canadian ballerina and choreographer. The title role in Kenneth MacMillan's Romeo and Juliet (1965, thought especially for her but danced by Margot Fonteyn at the première) established her as the leading dance-actress of her generation. She was prima ballerina at Berlin Opera Ballet (1966–69) under MacMillan's direction; here she danced the first performance of his Concerto (whose second movement was inspired by her) and created the role of Anna Anderson in the one-act version of Anastasia (1967). She guested with various companies including London Festival Ballet, London Contemporary Dance Theatre, National Ballet of Canada, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and American Ballet Theatre. She worked with different choreographers from Antony Tudor and Jerome Robbins to Lar Lubovitch and Roland Petit and was often partnered by her dear friend Rudolf Nureyev (La Sylphide, Raymonda and others). With Nureyev she improved her technique by attending the class of Danish teacher Stanley Williams (ballet).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/08/19 at 1:36 pm

March 8th 2016 – George Martin, English record producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician, died in his sleep. He was referred to as the "Fifth Beatle", including by Paul McCartney, in reference to his extensive involvement on each of the Beatles' original albums. Martin produced 30 number-one hit singles in the United Kingdom and 23 number-one hits in the United States. He produced comedy and novelty records in the early 1950s, working with Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan, and Bernard Cribbins, among others. His career spanned more than six decades of work in music, film, television and live performance. (b. 1926)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/08/19 at 2:32 pm

March 8th 1954 – David Wilkie, Scottish former competitive swimmer who was Olympic and Commonwealth Games champion in the 1970s. He is the only person to have held British, American, Commonwealth, European, world and Olympic swimming titles at the same time and was the first British swimmer to win an Olympic gold medal since Anita Lonsbrough in 1960.

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March 8th 1961 – Thomas Beecham, English conductor and impresario, died of a coronary thrombosis. Best known for his association with the London Philharmonic and the Royal Philharmonic orchestras. He was also closely associated with the Liverpool Philharmonic and Hallé orchestras. From the early 20th century until his death, Beecham was a major influence on the musical life of Britain and, according to the BBC, was Britain's first international conductor. (b. 1879)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/08/19 at 2:43 pm

March 8th 1958 – Gary Numan, English singer, songwriter, composer, musician and record producer. He first entered the music industry as lead singer of the new wave band Tubeway Army. After releasing two albums with the band, Numan released his debut solo album The Pleasure Principle in 1979. With number-one singles "Are 'Friends' Electric?" and "Cars", Numan achieved his peak of mainstream popularity in the late 1970s and early 1980s, but maintains a cult following.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/08/19 at 2:44 pm

March 8th 1975 – George Stevens, American film director, producer, screenwriter and cinematographer, died from a heart attack. Among his most notable films are A Place in the Sun (1951; winner of six Academy Awards including Best Director), Shane (1953; Oscar nominated), Giant (1956; Oscar for Best Director), and The Diary of Anne Frank (1959; nominated for Best Director). (b. 1904)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/08/19 at 4:10 pm

March 8th 1951 – Phil Edmonds, Zambian-English cricketer who represented England at international level and Middlesex at county level. After retiring he became a successful, albeit controversial, corporate executive.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/08/19 at 4:14 pm

March 8th March 8th 1983 – William Walton, English composer, died from an undisclosed illness. During a sixty-year career, he wrote music in several classical genres and styles, from film scores to opera. His best-known works include Façade, the cantata Belshazzar's Feast, the Viola Concerto and the First Symphony. (b. 1902)

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Written By: nally on 03/09/19 at 11:03 am

22 years ago today, on March 9th 1997, American rap musician Notorious B.I.G was shot to death by a killer whose identity still remains unknown to this day. He was only 24 years old (born May 1972). :\'(

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/19 at 1:36 am

March 13th 1950 – William H. Macy, American actor. His film career has been built mostly on his appearances in small, independent films, though he has also appeared in summer action films. Macy has described himself as "sort of a Middle American, WASPy, Lutheran kind of guy... Everyman". Macy has won two Emmy Awards and four Screen Actors Guild Awards, as well as being nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Since 2011, he has played Frank Gallagher, a main character in the Showtime adaptation of the British television series Shameless. Macy and actress Felicity Huffman have been married since 1997.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/19 at 1:46 am

March 13th 1842 – Henry Shrapnel, British Army officer, died of an unknown cause. His name has entered the English language as the inventor of the shrapnel shell. In 1784, while a lieutenant in the Royal Artillery, he perfected, with his own resources, an invention of what he called "spherical case" ammunition: a hollow cannonball filled with lead shot that burst in mid-air. He successfully demonstrated this in 1787 at Gibraltar. He intended the device as an anti-personnel weapon. In 1803, the British Army adopted a similar but elongated explosive shell which immediately acquired the inventor's name. It has lent the term shrapnel to fragmentation from artillery shells and fragmentation in general ever since, long after it was replaced by high explosive rounds. Until the end of World War I, the shells were still manufactured according to his original principles. (b. 1761)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/19 at 4:26 am

March 13th 1974 – James Brinkley, Scottish cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler. He played five One-day Internationals in May 1999. He played List A cricket until 2004 and participated in the 2001 ICC Trophy.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/19 at 4:26 am

March 13th 1619 – Richard Burbage, English actor, died of an unknown cause. He is considered the first great actor of English theatre. He is one of the most famous actors of the Globe Theatre of his time. In addition to being a stage actor, he was also a theatre owner, entrepreneur, and painter. He was the younger brother of Cuthbert Burbage. They were both actors in drama. Burbage was a business associate and friend to William Shakespeare. (b. 1567)

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Written By: LyricBoy on 03/13/19 at 5:21 am

March 13, 1988: Prolofic film star of the 1970s and early 80s, John C. Holmes, acknowledged as the “king” of his genre, passed away at the age of 43 in Sepulveda, California.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/19 at 5:42 am

March 13th 1901 – Benjamin Harrison, American politician and lawyer, died from complications from influenza. He served as the 23rd President of the United States from 1889 to 1893; he was the grandson of the ninth president, William Henry Harrison, creating the only grandfather-grandson duo to hold the office. Before ascending to the presidency, Harrison established himself as a prominent local attorney, Presbyterian church leader, and politician in Indianapolis, Indiana. During the American Civil War, he served in the Union Army as a colonel, and on February 14, 1865, was confirmed by the U.S. Senate as a brevet brigadier general of volunteers, effective January 23, 1865. Harrison unsuccessfully ran for governor of Indiana in 1876. The Indiana General Assembly elected Harrison to a six-year term in the U.S. Senate, where he served from March 4, 1881 to March 3, 1887. (b. 1833)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/19 at 6:28 am

March 13th 1921 – Al Jaffee, American cartoonist. He is notable for his work in the satirical magazine Mad, including his trademark feature, the Mad Fold-in. As of 2018, Jaffee remains a regular in the magazine after 63 years and is its longest-running contributor. In the half-century between April 1964 and April 2013, only one issue of Mad was published without containing new material by Jaffee. In a 2010 interview, Jaffee said, "Serious people my age are dead." In 2008, Jaffee was honored by the Reuben Awards as the Cartoonist of the Year. New Yorker cartoonist Arnold Roth said, "Al Jaffee is one of the great cartoonists of our time." Describing Jaffee, Peanuts creator Charles Schulz wrote, "Al can cartoon anything."

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/19 at 6:37 am

March 13th 1906 – Susan B. Anthony, American social reformer and women's rights activist, died of heart failure and pneumonia. She played a pivotal role in the women's suffrage movement. Born into a Quaker family committed to social equality, she collected anti-slavery petitions at the age of 17. In 1856, she became the New York state agent for the American Anti-Slavery Society. (b. 1820)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/19 at 7:41 am

March 13th 1925 – Roy Haynes, American jazz drummer and group leader. Haynes is among the most recorded drummers in jazz, and in a career lasting more than 70 years has played in a wide range of styles ranging from swing and bebop to jazz fusion and avant-garde jazz. He has a highly expressive, personal style ("Snap Crackle" was a nickname given him in the 1950s) and is known to foster a deep engagement in his bandmates.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/19 at 7:44 am

March 13th 1918 – Henry Janeway Hardenbergh, American architect, died from an undisclosed illness. Best known for his hotels and apartment buildings. Known for the Waldorf Hotel in 1893, located at 34th Street and Fifth Avenue in Midtown Manhattan, New York City (demolished 1929 to build Empire State Building), in 1895 the Wolfe Building, at William Street and Maiden Lane, New York City (demolished in 1974), in 1897 the Astoria Hotel located at 34th Street and Fifth Avenue in Midtown Manhattan, New York City (demolished 1929 to build Empire State Building), and in 1905–07 the Plaza Hotel at corner of Fifth Avenue and Central Park South (West 59th Street) in Midtown Manhattan, New York City a NYC landmark. (b. 1847)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/19 at 8:11 am

March 13th 1933 – Mike Stoller, American songwriter and producer and with Jerry Leiber (1933 to 2011) found success as the writers of such crossover hit songs as "Hound Dog" (1952) and "Kansas City" (1952). Later in the 1950s, particularly through their work with The Coasters, they created a string of ground-breaking hits—including "Young Blood" (1957), "Searchin'" (1957), and "Yakety Yak" (1958)—that used the humorous vernacular of teenagers sung in a style that was openly theatrical rather than personal. They were the first to surround black music with elaborate production values, enhancing its emotional power with the Drifters in "There Goes My Baby" (1958), which influenced Phil Spector, who studied their productions while playing guitar on their sessions. Leiber and Stoller wrote hits for Elvis Presley, including "Love Me" (1956), "Jailhouse Rock" (1957), "Loving You", "Don't", and "King Creole". They also collaborated with other writers on such songs as "On Broadway", written with Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil; "Stand By Me", written with Ben E. King; "Young Blood", written with Doc Pomus; and "Spanish Harlem", co-written by Leiber and Phil Spector. They were sometimes credited under the pseudonym Elmo Glick. In 1964, they launched Red Bird Records with George Goldner and, focusing on the "girl group" sound, released some of the greatest classics of the Brill Building period.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/19 at 8:34 am

March 13th 1967 – Frank Worrell, West Indies cricketer and Jamaican senator, died from leukaemia. A stylish right-handed batsman and useful left-arm seam bowler, he became famous in the 1950s as the first black captain of the West Indies cricket team. Along with Everton Weekes and Clyde Walcott, he formed what was known as "The Three Ws" of the West Indian cricket. He was the first of the two batsmen to have been involved in two 500-run partnerships in first-class cricket, the latter being Ravindra Jadeja. (b. 1924)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/19 at 9:46 am

March 13th 1939 – Neil Sedaka, American pop singer, pianist, composer and record producer. Since his music career began in 1957, he has sold millions of records as an artist and has written or co-written over 500 songs for himself and others, collaborating mostly with lyricists Howard Greenfield and Phil Cody.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/19 at 10:00 am

March 13th 2006 – Maureen Stapleton, American actress in film, theater and television, died of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Lonelyhearts (1958), Airport (1970) and Interiors (1978), before winning for her performance as Emma Goldman in Reds (1981). She was inducted into the American Theatre Hall of Fame in 1981. Stapleton made her Broadway debut in 1946 in The Playboy of the Western World, and went on to win the 1951 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for The Rose Tattoo and the 1971 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for The Gingerbread Lady. She also won an Emmy Award for the television film Among the Paths to Eden (1967) and the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for Reds. Her other film roles included Bye Bye Birdie (1963), Plaza Suite (1971), The Fan (1981), Cocoon (1985) and The Money Pit (1986). (b. 1925)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/19 at 10:47 am

March 13th 1960 – Adam Clayton, Irish musician, best known as the bass guitarist of the rock band U2. He has resided in County Dublin since the time his family moved to Malahide when he was five years old in 1965. Clayton attended Mount Temple Comprehensive School, where he met schoolmates with whom he co-founded U2 in 1976. A member of the band since its inception, he has recorded 14 studio albums with U2. Clayton is well known for his bass playing on songs such as "Gloria", "New Year's Day", "Bullet the Blue Sky", "With or Without You", "Mysterious Ways", "Vertigo", "Get on Your Boots", and "Magnificent". He has worked on several solo projects throughout his career, such as his work with fellow band member Larry Mullen Jr. on the 1996 version of the "Theme from Mission: Impossible". As a member of U2, Clayton has received 22 Grammy Awards and has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/19 at 10:49 am

March 13th 1998 – Judge Dread, English reggae and ska musician, died from a heart attack. He was the first white recording artist to have a reggae hit in Jamaica, and the BBC has banned more of his songs than any other recording artist due to his frequent use of sexual innuendo and double entendres. Following his death, Rolling Stone reported, "He sold several million albums throughout his 25-plus year career and was second only to Bob Marley in U.K. reggae sales during the 1970s". (b. 1945)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/19 at 11:18 am

March 13th 1964 – Will Clark, American baseball first baseman in Major League Baseball best known for his years with the San Francisco Giants from 1986 to 1993. Clark was known by the nickname of "Will the Thrill." The nickname has often been truncated to simply, "The Thrill."

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/19 at 11:23 am

March 13th 1975 – Ivo Andrić, Yugoslav novelist, poet and short story writer, died after falling into a coma. He won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1961. His writings dealt mainly with life in his native Bosnia under Ottoman rule. (b. 1892)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/19 at 11:40 am

March 13th 1979 – Johan Santana, Venezuelan baseball starting pitcher. Santana pitched in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Minnesota Twins from 2000 to 2007 and for the New York Mets from 2008 to 2012, sidelined by injury challenges since the 2012 season. A two-time Cy Young Award winner with the Twins, Santana is a four-time All-Star and earned a pitching triple crown in 2006. On June 1, 2012, Santana threw a no-hitter against the St. Louis Cardinals, the first no-hitter in New York Mets' then 51-year franchise history.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/19 at 11:49 am

March 13th 1987 – Gerald Moore, English classical pianist, died from an undisclosed cause. Best known for his career as an accompanist for many famous musicians. Among those with whom he was closely associated were Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Elisabeth Schumann, Hans Hotter, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Victoria de los Ángeles and Pablo Casals. Moore gave lectures on stage, radio and television about musical topics. He also wrote about music, publishing volumes of memoirs and practical guides to interpretation of lieder. (b. 1899)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/19 at 12:45 pm

March 13th 1995– Leon Day, American baseball pitcher, died of heart failure. He spent the majority of his career in the Negro leagues. Recognized as one of the most versatile athletes in the league during his prime, Day could play every position, with the exception of catcher, and often was the starting second baseman or center fielder when he was not on the mound. A right-handed pitcher with a trademark no wind-up delivery, Day excelled at striking batters out, especially with his high-speed fastball. At the same time, he was an above-average contact hitter, which, combined with his effectiveness as a baserunner and his tenacious fielding, helped cement Day as one of the most dynamic players of the era. (b. 1916)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/19 at 2:31 pm

March 13th 2018 – Dave Ragan, American golfer, died from an undisclosed cause. He turned professional in 1956 and played on the PGA Tour in the late 1950s and 1960s, winning three times. He finished second to Jack Nicklaus in the 1963 PGA Championship. He was a member of the 1963 Ryder Cup team. In the early 1980s, he was the coach for the Tennessee Temple Crusaders golf team of Tennessee Temple University in Chattanooga, Tennessee. He was also the coach of the Ragin' Cajuns golf team at University of Southwestern Louisiana in Lafayette, Louisiana. From 1984 to 1986, he worked in partnership with Jack Wall and Bobby Greenwood at the Master's School of Golf. He played sparingly on the Senior PGA Tour starting in 1987. (b. 1935)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/19 at 2:48 pm

March 13th 2006 – Robert C. Baker, American inventor and Cornell University professor, died from an undisclosed illness. He invented the chicken nugget as well as many other poultry related inventions. Due to his contributions to the poultry sciences, he is a member of the American Poultry Hall of Fame. (b. 1921)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/19 at 2:55 pm

March 13th 2006 – Jimmy Johnstone, Scottish football player, died from an undisclosed illness. He was best known for his time with Celtic, and was voted their best ever player by the club's fans in 2002. He scored 129 goals for Celtic in 515 appearances. (b. 1944)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/19 at 3:09 pm

March 13th 2015 – Al Rosen, American baseball third baseman and right-handed slugger in Major League Baseball for ten seasons in the 1940s and 1950s, died from an undisclosed cause. Rosen played his entire ten-year career (from 1947 to 1956) with the Cleveland Indians in the American League (AL). A stand-out on both offense and defense, he drove in 100 or more runs five consecutive years, was a four-time All-Star, twice led the league in home runs and twice in runs batted in (RBIs), and was an AL Most Valuable Player. Rosen was a .285 career hitter, with 192 home runs and 717 RBIs in 1,044 games. He was selected for the All-Star Game from 1952 to 1955. Rosen appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated in 1955. (b. 1924)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/19 at 3:55 pm

March 13th 2018 – Gloria Cordes, American baseball starting pitcher, died from an undisclosed illness. She played from 1950 through 1954 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5' 8", 138 lb., she batted and threw right-handed. (b. 1931)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/15/19 at 1:35 am

March 15th 1975 – will.i.am, American musician and actor. He is best known as a founding member of the hip hop group The Black Eyed Peas. Will.i.am is also a music producer. He has produced with other artists including Michael Jackson, Justin Bieber, Kesha, Britney Spears, Miley Cyrus, David Guetta, U2, Rihanna, Cheryl, Lady Gaga, Usher, Justin Timberlake, A. R. Rahman, Nicki Minaj, 2NE1, and Baby Kaely. In collaborations and with the Black Eyed Peas, he has a total of 41 top-40 entries on the UK Singles Chart since 1998, and has sold 9.4 million singles in the UK.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/15/19 at 11:25 am

March 15th 1962 – Terence Trent D'Arby, American singer and songwriter who came to fame with his debut studio album, Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D'Arby, released in July 1987, which included the singles "If You Let Me Stay", "Wishing Well", "Dance Little Sister" and "Sign Your Name".

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/15/19 at 11:27 am

March 15th 44 BC – Julius Caesar, was assassinated by stabbed to death. He was a Roman politician and general who played a critical role in the events that led to the demise of the Roman Republic and the rise of the Roman Empire. He is also known as a notable author of Latin prose. (b. 100 BC)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/15/19 at 12:21 pm

March 15th 1943 – David Cronenberg, Canadian director, screenwriter and actor. He is one of the principal originators of what is commonly known as the body horror genre, with his films exploring visceral bodily transformation, infection, and the intertwining of the psychological with the physical. In the first half of his career, he explored these themes mostly through horror and science fiction films such as Scanners (1981) and Videodrome (1983), although his work has since expanded beyond these genres.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/15/19 at 12:26 pm

March 15th 1891 – Joseph Bazalgette, English civil engineer, died from an undisclosed illness. As chief engineer of London's Metropolitan Board of Works his major achievement was the creation (in response to the Great Stink of 1858) of a sewer network for central London which was instrumental in relieving the city from cholera epidemics, while beginning the cleansing of the River Thames. (b. 1819)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/15/19 at 3:12 pm

March 15th 1943 – Sly Stone, American musician, songwriter, and record producer, most famous for his role as frontman for Sly and the Family Stone, a band which played a critical role in the development of soul, funk, rock, and psychedelia in the 1960s and 1970s. In 1993, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the group.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/15/19 at 3:14 pm

March 15th 1937 – H. P. Lovecraft, American author, died from cancer. He achieved posthumous fame through his influential works of horror fiction. He was virtually unknown and published only in pulp magazines before he died in poverty, but he is now regarded as one of the most significant 20th-century authors in his genre. Lovecraft was born in Providence, Rhode Island, where he spent most of his life. Among his most celebrated tales are "The Call of Cthulhu" and "The Shadow over Innsmouth", both canonical to the Cthulhu Mythos. Lovecraft was never able to support himself from earnings as author and editor. He saw commercial success increasingly elude him in this latter period, partly because he lacked the confidence and drive to promote himself. (b. 1890)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/19 at 12:19 am

March 20th 1950 – William Hurt, American actor. He received his acting training at the Juilliard School and began acting on stage in the 1970s. Hurt made his film debut in 1980 as a troubled scientist in Ken Russell's science-fiction feature Altered States, for which he received a Golden Globe nomination for New Star of the Year. He subsequently played a leading role, as a lawyer who succumbs to the temptations of Kathleen Turner, in the neo-noir Body Heat (1981). He played another leading role, as Arkady Renko, in Gorky Park (1983). In 1985, Hurt garnered critical acclaim and multiple acting awards, including an Academy Award and a BAFTA Award for Best Actor, for Kiss of the Spider Woman. He received another two Academy Award nominations for his lead performances in Children of a Lesser God (1986) and Broadcast News (1987). Hurt remained an active stage actor throughout the 1980s, appearing in Off-Broadway productions, including Henry V, Fifth of July, Richard II and A Midsummer Night's Dream. Hurt received his first Tony Award nomination in 1985 for the Broadway production of Hurlyburly. After playing a diversity of character roles in the following decade, Hurt earned his fourth Academy Award nomination for his supporting performance in David Cronenberg's crime thriller A History of Violence (2005). Other notable films in recent years have included A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001), The Village (2004), Syriana (2005), The Good Shepherd (2006), Mr. Brooks (2007), Into the Wild (2007), The Incredible Hulk (2008), Robin Hood (2010) and Captain America: Civil War (2016).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/19 at 12:23 am

March 20th 1413 – Henry IV, King of England and Lord of Ireland from 1399 to 1413, died from what is possibly leprosy. He asserted the claim of his grandfather, Edward III, to the Kingdom of France. Henry was born at Bolingbroke Castle in Lincolnshire. His father, John of Gaunt, was the fourth son of Edward III and the third son to survive to adulthood, and enjoyed a position of considerable influence during much of the reign of Henry's cousin Richard II, whom Henry eventually deposed. Henry's mother was Blanche, heiress to the considerable Lancaster estates, and thus he became the first King of England from the Lancaster branch of the Plantagenets and the first King of England since the Norman Conquest whose mother tongue was English rather than French. (b. 1367)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/19 at 1:25 am

March 20th 1951 – Jimmie Vaughan, American blues rock guitarist and singer based in Austin, Texas. He is the older brother of the late Texas blues guitar legend Stevie Ray Vaughan. Several notable blues guitarists have had a significant influence on Vaughan's playing style including the "Three Kings" (Albert, Freddie, and B.B. King) and Johnny "Guitar" Watson.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/19 at 1:32 am

March 20th 1726 or 1727– Isaac Newton, English mathematician, astronomer, and physicist (described in his own day as a "natural philosopher"), died in his sleep. He is widely recognised as one of the most influential scientists of all time and a key figure in the scientific revolution. His book Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica ("Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy"), first published in 1687, laid the foundations of classical mechanics. Newton also made pathbreaking contributions to optics, and he shares credit with Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz for developing the infinitesimal calculus. (b. 1642)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/19 at 5:30 am

March 20th 1957 – Spike Lee, American film director, producer, writer, and actor. His production company, 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks, has produced over 35 films since 1983. He made his directorial debut with She's Gotta Have It (1986), and has since directed such films as Do the Right Thing (1989), Malcolm X (1992), The Original Kings of Comedy (2000), 25th Hour (2002), Inside Man (2006), and most recently Chi-Raq (2015). Lee has acted in ten of his own films. Lee's movies have examined race relations, colorism in the black community, the role of media in contemporary life, urban crime and poverty, and other political issues. Lee has received two Academy Award nominations, a Student Academy Award and an Academy Honorary Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and won numerous other awards, including two Emmy Awards, two Peabody Awards, an honorary BAFTA Award, an Honorary César and the 2013 Gish Prize.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/19 at 5:41 am

March 20th 2018 – Katie Boyle, Italian-born British actress, television personality, and game-show panelist, died from an undisclosed illness. Well known for appearing on TV panel games such as What's My Line? and for presenting the Eurovision Song Contest in the 1960s and 1970s. She was once an agony aunt, answering problems that had been posted to the TV Times by readers.91, Italian-born British actress, television personality, and game-show panelist. (b. 1926)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/19 at 6:43 am

March 20th 1917 – Vera Lynn, English singer, widely known as "the Forces' Sweetheart", A singer of traditional pop, songwriter and actress, whose musical recordings and performances were enormously popular during the Second World War. During the war she toured Egypt, India, and Burma as part of ENSA, giving outdoor concerts for the troops. The songs most associated with her are "We'll Meet Again", "The White Cliffs of Dover", "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square" and "There'll Always Be an England". She remained popular after the war, appearing on radio and television in the UK and the US and recording such hits as "Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart" and her UK Number one single "My Son, My Son". Her last single, "I Love This Land", was released to mark the end of the Falklands War. In 2009, at age 92, she became the oldest living artist to top the UK Albums Chart, with We'll Meet Again: The Very Best of Vera Lynn.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/19 at 9:01 am

March 20th 1957 – Theresa Russell, American actress. Russell made her film debut in The Last Tycoon (1976) directed by Elia Kazan, followed by a lead role opposite Dustin Hoffman in Straight Time (1978). She was then cast in Nicolas Roeg's controversial thriller Bad Timing (1980), which earned her critical praise. After marrying Roeg in 1982, she appeared in multiple films directed by him, mainly arthouse and experimental films, including Eureka (1983), Insignificance (1985), and Cold Heaven (1991). Following lead roles in Ken Russell's Whore, Russell starred in Steven Soderbergh's Kafka, both released in 1991. Russell appeared in the box-office hit thriller Wild Things (1998), starred in the critically acclaimed drama The Believer (2001) and in the later 2000s, she appeared in HBO miniseries Empire Falls (2005), and had a minor role in Spider-Man 3 (2007).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/19 at 9:02 am

March 20th 1937 – Harry Vardon, British golfer, died of pleurisy or possibly lung cancer. He was a member of the fabled Great Triumvirate of the sport in his day, along with John Henry Taylor and James Braid. Vardon won The Open Championship a record six times and also won the 1900 U.S. Open. (b. 1870)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/19 at 10:58 am

March 20th 1922 – Carl Reiner, American stand-up comedian, actor, director, and writer whose career spans nearly seven decades. During the early years of television comedy from 1950 to 1957, he co-wrote and acted on Caesar's Hour and Your Show of Shows, starring Sid Caesar. In the 1960s, Reiner was best known as the creator, producer, writer, and actor on The Dick Van Dyke Show. He also had great success as a film director and writer and partnered with Steve Martin in the 1970s when Reiner co-wrote or directed some of Martin's most successful films, including the 1979 film The Jerk. He had voiced Sarmoti in Father of the Pride. Reiner formed a comedy duo with Mel Brooks in "2000 Year Old Man" and acted in films such as The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming (1966) and the Ocean's Trilogy (2001–2007). Reiner has won nine Emmy Awards and one Grammy Award during his career. He is the father of actor and director Rob Reiner, author Annie Reiner, and grandfather to Tracy Reiner.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/19 at 11:04 am

March 20th 1991, Eric Clapton's four year old son, Conor, fell to his death from the 53rd story of a New York City apartment after a housekeeper who was cleaning the room left a window open. The boy was in the custody of his mother, Italian actress, Lori Del Santo and the pair were visiting a friend's apartment. Clapton was staying in a nearby hotel after taking his son to the circus the previous evening. The tragedy inspired his song ‘Tears in Heaven’.  :\'( :\'( :\'(

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/19 at 11:47 am

March 20th 1931 – Hal Linden, American actor, singer, and director. He began his career as a big band musician and singer in the 1950s. After a stint in the United States Army, he began an acting career where he first worked in summer stock and off-Broadway productions. Linden found success on Broadway when he replaced Sydney Chaplin in the musical Bells Are Ringing. In 1971, he won a Best Actor Tony Award for his portrayal of Mayer Rothschild in the musical The Rothschilds. In 1974, he landed his best-known role as the title character in the television comedy series Barney Miller. The role earned him seven Primetime Emmy Award and three Golden Globe Award nominations. During the series' run, Linden also hosted two educational series, Animals, Animals, Animals and FYI. He won two special Daytime Emmy Awards for the latter series. Linden won a third Daytime Emmy Award for a guest-starring role on CBS Schoolbreak Special in 1995. Linden has since continued his career on the stage, in films and guest-starring roles on television.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/19 at 12:02 pm

March 20th 2004 – Juliana of the Netherlands, Queen of the Netherlands from 1948 until her abdication in 1980, died in her sleep from complications of pneumonia. Juliana was the only child of Queen Wilhelmina and Prince Henry. From birth she was heir presumptive to the Dutch throne. She was educated privately. In 1937, she married Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld with whom she had four children: Beatrix, Irene, Margriet, and Christina. She reigned for nearly 32 years. Her reign saw the decolonization of Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia) and Suriname and their independence from the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Upon her death at the age of 94, she was the longest-lived former reigning monarch in the world. (b. 1909)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/19 at 12:38 pm

March 20th 1939 – Don Edwards, American singer-songwriter and guitarist. He performs Western music. He has recorded several albums, two of which, Saddle Songs and Songs of the Cowboy, are included in the Folklore Archives of the Library of Congress. Edwards also recorded the album High Lonesome Cowboy with Peter Rowan and Tony Rice. In 1993 he appeared on Nanci Griffith's Grammy Award winning album Other Voices, Other Rooms on which he accompanied Griffith on a Michael Burton song entitled "Night Rider's Lament". Edwards played the character Smokey in Robert Redford's The Horse Whisperer. Edwards also performs the song "Coyotes" that plays during the final minutes of the documentary Grizzly Man.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/19 at 12:40 pm

March 20th 2011 – Johnny Pearson, British composer, orchestra leader and pianist, died from an undisclosed illness. He led the Top of the Pops orchestra for sixteen years, wrote a catalogue of library music, and had many of his pieces used as the theme music to television series. (b. 1925)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/19 at 1:43 pm

March 20th 1950 – Carl Palmer, English drummer and percussionist, credited as one of the most respected rock drummers to emerge from the 1960s. He is a veteran of a number of famous English bands: the Crazy World of Arthur Brown, Atomic Rooster, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, and Asia. Inducted into the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame in 1989, he was awarded "Prog God" at the 2017 Progressive Music Awards.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/19 at 2:04 pm

March 20th 1925 – George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston, English politician, 35th Governor-General of India. As Viceroy of India, died after suffering a severe haemorrhage of the bladder. He is noted for the creation of Eastern Bengal and Assam. As Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, he drew the Curzon Line as the proposed eastern frontier of Poland. He was passed over as Prime Minister in 1923 in favour of Stanley Baldwin. (b. 1859)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/19 at 2:41 pm

March 20th 1958 – Holly Hunter, American actress and producer. For her performance as Ada McGrath in the 1993 drama film The Piano, she won the Academy Award, BAFTA Award, Golden Globe Award, and Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress. She was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for Broadcast News (1987), and the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for The Firm (1993) and Thirteen (2003).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/19 at 2:49 pm

March 20th 2013 – James Herbert, English horror writer, died from an undisclosed illness. A full-time writer, he also designed his own book covers and publicity. His books have sold 54 million copies worldwide, and have been translated into 34 languages, including Chinese and Russian. (b. 1943)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/19 at 3:10 pm

March 20th 1963 – David Thewlis, English actor, director, screenwriter, and author. His most commercially successful roles to date have been of Remus Lupin in the Harry Potter film series and Ares in Wonder Woman. Other notable performances include the films Naked (for which he won the Best Actor award at Cannes Film Festival), Dragonheart, Seven Years in Tibet, The Big Lebowski, Kingdom of Heaven, The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, War Horse, The Theory of Everything, and Macbeth (as King Duncan). He has also done voice work in the films James and the Giant Peach (1996), The Miracle Maker (2000), and Anomalisa (2015). Thewlis has combined major motion picture work with prominent television roles, including playing Cyrus Crabb in the television miniseries Dinotopia and antagonist V.M. Varga in the third season of Fargo.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/19 at 3:12 pm

March 20th 1993 – Polykarp Kusch, German-American physicist. In 1955, the Nobel Committee gave a divided Nobel Prize for Physics, with one half to going to Kusch for his accurate determination that the magnetic moment of the electron was greater than its theoretical value, thus leading to reconsideration of—and innovations in—quantum electrodynamics. (The other 1955 physics laureate was Willis Eugene Lamb, who won for his work on the spectrum of hydrogen.) (b. 1911)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/19 at 3:31 pm

March 20th 2013 – Jack Stokes, English animator and director, died from an undisclosed illness. By the early 1960s he had established his own studio, Stokes Cartoons, producing work for cinema and television. It was during this time that he began working with the Canadian film-maker George Dunning, and with his friend John Coates who ran another London animation studio, TVC. In 1965 TVC produced an animated series for US television entitled simply The Beatles which, although it was very successful in the United States was never shown on British television. Following on from this, Stokes was commissioned to create animations for the title sequences of the Beatles' 1967 film, Magical Mystery Tour. Then in 1968, along with Bob Balser, he created his most well-known animations, from the work of illustrator Heinz Edelmann, for the film Yellow Submarine, directed by Dunning. Throughout the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s he worked on a number of films and television series, including episodes of Roobarb and adaptations of Beatrix Potter's The Tailor of Gloucester and Charles Kingsley's The Water Babies. (b. 1920)

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Written By: LyricBoy on 03/20/19 at 6:27 pm

Late report here.

March 19, 2013: Prolific 1970s film actor Herb Streicher, who performed under the screen name Harry Reems, passed away at the age of 65 from pancreatic cancer.  :\'(

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Written By: nally on 03/23/19 at 12:07 pm

Three years ago today, American actor Ken Howard and American baseball sportscaster Joe Garagiola Sr. both passed away. Ken was only five days shy of his 72nd birthday and Joe had just turned 90 a month earlier.

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Written By: nally on 03/25/19 at 5:39 pm

Dan Seals, American country-rock singer, died ten years ago today at the age of 61. First he was half the duo England Dan And John Ford Coley; the "England Dan" nickname came from his early obsession with the Beatles. After the duo disbanded, Dan found success as a solo country singer. His cause of death was attributed to lymphoma.

His older brother Jim Seals, who is still alive, is also half of a famous musical duo: Seals And Crofts.

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Written By: nally on 03/27/19 at 11:02 am

Milton Berle, American comedic actor, passed away on this date in 2002 at the age of 93 (born July 1908).

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Written By: nally on 03/28/19 at 11:46 am

Died 15 years ago today, on March 28th 2004: Peter Ustinov, English-Swiss actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1921)

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Written By: nally on 04/01/19 at 10:49 am

35 years ago today, on April 1st 1984, American singer Marvin Gaye was shot to death on the eve of his 45th birthday. :\'(

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Written By: nally on 04/04/19 at 11:57 pm

And today marks 51 years since the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. :\'(

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Written By: nally on 04/12/19 at 11:14 pm

74 years ago today, on April 12th 1945, United States President Franklin Roosevelt passed away, and Vice President Harry Truman replaced him. This is the most recent occasion that a sitting U.S. President died a natural death. (Kennedy in 1963 was assassinated.) This also ended the longest stint for a U.S. President, at 12+ years.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/16/19 at 1:27 am

April 16th 1963 – Jimmy Osmond, American singer, actor, and businessman. He is the youngest member of the sibling musical group the Osmonds. As a solo artist, Osmond has accumulated six gold records, one platinum record, and two gold albums.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/16/19 at 1:41 am

April 16th 2018 – Neil Shand, British comedy writer and journalist, died from an undisclosed cause. He worked regularly with Spike Milliigan for many years, contributing to TV series including his groundbreaking Q series. In a long career he also wrote for other major names including David Frost, Kenny Everett, Bob Monkhouse, Mike Yarwood and Larry Grayson. He was a member of BBC staff for many years. (b. 1934)

He died on the birthday of his writing colleague Spike Milligan.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/16/19 at 4:16 am

April 16th 1952 – Billy West, American voice actor, comedian, singer, musician, songwriter and former radio personality who is known for his voice-over work in a number of television series, films, video games and commercials. He has done hundreds of voice-overs in his career such as Ren (season 3 to season 5) and Stimpy on The Ren & Stimpy Show; Doug Funnie and Roger Klotz on Doug; and Philip J. Fry, Professor Farnsworth, Dr. Zoidberg, Zapp Brannigan and a number of others on Futurama. He does voices for commercials and is the current voice of the red M&M and was also the voice of Buzz, the Honey Nut Cheerios Bee until 2004. In addition to his original voices, he has voiced Bugs Bunny, Elmer Fudd, Shaggy Rogers, Popeye and Woody Woodpecker during later renditions of the respective characters. He was a cast member on The Howard Stern Show, noted for his impersonation of The Three Stooges' Larry Fine.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/16/19 at 4:32 am

April 16th 1950 – Arnaud Massy, French golfer, died from an undisclosed cause. He was one of France's most successful professional golfers, most notable for winning the 1907 Open Championship. In 1910, Massy won the inaugural Belgian Open and in 1911 was the runner-up at the Open Championship to Harry Vardon. That year, Massy completed his book on golfing that was successfully published in France then translated into English for the British market. In 1912, he won the first Spanish Open ever played. In 1913 he played in the France–United States Professional Match. In 1926 he won an exhibition match against Bobby Jones in France. Massy's golfing career had to be put on hold as a result of World War I. While serving in the French army he was wounded at Verdun but at war's end was able to return to golfing. At age 41, he had lost four prime years and struggled to compete. Remarkably, in 1925 at age 48, he won the French Open for the fourth time and then won back-to-back Spanish Opens in 1927–28. When his career finally wound down he worked as a pro at courses in England, France and Morocco. Married to a British woman, Janet Henderson, originally from North Berwick, East Lothian, he lived in Edinburgh, Scotland, during the 1920s and early 1930s. (b. 1877)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/16/19 at 5:47 am

For yesterday:

April 15th 1865 – Abraham Lincoln, American politician and lawyer, assassinated by John Wilkes Booth on Good Friday, April 14, 1865, while attending a play at Ford's Theatre. He served as the 16th President of the United States from March 1861 until his assassination. Lincoln led the United States through its Civil War—its bloodiest war and perhaps its greatest moral, constitutional, and political crisis. In doing so, he preserved the Union, paved the way to the abolition of slavery, strengthened the federal government, and modernized the economy. (b. 1809)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/16/19 at 7:06 am

April 16th 1942 – Frank Williams, British businessman and former driver and mechanic. He is a founder and former team principal of the Williams Formula One racing team. His daughter Claire Williams is now the deputy team principal of Williams Formula One team.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/16/19 at 7:16 am

April 16th 1991 – David Lean, English film director, producer, screenwriter and editor, died from an undisclosed illness. He was responsible for large-scale epics such as The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957), Lawrence of Arabia (1962) and Doctor Zhivago (1965). He also directed adaptations of Charles Dickens novels Great Expectations (1946) and Oliver Twist (1948), as well as the romantic drama Brief Encounter (1945). Lean's affinity for striking visuals and inventive editing techniques has led him to be lauded by directors such as Steven Spielberg, Stanley Kubrick, and Ridley Scott. Lean was voted 9th greatest film director of all time in the British Film Institute Sight & Sound "Directors' Top Directors" poll in 2002. Nominated seven times for the Academy Award for Best Director, which he won twice for The Bridge on the River Kwai and Lawrence of Arabia, he has seven films in the British Film Institute's Top 100 British Films (with three of them being in the top five) and was awarded the AFI Life Achievement Award in 1990. (b. 1908)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/16/19 at 8:58 am

April 16th 1927 – Pope Benedict XVI, served as Pope of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City from 2005 to 2013. Benedict's election occurred in the 2005 papal conclave that followed the death of Pope John Paul II. Since his resignation, Benedict holds the unique title of "pope emeritus".

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/16/19 at 9:05 am

April 16th 1756 – Jacques Cassini, French astronomer, died of an unknown condition. A son of the famous Italian astronomer Giovanni Domenico Cassini. Cassini was born at the Paris Observatory. Admitted at the age of seventeen to membership of the French Academy of Sciences, he was elected in 1696 a fellow of the Royal Society of London, and became maître des comptes in 1706. Having succeeded to his father's position at the observatory in 1712, he measured in 1713 the arc of the meridian from Dunkirk to Perpignan, and published the results in a volume entitled Traité de la grandeur et de la figure de la terre (1720). His two separate calculations for a degree of meridian arc were 57,097 toises de Paris (111.282 km) and 57,061 toises (111.211 km), giving results for Earth's radius of 3,271,420 toises (6,375.998 km) and 3,269,297 toises (6,371.860 km), respectively. (b. 1677)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/16/19 at 9:54 am

April 16th 1933 – Joan Bakewell, English journalist, television presenter and Labour Party Peer. Baroness Bakewell is President of Birkbeck, University of London. She is also an author and playwright and has been awarded Humanist of the year for services to humanism.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/16/19 at 9:56 am

April 16th 1958 – Rosalind Franklin, English chemist and X-ray crystallographer, died of cancer. She is best known for her work on the X-ray diffraction images of DNA, particularly Photo 51, while at King's College, London, which led to the discovery of the DNA double helix for which James Watson, Francis Crick and Maurice Wilkins shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1962. Watson suggested that Franklin would have ideally been awarded a Nobel Prize in Chemistry, along with Wilkins, but the Nobel Committee does not make posthumous nominations. (b. 1920)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/16/19 at 12:56 pm

April 16th 1934 – Vince Hill, English traditional pop music singer and songwriter who is best known for his recording of the Rodgers and Hammerstein show tune "Edelweiss" (1967) which reached No.2 on the UK Singles Chart (staying on the chart for 17 weeks). Along with a successful recording career in the 1960s, Hill hosted several hit TV shows during the seventies and eighties, including They Sold a Million (BBC), Musical Time Machine (BBC) and his own chat show Gas Street (ITV).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/16/19 at 12:59 pm

April 16th 1850 – Marie Tussaud, French artist, died in her sleep. Known for her wax sculptures and Madame Tussauds, the wax museum she founded in London. (b. 1761)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/16/19 at 3:24 pm

April 16th 1935 – Bobby Vinton, American singer and songwriter. In pop music circles, he became known as "The Polish Prince", as his music pays tribute to his Polish heritage. Known for his angelic vocals in love songs, his most popular song, "Blue Velvet" (a cover of Tony Bennett's 1951 song), reached No.1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1963, and made No.2 in the UK in 1990. It also served as inspiration for the film of the same name.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/16/19 at 4:06 pm

April 16th 1998 – Fred Davis, English player of snooker and billiards, died three days after a fall at his home. His death came hours after what would have been his brother Joe's 97th birthday. One of only two players ever to win the world title in both, the other being his brother Joe. He was one of the most popular personalities in the game. His professional career lasted from 1929 to 1993. (b. 1913)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/17/19 at 1:49 am

April 17th 1940 – John McCririck, English television horse racing pundit. Having previously become a results sub-editor on the BBC's Grandstand, from 1981 he joined ITV Sport's horse racing coverage; he had previously appeared in a debate about fox hunting on the ITV children's programme Saturday Banana in 1978. During 1984 and 1985, horse racing moved from ITV to Channel 4 as Channel 4 Racing, where his role was expanded and he reported from the betting ring. His signature flamboyant attire of a large deerstalker hat, sideburns, and brightly coloured matching suits and trousers, coupled with huge cigars, became a recognisable personal style.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/17/19 at 1:51 am

April 17th 1790 – Benjamin Franklin, was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, died from a pleuritic attack. Franklin was a renowned polymath and a leading author, printer, political theorist, politician, freemason, postmaster, scientist, inventor, civic activist, statesman, and diplomat. As a scientist, he was a major figure in the American Enlightenment and the history of physics for his discoveries and theories regarding electricity. As an inventor, he is known for the lightning rod, bifocals, and the Franklin stove, among other inventions. (b. 1706)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/17/19 at 5:56 am

April 17th 1946 – Clare Francis, British novelist who is also known for her former career as a yachtswoman. In 1973, after working in marketing for three years, she took leave to sail singlehandedly across the Atlantic, departing from Falmouth in Cornwall and arriving, 37 days later, at Newport, Rhode Island. Following this, she received sponsorship to take part in the 1974 Round Britain Race with Eve Bonham. They finished in third place. In 1975, she took part in the Azores and Back and the L'Aurore singlehanded races; and, in 1976, she competed in the Observer Singlehanded Transatlantic Race in her Ohlson 38 yacht Robertson's Golly, finishing thirteenth overall and setting a new women's single-handed transatlantic record. She also took part in that year's L'Aurore singlehanded race. During 1977 and 1978, she became the first woman to skipper a yacht in the Whitbread Round the World Race, finishing in fifth place in her Swan 65 ADC Accutrac. After writing three accounts of her experiences while sailing, she turned to fiction and is the author of eight international best-sellers.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/17/19 at 6:09 am

April 17th 2003 – John Paul Getty Jr., American-born British philanthropist and book collector, died from a chest infection. He was the elder son of Jean Paul Getty Sr. (1892–1976), one of the richest men in the world at the time, and his wife Ann Rork. The Getty family's wealth was the result of the oil business founded by George Franklin Getty. At birth he was given the name Eugene Paul Getty, but in later life he adopted other names, including Paul Getty, John Paul Getty, Jean Paul Getty Jr., and John Paul Getty II. A long-time Anglophile, he became a British citizen in 1997. In 1986, he was awarded an honorary knighthood for services to causes ranging from cricket (a sport he came to love despite his American upbringing), to art and to the Conservative Party. His honorary knighthood became substantive when he became a British citizen. In 1998 he changed his name by deed poll when he renounced the first name Eugene and wished to be known as Sir Paul Getty, KBE. (b. 1932)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/17/19 at 7:15 am

April 17th 1948 – Jan Hammer, Czech-born American musician, composer and record producer. He first gained his most visible audience while playing keyboards with the Mahavishnu Orchestra in the early 1970s, as well as his film scores for television and film including "Miami Vice Theme" and "Crockett's Theme", from the popular 1980s program, Miami Vice. He has continued to work as both a musical performer and producer, expanding to producing film later in his career.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/17/19 at 7:20 am

April 17th 2018 – Barbara Bush, American political matriarch, died from complications from COPD. She was the wife of George H. W. Bush, the 41st President of the United States, and served as the First Lady of the United States from 1989 to 1993. She served as the Second Lady of the United States from 1981 to 1989. She was the mother of George W. Bush, the 43rd President, and Jeb Bush, the 43rd Governor of Florida. (b. 1925)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/17/19 at 7:43 am

April 17th 1930 – Chris Barber, English jazz musician, best known as a bandleader and trombonist. As well as scoring a UK top twenty trad jazz hit, he helped the careers of many musicians, notably the blues singer Ottilie Patterson, who was at one time his wife, and vocalist/banjoist Lonnie Donegan, whose appearances with Barber triggered the skiffle craze of the mid-1950s and who had his first transatlantic hit, "Rock Island Line", while with Chris Barber's band. His providing an audience for Donegan and, later, Alexis Korner makes Barber a significant figure in the British rhythm and blues and "beat boom" of the 1960s.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/17/19 at 7:53 am

April 17th 2011 – Michael Sarrazin, Canadian film and television actor, died of mesothelioma. His early appearances include The Virginian (1965), the TV film The Doomsday Flight (1966), Gunfight in Abilene (1967), and a starring role in The Flim-Flam Man (1967) with George C. Scott. In 1969 he starred in four films, one of them being the dark Great Depression drama They Shoot Horses, Don't They?. The Sydney Pollack-directed movie earned nine Oscar nominations, with Sarrazin starring alongside Jane Fonda, Susannah York, Gig Young, Red Buttons, and Bruce Dern. He served as a supporting actor in Sometimes a Great Notion (1971). He starred in a string of successes, including the television film Frankenstein: The True Story (1973), the crime caper Harry in Your Pocket (1973), the screwball comedy film For Pete's Sake (1974), and the horror film The Reincarnation of Peter Proud (1975), about a man doomed to die the same kind of death twice. His film career as a leading man in mainstream cinema came to a close with his role in The Gumball Rally (1976), although he was later the lead in the obscure, poorly-reviewed Canadian mystery thriller Double Negative (1980). He also appeared in Joshua Then and Now (1985), the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "The Quickening" (1996), and The Outer Limits episodes "I Hear You Calling" (1996) and "The Other Side" 1999. He hosted the April 15, 1978, episode of Saturday Night Live. (b. 1940)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/17/19 at 8:35 am

April 17th 1931 – John Barrett, tennis player, television commentator and author. He had one sister, Irene Margaret Leppington (1925–2009), a research chemist. His father had the rare distinction of having played both for Leicester Tigers RFC as a wing three-quarter and for Leicester Fosse FC (the former Leicester City) as a wing half.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/17/19 at 8:52 am

April 17th 1960 – Eddie Cochran, American musician, was killed when the taxi he was travelling in crashed into a lamppost on Rowden Hill, Chippenham, Wiltshire, (where a plaque now commemorates the event). Songwriter Sharon Sheeley and singer Gene Vincent survived the crash, Cochran's current hit at the time was 'Three Steps to Heaven'. Cochran's rockabilly songs, such as "Twenty Flight Rock", "Summertime Blues", "C'mon Everybody", and "Somethin' Else", captured teenage frustration and desire in the mid-1950s and early 1960s. He experimented with multitrack recording, distortion techniques, and overdubbing even on his earliest singles. He played the guitar, piano, bass, and drums. His image as a sharply dressed and good-looking young man with a rebellious attitude epitomized the stance of the 1950s rocker, and in death he achieved an iconic status. (b. 1938)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/17/19 at 9:33 am

April 17th 1882 – George Jennings, English sanitary engineer and plumber, died of congestion of the lungs. He invented the first public flush toilets. Josiah George Jennings was born on 10 November 1810 in Eling, at the edge of the New Forest in Hampshire. He was the eldest of seven children of Jonas Joseph Jennings and Mary Dimmock. He was educated at the local school run by his uncle-in-law Joshua Withers. At 14, after his father's death he was apprenticed to his grandfather's glass and lead merchandising business, before moving to his uncle John Jennings's plumbing business at Southwick, Southampton. In 1831 he became a plumber with Messrs. Lancelot Burton of Newcastle Street, London where his father had been a foreman before him. (b. 1810)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/17/19 at 10:39 am

April 17th 1947 – Tsutomu Wakamatsu, Japanese baseball player, coach, and manager for the Yakult Swallows in Nippon Professional Baseball. He batted left-handed, and threw right-handed. His number 1 is honoured by the Swallows.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/17/19 at 10:41 am

April 17th 1942 – Jean Baptiste Perrin, French physicist, died from an unknown cause. In his studies of the Brownian motion of minute particles suspended in liquids, verified Albert Einstein’s explanation of this phenomenon and thereby confirmed the atomic nature of matter (sedimentation equilibrium). For this achievement he was honoured with the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1926. (b. 1870)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/17/19 at 11:29 am

April 17th 1957 – Nick Hornby, English writer and lyricist. He is best known for his memoir Fever Pitch and novels High Fidelity and About a Boy, all of which were adapted into feature films. Hornby's work frequently touches upon music, sport, and the aimless and obsessive natures of his protagonists. His books have sold more than 5 million copies worldwide as of 2018. In a 2004 poll for the BBC, Hornby was named the 29th most influential person in British culture.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/17/19 at 11:30 am

April 17th 1998 – Linda McCartney, American musician, photographer, animal rights activist, entrepreneur and publisher, died after a long battle against cancer. She was married to Paul McCartney of the Beatles. Prior to marrying Paul, she was a professional photographer of celebrities and contemporary musicians, with her work published in music industry magazines. Her photos were also published in the book Linda McCartney's Sixties: Portrait of an Era, in 1992. Linda married McCartney in 1969 at St John's Wood Church in London. Her daughter, Heather Louise, from her first marriage to Melville See, was adopted by her new husband. Together, the McCartneys had three other children. Following their 1969 marriage and 1970 breakup of the Beatles, they formed the band Wings in 1971. She continued to be part of her husband's touring band following Wings' break-up in 1981 up until The New World Tour in 1993. She was an animal rights activist and wrote and published several vegetarian cookbooks, and founded the Linda McCartney Foods company with her husband. (b. 1941)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/17/19 at 12:07 pm

April 17th 1959 – Sean Bean, English actor. After graduating from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, Bean made his professional debut in a theatre production of Romeo and Juliet in 1983. Retaining his Yorkshire accent, he first found mainstream success for his portrayal of Richard Sharpe in the ITV series Sharpe. Bean has since garnered further recognition for his performance as Ned Stark in the HBO epic fantasy series Game of Thrones, as well as roles in the BBC anthology series Accused and the ITV historical drama series Henry VIII. His most prominent film role was Boromir in The Lord of the Rings trilogy (2001–03).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/17/19 at 12:57 pm

April 17th 2004 – Bruce Boa, Canadian actor, died from cancer. He found success playing the token North American in British films and television. Boa's most recognizable film role is in The Empire Strikes Back (1980) as General Rieekan. He also played the Marine colonel in Full Metal Jacket (1987) who chastises Matthew Modine's character over having a peace pin on his lapel while having "Born To Kill" written on his combat helmet. On television, his most notable role is probably as the American guest, Mr. Hamilton, in the "Waldorf Salad" episode of the BBC sitcom Fawlty Towers. In 1977 he appeared in Come Back, Little Sheba, an episode of Laurence Olivier Presents, opposite Laurence Olivier and Joanne Woodward. (b. 1930)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/17/19 at 1:37 pm

April 17th 1961 – Norman Cowans, Jamaican-English cricketer who played in 19 Tests and 23 ODIs from 1982 to 1985 for England. He played first-class cricket for Middlesex and Hampshire. Cowans was a right-arm fast bowler and a right-handed lower-order batsman and became the 500th person to play Test cricket for England.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/17/19 at 1:43 pm

April 17th 1987 – Dick Shawn, American actor and comedian, died from a fatal heart attack. He played a wide variety of supporting roles and was a prolific character actor. He was well known during the 1960s for small but iconic roles in madcap comedies, usually portraying caricatures of counter culture personalities, such as the deadbeat son Sylvester in It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World and the hippie actor "L.S.D." in The Producers (1968). (b. 1923)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/17/19 at 1:53 pm

April 17th 1971 – Claire Sweeney, English actress, singer and television personality, best known for playing the role of Lindsey Corkhill in the Channel 4 soap opera Brookside and her appearance on the first series of the reality TV show Celebrity Big Brother.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/17/19 at 1:57 pm

April 17th 1944 – J. T. Hearne, English cricketer and coach, died from an undisclosed illness. A Middlesex and England medium-fast bowler. His aggregate of 3061 first-class wickets is the greatest for any bowler of medium pace or above, and his 257 wickets in 1896 is the tenth highest total on record. In 1891, 1896, 1898, 1904 and 1910 Hearne headed the first-class bowling averages. In his heyday he was a truly great bowler able to gain vigorous off-break from even the most docile wickets. Hearne was also able to vary his pace and bowl a fast ball that swerved at a time when the skill was not well known. He had a long run for the time and a classic, full-on, high action that gave him higher bounce on hard, very fast wickets than most bowlers of the 1890s. His ability to thrive on hard work was seen in the dry summer of 1896 when he bowled over 10,000 balls – a feat performed previously only by Alfred Shaw, whilst in 1898 Hearne bowled over 9000 balls in a wetter summer. (b. 1867)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/17/19 at 2:13 pm

April 17th 1972 – Jennifer Garner, American actress. Following a supporting role in Pearl Harbor (2001), Garner gained recognition for her performance as CIA officer Sydney Bristow in the ABC spy-action thriller Alias, which aired from 2001 to 2006. For her work on the series, she won a Golden Globe Award and a SAG Award, and received four Primetime Emmy Award nominations.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/17/19 at 2:14 pm

April 17th 1987, Reggae drummer and percussion player Carlton Barrett of The Wailers was shot dead outside his house in Kingston, Jamaica. Joined Bob Marley and The Wailers in 1970, wrote the Marley song 'War'. Barrett was the originator of the one-drop rhythm, a percussive drumming style.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/17/19 at 3:11 pm

April 17th 1974 – Victoria Beckham, English businesswoman, fashion designer, model, and singer. In the late 1990s, Beckham rose to fame with the all-female pop group Spice Girls, and was dubbed Posh Spice by the July 1996 issue of the British music magazine Top of the Pops. After the Spice Girls split, she was signed to Virgin Records and Telstar Records and had four UK Top 10 singles. Her first release, "Out of Your Mind", reached number 2 in the UK Singles Chart.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/17/19 at 3:24 pm

April 17th 2003 – Robert Atkins, American physician and cardiologist, died from heart attack, congestive heart failure and hypertension. Best known for the "Atkins Nutritional Approach", or "Atkins Diet", a fad diet that requires close control of carbohydrate consumption, emphasizing protein and fat as the primary sources of dietary calories in addition to a controlled number of carbohydrates from vegetables. Although the commercial success of Atkins' diet plan, weightloss books, and lifestyle company, Atkins Nutritionals, led Time to name the doctor one of the ten most influential people in 2002, there is no good evidence that his diet is an effective approach to weight loss. (b. 1930)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/17/19 at 3:32 pm

April 17th 1985 – Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, French tennis player. A member of the Tennis Club de Paris (TCP), Tsonga's career-high singles ranking is world No. 5, which he achieved in February 2012.

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Written By: nally on 04/19/19 at 12:01 pm

Two years ago today, on April 19th 2017, American pro football player Aaron Hernandez, age 27, took his own life in prison (after being found guilty of murder charges two years beforehand).

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Written By: nally on 04/19/19 at 12:04 pm

Died 11 years ago today, on April 19th 2008: John Marzano, American pro baseball catcher, age 45 (born on Valentine's Day 1963). His cause of death was attributed to positional asphyxia after the way his body landed after falling down the stairs (not a heart attack as originally speculated).

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Written By: nally on 04/19/19 at 10:06 pm

Seven years ago today, on April 19th 2012: Greg Ham, flautist for the Australian band Men At Work, was found dead at his home. He was 58 (born September 1953). :\'(

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Written By: nally on 04/20/19 at 11:48 am

Avicii, Swedish DJ/musician, passed away one year ago today (20 April 2018) at only 28 years of age (born September 1989); he committed suicide after suffering stress and poor mental health for two years.

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Written By: nally on 04/21/19 at 3:54 pm

American musician Prince passed away three years ago today at the age of 57. :\'(

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Written By: nally on 04/24/19 at 11:35 am

Estee Lauder, French businesswoman, passed away 15 years ago today (24 April 2004) at the age of 97 (born July 1906). She was the co-founder of the Estee Lauder corporation, a manufacturer of haircare and cosmetic products.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/26/19 at 7:24 am

April 26th 1940 – Giorgio Moroder, Italian singer, songwriter, DJ and record producer. A four-time Grammy Award winner, he is frequently credited with pioneering Italo disco and electronic dance music, and is dubbed the "Father of Disco". When in Munich in the 1970s, he started his own record label called Oasis Records, which several years later became a subdivision of Casablanca Records. He produced singles for Donna Summer during the late-1970s disco era, including "Love to Love You Baby", "I Feel Love", "Last Dance", "MacArthur Park", "Hot Stuff", "Bad Girls", "Dim All the Lights", "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)", and "On the Radio", and is the founder of the former Musicland Studios in Munich, a recording studio used by many artists including Electric Light Orchestra, Led Zeppelin, Queen and Elton John. Moroder also composed the soundtrack for the film Midnight Express, which won a Golden Globe and an Academy Award, and contained the international hit "Chase".

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/26/19 at 7:31 am

April 26th 1865 – John Wilkes Booth, American actor and assassin, was shot by Boston Corbett, a Union soldier, after the barn in which he was hiding was set ablaze. He murdered US President Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. on April 14, 1865. Booth was a member of the prominent 19th-century Booth theatrical family from Maryland and, by the 1860s, was a well-known actor. He was also a Confederate sympathizer, vehement in his denunciation of Lincoln, and strongly opposed to the abolition of slavery in the United States. (b. 1838)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/26/19 at 7:58 am

April 26th 1960 – Roger Taylor, English musician, best known as the drummer of the new wave music band Duran Duran from their inception until 1985, and again from 2001 onwards. Duran Duran have sold over 100 million records worldwide.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/26/19 at 7:59 am

April 26th 1970 – Gypsy Rose Lee, American burlesque entertainer and vedette, died from lung cancer. Famous for her striptease act. She was also an actress, author, and playwright whose 1957 memoir was made into the stage musical and film Gypsy. (b. 1911)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/26/19 at 8:46 am

April 26th 1942 – Bobby Rydell, American professional singer, mainly of rock and roll music. In the early 1960s, he was considered a teen idol. His most well known songs include "Wild One" and "Volare" (cover), and he appeared in the movie Bye Bye Birdie in 1963.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/26/19 at 8:57 am

April 26th 1976 – Sid James, South African-born British character actor and comedy actor, died from a heart attack on stage at the Sunderland Empire Theatre. Appearing in British films from 1947, he was cast in numerous small and supporting roles into the 1960s. His profile was raised as Tony Hancock's co-star in Hancock's Half Hour, first in the radio series and later when it was adapted for television and ran from 1956 to 1960. Afterwards, he became known as a regular performer in the Carry On films, appearing in nineteen films of the series, with the top billing role in 17 (in the other two he was cast below Frankie Howerd). Meanwhile, his starring roles in television sitcoms continued for the rest of his life. He starred alongside Diana Coupland in the 1970s sitcom Bless This House until his death in 1976. (b. 1913)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/26/19 at 8:57 am

April 26th 1989 – Lucille Ball, American actress, comedian, model, film-studio executive, and producer, died from an aortic rupture, in the abdominal area. She was best known as the star of the self-produced sitcoms I Love Lucy, The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour, The Lucy Show, Here's Lucy, and Life with Lucy. (b. 1911)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/26/19 at 10:47 am

April 26th 1963 – Jet Li, Chinese-Singaporean martial artist, actor, and producer. His first role in a non-Chinese film was as a villain in Lethal Weapon 4 (1998), and his first leading role in a Hollywood film was as Han Sing in Romeo Must Die (2000). He has gone on to star in many action films, including in French cinema with the Luc Besson-produced films Kiss of the Dragon and Unleashed. He co-starred in The One (2001), The Forbidden Kingdom (2008) with Jackie Chan, all three of The Expendables films with Sylvester Stallone, and as the title character villain in The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/26/19 at 10:59 am

April 26th 1984 – Count Basie, American jazz pianist, organist, bandleader, and composer, died of pancreatic cancer. His mother taught him to play the piano and he started performing in his teens. Dropping out of school, he learned to operate lights for vaudeville and to improvise accompaniment for silent films at a local movie theater in his home town of Red Bank, New Jersey. By age 16, he increasingly played jazz piano at parties, resorts and other venues. In 1924, he went to Harlem, where his performing career expanded; he toured with groups to the major jazz cities of Chicago, St. Louis and Kansas City. In 1929 he joined Bennie Moten's band in Kansas City, and played with them until Moten's death in 1935. In 1935, Basie formed his own jazz orchestra, the Count Basie Orchestra, and in 1936 took them to Chicago for a long engagement and their first recording. He led the group for almost 50 years, creating innovations like the use of two "split" tenor saxophones, emphasizing the rhythm section, riffing with a big band, using arrangers to broaden their sound, and others. Many musicians came to prominence under his direction, including the tenor saxophonists Lester Young and Herschel Evans, the guitarist Freddie Green, trumpeters Buck Clayton and Harry "Sweets" Edison and singers Jimmy Rushing and Joe Williams. (b. 1904)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/26/19 at 11:07 am

April 26th 1999 – Jill Dando, English journalist, television presenter, and newsreader who was 1997 BBC Personality of the Year, was fatally shot outside her home in London. At the time of her death, she was the presenter of the BBC programme Crimewatch. A local man, Barry George, was convicted and imprisoned for the murder but was later acquitted after an appeal and retrial. A Yugoslav terrorist connection was initially dismissed by police, but has since acquired more credence. The case remains open. (b. 1961)  :\'( :\'( :\'(

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/26/19 at 12:05 pm

April 26th 1917 – I. M. Pei, Chinese-American architect. His first major recognition came with the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado (designed in 1961, and completed in 1967). His new stature led to his selection as chief architect for the John F. Kennedy Library in Massachusetts. He went on to design Dallas City Hall and the East Building of the National Gallery of Art. He returned to China for the first time in 1975 to design a hotel at Fragrant Hills, and designed Bank of China Tower, Hong Kong, a skyscraper in Hong Kong for the Bank of China fifteen years later. In the early 1980s, Pei was the focus of controversy when he designed a glass-and-steel pyramid for the Musée du Louvre in Paris. He later returned to the world of the arts by designing the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center in Dallas, the Miho Museum in Japan, the Suzhou Museum in Suzhou, and the Museum of Islamic Art in Qatar.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/26/19 at 12:10 pm

April 26th 1976 – Sidney Franklin, American bullfighter, died of natural causes. He was the first Jewish American to become a successful bullfighter. In 1922 he traveled to Mexico City, where he would begin a career in bullfighting. He fought bulls in Spain, Portugal, Mexico, Colombia and Panama. Writing in Death in the Afternoon on Sidney Franklin, Ernest Hemingway said, "Franklin is brave with a cold, serene and intelligent valor but instead of being awkward and ignorant he is one of the most skillful, graceful and slow manipulators of a cape fighting today. His repertoire with the cape is enormous but he does not attempt by a varied repertoire to escape from the performance of the veronica as the base of his cape work and his veronicas are classical, very emotional, and beautifully timed and executed. You will find no Spaniard who ever saw him fight who will deny his artistry and excellence with the cape.” And later Hemingway adds, “He is a better, more scientific, more intelligent, and more finished matador than all but about six of the full matadors in Spain today and the bullfighters know it and have the utmost respect for him." Franklin appeared in a few films in the USA and Mexico. Later he presented bullfights on American TV. He wrote an autobiography, Bullfighter from Brooklyn and he also was a close friend of the American actor and legend James Dean, who was a big fan of the art of bullfighting. (b. 1903)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/26/19 at 1:56 pm

April 26th 1933 – Carol Burnett, American actress, comedian, singer and writer, whose career spans seven decades of television. She is best known for her TV variety show, The Carol Burnett Show, originally aired on CBS. She has achieved success on stage, television and film in varying genres including dramatic and comedy roles. She has also appeared on various talk shows and as a panelist on game shows.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/26/19 at 2:01 pm

April 26th 1956 – Edward Arnold, American actor, from a cerebral hemorrhage associated with atrial fibrillation. He appeared in over 150 movies. Although he was labelled "box office poison" in 1938 by an exhibitor publication (he shared this dubious distinction with Joan Crawford, Greta Garbo, Marlene Dietrich, Mae West, Fred Astaire and Katharine Hepburn), he never lacked for work. (b. 1890)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/26/19 at 2:55 pm

April 26th 1938 – Duane Eddy, American guitarist. In the late 1950s and early 1960s, he had a string of hit records produced by Lee Hazlewood which were noted for their characteristically "twangy" sound, including "Rebel Rouser", "Peter Gunn", and "Because They're Young". He had sold 12 million records by 1963.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/26/19 at 2:57 pm

April 26th 1980 – Cicely Courtneidge, Australian-born British actress, comedian and singer, died from an undisclosed illness. The daughter of the producer and playwright Robert Courtneidge, she was appearing in his productions in the West End, by the age of 16, and was quickly promoted from minor to major roles in his Edwardian musical comedies. She appeared in 11 British films in the 1930s, and one in Hollywood, finding this work to be very lucrative. She and Hulbert also recorded for Columbia and HMV, returning to the stage in the late 1930s. During the Second World War, Courtneidge entertained the armed forces and raised funds for the troops. She then had a long run in Under the Counter, a comedy in which she received glowing notices. Notable among her other successes was Courtneidge's performance in Ivor Novello's musical Gay's the Word in 1951–52. During the rest of the decade, she focused on revues and straight plays. After the mid-1960s, Courtneidge concentrated on the non-musical theatre, appearing in the West End and on tour in a range of plays, both serious and comic. While appearing in her last West End run in 1971, she celebrated 70 years on the stage. Afterwards, she continued to work for a further five years before retiring. (b. 1893)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/26/19 at 4:39 pm

April 26th 1943 – Gary Wright, American singer, songwriter, musician and composer best known for his 1976 hit songs "Dream Weaver" and "Love Is Alive", and for his role in helping establish the synthesizer as a leading instrument in rock and pop music. Wright's breakthrough album, The Dream Weaver (1975), came after he had spent seven years in London as, alternately, a member of the British heavy rock band Spooky Tooth and a solo artist on A&M Records. While in England, he played keyboards on former Beatle George Harrison's All Things Must Pass triple album (1970), so beginning a friendship that inspired the Indian religious themes and spirituality inherent in Wright's subsequent songwriting. His work since the late 1980s has embraced world music and the new age genre, although none of his post-1976 releases has matched the popularity of The Dream Weaver.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/26/19 at 5:33 pm

April 26th 1938 – Maurice Williams, American doo-wop/R&B vocal group in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Originally the (Royal) Charms, the band changed its name to the Gladiolas in 1957 and the Excellos in 1958, before finally settling on the Zodiacs in 1959.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/28/19 at 4:33 am

April 28th 1941 – Ann-Margret, Swedish-American actress, singer, and dancer. As an actress, Ann-Margret is best known for her roles in Bye Bye Birdie (1963), Viva Las Vegas (1964), The Cincinnati Kid (1965), Carnal Knowledge (1971), Tommy (1975), Grumpy Old Men (1993), and Grumpier Old Men (1995). She has won five Golden Globe Awards and been nominated for two Academy Awards, two Grammy Awards, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and six Emmy Awards.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/28/19 at 4:39 am

April 28th 1865 – Samuel Cunard, Canadian shipping magnate, died from an undisclosed cause. He founded the Cunard Line. He was the son of a master carpenter and timber merchant who had fled the American Revolution and settled in Halifax. (b. 1787)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/28/19 at 6:07 am

April 28th 1942 – Mike Brearley, English first-class cricketer who captained Cambridge University, Middlesex, and England. He captained the international side in 31 of his 39 Test matches, winning 17 and losing only 4. He was the President of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) in 2007–08. Since his retirement from professional cricket he has pursued a career as a writer and psychoanalyst, serving as President of the British Psychoanalytical Society 2008–10. He is married to Mana Sarabhai who is from India and they have 2 children together.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/28/19 at 6:12 am

April 28th 1945 – Benito Mussolini, Italian politician and journalist, executed by firing squad. He was the leader of the National Fascist Party (Partito Nazionale Fascista; PNF). He ruled Italy as Prime Minister from 1922 to 1943 – constitutionally until 1925, when he dropped the pretense of democracy and established a dictatorship. (b. 1883)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/28/19 at 6:58 am

April 28th 1935 – Pedro Ramos, American Major League pitcher with a 15-year career from 1955 to 1967, and again from 1969 to 1970. He played for the Washington Senators, Minnesota Twins, Cleveland Indians, New York Yankees and the expansion Senators, all of the American League, and the Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates and Cincinnati Reds, all of the National League. He was elected to the American League All-Star team in 1959. He also led the league in losses four times in 1958 with 18, 1959 with 19, 1960 with 18 and in 1961 with 20. On April 11, 1961, Ramos became the first Twins pitcher to earn a victory after defeating the New York Yankees.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/28/19 at 7:17 am

April 28th 1954 – Léon Jouhaux, French union leader, died from an undisclosed cause. In the years before World War II, Jouhaux organised several mass protests, and the organization he led protested against the war. However, once the war started, Jouhaux supported his country and believed that a Nazi Germany victory would lead to the destruction of democracy in Europe. During the war, he was arrested and imprisoned in Buchenwald concentration camp. After the war, Jouhaux split from the CGT to form the social-democrat Workers' Force (CGT-FO). In 1951, he was awarded the Nobel Peace prize. (b. 1879)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/28/19 at 8:40 am

April 28th 1941 – Karl Barry Sharpless, American chemist known for his work on stereoselective reactions. He is a recipient of the 2001 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/28/19 at 8:43 am

April 28th 1976 – Richard Hughes, English author, poet, and playwright, died from an undisclosed illness. At Oxford he met Robert Graves, also an Old Carthusian, and they co-edited a poetry publication, Oxford Poetry, in 1921. Hughes's short play The Sisters' Tragedy was being staged in the West End of London at the Royal Court Theatre by 1922. He was the author of the world's first radio play, Danger, commissioned from him for the BBC by Nigel Playfair and broadcast on 15 January 1924. Hughes was employed as a journalist and travelled widely before he married, in 1932, the painter Frances Bazley. They settled for a period in Norfolk and then in 1934 at Castle House, Laugharne in south Wales. Dylan Thomas stayed with Hughes and wrote his book Portrait of the Artist as a Young Dog whilst living at Castle House. Hughes was instrumental in Thomas relocating permanently to the area. He wrote only four novels, the most famous of which is The Innocent Voyage (1929), or A High Wind in Jamaica, as Hughes renamed it soon after its initial publication. Set in the 19th century, it explores the events which follow the accidental capture of a group of English children by pirates: the children are revealed as considerably more amoral than the pirates (it was in this novel that Hughes first described the cocktail Hangman's Blood). In 1938, he wrote an allegorical novel, In Hazard, based on the true story of the S.S. Phemius that was caught in the 1932 Cuba hurricane for 4 days during its maximum intensity. He wrote volumes of children's stories, including The Spider's Palace. (b. 1900)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/28/19 at 9:57 am

April 28th 1981 – Steve Currie, English bass player, was killed in a car crash. He was best known as the bass player and long-term member of the English glam rock band T. Rex. Whilst working for the local Tax office, Currie played with local Grimsby group "The Rumble Band". He joined T. Rex (recently renamed from Tyrannosaurus Rex) as bass guitarist in November 1970 (although the band were still listed as a duo) and continued to play with them until late 1976. He appeared on all of Marc Bolan's most memorable hit singles from "Hot Love" (1971) to "Laser Love" (1976), as well as the albums Electric Warrior (1971) to Dandy in the Underworld (1977). His innovative and, for the time, sophisticated bass playing can be seen to good effect in the movie Born to Boogie. (b. 1947)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/28/19 at 11:46 am

April 28th 1953 – Kim Gordon, American musician, songwriter, and visual artist. She later rose to prominence as the bassist, guitarist, and vocalist of the New York City-based alternative rock band Sonic Youth. Gordon also formed the musical project Free Kitten with Julia Cafritz (of Pussy Galore) in the 1990s, and debuted as a producer on Hole's debut album Pretty on the Inside (1991). Gordon also worked on a fashion line called X-Girl in 1993, and continued to write and release material with Sonic Youth throughout the 1990s and on into the late 2000s.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/28/19 at 11:48 am

April 28th 1980, Marshall Tucker Band bass player Tommy Caldwell died of injuries from a car accident aged 30 in his hometown of Spartanburg, South Carolina. Caldwell was the original frontman for the Marshall Tucker Band between 1973 and 1980.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/28/19 at 1:34 pm

April 28th 1998 – Jerome Bixby, American short story writer and scriptwriter, died from an undisclosed illness. He wrote the 1953 story "It's a Good Life" which was the basis for a 1961 episode of The Twilight Zone and which was included in Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983). He also wrote four episodes for the Star Trek series: "Mirror, Mirror", "Day of the Dove", "Requiem for Methuselah", and "By Any Other Name". With Otto Klement, he co-wrote the story upon which the sci-fi movie Fantastic Voyage (1966), television series, and novel by Isaac Asimov were based. Bixby's final work was the screenplay for the 2007 sci-fi film The Man from Earth. (b. 1923)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/28/19 at 2:20 pm

April 28th 1956 – Jimmy Barnes, Australian rock singer-songwriter, known for his gravelly voice. His career both as a solo performer and as the lead vocalist with the rock band Cold Chisel has made him one of the most popular and best-selling Australian music artists of all time. The combination of 14 Australian Top 40 albums for Cold Chisel and 13 charting solo albums, including nine No. 1s, gives Barnes the highest number of hit albums of any Australian artist.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/28/19 at 2:22 pm

April 28th 1999 – Rory Calhoun, American film and television actor, screenwriter and producer, died from emphysema and diabetes. He starred in a large number of Westerns in the 1950s and 1960s, and appeared in support parts in films such as How to Marry a Millionaire (1953). (b. 1922)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/28/19 at 2:41 pm

April 28th 1958 – Hal Sutton, American golfer who had 14 victories on the PGA Tour, including a major championship, the PGA Championship in 1983.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/28/19 at 2:41 pm

April 28th 1999 – Alf Ramsey, English football player and manager, died from a heart attack when recovering from a stroke. As manager of the England national football team from 1963 to 1974, guided England to victory in the 1966 FIFA World Cup. Knighted in 1967 in recognition of England's World Cup win, Ramsey also managed England to third place in the 1968 European Championship and the quarter-finals of the 1970 World Cup and the 1972 European Championship respectively. As a player, Ramsey was a defender and a member of England's 1950 World Cup squad. He is, as of 2015, the only person to have been inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame twice, both as manager and player. (b. 1920)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/28/19 at 3:04 pm

April 28th 1960 – Tom Browning, American Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher. During a 12-year baseball career, he pitched for the Cincinnati Reds (1984–1994) and the Kansas City Royals (1995). He is also co-author of Tom Browning's Tales from the Reds Dugout. Browning pitched the twelfth perfect game in baseball history on September 16, 1988 against the Los Angeles Dodgers. He also won the World Series with the Reds in 1990.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/28/19 at 3:07 pm

April 28th 1996 – Johnny Bucha, American Major League Baseball (MLB) catcher, died from an undisclosed illness. Bucha made his MLB debut in 1948 with the St. Louis Cardinals. In 1952 he was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the Rule 5 draft. He was traded, along with Chuck Kress and Ernie Nevel to the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1954, in exchange for Wayne Belardi. (b. 1925)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/28/19 at 4:02 pm

April 28th 1980 – Bradley Wiggins, British road and track racing cyclist, he competed professionally between 2001 and 2016. Nicknamed "Wiggo", he began his cycling career on the track, but has made the transition to road cycling and is one of the few cyclists to gain significant elite level success in both those forms of professional cycling. He is the only rider to have combined winning both World and Olympic championships on both the track and the road, as well as winning the Tour de France, and holding the iconic track hour record. In addition, he has worn the leader's jersey in each of the three Grand Tours of cycling and as of 2016 holds the world record in team pursuit.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/28/19 at 4:11 pm

July 19th 2012 – Patricia Medina, English-American actress, died from an undisclosed illness. Darkly beautiful, Medina was often typecast in period melodramas such as The Black Knight. Two of her more notable films were William Witney's Stranger at My Door and Orson Welles' Mr. Arkadin, based on episodes of the radio series The Adventures of Harry Lime, itself derived from The Third Man film. Although prolific during the early 1950s, her film career faded away by the end of the decade. In 1958, she performed in four episodes as Margarita Cortazar on Walt Disney's ABC series, Zorro. In 1958, she also appeared as "The Lady" Diana Coulter in Richard Boone's CBS western series, Have Gun, Will Travel. She was then cast in an episode of Darren McGavin's NBC western series, Riverboat. In 1960, she was cast as different characters in two episodes ("Fair Game" and "The Earl of Durango") of the ABC western series, The Rebel. Medina also made television appearances on Perry Mason ("The Case of the Lucky Loser", 27 September 1958); Bonanza ("The Spanish Grant", 6 February 1960), Thriller ("The Premature Burial", 1961), The Alfred Hitchcock Hour ("See the Monkey Dance", 9 November 1964) and The Man from U.N.C.L.E ("The Foxes and Hounds Affair", 8 October 1965). Medina guest starred as Ruthanne Harper in "Incident of the Boomerang" in 1961 and Ilona Calvin in "Incident at Jacob's Well" in 1959, on Rawhide. also appeared in The Amos burke (Gene Barry) TV episode Don Pablo 1967. In 1968, she returned to the big screen in The Killing of Sister George, Robert Aldrich's adaptation of the lesbian-themed drama of the same name. Medina and her husband, American actor Joseph Cotten, toured together in several plays and on Broadway in the murder mystery Calculated Risk. (b. 1919)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/28/19 at 5:06 pm

April 28th 1981 – Jessica Alba, American actress and businesswoman. She began her television and movie appearances at age 13 in Camp Nowhere and The Secret World of Alex Mack (1994), but rose to prominence at 19 years old as lead actress in the television series Dark Angel (2000–2002), for which she received a Golden Globe nomination. She later appeared in Honey (2003), Sin City, Fantastic Four, Into the Blue (2005), Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007) and Good Luck Chuck. Alba has won various awards for her acting, including the Choice Actress Teen Choice Award and Saturn Award for Best Actress on Television, and has co-founded The Honest Company, a consumer goods company that sells baby, personal and household products.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/28/19 at 5:16 pm

April 28th 2013 – Jack Shea, American director, producer, and screenwriter, died of complications from Alzheimer's disease. Among the TV shows he contributed to during this period include The Jerry Lewis Show and The Bob Hope Show, where he later shared a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for in 1961. It was at this time when Shea became instrumental in forming the Radio and Television Directors Guild and was a strong voice for the hiring of minorities in the industry. During the 1970s, he began an association with producers Bud Yorkin and Norman Lear, and directed episodes from two of their projects in the 1970s, the series Sanford and Son and The Jeffersons (110 episodes for the latter). Among his many other credits include The Waltons, Silver Spoons (91 episodes), Growing Pains and Designing Women, the last earning him a second Primetime Emmy Award nomination. From 1997 until 2002, he served as president of the Directors Guild. (b. 1928)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/28/19 at 6:26 pm

April 28th 1966 – John Daly, American professional golfer on the PGA Tour. Daly is known primarily for his driving distance off the tee (earning him the nickname "Long John"), his non-country club appearance and attitude, and his rough-and-tumble personal life. His two greatest on course accomplishments are his "zero to hero" victory in the 1991 PGA Championship, and his playoff victory over Costantino Rocca in the 1995 Open Championship.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/29/19 at 1:50 am

April 29th 1966 – Phil Tufnell, English Test and ODI cricketer turned television personality. A slow left-arm orthodox spin bowler, he played 42 Tests and 20 One Day International matches for England, as well as playing for Middlesex from 1986 to 2002. With 121 Test wickets, Tufnell is, as of 2015, 37th in the list of most wickets by an England bowler and his average of 37.68 is considered high for a genuine bowler; however, Tufnell took over 1,000 wickets across all first-class cricket, and his personality, trademark behaviour and "great control of flight" when playing made him a popular sports personality. Following his retirement in 2002, Tufnell has built on his popularity with several television appearances, including They Think It's All Over, A Question of Sport, Strictly Come Dancing., and winning I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! in 2003.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/29/19 at 1:53 am

April 29th 1980 – Alfred Hitchcock, English and American film director and producer, died of renal failure. Referred to as the "Master of Suspense". He pioneered many elements of the suspense and psychological thriller genres. He had a successful career in British cinema with both silent films and early talkies and became renowned as England's best director. Hitchcock moved to Hollywood in 1939, and became a U.S. citizen in 1955. Hitchcock became a highly visible public figure through interviews, movie trailers, cameo appearances in his own films, and the ten years in which he hosted the television programme Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955–1965). He also fashioned for himself a recognisable directorial style. Hitchcock's stylistic trademarks include the use of camera movement that mimics a person's gaze, forcing viewers to engage in a form of voyeurism. In addition, he framed shots to maximise anxiety, fear, or empathy, and used innovative forms of film editing. His work often features fugitives on the run alongside "icy blonde" female characters. In 1978, film critic John Russell Taylor described Hitchcock as "the most universally recognizable person in the world", and "a straightforward middle-class Englishman who just happened to be an artistic genius". (b. 1899)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/29/19 at 4:46 am

April 29th 1947 – Johnny Miller, American former golfer. He was one of the top players in the world during the mid-1970s. He was the first to shoot 63 in a major championship to win the 1973 U.S. Open, and he ranked second in the world on Mark McCormack's world golf rankings in both 1974 and 1975 behind Jack Nicklaus. Miller won 25 PGA Tour events, including two majors. He was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1998. He is currently the lead golf analyst for NBC Sports, a position he has held since January 1990. He is also an active golf course architect.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/29/19 at 4:50 am

April 29th 2012 – Joel Goldsmith, American composer and conductor, died of cancer. He was the main composer for the TV series Stargate SG-1, although the main titles were written by David Arnold (who composed the score to Stargate, the film that began the Stargate franchise). On Stargate Atlantis he composed the main titles and the score. During his career, he usually collaborated with two composers; his father Jerry Goldsmith, and Neal Acree. He made his first move into video games music in 2006, scoring Call of Duty 3. During his final years, Goldsmith relocated to Hidden Hills, California, where he built a home studio in his backlot. (b. 1957)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/29/19 at 5:33 am

April 29th 1944 – Francis Lee, He played for Bolton Wanderers, Manchester City, Derby County and England. A fast forward, he won League Championship medals with Manchester City and Derby, and scored more than 200 goals in his career. In 2010, he was inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame. He holds the English record for the greatest number of penalties scored in a season, a feat which earned him the nickname Lee Won Pen and led to accusations of diving. One such accusation, from Leeds United's Norman Hunter, led to an on-pitch fight. After retiring from football, Lee ran a successful toilet roll business, F.H. Lee Ltd, which made him a millionaire. In 1994, he became the major shareholder and chairman of Manchester City, but stepped down four years later.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/29/19 at 5:37 am

April 29th 2014 – Bob Hoskins, English actor, died of pneumonia. His work included lead roles in Pennies from Heaven (1978), The Long Good Friday (1980), Mona Lisa (1986), Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988), Mermaids (1990), and Super Mario Bros. (1993), and supporting performances in Brazil (1985), Hook (1991), Nixon (1995), Enemy at the Gates (2001), Mrs. Henderson Presents (2005), A Christmas Carol (2009), Made in Dagenham (2010), and Snow White and the Huntsman (2012). He also directed two feature films. Hoskins received the best actor award at the Cannes Film Festival, the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama for his role in Mona Lisa. He was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for the same role. In 2009, Hoskins won an International Emmy Award for Best Actor for his appearance on the BBC One drama The Street. (b. 1942)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/29/19 at 5:58 am

April 29th 1950 – Phillip Noyce, Australian film director. He is an AACTA Award-Winning Film Director and has directed over 19 films. He has made two films with popular actor Harrison Ford and is well known for the 2002 Australian film Rabbit-Proof Fence.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/29/19 at 6:02 am

April 29th 1921 – Arthur Mold, English cricketer, died after a long undisclosed illness. He played first-class cricket for Lancashire as a fast bowler between 1889 and 1901. A Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1892, he was selected for England in three Test matches in 1893. Mold was one of the most effective bowlers in England during the 1890s but his career was overshadowed by controversy over his bowling action. Although he took 1,673 wickets in first-class matches, many commentators viewed his achievements as tainted. (b. 1863)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/29/19 at 6:51 am

April 29th 1952 – David Icke, English writer and public speaker. A former footballer and sports broadcaster, Icke has been known since the 1990s as a professional conspiracy theorist, calling himself a "full time investigator into who and what is really controlling the world." He is the author of over 20 books and numerous DVDs, and has lectured in over 25 countries, speaking for up to 10 hours to audiences that cut across the political spectrum.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/29/19 at 6:53 am

April 29th 1937 – Wallace Carothers, American chemist, inventor and the leader of organic chemistry at DuPont, committed suicide by drinking potassium cyanide. He is credited with the invention of nylon. (b. 1896)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/29/19 at 9:28 am

April 29th 1954 – Jerry Seinfeld, American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, producer, and director. He is widely known for playing himself in the sitcom Seinfeld, which he created and wrote with Larry David. As a stand-up comedian, Seinfeld specializes in observational comedy; in 2005, Comedy Central named Seinfeld the "12th Greatest Stand-up Comedian of All Time." Seinfeld produced and starred in the 2007 film Bee Movie. In 2010, he premiered a reality series called The Marriage Ref, which aired for two seasons on NBC. He is the creator and host of the web series Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/29/19 at 10:16 am

April 29th 2012 – Kenny Roberts, American country music singer, died from an undisclosed illness. He was born George S. Kingsbury Jr. in Lenoir City, Tennessee, but raised on a farm outside of Greenfield, Massachusetts. He is best known for his recordings of "I Never See Maggie Alone" and "Choc'late Ice Cream Cone", and was a member of The Down Homers with Bill Haley. (b. 1926)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/29/19 at 10:41 am

April 29th 1924 – Zizi Jeanmaire, French ballet dancer and the widow of renowned dancer and choreographer Roland Petit. She became famous in the 1950s after playing the title role in the ballet Carmen, produced in London in 1949, and went on to appear in several Hollywood films.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/29/19 at 10:43 am

April 29th 1967 – Anthony Mann, American actor and film director, died from an undisclosed cause. Most notably of films noir and Westerns. As a director, he often collaborated with the cinematographer John Alton and with actor James Stewart in his Westerns. Mann became an assistant director by the 1940s, assisting Preston Sturges on the film Sullivan's Travels, and subsequently directing low-budget assignments for RKO and Republic Pictures. In 1964 he was head of the jury at the 14th Berlin International Film Festival. (b. 1906)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/29/19 at 12:10 pm

April 29th 1927 – Dorothy Manley, British sprint runner. She competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics, held in London, in the 100 metres where she won the silver medal with a time of 12.2 seconds. She was also a medallist in the 1950 British Empire Games, and the 1950 European Athletics Championships.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/29/19 at 12:21 pm

April 29th 2014 – Al Feldstein, American writer, editor, and artist, died from an undisclosed cause. Best known for his work at EC Comics and, from 1956 to 1985, as the editor of the satirical magazine Mad. After retiring from Mad, Feldstein concentrated on American paintings of Western wildlife. (b. 1925)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/29/19 at 3:19 pm

April 29th 1929 – April Stevens, American singer. She is best known for her 1963 Atco Records recording of "Deep Purple" (music by Peter DeRose and lyrics by Mitchell Parish) with her brother Antonino LoTempio (singing under the stage name Nino Tempo). A standard song that Larry Clinton and His Orchestra and band vocalist Bea Wain had popularized in 1939, the Stevens and Tempo version reached No.1 on the Hot 100 on 16 November 1963, and No.17 in the British charts. The song won the 1963 Grammy Award for Best Rock and Roll Recording. It sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/29/19 at 3:22 pm

April 29th 1993 – Mick Ronson, English guitarist, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, arranger, and producer, died of liver cancer. He achieved critical and commercial success working with David Bowie as one of the Spiders from Mars. He was a session musician who recorded with Bowie followed by several albums with Ian Hunter, also Morrissey, as well as a sideman in touring bands with Van Morrison and Bob Dylan. He also recorded several solo albums, the most popular being Slaughter on 10th Avenue, which reached No. 9 on the UK Albums Chart. Ronson played with various bands after his time with Bowie. He was named the 64th greatest guitarist of all time by Rolling Stone in 2003 and 41st in 2012 by the same magazine. (b. 1946)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/29/19 at 6:09 pm

April 29th 1933 – Willie Nelson, American musician, singer, songwriter, author, poet, actor, and activist. The critical success of the album Shotgun Willie (1973), combined with the critical and commercial success of Red Headed Stranger (1975) and Stardust (1978), made Nelson one of the most recognized artists in country music. He was one of the main figures of outlaw country, a subgenre of country music that developed in the late 1960s as a reaction to the conservative restrictions of the Nashville sound. Nelson has acted in over 30 films, co-authored several books, and has been involved in activism for the use of biofuels and the legalization of marijuana.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/29/19 at 6:30 pm

April 29th 1936 – Zubin Mehta, Indian conductor of Western classical music. He is currently music director of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (IPO). Mehta's father was the founder of the Bombay Symphony Orchestra, and from him, he received his early musical education. When he was 18 he enrolled in the Vienna state music academy where he graduated after three years with a diploma as a conductor. He began winning international competitions and conducted the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic at age 21. Beginning in the 1960s Mehta gained experience by substituting for celebrated maestros throughout the world.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/19 at 9:52 am

April 30th 1953 – Merrill Osmond, American lead singer and bassist of the 1970s pop-rock music group The Osmonds and its 1980s country music spinoff, The Osmond Brothers. He continues to perform with his brothers and also without them as a solo act.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/19 at 10:12 am

April 30th 1936 – A. E. Housman, English classical scholar and poet, died from an undisclosed cause. Best known to the general public for his cycle of poems A Shropshire Lad. Lyrical and almost epigrammatic in form, the poems wistfully evoke the dooms and disappointments of youth in the English countryside. Their beauty, simplicity and distinctive imagery appealed strongly to late Victorian and Edwardian taste, and to many early 20th-century English composers both before and after the First World War. Through their song-settings, the poems became closely associated with that era, and with Shropshire itself. (b. 1859)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/19 at 11:18 am

April 30th 1946 – Bill Plympton, American animator, graphic designer, cartoonist, and filmmaker best known for his 1977 and 1987 Academy Award-nominated animated short Your Face and Lucas the Ear of Corn and his series of shorts Guard Dog, Guide Dog, Hot Dog and Horn Dog.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/19 at 11:30 am

April 30th 1900 – Casey Jones, American railroader who worked for the Illinois Central Railroad (IC), was killed when his train collided with a stalled freight train near Vaughan, Mississippi. His dramatic death while trying to stop his train and save the lives of his passengers made him a hero; he was immortalized in a popular ballad sung by his friend Wallace Saunders, an African-American engine wiper for the IC. As a boy, he lived near Cayce, Kentucky, where he acquired the nickname of "Cayce", which he chose to spell as "Casey". (b. 1863)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/19 at 12:24 pm

April 30th 1982 – Kirsten Dunst, American actress. She made her film debut in Woody Allen's short film Oedipus Wrecks for the anthology film New York Stories (1989). At the age of twelve, Dunst gained widespread recognition as Claudia in Interview with the Vampire (1994), a role for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress. She appeared in Little Women the same year and in Jumanji the following year. After a recurring role in the third season of the NBC medical drama ER (1996–97) as Charlie Chemingo and starring in films such as Wag the Dog (1997), Small Soldiers (1998), the English dub of Kiki's Delivery Service (U.S. release 1998), and The Virgin Suicides (1999), Dunst began making romantic comedies and comedy-dramas, starring in Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999), Bring It On (2000), Get Over It and Crazy/Beautiful (both released in 2001).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/19 at 12:40 pm

April 30th 1983 – Muddy Waters, American blues musician, died in his sleep from heart failure. He is often cited as the "father of modern Chicago blues". In the early 1950s, Muddy Waters and his band—Little Walter Jacobs on harmonica, Jimmy Rogers on guitar, Elgin Evans on drums and Otis Spann on piano—recorded several blues classics, some with the bassist and songwriter Willie Dixon. These songs included "Hoochie Coochie Man", "I Just Want to Make Love to You" and "I'm Ready". In 1958, he traveled to England, laying the foundations of the resurgence of interest in the blues there. His performance at the Newport Jazz Festival in 1960 was recorded and released as his first live album, At Newport 1960. Muddy Waters' influence was tremendous, not just on blues and rhythm and blues but on rock and roll, hard rock, folk music, jazz, and country music. His use of amplification is often cited as the link between Delta blues and rock and roll. (b. 1913)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/19 at 1:45 pm

April 30th 1948 – Wayne Kramer, American guitarist, singer, songwriter, producer and film and television composer. Kramer came to prominence as a teenager in 1967 as a co-founder of the Detroit rock group MC5 (Motor City 5), a group known for their powerful live performances and radical left-wing political stance. MC5 broke up amid personality conflicts, drug abuse, and personal problems, which, for Kramer, led to several fallow years, as he battled drug addiction before returning to an active recording and performing schedule in the 1990s.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/19 at 1:51 pm

April 30th 2015 – Ben E. King, American soul and R&B singer and record producer, died after suffering from "coronary problems. He was perhaps best known as the singer and co-composer of "Stand by Me"—a US Top 10 hit, both in 1961 and later in 1986 (when it was used as the theme to the film of the same name), a number one hit in the UK in 1987, and no. 25 on the RIAA's list of Songs of the Century—and as one of the principal lead singers of the R&B vocal group the Drifters notably singing the lead vocals of one of their biggest global hit singles (and only U.S. #1 hit) "Save the Last Dance for Me". (b. 1938)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/19 at 2:13 pm

April 30th 1926 – Cloris Leachman, American actress and comedian. In a career spanning over seven decades she has won eight Primetime Emmy Awards (record tied with Julia Louis-Dreyfus), a Daytime Emmy Award and the Academy Award for her role in The Last Picture Show (1971). As Miss Chicago, Leachman competed in the 20th Miss America pageant and placed in the Top 16 in 1946. Leachman's longest-running role was the nosy and cunning landlady Phyllis Lindstrom on the CBS sitcom The Mary Tyler Moore Show and its spin-off, Phyllis, in the 1970s. She also appeared in three Mel Brooks films, including Young Frankenstein (1974), starred as Beverly Ann Stickle on the NBC sitcom The Facts of Life from 1986–88 and appeared as Daisy May Moses in The Beverly Hillbillies (1993).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/19 at 2:14 pm

April 30th 1974 – Agnes Moorehead, American actress, died of uterine cancer. Her six-decade career included work in radio, stage, film, and television. She was primarily known for her role as Endora on the television series Bewitched. She was also notable for her film roles in Citizen Kane, The Magnificent Ambersons, All That Heaven Allows, Show Boat, and Hush… Hush, Sweet Charlotte. (b. 1900)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/19 at 2:52 pm

April 30th 1938 – Larry Niven, American science fiction writer. His best-known work is Ringworld (1970), which received Hugo, Locus, Ditmar, and Nebula awards. The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America named him the 2015 recipient of the Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award. His work is primarily hard science fiction, using big science concepts and theoretical physics. It also often includes elements of detective fiction and adventure stories. His fantasy includes the series The Magic Goes Away, rational fantasy dealing with magic as a non-renewable resource.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/19 at 2:54 pm

April 30th 1986 – Robert Stevenson, English film writer and director. Died from an undisclosed cause. He was educated at Cambridge University where he became the president of both the Liberal Club and the Cambridge Union Society. After directing a number of British films, including King Solomon's Mines (1937), he was given a contract by David O. Selznick and moved to Hollywood in the 1940s. He ended up directing 19 films for the Walt Disney Company in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, becoming the most commercially successful director in the history of film. Stevenson is best remembered for directing the Julie Andrews musical Mary Poppins, for which Andrews won the Academy Award for Best Actress and Stevenson was nominated for Best Director. With Disney, he also directed the first two Herbie films, The Love Bug (1968) and Herbie Rides Again (1974), as well as Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971). Three of his films featured English actor David Tomlinson. (b. 1905)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/19 at 4:27 pm

April 30th 1964 – Ian Healy, Australian international cricketer who played for Queensland domestically. A specialist wicketkeeper and useful right-hand middle-order batsman, he made an unheralded entry to international cricket in 1988, after only six first-class games. His work ethic and combativeness was much needed by an Australian team that was performing poorly. Over the next decade, Healy was a key member of the side as it enjoyed a sustained period of success. By the time of his retirement, Healy held the world record for most Test dismissals by a wicket-keeper.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/19 at 4:29 pm

April 30th 1883 – Édouard Manet, French painter, died from gangrene from amputation of his left. He was one of the first 19th-century artists to paint modern life, and a pivotal figure in the transition from Realism to Impressionism. (b. 1832)

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April 30th 1988 – Jonathan Brownlee, English duathlete and triathlete. He was the 2012 Triathlon World Champion, and the silver medalist in 2013 and 2016. Brownlee is also a two-time, and the reigning, World Sprint Triathlon Champion and is the former Under 23 Triathlon World Champion (2010). Brownlee won the bronze medal in the Olympic triathlon at the London 2012 Olympic Games and the silver medal in the Olympics triathlon at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. His brother, Alistair Brownlee, is also a triathlon champion, having won the gold medal at both the 2012 and 2016 Olympics.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/19 at 6:36 pm

April 30th 2016 – Harry Kroto, English chemist, died from complications of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. He shared the 1996 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Robert Curl and Richard Smalley for their discovery of fullerenes. He was the recipient of many other honors and awards. Kroto held many positions in academia throughout his life, most notably the Francis Eppes Professor of Chemistry at the Florida State University, which he joined in 2004. Prior to this, he spent a large part of his career at the University of Sussex, where he held an emeritus professorship. Kroto promoted science education and was a critic of religious faith. (b. 1939)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/01/19 at 12:30 am

May 1st 1954 – Ray Parker, Jr., American musician-guitarist, singer-songwriter, producer and actor. Parker is known for writing and performing the theme song to the movie Ghostbusters, for his solo music, and for performing with his band, Raydio, and with Barry White.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/01/19 at 12:35 am

May 1st 1873 – David Livingstone, British Congregationalist, pioneer medical missionary with the London Missionary Society, an explorer in Africa, dies from malaria and internal bleeding due to dysentery at the age of 60 in Zambia. One of the most popular national heroes of the late-19th-century in the Victorian era. His meeting with Henry Morton Stanley on 10 November 1871 gave rise to the popular quotation "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?". (b. 1813)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/01/19 at 2:25 am

May 1st 2011 – Henry Cooper, English heavyweight boxer, died after a long illness, 2 days before his 77th birthday. Best known for the power of his left hook, "Enry's 'Ammer", and his knockdown of the young Muhammad Ali. Cooper held the British, Commonwealth and European heavyweight titles several times throughout his career, and unsuccessfully challenged Ali for the world heavyweight championship in 1966. (b. 1934)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/01/19 at 3:29 am

May 1st 1967 – Tim McGraw, country singer and actor. Many of McGraw's albums and singles have topped the country music charts with total album sales in excess of 40 million units in the US. McGraw had 11 consecutive albums debut at No.1 on the Billboard albums charts, as well as twenty-one singles hitting No.1 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. He is married to country singer Faith Hill and is the son of former baseball player Tug McGraw.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/01/19 at 3:32 am

May 1st 1904 – Antonín Dvořák, Czech composer and academic, died on May 1st 1904, of an undiagnosed cause following five weeks of illness, at the age of 62.His Symphony From the New World spread his reputation worldwide. (b. 1841)

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May 1st 1965 – Spike Jones, American musician and bandleader, dies at the age of 53, lifelong heavy smoker, and he eventually developed emphysema. He specialised in satirical arrangements of popular songs. Ballads and classical works receiving the Jones treatment were punctuated with gunshots, whistles, cowbells and outlandish and comedic vocals. From the early 1940s to the mid-1950s, Jones and his band recorded under the title Spike Jones and his City Slickers and toured the United States and Canada as The Musical Depreciation Revue. (b. 1911)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/01/19 at 6:23 am

May 1st 1937 – Una Stubbs, English actress, television personality and former dancer who has appeared on British television and in the theatre, and less frequently in films. She is particularly known for playing Rita Rawlins in the sitcoms Till Death Us Do Part and In Sickness and in Health, as well as Aunt Sally in the children's series Worzel Gummidge.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/01/19 at 6:26 am

May 1st 1978 – Aram Khachaturian, Georgian-Armenian composer and conductor, died from a long undisclosed illness. Without prior music training, he enrolled in the Gnessin Musical Institute, subsequently studying at the Moscow Conservatory in the class of Nikolai Myaskovsky, among others. His first major work, the Piano Concerto (1936), popularized his name within and outside the Soviet Union. It was followed by the Violin Concerto (1940) and the Cello Concerto (1946). His other significant compositions include the Masquerade Suite (1941), the Anthem of the Armenian SSR (1944), three symphonies (1935, 1943, 1947), and around 25 film scores. Khachaturian is best known for his ballet music—Gayane (1942) and Spartacus (1954). His most popular piece, the "Sabre Dance" from Gayane, has been used extensively in popular culture and has been covered by a number of musicians worldwide. His style is "characterized by colorful harmonies, captivating rhythms, virtuosity, improvisations, and sensuous melodies". (b. 1903)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/01/19 at 7:20 am

May 1st 1939 – Judy Collins, American singer and songwriter known for her eclectic tastes in the material she records (which has included folk music, show tunes, pop music, rock and roll and standards) and for her social activism. Collins' debut album A Maid of Constant Sorrow was released in 1961, but it was the lead single from her 1967 album Wildflowers, "Both Sides, Now" — written by Joni Mitchell — that gave Collins international prominence. The single hit the Top 10 on the Billboard Pop Singles chart and won Collins her first Grammy Award for Best Folk Performance. She enjoyed further success with her recordings of "Someday Soon", "Chelsea Morning", "Amazing Grace", and "Cook with Honey".

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/01/19 at 7:24 am

May 1st 1986 – Hylda Baker, English comedienne, actress and music hall performer, died from bronchial pneumonia. She is perhaps most well known for her role as Nellie Pledge in the ITV sitcom Nearest and Dearest (1968–73) and for her role in the 1960 film Saturday Night and Sunday Morning.  (b. 1905)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/01/19 at 8:39 am

May 1st 1929 – Sonny Ramadhin, West Indian cricketer, and was a dominant bowler of the 1950s. He was the first of many West Indian cricketers of Indian origin, and was one of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 1951.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/01/19 at 8:44 am

May 1st 1991 – Richard Thorpe, American film director, died from an undisclosed cause. Best known for his long career at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. He is known for as the original director of The Wizard of Oz. He was fired after two weeks of shooting, because it was felt that his scenes did not have the right air of fantasy about them. Thorpe notoriously gave Judy Garland a blonde wig and cutesy "baby-doll" makeup that made her look like a girl in her late teens rather than an innocent Kansas farm girl of about thirteen. Both makeup and wig were discarded at the suggestion of George Cukor, who was brought in temporarily. Stills from Thorpe's work on the film survive today. Further, it is understood that bits of his filmed footage of Toto escaping from the Wicked Witch's castle are still featured in the film, albeit uncredited. (b. 1896)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/01/19 at 10:01 am

May 1st 1949 – Tim Hodgkinson, English experimental music composer and performer, principally on reeds, lap steel guitar, and keyboards. He first became known as one of the core members of the British avant-rock group Henry Cow, which he formed with Fred Frith in 1968. After the demise of Henry Cow, he participated in numerous bands and projects, eventually concentrating on composing contemporary music and performing as an improviser.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/01/19 at 10:02 am

May 1st 1994 – Ayrton Senna, Brazilian racing driver, was killed in an accident during the San Marino Grand Prix at Imola. He won three Formula One world championships for McLaren in 1988, 1990 and 1991, and is widely regarded as one of the greatest Formula One drivers of all time. He died in an accident while leading the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix for Williams.  (b. 1960)  :\'( :\'( :\'(

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/01/19 at 10:30 am

May 1st 1951 – Gordon Greenidge, Barbadian cricketer and coach, he was an opening batsman for the West Indies. He began his Test career against India at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore in 1974 and continued playing internationally until 1991. He was half of the West Indies prolific opening partnership with Desmond Haynes.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/01/19 at 10:30 am

May 1st 1986 – Hugo Peretti, American songwriter and producer, died from an undisclosed cause. Wrote and produced many classic hits including, 'Can't Help Falling In Love', 'Twistin' The Night Away', 'Shout', 'The Hustle' and 'You Make Me Feel Brand New.' (b. 1916)

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Written By: nally on 05/01/19 at 10:36 am


May 1st 1986 – Hugo Peretti, American songwriter and producer, died from an undisclosed cause. Wrote and produced many classic hits including, 'Can't Help Falling In Love', 'Twistin' The Night Away', 'Shout', 'The Hustle' and 'You Make Me Feel Brand New.' (b. 1916)

Aha, I never knew that he was the writer behind a number of those notable songs! (Of course, "The Hustle" only has one lyrical phrase -- "Do the hustle!" -- repeated many times altogether.)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/01/19 at 11:38 am

May 1st 1946 – John Woo, Chinese-born Hong Kong film director, writer, and producer. He is the owner of Lion Rock Productions. He is considered a major influence on the action genre, known for his highly chaotic action sequences, Mexican standoffs, and frequent use of slow motion.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/01/19 at 11:45 am

May 1st 2003 – Wim van Est, Dutch racing cyclist, died from an undisclosed cause. He is best known for being the first Dutch cyclist to wear the yellow jersey as leader of the general classification in the Tour de France of 1951, and for falling into a ravine while wearing it. (b. 1923)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/01/19 at 12:13 pm

May 1st 1971 – Stuart Appleby, Australian golfer. He has won nine times on the PGA Tour. He was a member of the International Team in the Presidents Cup five times, and featured in the top ten of the Official World Golf Ranking in 2004. His best performance in a major championship came in 2002, where he lost in a four-way playoff to Ernie Els at The Open Championship.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/01/19 at 12:14 pm

May 1st 2011 – Ted Lowe, English snooker commentator for the BBC, died from an undisclosed illness. His unmistakably husky, hushed tones earned him the nickname "Whispering Ted". (b. 1920)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/01/19 at 12:41 pm

May 1st 1955 – Ray Searage, American baseball relief pitcher who played for the New York Mets (1981), Milwaukee Brewers (1984–1986), Chicago White Sox (1986–1987) and Los Angeles Dodgers (1989–1990). He is currently the pitching coach for the Pittsburgh Pirates. In 7 seasons he had an 11–13 win-loss record with a 3.50 ERA. He appeared in 254 games, pitched 287 ⅔ innings, finished 101 games, and garnered 11 saves. Searage allowed 267 hits, 120 runs, 112 earned runs, 22 home runs, 137 walks (23 intentional), 193 strikeouts, hit 3 batters, made 14 wild pitches, faced 1,242 batters, and balked twice.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/01/19 at 12:45 pm

May 1st 2015 – Grace Lee Whitney, American actress and singer, died of natural causes. She was known for her role as Janice Rand on the original Star Trek television series and subsequent Star Trek television series and films. (b. 1930)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/01/19 at 1:30 pm

May 1st 1957 – Uberto Pasolini, Italian film producer, director, and former investment banker known for producing the 1997 film The Full Monty and directing and producing the 2008 film Machan.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/01/19 at 1:46 pm

May 1st 1969 – Wes Anderson, American film director, film producer, screenwriter, and actor. His films are known for their distinctive visual and narrative style.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/01/19 at 2:53 pm

May 1st 1970 – Bernard Butler, English musician, songwriter and record producer. He is best known as the first guitarist with Suede, until his departure in 1994. He has been hailed by some critics as the greatest guitarist of his generation; BBC journalist Mark Savage called him "one of Britain's most original and influential guitarists". He was voted the 24th greatest guitarist of the last 30 years in a national 2010 BBC poll and is often seen performing with a 1961 cherry red Gibson ES-355 TD SV (Stereo Varitone) with a Bigsby vibrato tailpiece

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Written By: nally on 05/03/19 at 12:44 pm

Died 8 years ago today, on May 3rd 2011: Jackie Cooper, American actor, television director, producer and executive (b. 1922)

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Written By: nally on 05/04/19 at 10:56 am

Four years ago today, on May 4th 2015, American actress Ellen Albertini Dow passed away at 101 years of age (born November 1913). She portrayed feisty old ladies in films, including 'Rosie' (last name unknown) in the 1998 romantic comedy film The Wedding Singer (including one notable scene where she rapped the intro of the Sugarhill Gang's 1979 hit "Rappers' Delight").

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Written By: nally on 05/04/19 at 11:02 am

Died on May 4th 2009: Dom DeLuise, American actor/director/producer, age 75 (born August 1933)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/19 at 12:23 am

May 7th 1956 – Nicholas Hytner, English theatre director, film director, and film producer. He was previously the Artistic Director of London's National Theatre. His major successes while director include Miss Saigon, The History Boys and One Man, Two Guvnors.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/19 at 12:25 am

May 7th 1868 – Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux, British statesman, died from an unknown cause. He became Lord Chancellor of Great Britain. As a young lawyer in Scotland, Brougham helped to found the Edinburgh Review in 1802 and contributed many articles to it. He went to London, and was called to the English bar in 1808. In 1810 he entered the House of Commons as a Whig. Brougham took up the fight against the slave trade and opposed restrictions on trade with continental Europe. In 1820, he won popular renown as chief attorney to Queen Caroline, and in the next decade he became a liberal leader in the House. He not only proposed educational reforms in Parliament but also was one of the founders of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge in 1825 and of University College London in 1826. As Lord Chancellor from 1830 to 1834 he effected many legal reforms to speed procedure and established the Central Criminal Court. In later years he spent much of his time in Cannes, which he established as a popular resort. (b. 1778)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/19 at 3:38 am

May 7th 1939 – Sidney Altman, Canadian-American molecular biologist, who is the Sterling Professor of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology and Chemistry at Yale University. In 1989 he shared the Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Thomas R. Cech for their work on the catalytic properties of RNA.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/19 at 3:46 am

May 7th 1933 – Roger Perry, American film and television actor whose career began in the late 1950s. He served as an intelligence officer in the United States Air Force during the early 1950s.  In the 1960–1961 television season, Perry portrayed attorney Jim Harrigan, Jr. in Harrigan and Son. He guest-starred on numerous American television series from the 1950s through the 1980s. His first television appearance was as Ted Jarvis in the 1958 episode "Paper Bullets" of the syndicated crime drama, U.S. Marshal. He appeared with James Coburn and John Dehner in the 1960 episode "Friend of the Family" of The Texan. He co-starred in the 1963-1964 series Arrest and Trial as Detective Sergeant Dan Kirby. In NBC's Star Trek episode "Tomorrow Is Yesterday" (1967) he guested as a 20th century airforce pilot. Other television series in which he appeared include Emergency!, Love, American Style, The Andy Griffith Show, Ironside, The F.B.I., The Eleventh Hour, The Munsters, Barnaby Jones, The Facts of Life, Adam-12 and Falcon Crest. Perry starred in two American International Pictures horror films featuring the vampire character Count Yorga. In Count Yorga, Vampire (1970), Perry portrayed Dr. James Hayes, the protagonist who uncovers the true nature of Yorga (but is attacked and killed by Yorga's brides). However, Perry returned as a different lead character in the sequel, The Return of Count Yorga (1971), as Professor David Baldwin. (d. 2018)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/19 at 5:05 am

May 7th 1946 – Brian Turner, British chef, based in London. He has appeared as a cook on BBC2's Ready Steady Cook since 1994, has appeared on numerous occasions on Saturday Kitchen and has also presented various other cookery programmes.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/19 at 5:10 am

May 7th 1940 – George Lansbury, British politician and social reformer, died from stomach cancer. He led the Labour Party from 1932 to 1935. Apart from a brief period of ministerial office during the Labour government of 1929–31, he spent his political life campaigning against established authority and vested interests, his main causes being the promotion of social justice, women's rights and world disarmament. Originally a radical Liberal, Lansbury became a socialist in the early-1890s, and thereafter served his local community in the East End of London in numerous elective offices. His activities were underpinned by his Christian beliefs which, except for a short period of doubt, sustained him through his life. Elected to Parliament in 1910, he resigned his seat in 1912 to campaign for women's suffrage, and was briefly imprisoned after publicly supporting militant action. He was paternal grandfather to movie actress Angela Lansbury. (b. 1859)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/19 at 5:32 am

May 7th 1937 – Claude Raymond, Canadian baseball pitcher for the Chicago White Sox (1959), Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves (1961–63 and 1967–69), Houston Colt .45's/Astros (1964–67) and Montreal Expos (1969–71). He was one of the few baseball players to wear glasses.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/19 at 5:33 am

May 7th 1800 – Niccolò Piccinni, Italian composer, died from an unknown cause. He composed symphonies, sacred music, chamber music, and opera. Although he is somewhat obscure today, Piccinni was one of the most popular composers of opera—particularly the Neapolitan opera buffa—of his day. (b. 1728)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/19 at 6:24 am

May 7th 1946 – Thelma Houston, American singer and actress. She scored a number-one hit in 1977 with her cover version of the song "Don't Leave Me This Way", which won the Grammy for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/19 at 6:25 am

May 7th 1987 – Colin Blakely, Northern Irish character actor, died of leukaemia at the peak of his career. He was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor for the Academy Award-nominated film Equus. (b. 1930)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/19 at 7:46 am

May 7th 1943 – Harvey Andrews, English singer-songwriter and poet. He has appeared at many festivals around the world. Television appearances include The Old Grey Whistle Test, Rhythm on Two and over 50 other shows. He has made two television specials featuring his songs, The Camera and The Song, and The Same Old Smile. Two further specials were produced in the Netherlands and Ireland. He sang "Riding Free", the theme song from the cult British horror movie Psychomania in 1973, and wrote and sang the theme songs for two Australian TV series, Golden Pennies (1985) and The Haunted School (1986). He has hosted BBC Radio Two's Folk on Two and a Radio Four Kaleidoscope special was devoted to his work.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/19 at 7:58 am

May 7th 2011 – Seve Ballesteros, Spanish golfer, died from a brain tumour. A World No. 1 who was one of the sport's leading figures from the mid-1970s to the mid-1990s. A member of a gifted golfing family, he won more than 90 international tournaments in his career, including five major championships between 1979 and 1988: The Open Championship three times, and the Masters Tournament twice. He gained attention in the golfing world in 1976, when at the age of 19 he finished second at The Open. He played a leading role in the re-emergence of European golf, helping the European Ryder Cup team to five wins both as a player and captain. He won the World Match Play Championship a record-tying five times. He is generally regarded as the greatest Continental European golfer of all time. Ballesteros won a record 50 European Tour titles. He won at least one European Tour title for 17 consecutive years between 1976 and 1992. (b. 1957)
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/19 at 9:07 am

May 7th 1825 – Antonio Salieri, Italian composer and conductor, died after having been committed to medical care and suffered dementia. A pivotal figure in the development of late 18th-century opera, and popularly remembered as a supposedly bitter rival of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. This includes rumours that Salieri murdered Mozart out of jealousy, when in reality, they were at least respectful peers. (b. 1750)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/19 at 9:08 am

May 7th 1951 – Bernie Marsden, English rock and blues guitarist. He is primarily known for his work with Whitesnake, having written or co-written with David Coverdale many of the group's hit songs, such as "Fool for Your Loving", "Walking in the Shadow of the Blues", "Lovehunter", "Trouble" and the multi-million selling chart-topper "Here I Go Again."

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/19 at 11:57 am

May 7th 1954 – Amy Heckerling, American film director. She is an alumna of both New York University and the American Film Institute. She has had a commercially successful career with films including Fast Times at Ridgemont High, European Vacation, Look Who's Talking, and Clueless.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/19 at 11:59 am

May 7th 1937 – Ernst A. Lehmann, German Zeppelin captain, died from his injuries in an airship accident. He was one of the most famous and experienced figures in German airship travel. The Pittsburgh Press called Lehmann the best airship pilot in the world, although he was criticized by Hugo Eckener for often making dangerous manoeuvres that compromised the ship. (b. 1886)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/19 at 1:13 pm

May 7th 1965 – Norman Whiteside, Northern Ireland international footballer who played in two World Cups. He played both as a midfielder and as a striker. He began his career at Manchester United, signing professional forms in 1982 at the age of 17 and quickly becoming a key member of the side.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/19 at 1:18 pm

May 7th 1998 – Eddie Rabbitt, American singer and songwriter, died from lung cancer. His career began as a songwriter in the late 1960s, springboarding to a recording career after composing hits such as "Kentucky Rain" for Elvis Presley in 1970 and "Pure Love" for Ronnie Milsap in 1974. Later in the 1970s, Rabbitt helped to develop the crossover-influenced sound of country music prevalent in the 1980s with such hits as "Suspicions" and "Every Which Way but Loose." His duets "Both to Each Other (Friends and Lovers)" and "You and I", with Juice Newton and Crystal Gayle respectively, later appeared on the soap operas Days of Our Lives and All My Children. (b. 1941)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/19 at 3:23 pm

May 7th 1984 – James Loney, American baseball first baseman who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Boston Red Sox, Tampa Bay Rays, and New York Mets, and in Korea Baseball Organization's (KBO) KBO League for the LG Twins.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/19 at 3:28 pm

May 7th 2013 – Ray Harryhausen, American-British artist, designer, visual effects creator, writer, and producer, died from an undisclosed cause. He created a form of stop-motion model animation known as "Dynamation". His most memorable works include the animation on Mighty Joe Young (1949), with his mentor Willis H. O'Brien, which won the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects; The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958), his first color film; and Jason and the Argonauts (1963), featuring a famous sword fight with seven skeleton warriors. His last film was Clash of the Titans (1981). (b. 1920)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/19 at 4:16 pm

May 7th 2000 – Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., American captain, actor, and producer, died of a heart attack. During his acting career, he specialised in supporting female stars such as Bette Davis, Loretta Young, Ann Dvorak, and Mary Brian. His most notable credit was Morning Glory with Katharine Hepburn. (b. 1909)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/19 at 5:03 pm

May 7th 2011 – Big George, English songwriter, producer, and radio host, died after collapsing at his family home from a heart attack. He composed or arranged the theme music for the television programmes Have I Got News For You, The Office, Room 101, and Graham Norton as well as play-out music for One Foot in the Grave (for which he claimed he was paid more than the more famous Have I Got News For You theme). (b. 1957)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/12/19 at 12:41 am

May 12th 1942 – Billy Swan, American Country singer-songwriter, best known for his 1974 single, "I Can Help".

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/12/19 at 12:49 am

May 12th 805 – Æthelhard, Bishop of Winchester then an Archbishop of Canterbury in medieval England. Appointed by King Offa of Mercia, Æthelhard had difficulties with both the Kentish monarchs and with a rival archiepiscopate in southern England, and was deposed around 796 by King Eadberht III Præn of Kent. By 803, Æthelhard, along with the Mercian King Coenwulf, had secured the demotion of the rival archbishopric, once more making Canterbury the only archbishopric south of the Humber in Britain. Æthelhard died in 805, and was considered a saint until his cult was suppressed after the Norman Conquest in 1066. (b. unknown)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/12/19 at 1:57 am

May 12th 1963 – Vanessa A. Williams, American actress and producer. She is best known for her roles as Maxine Joseph–Chadway in the Showtime drama series, Soul Food (2000–04), for which she received NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series and as Nino Brown's feisty gun moll, Keisha in the 1991 crime drama film, New Jack City. Williams also is known for role as Anne-Marie McCoy in the 1992 horror film Candyman and as Rhonda Blair in the first season of the Fox prime time television soap opera, Melrose Place (1992-93).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/12/19 at 2:18 am

May 12th 1916 – James Connolly, Irish republican and socialist leader, was sentenced to death by firing squad for his part in the rising. He was a member of the Industrial Workers of the World and founder of the Irish Socialist Republican Party. With James Larkin, he was centrally involved in the Dublin lock-out of 1913, as a result of which the two men formed the Irish Citizen Army (ICA) that year. He opposed British rule in Ireland, and was one of the leaders of the Easter Rising of 1916, when the ICA, along with the larger Irish Volunteers, seized Dublin and held it for six days. (d. 1916) 1868

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/12/19 at 4:00 am

May 12th 1968 – Tony Hawk, known by his nickname "The Birdman", is an American professional skateboarder, actor, and owner of skateboard company Birdhouse. Hawk is well known for completing the first documented 900 and for his licensed video game titles, published by Activision. He is widely considered to be one of the most successful and influential pioneers of modern vertical skateboarding.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/12/19 at 4:04 am

May 12th 1842 – Walenty Wańkowicz, Polish painter of Belarusian origin, died from an unknown cause. He studied at the Jesuit College in Polotsk, the University of Wilno and the Imperial Academy of Arts in St. Petersburg. He was a representative of classicism and romanticism as well as a supporter of the embossed from the Wilno University art school. (b. 1799)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/12/19 at 5:19 am

May 12th 1968 – Catherine Tate, English comedian, actress, and writer. She has won numerous awards for her work on the sketch comedy series The Catherine Tate Show as well as being nominated for an International Emmy Award and seven BAFTA Awards. Following the success of The Catherine Tate Show, Tate played Donna Noble in the 2006 Christmas special of Doctor Who and later reprised her role, becoming the Tenth Doctor's regular companion for the fourth series in 2008. In 2011, she began a recurring role as Nellie Bertram in the U.S. version of The Office and was a regular until the series ended. She now provides the voice of Magica De Spell in the 2017 reboot of Disney's DuckTales animated series.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/12/19 at 5:21 am

May 12th 1700 – John Dryden, English poet, literary critic, translator, and playwright, died from an unknown cause. Who was made England's first Poet Laureate in 1668. He is seen as dominating the literary life of Restoration England to such a point that the period came to be known in literary circles as the Age of Dryden. Walter Scott called him "Glorious John." (b. 1631)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/12/19 at 5:59 am

May 12th 1948 – Steve Winwood, English musician whose genres include rock, blue-eyed soul, rhythm and blues, blues rock, pop rock, and jazz. A key member of The Spencer Davis Group, Traffic, Blind Faith and Go. He also had a successful solo career with hits including "While You See a Chance," "Valerie," "Back in the High Life Again" and two US Billboard Hot 100 number ones: "Higher Love" and "Roll with It." He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Traffic in 2004.

Subject: Re: Notable Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/12/19 at 6:07 am

May 12th 1860 – Charles Barry, English architect, died from a heart attack. Best known for his role in the rebuilding of the Palace of Westminster (also known as the Houses of Parliament) in London during the mid-19th century, but also responsible for numerous other buildings and gardens. He is known for his major contribution to the use of Italianate architecture in Britain, especially the use of the Palazzo as basis for the design of country houses, city mansions and public buildings. He also developed the Italian Renaissance garden style for the many gardens he designed around country houses. (b. 1795)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/12/19 at 7:38 am

May 12th 1944 – Chris Patten, English academic and politician, 28th Governor of Hong Kong, a crossbench member of the British House of Lords and a former British Conservative politician until 2011, as Member of the British Parliament for Bath from 1979 to 1992.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/12/19 at 7:41 am

May 12th 1884 – Bedřich Smetana, Czech composer, died from senile dementia, which Smetana's family believed that his physical and mental decline was due to syphilis. He pioneered the development of a musical  style which became closely identified with his country's aspirations to independent statheood. He has been regarded in his homeland as the father of Czech music. Internationally he is best known for his opera The Bartered Bride and for the symphonic cycle Má vlast ("My Homeland"), which portrays the history, legends and landscape of the composer's native land. (b. 1824)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/12/19 at 8:08 am

May 12th 1966 – Stephen Baldwin, American actor, producer and author. He is known for appearing in films, including Born on the Fourth of July (1989), Posse (1993), Threesome (1994), The Usual Suspects (1995), Bio-Dome (1996) and The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas (2000). He also starred in the television series The Young Riders (1989–92), and as himself in the reality shows Celebrity Big Brother 7 (UK) and Celebrity Apprentice. In 2004, he directed Livin' It, a Christian-themed skateboarding DVD. He is the youngest of the Baldwin brothers and is a Christian evangelist.

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/12/19 at 8:15 am

May 12th 1967 – John Masefield, English poet and writer, died of the infection from gangrene in his ankle. He was Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom from 1930. Among his best known works are the children's novels The Midnight Folk and The Box of Delights, and the poems "The Everlasting Mercy" and "Sea-Fever". (b. 1878)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/12/19 at 8:54 am

May 12th 1961 – Billy Duffy, British pop musician, best well known as the lead guitarist of the band The Cult.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/12/19 at 9:00 am

May 12th 1957 – Erich von Stroheim, Austrian-American director, actor and producer, died in France from cancer. His most notable as being a film star of the silent era, subsequently noted as an auteur for his directorial work. (b. 1885)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/12/19 at 9:43 am

May 12th 1970 – Mark Foster, English swimmer who represented Great Britain in the Olympics and world championships, and swam for England in the Commonwealth Games. Foster is a former world champion and won multiple medals in international competition during his long career. He competed primarily in butterfly and freestyle at 50 metres.

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/12/19 at 10:02 am

May 12th 1970 – Nelly Sachs, Swedish poet and playwright of Jewish German birth, died from an undisclosed illness. Her experiences resulting from the rise of the Nazis in World War II Europe transformed her into a poignant spokeswoman for the grief and yearnings of her fellow Jews. Her best-known play is Eli: Ein Mysterienspiel vom Leiden Israels (1950); other works include the poems "Zeichen im Sand" (1962), "Verzauberung" (1970), and the collections of poetry In den Wohnungen des Todes (1947), Flucht und Verwandlung (1959), Fahrt ins Staublose (1961), and Suche nach Lebenden (1971). She was awarded with the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1966. (b. 1891)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/12/19 at 10:52 am

May 12th 1928 – Burt Bacharach, American composer, songwriter, record producer, pianist, and singer who has composed hundreds of popular hit songs from the late 1950s through the 1980s, many with lyrics written by Hal David. A six-time Grammy Award winner and three-time Academy Award winner.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/12/19 at 11:05 am

May 12th 1971 – Heinie Manush, American baseball outfielder, died of throat cancer. He played professional baseball for 20 years from 1920 to 1939, including 17 years in Major League Baseball for the Detroit Tigers (1923–1927), St. Louis Browns (1928–1930), Washington Senators (1930–1935), Boston Red Sox (1936), Brooklyn Dodgers (1937–1938), and Pittsburgh Pirates (1938–1939). After retiring as a player, Manush was a minor league manager from 1940 to 1945, a scout for the Boston Braves in the late 1940s and a coach for the Senators from 1953 to 1954. (b. 1901)

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May 12th 1935 – Felipe Alou, Dominican Major League Baseball outfielder, first baseman, and manager. He managed the Montreal Expos (1992–2001) and the San Francisco Giants (2003–06). The first Dominican to play regularly in the major leagues, he is the most prominent member of one of the sport's most notable families of the late 20th century: he was the oldest of the trio of baseball-playing brothers that included Matty and Jesús, who were both primarily outfielders, and his son Moisés was also primarily an outfielder; all but Jesús have been named All-Stars at least twice. The family name in the Dominican Republic is Rojas, but Felipe Alou and his brothers became known by the name Alou when the Giants' scout who signed Felipe mistakenly thought his matronymic was his father's name.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/12/19 at 1:11 pm

May 12th 1976 – Rudolf Kempe, German pianist and conductor, died from an undisclosed cause. His international career began with engagements at the Vienna State Opera in the 1951 season, for which he conducted Die Zauberflöte, Simon Boccanegra, and Capriccio. He was invited to succeed Georg Solti as chief conductor of the Bavarian State Opera in Munich from 1952 to 1954, and was permitted by the East German authorities to do so without severing his ties with Dresden. In 1953 Kempe appeared with the Munich company at the Royal Opera House in London, where the General Administrator, Sir David Webster, quickly decided that Kempe would be an ideal Musical Director for Covent Garden. Kempe declined the appointment, and did not accept the top job at any opera house after leaving Munich in 1954. He nonetheless conducted frequently at Covent Garden and was immensely popular there, leading among other works, Salome, Elektra, Der Rosenkavalier, Der Ring des Nibelungen, Un Ballo in Maschera and Madama Butterfly, of which the critic Andrew Porter compared Kempe’s operatic conducting favourably with that of Arturo Toscanini and Victor de Sabata. As a guest conductor, Kempe frequently revisited Munich conducting mostly the Italian repertory. Kempe was associated with the Royal Philharmonic (RPO) from 1955. In 1960, he became its Associate Conductor, chosen by the orchestra's founder, Sir Thomas Beecham. From 1961 to 1962 he was Principal Conductor of the RPO, and from 1963 to 1975 its Artistic Director. A member of the RPO later said of Kempe, "He was a wonderful controller of the orchestra, and a very great accompanist ... Kempe was like someone driving a racing-car, following the piano round the bends." Kempe abolished Beecham's male-only rule, introducing women into the RPO: an orchestra without them, he said, "always reminds me of the army." In 1970, the RPO named him Conductor for Life, but in 1975, he resigned his post with the orchestra. From 1965 to 1972 Kempe worked with Tonhalle Orchester Zurich, and from 1967 to his death conducted the Munich Philharmonic, with whom he made international tours and recorded the first quadraphonic set of the Beethoven symphonies. (b. 1910)

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May 12th 1937 – Susan Hampshire, English actress, known for her many television and film roles. A three-time Emmy Award winner, she won for The Forsyte Saga in 1970, The First Churchills in 1971, and for Vanity Fair in 1973. Her other television credits include The Pallisers (1974), The Grand (1997–98), and Monarch of the Glen (2000–05).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/12/19 at 2:01 pm

May 12th 1980 – Lilian Roth, American singer and actress, died from a stroke. Her life story was told in the 1955 film I'll Cry Tomorrow, in which she was portrayed by Susan Hayward, who was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance as Roth. (b. 1910)

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May 12th 1937 – Miriam Stoppard, English doctor, author, television presenter and advice columnist. After qualifying as a doctor, Stoppard worked at the Newcastle's Royal Victoria Infirmary and specialised in dermatology as a senior registrar at Bristol Royal Infirmary. She became a research director and then managing director in the pharmaceutical industry for Syntex. She became well known during the 1970s and 1980s as a television presenter on scientific and medical programmes such as Don't Ask Me and Where There's Life. Stoppard has written several books about health, including the Children's Medical Handbook, but particularly on the subject of women's health. She writes on health issues and acts as an agony aunt for the Daily Mirror, having previously answered readers' letters for The TV Times magazine. Her company, Miriam Stoppard Lifetime, sells her books and health products.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/12/19 at 2:29 pm

May 12th 1994 – John Smith, Scottish Labour Party politician, died from a heart attack. He served as Leader of the Labour Party from July 1992 until his death from a heart attack in May 1994. Smith first entered Parliament in 1970 and, after junior ministerial roles as Minister of State for Energy (1975–1976) and Minister of State for the Privy Council Office (1976–1977), he entered the Cabinet at the end of James Callaghan's tenure as Prime Minister, serving as Secretary of State for Trade and President of the Board of Trade (1978–1979). During Labour's time in Opposition to Margaret Thatcher's Conservative government, he rose through the Shadow Cabinet, serving as Shadow Secretary of State for Trade (1979–1982), Shadow Secretary of State for Energy (1982–1983), Shadow Secretary of State for Employment (1983–1984), Shadow Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (1984–1987) and Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer (1987–1992). After Labour leader Neil Kinnock resigned following the Party's surprise loss in the 1992 general election to new Conservative leader John Major, Smith was elected his successor in July 1992. (b. 1938)

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May 12th 1950 – Gabriel Byrne, Irish actor, film director, film producer, writer, cultural ambassador and audiobook narrator. His acting career began in the Focus Theatre before he joined London's Royal Court Theatre in 1979. Byrne's screen debut came in the Irish drama serial The Riordans and the spin-off show Bracken. Irish actor, film director, film producer, writer, cultural ambassador and audiobook narrator.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/12/19 at 3:16 pm

May 12th 2014 – H. R. Giger, Swiss surrealist painter, died in hospital after having suffered injuries in a fall. His style was adapted for many forms of media, including record albums, furniture and tattoos. The Zurich-based artist was best known for airbrush images of humans and machines linked together in a cold 'biomechanical' relationship. Later he abandoned airbrush work for pastels, markers, and ink. He was part of the special effects team that won an Academy Award for design work on the film Alien. In Switzerland there are two theme bars that reflect his interior designs, and his work is on permanent display at the H.R. Giger Museum at Gruyères. (b. 1940)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/12/19 at 3:36 pm

May 12th 1970 – Jim Furyk, American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. In 2010, he was the FedEx Cup champion and PGA Tour Player of the Year. He has won one major championship, the 2003 U.S. Open. Furyk holds the record for the lowest score in PGA Tour history with a 58 which he shot during the final round of the 2016 Travelers Championship.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/12/19 at 4:33 pm

May 12th 2001 – Perry Como, American singer and television personality, died in his sleep six days before his 89th birthday. With a career spanning more than half a century, he recorded exclusively for RCA Victor for 44 years after signing with the label in 1943. (b. 1912)

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May 12th 2018 – Tessa Jowell, English Labour Party politician, died from a brain cancer. She was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Dulwich and West Norwood from 1992 to 2015. She held a number of major government ministerial positions, as well as opposition appointments, during this period. Her most senior position in Government was as Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, a post she held from 2001 to 2007. A member of both the Blair and Brown Cabinets, she was also Minister for the Olympics (2005–2010) and Shadow Minister for the Olympics and Shadow Minister for London until September 2012, resigning after the London Olympic Games. (b. 1947)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/13/19 at 2:31 am

May 13th 1941 – Joe Brown, English entertainer. He has worked as a rock and roll singer and guitarist for more than five decades. He was a stage and television performer in the late 1950s and a UK recording star in the early 1960s. He has made six films, presented specialist radio series for BBC Radio 2, appeared on the West End stage alongside Dame Anna Neagle and has written an autobiography. In recent years he has again concentrated on recording and performing music, playing two tours of around 100 shows every year and releasing an album almost every year.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/13/19 at 2:36 am

May 13th 1835 - John Nash, British architect, died at his home from an unknown cause. Responsible for much of the layout of Regency London under the patronage of the Prince Regent, and during his reign as George IV. Nash was also a pioneer in the use of the Picturesque in architecture. His best-known buildings are the Royal Pavilion, Brighton, and Buckingham Palace. (b. 1752)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/13/19 at 4:04 am

May 13th 1950 – Stevie Wonder, American musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, and multi-instrumentalist. A child prodigy, he is considered to be one of the most critically and commercially successful musical performers of the late 20th century. Wonder signed with Motown's Tamla label at the age of 11, and he continued performing and recording for Motown into the 2010s. He has been blind since shortly after birth.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/13/19 at 4:05 am

May 13th 1961 – Gary Cooper, American film actor, died less than a week after his sixtieth birthday of prostate cancer. Known for his natural, authentic, and understated acting style and screen performances. His career spanned thirty-five years, from 1925 to 1960, and included leading roles in eighty-four feature films. (b. 1901)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/13/19 at 5:22 am

May 13th 1949 – Zoë Wanamaker, American-British stage, television and film actress, who has worked extensively with the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre. A nine-time Olivier Award nominee, she won for Once in a Lifetime (1979) and Electra (1998). She has also received four Tony Award nominations for her work on Broadway; for Piaf (1981), Loot (1986), Electra (1999), and Awake and Sing! (2006).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/13/19 at 5:24 am

May 13th 1903 – Apolinario Mabini, Filipino revolutionary leader, educator, lawyer, and statesman, died of cholera. He served first as a legal and constitutional adviser to the Revolutionary Government, and then as the first Prime Minister of the Philippines upon the establishment of the First Philippine Republic. He is regarded as the "utak ng himagsikan" or "brain of the revolution”. (d. 1864)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/13/19 at 5:43 am

May 13th 1950 – Joe Johnston, American film director and former effects artist best known for such effects-driven movies as Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989), Jumanji (1995) and Jurassic Park III (2001). These movies include a number of period films such as The Rocketeer (1991), The Wolfman (2010), and Captain America: The First Avenger (2011). In 1999 Johnston won acclaim for the biographical drama October Sky.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/13/19 at 5:44 am

May 13th 1930 – Fridtjof Nansen, Norwegian scientist, explorer, and academic, died of a heart attack. He led the team that made the first crossing of the Greenland interior in 1888, traversing the island on cross-country skis. He won international fame after reaching a record northern latitude of 86°14′ during his North Pole expedition of 1893–96. Although he retired from exploration after his return to Norway, his techniques of polar travel and his innovations in equipment and clothing influenced a generation of subsequent Arctic and Antarctic expeditions. Nansen studied zoology at the Royal Frederick University in Christiania (renamed Oslo in 1925), and later worked as a curator at the University Museum of Bergen where his research on the central nervous system of lower marine creatures earned him a doctorate and helped establish modern theories of neurology. In the final decade of his life, Nansen devoted himself primarily to the League of Nations, following his appointment in 1921 as the League's High Commissioner for Refugees. In 1922 he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his work on behalf of the displaced victims of the First World War and related conflicts. Among the initiatives he introduced was the "Nansen passport" for stateless persons, a certificate that used to be recognised by more than 50 countries. (b. 1861)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/13/19 at 6:28 am

May 13th 1956 – Richard Madeley, British television presenter, journalist, columnist and novelist. With his wife Judy Finnigan, Madeley has presented This Morning and later the weekday chat show Richard & Judy. Solo projects of Madeley's include the ITV show Fortune: Million Pound Giveaway and standing in on The Chris Evans Breakfast Show for BBC Radio 2.

Subject: Re: Scientific Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/13/19 at 6:32 am

May 13th 1938 – Charles Édouard Guillaume, Swiss physicist, died from an undisclosed cause. He received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1920 in recognition of the service he had rendered to precision measurements in physics by his discovery of anomalies in nickel steel alloys. In 1919, he gave the fifth Guthrie Lecture at the Institute of Physics in London with the title "The Anomaly of the Nickel-Steels". (b. 1861)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/13/19 at 7:00 am

May 13th 1951 – Rosie Boycott, English journalist and author, she co-founded the feminist magazine Spare Rib in 1971 with Marsha Rowe. Two years later she and Rowe became directors of Virago Press, a publishing concern committed to women's writing, with Carmen Callil, who had founded the company the previous year.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/13/19 at 7:03 am

May 13th 1945 – Tubby Hall, American jazz drummer, died from an undisclosed cause. In 1917 he moved to Chicago, Illinois, where he played with Sugar Johnny Smith. After two years in the United States Army, returned to playing in Chicago mostly with New Orleans bands, joining Carroll Dickerson's Orchestra (recording with it in 1927) and later with the groups of King Oliver, Jimmie Noone, Tiny Parham, Johnny Dodds. Noted swing and big-band drummer Gene Krupa said that Hall and Zutty Singleton "...were great! They knew every trick and just how to phrase the parts of the choruses behind the horns, how to lead a man in, what to do at the turn-arounds, when to use sticks and when to use brushes, when to go for the rims or the woodblocks, what cymbals are for." For some years he played with Louis Armstrong, and is seen in Armstrong's movies of the early 1930s, including the live action and Betty Boop cartoon I'll Be Glad When You're Dead, You Rascal You (1932) and A Rhapsody in Black and Blue (1932), made by Paramount. Only Armstrong and Hall got closeups in the two films, and both get their faces transposed with those of racially stereotyped "jungle natives" in the cartoon. Hall morphs from a jazz drummer to a cannibal stirring a cooking pot with two wooden sticks. (b. 1895)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/13/19 at 9:28 am

May 13th 1977 – Mickey Spillane, Irish-American mobster from Hell's Kitchen, New York City was shot outside his apartment in Queens. Spillane, who was called the "last of the gentleman gangsters," was a marked contrast to the violent Westies mob members who succeeded him in Hell's Kitchen. (b. 1934)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/13/19 at 10:15 am

May 13th 1961 – Danny Leiner, American film director. His credits include The Great New Wonderful, Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle, Dude, Where's My Car?, Layin' Low, and Time Expired. Leiner also directed a wide range of television including Arrested Development, Everwood, Gilmore Girls, Freaks and Geeks, Sports Night, Felicity, Action, The Tick, MTV's Austin Stories and HBO's The Mind of the Married Man, The Sopranos and How to Make It in America. He also directed an episode of The Office entitled "WUPHF.com". (d. 2018)

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May 13th 1938 – Buck Taylor, American actor best known for his role as gunsmith-turned-deputy Newly O'Brien in 174 episodes during the last eight seasons of CBS's Gunsmoke television series (1967–1975). In recent years, he has painted the portrait of his friend and Gunsmoke series' star James Arness. Taylor's painting specialty is the American West, and each year, he creates the posters for several Texas rodeos. Taylor lives with his second wife on a ranch near Fort Worth, Texas.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/13/19 at 10:51 am

May 13th 1964 - Diana Wynyard, English stage and film actress, died from renal disease. She appeared in Alexander Korda's version An Ideal Husband (1947), based on the Oscar Wilde play, but her remaining film appearances were in supporting roles. Usually maternal, these included Tom Brown's Schooldays (1951) and the secretive mother (of James Mason's character) in Island in the Sun (1957). She played Empress Elisabeth of Austria in Mayerling (1957), an early American television film which starred Audrey Hepburn. (b. 1906)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/13/19 at 11:28 am

May 13th 1939 – Harvey Keitel, American actor and producer. An Oscar and Golden Globe Award nominee, he has appeared in films such as Martin Scorsese's Mean Streets, Taxi Driver and The Last Temptation of Christ.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/13/19 at 11:57 am

May 13th 2018 – Margot Kidder, Canadian-American actress and activist, died from an undisclosed cause. She rose to fame in 1978 for her role as Lois Lane in the Superman film series, alongside Christopher Reeve. She began her career in the 1960s appearing in low-budget Canadian films and television series, before landing a lead role in Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx (1970). She then played twins in Brian De Palma's cult thriller Sisters (1973), a sorority student in the slasher film Black Christmas (1974) and the titular character's girlfriend in the drama The Great Waldo Pepper (1975), opposite Robert Redford. Her performance as Kathy Lutz in the blockbuster horror film The Amityville Horror (1979) gained her further mainstream exposure. By the late 1980s, Kidder's career began to slow. In 1996, she had a highly publicized manic episode and nervous breakdown. By the 2000s, she maintained steady work in independent films and television, with guest-starring roles on Smallville, Brothers & Sisters and The L Word. In 2015, she won a Daytime Emmy Award for her performance on the children's television series R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour. (b. 1948)

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May 13th 1954 – Johnny Logan, Australian-born Irish singer and composer. He is known as being the only performer to have won the Eurovision Song Contest twice, in 1980 and 1987. He also composed the winning song in 1992. Logan first won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1980, with the song "What's Another Year" written by Shay Healy. In 1984, Logan composed the song "Terminal 3" which placed second at Eurovision, performed by Linda Martin. He won the contest for a second time in 1987 with "Hold Me Now", which he also wrote himself. His third win came in 1992, as composer of Linda Martin's winning entry "Why Me?".Australian-born Irish singer and composer. He is known as being the only performer to have won the Eurovision Song Contest twice, in 1980 and 1987. He also composed the winning song in 1992.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/13/19 at 1:11 pm

May 13th 1975 – Bob Wills, American Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader, died from pneumonia. Considered by music authorities as the co-founder of Western swing, he was universally known as the King of Western Swing (although Spade Cooley self-promoted the moniker "King Of Western Swing" from 1942 to 1969). (b. 1905)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/13/19 at 1:27 pm

May 13th 1950 – Bobby Valentine, American baseball player and manager. He is currently the athletic director at Sacred Heart University. Valentine played for the Los Angeles Dodgers (1969, 1971–72), California Angels (1973–75), New York Mets (1977–78), and Seattle Mariners (1979) in MLB. He managed the Texas Rangers (1985–92), the New York Mets (1996–2002), and the Boston Red Sox (2012) of MLB, as well as the Chiba Lotte Marines of Nippon Professional Baseball (1995, 2004–09).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/13/19 at 1:48 pm

May 13th 2005 – George Dantzig, American mathematical scientist, died of complications from diabetes and cardiovascular disease. He made important contributions to operations research, computer science, economics, and statistics. Dantzig is known for his development of the simplex algorithm, an algorithm for solving linear programming problems, and for his other work with linear programming. In statistics, Dantzig solved two open problems in statistical theory, which he had mistaken for homework after arriving late to a lecture by Jerzy Neyman. Dantzig was the Professor Emeritus of Transportation Sciences and Professor of Operations Research and of Computer Science at Stanford. (b. 1914)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/13/19 at 3:13 pm

May 13th 1961 – Dennis Rodman, American basketball player, who played for the Detroit Pistons, San Antonio Spurs, Chicago Bulls, Los Angeles Lakers, and Dallas Mavericks in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was nicknamed "The Worm" and was known for his fierce defensive and rebounding abilities.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/13/19 at 3:19 pm

May 13th 1999 – Gene Sarazen, American professional golfer, died from complications of pneumonia. One of the world's top players in the 1920s and 1930s, and the winner of seven major championships. He is one of five players (along with Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus, and Tiger Woods) to win each of the four majors at least once, now known as the Career Grand Slam: U.S. Open (1922, 1932), PGA Championship (1922, 1923, 1933), The Open Championship (1932), and Masters Tournament (1935). At age 71, Sarazen made a hole-in-one at The Open Championship in 1973, at the "Postage Stamp" at Troon in Scotland. (b. 1902)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/13/19 at 3:50 pm

May 13th 1957 – Mar Roxas, Filipino politician and the grandson of former Philippine President Manuel Roxas. He served in the Cabinet of the Philippines as Secretary of the Interior and Local Government from 2012 to 2015. Previously, he was the Secretary of Department of Environment and National Resources from 2000 to 2003, a Senator from 2004 to 2010, and Secretary of Transportation and Communications from 2011 to 2012.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/13/19 at 3:52 pm

May 13th 1988 – Chet Baker, American jazz trumpeter, was found dead on the Prins Hendrikkade, near the Zeedijk, the street below his room in Hotel Prins Hendrik in Amsterdam, Netherlands, with serious wounds to his head, apparently having fallen from the second floor window. Baker earned much attention and critical praise through the 1950s, particularly for albums featuring his vocals (Chet Baker Sings, It Could Happen to You). (b. 1929)

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May 15th 1953 – Mike Oldfield, English musician and composer. His work blends progressive rock with world, folk, classical, electronic, ambient, and new-age music. His biggest commercial success is the 1973 album Tubular Bells – which launched Virgin Records and became a hit in America after its opening was used as the theme for the film The Exorcist. He also recorded the 1983 hit single "Moonlight Shadow" and a rendition of the Christmas piece "In Dulci Jubilo".

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/19 at 12:51 am

May 15th 2003 – June Carter Cash, American singer, songwriter, actress, dancer, comedian, and author, died of complications following heart-valve replacement surgery. She was a member of the Carter Family and the second wife of singer Johnny Cash. She played the guitar, banjo, harmonica, and autoharp, and acted in several films and television shows. Carter Cash won five Grammy Awards and was inducted into the Christian Music Hall of Fame in 2009. In the early 1960s, June Carter wrote the song "Ring of Fire", which later went on to be a hit for her future husband, Johnny Cash. (b. 1929)

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May 15th 1948 – Brian Eno, English musician, composer, record producer, singer, writer, and visual artist. He is best known for his pioneering work in rock, ambient, pop, and electronic music. Eno studied painting and experimental music at art school in the late 1960s before joining glam rock group Roxy Music as synthesizer player in 1971. After recording two albums with the band, he departed in 1973 to record a number of solo albums.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/19 at 4:18 am

May 15th 1886 – Emily Dickinson, American poet and author, died from Bright's disease. She never married, and most friendships between her and others depended entirely upon correspondence. Dickinson was a recluse for the later years of her life. While Dickinson was a prolific private poet, fewer than a dozen of her nearly 1,800 poems were published during her lifetime. The work that was published during her lifetime was usually altered significantly by the publishers to fit the conventional poetic rules of the time. Dickinson's poems are unique for the era in which she wrote; they contain short lines, typically lack titles, and often use slant rhyme as well as unconventional capitalization and punctuation. Many of her poems deal with themes of death and immortality, two recurring topics in letters to her friends. (b. 1830)

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May 15th 1981 – Zara Tindall, British equestrian and the second child and only daughter of Anne, Princess Royal, and her first husband, Captain Mark Phillips. She is the second-eldest grandchild of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. Tindall is married to former England rugby union player Mike Tindall. Tindall won the Eventing World Championship in Aachen in 2006. The same year she was voted 2006 BBC Sports Personality of the Year by the British viewing public (an award her mother won in 1971). She was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2007 New Year Honours for her services to equestrianism. In 2012, she carried an Olympic flame at Cheltenham Racecourse on her horse Toytown. As a member of the Great Britain Eventing Team, she won a silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics, presented to her by her mother.

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May 15th 1932 – In an attempted coup d'état, the Prime Minister of Japan Inukai Tsuyoshi is assassinated, shot by eleven junior Navy officers (most were just turning twenty years of age) in the Prime Minister's residence in Tokyo.

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May 15th 1951 – Frank Wilczek, American theoretical physicist, mathematician and a Nobel laureate. He is currently the Herman Feshbach Professor of Physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Founding Director of T. D. Lee Institute and Chief Scientist Wilczek Quantum Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU), Distinguished Origins Professor at Arizona State University (ASU) and full Professor at Stockholm University.  Wilczek, along with David Gross and H. David Politzer, was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2004 for their discovery of asymptotic freedom in the theory of the strong interaction. He is on the Scientific Advisory Board for the Future of Life Institute.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/19 at 8:00 am

May 15th 1924 – Paul-Henri-Benjamin d'Estournelles de Constant, French diplomat and politician, died from an undisclosed cause. He was advocate of international arbitration and winner of the 1909 Nobel Prize for Peace. In 1904 Estournelles de Constant ran for and won a seat in the Senate, where he served until the end of his career in 1924. As a deputy and senator, Estournelles de Constant concerned himself with colonial issues, consistently opposing Third Republic colonial policy. He advocated the elimination of colonial seats in the French parliament, preferring a policy of establishing protectorates to the traditional republican programme of colonial assimilation. In particular, he violently opposed the establishment of French colonial rule in Madagascar and the Great Powers' dismemberment of China. In domestic affairs, he was concerned particularly with what the terminology of the day called "outrages against morality" (outrages aux bonnes mœurs). He was a Dreyfusard and argued in favour of placing Émile Zola's remains in the Panthéon for Zola's part in the Dreyfus Affair. Above all, though, Estournelles de Constant dedicated himself to the cause of improving international relations, and he was a member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration from 1900. He represented France at both Hague Peace Conferences (1898 and 1907), and outlined a vision of a European union. (b. 1852)

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May 15th 1987 – Andy Murray, British tennis player from Scotland currently ranked world No. 1 in men's singles. won the 2013 Wimbledon Championships, becoming the first British player to win a Wimbledon senior singles title since Virginia Wade in 1977, and the first British man to win the men's singles title since Fred Perry, 77 years previously. In 2016, he won his second Wimbledon title to become the first British man to win multiple Wimbledon singles titles since Perry in 1935.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/19 at 9:18 am

May 15th 1971 – Goose Goslin, American baseball player, died from an undisclosed illness. A left fielder in Major League Baseball known for his powerful left-handed swing and dependable clutch hitting. He played 18 seasons with the Washington Senators, St. Louis Browns, and Detroit Tigers, from 1921 until 1938. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1968. (b. 1900)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/19 at 10:09 am

May 15th 1935 – Don Bragg, American athlete, he competed mainly in the pole vault and won a gold medal in that event at the 1960 Summer Olympics. Bragg grew up in Penns Grove, New Jersey, where he attended Penns Grove High School. Bragg was the last of the great pole vaulters to use an aluminum pole. From 1954 until 1960, he was always world ranked and capped a brilliant career in 1960 by setting a world record of 15' 9¼" (4.80 m) at the Olympic Trials and winning an Olympic gold medal with a vault of 15' 5" (4.70 m). He set a world indoor record of 15' 9½" (4.81 m) at Philadelphia in 1959 and, like Hall of Famer Cornelius Warmerdam, vaulted better indoors than outdoors.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/19 at 10:23 am

May 15th 1971 – Tyrone Guthrie, English theatrical director, died from undisclosed causes. He was instrumental in the founding of the Stratford Festival of Canada, the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and the Tyrone Guthrie Centre at his family's ancestral home, Annaghmakerrig, near Newbliss in County Monaghan, Ireland. (b. 1900)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/19 at 10:58 am

May 15th 1935 – Ted Dexter, England cricketer. An aggressive middle-order batsman of ferocious power and a right-arm medium bowler, he captained Sussex and England in the early 1960s. He is known by the nickname Lord Ted.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/19 at 11:56 am

May 15th 1937 – Madeleine Albright, American politician and diplomat. She is the first woman to have become the United States Secretary of State. She was nominated by U.S. President Bill Clinton on December 5, 1996, and was unanimously confirmed by a U.S. Senate vote of 99–0. She was sworn in on January 23, 1997.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/19 at 11:59 am

May 15th 1999, Rob Gretton, manager of Joy Division and New Order died aged 46. He was also a partner in Factory Records, proprietor of the Rob's Records label and a co-founder along with Tony Wilson of The Hacienda nightclub in Manchester, England.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/19 at 1:03 pm

May 15th 1937 – Trini Lopez, American singer, guitarist, and actor. His first album included a version of "If I Had a Hammer", which earned him a Golden Disc. Other hits included "Lemon Tree", "I'm Comin' Home, Cindy" and "Sally Was a Good Old Girl". He designed two guitars for the Gibson Guitar Corporation, which are now collectors’ items.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/19 at 1:11 pm

May 15th 1992 - Barbara Lee was a member of girl group the Chiffons died, one day short of her 45th birthday, of a heart attack. Had the 1963 US No.1 single 'He's So Fine’.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/19 at 2:21 pm

May 15th 1939 – Dorothy Shirley, British athlete, who mainly competed in the women's high jump event. She competed for Great Britain in the 1960 Summer Olympics held in Rome, Italy, where she won the silver medal in the high jump jointly with Jarosława Jóźwiakowska. It was the fifth straight silver medal for Britain in this event.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/19 at 2:31 pm

May 15th 1995 – Eric Porter, English actor of stage, film and television, died of colon cancer. His memorable performance as Soames in the BBC's 1967 television adaptation of The Forsyte Saga. (b. 1928)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/19 at 3:34 pm

May 15th 1948 – Yutaka Enatsu, Japanese pitcher regarded as one of the best Japanese strikeout pitchers of all-time. In 1968, he recorded 401 strikeouts, which is still the world record. Enatsu was a bit player in the Black Mist Scandal which embroiled Japanese baseball from 1969–1971. In November 1970 he received a stern warning from the Central League president due to "involvement with persons in baseball gambling."

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/19 at 3:36 pm

May 15th 2015, R&B and jazz singer Ortheia Barnes-Kennerly died from heart failure in the US Virgin Islands, where she was visiting for a performance, she was 70 years old. Ortheia spent much of her career touring with and opening for some of Motown's biggest acts, including Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, and Gladys Knight.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/19 at 3:54 pm

May 15th 1953 – George Brett, American baseball third baseman and designated hitter who played 21 years in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Kansas City Royals. Brett's 3,154 career hits are the most by any third baseman in major league history and 16th all-time. He is one of four players in MLB history to accumulate 3,000 hits, 300 home runs, and a career .300 batting average (the others being Hank Aaron, Willie Mays, and Stan Musial). He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1999 on the first ballot and is the only player in MLB history to win a batting title in three different decades.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/19 at 3:55 pm

May 15th 2000, Songwriter Geoff Goddard died aged 62. Wrote 'Johnny Remember Me', and played keyboards on The Tornadoes 1962 No.1 hit 'Telstar'. Wrote songs for Heinz, Mike Berry, The Outlaws, Freddie Starr and Screaming Lord Sutch.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/19 at 4:09 pm

May 15th 1967 – John Smoltz, American baseball pitcher who played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball from 1988 to 2009, all but the last year with the Atlanta Braves. An eight-time All-Star, Smoltz was part of a celebrated trio of starting pitchers, along with Greg Maddux and Tom Glavine, who propelled Atlanta to perennial pennant contention in the 1990s, highlighted by a championship in the 1995 World Series. He won the National League (NL) Cy Young Award in 1996 after posting a record of 24–8, equaling the most victories by an NL pitcher since 1972.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/19 at 4:12 pm

May 15th 2001, Brian Pendleton of The Pretty Things died of cancer aged 57, (1964 UK No.10 single 'Don't Bring Me Down'). The band's 1974 album Silk Torpedo was the first album release on Led Zeppelin's own label Swan Song.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/19 at 4:42 pm

May 15th 1976 – Tyler Walker, American baseball relief pitcher. He is an alumnus of San Francisco University High School and University of California, Berkeley. Walker pitched in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Mets (2002), San Francisco Giants (2004–2006, 2007–2008), Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2006), Philadelphia Phillies (2009), and Washington Nationals (2010).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/19 at 4:50 pm

May 15th 2008 – Tommy Burns, Scottish professional football player and manager died of skin cancer, aged 51. He was also a Scotland international, winning eight caps between 1981 and 1988, while a Celtic player. (b. 1956)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/19 at 5:29 pm

May 15th 2008 – Willis Lamb, American physicist, died from complications of a gallstone disorder. who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1955 "for his discoveries concerning the fine structure of the hydrogen spectrum." The Nobel Committee that year awarded half the prize to Lamb and the other half to Polykarp Kusch, who won "for his precision determination of the magnetic moment of the electron." Lamb was able to determine precisely a surprising shift in electron energies in a hydrogen atom. Lamb was a professor at the University of Arizona College of Optical Sciences. (b. 1913)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/19 at 5:38 pm

May 15th 2018 – Ray Wilson (born Ramon Wilson), English footballer, died after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease. He played at left back. He was a member of the England team that won the 1966 World Cup. (b. 1934)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/17/19 at 12:31 am

May 17th 1958 – Paul Whitheouse, British actor, writer and comedian. He became known for his work with Harry Enfield and as one of the stars of the popular BBC sketch comedy series The Fast Show. In a 2005 poll to find The Comedian's Comedian, he was in the top 50 comedy acts voted for by comedians and comedy insiders. He is most well known for his comic characters in The Fast Show, Harry & Paul and Harry Enfield and Chums.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/17/19 at 12:34 am

May 17th 1510 – Sandro Botticelli, Italian painter of the Early Renaissance, died from an unknown condition. He belonged to the Florentine School under the patronage of Lorenzo de' Medici, a movement that Giorgio Vasari would characterize less than a hundred years later in his Vita of Botticelli as a "golden age". Among Botticelli's best-known works are The Birth of Venus and Primavera. (b. about 1445)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/17/19 at 1:46 am

May 17th 1940 – Alan Kay, American computer scientist. He has been elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the Royal Society of Arts. He is best known for his pioneering work on object-oriented programming and windowing graphical user interface design.

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/17/19 at 3:05 am

May 17th 1536 – George Boleyn, English courtier and nobleman, and the brother of queen consort Anne Boleyn was beheaded on Tower Hill, for falsely accused of incest with his sister Anne during the period of her trial for high treason. This made him the brother-in-law of King Henry VIII and the maternal uncle of Queen Elizabeth I of England. A prominent figure in the politics of the early 1530s. (b. about 1503)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/17/19 at 6:39 am

May 17th 1961 – Enya (Eithne Pádraigín Ní Bhraonáin (anglicised as Enya Patricia Brennan, Irish singer, songwriter, musician and producer. Born into a musical family and raised in the Irish speaking area of Gweedore in County Donegal, Enya began her music career when she joined her family's Celtic band Clannad in 1980 on keyboards and backing vocals. She left in 1982 with their manager and producer Nicky Ryan to pursue a solo career, with Ryan's wife Roma Ryan as her lyricist. Enya developed her distinct sound over the following four years with multi-tracked vocals and keyboards with elements of new age, Celtic, classical, church, and folk music. She has sung in ten languages

Subject: Re: Political Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/17/19 at 7:41 am

May 17th 1940 – Reynato Puno, Filipino lawyer and jurist, 22nd Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. Appointed on December 8, 2006 by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, he was the 22nd person to serve as Chief Justice. Puno had initially been appointed to the Supreme Court as an Associate Justice on June 28, 1993

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/17/19 at 7:55 am

May 17th 1727 – Catherine I of Russia, died from tuberculosis, she was the second wife of Peter the Great and Empress of Russia from 1725 until her death. (b. 1684)

Subject: Re: Political Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/17/19 at 10:15 am

May 17th 1950 – Alan Johnson, British Labour Party politician who served as Home Secretary from June 2009 to May 2010. Before that, he filled a wide variety of cabinet positions in both the Blair and Brown governments, including Health Secretary and Education Secretary. Until 20 January 2011 he was Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer. Johnson was the Member of Parliament for Hull West and Hessle since the 1997 general election. On 18 April 2017, following the announcement of the 2017 general election, Johnson said he would not be a candidate.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/17/19 at 10:55 am

May 17th 1875 – John C. Breckinridge, lawyer, politician, and soldier, died of cirrhosis. From the U.S. state of Kentucky. He represented the state in both houses of Congress and became the 14th and youngest-ever Vice President of the United States, serving from 1857 to 1861. He served in the U.S. Senate during the outbreak of the American Civil War. (b. 1821)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/17/19 at 12:17 pm

May 17th 1923 – Anthony Eyton, English painter and educator, a figurative painter working in what could be termed the post-Impressionist tradition. He has exhibited extensively throughout Britain at leading galleries such as the Royal Academy, the Tate Gallery, the South London Gallery, the Hayward Gallery and the Imperial War Museum.

Subject: Re: Musical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/17/19 at 12:21 pm

May 17th 1935 – Paul Dukas, French composer, critic, scholar and teacher died in Paris from an unknown cause. A studious man, of retiring personality, he was intensely self-critical, and he abandoned and destroyed many of his compositions. His best known work is the orchestral piece The Sorcerer's Apprentice (L'apprenti sorcier), the fame of which has eclipsed that of his other surviving works. (b. 1865)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/17/19 at 1:51 pm

May 17th 1926 – David Ogilvy, 13th Earl of Airlie, English-Scottish soldier and politician. His younger brother was Sir Angus Ogilvy, the husband of HRH Princess Alexandra of Kent.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/17/19 at 1:54 pm

May 17th 1966 – Randolph Turpin, English boxer, committed suicide by shooting himself after being declared bankrupt. He was the undisputed Middleweight Champion of the World. Turpin was an English boxer who was considered by some to be Europe's best middleweight boxer of the 1940s and 1950s. In 1951 he became world middleweight champion when he defeated Sugar Ray Robinson. Turpin was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2001. (b. 1928)

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/17/19 at 2:34 pm

May 17th 1987 – Gunnar Myrdal, Swedish economist, sociologist and politician, died from an undisclosed illness. In 1974, he received the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences with Friedrich Hayek for "their pioneering work in the theory of money and economic fluctuations and for their penetrating analysis of the interdependence of economic, social and institutional phenomena." He is best known in the United States for his study of race relations, which culminated in his book An American Dilemma: The Negro Problem and Modern Democracy. The study was influential in the 1954 landmark U.S. Supreme Court Decision Brown v. Board of Education. In Sweden his work and political influence were important to the establishment of the Folkhemmet and the welfare state. (b. 1898)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/17/19 at 3:35 pm

May 17th 1939 – Gary Paulsen, American writer of young adult literature, best known for coming of age stories about the wilderness. He is the author of more than 200 books and has written more than 200 magazine articles and short stories, and several plays, all primarily for teenagers.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/17/19 at 3:38 pm

May 17th 2012 – Donna Summer, American singer, songwriter, and actress dies having been diagnosed with lung cancer, which she believed was caused by inhaling toxic fumes and dust after the 9/11 terrorist attacks in New York City. She gained prominence during the disco era of the late 1970s. A five-time Grammy Award winner, she was the first artist to have three consecutive double albums reach No. 1 on the United States Billboard 200 chart and charted four number-one singles in the U.S. within a 12-month period. Summer has reportedly sold over 100 million records, making her one of the world's best-selling artists of all time. She also charted two number-one singles on the R&B charts in the U.S. and one number-one in the U.K. (b. 1948)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/17/19 at 4:36 pm

May 17th 1945 – Tony Roche, Australian tennis player and coach. He won one Grand Slam singles title and thirteen Grand Slam doubles titles, and was ranked as high as World No. 2 by Lance Tingay of The Daily Telegraph in 1969. He also coached multi-Grand Slam winning World No. 1s, Ivan Lendl, Patrick Rafter, Roger Federer, Lleyton Hewitt and former World No. 4, Jelena Dokic.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/17/19 at 4:39 pm

May 17th 1992 – Lawrence Welk, American musician, accordionist, bandleader, died from an undisclosed cause. He was buried in Holy Cross Cemetery, in Culver City, California. He hosted the television program The Lawrence Welk Show from 1951 to 1982. His style came to be known to his large audience of radio, television, and live-performance fans (and critics) as "champagne music". (b. 1903)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/17/19 at 5:28 pm

May 17th 1956 – Sugar Ray Leonard, American boxer, motivational speaker, and occasional actor. Often regarded as one of the greatest boxers of all time, he competed from 1977 to 1997, winning world titles in five weight divisions; the lineal championship in three weight divisions; as well as the undisputed welterweight title. Leonard was part of "The Fabulous Four", a group of boxers who all fought each other throughout the 1980s, consisting of himself, Roberto Durán, Thomas Hearns and Marvin Hagler.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/17/19 at 9:34 pm

May 17th 1951 – Simon Hughes, British politician. Hughes was Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats from 2010 to 2014, and from 2013 until 2015 was Minister of State at the Ministry of Justice. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for the constituency of Bermondsey and Old Southwark (and its predecessors) from 1983 until 2015.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/17/19 at 9:37 pm

May 17th 1996 – Kevin Gilbert, American songwriter, musician, composer, producer and collaborator, died of accidental asphyxiation. During this time, Gilbert worked on the projects of several established pop musicians, including Madonna, Michael Jackson, and Keith Emerson, acting as producer for the latter's album Changing States. Member of Giraffe, worked with Sheryl Crow, co-wrote her 1994 UK No.4 hit 'All I Want To Do.' (b. 1966)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/17/19 at 11:24 pm

May 17th 1960 – Simon Fuller, English entrepreneur, artist manager, film and television producer best known as the creator of the Idol franchise, Pop Idol and American Idol. Fuller first came came to prominence as the manager of the Spice Girls.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/18/19 at 3:14 am

May 18th 1941 – Miriam Margolyes, English character actress and voice artist. Her earliest roles were in theatre and after several supporting roles in film and television she won a BAFTA Award for her role in The Age of Innocence (1993) and went on to take the role of Professor Sprout in the Harry Potter film series.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/18/19 at 3:23 am

May 18th 1990 – Jill Ireland, English actress and singer, died of breast cancer. Best known for her collaborations (totalling fifteen films) with her second husband, Charles Bronson. She began acting in the mid-1950s with bit parts in films including Simon and Laura (1955) and Three Men in a Boat (1956). In 1957, Ireland married actor David McCallum after the couple met while working on the film Hell Drivers (1957). Later they appeared together in five episodes of The Man From U.N.C.L.E.: "The Quadripartite Affair" (season 1, episode 3, 1964), "The Giuoco Piano Affair" (season 1, episode 7, 1964), "The Tigers Are Coming Affair" (season 2, episode 8, 1965), "The Five Daughters Affair" (season 3, episodes 28 & 29, 1967). They had three sons, Paul, Valentine, and Jason (who was adopted). Jason McCallum died of a drug overdose in 1989, six months before Ireland's own death. McCallum and Ireland divorced in 1967. In 1968, Ireland married Charles Bronson. She had met him when he and McCallum were filming The Great Escape (1963) some years earlier. Together they had a daughter, Zuleika, and adopted a daughter, Katrina. They remained married until Ireland's death in 1990. (d. 1936)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/18/19 at 4:49 am

May 18th 1942 – Nobby Stiles, English footballer, coach, and manager. He played for England for five years, winning 28 caps and scoring 1 goal. He played every minute of England's victorious 1966 FIFA World Cup campaign. His best performance in an England shirt was probably the semi-final of that tournament against Portugal, where he was given the job of marking the prolific Eusébio. His tough performance resulted in Eusébio being practically nullified for the entire game.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/18/19 at 4:53 am

May 18th 1675 – Jacques Marquette, French Jesuit missionary, died from an unknown cause. He founded Michigan's first European settlement, Sault Ste. Marie, and later founded St. Ignace, Michigan. In 1673 Father Marquette and Louis Jolliet were the first Europeans to explore and map the northern portion of the Mississippi River. (b. 1637)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/18/19 at 7:15 am

May 18th 1944 – Albert Hammond, Gibraltarian singer, songwriter, and record producer who grew up in the British Mediterranean territory of Gibraltar. He collaborated with Diane Warren on "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now", a transatlantic No. 1 in 1987 for Starship, and "I Don't Wanna Live Without Your Love", a hit for Chicago that peaked at No. 3 in the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1988.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/18/19 at 8:15 am

May 18th 1995 – Elizabeth Montgomery, American film, stage, and television actress, died of colon cancer. Her career spanned five decades. She is best remembered for her role as Samantha Stephens on the television series Bewitched. (b. 1933)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/18/19 at 10:08 am

May 18th 1949 – Rick Wakeman, English keyboardist, songwriter, television and radio presenter, and author. He is best known for being in the progressive rock band Yes across five tenures between 1971 and 2004 and for his solo albums released in the 1970s.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/18/19 at 10:13 am

May 18th 1909 – George Meredith, English novelist and poet of the Victorian era he died at his home in Box Hill, Surrey. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature seven times. (b. 1828)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/18/19 at 11:09 am

May 18th 1952 – Jeana Yeager, American aviator. She co-piloted, along with Dick Rutan, the first non-stop, non-refueled flight around the world in the Rutan Voyager aircraft from December 14 to 23, 1986. The flight took 9 days, 3 minutes, and 44 seconds and covered 24,986 miles (40,211 km), more than doubling the old distance record set by a Boeing B-52 bomber in 1962.

Subject: Re: Muscial Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/18/19 at 11:14 am

May 18th 1733 – Georg Böhm, German Baroque organist and composer, died from an unknown cause. He is notable for his development of the chorale partita and for his influence on the young J. S. Bach. (b. 1761)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/18/19 at 12:18 pm

May 18th 1946 – Bruce Alexander, English actor, best known for his portrayal of Superintendent Norman Mullet in the ITV television series A Touch of Frost, where he plays the superior of the main character Jack Frost, played by David Jason.

Subject: Re: Muscial Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/18/19 at 12:20 pm

May 18th 1909 – Isaac Albéniz, Spanish pianist and composer died from his kidney disease, eleven days short of his 49th birthday. Best known for his piano works based on folk music idioms. Transcriptions of many of his pieces, such as Asturias (Leyenda), Granada, Sevilla, Cadiz, Córdoba, Cataluña, and the Tango in D, are important pieces for classical guitar, though he never composed for the guitar. (b. 1860)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/18/19 at 12:57 pm

May 18th 1958 – Toyah Willcox, English singer and actress. In a career spanning more than thirty years, Willcox has had 8 Top 40 singles, released over 20 albums, written two books, appeared in over forty stage plays and ten feature films, and voiced and presented numerous television shows. Between 1977 and 1983 she fronted the band Toyah, before embarking on a solo career in the mid-1980s. Her biggest hits include "It's a Mystery", "Thunder in the Mountains" and "I Want to Be Free".

Subject: Re: Muscial Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/18/19 at 12:58 pm

May 18th 1911 – Gustav Mahler, Austrian composer​, died from bacterial endocarditis. As a composer he acted as a bridge between the 19th century Austro-German tradition and the modernism of the early 20th century. While in his lifetime his status as a conductor was established beyond question, his own music gained wide popularity only after periods of relative neglect which included a ban on its performance in much of Europe during the Nazi era. After 1945 his compositions were rediscovered and championed by a new generation of listeners; Mahler then became one of the most frequently performed and recorded of all composers, a position he has sustained into the 21st century. (b. 1860)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/18/19 at 1:00 pm


May 18th 1733 – Georg Böhm, German Baroque organist and composer, died from an unknown cause. (b. 1761)


May 18th 1909 – Isaac Albéniz, Spanish pianist and composer died from his kidney disease, eleven days short of his 49th birthday. (b. 1860)


May 18th 1911 – Gustav Mahler, Austrian composer​, died from bacterial endocarditis.  (b. 1860)
Three classical music composers share the same date of the year for their respected deaths.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/18/19 at 2:00 pm

May 18th 1922 – Bill Macy, American actor. He is best known for playing Walter Findlay, the long-suffering husband of the title character on the 1970s television situation comedy Maude, starring Beatrice Arthur. He also was an original cast member of the long-running theatrical revue Oh! Calcutta! He has made more than 70 appearances on film and television, including a memorable role as the co-inventor of the 'Opti-grab' in the 1979 Steve Martin comedy The Jerk.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/18/19 at 2:11 pm

May 18th 1924 – Priscilla Pointer, American stage, film and television character actress. She began her career in the theater, including productions on Broadway. Later, Pointer moved to Hollywood to act in films and on television. She is the mother of Academy Award nominee Amy Irving, therefore making her the former mother-in-law of filmmakers Steven Spielberg and Bruno Barreto and the mother-in-law of documentary filmmaker Kenneth Bowser, Jr.

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/18/19 at 2:12 pm

May 18th 1808 – Elijah Craig, Baptist preacher in Virginia, died in Georgetown from an unknown cause. Who became an educator and capitalist entrepreneur in the area of Virginia that later became the state of Kentucky. He has sometimes, although rather dubiously, been credited with the invention of bourbon whiskey. (b. 1738)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/18/19 at 2:28 pm

May 18th 1927 – Richard Body, English politician. He was Conservative Member of Parliament for Billericay from 1955 to 1959, for Holland with Boston from 1966 to 1997, and for Boston and Skegness from 1997 until he stood down at the 2001 general election. He was a long-standing member of the Conservative Monday Club, and came second in its 1972 election for chairman. Body also served as President of the Anti-Common Market League.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/18/19 at 2:33 pm

May 18th 1922 – Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran, French physician, died from an undisclosed illness. He won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1907 for his discoveries of parasitic protozoans as causative agents of infectious diseases such as malaria and trypanosomiasis. Following his father, Louis Théodore Laveran, he took up military medicine as profession. He obtained his medical degree from University of Strasbourg in 1867. (b. 1845)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/18/19 at 2:52 pm

May 18th 1931 – Robert Morse, American actor and singer, best known as the star of both the 1961 original Broadway production and 1967 film adaptation of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, and as Bertram Cooper, from 2007 to 2015, in the AMC dramatic series Mad Men.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/18/19 at 3:18 pm

May 18th 1933 – Bernadette Chirac, French politician, First Lady of France, she has been a leading member of the "Pièces Jaunes" (Yellow Coins), a charity that aids children in French hospitals by collecting small change. On 3 September 2007, she became the president of the "Fondation Claude-Pompidou" (Claude Pompidou Foundation), following the death of its founder, Claude Pompidou.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/18/19 at 4:46 pm

May 18th 1934 – Dwayne Hickman, American actor and television executive at CBS. The normally brown-haired Hickman portrayed Chuck MacDonald, Bob Collins's (played by Bob Cummings) crazy teenaged nephew, on the 1950s NBC series The Bob Cummings Show (a.k.a. Love That Bob in reruns), and the blond title character in CBS's The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/18/19 at 4:55 pm

May 18th 2017 – Chris Cornell, American musician, singer and songwriter, his cause of death was determined to be suicide by hanging. Best known as the lead vocalist, primary songwriter and rhythm guitarist for Seattle rock band Soundgarden and as lead vocalist and songwriter for the group Audioslave. He was also known for his numerous solo works and soundtrack contributions since 1991. (d. 1964)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/18/19 at 5:39 pm

May 18th 1937 – Brooks Robinson, American baseball player. He played his entire 23-year major league career for the Baltimore Orioles (1955–1977). He batted and threw right-handed, though he was a natural left-hander. Nicknamed "The Human Vacuum Cleaner" or "Mr. Hoover", he is considered one of the greatest defensive third basemen in major league history. He won 16 consecutive Gold Glove Awards during his career, tied with pitcher Jim Kaat for the second-most all-time for any player at any position.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/18/19 at 5:52 pm

May 18th 1975 – Leroy Anderson, American composer, died from cancer. He composed short, light concert pieces, many of which were introduced by the Boston Pops Orchestra under the direction of Arthur Fiedler. John Williams described him as "one of the great American masters of light orchestral music. He composed the music for the Broadway show Goldilocks with orchestrations by Philip J. Lang. Even though it earned two Tony awards, Goldilocks did not achieve commercial success. Anderson never wrote another musical, preferring instead to continue writing orchestral miniatures. His pieces, including "The Typewriter," "Bugler's Holiday," and "A Trumpeter's Lullaby" are performed by orchestras and bands ranging from school groups to professional organizations. (b. 1908)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/19/19 at 12:17 am

May 19th 1956 – Oliver Letwin, British Conservative politician. He has served as Member of Parliament for West Dorset since 1997. He was Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster from 2014 to 2016. Following the 2015 general election, Letwin was given overall responsibility for the Cabinet Office and became a full member of the Cabinet in the Conservative government.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/19/19 at 12:21 am

May 19th 1536 – Anne Boleyn, Queen of England (1533–1536); second wife of Henry VIII of England was beheaded for adultery, treason, and incest. On 7 September, she gave birth to the future Queen Elizabeth I. Henry was disappointed to have a daughter rather than a son but hoped a son would follow and professed to love Elizabeth. (b. about 1501)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/20/19 at 11:58 am

May 20th 2018 – Bill Gold, American film poster artist, died of complications from Alzheimer's disease. Best known for thousands of film poster designs. His first film poster was for Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942), and his final work was for J. Edgar (2011). During his 70-year career he worked with some of Hollywood's greatest filmmakers, including Laurence Olivier, Clint Eastwood, Alfred Hitchcock, Stanley Kubrick, Elia Kazan, Ridley Scott, and many more. Among his most famous film posters are those for Casablanca and A Clockwork Orange. (b. 1921)

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Written By: nally on 05/21/19 at 8:50 am

Died on May 21st 1988: Sammy Davis, Sr., American actor and dancer (b. 1900)

His son, Sammy Davis Jr., passed away two years later.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/21/19 at 11:41 am

May 21st 1952 – Mr. T, American actor and retired professional wrestler known for his roles as B. A. Baracus in the 1980s television series The A-Team and as boxer Clubber Lang in the 1982 film Rocky III. Mr. T is known for his distinctive African Mandinka warrior hairstyle, his gold jewelry, and his tough-guy image. In 2006, he starred in I Pity the Fool, a reality show shown on TV Land. The title of the show comes from the famous catchphrase used by his character, Clubber Lang.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/22/19 at 3:33 am

May 22nd 1959 – Morrissey, English singer, songwriter and author. He rose to prominence as the lead singer of the indie rock band the Smiths, which was active from 1982 to 1987. Since then, Morrissey has had a solo career, making the top ten of the UK Singles Chart on ten occasions.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/23/19 at 9:48 am

May 23rd 1934 – Infamous American bank robbers Bonnie and Clyde are ambushed by police and killed in Bienville Parish, Louisiana.

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May 24th 1941 – Bob Dylan, American poetic songwriter, singer, painter and writer. He has been influential in popular music and culture for more than five decades. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s, when his songs chronicled social unrest. Early songs such as "Blowin' in the Wind" and "The Times They Are a-Changin'" became anthems for the Civil Rights Movement and anti-war movement. Leaving behind his initial base in the American folk music revival, his six-minute single "Like a Rolling Stone", recorded in 1965, enlarged the range of popular music. In 2016, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature "for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition".

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/25/19 at 1:20 am

May 25th 1979 – Jonny Wilkinson, rugby union player who represented England and the British and Irish Lions. Wilkinson rose to acclaim from 2001 to 2003 before and during the 2003 Rugby World Cup and was acknowledged as one of the world's best rugby union players.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/25/19 at 7:00 am

May 25th 2018 – Dean Francis, English boxer, died after a sixteen-month battle with bowel cancer. He competed from 1994-1998 and 2002-2014. During his career, he held the British and European super middleweight (168lbs) titles, British and Commonwealth light heavyweight (175lbs) titles, and the English cruiserweight (190lbs) title. Following a debilitating shoulder injury in 1998, Francis broke off his career, returning in 2002 and continuing to box until 2014. (b. 1974)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/25/19 at 10:55 am

May 25th 1963 – Mike Myers, Canadian-born actor, comedian, screenwriter, and film producer, who also holds UK and US citizenship. He is known for his run as a featured performer on Saturday Night Live from 1989 to 1995, and for playing the title roles in the Wayne's World, Austin Powers, and Shrek films. He also directed the documentary film Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon, and had a small role in Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds in 2009.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/25/19 at 12:45 pm

May 25th 1934 – Gustav Holst, English composer, arranger and teacher died from heart failure following an operation on his ulcer. Best known for his orchestral suite The Planets, he composed a large number of other works across a range of genres, although none achieved comparable success. His distinctive compositional style was the product of many influences, Richard Wagner and Richard Strauss being most crucial early in his development. (b. 1874)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/25/19 at 1:54 pm

May 25th 2006 – Desmond Dekker, Jamaican ska, rocksteady and reggae singer-songwriter and musician, died of a heart attack. Together with his backing group the Aces (consisting of Wilson James and Easton Barrington Howard), he had one of the earliest international reggae hits with "Israelites" (1968). Other hits include "007 (Shanty Town)" (1967), "It Mek" (1969) and "You Can Get It If You Really Want" (1970). (b. 1941)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/26/19 at 8:54 am

May 26th 1948 – Stevie Nicks, American singer-songwriter who is often regarded as the Queen of Rock n' Roll. Nicks is best known for her work as the front-woman of Fleetwood Mac and for her chart-topping solo career.

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Written By: nally on 06/02/19 at 1:41 pm

Died 23 years ago today, on June 2nd 1996: Ray Combs, American TV host, age 40 (born 1956), by suicide.

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Written By: nally on 06/03/19 at 10:58 am

Died three years ago today, on June 3rd 2016: Muhammad Ali, American boxer, age 74 (b. 1942)

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Written By: nally on 06/03/19 at 11:13 am

June 3rd 2001, Anthony Quinn, Mexican-American actor and producer, passed away at age 86 (b. 1915)

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Written By: nally on 06/08/19 at 12:27 pm

Died June 8th 1982: Satchel Paige, American baseball player and coach (b. 1906)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/10/19 at 8:56 am

June 10th 1921 – Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (Philip Mountbatten; born Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark), husband and consort of Queen Elizabeth II. A member of the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Philip was born into the Greek and Danish royal families. He was born in Greece, but his family was exiled from the country when he was an infant. After being educated in France, Germany, and the United Kingdom, he joined the British Royal Navy in 1939, aged 18. From July 1939, he began corresponding with the 13-year-old Princess Elizabeth, whom he had first met in 1934. During the Second World War he served with the Mediterranean and Pacific fleets. After the war, Philip was granted permission by King George VI to marry Elizabeth. Before the official announcement of their engagement in July 1947, he abandoned his Greek and Danish royal titles and became a naturalised British subject, adopting the surname Mountbatten from his maternal grandparents. He married Elizabeth on 20 November 1947. Just before the wedding, he was created Baron Greenwich, Earl of Merioneth and Duke of Edinburgh. Philip left active military service when Elizabeth became monarch in 1952, having reached the rank of commander, and was formally made a British prince in 1957. Prince Philip and Queen Elizabeth have four children: Prince Charles, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew, and Prince Edward. He has eight grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Through a British Order in Council issued in 1960, descendants of Philip and Elizabeth not bearing royal styles and titles can use the surname Mountbatten-Windsor, which has also been used by some members of the royal family who do hold titles, such as Prince Andrew, Princess Anne and Prince Edward. A keen sports enthusiast, Philip helped develop the equestrian event of carriage driving. He is a patron, president or member of over 780 organisations and serves as chairman of the Duke of Edinburgh's Award for people aged 14 to 24. He is the longest-serving consort of a reigning British monarch and the oldest-ever male member of the British royal family. Philip retired from his royal duties on 2 August 2017, at the age of 96, after having completed 22,219 solo engagements since 1952.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/10/19 at 2:12 pm

June 10th 2004 – Ray Charles, American singer-songwriter, musician, and composer, died from acute liver disease. Among friends and fellow musicians he preferred being called "Brother Ray." He was often referred to as "The Genius." Charles was blind from the age of seven. He pioneered the genre of soul music during the 1950s by combining blues, rhythm and blues, and gospel styles into the music he recorded for Atlantic Records. He also contributed to the integration of country music, rhythm and blues and pop music during the 1960s with his crossover success on ABC Records, most notably with his two Modern Sounds albums. While he was with ABC, Charles became one of the first black musicians to be granted artistic control by a mainstream record company. (b. 1930)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/10/19 at 2:50 pm

June 10th 1934 – Frederick Delius, English composer and educator, died from an undisclosed illness. Delius's first successes came in Germany, where Hans Haym and other conductors promoted his music from the late 1890s. In Delius's native Britain, it was 1907 before his music made regular appearances in concert programmes, after Thomas Beecham took it up. Beecham conducted the full premiere of A Mass of Life in London in 1909 (he had premiered Part II in Germany in 1908); he staged the opera A Village Romeo and Juliet at Covent Garden in 1910; and he mounted a six-day Delius festival in London in 1929, as well as making gramophone recordings of many of Delius's works. After 1918 Delius began to suffer the effects of syphilis, contracted during his earlier years in Paris. He became paralysed and blind, but completed some late compositions between 1928 and 1932 with the aid of an amanuensis, Eric Fenby. (b. 1862)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/10/19 at 3:30 pm

June 10th 1973 – Faith Evans, American singer-songwriter. Born in Lakeland, Florida and raised in New Jersey, Evans relocated to Los Angeles in 1993 for a career in the music business. After working as a backing vocalist for Al B. Sure and Christopher Williams, she became the first female artist to contract with Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs' Bad Boy Entertainment recording company in 1994, for which she collaborated with several label mates such as Mary J. Blige and Carl Thomas and released three platinum-certified studio albums between 1995 and 2001, including Faith (1995), Keep the Faith (1998) and Faithfully (2001).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/11/19 at 5:38 am

June 11th 1979 – John Wayne, nicknamed Duke, was an American actor and filmmaker, died of stomach cancer. An Academy Award-winner for True Grit (1969), Wayne was among the top box office draws for three decades. (b. 1907)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/11/19 at 6:33 am

June 11th 1995 – Rodel Naval, Filipino actor, singer, and songwriter, died from initially reported that he had suffered from pneumocystis pneumonia, but his family confirmed a year later on a Filipino television show hosted by Inday Badiday that his death was the result of complications related to AIDS. In an interview before his death, Naval spoke about his struggle with AIDS. He is best remembered for such songs as "Lumayo Ka Man" and "Muli". (b. 1953)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/11/19 at 7:29 am

June 11th 1959 – Hugh Laurie, English actor, writer, director, musician, singer and comedian. He first became known as one-half of the Fry and Laurie double act with his friend and comedy partner Stephen Fry, whom he joined in the cast of A Bit of Fry & Laurie, Blackadder, and Jeeves and Wooster in the 1980s and 1990s. From 2004 to 2012, he played Dr. Gregory House, the title character of House, for which he received two Golden Globe Awards and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. Laurie was listed in the 2011 Guinness World Records as the most watched leading man on television and was one of the highest-paid actors in a television drama, earning £250,000 ($409,000) per episode in House. Laurie has portrayed Senator Tom James in the HBO political satire Veep since 2015. In 2016 Laurie appeared in the BBC / AMC miniseries The Night Manager, and received the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor, his third overall.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/11/19 at 7:58 am

June 11th 1560 – Mary of Guise, Queen of Scots from 1538 to 1542, died of dropsy, later historians speculate that she was poisoned. As the second wife of King James V. She was the mother of Mary, Queen of Scots, and served as Regent of Scotland in her daughter's name from 1554 to 1560. A native of Lorraine, she was a member of the powerful House of Guise, which played a prominent role in 16th-century French politics. (b. 1515)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/11/19 at 8:11 am

June 11th 1927 – Beryl Grey, English ballerina. In 1942, Robert Helpmann created the first role for her in his second ballet The Birds where she was The Nightingale. In April 1943, she created her first dramatic role as Duessa in Ashton's ballet, The Quest, which was based on Edmund Spenser's The Faerie Queene. On 1 March 1944, she first portrayed the main role of Giselle in Derby. She then performed the role in London for the first time on her seventeenth birthday. Grey is also known for her interpretation of Myrtha, Queen of the Wilis, which she first performed in 1946. She first performed the role of Princess Aurora in the The Sleeping Beauty on 20 June 1946 at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/11/19 at 9:19 am

June 11th 1949 – Frank Beard, drummer in the American rock band ZZ Top. Beard was formerly with the bands The Cellar Dwellers, who originally were a three-piece band, The Hustlers, The Warlocks, and American Blues before starting to play and record with Billy Gibbons and Dusty Hill as ZZ Top.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/11/19 at 10:05 am

June 11th 1965 – José Mendes Cabeçadas, Portuguese Navy officer, Freemason and republican, died from an undisclosed cause. Having a major role in the preparation of the revolutionary movements that created and ended the Portuguese First Republic: the 5 October revolution in 1910 and the 28 May coup d'état of 1926. In the outcome he became the 69th Minister of Finance for one day only on 30 May 1926, then becoming interim Minister for Foreign Affairs for two days between 30 May and 1 June, after which he again became the 70th Minister for Finance on the same day. He served as the ninth President of the Republic (the first of the Military dictatorship) and Prime Minister for a brief period of time (from 31 May 1926 to 16 June 1926). (b. 1883)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/11/19 at 12:42 pm

June 11th 1999 – DeForest Kelley, American actor, screenwriter, poet and singer, died of stomach cancer. Best known for his roles in Westerns and as Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy of the USS Enterprise in the television and film series Star Trek. (b. 1920)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/11/19 at 2:17 pm

June 11th 1952 – Donnie Van Zant, American rock vocalist/guitarist. He is best known as having been a member of the band 38 Special, from its formation in 1974 until 2013. He is the middle of three brothers: his older brother Ronnie was the original lead singer for Lynyrd Skynyrd who died in a 1977 plane crash in Mississippi along with five other members and associates of the band; his younger brother Johnny is the current Lynyrd Skynyrd's lead singer since 1987. Donnie and Johnny also perform together from time to time as the group Van Zant.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/11/19 at 2:34 pm

June 11th 1727 – George I, King of Great Britain and Ireland, died from a stroke. Reigning from 1 August 1714 and ruler of the Duchy and Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg (Hanover) in the Holy Roman Empire from 1698 until his death. (b. 1660)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/11/19 at 3:32 pm

June 11th 1956 – Joe Montana, American football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 16 seasons, primarily with the San Francisco 49ers and then with the Kansas City Chiefs for the final two seasons of his NFL career. After winning a college national championship at Notre Dame, Montana started his NFL career in 1979 with San Francisco, where he played for the next 14 seasons. While a member of the 49ers, Montana started and won four Super Bowls and was the first player ever to have been named Super Bowl Most Valuable Player three times. He also holds Super Bowl career records for most passes without an interception (122 in 4 games) and the all-time highest quarterback rating of 127.8. Montana was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2000, his first year of eligibility.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/12/19 at 1:08 am

June 12th 1953 – Rocky Burnette, American rock and roll singer/musician and the son of rock and roll musician Johnny Burnette. He is best known for his 1980 hit single "Tired of Toein' the Line" which he co-wrote with Ron Coleman, who formerly wrote, recorded and performed with the Brothers Grim and The Everly Brothers.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/12/19 at 1:44 am

June 12th 2003 – Gregory Peck, American actor, died in his sleep from bronchopneumonia. He was one of the most popular film stars from the 1940s to the 1960s. Peck continued to play major film roles until the late 1980s. His performance as Atticus Finch in the 1962 film To Kill a Mockingbird earned him an Academy Award for Best Actor. He had also been nominated for an Oscar for the same category for The Keys of the Kingdom (1944), The Yearling (1946), Gentleman's Agreement (1947) and Twelve O'Clock High (1949). Other notable films he appeared in include Spellbound (1945), Roman Holiday (1953), Moby Dick (1956, and its 1998 miniseries), The Guns of Navarone (1961), Cape Fear (1962, and its 1991 remake), How the West Was Won (1962), The Omen (1976) and The Boys from Brazil (1978). (b. 1916)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/12/19 at 2:31 am

June 12th 1941 – Roy Harper, English folk rock singer, songwriter and guitarist who has been a professional musician since 1964. Harper has released 32 albums (including 10 live albums) across his 50-year career. As a musician, Harper is known for his distinctive fingerstyle playing and lengthy, lyrical, complex compositions, reflecting his love of jazz and the poet John Keats.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/12/19 at 2:56 am

June 12th 1957 – Jimmy Dorsey, American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist, composer and big band leader dies from throat cancer. He was known as "JD". He recorded and composed the jazz and pop standards "I'm Glad There Is You (In This World of Ordinary People)" and "It's The Dreamer In Me". His other major recordings were "Tailspin", "John Silver", "So Many Times", "Amapola", "Brazil (Aquarela do Brasil)", "Pennies from Heaven" with Bing Crosby, Louis Armstrong, and Frances Langford, "Grand Central Getaway", and "So Rare". (b. 1904)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/12/19 at 4:42 am

June 12th 1942 – Len Barry, American vocalist, songwriter, and record producer. He has made film appearances with the Dovells in films such as Don't Knock the Twist, toured the UK with the Motown Revue. Barry also had guest appearances on US television on The Dick Clark Show, Shindig, and Hullabaloo. Soon after leaving the group, Barry recorded his first solo single "Lip Sync". As someone who sang rhythm and blues predominantly, he recorded hits in 1965 and 1966 for Decca Records in the US and released by Brunswick Records: "1-2-3", "Like a Baby" (not the Jesse Stone song recorded by Elvis Presley and others), and "I Struck It Rich", a song he wrote with Leon Huff of the Philadelphia International Records producers, Gamble and Huff. His first two hits also made the Top Ten of the UK Singles Chart. "1-2-3" reached number three.  Those songs also peaked at number 2 and 27 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart respectively. "1-2-3" sold over four million copies, and gave Barry his second RIAA gold disc and a Grammy Award nomination for Contemporary Rock & Roll Male Vocal Performance. Both "1-2-3" and "Like a Baby" were composed by Barry, John Madara, and Dave White, one of the original Juniors from Danny & the Juniors.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/12/19 at 5:37 am

June 12th 1962 – John Ireland, English composer and music teacher, died of heart failure. The majority of his output consists of piano miniatures and of songs with piano. His best-known works include the short instrumental or orchestral work "The Holy Boy", a setting of the poem "Sea Fever" by John Masefield, a formerly much-played Piano Concerto, the hymn tune Love Unknown and the choral motet "Greater Love Hath No Man". (b. 1879)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/12/19 at 7:05 am

June 12th 1928 – Richard M. Sherman, American songwriter who specialized in musical films with his brother Robert Bernard Sherman. According to the official Walt Disney Company website and independent fact checkers, "the Sherman Brothers were responsible for more motion picture musical song scores than any other songwriting team in film history." Some of the Sherman Brothers' best known songs were incorporated into live action and animation musical films including: Mary Poppins, The Jungle Book, The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, "Bedknobs and Broomsticks",The Slipper and the Rose, and Charlotte's Web. Their most well known work, however, remains the theme park song "It's a Small World (After All)". According to Time.com, this song is the most performed song of all time.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/12/19 at 9:09 am

June 12th 1978 – Johnny Bond, American country singer-songwriter and guitarist, died from a stroke. He is best known for his 1947 hit "Divorce Me C.O.D.", one of his seven top ten hits on the Billboard country charts. In 1965 at age 50 he scored the biggest hit of his career with the comic "Ten Little Bottles", which spent four weeks at No. 2. Bond's other hits include "So Round, So Firm, So Fully Packed" (1947), "Oklahoma Waltz" (1948), "Love Song in 32 Bars" (1950), "Sick Sober and Sorry" (1951) and "Hot Rod Lincoln" (1960). (b. 1915)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/12/19 at 10:01 am

June 12th 1945 – Pat Jennings, Irish football player. He played 119 games for Northern Ireland as a goalkeeper, a figure which at the time was a world record and is still a Northern Ireland record, in an international career which lasted for over 22 years. During his career Jennings played for Newry Town, Watford, and in the top division with Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal, winning the FA Cup with both of the north London rivals. In total, Jennings made over 1,000 top level appearances, and despite being a goalkeeper he scored in the 1967 FA Charity Shield.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/12/19 at 10:47 am

June 12th 1912 – Frédéric Passy, French economist, died from an undisclosed cause. He was the joint winner (together with Henry Dunant) of the first Nobel Peace Prize awarded in 1901. (b. 1822)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/12/19 at 11:17 am

June 12th 1942 – Bert Sakmann, German cell physiologist. He shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Erwin Neher in 1991 for their work on "the function of single ion channels in cells," and invention of the patch clamp.  Bert Sakmann was Professor at Heidelberg University and is an Emeritus Scientific Member of the Max Planck Institute for Medical Research in Heidelberg, Germany. Since 2008 he leads an emeritus research group at the Max Planck Institute of Neurobiology.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/12/19 at 11:36 am

June 12th 1980 – Billy Butlin, British, South Africa-born entrepreneur, died from an undisclosed cause. His name is synonymous with the British holiday camp. Although holiday camps such as Warner's existed in one form or another before Butlin opened his first in 1936, it was Butlin who turned holiday camps into a multimillion-pound industry and an important aspect of British culture. (b. 1899)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/12/19 at 1:06 pm

June 12th 1953 – Rocky Burnette, American rock and roll singer/musician and the son of rock and roll musician Johnny Burnette. He is best known for his 1980 hit single "Tired of Toein' the Line" which he co-wrote with Ron Coleman, who formerly wrote, recorded and performed with the Brothers Grim and The Everly Brothers.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/12/19 at 1:16 pm

June 12th 1964 – Peter Such, English cricketer. A hard-working county off-spinner, Such was brought into the Test arena in 1993 as a replacement for John Emburey but, despite taking 6 for 67 on debut, only played an initial four Tests before having to wait 5 years before his next appearance. Such enjoyed a 19-year first class career including stints at Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire before joining Essex in 1990.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/12/19 at 1:17 pm

June 12th 1983 – Norma Shearer, Canadian-American, died of bronchial pneumonia. Her early films cast her as a spunky ingenue, but in the pre-Code film era, she played sexually liberated women. She excelled in drama, comedy, and period roles. She gave well-received performances in adaptations of Noël Coward, Eugene O'Neill, and William Shakespeare. She was the first person to be nominated five times for an Academy Award for acting, winning Best Actress for her performance in the 1930 film The Divorcee. (b. 1902)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/12/19 at 1:24 pm

June 12th 2017 – Charles P. Thacker, American computer designer, co-inventor of Ethernet, dies after a short illness. He received his B.S. in physics from the University of California, Berkeley in 1967. He then joined the university's "Project Genie" in 1968, which developed the pioneering Berkeley Timesharing System on the SDS 940. Butler Lampson, Thacker, and others then left to form the Berkeley Computer Corporation, where Thacker designed the processor and memory system. While BCC was not commercially successful, this group became the core technologists in the Computer Systems Laboratory at Xerox Palo Alto Research Center (PARC). Thacker worked in the 1970s and 1980s at the PARC, where he served as project leader of the Xerox Alto personal computer system, was co-inventor of the Ethernet LAN, and contributed to many other projects, including the first laser printer. In 1983, Thacker was a founder of the Systems Research Center (SRC) of Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC), and in 1997, he joined Microsoft Research to help establish Microsoft Research Cambridge in Cambridge, England. (b. 1943)

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June 12th 1971 – Ryan Klesko, Major League Baseball first baseman and corner outfielder who played for the Atlanta Braves, San Diego Padres and San Francisco Giants. He attended Westminster High School in Westminster, California.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/12/19 at 2:36 pm

June 12th 2017 – Sam Beazley, British actor dies at the age of 101. British stage and film actor. He began acting professionally as a teenager in the 1930s, including appearances with John Gielgud in productions of Hamlet (1934) and Romeo and Juliet (1935). After serving in World War II, he owned an antique shop for several decades. At the age of 75 he returned to acting, and since then has appeared in a variety of stage and film productions, as well as becoming a painter in his nineties. A 2010 article by Nicholas de Jongh in The Independent described "the amazing" Beazley as "the last theatre survivor of his generation". He acted in Johnny English (2003) and Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007). (b. 1916)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/12/19 at 3:27 pm

June 12th 1974 – Hideki Matsui, Japanese-American baseball outfielder and designated hitter who played baseball in Japan and the United States. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed. After playing the first ten seasons of his career for the Yomiuri Giants of Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball, he played the next seven seasons, from 2003–2009, for the New York Yankees of North America's Major League Baseball. As a free agent, Matsui then had one-year stints with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, the Oakland Athletics, and the Tampa Bay Rays. Matsui was successful in both leagues, winning the Central League Most Valuable Player Award three times in Japan, as well as the World Series Most Valuable Player Award in the United States.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/12/19 at 4:00 pm

June 12th 2011 – Carl Gardner, American singer, died after suffering with congestive heart failure and vascular dementia. Best known as the foremost member and founder of The Coasters. Known for the 1958 song "Yakety Yak", which spent a week as number one on the Hot 100 pop list, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987. (d. 1928)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/12/19 at 4:01 pm

June 12th 1991 – Avisail García, Venezuelan baseball right fielder for the Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the Detroit Tigers.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/12/19 at 4:33 pm

June 12th 2017 – David W. Frank, American actor, author and educator, died of complications from cancer. Shortly after graduation, Frank commenced a 40-year teaching career in English and theatre, the vast majority of which was spent at Roxbury Latin, the Boston-area high school that is the oldest in continuous existence in North America. In his 34-year tenure at Roxbury Latin, Frank rose to the position of Director of Dramatics in addition to teaching English. He directed numerous plays, including "The Love of Three Oranges" in a joint production with the Winsor School. He coached the Roxbury Latin chess team. Meanwhile, Frank continued his acting career in a limited capacity, being particularly fond of Shakespearean roles. He retired in 2012 to focus on his writing, becoming a published author later that year with the release of Monarch Man. (b. 1949)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/12/19 at 4:53 pm

June 12th 1982 – Karl von Frisch, Austrian ethologist, died from an undisclosed cause. He received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1973, along with Nikolaas Tinbergen and Konrad Lorenz. His work centered on investigations of the sensory perceptions of the honey bee and he was one of the first to translate the meaning of the waggle dance. His theory, described in his 1927 book Aus dem Leben der Bienen (translated into English as The Dancing Bees), was disputed by other scientists and greeted with skepticism at the time. Only much later was it shown to be an accurate theoretical analysis. (b. 1886)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/12/19 at 10:22 pm

June 12th 2014 – Jimmy Scott, American jazz vocalist famous for his high countertenor voice and his sensitivity on ballads and love songs, died in his sleep. After success in the 1940s and 1950s, Scott's career faltered in the early 1960s. He slid into obscurity before launching a comeback in the 1990s. His unusual singing voice was due to Kallmann syndrome, a rare genetic disorder that limited his height to 4 feet 11 inches (150 cm) until the age of 37, when he grew by 8 inches (20 cm). The syndrome prevented him from reaching classic puberty and left him with a high voice. (b. 1925)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/12/19 at 10:35 pm

June 12th 1982 – Peter Maivia (born Fanene Pita Anderson), Samoan-American professional wrestler, died of cancer. He is the maternal grandfather of Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, part of the famous Anoa'i family and was a promoter for the National Wrestling Alliance in Hawaii. (b. 1937)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/12/19 at 11:11 pm

June 12th 2012 – Elinor Ostrom, American political economist, died of pancreatic cancer. She work was associated with the New Institutional Economics and the resurgence of political economy. In 2009, she shared the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences with Oliver E. Williamson for her "analysis of economic governance, especially the commons". (b. 1933)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/12/19 at 11:30 pm

June 12th 2017 – Jim Galton, American business executive who was the president of Marvel Entertainment Group, dies from an undisclosed illness. After graduating, Galton accept an accountant position where he worked for four years. He then when to an advertising agency then to a magazine publisher, moving up the ladder. Galton eventually ended up at a paperback publisher, Popular Library Books. He was executive vice president when CBS purchased the company. He soon became president in 1968 only to be fired by new CBS leadership over his editorial based book manuscript selection method. Galton then was hired by Cadence Industries as Marvel Comics Group president in 1975. He moved licensing in house starting with international in 1978 then domestic in 1981. He also moved the company more into animation with Marvel Productions in 1980 and publishing with Marvel Books division in 1982. (b. 1924)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/13/19 at 1:40 am

June 13th 1943 – Malcolm McDowell, English actor, known for his boisterous and sometimes villainous roles. He trained as an actor at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. Throughout a career spanning over fifty years, McDowell has played varied film roles across different genres as a character actor. He is perhaps best known for the controversial roles of Alex DeLarge in Stanley Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange (1971), the title character in Tinto Brass's Caligula (1979), and Mick Travis in Lindsay Anderson's trilogy of if...., O Lucky Man! and Britannia Hospital (1968–82). He is also known for his work in Cat People (1982), Tank Girl (1995), the 2007 remake of Halloween and its 2009 sequel, Halloween II, Easy A (2010) and The Artist (2011). McDowell has had recurring roles on numerous television series such as Entourage, Heroes and The Mentalist. He narrated the documentary The Compleat Beatles (1982), and in recent years, has become a prolific voice actor in films, television series and video games such as Call of Duty: Black Ops III.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/13/19 at 2:59 am

June 13th 1886 – Ludwig II, King of Bavaria from 1864 until his death in 1886, died when found drowned mysteriously in a lake. His death was officially ruled a suicide by drowning, but the official autopsy report indicated that no water was found in his lungs. He is sometimes called the Swan King, Mad King Ludwig or der Märchenkönig ("the Fairy Tale King"). He also held the titles of Count Palatine of the Rhine, Duke of Bavaria, Duke of Franconia, and Duke in Swabia. (b. 1845)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/13/19 at 4:20 am

June 13th 1972 – Clyde McPhatter, American rhythm and blues, soul and rock and roll singer, died of a heart attack. He was one of the most widely imitated R&B singers of the 1950s and early 1960s and was a key figure in the shaping of doo-wop and R&B. His high-pitched tenor voice was steeped in the gospel music he sang in much of his early life. He was the lead tenor of the Mount Lebanon Singers, a gospel group he formed as a teenager. He was later the lead tenor of Billy Ward and his Dominoes and was largely responsible for the initial success of the group. After his tenure with the Dominoes, McPhatter formed his own group, the Drifters, and later worked as a solo performer. (b. about 1932)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/13/19 at 5:19 am

June 13th 1941 – Marcel Lachemann, American baseball executive and a former player, manager and pitching coach in Major League Baseball (MLB). As a player, he was a relief pitcher for the Oakland Athletics. He is currently a special assistant to the general manager of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/13/19 at 5:42 am

June 13th 1986 – Benny Goodman, American jazz and swing musician, clarinetist and bandleader, died from a heart attack. Known as the "King of Swing". In the mid-1930s, Goodman led one of the most popular musical groups in the United States. His concert at Carnegie Hall in New York City on January 16, 1938, is described by the critic Bruce Eder as "the single most important jazz or popular music concert in history: jazz's 'coming out' party to the world of 'respectable' music." (b. 1909)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/13/19 at 6:06 am

June 13th 1945 – Whitley Strieber, American writer. Best known for his horror novels The Wolfen and The Hunger and for Communion, a non-fiction account of his alleged experiences with non-human entities. He has maintained a dual career of author of fiction and advocate of alternative concepts through his best-selling non-fiction books, his Unknown Country web site, and his Internet podcast, Dreamland.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/13/19 at 6:36 am

June 13th 1987 – Geraldine Page, American film, television and stage actress, died of a heart attack. An eight-time Academy Award nominee, she was nominated for Hondo (1953), Summer and Smoke (1961), Sweet Bird of Youth (1962), You're a Big Boy Now (1966), Pete 'n' Tillie (1972), Interiors (1978) and The Pope of Greenwich Village (1984), before winning the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance as Carrie Watts in The Trip to Bountiful (1985). (b. 1924)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/13/19 at 8:15 am

June 13th 1932 – Bob McGrath, American singer, musician, actor, voice artist and children's author. Best known for playing original human character Bob Johnson on the long-running educational television series, Sesame Street. Along with Susan, played by Loretta Long, Bob had been one of the two longest-lasting human characters on the series since the show's debut.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/13/19 at 9:38 am

June 13th 2010 – Jimmy Dean, American country music singer, television host, actor, and businessman, died from an undisclosed cause. Best known today as the creator of the Jimmy Dean sausage brand as well as its TV commercials' drawling spokesman. He became a national television personality starting on CBS in 1957. He rose to fame for his 1961 country music crossover hit into rock and roll with "Big Bad John" and his 1963 television series The Jimmy Dean Show, which gave puppeteer Jim Henson his first national media exposure. His acting career included appearing in the early seasons in the Daniel Boone TV series as the sidekick of the famous frontiersman played by star Fess Parker. Later he was on the big screen in a supporting role as billionaire Willard Whyte in the James Bond movie Diamonds Are Forever (1971). (b. 1928)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/13/19 at 10:18 am

June 13th 1939 – Siegfried Fischbacher, German-American magician and actor. With Roy Horn, they formed Siegfried & Roy, duo of contemporary magicians and entertainers who became known for their appearances with white lions and white tigers. From 1990 until Roy's career-ending tiger injury on October 3, 2003, the duo formed Siegfried & Roy at the Mirage Resort and Casino, which was regarded as the most-visited show in Las Vegas, Nevada. From 2004 to 2005, Siegfried and Roy were executive producers of Father of the Pride.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/13/19 at 11:13 am

June 13th 2018 – D. J. Fontana (born Dominic Joseph Fontana), American musician, died after suffering from complications of a broken hip. Best known as the drummer for Elvis Presley for 14 years. In October 1954 he was hired to play drums for Presley, which marked the beginning of a fifteen-year relationship. He played on over 460 RCA cuts with Elvis. (b. 1931)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/13/19 at 12:18 pm

June 13th 1953 – Tim Allen, American actor, comedian, and producer. He is known for his role as Tim "The Toolman" Taylor in the ABC television show Home Improvement (1991–1999) as well as for his starring roles in several films, including the role of Buzz Lightyear in the Toy Story franchise. From 2011 to 2017, he starred as Mike Baxter in the TV series Last Man Standing. Since 2007, he is the owner of the company Boxing Cat Films.

Subject: Re: Royalty Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/13/19 at 2:07 pm

June 13th 2017 – Patricia Knatchbull, 2nd Countess Mountbatten of Burma, British peeress and the third cousin of Queen Elizabeth II, dies from an undisclosed illness, at the age of 93. She was the elder daughter of Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma and his wife, the heiress Edwina Ashley, a patrilineal descendant of the Earls of Shaftesbury, first ennobled in 1661. She was the elder sister of Lady Pamela Hicks, and first cousin to Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh and the last surviving baptismal sponsor to Prince Charles, Prince of Wales. (b. 1924)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/13/19 at 4:11 pm

June 13th 1941 – Esther Ofarim, Israeli international singer. She came second in the Eurovision Song Contest 1963 with the song "T'en vas pas", representing Switzerland. After marrying Abi Ofarim  and for a full decade in the 1960s, she was half of the singing husband and wife duo, Esther & Abi Ofarim. Their greatest success in Germany was in 1967 with "Morning of My Life", which was written by the Bee Gees. In 1968 "Cinderella Rockefella" hit the top of the charts in a number of countries including the UK. They played many live concerts in New York City and London, and in 1969 they toured around the world. After they divorced, the duo broke up and she undertook a successful solo career.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/14/19 at 4:04 am

June 14th 1946 – Donald Trump, the 45th President of the United States. Before entering politics, he was a businessman and television personality.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/14/19 at 4:05 am

June 14th 1801 – Benedict Arnold, American general during the American Revolution War died after four days of delirium, at the age of 60. He originally fought for the American Continental Army but defected to the British Army. While a general on the American side, he obtained command of the fortifications at West Point, New York (future site of the U.S. Military Academy after 1802) overlooking the cliffs at the Hudson River (upriver from British-occupied New York City), and planned to surrender it to the British forces. The plan was exposed in September 1780, and he was commissioned into the British Army as a brigadier general. (b. 1741)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/14/19 at 4:50 am

June 14th 1945 – Rod Argent, English musician, singer, songwriter, composer, and record producer. In a career spanning more than 50 years, Argent came to prominence in the mid 1960s as the founder and keyboardist of the English rock band The Zombies, and went on to form the band Argent after the first break-up of The Zombies.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/14/19 at 6:01 am

June 14th 1825 – Pierre Charles L'Enfant, French-American military engineer, died from an unknown cause in poverty. He designed the basic plan for Washington, D.C. (capital city of the U.S.) known today as the L'Enfant Plan (1791). (b. 1754)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/14/19 at 6:59 am

June 14th 1950 – Rowan Williams, Welsh archbishop and theologian. Williams was the 104th Archbishop of Canterbury, Metropolitan of the Province of Canterbury and Primate of All England, offices he held from December 2002 to December 2012. He was previously the Bishop of Monmouth and Archbishop of Wales, making him the first Archbishop of Canterbury in modern times not to be appointed from within the Church of England.

Subject: Re: Noteworthy Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/14/19 at 7:26 am

June 14th 1864 – Leonidas Polk, American general and bishop, was killed in action. A Confederate general in Western Theater the American Civil War who was once a planter in Maury County, Tennessee, and a second cousin of President James K. Polk. He also served as bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana and was for that reason known as Sewanee's Fighting Bishop. (b. 1806)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/14/19 at 7:41 am

June 14th 1949 – Antony Sher, English actor of South African origin, a two-time Laurence Olivier Award winner and four-time nominee. He joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1982 and toured in many roles, as well as appearing on film and TV, and working as a writer and theatre director. In 2001, he starred in his cousin Ronald Harwood’s play Mahler's Conversion, and said that the story of a composer sacrificing his faith for his career echoed his own identity struggles. Sher and his partner and collaborator Gregory Doran became one of the first gay couples to enter into a civil partnership in the UK. He also has several film credits to his name, including Yanks (1979), Superman II (1980), Shadey (1985) and Erik the Viking (1989). Sher starred as the Chief Weasel in the 1996 film adaptation of The Wind in the Willows and as Benjamin Disraeli in the 1997 film Mrs. Brown.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/14/19 at 9:35 am

June 14th 1887 – Mary Carpenter, English educational and social reformer, died in her sleep. The daughter of a Unitarian minister, she founded a ragged school and reformatories, bringing previously unavailable educational opportunities to poor children and young offenders in Bristol. She published articles and books on her work and her lobbying was instrumental in the passage of several educational acts in the mid-nineteenth century. She was the first woman to have a paper published by the Statistical Society of London. She addressed many conferences and meetings and became known as one of the foremost public speakers of her time. Carpenter was active in the anti-slavery movement; she also visited India, visiting schools and prisons and working to improve female education, establish reformatory schools and improve prison conditions. In later years she visited Europe and America, carrying on her campaigns of penal and educational reform. Carpenter publicly supported women's suffrage in her later years and also campaigned for female access to higher education. She is buried in Arnos Vale Cemetery in Bristol and has a memorial in the North transept of Bristol Cathedral. (b. 1807)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/14/19 at 10:51 am

June 14th 1931 – Marla Gibbs, American actress, comedian, singer, writer and producer, whose career spans five decades. Gibbs is known for her role as George Jefferson's maid, Florence Johnston, in the CBS sitcom, The Jeffersons (1975–85), for which she received five nominations for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. She also starred in the show's spin-off Checking In (1981) and the NBC sitcom, 227 (1985–90); Gibbs co-produced the latter series, played the lead role of Mary Jenkins, and sang the theme song. Gibbs has won a total of seven NAACP Image Awards. In later years, Gibbs played supporting roles in films The Meteor Man (1993), Lost & Found (1999), The Visit (2000), The Brothers (2001), Madea's Witness Protection (2012), Grantham & Rose (2015), and Lemon (2017).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/14/19 at 11:00 am

June 14th 1914 – Adlai Stevenson I, American lawyer and politician, died from an undisclosed cause. He served as the 23rd Vice President of the United States (1893–97). Previously, he served as a Congressman from Illinois in the late 1870s and early 1880s. After his subsequent appointment as Assistant Postmaster General of the United States during Grover Cleveland's first administration (1885–89), he fired many Republican postal workers and replaced them with Southern Democrats. This earned him the enmity of the Republican-controlled Congress, but made him a favorite as Grover Cleveland's running mate in 1892, and he duly became Vice President of the United States. (b. 1835)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/14/19 at 11:42 am

June 14th 1929 – Alan Davidson, Australian cricketer of the 1950s and 1960s. He was an all rounder: a hard-hitting lower-order left-handed batsman, and an outstanding left-arm fast-medium opening bowler. Strongly built and standing six feet tall, Davidson was known for his hard hitting power, which yielded many long hit sixes. His left arm bowling was a mainstay of the Australian pace attack of the 1950s and early 1960s, and from the late 1950s widely regarded as one of the finest pace bowlers in the world, with a classical bowling action which imparted late swing. Davidson was considered along with Wasim Akram as one of the two greatest left arm fast bowlers in history, and bowled with great control, conceding less than two runs per over. Only two other post-war bowlers have a superior bowling average. Davidson was known for his anticipation in close catching positions and his accurate and strong throwing arm from the outfield. His ability to take improbable close range catches saw him earn the nickname "The Claw".

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/14/19 at 12:05 pm

June 14th 1927 – Jerome K. Jerome, English writer and humourist, died after suffering a paralytic stroke and a cerebral haemorrhage. Best known for the comic travelogue Three Men in a Boat (1889). Other works include the essay collections Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow (1886) and Second Thoughts of an Idle Fellow; Three Men on the Bummel, a sequel to Three Men in a Boat, and several other novels. (b. 1859)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/14/19 at 12:54 pm

June 14th 1938 – Julie Felix, American born, British-based folk recording artist who achieved success in the late 1960s and early 1970s. She continues to perform and releases albums on her own record label. In 1966 Felix became the resident singer on the BBC television programme The Frost Report, presented by David Frost. She hosted her own shows for the BBC from 1968 to 1970, including the series Once More With Felix (the first episode was transmitted on 9 December 1967). Among those featured on her show were The Kinks, Leonard Cohen and Led Zeppelin's lead guitarist, Jimmy Page, who played the "White Summer" and "Black Mountain Side" guitar solo pieces. On 1 May 1967 she appeared on the German TV show Beat-Club; in September 1968 at the International Essen Song Days. She performed at the Isle of Wight Festival in 1969. She had two UK Singles Chart hits in 1970. The first was with the song entitled "If I Could (El Cóndor Pasa)", while the second, marginally less successful, was called "Heaven is Here".

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/14/19 at 1:49 pm

June 14th 1928 – Emmeline Pankhurst, British political activist and leader of the suffragette movement who helped women win the right to vote, died after falling into a critical condition after her hunger strikes in prison. In 1999 Time named Pankhurst as one of the 100 Most Important People of the 20th Century, stating "she shaped an idea of women for our time; she shook society into a new pattern from which there could be no going back". She was widely criticised for her militant tactics, and historians disagree about their effectiveness, but her work is recognised as a crucial element in achieving women's suffrage in Britain. (b. 1857)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/14/19 at 2:05 pm

June 14th 1982 – Lang Lang, Chinese concert pianist who has performed with leading orchestras in Europe, the United States and his native China. At the age of two, Lang watched the Tom and Jerry episode The Cat Concerto, which features Franz Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2. Lang has said it was this—his first contact with Western music—that motivated him to learn the piano. He began piano lessons with Professor Zhu Ya-Fen at age three. At the age of five, he won first place at the Shenyang Piano Competition and performed his first public recital.

Subject: Re: Musical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/14/19 at 2:38 pm

June 14th 1986 – Alan Jay Lerner, American lyricist and librettist, died of lung cancer. In collaboration with Frederick Loewe, and later Burton Lane, he created some of the world's most popular and enduring works of musical theatre for both the stage and on film. He won three Tony Awards and three Academy Awards, among other honors. Their first hit was Brigadoon (1947), a romantic fantasy set in a mystical Scottish village, directed by Robert Lewis. It was followed in 1951 by the Gold Rush story Paint Your Wagon. While the show ran for nearly a year and included songs that later became pop standards, it was less successful that Lerner's previous work. He later said of Paint Your Wagon, it was "a success but not a hit." Lerner worked with Kurt Weill on the stage musical Love Life (1948) and Burton Lane on the movie musical Royal Wedding (1951). In that same year Lerner also wrote the Oscar-winning original screenplay for An American in Paris, produced by Arthur Freed and directed by Vincente Minnelli. This was the same team who would later join with Lerner and Loewe to create Gigi. In 1956, Lerner and Loewe unveiled My Fair Lady.  (b. 1918)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/14/19 at 3:29 pm

June 14th 1961 – Boy George (born George Alan O'Dowd), English singer, songwriter, DJ, fashion designer and photographer. He is the lead singer of the Grammy and Brit Award-winning pop band Culture Club. At the height of the band's fame, during the 1980s, they recorded global hit songs such as "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me", "Time (Clock of the Heart)" and "Karma Chameleon" and George is known for his soulful voice and androgynous appearance. He was part of the English New Romantic movement which emerged in the late 1970s to the early 1980s.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/14/19 at 4:13 pm

June 14th 1994 – Henry Mancini, American composer, conductor and arranger, died of pancreatic cancer. He is best remembered for his film and television scores. Often cited as one of the greatest composers in the history of film, he won four Academy Awards, a Golden Globe, and twenty Grammy Awards, plus a posthumous Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1995. His best known works include the theme to The Pink Panther film series ("The Pink Panther Theme"), "Moon River" to Breakfast at Tiffany's, and the theme to the Peter Gunn television series. The Peter Gunn theme won the first Grammy Award for Album of the Year. Mancini also had a long collaboration on film scores with the film director Blake Edwards. (b. 1924)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/14/19 at 4:57 pm

June 14th 1949 – Alan White, English drummer and songwriter, best known for his tenure in the progressive rock band Yes, which he joined in 1972. In 1969, he joined the Plastic Ono Band after John Lennon invited him to play at the Toronto Rock and Roll Revival festival. White went on to play on other recordings from artists such as George Harrison, Ginger Baker's Air Force, and Terry Reid, including "Imagine" by Lennon. White joined Yes in July 1972 as a replacement for original drummer, Bill Bruford. White has performed on over 50 albums throughout his career, including those by Joe Cocker, Ginger Baker, and The Ventures.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/15/19 at 2:25 am

June 15th 1949 – Simon Callow, English actor, musician, writer, and theatre director. He made his first film appearance, as Schikaneder, in Amadeus in 1984 (having played Mozart in the original stage production). His first television role was in Carry On Laughing episode "Orgy and Bess", in 1975, but it was apparently cut from the final print. He starred in several series of the Channel 4 situation comedy Chance in a Million, as Tom Chance, an eccentric individual to whom coincidences happened regularly. Roles like this and his part in Four Weddings and a Funeral brought him a wider audience than his many critically acclaimed stage appearances.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/15/19 at 3:26 am

June 15th 1993 – James Hunt, British racing driver, died from a heart attack. He who won the Formula One World Championship in 1976. After retiring from racing in 1979, Hunt became a media commentator and businessman. Beginning his racing career in touring car racing, Hunt progressed into Formula Three, where he attracted the attention of the Hesketh Racing team and soon came under their wing. Hunt's was known for his reckless and action-packed exploits on track. He entered Formula One in 1973, driving a March 731 entered by the Hesketh Racing team. He went on to win for Hesketh, driving their own Hesketh 308 car, in both World Championship and non-Championship races, before joining the McLaren team at the end of 1975. In his first year with McLaren, Hunt won the 1976 World Drivers' Championship, and he remained with the team for a further two years, although with less success, before moving to the Wolf team in early 1979. Following a string of races in which he failed to finish, Hunt retired from driving halfway through the 1979 season. After retiring from motor racing, he established a career commenting on Grands Prix for the BBC. (b. 1947)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/15/19 at 3:57 am

June 15th 1954 – Jim Belushi, Albanian-American comic actor, voice actor, comedian, singer and musician. He is the younger brother of comic actor John Belushi and father of actor Robert Belushi. He played the role of Jim Orenthal on the sitcom According to Jim from 2001 to 2009. He has appeared in films such as Thief (1981), Little Shop of Horrors (1986),Trading Places (1983), Salvador (1986), Red Heat (1988), Who's Harry Crumb? (1989), K-9 (1989), Mr. Destiny (1990), Last Action Hero (1993), Jingle All the Way (1996), Wag the Dog (1997), Curly Sue (1991), Return to Me (2000), The Wild (2006), Underdog (2007), The Ghost Writer (2010), Home Sweet Hell (2015), and The Whole Truth (2016).   

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/15/19 at 4:58 am

June 15th 1849 – James K. Polk, American lawyer and politician, was the 11th President of the United States (1845–49), died of cholera at his home. He previously served as the 13th Speaker of the House of Representatives and as Governor of Tennessee. A protégé of Andrew Jackson, Polk was a member of the Democratic Party and an adherent of Jacksonian democracy and Manifest Destiny. During his presidency, the United States expanded significantly with the annexation of Republic of Texas, the Oregon Treaty, and the conclusion of the Mexican-American War. (b. 1795)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/15/19 at 6:13 am

June 15th 1963 – Helen Hunt, American actress, director, and screenwriter. She starred in the sitcom Mad About You for seven years, and played single mother Carol Connelly in the 1997 romantic comedy film As Good as It Gets, for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress. Some of her other notable films include Twister (1996), Cast Away (2000), What Women Want (2000), Pay It Forward (2000), and The Sessions (2012), the latter garnered her a second Academy Award nomination. She made her directorial debut in 2007 with Then She Found Me (2007). Hunt has also won four Emmy Awards, four Golden Globe Awards, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards.

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/15/19 at 7:36 am

June 15th 1381 – Wat Tyler, English rebel leader was publicly decapitated after the Peasant’s Revolt. As leader of the 1381 Peasants' Revolt in England, he marched a group of rebels from Canterbury to the capital to oppose the institution of a poll tax and demand economic and social reforms. While the brief rebellion enjoyed early success, Tyler was killed by officers loyal to King Richard II during negotiations at Smithfield, London. (b. unknown)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/15/19 at 8:38 am

June 15th 1927 – Mel Didier, American minor league baseball pitcher turned scout and presently is employed by the Toronto Blue Jays. His career has covered a wide array of involvement in athletics from starting his career as a football and baseball coach at his alma mater, Catholic High in Baton Rouge, LA. to a football assistants' job at LSU. Coach Didier, as he's fondly called by all who've been under his tutelage, moved to professional baseball as both a scout and later as a front office executive in several of the expansion clubs before taking his present position as Special Assignment Scout for the Blue Jays.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/15/19 at 9:25 am

June 15th 1993 – John Connally, American politician, died of pulmonary fibrosis. As a Democrat he served as Secretary of the Navy under President John F. Kennedy, as the 39th Governor of Texas, and as Secretary of the Treasury under President Richard Nixon. While Governor of Texas, he was seriously wounded when President Kennedy was assassinated. As Treasury Secretary, Connally is best remembered for removing the U.S. dollar from the gold standard in 1971, an event known as the Nixon shock. In 1973 he switched parties to become a Republican, and ran unsuccessfully for the Republican nomination for President in 1980. (b. 1917)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/15/19 at 10:43 am

June 15th 1938 – Billy Williams, American baseball left fielder who played sixteen seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago Cubs and two seasons for the Oakland Athletics. Williams was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1987. In 1999, he was named a finalist for the Major League Baseball All-Century Team.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/15/19 at 12:15 pm

June 15th 2014 – Casey Kasem, American disc jockey, music historian, radio personality, voice actor, and actor, died from what was reported as sepsis caused by an ulcerated bedsore. Known for being the host of several music radio countdown programs, most notably American Top 40, from 1970 until his retirement in 2009, and for providing the voice of Norville "Shaggy" Rogers in the Scooby-Doo franchise from 1969 to 1997, and again from 2002 until 2009. Kasem co-founded the American Top 40 franchise in 1970, hosting it from its inception to 1988, and again from 1998 to 2004. Between January 1989 and early 1998, he was the host of Casey's Top 40, Casey's Hot 20, and Casey's Countdown. From 1998 to 2009, Kasem also hosted two adult contemporary spin-offs of American Top 40: American Top 20 and American Top 10. (b. 1932)

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Written By: LyricBoy on 06/15/19 at 12:26 pm


June 15th 2014 – Casey Kasem, American disc jockey, music historian, radio personality, voice actor, and actor, died from what was reported as sepsis caused by an ulcerated bedsore. Known for being the host of several music radio countdown programs, most notably American Top 40, from 1970 until his retirement in 2009, and for providing the voice of Norville "Shaggy" Rogers in the Scooby-Doo franchise from 1969 to 1997, and again from 2002 until 2009. Kasem co-founded the American Top 40 franchise in 1970, hosting it from its inception to 1988, and again from 1998 to 2004. Between January 1989 and early 1998, he was the host of Casey's Top 40, Casey's Hot 20, and Casey's Countdown. From 1998 to 2009, Kasem also hosted two adult contemporary spin-offs of American Top 40: American Top 20 and American Top 10. (b. 1932)


Keep your feet on the ground and keep reaching for the stars.  :)

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/15/19 at 12:44 pm

June 15th 1949 – Dusty Baker, American Major League Baseball manager and retired player. He had a 19-year career as a hard-hitting outfielder, primarily with the Atlanta Braves and Los Angeles Dodgers. He helped the Dodgers to pennants in 1977 and 1978 and to the World Series championship in 1981. He then had a 20-year career as a manager with the San Francisco Giants, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, and Washington Nationals. He led the Giants to the 2002 National League pennant and also reached the playoffs with the latter three teams.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/15/19 at 1:59 pm

June 15th 1949 – Russell Hitchcock, Australian musician and vocalist for soft rock duo Air Supply. In 1965, he left school to work as a salesman. At that time, he played the drums and was the lead vocalist in a band called "19th Generation". At the age of 20, Hitchcock obtained a job at a computer company where he continued work for three years, before being promoted and transferred to Sydney. He formed Air Supply after meeting British musician Graham Russell in 1975, on the set of a production of Jesus Christ Superstar.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/15/19 at 2:25 pm

June 15th 1996 – Ella Fitzgerald, American jazz singer, died from the effects of diabetes. She is often referred to as the First Lady of Song, Queen of Jazz and Lady Ella. She was noted for her purity of tone, impeccable diction, phrasing and intonation, and a "horn-like" improvisational ability, particularly in her scat singing. After tumultuous teenage years, Fitzgerald found stability in musical success with the Chick Webb Orchestra, performing across the country, but most often associated with the Savoy Ballroom in Harlem. Fitzgerald's rendition of the nursery rhyme "A-Tisket, A-Tasket" helped boost both her and Webb to national fame. Taking over the band after Webb died, Fitzgerald left it behind in 1942 to start a solo career that would last effectively the rest of her life. (b. 1917)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/15/19 at 2:45 pm

June 15th 1964 – Courteney Cox, American actress, producer, and director. She is best known for her roles as Monica Geller on the NBC sitcom Friends, Gale Weathers in the horror series Scream, and Jules Cobb in the ABC/TBS sitcom Cougar Town, for which she earned her first Golden Globe nomination. Cox also starred in the FX series Dirt. She owns a production company, called Coquette Productions, which was created by Cox and her then-husband David Arquette. Cox also worked as a director on her sitcom Cougar Town and the television film Talhotblond.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/15/19 at 3:08 pm

June 15th 1995 – Charles Bennett, English director and screenwriter, died from an undisclosed cause. He enjoyed a major success with his play Blackmail (1929), which was performed on stage by Tallulah Bankhead in 1928 and filmed by Alfred Hitchcock in 1929; the latter is generally credited as the first British sound film. The Last Hour was another popular Bennett play turned into a movie. He was under contract to British International from 1930 to 1931 and worked for a number of other producers such as George King. His association with Hitchcock continued into the 1930s, with Bennett writing some of the latter's most famous British films—The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934), The 39 Steps (1935), Secret Agent (1936), Sabotage (1936), and Young and Innocent (1937). His work with Hitchcock attracted the attention of Hollywood; and, in 1938, Bennett accepted a contract with Universal Studios at $1,000 a week. He stayed with the Universal for six months. He later worked in American television on such series as Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, The Wild Wild West and Land of the Giants. He also co-wrote, with Anthony Ellis, the first adaptation of a James Bond novel, the 1954 television production of Casino Royale. However, the best received of Bennett's later films was an adaptation of M. R. James's Casting the Runes, entitled Night of the Demon and directed by Jacques Tourneur in 1957.  (d. 1899)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/15/19 at 4:07 pm

June 15th 1969 – Cédric Pioline, French tennis player who played on the tour from 1989 to 2002. He reached the men's singles final at the 1993 US Open and at Wimbledon in 1997. On both occasions, he was beaten by Pete Sampras in straight sets. Pioline's career-high singles ranking was World No. 5, achieved in 2000. Pioline won five singles titles in his career, the biggest at the ATP Masters Series event in Monte Carlo in 2000 – his last ever final on the professional tour. In addition to his finals appearances at the US Open and Wimbledon, he reached 10 other singles finals, including at Monte Carlo in 1993 and 1998. Pioline also competed for France in Davis Cup, winning the cup in 1996 and 2001. After retiring from tennis, he became a tennis administrator. As of October 2008, he is the tournament director of the ATP Masters Series event in Paris and plays on the senior ATP tour.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/15/19 at 4:07 pm

June 15th 2018 – Matt Murphy, American guitarist, died from a heart attack. He worked a lot with Memphis Slim, including on his album At the Gate of Horn (1959). Murphy did not have a band of his own until 1982 but did work in the studio and on stage with many musicians, including Ike Turner, Muddy Waters, James Cotton, Otis Rush, Etta James, Sonny Boy Williamson II, Chuck Berry and Joe Louis Walker. He gave a memorable performance in 1963 on the American Folk Blues Festival tour of Europe with his "Matt's Guitar Boogie". Freddie King is said to have once admitted that he based his "Hide Away" on Murphy's playing during this performance. He originally recorded "Hide Away" 3 years earlier, on 1960.08.26, and also said it was based on Hound Dog Taylor's "Taylor's Boogie." No version of "Matt's Guitar Boogie" is seen on Memphis Slim or other albums with Matt before "Hide Away." (b. 1929)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/15/19 at 4:15 pm

June 15th 1969 – Ice Cube, American rapper, writer and actor. One of the founding artists of gangsta rap, Ice Cube initially gained recognition as the primary songwriting and performing member of the seminal hip-hop groups C.I.A. and N.W.A, the latter of which gained extreme notoriety for pushing the boundaries of lyrical content in mainstream popular music, as well as visual imagery in music videos.

Subject: Re: Military Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/15/19 at 4:34 pm

June 15th 1918 – Edward Brittain, British Army officer, was shot in the head and killed during an early morning counter-attack against an Austrian offensive, part of the Battle of the Piate River. He was a British Army officer who fought in the First World War and was immortalised by his sister Vera Brittain in Testament of Youth. (b. 1895)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 06/20/19 at 7:34 pm

Died two years ago today, on June 20th 2017: Prodigy, American rapper, at age 42, from sickle cell anemia.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 06/21/19 at 12:40 pm

Died on June 21st 1998: Al Campanis, American baseball player and manager, age 81 (born November 1916)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 06/22/19 at 5:00 pm

George Carlin, American standup comedian/author/actor, passed away eleven years ago today, on June 22nd 2008, at age 71.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 06/22/19 at 5:11 pm

Died 50 years ago today, on June 22nd 1969: Judy Garland, American actress/singer/dancer, age 47 years and 12 days (born 1922).

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 06/23/19 at 3:04 pm

Died on June 23rd 2006: Aaron Spelling, age 83; he was an American actor, producer, and screenwriter; and he founded Spelling Television. (b. 1923)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 06/23/19 at 3:05 pm

Peter Falk, American actor, died on this day in 2011 at the age of 83 (born Sept. 1927). He was mainly known for his role as Lieutenant Columbo in the long-running television series Columbo (1968–2003), for which he won four Primetime Emmy Awards (1972, 1975, 1976, 1990) and a Golden Globe Award (1973).

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 06/24/19 at 11:27 am

Yesterday also marked ten years since the passing of Ed McMahon, American TV personality/comedian/actor. He was 86 (born March 1923).

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 06/25/19 at 7:16 pm

And it was on this date ten years ago when Farrah Fawcett and Michael Jackson both passed away, just a few hours apart. :\'(

Of course Michael's death was quite shocking.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 06/28/19 at 6:45 pm

Billy Mays, American TV pitchman, died ten years ago today at the age of 50 (one month shy of his 51st birthday). He was probably best known for his promotion of "OxiClean."

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 06/28/19 at 6:50 pm

Five years ago today, on June 28th 2014, American actor Meshach Taylor passed away at the age of 67 from colorectal cancer. His mother, who had turned 100 on the 17th of that month, was still alive when her son died.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 06/30/19 at 6:59 pm

Buddy Hackett, American comedian, died 16 years ago today (30 June 2003) at the age of 78 (born August 1924).

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 07/01/19 at 12:59 pm

Wolfman Jack, American radio host, passed away on this day in 1995 (born 1938).

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 07/01/19 at 1:06 pm

Today marks 15 years since the death of American actor Marlon Brando at age 80 (born April 1924).

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 07/01/19 at 1:08 pm

Died on this day in 2000: Walter Matthau, American actor, age 79 3/4 (born Oct. 1920).

Subject: Re: Political Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/02/19 at 5:24 am

July 2nd 1940 – Kenneth Clarke, British Conservative politician who has represented Rushcliffe in Nottinghamshire as a Member of Parliament since 1970. Clarke, described by the press as a "Big Beast", has served in various British Cabinets as Chancellor of the Exchequer, Home Secretary, Lord Chancellor and Justice Secretary, Education Secretary, Health Secretary and Minister without Portfolio. He has been the President of the Tory Reform Group since 1997.

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/02/19 at 5:27 am

July 2nd 2016 – Michael Cimino, American director, producer, and screenwriter, was found dead in his bed from heart failure. Beginning his career filming commercials, he moved to Los Angeles to take up screenwriting in 1971. After co-writing the script of Magnum Force and Silent Running, he wrote the preliminary script Thunderbolt and Lightfoot. Clint Eastwood read the script and sent it to his personal production company, which allowed Cimino to direct the film. After its success, Cimino co-wrote, directed, and produced the 1978 Academy Award-winning film The Deer Hunter. His next film, Heaven's Gate (1980), proved to be a financial failure.  Cimino directed four movies after Heaven's Gate, but none were as successful as The Deer Hunter. (b. 1939)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/02/19 at 6:01 am

July 2nd 1956 – Jerry Hall, American model and actress, also known for her former relationship with Mick Jagger with whom she has four children and her marriage to media mogul Rupert Murdoch. Hall had a very small role in Urban Cowboy, released in 1980. She appeared in director Tim Burton's Batman (1989), in a supporting role as Alicia Hunt, a gangster's moll who is disfigured by The Joker (played by Jack Nicholson). Her 1990 London West End stage début was playing Cherie in a revival of Bus Stop (a role played by Marilyn Monroe in the film adaption) at the Lyric Theatre in Shaftesbury Avenue.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/02/19 at 6:04 am

July 2nd 2016 – Caroline Aherne, English comedian and BAFTA-winning writer and actress, died of cancer. Best known for performing as the acerbic chat show host Mrs Merton, various roles in the The Fast Show, and as the lead role in the The Royle Family, which she co-wrote. She was also known for narrating the Channel 4 reality television series Gogglebox, a role she held from its inception in 2013 until she became too ill in April 2016. (b. 1963)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/02/19 at 6:31 am

July 2nd 1963 – Mark Kermode, English film critic, presenter, writer, and musician. He is the chief film critic for The Observer, contributes to the magazine Sight & Sound, and co-presents the BBC Radio 5 Live show Kermode and Mayo's Film Review and the BBC Two arts programme The Culture Show. Kermode writes and presents a film-related video blog for the BBC, and is a member of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Kermode is a founding member of the skiffle band the Dodge Brothers, for which he plays double bass.

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/02/19 at 6:35 am

July 2nd 1850 – Robert Peel, British statesman and member of the Conservative Party, died a clavicular fracture rupturing his subclavian vessels, caused by a horse riding accident. He served twice as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1834–1835 and 1841–1846) and twice as Home Secretary (1822–1827 and 1828–1830). He is regarded as the father of modern British policing and as one of the founders of the modern Conservative Party. (b. 1788)

Subject: Re: Scientific Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/02/19 at 7:19 am

July 2nd 1946 – Richard Axel, American molecular biologist and University Professor in the Department of Neuroscience at Columbia University and an investigator at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. His work on the olfactory system won him and Linda Buck, a former postdoctoral research scientist in his group, the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2004.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/02/19 at 8:31 am

July 2nd 1922 – Pierre Cardin, Italian-French fashion designer. Cardin is known for his avant-garde style and his Space Age designs. He prefers geometric shapes and motifs, often ignoring the female form. He advanced into unisex fashions, sometimes experimental, and not always practical. He founded his fashion house in 1950 and introduced the "bubble dress" in 1954.

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/02/19 at 8:39 am

July 2nd 1566 – Nostradamus, French physician and reputed seer, died from the gout, which had plagued him painfully for many years and made movement very difficult, turned into edema, or dropsy. He published collections of prophecies that have since become widely famous. He is best known for his book Les Propheties, the first edition of which appeared in 1555. Since the publication of this book, which has rarely been out of print since his death, Nostradamus has attracted a following that, along with much of the popular press, credits him with predicting many major world events. Most academic sources maintain that the associations made between world events and Nostradamus's quatrains are largely the result of misinterpretations or mistranslations (sometimes deliberate) or else are so tenuous as to render them useless as evidence of any genuine predictive power. (b. December 1503)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/02/19 at 9:14 am

July 2nd 1929 – Imelda Marcos, the widow of Ferdinand Marcos, the 10th president of the Philippines. She served as First Lady from 1965 to 1986 during the presidency of her husband. She remains one of the richest politicians in the Philippines through her collection of clothing, artwork, and jewelry, along with money in offshore bank accounts under the pseudonym "Jane Ryan". As a result, she has been called a kleptocrat by her critics who accuse her of plunder.

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/02/19 at 9:17 am

July 2nd 1897 – Amelia Earhart, American aviation pioneer and author, disappeared during an attempt to make a circumnavigational flight of the globe in 1937 in a Purdue-funded Lockheed Model 10-E Electra, Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan disappeared over the central Pacific Ocean near Howland Island. Fascination with her life, career, and disappearance continues to this day. She was the first female aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. She received the United States Distinguished Flying Cross for this accomplishment. She set many other records, wrote best-selling books about her flying experiences and was instrumental in the formation of The Ninety-Nines, an organization for female pilots. In 1935, Earhart became a visiting faculty member at Purdue University as an advisor to aeronautical engineering and a career counselor to women students. She was also a member of the National Woman's Party and an early supporter of the Equal Rights Amendment. (d. 1937)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/02/19 at 9:53 am

July 2nd 1973 – Peter Kay, English comedian, actor, director, and producer. He has written, produced, and acted in several award-winning television and film projects. In addition, he has authored three books. In 2015, he starred in BBC sitcoms Peter Kay's Car Share and Cradle to Grave. In 2016, Kay won the BAFTA TV Award for Best Male Comedy Performance, the BAFTA TV Award for Best Scripted Comedy and the National Television Award for Best Comedy for Car Share.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/02/19 at 10:14 am

July 2nd 1985 – Ashley Tisdale, American actress, singer, and producer. During her childhood, Tisdale was featured in over one hundred advertisements and had minor roles in television and theatre. She achieved mainstream success as Maddie Fitzpatrick in the Disney Channel series The Suite Life of Zack & Cody. This success was heightened when she starred as Sharpay Evans in the High School Musical franchise. The film series proved to be a huge success for Disney, and earned a large following. The success of the films led to Tisdale signing with Warner Bros. Records, releasing her debut album, Headstrong (2007), through the label. The album was a commercial success, earning a gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). She starred as Candace Flynn in the animated series Phineas & Ferb from 2007 to 2015.

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/02/19 at 10:24 am

July 2nd 1961 – Ernest Hemingway, American novelist, short story writer, and journalist, committed suicide. His economical and understated style had a strong influence on 20th-century fiction, while his life of adventure and his public image influenced later generations. Hemingway produced most of his work between the mid-1920s and the mid-1950s, and won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1954. He published seven novels, six short story collections, and two non-fiction works. Additional works, including three novels, four short story collections, and three non-fiction works, were published posthumously. Many of his works are considered classics of American literature. In 1918, he was seriously wounded in the First World War and returned home. His wartime experiences formed the basis for his novel A Farewell to Arms.  (b. 1899)

Subject: Re: Political Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/02/19 at 11:13 am

July 2nd 1930 – Carlos Menem, Argentine politician. He was President of Argentina from 1989 to 1999. He has been a Senator for La Rioja Province since 2005.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/02/19 at 11:53 am

July 2nd 1934 – Tom Springfield, English singer-songwriter and producer. He was an important figure in the 1960s folk and pop music scene. He is the brother of the late pop star Dusty Springfield, with whom he performed in The Springfields.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/02/19 at 11:53 am

July 2nd 1973 – Betty Grable, American actress, pin-up girl, dancer, and singer, died of lung cancer. Her 42 movies during the 1930s and 1940s grossed more than $100 million and she set a record of 12 consecutive years in the top 10 of box office stars. The U.S. Treasury Department in 1946 and 1947 listed her as the highest-salaried American woman; she earned more than $3 million during her career. (b. 1916)

Subject: Re: Political Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/02/19 at 12:25 pm

July 2nd 1938 – David Owen, English physician and politician. He served as British Foreign Secretary from 1977 to 1979, at the age of 38 the youngest person in over forty years to hold the post. In 1981, Owen was one of the "Gang of Four" who left the Labour Party to found the Social Democratic Party (SDP). Owen led the SDP from 1983 to 1987, and the continuing SDP from 1988 to 1990. He sat in the House of Lords as a crossbencher until March 2014, and now sits as an "independent social democrat".

Subject: Re: Religious Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/02/19 at 12:56 pm

July 2nd 1972 – Joseph Fielding Smith, American religious leader and writer, died from an undisclosed cause in Salt Lake City shortly before his 96th birthday. He served as the tenth president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1970 until his death in 1972. He was the son of Joseph F. Smith, who was the sixth president of the LDS Church, and grandson of Hyrum Smith, brother of LDS Church founder Joseph Smith. (b. 1876)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/02/19 at 1:29 pm

July 2nd 1986 – Lindsay Lohan, American actress and singer. Lohan began her career as a child fashion model when she was three, and was later featured on the soap opera Another World for a year when she was 10. At age 11, Lohan made her motion picture debut in Disney's commercially and critically successful 1998 remake of The Parent Trap. Her next major motion picture, Disney's 2003 remake of Freaky Friday, was also a critical and commercial success. With the release of Mean Girls (2004), another critical and commercial success, and Disney's Herbie: Fully Loaded (2005), another commercial success, Lohan became a teen idol sensation, a household name and a frequent focus of paparazzi and tabloids. However, Lohan's next starring role in the romantic comedy Just My Luck (2006), received poor reviews and was only a modest commercial success. Following Just My Luck, Lohan focused on smaller, more mature roles in independent movies, receiving positive comments on her work, including A Prairie Home Companion (2006), Bobby (2006) and Chapter 27 (2007).

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/02/19 at 1:42 pm

July 2nd 1975 – James Robertson Justice, Anglo-Scottish character actor in British films, died from a severe stroke. His first leading role was as headmaster in the film Vice Versa, written and directed by Peter Ustinov, who cast him partly because he'd been "a collaborator of my father's at Reuters." Justice was the demanding surgeon Sir Lancelot Spratt in the "Doctor" series of films of the 1950s and 1960s, beginning with Doctor in the House in 1954, playing a role for which he is possibly best remembered. (b. 1907)

Subject: Re: Political Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/02/19 at 2:46 pm

July 2nd 1954 – Chris Huhne, British journalist and former politician who was the Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Eastleigh from 2005 to 2013 and the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change from 2010 to 2012. From September 2013 to August 2014 he wrote a weekly column for The Guardian.

Subject: Re: Notable Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/02/19 at 2:46 pm

July 2nd 1778 – Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Francophone Genevan philosopher, writer and composer, committed suicide four days after his 66th birthday. His political philosophy influenced the Enlightenment in France and across Europe, as well as aspects of the French Revolution and the overall development of modern political and educational thought. (b. 1712)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/02/19 at 3:10 pm

July 2nd 1964 – Jose Canseco, Cuban-American former Major League Baseball (MLB) outfielder and designated hitter. During his time with the Oakland A's, he established himself as one of the premier power hitters in the game. He won the Rookie of the Year (1986), and Most Valuable Player award (1988), and was a six-time All-Star. Canseco is a two-time World Series winner with the Oakland A's (1989) and the New York Yankees (2000). He admitted using performance-enhancing drugs during his playing career, and in 2005 wrote a tell-all book, Juiced: Wild Times, Rampant 'Roids, Smash Hits & How Baseball Got Big, in which he claimed that the vast majority of MLB players use steroids. After retiring from Major League Baseball, he also competed in boxing and mixed martial arts. He has a twin brother Ozzie, who was also a former major league player.

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/02/19 at 3:45 pm

July 2nd 1743 – Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington, British Whig statesman, died unmarried and without issue. He served continuously in government from 1715 until his death. He served as the Prime Minister from 1742 until his death in 1743. He is considered to have been Britain's second Prime Minister, after Sir Robert Walpole, but worked extremely closely with the Secretary of State, Lord Carteret, in order to secure the support of the various factions making up the Government. He was the first Prime Minister to die in office. (b. about 1673)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/02/19 at 4:46 pm

July 2nd 1990 – Danny Rose, English footballer who plays as a left back for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur and the English national team.

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/02/19 at 5:05 pm

July 2nd 1997 – James Stewart, American actor and military officer, who is among the most honored and popular stars in film history, died from pulmonary embolism. A major Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer contract player, Stewart was known for his distinctive drawl and down-to-earth persona, which helped him often portray American middle-class men struggling in crisis. Many of the films he starred in have become enduring classics. Stewart was nominated for five Academy Awards, winning one in competition for The Philadelphia Story (1940), and received an Academy Lifetime Achievement award in 1985. He also had a noted military career and was a World War II and Vietnam War veteran and pilot, who rose to the rank of Brigadier General in the United States Air Force Reserve, becoming the highest-ranking actor in military history. (b. 1908)

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/02/19 at 5:33 pm

July 2nd 1991 – Lee Remick, American actress, died of kidney and liver cancer. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for the 1962 film Days of Wine and Roses, and for the 1966 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for her Broadway theatre performance in Wait Until Dark. Remick made her film debut in 1957 in A Face in the Crowd. Her other notable film roles include Anatomy of a Murder (1959), Wild River (1960), The Detective (1968), The Omen (1976), and The Europeans (1979). She won Golden Globe Awards for the 1973 TV film The Blue Knight, and for playing the title role in the 1974 miniseries Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill. For the latter role, she also won the BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress. In April 1991, she received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. (b. 1935)

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/02/19 at 5:41 pm

July 2nd 1977 – Vladimir Nabokov, Russian-American novelist and entomologist, died from severe bronchial congestion. His first nine novels were in Russian, but he achieved international prominence after he began writing English prose. Nabokov's Lolita (1955), his most noted novel in English, was ranked fourth in the list of the Modern Library 100 Best Novels; Pale Fire (1962) was ranked 53rd on the same list, and his memoir, Speak, Memory (1951), was listed eighth on the publisher's list of the 20th century's greatest nonfiction. He was a finalist for the National Book Award for Fiction seven times. (b. 1899)

Subject: Re: Scientific Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/02/19 at 5:51 pm

July 2nd 2013 – Douglas Engelbart, American engineer and inventor, died after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease. He was an early computer and Internet pioneer. He is best known for his work on founding the field of human–computer interaction, particularly while at his Augmentation Research Center Lab in SRI International, which resulted in creation of the computer mouse, and the development of hypertext, networked computers, and precursors to graphical user interfaces. These were demonstrated at The Mother of All Demos in 1968. Engelbart's Law, the observation that the intrinsic rate of human performance is exponential, is named after him. (b. 1925)

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/02/19 at 6:05 pm

July 2nd 2010 – Beryl Bainbridge, English writer, died of cancer. From Liverpool, she was primarily known for her works of psychological fiction, often macabre tales set among the English working classes. Bainbridge won the Whitbread Awards prize for best novel in 1977 and 1996; she was nominated five times for the Booker Prize. She was described in 2007 as "a national treasure". (b. 1932)

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: nally on 07/02/19 at 6:06 pm


July 2nd 2010 – Beryl Bainbridge, English writer, died of cancer. From Liverpool, she was primarily known for her works of psychological fiction, often macabre tales set among the English working classes. Bainbridge won the Whitbread Awards prize for best novel in 1977 and 1996; she was nominated five times for the Booker Prize. She was described in 2007 as "a national treasure". (b. 1932)

Clearly not to be confused with Merril Bainbridge, an Australian singer who is very much alive. Just sayin', since the names sound quite similar.

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/02/19 at 6:24 pm

July 2nd 1989 – Franklin J. Schaffner, American film director, died of lung cancer. Best known for the films Planet of the Apes (1968), Patton (1970), Nicholas and Alexandra (1971), Papillon (1973), and The Boys from Brazil (1978). (b. 1920)

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July 3rd 1956 – Montel Williams, American television personality, radio talk show host, and actor. He is best known as host of the long-running The Montel Williams Show, and more recently as a spokesman for the Partnership for Prescription Assistance (PPA), Williams is also active with the nonprofit MS Foundation, which he founded after being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1999. Williams is also noted for his service in both the U.S. Marine Corps and the U.S. Navy, from which he was honorably discharged after 22 years of service.

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July 3rd 1937 – Jacob Schick, American inventor and entrepreneur who patented the first electric razor and started the Schick Dry Shaver, Inc. razor company. He is the father of electric razors. Schick became a Canadian citizen in 1935 to avoid an investigation by the Joint Congressional Committee on Tax Evasion & Avoidance after he moved most of his wealth to a series of holding companies in the Bahamas. (b. 1877)

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July 3rd 1962 – Tom Cruise, American actor and producer. He has been nominated for three Academy Awards and has won three Golden Globe Awards. He started his career at age 19 in the film Endless Love. Since 1996, Cruise has been well known for his role as IMF agent Ethan Hunt in the Mission: Impossible film series, whose most recent film, Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation, was released in 2015. In 2012, Cruise was Hollywood's highest-paid actor. Sixteen of his films grossed over $100 million in the United States, and 22 have grossed in excess of $200 million worldwide. He has won Golden Globe Awards for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture in Drama in 1990 for Born on the Fourth of July; Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture in Comedy/Musical in 1997 for Jerry Maguire; and Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture in 2000 for Magnolia. In 2002, Cruise won the Saturn Award for Best Actor for Vanilla Sky. In 2003, he won an AFI Movie of the Year Award for The Last Samurai and an Empire Award for Best Actor for Minority Report.

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July 3rd 1971 – Jim Morrison, American singer, songwriter, and poet, best remembered as the lead singer of the Doors, died listed as heart failure. Due to his poetic lyrics, distinctive voice, wild personality, performances, and the dramatic circumstances surrounding his life and early death, Morrison is regarded by both music critics and fans as one of the most iconic and influential frontmen in rock music history. (b. 1943)

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July 3rd 1964 – Yeardley Smith, American actress, voice actress, comedian and writer best known for her long-running role as Lisa Simpson on the animated television series The Simpsons.

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July 3rd 1943 – Judith Durham, Australian singer and musician who became the lead singer for the Australian popular folk music group The Seekers in 1963. The group subsequently became the first Australian pop music group to achieve major chart and sales success in the United Kingdom and the United States, and have sold over 50 million records worldwide. Durham left the group in mid-1968 to pursue her solo career. In 1993, Durham began to make sporadic recordings and performances with The Seekers, though she remains primarily a solo performer.

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July 3rd 1958 – Charlie Higson, English actor, comedian, author, and former singer. He has also written and produced for television. In 2004, it was announced that Higson would pen the Young Bond series of James Bond novels, aimed at younger readers and concentrating on the character's schooldays at Eton.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/03/19 at 11:57 am

July 3rd 1969 – Brian Jones, English musician, drowned in the swimming pool at his home on Cotchford Farm in Hartfield, East Sussex, one month after he was asked to leave the group and was replaced by guitarist Mick Taylor. He was the founder and the original leader of the Rolling Stones. (b. 1942)

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July 3rd 1925 – Philip Jamison, American artist working primarily with watercolour as a medium. Jamison's inspiration comes mainly from the environs of his home in West Chester, Pennsylvania, and his summer home in Vinalhaven, Maine; typical scenes are landscapes, seascapes, interiors and flower arrangements.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/03/19 at 12:41 pm

July 3rd 1935 – André Citroën, French industrialist and freemason, died of stomach cancer. He is remembered chiefly for the make of car named after him, but also for his application of double helical gears. It is reputed that the young André was inspired by the works of Jules Verne and had seen the construction of the Eiffel Tower for the World Exhibition, making him want to become an engineer. He was a graduate of the École Polytechnique in 1900. During that holiday he saw a carpenter working on a set of gears with a fish-bone structure. These gears were less noisy and more efficient. Citroën bought the patent for very little money, leading to the invention that is credited to Citroën: double helical gears. Also reputed to be the inspiration of the double chevron logo of the Citroën brand. In 1906 he was installed as a director for the automotive Mors (automobile) company where he was very successful. (b. 1878)

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July 3rd 1951 – Richard Hadlee, New Zealand cricketer, regarded as one of the greatest fast bowlers and all-rounders in cricketing history. He was appointed MBE in 1980 and knighted in 1990 for services to cricket. He is a former chairman of the New Zealand board of selectors.

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July 3rd 1986 – Rudy Vallée, American singer, saxophonist, and actor, died of cancer at his home while watching the televised centennial ceremonies of the restored Statue of Liberty. His wife said his last words were: "I wish we could be there; you know how I love a party". He was one of the first modern pop stars of the teen idol type. In the words of a magazine writer in 1929, "At the microphone he is truly a romantic figure. Faultlessly attired in evening dress, he pours softly into the radio's delicate ear a stream of mellifluous melody. He appears to be coaxing, pleading and at the same time adoring the invisible one to whom his song is attuned." (b. 1901)

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July 3rd 2012 – Andy Griffith, American actor, television producer, Southern gospel singer, and writer, died from a heart attack. He was a Tony Award nominee for two roles, and gained prominence in the starring role in director Elia Kazan's film A Face in the Crowd (1957) before he became better known for his television roles, playing the lead characters in the sitcom The Andy Griffith Show (1960–1968) and in the legal drama Matlock (1986–1995). (b. 1926)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/03/19 at 3:00 pm

July 3rd 1989 – Jim Backus, American radio, television, film, and voice actor, died from complications of pneumonia after suffering from Parkinson's disease for many years. Among his most famous roles were the voice of nearsighted cartoon character Mr. Magoo, the rich Hubert Updike III on the radio version of The Alan Young Show, Joan Davis' character's husband (a domestic court judge) on TV's I Married Joan, James Dean's character's father in Rebel Without a Cause, and Thurston Howell III, on the 1960s sitcom Gilligan's Island. He also starred in his own show of one season, The Jim Backus Show, also known as Hot Off the Wire. (b. 1913)

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July 3rd 1995 – Pancho Gonzales, American tennis player, died after a battle with stomach cancer, in poverty and almost friendless. He has been rated one of the greatest in the history of the sport. He won 14 major singles titles (12 Pro Slam, 2 Grand Slam) and was the dominant professional of the 1950s; he still holds the men's all-time record of being ranked world No. 1 for eight years. (b. 1928)

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Written By: nally on 07/04/19 at 10:23 am

Two former U.S. Presidents died on this date in 1826: John Adams and Thomas Jefferson.

One former U.S. President died on this date in 1831: James Monroe.

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Written By: nally on 07/07/19 at 3:50 pm

Died on July 7th 2006: Syd Barrett, English singer-songwriter and guitarist, age 60 1/2 (b. 1946)

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Written By: nally on 07/08/19 at 10:23 am

Died one year ago today, on July 8th 2018: Tab Hunter, American actor, pop singer, film producer and author; just three days before his 87th birthday (born 1931)

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Written By: nally on 07/08/19 at 10:25 am

Both of these people passed away eight years ago today, on July 8th 2011:

Roberts Blossom, American actor and poet (b. 1924) - one notable film role of his was Old Man Marley, the next-door neighbor in Home Alone
Betty Ford, First Lady of the United States (b. 1918) - she was First Lady from 1974-77, during the presidency of her husband, Gerald Ford

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Written By: nally on 07/08/19 at 11:26 pm

Seven years ago today, on July 8th 2012, actor Ernest Borgnine, winner of an Academy Award in the film Marty, dies at the age of 95.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/09/19 at 12:09 am

July 9th 1947 – O. J. Simpson, American former running back, broadcaster, actor, advertising spokesman, and convicted robber. Simpson attended the University of Southern California (USC), where he played football for the USC Trojans and won the Heisman Trophy in 1968. He played professionally as a running back in the NFL for 11 seasons, primarily with the Buffalo Bills from 1969 to 1977. He also played for the San Francisco 49ers from 1978 to 1979. In 1973, he became the first NFL player to rush for more than 2,000 yards in a season. He holds the record for the single season yards-per-game average, which stands at 143.1. He is the only player to ever rush for over 2,000 yards in the 14-game regular season NFL format. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1983 and the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1985. After retiring from football, he began new careers in acting and football broadcasting. In 1994, Simpson was arrested and charged with the murders of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend, Ron Goldman. He was acquitted by a jury after a lengthy and internationally publicized trial. The families of the victims subsequently filed a civil suit against him, and in 1997 a civil court awarded a $33.5 million judgment against him for the victims' wrongful deaths.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/09/19 at 12:10 am

July 9th 1441 – Jan van Eyck, Dutch painter active in Bruges. He is one of the founders of Early Netherlandish painting and one of the most significant representatives of Early Northern Renaissance art. The few surviving records of his early life indicate that he was born around 1380–1390, most likely in Maaseik. He took employment in the Hague around 1422, when he was already a master painter with workshop assistants, as painter and Valet de chambre with John III the Pitiless, ruler of Holland and Hainaut. He was then employed in Lille as court painter to Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy after John's death in 1425, until he moved to Bruges in 1429 where he lived until his death. He was highly regarded by Philip and undertook a number of diplomatic visits abroad, including to Lisbon in 1428 to explore the possibility of a marriage contract between the duke and Isabella of Portugal. (b. before 1395)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/09/19 at 12:55 am

July 9th 1850 – Zachary Taylor, American general and politician, died after eating raw fruit and iced milk. He was the 12th President of the United States, serving from March 1849 until his death in July 1850. Before his presidency, Taylor was a career officer in the United States Army, rising to the rank of major general. (b. 1784)

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July 9th 1797 – Edmund Burke, Irish statesman, an author, orator, political theorist, and philosopher, died from an unknown cause. He, after moving to London, served as a member of parliament (MP) for many years in the House of Commons with the Whig Party. (b. 1729)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/09/19 at 2:16 am

July 9th 1956 – Tom Hanks, American actor and filmmaker. He is known for his comedic and dramatic roles in such films as Splash (1984), Big (1988), Turner & Hooch (1989), A League of Their Own (1992), Sleepless in Seattle (1993), Apollo 13 (1995), You've Got Mail (1998), The Green Mile (1999), Cast Away (2000), Road to Perdition (2002), Cloud Atlas (2012), Captain Phillips (2013), Saving Mr. Banks (2013), and Sully (2016). He has also starred in the Robert Langdon film series, and voices Sheriff Woody in the Toy Story film series. Hanks has been nominated for numerous awards during his career. He won a Golden Globe Award and an Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in Philadelphia (1993), as well as a Golden Globe, an Academy Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a People's Choice Award for Best Actor for Forrest Gump (1994). In 1995, Hanks became one of only two actors who won the Academy Award for Best Actor in consecutive years, with Spencer Tracy being the other.

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July 9th 1974 – Earl Warren, American jurist and politician, died from an undisclosed cause. He served as the 30th Governor of California (1943–1953) and later the 14th Chief Justice of the United States (1953–1969). He is the only person elected to three consecutive terms as Governor of California, and with those three elected terms he is second only to Jerry Brown for total gubernatorial wins in California. Before holding these positions, he was the District Attorney for Alameda County, California, and the Attorney General of California. He was the nominee of the Republican Party for Vice President in 1948, as the running mate of Thomas E. Dewey. He was appointed to chair what became known as the Warren Commission, which was formed to investigate the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy.  (b. 1891)

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July 9th 1955 – Willie Wilson, American baseball player. He played nineteen seasons in Major League Baseball for the Kansas City Royals, Oakland Athletics, and Chicago Cubs. He was an outfielder known for his speed and ability as an effective leadoff hitter. Wilson's career total of 668 stolen bases currently ranks him in 12th place all-time among major leaguers.

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July 9th 2002 – Rod Steiger, American actor, died of pneumonia and kidney failure as a result of complications from surgery for a gall bladder tumor. Noted for his portrayal of offbeat, often volatile and crazed characters. Cited as "one of Hollywood's most charismatic and dynamic stars", he is closely associated with the art of method acting, embodying the characters he played, which at times led to clashes with directors and co-stars. He starred as Marlon Brando's mobster brother Charlie in On the Waterfront (1954), the title character Sol Nazerman in The Pawnbroker (1964), and as police chief Bill Gillespie opposite Sidney Poitier in the film In the Heat of the Night (1967) which won him the Academy Award for Best Actor. (b. 1925)

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July 9th 1976 – Fred Savage, American actor, director, and producer. He is best known for his role as Kevin Arnold in the American television series The Wonder Years, which ran from 1988 to 1993. He has earned several awards and nominations, such as People's Choice Awards and Young Artist Awards.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/09/19 at 4:03 am

July 9th 2018 – Peter Carington, 6th Baron Carrington, British Conservative politician and hereditary peer, died from an undisclosed cause. He served as Defence Secretary from 1970 to 1974, Foreign Secretary from 1979 to 1982, chairman of British General Electric Company from 1983 to 1984, and Secretary General of NATO from 1984 to 1988. Before his death in 2018, he was the last surviving member of the 1951–55 government of Winston Churchill, the Eden government, and the Macmillan government, as well as of the cabinets of Alec Douglas-Home and Edward Heath. Following the House of Lords Act 1999, which removed the automatic right of hereditary peers to sit in the House of Lords, Carrington was created a life peer as Baron Carington of Upton. Carrington was Foreign Secretary in 1982 when Argentina invaded the Falkland Islands. He took full responsibility for the failure of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office to foresee this and resigned. As NATO Secretary General, he helped prevent a war between Greece and Turkey during the 1987 Aegean crisis. (b. 1919)

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July 9th 1951 – Chris Cooper, American actor. He became well known in the late 1980s. He has appeared in supporting performances in several major Hollywood films, including the drama American Beauty (1999), the biopic about a NASA engineer titled October Sky (1999), the action spy film The Bourne Identity (2002), the biographical sports film Seabiscuit (2003), the biographical film about Truman Capote, Capote (2005), the geopolitical thriller Syriana (2005), the action-thriller The Kingdom (2007), the crime drama The Town (2010), and the musical comedy film The Muppets (2011). He also portrayed Sheriff July Johnson in the acclaimed miniseries Lonesome Dove, which became one of the most successful Westerns in history. He won both the Academy Award and Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in the 2002 film Adaptation.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/09/19 at 5:30 am

July 9th 1951 – Harry Heilmann, American baseball player and radio announcer, died of lung cancer. He played professional baseball for 19 years between 1913 and 1932, including 17 seasons in Major League Baseball with the Detroit Tigers (1914, 1916–1929) and Cincinnati Reds (1930, 1932). He was a play-by-play announcer for the Tigers for 17 years from 1934 to 1950. (b. 1894)

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July 9th 1945 – Dean Koontz, American author. His novels are broadly described as suspense thrillers, but also frequently incorporate elements of horror, fantasy, science fiction, mystery, and satire. Many of his books have appeared on The New York Times Bestseller List, with 14 hardcovers and 14 paperbacks reaching the number-one position. Koontz wrote under a number of pen names earlier in his career, including "David Axton", "Leigh Nichols", and "Brian Coffey". He has sold over 450 million copies of his work as reported on his official website.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/09/19 at 6:27 am

July 9th 2018 – William Hughes, Welsh boxer and child actor, was found dead, it appeared non-natural and there was nothing to suggest foul play, and is treated as suicide.. As a child, Hughes appeared in several episodes of the television programme Doctor Who as the boyhood incarnation of the Doctor's greatest rival, the Master, a character he played simultaneously alongside John Simm, appearing in episodes in 2007, as well as in 2009-2010 through archive footage. He then appeared in the spin-off Torchwood in 2008, as a different character called Alex Grainger in the serial "Sleeper". He won the Welsh title three times. He became the protege of Enzo Maccarinelli, the Welsh World Champion boxer, and won a British Championship at the GB Amateur Boxing Championships in 2011 for Wales, in the 42 kg class. He continued with the sport, and in early 2017 he fought in a charity white-collar boxing exhibition match, raising money for cancer research, working with sports company Ultra White Collar Boxing. From autumn 2017, he joined the Elite Athlete Programme at Queen Mary University of London, also studying a degree in Finance there. In 2018, he also fought with the club Repton. With Queen Mary's, he won Gold at the 2017/18 British Universities and Colleges Sport championships. (b. 1998)

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July 9th 1957 – Paul Merton, English writer, actor, comedian, radio and television presenter. Known for his improvisation skills, Merton's humour is rooted in deadpan, surreal and sometimes dark comedy. He has been ranked by critics, fellow comedians and viewers to be among Britain's greatest comedians. He is well known for his regular appearances as a team captain on the BBC panel game Have I Got News for You, and as the former host of Room 101, as well as for several appearances on the original British version of the improvisational comedy television show Whose Line Is It Anyway?. He appears as a panellist regularly on Radio 4's Just a Minute. He has also appeared as one of the Comedy Store's Comedy Store Players.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/09/19 at 7:25 am

July 9th 2004 – Tony Lupien, American first baseman in Major League Baseball, died from an undisclosed illness. He was a left-handed batter who played for the Boston Red Sox, Philadelphia Phillies and Chicago White Sox. Lupien was an all-around athlete and successful coach. (b. 1917)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/09/19 at 7:35 am

July 9th 1925 – Ronald I. Spiers, diplomat and United States Ambassador. During his career with the State Department, Spiers worked in a variety of assignments, often involving arms control. He served at the U.S. Mission to the United Nations (in Geneva), as a negotiator for the Statute of the International Atomic Energy Agency, and also was a U.S. negotiator in a series of arms negotiations with the Soviet Union, including the Partial Test Ban Treaty, Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, First Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty and the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty. In 1964 Spiers became director of NATO Affairs, serving until 1966, when he was appointed as the Political Counselor at the U.S. Embassy to the United Kingdom. In 1969 he was appointed Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs by President Nixon, serving until 1973 when he was chosen by President Nixon to be the first U.S. Ambassador to the Bahamas. In 1974 he returned to London as Charge d'affairs and Deputy Chief of Mission, holding this post until 1977 when he was appointed by President Carter as the U.S. Ambassador to Turkey. In January 1980 he was selected to be Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research by President Carter. He was selected by President Reagan to be Ambassador to Pakistan in 1981. On August 4, 1983 President Ronald Reagan nominated Spiers to be Under Secretary of State for Management. He served through the Reagan Administration as Undersecretary of State. In 1989, President George H. W. Bush recommended him for selection as Undersecretary General of the United Nations for Political Affairs. In this position Spiers became the highest-ranking American citizen in the United Nations Secretariat.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/09/19 at 7:37 am

July 9th 2016 – Ray Spencer, English footballer, died from an undisclosed cause. He joined Aston Villa as a junior, turning professional in June 1950. Despite remaining at Villa Park until March 1958, when he joined Darlington, he never made the Villa first team. He played 98 league games, mainly at wing half, for Darlington, scoring 5 goals, and opened the scoring in Darlington's shock defeat of West Ham United in the 1961 League Cup, before moving to Torquay United in June 1961. He made 59 league appearances for Torquay, scoring once, before leaving to join Bath City in July 1963 having lost his place to Geoff Cox. (b. 1933)

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July 9th 1932 – Donald Rumsfeld, American political figure and businessman. Rumsfeld served as Secretary of Defense from 1975 to 1977 under Gerald Ford, and again from 2001 to 2006 under George W. Bush. He is both the youngest and the second-oldest person to have served as Secretary of Defense. Additionally, Rumsfeld was a three-term U.S. Congressman from Illinois (1963–1969), Director of the Office of Economic Opportunity (1969–1970), Counsellor to the President (1969–1973), the United States Permanent Representative to NATO (1973–1974), and White House Chief of Staff (1974–1975). Between his terms as Secretary of Defense, he was a highly successful businessman, serving as the CEO and chairman of several companies.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/09/19 at 8:10 am

July 9th 2018 – Hans Günter Winkler, German Hall of Fame show jumping rider, Olympic champion (1956). German show jumper, died from an undisclosed cause. He is the only show jumper to have won five Olympic gold medals and a total of seven Olympic medals, and to compete and win medals in six different Olympic Games. In the 1950s and 1960s Winkler was one of Germany's most popular athletes. (b. 1926)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/09/19 at 9:29 am

July 9th 1964 – Courtney Love, American singer, songwriter, actress, and visual artist. A notable figure in the punk and grunge scenes of the 1990s, Love's career has spanned four decades. She rose to prominence as the lead vocalist of the alternative rock band Hole, which she formed in 1989. Love has drawn public attention for her uninhibited live performances and confrontational lyrics, as well as her highly publicized personal life following her marriage to Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/09/19 at 10:31 am

July 9th 1938 – Brian Dennehy, American actor of film, stage, and television. A winner of one Golden Globe, two Tony Awards and a recipient of six Primetime Emmy Award nominations, he gained initial recognition for his role as Sheriff Will Teasle in First Blood (1982). He has had roles in numerous films including Gorky Park (1983), Silverado (1985), Cocoon (1985), F/X (1986), Presumed Innocent (1990), Romeo + Juliet (1996), and Knight of Cups (2015). Dennehy won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Miniseries or Television Film for his role as Willy Loman in the television film Death of a Salesman (2000).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/09/19 at 11:22 am

July 9th 1927 – Ed Ames, American singer and actor. He is known for playing Mingo in the television series Daniel Boone, and for his pop hits of the 1960s including "My Cup Runneth Over", "Who Will Answer?" and "When the Snow is on the Roses". He was also part of the popular 1950s singing group with his siblings, The Ames Brothers.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/09/19 at 12:44 pm

July 9th 1957 – Marc Almond, English singer-songwriter and musician. Almond first began performing and recording in the synthpop/new wave duo Soft Cell. He has also had a diverse career as a solo artist. His collaborations include a duet with Gene Pitney on the 1989 UK number one single "Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart". Almond has sold over 30 million records worldwide. He spent a month in a coma after a near-fatal motorcycle accident in 2004 and later became a patron of the brain trauma charity Headway

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/09/19 at 12:53 pm

July 9th 1959 – Jim Kerr, Scottish singer-songwriter and the lead singer of the rock band Simple Minds. He achieved five UK No. 1 albums with the band, including a No. 1 single in 1989 with "Belfast Child". He released his first solo album, Lostboy! AKA Jim Kerr, on 27 May 2010. Kerr's voice has been described as "David Bowie's rich baritone melded with Bryan Ferry's velvety croon".

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/10/19 at 12:21 am

July 10th 1945 – John Motson, English football commentator who currently works for Talksport. Since 1971 he has been a commentator for over 2000 games on television and radio, including covering all the major football championships: FIFA World Cups, FA Cups, and UEFA European Championships. For a 30-year period, from the late 1970s to 2008, Motson was the dominant football commentary figure at the BBC, apart from a brief spell in the 1990s, when his friend and rival Barry Davies was selected for two FA Cup final commentaries and the 1994 World Cup final. In 2008 Motson announced his retirement from live television commentary. He has continued since then to cover games for Match of the Day highlights and appear on BBC Radio 5 Live as well as commentating on CBeebies' Footy Pups.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/10/19 at 2:14 am

July 10th 2012 – Dolphy, Filipino comedian-actor in the Philippines, died of multiple organ failure, secondary to complications brought about by pneumonia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and acute renal failure. He is widely regarded as the country's King of Comedy for his comedic talent embodied by his long roster of works on stage, radio, television and movies. (b. 1928)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/10/19 at 5:13 am

July 10th 1945 – Virginia Wade, English tennis player from Great Britain. She won three Grand Slam singles championships and four Grand Slam doubles championships, and is the only British woman in history to have won titles at all four Grand Slam tournaments. She was ranked as high as No. 2 in the world in singles, and No. 1 in the world in doubles. Three times a Grand Slam singles champion, her most famous success was winning Wimbledon on 1 July 1977, the tournament's centenary year, and the year of the Silver Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II (the Queen attended Wimbledon for the first time since 1962 to watch the final).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/10/19 at 6:16 am

July 10th 1989 – Mel Blanc, American voice actor, actor, radio comedian, and recording artist, died of coronary artery disease. He began his 60-plus-year career performing in radio, but is best remembered for his work in animation as the voices of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Tweety Bird, Sylvester the Cat, Yosemite Sam, Foghorn Leghorn, Marvin the Martian, Pepé Le Pew, Speedy Gonzales, Wile E. Coyote, Road Runner, the Tasmanian Devil, and many of the other characters from the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies theatrical cartoons during the golden age of American animation. He was, in fact, the voice for all of the major male Warner Bros. cartoon characters except for Elmer Fudd, whose voice was provided by fellow radio actor Arthur Q. Bryan, although Blanc later voiced Fudd as well after Bryan's death. (b. 1908)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/10/19 at 10:05 am

July 10th 1927 – William Smithers, American actor, perhaps best known for his recurring role as Jeremy Wendell in the television series Dallas. He appeared in the series in 1981 and from 1984 to 1989.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/10/19 at 10:06 am

July 10th 2018 – William Hobbs, British fencer and fight choreographer, died from dementia. He arranged some of the most notable scenes of cinematic fencing from the 1960s to the 2000s (Willow, Flash Gordon, Rob Roy), as well as working in theatre productions. His work is singularly showcased by the brilliant fight scenes in Ridley Scott's The Duellists (1977) which are among the best ever filmed. Hobbs later recalled "the pauses that we put into the fights in were phenomenal, but we wanted to get across the awful feeling that you believe you'll be dead on the floor. In the end, the realism is the fear." Among the acting luminaries Hobbs prepped for swashbuckling excellence were Peter O'Toole (Hamlet, National Theatre, 1963), Tim Roth and Liam Neeson (Rob Roy (1995)) and Leonardo DiCaprio (The Man in the Iron Mask (1998)). (b. 1939)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/10/19 at 10:50 am

July 10th 1972 – Peter Serafinowicz, English actor, voice actor, comedian, and writer. Among many film roles, he played Pete in Shaun of the Dead (2004) and Garthan Saal in Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), as well as providing the voice of Darth Maul in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999). He currently stars as the title character in the live-action adaptation of The Tick. He has appeared in a variety of British and American comedy series.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/10/19 at 1:27 pm

July 10th 2015 – Omar Sharif, Egyptian actor, died after suffering from a heart attack. He began his career in his native country in the 1950s, but is best known for his appearances in both British and American productions. His films included Lawrence of Arabia (1962), Doctor Zhivago (1965), and Funny Girl (1968). He was nominated for an Academy Award. He won three Golden Globe Awards and a César Award. (b. 1932)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/10/19 at 1:28 pm

July 10th 1954 – Neil Tennant, English musician, singer, songwriter, music journalist and co-founder of the synthpop duo Pet Shop Boys, which he formed with Chris Lowe in 1981. He also was a journalist for Smash Hits, and was assistant editor for the magazine for a period in the mid-1980s.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/10/19 at 2:36 pm

July 10th 1806 – George Stubbs, English painter, died from an unknown cause. Best known for his paintings of horses. His most famous work is probably Whistlejacket, a painting of a prancing horse commissioned by the 2nd Marquess of Rockingham, which is now in the National Gallery in London. This and two other paintings carried out for Rockingham break with convention in having plain backgrounds. Throughout the 1760s he produced a wide range of individual and group portraits of horses, sometimes accompanied by hounds. He often painted horses with their grooms, whom he always painted as individuals. Meanwhile, he also continued to accept commissions for portraits of people, including some group portraits. From 1761 to 1776 he exhibited at the Society of Artists of Great Britain, but in 1775 he switched his allegiance to the recently founded but already more prestigious Royal Academy of Arts. (b. 1724)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/10/19 at 2:56 pm

July 10th 1931 – Jerry Herman, American composer and lyricist, known for his work in Broadway musical theater. He composed the scores for the hit Broadway musicals Hello, Dolly!, Mame, and La Cage aux Folles. He has been nominated for the Tony Award five times, and won twice, for Hello, Dolly! and La Cage aux Folles. In 2009, Herman received the Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre. He is a recipient of the 2010 Kennedy Center Honors.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/10/19 at 3:13 pm

July 10th 1978 – John D. Rockefeller III, American philanthropist and third-generation member of the prominent Rockefeller family, was killed in an automobile accident. He was the eldest son of the philanthropists John D. Rockefeller Jr. and Abby Aldrich Rockefeller. His siblings were Abby, Nelson, Laurance, Winthrop and David. Like his sister Abby, John III eventually settled on philanthropy as his major interest. His brothers Nelson and Winthrop devoted themselves to politics while Laurance went into conservation and David went into banking. He was a major force behind the establishment of the Council on Foundations, the Foundation Center and Independent Sector. He took a leading role in organizing the Commission on Foundations and Private Philanthropy (better known as the Peterson Commission) and the Commission on Private Philanthropy and Public Needs (better known as the Filer Commission). He also made the initial donation to support Yale University's Program on Non-Profit Organizations, the first academic research center to focus on nonprofits. (b. 1906)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/10/19 at 4:28 pm

July 10th 1943 – Jerry Miller, American songwriter, guitarist and vocalist. He performs as a solo artist and as a member of the Jerry Miller Band. He is also a founding member of the 1960s San Francisco band Moby Grape, which continues to perform occasionally. Rolling Stone included Jerry at number 68 on their list of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time and Moby Grape's album 'Moby Grape' at number 124 on their list of the 500 greatest albums of all time

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/10/19 at 4:50 pm

July 10th 1958 – Robert Earl Hughes, American who was the heaviest human being recorded in the history of the world during his lifetime, died from uremia. At the age of six, Robert, Jr. weighed about 92 kilograms (203 lb); at twelve, he weighed 148 kilograms (326 lb). His excessive weight was attributed to a malfunctioning pituitary gland. His chest was measured at 3.15 metres (10.3 ft), and he weighed an estimated 485 kg (1069 lbs) at his heaviest. During his adult life, Hughes made guest appearances at carnivals and fairs; plans to appear on the Ed Sullivan television program were announced but never came about. (b. 1926)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 07/16/19 at 10:30 am

John F. Kennedy Jr. (son of former U.S. President John F. Kennedy Sr.), his wife Carolyn, and sister-in-law Lauren, all perished 20 years ago today (16 July 1999) when the small plane he was piloting crashed into the Atlantic Ocean. :\'(

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Written By: nally on 07/16/19 at 10:32 am

Died on 16 July 2003: Celia Cruz, Cuban-American singer and actress, age 77 (born October 1925)

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Written By: nally on 07/20/19 at 10:09 pm

Two years ago today, on July 20th 2017, American musician Chester Bennington took his own life at age 41. :\'( He was lead vocalist of the American alternative hard rock band Linkin Park.

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Written By: nally on 07/21/19 at 2:13 pm


Two years ago today, on July 20th 2017, American musician Chester Bennington took his own life at age 41. :\'( He was lead vocalist of the American alternative hard rock band Linkin Park.

And the very next day, American actor John Heard passed away from a heart attack at the age of 71. :\'( He had several film credits to his name, including the father of the protagonist in the first two "Home Alone" movies.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/23/19 at 7:43 am

July 23rd 1957 – Jo Brand, English comedian, writer and actress. Starting her entertainment career with a move from psychiatric nursing to the alternative comedy stand-up scene and early performances on Saturday Live, she went on to appear on The Brain Drain, Channel 4's Jo Brand Through the Cakehole, Getting On and various television appearances including as a regular guest on QI, Have I Got News for You and Would I Lie to You?. She is currently the presenter of The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice. In 2003, Brand was listed in The Observer as one of the 50 funniest acts in British comedy.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/23/19 at 8:25 am

July 23rd 1885 – Ulysses S. Grant, American soldier and statesman, died from an undisclosed cause. He served as Commanding General of the Army and President of the United States, the highest positions in the military and the government of the United States. A prominent United States Army general during the American Civil War, Grant led the Union Army to victory over the Confederacy with the supervision of Abraham Lincoln. As the 18th President of the United States (1869–77) Grant led the Republicans in their efforts to remove the vestiges of Confederate nationalism and slavery during Reconstruction. (b. 1822)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/23/19 at 10:23 am

July 23rd 1948 – D. W. Griffith, American director, writer, and producer, died of a cerebral haemorrhage. He pioneered modern filmmaking techniques. Griffith is best remembered for The Birth of a Nation (1915) and Intolerance (1916). The Birth of a Nation made use of advanced camera and narrative techniques, and its popularity set the stage for the dominance of the feature-length film in the United States. Since its release, the film has sparked significant controversy surrounding race in the United States, focusing on its negative depiction of African Americans and its glorification of the Ku Klux Klan. Today, it is both noted for its radical technique and condemned for its inherently racist philosophy. (b. 1875)

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Written By: nally on 07/24/19 at 11:07 pm

Seven years ago today, on July 24th 2012, actor Sherman Hemsley passed away from "natural causes" at age 74.

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Written By: nally on 07/27/19 at 3:46 pm

Tony Martin, American actor and singer, passed away on this date in 2012, at the age of 98 (born Christmas Day 1913).

Subject: Re: Historic Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 07/28/19 at 11:03 pm

Died on July 28th 1750: Johann Sebastian Bach, German organist and composer (born March 1685)

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Written By: nally on 07/28/19 at 11:05 pm

Died 50 years ago today, on July 28th 1969: Frank Loesser, American songwriter and composer.

He wrote the lyrics and music to the Broadway musicals Guys and Dolls and How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying, among others.

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Written By: nally on 08/01/19 at 10:46 am

Cilla Black, English singer and actress, died four years ago today (1 August 2015) at the age of 72.

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Written By: nally on 08/02/19 at 11:56 am

Died on August 2nd 1998: Shari Lewis, American TV host and puppeteer, age 65 (born January 1933). She was best known as the original puppeteer of the sock puppet Lamb Chop, which first appeared on Captain Kangaroo in March 1956.

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Written By: nally on 08/03/19 at 11:33 am

Died on August 3rd 1995: Ida Lupino, English-American actress and director, age 77 (born 1918).

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Written By: nally on 08/03/19 at 11:40 am

Died on August 3rd 1983: Carolyn Jones, American actress, age 53 (born 1930). She is perhaps best known for playing the part of matriarch Morticia Addams in the 1960s TV sitcom The Addams Family.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/06/19 at 12:24 am

August 6th 1970 – M. Night Shyamalan, Indian-American director, producer, and screenwriter. His most well-received films include the supernatural thriller The Sixth Sense (1999), the superhero thriller Unbreakable (2000), the science fiction thriller Signs (2002), and the historical thriller The Village (2004). For The Sixth Sense, Shyamalan received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Director. Afterwards, Shyamalan released a series of poorly received but sometimes financially successful movies, including the dark fantasy Lady in the Water (2006), the eco-thriller The Happening (2008), the film adaptation of The Last Airbender (2010), and the science fiction film After Earth (2013). Following the financial failure of After Earth, Shyamalan's career was revived with the successful release of the found footage horror film The Visit (2015) and the psychological thriller Split (2016). His next film is the superhero thriller Glass (2019), which is the third and final chapter of the Eastrail 177 Trilogy.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/06/19 at 12:27 am

August 6th 1959 – Preston Sturges, American playwright, screenwriter, and film director, died of a heart attack. In 1941, he won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for the film The Great McGinty, his first of three nominations in the category. Sturges took the screwball comedy format of the 1930s to another level, writing dialogue that, heard today, is often surprisingly naturalistic, mature, and ahead of its time, despite the farcical situations. It is not uncommon for a Sturges character to deliver an exquisitely turned phrase and take an elaborate pratfall within the same scene. A tender love scene between Henry Fonda and Barbara Stanwyck in The Lady Eve was enlivened by a horse, which repeatedly poked its nose into Fonda's head. (b. 1898)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/06/19 at 1:42 am

August 6th 1965 – Vince Wells, English cricketer. He was uncapped at Test level but played nine Limited Overs Internationals (LOIs) for England in 1999 and was a member of the squad for the World Cup that year.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/06/19 at 1:56 am

August 6th 1637 – Ben Jonson, English playwright, poet, actor, and literary critic of the 17th century, died from an unknown cause. His artistry exerted a lasting impact upon English poetry and stage comedy. He popularised the comedy of humours. He is best known for the satirical plays Every Man in His Humour (1598), Volpone, or The Fox (c. 1606), The Alchemist (1610) and Bartholomew Fair (1614) and for his lyric poetry. (b. in 1572)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/06/19 at 4:45 am

August 6th 1972 – Geri Halliwell, English pop singer-songwriter, clothes designer, author, and actress. Halliwell came to international prominence in the 1990s as Ginger Spice, a member of the successful girl group the Spice Girls, the best-selling girl group of all time with over 85 million records sold, of which more than 75 million copies sold with the quintet lineup with Halliwell. In 1998, Halliwell left the Spice Girls to pursue a solo career but later returned to the group when they reunited in 2007. Halliwell reportedly amassed a $40-million fortune during her last two years in the group.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/06/19 at 4:53 am

August 6th 1964 – Cedric Hardwicke, English stage and film actor, died from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. His career spanned nearly fifty years. His theatre work included notable performances in productions of the plays of Shakespeare and Shaw, and his film work included leading roles in a number of adapted literary classics. (b. 1893)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/06/19 at 5:46 am

August 6th 1958 – Randy DeBarge, American R&B/soul singer and bass guitarist, best known for being one of the original members of the popular Motown singing family group DeBarge. Randy is also known for singing co-lead and penning lyrics with brother El on the group's first hit, "I Like It" (1982).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/06/19 at 5:48 am

August 6th 1931 – Bix Beiderbecke, American jazz cornetist, pianist, and composer died from the “official cause of death”, of, was lobar pneumonia, with scholars continuing to debate the extent to which his alcoholism was also a factor. With Louis Armstrong and Muggsy Spanier, Beiderbecke was one of the most influential jazz soloists of the 1920s. His turns on "Singin' the Blues" and "I'm Coming, Virginia" (both 1927), in particular, demonstrated an unusual purity of tone and a gift for improvisation. With these two recordings, especially, he helped to invent the jazz ballad style and hinted at what, in the 1950s, would become cool jazz. "In a Mist" (1927), one of a handful of his piano compositions and one of only two he recorded, mixed classical (Impressionist) influences with jazz syncopation. (b. 1903)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/06/19 at 6:52 am

August 6th 1941 – Ray Culp, American baseball pitcher who pitched for Major League Baseball's Philadelphia Phillies (1963–66), Chicago Cubs (1967), and Boston Red Sox (1968–73). His first year was an impressive one. Culp had a 14–11 record for the Phillies and was eighth in the National League in strikeouts, although his control was somewhat shaky, leading the league in walks. As a rookie, he pitched a scoreless inning in the 1963 All-Star Game, retiring Al Kaline, Frank Malzone and Carl Yastrzemski in the fifth inning of a 5–3 victory.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/06/19 at 7:01 am

August 6th 1946 – Tony Lazzeri, American baseball second baseman, died from a heart attack. He played during the 1920s and 1930s, predominantly with the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball. He was part of the famed "Murderers' Row" Yankee batting lineup of the late 1920s (most notably the legendary 1927 team), along with Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, and Bob Meusel. (b. 1903)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/06/19 at 7:37 am

August 6th 1957 – Bob Horner, American Major League Baseball third baseman/first baseman and right-handed batter who played for the Atlanta Braves (1978–86) and St. Louis Cardinals (1988). Horner was hampered by injuries for most of his major league career, and his career was cut short by collusion by team owners to drive down salaries by agreeing to not make offers to veteran stars like Horner.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/06/19 at 7:48 am

August 6th 2017 – Kevin McNamara, British Labour Party politician, died from pancreatic cancer. He served as a Member of Parliament (MP) for almost 40 years. He was MP for Hull North (1966–1974, 1983–2005) and MP for Hull Central (1974–1983). (b. 1934)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/06/19 at 8:30 am

August 6th 1975 – Víctor Zambrano, Venezuelan baseball player. A right-handed pitcher, he played all or part of seven seasons in Major League Baseball from 2001-07.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/06/19 at 8:32 am

August 6th 1973 – Memphis Minnie, American blues guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter, died from a stroke. Her recording career lasted from the 1920s to the 1950s. She recorded around 200 songs, some of the best known being "Bumble Bee", "Nothing in Rambling", and "Me and My Chauffeur Blues". (b. 1897)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/06/19 at 9:17 am

August 6th 1932 – Michael Deeley, British film producer. Known for such motion pictures as The Italian Job, The Deer Hunter and Blade Runner. He is also a founding member and currently Honorary President of The British Screen Advisory Council.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/06/19 at 9:19 am

August 6th 2017 – Betty Cuthbert, Australian athlete, died from an undisclosed illness. A fourfold Olympic champion. During her career, she set world records for 60 metres, 100 yards, 200 metres, 220 yards and 440 yards. Cuthbert also contributed to Australian relay teams completing a win in the 4 × 100 metres, 4 × 110 yards, 4 × 200 metres and 4 × 220 yards. Cuthbert had a distinctive running style, with a high knee lift and mouth wide open. (b. 1938)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/06/19 at 9:30 am

August 6th 1932 – Charles Wood, English playwright and screenwriter. His work has been staged at the Royal National Theatre as well as at the Royal Court Theatre and in the theatres of the Royal Shakespeare Company. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 1984. Wood served in the 17th/21st Lancers and military themes are found in many of his works.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/06/19 at 9:36 am

August 6th 2012 – Marvin Hamlisch, American composer and conductor, died from a respiratory arrest. Hamlisch was one of only twelve people to win an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony awards. This collection of all four is referred to as an "EGOT". He is one of only two people (along with Richard Rodgers) to have won those four prizes and a Pulitzer Prize. (d. 1944)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/06/19 at 10:43 am

August 6th 1934 – Piers Anthony, English American author in the science fiction and fantasy genres, publishing under the name Piers Anthony. He is most famous for his long-running novel series set in the fictional realm of Xanth. Many of his books have appeared on The New York Times Best Seller list. He has stated that one of his greatest achievements has been to publish a book beginning with every letter of the alphabet, from Anthonology to Zombie Lover.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/06/19 at 10:59 am

August 6th 2009 – John Hughes, American film director, producer, and screenwriter, died from a severe heart attack. He directed and/or scripted some of the most successful comedy films of the 1980s and early 1990s, including the comedy National Lampoon's Vacation (1983), the fish-out-of-water comedy Mr. Mom (1983), the coming-of-age comedy Sixteen Candles (1984), the teen sci-fi comedy Weird Science (1985), the coming-of-age comedy-drama The Breakfast Club (1985), the coming-of-age comedy Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986), the romantic comedy-drama Pretty in Pink (1986), the romance Some Kind of Wonderful (1987), the comedies Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987) and Uncle Buck (1989), the Christmas family comedy Home Alone (1990) and its sequel, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992). (b. 1950)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/06/19 at 12:30 pm

August 6th 1934 – Chris Bonington, English mountaineer and author. His career has included nineteen expeditions to the Himalayas, including four to Mount Everest and the first ascent of the south face of Annapurna.

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/06/19 at 12:51 pm

August 6th 2013 – Mava Lee Thomas, American baseball player, died following complications from Alzheimer's disease. He was an infielder and catcher who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. She was a switch-hitter and threw right-handed. Born in Ocala, Florida, Mava Lee Thomas was the only player in AAGPBL history whose father played in Major League Baseball. Her father, Herb Thomas, was a centre fielder/second baseman for the Boston Braves and New York Giants in parts of three seasons spanning 1924–1927. (b. 1929)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/06/19 at 2:27 pm

August 6th 1937 – Barbara Windsor, English actress, known for her appearances in the Carry On films and for playing Peggy Mitchell in the BBC One soap opera EastEnders. She joined the cast of EastEnders in 1994 and won the 1999 British Soap Award for Best Actress, before finally leaving the show in 2016. Windsor began her career on stage in 1950 at the age of 13 and made her film debut in The Belles of St Trinian's (1954). She received a BAFTA Award nomination for the film Sparrows Can't Sing (1963), and a Tony Award nomination for the 1964 Broadway production of Oh, What A Lovely War!. In 1972, she starred opposite Vanessa Redgrave in the West End production of The Threepenny Opera. Between 1964 and 1974, she appeared in nine Carry On films, including Carry On Spying (1964), Carry On Doctor (1967), Carry On Camping (1969), Carry On Henry (1971) and Carry On Abroad (1972). She also co-presented the 1977 Carry On compilation That's Carry On!. Other film roles include A Study in Terror (1965), Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968), and as the voice of Mallymkun -The Dormouse in Alice in Wonderland (2010) and Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/06/19 at 2:35 pm

August 6th 2004 – Rick James, American singer-songwriter and producer. died from pulmonary failure and cardiac failure, associated with his various health conditions of diabetes, a stroke, pacemaker, and heart attack. His autopsy found alprazolam, diazepam, bupropion, citalopram, hydrocodone, digoxin, chlorpheniramine, methamphetamine, and cocaine in his blood. However, the coroner stated that "none of the drugs or drug combinations were found to be at levels that were life-threatening in and of themselves". After forming the Stone City Band in his hometown of Buffalo in 1977, James finally found success as a recording artist after signing with Motown's Gordy Records, releasing the album, Come Get It!, in April 1978, where the hits "You & I" and "Mary Jane", were released, helping the album go platinum and selling over two million records. This was followed with three more successful album releases. James released his most successful album, Street Songs, in 1981, which included career-defining hits such as "Give It to Me Baby" and "Super Freak", the latter song becoming his biggest crossover single, mixing elements of funk, disco, rock and new wave. James was also known for his soulful ballads such as "Fire & Desire" and "Ebony Eyes". In addition, James also had a successful career as a songwriter and producer for other artists including Teena Marie, the Mary Jane Girls, the Temptations, Eddie Murphy and Smokey Robinson. James's mainstream success had peaked by the release of the Glow album in 1985 and his appearance on the popular TV show, The A-Team. James's subsequent releases failed to sell as well as their predecessors. Rapper MC Hammer sampled James's "Super Freak" for his 1990 hit, "U Can't Touch This", and James became the 1991 recipient of a Best R&B Song Grammy for composing the song. James's career was hampered by his drug addiction by the early 1990s. In 1993, James was convicted for kidnapping and torturing two women while under the influence of crack cocaine, resulting in a three-year sentence at Folsom State Prison. James was released on parole in 1996 and released the album, Urban Rapsody, in 1997. James's health problems halted his career again after a mild stroke during a concert in 1998 and he announced a semi-retirement. (b. 1948)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/06/19 at 3:08 pm

August 6th 1940 – Louise Sorel, American actress. Her first feature film appearance was in the film The Party's Over (1965). She appeared in Plaza Suite (1971), Night Gallery episode "Pickman's Model" (1971), B.S. I Love You (1971), Every Little Crook and Nanny (1972), The Return of Charlie Chan (1973), Airplane II: The Sequel (1982), Mazes and Monsters (1982), Where the Boys Are '84 (1984), and Crimes of Passion (1984) among others. She has made guest appearances on more than 50 prime time programs and TV movies, making a guest appearance on Star Trek (as "Rayna" the android, in the episode "Requiem for Methuselah", which aired in 1969). She also portrayed Terry Waverly, the sister-in-law of Dr. Richard Kimble in an episode of The Fugitive in 1965. She made other guest appearances on such programs as Bonanza, Daniel Boone, The Virginian, Route 66, The Big Valley, The Fugitive, Startrek, Search (as Magda Reiner, in "Live Men Tell Tales"), Vega$, Hart to Hart, Medical Center, Charlie's Angels, Hawaii Five-O, Night Gallery, The Eddie Capra Mysteries, Knots Landing, and Sabrina the Teenage Witch, among others. She had a principal role on The Don Rickles Show. Sorel played Helena Varga, a young woman from a disadvantaged background whose photographic memory becomes valuable to a drug kingpin in the David L. Wolper-produced TV movie Get Christie Love (1974), starring Teresa Graves. Sorel played Eleanor Greeley in the Magnum, P.I. episode "One More Summer" (1982).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/06/19 at 3:13 pm

August 6th 2001 – Dorothy Tutin, English actress of stage, film and television, died from leukaemia. For her work in the theatre, she won two Olivier Awards and two Evening Standard Awards for Best Actress. She was made a CBE in 1967 and a Dame (DBE) in 2000. She began her stage career in 1949 and won the 1960 Best Actress Evening Standard Award for Twelfth Night. Having made her Broadway debut in the 1963 production of The Hollow Crown, she received a Tony Award nomination for her role in the 1968 original Broadway production of Portrait of a Queen. In the 1970s, she won a second Best Actress Evening Standard Award and won the Olivier Award (then the Society of London awards) for Best Actress in a Revival for A Month in the Country and The Double Dealer. Her films included The Importance of Being Earnest (1952), The Beggar's Opera (1953), A Tale of Two Cities (1958), Savage Messiah (1972) and The Shooting Party (1985). (b. 1930)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/06/19 at 3:39 pm

August 6th 1974 – Luis Vizcaíno, Dominican baseball pitcher. He played for the Oakland Athletics, Milwaukee Brewers, Chicago White Sox, Arizona Diamondbacks, New York Yankees, Colorado Rockies, Chicago Cubs, and Cleveland Indians in his career.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/06/19 at 4:05 pm

August 6th 1979 – Feodor Felix Konrad Lynen, German biochemist, died after an operation for aneurysm. In 1964 he won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine together with Konrad Bloch for their discoveries concerning the mechanism and regulation of cholesterol and fatty acid metabolism while he was director of the Max-Planck Institute for Cellular Chemistry in Munich. (b. 1911)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/06/19 at 10:50 pm

August 6th 2001 – Larry Adler, American musician, died from an undisclosed illness. One of the world's most skilled harmonica players. Ralph Vaughan Williams, Malcolm Arnold, Darius Milhaud and Arthur Benjamin composed for him. During his later career he collaborated with Sting, Elton John, Kate Bush and Cerys Matthews. (b. 1914)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/06/19 at 11:37 pm

August 6th 2005 – Robin Cook, British Labour Party politician, died from a severe heart attack when walking Ben Stack in Sutherland, Scotland. He served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Livingston from 1983 until his death, and served in the Cabinet as Foreign Secretary from 1997 until 2001; when he was replaced by Jack Straw. (b. 1946)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/07/19 at 12:19 am

August 7th 1944 – John Glover, American actor, known for a range of villainous roles in films and television, including Lionel Luthor on the Superman-inspired television series Smallville. In 1993, he co-starred in the dark comedy Ed and His Dead Mother with Steve Buscemi and Ned Beatty.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/07/19 at 12:23 am

August 7th 1385 – Joan of Kent, known to history as The Fair Maid of Kent, died from an unknown condition. She was the mother of King Richard II of England, whom she bore to her third husband Edward, the Black Prince, son and heir of King Edward III. Although the French chronicler Jean Froissart called her "the most beautiful woman in all the realm of England, and the most loving", the appellation "Fair Maid of Kent" does not appear to be contemporary. Joan assumed the title of 4th Countess of Kent and 5th Baroness Wake of Liddell after the death of her brother, John, in 1352. (b. 1328)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/07/19 at 2:24 am

August 7th 1952 – Alexei Sayle, English stand-up comedian, actor, author and former recording artist, and was a central figure in the alternative comedy movement in the late 1970s and early 1980s. He was voted the 18th greatest stand-up comic on Channel 4's 100 Greatest Stand-ups in 2007. In the updated 2010 poll he came 72nd. Much of Sayle's humour is in the tradition of Spike Milligan and Monty Python, with riffs based on absurd and surreal premises. His act is noted for its cynicism and political awareness, as well as physical comedy.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/07/19 at 2:32 am

August 7th 1657 – Robert Blake, English admiral, died from his old wounds. He was one of the most important military commanders of the Commonwealth of England and one of the most famous English admirals of the 17th century, whose successes have "never been excelled, not even by Nelson" according to one biographer. Blake is recognised as the chief founder of England's naval supremacy, a dominance subsequently inherited by the British Royal Navy into the early 20th century. Despite this, due to deliberate attempts to expunge the Parliamentarians from history following the Restoration, Blake's achievements tend not to receive the full recognition that they deserve. (b. 1598)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/07/19 at 4:18 am

August 7th 1958 – Bruce Dickinson, English singer, songwriter, musician, airline pilot, entrepreneur, author and broadcaster. He is the lead singer of the heavy metal band Iron Maiden and is renowned for his wide-ranging operatic vocal style and energetic stage presence.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/07/19 at 4:25 am

August 7th 1834 – Joseph Marie Jacquard, French weaver and merchant, died from an unknown cause. He played an important role in the development of the earliest programmable loom (the "Jacquard loom"), which in turn played an important role in the development of other programmable machines, such as an early version of digital compiler used by IBM to develop the modern day computer. (b. 1752)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/07/19 at 5:31 am

August 7th 1960 – David Duchovny, American actor, writer, producer, director, novelist, and singer-songwriter. He is known for playing FBI agent Fox Mulder on the television series The X-Files and writer Hank Moody on the television series Californication, both of which have earned him Golden Globe awards.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/07/19 at 5:39 am

August 7th 1941 – Rabindranath Tagore, Bengali polymath, died from an undisclosed cause. He reshaped Bengali literature and music, as well as Indian art with Contextual Modernism in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and was the first non-European to win the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913. (b. 1861)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/07/19 at 6:12 am

August 7th 1961 – Brian Conley, English comedian, television presenter, singer and actor. As a presenter he is arguably best known as the host of The Brian Conley Show, as well as presenting the Royal Variety Performance on eight occasions. In his 40-year television career, he has starred in multiple award-winning television sitcoms including Time After Time and The Grimleys. In the West End, he has played the lead role in musicals such as Me and My Girl, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Hairspray, Oliver!, The Music Man, Barnum and Jolson for which he was nominated for a prestigious Laurence Olivier Award. As a musician, he has recorded three albums Brian Conley Sings, Let the Good Times Roll, and Stage to Stage.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/07/19 at 6:27 am

August 7th 1957 – Oliver Hardy, American comic actor, died after a series of strokes. He was one half of Laurel and Hardy, the classic double act that began in the era of silent films and lasted 25 years, from 1927-1951. He appeared with his comedy partner Stan Laurel in 107 short films, feature films, and cameo roles. He was credited with his first film, Outwitting Dad, in 1914. (b. 1892)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/07/19 at 7:36 am

August 7th 1928 – James Randi, Canadian-American stage magician and a scientific skeptic. He has extensively challenged paranormal and pseudoscientific claims. Randi is the co-founder of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry (CSI), originally known as the Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal (CSICOP). He is also the founder of the James Randi Educational Foundation (JREF). He began his career as a magician under the stage name The Amazing Randi and later chose to devote most of his time to investigating paranormal, occult, and supernatural claims, which he collectively calls "woo-woo". He retired from practicing magic at age 60, and from the JREF at 87.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/07/19 at 7:37 am

August 7th 1953– Abner Powell, American Major League Baseball player, died from a condition unknown. He was a member of the Washington Nationals of the Union Association in 1884. He later played for the Baltimore Orioles and the Cincinnati Red Stockings in 1886. He also managed and owned several teams, and he is best known for his innovations as a manager. (b. 1860)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/07/19 at 7:55 am

August 7th 1929 – Don Larsen, American baseball Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher. During a 15-year MLB career, he pitched from 1953 to 1967 for seven different teams. Larsen pitched for the St. Louis Browns / Baltimore Orioles (1953–54; 1965), New York Yankees (1955–59), Kansas City Athletics (1960–1961), Chicago White Sox (1961), San Francisco Giants (1962–64), Houston Colt .45's / Houston Astros (1964–65), and Chicago Cubs (1967). Larsen pitched the sixth perfect game in MLB history, doing so in Game 5 of the 1956 World Series. It is the only no-hitter and perfect game in World Series history and is one of only two no hitters in MLB postseason history (the other Roy Halladay's in 2010). He won the World Series Most Valuable Player Award and Babe Ruth Award in recognition of his 1956 postseason.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/07/19 at 7:58 am

August 7th 1992 – John Anderson, American actor, died from a fatal heart attack. Standing 6 ft 5½ in tall (197 cm), he bore a strong resemblance to U.S. President Abraham Lincoln, whom he portrayed three times. He appeared in Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho (1960) as "California Charlie", the used car salesman who helps Marion Crane (Janet Leigh). On television, he appeared in such series as Gunsmoke, The Rifleman, Laramie, Have Gun – Will Travel , The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, The Virginian, The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp, The Californians, Johnny Ringo, Trackdown, The Big Valley, Emergency!, and Outlaws. (b. 1922)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/07/19 at 8:12 am

August 7th 1942 – B. J. Thomas, American singer. He is particularly known for his hit songs of the 1960s and 1970s, which appeared on the pop, country, and Christian music charts. His best-known recordings are the Burt Bacharach/Hal David song "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" and the original version of the Mark James song "Hooked on a Feeling".

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/07/19 at 8:20 am

August 7th 1970 – Syd Buller, English first-class cricketer, and notable international cricket umpire, collapsed and died at Edgbaston, Birmingham, during a break for rain, when officiating in a match between Warwickshire and Nottinghamshire. As a player, he was a competent wicket-keeper and lower-order right-hand bat. He played for Worcestershire between 1935 and 1946, having played once for Yorkshire in 1930. In 1939, he was severely injured in the car crash that killed Worcestershire opening batsman Charlie Bull, on the Sunday evening of the Whitsun match with Essex, and missed the next two months of cricket. He made his debut as a first-class umpire in 1951. He umpired in 33 Tests between 1956 and 1969. (b. 1909)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/07/19 at 8:37 am

August 7th 1948 – Greg Chappell, Australian cricketer who represented Australia at international level in both Tests and One-Day Internationals (ODI). The second of three brothers to play Test cricket, Chappell was the pre-eminent Australian batsman of his time who allied elegant stroke making to fierce concentration. An exceptional all round player who bowled medium pace and, at his retirement, held the world record for the most catches in Test cricket, Chappell's career straddled two eras as the game moved toward a greater level of professionalism after the WSC schism. Since his retirement as a player in 1984, Chappell has pursued various business and media interests as well as maintaining connections to professional cricket; he has been a selector for national and Queensland teams, a member of the Australian Cricket Board, and a coach.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/07/19 at 8:49 am

August 7th 1985 – Grayson Hall, American television, film and stage actress, died after a six-month battle with lung cancer. She was widely regarded for her avant-garde theatrical performances from the 1960s to the 1980s. Hall was nominated in 1964 for an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award for the John Huston film The Night of the Iguana. She played multiple prominent roles in the gothic soap opera Dark Shadows (1966–71), and appeared on One Life to Live (1982–83). (b. 1922)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/07/19 at 9:53 am

August 7th 1949 – Matthew Parris, British political writer and broadcaster. He served as the Conservative MP for the rural parliamentary constituency of West Derbyshire from 1979 until 1986. Competing prospective candidates for the seat included Peter Lilley and Michael Howard, later Conservative leader. As an MP he voiced his support for gay rights. Parris eventually left politics to pursue a career in journalism.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/07/19 at 10:01 am

August 7th 2018 – Richard H. Kline, American cinematographer, died from natural causes. After graduating from Sorbonne Univeristy with a degree in Fine Art and Fine History, he married and returned to Hollywood, and returned to Columbia in 1951, working first as a camera assistant, and then a camera operator. Kline began working as a cinematographer in 1963, and in 1967, he became a member of the American Society of Cinematographers. Kline worked extensively with director Richard Fleischer, and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography on two occasions. Much of his work was in the realm of genre cinema, and he collaborated with directors like Michael Winner, Richard Fleischer, Robert Wise, and Brian De Palma. Kline also worked alongside other cinematographers such as Charles Lawton Jr., Burnett Guffey, James Wong Howe, and Philip Lathrop. He was nominated for an Oscar for his work on Camelot in 1967, and for another Oscar for his work on King Kong in 1976, and was the recipient for the 20th annual ASC Lifetime Achievement Award in 2006. (b. 1926)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/07/19 at 11:32 am

August 7th 1971 – Dominic Cork, English county and international cricketer. Cork was a right-handed lower-order batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium, and was renowned for his swing and seam control. Making his début in first-class cricket for Derbyshire in 1990, he was selected to play for England in 1992, aged 21. He made 69 appearances for England from 1992 to 2002. Cork played for Derbyshire for 13 years, before leaving under controversial circumstances to join Lancashire in 2004. Leaving Lancashire after the 2008 season, Cork joined Hampshire, who he played for from 2009 to 2011, acting as captain for much of the 2010 and 2011 seasons. While at Hampshire he won the 2009 Friends Provident Trophy, and captained the county to victory in the 2010 Friends Provident t20. He was released by Hampshire at the end of the 2011 season, shortly thereafter he announced his retirement on Sky Sports News on 22 September 2011.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/07/19 at 11:45 am

August 7th 1994 – Larry Martyn, British actor, died from an undisclosed cause. Known for his comedy performances. Larry Martyn was born in London and was a member of the Parachute Regiment. He was famous as Mr. Mash in the BBC comedy series Are You Being Served?, appearing in the first three series before being replaced by Arthur English. He was unable to continue in this role because he was committed to the television series Spring and Autumn with Jimmy Jewel. Other TV appearances included Dad's Army, On the Buses, Look - Mike Yarwood!, Rising Damp, The Detectives and Grange Hill. He also played alongside Frankie Howerd in two of his BBC shows, Up Pompeii! and Whoops Baghdad. (b. 1934)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/07/19 at 12:57 pm

August 7th 1973 – Danny Graves, American Major League Baseball pitcher. Born to an American serviceman father and a Vietnamese mother, he is the only Vietnam-born player in the history of the major leagues, and one of the few Vietnamese American players. Graves pitched for most of his career for the Cincinnati Reds, where he was team's saves leader each year from 1999–2004, except for 2003 when he was a starting pitcher.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/07/19 at 12:59 pm

August 7th 2004 – Red Adair, American oil well firefighter, died from an undisclosed cause. He became notable as an innovator in the highly specialized and hazardous profession of extinguishing and capping oil well blowouts, both land-based and offshore. (b. 1915)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/07/19 at 1:22 pm

August 7th 1975 – Charlize Theron, South African and American actress and film producer. She is the recipient of several accolades, including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and the Silver Bear for Best Actress. Theron came to international prominence in the 1990s by playing the leading lady in the Hollywood films The Devil's Advocate (1997), Mighty Joe Young (1998), The Cider House Rules (1999). In 2003, she received critical acclaim for her portrayal of serial killer Aileen Wuornos in Monster, for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress, becoming the first South African to win an Oscar in a major acting category. She received another Academy Award nomination for playing a sexually abused woman seeking justice in the drama North Country (2005). Theron has since starred in several top-grossing action films, including Hancock (2008), Snow White and the Huntsman (2012), Prometheus (2012), Mad Max: Fury Road (2015), The Fate of the Furious (2017), and Atomic Blonde (2017). She also received praise for playing troubled women in Jason Reitman's comedy-dramas Young Adult (2011) and Tully (2018).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/07/19 at 1:30 pm

August 7th 2017 – Don Baylor, American baseball player and manager, died from multiple myeloma. During his 19 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), Baylor was a power hitter known for crowding the plate, and was a first baseman, left fielder, and designated hitter. He played for six different American League (AL) teams, primarily the Baltimore Orioles and California Angels, but also played for the Oakland Athletics, New York Yankees, Minnesota Twins, and Boston Red Sox. In 1979, Baylor was an All-Star and won the AL Most Valuable Player Award. He won three Silver Slugger Awards, the Roberto Clemente Award, and was a member of the 1987 World Series champions. (b. 1949)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/07/19 at 2:45 pm

August 7th 1975 – Édgar Rentería, Colombian baseball shortstop. He threw and batted right-handed. He played for the Florida Marlins, the St. Louis Cardinals, the Boston Red Sox, the Atlanta Braves, the Detroit Tigers, San Francisco Giants and Cincinnati Reds.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/07/19 at 2:52 pm

August 7th 2017 – Haruo Nakajima, Japanese actor. He is best known for portraying Godzilla in twelve consecutive films, from Godzilla (1954) to Godzilla vs. Gigan (1972). He played various other giant monsters in kaiju films, including Mothra and The War of the Gargantuas, and also appeared in a minor role in the Akira Kurosawa film Seven Samurai. (b. 1929)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/07/19 at 3:06 pm

August 7th 1983 – Mark Pettini, English cricketer who has played domestically for Essex and from 2016 for Leicestershire. He is a right-handed batsman and very occasional wicket-keeper and right-arm medium-pace bowler.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/07/19 at 3:12 pm

August 7th 2009 – Mike Seeger, American folk musician and folklorist, eight days before his 76th birthday, he died after stopping cancer treatment. He was a distinctive singer and an accomplished musician who played autoharp, banjo, fiddle, dulcimer, guitar, mouth harp, mandolin, dobro, jaw harp, and pan pipes. Seeger, a half-brother of Pete Seeger, produced more than 30 documentary recordings, and performed in more than 40 other recordings. He desired to make known the caretakers of culture that inspired and taught him. (b. 1933)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/07/19 at 3:45 pm

August 7th 1987 – Ryan Lavarnway, American baseball catcher in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Boston Red Sox, Baltimore Orioles, Atlanta Braves, and Oakland Athletics. Lavarnway attended Yale University, where in 2007 he won the NCAA batting title by hitting .467, and led the NCAA with an .873 slugging percentage. That year, Lavarnway also set the Ivy League record with a 25-game hitting streak. In addition, he set the Ivy League all-time career home run record, with 33.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/07/19 at 3:52 pm

August 7th 2004 – Bernard Levin, English journalist, author, and broadcaster, died from an undisclosed illness. After a short spell in a lowly job at the BBC selecting press cuttings for use in programmes, he secured a post as a junior member of the editorial staff of a weekly periodical, Truth, in 1953. Levin reviewed television for the Manchester Guardian and wrote a weekly political column in The Spectator noted for its irreverence and influence on modern parliamentary sketches. During the 1960s he wrote five columns a week for the Daily Mail on any subject that he chose. After a disagreement with the proprietor of the paper over attempted censorship of his column in 1970, Levin moved to The Times where, with one break of just over a year in 1981–82, he remained as resident columnist until his retirement, covering a wide range of topics, both serious and comic. (b. 1928)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/07/19 at 9:37 pm

August 7th 1984 – Esther Phillips, American singer, died from liver and kidney failure due to long-term drug abuse. Best known for her R&B vocals. She was a versatile singer and also performed pop, country, jazz, blues and soul music. (b. 1935)

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Written By: LyricBoy on 08/08/19 at 4:57 am

August 8, 1944:  1970s and 1980s prolific film star, the late John Curtis Holmes, was born. If he were still alive he’d be 75 years old and still on top of his game.  ;)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/08/19 at 6:55 am


August 8, 1944:  1970s and 1980s prolific film star, the late John Curtis Holmes, was born. If he were still alive he’d be 75 years old and still on top of his game.  ;)
His exploits were the inspiration for the movie "Boogie Nights".

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/08/19 at 6:55 am

August 8th 1949 – Keith Carradine, American actor, singer and songwriter who has had success on stage, film and television. He is perhaps best known for his roles as Tom Frank in Robert Altman's Nashville, Wild Bill Hickok in the HBO series Deadwood, FBI agent Frank Lundy in Dexter and US President Conrad Dalton in Madam Secretary. In addition, he is a Golden Globe- and Academy Award-winning songwriter. As a member of the Carradine family, he is part of an acting dynasty that began with his father, John Carradine.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/08/19 at 7:04 am

August 8th 2017 – Glen Campbell, American singer, songwriter, musician, television host, and actor, died of Alzheimer's disease in Nashville, Tennessee, six years after his diagnosis. He is best known for a series of hits in the 1960s and 1970s, and for hosting a music and comedy variety show called The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour on CBS television, from January 1969 through June 1972. During his 50 years in show business, Campbell released more than 70 albums. He sold 45 million records and accumulated 12 RIAA gold albums, four platinum albums, and one double-platinum album. He placed a total of 80 different songs on either the Billboard Country Chart, Billboard Hot 100, or Adult Contemporary Chart, of which 29 made the top 10 and of which nine reached number one on at least one of those charts. Campbell's hits include his recordings of John Hartford's "Gentle on My Mind"; Jimmy Webb's "By the Time I Get to Phoenix", "Wichita Lineman", and "Galveston"; Larry Weiss's "Rhinestone Cowboy"; and Allen Toussaint's "Southern Nights". (b. 1936)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/08/19 at 7:49 am

August 8th 1953 – Nigel Mansell, British former racing driver who won both the Formula One World Championship (1992) and the CART Indy Car World Series (1993). Mansell was the reigning F1 champion when he moved over to CART, becoming the first person to win the CART title in his debut season, and making him the only person to hold both the World Drivers' Championship and the American open-wheel National Championship simultaneously. His career in Formula One spanned 15 seasons, with his final two full seasons of top-level racing being spent in the CART series. Mansell is the second most successful British Formula One driver of all time in terms of race wins with 31 victories, and is seventh overall on the Formula One race winners list behind Michael Schumacher, Lewis Hamilton, Alain Prost, Sebastian Vettel, Ayrton Senna, Nelson Piquet and Fernando Alonso.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/08/19 at 7:55 am

August 8th 1827 – George Canning, British statesman and Tory politician, dies after suffering a severe stroke. He served in various senior cabinet positions under numerous Prime Ministers, before himself serving as Prime Minister for the final four months of his life. (b. 1770)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/08/19 at 11:57 am

August 8th 1961 – The Edge (born David Howell Evans), English-born Irish musician and songwriter best known as the lead guitarist, keyboardist and backing vocalist of the rock band U2. A member of the group since its inception, he has recorded 13 studio albums with the band as well as one solo record. As a guitarist, the Edge has crafted a minimalistic and textural style of playing. His use of a rhythmic delay effect yields a distinctive ambient, chiming sound that has become a signature of U2's music.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/08/19 at 1:38 pm

August 8th 2015 – David Nobbs, English comedy writer, died from an undisclosed illness. Best known for writing the 1970s series The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin, adapted from his own novels. (b. 1935)

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Written By: LyricBoy on 08/08/19 at 5:03 pm


His exploits were the inspiration for the movie "Boogie Nights".


And perhaps fittingly, his quadruple murder trial was the first in American jurisprudence where videotape was introduced as evidence in a murder trial.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/09/19 at 1:22 am

August 9th 1949 – Jonathan Kellerman, American psychologist, and Edgar and Anthony Award-winning author of numerous bestselling suspense novels. His writings on psychology (and specifically psychopathology) include Savage Spawn: Reflections on Violent Children. Most of his fictional stories feature the character of Alex Delaware, a child psychologist who consults for the police, assisted in his investigations by LAPD detective Milo Sturgis, who is what Kellerman describes as "gay, but so what?"  He has also written numerous essays, an art book on vintage guitars entitled With Strings Attached and two children's books that he illustrated. In 2015 he received the APA Award for Lifetime Contributions to Psychology.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/09/19 at 1:54 am

August 9th 2008 – Bernie Mac, American comedian, actor, and voice artist, died from complications of pneumonia. Born and raised on Chicago's south side, Mac gained popularity as a stand-up comedian. He joined fellow comedians Steve Harvey, Cedric the Entertainer, and D. L. Hughley in the film The Original Kings of Comedy. After briefly hosting the HBO show Midnight Mac, Mac appeared in several films in smaller roles. His most noted film role was as Frank Catton in the remake Ocean's Eleven and the title character of Mr. 3000. He was the star of The Bernie Mac Show, which ran from 2001 through 2006, earning him two Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series. Mac's other films included starring roles in Booty Call, Friday, The Players Club, Head of State, Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, Bad Santa, Guess Who, Pride, Soul Men, Transformers, Old Dogs, and Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa. (b. 1957)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/09/19 at 4:11 am

August 9th 1947 – Roy Hodgson, English footballer and manager. He has managed sixteen different teams in eight countries, beginning in Sweden with Halmstad BK in the 1976 season. He later guided the Switzerland national team to the last 16 of the 1994 World Cup and qualification for Euro 1996; Switzerland had not qualified for a major tournament since the 1960s. From 2006 to 2007, he managed the Finland national team, guiding them to their highest-ever FIFA ranking of 33rd place and coming close to qualifying for a major tournament for the first time in their history. Other clubs that Hodgson has managed include Inter Milan, Blackburn Rovers, Malmö FF, Grasshoppers, FC Copenhagen, Udinese, Fulham, Liverpool and West Bromwich Albion.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/09/19 at 4:12 am

August 9th 1969 – Sharon Tate, American actress and model, was murdered by members of the Manson Family in the home she shared with Roman Polanski. During the 1960s, she played small television roles before appearing in films and was regularly featured in fashion magazines as a model and cover girl. After receiving positive reviews for her comedic and dramatic acting performances, Tate was hailed as one of Hollywood's most promising newcomers. She made her film debut in 1966 with the occult-themed Eye of the Devil. Her most remembered performance was as Jennifer North in the 1967 cult classic film, Valley of the Dolls, earning her a Golden Globe Award nomination. Tate's last completed film, 12+1 was released posthumously in 1969, with the actress receiving top billing. (b. 1943)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/09/19 at 10:29 am

August 9th 1944 – Sam Elliott, American actor. His lanky physique, thick moustache, deep and resonant voice, and Western drawl have led to frequent roles as cowboys and ranchers. His other credits over the years have included playing The Stranger in The Big Lebowski (1998), Gar in Mask (1985), General John Buford in Gettysburg (1993), Virgil Earp in Tombstone (1993), and Marvel Comics characters Thunderbolt Ross in Hulk (2003) and The Caretaker in Ghost Rider (2007).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/09/19 at 10:33 am

August 9th 1963 – Patrick Bouvier Kennedy, died from hyaline membrane disease. He was the last child of United States President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy. He was the younger brother of Caroline and John Jr.; another daughter was stillborn. Born prematurely, Kennedy lived just over 39 hours before desperate attempts to save him failed, putting the First Family and nation into mourning. Three months later, his death was eclipsed by his father's assassination, but the Kennedy infant's death brought hyaline membrane disease (HMD) into the public consciousness and inspired further research. (b. 1963)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/09/19 at 2:54 pm

August 9th 1938 – Rod Laver, Australian former tennis player widely regarded as one of the greatest in the history of the sport. He was the No. 1 ranked professional from 1964 to 1970, spanning four years before and three years after the start of the Open Era in 1968. He also was the No. 1 ranked amateur in 1961–62. Laver's 200 singles titles are the most in tennis history. This included his all-time men's record of 10 or more titles per year for seven consecutive years (1964–70). He excelled on all of the court surfaces of his time: grass, clay, hard, carpet, and wood/parquet. Despite being banned from playing the Grand Slam tournaments for the five years prior to the Open Era, he won 11 singles titles. Laver is the only player to twice achieve the calendar-year Grand Slam, in 1962 and 1969, and the latter remains the only time a man has done so in the Open Era. He also won eight Pro Slam titles, including the "pro Grand Slam" in 1967, and he contributed to five Davis Cup titles for Australia during an age when Davis Cup was deemed as significant as the Grand Slams.

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Written By: nally on 08/12/19 at 10:45 am

Yesterday marked five years since the sudden passing of American comedian Robin Williams. He was 63. :\'(

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Written By: nally on 08/12/19 at 10:58 am

Died five years ago today, on August 12th 2014: Lauren Bacall, American model and actress, one month shy of her 90th birthday (born September 1924).

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Written By: nally on 08/12/19 at 11:00 am

Merv Griffin -- American actor, musician, and producer -- passed away on this date 12 years ago (August 12th 2007), at age 82 (born 1925). He was best known for creating the hit TV game shows Jeopardy! and Wheel Of Fortune.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/19 at 12:27 am

August 13th 1970 – Alan Shearer, English footballer. He played as a striker in the top level of English league football for Southampton, Blackburn Rovers, Newcastle United and the England national team. He is Newcastle's and the Premier League's record goalscorer. He was named Football Writers' Association Player of the Year in 1994 and won the PFA Player of the Year award in 1995. In 1996, he was third in the FIFA World Player of the Year awards. In 2004 Shearer was named by Pelé in the FIFA 100 list of the world's greatest living players. Shearer scored 283 league goals in his career (all in the first tier of English football), including a record 260 in the Premier League (of which 58 were penalties) with a record 11 Premier League hat-tricks, and a total of 422 in all competitions including international at all levels. Until his retirement from international football in 2000, he appeared 63 times for his country and scored 30 goals. Shearer had a goals-to-game ratio of 0.667 throughout his career. Since retiring as a player in 2006, Shearer has worked as a television pundit for the BBC.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/19 at 12:28 am

August 13th 1896 – John Everett Millais, English painter and illustrator, died from throat cancer. He was one of the founders of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. He was a child prodigy who, aged eleven, became the youngest student to enter the Royal Academy Schools. The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood was founded at his family home in London, at 83 Gower Street (now number 7). Millais became the most famous exponent of the style, his painting Christ in the House of His Parents (1850) generating considerable controversy, and painting perhaps the embodiment of the school, Ophelia, in 1851. (b. 1829)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/19 at 1:49 am

August 13th 1955 – Paul Greengrass, English film director, film producer, screenwriter and former journalist. He specialises in dramatisations of real-life events and is known for his signature use of hand-held cameras. His early film Bloody Sunday won the Golden Bear at 52nd Berlin International Film Festival. Other films he has directed include three in the Bourne action/thriller series: The Bourne Supremacy (2004), The Bourne Ultimatum (2007), and Jason Bourne (2016); United 93 (2006), for which he won the BAFTA Award for Best Director, and received an Academy Award for Best Director nomination, Green Zone (2010) and Captain Phillips (2013). In 2004 he co-wrote and produced the film Omagh, which won British Academy Television Award. In 2007 Greengrass co-founded Directors UK, a professional organization of British filmmakers, and was its first President until 2014.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/19 at 1:51 am

August 13th 1910 – Florence Nightingale, English social reformer and statistician, and the founder of modern nursing, died peacefully in her sleep. She came to prominence while serving as a manager of nurses trained by her during the Crimean War, where she organised the tending to wounded soldiers. She gave nursing a highly favourable reputation and became an icon of Victorian culture, especially in the persona of "The Lady with the Lamp" making rounds of wounded soldiers at night. She was a prodigious and versatile writer. In her lifetime, much of her published work was concerned with spreading medical knowledge. Some of her tracts were written in simple English so that they could easily be understood by those with poor literary skills. She also helped popularise the graphical presentation of statistical data. Much of her writing, including her extensive work on religion and mysticism, has only been published posthumously. (b. 1820)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/19 at 2:37 am

August 13th 1963 – Steve Higgins, American writer, producer, announcer, actor, and comedian. He currently serves as the announcer of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and as a writer and producer of Saturday Night Live. Prior to The Tonight Show, Higgins was also the announcer for Late Night with Jimmy Fallon from 2009 to 2014.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/19 at 2:50 am

August 13th 1958 – Feargal Sharkey, Northern Irish singer-songwriter, most widely known as the lead vocalist of pop punk band The Undertones in the 1970s and 1980s, and also for solo works in the 1980s and 1990s. His 1985 solo single "A Good Heart" was an international success. After becoming less musically active in the early 1990s, he has performed various roles supporting the UK's commercial music industry, winning several awards and honours for his work in that area.

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/19 at 2:50 am

August 13th 1912 – Octavia Hill, English social reformer, died from cancer. Her main concern was the welfare of the inhabitants of cities, especially London, in the second half of the nineteenth century. Born into a family with a strong commitment to alleviating poverty, she herself grew up in straitened circumstances owing to the financial failure of her father. With no formal schooling, she worked from the age of 14 for the welfare of working people. Hill was a moving force behind the development of social housing, and her early friendship with John Ruskin enabled her to put her theories into practice with the aid of his initial investment. (b. 1838)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/19 at 4:16 am

August 13th 1945 – Robin Jackman, English cricketer.He played in four Tests and fifteen ODIs for England from 1974 to 1983. He was a seam bowler and useful tail-end batsman. During a first-class career lasting from 1966 to 1982, he took 1,402 wickets. He was a member of the Surrey side that won the County Championship in 1971, and also played for Western Province in South Africa in 1971-72, and for Rhodesia between 1972–73 and 1979-80.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/19 at 4:20 am

August 13th 1872 – Richard Willstätter, German organic chemist whose study of the structure of plant pigments, chlorophyll included, won him the 1915 Nobel Prize for Chemistry. Willstätter invented paper chromatography independently of Mikhail Tsvet. (d. 1942)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/19 at 5:31 am

August 13th 1947 – Fred Stanley, American Major League Baseball shortstop. He played from 1969 to 1982 for the Seattle Pilots, Milwaukee Brewers, Cleveland Indians, San Diego Padres, New York Yankees, and the Oakland Athletics. With the Yankees, he won two World Series championships back to back in 1977 and 1978, both over the Los Angeles Dodgers. Stanley currently serves as the San Francisco Giants Director of Player Development.

Subject: Re: Notable Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/19 at 5:34 am

August 13th 1912 – Jules Massenet, French composer, died after suffering from abdominal cancer. Best known in for the Romantic era for his operas, of which he wrote more than thirty. The two most frequently staged are Manon (1884) and Werther (1892). He also composed oratorios, ballets, orchestral works, incidental music, piano pieces, songs and other music. (b. 1842)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/19 at 6:32 am

August 13th 1935 – Mudcat Grant (born James Timothy Grant), American Major League Baseball pitcher. He played for the Cleveland Indians (1958–64), Minnesota Twins (1964–67), Los Angeles Dodgers (1968), Montreal Expos (1969), St. Louis Cardinals (1969), Oakland Athletics (1970 and 1971) and Pittsburgh Pirates (1970–71). He was named to the 1963 and 1965 American League All-Star Teams. In 1965, he was the first black pitcher to win 20 games in a season in the American League and the first black pitcher to win a World Series game for the American League. He pitched two complete game World Series victories in 1965, hitting a three-run home run in game 6, and was named The Sporting News American League Pitcher of the Year.

Subject: Re: Scientific Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/19 at 6:43 am

August 13th 1917 – Eduard Buchner, German chemist and zymologist, died two days after being hit by a shell fragment when serving for his country during World War 1. He was awarded the 1907 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work on fermentation. (b. 1860)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/19 at 7:14 am

August 13th 2017 – Joseph Bologna, American actor, died from pancreatic cancer. He was notable for his roles in the many comedy films. He starred in the nudity-containing Blame it on Rio starring Michael Caine. Bologna replied, "Blame it on me, it's the last time I invite Aunt Pauline to a film premiere." In 1976 he starred in the television drama What Now, Catherine Curtis? with Lucille Ball. Other film roles for Bologna include portraying the Sid Caesar-based character "King Kaiser" in the 1982 comedy hit My Favorite Year, starring Peter O'Toole as a drunken actor modeled after Errol Flynn, and as Lenny Koufax, the frustrated father of Sonny Koufax (Adam Sandler) in the 1999 comedy Big Daddy. In 1987, Bologna starred in the TV musical sitcom Rags to Riches as the millionaire mogul turned foster father, Nick Foley. The show aired for two seasons. He played the mad scientist Dr. Malavaqua in the 1985 comedy Transylvania 6-5000. From 1996 to 1998, he voice-acted the character Inspector Dan Turpin, a hot-headed police officer modeled after Jack Kirby, in several episodes of Superman: The Animated Series. In 2006, he became the voice of Mr. Start in Ice Age: The Meltdown. (b.1934)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/19 at 7:40 am

August 13th 1950 – Rusty Gerhardt, American baseball player. He was a left-handed pitcher who appeared in 23 games, 22 in relief, for the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball in 1974. Gerhardt was named "Sandlot Player of the Year" by the National Baseball Congress in 1970 while attending Clemson University. He was selected by the Padres in the 12th round of the 1972 Major League Baseball Draft. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Gerhardt stood 5 feet 9 inches (1.75 m) tall and weighed 175 pounds (79 kg).

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/19 at 7:42 am

August 13th 1968 – Joe Hinton, American singer, died from skin cancer. He began as a gospel singer with the Blair Gospel Singers, the Chosen Gospel Quartet and the Spirit of Memphis Quartet. Producer Don Robey asked the singer to try doing secular tunes, and Hinton began recording for Robey's record label, Peacock Records, in 1958. It was not until 1963, with his fifth single on the label, that he managed to chart with "You Know It Ain't Right"; the next single, "Better to Give Than to Receive", also hit the lower regions of the charts. His biggest hit was 1964's "Funny How Time Slips Away", written by Willie Nelson; the tune (simply credited as "Funny" on the original record label) peaked at #13 on the Billboard Hot 100 that year. Cash Box magazine listed "Funny How Time Slips Away" as #1 for four weeks on their R&B chart. The track sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc. "I Want a Little Girl", the next single, also charted, but it was his last hit. (b. 1929)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/19 at 8:04 am

August 13th 1958 – David Feherty, Northern Irish golfer on the European Tour and PGA Tour. Since retiring, he has worked as a television personality; from 1997 through 2015, Feherty served as an on-course reporter for the PGA Tour on CBS. In 2011, he introduced a self-titled interview series on Golf Channel, and subsequently joined NBC Sports full-time in 2016.

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/19 at 8:10 am

August 13th 1946 – H. G. Wells, English writer, died of unspecified causes. He was prolific in many genres, including the novel, history, politics, social commentary, and textbooks and rules for war games. Wells is now best remembered for his science fiction novels and is called a "father of science fiction", along with Jules Verne and Hugo Gernsback. His most notable science fiction works include The Time Machine (1895), The Island of Doctor Moreau (1896), The Invisible Man (1897), and The War of the Worlds (1898). He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature four times. (b. 1866)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/19 at 9:45 am

August 13th 1959 – Danny Bonaduce, American radio/television personality, comedian, professional wrestler, and former child actor. Born in Broomall, Pennsylvania, Bonaduce is the son of veteran TV writer/producer Joseph Bonaduce (The Dick Van Dyke Show, One Day at a Time, etc.). The younger Bonaduce became famous as a child actor of the 1970s on the TV sitcom The Partridge Family. He co-starred as Danny Partridge, the wisecracking, redheaded middle son of the singing pop band (headed by Shirley Jones). He and Shirley Jones were the only Partridge cast members whose actual first names were also that of the character each portrayed on screen. Danny was the fictional pop group's bass guitar player. Co-starring on the show was Jones's former stepson (David Cassidy), who remains close friends with Bonaduce.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/19 at 11:22 am

August 13th 1982 – Joe Tex (born Joseph Arrington, Jr.), American musician, died of a heart attack five days after his 49th birthday. He gained success in the 1960s and 1970s with his brand of Southern soul, which mixed the styles of country, gospel, and rhythm and blues. His career started after he was signed to King Records in 1955 following four wins at the Apollo Theater. Between 1955 and 1964, he struggled to find hits, and by the time he finally recorded his first hit, "Hold What You've Got" in 1964, he had recorded 30 previous singles that were deemed failures on the charts. He went on to have four million-selling hits, "Hold What You've Got" (1965), "Skinny Legs and All" (1967), "I Gotcha" (1972), and "Ain't Gonna Bump No More (With No Big Fat Woman)" (1977). Joe Tex was nominated for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame five times, most recently in 2016. (b. 1933)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/19 at 1:48 pm

August 13th 1962 – John Slattery, American actor and director known for his role as Roger Sterling in the AMC drama series Mad Men. Slattery's other acting credits include the role of Howard Stark in cameo appearances in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Iron Man 2, Ant-Man, and Captain America: Civil War. He has received four Primetime Emmy Awards nominations and two Critics' Choice Television Awards for Mad Men and was part of the Mad Men ensemble cast that won two SAG Awards.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/19 at 2:01 pm

August 13th 1971, Saxophonist King Curtis Ousley was stabbed to death by a vagrant on the front steps of his New York home. Ousley had worked with John Lennon and also played on The Coasters 'Yakety Yak'.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/19 at 2:08 pm

August 13th 1959 – Bruce French, English cricketer who played in sixteen Tests and thirteen ODIs for England from 1985 to 1988. A wicket-keeper/batsman, French played his first Test against India at Headingley, Leeds in 1986, and his last Test against New Zealand in Wellington in March 1988.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/19 at 2:10 pm

August 13th 2016 – Kenny Baker, English actor and musician, died eleven days before his 82nd birthday, following a brief additional illness. He is best remembered for portraying the character R2-D2 in the Star Wars science fiction movie franchise. Baker's other films include The Elephant Man, Time Bandits (also with Jack Purvis), Willow (also with Purvis and Warwick Davis), Flash Gordon, Amadeus and Jim Henson's Labyrinth. On television, he appeared in the British medical drama Casualty. He also had a part in the BBC production of The Chronicles of Narnia. In the late 1990s, Baker launched a brief stand-up comedy career. He played Casanova in the 1993 movie U.F.O. (b. 1934)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/19 at 2:49 pm

August 13th 2017 – Victor Pemberton, British writer and television producer, died from an undisclosed illness. Victor Pemberton's scriptwriting work included BBC radio plays, and television scripts for the BBC and ITV, including Doctor Who, The Slide and The Adventures of Black Beauty. His television production work included the British version of Fraggle Rock (second series onwards), and several independent documentaries including the 1989 International Emmy Award-winning Gwen: A Juliet Remembered, about stage actress Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies. In his earlier years, Pemberton had several small screen acting roles. In addition to novelisations, he wrote many nostalgic novels set in London, prompted by the success of his autobiographical radio drama series Our Family. (b. 1931)

Subject: Re: Notable Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/19 at 3:49 pm

August 13th 1995 – Alison Hargreaves, British mountain climber, was killed while descending from the summit of K2. Her accomplishments included scaling Mount Everest alone, without supplementary oxygen or support from a Sherpa team, in 1995. She soloed all the great north faces of the Alps in a single season—a first for any climber. This feat included climbing the difficult north face of the Eiger in the Alps, in 1988. Hargreaves also climbed 6,812-metre (22,349 ft) Ama Dablam in Nepal. In 1995, Hargreaves intended to climb the three highest mountains in the world—Mount Everest, K2, and Kangchenjunga—unaided. On 13 May 1995, she reached the summit of Everest without the aid of Sherpas or bottled oxygen. (b. 1963)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/19 at 4:39 pm

August 13th 1987 – Pepe Diokno, Filipino motion picture director, producer and screenwriter. His debut film, Engkwentro premiered at the 2009 Venice Film Festival and received the Lion of the Future - "Luigi de Laurentiis" Award for Best Debut Film, as well as the Orizzonti Prize for new trends in cinema.

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/19 at 5:15 pm

August 13th 1995 – Mickey Mantle, American baseball player, died from liver cancer. Mantle played his entire Major League Baseball (MLB) career with the New York Yankees as a center fielder and first baseman, from 1951 through 1968. Mantle was one of the best players and sluggers, and is regarded by many as the greatest switch hitter in baseball history. Mantle was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1974 and was elected to the Major League Baseball All-Century Team in 1999. (b. 1931)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/19 at 6:00 pm

August 13th 1971 – W. O. Bentley, English engineer, shortly before his 83rd birthday from an undisclosed illness. He designed engines for cars and aircraft, raced cars and motorcycles, and founded Bentley Motors Limited in Cricklewood near London. (b. 1888)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/19 at 1:04 am

August 14th 1947 – Danielle Steel, American novelist, currently the best selling author alive and the fourth bestselling fiction author of all time, with over 800 million copies sold. Based in California for most of her career, Steel has produced several books a year, often juggling up to five projects at once. Despite "a resounding lack of critical acclaim" (Publishers Weekly), all her novels have been bestsellers. Her formula is fairly consistent, often involving rich families facing a crisis, threatened by dark elements such as prison, fraud, blackmail and suicide. Steel has also published children's fiction and poetry, as well as raising funds for the treatment of mental disorders. Her books have been translated into 43 languages, with 22 adapted for television, including two that have received Golden Globe nominations.

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/19 at 1:05 am

August 14th 1870 – David Farragut, American admiral and flag officer of the United States Navy during the American Civil War, died from a heart attack. He was the first rear admiral, vice admiral, and admiral in the United States Navy. He is remembered for his order at the Battle of Mobile Bay usually paraphrased as "Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead" in U.S. Navy tradition (b. 1801)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/19 at 5:35 am

August 14th 1946 – Susan Saint James, American actress. her first starring role as Rock Hudson's younger supportive wife, Sally McMillan, in the popular, light-hearted crime series, McMillan & Wife (1971–76), for which she received four Emmy Award nominations. Saint James left the show to further her career as an actress in feature films, such as co-starring with Peter Fonda in the film Outlaw Blues (1977). She achieved significant success in the vampire comedy Love at First Bite (1979) and followed up with a role in the comedy How to Beat the High Cost of Living (1980), co-starring Jessica Lange and Jane Curtin. Between films, she made a guest appearance in the March 3, 1980 episode of M*A*S*H (Episode 192: War Co-Respondent). After other film ventures failed to establish her, she returned to television, starring in the comedy series Kate & Allie opposite Jane Curtin from 1984 until 1989. She received three more Emmy Award nominations for this role.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/19 at 10:01 am

August 14th 1958, Elvis Presley's mother Gladys died. At her funeral two days later Presley was so overcome with grief he was unable to stand and had to be supported. Over 500 police were at the service to keep the gigantic crowd at bay.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/19 at 10:17 am

August 14th 1941 – Connie Smith, American country music artist. Active since 1964, Smith is widely considered to be one of the genre's best female vocalists. She has earned 11 Grammy award nominations, 20 top ten Billboard country singles, and 31 charting albums, three of which have hit number one.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/19 at 11:26 am

August 14th 1922 – Leslie Marr, English race car driver. He participated in two Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, making his debut on 17 July 1954 at the British Grand Prix. Racing in his private Connaught, he finished in 13th place, but retired from his last world championship race in 1955, after a damaged brake pipe caused him to spin off. Marr competed in several non-Championship races, with his best results including winning the 1955 Cornwall MRC Formula 1 Race and finishing fourth in the New Zealand Grand Prix the following year. 

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/19 at 11:26 am

August 14th 1947 – Maddy Prior, English folk singer, best known as the lead vocalist of Steeleye Span. After a brief stint with Mac MacLeod in 'Mac & Maddy' (another act formed at The Cock pub), by 1966 she began performing with Tim Hart, another St Albans resident, and together they recorded two albums before becoming founding members of Steeleye Span in 1969. They were the backbone of the group until the early 1980s when ill-health forced Hart into semi-retirement. Prior plays the tambourine, spoons and ukulele, and always gives a sprightly performance of her individual dances. In 1974 Ralph McTell wrote "Maddy Dances" in her honour, included on his album Easy. Prior has recorded session work, albums of her own songs and eclectic styles from medieval (with The Carnival Band), through electric folk — Steeleye Span and Maddy Prior appeared on television with a regular programme Electric Folk — prog-rock and traditional songs, including session work on Mike Oldfield's Incantations. She left Steeleye Span in 1997 but returned in 2002. The 1999 album The Journey was recorded in 1995, when Maddy was still in the band but not released until four years later. She was also one half of the duo Silly Sisters, which helped to boost June Tabor's career.

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/19 at 11:51 am

August 14th 1982 – Patrick Magee, Northern Irish actor and director, died from a heart attack. He was known for his collaborations with Samuel Beckett and Harold Pinter, as well as creating the role of the Marquis de Sade in the original stage and screen productions of Marat/Sade. He also appeared in horror films and in two Stanley Kubrick films, A Clockwork Orange and Barry Lyndon. (b. 1922)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/19 at 1:13 pm

August 14th 1951 – William Randolph Hearst, American businessman, died from an undisclosed illness. Also a politician, and newspaper publisher who built the nation's largest newspaper chain and media company Hearst Communications and whose flamboyant methods of yellow journalism influenced the nation's popular media by emphasizing sensationalism and human interest stories. Hearst entered the publishing business in 1887 after being given control of The San Francisco Examiner by his wealthy father. Moving to New York City, he acquired The New York Journal and fought a bitter circulation war with Joseph Pulitzer's New York World that sold papers by giant headlines over lurid stories featuring crime, corruption, graphics, sex, and innuendo. Acquiring more newspapers, Hearst created a chain that numbered nearly 30 papers in major American cities at its peak. He later expanded to magazines, creating the largest newspaper and magazine business in the world. (b. 1863)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/19 at 1:30 pm

August 14th 2008 – Lita Roza, English singer, died from an undisclosed cause. Her 1953 hit record "(How Much Is) That Doggie in the Window?" made her the first British solo singer to top the UK Singles Chart. She made three appearances in UK heats for the Eurovision Song Contest selection in 1957, 1959 and 1960. On 14 March 2001, the Liverpool Wall of Fame was inaugurated opposite the Cavern Club on Mathew Street in Liverpool with Roza presiding at the ceremony. On 28 November 2002, she gave her last public performance on Radio Merseyside. (b. 1926)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/19 at 2:57 pm

August 14th 1941 – David Crosby, American singer-songwriter and guitarist. In addition to his solo career, he was a founding member of both the Byrds and Crosby, Stills & Nash. He wrote or co-wrote "Lady Friend", "Why", and "Eight Miles High" with the Byrds and "Guinnevere", "Wooden Ships", "Shadow Captain", and "In My Dreams" with Crosby, Stills & Nash. He wrote "Almost Cut My Hair" and the title track "Déjà Vu" for Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young's 1970 album. He is known for his use of alternate guitar tunings and jazz influences.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/19 at 3:08 pm

August 14th 1922 – Alfred Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Northcliffe, British newspaper and publishing magnate, died of endocarditis. As owner of the Daily Mail and the Daily Mirror, he was an early developer of popular journalism, and he exercised vast influence over British popular opinion during the Edwardian era. (b. 1865)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/19 at 3:34 pm

August 14th 1945 – Wim Wenders, German filmmaker, playwright, author, photographer, and a major figure in the New German Cinema. Among many honors, he has received three nominations for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature: for Buena Vista Social Club (1999), about Cuban music culture, Pina (2011), about the contemporary dance choreographer Pina Bausch, and The Salt of the Earth (2014), about Brazilian photographer Sebastião Salgado. One of Wenders' earliest honors was a win for the BAFTA Award for Best Direction for his narrative drama Paris, Texas (1984), which also won the Palme d'Or at the 1984 Cannes Film Festival. Many of his subsequent films have also been recognized at Cannes, including Wings of Desire (1987), for which Wenders won the Best Director Award at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/19 at 3:39 pm

August 14th 2015 – Bob Johnston, American record producer, died from an undisclosed illness. Best known for his work with Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, Leonard Cohen, and Simon & Garfunkel. In later years Bob Johnston claimed that songs still credited to his wife Joy Byers were actually co-written, or solely written by himself. He has cited old "contractual reasons" for this situation. The songs in question include Timi Yuro's 1962 hit "What's A Matter Baby", plus at least 16 songs for Elvis Presley's films between 1964 and 1968, including "It Hurts Me", "Let Yourself Go" and "Stop, Look and Listen". Two songs credited to Byers, the aforementioned "Stop, Look and Listen" and "Yeah, She's Evil!" were recorded by Bill Haley & His Comets (the latter song was titled "The Meanest Girl in Town" when Presley recorded it). Presley recorded "The Meanest Girl in Town" on June 10, 1964, while Bill Haley recorded his version a week later, on June 16, 1964.  (b. 1932)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/19 at 3:46 pm

August 14th 1942 – Lionel Morton, English singer-songwriter, guitarist and television presenter. In the early 1960s, he was the lead vocalist/rhythm guitarist of the group, the Four Pennies. They are best known for their biggest hit single, "Juliet" which reached number one on the UK Singles Chart in May 1964. Morton and his group appeared seven times on the BBC Television music charts program, Top of the Pops. From April 1968 to December 1977, he was a regular presenter on the pre-school children's programme Play School., he also reappeared during 1983/4. In the 1970s he went on to present on Play Away. For a time he was also married to the actress, Julia Foster.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/19 at 3:48 pm

August 14th 2006 – Johnny Duncan, American country singer, died of a heart attack. Best known for a string of hits in the mid- to late 1970s. In his career, he released 14 studio albums, including thirteen on Columbia Records. These albums produced more than 30 chart singles, with three of those reaching number one: "Thinkin' of a Rendezvous", "It Couldn't Have Been Any Better", and "She Can Put Her Shoes Under my Bed (Anytime)" from 1976, 1977, and 1978, respectively. Seven more of his singles were top-10 hits. (b. 1938)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/19 at 5:05 pm

August 14th 1959 – Magic Johnson (born Earvin Johnson Jr), American basketball player, coach, and current president of basketball operations of the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played point guard for the Lakers for 13 seasons. After winning championships in high school and college, Johnson was selected first overall in the 1979 NBA draft by the Lakers. He won a championship and an NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award in his rookie season, and won four more championships with the Lakers during the 1980s. Johnson retired abruptly in 1991 after announcing that he had contracted HIV, but returned to play in the 1992 All-Star Game, winning the All-Star MVP Award. After protests from his fellow players, he retired again for four years, but returned in 1996, at age 36, to play 32 games for the Lakers before retiring for the third and final time.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 08/15/19 at 5:56 pm

Died on August 15th 1935: Will Rogers -- American stage and motion-picture actor, vaudeville performer, humorist, and social commentator from Oklahoma -- at age 55. He was born in November 1879 in present-day Oklahoma (which was Indian Territory at the time).

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Written By: nally on 08/16/19 at 1:18 pm

Aretha Franklin passed away on this date last year at the age of 76. :\'(

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 08/18/19 at 8:07 pm

Don Pardo, American announcer, passed away on this date five years ago, back in 2014, at the age of 96 (born 1918).

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/19/19 at 8:04 am

A few days back.

August 16th 1977 - Elvis Presley died from a cardiac arrest, aged 42.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/20/19 at 12:27 am

August 20th 1943 – Sylvester McCoy, Scottish actor, best known for playing the seventh incarnation of the Doctor in the long-running science fiction television series Doctor Who from 1987 to 1989—the final Doctor of the original run—and briefly returning in a television film in 1996, as well as for his role as the wizard Radagast the Brown in Peter Jackson's film adaptations of The Hobbit.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/20/19 at 12:29 am

August 20th 1825 – William Waldegrave, 1st Baron Radstock, English admiral and politician, the 34th Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland, died from an unknown cause. He was the second son of John Waldegrave, 3rd Earl Waldegrave, and Elizabeth (née Gower). Joining the navy at age 13 in 1766, Waldegrave rose rapidly through the ranks, receiving his own command, the sloop HMS Zephyr in 1775, and being promoted to vice-admiral in 1795. He was the third in command on the British side at the Battle of Cape St Vincent in February 1797, and was offered a baronetcy for the role he played in the battle. Waldegrave declined the offer (on the grounds that as a son of an earl, he already held a higher station), and was appointed the Governor of Newfoundland, Saint-Pierre and Miquelon, on 16 May 1797.  (b. 1753)

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August 20th 1958 – David O. Russell, American film director, screenwriter, and producer. His early directing career includes the comedy films Spanking the Monkey (1994), Flirting with Disaster (1996), Three Kings (1999) and I ♥ Huckabees (2004). Three of Russell's more recent films – the biographical sports drama The Fighter (2010), the romantic comedy-drama Silver Linings Playbook (2012), and the comedy-drama crime film American Hustle (2013) – were commercially successful and acclaimed by critics, having earned Russell three Academy Award nominations for Best Director, as well as a Best Adapted Screenplay nomination for Silver Linings Playbook and a Best Original Screenplay nomination for American Hustle. Russell received his seventh Golden Globe nomination for the semi-biographical comedy-drama Joy (2015).

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August 20th 1912 – William Booth, British Methodist preacher, died from an undisclosed illness. He founded The Salvation Army and became its first General (1878–1912). The Christian movement with a quasi-military structure and government founded in 1865 has spread from London, England, to many parts of the world and is known for being one of the largest distributors of humanitarian aid. (b. 1829)

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August 20th 1971 – David Walliams, English comedian, actor, talent-show judge, author, presenter, and activist, known for his partnership with Matt Lucas on the BBC One sketch show Little Britain. Since 2012 Walliams has been a judge on the ITV talent show Britain's Got Talent. He wrote and starred in two series of the BBC One sitcom Big School, playing the role of chemistry teacher Keith Church. In 2015, he starred as Tommy Beresford in the BBC series Partners in Crime based on the Tommy and Tuppence novels by Agatha Christie. Walliams is also a writer of children's books. To date he has sold more than 12.5 million copies and his books have been translated into 46 languages. He has been described as "the fastest growing children's author in the UK": his literary style has been compared to that of Roald Dahl.

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August 20th 1970 – Fred Durst, American musician and film director. Durst is best known as the vocalist of the band Limp Bizkit, formed in 1994, with whom he released six studio albums. Since 2006, Durst had periodically worked on independent films. He co-starred in the film Population 436, and made his directorial debut in 2007 with the film The Education of Charlie Banks. Durst directed a second film, The Longshots, in 2008.

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August 20th 1572 – Miguel López de Legazpi, Basque-Spanish navigator and governor, died following a stroke. He established the first Spanish settlement in the East Indies when his expedition crossed the Pacific Ocean from the Viceroyalty of New Spain in modern-day Mexico, arrived in Cebu of the Philippine Islands, 1565. He was the first Governor-General of the Spanish East Indies which included the Philippines and other Pacific archipelagos, namely Guam and the Marianas Islands. After obtaining peace with various indigenous nations and kingdoms, Miguel López de Legazpi made Manila the capital of the Spanish East Indies in 1571. The capital city of the province of Albay bears his name. (b. about 1502)

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August 20th 1919 – Walter Bernstein, American screenwriter and film producer who was blacklisted by the Hollywood movie studios in the 1950s. His screenwriting career began to emerge from the blacklist when director Sidney Lumet hired him to write the screenplay for the 1959 Sophia Loren movie That Kind of Woman. From then on Bernstein was able to work openly on films such as Paris Blues (1961) and Fail-Safe (1964). He also contributed, without receiving credit, to the screenplays of The Magnificent Seven (1960) and The Train (1964), and was one of several writers who worked on the script for the ill-fated Something's Got to Give, which was left uncompleted at the time of the death of its star, Marilyn Monroe, in 1962. Paris Blues marked his first feature film collaboration with director Martin Ritt, a friend since the 1940s (and himself a victim of the Hollywood blacklist); they subsequently worked together on The Molly Maguires (1970), which Bernstein also co-produced with Ritt, and The Front (1976). The latter film, a dramatic comedy about a restaurant cashier (played by Woody Allen) with no real talent or political convictions who is hired to act as a "front" for blacklisted television writers during the 1950s, earned Bernstein an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay and the WGA Award for Best Drama Written Directly for the Screen. The same year, Bernstein also made a cameo appearance in Allen's film Annie Hall.

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August 20th 1961 – Percy Williams Bridgman, American physicist, committed suicide by gunshot after suffering from metastatic cancer. He won the 1946 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on the physics of high pressures. He also wrote extensively on the scientific method and on other aspects of the philosophy of science. The Bridgman effect is named for him. (b. 1882)

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August 20th 1931 – Don King, American boxing promoter known for his involvement in historic boxing matchups. He has been a controversial figure, partly due to a manslaughter conviction (and later pardon), and civil cases against him. King's career highlights include, among multiple other enterprises, promoting "The Rumble in the Jungle" and the "Thrilla in Manila". King has promoted some of the most prominent names in boxing, including Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, George Foreman, Larry Holmes, Mike Tyson, Evander Holyfield, Julio César Chávez, Ricardo Mayorga, Andrew Golota, Bernard Hopkins, Félix Trinidad, Roy Jones Jr. and Marco Antonio Barrera. Some of these boxers sued him for allegedly defrauding them. Most of the lawsuits were settled out of court.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/20/19 at 10:11 am

August 20th 1995– Red Rhodes, American pedal steel guitarist, died from an undisclosed illness. His mother taught him to play the Dobro at the age of five, but at the age of fifteen he switched to the steel guitar. He was a boxer and an oil company engineer before he settled into music. He moved to Los Angeles in 1960 and became a session musician. Rhodes played pedal steel on many country rock, pop and rock albums with The Monkees, Michael Nesmith, James Taylor, The Beach Boys, Seals and Crofts, The Byrds, The Carpenters, Spanky and Our Gang, and many other groups, as part of the "Wrecking Crew" studio musicians. He is most often remembered for his work with former Monkee Michael Nesmith on Nesmith's first solo albums in the early 1970s. Rhodes is also credited for the "other-worldly" effects he created with pedal steel on The Ventures futuristic album The Ventures in Space in 1964. (b. 1930)

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August 20th 1936 – Hideki Shirakawa, Japanese chemist, engineer, and Professor Emeritus at the University of Tsukuba and Zhejiang University. He is best known for his discovery of conductive polymers. He was co-recipient of the 2000 Nobel Prize in Chemistry jointly with Alan MacDiarmid and Alan Heeger.

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August 20th 1915 – Paul Ehrlich, German Jewish physician and scientist, died after suffering from a heart attack. He worked in the fields of hematology, immunology, and antimicrobial chemotherapy. He invented the precursor technique to Gram staining bacteria. The methods he developed for staining tissue made it possible to distinguish between different types of blood cells, which led to the capability to diagnose numerous blood diseases. In 1908, he received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his contributions to immunology. He was the founder and first director of what is now known as the Paul Ehrlich Institute. (b. 1854)

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August 20th 1942 – Fred Norman, American baseball pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for seven different teams in all or parts of 16 seasons spanning 1962–1980. He formed part of the starting rotation for the Cincinnati Reds' "Big Red Machine" when they won back-to-back World Series titles in 1975 and 1976.

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August 20th 1948 – Robert Plant, English singer, songwriter, and musician, best known as the lead singer and lyricist of the rock band Led Zeppelin. A powerful and wide vocal range (particularly evident in his high-pitched vocals) has given him a successful singing career spanning over 50 years. Plant is regarded as one of the greatest singers in the history of rock and roll; he has influenced fellow rock singer-songwriters such as Freddie Mercury, Axl Rose and Chris Cornell.

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August 20th 1944 – Graig Nettles, Major League Baseball third baseman. During a 22-year baseball career, he played for the Minnesota Twins (1967–1969), Cleveland Indians (1970–1972), New York Yankees (1973–1983), San Diego Padres (1984–1986), Atlanta Braves (1987), and Montreal Expos (1988). Nettles was one of the best defensive third basemen of all time, and despite his relatively low career batting average, he was an excellent offensive contributor, setting an American League record for career home runs by a third baseman. As a part of four pennant-winning Yankee teams, Nettles enjoyed his best season in 1977 when he won the Gold Glove Award and had career-highs in home runs (37) and runs batted in (107) in leading the Yankees to the World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

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August 20th 2017 – Jerry Lewis, American actor, comedian, singer, film producer, film director, screenwriter and humanitarian, died of natural causes. He is known for his slapstick humour in film, television, stage and radio. He and Dean Martin were partners as the hit popular comedy duo of Martin and Lewis. Following that success, he was a solo star in motion pictures, nightclubs, television shows, concerts, album recordings and musicals. (b. 1926)

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August 20th 1974 – Amy Adams, She has won two Golden Globe Awards, and has been nominated for five Academy Awards and six British Academy Film Awards.  Adams began her career on stage performing in dinner theater and went on to make her feature film debut in Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999). After moving to Los Angeles, she made several appearances on television and in B movies, before starring in Steven Spielberg's 2002 biopic Catch Me If You Can. Adams' breakthrough role came in the 2005 independent film Junebug, in which her portrayal of a young pregnant woman earned her an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress nomination. In 2007, she starred as the lead character in the commercially successful Disney musical film Enchanted. Adams received three more Oscar nominations for her supporting roles in Doubt (2008), The Fighter (2010), and The Master (2012). She played reporter Lois Lane in the 2013 superhero film Man of Steel and a troubled con artist in David O. Russell's film American Hustle; for the latter, she won a Golden Globe Award and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress. She won a second consecutive Golden Globe Award for portraying artist Margaret Keane in the comedy-drama Big Eyes (2014). In 2016, Adams reprised the role of Lois in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, and garnered acclaim for her leading roles in the science-fiction film Arrival and neo-noir psychological thriller Nocturnal Animals, both in 2016.

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August 20th 2012 – Phyllis Diller, American actress and stand-up comedienne, died from natural causes. She is best known for her eccentric stage persona, her self-deprecating humor, her wild hair and clothes, and her exaggerated, cackling laugh. She worked in more than 40 films, beginning with 1961's Splendor in the Grass. She appeared in many television series, often in cameos, but also including her own short-lived sitcom and variety show. Some of her credits are The Night Gallery, The Muppet Show, The Love Boat, Cybill, and Boston Legal, plus eleven seasons of The Bold and the Beautiful. Her voice-acting roles included the monster's wife in Mad Monster Party, the Queen in A Bug's Life, Granny Neutron in The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius, and Thelma Griffin in Family Guy. (b. 1917)

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August 20th 1983 – Andrew Garfield, American-English actor. Born in Los Angeles and raised in Epsom, Surrey, Garfield began his career on the UK stage and in television productions. He made his feature-film debut in the 2007 ensemble drama Lions for Lambs. Also that year, his performance in the television film Boy A earned him a British Academy Television Award for Best Actor. He came to international attention in 2010 with supporting roles in the drama The Social Network, for which he received Golden Globe and BAFTA nominations for his portrayal of Eduardo Saverin, and the science fiction romance Never Let Me Go. Garfield subsequently gained wider recognition for playing the titular superhero in the 2012 superhero film The Amazing Spider-Man and its 2014 sequel. In 2016, Garfield starred in two critically acclaimed historical dramas, Hacksaw Ridge and Silence. His portrayal of Desmond T. Doss in the former earned him nominations for the Academy Award and BAFTA Award for Best Actor.

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August 20th 2013 – Ted Post, American director of film and television, died from an undisclosed illness. Highly prolific, Post directed numerous episodes of well-known television series including Rawhide, Gunsmoke, and The Twilight Zone as well as blockbuster films such as Beneath the Planet of the Apes and Magnum Force. (b. 1918)

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August 20th 1979 – Jamie Cullum, English jazz-pop singer-songwriter. Although he is primarily a vocalist and pianist, he also accompanies himself on other instruments, including guitar and drums. Since April 2010, he has presented a weekly jazz show on BBC Radio 2.

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August 20th 2001 – Fred Hoyle, English astronomer, died after a series of strokes. He formulated the theory of stellar nucleosynthesis. He also held controversial stances on other scientific matters—in particular his rejection of the "Big Bang" theory, a term coined by him on BBC radio, and his promotion of panspermia as the origin of life on Earth. He also wrote science fiction novels, short stories and radio plays, and co-authored twelve books with his son, Geoffrey Hoyle. He spent most of his working life at the Institute of Astronomy at Cambridge and served as its director for six years. (b. 1915)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/21/19 at 1:05 am

August 21st 1944 – Peter Weir, Australian director, producer, and screenwriter. He was a leading figure in the Australian New Wave cinema movement (1970–1990), with films such as the mystery drama Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975), the supernatural thriller The Last Wave (1977) and the historical drama Gallipoli (1981). The climax of Weir's early career was the $6 million multi-national production The Year of Living Dangerously (1983). After the success of The Year of Living Dangerously, Weir directed a diverse group of American and international films covering most genres—many of them major box office hits—including Academy Award nominated films such as the thriller Witness (1985), the drama Dead Poets Society (1989), the romantic comedy Green Card (1990), the social science fiction comedy-drama The Truman Show (1998) and the epic historical drama Master and Commander (2003). For his work on these five films, Weir personally accrued six Academy Award nominations as either a director, writer or producer. Since 2003, Weir's productivity has sharply declined, having directed only one subsequent feature, the critically successful but financial flop The Way Back (2010).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/21/19 at 1:10 am

August 21st 1910 – George Franklin Grant, first African-American professor at Harvard, died from liver disease. He was also a Boston dentist, and an inventor of a wooden golf tee. Before the wooden golf tee was invented, golfers would carry around buckets of sand and build a pile of sand before each shot. This, however, became time-consuming and messy, causing Grant to ponder a solution to the problem. Grant consequently invented the wooden golf tee, used to replace the mound of sand. He entered the Harvard School of Dental Medicine in 1868, and graduated in 1870. He then took a position in the department of mechanical dentistry in 1871, making him Harvard University's first African-American faculty member. He was a founding member and later the president of the Harvard Odontological Society and was a member of the Harvard Dental Alumni Association where he was elected president in 1881. In 1899 he improved on Percy Ellis' "Perfectum" tee. (b. 1846)

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August 21st 1952 – Glenn Hughes, English rock bassist and vocalist, best known for playing bass and performing vocals for funk rock pioneers Trapeze, the Mk. III and IV line-ups of Deep Purple, as well as briefly fronting Black Sabbath in the mid-1980s. In addition to being an active session musician, Hughes also maintains a notable solo career. He fronted the supergroup Black Country Communion from 2009 to 2013, and California Breed from late 2013 to early 2015. On 8 April 2016, Hughes was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Deep Purple.

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August 21st 1919 – Laurence Doherty, British tennis player, dies of toxemia at Leon Cottage in Broadstairs, Kent after suffering from tubercular nephritis and cystitis for two years. He was the younger brother of tennis player Reginald Doherty. He was a six-time slam champion and a double Olympic Gold medalist at the 1900 Summer Olympics in singles and doubles (also winning a Bronze in mixed doubles). In 1903 he became the first non-American player to win the U.S. National Championships. (b. 1875)

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August 21st 1941 – Jackie DeShannon, American singer-songwriter with a string of hit song credits from the 1960s onwards, as both singer and composer. She was one of the first female singer-songwriters of the rock 'n' roll period. She is best known as the singer of "What the World Needs Now Is Love" and "Put a Little Love in Your Heart", and as the composer of "When You Walk in the Room" and "Bette Davis Eyes", which were hits for The Searchers and Kim Carnes, respectively. DeShannon is currently an entertainment broadcast correspondent reporting Beatles band members' news for the radio program Breakfast with the Beatles.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/21/19 at 6:32 am

August 21st 1940 – Leon Trotsky, Russian Marxist revolutionary, theorist, and Soviet politician, dies after being attacked by Ramón Mercader who used an ice axe as a weapon. Initially supporting the Menshevik Internationalists faction within the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party, he joined the Bolsheviks ("majority") just before the 1917 October Revolution, immediately becoming a leader within the Communist Party. He would go on to become one of the seven members of the first Politburo, founded in 1917 to manage the Bolshevik Revolution. During the early days of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (RSFSR) and the Soviet Union, he served first as People's Commissar for Foreign Affairs and later as the founder and commander of the Red Army, with the title of People's Commissar of Military and Naval Affairs. He became a major figure in the Bolshevik victory in the Russian Civil War (1918–1923). (b. 1879)

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August 21st 1945 – Patty McCormack, American actress with a career in theater, films, and television. McCormack began her career as a child actress. She is perhaps best known for her performance as Rhoda Penmark in Maxwell Anderson's 1956 psychological drama The Bad Seed. She received critical acclaim for the role on Broadway and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Mervyn LeRoy's film adaptation of the same name in 1956. Her acting career has continued with both starring and supporting roles in film and television, including Helen Keller in the original Playhouse 90 production of The Miracle Worker, Jeffrey Tambor's wife Anne Brookes on the CBS sitcom The Ropers, and a more recent performance as Pat Nixon in Frost/Nixon (2008).

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August 21st 1940 – Ernest Thayer, American writer and poet, died from an undisclosed illness, seven days after his 77th birthday. He wrote the poem "Casey" (or "Casey at the Bat"), which is "the single most famous baseball poem ever written" according to the Baseball Almanac, and "the nation’s best-known piece of comic verse—a ballad that began a native legend as colorful and permanent as that of Johnny Appleseed or Paul Bunyan." (b. 1863)

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August 21st 1947 – Carl Giammarese, American musician, singer-songwriter and record producer. He is best known as the lead guitarist and vocalist for The Buckinghams. In approximately 18 months' time, The Buckinghams had Top 5, Top 10 and Top 20 records with the release of singles every three months, including “Don't You Care,” “Hey Baby (They're Playing Our Song),” “Mercy, Mercy, Mercy,” “Lawdy Miss Clawdy” (USA Records), "Susan" and “Back in Love Again.” Columbia quickly released two albums, Time and Charges and Portraits produced by Guercio. USA Records released an album composed of all the sides recorded at Chess Studios in 1965 that was simply titled Kind of a Drag on the strength of their #1 national hit. The Buckinghams were named by Billboard Magazine as “The Most Listened to Band in America” in 1967.

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August 21st 1959 – Anne Hobbs, English tennis player and coach. She represented Great Britain in the Wightman Cup and Federation Cup from 1978 to 1989. She was ranked as the top British player for periods during her 12-year career and achieved a best WTA ranking of 33 in singles and 6 in doubles. Although primarily a doubles specialist, reaching the final of the Australian Open in 1983 and the US Open in 1984 with Wendy Turnbull and the Australian Open Mixed Doubles in 1987 with Andrew Castle, she won singles titles at Indianapolis in 1983 and in Auckland in 1985 and the British Closed in 1985. Hobbs' industrious serve and volley game earned her singles victories over Virginia Wade, Rosie Casals, Jo Durie, Carling Bassett, and Zina Garrison, among other top ranked players of her time. She now works as a tennis coach and consultant in the area of sports psychology.

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August 21st 2015 – Jimmy Evert, American tennis coach and player, died from pneumonia. He was the father of Chris Evert, who was one of the world's top women tennis players in the 1970s and 1980s. Evert was born in Chicago, Illinois. As a youngster, he was a two-time U.S. age-group champion. He won the 1940 Illinois state high school championship while playing for Senn High School of Chicago. After serving briefly in the United States Army, he attended the University of Notre Dame on a tennis scholarship, where he majored in economics. In 1947, he won the men's singles title at the Canadian Championships. After retiring as a player, he became a professional tennis coach. Evert taught all five of his children at the tennis centre in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, which was named in his honour in 1997. He also coached Brian Gottfried, Harold Solomon and Jennifer Capriati. (b. 1924)

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August 21st 1938 – Kenny Rogers, American singer, songwriter, actor, record producer, and entrepreneur. On September 25, 2015, Rogers announced on NBC's Today Show that he was retiring from show business after a final tour to spend more time with his wife and twin boys. Two of his albums, The Gambler and Kenny, are featured in the About.com poll of "The 200 Most Influential Country Albums Ever". He was voted the "Favorite Singer of All-Time" in a 1986 joint poll by readers of both USA Today and People. He has received numerous such awards as the AMAs, Grammys, ACMs and CMAs, as well as a lifetime achievement award for a career spanning six decades in 2003. Later success includes the 2006 album release, Water & Bridges, an across the board hit, that hit the Top 5 in the Billboard Country Albums sales charts, also charting in the Top 15 of the Billboard 200. The first single from the album, "I Can't Unlove You," was also a sizable chart hit. Remaining a popular entertainer around the world, the following year he completed a tour of the United Kingdom and Ireland, telling BBC Radio 2 DJ Steve Wright his favorite hit was "The Gambler". He has also acted in a variety of movies and television shows, most notably the title roles in Kenny Rogers as The Gambler and the MacShayne series as well as his appearance on The Muppet Show. He is also a co-founder of the restaurant chain Kenny Rogers Roasters.

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August 21st 1920 – Raymond Johnson "Ray" Chapman, American baseball player, died 12 hours after being hit in the head by a pitch thrown by Yankees pitcher Carl Mays. He spent his entire career as a shortstop for the Cleveland Indians. He remains the only Major League Baseball player to have died from an injury received during an MLB game. His death led to Major League Baseball establishing a rule requiring umpires to replace the ball whenever it became dirty, and it was partially the reason the spitball was banned after the 1920 season. Chapman's death was also one of the examples used to emphasize the need for wearing batting helmets (although the rule was not adopted until over 30 years later). (b. 1891)

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August 21st 1932 – Melvin Van Peebles, American actor, director, screenwriter, playwright, novelist and composer. He is most famous for creating (and starring in) the acclaimed film Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song, which heralded a new era of African-American focused films. He is the father of actor and director Mario Van Peebles.

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August 21st 1935 – John Hartley, English tennis player and the only clergyman to win Wimbledon, dies at the age of 86. He won the 1879 Gentlemans Singles title against Irish champion, Vere St. Leger Goold in three sets, retaining his title the following year, 1880, by defeating Herbert Lawford in the Challenge Round, 6–3, 6–2, 2–6, 6–3. (b. 1849)

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August 21st 1933 – Janet Baker, English mezzo-soprano best known as an opera, concert, and lieder singer. She was particularly closely associated with baroque and early Italian opera and the works of Benjamin Britten. During her career, which spanned the 1950s to the 1980s, she was considered an outstanding singing actress and widely admired for her dramatic intensity, perhaps best represented in her famous portrayal as Dido, the tragic heroine of Berlioz's magnum opus, Les Troyens. As a concert performer, Dame Janet was noted for her interpretations of the music of Gustav Mahler and Edward Elgar. David Gutman, writing in Gramophone, described her performance of Mahler's Kindertotenlieder as "intimate, almost self-communing."

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August 21st 1943 – Henrik Pontoppidan, Danish realist writer, died from an undisclosed cause. He shared with Karl Gjellerup the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1917 for "his authentic descriptions of present-day life in Denmark." Pontoppidan's novels and short stories — informed with a desire for social progress but despairing, later in his life, of its realization — present an unusually comprehensive picture of his country and his epoch. As a writer he was an interesting figure, distancing himself both from the conservative environment in which he was brought up and from his socialist contemporaries and friends. He was the youngest and in many ways the most original and influential member of the Modern Break-Through. (b. 1857)

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August 21st 1939 – Clarence Williams III, American actor. His breakout role was as undercover cop Linc Hayes on the highly popular counterculture TV cop series The Mod Squad (1968), along with fellow relative unknowns Michael Cole and Peggy Lipton. Since the series ended in 1973, he has worked in a variety of genres on stage and screen, from comedy (I'm Gonna Git You Sucka; Half-Baked) to sci-fi (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) and drama (Purple Rain). Spanning over forty years, his career includes the role of Prince's tormented father, who was also a musician in Purple Rain (1984), a recurring role in the surreal TV series Twin Peaks (1990), a good cop in Deep Cover (1992), a rioter in the mini-series Against the Wall (1994), and Wesley Snipes' chemically dependent Dad in Sugar Hill (1993). Other TV roles include Hill Street Blues, the Canadian cult classic The Littlest Hobo, Miami Vice, The Highwayman, Burn Notice, Everybody Hates Chris, Justified, Law & Order. He can be seen in movies such as 52 Pick-Up, Life, The Cool World, Deep Cover, Tales from the Hood, Half-Baked, King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis, Hoodlum, Frogs for Snakes, Starstruck, The General's Daughter, Reindeer Games, Impostor, The Legend of 1900, and Purple Rain. He also played a supporting role as George Wallace's fictional African-American butler and caretaker in the 1997 TNT movie George Wallace.

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August 21st 1947 – Ettore Bugatti, Italian-born French automobile designer and manufacturer, dies after being afflicted by a paralysis of his mental faculties. He is remembered as the founder and proprietor of the automobile manufacturing company Automobiles E. Bugatti. (b. 1881)

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August 21st 1950 – Patrick Juvet, Swiss turned singer-songwriter, who had a string of hit records in France. While his early career was focused on making pop records, he found international success as a disco music performer in the latter half of the 1970s. He represented Switzerland at the Eurovision Song Contest 1973 with "Je vais me marier, Marie," placing at no. 12 in the competition. In 1977, Juvet collaborated with French composer and musician Jean-Michel Jarre on the French-language album, Paris by Night, which featured the hit song, "Où sont les femmes?" In 1978, he worked with noted disco producers Jacques Morali and Henri Belolo, who also produced Village People and The Ritchie Family, among other acts. As a result, Juvet soon experienced international success with the disco tracks, "Got a Feeling" and "I Love America."

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/21/19 at 3:43 pm

August 21st 1951 – Constant Lambert, English composer and conductor, died of pneumonia and undiagnosed diabetes complicated by acute alcoholism. For a few years he enjoyed a meteoric celebrity, including participating in a recording of William Walton's Façade with Edith Sitwell. Lambert's best-known composition is The Rio Grande (1927) for piano and alto soloists, chorus, and orchestra of brass, strings and percussion. It achieved instant success, and Lambert made two recordings of the piece as conductor (1930 and 1949). He had a great interest in African-American music, and once said that he would have ideally liked The Rio Grande to feature a black choir. (b. 1905)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/21/19 at 4:09 pm

August 21st 1945 – Jerry DaVanon, American baseball player. He played all or part of seven seasons in Major League Baseball, primarily as an infielder.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/21/19 at 4:14 pm

August 21st 1983 – Benigno Aquino, Jr., Filipino journalist and politician, was assassinated at the Manila International Airport in 1983 upon returning from his self-imposed exile. His death catapulted his widow, Corazon, into the political limelight, and prompted her to run for president as member of the UNIDO party in the 1986 snap elections. He was the husband of former Philippine President Corazon Aquino and father of former Philippine President Benigno Aquino III. Aquino, together with Gerry Roxas and Jovito Salonga, formed the leadership of the opposition towards Ferdinand Marcos. Shortly after the imposition of martial law, he was arrested in 1972 along with others associated with the Communists armed insurgency and incarcerated for seven years. He founded his own party Lakas ng Bayan and ran for the Philippine parliamentary election, 1978, but all of the party's candidates including Ninoy lost in the election. In 1980 Aquino was permitted by Marcos to travel to the United States for medical treatment following a heart attack. His death catapulted his widow, Corazon, into the political limelight, and prompted her to run for president as member of the UNIDO party in the 1986 snap elections. Among other public structures, Manila International Airport has since been renamed Ninoy Aquino International Airport in his honor, and the anniversary of his death is a national holiday. (b. 1932)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/21/19 at 4:47 pm

August 21st 1956 – Kim Cattrall, English-Canadian actress. She is known for her role as Samantha Jones in the HBO romantic comedy series, Sex and the City (1998–2004), for which she received five Emmy Award nominations and four Golden Globe Award nominations, winning the 2002 Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress. She reprised the role in the films Sex and the City (2008) and Sex and the City 2 (2010). Cattrall made her film debut in Otto Preminger's 1975 film, Rosebud. She went on to star in the following films: Porky's (1982), Police Academy (1984), Big Trouble in Little China (1986), Mannequin (1987), Masquerade (1988), Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991), and Ice Princess (2005). She also starred in the 1986 original Broadway production of Wild Honey. Other stage credits include: Antony and Cleopatra at the Liverpool Playhouse (2010), Private Lives on Broadway (2011), and Sweet Bird of Youth at London's Old Vic (2013). Since 2014, she has starred in the HBO Canada series, Sensitive Skin.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/21/19 at 4:51 pm

August 21st 2005 – Robert Moog, inventor of the synthesiser, died from brain cancer. Dr Moog built his first electronic instrument, a theremin, aged 14 and made the MiniMoog, "the first compact, easy-to-use synthesiser" in 1970. He won the Polar prize, Sweden's "music Nobel prize", in 2001. Wendy Carlos' 1968 Grammy award-winning album, Switched-On Bach, brought Dr Moog to prominence. (b. 1934)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/21/19 at 5:24 pm

August 21st 1949 – Loretta Devine, American actress and singer, best known for her roles as Marla Hendricks in the Fox drama series Boston Public, and for her recurring role as Adele Webber on the Shonda Rhimes' Grey's Anatomy, for which she won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series in 2011. She had a role in the series Everybody Hates Chris as Rochelle's mother. In film, Devine appeared in Waiting to Exhale, The Preacher's Wife, I Am Sam, Urban Legend, Crash, Woman Thou Art Loosed, For Colored Girls, This Christmas and Jumping the Broom. She also played Cynthia Carmichael on the NBC sitcom The Carmichael Show.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/21/19 at 5:36 pm

August 21st 2013 – Sid Bernstein, American music producer and promoter, dies from an undisclosed illness. He changed the American music scene in the 1960s by bringing The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Herman's Hermits, The Moody Blues, and The Kinks to America. He was the first impresario to organize rock concerts at sports stadiums. In 1964 The Beatles played two concerts at Carnegie Hall, three days following an historic appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show. On August 15, 1965, Bernstein also booked them at Shea Stadium, a show that Bernstein described as "inaudible." (b. 1918)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/21/19 at 6:16 pm

August 21st 1979 – Kelis, American singer, songwriter and chef. Kelis achieved moderate international success with her 1999 debut album, Kaleidoscope, but left her label Virgin Records after its follow-up, Wanderland (2001), received little sales attention and no U.S. release. Her third album, 2003's Tasty, earned the singer commercial prominence and produced the hit single "Milkshake", her most well-known song. Kelis Was Here (2006), her fourth album, was the subject of further label disputes and she took a hiatus from music after its release, during which she trained at Le Cordon Bleu culinary school. She released the album Flesh Tone in 2010 and her sixth, Food, under Ninja Tune Records in 2014.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/21/19 at 11:45 pm

August 21st 1954 – Steve Smith, American drummer best known as a member of the rock band Journey, re-joining the group for the third time in 2015. Modern Drummer magazine readers have voted him the #1 All-Around Drummer five years in a row. In 2001, the publication named Smith one of the Top 25 Drummers of All Time, and in 2002 he was voted into the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Journey on April 7, 2017.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/22/19 at 12:57 am

August 22nd 1957 – Steve Davis, English professional snooker player from Plumstead, London. Known for dominating the sport during the 1980s, when he won the World Championship six times and was ranked world number one for seven consecutive seasons, he is remembered particularly for contesting the 1985 World Championship final with Dennis Taylor, the black-ball conclusion of which attracted a record 18.5 million British viewers. He is a well-known public figure and is generally viewed by his peers as one of the greatest players of all time.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/22/19 at 1:18 am

August 22nd 1485 – Richard III, King of England from 1483 until his death in 1485, at the age of 32, in the Battle of Bosworth Field. He was the last king of the House of York and the last of the Plantagenet dynasty. His defeat at Bosworth Field, the last decisive battle of the Wars of the Roses, marked the end of the Middle Ages in England. He is the subject of the historical play Richard III by William Shakespeare. (b. 1452)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/22/19 at 3:17 am

August 22nd 1945 – David Chase, American writer, director and television producer. Chase has worked in television for 40 years; he has produced and written for such shows as The Rockford Files, I'll Fly Away, and Northern Exposure. He has created two original series; the first, Almost Grown, aired for 10 episodes in 1988 and 1989. Chase is best known for his second original series, the influential and critically acclaimed HBO drama The Sopranos, which aired for six seasons between 1999 and 2007. A prominent figure in American television, Chase has won seven Emmy Awards.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/22/19 at 3:56 am

August 22nd 1553 – John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland, English admiral and politician, Lord President of the Council. English general, admiral, and politician, was executed for treason. He led the government of the young King Edward VI from 1550 until 1553, and unsuccessfully tried to install Lady Jane Grey on the English throne after the King's death. The son of Edmund Dudley, a minister of Henry VII executed by Henry VIII.  (b. 1504)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/22/19 at 5:57 am

August 22nd 1990 – Drew Hutchison, American baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays, Pittsburgh Pirates and Philadelphia Phillies.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/22/19 at 6:05 am

August 22nd 1572 – Thomas Percy, 7th Earl of Northumberland, was beheaded at a public execution, refusing an offer to save his life by renouncing Catholicism. He led the Rising of the North and was executed for treason. He was later beatified by the Catholic Church. (b. 1528)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/22/19 at 6:42 am

August 22nd 1947 – Cindy Williams, American actress known for starring as Shirley Feeney in the television situation-comedy Laverne & Shirley and for her role as Laurie Henderson in the film American Graffiti. In 1975, Williams was cast as a fun-loving brewery worker, Shirley Feeney, in an episode of Happy Days, alongside Penny Marshall, who played her best friend and roommate Laverne De Fazio. The girls were introduced as female companions of Fonzie (Henry Winkler), and their appearance proved so popular that Garry Marshall, producer of Happy Days and Penny Marshall's brother, commissioned a spin-off for the characters. Williams continued her role on the very successful Laverne & Shirley from 1976 until 1982

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/22/19 at 7:16 am

August 22nd 1818 – Warren Hastings, English statesman, was the first Governor of the Presidency of Fort William (Bengal), the head of the Supreme Council of Bengal, and thereby the first de facto Governor-General of India from 1772 to 1785, dies from an unknown illness. He was accused of corruption and impeached in 1787, but after a long trial he was acquitted in 1795. He was made a Privy Counsellor in 1814. (b. 1732)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/22/19 at 9:19 am

August 22nd 1945 – Ron Dante, American singer, songwriter, session vocalist, and record producer. Dante is best known as the lead singer of the fictional cartoon band The Archies, as well as the group The Cuff Links. He is also well known as the co-producer of Barry Manilow’s first nine albums.

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/22/19 at 9:25 am

August 22nd 1903 – Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury, English academic and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, due to breathing difficulties caused by his great weight, took to sleeping in a chair at Hatfield House. His death in August 1903 followed a fall from that chair, when by then he had a weak heart condition and blood poisoning caused by an ulcerated leg. Styled Lord Robert Cecil before 1865 and Viscount Cranborne from June 1865 until April 1868, was a British Conservative statesman, serving as prime minister three times for a total of over 13 years. He was the last prime minister to head his full administration from the House of Lords. (b. 1830)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/22/19 at 10:56 am

August 22nd 1925 – Honor Blackman, English actress, widely known for the roles of Cathy Gale in The Avengers (1962–64), Bond girl Pussy Galore in Goldfinger (1964), Julia Daggett in Shalako (1968) and Hera in Jason and the Argonauts (1963). She is also notable for her role as Laura West in the ITV sitcom The Upper Hand (1990–1996).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/22/19 at 11:10 am

August 22nd 1922 – Alexander Graham Bell, Scottish-born scientist, inventor, engineer, and innovator, died of complications arising from diabetes. He is credited with patenting the first practical telephone and founding the American Telephone and Telegraph Company (AT&T) in 1885. (b. 1847)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/22/19 at 12:57 pm

August 22nd 1939 – Valerie Harper, American actress. She is best known for her roles as Rhoda Morgenstern in the 1970s television series The Mary Tyler Moore Show and its spin-off, Rhoda, and later as Valerie Hogan in Valerie. She is a four-time Primetime Emmy Award winner. Her notable film roles include Freebie and the Bean (1974), and Chapter Two (1979), both of which garnered her Golden Globe Award nominations. Harper is also known for her stage work, having appeared in several Broadway productions. She started her career as a dancer on Broadway, making her debut in the musical Take Me Along in 1959. In 2010, she was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for her performance as Talullah Bankhead in the play Looped.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/22/19 at 1:06 pm

August 22nd 1922 – Michael Collins, Irish rebel, counter-intelligence and military tactician, and politician; 2nd Irish Minister of Finance, was shot and killed in an ambush. He was a leading figure in the struggle for, and achievement of Irish independence in the early 20th century. Collins was an Irish revolutionary leader, politician, Minister for Finance, Director of Information, and Teachta Dála (TD) for Cork South in the First Dáil of 1919, Adjutant General, Director of Intelligence, and Director of Organisation and Arms Procurement for the IRA, President of the Irish Republican Brotherhood from November 1920 until his death, and member of the Irish delegation during the Anglo-Irish Treaty negotiations. Subsequently, he was both Chairman of the Provisional Government and Commander-in-chief of the National Army. (b. 1890)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/22/19 at 1:51 pm

August 22nd 1964 – Mats Wilander, Swedish-American tennis player and coach, a former World No. 1 tennis player from Sweden. From 1982 to 1988, he won seven Grand Slam singles titles (three at the French Open, three at the Australian Open, and one at the US Open), and one Grand Slam men's doubles title (at Wimbledon). In 1988, Wilander won three of the four Grand Slam singles events and finished that year ranked World No. 1. Although he never won the singles title at Wimbledon, Wilander twice won the Australian Open when that tournament was still played on grass courts.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/22/19 at 3:07 pm

August 22nd 1974 – Jacob Bronowski, British mathematician, historian of science, theatre author, poet and inventor, died in 1974 of a heart attack. Of Polish-Jewish origin, he is best remembered as the presenter and writer of the 1973 BBC television documentary series, The Ascent of Man, and the accompanying book. (b. 1908)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/22/19 at 3:17 pm

August 22nd 1948 – David Marks, American guitarist, singer and songwriter. He is best known as a member of the American rock band The Beach Boys, with whom he recorded four studio albums, and of whom he was a member from 1962 until 1963, again from 1997 until 1999, and lastly in 2012. Following his initial departure from the band, Marks fronted the Marksmen and performed and recorded as a session musician.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/22/19 at 3:28 pm

August 22nd 1963 – William Morris, 1st Viscount Nuffield, dies from an undisclosed illness. English motor manufacturer and philanthropist. He was the founder of Morris Motors Limited and is remembered as the founder of the Nuffield Foundation, the Nuffield Trust and Nuffield College, Oxford. He took his title from the village of Nuffield in Oxfordshire, where he lived. (b. 1877)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/22/19 at 3:37 pm

August 22nd 1959 – Mark Williams, English actor, screenwriter and presenter. He is best known as Arthur Weasley in the Harry Potter films, and as one of the stars of the popular BBC sketch show The Fast Show. He also played Brian Williams (father of Rory Williams) in the BBC series Doctor Who, and Olaf Petersen in Red Dwarf. More recently he has appeared as the title character in the BBC series Father Brown.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/22/19 at 3:49 pm

August 22nd 2011 – Jerry Leiber, American songwriter and producer, died from cardio-pulmonary failure. With Mike Stoller (born 1933) found success as the writers of such crossover hit songs as "Hound Dog" (1952) and "Kansas City" (1952). Later in the 1950s, particularly through their work with The Coasters, they created a string of ground-breaking hits—including "Young Blood" (1957), "Searchin'" (1957), and "Yakety Yak" (1958)—that used the humorous vernacular of teenagers sung in a style that was openly theatrical rather than personal. They were the first to surround black music with elaborate production values, enhancing its emotional power with the Drifters in "There Goes My Baby" (1958), which influenced Phil Spector, who studied their productions while playing guitar on their sessions. Leiber and Stoller wrote hits for Elvis Presley, including "Love Me" (1956), "Jailhouse Rock" (1957), "Loving You", "Don't", and "King Creole". They also collaborated with other writers on such songs as "On Broadway", written with Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil; "Stand By Me", written with Ben E. King; "Young Blood", written with Doc Pomus; and "Spanish Harlem", co-written by Leiber and Phil Spector. They were sometimes credited under the pseudonym Elmo Glick. In 1964, they launched Red Bird Records with George Goldner and, focusing on the "girl group" sound, released some of the greatest classics of the Brill Building period. (b. 1933)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/22/19 at 4:16 pm

August 22nd 1961 – Roland Orzabal, English musician, singer-songwriter, and record producer. He is best known as a co-founder of Tears for Fears, of which he is the main songwriter and joint vocalist, but he has also achieved success as a producer of other artists. In 2014, Orzabal published his first novel.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/23/19 at 1:10 am

August 23rd 1949 – Shelley Long, American actress. She is best known for her role as Diane Chambers on the sitcom Cheers, for which she received five Emmy nominations, winning in 1983 for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series. She won two Golden Globe Awards for the role. Long reprised her role as Diane Chambers in four episodes of the spinoff Frasier, for which she received an additional guest star Emmy nomination. In 2009, she began playing a recurring role as DeDe Pritchett on the ABC comedy series Modern Family. Long has also starred in several films, notably Night Shift (1982), Irreconcilable Differences (1984), The Money Pit (1986), Outrageous Fortune (1987), Hello Again (1987), Troop Beverly Hills (1989), The Brady Bunch Movie (1995), A Very Brady Sequel (1996) and Dr. T & the Women (2000).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/23/19 at 1:19 am

August 23rd 1305 – William Wallace, Scottish knight, was hanged, drawn, and quartered for high treason and crimes against English civilians. He became one of the main leaders during the Wars of Scottish Independence. Along with Andrew Moray, Wallace defeated an English army at the Battle of Stirling Bridge in September 1297. He was appointed Guardian of Scotland and served until his defeat at the Battle of Falkirk in July 1298. In August 1305, Wallace was captured in Robroyston, near Glasgow, and handed over to King Edward I of England for his execution. (b. about 1270)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/23/19 at 4:08 am

August 23rd 1973 – Casey Blake, American baseball third baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays, Minnesota Twins, Baltimore Orioles, Cleveland Indians, and Los Angeles Dodgers. He had alternated between playing at third base and first base before becoming a full-time third baseman with the Indians. In 2005, Blake moved to right field to accommodate the Indians' signing of third baseman Aaron Boone, and stayed there for two seasons before moving back to third base.

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/23/19 at 4:21 am

August 23rd 1926 – Rudolph Valentino, Italian actor naturalized American, died from a severe pleuritis relapse. He starred in several well-known silent films including The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, The Sheik, Blood and Sand, The Eagle, and The Son of the Sheik. He was an early pop icon, a sex symbol of the 1920s, who was known as the "Latin lover" or simply as "Valentino". He had applied for American citizenship shortly before his untimely death at age 31, which caused mass hysteria among his female fans and further propelled him to iconic status. (b. 1895)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/23/19 at 5:29 am

August 23rd 1938 – Roger Greenaway, English songwriter and record producer, best known for his collaborations with Roger Cook. His compositions have included "You've Got Your Troubles" and the transatlantic million selling songs "I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing (in Perfect Harmony)" and "Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress". They were the first UK songwriting partnership to be granted an Ivor Novello Award as 'Songwriters of the Year' in two successive years.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/23/19 at 5:39 am

August 23rd 1888 – Philip Henry Gosse, English naturalist and popularizer of natural science, died from an unknown cause. Virtually the inventor of the seawater aquarium, and a painstaking innovator in the study of marine biology. The aquarium craze was launched in early Victorian England by Gosse who created and stocked the first public aquarium at the London Zoo in 1853, and coined the term "aquarium" when he published the first manual, The Aquarium: An Unveiling of the Wonders of the Deep Sea, in 1854. Gosse was also the author of Omphalos, an attempt to reconcile the geological ages presupposed by Charles Lyell with the biblical account of creation. (b. 1810)

Subject: Re: Musical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/23/19 at 6:01 am

August 23rd 1960 – Oscar Hammerstein II, American librettist, theatrical producer, and (usually uncredited) theatre director of musicals for almost forty years, died of stomach cancer. Hammerstein won eight Tony Awards and two Academy Awards for Best Original Song. Many of his songs are standard repertoire for vocalist's and jazz musicians. He co-wrote 850 songs. Hammerstein was the lyricist and playwright in his partnerships; his collaborators wrote the music. Hammerstein collaborated with numerous composers, such as Jerome Kern, with whom he wrote Show Boat, Vincent Youmans, Rudolf Friml, Richard A. Whiting and Sigmund Romberg; but he is best known for his collaborations with Richard Rodgers, as the duo Rodgers and Hammerstein which include Oklahoma!, Carousel, South Pacific, The King and I, and The Sound of Music. (b. 1895)

Subject: Re: Political Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/23/19 at 6:44 am

August 23rd 1943 – Peter Lilley, British Conservative Party politician who was a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1983 to 2017 representing the constituency of Hitchin and Harpenden from 1997 and, prior to boundary changes, represented St Albans. He was a Cabinet minister in the governments of Margaret Thatcher and John Major, serving as Trade and Industry Secretary from July 1990 to April 1992, and as Social Security Secretary from April 1992 to May 1997, when he introduced Incapacity Benefit.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/23/19 at 6:52 am

August 23rd 1975 – Sidney Buchman, American screenwriter and producer, died from an undisclosed illness. He was a member of the Philolexian Society, he served as President of the Screen Writers Guild of America in 1941–1942. Buchman was one of the most successful Hollywood screenwriters of the 1930s and 1940s. His scripts from this period include The Right to Romance (1933), She Married Her Boss (1935), The King Steps Out (1936), Theodora Goes Wild (1936) and Holiday (1938). He would go on to receive Academy Award nominations for his writing on Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939), The Talk of the Town (1942), and Jolson Sings Again (1949), winning an Oscar for Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941). He also did uncredited work on various films during this period. He was the 1965 recipient of the Laurel Award of the Writers Guild of America, West. Buchman's refusal to provide the names of American Communist Party members to the House Un-American Activities Committee led to a charge of contempt of Congress. Buchman was fined, given a year's suspended sentence, and was then blacklisted by the Hollywood movie studio bosses. He would return to screenwriting in the 1960s, working on Cleopatra (1963) and The Group (1966). (d. 1902)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/23/19 at 7:48 am

August 23rd 1940 – Richard Sanders, American actor and screenwriter. He is best known for playing a quirky news anchorman Les Nessman on the CBS sitcom WKRP in Cincinnati (1978–1982).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/23/19 at 7:49 am

August 23rd 2018 – David Yallop, British author who wrote chiefly about unsolved crimes, died of complications from Alzheimer's disease. In the 1970s he wrote 10 episodes for the ITV court drama, Crown Court. His controversial book, In God’s Name: An Investigation Into the Murder of Pope John Paul I (1984), posited that Pope John Paul I, found dead at age 65 in his chambers barely a month after becoming pope in 1978, had been poisoned by secretive Masons who had infiltrated the Vatican and the Vatican Bank. Reviewers, and the Church, dismissed the book as groundless conspiracy theory. That said, the book made the New York Times Best Seller list for 15 weeks, was translated into multiple languages, and was repeatedly reprinted, selling over six million copies. In October 1992 he lost his job when, as a scriptwriter for EastEnders, he proposed killing some of the characters by means of an IRA bomb. Yallop successfully sued the BBC for breach of contract. He was also one of the co-authors of Graham Chapman's autobiography, A Liar's Autobiography (Volume VI). (b. 1937)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/23/19 at 8:28 am

August 23rd 1942 – Nancy Richey, American tennis player. She won two Grand Slam singles titles (1967 Australian Championships and 1968 French Open) and four Grand Slam women's doubles titles (1965 U.S. Championships and 1966 Australian, Wimbledon, and U.S. Championships). She was ranked World No. 2 in singles at year-end in 1969. Richey won 69 singles titles during her career and helped the U.S. win the Federation Cup in 1969. She won the singles title at the U.S. Women's Clay Court Championships a record six consecutive years, from 1963 through 1968.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/23/19 at 8:35 am

August 23rd 1813 – Alexander Wilson, Scottish-American poet, ornithologist, naturalist, and illustrator, died from an unknown cause. Identified by George Ord as the "Father of American Ornithology", Wilson is regarded as the greatest American ornithologist prior to Audubon (b. 1766)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/23/19 at 9:30 am

August 23rd 1947 – Linda Thompson, English folk rock singer. Thompson became one of the most recognised names and voices in the British folk rock movement of the 1970s and 1980s, in collaboration with her then husband and fellow British folk rock musician, guitarist Richard Thompson, and later as a solo artist. In 1966, she recorded the Bob Dylan song "You Ain't Going Nowhere", released as an MGM single in 1968 by Paul McNeill and Linda Peters, McNeill being another friend of Sandy Denny and Alex Campbell. They released a second single as Paul and Linda in 1969 on Page One, the John D. Loudermilk song "You're Taking My Bag". She met Richard Thompson in 1969 but they did not record together until 1972.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/23/19 at 9:34 am

August 23rd 1989 – R. D. Laing, Scottish psychiatrist, died from a heart attack while playing tennis. He wrote extensively on mental illness – in particular, the experience of psychosis. Laing's views on the causes and treatment of serious mental dysfunction, greatly influenced by existential philosophy, ran counter to the psychiatric orthodoxy of the day by taking the expressed feelings of the individual patient or client as valid descriptions of lived experience rather than simply as symptoms of some separate or underlying disorder. Laing regarded schizophrenia as a theory not a fact. Though associated in the public mind with anti-psychiatry he rejected the label. Politically, he was regarded as a thinker of the New Left. Laing was portrayed in the 2017 film Mad to Be Normal. (b. 1927)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/23/19 at 12:10 pm

August 23rd 1924 – Robert Solow, American economist, particularly known for his work on the theory of economic growth that culminated in the exogenous growth model named after him. He was awarded the John Bates Clark Medal in 1961, the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 1987, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2014. Three of his PhD students, George Akerlof, Joseph Stiglitz, and Peter Diamond, later received Nobel Memorial Prizes in Economic Sciences in their own right.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/23/19 at 12:14 pm

August 23rd 1982 – Stanford Moore, American biochemist, died from an undisclosed cause. He shared a Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1972 (with Christian B. Anfinsen and William Howard Stein, for work done at Rockefeller University on the structure of the enzyme ribonuclease and for contributing to the understanding of the connection between the chemical structure and catalytic activity of the ribonuclease molecule. (b. 1913)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/23/19 at 1:05 pm

August 23rd 1931 – Barbara Eden, American film, stage, and television actress, and singer, best known for her starring role of "Jeannie" in the sitcom I Dream of Jeannie. She began her TV career as a semi-regular on The Johnny Carson Show in 1956. She also made featured appearances on shows such as The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, The West Point Story, Highway Patrol, Private Secretary, I Love Lucy, The Millionaire, Target: The Corruptors!, Crossroads, Perry Mason, Gunsmoke, December Bride, Bachelor Father, Father Knows Best, Adventures in Paradise, The Andy Griffith Show, Cain's Hundred, Saints and Sinners, The Virginian, Slattery's People, The Rogues, and the series finale of Route 66. She guest-starred in four episodes of Burke's Law, playing different roles each time. She was an uncredited extra in the movie The Tarnished Angels with Rock Hudson, in partnership with 20th Century Fox studios. She then starred in the syndicated comedy TV series How to Marry a Millionaire. The series is based on the 1953 film of the same name.

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/23/19 at 1:05 pm

August 23rd 1966 – Francis X. Bushman, American film actor and director, died from a heart attack. His career as a matinee idol started in 1911 in the silent film His Friend's Wife. He gained a very large female following and was one of the biggest stars of the 1910s and early 1920s. (b. 1883)

Subject: Re: Scientific Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/23/19 at 2:06 pm

August 23rd 1931 – Hamilton O. Smith, American microbiologist. In 1970, Smith and Kent W. Wilcox discovered the first type II restriction enzyme, that is now called as HindII. Smith went on to discover DNA methylases that constitute the other half of the bacterial host restriction and modification systems, as hypothesized by Werner Arber of Switzerland. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1978 for discovering type II restriction enzymes with Werner Arber and Daniel Nathans as co-recipients.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/23/19 at 3:14 pm

August 23rd 1932 – Mark Russell, American political satirist and comedian, best known for his parody music, which he performs while accompanying himself on piano. He has often been asked the question, "Do you have any writers?" His standard response is "Oh, yes. I have 535 writers. 100 in the Senate and 435 in the House of Representatives!" When asked if his views on current events are too caustic, Russell replies, "I follow the old newsman's adage. As they say, 'I don't make the news. I just report it.' And in my case, I don't even make the jokes. I just report them as they masquerade as news."

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/23/19 at 3:16 pm

August 23rd 1990 – David Rose, American songwriter, composer, arranger, pianist, and orchestra leader, died of a heart attack. His most famous compositions were "The Stripper", "Holiday for Strings", and "Calypso Melody". He also wrote music for many television series, including It's a Great Life, The Tony Martin Show, Little House on the Prairie, Highway to Heaven, Bonanza, and Highway Patrol under the pseudonym "Ray Llewellyn." Rose's work in composing music for television programs earned him four Emmys. In addition, he was musical director for The Red Skelton Show during its 21-year run on the CBS and NBC networks. He was a member of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, the national fraternity for men in music. (b. 1910)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/23/19 at 3:46 pm

August 23rd 1933 – Robert Curl, American chemist and academic, University Professor Emeritus, Pitzer-Schlumberger Professor of Natural Sciences Emeritus, and Professor of Chemistry Emeritus at Rice University. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1996 for the discovery of the nanomaterial buckminsterfullerene, along with Richard Smalley (also of Rice University) and Harold Kroto of the University of Sussex.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/23/19 at 4:31 pm

August 23rd 1947 – Willy Russell, English dramatist, lyricist and composer. His best known works are Educating Rita, Shirley Valentine, Blood Brothers and Our Day Out.

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/23/19 at 4:32 pm

August 23rd 1999 – Norman Wexler, American screenwriter, died of a heart attack. His work included such films as Saturday Night Fever, Serpico and Joe, for which he received an Oscar nomination in 1971. A Detroit native and 1944 Central High School graduate, Wexler attended Harvard University before moving to New York in 1951. (b. 1926)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/23/19 at 4:51 pm

August 23rd 1949 – Rick Springfield, Australian singer, instrumentalist, songwriter, actor and author, known by his stage name Rick Springfield. He was a member of the pop rock group Zoot from 1969 to 1971, then started his solo career with his début single "Speak to the Sky" reaching the top 10 in Australia in mid-1972, when he moved to the United States. He had a No. 1 hit with "Jessie's Girl" in 1981 in both Australia and the U.S., for which he received the Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance. He followed with four more top 10 U.S. hits, "I've Done Everything for You", "Don't Talk to Strangers", "Affair of the Heart" and "Love Somebody". Springfield's two U.S. top 10 albums are Working Class Dog (1981) and Success Hasn't Spoiled Me Yet (1982).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/23/19 at 4:53 pm

August 23rd 2003 – Bobby Bonds, American baseball right fielder in Major League Baseball from 1968 to 1981, primarily with the San Francisco Giants, died of complications from lung cancer and a brain tumour. Noted for his outstanding combination of power hitting and speed, he was the first player to have more than two seasons of 30 home runs and 30 stolen bases, doing so a record five times (the record was matched only by his son Barry), and was the first to accomplish the feat in both major leagues; he became the second player to hit 300 career home runs and steal 300 bases, joining Willie Mays. Together with Barry, he is part of baseball's most accomplished father-son combination, holding the record for combined home runs, RBIs, and stolen bases. A prolific leadoff hitter, he also set major league records for most times leading off a game with a home run in a career (35) and a season (11, in 1973); both records have since been broken. (b. 1946)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/23/19 at 5:23 pm

August 23rd 1949 or 1952 – Vicky Leandros, Greek singer with a long international career. She is the daughter of singer, musician, and composer, Leandros Papathanasiou (also known as Leo Leandros as well as Mario Panas). In 1972, she achieved worldwide fame after winning the Eurovision Song Contest with the song, "Après Toi", while representing the country of Luxembourg.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/23/19 at 5:33 pm

August 23rd 2005 – Brock Peters, American actor, died of pancreatic cancer. He is best known for playing the role of Tom Robinson in the 1962 film To Kill a Mockingbird and for his role as "Crown" in the 1959 film version of Porgy and Bess. In later years, he gained recognition among Star Trek fans for his portrayals of Fleet Admiral Cartwright in two of the Star Trek feature films and Joseph Sisko, father of Benjamin Sisko, in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. He was also notable for his role as Hatcher in Soylent Green. (b. 1927)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/24/19 at 1:26 am

August 24th 1957 – Stephen Fry, English comedian, actor, writer, presenter, and activist. After a troubled childhood and adolescence, during which he was expelled from two schools and spent three months in prison for credit card fraud, Fry secured a place at Queens' College, Cambridge, where he studied English literature. While at university, he became involved with the Cambridge Footlights, where he met his long-time collaborator Hugh Laurie. As half of the comic double act Fry and Laurie, he co-wrote and co-starred in A Bit of Fry & Laurie and also took the role of Jeeves (with Laurie playing Wooster) in Jeeves and Wooster. Fry's acting roles include a Golden Globe Award–nominated lead performance in the film Wilde, Melchett in the BBC television series Blackadder, the title character in the television series Kingdom, a recurring guest role as Dr Gordon Wyatt on the crime series Bones, and as Gordon Deitrich in the dystopian thriller V for Vendetta. He has also written and presented several documentary series, including the Emmy Award–winning Stephen Fry: The Secret Life of the Manic Depressive, which saw him explore his bipolar disorder, and the travel series Stephen Fry in America. He was also the long-time host of the BBC television quiz show QI, with his tenure lasting from 2003 to 2016. Besides working in television, Fry has contributed columns and articles for newspapers and magazines and written four novels and three volumes of autobiography, Moab Is My Washpot, The Fry Chronicles and More Fool Me. He also appears frequently on BBC Radio 4, starring in the comedy series Absolute Power, being a frequent guest on panel games such as Just a Minute, and acting as chairman for I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue, where he was one of a trio of hosts who succeeded the late Humphrey Lyttelton. Fry is also known for his voice-overs, reading all seven of the Harry Potter novels for the UK audiobook recordings, narrating the LittleBigPlanet and Birds of Steel series of video games, as well as an animated series of explanations of the laws of cricket, and a series of animations about Humanism for the British Humanist Association.

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/24/19 at 1:30 am

August 24th 1773 – George Lyttelton, 1st Baron Lyttelton, British statesman, Chancellor of the Exchequer and patron of the arts from the Lyttelton family, died from an unknown illness. He was one of the politicians who opposed Robert Walpole as a member (one of Cobham's Cubs) of the Whig Opposition the 1730s. He served as secretary to Frederick, Prince of Wales, from 1737, and as a Commissioner of the Treasury in 1744. After Walpole's fall, Lyttelton became Chancellor of the Exchequer (1755). In 1756 he was raised to the peerage as Lord Lyttelton, Baron of Frankley in the County of Worcester. (b. 1709)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/24/19 at 3:37 am

August 24th 1988 – Rupert Grint, British actor and producer. He rose to prominence playing Ron Weasley, one of the three main characters in the Harry Potter film series. Grint was cast as Ron at the age of 11, having previously acted only in school plays and at his local theatre group. From 2001 to 2011, he starred in all eight Harry Potter films alongside Daniel Radcliffe playing as Harry Potter and Emma Watson playing as Hermione Granger.

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/24/19 at 3:38 am

August 24th 1818– James Carr, American soldier and politician, he was drowned while attempting to save his daughter from drowning. He was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Maine, then a District of Massachusetts. He was elected as a Federalist to the Fourteenth United States Congress (1815–1817), the second person from Bangor to occupy that office (following his father). (b. 1777)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/24/19 at 5:44 am

August 24th 1953 – Sam Torrance, Scottish golfer and sports commentator. He was one of the leading players on the European Tour from the mid-1970s to the late 1990s, with 21 Tour wins. Torrance was a member of European Ryder Cup teams on eight occasions, from 1981 to 1995 consecutively; he was on Cup-winning teams in 1985, 1987, 1989, and 1995. He was the winning non-playing captain of the European Ryder Cup team in 2002. Torrance was honoured with the MBE (1996) and OBE (2003), for his outstanding contributions to golf.

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/24/19 at 5:48 am

August 24th 1932 – Kate M. Gordon, American activist, died from a cerebral haemorrhage. She was a co-founder of the Era (Equal Rights Association) Club in New Orleans, and served as President of the Women's League for Sewerage and Drainage. In 1900, she addressed the annual convention of the National American Woman Suffrage Association. She served as the organization's corresponding secretary from 1901 until 1909. During the period of 1904-13, Gordon led the Louisiana State Suffrage Association. She helped organize and subsequently became president of the Southern States Woman Suffrage Conference; she also edited its periodical, the New Southern Citizen. (b. 1861)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/24/19 at 6:23 am

August 24th 1948 – Jean Michel Jarre, French composer, performer, and record producer. He is a pioneer in the electronic, ambient, and new-age genres, also known for organising outdoor spectacles featuring his music, vast laser displays and fireworks.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/24/19 at 6:30 am

August 24th 2014 – Richard Attenborough, English actor, filmmaker, entrepreneur, and politician, died from an undisclosed cause. He was the President of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) and the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA). Attenborough joined the Royal Air Force during World War II and served in the film unit. He went on several bombing raids over Europe and filmed action from the rear gunners position. As a film director and producer, Attenborough won two Academy Awards for Gandhi in 1983. He also won four BAFTA Awards and four Golden Globe Awards. As an actor, he is perhaps best known for his roles in Brighton Rock, The Great Escape, 10 Rillington Place, Miracle on 34th Street (1994) and Jurassic Park. He was the older brother of David Attenborough, a naturalist and broadcaster, and John Attenborough, an executive at Alfa Romeo. He was married to actress Sheila Sim from 1945 until his death. (b. 1923)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/24/19 at 7:00 am

August 24th 1958 – Steve Guttenberg, American actor, comedian, author, businessman, producer, and director. He starred in 1984's Police Academy, and went on to perform in lead roles in Hollywood films of the 1980s, including Cocoon, Three Men and a Baby, and Short Circuit.

Subject: Re: Notable Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/24/19 at 7:07 am

August 24th 1940 – Paul Gottlieb Nipkow, German technician and inventor, died from an undisclosed cause. He invented the Nipkow disk, one of the first successful technologies for television transmission. Hundreds of stations experimented with television broadcasting using the Nipkow system in the 1920s and 1930s, until it was superseded by all-electronic systems in the 1940s. (b. 1860)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/24/19 at 10:05 am

August 24th 1944 – Rocky Johnson (born Wayde Douglas Bowles), Canadian wrestler. During his wrestling career, he became a National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) Georgia Champion and a NWA Southern Heavyweight Memphis Champion, as well as winning many other championships. Along with his partner Tony Atlas, Johnson was a part of the first black tag team to win the World Tag Team championship in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). He is the father of American actor and professional wrestler Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/24/19 at 10:29 am

August 24th 1980 – Yootha Joyce, British actress, died in hospital of liver failure four days after her 53rd birthday. She is best known for playing Mildred Roper in sitcom Man About the House and its spin-off George and Mildred. (b. 1927)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/24/19 at 12:37 pm

August 24th 1948 – Jean Michel Jarre, French composer, performer, and record producer. He is a pioneer in the electronic, ambient, and new-age genres, also known for organising outdoor spectacles featuring his music, vast laser displays and fireworks.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/24/19 at 12:45 pm

August 24th 2013 – Julie Harris, American stage, screen, and television actress, of congestive heart failure. A 10-time Tony Award nominee and five-time winner, she won for I Am a Camera (1952), The Lark (1956), Forty Carats (1969), The Last of Mrs. Lincoln (1973), and The Belle of Amherst (1977). She also won three Emmy Awards, a Grammy Award, and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for the 1952 film The Member of the Wedding. She was inducted into the American Theatre Hall of Fame in 1979, received the National Medal of Arts in 1994, and the 2002 Special Lifetime Achievement Tony Award. (b. 1925)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/24/19 at 1:29 pm

August 24th 1927 – David Ireland, Australian author and playwright. Before taking up full-time writing in 1973 he undertook the classic writer's apprenticeship by working in a variety of jobs ranging from greenkeeper to an extended period in an oil refinery. This latter job provided the inspiration for his second (and best-known) novel, The Unknown Industrial Prisoner, which brought him recognition in the early 1970s and which is still considered by many critics to be one of the best and most original Australian novels of the period. He won the Miles Franklin Award three times (1971, 1976 and 1979).

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/24/19 at 2:04 pm

August 24th 2017 – Amelyn Veloso, Filipina broadcast journalist of CNN Philippines, dies from breast cancer. She was the anchor of morning show New Day and public service program Serbisyo All Access. She is also well known for her signature trademark line, "Be Well" at the end of the program. She was a co-anchor of Solar Daybreak from 7 January 2013 until 2014. She also had stints with IBC-13 and TV5. (b. 1974)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/24/19 at 3:09 pm

August 24th 1938 – Mason Williams, American classical guitarist, composer, writer, comedian and poet. He is best known for his 1968 instrumental "Classical Gas" and for his work as a comedy writer on Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour, and Saturday Night Live.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/24/19 at 3:20 pm

August 24th 1978 – Louis Prima, Italian-American singer, actor, songwriter, bandleader, and trumpeter, died after never recovering from a coma for three years, when he suffered a cerebral haemorrhage. While rooted in New Orleans jazz, swing music, and jump blues, Prima touched on various genres throughout his career: he formed a seven-piece New Orleans-style jazz band in the late 1920s, fronted a swing combo in the 1930s and a big band group in the 1940s, helped to popularize jump blues in the late 1940s and early to mid 1950s, and performed as a Vegas lounge act in the late 1950s and 1960s. From the 1940s through the 1960s, his music further encompassed early R&B and rock'n'roll, boogie-woogie, and even Italian folk music, such as the tarantella. (b. 1910)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/25/19 at 12:55 am

August 25th 1949 – John Savage, American actor, best known for his roles in the films The Deer Hunter, The Onion Field, Hair and Salvador. He is also known for his role as Donald Lydecker in the TV series Dark Angel.

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/25/19 at 12:56 am

August 25th AD 79 – Pliny the Elder, died through inhaling poisonous gases emitted from the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. Roman author, naturalist and natural philosopher, a naval and army commander of the early Roman Empire, and friend of the emperor Vespasian. (b. about AD 23)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/25/19 at 3:21 am

August 25th 1949 – Martin Amis, British novelist. His best-known novels are Money (1984) and London Fields (1989). He has received the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for his memoir Experience and has been listed for the Booker Prize twice to date (shortlisted in 1991 for Time's Arrow and longlisted in 2003 for Yellow Dog). Amis served as the Professor of Creative Writing at the Centre for New Writing at the University of Manchester until 2011. In 2008, The Times named him one of the 50 greatest British writers since 1945.

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/25/19 at 3:42 am

August 25th 1485 – William Catesby, was one of Richard III of England's principal councillors, died from an unknown illness. He also served as Chancellor of the Exchequer and Speaker of the House of Commons during Richard's reign. Robert Catesby, leader of the Gunpowder Plot, was a descendant. (b. about 1450)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/25/19 at 5:45 am

August 25th 1952 – Geoff Downes, English musician, songwriter, and record producer and keyboardist in the new wave group The Buggles with Trevor Horn, the progressive rock band Yes, and the supergroup Asia. In 1977, he formed The Buggles with Horn and enjoyed success with their first album The Age of Plastic (1980) which contained the worldwide hit single "Video Killed the Radio Star". In May 1980, Downes joined Yes with Horn and recorded Drama (1980). After Yes disbanded in 1981, Downes helped Trevor Horn to produce a second Buggles album, Adventures in Modern Recording (1981) although he only was involved primarily in sound effects on a few tracks. After Yes' disbanding, he co-founded Asia with ex-Yes fellow musician Steve Howe. He left Asia in 1986, rejoined in 1990, and has been a part of the line-up since then; he released several solo albums and produced for several artists, including Mike Oldfield and the Thompson Twins. In 2006, Downes reunited the original Asia line-up and rejoined Yes in 2011; he is currently a member of both groups. Since 1998, he has reunited with Horn on special occasions to perform songs from The Buggles. Downes entered the Guinness Book of Records for performing with a record 28 keyboards on stage in a single performance.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/25/19 at 5:54 am

August 25th 2000 – Jack Nitzsche, American musician, arranger, producer, songwriter, and film score composer, died of a cardiac arrest brought on by a recurring bronchial infection. He first came to prominence in the late 1950s as the right-hand-man of producer Phil Spector, and went on to work with the Rolling Stones, Neil Young and others. He also worked extensively in film scores, notably for films such as Performance, The Exorcist and One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest. In 1983 he won the Academy Award for Best Original Song for co-writing "Up Where We Belong" (from An Officer and a Gentleman.) (b. 1937)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/25/19 at 7:32 am

August 25th 1949 – Gene Simmons, Israeli-American musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, entrepreneur, actor and television personality. Also known by his stage persona The Demon, he is the bass guitarist and co-lead singer of Kiss, the rock band he co-founded with rhythm guitarist Paul Stanley in the early 1970s.

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/25/19 at 7:38 am

August 25th 1688 – Henry Morgan, Welsh privateer, landowner and, later, Lieutenant Governor of Jamaica, died from an unknown cause. From his base in Port Royal, Jamaica, he raided settlements and shipping on the Spanish Main, becoming wealthy as he did so. With the prize money from the raids he purchased three large sugar plantations on the island. (b. 1635)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/25/19 at 9:38 am

August 25th 1985 – Samantha Smith, American schoolgirl, peace activist and child actress, was killed at the age of thirteen in a plane crash. She became famous during the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union. In 1982, Smith wrote a letter to the newly appointed CPSU General Secretary Yuri Andropov, and received a personal reply with a personal invitation to visit the Soviet Union, which she accepted. Smith attracted extensive media attention in both countries as a "Goodwill Ambassador", becoming known as "America's Youngest Ambassador" and subsequently participating in peacemaking activities in Japan. She wrote a book about her visit to the Soviet Union, Journey to the Soviet Union, and later became a child actress, hosting a child-orientated special on the 1984 United States presidential election for The Disney Channel and playing a supporting role in the television series Lime Street. (d. 1985)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/25/19 at 10:39 am

August 25th 1944 – Anthony Heald, American actor known for portraying Hannibal Lecter's jail nemesis, Dr. Frederick Chilton, in The Silence of the Lambs and Red Dragon, and for playing assistant principal Scott Guber in David E. Kelley's Boston Public. Heald also had a recurring role as Judge Cooper on Kelley's The Practice and Boston Legal.

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/25/19 at 11:03 am

August 25th 1819 – James Watt, Scottish inventor, mechanical engineer, and chemist, died from an unknown cause. He improved on Thomas Newcomen's 1712 Newcomen steam engine with his Watt steam engine in 1781, which was fundamental to the changes brought by the Industrial Revolution in both his native Great Britain and the rest of the world. (b. 1736)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/25/19 at 12:48 pm

August 25th 1928 – Karl Korte, American composer and academic. Korte taught at the University of Texas at Austin from 1971 to 1997 and currently holds the rank of emeritus professor. From 1997 to 2000 he was a visiting professor at Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts. He lives in Cambridge, New York. He has received many national and international awards for his work including two Guggenheim Fellowships (1959 and 1970), Fulbright Awards to Italy and to New Zealand, and a Gold Medal from the Belgian Government in the Queen Elisabeth Music Competition.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/25/19 at 2:39 pm

August 25th 1928 – Herbert Kroemer, German-American professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of California, Santa Barbara, received his Ph.D. in theoretical physics in 1952 from the University of Göttingen, Germany, with a dissertation on hot electron effects in the then-new transistor, setting the stage for a career in research on the physics of semiconductor devices. In 2000, Kroemer, along with Zhores I. Alferov, was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics "for developing semiconductor heterostructures used in high-speed- and opto-electronics". The other co-recipient of the Nobel Prize was Jack Kilby for his invention and development of integrated circuits and micro-chips.

Subject: Re: Notable Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/25/19 at 2:40 pm

August 25th 1822 – William Herschel, British astronomer and composer, died from an unknown illness. Of German (and ultimately Czech-Jewish) origin, and brother of fellow astronomer Caroline Herschel, with whom he worked. Born in the Electorate of Hanover, Herschel followed his father into the Military Band of Hanover, before migrating to Great Britain in 1757 at the age of nineteen. Herschel constructed his first large telescope in 1774, after which he spent nine years carrying out sky surveys to investigate double stars. The resolving power of the Herschel telescopes revealed that the nebulae in the Messier catalogue were clusters of stars. Herschel published catalogues of nebulae in 1802 (2,500 objects) and in 1820 (5,000 objects). In the course of an observation on 13 March 1781, he realized that one celestial body he had observed was not a star, but a planet, Uranus. This was the first planet to be discovered since antiquity and Herschel became famous overnight. As a result of this discovery, George III appointed him Court Astronomer. He was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society and grants were provided for the construction of new telescopes. (b. 1738)

Subject: Re: Cinematic Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/25/19 at 2:50 pm

August 25th 1930 – Sean Connery, Scottish actor and producer. He has won an Academy Award, two BAFTA Awards (one of them being a BAFTA Academy Fellowship Award) and three Golden Globes (including the Cecil B. DeMille Award and a Henrietta Award). Connery was the first actor to portray the character James Bond in film, starring in seven Bond films between 1962 and 1983. In 1988, Connery won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in The Untouchables. His film career also includes such films as Marnie, The Name of the Rose, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, The Hunt for Red October, Finding Forrester, Highlander, Murder on the Orient Express, Dragonheart, and The Rock.

Subject: Re: Scientific Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/25/19 at 2:53 pm

August 25th 1867 – Michael Faraday, English scientist, died from an unknown condition. He contributed to the study of electromagnetism and electrochemistry. His main discoveries include the principles underlying electromagnetic induction, diamagnetism and electrolysis. Although Faraday received little formal education, he was one of the most influential scientists in history. It was by his research on the magnetic field around a conductor carrying a direct current that Faraday established the basis for the concept of the electromagnetic field in physics. Faraday also established that magnetism could affect rays of light and that there was an underlying relationship between the two phenomena. He similarly discovered the principles of electromagnetic induction and diamagnetism, and the laws of electrolysis. His inventions of electromagnetic rotary devices formed the foundation of electric motor technology, and it was largely due to his efforts that electricity became practical for use in technology. As a chemist, Faraday discovered benzene, investigated the clathrate hydrate of chlorine, invented an early form of the Bunsen burner and the system of oxidation numbers, and popularised terminology such as "anode", "cathode", "electrode" and "ion". Faraday ultimately became the first and foremost Fullerian Professor of Chemistry at the Royal Institution, a lifetime position. (b. 1791)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/25/19 at 3:20 pm

August 25th 1931 – Regis Philbin, American media personality, actor, and singer, known for hosting talk and game shows since the 1960s. Sometimes called (alternatively attributed to James Brown) "the hardest working man in show business", Philbin holds the Guinness World Record for the most time spent in front of a television camera. His trademarks include his excited manner, his Bronx accent, his wit, and his irreverent ad-libs. Philbin is most widely known as the host of the New York City-based nationally syndicated talk show Live! with Regis and Kathie Lee starting in 1988, which became Live! with Regis and Kelly starting in 2001, and continued on with former football player Michael Strahan after Philbin's departure in 2011.Philbin debuted and hosted Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, Million Dollar Password, and the first season of America's Got Talent.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/25/19 at 3:34 pm

August 25th 2016 – Marvin Kaplan, American actor, died of natural causes in his sleep. He was the voice of Choo-Choo on the 1960s cartoon series Top Cat and had a small role in the 1963 film It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World playing a gas station attendant. He co-starred in the 1965 comedy The Great Race. In 1969, he appeared as Stanley on Petticoat Junction in the episode: "The Other Woman". He also made a brief appearance as a carpet cleaner in the 1976 film Freaky Friday. He is probably best known for his recurring role on the sitcom Alice where he portrayed a phone lineman named Henry Beesmeyer who frequented Mel's diner. He was with the cast from 1977 until the series ended in 1985. His first film role was as a court reporter in Adam's Rib (1949). (b. 1927)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/25/19 at 4:12 pm

August 25th 1933 – Tom Skerritt, American actor who has appeared in more than forty films and more than two hundred television episodes since 1962. He is known for his roles in MASH, Alien, Top Gun, A River Runs Through It, Up in Smoke, and the television series Picket Fences. Skerritt has earned several awards and nominations, including a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in 1993 for Picket Fences.

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/25/19 at 4:39 pm

August 25th 2012 – Neil Armstrong, American astronaut, engineer, and the first person to walk on the Moon, died from complications from an operation to relieve blocked coronary arteries. He was also an aerospace engineer, naval aviator, test pilot, and university professor. Before becoming an astronaut, Armstrong was an officer in the U.S. Navy and served in the Korean War. After the war, he earned his bachelor's degree at Purdue University and served as a test pilot at the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) High-Speed Flight Station, where he logged over 900 flights. He later completed graduate studies at the University of Southern California. (b. 1930)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/25/19 at 11:54 pm

August 25th 1954 – Elvis Costello, English musician, singer-songwriter, and record producer. He began his career as part of London's pub rock scene in the early 1970s and later became associated with the first wave of the British punk and new wave movement that emerged in the mid-to-late 1970s. His critically acclaimed debut album, My Aim Is True, was released in 1977. Shortly after recording it, he formed the Attractions as his backing band. His second album, This Year's Model, was released in 1978, and was ranked number 11 by Rolling Stone on its list of the best albums from 1967–1987. His third album, Armed Forces, was released in 1979, and features his highest-charting single "Oliver's Army" (number 2 in the UK). His first three albums all appeared on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/25/19 at 11:55 pm

August 25th 1924 – Mariano Álvarez, Filipino general and politician, died from chronic rheumatism. In 1871, he was incarcerated and tortured by the colonial authorities after insulting a Spanish soldier. The following year, he was accused of involvement in the Cavite Mutiny and was hauled to Manila in chains for detention. Upon his eventual release, he returned to Noveleta, and in 1881, was elected capitan municipal, a position he held until the outbreak of the Philippine Revolution in 1896. (b. 1818)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/25/19 at 11:55 pm

August 25th 1942 – Prince George, Duke of Kent, was killed in a plane crash. He was the fourth son of the British king George V and Mary of Teck. He was the younger brother of kings Edward VIII and George VI. He held the title of Duke of Kent from 1934 until his death. (b. 1902)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/25/19 at 11:56 pm

August 25th 1984 – Truman Capote, American novelist, screenwriter, playwright, and actor, die of "liver disease complicated by phlebitis and multiple drug intoxication”. Many of Capote's short stories, novels, plays, and nonfiction are recognized as literary classics, including the novella Breakfast at Tiffany's (1958) and the true crime novel In Cold Blood (1966), which he labeled a "nonfiction novel". At least 20 films and television dramas have been produced of Capote novels, stories, and plays. A milestone in popular culture, In Cold Blood was the peak of Capote's literary career. In the 1970s, he maintained his celebrity status by appearing on television talk shows. (b. 1924)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/25/19 at 11:56 pm

August 25th 2009 – Ted Kennedy, American politician and lawyer, died after the original diagnosis of brain cancer. He served as a United States Senator from Massachusetts from 1962 until his death in 2009. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the second most senior member of the Senate when he died and was the fourth-longest-continuously-serving senator in United States history, having served there for almost 47 years. Ted Kennedy was the most prominent living member of the Kennedy family for many years, and he was also the last surviving, longest-living, and youngest son of Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr. and Rose Kennedy. He was the youngest brother of John F. Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States and Senator Robert F. Kennedy, both victims of assassination, and the father of Congressman Patrick J. Kennedy. (b. 1932)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/25/19 at 11:57 pm

August 25th 2018 – John McCain, American politician, died of glioblastoma. He served as the senior United States Senator from Arizona, a seat to which he was first elected in 1986. He was the Republican nominee for President of the United States in the 2008 election, which he lost to Barack Obama. (b. 1936)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/26/19 at 3:25 am

August 26th 1941 – Jane Merrow, English British actress who was active in the 1960s and 1970s in Britain and the United States. In 1963, Merrow was cast in the lead role of a BBC adaptation of Lorna Doone and subsequently had roles in British TV series such as Danger Man, The Saint, The Baron, The Prisoner, Gerry Anderson's UFO, and The Avengers where, having appeared in the penultimate episode of the 1967 series, she was considered as the replacement for a departing Diana Rigg. The role went to Linda Thorson instead. Her most prominent role was as Alais, the mistress of Henry II (played by Peter O'Toole) in The Lion in Winter (1968), for which she received a Golden Globe nomination in the category of actress in a supporting role, losing to Ruth Gordon who won for Rosemary's Baby. She appeared in Adam's Woman with Beau Bridges in 1970. She also appeared as the blind Laura in the Hammer film Hands of the Ripper (1971). She also appeared in an episode of Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) ("Who Killed Cock Robin?", 1969). In 1971 she played Anne Hepton in Hadleigh, becoming the romantic interest of the lead character. Around this time, she moved to America where she guest starred in many American television dramas, mysteries and adventure programmes. They included Mission Impossible, Bearcats!, Mannix, Emergency!, Police Woman, The Six Million Dollar Man, Cannon, Barnaby Jones, The Eddie Capra Mysteries, Airwolf, MacGyver, Hart to Hart, Magnum, P.I., The Incredible Hulk, Once an Eagle, and The Greatest American Hero among others.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/26/19 at 5:40 am

August 26th 2018 – Neil Simon, American playwright and screenwriter, died of complications from pneumonia. He began writing his own plays beginning with Come Blow Your Horn (1961), which took him three years to complete and ran for 678 performances on Broadway. It was followed by two more successful plays, Barefoot in the Park (1963) and The Odd Couple (1965), for which he won a Tony Award. It made him a national celebrity and "the hottest new playwright on Broadway." During the 1960s to 1980s, he wrote both original screenplays and stage plays, with some films actually based on his plays. His style ranged from romantic comedy to farce to more serious dramatic comedy. Overall, he has garnered seventeen Tony nominations and won three. During one season, he had four successful plays running on Broadway at the same time, and in 1983 became the only living playwright to have a New York theatre, the Neil Simon Theatre, named in his honour. (b. 1927)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/26/19 at 6:11 am

August 26th 1946 – Alison Steadman, English actress. She won the 1991 National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress for the Mike Leigh film Life is Sweet, and the 1993 Olivier Award for Best Actress for her role as Mari in the original production of The Rise and Fall of Little Voice. In a 2007 Channel 4 poll, the "50 Greatest Actors" voted for by other actors, she was ranked No. 42. Steadman made her professional stage debut in 1968 and went on to establish her career in Mike Leigh's 1970s TV plays Nuts in May (1976) and Abigail's Party (1977). She received BAFTA TV Award nominations for the 1986 BBC serial The Singing Detective, and in 2001 for the ITV drama series Fat Friends (2000–05). Other television roles include Pride and Prejudice (1995), Gavin & Stacey (2007–10) and Orphan Black (2015–16). Her other film appearances include A Private Function (1984), Clockwise (1986) Shirley Valentine (1989), Topsy Turvy (1999) and The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/26/19 at 6:13 am

August 26th 1958 – Ralph Vaughan Williams, English composer, died suddenly in the early hours of an undisclosed illness. His works include operas, ballets, chamber music, secular and religious vocal pieces and orchestral compositions including nine symphonies, written over nearly fifty years. Strongly influenced by Tudor music and English folk-song, his output marked a decisive break in British music from its German-dominated style of the 19th century. Vaughan Williams is among the best-known British symphonists, noted for his very wide range of moods, from stormy and impassioned to tranquil, from mysterious to exuberant. Among the most familiar of his other concert works are Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis (1910) and The Lark Ascending (1914). His vocal works include hymns, folk-song arrangements and large-scale choral pieces. He wrote eight works for stage performance between 1919 and 1951. Although none of his operas became popular repertoire pieces, his ballet Job: A Masque for Dancing (1930) was successful and has been frequently staged. (b. 1872)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/29/19 at 2:02 am

August 29th 1958 – Lenny Henry, British stand-up comedian, actor, singer, writer, and television presenter, known for co-founding charity Comic Relief, and presenting various television programmes, including the comedy Chef!, and The Magicians for BBC One. He is currently the Chancellor of Birmingham City University.

Subject: Re: Scientific Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/29/19 at 6:33 am

August 29th 1943 – Arthur B. McDonald, Canadian astrophysicist. McDonald is the director of the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory Collaboration and held the Gordon and Patricia Gray Chair in Particle Astrophysics at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario from 2006 to 2013. He was awarded the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physics jointly with Japanese physicist Takaaki Kajita.

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/29/19 at 6:34 am

August 29th 1930 – William Archibald Spooner, English priest and author, died from an undisclosed cause. He was a long-serving Oxford don, notable for absent-mindedness, and supposedly liable to mix up the syllables in a spoken phrase, with unintentionally comic effect. Such phrases became known as spoonerisms, and are often used humorously. Many spoonerisms have been invented and attributed to Spooner. (b. 1844)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/29/19 at 8:14 am

August 29th 1952 – Don Schlitz, country music songwriter. For his songwriting efforts, Schlitz has earned two Grammys, as well as four ASCAP Country Songwriter of the Year awards. In 1993, he was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. Schlitz was announced as an inductee into the Country Music Hall of Fame on April 5, 2017 and was officially inducted by Vince Gill on October 23.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/29/19 at 8:35 am

August 29th 1982 – Ingrid Bergman, Swedish actress, died on her 67th birthday of breast cancer. She starred in a variety of European and American films. She won three Academy Awards, two Emmy Awards, four Golden Globe Awards, a BAFTA Award, and the Tony Award for Best Actress. She is best remembered for her roles as Ilsa Lund in Casablanca (1942), and as Alicia Huberman in Notorious (1946), an Alfred Hitchcock thriller also starring Cary Grant and Claude Rains. (b. 1915)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/29/19 at 10:34 am

August 29th 1959 – Eddi Reader, Scottish singer-songwriter, known both for her work with Fairground Attraction and for an enduring solo career. She is the recipient of three BRIT Awards and has topped both the album and singles charts. In 2003 she showcased the works of Scotland's national poet, Robert Burns.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/29/19 at 1:36 pm

August 29th 1938 – Elliott Gould, American actor. He began acting in Hollywood films during the 1960s. In addition to his performance in the comedy Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969), for which he received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, Gould is perhaps best known for his significant leading roles in Robert Altman films, starring in M*A*S*H (1970), The Long Goodbye (1973), and California Split (1974). More recently, he has gained recognition for his recurring supporting roles as Jack Geller on Friends (1994–2004), as Reuben Tishkoff in the Ocean's Trilogy (2001–2007), and as Ezra Goldman in Ray Donovan (2013–2015). Until its cancellation, he had a leading role in the 2017 TV series Doubt.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/29/19 at 1:38 pm

August 29th 2016 – Gene Wilder, American actor, director, and screenwriter, died from complications of Alzheimer's disease. He Wilder began his career on stage, and made his screen debut in an episode of the TV series The Play of the Week in 1961. Although his first film role was portraying a hostage in the 1967 motion picture Bonnie and Clyde, Wilder's first major role was as Leopold Bloom in the 1968 film The Producers for which he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. This was the first in a series of collaborations with writer/director Mel Brooks, including 1974's Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein, which Wilder co-wrote, garnering the pair an Academy Award nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay. Wilder is known for his portrayal of Willy Wonka in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971) and for his four films with Richard Pryor: Silver Streak (1976), Stir Crazy (1980), See No Evil, Hear No Evil (1989), and Another You (1991). Wilder directed and wrote several of his own films, including The Woman in Red (1984). (b. 1933)

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/29/19 at 5:04 pm

August 29th 1987 – Lee Marvin, American film and television actor, died of a heart attack. Known for his distinctive voice and premature white hair, Marvin initially appeared in supporting roles, mostly villains, soldiers, and other hardboiled characters. A prominent television role was that of Detective Lieutenant Frank Ballinger in the NBC crime series M Squad (1957–1960). One of Marvin's most notable film projects was Cat Ballou (1965), a comedy Western in which he played dual roles. For portraying both gunfighter Kid Shelleen and criminal Tim Strawn, he won the Academy Award for Best Actor, along with a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe Award, an NBR Award, and the Silver Bear for Best Actor. (d. 1924)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/30/19 at 12:49 am

August 30th 1948 – Lewis Black, American stand-up comedian, author, playwright, social critic and actor. He is best known for his angry demeanour and belligerent comedic style, in which he often simulates having a mental breakdown. His comedy routines often escalate into angry rants about history, politics, religion, or any other cultural trends. He hosted the Comedy Central series Lewis Black's Root of All Evil and makes regular appearances on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah delivering his "Back in Black" commentary segment, which he has been doing since The Daily Show was hosted by Craig Kilborn.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/30/19 at 2:21 am

August 30th 1938 – Max Factor, Sr. (born: Maksymilian Faktorowicz), Polish-Jewish businessman, entrepreneur and inventor, died from a heart attack in his sleep. Founder of the cosmetics giant Max Factor & Company, he largely developed the modern cosmetics industry and popularised the term make-up in noun form based on the verb. He is also known for doing makeovers for starlets and giving them their signature looks; his most iconic works include Jean Harlow's platinum hair, Clara Bow's bob, Lucille Ball's false lashes and red curls, and Joan Crawford's "Hunter's Bow", or overdrawn lips. (b. 1877)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/30/19 at 4:18 am

August 30th 1972 – Cameron Diaz, American actress, producer, author, and fashion model. She rose to stardom with roles in The Mask (1994), My Best Friend's Wedding (1997), and There's Something About Mary (1998), and is also known for voicing the character of Princess Fiona in the Shrek series (2001–2010). Other high-profile films include Charlie's Angels (2000) and its sequel Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003), The Sweetest Thing (2002), In Her Shoes (2005), The Holiday (2006), What Happens in Vegas (2008), My Sister's Keeper (2009), Knight and Day (2010), The Green Hornet (2011), Bad Teacher (2011), What to Expect When You're Expecting (2012), The Counselor (2013), The Other Woman, Sex Tape, and Annie (all 2014). Diaz received four Golden Globe Award nominations for her performances in Being John Malkovich (1999), Vanilla Sky (2001), Gangs of New York (2002), and There's Something About Mary (1998); for the latter, she also won the New York Film Critics Best Lead Actress Award.

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/30/19 at 4:22 am

August 30th 2015 – Wes Craven, American film director, writer, producer, and actor, died of brain cancer. He was known for his pioneering work in the genre of horror films, particularly slasher films, where his impact on the genre was considered prolific and influential. Due to the success and cultural impact of his works in the horror film genre, Craven has been called a "Master of Horror". He is best known for creating the A Nightmare on Elm Street franchise featuring the Freddy Krueger character, directing the first installment and Wes Craven's New Nightmare, and co-writing A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors with Bruce Wagner. Craven also directed all four films in the Scream series and two films in the Hills Have Eyes series. Some of his other films include The Last House on the Left, The Serpent and the Rainbow, The People Under the Stairs, Vampire in Brooklyn, and Red Eye. (b. 1939)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/30/19 at 5:55 am

August 30th 1943 – Jean-Claude Killy, French World Cup alpine ski racer. Born in Saint-Cloud, Hauts-de-Seine, he dominated the sport in the late 1960s. He was a triple Olympic champion, winning the three alpine events at the 1968 Winter Olympics, becoming the most successful athlete there. He also won the first two World Cup titles, in 1967 and 1968.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/30/19 at 6:06 am

August 30th 2017 – Skip Prokop, Canadian drummer and band leader, died from an undisclosed illness. He was a driving force in Canadian rock music, creating seminal bands, including The Paupers. In 1969, Prokop co-founded the rock group Lighthouse with Paul Hoffert. The world’s first 13-piece rock orchestra, it achieved international success as Canada’s leading rock group. Lighthouse was the first group in Canada to be sponsored by a large corporation on a national level. He wrote "I'd Be So Happy", which was recorded by Three Dog Night in 1974 on their album Hard Labor. (b. 1943)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/30/19 at 6:49 am

August 30th 1950 – Antony Gormley, British sculptor. His best known works include the Angel of the North, a public sculpture in Gateshead in the North of England, commissioned in 1994 and erected in February 1998, Another Place on Crosby Beach near Liverpool, and Event Horizon, a multi-part site installation which premiered in London in 2007, around Madison Square in New York City, in 2010, in São Paulo, Brazil, in 2012, and in Hong Kong in 2015–16.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/30/19 at 6:57 am

August 30th 2017 – Alan MacDonald, British production designer, was found dead. He was best known for his work on The Queen (2006) which won him Best Art Direction in a Contemporary Film from the Art Directors Guild and Best Technical Achievement at the British Independent Film Awards, and for the Rajasthan-set The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2012) which won him Best Art Direction in a Contemporary Film from the Art Directors Guild. In 2013 he designed the sets for the Academy Award-nominated film Philomena. He had also been a production designer for a number of adverts for global firms including for Coca-Cola, Levi's, Microsoft, Mercedes-Benz and Volkswagen and was the theatrical designer for Kylie Minogue's 2002 "Fever Tour". (b. about 1956)

Subject: Re: Political Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/30/19 at 7:27 am

August 30th 1958 – Karen Buck, British Labour Party politician who has been a Member of Parliament (MP) since 1997, firstly for Regent's Park and Kensington North until 2010, and for Westminster North after that. She is a former Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Transport.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/30/19 at 7:35 am

August 30th 2017 – Abdul Jabbar, Bangladeshi singer, died from an undisclosed illness. "Tumi Ki Dekhechho Kobhu Jiboner Porajoy", "Salam Salam Hazar Salam" and "Joy Bangla, Banglar Joy" were the three of his songs made to the top 20 all-time Bangla songs in 2006 survey by the BBC Bangla. He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 1980 and Independence Day Award in 1996 by the Government of Bangladesh. (b. 1938)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/30/19 at 7:52 am

August 30th 1958 – Muriel Gray, Scottish author, broadcaster and journalist. She came to public notice as an interviewer on Channel 4’s alternative pop show The Tube and then appeared as a regular presenter on BBC radio. Gray has written for Time Out, the Sunday Herald and The Guardian, among other publications, as well as publishing successful horror-novels. She was the first woman to have been Rector of the University of Edinburgh and is the first female chair of the board of governors at Glasgow School of Art.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/30/19 at 7:55 am

August 30th 2017 – Alan Cassell, Australian actor, died from an undisclosed illness. He commenced his acting career in Western Australia and worked for many years as a stage actor. He won "Best Actor of the Year" for his role in A Day in the Death of Joe Egg. He later worked for the Sydney Theatre Company and the Melbourne Theatre Company. He was in the original cast of Away, which toured to New York, and appeared in Sweet Bird of Youth with Lauren Bacall for the Sydney Theatre Company. He was one of the actors who worked in Bruce Beresford's early Australian films. His film credits included: Money Movers, Cathy's Child (for which he was nominated for Best Actor at the 1979 Australian Film Institute Awards), Squizzy Taylor, Breaker Morant, Puberty Blues, The Club, The Honourable Wally Norman and Strange Bedfellows. Cassell's television roles included: The Drifter, Falcon Island, Taurus Rising, Special Squad, The Flying Doctors, The Power, The Passion, Blue Heelers, SeaChange, Stingers and MDA. (b. 1932)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/30/19 at 8:48 am

August 30th 1976 – Mike Koplove, American baseball scout and former player. He pitched for the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Cleveland Indians. A sidearm relief pitcher, Koplove threw with a different arm angle than most pitchers. His arm angle was perpendicular to his body, which allowed his fastball to sink and his curveball and slider to stay on the same plane, making it appear to be a fastball.

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/30/19 at 8:52 am

August 30th 2014 – Andrew V. McLaglen, British-born American film and television director, died from an unknown cause. Known for Westerns and adventure films, often starring John Wayne or James Stewart. John Ford gave him an assistant director job on the 1952 film The Quiet Man. After several more assistant director jobs, McLaglen directed his first film, Man in the Vault (1956), which was followed by Gun the Man Down (1956), a western B-movie with James Arness, Angie Dickinson and Harry Carey, Jr. Both were produced by John Wayne's Batjac Productions. He went on to work extensively in television directing, prolifically directing episodes of Perry Mason , Gunslinger , Rawhide , and then 116 episodes of Have Gun – Will Travel, The Lieutenant , The Virginian , and 96 episodes of Gunsmoke. He returned to films, directing Shenandoah (1965) and The Rare Breed (1966), both with James Stewart; the war story The Devil's Brigade (1968) with William Holden, as well as the westerns Bandolero! co-starring Stewart and Dean Martin and Something Big starring Martin. (b. 1920)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/30/19 at 10:57 am

August 30th 1977 – Marlon Byrd, American baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies, Washington Nationals, Texas Rangers, Chicago Cubs, Boston Red Sox, New York Mets, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Francisco Giants, Cincinnati Reds and Cleveland Indians. He was suspended twice for using performance-enhancing drugs.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/30/19 at 11:02 am

August 30th 2013 – Seamus Heaney, Irish poet, playwright and translator, died after a short undisclosed illness. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1995 for what the Nobel committee described as "works of lyrical beauty and ethical depth, which exalt everyday miracles and the living past. (b. 1939)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/30/19 at 11:25 am

August 30th 1979 – Scott Richmond, Canadian baseball pitcher for the Nettuno Baseball Club of the Italian Baseball League. He played for the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball (MLB) in parts of four seasons.

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/30/19 at 11:27 am

August 30th 2010 – Alain Corneau, French film director and writer, died of cancer. Originally a musician, he worked with Costa-Gavras as an assistant, which was also his first opportunity to work with the actor Yves Montand, with whom he would collaborate three times later in his career, including Police Python 357 (1976) and La Menace (1977). He directed Gérard Depardieu in the screen adaptation of Tous les matins du monde in 1991. (b. 1943)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/30/19 at 11:53 am

August 30th 1978 – Cliff Lee, American baseball starting pitcher. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cleveland Indians, Philadelphia Phillies, Seattle Mariners and Texas Rangers. He stands 6 feet 3 inches (191 cm) and weighs 205 pounds (93 kg). He was born in Benton, Arkansas. Lee played baseball at Benton High School and attended Meridian Community College and the University of Arkansas before being drafted by the Montreal Expos in the fourth round of the 2000 draft.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/30/19 at 12:03 pm

August 30th 2007 – Nancy Littlefield, American director and producer of television and documentary programs, died from cancer. She was the director of the New York City Mayor’s Office of Film, Theater and Broadcasting from 1978 until 1983, during the administration of then-Mayor Edward I. Koch. She was born in The Bronx, New York. Her assignment was to expedite the process, with her office cutting the red tape that had deterred many producers. She was successful and, in 1979 alone, she estimated that film, television and commercials had brought $500,000,000 USD to NYC's coffers. Among the feature films shot entirely or partly in New York City during Ms. Littlefield’s tenure were Kramer vs. Kramer, All That Jazz, Fame, Prince of the City, Fort Apache, the Bronx, Annie and The World According to Garp. (b. 1929)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/30/19 at 1:33 pm

August 30th 1981 – Adam Wainwright, American baseball starting pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB). The Atlanta Braves selected him 29th overall in the first round of the 2000 amateur draft from Glynn Academy in Brunswick, Georgia. His performance in the minor leagues brought him notice as one of the Braves' top pitching prospects. The Braves traded him to the Cardinals after the 2003 season, receiving outfielder J. D. Drew in a deal which has since been considered lopsided in favor of the Cardinals. Wainwright made his MLB debut on September 11, 2005, against the New York Mets.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/30/19 at 1:51 pm

August 30th 2003 – Charles Bronson, American actor, died from respiratory failure and metastatic lung cancer. He starred in films such as Once Upon a Time in the West, The Magnificent Seven, The Dirty Dozen, The Great Escape, Rider on the Rain, The Mechanic, and the Death Wish series. He was often cast in the role of a police officer, gunfighter, or vigilante in revenge-oriented plot lines. He had long collaborations with film directors Michael Winner and J. Lee Thompson. In 1965, he was featured as Major Wolenski in Battle of the Bulge. (b. 1921)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/30/19 at 2:29 pm

August 30th 1985 – Holly Weston, English actress. She is best known for her role as Ash Kane in the British television soap opera Hollyoaks. Weston also played the lead roles in feature films Filth and Wisdom and Splintered.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/30/19 at 2:42 pm

August 30th 2000 – Shelagh Fraser, English actress, died from an undisclosed illness. Best known for her role as Luke Skywalker's ill-fated aunt, Beru Lars, in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (though Fraser's voice was dubbed in some prints of the film). She appeared in more than 50 films and TV shows during her career, including Z-Cars; Softly, Softly; A Family at War; The Professionals and Heartbeat on television, and such films as The Witches, Till Death Us Do Part, The Body Stealers, Doomwatch and Hope and Glory. (b. 1922)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/30/19 at 3:26 pm

August 30th 1923 – Vic Seixas, American tennis player. Thirteen times he was ranked in the Top Ten in the US between 1942 and 1956. In 1951 Seixas was ranked No. 4 in the world, two spots below Dick Savitt, while he was No. 1 in the U.S. ranking, one spot ahead of Savitt. In 1953, Seixas was ranked No. 3 in the world by Lance Tingay, and was also cited as being the World No. 1 in the Reading Eagle newspaper the same year. In his career he won 15 Major championships. He won both Wimbledon and the US Open in singles. He also won the Australian Open, French Open (twice), and US Open (twice) in doubles, and the French Open, Wimbledon (four times), and US Open (three times) in Mixed Doubles.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/30/19 at 3:28 pm

August 30th 1961 – Charles Coburn, American film and theatre actor, died from a heart attack. Best known for his work in comedies, Coburn received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for 1943's The More the Merrier. (b. 1877)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/30/19 at 3:45 pm

August 30th 1930 – Warren Buffett, American business magnate, investor, and philanthropist. He serves as the chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway. He is considered one of the most successful investors in the world and has a net worth of US$84 billion as of June 3, 2018, making him the third wealthiest person in the world.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/30/19 at 3:58 pm

August 30th 1963 – Guy Burgess, British diplomat and Soviet agent, died of acute liver failure. A member of the Cambridge Five spy ring that operated from the mid-1930s to the early years of the Cold War era. His defection in 1951 to the Soviet Union, with his fellow-spy Donald Maclean, led to a serious breach in Anglo-United States intelligence co-operation, and caused long-lasting disruption and demoralisation in Britain's foreign and diplomatic services. (b. 1911)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/30/19 at 5:58 pm

August 30th 1994 – Lindsay Anderson, British feature film, theatre and documentary director, film critic, died of a heart attack. He was a leading light of the Free Cinema movement and the British New Wave. He is most widely remembered for his 1968 film if...., which won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival and was Malcolm McDowell's cinematic debut. He is also notable, though not a professional actor, for playing a minor role in the Academy Award winning film Chariots of Fire. Malcolm McDowell produced a 2007 documentary about his experiences with Lindsay Anderson, Never Apologize. (b. 1923)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/31/19 at 1:08 am

August 31st 1949 – Richard Gere, American actor and humanitarian activist. He began in films in the 1970s, playing a supporting role in Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977) and a starring role in Days of Heaven (1978). He came to prominence with his role in the film American Gigolo (1980), which established him as a leading man and a sex symbol. He went on to star in many well-received films, including An Officer and a Gentleman (1982), The Cotton Club (1984), Pretty Woman (1990), Primal Fear (1996), Runaway Bride (1999), I'm Not There (2007), Arbitrage (2012) and Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer (2016). For portraying Billy Flynn in the Academy Award-winning musical Chicago (2002), he won a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award as part of the cast.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/31/19 at 1:11 am

August 31st 2013 – David Frost, English television host, media personality, journalist, comedian, and writer, died from a heart attack. After graduating from Cambridge University, Frost rose to prominence in the UK when he was chosen to host the satirical programme That Was the Week That Was in 1962. His success on this show led to work as a host on US television. He became known for his television interviews with senior political figures, among them the Nixon Interviews with former United States President Richard Nixon in 1977, which were adapted into a stage play and film. Frost was one of the "Famous Five" who were behind the launch of ITV breakfast station TV-am in 1983. For the BBC, he hosted the Sunday morning interview programme Breakfast with Frost from 1993 to 2005. He spent two decades as host of Through the Keyhole. From 2006 to 2012 he hosted the weekly programme Frost Over the World on Al Jazeera English and from 2012, the weekly programme The Frost Interview. (b. 1939)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/31/19 at 3:27 am

August 31st 1955 – Edwin Moses, American track and field athlete who won gold medals in the 400 m hurdles at the 1976 and 1984 Olympics. Between 1977 and 1987, Moses won 107 consecutive finals (122 consecutive races) and set the world record in the event four times. In addition to his running, Moses was also an innovative reformer in the areas of Olympic eligibility and drug testing. In 2000, he was elected the first Chairman of the Laureus World Sports Academy, an international service organization of world-class athletes.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/31/19 at 3:32 am

August 31st 2014 – Stan Goldberg, American comic book artist, died from a result of a stroke. Best known for his work with Archie Comics and as a Marvel Comics colourist who in the 1960s helped design the original colour schemes of Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four and other major characters. He was inducted into the National Cartoonists Society Hall of Fame in 2011. (b. 1932)

Subject: Re: Royalty Death Anniversaries

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/31/19 at 3:40 am

August 31st 1997

– Dodi Fayed, Egyptian film producer, was killed in a car crash with Diana, Princess of Wales, with whom had romantic relationship. He was the son of Egyptian billionaire Mohamed Al-Fayed. He was the executive producer of the films Chariots of Fire, Breaking Glass, F/X, F/X2, Hook, and The Scarlet Letter. He also served as the executive creative consultant for the F/X: The Series television series. Fayed also worked for his father on Harrods' marketing. (b. 1955)

– Diana, Princess of Wales, was killed in a car crash in Paris. She was a member of the British royal family as the first wife of Charles, Prince of Wales, who is the eldest child and heir apparent of Queen Elizabeth II. The marriage produced two sons, the princes William and Harry, who were then respectively second and third in the line of succession to the British throne. As Princess of Wales, Diana undertook royal duties on behalf of the Queen and represented her at functions overseas. She was celebrated for her charity work and for her support of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines. She was involved with dozens of charities including London's Great Ormond Street Hospital for children, of which she was president from 1989. Diana remained the object of worldwide media scrutiny during and after her marriage, which ended in divorce on 28 August 1996. (b. 1961)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/31/19 at 4:26 am

August 31st 1979 – Ramón Santiago, Dominican former professional baseball infielder, and the current first base coach for the Detroit Tigers. Santiago played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Detroit Tigers from 2002 to 2003, the Seattle Mariners from 2004 to 2005, again with the Tigers from 2006–2013 and with the Cincinnati Reds in 2014. He spent most of his major league career at shortstop, but also played a significant amount of time at second base, and occasionally third base.

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/31/19 at 4:28 am

August 31st 2015 – Edward Douglas-Scott-Montagu, 3rd Baron Montagu of Beaulieu, died after a short disclosed illness. English Conservative politician well known in Britain for founding the National Motor Museum, as well as for a pivotal cause célèbre in British gay history following his 1954 conviction and imprisonment for homosexual sex, a charge he denied. Having inherited his title at the age of two, he held his peerage for the third longest time (86 years and 155 days) anyone has held a British peerage (the others being the 7th Marquess Townshend at 88 years, and the 13th Lord Sinclair at 87 years). (b. 1926)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/31/19 at 6:28 am

August 31st 1940 – Jack Thompson, Australian actor and one of the major figures of Australian cinema. He was educated at University of Queensland, before embarking on his acting career. In 2002, he was made an honorary member of the Australian Cinematographers Society (ACS). He is best known as a lead actor in several acclaimed Australian films, including such classics as The Club (1980), Sunday Too Far Away (1975), The Man from Snowy River (1982) and Breaker Morant (1980). He won Cannes and AFI acting awards for the latter film. He was the recipient of a Living Legend Award at the 2005 Inside Film Awards.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/31/19 at 6:36 am

August 31st 2008 – Ken Campbell, English writer, actor, director and comedian, died frm an undisclosed cause. Best known for his work in experimental theatre. He has been called "a one-man dynamo of British theatre." Campbell achieved notoriety in the 1970s for his nine-hour adaptation of the science-fiction trilogy Illuminatus! and his 22-hour staging of Neil Oram's play cycle The Warp. The Guinness Book of Records listed the latter as the longest play in the world. In 1987 unsuccessfully auditioned for the part of the seventh doctor in Doctor Who. He was beaten to the role by his old protégé Sylvester McCoy. The then script editor, Andrew Cartmel, later revealed that Campbell's interpretation had been considered "too dark" to put on television. Other roles included the children's programme"Erasmus Microman" on ITV from 1988-89 being a mad scientist. He was also the irritating Roger in "The Anniversary" episode of Fawlty Towers and buck-toothed blackmailer Ted Goat in Lovejoy Loses It, a 1993 episode of Lovejoy. Campbell's radio career included playing Poodoo in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, a part specifically written for him. The Radio 3 literary programme The Verb included Campbell as a regular contributor; in such spots as Campbell's Book Soup he became an upturner of bibliographic rocks, revealing unconsidered trifles to the hilarity of fellow contributors. His film work included Derek Jarman's The Tempest (1979), Breaking Glass (1980), Joshua Then and Now (1985), The Bride (1985), Chris Bernard's Letter to Brezhnev (1985), Peter Greenaway's A Zed and Two Noughts (1985), Charles Crichton's A Fish Called Wanda (1988), Hard Men (1996), Alice in Wonderland (1999), Saving Grace (2000) and Creep (2004). (b. 1941)

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/31/19 at 6:39 am

August 31st 1969 – Rocky Marciano, American professional boxer, who on the eve before his 46th birthday in a plane crash. He competed from 1947 to 1955, and held the world heavyweight title from 1952 to 1956. He went undefeated in his career and defended the title six times, against Jersey Joe Walcott, Roland La Starza, Ezzard Charles (twice), Don Cockell and Archie Moore. Known for his relentless fighting style, punching power, stamina and iron chin, Marciano has been consistently included by boxing historians in numerous lists of the greatest boxers of all time. His knockout-to-win percentage of 87.75 remains one of the highest in heavyweight boxing history. (b. 1923)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/31/19 at 9:08 am

August 31st 1944 – Clive Lloyd, West Indies cricketer. In 1971 he was named Wisden Cricketer of the Year. He captained the West Indies between 1974 and 1985 and oversaw their rise to become the dominant Test-playing nation, a position that was only relinquished in the latter half of the 1990s. He is one of the most successful Test captains of all time: during his captaincy the side had a run of 27 matches without defeat, which included 11 wins in succession (Viv Richards acted as captain for one of the 27 matches, against Australia at Port of Spain in 1983–84). He was the first West Indian player to earn 100 international caps. Lloyd captained the West Indies in three World Cups, winning in 1975 (with Lloyd scoring a century) and 1979 while losing the 1983 final to India.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/31/19 at 9:09 am

August 31st 2012 – Max Bygraves, English comedian, singer, actor and variety performer, died after being diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. He appeared on his own television shows, sometimes performing comedy sketches between songs. He made twenty Royal Variety Performance appearances and presented numerous programmes, including Family Fortunes. (b. 1922)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/31/19 at 10:22 am

August 31st 1945 – Van Morrison, Northern Irish singer-songwriter. Known as "Van the Man" he started his professional career when, as a teenager in the late 1950s, he played a variety of instruments including guitar, harmonica, keyboards and saxophone for various Irish showbands, covering the popular hits of that time. Van Morrison rose to prominence in the mid-1960s as the lead singer of the Northern Irish R&B band Them, with whom he recorded the garage band classic "Gloria". His solo career began under the pop-hit oriented guidance of Bert Berns with the release of the hit single "Brown Eyed Girl" in 1967. After Berns's death, Warner Bros. Records bought out his contract and allowed him three sessions to record Astral Weeks (1968). Though this album gradually garnered high praise, it was initially a poor seller.

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/31/19 at 10:32 am

August 31st 2007 – Gay Brewer, American professional golfer, died from lung cancer. He played on the PGA Tour and won the 1967 Masters Tournament. (b. 1932)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/31/19 at 12:35 pm

August 31st 1942 – Isao Aoki, Japanese golfer. He was introduced to golf while caddying at the Abiko Golf Club as a schoolboy. He turned professional in 1964. He went on to win more than fifty events on the Japan Golf Tour between 1972 and 1990, trailing only Masashi "Jumbo" Ozaki on the list of golfers with most Japan Golf Tour wins. He won the Japan Golf Tour money list five times in six years: 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, and 1981. His career earnings are 980 million yen.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 09/02/19 at 10:31 am

Died on September 2nd 2005: Bob Denver, American actor, age 70 (born 1935). He was best known for starring on the 1960s sitcom Gilligan's Island as Gilligan.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 09/04/19 at 5:37 pm

Five years ago today, on September 4, 2014: Joan Rivers, one of the best-known comedians of her era, dies at age 81 in a New York City hospital, a week after she went into cardiac arrest while undergoing a medical procedure on her vocal cords at a Manhattan clinic.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 09/06/19 at 10:56 am

Yesterday marked 20 years since the passing of Allen Funt, American television personality best known as the creator and host of the Candid Camera television series. He was 84, not quite 85 (born 1914).

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 09/07/19 at 11:04 am

Warren Zevon, American musician, died 16 years ago today (7 September 2003) at the age of 56.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 09/08/19 at 8:20 pm

Died on September 8th 1977: Zero Mostel, American actor and comedian (b. 1915)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/19 at 12:28 am


Five years ago today, on September 4, 2014: Joan Rivers, one of the best-known comedians of her era, dies at age 81 in a New York City hospital, a week after she went into cardiac arrest while undergoing a medical procedure on her vocal cords at a Manhattan clinic.
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Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/19 at 12:29 am

September 10th 1948 – Judy Geeson, English film, stage, and television actress. She began her career primarily working on British television series, before making her major film debut in To Sir, with Love (1967). She later would star in a range of films throughout the 1970s, from crime pictures to thriller and horror films, including The Executioner (1970), Fear in the Night (1972), Brannigan (1975), and The Eagle Has Landed (1976). In her later career, Geeson returned to television, playing the recurring character of Maggie Conway on the American series Mad About You from 1992 until 1999, as well as a recurring role on Gilmore Girls in 2002. In 2012, she appeared in Rob Zombie's The Lords of Salem.

Subject: Re: Royalty Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/19 at 5:26 am

September 10th 1167 – Matilda of England, Holy Roman Empress, died from an unknown condition. She was the claimant to the English throne during the civil war known as the Anarchy. The daughter of King Henry I of England, she moved to Germany as a child when she married the future Holy Roman Emperor Henry V. She travelled with her husband into Italy in 1116, was controversially crowned in St. Peter's Basilica, and acted as the imperial regent in Italy. Matilda and Henry had no children, and when Henry died in 1125, the crown was claimed by Lothair II, one of his political enemies. (b. 1102)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/19 at 6:18 am

September 10th 1945 – José Feliciano, Puerto Rican singer and songwriter, best known for many international hits, including his rendition of The Doors' "Light My Fire" and the best-selling Christmas single, "Feliz Navidad". His music is known for having a mix of styles, for example including both flamenco music and mellow easy listening influences in many songs. In the US, he received widespread popularity in the 1960s, particularly after his 1968 album, Feliciano!, came out and was a number two hit. He has released many albums over the years in both English and Spanish.

Subject: Re: Religious Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/19 at 6:20 am

September 10th 1748 – Ignacia del Espíritu Santo, Filipino Religious Sister of the Roman Catholic Church, died from an unknown condition. She was known for her acts of piety and religious poverty and founded the Congregation of the Sisters of the Religious of the Virgin Mary, the first native Filipino female congregation with approved pontifical status in what is now the Republic of the Philippines. Mother Ignacia del Espíritu Santo was declared Venerable by Pope Benedict XVI in 2007. (b. 1663)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/19 at 7:09 am

September 10th 1938 – David Hamilton, British radio presenter. Since his broadcasting career began in 1959, Hamilton has hosted over 12,000 radio shows and more than 1,000 TV shows. He is usually known as 'Diddy David Hamilton' which was a name given to him by the successful British comedian Ken Dodd.

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/19 at 7:11 am

September 10th 1797 – Mary Wollstonecraft, English writer, philosopher, and advocate of women's rights, died from an unknown condition. During her brief career, she wrote novels, treatises, a travel narrative, a history of the French Revolution, a conduct book, and a children's book. Wollstonecraft is best known for A Vindication of the Rights of Woman (1792), in which she argues that women are not naturally inferior to men, but appear to be only because they lack education. She suggests that both men and women should be treated as rational beings and imagines a social order founded on reason. Until the late 20th century, Wollstonecraft's life, which encompassed several unconventional personal relationships, received more attention than her writing. After two ill-fated affairs, with Henry Fuseli and Gilbert Imlay (by whom she had a daughter, Fanny Imlay), Wollstonecraft married the philosopher William Godwin, one of the forefathers of the anarchist movement. Wollstonecraft died at the age of 38, eleven days after giving birth to her second daughter, leaving behind several unfinished manuscripts. This daughter, Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin, became an accomplished writer herself, as Mary Shelley, the author of Frankenstein. (b. 1759)

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/19 at 7:33 am

September 10th 1894 – Olive Thomas, American silent film actress and model, died of acute nephritis in Paris five days after consuming mercury bichloride. Although her death was ruled accidental, news of her hospitalization due to the poison and Thomas' subsequent death were the subject of media speculation. Thomas' death has been cited as one of the first heavily publicized Hollywood scandals. Thomas began her career as an illustrators' model in 1914, and moved on to the Ziegfeld Follies the following year. During her time as a Ziegfeld girl, she also appeared in the more risqué show, The Midnight Frolic. In 1916, she began a successful career in silent films and would appear in over twenty features over the course of her four-year film career. That year she also married actor Jack Pickford, the younger brother of silent film star Mary Pickford.. (d. 1920)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/19 at 8:13 am

September 10th 1940 – Roy Ayers, American funk, soul, and jazz composer and vibraphone player. Ayers began his career as a post-bop jazz artist, releasing several albums with Atlantic Records, before his tenure at Polydor Records beginning in the 1970s, during which he helped pioneer jazz-funk. He is a key figure in the acid jazz movement, which is a mixture of jazz into hip-hop and funk, and has been dubbed by many as "The Godfather of Neo Soul". He is most well known for his signature compositions "Everybody Loves The Sunshine" and "Searchin", and is also famous for having more sampled hits by rappers than any other artist.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/19 at 8:18 am

September 10th 1976 – Dalton Trumbo, American screenwriter and novelist, died in Los Angeles of a heart attack at the age of 70. He scripted films including Roman Holiday, Exodus, Spartacus, and Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo. One of the Hollywood Ten, he refused to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) in 1947 during the committee's investigation of Communist influences in the motion picture industry. He was subsequently blacklisted by that industry. He continued working clandestinely, producing work under other authors' names. His uncredited work won two Academy Awards; the one for Roman Holiday (1953) was given to a front writer, and the one for The Brave One (1956) was awarded to a pseudonym. The public crediting of him as the writer of both Exodus and Spartacus in 1960 marked the end of the Hollywood Blacklist. His earlier achievements were eventually credited to him by the Writers Guild, 60 years after the fact. A film of Trumbo's life, also called Trumbo, was released in November 2015. It starred Bryan Cranston as the screenwriter and was directed by Jay Roach. For his portrayal of Trumbo, Cranston was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor at the 88th Academy Awards, but lost to Leonardo DiCaprio for The Revenant. (b. 1905)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/19 at 10:26 am

September 10th 1960 – Colin Firth, English actor. He has received an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, two BAFTA Awards, and three Screen Actors Guild Awards, as well as the Volpi Cup. Firth's most notable and acclaimed role to date has been his 2010 portrayal of King George VI in The King's Speech, a performance that earned him an Oscar and multiple worldwide best actor awards. Identified in the late 1980s with the "Brit Pack" of rising, young British actors, it was not until Firth's portrayal of Mr. Darcy in the 1995 television adaptation of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice that he received more widespread attention. This led to roles in films such as The English Patient, Bridget Jones's Diary (for which Firth was nominated for a BAFTA), Shakespeare in Love, and Love Actually. In 2009, Firth received widespread critical acclaim for his leading role in A Single Man, for which Firth gained his first Academy Award nomination, and won a BAFTA Award. Firth starred in the action spy movie Kingsman: The Secret Service in 2014, which was a commercial success and received generally positive reviews.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/19 at 10:43 am

September 10th 2017 – Len Wein, American comic book writer and editor, dies from an undisclosed illness. He is best known for co-creating DC Comics' Swamp Thing and Marvel Comics' Wolverine, and for helping revive the Marvel superhero team the X-Men (including the co-creation of Nightcrawler, Storm, and Colossus). Additionally, he was the editor for writer Alan Moore and illustrator Dave Gibbons' influential DC miniseries Watchmen. (b. 1948)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/19 at 12:01 pm

September 10th 1953 – Amy Irving, American film, stage, and television actress. The daughter of actors Jules Irving and Priscilla Pointer, she was raised in San Francisco where her father co-founded the Actor's Workshop, and began acting onstage as a child. She began her film career with a role in the 1976 horror film Carrie, followed by a lead role in the supernatural thriller The Fury (1978). She would go on to earn an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Yentl (1983), and later a Golden Globe nomination for her role in the comedy Crossing Delancey (1988). Irving made her Broadway debut in Amadeus in 1980 and went on to receive an Obie Award for the 1988 Off-Broadway production of The Road to Mecca. In the 1990s, Irving appeared in two other Broadway plays, Broken Glass and Three Sisters, and also had film roles in Deconstructing Harry (1997) and Traffic (2000).

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/19 at 12:03 pm

September 10th 2017 – Harry Landers, American actor, died from an undisclosed cause. During World War II, Landers served in the United States Merchant Marine. In the mid-1940s, he began his career as a worker at the Warner Bros. studio in California. An encounter with actress Bette Davis led to a membership of Screen Actors Guild and an acting career. He started out as an extra and was largely uncredited. Landers is known for being the spokesman for Taster's Choice coffee in television commercials that aired in the 1970s. He played "Go Go" in the 1953 classic, The Wild One. He had a regular role as Dr. Ted Hoffman on the television series Ben Casey. He had a small role in the Alfred Hitchcock film Rear Window (1954) and a supporting role as Dr. Arthur Coleman in the final episode of the original Star Trek television series, "Turnabout Intruder", first screened in 1969. He played multiple roles in Cecil B. DeMille's epic The Ten Commandments (1956). (b. 1921)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/19 at 12:51 pm

September 10th 1944 – Thomas Allen, English operatic baritone. He is widely admired in the opera world for his voice, the versatility of his repertoire, and his acting—leading many to regard him as one of the best lyric baritones of the late 20th century. In October 2011, he was appointed Chancellor of Durham University, succeeding Bill Bryson.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/19 at 12:58 pm

September 10th 2014 – Richard Kiel, American actor, voice artist, and comedian, died at St. Agnes Medical Center in Fresno, California, of a heart attack, possibly caused by coronary artery disease. He is best known for his role as Jaws in the James Bond franchise, portraying the character in The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) and Moonraker (1979); he lampooned the role with a tongue-in-cheek cameo in Inspector Gadget (1999). His next-most recognized role is the tough, but eloquent Mr. Larson in Happy Gilmore (1996). Other notable films include The Longest Yard (1974), Silver Streak (1976), Force 10 from Navarone (1978), Pale Rider (1985) and Tangled (2010). In television, Kiel portrayed the Kanamit alien in the now-classic The Twilight Zone episode "To Serve Man" (1962) and Dr. Miguelito Loveless' assistant, Voltaire, in first-season episodes of The Wild Wild West (1965-1966). (b. 1939)

Subject: Re: Cinematic Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/19 at 2:27 pm

September 10th 1958 – Chris Columbus, American filmmaker. Columbus is known for directing movies such as Home Alone (1990), Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992), Mrs. Doubtfire (1993), Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001), and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002), and for writing movies such as Gremlins (1984) and The Goonies (1985). Home Alone received a British Comedy Award for Best Comedy Film. Columbus received an Academy Award nomination for producing The Help (2011).

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/19 at 2:29 pm

September 10th 1842 – Letitia Christian Tyler, American first wife of John Tyler, died peacefully from a stroke and she was the first ‘first lady’ to die in the White House, at the aged of 51. She was First Lady of the United States from 1841 until her death. They married on Tyler's 23rd birthday at Cedar Grove, her family's home. Their 29-year marriage appears to have been a happy one. Letitia Tyler avoided the limelight during her husband's political rise, preferring domestic responsibilities to those of a public wife. During his congressional service, she remained in Virginia except for one visit to Washington during the winter of 1828-1829. In 1839, she suffered a paralytic stroke that left her an invalid. As first lady, she remained in the upstairs living quarters of the White House; she came down once, to attend the wedding of her daughter (Elizabeth) in January 1842. (b. 1790)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/19 at 3:20 pm

September 10th 1958 – Siobhan Fahey, Irish singer-songwriter and musician, whose vocal range is a light contralto. She was a founding member of the 1980s British girl group Bananarama, who had a US number one hit with the 1986 single "Venus". She later formed the Brit Award- and Ivor Novello Award-winning musical act Shakespears Sister, who had a UK number one hit with the 1992 single "Stay". It was announced in April 2017 that Fahey would join the other original members of Bananarama for an upcoming UK tour.producer

Subject: Re: Scientific Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/19 at 4:00 pm

September 10th 1983 – Felix Bloch, Swiss physicist, died from an undisclosed illness. Working mainly in the U.S. He and Edward Mills Purcell were awarded the 1952 Nobel Prize for Physics for "their development of new ways and methods for nuclear magnetic precision measurements." In 1954–1955, he served for one year as the first Director-General of CERN. (b. 1905)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/19 at 4:25 pm

September 10th 1968 – Guy Ritchie, English filmmaker known for his crime films. He left secondary school and got entry-level jobs in the film industry in the mid-1990s. Ritchie eventually went on to direct commercials. He directed his first film in 1995, a 20-minute short that impressed investors who backed his first feature film, the crime comedy Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998). He then directed another crime comedy, Snatch (2000). Ritchie's other films include Revolver (2005), RocknRolla (2008), Sherlock Holmes (2009), and its sequel Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011).

Subject: Re: Notable Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/10/19 at 4:59 pm

September 10th 2007 – Jane Wyman, American actress, singer, dancer and philanthropist, died in her sleep of natural causes. Her career spanned seven decades. She was also the first wife of 40th President of the United States Ronald Reagan; they married in 1940 and divorced in 1949. Her career began in 1932 when she signed with Warner Bros. at age 16. (As was common practice at the time, she added three years to her age.) A popular contract player, she frequently played the leading lady, her roles including starring alongside William Hopper in Public Wedding (1937), Ronald Reagan and Eddie Albert in Brother Rat (1938) and its sequel Brother Rat and a Baby (1940), Dennis Morgan in Bad Men of Missouri (1941), Marlene Dietrich in Stage Fright (1950), and Sterling Hayden in So Big (1953). She was also featured opposite Rock Hudson in Magnificent Obsession (1954) and All That Heaven Allows (1955), both directed by Douglas Sirk. She received an Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in Johnny Belinda (1948), and was a three-time winner of a Golden Globe. She achieved continuing success in the television soap opera Falcon Crest (1981–1990), in which Wyman played the lead role of villainous matriarch Angela Channing.  (b. 1917)

Subject: Re: Casualties of the September 11 attacks

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/19 at 1:52 am

September 11th 2001 – Casualties of the September 11 attacks of a series of four coordinated terrorist attacks by the Islamic terrorist group al-Qaeda on the United States on the morning of Tuesday, September 11, 2001. The attacks killed 2,997 people, injured over 6,000 others, and caused at least $10 billion in infrastructure and property damage.
·        Mohamed Atta, Egyptian terrorist (b. 1968)
·        David Angell, American screenwriter and television producer (b. 1946)
·        Garnet Bailey, Canadian-American ice hockey player (b. 1948)
·        Berry Berenson, American photographer, actress, and model (b. 1948)
·        Carolyn Beug, American director and producer (b. 1952)
·        Bill Biggart, American photographer and journalist (b. 1947)
·        Ronald Paul Bucca, American fire marshal (b. 1954)
·        Charles Burlingame, American captain and pilot (b. 1949)
·        Kevin Cosgrove, American business executive (b. 1955)
·        Wilson Flagg, American admiral (b. 1938)
·        Mychal Judge, American priest and chaplain (b. 1933)
·        Daniel M. Lewin, American mathematician and businessman, co-founded Akamai Technologies (b. 1970)
·        Timothy Maude, American general (b. 1947)
·        Eamon McEneaney, American lacrosse player and poet (b. 1954)
·        John P. O'Neill, American FBI agent (b. 1952)
·        Barbara Olson, American lawyer and journalist (b. 1955)
·        Rick Rescorla, Cornish-American colonel (b. 1939)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/19 at 5:10 am

September 11th 1956 – Tony Gilroy, American screenwriter and filmmaker. He wrote the screenplays for the first four films of the Bourne series starring Matt Damon, among other successful films, and directed the fourth film of the franchise. He was nominated for Academy Awards for his direction and script for Michael Clayton, starring George Clooney. Gilroy wrote and directed Duplicity, starring Julia Roberts and Clive Owen, and co-wrote Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/19 at 6:33 am

September 11th 1940 – Brian De Palma, American film director and screenwriter. He is considered part of the New Hollywood wave of filmmaking. In a career spanning over 50 years, he is best known for his suspense, psychological thriller, and crime films. He directed successful and popular films such as the supernatural horror Carrie, the erotic crime thriller Dressed to Kill, the thriller Blow Out, the crime dramas Scarface, The Untouchables, and Carlito's Way, and the action spy film Mission: Impossible.

Subject: Re: Musical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/19 at 6:35 am

September 11th 1733 – François Couperin, French Baroque composer, organist and harpsichordist, dies from an unknown condition. He was known as Couperin le Grand ("Couperin the Great") to distinguish him from other members of the musically talented Couperin family. (b. 1668)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/19 at 8:14 am

September 11th 1967 – Harry Connick Jr., American singer-songwriter, pianist, actor, and talk show host. Connick's best-selling album in the United States is his Christmas album When My Heart Finds Christmas (1993). His highest-charting album is his release Only You (2004), which reached No. 5 in the US and No. 6 in Britain. He has won three Grammy Awards and two Emmy Awards. He played Grace's husband, Leo Markus, on the NBC sitcom Will & Grace from 2002 to 2006. Connick began his acting career as a tail gunner in the World War II film Memphis Belle (1990). He played a serial killer in Copycat (1995), before being cast as a fighter pilot in the blockbuster Independence Day (1996). Connick's first role as a leading man was in Hope Floats (1998) with Sandra Bullock. His first thriller film since Copycat came in the film Basic (2003) with John Travolta. Additionally, he played the violent ex-husband in Bug, before two romantic comedies, P.S. I Love You (2007), and the leading man in New in Town (2009) with Renée Zellweger. In 2011, he appeared in the family film Dolphin Tale as Dr. Clay Haskett and in its 2014 sequel.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/19 at 8:15 am

September 11th 2003 – John Ritter, American actor and comedian. The son of the late singing cowboy star Tex Ritter and the father of actors Jason Ritter and Tyler Ritter, he was best known for his role as Jack Tripper on the ABC sitcom Three's Company (1977–84), for which he received a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award in 1984. He briefly reprised the role on the spin-off Three's a Crowd, which aired for one season. Ritter appeared in over one hundred films and television series combined and performed on Broadway, with notable roles in It (1990), Problem Child (1990), Problem Child 2 (1991), and Bad Santa in 2003 (his final live action film which was dedicated to his memory). In 2002, Don Knotts called Ritter the "greatest physical comedian on the planet". His final roles include voicing the title character on the PBS children's program Clifford the Big Red Dog (2000–03), for which he received four Daytime Emmy Award nominations, and as Paul Hennessy on the ABC sitcom 8 Simple Rules (2002–03). Ritter experienced discomfort during a rehearsal for the latter on the afternoon of September 11, 2003 and died later that evening of an aortic dissection at the age of 54. His final film was Stanley's Dinosaur Round-Up (2006), an animated direct-to-DVF film based on the television series, which was released posthumously. (b. 1948)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/19 at 9:22 am

September 11th 1945 – Franz Beckenbauer, German footballer and manager. Twice named European Footballer of the Year, Beckenbauer appeared 103 times for West Germany and played in three FIFA World Cups. He is one of only two men, along with Brazil's Mário Zagallo, to have won the World Cup as a player and as a manager; he lifted the World Cup trophy as captain in 1974, and repeated the feat as a manager in 1990. He was the first captain to lift the World Cup and European Championship at international level and the European Cup at club level. He was named in the World Team of the 20th Century in 1998, the FIFA World Cup Dream Team in 2002, and in 2004 was listed in the FIFA 100 of the world's greatest living players.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/19 at 9:33 am

September 11th 1950 – Jan Smuts, South African and British Commonwealth statesman, military leader and philosopher, died after a heart attack. In addition to holding various cabinet posts, he served as prime minister of the Union of South Africa from 1919 until 1924 and from 1939 until 1948. Although Smuts had originally advocated racial segregation and opposed the enfranchisement of black Africans, his views changed and he backed the Fagan Commission's findings that complete segregation was impossible. Smuts subsequently lost the 1948 election to hard-line Afrikaners who created apartheid. He continued to work for reconciliation and emphasised the British Commonwealth’s positive role until his death in 1950. He led a Boer Commando in the Second Boer War for the Transvaal. During the First World War, he led the armies of South Africa against Germany, capturing German South-West Africa and commanding the British Army in East Africa. From 1917 to 1919, he was also one of the members of the British Imperial War Cabinet and he was instrumental in the founding of what became the Royal Air Force (RAF). He became a field marshal in the British Army in 1941, and served in the Imperial War Cabinet under Winston Churchill. He was the only man to sign both of the peace treaties ending the First and Second World Wars. (b. 1870)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/19 at 10:27 am

September 11th 1925 – Alan Bergman, American composer and songwriter. With his wife Marilyn Bergman (b. 1929) have been married since 1958 and have written the music and lyrics for numerous celebrated television shows, films, and stage musicals. The Bergmans have won three Academy Awards for Best Original Song and have been inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. The Bergmans long relationship with the French composer Michel Legrand began in the late 1960s. The couple wrote English lyrics for Legrand's song "The Windmills of Your Mind" featured in The Thomas Crown Affair (1968), which won them their first Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 41st Academy Awards in 1969. The Bergmans and Legrand were subsequently nominated for the Best Original Song award in the following two years for "What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?" from The Happy Ending (1969) and "Pieces of Dreams" from the 1970 film of the same name. The couple's minor work with Legrand in this period included "Listen to the Sea" from Ice Station Zebra (1968) and "Nobody Knows" and "Sweet Gingerbread Man" from The Magic Garden of Stanley Sweetheart (1970). The Bergmans were also co-writers of "An American Reunion", the opening ceremony of the inaugural festivities at Washington D.C.'s Lincoln Memorial that marked Bill Clinton's first term as President of the United States in January 1993. In the late 1990s the Bergmans received their most recent nominations for the Academy Award for Best Original Song, for "Moonlight" (composed by John Williams) for the 1995 film Sabrina, and "Love Is Where You Are" (music by Mark Isham) for the 1999 film At First Sight.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/19 at 11:17 am

September 11th 1971 – Nikita Khrushchev, Russian general and politician, died of a heart attack in a hospital near his home in Moscow. He led the Soviet Union during part of the Cold War. He served as First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1953 to 1964, and as Chairman of the Council of Ministers, or Premier, from 1958 to 1964. Khrushchev was responsible for the de-Stalinization of the Soviet Union, for backing the progress of the early Soviet space program, and for several relatively liberal reforms in areas of domestic policy. Khrushchev's party colleagues removed him from power in 1964, replacing him with Leonid Brezhnev as First Secretary and Alexei Kosygin as Premier. (b. 1894)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/19 at 12:03 pm

September 11th 1965 – Moby, American singer-songwriter, musician and DJ. He had a UK No.10 single 'Go'. His album 'Play' was the biggest selling UK indie album of 2000, spending 81 weeks on the chart and going platinum in over 20 countries. He has also co-written, produced, and remixed music for Michael Jackson, David Bowie, Daft Punk, Mylène Farmer, Brian Eno, Pet Shop Boys, Britney Spears, New Order, Public Enemy, Guns N' Roses, Metallica, Soundgarden, and others. Moby is a descendent of 'Moby Dick' author Herman Melville.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/19 at 1:24 pm

September 11th 2018 – Fenella Fielding, English stage, film and television actress, died from a stroke. She was popular in the 1950s and 1960s and known as "England's first lady of the double entendre". She is known for her seductive image and distinctly husky voice. Fielding appeared in two Carry On films, Carry on Regardless (1961) and Carry On Screaming! (1966). (b. 1927)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/19 at 1:59 pm

September 11th 1971 – Richard Ashcroft, English singer and songwriter. He was the lead singer and occasional rhythm guitarist of the alternative rock band The Verve from their formation in 1990 until their original split in 1999. He became a successful solo artist in his own right, releasing three UK top three solo albums. The Verve reformed in 2007 but again broke up by summer 2009. Ashcroft then founded a new band, RPA & The United Nations of Sound, and released a new album on 19 July 2010.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/19 at 3:00 pm

September 11th 2016 – Alexis Arquette, American actress, cabaret performer, underground cartoonist, and activist, died after increasing health complications and was placed in a medically induced coma, eventually dying from a cardiac arrest. She underwent gender transitioning in her late thirties, and supported other people making similar transitions. At nineteen, Arquette played trans sex worker Georgette in the screen adaptation of Last Exit to Brooklyn. The majority of Arquette's film work was in low-budget or independent films. In total, Arquette starred in more than 40 movies, including I Think I Do, Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror, and Sometimes They Come Back... Again. Arquette also starred as a crack addict opposite Tim Roth in Jumpin' at the Boneyard, as a teenage boy seeking revenge for a horrible childhood in the New Zealand-shot horror fantasy Jack Be Nimble, and as a murderous drag queen in the low budget comedy Killer Drag Queens on Dope. Arquette also had supporting roles in Pulp Fiction, Threesome and Bride of Chucky, and she played a Boy George fanatic, George Stitzer, in the Adam Sandler–Drew Barrymore film The Wedding Singer, singing "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me" over and over. Her role as Georgina, a Boy George impersonator, in another Sandler–Barrymore film, Blended, was a reference to that role. In 2001, Arquette returned to New Zealand to play Roman emperor Caligula in two episodes of Xena: Warrior Princess. That same year, Arquette guest starred in the Friends episode "The One with Chandler's Dad", in which she directly interacted with her sister-in-law, Courteney Cox. Also in the same year, she cameoed in Son of the Beach. (b. 1969)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/19 at 3:16 pm

September 11th 1928 – Earl Holliman, American actor. He is well known for his many character roles in films, mostly westerns and dramas, in the 1950s and 1960s, winning a Golden Globe Award for the 1956 film The Rainmaker. He also portrayed the role of Police Sergeant Bill Crowley on the television police drama Police Woman throughout its 1974–1978 run.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/19 at 3:42 pm

September 11th 1972 – Max Fleischer, Polish-American animator, inventor, film director and producer, died from arterial sclerosis of the brain. Fleischer was a pioneer in the development of the animated cartoon and served as the head of Fleischer Studios. He brought such animated characters as Koko the Clown, Betty Boop, Popeye, and Superman to the movie screen and was responsible for a number of technological innovations including the Rotoscope, the "Bouncing Ball" song films, and "The Stereoptical Process." Film director Richard Fleischer was his son. (b. 1883)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/19 at 4:04 pm

September 11th 1933 – Margaret Booth, English lawyer and judge. In January 1979, she became the third woman to be appointed as a High Court judge. Like her predecessors, Elizabeth Lane and Rose Heilbron, she was assigned to the Family Division. She retired from judicial office in 1994. She was awarded an honorary LLD by the University of Liverpool in 1992, and served as the Vice-President of its Council from 1996 to 1999. She became a fellow of University College, London in 1992, and is president of the National Family and Parenting Institute.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/19 at 5:38 pm

September 11th 1987 – Peter Tosh, Jamaican singer-songwriter and guitarist, was murdered by a three-man gang that came to his house demanding money. Along with Bob Marley and Bunny Wailer, he was one of the core members of the band The Wailers (1963–1976), after which he established himself as a successful solo artist and a promoter of Rastafari.  (b. 1944)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/12/19 at 10:39 am

September 12th 1957 – Hans Zimmer, German film score composer and record producer. Since the 1980s, he has composed music for over 150 films. His works include The Lion King, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Original Score in 1995, the Pirates of the Caribbean series, The Thin Red Line, Gladiator, The Last Samurai, The Dark Knight Trilogy, Inception, Interstellar and Dunkirk. Zimmer spent the early part of his career in the United Kingdom before moving to the United States. He is the head of the film music division at DreamWorks studios and works with other composers through the company that he founded, Remote Control Productions, formerly known as Media Ventures. His studio in Santa Monica, California has an extensive range of computer equipment and keyboards, allowing demo versions of film scores to be created quickly. Zimmer's works are notable for integrating electronic music sounds with traditional orchestral arrangements. He has received four Grammy Awards, three Classical BRIT Awards, two Golden Globes, and an Academy Award. He was also named on the list of Top 100 Living Geniuses, published by The Daily Telegraph.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/12/19 at 10:48 am

September 12th 1899 – Cornelius Vanderbilt II, American socialite, heir, and businessman, died of a cerebral hemorrhage . He was a member of the prominent United States Vanderbilt family. He was the favorite grandson of Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt, who left him $5 million, and the eldest son of William Henry "Billy" Vanderbilt (who left him close to $70 million) and Maria Louisa Kissam. In his turn he succeeded them as head of the New York Central and related railroad lines in 1885. (b. 1843)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/12/19 at 12:13 pm

September 12th 1940 – Linda Gray, American film, stage and television actress, director, producer and former model, best known for her role as Sue Ellen Ewing, the long-suffering wife of Larry Hagman's character on the long-running CBS television drama series Dallas (1978–1989), for which she was nominated for the 1981 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series. The role also earned her two Golden Globe Award nominations. Gray began her career in the 1960s in television commercials. In the 1970s, she appeared in numerous TV series before landing the role of Sue Ellen Ewing in 1978. After leaving Dallas in 1989, she appeared opposite Sylvester Stallone in the 1991 film Oscar. From 1994-1995, she played a leading role on the Fox drama series Models Inc.. She has also starred in several TV movies, including Moment of Truth: Why My Daughter? (1993) and Accidental Meeting (1994) and reprised her role of Sue Ellen in Dallas: J.R. Returns (1996) and Dallas: War of the Ewings (1998). On stage, she starred as Mrs. Robinson in The Graduate in the West End in 2001, then on Broadway the following year.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/12/19 at 12:13 pm

September 12th 2003 – Johnny Cash, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, actor, and author, died of complications from diabetes. It was suggested that Johnny's health worsened due to a broken heart over June's death four months earlier. He is widely considered one of the most influential popular musicians of the 20th century and is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, having sold more than 90 million records worldwide. Although primarily remembered as a country music icon, his genre-spanning songs and sound embraced rock and roll, rockabilly, blues, folk, and gospel. This crossover appeal won Cash the rare honor of multiple inductions in the Country Music, Rock and Roll, and Gospel Music Halls of Fame. Much of Cash's music contained themes of sorrow, moral tribulation, and redemption, especially in the latter stages of his career. His signature songs include "I Walk the Line", "Folsom Prison Blues", "Ring of Fire", "Get Rhythm", and "Man in Black". He also recorded humorous numbers like "One Piece at a Time" and "A Boy Named Sue"; a duet with his future wife, June Carter, called "Jackson" (followed by many further duets after their marriage); and railroad songs including "Hey, Porter", "Orange Blossom Special" and "Rock Island Line". During the last stage of his career, Cash covered songs by several late 20th-century rock artists, notably "Hurt" by Nine Inch Nails and "Personal Jesus" by Depeche Mode. (b. 1932)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/12/19 at 1:06 pm

September 12th 1992 – Anthony Perkins, American actor and singer. Dies from AIDS-related pneumonia, after being diagnosed with HIV during the filming of Psycho IV. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his second film, Friendly Persuasion, but is best known for playing Norman Bates in Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho and its three sequels. His other films include The Trial, Phaedra, Fear Strikes Out, Tall Story, The Matchmaker, Pretty Poison, North Sea Hijack, Five Miles to Midnight, The Black Hole, Murder on the Orient Express, Mahogany, and Crimes of Passion. (b. 1932)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/13/19 at 12:32 am

September 13th 1944 – Jacqueline Bisset, English actress. She began her film career in 1965 and first came to prominence in 1968 with roles in The Detective, Bullitt, and The Sweet Ride, for which she received a most promising newcomer Golden Globe nomination. In the 1970s, she starred in Airport (1970), Day for Night (1973) which won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, Murder on the Orient Express (1974), The Deep (1977), and Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? (1978), which earned her a Golden Globe nomination as Best Actress in a Comedy. Other film and TV credits include Rich and Famous (1981), Class (1983), her Golden Globe nominated role in Under the Volcano (1984), her Cesar nominated role in La Cérémonie (1995), her Emmy nominated role in the miniseries Joan of Arc (1999) and the BBC miniseries Dancing on the Edge (2013), for which she won a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress (television).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/13/19 at 12:37 am

September 13th 2015 – Brian Close, English cricketer, died from an undisclosed illness. The youngest man ever to play Test cricket for England. He was picked to play against New Zealand in July 1949, when he was 18 years old. Close went on to play 22 Test matches for England, captaining them seven times (six wins, one draw). Close also captained Yorkshire to four county championship titles – the main domestic trophy in English cricket. He later went on to captain Somerset, where he is widely credited with developing the county into a hard-playing team, and helping to mould Viv Richards and Ian Botham into the successful players they became. (b. 1931)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/13/19 at 1:56 am

September 13th 1941 – David Clayton-Thomas, English-Canadian musician, singer and songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist of the American band Blood, Sweat & Tears. Clayton-Thomas has been inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame and in 2007 his jazz/rock composition "Spinning Wheel" was enshrined in the Canadian Songwriter's Hall of Fame. In 2010 Clayton-Thomas received his star on Canada's Walk of Fame.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/13/19 at 5:40 am

September 13th 1940 – Óscar Arias, Costa Rican politician. He was President of Costa Rica from 1986 to 1990 and from 2006 to 2010. He received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1987 for his efforts to end the Central American crisis. He is also a recipient of the Albert Schweitzer Prize for Humanitarianism and a trustee of Economists for Peace and Security. In 2003, he was elected to the Board of Directors of the International Criminal Court's Trust Fund for Victims

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/13/19 at 5:54 am

September 13th 81 AD – Titus, Roman emperor from 79 to 81, dies from either poisoning or natural causes, but historians today are still debating over it. A member of the Flavian dynasty, Titus succeeded his father Vespasian upon his death, thus becoming the first Roman Emperor to come to the throne after his own biological father. (b. 39 AD)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/13/19 at 7:32 am

September 13th 1946 – Frank Marshall, American film producer and director, often working in collaboration with his wife, Kathleen Kennedy. With Kennedy and Steven Spielberg, he was one of the founders of Amblin Entertainment. In 1991, he founded, with Kennedy, The Kennedy/Marshall Company, a film production company which has a contract with DreamWorks. Since May 2012, with Kennedy taking on the role of President of Lucasfilm, Marshall has been Kennedy/Marshall's sole principal. Marshall has consistently collaborated with directors Steven Spielberg, Paul Greengrass and Peter Bogdanovich.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/13/19 at 7:34 am

September 13th 1941 – Elias Disney, Canadian-American farmer and businessman, die from an undisclosed  illness.  He was the father of Roy and Walt Disney. His death at age 82 occurred when Walt was age 39. He worked on his farm until 1884, when he left to find another job. He was hired in a railroad machine shop (one of his co-workers was Walter Chrysler), then he joined the railroad crew building the Union Pacific line through Colorado. After the railroad contract was over, he became a professional fiddle player in Denver. Again he was unsuccessful, and he returned to his father's farm. He also worked for a short time as a mailman in Kissimmee, Florida, close to the eventual site of Walt Disney World. Disney did also attempt to make a career as an orange grower in Florida, but he was unsuccessful  As one can see from his attempts at being self-employed, Elias had entrepreneurial tendencies—tendencies that his son, Walt, later would inherit and develop. He was a construction worker for the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, an event which author Erik Larson cites as a source of inspiration for his son Walt and the Disney kingdom he would eventually create. He bought shares of O-Zell Company, a jelly-canning factory that also produced apple juice in Chicago, where his son Walt Disney worked before he joined the Red Cross Ambulance Corps in World War I (b. 1859)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/13/19 at 8:58 am

September 13th 1944 – Peter Cetera, American singer, songwriter, and bassist best known for being an original member of the rock band Chicago (1967–1985), before launching a successful solo career. His career as a recording artist encompasses seventeen albums with Chicago and eight solo albums. With "If You Leave Me Now", a song written and sung by Cetera on the group's tenth album, Chicago garnered its first Grammy Award. It was also the group's first number one single. As a solo artist, Cetera has scored six Top 40 singles, including two that reached number one on Billboard's Hot 100 chart in 1986, "Glory of Love" and "The Next Time I Fall". "Glory of Love", the theme song from the film, The Karate Kid Part II, was co-written by Cetera, David Foster and Diane Nini, and was nominated for both an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award for best original song from a motion picture. In 1987 he received an ASCAP award for "Glory of Love" in the category, "Most Performed Songs from Motion Pictures". His performance on "Glory of Love" was nominated for a Grammy Award for best pop male vocal. That same year Cetera and Amy Grant, who duetted on "The Next Time I Fall", were nominated for a Grammy Award for best vocal performance by a pop duo or group

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/13/19 at 10:48 am

September 13th 1954 – Steve Kilbey, English-Australian singer-songwriter and bass player. He was lead singer-songwriter and bass guitarist for The Church, an Australian rock band. He is also a music producer, poet and painter. As of October 2014, Kilbey had 750 original songs registered with Australian copyright agency Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/13/19 at 10:49 am

September 13th 1759 – James Wolfe, British Army Officer, shot at the Battle of the Plains of Abraham, He is known for his training reforms but remembered chiefly for his victory over the French at the Battle of the Plains of Abraham in Canada in 1759. (b. 1727)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/13/19 at 12:00 pm

September 13th 1926 – Emile Francis, American baseball player. Nicknamed "The Cat", is a player, coach, and general manager in the National Hockey League, most notably with the New York Rangers.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/13/19 at 12:25 pm

September 13th 1806 – Charles James Fox, English soldier and politician, died from a hardened liver, thirty-five gallstones and around seven pints of transparent fluid in his abdomen. A British Whig statesman whose parliamentary career spanned 38 years of the late 18th and early 19th centuries and who was the arch-rival of William Pitt the Younger. His father Henry, a leading Whig of his day, had similarly been the great rival of Pitt's famous father. He rose to prominence in the House of Commons as a forceful and eloquent speaker with a notorious and colourful private life, though his opinions were rather conservative and conventional. However, with the coming of the American War of Independence and the influence of the Whig Edmund Burke, Fox's opinions evolved into some of the most radical ever to be aired in the Parliament of his era. (b. 1749)

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September 13th 1931 – Barbara Bain, American film and television actress. She is most known for co-starring in the original Mission: Impossible television series in the 1960s as Cinnamon Carter, and in the 1970s TV series Space: 1999 as Doctor Helena Russell.

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September 13th 2015 – Moses Malone, American basketball player, died in his sleep. He played in both the American Basketball Association (ABA) and the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1974 through 1995. The center was named the NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP) three times and was a 12-time NBA All-Star and an eight-time All-NBA selection. Malone won his only NBA championship in 1983, when he was both the league and Finals MVP with the Philadelphia 76ers. (b. 1955)

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September 13th 1937 – Don Bluth, American animator, film director, producer, writer, production designer, video game designer, and animation instructor. He is known for directing animated films, such as The Secret of NIMH (1982), An American Tail (1986), The Land Before Time (1988), All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989), and Anastasia (1997), and for his involvement in the LaserDisc game Dragon's Lair (1983). He is also known for competing with former employer Walt Disney Productions during the years leading up to the films that would make up the Disney Renaissance. He is the older brother of illustrator Toby Bluth.

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September 13th 1998 – George Wallace, American politician and the 45th Governor of Alabama, died of septic shock from a bacterial infection. He suffered from respiratory problems in addition to complications from his gunshot spinal injury. Having served two non-consecutive terms and two consecutive terms as a Democrat: 1963–1967, 1971–1979 and 1983–1987. Wallace has the third longest gubernatorial tenure in post-Constitutional U.S. history, at 16 years and four days. He was a U.S. Presidential candidate for four consecutive elections, in which he sought the Democratic Party nomination in 1964, 1972, and 1976, and was the American Independent Party candidate in the 1968 presidential election. He remains the last third-party candidate to receive pledged electoral college votes from any state. (d. 1998)

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September 13th 1944 – W. Heath Robinson, English cartoonist and illustrator, dies from an undisclosed illness. He is best known for drawings of ridiculously complicated machines for achieving simple objectives. In the UK, the term "Heath Robinson" entered the popular language during the 1914–1918 First World War as a description of any unnecessarily complex and implausible contrivance, much as "Rube Goldberg machines" came to be used in the US from the 1920s onwards as a term for similar efforts. "Heath Robinson contraption" is perhaps more often used in relation to temporary fixes using ingenuity and whatever is to hand, often string and tape, or unlikely cannibalisations. Its continuing popularity was undoubtedly linked to Second World War Britain's shortages and the need to "make do and mend". (b. 1872)

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September 13th 1967 – Michael Johnson, American sprinter. He won four Olympic gold medals and eight World Championships gold medals. He formerly held the world and Olympic records in the 200 m and 400 m as well as the world record in the indoor 400 m. He also held the world's best time at 300 m. Johnson is generally considered one of the greatest and most consistent sprinters in the history of track and field. He is the only male athlete in history to win both the 200 metres and 400 metres events at the same Olympics, a feat he accomplished at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. Johnson is also the only man to successfully defend his Olympic title in the 400 m. Aside from his Olympic success Johnson accumulated eight gold medals at World Championships, and is thus tied with Carl Lewis for the second most gold medals won by a runner (second only to Usain Bolt). Johnson's stiff upright running position and very short steps defied the conventional wisdom that a high knee lift was essential for maximum speed. As of 2012, Johnson holds 13 of the top 100 times for the 200 metres and 27 of the top 100 times for the 400 metres. Of those, he holds 14 of the top 25 times for the 400 metres. He broke 44 seconds for the 400 metres twenty-two times, more than twice as many times as any other athlete.

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September 13th 1977 – Leopold Stokowski, English conductor of Polish and Irish descent, died of a heart attack at the age of 95. One of the leading conductors of the early and mid-20th Century, he is best known for his long association with the Philadelphia Orchestra and for appearing in the film Fantasia. He was especially noted for his free-hand conducting style that spurned the traditional baton and for obtaining a characteristically sumptuous sound from the orchestras he directed. Stokowski was music director of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, the Philadelphia Orchestra, the NBC Symphony Orchestra, New York Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra, the Houston Symphony Orchestra, the Symphony of the Air and many others. He was also the founder of the All-American Youth Orchestra, the New York City Symphony, the Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra and the American Symphony Orchestra. Stokowski conducted the music for and appeared in several Hollywood films, including Disney's Fantasia, and was a lifelong champion of contemporary composers, giving many premieres of new music during his 60-year conducting career. Stokowski, who made his official conducting debut in 1909, appeared in public for the last time in 1975 but continued making recordings until June 1977, a few months before his death at the age of 95. (b. 1882)

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September 13th 1971 – Goran Ivanišević, Croatian professional tennis player and current tennis coach. He is the only person to win the men's singles title at Wimbledon as a wildcard. He achieved this in 2001, having previously been runner-up at the championships in 1992, 1994 and 1998. Before the 2001 tournament, he was ranked 125th and after his victory he was 16th. His career-high singles ranking was World No. 2 (behind Pete Sampras) in 1994. He coached Marin Čilić from September 2013 to July 2016, leading Čilić to his biggest achievement to date, the 2014 US Open title.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/14/19 at 3:14 pm

September 14th 2009 – Patrick Swayze, American actor, dancer, and singer-songwriter, died of pancreatic cancer. Having gained fame with appearances in films during the 1980s, Swayze became popular for playing tough guys and romantic lead males, gaining him a wide fan base with female audiences, and status as a teen idol and sex symbol. He starred in films from a range of genres, including the drama The Outsiders (1983), in the war film Red Dawn (1984), the Vietnam rescue film Uncommon Valor (1984), the classic hockey film Youngblood (1986), post-war apocalyptic action film Steel Dawn (1987), the romantic coming-of-age drama Dirty Dancing (1987), the action Road House (1989), the romantic fantasy/crime thriller Ghost (1990), the action crime film Point Break (1991), the comedy To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (1995), the action film Black Dog (1998), the supernatural drama Donnie Darko (2001), the drama Jump! (2003), the comedy drama 11:14 (2003), and two television series: 1985's North and South and in 2009, The Beast, his last acting role. During his career he received three Golden Globe Award nominations and was named by People magazine as its "Sexiest Man Alive" in 1991. (b. 1952)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/19 at 12:40 am

September 15th 1945 – Jessye Norman, American opera singer and recitalist. A dramatic soprano, Norman is associated in particular with the Wagnerian repertoire, and with the roles of Sieglinde, Ariadne, Alceste, and Leonore. Norman has been inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame and is a Spingarn Medalist. Apart from receiving several honorary doctorates and other awards, she has also received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, the National Medal of Arts, and is a member of the British Royal Academy of Music.

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/19 at 12:42 am

September 15th 2017 – Harry Dean Stanton, American actor, musician, and singer, died from natural causes. His career spanned more than sixty years, during which he appeared in the films Cool Hand Luke (1967), Kelly's Heroes (1970), Dillinger (1973), The Godfather Part II (1974), Alien (1979), Escape from New York (1981), Christine (1983), Repo Man (1984), Paris, Texas (1984), Pretty in Pink (1986), The Last Temptation of Christ (1988), Wild at Heart (1990), The Straight Story (1999), The Green Mile (1999), Alpha Dog (2006), Inland Empire (2006), Lucky (2017), and others. (b. 1926)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/19 at 2:22 am

September 15th 1945 – Ron Shelton, American Oscar-nominated film director and screenwriter. Shelton is known for the many films he has made about sports. A former minor league baseball infielder in Baltimore's farm system, he played with the Bluefield Orioles (Rookie), Stockton Ports (A), Dallas-Fort Worth Spurs (AA) and Rochester Red Wings (AAA) between 1967-1971.

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/19 at 3:34 am

September 15th 2005 – Guy Green, English film director, producer, screenwriter, and cinematographer, died in his Beverly Hills home from kidney and heart failure, aged 91. In 1946 he won an Academy Award as cinematographer for the film Great Expectations. In 2002 Green was given a Lifetime Achievement Award by the BAFTA, and in 2004 he was named an Officer of the Order of the British Empire for his lifetime contributions to British cinema. (b. 1913)

Subject: Re: Royalty Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/19 at 5:39 am

September 15th 1984 – Prince Harry of Wales, is the younger son of Charles, Prince of Wales, and Diana, Princess of Wales. At the time of his birth, he was third in line of succession to the British throne, after his father and elder brother, but is currently fifth in line after his father, his elder brother, and his nephew and niece, George and Charlotte.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/19 at 6:49 am

September 15th 1946 – Tommy Lee Jones, American actor and filmmaker. He has received four Academy Award nominations, winning Best Supporting Actor for his performance as U.S. Marshal Samuel Gerard in the 1993 thriller film The Fugitive. His other notable starring roles include former Texas Ranger Woodrow F. Call in the TV miniseries Lonesome Dove, Agent K in the Men in Black film series, Sheriff Ed Tom Bell in No Country for Old Men, the villain Two-Face in Batman Forever, terrorist William Strannix in Under Siege, Texas Ranger Roland Sharp in Man of the House, rancher Pete Perkins in The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada, which he also directed, Colonel Chester Phillips in Captain America: The First Avenger, CIA Director Robert Dewey in Jason Bourne, and Warden Dwight McClusky in Natural Born Killers. Jones has also portrayed real-life figures such as businessman Howard Hughes in The Amazing Howard Hughes, Radical Republican Congressman Thaddeus Stevens in Lincoln, executed murderer Gary Gilmore in The Executioner's Song, U.S. Army General Douglas MacArthur in Emperor, Oliver Lynn, husband of Loretta Lynn, in Coal Miner's Daughter, and baseball great Ty Cobb in Cobb.

Subject: Re: Musical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/19 at 6:53 am

September 15th 1750 (was buried on this day) – Charles Theodore Pachelbel, German composer, organist and harpsichordist of the late Baroque era, died from an unknown condition. He was the son of the more famous Johann Pachelbel, composer of the popular Canon in D. He was one of the first European composers to take up residence in the American colonies, and was the most famous musical figure in early Charleston, South Carolina. (b. 1690)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/19 at 7:34 am

September 15th 1946 – Oliver Stone, American screenwriter, film producer, and director of motion pictures and documentaries. Stone won an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay as writer of Midnight Express (1978). He also wrote the acclaimed gangster movie Scarface (1983). As a director, Stone achieved prominence as director/writer of the war drama Platoon (1986), for which Stone won the Academy Award for Best Director; the film was awarded Best Picture. Platoon was the first in a trilogy of films based on the Vietnam War, in which Stone served as an infantry soldier. He continued the series with Born on the Fourth of July (1989)—for which Stone won his second Best Director Oscar—and Heaven & Earth (1993). Stone's other notable works include the Salvadoran Civil War-based drama Salvador (1986); the financial drama Wall Street (1987) and its 2010 sequel Money Never Sleeps; the Jim Morrison biopic The Doors (1991); and a trilogy of films based on the American Presidency—JFK (1991), Nixon (1995) and W. (2008). His latest film is Snowden (2016). Many of Stone's films focus on controversial American political issues during the late 20th century, and as such were considered contentious at the times of their releases. They often combine different camera and film formats within a single scene, as evidenced in JFK, Natural Born Killers, and Nixon.

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/19 at 7:40 am

September 15th 1859 – Isambard Kingdom Brunel, died ten days after having a stroke. English mechanical and civil engineer who is considered "one of the most ingenious and prolific figures in engineering history", "one of the 19th century engineering giants", and "one of the greatest figures of the Industrial Revolution, changed the face of the English landscape with his groundbreaking designs and ingenious constructions". Brunel built dockyards, the Great Western Railway, a series of steamships including the first propeller-driven transatlantic steamship, and numerous important bridges and tunnels. His designs revolutionised public transport and modern engineering. (b. 1806)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/19 at 9:19 am

September 15th 1946 – Mike Procter, South African cricketer. A fast bowler and hard hitting batsman, he proved himself a colossal competitor in English first class cricket. He was denied the international stage by South Africa's banishment from world cricket in the 1970s and 1980s. He was a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1970 and South African cricketer of the year in 1967. Following his retirement from the playing the game, Procter was appointed as a match referee by ICC for officiating cricket matches. However, his tenure has been marked by controversies.

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/19 at 9:21 am

September 15th 1864 – John Hanning Speke, English soldier and explorer, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. An officer in the British Indian Army who made three exploratory expeditions to Africa. He is most associated with the search for the source of the Nile and was the first European to reach Lake Victoria. He is also known for propounding the Hamitic hypothesis in 1863, in which he supposed that the Tutsi ethnic group were descendants of the biblical figure Ham, and had lighter skin and more "European" features than the Bantu-featured Hutu over whom they ruled. (b. 1827)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/19 at 10:39 am

September 15th 1937 – Robert Lucas Jr., American economist at the University of Chicago. Widely regarded as the central figure in the development of the new classical approach to macroeconomics, he received the Nobel Prize in Economics in 1995. He has been characterized by N. Gregory Mankiw as "the most influential macroeconomist of the last quarter of the 20th century."

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/19 at 10:46 am

September 15th 2006 – Raymond Baxter, English television presenter and writer, died from an undisclosed illness. He is best known for being the first presenter of the BBC television science programme Tomorrow's World, continuing for 12 years, from 1965 to 1977. He also provided radio commentary at the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, the funerals of King George VI, Winston Churchill and Lord Mountbatten of Burma, and the first flight of Concorde. (b. 1922)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/19 at 12:12 pm

September 15th 1938 – Gaylord Perry, American Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher. He pitched from 1962 to 1983 for eight different teams. During a 22-year baseball career, Perry compiled 314 wins, 3,534 strikeouts, and a 3.11 earned run average. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1991. Perry, a five-time All-Star, was the first pitcher to win the Cy Young Award in each league, winning it in the American League in 1972 with the Cleveland Indians and in the National League in 1978 with the San Diego Padres. He is also distinguished, along with his brother Jim, for being part of the second-winningest brother combination in baseball history—second only to the knuckleballing Niekro brothers, Phil and Joe. While pitching for the Seattle Mariners in 1982, Perry became the fifteenth member of the 300 win club.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/19 at 12:50 pm

September 15th 1991 – John Hoyt, American actor, died from lung cancer. He made his Broadway debut in 1931 in William Bolitho's play Overture. Some of his other Broadway credits in the early 1930s include Miracle at Verdun (1930), Lean Harvest (1931), and Clear All Wires (1932). He also performed with several regional theater groups, before joining Orson Welles's Mercury Theatre in 1933; and he would remain a member of the latter until he moved to Hollywood in 1945. Hoyt would continue to perform regularly in more Broadway productions throughout the remainder of the 1930s and into the 1940s. In that period he was cast in a broad range of plays, such as Valley Forge (1934), Ziegfeld Follies of 1936 (1935), The Masque of Kings (1936), Storm Over Patsy (1936) and Caesar (1937). He also worked as a standup nightclub comedian, sometimes both acting and doing comedy on the same day. His impersonation of Noël Coward was so remarkable that he was hired for the original cast of the Broadway comedy The Man Who Came to Dinner (1939), in which he played Beverley Carlton. He shortened his surname in 1945, the year before his film debut in O.S.S. He played the strict Principal Warneke in the 1955 film Blackboard Jungle, starring Glenn Ford. He played an industrialist in the 1951 film When Worlds Collide. Hoyt appeared in one Shakespearean film, MGM's Julius Caesar, reprising the role of Decius Brutus (a.k.a. Decimus Junius Brutus Albinus), whom he had played in the 1937 Mercury Theatre production. In 1953, he portrayed Elijah in the biblical film Sins of Jezebel. He played Colonel Barker in The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin, Grandpa Stanley Kanisky, Dolph Sweet's onscreen father, in Gimme a Break!, J.L. Patterson in Hey, Mulligan. Martin Peyton in Return to Peyton Place, and Dr. Kievoy in Tom, Dick and Mary. (b. 1904)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/19 at 1:30 pm

September 15th 1960 – Ed Solomon, American writer, producer and director. He began his career in college as a joke writer, stand up comedian, and playwright and, while still in college, was a staff writer for Laverne & Shirley — making him (at the time) the youngest member of the Writers Guild of America. He then spent three years writing the cult Showtime TV series, It's Garry Shandling's Show, and has created critically acclaimed hit franchise films in each of the past four decades, including Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure and Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (with Chris Matheson) (the 1980s), Men in Black (90s), Charlie's Angels (00s) and X-Men (uncredited - 2000s) and Now You See Me (’10s). In March 2016 he completed production on Mosaic, a 12-hour long-form TV project for HBO in collaboration with director Steven Soderbergh, and is currently working on The Invisible Man for Universal Studios and Johnny Depp.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/19 at 2:00 pm

September 15th 2004 – Johnny Ramone, Ramones guitarist died in Los Angeles after a five-year battle with prostate cancer. Founding member of The Ramones, major influence on many punk and 90’s bands. Scored the 1977 hit single 'Sheena Is A Punk Rocker'. (b. 1948)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/19 at 2:38 pm

September 15th 1972 – Jimmy Carr, English stand-up comedian, television host and actor, known for his signature laugh, deadpan delivery, dark humour, and heckler interaction. He is also a writer, actor, and presenter of radio and television. Carr moved to a career in comedy in 2000. After becoming established as a stand-up comedian, Carr began to appear in a number of Channel 4 television shows, becoming the host of the panel show 8 Out of 10 Cats and also The Big Fat Quiz of the Year, a comedy panel show that airs each December to review the past year.

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/19 at 3:25 pm

September 15th 2007 – Colin McRae, British rally driver from Scotland, died when he crashed his helicopter near his home. The son of five-time British Rally Champion Jimmy McRae and brother of rally driver Alister McRae, Colin McRae was the 1991 and 1992 British Rally Champion and, in 1995 became the first British person and the youngest to win the World Rally Championship Drivers' title, a record he still holds. (b. 1968)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/16/19 at 6:09 am

September 16th 1950 – Loyd Grossman, American-British television presenter, gastronome and musician who has mainly worked in the United Kingdom. He was a judge on ITV Food series Food Glorious Food. Grossman has an ongoing career as a singer initially with punk band Jet Bronx And The Forbidden, who reached number 49 in the UK singles chart in December 1977 with "Ain't Doin' Nothing". He returned to playing music in 2008. Following a guest appearance playing "Ain't Doin Nothin" with the Pork Dukes at the Vienna Rebellion punk festival on 27 April 2008, he played with his new band Jet Bronx and the New Forbidden at the 2008 Rebellion Festival in Blackpool and at Glastonbury in 2012 and 2014. Grossman became a restaurant reviewer for Harpers & Queen and The Sunday Times. Grossman's television début came in April 1987, as a roving presenter for Through the Keyhole, a programme examining the homes of the famous. Before leaving in 2003, Grossman made almost 400 appearances on the programme. In July 1990, he became the first presenter of MasterChef, which he presented for 10 years (apart from a year off), also fronting the children's version from 1995 until 1999. Other programmes include the History of British Sculpture (2003), and cookery show Step up to the Plate (2008). Grossman won an edition of BBC's Celebrity Mastermind on 27 December 2009. His specialist subject was 18th Century art and artists.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/16/19 at 11:14 am

September 16th 1965 – Fred Quimby, American cartoon producer, died from an undisclosed illness. He is best known as producing Tom and Jerry cartoons, for which he won seven Academy Awards. He was the film sales executive in charge of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio, which included Tex Avery, as well as William Hanna and Joseph Barbera (creators of Tom and Jerry). (b. 1886)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/16/19 at 12:51 pm

September 16th 1950 – David Bellamy, American singer-songwriter and guitarist, with his brother Homer Bellamy (b. 1946), they formed The Bellemy Brothers . The duo had considerable musical success in the 1970s and 1980s, starting with the release of their crossover hit "Let Your Love Flow" in 1976, a Number One single on the Billboard Hot 100.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/16/19 at 1:36 pm

September 16th 1956 – David Copperfield, American magician and actor. Copperfield's television specials have won 21 Emmy Awards of a total 38 nominations. Best known for his combination of storytelling and illusion, Copperfield's career of over 40 years has earned him 11 Guinness World Records, a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, a knighthood by the French government, and he has been named a Living Legend by the US Library of Congress. Copperfield has so far sold 33 million tickets and grossed over $4 billion, which is more than any other solo entertainer in history. In 2015, Forbes listed his earnings at $63 million for the previous 12 months and ranked him the 20th highest earning celebrity in the world.

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/17/19 at 12:46 am

September 17th 1940 – Peter Lever, English cricketer. He played in seventeen Tests and ten ODIs for England from 1970 to 1975. He was a successful wicket taker, taking 41 victims from those seventeen Tests, and a handy batsman with a top score of 88 not out. Towards the end of his career, during a Test match against New Zealand, he almost killed debutant Ewen Chatfield with a bouncer.

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/17/19 at 1:22 am

September 17th 1877 – Henry Fox Talbot, British scientist, inventor and photography pioneer, died from an unknown cause. He invented the salted paper and calotype processes, precursors to photographic processes of the later 19th and 20th centuries. His work in the 1840s on photomechanical reproduction led to the creation of the photoglyphic engraving process, the precursor to photogravure. He was the holder of a controversial patent which affected the early development of commercial photography in Britain. He was also a noted photographer who contributed to the development of photography as an artistic medium. He published The Pencil of Nature (1844–46), which was illustrated with original salted paper prints from his calotype negatives, and made some important early photographs of Oxford, Paris, Reading, and York. (b. 1800)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/17/19 at 2:45 am

September 17th 1946 – Billy Bonds, English footballer and manager, who is most often associated with West Ham United with whom he spent 27 years as player and manager. He played 793 first-team games for West Ham in a career spanning 21 seasons.

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/17/19 at 5:03 am

September 17th 1929 – Stirling Moss, English race car driver and sportscaster. An inductee into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame, he won 212 of the 529 races he entered across several categories of competition and has been described as "the greatest driver never to win the World Championship". In a seven-year span between 1955 and 1961 Moss finished as championship runner-up four times and third the other three.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/17/19 at 5:05 am

September 17th 1984 – Richard Basehart, American actor, dies after a series of strokes. He starred as Admiral Harriman Nelson in the television science fiction-drama Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964–68). He also prominently portrayed Wilton Knight in the cult series Knight Rider (1982–86). He was equally active in cinema, receiving National Board of Review Awards for his performances in Fourteen Hours (1951) and Moby Dick (1956). He was further nominated for a BAFTA Award for his role in Time Limit (1957), the directorial debut of Karl Malden. (b. 1914)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/17/19 at 6:26 am

September 17th 1960 – Damon Hill, British former racing driver. He is the son of Graham Hill, and, along with Nico Rosberg, one of only two sons of a Formula One world champion to win the title. He started racing on motorbikes in 1981, and after minor success moved on to single-seater racing cars. Despite progressing steadily up the ranks to the International Formula 3000 championship by 1989, and often being competitive, he never won a race at that level. Hill became a test driver for the Formula One title-winning Williams team in 1992. He was promoted to the Williams race team the following year after Riccardo Patrese's departure and took the first of his 22 victories at the 1993 Hungarian Grand Prix. During the mid-1990s, Hill was Michael Schumacher's main rival for the Formula One Drivers' Championship, which saw the two clash several times on and off the track. Their collision at the 1994 Australian Grand Prix gave Schumacher his first title by a single point. Hill became champion in 1996 with eight wins, but was dropped by Williams for the following season. He went on to drive for the less competitive Arrows and Jordan teams, and in 1998 gave Jordan their first win.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/17/19 at 6:28 am


September 17th 1929 – Stirling Moss, English race car driver and sportscaster.

September 17th 1960 – Damon Hill, British racing driver. He is the son of Graham Hill.
Two racing driver that share the same birthday (but different years).

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/17/19 at 7:37 am

September 17th 1997 – Red Skelton, American entertainer, died from an undisclosed illness. He was best known for his national radio and television acts between 1937 and 1971, and as host of the television program The Red Skelton Show. He has stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his work in radio and television, and also appeared in burlesque, vaudeville, films, nightclubs, and casinos, all while he pursued an entirely separate career as an artist. Skelton began developing his comedic and pantomime skills from the age of 10, when he became part of a traveling medicine show. He then spent time on a showboat, worked the burlesque circuit, then entered into vaudeville in 1934. The "Doughnut Dunkers" pantomime sketch, which he wrote together with his wife, launched a career for him in vaudeville, radio, and films. His radio career began in 1937 with a guest appearance on The Fleischmann's Yeast Hour which led to his becoming the host of Avalon Time in 1938. He became the host of The Raleigh Cigarette Program in 1941 where many of his comedy characters were created, and he had a regularly scheduled radio program until 1957. Skelton made his film debut in 1938 alongside Ginger Rogers and Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. in Alfred Santell's Having Wonderful Time, and he went on to appear in numerous musical and comedy films throughout the 1940s and early 1950s, with starring roles in Ship Ahoy (1941), I Dood It (1943), Ziegfeld Follies (1946), and The Clown (1953). (b. 1913)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/17/19 at 8:07 am

September 17th 1937 – Orlando Cepeda, Puerto Rican Major League Baseball first baseman and a member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York. The 1958 National League Rookie of the Year, Cepeda was voted the National League Most Valuable Player in 1967, the year his team, the St. Louis Cardinals, won the World Series. Overall, he appeared in three World Series and was the first winner of the American League's Outstanding Designated Hitter Award in 1973. He batted .300 or better 9 times in the 14 seasons he appeared in over 100 games, much of it played in what is now called the "Second Deadball Era."

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/17/19 at 10:01 am

September 17th 1985 – Laura Ashley, Welsh fashion designer and businesswoman, died from a brain haemorrhage, after suffering from a fall at her daughter’s house. She originally made furnishing materials in the 1950s, expanding the business into clothing design and manufacture in the 1960s. The Laura Ashley style is characterised by Romantic English designs — often with a 19th-century rural feel — and the use of natural fabrics. (b. 1925)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/17/19 at 11:00 am

September 17th 1942 – Des Lynam, Irish-born British television and radio presenter based in the UK. In a broadcasting career spanning more than 40 years, he has hosted television coverage of many of the world's major sporting events, presenting Grandstand, Match of the Day, Wimbledon, The Grand National, Sportsnight, the FIFA World Cup and the Olympic Games, as well as presenting other non-sporting programmes such as Holiday, How Do They Do That? and Countdown. He also presented programmes on BBC Radio.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/17/19 at 1:25 pm

September 17th 1972 – Akim Tamiroff, Armenian actor, died from cancer. He was cast in the titular role in The General Died at Dawn with Gary Cooper, for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He appeared in the 1937 musical High, Wide, and Handsome with Irene Dunne and Randolph Scott, and the 1938 proto-noir Dangerous to Know opposite Anna May Wong, frequently singled out as his best role. In the following decade, he appeared in such films as The Buccaneer (1938) with Fredric March, The Great McGinty (1940), The Corsican Brothers (1941), Tortilla Flat (1942) with Spencer Tracy, Hedy Lamarr and John Garfield, Five Graves to Cairo (1943) with Erich von Stroheim as Field Marshal Erwin Rommel, Frank Borzage's His Butler's Sister (1943), For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943) with Gary Cooper and Ingrid Bergman, for which he received another Oscar nomination, and Preston Sturges' The Miracle of Morgan's Creek (1944). In later years, Tamiroff appeared in Ocean's 11 (1960) with Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin's Rat Pack, Topkapi (1964) with Peter Ustinov, Alphaville (1965), and had a long collaboration with Orson Welles including Touch of Evil (1958) with Charlton Heston, Mr Arkadin (1955), The Trial (1962) and Welles' unfinished version of Don Quixote, in which he played Sancho Panza. (b. 1899)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/17/19 at 2:26 pm

September 17th 1953 – Tamasin Day-Lewis, English television chef and food critic. Day-Lewis is the daughter of the poet Cecil Day-Lewis and actress Jill Balcon and the sister of the actor Daniel Day-Lewis. She writes for The Daily Telegraph, Vanity Fair, Vogue and Food Illustrated. She is currently on the Board of Governors at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. In October 2012, she and her brother donated papers belonging to their father to Oxford University, including early drafts of his work and letters from figures such as actor John Gielgud and poets W. H. Auden, Robert Graves and Philip Larkin. In 2011 she collaborated with Hemmerle and created the book, ‘‘Delicious Jewels’’ published by Prestel.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/17/19 at 2:42 pm

September 17th 1931 – Marvin Hart, American boxer, died the day after his 55th birthday of an enlarged liver and high blood pressure. He was the World Heavyweight Boxing Champion from July 3, 1905 to February 23, 1906. Nicknamed "The Louisville Plumber" because of his former trade, gained considerable prominence after a 1905 win over future champion Jack Johnson. That year, the heavyweight title was left vacant as a result of the retirement of champion James J. Jeffries and Hart's record earned him a chance to fight for the championship against top-ranked Jack Root (1876–1963), a much more experienced boxer, who had already beaten Hart in November, 1902. Jeffries, the retiring champ, refereed the championship fight on July 3, 1905 in Reno, Nevada. Hart knocked out Jack Root in the 12th round to win the vacant championship. After one successful exhibition match, Hart lost his championship to Canadian Tommy Burns on February 23, 1906 in Los Angeles, California. (d. 1931)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/17/19 at 2:48 pm

September 17th 2014 – George Hamilton IV, American country musician, died from a heart attack. He began performing in the late 1950s as a teen idol, later switching to country music in the early 1960s. Hamilton's breakthrough hit was the 1961 song "Before this Day Ends". His biggest hit came two years later with "Abilene", another song penned by Loudermilk and Bob Gibson. The song spent four weeks at No. 1 on Billboard's country singles chart and reached the Top 20 of the Hot 100. The success of "Abilene" was followed with the song "Fort Worth, Dallas or Houston" (a Top 5 hit in late 1964). By the mid-1960s, Hamilton's music began showing a decidedly folk influence. This was especially evident with 1966's "Steel Rail Blues" and "Early Morning Rain" (both by Gordon Lightfoot), and 1967's "Urge for Going" by Joni Mitchell. Another 1967 hit was "Break My Mind" (by John D. Loudermilk). One more Hamilton song of this genre was a moderate hit in 1969—the Ray Griff-penned "Canadian Pacific". His last Top 5 single came in 1970, with "She's a Little Bit Country". After his American chart success declined in the early 1970s, Hamilton began touring the world, across the Soviet Union, Poland, Australia, the Middle East, and East Asia. These widely acclaimed international performances earned Hamilton the nickname The International Ambassador of Country Music. He also hosted several successful television programs in the UK and Canada during the 1970s, and in the 1990s he played himself in the West End musical Patsy, based on the life of Patsy Cline. (b. 1937)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/17/19 at 3:53 pm

September 17th 1955 – Brendan O'Carroll, Irish writer, producer, comedian, actor, and director, best known for portraying foul-mouthed matriarch Agnes Brown on stage, and in the BBC and RTÉ television sitcom Mrs. Brown's Boys.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/17/19 at 5:17 pm

September 17th 1962 – Baz Luhrmann, Australian film director, screenwriter and producer best known for Red Curtain Trilogy, comprising his romantic comedy film Strictly Ballroom (1992), the romantic drama Romeo + Juliet (1996), and the pastiche-jukebox musical Moulin Rouge! (2001). His 2008 film Australia is an epic historical romantic drama film starring Hugh Jackman and Nicole Kidman. His 2013 drama The Great Gatsby, based on F. Scott Fitzgerald's 1925 novel of the same name, stars Leonardo DiCaprio (whom he also used in Romeo + Juliet) and Tobey Maguire.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/17/19 at 10:35 pm

September 17th 1965 – Bryan Singer, American director, producer, and screenwriter. He Singer wrote and directed his first film in 1988 after graduating from university. His next film, Public Access (1993), was a co-winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the 1993 Sundance Film Festival. In the mid-1990s, Singer received critical acclaim for directing the neo-noir crime thriller The Usual Suspects (1995), which starred Gabriel Byrne, Kevin Spacey, Chazz Palminteri, Kevin Pollak, Pete Postlethwaite, Stephen Baldwin, and Benicio del Toro. He followed this with another thriller, Apt Pupil (1998), an adaptation of a Stephen King short story about a boy's fascination with a Nazi war criminal. In the 2000s, he became known for big budget superhero films such as X-Men (2000), for which Singer won the 2000 Saturn Award for Best Direction, its sequel X2 (2003), and Superman Returns (2006). He then directed the World War II historical thriller Valkyrie (2008), co-wrote/co-produced X-Men: First Class (2011), and directed the fantasy adventure film Jack the Giant Slayer (2013), as well as two more X-Men films, X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014) and X-Men: Apocalypse (2016).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/17/19 at 10:38 pm

September 17th 1996 – Spiro Agnew, American soldier and politician, died from acute leukaemia, previously undiagnosed. He was the 39th Vice President of the United States from 1969 to 1973, under President Richard Nixon. He was the second vice president to resign the office, though unlike John C. Calhoun in 1832, Agnew left office in disgrace after agreeing to plead guilty to one charge of tax evasion. (b. 1918)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/17/19 at 11:12 pm

September 17th 1965 – Kyle Chandler, American actor, best known for his role as Gary Hobson on Early Edition and as Coach Eric Taylor in the drama series Friday Night Lights, for which he won a Primetime Emmy Award in 2011. He has starred in the films King Kong (2005), The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008), Super 8 (2011), Argo (2012), Zero Dark Thirty (2012), The Wolf of Wall Street (2013), Carol (2015), and Manchester by the Sea (2016). In 2015, he began starring on Netflix's drama series Bloodline, for which he received his fourth and fifth Primetime Emmy Award nominations.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/17/19 at 11:12 pm

September 17th 2000 – Paula Yates, English television presenter and writer, died of a heroin overdose. She was best known for her work on two television programmes, The Tube and The Big Breakfast. She was in a relationship with musician Bob Geldof from 1976 to 1996. (b.1959)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/17/19 at 11:35 pm

September 17th 1994 – Vitas Gerulaitis, American professional tennis player, died by accidental carbon monoxide poisoning. In 1975, Gerulaitis won the men's doubles title at Wimbledon, partnering with Sandy Mayer. He won the men's singles title at one of the two Australian Open tournaments held in 1977 (Gerulaitis won the tournament that was held in December, while Roscoe Tanner won the earlier January tournament). Gerulaitis also won two Italian Open titles, in 1977 and 1979, and the WCT Finals in Dallas, in 1978. (b. 1954)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/17/19 at 11:54 pm

September 17th 1969 – Adam Devlin, English musician, best known as the guitarist and songwriter for The Bluetones. Following the Bluetones split in 2011, Devlin formed Thee Cee Cees with singer-songwriter Chris T-T. The band released their debut album "Solution Songs" in 2015. In 2015, the Bluetones reformed for a 20th anniversary tour of the UK. on 29 March 2016, Devlin's brother Simon Gorecki was murdered along with his partner at their home in Canterbury.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/17/19 at 11:54 pm

September 17th 2013 – Marvin Rainwater, American country and rockabilly singer and songwriter, died of heart failure. He had several hits during the late 1950s, including "Gonna Find Me a Bluebird" and "Whole Lotta Woman", a UK no.1 record. He was known for wearing Native American-themed outfits on stage and was 25 percent Cherokee. (b. 1925)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/18/19 at 1:28 am

September 18th 1945 – John McAfee, British-American computer programmer and businessman. He founded the software company McAfee Associates in 1987 and ran it until 1994, when he resigned from the company. McAfee Associates achieved early success as the creators of McAfee, the first commercial antivirus software, and the business now produces a range of enterprise security software. The company was renamed to Intel Security in 2011 after being purchased by Intel, though the software still retains the McAfee brand name. McAfee's wealth peaked in 2007 at $100 million, before his investments plummeted in the global financial crisis that began that year.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/18/19 at 1:29 am

September 18th 1783 – Leonhard Euler, Swiss mathematician, physicist, astronomer, logician and engineer, collapsed and died from a brain hemorrhage. He made important and influential discoveries in many branches of mathematics like infinitesimal calculus and graph theory while also making pioneering contributions to several branches such as topology and analytic number theory. He also introduced much of the modern mathematical terminology and notation, particularly for mathematical analysis, such as the notion of a mathematical function. He is also known for his work in mechanics, fluid dynamics, optics, astronomy, and music theory. Euler was one of the most eminent mathematicians of the 18th century, and is held to be one of the greatest in history. He is also widely considered to be the most prolific mathematician of all time. His collected works fill 60 to 80 quarto volumes, more than anybody in the field. He spent most of his adult life in Saint Petersburg, Russia, and in Berlin, then the capital of Prussia. (b. 1707)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/18/19 at 2:20 am

September 18th 2013 – Richard C. Sarafian, American television and film director and actor, died of pneumonia, which he contracted while recovering from a broken back. He compiled a versatile career that spanned over five decades as a director, actor, and writer. He is best known as the director of the 1971 film Vanishing Point. (b. 1930)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/18/19 at 4:44 am

September 18th 1949 – Peter Shilton, English footballer, who played as a goalkeeper. He currently holds the record for playing more games for the England men's team than anyone else, earning 125 caps, and he also holds the all-time record for the most competitive appearances in world football. The IFFHS ranked Shilton among the top ten keepers of the 20th century in 2000. His 30-year career includes 11 different clubs, two European Cup finals and more than 1,300 competitive matches. Shilton also represented England at UEFA Euro 1980, the 1982 FIFA World Cup, the 1986 FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro 1988 and the 1990 FIFA World Cup. He has the distinction of playing over 100 league games for five different clubs. Shilton did not make his World Cup finals debut until the age of 32, but he played in 17 finals matches and shares the record 10 clean sheets in World Cup finals with French keeper Fabien Barthez. During his time at Nottingham Forest, Shilton won many honours, including the First Division championship, two European Cups, a UEFA Super Cup, and the Football League Cup.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/18/19 at 8:11 am

September 18th 1860 – Joseph Locke, English civil engineer of the nineteenth century, died from appendicitis. He was particularly associated with railway projects. Locke ranked alongside Robert Stephenson and Isambard Kingdom Brunel as one of the major pioneers of railway development. (b. 1805)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/18/19 at 10:56 am

September 18th 1940 – Frankie Avalon, Italian-American actor, singer, and former teen idol. In December 1952, he made his American network television debut playing the trumpet in the Honeymooners "Christmas Party" sketch on The Jackie Gleason Show. Two singles showcasing Avalon's trumpet playing were issued on RCA Victor's "X" sublabel in 1954. His trumpet playing was also featured on some of his LP songs as well. As a teenager he played with Bobby Rydell in Rocco and the Saints. In 1959, "Venus" (5 weeks #1) and "Why" went to number one on the Billboard Hot 100. "Why" was the last #1 of the 1950s. Avalon's first film was a short appearance in Jamboree (1957), playing a trumpet and singing "Teacher's Pet". In the late 1950s, teen idols were often given roles in films, supporting older male stars in order to attract a younger audience, such as Ricky Nelson in Rio Bravo (1959). Avalon was a favourite of the daughter of Alan Ladd who recommended him to co-star with her father in the Western Guns of the Timberland (1960). Avalon sings two songs, "The Faithful Kind" and "Gee Whiz Whillikins Golly Gee"; both were released as singles. Avalon had 31 charted U.S. Billboard singles from 1958 to late 1962, including "Just Ask Your Heart" (U.S. #7), "I'll Wait for You" (U.S. #15), "Bobby Sox to Stockings" (U.S. #8), and "A Boy Without a Girl" (U.S. #10). Most of his hits were written and/or produced by Bob Marcucci, head of Chancellor Records. He was less popular in the U.K., but did still manage four chart hits with "Why", "Ginger Bread", "Venus" and "Don't Throw Away All Those Teardrops".

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/18/19 at 11:38 am

September 18th 1933 – Jimmie Rodgers, American popular music singer. Rodgers had a brief run of mainstream popularity in the late 1950s with a string of crossover singles that ranked highly on the Billboard Pop Singles, Hot Country and Western Sides and Hot Rhythm and Blues Sides charts; in the 1960s, Rodgers had more modest successes with adult contemporary music. He is not related to the earlier country singer Jimmie C. Rodgers, who coincidentally died the same year the younger Rodgers was born. Among country audiences, the younger Rodgers is often known as Jimmie F. Rodgers to differentiate the two. In the summer of 1957, he recorded a song called "Honeycomb", which had been recorded by Bob Merrill and Georgie Shaw three years earlier. The tune was Rodgers' biggest hit, staying on the top of the charts for four weeks. It sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc by the RIAA. The following year, he had a number of other hits that reached the Top 10 on the charts: "Kisses Sweeter than Wine", "Oh-Oh, I'm Falling in Love Again", "Secretly", and "Are You Really Mine". Other hits include "Bo Diddley", "Bimbombey", "Ring-a-ling-a-lario", "Tucumcari," "Tender Love and Care (T.L.C)", and a version of Waltzing Matilda as a film tie-in with the apocalyptic movie On the Beach. In the United Kingdom, "Honeycomb" reached Number 30 in the UK Singles Chart in November 1957, but "Kisses Sweeter than Wine" climbed to Number 7 the following month. Both "Kisses Sweeter than Wine" and "Oh-Oh, I'm Falling in Love Again" were million sellers.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/18/19 at 11:39 am

September 18th 1941 – Fred Karno, English theatre impresario of the British music hall, died from diabetes. As a comedian of slapstick he is credited with popularizing the custard-pie-in-the-face gag. During the 1890s, in order to circumvent stage censorship, Karno developed a form of sketch comedy without dialogue. Cheeky authority-defying playlets such as "Jail Mum" (1896) in which prisoners play tricks on warders and "Early Birds" (1903), where a small man defeats a large ruffian in London's East End, can be seen as precursors of movie silent comedy. Film producer Hal Roach stated: "Fred Karno is not only a genius, he is the man who originated slapstick comedy. We in Hollywood owe much to him." Among the music hall comedians who worked for him were Charlie Chaplin and his understudy, Arthur Jefferson, who later adopted the name of Stan Laurel. These were part of what was known as "Fred Karno's Army", a phrase still occasionally used in the UK to refer to a chaotic group or organisation. The phrase was also adapted by British soldiers into a trench song in the First World War, as a parody of, or rather to the tune of, the hymn The Church's One Foundation. (b. 1866)

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Written By: nally on 09/24/19 at 7:18 pm

Died on September 24th 1991: Dr. Seuss, American children's book writer, poet, and illustrator (b. 1904)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/26/19 at 1:33 am

September 26th 1956 – Linda Hamilton, American actress best known for her portrayal of Sarah Connor in The Terminator film series and Catherine Chandler in the 1987–1990 television series Beauty and the Beast, for which she was nominated for two Golden Globes and an Emmy. She also starred as Vicky in the horror film Children of the Corn. Hamilton had a recurring role as Mary Elizabeth Bartowski on NBC's Chuck.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/26/19 at 1:37 am

September 26th 1820 – Daniel Boone, American pioneer, explorer, woodsman, and frontiersman, died of natural causes, other sources, from acute indigestion. His frontier exploits made him one of the first folk heroes of the United States. Boone is most famous for his exploration and settlement of what is now Kentucky, which was then part of Virginia but on the other side of the mountains from the settled areas. As a young adult, Boone supplemented his farm income by hunting and trapping game, and selling their pelts in the fur market. Through this occupational interest, Boone first learned the easy routes to the area. Despite some resistance from American Indian tribes such as the Shawnee, in 1775, Boone blazed his Wilderness Road through the Cumberland Gap in the Appalachian Mountains from North Carolina and Tennessee into Kentucky. There, he founded the village of Boonesborough, Kentucky, one of the first American settlements west of the Appalachians. Before the end of the 18th century, more than 200,000 Americans migrated to Kentucky/Virginia by following the route marked by Boone. (b. 1734)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/26/19 at 2:44 am

September 26th 1981 – Serena Williams, American tennis player. The Women's Tennis Association (WTA) has ranked her world No. 1 in singles on eight occasions, from 2002 to 2017. She became the world No. 1 for the first time on July 8, 2002. On the sixth occasion, she held the ranking for 186 consecutive weeks, tying the record set by Steffi Graf for the most consecutive weeks as world No. 1 by a female tennis player. In total, she has been world No. 1 for 319 weeks, which ranks her third in the Open Era among female tennis players. Some commentators, players and sports writers regard her as the greatest female tennis player of all time.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/26/19 at 2:46 am

September 26th 1954 – Ellen Roosevelt, American tennis player, died from an undisclosed cause. She was the daughter of John Aspinwall Roosevelt, an estate proprietor, and Ellen Murray Crosby. She started playing tennis with her sister Grace in 1879 when her father installed a tennis court at their mansion 'Rosedale'. She won the women's singles title at the 1890 U.S. Championships defeating the 1888 and 1889 champion Bertha Townsend in the final in two straight sets. That year she also won the doubles title with her sister. They were the first pair of sisters to win the U.S. Championships and remained the only pair to do so until the Williams sisters equalled their achievement in 1999. At the 1893 U.S. Championships she won the mixed doubles title partnering Oliver Campbell. A first cousin of Franklin D. Roosevelt, she was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1975. (b. 1868)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/26/19 at 3:41 am

September 26th 1941 – Martine Beswick, Jamaican-English model and actress. Best known for her two appearances in the James Bond film series. Although she auditioned for the first Bond film Dr. No, she was cast in the second film From Russia with Love as the fiery gypsy girl, Zora. She engaged in the famous "catfight" scene with her rival Vida (played by former Miss Israel Aliza Gur). She was incorrectly billed as "Martin Beswick" in the title sequence. Beswick then appeared as the ill-fated Paula Caplan in Thunderball.  She had been away from the Caribbean so long that she was required to sunbathe constantly for two weeks before filming, to look like a local. She went on to appear in One Million Years B.C. opposite Raquel Welch, with whom she also engaged in a catfight. She then appeared in various Hammer Studio low-budget films, most notably Prehistoric Women and the gender-bending Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde, in which she played the titular villainess. She played Adelita in the well-regarded Spaghetti Western, A Bullet for the General (1967) opposite Klaus Kinski and Gian Maria Volontè. She starred as the Queen of Evil in Oliver Stone's 1974 directorial debut Seizure, or Queen of Evil. In the 1970s, Beswick moved to Hollywood and regularly appeared on both the big and small screens. She made numerous guest appearances on television series, including Sledge Hammer!, Fantasy Island, The Fall Guy, Mannix, The Six Million Dollar Man and Falcon Crest. In 1980, she played the lead role in the comedy film The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/26/19 at 3:42 am

September 26th 1947 – Hugh Lofting, British author, trained as a civil engineer, died from an undisclosed illness. He created the character of Doctor Dolittle, one of the classics of children's literature. Doctor Dolittle first appeared in the author's illustrated letters to his children, written from the trenches while serving in the British Army during World War I. (b. 1886)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/26/19 at 4:55 am

September 26th 1944 – Anne Robinson, English television presenter and journalist, known for her acerbic style of presenting. She was one of the presenters on the long-running British series Watchdog from 1993 to 2001 and 2009 to 2015. She gained fame as the hostess of the BBC game show The Weakest Link from 2000 to 2012, which earned her the nickname "Queen of Mean". Robinson will be reprising her role of presenter of Weakest Link for a celebrity edition for Children in Need in November 2017 and again in 2018 when the show returns properly.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/26/19 at 5:00 am

September 26th 1945 – Béla Bartók, Hungarian composer, pianist and an ethnomusicologist, died from complications of leukemia (specifically, of secondary polycythemia). He is considered one of the most important composers of the 20th century; he and Liszt are regarded as Hungary's greatest composers (Gillies 2001). Through his collection and analytical study of folk music, he was one of the founders of comparative musicology, which later became ethnomusicology. (b. 1881)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/26/19 at 5:30 am

September 26th 1973 – Julienne Davis, American actress, producer, and screenwriter. Her acting credits include the role of "Mandy" in Eyes Wide Shut, Tabloid, House of 9, and The Bill, as well as being a main cast member of the television series Too Much Sun. She also appeared in an advertisement for Carling beer. Prior to acting, she worked as a fashion model for print, editorial, and catalogues, most notably for Gossard Bras and the Pirelli Calendar. Davis is co-writer, co-producer, and lead vocalist for the band Sophisticated Savage.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/26/19 at 5:31 am

September 26th 2000 – Richard Mulligan, American television, film and character actor, died of colorectal cancer at his home in Los Angeles, California. Known for his role as Burt Campbell, the loving, preventive husband of Cathryn Damon's character, in the sitcom Soap (1977–81) and later for his starring role as Dr. Harry Weston in Empty Nest (1988–95). He was the younger brother of film director Robert Mulligan. (b. 1932)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/26/19 at 6:07 am

September 26th 1928 – Bob Van der Veken, Belgian actor, a familiar face on Belgian television began his career in television in 1956 and has made well over 100 appearances in his 50-year career. One of the popular series he appeared in was "De Collega's", in which he played the elderly Paul Thienpondt. More recently he has appeared in popular Belgian TV series such as Spoed (1 April 2002 and Alle maten. He appeared in Lili & Marleen in 2006. He is also credited with directing one series, namely Caravans back in 1992.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/26/19 at 6:56 am

September 26th 1991 – Billy Vaughn, American singer and bandleader, died of peritoneal mesothelioma. He charted a total of 42 singles on the Billboard charts. He also charted thirty six albums on the Billboard 200, beginning with 1958's Sail Along Silv'ry Moon and ending with 1970's Winter World of Love. He also had nineteen Top 40 hits in Germany, beginning with the chart-topping "Sail Along Sil'vry Moon", also a Gold record, which was a cover of a 1937 Bing Crosby hit. He had two more number ones in Germany: "La Paloma" and "Wheels" (all three were reportedly million sellers). Billy Vaughn's recording of Wheels was No. 1 for 14 weeks in Germany (Hit Bilanz) as well as No. 1 in India, New Zealand and Italy (Billboard hits of the world, various issues 1961). Vaughn also charted in Australia, Latin America and Japan. "Pearly Shells" was a major success in Japan. Vaughn's tours of that country began about the time "Pearly Shells" was a hit in 1965. Many songs which were not US hits or even singles releases there, were major hits in other countries. These included "Lili Marlene", "zwei Gitarren am Meer", "Blueberry Hill (Germany) and "Greenfields", "Song of Peace", "It's a Lonesome Old Town" (Japan), "Michelle" No 1 in Argentina and Malaysia, "Mexico" No. 1 in the Philippines and "Bonanza" a major success in Brazil and Italy (Billboard Hits of the World, 1960s) plus "Theme from the Dark at the Top of the Stairs" (various Latin American countries). The album La Paloma was a success throughout Latin America. He also had a number one album in Germany in the early 1980s with Moonlight Melodies, which consisted of 20 of Billy's biggest hits (original Dot recordings, original LP notes and credits). The Billy Vaughn Orchestra began touring in 1965 with numerous sell-out tours throughout Japan, Brazil, and South Korea. (b. 1919)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/26/19 at 8:42 am

September 26th 1939 – Ricky Tomlinson, English actor, comedian, author, and political activist. He is best known for his roles as Bobby Grant in Brookside, DCI Charlie Wise in Cracker, and Jim Royle in The Royle Family.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/26/19 at 8:49 am

September 26th 2017 – Barry Dennen, American actor, singer, and writer, died from an undisclosed illness. He played Pontius Pilate on the original recording, and later in the film, of Jesus Christ, Superstar. He was the voice actor who portrayed the Chamberlain SkekSil in The Dark Crystal (1982), and Tulku in The Shadow (1994). He has also done voice work on such cartoons as DuckTales, Batman: The Animated Series, The Pirates of Dark Water, Animaniacs, Avatar: The Last Airbender and Star Wars: The Clone Wars. From that time on Dennen played a variety of small parts on American television shows including: Batman, Galtar and the Golden Lance, Tales from the Darkside and Justice League: Throne of Atlantis, and films, such as Madhouse (1974), Brannigan (1975), The Kentucky Fried Movie (1977), The Shining (1980), Ragtime (1981), Trading Places (1983), Superman III (1983), Twin Sitters (1994) and Titanic (1997). He also played auto dealer Irwin Lapsey in Shock Treatment (1981), the sequel to The Rocky Horror Picture Show. He also did voices for many video games, including Fatman in Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, Master Li in Jade Empire, Police Chief Bogen in Grim Fandango, Mimir in the recent video game Too Human, Dean Domino in Fallout: New Vegas expansion "Dead Money", The Dark One in The Mark of Kri, the Kangxi Emperor in Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties, Benedict Burgess Batteric III in Infinity Blade III, Chaos Knight, Phantom Lancer, and Rubick in Dota 2, and The venerable Odo and meister Glimmerheim in Dungeon Siege III. (b. 1938)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/26/19 at 10:24 am

September 26th 1923 – James Hennessy, English businessman and diplomat. After the War, Hennessy joined what was then HM Overseas Service, serving initially in Basutoland, South Africa from 1948 in a number of roles, seconded in 1961 to the Office of the High Commissioner in Pretoria and taking on a number of positions in the government of South Africa. He retired from the Overseas Service in 1968 and was appointed to the Foreign Office, serving as Chargé d'Affaires to Montevideo, Uruguay for 1971–72, and then High Commissioner to Kampala, Uganda and non-resident Ambassador to Kigali, Rwanda, 1973–76. He served as Consul-General in Cape Town from 1977 to 1980, before ending his career as the last Governor and Commander-in-Chief of British Honduras (now Belize) from 1980–1981.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/26/19 at 10:34 am

September 26th 1937 – Bessie Smith, American blues singer, died from injuries from a car crash. Nicknamed the Empress of the Blues, she was the most popular female blues singer of the 1920s and 1930s. She is often regarded as one of the greatest singers of her era and was a major influence on other jazz singers. (b. 1894)

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Written By: nally on 09/26/19 at 10:57 am

British rock musician Robert Palmer passed away on this date 16 years ago (26 September 2003) from a heart attack; he was only 54. (He would have turned 70 earlier this year, in January.) (Born 1949)

He was best known for hits such as "Bad Case Of Loving You" (1979), "Addicted To Love" (a 1986 hit in the U.S.; this song won him the Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance), and "Simply Irresistible" (1988), among others.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/26/19 at 11:56 am

September 26th 1932 – Manmohan Singh, Indian economist and politician, Indian economist and politician who served as the Prime Minister of India from 2004 to 2014. The first Sikh in office, Singh was also the first prime minister since Jawaharlal Nehru to be re-elected after completing a full five-year term

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/26/19 at 12:26 pm

September 26th 2008 – Paul Newman, American actor, film director, producer, race car driver, IndyCar owner, entrepreneur, activist, and philanthropist, died from cancer. He won and was nominated for numerous awards, winning an Academy Award for his performance in the 1986 film The Color of Money, a BAFTA Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, a Cannes Film Festival Award, an Emmy Award, and many others. Newman's other roles include the title characters in The Hustler (1961) and Cool Hand Luke (1967), as well as Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969), as Butch Cassidy, The Sting (1973), and The Verdict (1982). He also voiced Doc Hudson in the first installment of Disney-Pixar's Cars, and received a posthumous credit for his voice recordings in Cars 3 (2017). Despite being colorblind, Newman won several national championships as a driver in Sports Car Club of America road racing, and his race teams won several championships in open-wheel IndyCar racing. He was a co-founder of Newman's Own, a food company from which he donated all post-tax profits and royalties to charity. As of January 2017, these donations have totaled over US$485 million. He was a co-founder of Safe Water Network, a nonprofit that develops sustainable drinking water solutions for those in need. In 1988, Newman founded the SeriousFun Children's Network, a global family of summer camps and programs for children with serious illness which has served 290,076 children since its inception. (b. 1925)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/26/19 at 2:17 pm

September 26th 1934 – Neil Coles, English golfer. Coles had a successful career in European golf, winning 29 important tournaments between 1956 and 1982. After reaching 50 he won a further 14 important Seniors tournaments between 1985 and 2002, winning his final European Seniors Tour event at the age of 67. He also played in eight Ryder Cup matches between 1961 and 1977.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/26/19 at 2:22 pm

September 26th 2006 – Byron Nelson, American golfer and coach, died from an undisclosed illness. Although he won many tournaments in the course of his relatively brief career, he is mostly remembered today for having won 11 consecutive tournaments and 18 total tournaments in 1945. He retired officially at the age of 34 to be a rancher, later becoming a commentator and lending his name to the HP Byron Nelson Championship, the first PGA Tour event to be named for a professional golfer. As a former Masters champion he continued to play in that annual tournament, placing in the top-10 six times between 1947 and 1955 and as high as 15th in 1965. In 1974, Byron Nelson received the Bob Jones Award, the highest honor given by the United States Golf Association in recognition of distinguished sportsmanship in golf. (b. 1912)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/28/19 at 2:31 am

September 28th 1950 – John Sayles, American independent film director, screenwriter, editor, actor and novelist. He has twice been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for Passion Fish (1992) and Lone Star (1996). His film Men with Guns (1997) was nominated for the Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film. His directorial debut, Return of the Secaucus 7 (1980), has been added to the National Film Registry.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/28/19 at 2:46 am

September 28th 48 BC – Pompey, Roman general and politician usually known Pompey the Great, was assassinated at the Battle of Pharsalus. He was a military and political leader of the late Roman Republic. He came from a wealthy Italian provincial background, and his father had been the first to establish the family among the Roman nobility. Pompey's immense success as a general while still very young enabled him to advance directly to his first consulship without meeting the normal requirements for office. His success as a military commander in Sulla's second civil war resulted in Sulla bestowing the nickname Magnus, "the Great", upon him. He was consul three times and celebrated three triumphs. (b. 106 BC)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/28/19 at 4:45 am

September 28th 1968 – Naomi Watts, English actress and film producer. She made her screen debut in the Australian drama film For Love Alone (1986) and then appeared in the Australian television series' Hey Dad..! (1990), Brides of Christ (1991), Home and Away (1991) and the coming-of-age comedy-drama film Flirting (1991). After moving to America, Watts appeared in films, including Tank Girl (1995), Children of the Corn IV: The Gathering (1996) and Dangerous Beauty (1998) and had the lead role in the television series Sleepwalkers (1997–1998). After years as a struggling actress, Watts came to attention in David Lynch's psychological thriller Mulholland Drive (2001). The following year she enjoyed box-office success with her role as Rachel Keller in The Ring (2002), the remake of a successful Japanese horror film. She then received nominations at the Academy Awards and the Screen Actors' Guild Awards in the Best Actress categories for her portrayal of Cristina Peck in Alejandro González Iñárritu's neo-noir 21 Grams (2003). Her subsequent films include David O. Russell's comedy I Heart Huckabees (2004), the 2005 remake of King Kong, the crime-thriller Eastern Promises (2007) and the Tom Tykwer-directed thriller The International (2009). Since then, Watts has portrayed Valerie Plame Wilson in the biographical drama Fair Game (2010) and Helen Gandy in Clint Eastwood's biographical drama J. Edgar (2011). For her leading role as Maria Bennett in the disaster film The Impossible (2012), she received second nominations for the Academy Award and Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actress and a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/28/19 at 6:06 am

September 28th 935 – Wenceslaus I, or Saint Wenceslaus, was stabbed to death. He was the duke of Bohemia from 921 until his assassination in 935. His younger brother, Boleslaus the Cruel, was complicit in the murder. His martyrdom and the popularity of several biographies gave rise to a reputation for heroic goodness that resulted in his elevation to sainthood. He was posthumously declared to be a king and came to be seen as the patron saint of the Czech state. He is the subject of the well-known "Good King Wenceslas", a carol for Saint Stephen's Day. (b. about 907)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/28/19 at 7:29 am

September 28th 1967 – Moon Zappa, American actress and author. She is the eldest child of Gail (née Sloatman) and musician Frank Zappa. She married Paul Doucette, former drummer and current rhythm guitarist for American pop group Matchbox Twenty, in June 2002. They have one child, Mathilda Plum Doucette, born December 21, 2004 (the same day and month as grandfather Frank). Zappa filed for divorce in January 2012. The divorce was finalized in early 2014. Zappa briefly dated comedian and podcast host Marc Maron. Following the death of Zappa's mother, Gail, in October 2015, it was revealed that her siblings Ahmet and Diva were given control of the Zappa family trust with shares of 30% each, while Moon and her brother Dweezil were given smaller shares of 20% each. Speaking to the Los Angeles Times in 2016, Zappa called it the "most hideous shock of life." As beneficiaries only, Moon and Dweezil will not see any money from the trust until it is profitable—in 2016, it was "millions of dollars in debt"—and must seek permission from Ahmet, the trustee, to make money off of their father's music or merchandise bearing his name.

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/28/19 at 7:43 am

September 28th 1989 – Ferdinand Marcos, Filipino politician and kleptocrat, died from kidney, heart, and lung ailments. He was President of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986. He ruled as a dictator under martial law from 1972 until 1981. His regime was infamous for its corruption, extravagance and brutality. Marcos claimed an active part in World War II, including fighting alongside the Americans in the Bataan Death March and being the "most decorated war hero in the Philippines". A number of his claims were found to be false and United States Army documents described Marcos's wartime claims as "fraudulent" and "absurd". Marcos started as an attorney, then served in the Philippine House of Representatives from 1949 to 1959 and the Philippine Senate from 1959 to 1965. He was elected President in 1965, and presided over a growing economy during the beginning and intermediate portion of his 20-year rule, but ended in loss of livelihood, extreme poverty and a crushing debt crisis. Marcos placed the Philippines under martial law on September 23, 1972, during which he revamped the constitution, silenced the media, and used violence and oppression against the political opposition, Muslims, communist rebels, and ordinary citizens. Martial law was ratified by 90.77% of the voters during the Philippine Martial Law referendum, 1973 though the referendum was marred with controversy. Public outrage led to the snap elections of 1986. Allegations of mass cheating, political turmoil and excesses of human rights abuses led to the People Power Revolution in February 1986, which removed him from power. To avoid what could have been a military confrontation in Manila between pro- and anti-Marcos troops, Marcos was advised by President Ronald Reagan through Sen. Paul Laxalt to "cut and cut cleanly", after which Marcos fled to Hawaii. Marcos was succeeded by Corazon "Cory" Aquino, widow of the assassinated opposition leader Senator Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino, Jr. who had flown back to the Philippines to face Marcos. According to source documents provided by the Presidential Commission on Good Government, the Marcos family had stolen $5–10 billion USD. The PCGG also maintained that the Marcos family enjoyed a decadent lifestyle—taking away billions of dollars from the country between 1965 and 1986. His wife Imelda Marcos, whose excesses during the couple's conjugal dictatorship made her infamous in her own right, spawned the term "Imeldific". Two of their children, Imee Marcos and Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. are still active in Philippine politics. (b. 1917)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/28/19 at 10:14 am

September 28th 1977 – John David Finnemore, British comedy writer and actor, best known for his radio sitcom Cabin Pressure and his radio sketch show John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme, as well as for frequent appearances on other BBC Radio 4 comedy shows such as The Now Show. Finnemore is noted for winning more Comedy.co.uk Awards than any other writer.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/29/19 at 3:20 am

September 29th 1944 – Mike Post, Grammy and Emmy Award-winning American composer, best known for his TV theme songs for such series as Law & Order, Law & Order: SVU, The A-Team, NYPD Blue, Renegade, The Rockford Files, L.A. Law, Quantum Leap, Magnum, P.I., and Hill Street Blues.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/29/19 at 5:08 am

September 29th 1935 – Jerry Lee Lewis, American singer-songwriter and pianist. A pioneer of rock and roll and rockabilly music, Lewis made his first recordings in 1956 at Sun Records in Memphis. "Crazy Arms" sold 300,000 copies in the South, but it was his 1957 hit "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On" that shot Lewis to fame worldwide. He followed this with "Great Balls of Fire", "Breathless" and "High School Confidential".

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/29/19 at 5:11 am

September 29th 1902 – William McGonagall, Scottish weaver, poet and actor, died penniless from an unknown condition. He won notoriety as an extremely bad poet who exhibited no recognition of, or concern for, his peers' opinions of his work. He wrote about 200 poems, including "The Tay Bridge Disaster" and "The Famous Tay Whale", which are widely regarded as some of the worst in English literature. Groups throughout Scotland engaged him to make recitations from his work, and contemporary descriptions of these performances indicate that many listeners were appreciating McGonagall's skill as a comic music hall character. Collections of his verse remain popular, with several volumes available today. (b. 1825)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/29/19 at 9:34 am

September 29th 1943 – Lech Wałęsa, Polish politician and labor activist. He co-founded and headed Solidarity (Solidarność), the Soviet bloc's first independent trade union, won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1983, and served as President of Poland from 1990 to 1995.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/29/19 at 9:35 am

September 29th 2010 – Tony Curtis, American actor, died from a cardiac arrest. Although his early film roles were partly the result of his good looks, by the latter half of the 1950s he became a strong screen presence with the range to act in numerous dramatic and comedy roles. In his earliest parts he acted in a string of mediocre films, including swashbucklers, westerns, light comedies, sports films and a musical. However, by the time he starred in Houdini (1953) with his wife Janet Leigh, "his first clear success," notes critic David Thomson, his acting had progressed immensely. He achieved his first serious recognition as a dramatic actor in Sweet Smell of Success (1957) with co-star Burt Lancaster. The following year he was nominated for an Oscar for Best Actor in The Defiant Ones (1958). Curtis then gave what could arguably be called his best performance: three interrelated roles in the comedy Some Like It Hot (1959). Thomson called it an "outrageous film," and a survey carried out by the American Film Institute voted it the funniest American film ever made. The film co-starred Jack Lemmon and Marilyn Monroe, and was directed by Billy Wilder. That was followed by Blake Edwards’s Operation Petticoat (1959) with Cary Grant. They were both frantic comedies, and displayed his impeccable comic timing. He often collaborated with Edwards on later films. In 1960, Curtis played a supporting role in Spartacus, which became another major hit for him. His stardom and film career declined considerably after 1960. His most significant dramatic part came in 1968 when he starred in the true-life drama The Boston Strangler, which some consider his last major film role. The part reinforced his reputation as a serious actor with his chilling portrayal of serial killer Albert DeSalvo. (b. 1925)

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/29/19 at 11:33 am

September 29th 1973 – W. H. Auden, English-American poet, died from an undisclosed illness in Vienna. Auden's poetry was noted for its stylistic and technical achievement, its engagement with politics, morals, love, and religion, and its variety in tone, form and content. He is best known for love poems such as "Funeral Blues", poems on political and social themes such as "September 1, 1939" and "The Shield of Achilles", poems on cultural and psychological themes such as The Age of Anxiety, and poems on religious themes such as "For the Time Being" and "Horae Canonicae." He was born in York, grew up in and near Birmingham in a professional middle-class family. He attended English independent (or public) schools and studied English at Christ Church, Oxford. After a few months in Berlin in 1928–29 he spent five years (1930–35) teaching in English public schools, then travelled to Iceland and China in order to write books about his journeys. In 1939 he moved to the United States and became an American citizen in 1946. He taught from 1941 to 1945 in American universities, followed by occasional visiting professorships in the 1950s. (b. 1907)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/29/19 at 1:53 pm

September 29th 2007 – Lois Maxwell, Canadian actress, died following surgery for bowel cancer. She is best known for her portrayal of Miss Moneypenny in the first 14 James Bond films (1962–1985). She was the first actress to play the part. The films in which she played Miss Moneypenny were Dr. No (1962), From Russia with Love (1963), Goldfinger (1964), Thunderball (1965), You Only Live Twice (1967), On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969), Diamonds Are Forever (1971), Live and Let Die (1973), The Man with the Golden Gun (1974), The Spy Who Loved Me (1977), Moonraker (1979), For Your Eyes Only (1981), Octopussy (1983), and A View to a Kill (1985). She began her film career in the late 1940s, and won the Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Newcomer for her performance in That Hagen Girl (1947). Following a number of small film roles, Maxwell became dissatisfied and travelled to Italy, where she worked in film from 1951 to 1955. After her marriage, she moved to the United Kingdom, where she appeared in several television productions. (b. 1927)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/29/19 at 2:06 pm

September 29th 1932 – Robert Benton, American screenwriter and film director. He won the Oscars for Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Director for Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) and won a third Oscar for Best Original Screenplay for Places in the Heart (1984). He also gained three additional Oscar nominations: two for Best Original Screenplay for both Bonnie and Clyde (1967) and The Late Show (1977) and one for Best Adapted Screenplay for Nobody's Fool (1994).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/29/19 at 2:41 pm

September 29th 1956 – Sebastian Coe, British politician and former track and field athlete. As a middle-distance runner, he won four Olympic medals, including the 1500 metres gold medal at the Olympic Games in 1980 and 1984. He set eight outdoor and three indoor world records in middle-distance track events – including, in 1979, setting three world records in the space of 41 days – and the world record he set in the 800 metres in 1981 remained unbroken until 1997. Coe's rivalries with fellow Britons Steve Ovett and Steve Cram dominated middle-distance racing for much of the 1980s. Following Coe's retirement from athletics, he was a member of parliament for the Conservative Party from 1992 to 1997 for Falmouth and Camborne in Cornwall,and became a Life Peer on 16 May 2000. He headed the successful London bid to host the 2012 Summer Olympics and became chairman of the London Organising Committee for the Olympic Games. In 2007, he was elected a vice-president of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), and re-elected for another four-year term in 2011. In August 2015 he was elected president of the IAAF.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/02/19 at 12:58 am

October 2nd 1945 – Don McLean, American singer-songwriter best known for "American Pie", an RIAA "Song of the Century" (position 5 of 25), about the changes in American society from the late 1950s to the early 1970s, through metaphorical references to the music industry during those years. The 1971 album of the same name also includes "Vincent", about the painter Van Gogh

Subject: Re: Scientific Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/02/19 at 1:14 am

October 2nd 1987 – Peter Medawar, British biologist, died from haemorrhages. Born in Brazil, whose work on graft rejection and the discovery of acquired immune tolerance was fundamental to the practice of tissue and organ transplants. For his works in immunology he is regarded as the "father of transplantation". With his doctoral student Leslie Brent and postdoctoral fellow Rupert E. Billingham, he demonstrated the principle of acquired immunological tolerance (the phenomenon of unresponsiveness of the immune system to certain molecules), which was theoretically predicted by Sir Frank Macfarlane Burnet. This became the foundation of tissue and organ transplantation. He and Burnet shared the 1960 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine "for discovery of acquired immunological tolerance". (b. 1915)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/02/19 at 3:08 am

October 2nd 1943 – Anna Ford, English former journalist, television presenter and newsreader. She first worked as a researcher, news reporter and later newsreader for Granada Television, ITN, and the BBC. Ford helped launch the first British breakfast television programme TV-am. She retired from broadcast news presenting in April 2006 and was a non-executive director of Sainsbury's until the end of 2012. Ford now lives in her home town of Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire.

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/02/19 at 3:10 am

October 2nd 1803 – Samuel Adams, American statesman, political philosopher, died from an unknown condition. He was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. He was a politician in colonial Massachusetts, a leader of the movement that became the American Revolution, and one of the architects of the principles of American republicanism that shaped the political culture of the United States. He was a second cousin to fellow Founding Father, President John Adams. (b. 1722)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/02/19 at 11:02 am

October 2nd 1948 – Trevor Brooking, England international footballer, manager, pundit and football administrator; he now works as director of football development in England. He played most of his career for West Ham United making 647 appearances for the club. He won the 1975 FA Cup and the 1980 FA Cup in which he scored the only goal. He was also the club's player of the season on four occasions and caretaker manager on two occasions in 2003. Brooking played 47 times for England, scoring five times. He was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in 1981, elevated to Commander of same order (CBE) in 1999, and knighted in 2004.

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/02/19 at 11:11 am

October 2nd 1786 – Augustus Keppel, 1st Viscount Keppel, English Royal Navy officer, died unmarried and peerage died with him. He saw action in command of various ships, including the fourth-rate Maidstone, during the War of the Austrian Succession. He went on to serve as Commodore on the North American Station and then Commander-in-Chief, Jamaica Station during the Seven Years' War. After that, he served as Senior Naval Lord and then Commander-in-Chief of the Channel Fleet. During the American Revolutionary War Keppel came into a famous dispute with Sir Hugh Palliser over Palliser's conduct as his second-in-command at the inconclusive Battle of Ushant in July 1778; the dispute led to Keppel being court-martialed, although he was subsequently acquitted. During the final years of the American Revolutionary War Keppel served as First Lord of the Admiralty. (b. 1725)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/02/19 at 12:48 pm

October 2nd 1971 – Jim Root, American musician, songwriter and guitarist, best known for being the rhythm guitarist for the American heavy metal band Slipknot, and the former lead guitarist for the American alternative metal band Stone Sour.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/02/19 at 1:21 pm

October 2nd 1985 – Rock Hudson, American actor, died from AIDS-related complications. He was generally known for his turns as a leading man during the 1950s and 1960s. Viewed as a prominent 'heartthrob' of the Hollywood Golden Age, he achieved stardom with roles in films such as Magnificent Obsession (1954), All That Heaven Allows (1955) and Giant (1956), and found continued success with a string of romantic comedies co-starring Doris Day in Pillow Talk (1959), Lover Come Back (1961) and Send Me No Flowers (1964). After appearing in films including Seconds (1966), Tobruk (1967) and Ice Station Zebra (1968) during the late 1960s, Hudson began a second career in television through the 1970s and 1980s, starring in the popular mystery series McMillan & Wife and the soap opera Dynasty. Numerous film magazines declared Hudson Star of the Year, Favorite Leading Man, and similar titles. He appeared in nearly 70 films and starred in several television productions during a career that spanned more than four decades. In 1956 he was nominated for an Oscar for his role in Giant. (b. 1925)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: nally on 10/02/19 at 2:14 pm

American rock musician Tom Petty passed away two years ago today from heart attack. :\'( He missed his 67th birthday by just 18 days.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/02/19 at 2:43 pm

October 2nd 1998 – Gene Autry, American performer, died of lymphoma three days after his 91st birthday. He gained fame as a singing cowboy on the radio, in movies, and on television for more than three decades beginning in the early 1930s. Autry was also owner of a television station, several radio stations in Southern California, and the Los Angeles/California/Anaheim Angels Major League Baseball team from 1961 to 1997. (b. 1907)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/02/19 at 3:07 pm

October 2nd 1932 – Maury Wills, American baseball player and manager. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) primarily for the Los Angeles Dodgers from 1959 through 1966 and the latter part of 1969 through 1972 as a shortstop and switch-hitter; he played for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1967 and 1968, and the Montreal Expos the first part of 1969. Wills was an essential component of the Dodgers' championship teams in the mid-1960s, and is credited for reviving the stolen base as part of baseball strategy.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/02/19 at 3:16 pm

October 2nd 1973 – Paul Hartman, American actor, singer, and dancer, died from a heart attack. Paul made his Broadway debut in Ballyhoo of 1932 alongside Bob Hope, The Hartmans' success led them to Hollywood, but Paul only saw limited success there, most prominently appearing alongside Frank Sinatra and Victor Borge in 1943's Higher and Higher. Upon the Hartmans' return to Broadway, they resolved to take charge and write their own revue. Their 1948 play, Angel in the Wings, was a smash success, and both Hartmans were named best lead performer at the first ever Tony Awards held that same year. In 1957, Hartman returned one last time to Broadway, but then past fifty, he tired of the hectic stage life. He continued to play bit parts in movies and television throughout the rest of his life, most famously as handyman Emmett Clark on CBS's The Andy Griffith Show and Mayberry R.F.D. In a nod to his earlier life, he is seen doing a dance routine at Howard Sprague's party in the Andy Griffith episode "The Wedding", and in the Mayberry, RFD, episode "All for Charity", he can be seen doing a soft shoe routine with costar Ken Berry. In addition, he had small parts on Petticoat Junction, Love, American Style, The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, Hazel, Ben Casey, The Twilight Zone, The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, Our Man Higgins, and Family Affair. He was cast in the 1960 film, Inherit the Wind. In 1967, he appeared with Robert Morse in the film version of How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying. (b. 1904)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/04/19 at 1:32 am

October 4th 1946 – Susan Sarandon, American actress and activist. She began her career in the 1970 film Joe, before appearing in the soap opera A World Apart (1970–71). In 1975, she starred in the film The Rocky Horror Picture Show. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for Atlantic City (1980), Thelma & Louise (1991), Lorenzo's Oil (1992), and The Client (1994), before winning for Dead Man Walking (1995). She has also won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for The Client, and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actress for Dead Man Walking. Her other films include: Pretty Baby (1978), The Hunger (1983), The Witches of Eastwick (1987), Bull Durham (1988), White Palace (1990), Little Women (1994), Stepmom (1998), Enchanted (2007), The Lovely Bones (2009), Tammy (2014), and The Meddler (2015). She made her Broadway debut in An Evening with Richard Nixon in 1972 and went on to receive Drama Desk Award nominations for the Off-Broadway plays, A Coupla White Chicks Sitting Around Talking (1979) and Extremities (1982). She returned to Broadway in the 2009 revival of Exit the King.

Subject: Re: Artistic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/04/19 at 1:35 am

October 4th 1669 – Rembrandt, Dutch draughtsman, painter, and printmaker, died a poor man, from an unknown condition. An innovative and prolific master in three media, he is generally considered one of the greatest visual artists in the history of art and the most important in Dutch art history. Unlike most Dutch masters of the 17th century, Rembrandt's works depict a wide range of style and subject matter, from portraits and self-portraits to landscapes, genre scenes, allegorical and historical scenes, biblical and mythological themes as well as animal studies. His contributions to art came in a period of great wealth and cultural achievement that historians call the Dutch Golden Age, when Dutch art (especially Dutch painting), although in many ways antithetical to the Baroque style that dominated Europe, was extremely prolific and innovative, and gave rise to important new genres. Like many artists of the Dutch Golden Age, such as Jan Vermeer of Delft, Rembrandt was also known as an avid art collector and dealer. (b. 1606)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/04/19 at 2:30 am

October 4th 1958 – Anneka Rice, Welsh radio and television host. In 1982 she landed her first major TV job as the jump-suited "skyrunner" of Channel 4's Treasure Hunt, which was hosted by former BBC newsman Kenneth Kendall. The show proved one of Channel 4's most popular programmes and was nominated for a BAFTA in 1986, in the category "Best Light Entertainment Programme". In the same year, Rice was given the "Rear of the Year" award. Rice left Treasure Hunt when she became pregnant in 1988, being replaced by former tennis player Annabel Croft. Rice hosted the BBC's Children in Need appeal in 1987 and tested an early version of her next project, Challenge Anneka. This had been devised by Rice herself and was launched in 1989 on BBC 1. It ran for a further five years. On 9 June 2006, it was announced that Challenge Anneka would return, but this time on ITV. The first of three specials was broadcast on Boxing Day 2006. A further episode was aired on 6 June 2007. As a result of her owning the rights to Challenge Anneka Rice returned to television in a co-producer role in September 2001 when she was approached by the ABC network in the United States to produce a new series based on the format, which was branded Challenge America and hosted by Erin Brockovich.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/04/19 at 2:33 am

October 4th 2010 – Norman Wisdom, English actor, comedian, and singer-songwriter, died after a series of strokes. He is best known for a series of comedy films produced between 1953 and 1966 featuring his hapless onscreen character that was often called Norman Pitkin. He was awarded the 1953 BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles following the release of Trouble in Store, his first film in a lead role. Wisdom gained celebrity status in lands as far apart as South America, Iran and many Eastern Bloc countries, particularly in Albania where his films were the only ones by Western actors permitted by dictator Enver Hoxha to be shown. Charlie Chaplin once referred to Wisdom as his "favourite clown". Wisdom later forged a career on Broadway in New York and as a television actor, winning critical acclaim for his dramatic role of a dying cancer patient in the television play Going Gently in 1981. He toured Australia and South Africa. After the 1986 Chernobyl disaster, a hospice was named in his honour. In 1995 he was given the Freedom of the City of London and of Tirana. The same year he received an OBE. (b. 1915)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/04/19 at 6:39 am

October 4th 1941 – Anne Rice, American author of gothic fiction, Christian literature, and erotica. She is perhaps best known for her popular and influential series of novels, The Vampire Chronicles, revolving around the central character of Lestat. Books from The Vampire Chronicles were the subject of two film adaptations, Interview with the Vampire in 1994, and Queen of the Damned in 2002.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/04/19 at 7:05 am

October 4th 2004 – Gordon Cooper, American aerospace engineer, test pilot, and United States Air Force pilot, died from heart failure. He was one of the seven original astronauts in Project Mercury, the first manned space program of the United States. Cooper piloted the longest and final Mercury spaceflight in 1963. He was the first American to sleep in space during that 34-hour mission and was the last American to be launched alone to conduct an entirely solo orbital mission. In 1965, Cooper flew as Command Pilot of Gemini 5. (b. 1927)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/04/19 at 7:46 am

October 4th 1941 – Robert Wilson, American experimental stage director and playwright, He has been described by the media as "'s – or even the world's – foremost avant-garde 'theater artist'". Over the course of his wide-ranging career, he has also worked as a choreographer, performer, painter, sculptor, video artist, and sound and lighting designer. He is best known for his collaborations with Philip Glass on Einstein on the Beach, and with numerous other artists, including Heiner Müller, William S. Burroughs, Allen Ginsberg, Lou Reed, Tom Waits, David Byrne, Laurie Anderson, Gavin Bryars, Rufus Wainwright, Marina Abramović, Willem Dafoe, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Darryl Pinckney and Lady Gaga.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/04/19 at 7:50 am

October 4th 1989 – Graham Chapman, English comedian, writer, actor, author, died of tonsil and spinal cancer. He was one of the six members of the British surreal comedy group Monty Python. He played authority figures such as the Colonel and the lead role in two Python films, Holy Grail and Life of Brian. (b. 1941)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/04/19 at 9:42 am

October 4th 1947 – Ann Widdecombe, British Conservative Party politician. She is a Privy Councillor and was the Member of Parliament for Maidstone from 1987 to 1997 and for Maidstone and The Weald from 1997 to 2010. She was a social conservative and a member of the Conservative Christian Fellowship. She retired from politics at the 2010 general election. Since 2002 she has also made numerous television and radio appearances, including as a television presenter. She is a convert from Anglicanism to Roman Catholicism. As an MP, Widdecombe was known for opposing the legality of abortion, her opposition to various issues of LGBT equality such as an equal age of consent and the repeal of Section 28, her support for the re-introduction of the death penalty, the retention of blasphemy laws and her opposition to fox hunting.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/04/19 at 10:04 am

October 4th 2018 – Audrey Wells, American film director and screenwriter, died of cancer. She wrote a number of successful screenplays and directed three for which she had created the script. Among her notable works is The Truth About Cats & Dogs (1996) and Under the Tuscan Sun (2003), both of which she also produced. Her works were primarily comedies and/or romance films. Her 1999 film Guinevere won the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award at the Sundance Film Festival. Wells also co-wrote the script for the comedy The Game Plan. (b. 1960)

Subject: Re: Literary Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/04/19 at 10:53 am

October 4th 1933 – Ann Thwaite, British writer. She is the author of five major biographies. AA Milne: His Life was the Whitbread Biography of the Year, 1990. Edmund Gosse: A Literary Landscape (Duff Cooper Prize,1985) was described by John Carey as "magnificent - one of the finest literary biographies of our time". Glimpses of the Wonderful about the life of Edmund's father, Philip Henry Gosse, was picked out by DJ Taylor in the Independent as one of the "Ten Best Biographies" ever. Frances Hodgson Burnett was originally published (1974) as Waiting for the Party and reissued in 2007 with the sub-title Beyond the Secret Garden. Emily Tennyson, The Poet's Wife (1996) was reissued by Faber Finds for the Tennyson bicentenary in 2009.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/04/19 at 11:55 am

October 4th 1962 – Patsy Hendren, English first-class cricketer, died in hospital from Alzheimer's disease. He was active 1907 to 1937, and played for Middlesex and England. A right-handed batsman who occasionally bowled off breaks, He was one of the most prolific batsmen of the inter-war period, averaging 47.63 in his 51 Test matches and 50.80 in all his first-class matches. (b. 1889)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/04/19 at 12:35 pm

October 4th 1977, Born on this day, Richard Reed Parry, Canadian multi-instrumentalist, composer, producer, best known as a core member of the Grammy Award-winning indie rock band Arcade Fire who had the 2005 album Funeral, and 2017 US No.1 album Everything Now.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/04/19 at 1:27 pm

October 4th 1989 – Dakota Johnson, American actress and model. She is the daughter of actors Melanie Griffith and Don Johnson. She had her screen debut alongside her mother in the comedy-drama Crazy in Alabama (1999) and was named Miss Golden Globe in 2006. Following high school graduation, she returned to acting with roles in The Social Network (2010), Beastly (2011), 21 Jump Street (2012), Need for Speed (2014) and the short-lived comedy Ben and Kate (2012–2013). She received international recognition in 2015 after landing the lead role of Anastasia Steele in the romantic drama Fifty Shades of Grey, which catapulted her to fame and earned her the People's Choice Award for Favorite Dramatic Movie Actress and a BAFTA Rising Star Award nomination. The same year, she took part in Black Mass and A Bigger Splash. She also starred in the romantic comedy How to Be Single (2016), and reprised her role as Anastasia Steele in Fifty Shades Darker (2017) and the upcoming Fifty Shades Freed (2018).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/04/19 at 1:30 pm

October 4th 1947 – Max Planck, German theoretical physicist, died from an unknown disclosed illness. His discovery of energy quanta won him the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1918. Planck made many contributions to theoretical physics, but his fame as a physicist rests primarily on his role as the originator of quantum theory, which revolutionized human understanding of atomic and subatomic processes. In 1948 the German scientific institution the Kaiser Wilhelm Society (of which Planck was twice president), was renamed the Max Planck Society (MPS). The MPS now includes 83 institutions representing a wide range of scientific directions. (b. 1858)

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October 4th 1928 – Torben Ulrich, Danish writer, musician, filmmaker, painter, director, performer and former amateur then professional tennis player. He is the father of Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich.

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October 4th 2001 – John Collins, American jazz guitarist, died from cancer. He accompanied many swing era names from 1935 to 1950, including Art Tatum, Roy Eldridge, Billie Holiday, Buck Clayton, J.J. Johnson, Coleman Hawkins, Harry Carney, Teddy Wilson, Chubby Jackson, Shadow Wilson, and Lester Young. His longest association was with Nat King Cole, 1951-65. Collins played rhythm guitar and rarely soloed. He taught music in Los Angeles. (b. 1913)

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October 4th 1929 – Leroy Van Dyke, American country music singer and guitarist, best known for his hits "The Auctioneer" (1956) and "Walk On By" (1961).

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October 4th 1990 – Alyn Ainsworth, English singer and conductor, died from an undisclosed cause. He joined Oscar Rabin's orchestra where he both played with the band and did musical arrangements, they also broadcast on the radio. He also worked with Geraldo but turned down an offer from Val Parnell to conduct the London Palladium Orchestra and chose in 1951 to join the BBC Northern Dance Orchestra, the BBC's then in-house big band, as its arranger-conductor. He resigned from the BBC in 1960 and went freelance. He was signed up by Granada TV to replace Peter Knight as presenter of Spot the Tune", In 1965 he conducted the orchestra at the Royal Command Performance at the London Palladium for the third time. He conducted in the Eurovision Song Contest five times, 1975, 1976, 1977 for Belgium, 1978 and 1990. He was the musical director for the BBC's anniversary programme Fifty Years Of Music broadcast in 1972. In 1978 He provided the music for the LWT show Lena and Bonnie and in 1979 Alyn Ainsworth and His Orchestra provided the music for the BBC show Lena Zavaroni and Music along with Alan Roper He provided the Musical Arrangements for the show. (b. 1924)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/05/19 at 1:19 am

October 5th 1943 – Steve Miller, American guitarist and singer-songwriter, known as leader of the Steve Miller Band. He began his career in blues and blues rock and evolved to a more pop-oriented sound which, from the mid-1970s through the early 1980s, resulted in a series of highly popular singles and albums. Miller was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as part of their class of 2016. In 1973, The Joker marked the start of the second phase of Miller's career: this work was less hard-rock oriented and simpler in composition. The album received significant radio airplay, which helped the title track reach number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The single also hit No 1 on the UK Singles Chart in September 1990 after it was used for a television commercial. Miller followed up with Fly Like an Eagle in 1976, and Book of Dreams in 1977. (The songs for both had been recorded at the same time, and released over two single albums rather than one double-album.) This pair of albums represented the peak of Miller's commercial career, both reaching the top echelons of the album charts and spawning a lengthy series of hit singles, including "Fly Like an Eagle", "Rock'n Me", "Take the Money and Run", "Jet Airliner" and "Jungle Love". The Steve Miller Band co-headlined a major stadium tour with the Eagles in 1978.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/05/19 at 1:21 am

October 5th 1934 – Jean Vigo, French film director, died of tuberculosis. He helped establish poetic realism in film in the 1930s; he was a posthumous influence on the French New Wave of the late 1950s and early 1960s. (b. 1905) 1905

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October 5th 1949 – Peter Ackroyd, English biographer, novelist and critic with a particular interest in the history and culture of London. For his novels about English history and culture and his biographies of, among others, William Blake, Charles Dickens, T. S. Eliot and Sir Thomas More, he won the Somerset Maugham Award and two Whitbread Awards. He is noted for the volume of work he has produced, the range of styles therein, his skill at assuming different voices and the depth of his research. He was elected a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 1984 and appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 2003.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/05/19 at 2:09 am

October 5th 1927 – Sam Warner, Polish-born Jewish American film producer, died of pneumonia caused by sinusitis, osteomyelitis and epidural and subdural abscesses, on the day before the premiere of The Jazz Singer. He was the co-founder and chief executive officer of Warner Bros. Studios. He established the studio along with his brothers Harry, Albert, and Jack L. Warner. Sam Warner is credited with procuring the technology that enabled Warner Bros. to produce the film industry's first feature-length talking picture, The Jazz Singer. (b. 1887)

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October 5th 1941 – Stephanie Cole, English stage, television, radio and film actress, known for high-profile television roles in shows such as Tenko (1981–85), Open All Hours (1982–85), A Bit of a Do (1989), Waiting for God (1990–94), Keeping Mum (1997–98), Doc Martin (2004–09), Still Open All Hours (2013–present) and as Sylvia Goodwin in ITV soap opera Coronation Street (2011–13). She won Best TV Actress at the 1992 British Comedy Awards for her role in Waiting For God and won Best Comedy Performance at the 2012 British Soap Awards for her role in Coronation Street.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/05/19 at 5:02 am

October 5th 1880 – Jacques Offenbach, German-born French composer, cellist and impresario of the romantic period, dies from heart failure brought on by acute gout. He is remembered for his nearly 100 operettas of the 1850s–1870s and his uncompleted opera The Tales of Hoffmann. He was a powerful influence on later composers of the operetta genre, particularly Johann Strauss, Jr. and Arthur Sullivan. His best-known works were continually revived during the 20th century, and many of his operettas continue to be staged in the 21st. The Tales of Hoffman remains part of the standard opera repertory. (b. 1819)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/05/19 at 7:22 am

October 5th 1941 – Roy Book Binder, American blues guitarist, singer-songwriter and storyteller. A student and friend of the Rev. Gary Davis, he is equally at home with blues and ragtime. He is known to shift from open tunings to slide arrangements to original compositions, with both traditional and self-styled licks. His storytelling is another characteristic that makes his style unique.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/05/19 at 7:25 am

October 5th 1984 – Leonard Rossiter, English actor, died from hypertrophic cardiomyopathy while waiting to go onstage at the Lyric Theatre, London, where he was performing in Joe Orton's play Loot. He had a long career in the theatre but achieved his greatest fame for his television comedy roles, most notably starring as Rupert Rigsby in the ITV series Rising Damp from 1974 to 1980, as well as a film version, and Reginald Perrin in the BBC's The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin from 1976 to 1979. (b. 1926)

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October 5th 1923 – Glynis Johns, Welsh stage, television and film actress, dancer, pianist, and singer. Born in Pretoria, South Africa of Welsh origin, she is best known for creating the role of Desiree Armfeldt in A Little Night Music on Broadway, for which she won a Tony Award, and for playing Winifred Banks in Walt Disney's musical motion picture box office smash Mary Poppins. In both roles, she originated songs written specifically for her, including "Send in the Clowns", composed by Stephen Sondheim, and "Sister Suffragette", written by the Sherman Brothers. She was nominated for an Oscar for her work in the 1960 film The Sundowners.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/05/19 at 8:54 am

October 5th 2003 – Denis Quilley, English actor, died from liver cancer. From a family with no theatrical connections, Quilley was determined from an early age to become an actor. He was taken on by the Birmingham Repertory Theatre in his teens, and after a break for compulsory military service he began a West End career in 1950, succeeding Richard Burton in The Lady's Not For Burning. In the 1950s he appeared in revue, musicals, operetta and on television as well as in classic and modern drama in the theatre. (b. 1927)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/05/19 at 10:24 am

October 5th 1925 – Herbert Kretzmer, South African-born English journalist and lyric writer. He is best known as the lyricist for the English-language musical adaptation of Les Misérables as well as for his long-time collaboration writing the English-language lyrics to the songs of French chansonnier Charles Aznavour.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/05/19 at 10:26 am

October 5th 1986 – Hal B. Wallis, American film producer, died in 1986 of complications of diabetes. He is best remembered for producing Casablanca (1942) and True Grit (1969), along with many other major films for Warner Bros. featuring such film stars as Humphrey Bogart, Bette Davis, and Errol Flynn. Later on, for a long period, he was connected with Paramount Pictures and oversaw films featuring Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Elvis Presley, and John Wayne. (b. 1898)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/05/19 at 11:45 am

October 5th 1948 – Russell Mael, American singer, songwriter and record producer. His music career spans more than 50 years. With his elder brother Ron, he formed the pop band Sparks in 1971, which was renamed from Halfnelson. He is also the co-founder of Lil' Beethoven Records.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/05/19 at 11:46 am

October 5th 1992 – Eddie Kendricks, American singer and songwriter, died from lung cancer. Noted for his distinctive falsetto singing style, Kendricks co-founded the Motown singing group The Temptations, and was one of their lead singers from 1960 until 1971. His was the lead voice on such famous songs as "The Way You Do The Things You Do", "Get Ready", and "Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)". As a solo artist, Kendricks recorded several hits of his own during the 1970s, including the number-one single "Keep On Truckin'". (b. 1939)

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October 5th 1947 – Brian Johnson, English singer and songwriter. In 1980, he became the third lead singer of the Australian rock band AC/DC, after the death of their second lead singer Bon Scott. He and the rest of the band were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2003. In March 2016, Johnson stepped down from touring on the Rock or Bust World Tour due to hearing problems.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/05/19 at 2:42 pm

October 5th 1951 – Bob Geldof, Irish singer-songwriter, author, political activist and occasional actor. He rose to prominence as the lead singer of the Irish rock band The Boomtown Rats in the late 1970s and early 1980s, alongside the punk rock movement. The band had Number One hits with his compositions "Rat Trap" and "I Don't Like Mondays".[ He co-wrote "Do They Know It's Christmas?", one of the best-selling singles of all time, and starred in Pink Floyd's 1982 film Pink Floyd – The Wall as "Pink." Geldof is widely recognised for his activism, especially anti-poverty efforts concerning Africa. In 1984 he and Midge Ure founded the charity supergroup Band Aid to raise money for famine relief in Ethiopia. They went on to organise the charity super-concert Live Aid the following year and the Live 8 concerts in 2005. Geldof currently serves as an adviser to the ONE Campaign, founded by fellow Irishman Bono, and is a member of the Africa Progress Panel (APP), a group of ten distinguished individuals who advocate at the highest levels for equitable and sustainable development in Africa.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/05/19 at 3:10 pm

October 5th 1967 – Guy Pearce, British/Australian actor and musician. He is known for having starred in the role of Mike Young in the Australian television series Neighbours and in films such as The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994), L.A. Confidential (1997), Memento (2000), The Count of Monte Cristo (2002), The Road (2009), The King's Speech (2010), Prometheus (2012), and Iron Man 3 (2013). In Australian cinema, he has appeared in The Proposition (2005), Animal Kingdom (2010), The Rover (2014), Holding the Man (2015) and The Wizards of Aus (2016). He has won a Primetime Emmy Award and received nominations for Golden Globe Awards, Screen Actors Guild Awards, and AACTA Awards. Since 2012 he has played the title role in the TV adaptations of the Jack Irish stories by Australian crime writer Peter Temple.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/05/19 at 3:19 pm

October 5th 2004 – Rodney Dangerfield, American stand-up comedian, actor, producer and screenwriter, died from complications of the surgery he had undergone in August. Best known for the catchphrase "I don't get no respect!" and his monologues on that theme. He is also remembered for his 1980s film roles, especially in Easy Money, Caddyshack, and Back to School. (b. 1921)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/05/19 at 4:38 pm

October 5th 1952 – Clive Barker, English writer, film director, and visual artist. Barker came to prominence in the mid-1980s with a series of short stories, the Books of Blood, which established him as a leading horror writer. He has since written many novels and other works, and his fiction has been adapted into films, notably the Hellraiser and Candyman series. He was the Executive Producer of the film Gods and Monsters.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/05/19 at 4:42 pm

October 5th 2011 – Steve Jobs, American entrepreneur, businessman, inventor, and industrial designer, died of complications from a relapse of his previously treated islet-cell pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor,. Jobs was the chairman, and the chief executive officer (CEO), and a co-founder of Apple Inc.; CEO and majority shareholder of Pixar; a member of The Walt Disney Company's board of directors following its acquisition of Pixar; and founder, chairman, and CEO of NeXT. Jobs and Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak are widely recognized as pioneers of the microcomputer revolution of the 1970s and 1980s. (b. 1955)

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October 5th 1957 – Lee Thompson, English multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and composer. In a career spanning more than 30 years, Thompson came to prominence in the late 1970s as the founder and saxophonist for the English ska band Madness.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/06/19 at 1:58 am

October 6th 1957 – Bruce Grobbelaar, Zimbabwe international footballer who played as a goalkeeper, most prominently for the English team Liverpool between 1981 and 1994. He is remembered for his gymnastic-like athletic ability, unflappable confidence and eccentric and flamboyant style of play. He has been the goalkeeper coach for Ottawa Fury FC of the North American Soccer League since 2014.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/06/19 at 1:59 am

October 6th 1536 – William Tyndale, English scholar, was executed on a charge of heresy. He became a leading figure in Protestant reform in the years leading up to his execution. He is well known for his translation of the Bible into English. He was influenced by the work of Desiderius Erasmus, who made the Greek New Testament available in Europe, and by Martin Luther. A number of partial translations had been made from the seventh century onward, but the spread of Wycliffe's Bible in the late 14th century led to the death penalty for anyone found in unlicensed possession of Scripture in English—though translations were available in all other major European languages. (b. about 1494)

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October 6th 1959 – Oil Can Boyd, American pitcher in Major League Baseball. Boyd played for the Boston Red Sox (1982–89), Montreal Expos (1990–91), and Texas Rangers (1991). He batted and threw right-handed. His nickname has been reported as coming from his beer-drinking days in his hometown of Meridian, Mississippi, where beer is referred to as "oil." However, in a September 2012 interview, he said that wasn't strictly true; it was actually "rot-gut whiskey" from the neighbourhood moonshiner.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/06/19 at 2:52 am

October 6th 1892 – Alfred, Lord Tennyson, English poet and Poet Laureate of Great Britain and Ireland, died from an unknown condition. He wrote during much of Queen Victoria's reign and remains one of the most popular British poets. Tennyson excelled at penning short lyrics, such as "Break, Break, Break", "The Charge of the Light Brigade", "Tears, Idle Tears", and "Crossing the Bar". Much of his verse was based on classical mythological themes, such as Ulysses, although "In Memoriam A.H.H." was written to commemorate his friend Arthur Hallam, a fellow poet and student at Trinity College, Cambridge, after he died of a stroke at the age of 22. Tennyson also wrote some notable blank verse including Idylls of the King, "Ulysses", and "Tithonus". During his career, Tennyson attempted drama, but his plays enjoyed little success. (b. 1809)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/06/19 at 4:36 am

October 6th 1940 – Ellen Travolta, American actress. She is probably best known for her portrayal of Louisa Arcola Delvecchio, the aunt of Fonzie (Henry Winkler) and mother of Chachi Arcola (Scott Baio) in the 1950s-based sitcom Happy Days, and the spin-off Joanie Loves Chachi. She also played the mother of Baio's character on the syndicated comedy series Charles in Charge from 1987-90. Travolta played Mrs. Horshack-O'Hara in three episodes of Welcome Back, Kotter, on which her brother, actor John Travolta, starred as Vinnie Barbarino in the series. Later in the 1970s, she played Dorothy Manucci in the short-lived television series Makin' It. She played Marion Keisker in John Carpenter's renowned 1979 television film Elvis. She has five younger siblings: Joey, Margaret, Sam, and John Travolta.

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October 6th 1893 – Ford Madox Brown, French-born British painter of moral and historical subjects, died from an unknown cause. Notable for his distinctively graphic and often Hogarthian version of the Pre-Raphaelite style. Arguably, his most notable painting was Work (1852–65). Brown spent the latter years of his life painting the Manchester Murals, depicting Mancunian history, for Manchester Town Hall. (b. 1821)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/06/19 at 6:34 am

October 6th 1942 – Britt Ekland, Swedish actress and singer. She appeared in numerous films in her heyday throughout the 1960s and 1970s, including critically acclaimed roles in William Friedkin's The Night They Raided Minsky's (1968), and the British crime film Get Carter (1971), which established her as a movie sex symbol. She also starred in the British cult horror film The Wicker Man (1973) and appeared as a Bond girl in The Man with the Golden Gun (1974). Her high-profile social life and her 1964 marriage to actor Peter Sellers attracted considerable press attention, leading to her being one of the most photographed celebrities in the world during the 1970s.

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October 6th 1963 – Elisabeth Shue, American actress, known for her roles in the films The Karate Kid (1984), Adventures in Babysitting (1987), Cocktail (1988), Back to the Future Part II (1989), Back to the Future Part III (1990), Soapdish (1991), Leaving Las Vegas (1995), The Saint (1997), and Hollow Man (2000). She has won several acting awards and has been nominated for an Academy Award, a Golden Globe and a BAFTA. She starred as Julie Finlay in the CBS police drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation from 2012 to 2015.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/06/19 at 8:11 am

October 6th 1943 – Richard Caborn, British Labour Party politician, who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Sheffield Central from 1983 to 2010. Caborn was a member of the government for ten years, serving as the Minister of Sport from 2001 to 2007. He was later appointed by Gordon Brown as the Prime Minister's Ambassador for England's 2018 World Cup Bid.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/06/19 at 8:13 am

October 6th 1962 – Tod Browning, American motion picture actor, director and screenwriter, died from an undisclosed illness. Browning's career spanned the silent and talkie eras. Best known as the director of Dracula (1931), the cult classic Freaks (1932), and classic silent film collaborations with Lon Chaney and Priscilla Dean, Browning directed many movies in a wide range of genres. (b. 1880)

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October 6th 1951 – Kevin Cronin, American singer-songwriter, lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, and occasional pianist for the American rock band, REO Speedwagon. REO Speedwagon had several hits on the Billboard Hot 100 throughout the 1980s, including two chart-toppers written by Cronin: "Keep on Loving You" (1981) and "Can't Fight This Feeling" (1985).

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October 6th 1951 – Gavin Sutherland, Scottish singer-songwriter and bass player, with his brother Iain Sutherland (b. 1948) formed The Sutherland Brothers originally performed as a folk and rock music duo in the British music scene in the early 1970s, and then from 1973 to 1978 joined with rock band Quiver to record and tour as Sutherland Brothers & Quiver. Under this combined moniker, the group recorded several albums and had a significant international hit single with the song "Arms of Mary" in 1976. In North America they are primarily known for their 1973 debut single "(I Don't Want to Love You But) You Got Me Anyway", which was not a hit in the UK. In 1972 they won a new recording contract with Island Records and put out an album. Their first single as the Sutherland Brothers Band was under this contract, and was a minor hit, "The Pie", in January 1972. Their follow-up single was Sailing, which had much radio play but was commercially unsuccessful (it was later covered by Rod Stewart).

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October 6th 1980 – Hattie Jacques, English comedy actress of stage, radio and screen, died from a heart attack. She was a regular of the Carry On films in which she typically played strict, no-nonsense characters, and was also a prolific television and radio performer. Jacques started her career in 1944 with an appearance at the Players' Theatre in London, but came to national prominence through her appearances on three highly popular radio series on the BBC: with Tommy Handley on It's That Man Again; with ventriloquist Peter Brough on Educating Archie; and then with Tony Hancock on Hancock's Half Hour. After the Second World War Jacques made her cinematic debut in Green for Danger, in which she had a brief, uncredited role. From 1958 to 1974 she appeared in 14 Carry On films, playing various roles including the formidable hospital matron. On television she had a long professional partnership with Eric Sykes, with whom she co-starred in his long-running series Sykes and Sykes and a.... The role endeared her to the public and the two became staples of British television. (b. 1922)

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October 6th 1978 – Ricky Hatton, British boxer who competed from 1997 to 2012, and has since worked as a boxing promoter and trainer. During his boxing career he held multiple world championships at light-welterweight and one at welterweight. Hatton is ranked by BoxRec as the best British light-welterweight of all time, the third best in Europe, and eleventh best worldwide. In 2005 he was named Fighter of the Year by The Ring magazine and the Boxing Writers Association of America.

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October 6th 1951 – Will Keith Kellogg, American industrialist in food manufacturing, died of heart failure. He is best known as the founder of the Kellogg Company, which to this day produces a wide variety of popular breakfast cereals. He was a member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church and practiced vegetarianism as a dietary principle taught by his church. Later, he founded the Kellogg Arabian Ranch and made it into a renowned establishment for the breeding of Arabian horses. Kellogg started the Kellogg Foundation in 1934 with $66 million in Kellogg company stock and investments, a donation that would be worth over a billion dollars in today's economy. Kellogg continued to be a major philanthropist throughout his life. (b. 1860)

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October 6th 1977 – Melinda Doolittle, American singer who finished as the third place finalist on the sixth season of American Idol. Prior to her appearance on American Idol, Doolittle worked as a professional back-up singer for, among others, Michael McDonald, Kirk Franklin, Aaron Neville, BeBe and CeCe Winans, Alabama, Jonny Lang, Vanessa Bell Armstrong, Carman, and Anointed.

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October 6th 1989 – Bette Davis, American actress of film, television, and theatre, died from breast cancer. Regarded as one of the greatest actresses in Hollywood history, she was noted for her willingness to play unsympathetic, sardonic characters and was reputed for her performances in a range of film genres, from contemporary crime melodramas to historical and period films and occasional comedies, although her greatest successes were her roles in romantic dramas. She won the Academy Award for Best Actress twice, was the first person to accrue ten Academy Award nominations for acting, and was the first woman to receive a Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Film Institute. (b. 1908)

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October 6th 1969 – Walter Hagen, American golfer, died from throat cancer. A major figure in golf in the first half of the 20th century. His tally of 11 professional majors is third behind Jack Nicklaus (18) and Tiger Woods (14). Hagen won the U.S. Open twice, and in 1922 he became the first native-born American to win the British Open, and won the Claret Jug three more times. He also won the PGA Championship a record-tying five times (all in match play), and the Western Open five times when it had near-major championship status. Hagen totaled 45 PGA wins in his career, and was a six-time Ryder Cup captain. The Masters Tournament, the newest major, was established in 1934, after his prime. (b. 1892)

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October 6th 1985 – Nelson Riddle, American arranger, composer, bandleader and orchestrator, died of cardiac and kidney failure as a result of cirrhosis of the liver. His career stretched from the late 1940s to the mid-1980s. His work for Capitol Records kept such vocalists as Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Nat King Cole, Judy Garland, Dean Martin, Peggy Lee, Johnny Mathis, Rosemary Clooney and Keely Smith household names. He found commercial and critical success again in the 1980s with a trio of Platinum albums with Linda Ronstadt. His orchestrations earned an Academy Award and three Grammy Awards. (b. 1921)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/07/19 at 1:10 am

October 7th 1959 – Simon Cowell, English reality television judge and producer, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. He is most recognised as a judge on the British TV talent competition series Pop Idol, The X Factor, and Britain's Got Talent, and the American TV talent competition shows American Idol, The X Factor, and America's Got Talent. Cowell is the principal founder and chief executive of the British entertainment company Syco.

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October 7th 1955 – Yo-Yo Ma, French-American cellist. Born in Paris, he spent his schooling years in New York City and was a child prodigy, performing from the age of four and a half. He graduated from the Juilliard School and Harvard University and has enjoyed a prolific career as both a soloist performing with orchestras around the world and a recording artist. He has recorded more than 90 albums and received 18 Grammy Awards.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/07/19 at 12:26 pm

October 7th 1849 – Edgar Allan Poe, American writer, editor, and literary critic, died with the condition of the actual cause of death remains a mystery. Poe is best known for his poetry and short stories, particularly his tales of mystery and the macabre. He is widely regarded as a central figure of Romanticism in the United States and American literature as a whole, and he was one of the country's earliest practitioners of the short story. Poe is generally considered the inventor of the detective fiction genre and is further credited with contributing to the emerging genre of science fiction. He was the first well-known American writer to try to earn a living through writing alone, resulting in a financially difficult life and career. (b. 1809)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/09/19 at 12:21 am

October 9th 1954 – Scott Bakula, American actor and director best known for his lead roles in two science-fiction television series: as Sam Beckett on Quantum Leap (for which he received four Emmy Award nominations and a Golden Globe Award), and as Captain Jonathan Archer on Star Trek: Enterprise. Bakula starred on the comedy-drama series Men of a Certain Age, and guest-starred in seasons two and three of NBC's Chuck as the title character's father Stephen J. Bartowski. He guest starred on HBO's Looking as entrepreneur Lynn. In 2014, he began playing Special Agent Dwayne Cassius "King" Pride on NCIS: New Orleans.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/09/19 at 3:29 am

October 9th 1941 – Brian Lamb, American journalist and the founder, executive chairman, and now retired CEO of C-SPAN; an American cable network which provides coverage of the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate as well as other public affairs events. Prior to launching C-SPAN in 1979, Lamb held various communications roles including White House telecommunications policy staffer and Washington bureau chief for Cablevision magazine. He also served as a commissioned officer in the United States Navy for four years. Lamb has conducted thousands of interviews in his lifetime, including those on C-SPAN's Booknotes and Q&A, and is known for his unique interview style, focusing on short, direct questions. Over the course of his career Lamb has received numerous honors and awards including the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the National Humanities Medal.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/09/19 at 3:30 am

October 9th 2016 – Andrzej Wajda, Polish film and theatre director, died from pulmonary failure. Recipient of an Honorary Oscar, the Palme d'Or, as well as Honorary Golden Lion and Golden Bear Awards, he was a prominent member of the "Polish Film School". He was known especially for his trilogy of war films consisting of A Generation (1954), Kanał (1956) and Ashes and Diamonds (1958). He is considered one of the world's most renowned filmmakers whose works chronicled his native country's political and social evolution and dealt with the myths of Polish national identity offering insightful analyses of the universal element of the Polish experience - the struggle to maintain dignity under the most trying circumstances. Four of his films have been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film: The Promised Land (1975), The Maids of Wilko (1979), Man of Iron (1981) and Katyń (2007). (b. 1926)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/09/19 at 4:05 am

October 9th 1948 – Jackson Browne, American singer, songwriter, and musician who has sold over 18 million albums in the United States. Coming to prominence in the 1970s, Browne has written and recorded songs such as "These Days", "The Pretender", "Running on Empty", "Lawyers in Love", "Doctor My Eyes", "Take It Easy", "For a Rocker", and "Somebody's Baby". In 2004, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio, and given an honorary doctorate of music by Occidental College in Los Angeles, California.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/09/19 at 4:48 am

October 9th 2018 – Thomas A. Steitz, American biochemist, died of pancreatic cancer. He was a Sterling Professor of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry at Yale University, and investigator at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, best known for his pioneering work on the ribosome. Steitz was awarded the 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry along with Venkatraman Ramakrishnan and Ada Yonath "for studies of the structure and function of the ribosome". Steitz also won the Gairdner International Award in 2007 "for his studies on the structure and function of the ribosome which showed that the peptidyl transferase was an RNA catalyzed reaction, and for revealing the mechanism of inhibition of this function by antibiotics". (b. 1940)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/09/19 at 6:12 am

October 9th 1952 – Sharon Osbourne, English television host, media personality, television talent competition judge, author, music manager, modern impresario, businesswoman, and promoter, and the wife of heavy metal singer-songwriter Ozzy Osbourne. She first came into public prominence after appearing in The Osbournes, a reality television show that followed her family's daily life. Osbourne later became a talent show judge on shows such as the British and original version of The X Factor, from 2004 to 2007, 2013, and 2016 onwards. She also was a judge on America's Got Talent from 2007 until 2012.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/09/19 at 6:30 am

October 9th 1729 – Richard Blackmore, English poet and physician, died from an unknown condition. He is remembered primarily as the object of satire and as an example of a dull poet. He was, however, a respected physician and religious writer. (b. 1654)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/09/19 at 7:27 am

October 9th 1966 – David Cameron, British politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2010 to 2016 and Leader of the Conservative Party from 2005 to 2016. He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Witney from 2001 to 2016. Cameron identifies as a One-Nation Conservative, and has been associated with both economically liberal and socially liberal policies.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/09/19 at 7:32 am

October 9th 1941 – Helen Morgan, American singer and actress, died of cirrhosis of the liver. She worked in films and on the stage. A quintessential torch singer, she made a big splash in the Chicago club scene in the 1920s. She starred as Julie LaVerne in the original Broadway production of Hammerstein and Kern's musical Show Boat in 1927, as well as in the 1932 Broadway revival of the musical, and appeared in two film adaptations, a part-talkie made in 1929 (prologue only) and a full-sound version made in 1936, becoming firmly associated with the role. She suffered from bouts of alcoholism, and despite her notable success in the title role of another Hammerstein and Kern's Broadway musical, Sweet Adeline (1929), her stage career was relatively short. (b. 1900)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/09/19 at 7:54 am

October 9th 1969 – Steve McQueen, English film director, producer, screenwriter, and video artist. For his 2013 film, 12 Years a Slave, a historical drama adaptation of an 1853 slave narrative memoir, he won an Academy Award, BAFTA Award for Best Film, and Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama, as a producer, and he also received the award for Best Director from the New York Film Critics Circle. McQueen is the first black filmmaker to win an Academy Award for Best Picture. McQueen is known for his collaborations with actor Michael Fassbender, who has starred in all three of McQueen's feature films as of 2014. McQueen's other feature films are Hunger (2008), a historical drama about the 1981 Irish hunger strike, and Shame (2011), a drama about an executive struggling with sex addiction. For his artwork, McQueen has received the Turner Prize, the highest award given to a British visual artist. In 2006 he produced Queen and Country, which commemorates the deaths of British soldiers in Iraq by presenting their portraits as a sheet of stamps. For services to the visual arts, he was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 2011.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/09/19 at 8:05 am

October 9th 1939 – Ponty Bone, American accordionist. He led his 1980s band, the Squeezetones, to international popularity over a twenty-year period. Early in his career Bone was a member of the Joe Ely Band. By the mid-1980s, Ponty Bone had formed his own band, Ponty Bone & the Squeezetones. The group's early style ranged through Russian gypsy dances, reggae-blues, Tex-Mex polkas and Cajun boogie. In 1987, the group made an appearance on the PBS music television program Austin City Limits, as part of a "Squeezebox Special" episode, with Queen Ida and Santiago Jiménez Jr. Longtime Squeezetones bassist Wash Hamilton died in early 2008. With his band, Ponty has shared the stage with such artists as The Clash, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, King Flaco Jiménez, Linda Ronstadt and Ronnie Lane. (d. 2018)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/09/19 at 9:53 am

October 9th 1950 – Jody Williams, American political activist known around the world for her work in banning anti-personnel landmines, her defense of human rights (especially those of women), and her efforts to promote new understandings of security in today's world. She was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1997 for her work toward the banning and clearing of anti-personnel mines.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/09/19 at 10:03 am

October 9th 1967 – Che Guevara (born Ernesto "Che" Guevara), Argentine Marxist revolutionary, physician, author, guerrilla leader, diplomat and military theorist, was executed by the Bolivian army. A major figure of the Cuban Revolution, his stylized visage has become a ubiquitous countercultural symbol of rebellion and global insignia in popular culture. (b. 1928)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/09/19 at 11:35 am

October 9th 1936 – Brian Blessed, English actor, writer, and presenter. He is known for his booming voice and his roles in I, Claudius, Blackadder, and Flash Gordon.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/09/19 at 12:48 pm

October 9th 2017 – Vincent La Selva, American conductor, died of complications of dementia. He began performing at the age of 8, and by the age of 12, he was conducting student performances. He received his bachelor's degree from the Juilliard School, where he has served on the faculty since 1969. After his graduation from Juilliard, he served in the United States Army, where he conducted the First Army band at Fort Jay on Governor's Island. His idea of presenting free productions began in 1954, when he founded the Xavier Symphony Society, made up of volunteer performers. Gian-Carlo Menotti was so taken by La Selva's performance of The Saint of Bleecker Street, that Menotti had La Selva perform the piece at New York's City Opera. This led to his being hired to conduct the City Opera's orchestra full-time. (b. 1929)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/09/19 at 2:00 pm

Born on his father's birthday!

October 9th 1975 – Sean Lennon, American singer, songwriter and actor. He is the son of John Lennon and Yoko Ono. He is the only child of John Lennon by Yoko Ono. John Lennon retired from music for five years to become a house-husband

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/09/19 at 2:15 pm

October 9th 1978 – Jacques Brel, 1978, Belgian singer songwriter, died of cancer. Artists who recorded his songs include, Ray Charles, Scott Walker, Alex Harvey, Frank Sinatra, Dusty Springfield, David Bowie, Nina Simone and Terry Jacks. (b. 1929)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/09/19 at 2:45 pm

October 9th 1955 – Steve Ovett, English middle-distance runner from England. He was gold medalist in the 800 metres at the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow, and set world records for 1500 metres and the mile run.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/09/19 at 3:59 pm

October 9th 1995 – Alec Douglas-Home, British cricketer and politician, died from an undisclosed illness. A British statesman of the Conservative Party who served as Prime Minister from October 1963 to October 1964. He is notable for being the last Prime Minister to hold office while being a member of the House of Lords, before renouncing his peerage and taking up a seat in the House of Commons for the remainder of his premiership. His reputation, however, rests more on his two spells as Britain's foreign secretary than on his brief premiership. His cricket playing career at first-class level he represented the Oxford University Cricket Club, Middlesex CCC and MCC. Between 1924 and 1927 he played ten first-class matches, scoring 147 runs at an average of 16.33 with a best score of 37 not out. As a bowler he took 12 wickets at an average of 30.25 with a best of 3 for 43. Three of his first-class games were internationals against Argentina on the MCC "representative" tour of South America in 1926–27. (b. 1903)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/09/19 at 4:24 pm

October 9th 1935 – Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, he is a grandson of King George V and Queen Mary. He has held the title of Duke of Kent for over 75 years, following the death of his father in a plane crash in 1942. The Duke of Kent carries out engagements on behalf of his first cousin, Elizabeth II. He is perhaps best known as president of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, presenting the trophies to the Wimbledon champion and runner-up. He also served as the United Kingdom's Special Representative for International Trade and Investment, retiring in 2001. He is also the president of The Scout Association, the Royal United Services Institute, and the Royal Institution of Great Britain, and since 1967 Grand Master of the United Grand Lodge of England. The Duke of Kent is also patron of the Institute of Advanced Motorists, an independent road safety charity which specialises in training and advice for post-licence drivers and riders.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/09/19 at 5:04 pm

October 9th 2001 – Herbert Ross, American director, producer, and choreographer, died from heart failure. In 1942, Ross' stage debut came as "Third Witch" in a touring company of Macbeth. The next year brought his first Broadway performance credits with Something for the Boys. By 1950, he was a choreographer with the American Ballet Theatre and choreographed his first Broadway production, the Arthur Schwartz-Dorothy Fields musical adaptation of A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. Ross's first film assignment came as an uncredited choreographer on Carmen Jones (1954). In the UK, he choreographed The Young Ones (1961) and Summer Holiday (1963), both starring Cliff Richard. Later, he worked with Barbra Streisand as choreographer and director of musical numbers for Funny Girl (1968). His film directorial debut came with the musical version of Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969), made by MGM-British, with Peter O'Toole and Petula Clark. He went on to direct films involving ballet, such as The Turning Point (1977), Nijinsky (1980) and Dancers (1987). Other movies of critical acclaim followed in the 1970s and 1980s such as Neil Simon's adaptations of his own plays and film adaptations of Broadway productions through his last project, Boys on the Side (1995). (b. 1927)

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Written By: nally on 10/11/19 at 6:47 pm

Pro baseball pitcher Cory Lidle was killed in a plane accident on this day in 2006; he was only 34 (born 1972). :\'(

Just four days prior to his untimely demise, he pitched in his final MLB game: Game Four of the American League Division Series, in which his team (the New York Yankees) lost to the Detroit Tigers.

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Written By: nally on 10/11/19 at 7:43 pm

Died on October 11th 1961: Chico Marx, one of the Marx Brothers, age 74 (born 1887).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/13/19 at 2:55 am

October 13th 1941 – Paul Simon, American musician, singer-songwriter and actor. Simon's musical career has spanned seven decades, with his fame and commercial success beginning as half of the duo Simon & Garfunkel, which was formed in 1964 with Art Garfunkel. Simon was responsible for writing nearly all of the pair's songs, including three that reached No. 1 on the U.S. singles charts: "The Sound of Silence", "Mrs. Robinson", and "Bridge over Troubled Water".

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/13/19 at 2:59 am

October 13th AD 54 – Claudius, Roman emperor, died on the consensus of ancient historians was that he was murdered by poison – possibly contained in mushrooms or on a feather. He reigned from 41 to 54. A member of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, he was the son of Drusus and Antonia Minor. (b. 10 BC)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/13/19 at 3:49 am

October 13th 1941 – John Snow, English cricketer. He played for Sussex and England in the 1960s and 1970s. Despite being the son of a country vicar and publishing two volumes of poetry, Snow was England's most formidable fast bowler between Fred Trueman and Bob Willis and played Test Matches with both of them at either end of his career. He is known for bowling England to victory against the West Indies in 1967–68 and Australia in 1970–71 and was a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1973.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/13/19 at 3:57 am

October 13th 1919 – Karl Adolph Gjellerup, Danish poet and novelist, died from an undisclosed cause. He together with his compatriot Henrik Pontoppidan won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1917. He belonged to the Modern Break-Through. He occasionally used the pseudonym Epigonos. (b. 1857)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/13/19 at 5:29 am

October 13th 1944 – Robert Lamm, American keyboardist, singer and songwriter who came to fame as a founding member of the pop rock band Chicago. He wrote many of the band's biggest hits, including "Questions 67 & 68", "Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?", "Beginnings", "25 or 6 to 4", "Saturday in the Park", "Dialogue (Part I & II)" and "Harry Truman".

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/13/19 at 5:51 am

October 13th 1945 – Milton S. Hershey, American confectioner and philanthropist, died of pneumonia in Hershey Hospital at the age of 88. He founded the Hershey Chocolate Company and the "company town" of Hershey, Pennsylvania, eventually becoming a great success. As he and his wife had no children, they turned to philanthropy. (b. 1857)   

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/13/19 at 6:58 am

October 13th 1950 – Simon Nicol, English guitarist, singer, multi-instrumentalist and record producer. He was a founding member of British folk rock group Fairport Convention and is the only founding member still in the band. He has also been involved with the Albion Band and a wide range of musical projects, both as a collaborator, producer and as a solo artist. He has received several awards for his work and career.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/13/19 at 7:03 am

October 13th 1966 – Clifton Webb, American actor, dancer, and singer, died from a heart attack. Best known for his Oscar-nominated roles in such films as Laura (1944), The Razor's Edge (1946), and Sitting Pretty (1948). He was known for his stage appearances in the plays of Noël Coward, notably Blithe Spirit, as well as appearances on Broadway in a number of very successful musical revues. (b. 1889)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/13/19 at 7:30 am

October 13th 1969 – Nancy Kerrigan, American former figure skater. She won bronze medals at the 1991 World Championships and 1992 Winter Olympics, and a silver medal at the 1992 World Championships, before becoming the 1993 US National Champion. In January 1994, Kerrigan was attacked with a police baton by an assailant hired by the ex-husband of her rival Tonya Harding, but she recovered to win a silver medal at the 1994 Winter Olympics. She then turned professional and went on to perform in several ice shows, including Champions on Ice and Broadway on Ice. In 2017, she was a contestant on season 24 of Dancing with the Stars.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/13/19 at 7:55 am

October 13th 1974 – Ed Sullivan, American television personality, sports and entertainment reporter, died of complication from a long-standing battle with gastric ulcers. He was a long time syndicated columnist for the New York Daily News and the Chicago Tribune New York News Syndicate. He is principally remembered as the creator and host of the television variety program The Toast of the Town, later popularly—and, eventually, officially—renamed The Ed Sullivan Show. Broadcast for 23 years from 1948 to 1971, it set a record as the longest-running variety show in US broadcast history. "It was, by almost any measure, the last great TV show," proclaimed television critic David Hinckley. "It's one of our fondest, dearest pop culture memories." (b. 1901)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/13/19 at 9:33 am

October 13th 1959 – Marie Osmond, American singer, actress, doll designer, and a member of the show business family the Osmonds. Although she was never part of her family's singing group, she gained success as a solo country music artist in the 1970s and 1980s. Her best known song is a cover of the country pop ballad "Paper Roses". From 1976 to 1979, she and her singer brother Donny Osmond hosted the television variety show Donny & Marie.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/13/19 at 10:42 am

October 13th 1996 – Beryl Reid, British actress of stage and screen, died from pneumonia and osteoporosis. She won the 1967 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for The Killing of Sister George, the 1980 Olivier Award for Best Comedy Performance for Born in the Gardens, and the 1982 BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress for Smiley's People. Her film appearances included The Belles of St. Trinian's (1954), The Killing of Sister George (1968), The Assassination Bureau (1969) and No Sex Please, We're British (1973) (b. 1919)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/13/19 at 11:46 am

October 13th 1947 – Sammy Hagar, American rock vocalist, guitarist, songwriter, musician and entrepreneur. Hagar came to prominence in the 1970s with the hard rock band Montrose. He afterwards launched a successful solo career, scoring an enduring hit in 1984 with "I Can't Drive 55". He enjoyed huge commercial success when he replaced David Lee Roth as the lead singer of Van Halen in 1985, but left the band in 1996. He returned to the band for a 2-year reunion from 2003 to 2005. On March 12, 2007, Hagar was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Van Halen.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/13/19 at 1:07 pm

October 13th 1946 – Edwina Currie, British former politician, serving as Conservative Party Member of Parliament from 1983 until 1997. She was a Junior Health Minister for two years, resigning in 1988 during the salmonella in eggs controversy. By the time Currie lost her seat as an MP in 1997, she had begun a new career as a novelist and broadcaster. She is the author of six novels, and has also written four works of non fiction. In September 2002, publication of Currie's Diaries (1987–92) caused a sensation, as they revealed a four-year affair with colleague (and later Prime Minister) John Major between 1984 and 1988.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/13/19 at 1:54 pm

October 13th October 13th 1980 – David Haye, British boxer who has held world titles in two weight classes. He is the first British boxer to reach the final of the World Amateur Boxing Championships, where he won a silver medal in 2001. As a professional he became the first British boxer to become a unified cruiserweight world champion in 2008, winning three of the four major world titles, as well as the Ring magazine and lineal titles. In the same year he moved up to heavyweight, and became the WBA champion in 2009 after defeating Nikolai Valuev, who had a world record 9 inches (23 cm) height and 99 pounds (45 kg) weight advantage on Haye.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/13/19 at 2:50 pm

October 13th 1982 – Ian Thorpe, Australian swimmer who specialised in freestyle, but also competed in backstroke and individual medley. He has won five Olympic gold medals, the most won by any Australian, and with three gold and two silver medals, was the most successful athlete at the 2000 Summer Olympics. At the 2001 World Aquatics Championships, he became the first person to win six gold medals in one World Championship. In total, Thorpe has won eleven World Championship golds, the third-highest number of any swimmer. Thorpe was the first person to have been named Swimming World Swimmer of the Year four times, and was the Australian Swimmer of the Year from 1999 to 2003. His athletic achievements made him one of Australia's most popular athletes, and he was recognised as the Young Australian of the Year in 2000

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/13/19 at 3:03 pm

October 13th 2000 – Jean Peters, American actress, died of leukemia two days before her 74th birthday. Known as a star of 20th Century Fox in the late 1940s and early 1950s, and as the second wife of Howard Hughes. Although possibly best remembered for her siren role in Pickup on South Street (1953), Peters was known for her resistance to being turned into a sex symbol. She preferred to play unglamorous, down-to-earth women. (b. 1926)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/13/19 at 4:02 pm

October 13th 2009 – Al Martino, American singer and actor, died from a heart attack. He had his greatest success as a singer between the early 1950s and mid-1970s, being described as "one of the great Italian American pop crooners", and also became well known as an actor, particularly for his role as singer Johnny Fontane in The Godfather. (b. 1927)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/13/19 at 4:46 pm

October 13th 2003 – Anne Ziegler, English singer, died from an undisclosed cause. Known for her light operatic duets with her husband Webster Booth (905-1984). The pair were known as the "Sweethearts in Song" and were among the most famous and popular British musical acts of the 1940s. (b. 1910)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/13/19 at 4:47 pm

October 13th 1970 – Paul Potts, British tenor. In 2007, he won the first series of ITV's Britain's Got Talent with his performance of "Nessun dorma", an aria from Puccini's opera Turandot. As a singer of operatic pop music, Potts recorded the album One Chance, which topped sales charts in thirteen countries. Prior to winning Britain's Got Talent, Potts was a manager at The Carphone Warehouse. He had served as a Bristol city councillor from 1996 until 2003, and also had performed in amateur opera from 1999 to 2003.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/15/19 at 5:12 am

October 15th 1944 – David Trimble, British politician who was the first First Minister of Northern Ireland from 1998 to 2002, and the leader of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) from 1995 to 2005. He was also the Member of Parliament for Upper Bann from 1990 to 2005 and the Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Upper Bann from 1998 to 2007. In 2006, he was made a life peer in the House of Lords and a year later left the UUP to join the Conservative Party. In October 1998, Trimble and John Hume (politician from Derry, Northern Ireland) were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for their efforts to find a peaceful solution to the conflict in Northern Ireland.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/15/19 at 5:18 am

October 15th 1942 – Marie Tempest (born: Mary Susan Etherington), English singer and actress, died of an undisclosed cause.  known as the "queen of her profession". Tempest became the most famous soprano in late Victorian light opera and Edwardian musical comedies. Later, she became a leading comic actress and toured widely in North America and elsewhere. She was, at times, her own theatre manager during a career spanning 55 years. Tempest was also instrumental in the founding of the actors' union Equity in Britain. (b. 1864)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/15/19 at 5:57 am

October 15th 1946 – Richard Carpenter, American pop musician, best known as one half of the sibling duo the Carpenters, along with his sister Karen Carpenter. He is a record producer, arranger, pianist, keyboardist, occasional lyricist, and composer, as well as joining with Karen on harmony vocals.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/15/19 at 7:09 am

October 15th 1917 – Mata Hari, Dutch exotic dancer and courtesan, executed by firing squad after being convicted of being a spy for Germany during World War I. (b. 1876)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/15/19 at 8:12 am

October 15th 1940 – Peter C. Doherty, Australian veterinary surgeon and researcher in the field of medicine. He received the Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research in 1995, the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine jointly with Rolf M. Zinkernagel in 1996 and was named Australian of the Year in 1997. In the Australia Day Honours of 1997, he was named a Companion of the Order of Australia for his work with Zinkernagel. He is also a National Trust Australian Living Treasure. In 2009 as part of the Q150 celebrations, Doherty's immune system research was announced as one of the Q150 Icons of Queensland for its role as an iconic "innovation and invention".

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/15/19 at 9:28 am

October 15th 1963 – Horton Smith, American golfer, died of Hodgkin's disease. He is best known as the winner of the first and third Masters Tournaments. This was an era of expansion and reorganization for professional golf. The PGA Tour was founded in 1934, and Smith was one of the leading players of the early years of the tour, topping the money list in 1936. He accumulated 32 PGA Tour titles in total, the last of them in 1941, and his two major championships came at the Masters, at the inaugural tournament in 1934 and again in 1936. Smith was a member of five Ryder Cup teams: 1929, 1931, 1933, 1935, and 1937. His career Ryder Cup record was 3–0–1, his only blemish a halved singles match against Bill Cox in 1935 at Ridgewood Country Club in New Jersey. Smith was the only golfer to defeat Bobby Jones during the latter's Grand Slam year of 1930, at the stroke play Savannah Open in February. He played in every Masters through 1963, the year of his death. (b. 1908)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/15/19 at 10:52 am

October 15th 1948 – Chris de Burgh, British-Irish singer-songwriter and instrumentalist. He is an art rock performer who also writes pop-oriented material. He has had several top 40 hits in the UK and two in the US, but he is more popular in other countries, particularly Norway and Brazil. He is most famous for his 1986 love song "The Lady in Red',' which reached number one in several countries. De Burgh has sold over 45 million albums worldwide.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/15/19 at 11:28 am

October 15th 1964 – Cole Porter, American composer and songwriter, died of kidney failure. Born to a wealthy family in Indiana, he defied the wishes of his domineering grandfather and took up music as a profession. Classically trained, he was drawn towards musical theatre. After a slow start, he began to achieve success in the 1920s, and by the 1930s he was one of the major songwriters for the Broadway musical stage. Unlike many successful Broadway composers, Porter wrote the lyrics, as well as the music, for his songs. After a serious horseback riding accident in 1937, Porter was left disabled and in constant pain, but he continued to work. His shows of the early 1940s did not contain the lasting hits of his best work of the 1920s and '30s, but in 1948 he made a triumphant comeback with his most successful musical, Kiss Me, Kate. It won the first Tony Award for Best Musical. Porter's other musicals include Fifty Million Frenchmen, DuBarry Was a Lady, Anything Goes, Can-Can and Silk Stockings. His numerous hit songs include "Night and Day", "Begin the Beguine", "I Get a Kick Out of You", "Well, Did You Evah!", "I've Got You Under My Skin", "My Heart Belongs to Daddy" and "You're the Top". He also composed scores for films from the 1930s to the 1950s, including Born to Dance (1936), which featured the song "You'd Be So Easy to Love"; Rosalie (1937), which featured "In the Still of the Night"; High Society (1956), which included "True Love"; and Les Girls (1957). (b. 1891)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/15/19 at 12:53 pm

October 15th 1951 – Roscoe Tanner, American tennis player, who turned pro in 1972 and reached a career-high world singles ranking of World No. 4 on July 30, 1979. Tanner was famous for his big left-handed serve, which was clocked at 153 mph at Palm Springs in 1978 during the final against Raúl Ramírez. He is also known for winning the men's singles title at the first of two Australian Open tournaments held in 1977. Tanner won the tournament held in January, Vitas Gerulaitis won the December tournament. Tanner also reached the Wimbledon final in 1979, losing to Björn Borg in five sets.

Subject: Re: Literary Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/15/19 at 2:33 pm

October 15th 1922 – Agustina Bessa-Luís, Portuguese author. From 1986 and 1987, she was director of the daily O Primeiro de Janeiro (Porto). From 1990 to 1993, she was director of the Teatro Nacional D. Maria II (Lisbon). Her novels have been adapted for the screen by director Manoel de Oliveira: Fanny Owen ("Francisca"), Abraham's Valley, and The Lands of Risk ("The Convent"), in addition to the Party. Her novel As Terras do Risco was the basis for the film O Convento in 1995.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/15/19 at 2:38 pm

October 15th 2011 – Betty Driver, British actress and singer, died from kidney failure. Best known for her role as Betty Williams (previously Betty Turpin) on the British soap opera, Coronation Street from 1969 to 2011, appearing in more than 2,800 episodes. She had previously appeared as Mrs Edgley in Coronation Street spin-off Pardon the Expression (1965–1966) opposite Arthur Lowe. Her early career focussed on her as a singer, appearing in musical films such as Boots! Boots! in 1934, opposite George Formby and Penny Paradise in 1938, directed by Carol Reed. She was made an MBE in the 2000 New Year Honours. (b. 1920)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/15/19 at 3:48 pm

October 15th 1969 – Dominic West, English actor, director, and musician. He is best known for playing Jimmy McNulty in The Wire, and won the British Academy Television Award for Best Actor at the 2012 British Academy Television Awards for portraying serial killer Fred West in Appropriate Adult. He stars as Noah Solloway on the Showtime drama series The Affair, for which he has received a Golden Globe nomination.

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/15/19 at 3:50 pm

October 15th 1983 – Pat O'Brien, American film actor, died from a heart attack. With more than one hundred screen credits. Of Irish descent, he often played Irish and Irish-American characters and was referred to as "Hollywood's Irishman in Residence" in the press. One of the best-known screen actors of the 1930s and 1940s, he played priests, cops, military figures, pilots, and reporters. He is especially well-remembered for his roles in Knute Rockne, All American (1940), Angels with Dirty Faces (1938), and Some Like It Hot (1959). He was frequently paired onscreen with Hollywood legend James Cagney. O'Brien also appeared on stage and television. (b. 1899)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/15/19 at 4:42 pm

October 15th 1953 – Tito Jackson, American singer–songwriter and guitarist. Jackson was an original member of The Jackson 5 and The Jacksons, who rose to fame in the late–1960s and 1970s with the Motown label, and later recorded as a solo artist on the Epic label in the late–1970s and 1980s. Jackson is the third child in the Jackson family.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/15/19 at 4:55 pm

October 15th 1999 – Josef Locke, Irish tenor, died from an undisclosed illness. He was successful in the United Kingdom and Ireland in the 1940s and 1950s. In 1947, too, Locke released Hear My Song, Violetta, which became forever associated with him. Hear My Song, Violetta was based on a 1936 tango Hör' mein Lied, Violetta by Othmar Klose (13 October 1889 – 24 January 1970) and Rudolf Lukesch. The song Hör' mein Lied, Violetta was often covered, including by Peter Alexander and was itself based on Giuseppe Verdis La traviata. His other songs were mostly a mixture of ballads associated with Ireland such as I'll Take You Home Again, Kathleen, Dear Old Donegal, Galway Bay, The Isle of Innisfree (the theme song from the film The Quiet Man), and another Dick Farrelly song, The Rose of Slievenamon, excerpts from operettas including The Drinking song from The Student Prince, My Heart and I from Richard Tauber's operetta Old Chelsea, and Goodbye from The White Horse Inn, along with familiar favourites such as I'll walk beside you, Come Back to Sorrento and Cara Mia. (b. 1917)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/15/19 at 5:33 pm

October 15th 1931 – Freddy Cole, American jazz singer and pianist whose recording career has spanned over sixty years. He is the brother of musicians Nat King Cole and Ike Cole, father of Lionel Cole, and uncle of Natalie Cole, Timolin Cole, and Casey Cole

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/15/19 at 5:34 pm

November 23rd 2013 – Gloria Lynne, American singer, died from a heart attack. In the 1960s, she had several hits including "June Night", "Love I Found You", "I'm Glad There Is You", 1964's "I Wish You Love", which became her signature song, and "You Don't Have To Be a Tower of Strength", her answer to Gene McDaniels's "Tower of Strength" and a pop hit that proved how versatile she could be in the studio. After her time with Everest Records, she moved back to Fontana and recorded such albums as Soul Serenade, Love And A Woman, Where It's At, and Here, There And Everywhere, demonstrating her versatility in jazz, RnB, soul and melodic "pop." During her earlier years on the road, Lynne shared bills with RnB, jazz, traditional pop music, and pop singers including Ray Charles, Billy Eckstine, Johnny Mathis and Ella Fitzgerald. TV specials include two with Harry Belafonte and duets with Billy Eckstine. As Lynne moved into jazz in her later career she performed with many jazz musicians, including Quincy Jones, Bobby Timmons, Philly Joe Jones, Harry "Sweets" Edison. (b. 1929)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/15/19 at 6:13 pm

October 15th 1935 – Barry McGuire, American singer-songwriter. He is known for the hit song "Eve of Destruction", and later as a pioneering singer and songwriter of contemporary Christian music.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/15/19 at 6:16 pm

October 15th 2013 – Donald Bailey, American drummer, died from an undisclosed illness. He got his big break in the jazz world and he is probably best known as the drummer in the trio of jazz organist Jimmy Smith from 1956 to 1964 and also for his work with The Three Sounds on Blue Note Records. Bailey also worked as a sideman for some of the most famous musicians in jazz including Sarah Vaughan, Carmen McRae, Hampton Hawes, Sonny Rollins, Freddie Hubbard, and Red Mitchell. He also played with John Coltrane in their early Philadelphia years. Bailey is also known as "The King of Organ Trio Drummers". In the mid 70s, he moved to Japan where he lived for six years and in 1978, released an album called "So in Love" (Trio Records) which featured Hideo Ichikawa (piano), Hideyuki Kikuchi, Yoshio Ikeda (bass), Takaaki Nishikawa, Toshihiko Ogawa. This jazz album, featuring Bailey playing harmonica, received rave reviews and is a sought after jazz collectible. His last project "Blueprints of Jazz Vol.3 featuring Donald Bailey" which featured Charles Tolliver (trumpet), George Burton (piano), and Odean Pope (tenor, tenor saxophone) was issued on the Talking House record label in 2009. (b. 1933)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/16/19 at 1:35 am

October 16th 1947 – David Zucker, American film director, producer, and screenwriter. Associated mostly with parody comedies, Zucker is recognized as the director and writer of the critically successful 1980 film Airplane! as well as being the creator of The Naked Gun franchise and for directing Scary Movie 3 and Scary Movie 4.

Subject: Re: Religious Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/16/19 at 3:43 am

October 16th 1555, both were burned at the stake.

– Hugh Latimer, English bishop and saint. Fellow of Clare College, Cambridge, and Bishop of Worcester before the Reformation, and later Church of England chaplain to King Edward VI. In 1555 under the Catholic Queen Mary. After his execution he became one of the three Oxford Martyrs of Anglicanism. (b. about 1487)

– Nicholas Ridley, English bishop and martyr. English Bishop of London (the only bishop called "Bishop of London and Westminster"). Ridley was burned at the stake as one of the Oxford Martyrs during the Marian Persecutions for his teachings and his support of Lady Jane Grey. He is remembered with a commemoration in the calendar of saints in some parts of the Anglican Communion on 16 October. (b. about 1500)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/16/19 at 7:52 am

October 16th 1943 – Fred Turner, Canadian rock bassist, vocalist and songwriter, and was a founding member of the 1970s rock band Bachman–Turner Overdrive (B.T.O.). He is credited on early Bachman–Turner Overdrive and B.T.O. albums as "C.F. Turner".

Subject: Re: Royalty Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/16/19 at 7:54 am

October 16th 1793 – Marie Antoinette, Austrian-born queen consort of Louis XVI of France, was executed under High Treason. She was the last Queen of France before the French Revolution. She was born an Archduchess of Austria, and was the penultimate child of Empress Maria Theresa and Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor. In April 1770, upon her marriage to Louis-Auguste, heir apparent to the French throne, she became Dauphine of France. On 10 May 1774, when her husband ascended the throne as Louis XVI, she assumed the title Queen of France and Navarre, which she held until September 1791, when, as the French Revolution proceeded, she became Queen of the French, a title she held until 21 September 1792. (b. 1755)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/16/19 at 10:28 am

October 16th 1959 – Gary Kemp, British pop musician and actor who is the guitar player and chief songwriter for the 1980s new wave band Spandau Ballet. His brother, Martin Kemp, plays bass guitar in the band. Gary Kemp also provided backing vocals on many of the tracks to lead singer Tony Hadley.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/16/19 at 10:51 am

October 16th 2007 – Deborah Kerr, Scottish film, theatre and television actress, died from the effects of Parkinson’s Disease. During her career, she won a Golden Globe for her performance as Anna Leonowens in the motion picture The King and I (1956) and the Sarah Siddons Award for her performance as Laura Reynolds in the play Tea and Sympathy (a role she originated on Broadway). She was also a three-time winner of the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress. Kerr was nominated six times for the Academy Award for Best Actress, more than any other actress without ever winning. In 1994, however, having already received honorary awards from the Cannes Film Festival and BAFTA, she received an Academy Honorary Award with a citation recognising her as "an artist of impeccable grace and beauty, a dedicated actress whose motion picture career has always stood for perfection, discipline and elegance". As well as The King and I, her films include An Affair to Remember; From Here to Eternity; Quo Vadis; The Innocents; Black Narcissus; Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison; King Solomon's Mines; The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp; The Sundowners and Separate Tables. (b. 1921)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/16/19 at 2:52 pm

October 16th 1925 – Angela Lansbury, American-Irish actress who has appeared in theatre, television and film, as well as a producer, voice actress, singer, and songwriter. Her career has spanned seven decades, much of it in the United States, and her work has attracted international attention.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/16/19 at 2:53 pm

October 16th 1973 – Gene Krupa, American jazz and big band drummer, band leader, actor, and composer. Known for his highly energetic, flamboyant style and for his showmanship, Krupa was important for his musical contribution to jazz music and his influence extends to this day. His drum solo on "Sing, Sing, Sing" (1937) elevated the role of the drummer as a frequently used solo voice in the band, making him one of the first major percussive soloists. (b. 1909)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/16/19 at 3:22 pm

October 16th 1936 – Peter Bowles, English actor and screenwriter. He appeared as Caractacus in the TV adaptation of I, Claudius (1976). His first major English role was Guthrie Featherstone QC MP, whom he played in many series of Rumpole of the Bailey (1978–1992), whilst in 1975 he played David Grant, husband of Abby Grant in the BBC series Survivors. After playing his first comedy role on TV (Hilary) in an episode of Rising Damp, Bowles was often seen as a comedy actor and parts in comedy series such as Only When I Laugh, The Bounder, Executive Stress and To the Manor Born followed; however, he turned down The Good Life. The outstanding popularity of To the Manor Born, which had audiences of over 20 million for all twenty-one episodes, changed Bowles' life. After being told by the BBC his success in comedy meant he would never work in drama again, Bowles devised a drama series called Lytton’s Diary, which he sold to ITV. It was while starring in this that he was offered the title role of Major Yeates in the hugely successful TV series The Irish R.M. for Channel 4. A headline in the Evening Standard after that series' success read ‘Bowles Saves Channel 4’. He has appeared in many a West End stage production in London.

Subject: Re: Nobility Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/16/19 at 3:47 pm

October 16th 2014 – John Spencer-Churchill, 11th Duke of Marlborough, British peer. He was the son of John Spencer-Churchill, 10th Duke of Marlborough and his wife the Hon. Alexandra Mary Hilda Cadogan. He was known as "Sunny" after his courtesy title of Earl of Sunderland. He was a relative of the Duke of Devonshire and a generational cousin of the wartime Conservative Prime Minister, Sir Winston Churchill. He was also a distant relative of Diana, Princess of Wales, as both belonged to the Spencer family, and of the Vanderbilt family through his paternal grandmother, Consuelo Vanderbilt. His principal seat was Blenheim Palace, in Woodstock, Oxfordshire. He was ranked 224th in the Sunday Times Rich List 2004, with an estimated wealth of £185 million. (b. 1926)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: c_keenan2001@hotmail.com on 10/17/19 at 2:23 am

October 17, 2017

After a year and a half long battle with glioblastoma, an incurable brain tumor, Gord Downie, the lead singer of the Canadian rock band The Tragically Hip, passed away at the age of 53.  (B: 1964)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: nally on 10/17/19 at 10:28 am


October 17, 2017

After a year and a half long battle with glioblastoma, an incurable brain tumor, Gord Downie, the lead singer of the Canadian rock band The Tragically Hip, passed away at the age of 53.  (B: 1964)

So sad, that he had to go through that :\'( :\'( :\'(

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: c_keenan2001@hotmail.com on 10/17/19 at 4:18 pm


So sad, that he had to go through that :\'( :\'( :\'(


Yes, it was very sad indeed.  No more TTH without Gord.  It wouldn't be the same band without him.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/19/19 at 5:53 am

October 19th 1940 – Michael Gambon, Irish-born English actor who has worked in theatre, television and film. Gambon has played the eponymous mystery writer protagonist in the BBC television serial The Singing Detective, Jules Maigret in the 1990s ITV serial Maigret, and Professor Albus Dumbledore in the final six Harry Potter films after the death of previous actor Richard Harris. He has won four BAFTA TV Awards and three Olivier Awards.

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/19/19 at 5:54 am

October 19th 1745 – Jonathan Swift, satirist, essayist, political pamphleteer (first for the Whigs, then for the Tories), poet and cleric, died from an unknown condition. He became Dean of St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin. Swift is remembered for works such as A Tale of a Tub (1704), An Argument Against Abolishing Christianity (1712), Gulliver's Travels (1726), and A Modest Proposal (1729). He is regarded by the Encyclopædia Britannica as the foremost prose satirist in the English language, and is less well known for his poetry. He originally published all of his works under pseudonyms – such as Lemuel Gulliver, Isaac Bickerstaff, the Drapier – or anonymously. He was a master of two styles of satire, the Horatian and Juvenalian styles. His deadpan, ironic writing style, particularly in A Modest Proposal, has led to such satire being subsequently termed "Swiftian". (b. 1667)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/19/19 at 6:58 am

October 19th 1941 – Simon Ward, English stage and film actor. He was known for his performance as the young Winston Churchill in the 1972 film Young Winston and for his roles as Sir Monty Everard in Judge John Deed and as Bishop Gardiner in The Tudors. (d. 2012)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/19/19 at 8:38 am

October 19th 1937 – Ernest Rutherford, New Zealand-born British physicist, died from a neglected small hernia which he left unattended. He came to be known as the father of nuclear physics. In early work, Rutherford discovered the concept of radioactive half-life, the radioactive element radon, and differentiated and named alpha and beta radiation. This work was performed at McGill University in Canada. It is the basis for the Nobel Prize in Chemistry he was awarded in 1908 "for his investigations into the disintegration of the elements, and the chemistry of radioactive substances", for which he was the first Canadian and Oceanian Nobel laureate. (b. 1871)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/19/19 at 10:33 am

October 19th 1944 – George McCrae, American soul and disco singer, most famous for his 1974 hit "Rock Your Baby", became one of the first hits of the disco era in 1974, selling an estimated eleven million copies worldwide, topping the charts in the U.S., UK. The song was so successful that Rolling Stone magazine voted it the #1 song of the year in 1974. McCrae received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Male R&B Vocalist the following year. Two further single releases, "I Can't Leave You Alone" and "It's Been So Long", taken from his album Rock Your Baby, also reached the UK Singles Chart Top 10. He recorded several further albums for TK, including George McCrae (1975) and Diamond Touch (1976), and also continued to record with, and manage, his wife until their divorce in 1976. While he continued to record albums including We Did It! and his second self-titled album George McCrae (both 1978), his commercial popularity slipped as the decade progressed. He remarried, moved to Canada, and entered a period of semi-retirement, leaving TK at the end of the 1970s.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/19/19 at 12:35 pm

October 19th 1940 – Larry Chance, American musical artist, and the lead singer of the popular 1960s doo wop group Larry Chance and the Earls, originally known as The Earls. Larry originally formed his group as The Hi-Hatters. The group was eventually rechristened The Earls and Larry changed his last name to Chance, after the record label. In 1962, the Earls' single "Remember Then" was a huge national hit. Other records entered the charts, including "Never" (top 5 on the local New York charts), "Life Is But a Dream" (top 10 on the local New York charts), and "I Believe", considered an East Coast classic. Other recordings include "Looking For My Baby" and "Kissing". Albums include "Remember Me Baby", "The Earls: Today", "The Earls - LIVE", "Earl Change", and "Streets of the Bronx".

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/19/19 at 12:39 pm

October 19th 1987 – Jacqueline du Pré, English cellist, died from multiple sclerosis. At a young age, she achieved enduring mainstream popularity. Despite her short career, she is regarded as one of the most distinctive cellists of the second half of the twentieth century. Her career was cut short by multiple sclerosis, which forced her to stop performing at the age of 27 (b. 1945)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/19/19 at 2:04 pm

October 19th 1945 – Gloria Jones, American singer-songwriter from Los Angeles, California. She recorded the 1964 song "Tainted Love", later a hit for the British synthpop duo, Soft Cell. She was the girlfriend of glam rock artist Marc Bolan of the band T. Rex until his death in 1977.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: nally on 10/20/19 at 11:40 pm


Yes, it was very sad indeed.  No more TTH without Gord.  It wouldn't be the same band without him.

The same can be said about many other bands whose key members have passed on. :\'(

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 10/20/19 at 11:41 pm

Dominican-born fashion designer Oscar De La Renta passed away five years ago today, on 20 October 2014, at the age of 82 (born 1932).

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/24/19 at 12:48 am

October 24th 1947 – Kevin Kline, American actor and singer. Kline began his career on stage in 1972 with The Acting Company. He has gone on to win three Tony Awards for his work on Broadway, winning Best Featured Actor in a Musical for the 1978 original production of On the Twentieth Century, Best Actor in a Musical for the 1981 revival of The Pirates of Penzance, and Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for the 2017 revival of Present Laughter. He made his film debut opposite Meryl Streep in Sophie's Choice (1982). For his role in the 1988 comedy hit A Fish Called Wanda, he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. In 2003, he starred as Falstaff in the Broadway production of Henry IV, for which he won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Play. He has been nominated for an Emmy Award, two BAFTA Awards and five Golden Globe Awards. His other films include The Big Chill (1983), Silverado (1985), Cry Freedom (1987), Dave (1993), The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996), The Ice Storm (1997), In & Out (1997), The Road to El Dorado (2000), De-Lovely (2004), The Conspirator (2010), My Old Lady (2014), and Beauty and the Beast (2017). Since 2011, Kline has had a recurring role on the animated comedy series Bob's Burgers.

Subject: Re: Notable Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/24/19 at 12:52 am

October 24th 2005 – Rosa Parks, American activist in the Civil Rights Movement, died from natural causes. Whom the United States Congress called "the first lady of civil rights" and "the mother of the freedom movement". On December 1, 1955, in Montgomery, Alabama, Parks refused to obey bus driver James F. Blake's order to give up her seat in the "colored section" to a white passenger, after the whites-only section was filled. Parks was not the first person to resist bus segregation. Others had taken similar steps, including Bayard Rustin in 1942, Irene Morgan in 1946, Lillie Mae Bradford in 1951, Sarah Louise Keys in 1952, and the members of the ultimately successful Browder v. Gayle 1956 lawsuit (Claudette Colvin, Aurelia Browder, Susie McDonald, and Mary Louise Smith) who were arrested in Montgomery for not giving up their bus seats months before Parks. NAACP organizers believed that Parks was the best candidate for seeing through a court challenge after her arrest for civil disobedience in violating Alabama segregation laws, although eventually her case became bogged down in the state courts while the Browder v. Gayle case succeeded. (b. 1913)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/24/19 at 3:35 am

October 24th 1960 – B. D. Wong, American actor. Wong won a Tony Award for his performance as Song Liling in M. Butterfly, becoming the only actor in Broadway history to receive the Tony Award, Drama Desk Award, Outer Critics Circle Award, Clarence Derwent Award, and Theatre World Award for the same role. He has since gained more notability for playing the roles Dr. George Huang on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Father Ray Mukada on Oz, Dr. John Lee on Awake, Dr. Henry Wu in the first Jurassic Park film as well as the fourth entry, Jurassic World, and Ngapoi Ngawang Jigme in the film Seven Years in Tibet.

Subject: Re: Royalty Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/24/19 at 3:38 am

October 24th 1537 – Jane Seymour, Queen of England from 1536 to 1537, may have died due to an infection from a retained placenta. According to Alison Weir, Jane may have succumbed to puerperal fever following a bacterial infection contracted during the birth. As the third wife of King Henry VIII. She succeeded Anne Boleyn as queen consort following the latter's execution in May 1536. She died of postnatal complications less than two weeks after the birth of her only child, a son who became King Edward VI. She was the only one of Henry's wives to receive a queen's funeral, and his only consort to be buried beside him in St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle. (b. about 1508)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/24/19 at 5:03 am

October 24th 1950 – Rawly Eastwick, American baseball player. He was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the third round of the 1969 amateur draft. In 1973, he made it to the Indianapolis Indians of the American Association and made his major league debut in September 1974 with the Reds. He started back at Indianapolis in 1975 but pitched well and was called up for good. In his rookie season, he tied for the National League lead in saves with 22.

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/24/19 at 5:09 am

October 24th 1842 – Bernardo O'Higgins, Chilean independence leader, died of cardiac problems. He freed Chile from Spanish rule in the Chilean War of Independence. He was a wealthy landowner of Spanish and Irish ancestry. Although he was the second Supreme Director of Chile (1817–1823), he is considered one of Chile's founding fathers, as he was the first holder of this title to head a fully independent Chilean state. (b. 1778)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/24/19 at 5:45 am

October 24th 1944 – Ted Templeman, began his career in the mid 1960s in the Santa Cruz area as a drummer in a band called The Tikis. At the suggestion of Lenny Waronker, the group decided to change their name. Harpers Bizarre was founded in 1966, with Templeman switching to guitar and vocals. In 1967, the group released the album Feelin' Groovy (Warner Bros.), which included material by Randy Newman that later appeared on the songwriter's 1972 album Sail Away. Harpers Bizarre disbanded in 1970. Much of his work was done in collaboration with recording engineer Donn Landee at Sunset Studios in Hollywood, California. In 1970, Templeman began working as an engineer for Warner Bros. Records. That year, he produced the eponymous The Doobie Brothers debut album, followed the next year by the Doobies' Toulouse Street album, which achieved platinum record status on the strength of the hit single "Listen to the Music." Templeman continued a long professional relationship with The Doobie Brothers, producing many more hit singles and albums for the group

Subject: Re: Notable Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/24/19 at 5:47 am

October 24th 1917– James Carroll Beckwith, American landscape, portrait and genre painter, died of a heart attack in his apartment at the Hotel Schuyler on West Forty-Fifth Street in New York City. His Naturalist style led to his recognition in the late nineteenth and very early twentieth century as a respected figure in American art. (b. 1852)

Subject: Re: Political Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/24/19 at 6:54 am

October 24th 1967 – Esther McVey, English television host and politician. She was a co-presenter of the summer holiday Children's BBC strand But First This in 1991, and has subsequently presented and produced a wide range of programmes, co-hosting GMTV, BBC1's science entertainment series How Do They Do That?, 5's Company, The Heaven and Earth Show, Shopping City, BBC2's youth current affairs programme Reportage, and Channel 4's legal series Nothing But The Truth with Ann Widdecombe. McVey has debated at the Oxford Union and took part in Eve Ensler's The Vagina Monologues at the Empire Theatre, Liverpool. As a British Conservative Party politician, she was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Tatton in 2017. Previously she was MP for Wirral West from 2010 until losing the seat in 2015. A former Minister of State at the Employment (2013–15), McVey was appointed a privy councillor in February 2014 and the following July was accorded the further privilege of attending Cabinet by the Prime Minister. She had previously served the Cameron–Clegg coalition as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Disabled People (2012–13).

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/24/19 at 6:56 am

October 24th 1945 – Vidkun Quisling, Norwegian military officer and politician, was executed by firing squad after being found guilty of charges including embezzlement, murder and high treason against the Norwegian state. He nominally headed the government of Norway after the country was occupied by Nazi Germany during World War II. From 1942 to 1945 he served as Prime Minister of Norway, heading the Norwegian state administration jointly with the German civilian administrator Josef Terboven. His pro-Nazi puppet government, known as the Quisling regime, was dominated by ministers from Nasjonal Samling. The collaborationist government participated in Germany's genocidal Final Solution. Quisling was put on trial during the legal purge in Norway after World War II: he was found guilty of charges including embezzlement, murder and high treason against the Norwegian state, and was sentenced to death. He was executed by firing squad at Akershus Fortress, Oslo, on 24 October 1945. The word "quisling" subsequently become a byword for "collaborator" or "traitor" in several languages, reflecting the very poor light in which Quisling's actions were seen, both at the time and since his death. (b. 1887)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/24/19 at 9:01 am

October 24th 1948 Twin brothers

– Barry Ryan, English singer. The son of pop singer Marion Ryan began performing with his twin brother Paul at the age of 16. In 1965 they signed a recording contract with Decca under the name of Paul & Barry Ryan. Within two years they had amassed 8 Top 50 singles in the UK. Their best sellers were "Don't Bring Me Your Heartaches", a number 13 hit in 1965, "I Love Her", a number 17 hit in 1966 and "Have Pity on the Boy", a number 18 hit the same year.

– Paul Ryan, English singer-songwriter and producer. With his twin brother Barry they were the sons of singer Marion Ryan, and had some success as a singing duo during the 1960s, known simply as "Paul & Barry Ryan". However, the stress of public attention caused Paul to retreat into the background, while Barry went solo. Paul Ryan wrote Barry's 1968 hit, "Eloise", the 1971 hit "Who Put the Lights Out?" for Dana and another of his songs, "I Will Drink the Wine", was a UK hit single for Frank Sinatra. (d. 1992)

Subject: Re: Musical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/24/19 at 9:04 am

October 24th 1948 – Franz Lehár, Austro-Hungarian composer, died from an undisclosed illness. He is mainly known for his operettas, of which the most successful and best known is The Merry Widow (Die lustige Witwe). (b. 1870)

Subject: Re: Noteworthy Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/24/19 at 10:22 am

October 24th 1940 – David Sainsbury, Baron Sainsbury of Turville, British businessman and politician. From 1992 to 1997, he served as the Chair of Sainsbury's, the supermarket chain established by his great-grandfather John James Sainsbury in 1869. He was made a life peer in 1997 as a member of the Labour Party, and is on a leave of absence from the House of Lords since 15 July 2013. He served in the government as the Minister for Science and Innovation from 1998 and 2006.

Subject: Re: Notable Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/24/19 at 10:37 am

October 24th 1944 – Louis Renault, French industrialist, died after falling into a coma, an official report at the time gave the cause of death as uremia. One of the founders of Renault and a pioneer of the automobile industry. Renault built one of France's largest automobile manufacturing concerns, which bears his name to this day. During World War I his factories contributed massively to the war effort notably so by the creation and manufacture of the first effective tank: the Renault FT tank. Accused of collaborating with the Germans during World War II, he died while awaiting trial in liberated France toward the end of 1944 under uncertain circumstances. His company was seized and nationalized by the provisional government of France although he died before he could be tried. His factories were the only ones permanently expropriated by the French government. (b. 1877)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/24/19 at 11:32 am

October 24th 1935 – Mark Tully, Indian-English journalist and author, formerly Bureau Chief of the BBC, New Delhi. He worked with the BBC for a period of 30 years before resigning in July 1994. He held the position of Chief of Bureau, BBC, Delhi, for 20 years. He has received awards and written books. He is a member of the Oriental Club.

Subject: Re: Notable Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/24/19 at 11:33 am

October 24th 1918 – César Ritz, Swiss hotelier and founder of several hotels, died from an undisclosed illness. He is most famous for the Hôtel Ritz in Paris and the Ritz Hotel in London. He was known as "king of hoteliers, and hotelier to kings," and it is from his name and that of his hotels that the term ritzy derives. (b. 1850)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/24/19 at 12:18 pm

October 24th 1957 – Christian Dior, French fashion designer, died of a heart attack. Best known as the founder of one of the world's top fashion houses, also called Christian Dior, which is now owned by Groupe Arnault. (b. 1905)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/24/19 at 2:44 pm

October 24th 1954 – Doug Davidson, American television actor. He has portrayed private investigator Paul Williams on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless since May 1978, making him the series' longest-serving current cast member.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/24/19 at 2:47 pm

October 24th 1972 – Jackie Robinson, American baseball second baseman, died from complications from heart disease and diabetes weakened Robinson and made him almost blind by middle age. He became the first African American to play in Major League Baseball (MLB) in the modern era. Robinson broke the baseball colour line when the Brooklyn Dodgers started him at first base on April 15, 1947. When the Dodgers signed Robinson, they heralded the end of racial segregation in professional baseball that had relegated black players to the Negro leagues since the 1880s. Robinson was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1962. (b. 1919)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/24/19 at 4:20 pm

October 24th 2018 – Tony Joe White, American singer-songwriter and guitarist, died of a heart attack. Best known for his 1969 hit "Polk Salad Annie" and for "Rainy Night in Georgia", which he wrote but was first made popular by Brook Benton in 1970. He also wrote "Steamy Windows" and "Undercover Agent for the Blues", both hits for Tina Turner in 1989; those two songs came by way of Turner's producer at the time, Mark Knopfler, who was a friend of White. "Polk Salad Annie" was also recorded by Elvis Presley and Tom Jones. (b. 1943)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/25/19 at 1:48 am

From yesterday:

October 24th 1939 – F. Murray Abraham, American actor. He became widely known during the 1980s after winning an Academy Award for Best Actor for his role as Antonio Salieri in Amadeus (1984). He has appeared in many roles, both leading and supporting, in films such as All the President's Men (1976), Scarface (1983), The Name of the Rose (1986), Last Action Hero (1993), Star Trek: Insurrection (1998), Finding Forrester (2000), Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) and The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014). He is also known for his television and theatre work and is now a regular cast member on the award-winning television series Homeland.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/25/19 at 1:48 am

October 24th 1922 – George Cadbury, English businessman, died from an undisclosed illness. He was the third son of John Cadbury, a Quaker who founded Cadbury's cocoa and chocolate company in Britain. (b. 1839)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/25/19 at 2:03 am

October 25th 1964 – Nicole, German singer. She won the Eurovision Song Contest 1982 with the song Ein bißchen Frieden ("A Little Peace"), which also reached the top of the UK Singles Chart.

Where is she now?

Subject: Re: Royalty Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/25/19 at 2:08 am

October 24th 1760 – George II, King of Great Britain and Ireland, died of a ruptured heart as the result of an incipient aortic aneurysm. Also the Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (Hanover) and Prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire from 11 June 1727 (O.S.) until his death. George was the last British monarch born outside Great Britain: he was born and brought up in northern Germany. His grandmother, Sophia of Hanover, became second in line to the British throne after about fifty Catholics higher in line were excluded by the Act of Settlement 1701 and the Acts of Union 1707, which restricted the succession to Protestants. After the deaths of Sophia and Anne, Queen of Great Britain, in 1714, his father George I, Elector of Hanover, inherited the British throne. In the first years of his father's reign as king, George was associated with opposition politicians, until they rejoined the governing party in 1720. (b. 1683)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/25/19 at 4:46 am

October 25th 1957 – Nancy Cartwright, American actress, voice actress and comedian. She is known for her long-running role as Bart Simpson on the animated television series The Simpsons. Cartwright also voices other characters for the show, including Nelson Muntz, Ralph Wiggum, Todd Flanders, Kearney, and Database. Cartwright was born in Dayton, Ohio. Cartwright moved to Hollywood in 1978 and trained alongside voice actor Daws Butler. Her first professional role was voicing Gloria in the animated series Richie Rich, which she followed with a starring role in the television movie Marian Rose White (1982) and her first feature film, Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983).

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 10/26/19 at 11:27 am

Oscar Taveras, Dominican baseball player, was killed in a vehicular crash five years ago today (26 October 2014) in his native Dominican Republic, at the age of 22 (born 1992). :\'( He spent only one season in MLB, 2014, with the St. Louis Cardinals.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/27/19 at 1:21 am

October 27th 1953 – Peter Firth, English actor. He is best known for his role as Sir Harry Pearce in the BBC One show Spooks; he is the only actor to have appeared in every episode of the show's ten-series lifespan. He has given a myriad of additional television and film performances, most notably as Alan Strang in Equus (1977), earning a Golden Globe and an Academy Award nomination for the role.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/27/19 at 1:25 am

October 27th 939 – Æthelstan, King of the Anglo-Saxons from 924 to 927 and King of the English from 927 to 939, died from unknown causes. He was the son of King Edward the Elder and his first wife, Ecgwynn. Modern historians regard him as the first King of England and one of the greatest Anglo-Saxon kings. He never married and had no children. He was succeeded by his half-brother, Edmund. (b. 894)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/27/19 at 2:17 am

October 27th 1957 – Glenn Hoddle, English former footballer and manager and current television pundit for ITV Sport and BT Sport who played as a midfielder for Tottenham Hotspur, AS Monaco, Chelsea and Swindon Town and at international level for England. He was most recently first team coach at Queens Park Rangers having been appointed, on a part-time basis, to assist Harry Redknapp in the summer of 2014. However, following Redknapp's resignation in February 2015, Hoddle also left the club.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/27/19 at 2:23 am

October 27th 1988 – Charles Hawtrey, English comedy actor and musician, died from peripheral vascular disease. Beginning at an early age as a boy soprano, he made several records before moving on to the radio. His later career encompassed the theatre (as both actor and director), the cinema (where he regularly appeared supporting Will Hay in the 1930s and 1940s in films such as The Ghost of St. Michael's), through the Carry On films, and television. (b. 1914)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/27/19 at 4:28 am

October 27th 1946 – Ivan Reitman, Slovak-Canadian film producer and director, best known for his comedy work, especially in the 1980s and 1990s. He is the owner of The Montecito Picture Company, founded in 1998. Reitman's first commercial film ventures were as producer of two films for director David Cronenberg, Shivers (1975) and Rabid (1976). His big break came when he produced National Lampoon's Animal House in 1978 and directed Meatballs in 1979. From there, he directed and produced a number of comedies including Stripes (1981), Ghostbusters (1984), Legal Eagles (1986), Twins (1988), Ghostbusters II (1989), Kindergarten Cop (1990), Dave (1993), Junior (1994), Six Days, Seven Nights (1998), Evolution (2001), My Super Ex-Girlfriend (2006), and No Strings Attached (2011). In the early 1990s, Reitman began to direct fewer films, but increased his role as a producer and executive producer through his company, Northern Lights Entertainment. He helped to produce the animated film Heavy Metal (1981), as well as the live-action films Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone (1983), Beethoven (1992), Beethoven's 2nd (1993), Space Jam (1996), Howard Stern's film Private Parts (1997), Road Trip (2000), Old School (2003), EuroTrip (2004) and Trailer Park Boys: The Movie (2006).

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/27/19 at 4:32 am

October 27th 1990 – Jacques Demy, French director, lyricist, and screenwriter, died from complications of AIDS. He appeared in the wake of the French New Wave alongside contemporaries like Jean-Luc Godard and François Truffaut. Demy's films are celebrated for their sumptuous visual style. Demy's style drew upon such diverse sources as Classic Hollywood musicals, the documentary realism of his New Wave colleagues, fairy-tales, jazz, Japanese manga, and the opera. His films contain overlapping continuity (i.e., characters cross over from film to film), lush musical scores (typically composed by Michel Legrand) and motifs like teenaged love, labour rights, incest, and the intersection between dreams and reality. He is best known for the two musicals he directed in the mid-1960s: The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964) and The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967). (b. 1931)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/27/19 at 6:21 am

October 27th 1984 – Kelly Osbourne, British singer-songwriter, actress, television presenter and fashion designer. The daughter of Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne, she is known for her appearances on The Osbournes with her family, for which they won a 2002 Emmy Award for Outstanding Reality Program, as well as on E!'s Fashion Police, where she was a presenter from 2010 to 2015. She has also appeared on Dancing with the Stars, in which she and her professional dance partner Louis van Amstel took third place. She is the voice of Hildy Gloom in the Disney XD animated series The 7D. She is also a judge on both Australia's Got Talent and Project Runway Junior

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/27/19 at 6:31 am

October 27th 2008 – Roy Stewart, Jamaican actor, died from heart disease. He began his career as a stuntman and went on to work in film and television, at a time when there were few working black actors. In 1954 he founded Roy Stewart's Gym in Powis Square, North Kensington, and ran the Caribbean club and restaurant The Globe, in Talbot Road until his death. Stewart played Quarrel Junior in the James Bond film Live and Let Die (1973). Other film appearances include Carry On Up the Jungle (1970), Leo the Last (1970), Games That Lovers Play (1971), Twins of Evil (1971), Lady Caroline Lamb (1972), Stand Up, Virgin Soldiers (1977) and Arabian Adventure (1979). He was also active on television, with credits including: Out of the Unknown, Adam Adamant Lives!, Doctor Who (in the serials The Tomb of the Cybermen and Terror of the Autons), Doomwatch, Up Pompeii!, The Troubleshooters, Space: 1999 and I, Claudius. (b. 1925)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/27/19 at 7:07 am

October 27th 1949 – Garry Tallent, American musician and record producer, best known for being bass player and founding member of the E Street Band, Bruce Springsteen's primary backing band since 1972. As of 2013, and not counting Springsteen himself, Tallent is the only original member of the E Street Band remaining in the band. Tallent was inducted as a member of the E Street Band into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/27/19 at 7:27 am

October 27th 1975 – Rex Stout, American writer noted for his detective fiction, died from an undisclosed illness. His best-known characters are the detective Nero Wolfe and his assistant Archie Goodwin, who were featured in 33 novels and 39 novellas between 1934 and 1975. In 1959, Stout received the Mystery Writers of America's Grand Master Award. The Nero Wolfe corpus was nominated Best Mystery Series of the Century at Bouchercon XXXI, the world's largest mystery convention, and Rex Stout was nominated Best Mystery Writer of the Century. In addition to writing fiction, Stout was a prominent public intellectual for decades. Stout was active in the early years of the American Civil Liberties Union and a founder of the Vanguard Press. He served as head of the Writers' War Board during World War II, became a radio celebrity through his numerous broadcasts, and was later active in promoting world federalism. (b. 1886)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/27/19 at 8:36 am

October 27th 1958 – David Hazeltine, American jazz pianist. A native of Milwaukee, he performed professionally when he was thirteen. He worked as the regular pianist for the Milwaukee Jazz Gallery. While performing with Chet Baker, Baker suggested he should move to New York City, which Hazeltine did in 1992. He led a trio that included Peter Washington on bass and Louis Hayes on drums. He also worked wiith the Carnegie Hall Jazz Band, Slide Hampton's big band, and the group One for All. His first solo album, Four Flights Up, appeared in 1995. He has has spent time composing, arranging, and teaching. Although he is a pianist, he feels influenced more by saxophonists, particularly Charlie Parker.

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/27/19 at 9:16 am

October 27th 1977 – James M. Cain, American author and journalist, died from an undisclosed illness. Cain vehemently opposed labeling, but he is usually associated with the hardboiled school of American crime fiction and is seen as one of the creators of the roman noir. Several of his crime novels inspired successful movies. His first novel, The Postman Always Rings Twice, was published in 1934. Two years later Double Indemnity was serialized in Liberty magazine. Cain made use of his love of music, particularly the opera, in at least three of his novels: Serenade, about an American opera singer who loses his voice and, after spending part of his life south of the border, re-enters the United States illegally with a Mexican prostitute; Mildred Pierce, in which, as part of the subplot, the surviving daughter of a successful businesswoman trains as an opera singer; and Career in C Major, a short semi-comic novel about the unhappy husband of an aspiring opera singer, who unexpectedly discovers that he has a better voice than she does. In his novel The Moth, music is important in the life of the main character. Cain's fourth wife, Florence Macbeth, was a retired opera singer. Cain spent many years in Hollywood working on screenplays, but his name appears as a screenwriter in the credits of only two films: Stand Up and Fight (1939) and Gypsy Wildcat (1944), for which he is one of three credited screenwriters. For Algiers (1938) Cain received a credit for "additional dialogue", and he had story credits for other films (b. 1892)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/27/19 at 11:29 am

October 27th 1978 – Vanessa-Mae, Singaporean-English violinist and skier. A British violinist with album sales reaching several million, having made her the wealthiest entertainer under 30 in the United Kingdom in 2006. She competed under the name Vanessa Vanakorn (father's surname) for Thailand in alpine skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics. She was initially banned from skiing because a qualifying race for her benefit was alleged to be corrupt, but the Court of Arbitration for Sport later nullified the ban, citing lack of evidence for her own wrongdoing or any manipulation.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/27/19 at 12:36 pm

October 27th 1926 – Warren Wood, American amateur golfer, died from an undisclosed cause. He competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics. Wood won the 1906 North and South Amateur. He also won the 1913 Western Amateur and was runner-up twice more (1906, 1912). He was also runner-up in the 1910 U.S. Amateur. Wood finished fourth in the 1907 Western Open. (b. 1887)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/27/19 at 2:08 pm

October 27th 1990 – Ugo Tognazzi, Italian film, TV, and theatre actor, director, and screenwriter, died of a brain hemorrhage. He starred in The Fascist (Il Federale) (1961), directed by Luciano Salce, Tognazzi became one of the most renowned characters of the so-called Commedia all'Italiana (Italian comedy style). He worked with all the main directors of Italian cinema, including Mario Monicelli (Amici miei), Marco Ferreri (La grande abbuffata), Carlo Lizzani (La vita agra), Dino Risi, Pier Paolo Pasolini (Pigsty), Ettore Scola, Alberto Lattuada, Nanni Loy, Pupi Avati and others. Tognazzi also directed some of his films, including the 1967 film Il fischio al naso. The film was entered into the 17th Berlin International Film Festival. He was a well-known actor in Italy, and starred in several important international films, which brought him fame in other parts of the world. Roger Vadim cast Tognazzi as Mark Hand, the Catchman, in Barbarella (1968). He rescues Barbarella (Jane Fonda) from the biting dolls she encounters, and after her rescue, he requests payment by asking her to make love with him (the "old-fashioned" way, not the psycho-cardiopathic way of their future). (d. 1922)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/27/19 at 2:54 pm

October 27th 1958 – Simon Le Bon, English musician, best known as the lead singer, lyricist and musician of the band Duran Duran and its offshoot, Arcadia.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/27/19 at 3:19 pm

October 27th 1939 – John Cleese, English actor, voice actor, screenwriter, producer, and comedian. He achieved success at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and as a scriptwriter and performer on The Frost Report. In the late 1960s, he co-founded Monty Python, the comedy troupe responsible for the sketch show Monty Python's Flying Circus and the four Monty Python films: And Now for Something Completely Different, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Life of Brian and The Meaning of Life. In the mid-1970s, Cleese and his first wife, Connie Booth, co-wrote and starred in the British sitcom Fawlty Towers, with Cleese receiving the 1980 BAFTA for Best Entertainment Performance. Later, he co-starred with Kevin Kline, Jamie Lee Curtis, and former Python colleague Michael Palin in A Fish Called Wanda and Fierce Creatures, both of which he also wrote. He also starred in Clockwise and has appeared in many other films, including two James Bond films as R and Q, two Harry Potter films, and the last three Shrek films. With Yes Minister writer Antony Jay, he co-founded Video Arts, a production company making entertaining training films.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/27/19 at 4:25 pm

October 27th 2013 – Lou Reed, American musician, singer and songwriter, died from liver disease. He was the guitarist, vocalist, and principal songwriter of the rock band the Velvet Underground, with a solo career that spanned five decades. The Velvet Underground had little success during their active years, but later gained a significant cult following to become one of the most widely acclaimed and influential bands in rock history. Reed's 1973 single "Walk on the Wild Side" crossed over to mainstream, but although major label attempts to repeat its success were critically acclaimed, they did not translate to sales numbers, leading to a descent into serious drug addiction that crippled much of his later life and career. New York (1989) is recognised as the height of his mid period. He was inducted twice into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, once as a member of the Velvet Underground in 1996, and again as a solo artist in 2014. (b. 1942)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/27/19 at 5:53 pm

October 27th 2009 – David Shepherd, English cricketer and first-class cricketer, died of lung cancer. He played county cricket for Gloucestershire, and later became one of the cricket world's best-known umpires. He stood in 92 Test matches, the last of them in June 2005, the most for any English umpire. He also umpired 172 ODIs, including three consecutive World Cup finals in 1996, 1999 and 2003 (b. 1940)  :\'( :\'( :\'(

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: c_keenan2001@hotmail.com on 10/27/19 at 9:12 pm

October 27, 1958

Simon John Charles Le Bon, English singer, songwriter, and producer for Duran Duran was born on this day

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/28/19 at 5:31 am

October 28th 1967 – Julia Roberts, American actress and producer. She became a Hollywood star after headlining the romantic comedy Pretty Woman (1990), which grossed US $464 million worldwide. She has won three Golden Globe Awards (out of eight nominations) and has been nominated for four Academy Awards for her film acting, winning the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in Erin Brockovich (2000). Her films Mystic Pizza (1988), Steel Magnolias (1989), Pretty Woman (1990), Flatliners (1990), Sleeping with the Enemy (1991), Hook (1991), The Pelican Brief (1993), My Best Friend's Wedding (1997), Conspiracy Theory (1997), Notting Hill (1999), Runaway Bride (1999), Ocean's Eleven (2001), Mona Lisa Smile (2003), Ocean's Twelve (2004), Charlie Wilson's War (2007), Valentine's Day (2010), Eat Pray Love (2010), Mirror Mirror (2012), and Money Monster (2016) have collectively brought box office receipts of over US$2.7 billion, making her one of the most successful actresses in terms of box office receipts. She received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie nomination for her performance in the HBO television film The Normal Heart (2014). Roberts was the highest-paid actress in the world throughout most of the 1990sand in the first half of the 2000s. Her fee for 1990's Pretty Woman was US$300,000; in 2003, she was paid an unprecedented US$25 million for her role in Mona Lisa Smile (2003). As of 2007 Roberts's net worth was estimated to be US$140 million.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/28/19 at 7:12 am

October 28th 1818 – Abigail Adams, American writer and second First Lady of the United States, died of typhoid fever. She was the closest advisor and wife of John Adams, as well as the mother of John Quincy Adams. She is sometimes considered to have been a Founder of the United States, and is now designated as the first Second Lady and second First Lady of the United States, although these titles were not in use at the time. Adams's life is one of the most documented of the first ladies: she is remembered for the many letters she wrote to her husband while he stayed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, during the Continental Congresses. John frequently sought the advice of Abigail on many matters, and their letters are filled with intellectual discussions on government and politics. Her letters also serve as eyewitness accounts of the American Revolutionary War home front. (b. 1744)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/28/19 at 9:12 am

October 28th 1942 – Terence Donovan, English-Australian actor of stage and television, and the father of fellow actor and singer Jason Donovan (from his marriage to actress Sue McIntosh). He is best known for his roles as Doug Willis in soap opera Neighbours and has appeared in TV drama series since its early days, including police drama series Division 4 and Cop Shop, as well as minor parts in numerous serials including Prisoner, Sons and Daughters, A Country Practice , E Street and Al Simpson in Home and Away.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/29/19 at 3:23 am

October 29th 1944 – Denny Laine, English musician, singer, songwriter and guitarist. He was an original member of the Moody Blues, singing the band's first hit "Go Now" in 1964, Ginger Baker's Air Force in 1970, where played lead guitar on their debut album, and Wings with Paul McCartney from 1971 to 1981.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/29/19 at 4:27 am

October 29th 1946 – Peter Green, British blues rock guitarist. As the founder of Fleetwood Mac, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998. Green's songs, such as "Albatross", "Black Magic Woman", "Oh Well", "The Green Manalishi (With the Two Prong Crown)" and "Man of the World", appeared on the record charts, and several have been adapted by a variety of musicians. 1947 – Helen Coonan, Australian lawyer and politician, 52nd Australian Minister for Communications

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/29/19 at 4:30 am

October 29th 1618 – Walter Raleigh, English landed gentleman, writer, poet, soldier, politician, courtier, spy and explorer, was executed for high treason. He is also well known for popularising tobacco in England. (b. about 1554)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/29/19 at 6:33 am

October 29th 1947 – Richard Dreyfuss, American actor best known for starring in popular films during the 1970s through 1990s, including American Graffiti, Jaws, Stand By Me, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Down and Out in Beverly Hills, The Goodbye Girl, Always, and Mr. Holland's Opus. Dreyfuss won the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1977 for The Goodbye Girl, and was nominated in 1995 for Mr. Holland's Opus. He has also won a Golden Globe Award, a BAFTA Award, and was nominated in 2002 for Screen Actors Guild Awards in the Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series and Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries categories.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/29/19 at 6:39 am

October 29th 1995 – Terry Southern, American novelist, essayist, screenwriter, and university lecturer, noted for his distinctive satirical style, died of respiratory failure. Part of the Paris postwar literary movement in the 1950s and a companion to Beat writers in Greenwich Village, Southern was also at the center of Swinging London in the 1960s and helped to change the style and substance of American films in the 1970s. In the 1980s he wrote for Saturday Night Live and lectured on screenwriting at several universities in New York. Southern's dark and often absurdist style of satire helped to define the sensibilities of several generations of writers, readers, directors and film goers. He is credited by journalist Tom Wolfe as having invented New Journalism with the publication of "Twirling at Ole Miss" in Esquire in February 1963. Southern's reputation was established with the publication of his comic novels Candy and The Magic Christian and through his gift for writing memorable film dialogue as evident in Dr. Strangelove, The Loved One, The Cincinnati Kid, and The Magic Christian. His work on Easy Rider helped create the independent film movement of the 1970s. (b. 1924)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/29/19 at 7:05 am

October 29th 1945 – Melba Moore, American singer, actress, voice actress, and entertainer. Moore is the daughter of saxophonist Teddy Hill and R&B singer Bonnie Davis. In 1986, she scored two number 1 R&B hits, including the duet "A Little Bit More" with Freddie Jackson and "Falling". She scored other popular R&B hits including "Love the One I'm With (A Lot of Love)" and "It's Been So Long". In 1986, Moore also headlined the CBS television sitcom Melba; its debut aired the same night as the Challenger explosion and the show was abruptly cancelled, though five episodes aired that summer. Her success began to wane as the decade closed, although she managed two further Top 10 R&B hits, "Do You Really (Want My Love)" and "Lift Every Voice and Sing". Moore had a starring role in the 1990 horror film Def by Temptation.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/29/19 at 8:37 am

October 29th 1957 – Dan Castellaneta, American actor, voice actor, comedian and screenwriter. Noted for his long-running role as Homer Simpson on the animated television series The Simpsons, he also voices many other characters for the show, including Abraham "Grampa" Simpson, Barney Gumble, Krusty the Clown, Sideshow Mel, Groundskeeper Willie, Mayor Quimby and Hans Moleman. Castellaneta has also had roles in several other television programs, including a 1990 episode of "ALF', "Staying' Alive" as Steve Michaels, a corporate executive, the live-action sitcom Sibs, The Adventures of Dynamo Duck, and the animated series Back to the Future: The Animated Series, Earthworm Jim, Aladdin (Genie), Hey Arnold!, Rugrats, Futurama, and Darkwing Duck.

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/29/19 at 8:37 am

October 29th 1957 – Louis B. Mayer, Russian-born American film producer, died of leukaemia. He co-founder of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios (MGM) in 1924. Mayer was skilled at developing star actors, including child actors, then placing them in productions, such as musicals or comedies, for which MGM became famous. MGM under Mayer's leadership continued to produce successful movies. Mayer was made head of production as well as studio chief. For the next ten years, MGM grew and thrived. 1939 was an especially "golden" year: besides distributing Gone with the Wind, MGM released The Wizard of Oz, Babes in Arms, At the Circus, and The Women. Garbo laughed in Ninotchka, Goodbye, Mr. Chips won an Oscar, and was nominated for seven, and Hedy Lamarr, another of Mayer's personal discoveries, made her film debut. (b. 1885)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/29/19 at 3:49 pm

October 29th 1945 – Mick Gallagher, English Hammond organ player best known as a member of Ian Dury and the Blockheads and for his contributions to albums by the Clash. He has also written music for films such as Extremes (1971) and After Midnight (1990), and the Broadway play Serious Money (1987).

Subject: Re: Noteworthy Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/29/19 at 3:50 pm

October 29th 1911 – Joseph Pulitzer, Hungarian-American publisher, lawyer, and politician, died from an undisclosed illness. A newspaper publisher of the St. Louis Post Dispatch and the New York World. Pulitzer introduced the techniques of yellow journalism (a type of journalism that presents little or no legitimate well-researched news) to the newspapers he acquired in the 1880s. He became a leading national figure in the Democratic Party and was elected congressman from New York. He crusaded against big business and corruption, and helped keep the Statue of Liberty in New York. (b. 1847)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/29/19 at 5:00 pm

October 29th 1961 – Randy Jackson, American singer-songwriter, musician and dancer. Jackson is best known as a former member of his family band, The Jacksons. Jackson was the youngest son and the second youngest Jackson sibling before his sister Janet Jackson was born.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/29/19 at 5:02 pm

October 29th 2004 – Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester, died in her sleep. She was the wife of Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, the third son of George V and Mary of Teck. She was the mother of the present Duke of Gloucester, and of Prince William of Gloucester, who died aged 30. (b. 1901)

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Written By: nally on 10/31/19 at 10:55 pm

Willie McCovey, American pro baseball player, passed away one year ago today, on October 31st 2018, at 80 years of age. He was best known for his long tenure as one of MLB's greatest stars with the San Francisco Giants. He joined the team in 1959 and retired in 1980, making him one of very few players to have played in four calendar decades: the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/01/19 at 4:09 am

November 1st 1961 – Calvin Johnson, American guitarist, vocalist, songwriter, music producer, and disc jockey born in Olympia, Washington, US. Known for his uniquely deep, droning singing voice, Johnson was a founding member of the bands Cool Rays, Beat Happening, The Go Team, Dub Narcotic Sound System, and The Halo Benders. Calvin Johnson is also the founder and owner of the influential indie label K Records, and has been cited as a major player in the beginning of the modern independent music movement. As a prominent figure in the Olympia music scene, he was one of the major organizers of the seminal International Pop Underground Convention.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/01/19 at 4:13 am

November 1st 1952– Dixie Lee, American actress, dancer, and singer, died from ovarian cancer, three days before her 41st birthday. She was the first wife of singer Bing Crosby. She made two appearances on the Shell Chateau radio program in 1935 and she made three more films. Her most notable film is probably Love in Bloom (1935). Her last film was Redheads on Parade but the reviews were mediocre. She made a couple of records on March 11, 1935, “You’ve Got Me Doing Things,” a song she introduced in the film Love in Bloom. This was her first record and she backed it with “My Heart Is an Open Book.” She was encouraged back in to the recording studio again in July 1936 and she recorded "Until the Real Thing Comes Along" and "When a Lady Meets a Gentleman Down South" for Decca Records. Her final recordings were two duets with her husband recorded in 1936 - A Fine Romance and The Way You Look Tonight.  (b. 1911)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/01/19 at 5:57 am

November 1st 1957 – Lyle Lovett, American country singer-songwriter and actor. Active since 1980, he has recorded thirteen albums and released 25 singles to date, including his highest entry, the number 10 chart hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, "Cowboy Man". Lovett has won four Grammy Awards, including Best Male Country Vocal Performance and Best Country Album. It's Not Big It's Large was released in 2007, where it debuted and peaked at number 2 on the Top Country Albums chart. A new studio album, Natural Forces, was released on October 20, 2009 by Lost Highway Records. The last studio album on his Curb Records contract, Release Me, was released in February 2012.

Subject: Re: Noteworthy Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/01/19 at 5:58 am

November 1st 1955 – Dale Carnegie, American writer and lecturer, died from an undisclosed illness.  He was the developer of famous courses in self-improvement, salesmanship, corporate training, public speaking, and interpersonal skills. Born into poverty on a farm in Missouri, he was the author of How to Win Friends and Influence People (1936), a bestseller that remains popular today. He also wrote How to Stop Worrying and Start Living (1948), Lincoln the Unknown (1932), and several other books. One of the core ideas in his books is that it is possible to change other people's behavior by changing one's behavior toward them. (d. 1888)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/01/19 at 10:47 am

November 1st 1935 – Gary Player, South African professional golfer. Over his career, Player accumulated nine major championships on the regular tour and six Champions Tour major championship victories, as well as three Senior British Open Championships on the European Senior Tour. At the age of 29, Player won the 1965 U.S. Open and became the only non-American to win all four majors, known as the career Grand Slam. Player became only the third golfer in history to win the Career Grand Slam, following Ben Hogan and Gene Sarazen, and only Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods have performed the feat since. Player has won 165 tournaments on six continents over six decades and was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1974.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/01/19 at 3:08 pm

November 1st 1942 – Larry Flynt, American publisher and the president of Larry Flynt Publications (LFP). LFP mainly produces sexually graphic videos and magazines, most notably Hustler. Flynt has fought several prominent legal battles involving the First Amendment, and has unsuccessfully run for public office. He is paralyzed from the waist down due to injuries sustained in a 1978 murder attempt by serial killer Joseph Paul Franklin. In 2003, Arena magazine listed him at No. 1 on the "50 Powerful People in Porn" list.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/01/19 at 3:58 pm

November 1st 2017 – Rosemary Lassig, Australian swimmer, died from complications from Alzheimer’s disease. She won a silver medal in the 4×100-metre medley relay at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome. Lassig combined with Dawn Fraser, Jan Andrew and Marilyn Wilson to register a silver medal in the 4×100-metre medley relay five seconds behind the winners, the United States. In her only individual event, the 200-metre breaststroke, she did not advance beyond the preliminary heats. (b. 1941)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/01/19 at 4:49 pm

November 1st 1964 – Sophie B. Hawkins, American singer, songwriter, musician and painter. Her highest-charting singles are "Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover", "Right Beside You", and "As I Lay Me Down".

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/01/19 at 5:03 pm

November 1st 1982 – James Broderick, American actor, died of cancer. He is known for his role as Doug Lawrence in the television series Family, which ran from 1976 to 1980. Broderick co-starred in the CBS television series Brenner, portraying Officer Ernie Brenner. He played the father on the television show Family from 1976 to 1980,:324 receiving an Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in 1978. Other notable television appearances included the Twilight Zone episode "On Thursday We Leave for Home" and the public television productions of Jean Shepherd's The Phantom of the Open Hearth and The Great American Fourth of July and Other Disasters, where he played Ralph Parker's father, "the Old Man," later reprised by Darren McGavin in A Christmas Story. His notable film roles include Ray Brock, the complex father figure of a New England commune in Alice's Restaurant (1969), the subway motorman in The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974), FBI agent Sheldon in Dog Day Afternoon (1975), and Joe in the Paul Newman directed version of The Shadow Box (1980). (b. 1927)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/02/19 at 12:29 am

November 2nd 1966 – David Schwimmer, American actor He starred in the television movie A Deadly Silence in 1989 and appeared in a number of television roles, including on L.A. Law, The Wonder Years, NYPD Blue, and Monty, in the early 1990s. Schwimmer later gained worldwide recognition for playing Ross Geller in the sitcom Friends, for which he received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series in 1995. His first leading film role was in The Pallbearer (1996), followed by roles in Kissing a Fool (1998), Six Days, Seven Nights (1998), Apt Pupil, and Picking Up the Pieces (2000). He was then cast in the miniseries Band of Brothers (2001) as Herbert Sobel. After the series finale of Friends in 2004, Schwimmer was cast as the title character in the 2005 drama Duane Hopwood. Other film roles include the voice of Melman the Giraffe in the computer-animated Madagascar film franchise, the dark comedy Big Nothing (2006), and the thriller Nothing But the Truth (2008). Schwimmer made his West End stage debut in the leading role in Some Girl(s) in 2005. In 2006, he made his Broadway debut in The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial. Schwimmer made his feature film directorial debut with the 2007 comedy Run Fatboy Run. The following year he made his Off-Broadway directorial debut in the 2008 production, Fault Lines

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/02/19 at 12:33 am

November 2nd 1887 – Jenny Lind, Swedish opera singer, often known as the "Swedish Nightingale", died from an undisclosed illness. One of the most highly regarded singers of the 19th century, she performed in soprano roles in opera in Sweden and across Europe, and undertook an extraordinarily popular concert tour of America beginning in 1850. She was a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music from 1840. Lind became famous after her performance in Der Freischütz in Sweden in 1838. Within a few years, she had suffered vocal damage, but the singing teacher Manuel García saved her voice. She was in great demand in opera roles throughout Sweden and northern Europe during the 1840s, and was closely associated with Felix Mendelssohn. After two acclaimed seasons in London, she announced her retirement from opera at the age of 29. In 1850, Lind went to America at the invitation of the showman P. T. Barnum. She gave 93 large-scale concerts for him and then continued to tour under her own management. She earned more than $350,000 from these concerts, donating the proceeds to charities, principally the endowment of free schools in Sweden. With her new husband, Otto Goldschmidt, she returned to Europe in 1852 where she had three children and gave occasional concerts over the next two decades, settling in England in 1855. From 1882, for some years, she was a professor of singing at the Royal College of Music in London. (b. 1820)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/02/19 at 5:31 am

November 2nd 1952 – Maxine Nightingale, British R&B and soul music singer. She is best known for her hits in the 1970s, with the million seller "Right Back Where We Started From" (1975, U.K. & 1976, U.S.), "Love Hit Me" (1977), and "Lead Me On" (1979).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/02/19 at 5:35 am

November 2nd 2018 – Raymond Chow, Hong Kong film producer, and presenter, died from an undisclosed cause. He was responsible for successfully launching martial arts and the Hong Kong cinema onto the international stage. As the founder of Golden Harvest, he produced some of the biggest stars of the martial arts film genre, including Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, and Tsui Hark. (b, 1927)

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/02/19 at 6:21 am

November 2nd 1886 – James Watney junior, English brewer, cricketer, and Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for East Surrey from 1871 to 1885, died from an unknown cause. He was the eldest son of James Watney and Rebecca Spurrell and was a partner in the family brewing business Watney Combe & Reid. He played first-class cricket for Surrey (1851) and the Marylebone Cricket Club (1851–1852), and later served as Master of the Mercers' Company in 1879. (b. 1832)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/02/19 at 7:25 am

November 2nd 1942 – Stefanie Powers, American actress best known for her role as Jennifer Hart in the American mystery television series Hart to Hart, alongside Robert Wagner, which aired for five seasons from 1979 to 1984, on ABC. Powers and Wagner later reunited for eight Hart to Hart TV movies in the 1990s.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/02/19 at 10:52 am

November 2nd 1961 – k.d. lang, Canadian pop and country singer-songwriter and occasional actress. Lang has won both Juno Awards and Grammy Awards for her musical performances; hits include "Constant Craving" and "Miss Chatelaine". She has contributed songs to movie soundtracks and has collaborated with musicians such as Roy Orbison, Tony Bennett, Elton John, Anne Murray, Ann Wilson, and Jane Siberry. Lang is also known for being an animal rights, gay rights, and Tibetan human rights activist. She is a tantric practitioner of the old school of Tibetan Buddhism. She performed Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" live at the opening ceremony of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. Previously, she had performed at the closing ceremony of the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary. Lang possesses the vocal range of a mezzo-soprano.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/02/19 at 12:07 pm

November 2nd 1996 – Eva Cassidy, American vocalist and guitarist known for her interpretations of jazz and blues, died of melanoma. In 1992, she released her first album, The Other Side, a set of duets with go-go musician Chuck Brown, followed by the 1996 live solo album titled Live at Blues Alley. Although she had been honoured by the Washington Area Music Association, she was virtually unknown outside her native Washington, DC. Two years after her death, Cassidy's music was brought to the attention of British audiences, when her versions of "Fields of Gold" and "Over the Rainbow" were played by Mike Harding and Terry Wogan on BBC Radio 2. Following the overwhelming response, a camcorder recording of "Over the Rainbow", taken at Blues Alley in Washington by her friend Bryan McCulley, was shown on BBC Two's Top of the Pops 2. Shortly afterwards, the compilation album Songbird climbed to the top of the UK Albums Charts, almost three years after its initial release. The chart success in the United Kingdom and Ireland led to increased recognition worldwide. Her posthumously released recordings, including three UK number 1 records, have sold more than ten million copies. Her music has also charted top 10 positions in Australia, Germany, Sweden, Norway and Switzerland. (b. 1963)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/02/19 at 2:16 pm

November 2nd 1941 – Bruce Welch, English guitarist, songwriter, producer and singer, best known as a member of the Shadows. In September 1958 Welch and Marvin joined the Drifters, later to become the Shadows, as Cliff Richard's backing band. As well as success with the Shadows, Welch also acted as producer for (among others) Cliff Richard and songwriter for his ex-fiancée, Olivia Newton-John. He also released a solo single "Please Mr. Please", which was not commercially successful, even though the song has been covered by several recording artists (most notably Newton-John, who would take it into the top 10 of the US pop and country charts in 1975). Welch wrote several number 1 hit singles for Cliff and for the Shadows. Among tunes/songs written or co-written by Welch are the Shadows' hits "Foot Tapper" and "The Rise and Fall of Flingel Bunt", Marvin Welch & Farrar's "Faithful" and "My Home Town", and Cliff Richard hits "Please Don't Tease", "In the Country", "Summer Holiday", "I Love You" and "I Could Easily Fall (In Love With You)".

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/02/19 at 2:26 pm

November 2nd 2014 – Acker Bilk, English clarinettist and vocalist, died from an undisclosed illness. Known for his appearance – goatee, bowler hat and striped waistcoat – and breathy, vibrato-rich, lower-register clarinet style. Bilk's 1962 instrumental tune "Stranger on the Shore" became the UK's biggest selling single of 1962: it was in the UK charts for more than 50 weeks, peaking at number two, and was the first No. 1 single in the United States by a British artist in the era of the modern Billboard Hot 100 pop chart. (b. 1929)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/02/19 at 2:55 pm

November 2nd 1941 – Brian Poole, English singer and performer. Poole was the lead singer of 1960s beat band the Tremeloes (1957–1962) then Brian Poole and the Tremeloes (1962–1967).

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/02/19 at 2:58 pm

November 2nd 1950 – George Bernard Shaw, Irish playwright, critic and polemicist, died from renal failure. His influence on Western theatre, culture and politics extended from the 1880s to his death and beyond. He wrote more than sixty plays, including major works such as Man and Superman (1902), Pygmalion (1912) and Saint Joan (1923). With a range incorporating both contemporary satire and historical allegory, Shaw became the leading dramatist of his generation, and in 1925 was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. (b. 1856)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 11/05/19 at 11:11 am

Died on November 5th 2003: Bobby Hatfield, American singer who was half the musical duo The Righteous Brothers (he was born 1940).

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/10/19 at 3:19 am

November 10th 1944 – Tim Rice, English author and Academy Award, Golden Globe Award, Tony Award, and Grammy Award-winning lyricist. He is best known for his collaborations with Andrew Lloyd Webber, with whom he wrote Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Jesus Christ Superstar, and Evita; with Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson of ABBA, with whom he wrote Chess; for additional songs for the 2011 West End revival of The Wizard of Oz; and for his work with Alan Menken on Disney's Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast, and the musical King David). He also worked with Elton John on Disney's The Lion King, the musical Aida, and DreamWorks Animation's The Road to El Dorado and Ennio Morricone.

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/10/19 at 3:23 am

November 10th 1843 – John Trumbull, American artist during the period of the American Revolutionary War and was notable for his historical paintings, died from an unknown cause. He has been called "The Painter of the Revolution". His Declaration of Independence (1817) was used on the reverse of the commemorative bicentennial two-dollar bill. (b. 1756)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/10/19 at 6:09 am

November 10th 1950 – Bram Tchaikovsky, British vocalist and guitarist. He first came to prominence as a member of UK punk/pub rock band The Motors, who he joined in 1977. After he left them, he led an eponymous power pop band, with Micky Broadbent (bass, keyboards) and Keith Boyce (drums). The group scored a US Top 40 hit single on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1979, with "Girl of My Dreams". In the Netherlands, "Sarah Smiles" was a minor hit, reaching number 32 in April 1979. Nick Garvey and Denis Forbes were also involved in later band lineups. After disappointing sales, the band split up in 1981 and Tchaikovsky left the music industry.

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/10/19 at 6:11 am

November 10th 1981 – Abel Gance, French film director and producer, writer and actor, died of tuberculosis. A pioneer in the theory and practice of montage, he is best known for three major silent films: J'accuse (1919), La Roue (1923), and the monumental Napoléon (1927). (b. 1889)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/10/19 at 6:58 am

November 10th 1928 – Ennio Morricone, Italian composer, orchestrator, conductor, and former trumpet player. He composes a wide range of music styles, making him one of the most versatile, experimental and influential composers of all time, working in any medium. Since 1946 Morricone has composed over 500 scores for cinema and television, as well as over 100 classical works. His filmography includes over 70 award-winning films, including all Sergio Leone films since A Fistful of Dollars (including The Good, the Bad and the Ugly and Once Upon a Time in the West), all Giuseppe Tornatore films (since Cinema Paradiso), The Battle of Algiers, the Animal Trilogy, 1900, Exorcist II, Days of Heaven, several major films in French cinema, in particular the comedy trilogy La Cage aux Folles I, II, III and Le Professionnel, The Thing, The Mission, The Untouchables, Mission to Mars, Bugsy, Disclosure, In the Line of Fire, Bulworth, Ripley's Game and The Hateful Eight.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/10/19 at 7:05 am

November 10th 1963 – Klara Dan von Neumann, Hungarian computer scientist and programmer, died when she drove from her home in La Jolla to the beach and walked into the surf and drowned. She was one of the first computer programmers and coders. She helped solve mathematical problems using computer code. Klara wrote the code used on the MANIAC machine developed by John von Neumann and Julian Bigelow at the Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory. She was also involved in the design of new controls for ENIAC and was one of its primary programmers. She taught early weather scientists how to program. (b. 1911)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/10/19 at 7:26 am

November 10th 1958 – Brooks Williams, American acoustic guitarist and singer/songwriter. His style combines roots, jazz, blues, classical, and folk. He has released some albums consisting of contemporary folk music, and some consisting of instrumental guitar music. Most recently his albums have featured blues music. He tours extensively both in the US and the UK.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/10/19 at 7:27 am

November 10th 1964 – Jimmie Dodd, American actor and singer-songwriter, died of cancer. Best known as the MC of the popular 1950s Walt Disney television series The Mickey Mouse Club, as well as the writer of its well-known theme song, "The Mickey Mouse Club March." A slowed-down version of this march, with different lyrics, became the alma mater that closed the show. (b. 1910)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/10/19 at 8:12 am

November 10th 1942 – Robert F. Engle, American economist and winner of the 2003 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, sharing the award with Clive Granger, "for methods of analyzing economic time series with time-varying volatility (ARCH)".

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/10/19 at 8:15 am

November 10th 1982 – Leonid Brezhnev, Ukrainian-Soviet politician, died after failing health following a stroke. He led the Soviet Union from 1964 to 1982 as the General Secretary of the Central Committee (CC) of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU), presiding over the country until his death and funeral in 1982. His eighteen-year term as General Secretary was second only to that of Joseph Stalin in duration. During Brezhnev's rule, the global influence of the Soviet Union grew dramatically, in part because of the expansion of the Soviet military during this time. His tenure as leader was marked by the beginning of an era of economic and social stagnation in the Soviet Union. (b. 1906)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/10/19 at 8:16 am

November 10th 1986 – Gordon Richards, English jockey, died from an undisclosed illness. He was the British flat racing Champion Jockey 26 times and is often considered the world's greatest ever jockey. Early in 1926, five years after Richards' racing debut, disaster struck the Shropshire jockey. He contracted tuberculosis and had to take time out from racing. But it was while he recuperated from the debilitating disease in a Norfolk sanatorium he met Bill Rowell, a fellow patient who was to have a major influence on his life. Rowell proved to be something of a mentor, teaching the young jockey how to cope with the riches that would come his way, as well as his popularity with high society in the class-ridden system that prevailed in Britain between the wars. The two became firm friends. By December 1926, Richards was back in the saddle, and returned to winning ways in the 1927 racing season. In 1932 he became stable jockey to Fred Darling, and that season, with 259 victories under his belt, he broke the record for the greatest number of wins in a year, a record he was to keep for nearly 50 years (he broke his own record in 1947 when riding 269 winners). The following year he set a world record winning twelve consecutive races including riding all six winners at Chepstow on 4 October. Achievement followed achievement, with Richards winning the 1947 2,000 Guineas at Newmarket Racecourse aboard Tudor Minstrel by 8 lengths, the largest winning margin in the race since 1900. Despite these huge successes, there was still one race where a win had always eluded him: The Epsom Derby. In 1942 he won 4 of the 5 'Classics' on horses, but still the big Derby win he craved remained out of his grasp. The 1953 Derby occurred on a week of great national, and personal celebration for Richards himself, as he became the first jockey to receive a knighthood. This time Sir Gordon rode Pinza, a huge horse for a flat-thoroughbred at 16 hands high, and he rode a terrific race. Pinza was in second position through much of the one and half mile (2414 m) course, competing against the Queen's own horse Aureole, and sweeping past the Aga Khan III's horse, Shikampur, into first place with just two furlongs (402 m) remaining. The long-awaited win was accompanied by thunderous cheers from the frenzied crowd. Winning The Derby was undoubtedly Sir Gordon's crowning victory, and he was promptly summoned from the winners' enclosure to be congratulated by the Queen. (b. 1904)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/10/19 at 10:36 am

November 10th 1963 – Hugh Bonneville, English stage, television and film actor. He is best known for playing Robert Crawley in the ITV period drama series Downton Abbey from 2010 until 2015, and has been nominated for BAFTA, Emmy and Golden Globe awards.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/10/19 at 10:37 am

November 10th 1992 – Chuck Connors, American actor, writer and professional basketball and baseball player, died from pneumonia stemming from lung cancer. He is one of only 12 athletes in the history of American professional sports to have played both Major League Baseball and in the National Basketball Association. With a 40-year film and television career, he is best known for his five-year role as Lucas McCain in the highly rated ABC series The Rifleman (1958–63). He acted in feature films including The Big Country with Gregory Peck and Charlton Heston, Move Over Darling with Doris Day and James Garner, Soylent Green with Charlton Heston and Edward G. Robinson, and Airplane II: The Sequel. (b. 1921)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/10/19 at 12:25 pm

November 10th 2015 – Pat Eddery, Irish flat racing jockey and horse trainer, died from a heart attack. He rode three winners of The Derby, and was Champion Jockey on eleven occasions. He is co-holder of the record for most title championships as well as wins in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. He rode the winners of 4,632 British flat races, a figure exceeded only by Sir Gordon Richards. (b. 1952)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/10/19 at 1:41 pm

November 10th 1929 – Marilyn Bergman, American composer and songwriter. With her husband Alan Bergman (b. 1925) have been married since 1958 and have written the music and lyrics for numerous celebrated television shows, films, and stage musicals. The Bergmans have won three Academy Awards for Best Original Song and have been inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. The Bergmans long relationship with the French composer Michel Legrand began in the late 1960s. The couple wrote English lyrics for Legrand's song "The Windmills of Your Mind" featured in The Thomas Crown Affair (1968), which won them their first Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 41st Academy Awards in 1969. The Bergmans and Legrand were subsequently nominated for the Best Original Song award in the following two years for "What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?" from The Happy Ending (1969) and "Pieces of Dreams" from the 1970 film of the same name. The couple's minor work with Legrand in this period included "Listen to the Sea" from Ice Station Zebra (1968) and "Nobody Knows" and "Sweet Gingerbread Man" from The Magic Garden of Stanley Sweetheart (1970). The Bergmans were also co-writers of "An American Reunion", the opening ceremony of the inaugural festivities at Washington D.C.'s Lincoln Memorial that marked Bill Clinton's first term as President of the United States in January 1993. In the late 1990s the Bergmans received their most recent nominations for the Academy Award for Best Original Song, for "Moonlight" (composed by John Williams) for the 1995 film Sabrina, and "Love Is Where You Are" (music by Mark Isham) for the 1999 film At First Sight.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/10/19 at 1:46 pm

November 10th 1994 – Carmen McRae, American jazz singer, died after falling into a coma falling a stroke. She is considered one of the most influential jazz vocalists of the 20th century and is remembered for her behind-the-beat phrasing and ironic interpretation of lyrics. She was inspired by Billie Holiday, but she established her own voice. She recorded over sixty albums and performed worldwide. (b. 1920)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/10/19 at 2:44 pm

November 10th 2004 – Katy de la Cruz, Filipino singer, died from an undisclosed illness. She specialized in jazz vocals and torch songs in a performing career that lasted eight decades. Hailed as "The Queen of Filipino Jazz" and as "The Queen of Bodabil", she was, by the age of 18, the highest paid entertainer in the Philippines. De la Cruz also appeared in films and received a FAMAS Best Supporting Actress Award in 1953. (b. 1907)

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Written By: nally on 11/11/19 at 11:27 am

Died 15 years ago today, on November 11th 2004: Yasser Arafat, Palestinian engineer and politician who was the 1st President of the Palestinian National Authority, Nobel Prize laureate, age 75 (b. 1929).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/12/19 at 3:16 am

November 12th 1980 – Ryan Gosling, Canadian actor and musician. He began his career as a child star on the Disney Channel's The Mickey Mouse Club (1993–1995) and went on to appear in other family entertainment programs including Are You Afraid of the Dark? (1995) and Goosebumps (1996). His first starring film role was as a Jewish neo-Nazi in The Believer (2001), and he went on to star in several independent films, including Murder by Numbers (2002), The Slaughter Rule (2002), and The United States of Leland (2003). Gosling came to the attention of a wider audience in 2004 with a leading role in the commercially successful romantic drama The Notebook. His performance as a drug-addicted teacher in Half Nelson (2006) was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor and his performance as a socially inept loner in Lars and the Real Girl (2007) was nominated for a Golden Globe Award. After a three-year acting hiatus, Gosling starred in the marital drama Blue Valentine (2010), earning him a second Golden Globe Award nomination. Gosling co-starred in three mainstream films in 2011–the romantic comedy-drama Crazy, Stupid, Love, the political drama The Ides of March, and the neo-noir crime thriller Drive–and received two more Golden Globe Award nominations. His directorial debut, Lost River, was released to poor reviews in 2014. Greater success came to Gosling when he starred in two critically acclaimed films–the financial comedy-drama The Big Short (2015) and the musical La La Land (2016). For the latter, he won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy and received a second Oscar nomination.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/12/19 at 4:36 am

November 12th 1943 – Brian Hyland, American pop recording artist who was particularly successful during the early 1960s. He continued recording into the 1970s. Allmusic journalist Jason Ankeny says "Hyland's puppy-love pop virtually defined the sound and sensibility of bubblegum during the pre-Beatles era." Although his status as a teen idol faded, he went on to release several country-influenced albums and had additional chart hits later in his career. Hyland was eventually signed by Kapp Records as a solo artist, issuing his debut single, "Rosemary", in late 1959. The label employed the Brill Building songwriting duo of Lee Pockriss and Paul Vance to work with Hyland on the follow-up, "Four Little Heels (The Clickety Clack Song)", which was a minor hit, and the songwriting duo continued to work with Hyland. Thus in August 1960, Hyland scored his first and biggest hit single at the age of 16, "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini", written by Vance and Pockriss. It was a novelty song that reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, (#8 in the UK) and sold almost a million copies in the first two months of its release, and over two million copies in total. Hyland moved on to ABC-Paramount Records, where he began working with the songwriting and production team of Gary Geld and Peter Udell, and further hits followed with "Let Me Belong to You" and "I'll Never Stop Wanting You". Hyland's other major hit during this period was 1962's "Sealed with a Kiss", which reached #3 in 1962 on both the American and UK Singles Chart.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/12/19 at 4:50 am

November 12th 1865 – Elizabeth Gaskell, English novelist, biographer, and short story writer, died from a heart attack. Her novels offer a detailed portrait of the lives of many strata of Victorian society, including the very poor, and are of interest to social historians as well as lovers of literature. Her first novel, Mary Barton, was published in 1848. Gaskell's The Life of Charlotte Brontë, published in 1857, was the first biography of Brontë. Some of Gaskell's best known novels are Cranford (1851–53), North and South (1854–55), and Wives and Daughters (1865) (b. 1810)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/12/19 at 5:24 am

November 12th 1944 – Booker T. Jones, American multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, record producer and arranger, best known as the frontman of the band Booker T. & the M.G.'s. He has also worked in the studios with many well-known artists of the 20th and 21st centuries, earning him a Grammy Award for lifetime achievement.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/12/19 at 5:25 am

November 12th 1981 – William Holden, American actor, died from lung cancer. He was one of the biggest box-office draws of the 1950s through the 1970s. He won the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1953 for his role in Stalag 17, and a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor for his role in the 1973 television film The Blue Knight. Holden starred in some of Hollywood's most popular and critically acclaimed films, including such classics as Sunset Boulevard, Sabrina, The Bridge on the River Kwai, The Wild Bunch, Picnic, and Network. He was named one of the "Top 10 Stars of the Year" six times (1954–1958, 1961), and appeared as 25th on the American Film Institute's list of 25 greatest male stars of Classic Hollywood Cinema. (b. 1918)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/12/19 at 6:35 am

November 12th 1945 – Neil Young, Canadian singer-songwriter, musician, producer, director and screenwriter. After embarking on a music career in the 1960s, he moved to Los Angeles, where he formed Buffalo Springfield with Stephen Stills, Richie Furay and others. Young had released two solo albums by the time he joined Crosby, Stills & Nash in 1969, in addition to three as a member of Buffalo Springfield. From his early solo albums and those with his backing band Crazy Horse, Young has recorded a steady stream of studio and live albums, sometimes warring with his recording company along the way.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/12/19 at 6:38 am

November 12th 1990 – Eve Arden, American film, stage, and television actress, and comedian, died from cardiac arrest and arteriosclerotic heart disease. She performed in leading and supporting roles over nearly six decades. Beginning her career on Broadway in the early 1930s, Arden's first major role was in the RKO Radio Pictures drama Stage Door (1937) opposite Katharine Hepburn, followed by roles in the comedies Having Wonderful Time (1938) and At the Circus (1939), starring the Marx Brothers. Arden would go on to earn an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Mildred Pierce (1945). In the latter part of her career, she played the sardonic but engaging title character of a high school teacher in Our Miss Brooks, winning the first Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series, and as the school principal in the musicals Grease (1978) and Grease 2 (1982). (b. 1908)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/12/19 at 7:21 am

November 12th 1970 – Tonya Harding, American figure skater. She is the 1991 U.S. champion and 1991 World Championship silver medallist. Harding was also a two-time Olympian and a two-time Skate America Champion. In 1994 she was banned for life from the U.S. Figure Skating Association after pleading guilty to hindering the prosecution following the attack on fellow skater Nancy Kerrigan.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/12/19 at 7:23 am

November 12th 1950 – Julia Marlowe, English-born American actress, died from an undisclosed illness. Known for her interpretations of William Shakespeare. In 1904, she began an extremely successful partnership with actor E. H. Sothern, beginning with their appearances in the title roles in Romeo and Juliet, Beatrice and Benedick in Much Ado About Nothing, and the leads in Hamlet. They toured all over the U.S. in these plays, adding The Taming of the Shrew, The Merchant of Venice and Twelfth Night to their repertoire in 1905. Unhappy with their compensation from their manager, Charles Frohman, they continued under the management of the Shubert Brothers, from then on receiving a percentage of the profits. In 1906, together with Sothern, she played the title character in Percy MacKaye's Jeanne d'Arc, Salome in Sudermann's John the Baptist and Rautendelein in The Sunken Bell, receiving favorable reviews. (b. 1865)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/12/19 at 8:32 am

November 12th 1978 – Ashley Williams, American film, television, and theater actress. She is best known for her starring in the television series The Jim Gaffigan Show on TV Land and in the NBC series Good Morning Miami. Over the many years of its run, Williams played fan favorite Victoria on the hit CBS series How I Met Your Mother opposite Josh Radnor. She has starred in more than a dozen different television pilots over the years and done over 150 episodes of television in addition to television movies for The Hallmark Channel, Lifetime Television, and ABC Family.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/12/19 at 8:36 am

November 12th 2007 – Ira Levin, American novelist, playwright, and songwriter, died from a heart attack. His most noted works include the novels A Kiss Before Dying (1953), Rosemary's Baby (1967), The Stepford Wives (1972), and The Boys from Brazil (1976), as well as the play Deathtrap (1978). Many of his novels and plays have been adapted to film. (b. 1929)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/12/19 at 10:38 am

November 12th 1962 – Mariella Frostrup, UK-based journalist and television presenter, well known on British television and radio, mainly for arts programmes. Her 'gravelly' voice is often used on television commercials and was once voted the sexiest female voice on television; research has found that Frostrup's voice was one of three voices (narrowed from fifty) best suited to contribute to a Post Office Telecoms study resulting in a "perfect female voice".

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/12/19 at 10:40 am

November 12th 2013 – John Tavener, English composer, died from an undisclosed illness. Known for his extensive output of religious works, including The Protecting Veil, Song for Athene and The Lamb. Tavener first came to prominence with his cantata The Whale, premiered in 1968. Then aged 24, he was described by The Guardian as "the musical discovery of the year", while The Times said he was "among the very best creative talents of his generation." During his career he became one of the best known and popular composers of his generation, most particularly for The Protecting Veil, which as recorded by cellist Steven Isserlis became a bestselling album, and Song for Athene which was sung at the funeral of Princess Diana. The Lamb featured in the soundtrack for Paolo Sorrentino's film The Great Beauty. Tavener was knighted in 2000 for his services to music and won an Ivor Novello Award. (b. 1944)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/12/19 at 11:13 am

November 12th 1954 – Paul McNamee, Australian tennis player and prominent sports administrator. He won two singles and twenty-three doubles titles during his professional career. A right-hander, he reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on 12 May 1986 when he became the World No. 24. McNamee reached his highest doubles ATP-ranking on 8 June 1981 when he became the World No. 1. McNamee won 24 men's doubles titles including four Grand Slam doubles titles in his career. He won the 1979 Australian Open and the 1980 and 1982 Wimbledon Championships with Peter McNamara and the 1983 Australian Open with Mark Edmondson. When John McEnroe won Wimbledon in 1984, McNamee was the only player to take a set off McEnroe throughout the entire championship when he won the third set of their first round match. McNamee was also a member of the Australian Davis Cup Team which won the Davis Cup in 1983 and 1986.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/12/19 at 11:24 am

November 12th 2014 – Warren Clarke, English actor, died in his sleep, after an undisclosed short illness. He was known for his appearances in many films after a significant role as Dim in Stanley Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange and for numerous television appearances, including lead roles in the TV series Dalziel and Pascoe (as Detective Superintendent Andy Dalziel), The Manageress and Sleepers. Clarke appeared in a wide range of roles in television and film productions including The Breaking of Bumbo (1970), Home (1970) opposite Sir Ralph Richardson and Sir John Gielgud, Charlton Heston's Antony and Cleopatra (1972), Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill (1974), Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979), S.O.S. Titanic (1979), Hawk the Slayer (1980), Masada (1981), Enigma (1982), Lassiter (1984), Top Secret! (1984), Ishtar, (1987) and I.D. (1995). He played a Russian dissident in Clint Eastwood's Firefox (1982). (b. 1947)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/12/19 at 1:03 pm

November 12th 2003 – Penny Singleton, American film actress, died of respiratory failure. During her 60-year career, Singleton appeared as the comic-strip heroine Blondie Bumstead in a series of 28 motion pictures from 1938 until 1950 and the popular Blondie radio program from 1939 until 1950. Singleton also provided the voice of Jane Jetson in the animated series The Jetsons. (b. 1908)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/12/19 at 2:20 pm

November 12th 2008, Mitch Mitchell, the British drummer with the Jimi Hendrix Experience was found dead in his US hotel room aged 61. Mitchell had been working with Georgie Fame & the Blue Flames when in 1966 he was invited to audition for a new band being formed to back Jimi Hendrix. During the 70's Mitchell failed an audition for Paul McCartney's new band, Wings.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/12/19 at 5:01 pm

November 12th 2018 – Stan Lee, American comic-book writer, editor, and publisher, died after a battle with pneumonia. He was formerly executive vice president and publisher of Marvel Comics. In collaboration with several artists, including Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko, he co-created Spider-Man, the Hulk, Doctor Strange, the Fantastic Four, Iron Man, Daredevil, Thor, the X-Men, and many other fictional characters, introducing a thoroughly shared universe into superhero comic books. In addition, he challenged the comics' industry's censorship organization, the Comics Code Authority, indirectly leading to it updating its policies. Lee subsequently led the expansion of Marvel Comics from a small division of a publishing house to a large multimedia corporation. (b. 1922)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/12/19 at 5:58 pm

November 12th 2003 – Tony Thompson, American drummer, died from cancer. He had played drums with Led Zeppelin at Live Aid in 1985. He was most famous as the drummer with Chic, whose single 'Le Freak' hit No.1 in the US, and No.7 in the UK. He also played on David Bowie's hit single 'Let's Dance'. (b. 1954)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/13/19 at 2:39 am

November 13th 1955 – Whoopi Goldberg, American actress, comedan, and talk show host. In the period drama film The Color Purple (1985), her breakthrough role was playing Celie, a mistreated black woman in the Deep South, for which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress and won her first Golden Globe. In the romantic fantasy film Ghost (1990), Goldberg played Oda Mae Brown, an eccentric psychic who helped a slain man (Patrick Swayze) save his lover (Demi Moore), for which she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, and a second Golden Globe, her first for Best Supporting Actress.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/13/19 at 2:50 am

November 13th 1460 – Henry the Navigator, Portuguese explorer, died of an unknown cause. He was a central figure in the early days of the Portuguese Empire and in the 15th-century European maritime discoveries and maritime expansion. Through his administrative direction, he is regarded as the main initiator of what would be known as the Age of Discoveries. Henry was the third child of the Portuguese king John I and responsible for the early development of Portuguese exploration and maritime trade with other continents through the systematic exploration of Western Africa, the islands of the Atlantic Ocean, and the search for new routes. (b. 1394)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/13/19 at 7:55 am

November 13th 1974 – Vittorio De Sica, Italian director and actor, died from an undisclosed illness. He was a leading figure in the neorealist movement. Four of the films he directed won Academy Awards: Sciuscià and Bicycle Thieves were awarded honorary Oscars, while Ieri, oggi, domani and Il giardino dei Finzi Contini won the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar. (b. 1901)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/13/19 at 12:11 pm

November 13th 1974 – Karen Silkwood, American chemical technician and labor union activist, died in a car crash under unclear circumstances. Known for raising concerns about corporate practices related to health and safety of workers in a nuclear facility. Following her mysterious death, which received extensive coverage, her estate filed a lawsuit against chemical company Kerr-McGee, which was eventually settled for $1.38 million. Silkwood was portrayed by Meryl Streep in Mike Nichols' 1983 Academy Award-nominated film Silkwood. (b. 1946)

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Written By: c_keenan2001@hotmail.com on 11/24/19 at 2:23 pm

November 24, 1960,  Sergio Galli, backing vocalist and lead guitarist for Platinum Blonde, was born on this day.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/26/19 at 6:21 am

November 26th 1504 – Isabella I, Queen of Castile from 1474 until her death, this day from an unknown condition. Her marriage to Ferdinand II of Aragon became the basis for the political unification of Spain under their grandson, Charles I. Her reforms and those she made with her husband had an influence that extended well beyond the borders of their united kingdoms. Isabella and Ferdinand are known for completing the Reconquista, ordering conversion or exile of their Muslim and Jewish subjects, and for supporting and financing Christopher Columbus' 1492 voyage that led to the opening of the New World and to the establishment of Spain as the first global power which dominated Europe and much of the world for more than a century. Isabella, granted together with her husband the title "the Catholic" by Pope Alexander VI, was recognized as a Servant of God by the Catholic Church in 1974. (b. 1451)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/26/19 at 7:24 am

November 26th 1996 – Michael Bentine, English comedian, comic actor and founding member of the Goons, died from prostate cancer at the age of 74. He was a Peruvian Briton. In 1971, Bentine received the Order of Merit of Peru following his fund-raising work for the 1970 Great Peruvian earthquake. (b. 1922)

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Subject: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: ChrisBodilyTM on 11/26/19 at 8:21 am

November 26, 1939 - Anna Mae Bullock was born. In 1958, she joined Ike Turner's Kings of Rhythm. In 1960, she started performing under the name Tina Turner. The rest is history.

I saw her trending on Twitter and about had a heart attack. Luckily, it's just her birthday.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/26/19 at 8:26 am

November 26th 1944 – Jean Terrell, American R&B and jazz singer. She replaced Diana Ross as the lead singer of The Supremes in January 1970. Bert Gordy was ooking for a replacement for his protegée, Diana Ross, who was leaving the group she had fronted during most of the 1960s, The Supremes, for a solo career, Gordy first signed Terrell to Motown as a solo artist, but then decided to drop her into The Supremes as Ross's replacement alongside continuing, fellow members Mary Wilson and Cindy Birdsong. She recorded much of the new post-Ross Supremes material in the studios, and rehearsed the group's new act during the day with Wilson and Birdsong, while Ross, Wilson and Birdsong performed as Diana Ross & The Supremes at night. After Ross's farewell show with the group at the Frontier Hotel in Las Vegas on January 14, 1970, Terrell joined the group on stage to be presented to the press and public. After this introduction, according to Mary Wilson, Gordy changed his mind about Terrell leading the group and suggested replacing her with another Motown act Syreeta Wright. Wilson vetoed this move, preferring to stick with Terrell. Terrell made an instant impact fronting the new Supremes, recording prolifically and successfully with several of Motown's top producers. The revitalized Supremes scored more chart success right from the beginning of the new decade; scoring big in the United Kingdom, while managing several pop and soul hits in the United States: "Up the Ladder to the Roof", "Everybody's Got the Right to Love", "Stoned Love", "River Deep – Mountain High" (with the Four Tops), "Nathan Jones", and "Floy Joy".

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/26/19 at 8:26 am

November 26th 1944 – Florence Foster Jenkins, American socialite and amateur soprano, died after suffering from a heart attack. She was known and mocked for her flamboyant performance costumes and notably poor singing ability. The historian Stephen Pile ranked her "the world's worst opera singer". "No one, before or since," he wrote, "has succeeded in liberating themselves quite so completely from the shackles of musical notation." Despite (or perhaps because of) her technical incompetence, she became a prominent musical cult figure in New York City during the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s. Cole Porter, Gian Carlo Menotti, Lily Pons, Sir Thomas Beecham, and other celebrities were fans. Enrico Caruso is said to have "regarded her with affection and respect". (b. 1868)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/26/19 at 9:10 am

November 26th 1956 – Tommy Dorsey, American jazz trombonist, composer, conductor and bandleader of the Big Band era, died a week after his 51st birthday. He had begun taking sleeping pills regularly at this time, from which he was so sedated that he died in his sleep from choking after eating a heavy meal. He was known as the "Sentimental Gentleman of Swing", because of his smooth-toned trombone playing. His technical skill on the trombone gave him renown among other musicians. He was the younger brother of bandleader Jimmy Dorsey. After Dorsey broke with his brother in the mid-1930s, he led an extremely popular and highly successful band from the late 1930s into the 1950s. He is best remembered for standards such as "Opus One," "Song of India," "Marie," "On Treasure Island," and his biggest hit single "I'll Never Smile Again.") (b. 1905)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/26/19 at 10:13 am

November 26th 1945 – Daniel Davis, American stage, screen, and television actor. Davis is best known for portraying Niles the Butler on the sitcom, The Nanny (1993 to 1999), and for his two guest appearances as Professor Moriarty on Star Trek: The Next Generation, affecting an upper class English accent for both roles. He voices the intelligent Cro Magnon, Longhair, from the Longhair and Doubledome cartoon shorts from Cartoon Network's Big Pick.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/26/19 at 10:20 am

November 26th 1974 – Cyril Connolly, English literary critic and writer. He was the editor of the influential literary magazine Horizon (1940–49) and wrote Enemies of Promise (1938), which combined literary criticism with an autobiographical exploration of why he failed to become the successful author of fiction that he had aspired to be in his youth. (b. 1903)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/26/19 at 10:56 am

November 26th 1929 – Betta St. John, American actress, singer and dancer. She made her film debut at the age of ten in Destry Rides Again (1939) and as an orphan in Jane Eyre (1943). She was discovered by Rodgers and Hammerstein and played a small role in the Broadway musical Carousel in 1945. By 1949, she created the role of Liat in the musical South Pacific on Broadway and followed the production to London. On film, St. John portrayed a princess being courted by Cary Grant in the 1953 film Dream Wife. She also had featured roles in The Robe (1953), All the Brothers Were Valiant (1953) and The Student Prince (1954), and top billing in High Tide at Noon (1957). St. John appeared in two Tarzan films and ended her career as the heroine of Horror Hotel (1960).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/26/19 at 12:27 pm

November 26th 1952 – Julien Temple, English film, documentary and music video director. He began his career with short films featuring the Sex Pistols, and has continued with various off-beat projects, including The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle, Absolute Beginners and a documentary film about Glastonbury.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/26/19 at 1:45 pm

November 26th 1980 – Rachel Roberts, Welsh actress, died of a heart attack. She is best remembered for her forthright screen performances as the older mistress of the central male character in two key films of the 1960s, Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (1960) and This Sporting Life (1963). For both films, she won the BAFTA Award for Best British Actress. She was also nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for This Sporting Life. Her other notable film appearances included Murder on the Orient Express (1974), Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975) and Yanks (1979). Roberts' theatre credits included the original production of the musical Maggie May in 1964. She was nominated for the 1974 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for the plays, Chemin de Fer and The Visit, and won a Drama Desk Award in 1976 for Habeas Corpus. (b. 1927)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/26/19 at 2:51 pm

November 26th 1978 – Ford Beebe, American director and screenwriter, died from an undisclosed illness, on his 90th birthday. He entered the film business as a writer around 1916 and over the next 60 years wrote and/or directed almost 200 films. He specialized in B-movies – mostly Westerns – and action serials, working on the "Buck Rogers" and "Flash Gordon" serials for Universal Pictures. (b. 1888)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/27/19 at 1:22 am

November 27th 1981 – Lotte Lenya, Austrian singer and actress, died from cancer. Long based in the United States. In the German-speaking and classical music world she is best remembered for her performances of the songs of her husband, Kurt Weill. In English-language cinema, she was nominated for an Academy Award for her role as a jaded aristocrat in The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (1961). She also played the murderous and sadistic Rosa Klebb in the James Bond movie From Russia with Love (1963). (b. 1898)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/27/19 at 1:45 am

November 27th 1951 – Kathryn Bigelow, American director, producer, and writer. Her films include the vampire Western horror film Near Dark (1987), the action crime film Point Break (1991), the science fiction action thriller Strange Days (1995), the mystery thriller The Weight of Water (2000), the submarine thriller K-19: The Widowmaker (2002), the war film The Hurt Locker (2008), the action thriller war film Zero Dark Thirty (2012), the short film Last Days (2014), and the period crime drama Detroit (2017). The Hurt Locker won the 2009 Academy Award for Best Picture and the BAFTA Award for Best Film, and was nominated for the 2010 Golden Globe Award for Best Drama. She has also acted as producer and writer for many of her films. With The Hurt Locker, Bigelow became the first, and as of 2017 the only, woman to win either of the Academy Award for Best Director, the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing, the BAFTA Award for Best Direction, and the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Director. She also became the first woman to win the Saturn Award for Best Director in 1995 for Strange Days.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/27/19 at 3:30 am

November 27th 1954 – Arthur Smith, English comedian, actor, and screenwriter. He was one of many stand-up performers on the alternative comedy scene in the 1980s. He still performs today in much the same manner, and has regularly attended the Edinburgh Fringe comedy festival since 1977, and still comparing the long-running Hackney Empire New Act of the Year competition final. He has also written a body of serious or semi-serious work, including stage plays such as An Evening with Gary Lineker. In addition to stand-up comedy, Smith has performed musical comedy shows such as Arthur Smith Sings Leonard Cohen (later broadcast on Radio 4). He returned to this theme for the Edinburgh Fringe in 2013 with "Arthur Smith Sings Leonard Cohen (Volume Too). He is also a radio presenter on such BBC Radio 4 programmes as Excess Baggage and Loose Ends, and appears on television comedy panel games. He took over as narrator of the TV series A Life of Grime after the death of John Peel and more recently was one of the Grumpy Old Men in the television series of that name. Both of the latter two series used "What a Wonderful World" as their theme song. For Grumpy Old Men, Smith was one of the cast members who contributed to a montage rendition of the song, providing an imitation of Louis Armstrong's closing "ohhhh yeeeah!". His near-death from pancreatitis made him teetotal, an experience which he turned into a poignant comedy monologue Arthur Smith's Last Hangover. Subsequently, he developed type 2 diabetes but still smokes. He regularly writes a column for the Diabetes UK magazine Balance

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/27/19 at 3:58 am

November 27th 1895 – Alexandre Dumas, French author and playwright, died from an unknown condition. Best known for the romantic novel La Dame aux camélias (The Lady of the Camellias), published in 1848, which was adapted into Giuseppe Verdi's opera, La traviata (The Fallen Woman), as well as numerous stage and film productions, usually titled Camille in English-language versions. Dumas, was the son of Alexandre Dumas, père (French for "father"), also a well-known playwright and author of classic works such as The Three Musketeers. Dumas, fils was admitted to the Académie française (French Academy) in 1874 and awarded the Légion d'honneur (Legion of Honour) in 1894. (b. 1824)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/27/19 at 5:29 am

November 27th 1955 – Bill Nye, American science communicator, television presenter, and mechanical engineer. He is best known as the host of the PBS children's science show Bill Nye the Science Guy (1993–1998), the Netflix show Bill Nye Saves the World, and for his many subsequent appearances in popular media as a science educator.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/27/19 at 5:38 am

November 27th 1852 – Ada Lovelace, English mathematician and writer, died from uterine cancer probably exacerbated by bloodletting by her physicians. Chiefly known for her work on Charles Babbage's proposed mechanical general-purpose computer, the Analytical Engine. She was the first to recognise that the machine had applications beyond pure calculation, and published the first algorithm intended to be carried out by such a machine. As a result, she is often regarded as the first to recognise the full potential of a "computing machine" and the first computer programmer. (b. 1815)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/27/19 at 6:18 am

November 27th 1961 – Samantha Bond, English actress, best known for her role as Miss Moneypenny in the James Bond films during the Pierce Brosnan years. She is also known for her role as meddlesome wealthy Lady Rosamund Painswick in Downton Abbey, spanning from 2010 to 2015, who appeared in a number of episodes including the final episode of the final series. Bond has also grown prominent from her role as the unreliable Auntie Angela in the BBC comedy Outnumbered, Bond appeared in the whole show performing in each of the series from 2007 to 2014. Bond also receives notable mention as the original Ms. Liz Probert in Rumpole of the Bailey in 1987.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/27/19 at 6:32 am

November 27th 1978 – Harvey Milk, American politician, was assassinated. He was the first openly gay elected official in the history of California, where he was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. Although he was the most pro-LGBT politician in the United States at the time, politics and activism were not his early interests; he was neither open about his sexuality nor civically active until he was 40, after his experiences in the counterculture movement of the 1960s. (b. 1930)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/27/19 at 7:52 am

November 27th 1953 – Curtis Armstrong, American actor known for his portrayal as Booger in the Revenge of the Nerds movies, as Herbert Viola on Moonlighting, as Miles Dalby in Risky Business, as famed record producer Ahmet Ertegün in the film Ray, as the voice of "Maru" in Planes: Fire & Rescue, and for voicing Schmuley "Snot" Lonstein in American Dad!, and the title character in the show Dan Vs. He is also the co-host of the TBS reality television competition series King of the Nerds, in addition to the role of Metatron in the series Supernatural.

Subject: Re: Notorious Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/27/19 at 7:54 am

November 27th 1934 – Baby Face Nelson, American criminal (born as George Nelson), better known as Baby Face Nelson, was an American bank robber in the 1930s, died from gunshots from FBI agents. Gillis was given the nickname Baby Face due to his youthful appearance and small stature, although few dared call him "Baby Face" to his face. Criminal associates instead called him "Jimmy". Nelson entered into a partnership with John Dillinger, helping him escape from prison during the famed Crown Point, Indiana Jail escape, and was later labeled along with the remaining gang members as public enemy number one. Nelson was responsible for killing more FBI agents in the line of duty (three: W. Carter Baum, Herman Hollis, and Samuel P. Cowley) than any other person. Nelson was fatally shot by FBI agents during a shootout called The Battle of Barrington. (b. 1908)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/27/19 at 9:18 am

November 27th 1975 – Ross McWhirter, English author and activist, was assassinated by the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA), with his twin brother, Norris (1925 – 2004), was the co-founder of The Guinness Book of Records and a contributor to Record Breakers. (b. 1925)

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/27/19 at 10:20 am

November 27th 2011 – Ken Russell, English film director, died from natural causes. Best known for his pioneering work in television and film and for his flamboyant and controversial style. Critics have accused him of being obsessed with sexuality and the Catholic Church. His films in the main were liberal adaptations of existing texts, or biographies, notably of composers of the Romantic era. Russell began directing for the BBC, where he made creative adaptations of composers' lives which were unusual for the time. He also directed many feature films independently and for studios. He is best known for his Oscar-winning films Women in Love (1969), The Devils (1971), The Who's Tommy (1975), and the science fiction film Altered States (1980). Russell also directed several films based on the lives of classical music composers, such as Elgar, Delius, Tchaikovsky, Mahler, and Liszt. (b. 1927)

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/27/19 at 11:25 am

November 27th 1953 – Eugene O'Neill, American playwright and Nobel laureate in Literature, died from a severe Parkinsons-like tremor. His poetically titled plays were among the first to introduce into American drama techniques of realism earlier associated with Russian playwright Anton Chekhov, Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen, and Swedish playwright August Strindberg. The drama Long Day's Journey into Night is often numbered on the short list of the finest American plays in the 20th century, alongside Tennessee Williams's A Streetcar Named Desire and Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman. (b. 1888)

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/27/19 at 2:13 pm

November 27th 1988 – John Carradine, American actor, died from multiple organ failure. Best known for his roles in horror films, Westerns, and Shakespearean theatre. A member of Cecil B. DeMille's stock company and later John Ford's company, he was one of the most prolific character actors in Hollywood history. He was married four times, had five children, and was the patriarch of the Carradine family, including four of his sons and four of his grandchildren who are or were also actors. (b. 1906)

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/27/19 at 4:13 pm

November 27th 2014 – Phillip Hughes, Australian Test and One Day International (ODI) cricketer, died after been hit in the neck by a bouncer, during a Sheffield Shield match at the Sydney Cricket Ground, causing a vertebral artery dissection that led to a subarachnoid haemorrhage. He played domestic cricket for South Australia and Worcestershire. He was a left-handed opening batsman who played for two seasons with New South Wales before making his Test debut in 2009 at the age of 20. Hughes scored his first Test century in March 2009, aged 20, in his second Test match for Australia, opening the batting and hitting 115 in the first innings against South Africa in Durban. This made Hughes Australia's youngest Test centurion since Doug Walters in 1965. In the second innings of the same match, Hughes scored 160, becoming the youngest cricketer in history to score centuries in both innings of a Test match (Australia won the match by 175 runs). On 11 January 2013, he became the first Australian batsman in the history of ODI cricket to score a century on debut, a feat which he achieved against Sri Lanka in Melbourne. (b. 1988)  :\'(

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 11/28/19 at 12:22 pm

Died on November 28th 2010: Leslie Nielsen, Canadian actor, comedian, and producer.

One notable movie quote from him:

"I am serious. And don't call me Shirley!"

This was in the 1980 movie Airplane.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 11/29/19 at 11:01 am

Died on November 29th 2001: George Harrison, British rock musician, age 58 (born February 1943).

He was best known as a member of The Beatles (guitarist and occasional vocalist); he also had a solo career.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: c_keenan2001@hotmail.com on 11/29/19 at 6:18 pm

Jonathan Knight Singer with New Kids On The Block was born in Worcester, Massachusetts on this day in 1968.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: c_keenan2001@hotmail.com on 11/30/19 at 12:49 am

Donald "Scott" Smith

February 13, 1955-November 30, 2000

https://www.mancrushes.com/sites/default/files/Donald-Scott-Smith-picture-1.jpg


Scott Smith was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada on February 13, 1955.  He died in a tragic boating accident off the coast of San Francisco, California when an 11 meter, 36 foot, wave swept him off of his boat, Sea Major, into shark-infested waters.  A search conducted by the U.S. coast guard and private companies proved fruitless and Scott was declared to be missing and presumed drowned.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 11/30/19 at 12:10 pm

George H.W. Bush, the 41st President of the United States, passed away on this date last year at the age of 94 (born 1924). He was the most recent U.S. President to serve exactly one term, namely from 1989 to 1993 (he was defeated for reelection in 1992); and the most recent person to advance from the vice presidency to the presidency (he served as Vice President under Ronald Reagan, 1981-89).

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 11/30/19 at 6:59 pm

American musician Tiny Tim passed away on this date 23 years ago at the age of 64 from heart failure.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: c_keenan2001@hotmail.com on 12/01/19 at 11:15 pm

Happy birthday to Mr.  Sam Reid keyboard player for Glass Tiger who turned 56 yesterday!

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: ChrisBodilyTM on 12/02/19 at 9:40 pm

Happy 38th Birthday to Britney Jean Spears.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/19 at 3:14 am

December 3rd 1960 – Daryl Hannah, American film actress and an environmental activist. She made her screen debut in Brian De Palma's supernatural horror film The Fury (1978). Hannah is known for her roles as Pris Stratton in Ridley Scott's science fiction thriller Blade Runner (1982), the mermaid Madison in Ron Howard's fantasy-romantic comedy Splash (1984), Roxanne Kowalski in the romantic comedy Roxanne (1987), Darien Taylor in Oliver Stone's drama Wall Street (1987), Annelle Dupuy Desoto in the comedy-drama Steel Magnolias (1989) and assassin Elle Driver in Quentin Tarantino's two-part martial arts action film Kill Bill (2003/04), winning a Saturn Award for the latter. She recently appeared in the Wachowskis' Netflix series Sense8.

Subject: Re: Religious Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/19 at 3:16 am

December 3rd 1552 – Francis Xavier, Basque Roman Catholic missionary, died from an unknown cause. Born in Javier (Xavier in Navarro-Aragonese or Xabier in Basque), Kingdom of Navarre (present day Spain), and a co-founder of the Society of Jesus. He was a companion of Saint Ignatius of Loyola and one of the first seven Jesuits who took vows of poverty and chastity at Montmartre, Paris in 1534. He led an extensive mission into Asia, mainly in the Portuguese Empire of the time and was influential in evangelization work, most notably in India. The Goa Inquisition was proposed by St. Francis Xavier. He also was the first Christian missionary to venture into Japan, Borneo, the Maluku Islands, and other areas. In those areas, struggling to learn the local languages and in the face of opposition, he had less success than he had enjoyed in India. Xavier was about to extend his missionary preaching to China when he died on Shangchuan Island. (d. 1506)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/19 at 4:29 am

December 3rd 1944 – Ralph McTell, English singer-songwriter and acoustic guitar player who has been an influential figure on the UK folk music scene since the 1960s. McTell is best known for his song "Streets of London", which has been covered by over two hundred artists around the world, and for his tale of Irish emigration, "From Clare to Here".

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/19 at 4:33 am

December 3rd 1894 – Robert Louis Stevenson, British novelist, poet, essayist, and travel writer, died probably of a cerebral haemorrhage. His most famous works are Treasure Island, Kidnapped, Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, and A Child's Garden of Verses. A literary celebrity during his lifetime, Stevenson now ranks as the 26th most translated author in the world. His works have been admired by many other writers, including Jorge Luis Borges, Bertolt Brecht, Marcel Proust, Arthur Conan Doyle, Henry James, Cesare Pavese, Emilio Salgari, Ernest Hemingway, Rudyard Kipling, Jack London, Vladimir Nabokov, J. M. Barrie, and G. K. Chesterton, who said of him that he "seemed to pick the right word up on the point of his pen, like a man playing spillikins". (b. 1850)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/19 at 6:59 am

December 3rd 1960 – Julianne Moore, American actress and author. She received considerable recognition in the late 1990s and early 2000s, earning Oscar nominations for Boogie Nights (1997), The End of the Affair (1999), Far from Heaven (2002) and The Hours (2002). In the first of these she played a 1970s pornographic actress, while the other three featured her as an unhappy, mid-20th century housewife. She also had success with the films The Big Lebowski (1998), Magnolia (1999), Hannibal (2001), Children of Men (2006), A Single Man (2009), The Kids Are All Right (2010), and Crazy, Stupid, Love (2011), and won several awards for her portrayal of Sarah Palin in the television film Game Change (2012). The year 2014 was key for Moore, as she gave an Oscar-winning performance as an Alzheimer's patient in Still Alice, was named Best Actress at the Cannes Film Festival for Maps to the Stars, and joined the lucrative Hunger Games series.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/19 at 7:05 am

December 3rd 2003 – David Hemmings, English film, theatre and television actor, as well as a film and television director and producer, died from a heart attack. He founded also the Hemdale Film Corporation in 1967. He is noted for his role as the photographer in the drama mystery-thriller film Blowup (1966), directed by Michelangelo Antonioni. Early in his career, Hemmings was a boy soprano appearing in operatic roles. (b. 1941)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/19 at 8:35 am

December 3rd 1948 – Ozzy Osbourne, English singer, songwriter and actor. He rose to prominence in the early 1970s as the lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Black Sabbath. He was fired from Black Sabbath in 1979 and went on to have a successful solo career, releasing 11 studio albums, the first seven of which were all awarded multi-platinum certifications in the US. Osbourne has since reunited with Black Sabbath on several occasions, recording the album 13 in 2013. His longevity and success have earned him the informal title of "Godfather of Heavy Metal".

Subject: Re: Royalty Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/19 at 8:55 am

December 3rd 1935 – Princess Victoria of the United Kingdom, died from an undisclosed illness. She was the fourth child and second daughter of Edward VII and Alexandra of Denmark, and the younger sister of George V. (b. 1868)

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/19 at 9:43 am

December 3rd 1890 – Billy Midwinter, English-Australian cricketer, died from an undisclosed cause. He played four Test matches for England, sandwiched in between eight Tests that he played for Australia. Midwinter holds a unique place in cricket history as the only cricketer to have played for Australia and England in Test Matches against each other. Midwinter made his Test debut in the first ever Test match in 1877, playing for Australia, where he had emigrated aged nine, against the country of his birth. He took five wickets in the first innings against England in Melbourne. (b. 1851)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/19 at 1:30 pm

December 3rd 1968 – Brendan Fraser, Canadian-American actor. He is best known for playing Rick O'Connell in The Mummy trilogy (1999, 2001, 2008), and for his comedy and fantasy films, such as Encino Man (1992), George of the Jungle (1997), Bedazzled (2000), Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003) and Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008). He also starred in numerous dramatic roles, such as Gods and Monsters (1998), The Quiet American (2002) and Crash (2004).

Subject: Re: Religious Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/19 at 1:35 pm

December 3rd 1910 – Mary Baker Eddy, American religious leader and author, died of pneumonia. She established the Church of Christ, Scientist, as a Christian denomination and worldwide movement of spiritual healers. She wrote and published the movement's textbook, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures and 15 other books. She started several weekly and monthly magazines—the Christian Science Sentinel, The Christian Science Journal, and The Herald of Christian Science—that feature articles on Christian Science practice and verified testimonies of healing. In 1908, at the age of 87, she founded The Christian Science Monitor, a global newspaper that has won seven Pulitzer Prizes. Eddy's book Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures has been a bestseller for decades, and was selected as one of the "75 Books By Women Whose Words Have Changed The World," by the Women's National Book Association. In 1995 Eddy was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame. In 2002, The Mary Baker Eddy Library opened its doors, giving the public access to one of the largest collections about an American woman. (b. 1821)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/19 at 1:53 pm

December 3rd 1965 – Katarina Witt, German figure skater. Witt won two Olympic gold medals for East Germany, first at the 1984 Sarajevo Olympics and the second in 1988 at the Calgary Olympics. She is a four-time World champion (1984, 1985, 1987, 1988) and twice World silver medalist (1982, 1986). A feat only equalled by Sonja Henie among female skaters, Witt won six consecutive European Championships (1983–1988). Her competitive record makes her one of the most successful figure skaters of all time.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/19 at 1:57 pm

December 3rd 1999 – Scatman John, American music artist, died from lung cancer. He created a fusion of scat singing and dance music, best known for his 1995 hits "Scatman (Ski Ba Bop Ba Dop Bop)" and "Scatman's World" and 1997 hit "Everybody Jam!" As a stutterer, He stated that scatting was "turning biggest problem into biggest asset." Scatman John sold millions of recordings worldwide and was named "Best New Artist" in the Echo Awards in both Japan and Germany. He was a recipient of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association's Annie Glenn Award for outstanding service to the stuttering community and National Stuttering Association Hall of Fame. (b. 1942)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/19 at 2:01 pm

December 3rd 1999 – Madeline Kahn, American actress, comedian, voice actress, and singer, died from ovarian cancer. Known for comedic roles in films directed by Peter Bogdanovich and Mel Brooks; including What's Up, Doc? (1972), Young Frankenstein (1974), High Anxiety (1977), History of the World, Part I (1981), and her Academy Award nominated roles in Paper Moon (1973) and Blazing Saddles (1974). (b. 1942)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/19 at 3:46 pm

December 3rd 1968 – Montell Jordan, American singer, songwriter and record producer, best known for his 1995 single "This Is How We Do It". Jordan was the primary male solo artist on Def Jam's Def Soul imprint until leaving the label in 2003. In 2010, Jordan left the music business to become the worship leader at Victory World Church in Norcross, Georgia.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 12/05/19 at 11:36 am

Died 228 years ago today, on December 5th 1791: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Austrian composer, age 35 (born 1756).

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 12/07/19 at 11:19 am

Yesterday (December 6th) marked 31 years to the day since American singer-songwriter/guitarist Roy Orbison passed away from heart attack at the age of 52 (born 1936).

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: LyricBoy on 12/07/19 at 3:30 pm


November 27th 1978 – Harvey Milk, American politician, committed suicide by carbon monoxide inhalation. He was the first openly gay elected official in the history of California, where he was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. Although he was the most pro-LGBT politician in the United States at the time, politics and activism were not his early interests; he was neither open about his sexuality nor civically active until he was 40, after his experiences in the counterculture movement of the 1960s. (b. 1930)


WTF?

Harvey Milk was assassinated along with San Francisco Mayor George Moscone. Both were shot to death at City Hall by disgruntled city supervisor, Dan White.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moscone–Milk_assassinations

It was his assassin, Dan White, who committed suicide via CO, in 1985.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/07/19 at 3:43 pm


WTF?

Harvey Milk was assassinated along with San Francisco Mayor George Moscone. Both were shot to death at City Hall by disgruntled city supervisor, Dan White.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moscone–Milk_assassinations

It was his assassin, Dan White, who committed suicide via CO, in 1985.
Thank you for pointing that out, and I have amended my recorded data.

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/08/19 at 7:13 am

December 8th 1941 – Geoff Hurst, England international footballer. A striker, he remains the only man to score a hat-trick in a World Cup final as England recorded a 4–2 victory over West Germany at the old Wembley in 1966.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/08/19 at 7:20 am

December 8th 1980 – John Lennon, English singer, songwriter, musician, and activist, was shot and killed in front of his Manhattan apartment. He co-founded the Beatles, the most commercially successful and musically influential band in the history of popular music. He and fellow member Paul McCartney formed a much-celebrated songwriting partnership. Born and raised in Liverpool, Lennon became involved in the skiffle craze as a teenager; his first band, the Quarrymen, was named the Silver Beatles, and finally evolved into the Beatles in 1960. When the group disbanded in 1970, Lennon embarked on a sporadic solo career that produced albums including John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band and Imagine, and songs such as "Give Peace a Chance", "Working Class Hero", and "Imagine". After he married Yoko Ono in 1969, he added "Ono" as one of his middle names. Lennon disengaged himself from the music business in 1975 to raise his infant son Sean, but re-emerged with Ono in 1980 with the new album Double Fantasy.  (b. 1940) 1982 – Bram Behr, Surinamese journalist and politician (b. 1951)  :\'( :\'( :\'(

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: LyricBoy on 12/08/19 at 8:59 am


Thank you for pointing that out, and I have amended my recorded data.


As a side note, assassin Dan White is famous for the “Twinkie Defense” that his attorneys employed at his trial.

The lawyers claimed that he had “diminished capacity” due to stresses in his life and a high-sugar diet. The ploy worked... for despite the fact that White unloaded his pistol into Mayor Moscone, including two shots to the head, he reloaded his weapon, walked to the other end of City Hall, and shot Milk dead, including two shots to the head with the gun barrel square up against Milk’s head... he was convicted of Manslaughter and was out on the streets in 6 years.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twinkie_defense

Outrage over the verdict led the California Legislature to enact a law which eliminated “diminished capacity” as a defense tactic.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/08/19 at 10:04 am

December 8th 1941 – Bobby Elliott, English rock drummer, best known for playing with The Hollies, who has been described as "one of the very finest drummers in all of pop/rock".

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/08/19 at 10:07 am

December 8th 1990 – Martin Ritt, American director and actor, died from heart disease. He worked in both film and theater. He was born in New York City. Some of the movies he directed include The Long, Hot Summer (1958), The Black Orchid (1958), Paris Blues (1961), Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man (1962), Hud (1963), The Outrage (1964), The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1965), Hombre (1967), The Great White Hope (1970), Sounder (1972), Conrack (1974), Norma Rae (1979), Cross Creek (1983), Murphy's Romance (1985), Nuts (1987) and Stanley & Iris (1990). (b. 1914)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/08/19 at 2:44 pm

December 8th 1966 – Sinéad O'Connor, Irish singer-songwriter who rose to fame in the late 1980s with her debut album The Lion and the Cobra. O'Connor achieved worldwide success in 1990 with a new arrangement of Prince's song "Nothing Compares 2 U". Since then, while maintaining her singing career, she has occasionally encountered controversy, partly due to her statements and gestures—such as her ordination as a priest despite being a woman with a Roman Catholic background—and her strongly expressed views on organised religion, women's rights, war, and child abuse. In addition to her ten solo albums, her work includes many singles, songs for films, collaborations with many other artists, and appearances at charity fundraising concerts. In 2017, she changed her name legally to Magda Davitt.

Subject: Musical Death Anniversary

Written By: ChrisBodilyTM on 12/09/19 at 3:04 am

December 8, 2004 - Pantera and Damageplan guitarist Dimebag Darrell Abbott was shot and killed by a mentally unstable fan named Nathan Gale on stage during a Damageplan concert.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 12/10/19 at 11:44 am

52 years ago today, on December 10th 1967, American singer Otis Redding was killed in a plane crash; he was only 26 years old (born 1941). :\'(

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: c_keenan2001@hotmail.com on 12/17/19 at 4:33 pm

Mazeltov and happy birthday to Eugene Levy who turns 73 today! He was a member of the Second City Comedy Troupe which included Catherine O'Hara, Joe Flaherty, Andrea Martin, Martin Short, Rick Moranis, Dave Thomas, John Candy, and others!  He is known for his improvisational comedy which includes a dead-on impersonation of CBC anchorman Earl Cameron, Earl Camembert, on SCTV which ran from 1976-1983.  He is best known for his role as clueless Rose family patriarch Johnny Rose on Schitt's Creek.

Mr. Levy was awarded the Order of Canada for his contributions to the performing arts in 2008.  He has been married to writer Deborah Divine since 1977 and they have two children.  Daniel Levy born in 1983, and Sarah Levy born in 1986!

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 12/18/19 at 8:43 am

Zsa Zsa Gabor passed away three years ago today at the age of 99. (Had she lived another two months, she would've turned a hundred.)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: c_keenan2001@hotmail.com on 12/19/19 at 2:03 pm

Hide your diamonds, hide your exes, she's a little bit, Alexis! 

Canadian actress Annie Murphy who stars as Alexis Rose on Schitt's Creek turns 33 today.  She had a hit song A Little Bit Alexis.

This song's lyrics are NSFW.

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Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: ChrisBodilyTM on 12/20/19 at 3:04 pm

And another Murphy sadly left us 10 years ago.

Brittany Murphy died December 20, 2009, at the age of 32. I remember having internet trouble that day and when it got fixed, this was the first news I saw on my homepage. I couldn't believe it.

Strangely, her husband died five months later, also mysteriously. Mold appears to have been the culprit.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: nally on 12/26/19 at 11:42 am

Yesterday (Christmas Day) marked the passings of three famous male singers:

Dean Martin, in 1995 (age 78; born 1917)
James Brown, in 2006 (age 73; born 1933)
George Michael, in 2016 (age 53; born 1963)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 12/26/19 at 11:43 am

Two U.S. Presidents passed away on this date 34 years apart:

Harry Truman, the 33rd President, in 1972 (age 88; born 1884)
Gerald Ford, the 38th President, in 2006 (age 93; born 1913)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 12/29/19 at 12:17 am

Three years ago today, on 28 December 2016, actress Debbie Reynolds passed away at the age of 84.

The previous day, her daughter Carrie Fisher passed away at the age of 60.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: LyricBoy on 12/31/19 at 5:29 pm

December 31, 1969: United Mineworkers nemesis Jock Yablonski, as well as his wife and daughter, were all killed in an assassination orchestrated by the President of the uni0n and his buddies.

One of the killers, Paul Gilly, has been rotting in prison ever since, one of the longest-incarcerated prisoners in Pennsylvania. The other two killers, Buddy Martin and Claude Vealey are long in the ground.

His wife Annette Gilly ratted out her husband and got off scot-free, even though she was the connection on the murder deal.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 01/01/20 at 4:08 pm

Five years ago today, on New Year's Day 2015, former New York state governor Mario Cuomo passed away at age 82.

Actress Donna Douglas also passed away on 1/1/2015 at age 82. She was best known for playing Ellie Mae Clampett on the TV sitcom "The Beverly Hillbillies."

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 01/01/20 at 4:09 pm

Died on 1 January 1972: Maurice Chevalier, French actor and singer (born 1888).

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: c_keenan2001@hotmail.com on 01/04/20 at 2:51 am


The same can be said about many other bands whose key members have passed on. :\'(


INXS, Queen, and AC/DC all shouldn't have carried on without their key members.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: nally on 01/04/20 at 10:40 am


INXS, Queen, and AC/DC all shouldn't have carried on without their key members.

In those cases, it was their respective lead vocalists... although AC/DC got a new one right after Bon Scott's untimely death: Brian Johnson. As for the other two bands, they tried to continue but it just wasn't the same.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 01/04/20 at 10:42 am

Scottish rock singer Gerry Rafferty passed away nine years ago today (4 January 2011) at age 63 from liver failure. :\'(

"Baker Street" and "Right Down the Line" were his two biggest hits as a solo musician; earlier in the 1970s he was a member of the band Stealers Wheel, which scored their only big hit with "Stuck In The Middle With You."

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: c_keenan2001@hotmail.com on 01/09/20 at 12:00 am

Born on this day.

January 9, 1956,  Kenny MacLean bassist and vocalist for Toronto area bands The Next, The Suspects, and Platinum Blonde. (d: 2008)
January 9, 1978, A.J. McLean of the vocal harmony group Backstreet Boys. 

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/10/20 at 1:03 am

January 10th 1945 – Rod Stewart, English singer-songwriter, is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, having sold over 100 million records worldwide. He has had six consecutive number one albums in the UK and his tally of 62 UK hit singles includes 31 that reached the top ten, six of which gained the #1 position.

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/10/20 at 1:19 am

January 10th 1961 – Dashiell Hammett, American author, died of lung cancer. He wrote hard-boiled detective novels and short stories, screenwriter, and political activist. Among the enduring characters he created are Sam Spade (The Maltese Falcon), Nick and Nora Charles (The Thin Man), and the Continental Op (Red Harvest and The Dain Curse). (b. 1894)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/10/20 at 3:25 am

January 10th 1947 – Neal Smith, American musician, best known as the drummer for the rock group Alice Cooper from 1967 to 1974.

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/10/20 at 3:28 am

January 10th 1917 - Buffalo Bill, born William Frederick Cody, American scout, bison hunter, and showman died, from an unknown condtion. He was born in Le Claire, Iowa Territory (now the U.S. state of Iowa), but he lived for several years in his father's hometown in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, before the family returned to the Midwest and settled in Kansas Territory. (b. 1846)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/10/20 at 5:06 am

January 10th 1949 – George Foreman, American boxer who competed from 1969 to 1977, and from 1987 to 1997. Nicknamed "Big George", he is a two-time world heavyweight champion and an Olympic gold medalist. Outside the sport he went on to become an ordained minister, author and entrepreneur.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/10/20 at 5:12 am

January 10th 1985 – Anton Karas, Viennese zither player and composer, died from an undisclosed cause. Best known for his internationally famous 1948 soundtrack to Carol Reed's The Third Man, which came about as a result of a chance meeting. (b. 1906)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/10/20 at 7:13 am

January 10th 1948 – Donald Fagen, American musician best known as the co-founder and lead singer of the band Steely Dan.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/10/20 at 7:17 am

January 10th 2001, American guitarist and songwriter and founder member of The Cramps Bryan Gregory died after suffering a heart attack aged 46 at Anaheim Memorial Medical Center, Anaheim, California. He appeared on The Cramps first two albums Gravest Hits and Songs the Lord Taught Us. He abruptly left the band in 1980, with a van full of most of the band's equipment; no police report or proof was established. After the Cramps, Gregory went on to play in Beast from 1980-1983.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/10/20 at 10:28 am

January 10th 1946 – Aynsley Dunbar, English drummer. He has worked with some of the top names in rock, including Nils Lofgren, Eric Burdon, John Mayall, Frank Zappa, Ian Hunter, Lou Reed, Jefferson Starship, Jeff Beck, David Bowie, Whitesnake, Sammy Hagar, Michael Schenker, UFO, Flo & Eddie and Journey.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/10/20 at 10:31 am

January 10th 1862 – Samuel Colt, American inventor, industrialist, businessman, and hunter, died of gout in Hartford on January 10th 1862. He founded Colt's Patent Fire-Arms Manufacturing Company (today Colt's Manufacturing Company) and made the mass production of the revolver commercially viable. (b. 1814)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/10/20 at 10:58 am

January 10th 1953 – Pat Benatar, American singer, actress, songwriter, and four time Grammy Award winner. Benatar had two RIAA-certified multi-platinum albums, five RIAA-certified platinum albums, three RIAA-certified gold albums, 17 Billboard charting hits, 15 of them being Top 40 singles, including the Top 10 hits "Hit Me with Your Best Shot", "Love Is a Battlefield", "We Belong", and "Invincible".

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/10/20 at 11:12 am

January 10th 2018 – Doreen Tracey, British-born American performer, died of pneumonia. She appeared on the original Mickey Mouse Club television show from 1955-59. In 1956, she was featured in the Disney western Westward Ho, the Wagons!, and in the third season of the Mickey Mouse Club, had a role in the serial Annette. She was cast as Scraps, the Patchwork Girl, in a musical number from the proposed live-action Disney film Rainbow Road to Oz on an episode of the Disneyland television show in September 1957. The movie was never made, and when the Mickey Mouse Club stopped filming in 1958, Tracey switched to singing live at concerts and teen nightclubs. She appeared on several television shows, including the episode "April Fool" (April 1, 1959), of ABC's The Donna Reed Show, with James Darren in a guest-starring role as well. She wound up her career as a performer touring American military bases in South Vietnam and Thailand and performing lead vocals for a rock group called Doreen and the Invaders. She later worked for Frank Zappa as a publicist and became an amateur weightlifter. She twice posed nude for the men's magazine Gallery in 1976, and again, in 1979. In 2001 an excerpt from her memoirs, Confessions of a Mouseketeer, was published in the NPR anthology I Thought My Father Was God. She married Robert Washburn and had a son, but the marriage ended in divorce. (b. 1943)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/10/20 at 12:20 pm

January 10th 1956 – Shawn Colvin, American singer-songwriter and musician known for her 1997 Grammy-winning song, "Sunny Came Home".

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/10/20 at 1:24 pm

January 10th 1961 – Janet Jones, American actress. She is married to former ice hockey star Wayne Gretzky.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/10/20 at 2:00 pm

January 10th 1976 – Ian Poulter, English professional golfer who is a member of the world's top two professional golf tours, the U.S.-based PGA Tour and the European Tour. He has previously been ranked as high as number 5 in the world rankings. The highlights of Poulter's career to date have been his two World Golf Championship wins at the 2010 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship and the 2012 WGC-HSBC Champions.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/10/20 at 2:11 pm

January 10th 2018 – David Fisher, British television writer, died from an undisclosed illness. He wrote the scripts for four serials of Doctor Who. Fisher's other work for television has included writing for the television series Dixon of Dock Green, Crown Court, Hammer House of Horror and Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense. He often collaborated with Who script editor Anthony Read, latterly through the 1980s and 1990s on non-fiction history largely related to World War II. (b. 1929)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/10/20 at 2:58 pm

January 10th 1654 – Nicholas Culpeper, English botanist, herbalist, physician, and astrologer, died of tuberculosis in London. His published books include The English Physitian (1652), the Complete Herbal (1653 ff), which contains a rich store of pharmaceutical and herbal knowledge, and Astrological Judgement of Diseases from the Decumbiture of the Sick (1655), which is one of the most detailed documents known on the practice of medical astrology in Early Modern Europe. (b. 1616)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/10/20 at 3:43 pm

January 10th 2007 – Carlo Ponti, Italian film producer, died from pulmonary complications. He had more than 140 productions to his credit. He was also the husband of international film star Sophia Loren. (b. 1912)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/10/20 at 3:43 pm

January 10th 2016 – David Bowie, English singer, songwriter and actor, died from liver cancer two days after his 69th birthday and the release of the album Blackstar, Bowie died from liver cancer in his New York City apartment. He was a figure in popular music for over five decades, becoming acclaimed by critics and other musicians for his innovative work. His career was marked by reinvention and visual presentation, his music and stagecraft significantly influencing popular music. During his lifetime, his record sales, estimated at 140 million worldwide, made him one of the world's best-selling music artists. In the UK, he was awarded nine platinum album certifications, eleven gold and eight silver, releasing eleven number-one albums. (b. 1947)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/10/20 at 4:03 pm

January 10th 1971 – Coco Chanel, French fashion designer and businesswoman, died from an undisclosed illness. She was the founder and namesake of the Chanel brand. Along with Paul Poiret, Chanel was credited in the post-World War I era with liberating women from the constraints of the "corseted silhouette" and popularizing a sporty, casual chic as the feminine standard of style. A prolific fashion creator, Chanel extended her influence beyond couture clothing, realising her design aesthetic in jewellery, handbags, and fragrance. Her signature scent, Chanel No. 5, has become an iconic product. She is the only fashion designer listed on TIME magazine's list of the 100 most influential people of the 20th century. Chanel designed her iconic interlocked-CC monograph, meaning Coco Chanel, using it since the 1920s. (b. 1883)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/11/20 at 2:47 am

January 11th 1946 – Tony Kaye, English keyboardist and songwriter. Kaye was the original keyboard player for the progressive rock group Yes from 1968 to 1971, toured with David Bowie in 1975 to 76 for the Station to Station tour and then rejoined Yes from 1983 to 1995. Between his stints with Yes, he was also a founding member of the 1970s rock bands Badger and Detective, and joined Badfinger for their last album in 1981.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/11/20 at 2:50 am

January 11th 2008, Edmund Hillary, New Zealand mountaineer, explorer, and philanthropist died of heart failure. On 29 May 1953, Hillary and Nepalese Sherpa mountaineer Tenzing Norgay became the first climbers confirmed to have reached the summit of Mount Everest. They were part of the ninth British expedition to Everest, led by John Hunt. TIME magazine named Hillary one of the 100 most influential people of the 20th century.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/11/20 at 6:31 am

January 11th 2017, Rockabilly guitarist Tommy Allsup, who narrowly avoided boarding the plane that killed Buddy Holly and the Big Bopper, died aged 85.The musician famously lost a coin toss for a seat on the plane. His place was taken by teen star Ritchie Valens, who also perished when the plane crashed. Allsup went on to become a Grammy-winning musician, who played with Merle Haggard, Roy Orbison and Willie Nelson.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/11/20 at 8:02 am

January 11th 1946 – Naomi Judd, American country music singer, songwriter, and activist. With her daughter, Wynonna Judd, Naomi formed the highly successful singing duo known as "The Judds". As a songwriter, Naomi also won a Grammy for country song of the year with the Judds' hit "Love Can Build a Bridge".

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/11/20 at 8:05 am

January 11th 2001 – Michael Williams, English actor, died of lung cancer. He played both classical and comedy roles. Until his death, he was the husband of actress Dame Judi Dench. (b. 1935)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/11/20 at 9:30 am

January 11th 1957 – Bryan Robson, English football manager and a former player. He began his career with West Bromwich Albion in 1972 before moving to Manchester United in 1981 where he became the longest serving captain in the club's history. He managed Middlesbrough for seven years, guiding them to two promotions to the FA Premier League and to the first three cup finals of the club's history.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/11/20 at 10:53 am

January 11th 1843 – Francis Scott Key, American lawyer, author, and amateur poet, died at the home of his daughter Elizabeth Howard in Baltimore from pleurisy. He wrote the lyrics to the United States' national anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner" (b. 1779)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/11/20 at 11:07 am

January 11th 1971 – Mary J. Blige, American singer, songwriter, model, record producer and actress. Starting her career as a background singer on Uptown Records in 1989, Blige released her first album, What's the 411?, in 1992, and has released 13 studio albums since and made over 150 guest appearances on other albums and soundtracks.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/11/20 at 11:12 am

January 11th 1928 – Thomas Hardy, English novelist and poet dies from pleurisy. A Victorian realist in the tradition of George Eliot, he was influenced both in his novels and in his poetry by Romanticism, especially William Wordsworth. He was highly critical of much in Victorian society, especially on the declining status of rural people in Britain, such as those from his native South West England. He gained fame as the author of such novels as Far from the Madding Crowd (1874), The Mayor of Casterbridge (1886), Tess of the d'Urbervilles (1891), and Jude the Obscure (1895). (b. 1840)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/11/20 at 12:16 pm

January 11th 1973 – Rahul Dravid, Indian cricketer and captain. As of December 2016, Dravid is the fourth-highest run scorer in Test cricket, after Sachin Tendulkar, Ricky Ponting and Jacques Kallis, and is only the second Indian cricketer, after Tendulkar to score 10,000 runs both in Tests and in ODIs.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/11/20 at 12:35 pm

January 11th 1954 – Oscar Straus, Viennese composer of operettas and film scores and songs, died from an undisclosed illness. He also wrote about 500 cabaret songs, chamber music, and orchestral and choral works. His original name was actually Strauss, but for professional purposes he deliberately omitted the final 's', since he wished not to be associated with the musical Strauss family of Vienna. However, he did follow the advice of Johann Strauss II in 1898 about abandoning the prospective lure of writing waltzes for the more lucrative business of writing for the theatre. Straus' best-known works are Ein Walzertraum (A Waltz Dream), and The Chocolate Soldier (Der tapfere Soldat). The waltz arrangement from the former is probably his most enduring orchestral work. Among his most famous songs is the theme song from the 1950 film La Ronde. (b. 1870)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/11/20 at 1:56 pm

January 11th 1972 – Christian Jacobs, American musician, television producer, voice actor and former child actor. He is perhaps most recognized as the co-creator of the award-winning Nick Jr. children's television series Yo Gabba Gabba!, on which he additionally serves as a writer, director, composer and voice actor.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/11/20 at 1:59 pm

January 11th 1969, Richmal Crompton, English author, dies at her home, died from an undisclosed illness. She initially trained as a schoolmistress but later became a popular English writer, best known for her Just William series of books, humorous short stories, and to a lesser extent adult fiction books. (b. 1890)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/11/20 at 2:09 pm

January 11th 1978 – Michael Bates, English actor, died from cancer. He was best known for playing the chief prison guard who processes (and strip-searches) Alex (Malcolm McDowell) in A Clockwork Orange, Cyril Blamire in Last of the Summer Wine (1973–75), and Rangi Ram in It Ain't Half Hot Mum (1974–77). (b. 1920)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/11/20 at 3:04 pm

January 11th 1952 – Ben Crenshaw, American golfer who has won 19 events on the PGA Tour, including two major championships: the Masters Tournament in 1984 and 1995.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/11/20 at 4:00 pm

January 11th 1924 – Roger Guillemin, French-American physician and endocrinologist, received the National Medal of Science in 1976, and the Nobel prize for medicine in 1977 for his work on neurohormones, sharing the prize that year with Andrew Schally and Rosalyn Sussman Yalow.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/11/20 at 4:27 pm

January 11th 1986 – Sid Chaplin, English writer died from an undisclosed illness, whose works (novels, television screenplays, poetry and short stories) are mostly set in the North East England of the 1940s and 1950s. (b. 1916)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/11/20 at 5:37 pm

January 11th 1958 – Vicki Peterson, American rock singer-songwriter and guitarist, In 1981, she founded The Bangs, later renamed The Bangles, with her sister Debbi Peterson, and Susanna Hoffs.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/12/20 at 12:18 am

January 12th 1948 – Anthony Andrews, English actor. Best known for his role as Lord Sebastian Flyte in the 1981 ITV miniseries Brideshead Revisited (1981). He is also known for playing the title roles in Ivanhoe and The Scarlet Pimpernel (both 1982), and for portraying Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin in The King's Speech (2010).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/12/20 at 12:33 am

January 12th 1665 – Pierre de Fermat, French lawyer at the Parlement of Toulouse, France, and a mathematician, died from an unknown cause. He is given credit for early developments that led to infinitesimal calculus, including his technique of adequality. In particular, he is recognized for his discovery of an original method of finding the greatest and the smallest ordinates of curved lines, which is analogous to that of differential calculus, then unknown, and his research into number theory. He made notable contributions to analytic geometry, probability, and optics. He is best known for his Fermat's principle for light propagation and his Fermat's Last Theorem in number theory, which he described in a note at the margin of a copy of Diophantus' Arithmetica. (b. in 1607)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/12/20 at 5:46 am

January 12th 1976 – Agatha Christie, English crime novelist, short story writer and playwright dies age 85 from natural causes at her home in Winterbrook, Cholsey. She is best known for her 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections, particularly those revolving around her fictional detective Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. She also wrote the world's longest-running play, a murder mystery, The Mousetrap. (b. 1890)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/12/20 at 7:05 am

January 12th 1957 – John Lasseter, American animator, film director, screenwriter, and producer, who is the chief creative officer of Pixar Animation Studios, Walt Disney Animation Studios, and DisneyToon Studios. He is also the Principal Creative Advisor for Walt Disney Imagineering. He directed Toy Story (1995), A Bug's Life (1998), Toy Story 2 (1999), Cars (2006), and Cars 2 (2011).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/12/20 at 7:08 am

January 12th 2014 – Alexandra Bastedo, British actress, died from cancer. Best known for her role as secret agent Sharron Macready in the 1968 British espionage/science fiction adventure series The Champions. She has been cited as a sex symbol of the 1960s and 1970s. (b. 1946)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/12/20 at 8:39 am

January 12th 1954 – Howard Stern, American radio and television personality, producer, author, actor, and photographer. He is best known for his radio show The Howard Stern Show, which gained popularity when it was nationally syndicated on terrestrial radio from 1986 to 2005.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/12/20 at 8:41 am

January 12th 2003 – Maurice Gibb, British singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer died unexpectedly from complications of a twisted intestine. He achieved fame as a member of the British pop group the Bee Gees. Although his brothers Barry and Robin Gibb were the group's main lead singers, most of their albums included at least one or two compositions by Maurice, including "Lay It on Me", "Country Woman" and "On Time". The Bee Gees were one of the most successful rock-pop groups ever. Gibb's role in the group focused on melody and arrangements, providing backing vocal harmony and playing a variety of instruments. (b. 1949)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/12/20 at 10:15 am

January 12th 1960 – Oliver Platt, American actor. He has been nominated for a Golden Globe Award, as well as multiple Emmy and Screen Actors Guild Awards.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/12/20 at 10:18 am

January 12th 2004 – Randy VanWarmer, American singer-songwriter and guitarist, died from leukaemia. His biggest success was the pop hit, "Just When I Needed You Most". It reached #8 on the UK Singles Chart in September 1979 after peaking at #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #1 on Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks earlier that year. He wrote several songs for the group The Oak Ridge Boys including the #1 U.S. Country hit "I Guess It Never Hurts to Hurt Sometimes". The song appeared on his 1981 album Beat of Love, which also included the pop tune "Suzi Found a Weapon", which hit #55 on the Billboard Hot 100. (b. 1955)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/12/20 at 11:51 am

January 12th 1968 – Heather Mills, English businesswoman, activist and model (ex-wife of Paul McCartney), came to public attention in 1993; she was a model, and a collision with a police motorcycle in London resulted in the amputation of her left leg below the knee. She continued to model using a prosthetic limb and sold her story to a tabloid newspaper. Her relationship with Sir Paul McCartney brought further public attention in the year 2000. They married in June 2002 and Mills gave birth to Beatrice Milly McCartney on 28 October 2003. The couple separated in 2006 and finalised their divorce in 2008.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/12/20 at 1:34 pm

January 12th 1948 – William Nicholson, English author and screenwriter, he worked as a writer on the Academy Award winning epic Gladiator (2000).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/12/20 at 2:02 pm

January 12th 2017 – William Peter Blatty, American writer and filmmaker died of multiple myeloma at a hospital in Bethesda, five days after his 89th birthday. Best known for his 1971 novel The Exorcist and for the Academy Award-winning screenplay of its film adaptation. He also wrote and directed the sequel The Exorcist III. (b. 1928)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/13/20 at 4:07 am

January 13th 1969 – Stephen Hendry, Scottish professional snooker player. Hendry became the youngest professional snooker player in 1985 aged 16 and, in 1990, he was the youngest-ever snooker World Champion, at the age of 21. He won the World Championship seven times, a record in the modern era, and was snooker's world number one for eight consecutive seasons between 1990 and 1998, and again in 2006/2007.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/13/20 at 4:08 am

January 13th 1832 – Thomas Lord, English cricketer dies from an unknown condition. He played first-class cricket from 1787 to 1802. He made a brief comeback, playing in one further match in 1815. Overall, Lord made 90 known appearances in first-class cricket. He was mostly associated with Middlesex and with Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) as a ground staff bowler. He is best remembered as the founder of Lord's Cricket Ground. (b. 1755)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/13/20 at 5:30 am

January 13th 1957 – Mark O'Meara, American professional golfer who was a prolific tournament winner on the PGA Tour and around the world from the mid-1980s to the late 1990s. He spent nearly 200 weeks in the top-10 of the Official World Golf Ranking from their debut in 1986 to 2000.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/13/20 at 5:38 am

January 13th 1864 – Stephen Foster, known as "the father of American music", died while suffering from a fever and feeling weakened, he fell in his hotel in the Bowery, cutting his neck. His writing partner George Cooper found him still alive, naked, lying in a pool of blood. He was an American songwriter primarily known for his parlor and minstrel music. Foster wrote over 200 songs; among his best-known are "Oh! Susanna", "Hard Times Come Again No More", "Camptown Races", "Old Folks at Home" ("Swanee River"), "My Old Kentucky Home", "Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair", "Old Black Joe", and "Beautiful Dreamer". (b. 1826)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/13/20 at 6:32 am

January 13th 1938 – Anna Home, English television producer and executive who worked for most of her career at the BBC. With Joy Whitby and Molly Cox, she developed Jackanory.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/13/20 at 6:50 am

January 13th 2017 – Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon, commonly known as Lord Snowdon died peacefully from an undisclosed illness. He was a British photographer and filmmaker. He was married to Princess Margaret, younger daughter of King George VI and the sister of Queen Elizabeth II. (b. 1930)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/13/20 at 8:07 am

January 13th 1943 – Richard Moll, American actor and voice actor, best known for playing Bull Shannon, the bailiff on the NBC sitcom Night Court from 1984 to 1992. Moll has also done extensive work as a voice actor, typically using his deep voice to portray villainous characters in animation and video games.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/13/20 at 8:12 am

January 13th 1978 – Hubert Humphrey, American politician, died of bladder cancer. Who served as the 38th Vice President of the United States under President Lyndon B. Johnson from 1965 to 1969. Humphrey twice served in the United States Senate, representing Minnesota from 1949 to 1964 and 1971 to 1978. He was the nominee of the Democratic Party in the 1968 presidential election, losing to the Republican nominee Richard M. Nixon. (b. 1911)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/13/20 at 10:14 am

January 13th 1960 – Matthew Bourne, English choreographer. His work includes contemporary dance and dance theatre. He has received multiple awards and award nominations, including the Laurence Olivier Award, Tony Award and a Drama Desk Award, and he has also received several Honorary Doctorates of Arts from UK universities. Bourne was knighted in the 2016 New Year Honours for services to dance.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/13/20 at 10:48 am

January 13th 1941 – James Joyce, Irish novelist, short story writer, and poet died from a perforated ulcer. He contributed to the modernist avant-garde and is regarded as one of the most influential and important authors of the 20th century. Joyce is best known for Ulysses (1922). (b. 1882)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/13/20 at 11:42 am

January 13th 1961 – Julia Louis-Dreyfus, American actress, comedian, and producer. She is known for her work in television comedy, including Saturday Night Live (1982–85), Seinfeld (1989–98), The New Adventures of Old Christine (2006–10), and Veep (2012–present). Louis-Dreyfus holds several records for most Primetime Emmy Award wins and nominations.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/13/20 at 11:48 am

January 13th 1929 – Wyatt Earp, American Old West lawman and gambler. died of chronic cystitis, an American Old West gambler, a deputy sheriff in Pima County, and deputy town marshal in Tombstone, Arizona Territory, who took part in the gunfight at the O.K. Corral, during which the lawmen killed three outlaw cowboys. (b. 1848)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/13/20 at 1:01 pm

January 13th 1979 – Donny Hathaway, American singer-songwriter. At the height of his career Hathaway was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia and was known to not take his prescribed medication regularly enough to properly control his symptoms. On January 13th 1979, Hathaway's body was found outside the luxury hotel Essex House in New York City; his death was ruled a suicide. Hathaway signed with Atlantic Records in 1969 and with his first single for the Atco label, "The Ghetto", in early 1970, Rolling Stone magazine "marked him as a major new force in soul music”. (b. 1945)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/13/20 at 2:11 pm

January 13th 1976 – Margaret Leighton, English actress died of multiple sclerosis. She was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for the 1971 film The Go-Between. (b. 1922)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/13/20 at 3:45 pm

January 13th 2001 – Stan Freeman, American composer, lyricist, musical arranger, conductor, and studio musician, died of emphysema. Freeman's work as a studio musician included sessions with Frank Sinatra, Peggy Lee, Ella Fitzgerald, Percy Faith, Mabel Mercer, Charlie Parker, and Rosemary Clooney, for whom he played harpsichord on her hit "Come on-a My House." Freeman's first Broadway project was the 1964 Buddy Hackett vehicle I Had a Ball. He also composed the score for Lovely Ladies, Kind Gentlemen, the short-lived 1970 musical adaptation of The Teahouse of the August Moon. Freeman conducted Broadway concerts for Marlene Dietrich in 1967 and 1968 and provided arrangements for three of Michael Feinstein's Broadway outings. Freeman was nominated for the 1992 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Solo Performance/One Person Show for At Wit's End, a tribute to Oscar Levant. Freeman's television work included composing special musical material for Carol Burnett and Mary Tyler Moore. With Arthur Malvin he shared the Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Special Musical Material for the mini-musical Hi-Hat performed by Burnett with guest Fred Astaire on the January 8, 1978 episode of her eponymous television variety series. Freeman's solo recordings include Piano Sweethearts, Piano Moods, Come on-a Stan's house: Stan Freeman at the Harpsichord, Fascination, Manhattan, At the Blue Angel, and Everybody's Twistin'. (b. 1920)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/13/20 at 4:29 pm

January 13th 1977 – Orlando Bloom, English actor. After having his breakthrough as Legolas in The Lord of the Rings trilogy, he rose to fame by further appearing in epic fantasy, historical epic, and fantasy adventure films. His other roles include Legolas in The Hobbit trilogy, Will Turner in Pirates of the Caribbean series, and Paris in Troy.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/14/20 at 1:58 am

January 14th 1941 – Faye Dunaway, American actress and producer. She made her screen debut in the 1967 film The Happening, and rose to fame that same year with her portrayal of famed outlaw Bonnie Parker in Arthur Penn's Bonnie and Clyde, for which she received her first Academy Award nomination.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/14/20 at 2:14 am

January 14th 1742 – Edmond Halley, English astronomer, geophysicist, mathematician, meteorologist, and physicist, died from an unknown cause. He is best known for computing the orbit of Halley's Comet. He was the second Astronomer Royal in Britain, succeeding John Flamsteed. (b. 1656)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/14/20 at 4:10 am

January 14th 1949 – Lawrence Kasdan, American screenwriter, director and producer. He is best known as co-writer of the films The Empire Strikes Back, Raiders of the Lost Ark, and Return of the Jedi. Kasdan co-wrote the Star Wars sequel trilogy film Star Wars: The Force Awakens, and will co-write the series' Han Solo spin-off film. He has been nominated for three Oscars: twice for Best Original Screenplay for The Big Chill and Grand Canyon and once for Best Adapted Screenplay for The Accidental Tourist.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/14/20 at 7:21 am

January 14th 1944 – Graham Marsh, Australian golfer and architect. Throughout the 1970s and 1980s Marsh was a regular winner on the European Tour, the Japan Golf Tour and the PGA Tour of Australasia. He also won several events in Asia outside Japan and one on the U.S.-based PGA Tour, the 1977 Heritage Classic. Marsh had an outstanding win rate on the European Tour, where he accumulated eleven titles even though he never played more than seven events in Europe in a season.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/14/20 at 7:39 am

January 14th 1892 – Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale developed pneumonia and died at Sandringham House in Norfolk, less than a week after his 28th birthday. The eldest child of Albert Edward, Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII), and the grandson of the reigning British monarch, Queen Victoria. From the time of his birth, he was second in the line of succession to the British throne, but never became king: he died before his father and his grandmother, the Queen. Albert Victor's intellect, sexuality and mental health have been the subject of speculation. Rumours linked him with the Cleveland Street scandal, which involved a homosexual brothel, but there is no conclusive evidence that he ever went there or was even homosexual. Some authors have argued that he was the serial killer known as Jack the Ripper, but contemporary documents show that Albert Victor could not have been in London at the time of the murders, and the claim is widely dismissed. (b. 1864)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/14/20 at 9:39 am

January 14th 1963 – Steven Soderbergh, American film producer, director, screenwriter, cinematographer and editor. His indie drama Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989) won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival, and became a worldwide commercial success, making the then-26-year-old Soderbergh the youngest director to win the festival's top award.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/14/20 at 10:45 am

January 14th 1965 – Jeanette MacDonald, American singer and actress, from pleurisy. Best remembered for her musical films of the 1930s with Maurice Chevalier (The Love Parade, Love Me Tonight, The Merry Widow and One Hour With You) and Nelson Eddy (Naughty Marietta, Rose-Marie, and Maytime). During the 1930s and 1940s she starred in 29 feature films, four nominated for Best Picture Oscars (The Love Parade, One Hour with You, Naughty Marietta and San Francisco), and recorded extensively, earning three gold records. She later appeared in opera, concerts, radio, and television. (b. 1903)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/14/20 at 11:09 am

January 14th 2018 – Spanky Manikan, Filipino actor, died of lung cancer. In 1981, Manikan won as the Metro Manila Film Festival Best Supporting Actor and the Catholic Mass Media Awards Best Supporting Actor for Himala. He was also awarded the Best Supporting Actor for GMA's Bahaghari Awards for the tele-movie Parola in 1995. In 2014, Manikan was nominated by the PMPC Star Awards as Best Supporting Actor for Bamboo Flowers. In December 2014, he was awarded the Best Actor (Non-Musical) by the Aliw Awards for his portrayal of Zacarias Monzon in Tanghalang Pilipino's Mga Ama Mga Anak . (b. 1942)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/14/20 at 1:03 pm

January 14th 1967 – Emily Watson, English actress. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her debut film role as Bess McNeil in Lars von Trier's Breaking the Waves (1996) and for her role as Jacqueline du Pré in Hilary and Jackie (1998), winning the BIFA Award for Best Actress for the latter.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/14/20 at 1:04 pm

January 14th 1957 – Humphrey Bogart, American screen and stage actor, died from cancer of the esophagus. His performances in the 1940s films noir such as The Maltese Falcon, Casablanca, and The Big Sleep earned him status as a cultural icon. Gradually he became a regular in Broadway shows in the 1920s and 1930s. When the stock market crash of 1929 reduced the demand for plays, Bogart turned to film. His first great success was as Duke Mantee in The Petrified Forest (1936), and this led to a period of typecasting as a gangster with films such as Angels with Dirty Faces (1938) and B-movies like The Return of Doctor X (1939). (b. 1899)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/14/20 at 2:30 pm

January 14th 1968 – LL Cool J, American rapper, actor, author, and entrepreneur from Queens, New York. He is known for such hip hop hits as "I Can't Live Without My Radio", "I'm Bad", "The Boomin' System", "Rock The Bells" and "Mama Said Knock You Out", as well as romantic ballads such as "Doin' It", "I Need Love", "Around the Way Girl" and "Hey Lover".

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/14/20 at 2:35 pm

January 14th 1898 – Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, better known by his pen name Lewis Carroll died of pneumonia following influenza at his sister's home, "The Chestnuts", in Guildford. He was two weeks away from turning 66 years old. was an English writer, mathematician, logician, Anglican deacon, and photographer. His most famous writings are Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, its sequel Through the Looking-Glass, which includes the poem "Jabberwocky", and the poem The Hunting of the Snark, all examples of the genre of literary nonsense. (b. 1832)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/15/20 at 2:11 am

January 15th 1945 – Princess Michael of Kent, born Baroness Marie Christine von Reibnitz, is a member of the British Royal Family of German and Hungarian descent. She is married to Prince Michael of Kent, a grandson of King George V. Princess Michael was an interior designer before becoming an authoress; she has written several books on European royalty (mostly her cousins). She also undertakes lecture tours as well as supporting her husband in his public duties.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/15/20 at 2:22 am

January 15th 1815 – Emma, Lady Hamilton (born Amy Lyon), English model and actress, died of amoebic dysentery. She is best remembered as the mistress of Lord Nelson and as the muse of the portrait artist, George Romney. (b. 1761)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/15/20 at 5:21 am

January 15th 1947 – Pete Waterman, English record producer, songwriter, radio and club DJ, television presenter, president of Coventry Bears rugby league club and a keen railway enthusiast. As a member of the Stock Aitken Waterman songwriting team he wrote and produced many hit singles. He is the owner of significant collections of both historic and commercial railway locomotives and rolling stock.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/15/20 at 5:23 am

January 15th 1987 – Ray Bolger, died of bladder cancer in Los Angeles, five days after his 83rd birthday. American actor, singer, and dancer of vaudeville, stage (particularly musical theatre) and screen best known for his portrayal of the Scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz. (b. 1904)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/15/20 at 5:54 am

January 15th 1957 – Mario Van Peebles, American film director and actor best known for directing New Jack City in 1991. He is the son of actor and filmmaker Melvin Van Peebles, whom he portrayed in the 2003 biopic Baadasssss! that he also co-wrote and directed.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/15/20 at 5:56 am

January 15th 1993 – Sammy Cahn, American lyricist, songwriter and musician, died from heart failure. He is best known for his romantic lyrics to films and Broadway songs, as well as stand-alone songs premiered by recording companies in the Greater Los Angeles Area. He and his collaborators had a series of hit recordings with Frank Sinatra during the singer's tenure at Capitol Records, but also enjoyed hits with Dean Martin, Doris Day and many others. He played the piano and violin. He won the Academy Award four times for his songs, including the popular song "Three Coins in the Fountain". Among his most enduring songs is "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!" co written with Jule Styne in 1945. (b. 1913)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/15/20 at 6:22 am

January 15th 1966 – Lisa Lisa, American R&B singer, with her band Cult Jam are an American urban contemporary band and one of the first freestyle music groups to emerge from New York City in the 1980s. Cult Jam consisted of guitarist/bassist Alex "Spanador" Moseley, and drummer/keyboardist Mike Hughes. They were assembled and produced by Full Force.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/15/20 at 6:23 am

January 15th 1994 – Harry Nilsson, American singer-songwriter died of heart failure. His singles to reach the US top 10 were "Everybody's Talkin'" (1969), "Without You" (1971), and "Coconut" (1972). Nilsson's honors include Grammy Awards for two of his recordings; Best Contemporary Vocal Performance, Male in 1970 for "Everybody's Talkin'", a prominent song in the 1969 film Midnight Cowboy, and Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male in 1973 for "Without You". (b. 1941)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/15/20 at 1:43 pm

January 15th 1971 – Regina King, American actress. She became known for her role as Brenda Jenkins on the NBC sitcom 227 (1985–90) and a supporting role in the feature film Jerry Maguire, then for her roles in the television shows 24, The Boondocks and Southland. Her role in Southland earned her two Critics' Choice Award nominations for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 2012 and 2013.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/15/20 at 1:46 pm

January 15th 1996 – Les Baxter, American musician and composer, died from an undisclosed illness. After becoming well known as an arranger and composer for swing bands in the 1940s, he developed his own style of world music-influenced easy listening music, known as exotica, during the 1950s and 1960s. With his own orchestra, he released a number of hits including "Ruby" (1953), "Unchained Melody" (1955), "The Poor People of Paris" (1956) and is remembered for a version of "Sinner Man" (1956), definitively setting the sound with varying tempos, orchestral flourishes, and wailing background vocals. (b. 1922)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/15/20 at 2:53 pm

January 15th 1990 – Gordon Jackson, Scottish Emmy Award-winning actor was diagnosed with bone cancer, the diagnosis was too late and nothing could be done, and he died aged 66, he best remembered for his roles as the butler Angus Hudson in Upstairs, Downstairs and as George Cowley, the head of CI5, in The Professionals. He also portrayed Flt. Lt. Andrew MacDonald, "Intelligence", in The Great Escape. (b. 1923)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/15/20 at 3:53 pm

January 15th 2001 – Leo Marks, English cryptographer died from cancer. During the Second World War. He headed the codes office supporting resistance agents in occupied Europe for the secret Special Operations Executive organisation. After the war, Marks became a playwright and screenwriter, writing scripts that frequently utilised his war-time cryptographic experiences. He wrote the script for Peeping Tom, the controversial film directed by Michael Powell which had a disastrous effect on Powell's career, but has subsequently been described by Martin Scorsese as a masterpiece. (b. 1920)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/16/20 at 12:50 am

January 16th 1944 – Jim Stafford, American comedian, musician, and singer-songwriter. While prominent in the 1970s for his records "Spiders & Snakes", "Swamp Witch", "Under The Scotsman's Kilt", "My Girl Bill", and "Wildwood Weed", Stafford has headlined at his own theater in Branson, Missouri, since 1990.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/16/20 at 12:56 am

January 16th 1891 – Léo Delibes, French composer of the Romantic era, died a little more than a month before his 55th birthday, from an unknown cause. Who specialised in ballets, operas, and other works for the stage. His most notable works include the ballets Coppélia (1870) and Sylvia (1876), as well as the operas Le roi l'a dit (1873) and Lakmé (1883). (b. 1836)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/16/20 at 7:06 am

January 16th 1948 – John Carpenter, American film director, screenwriter, producer, musician, editor and composer. Although Carpenter has worked in numerous film genres, he is most commonly associated with horror, action and science fiction films from the 1970s and 1980s.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/16/20 at 7:09 am

January 16th 1809 – John Moore, Scottish general and politician was fatally wounded at the Battle of Corunna. He is best known for his military training reforms and for his death at the Battle of Corunna, in which he defeated. (b. 1761)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/16/20 at 7:50 am

January 16th 1950 – Debbie Allen, American actress, dancer, choreographer, television director, television producer, and a member of the President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities. She is perhaps best known for her work on the 1982 musical-drama television series Fame, where she portrayed dance teacher Lydia Grant, and served as the series' principal choreographer.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/16/20 at 7:55 am

January 16th 1794 – Edward Gibbon, English historian and politician, died from an unknown cause. His most important work, The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, was published in six volumes between 1776 and 1788 and is known for the quality and irony of its prose, its use of primary sources, and its open criticism of organised religion. (b. 1737)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/16/20 at 11:07 am

January 16th 1959 – Sade, Nigerian-English singer-songwriter and producer. "Your Love Is King" was released as the album's lead single on 25 February 1984 and was a success in European territories charting at number-seven in Ireland and number-six on the UK Singles Chart. The song was less successful in the US where it peaked at number 54 on the US Billboard Hot 100. The third single "Smooth Operator" became the most successful song in the US from the album Diamond Life, which was first released on 15 September 1984.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/16/20 at 11:09 am

January 16th 1886 – Amilcare Ponchielli, Italian composer, died of pneumonia in Milan, Italy. His best known opera is La Gioconda, which his librettist Arrigo Boito adapted from the same play by Victor Hugo. He was married to the soprano Teresina Brambilla. (b. 1834)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/16/20 at 11:44 am

January 16th 1974 – Kate Moss, English model and fashion designer. Her collaborations with Calvin Klein brought her to fashion icon status. She is known for her waifish figure, and role in size zero fashion. She received an award at the 2013 British Fashion Awards to acknowledge her contribution to fashion over 25 years. Moss is also a contributing fashion editor for British Vogue.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/16/20 at 12:02 pm

January 16th 1981 – Bernard Lee, English actor, died of stomach cancer. Best known for his role as M in the first eleven Eon-produced James Bond films. Lee's film career spanned the years 1934 to 1979, though he had appeared on stage from the age of six. He was trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. He appeared in over one hundred films, as well as on stage and in television dramatisations. He was known for his roles as authority figures, often playing military characters or policemen in films such as The Third Man, The Blue Lamp, The Battle of the River Plate, and Whistle Down the Wind. (b. 1908)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/16/20 at 12:59 pm

January 16th 1942 – Barbara Lynn, American rhythm and blues and electric blues guitarist, singer and songwriter. She is best known for her R&B chart-topping hit, "You'll Lose A Good Thing" (1962).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/16/20 at 1:14 pm

January 16th 2009 – John Mortimer, English lawyer and author, died after a long illness. He is best remembered for creating a barrister named Horace Rumpole, inspired by his father Clifford, whose speciality is defending those accused of crime in London's Old Bailey. (b. 1923)

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Written By: nally on 01/18/20 at 5:53 pm

Four years ago today, on January 18th 2016, American musician Glenn Frey passed away from cancer at the age of 67 (born 6 November 1948). He was a founding member of American rock band The Eagles, having been a co-vocalist and instrumentalist; he was also a solo artist with hits such as "The One You Love" (1982), "The Heat Is On" (1985) and "True Love" (1988).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/21/20 at 1:23 am

January 21st 1941 – Plácido Domingo, Spanish tenor, conductor and arts administrator. He has recorded over a hundred complete operas and is well known for his versatility, regularly performing in Italian, French, German, Spanish, English and Russian in the most prestigious opera houses in the world. Although primarily a lirico-spinto tenor for most of his career, especially popular for his Cavaradossi, Hoffmann, Don José, and Canio, he quickly moved into more dramatic roles, becoming the most acclaimed Otello of his generation. In the early 2010s, he transitioned from the tenor repertory into almost exclusively baritone parts, most notably Simon Boccanegra. He has performed 147 different roles.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/21/20 at 1:42 am

January 21st 1892 – John Couch Adams, English mathematician and astronomer, died from an unknown cause. His most famous achievement was predicting the existence and position of Neptune, using only mathematics. The calculations were made to explain discrepancies with Uranus's orbit and the laws of Kepler and Newton. At the same time, but unknown to each other, the same calculations were made by Urbain Le Verrier. Le Verrier would send his coordinates to Berlin Observatory astronomer Johann Gottfried Galle, who confirmed the existence of the planet on 23 September 1846, finding it within 1° of Le Verrier's predicted location (there was, and to some extent still is, some controversy over the apportionment of credit for the discovery; see Discovery of Neptune). (b. 1819)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/21/20 at 9:48 am

January 21st 1976 – Emma Bunton, English singer-songwriter, actress, and radio and television presenter. She is best known as a member of the girl group the Spice Girls formed in the 1990s, and in which Bunton was nicknamed Baby Spice. In 2009, she began as a radio presenter on the Heart Breakfast show in London with Jamie Theakston and presenting her own show on Saturday.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/21/20 at 9:54 am

January 21st 1901 – Elisha Gray, American electrical engineer who co-founded the Western Electric Manufacturing Company, died from a heart attack. He is best known for his development of a telephone prototype in 1876 in Highland Park, Illinois. Some recent authors have argued that Gray should be considered the true inventor of the telephone because Alexander Graham Bell allegedly stole the idea of the liquid transmitter from him, although Bell had been using liquid transmitters in his telephone experiments for more than two years previously. Bell's telephone patent was held up in numerous court decisions. (b. 1835)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/21/20 at 11:52 am

January 21st 2013 – Michael Winner, English film director and producer, and a restaurant critic for The Sunday Times, died from an undisclosed cause. He and Charles Bronson collaborated on Death Wish, a film that defined the subsequent careers of both men. Based on a novel by Brian Garfield and adapted to the screen by Wendell Mayes. (b. 1935)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/21/20 at 1:04 pm

January 21st 1950 – Billy Ocean, Trinidadian-born British recording artist who had a string of R&B international pop hits in the 1970s and 1980s. He was the most popular British R&B singer-songwriter of the early to mid-1980s. After scoring his first four UK Top 20 successes, seven years passed before he accumulated a series of transatlantic successes, including three US number ones. In 1985, Ocean won the Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance for his worldwide hit, "Caribbean Queen", and in 1987 was nominated for the Brit Award for Best British Male Artist.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/21/20 at 1:06 pm

January 21st 1924 – Vladimir Lenin, Russian communist revolutionary, politician, and political theorist, dies when having fallen into a coma earlier in the day. His official cause of death was recorded as an incurable disease of the blood vessels. He served as head of government of the Russian Republic from 1917 to 1918, of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic from 1918 to 1924, and of the Soviet Union from 1922 to 1924. Under his administration, Russia and then the wider Soviet Union became a one-party socialist state governed by the Russian Communist Party. Ideologically a Marxist, his policies and theories became known as Leninism. (b. 1870)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/21/20 at 4:21 pm

January 21st 1976 – Emma Bunton, English singer-songwriter, actress, and radio and television presenter. She is best known as a member of the girl group the Spice Girls formed in the 1990s, and in which Bunton was nicknamed Baby Spice. In 2009, she began as a radio presenter on the Heart Breakfast show in London with Jamie Theakston and presenting her own show on Saturday.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/21/20 at 4:48 pm

January 21st 1940 – Jack Nicklaus, nicknamed The Golden Bear, is a retired American professional golfer. He is widely regarded as the greatest golfer of all time, winning a record 18 career major championships, while producing 19 second-place and 9 third-place finishes, over a span of 25 years. Nicklaus focused on the major championships (Masters Tournament, U.S. Open, Open Championship and PGA Championship), and played a selective schedule of regular PGA Tour events, yet still finished with 73 victories, third on the all-time list behind Sam Snead (82) and Tiger Woods (79).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/21/20 at 4:50 pm

January 21st 1938 – Georges Méliès, French illusionist and film director, died from cancer. He led many technical and narrative developments in the earliest days of cinema. Méliès was an especially prolific innovator in the use of special effects, popularizing such techniques as substitution splices, multiple exposures, time-lapse photography, dissolves, and hand-painted color. He was also one of the first filmmakers to use storyboards. His films include A Trip to the Moon (1902) and The Impossible Voyage (1904), both involving strange, surreal journeys somewhat in the style of Jules Verne, and are considered among the most important early science fiction films, though their approach is closer to fantasy. (b. 1861)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/21/20 at 5:37 pm

January 21st 1950 – George Orwell, English novelist, essayist, journalist, and critic, died when an artery burst. His work is marked by lucid prose, awareness of social injustice, opposition to totalitarianism, and outspoken support of democratic socialism. He is best known for the allegorical novella Animal Farm (1945) and the dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949). His non-fiction works, including The Road to Wigan Pier (1937), documenting his experience of working class life in the north of England, and Homage to Catalonia (1938), an account of his experiences in the Spanish Civil War, are widely acclaimed, as are his essays on politics, literature, language, and culture. (b. 1903)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/22/20 at 12:47 am

January 22nd 1959 – Linda Blair, American actress. She is best known for her role as the possessed child, Regan, in the film The Exorcist (1973), for which she was nominated for an Academy Award and won a Golden Globe. She reprised her role in Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977), for which she was nominated for a Saturn Award.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/22/20 at 12:49 am

January 22nd 1901 – Queen Victoria, dies from an intracerebral hemorrhage. Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death. From 1 May 1876, she adopted the additional title of Empress of India. (b. 1819)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/22/20 at 3:16 am

January 22nd 1949 – Steve Perry, American singer, songwriter and record producer. He is best known as the lead singer of the rock band Journey during their most commercially successful period from 1977 to 1987 and again from 1995 to 1998. Perry had a successful solo career between the mid-1980s and mid-1990s.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/22/20 at 3:23 am

January 22nd 1942 – Walter Sickert, English painter and printmaker, died from an undisclosed cause. He was a member of the Camden Town Group in London. He was an important influence on distinctively British styles of avant-garde art in the 20th century. Sickert was a cosmopolitan and eccentric who often favoured ordinary people and urban scenes as his subjects. His oeuvre also included portraits of well-known personalities and images derived from press photographs. He is considered a prominent figure in the transition from Impressionism to Modernism. Sickert took a keen interest in the crimes of Jack the Ripper and believed he had lodged in a room used by the notorious serial killer. He had been told this by his landlady, who suspected a previous lodger. Sickert did a painting of the room and titled it "Jack the Ripper's Bedroom". It shows a dark, melancholy room with most details obscured. Although for over 70 years there was no mention of Sickert's being a suspect in the Ripper crimes, in modern times three books have been published whose authors maintain that Sickert was Jack the Ripper or his accomplice. (b. 1860)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/22/20 at 3:55 am

January 22nd 1964 – Nigel Benn, British former professional boxer who competed from 1987 to 1996. He is a two-weight world champion, having held the WBO middleweight title in 1990, and the WBC super-middleweight title from 1992 to 1996. Additionally he held the Commonwealth middleweight title from 1988 to 1989. Nicknamed "The Dark Destroyer" for his formidable punching power and aggressive fighting style.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/22/20 at 4:46 am

January 22nd 1973 – Lyndon B. Johnson, American politician, died from a heart attack. He served as the 36th President of the United States from 1963 to 1969, assuming the office after serving as the 37th Vice President of the United States under President John F. Kennedy from 1961 to 1963. A Democrat from Texas, he also served as a United States Representative and as the Majority Leader in the United States Senate. Johnson is one of only four people who have served in all four federal elected positions. (b. 1908)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/22/20 at 5:07 am

January 22nd 1957 – Francis Wheen, English journalist and an author of several books, including a biography of Karl Marx, which won the Deutscher Memorial Prize in 1999, and has been translated into twenty languages. He followed the biography of Karl Marx with a "biography" of Das Kapital, which follows the creation and publication of the first volume of Marx's major work as well as other incomplete volumes. Wheen had a column in The Guardian for several years. He writes for Private Eye and is currently the magazine's deputy editor. His collected journalism, Hoo-hahs and Passing Frenzies, won him the Orwell Prize in 2003. He has also been a regular columnist for the London Evening Standard.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/22/20 at 5:34 am

January 22nd 2008 – Heath Ledger, Australian actor and director, died from an accidental intoxication from prescription drugs. After performing roles in several Australian television and film productions during the 1990s, Ledger left for the United States in 1998 to develop his film career. His work comprised nineteen films, including 10 Things I Hate About You (1999), The Patriot (2000), A Knight's Tale (2001), Monster's Ball (2001), Lords of Dogtown (2005), Brokeback Mountain (2005), The Dark Knight (2008), and The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009), the latter two being posthumous releases. For his portrayal of Ennis Del Mar in Brokeback Mountain, Ledger won the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor and Best International Actor from the Australian Film Institute, and was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role and for the Academy Award for Best Actor. (b. 1979)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/22/20 at 7:19 am

January 22nd 1900 – David Edward Hughes, British-American inventor, practical experimenter, and professor of music, died from an undisclosed illness. Known for his work on the printing telegraph and the microphone. He is generally considered to have been born in London but his family moved around that time so he may have been born in Corwen, Wales. His family moved to the U.S. while he was a child and he became a professor of music in Kentucky. In 1855 he patented a printing telegraph. He moved back to London in 1857 and further pursued experimentation and invention, coming up with an improved carbon microphone in 1878. In 1879 he identified what seemed to be a new phenomenon during his experiments: sparking in one device could be heard in a separate portable microphone apparatus he had set up. It was most probably radio transmissions but this was nine years before electromagnetic radiation was a proven concept and Hughes was convinced by others that his discovery was simply electromagnetic induction. (b. 1831)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/22/20 at 9:37 am

January 22nd 2004 – Billy May, American composer, arranger and trumpeter, died from an undisclosed illness. He composed film and television music for The Green Hornet (1966), The Mod Squad (1968), Batman (with Batgirl theme, 1967), and Naked City (1960). He collaborated on films such as Pennies from Heaven (1981), and orchestrated Cocoon, and Cocoon: The Return, among others. May also wrote arrangements for many top singers, including Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole, Anita O'Day, Peggy Lee, Vic Damone, Bobby Darin, Johnny Mercer, Ella Fitzgerald, Jack Jones, Bing Crosby, Sandler and Young, Nancy Wilson, Rosemary Clooney, The Andrews Sisters and Ella Mae Morse. He also collaborated with satirist Stan Freberg on several classic 1950s and 1960s satirical music albums. As a trumpet player, during the 1940s big band May recorded such songs as "Measure for Measure", "Long Tall Mama", and "Boom Shot", with Glenn Miller and His Orchestra, and "The Wrong Idea", "Lumby", and "Wings Over Manhattan" with Charlie Barnet and His Orchestra. With his own band, May had a hit single, "Charmaine", in 1952, and he released an album, Sorta-May. (b. 1916)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/22/20 at 9:57 am

January 22nd 1971 – Harry Frank Guggenheim, American businessman, diplomat, publisher, philanthropist, aviator, and horseman, died of cancer. He provided funds for the establishment of the first Guggenheim School of Aeronautics at New York University in 1925. He became president of the Daniel Guggenheim Fund for the Promotion of Aeronautics a year later. This fund, totaling $3 million, included an equipment loan for operating the first regularly scheduled commercial airline in the United States. It also provided for the establishment of the first weather reporting exclusively for passenger airplanes. (b. 1890)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/22/20 at 11:07 am

January 22nd 1935 – Horace Rawlins, English golfer, died from an undisclosed cause.  He won the first U.S. Open Championship in 1895. Rawlins became the club professional at the Mid-Herts Golf Club when it opened in 1893. He played in a professional event at Stanmore Golf Club in June 1894 but finished well out of the prizes. Rawlins later moved to Raynes Park. In early 1895 Rawlins travelled to the United States to take up a position at Newport Country Club in Newport, Rhode Island. The club hosted the inaugural U.S. Open on 4 October 1895, and he was one of 11 players to participate. Playing in just his third tournament, Rawlins shocked the more established Willie Dunn, winning the title by two strokes over 36 holes. The first U.S. Open was a one-day event played immediately after the three-day U.S. Amateur, which received much more attention at the time. Rawlins won $150 plus a $50 gold medal and the Open Championship Cup, which went to his club. Rawlins returned to England in late 1895 and took a position at Crowborough Beacon under the professional Arthur Jackson for the winter. A match was arranged between Rawlins and James Braid on 7 March 1896 at Crowborough, Braid winning 5&3. Rawlins returned to America soon afterwards, moving to Sadaquada Golf Club near Utica, New York. Rawlins finished second in the 1896 U.S. Open, played on 18 July at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club. Rawlins was also involved in golf course design, having in 1910 done some work on The Springhaven Club course in Wallingford, Pennsylvania, which was originally laid out by Ida Dixon in 1904. (b. 1874)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/22/20 at 12:03 pm

January 22nd 1994 – Telly Savalas, American singer and film, television, and character actor, died just one day after his 72nd birthday, of complications of cancer of the bladder and prostate. Whose career spanned four decades of television. He was noted for his deep, gravelly voice and his bald head. He also released the one-hit wonder song, "If?," which he introduced in the UK in 1975. Savalas's career began in films in 1961. His movie credits include The Young Savages (1961), The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965), Battle of the Bulge (1965), The Dirty Dozen (1967), The Scalphunters (1968), supervillain Ernst Stavro Blofeld in the James Bond film On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969), Kelly's Heroes (1970), Pretty Maids All in a Row (1971), Inside Out (1975), and Escape to Athena (1979). He then continued achieving success in the television crime drama Kojak (1973–1978), co-starring his real-life brother George Savalas, in which Savalas played the title role. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Birdman of Alcatraz (1962). (b. 1924)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/22/20 at 1:36 pm

January 22nd 1950 – Alan Hale, Sr., American movie actor and director, died following a liver ailment and viral infection. Most widely remembered for his many supporting character roles, in particular as a frequent sidekick of Errol Flynn, as well as films supporting Lon Chaney, Wallace Beery, Douglas Fairbanks, James Cagney, Clark Gable, Cary Grant, Humphrey Bogart and Ronald Reagan, among dozens of others. (b. 1892)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: c_keenan2001@hotmail.com on 01/22/20 at 3:11 pm

January 22, 1960, Michael Kieland John Hutchence, Australian Singer, was born in Sidney, New South Wales, Australia and he would have turned 60 this year.

Subject: Re: Noteworthy Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/22/20 at 3:37 pm

January 22nd 1995 – Rose Kennedy, American philanthropist, socialite, and the matriarch of the Kennedy family. She was deeply embedded in the "lace curtain" Irish Catholic community in Boston, where her father was mayor. She was the wife of businessman and investor Joseph P. Kennedy Sr., who was United States Ambassador to the Court of St James's. Their nine children included President John F. Kennedy, Senator Robert F. Kennedy, and longtime Senator Ted Kennedy. She was the sixth American woman to be granted the title of Countess by the Pope. (b. 1890)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/22/20 at 4:27 pm

January 22nd 2010 – Jean Simmons, English-American actress, died from lung cancer. One of J. Arthur Rank's "well-spoken young starlets", she appeared predominantly in films, beginning with those made in Great Britain during and after the Second World War, followed mainly by Hollywood films from 1950 onwards. Simmons was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Hamlet (1948), and won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress for Guys and Dolls (1955). Other notable film appearances included Young Bess (1953), The Robe (1953), Elmer Gantry (1960), Spartacus (1960), and the 1969 film The Happy Ending, for which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress. She also won an Emmy Award for the 1983 miniseries The Thorn Birds. (b. 1929)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 01/23/20 at 12:19 pm

Hugh Masekela, South African musician, died on this date two years ago at the age of 78 (born April 1939). A multi-instrumentalist, Masekela was known for his jazz compositions and for writing well-known anti-apartheid songs such as "Soweto Blues" and "Bring Him Back Home". He also had a number-one US pop hit in 1968 with his version of "Grazing in the Grass".

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 01/23/20 at 12:20 pm

Salvador Dali, Spanish "Surrealist" painter, died on this date in 1989 at the age of 84.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/28/20 at 2:22 am

January 28th 1981 – Elijah Wood, American actor, voice actor, DJ, and producer. He is best known for his high-profile leading role as Frodo Baggins in Peter Jackson's epic film trilogy The Lord of the Rings (2001–03). Wood made his film debut with a minor part in Back to the Future Part II (1989). Landing a succession of larger roles, he was critically acclaimed as a child actor by age nine, being nominated for several Young Artist Awards. He began to take on teenage roles in the films The Ice Storm (1997), Deep Impact and The Faculty (both 1998). Following The Lord of the Rings, he has chosen varied roles in films such as Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004), Sin City, Green Street, Everything Is Illuminated (all 2005), and Bobby (2006). Wood provided the voice of Mumble in the award-winning animated musical films Happy Feet (2006) and Happy Feet Two (2011), as well as the eponymous lead in the Tim Burton-produced action/science fiction film 9 (2009). In 2005, he started his own record label, Simian Records. He did the voice acting for Spyro in the Legend of Spyro trilogy. In 2012, he began voicing Beck in the animated series Tron: Uprising, Sigma in the tenth season of the Rooster Teeth series, Red vs. Blue, the television film (2012) Treasure Island, and Wirt in the Cartoon Network miniseries Over the Garden Wall (2014). From 2011-14, Wood played the role of Ryan Newman in FX's dark comedy, Wilfred. As of late autumn 2016, he co-stars in the BBC America series Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency.

Subject: Re: Royalty Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/28/20 at 2:35 am

January 28th 1547 – Henry VIII, King of England from 21 April 1509 until his death from obesity at the age of 55. Henry was the second Tudor monarch, succeeding his father, Henry VII. Henry is best known for his six marriages and, in particular, his efforts to have his first marriage to Catherine of Aragon, annulled. His disagreement with the Pope on the question of such an annulment led Henry to initiate the English Reformation, separating the Church of England from papal authority and appointing himself the Supreme Head of the Church of England. Despite his resulting excommunication, Henry remained a believer in core Catholic theological teachings. (b. 1491)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/28/20 at 3:37 am

January 28th 1957 – Nick Price, Zimbabwean golfer who has won three major championships in his career: the PGA Championship twice (in 1992 and 1994) and The Open Championship in 1994. In the mid-1990s, Price reached number one in the Official World Golf Ranking.

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/28/20 at 3:39 am

January 28th 814 – Charlemagne, Holy Roman emperor, died in France, from an unknown cause, numbered Charles I, was the King of the Franks from 768, King of the Lombards from 774 and Emperor of the Romans from 800. He united much of Europe during the early Middle Ages. He was the first recognised emperor in western Europe since the fall of the Western Roman Empire three centuries earlier. The expanded Frankish state that Charlemagne founded was called the Carolingian Empire. (b. 742)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/28/20 at 4:43 am

January 28th 1957 – Frank Skinner, English writer, comedian, TV and radio presenter, and actor. At the 2001 British Comedy Awards, he was awarded the Best Comedy Entertainment Personality. He presented Fantasy Football League, from 1994–2004, The Frank Skinner Show from 1995–2005, Baddiel and Skinner Unplanned from 2000–2005 and Room 101 from 2012–present.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/28/20 at 4:56 am

January 28th 1983, British Rock & Roll singer Billy Fury died of heart failure. An early British rock and roll (and film) star, he equalled the Beatles' record of 24 hits in the Sixties , and spent 332 weeks on the UK chart, without a chart-topping single or album. His We Want Billy (released in 1963, with The Tornados) was one of the first live albums in British rock history. Fury later played rock 'n' roller "Stormy Tempest" in the film That'll Be The Day along side David Essex and Ringo Starr. (b. 1940)

Subject: Re: Political Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/28/20 at 5:58 am

January 28th 1955 – Nicolas Sarkozy, French politician who served as President of France and ex officio Co-Prince of Andorra from 16 May 2007 until 15 May 2012.

Subject: Re: Noteworthy Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/28/20 at 5:59 am

January 28th 1986 – Space Shuttle program: STS-51-L mission: Space Shuttle Challenger explodes after lift off, killing all seven astronauts on board.
– Gregory Jarvis, American captain, engineer, and astronaut (b. 1944)
– Christa McAuliffe, American educator and astronaut (b. 1948)
– Ronald McNair, American physicist and astronaut (b. 1950)
– Ellison Onizuka, American engineer and astronaut (b. 1946)
– Judith Resnik, American colonel, engineer, and astronaut (b. 1949)
– Dick Scobee, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut (b. 1939)
– Michael J. Smith, American captain, pilot, and astronaut (b. 1945)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/28/20 at 7:02 am

January 28th 2006 – Henry McGee, British actor, died after suffering from Alzheimer's disease. Best known as straight man to Benny Hill for many years. McGee was also often the announcer on Hill's TV programme, delivering the upbeat intro "Yes! It's The Benny Hill Show!". He was familiar to British children throughout the 1970s as "Mummy" in the Sugar Puffs commercials, as in "Tell them about the honey Mummy". (b. 1929)

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/28/20 at 10:37 am

January 28th 1939 – W. B. Yeats, Irish poet, died from an undisclosed illness. One of the foremost figures of 20th-century literature. A pillar of both the Irish and British literary establishments, he helped to found the Abbey Theatre, and in his later years served as an Irish Senator for two terms. Yeats was a driving force behind the Irish Literary Revival along with Lady Gregory, Edward Martyn and others. (b. 1865)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/28/20 at 12:05 pm

January 28th 2016 – Signe Toly Anderson, American singer, died from the effects of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). She was one of the founding members of the American rock band Jefferson Airplane. (b. 1941)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/28/20 at 12:43 pm

January 28th 1996 – Jerry Siegel, American author and illustrator, died from an undisclosed illness. He was co-creator, along with Joe Shuster, of Superman, the first of the great comic book superheroes and one of the most recognizable of the 20th century. He was inducted (with Shuster posthumously) into the comic book industry's Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame in 1992 and the Jack Kirby Hall of Fame in 1993. (b. 1914)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/28/20 at 2:01 pm

January 28th 2016, American singer Signe Toly Anderson died aged 74. She was one of the founding members of the American rock band Jefferson Airplane. She sang on the first Jefferson Airplane album, Jefferson Airplane Takes Off, most notably on the song 'Chauffeur Blues'.

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/28/20 at 2:40 pm

January 28th 1963 – Gustave Garrigou, French cyclist, died from an undisclosed illness. He was one of the best professional racing cyclists of his era. He rode the Tour de France eight times and won once. Of 117 stages, he won eight, came in the top ten 96 times and finished 65 times in the first five. (b. 1884)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/28/20 at 3:22 pm

January 28th 2005 – Jim Capaldi, English drummer, singer and songwriter died of stomach cancer. His musical career spanned more than four decades. He co-founded the psychedelic rock band Traffic in 1967 with Steve Winwood with whom he co-wrote the majority of the band's output. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a part of Traffic's original line-up. Capaldi also performed with the likes of Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, George Harrison, Alvin Lee, Cat Stevens, and Mylon LeFevre, and wrote lyrics for other artists, such as "Love Will Keep Us Alive" and "This is Reggae Music". As a solo artist he scored more than a half dozen chart hits in various countries, the most well-known being "That's Love" as well as his cover of "Love Hurts". (b. 1944)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/20 at 1:07 am

January 29th 1943 – Tony Blackburn, English disc jockey who broadcast on the "pirate" stations Radio Caroline and Radio London in the 1960s and was the first disc jockey to broadcast on BBC Radio 1 at its launch at the end of September 1967. In 2002 he was the winner and thus "King of the Jungle" of the ITV reality TV programme I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/20 at 4:26 am

January 29th 1945 – Tom Selleck, American actor and film producer. He is known for starring as private investigator Thomas Magnum in the television series Magnum, P.I. (1980–1988). He also plays Police Chief Jesse Stone in a series of made-for-TV movies based on Robert B. Parker novels. Since 2010, he has also been a primary cast member as NYPD Commissioner Frank Reagan in the drama Blue Bloods on CBS. Selleck, an accessible but relatively untested actor, spent years receiving little interest from the entertainment industry. His big break came when he was cast in the lead role as Thomas Magnum in Magnum, P.I.. The producers would not release the actor for other projects, so Selleck had to pass on the role of Indiana Jones in Raiders of the Lost Ark, which then went to Star Wars alumnus Harrison Ford. It turned out shooting of the pilot for Magnum was delayed for over six months by a writers' strike, which would have enabled him to complete Raiders. Selleck has appeared in more than 50 film and television roles since Magnum, P.I., including Three Men and a Baby, Quigley Down Under, Mr. Baseball, and Lassiter. Selleck also appeared as Dr. Richard Burke on Friends and as A.J. Cooper on the TV series Las Vegas.

Subject: Re: Royalty Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/20 at 4:27 am

January 29th 1820 – George III, died after developing dementia. King of Great Britain and Ireland from 25 October 1760 until the union of the two countries on 1 January 1801, after which he was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland until his death. He was concurrently Duke and prince-elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg ("Hanover") in the Holy Roman Empire until his promotion to King of Hanover on 12 October 1814. He was the third British monarch of the House of Hanover, but unlike his two predecessors he was born in Britain, spoke English as his first language, and never visited Hanover. (b. 1738)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/20 at 6:10 am

January 29th 1954 – Oprah Winfrey, American media proprietor, talk show host, actress, producer, and philanthropist. She is best known for her talk show. In 1985, Winfrey co-starred in Steven Spielberg's The Color Purple as distraught housewife Sofia. She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance. The Alice Walker novel went on to become a Broadway musical which opened in late 2005, with Winfrey credited as a producer. The Oprah Winfrey Show, which was the highest-rated television program of its kind in history and was nationally syndicated from 1986 to 2011 in Chicago, Illinois. In 2013, she was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Barack Obama and honorary doctorate degrees from Duke and Harvard.

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/20 at 6:15 am

January 29th 1888 – Edward Lear, English artist, illustrator, musician, author and poet, died at his Italian villa of heart disease. He is known mostly for his literary nonsense in poetry and prose and especially his limericks, a form he popularised. His principal areas of work as an artist were threefold: as a draughtsman employed to illustrate birds and animals; making coloured drawings during his journeys, which he reworked later, sometimes as plates for his travel books; as a (minor) illustrator of Alfred Tennyson's poems. As an author, he is known principally for his popular nonsense collections of poems, songs, short stories, botanical drawings, recipes, and alphabets (b. 1812)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/20 at 9:07 am

January 29th 1953 – Charlie Wilson, American musician, singer, songwriter, producer and the former lead vocalist of The Gap Band. As a solo artist he has been nominated for eleven Grammy awards and six NAACP Image Awards (including one win), received a 2009 Soul Train Icon Award, and was a recipient of a BMI Icon Award in 2005. In 2009, he was named Billboard magazine's No. 1 Adult R&B Artist, and his song "There Goes My Baby" was named the No. 1 Urban Adult Song for 2009 in Billboard Magazine.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/20 at 9:19 am

January 29th 1954 – Oprah Winfrey, American media proprietor, talk show host, actress, producer, and philanthropist. She is best known for her talk show. In 1985, Winfrey co-starred in Steven Spielberg's The Color Purple as distraught housewife Sofia. She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance. The Alice Walker novel went on to become a Broadway musical which opened in late 2005, with Winfrey credited as a producer. The Oprah Winfrey Show, which was the highest-rated television program of its kind in history and was nationally syndicated from 1986 to 2011 in Chicago, Illinois. In 2013, she was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Barack Obama and honorary doctorate degrees from Duke and Harvard.

Subject: Re: Military Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/20 at 9:21 am

January 29th 1928 – Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig, Scottish field marshal, died from a heart attack. During the First World War he commanded the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) on the Western Front from late 1915 until the end of the war. He was commander during the Battle of the Somme, the battle with one of the highest casualties in British military history, the Third Battle of Ypres, the German Spring Offensive, and the Hundred Days Offensive, which led to the armistice on 11 November 1918. (b. 1861)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/20 at 10:37 am

January 29th 1964 – Alan Ladd, American actor and film and television producer, died accidentally to a lethal combination of alcohol, barbiturate, and two tranquilizers. Ladd found success in film in the 1940s and early 1950s, particularly in Westerns such as Shane (1953) and films noir in which he was often paired with Veronica Lake, such as This Gun for Hire (1942), The Glass Key (1942) and The Blue Dahlia (1946). Other notable credits include Two Years Before the Mast (1946), Whispering Smith (1949) and The Great Gatsby (1949). His popularity diminished in the late 1950s, though he continued to appear in popular films. (b. 1913)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/20 at 12:14 pm

January 29th 1962 – Fritz Kreisler, Austrian-born violinist and composer, died of a heart condition aggravated by old age. One of the most noted violin masters of his day, and regarded as one of the greatest violin masters of all time, he was known for his sweet tone and expressive phrasing. Like many great violinists of his generation, he produced a characteristic sound which was immediately recognizable as his own. Although it derived in many respects from the Franco-Belgian school, his style is nonetheless reminiscent of the gemütlich (cozy) lifestyle of pre-war Vienna. (b. 1875)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/20 at 1:52 pm

January 29th 2015 – Rod McKuen, American poet, singer-songwriter, and actor, died of respiratory arrest, a result of pneumonia. He was one of the best-selling poets in the United States during the late 1960s. Throughout his career, McKuen produced a wide range of recordings, which included popular music, spoken word poetry, film soundtracks and classical music. He earned two Academy Award nominations and one Pulitzer nomination for his music compositions. McKuen's translations and adaptations of the songs of Jacques Brel were instrumental in bringing the Belgian songwriter to prominence in the English-speaking world. His poetry deals with themes of love, the natural world and spirituality. McKuen's songs sold over 100 million recordings worldwide, and 60 million books of his poetry were sold as well, according to the Associated Press. In the early 1960s, McKuen moved to France, where he first met the Belgian singer-songwriter and chanson singer Jacques Brel. McKuen began to translate the work of this composer into English, which led to the song "If You Go Away" – an international pop-standard – based on Brel's "Ne me quitte pas". In the early 1970s, singer Terry Jacks turned McKuen's "Seasons in the Sun", based on Brel's "Le Moribond", into a best-selling pop hit, and also charted with a cover of "If You Go Away." McKuen also translated songs by other French songwriters, including Gilbert Bécaud, Pierre Delanoé, Michel Sardou, and others. (b. 1933)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/20 at 2:35 pm

January 29th 1980 – Jimmy Durante, American singer, pianist, comedian, and actor, died of pneumonia. His distinctive clipped gravelly speech, New York accent, comic language-butchery, jazz-influenced songs, and prominent nose helped make him one of America's most familiar and popular personalities of the 1920s through the 1970s. He often referred to his nose as the Schnozzola (from the German Schnauze ), and the word became his nickname. (b. 1893)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/30/20 at 2:41 am

January 30th 1951 – Phil Collins, English singer, songwriter, instrumentalist, record producer and actor. He is best known as the drummer and lead singer of the rock band Genesis and as a solo artist. Between 1983 and 1990, Collins scored three UK and seven US number-one singles in his solo career. When his work with Genesis, his work with other artists, as well as his solo career is totalled, Collins had more US Top 40 singles than any other artist during the 1980s. His most successful singles from the period include "In the Air Tonight", "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)", "One More Night", "Sussudio" and "Another Day in Paradise".

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/30/20 at 2:45 am

January 30th 1836 – Betsy Ross, American seamstress, died from an unknown cause. She is widely credited with making the first American flag. According to family tradition, upon a visit from General George Washington, commander-in-chief of the Continental Army, in 1776, Ross convinced George Washington to change the shape of the stars he had sketched for the flag from six-pointed to five-pointed by demonstrating that it was easier and speedier to cut the latter. However, there is no archival evidence or other recorded verbal tradition to substantiate this story of the first American flag, and it appears that the story first surfaced in the writings of her grandson in the 1870s (a century after the fact), with no mention or documentation in earlier decades. (b. 1752)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/30/20 at 6:04 am

January 30th 1955 – Curtis Strange, American golfer, the winner of consecutive U.S. Open titles. He is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame and Virginia Sports Hall of Fame. He spent over 200 weeks in the top-10 of the Official World Golf Ranking between their debut in 1986 and 1990.

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/30/20 at 6:05 am

January 30th 1948 – Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated, he was the leader of the Indian independence movement against British rule. Employing nonviolent civil disobedience, Gandhi led India to independence and inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world. (b. 1869)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/30/20 at 9:02 am

January 30th 1950 – Jack Newton, Australian golfer He turned professional in 1971 and won his first professional tournament – the Dutch Open – in 1972. Newton notched up several victories over the next decade as he won titles such as the British Matchplay in 1974, the Buick-Goodwrench Open in 1978, and the Australian Open Championship in 1979. In the 1975 Open Championship at Carnoustie in Scotland, Newton lost in a playoff to Tom Watson.

Subject: Re: Royalty Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/30/20 at 9:07 am

January 30th 1649 – Charles I of England, monarch of the three kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution for high treason in 1649. Charles was the second son of King James VI of Scotland, but after his father inherited the English throne in 1603, he moved to England, where he spent much of the rest of his life. He became heir apparent to the English, Irish, and Scottish thrones on the death of his elder brother, Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales, in 1612. An unsuccessful and unpopular attempt to marry him to the Spanish Habsburg princess Maria Anna culminated in an eight-month visit to Spain in 1623 that demonstrated the futility of the marriage negotiations. Two years later, he married the Bourbon princess Henrietta Maria of France instead. (b. 1600)

Subject: Re: Political Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/30/20 at 10:03 am

January 30th 1941 – Dick Cheney, American politician and businessman who was the 46th Vice President of the United States from 2001 to 2009, under President George W. Bush.

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/30/20 at 10:10 am

January 30th 1948 – Orville Wright, died at the age of 76, over 35 years after his brother, following his second heart attack. Having lived from the horse-and-buggy age to the dawn of supersonic flight. An American pilot and businessman, co-founded the Wright Company with his brother Wilbur (1867 – 1912). There were two American brothers, inventors, and aviation pioneers who are generally credited with inventing, building, and flying the world's first successful airplane. They made the first controlled, sustained flight of a powered, heavier-than-air aircraft on December 17, 1903, four miles south of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. In 1904–05 the brothers developed their flying machine into the first practical fixed-wing aircraft. Although not the first to build and fly experimental aircraft, the Wright brothers were the first to invent aircraft controls that made fixed-wing powered flight possible. (b. 1871)

Subject: Re: Scientific Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/30/20 at 12:01 pm

January 30th 1949 – Peter Agre, American physician and molecular biologist, Bloomberg Distinguished Professor at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, and director of the Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute. In 2003, Agre and Roderick MacKinnon shared the 2003 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for “discoveries concerning channels in cell membranes.” Agre was recognized for his discovery of aquaporin water channels.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/30/20 at 12:39 pm

January 30th 1946 – John Bird, Baron Bird, British social entrepreneur and life peer. He is best known as the founder of The Big Issue, a magazine that is edited by professional journalists and sold by street vendors affected by homelessness. As a Crossbencher in the House of Lords, he is seeking to dismantle the root causes of poverty in the UK.

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/30/20 at 1:52 pm

January 30th 2016 – Frank Finlay, English stage, film and television actor, died from heart failure after an unspecified illness. He was Oscar-nominated for his supporting role in Olivier's 1965 film of Othello and got his first leading role on television in 1971 as Casanova, which led to appearances on The Morecambe and Wise Show. He also appeared in the controversial drama Bouquet of Barbed Wire. (b. 1926)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/30/20 at 2:27 pm

January 30th 1977 – Freddie Prinze, American actor and stand-up comedian, died after having his life support switched off, after attempting to commit suicide from shooting himself.. He was the star of 1970s NBC-TV sitcom Chico and the Man. He was the father of the actor Freddie Prinze Jr. (b. 1954)

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: ChrisBodilyTM on 02/03/20 at 6:02 am

February 2, 1995 - Donald Pleasence died from heart surgery complications at the age of 75. Best known as Dr. Loomis in the Halloween movies (as well as Blofeld in You Only Live Twice), one of his final films was Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers, released in September of that year. The original Producer's Cut (a bootleg favorite among fans) was officially released in 2014.

Another one of my favorite Pleasence roles was in The Twilight Zone episode "The Changing of the Guard."

Subject: Re: Political Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/04/20 at 12:49 am

February 4th 1947 – Dan Quayle, American politician and lawyer. He was the 44th Vice President of the United States from 1989 to 1993 under President George H. W. Bush. He was also a U.S. Representative (1977–81) and U.S. Senator (1981–89) from the state of Indiana.

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/04/20 at 1:00 am

February 4th 1995 – Patricia Highsmith, American novelist and short story writer, died from a combination of aplastic anemia and lung cancer. Known for her psychological thrillers, which led to more than two dozen film adaptations. Her first novel, Strangers on a Train, has been adapted for stage and screen numerous times, notably by Alfred Hitchcock in 1951. Highsmith wrote 22 novels, including her series of five novels with Tom Ripley as protagonist, and many short stories. Existentialism is the literary movement that most influenced her writing, with "Dostoyevsky and Gide through Camus and Sartre" among her favorite authors.Graham Greene described Highsmith as "the poet of apprehension rather than fear. Fear after a time...is narcotic, it can lull one by fatigue into sleep, but apprehension nags at the nerves gently and inescapably." Published under the pseudonym of "Claire Morgan", Highsmith wrote the first lesbian novel with a happy ending, The Price of Salt, republished 38 years later as Carol under her own name. (b. 1921)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/04/20 at 3:12 am

February 4th 1962 – Clint Black, American country singer, songwriter, musician, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, and actor. Signed to RCA Records in 1989, Black's debut album Killin' Time produced four straight number one singles on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/04/20 at 3:18 am

February 4th 1987 – Liberace, American pianist, singer, and actor, died of cytomegalovirus pneumonia] as a result of AIDS. A child prodigy and the son of working-class immigrants, Liberace enjoyed a career spanning four decades of concerts, recordings, television, motion pictures, and endorsements. At the height of his fame, from the 1950s to the 1970s, Liberace was the highest-paid entertainer in the world, with established concert residencies in Las Vegas, and an international touring schedule. Liberace embraced a lifestyle of flamboyant excess both on and off stage, acquiring the sobriquet "Mr. Showmanship". (b. 1919)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/04/20 at 4:20 am

February 4th 1948 – Alice Cooper, American singer, songwriter, and actor whose career spans over five decades. With his distinctive raspy voice and a stage show that features guillotines, electric chairs, fake blood, deadly snakes, baby dolls, and dueling swords, Cooper is considered by music journalists and peers alike to be "The Godfather of Shock Rock". He has drawn equally from horror films, vaudeville, and garage rock to pioneer a macabre and theatrical brand of rock designed to shock people.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/04/20 at 4:22 am

February 4th 2018 – John Mahoney, English-American actor of stage, film, and television, died of complications from throat cancer. Born in Blackpool, England, Mahoney started his career on the stage in 1977, and moved into film in 1980. He was best known for playing the blue-collar patriarch Martin Crane in the American sitcom Frasier, which aired on NBC from 1993 to 2004. In addition to his film and television work, Mahoney also worked as a voice actor and was particularly passionate about his stage work on Broadway and in Chicago theatre. (b. 1940)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/04/20 at 6:04 am

February 4th 1972 – Dara Ó Briain, Irish comedian and television presenter in the United Kingdom and Ireland. He is noted for hosting topical panel shows such as Mock the Week, The Panel, and The Apprentice: You're Fired!. His TV work also includes starring in and writing of television comedy and documentary series. Ó Briain has also been a newspaper columnist, with pieces published in national papers in both Britain and Ireland.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/04/20 at 6:09 am

February 4th 1983 – Karen Carpenter, American singer and drummer, died at age 32 from heart failure caused by complications related to her eating disorder anorexia nervosa. She and her brother Richard Carpenter formed the 1970s duo the Carpenters. Her skills as a drummer earned admiration from drumming luminaries and peers, but she is best known for her vocal performances. She typically sang in a contralto vocal range. (b. 1950)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/04/20 at 7:05 am

February 4th 2016 – Maurice White, American singer-songwriter, musician, record producer, arranger, and bandleader, died in his sleep from the effects of Parkinson's disease. He was the founder of the band Earth, Wind & Fire. He was also the older brother of current Earth, Wind & Fire member Verdine White, and former member Fred White. He served as the band's main songwriter and record producer, and was co-lead singer along with Philip Bailey. (b. 1941)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/04/20 at 7:59 am

February 4th 2005 – Ossie Davis, American film, television and Broadway actor, director, poet, playwright, author, and civil rights activist, he was found dead in a hotel room, known to have heart problems, and his cause of death was undisclosed. He was married to Ruby Dee, with whom he frequently performed, until his death in 2005. He and his wife were named to the NAACP Image Awards Hall of Fame; were awarded the National Medal of Arts and were recipients of the Kennedy Center Honors. He was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame in 1994. (b. 1917)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/04/20 at 10:35 am

February 4th 1975 – Natalie Imbruglia, Australian-British singer-songwriter, model and actress. In the early 1990s, she played Beth Brennan in the Australian soap opera Neighbours. Three years after leaving the programme, she began a singing career with her chart-topping cover of Ednaswap's song "Torn". Her subsequent album, Left of the Middle (1997), sold 7 million copies worldwide. Imbruglia's five subsequent albums have combined sales of 3 million copies worldwide, and her accolades include eight ARIA Awards, two Brit Awards, one Billboard Music Award, and three Grammy nominations. She has appeared in several films, including the 2003 release Johnny English and the 2009 Australian indie film Closed for Winter. She has modelled for several brands, such as L'Oreal, Gap, and Kailis.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/04/20 at 10:38 am

February 4th 1975 – Louis Jordan, American musician, songwriter and bandleader, died of a heart attack. He was popular from the late 1930s to the early 1950s. Known as "The King of the Jukebox", he was highly popular with both black and white audiences in the later years of the swing era. (b. 1908)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/04/20 at 11:11 am

February 4th 2008 – Augusta Dabney, American actress, died frm undisclosed illness. Known for her roles on many soap operas, most notably as the wealthy but kindly matriarch Isabelle Alden on the daytime series Loving. She played the role from 1983 to 1987, from 1988–91, and again from 1994–95, returning to the part after Celeste Holm and Patricia Barry played the role but did not stay with the part for various reasons. (b. 1918)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/04/20 at 12:10 pm

February 4th 1928 – Hendrik Lorentz, Dutch physicist, died from an undisclosed illness. He shared the 1902 Nobel Prize in Physics with Pieter Zeeman for the discovery and theoretical explanation of the Zeeman effect. He also derived the transformation equations underpinning Albert Einstein's theory of special relativity. He received many honours and distinctions, including a term as chairman of the International Committee on Intellectual Cooperation, the forerunner of UNESCO. (b. 1853)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/04/20 at 1:32 pm

February 4th 1959 – Una O'Connor, Irish-American actress who worked extensively in theatre before becoming a character actress in film and in television. She often portrayed comical wives, housekeepers and servants. (b. 1880)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/04/20 at 2:49 pm

February 4th 2013 – Reg Presley, English singer-songwriter, died from cancer. He was the lead singer with the 1960s rock and roll band The Troggs, whose hits included "Wild Thing" and "With a Girl Like You" (they reached number one in the US and the UK respectively). He wrote the song "Love Is All Around", which was featured in the films Four Weddings and a Funeral and "Love Actually". (b. 1941)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/04/20 at 2:58 pm

February 4th 1982 – Alex Harvey, Scottish rock and blues musician, died of heart failure. Although his career spanned almost three decades, he is best remembered as the frontman of The Sensational Alex Harvey Band, with whom he built a reputation as an exciting live performer during the era of glam rock in the 1970s. (b. 1935)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/04/20 at 4:00 pm

February 4th 2018 – Kenneth Haigh, British actor, died from an undisclosed illness. He played the central role of Jimmy Porter in the premiere production of John Osborne's play Look Back in Anger in 1956 at the Royal Court Theatre. His performance in a 1958 Broadway theatre production of that play so moved one young woman in the audience that she mounted the stage and slapped him in mid-performance. For the film version released in 1959, he was passed over in favour of Richard Burton. Coincidentally, he went on to portray the explorer and adventurer Richard Francis Burton in the BBC production of The Search for the Nile. He also briefly appeared in the Beatles' film A Hard Day's Night (1964). Later he portrayed Joe Lampton, a character created by John Braine in the novel Room at the Top, in the television series Man at the Top (1970–72) and the spin-off film Man at the Top (1973). Haigh made occasional appearances on American television, and his most recognisable appearance is that of time-travelling Flight Lieutenant William Terrance Decker in The Twilight Zone episode "The Last Flight" (1960). He also portrayed Pat Casey in Lionel Bart's Maggie May. (b. 1931)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/04/20 at 5:04 pm

February 4th 2017 – Steve Lang, Canadian musician, died from Parkinson’s disease. Best known for his role as a bassist in the rock band April Wine from 1976 to 1984. Lang replaced then-bassist Jim Clench in 1976. When April Wine reformed in 1993, Steve Lang was not amongst the line-up. After leaving April Wine, Lang was working in the financial field. (b. 1949)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/05/20 at 1:03 am

February 5th 1943 – Michael Mann, American director, producer, and screenwriter, he has received nominations from international organizations and juries, including those at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, Cannes and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. His most acclaimed works are the crime film Heat (1995) and the docudrama The Insider (1999).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/05/20 at 1:07 am

February 5th 1991 – Dean Jagger, American film, stage and television actor, suffered from heart disease in his sleep. He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Henry King's Twelve O'Clock High (1949). For the 1956 British science-fiction film X the Unknown, Jagger refused to work with director Joseph Losey because Losey was on the Hollywood blacklist. Losey was removed from the project after a few days of shooting and replaced with Leslie Norman. (b. 1903)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/05/20 at 6:31 am

February 5th 1948 – Sven-Göran Eriksson, As a football manager, He won eighteen trophies with a variety of league clubs in Sweden, Portugal and Italy, between 1979 and 2000, and became the first manager to win league-and-cup doubles in three countries. He later managed the national teams of England, Mexico and the Ivory Coast, as well as three clubs in England. Eriksson has worked in nine countries: Sweden, Portugal, Italy, England, Mexico, Ivory Coast, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, and China.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/05/20 at 6:54 am

February 5th 1969 – Thelma Ritter, American actress, died of a heart attack, nine days before her 67th birthday. Best known for her comedic roles as working class characters and her strong New York accent. She received six Academy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actress - more than any other actress in history - and won one Tony Award for Best Leading Actress in a Musical. (b. 1902)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/05/20 at 8:16 am

February 5th 1953 – Freddie Aguilar, folk musician from the Philippines. He is best known for his rendition of "Bayan Ko", which became the anthem for the opposition to the Marcos regime during the 1986 People Power Revolution, and for his song "Anak", the best-selling Philippine music record of all time. He is heavily associated with Pinoy rock.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/05/20 at 8:23 am

February 5th 1995 – Doug McClure, American actor, died from lung cancer. His career in film and television extended from the 1950s to the 1990s. He is best known for his role as the cowboy Trampas during the entire run from 1962 to 1971 of the NBC western television series, The Virginian, loosely based on the Owen Wister novel. The character of Troy McClure on The Simpsons was modeled after McClure and fellow actor Troy Donahue. Mike Reiss, executive producer of The Simpsons, said that Doug McClure's daughter informed him that Doug was a big fan of The Simpsons. She said that while watching an episode Doug saw the character Troy McClure on the show and said, "Are they making fun of me?" Doug said he thought the parody was funny and his daughters would call him Troy McClure behind his back as a joke. (b. 1935)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/05/20 at 12:51 pm

February 5th 1948 – Christopher Guest, American screenwriter, composer, musician, director, actor, and comedian who holds dual British and American citizenship. Guest is most widely known in Hollywood for having written, directed and starred in his series of comedy films shot in mock-documentary (mockumentary) style. Many scenes and character backgrounds in Guest's films are written and directed, although actors have no rehearsal time and the ensemble improvise scenes while filming them. The series of films began with This Is Spinal Tap (directed by Rob Reiner), and continued with Waiting for Guffman, Best In Show, A Mighty Wind, For Your Consideration, and Mascots.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/05/20 at 1:21 pm

February 5th 1993 – Joseph L. Mankiewicz, American film director, screenwriter, and producer, died of a heart attack, six days before his 84th birthday. Mankiewicz had a long Hollywood career, and he twice won the Academy Award for both Best Director and Best Writing, Screenplay for A Letter to Three Wives (1949) and All About Eve (1950). (b. 1909)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/05/20 at 4:25 pm

February 5th 1982 – Peter Opie, British folklorist, died from an undisclosed illness. With his wife Iona Opie (1923 – 2017), were a married team of folklorists, who applied modern techniques to children's literature, summarized in their studies The Oxford Dictionary of Nursery Rhymes (1951) and The Lore and Language of Schoolchildren (1959). They were also noted anthologists, and assembled large collections of children's literature, toys, and games (b. 1918)

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Written By: c_keenan2001@hotmail.com on 02/06/20 at 2:50 pm

Happy birthday in heaven to Gord Downie who would have turned 56 today.  (D:2017)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/09/20 at 7:51 am

February 9th 1942 – Carole King, American composer and singer-songwriter. She is the most successful female songwriter of the latter half of the 20th century, having written or co-written 118 pop hits on the Billboard Hot 100 between 1955 and 1999. King also wrote 61 hits that charted in the UK, making her the most successful female songwriter on the UK singles charts between 1952 and 2005. Her career began in the 1960s when she, along with her then husband Gerry Goffin, wrote more than two dozen chart hits for numerous artists, many of which have become standards. She has continued writing for other artists since then. King's success as a performer in her own right did not come until the 1970s, when she sang her own songs, accompanying herself on the piano, in a series of albums and concerts. After experiencing commercial disappointment with her debut album Writer, King scored her breakthrough with the album Tapestry, which topped the U.S. album chart for 15 weeks in 1971 and remained on the charts for more than six years.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/09/20 at 7:52 am

February 9th 1886 – Winfield Scott Hancock, Army officer and the Democratic nominee for President of the United States in 1880, died from an infected carbuncle, complicated by diabetes. He served with distinction in the Army for four decades, including service in the Mexican–American War and as a Union general in the American Civil War. Known to his Army colleagues as "Hancock the Superb", he was noted in particular for his personal leadership at the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863. One military historian wrote, "No other Union general at Gettysburg dominated men by the sheer force of their presence more completely than Hancock." As another wrote, "his tactical skill had won him the quick admiration of adversaries who had come to know him as the 'Thunderbolt of the Army of the Potomac'." His military service continued after the Civil War, as Hancock participated in the military Reconstruction of the South and the Army's presence at the Western frontier. (b. 1824)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/09/20 at 8:50 am

February 9th 1943 – Joe Pesci, American actor, singer, musician and comedian, known for playing tough, volatile characters, in a variety of genres. He is best known for his role as Harry Lime in Home Alone and Home Alone 2: Lost in New York and for co-starring with Robert De Niro in the Martin Scorsese-directed films Raging Bull (1980), Goodfellas (1990) and Casino (1995). Pesci was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Raging Bull, and later won the award for his role as psychopathic mobster Tommy DeVito (based on Thomas DeSimone) in Goodfellas. Pesci has starred in a number of other high-profile films, including Easy Money (1983), Once Upon a Time in America (1984), Moonwalker (1988), Lethal Weapon 2 (1989), JFK (1991), My Cousin Vinny (1992), Lethal Weapon 3 (1992), A Bronx Tale (1993), and Lethal Weapon 4 (1998). He announced his retirement from acting in 1999, and since then he has appeared only occasionally in films, including a cameo appearance in the 2006 spy thriller The Good Shepherd, directed by De Niro.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/09/20 at 8:55 am

February 9th 2018 – Jóhann Jóhannsson, Icelandic film composer, died from an accidental overdose of cocaine combined with medication. He wrote music for a wide array of media including theatre, dance, television and films. His work is stylised by its blending of traditional orchestration with contemporary electronic elements. Jóhann released solo albums from 2002 onward. In 2016, he signed with Deutsche Grammophon, through which he released his last solo album, Orphée. Some of his works in film include the original scores for Denis Villeneuve's Prisoners, Sicario, and Arrival, and James Marsh's The Theory of Everything. Jóhann was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Score for both The Theory of Everything and Sicario, and won a Golden Globe for Best Original Score for the former. He was a music and sound consultant on Mother!, directed by Darren Aronofsky in 2017. His scores for Mary Magdalene and Mandy were released posthumously. (b. 1941)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/09/20 at 10:14 am

February 9th 1944 – Alice Walker, American novelist, short story writer, poet, and activist. She wrote the critically acclaimed novel The Color Purple (1982) for which she won the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. She also wrote the novels Meridian (1976) and The Third Life of Grange Copeland (1970), among other works.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/09/20 at 10:16 am

February 9th 1993, British broadcaster Bill Grundy died of a heart attack aged 69. He conducted the famous Sex Pistols interview on Thames Television on December 1, 1976; when Grundy provoked the band into using obscenities on live TV. The broadcast wrecked Grundy's television career. He was also the first television presenter to present The Beatles on Granada Television on October 17, 1962.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/09/20 at 10:21 am

February 9th 1881 – Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Russian novelist, short story writer, essayist, journalist and philosopher, died from a pulmonary haemorrhage. Dostoyevsky's literary works explore human psychology in the troubled political, social, and spiritual atmosphere of 19th-century Russia, and engage with a variety of philosophical and religious themes. He began writing in his 20s, and his first novel, Poor Folk, was published in 1846 when he was 25. His most acclaimed works include Crime and Punishment (1866), The Idiot (1869), Demons (1872) and The Brothers Karamazov (1880). Dostoyevsky's oeuvre consists of 11 novels, three novellas, 17 short stories and numerous other works. Many literary critics rate him as one of the greatest psychologists in world literature. His 1864 novella Notes from Underground is considered to be one of the first works of existentialist literature. (b. 1821)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/09/20 at 11:53 am

February 9th 1945 – Mia Farrow, American actress, activist and former fashion model. She first gained notice for her role as Allison MacKenzie in the television soap opera Peyton Place and gained further recognition for her subsequent short-lived marriage to Frank Sinatra. An early film role, as Rosemary in Roman Polanski's Rosemary's Baby (1968), saw her nominated for a BAFTA and a Golden Globe for Best Actress. She went on to appear in films such as John and Mary (1969), Follow Me! (1972), The Great Gatsby (1974) and Death on the Nile (1978).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/09/20 at 12:04 pm

February 9th 1976 – Percy Faith, Canadian bandleader, orchestrator, composer and conductor, died of cancer. Known for his lush arrangements of pop and Christmas standards. He is often credited with popularizing the "easy listening" or "mood music" format. Faith became a staple of American popular music in the 1950s and continued well into the 1960s. Though his professional orchestra-leading career began at the height of the swing era, Faith refined and rethought orchestration techniques, including use of large string sections, to soften and fill out the brass-dominated popular music of the 1940s. His most famous and remembered recordings are "Delicado" (1952), "The Song from Moulin Rouge" (1953) and "Theme from A Summer Place" (1960), which won the Grammy Award for Record of the Year in 1961. Faith remains the only artist to have the best selling single of the year during both the pop singer era ("Song from Moulin Rouge") and the rock era ("Theme from a Summer Place"); and he is one of only three artists, along with Elvis Presley and The Beatles, to have the best selling single of the year twice. The B-side of "Song from the Moulin Rouge" was "Swedish Rhapsody" by Hugo Alfvén.In 1961 his fame in Sweden would rise exponentially as his work Mucho Gusto would become the intro theme for the sports broadcast, of the radio station P4. (b. 1908)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/09/20 at 2:11 pm

February 9th 1949 – Bernard Gallacher, Scottish golfer and journalist. In 1969, at the age of 20, Gallacher became the youngest man to represent Great Britain in the Ryder Cup up to that time. This record was subsequently beaten by Nick Faldo and others. He went on to play in the Ryder Cup eight times and was non-playing captain of the European Team in 1991, 1993 and 1995. All three of those matches were very close; Europe lost the first two but won the third.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/09/20 at 2:12 pm

February 9th 1966 – Sophie Tucker, Ukrainian-born American singer, comedian, actress, and radio personality, died of lung cancer and kidney failure. Known for her stentorian delivery of comical and risqué songs, she was one of the most popular entertainers in America during the first half of the 20th century. (b. 1884)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/09/20 at 2:24 pm

February 9th 1963 – Travis Tritt, American country music singer, songwriter, and actor. He signed to Warner Bros. Records in 1989, releasing seven studio albums and a greatest hits package for the label between then and 1999. In the 2000s, he released two albums on Columbia Records and one for the defunct Category 5 Records. Seven of his albums (counting the Greatest Hits) are certified platinum or higher by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA); the highest-certified is 1991's It's All About to Change, which is certified triple-platinum. Tritt has also charted more than 40 times on the Hot Country Songs charts, including five number ones — "Help Me Hold On," "Anymore," "Can I Trust You with My Heart," "Foolish Pride", and "Best of Intentions" — and 15 additional top ten singles. Tritt's musical style is defined by mainstream country and Southern rock influences. He has received two Grammy Awards, both for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals: in 1992 for "The Whiskey Ain't Workin'," a duet with Marty Stuart, and again in 1998 for "Same Old Train", a collaboration with Stuart and nine other artists. In addition, he has received four awards from the Country Music Association, and has been a member of the Grand Ole Opry since 1992.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/09/20 at 3:18 pm

February 9th 2010 – Walter Frederick Morrison, American inventor and entrepreneur, died from an undisclosed illness. Best known as the inventor of the Frisbee. Morrison claimed that the original idea for a flying disc toy came to him in 1937, while throwing a popcorn can lid with his girlfriend, Lu, whom he later married. The popcorn can lid soon dented which led to the discovery that cake pans flew better and were more common. Morrison and Lu developed a little business selling "Flyin' Cake Pans" on the beaches of Santa Monica, California. (b. 1920)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/09/20 at 4:25 pm

February 9th 1973 – Max Yasgur, American dairy farmer, died of a heart attack. Best known as the owner of the dairy farm in Bethel, New York, at which the Woodstock Music and Art Fair was held between August 15 and August 18, 1969. (b. 1919)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/11/20 at 1:28 am

February 11th 1971 – Damian Lewis, English actor and producer. He played U.S. Army Major Richard Winters in the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers, which earned him a Golden Globe nomination, and also portrayed U.S. Marine Sergeant Nicholas Brody in the Showtime series Homeland (which earned him a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award). His performance as Henry VIII in Wolf Hall earned him his third Primetime Emmy nomination and fourth Golden Globe nomination.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/11/20 at 1:33 am

February 11th 244 – Gordian III, Roman Emperor from 238 AD to 244 AD, died from an unknown cause. At the age of 13, he became the youngest sole legal Roman emperor throughout the existence of the united Roman Empire. Gordian was the son of Antonia Gordiana and an unnamed Roman Senator who died before 238. Antonia Gordiana was the daughter of Emperor Gordian I and younger sister of Emperor Gordian II. Very little is known of his early life before his acclamation. Gordian had assumed the name of his maternal grandfather in 238 AD. (b. 225)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/11/20 at 5:10 am

February 11th 1947 – Johnny Manahan, Filipino actor, director, and screenwriter. He is known for managing actors, being the manager for ABS-CBN's Star Magic (formerly the Talent Center), as well as the senior vice-president of ABS-CBN. He began his career directing for television soon after his studies around 1971. He was a freelancer and directed shows for the various local channels such as Two for the Road, For the Boys, The Big Big Show, and Kaluskos Musmos. Right after BBC-2 re-opened in 1986 and becomes the ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation, he was appointed as a resident director at the network. He is the director of the leading shows of the history of the local television, such as Chika Chika Chicks, Palibhasa Lalake, Tonight with Dick and Carmi, and Abangan Ang Susunod Na Kabanata.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/11/20 at 5:14 am

February 11th 1503 – Elizabeth of York, died succumbing to a postpartum infection on her 37th birthday. She was queen consort of England from 1486 until her death. As the wife of Henry VII, she was the first Tudor queen. She was the daughter of Edward IV and niece of Richard III, and she married the king following Henry's victory at the Battle of Bosworth which started the last phase of the Wars of the Roses. She was the mother of King Henry VIII. Therefore, she was the daughter, sister, niece, wife, mother and grandmother of successive Kings and Queens of England. (b. 1466)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/11/20 at 6:18 am

February 11th 1947 – Derek Shulman, Scottish musician and singer, multi-instrumentalist, and record executive. From 1970 to 1980, he was lead vocalist for the band Gentle Giant. He began his recording career as the singer of British pop band Simon Dupree and the Big Sound, with Pete O'Flaherty, Eric Hine, Tony Ransley, and his brothers Phil Shulman and Ray Shulman. Recording in the late 1960s for Parlophone Records, the band struggled with creative difficulties after experiencing some commercial success with several top 40 hits, including the top 10 hit "Kites". The band finally dissolved in 1970.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/11/20 at 6:52 am

February 11th 1650 – René Descartes, French philosopher, mathematician, and scientist, died from a respiratory infection. Dubbed the father of modern western philosophy, much of subsequent Western philosophy is a response to his writings, which are studied closely to this day. A native of the Kingdom of France, he spent about 20 years (1629–49) of his life in the Dutch Republic after serving for a while in the Dutch States Army of Maurice of Nassau, Prince of Orange and the Stadtholder of the United Provinces. He is generally considered one of the most notable intellectual representatives of the Dutch Golden Age. (b. 1596)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/11/20 at 8:39 am

February 11th 1969 – Jennifer Aniston, American actress, producer, and businesswoman. She gained worldwide recognition for portraying Rachel Green on the television sitcom Friends (1994–2004), a role which earned her a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award. The character was widely popular during the airing of the series and was later recognized as one of the 100 greatest female characters in United States television. She  has played the female protagonist in a number of comedies and romantic comedies. Her box office hits include Bruce Almighty (2003), The Break-Up (2006), Marley & Me (2008), Just Go with It (2011), Horrible Bosses (2011), and We're the Millers (2013), each of which have grossed over US$200 million in worldwide receipts. Her most critically acclaimed roles included the role of Olivia in Friends with Money (2006), The Good Girl (2002), for which she was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead, and the drama Cake (2014), for which she received nominations for the Golden Globe Award and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actress. Her other films include Along Came Polly (2004) and He's Just Not That Into You (2009). In 2008, she co-founded the production company Echo Films.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/11/20 at 9:11 am

February 11th 1940 –John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir, Scottish novelist, historian and Unionist politician who served as Governor General of Canada, the 15th since Canadian Confederation, died from an undisclosed cause. After a brief legal career, Buchan simultaneously began his writing career and his political and diplomatic careers, serving as a private secretary to the colonial administrator of various colonies in southern Africa. He eventually wrote propaganda for the British war effort in the First World War. Buchan was in 1927 elected Member of Parliament for the Combined Scottish Universities, but he spent most of his time on his writing career, notably writing The Thirty-Nine Steps and other adventure fiction. In 1935 he was appointed Governor General of Canada by King George V, on the recommendation of Prime Minister of Canada R. B. Bennett, to replace the Earl of Bessborough. He occupied the post until his death in 1940. Buchan proved to be enthusiastic about literacy, as well as the evolution of Canadian culture, and he received a state funeral in Canada before his ashes were returned to the United Kingdom. (b. 1875)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/11/20 at 9:12 am

February 11th 2012 – Whitney Houston, American singer, actress, producer, and model, was found dead in her guest room at the Beverly Hilton, in Beverly Hills, California. The coroner's report showed that she had accidentally drowned in the bathtub, with heart disease and cocaine use as contributing factors. In 2009, Guinness World Records cited her as the most awarded female act of all-time. Houston is one of pop music's best-selling music artists of all-time, with an estimated 170–200 million records sold worldwide. She released seven studio albums and two soundtrack albums, all of which have diamond, multi-platinum, platinum, or gold certification. Houston's crossover appeal on the popular music charts, as well as her prominence on MTV, starting with her video for "How Will I Know", influenced several African American women artists who follow in her footsteps. (b. 1963)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/11/20 at 10:15 am

February 11th 1964 – Sarah Palin, American politician, commentator, and author who served as the ninth Governor of Alaska from 2006 until her resignation in 2009. As the Republican Party nominee for Vice President of the United States in the 2008 election alongside presidential nominee, Arizona Senator John McCain, she was the first Alaskan on the national ticket of a major political party and the first Republican woman selected as a vice presidential candidate. Her book Going Rogue has sold more than two million copies.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/11/20 at 10:23 am

February 11th 1963 – Sylvia Plath, American poet, novelist, and short story writer, committed suicide. Born in Boston, she studied at Smith College and Newnham College at the University of Cambridge before receiving acclaim as a poet and writer. She married fellow poet Ted Hughes in 1956, and they lived together in the United States and then in England. They had two children, Frieda and Nicholas, before separating in 1962. Plath was clinically depressed for most of her adult life, and was treated multiple times with electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). She is credited with advancing the genre of confessional poetry and is best known for two of her published collections, The Colossus and Other Poems and Ariel, and The Bell Jar, a semi-autobiographical novel published shortly before her death. In 1982, she won a posthumous Pulitzer Prize for The Collected Poems. (b. 1932)

Subject: Re: Political Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/11/20 at 2:52 pm

February 11th 1947 – Yukio Hatoyama, Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan from 16 September 2009 to 2 June 2010. He was the first Prime Minister from the modern Democratic Party of Japan. First elected to the House of Representatives in 1986, Hatoyama became President of the DPJ, the main opposition party, in May 2009. He then led the party to victory in the August 2009 general election, defeating the long-governing Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), who had been in power for over a decade. He represented the Hokkaido 9th district in the House of Representatives from 1986 to 2012.

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/11/20 at 2:55 pm

February 11th 1948 – Sergei Eisenstein, Soviet film director and film theorist, was found on the floor of his Moscow flat having died from a heart attack. He was a pioneer in the theory and practice of montage. He is noted in particular for his silent films Strike (1925), Battleship Potemkin (1925) and October (1928), as well as the historical epics Alexander Nevsky (1938) and Ivan the Terrible (1944, 1958). (b. 1898)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/11/20 at 4:49 pm

February 11th 2000 – Roger Vadim, French screenwriter, film director and producer, died of cancer. He was also an author, artist and occasional actor. His best-known works are visually lavish films with erotic qualities, such as And God Created Woman, Barbarella, and Pretty Maids All in a Row. (b. 1928)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/12/20 at 12:54 am

February 12th 1952 – Michael McDonald, American singer-songwriter and keyboard player. His music career spans more than forty years. His early career included singing with Steely Dan. He joined The Doobie Brothers in 1976 and remained an integral member until 1982, after which he released the first of eight solo albums. During his career, he has collaborated with a number of other artists, including Kenny Loggins, David Cassidy, Van Halen, Patti LaBelle, The Winans, Aretha Franklin, Toto, Grizzly Bear, and Thundercat. He has also recorded for television and film soundtracks. During his career, McDonald has won five Grammy Awards.

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/12/20 at 12:55 am

February 12th 1554 – Lord Guildford Dudley, was the husband of Lady Jane Grey, was executed for high treason. He declared as his heir by King Edward VI, occupied the English throne from 10 July until 19 July 1553. Guildford Dudley enjoyed a humanist education and was married to Jane in a magnificent celebration about six weeks before the King's death. After Guildford's father, the Duke of Northumberland, had engineered Jane's accession, Jane and Guildford spent her brief rule residing in the Tower of London. They were still in the Tower when their regime collapsed and they remained there, in different quarters, as prisoners. (b. about 1535)

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/12/20 at 1:44 am

February 12th 1948 – Nicholas Soames, British Conservative Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Mid Sussex since 1997. He is a grandson of Winston Churchill.

Subject: Re: Royalty Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/12/20 at 1:48 am

February 12th 1554 – Lady Jane Grey, English noblewoman and de facto Queen of England and Ireland from 10 July until 19 July 1553, was executed for high treason. The great-granddaughter of Henry VII through his younger daughter Mary, Jane was a first cousin once removed of Edward VI. In May 1553, she was married to Lord Guildford Dudley, a younger son of Edward's chief minister, John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland. When the 15-year-old king lay dying in June 1553, he nominated Jane as successor to the Crown in his will, thus subverting the claims of his half-sisters Mary and Elizabeth under the Third Succession Act. Jane was imprisoned in the Tower of London when the Privy Council decided to change sides and proclaim Mary as queen on 19 July 1553. Jane was convicted of high treason in November 1553, which carried a sentence of death, although her life was initially spared. Wyatt's rebellion of January and February 1554 against Queen Mary I's plans to marry Philip of Spain led to the execution of both Jane and her husband. (b. about 1537)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/12/20 at 2:50 am

February 12th 1955 or 1956 (sources vary) – Arsenio Hall, American comedian, actor, and talk show host. He is best known for hosting The Arsenio Hall Show, a late-night talk show that ran from 1989 until 1994, and a revival of the same show from 2013 to 2014. Other television shows and films Hall has appeared in are Martial Law, Star Search (host), Coming to America (1988), and Harlem Nights (1989). Hall is also known for his appearance as Alan Thicke's sidekick on the talk show Thicke of the Night.

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/12/20 at 3:09 am

February 12th 1789 – Ethan Allen, American farmer, businessman, land speculator, philosopher, writer, lay theologian, and American Revolutionary War patriot, hero, and politician, died from an apoplectic fit. He is best known as one of the founders of the U.S. state of Vermont, and for the capture of Fort Ticonderoga early in the American Revolutionary War along with Benedict Arnold. (b. 1738)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/12/20 at 4:25 am

February 12th 1950 – Steve Hackett, English musician, songwriter, singer and producer who gained prominence as the guitarist of the English progressive rock band Genesis from 1971 to 1977. Hackett contributed to six Genesis studio albums, three live albums, seven singles and one EP before leaving to pursue a solo career.

Subject: Re: Notable Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/12/20 at 4:43 am

February 12th 1804 – Immanuel Kant, German philosopher, died from failing health. He is a central figure in modern philosophy. Kant argued that the human mind creates the structure of human experience, that reason is the source of morality, that aesthetics arises from a faculty of disinterested judgment, that space and time are forms of our sensibility, and that the world as it is "in-itself" is independent of our concepts of it. Kant took himself to have effected a "Copernican revolution" in philosophy, akin to Copernicus' reversal of the age-old belief that the sun revolved around the earth. His beliefs continue to have a major influence on contemporary philosophy, especially the fields of metaphysics, epistemology, ethics, political theory, and aesthetics. (b. 1724)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/12/20 at 5:44 am

February 12th 1965 – Rubén Amaro, Jr., American baseball player and General Manager who is the first base coach of the New York Mets of Major League Baseball. He played in Major League Baseball as an outfielder from 1991 to 1998. Amaro was named the General Manager of the Philadelphia Phillies on November 3, 2008, succeeding Pat Gillick and remained in that position until September 10, 2015. He previously served as the first base coach for the Boston Red Sox. He is the son of the late former Major League Baseball player Rubén Amaro Sr.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/12/20 at 6:38 am

February 12th 1929 – Lillie Langtry, English singer and actress, died of pneumonia in Monte Carlo. She was celebrated as a young woman of beauty and charm, who later established a reputation as an actress and producer. Her looks and personality attracted interest, commentary, and invitations from artists and society hostesses. By 1881, she had become an actress and starred in many plays, including She Stoops to Conquer, The Lady of Lyons, and As You Like It, eventually running her own stage production company. In later life she performed "dramatic sketches" in vaudeville. She was also known for her relationships with noblemen, including the Prince of Wales, the Earl of Shrewsbury, and Prince Louis of Battenberg. She was the subject of widespread public and media interest. (b. 1853)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/12/20 at 8:38 am

February 12th 1968 – Josh Brolin, American actor. His first role was in the 1985 film The Goonies. Since then he has appeared in a wide number of films, and is best known for his work as Llewelyn Moss in No Country for Old Men, young Agent K in Men in Black 3, George W. Bush in W. and Dan White in Milk, for which he received Academy Award and SAG Award nominations for Best Supporting Actor. Other roles include Hollow Man, In the Valley of Elah, American Gangster, True Grit, and Sin City: A Dame to Kill For. In 2015, he appeared in Everest and Sicario. He has also made two appearances through motion capture and voice acting as the villain Thanos in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, a role he is slated to reprise in the upcoming films Avengers: Infinity War and the untitled Avengers film.

Subject: Re: Noteworthy Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/12/20 at 8:44 am

February 12th 1915 – Fanny Crosby, American mission worker, poet, lyricist, and composer, died of arteriosclerosis and a cerebral hemorrhage. She was one of the most prolific hymnists in history, writing more than 8,000 hymns and gospel songs, with more than 100 million copies printed, despite being blind from shortly after birth. She is also known for her teaching and her rescue mission work. (b. 1820)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/12/20 at 9:53 am

February 12th 1956 – Brian Robertson, Scottish rock guitarist, best known as a member of Thin Lizzy and Motörhead.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/12/20 at 10:04 am

February 12th 2017 – Al Jarreau, American singer and musician, died of respiratory failure, at the age of 76, just two days after announcing his retirement. He received a total of seven Grammy Awards and was nominated for over a dozen more. Jarreau is perhaps best known for his 1981 album Breakin' Away. He also sang the theme song of the late-1980s television series Moonlighting, and was among the performers on the 1985 charity song "We Are the World". (b. 1940)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/12/20 at 10:59 am

February 12th 1945 – Maud Adams, Swedish actress, known for her roles as two different Bond girls: in The Man with the Golden Gun (1974), and as the eponymous character in Octopussy (1983) as well as making a brief uncredited appearance in A View to a Kill (1985).

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/12/20 at 11:03 am

February 12th 1976 – Sal Mineo, American film and theatre actor, was found stabbed to death in the alley behind his apartment building near the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood, California. Known for his performance as John "Plato" Crawford opposite James Dean in the film Rebel Without a Cause (1955). He was twice nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, for his roles in Rebel Without a Cause and Exodus (1960). (b. 1939)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/12/20 at 12:30 pm

February 12th 1955 – Chet Lemon, Major League Baseball outfielder. A three-time All-Star, he was a member of the World Series champion 1984 Detroit Tigers.

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/12/20 at 12:33 pm

February 12th 2019 – Gordon Banks, England international football goalkeeper, died in his sleep. He made 628 appearances during a 15-year career in the Football League, and won 73 caps for his country. Regarded as one of the greatest goalkeepers of all time, the IFFHS named Banks the second-best goalkeeper of the 20th century – after Lev Yashin (1st) and ahead of Dino Zoff (3rd). He was named FWA Footballer of the Year in 1972, and was named FIFA Goalkeeper of the Year on six occasions. During this time he established himself as England's number one goalkeeper, and played every game of the nation's 1966 World Cup victory. Despite this success, he was dropped by Leicester and sold on to Stoke City for £50,000 in April 1967. He made one of the game's great saves to prevent a Pelé goal in the 1970 World Cup, but was absent due to illness as England were beaten by West Germany at the quarter-final stage. (b. 1937)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/12/20 at 12:49 pm

February 12th 1933 – Costa-Gavras, Greek-French film director and producer, who lives and works in France. He is known for films with overt political themes, most famously the fast-paced thriller Z (1969), but he has also made comedies. Most of his movies have been made in French; however, six were made in English: Missing (1982), Hanna K. (1983), Betrayed (1988), Music Box (1989), Mad City (1997) and Amen. (2002). He produces most of his films himself, through his production company K.G. Productions.

Subject: Re: Comedic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/12/20 at 1:05 pm

February 12th 2014 – Sid Caesar, American comic actor and writer, dies at his home after a short undisclosed illness. Best known for two pioneering 1950s live television series: Your Show of Shows, which was a 90-minute weekly show watched by 60 million people, and its successor, Caesar's Hour, both of which influenced later generations of comedians. Your Show of Shows and its cast received seven Emmy nominations between the years 1953 and 1954 and tallied two wins. He also acted in movies; he played Coach Calhoun in Grease (1978) and its sequel Grease 2 (1982) and appeared in the films It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963), Silent Movie (1976), History of the World, Part I (1981), and Cannonball Run II (1984). (b. 1922)

Subject: Re: Literary Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/12/20 at 1:35 pm

February 12th 1938 – Judy Blume, American author. Some of her best known works are Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. (1970), Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing (1972), Deenie (1973), and Blubber (1974). The New Yorker has called her books "talismans that, for a significant segment of the American female population, marked the passage from childhood to adolescence.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/12/20 at 2:04 pm

February 12th 2011 – Kenneth Mars, American actor and voice actor, died from pancreatic cancer. He had roles in two Mel Brooks films: as the Nazi playwright Franz Liebkind in The Producers (1968) and Police Inspector Hans Wilhelm Friedrich Kemp in Young Frankenstein (1974). He appeared in two seasons of Malcolm in the Middle as Otto, Francis's well-meaning but dim-witted boss. He voiced King Triton, Ariel's father, in the 1989 Disney animated film The Little Mermaid and its sequel, the television series and the Kingdom Hearts series. He also did several other animated voice over film roles such as Littlefoot's grandfather in the Land Before Time series and that of Professor Screweyes in We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story (1993), and King Colbert (Prince Cornelius's father) in Thumbelina (1994). (b. 1935)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/20 at 1:05 am

February 13th 1947 – Kevin Bloody Wilson, Australian musical comedian who performs comical songs with his heavy Australian English accent and often including sexual themes. Since 1984 he has released 21 albums.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/20 at 1:11 am

February 13th 2002 – Waylon Jennings, American singer, songwriter, and musician, died in his sleep of diabetic complications. Jennings began playing guitar at eight and began performing at 14 on KVOW radio. His first band was The Texas Longhorns. Jennings worked as a DJ on KVOW, KDAV, KYTI, and KLLL. In 1958, Buddy Holly arranged Jennings's first recording session, of "Jole Blon" and "When Sin Stops (Love Begins)". Holly hired him to play bass. In Clear Lake, Iowa, Jennings gave up his seat on the ill-fated flight that crashed and killed Holly, J. P. Richardson, Ritchie Valens, and pilot Roger Peterson. (b. 1937)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/20 at 2:05 am

February 13th 1950 – Peter Gabriel, English singer-songwriter, record producer and humanitarian who rose to fame as the original lead singer and flautist of the progressive rock band Genesis. After leaving Genesis in 1975, Gabriel launched a successful solo career with "Solsbury Hill" as his first single. His 1986 album, So, is his best-selling release and is certified triple platinum in the UK and five times platinum in the U.S. The album's most successful single, "Sledgehammer", won a record nine MTV Awards at the 1987 MTV Video Music Awards.

Subject: Re: Royalty Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/20 at 2:23 am

February 13th 1542 – Catherine Howard, Queen of England from 1540 until 1541, was beheaded three months later, on the grounds of treason for committing adultery while married to Henry. She was the fifth wife of Henry VIII. She (then 16 or 17) married him (then 49) on 28 July 1540, at Oatlands Palace, in Surrey, almost immediately after the annulment of his marriage to Anne of Cleves was arranged. Catherine was stripped of her title as queen within 16 months, in November 1541. (b. about 1521)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/20 at 5:53 am

February 13th 1974 – Robbie Williams, English singer, songwriter and actor. He was a member of the pop group Take That from 1990 to 1995 and again from 2009 to 2012. He has also had commercial success as a solo artist.

Subject: Re: Musical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/20 at 6:10 am

February 13th 1883 – Richard Wagner, German composer, theatre director, polemicist, and conductor, died of a heart attack. He is chiefly known for his operas (or, as some of his later works were later known, "music dramas"). Unlike most opera composers, Wagner wrote both the libretto and the music for each of his stage works. Initially establishing his reputation as a composer of works in the romantic vein of Carl Maria von Weber and Giacomo Meyerbeer, Wagner revolutionised opera through his concept of the Gesamtkunstwerk ("total work of art"), by which he sought to synthesise the poetic, visual, musical and dramatic arts, with music subsidiary to drama. He described this vision in a series of essays published between 1849 and 1852. Wagner realised these ideas most fully in the first half of the four-opera cycle Der Ring des Nibelungen (The Ring of the Nibelung). (b. 1813)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/20 at 7:35 am

February 13th 1944 – Jerry Springer, American television presenter, former lawyer, politician, news presenter, actor, and musician. He has hosted the tabloid talk show Jerry Springer since its debut in 1991 and debuted the Jerry Springer Podcast in 2015.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/20 at 8:02 am

February 13th 1980 – David Janssen, American film and television actor, died from a heart attack.  He is best known for his starring role as Dr. Richard Kimble in the television series The Fugitive (1963–1967). Janssen also had the title roles in three other series: Richard Diamond, Private Detective; Harry O; and O'Hara, U.S. Treasury. (b. 1931)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/20 at 8:26 am

February 13th 1944 – Stockard Channing, American stage, film and television actress. She is known for playing Betty Rizzo in the film Grease (1978) and First Lady Abbey Bartlet on the NBC television series The West Wing (1999–2006). She is also known for originating the role of Ouisa Kittredge in the stage and film versions of Six Degrees of Separation, for which she was nominated for a Tony Award and the Academy Award for Best Actress. A 13-time Primetime Emmy Award nominee and seven-time Tony Award nominee, she won the 1985 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for the Broadway revival of A Day in the Death of Joe Egg, and won Emmy Awards for The West Wing and The Matthew Shepard Story, both in 2002. She won a Daytime Emmy Award in 2004 for her role in Jack. Her film appearances include The Fortune (1975), The Big Bus (1976), The Cheap Detective (1978), Heartburn (1986), Up Close & Personal (1996), Practical Magic (1998), and Woody Allen's Anything Else (2003). She also played the recurring role of Veronica Loy on the CBS drama The Good Wife (2012–16).

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/20 at 8:28 am

February 13th 1993, Founder member of Musical Youth, Patrick Waite died aged 24, of natural causes (hereditary heart condition), whilst awaiting a court appearance on drug charges. Best remembered for their successful 1982 single 'Pass the Dutchie', which became a No.1 hit around the world. It was a cover version of two songs: 'Gimme the Music' by U Brown, and 'Pass the Kouchie' by Mighty Diamonds, which deals with the recreational use of cannabis (kouchie being slang for a cannabis pipe).

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/20 at 10:55 am

February 13th 2003 – Stacy Keach Sr., American actor, died of congestive heart failure. His screen career spanned six decades. He is probably best known for his role as Carlson in the NBC sitcom, Get Smart. In 1964 he appeared on Perry Mason in the role of Lt. Gibson in "The Case of the Frightened Fisherman" and in 1965 he appeared on Perry Mason in the role of the trial court judge in "The Case of the Cheating Chancellor." In 1961, he appeared as Dr. Walter in the very first episode of The Dick Van Dyke Show. (b. 1914)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/20 at 11:13 am

February 13th 1996 – Martin Balsam, American character actor, died from a sudden heart attack in a hotel room. He is best known for a number of renowned film roles, including detective Milton Arbogast in Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho (1960), Arnold Burns in A Thousand Clowns (1965) (for which he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor), Juror #1 in 12 Angry Men (1957), and Mr. Green in The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974), as well as for his role as Murray Klein in the television sitcom Archie Bunker's Place (1979–1983). (b. 1919)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/20 at 12:05 pm

February 13th 1968 – Mae Marsh, American film actress with a career spanning over 50 years, died from an undisclosed illness. Working with Mack Sennett and D.W. Griffith, she was a prolific actress, sometimes appearing in eight movies a year and often paired with fellow Sennett protégé Robert Harron in romantic roles. In The Birth of a Nation (1915) she played the innocent sister who waits for her brothers to come home from war and who, in one of the film's most racially charged scenes, leaps to her death rather than submit to the lustful advances of Gus, the so-called "renegade Negro" who is later killed by the Ku Klux Klan. In Intolerance (1916) she plays the wife who has her baby taken away after her husband is unjustly imprisoned. Marsh returned from retirement to appear in "talkies" and played a role in Henry King’s remake of Over the Hill (1931). She gravitated toward character roles, and worked in this manner for the next several decades. Marsh appeared in numerous popular films, such as Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1932) and Little Man, What Now? (1934). She also became a favorite of director John Ford, appearing in The Grapes of Wrath (1940), How Green Was My Valley (1941), 3 Godfathers (1948), The Robe (1953), and The Searchers (1956). (b. 1895)

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/20 at 12:38 pm

February 13th 1958 – Christabel Pankhurst, British suffragette, died suddenly without an indication of death. A co-founder of the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU), she directed its militant actions from exile in France from 1912 to 1913. In 1914 she supported the war against Germany. After the war she moved to the United States, where she worked as an evangelist for the Second Adventist movement. (b. 1880)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/20 at 1:46 pm

February 13th 1941 – Blind Boy Fuller, American blues guitarist and singer, died from pyemia due to an infected bladder, gastrointestinal tract and perineum, and kidney failure. Of the recorded Piedmont blues artists, a group that includes Blind Blake, Josh White, and Buddy Moss, Fuller was one of the most popular with rural African Americans. (b. 1904 or 1907)

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/20 at 2:16 pm

February 13th 2018 – Edward M. Abroms, American film editor, died of heart failure. He was nominated at the 56th Academy Awards for his work on the film Blue Thunder in the category of Academy Award for Best Film Editing, his nomination was shared with Frank Morriss. He received Primetime Emmy Awards for editing the My Sweet Charlie World Premiere in 1970 and the Columbo NBC Mystery Movie in 1972 He shared the 2006 American Cinema Editors Career Achievement Award. He also directed the 1978-1979 NBC television series The Eddie Capra Mysteries. (b. 1935)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/20 at 2:54 pm

February 13th 1923 – Chuck Yeager, United States Air Force general officer, flying ace and record-setting test pilot. In 1947, he became the first pilot confirmed to have exceeded the speed of sound in level flight.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/20 at 3:22 pm

February 13th 1933 – Kim Novak, American actress. She began her film career in 1954 after signing with Columbia Pictures. There, she became a successful actress, starring in a string of movies, among them the critically acclaimed Picnic (1955). She later starred in such popular successes as The Man with the Golden Arm (1955) and Pal Joey (1957). However, she is perhaps best known today for her performance as Madeline Elster/Judy Barton in Alfred Hitchcock's classic thriller Vertigo (1958) with James Stewart. Novak enjoyed box office popularity and starred opposite several top leading men of the era, including Fred MacMurray, William Holden, Frank Sinatra, Tyrone Power, Kirk Douglas, and Laurence Harvey.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/20 at 3:40 pm

February 13th 1934 – George Segal, American actor and musician. He became popular in the 1960s and 1970s for playing both dramatic and comedic roles. Some of his most acclaimed roles are in films such as Ship of Fools (1965), King Rat (1965), nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966), The St. Valentine's Day Massacre (1967), Where's Poppa? (1970), The Hot Rock (1972), Blume in Love (1973), A Touch of Class (1973), California Split (1974), For the Boys (1991), and Flirting with Disaster (1996). He was one of the first American film actors to rise to leading man status with an unchanged Jewish surname—thus paving the way for Dustin Hoffman and Barbara Streisand.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/20 at 3:51 pm

February 13th 2018 – Tito Francona, American baseball player, died from an undisclosed cause. He originally signed with the St. Louis Browns in 1952. He spent two seasons in the Browns/Baltimore Orioles' farm system (the franchise was relocated to Baltimore and renamed on September 29, 1953) before departing to serve in the U.S. Army for two years. Upon his return, he was invited to Spring training 1956 as a non-roster invitee, and made the club. He batted .258 with nine home runs and 57 runs batted in to finish tied with the Cleveland Indians' Rocky Colavito for second place in American League Rookie of the Year balloting behind Chicago White Sox shortstop Luis Aparicio. (b. 1933)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 02/14/20 at 6:46 pm

Died six years ago today, on 14 February 2014: Jim Fregosi, American pro baseball player and manager, age 71 (born April 1942). He suffered a stroke at sea and was taken to a Florida hospital for treatment, and passed away there.

He was a player during the 1960s and 1970s for the Angels, Mets, Rangers, and Pirates. He was a manager off and on from 1978 to 2000; the first team he managed was the same as the first team he played for, the Angels. Other teams he managed include the White Sox, Phillies (guiding them to the 1993 NL pennant), and Blue Jays.

He was on the L.A. Angels' inaugural roster in 1961, at age 19; and in 1978 he became the last of those players to retire.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 02/17/20 at 10:30 pm

Died seven years ago today, on 17 February 2013: Mindy McCready, American singer-songwriter, age 37 (born Nov. 1975)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/20 at 2:19 am

February 18th 1948 – Sinéad Cusack, Irish stage, television and film actress. Her first acting roles were at the Abbey Theatre in Dublin, before moving to London in 1975 to join the Royal Shakespeare Company. She has received two Tony Award nominations: once for Best Leading Actress in Much Ado About Nothing (1985), and again for Best Featured Actress in Rock 'n' Roll (2008).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/20 at 2:21 am

February 18th 1564 – Michelangelo, Italian sculptor, painter, architect and poet of the High Renaissance, died from an unknown cause. Born in the Republic of Florence, who exerted an unparalleled influence on the development of Western art. Considered the greatest living artist during his lifetime, he has since been described as one of the greatest artists of all time. Despite making few forays beyond the arts, his artistic versatility was of such a high order that he is often considered a contender for the title of the archetypal Renaissance man, along with his rival and fellow Florentine Medici client, Leonardo da Vinci. (b. 1475)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/20 at 4:14 am

February 18th 1943 – Graeme Garden, British comedian, actor, author, artist and television presenter, best known as a member of The Goodies and for being a cast member on I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/20 at 4:18 am

February 18th 1546 – Martin Luther, German professor of theology, composer, priest, and monk, died from a stroke, while his health was failing. He was a seminal figure in the Protestant Reformation. Luther came to reject several teachings and practices of the Roman Catholic Church. He strongly disputed the Catholic view on indulgences as he understood it to be, that freedom from God's punishment for sin could be purchased with money. Luther proposed an academic discussion of the practice and efficacy of indulgences in his Ninety-five Theses of 1517. His refusal to renounce all of his writings at the demand of Pope Leo X in 1520 and the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V at the Diet of Worms in 1521 resulted in his excommunication by the Pope and condemnation as an outlaw by the Emperor. (b. 1483)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/20 at 5:22 am

February 18th 1954 – John Travolta, American actor, film producer, dancer, and singer. Travolta first became known in the 1970s, after appearing on the television series Welcome Back, Kotter (1975–1979) and starring in the box office successes Saturday Night Fever (1977) and Grease (1978). His acting career declined through the 1980s, but enjoyed a resurgence in the 1990s with his role in Pulp Fiction (1994), and he has since starred in films such as Face/Off (1997), Swordfish (2001), Wild Hogs, and Hairspray (both 2007). Travolta was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for performances in Saturday Night Fever and Pulp Fiction.

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Written By: LyricBoy on 02/18/20 at 5:40 am


February 18th 1954 – John Travolta, American actor, film producer, dancer, and singer. Travolta first became known in the 1970s, after appearing on the television series Welcome Back, Kotter (1975–1979) and starring in the box office successes Saturday Night Fever (1977) and Grease (1978). His acting career declined through the 1980s, but enjoyed a resurgence in the 1990s with his role in Pulp Fiction (1994), and he has since starred in films such as Face/Off (1997), Swordfish (2001), Wild Hogs, and Hairspray (both 2007). Travolta was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for performances in Saturday Night Fever and Pulp Fiction.


Lest we forget Urban Cowboy.  8)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/20 at 6:22 am

February 18th 2008 – Alain Robbe-Grillet, French writer and filmmaker, died after succumbing to heart problems. He was one of the figures most associated with the Nouveau Roman (new novel) trend of the 1960s, along with Nathalie Sarraute, Michel Butor and Claude Simon. (b. 1922)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/20 at 7:30 am


Lest we forget Urban Cowboy.  8)
...also that baby talking film?

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/20 at 7:30 am

February 18th 1964 – Matt Dillon, American actor and film director. He made his feature film debut in Over the Edge (1979) and established himself as a teen idol by starring in the films My Bodyguard (1980), Little Darlings (1980), Tex (1982), Rumble Fish (1983) The Outsiders (1983) and The Flamingo Kid (1984). From the late 1980s onward, Dillon achieved further success, starring in Drugstore Cowboy (1989), Singles (1992), The Saint of Fort Washington (1993), To Die For (1995), Beautiful Girls (1996), In & Out (1997), There's Something About Mary (1998), and Wild Things (1998). In a 1991 article, famed movie critic Roger Ebert referred to him as the best actor within his age group, along with Sean Penn. In the 2000s, he made his directing debut with City of Ghosts (2002) and went on to star in the films Factotum (2005), You, Me and Dupree (2006), Nothing but the Truth (2008), Sunlight Jr. (2013) and Going in Style (2017).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/20 at 7:30 am

February 18th 1294 – Kublai Khan, Mongol emperor, died from an unknown cause. He was the fifth Khagan (Great Khan) of the Mongol Empire (Ikh Mongol Uls), reigning from 1260 to 1294 (although due to the division of the empire this was a nominal position). He also founded the Yuan dynasty in China as a conquest dynasty in 1271, and ruled as the first Yuan emperor until his death in 1294. (b. 1215)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/20 at 8:01 am

February 18th 1946 – Michael Buerk, English journalist and newsreader, whose reporting of the Ethiopian famine on 23 October 1984 inspired the Band Aid charity record and, subsequently, the Live Aid concert. Buerk has been the host of BBC Radio 4's The Moral Maze since 1990.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/20 at 8:07 am

February 18th 1906 – John Batterson Stetson, American hatter, hat manufacturer, and, in the 1860s, the inventor of the cowboy hat, died from an undisclosed cause. He founded the John B. Stetson Company as a manufacturer of headwear; the company's hats are now commonly referred to simply as Stetsons. (b. 1830)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/20 at 9:11 am

February 18th 1967 – Colin Jackson, Welsh sprint and hurdling athlete who specialised in the 110 metres hurdles. During a career in which he represented Great Britain and Wales, he won an Olympic silver medal, became world champion twice, World indoor champion once, went undefeated at the European Championships for 12 years and was a two-time Commonwealth champion. His world record of 12.91 seconds for the 110m hurdles stood for over a decade and he remains the 60 metres hurdles world record holder.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/20 at 9:16 am

February 18th 1911 – Billy Murdoch, Australian cricketer, died from an undisclosed cause. He captained the Australian national side in 16 Test matches between 1880 and 1890. This included four tours of England, one of which, in 1882, gave rise to The Ashes. His Test debut came in 1877, in what was retrospectively classed as the second Test match to be played. Murdoch began his career as a wicket-keeper, but at Test level kept wicket only once, with Jack Blackham being preferred. As a batsman, Murdoch scored both the first double century in Test cricket (211 against England in 1884) and the first triple century in Australian domestic cricket (321 against Victoria in 1882). In later years, he settled in England, playing county cricket for Sussex (1893 to 1899, as captain) and London County (1900 to 1904). In 1892, he toured South Africa with England and played in one Test match, making him one of the few cricketers to represent more than one international team. Murdoch's final first-class match came at the age of 49, in August 1904. (b. 1854)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/20 at 9:57 am

February 18th 1966 – Phillip DeFreitas, English cricketer. He played county cricket for Leicestershire, Lancashire and Derbyshire, as well as appearing in 44 Test matches and 103 ODIs. Cricket writer Colin Bateman noted that "DeFreitas was an explosive hitter when the mood took him, an aggressive pace bowler, inclined to pitch everything short and a spectacular fielder".  DeFreitas has the distinction of being the only player in the history of the County Championship to take a five-wicket haul against each of the 18 first-class counties.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/20 at 10:00 am

February 18th 2014 – Maria Franziska von Trapp, died from an undisclosed illness. She was the second-oldest daughter of Georg von Trapp and his first wife, Agatha Whitheead von Trapp. She was a member of the Trapp Family Singers, whose lives inspired the musical and film The Sound of Music. She was portrayed as the character "Louisa". She died at age 99, and was the last surviving sibling portrayed in the film. (b. 1914)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/20 at 11:56 am

February 18th 1950 – Cybill Shepherd, American actress, singer and former model. Shepherd's better-known roles include Jacy in The Last Picture Show (1971), Kelly in The Heartbreak Kid (1972), Betsy in Taxi Driver (1976), Maddie Hayes on Moonlighting (1985–1989), Cybill Sheridan on Cybill (1995–1998), Phyllis Kroll on The L Word (2007–2009), Madeleine Spencer on Psych (2008–2013), Cassie in the television film The Client List (2010) and Linette Montgomery on The Client List (2012–2013).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/20 at 12:08 pm

June 25th 1860 – Gustave Charpentier, French composer, died from an undisclosed cause. His best known opera is Louise, which was premiered on 2 February 1900 under the baton of André Messager was an immediate success. Soon this work was being performed all over Europe and America, and it brought Charpentier much acclaim. It also launched the career of the Scottish soprano Mary Garden, who took over the title role during an early performance. In late 1935 the composer supervised the abridged score used in a studio recording of around 70 minutes of the opera, conducted by Eugène Bigot. A film adaptation of the work followed in 1939 with Grace Moore in the title role. At the revival of Louise at the Opéra-Comique on 28 February 1950, celebrating the 50th anniversary of its creation and the 90th birthday of its composer, it was hoped that Charpentier himself might conduct the performance, but André Cluytens did so, with the composer conducting the 'Chant de l’apothéose' after the 3rd Act. Louise is still occasionally performed today, with the soprano aria "Depuis le jour" a popular recital piece.  (d. 1956)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/20 at 1:01 pm

February 18th 1948 – Sinéad Cusack, Irish stage, television and film actress. Her first acting roles were at the Abbey Theatre in Dublin, before moving to London in 1975 to join the Royal Shakespeare Company. She has received two Tony Award nominations: once for Best Leading Actress in Much Ado About Nothing (1985), and again for Best Featured Actress in Rock 'n' Roll (2008).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/20 at 1:02 pm

February 18th 1967 – J. Robert Oppenheimer, American theoretical physicist, died from throat cancer. He was professor of physics at the University of California, Berkeley. Oppenheimer was the wartime head of the Los Alamos Laboratory and is among those who are credited with being the "father of the atomic bomb" for their role in the Manhattan Project, the World War II undertaking that developed the first nuclear weapons used in the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The first atomic bomb was detonated on July 16, 1945, in the Trinity test in New Mexico; Oppenheimer later remarked that it brought to mind words from the Bhagavad Gita: "Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds." (b. 1904)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/20 at 1:52 pm

February 18th 2013 – Kevin Ayers, English singer-songwriter, died in his sleep. He was a major influential force in the English psychedelic movement. Ayers was a founding member of the pioneering psychedelic band Soft Machine in the mid-1960s, and was closely associated with the Canterbury scene. He recorded a series of albums as a solo artist and over the years worked with Brian Eno, Syd Barrett, Bridget St John, John Cale, Elton John, Robert Wyatt, Andy Summers, Mike Oldfield, Nico and Ollie Halsall, among others. After living for many years in Deià, Majorca, he returned to the United Kingdom in the mid-1990s before moving to the south of France. His last album was The Unfairground, recorded in New York City, Tucson, and London in 2006. (b. 1944)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/20 at 2:37 pm

February 18th 1977 – Andy Devine, American character actor and comic cowboy sidekick, died of leukemia. Known for his distinctive raspy, crackly voice. Devine appeared in more than 400 films and shared with Walter Brennan, another character actor, the rare ability to move with ease from B-movie Westerns to feature films. His notable roles included Cookie, Roy Rogers's sidekick, in ten films; a role in Romeo and Juliet (1936), and Danny in A Star Is Born (1937). He appeared in several films with John Wayne, including Stagecoach (1939), Island in the Sky (1953), and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962). He was a long-time contract player with Universal, which in 1939 paired him with Richard Arlen for a series of fast-paced B-pictures (usually loaded with stock footage) that mixed action and comedy; they made 14 over a two-year period. When Arlen left in 1941, the series continued for another two years, teaming Devine with various actors, often Leo Carrillo. Most of Devine's characters were reluctant to get involved in the action, but he played the hero in Island in the Sky (1953), as an expert pilot who leads other aviators on an arduous search for a missing airplane. Devine was generally known for his comic roles, but Jack Webb cast him as a police detective in Pete Kelly's Blues (1955), for which Devine lowered his voice and was more serious than usual. His film appearances in his later years included roles in Zebra in the Kitchen, The Over-the-Hill Gang, and Myra Breckinridge. (b. 1905)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/20 at 3:25 pm

February 18th 2015, American singer Willie C. Jackson from Fifties doo-wop group The Spaniels died aged 79. Their 1954 hit 'Goodnite, Sweetheart, Goodnite' was featured in such films as Three Men and a Baby and American Graffiti. The Spaniels became one of the first artists to sign with Vee-Jay Records, the first large, independent Afro-American owned record label.

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Written By: nally on 02/22/20 at 10:35 am

American animator Chuck Jones died on this date in 2002 at the age of 89. (Had he lived another seven months, he would have turned 90, since he was born in September of 1912.) He is best known for his work with Warner Bros. Cartoons on the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies shorts. He wrote, produced, and/or directed many classic animated cartoon shorts starring Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner, Pepé Le Pew, Porky Pig, Michigan J. Frog, the Three Bears, and a slew of other Warner characters.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/24/20 at 1:04 am

February 24th 1973 – Stubby Clapp, Canadian minor league baseball manager and former baseball player. He played for 11 years, most notably within the St. Louis Cardinals organization, including a brief stint in Major League Baseball with the Cardinals. In his native Canada, he is best remembered for his performance at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, where he slapped a bases-loaded single in the 11th inning to beat a more experienced U.S. team and put Canada in the semifinals. Canada eventually won bronze medal.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/24/20 at 1:05 am

February 24th 1810 – Henry Cavendish, British natural philosopher, scientist, and an important experimental and theoretical chemist and physicist, died from an unknown illness. Cavendish is noted for his discovery of hydrogen or what he called "inflammable air". He described the density of inflammable air, which formed water on combustion, in a 1766 paper "On Factitious Airs". Antoine Lavoisier later reproduced Cavendish's experiment and gave the element its name. (b. 1731)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/24/20 at 3:48 am

February 24th 1942 – Paul Jones, English singer, actor, harmonica player, radio personality and television presenter. He has presented The Blues Show on BBC Radio 2 for over thirty years.

Subject: Re: Musical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/24/20 at 3:58 am

February 24th 1967 – Franz Waxman, German and American composer of Jewish descent, died from cancer. Known primarily for his work in the film music genre. His film scores include Bride of Frankenstein, Rebecca, Sunset Boulevard, A Place in the Sun, Stalag 17, Rear Window, Peyton Place, The Nun's Story, and Taras Bulba. He received twelve Academy Award nominations, and won two Oscars in consecutive years (for Sunset Boulevard and A Place in the Sun). (b. 1906)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/24/20 at 4:45 am

February 24th 1948 – Tim Staffell, English rock musician, visual artist, model maker and designer. He was a member of Smile, a band which included guitarist Brian May and drummer Roger Taylor. Upon Staffell's departure, Smile was joined by Freddie Mercury and John Deacon to form the band Queen.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/24/20 at 5:09 am

February 24th 1993 – Bobby Moore, English footballer, died after suffering from bowel and liver cancer. He captained West Ham United for more than ten years and was captain of the England team that won the 1966 World Cup. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest defenders of all time, and was cited by Pelé as the greatest defender that he had ever played against. Moore is a member of the World Team of the 20th Century. (b. 1941)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/24/20 at 6:44 am

February 24th 1948 – Dennis Waterman, English actor and singer, best known for his tough-guy roles in television series including The Sweeney, Minder and New Tricks.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/24/20 at 6:48 am

February 24th 2006 – Dennis Weaver, American actor, died of complications from cancer. Best known for his work in television and films. Weaver's two most notable roles were as Marshal Matt Dillon's trusty partner Chester Goode on the CBS western Gunsmoke and as Deputy Marshal Sam McCloud on the NBC police drama McCloud. He appeared in the 1971 television film Duel, the first film of director Steven Spielberg. He is also remembered for his role as the twitchy motel attendant in Orson Welles' film Touch of Evil (1958). (b. 1924)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/24/20 at 8:10 am

February 24th 1954 – Plastic Bertrand (born Roger François Jouret), Belgian musician, songwriter, producer, editor and television presenter, best known for the 1978 international hit single "Ça plane pour moi".

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/24/20 at 8:22 am

February 24th 1990 – Johnnie Ray, American singer, songwriter, and pianist, died of hepatic encephalopathy resulting from liver failure. Extremely popular for most of the 1950s, Ray has been cited by critics as a major precursor of what would become rock and roll, for his jazz and blues-influenced music and his animated stage personality. (b. 1927)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/24/20 at 9:34 am

February 24th 1966 – Billy Zane, American actor and producer. He is best known for playing Caledon Hockley in the epic romantic disaster film Titanic (1997). His other film credits include roles in the science fiction comedies Back to the Future (1985) and Back to the Future Part II (1989), Dead Calm (film) (1989), the television series Twin Peaks (1991), the western film Tombstone (1993), the horror film Demon Knight (1995), and the comedy-drama CQ (2001).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/24/20 at 9:48 am

February 24th 1977 – Thomas Shaw, American blues singer and guitarist, died during open heart surgery. He was taught to play both the harmonica and guitar by his relatives, and based his style on his collaborations with Blind Lemon Jefferson, J. T. Smith and Ramblin' Thomas. After spending time as an itinerant musician in Texas, in 1934 he relocated to California. He continued to perform and appeared on radio, before setting up his own club which he operated for many years. By the 1960s, Shaw had been ordained as a minister in a church in San Diego, California, and found a rediscovery of his own during the blues revival. In the 1960s and 1970s, he recorded for the Advent, Blue Goose and Blues Beacon labels. In addition, Shaw appeared at festivals and, in 1972, he toured in Europe. He recorded "Hey Mr. Nixon" and "Martin Luther King". (b. 1908)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/24/20 at 10:24 am

February 24th 1951 – Derek Randall, English cricketer, who played first-class cricket for Nottinghamshire, and Tests and ODIs for England in the late 1970s and early 1980s.

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/24/20 at 10:27 am

February 24th 1925 – Hjalmar Branting, Swedish politician, died from an undisclosed illness. He was the leader of the Swedish Social Democratic Party (1907–1925), and Prime Minister during three separate periods (1920, 1921–1923, and 1924–1925). When Branting came to power in 1920, he was the first Social Democratic Prime Minister of Sweden. When he took office for a second term after the general election of 1921, he became the first socialist politician in Europe to do so following elections with universal suffrage. In 1921, Sweden's Prime Minister Hjalmar Branting shared the Nobel Peace Prize with the Norwegian secretary-general of the Inter-Parliamentary Union Christian Lous Lange. (b. 1860)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/24/20 at 11:09 am

February 24th 1947 – Rupert Holmes, British-American composer, singer-songwriter, musician, dramatist and author. He is widely known for the hit singles "Escape (The Piña Colada Song)" (1979) and "Him" (1980). He is also known for his musicals Drood, which earned him two Tony Awards, and Curtains, and for his television series Remember WENN.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/24/20 at 11:16 am

February 24th 2014 – Harold Ramis, American actor, director, writer, and comedian, died of complications from autoimmune inflammatory vasculitis. His best-known film acting roles were as Egon Spengler in Ghostbusters (1984) and Ghostbusters II (1989) and Russell Ziskey in Stripes (1981); he also co-wrote those films. As a director, his films include the comedies Caddyshack (1980), National Lampoon's Vacation (1983), Groundhog Day (1993), and Analyze This (1999). Ramis was the original head writer of the television series SCTV, on which he also performed, as well as a co-writer of Groundhog Day and National Lampoon's Animal House (1978). The final film that he wrote, produced, directed and acted in was Year One (2009). Ramis' films influenced subsequent generations of comedians and comedy writers. Filmmakers including Jay Roach, Jake Kasdan, Adam Sandler, and Peter and Bobby Farrelly have cited his films as among their favorites. Along with Danny Rubin, he won the BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay for Groundhog Day. (b. 1944)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/24/20 at 11:46 am

February 24th 1955 – Alain Prost, French former racing driver of Armenian descent. A four-time Formula One Drivers' Champion, only Lewis Hamilton (four championships), Sebastian Vettel (four championships), Juan Manuel Fangio (five championships), and Michael Schumacher (seven championships) have equalled or surpassed his number of titles. From 1987 until 2001 Prost held the record for most Grand Prix victories and is considered as one of the greatest F1 drivers ever.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/24/20 at 11:54 am

February 24th 2019 – Patricia Garwood, English television, film and stage actress, died from non-Hodgkin lymphoma. She first appeared in film aged 9 in The Lavender Hill Mob and is best known as playing Beryl Crabtree in five series of the BBC situation comedy No Place Like Home between 1983 and 1987. (b. 1941)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/24/20 at 12:55 pm

February 24th 1956 – Eddie Murray, American baseball Major League Baseball (MLB) first baseman and designated hitter. Spending most of his MLB career with the Baltimore Orioles, he ranks fourth in team history in both games played and hits. Though Murray never won a Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award, he finished in the top ten in MVP voting several times. After his playing career, Murray coached for the Orioles, Cleveland Indians and Los Angeles Dodgers.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/24/20 at 12:58 pm

February 24th 1994 – Dinah Shore, American singer, actress, and television personality, and the top-charting female vocalist of the 1940s, died of complications of ovarian cancer. She rose to prominence as a recording artist during the Big Band era, but achieved even greater success a decade later, in television, mainly as hostess of a series of variety programs for Chevrolet. (b. 1916)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/24/20 at 1:48 pm

February 24th 1967 – Brian Schmidt, Australian astrophysicist and academic, Vice-Chancellor of the Australian National University (ANU).He was previously a Distinguished Professor, Australian Research Council Laureate Fellow and astrophysicist at the University's Mount Stromlo Observatory and Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics. He is known for his research in using supernovae as cosmological probes. He currently holds an Australia Research Council Federation Fellowship and was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) in 2012. Schmidt shared both the 2006 Shaw Prize in Astronomy and the 2011 Nobel Prize in Physics with Saul Perlmutter and Adam Riess for providing evidence that the expansion of the universe is accelerating, making him the only Montana-born Nobel laureate.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/24/20 at 1:50 pm

February 24th 2006 – Don Knotts, American actor and comedian, died from an undisclosed illness. Best known as Barney Fife on The Andy Griffith Show, a 1960s sitcom for which he earned five Emmy awards. He also played Luther Heggs in The Ghost and Mr. Chicken and Henry Limpet in The Incredible Mr. Limpet. He also portrayed Ralph Furley on Three's Company. In 1979 TV Guide ranked him #27 on its 50 Greatest TV Stars of All Time list. (b. 1924)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/24/20 at 2:04 pm

February 24th 1977 – Floyd Mayweather, Jr., American boxing promoter and former professional boxer. He competed from 1996 to 2007 and 2009 to 2015, and made a one-fight comeback in 2017. During his career, he held multiple world titles in five weight classes and the lineal championship in four weight classes (twice at welterweight), and retired with an undefeated record of 50–0, surpassing Rocky Marciano's record of 49–0. As an amateur, Mayweather won a bronze medal in the featherweight division at the 1996 Olympics, three U.S. Golden Gloves championships (at light flyweight, flyweight, and featherweight), and the U.S. national championship at featherweight.

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/24/20 at 2:26 pm

February 24th 1981 – Lleyton Hewitt, Australian tennis player and former world no. 1. He is the last Australian male to win the Men's Singles Grand Slam title.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/24/20 at 2:28 pm

February 24th 2004 – John Randolph, American film, television and stage actor, died from an undisclosed cause. He was one of the last blacklisted actors to regain employment in Hollywood films when director John Frankenheimer cast him in a major role in Seconds in 1966. Randolph was in the original New York stage productions of The Sound of Music (as Von Trapp's butler, Franz), Paint Your Wagon, and The Visit. He won the 1987 Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play for his performance in the Neil Simon play, Broadway Bound. He made his last Broadway appearance in 1991 in Prelude to a Kiss. Randolph made numerous screen and television appearances in secondary roles, among which he played Donna Pescow's father in-law on the television series, Angie. (b. 1915)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/24/20 at 2:58 pm

February 24th 1982 – Virginia Bruce, American actress, died of cancer. She introduced the Cole Porter standard "I've Got You Under My Skin" in the film Born to Dance and co starred in the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer musical The Great Ziegfeld. One of her final film appearances was in Strangers When We Meet. (b. 1910)

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/24/20 at 3:43 pm

February 24th 2012 – Agnes Allen, American the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, died from an undisclosed illness. Listed at 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m), 120 lb, she batted and threw right-handed. (b. 1930)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/25/20 at 12:41 am

February 25th 1952 – Tomas Ledin, Swedish singer, songwriter, guitarist, and producer. He started his career in 1972 when his first single, "Då ska jag spela", was a big hit. Other successful songs followed: "Blå, blå känslor" (1973), (covered by Björn Skifs), "Knivhuggarrock" (1975), "Festen har börjat" (1976), and "I natt är jag din" (1977). At the beginning of the 70s, Ledin was influenced by hippie fashion and demonstrated against the Vietnam war. He also took part in a Swedish stage production of the musical Godspell in 1975 and performed in 140 concerts in the Swedish folk parks in 1977. In 1979, ABBA member Benny Andersson offered him a chance to record for the group's company Polar Music. The singer joined ABBA on their 1979-1980 tour as a backing vocalist, but also got the opportunity to sing his own composition "Not Bad at All" during the show.

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/25/20 at 4:37 am

February 25th 1963 – Paul O'Neill, American baseball right fielder and Major League Baseball player who won five World Series while playing for the Cincinnati Reds (1985–1992) and New York Yankees (1993–2001). In a 17-year career, O'Neill compiled 281 home runs, 1,269 runs batted in, 2,107 hits, and a lifetime batting average of .288. O'Neill won the American League batting title in 1994 with a .359 average and was a five-time All-Star in 1991, 1994, 1995, 1997 and 1998.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/25/20 at 4:47 am

February 25th 1723 – Christopher Wren, English anatomist, astronomer, geometer, and mathematician-physicist, died from an unknown cause. He is one of the most highly acclaimed English architects in history. He was accorded responsibility for rebuilding 52 churches in the City of London after the Great Fire in 1666, including what is regarded as his masterpiece, St Paul's Cathedral, on Ludgate Hill, completed in 1710. (b. 1632)

Subject: Re: Cinematic Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/25/20 at 5:38 am

February 25th 1941 – David Puttnam, British film producer and educator. His productions include Chariots of Fire, which won the Academy Award for Best Picture. He sits on the Labour benches in the House of Lords, although he is not principally a politician.

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/25/20 at 5:40 am

February 25th 1983 – Tennessee Williams, American playwright, was found dead in his suite at the Hotel Elysée in New York. The Chief Medical Examiner of New York City reported that Williams had choked to death from inhaling the plastic cap of a bottle of the type that might contain a nasal spray or eye solution. Along with Eugene O'Neill and Arthur Miller, he is considered among the three foremost playwrights of 20th-century American drama. After years of obscurity, he became suddenly famous with The Glass Menagerie (1944), a play that closely reflected his own unhappy family background. This heralded a string of successes, including A Streetcar Named Desire (1947), Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1955), and Sweet Bird of Youth (1959). His later work attempted a new style that did not appeal to audiences, and alcohol and drug dependence further inhibited his creative output. His drama A Streetcar Named Desire is often numbered on short lists of the finest American plays of the 20th century alongside Eugene O'Neill's Long Day's Journey into Night and Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman. (b. 1911)

Subject: Re: Political Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/25/20 at 6:41 am

February 25th 1967 – Ed Balls, British Labour Party and Co-operative Party politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Normanton from 2005 to 2010 and for Morley and Outwood from 2010 to 2015, when he lost his seat to Andrea Jenkyns of the Conservative Party.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/25/20 at 6:48 am

February 25th 1993 – Eddie Constantine, American actor and singer, died of a heart attack. He spent his career working in Europe. He became well known for a series of French B movies in which he played secret agent Lemmy Caution and is now best remembered for his role in Jean-Luc Godard's philosophical science fiction film Alphaville (1965). Constantine also appeared in films by Rainer Werner Fassbinder (as himself in Beware of a Holy Whore 1971), Lars von Trier, and Mika Kaurismäki. He continued reprising the role of Lemmy Caution well into his 70s; his final appearance as the character was in Jean-Luc Godard's Germany Year 90 Nine Zero (1991). (b. 1917)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/25/20 at 7:11 am

February 25th 1951 – César Cedeño, Dominican baseball center fielder. He played seventeen seasons in Major League Baseball from 1970 to 1986 for the Houston Astros, Cincinnati Reds, St. Louis Cardinals and the Los Angeles Dodgers. In a 17-year career, Cedeño was a .285 hitter with 199 home runs and 976 RBI in 2006 games. His 550 stolen bases rank him 25th on the all-time list, and the 487 steals he accumulated with the Astros ranks him first on the franchise's all-time leader list ahead of superstar Craig Biggio.

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/25/20 at 7:14 am

February 25th 1601 – Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, English nobleman and a favourite of Elizabeth I, was executed for treason. Politically ambitious, and a committed general, he was placed under house arrest following a poor campaign in Ireland during the Nine Years' War in 1599. In 1601, he led an abortive coup d'état against the government and was executed. (b. 1566)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/25/20 at 8:07 am

February 25th 1971 – Daniel Powter, Canadian musician, singer and songwriter. He is best known for his self-penned hit song "Bad Day" (2005), which spent five weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100.

Subject: Re: Notable Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/25/20 at 8:14 am

February 25th 1996 – Haing S. Ngor, Cambodian American gynecologist, obstetrician, actor and author, was killed in a bungled robbery. He is best remembered for winning the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1985 for his debut performance in the film The Killing Fields (1984), in which he portrayed Cambodian journalist and refugee Dith Pran. He is the first (and to date, only) actor of Asian descent to win an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He survived three terms in Cambodian prison camps, using his medical knowledge to keep himself alive by eating beetles, termites, and scorpions; he eventually crawled between Khmer Rouge and Vietnamese lines to safety in a Red Cross refugee camp. His mother was Khmer and his father was of Chinese Teochew descent. Ngor and Harold Russell are the only two non-professional actors to win an Academy Award in an acting category. Ngor continued acting for the rest of his life, most notably in My Life (1993), portraying spiritual healer Mr. Ho opposite Michael Keaton and Nicole Kidman. (b. 1940)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/25/20 at 9:10 am

February 25th 1974 – Kevin Skinner, American country music singer from the Jackson Purchase region of Kentucky. He was the winner of the fourth season of America's Got Talent.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/25/20 at 10:10 am

February 25th 1987 – James Coco, American character actor and singer, died of a heart attack. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Only When I Laugh (1981). (b. 1930)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/25/20 at 10:36 am

February 25th 1935 – Sally Jessy Raphael, American former talk show host known for her talk show program Sally (originally titled The Sally Jessy Raphael Show), which she hosted for two decades, and for the bright red oversized eyeglasses she wears in all public appearances.

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/25/20 at 10:41 am

February 25th 1934 – John McGraw, American Major League Baseball (MLB) player and manager of the New York Giants, died of uremic poisoning. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1937. While primarily a third baseman throughout his career, he also played shortstop and the outfield in the major leagues. (b. 1873)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/25/20 at 1:04 pm

February 25th 1937 – Tom Courtenay, English actor who came to prominence in the early 1960s with a succession of films, including The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962), Billy Liar (1963), and Doctor Zhivago (1965). Since the mid-1960s, he has been known primarily for his work in the theatre, although he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor for the film adaptation of The Dresser (1983), which he had performed on the West End and on Broadway.

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/25/20 at 1:15 pm

February 25th 2001 – Don Bradman, Australian cricketer, died from pneumonia. He was widely acknowledged as the greatest batsman of all time. Bradman's career Test batting average of 99.94 is often cited as the greatest achievement by any sportsman in any major sport. (b. 1908)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/25/20 at 1:40 pm

February 25th 2017 – Bill Paxton, American actor and director, died of complications from surgery. He appeared in films such as The Terminator (1984), Weird Science (1985), Aliens (1986), Predator 2 (1990), Tombstone (1993), True Lies (1994), Apollo 13 (1995), Twister (1996), Titanic (1997), U-571 (2000), Vertical Limit (2000), Edge of Tomorrow (2014), and Nightcrawler (2014). He also starred in the HBO drama series Big Love (2006–2011), earning three Golden Globe Award nominations during the show's run. He was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award for portraying Randall McCoy in the History channel miniseries Hatfields & McCoys (2012). Paxton's final film appearance was in The Circle (2017), released two months after his death. (b. 1955)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/25/20 at 2:09 pm

February 25th 2019 – Lisa Sheridan, American actress, died of complications from chronic alcoholism.  On television, Sheridan portrayed Chloe Tanner on FreakyLinks, Larkin Groves on Invasion, and Vivian Winters in Legacy. She also appeared on Journeyman. She guest-starred in episodes of various other series, including three episodes each of CSI: Miami and Still the King. Sheridan’s last appearance was the lead role in the 2018 independent film Strange Nature. (b. 1974)

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/25/20 at 2:35 pm

February 25th 1997 – Cal Abrams, American baseball outfielder, died after suffering from a heart attack. He played eight seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Brooklyn Dodgers, Cincinnati Reds, Pittsburgh Pirates, Baltimore Orioles, and Chicago White Sox between 1949 and 1956. (b. 1924)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/25/20 at 3:04 pm

February 25th 2019 – Mark Hollis, English musician and singer-songwriter, died after a short undisclosed illness. He achieved commercial success and critical acclaim in the 1980s and 1990s as the co-founder, lead singer and principal songwriter of the band Talk Talk. Hollis wrote or co-wrote most of Talk Talk's music—including hits like "It's My Life" and "Life's What You Make It"—and in later works developed an experimental, contemplative style. (b. 1955)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/26/20 at 1:03 am

February 26th 1953 – Michael Bolton, American singer and songwriter. Bolton originally performed in the hard rock and heavy metal genres from the mid-1970s to the mid-1980s, both on his early solo albums and those he recorded as the frontman of the band Blackjack. He became better known for his series of pop rock ballads, recorded after a stylistic change in the late 1980s. Bolton's achievements include selling more than 75 million records, recording eight top 10 albums and two number-one singles on the Billboard charts, as well as winning six American Music Awards and two Grammy Awards.

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/26/20 at 1:05 am

February 26th 1903 – Richard Jordan Gatling, American inventor, died from an unknown cause. Best known for his invention of the Gatling gun, considered to be the first successful machine gun, though it is not a true machine gun by modern definitions. (b. 1818)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/26/20 at 4:05 am

February 26th 1943 – Dante Ferretti, Italian production designer, art director and costume designer. Throughout his career, Ferretti has worked with many acclaimed directors, both American and Italian, including Pier Paolo Pasolini, Federico Fellini, Terry Gilliam, Franco Zeffirelli, Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola, Anthony Minghella, and Tim Burton. He frequently collaborates with his wife, set decorator Francesca Lo Schiavo. Ferretti has won three Academy Awards for Best Art Direction; for The Aviator, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, and Hugo. He had seven previous nominations. In addition, he was nominated for Best Costume Design for Kundun. He has also won three BAFTA Awards.

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/26/20 at 4:06 am

February 26th 1995 – Jack Clayton, British film director and producer, who specialised in bringing literary works to the screen. Starting out as a teenage studio "tea boy" in 1935, Clayton worked his way up through British film industry in a career that spanned nearly sixty years. He rapidly rose through a series of increasingly important roles in British film production, before shooting to international prominence as a director with his Oscar-winning feature film debut, the landmark 1959 drama Room at the Top; this was followed in 1961 by the much-lauded horror film The Innocents, adapted from Henry James' The Turn of the Screw. (b. 1921)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/26/20 at 4:58 am

February 26th 1946 – Colin Bell, English football player. Nicknamed "The King of the Kippax" (after Manchester City's Kippax Street terraced stand renowned for its singing) and Nijinsky after the famous racehorse (due to his renowned stamina). Bell is widely regarded as Manchester City's best ever player. The Colin Bell Stand at the City of Manchester Stadium is named in his honour.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/26/20 at 5:06 am

February 26th 1950 – Harry Lauder, Scottish singer and comedian popular in both the English music hall and vaudevillian theatre tradition, died from an undisclosed cause. He achieved international success, with a familiar worldwide figure promoting images like the kilt and the cromach (walking stick) to huge acclaim, especially in America. Other songs followed, including "Roamin' in the Gloamin", "A Wee Deoch-an-Doris", "The End of the Road" and, a particularly big hit for him, "I Love a Lassie". (b. 1870)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/26/20 at 6:45 am

February 26th 1951 – Steve Bell, English political cartoonist, whose work appears in The Guardian and other publications. He is known for his left-wing views.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/26/20 at 6:49 am

February 26th 1997, American songwriter Ben Raleigh died in a fire in his kitchen after setting fire to his bathrobe while cooking. He co-wrote 'Scooby Doo Where Are You' and 'Tell Laura I Love Her.'

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/26/20 at 8:16 am

February 26th 1947 – Sandie Shaw, English singer. One of the most successful British female singers of the 1960s, in 1967 the song "Puppet on a String" performed by her became the first British entry to win the Eurovision Song Contest. After a long and successful career, Shaw announced her retirement from the music industry in 2013.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/26/20 at 8:19 am

February 26th 2009 – Wendy Richard, English actress, died from breast cancer. Best known for playing the roles of Miss Shirley Brahms on Are You Being Served? and Pauline Fowler on EastEnders, the latter for nearly 22 years. Until the onscreen death of her EastEnders character in December 2006, she was one of only two original cast members of that programme to appear continuously from the first episode in 1985, along with Adam Woodyatt, who played her on-screen nephew Ian Beale. (b. 1943)

Subject: Re: Musical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/26/20 at 9:24 am

February 26th 1981 – Howard Hanson, American composer, conductor, educator, music theorist, and champion of American classical music, died from an undisclosed illness. As director for 40 years of the Eastman School of Music, he built a high-quality school and provided opportunities for commissioning and performing American music. He won a Pulitzer Prize (in 1944 for his Symphony no. 4) and received numerous other awards. (b. 1896)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/26/20 at 12:57 pm

February 26th 1994 – Bill Hicks, American stand-up comedian, social critic, satirist and musician, died from the effects of pancreatic cancer. His material, encompassing a wide range of social issues including religion, politics, and philosophy, was controversial, and often steeped in dark comedy. (b. 1961)

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/26/20 at 2:19 pm

February 26th 1998 – James Algar, American film director, screenwriter, and producer, died from an undisclosed cause. He worked for the Walt Disney Productions for 43 years and received the Disney Legends award in 1998. (b. 1912)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/27/20 at 12:50 am


February 26th 1950 – Harry Lauder, Scottish singer and comedian popular in both the English music hall and vaudevillian theatre tradition, died from an undisclosed cause. He achieved international success, with a familiar worldwide figure promoting images like the kilt and the cromach (walking stick) to huge acclaim, especially in America. Other songs followed, including "Roamin' in the Gloamin", "A Wee Deoch-an-Doris", "The End of the Road" and, a particularly big hit for him, "I Love a Lassie". (b. 1870)

I remember reading somewhere that he, Harry Lauder, is regarded as the first noted as a celebrity.

Subject: Re: Scientific Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/27/20 at 12:59 am

February 27th 1942 – Robert H. Grubbs, American chemist and the Victor and Elizabeth Atkins Professor of Chemistry at the California Institute of Technology in Southern California. He was a co-recipient of the 2005 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work on olefin metathesis. He is a co-founder of Materia, a University spin-off startup to produce catalysts.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/27/20 at 1:05 am

February 27th 1735 – John Arbuthnot, Scottish-English physician, satirist and polymath, died from an unknown cause. He is best remembered for his contributions to mathematics, his membership in the Scriblerus Club (where he inspired both Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels book III and Alexander Pope's Peri Bathous, Or the Art of Sinking in Poetry, Memoirs of Martin Scriblerus, and possibly The Dunciad), and for inventing the figure of John Bull. (b. 1667)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/27/20 at 4:52 am

February 27th 1944 – Graeme Pollock, South African cricketer for South Africa, Transvaal and Eastern Province. A member of a famous cricketing family, Pollock is widely regarded as South Africa's greatest cricketer, and as one of the finest batsmen to have played Test cricket. Despite Pollock's international career being cut short at the age of 26 by the sporting boycott of South Africa, and all but one of his 23 Test matches being against England and Australia, the leading cricket nations of the day, he broke a number of records. His completed career Test match batting average of 60.97 remains third best after Sir Donald Bradman's (99.94) and Adam Voges' (61.87) averages .

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/27/20 at 5:14 am

February 27th 1968 – Frankie Lymon, American rock and roll/rhythm and blues singer and songwriter, was found dead of a heroin overdose. Best known as the boy soprano lead singer of the New York City-based early rock and roll group The Teenagers. The group was composed of five boys, all in their early to mid-teens. The original lineup of the Teenagers, an integrated group, included three African-American members, Frankie Lymon, Jimmy Merchant, and Sherman Garnes; and two Puerto Rican members, Joe Negroni and Herman Santiago. The Teenagers' first single, 1956's "Why Do Fools Fall in Love," was also its biggest hit. After Lymon went solo in mid-1957, both his career and that of the Teenagers fell into decline. (b. 1942)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/27/20 at 5:14 am

February 27th 2002 – Spike Milligan, British-Irish comedian, writer, musician, poet, playwright and actor, died from kidney failure. The son of an Irish father and an English mother, his early life was spent in India where he was born. The majority of his working life was spent in the United Kingdom. He disliked his first name, and began to call himself "Spike" after hearing a band on Radio Luxembourg called Spike Jones and his City Slickers. Milligan was the co-creator, main writer and a principal cast member of the groundbreaking British radio programme, The Goon Show, performing a range of roles including the popular Eccles and Minnie Bannister characters. Milligan wrote and edited many books, including Puckoon and his seven-volume autobiographical account of his time serving during the Second World War, beginning with Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall. He is also noted as a popular writer of comical verse; much of his poetry was written for children, including Silly Verse for Kids (1959). After success with The Goon Show, Milligan translated this success to television with Q5 which was a surreal sketch show which is credited as a major influence on the members of Monty Python's Flying Circus. He was the earliest-born, longest-lived and last surviving member of the Goons. (b. 1918)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/27/20 at 6:55 am

February 27th 1957 – Timothy Spall, English actor. He received critical acclaim for his performance in Secrets & Lies (1996), for which he was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role. Subsequently, he starred in supporting roles including The Last Samurai (2003), Peter Pettigrew in the Harry Potter film series (2004-2010), played Albert Pierrepoint in Pierrepoint (2005), Beadle Bamford in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007), Peter Taylor in The Damned United (2009) and Winston Churchill in the The King's Speech (2010).

Subject: Re: Musical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/27/20 at 6:58 am

February 27th 1887 – Alexander Borodin, Russian composer, doctor and chemist, died from an unknown cause. He was one of the prominent 19th-century composers known as The Mighty Handful, a group dedicated to producing a uniquely Russian kind of classical music, rather than imitating earlier Western European models. Borodin is best known for his symphonies, his two string quartets, the tone poem In the Steppes of Central Asia and his opera Prince Igor. Music from Prince Igor and his string quartets was later adapted for the US musical Kismet. A notable advocate of women's rights, Borodin was a promoter of education in Russia and founded the School of Medicine for Women in Saint Petersburg. (b. 1833)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/27/20 at 7:26 am

February 27th 1953 – Gavin Esler, Scottish journalist, television presenter and author. Esler was previously a main presenter on BBC Two's flagship political analysis programme, Newsnight, from January 2002 until January 2014, and presenter of BBC News at Five on the BBC News Channel more recently.

Subject: Re: Military Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/27/20 at 7:34 am

February 27th 1902 – Harry "Breaker" Morant, English-Australian lieutenant, shot by a firing squad drawn, after being court martial for murder. While serving with the Bushveldt Carbineers during the Second Anglo-Boer War, Lieutenant Morant was arrested and court-martialed for war crimes – one of the first such prosecutions in British military history. According to military prosecutors, Morant retaliated for the death in combat of his commanding officer with a series of revenge killings against both Boer POWs and many civilian residents of the Northern Transvaal. He stood accused of the summary execution of Floris Visser, a wounded prisoner of war and the slaying of four Afrikaners and four Dutch school teachers who had been taken prisoner at the Elim Hospital. Morant was found guilty and sentenced to death. (b. 1864)

Subject: Re: Cinematic Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/27/20 at 7:52 am

February 27th 1930 – Joanne Woodward, American actress, producer, activist, and philanthropist. She is perhaps best known for her Academy Award-winning role in The Three Faces of Eve (1957). She remained married for 50 years until Newman's death from lung cancer on September 26th, 2008.

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/27/20 at 7:53 am

February 27th 1892 – Louis Vuitton, French fashion designer and businessman, died from an undisclosed illness. He was the founder of the Louis Vuitton brand of leather goods now owned by LVMH. Prior to this, he had been appointed as trunk-maker to Empress Eugénie de Montijo, wife of Napoleon III. (b. 1821)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/27/20 at 8:28 am

February 27th 1937 – Barbara Babcock, American character actress. She is perhaps best known for her role as Grace Gardner on Hill Street Blues, for which she won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress—Drama Series in 1981, and her role as Dorothy Jennings on Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, for which she was nominated for an Emmy Award in 1993.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/27/20 at 8:34 am

February 27th 1985 – Ray Ellington, English singer, drummer and bandleader, died from cancer. He is best known for his appearances on The Goon Show from 1951 to 1960. The Ray Ellington Quartet had a regular musical segment on the show, and Ellington also had a small speaking role in many episodes, often as a parodic African, Native American or Arab chieftain (but also often, with no attempt to change his normal accent, as a female secretary or a Scotsman). (b. 1916)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/27/20 at 9:14 am

February 27th 1940 – Howard Hesseman, American actor best known for playing disc jockey Johnny Fever on WKRP in Cincinnati and schoolteacher Charlie Moore on Head of the Class.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/27/20 at 9:16 am

February 27th 1964 – Orry-Kelly, Australian-American costume designer, died of liver cancer. He was hired by Warner Bros. as their chief costume designer and he remained there until 1944. Later, his designs were also seen in films at Universal, RKO, 20th Century Fox, and MGM studios. He won three Academy Awards for Best Costume Design (for An American in Paris, Cole Porter's Les Girls, and Some Like It Hot) and was nominated for a fourth (for Gypsy). (b. 1897)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/27/20 at 10:14 am

February 27th 1942 – Jimmy Burns, American soul blues and electric blues guitarist, singer and songwriter.  Although he was born in the Mississippi Delta, Burns has spent nearly all his life in Chicago. His elder brother, Eddie "Guitar" Burns, was a Detroit blues musician.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/27/20 at 10:16 am

February 27th 2015 – Leonard Nimoy, American actor, film director, photographer, author, singer and songwriter, died of complications from COPD. He was best known for his role as Spock of the Star Trek franchise, a character he portrayed in television and film from a pilot episode shot in late 1964 to his final film performance in 2013. (b. 1931)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/27/20 at 11:47 am

February 27th 1888 – Lotte Lehmann, German soprano who was especially associated with German repertory. She gave memorable performances in the operas of Richard Strauss, Richard Wagner, Ludwig van Beethoven, Puccini, Mozart, and Massenet. The Marschallin in Der Rosenkavalier, Sieglinde in Die Walküre and the title-role in Fidelio are considered her greatest roles. During her long career, Lehmann also made more than five hundred recordings. Her performances in the world of Lieder are considered among the best ever recorded. (d. 1976)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/27/20 at 2:39 pm

February 27th 2019 – Nathaniel Taylor, American television and film actor, died from complications after a heart attack. Best known for portraying Rollo Lawson on the 1970s sitcoms Sanford and Son, Grady and the 1980s sitcom Sanford. He was born in Missouri in 1938. He acted in several movies and TV shows and later created a performing arts studio. Some of the major shows where he acted are The Redd Foxx Show, Police Story, What’s Happening Dynamite and Trouble Man. (b. 1938)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/27/20 at 3:45 pm

February 27th 2017 – Bill Paxton, American actor and director, died of complications from surgery. He appeared in films such as The Terminator (1984), Weird Science (1985), Aliens (1986), Predator 2 (1990), Tombstone (1993), True Lies (1994), Apollo 13 (1995), Twister (1996), Titanic (1997), U-571 (2000), Vertical Limit (2000), Edge of Tomorrow (2014), and Nightcrawler (2014). He also starred in the HBO drama series Big Love (2006–2011), earning three Golden Globe Award nominations during the show's run. He was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award for portraying Randall McCoy in the History channel miniseries Hatfields & McCoys (2012). Paxton's final film appearance was in The Circle (2017), released two months after his death. (b. 1955)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: LyricBoy on 02/27/20 at 3:51 pm


February 27th 2019 – Nathaniel Taylor, American television and film actor, died from complications after a heart attack. Best known for portraying Rollo Lawson on the 1970s sitcoms Sanford and Son, Grady and the 1980s sitcom Sanford. He was born in Missouri in 1938. He acted in several movies and TV shows and later created a performing arts studio. Some of the major shows where he acted are The Redd Foxx Show, Police Story, What’s Happening Dynamite and Trouble Man. (b. 1938)


Lamont is about the only series regular left from Sanford & Son.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/27/20 at 4:53 pm

February 27th 1951 – Steve Harley, English singer and songwriter, best known for his work with the 1970s rock group Cockney Rebel, with whom he still occasionally tours.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 02/29/20 at 11:04 am

Died on February 29th 2012: Davy Jones, British musician, age 66 (born late 1945). He was known as a member of American-based pop band The Monkees.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/03/20 at 12:45 am

March 3rd 1941 – Mike Pender, original founding member of Merseybeat group The Searchers. He is best known as the lead vocalist on many hit singles by the Searchers, including the song "Needles and Pins" and "What Have They Done To The Rain?".

Subject: Re: Musical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/03/20 at 12:49 am

March 3rd 1706 (burial) – Johann Pachelbel, German composer, organist, and teacher who brought the south German organ tradition to its peak. He composed a large body of sacred and secular music, and his contributions to the development of the chorale prelude and fugue have earned him a place among the most important composers of the middle Baroque era. Today, Pachelbel is best known for the Canon in D, as well as the Chaconne in F minor, the Toccata in E minor for organ, and the Hexachordum Apollinis, a set of keyboard variations. (b. 1653)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/03/20 at 1:39 am

March 3rd 1946 – John Virgo, English snooker player and more recently a snooker commentator and TV personality.

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/03/20 at 1:42 am

March 3rd 2018 – Roger Bannister, British middle-distance athlete, doctor and academic, did from Parkinson's disease. He ran the first sub-4-minute mile. In the 1952 Olympics in Helsinki, Bannister set a British record in the 1500 metres and finished fourth. This strengthened his resolve to be the first 4-minute miler. He achieved this feat on 6 May 1954 at Iffley Road track in Oxford, with Chris Chataway and Chris Brasher providing the pacing. When the announcer, Norris McWhirter, declared "The time was three...", the cheers of the crowd drowned out Bannister's exact time, which was 3 minutes 59.4 seconds. Bannister's record lasted just 46 days. He had reached this record with minimal training, while practising as a junior doctor. (b. 1929)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/03/20 at 4:53 am

March 3rd 1953 – Robyn Hitchcock, English singer-songwriter and guitarist. While primarily a vocalist and guitarist, he also plays harmonica, piano, and bass guitar. After reaching prominence in the late 1970s with The Soft Boys, Hitchcock launched a prolific solo career. His musical and lyrical styles have been influenced by the likes of Bob Dylan, John Lennon, Syd Barrett and Roger McGuinn. Hitchcock's lyrics tend to include surrealism, comedic elements, characterisations of English eccentrics, and melancholy depictions of everyday life.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/03/20 at 4:58 am

March 3rd 1703 – Robert Hooke, English architect and philosopher, died from an unknown cause. Much of what is known of Hooke's early life comes from an autobiography that he commenced in 1696 but never completed. Richard Waller mentions it in his introduction to The Posthumous Works of Robert Hooke, M.D. S.R.S., printed in 1705. In the chapter Of Dr. Dee's Book of Spirits, Hooke argues that John Dee made use of Trithemian steganography, to conceal his communication with Queen Elizabeth I. The work of Waller, along with John Ward's Lives of the Gresham Professors and John Aubrey's Brief Lives, form the major near-contemporaneous biographical accounts of Hooke. (b. 1635)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/03/20 at 7:29 am

March 3rd 1947 – Jennifer Warnes, American singer, songwriter, arranger and record producer. Famous for her compositions, interpretations, and her extensive repertoire as a vocalist on movie soundtracks, she was also a close friend and collaborator of Canadian singer-songwriter and poet Leonard Cohen. She teamed up with Joe Cocker to record "Up Where We Belong" for the 1982 motion picture An Officer and a Gentleman. Written by Buffy Sainte-Marie, Will Jennings and Jack Nitzsche, the song won the Academy Award for Best Original Song, as well as a Golden Globe Award. The song also won Warnes and Cocker the Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal, which was released as a single and hit No. 1 (for three weeks running) on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/03/20 at 7:31 am

March 3rd 1987 – Danny Kaye, American actor, singer, dancer, comedian, and musician, died of hear failure. His performances featured physical comedy, idiosyncratic pantomimes, and rapid-fire novelty songs. Kaye starred in 17 movies, notably Wonder Man (1945), The Kid from Brooklyn (1946), The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947), The Inspector General (1949), Hans Christian Andersen (1952), White Christmas (1954), and The Court Jester (1956). His films were popular, especially his performances of patter songs and favorites such as "Inchworm" and "The Ugly Duckling". He was the first ambassador-at-large of UNICEF in 1954 and received the French Legion of Honour in 1986 for his years of work with the organization. (b. 1911)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/03/20 at 9:25 am

March 3rd 1947 – Jennifer Warnes, American singer, songwriter, arranger and record producer. Famous for her compositions, interpretations, and her extensive repertoire as a vocalist on movie soundtracks, she was also a close friend and collaborator of Canadian singer-songwriter and poet Leonard Cohen. She teamed up with Joe Cocker to record "Up Where We Belong" for the 1982 motion picture An Officer and a Gentleman. Written by Buffy Sainte-Marie, Will Jennings and Jack Nitzsche, the song won the Academy Award for Best Original Song, as well as a Golden Globe Award. The song also won Warnes and Cocker the Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal, which was released as a single and hit No. 1 (for three weeks running) on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/03/20 at 12:11 pm

March 3rd 1968 – Brian Cox, English physicist who serves as professor of particle physics in the School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Manchester. He is best known to the public as the presenter of science programmes, especially the Wonders of... series and for popular science books, such as Why Does E=mc²? and The Quantum Universe. He has been the author or co-author of over 950 scientific publications. Cox has been described as the natural successor for BBC's scientific programming by both David Attenborough and Patrick Moore. Before his academic career, Cox was a keyboard player for the bands D:Ream and Dare.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/03/20 at 12:20 pm

March 3rd 1959 – Lou Costello, American actor of radio, stage, television and film and burlesque comedian, died from a heart attack three days before his 53rd birthday. Best remembered for the comedy double act of Abbott and Costello, with Bud Abbott. They started in burlesque, before showcasing their routines on radio, on Broadway, and in Hollywood films between 1940-1956. Costello played a bumbling character opposite Abbott's straight man. He was known for the catchphrases "Heeeeyyy, Abbott!" and "I'm a baaaaad boy!" (b. 1906)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/03/20 at 1:24 pm

March 3rd 2013 – Bobby Rogers, American musician and tenor singer, died from complications of diabetes. Best known as a member of Motown vocal group the Miracles from 1956 until his death in 2013. He was inducted, in 2012, as a member of the Miracles to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In addition to singing, he also contributed to writing some of the Miracles' songs. Rogers is the grandfather of R&B singer Brandi Williams from the R&B girl group Blaque, and is a cousin of fellow Miracles member Claudette Rogers Robinson. (b. 1940)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/03/20 at 1:47 pm

March 3rd 1971 – Charlie Brooker, English humourist, satirist, critic, journalist, author, screenwriter, producer, and presenter. He is the creator of the anthology series Black Mirror. In addition to writing for programmes such as Black Mirror, Brass Eye, The 11 O'Clock Show and Nathan Barley, Brooker has presented a number of television shows, including Screenwipe, Gameswipe, Newswipe, Weekly Wipe, and 10 O'Clock Live. He also wrote a five-part horror drama, Dead Set. He has written comment pieces for The Guardian and is one of four creative directors of the production company Zeppotron.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/03/20 at 3:15 pm

March 3rd 1792 – Robert Adam, British neoclassical architect, interior designer and furniture designer, died from a possible peptic ulcer and irritable bowel syndrome.. He was the son of William Adam (1689–1748), Scotland's foremost architect of the time, and trained under him. With his older brother John, Robert took on the family business, which included lucrative work for the Board of Ordnance, after William's death. (b. 1728)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/03/20 at 3:59 pm

March 3rd 1958 – Miranda Richardson, English stage, film and television actress. She made her film debut playing Ruth Ellis in Dance with a Stranger in 1985 and went on to receive Academy Award nominations for Damage (1992) and Tom & Viv (1994). For Damage, she won the BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actress. She has also won Golden Globe Awards for Enchanted April (1992) and the TV film Fatherland (1994). She has also received Primetime Emmy, Screen Actors Guild Award, and Independent Spirit Award nominations for her film and television work.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/03/20 at 4:00 pm

March 3rd 2010 – Michael Foot, British Labour Party politician and man of letters, died from an undisclosed illness. Foot began his career as a journalist, becoming editor of Tribune on several occasions, and the Evening Standard newspaper at the age of just 28. Foot served as a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1945 to 1955 and again from 1960 until he retired in 1992. A passionate orator and associated with the left-wing of the Labour Party for most of his career, Foot was an ardent supporter of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament and British withdrawal from the European Economic Community. He was appointed to the Cabinet as Secretary of State for Employment under Harold Wilson in 1974, and he later served as Leader of the House of Commons under James Callaghan. He was also Deputy Leader of the Labour Party under Callaghan from 1976-80. Foot was Leader of the Labour Party and Leader of the Opposition from 1980 to 1983. (b. 1913)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/03/20 at 5:03 pm

March 3rd 1977 – Ronan Keating, Irish recording artist, singer, musician, and philanthropist. He debuted in 1994 alongside Keith Duffy, Michael Graham, Shane Lynch, and Stephen Gately, as the lead singer of Irish group Boyzone. His solo career started in 1999 and has recorded nine albums. He gained worldwide attention when his single "When You Say Nothing at All" was featured in the film Notting Hill and peaked at number one in several countries. As a solo artist, he has sold over 20 million records worldwide alongside the 25 million records with Boyzone,and in Australia, he is best known as a judge on The X Factor from 2010 until 2014 and a coach on The Voice in 2016.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/03/20 at 5:09 pm

March 3rd 2008 – Norman Smith, English drummer and producer, died from an undisclosed illness. In 1971, Smith, using a recording artist pseudonym of Hurricane Smith, had a UK No. 2 hit with "Don't Let It Die". This recording was a demo of a song that he had written with the hope that John Lennon would record it. When he played it for fellow record producer Mickie Most, Most was impressed enough to tell him to release it as it was. In 1972, he enjoyed a transatlantic hit with "Oh, Babe, What Would You Say?", which became a US No. 1 Cash Box and a Billboard Pop No. 3 hit. It reached No. 4 in the UK Singles Chart. Also included on Smith's self-titled debut album was a third hit single, a cover version of Gilbert O'Sullivan's "Who Was It?" (UK #23). (b. 1923)

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Written By: c_keenan2001@hotmail.com on 03/03/20 at 11:31 pm

Celebrity Birthday

Catherine O'Hara is 66 today, born 1954, she was a member of the Second City Comedy Troupe in Toronto.  She plays eccentric Rose Family Matriarch Moira Rose on Schitt's Creek.
She was awarded the Order of Canada in 2018.  She has been married to Bo Welch since 1992 and they have 2 children.  Matthew Welch who was born in 1994 and Luke Welch who was born in 1997.

Celebrity Deaths

Luke Perry, the actor who played bad boy Dylan McKay on Beverly Hills 90210, and Archie Andrews' dad Fred Andrews on Riverdale, died last year after suffering a devastating stroke.  He was 52 years old when he died.

John Candy who played dozens of roles in movies such as Spaceballs, Caddyshack, The Great Outdoors, Uncle Buck, Home Alone, Cool Runnings, and his final role in Wagons East died in his sleep after suffering a massive heart attack in 1994 at the age of 43.  He was also a mainstay of the Second City Comedy Troupe in Toronto.  He had been married to Rosemary Candy from 1979-1994 and they had 2 children.  Jennifer Candy who was born in 1980 and Christopher Candy who was born in 1984
 

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/05/20 at 12:54 am

March 5th 1974 – Kevin Connolly, American actor and director. He is best known for his role as Eric Murphy in the HBO series Entourage, and his role as the eldest son Ryan Malloy in the 1990s television sitcom Unhappily Ever After.

...sharing the same date as Howard!

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/05/20 at 1:04 am

March 5th 1778 – Thomas Arne, English composer, died from an unknown cause. He wrote the patriotic song Rule Britannia, a version of God Save the King, which became the British national anthem, and the song A-Hunting We Will Go. Arne was a leading British theatre composer of the 18th century, working at Drury Lane and Covent Garden. (b. 1710)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/05/20 at 1:42 am

March 5th 1947 – Clodagh Rodgers, Northern Irish singer and actress. Best known for her hit singles including, "Come Back and Shake Me" and "Jack in the Box".

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/05/20 at 1:45 am

March 5th 1963 – Patsy Cline, American country music singer, died at the age of 30 in a multiple-fatality crash of the private plane of her manager, Randy Hughes. Part of the late 1950s/early 1960s Nashville sound, Cline successfully "crossed over" to pop music and was one of the most influential, successful and acclaimed vocalists of the 20th century. Her hits began in 1957 with Donn Hecht's and Alan Block's "Walkin' After Midnight," Hank Cochran's and Harlan Howard's "I Fall to Pieces," Hank Cochran's "She's Got You," Willie Nelson's "Crazy" and ended in 1963 with Don Gibson's "Sweet Dreams." (b. 1932)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/05/20 at 4:10 am

March 5th 1982 – John Belushi, American comedian, actor and musician, died from a combined drug intoxication involving cocaine and heroin, a drug combination known as a speedball. He is best known for his "intense energy and raucous attitude" which he displayed as one of the seven original cast members of the NBC sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live (SNL). Throughout his career, Belushi had a close personal and artistic partnership with his fellow SNL star Dan Aykroyd, whom he met while they were both working at Chicago's The Second City comedy club. (b. 1949)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/05/20 at 5:51 am

March 5th 1948 – Eddy Grant, Guyanese-British musician. He was a founding member of the Equals, one of the United Kingdom's first racially integrated pop groups. He is also known for a successful solo career that includes the platinum single "Electric Avenue". He also pioneered the genre ringbang.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/05/20 at 5:57 am

March 5th 1953 – Herman J. Mankiewicz, American screenwriter, died of uremic poisoning. With Orson Welles, he wrote the screenplay for Citizen Kane (1941). Earlier, he was the Berlin correspondent for the Chicago Tribune and the drama critic for The New York Times and The New Yorker. Alexander Woollcott said that Herman Mankiewicz was the "funniest man in New York". Both Mankiewicz and Welles received Academy Awards for their screenplay. He was often asked to fix the screenplays of other writers, with much of his work uncredited. Occasional flashes of what came to be called the "Mankiewicz humor" and satire distinguished his films, and became valued in the films of the 1930s. The style of writing included a slick, satirical, and witty humor, which depended almost totally on dialogue to carry the film. It was a style that would become associated with the "typical American film" of that period. Among the screenplays he wrote or worked on, besides Citizen Kane, were The Wizard of Oz, Man of the World, Dinner at Eight, Pride of the Yankees, and The Pride of St. Louis. (b. 1897)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/05/20 at 7:06 am

March 5th 1948 – Elaine Paige, English singer and actress best known for her work in musical theatre. Raised in Barnet, Hertfordshire, Paige attended the Aida Foster Theatre School, making her first professional appearance on stage in 1964, at the age of 16. Her appearance in the 1968 production of Hair marked her West End debut. Following a number of roles over the next decade, Paige was selected to play Eva Perón in the first production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Evita in 1978, which brought her to the attention of the broader public. For this role, she won the Laurence Olivier Award for Performance of the Year in a musical. She went on to originate the role of Grizabella in Cats and had a Top 10 hit with "Memory", a song from the show. In 1985, Paige released "I Know Him So Well" with Barbara Dickson from the musical Chess, which remains the biggest-selling record by a female duo. She then appeared in the original stage production of Chess, followed by a starring role in Anything Goes which she also co-produced. Paige made her Broadway debut in Sunset Boulevard in 1996, playing the lead role of Norma Desmond, to critical acclaim.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/05/20 at 7:08 am

March 5th 1984 – William Powell, American actor, died of heart failure. A major star at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, he was paired with Myrna Loy in 14 films, including the Thin Man series based on the Nick and Nora Charles characters created by Dashiell Hammett. Powell was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor three times: for The Thin Man (1934), My Man Godfrey (1936), and Life with Father (1947). (b. 1892)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/05/20 at 7:47 am

March 5th 1975 – Chris Silverwood, English cricketer and coach, As a right-arm fast-medium pace bowler, made his debut for Yorkshire County Cricket Club in 1993. He played for his native county for thirteen years, and was one of a battery of fast bowlers which the county produced in the late 1990s that included Darren Gough, Ryan Sidebottom, Matthew Hoggard and Steve Kirby. With the club he won the County Championship in 2001 and the C&G Trophy in 2002. Former England bowling coach Bob Cottam once said he was faster than Allan Donald, and he possessed a lively outswinger and hostile bouncer when the conditions suited. He was also known for his stamina, and was noted for his ability to maintain his pace when returning for spells late in the day.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/05/20 at 8:30 am

March 5th 1947 – Kent Tekulve, Major League Baseball right-handed relief pitcher. During his 16 seasons in MLB, he pitched for three teams, but spent most of his career with the Pittsburgh Pirates. Pitching with an unusual submarine delivery, he was known as a workhorse relief pitcher who holds several records for number of games pitched and innings pitched.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/05/20 at 8:34 am

March 5th 2019 – Jacques Loussier, French pianist and composer. Well known for his jazz interpretations, arranged for trio, of many of the works of Johann Sebastian Bach, such as the Goldberg Variations. The Jacques Loussier Trio, founded in 1959, played more than 3,000 concerts and sold more than 7 million recordings—mostly in the Bach series. He composed film scores and a number of classical pieces, including a Mass, a ballet, and violin concertos. Loussier's style is described as third stream, a synthesis of jazz and classical music, with an emphasis on improvisation. (b. 1934)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/05/20 at 9:08 am

March 5th 1953 – Joseph Stalin, Soviet revolutionary and politician of Georgian ethnicity, died after suffering a cerebral hemorrhage. Governing the Soviet Union from the mid-1920s until his death in 1953, he served as General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1922 to 1952 and as Premier of the Soviet Union from 1941 to 1953. Ideologically a Marxist and a Leninist, Stalin helped to formalise these ideas as Marxism–Leninism while his own policies became known as Stalinism. Stalin has been characterized as a dictator, in particular in his rule after 1937. (b. 1878)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/05/20 at 9:09 am

March 5th 1953 – Sergei Prokofiev, Soviet composer, pianist and conductor, died of a cerebral haemorrhage, on the same day as Joseph Stalin. As the creator of acknowledged masterpieces across numerous musical genres, he is regarded as one of the major composers of the 20th century. His works include such widely heard works as the March from The Love for Three Oranges, the suite Lieutenant Kijé, the ballet Romeo and Juliet – from which "Dance of the Knights" is taken – and Peter and the Wolf. Of the established forms and genres in which he worked, he created – excluding juvenilia – seven completed operas, seven symphonies, eight ballets, five piano concertos, two violin concertos, a cello concerto, a symphony-concerto for cello and orchestra, and nine completed piano sonatas. (b. 1891)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/05/20 at 9:22 am


March 5th 1953 – Joseph Stalin, Soviet revolutionary and politician of Georgian ethnicity, died after suffering a cerebral hemorrhage.


March 5th 1953 – Sergei Prokofiev, Soviet composer, pianist and conductor, died of a cerebral haemorrhage. (b. 1891)

That's right, these two eminent Russians died within an hour of each other.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/05/20 at 10:18 am

March 5th 1946 – Murray Head, English actor and singer, most recognised for his international hit songs "Superstar" (from the 1970 rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar) and "One Night in Bangkok" (the 1984 single from the musical Chess, which topped the charts in various countries), and for his 1975 album Say It Ain't So. He has been involved in several projects since the 1960s and continues to record music, perform concerts, and make appearances on television either as himself or as a character actor.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/05/20 at 10:25 am

March 5th 2005 – David Sheppard, English cricketer and bishop, died from cancer. He was the high-profile Bishop of Liverpool in the Church of England who played cricket for Sussex and England in his youth. Sheppard remains the only ordained minister to have played Test cricket, though others such as Tom Killick were ordained after playing Tests. (b. 1929)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/05/20 at 11:32 am

March 5th 1952 – Mike Squires, Major League Baseball player who played for the Chicago White Sox primarily as a first baseman from 1975 and 1977 to 1985. Squires was best known as a defensive player, often coming on in late inning situations when the White Sox had a slim lead. He did not have the typical power associated with a corner infielder, never hitting more than two home runs in a season. Nonetheless, he was a valuable member of the White Sox of the early Tony La Russa era, particularly in their 1983 AL West championship run.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/05/20 at 12:25 pm

March 5th 1952 – Alan Clark, English musician who was the first and main keyboardist for the rock band Dire Straits.

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Written By: Redhairkid on 03/06/20 at 3:38 pm

1915-Australian actress Mary Ward, 105 today and would still return to acting, given the right part!

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/10/20 at 12:48 am

March 10th 1941 – Dean Torrence, American singer-songwriter, with Jan Berry (1941 to 2004) were an American rock duo Jan and Dean. In the early 1960s, they were pioneers of the California Sound and vocal surf music styles popularized by the Beach Boys. Among their most successful songs was 1963's "Surf City", the first surf song to top the Hot 100. Their other charting top 10 singles were "Drag City" (1963), "The Little Old Lady from Pasadena" (1964), and "Dead Man's Curve" (1964); the last was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2008. (d. 2004)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/10/20 at 12:53 am

March 10th 1913 – Harriet Tubman, American abolitionist, humanitarian, and an armed scout, died of pneumonia. She was also a spy for the United States Army during the American Civil War. Born into slavery, Tubman escaped and subsequently made some thirteen missions to rescue approximately seventy enslaved people, family and friends, using the network of antislavery activists and safe houses known as the Underground Railroad. She later helped abolitionist John Brown recruit men for his raid on Harpers Ferry, and in the post-war era was an active participant in the struggle for women's suffrage. (b. 1820)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/10/20 at 1:26 am

March 10th 1953 – Paul Haggis, Canadian screenwriter, film producer, and director of film and television. He is best known as screenwriter and producer for consecutive Best Picture Oscar winners: Million Dollar Baby (2004) and Crash (2005), the latter of which he also directed. He is the creator of the television series Due South and the co-creator of Walker, Texas Ranger. He is a two-time Academy Award winner, two-time Emmy Award winner, and seven-time Gemini Award winner.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/10/20 at 1:30 am

March 10th 1513 – John de Vere, 13th Earl of Oxford, died from an unknown cause. He was the second son of John de Vere, 12th Earl of Oxford, and Elizabeth Howard, was one of the principal Lancastrian commanders during the English Wars of the Roses. He was the principal commander of King Henry VII's army at the Battle of Bosworth, and again led Henry's troops to victory at the Battle of Stoke two years later. He became one of the great men of the King's regime. (b. 1443)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/10/20 at 2:48 am

March 10th 1956 – Robert Llewellyn, British actor, comedian and writer best known as the mechanoid Kryten in the hit TV sci-fi sitcom Red Dwarf and as a presenter of the TV engineering gameshow Scrapheap Challenge. Llewellyn is a leading authority and recognisable figure worldwide for his knowledge and opinion on emerging transport and the future of energy within the renewable sector through his YouTube series Fully Charged.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/10/20 at 4:01 am

March 10th 1958 – Garth Crooks, English footballer. He played for Stoke City, Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester United, West Bromwich Albion and Charlton Athletic. Throughout his career he was an active member of the Professional Footballers' Association and was elected the first black chairman of the union. He currently works for BBC Sport as the lead pundit on Final Score on BBC One on Saturday afternoons.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/10/20 at 4:02 am

March 10th 1948 – Zelda Fitzgerald, American socialite, novelist, painter and wife of author F. Scott Fitzgerald, died in a house fire. Born in Montgomery, Alabama, she was noted for her beauty and high spirits, and was dubbed by her husband as "the first American Flapper". She and Scott became emblems of the Jazz Age, for which they are still celebrated. The immediate success of Scott's first novel This Side of Paradise (1920) brought them into contact with high society, but their marriage was plagued by wild drinking, infidelity and bitter recriminations. Ernest Hemingway, whom Zelda disliked, blamed her for Scott's declining literary output, though her extensive diaries provided much material for his fiction. After being diagnosed with schizophrenia, she was increasingly confined to specialist clinics, and the couple were living apart when Scott died suddenly in 1940. (b. 1900)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/10/20 at 6:16 am

March 10th 1977 – Robin Thicke, American singer, songwriter and record producer. Thicke has worked with numerous artists, such as Christina Aguilera, T.I., Nicki Minaj, K. Michelle, Pharrell Williams, Usher, Jennifer Hudson, Flo Rida, Brandy, Kid Cudi and Mary J. Blige, among others. Thicke worked on albums such as Usher's Confessions and Lil Wayne's Tha Carter III, while releasing his own R&B singles in the US including "Lost Without U", "Magic", and "Sex Therapy". He rose to international fame in 2013 with his single "Blurred Lines", which reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100. He is a son of actor Alan Thicke and actress Gloria Loring and known for his former marriage to actress Paula Patton. In 2013 and 2014, their separation and divorce were covered extensively by the tabloid press including Thicke's efforts to reconcile with Patton.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/10/20 at 6:21 am

March 10th 2005 – Dave Allen, Irish-English comedian, actor, and screenwriter, died peacefully in his sleep as a result of sudden arrhythmic death syndrome. Initially becoming known in Australia during 1963–64, Allen made regular television appearances in the United Kingdom from the later 1960s and until the mid-1980s. BBC aired his Dave Allen Show 1972-1986, which also was exported to several other European countries. His career had a major resurgence during the late 1980s and early 1990s. At the height of his career he was Britain's most controversial comedian, regularly provoking indignation at his frequent highlighting of political hypocrisy and his disregard for religious authority. His television shows were also broadcast in the United States, Canada and Australia. (b. 1936)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/10/20 at 6:49 am

March 10th 1986 – Ray Milland, Welsh actor and director, died of lung cancer. His screen career ran from 1929 to 1985, and he is best remembered for his Academy Award-winning portrayal of an alcoholic writer in The Lost Weekend (1945), a sophisticated leading man opposite a corrupt John Wayne in Reap the Wild Wind (1942), the murder-plotting husband in Dial M for Murder (1954), and as Oliver Barrett III in Love Story (1970). (b. 1905)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/10/20 at 7:06 am

March 10th 1964 – Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, he is the youngest of four children and the third son of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. At the time of his birth, he was third in line of succession to the British throne; as of July 2019, he is 11th.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/10/20 at 7:11 am

March 10th 1988 – Andy Gibb, British singer, songwriter, performer, and teen idol, died from myocarditis, five days after his 30th birthday. He was the youngest brother of the Bee Gees: Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb. Gibb came to international prominence in the late 1970s with six singles that reached the Top 10 in the United States starting with "I Just Want to Be Your Everything" (1977), as well as three other top 20 singles. Gibb's success was brief, as he battled drug addiction and depression and died just five days after turning 30. (b. 1958)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/10/20 at 8:36 am

March 10th 1983 – Rafe Spall, English actor. He is best known for his roles in The Shadow Line, Pete versus Life, One Day, Anonymous, Prometheus, Life of Pi, and The Big Short. He is son of actor Timothy Spall.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/10/20 at 9:03 am

March 10th 1998 – Lloyd Bridges, American film, stage and television actor, died of natural causes. He starred in a number of television series and appeared in more than 150 feature films. He was the father of actors Beau Bridges and Jeff Bridges. (b. 1913)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/10/20 at 10:14 am

March 10th 2016 – Ken Adam, British movie production designer, died after a short undisclosed illness. Best known for his set designs for the James Bond films of the 1960s and 1970s, as well as for Dr. Strangelove. He won two Academy Awards for Best Art Direction. This enabled Adam to make his name with his innovative, semi-futuristic sets for further James Bond films, such as Goldfinger (1964), Thunderball (1965), You Only Live Twice (1967), and Diamonds Are Forever (1971). The supertanker set for The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) was constructed in the largest sound stage in the world, at the time. (b. 1921)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/10/20 at 11:41 am

March 10th 1964 – Neneh Cherry, Swedish singer-songwriter, rapper, occasional DJ and broadcaster. She has released four studio albums. Her first, Raw Like Sushi was released 1989 and peaked at number three on the UK Album Chart, thanks in large part to the worldwide hit single "Buffalo Stance". Her second studio album was 1992's Homebrew. Four years later she released Man, and then released her most recent studio album Blank Project in 2014.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/10/20 at 1:14 pm

March 10th 1983 – Carrie Underwood, American country singer, songwriter, and actress. She rose to fame as the winner of the fourth season of American Idol, in 2005. Her debut album, Some Hearts, was released in 2005. Bolstered by the huge crossover success of the singles "Jesus, Take the Wheel" and "Before He Cheats", it became the best-selling solo female debut album in country music history, the fastest-selling debut country album in Nielsen SoundScan history and the best-selling country album of the last 14 years. Underwood won three Grammy Awards for the album, including Best New Artist.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/10/20 at 5:24 pm

March 10th 1958 – Sharon Stone, American actress and producer. She first drew attention for her role in the miniseries War and Remembrance (1989) and early mainstream prominence followed with her part in Paul Verhoeven's Total Recall (1990). She became a sex symbol and rose to international recognition when she starred as Catherine Tramell in another Verhoeven film, the erotic thriller Basic Instinct (1992), for which she received her first Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama. She won the Golden Globe Award and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in Martin Scorsese's Casino (1995). She received two more Golden Globe Award nominations for her roles in The Mighty (1998) and The Muse (1999).

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/11/20 at 2:08 am

March 11th 1950 – Bobby McFerrin, American jazz vocalist and conductor. A ten-time Grammy Award winner, he is known for his unique vocal techniques, such as singing fluidly but with quick and considerable jumps in pitch—for example, sustaining a melody while also rapidly alternating with arpeggios and harmonies—as well as scat singing, polyphonic overtone singing, and improvisational vocal percussion. He is widely known for performing and recording regularly as an unaccompanied solo vocal artist. He has frequently collaborated with other artists from both the jazz and classical scenes. His song "Don't Worry, Be Happy" was a No. 1 U.S. pop hit in 1988 and won Song of the Year and Record of the Year honors at the 1989 Grammy Awards. McFerrin has also worked in collaboration with instrumentalists, including pianists Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock, and Joe Zawinul, drummer Tony Williams, and cellist Yo-Yo Ma.

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/11/20 at 2:24 am

March 11th 1931 – F. W. Murnau, German-American director, producer, and screenwriter, died after a motoring accident. One of Murnau's acclaimed works is the 1922 film Nosferatu, an adaptation of Bram Stoker's Dracula. Although not a commercial success due to copyright issues with Stoker's novel, the film is considered a masterpiece of Expressionist film. He later directed the 1924 film The Last Laugh, as well as a 1926 interpretation of Goethe's Faust. He later emigrated to Hollywood in 1926, where he joined the Fox Studio and made three films: Sunrise (1927), 4 Devils (1928) and City Girl (1930). (b. 1888)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/11/20 at 4:10 am

March 11th 1950 – Jerry Zucker, American film producer, director, and writer known for his role in directing comedy spoof films such as Airplane! and Top Secret!, and the Best Picture-nominated supernatural drama film Ghost.

Subject: Re: Scientific Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/11/20 at 5:18 am

March 11th 1955 – Alexander Fleming, Scottish physician, microbiologist, and pharmacologist, died from a heart attack. His best-known discoveries are the enzyme lysozyme in 1923 and the world's first antibiotic substance benzylpenicillin (Penicillin G) from the mould Penicillium notatum in 1928, for which he shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1945 with Howard Florey and Ernst Boris Chain. He wrote many articles on bacteriology, immunology, and chemotherapy. (b. 1881)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/11/20 at 5:40 am

March 11th 1945 – Harvey Mandel, American guitarist, known for his innovative approach to electric guitar playing. A professional at twenty, he played with Charlie Musselwhite, Canned Heat, the Rolling Stones, and John Mayall before starting a solo career. Mandel is one of the first rock guitarists to use two-handed fretboard tapping.

Subject: Re: Noteworthy Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/11/20 at 6:06 am

March 11th 1957 – Richard E. Byrd, American naval officer, died of a heart ailment. He specialized in feats of exploration. He was a recipient of the Medal of Honor, the highest honor for valor given by the United States, and was a pioneering American aviator, polar explorer, and organizer of polar logistics. Aircraft flights in which he served as a navigator and expedition leader crossed the Atlantic Ocean, a segment of the Arctic Ocean, and a segment of the Antarctic Plateau. Byrd claimed that his expeditions had been the first to reach both the North Pole and the South Pole by air. However, his claim to have reached the North Pole is disputed. (b. 1888)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/11/20 at 7:00 am

March 11th 1964 – Peter Berg, American director, producer, writer, and actor. His directorial film works include the black comedy Very Bad Things (1998), the action comedy The Rundown (2003), the sports drama Friday Night Lights (2004), the action thriller The Kingdom (2007), the superhero comedy-drama Hancock (2008), the military science fiction war film Battleship (2012), the war film Lone Survivor (2013), the disaster drama Deepwater Horizon (2016), and the Boston Marathon bombing drama Patriots Day (2016), the latter three all starring Mark Wahlberg. In addition to cameo appearances in the last six of these titles, he has had prominent acting roles in films including Cop Land (1997), Corky Romano (2001), Collateral (2004), Smokin' Aces (2006), and Lions for Lambs (2007).

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/11/20 at 7:34 am

March 11th 1969 – John Wyndham, English science fiction writer, died from an undisclosed illness. Best known for his works written using the pen name John Wyndham, although he also used other combinations of his names, such as John Beynon and Lucas Parkes. Some of his works were set in post-apocalyptic landscapes. His best known works include The Day of the Triffids (1951) and The Midwich Cuckoos (1957), the latter filmed twice as Village of the Damned. (b. 1903)

Subject: Re: Political Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/11/20 at 8:25 am

March 11th 1965 – Jesse Jackson, Jr., American politician, having served as a Democratic Congressman representing Illinois's 2nd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1995 until his resignation in 2012. He is the son of activist and former presidential candidate Jesse Jackson and, prior to his career in elected office, worked for his father in both the elder Jackson's 1984 presidential campaign and his social justice, civil rights and political activism organization, Operation PUSH. Jackson's wife, Sandi Jackson, served on the Chicago City Council. He served as a national co-chairman of the 2008 Barack Obama presidential campaign Jackson established a consistent liberal record on both social and fiscal issues, and he has co-authored books on civil rights and personal finance.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/11/20 at 10:58 am

March 11th 1967 – John Barrowman, Scottish-American actor, singer, presenter and writer. Born in Glasgow, Scotland, he moved to the United States with his family in 1975. Encouraged by his high school teachers, Barrowman studied performing arts at the United States International University in San Diego before landing the role of Billy Crocker in Cole Porter's Anything Goes in London's West End. Since his debut in professional theatre, Barrowman has played lead roles in various musicals both in the West End and on Broadway, including Miss Saigon, The Phantom of the Opera, Sunset Boulevard and Matador. After appearing in Sam Mendes' production of The Fix, he was nominated for the 1998 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical and, in the early 2000s, returned to the role of Billy Crocker in the revival of Anything Goes. His most recent West End credit was in the 2009 production of La Cage aux Folles.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/11/20 at 10:59 am

March 11th 2018 – Ken Dodd, English comedian, singer-songwriter and actor, died from a chest infection. He was identified by his unruly hair and protruding teeth, his red, white and blue "tickling stick" and his upbeat greeting of "How tickled I am!". He also created the characters of the Diddy Men ("diddy" being an informal British word for "small"). He works mainly in the music hall tradition, although, in the past, has occasionally appeared in drama, including as Malvolio in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night on stage in Liverpool in 1971; on television in the cameo role of 'The Tollmaster' in the 1987 Doctor Who story Delta and the Bannermen; and as Yorick (in silent flashback) in Kenneth Branagh's film version of Shakespeare's Hamlet in 1996. In the 1960s his fame in the UK was such that he rivalled the Beatles as a household name, with his recording of "Tears" being the UK's third-best-selling single of the 1960s. His records have sold millions worldwide. (b. 1927)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/11/20 at 12:57 pm

March 11th 1968 – Lisa Loeb, American singer-songwriter, producer, touring artist, actress, author, and philanthropist who started her career with the platinum-selling number 1 hit song, "Stay (I Missed You)" from the film Reality Bites, the first number 1 single for an artist without a recording contract. Her studio albums include two back-to-back albums that were certified Gold; these were Tails and the Grammy-nominated Firecracker.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/11/20 at 1:03 pm

March 11th 2016 – Keith Emerson, English musician and composer, died from suicide with a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. He played keyboards in a number of bands before finding his first commercial success with the Nice in the late 1960s. He became internationally famous for his work with the Nice, which included writing rock arrangements of classical music. After leaving the Nice in 1970, he was a founding member of Emerson, Lake & Palmer (ELP), one of the early progressive rock supergroups. Emerson, Lake & Palmer were commercially successful through much of the 1970s, becoming one of the best-known progressive rock groups of the era. Emerson wrote and arranged much of ELP's music on albums such as Tarkus (1971) and Brain Salad Surgery (1973), combining his own original compositions with classical or traditional pieces adapted into a rock format. (b. 1944)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/11/20 at 2:32 pm

March 11th 1964 – Shane Richie, English actor, comedian, television presenter and singer. Following initial success as a stage and screen performer, he became best known for his portrayal of the character Alfie Moon in the BBC One soap opera EastEnders between 2002 and 2005 and then again from 2010 until 2016 and then in its spin-off RTÉ Drama Redwater in 2017. Richie has presented a number of BBC game shows including Reflex, Win Your Wish List and Decimate.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/11/20 at 2:38 pm

March 11th 2019 – Hal Blaine, American session drummer, died of natural causes. He is most known for his work with the Wrecking Crew in California. Blaine played on numerous hits by popular groups, including Nancy Sinatra, Jan and Dean, Elvis Presley, John Denver, the Ronettes, Simon & Garfunkel, the Carpenters, the Beach Boys, the Grass Roots, the 5th Dimension, the Monkees, the Partridge Family, and Steely Dan. He has played on 40 number one hit singles, 150 top ten hits and has performed on, by his own accounting, over 35,000 recorded tracks. (b. 1929)

Subject: Re: Noteworthy Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/11/20 at 2:54 pm

March 11th 1958 – Ole Kirk Christiansen, Danish businessman, died from a heart attack. He founded The Lego Group. He trained as a carpenter and started making wooden toys in 1932 to make a living after having lost his job during the depression. Soon after, his wife, Kirstine, died, leaving him to raise his four sons. Christiansen was inspired to construct a small wooden duck toy for his children. He never remarried. He soon learned his sons loved the new toy and decided to put the ducks into production, using the leftover wood from his old business. In 1942, a fire broke out at the factory forcing them to rebuild. Initially, he made miniature versions of the houses and furniture as he worked on as a carpenter, but in 1947 moved to using plastics, which were originally small plastic bears and rattles. By 1949 he had produced over 200 plastic and wooden toys. Ole Kirk Christiansen came up with the name LEGO from the Danish words leg godt, meaning "play well", and the company grew to become the LEGO Group. (b. 1891)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/11/20 at 5:05 pm

March 11th 1978 – Didier Drogba, Ivorian footballer who plays as a striker for American club Phoenix Rising. He is the all-time top scorer and former captain of the Ivory Coast national team. He is best known for his career at Chelsea, for whom he has scored more goals than any other foreign player and is currently the club's fourth highest goal scorer of all time. He has been named African Footballer of the Year twice, winning the accolade in 2006 and 2009.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/11/20 at 5:14 pm

March 11th 2007 – Betty Hutton, American stage, film, and television actress, comedian, dancer, and singer, died from complications of colon cancer. She was billed above Fred Astaire in the 1950 musical Let's Dance. Her next screen triumph came in Annie Get Your Gun (1950) for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, which hired her to replace an exhausted Judy Garland in the role of Annie Oakley. The film, with the leading role retooled for Hutton, was a smash hit, with the biggest critical praise going to Hutton. Among her lesser-known roles were an unbilled cameo in Sailor Beware (1952) with Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis, in which she portrayed Dean's girlfriend, Hetty Button. Altogether, Hutton made 19 films from 1942 to 1952. Her career as a Hollywood star ended due to a contract dispute with Paramount following the Oscar-winning The Greatest Show on Earth (1952) and Somebody Loves Me (1952), a biography of singer Blossom Seeley. The New York Times reported that the dispute resulted from her insistence that her husband at the time, choreographer Charles O'Curran, direct her next film. (b. 1921)

Subject: Re: Notable Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/11/20 at 6:03 pm

March 11th 1971 – Philo Farnsworth, American inventor and television pioneer, died after being seriously ill with pneumonia. He made many contributions that were crucial to the early development of all-electronic television. He is perhaps best known for his 1927 invention of the first fully functional all-electronic image pickup device (video camera tube), the "image dissector", as well as the first fully functional and complete all-electronic television system. He was also the first person to demonstrate such a system to the public. Farnsworth developed a television system complete with receiver and camera, which he produced commercially in the form of the Farnsworth Television and Radio Corporation, from 1938 to 1951, in Fort Wayne, Indiana. In later life, Farnsworth invented a small nuclear fusion device, the Farnsworth–Hirsch fusor, or simply "fusor", employing inertial electrostatic confinement (IEC). Although not a practical device for generating nuclear energy, the fusor serves as a viable source of neutrons. The design of this device has been the acknowledged inspiration for other fusion approaches including the Polywell reactor concept in terms of a general approach to fusion design. Farnsworth held 300 patents, mostly in radio and television. (b. 1906)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/12/20 at 12:49 am

March 12th 1948 – James Taylor, American singer-songwriter and guitarist. A five-time Grammy Award winner, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000. He is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, having sold more than 100 million records worldwide. Taylor achieved his breakthrough in 1970 with the No. 3 single "Fire and Rain" and had his first No. 1 hit the following year with "You've Got a Friend", a recording of Carole King's classic song.

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/12/20 at 12:53 am

March 12th 1925 – Sun Yat-sen, Chinese physician, writer, philosopher, calligrapher and revolutionary, died of liver cancer. He was the first president and founding father of the Republic of China. As the foremost pioneer and first leader of a Republican China, Sun is referred to as the "Father of the Nation" in the Republic of China (ROC) and the "forerunner of democratic revolution" in People's Republic of China (PRC). Sun played an instrumental role in the overthrow of the Qing dynasty (the last imperial dynasty of China) during the years leading up to the Xinhai Revolution. He was appointed to serve as Provisional President of the Republic of China when it was founded in 1912. He later co-founded the Nationalist Party of China, serving as its first leader. Sun was a uniting figure in post-Imperial China, and he remains unique among 20th-century Chinese politicians for being widely revered amongst the people from both sides of the Taiwan Strait. (b. 1866)

Subject: Re: Political Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/12/20 at 3:20 am

March 12th 1948 – Virginia Bottomley, British Conservative Party politician. She was a Member of Parliament (MP) in the House of Commons from 1984 to 2005. She was raised to the peerage in 2005.

Subject: Re: Musical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/12/20 at 3:24 am

March 12th 1937 – Charles-Marie Widor, French organist, composer and teacher, died from an unknown cause. His best-known single piece for the organ is the final movement, Toccata, from his Symphony for Organ No. 5, which is often played as a recessional at wedding ceremonies and at the close of the Christmas Midnight Mass at Saint Peter's Basilica (Vatican City). (b. 1844)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/12/20 at 4:45 am

March 12th 1942 – Jimmy Wynn, American baseball player who had a 15-year career with the Houston Colt .45s / Astros and four other teams, primarily as a center fielder. Wynn's nickname was "the Toy Cannon" because his bat had a lot of "pop" for his small size (5 ft 10 in (1.78 m), 160 lb (73 kg)).

Subject: Re: Notable Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/12/20 at 4:53 am

March 12th 1942 – Robert Bosch, German engineer and businessman, died from an undisclosed illness. He founded Robert Bosch GmbH. Before the 19th century ended, Bosch expanded his operations beyond Germany. The company established a sales office in the UK in 1898, and other European countries soon after. The first sales office and the first factory in the U.S. were opened in 1906 and 1910 respectively. By 1913, the company had branch operations in America, Asia, Africa, and Australia, and was generating 88% of its sales outside Germany. In rapid succession in the years following the First World War, Bosch launched innovations for the motor vehicle, including diesel fuel injection in 1927. In the 1920s the global economic crisis caused Bosch to begin a rigorous program of modernization and diversification in his company. In only a few years' time, he succeeded in turning his company from a small automotive supplier into a multinational electronics group. (b. 1861)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/12/20 at 5:36 am

March 12th 1962 – Darryl Strawberry, American baseball right fielder and an ordained Christian minister and author. Strawberry is well known for his 17-year career in Major League Baseball (MLB). Throughout the 1980s and early 1990s, Strawberry was one of the most feared sluggers in the sport, known for his prodigious home runs and his intimidating presence in the batter's box with his 6-foot-6 frame and his long, looping swing that elicited comparisons to Ted Williams.

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/12/20 at 5:38 am

March 12th 1947 – Winston Churchill, American best-selling novelist of the early 20th century, died of a heart attack. He is nowadays overshadowed, even as a writer, by the very much more famous British statesman of the same name, with whom he was acquainted, but not related. Their lives had some interesting parallels. Churchill met and occasionally communicated with the British statesman and author of the same name. It was the American Churchill who became famous earlier, and in the 1890s he was much better known than his British counterpart. The British Churchill, upon becoming aware of the American Churchill's books, wrote to him suggesting that he, the British Churchill, would sign his own works "Winston Spencer Churchill", using his full surname, "Spencer-Churchill", to differentiate the books of the two authors. This suggestion was accepted, with the comment that the American Churchill would have done the same, had he any middle names. In practice, after a few early editions this was abbreviated to "Winston S. Churchill"—which remained the British Churchill's pen name. (b. 1871)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/12/20 at 6:41 am

March 12th 1956 – Dale Murphy, American Major League Baseball outfielder, catcher, and first baseman. During an 18-year baseball career, 1976–93, he played for three different teams, but is best noted for his time with the Atlanta Braves. Murphy won consecutive National League Most Valuable Player Awards (1982–83), the National League's Silver Slugger Award four straight years (1982–85), and the National League's Gold Glove Award five straight years (1982–86). He is an inductee to the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame, Georgia Sports Hall of Fame, and World Sports Humanitarian Hall of Fame.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/12/20 at 6:46 am

March 12th 1999 – Yehudi Menuhin, American-born violinist and conductor, died from an undisclosed illness. He spent most of his performing career in Britain. He is widely considered one of the greatest violinists of the 20th century. (b. 1916)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/12/20 at 7:11 am

March 12th 1946 – Liza Minnelli, American actress and singer. Primarily known for her Academy Award-winning role as Sally Bowles in the 1972 musical film Cabaret directed by Bob Fosse, she is noted for her energetic stage presence and her powerful contralto singing voice.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/12/20 at 7:12 am

March 12th 1955 – Charlie Parker, also known as Yardbird and Bird, an American jazz saxophonist and composer, died of a heart attack. Parker was a highly influential jazz soloist and a leading figure in the development of bebop, a form of jazz characterized by fast tempos, virtuosic technique and advanced harmonies. Parker was a blazingly fast virtuoso, and he introduced revolutionary harmonic ideas including rapid passing chords, new variants of altered chords, and chord substitutions. His tone ranged from clean and penetrating to sweet and somber. Parker acquired the nickname "Yardbird" early in his career. This, and the shortened form "Bird", continued to be used for the rest of his life, inspiring the titles of a number of Parker compositions, such as "Yardbird Suite", "Ornithology", "Bird Gets the Worm", and "Bird of Paradise". Parker was an icon for the hipster subculture and later the Beat Generation, personifying the jazz musician as an uncompromising artist and intellectual rather than just an entertainer. (b. 1920)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/12/20 at 8:15 am

March 12th 1963 – Paul Way, English golfer. He turned professional in 1982 and quickly found success on the European Tour, winning that year's KLM Dutch Open. For a few years, Way was one of Europe's most promising young golfers, and he represented Europe in the Ryder Cup in 1983, when he became the second youngest Ryder Cup player up to that time after Nick Faldo, and again in 1985, when Europe captured the trophy which had been in American hands for twenty-eight years. He had an outstanding Ryder Cup record of six wins, two losses and one halved match. Way did not sustain his early success. His last top 100 finish on the Order of Merit was in 1993 and after 1997 he played little tournament golf. He began playing on the European Senior Tour after turning 50 in March 2013.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/12/20 at 9:00 am

March 12th 1984 – Arnold Ridley, English playwright and actor, died from an undisclosed illness. He is first notable as the author of the play The Ghost Train and later in life for portraying the elderly Private Godfrey in the British sitcom Dad's Army (1968–1977). (b. 1896)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/12/20 at 10:13 am

March 12th 1965 – Steve Finley, American Major League Baseball outfielder. He was a two-time All-Star (1997, 2000), World Series champion (2001), and five-time Gold Glove Award winner (1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2004).

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/12/20 at 10:32 am

March 12th 2001 – Morton Downey, Jr., American television talk show host of the late-1980s, died from lung cancer and pneumonia. He pioneered the "trash TV" format on his program The Morton Downey Jr. Show. The film company Ironbound Films produced a documentary film about Downey titled Évocateur: The Morton Downey Jr. Movie, which premiered April 19, 2012, at the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival. (b. 1933)

Subject: Re: Nobel Prize Winner Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/12/20 at 10:47 am

March 12th 1925 – Leo Esaki, Japanese physicist. He shared the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1973 with Ivar Giaever and Brian David Josephson for his discovery of the phenomenon of electron tunneling. He is known for his invention of the Esaki diode, which exploited that phenomenon. This research was done when he was with Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo (now known as Sony). He has also contributed in being a pioneer of the semiconductor superlattices.

Subject: Re: Nobel Prize Winner Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/12/20 at 10:54 am

March 12th 1942 – William Henry Bragg, British physicist, chemist, mathematician and active sportsman, died from an undisclosed cause. He uniquely shared a Nobel Prize with his son Lawrence Bragg – the 1915 Nobel Prize in Physics: "for their services in the analysis of crystal structure by means of X-rays". The mineral Braggite is named after him and his son. (b. 1862)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/12/20 at 12:03 pm

March 12th 1930 – Vern Law, American baseball pitcher. He played sixteen seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates. He played in 1950–51 and 1954–67. He batted and threw right-handed and was listed at 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) and 195 pounds (88 kg). Law signed for the Pirates as an amateur free agent in 1948 and played for three of their minor league affiliates until 1950, when he was promoted to the major leagues.

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/12/20 at 12:34 pm

March 12th 2015 – Terry Pratchett, English author of fantasy novels, especially comical works, died from Alzheimer's. He is best known for his Discworld series of 41 novels. Pratchett's first novel, The Carpet People, was published in 1971. The first Discworld novel, The Colour of Magic, was published in 1983, after which he wrote two books a year on average. His 2011 Discworld novel Snuff was at the time of its release the third-fastest-selling hardback adult-readership novel since records began in the UK, selling 55,000 copies in the first three days. His final Discworld novel, The Shepherd's Crown, was published in August 2015, five months after his death. (b. 1948)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/12/20 at 1:04 pm

March 12th 1965 – Shawn Gilbert, American Major League Baseball player. Gilbert was drafted four times by three different teams-the Dodgers, Reds and Twins. It wasn't until their second try that the Twins were able to finally sign him in 1987. The 5'9", 185 pound Gilbert was not too imposing (some sources say he was as small as 170 pounds), but he held his own in the minors by using his small stature to swipe 40 or more bases in 3 out of 4 seasons between 1988 and 1991. He also hit .372 in 43 at-bats with Visalia in 1988.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/12/20 at 2:18 pm

March 12th 1989 – Maurice Evans, English-born British-American actor of Welsh descent, died of heart failure. Noted for his interpretations of Shakespearean characters. His best-known screen roles are probably Dr. Zaius in Planet of the Apes and as Samantha Stephens's father Maurice in Bewitched. (b. 1901)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: c_keenan2001@hotmail.com on 03/12/20 at 3:30 pm

March 12, 1959, Gordon Deppe lead vocalist and guitarist for Burlington, Ontario Band Spoons, is born in Vancouver, BC.

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/12/20 at 3:59 pm

March 12th 2001 – Robert Ludlum, American author of 27 thriller novels, died while recovering from severe burns caused by a mysterious fire. Best known as the creator of Jason Bourne from the original The Bourne Trilogy series. The number of copies of his books in print is estimated between 290 million and 500 million. They have been published in 33 languages and 40 countries. Ludlum also published books under the pseudonyms Jonathan Ryder and Michael Shepherd. (b. 1927)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/12/20 at 4:41 pm

March 12th 1985 – Eugene Ormandy, Hungarian-born conductor and violinist, died of pneumonia. Best known for his association with the Philadelphia Orchestra, as its music director. The maestro's 44-year association with the orchestra is one of the longest enjoyed by any conductor with a single orchestra. Under his baton, the Philadelphia Orchestra had three gold records and won two Grammy Awards. (b. 1899)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: LyricBoy on 03/12/20 at 9:26 pm

March 13, 1988 - John C. Holmes, prolific film leading man in the 1970s and early 1980s, expired due to complications from Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/20 at 1:55 am

March 13th 2018 – Dave Ragan, American golfer, died from an undisclosed cause. He turned professional in 1956 and played on the PGA Tour in the late 1950s and 1960s, winning three times. He finished second to Jack Nicklaus in the 1963 PGA Championship. He was a member of the 1963 Ryder Cup team. In the early 1980s, he was the coach for the Tennessee Temple Crusaders golf team of Tennessee Temple University in Chattanooga, Tennessee. He was also the coach of the Ragin' Cajuns golf team at University of Southwestern Louisiana in Lafayette, Louisiana. From 1984 to 1986, he worked in partnership with Jack Wall and Bobby Greenwood at the Master's School of Golf. He played sparingly on the Senior PGA Tour starting in 1987. (b. 1935)

Subject: Re: Military Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/20 at 4:10 am

March 13th 1842 – Henry Shrapnel, British Army officer, died of an unknown cause. His name has entered the English language as the inventor of the shrapnel shell. In 1784, while a lieutenant in the Royal Artillery, he perfected, with his own resources, an invention of what he called "spherical case" ammunition: a hollow cannonball filled with lead shot that burst in mid-air. He successfully demonstrated this in 1787 at Gibraltar. He intended the device as an anti-personnel weapon. In 1803, the British Army adopted a similar but elongated explosive shell which immediately acquired the inventor's name. It has lent the term shrapnel to fragmentation from artillery shells and fragmentation in general ever since, long after it was replaced by high explosive rounds. Until the end of World War I, the shells were still manufactured according to his original principles. (b. 1761)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/20 at 5:21 am

March 13th 1960 – Adam Clayton, Irish musician, best known as the bass guitarist of the rock band U2. He has resided in County Dublin since the time his family moved to Malahide when he was five years old in 1965. Clayton attended Mount Temple Comprehensive School, where he met schoolmates with whom he co-founded U2 in 1976. A member of the band since its inception, he has recorded 14 studio albums with U2. Clayton is well known for his bass playing on songs such as "Gloria", "New Year's Day", "Bullet the Blue Sky", "With or Without You", "Mysterious Ways", "Vertigo", "Get on Your Boots", and "Magnificent". He has worked on several solo projects throughout his career, such as his work with fellow band member Larry Mullen Jr. on the 1996 version of the "Theme from Mission: Impossible". As a member of U2, Clayton has received 22 Grammy Awards and has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/20 at 5:43 am

March 13th 1901 – Benjamin Harrison, American politician and lawyer, died from complications from influenza. He served as the 23rd President of the United States from 1889 to 1893; he was the grandson of the ninth president, William Henry Harrison, creating the only grandfather-grandson duo to hold the office. Before ascending to the presidency, Harrison established himself as a prominent local attorney, Presbyterian church leader, and politician in Indianapolis, Indiana. During the American Civil War, he served in the Union Army as a colonel, and on February 14, 1865, was confirmed by the U.S. Senate as a brevet brigadier general of volunteers, effective January 23, 1865. Harrison unsuccessfully ran for governor of Indiana in 1876. The Indiana General Assembly elected Harrison to a six-year term in the U.S. Senate, where he served from March 4, 1881 to March 3, 1887. (b. 1833)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/20 at 7:38 am

March 13th 1950 – William H. Macy, American actor. His film career has been built mostly on his appearances in small, independent films, though he has also appeared in summer action films. Macy has described himself as "sort of a Middle American, WASPy, Lutheran kind of guy... Everyman". Macy has won two Emmy Awards and four Screen Actors Guild Awards, as well as being nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Since 2011, he has played Frank Gallagher, a main character in the Showtime adaptation of the British television series Shameless. Macy and actress Felicity Huffman have been married since 1997.

Subject: Re: Notable Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/20 at 7:55 am

March 13th 1918 – Henry Janeway Hardenbergh, American architect, died from an undisclosed illness. Best known for his hotels and apartment buildings. Known for the Waldorf Hotel in 1893, located at 34th Street and Fifth Avenue in Midtown Manhattan, New York City (demolished 1929 to build Empire State Building), in 1895 the Wolfe Building, at William Street and Maiden Lane, New York City (demolished in 1974), in 1897 the Astoria Hotel located at 34th Street and Fifth Avenue in Midtown Manhattan, New York City (demolished 1929 to build Empire State Building), and in 1905–07 the Plaza Hotel at corner of Fifth Avenue and Central Park South (West 59th Street) in Midtown Manhattan, New York City a NYC landmark. (b. 1847)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/20 at 8:14 am

March 13th 1979 – Johan Santana, Venezuelan baseball starting pitcher. Santana pitched in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Minnesota Twins from 2000 to 2007 and for the New York Mets from 2008 to 2012, sidelined by injury challenges since the 2012 season. A two-time Cy Young Award winner with the Twins, Santana is a four-time All-Star and earned a pitching triple crown in 2006. On June 1, 2012, Santana threw a no-hitter against the St. Louis Cardinals, the first no-hitter in New York Mets' then 51-year franchise history.

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/20 at 8:15 am

March 13th 1619 – Richard Burbage, English actor, died of an unknown cause. He is considered the first great actor of English theatre. He is one of the most famous actors of the Globe Theatre of his time. In addition to being a stage actor, he was also a theatre owner, entrepreneur, and painter. He was the younger brother of Cuthbert Burbage. They were both actors in drama. Burbage was a business associate and friend to William Shakespeare. (b. 1567)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/20 at 9:23 am

March 13th 1921 – Al Jaffee, American cartoonist. He is notable for his work in the satirical magazine Mad, including his trademark feature, the Mad Fold-in. As of 2018, Jaffee remains a regular in the magazine after 63 years and is its longest-running contributor. In the half-century between April 1964 and April 2013, only one issue of Mad was published without containing new material by Jaffee. In a 2010 interview, Jaffee said, "Serious people my age are dead." In 2008, Jaffee was honored by the Reuben Awards as the Cartoonist of the Year. New Yorker cartoonist Arnold Roth said, "Al Jaffee is one of the great cartoonists of our time." Describing Jaffee, Peanuts creator Charles Schulz wrote, "Al can cartoon anything."

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/20 at 9:32 am

March 13th 1906 – Susan B. Anthony, American social reformer and women's rights activist, died of heart failure and pneumonia. She played a pivotal role in the women's suffrage movement. Born into a Quaker family committed to social equality, she collected anti-slavery petitions at the age of 17. In 1856, she became the New York state agent for the American Anti-Slavery Society. (b. 1820)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/20 at 10:33 am

March 13th 1925 – Roy Haynes, American jazz drummer and group leader. Haynes is among the most recorded drummers in jazz, and in a career lasting more than 70 years has played in a wide range of styles ranging from swing and bebop to jazz fusion and avant-garde jazz. He has a highly expressive, personal style ("Snap Crackle" was a nickname given him in the 1950s) and is known to foster a deep engagement in his bandmates.

Subject: Re: Musical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/20 at 10:35 am

March 13th 1987 – Gerald Moore, English classical pianist, died from an undisclosed cause. Best known for his career as an accompanist for many famous musicians. Among those with whom he was closely associated were Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Elisabeth Schumann, Hans Hotter, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Victoria de los Ángeles and Pablo Casals. Moore gave lectures on stage, radio and television about musical topics. He also wrote about music, publishing volumes of memoirs and practical guides to interpretation of lieder. (b. 1899)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/20 at 11:31 am

March 13th 1939 – Neil Sedaka, American pop singer, pianist, composer and record producer. Since his music career began in 1957, he has sold millions of records as an artist and has written or co-written over 500 songs for himself and others, collaborating mostly with lyricists Howard Greenfield and Phil Cody.

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/20 at 11:48 am

March 13th 2001– John A. Alonzo, American cinematographer, television director, and actor, died from an undisclosed cause. Known for his incredibly diverse body of work in both film and television. Alonzo pioneered handheld work, lighting techniques and HD video development during his career. He is remembered mainly for Chinatown (1974) and Scarface (1983), the former for which he was nominated for both a BAFTA and an Academy Award. In addition, he was the recipient of a Primetime Emmy for his work on the 2000 CBS television adaptation of Fail Safe. Alonzo was the first American cinematographer of Mexican-American and Latino heritage to become a member of the Cinematographer's Union in Los Angeles, as well as the first to be inducted into the ASC. (b. 1934)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/20 at 2:41 pm

March 13th 2006 – Maureen Stapleton, American actress in film, theater and television, died of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Lonelyhearts (1958), Airport (1970) and Interiors (1978), before winning for her performance as Emma Goldman in Reds (1981). She was inducted into the American Theatre Hall of Fame in 1981. Stapleton made her Broadway debut in 1946 in The Playboy of the Western World, and went on to win the 1951 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for The Rose Tattoo and the 1971 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for The Gingerbread Lady. She also won an Emmy Award for the television film Among the Paths to Eden (1967) and the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for Reds. Her other film roles included Bye Bye Birdie (1963), Plaza Suite (1971), The Fan (1981), Cocoon (1985) and The Money Pit (1986). (b. 1925)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/20 at 4:20 pm

March 13th 1933 – Mike Stoller, American songwriter and producer and with Jerry Leiber (1933 to 2011) found success as the writers of such crossover hit songs as "Hound Dog" (1952) and "Kansas City" (1952). Later in the 1950s, particularly through their work with The Coasters, they created a string of ground-breaking hits—including "Young Blood" (1957), "Searchin'" (1957), and "Yakety Yak" (1958)—that used the humorous vernacular of teenagers sung in a style that was openly theatrical rather than personal. They were the first to surround black music with elaborate production values, enhancing its emotional power with the Drifters in "There Goes My Baby" (1958), which influenced Phil Spector, who studied their productions while playing guitar on their sessions. Leiber and Stoller wrote hits for Elvis Presley, including "Love Me" (1956), "Jailhouse Rock" (1957), "Loving You", "Don't", and "King Creole". They also collaborated with other writers on such songs as "On Broadway", written with Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil; "Stand By Me", written with Ben E. King; "Young Blood", written with Doc Pomus; and "Spanish Harlem", co-written by Leiber and Phil Spector. They were sometimes credited under the pseudonym Elmo Glick. In 1964, they launched Red Bird Records with George Goldner and, focusing on the "girl group" sound, released some of the greatest classics of the Brill Building period.

Subject: Re: Nobel Prize Winner Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/20 at 4:23 pm

March 13th 1975 – Ivo Andrić, Yugoslav novelist, poet and short story writer, died after falling into a coma. He won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1961. His writings dealt mainly with life in his native Bosnia under Ottoman rule. (b. 1892)

Subject: Re: Notable Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/20 at 5:33 pm

March 13th 2006 – Robert C. Baker, American inventor and Cornell University professor, died from an undisclosed illness. He invented the chicken nugget as well as many other poultry related inventions. Due to his contributions to the poultry sciences, he is a member of the American Poultry Hall of Fame. (b. 1921)

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/14/20 at 12:48 am

March 14th 1941 – Wolfgang Petersen, German film director and screenwriter. He was nominated for two Academy Awards for the 1981 World War II submarine warfare film Das Boot (1981). His other films include The NeverEnding Story (1984), Enemy Mine (1985), In the Line of Fire (1993), Outbreak (1995), Air Force One (1997), The Perfect Storm (2000), Troy (2004), and Poseidon (2006).

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/14/20 at 5:18 am

March 14th 1948 – Billy Crystal, American actor, writer, producer, director, comedian and television host. He gained prominence in the 1970s for playing Jodie Dallas on the ABC sitcom Soap and became a Hollywood film star during the late 1980s and 1990s, appearing in the critical and box office successes When Harry Met Sally... (1989), City Slickers (1991), and Analyze This (1999) and providing the voice of Mike Wazowski in the Monsters, Inc. franchise. He has hosted the Academy Awards nine times, beginning in 1990 and most recently in 2012.

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/14/20 at 5:20 am

March 14th 1757 – John Byng, English Royal Navy officer, was executed by firing squad aboard HMS Monarch for breach of the Articles of War. After joining the navy at the age of thirteen, he participated at the Battle of Cape Passaro in 1718. Over the next thirty years he built up a reputation as a solid naval officer and received promotion to vice-admiral in 1747. He also served as Commodore-Governor of Newfoundland Colony in the 1740s, and was a member of parliament from 1751 until his death (b. 1704)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/14/20 at 7:23 am

March 14th 1950 – Rick Dees, American entertainer, radio personality, comedian, actor, and voice artist, best known for his internationally syndicated radio show The Rick Dees Weekly Top 40 Countdown and for the 1976 novelty song "Disco Duck".

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/14/20 at 7:28 am

March 14th 1883 – Karl Marx, Prussian-born philosopher, economist, sociologist, journalist, and revolutionary socialist, died from bronchitis and pleurisy. As an adult, Marx became stateless and spent much of his life in London, where he continued to develop his thought in collaboration with German thinker Friedrich Engels and published various works. His two most well-known are the 1848 pamphlet The Communist Manifesto and the three-volume Das Kapital. His work has since influenced subsequent intellectual, economic and political history. (b. 1818)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/14/20 at 9:08 am

March 14th 1945 – Jasper Carrott, English comedian, actor, and television presenter. He worked as a musical agent (with John Starkey, who was his manager from 1974 to 1992), as Fingimigig, managing among others Harvey Andrews. He toured UK rugby clubs. He recorded an album in 1973 called Jasper Carrot – In the Club, which he sold from his van. The album contained the original "Magic Roundabout", although mainly material used in his next three LPs (such as "Hare Krishna", "Car Insurance", "Bastity Chelt", and "Hava Nagila") plus the Fred Wedlock song "The Folker". He had a UK Top 5 chart hit in August 1975 with the novelty record "Funky Moped", written by Chris Rohmann and produced by Jeff Lynne. By the late 1970s, Carrott had developed anecdotal sketches which he still performs 30 years on. Often they purport to be autobiographical; many celebrate the Birmingham accent and culture, including his support of Birmingham City. He was part-owner of the production company Celador, makers of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? In 2006, he and wife Hazel sold their shares for £10m as part of a management buyout.

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/14/20 at 9:39 am

March 14th 1997 – Fred Zinnemann, Austrian-born American film director, died of a heart attack. He won four Academy Awards for directing films in various genres, including thrillers, westerns, film noir and play adaptations. He made 25 feature films during his 50-year career. He was among the first directors to insist on using authentic locations and for mixing stars with civilians to give his films more realism. Within the film industry, he was considered a maverick for taking risks and thereby creating unique films, with many of his stories being dramas about lone and principled individuals tested by tragic events. According to one historian, Zinnemann's style demonstrated his sense of "psychological realism and his apparent determination to make worthwhile pictures that are nevertheless highly entertaining." Some of his most notable films were The Men (1950), High Noon (1952), From Here to Eternity (1953), Oklahoma! (1955), The Nun's Story (1959), A Man For All Seasons (1966), The Day of the Jackal (1973), and Julia (1977). His films have received 65 Oscar nominations, winning 24. (b. 1907)

Subject: Re: Scientific Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/14/20 at 11:27 am

March 14th 2018 – Stephen Hawking, English theoretical physicist, cosmologist, and author, died of motor neurone disease. He was Director of Research at the Centre for Theoretical Cosmology within the University of Cambridge. His scientific works include a collaboration with Roger Penrose on gravitational singularity theorems in the framework of general relativity and the theoretical prediction that black holes emit radiation, often called Hawking radiation. Hawking was the first to set out a theory of cosmology explained by a union of the general theory of relativity and quantum mechanics. He was a vigorous supporter of the many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics. He was the Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge between 1979 and 2009 and achieved commercial success with works of popular science in which he discusses his own theories and cosmology in general. His book, A Brief History of Time, appeared on the British Sunday Times best-seller list for a record-breaking 237 weeks. Hawking had a rare early-onset, slow-progressing form of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) that gradually paralysed him over the decades. At the time of his death, he was still able to communicate using a single cheek muscle attached to a speech-generating device. (b. 1942)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: LyricBoy on 03/14/20 at 11:37 am


March 13th 1950 – William H. Macy, American actor. His film career has been built mostly on his appearances in small, independent films, though he has also appeared in summer action films. Macy has described himself as "sort of a Middle American, WASPy, Lutheran kind of guy... Everyman". Macy has won two Emmy Awards and four Screen Actors Guild Awards, as well as being nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Since 2011, he has played Frank Gallagher, a main character in the Showtime adaptation of the British television series Shameless. Macy and actress Felicity Huffman have been married since 1997.


Not to be confused with fellow actor Bill Macy, the dude from Maude.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: nally on 03/14/20 at 11:38 am


Not to be confused with fellow actor Bill Macy, the dude from Maude.

...and that guy passed away last October.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: LyricBoy on 03/14/20 at 11:44 am


...and that guy passed away last October.


Yeah. Adrienne Barbeau  :-* is the only major cast member left from Maude. .

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/14/20 at 2:06 pm

March 14th 1947 – Jona Lewie, English singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, best known for his 1980 UK hits "You'll Always Find Me in the Kitchen at Parties" and "Stop the Cavalry".

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/14/20 at 2:14 pm

March 14th 1976 – Busby Berkeley, American movie director and musical choreographer. Berkeley devised elaborate musical production numbers that often involved complex geometric patterns. Berkeley's works used large numbers of showgirls and props as fantasy elements in kaleidoscopic on-screen performances. (b. 1895)

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/14/20 at 3:57 pm

March 14th 1975 – Susan Hayward, American actress and singer, died of brain cancer. After working as a fashion model, Hayward traveled to Hollywood in 1937. She secured a film contract and played several small supporting roles over the next few years. By the late 1940s, the quality of her film roles had improved, and she achieved recognition for her dramatic abilities with the first of five Academy Award nominations for Best Actress for her performance as an alcoholic in Smash-Up, the Story of a Woman (1947). Her career continued successfully through the 1950s and she received subsequent nominations for My Foolish Heart (1949), With a Song in My Heart (1952), and I'll Cry Tomorrow (1955). She finally won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her portrayal of death row inmate Barbara Graham in I Want to Live! (1958). (b. 1917)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/14/20 at 4:16 pm

March 14th 1951 – Jerry Greenfield, American businessman and philanthropist. He is a co-founder of Ben & Jerry's Homemade Holdings, Inc.

Subject: Re: Noteworthy Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/14/20 at 4:47 pm

March 14th 1932 – George Eastman, American entrepreneur, died by suicide with a single gunshot through the heart. He founded the Eastman Kodak Company and popularized the use of roll film, helping to bring photography to the mainstream. Roll film was also the basis for the invention of motion picture film stock in 1888 by the world's first film-makers Eadweard Muybridge and Louis Le Prince, and a few years later by their followers Léon Bouly, William Kennedy Dickson, Thomas Edison, the Lumière Brothers, and Georges Méliès. (b. 1854)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/14/20 at 4:59 pm

March 14th 2010 – Peter Graves, American film and television actor, died of a heart attack. He was best known for his role as Jim Phelps in the CBS television series Mission: Impossible from 1967 to 1973 (original) and from 1988 to 1990 . His elder brother was actor James Arness (1923–2011). Graves was also known for his portrayal of airplane pilot Captain Clarence Oveur in the 1980 comedy film Airplane! and its 1982 sequel Airplane II: The Sequel. (b. 1926)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/14/20 at 5:23 pm

March 14th 1928 – Frank Borman, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut. A United States Air Force pilot, aeronautical engineer, test pilot, and NASA astronaut, best remembered as the Commander of Apollo 8, the first mission to fly around the Moon, making him, along with crew mates Jim Lovell and Bill Anders, the first of only 24 humans to do so. Before flying on Apollo, he set a fourteen-day spaceflight endurance record on Gemini 7, and also served on the NASA review board which investigated the Apollo 1 fire. After leaving NASA, he was the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Eastern Air Lines from 1975 to 1986. Borman is a recipient of the Congressional Space Medal of Honor. He is currently the oldest living former American astronaut.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/14/20 at 5:55 pm

March 14th 1933 – Michael Caine, English actor, producer, and author. Renowned for his distinctive working class cockney accent, Caine has appeared in over 115 films and is regarded as a British film icon. He made his breakthrough in the 1960s with starring roles in British films, including Zulu (1964), The Ipcress File (1965), Alfie (1966), for which he was nominated for an Academy Award, The Italian Job (1969), and Battle of Britain (1969). His most notable roles in the 1970s included Get Carter (1971), The Last Valley (1971), Sleuth (1972), for which he earned his second Academy Award nomination, The Man Who Would Be King (1975), and A Bridge Too Far (1977). He achieved some of his greatest critical success in the 1980s, with Educating Rita (1983), earning him the BAFTA and Golden Globe Award for Best Actor. In 1986, he received an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Woody Allen's Hannah and Her Sisters.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/14/20 at 7:29 pm

March 14th 1942 – Rita Tushingham, English actress. She is known for her starring roles in 1960s films including A Taste of Honey (1961), The Leather Boys (1964), The Knack …and How to Get It (1965), Doctor Zhivago (1965), and Smashing Time (1967). For A Taste of Honey, she won the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress, and Most Promising Newcomer at both the BAFTA Awards and Golden Globe Awards. Her other film appearances include An Awfully Big Adventure (1995), Under the Skin (1997), and Being Julia (2004).

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/14/20 at 7:41 pm

March 14th 2014 – Tony Benn, British politician, writer, and diarist, died from failing health from a stroke and chronic lymphatic leukaemia. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) for 47 years between the 1950 and 2001 general elections and a Cabinet minister in the Labour governments of Harold Wilson and James Callaghan in the 1960s and 1970s. Originally a moderate, he was identified as being on the party's hard left from the early 1980s, and was widely seen as a key proponent of democratic socialism within the party. (b. 1925)

Subject: Re: Musical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/14/20 at 7:45 pm

March 14th 2016 – Peter Maxwell Davies, English composer and conductor, died from an undisclosed illness. In 2004 he was made Master of the Queen's Music. As a student at both the University of Manchester and at the Royal Manchester College of Music, he formed a group dedicated to contemporary music, the New Music Manchester, with fellow students Harrison Birtwistle, Alexander Goehr, Elgar Howarth and John Ogdon. His compositions include eight works for the stage, from the monodrama Eight Songs for a Mad King, which shocked the audience in 1969, to Kommilitonen!, first performed in 2011. He wrote ten symphonies, the first from 1973–76, the tenth ("Alla ricerca di Borromini") in 2013. As a conductor, he was Artistic Director of the Dartington International Summer School from 1979 to 1984. From 1992 to 2002 he was associate conductor/composer with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, a position he also held with the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. (b. 1934)

Subject: Re: Cinematic Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/15/20 at 12:25 am

March 15th 1943 – David Cronenberg, Canadian director, screenwriter and actor. He is one of the principal originators of what is commonly known as the body horror genre, with his films exploring visceral bodily transformation, infection, and the intertwining of the psychological with the physical. In the first half of his career, he explored these themes mostly through horror and science fiction films such as Scanners (1981) and Videodrome (1983), although his work has since expanded beyond these genres.

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/15/20 at 1:38 am

March 15th 44 BC – Julius Caesar, was assassinated by stabbed to death. He was a Roman politician and general who played a critical role in the events that led to the demise of the Roman Republic and the rise of the Roman Empire. He is also known as a notable author of Latin prose. (b. 100 BC)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/15/20 at 4:19 am

March 15th 1943 – Sly Stone, American musician, songwriter, and record producer, most famous for his role as frontman for Sly and the Family Stone, a band which played a critical role in the development of soul, funk, rock, and psychedelia in the 1960s and 1970s. In 1993, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the group.

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/15/20 at 4:22 am

March 15th 1891 – Joseph Bazalgette, English civil engineer, died from an undisclosed illness. As chief engineer of London's Metropolitan Board of Works his major achievement was the creation (in response to the Great Stink of 1858) of a sewer network for central London which was instrumental in relieving the city from cholera epidemics, while beginning the cleansing of the River Thames. (b. 1819)

Subject: Re: Noteworthy Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/15/20 at 7:06 am

March 15th 1952 – Philip Green, British businessman, and the chairman of Arcadia Group, a retail company that includes Topshop, Topman, Wallis, Evans, Burton, Miss Selfridge, Dorothy Perkins, and Outfit. The BHS department store chain used to be part of the group. Green has been involved in a number of controversies throughout his professional career, including his actions prior to the demise of BHS. In October 2016, the House of Commons approved a measure to ask the Honours Forfeiture Committee to strip Green of his knighthood for his role in the downfall of BHS.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/15/20 at 9:00 am

March 15th 1946 – Howard E. Scott, American funk/rock guitarist and founding member of the successful 1970s funk band War.

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/15/20 at 9:28 am

March 15th 1937 – H. P. Lovecraft, American author, died from cancer. He achieved posthumous fame through his influential works of horror fiction. He was virtually unknown and published only in pulp magazines before he died in poverty, but he is now regarded as one of the most significant 20th-century authors in his genre. Lovecraft was born in Providence, Rhode Island, where he spent most of his life. Among his most celebrated tales are "The Call of Cthulhu" and "The Shadow over Innsmouth", both canonical to the Cthulhu Mythos. Lovecraft was never able to support himself from earnings as author and editor. He saw commercial success increasingly elude him in this latter period, partly because he lacked the confidence and drive to promote himself. (b. 1890)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/15/20 at 1:10 pm

March 15th 1962 – Terence Trent D'Arby, American singer and songwriter who came to fame with his debut studio album, Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D'Arby, released in July 1987, which included the singles "If You Let Me Stay", "Wishing Well", "Dance Little Sister" and "Sign Your Name".

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/15/20 at 1:19 pm

March 15th 1975 – Aristotle Onassis, Greek-Argentine shipping magnate, died from complication of the myasthenia gravis. He amassed the world's largest privately owned shipping fleet and was one of the world's richest and most famous men. He was known for his business success, his great wealth and also his personal life, including his marriage to Athina Mary Livanos, daughter of shipping tycoon Stavros G. Livanos, his affair with famous opera singer Maria Callas and his marriage in 1968 to Jacqueline Kennedy, the widow of American President John F. Kennedy. (b. 1900)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/16/20 at 1:45 am

March 16th 1954 – Jimmy Nail, English singer-songwriter, actor, film producer, and television writer. He is known for his role as Leonard "Oz" Osborne in the hit television show Auf Wiedersehen, Pet, his title role in Spender, and his 1992 number one single, "Ain't No Doubt".

Subject: Re: Royalty Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/16/20 at 2:28 am

March 16th 1861 – Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, later Duchess of Kent and Strathearn, was a German princess and the mother of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. As the widow of Charles, Prince of Leiningen (1763–1814), from 1814 she served as regent of the Principality during the minority of her son from her first marriage, Carl, until her second wedding in 1818. (b. 1786)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/16/20 at 5:28 am

March 16th 1954 – Tim O'Brien, American country and bluegrass musician. In addition to singing, he plays guitar, fiddle, mandolin, banjo, bouzouki and mandocello. He has released more than ten studio albums, in addition to charting a duet with Kathy Mattea entitled "The Battle Hymn of Love", a No. 9 hit on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts in 1990.

Subject: Re: Royalty Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/16/20 at 5:30 am

March 16th 1485 – Anne Neville, English queen, died probably of tuberculosis. She was the daughter of Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick (the "Kingmaker"). She became Princess of Wales as the wife of Edward of Westminster and then Queen of England as the wife of King Richard III. (b. 1456)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/16/20 at 8:34 am

March 16th 1964 – Gore Verbinski, American film director, screenwriter, producer and musician. He is best known for directing the first three films of the Pirates of the Caribbean film saga, The Ring, and Rango. Verbinski is a graduate of UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television. His most recent film, A Cure for Wellness, was released in 2017. Verbinski won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature, the BAFTA Award for Best Animated Film and the Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film in 2012 for his animated action-comedy western Rango. His films have grossed $3.72 billion worldwide, making Verbinski one of the highest-grossing film directors in the world.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/16/20 at 8:37 am

March 16th 1898 – Aubrey Beardsley, English illustrator and author, died from an  unknown cause. His drawings in black ink, influenced by the style of Japanese woodcuts, emphasized the grotesque, the decadent, and the erotic. He was a leading figure in the Aesthetic movement which also included Oscar Wilde and James A. McNeill Whistler. Beardsley's contribution to the development of the Art Nouveau and poster styles was significant, despite the brevity of his career before his early death from tuberculosis. (b. 1872)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/16/20 at 10:12 am

March 16th 1954 – Dav Whatmore, Sri Lankan-born former Australian cricketer and current coach of Kerala Cricket Team. A right-handed batsman, Whatmore played seven Test matches for Australia in 1979, and one One Day International in 1980. At first-class level, he scored over 6,000 runs for Victoria. Since the 1990s, Whatmore has coached the Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Pakistan national cricket teams. In December 2014, he was appointed coach of the Zimbabwe team. With poor performances in 2016 ICC World Twenty20, Zimbabwe Cricket Board sacked Whatmore from coaching.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/16/20 at 10:18 am

March 16th 2016 – Frank Sinatra, Jr., American singer, songwriter, and conductor, died of a cardiac arrest. He was the son of singer and actor Frank Sinatra and his first wife, Nancy Barbato Sinatra; the younger brother of singer and actress Nancy Sinatra; and older brother of television producer Tina Sinatra. He was kidnapped at the age of 19, on December 8, 1963, at Harrah's Lake Tahoe (room 417). He was released two days later after his father paid the $240,000 ransom demanded by the kidnappers (equivalent to $1,920,000 in 2017). (b. 1944)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/16/20 at 11:35 am

March 16th 1959 – Charles Hudson, American Major League Baseball player who pitched primarily as a starting pitcher from 1983 to 1989. He was drafted in 1981 by the Philadelphia Phillies, and joined the major league team as a starter in 1983. He started two games in the 1983 World Series as a rookie and was the losing pitcher in both games. In 1987, Hudson was traded to the New York Yankees for Tom Barrett and Mike Easler. He played for the Yankees for two seasons, then was traded again to the Detroit Tigers for Tom Brookens.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/16/20 at 12:23 pm

March 16th AD 37 – Tiberius, Roman emperor from 14 AD to 37 AD, died from an unknown cause. Born Tiberius Claudius Nero, a Claudian, Tiberius was the son of Tiberius Claudius Nero and Livia Drusilla. His mother divorced Nero and married Octavian, later known as Augustus, in 39 BC, making him a step-son of Octavian. (b. 42 BC)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/16/20 at 1:01 pm

March 16th 1982 – Brian Wilson, American baseball relief pitcher. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Francisco Giants and Los Angeles Dodgers. Wilson pitched collegiately at Louisiana State University. His college career ended during his junior season, when he injured his elbow and underwent Tommy John surgery. The San Francisco Giants selected him in the 2003 draft. He reached the major leagues in 2006 and had become the Giants' regular closer by the end of 2007. In 2010, he led the Majors with 48 saves which tied the franchise single season record while posting a 1.81 ERA, and he saved clinching games at every level of the playoffs, including the World Series.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/16/20 at 1:04 pm

March 16th 1903 – Roy Bean, American saloon-keeper and Justice of the Peace in Val Verde County, Texas, died from an unknown cause. He called himself "The Law West of the Pecos". According to legend, Judge Roy Bean held court in his saloon along the Rio Grande on a desolate stretch of the Chihuahuan Desert of southwest Texas. After his death, Western films and books cast him as a hanging judge, although he is known to have sentenced only two men to hang, one of whom escaped. (b. about 1825)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/16/20 at 1:43 pm

March 16th 1954 – Nancy Wilson, American musician, singer, songwriter, producer, and composer. She rose to fame alongside her older sister, singer Ann Wilson, as a guitarist and backing vocalist in the rock band Heart, which she joined in 1974. During college, she joined her sister Ann, who had recently began a tenure as the singer of Heart. The first hard rock band fronted by women, Heart released numerous albums throughout the late 1970s and 1980s, beginning with Dreamboat Annie (1975), and Little Queen (1977), both of which generated chart singles such as "Magic Man," "Crazy on You," and "Barracuda." The band would have later commercial success, specifically with their ninth studio album, Bad Animals, released in 1987. Over the duration of their career, Heart has sold over 35 million records.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/16/20 at 1:50 pm

March 16th 1945 – Simeon Price, American golfer, died from an undisclosed cause. He competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics. In 1904 he was part of the American team which won the bronze medal. He finished 20th in this competition. In the individual competition he finished 19th in the qualification and was eliminated in the first round of the match play. (b. 1882)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/16/20 at 2:51 pm

March 16th 1999 – Vladimir Guerrero Jr, Canadian-born Dominican professional baseball third baseman in the Toronto Blue Jays organization. He is considered the top prospect in the Blue Jays organization by both Major League Baseball (MLB) and Baseball America. Both MLB and Baseball America rank Guerrero as the 3rd best prospect in professional baseball.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/16/20 at 2:52 pm

March 16th 1935 – John Macleod, Scottish biochemist and physiologist, died from an undisclosed illness. He devoted his career to diverse topics in physiology and biochemistry, but was chiefly interested in carbohydrate metabolism. He is noted for his role in the discovery and isolation of insulin during his tenure as a lecturer at the University of Toronto, for which he and Frederick Banting received the 1923 Nobel prize in Physiology or Medicine. Awarding the prize to Macleod was controversial at the time, because according to Banting's version of events, Macleod's role in the discovery was negligible. It was not until decades after the events that an independent review acknowledged a far greater role than was attributed to him at first. (b. 1876)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/16/20 at 3:11 pm

March 16th 1960 – Jenny Eclair, English comedian, novelist and actress, best known for her roles in Grumpy Old Women between 2004 and 2007 and in Loose Women in 2011 and 2012.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/16/20 at 3:14 pm

March 16th 1970 – Tammi Terrell, American recording artist, died from brain cancer. best known as a star singer for Motown Records during the 1960s, most notably for a series of duets with singer Marvin Gaye. Terrell's career began as a teenager, first recording for Scepter/Wand Records, before spending nearly two years as a member of James Brown's Revue, recording for Brown's Try Me label. After a period attending college, Terrell recorded briefly for Checker Records, before signing with Motown in 1965. With Gaye, Terrell scored seven Top 40 singles on the Billboard Hot 100, including "Ain't No Mountain High Enough", "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" and "You're All I Need to Get By". Terrell's career was interrupted when she collapsed into Gaye's arms as the two performed at a concert at Hampden–Sydney College in October 1967, with Terrell later being diagnosed with a brain tumor. (b. 1945)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/16/20 at 5:03 pm

March 16th 1971 – Bebe Daniels, American actress, singer, dancer, writer and producer, died of a cerebral hemorrhage. She began her career in Hollywood during the silent film era as a child actress, became a star in musicals such as 42nd Street, and later gained further fame on radio and television in Britain. In a long career, Bebe Daniels appeared in 230 films. (b. 1901)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/16/20 at 6:00 pm

March 16th 1964 – Patty Griffin, American singer-songwriter and musician. She is an accomplished vocalist and plays guitar and piano. She is known for her stripped-down songwriting style in the folk music genre. Her songs have been covered by numerous musicians, including Emmylou Harris, Ellis Paul, Rory Block, Dave Hause, and the Dixie Chicks. In 2007, Griffin received the Artist of the Year award from the Americana Music Association, and her album Children Running Through won the award for Best Album.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/16/20 at 7:09 pm

March 16th 1929 (other sources 1931) – Betty Johnson, American traditional pop and cabaret singer who reached her career peak in the 1950s. She worked with Eddy Arnold again on his syndicated television series, Eddy Arnold Time, backed by a group who had worked with her family on the Grand Ole Opry, The Jordanaires. That group later became well known as a backing group for Elvis Presley. While in Chicago, she also did some work on Don McNeill's Breakfast Club beginning in 1955, which led to a contract with a small record company, Bally Records. After one not-so-notable recording for Bally, she clicked with her biggest hit, "I Dreamed", in 1956. She continued to appear on The Breakfast Club until 1957. Also in 1957 she married Grean; though the marriage would only last until 1961, the professional relationship continued.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/17/20 at 1:57 am

March 17th 1949 – Patrick Duffy, American actor, best known for his role on the CBS primetime soap opera Dallas, where he played Bobby Ewing, the youngest son of Miss Ellie and the nicest brother of J.R. Ewing (played by Barbara Bel Geddes and Larry Hagman respectively) from 1978 to 1985 and from 1986 to 1991. Duffy returned to reprise his role as Bobby in a continuation of Dallas, which aired on TNT from 2012 to 2014. He is also well known for his role on the ABC sitcom Step by Step as Frank Lambert, from 1991 to 1998, and for his role as Stephen Logan on the CBS daytime soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful (2006-2011). Duffy played the lead character's father in the 2014 NBC sitcom Welcome to Sweden.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/17/20 at 1:59 am

March 17th 1937 – Austen Chamberlain, British statesman and politician, son of Joseph Chamberlain and half-brother of Neville Chamberlain. He stood for the Liberal Unionist Party, which merged with the Conservatives in 1912, and led the Conservatives in the Commons in 1921–22. As Foreign Secretary, he negotiated the Locarno Pact (1925), aimed at preventing war between France and Germany, for which he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. He was one of the few MPs supporting Winston Churchill's appeals for rearmament against the German threat in the 1930s. (b. 1863)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/17/20 at 3:39 am

March 17th 1951 – Kurt Russell, American actor. He began acting on television in the western series The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters (1963–1964). In the late 1960s, he signed a ten-year contract with The Walt Disney Company where, according to Robert Osborne, he became the studio's top star of the 1970s.

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/17/20 at 3:49 am

March 17th 1853 – Christian Doppler, Austrian mathematician and physicist, died from a pulmonary disease. He is celebrated for his principle — known as the Doppler Effect — that the observed frequency of a wave depends on the relative speed of the source and the observer. He used this concept to explain the color of binary stars. (b. 1803)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/17/20 at 5:07 am

March 17th 1949 – Pat Rice, Northern Irish footballer and coach. As a player, he made over 500 appearances for Arsenal, winning the Double, and later made a hundred more appearances for Watford. He also won 49 caps for Northern Ireland. After retirement from playing professionally he was at the helm of Arsenal's Academy teams, then served as assistant manager of Arsenal, a position he held since the appointment of Arsène Wenger in 1996, and helped the club to two more Doubles, amongst other silverware, in that time.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/17/20 at 5:21 am

March 17th 1957 – Ramon Magsaysay, Filipino politician, died in a plane crash. He was the seventh President of the Philippines, serving from December 30, 1953 until his death. An automobile mechanic, Magsaysay was appointed military governor of Zambales after his outstanding service as a guerilla leader during the Pacific War. He then served two terms as Liberal Party congressman for Zambales before being appointed as Secretary of National Defense by President Elpidio Quirino. He was elected President under the banner of the Nacionalista Party. He was the first Philippine President born during the 20th century and the first to be born after the Spanish colonial era. (b. 1907)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/17/20 at 6:03 am

March 17th 1955 – Gary Sinise, American actor, director and musician. Among other awards, he has won an Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a star on Hollywood Walk of Fame and has been nominated for an Academy Award. Sinise is known for several memorable roles. These include George Milton in Of Mice and Men, Lieutenant Dan Taylor in Forrest Gump (for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor), Harry S. Truman in Truman (for which he won a Golden Globe), Ken Mattingly in Apollo 13, Detective Jimmy Shaker in Ransom, Detective Mac Taylor in the CBS series CSI: NY (2004–13), and George C. Wallace in the television film George Wallace (for which he won an Emmy). From 2016 to 2017, Sinise starred as Special Agent Jack Garrett in Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/17/20 at 6:09 am

March 17th 1976 – Luchino Visconti, Italian theatre, opera, cinema director, and screenwriter, died from a stroke. He is best known for his films Ossessione (1943), Senso (1954), Rocco and His Brothers (1960), The Leopard (1963) and Death in Venice (1971). (b. 1906)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/17/20 at 7:33 am

March 17th 1944 – Pattie Boyd, English model, photographer and author. She was the first wife of both George Harrison of The Beatles and Eric Clapton. In August 2007, she published her autobiography Wonderful Tonight. Her photographs of Harrison and Clapton, titled Through the Eye of a Muse, have been exhibited in Dublin, Sydney, Toronto, Moscow, London, Almaty, Uppsala and throughout the United States.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/17/20 at 7:40 am

March 17th 1912 – Lawrence Oates, British army officer, and later an Antarctic explorer, during the Terra Nova Expedition, walked out of the tent into a −40 °F (−40 °C) blizzard to his death on his 32nd birthday. Oates, afflicted with gangrene and frostbite, walked from his tent into a blizzard. His death is seen as an act of self-sacrifice when, aware that his ill health was compromising his three companions' chances of survival, he chose certain death. (b. 1880)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/17/20 at 10:54 am

March 17th 1956 – Rory McGrath, British comedian, television personality, and writer. He came to prominence in the comedy show Who Dares Wins and was for many years a team captain on the game show They Think It's All Over. He acted in the sitcom Chelmsford 123 and appeared in the ITV reality show Sugar Free Farm.

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/17/20 at 10:57 am

March 17th 1965 – Amos Alonzo Stagg, American athlete and college coach in multiple sports, primarily American football, died from an undisclosed cause. He served as the head football coach at the International Young Men's Christian Association Training School (now called Springfield College) (1890–1891), the University of Chicago (1892–1932), and the College of the Pacific (1933–1946), compiling a career college football record of 314–199–35. His Chicago Maroons teams of 1905 and 1913 have been recognized as national champions. He was also the head basketball coach for one season at the University of Chicago (1920–1921), and the head baseball coach there for 19 seasons (1893–1905, 1907–1913). (b. 1862)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/17/20 at 11:31 am

March 17th 1939 – Robin Knox-Johnston, English sailor. In 1969, he became the first person to perform a single-handed non-stop circumnavigation of the globe and was the second winner of the Jules Verne Trophy, together with Sir Peter Blake. For this he was awarded with Blake the ISAF Yachtsman of the Year award. In 2007, he became, at 67, the oldest yachtsman to complete a round the world solo voyage in the Velux 5 Oceans Race.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/17/20 at 11:34 am

March 17th 2016 – Paul Daniels, English magician and television presenter, died from a brain tumour. He achieved international fame through his television series The Paul Daniels Magic Show, which ran on the BBC from 1979 to 1994. He was known for his catchphrase, "You'll like this... not a lot, but you'll like it!" and for his marriage to his assistant, Debbie McGee. He was awarded the "Magician of the Year" Award by the Academy of Magical Arts in 1982, the first magician from outside the United States to receive it. He also won the Golden Rose of Montreux in 1985. Daniels was noted for being outspoken on matters including politics, current affairs, magic, entertainment, and fellow celebrities. He also appeared in reality television shows. He has been described as "The Godfather of Magic" and has been repeatedly credited with inspiring many top professional magicians to start in the profession, (b. 1938)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/17/20 at 12:39 pm

March 17th 1964 – Rob Lowe, American actor and producer. He came to prominence as a teen idol in the 1980s, appearing in teen and young adult film roles in The Outsiders (1983), Oxford Blues (1984), St. Elmo's Fire (1985), and About Last Night... (1986). Thereafter, his film career decreased and he ventured into television, making his breakthrough as Sam Seaborn on the NBC political drama The West Wing (1999–2003), for which he received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination and two Golden Globe Award nominations. Lowe appeared as Robert McCallister on the ABC television drama Brothers & Sisters (2006–2010), followed by a four-year run as Chris Traeger on the NBC sitcom Parks and Recreation (2010–14), for which he was critically acclaimed. He is currently starring as Dr. Ethan Willis on the CBS medical drama Code Black (2015–) and appears with his two sons, Matthew and John Owen, in the A&E reality series The Lowe Files (2017–).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/17/20 at 12:56 pm

March 17th 1954 – Lesley-Anne Down, English actress, former model, and singer. She achieved fame as Georgina Worsley in the ITV drama series Upstairs, Downstairs (1973–75). She received further recognition for her performances in the films The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976), A Little Night Music (1977), The First Great Train Robbery (1979), Hanover Street (1979), Sphinx (1981) and Nomads (1986). She is also known as Madeline Fabray in the miniseries North and South (1985–86), for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award in 1986. In 1990, Down played the role Stephanie Rogers in the CBS drama series Dallas. During 1997–99 she played Olivia Richards in the NBC series Sunset Beach. From April 2003 to February 2012, she portrayed Jackie Marone in the CBS soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful.

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/17/20 at 1:31 pm

March 17th 1944 – Cito Gaston, American Major League Baseball outfielder and manager. His major league career as a player lasted from 1967 to 1978, most notably for the San Diego Padres and the Atlanta Braves. He spent his entire managerial career with the Toronto Blue Jays, becoming the first African-American manager in Major League history to win a World Series title.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/17/20 at 1:32 pm

March 17th 1956 – Irène Joliot-Curie, French scientist, died from an undisclosed cause. She was the daughter of Marie Curie and Pierre Curie and the wife of Frédéric Joliot-Curie. Jointly with her husband, Joliot-Curie was awarded the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1935 for their discovery of artificial radioactivity. This made the Curies the family with the most Nobel laureates to date. Both children of the Joliot-Curies, Hélène and Pierre, are also esteemed scientists. (b. 1897)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/17/20 at 3:40 pm

March 17th 1933 – Penelope Lively, British writer of fiction for both children and adults. Penelope Margaret Lively has won both the Booker Prize (Moon Tiger, 1987) and the Carnegie Medal for British children's books (The Ghost of Thomas Kempe, 1973).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/17/20 at 3:44 pm

March 17th 1994 – Mai Zetterling, Swedish-English actress and director, died from cancer. Her breakthrough came in the 1944 film Torment written by Ingmar Bergman, in which she played a controversial role as a tormented shopgirl. Shortly afterwards she moved to England and gained instant success there with her title role in Basil Dearden's Frieda (1947) playing opposite David Farrar. After a brief return to Sweden in which she worked with Bergman again in his film Music in Darkness (1948), she returned to England and starred in a number of English films, playing against such leading men as Tyrone Power, Dirk Bogarde, Richard Widmark, Laurence Harvey, Peter Sellers, Herbert Lom, Richard Attenborough, Keenan Wynn, Stanley Baker, and Dennis Price. Some of her notable films as an actress include Quartet (1948), a film based on some of W. Somerset Maugham's short stories, The Romantic Age (1949) directed by Edmond T. Gréville, Only Two Can Play (1962) co-starring Peter Sellers and directed by Sidney Gilliat, and The Witches (1990), an adaptation of Roald Dahl's book directed by Nicolas Roeg. Having gained a reputation as a sex symbol in dramas and thrillers, she was equally effective in comedies, and also was very active in British television in the 50s and 60s. She began directing in the early 1960s, starting with political documentaries and a short film called The War Game (1962), which was nominated for a BAFTA award, and won a Silver Lion at Venice. Her first feature film Älskande par (1964, "Loving Couples"), based on the novels of Agnes von Krusenstjerna, (b. 1925)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/18/20 at 12:48 am

March 18th 1947 – Patrick Barlow, English actor, comedian and playwright. His comedic alter ego, Desmond Olivier Dingle, is the founder, Artistic Director and Chief Executive of the two-man National Theatre of Brent, which has performed on stage, on television and on radio.

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/18/20 at 12:51 am

March 18th 1845 – Johnny Appleseed, American pioneer nurseryman, died from an unknown cause. He introduced apple trees to large parts of Pennsylvania, Ontario, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, as well as the northern counties of present-day West Virginia. He became an American legend while still alive, due to his kind, generous ways, his leadership in conservation, and the symbolic importance he attributed to apples. He was also a missionary for The New Church (Swedenborgian) and the inspiration for many museums and historical sites such as the Johnny Appleseed Museum in Urbana, Ohio, and the Johnny Appleseed Heritage Center in between Lucas, Ohio, and Mifflin, Ohio. The TinCaps, a minor league baseball team in Fort Wayne, Indiana, which is where Chapman spent his final years, is named in his honour. (b. 1774)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/18/20 at 5:50 am

March 18th 1964 – Courtney Pine, British jazz musician, who was the principal founder in the 1980s of the black British band the Jazz Warriors. Although known primarily for his saxophone playing. Pine is a multi-instrumentalist, also playing the flute, clarinet, bass clarinet and keyboards. On his 2011 album, Europa, he plays almost exclusively bass clarinet.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/18/20 at 6:09 am

March 18th 978 – Edward the Martyr, King of England from 975, was murdered in 978. Edward was the eldest son of King Edgar the Peaceful but was not his father's acknowledged heir. On Edgar's death, the leadership of England was contested, with some supporting Edward's claim to be king and others supporting his much younger half-brother Æthelred the Unready, recognized as a legitimate son of Edgar. Edward was chosen as king and was crowned by his main clerical supporters, the archbishops Dunstan of Canterbury and Oswald of Worcester. (b. about 962)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/18/20 at 8:46 am

March 18th 1947 – David Lloyd, English cricketer who played county cricket for Lancashire and Test and One Day International cricket for England. He also played semi-professional football for Accrington Stanley. He is known through the cricketing world as "Bumble" because of the ostensible similarity between his facial profile and those of the Bumblies, characters from Michael Bentine's children's television programmes. A left-handed batsman and left-arm spin bowler, he played nine Tests, with a highest score of 214 not out, and eight One Day International matches. In first-class cricket he was a successful all-rounder, scoring a career aggregate of more than 19,000 runs and taking 237 wickets. He captained his county from 1973 to 1977. Following his retirement as a player, he became a first-class umpire, and subsequently Lancashire and England cricket coach, resigning the latter post following the 1999 Cricket World Cup. He then became a renowned cricket commentator for Test Match Special, and later Sky Sports, with whom he currently broadcasts. He is also an author, journalist and columnist.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/18/20 at 8:49 am

March 18th 1978 – Peggy Wood, American actress of stage, film and television, died from an undisclosed cause. She is best remembered for her final screen appearance as Mother Abbess in The Sound of Music (1965), for which she was nominated for an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award. (b. 1892)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/18/20 at 11:12 am

March 18th 1959 – Irene Cara, American singer, songwriter, and actress. Cara sang and co-wrote the international hit song 'Flashdance... What a Feeling' (from the movie Flashdance), for which she won an Academy Award for Best Original Song  and a Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance in 1984. Cara is also known for playing the role of Coco Hernandez in the 1980 film Fame, and for recording the film's title song 'Fame', which became an international hit. Prior to her success with Fame, Cara portrayed the title character Sparkle Williams in the original 1976 musical drama film Sparkle.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/18/20 at 11:52 am

March 18th 2017 – Chuck Berry, American singer, songwriter, musician, died from a cardiac arrest. He was one of the pioneers of rock and roll music. With songs such as "Maybellene" (1955), "Roll Over Beethoven" (1956), "Rock and Roll Music" (1957) and "Johnny B. Goode" (1958), Berry refined and developed rhythm and blues into the major elements that made rock and roll distinctive. Writing lyrics that focused on teen life and consumerism, and developing a music style that included guitar solos and showmanship, Berry was a major influence on subsequent rock music. (b. 1926)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/18/20 at 1:43 pm

March 18th 1951 – Ben Cohen, American businessman, activist, and philanthropist. He is a co-founder of the ice cream company Ben & Jerry's.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/18/20 at 1:48 pm

March 18th 1745 – Robert Walpole, British statesman, died from an unknown cause. He is generally regarded as the de facto first Prime Minister of Great Britain. Although the exact dates of his dominance are a matter of scholarly debate, the period of 1721–42 is often used. He dominated the Walpole–Townshend ministry and the Whig government of 1730–42 and holds the record as the longest-serving Prime Minister in British history. Speck says that Walpole's uninterrupted run of 20 years as Prime Minister. (b. 1676)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/18/20 at 3:36 pm

March 18th 1950 – Brad Dourif, American character, stage and film actor, known for playing Billy Bibbit in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (which won him a Golden Globe Award and BAFTA Award, as well as a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor), Chucky in the Chucky franchise, Gríma Wormtongue in The Lord of the Rings, Deputy Clinton Pell in Mississippi Burning, Piter De Vries in Dune and Doc Cochran in Deadwood (for which he earned an Emmy Award nomination).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/18/20 at 3:54 pm

March 18th 1965 – Farouk of Egypt, died from suspect food poisoning in a restaurant in Rome. Italy. He was the tenth ruler of Egypt from the Muhammad Ali Dynasty and the penultimate King of Egypt and the Sudan, succeeding his father, Fuad I, in 1936. His full title was "His Majesty Farouk I, by the grace of God, King of Egypt and Sudan, Sovereign of Nubia, of Kordofan and of Darfur". He was overthrown in the 1952 military coup d'état and forced to abdicate in favor of his infant son Ahmed Fuad, who succeeded him as Fuad II. (b. 1920)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/20 at 1:17 am

March 19th 1945 – John Holder, English cricketer and umpire. As a player for Hampshire County Cricket Club (1968–1972) Holder was a brisk right arm medium pace bowler. In the 1970 season Holder took 55 wickets at 23.27 runs. His best bowling figures were 6 for 49 and 7 for 79 against Gloucestershire in 1972. In 1972 Holder also took a hat-trick against Kent. His career average as a bowler saw him take 139 first-class wickets at 24.56. Holder stood as umpire in eleven Test matches and nineteen One Day Internationals. Holder became a first-class umpire in 1983 and was promoted to officiate his first test-match in 1988. Holder was appointed by the International Cricket Council as one of five worldwide regional umpires' performance managers and is responsible for monitoring and improving the performances of umpires in Europe, the Caribbean, America and Canada.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/20 at 1:21 am

March 19th 1950 – Edgar Rice Burroughs, American writer, died of a heart attack. Best known for his creations of the jungle hero Tarzan and the heroic Mars adventurer John Carter, although he produced works in many genres. (b. 1875)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/20 at 2:34 am

March 19th 1947 – Joe Dolce, American-Australian singer/songwriter, poet and essayist who achieved international recognition with his multi-million-selling song, "Shaddap You Face", released under the name of his one-man show, Joe Dolce Music Theatre, worldwide, in 1980–1981. The single reached number one in 15 countries, it has sold more than 450,000 copies in Australia, and has remained the most successful Australian-produced single since, selling an estimated six million copies worldwide. It reached No. 1 on the Australian Kent Music Report Singles Chart for eight weeks from November 1980.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/20 at 2:45 am

March 19th 1976 – Paul Kossoff, English guitarist and songwriter, died of heart failure at the age of 25. He was the son of Margaret (Jenkins) and the English actor David Kossoff. His father was of Russian-Jewish descent. Kossoff started playing the guitar in the mid-1960s, being taught by session guitarist Colin Falconer, and at age 15 helped to found the band Black Cat Bones. The band played with touring blues piano player Champion Jack Dupree, did many supporting shows for Fleetwood Mac and other gigs with Fleetwood Mac cofounder Peter Green. Kossoff jammed and spent hours discussing blues playing and players. Kossoff's bandmate in Black Cat Bones was drummer Simon Kirke, and the two went on to play on Champion Jack Dupree's April 1968 album When You Feel the Feeling You Was Feeling (b. 1950)

Subject: Re: Cinematic Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/20 at 6:18 am

March 19th 1955 – Bruce Willis, American actor, producer, and singer. His career began on the Off-Broadway stage and then in television in the 1980s, most notably as David Addison in Moonlighting (1985–1989). He is known for his role of John McClane in the film Die Hard film series (1988–2013). Willis has appeared in over 60 films, including Death Becomes Her (1992), Pulp Fiction (1994), 12 Monkeys (1995), The Fifth Element (1997), Armageddon (1998), The Sixth Sense (1999), Unbreakable (2000), Sin City (2005), Red (2010), Moonrise Kingdom (2012) The Expendables 2 (2012) and Looper (2012)

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/20 at 6:23 am

March 19th 2019 – Chuck Harmon, American baseball utility player in Major League Baseball, died from an undisclosed cause. He played for the Cincinnati Redlegs (1954–1956), St. Louis Cardinals (1956–1957) and Philadelphia Phillies (1957). He batted and threw right-handed. (b. 1924)

Subject: Re: Nobel Prize Winner Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/20 at 7:39 am

March 19th 1943 – Mario J. Molina, Mexican chemist reputed for his pivotal role in the discovery of the Antarctic ozone hole. In 2004 he became professor at the University of California, San Diego and the Center for Atmospheric Sciences at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. He was a co-recipient of the 1995 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his role in elucidating the threat to the Earth's ozone layer of chlorofluorocarbon gases (or CFCs), becoming the first Mexican-born citizen to ever receive a Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Molina is a climate policy adviser to President of Mexico, Enrique Peña Nieto.

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/20 at 7:44 am

March 19th 2008 – Arthur C. Clarke, British science fiction writer, science writer and futurist, inventor, undersea explorer, and television series host, died after suffering from respiratory failure. He is famous for being co-writer of the screenplay for the 1968 film 2001: A Space Odyssey, widely considered to be one of the most influential films of all time. Clarke was a science writer, who was both an avid populariser of space travel and a futurist of uncanny ability. On these subjects he wrote over a dozen books and many essays, which appeared in various popular magazines. In 1961 he was awarded the Kalinga Prize, an award which is given by UNESCO for popularising science. (b. 1917)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/20 at 8:54 am

March 19th 1947 – Glenn Close, American actress, singer and film producer. She began her professional stage career in 1974 in Love for Love, and was mostly a New York stage actress through the rest of the 1970s and early 1980s, appearing in both plays and musicals, including the Broadway productions of Barnum in 1980 and The Real Thing in 1983, for which she won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/20 at 9:13 am

March 19th 2008 – Paul Scofield, English actor of stage and screen, died from leukemia. He was known for his striking presence, distinctive voice, and for the clarity and effortless intensity of his delivery. Regarded as one of the greatest Shakespearean actors of all time, Scofield preferred the stage over film. This, and his decision to put his family first, has meant that he has never been as well known outside the United Kingdom as some other actors. Outside his homeland, Scofield is best known for his Academy, Golden Globe, and BAFTA Award- winning performance as Sir Thomas More in the 1966 film A Man for All Seasons. Scofield had originally played the same part on stage in the West End and in a Tony Award-winning performance on Broadway. (b. 1922)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/20 at 11:24 am

March 19th 1936 – Ursula Andress, Swiss film and television actress, former model and sex symbol, who has appeared in American, British and Italian films. She is best known for her breakthrough role as Bond girl Honey Ryder in the first James Bond film, Dr. No. She later starred as Vesper Lynd in the James Bond film Casino Royale. Her other films include Fun in Acapulco, She, The 10th Victim, The Blue Max, Perfect Friday, The Sensuous Nurse, The Mountain of the Cannibal God, The Fifth Musketeer and Clash of the Titans.

Subject: Re: Nobel Prize Winner Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/20 at 11:25 am

March 19th 1950 – Norman Haworth, British chemist, died suddenly from a heart attack on his 67th birthday. Best known for his groundbreaking work on ascorbic acid (vitamin C) while working at the University of Birmingham. He received the 1937 Nobel Prize in Chemistry "for his investigations on carbohydrates and vitamin C". The prize was shared with Swiss chemist Paul Karrer for his work on other vitamins. Haworth worked out the correct structure of a number of sugars, and is known among organic chemists for his development of the Haworth projection that translates three-dimensional sugar structures into convenient two-dimensional graphical form. (b. 1883)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/20 at 12:45 pm

March 19th 1959 – Terry Hall, English musician and the lead singer of The Specials, and formerly of Fun Boy Three, The Colourfield, Terry, Blair & Anouchka and Vegas. He has released two solo albums and has also collaborated with many artists including David A. Stewart, Bananarama, Lightning Seeds, Sinéad O'Connor, Stephen Duffy, Dub Pistols, Gorillaz, Damon Albarn, D12, Tricky, Junkie XL, Leila Arab, Lily Allen, Shakespears Sister, Salad, and Nouvelle Vague.

Subject: Re: Notable Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/20 at 12:46 pm

March 19th 2005 – John DeLorean, American engineer and executive in the U.S. automobile industry, died from a stroke. Widely known for his work at General Motors and as founder of the DeLorean Motor Company. (b. 1925)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/20 at 1:15 pm

March 19th 1933 – Renée Taylor, American actress and writer. She is known for playing Fran Drescher's title character's outspoken mother, Sylvia Fine, on the TV series The Nanny.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/20 at 1:48 pm

March 19th 1935 – Burt Metcalfe, Canadian-American director, producer, and screenwriter was cast as Don Martin, one of the neighbors thrown into a panic in Rod Serling's The Twilight Zone episode titled "The Monsters Are Due On Maple Street".  In 1960–1961, Metcalfe landed an acting role as Joe Brigham in the NBC sitcom Happy, starring Ronnie Burns as the manager of a Palm Springs, California, hotel and the father of a talking baby nicknamed "Happy". Between 1962 and 1965, Metcalfe made three guest appearances on Perry Mason: as Richard Campion in "The Case of the Polka-Dot Pony," murderer John Lathrop in "The Case of the Careless Kidnapper," and Jeffrey Mills in "The Case of the Thermal Thief." His most notable work was as a writer for the hit CBS series M*A*S*H, and he was the only producer to stay with the TV series during its entire run from 1972 to 1983. Originally the series' associate producer, Metcalfe was promoted to line producer in 1976 when Larry Gelbart left the series and then to executive producer in 1977, when Gene Reynolds moved on to become executive producer for the CBS-TV series Lou Grant.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/20 at 1:49 pm

March 19th 2019 – Clinton Greyn, Welsh actor, died from an undisclosed cause. He made his film debut in the 1961 short Wings of Death, and went on to appear in such popular British TV series as Z-Cars and Compact. By 1967 his career had progressed to prominent roles opposite Shirley MacLaine in Vittorio De Sica's Woman Times Seven (1967), Stanley Baker in Peter Yates' crime caper Robbery (1967), and Peter O'Toole in Herbert Ross's musical remake of Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969). This led to him getting his own TV series in 1968, Virgin of the Secret Service, in which he played the dashing Captain Robert Virgin, travelling the world battling evil in the name of the British Empire. The series was not a success and he found himself making guest appearances in other adventure series, such as The Champions; Department S; and UFO ("The Dalotek Affair", 1971). In the early 1970s he moved to Hollywood where he appeared in a number of films, including Raid on Rommel, The Love Machine, Swedish Fly Girls, and How to Steal an Airplane (all 1971). Returning to Britain he appeared in the action thriller Penny Gold (1973), and continued to guest-star in popular television series of the period such as Jason King, The Protectors, The Zoo Gang and Doctor Who. (b. 1933)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/20 at 2:35 pm

March 19th 1937 – Clarence "Frogman" Henry, American rhythm and blues singer and pianist, best known for his hits "Ain't Got No Home" (1956) and "But I Do" (1961).

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/20 at 2:44 pm

March 19th 2007 – Luther Ingram, American R&B and soul singer-songwriter, died from a heart attack. His most successful record, "(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right", reached no. 1 on the Billboard R&B chart and no. 3 on the Hot 100 in 1972. (b. 1937)

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/20 at 3:11 pm

March 19th 1930 – Arthur Balfour, British statesman of the Conservative Party who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1902 to 1905, died from an undisclosed illness. As Foreign Secretary from 1916 to 1919, he issued the Balfour Declaration in November 1917. (b. 1848)

Subject: Re: Nobel Prize Winner Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/20 at 3:29 pm

March 19th 1987 – Louis de Broglie, French physicist, died from an undisclosed cause. He made groundbreaking contributions to quantum theory. In his 1924 PhD thesis he postulated the wave nature of electrons and suggested that all matter has wave properties. This concept is known as the de Broglie hypothesis, an example of wave–particle duality, and forms a central part of the theory of quantum mechanics. He won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1929, after the wave-like behaviour of matter was first experimentally demonstrated in 1927. (b. 1892)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/20 at 4:55 pm

March 19th 1946 – Ruth Pointer, American R&B/Soul singer and eldest member of the vocal group The Pointer Sisters. Joining her sisters in 1972, the Pointer Sisters released their first album in 1973. The group eventually found fame with songs like "Yes We Can Can" (1973), their country crossover hit, "Fairytale" (1974) and "How Long (Betcha Got a Chick on the Side)" before Bonnie's exit in 1977. Continuing as a trio, the group found their biggest success covering tunes of rock, pop and new wave with singles such as "Fire" (1978), "He's So Shy" (1980), and "Slow Hand" (1981).

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/20 at 12:36 am

March 20th 1917 – Vera Lynn, English singer, widely known as "the Forces' Sweetheart", a singer of traditional pop, songwriter and actress, whose musical recordings and performances were enormously popular during the Second World War. During the war she toured Egypt, India, and Burma as part of ENSA, giving outdoor concerts for the troops. The songs most associated with her are "We'll Meet Again", "The White Cliffs of Dover", "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square" and "There'll Always Be an England". She remained popular after the war, appearing on radio and television in the UK and the US and recording such hits as "Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart" and her UK Number one single "My Son, My Son". Her last single, "I Love This Land", was released to mark the end of the Falklands War. In 2009, at age 92, she became the oldest living artist to top the UK Albums Chart, with We'll Meet Again: The Very Best of Vera Lynn.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/20 at 1:46 am

March 20th 1991, Eric Clapton's four year old son, Conor, fell to his death from the 53rd story of a New York City apartment after a housekeeper who was cleaning the room left a window open. The boy was in the custody of his mother, Italian actress, Lori Del Santo and the pair were visiting a friend's apartment. Clapton was staying in a nearby hotel after taking his son to the circus the previous evening. The tragedy inspired his song ‘Tears in Heaven’.

Subject: Re: Cinematic Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/20 at 6:13 am

March 20th 1957 – Spike Lee, American film director, producer, writer, and actor. His production company, 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks, has produced over 35 films since 1983. He made his directorial debut with She's Gotta Have It (1986), and has since directed such films as Do the Right Thing (1989), Malcolm X (1992), The Original Kings of Comedy (2000), 25th Hour (2002), Inside Man (2006), and most recently Chi-Raq (2015). Lee has acted in ten of his own films. Lee's movies have examined race relations, colorism in the black community, the role of media in contemporary life, urban crime and poverty, and other political issues. Lee has received two Academy Award nominations, a Student Academy Award and an Academy Honorary Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and won numerous other awards, including two Emmy Awards, two Peabody Awards, an honorary BAFTA Award, an Honorary César and the 2013 Gish Prize.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/20 at 6:24 am

March 20th 2018 – Katie Boyle, Italian-born British actress, television personality, and game-show panelist, died from an undisclosed illness. Well known for appearing on TV panel games such as What's My Line? and for presenting the Eurovision Song Contest in the 1960s and 1970s. She was once an agony aunt, answering problems that had been posted to the TV Times by readers.91, Italian-born British actress, television personality, and game-show panelist. (b. 1926)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/20 at 8:34 am

March 20th 1950 – William Hurt, American actor. He received his acting training at the Juilliard School and began acting on stage in the 1970s. Hurt made his film debut in 1980 as a troubled scientist in Ken Russell's science-fiction feature Altered States, for which he received a Golden Globe nomination for New Star of the Year. He subsequently played a leading role, as a lawyer who succumbs to the temptations of Kathleen Turner, in the neo-noir Body Heat (1981). He played another leading role, as Arkady Renko, in Gorky Park (1983). In 1985, Hurt garnered critical acclaim and multiple acting awards, including an Academy Award and a BAFTA Award for Best Actor, for Kiss of the Spider Woman. He received another two Academy Award nominations for his lead performances in Children of a Lesser God (1986) and Broadcast News (1987). Hurt remained an active stage actor throughout the 1980s, appearing in Off-Broadway productions, including Henry V, Fifth of July, Richard II and A Midsummer Night's Dream. Hurt received his first Tony Award nomination in 1985 for the Broadway production of Hurlyburly. After playing a diversity of character roles in the following decade, Hurt earned his fourth Academy Award nomination for his supporting performance in David Cronenberg's crime thriller A History of Violence (2005). Other notable films in recent years have included A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001), The Village (2004), Syriana (2005), The Good Shepherd (2006), Mr. Brooks (2007), Into the Wild (2007), The Incredible Hulk (2008), Robin Hood (2010) and Captain America: Civil War (2016).

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/20 at 8:35 am

March 20th 1726 or 1727– Isaac Newton, English mathematician, astronomer, and physicist (described in his own day as a "natural philosopher"), died in his sleep. He is widely recognised as one of the most influential scientists of all time and a key figure in the scientific revolution. His book Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica ("Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy"), first published in 1687, laid the foundations of classical mechanics. Newton also made pathbreaking contributions to optics, and he shares credit with Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz for developing the infinitesimal calculus. (b. 1642)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/20 at 8:53 am

March 20th 1950 – Carl Palmer, English drummer and percussionist, credited as one of the most respected rock drummers to emerge from the 1960s. He is a veteran of a number of famous English bands: the Crazy World of Arthur Brown, Atomic Rooster, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, and Asia. Inducted into the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame in 1989, he was awarded "Prog God" at the 2017 Progressive Music Awards.

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/20 at 8:57 am

March 20th 2013 – James Herbert, English horror writer, died from an undisclosed illness. A full-time writer, he also designed his own book covers and publicity. His books have sold 54 million copies worldwide, and have been translated into 34 languages, including Chinese and Russian. (b. 1943)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/23/20 at 1:34 am

March 23rd 1944 – Michael Nyman, English composer of minimalist music, pianist, librettist and musicologist, known for numerous film scores (many written during his lengthy collaboration with the filmmaker Peter Greenaway), and his multi-platinum soundtrack album to Jane Campion's The Piano. He has written a number of operas, including The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat; Letters, Riddles and Writs; Noises, Sounds & Sweet Airs; Facing Goya; Man and Boy: Dada; Love Counts; and Sparkie: Cage and Beyond. He has written six concerti, five string quartets, and many other chamber works, many for his Michael Nyman Band. He is also a performing pianist. Nyman prefers to write opera rather than other forms of music.

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/23/20 at 1:44 am

March 23rd 1964 – Peter Lorre, Austro-Hungarian-born American actor, died from a stroke. He began his stage career in Vienna before moving to Germany where he worked first on the stage, then in film in Berlin in the late 1920s and early 1930s. Lorre caused an international sensation in the German film M (1931), directed by Fritz Lang, in which he portrayed a serial killer who preys on little girls. Lorre left Germany when Adolf Hitler came to power. His first English language film was Alfred Hitchcock's The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934) made in Great Britain. Eventually settling in Hollywood, he later became a featured player in many Hollywood crime and mystery films. In his initial American films, Mad Love and Crime and Punishment, he continued to play murderers, but he was then cast playing Mr. Moto, the Japanese detective, in a run of B pictures. From 1941 to 1946 he mainly worked for Warner Bros. His first film at Warner was The Maltese Falcon (1941), which began a sequence in which he appeared with Humphrey Bogart and Sydney Greenstreet. This was followed by Casablanca (1942), the second of the nine films in which Lorre and Greenstreet appeared together. Lorre's other films include Frank Capra's Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) and Disney's 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954). Frequently typecast as a sinister foreigner, his later career was erratic. Lorre was the first actor to play a James Bond villain as Le Chiffre in a TV version of Casino Royale (1954). Some of his last roles were in horror films directed by Roger Corman. (b. 1904)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/23/20 at 3:51 am

March 23rd 1946 – Alan Bleasdale, English screenwriter, best known for social realist drama serials based on the lives of ordinary people. A former teacher, he has written for radio, stage and screen, and has also written novels. Bleasdale's plays typically represented a more realistic, contemporary depiction of life in that city than was usually seen in the media. In 1978, he wrote a single play for the BBC1 anthology series Play for Today entitled The Black Stuff about a group of Liverpudlian tarmac layers. Filmed in 1978 and screened in 1980, the play focused on the issue of unemployment and despair felt by working class British citizens. Prior to screening, Bleasdale wrote to David Rose, head of BBC English Regions Drama, and Michael Wearing, script supervisor, and pitched the idea of a five part series of plays that further explored the characters from The Black Stuff. The result was the BAFTA winning series Boys from the Blackstuff, which was transmitted on BBC Two in 1982. Bernard Hill starred in the role of Yosser Hughes, whose catch-phrase "Gizza job" became synonymous with the mass unemployment of the Thatcher years. The series established Bleasdale as one of Britain's leading television writers and social commentators.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/23/20 at 4:16 am

March 23rd 1965 – Mae Murray, American actress, dancer, film producer, and screenwriter, died from an undisclosed illness. Murray rose to fame during the silent film era and was known as "The Girl with the Bee-Stung Lips" and "The Gardenia of the Screen". (b. 1889)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/23/20 at 5:16 am

March 23rd 1962 – Steve Redgrave, British rower who won gold medals at five consecutive Olympic Games from 1984 to 2000. He has also won three Commonwealth Games gold medals and nine World Rowing Championships golds. He is the most successful male rower in Olympic history, and the only man to have won gold medals at five Olympic Games in an endurance sport. Redgrave is regarded as one of Britain's greatest-ever Olympians. As of 2016 he is the fourth most decorated British Olympian after cyclists Sir Chris Hoy, Jason Kenny and Sir Bradley Wiggins. He has carried the British flag at the opening of the Olympic Games on two occasions. In 2002, he was ranked number 36 in the BBC poll of the 100 Greatest Britons. In 2011 he received the BBC Sports Personality of the Year – Lifetime Achievement Award.

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/23/20 at 5:21 am

March 23rd 1981 – Mike Hailwood, British Grand Prix motorcycle road racer, died from injuries received from a motor accident. He is regarded by many as one of the greatest racers of all time. Hailwood was known as "Mike The Bike" because of his natural riding ability on bikes with a range of engine capacities. Later in his career he went on to compete in Formula One and other classes of car racing, becoming one of the few men to compete at Grand Prix level in both motorcycle and car racing. (b. 1940)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/23/20 at 6:34 am

March 23rd 1953 – Chaka Khan, American recording artist whose career has spanned five decades, beginning in the 1970s as the lead vocalist and focal point of the funk band Rufus. Known as the Queen of Funk, Khan was the first R&B artist to have a crossover hit featuring a rapper, with "I Feel for You" in 1984. Khan has won ten Grammys and has sold an estimated 70 million records worldwide.

Subject: Re: Theatrical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/23/20 at 6:38 am

March 23rd 1990 – John Dexter, English director and producer, died during heart surgery; he had been afflicted with poliomyelitis and diabetes. His first great success was his production of Roots, in 1959, which brought Dame Joan Plowright to prominence. He went on to direct Toys in the Attic (with Dame Wendy Hiller, 1960) and Saint Joan (1963). In 1964, he was named Associate Director of the National Theatre of Great Britain, and he produced The Royal Hunt of the Sun (1964). That year, he also directed Othello, with Sir Laurence Olivier (in one of his greatest roles), Dame Maggie Smith and Frank Finlay. It was considered a tremendous success. RCA recorded an audio version, and, the following year, Stuart Burge made a film of the production (now available on DVD) for BHE Films. Dexter continued with Hamlet (with music by Conrad Susa, 1969), Equus (one of his triumphs, 1973), The Party (Lord Olivier's final stage appearance, 1973), Phaedra Britannica (with his friend, Dame Diana Rigg, 1975), The Merchant (aka, Shylock, 1977), As You Like It (with music by Harrison Birtwistle, 1979), Life of Galileo (with Sir Michael Gambon, 1980), The Glass Menagerie (with Jessica Tandy, 1983) and Julius Caesar (1988). His final great success was M. Butterfly (1988), on Broadway, and the following year, he staged Die Dreigroschenoper there (with Sting as Macheath), which was to be his final production. His debut feature-film was The Virgin Soldiers (with Lynn Redgrave, 1969). His second film was The Sidelong Glances of a Pigeon Kicker (aka, Pigeons, with Elaine Stritch, 1970); his third was I Want What I Want (1972). (b. 1925)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/23/20 at 8:30 am

March 23rd 1968 – Damon Albarn, English musician, singer, songwriter, composer and record producer. He is the lead singer of the British rock band Blur and co-founder, vocalist, instrumentalist, and principal songwriter of the virtual band Gorillaz. Albarn is also part of two supergroups, one usually known as The Good, the Bad & the Queen, although it is stated that they are officially unnamed, and another named Rocket Juice & the Moon.

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/23/20 at 8:33 am

March 23rd 2011 – Elizabeth Taylor, British-American actress, businesswoman, and humanitarian, died from congestive heart failure. She began her career as a child actress in the early 1940s, and was one of the most popular stars of classical Hollywood cinema in the 1950s. She continued her career successfully into the 1960s, and remained a well-known public figure for the rest of her life. In 1999, the American Film Institute named her the seventh-greatest female screen legend. (b. 1932)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/23/20 at 9:25 am

March 23rd 1968 – Mike Atherton, English cricketer and journalist. A right-handed opening batsman for Lancashire and England, and occasional leg-break bowler, he achieved the captaincy of England at the age of 25 and led the side in a record 54 Test matches. Known for his stubborn resistance during an era of hostile fast bowling, Atherton was described in 2001 as a determined defensive opener who made "batting look like trench warfare". He had several famed bouts with bowlers including South Africa's Allan Donald and Australia's Glenn McGrath. Atherton often played the anchor role at a time when England batting performances lacked consistency and the side's overseas results were mediocre.

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/23/20 at 10:06 am

March 23rd 2019 – Larry Cohen, American film producer, director, and screenwriter, died from an undisclosed cause. Best known as a B-movie auteur of horror and science-fiction films — often containing a police procedural element — during the 1970s and 1980s. After that, he concentrated mainly on screenwriting, including Phone Booth (2002), Cellular (2004) and Captivity (2007). In 2006, Cohen returned to the directing chair for Mick Garris' Masters of Horror TV series (2006); he directed the episode "Pick Me Up". (b. 1941)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/23/20 at 11:04 am

March 23rd 1976 – Chris Hoy, British racing driver and former track cyclist who represented Great Britain at the Olympics and World Championships and Scotland at the Commonwealth Games. Hoy is eleven-times a world champion and six-times an Olympic champion. With a total of seven Olympic medals, six gold and one silver, Hoy is the second most decorated Olympic cyclist of all time. With his three gold medals in 2008 Summer Olympics, Hoy became Scotland's most successful Olympian, the first British athlete to win three gold medals in a single Olympic Games since Henry Taylor in 1908, and the most successful Olympic cyclist of all time. After winning a further two gold medals (in the keirin and team sprint) at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Hoy has won more Olympic gold medals (six) than any other British athlete along with Jason Kenny, and more total medals (seven) than any except fellow cyclist Sir Bradley Wiggins.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/23/20 at 11:04 am

March 23rd 2008, Neil Aspinall, who ran the Apple Corps music empire for the Beatles from 1970 - 2007 died at a hospital in New York from cancer aged 66. A school friend of Sir Paul McCartney and George Harrison, he was regarded by some of the band as the "fifth Beatle" becoming The Beatles road manager in 1961 before becoming their personal assistant. He led the legal battle with Apple computers over the use of the Apple name and a royalties dispute between the Beatles and record label EMI. Aspinall had also played background instruments on Beatles tracks including 'Magical Mystery Tour', 'Within You Without You' and 'Being for the Benefit of Mr Kite.'

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/23/20 at 11:28 am

March 23rd 1971 – Gail Porter, Scottish television presenter, television personality, former model and actress. In the 1990s she became known for photos in men's magazines such as FHM, including one nude which was projected on to the Houses of Parliament. She moved into television, becoming a presenter on British TV. Porter is affected by alopecia, a condition which causes hair loss.

Subject: Re: Nobel Prize Winner Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/23/20 at 11:37 am

March 23rd 1992 – Friedrich Hayek, Austria-Hungary as Friedrich August von Hayek and frequently referred to as F. A. Hayek, was an Austrian-British economist and philosopher, died from an undisclosed illness. Best known for his defense of classical liberalism. Hayek shared the 1974 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences with Gunnar Myrdal for his "pioneering work in the theory of money and economic fluctuations and ... penetrating analysis of the interdependence of economic, social and institutional phenomena". (b. 1899)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/23/20 at 11:54 am

March 23rd 1976 – Joel Peralta, Dominican baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Kansas City Royals, Colorado Rockies, Washington Nationals, Tampa Bay Rays, Los Angeles Dodgers, Seattle Mariners and Chicago Cubs.

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/23/20 at 12:23 pm

March 23rd 1993 – Tim Crews, American Major League Baseball pitcher, was killed in a boating accident. He pitched six seasons with the Los Angeles Dodgers – 1987 to 1992. He was granted free agency after the 1992 season and signed with the Cleveland Indians on January 22, 1993. (b. 1961)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/23/20 at 12:48 pm

March 23rd 1979 – Mark Buehrle, American baseball pitcher. He began his Major League Baseball (MLB) career with the Chicago White Sox and started the opening game every season from 2002 to 2006 and again from 2008 to 2011. He has also pitched for the Miami Marlins and Toronto Blue Jays. Buehrle pitched 200 innings in 14 consecutive seasons (2001–2014), tying Hall-of-Famers Greg Maddux, Phil Niekro, and Christy Mathewson. He has recorded at least 10 wins in 15 straight seasons.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/23/20 at 1:26 pm

March 23rd 1995, British singer Alan Barton died aged 41 from injuries incurred when Smokie's tour bus crashed during a hailstorm in Cologne, Germany. With Black Lace he had the 1984 UK No.2 single 'Agadoo.' Black Lace represented the UK in the Eurovision Song Contest 1979 in which they finished in seventh position. ‘Agadoo’ earned them the dubious accolade of being voted as the worst song of all time by a panel of music writers for Q Magazine. Barton replaced Chris Norman in Smokie in 1986, recording six albums with them.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/23/20 at 2:28 pm

March 23rd 1983 – Mo Farah, Somali-English runner. On the track, he mostly competed over 5000 metres and 10,000 metres, but has run competitively from 1500 metres to the marathon. In 2017 he indicated his intention to switch wholly to road racing following victory at his final track race, the 2017 IAAF Diamond League 5000 metres final. His running style has been described as "bouncy" and tactical, which he has attempted to alter for a more efficient and energy-saving stride pattern, especially in the longer distances. Farah runs distance races tactically, a style which is aided by his quick sprint finish. The most successful British track athlete in modern Olympic Games history, he is the 2012 and 2016 Olympic gold medallist in both the 5000 m and 10,000 m, and is the second athlete in modern Olympic Games history, after Lasse Virén, to win both the 5000 m and 10,000 m titles at successive Olympic Games.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/23/20 at 3:15 pm

March 23rd 2003 – Fritz Spiegl, Austrian-English flute player and journalist, died suddenly from an undisclosed illness. As a composer, Spiegl scored a popular success with the original theme from the TV series Z-Cars, based on "Johnny Todd", a Liverpool sea shanty. He also composed the original theme for the Z Cars spin-off series Softly, Softly; the song was also released as a single on Andrew Loog Oldham's Immediate record label in 1966. His BBC Radio 4 UK Theme, in which national songs from each of the four constituent countries of the United Kingdom are combined, was heard on Radio 4 at the beginning of each morning's broadcasting until April 2006 (b. 1926)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/23/20 at 4:16 pm

March 23rd 1981 – Tony Peña, Jr., Dominican baseball pitcher. Pena played shortstop until the 2009 season, when he converted to pitching.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/23/20 at 4:18 pm

March 23rd 2016 – Ken Howard, American actor, died from an undisclosed illness. Best known for his roles as Thomas Jefferson in 1776 and as basketball coach and former Chicago Bulls player Ken Reeves in the television show The White Shadow (1978–1981). Howard won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play in 1970 for his performance in Child's Play, and later won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie for his work in Grey Gardens (2009). (b. 1944)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/23/20 at 4:47 pm

March 23rd 1988 – Dellin Betances, American baseball pitcher for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut with the Yankees in 2011, and was named an MLB All-Star in 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/23/20 at 4:49 pm

March 23rd 2002 – Ben Hollioake, Australian-English cricketer, was killed in a car crash. He played for Surrey County Cricket Club and the England cricket team. Born in Australia, Hollioake moved to England as a child where he made his first-class cricketing debut for Surrey in 1996. A right-handed batsman and right-arm seam bowler, Hollioake's performances as an all-rounder saw him join his brother Adam in the 1997 England ODI team. Later that year, Adam and Ben Hollioake made their England Test debut in the same game, becoming only the third set of brothers to do so. Ben Hollioake made two test appearances and earned 20 ODI caps. (b. 1977)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/24/20 at 1:35 am

March 24th 1947 – Alan Sugar, British business magnate, media personality, politician and political adviser. According to the Sunday Times Rich List, Sugar became a billionaire in 2015. In 2016 they estimated his fortune at £1.15bn, and ranked him as the 95th richest person in the UK. In 2007, he sold his remaining interest in the consumer electronics company Amstrad, his largest business venture. Sugar was chairman of Tottenham Hotspur from 1991 to 2001. Sugar appears in the BBC TV series The Apprentice, which has been broadcast annually since 2005 and is based on the US television show of the same name which was originally created by Mark Burnett starring Donald Trump.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/24/20 at 2:06 am

March 24th 1603 – Elizabeth I, Queen of England, died in a state of melancholy, some historians consider she was suffering from throat cancer. Sometimes called The Virgin Queen, Gloriana or Good Queen Bess, She was childless Elizabeth and was the last monarch of the House of Tudor. Elizabeth was the daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, his second wife, who was executed two-and-a-half years after Elizabeth's birth. Anne's marriage to Henry VIII was annulled, and Elizabeth was declared illegitimate. Her half-brother, Edward VI, ruled until his death in 1553, bequeathing the crown to Lady Jane Grey and ignoring the claims of his two half-sisters, Elizabeth and the Roman Catholic Mary, in spite of statute law to the contrary. Edward's will was set aside and Mary became queen, deposing Lady Jane Grey. During Mary's reign, Elizabeth was imprisoned for nearly a year on suspicion of supporting Protestant rebels. (b. 1533)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/24/20 at 3:19 am

March 24th 1949 – Nick Lowe, English singer-songwriter, musician, and producer. A noted figure in UK pub rock, power pop and new wave, Lowe has recorded a string of well-reviewed solo albums. Along with vocals, Lowe plays guitar, bass guitar, piano and harmonica. He is best known for his songs "Cruel to Be Kind" (a US Top 40 single) and "I Love the Sound of Breaking Glass" (a top 10 UK hit), as well as his production work with Elvis Costello, Graham Parker, and others. Lowe also wrote "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding", a hit for Costello.

Subject: Re: Noteworthy Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/24/20 at 3:27 am

March 24th 1818 – Humphry Repton, English landscape designer of the eighteenth century, died from an unknown cause. Often regarded as the successor to Capability Brown; he also sowed the seeds of the more intricate and eclectic styles of the 19th century. His first name is often incorrectly rendered "Humphrey". (b. 1752)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/24/20 at 6:53 am

March 24th 1951 – Tommy Hilfiger, American fashion designer best known for founding the lifestyle brand Tommy Hilfiger Corporation in 1985. After starting his career by co-founding a chain of record stores in upstate New York in the 1970s, he began designing preppy sportswear for his own eponymous menswear line in the 1980s. The company later expanded into women's clothing and various luxury items such as perfumes, and went public in 1992. In 1997, Hilfiger published his first book, titled All American: A Style Book, and he has written several since, including Tommy Hilfiger through Assouline in 2010.

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/24/20 at 7:18 am

March 24th 2016 – Johan Cruyff, Dutch professional football player and coach, died from lung cancer. As a player, he won the Ballon d'Or three times, in 1971, 1973, and 1974. Cruyff was the most famous exponent of the football philosophy known as Total Football explored by Rinus Michels, and is widely regarded as one of the greatest players in football history. In the 1970s, Dutch football rose from near obscurity to become a powerhouse in the sport. Cruyff led the Netherlands to the final of the 1974 FIFA World Cup and received the Golden Ball as player of the tournament. At the 1974 finals, he executed a feint that subsequently was named after him, the "Cruyff Turn", a move widely replicated in the modern game. (b. 1947)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/24/20 at 8:54 am

March 24th 1949 – Tabitha King, American author and activist. She is married to the author Stephen King. She had published eight novels and two works of non-fiction. She published her first novel, Small World, through Signet Books in 1981, and in 2006, Candles Burning was published through Berkley Books. Candles Burning was written predominantly by Michael McDowell, who died in 1999, and the McDowell family requested that King finish the work.

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/24/20 at 9:12 am

March 24th 1776 – John Harrison, English carpenter and clockmaker, died from an unknown cause on his 83rd birthday. He invented a marine chronometer, a long-sought-after device for solving the problem of calculating longitude while at sea. His solution revolutionized navigation and greatly increased the safety of long-distance sea travel. The problem he solved was considered so important following the Scilly naval disaster of 1707 that the British Parliament offered financial rewards of up to £20,000 (equivalent to £2.89 million today) under the 1714 Longitude Act. (b. 1693)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/24/20 at 10:47 am

March 24th 1979 – Graeme Swann, English cricketer. He was primarily a right-arm offspinner, and also a capable late-order batsman with four first-class centuries, and often fielded at second slip. After initially playing for his home county Northamptonshire, for whom he made his debut in 1997, he moved to Nottinghamshire in 2005. Swann played a single One Day International against South Africa in 2000, before losing his place in the squad. Seven years later he was chosen to accompany England on its tour of Sri Lanka as the team's second spin bowler, alongside Monty Panesar, and subsequently cemented a regular place in England's Test team, playing throughout England's 2–1 victory in the 2009 Ashes. In December 2009, he became the first English spinner to take 50 wickets in a calendar year, culminating in back-to-back man of the match awards in the first two Tests of the tour of South Africa and rising to third place in the world rankings for bowlers. In March 2010, Swann became the first English off-spinner since Jim Laker to take 10 wickets in a match when he achieved the feat in England's victory in the first Test in Bangladesh. In May, he was named ECB Cricketer of the Year. In 2011 Swann was part of the England team that claimed the No. 1 ranking in Test cricket and between July and October that year was the No. 1 ranked bowler in ODIs. During the 2013–14 Ashes series loss, he retired from international cricket on 21 December 2013 with immediate effect.

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/24/20 at 10:52 am

March 24th 1905 – Jules Verne, French author, poet, and playwright, died while ill with diabetes. Born to bourgeois parents in the seaport of Nantes, where he was trained to follow in his father's footsteps as a lawyer, but quit the profession early in life to write for magazines and the stage. His collaboration with the publisher Pierre-Jules Hetzel led to the creation of the Voyages extraordinaires, a widely popular series of scrupulously researched adventure novels including Journey to the Center of the Earth (1864), Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (1870), and Around the World in Eighty Days (1873). (b. 1828)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/24/20 at 1:16 pm

March 24th 1960 – Nena (born Gabriele Susanne Kerner), German singer-songwriter, actress, and comedian who rose to international fame in 1983 with the New German Wave song "99 Luftballons". In 1984, she re-recorded this song in English as "99 Red Balloons". Nena was also the name of the band with whom she released the song. The re-recording of some of her old songs rekindled her career in 2002 and she has sold over 25 million records, making her one of Germany's most successful music artists.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/24/20 at 1:20 pm

March 24th 1882 – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, American poet and educator, died when suffering from peritonitis. His works include "Paul Revere's Ride", The Song of Hiawatha, and Evangeline. He was also the first American to translate Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy, and was one of the five Fireside Poets. (b. 1807)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/24/20 at 2:55 pm

March 24th 1960 – Kelly Le Brock, American-born English actress and model. Her acting debut was in The Woman in Red (1984), co-starring comic actor Gene Wilder. She also starred in the films Weird Science (1985), directed by John Hughes, and Hard to Kill (1990), with Steven Seagal.

Subject: Re: Musical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/24/20 at 5:07 pm

March 24th 1976 – Bernard Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, English field marshal, nicknamed "Monty" and the "Spartan General", died from unspecified causes. He was a senior British Army officer who fought in both the First World War and the Second World War. During the Second World War he commanded the British Eighth Army from August 1942 in the Western Desert until the final Allied victory in Tunisia in May 1943. This command included the Second Battle of El Alamein, a turning point in the Western Desert Campaign. He subsequently commanded the British Eighth Army during the Allied invasion of Sicily and the Allied invasion of Italy. He was in command of all Allied ground forces during Operation Overlord from the initial landings until after the Battle of Normandy. He then continued in command of the 21st Army Group for the rest of the campaign in North West Europe. As such he was the principal field commander for the failed airborne attempt to bridge the Rhine at Arnhem, and the Allied Rhine crossing. On 4 May 1945 he took the German surrender at Lüneburg Heath in Northern Germany. (b. 1887)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/25/20 at 1:18 am

March 25th 1942 – Richard O'Brien, British-New Zealand actor, television presenter, musician, writer, voice artist and theatre performer. After a long and successful career based in the United Kingdom, he gained dual citizenship with New Zealand in 2011, where he resided in Tauranga. O'Brien wrote the musical stage show The Rocky Horror Show, which has remained in almost continuous production. He also co-wrote the screenplay of the film adaptation, The Rocky Horror Picture Show released in 1975, appearing in the film as Riff Raff. O'Brien also appeared in the hugely popular ITV series Robin of Sherwood in 1986, as Gulnar, alongside Jason Connery. He presented the television show The Crystal Maze for Channel 4 from 1990 to 1993 and is the voice of Lawrence Fletcher, the title characters' father in Phineas and Ferb.

Subject: Re: Medical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/25/20 at 1:22 am

March 25th 1860 – James Braid, Scottish surgeon and "gentleman scientist", died from "apoplexy", and according to others he died from "heart disease". He was a significant innovator in the treatment of club-foot and an important and influential pioneer of hypnotism and hypnotherapy. He is regarded by many as the first genuine "hypnotherapist" and the "Father of Modern Hypnotism". (b. 1795)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/25/20 at 5:08 am

March 25th 1947 – Elton John, English singer, pianist, and composer. He has worked with lyricist Bernie Taupin as his songwriting partner since 1967; they have collaborated on more than 30 albums to date. In his five-decade career Elton John has sold more than 300 million records, making him one of the best-selling music artists in the world. He has more than fifty Top 40 hits, including seven consecutive No. 1 US albums, 58 Billboard Top 40 singles, 27 Top 10, four No. 2 and nine No. 1. For 31 consecutive years (1970–2000) he had at least one song in the Billboard Hot 100. His tribute single "Candle in the Wind 1997", re-penned in dedication to the late Princess Diana, sold over 33 million copies worldwide and is the best-selling single in the history of the U.K. and U.S. singles charts. He has also composed music, produced records, and has occasionally acted in films. John owned Watford Football Club from 1976 to 1987, and 1997 to 2002.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/25/20 at 5:17 am

March 25th 1956 – Robert Newton, English stage and film actor, died from a heart attack after suffering from chronic alcoholism. Along with Errol Flynn, Newton was one of the most popular actors among the male juvenile audience of the 1940s and early 1950s, especially with British boys. Known for his hard drinking lifestyle, he was cited as a role model by the actor Oliver Reed and the Who's drummer Keith Moon. Newton is best remembered for his portrayal of the feverish-eyed Long John Silver in the 1950 film adaptation of Treasure Island, the film that became the standard for screen portrayals of historical pirates. He would continue to portray Blackbeard in 1952 and Long John Silver again in the 1954 film of the same name, which spawned a miniseries in the mid-'50s. Hailing from Dorset in the West Country of Southern England, his exaggeration of his West Country accent is credited with popularising the stereotypical "pirate voice". Newton has become the "patron saint" of the annual International Talk Like a Pirate Day. (b. 1905)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/25/20 at 10:24 am

March 25th 1965 – Sarah Jessica Parker, American actress, producer, and designer. She is known for her role as Carrie Bradshaw on the HBO television series Sex and the City (1998–2004), for which she won two Emmy Awards, four Golden Globe Awards for Best Actress in a Comedy Series and three Screen Actors Guild Awards. The character was widely popular during the airing of the series and was later recognized as one of the greatest female characters in American television. She later reprised the role in films Sex and the City (2008) and Sex and the City 2 (2010). Parker made her Broadway debut at the age of 11 in the 1976 revival of The Innocents, before going on to star in the title role of the Broadway musical Annie in 1979. She made her first major film appearances in the 1984 dramas Footloose and Firstborn. Her other film roles include L.A. Story (1991), Honeymoon in Vegas (1992), Hocus Pocus (1993), Ed Wood (1994), The First Wives Club (1996), The Family Stone (2005), Failure to Launch (2006), Did You Hear About the Morgans? (2009), and New Year's Eve (2011).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/25/20 at 11:18 am

March 25th 1943 – Paul Michael Glaser, American actor and director perhaps best known for his role as Detective David Starsky on the 1970s television series, Starsky & Hutch. Glaser also appeared as Captain Jack Steeper on the NBC series Third Watch from 2004 to 2005.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/25/20 at 12:03 pm

March 25th 2018 – Mike Harrison, English musician, died from an undisclosed cause. Most notable as a principal lead singer of Spooky Tooth and as a solo artist. He was also the lead singer in The V.I.P.s, Art and the Hamburg Blues Band, among others. (b. 1942)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/25/20 at 2:00 pm

March 25th 1928 – Jim Lovell, NASA astronaut and a retired captain in the United States Navy, most famous as the commander of the Apollo 13 mission, which suffered a critical failure en route to the Moon but was brought back safely to Earth by the efforts of the crew and mission control. Lovell was also the command module pilot of Apollo 8, the first Apollo mission to enter lunar orbit. He is a recipient of the Congressional Space Medal of Honor and the Presidential Medal of Freedom. He is one of only 24 people to have flown to the Moon, the first of only three people to fly to the Moon twice, and the only one to have flown there twice without making a landing. Lovell was also the first person to fly in space four times.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/25/20 at 2:04 pm

March 25th 2014 – Eddie Lawrence, American monologist, actor, singer, lyricist, playwright, artist, director and television personality, died from an undisclosed illness. His unique comic creation, the eternally optimistic Old Philosopher, gained him a devoted cult following for over five decades. (b. 1919)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/25/20 at 4:05 pm

March 25th 1937 – Tom Monaghan, American entrepreneur. He founded Domino's Pizza in 1960. He owned the Detroit Tigers from 1983 to 1992. Monaghan also owns the Domino's Farms Office Park, located in the Ann Arbor Charter Township, Michigan, which he first started building during 1984.

Subject: Re: Musical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/25/20 at 4:31 pm

March 25th 1918 – Claude Debussy, French composer, died of cancer. He and Maurice Ravel were the most prominent figures associated with Impressionist music, though Debussy disliked the term when applied to his compositions. He was made Chevalier of the Legion of Honour in 1903. He was among the most influential composers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and his use of non-traditional scales and chromaticism influenced many composers who followed. Debussy's music is noted for its sensory content and frequent usage of nontraditional tonalities. The prominent French literary style of his period was known as Symbolism, and this movement directly inspired Debussy both as a composer and as an active cultural participant. (b. 1862)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/26/20 at 1:07 am

March 26th 1946 – Johnny Crawford, American character actor, singer, and musician. At age 12, Crawford rose to fame for playing Mark McCain, the son of Lucas McCain (played by Chuck Connors), in the popular ABC Western series, The Rifleman, which originally aired from 1958 to 1963. Crawford first performed before a national audience as a Mouseketeer.

Subject: Re: Musical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/26/20 at 1:11 am

March 26th 1827 – Ludwig van Beethoven, German pianist and composer, died from liver damage. A crucial figure in the transition between the Classical and Romantic eras in Western art music, he remains one of the most famous and influential of all composers. His best-known compositions include 9 symphonies, 5 piano concertos, 1 violin concerto, 32 piano sonatas, 16 string quartets, his great Mass the Missa solemnis, and one opera, Fidelio. (b. 1770)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/26/20 at 3:09 am

March 26th 1944 – Diana Ross, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress, The Supremes (1964 UK & US No.1 single 'Baby Love' plus over 20 other US & UK Top 40 hits). Solo (1980 US No.1 single 'Upside Down, 1986 UK No.1 single 'Chain Reaction'). During the 1960s The Supremes became Motown's most successful act, and is to this day the United States' most successful vocal group. As part of the Supremes, her success made it possible for future African-American R&B and soul acts to find mainstream success.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/26/20 at 3:36 am

March 26th 1892 – Walt Whitman, American poet, essayist, and journalist, died from tuberculosis and parenchymatous nephritis. A humanist, he was a part of the transition between transcendentalism and realism, incorporating both views in his works. Whitman is among the most influential poets in the American canon, often called the father of free verse. His work was very controversial in its time, particularly his poetry collection Leaves of Grass, which was described as obscene for its overt sexuality. (b. 1819)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/26/20 at 6:29 am

March 26th 1950 – Alan Silvestri, American composer and conductor who works primarily in film and television. He is best known for his frequent collaboration with Robert Zemeckis, composing for such major hit films as the Back to the Future trilogy, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, and Forrest Gump, as well as the superhero films Captain America: The First Avenger, The Avengers, and the upcoming Avengers: Infinity War. His other film scores include The Delta Force, Predator and its sequel Predator 2, The Abyss, Stuart Little, The Mummy Returns, Lilo & Stitch and Night at the Museum.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/26/20 at 7:26 am

March 26th 2019 – Ranking Roger (born Roger Charlery), British musician, died of cancer. He was a vocalist in the 1980s two-tone band the Beat (known in North America as the English Beat) and later General Public. Later he headed up a reformed Beat lineup. The "Ranking" moniker is short for "top-ranking" or "high-ranking", and is a boast typical of many MCs. (b. 1963)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/26/20 at 8:30 am

March 26th 1948 – Richard Tandy, English musician, best known as the keyboardist in the rock band Electric Light Orchestra ("ELO"). His palette of keyboards (including Minimoog, Clavinet, Mellotron, and piano) was an important ingredient in the group's sound, notably on the albums A New World Record, Out of the Blue, Discovery, and Time. Tandy was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on 7 April 2017 as a member of Electric Light Orchestra.

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/26/20 at 8:56 am

March 26th 1902 – Cecil Rhodes, British businessman, mining magnate and politician in southern Africa, died of heart failure. He served as Prime Minister of the Cape Colony from 1890 to 1896. An ardent believer in British imperialism, Rhodes and his British South Africa Company founded the southern African territory of Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe and Zambia), which the company named after him in 1895. South Africa's Rhodes University is also named after him. Rhodes set up the provisions of the Rhodes Scholarship, which is funded by his estate, and put much effort towards his vision of a Cape to Cairo Railway through British territory. (b. 1853)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/26/20 at 10:51 am

March 26th 1948 – Steven Tyler, American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and former television music competition judge, best known as the lead singer of the Boston-based rock band Aerosmith, in which he also plays the harmonica, and occasional piano and percussion. He is known as the "Demon of Screamin'" due to his high screams and his wide vocal range. He is also known for his on-stage acrobatics. During his high-energy performances, Tyler usually dresses in bright, colorful outfits with his trademark scarves hanging from his microphone stand.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/26/20 at 10:56 am

March 26th 1923 – Sarah Bernhardt, French stage actress, died from uremia. She starred in some of the most popular French plays of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, including La Dame Aux Camelias by Alexandre Dumas, fils, Ruy Blas by Victor Hugo, Fédora and La Tosca by Victorien Sardou, and L'Aiglon by Edmond Rostand. She also played male roles, including Shakespeare's Hamlet. Rostand called her "the queen of the pose and the princess of the gesture", while Hugo praised her "golden voice". She made several theatrical tours around the world, and was one of the first prominent actresses to make sound recordings and to act in motion pictures (b. 1844)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/26/20 at 12:34 pm

March 26th 1947 – John Rowles, New Zealand singer. He was most popular in the late 1960s, 1970s and early 1980s, and he was best known in New Zealand for his song from 1970, "Cheryl Moana Marie", which he had written about his younger sister.

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/26/20 at 12:47 pm

March 26th 1942 – Jimmy Burke, American Major League Baseball third baseman, coach, and manager, died from an undisclosed illness. He played for the Cleveland Spiders, St. Louis Perfectos, Milwaukee Brewers, Chicago White Stockings, Pittsburgh Pirates, and St. Louis Cardinals. Burke was the regular third baseman for the Cardinals from 1903 to 1905. He was named player-manager in the middle of the 1905, season but was replaced by Stanley Robison after amassing a record of 34–56. (b. 1874)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/26/20 at 1:54 pm

March 26th 1949 – Vicki Lawrence, American actress, comedian, and pop music singer known for the many characters she originated on CBS's The Carol Burnett Show, where she appeared from 1967-78, for the entire series run. One such character was "The Family" matriarch Thelma Harper/Mama, the cold, unaffectionate mother of the neurotic, misfortunate, bedraggled Eunice (Burnett), despite the fact that Lawrence is 16 years younger than Burnett. Thelma Harper was the central character of the television situation comedy series Mama's Family on NBC and, later, in first-run syndication. In 1973, she became a one-hit wonder on the U.S. chart with "The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia". It reached number one on both the United States and Canada top charts. Lawrence has multiple Emmy Award nominations, winning one in 1976.

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/26/20 at 2:04 pm

March 26th 1945 – David Lloyd George, English lawyer and politician, died of cancer. He was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. As Chancellor of the Exchequer (1908–1915), Lloyd George was a key figure in the introduction of many reforms which laid the foundations of the modern welfare state (b. 1863)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/26/20 at 2:32 pm

March 26th 1950 – Martin Short, Canadian-American actor, voice artist, comedian and writer.  He is known for his work on the television programs SCTV and Saturday Night Live. He has starred in comedy films, such as Three Amigos (1986), Innerspace (1987), Three Fugitives (1989), Father of the Bride (1991), Pure Luck (1991), Captain Ron (1992), Father of the Bride Part II (1995), Mars Attacks! (1996) and Jungle 2 Jungle (1997), and created the characters, Jiminy Glick and Ed Grimley. In 1999, he won a Tony Award for his lead performance in a Broadway revival of Little Me.

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/26/20 at 2:41 pm

March 26th 1959 – Raymond Chandler, novelist and screenwriter, died heartbroken and drunk after a long undisclosed illness. In 1932, at the age of forty-four, Chandler became a detective fiction writer after losing his job as an oil company executive during the Great Depression. His first short story, "Blackmailers Don't Shoot", was published in 1933 in Black Mask, a popular pulp magazine. His first novel, The Big Sleep, was published in 1939. In addition to his short stories, Chandler published seven novels during his lifetime (an eighth, in progress at the time of his death, was completed by Robert B. Parker). All but Playback have been made into motion pictures, some more than once. In the year before his death, he was elected president of the Mystery Writers of America. (b. 1888)

Subject: Re: Political Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/26/20 at 3:25 pm

March 26th 1961 – William Hague, British Conservative politician and life peer. He represented Richmond, Yorkshire as Member of Parliament (MP) from 1989 to 2015 and was the Leader of the Opposition from 1997 to 2001. He was Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs from 2010 to 2014 and was the Leader of the House of Commons from 2014 to 2015.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/26/20 at 3:30 pm

March 26th 1973 – Noël Coward, English playwright, composer, director, actor and singer, died of heart failure. Known for his wit, flamboyance, and what Time magazine called "a sense of personal style, a combination of cheek and chic, pose and poise". Many of his works, such as Hay Fever, Private Lives, Design for Living, Present Laughter and Blithe Spirit, have remained in the regular theatre repertoire. At the outbreak of the Second World War Coward volunteered for war work, running the British propaganda office in Paris. He also worked with the Secret Service, seeking to use his influence to persuade the American public and government to help Britain. Coward won an Academy Honorary Award in 1943 for his naval film drama, In Which We Serve, and was knighted in 1969. In the 1950s he achieved fresh success as a cabaret performer, performing his own songs, such as "Mad Dogs and Englishmen", "London Pride" and "I Went to a Marvellous Party". (b. 1899)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/26/20 at 3:50 pm

March 26th 1960 – Jennifer Grey, American actress. She is known for her roles in the 1980s films Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) and Dirty Dancing (1987), for which Grey earned a Golden Globe Award nomination. Her television work includes her 2010 victory in season eleven of Dancing with the Stars, and starring in the Amazon Studios comedy series Red Oaks. Grey is the daughter of Academy Award–winning actor Joel Grey and former actress/singer Jo Wilder.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/26/20 at 4:09 pm

March 26th 1983 – Anthony Blunt, British art historian, died of a heart attack In1964, after being offered immunity from prosecution, confessed to having been a Soviet spy. Blunt had been a member of the Cambridge Five, a group of spies working for the Soviet Union from some time in the 1930s to at least the early 1950s. His confession, a closely held secret for many years, was revealed publicly by Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in November 1979. He was stripped of his knighthood immediately thereafter. Blunt was Professor of the History of Art at the University of London, director of the Courtauld Institute of Art, and Surveyor of the Queen's Pictures. His monograph on the French Baroque painter Nicolas Poussin (1967) is still widely regarded as a watershed book in art history. His teaching text and reference work Art and Architecture in France 1500–1700, first published in 1953, reached its fifth edition in a slightly revised version by Richard Beresford in 1999, when it was still considered the best account of the subject. (b. 1907)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/26/20 at 4:36 pm

March 26th 1962 – Richard Coles, English musician, journalist and Church of England priest. Now vicar of Finedon in Northamptonshire, he is known for having been the multi-instrumentalist who partnered Jimmy Somerville in the 1980s band The Communards, which achieved three Top Ten hits, including the Number 1 record and best-selling single of 1986, a club/dance version of "Don't Leave Me This Way". He also appears frequently on radio and television as well as in newspapers. In March 2011 he became the regular host of BBC Radio 4's Saturday Live programme.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/26/20 at 4:40 pm

March 26th 1957 – Max Ophüls, German-born film director, died from rheumatic heart disease. He worked in Germany (1931–1933), France (1933–1940 and 1950–1957), and the United States (1947–1950). He made nearly 30 films, the latter ones being especially notable: La Ronde (1950), Le Plaisir (1952), The Earrings of Madame de... (1953) and Lola Montès (1955). (b. 1902)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/26/20 at 6:35 pm

March 26th 1985 – Keira Knightley, English actress. Having worked extensively in both the British and the American film Industries, she has garnered such accolades as an Empire Award and multiple nominations for the British Academy, the Golden Globe, and the Academy Awards. Knightley featured as the highest-paid English actress on Forbes Celebrity 100 in 2008. Apart from acting in films, she had also starred in Broadway and West End Theatre productions.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/26/20 at 7:00 pm

March 26th 2005 – James Callaghan, English lieutenant and politician, died of lobar pneumonia, cardiac failure and kidney failure on the day before what would be his 93th birthday. He served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1976 to 1979 and Leader of the Labour Party from 1976 to 1980. Callaghan is, to date, the only British politician to have served in all four of the Great Offices of State, having been Chancellor of the Exchequer (1964–1967), Home Secretary (1967–1970), and Foreign Secretary (1974–1976) prior to his appointment as Prime Minister. As Prime Minister, he had some successes, but is mainly remembered for the "Winter of Discontent" of 1978–79. During a very cold winter, his battle with trade unions led to massive strikes that seriously inconvenienced the public, leading to his defeat in the polls by Conservative leader Margaret Thatcher. (b. 1912)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/26/20 at 7:30 pm

March 26th 2000 – Alex Comfort, British scientist and physician, died from a severe cerebral haemorrhage, Known best for his nonfiction sex manual, The Joy of Sex (1972). He was an author of both fiction and nonfiction, as well as a gerontologist, anarchist, pacifist, and conscientious objector. (b. 1920)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/27/20 at 2:27 am

March 27th 1942 – Michael York, English actor. A two-time Emmy Award nominee, for ABC Afterschool Special: Are You My Mother? (1986) and the AMC series The Lot (2001), he has appeared in more than 70 films, including Romeo and Juliet (1968), Cabaret (1972), The Three Musketeers (1973), Logan's Run (1976), and the Austin Powers film series (1997–2002).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/27/20 at 2:29 am

March 27th 1625 – James VI and I, died from failing health, one theory is that James may have suffered from porphyria, a disease of which his descendant George III of the United Kingdom exhibited some symptoms. King of United Kingdom, King of Scotland as James VI from 24 July 1567 and King of England and Ireland as James I from the union of the Scottish and English crowns on 24 March 1603 until his death. The kingdoms of Scotland and England were individual sovereign states, with their own parliaments, judiciary, and laws, though both were ruled by James in personal union. (b. 1566)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/27/20 at 7:10 am

March 27th 1963 – Quentin Tarantino, American director, writer, and actor. His films are characterized by nonlinear storylines, satirical subject matter, an aestheticization of violence, extended scenes of dialogue, ensemble casts consisting of established and lesser-known performers, references to popular culture, soundtracks primarily containing songs and score pieces from the 1960s to the 1980s, and features of neo-noir film. He is widely considered one of the greatest filmmakers of his generation.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/27/20 at 7:22 am

March 27th 2002 – Dudley Moore, English actor, comedian, musician and composer, died of pneumonia, secondary to immobility caused by the palsy. Moore first came to prominence in the UK as one of the four writer-performers in the comedy revue Beyond the Fringe from 1960, and with one member of that team, Peter Cook, collaborated on the television series Not Only... But Also. The double act worked on other projects until the mid-1970s, by which time Moore had settled in Los Angeles to concentrate on his film acting. His solo career as a comedy film actor was heightened by the success of hit Hollywood films, particularly Foul Play (1978), 10 (1979) and Arthur (1981). For Arthur, Moore was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor and won a Golden Globe Award. He received a second Golden Globe for his performance in Micki & Maude (1984). (b. 1935)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/27/20 at 8:35 am

March 27th 1957 – Stephen Dillane, English actor. He is best known for his roles as Leonard Woolf in the 2002 film The Hours, Stannis Baratheon in Game of Thrones, and American politician Thomas Jefferson in the 2008 HBO miniseries John Adams, a part which earned him a Primetime Emmy nomination. An experienced stage actor who has been called an "actor's actor", he holds a Tony Award for his lead performance in Tom Stoppard's play The Real Thing (2000) and is also known for critically acclaimed performances in Angels in America (1993), Hamlet (1994), and a one-man Macbeth (2005). His television work has additionally garnered him BAFTA and International Emmy awards for best actor.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/27/20 at 8:39 am

March 27th 1864 – Jean-Jacques Ampère, French philologist and academic, died from an unknown cause. He studied the folk-songs and popular poetry of the Scandinavian countries in an extended tour in northern Europe. Returning to France in 1830, he delivered a series of lectures on Scandinavian and early German poetry at the Athenaeum in Marseille. The first of these was printed as De l'Histoire de la poésie (1830), and was practically the first introduction of the French public to the Scandinavian and German epics. Moving to Paris, he taught at the Sorbonne, and became professor of the history of French literature at the Collège de France. A journey in northern Africa (1841) was followed by a tour in Greece and Italy, in company with Prosper Merimée, Jean de Witte and Charles Lenormant. This bore fruit in his Voyage dantesque (printed in his Grèce, Rome et Dante, 1848), which did much to popularize the study of Dante in France. In 1848 he became a member of the Académie française, and in 1851 he visited America. From this time he was occupied with his chief work, L'Histoire romaine à Rome (4 vols., 1861–1864), until his death at Pau. (b. 1800)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/27/20 at 9:20 am

March 27th 1969 or 1970 (reports vary) – Mariah Carey, American singer and songwriter. After signing to Columbia Records, she released her debut album, Mariah Carey (1990), which spawned four number-one singles on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart: "Vision of Love", "Love Takes Time", "Someday", and "I Don't Wanna Cry". Following her marriage to Sony Music head Tommy Mottola, Carey became the label's highest-selling act with the albums Music Box (1993), Merry Christmas (1994), and Daydream (1995). These albums spawned a string of successful singles including the international number-one "Without You", holiday track "All I Want for Christmas Is You", and "One Sweet Day", which became the longest-running U.S. number-one single in history with a total of 16 weeks. After divorcing Mottola, Carey adopted a new image and incorporated more elements of hip hop into her music with the release of Butterfly (1997). Billboard named her the most successful artist of the 1990s in the United States, while World Music Awards honored her as the world's best-selling recording artist of the 1990s.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/27/20 at 9:32 am

March 27th 1878 – George Gilbert Scott, English revival architect, died from an undisclosed illness. Chiefly associated with the design, building and renovation of churches and cathedrals, although he started his career as a leading designer of workhouses. Over 800 buildings were designed or altered by him. Scott was the architect of many iconic buildings, including the Midland Grand Hotel at St Pancras Station, the Albert Memorial, and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, all in London, St Mary's Cathedral, Glasgow, the main building of the University of Glasgow, St Mary's Cathedral in Edinburgh and King's College London Chapel. (b. 1811)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/27/20 at 10:19 am

March 27th 1971 – David Coulthard, British former Formula One racing driver turned presenter, commentator and journalist. He was runner-up in the 2001 Formula One World Drivers' Championship, driving for McLaren.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/27/20 at 11:05 am

March 27th 1959 – Andrew Farriss, Australian rock musician and multi-instrumentalist best known as the keyboardist, backing vocalist, and main composer for the Australian band INXS.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/27/20 at 11:07 am

March 27th 1938 – A. W. Sandberg, Danish film director and screenwriter, died from an undisclosed cause. He began in 1914 as a cinematographer and director for Nordisk Film. After directing a series of low-budget comedies, he directed his most acclaimed work: 1917's Klovnen (The Clown) starring Valdemar Psilander. The film's premiere two months after Psilander's sudden death created a media sensation which launched Sandberg's career. Between 1918 and 1927, Sandberg was the film company's leading director and succeeded August Blom as Nordisk's artistic director. During that period, his reputation was cemented by adaptations of Charles Dickens novels: Our Mutual Friend (1921), Great Expectations (1922), David Copperfield (1922) and Little Dorrit (1924). He produced 58 films of which he wrote 19. In 1926, Sandberg directed a remake of Kloven starring Gösta Ekman and Karina Bell. Following the switch to sound films in the 1930s, Sandberg restricted his film work to documentaries. (b. 1887)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/27/20 at 12:00 pm

March 27th 1989 – Matt Harvey, American baseball pitcher for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball (MLB). Harvey previously played at Fitch Senior High School in Groton, Connecticut. After being drafted in the third round of the 2007 MLB draft by the Los Angeles Angels, he was drafted again in the 2010 MLB draft by the Mets as the seventh overall pick. In his major league debut on July 26, 2012, against the Arizona Diamondbacks, Harvey set a new club record with 11 strikeouts while earning his first career victory.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/27/20 at 12:06 pm

March 27th 1968 – Yuri Gagarin, Soviet pilot and cosmonaut, died in a training jet palne crash. He was the first human to journey into outer space when his Vostok spacecraft completed an orbit of the Earth on 12 April 1961. Gagarin became an international celebrity and was awarded many medals and titles, including Hero of the Soviet Union, the nation's highest honour. Vostok 1 marked his only spaceflight, but he served as backup crew to the Soyuz 1 mission (which ended in a fatal crash). Gagarin later became deputy training director of the Cosmonaut Training Centre outside Moscow, which was later named after him. The Fédération Aéronautique Internationale awards the Yuri A. Gagarin Gold Medal in his honor. (b. 1934)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/27/20 at 2:01 pm

March 27th 1979 – Imran Tahir, Pakistani-born South African cricketer. A spin bowler who predominantly bowls googlies and a right-handed batsman, Tahir currently plays for the Proteas and the Lions in South Africa and Derbyshire in English county cricket. He also represents Multan Sultans in the Pakistan Super League and Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/27/20 at 2:05 pm

March 27th 1977 – Diana Hyland, American actress, died of breast cancer. She made her acting debut in 1955 at age 19 in an episode of Robert Montgomery Presents. Over the next decade she appeared often in guest and supporting roles in various television series, including Naked City, The Eleventh Hour, The Fugitive, The Invaders and The Twilight Zone as well as cast in the feature film The Chase (1966) with Marlon Brando, Jane Fonda, and Robert Redford. In 1959, she originated the role on Broadway of Heavenly Finley in Tennessee Williams' Sweet Bird of Youth, appearing with Geraldine Page and Paul Newman. In 1966, she co-starred in the movie Smoky in which she played Julie Richards, owner of the Rockin' R Ranch, who falls in love with Clint Barkeley (Fess Parker), owner of Smokey, a black stallion turned cutting horse. The same year she appeared in an episode of the TV series The Man from U.N.C.L.E. titled "The Candidate's Wife Affair". From 1958 to 1963, Hyland was a regular on the NBC soap opera Young Doctor Malone, playing Gig Houseman, wife of the younger Dr. Malone. Hyland's debut in a feature film was in One Man's Way (1963). She had a continuing role as Susan Winter in the prime-time soap opera Peyton Place from 1968 to 1969. She appeared in the 1976 television movie The Boy in the Plastic Bubble, for which she won a posthumous Emmy Award. The following year, she co-starred with Dick Van Patten in the series Eight Is Enough, but appeared in only four episodes before her death. (b. 1936)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/27/20 at 2:41 pm

March 27th 1987 – Buster Posey, American baseball catcher for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball. He stands 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) tall and weighs 215 pounds (98 kg). He bats and throws right-handed. Posey has also filled in at first base for the Giants.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/27/20 at 2:43 pm

March 27th 1931 – Arnold Bennett, English writer, died of typhoid. He is best known as a novelist, but he also worked in other fields such as the theatre, journalism, propaganda and films. (b. 1867)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/27/20 at 3:19 pm

March 27th 1935 – Julian Glover, English actor, with many stage, television and film roles since commencing his career in the 1950s. Glover has performed many times for the Royal Shakespeare Company. His film roles have included General Maximilian Veers in The Empire Strikes Back, Aristotle Kristatos in the James Bond film For Your Eyes Only, Walter Donovan in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, and Brian Harcourt-Smith in The Fourth Protocol. He also voiced the giant spider Aragog in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. Glover has also appeared frequently on television, especially in Britain, including guest appearances in cult series such as The Avengers, The Saint, Doctor Who, Blake's 7 and Remington Steele. From 2011 to 2016, he played the recurring supporting role of Grand Maester Pycelle in HBO's Game of Thrones, and in January 2013, appeared as General Beauvilliers in the BBC drama Spies of Warsaw.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/27/20 at 3:23 pm

March 27th 1972 – M. C. Escher, Dutch graphic artist, died from an undisclosed illness. He made mathematically inspired woodcuts, lithographs, and mezzotints. His work features mathematical objects and operations including impossible objects, explorations of infinity, reflection, symmetry, perspective, truncated and stellated polyhedra, hyperbolic geometry, and tessellations. Although Escher believed he had no mathematical ability, he interacted with the mathematicians George Pólya, Roger Penrose, Harold Coxeter and crystallographer Friedrich Haag, and conducted his own research into tessellation. (b. 1898)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/27/20 at 5:02 pm

March 27th 1973 – Roger Telemachus, South African international cricketer. He has played 37 One Day Internationals and 3 Twenty20 Internationals for his country. Telemachus currently plays for the Gestetner Eagles.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/27/20 at 6:03 pm

March 27th 1991 – Aldo Ray, American actor, died of throat cancer. While constable of Crockett, California, he drove his brother Guido to an audition for the film Idols in the Dust (1951). Director David Miller hired him for a small role as a cynical football player. Ray's husky frame, thick neck and raspy voice made him perfect for playing tough sexy roles. He was one of the reminiscing lovers in George Cukor's The Marrying Kind (1952) and starred opposite Rita Hayworth in Miss Sadie Thompson (1953). Ray was the none-too-bright boxer in Cukor's Pat and Mike (1952) and an escaped convict in 'Michael Curtiz''s We're No Angels (1955). His career started downhill in the 1970s, with him appearing in a string of low-budget films as a character actor. His last film was Shock 'Em Dead (1991). (b. 1926)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/28/20 at 3:35 am

March 28th 1942 – Mike Newell, English director and producer of motion pictures for film and television. Newell won the 1994 BAFTA Award for Best Direction for Four Weddings and a Funeral.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/28/20 at 3:38 am

March 28th 1980 – Dick Haymes, American actor and singer, died from lung cancer. Born in Argentina (in which he was a naturalised citizen), to British parents, he was one of the most popular male vocalists of the 1940s and early 1950s. He was the older brother of Bob Haymes, an actor, television host, and songwriter. In 1945 Haymes co-starred with Jeanne Crain, Dana Andrews and Vivian Blaine in the musical State Fair. He teamed with female vocalist Helen Forrest for many hit duets during World War Two, including "Together," "I'll Buy That Dream," and "Long Ago and Far Away"; he sang with Judy Garland on two Decca recordings of songs from the film The Shocking Miss Pilgrim, in which he appeared with Betty Grable. From 1944 to 1948, he had his own radio program, The Dick Haymes Show, first on NBC and later on CBS. He paired repeatedly with the Andrews Sisters (Patty, Maxene, and LaVerne) on a dozen or so Decca collaborations, including the Billboard hit "Teresa," "Great Day," "My Sin," and a 1952 rendering of the dramatic ballad "Here in My Heart," backed by the sisters and Nelson Riddle's lush strings. His duets with Patty Andrews were also well received, both on Decca vinyl and on radio's Club Fifteen with the sisters, which he hosted in 1949 and 1950. He also joined Bing Crosby and The Andrews Sisters for 1947 session that produced the Billboard hit "There's No Business Like Show Business," as well as "Anything You Can Do (I Can Do Better)." His popular renditions of tender ballads such as "Little White Lies" and "Maybe It's Because" were recorded with celebrated arranger Gordon Jenkins and his orchestra and chorus. He experienced serious financial problems later in life, by the early 1960s declaring bankruptcy with $500,000 in debts. He appeared as unscrupulous doctor Elroy Gantman in a 1974 episode of the TV show Adam-12.  (b. 1918)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/28/20 at 6:14 am

March 28th 1943 – Richard Eyre, English director, producer, and screenwriter. Eyre was director of the UK's National Theatre (which gained the now little-used prefix Royal during his time there) between 1987 and 1997. He had previously directed a noted revival of Guys and Dolls for the venue in 1982, with Olivier Award-winner Julia McKenzie and Bob Hoskins. He repeated this production in 1996 with Imelda Staunton and Joanna Riding. His diaries from his time at the National have been published as National Service, winning the 2003 Theatre Book Prize. Other than Guys and Dolls, his most noted theatre productions include Hamlet (twice), with Jonathan Pryce at the Royal Court in 1980 and Daniel Day-Lewis in 1989; Richard III with Ian McKellen; King Lear with Ian Holm; Tennessee Williams' The Night of the Iguana and Sweet Bird of Youth; Eduardo De Filippo's Napoli Milionaria and Le Grande Magia; Henrik Ibsen's John Gabriel Borkman with Paul Scofield, Vanessa Redgrave and Eileen Atkins; Ibsen's Hedda Gabler with Eve Best; and numerous new plays by David Hare, Tom Stoppard, Trevor Griffiths, Howard Brenton, Alan Bennett, Christopher Hampton and Nicholas Wright.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/28/20 at 6:18 am

March 28th 1584 – Ivan the Terrible, Russian ruler, died from a stroke while playing chess. He was the Grand Prince of Moscow from 1533 to 1547, then "Tsar of All the Russias" until his death in 1584. The last title was used by all his successors. During his reign, Russia conquered the Khanates of Kazan, Astrakhan and Sibir, becoming a multiethnic and multicontinental state spanning approximately 4,050,000 km2 (1,560,000 sq mi). He exercised autocratic control over Russia's hereditary nobility and developed a bureaucracy to administer the new territories. He transformed Russia from a medieval state into an empire, though at immense cost to its people, and its broader, long-term economy. (b. 1530)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/28/20 at 8:26 am

March 28th 2013 – Richard Griffiths, English actor of film, television, and stage, died after complications following heart surgery. He received the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor, the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Play, the Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Featured Actor and the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play, all for his role in The History Boys. For the 2006 film adaptation, Griffiths was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role. He is also known for his portrayal of Vernon Dursley in the Harry Potter film series, Uncle Monty in Withnail and I (1987), Dr. Albert Meinheimer in The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (1991), Henry Crabbe in Pie in the Sky (1994–1997), Prostetnic Vogon Jeltz in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and King George II in Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011). Earlier in his career, he had a prominent supporting role as British journalist Collins in Richard Attenborough's Academy Award-winning film Gandhi (1982). (b. 1947)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/28/20 at 10:08 am

March 28th 1945 – Rodrigo Duterte, Filipino lawyer and politician who is the 16th and current President of the Philippines and the first from Mindanao, the southernmost island of the country to hold the office. At 71 years old, Duterte is the oldest person to assume the Philippine presidency; the record was previously held by Sergio Osmeña at the age of 65.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/28/20 at 10:14 am

March 28th 2009 – Maurice Jarre, French composer and conductor, died of cancer. He is "one of the giants of 20th-century film music" who was "among the most sought-after composers in the movie industry" and "a creator of both subtle underscoring and grand, sweeping themes, not only writing for conventional orchestras... but also experimenting with electronic sounds later in his career". Although he composed several concert works, Jarre is best known for his film scores, particularly for his collaborations with film director David Lean. Jarre composed the scores to all of Lean's films from Lawrence of Arabia (1962) on. Notable scores for other directors include The Train (1964), Mohammad, Messenger of God (1976), Lion of the Desert (1981), Witness (1985) and Ghost (1990). Jarre was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Three of his compositions spent a total of 42 weeks on the UK singles chart; the biggest hit was "Somewhere My Love" (to his tune "Lara's Theme", with lyrics by Paul Francis Webster) by the Mike Sammes Singers, which reached Number 14 in 1966 and spent 38 weeks on the chart. He was nominated for nine Academy Awards, winning three in the Best Original Score category for Lawrence of Arabia (1962), Doctor Zhivago (1965), and A Passage to India (1984), all of which were directed by David Lean. He also won four Golden Globes, two BAFTA Awards, and a Grammy Award. (b. 1924)

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Written By: nally on 03/28/20 at 11:37 am

Dwight Eisenhower, American general and Republican politician who became the 34th President of the United States (1953-61), passed away 51 years ago today, on March 28th 1969, at the age of 78. (born Oct 1890)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/28/20 at 1:10 pm

March 28th 1960 – Chris Barrie, German born British actor, comedian and impressionist. He first achieved success as a vocal impressionist, notably in the ITV sketch show Spitting Image. He is best known for his roles as Arnold Rimmer in the sci-fi sitcom Red Dwarf, as Gordon Brittas in the BBC sitcom The Brittas Empire and as Lara Croft's butler Hillary in the Tomb Raider franchise films.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/28/20 at 1:15 pm

March 28th 1943 – Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian pianist, composer and conductor of the late Romantic period, died from advanced melanoma. Some of whose works are among the most popular in the romantic repertoire. Born into a musical family, Rachmaninoff took up the piano at age four. He graduated from the Moscow Conservatory in 1892 and had composed several piano and orchestral pieces by this time. In 1897, following the critical reaction to his Symphony No. 1, Rachmaninoff entered a four-year depression and composed little until successful therapy allowed him to complete his enthusiastically received Piano Concerto No. 2 in 1901. After the Russian Revolution, Rachmaninoff and his family left Russia and resided in the United States, first in New York City. Demanding piano concert tour schedules caused his output as composer to slow tremendously; between 1918 and 1943, he completed just six compositions, including Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Symphony No. 3, and Symphonic Dances. In 1942, Rachmaninoff moved to Beverly Hills, California. (b. 1873)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/28/20 at 1:40 pm

March 28th 1969 – Brett Ratner, American film producer, entertainment businessman, director of motion pictures, music videos, and television. He is known for directing the Rush Hour film series, The Family Man, Red Dragon, X-Men: The Last Stand, and Tower Heist. He was also a producer on the Fox drama series Prison Break, the comedy Horrible Bosses, and its 2014 sequel.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/28/20 at 1:44 pm

March 28th 1987– Patrick Troughton, English actor, died from a heart attack. He was classically trained for the stage but became most widely known for his roles in television and film. His work included appearances in several fantasy, science fiction and horror films, but he became best known for his role as the second incarnation of the Doctor in the long-running British science-fiction television series Doctor Who, which he played from 1966 to 1969; he reprised the role in 1973, 1983 and 1985. (b. 1920)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/28/20 at 2:21 pm

March 28th 1942 – Neil Kinnock, British Labour Party politician. He served as a Member of Parliament from 1970 until 1995, first for Bedwellty and then for Islwyn. He was the Leader of the Labour Party and Leader of the Opposition from 1983 until 1992. Kinnock led the Labour Party to a surprise fourth consecutive defeat at the 1992 general election, despite the party being ahead in most opinion polls; which had predicted either a narrow Labour victory or a hung parliament. Afterwards, he resigned as Leader of the Labour Party after nine years. He resigned from the House of Commons in 1995 to become a European Commissioner. He went on to become the Vice-President of the European Commission under Romano Prodi from 1999-2004. Until the summer of 2009, he was also the Chairman of the British Council and the President of Cardiff University.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/28/20 at 2:25 pm

March 28th 1881 – Modest Mussorgsky, Russian composer, died after suffeing four seizures in rapid succession. He was one of the group known as "The Five". He was an innovator of Russian music in the romantic period. He strove to achieve a uniquely Russian musical identity, often in deliberate defiance of the established conventions of Western music. Many of his works were inspired by Russian history, Russian folklore, and other national themes. Such works include the opera Boris Godunov, the orchestral tone poem Night on Bald Mountain and the piano suite Pictures at an Exhibition. (b. 1839)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/28/20 at 3:15 pm

March 28th 1986 – Lady Gaga, American singer, songwriter, and actress. She is known for her unconventionality and provocative work as well as experimenting with new images. Gaga began her musical career performing songs at open mic nights and school plays. She studied at CAP21 through New York University's Tisch School of the Arts before dropping out to become a professional musician. After Def Jam Recordings cancelled her contract, Gaga worked as a songwriter for Sony/ATV Music Publishing, where Akon helped her sign a joint deal with Interscope Records and his own label KonLive Distribution in 2007. She rose to prominence the following year with her debut album, a dance-pop and electropop record titled The Fame, and its chart-topping singles "Just Dance" and "Poker Face". A follow-up EP, The Fame Monster (2009), featuring the singles "Bad Romance", "Telephone", and "Alejandro", also proved successful.

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/28/20 at 3:17 pm

March 28th 1953 – Jim Thorpe, American athlete and Olympic gold medallist, died of heart failure. A member of the Sac and Fox Nation, Thorpe became the first Native American to win a gold medal for his home country. Considered one of the most versatile athletes of modern sports, he won Olympic gold medals in the 1912 pentathlon and decathlon, and played American football (collegiate and professional), professional baseball, and basketball. He lost his Olympic titles after it was found he had been paid for playing two seasons of semi-professional baseball before competing in the Olympics, thus violating the amateurism rules that were then in place. In 1983, 30 years after his death, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) restored his Olympic medals. (b. 1888)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/28/20 at 4:22 pm

March 28th 1972 – Nick Frost, English actor, comedian, screenwriter, producer, and author. He is best known for his work in The Three Flavours Cornetto trilogy of films, consisting of Shaun of the Dead (2004), Hot Fuzz (2007), and The World's End (2013), and the television comedy Spaced (1999–2001). He also appeared in Joe Cornish's film Attack the Block (2011). He co-starred in the 2011 film Paul, which he co-wrote with frequent collaborator and friend Simon Pegg. He is also well known for his various roles in the sketch show Man Stroke Woman.

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/28/20 at 5:20 pm

March 28th 2006 – Caspar Weinberger, American politician and businessman, died from complications of pneumonia. As a prominent Republican, he served in a variety of state and federal positions for three decades, including Chairman of the California Republican Party, 1962–68. Most notably he was Secretary of Defense under President Ronald Reagan from 1981 to 1987 (b. 1917)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/28/20 at 5:38 pm

March 28th 1981 – Julia Stiles, American actress. She made her screen debut as Erica Dansby in six episodes of the television series Ghostwriter (1993–1994). Her first film role was in I Love You, I Love You Not (1996), followed by a leading role in the thriller Wicked (1998), for which she was awarded the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival Award for Best Actress. She went on to gain prominence for her lead roles in teen films such as 10 Things I Hate About You (1999) for which she won MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance and was nominated for two Teen Choice Awards, Down to You (2000), for which she was nominated for another two Teen Choice Awards, and Save the Last Dance (2001), winning the Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actress and was nominated for the MTV Movie Award for Best Female Performance.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/29/20 at 1:41 am

March 29th 1944 – Terry Jacks, Canadian singer, songwriter, record producer and environmentalist, best known for his 1974 hit song "Seasons in the Sun".

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/29/20 at 2:04 am

March 29th 1912 – Robert Falcon Scott, British Royal Navy officer and explorer, died on the return journey, Scott's party discovered plant fossils, proving Antarctica was once forested and joined to other continents. A planned meeting with supporting dog teams from the base camp failed, despite Scott's written instructions, and at a distance of 150 miles from their base camp and 11 miles from the next depot, Scott and his companions perished. He led two expeditions to the Antarctic regions: the Discovery Expedition (1901–1904) and the ill-fated Terra Nova Expedition (1910–1913). On the first expedition, he set a new southern record by marching to latitude 82°S and discovered the Polar (Antarctic) Plateau, on which the South Pole is located. On the second venture, Scott led a party of five which reached the South Pole on 17 January 1912, less than five weeks after Roald Amundsen's Norwegian expedition. (b. 1868)

Subject: Re: Political Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/29/20 at 4:00 am

March 29th 1943 – John Major, British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1990 to 1997. He served as Foreign Secretary and then Chancellor of the Exchequer in the Thatcher Government from 1989 to 1990, and was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Huntingdon from 1979 until his retirement in 2001. Since the death of Margaret Thatcher in 2013, Major has been the oldest living former Prime Minister.

Subject: Re: Musical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/29/20 at 4:21 am

March 29th 1982 – Carl Orff, German composer, died from an undisclosed illness. Best known for his cantata Carmina Burana (1937). In addition to his career as a composer, Orff developed an influential approach toward music education for children. (b. 1895)

Subject: Re: Comedic Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/29/20 at 7:36 am

March 29th 1943 – Eric Idle, English comedian, actor, voice actor, author, singer-songwriter, musician, writer and comedic composer. He is a member of the British surreal comedy group Monty Python, a member of The Rutles, and the author of the Broadway musical Spamalot.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/29/20 at 7:45 am

March 29th 2019 – Shane Rimmer, Canadian-born British actor, died from an undisclosed illness. Known for providing the voice of Scott Tracy in the British television series Thunderbirds (1965–1966). One of his more recent roles was portraying the voice of Louie Watterson on the Cartoon Network series The Amazing World of Gumball (2011-present). His appearances include roles in films such as Dr. Strangelove (1964), Rollerball (1975), The Spy Who Loved Me (1977), Gandhi (1982), Out of Africa (1985), Crusoe (1989), Spy Game (2001) and Batman Begins (2005). During his career, Rimmer appeared uncredited in, among other films, You Only Live Twice (1967), Diamonds Are Forever (1971), Star Wars (1977) and Superman II (1980). With the exception of cast members playing recurring characters, he appeared in more James Bond films than any other actor. He also is believed to have provided the voice for the character Hamilton (played by Robert Dix) in Live and Let Die (1973). (b. 1929)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/29/20 at 9:32 am

March 29th 1943 – Vangelis (born Evángelos Papathanassíou), Greek composer of electronic, progressive, ambient, jazz, and orchestral music. He is best known for his Academy Award–winning score for the film Chariots of Fire, composing scores for the films Blade Runner, Missing, Antarctica, 1492: Conquest of Paradise, and Alexander, and the use of his music in the PBS documentary Cosmos: A Personal Voyage by Carl Sagan.

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/29/20 at 9:34 am

March 29th 1970 – Vera Brittain, English Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD) nurse, writer, feminist, and pacifist, died from an undisclosed cause. Her best-selling 1933 memoir Testament of Youth recounted her experiences during the First World War and the beginning of her journey towards pacifism. In 1925, Brittain married George Catlin, a political scientist (1896–1979). Their son, John Brittain-Catlin (1927–1987), with whom Vera had a difficult relationship, was an artist, painter, businessman, and the author of the autobiography Family Quartet, which appeared in 1987. Their daughter, born 1930, is the former Labour Cabinet Minister, now Liberal Democrat peer, Shirley Williams; who is most famous for being one of the "Gang of Four" rebels on the right-wing of the Labour Party who defected to found the SDP in 1981. (b. 1893)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/29/20 at 10:37 am

March 29th 1957 – Christopher Lambert, French-American actor who was born in the United States. He played Connor MacLeod in Highlander and subsequent movie franchise series of the same name. He played Tarzan in Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes and the thunder god Raiden in the first film adaptation of the video game Mortal Kombat.

Subject: Re: Noteworthy Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/29/20 at 11:24 am

March 29th 1972 – J. Arthur Rank, 1st Baron Rank, British industrialist, died from an undisclosed illness. He was head and founder of the Rank Organisation. In 1939 Rank consolidated his film production interests in both the Pinewood Film Studios and the Denham Film Studios. In 1938 Rank bought the Odeon Cinemas chain, and the Amalgamated Studios in Elstree, although the latter were never used as film studios by Rank. In 1941, it absorbed the Gaumont British, which owned 251 cinemas, and the Lime Grove Studios, (later owned by the BBC) and bought the Paramount Cinemas chain, so that by 1942 the Rank Organisation owned 619 cinemas. Other interests were acquired (such as the Bush Radio company in 1949) which would be added to the interests in a few more years) within a new company called the Rank Organisation. Rank retired as Chairman in 1962 and was succeeded by John Davis, who had been Managing Director since 1948. During the 1940s, the companies Rank controlled produced some of the finest British films of the period, including: The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943), Henry V (1944), A Matter of Life and Death (1946), Black Narcissus (1947), and The Red Shoes (1948). From the 1950s fewer adventurous films were attempted and solidly commercial ventures, largely aimed at the family market, were made instead. These include the popular Norman Wisdom comedies and the various Doctor... films. However some films of note were produced during this era including: Carve Her Name With Pride (1958), and Victim (1961), as well as a clutch of prestige topics such as the coronation of Elizabeth II in 1953 and filmed performances by The Royal Ballet. (b. 1888)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/29/20 at 12:46 pm

March 29th 1964 – Jill Goodacre, American actress and former model. She was one of Victoria's Secret's main models in the 1980s and early 1990s. She is married to Harry Connick Jr. Goodacre appeared as herself in an episode ("The One with the Blackout") of the popular sitcom Friends in 1994. Though billed as Jill Connick, she was called Jill Goodacre throughout the episode. She directed one of Harry Connick Jr.'s live performance videos (The New York Big Band Concert) in 1992, and she appears in several of his music videos.

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/29/20 at 12:53 pm

March 29th 2019 – Jim Holt, American baseball outfielder and first baseman, died from an undisclosed cause. He batted a team-best .367 on the Athletics' affiliated squad that also included Vida Blue, Bert Campaneris, Rollie Fingers, and Reggie Jackson. Holt was an outfielder and first baseman with the Minnesota Twins from 1968–74 and Oakland Athletics from 1974–76. As a member of the 1974 World Series champion Athletics, he had a pinch-hit single in game two, which the Athletics lost to the Dodgers. He drove in 2 runs with a pinch-hit single in game four, which the A's won. He had a career batting average of .265 with 19 home runs and 177 runs batted in in 707 games. He played in 4 World Series games and 8 American League Championship Series games. (b. 1944)

Subject: Re: Scientific Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/29/20 at 2:25 pm

March 29th 1941 – Joseph Hooton Taylor, Jr., American astrophysicist. In 1993, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics laureate for his discovery with Russell Alan Hulse of a "new type of pulsar, a discovery that has opened up new possibilities for the study of gravitation."

Subject: Re: Musical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/29/20 at 2:28 pm

March 29th 1980 – Mantovani, Anglo-Italian conductor, composer and light orchestra-styled entertainer with a cascading strings musical signature, died from an undisclosed illness. The book British Hit Singles & Albums states that he was "Britain's most successful album act before the Beatles...the first act to sell over one million stereo albums and six albums simultaneously in the US Top 30 in 1959". (b. 1905)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/29/20 at 3:39 pm

March 29th 1968 – Lucy Lawless, New Zealand actress and singer best known for playing the title character in the internationally-successful television series Xena: Warrior Princess (1995–2001). She is also widely known for her role as Number Three on the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica series (2005–2009) and for the role of Lucretia in the television series Spartacus: Blood and Sand (2010), its prequel Spartacus: Gods of the Arena (2011) and its sequel Spartacus: Vengeance (2012).

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/29/20 at 3:46 pm

March 29th 1992 – Paul Henreid, American actor and film director, died of pneumonia after suffering a stroke. He is best remembered for two roles: Victor Laszlo in Casablanca and Jerry Durrance in Now, Voyager, both released in 1942. (d. 1908)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/29/20 at 4:17 pm

March 29th 1976 – Jennifer Capriati, American tennis player. A member of the International Tennis Hall of Fame, she won three singles championships in Grand Slam tournaments and a gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, reached the World No. 1 ranking, and is considered one of the greatest tennis players of all time.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/29/20 at 4:20 pm

March 29th 1994 – Bill Travers, Special Forces Army officer, English actor, screenwriter, director and animal rights activist, died in his sleep. He co-starred with his second wife, Virginia McKenna, in a number of films, most memorably as the conservationist George Adamson in the highly successful 1966 film Born Free, about which the two co-wrote the book On Playing with Lions. The experience made him and his wife very conscious of the many abuses of wild animals in captivity that had been taken from Africa and other natural environments around the world. Together they made a number of films around the subject such as 1969's Ring of Bright Water and An Elephant Called Slowly, for both of which he co-wrote the screenplay and acted. (b. 1922)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/30/20 at 12:41 am

March 30th 1945 – Eric Clapton, English rock and blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He is the only three-time inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: once as a solo artist and separately as a member of the Yardbirds and of Cream. Clapton has been referred to as one of the most important and influential guitarists of all time. Clapton ranked second in Rolling Stone magazine's list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" and fourth in Gibson's "Top 50 Guitarists of All Time". He was also named number five in Time magazine's list of "The 10 Best Electric Guitar Players" in 2009.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/30/20 at 12:46 am

March 30th 1962 – MC Hammer (born Stanley Burrell), American hip hop recording artist, dancer, record producer and entrepreneur. He had his greatest commercial success and popularity from the late 1980s, until the early 1990s. Remembered for his rapid rise to fame, Hammer is known for hit records (such as "U Can't Touch This" and "2 Legit 2 Quit"), flashy dance movements, choreography and eponymous Hammer pants.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/30/20 at 12:57 am

March 30th 1968 – Celine Dion, Canadian singer and businesswoman. Born into a large family from Charlemagne, Quebec, Dion emerged as a teen star in the French-speaking world after her manager and future husband René Angélil mortgaged his home to finance her first record. Dion first gained international recognition in the 1980s by winning both the 1982 Yamaha World Popular Song Festival and the 1988 Eurovision Song Contest where she represented Switzerland. Following a series of French albums during the 1980s, she signed on to Epic Records in the United States. In 1990, Dion released her debut English-language album, Unison, establishing herself as a viable pop artist in North America and other English-speaking areas of the world.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/30/20 at 1:53 am

March 30th 1950 – Robbie Coltrane, Scottish actor and author. He is known for his roles as Rubeus Hagrid in the Harry Potter films, as Valentin Dmitrovich Zukovsky in the James Bond films GoldenEye and The World Is Not Enough, and as Dr. Eddie "Fitz" Fitzgerald in the British TV series Cracker during the 1990s.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/30/20 at 2:33 am

March 30th 2004 – Hubert Gregg, British broadcaster at the BBC, writer and stage and film actor, died from an undisclosed illness. At the end of his life, he was probably best known for the BBC Radio 2 "oldies" shows A Square Deal and Thanks for the Memory. He was also a novelist, a theatre director and a hit songwriter. Among his "more than 200 songs" he wrote was the wartime hit "I'm Going To Get Lit Up When The Lights Go up in London", written in 1940 and sung by his first wife, Zoe Gail, in George Black's 1943 production Strike a New Note. It was broadcast in 1944 to alert the Resistance that the invasion of Europe was imminent. On seeing German V1s flying over London, Gregg composed his best-known song, "Maybe It's Because I'm A Londoner," in 20 minutes while on leave in 1944; it became a hit and London folk anthem in 1947. He also composed numbers for the musicals The Love Racket (1943), Sweet And Low (1944) and Strike It Again (1945). (b. 1914)

Subject: Re: Cinematic Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/30/20 at 5:03 am

March 30th 1952 – Stuart Dryburgh, New Zealand cinematographer, now working in Hollywood. He completed a degree in architecture at the University of Auckland, but subsequently moved into the film industry. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography for his work on the 1993 romance film, The Piano, but lost to Janusz Kamiński for Schindler's List. Dryburgh was also nominated for an Emmy for his work on the Boardwalk Empire pilot.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: LyricBoy on 03/30/20 at 5:06 am


March 30th 1962 – MC Hammer (born Stanley Burrell), American hip hop recording artist, dancer, record producer and entrepreneur. He had his greatest commercial success and popularity from the late 1980s, until the early 1990s. Remembered for his rapid rise to fame, Hammer is known for hit records (such as "U Can't Touch This" and "2 Legit 2 Quit"), flashy dance movements, choreography and eponymous Hammer pants.


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Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/30/20 at 5:07 am

March 30th 1986 – James Cagney, American actor and dancer, both on stage and in film, though he had his greatest impact in film, died from a heart attack. Known for his consistently energetic performances, distinctive vocal style, and deadpan comic timing, he won acclaim and major awards for a wide variety of performances. He is best remembered for playing multifaceted tough guys in movies such as The Public Enemy (1931), Taxi! (1932), Angels with Dirty Faces (1938), and White Heat (1949), and was typecast or limited by this view earlier in his career. In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked him eighth among its list of greatest male stars of Classic Hollywood Cinema. Orson Welles said of Cagney, " maybe the greatest actor who ever appeared in front of a camera", and Stanley Kubrick considered him to be one of the best actors of all time. (b. 1899)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/30/20 at 7:14 am

March 30th 1962 – MC Hammer (born Stanley Burrell), American hip hop recording artist, dancer, record producer and entrepreneur. He had his greatest commercial success and popularity from the late 1980s, until the early 1990s. Remembered for his rapid rise to fame, Hammer is known for hit records (such as "U Can't Touch This" and "2 Legit 2 Quit"), flashy dance movements, choreography and eponymous Hammer pants.

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/30/20 at 7:29 am

March 30th 1840 – Beau Brummell, English-French fashion designer, died penniless and insane from syphilis. An iconic figure in Regency England and for many years the arbiter of men's fashion. At one time he was a close friend of the Prince Regent, the future King George IV, but after the two quarrelled, and Brummell got into debt, he had to take refuge in France. Brummell was remembered afterwards as the preeminent example of the dandy and a whole literature was founded upon his manner and witty sayings which has persisted to this day. His name is still associated with style and good looks, and it has been given to a variety of modern products to suggest their high quality. (b. 1778)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/30/20 at 9:09 am

March 30th 1964 – Tracy Chapman, American singer-songwriter, known for her hits "Fast Car" and "Give Me One Reason", along with other singles "Talkin' 'bout a Revolution", "Baby Can I Hold You", "Crossroads", "New Beginning" and "Telling Stories". She is a multi-platinum and four-time Grammy Award-winning artist.

Subject: Re: Royalty Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/30/20 at 9:16 am

March 30th 2002 – Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother of the United Kingdom, died in her sleep. She was the wife of King George VI and the mother of Queen Elizabeth II and Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon. She was Queen of the United Kingdom and the Dominions from her husband's accession in 1936 until his death in 1952, after which she was known as Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, to avoid confusion with her daughter. She was the last Empress of India. Born into a family of British nobility, she came to prominence in 1923 when she married the Duke of York, the second son of King George V and Queen Mary. The couple and their daughters embodied traditional ideas of family and public service. She undertook a variety of public engagements and became known for her consistently cheerful countenance. In 1936, her husband unexpectedly became king when his brother, Edward VIII, abdicated in order to marry the American divorcée Wallis Simpson. Elizabeth then became queen. She accompanied her husband on diplomatic tours to France and North America before the start of the Second World War.  (b. 1900)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/30/20 at 12:11 pm

March 30th 1941 – Graeme Edge, English musician, songwriter and poet best known as the drummer and one of the songwriters for the English band The Moody Blues. Edge is the only remaining original member of The Moody Blues still performing in the band. In addition to his work with the Moody Blues, Edge has worked as the bandleader of his own outfit, the Graeme Edge Band. He has contributed his talents to a variety of other projects throughout his career.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/30/20 at 12:15 pm

March 30th 2014 – Kate O'Mara, English film, stage and television actress, and writer, died from ovarian cancer. O'Mara made her stage debut in a 1963 production of The Merchant of Venice. Her other stage roles included Elvira in Blithe Spirit (1974), Lady Macbeth in Macbeth (1982), Cleopatra in Antony & Cleopatra (1982), Goneril in King Lear (1987) and Marlene Dietrich in Lunch with Marlene (2008). Her films included two 1970 Hammer Horror films: The Vampire Lovers and The Horror of Frankenstein. On television, she had regular roles in The Brothers (1975–76), Triangle (1981-82) and Howards' Way (1989–90), and portrayed the recurring part of the Rani in Doctor Who (1985–87). O'Mara played Caress Morell, the scheming sister of Alexis Colby in the American primetime soap opera Dynasty in 1986. She also appeared as Jackie Stone in two episodes of the BBC sitcom Absolutely Fabulous. (b. 1939)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/30/20 at 1:03 pm

March 30th 1944 – Brian Wilshire, Australian radio host. He began his radio career in November 1969 at 2NZ in Inverell.  He won almost every survey at 2GB for 36 years. Wilshire has many interests including snow skiing, car racing (having won his class in 1993 at Bathurst), writing books (his The Fine Print was Australia's best-selling book in 1992—source: Dymock's, Who Magazine), and playing drums in bands "Stringybark" and "Koala Soup".

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/30/20 at 1:07 pm

March 30th 1853 – Abigail Fillmore, American wife of Millard Fillmore, 14th First Lady of the United States from 1850 to 1853, died from an undisclosed cause. (b. 1798)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/30/20 at 2:29 pm

March 30th 1968 – Celine Dion, Canadian singer and businesswoman. Born into a large family from Charlemagne, Quebec, Dion emerged as a teen star in the French-speaking world after her manager and future husband René Angélil mortgaged his home to finance her first record. Dion first gained international recognition in the 1980s by winning both the 1982 Yamaha World Popular Song Festival and the 1988 Eurovision Song Contest where she represented Switzerland. Following a series of French albums during the 1980s, she signed on to Epic Records in the United States. In 1990, Dion released her debut English-language album, Unison, establishing herself as a viable pop artist in North America and other English-speaking areas of the world.

Subject: Re: Nobel Prize Winner Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/30/20 at 2:32 pm

March 30th 1949 – Friedrich Bergius, German chemist, died from an undisclosed illness. Known for the Bergius process for producing synthetic fuel from coal, Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1931, together with Carl Bosch) in recognition of contributions to the invention and development of chemical high-pressure methods. Having worked with IG Farben during World War II, his citizenship came into question following the war, causing him to ultimately flee to Argentina, where he acted as adviser to the Ministry of Industry. (b. 1884)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/30/20 at 2:51 pm

March 30th 1950 – Grady Little, American Major League Baseball, currently working in the front office of the Pittsburgh Pirates. He managed the Boston Red Sox from 2002 to 2003 and the Los Angeles Dodgers from 2006 to 2007. He was inducted into the Kinston, North Carolina, Professional Baseball Hall of Fame in 2001 and was inducted into the Hagerstown Suns Hall of Fame on April 13, 2009. In his second season with the Red Sox, Little guided the team to a record of 95–66 and an appearance in the 2003 American League Championship Series against the New York Yankees. Despite his accomplishments, Little is best remembered for his decision to leave starting pitcher Pedro Martínez in the eighth inning of Game 7 while the Red Sox held a three run lead, and faced blame for the team's subsequent loss when the Yankees were able to tie the score and win in extra innings.

Subject: Re: Nobel Prize Winner Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/30/20 at 2:52 pm

March 30th 1965 – Philip Showalter Hench, American physician, died of pneumonia. He, along with his Mayo Clinic co-worker Edward Calvin Kendall and Swiss chemist Tadeus Reichstein was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1950 for the discovery of the hormone cortisone, and its application for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. The Nobel Committee bestowed the award for the trio's "discoveries relating to the hormones of the adrenal cortex, their structure and biological effects." (b. 1896)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/30/20 at 3:09 pm

March 30th 1989 – Chris Sale, American baseball pitcher for the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played in MLB for the Chicago White Sox, with whom he made his major league debut on August 6, 2010. As a power pitcher, Sale excels at achieving high numbers of strikeouts, and has set a number of strikeout-related records. He bats and throws left-handed, stands 6 feet 6 inches (1.98 m), and weighs 180 pounds (82 kg).

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/30/20 at 3:14 pm

March 30th 1979 – Airey Neave, English colonel, lawyer, and politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, was killed in 1979 in a car bomb attack at the House of Commons. During World War II, Neave was the first British officer to successfully escape from the German prisoner-of-war camp Oflag IV-C at Colditz Castle, and later worked for MI9. After the war he served with the International Military Tribunal at the Nuremberg Trials. He later became Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for Abingdon. Neave was assassinated in 1979 in a car-bomb attack at the House of Commons. The Irish National Liberation Army (INLA) claimed responsibility. (b. 1916)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/30/20 at 3:34 pm

March 30th 1959 – Martina Cole, British crime writer, businesswoman and occasional television presenter. Cole was brought up in Aveley, Essex. As of 2015 she has released twenty two novels about crime, most of which examine London's gangster underworld. Four of her novels, Dangerous Lady, The Jump, The Take and The Runaway have been adapted into high-rating television dramas. She has achieved sales of over fourteen million in the UK alone and her tenth novel, The Know, spent seven weeks on The Sunday Times's hardback best-sellers list.

Subject: Re: Noteworthy Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/30/20 at 3:38 pm

March 30th 1981 – DeWitt Wallace, American magazine publisher, died from an undisclosed illness. Wallace co-founded Reader's Digest with his wife Lila Bell Wallace, publishing the first issue in 1922. The Wallaces decided to publish the magazine themselves and market it by direct mail. The first issue appeared on February 5, 1922. Reader's Digest soon became one of the most widely circulated periodicals in the world. Wallace was a supporter of the Republican Party with strong anti-communist views, and the magazine reflected these beliefs. Wallace and his wife were strong supporters of Richard Nixon's presidential bid in 1968, giving Nixon cash donations and allowing Nixon to write articles for the Digest. Wallace was a noted philanthropist, donating much of his massive fortune to his alma mater Macalester College (b. 1889)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/30/20 at 4:02 pm

March 30th 1979 – Norah Jones, American singer, songwriter, pianist and actress. She has won numerous awards and has sold more than 50 million records worldwide. Billboard named her the top jazz artist of the 2000–2009 decade. She has won nine Grammy Awards and was 60th on Billboard magazine's artists of the 2000–2009 decade chart.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/31/20 at 1:21 am

March 31st 1943 – Christopher Walken, American actor of screen and stage who has appeared in more than 100 films and television shows, including Annie Hall (1977), The Deer Hunter (1978), The Dogs of War (1980), The Dead Zone (1983), A View to a Kill (1985), Batman Returns (1992), True Romance (1993), Pulp Fiction (1994), Sleepy Hollow (1999), Catch Me If You Can (2002), Hairspray (2007), Seven Psychopaths (2012), the first three Prophecy films, Antz (1998), The Jungle Book (2016), as well as music videos by many popular recording artists. Walken has received a number of awards and nominations during his career, including winning the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Nikanor "Nick" Chebotarevich in The Deer Hunter. He was nominated for the same award and won BAFTA and Screen Actors Guild Awards for his performance as Frank Abagnale Sr. in Catch Me If You Can.

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/31/20 at 1:31 am

March 31st 1631 – John Donne, English poet and cleric in the Church of England, died from an unknown cause. He wrote the Holy Sonnets. He is considered the pre-eminent representative of the metaphysical poets. His works are noted for their strong, sensual style and include sonnets, love poems, religious poems, Latin translations, epigrams, elegies, songs, satires and sermons. His poetry is noted for its vibrancy of language and inventiveness of metaphor, especially compared to that of his contemporaries. Donne's style is characterised by abrupt openings and various paradoxes, ironies and dislocations. These features, along with his frequent dramatic or everyday speech rhythms, his tense syntax and his tough eloquence, were both a reaction against the smoothness of conventional Elizabethan poetry and an adaptation into English of European baroque and mannerist techniques. His early career was marked by poetry that bore immense knowledge of English society and he met that knowledge with sharp criticism. Another important theme in Donne's poetry is the idea of true religion, something that he spent much time considering and about which he often theorized. He wrote secular poems as well as erotic and love poems. (b. 1572)

Subject: Re: Political Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/31/20 at 4:07 am

March 31st 1948 – Al Gore, American politician and environmentalist who served as the 45th Vice President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Gore was Bill Clinton's running mate in their successful campaign in 1992, and the pair was re-elected in 1996. Near the end of Clinton's second term, Gore was selected as the Democratic nominee for the 2000 presidential election but lost the election in a very close race after a Florida recount. After his term as vice-president ended in 2001, Gore remained prominent as an author and environmental activist, whose work in climate change activism earned him (jointly with the IPCC) the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007.

Subject: Re: Comedic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/31/20 at 4:12 am

March 31st 2016 – Ronnie Corbett, Scottish stand-up comedian, actor, writer, and broadcaster, died of motor neurone disease. Best known for his long association with Ronnie Barker in the BBC television comedy sketch show The Two Ronnies. He achieved prominence in David Frost's 1960s satirical comedy programme The Frost Report (with Barker) and subsequently starred in sitcoms such as No – That's Me Over Here!, Now Look Here, and Sorry! (b. 1930)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/31/20 at 5:58 am

March 31st 1971 – Ewan McGregor, Scottish actor, known internationally for his various film roles, including independent dramas, science-fiction epics, and musicals. McGregor's first professional role was in 1993, when he won a leading role in the British Channel 4 series Lipstick on Your Collar. Some of his most well-known roles include heroin addict Mark Renton in the drama films Trainspotting (1996) and T2 Trainspotting (2017), Jedi Obi-Wan Kenobi in the Star Wars prequel trilogy (1999–2005), poet Christian in the musical film Moulin Rouge! (2001), young Edward Bloom in Big Fish (2003), Rodney Copperbottom in Robots (2005), Camerlengo Father Patrick McKenna in Angels and Demons (2009), "the ghost" in Roman Polanski's political thriller The Ghost Writer (2010), Dr. Alfred Jones in the romantic comedy-drama Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (2011), and Lumière in a live-action adaptation of the musical romantic fantasy Beauty and the Beast (2017).

Subject: Musical Death Anniversary

Written By: ChrisBodilyTM on 03/31/20 at 6:06 am

March 31st 1995 – Tejano singer Selena  Quintanilla-Pérez, known mononymously as Selena, was shot and killed by friend and fanclub president  Yolanda Saldívar. She was only 23. She had been playing in the band Selena y Los Dinos since 1981. The biopic Selena, starring Jennifer Lopez, was released in 1997.

Popular songs include "Como la Flor," "Amame," "Amor Prohibido,"  "Bidi Bidi Bom Bom," ""No Me Queda Más," and the posthumous "Dreamin' of You" and "I Could Fall in Love." (b. 1971)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/31/20 at 7:47 am

March 31st 1965 – William McNamara, American actor and producer. He appeared in the feature films Texasville, Stella, Copycat, Surviving the Game, and Stealing Home. On television, he portrayed Montgomery Clift in Liz: The Elizabeth Taylor Story and Ricky Nelson in Nightmares and Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King, had a regular role on the Showtime series Beggars and Choosers, was featured in the television movies Doing Time on Maple Drive and Wildflower (CableACE Award nomination), and appeared in NYPD Blue and Law & Order: SVU, among other television series.

Subject: Re: Artistic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/31/20 at 7:52 am

March 31st 1837 – John Constable, English Romantic painter, died of heart failure. Born in Suffolk, he is known principally for his landscape paintings of Dedham Vale, the area surrounding his home — now known as "Constable Country" — which he invested with an intensity of affection. "I should paint my own places best", he wrote to his friend John Fisher in 1821, "painting is but another word for feeling". His most famous paintings include Wivenhoe Park of 1816, Dedham Vale of 1802 and The Hay Wain of 1821. Although his paintings are now among the most popular and valuable in British art, Constable was never financially successful. He did not become a member of the establishment until he was elected to the Royal Academy at the age of 52. His work was embraced in France, where he sold more works than in his native England and inspired the Barbizon school. (b. 1776)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/31/20 at 8:48 am

March 31st 1966 – Roger Black, British retired athlete. During his athletics career, he won individual silver medals in the 400 metres sprint at both the Olympic Games and World Championships, two individual gold medals at the European Championships, and 4x400 metres relay gold medals at both the World and European Championships. Since retiring from athletics, he has worked as a television presenter and motivational speaker. In 2008, Black joined forces with fellow athlete Steve Backley and operate BackleyBlack LLP delivering Olympic Performance in the Workplace. Black has a collection of fifteen medals from major senior athletics competitions to add to his two European junior championship gold medals.

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/31/20 at 9:31 am

March 31st 1797 – Olaudah Equiano, died from an unknown cause. He was a freed slave of Igbo extraction from the eastern part of present day Nigeria, who supported the British movement to end the slave trade. His autobiography, published in 1789, helped in the creation of the Slave Trade Act 1807 which ended the African slave trade for Britain and its colonies. (b. about 1745)

Subject: Re: Political Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/31/20 at 11:58 am

March 31st 1957 – Alan Duncan, British Conservative Party politician. He is the Minister of State for Europe and the Americas and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Rutland and Melton.

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/31/20 at 12:08 pm

March 31st 1855 – Charlotte Brontë, English novelist and poet, died from tuberculosis. She was the eldest of the three Brontë sisters who survived into adulthood and whose novels have become classics of English literature. She first published her works (including her best known novel, Jane Eyre) under the pen name Currer Bell. (b. 1816)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/31/20 at 1:57 pm

March 31st 1971 – Paul Grayson, English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Yorkshire and Essex. Following his playing retirement he served as Essex's head coach from 2007 to 2015. Grayson made his first-class debut for Yorkshire in 1990 where he played for five years. Having been released in 1995, he joined Essex and was awarded his county cap in his first season, 1996. Grayson played for England in one day internationals in 2000, at the ICC knock out Competition. He was out for a golden duck, and his five overs went for 20 runs. He played his second ODI a year later, having been chosen for the squad to tour Zimbabwe.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/31/20 at 2:59 pm

March 31st 1927 – William Daniels, American actor and president of the Screen Actors Guild from 1999 to 2001. He is known for his performances as Mr. Braddock, Benjamin's (Dustin Hoffman's) father in The Graduate (1967), as Howard in Two for the Road, as John Adams in 1776, as Carter Nash in Captain Nice, as Mr. George Feeny in ABC's Boy Meets World and its sequel, Disney Channel's Girl Meets World, as the voice of KITT in Knight Rider, and as Dr. Mark Craig in St. Elsewhere, for which he won two Emmy Awards.

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/31/20 at 3:03 pm

March 31st 1850 – John C. Calhoun, American statesman and political theorist, died from tuberculosis. He was the seventh Vice President of the United States from 1825 to 1832. He is remembered for strongly defending slavery and for advancing the concept of minority rights in politics, which he did in the context of defending white Southern interests from perceived Northern threats. He began his political career as a nationalist, modernizer, and proponent of a strong national government and protective tariffs. By the late 1820s, his views reversed and he became a leading proponent of states' rights, limited government, nullification, and opposition to high tariffs—he saw Northern acceptance of these policies as the only way to keep the South in the Union. His beliefs and warnings heavily influenced the South's secession from the Union in 1860–1861. (b. 1782)

Subject: Re: Noteworthy Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/31/20 at 3:54 pm

March 31st 1913 – J. P. Morgan, American financier and banker, died in his sleep. He dominated corporate finance and industrial consolidation in the United States of America in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Morgan went into banking in 1857 at the London branch of merchant banking firm Peabody, Morgan & Co., a partnership between his father and George Peabody founded three years earlier. In 1858, he moved to New York City to join the banking house of Duncan, Sherman & Company, the American representatives of George Peabody and Company. During the American Civil War, in an incident known as the Hall Carbine Affair, Morgan financed the purchase of five thousand rifles from an army arsenal at $3.50 each, which were then resold to a field general for $22 each. Morgan had avoided serving during the war by paying a substitute $300 to take his place. From 1860 to 1864, as J. Pierpont Morgan & Company, he acted as agent in New York for his father's firm, renamed "J.S. Morgan & Co." upon Peabody's retirement in 1864. From 1864–72, he was a member of the firm of Dabney, Morgan, and Company. In 1871, he partnered with the Drexels of Philadelphia to form the New York firm of Drexel, Morgan & Company. At that time, Anthony J. Drexel became Pierpont's mentor at the request of Junius Morgan.In 1892 Morgan arranged the merger of Edison General Electric and Thomson-Houston Electric Company to form General Electric. He also played important roles in the formation of the United States Steel Corporation, International Harvester and AT&T. At the height of Morgan's career during the early twentieth century, he and his partners had financial investments in many large corporations and had significant influence over the nation's high finance and United States Congress members. He directed the banking coalition that stopped the Panic of 1907. (b. 1837)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/31/20 at 4:41 pm

March 31st 1934 – Shirley Jones, American singer and actress of stage, film and television. In her six decades of show business, she has starred as wholesome characters in a number of well-known musical films, such as Oklahoma! (1955), Carousel (1956), and The Music Man (1962). She won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for playing a vengeful prostitute in Elmer Gantry (1960). She played the lead role of Shirley Partridge, the widowed mother of five children, in the musical situation-comedy television series The Partridge Family (1970–74), which co-starred her real-life stepson David Cassidy, son of Jack Cassidy.

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/31/20 at 4:44 pm

March 31st 1980 – Jesse Owens, American track and field athlete and four-time Olympic gold medalist in the 1936 Games, died of lung cancer. Owens specialized in the sprints and the long jump and was recognized in his lifetime as "perhaps the greatest and most famous athlete in track and field history". His achievement of setting three world records and tying another in less than an hour at the 1935 Big Ten track meet in Ann Arbor, Michigan, has been called "the greatest 45 minutes ever in sport" and has never been equaled. At the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany, Owens won international fame with four gold medals: 100 meters, 200 meters, long jump, and 4 × 100 meter relay. He was the most successful athlete at the Games and, as a black man, was credited with "single-handedly crushing Hitler's myth of Aryan supremacy", although he "wasn't invited to the White House to shake hands with the President, either". (b. 1913)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/31/20 at 5:21 pm

March 31st 1934 – Richard Chamberlain, American stage and screen actor and singer, who became a teen idol in the title role of the television show Dr. Kildare (1961–1966). Since then, he has appeared in several mini-series such as Shōgun (1980) and The Thorn Birds (1983), and many successful films such as The Bourne Identity (1988) being the first man to play Jason Bourne, and he has performed classical stage roles and worked in musical theatre.

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/31/20 at 5:26 pm

March 31st 1981 – Enid Bagnold, British author and playwright, died from an undisclosed illness. Best known for the 1935 story National Velvet. During the First World War she became a nurse, writing critically of the hospital administration and being dismissed as a result. After that she was a driver in France for the remainder of the war years. She wrote about her hospital experiences in A Diary Without Dates, and about her experiences as a driver in The Happy Foreigner. In 1920, she married Sir Roderick Jones, Chairman of Reuters, but continued to use her maiden name for her writing. They lived at North End House, Rottingdean, near Brighton (previously the home of Sir Edward Burne-Jones), the garden of which inspired her play, The Chalk Garden. The couple had four children. Their great-granddaughter is Samantha Cameron, wife of the former Prime Minister and Conservative Party leader David Cameron. (b. 1889)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/31/20 at 5:49 pm

March 31st 1935 – Herb Alpert, American jazz musician most associated with the group variously known as Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass, Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass, or TJB. Alpert is also a recording industry executive, the "A" of A&M Records, a recording label he and business partner Jerry Moss founded and eventually sold to PolyGram. Alpert also has created abstract expressionist paintings and sculpture over two decades, which are publicly displayed on occasion. Alpert and his wife, Lani Hall, are substantial philanthropists through the operation of the Herb Alpert Foundation. Alpert's musical accomplishments include five No. 1 albums and 28 albums total on the Billboard Album chart, nine Grammy Awards, fourteen platinum albums, and fifteen gold albums. Alpert has sold 72 million records worldwide. Alpert is the only recording artist to hit No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 pop chart as both a vocalist ("This Guy's in Love with You", 1968), and an instrumentalist ("Rise", 1979).

Subject: Re: Comedic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/31/20 at 6:05 pm

March 31st 2002 – Barry Took, English writer, television presenter and comedian, died from bladder cancer. His decade and a half writing partnership with Marty Feldman led to the television series Bootsie and Snudge and the radio comedy Round the Horne and other projects. He is also remembered in the UK for presenting Points of View, a BBC Television programme featuring viewers' letters on the BBC's output, and the BBC Radio 4 programme The News Quiz. (b. 1928)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/31/20 at 6:24 pm

March 31st 1939 – Israel Horovitz, American actor, director, and screenwriter. He has written more than 70 produced plays, many of which have been translated and performed in more than 30 languages worldwide. Among Horovitz's best-known plays are Line (a revival of which opened in 1974 and is NYC's longest-running play, now in its 40th year of continuous performance at Off-Off-Broadway's 13th Street Repertory Theatre), Park Your Car in Harvard Yard, The Primary English Class, The Widow's Blind Date, What Strong Fences Make, and The Indian Wants the Bronx, for which he won the Obie Award for Best Play, and which featured two yet-undiscovered future film stars: John Cazale and Al Pacino.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/31/20 at 6:31 pm

March 31st 1993 – Brandon Lee, American actor and martial artist, died during the filming of The Crow in an accident involving a prop gun. The film was released posthumously in 1994 with the help of stunt doubles and special effects. He was the son of martial artist and film actor Bruce Lee and teacher Linda Lee Cadwell, the grandson of Cantonese opera singer Lee Hoi-chuen, and brother of Shannon Lee. Starting his career with a supporting role in the 1986 television film Kung Fu: The Movie, Lee starred in several low-budget action films during the late 1980s and early 1990s such as Legacy of Rage (1986), Showdown in Little Tokyo (1991) and Rapid Fire (1992). In 1992, he landed his breakthrough role as Eric Draven in The Crow, based on the comic book of the same name. (b. 1965)

Subject: Re: Cinematic Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/01/20 at 12:58 am

April 1st 1953 – Barry Sonnenfeld, American filmmaker and television director. He worked as cinematographer for the Coen brothers, then later he directed films such as The Addams Family and its sequel, Addams Family Values along with the Men in Black trilogy, and the critically acclaimed Get Shorty. Sonnenfeld has also had four collaborations with Will Smith.

Subject: Re: Royalty Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/01/20 at 1:04 am

April 1st 1204 – Eleanor of Aquitaine, Queen consort of France (1137–1152) and England (1154–1189) and Duchess of Aquitaine in her own right, died from an unknown cause. As a member of the Ramnulfids (House of Poitiers) rulers in southwestern France, she was one of the most powerful and wealthiest women in western Europe during the High Middle Ages. She was patron of literary figures such as Wace, Benoît de Sainte-Maure, and Bernart de Ventadorn. She led armies several times in her life and was a leader of the Second Crusade. (b. about 1122)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/01/20 at 2:53 am

April 1st 1957 – David Gower, English cricketer who became the captain of the England cricket team during the 1980s. Described as one of the most stylish left-handed batsmen of his era, Gower played 117 Test matches and 114 One Day Internationals (ODI) scoring 8,231 and 3170 runs, respectively. He was one of the most capped and high scoring players for England during his period.

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/01/20 at 3:29 am

April 1st 1914 – Rube Waddell, American southpaw pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB), died from tuberculosis. In a career spanning 13 years, he played for the Louisville Colonels (1897, 1899), Pittsburgh Pirates (1900–01) and Chicago Orphans (1901) in the National League, and the Philadelphia Athletics (1902–07) and St. Louis Browns (1908–10) in the American League. Born in Bradford, Pennsylvania, Waddell was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1946. Waddell was a remarkably dominant strikeout pitcher in an era when batters mostly slapped at the ball to get singles. He had an excellent fastball, a sharp-breaking curve, a screwball, and superb control (his strikeout-to-walk ratio was almost 3-to-1). He led the major leagues in strikeouts for six consecutive years. (b. 1876)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/01/20 at 4:43 am

April 1st 1961 – Mark White, English singer-songwriter and guitarist, White first entered the music industry in the late 1970s as lead singer and keyboardist of the electronic band Vice Versa. After releasing one album with the band in 1980, Vice Versa member Martin Fry emerged as lead singer and the band opted to transform into a new band called ABC. White resigned himself to composing ABC's music while also playing guitar and keyboards before retiring from music after the release of their sixth studio album, Abracadabra, in 1991.

Subject: Re: Musical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/01/20 at 4:46 am

April 1st 1917 – Scott Joplin, African-American composer and pianist, died of syphilitic dementia. He achieved fame for his ragtime compositions and was dubbed the "King of Ragtime". During his brief career, he wrote 44 original ragtime pieces, one ragtime ballet, and two operas. One of his first, and most popular pieces, the "Maple Leaf Rag", became ragtime's first and most influential hit, and has been recognized as the archetypal rag. (b. about 1868)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/01/20 at 6:56 am

April 1st 1962 – Phillip Schofield, English television presenter currently employed by ITV. He is most recognised for presenting the lifestyle programme This Morning, which he has co-hosted since 2002, and has also hosted other programmes on the channel. Schofield has co-presented numerous television shows with Fern Britton, Holly Willoughby and Christine Lampard. He currently presents ITV game shows All Star Mr & Mrs (2008–2016), The Cube (2009–2015) and 5 Gold Rings (2017–present), as well as reality show, Dancing on Ice (2006–2014, 2018–present).

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/01/20 at 7:34 am

April 1st 1984 – Marvin Gaye, American singer, songwriter and record producer, was shot dead by his father at his parent's home in Los Angeles, California. The argument started after his parents squabbled over misplaced business documents, Gaye attempted to intervene, and was killed by his father using a gun he had given him four months before. Marvin Sr. was sentenced to six years of probation after pleading guilty to manslaughter. Charges of first-degree murder were dropped after doctors discovered Marvin Sr. had a brain tumour. Gaye helped to shape the sound of Motown in the 1960s, first as an in-house session player and later as a solo artist with a string of hits, including "Ain't That Peculiar", "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)" and "I Heard It Through the Grapevine", and duet recordings with Mary Wells, Kim Weston, Diana Ross and Tammi Terrell, later earning the titles "Prince of Motown" and "Prince of Soul". During the 1970s, he recorded the concept albums What's Going On and Let's Get It On and became one of the first artists in Motown (joint with Stevie Wonder) to break away from the reins of a production company. Gaye's later recordings influenced several contemporary R&B subgenres, such as quiet storm and neo soul. Following a period in Europe as a tax exile in the early 1980s, Gaye released the 1982 Grammy Award-winning hit "Sexual Healing" and its parent album Midnight Love. (b. 1939)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/01/20 at 9:14 am

April 1st 1948 – Jimmy Cliff, Jamaican ska and reggae musician, multi-instrumentalist, singer, and actor. Along with Bunny Wailer he is one of only two living musicians to hold the Order of Merit, the highest honour that can be granted by the Jamaican government for achievements in the arts and sciences. Cliff is best known among mainstream audiences for songs such as "Wonderful World, Beautiful People", "Many Rivers to Cross", "You Can Get It If You Really Want", "The Harder They Come", "Reggae Night", and "Hakuna Matata", and his covers of Cat Stevens's "Wild World" and Johnny Nash's "I Can See Clearly Now" from the film Cool Runnings. He starred in the film The Harder They Come, which helped popularize reggae across the world, and Club Paradise.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/01/20 at 9:17 am

April 1st 1946 – Noah Beery, Sr., American actor, died after suffering a heart attack. He appeared in films from 1913 to 1945. He was the older brother of Academy Award-winning actor Wallace Beery and the father of character actor Noah Beery Jr. Beery was billed as either Noah Beery or Noah Beery Sr. depending upon the film. He acted through the silent film era, and successfully made the transition to "talkies". He appeared in lavish early Technicolor musicals, such as The Show of Shows (1929), the widescreen musical Song of the Flame (1930; the movie's poster noted that "Noah Beery will thrill you with his wonderful bass voice, twice as low as any ever recorded"), Bright Lights (1930), Under a Texas Moon (1930) and Golden Dawn (1930). (b. 1882)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/01/20 at 9:50 am

April 1st 1966 – Chris Evans, English presenter, businessman and producer for radio and television. He started his broadcasting career working for Piccadilly Radio, Manchester, as a teenager, before moving to London as a presenter for the BBC's Greater London Radio and then Channel 4 television, where The Big Breakfast made him a star. Soon he was able to dictate highly favourable terms, allowing him to broadcast on competing radio and TV stations. Slots like the Radio 1 Breakfast Show and TFI Friday provided a mix of celebrity interviews, music and comic games, delivered in an irreverent style that attracted high ratings, though often also generated significant numbers of complaints. By 2000 he was the UK's highest paid entertainer, according to the Sunday Times Rich List. In the tax year to April 2017, he was the BBC's highest paid presenter, earning between £2.2m and £2.25m annually. In 2005, he started a new career on BBC Radio 2, hosting the long-running Drivetime programme, before moving in 2010 to host The Chris Evans Breakfast Show every weekday morning. He previously presented The One Show on Fridays between 2010 and 2015. Since 2011, he has co-hosted Radio 2 Live in Hyde Park. In 2015, he signed a three-year deal to lead a new Top Gear line-up. On 23 June 2015 it was confirmed that TFI Friday would return for its seventh series with eight episodes in December 2015. Evans confirmed that he would also return to present it. It was then revealed that the BBC Top Gear team told Evans he would have to leave TFI Friday after the upcoming series if he intended to stay with Top Gear. On 4 July 2016 Evans announced that he would be stepping down as presenter of Top Gear. As of 2017 he continues to present the popular BBC Radio 2 Breakfast Show.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/01/20 at 9:56 am

April 1st 2004 – Carrie Snodgress, American actress, died of heart and liver failure. She trained for the stage at the Goodman School of Drama, in Chicago. After a number of minor TV appearances, her film debut was an uncredited appearance in Easy Rider in 1969 and a credited appearance in 1970 in Rabbit, Run. Her next film, Diary of a Mad Housewife (1970), earned her a nomination for Academy Award for Best Actress and two Golden Globe wins, as Best Actress in a Comedy or a Musical and New Star of the Year - Actress. (b. 1945)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/01/20 at 11:10 am

April 1st 1997 – Asa Butterfield, English actor. He began his acting career at the age of 9 in the television drama After Thomas (2006) and the comedy film Son of Rambow (2007). He became known for playing the main character Bruno in the Holocaust film The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (2008), for which he received nominations for the British Independent Film Award and the London Film Critics Circle Award for Young British Performer of the Year at the age of 11. He also played the young Mordred in the hit BBC TV Series Merlin (2008–2009) and Norman in the fantasy film Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang (2010). For his leading performance as Hugo Cabret in Martin Scorsese's drama Hugo (2011), Butterfield received considerable praise and was awarded the Young Hollywood Award for Breakthrough Performance - Male and was nominated for the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Young Performer and the Empire Award for Best Male Newcomer, among other accolades.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/01/20 at 11:15 am

April 1st 2010 – John Forsythe, American American stage, film/television actor, producer, narrator, drama teacher and philanthropist, died from pneumonia. His career spanned six decades. He also appeared as a guest on several talk and variety shows and as a panelist on numerous game shows. Forsythe's 60-year acting career began in films in 1943. He signed up with Warner Bros. at age 25 as a minor contract player, but he later starred in films like The Captive City (1952). He co-starred opposite Loretta Young in It Happens Every Thursday (1953), Edmund Gwenn and Shirley MacLaine in The Trouble With Harry (1955), and Olivia De Havilland in The Ambassador's Daughter (1956). He also had a successful television career, starring in three television series, spanning four decades and three genres: as the single playboy father Bentley Gregg in the sitcom Bachelor Father (1957–62), as the unseen millionaire Charles Townsend in the crime drama Charlie's Angels (1976–81), and as patriarch Blake Carrington in Dynasty (1981–89). He hosted World of Survival (1971–77). (b. 1918)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/01/20 at 11:52 am

April 1st 2018 – Gil Brealey, Australian film director and producer, died from an undisclosed illness. His notable credits there include Australia's first science fiction TV series The Stranger (1964–65) and the 1965 TV miniseries adaptation of the George Johnston novel My Brother Jack. He wrote and directed a satire Say Bow Wow. He directed three films for the Intertel series on Japan, Israel, and Malta. He had a brief exchange visit with Universal Pictures in 1968, and in 1969 head of production Richard Mason approached him to join the Commonwealth Film Unit (later Film Australia, now Screen Australia) as a documentary film producer. His credits include the AFI Award-winning documentary short Bullocky and the three-part 'omnibus' film Three To Go (1971), which includes segments by emerging directors Peter Weir and Brian Hannett. In 1972 he was appointed founding director/chairman of the South Australian Film Corporation, a role he held until 1976. In this time Brealey co-produced the acclaimed Sunday Too Far Away (1975), the film that launched the career of actor Jack Thompson. (b. 1932)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/01/20 at 1:27 pm

April 1st 1929 – Jane Powell, American singer, dancer and actress who rose to fame in the mid-1940s with roles in various musicals as a contract player for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer pictures. Powell was born and raised in Portland, Oregon, where she achieved local fame as a singer, touring the state as the Oregon Victory Girl selling victory bonds. As a teenager, she relocated to Los Angeles, California, where she signed a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Powell's vocal, dancing, and acting talents were utilized for lead and supporting roles in musicals such as A Date with Judy (1948) with friend Elizabeth Taylor, Royal Wedding (1951) with Fred Astaire, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954) with Howard Keel and Hit the Deck (1955).

Subject: Re: Nobel Prize Winner Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/01/20 at 1:28 pm

April 1st 1968 – Lev Landau, Soviet physicist, died from complications of the injuries sustained in the car accident he was involved in six years earlier. He made fundamental contributions to many areas of theoretical physics. His accomplishments include the independent co-discovery of the density matrix method in quantum mechanics (alongside John von Neumann), the quantum mechanical theory of diamagnetism, the theory of superfluidity, the theory of second-order phase transitions, the Ginzburg–Landau theory of superconductivity, the theory of Fermi liquid, the explanation of Landau damping in plasma physics, the Landau pole in quantum electrodynamics, the two-component theory of neutrinos, and Landau's equations for S matrix singularities. He received the 1962 Nobel Prize in Physics for his development of a mathematical theory of superfluidity that accounts for the properties of liquid helium II at a temperature below 2.17 K (−270.98 °C). (b. 1908)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/01/20 at 2:36 pm

April 1st 1939 – Ali MacGraw, American actress, model, author, and animal rights activist. She first gained attention with her role in the 1969 film Goodbye, Columbus, for which she won the Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Newcomer. She reached international fame in 1970's Love Story, for which she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress and won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama. In 1972, MacGraw was voted the top female box office star in the world and was honored with a hands and footprints ceremony at Grauman's Chinese Theatre after having been in just three films. She went on to star in the popular action films The Getaway (1972) and Convoy (1978) as well as the romantic sports drama Players (1979), the comedy Just Tell Me What You Want (1980), and the historical novel-based television miniseries The Winds of War (1983). In 1991, she published an autobiography, Moving Pictures.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/01/20 at 2:38 pm

April 1st 2004 – Paul Atkinson, British guitarist and record company executive, died of kidney and liver cancer. Best known as a founding member of the pop/rock band The Zombies. In St Albans, Atkinson met Rod Argent and Hugh Grundy, and the three formed a band initially called the Mustangs, later changed to The Zombies. Colin Blunstone and Paul Arnold joined the new band, but Arnold soon left and was replaced by Chris White. After the group won a local contest, they recorded a demo as their prize. Argent's song "She's Not There" got them a deal with Decca and was a hit in the UK and US. The group continued to record successfully through the 1960s, but disbanded in December 1967, reportedly over management disagreements. He later became an artists and repertoire executive at Dick James Music, the Beatles' publishing company, which developed into a production company, discovering and signing such bands as Elton John, ABBA, Bruce Hornsby, Mr. Mister, Judas Priest, Michael Penn and Grayson Hugh, who Atkinson brought to MCA Records from RCA Records in 1991. In January 2004 Atkinson received the President's Merit Award from the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences at a benefit concert at the House of Blues in Los Angeles.  (d. 1946)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/01/20 at 3:12 pm

April 1st 1933 – Claude Cohen-Tannoudji, French physicist. He shared the 1997 Nobel Prize in Physics with Steven Chu and William Daniel Phillips for research in methods of laser cooling and trapping atoms. Currently he is still an active researcher, working at the École Normale Supérieure in Paris.

Subject: Re: Artistic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/01/20 at 4:01 pm

April 1st 1976 – Max Ernst, German painter, sculptor, graphic artist, and poet, died from an undisclosed illness, on the day before his 85th birthday. A prolific artist, Ernst was a primary pioneer of the Dada movement and Surrealism. In 1927 Ernst married Marie-Berthe Aurenche, and it is thought his relationship with her may have inspired the erotic subject matter of The Kiss and other works of that year. Ernst appeared in the 1930 film L' ge d'Or, directed by self-identifying Surrealist Luis Buñuel. Ernst began to make sculpture in 1934, and spent time with Alberto Giacometti. In 1938, the American heiress and artistic patron Peggy Guggenheim acquired a number of Max Ernst's works, which she displayed in her new gallery in London. Ernst and Peggy Guggenheim later were married (1942–1946). (b. 1891)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/01/20 at 4:39 pm

April 1st 1985 – Beth Tweddle, British artistic gymnast. She was the first female gymnast from Great Britain to win a medal at the European Championships, World Championships, and Olympic Games. Tweddle represented Great Britain at three Olympic Games. She is the 2012 Olympic bronze medalist on uneven bars, the 2006 and 2010 World Champion on the uneven bars and the 2009 World Champion on floor exercise.

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/20 at 1:04 am

April 2nd 1945 – Reggie Smith, American baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as an outfielder and afterwards served as a coach and front office executive. He also played in the Nippon Professional Baseball league for two seasons at the end of his playing career. During a seventeen-year major league career (1966–1982), Smith appeared in 1,987 games, hit 314 home runs and batted .287. He was a switch-hitter who threw right-handed. In his prime, he had one of the strongest throwing arms of any outfielder in the big leagues. Smith played at least 70 games in 13 different seasons, and in every one of those 13 seasons, his team had a winning record.

Subject: Re: Royalty Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/20 at 1:08 am

April 2nd 1502 – Arthur, Prince of Wales, Earl of Chester and Duke of Cornwall, dies from an unknown illness. As the eldest son and heir apparent of Henry VII of England, Arthur was viewed by contemporaries as the great hope of the newly established House of Tudor. His mother, Elizabeth of York, was the daughter of Edward IV, and his birth cemented the union between the House of Tudor and the House of York. Plans for Arthur's marriage began before his third birthday; he was installed as Prince of Wales two years later. At the age of eleven, he was formally betrothed to Catherine of Aragon, a daughter of the powerful Catholic Monarchs in Spain, in an effort to forge an Anglo-Spanish alliance against France. Arthur was well educated and, contrary to some modern belief, was in good health for the majority of his life. Soon after his marriage to Catherine in 1501, the couple took up residence at Ludlow Castle in Shropshire, where Arthur died six months later of an unknown ailment. Catherine would later firmly state that the marriage had not been consummated. One year after Arthur's death, Henry VII renewed his efforts of sealing a marital alliance with Spain by arranging for Catherine to marry Arthur's younger brother Henry, who had by then become Prince of Wales. Arthur's untimely death paved the way for Henry's accession as Henry VIII in 1509. The potential for a question as to the consummation of Arthur and Catherine's marriage, was much later (and in a completely different political context) exploited by Henry and his court to cast doubt on the validity of Catherine's union with Henry, eventually leading to the separation between the Church of England and the Roman Catholic Church. (b. 1486)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/20 at 3:54 am

April 2nd 1949 – Paul Gambaccini, American-British radio and television presenter and author in the United Kingdom. He has dual United States and British nationality, having become a British citizen in 2005. Known as "The Great Gambo" and "The Professor of Pop", Gambaccini was a BBC Radio 1 presenter for 16 years, including 11 years at the helm of a Billboard Top 30 countdown show. A regular contributor to BBC Radio 4's long-running arts programme Kaleidoscope, Gambaccini was a long-time TV morning show correspondent for British television, and makes regular appearances on other British TV magazine shows. He was the host of the 12-part Classic FM series Paul Gambaccini's Hall of Heroes, and chairs the Radio 4 music quiz Counterpoint. Inducted into the Radio Academy Hall of Fame in 2005, Gambaccini is the author of more than 15 books.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: LyricBoy on 04/02/20 at 5:17 am

April 2, 1984: Singer Marvin Gaye was murdered by his father. Unfortunately the judge did not think it was such a big deal, and the father was given a suspended sentence.  >:(

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/20 at 5:25 am


April 2, 1984: Singer Marvin Gaye was murdered by his father. Unfortunately the judge did not think it was such a big deal, and the father was given a suspended sentence.  >:(
Shot by his father one day before what would be his 45th birthday.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/20 at 6:50 am

April 2nd 1987 – Buddy Rich, American jazz drummer and bandleader, died of sudden, unexpected respiratory and cardiac failure after his treatment for the malignant brain tumour. Widely considered one of the most influential drummers of all time and known for his virtuoso technique, power, and speed, Rich was billed as "the world's greatest drummer" during his career.[ He performed with many bandleaders, most notably Tommy Dorsey, Harry James, Count Basie, and led his own big band. (b. 1917)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/20 at 7:40 am

April 2nd 1945 – Linda Hunt, American film, stage, and television actress. After making her film debut playing Mrs. Oxheart in Popeye (1980), Hunt's breakthrough came playing the male character Billy Kwan in The Year of Living Dangerously (1982), for which she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, becoming the first person to win an Oscar portraying a character of the opposite sex.

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/20 at 8:38 am

April 2nd 1872 – Samuel Morse, American painter and inventor, died from an unknown illness. After having established his reputation as a portrait painter, in his middle age Morse contributed to the invention of a single-wire telegraph system based on European telegraphs. He was a co-developer of the Morse code and helped to develop the commercial use of telegraphy. (b. 1791)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/20 at 9:22 am

April 2nd 1945 – Don Sutton, American baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a right-handed pitcher. He played for 23 total major league seasons as a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers, Houston Astros, Milwaukee Brewers, Oakland Athletics, and California Angels. He won a total of 324 games, 58 of them shutouts and five of them one-hitters, and he is seventh on baseball's all-time strikeout list with 3,574.

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/20 at 10:24 am

April 2nd 1966 – C. S. Forester, English novelist, died from an undisclosed cause. Known for writing tales of naval warfare such as the 12-book Horatio Hornblower series, depicting a Royal Navy officer during the Napoleonic wars. Two of the Hornblower books, A Ship of the Line and Flying Colours, were jointly awarded the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for fiction in 1938. His other works include The African Queen (1935; filmed in 1951 by John Huston). (b. 1899)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/20 at 11:12 am

April 2nd 1954 – Gregory Abbott, American singer, musician, composer and producer. Although he continues to record to date, Abbott is best known for his singles in the mid–1980s including his platinum single, Shake You Down, from his 1986 debut album.

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/20 at 11:56 am

April 2nd 1974 – Georges Pompidou, French politician and banker, died from Waldenström's macroglobulinemia. Prime Minister of France from 1962 to 1968—the longest tenure in the position's history—and later President of the French Republic from 1969 until his death in 1974. He had long been a top aide to President Charles de Gaulle. As president, he was a moderate conservative who repaired France's relationship with the United States, and maintained positive relations with the newly-independent former colonies in Africa. (b. 1911)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/20 at 12:55 pm

April 2nd 1923 – Gloria Henry, American actress, best known for her role as Alice Mitchell, Dennis’s mother, from 1959 to 1963 on the CBS family sitcom, Dennis the Menace.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/20 at 1:20 pm

April 2nd 2002 – Levi Celerio, Filipino composer and lyricist, died from an undisclosed illness. Celerio was a prolific songwriter, with over 4,000 songs to his credit. He is perhaps best known for being a leaf-player, a feat for which he was put into the Guinness Book of World Records. In 1997, he was named National Artist of the Philippines for Music. (b. 1910)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/20 at 2:20 pm

April 2nd 1947 – Emmylou Harris, American singer, songwriter and musician. She has released many popular albums and singles over the course of her career, and she has won 14 Grammys, the Polar Music Prize, and numerous other honors, including induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame. In 2018 she was presented the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.

Subject: Re: Nobel Prize Winner Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/20 at 3:07 pm

April 2nd 1928 – Theodore William Richards, American chemist and academic, died from an unknown illness. He was the first American scientist to receive the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, earning the award "in recognition of his exact determinations of the atomic weights of a large number of the chemical elements." (b. 1868)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/20 at 3:50 pm

April 2nd 1928 – Roy Masters, English-American radio host of a talk radio counseling show, Advice Line. He is an author and creator of a type of mindfulness meditation exercise, which has appeared in his books and recordings. Masters is the founder of the Oregon non-profit organization, Foundation of Human Understanding.

Subject: Re: Nobel Prize Winner Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/20 at 4:44 pm

April 2nd 1995 – Hannes Alfvén, Swedish electrical engineer, plasma physicist, died from an undisclosed illness. He was the winner of the 1970 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on magnetohydrodynamics (MHD). He described the class of MHD waves now known as Alfvén waves. He was originally trained as an electrical power engineer and later moved to research and teaching in the fields of plasma physics and electrical engineering. Alfvén made many contributions to plasma physics, including theories describing the behavior of aurorae, the Van Allen radiation belts, the effect of magnetic storms on the Earth's magnetic field, the terrestrial magnetosphere, and the dynamics of plasmas in the Milky Way galaxy. (b. 1908)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/20 at 5:05 pm

April 2nd 1977 – Michael Fassbender, German-born Irish actor. His feature film debut was in the fantasy war epic 300 (2007) as a Spartan warrior; his earlier roles included various stage productions, as well as starring roles on television such as in the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers (2001) and the Sky One fantasy drama Hex (2004–05). He first came to prominence for his role as IRA activist Bobby Sands in Hunger (2008), for which he won a British Independent Film Award. Subsequent roles include in the independent film Fish Tank (2009), as a Royal Marines lieutenant in Inglourious Basterds (2009), as Edward Rochester in the 2011 film adaptation of Jane Eyre, as Carl Jung in A Dangerous Method (2011), as the sentient android David 8 in Prometheus (2012) and its sequel, Alien: Covenant (2017), and in the musical comedy-drama Frank (2014) as an eccentric musician loosely inspired by Frank Sidebottom.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/20 at 5:31 pm

April 2nd 2003 – Edwin Starr, American soul singer, died from a heart attack. Starr was famous for his Norman Whitfield-produced Motown singles of the 1970s, most notably the number one hit "War". (b. 1942)

Subject: Re: Religious Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/20 at 5:33 pm

April 2nd 2005 – Pope John Paul II (born Karol Józef Wojtyła, in Poland), died of heart failure from profound hypotension and complete circulatory collapse from septic shock. He served as Pope of the Catholic Church and sovereign of Vatican City from 1978 to 2005. He is called Saint John Paul the Great by some Catholics. He was elected by the second Papal conclave of 1978, which was called after Pope John Paul I, who had been elected in August to succeed Pope Paul VI, died after thirty-three days. Cardinal Wojtyła was elected on the third day of the conclave and adopted his predecessor's name in tribute to him. John Paul II is recognised as helping to end Communist rule in his native Poland and eventually all of Europe. John Paul II significantly improved the Catholic Church's relations with Judaism, Islam, the Eastern Orthodox Church, and the Anglican Communion. He upheld the Church's teachings on such matters as artificial contraception and the ordination of women, but also supported the Church's Second Vatican Council and its reforms. (b. 1920)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/20 at 1:46 am

April 3rd 1942 – Wayne Newton, American singer and entertainer. One of the best-known entertainers in Las Vegas, Nevada, he is known by the nicknames The Midnight Idol, Mr. Las Vegas and Mr. Entertainment. His well-known songs include 1972's "Daddy, Don't You Walk So Fast" (his biggest hit, peaking at No. 4 on the Billboard chart), "Years" (1980), and his vocal version of "Red Roses for a Blue Lady" (1965). His signature song "Danke Schoen" (1963) was notably used in the score for Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986).

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/20 at 3:32 am

April 3rd 1991 – Graham Greene, English novelist, died from leukaemia. Regarded by many as one of the great writers of the 20th century. Combining literary acclaim with widespread popularity, Greene acquired a reputation early in his lifetime as a major writer, both of serious Catholic novels, and of thrillers (or "entertainments" as he termed them). He was shortlisted, in 1966 and 1967, for the Nobel Prize for Literature. Through 67 years of writings, which included over 25 novels, he explored the ambivalent moral and political issues of the modern world, often through a Catholic perspective. Although Greene objected strongly to being described as a Roman Catholic novelist, rather than as a novelist who happened to be Catholic, Catholic religious themes are at the root of much of his writing, especially the four major Catholic novels: Brighton Rock, The Power and the Glory, The Heart of the Matter, and The End of the Affair; which are regarded as "the gold standard" of the Catholic novel. Several works, such as The Confidential Agent, The Quiet American, Our Man in Havana, The Human Factor, and his screenplay for The Third Man, also show Greene's avid interest in the workings and intrigues of international politics and espionage. (b. 1904)

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: LyricBoy on 04/03/20 at 5:41 am


April 3rd 1991 – Graham Greene, English novelist, died from leukaemia. Regarded by many as one of the great writers of the 20th century. Combining literary acclaim with widespread popularity, Greene acquired a reputation early in his lifetime as a major writer, both of serious Catholic novels, and of thrillers (or "entertainments" as he termed them). He was shortlisted, in 1966 and 1967, for the Nobel Prize for Literature. Through 67 years of writings, which included over 25 novels, he explored the ambivalent moral and political issues of the modern world, often through a Catholic perspective. Although Greene objected strongly to being described as a Roman Catholic novelist, rather than as a novelist who happened to be Catholic, Catholic religious themes are at the root of much of his writing, especially the four major Catholic novels: Brighton Rock, The Power and the Glory, The Heart of the Matter, and The End of the Affair; which are regarded as "the gold standard" of the Catholic novel. Several works, such as The Confidential Agent, The Quiet American, Our Man in Havana, The Human Factor, and his screenplay for The Third Man, also show Greene's avid interest in the workings and intrigues of international politics and espionage. (b. 1904)


Not to be confused with Graham Greene who played the role of one of the condemned in The Greene Mile.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/20 at 6:01 am

April 3rd 1958 – Alec Baldwin, American actor, writer, producer, and comedian. A member of the Baldwin family, he is the eldest of the four Baldwin brothers, all actors. Baldwin first gained recognition appearing on seasons 6 and 7 of the CBS television drama Knots Landing, in the role of Joshua Rush. He has played both leading and supporting roles in films such as the horror comedy fantasy film Beetlejuice (1988), as Jack Ryan in the action thriller The Hunt for Red October (1990), the romantic comedy The Marrying Man (1991), the superhero film The Shadow (1994), Thomas and the Magic Railroad (2000), and two films directed by Martin Scorsese: the Howard Hughes biopic The Aviator (2004) and the neo-noir crime drama The Departed (2006). His performance in the 2003 romantic drama The Cooler garnered him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/20 at 7:18 am

April 3rd 1882 – Jesse James, American outlaw, bank and train robber, guerrilla, and leader of the James–Younger Gang, was shot and killed by Robert Ford, a new recruit to the gang who hoped to collect a reward on James' head. Raised in the "Little Dixie" area of western Missouri, James and his family maintained strong Southern sympathies. He and his brother Frank James joined pro-Confederate guerrillas known as "bushwhackers" operating in Missouri and Kansas during the American Civil War. As followers of William Quantrill and "Bloody Bill" Anderson, they were accused of participating in atrocities against Union soldiers and civilian abolitionists, including the Centralia Massacre in 1864. (b. 1847)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/20 at 7:55 am

April 3rd 1944 – Tony Orlando, American singer, songwriter, producer, music executive, and actor, best known as the lead singer of the group Tony Orlando and Dawn in the 1970s.

Subject: Re: Noteworthy Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/20 at 8:36 am

April 3rd 1901 – Richard D'Oyly Carte, English talent agent, theatrical impresario, composer and hotelier during the latter half of the Victorian era, died of dropsy and heart disease. Rising from humble beginnings, Carte built two of London's theatres and a hotel empire, while also establishing an opera company that ran continuously for over a hundred years and a management agency representing some of the most important artists of the day. Carte started his career working for his father, Richard Carte, in the music publishing and musical instrument manufacturing business. As a young man, he conducted and composed music, but he soon turned to promoting the entertainment careers of others through his management agency. Carte believed that a school of wholesome, well-crafted, family-friendly, English comic opera could be as popular as the risqué French works dominating the London musical stage in the 1870s. To that end, he brought together the dramatist W. S. Gilbert and composer Arthur Sullivan and, together with his wife Helen Carte, nurtured their collaboration on a series of thirteen Savoy operas. He founded the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company and built the state-of-the-art Savoy Theatre to host the Gilbert and Sullivan operas. Carte also built the Savoy Hotel in London, and acquired other luxury hotels. (b. 1844)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/20 at 10:06 am

April 3rd 1949 – A. C. Grayling, British philosopher and author. He was born in Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia) and spent most of his childhood there and in Malawi. In 2011 he founded and became the first Master of New College of the Humanities, an independent undergraduate college in London. Until June 2011, he was Professor of Philosophy at Birkbeck, University of London, where he taught from 1991. He is also a supernumerary fellow of St Anne's College, Oxford. Grayling is the author of about 30 books on philosophy, biography, history of ideas, human rights and ethics, including The Refutation of Scepticism (1985), The Future of Moral Values (1997), Wittgenstein (1992), What Is Good? (2000), The Meaning of Things (2001), The Good Book (2011), The God Argument (2013), The Age of Genius: The Seventeenth Century and the Birth of the Modern Mind (2016) and Democracy and its Crises (2017).

Subject: Re: Musical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/20 at 10:09 am

April 3rd 1897 – Johannes Brahms, German composer and pianist of the Romantic period, died from liver cancer. Born in Hamburg into a Lutheran family, Brahms spent much of his professional life in Vienna, Austria. His reputation and status as a composer is such that he is sometimes grouped with Johann Sebastian Bach and Ludwig van Beethoven as one of the "Three Bs" of music, a comment originally made by the nineteenth-century conductor Hans von Bülow. (b. 1833)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/20 at 11:01 am

April 3rd 1961 – Eddie Murphy, American comedian, actor, writer, singer, and producer. Murphy was a regular cast member on Saturday Night Live from 1980 to 1984. He has worked as a stand-up comedian and was ranked #10 on Comedy Central's list of the 100 Greatest Stand-ups of All Time. In films, Murphy has received Golden Globe Award nominations for his performances in 48 Hrs., the Beverly Hills Cop series, Trading Places, and The Nutty Professor. In 2007, he won the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor and received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of soul singer James "Thunder" Early in Dreamgirls.

Subject: Re: Musical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/20 at 12:44 pm

April 3rd 1950 – Kurt Weill, German composer, died shortly after a heart attack. He was active from the 1920s in his native country, and in his later years in the United States. He was a leading composer for the stage who was best known for his fruitful collaborations with Bertolt Brecht. With Brecht, he developed productions such as his best-known work The Threepenny Opera, which included the ballad "Mack the Knife". Weill held the ideal of writing music that served a socially useful purpose. He also wrote several works for the concert hall. He became a United States citizen on August 27, 1943. (b. 1900)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/20 at 1:52 pm

April 3rd 1985 – Leona Lewis, British singer, songwriter and animal welfare campaigner. She was born and raised in the London Borough of Islington, London, where she attended the BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology. Lewis achieved national recognition when she won the third series of The X Factor in 2006, winning a £1 million recording contract with Simon Cowell's record label, Syco Music. Her winner's single, a cover of Kelly Clarkson's "A Moment Like This", peaked at number one for four weeks on the UK Singles Chart and it broke a world record for having 50,000 digital downloads within 30 minutes

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/20 at 2:13 pm

April 3rd 1943 – Conrad Veidt, German actor, died of a heart attack. Best remembered for his roles in films such as The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920), The Man Who Laughs (1928), and, after being forced to migrate to Britain by the rise of Nazism in Germany, his English-speaking roles in The Thief of Bagdad (1940), and, in Hollywood, Casablanca (1942), in which he appeared as Major Strasser. (b. 1893)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/20 at 2:36 pm

April 3rd 1999 – Lionel Bart, English writer and composer of British pop music and musicals, died of liver cancer. He played an instrumental role in reviving Britain's musical theatre scene during the 1960s after an era when American musicals had dominated the West End. Best known for creating the book, music and lyrics for the musical Oliver!, he was described by Andrew Lloyd Webber as "the father of the modern British musical". In 1963 he won the Tony Award for Best Original Score for Oliver!, and the 1968 film version of the musical won the Academy Award for Best Picture. His other notable compositions include the theme song to the James Bond film From Russia with Love, and the hit songs "Living Doll by Cliff Richard, "Far Away" by Shirley Bassey, "Do You Mind?" (recorded by both Anthony Newley and Andy Williams), "Big Time" (a 1961 cover by Jack Jones of his "Fings Ain't Wot They Used T'Be" show tune), "Easy Going Me" by Adam Faith, "Always You And Me" by Russ Conway, and several songs recorded by Tommy Steele ("Handful of Songs", "Butterfingers" and "Little White Bull"). (b. 1930)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/20 at 4:55 pm

April 3rd 1942 – Marsha Mason, American actress and director. She was nominated four times for the Academy Award for Best Actress; for her performances in Cinderella Liberty (1973), The Goodbye Girl (1977), Chapter Two (1979), and Only When I Laugh (1981). The first two films also won her Golden Globe Awards. She was married for ten years (1973–83) to the playwright and screenwriter Neil Simon, who was the writer of three of her four Oscar-nominated roles.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/20 at 5:25 pm

April 3rd 1975 – Mary Ure, Scottish stage and film actress, was found dead aged 42, from an overdose of alcohol and barbiturates. She was appearing on the London stage with Honor Blackman and Brian Blessed in an adaptation of the teleplay The Exorcism, and after a disastrous opening night. Her body was discovered by her husband Robert Shaw in their London home. She was the second ever Scottish-born actress (after Deborah Kerr), to be nominated for an Academy Award, for her role in the 1960 film Sons and Lovers. (b. 1933)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/20 at 5:58 pm

April 3rd 1934 – Jane Goodall, British primatologist and anthropologist. Considered to be the world's foremost expert on chimpanzees, Goodall is best known for her over 55-year study of social and family interactions of wild chimpanzees since she first went to Gombe Stream National Park, Tanzania in 1960. She is the founder of the Jane Goodall Institute and the Roots & Shoots programme, and she has worked extensively on conservation and animal welfare issues. She has served on the board of the Nonhuman Rights Project since its founding in 1996. In April 2002, she was named a UN Messenger of Peace.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/04/20 at 2:02 am

April 4th 1947 – Eliseo Soriano, Filipino televangelist. He is currently the "Overall Servant" (Tagalog: Lingkod Pangkalahatan), formerly called as "Presiding Minister" of Members Church of God International (MCGI), an international Christian religious organization with headquarters in Pampanga, Philippines. He is the main host of radio and television program Ang Dating Daan (English: The Old Path, Portuguese: O Caminho Antigo, Spanish: El Camino Antiguo), considered as the longest-running religious program in the Philippines.

Subject: Re: Scientific Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/04/20 at 2:13 am

April 4th 1617 – John Napier, Scottish landowner known as a mathematician, physicist, and astronomer, died from an unknown cause. He was the 8th Laird of Merchiston. His Latinized name was Ioannes Neper. John Napier is best known as the discoverer of logarithms. He also invented the so-called "Napier's bones" and made common use of the decimal point in arithmetic and mathematics. (b. 1550)

Subject: Re: Literary Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/04/20 at 4:05 am

April 4th 1948 – Dan Simmons, American science fiction and horror writer. He is the author of the Hyperion Cantos and the Ilium/Olympos cycles, among other works which span the science fiction, horror, and fantasy genres, sometimes within a single novel. A typical example of Simmons' intermingling of genres is Song of Kali (1985), winner of World Fantasy Award. He also writes mysteries and thrillers, some of which feature the continuing character Joe Kurtz.

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/04/20 at 4:07 am

April 4th 1968 – Martin Luther King, Jr., American Baptist minister and activist, was assassinated by James Earl Ray. He became the most visible spokesperson and leader in the civil rights movement from 1954 through 1968. He is best known for his role in the advancement of civil rights using the tactics of nonviolence and civil disobedience based on his Christian beliefs and inspired by the nonviolent activism of Mahatma Gandhi. King led the 1955 Montgomery bus boycott and in 1957 became the first president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC). With the SCLC, he led an unsuccessful 1962 struggle against segregation in Albany, Georgia, and helped organize the nonviolent 1963 protests in Birmingham, Alabama. He also helped organize the 1963 March on Washington, where he delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech. On October 14, 1964, King received the Nobel Peace Prize for combating racial inequality through nonviolent resistance. In 1965, he helped to organize the Selma to Montgomery marches, and the following year he and the SCLC took the movement north to Chicago to work on segregated housing. In his final years he expanded his focus to include opposition towards poverty and the Vietnam War, alienating many of his liberal allies with a 1967 speech titled "Beyond Vietnam". J. Edgar Hoover considered him a radical and made him an object of the FBI's COINTELPRO from 1963 on. FBI agents investigated him for possible communist ties, recorded his extramarital liaisons and reported on them to government officials, and on one occasion mailed King a threatening anonymous letter, which he interpreted as an attempt to make him commit suicide. In 1968, King was planning a national occupation of Washington, D.C., to be called the Poor People's Campaign. He was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Congressional Gold Medal. Martin Luther King Jr. Day was established as a holiday in numerous cities and states beginning in 1971, and as a U.S. federal holiday in 1986. (b. 1929)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/04/20 at 5:20 am

April 4th 1946 – Dave Hill, English musician, who is the lead guitarist and backing vocalist in the English glam rock group, Slade. Hill is known for his flamboyant stage clothes and hairstyle. The music journalist Stuart Maconie commented "he usually wore a jumpsuit made of the foil that you baste your turkeys in and platforms of oil-rig-derrick height. All of this though paled in comparison with his coiffure, a sort of demented tonsure with a great scooping fringe. He even had one outfit around 1973 famously called his 'Metal Nun' suit but later styles were much toned down."

Subject: Cinematic Birthday Anniversary

Written By: ChrisBodilyTM on 04/04/20 at 6:11 am

You missed Toshiro Mifune's 100th birthday April 1st. He and Takashi Shimura were two of Akira Kurosawa's most frequent actors. Notable roles include Kikuchiyo in Seven Samurai; Tajōmaru in Rashomon; General Rokurota Makabe in The Hidden Fortress; MacBeth Washizu Taketoki in Throne of Blood; Sanjuro Kuwabatake in Yojimbo; Sanjuro Kuwabatake in Sanjuro; and the title character in Red Beard. The latter film, their final collaboration, is rumored to have caused a falling out between Mifune and Kurosawa. (d. 1997)

Coincidentally, you also missed Kurosawa's own 110th birthday on March 23. (d. 1998)

Subject: Re: Military Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/04/20 at 8:27 am

April 4th 1841 – William Henry Harrison, American military officer, died from what was diagnosed as "pneumonia of the lower lobe of the right lung". A medical analysis made in 2014, based on Dr. Miller's notes and records of the White House water supply being downstream of public sewage, concluded that he likely died of septic shock due to enteric fever. A principal contributor in the War of 1812, and the ninth President of the United States (1841). He was the last president born before the American Revolution, and died of pneumonia just 31 days into his term, thereby serving the shortest tenure in United States presidential history. He was the first president to die in office, and his death sparked a brief constitutional issue. Its resolution left unsettled Constitutional questions as to the presidential line of succession until the passage of the Twenty-fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution in 1967. Harrison was a son of Founding Father Benjamin Harrison V and in turn was the paternal grandfather of Benjamin Harrison, the 23rd United States President (1889–1893). (b. 1773)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/04/20 at 10:15 am

April 4th 1960 – Jonathan Agnew, English cricketer and sportscaster. He had a successful first-class career as a fast bowler for Leicestershire from 1979 to 1990, returning briefly in 1992. In first-class cricket he took 666 wickets at an average of 29.25. Agnew won three Test caps for England, as well as playing three One Day Internationals in the mid-1980s, although his entire international career lasted just under a year. In county cricket, Agnew's most successful seasons came toward the end of his career, after his last international match, when he had learned to swing the ball. He was second- and third-leading wicket-taker in 1987 and 1988 respectively, including the achievement of 100 wickets in a season in 1987. He was named as one of the five Cricketers of the Year by Wisden Cricketers' Almanack in 1988. Since his retirement as a player, he has become a leading voice of cricket on radio, as the BBC Radio cricket correspondent and as a commentator on Test Match Special. He has also contributed as a member of Australian broadcaster Australian Broadcasting Corporation's Grandstand team. Agnew's on-air "leg over" comment on Test Match Special, made to fellow commentator Brian Johnston in 1991, provoked giggling fits during a live broadcast and reaction from across England. The incident has been voted "the greatest sporting commentary ever" in a BBC poll.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/04/20 at 10:19 am

April 4th 1995 – Priscilla Lane, American actress, and the youngest of the Lane Sisters of singers and actresses, died of lung cancer. She is best remembered for her roles in the films The Roaring Twenties (1939) co-starring with James Cagney and Humphrey Bogart; Saboteur (1942), an Alfred Hitchcock film in which she plays the heroine, and Arsenic and Old Lace (1944), in which she portrays Cary Grant's fiancée and bride. (b. 1915)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/04/20 at 10:56 am

April 4th 1928 – Monty Norman, English singer-songwriter and film composer best known for composing the "James Bond Theme". In the 1950s and early 1960s, Norman was a singer for big bands such as those of Cyril Stapleton, Stanley Black, Ted Heath, and Nat Temple. He also sang in various variety shows, sharing top billing with other singers and comedy stars such as Benny Hill, Harry Secombe, Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan, Harry Worth, Tommy Cooper, Jimmy James, Tony Hancock, Jimmy Edwards, and Max Miller. One of his songs, "False Hearted Lover", was successful internationally.

Subject: Re: Nobel Prize Winner Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/04/20 at 11:47 am

April 4th 1932 – Wilhelm Ostwald, German chemist, died from an undisclosed cause. He received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1909 for his work on catalysis, chemical equilibria and reaction velocities. Ostwald, Jacobus Henricus van't Hoff, Walther Nernst, and Svante Arrhenius are usually credited with being the modern founders of the field of physical chemistry. (b. 1853)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/04/20 at 12:40 pm

April 4th 1960 – Hugo Weaving, Australian film and stage actor. He is best known for playing Agent Smith in The Matrix trilogy (1999–2003), Elrond in The Lord of the Rings (2001–2003) and The Hobbit (2012–2014) film trilogies, V in V for Vendetta (2006), Red Skull in Captain America: The First Avenger and the father in Hacksaw Ridge. Weaving's first television role was in the 1984 Australian television series Bodyline, where he portrayed English cricket captain Douglas Jardine. In film, he first rose to prominence for his performance as Martin in the Australian drama Proof (1991). Weaving played Anthony "Tick" Belrose/Mitzi Del Bra in the comedy-drama The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994); and multiple roles in the science fiction film Cloud Atlas (2012). His roles as a voice actor include Rex in Babe, Noah in Happy Feet and Happy Feet Two, and Megatron in the Transformers film series.

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/04/20 at 1:39 pm

April 4th 1774 – Oliver Goldsmith, Irish novelist, playwright and poet, died from a kidney infection. He is best known for his novel The Vicar of Wakefield (1766), his pastoral poem The Deserted Village (1770), and his plays The Good-Natur'd Man (1768) and She Stoops to Conquer (1771, first performed in 1773). He is thought to have written the classic children's tale The History of Little Goody Two-Shoes (1765). (b. 1728)

Subject: Re: Military Death Anniversary

Written By: LyricBoy on 04/04/20 at 2:42 pm


April 4th 1841 – William Henry Harrison, American military officer, died from what was diagnosed as "pneumonia of the lower lobe of the right lung". A medical analysis made in 2014, based on Dr. Miller's notes and records of the White House water supply being downstream of public sewage, concluded that he likely died of septic shock due to enteric fever.


8-P 8-P 8-P

Subject: Re: Military Death Anniversary

Written By: nally on 04/04/20 at 2:43 pm




W.H. Harrison was also the 9th President of the United States, not just a military officer. In fact, he had gotten sick during his inauguration, which occurred exactly one month before he passed away. This made him the first U.S. President to die in office.

Subject: Re: Military Death Anniversary

Written By: LyricBoy on 04/04/20 at 2:46 pm


W.H. Harrison was also the 9th President of the United States, not just a military officer. In fact, he had gotten sick during his inauguration, which occurred exactly one month before he passed away. This made him the first U.S. President to die in office.


He’s also an ancestor of the Harrisons in “Pawn Stars”.  8)

Subject: Re: Military Death Anniversary

Written By: nally on 04/04/20 at 2:48 pm


He’s also an ancestor of the Harrisons in “Pawn Stars”.  8)

Wow...

And it looks like one such member, Richard Benjamin Harrison, was born exactly 100 years to the day after William Henry took office! :o

Subject: Re: Military Death Anniversary

Written By: LyricBoy on 04/04/20 at 2:49 pm


Wow...

And it looks like one such member, Richard Benjamin Harrison, was born exactly 100 years to the day after William Henry took office! :o


A.K.A., “The Old Man”.  8)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/04/20 at 3:33 pm

April 4th 1965 – Robert Downey Jr., American actor and singer. His career has included critical and popular success in his youth, followed by a period of substance abuse and legal troubles, and a resurgence of commercial success in middle age. For three consecutive years from 2012 to 2015, Downey topped the Forbes list of Hollywood's highest-paid actors, making an estimated $80 million in earnings between June 2014 and June 2015.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: LyricBoy on 04/04/20 at 3:53 pm


April 4th 1965 – Robert Downey Jr., American actor and singer. His career has included critical and popular success in his youth, followed by a period of substance abuse and legal troubles, and a resurgence of commercial success in middle age. For three consecutive years from 2012 to 2015, Downey topped the Forbes list of Hollywood's highest-paid actors, making an estimated $80 million in earnings between June 2014 and June 2015.


Morton Downey Jr was born roughly 33 years earlier.

Subject: Re: Notable Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/04/20 at 4:19 pm

April 4th 1993 – Alfred Mosher Butts, American architect, died from an undisclosed illness. He is famous for inventing the board game Scrabble in 1938. In the early 1930s after working as an architect but now unemployed, Butts set out to design a board game. He studied existing games and found that games fell into three categories: number games such as dice and bingo; move games such as chess and checkers; and word games such as anagrams. Butts was a resident of Jackson Heights, New York, and it was there that the game of Scrabble was invented. To memorialize Butts's importance to the invention of the game, there is a street sign at 35th Avenue and 81st Street in Jackson Heights that is stylized using letters, with their values in Scrabble as a subscript. Butts decided to create a game that utilized both chance and skill by combining elements of anagrams and crossword puzzles, a popular pastime of the 1920s. Players would draw seven lettered tiles from a pool and then attempt to form words from their seven letters. A key to the game was Butts' analysis of the English language. Butts studied the front page of The New York Times to calculate how frequently each letter of the alphabet was used. He then used each letter's frequency to determine how many of each letter he would include in the game. He included only four "S" tiles so that the ability to make words plural would not make the game too easy. Butts initially called the game "Lexiko", but later changed the name to "Criss Cross Words", after considering "It", and began to look for a buyer. The game makers he originally contacted rejected the idea, but Butts was tenacious. Eventually, he sold the rights to entrepreneur and game-lover James Brunot, who made a few minor adjustments to the design and renamed the game "Scrabble." In 1948, the game was trademarked and James Brunot and his wife converted an abandoned schoolhouse in Dodgingtown, Connecticut, into a Scrabble factory. In 1949, the Brunots made 2,400 sets, but lost $450. The game, however, was steadily gaining popularity, helped along by orders from Macy's department store. By 1952, the Brunots could no longer keep up with demand and asked licensed game maker Selchow and Righter to market and distribute the game. One hundred and fifty million sets have been sold worldwide and between one and two million sets are sold each year in North America alone. (b. 1899)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/04/20 at 4:39 pm

April 4th 1973 – David Blaine, American magician, illusionist and endurance artist. He is best known for his high-profile feats of endurance, and has set and broken several world records.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/04/20 at 6:02 pm

April 4th 1983 – Gloria Swanson, American actress and producer, died from a heart ailment. Her best known for her role as Norma Desmond, a reclusive silent film star, in the critically acclaimed 1950 film Sunset Boulevard. Swanson was also a star in the silent film era as both an actress and a fashion icon, especially under the direction of Cecil B. DeMille. She starred in dozens of silent films and was nominated for the first Academy Award in the Best Actress category. She also produced her own films, including Sadie Thompson and The Love of Sunya. In 1929, Swanson transitioned to talkies with The Trespasser. Personal problems and changing tastes saw her popularity wane during the 1930s when she moved into theater, and later television. (b. 1899)

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/04/20 at 6:28 pm

April 4th 2007 – Bob Clark, American actor, director, screenwriter and producer, was killed in a head-on car crash. Best known for directing and writing the script with Jean Shepherd to the 1983 Christmas film A Christmas Story. Although he worked primarily in the United States, from 1973 to 1983 he worked in Canada and was responsible for some of the most successful films in Canadian film history such as Black Christmas (1974), Murder by Decree (1979), Tribute (1980), and Porky's (1982). (b. 1941)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: nally on 04/04/20 at 7:00 pm


Morton Downey Jr was born roughly 33 years earlier.

No relation, though.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/05/20 at 1:47 am

April 5th 1950 – Agnetha Fältskog, Swedish musician, singer, songwriter, actress, and author. She achieved success in Sweden after the release of her debut album Agnetha Fältskog in 1968, and reached international stardom as a member of the pop group ABBA, which has sold over 380 million albums and singles worldwide, making them one of the best-selling music artists in history. After the break-up of ABBA, Fältskog found some success as a solo artist in the 1980s, though became highly reclusive and avoided outside publicity, settling in the secluded island of Ekerö. Fältskog stopped recording music for almost 17 years until she released a new album in 2004

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/05/20 at 2:57 am

April 5th 1941 – Michael Moriarty, American-Canadian stage and screen actor and jazz musician. He received an Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award for his first acting role on American television as a Nazi SS officer in the 1978 mini-series Holocaust, and he played Executive Assistant District Attorney Benjamin Stone for the first four seasons (1990–1994) on the television show Law & Order. Moriarty is also known for his roles in films such as Bang the Drum Slowly, Who'll Stop the Rain, Q: The Winged Serpent, The Stuff, Pale Rider, Troll, Courage Under Fire, and Shiloh.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/05/20 at 7:01 am

April 5th 1942 – Allan Clarke, English pop rock singer, who was one of the founding members and the original lead singer of The Hollies. He retired from performing in 1999, and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2010.

Subject: Re: Noteworthy Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/05/20 at 7:09 am

April 5th 1941 – Nigel Gresley, Scottish-English engineer, died after a short illness. He was one of Britain's most famous steam locomotive engineers, who rose to become Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER). He was the designer of some of the most famous steam locomotives in Britain, including the LNER Class A1 and LNER Class A4 4-6-2 Pacific engines. An A1 Pacific, Flying Scotsman, was the first steam locomotive officially recorded over 100 mph in passenger service, and an A4, number 4468 Mallard, still holds the record for being the fastest steam locomotive in the world (126 mph). (b. 1876)

Subject: Re: Cinematic Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/05/20 at 8:46 am

April 5th 1942 – Peter Greenaway, British film director, screenwriter, and artist. His films are noted for the distinct influence of Renaissance and Baroque painting, and Flemish painting in particular. Common traits in his film are the scenic composition and illumination and the contrasts of costume and nudity, nature and architecture, furniture and people, sexual pleasure and painful death.

Subject: Re: Nobel Prize Winner Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/05/20 at 8:50 am

April 5th 1967 – Hermann Joseph Muller, American geneticist, educator, and Nobel laureate, died from an undisclosed cause. Best known for his work on the physiological and genetic effects of radiation (Mutagenesis) as well as his outspoken political beliefs. Muller frequently warned of long-term dangers of radioactive fallout from nuclear war and nuclear testing, which resulted in greater public scrutiny of these practices. In 1946 Muller was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, "for the discovery that mutations can be induced by x-rays". Genetics, and especially the physical and physiological nature of the gene, was becoming a central topic in biology, and x-ray mutagenesis was a key to many recent advances, among them George Beadle and Edward Tatum's work on Neurospora that established in 1941 the one gene-one enzyme hypothesis. (b. 1890)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/05/20 at 11:34 am

April 5th 1950 – Agnetha Fältskog, Swedish musician, singer, songwriter, actress, and author. She achieved success in Sweden after the release of her debut album Agnetha Fältskog in 1968, and reached international stardom as a member of the pop group ABBA, which has sold over 380 million albums and singles worldwide, making them one of the best-selling music artists in history. After the break-up of ABBA, Fältskog found some success as a solo artist in the 1980s, though became highly reclusive and avoided outside publicity, settling in the secluded island of Ekerö. Fältskog stopped recording music for almost 17 years until she released a new album in 2004

Subject: Re: Military Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/05/20 at 11:37 am

April 5th 1964 – Douglas MacArthur, American general, died of biliary cirrhosis. He was a five-star general and field marshal of the Philippine Army. He was Chief of Staff of the United States Army during the 1930s and played a prominent role in the Pacific theatre during World War II. He received the Medal of Honor for his service in the Philippines Campaign, which made him and his father Arthur MacArthur, Jr., the first father and son to be awarded the medal. He was one of only five men ever to rise to the rank of General of the Army in the US Army, and the only man ever to become a field marshal in the Philippine Army. (b. 1880)

Subject: Re: Noteworthy Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/05/20 at 1:24 pm

April 5th 1976 – Howard Hughes, American business magnate, investor, record-setting pilot, film director, and philanthropist, died from kidney failure. Known during his lifetime as one of the most financially successful individuals in the world. He first made a name for himself as a film producer, and then became an influential figure in the aviation industry. Later in life, he became known for his eccentric behavior and reclusive lifestyle—oddities that were caused in part by a worsening obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD), chronic pain from several plane crashes, and increasing deafness. (b. 1905)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/05/20 at 2:21 pm

April 5th 1946 – Jane Asher, English actress, author, and entrepreneur, who achieved early fame as a child actress, and has worked extensively in film and TV throughout her career. She has appeared in TV shows and films such as Deep End, The Masque of the Red Death, Alfie, The Mistress, Crossroads, Death at a Funeral, and The Old Guys. She is also known for supplying specialist cakes and kitchenware, as well as publishing three best-selling novels. She was a key figure of 1960s entertainment and arts culture, as well as a girlfriend and muse to Beatle Paul McCartney.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/05/20 at 3:07 pm

April 5th 1994 – Kurt Cobain, American singer, songwriter, and musician, committed suicide by a self-inflicted shotgun wound to the head at the age of 27. Born in Aberdeen, Washington, Cobain formed the band Nirvana with Krist Novoselic and Aaron Burckhard in 1987 and established it as part of the Seattle music scene which later became known as grunge. Nirvana's debut album Bleach was released on the independent record label Sub Pop in 1989. (b. 1967)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/05/20 at 3:11 pm

April 5th 2006 – Gene Pitney, American singer-songwriter, musician, and sound engineer, found dead in a hotel room from a heart attack while tourning in the UK. Pitney charted 16 Top-40 hits in the United States, four in the Top 10. In the United Kingdom he had 22 Top-40 hits, and 11 singles in the Top Ten. He also wrote the early 1960s hits "Rubber Ball" recorded by Bobby Vee, "He's a Rebel" by the Crystals, and "Hello Mary Lou" by Ricky Nelson. In 2002, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. His popularity in the UK market was ensured by the breakthrough success of "Twenty Four Hours from Tulsa," a Bacharach and David song, which peaked at No. 5 in Britain at the start of 1964. It was only Pitney's third single release in the UK to reach the singles chart and the first to break into the Top Twenty there; it was also a hit in the U.S, peaking at No. 17 on the Hot 100. His last hit on the UK charts came in 1989, after an absence of 15 years, when he and Soft Cell singer Marc Almond recorded a duet version of "Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart" by British writers Roger Cook and Roger Greenaway. The song had been a UK No. 5 for Pitney in 1967. The duet brought him his first UK No. 1, in late January 1989. (b. 1940)

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/05/20 at 4:41 pm

April 5th 2008 – Charlton Heston, American actor, and political activist, died of pneumonia. As a Hollywood star, he appeared in 100 films over the course of 60 years. He played Moses in the epic film, The Ten Commandments (1956), for which he received his first nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama. He also starred in Touch of Evil (1958) with Orson Welles, Ben-Hur (1959), for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor, El Cid (1961), and Planet of the Apes (1968). He also starred in the films The Greatest Show on Earth (1952), Secret of the Incas (1954), The Big Country (1958) and The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965). A supporter of Democratic politicians and civil rights in the 1960s, Heston later became a Republican, founding a conservative political action committee and supporting Ronald Reagan. Heston's most famous role in politics came as the five-term president of the National Rifle Association, from 1998 to 2003. After being diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 2003, he retired from both acting and the NRA presidency. (b. 1923)

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: LyricBoy on 04/05/20 at 4:56 pm


April 5th 2008 – Charlton Heston, American actor, and political activist, died of pneumonia. As a Hollywood star, he appeared in 100 films over the course of 60 years. He played Moses in the epic film, The Ten Commandments (1956), for which he received his first nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama. He also starred in Touch of Evil (1958) with Orson Welles, Ben-Hur (1959), for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor, El Cid (1961), and Planet of the Apes (1968). He also starred in the films The Greatest Show on Earth (1952), Secret of the Incas (1954), The Big Country (1958) and The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965). A supporter of Democratic politicians and civil rights in the 1960s, Heston later became a Republican, founding a conservative political action committee and supporting Ronald Reagan. Heston's most famous role in politics came as the five-term president of the National Rifle Association, from 1998 to 2003. After being diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 2003, he retired from both acting and the NRA presidency. (b. 1923)


I once visited a customer. His office, floor to 12-foot ceiling, was covered with all sorts of game trophies. Deer, elk, gazelle, zebra, several antelope, you-name-it. If I had looked close enough he probably had a few squirrels mounted.  He even had a fully stuffed black bear in his secretary’s office, and in his office he had a full-rack moose; the rack being at least five feet from side to side. Thing was huge.  :o

Anyway, sitting below the moose head was a charcoal portrait of none other than Charleton Heston, personally autographed by Charlie himself. The inscription read: “From my cold, dead, hands!...”. 8)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/06/20 at 5:18 am


I once visited a customer. His office, floor to 12-foot ceiling, was covered with all sorts of game trophies. Deer, elk, gazelle, zebra, several antelope, you-name-it. If I had looked close enough he probably had a few squirrels mounted.  He even had a fully stuffed black bear in his secretary’s office, and in his office he had a full-rack moose; the rack being at least five feet from side to side. Thing was huge.  :o

Anyway, sitting below the moose head was a charcoal portrait of none other than Charleton Heston, personally autographed by Charlie himself. The inscription read: “From my cold, dead, hands!...”. 8)
O0

Subject: Re: Royalty Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/06/20 at 5:18 am

April 6th 1199 – Richard I, died from an infected wound. He was King of England from 6 July 1189 until his death. He also ruled as Duke of Normandy, Aquitaine and Gascony, Lord of Cyprus, Count of Poitiers, Anjou, Maine, and Nantes, and Overlord of Brittany at various times during the same period. He was the third of five sons of King Henry II of England and Duchess Eleanor of Aquitaine. He was known as Richard Cœur de Lion or Richard the Lionheart because of his reputation as a great military leader and warrior. He was also known in Occitan as Oc e No (Yes and No), because of his reputation for terseness. (b. 1157)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/06/20 at 8:27 am

April 6th 1941 – Gheorghe Zamfir, Romanian pan flute musician. Zamfir is known for playing an expanded version of the traditional Romanian-style pan flute (nai) of 20 pipes to 22, 25, 28 and 30 pipes to increase its range, and obtaining as many as eight overtones (additionally to the fundamental tone) from each pipe by changing the embouchure. He is known as "The Master of the Pan Flute".

Subject: Re: Musical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/06/20 at 10:06 am

April 6th 1971 – Igor Stravinsky, Russian-born composer, pianist, and conductor, died of heart failure. He is widely considered one of the most important and influential composers of the 20th century. Stravinsky's compositional career was notable for its stylistic diversity. He first achieved international fame with three ballets commissioned by the impresario Serge Diaghilev and first performed in Paris by Diaghilev's Ballets Russes: The Firebird (1910), Petrushka (1911), and The Rite of Spring (1913). (b. 1882)

Subject: Re: Cinematic Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/06/20 at 11:53 am

April 6th 1942 – Barry Levinson, American filmmaker, screenwriter, and actor. Levinson's best-known works are comedy-drama and drama films such as Diner (1982); The Natural (1984); Good Morning, Vietnam (1987); Bugsy (1991); and Wag the Dog (1997). He won the Academy Award for Best Director for Rain Man (1988) which also won the Academy Award for Best Picture.

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/06/20 at 12:42 pm

April 6th 1992 – Isaac Asimov, American writer and professor of biochemistry at Boston University, died from contracted HIV from a blood transfusion triple bypass surgery. He was known for his works of science fiction and popular science. Asimov was a prolific writer, and wrote or edited more than 500 books and an estimated 90,000 letters and postcards. His books have been published in 9 of the 10 major categories of the Dewey Decimal Classification. (b. 1920)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/06/20 at 1:23 pm

April 6th 1961 – Rory Bremner, Scottish impressionist and comedian, noted for his work in political satire and impressions of British public figures. He is also known for his work on Mock the Week as a panellist (for Series 1 and 2), award-winning show Rory Bremner...Who Else? and sketch comedy series Bremner, Bird and Fortune.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/06/20 at 3:17 pm

April 6th 1998 – Tammy Wynette, American country music singer-songwriter and one of country music's best-known artists and biggest-selling female singers, died of a blood clot in her lung. She was called the "First Lady of Country Music", and her best-known song, "Stand by Your Man", is one of the best-selling hit singles by a woman in the history of country music. Many of her hits dealt with classic themes of loneliness, divorce, and the difficulties of life and relationships. During the late 1960s and early 1970s, Wynette charted 20 number-one songs. Along with Loretta Lynn and Dolly Parton, she is credited with having defined the role of women in country music during the 1970s. Wynette's marriage to country music singer George Jones in 1969, which ended in divorce in 1975, created a country music "couple", following the earlier success of Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash. Jones and Wynette recorded a sequence of albums and singles that hit the charts throughout the 1970s and early '80s. (b. 1942)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: LyricBoy on 04/06/20 at 5:38 pm


April 6th 1941 – Gheorghe Zamfir, Romanian pan flute musician. Zamfir is known for playing an expanded version of the traditional Romanian-style pan flute (nai) of 20 pipes to 22, 25, 28 and 30 pipes to increase its range, and obtaining as many as eight overtones (additionally to the fundamental tone) from each pipe by changing the embouchure. He is known as "The Master of the Pan Flute".


He sold a boatload of his albums on nighttime TV.  8)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/07/20 at 2:35 am

April 7th 1941 – Peter Fluck, English puppet maker and caricaturist and one half of the partnership known as Luck and Flaw (with Roger Law), creators of the satirical TV puppet show Spitting Image.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/07/20 at 7:14 am

April 7th 1614 – El Greco, Greek-Spanish painter and sculptor, died from an unknown cause. He trained and became a master within that tradition before traveling at age 26 to Venice, as other Greek artists had done. In 1570 he moved to Rome, where he opened a workshop and executed a series of works. During his stay in Italy, El Greco enriched his style with elements of Mannerism and of the Venetian Renaissance taken from a number of great artists of the time, notably Tintoretto. In 1577, he moved to Toledo, Spain, where he lived and worked until his death. In Toledo, El Greco received several major commissions and produced his best-known paintings. (b. about 1541)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/07/20 at 7:20 am

April 7th 2007 – Barry Nelson, American actor, died from an unknown cause. He was the first actor to play James Bond on screen, in a 1954 adaptation of Ian Fleming's novel Casino Royale on the television anthology series Climax! (preceding Sean Connery's interpretation in Dr. No by eight years). Reportedly this was considered a pilot for a possible James Bond television series, though it is not known if Nelson intended to continue playing the character. Nelson played James Bond as an American agent whom some in the program call "Jimmy". Among his other film credits were Airport and The Shining (as the hotel manager who interviews Jack Nicholson for a job opening), and he also appeared on such television series as Murder, She Wrote, Dallas, Cannon and Magnum, P.I.  (b. 1917)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/07/20 at 8:00 am

April 7th 1943 – Dennis Amiss, English cricketer and cricket administrator. He played for both Warwickshire and England. A right-handed batsman, Amiss was a stroke maker particularly through extra cover and midwicket – his two favourite areas to score runs. He was an accomplished batsman in all forms of the game. He averaged 42.86 in first-class, 35.06 in List-A, 46.30 in Tests and 47.72 in One Day Internationals. In first-class cricket he scored 102 centuries, and his England record amassed over 50 Tests ranks him with the best England has produced. After retiring as a player in 1987, he served Warwickshire as Chairman of the Cricket Committee, and he followed David Heath as chief executive from 1994 until 2006. In 1992 he was selected as an England selector. In November 2007 he became the deputy chairman of the England and Wales Cricket Board; in August 2011,

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/07/20 at 10:12 am

April 7th 1739 – Dick Turpin, English highwayman, was executed by hanging for his crimes and misdemeanours. His exploits were romanticised following his execution in York for horse theft. Turpin may have followed his father's trade as a butcher early in his life but, by the early 1730s, he had joined a gang of deer thieves and, later, became a poacher, burglar, horse thief and killer. He is also known for a fictional 200-mile (320 km) overnight ride from London to York on his horse Black Bess, a story that was made famous by the Victorian novelist William Harrison Ainsworth almost 100 years after Turpin's death. (b. 1705)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/07/20 at 12:18 pm

April 7th 1891 – P. T. Barnum, American showman, politician and businessman, died from a stroke. Best remembered for promoting celebrated hoaxes and for founding the Barnum & Bailey Circus (1871–2017). Although Barnum was also an author, publisher, philanthropist, and for some time a politician, he said of himself, "I am a showman by profession...and all the gilding shall make nothing else of me," and his personal aim was "to put money in his own coffers." Barnum is widely, but erroneously, credited with coining the phrase "There's a sucker born every minute." (b. 1810)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/07/20 at 1:56 pm

April 7th 1964 – Russell Crowe, New Zealand-Australian actor, film producer and musician. Although a New Zealand citizen, he has lived most of his life in Australia. He came to international attention for his role as the Roman General Maximus Decimus Meridius in the 2000 historical epic film Gladiator, directed by Ridley Scott, for which Crowe won an Academy Award for Best Actor, a Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor, an Empire Award for Best Actor and a London Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor and 10 further nominations for best actor.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/07/20 at 2:59 pm

April 7th 1939 – Francis Ford Coppola, American film director, producer, screenwriter and film composer. He was a central figure in the New Hollywood wave of filmmaking. After directing The Rain People (1969), he co-wrote the 1970 film Patton, earning the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay along with co-writer Edmund H. North. His directorial prominence was cemented with the release in 1972 of The Godfather, a film which revolutionized movie-making in the gangster genre, earning praise from both critics and the public before winning three Academy Awards—including his second Oscar (Best Adapted Screenplay, with Mario Puzo), Best Picture, and his first nomination for Best Director.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/07/20 at 3:53 pm

April 7th 1954 – Jackie Chan, Hong Kong martial artist, actor, film director, producer, stuntman, and singer. He is known for his acrobatic fighting style, comic timing, use of improvised weapons, and innovative stunts, which he typically performs himself, in the cinematic world. He has trained in wushu or kungfu and Hapkido, and has been acting since the 1960s, appearing in over 150 films.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/07/20 at 3:55 pm

April 7th 1950 – Walter Huston, Canadian actor and singer, died of an aortic aneurysm in his hotel suite. Huston won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, directed by his son John Huston. He is the patriarch of the four generations of the Huston acting family, including his son John, Anjelica Huston, Danny Huston, Allegra Huston and Jack Huston. The Huston family has three generations of Academy Award winners: Walter, his son John and John's daughter Anjelica. (b. 1883)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/07/20 at 5:12 pm

April 7th 1972 – Tim Peake, British Army Air Corps officer, European Space Agency astronaut and a former International Space Station (ISS) crew member. He is the first British ESA astronaut, the second astronaut to bear a flag of the United Kingdom patch (the first was Helen Sharman, who visited Mir as part of Project Juno in 1991), the sixth person born in the United Kingdom to go on board the International Space Station (the first was NASA astronaut Michael Foale in 2003) and the seventh UK-born person in space. He began the ESA's intensive astronaut basic training course in September 2009 and graduated on 22 November 2010.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/07/20 at 5:20 pm

April 7th 1947 – Henry Ford, American captain of industry and a business magnate, died of cancer. He was the founder of the Ford Motor Company, and the sponsor of the development of the assembly line technique of mass production. (b. 1863)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/07/20 at 5:45 pm

April 7th 1951 – Janis Ian, American singer-songwriter. She was most commercially successful in the 1960s and 1970s; her most widely recognized song, "At Seventeen", was released as a single from her 1975 album Between the Lines which reached number 1 on the Billboard chart.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/07/20 at 5:47 pm

April 7th 1981 – Norman Taurog, American film director and screenwriter, died from an undisclosed illness. Toward the end of his life he became blind. From 1920 to 1968, Taurog directed 180 films. At the age of 32, he received the Academy Award for Best Director for Skippy (1931). He is the second youngest person ever to win the award after Damien Chazelle, who won for La La Land in 2017. He was later nominated for Best Director for the film Boys Town (1938). He directed some of the best-known actors of the twentieth century, including his nephew Jackie Cooper, Spencer Tracy, Mickey Rooney, Judy Garland, Deanna Durbin, Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly, Deborah Kerr, Peter Lawford, Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, and Elvis Presley. Taurog directed six Martin and Lewis films, and nine Elvis Presley films, more than any other director. (b. 1899)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/08/20 at 12:49 am

April 8th 1942 – Douglas Trumbull, American film director, special effects supervisor, and inventor. He contributed to, or was responsible for, the special photographic effects of 2001: A Space Odyssey, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Blade Runner and The Tree of Life, and directed the movies Silent Running and Brainstorm.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/08/20 at 12:58 am

April 8th 1973 – Pablo Picasso, Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist, stage designer, poet and playwright, died from pulmonary edema and heart failure. He spent most of his adult life in France. Regarded as one of the most influential artists of the 20th century, he is known for co-founding the Cubist movement, the invention of constructed sculpture, the co-invention of collage, and for the wide variety of styles that he helped develop and explore. Among his most famous works are the proto-Cubist Les Demoiselles d'Avignon (1907), and Guernica (1937), a dramatic portrayal of the bombing of Guernica by the German and Italian airforces. (b. 1881)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/08/20 at 1:52 am

April 8th 1963 – Julian Lennon, English musician and photographer. Lennon is the child of John Lennon and his first wife, Cynthia. Lennon was named after his paternal grandmother, Julia Lennon. He was the direct inspiration for three Beatles' songs: "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" (1967), "Hey Jude" (1968) and "Good Night" (1968). Lennon is devoted to philanthropic endeavours, most notably the White Feather Foundation and the Whale Dreamers Organization. These organisations promote the co-existence of all species and the health and well-being of the Earth.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/08/20 at 1:58 am

April 8th 2013 – Margaret Thatcher, British stateswoman, died after suffering from a stroke. She was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990 and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1975 to 1990. She was the longest-serving British prime minister of the 20th century and the first woman to have been appointed. A Soviet journalist dubbed her the "Iron Lady", a nickname that became associated with her uncompromising politics and leadership style. A research chemist before becoming a barrister, Thatcher was elected Member of Parliament for Finchley in 1959. Edward Heath appointed her Secretary of State for Education and Science in his Conservative government. In 1975, Thatcher defeated Heath in the Conservative Party leadership election to become Leader of the Opposition and became the first woman to lead a major political party in the United Kingdom. She became Prime Minister after winning the 1979 general election. (b. 1925)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/08/20 at 4:42 am

April 8th 1941 – J. J. Jackson, American soul/R&B singer, songwriter, and arranger. His singing style is as a belter. Jackson is best known for the song "But It's Alright", which he co-wrote with Pierre Tubbs. The song was released in 1966 and then re-released in 1969, to chart success on both occasions. The liner notes to his 1967 album, J.J. Jackson, on Calla Records, stated that he weighed 285 pounds.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/08/20 at 5:26 am

April 8th 2010 – Malcolm McLaren, English impresario, visual artist, performer, musician, clothes designer and boutique owner, died from peritoneal mesothelioma. Notable for combining these activities in an inventive and provocative way. With a keen eye for trends, McLaren realised that a new protest style was needed for the 1970s, and largely initiated the punk movement, for which he supplied fashions from the Chelsea boutique 'SEX', operated with his girlfriend Vivienne Westwood. After a spell advising the New York Dolls in the US, McLaren managed the Sex Pistols, for which he recruited the nihilistic frontman Johnny Rotten. The issue of a controversial record, "God Save the Queen", satirising the Queen's Jubilee in 1977 was typical of McLaren's shock tactics, and he gained publicity by being arrested after a promotional boat trip outside the Houses of Parliament. (b. 1946)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/08/20 at 9:47 am

April 8th 1942 – Roger Chapman, English rock vocalist. He is best known as a member of the progressive rock band Family, which he joined along with Charlie Whitney, in 1966 and also the rock, R&B band Streetwalkers formed in 1974. His idiosyncratic brand of showmanship when performing and vocal vibrato led him to become a cult figure on the British rock scene. Chapman is claimed to have said that he was trying to sing like both Little Richard and his idol Ray Charles. Since the early 1980s he has spent much of his time in Germany and has made occasional appearances there and elsewhere.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/08/20 at 9:54 am

April 8th 2018 – Chuck McCann, American actor and screenwriter, died of heart failure. He was known to a generation of children who grew up watching his children's shows in the New York City metropolitan area during the 1960s, having worked his way up to regional star status by apprenticing on a number of other children's shows, such as Captain Kangaroo and Rootie Kazootie (the show on which he met his one-time puppeteer and sidekick, Paul Ashley). The best-selling The First Family, an early '60s LP record album which lampooned the newly elected President John F. Kennedy and his family, included McCann among its voices. Until late 1967, McCann hosted comedy/variety TV puppet shows in the New York area. McCann (with Ashley) did The Puppet Hotel for WNTA-TV, Channel 13; then Laurel & Hardy & Chuck, Let's Have Fun, and The Chuck McCann Show for WPIX, Channel 11; and finally, The Chuck McCann Show, The Great Bombo's Magic Cartoon Circus Lunchtime Show, and Chuck McCann's Laurel and Hardy Show for WNEW-TV, Channel 5. In addition, Chuck was the comedy sidekick on the WPIX long-running Clay Cole Show. His career was burgeoning by the time he left Channel 5, a victim of changing TV trends. By the end of the 1960s, he had appeared to critical acclaim in the 1968 film The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter and performed regularly on CBS's The Garry Moore Show. (b. 1934)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/08/20 at 11:54 am

April 8th 1963 – Alec Stewart, English cricketer, and former captain of the England cricket team, who played Tests and ODIs as a right-handed wicketkeeper-batsman. He is the second most capped English cricketer of all time in Test matches and 3rd most capped in One Day Internationals (ODIs), having played in 133 Tests and 170 ODIs.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/08/20 at 12:03 pm

April 8th 1950 – Vaslav Nijinsky, Polish ballet dancer and choreographer, died from kidney failure. Cited as the greatest male dancer of the early 20th century. Born in Kiev to Polish parents, Nijinsky grew up in Imperial Russia but considered himself to be Polish. He was celebrated for his virtuosity and for the depth and intensity of his characterizations. He could dance en pointe, a rare skill among male dancers at the time and was admired for his seemingly gravity-defying leaps (b. 1890)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/08/20 at 1:47 pm

April 8th 1966 – Mark Blundell, British racing driver who competed in Formula One for 4 seasons, sports cars, and CART. Most notably, he won the 1992 24 Hours of Le Mans. He was a Formula One presenter for the British broadcaster ITV until the end of the 2008 season when the TV broadcasting rights switched to the BBC.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/08/20 at 1:52 pm

April 8th 1996 – Ben Johnson, American stuntman, world champion rodeo cowboy, and Academy Award-winning actor, died from a heart attack. The son of a rancher, Johnson arrived in Hollywood to deliver a consignment of horses for a film. He did stunt-double work for several years before breaking into acting through the good offices of John Ford. Tall and laconic, Johnson brought further authenticity to many roles in Westerns with his extraordinary horsemanship. An elegiac portrayal of a former cowboy theatre owner in the 1950s coming-of-age drama, The Last Picture Show, won Johnson the 1971 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and the BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor. He operated a horse-breeding farm throughout his career. Although he said he had succeeded by sticking to what he knew, shrewd real estate investments made Johnson worth an estimated $100 million by his latter years. (b. 1918)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/08/20 at 2:43 pm

April 8th 1941 – Vivienne Westwood, British fashion designer and businesswoman, largely responsible for bringing modern punk and new wave fashions into the mainstream. She is an example of a modern-day female impresario. Westwood came to public notice when she made clothes for Malcolm McLaren's boutique in the King's Road, which became famous as "SEX". It was their ability to synthesise clothing and music that shaped the 1970s UK punk scene, dominated by McLaren's band, the Sex Pistols. She was deeply inspired by the shock-value of punk—"seeing if one could put a spoke in the system".

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/08/20 at 3:29 pm

April 8th 1966 – Robin Wright, American actress and director. She is the recipient of seven Primetime Emmy Award nominations and has earned a Golden Globe Award and a Satellite Award for her work in television. Wright first gained attention for her role in the NBC Daytime soap opera Santa Barbara, as Kelly Capwell from 1984 to 1988. She then made the transition to film, starring in the romantic comedy fantasy adventure film The Princess Bride (1987). This role led Wright to further success in the film industry, with starring roles in films such as the romantic comedy-drama Forrest Gump (1994), the romantic drama Message in a Bottle (1999), the superhero drama-thriller Unbreakable (2000), the historical drama The Conspirator (2010), the biographical sports drama Moneyball (2011), the mystery thriller The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011), the biographical drama Everest (2015), the superhero film Wonder Woman (2017), and the neo-noir science fiction film Blade Runner 2049 (2017).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/08/20 at 3:42 pm

April 8th 1997 – Laura Nyro, American songwriter, singer, and pianist, died from ovarian cancer. She achieved critical acclaim with her own recordings, particularly the albums Eli and the Thirteenth Confession (1968) and New York Tendaberry (1969), and had commercial success with artists such as Barbra Streisand and The 5th Dimension recording her songs. Her style was a hybrid of Brill Building-style New York pop, jazz, rhythm and blues, show tunes, rock, and soul. Between 1968 and 1970, a number of artists had hits with her songs: The 5th Dimension with "Blowing Away", "Wedding Bell Blues", "Stoned Soul Picnic", "Sweet Blindness", and "Save the Country"; Blood, Sweat & Tears and Peter, Paul and Mary, with "And When I Die"; Three Dog Night and Maynard Ferguson, with "Eli's Comin' "; and Barbra Streisand with "Stoney End", "Time and Love", and "Hands off the Man (Flim Flam Man)". Nyro's best-selling single was her recording of Carole King and Gerry Goffin's "Up on the Roof". (b. 1947)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/09/20 at 2:09 am

April 9th 1946 – Alan Knott, English cricketer who represented England at international level in both Tests and One-Day Internationals (ODI). Knott is widely regarded as one of the most eccentric characters in cricket, and is also regarded as one of the greatest wicket-keepers to ever play the game. He was described by cricket journalist Simon Wilde as "a natural gloveman, beautifully economical in his movements and armed with tremendous powers of concentration".

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/09/20 at 2:21 am

April 9th 1483 – Edward IV, died from an unknown cause. Pneumonia and typhoid have both been conjectured, as well as poison. Some attributed his death to an unhealthy lifestyle, as he had become stout and inactive in the years before his death. King of England from 4 March 1461 to 3 October 1470, and again from 11 April 1471 until his death. He was the first Yorkist King of England. The first half of his rule was marred by the violence associated with the Wars of the Roses, but he overcame the Lancastrian challenge to the throne at Tewkesbury in 1471 to reign in peace until his sudden death. Before becoming king, he was 4th Duke of York, 7th Earl of March, 5th Earl of Cambridge and 9th Earl of Ulster. He was also the 65th Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece. (b. 1442)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/09/20 at 4:48 am

April 9th 1945 – Steve Gadd, American drummer, percussionist, and session musician. Gadd is one of the most well-known and highly regarded session and studio drummers in the industry, recognized by his induction into the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame in 1984. Gadd's performance on Paul Simon's "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover" and Steely Dan's "Aja" are examples of his style. He has worked with popular musicians from many genres, including Simon & Garfunkel, Steely Dan, James Taylor, Eric Clapton, Kate Bush, Joe Cocker, Grover Washington Jr., Chick Corea, Lee Ritenour, and Al Di Meola.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/09/20 at 5:58 am

April 9th 1954 – Dennis Quaid, American actor known for a wide variety of dramatic and comedic roles. First gaining widespread attention in the 1980s, his career rebounded in the late 1990s after he overcame an addiction to drugs and an eating disorder. Some of his notable credits include Breaking Away, The Right Stuff, Wyatt Earp, The Rookie, The Day After Tomorrow, Traffic, Vantage Point, Footloose, Frequency, The Parent Trap, Yours, Mine & Ours, and Soul Surfer. For his role in Far from Heaven (2002) he won the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor among other accolades.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/09/20 at 6:09 am

April 9th 1954 – Auguste Lumière, French director and producer, died from an unknown condition. With his brother Louis (1864 – 1948) were among the first filmmakers in history. They patented an improved cinematograph, which in contrast to Thomas Edison's "peepshow" kinetoscope allowed simultaneous viewing by multiple parties. (b. 1862)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/09/20 at 8:27 am

April 9th 1941 – Kay Adams, American singer-songwriter. In the 1960s, Adams arrived on the country scene with the songs "Six Days a Waiting," "Old Heart Get Ready," "Anymore," "Don't Talk Trouble To Me," "Trapped," "Roll Out The Red Carpet," "I Cried At Your Wedding," "Honky Tonk Heartache" and "She Didn't Color Daddy." She appeared as a regular on such Bakersfield based country music TV programs as Buck Owens’ Ranch and the Dave Stogner Show.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/09/20 at 8:29 am

April 9th 1940 – Mrs. Patrick Campbell, English-French actress, died of pneumonia. In 1900, "Mrs Pat", having become her own Manager/Director, made her debut performance on Broadway in New York City in Heimat by Hermann Sudermann, a marked success. Subsequent appearances in New York and on tour in the US established her as a major theatrical presence there. Campbell would regularly perform on the New York stage until 1933. Other performances included roles in The Joy of Living (1902), Pelléas et Mélisande (1904; as Melisande to the Pelleas of her friend Sarah Bernhardt), Hedda Gabler (1907), Electra (1908), The Thunderbolt (1908), and Bella Donna (1911). In 1914, she played Eliza Doolittle in the original West End production of Pygmalion which George Bernard Shaw had expressly written for her. Although forty-nine years old when she originated the role opposite the Henry Higgins of Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree, she triumphed and took the play to New York and on tour in 1915 with the much younger Philip Merivale playing Higgins. She successfully played Eliza again in a 1920 London revival of the play. (b. 1865)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/09/20 at 9:12 am

April 9th 1990 – Kristen Stewart, American actress. She is the recipient of several accolades, including a César Award, which she was the first American actress to win. She was the highest-paid actress in the world in 2010 and 2012.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/09/20 at 11:11 am

April 9th 1959 – Frank Lloyd Wright, American architect, interior designer, writer and educator, died from an undisclosed cause. He designed more than 1,000 structures, 532 of which were completed. Wright believed in designing structures that were in harmony with humanity and its environment, a philosophy he called organic architecture. This philosophy was best exemplified by Fallingwater (1935), which has been called "the best all-time work of American architecture". His creative period spanned more than 70 years. (b. 1867)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/09/20 at 12:14 pm

April 9th 1954 – Iain Duncan Smith, British Conservative Party politician. The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions from 2010 to 2016, he was previously the Leader of the Conservative Party and Leader of the Opposition from 2001 to 2003. He was first elected to Parliament at the 1992 general election as the MP for Chingford—which he represented until the constituency's abolition in 1997—and he has since represented its successor constituency of Chingford and Woodford Green.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/09/20 at 1:33 pm

April 9th 1988 – Brook Benton, American singer and songwriter, died of pneumonia. He was popular with rock and roll, rhythm and blues, and pop music audiences during the late 1950s and early 1960s, when he scored hits such as "It's Just a Matter of Time" and "Endlessly", many of which he co-wrote. He made a comeback in 1970 with the ballad "Rainy Night in Georgia." Benton scored over 50 Billboard chart hits as an artist, and also wrote hits for other performers. (b. 1931)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/09/20 at 3:13 pm

April 9th 1928 – Tom Lehrer, American musician, singer-songwriter, satirist, and mathematician. He has lectured on mathematics and musical theater. He is best known for the pithy, humorous songs he recorded in the 1950s and 1960s.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/09/20 at 3:15 pm

April 9th 2011 – Sidney Lumet, American director, producer and screenwriter, died from lymphoma. With over 50 films to his credit. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director for 12 Angry Men (1957), Dog Day Afternoon (1975), Network (1976), and The Verdict (1982). He did not win an individual Academy Award, but he did receive an Academy Honorary Award and 14 of his films were nominated for various Oscars, such as Network, which was nominated for ten, winning four. (b. 1924)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/09/20 at 3:38 pm

April 9th 1958 – Nigel Slater, English food writer, journalist and broadcaster. He has written a column for The Observer Magazine for over a decade and is the principal writer for the Observer Food Monthly supplement. Prior to this, Slater was food writer for Marie Claire for five years. He also serves as art director for his books.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/09/20 at 4:48 pm

April 9th 1882 – Dante Gabriel Rossetti, English poet, illustrator, painter and translator, died of Bright's Disease, a disease of the kidneys. He founded the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood in 1848 with William Holman Hunt and John Everett Millais. (b. 1828)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/10/20 at 12:55 am

April 10th 1952 – Steven Seagal, American actor, producer, and martial artist. A 7th-dan black belt in aikido, Seagal began his adult life as a martial arts instructor in Japan; becoming the first foreigner to operate an aikido dojo in the country. He later moved to Los Angeles, California, where he worked as a martial arts instructor. In 1988, Seagal made his acting debut in Above the Law. By 1991, he had starred in four successful films. In 1992, he played Navy SEALs counter-terrorist expert Casey Ryback in Under Siege. During the latter half of the 1990s, Seagal starred in three more theatrical films and the direct-to-video film The Patriot. Subsequently, his career shifted almost mostly direct-to-video productions. He has since appeared in films and reality shows, including Steven Seagal: Lawman, which depicted Seagal performing his duties as a reserve deputy sheriff.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/10/20 at 4:53 am

April 10th 1941 – Paul Theroux, American travel writer and novelist, whose best-known work is The Great Railway Bazaar (1975). He has published numerous works of fiction, some of which were adapted as feature films. He was awarded the 1981 James Tait Black Memorial Prize for his novel The Mosquito Coast, which was adapted for the 1986 movie of the same name. He is the father of British authors and documentary filmmakers Marcel Theroux and Louis Theroux, the brother of authors Alexander Theroux and Peter Theroux, and uncle of the American actor and screenwriter Justin Theroux.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/10/20 at 4:59 am

April 10th 1962 – Michael Curtiz, Hungarian-American actor, director, and producer, died from cancer. He directed 102 films during his Hollywood career, mostly at Warners, where he directed ten actors to Oscar nominations. James Cagney and Joan Crawford won their only Academy Awards under Curtiz's direction. He put Doris Day and John Garfield on screen for the first time, and he made stars of Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, and Bette Davis. He himself was nominated five times and won twice, once for Best Short Subject for Sons of Liberty and once as Best Director for Casablanca. (b. 1886)

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Written By: LyricBoy on 04/10/20 at 5:29 am


April 9th 1959 – Frank Lloyd Wright, American architect, interior designer, writer and educator, died from an undisclosed cause.


He had undergone surgery for an abdominal blockage, and subsequently died whilst in the hospital.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/10/20 at 5:32 am


He had undergone surgery for an abdominal blockage, and subsequently died whilst in the hospital.
Thank you for the up-date.

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/10/20 at 7:27 am

April 10th 1953 – David Moorcroft, English middle-distance and long-distance runner from England, and former world record holder for 5,000 metres. His athletic career spanned the late-1970s and 1980s. He subsequently served as the Chief Executive of UK Athletics from 1997 to 2007. He received an MBE in 1983 and an OBE in 1998 for services to British sport.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/10/20 at 7:30 am

April 10th 1962 – Stuart Sutcliffe, Scottish painter and musician best known as the original bass guitarist for the Beatles, died of a brain haemorrhage in an ambulance on the way to hospital. Sutcliffe left the band to pursue his career as a painter, having previously attended the Liverpool College of Art. Sutcliffe and John Lennon are credited with inventing the name, "Beetles", as they both liked Buddy Holly's band, the Crickets. The band used this name for a while until Lennon decided to change the name to "the Beatles", from the word beat. As a member of the group when it was a five-piece band, Sutcliffe is one of several people sometimes referred to as the "Fifth Beatle." (b. 1940)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/10/20 at 8:09 am

April 10th 1972 – Ed Byrne, Irish stand-up comedian, voice over artist and actor. He has presented television shows Uncut! Best Unseen Ads and Just for Laughs, and is a guest on television panel games. As an actor, he played the title character in the 2000 ITV adaptation of the pantomime Aladdin.

Subject: Re: Musical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/10/20 at 10:15 am

April 10th 1979 – Nino Rota, Italian composer, pianist, conductor and academic who is best known for his film scores, notably for the films of Federico Fellini and Luchino Visconti. He also composed the music for two of Franco Zeffirelli's Shakespeare films, and for the first two films of Francis Ford Coppola's Godfather trilogy, receiving the Academy Award for Best Original Score for The Godfather Part II (1974). (b. 1911)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/10/20 at 11:23 am

April 10th 1946 – Bob Watson, American baseball player and sports executive. Watson was a first baseman and left fielder who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Houston Astros, Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees and Atlanta Braves from 1966 to 1984. Watson was credited with scoring the millionth run in baseball history, although this was later found to be incorrect. Watson coached baseball after retiring as a player. After a return to the Yankees serving as general manager, the team won the 1996 World Series. He served as MLB's vice president in charge of discipline and vice president of rules and on-field operations until 2010.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/10/20 at 11:52 am

April 10th 2000 – Peter Jones, English actor and screenwriter, died from natural causes. Between 1952 and 1955 Jones starred alongside Peter Ustinov in the BBC radio comedy In All Directions. The show featured Jones and Ustinov as themselves in a car in London perpetually searching for Copthorne Avenue. The comedy derived from the characters they met along the way, often also played by themselves. The show was unusual for the time in that it was largely improvised—with the tape subsequently edited for broadcast by Frank Muir and Denis Norden, who also sometimes took part. Two of the more popular characters were Morris and Dudley Grosvenor, two rather stupid East End spivs whose sketches always ended with the phrase "Run for it Dudley" (or Morry as appropriate). One recording, from October 1952, survives in the BBC Sound Archive. The Grosvenor character was revived for a later radio series We're in Business. Another notable radio role was as Mervyn Bunter in Dorothy L. Sayers' Lord Peter Wimsey stories. He was for 29 years a regular contestant on the panel game Just A Minute, becoming much-loved for his dry, acid wit. He was the voice of The Book in the original radio series of Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. The creators had wanted someone with a "Peter Jonesy sort of voice" and after several rejections asked Jones himself. He reprised the role for the LP and the TV series. Jones narrated Douglas Adams's later radio series Last Chance to See, in a style similar to the earlier series. (b. 1920)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: LyricBoy on 04/10/20 at 1:05 pm


April 10th 1972 – Ed Byrne, Irish stand-up comedian, voice over artist and actor. He has presented television shows Uncut! Best Unseen Ads and Just for Laughs, and is a guest on television panel games. As an actor, he played the title character in the 2000 ITV adaptation of the pantomime Aladdin.


Not to be confused with Edd Byrnes, who bit it back in January, and who was famous for his role as Kookie on 77 Sunset Strip.

Subject: Re: Scientific Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/10/20 at 1:35 pm

April 10th 2013 – Robert Edwards, English physiologist and pioneer in reproductive medicine, and in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) in particular, died after a long lung illness. Along with the surgeon Patrick Steptoe, Edwards successfully pioneered conception through IVF, which led to the birth of Louise Brown on 25 July 1978.They founded the first IVF program for infertile patients and trained other scientists in their techniques. Edwards was the founding editor-in-chief of Human Reproduction in 1986. In 2010, Edwards was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine "for the development of in vitro fertilization". (b. 1925)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/10/20 at 2:36 pm

April 10th 1929 – Liz Sheridan, American actress. Best known for her recurring role as Jerry Seinfeld's mother, Helen, in Seinfeld. She played the role for all nine seasons, from 1989 to 1998. She starred in the 1976 Broadway play Best Friend before moving on to regular supporting roles in films and television series such as Moonlighting, Kojak, The A-Team, Murder, She Wrote, and Cagney & Lacey. Her first major role was playing nosy neighbor Raquel Ochmonek on the NBC TV series ALF. In 2009, Sheridan starred in the romantic comedy Play the Game, about a young ladies' man who teaches his dating tricks to his lonely, widowed grandfather who is re-entering the dating world after a 60-year hiatus. The film stirred up some controversy due to its octogenarian sex scene between Sheridan and Andy Griffith.

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/10/20 at 3:24 pm

April 10th 2015 – Richie Benaud, Australian cricketer, died in his sleep. After his retirement from international cricket in 1964, became a highly regarded commentator on the game. Benaud was a Test cricket all-rounder, blending leg spin bowling with lower-order batting aggression. Along with fellow bowling all-rounder Alan Davidson, he helped restore Australia to the top of world cricket in the late 1950s and early 1960s after a slump in the early 1950s. In 1958 he became Australia's Test captain until his retirement in 1964. He became the first player to reach 200 wickets and 2,000 runs in Test cricket, arriving at that milestone in 1963. (b. 1930)

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Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 04/11/20 at 1:09 pm

Three years ago today, on April 11th 2017, American musician John Warren Geils -- better known as J. Geils -- passed away at the age of 71. He was the leader of the J. Geils Band, although he wasn't the lead singer (Peter Wolf had that job, and he's still alive).

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/12/20 at 1:21 am

April 12th 1942 – Bill Bryden, Scottish actor, director, and screenwriter. He has worked as a director at the Royal Court Theatre (1967–1971), the Royal Lyceum Theatre (1972–1975), the National Theatre (1975–1985); and as a visiting director in Glasgow and New York. In 1990, he directed Leoš Janáček's The Cunning Little Vixen, at the Royal Opera House. He has also done work for film and television, as screenwriter, director and executive producer.

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/12/20 at 1:25 am

April 12th 1912 – Clara Barton, American nurse and humanitarian, died from pneumonia. She was a pioneering nurse who founded the American Red Cross. She was a hospital nurse in the American Civil War, a teacher, and patent clerk. Nursing education was not very formalized at that time and Clara did not attend nursing school, so she provided self-taught nursing care. Barton is noteworthy for doing humanitarian work at a time when relatively few women worked outside the home. (b. 1821)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/12/20 at 2:07 am

April 12th 1947 – Alex Briley, American disco singer. He was the original "G.I." in the disco music group Village People. Briley was born and raised in Harlem, New York, and later Mount Vernon, New York. A minister's son, he sang in church from an early age and studied voice at the University of Hartford. Briley was introduced to producer/composer Jacques Morali by Village People member Victor Willis.. He originally performed in jeans and a T-shirt, but he took the role of a soldier for the album Cruisin' in 1978 and when the group recorded "In the Navy" in 1979 he appeared as a sailor. In 2005, Briley's brother Jonathan was identified by several people as The Falling Man – the figure depicted in the iconic photo of a man falling from the World Trade Center during the September 11 attacks.

Subject: Re: Presidential Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/12/20 at 2:09 am

April 12th 1945 – Franklin D. Roosevelt, commonly known as FDR, was an American statesman and political leader, died from a massive cerebral haemorrhage. He served as the 32nd President of the United States from 1933 until his death in 1945. A Democrat, he won a record four presidential elections and emerged as a central figure in world events during the mid-20th century. He directed the United States government during most of the Great Depression and World War II. As a dominant leader of his party, he built the New Deal Coalition, realigning American politics into the Fifth Party System and defining American liberalism throughout the middle third of the 20th century. He is often rated by scholars as one of the three greatest U.S. Presidents, along with George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. (b. 1882)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/12/20 at 2:59 am

April 12th 1947 – David Letterman, American television host, comedian, writer, and producer. He hosted a late night television talk show for 33 years, beginning with the February 1, 1982, debut of Late Night with David Letterman on NBC, and ending with the May 20, 2015, broadcast of Late Show with David Letterman on CBS. In total, Letterman hosted 6,028 episodes of Late Night and Late Show, surpassing friend and mentor Johnny Carson as the longest-serving late night talk show host in American television history. In 1996 Letterman was ranked 45th on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Stars of All Time. In 2002, The Late Show with David Letterman was ranked seventh on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/12/20 at 4:38 am

April 12th 1975 – Josephine Baker, French actress, activist, and humanitarian, died afer suffering a cerebral hemorrhage. Her career was centered primarily in Europe, mostly in her adopted France. During her early career she was renowned as a dancer, and was among the most celebrated performers to headline the revues of the Folies Bergère in Paris. Her performance in the revue Un Vent de Folie in 1927 caused a sensation in Paris. Her costume, consisting of only a girdle of bananas, became her most iconic image and a symbol of the Jazz Age and the 1920s. (b. 1906)

Subject: Re: Literary Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/12/20 at 5:31 am

April 12th 1949 – Scott Turow, American author and lawyer. Turow has written eleven fiction and three nonfiction books, which have been translated into more than 40 languages and sold more than 30 million copies. Films have been based on several of his books.

Subject: Re: Religious Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/12/20 at 5:43 am

April 12th 1963 – Felix Manalo, Filipino religious leader, died from stomach ulcers. He was the first Executive Minister of the Iglesia ni Cristo and incorporated it with the Philippine Government on July 27, 1914. He is the father of Eraño G. Manalo, who succeeded him as Executive Minister of the INC, and the grandfather of Eduardo V. Manalo, the current Executive Minister. (b. 1886)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/12/20 at 7:19 am

April 12th 1956 – Andy Garcia, Cuban American actor and director. He became known in the late 1980s and 1990s, having appeared in successful Hollywood films, including The Godfather Part III, The Untouchables, Internal Affairs, and When a Man Loves a Woman. In the 2000s, he starred in Ocean's Eleven and its sequels: Ocean's Twelve and Ocean's Thirteen, and The Lost City. García was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Vincent Mancini in The Godfather Part III. He was Emmy Award- and Golden Globe Award-nominated for his titular role in For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story.

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/12/20 at 7:21 am

April 12th 1981 – Joe Louis, American boxer and wrestler, died of cardiac arrest. Nicknamed the "Brown Bomber", he competed from 1934 to 1951. He reigned as the world heavyweight champion from 1937 to 1949, and is considered to be one of the greatest heavyweights of all time. Louis' championship reign lasted 140 consecutive months, during which he participated in 26 championship fights. The 27th fight, against Ezzard Charles in 1950, was a challenge for Charles' heavyweight title and so is not included in Louis' reign. Louis was victorious in 26 title defenses, second only to Julio César Chávez with 27. In 2005, Louis was ranked as the best heavyweight of all time by the International Boxing Research Organization, and was ranked number one on The Ring magazine's list of the "100 greatest punchers of all time".  (b. 1914)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/12/20 at 9:31 am

April 12th 1968 – Alicia Coppola, American actress. Her better-known TV jobs include a recurring role on Trinity (1998–99), a starring role on the American remake of the British comedy Cold Feet (1999), and top billing on the TNT drama Bull (2000). She played Leesa in a 1999 episode of Sports Night, appeared briefly as Lt. Stadi in the pilot episode of Star Trek: Voyager, played a cannibalistic murderer on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, a widow who marries her late husband's killer on Law & Order: Criminal Intent, and appeared several times as JAG lawyer Lieutenant Commander Faith Coleman on JAG and NCIS (she also appeared in an episode of NCIS: Los Angeles, but as a different character). In 2003, she starred alongside Gary Oldman and Ving Rhames in the film Sin, and played a Hollywood rehab stereotype by the name of Toni Stark on "Dawson's Creek". She played a power company public relations representative in a 2004 episode of Monk. Coppola also took on the unusual role of a female serial killer agreeing to help catch her copycat in the 2005 episode of Crossing Jordan titled "Road Kill". She had a recurring role on NBC's American Dreams playing the role of Nancy. She appeared in Two and a Half Men as Dr. Michelle Talmadge, in the episode "Woo-Hoo, a Hernia-Exam!". Starting in the fall of 2006, she appeared in the recurring role of IRS Agent Mimi Clark in the post-apocalyptic drama Jericho. She became a series regular in February 2007. She was an FBI agent in National Treasure: Book of Secrets, also directed by Jericho executive producer Jon Turteltaub. (2004).

Subject: Re: Notable Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/12/20 at 10:09 am

April 12th 1953 – Lionel Logue, Australian speech and language therapist and amateur stage actor, died from an undisclosed illness. He successfully treated, among others, King George VI, who had a pronounced stammer. (b. 1880)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/12/20 at 11:18 am

April 12th 1957 – Vince Gill, American country singer-songwriter and guitarist. He has recorded more than 20 studio albums, charted over 40 singles on the U.S. Billboard charts as Hot Country Songs, and has sold more than 26 million albums. He has been honored by the Country Music Association with 18 CMA Awards, including two Entertainer of the Year awards and five Male Vocalist Awards. As of 2017, Gill has also earned 21 Grammy Awards, more than any other male country music artist. In 2007 he was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. On February 4, 2016 Gill was inducted into the Guitar Center Rock Walk by Joe Walsh of the Eagles. In 2017, Vince Gill and Deacon Frey were hired by the Eagles to fill-in for the late Glenn Frey.

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/12/20 at 11:58 am

April 12th 1989 – Abbie Hoffman, American political and social activist, anarchist, and revolutionary, committed suicide by swallowing 150 phenobarbital tablets and liquor. He co-founded the Youth International Party ("Yippies"). He was arrested and tried for conspiracy and inciting riot as a result of his role in protests that led to violent confrontations with police during the 1968 Democratic National Convention, along with Jerry Rubin, David Dellinger, Tom Hayden, Rennie Davis, John Froines, Lee Weiner, and Bobby Seale. (b. 1936)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/12/20 at 1:21 pm

April 12th 1916 – Beverly Cleary, American writer of children's and young adult fiction. One of America's most successful living authors, 91 million copies of her books have been sold worldwide since her first book was published in 1950. Some of Cleary's best known characters are Henry Huggins and his dog Ribsy, Ramona Quimby and Beezus Quimby, and Ralph S. Mouse.

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/12/20 at 1:51 pm

April 12th 2019 – Tommy Smith, English footballer, died after failing health with Alzheimer's disease. He played as a defender at Liverpool for 16 years from 1962 to 1978. Known for his uncompromising defensive style, manager Bill Shankly once said of him: "Tommy Smith wasn't born, he was quarried". A central defender for most of his career, Smith's most memorable moment for the club probably came when he scored Liverpool's second goal in the 1977 European Cup Final against Borussia Mönchengladbach. Smith played once for England, in 1971, and also played at club level for Tampa Bay Rowdies, Los Angeles Aztecs and Swansea City. (b. 1945)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/12/20 at 2:45 pm

April 12th 1940 – Herbie Hancock, American pianist, keyboardist, bandleader, composer and actor. Starting his career with Donald Byrd, he shortly thereafter joined the Miles Davis Quintet where Hancock helped to redefine the role of a jazz rhythm section and was one of the primary architects of the post-bop sound. Hancock's music is often melodic and accessible; he has had many songs "cross over" and achieve success among pop audiences.

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/12/20 at 2:49 pm

April 12th 1989 – Sugar Ray Robinson, American boxer, died from an undisclosed illness. He competed from 1940 to 1965. Widely considered the greatest pound-for-pound boxer of all time, Robinson's performances in the welterweight and middleweight divisions prompted sportswriters to create "pound for pound" rankings, where they compared fighters regardless of weight. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1990. In 2002, Robinson was ranked number one on The Ring magazine's list of "80 Best Fighters of the Last 80 Years". (b. 1921)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/12/20 at 3:48 pm

April 12th 1926 – Jane Withers, American actress, model, and singer. Beginning a prolific career as a child actress at the age of three, Withers is a Young Artist Award–Former Child Star "Lifetime Achievement" Award honoree, best known for being one of the most popular child film stars of the 1930s and early 1940s, as well as for her portrayal of "Josephine the Plumber" in a series of TV commercials for Comet cleanser in the 1960s and early 1970s and probably best known for playing the obnoxious Joy Smythe in the movie she paired with Shirley Temple, Bright Eyes. Also a singer, she debuted the Jule Styne-Sammy Cahn torch song "Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out to Dry" in 1944 in Glad To See You, a musical intended for Broadway which closed out of town in Philadelphia.

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/12/20 at 3:54 pm

April 12th 2019 – Ivor Broadis, English footballer, died from an undisclosed cause. During a career spanning eighteen years from 1942 to 1960, He represented Carlisle United, Sunderland, Manchester City, Newcastle United and Queen of the South, gaining 14 caps and scoring eight goals for England at international level. He played at inside forward; after retiring from playing in 1960, he pursued a career as a football journalist. He was the oldest surviving England international footballer until his death. (b. 1922)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/12/20 at 4:32 pm

April 12th 2001 – Harvey Ball, American commercial artist, died of liver failure following a short illness. He is recognized as the earliest known designer of the smiley, which became an enduring and notable international icon. Ball was born and raised in Worcester, Massachusetts. During his time as a student at Worcester South High School, he became an apprentice to a local sign painter, and later attended the Worcester Art Museum School, where he studied fine arts. (b. 1921)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/13/20 at 2:10 am

April 13th 1942 – Bill Conti, American composer and conductor.  Best known for his film scores, including Rocky (and four of its sequels), Karate Kid (and all of its sequels), For Your Eyes Only, Dynasty, and The Right Stuff, which earned him an Academy Award for Best Original Score. He also received nominations in the Best Original Song category for "Gonna Fly Now" from Rocky and for the title song of For Your Eyes Only. He was the musical director at the Academy Awards a record nineteen

Subject: Re: Notoriety Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/13/20 at 2:56 am

September 18th 1938 – Grey Owl (born Archibald Stansfeld Belaney), British-born conservationist, fur trapper, and writer, died of pneumonia. He pretended to be a First Nations identity for himself as an adult. While he achieved fame as a conservationist during his life, after his death the revelation of his non-Native origins and other autobiographical fabrications negatively affected his reputation.  Born in England and migrating to Canada in the first decade of the 20th century, Belaney rose to prominence as a notable author, lecturer, and one of the "most effective apostles of the wilderness". In his studies of the Ojibwe, Belaney learned some native harvesting techniques and trapping skills. The pivotal moment of departure for his early conservation work was when he began his relationship with a young Iroquois woman named Gertrude Bernard, who assisted in his transition from trapper to conservationist. In working with the National Parks Branch he became the subject of many films, and was established as the "'caretaker of park animals' at Riding Mountain National Park in Manitoba" in 1931. Together with his numerous articles, books, films and lectures, his views on conservation reached audiences beyond the borders of Canada, challenging people to re-evaluate their relationship with nature. His conservation views largely focused on humans' negative impact on nature through their commodification of nature's resources for profits, and a need for humans to develop a respect for the natural world. Recognition has included biographies, a historic plaque at his birthplace, and a 1999 biopic about his life by the director Richard Attenborough. (b. 1888)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/13/20 at 4:10 am

April 13th 1963 – Garry Kasparov, Russian, and formerly Soviet, chess grandmaster, former world chess champion, writer, and political activist, whom many consider to be the greatest chess player of all time. From 1986 until his retirement in 2005, Kasparov was ranked world No. 1 for 225 out of 228 months. His peak rating of 2851, achieved in 1999, was the highest recorded until being surpassed by Magnus Carlsen in 2013. Kasparov also holds records for consecutive professional tournament victories (15) and Chess Oscars (11).

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/13/20 at 4:15 am

April 13th 1605 – Boris Godunov, Tsar of Russia, died after a long unknown illness. He ruled the Tsardom of Russia as de facto regent from c. 1585 to 1598 and then as the first non-Rurikid tsar from 1598 to 1605. After the end of his reign Russia descended into the Time of Troubles. (b. 1551)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/13/20 at 4:42 am

April 13th 1944 – Jack Casady, American bass guitarist, best known as a member of Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna. Jefferson Airplane became the first successful exponent of the San Francisco Sound. Their singles, including "Somebody to Love" and "White Rabbit," had a more polished style and successfully charted in 1967 and 1968. Casady, along with the other members of Jefferson Airplane, was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/13/20 at 5:02 am

April 13th 1975 – Larry Parks, American stage and movie actor, died of a heart attack. His career arced from bit player and supporting roles to top billing, before his career was virtually ended when he admitted to having once been a member of a Communist party cell, which led to his blacklisting by all Hollywood studios. His best known role was Al Jolson, whom he portrayed in two films: The Jolson Story (1946) and Jolson Sings Again (1949). (b. 1914)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/13/20 at 6:51 am

April 13th 1951 – Peabo Bryson, American R&B and soul singer-songwriter, born in Greenville, South Carolina. He is well known for singing Soul ballads (often as a duo with female singers) and has contributed to 3 Disney animated feature soundtracks. Bryson is winner of two Grammy Awards.

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/13/20 at 8:46 am

April 13th 2015 –Günter Grass, German novelist, poet, playwright, illustrator, graphic artist, and sculptor, died of a lung infection. He was the recipient of the 1999 Nobel Prize in Literature. He was born in the Free City of Danzig (now Gdańsk, Poland). As a teenager, he served as a drafted soldier from late 1944 in the Waffen-SS, and was taken prisoner of war by U.S. forces at the end of the war in May 1945. He was released in April 1946. Trained as a stonemason and sculptor, Grass began writing in the 1950s. In his fiction, he frequently returned to the Danzig of his childhood. Grass is best known for his first novel, The Tin Drum (1959), a key text in European magic realism. It was the first book of his Danzig Trilogy, the other two being Cat and Mouse and Dog Years. His works are frequently considered to have a left-wing political dimension, and Grass was an active supporter of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD). The Tin Drum was adapted as a film of the same name, which won both the 1979 Palme d'Or and the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. In 1999, the Swedish Academy awarded him the Nobel Prize in Literature, praising him as a writer "whose frolicsome black fables portray the forgotten face of history". (b. 1927)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/13/20 at 10:31 am

April 13th 1946 – Al Green, often known as The Reverend Al Green, American singer, songwriter and record producer, best known for recording a series of soul hit singles in the early 1970s, including "Take Me to the River", "Tired of Being Alone", "I'm Still in Love with You", "Love and Happiness", and his signature song, "Let's Stay Together". Inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995, Green was referred to on the museum's site as being "one of the most gifted purveyors of soul music". He has also been referred to as "The Last of the Great Soul Singers"

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/13/20 at 11:56 am

April 13th 2018 – Miloš Forman, Czech-American actor, director, and screenwriter, died after a short undisclosed illness. Since Forman left Czechoslovakia, two of his films, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and Amadeus, have acquired particular renown, each gaining him an Academy Award for Best Director. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest was the second film to win all five major Academy Awards (Best Picture, Actor in Leading Role, Actress in Leading Role, Director, and Screenplay) following It Happened One Night in 1934, an accomplishment not repeated until 1991 by The Silence of the Lambs. Forman was also nominated for a Best Director Oscar for The People vs. Larry Flynt. (b. 1932)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/13/20 at 1:11 pm

April 13th 1951 – Peter Davison, English actor with many credits in television dramas and sitcoms. He became famous as Tristan Farnon in the BBC's television adaptation of James Herriot's All Creatures Great and Small stories. His subsequent starring roles included the sitcoms Holding the Fort and Sink or Swim, the fifth incarnation of the Doctor in Doctor Who, Dr. Stephen Daker in A Very Peculiar Practice and Albert Campion in Campion. He later played David Braithwaite in At Home with the Braithwaites, "Dangerous" Davies in The Last Detective and Henry Sharpe in Law & Order: UK.

Subject: Re: Nobel Prize Winner Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/13/20 at 2:40 pm

April 13th 2019 – Paul Greengard, American neuroscientist, died from an undisclosed cause. Best known for his work on the molecular and cellular function of neurons. In 2000, Greengard, Arvid Carlsson and Eric Kandel were awarded the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for their discoveries concerning signal transduction in the nervous system. He is currently Vincent Astor Professor at Rockefeller University, and serves on the Scientific Advisory Board of the Cure Alzheimer's Fund, as well as the Scientific Council of the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation. He is married to artist Ursula von Rydingsvard. (b. 1925)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/13/20 at 3:33 pm

April 13th 1937 – Edward Fox, English stage, film and television actor. He played the part of the professional assassin, known only as the "Jackal", who is hired to assassinate the French president Charles de Gaulle in the summer of 1963, in the film The Day of the Jackal (1973). He portrayed Edward VIII in the British television drama series Edward & Mrs. Simpson (1978). times.

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/14/20 at 4:32 am

April 14th 1941 – Pete Rose, American former professional baseball player and manager. Rose played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1963 to 1986, and managed from 1984 to 1989. Rose was a switch hitter and is the all-time MLB leader in hits (4,256), games played (3,562), at-bats (14,053), singles (3,215), and outs (10,328). He won three World Series rings, three batting titles, one Most Valuable Player Award, two Gold Gloves, the Rookie of the Year Award, and also made 17 All-Star appearances at an unequaled five different positions (second baseman, left fielder, right fielder, third baseman, and first baseman). Rose won both of his Gold Gloves when he was an outfielder in 1969 and 1970. In August 1989 (his last year as a manager and three years after retiring as a player), Rose was penalized with permanent ineligibility from baseball amidst accusations that he gambled on baseball games while he played for and managed the Reds; the charges of wrongdoing included claims that he bet on his own team. In 1991, the Baseball Hall of Fame formally voted to ban those on the "permanently ineligible" list from induction, after previously excluding such players by informal agreement among voters. After years of public denial, Rose admitted in 2004 that he bet on baseball and on the Reds.

Subject: Re: Musical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/14/20 at 4:40 am

April 14th 1759 – George Frideric Handel, German, later British, baroque composer, died from an unknown cause. He spent the bulk of his career in London, becoming well known for his operas, oratorios, anthems, and organ concertos. Handel received important training in Halle and worked as a composer in Hamburg and Italy before settling in London in 1712; he became a naturalised British subject in 1727. He was strongly influenced both by the great composers of the Italian Baroque and by the middle-German polyphonic choral tradition. (b. 1685)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/14/20 at 7:14 am

April 14th 1951 – Julian Lloyd Webber, British cellist, conductor and the principal of the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire. He is the younger brother of the composer Andrew Lloyd Webber. His many recordings include his BRIT Award winning Elgar Cello Concerto conducted by Yehudi Menuhin (chosen as the finest ever version by BBC Music Magazine), the Dvořák Cello Concerto with Václav Neumann and the Czech Philharmonic, Tchaikovsky's Rococo Variations with the London Symphony Orchestra under Maxim Shostakovich and a coupling of Britten's Cello Symphony and Walton's Cello Concerto with Sir Neville Marriner and the Academy of St Martin in the Fields. Several CDs are of short pieces for Universal Classics including Made in England, Cello Moods, Cradle Song and English Idyll.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/14/20 at 7:16 am

April 14th 1995 – Burl Ives, American singer and actor of stage, screen, radio and television, died of cancer. He began as an itinerant singer and banjoist, and launched his own radio show, The Wayfaring Stranger, which popularized traditional folk songs. In 1942 he appeared in Irving Berlin's This Is the Army, and then became a major star of CBS radio. In the 1960s he successfully crossed over into country music, recording hits such as "A Little Bitty Tear" and "Funny Way of Laughing". A popular film actor through the late 1940s and '50s, Ives's best-known roles in that medium included parts in So Dear to My Heart (1949) and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958), as well as Rufus Hannassey in The Big Country (1958), for which he won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Ives is often remembered for his voice-over work as Sam the Snowman, narrator of the classic 1964 Christmas television special Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, which continues to air on CBS every Christmas season. (b. 1909)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/14/20 at 8:29 am

April 14th 1961 – Robert Carlyle, Scottish actor. His film work includes Trainspotting (1996), The Full Monty (1997), The World Is Not Enough (1999), and Angela's Ashes (1999). He has been in the television shows Hamish Macbeth, Stargate Universe, and Once Upon a Time. He won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for The Full Monty and a Gemini Award for Stargate Universe, and was Emmy Award-nominated for his work in Human Trafficking (2005).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/14/20 at 8:43 am

April 14th 2013 – Charlie Wilson, was a U.S. Representative for Ohio's 6th congressional district, died of complications from an earlier stroke. He was a member of the Democratic Party. He previously served in the Ohio State Senate and the Ohio House of Representatives. (b. 1943)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/14/20 at 10:13 am

April 14th 1977 – Sarah Michelle Gellar, American actress and producer. She was discovered by an agent when she was 4 years old. Soon after, she was making her first movie An Invasion of Privacy (1983). Besides a long list of movies, she has also appeared in many TV commercials and on the stage. Her breakthrough came with the television series Swans Crossing (1992). In 1997, she became known to the cinema audience when she appeared in two movies: I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997) and Scream 2 (1997). But she is most commonly known for her title role in the long-running television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1996). She also won an Emmy Award for her performance as Kendall Hart on the soap opera All My Children (1970). Sarah has since appeared in several movies, including Simply Irresistible (1999), Cruel Intentions (1999) and the live-action Scooby-Doo (2002) movies as the lovable Daphne Blake. She also provided her voice to several movies, including Small Soldiers (1998), Happily N'Ever After (2006) and TMNT (2007), starred in the box office hit The Grudge (2004), and co-starred with Robin Williams and James Wolk in the television series The Crazy Ones (2013).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/14/20 at 11:52 am

April 14th 1999 –Anthony Newley, English actor, singer and songwriter, died of cancer. Newley achieved success as a performer in such diverse fields as rock and roll and stage and screen acting. As a recording artist he enjoyed a dozen Top 40 entries on the UK Singles Chart between 1959 and 1962, including two number one hits. With songwriting partner Leslie Bricusse, Newley penned "Feeling Good", which was popularised by Nina Simone and covered by many other popular artists; as well as the title song of 1964 film Goldfinger (along with John Barry). Bricusse and Newley received an Academy Award nomination for the film score of Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971). The Guinness Book of British Hit Singles & Albums described Newley as "among the most innovative UK acts of the early rock years before moving into musicals and cabaret". Newley was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1989. (b. 1931)

Subject: Re: Literary Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/14/20 at 1:56 pm

April 14th 1935 – Erich von Däniken, Swiss author of several books which make claims about extraterrestrial influences on early human culture, including the best-selling Chariots of the Gods?, published in 1968. Von Däniken is one of the main figures responsible for popularizing the "paleo-contact" and ancient astronauts hypotheses. The ideas put forth in his books are rejected by a majority of scientists and academics, who categorize his work as pseudohistory, pseudoarchaeology, and pseudoscience.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/14/20 at 2:01 pm

April 14th 1925 – John Singer Sargent, American artist, died of heart disease. Considered the "leading portrait painter of his generation" for his evocations of Edwardian era luxury. During his career, he created roughly 900 oil paintings and more than 2,000 watercolors, as well as countless sketches and charcoal drawings. (b. 1856)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/14/20 at 2:50 pm

April 14th 1932 – Loretta Lynn, American country music singer-songwriter with multiple gold albums in a career spanning almost 60 years. She is famous for hits such as "You Ain't Woman Enough (To Take My Man)", "Don't Come Home A' Drinkin' (With Lovin' on Your Mind)", "One's on the Way", "Fist City", and "Coal Miner's Daughter" along with the 1980 biographical film of the same name.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/14/20 at 4:58 pm

April 14th 1940 – Julie Christie, British actress. An icon of the "swinging London" era of the 1960s, she has won the Academy, Golden Globe, BAFTA, and Screen Actors Guild Awards. Christie appeared in six films that were ranked in the British Film Institute's 100 greatest British films of the 20th century, and in 1997 she received the BAFTA Fellowship. Christie's breakthrough film role was in Billy Liar (1963). She came to international attention for her performances in Darling (1965), for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress, and Doctor Zhivago (also 1965), the eighth highest-grossing film of all time after adjustment for inflation.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/14/20 at 5:46 pm

April 14th 2019 – Gene Wolfe, American science fiction and fantasy writer, died from heart disease. He was noted for his dense, allusive prose as well as the strong influence of his Catholic faith. He was a prolific short-story writer and novelist and won many science fiction and fantasy literary awards. Wolfe is best known for his Book of the New Sun series (four volumes, 1980–83), the first part of his "Solar Cycle". In 1998, Locus magazine ranked it the third-best fantasy novel published before 1990 based on a poll of subscribers that considered it and several other series as single entries. (b. 1931)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/14/20 at 6:13 pm

April 14th 2015 – Percy Sledge, American R&B, soul and gospel singer, died of liver cancer. He is best known for the song "When a Man Loves a Woman", a No. 1 hit on both the Billboard Hot 100 and R&B singles charts in 1966. It was awarded a million-selling, Gold-certified disc from the RIAA. Having previously worked as a hospital orderly in the early 1960s, Sledge achieved his strongest success in the late 1960s and early 1970s with a series of emotional soul songs. (b. 1940)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/15/20 at 1:56 am

April 15th 1865 – Abraham Lincoln, American politician and lawyer, assassinated by John Wilkes Booth on Good Friday, April 14, 1865, while attending a play at Ford's Theatre. He served as the 16th President of the United States from March 1861 until his assassination. Lincoln led the United States through its Civil War—its bloodiest war and perhaps its greatest moral, constitutional, and political crisis. In doing so, he preserved the Union, paved the way to the abolition of slavery, strengthened the federal government, and modernized the economy. (b. 1809)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/15/20 at 2:36 am

April 15th 1951 – John L. Phillips, American captain and NASA astronaut. Phillips is also a Naval Aviator and retired captain, United States Navy Reserve. Phillips has received numerous awards and special honors. He is a National Merit Scholar, graduated 2nd in his class of 906 people at the U.S. Naval Academy in 1972. Phillips has also been awarded the NASA Space Flight Medal, NASA Distinguished Service Medal, the Gagarin Medal and several others. Phillips has logged over 4,400 flight hours and 250 aircraft carrier landings, flying the A-7 Corsair II carrier-based light attack aircraft while on active duty in the Regular Navy and subsequently during his time as a Navy Reservist from 1982 to 2002. At the time of his retirement, Phillips had retained the rank of captain.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/15/20 at 3:01 am

April 15th 1912 – The 1,496 victims of the RMS Titanic disaster, including:

      Thomas Andrews, Irish businessman and shipbuilder (b. 1873)

      John Jacob Astor IV, American businessman, real estate builder, investor, inventor, writer, lieutenant colonel in the Spanish–American War, and a prominent member of the Astor family. (b. 1864)

      Archibald Butt, American general and journalist (b. 1865)

      Jacques Futrelle, American journalist and author (b. 1875)

      Benjamin Guggenheim, American businessman (b. 1865)

      Henry B. Harris, American producer and manager (b. 1866)

      Wallace Hartley, English violinist and bandleader (b. 1878)

      James Paul Moody, English sailor and sixth officer (b. 1887)

      William McMaster Murdoch, Scottish sailor and first officer (b. 1873)

      Jack Phillips, English telegraphist (b. 1887)

      Edward Smith, English captain (b. 1850)

      William Thomas Stead, English journalist (b. 1849)

      Ida Straus, German-American businesswoman (b. 1849)

      Isidor Straus, German-American businessman and politician (b. 1845)

      John Thayer, American cricketer (b. 1862)

      Henry Tingle Wilde, English chief officer (b. 1872)

Subject: Re: Victims of the RMS Titanic disaster

Written By: LyricBoy on 04/15/20 at 4:02 am


April 15th 1912 – The 1,496 victims of the RMS Titanic disaster, including:

      Thomas Andrews, Irish businessman and shipbuilder (b. 1873)

      John Jacob Astor IV, American businessman, real estate builder, investor, inventor, writer, lieutenant colonel in the Spanish–American War, and a prominent member of the Astor family. (b. 1864)

      Archibald Butt, American general and journalist (b. 1865)

      Jacques Futrelle, American journalist and author (b. 1875)

      Benjamin Guggenheim, American businessman (b. 1865)

      Henry B. Harris, American producer and manager (b. 1866)

      Wallace Hartley, English violinist and bandleader (b. 1878)

      James Paul Moody, English sailor and sixth officer (b. 1887)

      William McMaster Murdoch, Scottish sailor and first officer (b. 1873)

      Jack Phillips, English telegraphist (b. 1887)

      Edward Smith, English captain (b. 1850)

      William Thomas Stead, English journalist (b. 1849)

      Ida Straus, German-American businesswoman (b. 1849)

      Isidor Straus, German-American businessman and politician (b. 1845)

      John Thayer, American cricketer (b. 1862)

      Henry Tingle Wilde, English chief officer (b. 1872)


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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/15/20 at 4:03 am


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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/15/20 at 7:04 am

April 15th 1888 – Matthew Arnold, English poet and cultural critic, died of heart failure. He worked as an inspector of schools. He was the son of Thomas Arnold, the famed headmaster of Rugby School, and brother to both Tom Arnold, literary professor, and William Delafield Arnold, novelist and colonial administrator. Matthew Arnold has been characterised as a sage writer, a type of writer who chastises and instructs the reader on contemporary social issues. (b. 1822)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/15/20 at 8:38 am

April 15th 1958 – John Bracewell, New Zealand cricketer who was most recently the coach of the Irish national team. He played 41 Test matches between 1980 and 1990, as well as 53 One Day Internationals. He was the coach of the New Zealand cricket team between September 2003 and November 2008. His brother Brendon also played Test cricket, while his brothers Douglas and Mark played at first-class level. John Bracewell is the uncle of test representative Doug Bracewell and first-class representative Michael Bracewell.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/15/20 at 9:54 am

April 15th 1949 – Wallace Beery, American film actor, died of a heart attack. He is best known for his portrayal of Bill in Min and Bill opposite Marie Dressler, as Long John Silver in Treasure Island, as Pancho Villa in Viva Villa!, and his titular role in The Champ, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor. Beery appeared in some 250 movies during a 36-year career. His contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer stipulated in 1932 that he would be paid $1 more than any other contract player at the studio, making him the highest paid actor in the world. He was the brother of actor Noah Beery Sr. and uncle of actor Noah Beery Jr. (b. 1885)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/15/20 at 1:35 pm

April 15th 1943 – Robert Lefkowitz, American physician (internist and cardiologist) and biochemist. He is best known for his groundbreaking discoveries that reveal the inner workings of an important family G protein-coupled receptors, for which he was awarded the 2012 Nobel Prize for Chemistry with Brian Kobilka. He is currently an Investigator with the Howard Hughes Medical Institute as well as a James B. Duke Professor of Medicine and Professor of Biochemistry and Chemistry at Duke University.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/15/20 at 2:03 pm

April 15th 2019 – Les Reed, English pianist, composer, and conductor, died from an undisclosed cause. In 1959, Reed joined The John Barry Seven as pianist. He appeared with them on BBC's Drumbeat, played on many of their hits including "James Bond Theme", "Hit And Miss" and "Walk, Don't Run". He also played piano on chart topping hits for Adam Faith ("Poor Me" and "What Do You Want?"); Eden Kane's ("Forget Me Not"), and Lance Fortune's ("Be Mine"). In the mid-1960s, he began a successful songwriting partnership with Geoff Stephens which yielded such hits as "Tell Me When", a hit for The Applejacks; "Here It Comes Again" for The Fortunes; "Leave A Little Love" for Lulu; and "There's a Kind of Hush", a 1967 success for Herman's Hermits. During 1964, Reed penned "It's Not Unusual" with ex-Viscounts member and Tom Jones' manager Gordon Mills, which gave Jones a UK number one. Around this time Reed struck up another songwriting partnership with Barry Mason. They wrote a song for Kathy Kirby, "I'll Try Not To Cry", as part of A Song for Europe 1965, the BBC's contest to choose the United Kingdom entry for that year's Eurovision Song Contest in Naples. The song was beaten by "I Belong". They had a 1967 hit in "Everybody Knows" by The Dave Clark Five - who also recorded a Reed/Mason follow-up - and another success in 1968 with "Delilah", again a Top Ten hit for Tom Jones. "Delilah" was originally written for P. J. Proby, and later covered by The Sensational Alex Harvey Band in 1975. Reed and Mason also wrote "The Last Waltz", which became a million selling UK number one for Engelbert Humperdinck in September 1967. (b. 1935)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/15/20 at 3:28 pm

April 15th 2018 – R. Lee Ermey, American actor and voice actor, died of complications from pneumonia. Best known for playing Gunnery Sergeant Hartman in Full Metal Jacket, which earned him a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. He was a former United States Marine Corps staff sergeant and an honorary gunnery sergeant; during his tenure in the U.S. Marine Corps he served as a drill instructor. Ermey was often typecast in authority figure roles, such as Mayor Tilman in the film Mississippi Burning, Bill Bowerman in Prefontaine, Sheriff Hoyt in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre remake, Jimmy Lee Farnsworth in Fletch Lives, a police captain in Se7en, plastic army men leader Sarge in the Toy Story films, Lt. "Tice" Ryan in Rocket Power, the warden in SpongeBob SquarePants, and John House in House. For Stanley Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket, he was initially intended to be only the technical advisor. Kubrick changed his mind after Ermey put together an instructional tape, in which he went on an extended tirade towards several extras, convincing Kubrick he was the right man for the role. Seeking authenticity for the film, Kubrick allowed Ermey to write or edit his own dialogue and improvise on the set, a notable rarity in a Kubrick film. Kubrick later indicated that Ermey was an excellent performer, often needing just two or three takes per scene, also unusual for a Kubrick film. (d. 2018)

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Written By: LyricBoy on 04/15/20 at 6:06 pm


April 15th 2018 – R. Lee Ermey, American actor and voice actor, died of complications from pneumonia. Best known for playing Gunnery Sergeant Hartman in Full Metal Jacket, which earned him a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. He was a former United States Marine Corps staff sergeant and an honorary gunnery sergeant; during his tenure in the U.S. Marine Corps he served as a drill instructor. Ermey was often typecast in authority figure roles, such as Mayor Tilman in the film Mississippi Burning, Bill Bowerman in Prefontaine, Sheriff Hoyt in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre remake, Jimmy Lee Farnsworth in Fletch Lives, a police captain in Se7en, plastic army men leader Sarge in the Toy Story films, Lt. "Tice" Ryan in Rocket Power, the warden in SpongeBob SquarePants, and John House in House. For Stanley Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket, he was initially intended to be only the technical advisor. Kubrick changed his mind after Ermey put together an instructional tape, in which he went on an extended tirade towards several extras, convincing Kubrick he was the right man for the role. Seeking authenticity for the film, Kubrick allowed Ermey to write or edit his own dialogue and improvise on the set, a notable rarity in a Kubrick film. Kubrick later indicated that Ermey was an excellent performer, often needing just two or three takes per scene, also unusual for a Kubrick film. (d. 2018)


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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/16/20 at 4:53 am

April 16th 1942 – Sir Frank Williams, British businessman and former driver and mechanic. He is a founder and former team principal of the Williams Formula One racing team. His daughter Claire Williams is now the deputy team principal of Williams Formula One team. He was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth in 1986, and received a knighthood in 1999.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/16/20 at 7:06 am

April 16th 1991 – David Lean, English film director, producer, screenwriter and editor, died from an undisclosed illness. He was responsible for large-scale epics such as The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957), Lawrence of Arabia (1962) and Doctor Zhivago (1965). He also directed adaptations of Charles Dickens novels Great Expectations (1946) and Oliver Twist (1948), as well as the romantic drama Brief Encounter (1945). Lean's affinity for striking visuals and inventive editing techniques has led him to be lauded by directors such as Steven Spielberg, Stanley Kubrick, and Ridley Scott. Lean was voted 9th greatest film director of all time in the British Film Institute Sight & Sound "Directors' Top Directors" poll in 2002. Nominated seven times for the Academy Award for Best Director, which he won twice for The Bridge on the River Kwai and Lawrence of Arabia, he has seven films in the British Film Institute's Top 100 British Films (with three of them being in the top five) and was awarded the AFI Life Achievement Award in 1990. (b. 1908)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/16/20 at 7:56 am

April 16th 1952 – Billy West, American voice actor, comedian, singer, musician, songwriter and former radio personality who is known for his voice-over work in a number of television series, films, video games and commercials. He has done hundreds of voice-overs in his career such as Ren (season 3 to season 5) and Stimpy on The Ren & Stimpy Show; Doug Funnie and Roger Klotz on Doug; and Philip J. Fry, Professor Farnsworth, Dr. Zoidberg, Zapp Brannigan and a number of others on Futurama. He does voices for commercials and is the current voice of the red M&M and was also the voice of Buzz, the Honey Nut Cheerios Bee until 2004. In addition to his original voices, he has voiced Bugs Bunny, Elmer Fudd, Shaggy Rogers, Popeye and Woody Woodpecker during later renditions of the respective characters. He was a cast member on The Howard Stern Show, noted for his impersonation of The Three Stooges' Larry Fine.

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/16/20 at 9:03 am

April 16th 1850 – Marie Tussaud, French artist, died in her sleep. Known for her wax sculptures and Madame Tussauds, the wax museum she founded in London. (b. 1761)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/16/20 at 10:36 am

April 16th 1963 – Jimmy Osmond, American singer, actor, and businessman. He is the youngest member of the sibling musical group the Osmonds. As a solo artist, Osmond has accumulated six gold records, one platinum record, and two gold albums.

Subject: Re: Scientific Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/16/20 at 11:39 am

April 16th 1958 – Rosalind Franklin, English chemist and X-ray crystallographer, died of cancer. She is best known for her work on the X-ray diffraction images of DNA, particularly Photo 51, while at King's College, London, which led to the discovery of the DNA double helix for which James Watson, Francis Crick and Maurice Wilkins shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1962. Watson suggested that Franklin would have ideally been awarded a Nobel Prize in Chemistry, along with Wilkins, but the Nobel Committee does not make posthumous nominations. (b. 1920)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/16/20 at 12:33 pm

April 16th 1935 – Bobby Vinton, American singer and songwriter. In pop music circles, he became known as "The Polish Prince", as his music pays tribute to his Polish heritage. Known for his angelic vocals in love songs, his most popular song, "Blue Velvet" (a cover of Tony Bennett's 1951 song), reached No.1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1963, and made No.2 in the UK in 1990. It also served as inspiration for the film of the same name.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/16/20 at 12:41 pm

April 16th 1992 – Neville Brand, American actor, died from emphysema. He started his big-screen career in D.O.A. (1950) as a henchman named Chester. His hulking physique, rough-hewn, craggy-faced looks and gravelly voice lead to him largely playing gangsters, Western outlaws and other screen "heavies", cops and other tough-guy roles throughout his career. He became well known as a villain when he killed the character played by Elvis Presley in Love Me Tender. He had the distinction of being the first actor to portray outlaw Butch Cassidy, in the film Three Outlaws, opposite Alan Hale Jr. as the Sundance Kid. Though not the big-budget romp that the later Paul Newman–Robert Redford film was, both Brand’s Cassidy and Hale’s Kid were played as likable outlaws, a rare change from Brand’s typecasting as a murderous psycho. However, Brand was occasionally cast against type, playing a romantic lead in the movie Return from the Sea with Jan Sterling and a heartwarming character who was brain damaged and misunderstood in an episode of the television series Daniel Boone. He played Hoss Cartwright's (Dan Blocker) Swedish uncle Gunnar Borgstrom on Bonanza in the episode "The Last Viking". He also played U.S. Navy Lieutenant Kaminsky, ignored as he tried to warn his commander of the opening skirmish in Tora! Tora! Tora!. (b. 1920)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/16/20 at 3:36 pm

April 16th 1965 – Sydney Chaplin, English actor, died after a long undisclosed illness, on his brother Charlie's birthday. He was the elder half-brother of Sir Charlie Chaplin and served as his business manager, and a half-uncle of the actor Sydney Chaplin (1926–2009), who was named after him. (b. 1885)

Subject: Re: Religious Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/16/20 at 4:09 pm

April 16th 1927 – Pope Benedict XVI, served as Pope of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City from 2005 to 2013. Benedict's election occurred in the 2005 papal conclave that followed the death of Pope John Paul II. Since his resignation, Benedict holds the unique title of "pope emeritus".

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/16/20 at 4:14 pm

April 16th 2018 – Ivan Mauger, New Zealand motorcycle speedway rider, died from an undisclosed cause. He won a record six World Championships (Finals), a feat equalled only with the inclusion of the Speedway GP Championships by Tony Rickardsson of Sweden who won one World Final and five GP Championships. Mauger rode for several British teams – Wimbledon Dons, Newcastle Diamonds, Belle Vue Aces, Exeter Falcons, and the Hull Vikings. (b. 1939)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/16/20 at 4:53 pm

April 16th 1934 – Vince Hill, English traditional pop music singer and songwriter who is best known for his recording of the Rodgers and Hammerstein show tune "Edelweiss" (1967) which reached No.2 on the UK Singles Chart (staying on the chart for 17 weeks). Along with a successful recording career in the 1960s, Hill hosted several hit TV shows during the seventies and eighties, including They Sold a Million (BBC), Musical Time Machine (BBC) and his own chat show Gas Street (ITV).

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/16/20 at 5:04 pm

April 16th 1864 – Thomas Blanchard, American inventor, died from an unknown cause. He lived much of his life in Springfield, Massachusetts, where in 1819, he pioneered the assembly line style of mass production in America, and also invented the major technological innovation known as interchangeable parts. Blanchard worked, for much of his career, with the Springfield Armory. In 1825, Blanchard also invented America's first car, which he called a "horseless carriage," powered by steam. During Blanchard's lifetime, he was awarded over twenty-five patents for his creations. (b. 1788)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/17/20 at 2:14 am

April 17th 1959 – Sean Bean, English actor. After graduating from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, Bean made his professional debut in a theatre production of Romeo and Juliet in 1983. Retaining his Yorkshire accent, he first found mainstream success for his portrayal of Richard Sharpe in the ITV series Sharpe. Bean has since garnered further recognition for his performance as Ned Stark in the HBO epic fantasy series Game of Thrones, as well as roles in the BBC anthology series Accused and the ITV historical drama series Henry VIII. His most prominent film role was Boromir in The Lord of the Rings trilogy (2001–03).

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/17/20 at 2:18 am

April 17th 1790 – Benjamin Franklin, was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, died from a pleuritic attack. Franklin was a renowned polymath and a leading author, printer, political theorist, politician, freemason, postmaster, scientist, inventor, civic activist, statesman, and diplomat. As a scientist, he was a major figure in the American Enlightenment and the history of physics for his discoveries and theories regarding electricity. As an inventor, he is known for the lightning rod, bifocals, and the Franklin stove, among other inventions. (b. 1706)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/17/20 at 5:00 am

April 17th 1948 – Jan Hammer, Czech-born American musician, composer and record producer. He first gained his most visible audience while playing keyboards with the Mahavishnu Orchestra in the early 1970s, as well as his film scores for television and film including "Miami Vice Theme" and "Crockett's Theme", from the popular 1980s program, Miami Vice. He has continued to work as both a musical performer and producer, expanding to producing film later in his career.

Subject: Re: Noteworthy Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/17/20 at 5:03 am

April 17th 1882 – George Jennings, English sanitary engineer and plumber, died of congestion of the lungs. He invented the first public flush toilets. Josiah George Jennings was born on 10 November 1810 in Eling, at the edge of the New Forest in Hampshire. He was the eldest of seven children of Jonas Joseph Jennings and Mary Dimmock. He was educated at the local school run by his uncle-in-law Joshua Withers. At 14, after his father's death he was apprenticed to his grandfather's glass and lead merchandising business, before moving to his uncle John Jennings's plumbing business at Southwick, Southampton. In 1831 he became a plumber with Messrs. Lancelot Burton of Newcastle Street, London where his father had been a foreman before him. (b. 1810)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/17/20 at 7:20 am

April 17th 1946 – Clare Francis, British novelist who is also known for her former career as a yachtswoman. In 1973, after working in marketing for three years, she took leave to sail single handedly across the Atlantic, departing from Falmouth in Cornwall and arriving, 37 days later, at Newport, Rhode Island. Following this, she received sponsorship to take part in the 1974 Round Britain Race with Eve Bonham. They finished in third place. In 1975, she took part in the Azores and Back and the L'Aurore singlehanded races; and, in 1976, she competed in the Observer Singlehanded Transatlantic Race in her Ohlson 38 yacht Robertson's Golly, finishing thirteenth overall and setting a new women's single-handed transatlantic record. She also took part in that year's L'Aurore singlehanded race. During 1977 and 1978, she became the first woman to skipper a yacht in the Whitbread Round the World Race, finishing in fifth place in her Swan 65 ADC Accutrac. After writing three accounts of her experiences while sailing, she turned to fiction and is the author of eight international best-sellers.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/17/20 at 8:49 am

April 17th 1960 – Eddie Cochran, American musician, was killed when the taxi he was travelling in crashed into a lamppost on Rowden Hill, Chippenham, Wiltshire, (where a plaque now commemorates the event). Songwriter Sharon Sheeley and singer Gene Vincent survived the crash, Cochran's current hit at the time was 'Three Steps to Heaven'. Cochran's rockabilly songs, such as "Twenty Flight Rock", "Summertime Blues", "C'mon Everybody", and "Somethin' Else", captured teenage frustration and desire in the mid-1950s and early 1960s. He experimented with multitrack recording, distortion techniques, and overdubbing even on his earliest singles. He played the guitar, piano, bass, and drums. His image as a sharply dressed and good-looking young man with a rebellious attitude epitomized the stance of the 1950s rocker, and in death he achieved an iconic status. (b. 1938)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/17/20 at 9:36 am

April 17th 1957 – Nick Hornby, English writer and lyricist. He is best known for his memoir Fever Pitch and novels High Fidelity and About a Boy, all of which were adapted into feature films. Hornby's work frequently touches upon music, sport, and the aimless and obsessive natures of his protagonists. His books have sold more than 5 million copies worldwide as of 2018. In a 2004 poll for the BBC, Hornby was named the 29th most influential person in British culture.

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/17/20 at 10:34 am

April 17th 2011 – Michael Sarrazin, Canadian film and television actor, died of mesothelioma. His early appearances include The Virginian (1965), the TV film The Doomsday Flight (1966), Gunfight in Abilene (1967), and a starring role in The Flim-Flam Man (1967) with George C. Scott. In 1969 he starred in four films, one of them being the dark Great Depression drama They Shoot Horses, Don't They?. The Sydney Pollack-directed movie earned nine Oscar nominations, with Sarrazin starring alongside Jane Fonda, Susannah York, Gig Young, Red Buttons, and Bruce Dern. He served as a supporting actor in Sometimes a Great Notion (1971). He starred in a string of successes, including the television film Frankenstein: The True Story (1973), the crime caper Harry in Your Pocket (1973), the screwball comedy film For Pete's Sake (1974), and the horror film The Reincarnation of Peter Proud (1975), about a man doomed to die the same kind of death twice. His film career as a leading man in mainstream cinema came to a close with his role in The Gumball Rally (1976), although he was later the lead in the obscure, poorly-reviewed Canadian mystery thriller Double Negative (1980). He also appeared in Joshua Then and Now (1985), the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "The Quickening" (1996), and The Outer Limits episodes "I Hear You Calling" (1996) and "The Other Side" 1999. He hosted the April 15, 1978, episode of Saturday Night Live. (b. 1940)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/17/20 at 12:00 pm

April 17th 1974 – Victoria Beckham (nee Adams), English businesswoman, fashion designer, model, and singer. In the late 1990s, Beckham rose to fame with the all-female pop group Spice Girls, and was dubbed Posh Spice by the July 1996 issue of the British music magazine Top of the Pops. After the Spice Girls split, she was signed to Virgin Records and Telstar Records and had four UK Top 10 singles. Her first release, "Out of Your Mind", reached number 2 in the UK Singles Chart.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/17/20 at 1:54 pm

April 17th 1998 – Linda McCartney, American musician, photographer, animal rights activist, entrepreneur and publisher, died after a long battle against cancer. She was married to Paul McCartney of the Beatles. Prior to marrying Paul, she was a professional photographer of celebrities and contemporary musicians, with her work published in music industry magazines. Her photos were also published in the book Linda McCartney's Sixties: Portrait of an Era, in 1992. Linda married McCartney in 1969 at St John's Wood Church in London. Her daughter, Heather Louise, from her first marriage to Melville See, was adopted by her new husband. Together, the McCartneys had three other children. Following their 1969 marriage and 1970 breakup of the Beatles, they formed the band Wings in 1971. She continued to be part of her husband's touring band following Wings' break-up in 1981 up until The New World Tour in 1993. She was an animal rights activist and wrote and published several vegetarian cookbooks, and founded the Linda McCartney Foods company with her husband. (b. 1941)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/17/20 at 2:25 pm

April 17th 1930 – Chris Barber, English jazz musician, best known as a bandleader and trombonist. As well as scoring a UK top twenty trad jazz hit, he helped the careers of many musicians, notably the blues singer Ottilie Patterson, who was at one time his wife, and vocalist/banjoist Lonnie Donegan, whose appearances with Barber triggered the skiffle craze of the mid-1950s and who had his first transatlantic hit, "Rock Island Line", while with Chris Barber's band. His providing an audience for Donegan and, later, Alexis Korner makes Barber a significant figure in the British rhythm and blues and "beat boom" of the 1960s.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/17/20 at 2:54 pm

April 17th 2003 – John Paul Getty Jr., American-born British philanthropist and book collector, died from a chest infection. He was the elder son of Jean Paul Getty Sr. (1892–1976), one of the richest men in the world at the time, and his wife Ann Rork. The Getty family's wealth was the result of the oil business founded by George Franklin Getty. At birth he was given the name Eugene Paul Getty, but in later life he adopted other names, including Paul Getty, John Paul Getty, Jean Paul Getty Jr., and John Paul Getty II. A long-time Anglophile, he became a British citizen in 1997. In 1986, he was awarded an honorary knighthood for services to causes ranging from cricket (a sport he came to love despite his American upbringing), to art and to the Conservative Party. His honorary knighthood became substantive when he became a British citizen. In 1998 he changed his name by deed poll when he renounced the first name Eugene and wished to be known as Sir Paul Getty, KBE. (b. 1932)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/17/20 at 5:42 pm

April 17th 2004 – Bruce Boa, Canadian actor, died from cancer. He found success playing the token North American in British films and television. Boa's most recognizable film role is in The Empire Strikes Back (1980) as General Rieekan. He also played the Marine colonel in Full Metal Jacket (1987) who chastises Matthew Modine's character over having a peace pin on his lapel while having "Born To Kill" written on his combat helmet. On television, his most notable role is probably as the American guest, Mr. Hamilton, in the "Waldorf Salad" episode of the BBC sitcom Fawlty Towers. In 1977 he appeared in Come Back, Little Sheba, an episode of Laurence Olivier Presents, opposite Laurence Olivier and Joanne Woodward. (b. 1930)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/18/20 at 1:58 am

April 18th 1946 – Tommy Shannon, American bass guitarist, who is best known as a member of Double Trouble, a blues rock band led by Stevie Ray Vaughan. Born in Tucson, Arizona, Shannon moved to Dumas, Texas when he was nine, where he originally started as a guitarist, though he started playing bass at the age of 21. He appeared with Johnny Winter at Woodstock in 1969. He later joined Double Trouble in 1981 and became a permanent member of Double Trouble until Vaughan's death in 1990. Shannon and bandmate Chris Layton later formed supergroups such as the Arc Angels and Storyville.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/18/20 at 3:30 am

April 18th 1953 – Rick Moranis, Canadian actor, comedian, screenwriter, producer, musician, and songwriter. He is currently on film acting hiatus. He came to prominence in the sketch comedy series Second City Television (SCTV) in the 1980s and later appeared in several Hollywood films, including Strange Brew (1983), Ghostbusters (1984), Little Shop of Horrors (1986), Spaceballs (1987), Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989, and its 1992 and 1997 sequels), Parenthood (1989), My Blue Heaven (1990), and The Flintstones (1994).

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/18/20 at 4:08 am

April 18th 1955 – Albert Einstein, German-born theoretical physicist, died when experiencing internal bleeding caused by the rupture of an abdominal aortic aneurysm and refused surgery. He developed the theory of relativity, one of the two pillars of modern physics (alongside quantum mechanics). His work is also known for its influence on the philosophy of science. He is best known by the general public for his mass–energy equivalence formula E = mc2 (which has been dubbed "the world's most famous equation"). He received the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics "for his services to theoretical physics, and especially for his discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect", a pivotal step in the evolution of quantum theory. (b. 1879)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/18/20 at 6:39 am

April 18th 1942 – Steve Blass, American Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher and a current broadcast announcer for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1960, he made his major league debut in 1964 and joined the team permanently in 1966. He won 18 games in 1968, including a 2.12 ERA with seven shutouts, both career highs, and he finished particularly strong, winning the NL Player of the Month award for September with a 5-1 record, 1.65 ERA, and 46 SO. In 1969 he won 16 games with a career-high 147 strikeouts. From 1969 to 1972 he won 60 games, with a career-high 19 victories in 1972. In that season, he made the National League All-Star team.

Subject: Re: Notable Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/18/20 at 7:35 am

April 18th 1945 – John Ambrose Fleming, English electrical engineer and physicist, died from an unknown cause. He invented the first thermionic valve or vacuum tube, and also established the left-hand rule for electric motors. He was the eldest of seven children of James Fleming DD (died 1879), a Congregational minister, and his wife Mary Ann, at Lancaster, Lancashire, and baptised on 11 February 1850. A devout Christian, he once preached at St Martin-in-the-Fields in London on evidence for the resurrection. In 1932, he and Douglas Dewar and Bernard Acworth helped establish the Evolution Protest Movement. Childless himself, he bequeathed much of his estate to Christian charities, especially those for the poor. (b. 1849)

Subject: Re: Cinematic Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/18/20 at 10:19 am

April 18th 1946 – Hayley Mills, English actress. The daughter of Sir John Mills and Mary Hayley Bell, and younger sister of actress Juliet Mills, Mills began her acting career as a child and was hailed as a promising newcomer, winning the BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer for her performance in the British crime drama film Tiger Bay (1959), the Academy Juvenile Award for Disney's Pollyanna (1960) and Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actress in 1961. During her early career, she appeared in six films for Walt Disney, including her dual role as twins Susan and Sharon in the Disney film The Parent Trap (1961). Her performance in Whistle Down the Wind (a 1961 adaptation of the novel written by her mother) saw Mills nominated for BAFTA Award for Best British Actress.

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/18/20 at 10:35 am

April 18th 1964 – Ben Hecht, American screenwriter, director, producer, playwright, journalist, and novelist, died from an undisclosed illness. A journalist in his youth, he went on to write thirty-five books and some of the most entertaining screenplays and plays in America. He received screen credits, alone or in collaboration, for the stories or screenplays of some seventy films. Hecht received the first Academy Award for Original Screenplay for Underworld (1927). Many of the screenplays he worked on are now considered classics. He also provided story ideas for such films as Stagecoach (1939). Film historian Richard Corliss called him "the Hollywood screenwriter", someone who "personified Hollywood itself". In 1940, he wrote, produced, and directed Angels Over Broadway, which was nominated for Best Screenplay. In total, six of his movie screenplays were nominated for Academy Awards, with two winning. Among the better-known films he helped write without being credited are Gone with the Wind, The Shop Around the Corner, Foreign Correspondent, His Girl Friday (the second film version of his play The Front Page), The Sun Also Rises, Mutiny on the Bounty, Casino Royale (1967), and The Greatest Show on Earth. (b. 1894)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/18/20 at 12:32 pm

April 18th 1947 – Dorothy Lyman, American television actress, director and producer. She is most commonly known for her work as Gwen Frame in Another World and in All My Children as Opal Sue Gardner, as Rebecca Whitmore in Generations, and on the sitcom Mama's Family as Naomi Harper.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/18/20 at 12:46 pm

April 18th 2002 – Thor Heyerdahl, Norwegian adventurer and ethnographer with a background in zoology, botany, and geography, died from a brain tumour. He became notable for his Kon-Tiki expedition in 1947, in which he sailed 8,000 km (5,000 mi) across the Pacific Ocean in a hand-built raft from South America to the Tuamotu Islands. The expedition was designed to demonstrate that ancient people could have made long sea voyages, creating contacts between separate cultures. This was linked to a diffusionist model of cultural development. Heyerdahl subsequently made other voyages designed to demonstrate the possibility of contact between widely separated ancient people, notably the Ra II expedition of 1970, when he sailed from the west coast of Africa to Barbados in a papyrus reed boat. He was appointed a government scholar in 1984. (b. 1914)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/18/20 at 3:16 pm

April 18th 1963 – Conan O'Brien, American television host, comedian, writer, and producer. He is best known for hosting several late-night talk shows; since 2010, he has hosted Conan on the cable channel TBS. O'Brien was born in Brookline, Massachusetts, and was raised in an Irish Catholic family. He served as president of The Harvard Lampoon while attending Harvard University, and was a writer for the sketch comedy series Not Necessarily the News.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/18/20 at 3:18 pm

April 18th 2018 – Dale Winton, English radio DJ and television presenter, died unexpectedly from an undisclosed illness. He presented the shows Dale's Supermarket Sweep from 1993 until 2001 and again in 2007, the National Lottery game show In It to Win It between 2002 and 2016 and the 2008 series of Hole in the Wall. Winton also presented Pets Win Prizes (1995–96) and The Other Half (1997–2002). (b. 1955)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/18/20 at 3:39 pm

April 18th 1947 – James Woods, American actor, voice actor, and producer. He is known primarily for playing villainous roles in films. Woods has appeared in a variety of films, most known for Videodrome, Salvador, Casino, Ghosts of Mississippi, and Contact. On television, he is known for portraying the lead character in Shark (2006–08) and for playing himself on eight episodes of Family Guy, as well as on one episode of The Simpsons.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/18/20 at 3:43 pm

April 18th 1936 – Milton Brown, American band leader and vocalist, died from pneumonia, following a car accident. He co-founded the genre of Western swing. His band was the first to fuse hillbilly hokum, jazz, and pop together into a unique, distinctly American hybrid, thus giving him the nickname, "Father of Western Swing". The birthplace of Brown's upbeat "hot-jazz hillbilly" string band sound was developed at the Crystal Springs Dance Hall in Fort Worth, Texas from 1931 to 1936. Brown's music inspired the great string jazz musicians from Europe, Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grapelli who in 1935 formed the Hot Club de Paris quintet. (b. 1903)

Subject: Re: Political Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/19/20 at 3:22 am

April 19th 1942 – Alan Price, English keyboard player, singer, and composer. He is a self-taught musician and was a founding member of the Tyneside group "The Alan Price Rhythm and Blues Combo", which was later renamed the Animals. His organ-playing on songs by the Animals, such as "The House of the Rising Sun", "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" and "Bring It On Home to Me" was a key element in the group's success.

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/19/20 at 3:24 am

April 19th 1881 – Benjamin Disraeli, British statesman of the Conservative Party, died from an unknown illness. He twice served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. He played a central role in the creation of the modern Conservative Party, defining its policies and its broad outreach. Disraeli is remembered for his influential voice in world affairs, his political battles with the Liberal Party leader William Ewart Gladstone, and his one-nation conservatism or "Tory democracy". He made the Conservatives the party most identified with the glory and power of the British Empire. He is the only British prime minister to have been of Jewish birth. He was also a novelist. (b. 1804)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/19/20 at 4:31 am

April 19th 1946 – Tim Curry, English actor, voice actor and singer. He is known for his work in a diverse range of theatre, film, and television productions, often portraying villainous roles or character parts. Curry rose to prominence with his portrayal of Dr. Frank-N-Furter in The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975), reprising the role he had originated in the 1973 London and 1974 Los Angeles stage productions of The Rocky Horror Show.

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/19/20 at 4:34 am

April 19th 1824 – Lord Byron, commonly known simply as Lord Byron, was a British poet, peer, politician, and a leading figure in the Romantic Movement, died from a violent fever. Among his best-known works are the lengthy narrative poems, Don Juan and Childe Harold's Pilgrimage, and the short lyric poem, "She Walks in Beauty". (b. 1788)

Subject: Re: Nobel Prize Winner Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/19/20 at 7:18 am

April 19th 1944 – James Heckman, American economist, who is currently at the University of Chicago, where he is The Henry Schultz Distinguished Service Professor in Economics and the College; Harris Graduate School of Public Policy Studies; Director of the Center for the Economics of Human Development; Director of the Center for Social Program Evaluation; Co-Director, Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group, sponsored by The Institute for New Economic Thinking. He is also Professor of Law at the Law School, a senior research fellow at the American Bar Foundation, and a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. In 2000, Heckman shared the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences with Daniel McFadden, for his pioneering work in econometrics and microeconomics. He is among the most influential economists in the world.

Subject: Re: Nobel Prize Winner Birthday

Written By: LyricBoy on 04/19/20 at 7:30 am


April 19th 1944 – James Heckman, American economist, who is currently at the University of Chicago, where he is The Henry Schultz Distinguished Service Professor in Economics and the College; Harris Graduate School of Public Policy Studies; Director of the Center for the Economics of Human Development; Director of the Center for Social Program Evaluation; Co-Director, Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group, sponsored by The Institute for New Economic Thinking. He is also Professor of Law at the Law School, a senior research fellow at the American Bar Foundation, and a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. In 2000, Heckman shared the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences with Daniel McFadden, for his pioneering work in econometrics and microeconomics. He is among the most influential economists in the world.


33 of my fellow University of Chicagoans have been awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics.  8)

Subject: Re: Artistic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/19/20 at 7:46 am

April 19th 1768 – Canaletto, Italian painter of city views or vedute, of Venice, Rome, and London, died of an unknown cause. He also painted imaginary views (referred to as capricci), although the demarcation in his works between the real and the imaginary is never quite clearcut. He was further an important printmaker using the etching technique. In the period from 1746 to 1756 he worked in England where he painted many sights of London. He was highly successful in England, thanks to the British merchant and connoisseur Joseph Smith, whose large collection of Canaletto's works was sold to King George III in 1762. (b. 1697)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/19/20 at 8:01 am


33 of my fellow University of Chicagoans have been awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics.  8)
Where is your Nobel Prize?  ;D

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: LyricBoy on 04/19/20 at 8:49 am


Where is your Nobel Prize?  ;D


What makes you think I’m not one of the 33? ???

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/19/20 at 8:55 am


What makes you think I’m not one of the 33? ???
The odds are high, but you never know, was it for Economics or Science? http://www.inthe00s.com/Smileys/webby/grin.gif

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/19/20 at 9:42 am

April 19th 1949 – Paloma Picasso, French and Spanish fashion designer and businesswoman, best known for her jewelry designs for Tiffany & Co. and her signature perfumes. She is the youngest daughter of 20th-century artist Pablo Picasso and painter and writer Françoise Gilot. Paloma Picasso's older brother is Claude Picasso (b. 1947), her half-brother is Paulo Picasso (1921-1975), her half-sister is Maya (b. 1935), and she has another half-sister, Aurelia (b. 1956), from her mother's relationship with artist Luc Simon.

Subject: Re: Scientific Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/19/20 at 9:46 am

April 19th 1882 – Charles Darwin, English naturalist, geologist and biologist, died from coronary thrombosis and disease of the heart. Best known for his contributions to the science of evolution. He established that all species of life have descended over time from common ancestors and, in a joint publication with Alfred Russel Wallace, introduced his scientific theory that this branching pattern of evolution resulted from a process that he called natural selection, in which the struggle for existence has a similar effect to the artificial selection involved in selective breeding. (b. 1809)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: LyricBoy on 04/19/20 at 10:11 am


The odds are high, but you never know, was it for Economics or Science? http://www.inthe00s.com/Smileys/webby/grin.gif


The 33 are for Economic Sciences.

That does not include other UofC laureates such as Enrico Fermi and Albert Michaelson.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/19/20 at 1:12 pm

April 19th 1953 – Ruby Wax, American actress, mental health campaigner, lecturer, and author who holds both American and British citizenship and who has resided in the United Kingdom since the 1970s. A classically trained actress, Wax starred in the sitcom Girls on Top (1985–86), and came to prominence as a comic interviewer, playing up to British perceptions of the strident American style, in shows including The Full Wax (1991–94) and Ruby Wax Meets... (1994–98). She was the script editor for the sitcom Absolutely Fabulous (1992–2012), also appearing in two episodes. Her memoirs, How Do You Want Me? (2002), reached the Sunday Times best-seller list. Wax graduated in psychology from the University of California, Berkeley, and in 2013 she gained a master's degree in mindfulness-based cognitive therapy from Oxford University. In 2015, she was appointed a Visiting Professor in Mental Health Nursing at the University of Surrey.

Subject: Re: Nobel Prize Winner Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/19/20 at 1:16 pm

April 19th 1906 – Pierre Curie, French physicist, a pioneer in crystallography, magnetism, piezoelectricity and radioactivity, died in a street accident. In 1903 he received the Nobel Prize in Physics with his wife, Marie Skłodowska-Curie, and Henri Becquerel, "in recognition of the extraordinary services they have rendered by their joint research on the radiation phenomena discovered by Professor Henri Becquerel". (b. 1859)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/19/20 at 2:37 pm

April 19th 1958 – Stevie B, American American singer, songwriter, and record producer, who was influential in the freestyle and Hi-NRG dance music scene of the late 1980s, mostly in Miami. Stevie B is perhaps best known for his 1990 number-one hit ballad "Because I Love You (The Postman Song)".

Subject: Re: Noteworthy Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/19/20 at 2:43 pm

April 19th 2004 – Norris McWhirter, British writer, political activist, co-founder of The Freedom Association, and a television presenter, died from a heart attack. He and his twin brother, Ross, were known internationally for the founding of Guinness World Records, a book they wrote and annually updated together between 1955 and 1975. After Ross's assassination by the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA), Norris carried on alone as editor. (b. 1925)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/20/20 at 1:00 am

April 20th 1941 – Ryan O'Neal, American actor and former boxer. O'Neal trained as an amateur boxer before beginning his career in acting in 1960. In 1964, he landed the role of Rodney Harrington on the ABC nighttime soap opera Peyton Place. The series was an instant hit and boosted O'Neal's career. He later found success in films, most notably Love Story (1970), for which he received Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations as Best Actor, What's Up, Doc? (1972), Paper Moon (1973), Stanley Kubrick's Barry Lyndon (1975), and A Bridge Too Far (1977). He had a recurring role in the TV series Bones as Max, the father of the series' protagonist.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/20/20 at 1:05 am

April 20th 1992 – Benny Hill, English comedian and actor, died of coronary thrombosis. Best remembered for his television programme The Benny Hill Show, an amalgam of slapstick, burlesque and double entendre in a format that included live comedy and filmed segments, with him at the focus of almost every segment. A prominent figure in British culture for nearly four decades, his show proved to be one of the great success stories of television comedy. Among the most watched programmes in the UK, the audience peaked at more than 21 million in 1971. The show generated impressive revenues for Thames Television, and retains a following in much of the world decades after Hill's death. (b. 1924)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/20/20 at 3:09 am

April 20th 1945 – Michael Brandon, American actor. He is known for his role as James Dempsey in the British drama series Dempsey and Makepeace (1985–86). His theatre credits include the original Broadway production of Does a Tiger Wear a Necktie? (1969), and playing Jerry Springer in the West End production of Jerry Springer: The Opera (2003–04).

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/20/20 at 3:12 am

April 20th 1912 – Bram Stoker, Irish author, died after a series of strokes. Best known today for his 1897 Gothic novel Dracula. During his lifetime, he was better known as the personal assistant of actor Henry Irving and business manager of the Lyceum Theatre in London, which Irving owned. (b. 1847)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/20/20 at 4:26 am

April 20th 1947 – David Leland, English film director, screenwriter and actor. After several small parts as actor he began his collaboration with British television director Alan Clarke in 1981. Their film Made in Britain was critically acclaimed and marked the beginning of the career of actor Tim Roth. Made in Britain won the Prix Italia (an international Television award) in 1984. In 1986 he wrote the screenplay for the thriller-drama Mona Lisa, featuring Bob Hoskins. This film was critically acclaimed and Leland earned nominations for the Golden Globe and the Writers Guild of America. He then wrote Personal Services in 1986. It was directed by Terry Jones and was about Cynthia Payne, a real-life British madam who ran a private brothel. Julie Walters took the leading role. While Personal Services dealt with the adult life of Cynthia Payne, Leland's next film, Wish You Were Here, concerned her teenage years. This film was a success at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival and it made the young British actress Emily Lloyd a star. It was awarded the FIPRESCI-Award at Cannes and the BAFTA for best screenplay. Leland's next two films, Checking Out (with Jeff Daniels) and The Big Man (with Liam Neeson), failed at the Box Office and with the critics but have since been successful in the private market. In 1997, Leland co-wrote and directed The Land Girls starring Rachel Weisz and Anna Friel and, in 2000, wrote and directed Episode 6 of the enormously successful HBO Miniseries Band of Brothers.

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/20/20 at 4:30 am

April 20th 1812 – George Clinton, American soldier and statesman, died of a heart attack. He is considered one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. A prominent Democratic-Republican, Clinton served as the fourth Vice President of the United States from 1805 until his death in 1812. He also served as Governor of New York from 1777 to 1795 and from 1801 to 1804. Along with John C. Calhoun, he is one of two vice presidents to hold office under two different presidents. (b. 1739)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/20/20 at 6:13 am

April 20th 1946 – Tommy Hutton, American Major League Baseball player and former color analyst for Miami Marlins baseball broadcasts on FSN Florida and Sun Sports. He played in the major leagues with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1966 and 1969, Philadelphia Phillies from 1972 to 1977, Toronto Blue Jays in 1978, and the Montreal Expos from the latter part of the 1978 season to his final game on September 3, 1981. He appeared in the 1976 and '77 National League Championship Series playing for the Phillies. Noted primarily for his glove work at first base, Hutton was also successful in his Phillies' career batting against Hall of Famer Tom Seaver of the New York Mets (in 62 plate appearances against Seaver, Hutton batted .320 with 11 walks, three home runs, and 11 RBI).

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/20/20 at 8:00 am

April 20th 1964 – Andy Serkis, English actor and director. He is best known for his performance capture roles comprising motion capture acting, animation and voice work for such computer-generated characters as Gollum in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy (2001–2003) and The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012), King Kong in the eponymous 2005 film, Caesar in the Planet of the Apes reboot series (2011–17), Captain Haddock / Sir Francis Haddock in Steven Spielberg's The Adventures of Tintin (2011), and Supreme Leader Snoke in Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) and Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017). Upcoming performance capture roles include Baloo in his self-directed film, Mowgli (2018).

Subject: Re: Nobel Prize Winner Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/20/20 at 8:02 am

April 20th 1918 – Karl Ferdinand Braun, German inventor, physicist and Nobel laureate in physics, died from an undisclosed cause. He contributed significantly to the development of radio and television technology: he shared with Guglielmo Marconi the 1909 Nobel Prize in Physics. (b. 1850)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/20/20 at 9:20 am

April 20th 1949 – Veronica Cartwright, American actress who has worked mainly in American film and television in a career spanning six decades. As a child actress she appeared in supporting roles in The Children's Hour and The Birds. She is perhaps best known for her roles in the science fiction films Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) and Alien (1979), for which she won a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/20/20 at 11:21 am

April 20th 1949 – Jessica Lange, American actress. She is a recipient of several awards, including two Academy Awards, one Tony Award, three Emmy Awards, five Golden Globe Awards, one Screen Actors Guild Award, and three Dorian Awards; in 1998, Entertainment Weekly listed Lange among the 25 Greatest Actresses of the 1990s. In 2016, Lange became the twenty-second thespian to achieve the Triple Crown of Acting.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/20/20 at 11:46 am


April 20th 1949 – Veronica Cartwright, American actress.


April 20th 1949 – Jessica Lange, American actress.
Both born on the sane day.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/20/20 at 12:01 pm

April 20th 2002 – Alan Dale, American singer, died from an undisclosed illness. In the early 1950s, he shuttled around from one record label to another, going from Columbia to Decca before settling with Coral, the label on which he had his major hits: "(The Gang that Sang) Heart of My Heart" (together with Johnny Desmond and Don Cornell), which reached #10 on Billboard in 1953, a vocal version of "Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White" which reached #14 in 1955, and "Sweet and Gentle," which also charted in 1955, at #10. The latter two recordings sold over one million copies each, and were awarded gold discs. Also in 1955. the singles "I'm Sincere" (the flip of "Cherry Pink") and "Rockin The Cha-Cha" reached the Music Vendor top 40. He became a friend of Alan Freed, and as a result got a chance to play a role as a rock and roll singer in the 1956 film, Don't Knock the Rock. In this movie, he played alongside Freed, Bill Haley & His Comets, Little Richard, and The Treniers. He sang the title song, which he also recorded as a single. (b. 1925)

Subject: Re: Literary Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/20/20 at 1:54 pm

April 20th 1953 – Sebastian Faulks, British novelist, journalist and broadcaster. He is best known for his historical novels set in France – The Girl at the Lion d'Or, Birdsong and Charlotte Gray. He has also published novels with a contemporary setting, most recently A Week in December (2009), and a James Bond continuation novel, Devil May Care (2008), as well as a continuation of P.G. Wodehouse's Jeeves series, Jeeves and the Wedding Bells (2013). He is a team captain on BBC Radio 4 literary quiz The Write Stuff.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/20/20 at 4:10 pm

April 20th 1991 – Steve Marriott, English musician and songwriter, died in a fire at his home in Essex He was a frontman of two notable rock and roll bands, spanning over two decades. Marriott is remembered for his powerful singing voice which belied his small stature, and for his aggressive approach as a guitarist in mod rock bands Small Faces (1965–1969 and 1977-1978) and Humble Pie (1969–1975 and 1980–1981). Marriott was inducted posthumously into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2012 as a member of Small Faces. As a child actor he played parts in Dixon of Dock Green and The Artful Dodger in Oliver. (b. 1947)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: LyricBoy on 04/20/20 at 5:10 pm


April 20th 1949 – Veronica Cartwright, American actress who has worked mainly in American film and television in a career spanning six decades. As a child actress she appeared in supporting roles in The Children's Hour and The Birds. She is perhaps best known for her roles in the science fiction films Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) and Alien (1979), for which she won a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress.


Her sister Angela Cartwright is smoking hot.  :P

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/21/20 at 1:00 am

April 21st 1951 – Tony Danza, American actor and boxer. He is best known for starring on the TV series Taxi and Who's the Boss?, for which he was nominated for an Emmy Award and four Golden Globe Awards. In 1998, Danza won the People's Choice Award for Favorite Male Performer in a New Television Series for his work on the 1997 sitcom The Tony Danza Show (not to be confused with his 2004–2006 daytime variety talk show of the same name).

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/21/20 at 1:13 am

April 21st 1918 – Manfred von Richthofen, German captain and pilot, was shot down and killed near Vaux-sur-Somme. Known as the "Red Baron", was a fighter pilot with the German Air Force during World War I. He is considered the ace-of-aces of the war, being officially credited with 80 air combat victories. (b. 1892)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/21/20 at 4:21 am

April 21st 1959 – Robert Smith, English singer, songwriter and musician. He is the lead singer, guitarist, multi instrumentalist, lyricist, principal songwriter and only consistent member of the rock band the Cure, which he co-founded in 1976. He was also the lead guitarist for the band Siouxsie and the Banshees from 1982 to 1984 and was part of the short-lived group the Glove in 1983. Smith is known for his distinctive voice and unique stage look, the latter of which was influential on the Goth subculture that rose to prominence in the 1980s.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: LyricBoy on 04/21/20 at 4:36 am


April 21st 1951 – Tony Danza, American actor and boxer. He is best known for starring on the TV series Taxi and Who's the Boss?, for which he was nominated for an Emmy Award and four Golden Globe Awards. In 1998, Danza won the People's Choice Award for Favorite Male Performer in a New Television Series for his work on the 1997 sitcom The Tony Danza Show (not to be confused with his 2004–2006 daytime variety talk show of the same name).


Perhaps best known for the misheard lyric, “Hold me closer, Tony Danza”.   ;D ;D

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/21/20 at 4:36 am

April 21st 1910 – Mark Twain, American writer, humorist, entrepreneur, publisher, and lecturer, died of a heart attack. Among his novels are The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) and its sequel, the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1885), the latter often called "The Great American Novel". (b. 1835)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/21/20 at 4:37 am


Perhaps best known for the misheard lyric, “Hold me closer, Tony Danza”.   ;D ;D
Have you seen my 70s song for today?

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/21/20 at 7:14 am

April 21st 1947 – Iggy Pop, American singer, songwriter, musician, producer and actor. He was the vocalist of influential proto-punk band the Stooges, who reunited in 2003, and is well known for his outrageous and unpredictable stage antics. Iggy Pop's music has encompassed a number of styles over the course of his career, including garage rock, punk rock, hard rock, art rock, new wave, jazz and blues. Though his popularity has fluctuated through the years, many of Iggy Pop's songs have become well-known, including "Search and Destroy" and "I Wanna Be Your Dog" by the Stooges, and his solo hits "Lust for Life", "The Passenger", and "Real Wild Child (Wild One)".

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/21/20 at 8:10 am

April 21st 2016 – Prince, American singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, actor, and director, died of an accidental overdose of fentanyl. Born and raised in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Prince was known for his electric work, flamboyant stage presence, extravagant fashion sense and use of makeup, and wide vocal range. His innovative music integrated a wide variety of styles, including funk, rock, R&B, new wave, soul, psychedelia, and pop. He sold over 100 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling music artists of all time. He won eight Grammy Awards, six American Music Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and an Academy Award for the 1984 film Purple Rain. (b. 1958)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/21/20 at 8:25 am

April 21st 1979 – James McAvoy, Scottish actor. He made his acting debut as a teen in The Near Room (1995) and continued to make mostly television appearances until 2003, when his feature film career began. He continued to work in both areas from then on. His notable television work includes the drama show State of Play and the science fiction show Frank Herbert's Children of Dune. Besides screen acting, McAvoy has performed in several West End productions and received three nominations for the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor. He has also done voice work for animated films including Gnomeo & Juliet and Arthur Christmas (both 2011).

Subject: Re: Royalty Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/21/20 at 8:58 am

April 21st 1926 – Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms. Elizabeth was born in London as the first child of the Duke and Duchess of York, later King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, and she was educated privately at home. Her father acceded to the throne on the abdication of his brother King Edward VIII in 1936, from which time she was the heir presumptive. She began to undertake public duties during the Second World War, serving in the Auxiliary Territorial Service. In 1947, she married Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, a former prince of Greece and Denmark, with whom she has four children: Charles, Prince of Wales; Anne, Princess Royal; Andrew, Duke of York; and Edward, Earl of Wessex. When her father died in February 1952, she became Head of the Commonwealth and queen regnant of seven independent Commonwealth countries: the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Pakistan, and Ceylon. She has reigned through major constitutional changes, such as devolution in the United Kingdom, Canadian patriation, and the decolonisation of Africa.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/21/20 at 9:03 am

April 21st 2003 – Nina Simone, American singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger, and activist in the Civil Rights Movement, died in her sleep. Simone employed a broad range of musical styles including classical, jazz, blues, folk, R&B, gospel, and pop. (b. 1933)

Subject: Re: Royalty Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/21/20 at 10:18 am

April 21st 1509 – Henry VII, died of tuberculosis. King of England from seizing the crown on 22 August 1485 until his death, and the first monarch of the House of Tudor. He ruled the Principality of Wales until 29 November 1489 and was Lord of Ireland. Henry won the throne when his forces defeated King Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth Field, the culmination of the Wars of the Roses. Henry was the last king of England to win his throne on the field of battle. (b. 1457)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/21/20 at 12:56 pm

April 21st 1999 – Buddy Rogers (born Charles Edward Rogers), American film actor and musician, died of natural causes. During the peak of his popularity in the late 1920s and early 1930s he was publicized as "America's Boy Friend". He is most remembered performance in film was opposite Clara Bow in the 1927 Academy Award winning Wings, the first film ever honoured as Best Picture. In 1968, he appeared as himself in an episode of Petticoat Junction entitled "Wings", a direct reference to the silent movie. (b. 1904)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/21/20 at 1:55 pm

April 21st 1932 – Elaine May, American screenwriter, film director, actress, and comedienne. She made her initial impact in the 1950s from her improvisational comedy routines with Mike Nichols, performing as Nichols and May. After her duo with Nichols ended, May subsequently developed a career as a director and screenwriter. Her screenwriting has been twice nominated for the Academy Award, for Heaven Can Wait (1978) and the Nichols-directed Primary Colors (1998). May is celebrated for the string of films she directed in the 1970s: her 1971 black comedy A New Leaf, in which she also starred; her 1972 dark romantic comedy The Heartbreak Kid; and her 1976 gritty drama Mikey and Nicky, starring John Cassavetes and Peter Falk. In 1996, she reunited with Nichols to write the screenplay for The Birdcage, directed by Nichols.

Subject: Re: Notable Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/21/20 at 2:00 pm

April 21st 2018 – Nabi Tajima, Japanese supercentenarian, died from an undisclosed cause. She was the world's oldest living person from 16 September 2017, until her own death. She remains the oldest recorded Japanese and Asian person in history and the world's third oldest person ever to be validated by modern standards, behind Jeanne Calment and Sarah Knauss. (b. 1900)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/21/20 at 2:21 pm

April 21st 1932 – Angela Mortimer, English tennis player. She is married to the veteran BBC commentator and author John Barrett. Mortimer won three Grand Slam singles titles: the 1955 French Championships, the 1958 Australian Championships, and Wimbledon in 1961 when she was 29 years old and partially deaf. Mortimer teamed with Anne Shilcock to win the women's doubles title at Wimbledon in 1955, her only women's doubles title at a Grand Slam. She teamed with Coghlan to reach the women's doubles final at the 1958 Australian Championships. Mortimer and Peter Newman reached the mixed doubles final at the 1958 Australian Championships, her only mixed doubles final at a Grand Slam.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/21/20 at 2:30 pm

April 21st 1977 – Gummo Marx, American vaudevillian performer, actor, comedian and theatrical agent, died from a cerebral hemorrhage. He was the second youngest of the five Marx Brothers. Born in Manhattan, New York City, he worked with his brothers on the vaudeville circuit, but left acting when he was drafted into the U.S. Army during World War I (years before his brothers, Chico, Harpo, Groucho, and Zeppo, began their film careers). (b. 1893)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/21/20 at 3:03 pm

April 21st 1937 – Gary Peters, American baseball player. He was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played on two major league teams for 14 seasons, from 1959 through 1972. He was one of the best-hitting pitchers of his era.

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/21/20 at 3:07 pm

April 21st 1946 – John Maynard Keynes, British economist, died of a heart attack. His ideas fundamentally changed the theory and practice of macroeconomics and the economic policies of governments. He built on and greatly refined earlier work on the causes of business cycles, and was one of the most influential economists of the 20th century and the founder of modern macroeconomics theory. His ideas are the basis for the school of thought known as Keynesian economics, and its various offshoots. (b. 1883)

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/21/20 at 4:51 pm

April 21st 1952 – Stafford Cripps, British Labour politician of the first half of the twentieth century, died from cancer. A wealthy barrister by background, he entered Parliament at a by-election in 1931, and was one of a handful of Labour front-benchers to retain his seat in the general election that autumn. He became a leading spokesman for the left-wing and cooperation in a Popular Front with Communists before 1939, in which year he was expelled from the Labour Party. During World War II he served as Ambassador to the USSR (1940–42), during which time he grew wary of the Soviet Union, but achieved great public popularity because of the entry of the USSR into the war, causing him to be seen in 1942 as a potential rival to Churchill for the premiership. He became a member of the War Cabinet of the wartime coalition, but failed in his efforts (the "Cripps Mission") to resolve the wartime crisis in India, where his proposals were too radical for Churchill and the cabinet, and too conservative for Gandhi and other Indian leaders. He later served as Minister of Aircraft Production, an important post but outside the inner War Cabinet. (b. 1889)

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: LyricBoy on 04/21/20 at 5:56 pm


April 21st 1946 – John Maynard Keynes, British economist, His ideas are the basis for the school of thought known as Keynesian economics, and its various offshoots. (b. 1883)


Which was pretty much blown to smithereens by my boys at the University of Chicago.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/22/20 at 1:49 am

April 22nd 1959 – Ryan Stiles, Canadian-American actor, comedian, producer and director whose work is often associated with improvisational comedy. He is best known for his career and co-production work on the American and British versions of Whose Line Is It Anyway? and the role of Lewis Kiniski on The Drew Carey Show. He played Herb Melnick on the CBS comedy Two and a Half Men and was a performer on the show Drew Carey's Improv-A-Ganza.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/22/20 at 1:49 am


Which was pretty much blown to smithereens by my boys at the University of Chicago.
No respect to ancient thoughts?

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/22/20 at 2:07 am

April 22nd 1616 – Miguel de Cervantes, Spanish writer, died of cirrhosis of the liver who is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the Spanish language and one of the world's pre-eminent novelists. His major work, Don Quixote, is considered the first modern novel, a classic of Western literature, and is regarded among the best works of fiction ever written. His influence on the Spanish language has been so great that the language is often called la lengua de Cervantes ("the language of Cervantes"). He has also been dubbed El príncipe de los ingenios ("The Prince of Wits"). (b. 1547)

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/22/20 at 2:07 am

April 22nd 1994 – Richard Nixon, American politician, died in a deep coma after suffering a stroke. who served as the 37th President of the United States from 1969 until 1974, when he became the only U.S. president to resign from office. He had previously served as the 36th Vice President of the United States from 1953 to 1961 under the presidency of Dwight D. Eisenhower, and prior to that as a U.S. Representative and also Senator from California. (b. 1913)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/22/20 at 4:26 am

April 22nd 1951 – Paul Carrack, English singer-songwriter and guitarist. He rose to prominence in the mid-1970s as the frontman and principal songwriter of Ace, and gained further recognition for his work as a solo artist and for his tenures as a member of Roxy Music, Squeeze and Roger Waters' backing band, The Bleeding Heart Band, intermittently handling lead vocals on Squeeze and Waters recordings. From the mid-1980s to the late 1990s, he enjoyed considerable success as the co-frontman (with Paul Young) and a songwriter for Mike + The Mechanics; following Young's death in 2000, Carrack served as the band's sole lead vocalist until his departure in 2004. He maintains an active solo career to the present day.

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/22/20 at 4:33 am

April 22nd 1833 – Richard Trevithick, British inventor and mining engineer from England, died after being taken ill with pneumonia. The son of a mining captain, and born in the mining heartland of Cornwall, Trevithick was immersed in mining and engineering from an early age. He performed poorly in school, but went on to be an early pioneer of steam-powered road and rail transport. His most significant contribution was the development of the first high-pressure steam engine. He also built the first full-scale working railway steam locomotive. The world's first locomotive-hauled railway journey took place on 21 February 1804, when Trevithick's unnamed steam locomotive hauled a train along the tramway of the Penydarren Ironworks, in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales. (b. 1771)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/22/20 at 7:24 am

April 22nd 1950 – Peter Frampton, American rock musician, singer, songwriter, producer, and guitarist. He was previously associated with the bands Humble Pie and The Herd. At the end of his 'group' career was Frampton's international breakthrough album, his live release Frampton Comes Alive!. The album sold more than 8 million copies in the United States and spawned several hit singles. Since then he has released several major albums. He has also worked with David Bowie and both Matt Cameron and Mike McCready from Pearl Jam, among others. Frampton is best known for such hits as "Breaking All the Rules", "Show Me the Way", "Baby, I Love Your Way", "Do You Feel Like We Do", and "I'm in You", which remain staples on classic rock radio

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/22/20 at 7:37 am

April 22nd 2003 – Felice Bryant, American songwriter, died from an undisclosed illness. With her husband Boudleaux Bryant (1920 to 1987), were a husband and wife country music and pop songwriting team. They were best known for songs such as "Rocky Top," "Love Hurts," and numerous hits by the Everly Brothers, including "All I Have to Do Is Dream" and "Bye Bye Love." (b.

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/22/20 at 9:44 am

April 22nd 1960 – Lloyd Honeyghan, British boxer who competed from 1980 to 1995. He reigned as the undisputed welterweight champion from 1986 to 1987, and held the WBC, Ring magazine, and lineal welterweight titles twice between 1986 and 1989. At regional level he held the European, British, and Commonwealth welterweight titles between 1983 and 1985, as well as the Commonwealth light-middleweight title from 1993 to 1994.

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/22/20 at 9:46 am

April 22nd 1908 – Henry Campbell-Bannerman, British Liberal Party politician, died after a series of heart attacks. He served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1905 to 1908 and Leader of the Liberal Party from 1899 to 1908. He also served as Secretary of State for War twice, in the Cabinets of Gladstone and Rosebery. He was the first First Lord of the Treasury to be officially called "Prime Minister", the term only coming into official usage five days after he took office. He also remains the only person to date to hold the positions of Prime Minister and Father of the House at the same time. (b. 1836)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/22/20 at 11:19 am

April 22nd 1969 – Dion Dublin, English footballer and television presenter. Born in Leicester and of Nigerian descent, he was capped four times for England. Dublin started his career as a centre-back with Norwich City, but made his name at Cambridge United as a centre-forward. He had spells with Norwich City, Cambridge United, Manchester United, Coventry City, Millwall, Aston Villa, Leicester City and Celtic. Dublin is also an accomplished amateur percussionist, and invented a percussion instrument called "The Dube". In 2011, he accompanied Ocean Colour Scene in a gig at the University of East Anglia, Norwich. In 2015, he joined the presenting team on the BBC One daytime show Homes Under the Hammer.

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/22/20 at 11:23 am

April 22nd 1778 – James Hargreaves, British weaver, carpenter and inventor, died of an unknown cause. He was one of three inventors responsible for mechanising spinning. Hargreaves is credited with inventing the spinning jenny in 1764, Richard Arkwright patented the water frame in 1769, and Samuel Crompton combined the two creating the spinning mule a little later. (b. 1720)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/22/20 at 12:41 pm

April 22nd 1937 – Jack Nicholson, American actor and producer. Nicholson's 12 Academy Award nominations make him the most nominated male actor in the Academy's history. Nicholson has won the Academy Award for Best Actor twice, one for the drama One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) and the other for the romantic comedy As Good as It Gets (1997). He also won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for the comedy-drama Terms of Endearment (1983). Nicholson is one of three male actors to win three Academy Awards. Nicholson is one of only two actors to be nominated for an Academy Award for acting in every decade from the 1960s to the 2000s; the other is Michael Caine. He has won six Golden Globe Awards, and received the Kennedy Center Honor in 2001.

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/22/20 at 12:51 pm

April 22nd 2009 – Jack Cardiff, British cinematographer, director and photographer. His career spanned the development of cinema, from silent film, through early experiments in Technicolor to filmmaking more than half-a-century later. He was best known for his influential colour cinematography for directors such as Powell and Pressburger, Huston and Hitchcock. In 2000 he was awarded an OBE and in 2001 he was awarded an Honorary Oscar for his contribution to the cinema. Jack Cardiff's work is reviewed in the documentary film: Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff (2010). (b. 1914)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/22/20 at 4:36 pm

April 22nd 2013 – Richie Havens, American singer-songwriter and guitarist, died of a heart attack. His music encompassed elements of folk, soul, and rhythm and blues. He is best known for his intense and rhythmic guitar style (often in open tunings), soulful covers of pop and folk songs, and his opening performance at the 1969 Woodstock Festival. (b. 1941)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/20 at 2:16 am

April 23rd 1953 – James Russo, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter His big break (but small role) came in the 1982 classic comedy film Fast Times at Ridgemont High, as a convenience store robber. In 1984, he appeared in Beverly Hills Cop as Mikey Tandino, a friend of Axel Foley who is murdered. That same year he starred in The Cotton Club and played small-time hood Bugsy in Sergio Leone's Once Upon a Time in America. Russo's other big role was as a brutal rapist in the 1986 drama Extremities, opposite Farrah Fawcett. He starred in the 1988 drama-suspense-thriller film Freeway. Russo's film roles in the 1990s include State of Grace (1990), A Kiss Before Dying (1991) and My Own Private Idaho (1991). Russo also had roles in the 1994 Western Bad Girls, the 1997 hit films The Postman, and Donnie Brasco. In 2009 he had a small role in Michael Mann's Public Enemies as a member of John Dillinger's gang. In 2003, Russo was reunited with his co-star from The Postman, Kevin Costner, in the Western film Open Range. He made guest appearances in many TV dramas and movies, including The Equalizer, Miami Vice, CSI, CSI: Miami and Las Vegas. In the summer of 2009, Russo starred in the psychological thriller 7E with Brendan Sexton III, John Savage and Natasha Lyonne. The film was released on December 10, 2013. Russo had a supporting role in Quentin Tarantino's 2012 film Django Unchained.

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/20 at 2:31 am

April 23rd 303 – Saint George, Roman soldier of Greek origin and officer in the Guard of Roman emperor Diocletian, was executed by decapitation for refusing to recant his Christian faith. As a Christian martyr, he later became one of the most venerated saints in Christianity, and was especially venerated by the Crusaders. George's parents were Christians of Greek background, his father Gerontius (Greek: Γερόντιος, Gerontios meaning "old man" in Greek) was a Roman army official from Cappadocia, and his mother Polychronia (Greek name, meaning she who lives many years) was a Christian and a Greek native from Lydda in the Roman province of Syria Palaestina. In hagiography, as one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers and one of the most prominent military saints, he is immortalised in the myth of Saint George and the Dragon. His memorial, Saint George's Day, is traditionally celebrated on 23 April. England, and several other nation states, cities, professions and organisations all claim Saint George as their patron. (b. about 275)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/20 at 4:51 am

April 23rd 1949 – John Miles, British rock music vocalist, songwriter, guitarist and keyboard player, best known for his 1976 Top 3 UK hit single, "Music". He won the "Outstanding Musical Achievement" award at the 2017 Progressive Music Awards.

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/20 at 5:27 am

April 23rd 1616 – William Shakespeare, English poet, playwright and actor, died from an unknown cause. Widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon". His extant works, including collaborations, consist of approximately 39 plays, 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems and a few other verses, some of uncertain authorship. His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright. (b. 1564)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/20 at 7:33 am

April 23rd 1954 – Michael Moore, American director, producer, and activist. One of his first films, Bowling for Columbine, which examines the causes of the Columbine High School massacre and overall gun culture of the United States, won the Academy Award for Documentary Feature. He also directed and produced Fahrenheit 9/11, a critical look at the presidency of George W. Bush and the War on Terror, which became the highest-grossing documentary at the American box office of all time and winner of a Palme d'Or. His next documentary, Sicko, which examines health care in the United States, also became one of the top ten highest-grossing documentaries. In September 2008, he released his first free movie on the Internet, Slacker Uprising, which documented his personal quest to encourage more Americans to vote in presidential elections. He has also written and starred in the TV shows TV Nation, a satirical newsmagazine television series, and The Awful Truth, a satirical show.

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/20 at 7:36 am

April 23rd 1616 – Miguel de Cervantes, Spanish writer, died from what could have been type-2 diabetes, a result of a cirrhosis of the liver. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the Spanish language and one of the world's pre-eminent novelists. His major work, Don Quixote, is considered the first modern novel, a classic of Western literature, and is regarded among the best works of fiction ever written. His influence on the Spanish language has been so great that the language is often called la lengua de Cervantes ("the language of Cervantes"). He has also been dubbed El príncipe de los ingenios ("The Prince of Wits"). (b. 1547)

Subject: Re: Royalty Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/20 at 8:16 am

April 23rd 2018 – Prince Louis of Cambridge, Prince of the United Kingdom and a member of the British royal family. He is the third and youngest child and second son of Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge. He is fifth in the line of succession to the British throne.

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/20 at 8:34 am

April 23rd 1850 – William Wordsworth, English Romantic poet, died of pleurisy. He, with Samuel Taylor Coleridge, helped to launch the Romantic Age in English literature with their joint publication Lyrical Ballads (1798). Wordsworth's magnum opus is generally considered to be The Prelude, a semi-autobiographical poem of his early years that he revised and expanded a number of times. It was posthumously titled and published, before which it was generally known as "the poem to Coleridge". Wordsworth was Britain's poet laureate from 1843 until his death in 1850. (b. 1770)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/20 at 9:15 am

April 23rd 1955 – Judy Davis, Australian actress. Known for her work in film, television and theatre. With a career spanning over 40 years she is commended for her versatility and is regarded as one of the finest actresses of her generation with frequent collaborator Woody Allen describing her as "one of the most exciting actresses in the world". She is the recipient of eight AACTA Awards, three Emmy Awards, two BAFTA Awards, two Golden Globe Awards and has twice been nominated for an Academy Award.

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/20 at 9:58 am

April 23rd 1915 – Rupert Brooke, English poet died of sepsis from an infected mosquito bite. Known for his idealistic war sonnets written during the First World War, especially "The Soldier.” He was also known for his boyish good looks, which were said to have prompted the Irish poet W. B. Yeats described him as "the handsomest young man in England.” (b. 1887)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/20 at 11:02 am

April 23rd 1962 – John Hannah, Scottish film and television actor. He came to prominence in Richard Curtis's Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994), for which he was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. His other film appearances include Sliding Doors (1998) and The Mummy trilogy (1999–2008). His television roles include: Dr Iain McCallum in McCallum (1995–1998); D.I. John Rebus in Rebus (2000–2001); Jack Roper in New Street Law (2006–2007); Jake Osbourne in Cold Blood (2007–2008), Quintus Lentulus Batiatus in Spartacus (2010–2011), Jack Cloth in A Touch of Cloth (2012–14), Jason's father (Aeson) in the BBC series Atlantis (2013–15) and Dr. Holden Radcliffe in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2016-2017).

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/20 at 11:05 am

April 23rd 1986 – Otto Preminger, American theatre and film director, died from lung cancer while suffering from Alzheimer's disease. Originally from Austria-Hungary, he directed more than 35 feature films in a five-decade career after leaving the theatre. He first gained attention for film noir mysteries such as Laura (1944) and Fallen Angel (1945), while in the 1950s and 1960s, he directed a number of high-profile adaptations of popular novels and stage works. Several of these later films pushed the boundaries of censorship by dealing with topics which were then taboo in Hollywood, such as drug addiction (The Man with the Golden Arm, 1955), rape (Anatomy of a Murder, 1959) and homosexuality (Advise & Consent, 1962). He was twice nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director. He also had a few acting roles. (b. 1906)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/20 at 12:00 pm

April 23rd 1988 – Alistair Brownlee, British triathlete. He is the 2012 and 2016 Olympic gold medallist in the triathlon, and the only athlete to win two Olympic titles in the event. He is also a two-time Triathlon World Champion, winning in 2009 and 2011, a two-time World Team Champion (2011, 2014), a three-time European Champion, and 2014 Commonwealth champion. His brother, Jonathan Brownlee, is also a triathlete, placing second in the 2016 Olympics, third in the 2012 Olympics, winning the 2012 World Championship and the last World Sprint Triathlon Championship, in addition to accompanying his brother in their World and Commonwealth mixed team relay victories.

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/20 at 12:02 pm

April 23rd 1986 – Jim Laker, cricketer who played for England in the 1950s, died from an undisclosed cause. Known for "Laker's match" in 1956 at Old Trafford, Manchester, when he took nineteen wickets in England's victory against Australia. He played 46 Test matches between 1948 and 1959, taking 193 wickets with a bowling average of 21.24; in all first-class matches he took 1,944 wickets at 18.41. He was known as an elegant off-spin bowler. He consistently performed well against Australian cricket teams, and formed a successful partnership with Tony Lock, a left-arm orthodox spinner. He was also part of the Surrey side that dominated the county championship with seven consecutive titles from 1952 to 1958. He was selected as one of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 1952. (b. 1922)

Subject: Re: Political Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/20 at 1:28 pm

April 23rd 1965 – Leni Robredo, Filipina lawyer and social activist, the 14th Vice President of the Philippines. Running under the Liberal Party, Robredo won the vice-presidency contest in the May 9, 2016 election, as confirmed and proclaimed by the official Congressional count of May 25–27, with 14,418,817 votes (35.11% of the votes), narrowly defeating Senator Bongbong Marcos by 263,473 votes amid controversy. She is the second woman to serve as Vice President after Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and the first Vice President from Bicol.

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/20 at 1:49 pm

April 23rd 2007 – Boris Yeltsin, Soviet and Russian politician, died of congestive heart failure. He was the first President of the Russian Federation, serving from 1991 to 1999. Originally a supporter of Mikhail Gorbachev, Yeltsin emerged under the perestroika reforms as one of Gorbachev's most powerful political opponents. During the late 1980s, Yeltsin had been a member of the Politburo, and in late 1987 tendered a letter of resignation in protest. No one had resigned from the Politburo before. This act branded Yeltsin as a rebel and led to his rise in popularity as an anti-establishment figure. (b. 1931)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/20 at 2:23 pm

April 23rd 1939 – Lee Majors, American film, television and voice actor. Majors is best known for portraying the characters of Heath Barkley in the American television Western series The Big Valley (1965–1969), Colonel Steve Austin in the American television science fiction action series The Six Million Dollar Man (1973–1978), and Colt Seavers in American television action series The Fall Guy (1981–1986). He was married to Farrah Fawcett (from 1973, separated 1979, divorced 1982), during the first six years of their marriage, she went by Farrah Fawcett-Majors.

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/20 at 2:30 pm

April 23rd 1997 – Denis Compton, English cricketer, died from septicaemia. He played in 78 Test matches and spent his whole cricket career with Middlesex. He was also an accomplished footballer who played most of his football career at Arsenal. A right-handed batsman and slow left-arm chinaman bowler, Compton is regularly credited as one of England's most remarkable batsmen. He is one of only twenty-five players to have scored over one hundred centuries in first-class cricket. In 2009, Compton was posthumously inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame. The Denis Compton Oval and a stand at Lord's Cricket Ground are both named in his honour. He also played football, beginning his career at non-league Nunhead during the 1934–35 season before joining Arsenal. Whilst playing as a winger, he made his debut in 1936, taking up the number 11 jersey at the club. Compton was eventually successful at Highbury, winning the League title in 1948 and the FA Cup in 1950. With Arsenal Compton also won the old First Division in 1937–38, making seven league appearances in all that season. (b. 1918)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/20 at 3:47 pm

April 23rd 1937 – Victoria Glendinning, British biographer, critic, broadcaster and novelist; she is an Honorary Vice-President of English PEN, a winner of the James Tait Black Memorial Prize, was appointed a CBE in 1998 and is Vice-President of the Royal Society of Literature.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/20 at 4:08 pm

April 23rd 1990 – Paulette Goddard, American actress, died from heart failure while under respiratory support due to emphysema. A child fashion model and a performer in several Broadway productions as a Ziegfeld Girl; she became a major star of Paramount Pictures in the 1940s. Her most notable films were her first major role, as Charlie Chaplin's leading lady in Modern Times, and Chaplin's subsequent film The Great Dictator. She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in So Proudly We Hail! (1943). Her husbands included Chaplin, Burgess Meredith, and Erich Maria Remarque. (b. 1910)

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/23/20 at 4:13 pm

April 23rd 2005 – John Mills, English actor, died following a chest infection. He appeared in more than 120 films in a career spanning seven decades. On screen, he often played people who are not at all exceptional, but become heroes because of their common sense, generosity and good judgment. He received an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his work in Ryan's Daughter (1970). (b. 1908)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/20 at 2:11 am

April 24th 1941 – John Williams, Australian-English virtuosic classical guitarist renowned for his ensemble playing as well as his interpretation and promotion of the modern classical guitar repertoire. In 1973, he shared a Grammy Award in the Best Chamber Music Performance category with fellow guitarist Julian Bream for Julian and John (Works by Lawes, Carulli, Albéniz, Granados). Guitar historian Graham Wade has said: "John is perhaps the most technically accomplished guitarist the world has seen."

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/20 at 2:13 am

April 24th 1975 – Pete Ham, Welsh singer, songwriter and guitarist, committed suicide by hanging himself. Best known as the lead vocalist and composer of the 1970s rock band Badfinger, whose hit songs include "No Matter What", "Day After Day" and "Baby Blue". He co-wrote the ballad "Without You", with band mate Tom Evans (who also later committed suicide), a worldwide Number One hit for Harry Nilsson that has become a standard song covered by hundreds of artists. Ham was granted two Ivor Novello Awards related to the song in 1973. Ham committed suicide in 1975, when he became depressed while embroiled in band-related issues, such as label and manager problems, as well as a lack of funds. (b. 1947)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/20 at 4:15 am

April 24th 1942 – Barbra Streisand, American singer, songwriter, actress, and filmmaker. In a career spanning six decades, she has achieved success in multiple fields of entertainment and has been recognized with two Academy Awards, ten Grammy Awards including the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and the Grammy Legend Award, five Emmy Awards including one Daytime Emmy, a Special Tony Award, an American Film Institute award, a Kennedy Center Honors prize, four Peabody Awards, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and nine Golden Globes. She is among a small group of entertainers who have been honored with an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony Award, and is one of only two artists in that group who have also won a Peabody.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/20 at 5:48 am

April 24th 1974 – Bud Abbott, American actor of burlesque, radio, stage, television and film, producer, and comedian, died of prostate cancer. He is best remembered as the straight man of the comedy duo Abbott and Costello, with Lou Costello. (b. 1895)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/20 at 7:04 am

April 24th 1942 – Barbra Streisand, American singer, songwriter, actress, and filmmaker. In a career spanning six decades, she has achieved success in multiple fields of entertainment and has been recognized with two Academy Awards, ten Grammy Awards including the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and the Grammy Legend Award, five Emmy Awards including one Daytime Emmy, a Special Tony Award, an American Film Institute award, a Kennedy Center Honors prize, four Peabody Awards, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and nine Golden Globes. She is among a small group of entertainers who have been honored with an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony Award, and is one of only two artists in that group who have also won a Peabody.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/20 at 7:09 am

April 24th 2001 – Al Hibbler, American baritone vocalist, died from an undisclosed cause. He sang with Duke Ellington's orchestra before having several pop hits as a solo artist. Some of Hibbler's singing is classified as rhythm and blues, but he is best seen as a bridge between R&B and traditional pop music. According to one authority, "Hibbler cannot be regarded as a jazz singer but as an exceptionally good interpreter of twentieth-century popular songs who happened to work with some of the best jazz musicians of the time." (b. 1915)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/20 at 7:56 am

April 24th 1944 – Tony Visconti, American record producer, musician and singer. Since the late 1960s, he has worked with an array of performers. His lengthiest involvement was with David Bowie: intermittently from Bowie's second album in 1969 to the 2016 release Blackstar, Visconti produced and occasionally performed on many of Bowie's albums. Visconti's work on Blackstar was cited in its Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical and his production of Angelique Kidjo's Djin Djin was cited in its Grammy Award for Best Contemporary World Music Album.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/20 at 7:58 am

April 24th 1937 – Lucy Beaumont, English-American actress, died from an undisclosed cause. On the American stage, she played opposite Walter Connolly in The Bishop Misbehaves and Leslie Howard in Berkeley Square. Later she appeared in the film version of Berkeley Square. During the 1914–15 season Beaumont was in My Lady's Dress at the Playhouse in New York. The following season she was featured in Quinneys, for part of the play's run. In 1916 she appeared with Frances Starr in Little Lady in Blue. Beaumont played mostly mother parts on the screen. Some of her films are The Greater Glory (1926), with Conway Tearle, The Man Without A Country (1925), with Pauline Starke, Torrent (1926), with Ricardo Cortez, The Beloved Rogue, with John Barrymore, Resurrection (1927), with Dolores del Río, The Crowd (1928), with Eleanor Boardman and Maid of Salem (1937), her final motion picture, with Claudette Colbert. (b. 1873)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/20 at 8:54 am

April 24th 1962 – Stuart Pearce, English football manager and player. He is an assistant manager to David Moyes at West Ham United. Pearce was the manager of the England national under-21 team from 2007 to 2013 and also managed the Great Britain Olympic football team at the 2012 Olympics.

Subject: Re: Nobel Prize Winner Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/20 at 9:20 am

April 24th 1947 – Roger D. Kornberg, American biochemist and professor of structural biology at Stanford University School of Medicine. Kornberg was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2006 for his studies of the process by which genetic information from DNA is copied to RNA, "the molecular basis of eukaryotic transcription."

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/20 at 9:22 am

April 24th 2004 – Estée Lauder, American businessperson, died of cardiopulmonary arrest. She co-founded with her husband, Joseph Lauter (later Lauder), her eponymous cosmetics company. Lauder was the only woman on Time magazine's 1998 list of the 20 most influential business geniuses of the 20th century. (b. 1906)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/20 at 10:42 am

April 24th 1952 – Jean Paul Gaultier, French haute couture and prêt-à-porter fashion designer. He was the creative director of Hermès from 2003 to 2010. He co-presented the television series Eurotrash with Antoine de Caunes.

Subject: Re: Nobel Prize Winner Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/20 at 11:06 am

April 24th 1960 – Max von Laue, German physicist, died from his injuries from a motoring accident. He won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1914 for his discovery of the diffraction of X-rays by crystals. In addition to his scientific endeavours with contributions in optics, crystallography, quantum theory, superconductivity, and the theory of relativity, he had a number of administrative positions which advanced and guided German scientific research and development during four decades. A strong objector to National Socialism, he was instrumental in re-establishing and organizing German science after World War II. (b. 1879)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/20 at 2:44 pm

April 24th 1964 – Cedric the Entertainer, (born Cedric Antonio Kyles), American actor, comedian, and game show host. He was originally the host on It's Showtime at the Apollo. He also hosted BET's ComicView during the 1993–94 season and Def Comedy Jam in 1995. He is best known for co-starring with Steve Harvey on The WB sitcom The Steve Harvey Show, as one of The Original Kings of Comedy, and for starring as Eddie Walker in Barbershop. He hosted the 12th season of the daytime version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire in 2013–14. He also starred in the TV Land original series The Soul Man, which aired its fifth and final season in 2016.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/20 at 2:47 pm

April 24th 2019 – Dick Rivers (born Hervé Forneri), French singer and actor, died of cancer on his 74th birthday. He began performing in the early 1960s. He was an important figure in introducing rock and roll music in France. He is known for being an admirer of Elvis Presley, who highly influenced both his singing and looks. His stage name came from the character, Deke Rivers, that Presley played in his second film, Loving You (1957). (b. 1945)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/20 at 3:20 pm

April 24th 1973 – Sachin Tendulkar, Indian international cricketer and a former captain of the Indian national team, regarded as one of the greatest batsmen of all time. He is the highest run scorer of all time in International cricket. Considered as the 'God of Cricket',  Tendulkar took up cricket at the age of eleven, made his Test debut on 15 November 1989 against Pakistan in Karachi at the age of sixteen, and went on to represent Mumbai domestically and India internationally for close to twenty-four years. He is the only player to have scored one hundred international centuries, the first batsman to score a double century in a ODI, the holder of the record for the most number of runs in both Test and ODI, and the only player to complete more than 30,000 runs in international cricket.

Subject: Re: Artistic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/20 at 4:08 pm

April 24th 1972 – Fernando Amorsolo, Filipino painter, died of heart failure. A portraitist and painter of rural Philippine landscapes. He is popularly known for his craftsmanship and mastery in the use of light. (b. 1892)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/20 at 2:29 am

April 25th 1941 – Bertrand Tavernier, French actor, director, producer, and screenwriterThe first film director with whom he worked was Jean-Pierre Melville. Later, his first film (The Clockmaker, 1974) won the Prix Louis Delluc and the Silver Bear – Special Jury Prize award at the 24th Berlin International Film Festival. His early work was dominated by mysteries, but his later work is characterized by a more overt social commentary, highlighting his left-wing views (Life and Nothing But, Capitaine Conan) and presenting a critical picture of contemporary French society (Ça commence aujourd'hui, Histoires de vies brisées : les double-peine de Lyon). He won the BAFTA for best film in a language other than English in 1990 for Life and Nothing But and a total of four César Awards. In 1995, his film L'Appât won the Golden Bear Award at the 45th Berlin International Film Festival. Four years later, his film It All Starts Today won an Honourable Mention at the 49th Berlin International Film Festival. His film The Princess of Montpensier competed for the Palme d'Or at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival.

Subject: Re: Scientific Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/20 at 2:41 am

April 25th 1744 – Anders Celsius, Swedish astronomer, physicist and mathematician, died from tuberculosis. He was professor of astronomy at Uppsala University from 1730 to 1744, but travelled from 1732 to 1735 visiting notable observatories in Germany, Italy and France. He founded the Uppsala Astronomical Observatory in 1741, and in 1742 proposed the Celsius temperature scale which bears his name. (b. 1701)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/20 at 4:15 am

April 25th 1944 – Len Goodman, English professional ballroom dancer, dance judge, and coach. He appears on television dance programmes such as Strictly Come Dancing and Dancing with the Stars. He also runs a ballroom dance school in Dartford, Kent.

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/20 at 4:22 am

April 25th 1996 – Saul Bass, American graphic designer and Academy Award-winning filmmaker, died from non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Best known for his design of motion-picture title sequences, film posters, and corporate logos. During his 40-year career Bass worked for some of Hollywood's most prominent filmmakers, including Alfred Hitchcock, Otto Preminger, Billy Wilder, Stanley Kubrick and Martin Scorsese. Among his most famous title sequences are the animated paper cut-out of a heroin addict's arm for Preminger's The Man with the Golden Arm, the credits racing up and down what eventually becomes a high-angle shot of a skyscraper in Hitchcock's North by Northwest, and the disjointed text that races together and apart in Psycho. Bass designed some of the most iconic corporate logos in North America, including the Bell System logo in 1969, as well as AT&T's globe logo in 1983 after the breakup of the Bell System. He also designed Continental Airlines' 1968 jet stream logo and United Airlines' 1974 tulip logo, which became some of the most recognized airline industry logos of the era. (b. 1920)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/20 at 7:15 am

April 25th 1945 – Björn Ulvaeus, Swedish songwriter, producer, a former member of the Swedish musical group ABBA (1972–1982), and co-composer of the musicals Chess, Kristina från Duvemåla, and Mamma Mia!. He co-produced the film Mamma Mia! with fellow ABBA member and close friend Benny Andersson.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/20 at 7:35 am

April 25th 1972 – George Sanders, English film and television actor, singer-songwriter, music composer, and author, died having gone into cardiac arrest after swallowing the contents of five bottles of the barbiturate Nembutal. His career as an actor spanned more than 40 years. His upper-class English accent and bass voice often led him to be cast as sophisticated but villainous characters. He is perhaps best known as Jack Favell in Rebecca (1940), Scott ffolliott in Foreign Correspondent (1940) (a rare heroic part), Addison DeWitt in All About Eve (1950), for which he won an Academy Award, King Richard the Lionheart in King Richard and the Crusaders (1954), Mr. Freeze in a two-parter episode of Batman (1966), the voice of the malevolent man-hating tiger Shere Khan in Disney's The Jungle Book (1967), and as Simon Templar, "The Saint", in five films made in the 1930s and 1940s. (b. 1906)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/20 at 9:41 am

April 25th 1958 – Fish (born Derek William Dick), Scottish singer-songwriter and occasional actor. He achieved prominence as the lead singer and lyricist of the neo-progressive rock band Marillion from 1981 until 1988. In his solo career, Fish has explored contemporary pop and traditional folk.

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/20 at 9:51 am

April 25th 1976 – Carol Reed, English film director, died from a heart attack. Best known for Odd Man Out (1947), The Fallen Idol (1948) and The Third Man (1949). For Oliver! (1968), he received the Academy Award for Best Director.Odd Man Out was the first recipient of the BAFTA Award for Best British Film; filmmaker Roman Polanski has repeatedly cited it as his favourite film. The Fallen Idol won the second BAFTA Award for Best British Film. The British Film Institute voted The Third Man the greatest British film of the 20th century. (b. 1906)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/20 at 10:15 am

April 25th 1964 – Hank Azaria, American actor, voice actor, comedian and producer. He is known for starring in the animated television sitcom The Simpsons (1989–present), voicing Moe Szyslak, Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, Chief Wiggum, Comic Book Guy, Carl Carlson and numerous others. After attending Tufts University, Azaria joined the series with little voice acting experience, but became a regular in its second season, with many of his performances on the show being based on famous actors and characters.

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/20 at 10:31 am

April 25th 2007 – Alan Ball Jr., English footballer and football club manager, died from a heart attack. He was the youngest member of England's 1966 World Cup winning team and played as a midfielder for various clubs, scoring more than 180 league goals in a career spanning 22 years. His playing career also included a then national record £220,000 transfer from Everton to Arsenal at the end of 1971. After retiring as a player, he had a 15-year career as a manager which included spells in the top flight of English football with Portsmouth, Southampton and Manchester City. (b. 1945)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/20 at 11:07 am

April 25th 1964 – Andy Bell, English singer-songwriter. He is the lead singer of the English synth-pop duo Erasure. His solo career includes the albums Non-Stop, Electric Blue, and iPop. (Erasure)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Redhairkid on 04/25/20 at 11:50 am


April 25th 1945 – Björn Ulvaeus, Swedish songwriter, producer, a former member of the Swedish musical group ABBA (1972–1982), and co-composer of the musicals Chess, Kristina från Duvemåla, and Mamma Mia!. He co-produced the film Mamma Mia! with fellow ABBA member and close friend Benny Andersson.


Songwriter, producer and utter genius! Yet he doesn't read music.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/20 at 12:13 pm

April 25th 1943 – Tony Christie, English musician, singer and actor. He is best known for his recording of "Is This the Way to Amarillo", a double UK chart success. He lived for many years in Sheffield where his wife, Sue, was born. He used to be a frequent artist on the stage at many working men's clubs like his contemporary, Joe Cocker.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/20 at 12:14 pm


Songwriter, producer and utter genius! Yet he doesn't read music.
At first, Paul McCartney could not read music too.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/20 at 12:18 pm

April 25th 2008 – Humphrey Lyttelton, English jazz musician and broadcaster from the aristocratic Lyttelton family, died peacefully following his surgery to repair an aortic aneurysm. Having taught himself the trumpet at school, Lyttelton became a popular figure of the trad jazz revival, leading his own eight-piece band, which recorded a hit single, "Bad Penny Blues", in 1956. As a broadcaster, he presented BBC Radio 2's The Best of Jazz for forty years, and hosted the comedy panel game I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue on Radio 4, becoming the UK's oldest panel game host. Lyttelton was also a cartoonist, collaborating on the long-running Flook series in the Daily Mail, and a calligrapher and president of The Society for Italic Handwriting. (b. 1921)

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Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/20 at 2:33 pm

April 25th 1969 – Renée Zellweger, American actress and producer. She has received critical acclaim and numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, three Golden Globe Awards, and three Screen Actors Guild Awards. She was also named Hasty Pudding's Woman of the Year in 2009, and established herself as one of the highest-paid Hollywood actresses in 2007.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/20 at 3:38 pm

April 25th 2007 – Bobby Pickett, American singer, died of leukaemia. Best known for co-writing and performing the 1962 hit novelty song "Monster Mash." The song had been banned by The BBC in the UK, deemed offensive and wasn't a hit until 1973. It was a spoof on the dance crazes popular at the time, including the Twist and the Mashed Potato. (b. 1938)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/26/20 at 1:03 am

April 26th 1963 – Jet Li, Chinese-Singaporean martial artist, actor, and producer. His first role in a non-Chinese film was as a villain in Lethal Weapon 4 (1998), and his first leading role in a Hollywood film was as Han Sing in Romeo Must Die (2000). He has gone on to star in many action films, including in French cinema with the Luc Besson-produced films Kiss of the Dragon and Unleashed. He co-starred in The One (2001), The Forbidden Kingdom (2008) with Jackie Chan, all three of The Expendables films with Sylvester Stallone, and as the title character villain in The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008).

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/26/20 at 1:50 am

April 26th 1999 – Jill Dando, English journalist, television presenter, and newsreader who was 1997 BBC Personality of the Year, was fatally shot outside her home in London. At the time of her death, she was the presenter of the BBC programme Crimewatch. A local man, Barry George, was convicted and imprisoned for the murder but was later acquitted after an appeal and retrial. A Yugoslav terrorist connection was initially dismissed by police, but has since acquired more credence. The case remains open. (b. 1961)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/26/20 at 7:10 am

April 26th 1943 – Gary Wright, American singer, songwriter, musician and composer best known for his 1976 hit songs "Dream Weaver" and "Love Is Alive", and for his role in helping establish the synthesizer as a leading instrument in rock and pop music. Wright's breakthrough album, The Dream Weaver (1975), came after he had spent seven years in London as, alternately, a member of the British heavy rock band Spooky Tooth and a solo artist on A&M Records. While in England, he played keyboards on former Beatle George Harrison's All Things Must Pass triple album (1970), so beginning a friendship that inspired the Indian religious themes and spirituality inherent in Wright's subsequent songwriting. His work since the late 1980s has embraced world music and the new age genre, although none of his post-1976 releases has matched the popularity of The Dream Weaver.

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/26/20 at 7:12 am

April 26th 1865 – John Wilkes Booth, American actor and assassin, was shot by Boston Corbett, a Union soldier, after the barn in which he was hiding was set ablaze. He murdered US President Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. on April 14, 1865. Booth was a member of the prominent 19th-century Booth theatrical family from Maryland and, by the 1860s, was a well-known actor. He was also a Confederate sympathizer, vehement in his denunciation of Lincoln, and strongly opposed to the abolition of slavery in the United States. (b. 1838)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/26/20 at 8:17 am

April 26th 1970 – Melania Trump (born Melanija Knavs), Slovene-American model, she is the current First Lady of the United States and wife of the 45th U.S. President Donald Trump. She was born in Novo Mesto, and grew up in Sevnica, in the Lower Sava Valley, SR Slovenia. She worked as a fashion model for agencies in Milan and Paris, later moving to New York City in 1996. Her modeling career was associated with Irene Marie Models and Trump Model Management. In 2001, she became a permanent resident of the United States. She married Donald Trump in 2005 and obtained U.S. citizenship in 2006. She is the first naturalized U.S. citizen to become First Lady of the United States. First Lady of the United States; wife of United States President Donald Trump

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/26/20 at 8:25 am

April 26th 1984 – Count Basie, American jazz pianist, organist, bandleader, and composer, died of pancreatic cancer. His mother taught him to play the piano and he started performing in his teens. Dropping out of school, he learned to operate lights for vaudeville and to improvise accompaniment for silent films at a local movie theater in his home town of Red Bank, New Jersey. By age 16, he increasingly played jazz piano at parties, resorts and other venues. In 1924, he went to Harlem, where his performing career expanded; he toured with groups to the major jazz cities of Chicago, St. Louis and Kansas City. In 1929 he joined Bennie Moten's band in Kansas City, and played with them until Moten's death in 1935. In 1935, Basie formed his own jazz orchestra, the Count Basie Orchestra, and in 1936 took them to Chicago for a long engagement and their first recording. He led the group for almost 50 years, creating innovations like the use of two "split" tenor saxophones, emphasizing the rhythm section, riffing with a big band, using arrangers to broaden their sound, and others. Many musicians came to prominence under his direction, including the tenor saxophonists Lester Young and Herschel Evans, the guitarist Freddie Green, trumpeters Buck Clayton and Harry "Sweets" Edison and singers Jimmy Rushing and Joe Williams. (b. 1904)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/26/20 at 11:10 am

April 26th 1962 – Debra Wilson, American actress and comedian. Wilson is known for being one of the longest-serving original cast members on the sketch comedy series Mad TV, having appeared for the show's first eight seasons. She has also done voice work for various productions including Avatar, American Dad!, Family Guy, Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil, The Proud Family, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and The Boondocks.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/26/20 at 12:30 pm

April 26th 1976 – Sidney Franklin, American bullfighter, died of natural causes. He was the first Jewish American to become a successful bullfighter. In 1922 he traveled to Mexico City, where he would begin a career in bullfighting. He fought bulls in Spain, Portugal, Mexico, Colombia and Panama. Writing in Death in the Afternoon on Sidney Franklin, Ernest Hemingway said, "Franklin is brave with a cold, serene and intelligent valor but instead of being awkward and ignorant he is one of the most skillful, graceful and slow manipulators of a cape fighting today. His repertoire with the cape is enormous but he does not attempt by a varied repertoire to escape from the performance of the veronica as the base of his cape work and his veronicas are classical, very emotional, and beautifully timed and executed. You will find no Spaniard who ever saw him fight who will deny his artistry and excellence with the cape.” And later Hemingway adds, “He is a better, more scientific, more intelligent, and more finished matador than all but about six of the full matadors in Spain today and the bullfighters know it and have the utmost respect for him." Franklin appeared in a few films in the USA and Mexico. Later he presented bullfights on American TV. He wrote an autobiography, Bullfighter from Brooklyn and he also was a close friend of the American actor and legend James Dean, who was a big fan of the art of bullfighting. (b. 1903)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/26/20 at 2:11 pm

April 26th 1942 – Bobby Rydell, American professional singer, mainly of rock and roll music. In the early 1960s, he was considered a teen idol. His most well known songs include "Wild One" and "Volare" (cover), and he appeared in the movie Bye Bye Birdie in 1963.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/26/20 at 2:13 pm

April 26th 1956 – Edward Arnold, American actor, from a cerebral hemorrhage associated with atrial fibrillation. He appeared in over 150 movies. Although he was labelled "box office poison" in 1938 by an exhibitor publication (he shared this dubious distinction with Joan Crawford, Greta Garbo, Marlene Dietrich, Mae West, Fred Astaire and Katharine Hepburn), he never lacked for work. (b. 1890)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/26/20 at 2:52 pm

April 26th 1956 – Koo Stark, American photographer and actress, remembered for her friendship with Prince Andrew. As a photographer, she continues to hold solo exhibitions. She is also a Patron of the Julia Margaret Cameron Trust and Cancer Active.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/26/20 at 2:54 pm

April 26th 1976 – Sid James, South African-born British character actor and comedy actor, died from a heart attack on stage at the Sunderland Empire Theatre. Appearing in British films from 1947, he was cast in numerous small and supporting roles into the 1960s. His profile was raised as Tony Hancock's co-star in Hancock's Half Hour, first in the radio series and later when it was adapted for television and ran from 1956 to 1960. Afterwards, he became known as a regular performer in the Carry On films, appearing in nineteen films of the series, with the top billing role in 17 (in the other two he was cast below Frankie Howerd). Meanwhile, his starring roles in television sitcoms continued for the rest of his life. He starred alongside Diana Coupland in the 1970s sitcom Bless This House until his death in 1976. (b. 1913)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/27/20 at 2:09 am

April 27th 1944 – Michael Fish, British weather forecaster, best known for his BBC Weather television presentations, although he was actually employed by the Met Office. More than eight years after retiring from the BBC national forecasts team, he made a return to regular forecasting, presenting a weekly weather forecast for Netweather.tv. He became infamous in the wake of the Great Storm of 1987; a few hours before the storm broke, on 15 October 1987, he said during a forecast: "Earlier on today, apparently, a woman rang the BBC and said she heard there was a hurricane on the way... well, if you're watching, don't worry, there isn't!". That evening, the worst storm to hit South East England for three centuries caused record damage and killed 19 people.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/27/20 at 2:13 am

April 27th 1521 – Ferdinand Magellan, Portuguese explorer, was killed during the Battle of Mactan in the Philippines. He organised the Spanish expedition to the East Indies from 1519 to 1522, resulting in the first circumnavigation of the Earth, completed by Juan Sebastián Elcano. The Magellanic penguin is named after him, as he was the first European to note it. Magellan's navigational skills have also been acknowledged in the naming of objects associated with the stars, including the Magellanic Clouds, now known to be two nearby dwarf galaxies; the twin lunar craters of Magelhaens and Magelhaens A; and the Martian crater of Magelhaens. (b. about 1480)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/27/20 at 3:54 am

April 27th 1948 – Frank Abagnale Jr., American security consultant known for his history as a former confidence trickster, check forger, and impostor between the ages of 15 and 21 years old. He became one of the most famous impostors ever, claiming to have assumed no fewer than eight identities, including an airline pilot, a physician, a U.S. Bureau of Prisons agent, and a lawyer. He escaped from police custody twice (once from a taxiing airliner and once from a U.S. federal penitentiary), before he was 21 years old. He served less than five years in prison before starting to work for the federal government. He is currently a consultant and lecturer for the FBI academy and field offices. He also runs Abagnale & Associates, a financial fraud consultancy company. Abagnale's life story inspired the Academy Award-nominated feature film Catch Me If You Can (2002), starring Leonardo DiCaprio as Abagnale and Tom Hanks as the FBI agent pursuing him.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/27/20 at 4:09 am

April 27th 2017 – Cuba Gooding Sr., American singer and actor. He was the most successful lead singer of the soul group The Main Ingredient, replacing former lead singer Donald McPherson who died unexpectedly of leukemia in 1971. According to Billboard, as the lead vocalist he scored five top 10 hits most notably, "Everybody Plays the Fool" (1972), peaking at No. 2 for three weeks, and peaking at No. 3 on Billboard′s all-genre Hot 100 list. "Just Don't Want to Be Lonely" (1974), "Happiness Is Just Around the Bend" and "Rolling Down a Mountainside" were also top 10 hits on the Billboard charts. He also recorded as a solo artist with hits of his own. (b. 1944)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/27/20 at 8:15 am

April 27th 1959 – Sheena Easton, Scottish-American singer, recording artist and stage and screen actress with dual British-American nationality. Easton first came into the public eye as the focus of an episode in the first British musical reality television programme The Big Time: Pop Singer, which recorded her attempts to gain a record contract and her eventual signing with EMI Records. Easton's first two singles, "Modern Girl" and "Morning Train (Nine to Five)", both entered the UK Top Ten, and she was the first UK female artist to appear twice in the same Top Ten since Ruby Murray. In 1981, "Morning Train (Nine to Five)" topped the US Hot 100, making her the third UK female solo artist to achieve this, following Petula Clark and Lulu, and she became one of the most successful British female performers of the 1980s.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/27/20 at 8:34 am

April 27th 1961 – Roy Del Ruth, American director, producer, and screenwriter, died from a heart attack. He was the second highest paid director in Hollywood during the period 1932 to 1941 according to Box Office and Exhibitor magazine. Del Ruth was one of seven directors on the successful Ziegfeld Follies (1946), which featured an all-star cast of Fred Astaire, Lucille Ball, Fanny Brice, Judy Garland, Gene Kelly, Lena Horne, Red Skelton and William Powell. From there, he helmed the cheerfully ambitious Christmas-themed comedy It Happened on Fifth Avenue (1947), an appealing entertainment that was compared to It's a Wonderful Life (1946). The comedy stars Don DeFore and Ann Harding. Del Ruth next directed The Babe Ruth Story (1948), with Babe Ruth played by William Bendix. Bending historical truths lest he offend, Del Ruth's biopic was rushed through production amidst news of the ailing Ruth's declining health. Del Ruth remained unsatisfied with the results, and the film received largely negative reviews from critics. He directed George Raft again in the noir crime drama Red Light (1949), Milton Berle and Virginia Mayo in the comedy Always Leave Them Laughing (1949), and James Cagney in the vibrant The West Point Story (1950). Two Doris Day musicals, On Moonlight Bay and Starlift (both 1951), Stop, You're Killing Me (1952) and the James Cagney military musical About Face (1953) followed. (b. 1893)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/27/20 at 2:08 pm

April 27th 1976 – Sally Hawkins, English actress. She started her career as a stage actor in productions such as Romeo and Juliet (playing Juliet), Much Ado About Nothing, and A Midsummer Night's Dream. Her first major role was in Mike Leigh's All or Nothing in 2002. She continued working with Leigh, appearing in a supporting role in Vera Drake (2004) and taking the lead in Happy-Go-Lucky (2008), for which she won several awards, including the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy and the Silver Bear for Best Actress. She appeared in two Woody Allen films, Cassandra's Dream (2007) and Blue Jasmine (2013); for the latter, she received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She went on to play the lead role in Made in Dagenham (2010), Paddington (2014), Maudie (2016), and Paddington 2 (2017), and appeared in Godzilla (2014) and Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019). For starring as a mute cleaning woman in the fantasy horror film The Shape of Water (2017), Hawkins earned acclaim and received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/27/20 at 2:16 pm

April 27th 2007 – Mstislav Rostropovich, Soviet and Russian cellist and conductor, died from intestinal cancer. He is considered to be one of the greatest cellists of the 20th century. In addition to his interpretations and technique, he was well known for both inspiring and commissioning new works, which enlarged the cello repertoire more than any cellist before or since. He inspired and premiered over 100 pieces, forming long-standing friendships and artistic partnerships with composers including Dmitri Shostakovich, Sergei Prokofiev, Henri Dutilleux, Witold Lutosławski, Olivier Messiaen, Luciano Berio, Krzysztof Penderecki, Alfred Schnittke, Norbert Moret, Andreas Makris, Leonard Bernstein and Benjamin Britten. (b. 1927)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/27/20 at 3:56 pm

April 27th 1882 – Ralph Waldo Emerson, American essayist, lecturer, philosopher and poet, died from pneumonia. He led the transcendentalist movement of the mid-19th century. He was seen as a champion of individualism and a prescient critic of the countervailing pressures of society, and he disseminated his thoughts through dozens of published essays and more than 1,500 public lectures across the United States. (b. 1803)

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Written By: LyricBoy on 04/27/20 at 5:55 pm


April 27th 1959 – Sheena Easton, Scottish-American singer, recording artist and stage and screen actress with dual British-American nationality. Easton first came into the public eye as the focus of an episode in the first British musical reality television programme The Big Time: Pop Singer, which recorded her attempts to gain a record contract and her eventual signing with EMI Records. Easton's first two singles, "Modern Girl" and "Morning Train (Nine to Five)", both entered the UK Top Ten, and she was the first UK female artist to appear twice in the same Top Ten since Ruby Murray. In 1981, "Morning Train (Nine to Five)" topped the US Hot 100, making her the third UK female solo artist to achieve this, following Petula Clark and Lulu, and she became one of the most successful British female performers of the 1980s. 1959 – Marco Pirroni, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer.


Her recording of “Sugar Walls”, penned by none other than Prince, was quintessential 80’s pop.  8)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/28/20 at 2:28 am


Her recording of “Sugar Walls”, penned by none other than Prince, was quintessential 80’s pop.  8)
In 1987, Easton appeared in Prince's concert film Sign o' the Times, during which she sang duet vocals for Prince's hit, "U Got the Look", which became a No. 2 hit in the US. This led to Grammy nominations for "Best R&B Vocal, Duo or Group" and "Best R&B Song" of 1987. The track also returned Easton to the UK hit parade for the first time in nearly four years. During her time collaborating with Prince, Easton was encouraged to write her own material. The most successful effort from their co-writes was "The Arms of Orion", another duet with Prince and a single from 1989's Batman soundtrack. The song reached number 36 on the US Billboard Chart and number 27 in her native UK. She also co-wrote the song "Love '89" with Prince for Patti LaBelle's album Be Yourself and "La, La, La, He, He, Hee", which Prince recorded for the b-side of the single "Sign o the Times". Tabloid press linked the two romantically, which she has always denied.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/28/20 at 2:28 am

April 28th 1950 – Jay Leno, American comedian, actor, writer, producer, and television host. After doing stand-up comedy for years, he became the host of NBC's The Tonight Show with Jay Leno from 1992 to 2009. Beginning in September 2009, Leno started a primetime talk show, titled The Jay Leno Show, which aired weeknights at 10:00 p.m. ET, also on NBC.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/28/20 at 2:31 am

April 28th 1999 – Alf Ramsey, English football player and manager, died from a heart attack when recovering from a stroke. As manager of the England national football team from 1963 to 1974, he guided England to victory in the 1966 FIFA World Cup. Knighted in 1967 in recognition of England's World Cup win, Ramsey also managed England to third place in the 1968 European Championship and the quarter-finals of the 1970 World Cup and the 1972 European Championship respectively. As a player, Ramsey was a defender and a member of England's 1950 World Cup squad. He is, as of 2015, the only person to have been inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame twice, both as manager and player. (b. 1920)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/28/20 at 4:54 am

April 28th 1942 – Mike Brearley, English first-class cricketer, who captained Cambridge University, Middlesex, and England. He captained the international side in 31 of his 39 Test matches, winning 17 and losing only 4. He was the President of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) in 2007–08. Since his retirement from professional cricket he has pursued a career as a writer and psychoanalyst, serving as President of the British Psychoanalytical Society 2008–10. He is married to Mana Sarabhai who is from India and they have 2 children together.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/28/20 at 5:29 am

April 28th 1981 – Steve Currie, English bass player, was killed in a car crash. He was best known as the bass player and long-term member of the English glam rock band T. Rex. Whilst working for the local Tax office, Currie played with local Grimsby group "The Rumble Band". He joined T. Rex (recently renamed from Tyrannosaurus Rex) as bass guitarist in November 1970 (although the band were still listed as a duo) and continued to play with them until late 1976. He appeared on all of Marc Bolan's most memorable hit singles from "Hot Love" (1971) to "Laser Love" (1976), as well as the albums Electric Warrior (1971) to Dandy in the Underworld (1977). His innovative and, for the time, sophisticated bass playing can be seen to good effect in the movie Born to Boogie. (b. 1947)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/28/20 at 7:25 am

April 28th 1941 – Karl Barry Sharpless, American chemist known for his work on stereoselective reactions. He is a recipient of the 2001 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/28/20 at 7:28 am

April 28th 1976 – Richard Hughes, English author, poet, and playwright, died from an undisclosed illness. At Oxford he met Robert Graves, also an Old Carthusian, and they co-edited a poetry publication, Oxford Poetry, in 1921. Hughes's short play The Sisters' Tragedy was being staged in the West End of London at the Royal Court Theatre by 1922. He was the author of the world's first radio play, Danger, commissioned from him for the BBC by Nigel Playfair and broadcast on 15 January 1924. Hughes was employed as a journalist and travelled widely before he married, in 1932, the painter Frances Bazley. They settled for a period in Norfolk and then in 1934 at Castle House, Laugharne in south Wales. Dylan Thomas stayed with Hughes and wrote his book Portrait of the Artist as a Young Dog whilst living at Castle House. Hughes was instrumental in Thomas relocating permanently to the area. He wrote only four novels, the most famous of which is The Innocent Voyage (1929), or A High Wind in Jamaica, as Hughes renamed it soon after its initial publication. Set in the 19th century, it explores the events which follow the accidental capture of a group of English children by pirates: the children are revealed as considerably more immoral than the pirates (it was in this novel that Hughes first described the cocktail Hangman's Blood). In 1938, he wrote an allegorical novel, In Hazard, based on the true story of the S.S. Phemius that was caught in the 1932 Cuba hurricane for 4 days during its maximum intensity. He wrote volumes of children's stories, including The Spider's Palace. (b. 1900)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/28/20 at 7:52 am

April 28th 1954 – Vic Sotto, Filipino actor-producer, singer-songwriter, comedian and television personality. Best known for his various television and film projects on the major Philippine television networks GMA, TV5, and ABS-CBN. He is one of three pioneer hosts of Eat Bulaga!, which is the longest-running Philippine noontime variety show. He owns the film and TV production company M-Zet Productions. Sotto won four consecutive titles for Philippine Box Office King from 2004 to 2007 awarded by the Guillermo Mendoza Memorial Scholarship Foundation Awards, and received three nominations for Best Actor at the Metro Manila Film Festival.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/28/20 at 8:05 am

April 28th 2012 – Patricia Medina, English-American actress, died from an undisclosed illness. Darkly beautiful, Medina was often typecast in period melodramas such as The Black Knight. Two of her more notable films were William Witney's Stranger at My Door and Orson Welles' Mr. Arkadin, based on episodes of the radio series The Adventures of Harry Lime, itself derived from The Third Man film. Although prolific during the early 1950s, her film career faded away by the end of the decade. In 1958, she performed in four episodes as Margarita Cortazar on Walt Disney's ABC series, Zorro. In 1958, she also appeared as "The Lady" Diana Coulter in Richard Boone's CBS western series, Have Gun, Will Travel. She was then cast in an episode of Darren McGavin's NBC western series, Riverboat. In 1960, she was cast as different characters in two episodes ("Fair Game" and "The Earl of Durango") of the ABC western series, The Rebel. Medina also made television appearances on Perry Mason ("The Case of the Lucky Loser", 27 September 1958); Bonanza ("The Spanish Grant", 6 February 1960), Thriller ("The Premature Burial", 1961), The Alfred Hitchcock Hour ("See the Monkey Dance", 9 November 1964) and The Man from U.N.C.L.E ("The Foxes and Hounds Affair", 8 October 1965). Medina guest starred as Ruthanne Harper in "Incident of the Boomerang" in 1961 and Ilona Calvin in "Incident at Jacob's Well" in 1959, on Rawhide. also appeared in The Amos burke (Gene Barry) TV episode Don Pablo 1967. In 1968, she returned to the big screen in The Killing of Sister George, Robert Aldrich's adaptation of the lesbian-themed drama of the same name. Medina and her husband, American actor Joseph Cotten, toured together in several plays and on Broadway in the murder mystery Calculated Risk. (b. 1919)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/28/20 at 10:41 am

April 28th 1941 – Ann-Margret, Swedish-American actress, singer, and dancer. As an actress, Ann-Margret is best known for her roles in Bye Bye Birdie (1963), Viva Las Vegas (1964), The Cincinnati Kid (1965), Carnal Knowledge (1971), Tommy (1975), Grumpy Old Men (1993), and Grumpier Old Men (1995). She has won five Golden Globe Awards and been nominated for two Academy Awards, two Grammy Awards, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and six Emmy Awards.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/28/20 at 10:45 am

April 28th 2019 – John Singleton, American film director and television producer, after being made unconscious from suffering from a stroke, died when his life support machine was switched off. Best known for directing Boyz n the Hood (1991). For the film, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director, becoming the first African American and youngest person to have ever been nominated for the award at age 24. Singleton was a native of South Los Angeles and many of his early films, such as Poetic Justice (1993), Higher Learning (1995), and Baby Boy (2001), consider the implications of inner-city violence. Some of his other films include dramas such as Rosewood (1997) in addition to action films such as Shaft (2000), 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003), and Four Brothers (2005). (b. 1968)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/28/20 at 1:09 pm

April 28th 1953 – Kim Gordon, American musician, songwriter, and visual artist. She later rose to prominence as the bassist, guitarist, and vocalist of the New York City-based alternative rock band Sonic Youth. Gordon also formed the musical project Free Kitten with Julia Cafritz (of Pussy Galore) in the 1990s, and debuted as a producer on Hole's debut album Pretty on the Inside (1991). Gordon also worked on a fashion line called X-Girl in 1993, and continued to write and release material with Sonic Youth throughout the 1990s and on into the late 2000s.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/28/20 at 1:36 pm

April 28th 1865 – Samuel Cunard, Canadian shipping magnate, died from an undisclosed cause. He founded the Cunard Line. He was the son of a master carpenter and timber merchant who had fled the American Revolution and settled in Halifax. (b. 1787)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/28/20 at 2:16 pm

April 28th 1935 – Pedro Ramos, American Major League pitcher with a 15-year career from 1955 to 1967, and again from 1969 to 1970. He played for the Washington Senators, Minnesota Twins, Cleveland Indians, New York Yankees and the expansion Senators, all of the American League, and the Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates and Cincinnati Reds, all of the National League. He was elected to the American League All-Star team in 1959. He also led the league in losses four times in 1958 with 18, 1959 with 19, 1960 with 18 and in 1961 with 20. On April 11, 1961, Ramos became the first Twins pitcher to earn a victory after defeating the New York Yankees.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/28/20 at 2:16 pm

April 28th 1998 – Jerome Bixby, American short story writer and scriptwriter, died from an undisclosed illness. He wrote the 1953 story "It's a Good Life" which was the basis for a 1961 episode of The Twilight Zone and which was included in Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983). He also wrote four episodes for the Star Trek series: "Mirror, Mirror", "Day of the Dove", "Requiem for Methuselah", and "By Any Other Name". With Otto Klement, he co-wrote the story upon which the sci-fi movie Fantastic Voyage (1966), television series, and novel by Isaac Asimov were based. Bixby's final work was the screenplay for the 2007 sci-fi film The Man from Earth. (b. 1923)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/28/20 at 3:56 pm

April 28th 1966 – John Daly, American golfer on the PGA Tour. Daly is known primarily for his driving distance off the tee (earning him the nickname "Long John"), his non-country club appearance and attitude, and his rough-and-tumble personal life. His two greatest on course accomplishments are his "zero to hero" victory in the 1991 PGA Championship, and his playoff victory over Costantino Rocca in the 1995 Open Championship.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/28/20 at 4:02 pm

April 28th 2013 – Brad Lesley, American baseball player-turned-actor and media personality, died from kidney failure. Lesley was an especially imposing physical figure, standing 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) and weighing 230 lb (100 kg). Nicknamed "The Animal", he was known for his aggressive style of self-motivation. He played professional baseball for two Major League Baseball teams. He was drafted in the first round in 1978 by the Cincinnati Reds, for whom he pitched parts of three seasons, from 1982 to 1984. He pitched in the Reds' minor-league system for five seasons before being called up to the majors. He made his big-league debut at age 23 on July 31, 1982 in a 5-4 Reds loss at Riverfront Stadium, pitching a scoreless ninth inning against the San Diego Padres. Overall in his rookie season, he pitched 28 games (all in relief) with a 0-2 record but a fine 2.58 earned run average. The following season he appeared in only five games for the Reds, going 0-0 with a 2.16 ERA, and in 1984 he pitched in 16 Reds' games, going 0-1 with a 5.12 ERA. After retiring from baseball, he became a television personality in Japan, where he is probably best known for his role as Animaru Resuri "Animal Leslie" in the Japanese game show Takeshi's Castle. He participated in games such as Devil's Domain, Stuck Up, and his own game, Animal Bang. Takeshi's Castle would later be shown in the US on the cable network Spike TV as Most Extreme Elimination Challenge, later shortened to MXC. (d. 1958)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/29/20 at 2:05 am

April 29th 1947 – Johnny Miller, American golfer. He was one of the top players in the world during the mid-1970s. He was the first to shoot 63 in a major championship to win the 1973 U.S. Open, and he ranked second in the world on Mark McCormack's world golf rankings in both 1974 and 1975 behind Jack Nicklaus. Miller won 25 PGA Tour events, including two majors. He was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1998. He is currently the lead golf analyst for NBC Sports, a position he has held since January 1990. He is also an active golf course architect.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/29/20 at 3:14 am

April 29th 1980 – Alfred Hitchcock, English and American film director and producer, died of renal failure. Referred to as the "Master of Suspense". He pioneered many elements of the suspense and psychological thriller genres. He had a successful career in British cinema with both silent films and early talkies and became renowned as England's best director. Hitchcock moved to Hollywood in 1939, and became a U.S. citizen in 1955. Hitchcock became a highly visible public figure through interviews, movie trailers, cameo appearances in his own films, and the ten years in which he hosted the television programme Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955–1965). He also fashioned for himself a recognisable directorial style. Hitchcock's stylistic trademarks include the use of camera movement that mimics a person's gaze, forcing viewers to engage in a form of voyeurism. In addition, he framed shots to maximise anxiety, fear, or empathy, and used innovative forms of film editing. His work often features fugitives on the run alongside "icy blonde" female characters. In 1978, film critic John Russell Taylor described Hitchcock as "the most universally recognizable person in the world", and "a straightforward middle-class Englishman who just happened to be an artistic genius". (b. 1899)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/29/20 at 5:46 am

April 29th 1944 – Francis Lee, He played for Bolton Wanderers, Manchester City, Derby County and England. A fast forward, he won League Championship medals with Manchester City and Derby, and scored more than 200 goals in his career. In 2010, he was inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame. He holds the English record for the greatest number of penalties scored in a season, a feat which earned him the nickname Lee Won Pen and led to accusations of diving. One such accusation, from Leeds United's Norman Hunter, led to an on-pitch fight. After retiring from football, Lee ran a successful toilet roll business, F.H. Lee Ltd, which made him a millionaire. In 1994, he became the major shareholder and chairman of Manchester City, but stepped down four years later.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/29/20 at 6:26 am

April 29th 2014 – Bob Hoskins, English actor, died of pneumonia. His work included lead roles in Pennies from Heaven (1978), The Long Good Friday (1980), Mona Lisa (1986), Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988), Mermaids (1990), and Super Mario Bros. (1993), and supporting performances in Brazil (1985), Hook (1991), Nixon (1995), Enemy at the Gates (2001), Mrs. Henderson Presents (2005), A Christmas Carol (2009), Made in Dagenham (2010), and Snow White and the Huntsman (2012). He also directed two feature films. Hoskins received the best actor award at the Cannes Film Festival, the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama for his role in Mona Lisa. He was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for the same role. In 2009, Hoskins won an International Emmy Award for Best Actor for his appearance on the BBC One drama The Street. (b. 1942)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/29/20 at 10:21 am

April 29th 1957 – Daniel Day-Lewis, British-Irish actor. One of the most acclaimed actors in film history, Day-Lewis has earned numerous awards, including three Academy Awards for Best Actor for his performances in My Left Foot (1989), There Will Be Blood (2007) and Lincoln (2012), making him the only male actor in history to have three wins in the lead actor category and one of only three male actors to win three Oscars. He was also nominated in this category for In the Name of the Father (1993), Gangs of New York (2002) and Phantom Thread (2017). He has also won four BAFTA Awards for Best Actor, three Screen Actors Guild Awards and two Golden Globe Awards. In November 2012, Time named Day-Lewis the "World's Greatest Actor". He announced his retirement in 2017, following the completion of Phantom Thread.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/29/20 at 10:36 am

April 29th 2010 – Sandy Douglas, British professor of computer science, died from an undisclosed cause. He credited with creating the first graphical computer game OXO (also known as Noughts and Crosses) a tic-tac-toe computer game in 1952 on the EDSAC computer at University of Cambridge. (b. 1921)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/29/20 at 12:23 pm

April 29th 1950 – Phillip Noyce, Australian film director. He is an AACTA Award-Winning Film Director and has directed over 19 films. He has made two films with popular actor Harrison Ford and is well known for the 2002 Australian film Rabbit-Proof Fence.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/29/20 at 12:58 pm

April 29th 2012 – Kenny Roberts, American country music singer, died from an undisclosed illness. He was born George S. Kingsbury Jr. in Lenoir City, Tennessee, but raised on a farm outside of Greenfield, Massachusetts. He is best known for his recordings of "I Never See Maggie Alone" and "Choc'late Ice Cream Cone", and was a member of The Down Homers with Bill Haley. (b. 1926)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/29/20 at 2:59 pm

April 29th 1970 – Uma Thurman, American actress and model. She has performed in a variety of films, ranging from romantic comedies and dramas to science fiction and action movies. Following her appearances on the December 1985 and May 1986 covers of British Vogue, she starred in Dangerous Liaisons (1988). Thurman rose to international prominence with her performance in Pulp Fiction (1994), for which she was nominated for the Academy Award, the BAFTA Award, and the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress. Often hailed as Quentin Tarantino's muse, she reunited with the director to play the main role in both Kill Bill films (2003–2004), which brought her two additional Golden Globe Award nominations.

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Written By: LyricBoy on 04/29/20 at 6:27 pm


April 29th 1970 – Uma Thurman, American actress and model.


She was also fodder for David Letterman’s disastrous gig as host of the Oscars.

“Uma... Oprah.  Oprah...Uma”.  ;D

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/20 at 3:39 am

April 30th 1948 – Wayne Kramer, American guitarist, singer, songwriter, producer and film and television composer. Kramer came to prominence as a teenager in 1967 as a co-founder of the Detroit rock group MC5 (Motor City 5), a group known for their powerful live performances and radical left-wing political stance. MC5 broke up amid personality conflicts, drug abuse, and personal problems, which, for Kramer, led to several fallow years, as he battled drug addiction before returning to an active recording and performing schedule in the 1990s.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/20 at 4:04 am

April 30th 1986 – Robert Stevenson, English film writer and director. Died from an undisclosed cause. He was educated at Cambridge University where he became the president of both the Liberal Club and the Cambridge Union Society. After directing a number of British films, including King Solomon's Mines (1937), he was given a contract by David O. Selznick and moved to Hollywood in the 1940s. He ended up directing 19 films for the Walt Disney Company in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, becoming the most commercially successful director in the history of film. Stevenson is best remembered for directing the Julie Andrews musical Mary Poppins, for which Andrews won the Academy Award for Best Actress and Stevenson was nominated for Best Director. With Disney, he also directed the first two Herbie films, The Love Bug (1968) and Herbie Rides Again (1974), as well as Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971). Three of his films featured English actor David Tomlinson. (b. 1905)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/20 at 7:22 am

April 30th 1988 – Jonathan Brownlee, English duathlete and triathlete. He was the 2012 Triathlon World Champion, and the silver medalist in 2013 and 2016. Brownlee is also a two-time, and the reigning, World Sprint Triathlon Champion and is the former Under 23 Triathlon World Champion (2010). Brownlee won the bronze medal in the Olympic triathlon at the London 2012 Olympic Games and the silver medal in the Olympics triathlon at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. His brother, Alistair Brownlee, is also a triathlon champion, having won the gold medal at both the 2012 and 2016 Olympics.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/20 at 9:12 am

April 30th 1900 – Casey Jones, American railroader who worked for the Illinois Central Railroad (IC), was killed when his train collided with a stalled freight train near Vaughan, Mississippi. His dramatic death while trying to stop his train and save the lives of his passengers made him a hero; he was immortalized in a popular ballad sung by his friend Wallace Saunders, an African-American engine wiper for the IC. As a boy, he lived near Cayce, Kentucky, where he acquired the nickname of "Cayce", which he chose to spell as "Casey". (b. 1863)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/20 at 1:39 pm

April 30th 1982 – Kirsten Dunst, American actress. She made her film debut in Woody Allen's short film Oedipus Wrecks for the anthology film New York Stories (1989). At the age of twelve, Dunst gained widespread recognition as Claudia in Interview with the Vampire (1994), a role for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress. She appeared in Little Women the same year and in Jumanji the following year. After a recurring role in the third season of the NBC medical drama ER (1996–97) as Charlie Chemingo and starring in films such as Wag the Dog (1997), Small Soldiers (1998), the English dub of Kiki's Delivery Service (U.S. release 1998), and The Virgin Suicides (1999), Dunst began making romantic comedies and comedy-dramas, starring in Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999), Bring It On (2000), Get Over It and Crazy/Beautiful (both released in 2001).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/20 at 1:44 pm

April 30th 1936 – A. E. Housman, English classical scholar and poet, died from an undisclosed cause. Best known to the general public for his cycle of poems A Shropshire Lad. Lyrical and almost epigrammatic in form, the poems wistfully evoke the dooms and disappointments of youth in the English countryside. Their beauty, simplicity and distinctive imagery appealed strongly to late Victorian and Edwardian taste, and to many early 20th-century English composers both before and after the First World War. Through their song-settings, the poems became closely associated with that era, and with Shropshire itself. (b. 1859)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/20 at 3:49 pm

April 30th 1953 – Merrill Osmond, American lead singer and bassist of the 1970s pop-rock music group The Osmonds and its 1980s country music spinoff, The Osmond Brothers. He continues to perform with his brothers and also without them as a solo act.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/20 at 3:57 pm

April 30th 1989 – Sergio Leone, Italian film director, producer and screenwriter, died of a heart attack. He is credited as the inventor of the "Spaghetti Western" genre. His movies include the Dollars Trilogy of Westerns featuring Clint Eastwood: A Fistful of Dollars (1964), For a Few Dollars More (1965) and the epic Western The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966); Once Upon a Time in the West (1968); Duck, You Sucker! (1971) and the crime drama Once Upon a Time in America (1984). (b. 1929)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/20 at 4:43 pm

April 30th 1920 – Thomas Moore, known as Captain Tom, former British Army officer. Now promoted to Colonel. Known for his philanthropic work. Moore served in India and the Burma campaign during the Second World War. He later became an instructor in armoured warfare. After the war, he worked as managing director of a concrete company and was an avid motorcycle racer. On 6 April 2020, at the age of 99, he began to walk around his garden in aid of NHS Charities Together during the COVID-19 pandemic, with the goal of raising £1,000 by his hundredth birthday. By 20 April he had raised over £29 million.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/20 at 12:57 am

May 5th 1943 – Michael Palin, English comedian, actor, writer and television presenter. He was one of the members of the comedy group Monty Python and later made a number of travel documentaries.

A few years back I always kept bumping into Michael Palin while travelling around London.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/20 at 1:17 am

May 5th 1821 - ​Emperor Napoleon, French military and political leader, died from an unknown cause. He rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led several successful campaigns during the French Revolutionary Wars. As Napoleon I, he was Emperor of the French from 1804 until 1814, and again briefly in 1815 (during the Hundred Days). Napoleon dominated European and global affairs for more than a decade while leading France against a series of coalitions in the Napoleonic Wars. He won most of these wars and the vast majority of his battles, building a large empire that ruled over continental Europe before its final collapse in 1815. One of the greatest commanders in history, his wars and campaigns are studied at military schools worldwide. Napoleon's political and cultural legacy has endured as one of the most celebrated and controversial leaders in human history. (b. 1769)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/20 at 2:50 am

May 5th 1957 – Richard E. Grant, Swazi-English actor, screenwriter, director and perfumier. He came to public attention in 1987 for playing Withnail in the film Withnail and I, and achieved recognition as John Seward in the 1992 film Bram Stoker's Dracula. More recently he played Dr. Zander Rice in the 2017 superhero film Logan. He is also known for his role as Izembaro in the sixth season of the HBO series Game of Thrones.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/20 at 2:55 am

May 5th 1921 – Alfred Hermann Fried, Austrian Jewish pacifist, publicist and journalist, died from an undisclosed cause. He co-founded of the German peace movement, and was the winner (with Tobias Asser) of the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1911. (b. 1864)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/20 at 6:49 am

May 5th 1988, Adele (born Adele Laurie Blue Adkins), English soul and jazz singer, (2008 UK No.1 album ‘19’, 2008 UK No.2 single ‘Chasing Pavements’). In 2011 Adele became the first artist to achieve the feat of two top five hits in both the singles chart and the albums chart simultaneously since The Beatles in 1964. She is the first artist to sell more than 3 million copies of an album in a year in the UK, and Adele is the first female in the history of the Billboard Hot 100 to have three singles in the top 10 at the same time.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/20 at 7:08 am

May 5th 2002 – George Sidney, American film director and film producer, dies from complications of lymphoma. After a year of working on Our Gang shorts, Sidney moved on to the Crime Does Not Pay series and popular Pete Smith specialties. He soon graduated to features, including The Harvey Girls (1946), The Three Musketeers (1948), Annie Get Your Gun (1950), Kiss Me Kate (1953), Pal Joey (1957), and Elvis Presley's Viva Las Vegas (1964). His last film was Half a Sixpence (1967). Sidney became good friends with MGM animation directors William Hanna and Joseph Barbera. Hanna and Barbera's Jerry Mouse appeared alongside Gene Kelly in Sidney's film Anchors Aweigh (1945). After MGM closed its animation studio in 1957, Sidney helped Hanna and Barbera form a deal with Screen Gems, the television division of Columbia Pictures, to form the successful television animation studio Hanna-Barbera Productions, and was a shareholder in the company. Sidney later featured Hanna-Barbera's Fred Flintstone, Barney Rubble, Huckleberry Hound, and Yogi Bear in Bye Bye Birdie (1963). In 1961, Sidney appeared as himself, along with the canine Lassie, in the episode "The Stones Go To Hollywood" of the ABC sitcom, The Donna Reed Show. The episode plugged Sidney's then current feature film, Pepe, in which Donna Reed makes a cameo appearance. (b. 1916)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/20 at 7:37 am

May 5th 1959 – Ian McCulloch, English singer-songwriter and musician, best known as the frontman for the rock group Echo & the Bunnymen.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/20 at 7:50 am

May 5th 2019 – Barbara Perry, American actress, singer and dancer, died from an undisclosed cause. She worked in Hollywood and on Broadway. She began her film career in 1933, when she appeared in Counsellor at Law. She also had a small part in The Mystery of Edwin Drood in 1935. She headlined as a solo dancer (ballet-tap) in many top line nightclubs internationally, including work on Broadway and off-Broadway, in various productions. She was Eddie Foy Jr.'s dance partner, playing Anna in "Rumple" at the Alvin Theatre in 1957, starring Gretchen Wyler and Stephen Douglass, and with a young Elliott Gould in the Chorus. In 1950 she was Mrs. Larry in Happy as Larry on Broadway. By the mid-1950s to the early-1960s, she had studied acting at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, England, while performing opposite George Formby, Warde Donovan, and Sara Gregory in Zip Goes a Million at the Hippodrome and Palace Theatres, and upon her return to the USA had started appearing in numerous television series such as The Donna Reed Show, The Andy Griffith Show, My Three Sons, and The Dick Van Dyke Show, where she played Buddy Sorrell's wife Pickles, before being replaced by Joan Shawlee. (b. 1921)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/20 at 9:27 am

May 5th 1944 – John Rhys-Davies, Welsh actor and voice actor known for his portrayal of Gimli in The Lord of the Rings trilogy and the charismatic excavator Sallah in the Indiana Jones films. He also played Agent Michael Malone in the 1993 remake of the 1950s television series The Untouchables, Pilot Vasco Rodrigues in the mini-series Shōgun, Professor Maximillian Arturo in Sliders, King Richard I in Robin of Sherwood, General Leonid Pushkin in the James Bond film The Living Daylights, and Macro in I, Claudius. Additionally, he provided the voices of Cassim in Disney's Aladdin and the King of Thieves, Macbeth in Gargoyles, Man Ray in SpongeBob SquarePants, Hades in Justice League and Tobias in the computer game Freelancer.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/20 at 9:30 am

May 5th 2011 – Dana Wynter, German-born English actress, dies from congestive heart failure. She appeared in film and television for more than 40 years, beginning in the 1950s with her best-known film being Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956). A tall, dark beauty, she played both victim and villain. Her characters sometimes faced horrific dangers, both in film and on television, which they often did not survive, but she also played scheming, manipulative women on television mysteries and crime procedural dramas. (b. 1931)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/20 at 10:47 am

May 5th 1966 – Josh Weinstein, American television writer and producer, known for his work on the animated comedy series The Simpsons. Weinstein and Bill Oakley became best friends and writing partners at St. Albans High School; Weinstein then attended Stanford University and was editor-in-chief of the Stanford Chaparral. He worked on several short-term media projects, including writing for the variety show Sunday Best, but was then unemployed for a long period.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/20 at 10:49 am

May 5th 1959 – Carlos Saavedra Lamas, Argentine academic and politician, died of a brain hemorrhage. In 1936, he was the first Latin American Nobel Peace Prize recipient. He was known as a strict disciplinarian in his office, a logician at the conference table, a charming host in his home or his art gallery, and a man of sartorial elegance who wore, it is said, the highest collars in Buenos Aires. In addition to the Nobel Peace Prize, he was awarded the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor of France and analogous honors from ten other countries. (b. 1878)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/20 at 11:39 am

May 5th 1927 – Teddie Beverley (born Hazel P. Chinery), British singer. With her sisters, Joy (1924 to 2015), and twin Babs (1927 to 2018) formed The Beverley Sisters, a British female close harmony pop vocal and light entertainment trio, most popular during the 1950s and 1960s. Their style was loosely modelled on that of their American counterparts, the Andrews Sisters. Their notable successes included "Sisters" and the seasonal tunes "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus", "Little Donkey", and "Little Drummer Boy".

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/20 at 12:35 pm

May 5th 1996 – Beryl Burton, English racing cyclist, died of heart failure during a social ride. She dominated women’s cycle racing in the UK, winning more than 90 domestic championships and seven world titles, and setting numerous national records. She set a women's record for the 12-hour time-trial which exceeded the men's record for two years. (b. 1937)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/20 at 1:34 pm

May 5th 1927 – Pat Carroll, American actress, voice actress and comedian. Known for voicing Ursula in The Little Mermaid as well as having a long acting career, including appearances in CBS's Make Room for Daddy, ABC's Laverne & Shirley, NBC's ER, other guest-starring and series-regular roles on American television as well as voice-acting in several cartoon series. Carroll is an Emmy, Drama Desk and Grammy Award winner and a Tony Award nominee.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/20 at 2:02 pm

May 5th 1965 – John Waters, American film director, second unit director, died from an undisclosed cause. He was earlier an assistant director whose career began in the early days of silent film and culminated in two consecutive Academy Award nominations in the newly instituted category of Best Assistant Director, with the second nomination, for MGM's Viva Villa!, winning him an Oscar statuette at the 7th Academy Awards in 1935. (b. 1893)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/20 at 2:28 pm

May 5th 1938 – Michael Murphy, American film, television and stage actor. He often plays unethical or morally ambiguous characters in positions of authority, including politicians, executives and lawyers. He is also known for his frequent collaborations with director Robert Altman, having appeared in twelve films, TV series and miniseries directed by Altman from 1963 to 2004, including the title role in the miniseries Tanner '88.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/20 at 2:30 pm

May 5th 2008 – Irv Robbins, Canadian-American businessman, died of natural causes. He co-founded Baskin-Robbins. He co-founded the Baskin-Robbins ice cream parlor chain in 1945 with his partner and brother-in-law Burt Baskin. Believed not to be cryogenically ​preserved? (b. 1917)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/20 at 3:12 pm

May 5th 1940 – Michael Lindsay-Hogg, American director and producer. Beginning his career in British television, Lindsay-Hogg became a pioneer in music video production, directing promotional films by the Beatles and the Rolling Stones. Following his work with these bands, he branched out into film and theater, while still maintaining successful careers in television and music video production. Lindsay-Hogg was hired by the Beatles to direct a film. Originally conceived as a television special, Get Back was to feature footage of the Beatles recording a new album and rehearsing for a concert appearance. However, the sessions were extremely acrimonious, and the film and album were shelved for a time following the Beatles' rooftop concert in January 1969. The Beatles returned to the project, and released the newly retitled Let It Be (1970) along with an album of the same name.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/20 at 1:36 am

May 6th 1947 – Alan Dale, New Zealand actor. As a child, Dale developed a love of theatre and also became a rugby player. After retiring from the sport, he took on a number of professions to support his family, before deciding to become a professional actor at age 27. He appeared as Jim Robinson in Neighbours, a part he played from 1985 until 1993. He left the series when he fell out with the producers over the pay he and the rest of the cast received. After leaving Neighbours, Dale found he had become typecast as Robinson in Australia and struggled to find work. His career was revitalised after he relocated to the United States in 2000. Since then, he has had roles in many American series including prominent parts in The O.C. (as Caleb Nichol) and Ugly Betty (as Bradford Meade), as well as recurring and guest roles in Lost, 24, NCIS, ER, The West Wing, The X-Files, Entourage and Once Upon a Time. Dale has also appeared in minor roles in films such as Star Trek Nemesis, Hollywood Homicide, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and Captain America: The Winter Soldier, as well as the London West End production of Spamalot.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/20 at 1:43 am

May 6th 1859 - Alexander von Humboldt, Prussian geographer, naturalist, explorer, and influential proponent of Romantic philosophy and science, died peacefully on May 6th 1859, in Berlin, aged 89, after suffering a minor stroke in February 1859. Between 1799 and 1804, Humboldt travelled extensively in Latin America, exploring and describing it for the first time from a modern scientific point of view. (b. 1769)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/20 at 2:48 am

May 6th 1945 - Bob Seger, US singer, songwriter. In 1973, he put together the Silver Bullet Band, with a group of Detroit-area musicians, with whom he became most successful on the national level with the album Live Bullet, recorded live with the Silver Bullet Band in 1975 at Cobo Hall in Detroit, Michigan. 1987 US No.1 single 'Shakedown', from the film 'Beverly Hills Cop II', 1995 UK No.22 single 'We've Got Tonight').

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/20 at 3:05 am

May 6th 1919 - L. Frank Baum, American author, died after a stroke. Author famous for his children's books, particularly The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and its sequels. He wrote a total of 14 novels in the Oz series, plus 41 other novels, 83 short stories, over 200 poems, and at least 42 scripts. He made numerous attempts to bring his works to the stage and the nascent medium of film; the 1939 adaptation of the first Oz book would become a landmark of 20th century cinema. His works anticipated such century-later commonplaces as television, augmented reality, laptop computers (The Master Key), wireless telephones (Tik-Tok of Oz), women in high-risk and action-heavy occupations (Mary Louise in the Country), police corruption and false evidence (Phoebe Daring), and the ubiquity of advertising on clothing (Aunt Jane's Nieces at Work). (b. 1856)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/20 at 4:24 am

May 6th 1950 – Jeffery Deaver, American mystery/crime writer. He has a bachelor of journalism degree from the University of Missouri and a law degree from Fordham University and originally started working as a journalist. He later practiced law before embarking on a successful career as a best-selling novelist.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/20 at 4:27 am

May 6th 1985 - Julie Vega, Filipina child actress, singer and commercial model, died from a cardiac arrest secondary to bronchopneumonia. She remains very popular in her native Philippines, years after her death at the peak of her career at age of 16. She won two FAMAS Awards for Best Child Actress during her brief showbiz career. (b. 1968)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/20 at 5:50 am

May 6th 1944 – Masanori Murakami, Japanese baseball player. He is notable for being the first Japanese player to play for a Major League Baseball team. Sent over to the United States by the Nankai Hawks, Murakami saw success as a reliever for the San Francisco Giants, debuting at the age of 20 in 1964. In 1965, he struck out over one batter per inning pitched, posted an ERA under 4 and earned eight saves. Following this season, however, Murakami headed back to his original Japanese club due to contractual obligations, where his success continued for another 17 years.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/20 at 6:14 am

May 6th 1882 - Thomas Henry Burke, Irish civil servant, he was Permanent Under Secretary at the Irish Office for many years before being killed during the Phoenix Park Murders on Saturday May 6th 1882. The killing was carried out by an Irish republican organisation called the Irish National Invincibles. The newly appointed Chief Secretary for Ireland Lord Frederick Cavendish (b.1836), although not the intended victim, was assassinated alongside him while they walked through Phoenix Park in Dublin. The victims were stabbed in the neck and chest with surgical blades. (b. 1829)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/20 at 7:45 am

May 6th 1948 - Mary MacGregor, American singer, best known for singing the 1976 song "Torn Between Two Lovers", which topped the Billboard charts for two weeks and UK No.4 single. Where is she now?

Subject: Re: Nobel Prize Winner Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/20 at 7:54 am

May 6th 1949 – Maurice Maeterlinck, Belgian playwright, poet, and essayist, died from a heart attack. He was Flemish but wrote in French. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1911 "in appreciation of his many-sided literary activities, and especially of his dramatic works, which are distinguished by a wealth of imagination and by a poetic fancy, which reveals, sometimes in the guise of a fairy tale, a deep inspiration, while in a mysterious way they appeal to the readers' own feelings and stimulate their imaginations". The main themes in his work are death and the meaning of life. His plays form an important part of the Symbolist movement. (b. 1862)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/20 at 9:56 am

May 6th 1953 – Tony Blair, British politician who served as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007 and the Leader of the Labour Party from 1994 to 2007.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/20 at 10:00 am

May 6th 1910 - Edward VII, King of the United Kingdom, died after suffering several heart attacks and refused to go to bed. Having been a heavy smoker, may have led to his death. King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India from 22 January 1901 until his death in 1910. (b. 1841)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/20 at 12:02 pm

May 6th 1960 – Roma Downey, Irish actress, producer, and author. She produced the mini-series, The Bible, for the History Channel and also starred in it, as Mary, mother of Jesus. For nine seasons she played Monica, the tender-hearted angel and employee of Tess (played by Della Reese), on the CBS television series Touched by an Angel, for which she earned multiple Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award Best Actress nominations. She has performed on stage with the Abbey Theatre and has appeared both on and off Broadway. She played the leading role of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis in the miniseries for NBC, A Woman Named Jackie.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/20 at 12:12 pm

May 6th 1961 – George Clooney, American actor, filmmaker, activist and philanthropist. He has received three Golden Globe Awards for his work as an actor and two Academy Awards, one for acting in Syriana (2006) and the other for co-producing Argo (2012).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/20 at 2:22 pm

May 6th 1931 – Willie Mays, American baseball player and coach, nicknamed "The Say Hey Kid", is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) center fielder who spent almost all of his 22-season career playing for the New York and San Francisco Giants, before finishing with the New York Mets. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1979, his first year of eligibility.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/20 at 2:50 pm

May 6th 1992 - Marlene Dietrich, German actress and singer, died of renal failure. She held both German and American citizenship.Throughout her unusually long career, which spanned from the 1910s to the 1980s, she maintained popularity by continually reinventing herself. In the 1920s in Berlin, Dietrich acted on the stage and in silent films. Her performance as Lola-Lola in The Blue Angel (1930) brought her international fame and resulted in a contract with Paramount Pictures. Dietrich starred in Hollywood films such as Morocco (1930), Shanghai Express (1932), and Desire (1936). She successfully traded on her glamorous persona and "exotic" looks, and became one of the highest-paid actresses of the era. Throughout World War II, she was a high-profile entertainer in the United States. Although she still made occasional films after the war, Dietrich spent most of the 1950s to the 1970s touring the world as a marquee live-show performer. (b. 1901)

Subject: Re: Royalty Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/20 at 4:37 pm

May 6th 2019 – Prince Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor, the first child of Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex. He is seventh in line of succession to the British throne.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/20 at 1:57 am

May 7th 1946 – Brian Turner, British chef, based in London. He has appeared as a cook on BBC2's Ready Steady Cook since 1994, has appeared on numerous occasions on Saturday Kitchen and has also presented various other cookery programs.

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/20 at 2:00 am

May 7th 1940 – George Lansbury, British politician and social reformer, died from stomach cancer. He led the Labour Party from 1932 to 1935. Apart from a brief period of ministerial office during the Labour government of 1929–31, he spent his political life campaigning against established authority and vested interests, his main causes being the promotion of social justice, women's rights and world disarmament. Originally a radical Liberal, Lansbury became a socialist in the early-1890s, and thereafter served his local community in the East End of London in numerous elective offices. His activities were underpinned by his Christian beliefs which, except for a short period of doubt, sustained him through his life. Elected to Parliament in 1910, he resigned his seat in 1912 to campaign for women's suffrage, and was briefly imprisoned after publicly supporting militant action. He was paternal grandfather to movie actress Angela Lansbury. (b. 1859)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/20 at 3:13 am

May 7th 1956 – Nicholas Hytner, English theatre director, film director, and film producer. He was previously the Artistic Director of London's National Theatre. His major successes while director include Miss Saigon, The History Boys and One Man, Two Guvnors.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/20 at 4:01 am

May 7th 2013 – Ray Harryhausen, American-British artist, designer, visual effects creator, writer, and producer, died from an undisclosed cause. He created a form of stop-motion model animation known as "Dynamation". His most memorable works include the animation on Mighty Joe Young (1949), with his mentor Willis H. O'Brien, which won the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects; The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958), his first color film; and Jason and the Argonauts (1963), featuring a famous sword fight with seven skeleton warriors. His last film was Clash of the Titans (1981). (b. 1920)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/20 at 7:15 am

May 7th 1943 – Harvey Andrews, English singer-songwriter and poet. He has appeared at many festivals around the world. Television appearances include The Old Grey Whistle Test, Rhythm on Two and over 50 other shows. He has made two television specials featuring his songs, The Camera and The Song, and The Same Old Smile. Two further specials were produced in the Netherlands and Ireland. He sang "Riding Free", the theme song from the cult British horror movie Psychomania in 1973, and wrote and sang the theme songs for two Australian TV series, Golden Pennies (1985) and The Haunted School (1986). He has hosted BBC Radio Two's Folk on Two and a Radio Four Kaleidoscope special was devoted to his work.

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/20 at 7:36 am

May 7th 2011 – Seve Ballesteros, Spanish golfer, died from a brain tumour. A World No. 1 who was one of the sport's leading figures from the mid-1970s to the mid-1990s. A member of a gifted golfing family, he won more than 90 international tournaments in his career, including five major championships between 1979 and 1988: The Open Championship three times, and the Masters Tournament twice. He gained attention in the golfing world in 1976, when at the age of 19 he finished second at The Open. He played a leading role in the re-emergence of European golf, helping the European Ryder Cup team to five wins both as a player and captain. He won the World Match Play Championship a record-tying five times. He is generally regarded as the greatest Continental European golfer of all time. Ballesteros won a record 50 European Tour titles. He won at least one European Tour title for 17 consecutive years between 1976 and 1992. (b. 1957)

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Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/20 at 8:19 am

May 7th 1946 – Thelma Houston, American singer and actress. She scored a number-one hit in 1977 with her cover version of the song "Don't Leave Me This Way", which won the Grammy for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance.

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/20 at 8:29 am

May 7th 1868 – 1778 – Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux, British statesman, died from an unknown cause. He became Lord Chancellor of Great Britain. As a young lawyer in Scotland, Brougham helped to found the Edinburgh Review in 1802 and contributed many articles to it. He went to London, and was called to the English bar in 1808. In 1810 he entered the House of Commons as a Whig. Brougham took up the fight against the slave trade and opposed restrictions on trade with continental Europe. In 1820, he won popular renown as chief attorney to Queen Caroline, and in the next decade he became a liberal leader in the House. He not only proposed educational reforms in Parliament but also was one of the founders of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge in 1825 and of University College London in 1826. As Lord Chancellor from 1830 to 1834 he effected many legal reforms to speed procedure and established the Central Criminal Court. In later years he spent much of his time in Cannes, which he established as a popular resort. (b. 1778)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/20 at 9:03 am

May 7th 1951 – Bernie Marsden, English rock and blues guitarist. He is primarily known for his work with Whitesnake, having written or co-written with David Coverdale many of the group's hit songs, such as "Fool for Your Loving", "Walking in the Shadow of the Blues", "Lovehunter", "Trouble" and the multi-million selling chart-topper "Here I Go Again."

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/20 at 9:23 am

May 7th 1937 – Ernst A. Lehmann, German Zeppelin captain, died from his injuries in an airship accident. He was one of the most famous and experienced figures in German airship travel. The Pittsburgh Press called Lehmann the best airship pilot in the world, although he was criticized by Hugo Eckener for often making dangerous manoeuvres that compromised the ship. (b. 1886)

Subject: Re: Cinematic Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/20 at 11:57 am

May 7th 1954 – Amy Heckerling, American film director. She is an alumna of both New York University and the American Film Institute. She has had a commercially successful career with films including Fast Times at Ridgemont High, European Vacation, Look Who's Talking, and Clueless.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/20 at 12:19 pm

May 7th 2011 – Big George, English songwriter, producer, and radio host, died after collapsing at his family home from a heart attack. He composed or arranged the theme music for the television programmes Have I Got News For You, The Office, Room 101, and Graham Norton as well as play-out music for One Foot in the Grave (for which he claimed he was paid more than the more famous Have I Got News For You theme). (b. 1957)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/20 at 2:35 pm

May 7th 1965 – Norman Whiteside, Northern Ireland international footballer who played in two World Cups. He played both as a midfielder and as a striker. He began his career at Manchester United, signing professional forms in 1982 at the age of 17 and quickly becoming a key member of the side

Subject: Re: Musical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/20 at 2:43 pm

May 7th 1800 – Niccolò Piccinni, Italian composer, died from an unknown cause. He composed symphonies, sacred music, chamber music, and opera. Although he is somewhat obscure today, Piccinni was one of the most popular composers of opera—particularly the Neapolitan opera buffa—of his day. (b. 1728)

Subject: Re: Musical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/20 at 3:25 pm

May 7th 1825 – Antonio Salieri, Italian composer and conductor, died after having been committed to medical care and suffered dementia. A pivotal figure in the development of late 18th-century opera, and popularly remembered as a supposedly bitter rival of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. This includes rumours that Salieri murdered Mozart out of jealousy, when in reality, they were at least respectful peers. (b. 1750)

Subject: Re: Political Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/08/20 at 2:23 am

May 8th 1942 – Norman Lamont, British politician and former Conservative MP for Kingston-upon-Thames. He is best known for his period serving as Chancellor of the Exchequer, from 1990 until 1993. He was created a life peer in 1998. Lamont is a supporter of the Eurosceptic organisation Leave Means Leave.

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/08/20 at 2:44 am

May 8th 2013 – Bryan Forbes, English film director, screenwriter, film producer, actor and novelist, died after a long undisclosed illness. Described as a "Renaissance man" and "one of the most important figures in the British film industry". Best known as the director of the film The Stepford Wives (1975), he wrote and directed several other critically acclaimed films, including Whistle Down the Wind (1961), Séance on a Wet Afternoon (1964), and King Rat (1965). He also scripted several films directed by others, such as The League of Gentlemen (1960), The Angry Silence (1960) and Only Two Can Play (1962). (b. 1926)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/08/20 at 6:32 am

May 8th 1951 – Philip Bailey, American R&B, soul, gospel and funk singer, songwriter, percussionist and actor, best known as an early member, and one of the two lead singers (along with group founder Maurice White) of the band Earth, Wind & Fire. Noted for his four-octave vocal range and distinctive falsetto register, Bailey has won seven Grammy Awards. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Vocal Group Hall of Fame as a member of Earth, Wind & Fire. Bailey was also inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame for his work with the band.

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/08/20 at 7:33 am

May 8th 1988 – Robert A. Heinlein, American science-fiction writer, died in his sleep from emphysema and heart failure. Often called the "dean of science fiction writers", his sometimes controversial works continue to have an influential effect on the genre, and on modern culture more generally. Heinlein became one of the first American science fiction writers to break into mainstream magazines such as The Saturday Evening Post in the late 1940s. He was one of the best-selling science fiction novelists for many decades, and he, Isaac Asimov, and Arthur C. Clarke are often considered the "Big Three" of English-language science fiction authors.Among his most notable works are Stranger in a Strange Land, Starship Troopers, which helped create the space marine and mecha archetypes, and the libertarian novel The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress. Often called the "dean of science fiction writers", his controversial works continue to have an influential effect on the genre. (b. 1907)

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/08/20 at 9:17 am

May 8th 2018 – Anne V. Coates, British film editor, died from an undisclosed cause. With a more than 60-year-long career. She was perhaps best known as the editor of David Lean's epic film Lawrence of Arabia in 1962, for which she won an Oscar. Coates was nominated five times for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing for the films Lawrence of Arabia, Becket (1963), The Elephant Man (1980), In the Line of Fire (1993) and Out of Sight (1998). In an industry where women accounted for only 16 percent of all editors working on the top 250 films of 2004, and 80 percent of the films had absolutely no women on their editing teams at all, Coates thrived as a top film editor. She was awarded BAFTA's highest honour, a BAFTA Fellowship, in February 2007 and was given an Academy Honorary Award, which are popularly known as a Lifetime Achievement Oscar, in November 2016 by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. (b. 1925)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/08/20 at 11:28 am

May 8th 1994 – George Peppard, American film and television actor, died from pneumonia while being treated for lung cancer. Peppard secured a major role when he starred alongside Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961), and later portrayed a character based on Howard Hughes in The Carpetbaggers (1964). On television, he played the title role of millionaire insurance investigator and sleuth Thomas Banacek in the early-1970s mystery series Banacek. He played Col. John "Hannibal" Smith, the cigar-smoking leader of a renegade commando squad, in the hit 1980s action show The A-Team. (b. 1928)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 05/09/20 at 4:17 pm

Died ten years ago today, on May 9th 2010: Lena Horne -- American singer, actress, and activist -- age 92 (born June 1917).

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/10/20 at 7:05 am

May 10th 1942 – Carl Douglas, Jamaican recording artist who rose to prominence with his single "Kung Fu Fighting". Where is he now?

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/10/20 at 7:10 am

May 10th 1798 – George Vancouver, English navigator and explorer, died from an unknown cause in obscurity at the age of 40. English officer of the Royal Navy, best known for his 1791–95 expedition, which explored and charted North America's northwestern Pacific Coast regions, including the coasts of contemporary Alaska, British Columbia, Washington, and Oregon. He also explored the Hawaiian Islands and the southwest coast of Australia. In Canada, Vancouver Island and the city Vancouver are named after him, as are Vancouver, Washington, in the United States, Mount Vancouver on the Yukon/Alaska border, and New Zealand's sixth highest mountain. (b. 1757)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: LyricBoy on 05/10/20 at 7:12 am


May 10th 1942 – Carl Douglas, Jamaican recording artist who rose to prominence with his single "Kung Fu Fighting". Where is he now?


I imagine he’s kicking back, living large on the royalties from Kung Fu Fighting.  ;)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/10/20 at 7:18 am


I imagine he’s kicking back, living large on the royalties from Kung Fu Fighting.  ;)
Especially with the song being used in television ads.

Subject: Re: Cinematic Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/10/20 at 7:59 am

May 10th 1944 – Jim Abrahams, American movie director and writer. Best known for the spoof movies that he co-wrote and produced with brothers Jerry Zucker and David Zucker, such as Airplane! (for which he was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Screenplay) and The Naked Gun series. The team of Zucker, Abrahams and Zucker (also referred to as "ZAZ") really began when the three men grew up together in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He directed movies on his own, such as Big Business, and further honed his skills in parody with Hot Shots! and its 1993 sequel, Hot Shots! Part Deux.

Subject: Re: Military Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/10/20 at 8:02 am

May 10th 1863 – Stonewall Jackson, Confederate general during the American Civil War, died of complications from pneumonia eight days after he was shot. He was best-known Confederate commander after General Robert E. Lee. His military career includes the Valley Campaign of 1862 and his service as a corps commander in the Army of Northern Virginia, under Robert E. Lee. Confederate pickets accidentally shot him at the Battle of Chancellorsville on May 2, 1863. The general survived but lost an arm to amputation; he died of complications from pneumonia eight days later. (b. 1824)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/10/20 at 9:16 am

May 10th 1946 – Donovan (born Donovan Philips Leitch), Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist. He developed an eclectic and distinctive style that blended folk, jazz, pop, psychedelia, and world music (notably calypso). His most successful singles were the early UK hits "Catch the Wind", "Colours" and "Universal Soldier" in 1965. In September 1966 "Sunshine Superman" topped America's Billboard Hot 100 chart for one week and went to number two in Britain, followed by "Mellow Yellow" at US No.2 in December 1966, then 1968's "Hurdy Gurdy Man" in the Top 5 in both countries, then "Atlantis", which reached US No.7 in May 1969.

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/10/20 at 9:20 am

May 10th 1977 – Joan Crawford, American film and television actress, died from a heart attack. She began her career as a dancer and stage showgirl. Crawford became one of Hollywood's most prominent movie stars and one of the highest-paid women in the United States, but her films began losing money and, by the end of the 1930s, she was labelled "box office poison". But her career gradually improved in the early 1940s, and she made a major comeback in 1945 by starring in Mildred Pierce, for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress. She would go on to receive Best Actress nominations for Possessed (1947) and Sudden Fear (1952). Her year of birth is disputed. (b. about 1904)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/10/20 at 11:18 am

May 10th 1960 – Bono, Irish singer-songwriter, musician, venture capitalist, businessman, and philanthropist. He is best known as the lead vocalist and primary lyricist of rock band U2.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/10/20 at 11:20 am

May 10th 1999 – Shel Silverstein, American writer known for his cartoons, songs, and children's books, died of a heart attack. He styled himself as Uncle Shelby in some works. Translated into more than 30 languages, his books have sold over 20 million copies. He was the recipient of two Grammy Awards, as well as a Golden Globe and Academy Award nomination. He wrote, 'A Boy Named Sue' for Johnny Cash (which Silverstein won a Grammy for in 1970) and many songs for Dr Hook including 'Sylvia's Mother' and 'The Cover of the Rolling Stone.' (b. 1930)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/10/20 at 12:10 pm

May 10th 1946 – Graham Gouldman, English singer, songwriter and musician. He is a long-time member of the art rock band 10cc.

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/10/20 at 12:14 pm

May 10th 2002 – Yves Robert, French actor, director, and screenwriter, died from a cerebral hemorrhage.. In 1948 he made his motion picture debut with one of the secondary roles in the film, Les Dieux du dimanche. Within a few years, Robert was writing scripts, directing, and producing. Yves Robert's directorial efforts included several successful comedies for which he had written the screenplay. His 1962 film, La Guerre des boutons won France's Prix Jean Vigo. His 1972 film Le grand blond avec une chaussure noire won the Silver Bear at the 23rd Berlin International Film Festival in 1973. In 1976, Un éléphant ça trompe énormément, starring his wife, earned him international acclaim. Robert's 1973 devastating comedy Salut l'artiste is considered by many performers to be the ultimate film about the humiliations of the actor's life. In 1977, he directed another comedy, Nous irons tous au paradis, which was nominated for a César Award for Best Film. In 1990, Robert directed two dramatic films, My Mother's Castle (Le château de ma mère) and My Father's Glory (La Gloire de mon Père). Based on autobiographical novels by Marcel Pagnol, they were jointly voted "Best Film" at the 1991 Seattle International Film Festival, and received rave reviews. Over his career, he directed more than twenty feature-length motion pictures, wrote an equal number of scripts, and acted in more than seventy-five films. Although his last major role was perhaps in 1980, A Bad Son by Claude Sautet, as the working-class father of a drug-dealer, he continued acting past 1997. (b. 1920)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/10/20 at 1:13 pm

May 10th 1960 – Merlene Ottey, Jamaican-born, Slovene track and field sprinter. Ottey began her career representing Jamaica, before representing Slovenia from 2002–12. She is ranked fourth on the all-time list over 60 metres (indoor), sixth on the all-time list over 100 metres and fourth on the all-time list over 200 metres. Her world indoor record for 200 metres of 21.87 seconds, set in 1993, still stands (as of 2017).

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/10/20 at 1:42 pm

May 10th 2017 – Geoffrey Bayldon, British actor, died from an undisclosed cause. After playing roles in many dramas including Shakespeare, he became known for portraying the title role of the children's series Catweazle (1970–72), after turning down the opportunity to play both the First and Second Doctors in the long-running BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who. Bayldon's other long-running parts include the Crowman in Worzel Gummidge (1979–81) and Magic Grandad in the BBC television series Watch (1995). (b. 1924)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/10/20 at 4:29 pm

May 10th 1965 – Linda Evangelista, Canadian model. She is regarded as one of the most accomplished and influential models of all time, and has been featured on over 700 magazine covers. Evangelista is primarily known for being the longtime muse of photographer Steven Meisel, as well as for coining the phrase "We don't wake up for less than $10,000 a day."

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/11/20 at 3:34 am

May 11th 1950 – Jeremy Paxman, English broadcaster, journalist and author. He has worked for the BBC since 1972 and is known for his forthright and abrasive interviewing style, particularly when interrogating politicians. He has presented the weekly TV programme review Did You See...?, You Decide and, since 1994, University Challenge, bringing him the distinction of "longest-serving current quizmaster on British TV.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/11/20 at 4:17 am

May 11th 1941 – Eric Burdon, English singer-songwriter. Best known as a member and vocalist of the R&B/rock band The Animals and the funk band War. He is regarded as one of the British Invasion's most distinct singers with his deep, searingly powerful blues-rock voice. He is also known for his aggressive stage performances.

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/11/20 at 4:19 am

May 11th 1778 – William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham, died aged 69. British statesman of the Whig group, died from an unknown cause. He led the government of Great Britain twice in the middle of the 18th century. Historians call him Pitt of Chatham, or William Pitt the Elder to distinguish from his son, William Pitt the Younger, who also was a prime minister. Pitt was also known as The Great Commoner, because of his long-standing refusal to accept a title until 1766. (b. 1708)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/11/20 at 5:44 am

May 11th 1941 – Ian Redpath, Australian cricketer who played in 66 Tests and 5 ODIs from 1964 to 1976. Greg Chappell said he was one of only two players he knew who would kill to get into the Australian Test team, the other being Rod Marsh. Australian cricketer who played in 66 Tests and 5 ODIs from 1964 to 1976.

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/11/20 at 5:48 am

May 11th 1812 – Spencer Perceval, English lawyer and politician, was assassinated by shooting. He was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 4 October 1809 until his death. He is the only British prime minister to have been assassinated. He is also the only solicitor general or attorney general to have been prime minister, and the only prime minister until recent years whose entire lifetime was spent in the reign of the sovereign under which he held office, George III (who had become king in 1760 and survived Perceval to 1820). (b. 1708)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/11/20 at 7:49 am

May 11th 1964 – John Parrott, English snooker player and sportscaster. He won the World Snooker Championship in 1991, defeating Jimmy White in the final. Two years earlier he had lost 3–18 to Steve Davis, the heaviest final defeat in modern times.

Subject: Re: Scientific Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/11/20 at 8:00 am

May 11th 1871 – John Herschel, English polymath, mathematician, astronomer, chemist, inventor, and experimental photographer, who also did valuable botanical work, died from an unknown cause. He named seven moons of Saturn and four moons of Uranus. He made many contributions to the science of photography, and investigated colour blindness and the chemical power of ultraviolet rays; his Preliminary Discourse (1831), which advocated an inductive approach to scientific experiment and theory building, was an important contribution to the philosophy of science. (b. 1792)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/11/20 at 9:57 am

May 11th 1983 – Holly Valance, Australian actress, singer and model. Valance began her career as Felicity Scully on the Australian soap opera Neighbours. In 2002, she released her first album Footprints which included the single "Kiss Kiss".

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/11/20 at 10:08 am

May 11th 2003 – Noel Redding, English rock musician, was found dead in his home in Clonakilty from "shock haemorrhage due to oesophageal varices in reaction to cirrhosis of the liver". Best known as the bass player and occasional lead singer for the Jimi Hendrix Experience and guitarist/singer for Fat Mattress. (b. 1945)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/11/20 at 11:42 am

May 11th 1938 – Johnny Devlin, New Zealand-Australian rock musician, known as "New Zealand's answer to Elvis Presley". His cover of Lloyd Price's "Lawdy Miss Clawdy" in 1958 went to number one in the New Zealand charts with sales of more than 100,000, launching a long-term career. He spent much of his time in Australia from 1959 touring in support of The Everly Brothers and making appearances on Australian television shows such as Bandstand, Six O'Clock Rock and The Go!! Show. In 1964 he toured Australia and New Zealand as a support act for The Beatles.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/11/20 at 11:45 am

May 11th 1981 – Bob Marley, Jamaican singer-songwriter, musician and guitarist, died from melanoma to his lungs and brain, at the Cedars of Lebanon Hospital in Miami (now University of Miami Hospital), aged 36. He achieved international fame and acclaim, blending mostly reggae, ska and rocksteady in his compositions. (b. 1945)

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Subject: Re: Notable Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/11/20 at 2:38 pm

May 11th 1960 – John D. Rockefeller Jr., American financier and philanthropist who was a prominent member of the Rockefeller family, dies of pneumonia. He was the only son among the five children of Standard Oil co-founder John D. Rockefeller and the father of the five famous Rockefeller brothers. In biographies, he is commonly referred to as "Junior" to distinguish him from his father, "Senior". (b. 1874)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/11/20 at 3:42 pm

May 11th 2001 – Douglas Adams, English novelist and screenwriter, died of a heart attack aged 49. Best known as the author of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, which originated in 1978 as a BBC radio comedy before developing into a "trilogy" of five books that sold more than 15 million copies in his lifetime and generated a television series, several stage plays, comics, a computer game, and in 2005 a feature film. (b. 1952)

Subject: Re: Political Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/12/20 at 1:11 am

May 12th 1944 – Chris Patten, English academic and politician, 28th Governor of Hong Kong, a crossbench member of the British House of Lords and a former British Conservative politician until 2011, as Member of the British Parliament for Bath from 1979 to 1992.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/12/20 at 1:13 am

May 12th 1976 – Rudolf Kempe, German pianist and conductor, died from an undisclosed cause. His international career began with engagements at the Vienna State Opera in the 1951 season, for which he conducted Die Zauberflöte, Simon Boccanegra, and Capriccio. He was invited to succeed Georg Solti as chief conductor of the Bavarian State Opera in Munich from 1952 to 1954, and was permitted by the East German authorities to do so without severing his ties with Dresden. In 1953 Kempe appeared with the Munich company at the Royal Opera House in London, where the General Administrator, Sir David Webster, quickly decided that Kempe would be an ideal Musical Director for Covent Garden. Kempe declined the appointment, and did not accept the top job at any opera house after leaving Munich in 1954. He nonetheless conducted frequently at Covent Garden and was immensely popular there, leading among other works, Salome, Elektra, Der Rosenkavalier, Der Ring des Nibelungen, Un Ballo in Maschera and Madama Butterfly, of which the critic Andrew Porter compared Kempe’s operatic conducting favourably with that of Arturo Toscanini and Victor de Sabata. As a guest conductor, Kempe frequently revisited Munich conducting mostly the Italian repertory. Kempe was associated with the Royal Philharmonic (RPO) from 1955. In 1960, he became its Associate Conductor, chosen by the orchestra's founder, Sir Thomas Beecham. From 1961 to 1962 he was Principal Conductor of the RPO, and from 1963 to 1975 its Artistic Director. A member of the RPO later said of Kempe, "He was a wonderful controller of the orchestra, and a very great accompanist ... Kempe was like someone driving a racing-car, following the piano round the bends." Kempe abolished Beecham's male-only rule, introducing women into the RPO: an orchestra without them, he said, "always reminds me of the army." In 1970, the RPO named him Conductor for Life, but in 1975, he resigned his post with the orchestra. From 1965 to 1972 Kempe worked with Tonhalle Orchester Zurich, and from 1967 to his death conducted the Munich Philharmonic, with whom he made international tours and recorded the first quadraphonic set of the Beethoven symphonies. (d. 1910)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/12/20 at 2:48 am

May 12th 1942 – Billy Swan, American Country singer-songwriter, best known for his 1974 single, "I Can Help".

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/12/20 at 6:58 am

May 12th 1948 – Steve Winwood, English musician whose genres include rock, blue-eyed soul, rhythm and blues, blues rock, pop rock, and jazz. A key member of The Spencer Davis Group, Traffic, Blind Faith and Go. He also had a successful solo career with hits including "While You See a Chance," "Valerie," "Back in the High Life Again" and two US Billboard Hot 100 number ones: "Higher Love" and "Roll with It." He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Traffic in 2004.

Subject: Re: Religious Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/12/20 at 6:59 am

May 12th 805 – Æthelhard, Bishop of Winchester then an Archbishop of Canterbury in medieval England. Appointed by King Offa of Mercia, Æthelhard had difficulties with both the Kentish monarchs and with a rival archiepiscopate in southern England, and was deposed around 796 by King Eadberht III Præn of Kent. By 803, Æthelhard, along with the Mercian King Coenwulf, had secured the demotion of the rival archbishopric, once more making Canterbury the only archbishopric south of the Humber in Britain. Æthelhard died in 805, and was considered a saint until his cult was suppressed after the Norman Conquest in 1066. (b. unknown)

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May 12th 1950 – Gabriel Byrne, Irish actor, film director, film producer, writer, cultural ambassador and audiobook narrator. His acting career began in the Focus Theatre before he joined London's Royal Court Theatre in 1979. Byrne's screen debut came in the Irish drama serial The Riordans and the spin-off show Bracken. rish actor, film director, film producer, writer, cultural ambassador and audiobook narrator.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/12/20 at 7:39 am

May 12th 1884 – Bedřich Smetana, Czech composer, died from senile dementia, which Smetana's family believed that his physical and mental decline was due to syphilis. He pioneered the development of a musical  style which became closely identified with his country's aspirations to independent statheood. He has been regarded in his homeland as the father of Czech music. Internationally he is best known for his opera The Bartered Bride and for the symphonic cycle Má vlast ("My Homeland"), which portrays the history, legends and landscape of the composer's native land. (b. 1824)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/12/20 at 9:29 am

May 12th 1966 – Stephen Baldwin, American actor, producer and author. He is known for appearing in films, including Born on the Fourth of July (1989), Posse (1993), Threesome (1994), The Usual Suspects (1995), Bio-Dome (1996) and The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas (2000). He also starred in the television series The Young Riders (1989–92), and as himself in the reality shows Celebrity Big Brother 7 (UK) and Celebrity Apprentice. In 2004, he directed Livin' It, a Christian-themed skateboarding DVD. He is the youngest of the Baldwin brothers and is a Christian evangelist.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/12/20 at 9:43 am

May 12th 1916 – James Connolly, Irish republican and socialist leader, was sentenced to death by firing squad for his part in the rising. He was a member of the Industrial Workers of the World and founder of the Irish Socialist Republican Party. With James Larkin, he was centrally involved in the Dublin lock-out of 1913, as a result of which the two men formed the Irish Citizen Army (ICA) that year. He opposed British rule in Ireland, and was one of the leaders of the Easter Rising of 1916, when the ICA, along with the larger Irish Volunteers, seized Dublin and held it for six days. (b. 1868)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/12/20 at 11:01 am

May 12th 1968 – Tony Hawk, known by his nickname "The Birdman", is an American skateboarder, actor, and owner of skateboard company Birdhouse. Hawk is well known for completing the first documented 900 and for his licensed video game titles, published by Activision. He is widely considered to be one of the most successful and influential pioneers of modern vertical skateboarding.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/12/20 at 11:04 am

May 12th 1994 – John Smith, Scottish Labour Party politician, died from a heart attack. He served as Leader of the Labour Party from July 1992 until his death from a heart attack in May 1994. Smith first entered Parliament in 1970 and, after junior ministerial roles as Minister of State for Energy (1975–1976) and Minister of State for the Privy Council Office (1976–1977), he entered the Cabinet at the end of James Callaghan's tenure as Prime Minister, serving as Secretary of State for Trade and President of the Board of Trade (1978–1979). During Labour's time in Opposition to Margaret Thatcher's Conservative government, he rose through the Shadow Cabinet, serving as Shadow Secretary of State for Trade (1979–1982), Shadow Secretary of State for Energy (1982–1983), Shadow Secretary of State for Employment (1983–1984), Shadow Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (1984–1987) and Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer (1987–1992). After Labour leader Neil Kinnock resigned following the Party's surprise loss in the 1992 general election to new Conservative leader John Major, Smith was elected his successor in July 1992. (b. 1938)

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May 12th 1963 – Vanessa A. Williams, American actress and producer. She is best known for her roles as Maxine Joseph–Chadway in the Showtime drama series, Soul Food (2000–04), for which she received NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series and as Nino Brown's feisty gun moll, Keisha in the 1991 crime drama film, New Jack City. Williams also is known for role as Anne-Marie McCoy in the 1992 horror film Candyman and as Rhonda Blair in the first season of the Fox prime time television soap opera, Melrose Place (1992-93).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/12/20 at 12:23 pm

May 12th 2014 – H. R. Giger, Swiss surrealist painter, died in hospital after having suffered injuries in a fall. His style was adapted for many forms of media, including record albums, furniture and tattoos. The Zurich-based artist was best known for airbrush images of humans and machines linked together in a cold 'biomechanical' relationship. Later he abandoned airbrush work for pastels, markers, and ink. He was part of the special effects team that won an Academy Award for design work on the film Alien. In Switzerland there are two theme bars that reflect his interior designs, and his work is on permanent display at the H.R. Giger Museum at Gruyères. (b. 1940)

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May 12th 1961 – Billy Duffy, British pop musician, best well known as the lead guitarist of the band The Cult.

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May 12th 1860 – Charles Barry, English architect, died from a heart attack. Best known for his role in the rebuilding of the Palace of Westminster (also known as the Houses of Parliament) in London during the mid-19th century, but also responsible for numerous other buildings and gardens. He is known for his major contribution to the use of Italianate architecture in Britain, especially the use of the Palazzo as basis for the design of country houses, city mansions and public buildings. He also developed the Italian Renaissance garden style for the many gardens he designed around country houses. (b. 1795)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/12/20 at 2:10 pm

May 12th 1968 – Catherine Tate, English comedian, actress, and writer. She has won numerous awards for her work on the sketch comedy series The Catherine Tate Show as well as being nominated for an International Emmy Award and seven BAFTA Awards. Following the success of The Catherine Tate Show, Tate played Donna Noble in the 2006 Christmas special of Doctor Who and later reprised her role, becoming the Tenth Doctor's regular companion for the fourth series in 2008. In 2011, she began a recurring role as Nellie Bertram in the U.S. version of The Office and was a regular until the series ended. She now provides the voice of Magica De Spell in the 2017 reboot of Disney's DuckTales animated series.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/12/20 at 2:14 pm

May 12th 1700 – John Dryden, English poet, literary critic, translator, and playwright, died from an unknown cause. Who was made England's first Poet Laureate in 1668. He is seen as dominating the literary life of Restoration England to such a point that the period came to be known in literary circles as the Age of Dryden. Walter Scott called him "Glorious John." (b. 1631)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/12/20 at 2:47 pm

May 12th 1928 – Burt Bacharach, American composer, songwriter, record producer, pianist, and singer who has composed hundreds of popular hit songs from the late 1950s through the 1980s, many with lyrics written by Hal David. A six-time Grammy Award winner and three-time Academy Award winner.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/12/20 at 3:02 pm

May 12th 1957 – Erich von Stroheim, Austrian-American director, actor and producer, died in France from cancer. His most notable as being a film star of the silent era, subsequently noted as an auteur for his directorial work. (b. 1885)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/12/20 at 3:27 pm

May 12th 1967 – John Masefield, English poet and writer, died of the infection from gangrene in his ankle. He was Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom from 1930. Among his best known works are the children's novels The Midnight Folk and The Box of Delights, and the poems "The Everlasting Mercy" and "Sea-Fever". (b. 1878)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/12/20 at 4:37 pm

May 12th 1937 – Susan Hampshire, English actress, known for her many television and film roles. A three-time Emmy Award winner, she won for The Forsyte Saga in 1970, The First Churchills in 1971, and for Vanity Fair in 1973. Her other television credits include The Pallisers (1974), The Grand (1997–98), and Monarch of the Glen (2000–05).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/13/20 at 2:08 am

May 13th 1950 – Stevie Wonder, American musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, and multi-instrumentalist. A child prodigy, he is considered to be one of the most critically and commercially successful musical performers of the late 20th century. Wonder signed with Motown's Tamla label at the age of 11, and he continued performing and recording for Motown into the 2010s. He has been blind since shortly after birth.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/13/20 at 3:04 am

May 13th 2019 – Doris Day (born Doris Mary Ann Kappelhoff), American actress, singer, and animal welfare activist, died from an undisclosed cause. After she began her career as a big band singer in 1939, her popularity increased with her first hit recording "Sentimental Journey" (1945). After leaving Les Brown & His Band of Renown to embark on a solo career, she recorded more than 650 songs from 1947 to 1967, which made her one of the most popular and acclaimed singers of the 20th century. (d. 2019)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/13/20 at 7:09 am

May 13th 1950 – Joe Johnston, American film director and former effects artist best known for such effects-driven movies as Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989), Jumanji (1995) and Jurassic Park III (2001). These movies include a number of period films such as The Rocketeer (1991), The Wolfman (2010), and Captain America: The First Avenger (2011). In 1999 Johnston won acclaim for the biographical drama October Sky.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/13/20 at 7:27 am

May 13th 1997 – Laurie Lee, English poet, novelist and screenwriter, died from an undisclosed cause. He was brought up in the village of Slad. His most famous work is the autobiographical trilogy Cider with Rosie (1959), As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning (1969), and A Moment of War (1991). The first volume recounts his childhood in the Slad Valley. The second deals with his leaving home for London and his first visit to Spain in 1935, and the third with his return to Spain in December 1937 to join the Republican International Brigades. (b. 1914)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/13/20 at 11:40 am

May 13th 1961 – Gary Cooper, American film actor died less than a week after his sixtieth birthday of prostate cancer. Known for his natural, authentic, and understated acting style and screen performances. His career spanned thirty-five years, from 1925 to 1960, and included leading roles in eighty-four feature films. (b. 1901)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/13/20 at 3:59 pm

May 13th 1954 – Johnny Logan, Australian-born Irish singer and composer. He is known as being the only performer to have won the Eurovision Song Contest twice, in 1980 and 1987. He also composed the winning song in 1992. Logan first won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1980, with the song "What's Another Year" written by Shay Healy. In 1984, Logan composed the song "Terminal 3" which placed second at Eurovision, performed by Linda Martin. He won the contest for a second time in 1987 with "Hold Me Now", which he also wrote himself. His third win came in 1992, as composer of Linda Martin's winning entry "Why Me?".

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/20 at 12:53 am

May 14th 1944 – George Lucas, American filmmaker and entrepreneur. He is best known as the creator of the Star Wars and Indiana Jones franchises, as well as the founder of Lucasfilm and Industrial Light & Magic. He was the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Lucasfilm, before selling it to The Walt Disney Company in 2012. May the 14th be with you!

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/20 at 12:57 am

May 14th 1881 – Mary Seacole, British-Jamaican business woman and nurse, died from what was noted as "apoplexy". She set up the British Hotel behind the lines during the Crimean War. She described this as "a mess-table and comfortable quarters for sick and convalescent officers", and provided succour for wounded servicemen on the battlefield. She was posthumously awarded the Jamaican Order of Merit in 1991. In 2004 she was voted the greatest black Briton. She acquired knowledge of herbal medicine in the Caribbean. When the Crimean War broke out, she applied to the War Office to assist but was refused. She travelled independently and set up her hotel and assisted battlefield wounded. She became extremely popular among service personnel, who raised money for her when she faced destitution after the war. (b. about 1805)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/20 at 2:42 am

May 14th 1942 – Tony Pérez, American baseball player, manager and a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame. He played as a first baseman and third baseman in Major League Baseball, most notably for the Cincinnati Reds. Variously nicknamed "Big Dog", "Big Doggie", "Doggie", and "The Mayor of Riverfront", the slugging seven-time All-Star earned two World Series rings during a twenty-three year playing career, and one World Series ring as a coach.

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May 14th 1918, James Gordon Bennett, Jr. died from an undisclosed cause. American publisher of the New York Herald, founded by his father, James Gordon Bennett Sr., who emigrated from Scotland. He was generally known as Gordon Bennett to distinguish him from his father. Among his many sports-related accomplishments he organized both the first polo match and the first tennis match in the United States, and he personally won the first trans-oceanic yacht race. He sponsored explorers including Henry Morton Stanley's trip to Africa to find David Livingstone, and the ill-fated USS Jeannette attempt on the North Pole. Bennett's controversial reputation has been thought to have inspired, in the United Kingdom, the phrase "Gordon Bennett" as an expression of incredulity. (b. 1841)

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Written By: LyricBoy on 05/14/20 at 5:04 am


May 14th 1942 – Tony Pérez, American baseball player, manager and a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame. He played as a first baseman and third baseman in Major League Baseball, most notably for the Cincinnati Reds. Variously nicknamed "Big Dog", "Big Doggie", "Doggie", and "The Mayor of Riverfront", the slugging seven-time All-Star earned two World Series rings during a twenty-three year playing career, and one World Series ring as a coach.


Not to be confused with Tony “El Goncho” Perez, who had a short but illustrious career as an actor in the mid 1970s.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/20 at 7:40 am

May 14th 1952 – Robert Zemeckis, American filmmaker and screenwriter frequently credited as an innovator in visual effects. He first came to public attention in the 1980s as the director of Romancing the Stone (1984) and the science-fiction comedy Back to the Future film trilogy, as well as the live-action/animated comedy Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988). In the 1990s he diversified into more dramatic fare, including 1994's Forrest Gump, for which he won an Academy Award for Best Director. The film itself won Best Picture.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/20 at 7:45 am

May 14th 1987 - Rita Hayworth, American actress and dancer, died at age 68 from complications associated with Alzheimer's disease three. She achieved fame during the 1940s as one of the era's top stars, appearing in a total of 61 films over 37 years. The press coined the term "love goddess" to describe Hayworth after she had become the most glamorous screen idol of the 1940s. She was the top pin-up girl for GIs during World War II. Hayworth is perhaps best known for her performance in the 1946 film noir, Gilda, opposite Glenn Ford, in which she played the femme fatale in her first major dramatic role. Fred Astaire, with whom she made two films, called her his favorite dance partner. Her greatest success was in the Technicolor musical Cover Girl (1944), with Gene Kelly. She is listed as one of the top 25 female motion picture stars of all time in the American Film Institute's survey, AFI's 100 Years...100 Stars. (b. 1918)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/20 at 8:09 am

May 14th 1961 – Tim Roth, English actor and director. He made his debut role in the 1982 television film Made in Britain (1982). He later earned international recognition for appearing in Quentin Tarantino's films, such as Reservoir Dogs (1992), Pulp Fiction (1994), Four Rooms (1995) and The Hateful Eight (2015).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/20 at 8:10 am

May 14th 1919, Henry J. Heinz, American entrepreneur who founded the H. J. Heinz Company died at his home, after contracting pneumonia. Based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, a son of German immigrants from the Palatinate who came independently to the United States in the early 1840s. Heinz developed his business into a national company which made more than 60 food products; one of its first was tomato ketchup. (b. 1844)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/20 at 9:54 am

May 14th 1952 – David Byrne, Scottish-born American musician, who was the founding member, principal songwriter, and lead singer and guitarist of the American new wave band Talking Heads, active between 1975 and 1991.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/20 at 9:58 am

May 14th 2018 – Tom Wolfe, American author and journalist, died from an undisclosed illness.  Known for his association with New Journalism, a style of news writing and journalism developed in the 1960s and 1970s that incorporated literary techniques. Wolfe began his career as a regional newspaper reporter in the 1950s, achieving national prominence in the 1960s following the publication of such best-selling books as The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test (a highly experimental account of Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters) and two collections of articles and essays, Radical Chic & Mau-Mauing the Flak Catchers and The Kandy-Kolored Tangerine-Flake Streamline Baby. In 1979, he published the influential book The Right Stuff about the Mercury Seven astronauts, which was made into a 1983 film of the same name directed by Philip Kaufman. His first fiction novel, The Bonfire of the Vanities, published in 1987, was met with critical acclaim and also became a commercial success. It was adapted as a major motion picture of the same name directed by Brian De Palma. (b. 1930)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/20 at 10:49 am

May 14th 1971 – Sofia Coppola, American screenwriter, director, producer and actress. In 2003, she received the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for the comedy-drama Lost in Translation, and became the third woman to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Director. Her father is director, producer and screenwriter Francis Ford Coppola.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/20 at 11:11 am

May 14th 1936 – Edmund Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby, died suddenly from a ruptured cerebral aneurysm May 14th 1936 in London, aged 75. English soldier and British Imperial Governor. He fought in the Second Boer War and also in the First World War, in which he led the British Empire's Egyptian Expeditionary Force (EEF) during the Sinai and Palestine Campaign against the Ottoman Empire in the conquest of Palestine. During this pursuit, he commanded T. E. Lawrence ("Lawrence of Arabia"), whose campaign with Faisal's Arab Sherifial Forces assisted the EEF's capture of Ottoman Empire territory and fought the Battle of Aleppo, five days before the Armistice of Mudros ended the campaign on 30 October 1918. He continued to serve in the region as High Commissioner for Egypt and Sudan from 1919 until 1925. (b. 1861)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/20 at 2:48 pm

May 14th 1969 – Cate Blanchett, Australian actress and theatre director. She has received international acclaim and many accolades, including six AACTA Awards, two Academy Awards, three Screen Actors Guild Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, and three BAFTA Awards. Blanchett came to international attention for her role as Elizabeth I of England in Shekhar Kapur's 1998 film Elizabeth, for which she won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress, the Golden Globe Award, and earned her first Academy Award for Best Actress nomination.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/20 at 2:53 pm

May 14th 1998 - Frank Sinatra, American singer, actor, and producer, died after a heart attack. He was one of the most popular and influential musical artists of the 20th century. He is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, having sold more than 150 million records worldwide. (b. 1915)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/20 at 5:09 pm

May 14th 1984 – Mark Zuckerberg, American computer programmer and Internet entrepreneur. He is the chairman, chief executive officer, and co-founder of Facebook. His net worth is estimated to be US$58.6 billion as of March 2017, ranking him the fifth richest person in the world.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/20 at 5:10 pm

May 14th 1925 – H. Rider Haggard, English writer, died from an undisclosed cause. His adventure novels are set in exotic locations, predominantly Africa, and a pioneer of the Lost World literary genre. He was also involved in agricultural reform throughout the British Empire. His stories, situated at the lighter end of Victorian literature, continue to be popular and influential. (b. 1856)

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Written By: LyricBoy on 05/14/20 at 5:28 pm


May 14th 1998 - Frank Sinatra, American singer, actor, and producer, died after a heart attack. He was one of the most popular and influential musical artists of the 20th century. He is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, having sold more than 150 million records worldwide. (b. 1915)


I work with one of Frank’s cousins.  8)

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I work with one of Frank’s cousins.  8)
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At one of my previous employments, he walked right past me.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/20 at 5:43 pm

May 14th 2003 – Robert Stack, American actor, sportsman, and television host, died of a heart attack while undergoing radiation therapy for prostate cancer. In addition to acting in more than 40 feature films, he starred in the ABC-TV television series The Untouchables (1959–63), for which he won the 1960 Emmy Award for Best Actor in a Dramatic Series, and later hosted Unsolved Mysteries (1987–2002). He was also nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in the film Written on the Wind (1956). (b. 1919)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/20 at 1:47 am

May 15th 1948 – Brian Eno, English musician, composer, record producer, singer, writer, and visual artist. He is best known for his pioneering work in rock, ambient, pop, and electronic music. Eno studied painting and experimental music at art school in the late 1960s before joining glam rock group Roxy Music as synthesizer player in 1971. After recording two albums with the band, he departed in 1973 to record a number of solo albums.

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May 15th 1948 – Brian Eno, English musician, composer, record producer, singer, writer, and visual artist. He is best known for his pioneering work in rock, ambient, pop, and electronic music. Eno studied painting and experimental music at art school in the late 1960s before joining glam rock group Roxy Music as synthesizer player in 1971. After recording two albums with the band, he departed in 1973 to record a number of solo albums.
No relation to me!

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/20 at 1:52 am

May 15th 1886 – Emily Dickinson, American poet and author, died from Bright's disease. She never married, and most friendships between her and others depended entirely upon correspondence. Dickinson was a recluse for the later years of her life. While Dickinson was a prolific private poet, fewer than a dozen of her nearly 1,800 poems were published during her lifetime. The work that was published during her lifetime was usually altered significantly by the publishers to fit the conventional poetic rules of the time. Dickinson's poems are unique for the era in which she wrote; they contain short lines, typically lack titles, and often use slant rhyme as well as unconventional capitalization and punctuation. Many of her poems deal with themes of death and immortality, two recurring topics in letters to her friends. (b. 1830)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/20 at 5:11 am

May 15th 1953 – Mike Oldfield, English musician and composer. His work blends progressive rock with world, folk, classical, electronic, ambient, and new-age music. His biggest commercial success is the 1973 album Tubular Bells – which launched Virgin Records and became a hit in America after its opening was used as the theme for the film The Exorcist. He also recorded the 1983 hit single "Moonlight Shadow" and a rendition of the Christmas piece "In Dulci Jubilo".

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/20 at 5:25 am

May 15th 2003 – June Carter Cash, American singer, songwriter, actress, dancer, comedian, and author, died of complications following heart-valve replacement surgery. She was a member of the Carter Family and the second wife of singer Johnny Cash. She played the guitar, banjo, harmonica, and autoharp, and acted in several films and television shows. Carter Cash won five Grammy Awards and was inducted into the Christian Music Hall of Fame in 2009. In the early 1960s, June Carter wrote the song "Ring of Fire", which later went on to be a hit for her future husband, Johnny Cash. (b. 1929)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/20 at 7:30 am

May 15th 2008 – Willis Lamb, American physicist, died from complications of a gallstone disorder. who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1955 "for his discoveries concerning the fine structure of the hydrogen spectrum." The Nobel Committee that year awarded half the prize to Lamb and the other half to Polykarp Kusch, who won "for his precision determination of the magnetic moment of the electron." Lamb was able to determine precisely a surprising shift in electron energies in a hydrogen atom. Lamb was a professor at the University of Arizona College of Optical Sciences. (b. 1913)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/20 at 8:30 am

May 15th 1951 – Frank Wilczek, American theoretical physicist, mathematician and a Nobel laureate. He is currently the Herman Feshbach Professor of Physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Founding Director of T. D. Lee Institute and Chief Scientist Wilczek Quantum Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU), Distinguished Origins Professor at Arizona State University (ASU) and full Professor at Stockholm University.  Wilczek, along with David Gross and H. David Politzer, was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2004 for their discovery of asymptotic freedom in the theory of the strong interaction. He is on the Scientific Advisory Board for the Future of Life Institute.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/20 at 8:35 am

May 15th 1991 – Ronald Lacey, English actor, died from liver cancer. He made numerous television and film appearances over a 30-year period and is perhaps best remembered for his roles as Harris in Porridge, Gestapo agent Major Arnold Ernst Toht in Raiders of the Lost Ark and the Bishop of Bath and Wells in Blackadder II. (b. 1935)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/20 at 9:06 am

May 15th 1981 – Zara Tindall, British equestrian and the second child and only daughter of Anne, Princess Royal, and her first husband, Captain Mark Phillips. She is the second-eldest grandchild of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. Tindall is married to former England rugby union player Mike Tindall. Tindall won the Eventing World Championship in Aachen in 2006. The same year she was voted 2006 BBC Sports Personality of the Year by the British viewing public (an award her mother won in 1971). She was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2007 New Year Honours for her services to equestrianism. In 2012, she carried an Olympic flame at Cheltenham Racecourse on her horse Toytown. As a member of the Great Britain Eventing Team, she won a silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics, presented to her by her mother.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/20 at 10:13 am

May 15th 1935 – Ted Dexter, England international cricketer. An aggressive middle-order batsman of ferocious power and a right-arm medium bowler, he captained Sussex and England in the early 1960s. He is known by the nickname Lord Ted.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/20 at 10:13 am

May 15th 1987 – Andy Murray, British tennis player from Scotland currently ranked world No. 1 in men's singles. won the 2013 Wimbledon Championships, becoming the first British player to win a Wimbledon senior singles title since Virginia Wade in 1977, and the first British man to win the men's singles title since Fred Perry, 77 years previously. In 2016, he won his second Wimbledon title to become the first British man to win multiple Wimbledon singles titles since Perry in 1935.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/20 at 12:37 pm

May 15th 1937 – Madeleine Albright, American politician and diplomat. She is the first woman to have become the United States Secretary of State. She was nominated by U.S. President Bill Clinton on December 5, 1996, and was unanimously confirmed by a U.S. Senate vote of 99–0. She was sworn in on January 23, 1997.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/20 at 12:38 pm

May 15th 1924 – Paul-Henri-Benjamin d'Estournelles de Constant, French diplomat and politician, died from an undisclosed cause. He was an advocate of international arbitration and winner of the 1909 Nobel Prize for Peace. In 1904 Estournelles de Constant ran for and won a seat in the Senate, where he served until the end of his career in 1924. As a deputy and senator, Estournelles de Constant concerned himself with colonial issues, consistently opposing Third Republic colonial policy. He advocated the elimination of colonial seats in the French parliament, preferring a policy of establishing protectorates to the traditional republican programme of colonial assimilation. In particular, he violently opposed the establishment of French colonial rule in Madagascar and the Great Powers' dismemberment of China. In domestic affairs, he was concerned particularly with what the terminology of the day called "outrages against morality" (outrages aux bonnes mœurs). He was a Dreyfusard and argued in favour of placing Émile Zola's remains in the Panthéon for Zola's part in the Dreyfus Affair. Above all, though, Estournelles de Constant dedicated himself to the cause of improving international relations, and he was a member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration from 1900. He represented France at both Hague Peace Conferences (1898 and 1907), and outlined a vision of a European union. (b. 1852)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/20 at 2:06 pm

May 15th 1935 – Don Bragg, American athlete. He competed mainly in the pole vault and won a gold medal in that event at the 1960 Summer Olympics. Bragg grew up in Penns Grove, New Jersey, where he attended Penns Grove High School. Bragg was the last of the great pole vaulters to use an aluminum pole. From 1954 until 1960, he was always world ranked and capped a brilliant career in 1960 by setting a world record of 15' 9¼" (4.80 m) at the Olympic Trials and winning an Olympic gold medal with a vault of 15' 5" (4.70 m). He set a world indoor record of 15' 9½" (4.81 m) at Philadelphia in 1959 and, like Hall of Famer Cornelius Warmerdam, vaulted better indoors than outdoors.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/20 at 2:07 pm

May 15th 1995 – Eric Porter, English actor of stage, film and television, died of colon cancer. His memorable performance as Soames in the BBC's 1967 television adaptation of The Forsyte Saga. (b. 1928)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/20 at 3:06 pm

May 15th 1939 – Dorothy Shirley, British athlete, who mainly competed in the women's high jump event. She competed for Great Britain in the 1960 Summer Olympics held in Rome, Italy, where she won the silver medal in the high jump jointly with Jarosława Jóźwiakowska. It was the fifth straight silver medal for Britain in this event.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/20 at 3:56 pm

May 15th 1937 – Trini Lopez, American singer, guitarist, and actor. His first album included a version of "If I Had a Hammer", which earned him a Golden Disc. Other hits included "Lemon Tree", "I'm Comin' Home, Cindy" and "Sally Was a Good Old Girl". He designed two guitars for the Gibson Guitar Corporation, which are now collectors’ items.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/16/20 at 1:23 am

May 16th 1946 – Robert Fripp, English guitarist, composer and record producer. As a guitarist for the progressive rock band King Crimson, Fripp has been the only member to have played in all of King Crimson's line-ups from their inception in the late 1960s to the present.

Subject: Re: Scientific Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/16/20 at 1:30 am

May 16th 1947 – Frederick Gowland Hopkins, English biochemist, died from an undisclosed cause. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1929, with Christiaan Eijkman, for the discovery of vitamins, even though Casimir Funk, a Polish biochemist, is widely credited with discovering vitamins. He also discovered the amino acid tryptophan, in 1901. He was President of the Royal Society from 1930 to 1935. (b. 1861)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/16/20 at 3:45 am

May 16th 1951 – Jonathan Richman, American singer, songwriter and guitarist. In 1970 he founded the Modern Lovers, an influential proto-punk band. Since the mid-1970s, Richman has worked either solo or with low-key, acoustic and electric, backing. Currently, he plays only acoustic to protect his hearing.

Subject: Re: Noteworthy Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/16/20 at 4:10 am

May 16th 2019 – I. M. Pei, Chinese-American architect, died from an undisclosed cause. His first major recognition came with the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado (designed in 1961, and completed in 1967). His new stature led to his selection as chief architect for the John F. Kennedy Library in Massachusetts. He went on to design Dallas City Hall and the East Building of the National Gallery of Art. He returned to China for the first time in 1975 to design a hotel at Fragrant Hills, and designed Bank of China Tower, Hong Kong, a skyscraper in Hong Kong for the Bank of China fifteen years later. In the early 1980s, Pei was the focus of controversy when he designed a glass-and-steel pyramid for the Musée du Louvre in Paris. He later returned to the world of the arts by designing the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center in Dallas, the Miho Museum in Japan, the Suzhou Museum in Suzhou, and the Museum of Islamic Art in Qatar. (b. 1917)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/16/20 at 5:23 am

May 16th 1953 – Pierce Brosnan, Irish-American actor and producer, after the conclusion of Remington Steele television series, Brosnan appeared in films such as the Cold War spy film The Fourth Protocol (1987) and the comedy Mrs. Doubtfire (1993). In 1994, Brosnan became the fifth actor to portray secret agent James Bond in the Eon Productions film series, starring in four films from 1995 to 2002 (GoldenEye, Tomorrow Never Dies, The World Is Not Enough and Die Another Day).

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/16/20 at 5:40 am

May 16th 1953 – Django Reinhardt, Belgian-born French jazz guitarist and composer of Romani ethnicity, died from a brain hemorrhage. Regarded as one of the greatest musicians of the twentieth century, having written nearly 100 songs, according to Frank Vignola. He was the first and most significant jazz talent to emerge from Europe. (b. 1910)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/16/20 at 7:44 am

May 16th 1959 – Mare Winningham, American actress and singer-songwriter. A seven-time Emmy Award nominee, she won Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie for Amber Waves in 1980 and George Wallace in 1998. She was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for the 1995 film Georgia. Winningham's other film and TV roles include St. Elmo's Fire (1985), Miracle Mile (1988), Turner & Hooch (1989), The War (1994), Dandelion (2004), Swing Vote (2008), Brothers (2009), Mildred Pierce (2011), Hatfields & McCoys (2012) and appeared in American Horror Story for four seasons; Coven (2013), Freak Show (2014), Hotel (2015-16) and Cult (2017). She made her New York stage debut in the 2007 Off-Broadway musical 10 Million Miles, for which she received a Drama Desk Award nomination. and her Broadway debut in the 2013 revival of Picnic. In 2014, she was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for the original Broadway production of Casa Valentina. She was cast as Cherry Lockhart for Seasons 1-2 and 4 as Cole's mother in the TV series The Affair.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/16/20 at 8:55 am

May 16th 1966 – Janet Jackson, American singer-songwriter, producer, dancer, and actress. The youngest child of the Jackson family, she began her career with the variety television series The Jacksons in 1976 and went on to appear in other television shows throughout the 1970s and early 1980s, including Good Times and Fame.

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/16/20 at 9:05 am

May 16th 1955 - James Agee, American novelist, journalist, poet, screenwriter and film critic, died from a heart attack. In the 1940s, he was one of the most influential film critics in the U.S. His autobiographical novel, A Death in the Family (1957), won the author a posthumous 1958 Pulitzer Prize. (b. 1909)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/16/20 at 10:00 am

May 16th 1955 – Olga Korbut, Belarusian gymnast. Nicknamed the "Sparrow from Minsk", she won four gold medals and two silver medals at the Summer Olympic Games, in which she competed in 1972 and 1976 for the Soviet team.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/16/20 at 10:50 am

May 16th 1990 – Sammy Davis Jr., American singer, dancer, actor, and comedian died of complications from throat cancer. He is noted for his impersonations of actors, musicians and other celebrities. In 1960, he appeared in the Rat Pack film Ocean's 11. In 1966 he had his own TV variety show, titled The Sammy Davis Jr. Show. Davis's career slowed in the late 1960s, but he had a hit record with "The Candy Man" in 1972 and became a star in Las Vegas, earning him the nickname "Mister Show Business". (b. 1925)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/16/20 at 12:08 pm

May 16th 2018 – Joseph Campanella, American character actor, died of complications from Parkinson's disease. He appeared in more than 200 television and film roles from the early 1950s to 2009. He was best remembered for his role as Joe Turino in Guiding Light and as Harper Deveraux on the soap opera Days of Our Lives, a role he starred in from 1987 to 1988. He voiced the character of Dr. Curt Connors/The Lizard on Spider-Man: The Animated Series (1994–1997). He narrated the Discover science series on the Disney Channel from 1992 until 1994. Campanella was nominated for a Daytime and Primetime Emmy Award and a Tony Award throughout his career. (b. 1924)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/16/20 at 12:47 pm

May 16th 1955 – Hazel O'Connor, British singer-songwriter and actress. She became famous in the early 1980s with hit singles "Eighth Day", "D-Days" and "Will You", as well as starring in the film Breaking Glass.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: ChrisBodilyTM on 05/17/20 at 12:40 am

May 16, 2010 - Legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio died from stomach cancer. Lead singer of the bands Elf, (1967-1975) Rainbow (1975-1979), Black Sabbath (1979-1982, 1991-1992), Dio (1982-2010) and Heaven & Hell (A rechristened Dio-lineup Black Sabbath; 2006-2010). (b. 1942)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/17/20 at 1:04 am

May 17th 1961 – Enya (Eithne Pádraigín Ní Bhraonáin, anglicised as Enya Patricia Brennan), Irish singer, songwriter, musician and producer. Born into a musical family and raised in the Irish speaking area of Gweedore in County Donegal, Enya began her music career when she joined her family's Celtic band Clannad in 1980 on keyboards and backing vocals. She left in 1982 with their manager and producer Nicky Ryan to pursue a solo career, with Ryan's wife Roma Ryan as her lyricist. Enya developed her distinct sound over the following four years with multi-tracked vocals and keyboards with elements of new age, Celtic, classical, church, and folk music. She has sung in ten languages.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/17/20 at 1:12 am

May 17th 2012 – Donna Summer, American singer, songwriter, and actress dies having been diagnosed with lung cancer, which she believed was caused by inhaling toxic fumes and dust after the 9/11 terrorist attacks in New York City. She gained prominence during the disco era of the late 1970s. A five-time Grammy Award winner, she was the first artist to have three consecutive double albums reach No. 1 on the United States Billboard 200 chart and charted four number-one singles in the U.S. within a 12-month period. Summer has reportedly sold over 100 million records, making her one of the world's best-selling artists of all time. She also charted two number-one singles on the R&B charts in the U.S. and one number-one in the U.K. (b. 1948)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/17/20 at 1:39 am

May 17th 1974 – Andrea Corr, Irish musician, songwriter, and actress. Corr debuted in 1990 as the lead singer of the Celtic folk rock and pop rock group The Corrs along with her three elder siblings Caroline, Sharon, and Jim. Aside from singing lead vocals Corr plays the tin whistle, the ukulele, and the piano. She entered the film industry in 1991 with Alan Parker's film, The Commitments where she had a speaking part as Sharon Rabbitte. In 1996, Parker was directing the film version of the rock opera Evita which starred Madonna. He was so keen on having Andrea in the film that he cast her as Juan Peron's mistress, where she performed part of "Hello & Goodbye". She provided the singing voice for Kayley in Warner Brothers' first fully animated film, 1998's The Quest for Camelot.

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/17/20 at 4:16 am

May 17th 1956 – Sugar Ray Leonard, American boxer, motivational speaker, and occasional actor. Often regarded as one of the greatest boxers of all time, he competed from 1977 to 1997, winning world titles in five weight divisions; the lineal championship in three weight divisions; as well as the undisputed welterweight title. Leonard was part of "The Fabulous Four", a group of boxers who all fought each other throughout the 1980s, consisting of himself, Roberto Durán, Thomas Hearns and Marvin Hagler.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/17/20 at 4:26 am

May 17th 1996 – Johnny "Guitar" Watson, American blues, soul, and funk musician and singer-songwriter, died of a heart attack while on tour in Yokohama, Japan. A flamboyant showman and electric guitarist in the style of T-Bone Walker, Watson recorded throughout the 1950s and 1960s with some success. His creative reinvention in the 1970s with disco and funk overtones, saw Watson have hits with "Ain't That a Bitch", "I Need It" and "Superman Lover". His successful recording career spanned forty years, with his highest chart appearance being the 1977 song "A Real Mother For Ya". (b. 1935)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: LyricBoy on 05/17/20 at 6:36 am


May 17th 1974 – Andrea Corr, Irish musician, songwriter, and actress. Corr debuted in 1990 as the lead singer of the Celtic folk rock and pop rock group The Corrs along with her three elder siblings Caroline, Sharon, and Jim. Aside from singing lead vocals Corr plays the tin whistle, the ukulele, and the piano. She entered the film industry in 1991 with Alan Parker's film, The Commitments where she had a speaking part as Sharon Rabbitte. In 1996, Parker was directing the film version of the rock opera Evita which starred Madonna. He was so keen on having Andrea in the film that he cast her as Juan Peron's mistress, where she performed part of "Hello & Goodbye". She provided the singing voice for Kayley in Warner Brothers' first fully animated film, 1998's The Quest for Camelot.


Andrea is SMOKING hot.  :-*

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/17/20 at 9:42 am

May 17th 1956 – Bob Saget, American stand-up comedian, actor, and television host. His television roles include Danny Tanner on the ABC sitcom Full House (1987–95) and hosting America's Funniest Home Videos from 1989 to 1997. Saget is also known for his adult-oriented stand-up routine. He also provided the voice of the future Ted Mosby on the CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother from 2005 to 2014.

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/17/20 at 9:53 am

May 17th 1875 – John C. Breckinridge, lawyer, politician, and soldier, died of cirrhosis. From the U.S. state of Kentucky. He represented the state in both houses of Congress and became the 14th and youngest-ever Vice President of the United States, serving from 1857 to 1861. He served in the U.S. Senate during the outbreak of the American Civil War. (b. 1821)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/18/20 at 2:11 am

May 18th 1949 – Rick Wakeman, English keyboardist, songwriter, television and radio presenter, and author. He is best known for being in the progressive rock band Yes across five tenures between 1971 and 2004 and for his solo albums released in the 1970s.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/18/20 at 2:27 am

May 18th 1990 – Jill Ireland, English actress and singer, died of breast cancer. Best known for her collaborations (totalling fifteen films) with her second husband, Charles Bronson. She began acting in the mid-1950s with bit parts in films including Simon and Laura (1955) and Three Men in a Boat (1956). In 1957, Ireland married actor David McCallum after the couple met while working on the film Hell Drivers (1957). Later they appeared together in five episodes of The Man From U.N.C.L.E.: "The Quadripartite Affair" (season 1, episode 3, 1964), "The Giuoco Piano Affair" (season 1, episode 7, 1964), "The Tigers Are Coming Affair" (season 2, episode 8, 1965), "The Five Daughters Affair" (season 3, episodes 28 & 29, 1967). They had three sons, Paul, Valentine, and Jason (who was adopted). Jason McCallum died of a drug overdose in 1989, six months before Ireland's own death. McCallum and Ireland divorced in 1967. In 1968, Ireland married Charles Bronson. She had met him when he and McCallum were filming The Great Escape (1963) some years earlier. Together they had a daughter, Zuleika, and adopted a daughter, Katrina. They remained married until Ireland's death in 1990. (d. 1936)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/18/20 at 5:57 am

May 18th 1960 – Yannick Noah, tennis player from France. He is best remembered for winning the French Open in 1983 and as a highly successful captain of France's Davis Cup and Fed Cup teams. During his career, which spanned almost two decades, Noah captured a total of 23 singles titles and 16 doubles titles, reaching a career-high singles ranking of World No. 3 (in July 1986) and attaining the World No. 1 doubles ranking the following month.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/18/20 at 10:26 am

May 18th 1944 – Albert Hammond, Gibraltarian singer, songwriter, and record producer who grew up in the British Mediterranean territory of Gibraltar. He collaborated with Diane Warren on "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now", a transatlantic No. 1 in 1987 for Starship, and "I Don't Wanna Live Without Your Love", a hit for Chicago that peaked at No. 3 in the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1988.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/18/20 at 12:38 pm

May 18th 1941 – Miriam Margolyes, English character actress and voice artist. Her earliest roles were in theatre and after several supporting roles in film and television she won a BAFTA Award for her role in The Age of Innocence (1993) and went on to take the role of Professor Sprout in the Harry Potter film series.

Subject: Re: Musical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/18/20 at 12:40 pm

May 18th 1911 – Gustav Mahler, Austrian composer​, died from bacterial endocarditis. As a composer he acted as a bridge between the 19th century Austro-German tradition and the modernism of the early 20th century. While in his lifetime his status as a conductor was established beyond question, his own music gained wide popularity only after periods of relative neglect which included a ban on its performance in much of Europe during the Nazi era. After 1945 his compositions were rediscovered and championed by a new generation of listeners; Mahler then became one of the most frequently performed and recorded of all composers, a position he has sustained into the 21st century. (b. 1860)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/18/20 at 2:05 pm

May 18th 1958 – Toyah Willcox, English singer and actress. In a career spanning more than thirty years, Willcox has had 8 Top 40 singles, released over 20 albums, written two books, appeared in over forty stage plays and ten feature films, and voiced and presented numerous television shows. Between 1977 and 1983 she fronted the band Toyah, before embarking on a solo career in the mid-1980s. Her biggest hits include "It's a Mystery", "Thunder in the Mountains" and "I Want to Be Free".

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/18/20 at 2:07 pm

May 18th 1975 – Leroy Anderson, American composer, died from cancer. He composed short, light concert pieces, many of which were introduced by the Boston Pops Orchestra under the direction of Arthur Fiedler. John Williams described him as "one of the great American masters of light orchestral music. He composed the music for the Broadway show Goldilocks with orchestrations by Philip J. Lang. Even though it earned two Tony awards, Goldilocks did not achieve commercial success. Anderson never wrote another musical, preferring instead to continue writing orchestral miniatures. His pieces, including "The Typewriter," "Bugler's Holiday," and "A Trumpeter's Lullaby" are performed by orchestras and bands ranging from school groups to professional organizations. (b. 1908)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/19/20 at 1:06 am

May 19th 1945 – Pete Townshend, English musician, singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist, best known as the lead guitarist, backing vocalist, and main songwriter, for the rock band The Who. His career with the Who spans over 50 years, during which time the band grew to be considered one of the most influential bands of the 20th century.

Subject: Re: Royalty Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/19/20 at 1:08 am

May 19th 1536 – Anne Boleyn, Queen of England (1533–1536); second wife of Henry VIII of England was beheaded for adultery, treason, and incest. On 7 September, she gave birth to the future Queen Elizabeth I. Henry was disappointed to have a daughter rather than a son but hoped a son would follow and professed to love Elizabeth. (b. about 1501)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/19/20 at 5:15 am

May 19th 1947 – David Helfgott, Australian concert pianist. Helfgott's life inspired the Academy Award-winning film Shine, in which he was played by Geoffrey Rush and Noah Taylor. Helfgott tours Australia annually and plays a small number of recitals in other countries.

Subject: Re: Military Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/19/20 at 5:38 am

May 19th 1935 – T. E. Lawrence, British archaeologist, military officer, diplomat, and writer, died after a motorcycle accident. He was renowned for his liaison role during the Sinai and Palestine Campaign and the Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire during the First World War. The breadth and variety of his activities and associations, and his ability to describe them vividly in writing, earned him international fame as Lawrence of Arabia—a title used for the 1962 film based on his wartime activities. (b. 1888)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/19/20 at 7:04 am

May 19th 1947 – Paul Brady, Irish singer-songwriter, whose work straddles folk and pop. He was interested in a wide variety of music from an early age. He initially collaborated with several major bands, prior to launching a successful solo career. Initially popular for playing traditional Irish music in a duo with Andy Irvine and later with Tommy Peoples and Matt Molloy, he later turned to a more rock-inspired electric style with poignant political lyrics.

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/19/20 at 7:06 am

May 19th 1795 – James Boswell, Scottish biographer and diarist, died from an unknown cause. He is best known for the biography he wrote of one of his contemporaries, the English literary figure Samuel Johnson, which the modern Johnsonian critic Harold Bloom has said is the greatest biography written in the English language. (b. 1740)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/19/20 at 7:08 am

May 19th 1996– John Beradino, American infielder in Major League Baseball and an actor, died from pancreatic cancer. Known as Johnny Berardino during his baseball career, he was also credited during his acting career as John Berardino, John Baradino, John Barardino or John Barradino. He was a major league player from 1939 to 1952, except for three years of military service in the U.S. Naval Reserve during World War II, from 1942 to 1945. He played second baseman and shortstop for the St. Louis Browns, Cleveland Indians, and Pittsburgh Pirates, winning the World Series with the Indians in 1948. He also played first and third base. After injuring his leg and being released by Pittsburgh in 1952, he retired from baseball and returned to acting, having appeared in his first film in 1948. Beradino appeared briefly in an uncredited role as a state trooper in the 1954 thriller Suddenly, starring Frank Sinatra and Sterling Hayden, and later performed as a policeman who allows Roger Thornhill (Cary Grant) to make a phone call to his mother in the 1959 Hitchcock thriller, North by Northwest. Beradino had a cameo role in the 1954 sci-fi thriller Them!. He also had a guest role in a 1956 episode of the television series, Adventures of Superman titled "The Unlucky Number". He played a small-time criminal who struggled with his life-style and wanted to reform. At that point he was still being billed as "John Berardino". Beradino appeared twice on the Western series Annie Oakley, with Gail Davis—as Gorman in "Annie Rides the Navajo Trail" and as Roscoe Barnes in "Amateur Outlaw" (both 1956). He appeared as one of the outlaws in the opening scenes of Budd Boetticher's "Seven Men From Now," with Randolph Scott, in 1956. He guest starred as well on John Bromfield's syndicated crime drama with a modern Western setting, Sheriff of Cochise, and Bromfield's successor series, U.S. Marshal. He was also cast in an episode of David Janssen's crime drama series Richard Diamond, Private Detective. (b. 1917)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/19/20 at 9:57 am

May 19th 1955 – James Gosling, Canadian computer scientist, best known as the creator of the Java programming language. Between 1984 and 2010, Gosling was with Sun Microsystems. He is known as the father of the Java programming language. He got the idea for the Java VM while writing a program to port software from a PERQ by translating Perq Q-Code to VAX assembler and emulating the hardware.

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/19/20 at 9:59 am

May 19th 1898 – William Ewart Gladstone, British Liberal and earlier conservative politician, died from an undisclosed cause. The cause of death is officially recorded as "Syncope, Senility". "Syncope" meant failure of the heart and "senility" in the nineteenth century was an infirmity of advanced old age, rather than a loss of mental faculties. In a career lasting over 60 years, he served as Prime Minister four separate times (1868–74, 1880–85, February–July 1886 and 1892–94), more than any other person, and served as Chancellor of the Exchequer four times. Gladstone was also Britain's oldest Prime Minister; he resigned for the final time when he was 84 years old. (b. 1809)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/19/20 at 11:35 am

May 19th 1948 – Grace Jones, Jamaican born singer, songwriter, lyricist, supermodel, record producer, and actress. Born in Jamaica, at age 13 she moved with her siblings to their parents' home in Syracuse, New York. Jones began her modelling career in New York state, then in Paris, working for fashion houses such as Yves St. Laurent and Kenzo, and appearing on the covers of Elle and Vogue. In 1984 she made her first mainstream appearance as Zula in the fantasy-action film Conan the Destroyer alongside Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sarah Douglas, and subsequently appeared in the 1985 James Bond movie A View to a Kill as May Day.

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/19/20 at 11:38 am

May 19th 2018 – Vincent McEveety, American film and television director, died from an undisclosed cause. He directed numerous Emmy Award-winning television series, including The Untouchables, Gunsmoke, six Star Trek (episodes include "Dagger of the Mind", "Balance of Terror", "Patterns of Force" and "Spectre of the Gun"), Magnum, P.I., How the West Was Won, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Stranger at My Door, Murder, She Wrote, and Diagnosis: Murder, starring Dick Van Dyke. In 1991, McEveety directed the award-winning episode of the NBC television series In the Heat of the Night, entitled "Sweet, Sweet Blues", guest-starring musician Bobby Short and veteran actor James Best. That year Heat won its first NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Dramatic Series and James Best won the Crystal Reel Award for Best Actor. McEveety directed numerous films for Walt Disney Pictures, including The Million Dollar Duck, The Biscuit Eater, Superdad, The Strongest Man in the World, The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again, Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo, and Herbie Goes Bananas. McEveety also directed portions of The Watcher in the Woods. (b. 1929)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/19/20 at 1:46 pm

May 19th 1949 – Dusty Hill, bassist, keyboardist, and co-vocalist with the American rock group ZZ Top. Along with his brother Rocky Hill and future fellow ZZ Top member Frank Beard, Dusty Hill played in local Dallas bands the Warlocks, the Cellar Dwellers, and American Blues. From 1966 to 1968, American Blues played the Dallas-Fort Worth-Houston circuit. In 1969, Hill was a member of a fake version of the British band The Zombies with Beard.

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/19/20 at 2:00 pm

May 19th 1994 – Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, died from the cancer. She was the wife of the 35th President of the United States, John F. Kennedy, and First Lady of the United States from 1961 until his assassination in 1963. (b. 1929)

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: nally on 05/19/20 at 2:04 pm


May 19th 1994 – Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, died from the cancer. She was the wife of the 35th President of the United States, John F. Kennedy, and First Lady of the United States from 1961 until his assassination in 1963. (b. 1929)

And after his death, she later married Aristotle Onassis, a Greek shopping magnate, and she became a widow again when he died in '75.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/19/20 at 2:39 pm

May 19th 1942 – Robert Kilroy-Silk, English academic, politician and broadcaster. After a decade as a university lecturer, he was a Labour Party Member of Parliament (MP) from 1974 to 1986. He left the House of Commons in 1986 to present a new daytime talk show, Kilroy, which ran until 2004.

Subject: Re: Notable Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/19/20 at 2:41 pm

May 19th 1907 – Benjamin Baker, English civil engineer, died from an undisclosed cause. He worked in the mid to late Victorian era. He helped develop the early underground railways in London with Sir John Fowler, but he is best known for his work on the Forth Bridge. He made many other notable contributions to civil engineering, including his work as an expert witness at the public inquiry into the Tay Rail Bridge disaster. Later, he helped design and build the first Aswan dam. (b. 1840)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/19/20 at 3:45 pm

May 19th 1968 – Kyle Eastwood, American jazz bass musician. He studied film at the University of Southern California for two years before embarking on a music career. After becoming a session player in the early 1990s and leading his own quartet, he released his first solo album, From There to Here, in 1998. In addition to his solo albums, Eastwood has also contributed music to nine of his father's (Clint Eastwood) films: The Rookie (1990), Mystic River (2002), Million Dollar Baby (2004), Flags of Our Fathers (2006), Letters from Iwo Jima (2006), Changeling (2008), Gran Torino (2008), Invictus (2009) and J. Edgar (2011). He was nominated with music partner Michael Stevens for a 2006 Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Original Score (Letters from Iwo Jima).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/20/20 at 1:12 am

May 20th 1942 – Lynn Davies, Welsh sprinter and long jumper. He won an Olympic gold medal in the long jump in 1964 (earning himself the nickname "Lynn the Leap") with a leap of 8.07 metres. He finished ninth in 1968, having been flag bearer at the opening ceremony. In 1964 he also competed in the 100 metres and 4×100 metres contests. He was 18th in the long jump at the 1972 Olympics, his selection being something of a surprise at the time.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/20/20 at 1:15 am

May 20th 1506 – Christopher Columbus, Italian explorer, discovered the Americas, dies suspected that he suffered from Reiter's syndrome. He completed four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean. Those voyages and his efforts to establish permanent settlements on the island of Hispaniola initiated the European colonization of the New World. (b. about 1451)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/20/20 at 2:48 am

May 20th 1942 – Frew McMillan, South African tennis player, who won five major doubles championships including three Wimbledons with Bob Hewitt. Altogether, he won 63 doubles titles, surpassed only by the Bryan brothers, Todd Woodbridge, John McEnroe and Tom Okker.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/20/20 at 3:11 am

May 20th 2019 – Niki Lauda, Austrian Formula One driver, died from an undisclosed cause. A three-time F1 World Drivers' Champion, winning in 1975, 1977 and 1984; and an aviation entrepreneur. He was the only driver in F1 history to have been champion for both Ferrari and McLaren, the sport's two most successful constructors. He is considered by some as one of the greatest F1 drivers of all time. More recently an aviation entrepreneur, he founded and ran three airlines (Lauda Air, Niki, and Laudamotion). He was also a Bombardier Business Aircraft brand ambassador. He was also a consultant for Scuderia Ferrari and team manager of the Jaguar Formula One racing team for two years. He worked as a pundit for German TV during Grand Prix weekends and acted as non-executive chairman of Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport. Lauda owned 10% of the team. Having emerged as Formula One's star driver amid a 1975 title win and leading the 1976 championship battle, Lauda was seriously injured in a crash at the 1976 German Grand Prix at the Nürburgring during which his Ferrari burst into flames, and he came close to death after inhaling hot toxic fumes and suffering severe burns. However, he survived and recovered enough to race again just six weeks later at the Italian Grand Prix. Although he narrowly lost the title to James Hunt that year, he won his second Ferrari crown the year after during his final season at the team. After a couple of years at Brabham and two years' hiatus, Lauda returned and raced four seasons for McLaren between 1982 and 1985 – during which he won the 1984 title by 0.5 points over his team colleague Alain Prost. (b. 1949)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/20/20 at 5:00 am

May 20th 1944 – Boudewijn de Groot, Dutch singer/songwriter. He is known for the songs "Welterusten Meneer de President" (1966), "Het Land van Maas en Waal (nl)" (1967), "Jimmy (nl)" (1973) and "Avond (nl)" (1996) among others.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/20/20 at 5:18 am

May 20th 2012 – Robin Gibb, British singer, songwriter and record producer, died from liver and kidney failure. He gained worldwide fame as a member of the pop group the Bee Gees. Their younger brother Andy was also a singer. Robin Gibb also had his own successful solo career. (b. 1949)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/20/20 at 1:22 pm

May 20th 2013 – Ray Manzarek American musician, singer, producer, film director, and author, died from a rare cancer called cholangiocarcinoma. Best known as a member of The Doors from 1965 to 1973, which he co-founded with singer and lyricist Jim Morrison. Manzarek was notable for performing on a keyboard bass during many live shows and some recordings, taking on a role usually filled by a bass guitar player. He recorded on every track of all eight Doors studio albums, and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993. He was a co-founding member of Nite City from 1977 to 1978, and of Manzarek–Krieger from 2001 until his death in 2013. USA TODAY considers him "one of the best keyboardists ever.” (b. 1939)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/22/20 at 1:44 am

May 22nd 1941 – Menzies Campbell, British Liberal Democrat politician, advocate and former athlete. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for North East Fife from 1987 to 2015 and was the Leader of the Liberal Democrats from 2 March 2006 until 15 October 2007.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/22/20 at 1:50 am

May 22nd 1972 – Cecil Day-Lewis, Anglo-Irish poet, died from pancreatic cancer. He was the Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom from 1968 until his death in 1972. He also wrote mystery stories under the pseudonym of Nicholas Blake. He is the father of Daniel Day-Lewis, a noted actor, and Tamasin Day-Lewis, a documentary filmmaker and television chef. (b. 1904)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/22/20 at 2:43 am

May 22nd 1950 – Bernie Taupin, English lyricist, poet, and singer, best known for his long-term collaboration with Elton John, writing the lyrics for the majority of the star's songs, and making his lyrics some of the best known in music history.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/22/20 at 2:44 am

May 22nd 1990 – Rocky Graziano, American boxer, died from cardiopulmonary failure. He held the World Middleweight title. He is considered one of the greatest knockout artists in boxing history, often displaying the capacity to take his opponent out with a single punch. He was ranked 23rd on The Ring magazine list of the greatest punchers of all time. He fought many of the best middleweights of the era including Sugar Ray Robinson. His turbulent and violent life story was the basis of the 1956 Oscar-winning drama film, Somebody Up There Likes Me, based on his 1955 autobiography of the same title. (b. 1922)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/22/20 at 4:05 am

May 22nd 1950 – Bill Whelan, Irish composer and musician. He is best known for composing a piece for the interval of the 1994 Eurovision Song Contest. The result, Riverdance, was a seven-minute display of traditional Irish dancing that became a full-length stage production and spawned a worldwide craze for Irish dancing and Celtic music and also won him a Grammy.

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/22/20 at 4:07 am

May 22nd 1985 – Wolfgang Reitherman, German-born American animator, died in a motoring accident. He was one of Disney's Nine Old Men. Beginning with 1961's One Hundred and One Dalmatians, "Woolie", as he was called by friends, served as Disney's chief animation director. One of Reitherman's productions, the 1968 short Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day, won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film. He also served as a producer and sequence director, and starred as himself in the 1941 feature film The Reluctant Dragon. All three of Reitherman's sons — Bruce, Richard and Robert — provided voices for Disney characters, including Mowgli in The Jungle Book, Christopher Robin in Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree, and Wart in The Sword in the Stone. Reitherman directed several Disney animated feature films including: One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961), The Sword in the Stone (1963), The Jungle Book (1967), The Aristocats (1970), Robin Hood (1973), The Many Adventures of Winnie The Pooh (1977), and The Rescuers (1977). (b. 1909)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/25/20 at 4:43 am

May 25th 1944 – Frank Oz, English-born American puppeteer, filmmaker and actor. His career began as a puppeteer, where he performed the Muppet characters of Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Animal, and Sam Eagle in The Muppet Show, and Cookie Monster, Bert, and Grover in Sesame Street. He is also known for being the puppeteer and voice of Yoda in the Star Wars films. His work as a director includes Little Shop of Horrors (1986), Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988), What About Bob? (1991), In & Out (1997), Bowfinger (1999), The Score (2001) and Death at a Funeral (2007).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/25/20 at 5:28 am

May 25th 1958 – Paul Weller, English singer, songwriter, musician. Weller achieved fame with the punk rock/new wave/mod revival band The Jam. He had further success with the blue-eyed soul music of The Style Council (1983–89), before establishing himself as a solo artist in 1991.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/25/20 at 6:49 am

May 25th 2006 – Desmond Dekker, Jamaican ska, rocksteady and reggae singer-songwriter and musician, died of a heart attack. Together with his backing group the Aces (consisting of Wilson James and Easton Barrington Howard), he had one of the earliest international reggae hits with "Israelites" (1968). Other hits include "007 (Shanty Town)" (1967), "It Mek" (1969) and "You Can Get It If You Really Want" (1970). (b. 1941)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/25/20 at 10:49 am

May 25th 1963 – Mike Myers, Canadian-born actor, comedian, screenwriter, and film producer, who also holds UK and US citizenship. He is known for his run as a featured performer on Saturday Night Live from 1989 to 1995, and for playing the title roles in the Wayne's World, Austin Powers, and Shrek films. He also directed the documentary film Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon, and had a small role in Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds in 2009.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/25/20 at 11:50 am

May 25th 1934 – Gustav Holst, English composer, arranger and teacher died from heart failure following an operation on his ulcer. Best known for his orchestral suite The Planets, he composed a large number of other works across a range of genres, although none achieved comparable success. His distinctive compositional style was the product of many influences, Richard Wagner and Richard Strauss being most crucial early in his development. (b. 1874)

Subject: Re: Cinematic Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/25/20 at 12:25 pm

May 25th 1951 – Bob Gale, American screenwriter, producer and film director. He famously co-wrote the science fiction film Back to the Future with writing partner Robert Zemeckis, and the screenplays for the film's two sequels. Gale also co-produced all three films, and served as associate producer on the subsequent animated TV series.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/25/20 at 12:52 pm

May 25th 2005 – Ismail Merchant, Indian film producer and director, died following surgery for abdominal ulcers. He worked for many years in collaboration with Merchant Ivory Productions which included director (and Merchant's longtime professional and domestic partner) James Ivory as well as screenwriter Ruth Prawer Jhabvala. Their films won six Academy Awards. (b. 1936)

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Written By: LyricBoy on 05/25/20 at 1:05 pm


May 25th 1951 – Bob Gale, American screenwriter, producer and film director. He famously co-wrote the science fiction film Back to the Future with writing partner Robert Zemeckis, and the screenplays for the film's two sequels. Gale also co-produced all three films, and served as associate producer on the subsequent animated TV series.


Hopefully his funeral,procession included a generous number of Delorean coupes.  8)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/25/20 at 1:43 pm

May 25th 1959 – Julian Clary, English comedian and novelist. Openly gay, Clary began appearing on television in the mid-1980s and became known for his deliberately stereotypical camp style. Since then he has also acted in films, television and stage productions, and was the winner of Celebrity Big Brother 10 in 2012.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/25/20 at 2:39 pm

May 25th 1979 – Jonny Wilkinson, rugby union player who represented England and the British and Irish Lions. Wilkinson rose to acclaim from 2001 to 2003 before and during the 2003 Rugby World Cup and was acknowledged as one of the world's best rugby union players.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/25/20 at 3:01 pm

May 25th 1967 – Charles Momsen, American admiral, died of cancer. He was an American pioneer in submarine rescue for the United States Navy, and he invented the underwater escape device later called the "Momsen lung", for which he received the Navy Distinguished Service Medal in 1929. In May 1939, Momsen directed the rescue of the crew of Squalus (SS-192). (b. 1896)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/25/20 at 3:51 pm

May 25th 1939 – Ian McKellen, English actor. He is the recipient of six Laurence Olivier Awards, a Tony Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, a BIF Award, two Saturn Awards, four Drama Desk Awards, and two Critics' Choice Awards. He has also received two Oscar nominations, four BAFTA nominations and five Emmy Award nominations. He achieved worldwide fame for his notable film roles, which include Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies and Magneto in the X-Men films, both of which introduced McKellen to a new generation. He was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 1979 Birthday Honours, was knighted in the 1991 New Year Honours for services to the performing arts, and made a Companion of Honour for services to drama and to equality in the 2008 New Year Honours.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/25/20 at 4:32 pm

May 25th 1943 – John Palmer, English rock musician who was a key member in the progressive rock band Family. Though he was not an original member, he was regarded as being integral to the group's sound. He played the vibraphone, flute, piano, synthesizers and occasional drums, and he was with the band from late 1969 until late 1972.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/26/20 at 1:14 am

May 26th 1949 – Jeremy Corbyn, British politician who has served as Leader of the Labour Party and Leader of the Opposition since 12 September 2015 till recently. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Islington North since 1983.

Subject: Re: Religious Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/26/20 at 1:20 am

May 26th 604 – Augustine of Canterbury, died probably on this date from an unknown cause. He was a Benedictine monk who became the first Archbishop of Canterbury in the year 597. He is considered the "Apostle to the English" and a founder of the English Church. (b. unknown)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/26/20 at 1:28 am

May 26th 946 – King Edmund I of England is murdered by a thief whom he personally attacks while celebrating St Augustine's Mass Day.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/26/20 at 2:59 am

May 26th 1949 – Philip Michael Thomas, American actor. Thomas' most famous role is that of detective Ricardo Tubbs on the hit 1980s TV series Miami Vice. His first notable roles were in Coonskin (1975) and opposite Irene Cara in the 1976 film Sparkle. After his success in Miami Vice, Thomas appeared in numerous made-for-TV movies and advertisements for telephone psychic services.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/26/20 at 3:14 am

May 26th 1703 – Samuel Pepys, English diarist, politician, and administrator of the navy of England and Member of Parliament, died from an unknown cause. He is most famous for the diary that he kept for a decade while still a relatively young man. Pepys had no maritime experience, but he rose to be the Chief Secretary to the Admiralty under both King Charles II and King James II through patronage, hard work, and his talent for administration. His influence and reforms at the Admiralty were important in the early professionalisation of the Royal Navy. The detailed private diary that Pepys kept from 1660 until 1669 was first published in the 19th century and is one of the most important primary sources for the English Restoration period. It provides a combination of personal revelation and eyewitness accounts of great events, such as the Great Plague of London, the Second Dutch War, and the Great Fire of London.. (b. 1633)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/26/20 at 6:01 am

May 26th 1949 – Hank Williams Jr., American singer, songwriter and musician. His musical style is often considered a blend of Southern rock, blues, and traditional country. He is the son of legendary country music singer Hank Williams and the father of Hank Williams III, Holly Williams, Hilary Williams, Samuel Williams, and Katie Williams.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/26/20 at 7:27 am

May 26th 1929 – Ernie Carroll, Australian entertainer, radio and television personality, comic writer, television producer, puppeteer and comic strip writer, most recognised for his role as the man behind (and inside) Ossie Ostrich on Hey Hey It's Saturday, Cartoon Corner and The Daryl and Ossie Show.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/26/20 at 8:03 am

May 26th 1933 – Jimmie Rodgers, American country singer in the early 20th century , died from a pulmonary hemorrhage. Known most widely for his rhythmic yodeling. Among the first country music superstars and pioneers, Rodgers was also known as "The Singing Brakeman", "The Blue Yodeler", and "The Father of Country Music". (b. 1897)

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/26/20 at 10:24 am

May 26th 2008 – Sydney Pollack, American film director, producer and actor, died from cancer. Pollack directed more than 20 films and 10 television shows, acted in over 30 films or shows, and produced over 44 films. His 1985 film Out of Africa won him Academy Awards for directing and producing; he was also nominated for Best Director Oscars for They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969) and Tootsie (1982), in the latter of which he also appeared. (b. 1934)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/26/20 at 11:29 am

May 26th 1953 – Michael Portillo, British journalist, broadcaster, and former Member of Parliament, and Cabinet Minister. He was first elected to the House of Commons in a by-election in 1984. A strong admirer of Margaret Thatcher, and a Eurosceptic, Portillo served as a junior minister under both Thatcher and John Major, before entering the cabinet in 1992. A "darling of the right", he was seen as a likely challenger to Major during the 1995 Conservative leadership election, but stayed loyal. As Defence Secretary, he pressed for a purist Thatcherite course of "clear blue water", separating the policies of the Conservatives from Labour.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/26/20 at 12:49 pm

May 26th 1968 – Little Willie John, American rock 'n' roll and R&B singer, died in prison from a heart attack after being convicted of manslaughter. He was the first to record a 'Fever' (covered by Peggy Lee in 1958), Performing in the 1950s and early 1960s. He is best known for his successes on the record charts, with songs such as "All Around the World" (1955) and "Need Your Love So Bad" (1956). An important figure in R&B music of the 1950s, John was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996. (b. 1937)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/26/20 at 2:36 pm

May 26th 1964 – Lenny Kravitz, American singer, songwriter, actor and record producer. His "retro" style incorporates elements of rock, blues, soul, R&B, funk, jazz, reggae, hard rock, psychedelic, pop, folk, and ballads. In addition to singing lead and backing vocals, Kravitz often plays all of the instruments himself when recording.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/26/20 at 3:16 pm

May 26th 1966 – Helena Bonham Carter, English actress. She is known for her roles in low-budget arthouse and independent films to large-scale Hollywood productions. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role as Kate Croy in The Wings of the Dove (1997). For her role as Queen Elizabeth in The King's Speech (2010), she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role. She also won the 2010 International Emmy Award for Best Actress for her role as British author Enid Blyton in the TV film Enid (2009).

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/26/20 at 3:20 pm

May 26th 1995 – Friz Freleng, American animator, cartoonist, director, producer, and composer, died of natural causes. Known for his work on the Warner Bros. Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of cartoons. He introduced and/or developed several of the studio's biggest stars, including Bugs Bunny, Porky Pig, Tweety Bird, Sylvester the Cat, Yosemite Sam (to whom he was said to bear more than a passing resemblance), and Speedy Gonzales. The senior director at Warners' Termite Terrace studio, Freleng directed more cartoons than any other director in the studio (a total of 266), and is also the most honored of the Warner directors, having won five Academy Awards and three Emmy Awards. After Warners shut down the animation studio in 1963, Freleng and business partner David H. DePatie founded DePatie–Freleng Enterprises, which produced cartoons (notably those for The Pink Panther Show), feature film title sequences, and Saturday-morning cartoons through the early 1980s. (b. 1906)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/26/20 at 3:42 pm

May 26th 1966 – Zola Budd, South African middle-distance and long-distance runner. She competed at the 1984 Olympic Games for Great Britain and the 1992 Olympic Games for South Africa, both times in the 3000 metres. In 1984 (unratified) and 1985, she broke the world record in the women's 5000 metres. She was also a two-time winner at the World Cross Country Championships (1985–1986). Budd's career was unusual in that she mainly trained and raced barefoot. She moved with her family to South Carolina in 2008, and competes at marathons and ultramarathons. She volunteers as assistant coach at Coastal Carolina University in Conway.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/26/20 at 3:49 pm

May 26th 1924 – Victor Herbert, Irish-born, German-raised American composer, cellist and conductor died suddenly of a heart attack. Although Herbert enjoyed important careers as a cello soloist and conductor, he is best known for composing many successful operettas that premiered on Broadway from the 1890s to World War I. He was also prominent among the Tin Pan Alley composers and was later a founder of the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP). A prolific composer, Herbert produced two operas, a cantata, 43 operettas, incidental music to 10 plays, 31 compositions for orchestra, nine band compositions, nine cello compositions, five violin compositions with piano or orchestra, 22 piano compositions and numerous songs, choral compositions and orchestrations of works by other composers, among other music. (b. 1859)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/26/20 at 4:16 pm

May 26th 1975 – Lauryn Hill, American singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. She is best known for being a member of the Fugees and for her critically acclaimed solo album The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, which won numerous awards and broke several sales records.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/26/20 at 4:22 pm

May 26th 2005 – Eddie Albert, American actor and activist, died of pneumonia. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1954 for his performance in Roman Holiday, and in 1973 for The Heartbreak Kid. Other well-known screen roles of his include Bing Edwards in the Brother Rat films, traveling salesman Ali Hakim in the musical Oklahoma!, and the sadistic prison warden in 1974's The Longest Yard. He starred as Oliver Wendell Douglas in the 1960s television sitcom Green Acres and as Frank MacBride in the 1970s crime drama Switch. He also had a recurring role as Carlton Travis on Falcon Crest, opposite Jane Wyman. He was active in social and environmental causes, especially from the 1970s onward. He narrated and starred in a 1971 promotional film strongly endorsing the destruction by timber companies of much of the remaining old-growth forests of the Pacific Northwest. The film, titled "To Touch The Sky," was sponsored and presented by Weyerhaeuser Company, a forestry products concern. Yet a year earlier, he participated in the creation of Earth Day and spoke at one of its events in 1970. He was a very active environmentalist. He was special envoy for Meals for Millions and consultant for the World Hunger Conference. He joined Albert Schweitzer in a documentary about African malnutrition, and fought agricultural and industrial pollution, particularly DDT. Albert promoted organic gardening, and founded City Children's Farms for inner-city children, while supporting eco-farming and tree planting. (b. 1906)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/27/20 at 1:26 am

May 27th 1971 – Paul Bettany, English actor. He is known for his voice role as J.A.R.V.I.S. in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, specifically the films Iron Man (2008), Iron Man 2 (2010), The Avengers (2012), Iron Man 3 (2013), and Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), in which he also portrayed the Vision, in the Marvel Cinematic Universe for which he garnered praise. He reprised his role as the Vision in Captain America: Civil War (2016). He first came to the attention of mainstream audiences when he appeared in the British film Gangster No. 1 (2000), and director Brian Helgeland's film A Knight's Tale (2001). He has gone on to appear in a wide variety of films, including A Beautiful Mind (2001), Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003), Dogville (2003), Wimbledon (2004), and the adaptation of the novel The Da Vinci Code (2006).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/27/20 at 1:35 am

May 27th 1564 – John Calvin, French theologian, pastor and reformer during the Protestant Reformation, died from an unknown illness. He was a principal figure in the development of the system of Christian theology later called Calvinism, aspects of which include the doctrines of predestination and of the absolute sovereignty of God in salvation of the human soul from death and eternal damnation, in which doctrines Calvin was influenced by and elaborated upon the Augustinian and other Christian traditions. Various Congregational, Reformed and Presbyterian churches, which look to Calvin as the chief expositor of their beliefs, have spread throughout the world. (b. 1509)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/27/20 at 4:50 am

May 27th 1970 – Joseph Fiennes, English film and stage actor. He is known for his portrayals of William Shakespeare in Shakespeare in Love (1998), for which he was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role, Sir Robert Dudley in Elizabeth (1998), Commisar Danilov in Enemy at the Gates (2001), and Monsignor Timothy Howard in the second season of the TV series American Horror Story (2012–2013). He currently stars in the drama series The Handmaid's Tale (2017-present).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/27/20 at 4:52 am

May 27th 2006 – Paul Gleason, American film and television actor, died from pleural mesothelioma, a form of lung cancer connected with asbestos, which he is thought to have contracted from asbestos exposure on building sites while working for his father as a teenager. Known for his roles on television series such as All My Children and films such as The Breakfast Club, Trading Places, and Die Hard. (b. 1939)

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Written By: LyricBoy on 05/27/20 at 5:01 am


May 27th 2006 – Paul Gleason, American film and television actor, died from pleural mesothelioma, a form of lung cancer connected with asbestos, which he is thought to have contracted from asbestos exposure on building sites while working for his father as a teenager. Known for his roles on television series such as All My Children and films such as The Breakfast Club, Trading Places, and Die Hard. (b. 1939)


Barry Manilow’s tailor had a sigh of relief on that date.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/27/20 at 5:49 am


Barry Manilow’s tailor had a sigh of relief on that date.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/27/20 at 5:49 am

May 27th 1965 – Pat Cash, tennis player. He reached a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 4 in May 1988 and a career-high ATP doubles ranking of world No. 6 in August 1988. He has been described as one of the greatest net players of all time. After winning the men's singles championship at Wimbledon in 1987, he climbed into the stands to celebrate, starting a tradition which has been followed by many winners in subsequent years.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/27/20 at 5:59 am

May 27th 1739 – Johann Gottfried Bernhard Bach, German organist, died prematurely at aged 24 from an unknown cause. It is unknown if, like his brothers, Gottfried Bernhard was a composer. He was the fourth child of Johann Sebastian Bach and Maria Barbara Bach to reach adulthood, first served as organist at the Marienkirche in Mühlhausen in 1735 and, after leaving the town, charged with debts. In 1738, he secretly abandoned a career in music in order to study law in Jena. (b. 1715)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/27/20 at 7:49 am

May 27th 1966 – Heston Blumenthal, British celebrity chef. He is the proprietor of The Fat Duck in Bray, Berkshire, one of four restaurants in Great Britain to have three Michelin stars; it was voted No. 1 in The World’s 50 Best Restaurants in 2005.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/27/20 at 7:49 am


May 27th 1966 – Heston Blumenthal, British celebrity chef. He is the proprietor of The Fat Duck in Bray, Berkshire, one of four restaurants in Great Britain to have three Michelin stars; it was voted No. 1 in The World’s 50 Best Restaurants in 2005.

As he is a chef, who makes his birthday cake?

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/27/20 at 8:00 am

May 27th 1831 – Jedediah Smith, clerk, frontiersman, hunter, trapper, author, cartographer, was attacked by native American. He was an explorer of the Rocky Mountains, the North American West, and the Southwest during the early 19th century. After 75 years of obscurity following his death, Smith was rediscovered as the American whose explorations led to the use of the 20-mile (32 km)-wide South Pass as the dominant point of crossing the Continental Divide for pioneers on the Oregon Trail. (b. 1799)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/27/20 at 8:43 am

May 27th 1951 – John Conthe, British boxer who competed from 1971 to 1980. He held multiple light-heavyweight championships, including the WBC title from 1974 to 1978; and the European, British, and Commonwealth titles between 1973 and 1974.

Subject: Re: Musical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/27/20 at 9:09 am

May 27th 1840 – Niccolò Paganini, Italian violinist, violist, guitarist, and composer died from internal hemorrhaging. He was the most celebrated violin virtuoso of his time, and left his mark as one of the pillars of modern violin technique. His 24 Caprices for Solo Violin Op. 1 are among the best known of his compositions, and have served as an inspiration for many prominent composers. (b. 1782)

Subject: Re: Political Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/27/20 at 11:48 am

May 27th 1923 – Henry Kissinger, American diplomat and politician who served as the United States Secretary of State and National Security Advisor under the presidential administrations of Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford. Born in Germany, Kissinger was a Jewish refugee who fled the Nazi regime with his family in 1938. He became National Security Advisor in 1969 and later concurrently United States Secretary of State in 1973. For his actions negotiating a ceasefire in Vietnam, Kissinger received the 1973 Nobel Peace Prize under controversial circumstances, with two members of the committee resigning in protest. Kissinger later sought, unsuccessfully, to return the prize after the ceasefire failed.

Subject: Re: Nobel Prize Winner Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/27/20 at 11:52 am

May 27th 1910 – Robert Koch, German physician and microbiologist, died after a heart attack. As the founder of modern bacteriology, he identified the specific causative agents of tuberculosis, cholera, and anthrax and gave experimental support for the concept of infectious disease, which included experiments on humans. Koch created and improved laboratory technologies and techniques in the field of microbiology, and made key discoveries in public health. His research led to the creation of Koch's postulates, a series of four generalized principles linking specific microorganisms to specific diseases that remain today the "gold standard" in medical microbiology. For his research on tuberculosis, Koch received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1905. The Robert Koch Institute is named in his honour. (b. 1843)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/27/20 at 12:26 pm

May 27th 1975 – Jamie Oliver, British celebrity chef and restaurateur. He is most known for his typically English cuisine that has garnered him numerous television shows and restaurants.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/27/20 at 12:27 pm


May 27th 1966 – Heston Blumenthal, British celebrity chef. He is the proprietor of The Fat Duck in Bray, Berkshire, one of four restaurants in Great Britain to have three Michelin stars; it was voted No. 1 in The World’s 50 Best Restaurants in 2005.


May 27th 1975 – Jamie Oliver, British celebrity chef and restaurateur. He is most known for his typically English cuisine that has garnered him numerous television shows and restaurants.
Two British chefs having a birthday today!

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/27/20 at 12:57 pm

May 27th 1964 – Jawaharlal Nehru, Indian lawyer and politician, died from what is believed to be heart attack. He was the first Prime Minister of India and a central figure in Indian politics before and after independence. He emerged as the paramount leader of the Indian independence movement under the tutelage of Mahatma Gandhi and ruled India from its establishment as an independent nation in 1947 until his death in 1964. He is considered to be the architect of the modern Indian nation-state: a sovereign, socialist, secular, and democratic republic. He was also known as Pandit Nehru due to his roots with the Kashmiri Pandit community while many Indian children knew him as Chacha Nehru (Hindi, lit., "Uncle Nehru"). (b. 1889)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/27/20 at 1:36 pm

May 27th 1935 – Lee Meriwether, American actress, former model, and the winner of the 1955 Miss America pageant. She is perhaps best known for her role as Betty Jones, Buddy Ebsen's secretary and daughter-in-law in the long-running 1970s crime drama Barnaby Jones. The role earned her two Golden Globe Award nominations in 1975 and 1976, and an Emmy Award nomination in 1977. She is also known for her role as John Schuck's long-haired wife, Lily Munster, in the 1980s sitcom The Munsters Today, as well as for her portrayal in 1966 of Catwoman in the film version of Batman and a co-starring role in science fiction television series, The Time Tunnel. Meriwether had a recurring role as Ruth Martin on the daytime soap opera All My Children until the end of the series in September 2011.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/27/20 at 3:01 pm

May 27th 1936 – Louis Gossett, Jr., American actor. He is perhaps best known for his Academy Award-winning role as Gunnery Sergeant Emil Foley in the 1982 film An Officer and a Gentleman, and his Emmy Award-winning role as Fiddler in the 1977 ABC television miniseries Roots. Gossett has also starred in numerous film productions including A Raisin In The Sun, The Landlord. Skin Game, Travels with My Aunt, The Laughing Policeman, The Deep, Jaws 3-D (1983), Wolfgang Petersen's Enemy Mine, the Iron Eagle series, Toy Soldiers and The Punisher, in an acting career that spans over five decades.

Subject: Re: Nobel Prize Winner Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/27/20 at 3:04 pm

May 27th 1987 – John Howard Northrop, American biochemist, committed suicide. With James Batcheller Sumner and Wendell Meredith Stanley, won the 1946 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. The award was given for these scientists' isolation, crystallization, and study of enzymes, proteins, and viruses. Northrop was a Professor of Bacteriology and Medical Physics, Emeritus, at University of California, Berkeley. (b. 1891)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/27/20 at 4:34 pm

May 27th 2007 – Gretchen Wyler, American actress and dancer, died from complications of breast cancer. A Broadway actress, who also appeared at the 1964 World's Fair alternating with Chita Rivera in Wonder World. The Michael Kidd/Jule Styne extravaganza played at the outdoor amphitheater. Eventually she went west to Hollywood to pursue movie stardom, which eluded her, but she appeared on many television programs, ranging from The Phil Silvers Show (aka Sergeant Bilko) to Naked City to Somerset, Diagnosis: Unknown, Charlie's Angels, Dallas, St. Elsewhere, Remington Steele, Falcon Crest, Santa Barbara, Punky Brewster, MacGyver, Who's the Boss, Designing Women, Friends, and Judging Amy; her last television appearance was on Chicken Soup for the Soul. (b. 1932)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: LyricBoy on 05/27/20 at 5:28 pm


Barry Manilow’s tailor had a sigh of relief on that date.



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Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/27/20 at 5:29 pm


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Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/28/20 at 1:36 am

May 28th 1945 – Patch Adams, American physician, comedian, social activist, clown, and author. He founded the Gesundheit! Institute in 1971. Each year he organizes a group of volunteers from around the world to travel to various countries where they dress as clowns in an effort to bring humor to orphans, patients, and other people. The 1998 film Patch Adams was based on Adams' life and views on medicine. Adams has heavily criticized the film, saying it eschewed an accurate representation of his beliefs in favor of commercial viability.

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/28/20 at 1:54 am

May 28th 1672 – Edward Montagu, 1st Earl of Sandwich, English landowner and Infantry officer, was killed when his ship was attacked in the Third Anglo-Dutch War. He later became a naval officer and a politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1645 and 1660. He served Oliver Cromwell loyally in the 1650s, but went on to play a considerable part in the Restoration of Charles II, and was rewarded with several Court offices. He served as the English Ambassador to Portugal 1661-1662, and Ambassador to Spain 1666-1668. He became an Admiral, serving in the two Anglo-Dutch Wars in the reign of Charles II, and was killed at the Battle of Solebay. Our best picture of him is contained in the diary of Samuel Pepys, who was his cousin and protégé. (b. 1625)

Subject: Re: Political Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/28/20 at 7:54 am

May 28th 1944 – Rudy Giuliani, American lawyer, businessman, public speaker, former mayor of New York City, and an informal adviser on cybersecurity to the White House.

Subject: Re: Musical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/28/20 at 7:55 am

May 28th 1787 – Leopold Mozart, German composer, conductor, teacher, and violinist, died from an unknown cause. Mozart is best known today as the father and teacher of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and for his violin textbook Versuch einer gründlichen Violinschule. (b. 1719)

Subject: Re: Nobel Prize Winner Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/28/20 at 9:07 am

May 28th 1942 – Stanley B. Prusiner, American neurologist and biochemist. He is the director of the Institute for Neurodegenerative Diseases at University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). Prusiner discovered prions, a class of infectious self-reproducing pathogens primarily or solely composed of protein. He received the Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research in 1994 and the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1997 for prion research developed by him and his team of experts (D. E. Garfin, D. P. Stites, W. J. Hadlow, C. W. Eklund) beginning in the early 1970s.

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/28/20 at 9:09 am

May 28th 1849 – Anne Brontë, English novelist and poet, the youngest member of the Brontë literary family, died of what is now suspected to be pulmonary tuberculosis at the age of 29. After leaving a teaching position, she fulfilled her literary ambitions. She published a volume of poetry with her sisters (Poems by Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell, 1846) and two novels. Agnes Grey, based upon her experiences as a governess, was published in 1847. Her second and last novel, The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, which is considered to be one of the first sustained feminist novels, appeared in 1848. Like her poems, both her novels were first published under the masculine pen name of Acton Bell. (b. 1820)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/28/20 at 11:09 am

May 28th 1944 – Gladys Knight, American singer–songwriter and actress. A seven-time Grammy Award-winner, Knight is best known for the hits she recorded during the 1960s and 1970s, for both the Motown and Buddah Records labels, with her group Gladys Knight & the Pips, which included her brother Merald "Bubba" Knight and her cousins Edward Patten and William Guest.

Subject: Re: Musical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/28/20 at 11:13 am

May 28th 1805 – Luigi Boccherini, Italian classical era composer and cellist, died from an unknown cause. Whose music retained a courtly and galante style while he matured somewhat apart from the major European musical centers. Boccherini is most widely known for one particular minuet from his String Quintet in E, Op. 11, No. 5 (G 275), and the Cello Concerto in B flat major (G 482). The latter work was long known in the heavily altered version by German cellist and prolific arranger Friedrich Grützmacher, but has recently been restored to its original version. (b. 1743)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/28/20 at 12:25 pm

May 28th 1945 – John Fogerty, American musician, singer, and songwriter. Together with Doug Clifford, Stu Cook, and his brother Tom Fogerty, he founded the band Creedence Clearwater Revival, for which he was the lead singer, lead guitarist and principal songwriter. The group had nine top-ten singles and eight gold albums between 1968 and 1972, and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993.

Subject: Re: Royalty Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/28/20 at 12:30 pm

May 28th 1972 – King Edward VIII, died from an undisclosed cause. He was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Empire, and Emperor of India, from 20 January 1936 until his abdication on 11 December the same year. Edward became king on his father's death in early 1936. However, he showed impatience with court protocol, and caused concern among politicians by his apparent disregard for established constitutional conventions. Only months into his reign, he caused a constitutional crisis by proposing marriage to Wallis Simpson, an American who had divorced her first husband and was seeking a divorce from her second. The prime ministers of the United Kingdom and the Dominions opposed the marriage, arguing that a divorced woman with two living ex-husbands was politically and socially unacceptable as a prospective queen consort. Additionally, such a marriage would have conflicted with Edward's status as the titular head of the Church of England, which at the time disapproved of remarriage after divorce if a former spouse was still alive. Edward knew that the British government, led by Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin, would resign if the marriage went ahead, which could have forced a general election and would ruin his status as a politically neutral constitutional monarch. When it became apparent that he could not marry Wallis and remain on the throne, Edward abdicated. He was succeeded by his younger brother, George VI. With a reign of 326 days, Edward is one of the shortest-reigning monarchs in British history. (b. 1894)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/28/20 at 1:03 pm

May 28th 1931 – Carroll Baker, American actress of film, stage, and television. Throughout the 1950s and 1960s, Baker's range of roles from naive ingénues to brash and flamboyant women established her as both a serious dramatic actress and a pin-up. After studying under Lee Strasberg at the Actors Studio, Baker began performing on Broadway in 1954, where she was recruited by director Elia Kazan to play the lead in the film Tennessee Williams's Baby Doll (1956). Her role in the film as a sexually repressed Southern bride earned her BAFTA and Academy Award nominations for Best Actress, as well as a Golden Globe award for Most Promising Newcomer that year.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/28/20 at 1:06 pm

May 28th 2008 – Beryl Cook, English artist, died from an undisclosed cause. Best known for her original and instantly recognisable paintings. Often comical, her works pictured people whom she encountered in everyday life, including people enjoying themselves in pubs, girls shopping or out on a hen night, drag queen shows or a family picnicking by the seaside or abroad. She had no formal training and did not take up painting until her thirties. She was a shy and private person, and in her art often depicted the flamboyant and extrovert characters she would like to be. Cook admired the work of the English visionary artist Stanley Spencer, his influence evident in her compositions and bold bulky figures. Another influence was Edward Burra, who painted sleazy cafes, nightclubs, gay bars, sailors and prostitutes, although, unlike Burra, she did not paint the sinister aspects of scenes. She had an almost photographic memory. Although widely popular and recognized as one of the most well-known contemporary British artists, Cook never enjoyed acceptance by the art establishment. (b. 1926)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/28/20 at 2:23 pm

May 28th 1968 – Kylie Minogue, Australian singer, songwriter, dancer and actress. She achieved recognition starring in the Australian soap opera Neighbours, where she played tomboy mechanic Charlene Robinson. Appearing in the series for two years, Minogue's character married Scott Robinson (Jason Donovan) in an episode viewed by nearly 20 million people in the United Kingdom making it one of the most watched Australian TV episodes ever. Since then, Minogue has been a recording artist and has achieved commercial success and critical acclaim in the entertainment industry. Minogue has been recognised with several honorific nicknames including "Princess of Pop" and "Goddess of Pop". She is recognised as the highest-selling Australian artist of all time by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA).

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/28/20 at 2:25 pm

May 28th 1984 – Eric Morecambe, English comedian collapsed from a heart attack as he left the stage of the Roses Theatre in Tewkesbury, following a performance; he died in hospital a few hours later. Who together with Ernie Wise formed the award-winning double act Morecambe and Wise. The partnership lasted from 1941 until Morecambe's death in 1984. Morecambe took his stage name from his home town, the seaside resort of Morecambe. (b. 1926)

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Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/28/20 at 4:09 pm

May 28th 2008 – Jerry Cole, American guitarist, died from a heart attack. He recorded under his own name, under various budget album pseudonyms and as an uncredited session musician. He first entered the pop music scene as one of The Champs along with Glen Campbell. Cole and Campbell later formed the Gee Cee's and released one single called 'Buzzsaw Twist'. He backed up Elvis Presley in 1974 and also worked with Jerry Lee Lewis, Roy Orbison, Aretha Franklin, The Righteous Brothers, Little Richard, Ray Charles, Tony Orlando & Dawn, Lou Rawls, Gregg Allman, Lee Hazlewood, Blood Sweat & Tears, Kenny Rogers, Neil Diamond, Steely Dan, The Beach Boys and Isaac Hayes. (b. 1939)

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/28/20 at 5:04 pm

May 28th 2014 – Maya Angelou, American poet, memoirist, and civil rights activist, died from an undisclosed illness. She published seven autobiographies, three books of essays, several books of poetry, and was credited with a list of plays, movies, and television shows spanning over 50 years. She received dozens of awards and more than 50 honorary degrees. Angelou is best known for her series of seven autobiographies, which focus on her childhood and early adult experiences. The first, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1969), tells of her life up to the age of 17 and brought her international recognition and acclaim. (b. 1928)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: LyricBoy on 05/28/20 at 5:58 pm


May 28th 1944 – Gladys Knight, American singer–songwriter and actress. A seven-time Grammy Award-winner, Knight is best known for the hits she recorded during the 1960s and 1970s, for both the Motown and Buddah Records labels, with her group Gladys Knight & the Pips, which included her brother Merald "Bubba" Knight and her cousins Edward Patten and William Guest.


I loved Gladys Knight & the Pimps. You don’t hear classy stuff like that any more. Especially Midnight Train to Georgia... recorded in one take.  8)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: nally on 05/28/20 at 11:05 pm


I loved Gladys Knight & the Pimps. You don’t hear classy stuff like that any more. Especially Midnight Train to Georgia... recorded in one take.  8)


LOL ::)

But you're right, that is one of their best songs IMHO!

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: c_keenan2001@hotmail.com on 05/28/20 at 11:55 pm

May 29, 1987

Another Schitt's Creek star's birthday is today.

Noah Reid who lent his voice to the Franklin The Turtle TV Series turns 33 today.  Noah has lent his voice to the Babar TV series and starred in the CBC comedy Schitt's Creek as Patrick Brewer David Rose's love-interest from 2017 - 2020 He won two Canadian Screen Awards for his role as Patrick and was nominated for several more.

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Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/29/20 at 5:30 am

May 29th 1953 – Danny Elfman, American composer, singer, songwriter, and record producer. Elfman is best known for his work scoring films and television shows, in particular his frequent collaborations with director Tim Burton, and for being the lead singer and songwriter for the band Oingo Boingo from 1974 to 1995.

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/29/20 at 5:33 am

May 29th 1500 – Bartolomeu Dias, a nobleman of the Portuguese royal household and was a Portuguese explorer, died from an unknown cause . He sailed around the southernmost tip of Africa in 1488, reaching the Indian Ocean from the Atlantic, the first European known to have done so. (b. 1451)

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/29/20 at 7:05 am

May 29th 1829 – Humphry Davy, Cornish chemist and inventor, died while recuperating from a stroke. He is best remembered today for isolating a series of substances for the first time: potassium and sodium in 1808 and calcium, strontium, barium, magnesium and boron the following year, as well as discovering the elemental nature of chlorine and iodine. He also studied the forces involved in these separations, inventing the new field of electrochemistry. Berzelius called Davy's 1806 Bakerian Lecture On Some Chemical Agencies of Electricity "one of the best memoirs which has ever enriched the theory of chemistry." He was a Baronet, President of the Royal Society (PRS), Member of the Royal Irish Academy (MRIA), and Fellow of the Geological Society (FGS). He also invented the Davy Lamp and a very early form of incandescent light bulb. (b. 1778)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/29/20 at 7:44 am

May 29th 1949 – Robert Axelrod, American actor, who has been in several movies and lent his voice to television shows including Digimon, having started vocal acting for the English-language versions of Japanese cartoons in 1980. Two of his best known roles was that of Lord Zedd, the main antagonist of the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, and Finster, the original Mighty Morphin Power Rangers monster maker. He also portrayed a Paul McCartney look-alike on the popular sitcom, Family Matters, and more recently has appeared in several productions by comedy duo Tim & Eric.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/29/20 at 8:05 am

May 29th 1945 – Gary Brooker, English singer, songwriter, pianist and founder and lead singer of the rock band Procol Harum.

Subject: Re: Notable Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/29/20 at 8:08 am

May 29th 1911 – W. S. Gilbert, English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator died of a heart attack while attempting to rescue a young woman to whom he was giving a swimming lesson in the lake at his home. Best known for the fourteen comic operas (known as the Savoy operas) produced in collaboration with the composer Sir Arthur Sullivan. The most famous of these include H.M.S. Pinafore, The Pirates of Penzance and one of the most frequently performed works in the history of musical theatre, The Mikado. The popularity of these works was supported for over a century by year-round performances of them, in Britain and abroad, by the repertory company that they founded, the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company. Eleven of the Savoy operas continue to be frequently performed in the English-speaking world and beyond by opera companies, repertory companies, schools and community theatre groups. Lines from these works have become part of the English language, such as "short, sharp shock", "What, never? Well, hardly ever!", and "Let the punishment fit the crime". (b. 1836)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/29/20 at 9:49 am

May 29th 1958 – Annette Bening, American actress. She began her career on stage with the Colorado Shakespeare Festival company in 1980, and played Lady Macbeth in 1984 at the American Conservatory Theater. She was nominated for the 1987 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for her Broadway debut in Coastal Disturbances and for the 2019 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for All My Sons. She is a four-time Academy Award nominee for the films: The Grifters (1990), American Beauty (1999), Being Julia (2004), and The Kids Are All Right (2010). In 2006, she received a film star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Bening won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role for American Beauty, two Golden Globe Awards for Being Julia and The Kids Are All Right, and was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie for Mrs. Harris. In 2019, she played the roles of Supreme Intelligence and Mar-Vell / Wendy Lawson in the Marvel Cinematic Universe's Captain Marvel, which became her highest grossing release.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/29/20 at 10:03 am

May 29th 1948 – May Whitty, English actress, died from cancer. She made her first major Hollywood film appearance recreating her stage role in the film Night Must Fall (1937), which also starred Robert Montgomery and Rosalind Russell, and received a nomination for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. This led to several supporting roles in films, including that of the vanishing lady, Miss Froy, in Alfred Hitchcock's The Lady Vanishes (1938). (b. 1865)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/29/20 at 10:49 am

May 29th 1961 – Melissa Etheridge, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and activist. Her self-titled debut album Melissa Etheridge was released in 1988 and became an underground success. The album peaked at No. 22 on the Billboard 200, and its lead single, "Bring Me Some Water", garnered Etheridge her first Grammy Award nomination for Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female. In 1993, Etheridge won her first Grammy award for her single "Ain't It Heavy" from her third album, Never Enough. Later that year, she released what would become her mainstream breakthrough album, Yes I Am. Its tracks "I'm the Only One" and "Come to My Window" both reached the top 30 in the United States, and the latter earned Etheridge her second Grammy award. Yes I Am peaked at No. 15 on the Billboard 200, and spent 138 weeks on the chart, earning a RIAA certification of 6x Platinum, her largest to date

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/29/20 at 10:52 am

May 29th 1951 – Fanny Brice, American singer and comedian, died from a cerebral hemorrhage. American illustrated song model, comedian, singer, theater and film actress who made many stage, radio and film appearances and is known as the creator and star of the top-rated radio comedy series The Baby Snooks Show. Thirteen years after her death, she was portrayed on the Broadway stage by Barbra Streisand in the 1964 musical Funny Girl and its 1968 film adaptation, for which Streisand won an Oscar. (b. 1891)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/29/20 at 12:38 pm

May 29th 1959 – Rupert Everett, English actor and writer. He first came to public attention in 1981, when he was cast in Julian Mitchell's play and subsequent film Another Country (1984) as an openly gay pupil at an English public school in the 1930s; the role earned him his first BAFTA Award nomination. He went on to receive a second BAFTA Award nomination and his first Golden Globe Award nomination for his role in My Best Friend's Wedding (1997), followed by a second Golden Globe nomination for An Ideal Husband (1999).

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/29/20 at 12:41 pm

May 29th 1942 – John Barrymore, American actor on stage, screen and radio dies from cirrhosis of the liver and kidney failure, complicated by pneumonia. A member of the Drew and Barrymore theatrical families, he initially tried to avoid the stage, and briefly attempted a career as an artist, but appeared on stage together with his father Maurice in 1900, and then his sister Ethel the following year. He began his career in 1903 and first gained attention as a stage actor in light comedy, then high drama, culminating in productions of Justice (1916), Richard III (1920) and Hamlet (1922); his portrayal of Hamlet led to him being called the "greatest living American tragedian". (b. 1882)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/29/20 at 1:20 pm

May 29th 1923 – Eugene Wright, American jazz bassist, best known for his work as a member of The Dave Brubeck Quartet, in particular on the group's most famous album, Time Out (1959), with pianist Brubeck, drummer Joe Morello and alto saxophonist Paul Desmond. Wright had played with the Lonnie Simmons group, and led his own band, the Dukes of Swing, but his big break came when he was recruited by Dave Brubeck. He had a very solid, Kansas-city style, theoretically at odds with, but in practice an important component of, Brubeck's cool, mannered jazz. In addition to Brubeck, Wright has played with many jazz stars, including Count Basie, Charlie Parker, Billie Holiday, Carmen McRae, Buddy DeFranco, Cal Tjader, Kai Winding, Karen Hernandez, Sonny Stitt, Gene Ammons, Dottie Dodgion, Lee Shaw, Dorothy Donegan, and Monty Alexander.

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/29/20 at 1:32 pm

May 29th 1957 – James Whale, English film director, theatre director and actor, committed suicide. He is best remembered for his four classic horror films: Frankenstein (1931), The Old Dark House (1932), The Invisible Man (1933) and Bride of Frankenstein (1935). Whale also directed films in other genres, including what is considered the definitive film version of the musical Show Boat (1936). He became increasingly disenchanted with his association with horror, but many of his non-horror films have fallen into obscurity. (b. 1889)

Subject: Re: Scientific Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/29/20 at 1:47 pm

May 29th 1929 – Peter Higgs, English-Scottish physicist and academic. In the 1960s, he proposed that broken symmetry in electroweak theory could explain the origin of mass of elementary particles in general and of the W and Z bosons in particular. This so-called Higgs mechanism, which was proposed by several physicists besides Higgs at about the same time, predicts the existence of a new particle, the Higgs boson, the detection of which became one of the great goals of physics. CERN announced on 4 July 2012 that they had experimentally established the existence of a Higgs-like boson, but further work would be needed to analyse its properties and see whether it had the properties expected from the Standard Model Higgs boson. The discovery of the Higgs boson prompted fellow physicist Stephen Hawking to note that he thought that Higgs should receive the Nobel Prize in Physics for his work, which he finally did, shared with François Englert in 2013.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/29/20 at 1:48 pm

May 29th 1982 – Romy Schneider, Austrian actress was found dead in her Paris apartment. It was suggested that she had committed suicide by taking a lethal cocktail of alcohol and sleeping pills. After another post-mortem examination was carried out, authorities declared that she had died from cardiac arrest. Schneider portrayed Elisabeth of Austria in Ludwig (1972), Visconti's film about the life of King Ludwig II of Bavaria. Other successes from this period included Le Train (1973), where she played a German-Jewish refugee in World War 2, Claude Chabrol's thriller Innocents with Dirty Hands (Les innocents aux mains sales, 1975) with Rod Steiger, and Le vieux fusil (1975). The gritty That Most Important Thing: Love (L'important c'est d'aimer, 1974) garnered her first César Award (France's equivalent of the Oscar), a feat she repeated five years later, in her last collaboration with Sautet, for A Simple Story (Une histoire simple, 1978). (b. 1938)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/29/20 at 2:21 pm

May 29th 1975 – Mel B, English singer, songwriter, presenter, television personality, dancer, actress, author, and model. Brown rose to fame as a member of the girl group the Spice Girls, in which she became known as Scary Spice. Brown is also known for supporting girl power and earlier global tours, which grossed an estimated $500–800 million between 1996 and 2000.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/29/20 at 2:38 pm

May 29th 1997 – Jeff Buckley, American singer-songwriter and guitarist, disappeared after taking a swim in the Mississippi River, his body was found on 4th June 1997 after being spotted by a passenger on a tourist riverboat. After a decade as a session guitarist in Los Angeles, Buckley amassed a following in the early 1990s by playing cover songs at venues in Manhattan's East Village, such as Sin-é, gradually focusing more on his own material. After rebuffing much interest from record labels and his father Tim Buckley's manager Herb Cohen, he signed with Columbia, recruited a band, and recorded what would be his only studio album, Grace, in 1994. In 2004, Rolling Stone listed him at number 39 on their list of greatest singers of all time. Since his death, there have been many posthumous releases of his material, including a collection of four-track demos and studio recordings for his unfinished second album My Sweetheart the Drunk, expansions of Grace, and the Live at Sin-é EP. Chart success also came posthumously: with his cover of Leonard Cohen's song "Hallelujah" he attained his first number one on Billboard's Hot Digital Songs in March 2008 and reached number 2 in the UK Singles Chart that December. (b. 1966)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/29/20 at 3:51 pm

May 29th 2010 – Dennis Hopper, American actor, filmmaker, photographer and artist, died from prostate cancer. He attended the Actors Studio, made his first television appearance in 1954, and soon after appeared alongside James Dean in Rebel Without a Cause (1955) and Giant (1956). In the next ten years he made a name in television, and by the end of the 1960s had appeared in several films. He made his directorial film debut with Easy Rider (1969), which he and co-star Peter Fonda wrote with Terry Southern. The film earned Hopper a Cannes Film Festival Award for "Best First Work" and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay (shared with Fonda and Southern). (b. 1936)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/29/20 at 4:03 pm

May 29th 2008 – Harvey Korman, American comedic actor, died of the result of complications from a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm he had suffered four months earlier. He performed in television and film productions and was also a voice artist. His big break was being a featured performer on CBS' The Danny Kaye Show, but he is best remembered for his performances on the sketch comedy series The Carol Burnett Show and in several films by Mel Brooks. (b. 1927)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/01/20 at 2:57 am

June 1st 1947 – Jonathan Pryce, Welsh actor and singer. After studying at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and meeting his longtime girlfriend, English actress Kate Fahy, in 1974, he began his career as a stage actor in the 1970s. His work in theatre, including an award-winning performance in the title role of the Royal Court Theatre's Hamlet, led to several supporting roles in film and television. His breakthrough screen performance was in Terry Gilliam's 1985 cult film Brazil. Critically lauded for his versatility, Pryce has participated in big-budget films including Evita, Tomorrow Never Dies, Pirates of the Caribbean, The New World, GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra, GI Joe: Retaliation as well as independent films including Glengarry Glen Ross and Carrington. His career in theatre has also been prolific, and he has won two Tony Awards—the first in 1977 for his Broadway debut in Comedians, the second for his 1991 role as The Engineer in the musical Miss Saigon.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/01/20 at 6:18 am

June 1st 1943 – Leslie Howard, English stage and film actor, director and producer died when flying to Bristol, UK, from Lisbon, Portugal, on KLM Royal Dutch Airlines/BOAC Flight 777. The aircraft, "G-AGBB" a Douglas DC-3, was shot down by Luftwaffe Junkers Ju 88C6 maritime fighter aircraft over the Bay of Biscay. Howard was among the 17 fatalities, including four ex-KLM flight crew. Howard also wrote many stories and articles for The New York Times, The New Yorker and Vanity Fair. Howard was one of the biggest box-office draws and movie idols of the 1930s but is probably best remembered for playing Ashley Wilkes in Gone with the Wind (1939). Howard had movie roles in many other notable films, including: Berkeley Square (1933), Of Human Bondage (1934), The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934), The Petrified Forest (1936), Pygmalion (1938), Intermezzo (1939), "Pimpernel" Smith (1941) and The First of the Few (1942), receiving two nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actor. (b. 1893)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/01/20 at 2:05 pm

June 1st 1868 – James Buchanan, American lawyer and politician, died from respiratory failure. He was the 15th President of the United States (1857–61), serving immediately prior to the American Civil War. He is the only president from Pennsylvania, the only president to remain a lifelong bachelor, and the last president born in the 18th century. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the 17th United States Secretary of State and served in the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives. He was the only U.S. President who never got married. (b. 1791)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/01/20 at 2:41 pm

June 1st 1946 – Brian Cox, Scottish actor who works with the Royal Shakespeare Company, where he gained recognition for his portrayal of King Lear. Cox is also known for appearing in Super Troopers, The Bourne Identity, The Bourne Supremacy, X2, Braveheart, Rushmore, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Troy, and Doctor Who. He was the first actor to portray Hannibal Lecter on film in 1986's Manhunter. An Emmy Award-winner, Cox has also been nominated for Golden Globe, BAFTA, and Screen Actors Guild Awards. In 2006, Empire readers voted him the recipient of the Empire Icon Award.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/01/20 at 3:50 pm

June 1st 1944 – Robert Powell, English television and film actor, best known for the title role in Jesus of Nazareth (1977) and as the fictional secret agent Richard Hannay. He is also known for his roles as Mark Williams in the BBC One medical drama Holby City, as David Briggs in the sitcom The Detectives alongside Jasper Carrott, and as Tobias 'Toby' Wren in the "science-fact" drama Doomwatch. His distinctive voice has become well known in advertisements and documentaries, especially in World War II documentaries including World War II in HD Colour, Hitler's Bodyguard, The Story of the Third Reich and Secrets of World War II.English television and film actor, best known for the title role in Jesus of Nazareth (1977) and as the fictional secret agent Richard Hannay. He is also known for his roles as Mark Williams in BBC One medical drama, Holby City, as David Briggs in the sitcom The Detectives alongside Jasper Carrott, and as Tobias 'Toby' Wren in the "science-fact" drama Doomwatch. His distinctive voice has become well known in advertisements and documentaries, especially in World War II documentaries including World War II in HD Colour, Hitler's Bodyguard, The Story of the Third Reich and Secrets of World War II.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/02/20 at 12:40 am

June 2nd 1941 – Lou Gehrig, American baseball first baseman, died from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, an incurable neuromuscular illness now commonly referred to in North America as "Lou Gehrig's disease".  He played his entire professional career (17 seasons) in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees, from 1923 until 1939. Gehrig was renowned for his prowess as a hitter and for his durability, which earned him his nickname "the Iron Horse". He was an All-Star seven consecutive times, a Triple Crown winner once, an American League (AL) Most Valuable Player twice, and a member of six World Series champion teams. He had a career .340 batting average, .632 slugging average, and a .447 on base average. He hit 493 home runs and had 1,995 runs batted in (RBI). In 1939, he was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame and was the first MLB player to have his uniform number (4) retired by a team. (b. 1903)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/03/20 at 6:47 am

June 3rd 2016 – Muhammad Ali, American boxer and activist, was hospitalised in Scottsdale on June 2nd 2016, with a respiratory illness. Though his condition was initially described as "fair", it worsened and he died the following day at age 74 from septic shock. He is widely regarded as one of the most significant and celebrated sports figures of the 20th century. From early in his career, Ali was known as an inspiring, controversial, and polarizing figure both inside and outside the ring. (b. 1942)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/03/20 at 8:50 am

June 3rd 2001 – Anthony Quinn, Mexican-American actor, painter and writer, died of respiratory failure, pneumonia and throat cancer. He starred in numerous critically acclaimed and commercially successful films, including La Strada, The Guns of Navarone, Zorba the Greek, Guns for San Sebastian, Lawrence of Arabia, The Shoes of the Fisherman, The Message, Lion of the Desert, Last Action Hero and A Walk in the Clouds. He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor twice: for Viva Zapata! in 1952 and Lust for Life in 1956. (b. 1915)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/03/20 at 12:08 pm

June 3rd 1899 – Johann Strauss II, Austrian composer of light music, particularly dance music and operettas, died from pleuropneumonia. He composed over 500 waltzes, polkas, quadrilles, and other types of dance music, as well as several operettas and a ballet. In his lifetime, he was known as "The Waltz King", and was largely then responsible for the popularity of the waltz in Vienna during the 19th century. Some of Johann Strauss' most famous works include "The Blue Danube", "Kaiser-Walzer" (Emperor Waltz), "Tales from the Vienna Woods", and the "Tritsch-Tratsch-Polka". Among his operettas, Die Fledermaus and Der Zigeunerbaron are the best known. (b. 1825)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/03/20 at 2:12 pm

June 3rd 1986 – Rafael Nadal, Spanish tennis player, he has won 16 Grand Slam singles titles, a record 32 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 titles, a record 20 ATP World Tour 500 tournaments, and the 2008 Olympic gold medal in singles. In majors, Nadal has won 10 French Open titles, 3 US Open titles, 2 Wimbledon titles, and one Australian Open title. He was also a member of the winning Spain Davis Cup team in 2004, 2008, 2009, and 2011. In 2010, he became the seventh male player in history and youngest of five in the Open Era to achieve the Career Grand Slam at age 24. He is the second male player, after Andre Agassi, to complete the singles Career Golden Slam. In 2011, Nadal was named the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/04/20 at 1:51 am

June 4th 1960 – Bradley Walsh, English actor, comedian, singer, television presenter and former professional footballer, best known for his roles as Danny Baldwin in Coronation Street and the lead role of DS Ronnie Brooks in Law & Order: UK, as well as hosting ITV game shows The Chase and Cash Trapped.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/04/20 at 10:56 am

June 4th 1975 – Angelina Jolie, American actress, filmmaker, philanthropist and humanitarian. She has received an Academy Award, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and three Golden Globe Awards, and has been cited as Hollywood's highest-paid actress. Jolie made her screen debut as a child alongside her father, Jon Voight, in Lookin' to Get Out (1982). Her film career began in earnest a decade later with the low-budget production Cyborg 2 (1993), followed by her first leading role in a major film, Hackers (1995). She starred in the critically acclaimed biographical cable films George Wallace (1997) and Gia (1998), and won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in the drama Girl, Interrupted (1999).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/04/20 at 11:59 am

June 4th 1997 – Ronnie Lane, English musician, songwriter, and producer, died after succumbing multiple sclerosis he had been suffering from for 21 years. He is best known as the bass guitarist and founding member of two prominent English rock and roll bands: the Small Faces where he was nicknamed "Plonk" (1965–69), and, after losing the band's frontman, the Faces, with two new members added to the line-up (from The Jeff Beck Group), who dubbed him "Three-Piece" (1969–73).. (b. 1946)

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/04/20 at 12:22 pm

June 4th 1798 – Giacomo Casanova, Italian adventurer and author, died from an unknown cause. His autobiography, Histoire de ma vie (Story of My Life), is regarded as one of the most authentic sources of the customs and norms of European social life during the 18th century. As was not uncommon at the time, Casanova, depending on circumstances, used more or less fictitious names, such as baron or count of Farussi (the name of his mother) or "Chevalier de Seingalt" (pronounced /sɛ̃ gɑl/ as in French). He often signed his works "Jacques Casanova de Seingalt" after he began writing in French following his second exile from Venice. He has become so famous for his often complicated and elaborate affairs with women that his name is now synonymous with "womanizer". He associated with European royalty, popes, and cardinals, along with luminaries such as Voltaire, Goethe, and Mozart. He spent his last years in Bohemia as a librarian in Count Waldstein's household, where he also wrote the story of his life. (b. 1725)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/04/20 at 12:54 pm

June 4th 1936 – Bruce Dern, American actor, often playing supporting villainous characters of unstable nature. He was nominated for two Academy Awards, including one for Best Supporting Actor for Coming Home (1978) and one for Best Actor for Nebraska (2013). His other film appearances include The Cowboys (1972), Black Sunday (1977), Monster (2003), and The Hateful Eight (2015).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/04/20 at 2:10 pm

June 4th 1918 – Charles W. Fairbanks, American politician, died of nephritis. He served as the 26th Vice President of the United States from 1905 to 1909 and a Senator from Indiana from 1897 to 1905. He was also the Republican vice presidential nominee in the 1916 presidential election. (b. 1852)

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/04/20 at 2:44 pm

June 4th 1968 – Dorothy Gish, American actress of the screen and stage, died from bronchial pneumonia. Dorothy and her sister Lillian Gish were major movie stars of the silent era. Dorothy also had great success on the stage, and was inducted into the American Theatre Hall of Fame. Dorothy Gish was noted as a fine comedian, and many of her films were comedies. (b. 1898)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/04/20 at 4:14 pm

June 4th 2012 – Herb Reed, American musician and vocalist, died from complications from several ailments including heart disease. A founding member of The Platters, who were known for their hits during the 1950s and 1960s. Reed, who was the last surviving original member of the group, which he co-founded with four other musicians in 1953, is credited with creating The Platters' name. Reed thought of the group's name after noticing that DJs in the 1950s called their records, "platters". Reed was raised in poverty in Kansas City, Missouri, and moved to Los Angeles when he was fifteen years old. He moved to the Boston area during the 1970s, after the success of The Platters. He was the only member of The Platters who sang on all of the approximately 400 songs recorded by the group. His vocals can be heard on The Platters' biggest hits, including Smoke Gets in Your Eyes, The Great Pretender, Twilight Time and My Prayer.As the last surviving original member of The Platters, Reed waged a long, but successful, federal court battle over the rights to the name, The Platters (b. 1929)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/04/20 at 4:57 pm

June 4th 1944 – Michelle Phillips, American singer, songwriter and actress. A native of California, she met and married John Phillips in San Francisco as a teenager, and went on to co-found the vocal group The Mamas & the Papas in 1965. The band rose to fame with their popular singles "California Dreamin'" and "Creeque Alley", both of which Phillips co-wrote. They released five studio albums before their dissolution in 1970. Phillips is the last surviving member of the group.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/05/20 at 12:27 am

June 5th 1949 – Ken Follett, Welsh author of thrillers and historical novels who has sold more than 150 million copies of his works. Many of his books have reached number 1 on the New York Times Best Seller list, including Edge of Eternity, Fall of Giants, A Dangerous Fortune, The Key to Rebecca, Lie Down with Lions, Triple, Winter of the World, and World Without End.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/05/20 at 4:21 am

June 5th 2004 – Ronald Reagan, American politician and actor, died of pneumonia, complicated by Alzheimer's disease. He served as the 40th President of the United States from 1981 to 1989. Before his presidency, he was the 33rd Governor of California, from 1967 to 1975, after a career as a Hollywood actor and union leader. (b. 1911)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/05/20 at 7:47 am

June 5th 1971 – Mark Wahlberg, American actor, producer, businessman, former model, and rapper. Wahlberg was known as Marky Mark in his early career as frontman for the group Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch, releasing the albums Music for the People and You Gotta Believe. Wahlberg later transitioned to acting, appearing in films such as the drama Boogie Nights and the satirical war comedy-drama Three Kings during the 1990s. In the 2000s, he starred in the biographical disaster drama The Perfect Storm, the science fiction film Planet of the Apes, the heist film The Italian Job, and the Martin Scorsese-directed neo-noir crime drama The Departed, for which he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. In the 2010s, he starred in the action comedy The Other Guys alongside Will Ferrell, the biographical sports drama The Fighter (for which he earned an Academy Award nomination as a producer for Best Picture), the comedy Ted, the war film Lone Survivor, the crime comedy Pain & Gain, the science fiction action film Transformers: Age of Extinction, the disaster film Deepwater Horizon, and the thriller Patriots Day.

Subject: Re: Military Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/05/20 at 8:27 am

June 5th 1899 – Antonio Luna, Filipino general, was assassinated. Regarded as one of the fiercest generals of his time, he succeeded Artemio Ricarte as Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. He sought to apply his background in military science to the fledgling army. A sharpshooter himself, he organized professional guerrilla soldiers later to be known as the "Luna Sharpshooters" and the "Black Guard". His three-tier defense, now known as the Luna Defense Line, gave the American troops a hard campaign in the provinces north of Manila. This defense line culminated in the creation of a military base in the Cordillera. Despite his commitment to discipline the army and serve the Republic which attracted the admiration of people, his temper caused some to abhor him. His efforts were not without recognition during his time, for he was awarded the Philippine Republic Medal in 1899. He was also a member of the Malolos Congress. Besides his military studies, Luna also studied pharmacy, literature and chemistry. (b. 1866)

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Written By: nally on 06/06/20 at 11:18 am

Died 15 years ago today, on June 6th 2005: Anne Bancroft, American actress, age 73 (born September 1931).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/08/20 at 4:59 am

June 8th 1943 – Colin Baker, English actor. He became known for playing Paul Merroney in the BBC drama series The Brothers from 1974 to 1976. He later played the sixth incarnation of The Doctor in the long-running science fiction television series Doctor Who from 1984 to 1986. Baker's tenure as the Doctor proved to be a controversial era for the series, which included a hiatus in production and his subsequent replacement on the orders of BBC executive Michael Grade.

Subject: Re: Religious Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/08/20 at 5:00 am

June 8th 632 – Muhammad, the central figure of Islam, died after suffering for several days with fever, head pain, and weakness. He was the founder of Islam. According to Islamic doctrine, he was a prophet and God's messenger, sent to present and confirm the monotheistic teachings preached previously by Adam, Abraham, Moses, Jesus, and other prophets. He is viewed as the final prophet of God in all the main branches of Islam, though some modern denominations diverge from this belief. Muhammad united Arabia into a single Muslim polity, with the Quran as well as his teachings and practices forming the basis of Islamic religious belief. (b. about 570)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/08/20 at 6:37 am

June 8th 1944 – Boz Scaggs, American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He gained fame in the 1960s as a guitarist and one-time lead singer with the Steve Miller Band, and in the 1970s with several solo Top 20 hit singles in the United States, including the hits "Lido Shuffle" and "Lowdown" from the critically acclaimed album Silk Degrees (1976), which peaked at #2 on the Billboard 200. Scaggs continues to write, record music, and tour.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/08/20 at 6:51 am

June 8th 2018 – Danny Kirwan, British musician, died in his sleep after contracting pneumonia. His greatest success came with his role as guitarist, singer and songwriter with the blues rock band Fleetwood Mac between 1968 and 1972. He released three albums as a solo artist from 1975 to 1979, recorded albums with Otis Spann, Chris Youlden, and Tramp, and worked with his former Fleetwood Mac colleagues Jeremy Spencer and Christine McVie on some of their solo projects. (b. 1950)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/08/20 at 7:48 am

June 8th 1949 – Emanuel Ax, Polish-American pianist and educator. He is a particular supporter of contemporary composers and has given three world premieres in the last few seasons; Century Rolls by John Adams, Seeing by Christopher Rouse and Red Silk Dance by Bright Sheng. He also performs works by such diverse figures as Michael Tippett, Hans Werner Henze, Joseph Schwantner and Paul Hindemith, as well as more traditional composers such as Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, and Chopin. Ax has been the main duo recital partner of cellist Yo-Yo Ma since August 3, 1973 when the pair performed its first public recital at the Marlboro Music School and Festival. They have recorded much of the cello/piano repertoire together. Ax also played quartets briefly with Ma and violinists Isaac Stern and Jaime Laredo. Before the quartet disbanded in 2001 due to the death of Stern, they recorded works for Sony by Brahms, Fauré, Beethoven, Schumann and Mozart. Ax is also a featured guest artist in a documentary film about the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and Peter Oundjian, Five Days in September; the Rebirth of an Orchestra.

Subject: Re: Nobel Prize Winner Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/08/20 at 9:44 am

June 8th 1947 – Eric F. Wieschaus, American biologist, geneticist, and academic. He attended John Carroll Catholic High School in Birmingham, AL before attending the University of Notre Dame for his undergraduate studies (B.S., biology), and Yale University (Ph.D., biology) for his graduate work. In 1978, he moved to his first independent job, at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory in Heidelberg, Germany and moved from Heidelberg to Princeton University in the United States in 1981. Much of his research has focused on embryogenesis in the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster, specifically in the patterning that occurs in the early Drosophila embryo. Most of the gene products used by the embryo at these stages are already present in the unfertilized egg and were produced by maternal transcription during oogenesis. A small number of gene products, however, are supplied by transcription in the embryo itself. He has focused on these "zygotically" active genes because he believes the temporal and spatial pattern of their transcription may provide the triggers controlling the normal sequence of embryonic development. Saturation of all the possible mutations on each chromosome by random events to test embryonic lethality was done by Eric Wieschaus. In 1995, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Edward B. Lewis and Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard as co-recipients, for their work revealing the genetic control of embryonic development.

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/08/20 at 10:08 am

June 8th 1876 – George Sand, French author and playwright, died from an unknown cause. French novelist and memoirist. She is equally well known for her much publicized romantic affairs with a number of artists, including Polish composer and pianist Frédéric Chopin and the writer Alfred de Musset. (b. 1804)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/08/20 at 1:39 pm

June 8th 1955 – Tim Berners-Lee, English computer scientist, best known as the inventor of the World Wide Web. He made a proposal for an information management system in March 1989, and he implemented the first successful communication between a Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) client and server via the Internet in mid-November the same year.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/08/20 at 1:48 pm

June 8th 1845 – Andrew Jackson, American soldier and statesman died of chronic tuberculosis, dropsy, and heart failure. He served as the seventh President of the United States from 1829 to 1837 and was the founder of the Democratic Party. Before being elected to the presidency, Jackson served in Congress and gained fame as a general in the United States Army. As president, Jackson sought to advance the rights of the "common man" against a "corrupt aristocracy" and to preserve the Union. (b. 1767)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/09/20 at 12:59 am

June 9th 1961 – Michael J. Fox, Canadian-American actor, author, producer, and activist. With a film and television career spanning from the 1970s, Fox starred in the Back to the Future trilogy, where he portrayed Marty McFly. Other notable roles have included Mike Flaherty on the ABC sitcom Spin City (1996–2000) and his portrayal of Alex P. Keaton on the American sitcom Family Ties. He has won five Emmys, four Golden Globes, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. Fox was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 1991, at age 29, and disclosed his condition to the public in 1998. Fox semi-retired from acting in 2000 as the symptoms of his disease worsened. He has since become an advocate for research toward finding a cure; he created the Michael J. Fox Foundation, and on March 5, 2010, Sweden's Karolinska Institute gave him an honoris causa doctorate for his work in advocating a cure for Parkinson's disease. Since 1999, Fox has mainly worked as a voice-over actor in films such as Stuart Little and Disney's Atlantis: The Lost Empire. On the CBS TV show The Good Wife, he earned Emmy nominations for three consecutive years for his recurring role as crafty attorney Louis Canning.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/09/20 at 1:07 am

June 9th 1870 – Charles Dickens, English writer and social critic, died from another stroke at his home after a full day's work on Edwin Drood. He never regained consciousness, and the next day, he died at Gad's Hill Place. He created some of the world's best-known fictional characters and is regarded by many as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era. His works enjoyed unprecedented popularity during his lifetime, and by the twentieth century critics and scholars had recognised him as a literary genius. His novels and short stories enjoy lasting popularity. (b. 1812)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/09/20 at 5:18 am

June 9th 2014 – Rik Mayall, English comedian, actor and writer, died from a heart attack after jogging in humid weather. He formed a close partnership with Ade Edmondson while they were students at Manchester University, and became a pioneer of alternative comedy in the 1980s. Mayall starred in numerous cult classic sitcoms throughout his career, including The Young Ones, The Comic Strip Presents..., Blackadder, Filthy Rich & Catflap, The New Statesman, and Bottom. Mayall also starred in the comedy films Drop Dead Fred and Guest House Paradiso, and won a Primetime Emmy Award for his voice-over work in The Willows in Winter. His comedic style was described as energetic "post-punk". (b. 1958)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/09/20 at 7:04 am

June 9th 1963 – Johnny Depp, American actor, producer, and musician. He has won the Golden Globe Award and Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actor. He rose to prominence on the 1980s television series 21 Jump Street, becoming a teen idol.

Subject: Re: Nobel Prize Winner Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/09/20 at 7:09 am

June 9th 1989 – George Wells Beadle, American scientist in the field of genetics, died from an undisclosed cause. He won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Nobel laureate Edward Tatum discovered the role of genes in regulating biochemical events within cells in 1958. Beadle and Tatum's key experiments involved exposing the bread mold Neurospora crassa to x-rays, causing mutations. In a series of experiments, they showed that these mutations caused changes in specific enzymes involved in metabolic pathways. These experiments led them to propose a direct link between genes and enzymatic reactions, known as the One gene-one enzyme hypothesis. (b. 1903)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/09/20 at 7:28 am

June 9th 1973 – John Creasey, English crime and science fiction writer, died from an undisclosed cause. He wrote more than six hundred novels using twenty-eight different pseudonyms. He created several characters which are now famous, such as The Toff (The Honourable Richard Rollison), Commander George Gideon of Scotland Yard, Inspector Roger West, The Baron (John Mannering), Doctor Emmanuel Cellini and Doctor Stanislaus Alexander Palfrey. The most popular of these was Gideon of Scotland Yard, who was the basis for the television series Gideon's Way and for the John Ford movie Gideon of Scotland Yard (1958), also known by its British title Gideon's Day. The Baron character was also made into a 1960s TV series starring Steve Forrest as The Baron. (b. 1908)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/09/20 at 9:35 am

June 9th 1981 – Natalie Portman, actress with dual American and Israeli citizenship. Prolific in film since a teenager, she has starred in blockbusters and also played psychologically troubled women in independent films, for which she has received various accolades, including an Academy Award and two Golden Globe Awards.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/09/20 at 10:49 am

June 9th 1956 – Patricia Cornwell, American crime writer. She is known for writing a best-selling series of novels featuring the heroine Dr. Kay Scarpetta, a medical examiner. Her books have sold more than 100 million copies.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/09/20 at 11:03 am

June 9th 597 – Columba, Irish abbot and missionary, died from an unknown cause. He is credited with spreading Christianity in what is today Scotland at the start of the Hiberno-Scottish mission. He founded the important abbey on Iona, which became a dominant religious and political institution in the region for centuries. He is the Patron Saint of Derry. He was highly regarded by both the Gaels of Dál Riata and the Picts, and is remembered today as a Christian saint and one of the Twelve Apostles of Ireland. (b. 521)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/09/20 at 11:59 am

June 9th 2017 – Adam West, American actor, died from leukemia. Widely known for his role as Batman in the 1960s ABC series Batman and its theatrical feature film. His career spanned seven decades, West began acting in films in 1959, playing opposite Chuck Connors in Geronimo (1962) and The Three Stooges in The Outlaws Is Coming (1965). He also appeared in the science fiction film Robinson Crusoe on Mars (1964), and performed voice work on The Fairly OddParents, The Simpsons, and Family Guy, playing fictional versions of himself in all three. (b. 1928)

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/09/20 at 3:09 pm

June 9th AD 68 – Nero, he was the last Roman emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, was murdered five years into his reign. He was adopted by his great-uncle Claudius and became Claudius' heir and successor. Like Claudius, Nero became emperor with the consent of the Praetorian Guard. Nero's mother, Agrippina the Younger, was likely implicated in Claudius' death and Nero's nomination as emperor. She dominated Nero's early life and decisions until he cast her off. (b. 37)

Subject: Re: Military Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/09/20 at 4:22 pm

June 9th 1917 – Victor Richardson MC, died of a cerebral abscess. He was a British soldier during the Great War, best remembered for being immortalised in his friend Vera Brittain's First World War best-selling 1933 memoir Testament of Youth. (b, 1895)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/09/20 at 4:40 pm

June 9th 1958 – Robert Donat, English film and stage actor, died from a brain tumour and cerebral thrombosis. He is best remembered for his roles in Alfred Hitchcock's The 39 Steps (1935) and Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939), winning for the latter the Academy Award for Best Actor. (b. 1905)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/10/20 at 12:57 am

June 10th 1942 – Gordon Burns, Northern Irish journalist and broadcaster. He was the host of The Krypton Factor for its original 18-year run (1977–1995) and was the chief anchorman for the BBC regional news programme North West Tonight from 1997 to 2011.

Subject: Re: Musical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/10/20 at 1:32 am

June 10th 1934 – Frederick Delius, English composer and educator, died from an undisclosed illness. Delius's first successes came in Germany, where Hans Haym and other conductors promoted his music from the late 1890s. In Delius's native Britain, it was 1907 before his music made regular appearances in concert programmes, after Thomas Beecham took it up. Beecham conducted the full premiere of A Mass of Life in London in 1909 (he had premiered Part II in Germany in 1908); he staged the opera A Village Romeo and Juliet at Covent Garden in 1910; and he mounted a six-day Delius festival in London in 1929, as well as making gramophone recordings of many of Delius's works. After 1918 Delius began to suffer the effects of syphilis, contracted during his earlier years in Paris. He became paralysed and blind, but completed some late compositions between 1928 and 1932 with the aid of an amanuensis, Eric Fenby. (b. 1862)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/10/20 at 2:16 am

June 10th 1944 – Rick Price, English rock bass player, who has played with various Birmingham based rock bands, most notably Sight and Sound, The Move (1969–1971), and Wizzard (1972–1975).

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/10/20 at 2:18 am

June 10th or 11th 323 BC – Alexander the Great, Macedonian king, died aged about 32, from an unknown cause. In Babylon the city that he planned to establish as his capital. He was born in Pella in 356 BC and succeeded his father Philip II to the throne at the age of twenty. He spent most of his ruling years on an unprecedented military campaign through Asia and northeast Africa, and he had created one of the largest empires of the ancient world by the age of thirty, stretching from Greece to northwestern India. He was undefeated in battle and is widely considered one of history's most successful military commanders. (b. 356 BC)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/10/20 at 4:18 am

June 10th 1961 – Maxi Priest, English reggae vocalist of Jamaican descent. He is best known for singing reggae music with an R&B influence, otherwise known as reggae fusion, and became one of the first international successes who regularly dabbled in the genre and one of the most successful reggae fusion acts of all-time. Priest's musical career began with him singing on the South London reggae soundsystem Saxon Studio International, after which some independent single releases followed. His first major album was the self-titled Maxi Priest (1988) which, along with his cover of Cat Stevens' "Wild World", established him as one of the top British reggae singers. He is one of only two British reggae acts (along with UB40) to have an American Billboard number one: "Close to You" in 1990. A duet with Roberta Flack, "Set the Night to Music", reached the American Top Ten in 1991. His duet with Shaggy in 1996, "That Girl", was also a hit in the United States, peaking at number twenty.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/10/20 at 4:41 am

June 10th 2018 – Paddy Feeny, British broadcaster, died from an undisclosed cause. After working in theatre,his broadcasting career began at the age of 26, when he was employed by the Midlands Region of the BBC Home Service (now BBC Radio 4) in Birmingham. He moved to the World Service in the late 1950s, and began presenting Saturday Special in 1959 (later renamed Sportsworld) to 1995. (b. 1931)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/10/20 at 5:56 am

June 10th 1982, Addie Harris from The Shirelles died of a heart attack after a show in Atlanta. 1961 US No.1 & UK No.4 single 'Will You Love Me Tomorrow'. Became the first all girl group to have a number one single on the Billboard Hot 100.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/10/20 at 7:33 am

June 10th 1965 – Elizabeth Hurley, English businesswoman, actress, and model. She has been associated with the cosmetics company Estée Lauder since the company gave Hurley her first modelling job at the age of 29. They have featured her as a representative and model for their products, especially perfumes such as Sensuous, Intuition, and Pleasures, since 1995. Hurley owns an eponymous beachwear line. As an actress, her best-known film roles to date have been as Vanessa Kensington in Mike Myers' hit spy comedy, Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997) and as the Devil in Bedazzled (2000). In 2015, Hurley began starring in the E! original series The Royals.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/10/20 at 7:46 am

June 10th 1967 – Spencer Tracy, American actor, died from a heart attack. Noted for his natural style and versatility, he was one of the major stars of Hollywood's Golden Age, Tracy was nominated for nine Academy Awards for Best Actor and won two, sharing the record for nominations in that category with Laurence Olivier. (b. 1900)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/10/20 at 8:41 am

June 10th 1973 – Faith Evans, American singer-songwriter. Born in Florida and raised in New Jersey, Evans relocated to Los Angeles in 1993 for a career in the music business. After working as a backing vocalist for Al B. Sure and Christopher Williams, she became the first female artist to contract with Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs' Bad Boy Entertainment recording company in 1994, for which she collaborated with several label mates such as Mary J. Blige and Carl Thomas and released three platinum-certified studio albums between 1995 and 2001, including Faith (1995), Keep the Faith (1998) and Faithfully (2001).

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/10/20 at 8:43 am

June 10th 1940 – Marcus Garvey, Jamaican journalist and activist, founded the Black Star Line, died after having suffered two strokes.  He was a leader of a mass movement called Pan-Africanism and he founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League (UNIA-ACL). He also founded the Black Star Line, a shipping and passenger line which promoted the return of the African diaspora to their ancestral lands. Although most American black leaders condemned his methods and his support for racial segregation, Garvey attracted a large following. The Black Star Line went bankrupt and Garvey was imprisoned for mail fraud in the selling of its stock. His movement then rapidly collapsed. (b. 1887)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/10/20 at 10:18 am

June 10th 1947 – Ken Singleton, American baseball player and current television sports commentator. He played as an outfielder and designated hitter in Major League Baseball for the New York Mets, Montreal Expos, and Baltimore Orioles.

Subject: Re: Royalty Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/10/20 at 10:21 am

June 10th 1974 – Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, died from an undisclosed cause. He was the third son of King George V and Queen Mary. Prince Henry was the first son of a British monarch to be educated at school, where he excelled at sports, and went on to attend Eton College, after which he was commissioned in the 10th Royal Hussars, a regiment he hoped to command. But his military career was interrupted by royal duties, and he was ironically nicknamed "the unknown soldier". While shooting big-game in Kenya, he met the future aviator Beryl Markham, with whom he became romantically involved. The court put pressure on him to end the relationship, but had to pay regular hush-money to avert a public scandal. In 1935, also under parental pressure, he married Lady Alice Montagu Douglas Scott, with whom he had two sons, Princes William and Richard. In 1939–40, he served in France as a liaison officer, and was later appointed Governor-General of Australia in place of his younger brother, the Duke of Kent, who had died in an air crash. He attended the coronation of his niece Queen Elizabeth II in 1953, and carried out several overseas tours, often accompanied by his wife. From 1965, he became incapacitated by a number of strokes, and was not officially told of the death of his elder son while piloting his own plane in 1972. His widow became the longest-lived member of the British royal family in history. (b. 1900)

Subject: Re: Royalty Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/10/20 at 11:24 am

June 10th 1921 – Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (Philip Mountbatten; born Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark), husband and consort of Queen Elizabeth II. A member of the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Philip was born into the Greek and Danish royal families. He was born in Greece, but his family was exiled from the country when he was an infant. After being educated in France, Germany, and the United Kingdom, he joined the British Royal Navy in 1939, aged 18. From July 1939, he began corresponding with the 13-year-old Princess Elizabeth, whom he had first met in 1934. During the Second World War he served with the Mediterranean and Pacific fleets. After the war, Philip was granted permission by King George VI to marry Elizabeth. Before the official announcement of their engagement in July 1947, he abandoned his Greek and Danish royal titles and became a naturalised British subject, adopting the surname Mountbatten from his maternal grandparents. He married Elizabeth on 20 November 1947. Just before the wedding, he was created Baron Greenwich, Earl of Merioneth and Duke of Edinburgh. Philip left active military service when Elizabeth became monarch in 1952, having reached the rank of commander, and was formally made a British prince in 1957. Prince Philip and Queen Elizabeth have four children: Prince Charles, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew, and Prince Edward. He has eight grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Through a British Order in Council issued in 1960, descendants of Philip and Elizabeth not bearing royal styles and titles can use the surname Mountbatten-Windsor, which has also been used by some members of the royal family who do hold titles, such as Prince Andrew, Princess Anne and Prince Edward. A keen sports enthusiast, Philip helped develop the equestrian event of carriage driving. He is a patron, president or member of over 780 organisations and serves as chairman of the Duke of Edinburgh's Award for people aged 14 to 24. He is the longest-serving consort of a reigning British monarch and the oldest-ever male member of the British royal family. Philip retired from his royal duties on 2 August 2017, at the age of 96, after having completed 22,219 solo engagements since 1952.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/10/20 at 11:27 am

June 10th 2004 – Ray Charles, American singer-songwriter, musician, and composer, died from acute liver disease. Among friends and fellow musicians he preferred being called "Brother Ray." He was often referred to as "The Genius." Charles was blind from the age of seven. He pioneered the genre of soul music during the 1950s by combining blues, rhythm and blues, and gospel styles into the music he recorded for Atlantic Records. He also contributed to the integration of country music, rhythm and blues and pop music during the 1960s with his crossover success on ABC Records, most notably with his two Modern Sounds albums. While he was with ABC, Charles became one of the first black musicians to be granted artistic control by a mainstream record company. (b. 1930)

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/10/20 at 12:35 pm

June 10th 1946 – Jack Johnson, nicknamed the Galveston Giant was an American boxer, died in a car crash, after racing angrily from a diner that refused to serve him. He became the first African American world heavyweight boxing champion (1908–1915). Johnson went on to become one of the most dominant champions of his time, and remains a significant historical figure in heavyweight boxing history, with his 1910 fight against James J. Jeffries being dubbed the "fight of the century." Johnson was faced with much controversy when he was charged with violating the Mann Act in 1912, even though there was an obvious lack of evidence and the charge was largely racially based. In a documentary about his life, Ken Burns notes that "for more than thirteen years, Jack Johnson was the most famous and the most notorious African-American on Earth". (b. 1878)

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/10/20 at 12:59 pm

June 10th 1976 – Adolph Zukor, American film mogul and founder of Paramount Pictures, died from an undisclosed illness. He signed many of the leading early stars, including Mary Pickford, Marguerite Clark, Pauline Frederick, Douglas Fairbanks, Gloria Swanson, Rudolph Valentino, and Wallace Reid. With so many important players, Zukor also pioneered "block booking" for Paramount Pictures, which meant that an exhibitor who wanted a particular star's films had to buy a year's worth of other Paramount productions. It was this system that gave Paramount a leading position in the 1920s and 1930s, but which led the government to pursue it on antitrust grounds for more than twenty years. (b. 1873)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/10/20 at 1:47 pm

June 10th 1950 – Elías Sosa, American baseball pitcher. He was signed by the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball (MLB) as an amateur free agent on March 4, 1968, and played for the Giants (1972–1974), St. Louis Cardinals (1975), Atlanta Braves (1975–1976), Los Angeles Dodgers (1976–1977), Oakland Athletics (1978), Montreal Expos (1979–1981), Detroit Tigers (1982), and San Diego Padres (1983).

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/10/20 at 1:55 pm

June 10th 1988 – Louis L'Amour, American novelist and short story writer, died from lung cancer. His books consisted primarily of Western novels (though he called his work 'frontier stories'); however, he also wrote historical fiction (The Walking Drum), science fiction (The Haunted Mesa), non-fiction (Frontier), as well as poetry and short-story collections. Many of his stories were made into films and John Wayne once made the dubious assertion that L'Amour was the most interesting man in the world. L'Amour's books remain popular and most have gone through multiple printings. At the time of his death almost all of his 105 existing works (89 novels, 14 short-story collections, and two full-length works of nonfiction) were still in print, and he was considered "one of the world's most popular writers". (b. 1908)

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/10/20 at 3:13 pm

June 10th 1982 – Rainer Werner Fassbinder, West German film director, screenwriter, film producer and actor, died from a lethal cocktail of cocaine and barbiturates. Fassbinder was part of the New German Cinema movement. While Fassbinder maintained a professional career that lasted less than fifteen years, he completed forty feature length films; two television film series; three short films; four video productions; twenty-four stage plays and four radio plays; and thirty-six acting roles in his own and others' films. He also worked as an actor (film and theatre), author, cameraman, composer, designer, editor and theatre manager. (b. 1945)

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/10/20 at 3:15 pm

June 10th 2000 – Brian Statham, English cricketer, died from an undisclosed cause. He was one of the leading English fast bowlers in 20th century English cricket. Initially a bowler of a brisk fast-medium pace, Statham was able to remodel his action to generate enough speed to become genuinely fast. This, together with unflagging accuracy and the ability to make the ball – new or old – break back, made Statham a consistent force both for Lancashire in the County Championship and in Test cricket, where his strikepower helped give England perhaps its strongest attack of the 20th century during the 1950s and early 1960s. He overtook Alec Bedser's record of 236 Test wickets in the Fourth Test at the Adelaide Oval in 1962–63. This new record of 242 Test wickets (24.27) was rapidly overtaken by his famous new-ball partner Fred Trueman two months later in New Zealand. Statham finished with 252 Test wickets (24.84). (b. 1930)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/11/20 at 1:42 am

June 11th 1947 – Richard Palmer-James, English musician, best known for having written lyrics for several songs by the progressive rock group King Crimson in the early 1970s. He is also known for writing lyrics for the 1985 super hit "(I'll Never Be) Maria Magdalena" by Sandra.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/11/20 at 2:01 am

June 11th 2015 – Ron Moody, English actor, singer, composer and writer, died from an undisclosed illness. Best known for his portrayal of Fagin in Oliver! (1968) and its 1983 Broadway revival. Moody earned a Golden Globe Award and an Academy Award nomination for the film, as well as a Tony Award nomination for the stage production. Other notable projects include The Mouse on the Moon (1963), Mel Brooks' The Twelve Chairs (1970) and Flight of the Doves (1971), in which Moody shared the screen with Oliver! co-star Jack Wild. He holds the peculiar distinction of having portrayed the wizard Merlin in two Disney films, Unidentified Flying Oddball (1979) and A Kid in King Arthur's Court (1995). (b. 1924)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/11/20 at 5:04 am

June 11th 1952 – Donnie Van Zant, American rock vocalist/guitarist. He is best known as having been a member of the band 38 Special, from its formation in 1974 until 2013. He is the middle of three brothers: his older brother Ronnie was the original lead singer for Lynyrd Skynyrd who died in a 1977 plane crash in Mississippi along with five other members and associates of the band; his younger brother Johnny is the current Lynyrd Skynyrd's lead singer since 1987. Donnie and Johnny also perform together from time to time as the group Van Zant.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/11/20 at 7:29 am

June 11th 1979 – John Wayne, nicknamed Duke, was an American actor and filmmaker, died of stomach cancer. An Academy Award-winner for True Grit (1969), Wayne was among the top box office draws for three decades. (b. 1907)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/11/20 at 8:11 am

June 11th 1959 – Hugh Laurie, English actor, writer, director, musician, singer and comedian. He first became known as one-half of the Fry and Laurie double act with his friend and comedy partner Stephen Fry, whom he joined in the cast of A Bit of Fry & Laurie, Blackadder, and Jeeves and Wooster in the 1980s and 1990s. From 2004 to 2012, he played Dr. Gregory House, the title character of House, for which he received two Golden Globe Awards and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. Laurie was listed in the 2011 Guinness World Records as the most watched leading man on television and was one of the highest-paid actors in a television drama, earning £250,000 ($409,000) per episode in House. Laurie has portrayed Senator Tom James in the HBO political satire Veep since 2015. In 2016 Laurie appeared in the BBC / AMC miniseries The Night Manager, and received the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor, his third overall.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/11/20 at 10:44 am

June 11th 1949 – Frank Beard, drummer in the American rock band ZZ Top. Beard was formerly with the bands The Cellar Dwellers, who originally were a three-piece band, The Hustlers, The Warlocks, and American Blues before starting to play and record with Billy Gibbons and Dusty Hill as ZZ Top.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/11/20 at 12:58 pm

June 11th 1950 – Graham Russell, English musician and singer/guitarist of the soft rock duo Air Supply. In 1975, with Russell Hitchcock, he formed Air Supply in Australia. The duo have been singing and performing romantic songs and ballads, such as "Lost in Love", "All Out of Love", "Every Woman in the World", "The One That You Love", "Goodbye" and "Making Love Out of Nothing at All", for more than forty years.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/11/20 at 1:07 pm

June 11th 1999 – DeForest Kelley, American actor, screenwriter, poet and singer, died of stomach cancer. Best known for his roles in Westerns and as Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy of the USS Enterprise in the television and film series Star Trek. (b. 1920)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/11/20 at 1:45 pm

June 1st 2005 – Robert Clarke, American actor, died from complications of diabetes. Best known for his cult classic science fiction films of the 1950s. After screen tests at 20th Century-Fox and Columbia Pictures, Clarke landed a berth as a contract player at RKO Radio Pictures. His first credited role was The Falcon in Hollywood (1944), then went on to play small roles in The Body Snatcher (1945), Bedlam (1946), and Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome (1947). When RKO dropped his option three years later, he began freelancing. In the 1950s, he appeared in many classic science fiction films, including The Man from Planet X (1951), Captain John Smith and Pocahontas (1953) as John Rolfe, The Incredible Petrified World (1957), The Astounding She-Monster (1957), and The Hideous Sun Demon (1959). From the 1950s through the 1980s, he regularly appeared on television series, including appearing on The King Family Show (1965), He made two guest appearances on Perry Mason, including the role of circus co-owner and murderer Jerry Franklin in the 1960 episode, "The Case of the Clumsy Clown". Other television appearances included The Lone Ranger, The Cisco Kid, Men Into Space,The Man and the Challenge, Hawaiian Eye, 77 Sunset Strip, Wendy and Me, General Hospital, Marcus Welby, M.D., Dragnet, Adam-12, Sea Hunt, Ripcord, Sky King, Checkmate, M Squad, Daktari, Baa Baa Black Sheep, Hawaii Five-O, Tabitha, Trapper John, M.D., Fantasy Island, Dallas, Simon & Simon, Knight Rider, Murder She Wrote, Matt Houston, Hotel, Dynasty, Falcon Crest, and dozens of others. The 1997 biographical documentary Lugosi: Hollywood's Dracula featured narration which he provided. Clarke's last appearance was in the movie The Naked Monster, a send-up of the classic science fiction films of the 1950s, in 2005. (b. 1920)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/11/20 at 3:14 pm

June 11th 1927 – Beryl Grey, English ballerina. In 1942, Robert Helpmann created the first role for her in his second ballet The Birds where she was The Nightingale. In April 1943, she created her first dramatic role as Duessa in Ashton's ballet, The Quest, which was based on Edmund Spenser's The Faerie Queene. On 1 March 1944, she first portrayed the main role of Giselle in Derby. She then performed the role in London for the first time on her seventeenth birthday. Grey is also known for her interpretation of Myrtha, Queen of the Wilis, which she first performed in 1946. She first performed the role of Princess Aurora in The Sleeping Beauty on 20 June 1946 at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/11/20 at 3:15 pm

June 11th 1825 – Daniel D. Tompkins, American politician, died from an unknown cause. He was the fourth Governor of New York from 1807 to 1817, and the sixth Vice President of the United States from 1817 to 1825. He practiced law in New York City after graduating from Columbia College. He was a delegate to the 1801 New York constitutional convention and served on the New York Supreme Court from 1804 to 1807. In 1807, he defeated incumbent Morgan Lewis to become the Governor of New York. He held that office from 1807 to 1817, serving for the duration of the War of 1812. During the war, he often spent his own money to equip and pay the militia when the legislature wasn't in session, or would not approve the necessary funds. (b. 1774)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: nally on 06/14/20 at 11:39 am

Yesterday (June 13th) marked 34 years to the day since jazz musician Benny Goodman passed away and the Olsen Twins were born.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 06/14/20 at 11:40 am

26 years ago today, on June 14th 1994: American composer and conductor Henry Mancini passed away at the age of 70.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: LyricBoy on 06/14/20 at 3:37 pm


Yesterday (June 13th) marked 34 years to the day since jazz musician Benny Goodman passed away and the Olsen Twins were born.


And the baton was passed...

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 06/15/20 at 5:24 pm

Today marks six years since the passing of Casey Kasem, American radio host of Armenian descent, at age 82.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/17/20 at 7:46 am

June 17th 1943 – Barry Manilow, American singer-songwriter, arranger, musician, and producer with a career that has spanned over 50 years. He is best known for a long string of hit recordings such as "Mandy", "Can't Smile Without You", and "Copacabana (At the Copa)". He has recorded and released 47 Top 40 singles, including 12 that hit number one and 27 of which appeared within the top ten, and has released many multi-platinum albums. As well as producing and arranging albums for other artists, including Bette Midler and Dionne Warwick, Manilow has written songs for musicals, films, and commercials. From February 2005 to December 2009, he was the headliner at the Las Vegas Hilton, performing hundreds of shows before ending his relationship with the hotel. Since March 2010, he has headlined at the Paris hotel in Las Vegas. He has sold more than 80 million records worldwide, making him one of the world's best-selling artists of all time.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/21/20 at 6:05 am

June 21st 1941 – Joe Flaherty, American actor, comedian and voice artist. He is best known for his work on the Canadian sketch comedy SCTV from 1976 to 1984 (on which he also served as a writer), and as Harold Weir on Freaks and Geeks.

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/21/20 at 6:14 am

June 21st 1969 – Maureen Connolly, American tennis player, dies from an operation for a stomach tumour. She was known as “Little Mo”, and the winner of nine Grand Slam singles titles in the early 1950s. In 1953, she became the first woman to win all four Grand Slam tournaments during the same calendar year. The following year, in July 1954, a horseback riding accident seriously injured her right leg and ended her competitive tennis career at age 19. (b. 1934)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/21/20 at 6:53 am

June 21st 1944 – Ray Davies, English musician. He was the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist and main songwriter for The Kinks, which he led with his younger brother, Dave. He has also acted, directed and produced shows for theatre and television. At the dissolution of the Kinks in 1996, Davies embarked on a solo career as a singer-songwriter.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/21/20 at 6:57 am

June 21st 2001 – Carroll O'Connor, American actor, producer, and director, died from a heart attack brought on by complications from diabetes. His television career spanned four decades, A lifelong member of the Actors Studio, O'Connor first attracted attention as Major General Colt in the 1970 film Kelly's Heroes. The following year, he found fame as the bigoted working man Archie Bunker, the main character in the 1970s CBS television sitcoms All in the Family (1971 to 1979) and Archie Bunker's Place (1979 to 1983). O'Connor later starred in the NBC/CBS television crime drama In the Heat of the Night from 1988 to 1995, where he played the role of southern Police Chief William (Bill) Gillespie. At the end of his career in the late 1990s, he played the father of Jamie Buchman (Helen Hunt) on Mad About You. (b. 1924)

Subject: Re: Political Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/21/20 at 7:39 am

June 21st 1946 – Malcolm Rifkind, British politician who served in various roles as a cabinet minister under Prime Ministers Margaret Thatcher and John Major, including Secretary of State for Scotland (1986–1990), Defence Secretary (1992–1995) and Foreign Secretary (1995–1997).

Subject: Re: Royalty Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/21/20 at 7:41 am

June 21st 1377 – Edward III, King of England from 25 January 1327 until his death from a stroke. He is noted for his military success and for restoring royal authority after the disastrous and unorthodox reign of his father, Edward II. Edward III transformed the Kingdom of England into one of the most formidable military powers in Europe. His long reign of 50 years was the second longest in medieval England and saw vital developments in legislation and government—in particular the evolution of the English parliament—as well as the ravages of the Black Death. (b. 1312)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/21/20 at 9:08 am

June 21st 1951 – Nils Lofgren, American rock musician, recording artist, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. Along with his work as a solo artist, he is a member of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band since 1984, a former member of Crazy Horse, and founder/frontman of the band Grin. Lofgren was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the E Street Band in 2014.

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/21/20 at 9:13 am

June 21st 1652 – Inigo Jones, English architect (of Welsh ancestry), died from an unknown cause. In the early modern period, and the first to employ Vitruvian rules of proportion and symmetry in his buildings. As the most notable architect in England, Jones was the first person to introduce the classical architecture of Rome and the Italian Renaissance to Britain. He left his mark on London by his design of single buildings, such as the Queen's House which is the first building in England designed in a pure classical style, and the Banqueting House, Whitheall, as well as the layout for Covent Garden square which became a model for future developments in the West End. He made major contributions to stage design by his work as theatrical designer for several dozen masques, most by royal command and many in collaboration with Ben Jonson. (b. 1573)

Subject: Re: Nobel Prize Winner Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/21/20 at 9:43 am

June 21st 1947 – Shirin Ebadi, Iranian lawyer, a former judge and human rights activist and founder of Defenders of Human Rights Center in Iran. On 10 October 2003, Ebadi was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her significant and pioneering efforts for democracy and human rights, especially women's, children's, and refugee rights. In 2009, Norway's Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, published a statement reporting that Ebadi's Nobel Peace Prize had been confiscated by Iranian authorities and that "This was the first time a Nobel Peace Prize had been confiscated by national authorities." Iran denied the charges.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/21/20 at 9:52 am

June 21st 1980 – Bert Kaempfert, German orchestra leader, music producer, and songwriter, died suddenly after a stroke. He made easy listening and jazz-oriented records and wrote the music for a number of well-known songs, including "Strangers in the Night" and "Moon Over Naples". (b. 1923)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/21/20 at 11:32 am

June 21st 1950 – John Paul Young, Scottish-born Australian pop singer who had a 1978 worldwide hit with "Love Is in the Air". Initially performing as John Young, he was associated with songwriters/producers Vanda & Young (ex-The Easybeats), who wrote and produced "Love Is in the Air", "Yesterday's Hero", "I Hate the Music" and "Standing in the Rain".

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/21/20 at 11:50 am

June 21st 1631 – John Smith, Admiral of New England, died from an unknown cause. He was an English soldier, explorer, and author. He was knighted for his services to Sigismund Báthory, Prince of Transylvania, and his friend Mózes Székely. He was considered to have played an important part in the establishment of Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in North America. He was a leader of the Virginia Colony (based at Jamestown) between September 1608 and August 1609, and led an exploration along the rivers of Virginia and the Chesapeake Bay. He was the first English explorer to map the Chesapeake Bay area and New England. (b. about 1580)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/21/20 at 12:54 pm

June 21st 1964 – David Morrissey, English actor, director, producer and screenwriter. At the age of 18, he was cast in the television series One Summer (1983). After making One Summer, Morrissey attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, then acted with the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre for four years. Throughout the 1990s, Morrissey often portrayed policemen and soldiers, though he took other roles such as Bradley Headstone in Our Mutual Friend (1998) and Christopher Finzi in Hilary and Jackie (1998). More film parts followed, including roles in Some Voices (2000) and Captain Corelli's Mandolin (2001), before he played the critically acclaimed roles of Stephen Collins in State of Play (2003) and Gordon Brown in The Deal (2003). The former earned him a Best Actor nomination at the British Academy Television Awards and the latter won him a Best Actor award from the Royal Television Society. In the years following those films, he had roles in The Reaping (2007) opposite Hillary Swank, Sense and Sensibility (2008), Red Riding (2009), Nowhere Boy (2009) and Centurion (2010) and produced and starred in the crime drama Thorne (2010).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/21/20 at 12:57 pm

June 21st 1914 – Bertha von Suttner, Austrian-Bohemian pacifist and novelist, died from an undisclosed cause. In 1905 she became the second female Nobel laureate (after Marie Curie in 1903), the first woman to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, and the first Austrian laureate. (b. 1843)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/21/20 at 2:55 pm

June 21st 1967 – Pierre Omidyar, American billionaire entrepreneur and philanthropist of Iranian origin. He is the founder of the eBay auction site where he served as chairman from 1998 to 2015. He became a billionaire at the age of 31 with eBay's 1998 initial public offering (IPO). Omidyar and his wife Pamela are well-known philanthropists who founded Omidyar Network in 2004 in order to expand their efforts beyond non-profits to include for-profits and public policy.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/21/20 at 3:00 pm

June 21st 1908 – Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Russian composer, died from an unknown cause. A member of the group of composers known as The Five. He was a master of orchestration. His best-known orchestral compositions—Capriccio Espagnol, the Russian Easter Festival Overture, and the symphonic suite Scheherazade—are staples of the classical music repertoire, along with suites and excerpts from some of his 15 operas. Scheherazade is an example of his frequent use of fairy tale and folk subjects. (b. 1844)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/21/20 at 4:44 pm

June 21st 1979 – Chris Pratt, American actor. He came to prominence with his television roles, particularly for his role as Andy Dwyer in the NBC sitcom Parks and Recreation (2009–2015), for which he received critical acclaim and was nominated for the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series in 2013. He also starred earlier in his career as Bright Abbott in The WB drama series Everwood (2002–2006). Has notable roles in Wanted (2008), Jennifer's Body (2009), Moneyball (2011), The Five-Year Engagement (2012), Zero Dark Thirty (2013), Delivery Man (2013), and Her (2013).

Subject: Re: Religious Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/21/20 at 4:49 pm

June 21st 2005 – Jaime Sin, Filipino cardinal, died from renal complications resulting from diabetes. Of Chinese Filipino descent, Sin was known for his instrumental role in the 1986 People Power Revolution, which toppled the regime of President Ferdinand Marcos and installed Corazon Aquino as his successor. He was again considered a charismatic leader of the Filipino people in the 2001 EDSA Revolution that replaced President Joseph Estrada with Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. He was the 30th Roman Catholic Archbishop of Manila, and was also a Cardinal. (b. 1928)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/21/20 at 11:41 pm

June 21st 1982 – Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge, he is a member of the British royal family. He is the elder son of Charles, Prince of Wales, and Diana, Princess of Wales, and since birth has been second in the line of succession to the British throne, after his father.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/22/20 at 1:27 am

June 22nd 1953 – Cyndi Lauper, American singer, songwriter, actress and LGBTQ activist. Her career has spanned over 30 years. Her debut solo album She's So Unusual (1983) was the first debut female album to chart four top-five hits on the Billboard Hot 100—"Girls Just Want to Have Fun", "Time After Time", "She Bop", and "All Through the Night"—and earned Lauper the Best New Artist award at the 27th Grammy Awards in 1985. Her success continued with the soundtrack for the motion picture The Goonies and her second record True Colors (1986). This album included the number one single "True Colors" and "Change of Heart", which peaked at number 3.

Subject: Re: Noteworthy Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/22/20 at 1:34 am

June 22nd 1874 – Howard Staunton, English chess master, died suddenly of heart disease. He is generally regarded as having been the world's strongest player from 1843 to 1851, largely as a result of his 1843 victory over Saint-Amant. He promoted a chess set of clearly distinguishable pieces of standardised shape—the Staunton pattern promulgated by Nathaniel Cook—that is still the style required for competitions. He was the principal organiser of the first international chess tournament in 1851, which made England the world's leading chess centre and caused Adolf Anderssen to be recognised as the world's strongest player. (b.  about 1810)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/22/20 at 2:30 am

June 22nd 1964 – Dan Brown, American author of thriller fiction who wrote the 2003 bestselling novel The Da Vinci Code. Brown's novels are treasure hunts set in a 24-hour period, and feature the recurring themes of cryptography, keys, symbols, codes, and conspiracy theories. His books have been translated into 52 languages, and as of 2012, sold over 200 million copies. Three of them, Angels & Demons (2000), The Da Vinci Code (2003), and Inferno (2013), have been adapted into films.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/22/20 at 2:33 am

June 22nd 1969– Judy Garland, American singer, actress, and vaudevillian, died from a barbiturate overdose. She was renowned for her contralto vocals and attained international stardom that continued throughout a career spanning more than 40 years as an actress in musical and dramatic roles, as a recording artist, and on concert stages. Garland began performing in vaudeville with her two older sisters and was signed to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer as a teenager. She made more than two dozen films with MGM, including nine with Mickey Rooney. Garland's most famous role was as Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz (1939). Her other roles at MGM included Meet Me in St. Louis (1944), The Harvey Girls (1946) and Easter Parade (1948). After 15 years, she was released from the studio and made record-breaking concert appearances, a successful recording career, and her own Emmy-nominated television series. Film appearances became fewer in her later years, but included two Academy Award nominated performances in A Star Is Born (1954) and Judgment at Nuremberg (1961). (b. 1922)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/22/20 at 4:03 am

June 22nd 1961 – Jimmy Somerville, Scottish pop singer and songwriter. He sang in the 1980s with the pop groups Bronski Beat and The Communards, and has also had a solo career. He is known in particular for his falsetto singing voice.

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/22/20 at 4:04 am

June 22nd 1987 – Fred Astaire, American dancer, singer, actor, choreographer and television presenter, died of pneumonia. His stage and subsequent film and television careers spanned a total of 76 years, during which he made 31 musical films and several television specials and issued numerous recordings. As a dancer, he is best remembered for his sense of rhythm, his perfectionism, and as the dancing partner and on-screen romantic interest of Ginger Rogers, with whom he co-starred in a series of ten Hollywood musicals. (b. 1899)

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/22/20 at 4:39 am

June 22nd 1956 – Walter de la Mare, British poet, short story writer and novelist, died from coronary thrombosis. He is probably best remembered for his works for children, for his poem "The Listeners", and for a highly acclaimed selection of subtle psychological horror stories, amongst them "Seaton's Aunt" and "All Hallows". His 1921 novel Memoirs of a Midget won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for fiction, and his post-war Collected Stories for Children won the 1947 Carnegie Medal for British children's books. (b. 1873)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/22/20 at 5:47 am

June 22nd 2015 – James Horner, American composer, conductor and orchestrator of film scores, died in the single-fatality crash of his Short Tucano turboprop aircraft. He was known for the integration of choral and electronic elements, and for his frequent use of motifs associated with Celtic music. His first major score was in 1979 for The Lady in Red, but he did not establish himself as an eminent film composer until his work on the 1982 film Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. Horner's score for James Cameron's Titanic is the best-selling orchestral film soundtrack of all time. He also wrote the score for the highest-grossing film of all time, Cameron's Avatar. Horner collaborated on multiple projects with directors including Don Bluth, James Cameron, Joe Johnston, Walter Hill and Ron Howard; producers including David Kirschner, Jon Landau, Brian Grazer and Steven Spielberg; and songwriters including Will Jennings, Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil. Horner composed for over 100 films. He won two Academy Awards, two Golden Globes, three Satellite Awards, and three Saturn Awards, and was nominated for three British Academy Film Awards. (b. 1953)

Subject: Re: Noteworthy Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/22/20 at 8:10 am

June 22nd 1993 – Pat Nixon (born Thelma Catherine “Pat” Ryan), American educator, died from an undisclosed cause. She was the wife of Richard Nixon, died from an undisclosed illness. She was the 37th President of the United States, and First Lady of the United States from 1969 to 1974. (b. 1912)

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/22/20 at 10:47 am

June 22nd 1965 – David O. Selznick, American film producer, screenwriter and film studio executive, died after several heart attacks. He is best known for producing Gone with the Wind (1939) and Rebecca (1940), both earning him an Academy Award for Best Picture. (b. 1902)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/22/20 at 1:38 pm

June 22nd 1982 – Ian Kinsler, American baseball second baseman for the Los Angeles Angels of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the Texas Rangers and Detroit Tigers. Despite having been drafted in only the 17th round out of college, Kinsler has risen to become a four-time All Star, and a member of the Sporting News' 2009 list of the 50 greatest current players in baseball. He is known as a five-tool player, hitting for average and power, and excelling in baserunning, throwing, and fielding.

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/22/20 at 2:09 pm

June 22nd 2019 – Judith Krantz, American novelist, died from an undisclosed illness. She wrote in the romance genre. Her works included Scruples, Princess Daisy, and Till We Meet Again. (b. 1928)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/22/20 at 3:28 pm

June 22nd 1984 – Joseph Losey, American theatre and film director, died after a brief illness. After studying in Germany with Bertolt Brecht, Losey returned to the United States, eventually making his way to Hollywood. In the 1950s Losey was blacklisted in the United States and moved to Europe where he made the remainder of his films, mostly in the United Kingdom. Among the most critically and commercially successful were three films with screenplays by Harold Pinter, The Servant (1963), Accident (1967) and The Go-Between (1971). (b. 1909)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/23/20 at 12:20 am

June 23rd 1963 – Colin Montgomerie, Scottish golfer. He has won a record eight European Tour Order of Merit titles, including a streak of seven consecutively from 1993 to 1999. He has won 31 European Tour events, the most of any British player, placing him fourth on the all-time list of golfers with most European Tour victories.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/23/20 at 12:24 am

June 23rd 1993 – Roy Campanella, American baseball player, died from heart failure. The Philadelphia native played for the Negro leagues and Mexican League for several seasons before entering the minor leagues in 1946. He made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut in 1948. His playing career ended in 1958 when he was paralyzed by an automobile accident. Widely considered to be one of the greatest catchers in the history of the game, He played for the Brooklyn Dodgers in the 1940s and 1950s. After he retired as a player, Campanella held positions in scouting and community relations with the Dodgers. (b. 1921)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/23/20 at 2:52 am

June 23rd 1943 – James Levine, American conductor and pianist. He is primarily known for his tenure as Music Director of the Metropolitan Opera (the "Met"), a position he held for 40 years (1976–2016). He was formally terminated by the Met from all his positions and affiliations with the company on March 12, 2018 over sexual misconduct allegations which he denies. Levine has made numerous recordings, as well as television and radio broadcasts, with the Met. Levine has also held leadership positions with the Ravinia Festival, the Munich Philharmonic, and the Boston Symphony Orchestra. In 1980 he started the Lindemann Young Artists Development Program, and he has often trained promising singers, conductors, and musicians for professional careers.

Subject: Re: Scientific Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/23/20 at 2:53 am

June 23rd 1995 – Jonas Salk, American medical researcher and virologist, died from heart failure. He discovered and developed one of the first successful polio vaccines. Born in New York City, he attended New York University School of Medicine, later choosing to do medical research instead of becoming a practicing physician. In 1939, after earning his medical degree, Salk began an internship as a physician scientist at Mount Sinai Hospital. Two years later he was granted a fellowship at the University of Michigan, where he would study flu viruses with his mentor Thomas Francis, Jr.. Until 1955, when the Salk vaccine was introduced, polio was considered one of the most frightening public health problems in the world. In the postwar United States, annual epidemics were increasingly devastating. The 1952 U.S. epidemic was the worst outbreak in the nation's history. Of nearly 58,000 cases reported that year, 3,145 people died and 21,269 were left with mild to disabling paralysis, with most of its victims being children. The "public reaction was to a plague", said historian William L. O'Neill. "Citizens of urban areas were to be terrified every summer when this frightful visitor returned." According to a 2009 PBS documentary, "Apart from the atomic bomb, America's greatest fear was polio." As a result, scientists were in a frantic race to find a way to prevent or cure the disease. In 1938, U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, the world's most recognized victim of the disease, had founded the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis (known as March of Dimes Foundation since 2007), an organization that would fund the development of a vaccine. (b. 1914)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/23/20 at 5:48 am

June 23rd 1956 – Randy Jackson, American bassist, singer, record producer, entrepreneur and television personality. He is best known from his former work as a judge on American Idol and executive producer for MTV's America's Best Dance Crew. Jackson has won a Grammy Award as a producer.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/23/20 at 7:59 am

June 23rd 1984 – Duffy (born Amy Anne Duffy), Welsh singer-songwriter and actress. She was introduced to Jeannette Lee of Rough Trade Records, which led to her signing a recording contract with A&M Records in 2007. Following the release of the singles "Rockferry" (2007) and "Mercy" (2008), the latter reaching singles charts worldwide, Duffy released her 2008 debut album Rockferry. The album entered the UK Album Chart at number one, and became the best-selling album in the United Kingdom in 2008 with 1.68 million copies sold. The album was certified several times Platinum and sold over 7 million copies worldwide, spawning further successful singles. With "Mercy", Duffy became the first Welsh woman to achieve number-one on the UK Singles Chart since 1983, while Rockferry was awarded the Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album amongst further nominations at the 51st Grammy Awards. In 2009, she won three Brit Awards for British Breakthrough, Best British Female and Best British Album.

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/23/20 at 8:59 am

June 23rd 1972 – Zinedine Zidane, nicknamed "Zizou", is a French football coach and former player who last managed Real Madrid. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, Zidane was an elite playmaker, renowned for his elegance, vision, ball control and technique, and played as an attacking midfielder for Cannes, Bordeaux, Juventus and Real Madrid. At club level, Zidane won two Serie A league championships with Juventus, which garnered him a move to Real Madrid for a world record fee of €77.5 million in 2001, which remained unmatched for the next 8 years. In Spain, Zidane won the La Liga title and the UEFA Champions League, with his left-foot volleyed winner in the 2002 UEFA Champions League Final considered to be one of the greatest goals in the competition's history. Zidane also won an Intercontinental Cup and a UEFA Super Cup with both teams.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/23/20 at 9:01 am

June 23rd 2011 – Peter Falk, American actor, died from a cardiorespiratory arrest, with pneumonia and Alzheimer's disease being the underlying causes. Best known for his role as Lieutenant Columbo in the long-running television series Columbo (1968-2003), for which he received four Primetime Emmy Awards and one Golden Globe Award. He was twice nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, first for Murder, Inc. (1960) and again for Pocketful of Miracles (1961). Falk further appeared in films such as It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963), The Great Race (1965), Anzio (1968), A Woman Under the Influence (1974), Murder by Death (1976), The Cheap Detective (1978), The Princess Bride (1987), The Player (1992), Corky Romano (2001) and Next (2007), as well as many television guest roles. Director William Friedkin said of Falk's role in his film The Brink's Job (1978): "Peter has a great range from comedy to drama. He could break your heart or he could make you laugh." (b. 1927)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/23/20 at 9:26 am

June 23rd 1972 – Selma Blair, American film, television, and theater actress. Blair started her professional acting career in 1995. During her early years, she played a large number of supporting roles in film and television, before obtaining recognition for her leading role in the film noir Brown's Requiem (1998).

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/23/20 at 9:28 am

June 23rd 2013 – Richard Matheson, American author and screenwriter, primarily in the fantasy, horror, and science fiction genres, died from an undisclosed cause. He is best known as the author of I Am Legend, a 1954 science fiction horror vampire novel that has been adapted for the screen four times, as well as the movie Somewhere In Time for which Matheson wrote the screenplay, based on his novel Bid Time Return. Matheson also wrote 16 television episodes of The Twilight Zone for Rod Serling, including "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet" and "Steel". He adapted his 1971 short story "Duel" as a screenplay directed by a young Steven Spielberg, for the television film of the same name that year. Six more of his novels or short stories have been adapted as major motion pictures — The Shrinking Man, Hell House, What Dreams May Come, Bid Time Return (filmed as Somewhere in Time), A Stir of Echoes and Button, Button. Lesser movies based on his work include two from his early noir novels — Cold Sweat, based on his novel Riding the Nightmare, and Les seins de glace (Icy Breasts), based on his novel Someone is Bleeding. (b. 1926)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/23/20 at 10:06 am

June 23rd 1955 – Glenn Danzig, (born Glenn Allen Anzalone), American singer, songwriter, and musician from Lodi, New Jersey. He is the founder of the bands Misfits, Samhain, and Danzig. He owns the Evilive record label as well as Verotik, an adult-oriented comic book publishing company. Having begun in the mid-1970s, Danzig's musical career has encompassed a number of genres through the years, including punk rock, heavy metal, industrial, blues and classical music. He has also written songs for other musicians, most notably Johnny Cash and Roy Orbison.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/23/20 at 11:45 am

June 23rd 2006 – Aaron Spelling, American film and television producer, died from complications of a stroke. Some of his successes include the TV programs Charlie's Angels (1976–81), The Love Boat (1977–86), Dynasty (1981–89), Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990–2000), 7th Heaven (1996–2007), and Charmed (1998–2006). (b. 1923)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/23/20 at 3:36 pm

June 23rd 2013 – Bobby Bland, American singer-songwriter, died from an undisclosed illness. He developed a sound that mixed gospel with the blues and R&B. He was described as "among the great storytellers of blues and soul music... created tempestuous arias of love, betrayal and resignation, set against roiling, dramatic orchestrations, and left the listener drained but awed." He was sometimes referred to as the "Lion of the Blues" and as the "Sinatra of the Blues". His music was also influenced by Nat King Cole. Bland was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in 1981, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1992, and the Memphis Music Hall of Fame in 2012. He received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1997. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame described him as "second in stature only to B.B. King as a product of Memphis's Beale Street blues scene". (b. 1930)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/23/20 at 4:04 pm

June 23rd 2019 - Dave Bartholomew, American musician, bandleader, composer, arranger, and record producer, died of heart failure. He was prominent in the music of New Orleans throughout the second half of the 20th century. Originally a trumpeter, he was active in many musical genres, including rhythm and blues, big band, swing music, rock and roll, New Orleans jazz, and Dixieland. Many musicians have recorded Bartholomew's songs, but his partnership with Fats Domino produced some of his greatest successes. In the mid-1950s they wrote more than forty hits for Imperial Records, including the Billboard number one pop chart hit "Ain't That a Shame". Bartholomew's other hit songs as a composer include "I Hear You Knocking", "Blue Monday", "I'm Walkin'", "My Ding-A-Ling", and "One Night". He was a member of the Songwriters Hall of Fame, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame. (b. 1918)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/23/20 at 5:10 pm

June 23rd 1998 – Maureen O'Sullivan, Irish actress, died of complications from heart surgery. Best known for playing Jane in the Tarzan series of films starring Johnny Weissmuller. (b. 1911)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/24/20 at 9:30 am

June 24th 1945 – Colin Blunstone, English singer-songwriter and musician. In a career spanning more than 50 years, Blunstone came to prominence in the mid-1960s as the lead singer of the English rock band The Zombies, which released four singles that entered the Top 75 charts in the United States during the 1960s, including "She's Not There", "Tell Her No", "She's Coming Home", and "Time of the Season". Blunstone began his solo career in 1969, releasing three singles under a pseudonym of Neil MacArthur. Since then, he has released ten studio albums, and one live album under his real name. His solo hits include "She's Not There", "Say You Don't Mind", "I Don't Believe in Miracles", "How Could We Dare to Be Wrong", "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted", and "The Tracks of My Tears".

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/24/20 at 10:39 am

June 24th 1942 – Arthur Brown, English rock singer and songwriter best known for his flamboyant theatrical performances, and his powerful, wide-ranging operatic voice. He has been a significant influence on a wide range of musicians due to his operatic vocal style, wild stage persona and concepts, and is considered a pioneer of shock rock and progressive rock and influential on heavy metal music. Brown has been lead singer of various groups, most notably the Crazy World of Arthur Brown and Kingdom Come, followed by a varied solo career as well as associations with Hawkwind, the Who, Jimi Hendrix, Klaus Schulze and Frank Zappa. He is best known for his 1968 single "Fire", reaching number-one in the UK Singles Chart and Canada, and number two on the US Billboard Hot 100. Following the success of the single "Fire", the press would often refer to Brown as "The God of Hellfire", in reference to the opening shouted line of the song, a moniker that exists to this day.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/24/20 at 11:20 am

June 24th 1908 – Grover Cleveland, American politician and lawyer, died of a heart attack.He was the 22nd and 24th president of the United States, the only president in American history to serve two non-consecutive terms in office (1885–89 and 1893–97). He won the popular vote for three presidential elections – in 1884, 1888, and 1892 – and was one of two Democrats (with Woodrow Wilson) to be elected president during the era of Republican political domination dating from 1861 to 1933. (b. 1837)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/24/20 at 12:23 pm

June 24th 1942 – Michele Lee, American actress, singer, dancer, producer and director. She is known for her role as Karen Cooper Fairgate MacKenzie on the 1980s prime-time soap opera Knots Landing (1979–93), for which she was nominated for a 1982 Emmy Award and won the Soap Opera Digest Award for Best Actress in 1988, 1991 and 1992. She was the only performer to appear in all 344 episodes of the series. Lee began her career on Broadway in Vintage 60 (1960) and How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1961). She made her movie debut in the film version of the latter in 1967. Her other film appearances include the Disney film The Love Bug (1968), The Comic (1969) and Along Came Polly (2004). She was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical in 1974 for Seesaw, and for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play in 2001 for The Tale of the Allergist's Wife. She also played the title role in the 1998 TV film Scandalous Me: The Jacqueline Susann Story, and Madame Morrible in the Broadway musical Wicked in 2015.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/24/20 at 3:01 pm

June 24th 1970 – Glenn Medeiros, American singer and songwriter of Portuguese descent who achieved chart success in the late 1980s and early 1990s. He is best known on the national and international music scene for his 1987 global smash, "Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You", and "She Ain't Worth It", a US chart-topper in 1990, and has remained regularly involved in the musical industry in his home State of Hawaii (to include several headliner and related musical variety shows in Waikiki) long after achieving global success decades ago.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/24/20 at 3:03 pm

June 24th 1604 – Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, died from an unknown cause, after having lost the entirety of his inherited estates. English peer and courtier of the Elizabethan era. Oxford was heir to the second oldest earldom in the kingdom, a court favourite for a time, a sought-after patron of the arts, and noted by his contemporaries as a lyric poet and court playwright, but his reckless and volatile temperament precluded him from attaining any courtly or governmental responsibility and contributed to the dissipation of his estate. Since the 1920s he has been among the most popular alternative candidates proposed for the authorship of Shakespeare's works. (b. 1550)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/25/20 at 12:17 am

June 25th 1945 – Carly Simon, American singer-songwriter, musician and children's author. She first rose to fame in the 1970s with a string of hit records; her 13 Top 40 U.S. hits include "Anticipation" (No. 13), "You Belong To Me" (No. 6), "Coming Around Again" (No. 18), and her four Gold certified singles "Jesse" (No. 11), "Mockingbird" (No. 5, a duet with James Taylor), "You're So Vain" (No. 1), and "Nobody Does It Better" (No. 2) from the 1977 James Bond film, The Spy Who Loved Me.

Subject: Re: Military Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/25/20 at 12:24 am

June 25th 1876 – George Armstrong Custer, United States Army officer and cavalry commander in the American Civil War and the American Indian Wars, while leading the 7th Cavalry Regiment at the Battle of the Little Bighorn in Montana Territory against a coalition of Native American tribes, he and all of his detachment—which included two of his brothers—were killed. The battle is popularly known in American history as "Custer's Last Stand." Custer and his regiment were defeated so decisively at the Little Bighorn that it has overshadowed all of his prior achievements. Raised in Michigan and Ohio, Custer was admitted to West Point in 1857, where he graduated last in his class in 1861. With the outbreak of the Civil War, Custer was called to serve with the Union Army. (b. 1839)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/25/20 at 1:50 am

June 25th 1961 – Ricky Gervais, English comedian, actor, director, producer and singer. Gervais worked initially in the music industry, attempting a career as a pop star in the 1980s as the singer of the new wave act Seona Dancing and working as the manager of the then-unknown band Suede before turning to comedy. Gervais appeared on The 11 O'Clock Show on Channel 4 between 1998 and 2000. In 2000, he was given a Channel 4 talk show, Meet Ricky Gervais, and then achieved greater mainstream fame a year later with his BBC television series The Office. It was followed by Extras in 2005. He co-wrote and co-directed both series with Stephen Merchant. In addition to writing and directing the shows, he played the lead roles of David Brent in The Office and Andy Millman in Extras. He reprised his role as Brent in the comedy film Life on the Road. He has also starred in the Hollywood films Ghost Town, and Muppets Most Wanted, and wrote, directed and starred in The Invention of Lying and the Netflix released Special Correspondents.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/25/20 at 2:01 am

June 25th 1822 – E. T. A. Hoffmann, Prussian Romantic author of fantasy and Gothic horror, a jurist, composer, music critic, draftsman and caricaturist, died of syphilis. His stories form the basis of Jacques Offenbach's famous opera The Tales of Hoffmann, in which Hoffmann appears (heavily fictionalized) as the hero. He is also the author of the novella The Nutcracker and the Mouse King, on which Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's ballet The Nutcracker is based. The ballet Coppélia is based on two other stories that Hoffmann wrote, while Schumann's Kreisleriana is based on Hoffmann's character Johannes Kreisler. (b. 1776)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/25/20 at 3:31 am

June 25th 1955 – Vic Marks, English cricketer, who played in six Tests and thirty four One Day Internationals. The cricket correspondent Colin Bateman noted that "in typical self-deprecating style, Vic Marks entitled one of his books, Marks Out of XI. He was probably out of the England XI slightly too often. While he was never a fashionable cricketer, he was a determined and highly effective off-spinner-cum-batsman whose Test figures stand comparison with those often picked ahead of him, such as Geoff Miller and Eddie Hemmings". He writes for The Observer and The Guardian newspapers and reports on Test series whilst summarising for the BBC's TMS.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/25/20 at 7:46 am

June 25th 1996 – Pietro Fittipaldi, Brazilian racing driver, and the grandson of two time Formula 1 champion Emerson Fittipaldi. Fittipaldi began his racing career in the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series, winning the track championship at Hickory Motor Speedway in 2011, before moving to Europe to pursue a career in open-wheeled racing in 2013. In 2014, he won the Protyre Formula Renault Championship, clinching the title with one race remaining.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/25/20 at 7:52 am

June 25th 1968 – Tony Hancock, English comedian and actor, he was found dead with an empty vodka bottle and a scattering of amylo-barbitone tablets. High-profile during the 1950s and early 1960s, he had a major success with his BBC series Hancock's Half Hour, first on radio from 1954, then on television from 1956, in which he soon formed a strong professional and personal bond with comic actor Sid James. (b. 1924)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/25/20 at 8:46 am

June 25th 1937 – Colin Clive, English stage and screen actor, suffered from severe chronic alcoholism and died from complications of tuberculosis. Best remembered for his portrayal of Dr. Henry Frankenstein in James Whale's two Universal Frankenstein films Frankenstein and Bride of Frankenstein. (b. 1900)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/25/20 at 9:37 am

June 25th 1976 – Johnny Mercer, American singer-songwriter, died from an inoperable brain tumour. He co-founded Capitol Records. Best known as a tin pan alley lyricist, but he also composed music. He was also a popular singer who recorded his own songs as well as those written by others. From the mid-1930s through the mid-1950s, many of the songs Mercer wrote and performed were among the most popular hits of the time. He wrote the lyrics to more than fifteen hundred songs, including compositions for movies and Broadway shows. He received nineteen Academy Award nominations, and won four Best Original Song Oscars. (b. 1909)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/25/20 at 10:38 am

June 25th 1987 – Boudleaux Bryant, American songwriter, died from an undisclosed illness. With his wife Felice Bryant (1925 to 2003), were a husband and wife country music and pop songwriting team. They were best known for songs such as "Rocky Top," "Love Hurts," and numerous hits by the Everly Brothers, including "All I Have to Do Is Dream" and "Bye Bye Love." (b. 1920)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/25/20 at 12:03 pm

June 25th 1979 – Dave Fleischer, American film director and producer, died of a stroke. Best known as a co-owner of Fleischer Studios with his older brother Max Fleischer. He was a native of New York City. In 1921, he joined forces with Max in starting their first studio, Out of the Inkwell Films, Inc. in a dingy basement apartment in midtown Manhattan. He went on to become director and later supervising producer of the studio's output. Among the cartoon series Fleischer supervised were Out of the Inkwell (1919–27), Inklings (1925–26), The Inkwell Imps (1927–29), Talkartoons (1929–32), Betty Boop (1932–39), Popeye the Sailor (1933–42), Color Classics (1934–41). He also supervised two animated features Gulliver's Travels (1939) and Mr. Bug Goes to Town (1941). Following a relocation to Miami, Florida, and the production of their first feature, "Gulliver's Travels," Fleischer Studios became indebted to Paramount due to the cost overruns on "Gulliver" and losses in rentals on the new 1940s cartoon series produced under Dave's control. The new series, including Stone Age, Gabby, and Animated Antics, were poorly received with theaters only valuing the Popeye cartoons. This forced the temporary surrender of Fleischer Studios to Paramount on May 24, 1941 while their final feature was contracted for completion. Max Fleischer secured the license for "Superman" after Republic allegedly passed on the property as a potential serial. Budgeted at twice the cost of a Popeye cartoon, Superman, became the most successful cartoon of the late Fleischer Studio period, representing its maturing into the 1940s. Relations between the brothers deteriorated around 1938, which was aggravated further by Dave's taking control of production starting in 1940, which resulted in the poorer cartoons produced under his control compounded by his continued rejection of Max's input and late completion of films. Dave Fleischer resigned from Fleischer Studios in late November, 1941 following the recording of the score for Mr. Bug Goes to Town His official resignation was announced on December 31, 1941. He became Producer for Screen Gems at Columbia Pictures in April 1942, where he produced Song of Victory and Imagination, which were both nominated for Academy Awards. He also produced The Fox and Crow and Li'l Abner series, as well as the omnibus "Phantasies" series. In spite of the Oscar nominations, Harry Cohn fired Dave in 1944, replacing him with Harry Binder. (b. 1894)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/25/20 at 12:04 pm

June 25th 2009 – Michael Jackson, American singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer, actor, and philanthropist, died of acute propofol and benzodiazepine intoxication, after suffering from cardiac arrest. The Los Angeles County Coroner ruled his death a homicide, and his personal physician, Conrad Murray, was convicted of involuntary manslaughter. Dubbed the "King of Pop", his contributions to music, dance, and fashion, along with his publicized personal life made him a global figure in popular culture for over four decades. (b. 1958)

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Written By: nally on 06/25/20 at 12:06 pm


June 25th 2009 – Michael Jackson, American singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer, actor, and philanthropist, died of acute propofol and benzodiazepine intoxication, after suffering from cardiac arrest. The Los Angeles County Coroner ruled his death a homicide, and his personal physician, Conrad Murray, was convicted of involuntary manslaughter. Dubbed the "King of Pop", his contributions to music, dance, and fashion, along with his publicized personal life made him a global figure in popular culture for over four decades. (b. 1958)

He and actress Farrah Fawcett both passed away on this date in 2009. :\'(

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/25/20 at 12:46 pm


He and actress Farrah Fawcett both passed away on this date in 2009. :\'(
At hospitals about 10 miles apart.

June 25th 2009 – Farrah Fawcett, American actress and artist, dies from cancer the same day American singer Michael Jackson died, at Saint John's Health Center in Santa Monica, California. A four-time Emmy Award nominee and six-time Golden Globe Award nominee, Fawcett rose to international fame when she posed for her iconic red swimsuit poster – which became the best selling pin-up poster in history – and starred as private investigator Jill Munroe in the first season of the television series Charlie's Angels (1976–1977).  (b. 1947)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/25/20 at 2:08 pm

June 25th 1997 – Jacques Cousteau, French naval officer, explorer, conservationist, filmmaker, innovator, scientist, photographer, author and researcher, died of a heart attack in Paris, 2 weeks after his 87th birthday. He studied the sea and all forms of life in water. He co-developed the Aqua-lung, pioneered marine conservation and was a member of the Académie française. Cousteau described his underwater world research in a series of books, perhaps the most successful being his first book, The Silent World: A Story of Undersea Discovery and Adventure, published in 1953. Cousteau also directed films, most notably the documentary adaptation of the book, The Silent World, which won a Palme d'or at the 1956 Cannes Film Festival. He remained the only person to win a Palme d'Or for a documentary film, until Michael Moore won the award in 2004 for Fahrenheit 9/11. (b. 1910)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/25/20 at 2:10 pm

June 25th 2015 – Patrick Macnee, British and American actor, died from an undisclosed illness. He was best known for his role as the secret agent John Steed in the British television series The Avengers. Macnee nurtured his acting career in Canada early on, but he also appeared as an uncredited extra in the British films Pygmalion (1938), The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943) and Laurence Olivier's Hamlet (1948), as well as some live TV dramas for the BBC, before graduating to credited parts in such films as Scrooge (US: A Christmas Carol, 1951), as the young Jacob Marley, the Gene Kelly vehicle Les Girls (1957), as an Old Bailey barrister, and the war film The Battle of the River Plate (1956). Between these occasional movie roles, Macnee spent the better part of the 1950s working in dozens of small parts in American and Canadian television and theatre, including an appearance in an episode of The Twilight Zone in 1959 ("Judgment Night"). (b. 1922)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/25/20 at 2:52 pm

June 25th 2012 – George Randolph Hearst, Jr., American businessman, died from an undisclosed cause. He was the chairman of the board of the Hearst Corporation from 1996 through to his death in 2012, succeeding his uncle Randolph Apperson Hearst. He was a director at the company for over forty years. Non-family executives are a majority on the trust that controls the corporation, and this trust will not dissolve until all grandchildren alive at the death of William Randolph Hearst have died. George Jr. was one of the oldest grandchildren. However, there are five family seats among the 13 trustees, and George represented his branch of the family. Hearst first joined the Naval Air Corps. Later, he joined the United States Army and served in the Korean War. (b. 1927)

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Written By: nally on 06/25/20 at 2:59 pm


At hospitals about 10 miles apart.

June 25th 2009 – Farrah Fawcett, American actress and artist, dies from cancer the same day American singer Michael Jackson died, at Saint John's Health Center in Santa Monica, California. A four-time Emmy Award nominee and six-time Golden Globe Award nominee, Fawcett rose to international fame when she posed for her iconic red swimsuit poster – which became the best selling pin-up poster in history – and starred as private investigator Jill Munroe in the first season of the television series Charlie's Angels (1976–1977).  (b. 1947)



That's right...both in southern California! And because of that, I heard about them firsthand.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/29/20 at 12:48 am

June 29th 1944 – Gary Busey, American actor of film and television. A prolific character actor, Busey has appeared in over 150 films, including Lethal Weapon (1987), Predator 2 (1990), Point Break (1991), Under Siege (1992), The Firm (1993), Carried Away (1996), Black Sheep (1996), Lost Highway (1997), Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998), The Gingerdead Man (2005) and Piranha 3DD (2012). Busey also made guest appearances on television shows such as Gunsmoke, Walker, Texas Ranger, Law & Order, Scrubs, and Entourage. For portraying Buddy Holly in The Buddy Holly Story (1978), Busey was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor and won the National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/29/20 at 12:53 am

June 29th 1861 – Elizabeth Barrett Browning, English poet and translator, died from an unknown illness. She wrote poetry from about the age of six. Her mother's collection of her poems forms one of the largest collections extant of juvenilia by any English writer. At 15 she became ill, suffering intense head and spinal pain for the rest of her life. Later in life she also developed lung problems, possibly tuberculosis. She took laudanum for the pain from an early age, which is likely to have contributed to her frail health. In the 1830s Elizabeth was introduced to literary society through her cousin, John Kenyon. Her first adult collection of poems was published in 1838 and she wrote prolifically between 1841 and 1844, producing poetry, translation and prose. She campaigned for the abolition of slavery and her work helped influence reform in the child labour legislation. Her prolific output made her a rival to Tennyson as a candidate for poet laureate on the death of Wordsworth. Elizabeth's volume Poems (1844) brought her great success, attracting the admiration of the writer Robert Browning. Their correspondence, courtship and marriage were carried out in secret, for fear of her father's disapproval. Following the wedding she was indeed disinherited by her father. The couple moved to Italy in 1846, where she would live for the rest of her life. (b. 1806)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/29/20 at 3:01 am

June 29th 1941 – John Boccabella, American baseball player. He played as a catcher and first baseman in Major League Baseball from 1963 to 1974 with the Chicago Cubs, Montreal Expos and San Francisco Giants.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/29/20 at 3:16 am

June 29th 1933 –Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, American silent film actor, comedian, director, and screenwriter, died of a heart attack. Starting at the Selig Polyscope Company he eventually moved to Keystone Studios, where he worked with Mabel Normand and Harold Lloyd. He mentored Charlie Chaplin and discovered Buster Keaton and Bob Hope. Arbuckle was one of the most popular silent stars of the 1910s, and soon became one of the highest paid actors in Hollywood, signing a contract in 1920 with Paramount Pictures for US$1 million. (equivalent to approximately $14,000,000 in 2017 dollars). Between November 1921 and April 1922, Arbuckle was the defendant in three widely publicized trials for the rape and manslaughter of actress Virginia Rappe. Rappe had fallen ill at a party hosted by Arbuckle at the St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco in September 1921; she died four days later. Arbuckle was accused by Rappe's acquaintance of raping and accidentally killing Rappe. After the first two trials, which resulted in hung juries, Arbuckle was acquitted in the third trial and received a formal written statement of apology from the jury. (b. 1887)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/29/20 at 4:25 am

June 29th 1953 – Colin Hay, Scottish-born Australian musician and actor who performed as lead vocalist of the band Men at Work, and later as a solo artist. Hay's music has been frequently used by actor and director Zach Braff in his work, subsequently leading to a career rebirth in the mid-2000s.

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Written By: LyricBoy on 06/29/20 at 4:45 am


June 29th 1953 – Colin Hay, Scottish-born Australian musician and actor who performed as lead vocalist of the band Men at Work, and later as a solo artist. Hay's music has been frequently used by actor and director Zach Braff in his work, subsequently leading to a career rebirth in the mid-2000s.


In 2016 he became an American citizen, and he has his own record label, Lazy Eye Records.  8)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/29/20 at 5:01 am


In 2016 he became an American citizen, and he has his own record label, Lazy Eye Records.  8)
Thank you for the update.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/29/20 at 5:02 am

June 29th 1978 – Bob Crane, American actor, was found bludgeoned to death in his Scottsdale apartment, a murder that remains officially unsolved. A drummer starting at eleven years of age,Crane began his career as a radio personality, first in New York and then Connecticut before moving to Los Angeles where he hosted the number-one rated morning show. In the early 1960s, he moved into acting. Crane is best known for his performance as Colonel Robert E. Hogan in the CBS sitcom Hogan's Heroes. The series aired from 1965 to 1971, and Crane received two Primetime Emmy Award nominations for his work on the series. After Hogan's Heroes ended, Crane's career declined. He became frustrated with the few roles he was being offered and began doing dinner theater. In 1975, he returned to television in the NBC series The Bob Crane Show. The series received poor ratings and was cancelled after 13 weeks. Afterwards, Crane returned to performing in dinner theaters and also appeared in occasional guest spots on television. (b. 1928)

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Written By: LyricBoy on 06/29/20 at 5:36 am


June 29th 1978 – Bob Crane, American actor, was found bludgeoned to death in his Scottsdale apartment, a murder that remains officially unsolved. A drummer starting at eleven years of age,Crane began his career as a radio personality, first in New York and then Connecticut before moving to Los Angeles where he hosted the number-one rated morning show. In the early 1960s, he moved into acting. Crane is best known for his performance as Colonel Robert E. Hogan in the CBS sitcom Hogan's Heroes. The series aired from 1965 to 1971, and Crane received two Primetime Emmy Award nominations for his work on the series. After Hogan's Heroes ended, Crane's career declined. He became frustrated with the few roles he was being offered and began doing dinner theater. In 1975, he returned to television in the NBC series The Bob Crane Show. The series received poor ratings and was cancelled after 13 weeks. Afterwards, Crane returned to performing in dinner theaters and also appeared in occasional guest spots on television. (b. 1928)


Apparently Bob liked to party serious with random chicks, the more the merrier.  :P  He had a buddy who was also in on the festivities, and they liked to videotape the action so he could watch it in his spare time. This was before the era of home video equipment; Bob was really serious about his home made porn.

Anyway at some point along the way, it has been alleged that Bob told his buddy to get lost (this was the day before Crane was murdered), and the buddy retaliated by bashing in Bob’s skull using a camera tripod. Talk about karma.

The buddy was put on trial 16 YEARS later and was acquitted. Authorities are still looking for the real killer. Bob Crane’s son had made some comments that he suspected Crane’s wife set it all up, as she was the only person who stood to “profit” from Crane’s death.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/29/20 at 7:39 am

June 29th 1947 – Richard Lewis, American stand-up comedian and actor. He came to prominence in the 1980s as a comedian specializing in self-deprecating humor before turning to acting. He is known for co-starring in the comedy series Anything but Love (1989-92) and for his recurring and semi-autobiographical role in Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000-present).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/29/20 at 7:50 am

June 29th 1975 – Tim Buckley, American singer-songwriter and guitarist, died from a heroin overdose. His music and style changed considerably through the years; he began his career based in folk music, but his subsequent albums experimented with jazz, psychedelia, funk, soul, the avant-garde and an evolving "voice as instrument" sound. Though he did not find commercial success during his lifetime, Buckley is admired by later generations for his innovation as a musician and vocal ability. (b. 1947)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/29/20 at 8:41 am

June 29th 1980 – Katherine Jenkins, Welsh lyric mezzo-soprano, singer/songwriter. She is a popular classical-crossover singer, who performs across a spectrum of operatic arias, popular songs, musical theatre and hymns.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/29/20 at 8:44 am

June 29th 1967 – Jayne Mansfield, American actress in film, theatre, and television, was killed in a car accident. She was also a nightclub entertainer, a singer, and one of the early Playboy Playmates. She was a major Hollywood sex symbol of the 1950s and early 1960s and 20th Century Fox's main sex symbol actress, along with Marilyn Monroe. She was also known for her well publicized personal life and publicity stunts, such as wardrobe malfunctions. (b. 1933)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/29/20 at 9:47 am

June 29th 1941 – Ignacy Jan Paderewski, Polish pianist and composer, politician, statesman and spokesman for Polish independence, died from pneumonia. He was a favorite of concert audiences around the world. His musical fame opened access to diplomacy and the media. Paderewski played an important role in meeting with President Woodrow Wilson and obtaining the explicit inclusion of independent Poland as point 13 in Wilson's peace terms in 1918, called the Fourteen Points. He was the prime minister of Poland and also Poland's foreign minister in 1919, and represented Poland at the Paris Peace Conference in 1919. He served 10 months as prime minister, and soon thereafter left Poland, never to return. (b. 1860)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/29/20 at 10:59 am

June 29th 1982 – Henry King, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter, died from an undisclosed illness. He directed for the first time in 1915, and grew to become one of the most commercially successful Hollywood directors of the 1920s and '30s. He was twice nominated for the Best Director Oscar. In 1944, he was awarded the first Golden Globe Award for Best Director for his film The Song of Bernadette. He worked most often with Tyrone Power and Gregory Peck and for 20th Century Fox. Henry King was one of the 36 founders of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which awards excellence of cinematic achievements every year, and was the last surviving founder. He directed over 100 films in his career. (b. 1886)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/29/20 at 1:26 pm

June 29th 1995 – Lana Turner, American actress, of complications from the cancer. Over the course of her nearly fifty-year career, Turner would achieve notoriety as both a pin-up model and a serious dramatic actress, as well as for her highly publicized personal life. In 1951, she was named the most "glamorous woman in the history of international art". During the early 1940s, Turner established herself as a leading actress in such films as Johnny Eager (1941), Honky Tonk (1941), Ziegfeld Girl (1941), and Somewhere I'll Find You (1942). She appeared in the 1941 horror film Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, and her reputation as a glamorous femme fatale was enhanced by her performance in the film noir The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946). Her popularity continued through the 1950s in such films as The Bad and the Beautiful (1952) and Peyton Place (1957), for which she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress. (b. 1921)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/29/20 at 2:47 pm

June 29th 1998 – Horst Jankowski, classically trained German pianist, most famous for his internationally successful easy listening music, died of lung cancer. In Germany in the 1950s, serving as bandleader for singer Caterina Valente. Jankowski's fame as a composer of easy listening pop peaked in 1965 with his tune "Eine Schwarzwaldfahrt", released in English as "A Walk in the Black Forest". The tune became a pop hit, reaching #1 on the US easy listening chart, #12 on the US Billboard Hot 100, and #3 on the UK Singles Chart. It sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc. The track was featured on the BBC's review of the 1960s music scene, Pop Go The Sixties, broadcast on BBC One and ZDF, on December 31, 1969. The Genius of Jankowski album, released in 1965, was also a million seller. (b. 1936)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/29/20 at 4:09 pm

June 29th 1990 – Irving Wallace, American best-selling author and screenwriter, died of pancreatic cancer. He was known for his heavily researched novels, many with a sexual theme. He was a blue-collar writer who wrote for a blue-collar audience. Wallace loved and championed the underdog. He enjoyed writing the stories of outsiders. With his son, daughter and wife he produced some notable non-fiction works, including three editions each of The People's Almanac (with son David) and The Book of Lists (with David and Amy and wife Sylvia for the second volume). (b. 1916)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/29/20 at 5:12 pm

June 29th 2003 – Katharine Hepburn, American actress, died from a cardiac arrest. Known for her fierce independence and spirited personality, Hepburn was a leading lady in Hollywood for more than 60 years. She appeared in a range of genres, from screwball comedy to literary drama, and she received four Academy Awards—a record for any performer—for Best Actress. In 1999, Hepburn was named by the American Film Institute as the greatest female star of Classic Hollywood Cinema. (b. 1907)

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Written By: c_keenan2001@hotmail.com on 06/30/20 at 1:00 am

June 30, 1942,

RCMP Officer, Actor, DJ, CBC Host, Muchmusic Host, Pappa, and grandpapa Terry David Mulligan was born in New Westminster, British Columbia.  He has a vast knowledge of music and pop culture that spans for nearly 5 decades.

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Written By: Howard on 06/30/20 at 7:28 am

Today marks The 25th Anniversary of singer songwriter Phyllis Hyman who passed away from a suicide.  :\'(

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJFJ1oNzuKA

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/01/20 at 1:18 am

July 1st 1941 – Myron Scholes, Canadian-American economist and academic. In 1997 he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences for a method to determine the value of derivatives. The model provides a conceptual framework for valuing options, such as calls or puts, and is referred to as the Black–Scholes model.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/01/20 at 1:21 am

July 1st 1896 – Harriet Beecher Stowe, American abolitionist and author, died from an undisclosed cause. She came from the Beecher family, a famous religious family, and is best known for her novel Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852), which depicts the harsh conditions for enslaved African Americans. The book reached millions as a novel and play, and became influential in the United States and Great Britain, energizing anti-slavery forces in the American North, while provoking widespread anger in the South. Stowe wrote 30 books, including novels, three travel memoirs, and collections of articles and letters. She was influential for both her writings and her public stances on social issues of the day. (b. 1811)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/01/20 at 3:12 am

July 1st 1945 – Mike Burstyn, American actor and singer. He has performed on television in the United States, Israel, and the Netherlands. He has performed on Broadway, the Yiddish theater, and on the Israeli stage. He had his own show, De Mike Burstyn Show (1978–1981). He was cast as the lead in Israel Becker's The Flying Matchmaker, an Israeli film. In 1981, he took part in the Israeli heats of the Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Sviv kol ha'olam". The song was placed sixth.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/01/20 at 3:33 am

July 1st 1905 – John Hay, American statesman, died from a heart ailment and complications. The official whose career in government stretched over almost half a century. Beginning as a private secretary and assistant to Abraham Lincoln, Hay's highest office was United States Secretary of State under Presidents William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt. Hay was also an author and biographer and wrote poetry and other literature throughout much of his life. (b. 1838)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/01/20 at 6:42 am

July 1st 1943 – Jeff Wayne, American composer, musician and lyricist. In 1978 he released Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds, his musical adaptation of H. G. Wells' science-fiction novel The War of the Worlds. Wayne wrote approximately 3,000 advertising jingles in the 1970s which appeared on television in the United Kingdom, notably a Gordon's Gin commercial which was covered by The Human League. Wayne also composed numerous well-known television themes, including Good Morning Britain (TV-am), ITV's The Big Match and World of Sport, BBC's Sixty Minutes, and for 24 years, the UK's first news radio station, LBC.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/01/20 at 7:21 am

July 1st 1912 – Harriet Quimby, American aviator and a movie screenwriter, died when her aircraft unexpectedly pitched forward for reasons still unknown. She was ejected from her seat and fell to her death. In 1911, she was awarded a U.S. pilot's certificate by the Aero Club of America, becoming the first woman to gain a pilot's license in the United States. In 1911 Quimby authored seven screenplays or scenarios that were made into silent film shorts by Biograph Studios. All seven were directed by director D. W. Griffith. Stars in her films included Florence La Badie, Wilfred Lucas, and Blanche Sweet. Quimby had a small acting role in one movie. On April 16, 1912, Quimby took off from Dover, England, en route to Calais, France and made the flight in 59 minutes, landing about 25 miles (40 km) from Calais on a beach in Équihen-Plage, Pas-de-Calais. She became the first woman to pilot an aircraft across the English Channel. Her accomplishment received little media attention, however, as the sinking of the RMS Titanic the day before consumed the interest of the public and filled newspapers. Although Quimby lived only to the age of thirty-seven, she had a major influence upon the role of women in aviation. (b. 1875)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/01/20 at 10:50 am

July 1st 1949 – John Farnham, Australian pop rock singer. Farnham was a teen pop idol from 1967 to 1979, billed then as Johnny Farnham, but has since forged a career as an adult contemporary singer. His career has mostly been as a solo artist although he replaced Glenn Shorrock as lead singer of Little River Band from 1982 to 1985. In September 1986 his solo single, "You're the Voice" peaked at No. 1 on the Australian singles charts. The associated album, Whispering Jack, held the No. 1 position for a total of 25 weeks and is the 2nd highest-selling album in Australian history. Both the single and the album had Top Ten success internationally including No. 1 in Sweden.

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/01/20 at 10:54 am

July 1st 1884 – Allan Pinkerton, Scottish-American detective and spy, died from a stroke. He first got interested in criminal detective work while wandering through the wooded groves around Dundee, looking for trees to make barrel staves, when he came across a band of counterfeiters—who may have been affiliated with the notorious Banditti of the Prairie. After observing their movements for some time he informed the local sheriff, who arrested them. This later led to Pinkerton being appointed, in 1849, as the first police detective in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. In 1850, he partnered with Chicago attorney Edward Rucker in forming the North-Western Police Agency, which later became Pinkerton & Co, and finally Pinkerton National Detective Agency, still in existence today as Pinkerton Consulting and Investigations, a subsidiary of Securitas AB. (b. 1819)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/01/20 at 11:52 am

July 1st 1952 – Dan Aykroyd, Canadian-American actor, comedian, producer, screenwriter, musician and businessman. He was an original member of the "Not Ready for Prime Time Players" on Saturday Night Live (1975–1979). A musical sketch he performed with John Belushi on SNL, The Blues Brothers, turned into an actual performing band and then a highly successful 1980 film, also called The Blues Brothers. He conceived and starred in Ghostbusters (1984), which spawned a sequel (Ghostbusters II) and eventually an entire media franchise. In 1990, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his work in the 1989 film Driving Miss Daisy. He starred in his own sitcom, Soul Man, from 1997–98. Aykroyd is also a successful businessman, having co-founded the House of Blues chain of music venues and the Crystal Head Vodka brand.

Subject: Re: Nobel Prize Winner Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/01/20 at 12:16 pm

July 1st 1971 – William Lawrence Bragg, Australian-born British physicist and X-ray crystallographer, died from an undisclosed illness. He is the discoverer (in 1912) of Bragg's law of X-ray diffraction, which is basic for the determination of crystal structure. He was joint winner (with his father, William Henry Bragg) of the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1915: "For their services in the analysis of crystal structure by means of X-ray", an important step in the development of X-ray crystallography. Bragg was knighted in 1941. As of 2016, he is the youngest ever Nobel laureate in physics, having received the award at the age of 25 years. Bragg was the director of the Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge, when the discovery of the structure of DNA was reported by James D. Watson and Francis Crick in February 1953. (b. 1890)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/01/20 at 1:05 pm

July 1st 1945 – Debbie Harry, American singer-songwriter and actress best known as the lead singer of the new wave band Blondie. She recorded several worldwide number one singles with Blondie during the 1970s and 1980s. She is sometimes considered the first rapper to chart at number one in the United States owing to her work on "Rapture". She has also had success (mainly in Europe) as a solo artist before reforming Blondie in the late 1990s. Her acting career spans over 60 film roles and numerous television appearances.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/01/20 at 1:18 pm

July 1st 1997 – Robert Mitchum, American film actor, director, author, poet, composer, and singer, died from complications of lung cancer and emphysema. He rose to prominence for his starring roles in several classic films noir, and is generally considered a forerunner of the antiheroes prevalent in film during the 1950s and 1960s. His best-known films include Out of the Past (1947), The Night of the Hunter (1955), and Cape Fear (1962). Mitchum was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for The Story of G.I. Joe (1945).  (b. 1917)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/01/20 at 2:02 pm

July 1st 1960 – Evelyn "Champagne" King, American singer. She is best known for her hit disco single "Shame", which was released in 1978 during the height of disco's popularity. King had other hits from the early through the mid–1980s including; "I'm in Love" (1981) and "Love Come Down" (1982).

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/01/20 at 2:14 pm

July 1st 1999 – Edward Dmytryk, Canadian-born American film director, died from heart and kidney failure. He was known for his 1940s films noir and received an Oscar nomination for Best Director for Crossfire (1947). In 1947 he was named as one of the Hollywood Ten, a group of blacklisted film industry professionals who refused to testify to the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) in their investigations during the McCarthy-era 'Red scare'. They all served time in prison for contempt of Congress. In 1951, however, Dmytryk did testify to HUAC and rehabilitated his career. First hired again by independent producer Stanley Kramer in 1952, Dmytryk is likely best known for directing The Caine Mutiny (1954), a critical and commercial success. The second highest-grossing film of the year, it was nominated for Best Picture and several other awards at the 1955 Oscars. (b. 1908)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/01/20 at 3:59 pm

July 1st 1961 – Carl Lewis, American former track and field athlete who won nine Olympic gold medals, one Olympic silver medal, and 10 World Championships medals, including eight gold. His career spanned from 1979 to 1996 when he last won an Olympic event and subsequently retired. He is one of only three Olympic athletes who won a gold medal in the same event in four consecutive Olympic Games. Lewis was a dominant sprinter and long jumper who topped the world rankings in the 100 m, 200 m and long jump events frequently from 1981 to the early 1990s. He set world records in the 100 m, 4 × 100 m and 4 × 200 m relays, while his world record in the indoor long jump has stood since 1984. His 65 consecutive victories in the long jump achieved over a span of 10 years is one of the sport's longest undefeated streaks. Over the course of his athletics career, Lewis broke ten seconds for the 100 meters 15 times and 20 seconds for the 200 meters 10 times. Lewis also long jumped over 28 feet 71 times.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/01/20 at 4:08 pm

July 1st 2004 – Marlon Brando, American actor, film director and political activist, died of respiratory failure. He is credited with bringing realism to film acting. He helped to popularize the Stanislavski system of acting, studying with Stella Adler in the 1940s. Brando is widely known for his Academy Award-winning performances as Terry Malloy in On the Waterfront (1954) and Vito Corleone in The Godfather (1972), as well as his performances in A Streetcar Named Desire (1951), Viva Zapata! (1952), Julius Caesar (1953), The Wild One (1953), Guys and Dolls (1955), Sayonara (1957), Reflections in a Golden Eye (1967), Last Tango in Paris (1972), and Apocalypse Now (1979). Brando was also an activist for many causes, notably the Civil Rights Movement and various Native American movements. (b. 1924)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/01/20 at 4:57 pm

July 1st 2005 – Luther Vandross, American singer, songwriter and record producer, died from a stroke that left him in a coma for nearly two months. Throughout his career, Vandross was an in-demand background vocalist for several different artists including Judy Collins, Chaka Khan, Bette Midler, Diana Ross, David Bowie, Barbra Streisand, Ben E. King, and Donna Summer. He later became a lead singer of the group Change, which released its gold-certified debut album, The Glow of Love, in 1980 on Warner Bros. Records. After Vandross left the group, he was signed to Epic Records as a solo artist and released his debut solo album, Never Too Much, in 1981.  His hit songs include "Never Too Much", "Here and Now", "Any Love", "Power of Love/Love Power", "I Can Make It Better" and "For You to Love". Many of his songs were covers of original music by other artists such as "If This World Were Mine" (duet with Cheryl Lynn), "Since I Lost My Baby", "Superstar" and "Always and Forever". Duets such as "The Closer I Get to You" with Beyoncé, "Endless Love" with Mariah Carey and "The Best Things in Life Are Free" with Janet Jackson were all hit songs in his career. During his career, Vandross sold over 35 million records worldwide, and received eight Grammy Awards including Best Male R&B Vocal Performance four different times. He won a total of four Grammy Awards in 2004 including the Grammy Award for Song of the Year for a song recorded not long before his death, "Dance with My Father". (b. 1951)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/01/20 at 5:28 pm

July 1st 2000 – Walter Matthau, American actor and comedian, died from a heart attack. Best known for his role as Oscar Madison in The Odd Couple and its sequel 30 years later, The Odd Couple II, and his frequent collaborations with Odd Couple co-star Jack Lemmon, particularly in the '90s with Grumpy Old Men and its sequel Grumpier Old Men. He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the 1966 Billy Wilder film The Fortune Cookie. Besides the Oscar, he was the winner of BAFTA, Golden Globe and Tony awards. (b. 1920)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/02/20 at 1:19 am

July 2nd 1963 – Mark Kermode, English film critic, presenter, writer, and musician. He is the chief film critic for The Observer, contributes to the magazine Sight & Sound, and co-presents the BBC Radio 5 Live show Kermode and Mayo's Film Review and the BBC Two arts programme The Culture Show. Kermode writes and presents a film-related video blog for the BBC, and is a member of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Kermode is a founding member of the skiffle band the Dodge Brothers, for which he plays double bass.

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/02/20 at 1:33 am

July 2nd 1566 – Nostradamus, French physician and reputed seer, died from the gout, which had plagued him painfully for many years and made movement very difficult, turned into edema, or dropsy. He published collections of prophecies that have since become widely famous. He is best known for his book Les Propheties, the first edition of which appeared in 1555. Since the publication of this book, which has rarely been out of print since his death, Nostradamus has attracted a following that, along with much of the popular press, credits him with predicting many major world events. Most academic sources maintain that the associations made between world events and Nostradamus's quatrains are largely the result of misinterpretations or mistranslations (sometimes deliberate) or else are so tenuous as to render them useless as evidence of any genuine predictive power. (b. December 1503)

Subject: Re: Nobel Prize Winner Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/02/20 at 5:09 am

July 2nd 1946 – Richard Axel, American molecular biologist and University Professor in the Department of Neuroscience at Columbia University and investigator at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. His work on the olfactory system won him and Linda Buck, a former postdoctoral research scientist in his group, the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2004.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/02/20 at 7:40 am

July 2nd 1973 – Peter Kay, English comedian, actor, director, and producer. He has written, produced, and acted in several award-winning television and film projects. In addition, he has authored three books. In 2015, he starred in BBC sitcoms Peter Kay's Car Share and Cradle to Grave. In 2016, Kay won the BAFTA TV Award for Best Male Comedy Performance, the BAFTA TV Award for Best Scripted Comedy and the National Television Award for Best Comedy for Car Share.

Subject: Re: Noteworthy Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/02/20 at 7:44 am

July 2nd 1897 – Amelia Earhart, American aviation pioneer and author, disappeared during an attempt to make a circumnavigational flight of the globe in 1937 in a Purdue-funded Lockheed Model 10-E Electra, Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan disappeared over the central Pacific Ocean near Howland Island. Fascination with her life, career, and disappearance continues to this day. She was the first female aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. She received the United States Distinguished Flying Cross for this accomplishment. She set many other records, wrote best-selling books about her flying experiences and was instrumental in the formation of The Ninety-Nines, an organization for female pilots. In 1935, Earhart became a visiting faculty member at Purdue University as an advisor to aeronautical engineering and a career counselor to women students. She was also a member of the National Woman's Party and an early supporter of the Equal Rights Amendment. (d. 1937)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/02/20 at 8:58 am

July 2nd 1956 – Jerry Hall, American model and actress, also known for her former relationship with Mick Jagger with whom she has four children and her marriage to media mogul Rupert Murdoch. Hall had a very small role in Urban Cowboy, released in 1980. She appeared in director Tim Burton's Batman (1989), in a supporting role as Alicia Hunt, a gangster's moll who is disfigured by The Joker (played by Jack Nicholson). Her 1990 London West End stage début was playing Cherie in a revival of Bus Stop (a role played by Marilyn Monroe in the film adaption) at the Lyric Theatre in Shaftesbury Avenue.

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/02/20 at 8:59 am

July 2nd 1850 – Robert Peel, British statesman and member of the Conservative Party, died a clavicular fracture rupturing his subclavian vessels, caused by a horse riding accident. He served twice as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1834–1835 and 1841–1846) and twice as Home Secretary (1822–1827 and 1828–1830). He is regarded as the father of modern British policing and as one of the founders of the modern Conservative Party. (b. 1788)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/02/20 at 12:17 pm

July 2nd 1986 – Lindsay Lohan, American actress and singer. Lohan began her career as a child fashion model when she was three, and was later featured on the soap opera Another World for a year when she was 10. At age 11, Lohan made her motion picture debut in Disney's commercially and critically successful 1998 remake of The Parent Trap. Her next major motion picture, Disney's 2003 remake of Freaky Friday, was also a critical and commercial success. With the release of Mean Girls (2004), another critical and commercial success, and Disney's Herbie: Fully Loaded (2005), another commercial success, Lohan became a teen idol sensation, a household name and a frequent focus of paparazzi and tabloids. However, Lohan's next starring role in the romantic comedy Just My Luck (2006), received poor reviews and was only a modest commercial success. Following Just My Luck, Lohan focused on smaller, more mature roles in independent movies, receiving positive comments on her work, including A Prairie Home Companion (2006), Bobby (2006) and Chapter 27 (2007).

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/02/20 at 12:23 pm

July 2nd 1961 – Ernest Hemingway, American novelist, short story writer, and journalist, committed suicide. His economical and understated style had a strong influence on 20th-century fiction, while his life of adventure and his public image influenced later generations. Hemingway produced most of his work between the mid-1920s and the mid-1950s, and won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1954. He published seven novels, six short story collections, and two non-fiction works. Additional works, including three novels, four short story collections, and three non-fiction works, were published posthumously. Many of his works are considered classics of American literature. In 1918, he was seriously wounded in the First World War and returned home. His wartime experiences formed the basis for his novel A Farewell to Arms.  (b. 1899)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/02/20 at 1:52 pm

July 2nd 1985 – Ashley Tisdale, American actress, singer, and producer. During her childhood, Tisdale was featured in over one hundred advertisements and had minor roles in television and theatre. She achieved mainstream success as Maddie Fitzpatrick in the Disney Channel series The Suite Life of Zack & Cody. This success was heightened when she starred as Sharpay Evans in the High School Musical franchise. The film series proved to be a huge success for Disney, and earned a large following. The success of the films led to Tisdale signing with Warner Bros. Records, releasing her debut album, Headstrong (2007), through the label. The album was a commercial success, earning a gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). She starred as Candace Flynn in the animated series Phineas & Ferb from 2007 to 2015.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/02/20 at 2:02 pm

July 2nd 1973 – Betty Grable, American actress, pin-up girl, dancer, and singer, died of lung cancer. Her 42 movies during the 1930s and 1940s grossed more than $100 million and she set a record of 12 consecutive years in the top 10 of box office stars. The U.S. Treasury Department in 1946 and 1947 listed her as the highest-salaried American woman; she earned more than $3 million during her career. (b. 1916)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/02/20 at 3:36 pm

July 2nd 1975 – James Robertson Justice, Anglo-Scottish character actor in British films, died from a severe stroke. His first leading role was as headmaster in the film Vice Versa, written and directed by Peter Ustinov, who cast him partly because he'd been "a collaborator of my father's at Reuters." Justice was the demanding surgeon Sir Lancelot Spratt in the "Doctor" series of films of the 1950s and 1960s, beginning with Doctor in the House in 1954, playing a role for which he is possibly best remembered. (b. 1907)

Subject: Re: Political Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/06/20 at 2:17 am

July 6th 1946 – George W. Bush, American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States from 2001 to 2009. Prior to assuming the presidency, Bush served as the 46th Governor of Texas from 1995 to 2000.

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/06/20 at 2:20 am

July 6th 1535 – Thomas More, English lawyer, social philosopher, author, statesman and noted Renaissance humanist, was executed for high treason. He was also a councillor to Henry VIII, and Lord High Chancellor of England from October 1529 to 16 May 1532. He also wrote Utopia, published in 1516, about the political system of an imaginary ideal island nation. (b. 1478)

Subject: Re: Cinematic Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/06/20 at 3:22 am

July 6th 1946 – Sylvester Stallone, American actor, film director, screenwriter, producer, and playwright. He is well known for his Hollywood action roles, including boxer Rocky Balboa in the Rocky series (1976–2015), soldier John Rambo in the four Rambo films (1982–2008), and Barney Ross in the three The Expendables films (2010–2014). Stallone wrote or co-wrote most of the 14 films in all three franchises, and directed many of the films.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/06/20 at 3:23 am


July 6th 1946 – George W. Bush, American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States from 2001 to 2009. Prior to assuming the presidency, Bush served as the 46th Governor of Texas from 1995 to 2000.

July 6th 1946 – Sylvester Stallone, American actor, film director, screenwriter, producer, and playwright. He is well known for his Hollywood action roles, including boxer Rocky Balboa in the Rocky series (1976–2015), soldier John Rambo in the four Rambo films (1982–2008), and Barney Ross in the three The Expendables films (2010–2014). Stallone wrote or co-wrote most of the 14 films in all three franchises, and directed many of the films.
Born on the same day!

Subject: Re: Royalty Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/06/20 at 4:40 am

July 6th 1553 – Edward VI, King of England and Ireland from 28 January 1547 until his death from an unknown condition. He was crowned on 20 February at the age of nine. Edward was the son of Henry VIII and Jane Seymour, and England's first monarch to be raised as a Protestant. During his reign, the realm was governed by a regency council because he never reached his majority. The council was first led by his uncle Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset (1547–1549), and then by John Dudley, 1st Earl of Warwick (1550–1553), from 1551 Duke of Northumberland. (b. 1537)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/06/20 at 5:42 am

July 6th 1979 – Kevin Hart, American comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter. He began his career by winning several amateur comedy competitions at clubs throughout New England, culminating in his first real break in 2001 when he was cast by Judd Apatow for a recurring role on the TV series Undeclared. The series lasted only one season, but he soon landed other roles in films such as Paper Soldiers (2002), Scary Movie 3 (2003), Soul Plane (2004), In the Mix (2005), and Little Fockers (2010).

Subject: Re: Nobel Prize Winner Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/06/20 at 5:53 am

July 6th 1962 – William Faulkner, American writer and Nobel Prize laureate from Oxford, Mississippi. Faulkner wrote novels, short stories, a play, poetry, essays, and screenplays, died from a fatal heart attack. He is primarily known for his novels and short stories set in the fictional Yoknapatawpha County, based on Lafayette County, Mississippi, where he spent most of his life. Faulkner is one of the most celebrated writers in American literature generally and Southern literature specifically. Though his work was published as early as 1919, and largely during the 1920s and 1930s, Faulkner was relatively unknown until receiving the 1949 Nobel Prize in Literature, for which he became the only Mississippi-born Nobel winner. Two of his works, A Fable (1954) and his last novel The Reivers (1962), won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. In 1998, the Modern Library ranked his 1929 novel The Sound and the Fury sixth on its list of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century; also on the list were As I Lay Dying (1930) and Light in August (1932). Absalom, Absalom! (1936) is often included on similar lists. (b. 1897)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/06/20 at 7:45 am

July 6th 1951 – Geoffrey Rush, Australian actor. He is amongst 24 people who have won the Triple Crown of Acting: an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award and a Tony Award. He has won one Academy Award for acting (of four nominations), three British Academy Film Awards (of five nominations), two Golden Globe Awards, and four Screen Actors Guild Awards. Rush is the founding President of the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts and was named the 2012 Australian of the Year. He is also the first actor to win the Academy Award, BAFTA Award, Critics' Choice Movie Award, Golden Globe Award, and Screen Actors Guild Award for a single performance in film for his performance in Shine (1996).

Subject: Re: Scientific Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/06/20 at 7:47 am

July 6th 1854 – Georg Ohm, German physicist and mathematician, died from an unknown cause. As a school teacher, Ohm began his research with the new electrochemical cell, invented by Italian scientist Alessandro Volta. Using equipment of his own creation, Ohm found that there is a direct proportionality between the potential difference (voltage) applied across a conductor and the resultant electric current. This relationship is known as Ohm's law. (b. 1789)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/06/20 at 8:48 am

July 6th 1958 – Jennifer Saunders, English comedian, screenwriter, and actress. She has won three BAFTAs (including the BAFTA Fellowship), an International Emmy Award out of 3 nominations, a British Comedy Award, a Rose d'Or Light Entertainment Festival Award, two Writers' Guild of Great Britain Awards, and a People's Choice Award. Saunders first found attention in the 1980s when she became a member of The Comic Strip after graduating from the Central School of Speech and Drama in London. With her comedy partner Dawn French, she wrote and starred in their eponymous sketch show, French and Saunders, for which she and French received a BAFTA fellowship in 2009. Saunders received acclaim through the early to mid-1990s for writing and playing the main character of Edina Monsoon in the BBC sitcom Absolutely Fabulous.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/06/20 at 8:50 am

July 6th 1971 – Louis Armstrong, American trumpeter, composer, singer and occasional actor, died of a heart attack in his sleep. He was one of the most influential figures in jazz. His career spanned five decades, from the 1920s to the 1960s, and different eras in the history of jazz. He had many hits including the 1964 US No.1 'Hello Dolly!', 1968 UK No.1 'What A Wonderful World’ plus ‘When The Saints Go Marching In’, ‘Ain't Misbehavin’, and ‘We Have All the Time in the World.’ He made frequent use of laxatives as a means of controlling his weight, resulting in Armstrong appearing in humorous, advertisements for laxative product Swiss Kriss; the ads bore a picture of him sitting on a toilet, as viewed through a keyhole, with the slogan "Satch says, 'Leave it all behind ya!".  In 2017, he was inducted into the Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame. (b. 1901)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/06/20 at 9:47 am

July 6th 1962 – Peter Hedges, American author, screenwriter, and director. His novel What's Eating Gilbert Grape was adapted into a critically acclaimed movie of the same title, which launched his film career. In 2002, he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay for About a Boy. In the same year, he wrote and directed Pieces of April, starring Katie Holmes, which he dedicated to his mother. In 2007, he co-wrote and directed Dan in Real Life. He wrote and directed The Odd Life of Timothy Green (2012), a film conceived by Ahmet Zappa, produced by Zappa and Scott Sanders, and released by Walt Disney Pictures. His latest novel The Heights was published March 4, 2010 by Dutton.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/06/20 at 9:53 am

July 6th 1973 – Otto Klemperer, German-American conductor and composer, died from an undisclosed cause. He held a number of positions, in Hamburg (1910–1912); in Barmen (1912–1913); the Strasbourg Opera (1914–1917); the Cologne Opera (1917–1924); and the Wiesbaden Opera House (1924–1927). From 1927 to 1931, he was conductor at the Kroll Opera in Berlin. In this post he enhanced his reputation as a champion of new music, playing a number of new works, including Janáček's From the House of the Dead, Schoenberg's Erwartung, Stravinsky's Oedipus rex, and Hindemith's Cardillac. In 1933, once the Nazi Party had reached power, Klemperer left Germany and moved to the United States. He had previously converted to Catholicism, but returned to Judaism at the end of his life. In the U.S. he was appointed Music Director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. (b. 1885)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/06/20 at 12:09 pm

July 6th 1998 – Roy Rogers, American singer and actor, died of congestive heart failure. He was one of the most popular Western stars of his era. Known as the "King of the Cowboys", he appeared in over 100 films and numerous radio and television episodes of The Roy Rogers Show. In many of his films and television episodes, he appeared with his wife, Dale Evans; his golden palomino, Trigger; and his German shepherd dog, Bullet. His show was broadcast on radio for nine years and then on television from 1951 through 1957. His productions usually featured a sidekick, often Pat Brady, Andy Devine, George "Gabby" Hayes, or Smiley Burnette. In his later years, Rogers lent his name to the franchise chain of Roy Rogers Restaurants. (b. 1911)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/06/20 at 1:04 pm

July 6th 1954 – Allyce Beasley, American actress. She is best-known for her role as rhyming, love-struck receptionist Agnes DiPesto in the television series Moonlighting. From 2000 to March 30, 2007, she was the announcer on Playhouse Disney, a morning lineup of programming for toddlers on Disney Channel. She appeared briefly as a guidance counselor in the Reese Witherspoon film comedy Legally Blonde and played Coach's daughter, Lisa Pantusso, on Cheers. She also announced the safety video during The Simpsons Ride at Universal Studios Hollywood and Florida.

Subject: Re: Musical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/06/20 at 1:16 pm

July 6th 1999 – Joaquín Rodrigo, Spanish composer and a virtuoso pianist, died from an undisclosed cause. He completely lost his sight at the age of three after contracting diphtheria, and he never mastered the instrument himself. He wrote his compositions in Braille, which was transcribed for publication. Rodrigo's music is among the most popular music of the 20th century. In particular, his Concierto de Aranjuez is considered one of the pinnacles of Spanish music and of the guitar concerto repertoire. (b. 1901)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/06/20 at 2:13 pm

July 6th 2003 – Buddy Ebsen, American actor and dancer, died of respiratory failure. His career spanned seven decades, including the role of Jed Clampett in the CBS television sitcom The Beverly Hillbillies (1962–1971) and the title character in the television detective drama Barnaby Jones (1973–1980), also on CBS. The SAG-AFTRA records also show him as Frank "Buddy" Ebsen. Originally a dancer, Ebsen began his long career in films in 1935, beginning with Jack Benny in Broadway Melody of 1936 (1935), Maureen O'Hara in They Met in Argentina (1941) and June Havoc in Sing Your Worries Away (1942). He also danced with child star Shirley Temple in Captain January (1936), released the same year. Cast as the Tin Man in 1939's The Wizard of Oz, Ebsen fell ill owing to the aluminum dust in his makeup and was forced to drop out of the film. In Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961), he portrayed Doc Golightly, the much older husband of Audrey Hepburn's character. He also had a successful television career, including playing Davy Crockett's sidekick, George Russell, in Walt Disney's Davy Crockett miniseries (1953–54). (b. 1908)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/06/20 at 3:01 pm

July 6th 1979 – Van McCoy, American musician, record producer, arranger, songwriter, singer and orchestra conductor, died from a heart attack. He is known best for his 1975 internationally successful song "The Hustle". He has approximately 700 song copyrights to his credit, and is also noted for producing songs for such recording artists as Gladys Knight & the Pips, The Stylistics, Aretha Franklin, Brenda & the Tabulations, David Ruffin, Peaches & Herb and Stacy Lattisaw. (b. 1940)

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/06/20 at 4:22 pm

July 6th 2015 – Jerry Weintraub, American film producer, talent agent and actor, died from an undisclosed cause. His television films won him three Emmys. He began his career as a talent agent, having managed relatively unknown singer John Denver in 1970, developing Denver's success through concerts, television specials and film roles, including Oh, God! (1977). Weintraub has been credited with making "show business history" by being the first to organize and manage large arena concert tours for singers. Among the other performers whose tours he managed were Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, The Four Seasons, Neil Diamond, Bob Dylan, Led Zeppelin, Three Dog Night and The Carpenters. Following his years as a concert promoter, he began producing films. Among them were director Robert Altman's Nashville (1975), Barry Levinson's Diner (1982), the original version of The Karate Kid (1984) and its 2010 remake, as well as the remake of Ocean's Eleven (2001), and its two sequels. Later, Weintraub was executive producer of HBO's series The Brink and HBO's Behind the Candelabra in 2013, which won an Emmy. In 2014, he won another Emmy as co-producer of Years of Living Dangerously, a television documentary about global warming. In 2011, HBO broadcast a television documentary about Weintraub's life, called His Way. (b. 1937)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/07/20 at 12:54 am

July 7th 1944 – Tony Jacklin, English golfer and sportscaster. He was the most successful British player of his generation, winning two major championships. He was also the most successful European Ryder Cup captain ever. Jacklin was second in the BBC Sports Personality of the Year in 1969 and 1970.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/07/20 at 1:10 am

July 7th 1973 – Veronica Lake, American film, stage, and television actress, died of acute hepatitis and acute kidney injury. She won both popular and critical acclaim for her role in Sullivan's Travels and for femme fatale roles in film noirs with Alan Ladd, during the 1940s. She was also well known for her peek-a-boo hairstyle. Lake's career had begun to decline by the late 1940s, in part due to her alcoholism. She made only one film in the 1950s but appeared in several guest-starring roles on television. She returned to the screen in 1966 with a role in the film Footsteps In the Snow, but the role failed to revitalize her career. (b. 1922)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/07/20 at 7:06 am

July 7th 1941 – Bill Oddie, English writer, composer, musician, comedian, artist, birder, conservationist, television presenter and actor. He became famous as one of The Goodies. He has established a reputation as a naturalist, conservationist, and television presenter on wildlife issues. Some of his books are illustrated with his own paintings and drawings. His wildlife programmes for the BBC include: Springwatch/Autumnwatch, How to Watch Wildlife, Wild In Your Garden, Birding with Bill Oddie, Britain Goes Wild with Bill Oddie and Bill Oddie Goes Wild.

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/07/20 at 7:24 am

July 7th 1647 – Thomas Hooker, English-born Puritan colonial leader, died during an "epidemical sickness". He founded the Colony of Connecticut after dissenting with Puritan leaders in Massachusetts. He was known as an outstanding speaker and an advocate of universal Christian suffrage. Called today "the Father of Connecticut," Thomas Hooker was a towering figure in the early development of colonial New England. He was one of the great preachers of his time, an erudite writer on Christian subjects, the first minister of Cambridge, Massachusetts, one of the first settlers and founders of both the city of Hartford and the state of Connecticut, and cited by many as the inspiration for the "Fundamental Orders of Connecticut," which some have called the world's first written democratic constitution establishing a representative government. (b. 1586)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/07/20 at 7:46 am

July 7th 1949 – Shelley Duvall, American actress, producer, writer and singer. Over the duration of her career, Duvall garnered critical acclaim for her portrayals of various eccentric characters. Duvall began her career appearing in various Robert Altman films in the 1970s, including Brewster McCloud (1970), McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971), Thieves Like Us (1974), Nashville (1975), and 3 Women (1977), which won her the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress and a BAFTA nomination for Best Actress. She had a supporting role in Annie Hall (1977) before starring in lead roles in Popeye (1980) and The Shining (1980). Later, Duvall appeared in Time Bandits (1981), Frankenweenie (1984), Roxanne (1987), and The Portrait of a Lady (1996). She is also an Emmy-nominated producer responsible for Shelley Duvall's Faerie Tale Theatre, which she also narrated and starred in, and other child-friendly anthology series. Duvall's most recent performance was in Manna from Heaven (2002).

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/07/20 at 7:55 am

July 7th 2018 – Alan Johnson, American choreographer, died of Parkinson's disease. Best known for his work on Mel Brooks films and for restaging Jerome Robbins' original choreography in live productions of West Side Story in the United States and internationally. Johnson has been linked to West Side Story since making his Broadway debut in the show in 1957. He brought the West Side Story dance style into the mainstream when he choreographed several GAP clothing commercials in 2000. This commercial earned him an American Choreography award. Along with the GAP/WestSide advertisements, Johnson also choreographed commercials for Dubonnet and Freixenet Champagne. A three-time Emmy Award-winner. (b. 1937)

Subject: Re: Political Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/07/20 at 10:09 am

July 7th 1941 – Michael Howard, British politician who served as the Leader of the Conservative Party and Leader of the Opposition from November 2003 to December 2005. He had previously held cabinet positions in the governments of Margaret Thatcher and John Major, including Secretary of State for Employment, Secretary of State for the Environment and Home Secretary.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/07/20 at 10:24 am

July 7th 2014 – Lois Johnson, American country music singer, died from an undisclosed cause. She was from Maynardville, Tennessee. She recorded for different labels between 1969 and 1978, charted twenty singles on the Hot Country Songs charts. Her highest chart peak was "Loving You Will Never Grow Old", which reached No. 6 in 1975. Johnson toured with Hank Williams, Jr. between 1970 and 1973. (b. 1942)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/07/20 at 12:49 pm

July 7th 1940 – Ringo Starr, English musician, singer, songwriter and actor who gained worldwide fame as the drummer for the Beatles. He occasionally sang lead vocals, usually for one song on an album, including "With a Little Help from My Friends", "Yellow Submarine", "Good Night", and their cover of "Act Naturally". He also wrote the Beatles' songs "Don't Pass Me By" and "Octopus's Garden", and is credited as a co-writer of others, including "What Goes On" and "Flying".

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/07/20 at 12:53 pm

July 7th 1930 – Arthur Conan Doyle, British writer, died from a heart attack.  Best known for his detective fiction featuring the character Sherlock Holmes. Originally a physician, in 1887 he published A Study in Scarlet, the first of four novels about Holmes and Dr. Watson. In addition, Doyle wrote over fifty short stories featuring the famous detective. (b. 1859)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/07/20 at 1:32 pm

July 7th 2016 – James Gilbert, Scottish television producer, director and executive for the BBC, died from an undisclosed cause. As the co-divisor of The Frost Report, with David Frost, it was Gilbert who brought together Ronnie Barker and Ronnie Corbett, as well as most of the members of Monty Python. (b. 1923)

Subject: Re: Royalty Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/07/20 at 2:04 pm

July 7th 1307 – Edward I, King of England from 1272 to 1307, died from dysentery. Before his accession to the throne, he was commonly referred to as The Lord Edward. He spent much of his reign reforming royal administration and common law. Through an extensive legal inquiry, Edward investigated the tenure of various feudal liberties, while the law was reformed through a series of statutes regulating criminal and property law. Increasingly, however, Edward's attention was drawn towards military affairs. (b. 1239)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/07/20 at 3:10 pm

July 7th 2006 – Syd Barrett, British musician, composer, singer-songwriter, and painter, died from complications arising from diabetes. Best known as a founder member of the band Pink Floyd, Barrett was the lead singer, guitarist and principal songwriter in its early years and is credited with naming the band. Barrett was excluded from Pink Floyd in April 1968 after David Gilmour took over as their new guitarist, and was briefly hospitalised amid speculation of mental illness. (b. 1946)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/09/20 at 1:35 am

July 9th 1945 – Dean Koontz, American author. His novels are broadly described as suspense thrillers, but also frequently incorporate elements of horror, fantasy, science fiction, mystery, and satire. Many of his books have appeared on The New York Times Bestseller List, with 14 hardcovers and 14 paperbacks reaching the number-one position. Koontz wrote under a number of pen names earlier in his career, including "David Axton", "Leigh Nichols", and "Brian Coffey". He has sold over 450 million copies of his work as reported on his official website.

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/09/20 at 1:41 am

July 9th 1974 – Earl Warren, American jurist and politician, died from an undisclosed cause. He served as the 30th Governor of California (1943–1953) and later the 14th Chief Justice of the United States (1953–1969). He is the only person elected to three consecutive terms as Governor of California, and with those three elected terms he is second only to Jerry Brown for total gubernatorial wins in California. Before holding these positions, he was the District Attorney for Alameda County, California, and the Attorney General of California. He was the nominee of the Republican Party for Vice President in 1948, as the running mate of Thomas E. Dewey. He was appointed to chair what became known as the Warren Commission, which was formed to investigate the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy.  (b. 1891)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/09/20 at 4:20 am

July 9th 1947 – O. J. Simpson, American former running back, broadcaster, actor, advertising spokesman, and convicted robber. Simpson attended the University of Southern California (USC), where he played football for the USC Trojans and won the Heisman Trophy in 1968. He played professionally as a running back in the NFL for 11 seasons, primarily with the Buffalo Bills from 1969 to 1977. He also played for the San Francisco 49ers from 1978 to 1979. In 1973, he became the first NFL player to rush for more than 2,000 yards in a season. He holds the record for the single season yards-per-game average, which stands at 143.1. He is the only player to ever rush for over 2,000 yards in the 14-game regular season NFL format. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1983 and the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1985. After retiring from football, he began new careers in acting and football broadcasting. In 1994, Simpson was arrested and charged with the murders of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend, Ron Goldman. He was acquitted by a jury after a lengthy and internationally publicized trial. The families of the victims subsequently filed a civil suit against him, and in 1997 a civil court awarded a $33.5 million judgment against him for the victims' wrongful deaths.

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/09/20 at 4:36 am

July 9th 1850 – Zachary Taylor, American general and politician, died after eating raw fruit and iced milk. He was the 12th President of the United States, serving from March 1849 until his death in July 1850. Before his presidency, Taylor was a career officer in the United States Army, rising to the rank of major general. (b. 1784)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/09/20 at 5:19 am

July 9th 1951 – Chris Cooper, American actor. He became well known in the late 1980s. He has appeared in supporting performances in several major Hollywood films, including the drama American Beauty (1999), the biopic about a NASA engineer titled October Sky (1999), the action spy film The Bourne Identity (2002), the biographical sports film Seabiscuit (2003), the biographical film about Truman Capote, Capote (2005), the geopolitical thriller Syriana (2005), the action-thriller The Kingdom (2007), the crime drama The Town (2010), and the musical comedy film The Muppets (2011). He also portrayed Sheriff July Johnson in the acclaimed miniseries Lonesome Dove, which became one of the most successful Westerns in history. He won both the Academy Award and Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in the 2002 film Adaptation.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/09/20 at 5:20 am

July 9th 2002 – Rod Steiger, American actor, died of pneumonia and kidney failure as a result of complications from surgery for a gallbladder tumor. Noted for his portrayal of offbeat, often volatile and crazed characters. Cited as "one of Hollywood's most charismatic and dynamic stars", he is closely associated with the art of method acting, embodying the characters he played, which at times led to clashes with directors and co-stars. He starred as Marlon Brando's mobster brother Charlie in On the Waterfront (1954), the title character Sol Nazerman in The Pawnbroker (1964), and as police chief Bill Gillespie opposite Sidney Poitier in the film In the Heat of the Night (1967) which won him the Academy Award for Best Actor. (b. 1925)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/09/20 at 6:22 am

July 9th 1956 – Tom Hanks, American actor and filmmaker. He is known for his comedic and dramatic roles in such films as Splash (1984), Big (1988), Turner & Hooch (1989), A League of Their Own (1992), Sleepless in Seattle (1993), Apollo 13 (1995), You've Got Mail (1998), The Green Mile (1999), Cast Away (2000), Road to Perdition (2002), Cloud Atlas (2012), Captain Phillips (2013), Saving Mr. Banks (2013), and Sully (2016). He has also starred in the Robert Langdon film series, and voices Sheriff Woody in the Toy Story film series. Hanks has been nominated for numerous awards during his career. He won a Golden Globe Award and an Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in Philadelphia (1993), as well as a Golden Globe, an Academy Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a People's Choice Award for Best Actor for Forrest Gump (1994). In 1995, Hanks became one of only two actors who won the Academy Award for Best Actor in consecutive years, with Spencer Tracy being the other.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/09/20 at 7:11 am

July 9th 1957 – Kelly McGillis, American stage and screen actress widely known for her film roles, such as Rachel Lapp in Witness (1985) with Harrison Ford, for which she received Golden Globe and BAFTA nominations; Charlie in Top Gun (1986) with Tom Cruise, and Kathryn Murphy in The Accused (1988) with Jodie Foster.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/09/20 at 9:53 am

July 9th 1976 – Fred Savage, American actor, director, and producer. He is best known for his role as Kevin Arnold in the American television series The Wonder Years, which ran from 1988 to 1993. He has earned several awards and nominations, such as People's Choice Awards and Young Artist Awards

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/09/20 at 10:04 am

July 9th 2019 – Rip Torn (born Elmore Rual Torn Jr.), American actor, died from an undisclosed cause. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his part as Marsh Turner in Cross Creek (1983). His work includes the role of Artie the producer on The Larry Sanders Show, for which he was nominated for six Emmy Awards, winning in 1996. Torn also won an American Comedy Award for Funniest Supporting Male in a Series, and two CableACE Awards for his work on the show, and was nominated for a Satellite Award in 1997 as well. (b. 1931)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/09/20 at 11:17 am

July 9th 1929 – Lee Hazlewood, American country and pop singer, songwriter, and record producer, most widely known for his work with guitarist Duane Eddy during the late 1950s and singer Nancy Sinatra in the 1960s. He had a distinctive baritone voice that added a resonance to his music. He wrote and produced many of Nancy Sinatra's most famous hits, including These Boots Were Made For Walkin', Jackson and Did You Ever’ He also produced Duane Eddy and Gram Parsons and Something Stupid - the duet Nancy recorded with her father Frank in 1967. (d. 2007)

Subject: Re: Artistic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/09/20 at 11:46 am

July 9th 1441 – Jan van Eyck, Dutch painter active in Bruges. He is one of the founders of Early Netherlandish painting and one of the most significant representatives of Early Northern Renaissance art. The few surviving records of his early life indicate that he was born around 1380–1390, most likely in Maaseik. He took employment in the Hague around 1422, when he was already a master painter with workshop assistants, as painter and Valet de chambre with John III the Pitiless, ruler of Holland and Hainaut. He was then employed in Lille as court painter to Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy after John's death in 1425, until he moved to Bruges in 1429 where he lived until his death. He was highly regarded by Philip and undertook a number of diplomatic visits abroad, including to Lisbon in 1428 to explore the possibility of a marriage contract between the duke and Isabella of Portugal. (b. before 1395)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/09/20 at 12:38 pm

July 9th 1957 – Paul Merton, English writer, actor, comedian, radio and television presenter. Known for his improvisation skill, Merton's humour is rooted in deadpan, surreal and sometimes dark comedy. He has been ranked by critics, fellow comedians and viewers to be among Britain's greatest comedians. He is well known for his regular appearances as a team captain on the BBC panel game Have I Got News for You, and as the former host of Room 101, as well as for several appearances on the original British version of the improvisational comedy television show Whose Line Is It Anyway?. He appears as a panellist regularly on Radio 4's Just a Minute. He has also appeared as one of the Comedy Store's Comedy Store Players.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/09/20 at 12:46 pm

July 9th 2019 – Freddie Jones, English actor, died after an undisclosed short illness. He had an extensive career in television, theatre and cinema productions over almost sixty years. Among other roles he played Stanley in the Pinter-directed revival of The Birthday Party in 1963. He became famous for his award-winning role as Claudius in the 1968 British TV series The Caesars. He appeared in David Lynch's films The Elephant Man (1980), Dune (1984) and Wild at Heart (1990), as well as the short-lived TV series On the Air (1992) and the short film Hotel Room (1993). Jones created the part of Sir in the original production of The Dresser by Ronald Harwood at the Royal Exchange, Manchester. He played the character Sandy Thomas in ITV's Emmerdale from 2005 to 2018. (b. 1927)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/09/20 at 2:04 pm

July 9th 1957 – Marc Almond, English singer-songwriter and musician. Almond first began performing and recording in the synthpop/new wave duo Soft Cell. He has also had a diverse career as a solo artist. His collaborations include a duet with Gene Pitney on the 1989 UK number one single "Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart". Almond has sold over 30 million records worldwide. He spent a month in a coma after a near-fatal motorcycle accident in 2004 and later became a patron of the brain trauma charity Headway

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/09/20 at 2:18 pm

July 9th 2019 – Ross Perot, American business magnate and politician, died after a battle with leukaemia. In 1962, Perot founded Electronic Data Systems, a company he sold twenty years later for $2.4 billion. He went on to set up Perot Systems in 1988. An independent presidential candidate in 1992, he received 18.9% of the popular vote, the highest percentage for an independent or third-party candidate since 1912. In 1996, he was the Reform Party's presidential nominee and received 8.4% of the popular vote. (b. 1930)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/09/20 at 3:18 pm

July 9th 1964 – Courtney Love, American singer, songwriter, actress, and visual artist. A notable figure in the punk and grunge scenes of the 1990s, Love's career has spanned four decades. She rose to prominence as the lead vocalist of the alternative rock band Hole, which she formed in 1989. Love has drawn public attention for her uninhibited live performances and confrontational lyrics, as well as her highly publicized personal life following her marriage to Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/09/20 at 3:20 pm

July 9th 2017 – Wally Burr, American voice actor and director, died from an undisclosed cause. As the voice director for The Transformers and The Transformers: The Movie, Burr was known for his perfectionist recording sessions. He voice directed several other cartoons during the 1980s, such as G.I. Joe, Jem, Inspector Gadget, and Spider-Man. Burr's vocal performances include The Atom on Superfriends, and Harvey Gabor on Jem, among others. (b. 1926)

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/09/20 at 4:06 pm

July 9th 2018 – Peter Carington, 6th Baron Carrington, British Conservative politician and hereditary peer, died from an undisclosed cause. He served as Defence Secretary from 1970 to 1974, Foreign Secretary from 1979 to 1982, chairman of British General Electric Company from 1983 to 1984, and Secretary General of NATO from 1984 to 1988. Before his death in 2018, he was the last surviving member of the 1951–55 government of Winston Churchill, the Eden government, and the Macmillan government, as well as of the cabinets of Alec Douglas-Home and Edward Heath. Following the House of Lords Act 1999, which removed the automatic right of hereditary peers to sit in the House of Lords, Carrington was created a life peer as Baron Carington of Upton. Carrington was Foreign Secretary in 1982 when Argentina invaded the Falkland Islands. He took full responsibility for the failure of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office to foresee this and resigned. As NATO Secretary General, he helped prevent a war between Greece and Turkey during the 1987 Aegean crisis. (b. 1919)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/13/20 at 1:22 am

July 13th 1942 – Harrison Ford, American actor, director, writer and film producer. He gained worldwide fame for his starring roles as Han Solo in the Star Wars film series and as the title character of the Indiana Jones film series. Five of his movies are within the 30 top grossing movies of all time at the US box office (when adjusted for inflation). Ford is also known for playing Rick Deckard in the neo-noir dystopian science fiction film Blade Runner (1982) and its sequel Blade Runner 2049 (2017); John Book in the thriller Witness (1985), for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor; and Jack Ryan in the action films Patriot Games (1992) and Clear and Present Danger (1994).

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/13/20 at 1:25 am

July 13th 2012 – Richard D. Zanuck, American film producer, died of a heart attack. His 1989 film Driving Miss Daisy won the Academy Award for Best Picture. Zanuck was also instrumental in launching the careers of directors Tim Burton and Steven Spielberg, who described Zanuck as a "director's producer" and "one of the most honorable and loyal men of our profession." (b. 1934)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/13/20 at 2:41 am

July 13th 1942 – Roger McGuinn, American musician. He is best known for being the frontman of The Byrds. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for his work with the Byrds. He was also part of an author/musician band, Rock Bottom Remainders, a group of published writers doubling as musicians to raise proceeds for literacy charities. In July 2013, McGuinn co-authored an interactive ebook, Hard Listening, with the rest of the group

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/13/20 at 2:51 am

July 13th 2006 – Red Buttons (born Aaron Chwatt), American comedian and actor, died of complications from cardiovascular disease. He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Sayonara (1957). After his Oscar-winning role, Buttons performed in numerous feature films, including the Africa adventure Hatari! with John Wayne, the adventure Five Weeks in a Balloon (1962) (where he received top billing), the war epic The Longest Day, the biopic Harlow, the disaster film The Poseidon Adventure, the dance-marathon drama They Shoot Horses, Don't They?, the family comedy Pete's Dragon, the disaster film When Time Ran Out with Paul Newman and the age-reversal comedy 18 Again! with George Burns. (b. 1919)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/13/20 at 4:21 am

July 13th 1944 – Erno Rubik, Hungarian inventor, architect and professor of architecture. He is best known for the invention of mechanical puzzles including Rubik's Cube (1974), Rubik's Magic, Rubik's Magic: Master Edition, and Rubik's Snake. While Rubik became famous for inventing the Rubik's Cube and his other puzzles, much of his recent work involves the promotion of science in education. Rubik is involved with several organizations such as Beyond Rubik's Cube, the Rubik Learning Initiative and the Judit Polgar Foundation all of whose aim is to engage students in science, mathematics, and problem solving at a young age.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/13/20 at 4:38 am

July 13th 2019 – Charles Levin, American actor, his body discovered on this date, after being reported missing to the police. He appeared in television, movies and on stage. He was best known for the role of Elliot Novak on the series Alice having become a regular in the show's 9th season and the recurring role of Eddie Gregg on Hill Street Blues from 1982 to 1986. (b. 1949)

Subject: Re: Cinematic Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/13/20 at 6:14 am

July 13th 1957 – Cameron Crowe, American director, producer, and screenwriter. He began his writing career as a 15-year-old high-school student, with articles on music submitted to Rolling Stone magazine, and only a few years later had his first script, for Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982). This movie was important for more than his career - his future wife Nancy Wilson had a small role in the film. Music remained important to him, with the rock band Pearl Jam playing a bit role in Singles (1992) well before they were "discovered". His next movie, Jerry Maguire (1996), took over five years to develop - a chance photograph of a football player and his agent was the initial inspiration. It took some 20 drafts and near terminal discouragement that he would ever get it right before the film finally made it to the screen. And this time his wife composed the music.

Subject: Re: Scientific Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/13/20 at 6:43 am

July 13th 1921 – Gabriel Lippmann, Franco-Luxembourgish physicist and inventor, died from an undisclosed cause. He is remembered as the inventor of a method for reproducing colours by photography, based on the interference phenomenon, which earned him the Nobel Prize in Physics for 1908. (b. 1845)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/13/20 at 8:46 am

July 13th 1960 – Ian Hislop, English journalist, satirist, writer, broadcaster and editor of the magazine Private Eye. He has appeared on many radio and television programmes, and has been a team captain on the BBC quiz show Have I Got News for You since the programme's inception in 1990.

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/13/20 at 12:59 pm

July 13th 1793 – Jean-Paul Marat, French political theorist, physician, and scientist, was assassinated by Charlotte Corday, a Girondin sympathizer, while taking a medicinal bath for his debilitating skin condition. He became best known for his role as a radical journalist and politician during the French Revolution. (b. 1743)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/13/20 at 1:40 pm

July 13th 2004, Arthur ‘Killer’ Kane, bass player with The New York Dolls, died aged 55 after checking himself into a Los Angeles emergency room, complaining of fatigue. He was quickly diagnosed with leukaemia, and died within two hours. The influential American band formed in 1972 and made just two albums, the 1973 'New York Dolls' and 1974 'Too Much Too Soon'. His estranged wife wanted to honour her late husband's wishes and bury him next to former Dolls stars Johnny Thunders and Jerry Nolan in Mount St Mary's cemetery in Brooklyn, New York, but officials at the morgue refused to release his body for burial because his remains were so decomposed. (His body had laid in a morgue for over a month).

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/13/20 at 2:44 pm

July 13th 2018 – Grahame Dangerfield, British broadcaster and naturalist, died from an undisclosed cause. In the 1960s he was one of the first British television naturalists, and was largely involved with rescued British wildlife. Dangerfield worked for both the BBC and independent television as a wildlife presenter and adviser, appearing in programmes such as Badger's Bend, Five O'Clock Club and Boom!. In 1965 he left Britain to work in the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania. In the 1970s, he opened a private zoo at Wheathampstead.Dangerfield was the author of a number of books about nature, including The Unintended Zoo (1965) and The Rajah of Bong and Other Owls (1981). He lived in Kenya in later life. (b. about 1938)

Subject: Re: Nobel Prize Winner Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/13/20 at 3:02 pm

July 13th 2017 – Liu Xiaobo, Chinese writer, literary critic, human rights activist, philosopher, died of liver cancer. He called for political reforms and was involved in campaigns to end communist one-party rule in China. Some referred to him as "China's Nelson Mandela". He was incarcerated as a political prisoner in Jinzhou, Liaoning. He was awarded with the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize "for his long and non-violent struggle for fundamental human rights in China". (b. 1955)

Subject: Re: Nobel Prize Winner Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/13/20 at 3:14 pm

July 13th 2014 – Nadine Gordimer, South African writer and political activist, died in her sleep. She was recipient of the 1991 Nobel Prize in Literature. She was active in the anti-apartheid movement, joining the African National Congress during the days when the organization was banned, and gave Nelson Mandela advice on his famous 1964 defence speech at the trial which led to his conviction for life. She was also active in HIV/AIDS causes. (b. 1923)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: LyricBoy on 07/13/20 at 4:47 pm


July 13th 2018 – Grahame Dangerfield, British broadcaster and naturalist, died from an undisclosed cause. In the 1960s he was one of the first British television naturalists, and was largely involved with rescued British wildlife. Dangerfield worked for both the BBC and independent television as a wildlife presenter and adviser, appearing in programmes such as Badger's Bend, Five O'Clock Club and Boom!. In 1965 he left Britain to work in the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania. In the 1970s, he opened a private zoo at Wheathampstead.Dangerfield was the author of a number of books about nature, including The Unintended Zoo (1965) and The Rajah of Bong and Other Owls (1981). He lived in Kenya in later life. (b. about 1938)


Related to Rodney?

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: nally on 07/13/20 at 4:50 pm


Related to Rodney?

The bio doesn't say.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/14/20 at 1:46 am


Related to Rodney?

The bio doesn't say.
Separated by the Big Pond?

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/14/20 at 1:46 am

July 14th 1950 – Bruce Oldfield, British fashion designer, best known for his couture occasionwear. Notable clients have included Sienna Miller, Barbra Streisand, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Diana Ross, Emmanuelle Seigner, Rihanna, Kelly Brook, Taylor Swift, Elizabeth McGovern, Rosamund Pike, Anjelica Huston, Faye Dunaway, Jacqueline Jossa, Melanie Griffith, Charlotte Rampling, Jerry Hall, Joan Collins, Diana, Princess of Wales, Queen Noor of Jordan, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, Sophie, Countess of Wessex and Queen Rania of Jordan.

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/14/20 at 1:50 am

July 14th 1881 – Billy the Kid, American Old West outlaw and gunfighter who killed eight men before he was shot and killed at age 21. He took part in New Mexico's Lincoln County War, during which he allegedly took part in three murders. (b. in 1859)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/14/20 at 4:54 am

July 14th 1961 – Jackie Earle Haley, American film and television actor. His earliest roles included Moocher in Breaking Away (1979) and Kelly Leak in The Bad News Bears (1976), The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training (1977) and The Bad News Bears Go to Japan (1978). After spending many years as a producer and director of television commercials, he revived his acting career with a supporting role in All the King's Men (2006). This was followed by his performance as pedophile Ronald James McGorvey in Little Children (2006), for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/14/20 at 6:01 am

July 14th 2019 – Pernell Whitaker, American boxer, died in a traffic collision. He competed from 1984 to 2001, and subsequently worked as a boxing trainer. He was a four-weight world champion, having won titles at lightweight, light welterweight, welterweight, and light middleweight; the undisputed lightweight title; and the lineal lightweight and welterweight titles. In 1989, Whitaker was named Fighter of the Year by The Ring magazine and the Boxing Writers Association of America. From 1993 to 1997, The Ring ranked him as the best active boxer in the world, pound for pound. He currently holds the longest unified lightweight championship reign in boxing history at 6 title defences. Whitaker is generally regarded as one of the greatest defensive boxers of all-time. As an amateur, Whitaker won a silver medal in the lightweight division at the 1982 World Championships, followed by gold at the 1983 Pan American Games and 1984 Olympics. After his retirement in 2001, Whitaker returned to the sport as a trainer. In 2002, The Ring ranked him tenth in their list of "The 100 Greatest Fighters of the Last 80 Years". In 2006, Whitaker was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame, in his first year of eligibility. (b. 1964)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/14/20 at 7:34 am

July 14th 1964 – Brett Ogle, Australian golfer. He was a successful hockey player in his early years representing the Southern Zone. He was also a State Champion sprinter at 200m and table tennis player, winning the NSW Schoolboys doubles title in 1978. He took up the game of golf not long after and reduced his golfing handicap from 32 to 1 in just two years. He was the Senior and Junior Club Champion at his home club in Goulburn, Tully Park. His first big breakthrough was the Senior and Junior Club Champion of Champions event at the Federal Golf Club in 1980, a tournament that pitted all of the NSW Club Champions together. Ogle then won the NSW Junior in 1984 and 1985 along with NSW Senior in 1985 turning pro in December of that year.

Subject: Re: Nobel Prize Winner Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/14/20 at 7:36 am

July 14th 1954 – Jacinto Benavente, Spanish dramatists, died from an undisclosed cause. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1922 "for the happy manner in which he has continued the illustrious traditions of the Spanish drama". (b. 1866)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/14/20 at 8:58 am

July 14th 1967 – Hashan Tillakaratne, Sri Lankan cricketer. He was Test captain for Sri Lanka. He was a key member for 1996 Cricket World Cup winning team for Sri Lanka. He is currently a politician and also involves many cricketing aspects within the country.

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/14/20 at 9:57 am

July 14th 1965 – Adlai Stevenson II, American lawyer, politician, and diplomat, died of heart failure. Noted for his intellectual demeanor, eloquent public speaking, and promotion of progressive causes in the Democratic Party. Stevenson served in numerous positions in the federal government during the 1930s and 1940s, including the Agricultural Adjustment Administration (AAA), Federal Alcohol Administration, United States Department of the Navy, and the United States Department of State. He also served on the committee that created the United Nations, and was a member of the initial US delegations to the United Nations. He was the 31st Governor of Illinois from 1949 to 1953, and received the Democratic Party's nomination for president in the 1952 and 1956 elections. (b. 1900)

Subject: Re: Business Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/14/20 at 11:59 am

July 14th 1998 – Richard McDonald, American businessman, died from an undisclosed illness. With his brother Maurice McDonald (1902 – 1971) were the Founders of the original McDonald’s restaurant in San Bernardino, California and inventors of the ‘Speedee Service System’ (b. 1909)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/14/20 at 12:46 pm

July 14th 2019 – Ernie Mims (born Ernest Christopher Memos), American television host, died from an undisclosed cause. He hosted the WOC-TV children's show Cap'n Ernie's Show Boat from 1964 to 1974. He served as a trumpet player in the United States Air Force Band. His first broadcasting job was at WQUB radio in Galesburg, Illinois, and he adopted his stage name there. He moved to WOC-TV and performed several on-air duties. His first cartoon show aired on Sundays, and he played Uncle Ernie, the station's janitor. Mims took over the Show Boat hosting duties following runs by Cap'n Ken Wagner, Cap'n Verne Gielow and Cap'n Don Warren. The show featured cartoons intercut with segments on his riverboat the Dixie Belle, where Cap'n Ernie would chat with his puppet friend Sidney (voiced and animated by Craig Frogley), would give away prizes from his treasure chest, or interact with the children in the audience. The show ran until August 1974. None of the 2,600 live episodes were archived. (b. 1932)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/16/20 at 12:33 am

July 16th 1952 – Stewart Copeland, American drummer and songwriter. He was the drummer of the British rock band the Police, has produced film and video game soundtracks and written various pieces of music for ballet, opera and orchestra. According to MusicRadar, Copeland's "distinctive drum sound and uniqueness of style has made him one of the most popular drummers to ever get behind a drumset." He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of The Police in 2003, the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame in 2005, and the Classic Drummer Hall of Fame in 2013. In 2016, Copeland was ranked 10th on Rolling Stone's "100 Greatest Drummers of All Time". He is also known for composing soundtracks for the Spyro video game series

Subject: Re: Royalty Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/16/20 at 12:39 am

July 16th 1557 – Anne of Cleves, died possibly from cancer. She was Queen of England from 6 January to 9 July 1540 as the fourth wife of King Henry VIII. The marriage was declared never consummated and, as a result, she was not crowned queen consort. Following the annulment, she was given a generous settlement by the King, and thereafter referred to as the King's Beloved Sister. She lived to see the coronation of Queen Mary I, outliving the rest of Henry's wives. (b. 1515)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/16/20 at 1:48 am

July 16th 1967 – Will Ferrell, American actor, comedian, producer, and writer. He first established himself in the mid-1990s as a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live, and has subsequently starred in comedy films such as Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004), Talladega Nights (2006), Step Brothers (2008), The Other Guys (2010) and Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (2013), all but one of which he co-wrote with his comedy partner Adam McKay. The two also founded the comedy website Funny or Die in 2007. Other film roles include Elf, Old School (both 2003), Blades of Glory (2007), the animated films Megamind (2010) and The Lego Movie (2014), and Daddy's Home (2015).

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/16/20 at 1:52 am

July 16th 1882 – Mary Todd Lincoln, died from an unknown illness. She was the wife of the 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln, and thus First Lady of the United States from 1861 to 1865. She dropped the name Ann after her younger sister, Ann Todd , was born, and did not use the name Todd after marrying. Mary Ann was a member of a large, wealthy Kentucky family, and was well educated. (b. 1818)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/16/20 at 2:56 am

July 16th 1973 – Shaun Pollock, South African cricketer and a former captain of all formats. A genuine bowling all-rounder, Pollock along with Allan Donald formed a formidable bowling partnership for many years. From 2000 to 2003 he was the captain of the South African cricket team, and also played for Africa XI, World XI, Dolphins and Warwickshire. He was chosen as the Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 2003.

Subject: Re: Notable Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/16/20 at 3:32 am

July 16th 1999 – John F. Kennedy Jr., American lawyer, journalist, and magazine publisher, died in a plane crash. He was a son of President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, and a younger brother of former Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy. His father was assassinated three days before his third birthday. From his early childhood years at the White House, Kennedy was the subject of great media scrutiny, and he became a popular social figure in Manhattan. Trained as a lawyer, Kennedy worked as a New York City Assistant District Attorney for almost four years. In 1995, he launched George magazine, using his political and celebrity status to publicize it. (b. 1960)

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/16/20 at 5:09 am

July 16th 1953 – Hilaire Belloc, Anglo-French writer and historian, died from burns and shock following a fall he had while placing a log into a fireplace. He was one of the most prolific writers in England during the early twentieth century. He was known as a writer, orator, poet, sailor, satirist, man of letters, soldier and political activist. His Catholic faith had a strong impact on his works. He was President of the Oxford Union and later MP for Salford from 1906 to 1910. He was a noted disputant, with a number of long-running feuds, but also widely regarded as a humane and sympathetic man. Belloc became a naturalised British subject in 1902, while retaining his French citizenship. (b. 1870)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/16/20 at 6:18 am

July 16th 1942 – Margaret Court, Australian tennis player and former world No. 1. She is currently a Christian minister in Perth, Western Australia. In 1970, Court became the first woman during the Open era (and the second woman in history) to win the singles Grand Slam (all four major tournaments in the same calendar year). She won 24 of those titles (11 in the Open era), a record that still stands. She also won 19 women's doubles and 21 mixed doubles titles, giving her a record 64 major titles overall. She is the only woman to win the mixed doubles Grand Slam, which she accomplished twice.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/16/20 at 6:26 am

July 16th 1981 – Harry Chapin, American singer-songwriter, activist, humanitarian, film-maker, and producer, was killed aged 38 suffering a cardiac arrest while driving on a New York expressway. His car was hit from behind by a tractor-trailer, causing the gas tank to explode. Best known for his folk rock songs, who achieved worldwide success, beginning in the 1970s. By the end of the decade, he became one of the most popular artists and highest paid performers. Chapin, a dedicated humanitarian, fought to end world hunger; he was a key participant in the creation of the Presidential Commission on World Hunger in 1977. (b. 1942)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/16/20 at 8:12 am

July 16th 1985 – Wayne King, American musician, songwriter, and singer, died from an undisclosed cause. He was the orchestra leader with a long association with both NBC And CBS. He was sometimes referred to as the Waltz King because much of his most popular music involved waltzes; "The Waltz You Saved For Me" was his standard set closing song in live performance and on numerous radio broadcasts at the height of his career. (b. 1901)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/16/20 at 9:59 am

July 16th 1960 – Terry Pendleton, American baseball third baseman in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played primarily for the St. Louis Cardinals and Atlanta Braves, but he also spent time with the Florida Marlins, Cincinnati Reds, and Kansas City Royals. During his fifteen-year career, he went to the World Series five times, yet his team never won a championship. After his playing career, he became a coach for the Braves.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/16/20 at 10:03 am

July 16th 2012 – William Asher, American television and film producer, film director, and screenwriter, died from complications of Alzheimer's disease. He was one of the most prolific early television directors, producing or directing over two dozen series. With television in its infancy, Asher introduced the sitcom Our Miss Brooks, which was adapted from a radio show. He began directing I Love Lucy by 1952. In 1964, he produced and directed Bewitched, which starred his then-wife Elizabeth Montgomery. As a result of his early success, Asher was considered an "early wunderkind of TV-land," and was hyperbolically credited in one magazine article with "inventing" the sitcom. Asher was nominated for an Emmy four times, winning once for directing Bewitched in 1966. He was also nominated for the DGA award in 1951 for I Love Lucy. (b. 1921)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/16/20 at 10:35 am

July 16th 1989 – Herbert von Karajan, Austrian conductor, died of a heart attack. He was principal conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic for 35 years. Generally regarded as one of the greatest conductors of the 20th century, he was a dominant figure in European classical music from the mid-1950s until his death. Part of the reason for this was the large number of recordings he made and their prominence during his lifetime. By one estimate he was the top-selling classical music recording artist of all time, having sold an estimated 200 million records. (b. 1908)

Subject: Re: Political Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/16/20 at 11:53 am

July 16th 1946 – Barbara Lee, American Representative for California's 13th congressional district, serving since 1998; until 2013 the region was designated California's 9th congressional district. She is a member of the Democratic Party. She is the first woman to represent this district, which is based in Oakland and includes most of northern Alameda County.

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/16/20 at 11:57 am

July 16th 2017 – George A. Romero, American-Canadian filmmaker and editor, died in his sleep following a battle with lung cancer. He is best known for his series of gruesome and satirical horror films about an imagined zombie apocalypse, beginning with Night of the Living Dead and notably continuing on with Dawn of the Dead and Day of the Dead. His other works contributed include The Crazies, Creepshow, Martin, Monkey Shines, and The Dark Half. (b. 1940)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/16/20 at 1:45 pm

July 16th 2012 – Kitty Wells, American country music singer, died from complications of a stroke. She broke down a female barrier in country music with her 1952 hit recording, "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels" which also made her the first female country singer to top the U.S. country charts, and turned her into the first female country superstar. “It Wasn’t God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels” would also be her first of several pop cross over hits. Wells is the only female artist to be awarded top female vocalist awards for 14 consecutive years. Her chart topping hits continued until the mid-1960s, paving the way for and inspiring a long list of female country singers who came to prominence in the 1960s. (b. 1919)

Subject: Re: Nobel Prize Winner Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/16/20 at 2:47 pm

July 16th 1994 – Julian Schwinger, American physicist and academic, died of pancreatic cancer. A Nobel Prize winning American theoretical physicist. He is best known for his work on the theory of quantum electrodynamics (QED), in particular for developing a relativistically invariant perturbation theory, and for renormalizing QED to one loop order. Schwinger was a physics professor at several universities. (b. 1918)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/16/20 at 3:50 pm

July 16th 1951 – Lorraine Chase, English actress and former model. She became well known for her strong cockney accent and frequent use of cockney slang, and found fame through a series of television adverts for Campari before embarking on an acting career. She is best known for playing the role of Steph Stokes in ITV soap opera Emmerdale from 2002 to 2006.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/16/20 at 3:55 pm

July 16th 2008 – Jo Stafford, American traditional pop music singer and occasional actress, died from congestive heart failure. Her career spanned five decades from the late 1930s to the early 1980s. Admired for the purity of her voice, she originally underwent classical training to become an opera singer before following a career in popular music, and by 1955 had achieved more worldwide record sales than any other female artist. Her 1952 song "You Belong to Me" topped the charts in the United States and United Kingdom, the record becoming the first by a female artist to reach number one in the U.K. Singles Chart. (b. 1917)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/16/20 at 4:27 pm

July 16th 2012, Jon Lord, the former keyboard player with Deep Purple, died aged 71. Lord was a co-founder of Deep Purple in 1968 and co-wrote many of the group's songs including Smoke On The Water. He also played with bands including Whitesnake. He had been receiving treatment for pancreatic cancer since last August.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: LyricBoy on 07/16/20 at 9:37 pm


July 16th 2012 – William Asher, American television and film producer, film director, and screenwriter, died from complications of Alzheimer's disease. In 1964, he produced and directed Bewitched, which starred his then-wife Elizabeth Montgomery.


Asher was a real player. He was also married to Joyce Bulifant :-* during the time that she starred in the Saturday morning hit TV show, Big John, Little John, and for a total of 17 years. Joyce was his 3rd of 4 wives.  :o

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: nally on 07/19/20 at 1:42 pm

Six years ago today, on July 19th 2014, American actor James Garner passed away at the age of 86.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/26/20 at 3:47 am

July 26th 1943 – Mick Jagger, English singer-songwriter, musician, composer and actor who gained fame as the lead singer and one of the founder members of the Rolling Stones. Jagger's career has spanned over five decades, and he has been described as "one of the most popular and influential frontmen in the history of rock & roll". His distinctive voice and performances, along with Keith Richards' guitar style have been the trademark of the Rolling Stones throughout the band's career. Jagger gained press notoriety for his admitted drug use and romantic involvements, and was often portrayed as a countercultural figure.

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/26/20 at 3:55 am

July 26th 1863 – Sam Houston, American soldier and politician, died of pneumonia. His victory at the Battle of San Jacinto secured the independence of Texas from Mexico in one of the shortest decisive battles in modern history. He was also the only governor within a future Confederate state to oppose secession (which led to the outbreak of the American Civil War) and to refuse an oath of allegiance to the Confederacy, a decision that led to his removal from office by the Texas secession convention. After the war, Houston became a key figure in Texas and was elected as the first and third President of the Republic of Texas. He is the namesake of the city of Houston, Texas's most populous city and the fourth most populous city in the U.S. (b. 1793)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/26/20 at 4:42 am

July 26th 1949 – Roger Taylor, English musician, singer and songwriter. He is a multi-instrumentalist, best known as the drummer for the rock band Queen. As a drummer, Taylor was recognised early in his career for his unique sound. He was voted by radio listeners as the eighth-greatest drummer in classic rock music history in a poll conducted by Planet Rock in 2005.

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/26/20 at 4:47 am

July 26th 1926 – Robert Todd Lincoln, American politician, lawyer, and businessman, died in his sleep from a cerebral hemorrhage induced by arteriosclerosis. Lincoln was the first son of President Abraham Lincoln and Mary Todd Lincoln. He was born in Springfield, Illinois and graduated from Harvard College before serving on the staff of Ulysses S. Grant as a captain in the Union Army in the closing days of the American Civil War. After the war Lincoln married Mary Eunice Harlan, and they had three children together. Following completion of law school in Chicago, he built a successful law practice, and became wealthy representing corporate clients. Active in Republican politics, and a tangible symbol of his father's legacy, Robert Lincoln was often spoken of as a possible candidate for office, including the presidency, but never took steps to mount a campaign. The one office to which he was elected was town supervisor of South Chicago, which he held from 1876 to 1877; the town later became part of the city of Chicago. Lincoln accepted appointments as secretary of war in the administration of James A. Garfield, continuing under Chester A. Arthur, and as United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom (with the role then titled as "minister") in the Benjamin Harrison administration. (b. 1843)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/26/20 at 5:52 am

July 26th 1948 – Leon Vitali (born Alfred Leon), English actor, best known for his collaborations with film director Stanley Kubrick as his personal assistant and as an actor, most notably, as Lord Bullingdon in Barry Lyndon.

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/26/20 at 5:54 am

July 26th 1952 – Eva Perón, Argentinian actress, died of cervical cancer. She was the second wife of Argentine President Juan Perón (1895–1974) and served as the First Lady of Argentina from 1946 until her death in 1952. She is usually referred to as Eva Perón or by the affectionate Spanish language diminutive Evita. (b. 1919)

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: LyricBoy on 07/26/20 at 6:57 am


July 26th 1952 – Eva Perón, Argentinian actress, died of cervical cancer. She was the second wife of Argentine President Juan Perón (1895–1974) and served as the First Lady of Argentina from 1946 until her death in 1952. She is usually referred to as Eva Perón or by the affectionate Spanish language diminutive Evita. (b. 1919)


Eva’s earthly remains were subjected to a considerable post mortem odyssey. First, her widower Juan had the body permanently embalmed and had her on display in a glass coffin at union headquarters for three years. Then in ‘55 after a military coup, her body was stolen and kept hidden in various locations (in a standing position) for a couple of years in Argentina. In ‘57 it was surreptitiously transported to Italy and then buried under an alias by the government.

In 1971 her husband regained possession of the remains, which were transported to his pad in Madrid, Spain. He and his third wife Isabel (36 years his junior :o) cleaned up the body and kept it in a glass topped coffin in their dining room.

In ‘74 when Juan died, Isabel had Eva’s remains brought to Argentina where they were on display with Juan’s for public viewing. Finally Eva was interred 5 meters underground in what has been described as an underground bunker.

https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-18616380

Despite these events, they pale in comparison to the indignity of her being portrayed by Madonna in the movies.  8-P

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Juan’s remains experienced their own post-mortem events. Thirteen years after his death, bandits entered his mausoleum and chopped off his hands for a $8 million ransom, which was not paid. In 2006 his remains were moved to a new facility, and at that time one Martha Holgado, who Juan had acknowledged as his daughter-out-of -wedlock, had a DNA sample secured, to prove her claim (Which Juan had always recognized). However, just like happens occasionally on the Maury show, the results showed that Juan was NOT the father. Martha passed away seven months later.  :\'(


Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/26/20 at 7:59 am

July 26th 1943 – Peter Hyams, American film director, screenwriter and cinematographer, known for directing Capricorn One, the 1981 science fiction thriller Outland, 2010 (the sequel to Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey), the 1986 action/comedy Running Scared, the comic book adaptation Timecop, the action film Sudden Death (both starring Jean-Claude Van Damme), and the horror films The Relic and End of Days.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/26/20 at 8:12 am

July 26th 1960 – Cedric Gibbons, Irish-American art director and production designer for the film industry, died from an undisclosed cause. He also made a significant contribution to motion picture theatre architecture from the 1930s to 1950s. He is credited as the designer of the Oscar statuette in 1928. He was nominated 38 times for the Academy Award for Best Production Design and won the Oscar 11 times. (b. 1893)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: LyricBoy on 07/26/20 at 8:20 am


July 26th 1960 – Cedric Gibbons, Irish-American art director and production designer for the film industry, died from an undisclosed cause. He also made a significant contribution to motion picture theatre architecture from the 1930s to 1950s. He is credited as the designer of the Oscar statuette in 1928. He was nominated 38 times for the Academy Award for Best Production Design and won the Oscar 11 times. (b. 1893)


He is a cousin of ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons, according to Wikipedia.  8)

An old high school chum of mine has 4 Oscars. I guess he needs 7 more to match Mr. Gibbons.  :P

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/26/20 at 8:39 am

July 26th 1945 – Helen Mirren, English actress. She began her acting career with the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1967, and is one of the few performers who have achieved the Triple Crown of Acting. She won the Academy Award for Best Actress in 2007 for her performance as Queen Elizabeth II in The Queen and received the Olivier Award for Best Actress and Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for the same role in The Audience. Mirren's other Academy Award nominations include The Madness of King George (1994), Gosford Park (2001), and The Last Station (2009).

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/26/20 at 9:32 am

July 26th 1992 – Mary Wells, American singer, died from cancer. She helped to define the emerging sound of Motown in the early 1960s. With a string of hit singles composed mainly by Smokey Robinson, including "The One Who Really Loves You"", "Two Lovers" (1962), the Grammy-nominated "You Beat Me to the Punch" (1962) and her signature hit, "My Guy" (1964), she became recognized as "The Queen of Motown" (b. 1943)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/26/20 at 10:06 am

July 26th 1950 – Susan George, English actress and producer. She is best known for such films as Straw Dogs (1971) with Dustin Hoffman, Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry (1974) with Peter Fonda and Mandingo (1975) with Ken Norton.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/26/20 at 10:29 am

July 26th 2018 – Alastair Yates, English news anchor, for over 20 years with the BBC, on BBC World News and BBC News. Yates joined Sky Television from its launch in 1989, becoming the first male presenter on Sky News. (b. 1952)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/26/20 at 11:50 am

July 26th 1969 – Tanni Grey-Thompson, British politician, television presenter and former wheelchair racer. She has also been the Chancellor of Northumbria University since July 2015. She was born with spina bifida and is a wheelchair user. She is one of the most successful disabled athletes in the UK. She graduated from Loughborough University in 1991 with a BA (Hons) degree in Politics and Social Administration.

Subject: Re: Scientific Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/26/20 at 12:18 pm

July 26th 1919 – James Lovelock, English biologist, chemist independent scientist, environmentalist, and futurist. He is best known for proposing the Gaia hypothesis, which postulates that the Earth functions as a self-regulating system.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/26/20 at 12:27 pm

July 26th 2013, US singer-songwriter J. J. Cale died of a heart attack at the age of 74. He became famous in 1970, when Eric Clapton covered his song 'After Midnight'. In 1977 Clapton also popularised Cale's 'Cocaine'. The two worked together on an album which won a Grammy award in 2008.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/26/20 at 12:48 pm

July 26th 1964 – Sandra Bullock, American actress, producer, and philanthropist. She made her acting debut with a minor role in the 1987 thriller Hangmen, and made her television debut in the film Bionic Showdown: The Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman (1989), and played the lead role in the short-lived NBC sitcom Working Girl. Her breakthrough role was in the film Demolition Man (1993). She subsequently starred in several successful films including Speed (1994), While You Were Sleeping (1995), The Net (1995), A Time to Kill (1996), Hope Floats (1998), and Practical Magic (1998). Bullock achieved further success in the following decades in Miss Congeniality (2000), Two Weeks Notice (2002), Crash (2004), The Proposal (2009), The Heat (2013), and Ocean's 8 (2018). She was awarded the Academy Award for Best Actress and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Drama for playing Leigh Anne Tuohy in The Blind Side (2009), and was nominated in the same categories for her performance in Gravity (2013).

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/26/20 at 1:13 pm

July 26th 2017 – June Foray, American voice actress, died after a period of declining health. She was best known as the voice of such animated characters as Rocky the Flying Squirrel, Lucifer from Disney's Cinderella, Cindy Lou Who, Jokey Smurf, Granny from the Warner Bros. cartoons directed by Friz Freleng, Grammi Gummi from Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears series, and Magica De Spell, among many others. (b. 1917)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: LyricBoy on 07/26/20 at 1:30 pm

July 26, 1942 - Actress and singer Andrea Truden, better known by her stage name, Andrea True, was born in Nashville TN.

Andrea started her film acting career in the 1960s, but her fame skyrocketed in 1976 when she released her smash hit, More More More

True died on November 7, 2011, at a hospital in Kingston, New York. She was 68 years old. The cause was given as heart failure. In line with her wishes, True's body was creamated.


Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/26/20 at 2:01 pm

July 26th 1967 – Jason Statham, English actor and film producer. Typecast as the antihero, he is known for his action-thriller roles and portraying tough, irredeemable, and machiavellian characters. Throughout his film career, Statham has regularly performed his own stage combat and stunts.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/26/20 at 2:45 pm

July 26th 2017 – Rob Anker, English dancer, died in a car crash. He won Britain's Got Talent in 2009 with the dance group Diversity. (b. about 1990)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/26/20 at 3:59 pm

July 26th 1968 – Olivia Williams, English film, stage, and television actress who has appeared in British and American films and television. After studying drama at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School for two years followed by three years at the Royal Shakespeare Company, her first significant role was as Jane Fairfax in the British television film Emma (1996), based on Jane Austen's novel. She made her film debut in 1997's The Postman, followed by Rushmore (1998) and The Sixth Sense (1999). Williams then appeared in several British films, including Lucky Break (2001), The Heart of Me (2002) and An Education (2009). In 2010, she won acclaim for her performance as Ruth Lang in Roman Polanski's The Ghost Writer.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/26/20 at 4:54 pm

July 26th 1973 – Kate Beckinsale, English actress. After some minor television roles, she made her film debut in Much Ado About Nothing (1993) while still a student at the University of Oxford. She appeared in British costume dramas such as Prince of Jutland (1994), Cold Comfort Farm (1995), Emma (1996), and The Golden Bowl (2000), in addition to various stage and radio productions. She began to seek film work in the United States in the late 1990s and, after appearing in small-scale dramas The Last Days of Disco (1998) and Brokedown Palace (1999), she had starring roles in the war drama Pearl Harbor (2001) and the romantic comedy Serendipity. She followed those with appearances in The Aviator (2004) and Click (2006). She is the only child of actors Richard Beckinsale and Judy Loe.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/26/20 at 5:36 pm

July 26th 2019 – Russi Taylor, American voice actress, died from colon cancer. She voiced many characters throughout her career. She provided the voices of Minnie Mouse from 1986 and The Simpsons character Martin Prince from 1989 until her death in 2019. (b. 1944)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/29/20 at 2:47 am

July 29th 1941 – David Warner, English actor who played both romantic leads and sinister or villainous characters across a range of media, including stage, film, animation, television and video games. Warner appeared in such films as Morgan – A Suitable Case for Treatment, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Tom Jones, The Ballad of Cable Hogue, Straw Dogs, Cross of Iron, The Omen, Holocaust, The 39 Steps, Time After Time, Portrait in Evil, Time Bandits, Tron, Titanic, and various characters in the Star Trek franchise including Star Trek V: The Final Frontier, Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country and Star Trek: The Next Generation.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/29/20 at 2:52 am

July 29th 1833 – William Wilberforce, English politician and philanthropist, died after turning weaker from an unknown condition. He was the leader of the movement to stop the slave trade. A native of Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, he began his political career in 1780, eventually becoming an independent Member of Parliament (MP) for Yorkshire (1784–1812). In 1785, he became an Evangelical Christian, which resulted in major changes to his lifestyle and a lifelong concern for reform. (b. 1759)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/29/20 at 5:24 am

July 29th 1953 – Frank McGuinness, Irish poet and playwright. As well as his own plays, which include The Factory Girls, Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme, Someone Who'll Watch Over Me and Dolly West's Kitchen, he is recognised for a "strong record of adapting literary classics, having translated the plays of Racine, Sophocles, Ibsen, Garcia Lorca, and Strindberg to critical acclaim". He has also published four collections of poetry, and two novels. McGuinness has been Professor of Creative Writing at University College Dublin (UCD) since 2007.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/29/20 at 5:40 am

July 29th 1844 – Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart, Austrian pianist, composer, and conductor, died from stomach cancer. He was the youngest child of six born to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and his wife Constanze. He was the younger of his parents' two surviving children. He was a composer, pianist, conductor, and teacher from the late classical period whose musical style was of an early Romanticism, heavily influenced by his father's mature style. (b. 1791)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/29/20 at 10:02 am

July 29th 1966 – Sally Gunnell, British track and field athlete who won the 1992 Olympic gold medal in the 400 m hurdles. She is the only female British athlete to have won Olympic, World, European and Commonwealth titles, and (as of 2017) is the only female 400 m hurdler in history to have won the Olympic and World titles and broken the world record. She also worked as a television presenter, predominantly for the BBC until January 2006.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/29/20 at 10:10 am

July 29th 1890 – Vincent van Gogh, Dutch Post-Impressionist painter, shot himself. He is among the most famous and influential figures in the history of Western art. In just over a decade he created about 2,100 artworks, including around 860 oil paintings, most of them in the last two years of his life. They include landscapes, still lifes, portraits and self-portraits, and are characterised by bold colours and dramatic, impulsive and expressive brushwork that contributed to the foundations of modern art. His suicide at 37 followed years of mental illness and poverty (b. 1853)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/29/20 at 10:54 am

July 29th 1946 – Diane Keen, English actress, who starred in the British TV drama Doctors in which she played Julia Parsons from 2003 to 2012. She is also known for starring in the 1970s TV comedy series The Cuckoo Waltz and Rings on Their Fingers, and for her many appearances in Nescafé coffee advertisements from 1980 to 1989.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/29/20 at 10:57 am

July 29th 1983 – Luis Buñuel, Spanish-Mexican director and producer, died from an undisclosed cause. His first picture, Un Chien Andalou—made in the silent era—was called "the most famous short film ever made" by critic Roger Ebert, and his last film, That Obscure Object of Desire—made 48 years later—won him Best Director awards from the National Board of Review and the National Society of Film Critics. Writer Octavio Paz called Buñuel's work "the marriage of the film image to the poetic image, creating a new reality...scandalous and subversive". Often associated with the surrealist movement of the 1920s, Buñuel created films from the 1920s through the 1970s. His work spans two continents, three languages, and an array of genres, including experimental film, documentary, melodrama, satire, musical, erotica, comedy, romance, costume dramas, fantasy, crime film, adventure, and western. Despite this variety, filmmaker John Huston believed that, regardless of genre, a Buñuel film is so distinctive as to be instantly recognizable, or, as Ingmar Bergman put it, "Buñuel nearly always made Buñuel films". (b. 1900)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/29/20 at 1:06 pm

July 29th 1970 – Andi Peters, British television presenter, producer, journalist, voice-over artist, and voice actor currently employed by ITV and is best known for roles on Breakfast TV shows Live & Kicking, GMTV, Good Morning Britain and Lorraine and for hosting Dancing on Ice: Extra and The Big Reunion. He also made fame for starring in the first series of ITV skating competition Dancing on Ice.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/29/20 at 1:13 pm

July 29th 1983 – David Niven, English actor, memoirist and novelist, died from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (motor neurone disease). His many roles included Squadron Leader Peter Carter in A Matter of Life and Death, Phileas Fogg in Around the World in 80 Days, and Sir Charles Lytton ("the Phantom") in The Pink Panther. He won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in Separate Tables (1958). (b. 1910)

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Written By: c_keenan2001@hotmail.com on 08/09/20 at 3:23 am

Happy birthday wishes go out to Dan Levy who is the son of comedic actor Eugene Levy and comedy writer Deborah Divine Levy.  He's 37 years old today and was born on this day in 1983.
He is the co-creator, Emmy Award winning executive producer, Emmy Award winning writer, showrunner and Emmy Award winning star of the wilidly popular CBC show Schitt's Creek which ended it's run in April.  Dan started his career in the late 2000's as the co-host of The Hills Aftershow on MTV Canada and was a host from 2008-2011 along with Jessi Crusineck.

Dan and his family are staunch supporters of gay rights and his advocacy for his community in Toronto, Ontario has netted him being the grand marshall of the New York Pride parade 2020 .  Which of course happened virtually this year because of COVID-19.
Dan is still single and lives in Toronto with his dog, a dachund mix named Redmond which he adopted when Redmond was 4.

Dan is quoted as saying that he can't even walk Redmond down the street without somebody shouting "EEWW DAVID!" at him.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/15/20 at 12:34 am

August 15th 1946 – Jimmy Webb, American songwriter, composer, and singer. He has written numerous platinum-selling songs, including "Up, Up and Away", "By the Time I Get to Phoenix", "Wichita Lineman", "Galveston", "The Worst That Could Happen", "All I Know", and "MacArthur Park". He has had successful collaborations with Glen Campbell, Michael Feinstein, Linda Ronstadt, The 5th Dimension, Art Garfunkel, and Richard Harris. Webb was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1986 and the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1990. He received the National Academy of Songwriters Lifetime Achievement Award in 1993, the Songwriters Hall of Fame Johnny Mercer Award in 2003, the ASCAP "Voice of Music" Award in 2006, and the Ivor Novello Special International Award in 2012. According to BMI, his song "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" was the third most performed song in the fifty years between 1940 and 1990. Webb is the only artist ever to have received Grammy Awards for music, lyrics, and orchestration.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/15/20 at 12:38 am

August 15th 1950 – Anne, Princess Royal of the United Kingdom. She is the second child and only daughter of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. At the time of her birth, she was third in the line of succession to the British throne, behind her mother – then Princess Elizabeth – and elder brother, Charles. She rose to second after her mother's accession, but is currently 12th in line. She is known for her charitable work, and is patron of over 200 organisations. She is also known for equestrian talents; she won two silver medals (1975) and one gold medal (1971) at the European Eventing Championships, and is the first member of the British Royal Family to have competed in the Olympic Games. Princess Anne has held the title of Princess Royal since 1987 and is its seventh holder.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/15/20 at 12:42 am

August 15th 2008 – Jerry Wexler, American music journalist-turned music producer, died from congestive heart failure. He was one of the main record industry players behind music from the 1950s through the 1980s. He coined the term "rhythm and blues", and was integral in signing and/or producing many of the biggest acts of the time, including Ray Charles, the Allman Brothers, Chris Connor, Aretha Franklin, Led Zeppelin, Wilson Pickett, Dire Straits, Dusty Springfield and Bob Dylan. Wexler was inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987 and in 2017 to the Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame. (b. 1917)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/15/20 at 4:34 am

August 15th 1942 – Pete York, He was one of the original members of the Spencer Davis Group, along with Spencer Davis and the brothers, Steve and Muff Winwood. York stayed with the band until 1969.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/15/20 at 5:06 am

August 15th 1057 – Macbeth, King of the Scots, was mortally wounded and killed. (Also known as the King of Alba, and earlier as King of Moray and King of Fortriu) from 1040 until his death. Evidence indicates that he spent much of his time in and around the Forres area of Moray, defeating his cousin Duncan, then king of Moray, in battle at nearby Pitgaveny. Macbeth is best known as the subject of William Shakespeare's tragedy Macbeth and the many works it has inspired, though it is based mainly upon Holinshed's Chronicles (1577) and is not historically accurate. (b. about 1005)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Twin Birthdays

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/15/20 at 9:24 am

August 15th 1953 twins:

– Carol Thatcher, English journalist, author, and media personality. She is the daughter of Margaret Thatcher, British Prime Minister from 1979 to 1990, and Denis Thatcher. She has written biographies of both her parents and also produced a documentary about her father which contained his only public interview. She won the fifth series of the reality show I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!. 

and

– Mark Thatcher, British businessman and the son of the late Baroness Thatcher, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, and Sir Denis Thatcher, 1st Baronet, and is the twin brother of Carol Thatcher. He has two children by his first wife, Diane Burgdorf. He married his second wife, Sarah Jane Russell, daughter of Terry Clemence, a wealthy property developer, and sister of Viscountess Rothermere, in 2008.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/15/20 at 9:47 am

August 15th 1958 – Simon Baron-Cohen, Professor of developmental psychopathology at the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. He is the Director of the University's Autism Research Centre, and a Fellow of Trinity College. In 1985 he formulated the mindblindness theory of autism, the evidence for which was collated in his 1995 book. In 1997, he formulated the fetal sex steroid theory of autism, the key test of which was published in 2015. He has also made major contributions to the fields of typical cognitive sex differences, autism prevalence and screening, autism genetics, autism neuroimaging, autism and technical ability, and synaesthesia. He is cousin to the actor and comedian Sacha Baron Cohen

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/15/20 at 11:13 am

August 15th 1948 – Patsy Gallant, Canadian pop singer and musical theatre actress. Of Acadian ancestry, she has recorded and performed in both English and French. With her eye on the American market, Gallant recorded her 1974 album Power in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Although the album spawned four moderately popular singles with "Save the Last Dance For Me", "Make My Living", "Doctor's Orders" and the title song "Upon My Own", they were not a commercial breakthrough.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/15/20 at 11:43 am

August 15th 1935, killed when Post's aircraft crashed on takeoff from a lagoon near Point Barrow in the Territory of Alaska:

– Wiley Post, American aviator during the interwar period, the first pilot to fly solo around the world. Also known for his work in high-altitude flying, Post helped develop one of the first pressure suits and discovered the jet stream. Post’s Lockheed Vega aircraft, the Winnie Mae, was on display at the National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center from 2003 to 2011. It is now featured in the "Time and Navigation" gallery on the second floor of the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. (b. 1898)

and

– Will Rogers, stage and motion picture actor, vaudeville performer, American cowboy, humorist, newspaper columnist, and social commentator. (b. 1879)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/16/20 at 1:45 am

August 16th 1945 – Bob Balaban, American actor, author, producer, and director. He was one of the producers nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture for Gosford Park (2001), in which he also appeared. Among his early roles in the 1970s were those of Grady Garrett on an episode of Room 222, Orr in Catch-22 and the interpreter David Laughlin in the 1977 Steven Spielberg science fiction film Close Encounters of the Third Kind. In 1979 he received a Tony Award nomination for his role in The Inspector General. During the 1980s he appeared in films such as Altered States and 2010. He directed the Randy Quaid picture Parents, and the Armin Mueller-Stahl picture The Last Good Time.

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/16/20 at 1:54 am

August 16th 1948 – Babe Ruth, American baseball player, died in his sleep. His career in Major League Baseball (MLB) spanned 22 seasons, from 1914 through 1935. Nicknamed "The Bambino" and "The Sultan of Swat", he began his MLB career as a stellar left-handed pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, but achieved his greatest fame as a slugging outfielder for the New York Yankees. Ruth established many MLB batting (and some pitching) records, including career home runs (714), runs batted in (RBIs) (2,213), bases on balls (2,062), slugging percentage (.6897), and on-base plus slugging (OPS) (1.164); the latter two still stand today. Ruth is regarded as one of the greatest sports heroes in American culture and is considered by many to be the greatest baseball player of all time. In 1936, Ruth was elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame as one of its "first five" inaugural members. (b. 1895)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/16/20 at 2:03 am

August 16th 1977 – Elvis Presley, American singer and actor, was found dead lying on the floor in his bathroom by his girlfriend Ginger Alden, he had been seated on the toilet reading 'The Scientific Search For Jesus'. He died of heart failure at the age of 42. Regarded as one of the most significant cultural icons of the 20th century, he is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "the King". (b. 1935)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/16/20 at 5:39 am

August 16th 1954 – James Cameron, Canadian filmmaker, director, producer, screenwriter, inventor, engineer, philanthropist, and deep-sea explorer. After working in special effects, he found major success after directing and writing the science fiction action film The Terminator (1984). He then became a popular Hollywood director and was hired to write and direct Aliens (1986); three years later he followed up with The Abyss (1989). He found further critical acclaim for his use of special effects in Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991). After his film True Lies (1994) Cameron took on his biggest film at the time, Titanic (1997), which earned him Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Director and Best Film Editing.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/16/20 at 6:34 am

August 16th 2018 – Aretha Franklin, American singer and songwriter, died from what was reported to be pancreatic neuroendocrine tumour. She began her career as a child singing gospel at New Bethel Baptist Church in Detroit, Michigan where her father C. L. Franklin was minister. She embarked on a secular career in 1960 at age 18, recording for Columbia Records but achieving only modest success. She achieved commercial success and acclaim after signing to Atlantic Records in 1966, with songs such as "Respect", "Chain of Fools", "Think", "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman", "I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)", and "I Say a Little Prayer". (b. 1942)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/16/20 at 7:34 am

August 16th 1960 – Timothy Hutton, American actor and director. He is the youngest male actor to win the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, which he won at the age of 20 for his performance as Conrad Jarrett in Ordinary People (1980). Hutton has since appeared regularly in feature films and on television, with featured roles in the drama Taps (1981), the spy film The Falcon and the Snowman (1985), and the horror film The Dark Half (1993), among others. Between 2000 and 2002 Hutton starred as Archie Goodwin in the A&E drama series A Nero Wolfe Mystery. Between 2008 and 2012, he starred as Nathan "Nate" Ford on the TNT drama series Leverage.

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/16/20 at 7:37 am

August 16th 1678 – Andrew Marvell, English metaphysical poet, satirist and politician, died suddenly from an unknown cause. He sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1659 and 1678. During the Commonwealth period he was a colleague and friend of John Milton. His poems range from the love-song "To His Coy Mistress", to evocations of an aristocratic country house and garden in "Upon Appleton House" and "The Garden", the political address "An Horatian Ode upon Cromwell's Return from Ireland", and the later personal and political satires "Flecknoe" and "The Character of Holland". (b. 1621)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/16/20 at 8:52 am

August 16th 1950 – Jeff Thomson, Australian cricketer. Known as "Thommo", he is considered by many in the sport to be the fastest bowler of all time. He was the opening partner of fellow fast bowler Dennis Lillee; their combination was one of the most fearsome in Test cricket history. Commenting on their bowling during the 1974–75 season, Wisden wrote: "... it was easy to believe they were the fastest pair ever to have coincided in a cricket team". In 1975, during an exhibition match against the West Indies, he was timed using high-speed cameras with a speed of 160.45 km/h, and in 1976, he was timed at 160.58 km/h. In 1979, he won the fastest bowling competition in a year he was banned from bowling, and clocked at 147.9 km/h, and also taken the most wickets in 40-degree heat in Perth.

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/16/20 at 9:02 am

August 16th 1419 – Wenceslaus IV, died of a heart attack during a hunt in the woods surrounding his castle Nový Hrad at Kunratice (today a part of Prague). By inheritance, King of Bohemia (as Wenceslaus IV) from 1363 and by election, German King (formally King of the Romans) from 1376. He was the third Bohemian and fourth German monarch of the Luxembourg dynasty. Wenceslaus was deposed in 1400 as King of the Romans, but continued to rule as Bohemian king until his death. (b. 1361)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/16/20 at 10:09 am

August 16th 1958 – Madonna, American singer, songwriter, actress, and businesswoman. A leading presence during the emergence of MTV in the 1980s, Madonna is known for pushing the boundaries of lyrical content in mainstream popular music, as well as visual imagery in music videos and live performances. She has also frequently reinvented both her music and image while maintaining autonomy within the recording industry. Her diverse musical productions have been acclaimed by music critics and often generated controversy in media and public. Referred to as the "Queen of Pop", Madonna is widely cited as an influence by other artists.

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/16/20 at 10:18 am

August 16th 1888 – John Pemberton, American pharmacist, died from stomach cancer. He is best known as the inventor of Coca-Cola. In May 1886, he developed an early version of a beverage that would later become world-famous as Coca-Cola, but sold his rights to the drink shortly before his death. (b. 1831)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/16/20 at 11:36 am

August 16th 1962 – Steve Carell, American actor, comedian, director, producer and writer. Carell is best known for playing Michael Scott on the American version of The Office (2005–2011), on which he also worked as an occasional writer, producer and director. He was a correspondent on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart for about five years, and has since starred in Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004), The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005), Evan Almighty (2007), Get Smart (2008), Crazy, Stupid, Love (2011), The Incredible Burt Wonderstone and The Way, Way Back (both 2013). He has also voice-acted in Over the Hedge (2006), Horton Hears a Who! (2008), and the Despicable Me franchise (2010–2017). Carell was nominated as "America's funniest man" in Life magazine, and received the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy for his work on the first season of The Office. His role as wrestling coach and convicted murderer John Eleuthère du Pont in the drama film Foxcatcher (2014) earned him, among various honors, nominations for both the Academy Award for Best Actor and the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. He also received acclaim for his roles in Little Miss Sunshine (2006) and The Big Short (2015), the latter earning him his eighth Golden Globe Award nomination.

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Written By: LyricBoy on 08/16/20 at 11:38 am


August 16th 1958 – Madonna, American singer, songwriter, actress, and businesswoman. A leading presence during the emergence of MTV in the 1980s, Madonna is known for pushing the boundaries of lyrical content in mainstream popular music, as well as visual imagery in music videos and live performances. She has also frequently reinvented both her music and image while maintaining autonomy within the recording industry. Her diverse musical productions have been acclaimed by music critics and often generated controversy in media and public. Referred to as the "Queen of Pop", Madonna is widely cited as an influence by other artists.


I went to grade school with her cousins.

Subject: Re: Scientific Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/16/20 at 11:38 am

August 16th 1899 – Robert Bunsen, German chemist, died from an unknown cause. He investigated emission spectra of heated elements, and discovered caesium (in 1860) and rubidium (in 1861) with the physicist Gustav Kirchhoff. Bunsen developed several gas-analytical methods, was a pioneer in photochemistry, and did early work in the field of organoarsenic chemistry. With his laboratory assistant, Peter Desaga, he developed the Bunsen burner, an improvement on the laboratory burners then in use. The Bunsen–Kirchhoff Award for spectroscopy is named after Bunsen and Kirchhoff. (b. 1811)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/16/20 at 12:44 pm

August 16th 1949 – Bill Spooner, American musician, guitarist, and songwriter, and the founder of The Tubes, a theatrical rock band. His songwriting is known for its use of humor and satire. He has released three solo albums: First Chud (1985), Mall to Mars (1997), and Demo-licious. He currently plays in the San Francisco Bay Area with his acoustic group, The Folk-Ups.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/16/20 at 12:55 pm

August 16th 1949 – Margaret Mitchell, American author and journalist, die after being struck by a speeding automobile. One novel by Mitchell was published during her lifetime, the American Civil War-era novel, Gone with the Wind, for which she won the National Book Award for Most Distinguished Novel of 1936 and the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1937. In more recent years, a collection of Mitchell's girlhood writings and a novella she wrote as a teenager, Lost Laysen, have been published. A collection of articles written by Mitchell for The Atlanta Journal was republished in book form. (b. 1900)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/16/20 at 2:01 pm

August 16th 1953 – James "J.T." Taylor, American singer and actor best known as the former lead singer of the R&B/funk band, Kool & the Gang. Before his rise to fame, Taylor was a schoolteacher and amateur night club singer having first joined a band at the age of 13. He joined Kool & the Gang in 1978 and became the band's lead singer in 1979. 

Subject: Re: Musical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/16/20 at 2:02 pm

August 16th 1938 – Robert Johnson, American blues singer-songwriter and musician, died of unknown causes, could had been murder by a jealous husband of a woman with whom he had flirted. His landmark recordings in 1936 and 1937 display a combination of singing, guitar skills, and songwriting talent that has influenced later generations of musicians. Johnson's shadowy and poorly documented life and death at age 27 have given rise to much legend. One Faustian myth says that he sold his soul to the devil at a local crossroads of Mississippi highways to achieve success. As an itinerant performer who played mostly on street corners, in juke joints, and at Saturday night dances, Johnson had little commercial success or public recognition in his lifetime. After the reissue of his recordings in 1961, on the LP King of the Delta Blues Singers, his work reached a wider audience. Johnson is now recognized as a master of the blues, particularly of the Mississippi Delta blues style. He is credited by many rock musicians as an important influence; the blues and rock musician Eric Clapton has called Johnson "the most important blues singer that ever lived." (b. 1911)

Subject: Re: Musical Death Anniversary

Written By: LyricBoy on 08/16/20 at 2:08 pm


August 16th 1938 – Robert Johnson, American blues singer-songwriter and musician, died of unknown causes, could had been murder by a jealous husband of a woman with whom he had flirted. His landmark recordings in 1936 and 1937 display a combination of singing, guitar skills, and songwriting talent that has influenced later generations of musicians. Johnson's shadowy and poorly documented life and death at age 27 have given rise to much legend.


Perhaps the original member of the exclusive “27 Club”.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/16/20 at 2:10 pm


Perhaps the original member of the exclusive “27 Club”.
This needs further research, and I am trying to recall is there a topic already on the "27 Club"?

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/16/20 at 2:28 pm

August 16th 1956 – Bela Lugosi, Hungarian-American actor, died of a heart attack, while lying on a bed in his Los Angeles apartment. The rumour that Lugosi was clutching the script for The Final Curtain, a planned Ed Wood project, at the time of his death is not true. He was famous for portraying Count Dracula in the 1931 film and for his roles in various other horror films. He had been playing small parts on the stage in his native Hungary before making his first film in 1917, but had to leave the country after the failed Hungarian Communist Revolution of 1919. He had roles in several films in Weimar Germany before arriving in the United States as a seaman on a merchant ship. (b. 1882)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/16/20 at 4:43 pm

August 16th 1993 – Stewart Granger, English film actor, died from prostate and bone cancer. He is mainly associated with heroic and romantic leading roles. He was a popular leading man from the 1940s to the early 1960s, rising to fame through his appearances in the Gainsborough melodramas. (b. 1913)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/16/20 at 5:43 pm

August 16th 2019 – Peter Fonda, American actor and screenwriter, died of lung cancer. He was the son of Henry Fonda, younger brother of Jane Fonda, and father of Bridget Fonda. He was a part of the counterculture of the 1960s. Fonda was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for Easy Rider (1969), and the Academy Award for Best Actor for Ulee's Gold (1997). For the latter, he won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama. Fonda also won the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film for The Passion of Ayn Rand (1999). (b. 1940)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/20/20 at 3:01 am

August 20th 1943 – Sylvester McCoy, Scottish actor, best known for playing the seventh incarnation of the Doctor in the long-running science fiction television series Doctor Who from 1987 to 1989—the final Doctor of the original run—and briefly returning in a television film in 1996, as well as for his role as the wizard Radagast the Brown in Peter Jackson's film adaptations of The Hobbit.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/20/20 at 3:03 am

August 20th 1825 – William Waldegrave, 1st Baron Radstock, English admiral and politician, the 34th Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland, died from an unknown cause. He was the second son of John Waldegrave, 3rd Earl Waldegrave, and Elizabeth (née Gower). Joining the navy at age 13 in 1766, Waldegrave rose rapidly through the ranks, receiving his own command, the sloop HMS Zephyr in 1775, and being promoted to vice-admiral in 1795. He was the third in command on the British side at the Battle of Cape St Vincent in February 1797, and was offered a baronetcy for the role he played in the battle. Waldegrave declined the offer (on the grounds that as a son of an earl, he already held a higher station), and was appointed the Governor of Newfoundland, Saint-Pierre and Miquelon, on 16 May 1797.  (b. 1753)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/20/20 at 4:02 am

August 20th 1948 – Robert Plant, English singer, songwriter, and musician, best known as the lead singer and lyricist of the rock band Led Zeppelin. A powerful and wide vocal range (particularly evident in his high-pitched vocals) has given him a successful singing career spanning over 50 years. Plant is regarded as one of the greatest singers in the history of rock and roll; he has influenced fellow rock singer-songwriters such as Freddie Mercury, Axl Rose and Chris Cornell.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/20/20 at 4:15 am

August 20th 1912 – William Booth, British Methodist preacher, died from an undisclosed illness. He founded The Salvation Army and became its first General (1878–1912). The Christian movement with a quasi-military structure and government founded in 1865 has spread from London, England, to many parts of the world and is known for being one of the largest distributors of humanitarian aid. (b. 1829)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/20/20 at 5:14 am

August 20th 1958 – David O. Russell, American film director, screenwriter, and producer. His early directing career includes the comedy films Spanking the Monkey (1994), Flirting with Disaster (1996), Three Kings (1999) and I ♥ Huckabees (2004). Three of Russell's more recent films – the biographical sports drama The Fighter (2010), the romantic comedy-drama Silver Linings Playbook (2012), and the comedy-drama crime film American Hustle (2013) – were commercially successful and acclaimed by critics, having earned Russell three Academy Award nominations for Best Director, as well as a Best Adapted Screenplay nomination for Silver Linings Playbook and a Best Original Screenplay nomination for American Hustle. Russell received his seventh Golden Globe nomination for the semi-biographical comedy-drama Joy (2015).

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/20/20 at 5:19 am

August 20th 2000 – Bunny Austin, English tennis player, died on his 94th birthday after suffering from a fall. For 74 years, he was the last Briton to reach the final of the gentlemen's singles at Wimbledon, until Andy Murray did so in 2012. He was also a finalist at the 1937 French Championships and a championship winner at Queen's Club. Along with Fred Perry, he was a vital part of the British team that won the Davis Cup in three consecutive years (1933–35). He is also remembered as the first tennis player to wear shorts. (b. 1906)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/20/20 at 7:19 am

August 20th 1952 – John Emburey, English cricketer, who played for Middlesex, Northamptonshire, Western Province, Berkshire and England. According to cricket writer Colin Bateman, Emburey's participation in two South African rebel tours "cost him six lost years as far as Test cricket was concerned... and, more significantly, probably an extended run as England captain, a job for which he was better suited than some who held the position post-Mike Brearley".

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/20/20 at 8:13 am

August 20th 1970 – Fred Durst, American musician and film director. Durst is best known as the vocalist of the band Limp Bizkit, formed in 1994, with whom he released six studio albums. Since 2006, Durst had periodically worked on independent films. He co-starred in the film Population 436, and made his directorial debut in 2007 with the film The Education of Charlie Banks. Durst directed a second film, The Longshots, in 2008.

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/20/20 at 8:25 am

August 20th 1572 – Miguel López de Legazpi, Basque-Spanish navigator and governor, died following a stroke. He established the first Spanish settlement in the East Indies when his expedition crossed the Pacific Ocean from the Viceroyalty of New Spain in modern-day Mexico, arriving in Cebu of the Philippine Islands, 1565. He was the first Governor-General of the Spanish East Indies which included the Philippines and other Pacific archipelagos, namely Guam and the Marianas Islands. After obtaining peace with various indigenous nations and kingdoms, Miguel López de Legazpi made Manila the capital of the Spanish East Indies in 1571. The capital city of the province of Albay bears his name. (b. about 1502)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/20/20 at 11:14 am

August 20th 1971 – David Walliams, English comedian, actor, talent-show judge, author, presenter, and activist, known for his partnership with Matt Lucas on the BBC One sketch show Little Britain. Since 2012 Walliams has been a judge on the ITV talent show Britain's Got Talent. He wrote and starred in two series of the BBC One sitcom Big School, playing the role of chemistry teacher Keith Church. In 2015, he starred as Tommy Beresford in the BBC series Partners in Crime based on the Tommy and Tuppence novels by Agatha Christie. Walliams is also a writer of children's books. To date he has sold more than 12.5 million copies and his books have been translated into 46 languages. He has been described as "the fastest growing children's author in the UK": his literary style has been compared to that of Roald Dahl.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/20/20 at 11:43 am

August 20th 1915 – Paul Ehrlich, German Jewish physician and scientist, died after suffering from a heart attack. He worked in the fields of hematology, immunology, and antimicrobial chemotherapy. He invented the precursor technique to Gram staining bacteria. The methods he developed for staining tissue made it possible to distinguish between different types of blood cells, which led to the capability to diagnose numerous blood diseases. In 1908, he received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his contributions to immunology. He was the founder and first director of what is now known as the Paul Ehrlich Institute. (b. 1854)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/20/20 at 12:24 pm

August 20th 1974 – Amy Adams, She has won two Golden Globe Awards, and has been nominated for five Academy Awards and six British Academy Film Awards.  Adams began her career on stage performing in dinner theater and went on to make her feature film debut in Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999). After moving to Los Angeles, she made several appearances on television and in B movies, before starring in Steven Spielberg's 2002 biopic Catch Me If You Can. Adams' breakthrough role came in the 2005 independent film Junebug, in which her portrayal of a young pregnant woman earned her an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress nomination. In 2007, she starred as the lead character in the commercially successful Disney musical film Enchanted. Adams received three more Oscar nominations for her supporting roles in Doubt (2008), The Fighter (2010), and The Master (2012). She played reporter Lois Lane in the 2013 superhero film Man of Steel and a troubled con artist in David O. Russell's film American Hustle; for the latter, she won a Golden Globe Award and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress. She won a second consecutive Golden Globe Award for portraying artist Margaret Keane in the comedy-drama Big Eyes (2014). In 2016, Adams reprised the role of Lois in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, and garnered acclaim for her leading roles in the science-fiction film Arrival and neo-noir psychological thriller Nocturnal Animals, both in 2016.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/20/20 at 12:37 pm

August 20th 1995– Red Rhodes, American pedal steel guitarist, died from an undisclosed illness. His mother taught him to play the Dobro at the age of five, but at the age of fifteen he switched to the steel guitar. He was a boxer and an oil company engineer before he settled into music. He moved to Los Angeles in 1960 and became a session musician. Rhodes played pedal steel on many country rock, pop and rock albums with The Monkees, Michael Nesmith, James Taylor, The Beach Boys, Seals and Crofts, The Byrds, The Carpenters, Spanky and Our Gang, and many other groups, as part of the "Wrecking Crew" studio musicians. He is most often remembered for his work with former Monkee Michael Nesmith on Nesmith's first solo albums in the early 1970s. Rhodes is also credited for the "other-worldly" effects he created with pedal steel on The Ventures futuristic album The Ventures in Space in 1964. (b. 1930)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: LyricBoy on 08/20/20 at 1:49 pm


August 20th 1970 – Fred Durst, American musician and film director. Durst is best known as the vocalist of the band Limp Bizkit, formed in 1994, with whom he released six studio albums. Since 2006, Durst had periodically worked on independent films. He co-starred in the film Population 436, and made his directorial debut in 2007 with the film The Education of Charlie Banks. Durst directed a second film, The Longshots, in 2008.


Did he and Carson Daley ever settle their argument about Christina Aguilera? ???

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/20/20 at 2:00 pm


Did he and Carson Daley ever settle their argument about Christina Aguilera? ???
I cannot say

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/20/20 at 3:48 pm

August 20th 1983 – Andrew Garfield, American-English actor. Born in Los Angeles and raised in Epsom, Surrey, Garfield began his career on the UK stage and in television productions. He made his feature-film debut in the 2007 ensemble drama Lions for Lambs. Also that year, his performance in the television film Boy A earned him a British Academy Television Award for Best Actor. He came to international attention in 2010 with supporting roles in the drama The Social Network, for which he received Golden Globe and BAFTA nominations for his portrayal of Eduardo Saverin, and the science fiction romance Never Let Me Go. Garfield subsequently gained wider recognition for playing the titular superhero in the 2012 superhero film The Amazing Spider-Man and its 2014 sequel. In 2016, Garfield starred in two critically acclaimed historical dramas, Hacksaw Ridge and Silence. His portrayal of Desmond T. Doss in the former earned him nominations for the Academy Award and BAFTA Award for Best Actor.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/20/20 at 3:50 pm

August 20th 2013 – Ted Post, American director of film and television, died from an undisclosed illness. Highly prolific, Post directed numerous episodes of well-known television series including Rawhide, Gunsmoke, and The Twilight Zone as well as blockbuster films such as Beneath the Planet of the Apes and Magnum Force. (b. 1918)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: nally on 08/23/20 at 12:25 pm

Baseball player Bobby Bonds passed away on this date in 2003, at age 57 (born 1946). He was the father of Barry Bonds.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: LyricBoy on 08/23/20 at 11:21 pm

South African Freddie Blom, the world’s oldest man, has passed away at the age of 116.  :\'(

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8654471/Worlds-oldest-man-dies-four-months-116th-birthday.html

‘The 116-year-old told local media the most challenging part of his country's lockdown was that he was unable to buy tobacco to roll his own cigarettes on his birthday, his only wish for the special day.’
  ;D

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/28/20 at 6:19 am

August 28th 1958 – Scott Hamilton, American figure skater and Olympic gold medalist. He won four consecutive U.S. championships (1981–84), four consecutive World Championships (1981–84) and a gold medal in the 1984 Olympics. His signature move is a backflip, a feat that few other figure skaters could perform and is against U.S. Figure Skating and Olympic competition rules, but which he would include in his exhibition routines as an amateur to please the crowd and in his professional competition routines. Scott is also recognized for his innovative footwork sequences. In retirement, he has been involved in charitable work and is an author of three books.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/28/20 at 6:21 am

August 28th 1978 – Robert Shaw, English actor, novelist, and playwright, died from a heart attack. With his menacing mutter and intimidating demeanour, he was often cast as a villain or stern military types. He is best remembered for his performances in Jaws (1975), in which he portrayed a shark hunter named Quint, and The Sting (1973), where he played the conned mobster Doyle Lonnegan. Shaw also appeared in From Russia with Love (1963), Battle of the Bulge (1965), A Man for All Seasons (1966) (for which he was nominated for the 1967 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor), Battle of Britain (1969), The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974), Black Sunday (1977), The Deep (1977), and Force 10 from Navarone (1978). (b. 1927)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/28/20 at 8:01 am

August 28th 1949 – Hugh Cornwell, English musician and singer-songwriter, best known for being the vocalist and guitarist for the punk rock/new wave band the Stranglers from 1974 to 1990.

Subject: Re: Architectural Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/28/20 at 8:24 am

August 28th 1903 – Frederick Law Olmsted, American landscape architect, journalist, social critic, and public administrator, died from an undisclosed illness. He is popularly considered to be the father of American landscape architecture. Olmsted was famous for co-designing many well-known urban parks with his senior partner Calvert Vaux, including Central Park in New York City. (d. 1822)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/28/20 at 9:43 am

August 28th 1943 – David Soul, American-British actor and singer. He is known for his role as Detective Kenneth "Hutch" Hutchinson in the ABC television series Starsky & Hutch from 1975 to 1979. He became a British citizen in 2004.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/28/20 at 2:54 pm

August 28th 1969 – Jack Black, American actor, comedian, musician, singer and songwriter. His acting career has been extensive, starring primarily in comedy films. Black is known for his roles in Shallow Hal (2001), School of Rock (2003), King Kong (2005), The Holiday (2006), the Kung Fu Panda franchise (2008–2016), Tropic Thunder (2008), Gulliver's Travels (2010), Goosebumps (2015), and Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017). He has been nominated for two Golden Globe Awards. Black is the lead vocalist of the comedic rock band Tenacious D which he formed in 1994 with friend Kyle Gass. They have released the albums Tenacious D, The Pick of Destiny, and Rize of the Fenix

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: LyricBoy on 08/28/20 at 5:32 pm


August 28th 1943 – David Soul, American-British actor and singer. He is known for his role as Detective Kenneth "Hutch" Hutchinson in the ABC television series Starsky & Hutch from 1975 to 1979. He became a British citizen in 2004.


Born David Solberg.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/29/20 at 3:40 pm

August 29th 1958 – Lenny Henry, British stand-up comedian, actor, singer, writer, and television presenter, known for co-founding charity Comic Relief, and presenting various television programmes, including the comedy Chef!, and The Magicians for BBC One. He is currently the Chancellor of Birmingham City University.

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/31/20 at 3:43 am

August 31st 1944 – Sir Clive Lloyd, West Indies cricketer. In 1971 he was named Wisden Cricketer of the Year. He captained the West Indies between 1974 and 1985 and oversaw their rise to become the dominant Test-playing nation, a position that was only relinquished in the latter half of the 1990s. He is one of the most successful Test captains of all time: during his captaincy the side had a run of 27 matches without defeat, which included 11 wins in succession (Viv Richards acted as captain for one of the 27 matches, against Australia at Port of Spain in 1983–84). He was the first West Indian player to earn 100 international caps. Lloyd captained the West Indies in three World Cups, winning in 1975 (with Lloyd scoring a century) and 1979 while losing the 1983 final to India. He was knighted in the 2020 New Year Honours for services to cricket.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/31/20 at 3:47 am

August 31st 1422 – Henry V of England, King of England from 1413 until his death apparently from dysentery. He was the second English monarch of the House of Lancaster. In 1415, Henry embarked on war with France in the ongoing Hundred Years' War (1337–1453) between the two nations. His military successes culminated in his famous victory at the Battle of Agincourt (1415) and saw him come close to conquering France. Taking advantage of political divisions within France, he conquered large portions of the kingdom and Normandy became English for the first time in 200 years. After months of negotiation with Charles VI of France, the Treaty of Troyes (1420) recognised Henry V as regent and heir apparent to the French throne and he was subsequently married to Charles's daughter, Catherine of Valois (1401–1437). (b. about 1386)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/31/20 at 5:42 am

August 31st 1942 – Isao Aoki, Japanese golfer. He was introduced to golf while caddying at the Abiko Golf Club as a schoolboy. He turned professional in 1964. He went on to win more than fifty events on the Japan Golf Tour between 1972 and 1990, trailing only Masashi "Jumbo" Ozaki on the list of golfers with most Japan Golf Tour wins. He won the Japan Golf Tour money list five times in six years: 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, and 1981. His career earnings are 980 million yen.

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/31/20 at 6:20 am

August 31st 1969 – Rocky Marciano, American professional boxer, who on the eve before his 46th birthday in a plane crash. He competed from 1947 to 1955, and held the world heavyweight title from 1952 to 1956. He went undefeated in his career and defended the title six times, against Jersey Joe Walcott, Roland La Starza, Ezzard Charles (twice), Don Cockell and Archie Moore. Known for his relentless fighting style, punching power, stamina and iron chin, Marciano has been consistently included by boxing historians in numerous lists of the greatest boxers of all time. His knockout-to-win percentage of 87.75 remains one of the highest in heavyweight boxing history. (b. 1923)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/31/20 at 9:02 am

August 31st 1949 – Richard Gere, American actor and humanitarian activist. He began in films in the 1970s, playing a supporting role in Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977) and a starring role in Days of Heaven (1978). He came to prominence with his role in the film American Gigolo (1980), which established him as a leading man and a sex symbol. He went on to star in many well-received films, including An Officer and a Gentleman (1982), The Cotton Club (1984), Pretty Woman (1990), Primal Fear (1996), Runaway Bride (1999), I'm Not There (2007), Arbitrage (2012) and Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer (2016). For portraying Billy Flynn in the Academy Award-winning musical Chicago (2002), he won a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award as part of the cast.

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/31/20 at 9:30 am

August 31st 1973 – John Ford, American film director, died from an undisclosed cause. He is renowned both for Westerns such as Stagecoach (1939), The Searchers (1956), and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962), as well as adaptations of classic 20th-century American novels such as the film The Grapes of Wrath (1940). His four Academy Awards for Best Director (in 1935, 1940, 1941, and 1952) remain a record. One of the films for which he won the award, How Green Was My Valley, also won Best Picture. In a career that spanned more than 50 years, Ford directed more than 140 films (although most of his silent films are now lost) and he is widely regarded as one of the most important and influential film-makers of his generation. (b. 1894)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/31/20 at 10:34 am

August 31st 1945 – Van Morrison, Northern Irish singer-songwriter. Known as "Van the Man" he started his professional career when, as a teenager in the late 1950s, he played a variety of instruments including guitar, harmonica, keyboards and saxophone for various Irish showbands, covering the popular hits of that time. Van Morrison rose to prominence in the mid-1960s as the lead singer of the Northern Irish R&B band Them, with whom he recorded the garage band classic "Gloria". His solo career began under the pop-hit oriented guidance of Bert Berns with the release of the hit single "Brown Eyed Girl" in 1967. After Berns's death, Warner Bros. Records bought out his contract and allowed him three sessions to record Astral Weeks (1968). Though this album gradually garnered high praise, it was initially a poor seller.

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/31/20 at 11:18 am

August 31st 1955 – Edwin Moses, American track and field athlete who won gold medals in the 400 m hurdles at the 1976 and 1984 Olympics. Between 1977 and 1987, Moses won 107 consecutive finals (122 consecutive races) and set the world record in the event four times. In addition to his running, Moses was also an innovative reformer in the areas of Olympic eligibility and drug testing. In 2000, he was elected the first Chairman of the Laureus World Sports Academy, an international service organization of world-class athletes.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/31/20 at 1:48 pm

August 31st 1957 – Glenn Tilbrook, English lead singer and guitarist of the English band Squeeze, a band formed in the mid-1970s who broke through in the new wave era at the decade's end. He generally wrote the melody for Squeeze's songs, while his writing partner, Chris Difford, wrote the lyrics. In addition to his songwriting skills, Tilbrook is respected both as a singer and an accomplished guitarist.

Subject: Re: Royalty Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/31/20 at 1:58 pm

August 31st 1997 – Diana, Princess of Wales, was killed in a car crash in Paris. She was a member of the British royal family as the first wife of Charles, Prince of Wales, who is the eldest child and heir apparent of Queen Elizabeth II. The marriage produced two sons, the princes William and Harry, who were then respectively second and third in the line of succession to the British throne. As Princess of Wales, Diana undertook royal duties on behalf of the Queen and represented her at functions overseas. She was celebrated for her charity work and for her support of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines. She was involved with dozens of charities including London's Great Ormond Street Hospital for children, of which she was president from 1989. Diana remained the object of worldwide media scrutiny during and after her marriage, which ended in divorce on 28 August 1996. (b. 1961)

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August 31st 1997 – Dodi Fayed, Egyptian film producer, was killed in a car crash with Diana, Princess of Wales, with whom she had a romantic relationship. He was the son of Egyptian billionaire Mohamed Al-Fayed. He was the executive producer of the films Chariots of Fire, Breaking Glass, F/X, F/X2, Hook, and The Scarlet Letter. He also served as the executive creative consultant for the F/X: The Series television series. Fayed also worked for his father on Harrods' marketing. (b. 1955)

Subject: Re: Artistic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/31/20 at 2:23 pm

August 31st 1986 – Henry Moore, English artist, died from an undisclosed cause. He is best known for his semi-abstract monumental bronze sculptures which are located around the world as public works of art. As well as sculpture, Moore produced many drawings, including a series depicting Londoners sheltering from the Blitz during the Second World War, along with other graphic works on paper. His forms are usually abstractions of the human figure, typically depicting mother-and-child or reclining figures. Moore's works are usually suggestive of the female body, apart from a phase in the 1950s when he sculpted family groups. His forms are generally pierced or contain hollow spaces. (b. 1898)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/31/20 at 4:02 pm

August 31st 2002 – Lionel Hampton, American jazz vibraphonist, pianist, percussionist, bandleader and actor, died from heart failure. Hampton worked with jazz musicians from Teddy Wilson, Benny Goodman, and Buddy Rich to Charlie Parker, Charles Mingus, and Quincy Jones. In 1992, he was inducted into the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame, and was awarded the National Medal of Arts in 1996. (b. 1908)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: LyricBoy on 08/31/20 at 6:11 pm


August 31st 1957 – Glenn Tilbrook, English lead singer and guitarist of the English band Squeeze, a band formed in the mid-1970s who broke through in the new wave era at the decade's end. He generally wrote the melody for Squeeze's songs, while his writing partner, Chris Difford, wrote the lyrics. In addition to his songwriting skills, Tilbrook is respected both as a singer and an accomplished guitarist.


Back in ‘91, I found myself at a, uh, “gentleman’s club” called The Dizzy Duck in Detroit, on its notorious Eight Mile highway. The place was a madhouse, as numerous local servicemen who were getting deployed for Desert Storm decided to have a raucous night at The Duck before shipping off.  ;)

One of the entertainers did quite the nice, uh, *stage show*, while Squeeze’s hit song Tempted was playing.

For the past twenty-nine years, every time I hear Tempted come on the radio, I flash back to that night at The Dizzy Duck.

The Duck is long gone now, shut down by the authorities after a years-long legal battle in a landmark case. It seems that they were selling more than just watered-down drinks and lap dances at the joint.  :o

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/01/20 at 2:04 am

September 1st 1946 – Barry Gibb, Manx-English, singer, songwriter and record producer who rose to worldwide fame as a co-founder of the group Bee Gees, one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed groups in the history of popular music, with his brothers, Robin and Maurice Gibb. The three brothers also formed a songwriting partnership beginning in 1966. Born on the Isle of Man, he was raised in Manchester where he became involved in the skiffle craze, forming his first band, the Rattlesnakes, which evolved into the Bee Gees in 1960 when they moved to Redcliffe, Queensland, Australia. They returned to England where they achieved worldwide fame. He is also known for his high-pitched falsetto singing voice. Gibb shares the record with John Lennon and Paul McCartney for consecutive Billboard Hot 100 number ones as a writer with six. Guinness World Records lists Gibb as the second most successful songwriter in history behind Paul McCartney. Gibb's career has spanned over fifty years. In 1994, he was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame with his brothers. In 1997, as a member of the Bee Gees, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and received the Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music. Barry is a fellow of the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors. For services to music, Gibb (along with his brothers) was appointed Commander in the Order of the British Empire at Buckingham Palace on 27 May 2004. In 2007, Q magazine ranked him number 38 on its list of the "100 Greatest Singers".

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: LyricBoy on 09/01/20 at 5:01 am


September 1st 1946 – Barry Gibb, Manx-English, singer, songwriter and record producer who rose to worldwide fame as a co-founder of the group Bee Gees, one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed groups in the history of popular music, with his brothers, Robin and Maurice Gibb.


He was also brother and entertainment business mentor to the late heartthrob singer Andy Gibbs.  8)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/01/20 at 5:24 am

September 1st 1944 – Archie Bell, African-American solo singer and former lead singer of Archie Bell & the Drells.  He formed the Drells in 1956 while in junior high school. He became known around the world for the hit that he had with the Drells, "Tighten Up". Since the breakup of the Drells in 1980, Archie Bell has pursued a solo career. Bell later released one solo album (I Never Had It So Good – 1981) on Beckett Records and continued to perform with The Drells off and on for the next twenty years. During the 1990s the lineup also included Steve "Stevie G." Guettler (guitar, vocals), Jeff "JT" Strickler (bass guitar, vocals), Steve Farrell (guitar, vocals), Mike Wilson (keyboards, vocals) and Wes Armstrong (drums, vocals) of the Atlanta-based group The Rockerz. In more recent times, Bell has been diversifying his repertoire to include blues, and has recorded a blues album. He also has recorded some country music, having professed a love for that genre. Country producer and former member of Bob Wills' Texas Playboys, Tommy Allsup, recruited Bell to sing "Warm Red Wine", which appeared on an album with songs from Glen Campbell, Tanya Tucker and Roy Clark.

Subject: Re: Noteworthy Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/01/20 at 5:33 am

September 1st 1976 – Percy Shaw, English inventor and businessman, died from cancer and heart disease. He patented the reflective road stud or "cat's eye" in 1934, and set up a company to manufacture his invention in 1935. (b. 1890)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/01/20 at 7:35 am

September 1st 1965 – Craig McLachlan, Australian actor, musician, singer and composer. He has been involved in film, television and music theatre for 25 years. He is best known for appearing in the soap operas Neighbours and Home and Away and the BBC One spy drama Bugs. He has portrayed the title role in The Doctor Blake Mysteries, for which he is nominated for a Logie Award in 2016 for Logie Award for Most Popular Actor; he has previously won the award in this category three times.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/01/20 at 7:39 am

September 1st 2017 – Ralph Dellor, English sports writer, journalist and TV and radio commentator, primarily on cricket. He was also a cricket coach. He began his career in 1970 with BBC local radio, and went on to work for Grandstand and Match of the Day on BBC television, as well as for Test Match Special on BBC radio. In 2000 he won the Jack Fingleton Award as cricket commentator of the year. He was an ECB-accredited cricket coach, and coached the Norwegian national side that won the the European Trophy in 2003, 2005 and 2006. He wrote a number of books, mostly on cricket, and from 1984 to 1988 he was editor of the Cricketers' Who's Who. He was the ICC's first media consultant. He was director of cricket operations at Cricinfo from 2000 to 2003, and commentated for them on the 2000 Women's World Cup in New Zealand. He left together with Stephen Lamb to set up his own business, Sportsline Media. He was an after-dinner speaker, and also became the "Voice of Lord's" as MCC's public address announcer. (b. about 1948)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/01/20 at 9:35 am

September 1st 1944 – Leonard Slatkin, American conductor and composer. His conducting debut came in 1966 when he became artistic director and conductor of the award-winning New York Youth Symphony, and in 1968, Walter Susskind named him the assistant conductor of the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra. While in St. Louis, Slatkin hosted for three years a weekly KDNA radio station program called The Slatkin Project. He left St. Louis in 1977 to become music director of the New Orleans Symphony. He led a series of Beethoven festivals with the San Francisco Symphony during the late 1970s and early 1980s. These annual concerts, held during June, included the orchestra's final concert in San Francisco's War Memorial Opera House in 1980, which featured a performance of Beethoven's ninth symphony.

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/01/20 at 9:40 am

September 1st 1967 – Siegfried Sassoon, English poet, writer, and soldier, died from stomach cancer one week before his 81st birthday. Decorated for bravery on the Western Front, he became one of the leading poets of the First World War. His poetry both described the horrors of the trenches, and satirised the patriotic pretensions of those who, in Sassoon's view, were responsible for a jingoism-fuelled war. Sassoon became a focal point for dissent within the armed forces when he made a lone protest against the continuation of the war in his "Soldier's Declaration" of 1917, culminating in his admission to a military psychiatric hospital; this resulted in his forming a friendship with Wilfred Owen, who was greatly influenced by him. Sassoon later won acclaim for his prose work, notably his three-volume fictionalised autobiography, collectively known as the "Sherston trilogy". (b. 1886)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/01/20 at 11:13 am

September 1st 1957 – Gloria Estefan, Cuban-American singer, songwriter, actress, and businesswoman. She started off her career as the lead singer in the group called "Miami Latin Boys" which was eventually known as Miami Sound Machine. Estefan's breakthrough success with "Conga" in 1985 made her known worldwide. The song became Estefan's signature song and led to the Miami Sound Machine winning the grand prix in the 15th annual Tokyo Music Festival in 1986. In the middle of 1988 she and the band got their first number-one hit for the song "Anything for You".

Subject: Re: Mathematical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/01/20 at 12:00 pm

September 1st 1982 – Haskell Curry, American mathematician and logician, died from an undisclosed illness. Curry is best known for his work in combinatory logic; while the initial concept of combinatory logic was based on a single paper by Moses Schönfinkel, much of the development was done by Curry. Curry is also known for Curry's paradox and the Curry–Howard correspondence. There are three programming languages named after him, Haskell, Brook and Curry, as well as the concept of currying, a technique used for transforming functions in mathematics and computer science. (b. 1900)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/01/20 at 1:28 pm

September 1st 1939 – Lily Tomlin, American actress, comedian, writer, singer, and producer. Tomlin began her career as a stand-up comedian, and performing Off-Broadway during the 1960s. Her breakout role was performing as a cast member on the variety show Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In from 1969 until 1973. She currently stars on the Netflix series Grace and Frankie as Frankie Bergstein. Her performance as Frankie garnered her three consecutive nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series in 2015, 2016 and 2017. In 1974, Tomlin was cast by Robert Altman in her first film; her performance as Linnea Reese in Nashville won her several awards and nominations for the Golden Globe and Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. In 1977, her performance as Margo Sperling in The Late Show won her the Best Actress Award at the Berlin International Film Festival and nominations for the Golden Globe and BAFTA Award for Best Lead Actress. Her other notable films include 9 to 5 (1980), All of Me (1984), Flirting with Disaster (1996), Tea with Mussolini (1999), I Heart Huckabees (2004), and Grandma (2015). Her signature role was written by her wife (then partner), Jane Wagner, in a show titled The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe which opened on Broadway in 1985 and won Tomlin the Tony Award for Best Lead Actress in a Play. She is also known as the voice of Ms. Frizzle on the children's series The Magic School Bus. She won her first Emmy Awards in 1974 for writing and producing her own television special, Lily. Tomlin won a Grammy Award for her 1972 comedy album This Is a Recording. In 2014, she was given Kennedy Center Honors and in 2017 she received the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award.

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/01/20 at 1:31 pm

September 1st 1838 – William Clark, American explorer, soldier, Indian agent, and territorial governor, died from an undisclosed illness. A native of Virginia, he grew up in prestatheood Kentucky before later settling in what became the state of Missouri. Clark was a planter and slaveholder. Along with Meriwether Lewis, Clark helped lead the Lewis and Clark Expedition of 1804 to 1806 across the Louisiana Purchase to the Pacific Ocean, and claimed the Pacific Northwest for the United States. Before the expedition, he served in a militia and the United States Army. Afterward, he served in a militia and as governor of the Missouri Territory. From 1822 until his death in 1838, he served as Superintendent of Indian Affairs. (b. 1770)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/01/20 at 2:35 pm

September 1st 1950 – Phil McGraw, American television personality, author, psychologist, and the host of the television show Dr. Phil, which debuted in 2002. McGraw first gained celebrity status with appearances on The Oprah Winfrey Show in the late 1990s. In 2015, Forbes listed his earnings at $70 million for the previous 12 months, and ranked him the 15th highest earning celebrity in the world

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/03/20 at 2:02 am

September 3rd 1942 – Al Jardine, American musician, singer and songwriter, who co-founded the Beach Boys. He is best known as the band's rhythm guitarist, and for occasionally singing lead vocals on singles such as "Help Me, Rhonda" (1965), "Then I Kissed Her" (1965) and "Come Go with Me" (1978). He has released only one solo studio album, A Postcard from California (2010). In 1988, Jardine was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Beach Boys.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/03/20 at 2:34 am

September 3rd 1965 – Charlie Sheen, American actor. Sheen became famous for a series of successful films such as Platoon (1986), Wall Street (1987), Young Guns (1988), Eight Men Out (1988), Major League (1989), Hot Shots! (1991), and The Three Musketeers (1993). In the 2000s, Sheen became best known for his television roles. He replaced Michael J. Fox in Spin City and his performance earned him a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy and then starred in Two and a Half Men which earned him several Golden Globe and Emmy Award nominations.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: LyricBoy on 09/03/20 at 5:45 pm


September 3rd 1965 – Charlie Sheen, American actor. Sheen became famous for a series of successful films such as Platoon (1986), Wall Street (1987), Young Guns (1988), Eight Men Out (1988), Major League (1989), Hot Shots! (1991), and The Three Musketeers (1993). In the 2000s, Sheen became best known for his television roles. He replaced Michael J. Fox in Spin City and his performance earned him a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy and then starred in Two and a Half Men which earned him several Golden Globe and Emmy Award nominations.


Don’t forget Hot Shots! Part Deux.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/05/20 at 2:03 am

September 5th 1945 – Al Stewart, Scottish singer-songwriter and folk-rock musician who rose to prominence as part of the British folk revival in the 1960s and 1970s. He developed a unique style of combining folk-rock songs with delicately woven tales of characters and events from history. He is best known for his 1976 hit single "Year of the Cat", the title song from the platinum album of the same name. Though Year of the Cat and its 1978 platinum follow-up Time Passages brought Stewart his biggest worldwide commercial successes, earlier albums such as Past, Present and Future from 1973 are often seen as better examples of his intimate brand of historical folk-rock – a style to which he has returned in recent albums.

Subject: Re: Military Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/05/20 at 2:20 am

September 5th 1912 – Arthur MacArthur, Jr., United States Army general, suffered a heart attack and died when he went to Milwaukee to address a reunion of his Civil War unit. He became the military Governor-General of the American-occupied Philippines in 1900 but his term ended a year later due to clashes with the civilian governor, future President William Howard Taft. His son, Douglas MacArthur, was one of only five men promoted to the five-star rank of General of the Army during World War II. In addition to their both being promoted to the rank of general officer, Arthur MacArthur Jr. and Douglas MacArthur also share the distinction of having been the first father and son to each be awarded a Medal of Honor. He led the 2nd Division of Eighth Corps during the Philippine–American War at the Battle of Manila (1899), the Malolos campaign and the Northern Offensive. When the American occupation of the Philippines turned from conventional battles to guerrilla warfare, MacArthur commanded the Department of Northern Luzon. In January 1900, he was appointed Brigadier General in the Regular Army and was appointed military governor of the Philippines with command of Eighth Corps, replacing General Elwell S. Otis. (b. 1845)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/05/20 at 6:57 am

September 5th 1969 – Mark Ramprakash, English cricketer. A right-handed batsman, he initially made his name playing for Middlesex, and was selected for England aged 21. Despite being among the most gifted and heavily scoring English batsman of his generation at county level, he rarely performed to his full potential during a long but intermittent international career. He became a particularly prolific run scorer when he moved to Surrey in 2001, averaging over 100 runs per innings in two successive seasons (2006 & 2007). He is one of only 25 players in the history of the sport to have scored 100 first-class centuries. In November 2012, he was announced as the batting coach for the England Lions in India. In January 2013 he was appointed as batting coach for Middlesex, on a two-year contract. In November 2014 he was appointed as England's batting coach.

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/05/20 at 7:05 am

September 5th 1877 – Crazy Horse, Native American war leader of the Oglala Lakota in the 19th century, was fatally wounded by a bayonet-wielding military guard, while allegedly resisting imprisonment at Camp Robinson in present-day Nebraska. He took up arms against the United States federal government to fight against encroachment by white American settlers on Indian territory and to preserve the traditional way of life of the Lakota people. His participation in several famous battles of the American Indian Wars on the northern Great Plains, among them the Fetterman massacre in 1866, in which he acted as a decoy, and the Battle of the Little Bighorn in 1876, in which he led a war party to victory, earned him great respect from both his enemies and his own people. (b. 1849)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/05/20 at 1:15 pm

September 5th 1946 – Loudon Wainwright III, American songwriter, folk singer, humorist, and actor. He is the father of musicians Rufus Wainwright, Martha Wainwright, and Lucy Wainwright Roche; brother of Sloan Wainwright; and former husband of the late folksinger Kate McGarrigle. He resides in Canada. To date, Wainwright has released 26 studio albums. Reflecting upon his career in 1999, he stated, "You could characterize the catalog as somewhat checkered, although I prefer to think of it as a tapestry."

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: LyricBoy on 09/05/20 at 2:41 pm


September 5th 1946 – Loudon Wainwright III, American songwriter, folk singer, humorist, and actor. He is the father of musicians Rufus Wainwright, Martha Wainwright, and Lucy Wainwright Roche; brother of Sloan Wainwright; and former husband of the late folksinger Kate McGarrigle. He resides in Canada. To date, Wainwright has released 26 studio albums. Reflecting upon his career in 1999, he stated, "You could characterize the catalog as somewhat checkered, although I prefer to think of it as a tapestry."


London married singer Suzzy Roche, who was a member of the singing group The Roches, and the subject of their song “The Death of Suzzy Roche” which describes her death at the hands of people in a laundromat.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzzy_Roche

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I work in the laundromat
The one that Suzzy Roche
Does hers at
I hate her guts
She thinks I want her autograph

She's got stinky crusty socks
She's got underwear that shocks
O what a pig, she's such a pig
I'd like to stick a turd in her mailbox

Some people really have a lot of nerve
Everywhere they go they think they
Should get served
Everybody in the laundromat is equal
Suzzy Roche

She hands me a ten dollar bill
Asks so sweetly if I will
Give her some change
I'd like to bang her head
Against a windowsill

She says the machine is broke
The way she loaded that thing is a joke
Broken machine, another broken machine
Now I'd really like to cut her throat

Some people. . .

She decides that she's got to get out of there
Other people waiting but she don't care
Cycle is through, her cycle is through
I took out her clothes and threw them everywhere

Boy was she mad when she got back
I said listen honey don't give me no flack
Pick up your clothes, pick up your clothes
And when she did I stuck a knife right through her back


Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/06/20 at 6:16 am

September 6th 1943 – Roger Waters, English singer, songwriter, bassist, and composer. In 1965, he co-founded the progressive rock band Pink Floyd with drummer Nick Mason, keyboardist Rick Wright, and guitarist, singer, and songwriter Syd Barrett. Waters initially served as the group's bassist, but following the departure of Barrett in 1968, he also became their lyricist, co-lead vocalist, and conceptual leader. Pink Floyd achieved international success with the concept albums The Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here, Animals, and The Wall. By the early 1980s, they had become one of the most critically acclaimed and commercially successful groups in the history of popular music; by 2013, they had sold more than 250 million albums worldwide. Amid creative differences, Waters left in 1985 and began a legal dispute with the remaining members over their use of the band's name and material.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/06/20 at 6:31 am

September 6th 1959 – Kay Kendall, English actress and comedian, died after been diagnosed with myeloid leukaemia. She began her film career in the musical film London Town (1946). Although the film was a financial failure, Kendall continued to work regularly until her appearance in the comedy film Genevieve (1953) brought her widespread recognition. Most prolific in British films, Kendall also achieved some popularity with American audiences, and won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for her role in the musical-comedy film Les Girls (1957). She began a romantic relationship with actor Rex Harrison after they appeared together in the comedy film The Constant Husband (1955) and they were married in 1957. (b. 1927)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: LyricBoy on 09/06/20 at 6:38 am


September 6th 1959 – Kay Kendall, English actress and comedian, died after been diagnosed with myeloid leukaemia. She began a romantic relationship with actor Rex Harrison after they appeared together in the comedy film The Constant Husband (1955) and they were married in 1957. (b. 1927)


She was wife #3 of Rex’s. He went on to have a total of six wives.  :o

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/06/20 at 1:11 pm

September 6th 1972 – Idris Elba, English actor, musician and DJ. He is known for playing the narcotrafficker Stringer Bell in the HBO series The Wire, DCI John Luther on the BBC One series Luther, and Nelson Mandela in the biographical film Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013). He has been nominated four times for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Miniseries or Television Film, winning one, and was nominated five times for a Primetime Emmy Award. Elba appeared in Ridley Scott's American Gangster (2007), Takers (2010), Thor (2011), Prometheus (2012), Pacific Rim (2013), Thor: The Dark World (2013) and Beasts of No Nation (2015), for which he received BAFTA and Golden Globe nominations for Best Supporting Actor. In 2016, he voiced Chief Bogo in Zootopia, Shere Khan in The Jungle Book, Fluke in Finding Dory and played the role of Krall in Star Trek Beyond. He will make his directorial debut with an adaptation of the 1992 novel Yardie by Victor Headley.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/06/20 at 2:07 pm

September 6th 1967 – Macy Gray (born Natalie Renée McIntyre), American R&B, jazz and soul singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, and actress, known for her distinctive raspy voice, and a singing style heavily influenced by Billie Holiday. Gray has released six studio albums, and received five Grammy Award nominations, winning one. She has appeared in a number of films, including Training Day, Spider-Man, Scary Movie 3, Lackawanna Blues, Idlewild and For Colored Girls. Gray is best known for her international hit single "I Try", taken from her multi-platinum debut album On How Life Is.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/06/20 at 2:09 pm

September 6th 1959 – Edmund Gwenn, English actor, died from pneumonia after suffering a stroke, in Woodland Hills, California, twenty days before his 82nd birthday. On film, he is perhaps best remembered for his role as Kris Kringle in the Christmas film Miracle on 34th Street (1947), for which he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and the corresponding Golden Globe Award. He received a second Golden Globe and another Academy Award nomination for the comedy film Mister 880 (1950). He is also remembered for being in 3 films he made for Alfred Hitchcock. As a stage actor in the West End and on Broadway, he was associated with a wide range of works by modern playwrights, including Bernard Shaw, John Galsworthy and J. B. Priestley. After the Second World War, he lived in the United States where he had a successful career in Hollywood and on Broadway. (b. 1877)

Subject: Re: Scientific Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/06/20 at 2:37 pm

September 6th 1943 – Richard J. Roberts, English biochemist and molecular biologist. He was awarded the 1993 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Phillip Allen Sharp for the discovery of introns in eukaryotic DNA and the mechanism of gene-splicing. He currently works at New England Biolabs.

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/06/20 at 2:43 pm

September 6th 1649 – Robert Dudley, English explorer and cartographer, died in Florence, Italy from an unknown illness. In 1594, he led an expedition to the West Indies, of which he wrote an account. The illegitimate son of Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester, he inherited the bulk of the Earl's estate in accordance with his father's will, including Kenilworth Castle. In 1603–1605, he tried unsuccessfully to establish his legitimacy in court. After that he left England forever, finding a new existence in the service of the Grand Dukes of Tuscany. There, he worked as an engineer and shipbuilder, and designed and published Dell'Arcano del Mare (1645-1646), the first maritime atlas to cover the whole world. He was also a skilled navigator and mathematician. In Italy, he styled himself "Earl of Warwick and Leicester", as well as "Duke of Northumberland", a title recognized by the Emperor Ferdinand II. (b. 1574)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: LyricBoy on 09/06/20 at 4:04 pm


September 6th 1967 – Macy Gray, American R&B, jazz and soul singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, and actress, known for her distinctive raspy voice, and a singing style heavily influenced by Billie Holiday. Gray has released six studio albums, and received five Grammy Award nominations, winning one. She has appeared in a number of films, including Training Day, Spider-Man, Scary Movie 3, Lackawanna Blues, Idlewild and For Colored Girls. Gray is best known for her international hit single "I Try", taken from her multi-platinum debut album On How Life Is.


Born Natalie Renee McIntyre.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/07/20 at 4:05 am

September 7th 1966 – Toby Jones, English actor and voice artist. After appearing in supporting roles in films between 1992 and 2005, Jones made his breakthrough as Truman Capote in the biopic Infamous (2006). Since then, his films have included The Mist (2007), W. (2008), Frost/Nixon (2008), Your Highness (2011), Captain America: The First Avenger (2011), Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011), Berberian Sound Studio (2012), The Hunger Games (2012), Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014), and Dad's Army (2016). He also provided the voice of Dobby in the Harry Potter films, and Aristides Silk in The Adventures of Tintin (2011). Jones' television credits include the 2012 Titanic miniseries, Agent Carter, Wayward Pines and Doctor Who. He was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film for his role as Alfred Hitchcock in The Girl (2012). In 2017, he portrayed Culverton Smith in "The Lying Detective", an episode of the BBC crime drama Sherlock.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/07/20 at 4:06 am

September 7th 2002 – Erma Franklin, American gospel and R&B singer, died of throat cancer. She was the elder sister of American singer/musician Aretha Franklin. Franklin's best known recording was the original version of "Piece of My Heart", written and produced by Bert Berns, and recorded in 1967, for which she was nominated for a Grammy Award. A cover version of the same song was recorded the following year by Big Brother and the Holding Company, with the lead vocal by Janis Joplin. (b. 1938)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/07/20 at 8:16 am

September 7th 1951 – Morris Albert (born Maurício Alberto Kaisermann), Brazilian singer and songwriter. Albert is best known as a one-hit wonder for his 1975 international hit single "Feelings", a soft rock piece that hit the top 10 in both the United States and United Kingdom based on a melody composed by Loulou Gasté. (Albert originally claimed the melody as his own, but was later successfully sued by Gasté.) The single sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc by the RIAA on 13 November 1975.

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/07/20 at 8:18 am

September 7th 1827 – William Holman Hunt, English painter, died from an unknown cause. He was one of the founders of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. His paintings were notable for their great attention to detail, vivid color, and elaborate symbolism. These features were influenced by the writings of John Ruskin and Thomas Carlyle, according to whom the world itself should be read as a system of visual signs. For Hunt it was the duty of the artist to reveal the correspondence between sign and fact. Of all the members of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, Hunt remained most true to their ideals throughout his career. He was always keen to maximize the popular appeal and public visibility of his works. (d. 1910)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/07/20 at 10:00 am

September 7th 1945 – Peter Storey, England international footballer. Able to play at full-back or more commonly as a defensive midfielder, he picked up a reputation in the Football League as a 'hatchet man' in the 1960s and 1970s. He turned professional at his boyhood club Arsenal in September 1962, and became a first team regular after making his debut in October 1965. He spent 15 years at the club, winning the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup in 1970, the First Division title in 1970–71, and the FA Cup in 1971. He also was a losing finalist in the 1968 and 1969 League Cup and the 1972 FA Cup Final. He also won 19 caps for England between April 1971 and June 1973. He was transferred to Fulham in March 1977 before announcing his retirement eight months later.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/07/20 at 10:06 am

September 7th 1951 – Chrissie Hynde, American musician who is best known as a founding member of the rock band The Pretenders. Inspired by hippie counter-culture, Hynde worked in London with Malcolm McLaren and Vivienne Westwood at their clothing store, SEX. In 1978, she formed her own band, The Pretenders, with Pete Farndon, James Honeyman-Scott and Martin Chambers. As singer, songwriter and guitarist, she has been the only constant member of the band throughout its history. She has also released a number of songs with other musicians including Frank Sinatra, Cher and UB40. Hynde and The Pretenders were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2005.

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/07/20 at 10:08 am

September 7th 1956 – C. B. Fry, English sportsman, politician, diplomat, academic, teacher, writer, editor and publisher, died from an undisclosed illness. He is best remembered for his career as a cricketer. John Arlott described him with the words: "Charles Fry could be autocratic, angry and self-willed: he was also magnanimous, extravagant, generous, elegant, brilliant – and fun ... he was probably the most variously gifted Englishman of any age." Fry's achievements on the sporting field included representing England at both cricket and football, an FA Cup Final appearance for Southampton F.C. and equalling the then-world record for the long jump. He also reputedly turned down the throne of Albania. In later life, he suffered mental health problems, but even well into his seventies he claimed he was still able to perform his party trick: leaping from a stationary position backwards onto a mantelpiece. (b. 1872)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/07/20 at 12:10 pm

September 7th 1950 – Julie Kavner, American film and television actress, voice actress and comedian. She first attracted notice for her role as Valerie Harper's character's younger sister Brenda in the sitcom Rhoda for which she won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. She is best known for her voice role as Marge Simpson on the animated television series The Simpsons. She also voices other characters for the show, including Jacqueline Bouvier, and Patty and Selma Bouvier.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/07/20 at 12:13 pm

September 7th 1978 – Keith Moon, English drummer, died from an overdose of Heminevrin, a drug intended to treat or prevent symptoms of alcohol withdrawal. A post-mortem confirmed there were 32 tablets in his system, 26 of which were undissolved. Moon had attended a party the night before organised by Paul McCartney for the launch of the The Buddy Holly Story movie. He played on all The Who albums from their debut, 1965's My Generation, to 1978's Who Are You, which was released two weeks before his death. He played with the English rock band the Who. He was noted for his unique style and his eccentric, often self-destructive behaviour. His drumming continues to be praised by critics and musicians. (b. 1946)

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Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Redhairkid on 09/07/20 at 1:17 pm

7 September 1944 - Peter Kent, German schlager singer born (as Peter Hedrich).

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/07/20 at 1:22 pm

September 7th 1949 – Gloria Gaynor (born Gloria Fowles), American singer, best known for the disco era hits "I Will Survive" (Hot 100 number 1, 1979), "Never Can Say Goodbye" (Hot 100 number 9, 1974), "Let Me Know (I Have a Right)" (Hot 100 number 42, 1980) and "I Am What I Am" (R&B number 82, 1983).

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/07/20 at 1:29 pm

September 7th 2015 – Dickie Moore (born John Richard Moore Jr.), American actor, died from an undisclosed illness five day before his 90th birthday. Known later in life as Dick Moore. He was one of the last surviving actors to have appeared in silent film. A busy and popular actor during his childhood and youth, he appeared in over 100 films until the 1950s. Among his most notable appearances were the Our Gang series and films such as Oliver Twist, Blonde Venus, Sergeant York and Out of the Past. (d. 1925)

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Written By: nally on 09/07/20 at 1:30 pm

Rap musician Mac Miller died two years ago today from an accidental drug overdose at his home at the age of 26 (b. early 1992).

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: nally on 09/07/20 at 1:33 pm

17 years ago, on September 7th 2003, American rock musician Warren Zevon passed away at the age of 56 (born 1947). Two of his most notable songs -- "Werewolves of London" and "Lawyers, Guns and Money" -- appear on his third album, the 1978 release Excitable Boy.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/07/20 at 3:13 pm

September 7th 2009 – Frank Coghlan, Jr., American actor, died from an undisclosed illness. He later became a career officer in the United States Navy and a Naval Aviator. He appeared in approximately 129 films and television programs between 1920 and 1974. During the 1920s and 1930s, he became a popular child and juvenile actor, appearing in films with Pola Negri, Jack Dempsey, William Haines, Shirley Temple, Mickey Rooney, and Bette Davis. He appeared in early "Our Gang" comedies, but he is best known for the role of Billy Batson in the 1941 motion picture serial Adventures of Captain Marvel. Coghlan later served 23 years as an aviator and officer in the U.S. Navy, from 1942 to 1965. After retiring from the Navy, he returned to acting and appeared in television, films, and commercials. (b. 1916)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: nally on 09/13/20 at 12:35 pm

American rock singer Eddie Money passed away on this date last year at the age of 70.

Subject: Re: Royalty Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/20 at 9:00 am

1984 – Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: nally on 09/15/20 at 7:54 pm

A year ago today, rock musician Ric Ocasek, co-founder of American rock band The Cars, passed away at the age of 75 (he was born in the year 1944, not 1949 as many sources had claimed while he was alive).

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/16/20 at 2:02 am

September 16th 1956 – David Copperfield, American magician and actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/16/20 at 3:56 am

September 16th 1950 – David Bellamy, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/16/20 at 3:57 am

September 16th 1965 – Fred Quimby, American animator and producer (b. 1886)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/16/20 at 4:33 am

September 16th 1977 – Marc Bolan, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1947)

Subject: Re: Scientific Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/16/20 at 5:27 am

September 16th 1736 – Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit, Polish-Dutch physicist and engineer, invented the thermometer (b. 1686)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/16/20 at 7:06 am

September 16th 1951 – Andy Irvine, Scottish rugby player and coach

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/16/20 at 7:55 am

September 16th 2009 – Mary Travers, American singer-songwriter (b. 1936)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/16/20 at 12:29 pm

September 16th 1952 – Mickey Rourke, American boxer and actor

Subject: Re: Nobel Prize Winner Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/16/20 at 12:56 pm

September 16th 1932 – Ronald Ross, Indian-English physician and mathematician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1857)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/18/20 at 5:15 am

September 18th 1949 – Peter Shilton, English footballer and manager

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/18/20 at 5:36 am

September 18th 1783 – Leonhard Euler, Swiss mathematician and physicist (b. 1707)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/18/20 at 8:33 am

September 18th 1947 – Russ Abbot, English comedian, actor, and singer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/18/20 at 8:47 am

September 18th 1941 – Fred Karno, English actor and screenwriter (b. 1866)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/18/20 at 10:28 am

September 18th 1976 – Ronaldo, Brazilian footballer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/18/20 at 11:41 am

September 18th 1970 – Jimi Hendrix, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1942)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/20 at 1:29 am

September 22nd 1948 – Mark Phillips, English equestrian, trainer, and journalist, once married to Princess Anne.

Subject: Re: Nobel Prize Winner Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/20 at 1:37 am

September 22nd 2013 – David H. Hubel, Canadian-American neurophysiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1926)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/20 at 4:32 am

September 22nd 1943 – Toni Basil, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress

Subject: Re: Musical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/20 at 5:18 am

September 22nd 1989 – Irving Berlin, Russian-born American composer and songwriter (b. 1888)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/20 at 7:30 am

September 22nd 1961 – Marion Davies, American actress and comedian (b. 1897)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/20 at 8:02 am

September 22nd 1953 – Richard Fairbrass, English singer-songwriter, musician and producer (Right Said Fred)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/20 at 8:11 am

September 22nd 1956 – Debby Boone, American singer, actress, and author

Subject: Re: Nobel Prize Winner Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/20 at 9:04 am

September 22nd 1956 – Frederick Soddy, English chemist and economist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1877)

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/20 at 9:05 am

September 22nd 2015 – Yogi Berra, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1925)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/20 at 12:03 pm

September 22nd 1957 – Nick Cave, Australian singer-songwriter, author, and actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/20 at 2:08 pm

September 22nd 1958 – Andrea Bocelli, Italian singer-songwriter and producer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/20 at 2:42 pm

September 22nd 1958 – Joan Jett, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/20 at 2:44 pm

September 22nd 2018 – Chas Hodges, English musician and singer (b. 1943)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/20 at 3:23 pm

September 22nd 1970 – Rupert Penry-Jones, English actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/23/20 at 6:20 am

September 23rd 1939 – Sigmund Freud, Austrian neurologist and psychiatrist (b. 1856)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/23/20 at 8:22 am

September 23rd 1943 – Julio Iglesias, Spanish singer-songwriter

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/23/20 at 8:27 am

September 23rd 1949 – Bruce Springsteen, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/23/20 at 3:11 pm

September 23rd 1994 – Robert Bloch, American author and screenwriter (b. 1917)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: c_keenan2001@hotmail.com on 09/24/20 at 1:03 am

Happy birthday in heaven to Phil Hartman on what would have been his 72nd birthday.  He was known for such roles as bungling attorney Lionel Hutz and Troy McClure on The Simpsons, Bill McNeil on the NBC sit-com News Radio, and played various characters on Saturday Night Live from 1986-1994.
He died on May 28, 1998 after being shot to death by his would-be-ex-wife Brynn Hartman as he slept.  Brynn Hartman then turned the gun on herself.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/24/20 at 1:31 am

September 24th 1942 – Gerry Marsden, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/24/20 at 5:20 am

September 24th 1980 – Victoria Pendleton, English cyclist

Subject: Re: Noteworthy Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/24/20 at 5:53 am

September 24th 1863 – William Debenham, English businessman, founded Debenhams (b. 1794)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/24/20 at 7:25 am

September 24th 1945 – John Rutter, English composer, conductor, and producer

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/24/20 at 7:29 am

September 24th 1991 – Dr. Seuss, American children's book writer, poet, and illustrator (b. 1904)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/24/20 at 7:58 am

September 24th 1944 – Victoria Vetri, Playboy's 1967 Miss September & 1968 Playmate of the Year.

Subject: Re: Scientific Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/24/20 at 8:37 am

September 24th 1945 – Hans Geiger, German physicist and academic, co-invented the Geiger counter (b. 1882)

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/24/20 at 10:12 am

September 24th 1848 – Branwell Brontë, English painter and poet (b. 1817)

Subject: Re: Nobel Prize Winner Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/24/20 at 11:33 am

September 24th 1904 – Niels Ryberg Finsen, Faroese-Danish physician and author, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1860)

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/24/20 at 1:55 pm

September 24th 1939 – Carl Laemmle, German-American film producer, founded Universal Studios (b. 1867)

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/24/20 at 2:51 pm

September 24th 1933 – Mike Donlin, American baseball player and actor (b. 1878)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/24/20 at 3:59 pm

September 24th 1962 – Charles Reisner, American actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1887)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/27/20 at 6:57 am

September 27th 1947 – Meat Loaf, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/27/20 at 7:22 am

September 27th 2017 – Hugh Hefner, American publisher, founder of Playboy Enterprises (b. 1926)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/27/20 at 8:07 am

September 27th 1947 – Denis Lawson, Scottish actor, director, and screenwriter

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/27/20 at 8:55 am

September 27th 2003 – Donald O'Connor, American actor, singer, and dancer (b. 1925)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/27/20 at 9:07 am

September 27th 1985 – Lloyd Nolan, American actor (b. 1902)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/27/20 at 9:34 am

September 27th 1943 – Randy Bachman, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/27/20 at 9:43 am

September 27th 1960 – Sylvia Pankhurst, English activist (b. 1882)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/27/20 at 10:10 am

September 27th 1947 – Dick Advocaat, Dutch football manager and former player

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/27/20 at 10:22 am

September 27th 1965 – Clara Bow, American actress (b. 1905)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/27/20 at 10:43 am

September 27th 1947 – Barbara Dickson, Scottish singer-songwriter and actress

Subject: Re: Musical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/27/20 at 10:57 am

September 27th 1921 – Engelbert Humperdinck, German composer and educator (b. 1854)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/27/20 at 12:13 pm

September 27th 1984 – Avril Lavigne, Canadian singer-songwriter, actress, and fashion designer

Subject: Re: Artistic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/27/20 at 12:29 pm

September 27th 1917 – Edgar Degas, French painter and sculptor (b. 1834)

Subject: Re: Political Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/27/20 at 12:39 pm

September 27th 1953 – Diane Abbott, English journalist and politician, Shadow Secretary of State for International Development

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: LyricBoy on 09/27/20 at 1:26 pm


September 27th 1984 – Avril Lavigne, Canadian singer-songwriter, actress, and fashion designer


I miss watching her drive her go-cart around the shopping mall.

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/27/20 at 1:48 pm

September 27th 1948 – Duncan Fletcher, Rhodesian-Zimbabwean cricketer and coach

Subject: Re: Scientific Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/27/20 at 1:58 pm

September 27th 1940 – Julius Wagner-Jauregg, Austrian physician and neuroscientist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1857)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/27/20 at 3:10 pm

September 27th 1982 – Lil Wayne, American rapper, producer, and actor

Subject: Re: Mathematical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/27/20 at 3:45 pm

September 27th 1972 – S. R. Ranganathan, Indian mathematician, librarian, and academic (b. 1892)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/27/20 at 4:28 pm

September 27th 1958 – Shaun Cassidy, American actor, singer, producer, and screenwriter

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/27/20 at 4:31 pm

September 27th 1972 – Gwyneth Paltrow, American actress, blogger, and businesswoman

Subject: Re: Religious Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/27/20 at 4:43 pm

September 27th 1944 – Aimee Semple McPherson, Canadian-American evangelist, founded the International Church of the Foursquare Gospel (b. 1890)

Subject: Re: Literary Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/27/20 at 4:54 pm

September 27th 1958 – Irvine Welsh, Scottish author and playwright

Subject: Re: Musical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/27/20 at 4:56 pm

September 27th 1956 – Gerald Finzi, English composer and educator (b. 1901)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: nally on 10/03/20 at 12:20 pm

Yesterday marked three years since the passing of American rock icon Tom Petty.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: c_keenan2001@hotmail.com on 10/03/20 at 1:40 pm

October 3, 1971, Kevin Scott Richardson of the Backstreet Boys is born in Lexington, KY.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/05/20 at 2:16 am

October 5th 1943 – Steve Miller, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/05/20 at 2:20 am

October 5th 1927 – Sam Warner, Polish-American director, producer, and screenwriter, co-founded Warner Bros. (b. 1887)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/05/20 at 3:05 am

October 5th 1988 – Kevin Olusola, American musician, beatboxer, singer-songwriter, rapper, and record producer

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/05/20 at 4:02 am

October 5th 1805 – Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (b. 1738)

Subject: Re: Literary Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/05/20 at 4:54 am

October 5th 1949 – Peter Ackroyd, English biographer, novelist and critic

Subject: Re: Musical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/05/20 at 5:05 am

October 5th 1880 – Jacques Offenbach, German-French cellist and composer (b. 1819)

Subject: Re: Literary Birthday

Written By: LyricBoy on 10/05/20 at 5:18 am


October 5th 1949 – Peter Ackroyd, English biographer, novelist and critic


Related to comedian Dan Ackroyd? ???

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/05/20 at 5:34 am


Related to comedian Dan Ackroyd? ???
I doubt it.

Subject: Re: Military Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/05/20 at 5:45 am

October 5th 1918 – Roland Garros, French soldier and pilot (b. 1888)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/05/20 at 7:05 am

October 5th 1951 – Bob Geldof, British singer-songwriter and actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/05/20 at 7:26 am

October 5th 1952 – Harold Faltermeyer, German keyboard player, composer, and producer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/05/20 at 7:28 am

October 5th 2011 – Steve Jobs, American businessman, co-founder of Apple Inc. and Pixar (b. 1955)

Subject: Re: Literary Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/05/20 at 9:19 am

October 5th 1943 – Michael Morpurgo, English author, poet, and playwright

Subject: Re: Nobel Prize Winner Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/05/20 at 9:23 am

October 5th 1976 – Lars Onsager, Norwegian-American chemist and physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1903)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/05/20 at 10:09 am

October 5th  1948 – Russell Mael, American vocalist

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/05/20 at 10:40 am

October 5th 1986 – Hal B. Wallis, American film producer (b. 1898)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/05/20 at 11:19 am

October 5th 1975 – Kate Winslet, English actress

Subject: Re: Noteworthy Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/05/20 at 11:47 am

October 5th 1983 – Earl Tupper, American inventor and businessman, founded the Tupperware Corporation (b. 1907)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/05/20 at 12:07 pm

October 5th 1941 – Stephanie Cole, English actress

Subject: Re: Noteworthy Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/05/20 at 12:34 pm

October 5th 1940 – Ballington Booth, English-American activist, co-founded the Volunteers of America (b. 1857)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/05/20 at 1:09 pm

October 5th 1947 – Brian Johnson, English singer-songwriter

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/05/20 at 1:53 pm

October 5th 2004 – Rodney Dangerfield, American comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1921)

Subject: Re: Literary Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/05/20 at 2:19 pm

October 5th 1952 – Clive Barker, English author, director, producer, and screenwriter

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/05/20 at 2:35 pm

October 5th 1967 – Guy Pearce, English-Australian actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/05/20 at 2:39 pm

October 5th 2015 – Chantal Akerman, Belgian-French actress, director, and producer (b. 1950)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/05/20 at 3:08 pm

October 5th 1941 – Roy Book Binder, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/05/20 at 3:18 pm

October 5th 1992 – Eddie Kendricks, American singer-songwriter (b. 1939)

Subject: Re: Political Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/05/20 at 4:23 pm

October 5th 1952 – Imran Khan, Pakistani cricketer and Prime Minister

Subject: Re: Nobel Prize Winner Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/05/20 at 4:29 pm

October 5th  2004 – Maurice Wilkins, New Zealand-English physicist and biologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1916)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/05/20 at 4:52 pm

October 5th 1961 – Pato Banton, English singer-songwriter

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: LyricBoy on 10/05/20 at 5:58 pm


October 5th 1992 – Eddie Kendricks, American singer-songwriter (b. 1939)


Eddie’s birth name was Kendrick (without the S) but he went by both versions professionally.

Subject: Re: Political Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/06/20 at 1:54 am

October 6th 1948 – Gerry Adams, Irish republican politician

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/06/20 at 3:37 am

October 6th 1536 – William Tyndale, English Protestant Bible translator (b. c. 1494)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/06/20 at 4:46 am

October 6th 1957 – Bruce Grobbelaar, Zimbabwean footballer and coach

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/06/20 at 5:12 am

October 6th 2011 – Diane Cilento, Australian actress and author (b. 1933)

Subject: Re: Political Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/06/20 at 6:00 am

October 6th 1943 – Richard Caborn, English engineer and politician, Minister for Sport and the Olympics

Subject: Re: Notable Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/06/20 at 6:20 am

October 6th 1951 – Will Keith Kellogg, American businessman, founded the Kellogg Company (b. 1860)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/06/20 at 7:34 am

October 6th 1949 – Lonnie Johnson, American inventor. He invented the Super Soaker water gun in 1990, which has been among the world's bestselling toys ever since.

Subject: Re: Nobel Prize Winner Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/06/20 at 7:39 am

October 6th 1951 – Otto Fritz Meyerhof, German-American physician and biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1884)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/06/20 at 7:55 am

October 6th 1951 – Kevin Cronin, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/06/20 at 7:56 am

October 6th 1962 – Tod Browning, American actor, director, screenwriter (b. 1880)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/06/20 at 8:05 am

October 6th 1951 – Gavin Sutherland, Scottish singer-songwriter and bass player

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/06/20 at 8:16 am

October 6th 1978 – Ricky Hatton, English boxer and promoter

Subject: Re: Mathematical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/06/20 at 8:18 am

October 6th 1968 – Phyllis Nicolson, English mathematician and physicist (b. 1917)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/06/20 at 8:39 am

October 6th 1942 – Britt Ekland, Swedish actress and singer

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/06/20 at 8:59 am

October 6th 1969 – Walter Hagen, American golfer (b. 1892)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/06/20 at 9:51 am

October 6th 1966 – Niall Quinn, Irish footballer and manager

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/06/20 at 10:21 am

October 6th 1973 – Dennis Price, English actor (b. 1915)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/06/20 at 11:01 am

October 6th 1949 – Penny Junor, English journalist and author

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/06/20 at 11:18 am

October 6th 1978 – Johnny O'Keefe, Australian singer-songwriter (b. 1935)

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/06/20 at 11:43 am

October 6th 1979 – Elizabeth Bishop, American poet and short-story writer (b. 1911)

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/06/20 at 11:45 am

October 6th 1981 – Anwar Sadat, Egyptian colonel and politician, 3rd President of Egypt, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1918)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/06/20 at 12:39 pm

October 6th 1980 – Hattie Jacques, English actress and producer (b. 1922)

Subject: Re: Musical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/06/20 at 12:55 pm

October 6th 1985 – Nelson Riddle, American composer, conductor, and bandleader (b. 1921)

Subject: Re: Scientific Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/06/20 at 1:13 pm

October 6th 1986 – Alexander Kronrod, Russian mathematician and computer scientist (b. 1921)

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/06/20 at 1:20 pm

October 6th 1989 – Bette Davis, American actress (b. 1908)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/06/20 at 1:56 pm

October 6th 1992 – Denholm Elliott, English actor (b. 1922)

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/06/20 at 2:09 pm

October 6th 1992 – Bill O'Reilly, Australian cricketer and sportscaster (b. 1905)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/06/20 at 3:14 pm

October 6th 1997 – Johnny Vander Meer, American baseball player and manager (b. 1914)

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/06/20 at 3:56 pm

October 6th 1998 – Mark Belanger, American baseball player (b. 1944)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/06/20 at 4:20 pm

October 6th 2000 – Richard Farnsworth, American actor and stuntman (b. 1920)

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/06/20 at 4:35 pm

October 6th 2006 – Buck O'Neil, American baseball player and manager (b. 1911)

Subject: Re: Notable Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/06/20 at 4:49 pm

October 6th 2017 – David Marks, British architect, designer of the London Eye (b. 1952)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/06/20 at 6:06 pm

October 6th 2019 – Ginger Baker, English drummer (b. 1939)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/07/20 at 2:12 am

October 7th 1943 – Oliver North, American colonel, journalist, and author

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/07/20 at 3:35 am

October 7th 1951 – John Mellencamp, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/07/20 at 3:38 am

October 7th 1796 – Thomas Reid, Scottish mathematician and philosopher (b. 1710)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/07/20 at 4:35 am

October 7th 1959 – Simon Cowell, English businessman and producer

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/07/20 at 5:29 am

October 7th 1849 – Edgar Allan Poe, American short story writer, poet, and critic (b. 1809)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/07/20 at 6:05 am

October 7th 1942 – Joy Behar, American talk show host, comedian and television personality

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/07/20 at 6:58 am

October 7th 1894 – Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr., American physician, author, and poet (b. 1809)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/07/20 at 7:48 am

October 7th 1945 – Kevin Godley, English singer-songwriter and director

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/07/20 at 7:51 am

October 7th 1943 – Radclyffe Hall, English author and poet (b. 1880)

Subject: Re: Political Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/07/20 at 8:19 am

October 7th 1952 – Vladimir Putin, Russian colonel and politician, 4th President of Russia

Subject: Re: Notable Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/07/20 at 8:24 am

October 7th 1951 – Anton Philips, Dutch businessman, co-founded Philips (b. 1874)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/07/20 at 9:01 am

October 7th 1943 – José Cardenal, Cuban baseball player and coach

Subject: Re: Business Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/07/20 at 9:14 am

October 7th 1956 – Clarence Birdseye, American businessman, founded Birds Eye (b. 1886)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/07/20 at 9:51 am

October 7th 1962 – Micky Flanagan, English comedian

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/07/20 at 10:41 am

October 7th 1966 – Johnny Kidd, English singer songwriter (b. 1935)

Subject: Re: Nobel Prize Winner Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/07/20 at 10:57 am

October 7th 1967 – Norman Angell, English journalist and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1872)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/07/20 at 11:13 am

October 7th 1955 – Yo-Yo Ma, French-American cellist and educator

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/07/20 at 11:50 am

October 7th 1991 – Leo Durocher, American baseball player and manager (b. 1905)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/07/20 at 12:30 pm

October 7th 1949 – Dave Hope, American bass player and priest

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/07/20 at 1:13 pm

October 7th 2011 – Andrew Laszlo, Hungarian-American cinematographer (b. 1926)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/07/20 at 1:35 pm

October 7th 1957 – Jayne Torvill, English figure skater

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/07/20 at 2:43 pm

October 7th 1993 – Cyril Cusack, South African-born Irish actor (b. 1910)

Subject: Re: Nobel Prize Winner Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/07/20 at 3:40 pm

October 7th 1994 – Niels Kaj Jerne, Danish-English physician and immunologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1911)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/07/20 at 3:44 pm

October 7th 1957 – Jayne Torvill, English figure skater

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/07/20 at 3:47 pm

October 7th 1995 – Ivan Hutchinson, Australian film critic and author (b. 1928)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/07/20 at 3:57 pm

October 7th 1996 – Lewis Capaldi, Scottish singer-songwriter

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/07/20 at 3:59 pm

October 7th 2016 – Ross Higgins, Australian actor, comedian (b. 1930)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/07/20 at 4:18 pm

October 7th 2012 – Wiley Reed, American-Australian singer-songwriter and pianist (b. 1944)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/07/20 at 4:24 pm

October 7th 1978 – Alesha Dixon, English singer-songwriter and dancer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/07/20 at 4:54 pm

October 7th 1964 – Sam Brown, English singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/07/20 at 5:16 pm

October 7th 1968 – Thom Yorke, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: nally on 10/07/20 at 5:21 pm


October 7th 1968 – Thom Yorke, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

Best known as the frontman of alternative-rock band Radiohead.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/08/20 at 3:13 am

October 8th 1943 – Chevy Chase, American comedian, actor, and screenwriter

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/08/20 at 3:22 am

October 8th 1754 – Henry Fielding, English novelist and playwright (b. 1707)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/08/20 at 4:00 am

October 8th 1941 – Jesse Jackson, American minister and activist

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/08/20 at 5:16 am

October 8th 1793 – John Hancock, American merchant and politician, 1st Governor of Massachusetts (b. 1737)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/08/20 at 6:12 am

October 8th 1941 – George Bellamy, English singer, guitarist, and producer

Subject: Re: Presidential Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/08/20 at 6:26 am

October 8th 1869 – Franklin Pierce, American general, lawyer, and politician, 14th President of the United States (b. 1804

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/08/20 at 7:37 am

October 8th 1943 – R. L. Stine, American author, screenwriter, and producer

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/08/20 at 7:44 am

October 8th 1936 – Red Ames, American baseball player and manager (b. 1882)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/08/20 at 8:03 am

October 8th 1949 – Sigourney Weaver, American actress and producer

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/08/20 at 8:35 am

October 8th 1967 – Clement Attlee, English soldier, lawyer, and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1883)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/08/20 at 8:48 am

October 8th 1965 – Ardal O'Hanlon, Irish comedian, actor, and screenwriter

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/08/20 at 8:52 am

October 8th 1992 – Willy Brandt, German lawyer and politician, 4th Chancellor of Germany, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1913)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/08/20 at 9:18 am

October 8th 1959 – Tommy Armour III, American golfer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/08/20 at 9:35 am

October 8th 2015 – Richard Davies, Welsh-English actor (b. 1926)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/08/20 at 10:18 am

October 8th 1960 – François Pérusse, Canadian singer-songwriter and comedian

Subject: Re: Nobel Prize Winner Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/08/20 at 10:50 am

October 8th 2008 – George Emil Palade, Romanian-American biologist and physician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1912)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/08/20 at 11:37 am

October 8th 1970 – Matt Damon, American actor, producer, and screenwriter

Subject: Re: Noteworthy Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/08/20 at 11:41 am

October 8th 1982 – Philip Noel-Baker, Baron Noel-Baker, English runner and politician, Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1889)

Subject: Re: Political Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/08/20 at 12:38 pm

October 8th 1970 – Sadiq Khan, English lawyer and politician, Minister of State for Transport, Mayor of London

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/08/20 at 1:18 pm

October 8th 1952 – Joe Adams, American baseball player and manager (b. 1877)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/08/20 at 1:47 pm

October 8th 1949 – Hamish Stuart, Scottish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/08/20 at 1:53 pm

October 8th 2012 – Marilou Diaz-Abaya, Filipino director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1955)

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Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/08/20 at 2:05 pm

October 8th 1950 – Robert "Kool" Bell, American singer-songwriter and bass player

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/08/20 at 2:18 pm

October 8th 1928 – Larry Semon, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1889)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/08/20 at 2:52 pm

October 8th 1961 – Simon Burke, Australian actor and producer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/08/20 at 3:02 pm

October 8th 1953 – Kathleen Ferrier, English soprano (b. 1912)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/12/20 at 1:02 am

October 12th 1944 – Angela Rippon, English journalist and author.

She still appears on UK television to this day.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/12/20 at 2:39 am

October 12th 1968 – Hugh Jackman, Australian actor, singer, and producer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/12/20 at 2:50 am

October 12th 1971 – Gene Vincent, American musician (b. 1935)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/12/20 at 3:31 am

October 12th 1953 – Les Dennis, English comedian and actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/12/20 at 3:40 am

October 12th 1985 – Johnny Olson, American radio host and game show announcer (b. 1910)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/12/20 at 4:31 am

October 12th 1966 – Brian Kennedy, Northern Irish singer-songwriter and guitarist

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/12/20 at 4:36 am

October 12th 1845 – Elizabeth Fry, English prison reformer, Quaker and philanthropist (b. 1780)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: LyricBoy on 10/12/20 at 5:16 am


October 12th 1971 – Gene Vincent, American musician (b. 1935)


Born Vincent Eugene Craddock, his biggest hit was “Be Bop a Lula”, which drew comparisons of him to Elvis Presley.  8)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: LyricBoy on 10/12/20 at 5:19 am


October 12th 1985 – Johnny Olson, American radio host and game show announcer (b. 1910)


Johnny was the granddaddy of game show announcers.. in his day he announced The Match Game, The Price is Right, Card Sharks, Password Plus, Now You See It, and Concentration.

He even announced the Jerry Lewis Telethon for five years.  8)

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/12/20 at 5:32 am

October 12th 1915 – Edith Cavell, English nurse (b. 1865)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/12/20 at 7:40 am

October 12th 1953 – David Threlfall, English actor and director

Subject: Re: Military Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/12/20 at 8:10 am

October 12th 1870 – Robert E. Lee, American general (b. 1807)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/12/20 at 8:30 am

October 12th 1945 – Aurore Clément, French actress

Subject: Re: Noteworthy Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/12/20 at 8:40 am

October 12th 1914 – Margaret E. Knight, American inventor, notably of the flat-bottomed paper bag. (b. 1838)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/12/20 at 8:48 am

October 12th 1997 – John Denver, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (b. 1943)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/12/20 at 9:38 am

October 12th 1941 – Michael Mansfield, English lawyer, academic, and republican

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/12/20 at 10:17 am

October 12th 1923 – Bunny Lucas, English cricketer (b. 1857)

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/12/20 at 10:27 am

October 12th 1933 – John Lister, English philanthropist and politician (b. 1847)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/12/20 at 11:28 am

October 12th 1970 – Tanyon Sturtze, American baseball player

Subject: Re: Nobel Prize Winner Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/12/20 at 11:29 am

October 12th 1924 – Anatole France, French journalist, novelist, and poet, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1844)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/12/20 at 12:51 pm

October 12th 1963 – Luis Polonia, Dominican baseball player

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/12/20 at 1:04 pm

October 12th 1985 – Ricky Wilson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1953)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/12/20 at 3:23 pm

October 12th 1971 – Tony Fiore, American baseball player

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/12/20 at 3:59 pm

October 12th  2003 – Bill Shoemaker, American jockey (b. 1931)

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/13/20 at 1:06 am

October 13th 54 – Claudius, Roman emperor (b. 10 BC)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/13/20 at 1:29 am

October 13th 1971 – Sacha Baron Cohen, English comedian, actor, and screenwriter

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/13/20 at 3:19 am

October 13th 1941 – Paul Simon, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/13/20 at 3:25 am

October 13th 1905 – Henry Irving, English actor and manager (b. 1838)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/13/20 at 5:31 am

October 13th 1947 – Sammy Hagar, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: LyricBoy on 10/13/20 at 5:35 am


October 13th 1941 – Paul Simon, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer


Also notable as the hubby of Edie Brickell, front woman for Edie Brickell and the New Bohemians.  8)

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Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/13/20 at 5:46 am


Also notable as the hubby of Edie Brickell, front woman for Edie Brickell and the New Bohemians.  8)

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...and briefly married to Carrie Fisher.

Subject: Re: Noteworthy Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/13/20 at 6:31 am

October 13th 1938 – E. C. Segar, American cartoonist, created Popeye (b. 1894)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/13/20 at 6:52 am

October 13th 1974 – Ed Sullivan, American journalist and talk show host (b. 1901)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/13/20 at 7:40 am

October 13th 1942 – Walter McGowan, Scottish boxer

Subject: Re: Business Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/13/20 at 7:41 am

October 13th 1945 – Milton S. Hershey, American businessman, founded The Hershey Company (b. 1857)

Subject: Re: Nobel Prize Winner Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/13/20 at 7:51 am

October 13th 2016 – Dario Fo, Italian playwright, actor, director, and composer Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1926)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/13/20 at 8:04 am

October 13th 1959 – Marie Osmond, American singer, actress, and television spokesperson

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/13/20 at 8:43 am

October 13th 1941 – John Snow, English cricketer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/13/20 at 8:48 am

October 13th 1966 – Clifton Webb, American actor and dancer (b. 1889)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/13/20 at 9:14 am

October 13th 1966 – John Regis, English sprinter

Subject: Re: Nobel Prize Winner Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/13/20 at 9:19 am

October 13th 1987 – Walter Houser Brattain, American physicist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1902)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/13/20 at 9:35 am

October 13th 1944 – Robert Lamm, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/13/20 at 9:40 am

October 13th 1996 – Beryl Reid, English actress (b. 1919)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/13/20 at 9:55 am

October 13th 1942 – Bob Bailey, American baseball player and manager

Subject: Re: Nobel Prize Winner Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/13/20 at 9:57 am

October 13th 2003 – Bertram Brockhouse, Canadian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1918)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/13/20 at 11:12 am

October 13th 1946 – Lacy J. Dalton, American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/13/20 at 11:36 am

October 13th 2000 – Jean Peters, American actress (b. 1926)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/13/20 at 11:48 am

October 13th 1967 – Scott Cooper, American baseball player

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/13/20 at 12:34 pm

October 13th 2011 – Barbara Kent, Canadian-born American actress (b. 1907)

Subject: Re: Political Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/13/20 at 1:17 pm

October 13th 1946 – Edwina Currie, English politician

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/13/20 at 1:53 pm

October 13th 1947 – Joe Dolce, American-Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist

Subject: Re: Business Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/13/20 at 2:10 pm

October 13th 1942 – Jerry Jones, American businessman

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/13/20 at 2:32 pm

October 13th 1950 – Simon Nicol, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/14/20 at 3:24 am

October 14th 1946 – Justin Hayward, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

Subject: Re: Musical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/14/20 at 4:46 am

October 14th 1990 – Leonard Bernstein, American pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1918)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/14/20 at 5:20 am

October 14th 1965 – Steve Coogan, English actor, comedian, producer, and screenwriter

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/14/20 at 6:25 am

October 14th 1940 – Cliff Richard, Indian-English singer-songwriter and actor

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/14/20 at 7:10 am

October 14th 1959 – Errol Flynn, Australian-American actor, singer, and producer (b. 1909)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/14/20 at 9:25 am

October 14th 1945 – Lesley Joseph, English actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/14/20 at 9:44 am

October 14th 1977 – Bing Crosby, American singer-songwriter and actor (b. 1903)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/14/20 at 10:17 am

October 14th 1941 – Art Shamsky, American baseball player and manage

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/14/20 at 11:33 am

October 14th 1997 – Harold Robbins, American author (b. 1915)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/14/20 at 12:05 pm

October 14th 1946 – Joey de Leon, Filipino comedian, actor and television host

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/14/20 at 12:49 pm

October 14th 1986 – Keenan Wynn, American actor (b. 1916)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/14/20 at 1:36 pm

October 14th 1960 – Steve Cram, English runner and coach

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/14/20 at 3:06 pm

October 14th 1976 – Edith Evans, English actress (b. 1888)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/14/20 at 3:18 pm

October 14th 1958 – Thomas Dolby, English singer-songwriter and producer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/14/20 at 3:45 pm

October 14th 1956 – Beth Daniel, American golfer and sportscaster

Subject: Re: Royalty Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/14/20 at 4:03 pm

October 14th 1066 – Harold Godwinson, English king (b. 1022)

The notion that Harold died by an arrow to the eye is a popular belief today, but this historical legend is subject to much scholarly debate. A Norman account of the battle, Carmen de Hastingae Proelio ("Song of the Battle of Hastings"), said to have been written shortly after the battle by Guy, Bishop of Amiens, says that Harold was killed by four knights, probably including Duke William, and his body dismembered.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/14/20 at 4:56 pm

October 14th 2010 – Simon MacCorkindale, English actor, director, and producer (b. 1952)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/15/20 at 2:05 am

October 15th 1948 – Chris de Burgh, British-Irish singer-songwriter and pianist

Subject: Re: Religious Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/15/20 at 3:04 am

October 15th 1389 – Pope Urban VI (b. 1318)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/15/20 at 3:59 am

October 15th 1951 – Roscoe Tanner, American tennis player

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/15/20 at 5:04 am

October 15th 2015 – Neill Sheridan, American baseball player (b. 1921)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: LyricBoy on 10/15/20 at 5:08 am


October 14th 2010 – Simon MacCorkindale, English actor, director, and producer (b. 1952)

He rocked in the 80s TV series Manimal.

https://pics.filmaffinity.com/manimal_tv_series-450894006-large.jpg

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/15/20 at 5:23 am


He rocked in the 80s TV series Manimal.

https://pics.filmaffinity.com/manimal_tv_series-450894006-large.jpg
On television series I never got to see.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: LyricBoy on 10/15/20 at 5:28 am


On television series I never got to see.


Maybe classic episodes are still available online? ???

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/15/20 at 5:30 am


Maybe classic episodes are still available online? ???
I will first check out YouTube, which one episode is regarded the best to watch. if available?

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/15/20 at 5:32 am

October 15th 1946 – Richard Carpenter, American singer-songwriter and pianist

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/15/20 at 6:50 am

October 15th 1999 – Josef Locke, British-Irish soldier, policeman, tenor and actor (b. 1917)

Subject: Re: Political Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/15/20 at 7:39 am

October 15th 1944 – David Trimble, Northern Irish lawyer and politician, 3rd First Minister of Northern Ireland, Nobel Prize laureate

Subject: Re: Royalty Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/15/20 at 8:07 am

October 15th 1959 – Sarah, Duchess of York

Subject: Re: Musical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/15/20 at 10:25 am

October 15th 1964 – Cole Porter, American composer and songwriter (b. 1891)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/15/20 at 11:47 am

October 15th 1953 – Tito Jackson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: LyricBoy on 10/15/20 at 11:53 am


I will first check out YouTube, which one episode is regarded the best to watch. if available?


Probably episode #1 which explains the whole premise.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/15/20 at 12:11 pm


Probably episode #1 which explains the whole premise.
Thank you, I keep an eye out for it.

Subject: Re: Mathematical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/15/20 at 1:11 pm

October 15th 1715 – Humphry Ditton, English mathematician and philosopher (b. 1675)

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/15/20 at 2:18 pm

October 15th 1963 – Horton Smith, American golfer and captain (b. 1908)

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/15/20 at 3:05 pm

October 15th 2013 – Rudy Minarcin, American baseball player and coach (b. 1930)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/15/20 at 4:23 pm

October 15th 1969 – Dominic West, English actor and directo

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: LyricBoy on 10/15/20 at 4:45 pm


Thank you, I keep an eye out for it.


The basic plot is that under the right conditions, Simon would morph into whatever wild animal suited the situation. Sort of a thinking man’s Incredible Hulk.  8)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/15/20 at 4:49 pm


The basic plot is that under the right conditions, Simon would morph into whatever wild animal suited the situation. Sort of a thinking man’s Incredible Hulk.  8)
If he needed to run, it would be a cheetah, swim like a fish, hang around on a tree like a sloth, etc?

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: c_keenan2001@hotmail.com on 10/18/20 at 3:08 pm

Yesterday marked 3 years since Gordon Edgar Downie was taken from us by Glioblastoma.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: LyricBoy on 10/18/20 at 3:25 pm


If he needed to run, it would be a cheetah, swim like a fish, hang around on a tree like a sloth, etc?


Indeed. He could turn into a cheetah or a hawk. One time he turned into a dolphin.  :o

Each episode’s opening sequence included this voice-over from William Conrad:

Dr Jonathan Chase... wealthy, young, handsome. A man with the brightest of futures. A man with the darkest of pasts. From Africa's deepest recesses, to the rarefied peaks of Tibet, heir to his father's legacy and the world's darkest mysteries. Jonathan Chase, master of the secrets that divide man from animal, animal from man... Manimal!

Here’s a link to the Manimal Wikipedia page.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manimal

Subject: Re: Cinematic Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/20/20 at 3:04 am

October 20th 1956 – Danny Boyle, English director, producer, and screenwriter

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/20/20 at 5:26 am

October 20th 1880 – Lydia Maria Child, American journalist, author, and activist (b. 1802)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/20/20 at 5:52 am

October 20th 1958 – Mark King, English singer-songwriter and bass player

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/20/20 at 5:56 am

October 20th 1964 – Herbert Hoover, American engineer and politician, 31st President of the United States (b. 1874)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/20/20 at 6:41 am

October 20th 1957 – Chris Cowdrey, English cricketer and sportscaster

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/20/20 at 7:37 am

October 20th 1983 – Merle Travis, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1917)

Subject: Re: Nobel Prize Winner Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/20/20 at 9:42 am

October 20th 1946 – Elfriede Jelinek, Austrian author and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate

Subject: Re: Nobel Prize Winner Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/20/20 at 9:55 am

October 20th 1935 – Arthur Henderson, Scottish-English politician, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1863)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/20/20 at 10:21 am

October 20th 1945 – Ric Lee, English drummer (Ten Years After)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/20/20 at 10:25 am

October 20th 2003 – Jack Elam, American actor (b. 1918)

Subject: Re: Political Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/20/20 at 10:38 am

October 20th 1957 – Jane Bonham-Carter, Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury, English politician

Subject: Re: Notable Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/20/20 at 10:41 am

October 20th 2012 – John McConnell, American activist, created Earth Day (b. 1915)

Subject: Re: Cinematic Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/20/20 at 12:18 pm

October 20th 1946 – Richard Loncraine, English director and screenwriter

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/20/20 at 12:29 pm

October 20th 1941 – Ken Farnes, English cricketer and soldier (b. 1911)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/20/20 at 1:05 pm

October 20th 1959 – Mark Little, Australian comedian, actor, and screenwriter

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/20/20 at 2:10 pm

October 20th 1968 – Bud Flanagan, English actor and screenwriter (b. 1896)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/20/20 at 2:57 pm

October 20th 1956 – Martin Taylor, English guitarist

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/20/20 at 3:17 pm

October 20th 1890 – Richard Francis Burton, English-Italian geographer and explorer (b. 1821)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/20/20 at 3:41 pm

October 20th 1953 – Keith Hernandez, American baseball player and sportscaster

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/20/20 at 4:13 pm

October 20th 1977 – Ronnie Van Zant, American singer-songwriter (b. 1948)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: LyricBoy on 10/20/20 at 5:57 pm


October 20th 1977 – Ronnie Van Zant, American singer-songwriter (b. 1948)


Also guitarist Steve Gaines, vocalist Cassie Gaines, road manager Dean Kilpatrick, pilot Walter McCreary, and co-pilot William Gray.  :\'( :\'( :\'(

Subject: Re: Nautical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/21/20 at 4:09 am

October 21st 1805 – Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, English admiral (b. 1758)

Subject: Re: Political Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/21/20 at 4:44 am

October 21st 1949 – Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli captain and politician, 9th Prime Minister of Israel

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/21/20 at 7:38 am

October 21st 1942 – Judy Sheindlin, American judge and television host

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/21/20 at 8:30 am

October 21st 1984 – François Truffaut, French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1932)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/21/20 at 9:25 am

October 21st 1945 – Michael White, English journalist

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/21/20 at 11:01 am

October 21st 2012 – George McGovern, American historian, lieutenant, and politician (b. 1922)

Subject: Re: Political Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/21/20 at 11:33 am

October 21st 1953 – Peter Mandelson, English journalist and politician, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

Subject: Re: Notable Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/21/20 at 12:11 pm

October 21st 1896 – James Henry Greathead, South African-English engineer (b. 1844)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/21/20 at 12:31 pm

October 21st 1957 – Julian Cope, English singer-songwriter

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/21/20 at 1:32 pm

October 21st 2014 – Gough Whitlam, Australian lieutenant, lawyer, and politician, 21st Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1916)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/22/20 at 3:04 am

October 22nd 1952 – Jeff Goldblum, American actor and producer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/22/20 at 3:38 am

October 22nd 1989 – Ewan MacColl, English singer-songwriter, producer, actor, and playwright (b. 1915)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/22/20 at 5:37 am

October 22nd 1945 – Michael Stoute, Barbadian-English horse trainer

Subject: Re: Artistic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/22/20 at 7:29 am

October 22nd 1973 – Pablo Casals, Catalan cellist and conductor (b. 1876)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/22/20 at 7:45 am

October 22nd 1978 – Owais Shah, Pakistani-English cricketer

Subject: Re: Nobel Prize Winner Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/22/20 at 8:35 am

October 22nd 1986 – Albert Szent-Györgyi, Hungarian-American physiologist and biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1893)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/22/20 at 9:43 am

October 22nd 1945 – Sheila Sherwood, English long jumper

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/22/20 at 10:34 am

October 22nd 1965 – Muriel George, English singer and actress (b. 1883)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/22/20 at 11:17 am

October 22nd 1949 – Arsène Wenger, French footballer and manager

Subject: Re: Artistic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/22/20 at 12:49 pm

October 22nd 1906 – Paul Cézanne, French painter (b. 1839)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/22/20 at 2:38 pm

October 22nd 2009 – Don Lane, American-Australian actor, singer, and talk show host (b. 1933)

Subject: Re: Cinematic Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/22/20 at 3:12 pm

October 22nd 1943 – Jan de Bont, Dutch director, producer, and cinematographer

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/22/20 at 4:14 pm

October 22nd 1998 – Eric Ambler, English author, screenwriter, and producer (b. 1909)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/22/20 at 4:15 pm

October 22nd 1992 – Cleavon Little, American actor (b. 1939)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/22/20 at 4:28 pm

October 22nd 1971 – Jennifer Lee, American screenwriter, director, Chief Creative Officer of Walt Disney Animation Studios

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 10/24/20 at 12:06 pm

American musician Fats Domino passed away three years ago today at the age of 89.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 10/24/20 at 12:14 pm

American soft-rock-and-roll music performer Bobby Vee passed away four years ago today, at the age of 73 (b. 1943), from complications of Alzheimers Disease.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: LyricBoy on 10/31/20 at 7:49 pm


October 22nd 1992 – Cleavon Little, American actor (b. 1939)


Perhaps one of his finest movie scenes...

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Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: c_keenan2001@hotmail.com on 10/31/20 at 8:04 pm

Canadian comedic actor John Candy would have turned 70 this year.  He died on March 4, 1994, after suffering a fatal heart attack in Durango, Mexico.

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/02/20 at 2:49 am

November 2nd 1946 – Alan Jones, Australian race car driver and sportscaster

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/02/20 at 3:26 am

November 2nd 1887 – Jenny Lind, Swedish operatic soprano (b. 1820)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/02/20 at 4:06 am

November 2nd 1941 – Bruce Welch, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/02/20 at 4:41 am

November 2nd 1966 – David Schwimmer, American actor

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/02/20 at 5:36 am

November 2nd 2018 – Raymond Chow, Hong Kong film producer (b.1927)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/02/20 at 6:36 am

November 2nd 1961 – k.d. lang, Canadian singer-songwriter, producer, and actress

Subject: Re: Nobel Prize Winner Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/02/20 at 6:56 am

November 2nd 1950 – George Bernard Shaw, Irish author, playwright, and critic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1856)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/02/20 at 7:53 am

November 2nd 1940 – Phil Minton, English singer and trumpet player

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/02/20 at 8:05 am

November 2nd 1991 – Irwin Allen, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1916)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/02/20 at 9:40 am

November 2nd 1941 – Brian Poole, English pop-rock singer

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/02/20 at 9:44 am

November 2nd 1961 – James Thurber, American humorist and cartoonist (b. 1894)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/02/20 at 10:34 am

November 2nd 1952 – Maxine Nightingale, English R&B/soul singer

Subject: Re: Notable Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/02/20 at 11:04 am

November 2nd 2014 – Herman Sarkowsky, German-American businessman and philanthropist, co-founded the Seattle Seahawks (b. 1925)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/02/20 at 11:40 am

November 2nd 1941 – Dave Stockton, American golfer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/02/20 at 11:48 am

November 2nd 1966 – Mississippi John Hurt, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1892)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/02/20 at 12:33 pm

November 2nd 1958 – Willie McGee, American baseball player and manager

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/02/20 at 12:58 pm

November 2nd 1975 – Pier Paolo Pasolini, Italian actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1922)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/02/20 at 2:09 pm

November 2nd 1982 – Yunel Escobar, Cuban-American baseball player

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/02/20 at 2:24 pm

November 2nd 2014 – Acker Bilk, English singer and clarinet player (b. 1929)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/02/20 at 2:49 pm

November 2nd 1961 – k.d. lang, Canadian singer-songwriter, producer, and actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/02/20 at 2:59 pm

November 2nd 1996 – Eva Cassidy, American singer (b. 1963)

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/02/20 at 3:09 pm

November 2nd 1992 – Hal Roach, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1892)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/02/20 at 3:24 pm

November 2nd 1975 – Chris Walla, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Subject: Re: Literary Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/03/20 at 12:50 am

November 3rd 1942 – Martin Cruz Smith, American author and screenwriter

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/03/20 at 12:53 am

November 3rd 2015 – Tom Graveney, English cricketer and sportscaster (b. 1927)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/03/20 at 2:00 am

November 3rd 1948 – Lulu, Scottish singer-songwriter and actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/03/20 at 2:06 am

November 3rd 2006 – Paul Mauriat, French pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1925)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: LyricBoy on 11/03/20 at 3:03 am


November 3rd 1948 – Lulu, Scottish singer-songwriter and actress


Lulu is still smoking hot. A real smoke show.  :-*

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/03/20 at 3:20 am


Lulu is still smoking hot. A real smoke show.  :-*
O0

She was hot when I met her.

Subject: Re: Political Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/03/20 at 3:39 am

November 3rd 1946 – Wataru Takesheesha, Japanese lawyer and politician

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/03/20 at 4:30 am

November 3rd 2016 – Kay Starr, American singer (b. 1922)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: LyricBoy on 11/03/20 at 5:08 am


O0

She was hot when I met her.


Did you ask her for an autograph, reading “To Sir, with love” ? ???

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/03/20 at 6:12 am


Did you ask her for an autograph, reading “To Sir, with love” ? ???
Indeed, an autograph was signed for me.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/03/20 at 6:12 am

November 3rd 1926 – Annie Oakley, American entertainer and target shooter (b. 1860)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/03/20 at 6:51 am

November 3rd 1945 – Gerd Müller, German footballer and manager

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/03/20 at 7:08 am

November 3rd 1999 – Ian Bannen, Scottish actor (b. 1928)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/03/20 at 7:37 am

November 3rd 1954 – Adam Ant, English singer-songwriter and actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/03/20 at 7:43 am

November 3rd 1998 – Bob Kane, American author and illustrator, co-created Batman (b. 1915)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/03/20 at 8:08 am

November 3rd 2002 – Lonnie Donegan, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1931)

Subject: Re: Noteworthy Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/03/20 at 9:59 am

November 3rd 1949 – Solomon R. Guggenheim, American art collector and philanthropist, founded the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (b. 1861)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/03/20 at 10:59 am

November 3rd 1949 – Larry Holmes, American boxer and talk show host

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: LyricBoy on 11/03/20 at 11:44 am


November 3rd 1954 – Adam Ant, English singer-songwriter and actor


Born Stuart Leslie Goddard.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/03/20 at 12:02 pm

November 3rd 1940 – Sonny Rhodes, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Subject: Re: Royalty Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/03/20 at 12:04 pm

November 3rd 1456 – Edmund Tudor, 1st Earl of Richmond, father of King Henry VII of England (b. 1431)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/03/20 at 1:59 pm

November 3rd 1990 – Mary Martin, American actress and singer (b. 1913)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/03/20 at 2:49 pm

November 3rd 1945 – Ken Holtzman, American baseball player and manager

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/03/20 at 3:15 pm

November 3rd 1992 – Valeria Solovyeva, Russian tennis player

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: LyricBoy on 11/03/20 at 6:49 pm


November 3rd 1990 – Mary Martin, American actress and singer (b. 1913)


Mother of Larry Hagman.  8)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/05/20 at 1:20 am

November 5th 2003 – Bobby Hatfield, American singer-songwriter (b. 1940)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/05/20 at 2:42 am

November 5th 1941 – Art Garfunkel, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/05/20 at 3:16 am

November 5th 1947 – Peter Noone, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

Subject: Re: Artistic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/05/20 at 5:28 am

November 5th 1515 – Mariotto Albertinelli, Italian painter and educator (b. 1474)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/05/20 at 6:00 am

November 5th 1959 – Bryan Adams, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/05/20 at 7:08 am

November 5th 1991 – Fred MacMurray, American actor and businessman (b. 1908)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/05/20 at 7:48 am

November 5th 1974 – Ryan Adams, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/05/20 at 7:49 am


November 5th 1959 – Bryan Adams, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor


November 5th 1974 – Ryan Adams, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Now it gets confusing?

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/05/20 at 8:29 am

November 5th 1956 – Art Tatum, American pianist and composer (b. 1909)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/05/20 at 10:25 am

November 5th 1978 – Bubba Watson, American golfer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 11/05/20 at 10:37 am


Died November 5th 2003 – Bobby Hatfield, American singer-songwriter (b. 1940)

He was half the musical duo known as The Righteous Brothers.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/05/20 at 2:20 pm

November 5th 1942 – George M. Cohan, American actor, singer, composer, author and theatre manager/owner (b. 1878)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: LyricBoy on 11/05/20 at 7:06 pm


November 5th 1991 – Fred MacMurray, American actor and businessman (b. 1908)


Immortalized in Mad Magazine’s epic 1971 satire, “My Three Sonny Boys” as Fred McMoron.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/06/20 at 3:55 am


Immortalized in Mad Magazine’s epic 1971 satire, “My Three Sonny Boys” as Fred McMoron.
I still harken for "Mad"...

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/08/20 at 7:20 am

November 8th 1956 – Richard Curtis, New Zealand-English screenwriter, film and television producer, and film director

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/08/20 at 9:05 am

November 8th 1945 – John Farrar, Australian-born music producer, songwriter, arranger, singer, and guitarist

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/08/20 at 9:07 am

November 8th 1674 – John Milton, English poet and philosopher (b. 1608)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/08/20 at 9:36 am

November 8th 1966 – Gordon Ramsay, British chef, restaurateur, and television host/personality

Subject: Re: Classical Music Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/08/20 at 9:38 am

November 8th 1890 – César Franck, Belgian organist and composer (b. 1822)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/08/20 at 11:50 am

November 8th 1946 – Roy Wood, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/08/20 at 11:56 am

November 8th 1887 – Doc Holliday, American dentist and poker player (b. 1851)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/08/20 at 12:02 pm

November 8th 1941 – Nerys Hughes, Welsh actress

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/08/20 at 12:13 pm

November 8th 2014 – Don Paul, American football player and sportscaster (b. 1925)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/08/20 at 12:34 pm

November 8th 1949 – Bonnie Raitt, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Subject: Re: Artistic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/08/20 at 12:40 pm

November 8th 1978 – Norman Rockwell, American painter and illustrator (b. 1894)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/08/20 at 1:18 pm

November 8th 1952 – John Denny, American baseball player and coach

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/08/20 at 2:16 pm

November 8th 1951 – Larry Burnett, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/08/20 at 2:52 pm

November 8th 1954 – Rickie Lee Jones, American singer-songwriter and producer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/08/20 at 3:15 pm

November 8th 1974 – Ivory Joe Hunter, American singer-songwriter and pianist (b. 1914)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/08/20 at 3:54 pm

November 8th 1932 – Ben Bova, American journalist and author

Subject: Re: Nobel Prize Winner Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/08/20 at 4:08 pm

November 8th 2009 – Vitaly Ginzburg, Russian physicist and astrophysicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1916)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/08/20 at 4:41 pm

November 8th 1947 – Margaret Rhea Seddon, American physician and astronaut

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/09/20 at 1:49 am

November 9th 1965 – Bryn Terfel, Welsh opera singer

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/09/20 at 5:53 am

November 9th 1941 – David Constant, English cricketer and umpire

Subject: Re: Noteworthy Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/09/20 at 6:28 am

November 9th 1854 – Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton, wife/widow of Alexander Hamilton and co-founder of the first private orphanage in New York (b. 1757)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/09/20 at 7:53 am

November 9th 1951 – Lou Ferrigno, American bodybuilder and actor

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/09/20 at 7:56 am

November 9th 1937 – Ramsay MacDonald, Scottish journalist and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1866)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/09/20 at 8:44 am

November 9th 1942 – Tom Weiskopf, American golfer and sportscaster

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/09/20 at 9:23 am

November 9th 1942 – Edna May Oliver, American actress (b. 1883)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/09/20 at 10:37 am

November 9th 1971 – David Duval, American golfer and sportscaster

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/09/20 at 11:47 am

November 9th 1970 – Charles de Gaulle, French general and politician, 18th President of France (b. 1890)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/09/20 at 1:57 pm

November 9th 2000 – Eric Morley, English television host, founded Miss World (b. 1918)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/09/20 at 2:04 pm

November 9th 1940 – Neville Chamberlain, English businessman and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1869)

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/09/20 at 2:04 pm

November 9th 1940 – Neville Chamberlain, English businessman and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1869)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/10/20 at 2:25 am

November 10th 1944 – Tim Rice, English lyricist and author

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/10/20 at 2:47 am

November 10th 2006 – Diana Coupland, English actress and singer (b. 1932)

Subject: Re: Political Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/10/20 at 3:20 am

November 10th 1957 – Nigel Evans, Welsh politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Wales

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/10/20 at 3:32 am

November 10th 2015 – Pat Eddery, Irish jockey and trainer (b. 1952)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/10/20 at 4:03 am

November 10th 1945 – Terence Davies, English actor, director, and screenwriter

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/10/20 at 5:01 am

November 10th 1986 – Gordon Richards, English jockey and manager (b. 1904)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/10/20 at 6:22 am

November 10th 1963 – Hugh Bonneville, English actor

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/10/20 at 8:46 am

November 10th 2010 – Dino De Laurentiis, Italian-American actor, producer, and production manager (b. 1919)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/10/20 at 8:59 am

November 10th 1964 – Kenny Rogers, American baseball player and coach

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/10/20 at 10:31 am

November 10th 1992 – Chuck Connors, American actor (b. 1921)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/10/20 at 10:42 am

November 10th 1994 – Carmen McRae, American singer, pianist, and actress (b. 1920)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/10/20 at 12:30 pm

November 10th 2015 – Allen Toussaint, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer (b. 1938)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/10/20 at 3:17 pm

November 10th 2006 – Jack Palance, American boxer and actor (b. 1919)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/10/20 at 3:45 pm

November 10th 1939 – Allan Moffat, Canadian-Australian race car driver

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary?

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/10/20 at 4:13 pm

November 10th 1998 – Mary Millar, English actress (b. 1936)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/10/20 at 5:16 pm

November 10th 1947 – Dave Loggins, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/11/20 at 1:08 am

November 11th 1948 – Robert John "Mutt" Lange, British-South African record producer and songwriter

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/11/20 at 1:13 am

November 11th 2016 – Robert Vaughn, American actor (b. 1932)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/11/20 at 2:28 am

November 11th 1951 – Fuzzy Zoeller, American golfer

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/11/20 at 2:35 am

November 11th 2007 – Delbert Mann, American director and producer (b. 1920)

Subject: Re: Political Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/11/20 at 3:55 am

November 11th 1945 – Daniel Ortega, Nicaraguan politician, President of Nicaragua

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: LyricBoy on 11/11/20 at 4:36 am


November 11th 1948 – Robert John "Mutt" Lange, British-South African record producer and songwriter


Famous as the former husband of Shania Twain.  :-*

Subject: Re: Notoriety Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/11/20 at 6:00 am

November 11th 1880 – Ned Kelly, Australian criminal (b. 1855)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/11/20 at 7:17 am

November 11th 1962 – Demi Moore, American actress, director, and producer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/11/20 at 7:27 am

November 11th 1979 – Dimitri Tiomkin, Ukrainian-American composer and conductor (b. 1894)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/11/20 at 8:14 am

November 11th 1974 – Leonardo DiCaprio, American actor and producer

Subject: Re: Religious Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/11/20 at 8:50 am

November 11th 1984 – Martin Luther King, Sr., American pastor, missionary, and activist (b. 1899)

Subject: Re: Literary Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/11/20 at 9:37 am

November 11th 1958 – Kathy Lette, Australian-English author

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/11/20 at 9:49 am

November 11th 2004 – Yasser Arafat, Palestinian engineer and politician, 1st President of the Palestinian National Authority, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1929)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/11/20 at 11:37 am

November 11th 1950 – Jim Peterik, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/11/20 at 1:11 pm

November 11th 1951 – Marc Summers, American television host and producer

Subject: Re: Musical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/11/20 at 1:28 pm

November 11th 1945 – Jerome Kern, American composer (b. 1885)

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/11/20 at 2:15 pm

November 11th 2008 – Herb Score, American baseball player and sportscaster (b. 1933)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/11/20 at 3:10 pm

November 11th 1940 – Dennis Coffey, American guitarist

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/11/20 at 3:16 pm

November 11th 1977 – Ben Hollioake, Australian-English cricketer (d. 2002)

:\'( :\'( :\'(

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/11/20 at 3:23 pm

November 11th 1949 – Kathy Postlewait, American golfer

Subject: Re: Notoriety Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/11/20 at 3:34 pm

November 11th 1831 – Nat Turner, American slave and rebel leader (b. 1800)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/11/20 at 3:50 pm

November 11th 1960 – Stanley Tucci, American actor and director

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/11/20 at 4:04 pm

November 11th 2010 – Marie Osborne Yeats, American actress and costume designer (b. 1911)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/11/20 at 4:20 pm

November 11th 1963 – Billy Gunn, American wrestler and actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: LyricBoy on 11/11/20 at 6:28 pm


November 11th 1940 – Dennis Coffey, American guitarist


Like the drink, only not spelled the same.  ;)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: nally on 11/11/20 at 6:55 pm


Like the drink, only not spelled the same.  ;)

just pronounced the same way, that's all.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: LyricBoy on 11/16/20 at 5:39 am

YouTube phenom Jazzybum was born on this date in 1993.

Subject: Re: Cinematic Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/17/20 at 2:24 am

November 17th 1942 – Martin Scorsese, American director, producer, screenwriter, and actor

Subject: Re: Nobel Prize Winner Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/17/20 at 3:10 am

November 17th 2013 – Doris Lessing, British novelist, poet, playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1919)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/17/20 at 4:40 am

November 17th 1942 – Derek Clayton, English-Australian runner

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/17/20 at 6:01 am

November 17th 1937 – Jack Worrall, Australian footballer, cricketer, and coach (b. 1860)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/17/20 at 7:09 am

November 17th 1942 – Bob Gaudio, American singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/17/20 at 7:11 am

November 17th 1812 – John Walter, English Insurance underwriter and founder of The Times newspaper (b. 1738/1739)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/17/20 at 8:03 am

November 17th 1952 – David Emanuel, Welsh fashion designer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/17/20 at 8:06 am

November 17th 2003 – Arthur Conley, American-Dutch singer-songwriter (b. 1946)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/17/20 at 10:13 am

November 17th 1944 – Danny DeVito, American actor, director, and producer

Subject: Re: Royalty Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/17/20 at 10:20 am

November 17th 1558 – Mary I of England (b. 1516)

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/17/20 at 10:21 am

November 17th 2014 – Ray Sadecki, American baseball player (b. 1940)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/17/20 at 12:08 pm

November 17th 1960 – Jonathan Ross, English actor and talk show host

Subject: Re: Classical Music Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/17/20 at 12:56 pm

November 17th 1959 – Heitor Villa-Lobos, Brazilian guitarist and composer (b. 1887)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/17/20 at 2:54 pm

November 17th 1943 – Lauren Hutton, American model and actress

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/17/20 at 2:57 pm

November 17th 1768 – Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle, English lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of Great Britain (b. 1693)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/17/20 at 3:34 pm

November 17th 1986 – Greg Rutherford, English long jumper

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/19/20 at 12:39 am

November 19th 1949 – Raymond Blanc, French chef and author

Subject: Re: Artistic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/19/20 at 12:48 am

November 19th 1665 – Nicolas Poussin, French-Italian painter (b. 1594)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/19/20 at 1:41 am

November 19th 1942 – Calvin Klein, American fashion designer, founded Calvin Klein Inc.

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/19/20 at 1:44 am

November 19th 1703 – Man in the Iron Mask, French prisoner

An unidentified prisoner who was arrested in 1669 or 1670 and subsequently held in a number of French prisons, including the Bastille and the Fortress of Pignerol (modern Pinerolo, Italy). He was held in the custody of the same jailer, Bénigne Dauvergne de Saint-Mars, for a period of 34 years. He died on 19 November 1703 under the name Marchioly, during the reign of King Louis XIV of France (1643–1715). No one is known to have seen his face because it was hidden by a mask of black velvet cloth, and the true identity of the prisoner remains a mystery; it has been extensively debated by historians, and various theories have been expounded in numerous books and films.

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/19/20 at 3:06 am

November 19th 1947 – Bob Boone, American baseball player and manager

Subject: Re: Musical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/19/20 at 4:22 am

November 19th 1828 – Franz Schubert, Austrian pianist and composer (b. 1797)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/19/20 at 4:23 am

November 19th 2009 – Johnny Delgado, Filipino actor (b. 1948)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: LyricBoy on 11/19/20 at 5:14 am

November 19, 1962... Actress Jodie Foster :-* was born.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays

Written By: LyricBoy on 11/19/20 at 5:15 am

On this date in 1961, actress Meg Ryan made her debut.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: LyricBoy on 11/19/20 at 5:21 am

On this day in 1961, celebrity law industry worker Erin Brockovich was born.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/19/20 at 5:26 am


On this day in 1961, celebrity law industry worker Erin Brockovich was born.
She was born June 22nd 1960

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: LyricBoy on 11/19/20 at 5:34 am


She was born June 22nd 1960



Hmmm... my source must be wrong.

https://www.thefamousbirthdays.com/people/erin-brockovich

I see that Wikipedia cites 6-22-1960.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/19/20 at 5:37 am



Hmmm... my source must be wrong.

https://www.thefamousbirthdays.com/people/erin-brockovich

I see that Wikipedia cites 6-22-1960.
Misinformation happens all the time.

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/19/20 at 7:08 am

November 19th 1999 – Evgenia Medvedeva, Russian figure skater

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/19/20 at 7:31 am

November 19th 1983 – Tom Evans, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1947)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/19/20 at 7:53 am

November 19th 1962 – Dodie Boy Peñalosa, Filipino boxer and trainer

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/19/20 at 8:00 am

November 19th 1998 – Alan J. Pakula, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1928)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/19/20 at 8:48 am

November 19th 1976 – Jack Dorsey, American businessman, co-founded Twitter

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/19/20 at 8:51 am

November 19th 1850 – Richard Mentor Johnson, American colonel, lawyer, and politician, 9th Vice President of the United States (b. 1780)

Subject: Re: Nobel Prize Winner Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/19/20 at 9:06 am

November 19th 2013 – Frederick Sanger, English biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1918)

Subject: Re: Notable Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/19/20 at 9:47 am

November 19th 1883 – Carl Wilhelm Siemens, German-English engineer (b. 1823)

Subject: Re: Political Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/19/20 at 11:57 am

November 19th 1941 – Tommy Thompson, American captain and politician, 19th United States Secretary of Health and Human Services

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/19/20 at 12:13 pm

November 19th 2014 – Mike Nichols, German-American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1931)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/19/20 at 1:02 pm

November 19th 1955 – Sam Hamm, American screenwriter and producer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/19/20 at 2:04 pm

November 19th 1992 – Bobby Russell, American singer-songwriter (b. 1941)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/19/20 at 2:31 pm

November 19th 1950 – Peter Biyiasas, Greek-Canadian chess player

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/19/20 at 4:10 pm

November 19th 2017 – Mel Tillis, American singer and songwriter (b. 1932)

Subject: Re: Nobel Prize Winner Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/19/20 at 5:15 pm

November 19th 2004 – John Vane, English pharmacologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1927)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 11/22/20 at 11:34 am

57 years ago on this date, President John F. Kennedy's life was terminated via assassination (the most recent death of a sitting U.S. president). :\'(

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/23/20 at 1:10 am


57 years ago on this date, President John F. Kennedy's life was terminated via assassination (the most recent death of a sitting U.S. president). :\'(
:\'( :\'( :\'(

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/23/20 at 1:11 am

November 23rd 1956 – Shane Gould, Australian swimmer and coach

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/23/20 at 1:11 am

November 23rd 1499 – Perkin Warbeck, pretender to the English throne (b. c. 1474)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/23/20 at 2:13 am

November 23rd 1959 – Maxwell Caulfield, English-American actor

Subject: Re: Classical Music Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/23/20 at 2:14 am

November 23rd 1585 – Thomas Tallis, English composer (b. c.1505)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/23/20 at 2:27 am


November 23rd 1499 – Perkin Warbeck, pretender to the English throne (b. c. 1474)
Hanged for reportedly attempting to escape from the Tower of London. He had invaded England in 1497, claiming to be the lost son of King Edward IV of England.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/23/20 at 3:44 am

November 23rd 1944 – James Toback, American actor, director, and screenwriter

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/23/20 at 3:45 am

November 23rd 1995 – Louis Malle, French-American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1932)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/23/20 at 5:54 am

November 23rd 1943 – Sue Nicholls, English actress

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/23/20 at 6:11 am

November 23rd 1814 – Elbridge Gerry, American merchant and politician, 5th Vice President of the United States of America (b. 1744)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/23/20 at 6:34 am

November 23rd 1967 – Gary Kirsten, South African cricketer and coach

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/23/20 at 6:36 am

November 23rd 1992 – Miley Cyrus, American singer-songwriter and actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/23/20 at 6:53 am

November 23rd 1953 – Rick Bayless, American chef and author

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/23/20 at 7:02 am

November 23rd 1899 – Thomas Henry Ismay, English businessman, founded White Star Line (b. 1837)

Subject: Re: Royalty Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/23/20 at 7:04 am

November 23rd 1890 – King William III of the Netherlands dies without a male heir and a special law is passed to allow his daughter Princess Wilhelmina to succeed him.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/23/20 at 7:57 am

November 23rd 1941 – Franco Nero, Italian actor and producer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/23/20 at 8:29 am

November 23rd 2016 – Andrew Sachs, German-born British actor (b. 1930)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/23/20 at 9:44 am

November 23rd 1971 – Chris Hardwick, American comedian, actor, producer, and television host

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/23/20 at 9:49 am

November 23rd 1990 – Roald Dahl, British novelist, poet, and screenwriter (b. 1916)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/23/20 at 11:31 am

November 23rd 1970 – Zoë Ball, English radio and television host

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/23/20 at 12:49 pm

November 23rd 1946 – Diana Quick, English actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/23/20 at 12:56 pm

November 23rd 1972 – Marie Wilson, American actress (b. 1916)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/23/20 at 2:35 pm

November 23rd 1948 – Frank Worthington, English footballer and manager

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/23/20 at 2:52 pm

November 23rd 1979 – Merle Oberon, Indian-American actress and singer (b. 1911)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/23/20 at 3:50 pm

November 23rd 1941 – Alan Mullery, English footballer and manager

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/23/20 at 3:58 pm

November 23rd 1991 – Klaus Kinski, German-American actor and director (b. 1926)

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: LyricBoy on 11/23/20 at 4:18 pm


November 23rd 1991 – Klaus Kinski, German-American actor and director (b. 1926)


Father of Nastassja Kinski.  :-*

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/23/20 at 4:38 pm

November 23rd 1954 – Bruce Hornsby, American singer-songwriter and pianist

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/23/20 at 4:41 pm

November 23rd 1995 – Junior Walker, American singer and saxophonist (b. 1931)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/23/20 at 5:20 pm

November 23rd 2012 – Larry Hagman, American actor, director, and producer (b. 1931)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: c_keenan2001@hotmail.com on 11/23/20 at 7:54 pm

Kenny MacLean-Scottish/Canadian musician known for playing bass with Platinum Blonde (D:2008)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/24/20 at 12:50 am

November 24th 1941 – Pete Best, Indian-English drummer and songwriter

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/24/20 at 1:04 am

November 24th 1848 – William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1779)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/24/20 at 5:24 am

November 24th 1948 – Steve Yeager, American baseball player and coach

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/24/20 at 5:28 am

November 24th 2016 – Florence Henderson, American actress, singer and television personality (b. 1934)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: LyricBoy on 11/24/20 at 6:20 am


November 24th 2016 – Florence Henderson, American actress, singer and television personality (b. 1934)


She had “Wessonality”.  8)

bdVKIrzbitQ

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/24/20 at 6:29 am

November 24th 1912 – Joan Sanderson, English actress (d. 1992)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/24/20 at 8:00 am

November 24th 1952 – Rachel Chagall, American actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/24/20 at 8:03 am

November 24th 2005 – Pat Morita, American actor (b. 1932)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/24/20 at 8:17 am

November 24th 1942 – Billy Connolly, Scottish comedian and actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/24/20 at 9:04 am

November 24th 1943 – Robin Williamson, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/24/20 at 9:13 am

November 24th 1916 – Hiram Maxim, American-English engineer, invented the Maxim gun (b. 1840)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/24/20 at 10:18 am

November 24th 1991 – Freddie Mercury, Tanzanian-English singer-songwriter, lead vocalist of Queen, and producer (b. 1946)

:\'( :\'( :\'(

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/24/20 at 10:29 am

November 24th 1964 – Brad Sherwood, American actor and game show host

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: LyricBoy on 11/24/20 at 10:30 am


November 24th 1991 – Freddie Mercury, Tanzanian-English singer-songwriter, lead vocalist of Queen, and producer (b. 1946)

:\'( :\'( :\'(


born Farrokh Bulsara.

Subject: Re: Noteworthy Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/24/20 at 11:38 am

November 24th 1982 – Barack Obama, Sr., Kenyan economist and academic, father of Barack Obama, 44th President of the United States (b. 1936)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/24/20 at 12:46 pm

November 24th 1947 – Dwight Schultz, American actor

Subject: Re: Nobel Prize Winner Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/24/20 at 1:24 pm

November 24th 1958 – Robert Cecil, 1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood, English lawyer and politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1864)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/24/20 at 1:58 pm

November 24th 1944 – Bev Bevan, English drummer

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/24/20 at 2:28 pm

November 24th 1990 – Dodie Smith, English author and playwright (b. 1896)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/24/20 at 3:40 pm

November 24th 1951 – Margaret Mountford, Northern Irish-British lawyer and businesswoman

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/24/20 at 4:12 pm

November 24th 1980 – George Raft, American actor and dancer (b. 1901)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: c_keenan2001@hotmail.com on 11/24/20 at 4:34 pm

November 24, 1960

Sergio Galli guitarist and backing vocalist for Platinum Blonde.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/25/20 at 7:34 am

November 25th 1942 – Bob Lind, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/25/20 at 7:40 am

November 25th 1960 – Amy Grant, American singer-songwriter

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/25/20 at 7:43 am

November 25th 2016 – Fidel Castro, Communist leader of Cuba, and revolutionary (b. 1926)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/25/20 at 9:46 am

November 25th 1947 – Jonathan Kaplan, French-American director and producer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/25/20 at 11:14 am

November 25th 1998 – Flip Wilson, American comedian, actor, and screenwriter (b. 1933)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/25/20 at 12:16 pm

November 25th 1944 – Ben Stein, American actor, television personality, game show host, lawyer, and author

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/25/20 at 12:25 pm

November 25th 1748 – Isaac Watts, English hymn writer and theologian (b. 1674)

Subject: Re: Literary Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/25/20 at 1:20 pm

November 25th 1941 – Gerald Seymour, English journalist and author

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/25/20 at 1:28 pm

November 25th 1965 – Myra Hess, English pianist and educator (b. 1890)

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/25/20 at 1:29 pm

November 25th 1973 – Laurence Harvey, Lithuania-born English actor (b. 1928)

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/25/20 at 2:26 pm

November 25th 2002 – Karel Reisz, Czech-English director and producer (b. 1926)

Subject: Re: Cinematic Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/20 at 1:02 pm

November 30th 1943 – Terrence Malick, American director, producer, and screenwriter

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/20 at 1:11 pm

November 30th 1900 – Oscar Wilde, Irish playwright, novelist, and poet (b. 1854)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/20 at 1:50 pm

November 30th 1979 – Zeppo Marx, American actor and comedian (b. 1901)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: c_keenan2001@hotmail.com on 11/30/20 at 8:39 pm

November 30, 2000, Loverboy bassist Scott Smith was lost at sea off the coast of San Francisco, California when a tidal wave swept him and his yacht steering wheel overboard into shark-infested waters.  (b:1955)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 12/01/20 at 12:31 am


November 30, 2000, Loverboy bassist Scott Smith was lost at sea off the coast of San Francisco, California when a tidal wave swept him and his yacht steering wheel overboard into shark-infested waters.  (b:1955)


Wow, 20 years gone already. :o :\'(

I hadn't realized he succumbed to such dire circumstances, until now.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 12/01/20 at 12:33 am

And today marks two years since the most recent death of a U.S. President, namely George HW Bush, the 41st president. He was 94; at the time of his passing he was the longest-lived U.S. President (overtaken 111 days later by Jimmy Carter, who is still living).

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/20 at 2:21 am

December 1st 1946 – Gilbert O'Sullivan, Irish singer-songwriter and pianist

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/20 at 2:23 am

December 1st 1947 – Aleister Crowley, English magician, poet, and mountaineer (b. 1875)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/20 at 4:13 am

December 1st 1948 – Neil Warnock, English footballer and manager

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/20 at 4:15 am

December 1st 2007 – Anton Rodgers, British actor (b. 1933)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/20 at 5:23 am

December 1st 1944 – Eric Bloom, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/20 at 5:27 am

December 1st 1973 – David Ben-Gurion, Israeli politician, 1st Prime Minister of Israel (b. 1886)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/20 at 6:30 am

December 1st 1945 – Bette Midler, American singer-songwriter, actress and producer

Subject: Re: Nobel Prize Winner Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/20 at 7:08 am

December 1st 1991 – George Stigler, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1911)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/20 at 8:40 am

December 1st 1956 – Julee Cruise, American singer-songwriter, musician, and actress

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/20 at 8:44 am

December 1st 1866 – George Everest, Welsh geographer and surveyor (b. 1790)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/20 at 9:46 am

December 1st 1946 – Jonathan Katz, American comedian and actor

Subject: Re: Scientific Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/20 at 10:11 am

December 1st 1964 – J. B. S. Haldane, English-Indian geneticist and biologist (b. 1892)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/20 at 11:01 am

December 1st 2019 – Paula Tilbrook, English actress (b. 1930)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/20 at 11:47 am

December 1st 1966 – Larry Walker, Canadian baseball player and coach

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/20 at 12:29 pm

December 1st 1997 – Stéphane Grappelli, French violinist (b. 1908)

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/20 at 3:23 pm

December 1st 2007 – Ken McGregor, Australian tennis player and footballer (b. 1929)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/20 at 9:54 am

December 2nd 1941 – Mike England, Welsh footballer and manager

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/20 at 9:56 am

December 2nd 1885 – Allen Wright, Principal chief of the Choctaw Nation (1866-1870); proposed the name "Oklahoma", from Choctaw words okra and umma, meaning "Territory of the Red People." (b. 1826)

Subject: Re: Classical Music Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/20 at 10:03 am

December 2nd 1990 – Aaron Copland, American composer and conductor (b. 1900)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/20 at 10:43 am

December 2nd 1940 or 1946 (sources differ)– Penelope Spheeris, American director, producer, and screenwriter

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/20 at 10:51 am

December 2nd 1991 – Charlie Puth, American singer-songwriter and pianist

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/20 at 11:00 am

December 2nd 1982 – Marty Feldman, English actor and comedian (b. 1933)

:\'( :\'( :\'(

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/20 at 12:02 pm

December 2nd 1971 – Rachel McQuillan, Australian tennis player

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/20 at 12:22 pm

December 2nd 2008 – Odetta, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress (b. 1930)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/20 at 1:58 pm

December 2nd 1968 – Lucy Liu, American actress and producer

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/20 at 2:05 pm

December 2nd 1814 – Marquis de Sade, French philosopher, author, and politician (b. 1740)

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/20 at 2:10 pm

December 2nd1859 – Militant abolitionist leader John Brown is hanged for his October 16 raid on Harpers Ferry, West Virginia.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/20 at 3:09 pm

December 2nd 1978 – Nelly Furtado, Canadian singer-songwriter, producer, and actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/20 at 3:15 pm

December 2nd 2015 – Will McMillan, American actor, director, and producer (b. 1944)

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/20 at 4:38 pm

December 2nd 1976 – Danny Murtaugh, American baseball player and manager (b. 1917)

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: LyricBoy on 12/02/20 at 7:06 pm


December 2nd 1814 – Marquis de Sade, French philosopher, author, and politician (b. 1740)


Back when Ford Motor Company still had its Mercury Division, I always hoped that the day would come when they’d issue a de Sade edition of their flagship Marquis car model.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/20 at 12:27 am

December 3rd 1944 – Ralph McTell, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/20 at 1:05 am

December 3rd 1765 – Lord John Sackville, English cricketer and politician (b. 1713)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/20 at 2:38 am

December 3rd 1948 – Ozzy Osbourne, English singer-songwriter

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/20 at 3:21 am

December 3rd 1999 – Madeline Kahn, American actress, comedian, and singer (b. 1942)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/20 at 3:55 am

December 3rd 1942 – Mike Gibson, Northern Irish-Irish rugby player

Subject: Re: Religious Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/20 at 3:58 am

December 3rd 1552 – Francis Xavier, Spanish missionary and saint (b. 1506)

Subject: Re: Religious Death Anniversary

Written By: LyricBoy on 12/03/20 at 5:24 am


December 3rd 1552 – Francis Xavier, Spanish missionary and saint (b. 1506)


Namesake of fellow Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini.  8)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/20 at 6:51 am

December 3rd 1960 – Daryl Hannah, American actress and producer

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/20 at 7:25 am

December 3rd 1894 – Robert Louis Stevenson, Scottish novelist, poet, and essayist (b. 1850)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/20 at 8:22 am

December 3rd 1953 – Franz Klammer, Austrian skier and race car driver

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/20 at 8:25 am

December 3rd 1668 – William Cecil, 2nd Earl of Salisbury (b. 1591)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/20 at 8:46 am

December 3rd 1960 – Julianne Moore, American actress and author

Subject: Re: Military Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/20 at 8:49 am

December 3rd 1876 – Samuel Cooper, American general (b. 1798)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/20 at 8:54 am

December 3rd 1985 – Amanda Seyfried, American actress

Subject: Re: Religious Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/20 at 9:04 am

December 3rd 1882 – Archibald Tait, Scottish-English archbishop (b. 1811)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/20 at 9:27 am

December 3rd 1948 – Maxwell Hutchinson, English architect and television host

Subject: Re: Scientific Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/20 at 9:37 am

December 3rd 1888 – Carl Zeiss, German physicist and lens maker, created the optical instrument (b. 1816)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/20 at 11:15 am

December 3rd 1965 – Andrew Stanton, American voice actor, director, producer, screenwriter

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/20 at 12:44 pm

December 3rd 1976 – Mark Boucher, South African cricketer

Subject: Re: Religious Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/20 at 12:49 pm

December 3rd 1910 – Mary Baker Eddy, American religious leader and author, founded Christian Science (b. 1821)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/20 at 1:26 pm

December 3rd 1959 – Eamonn Holmes, Irish journalist and game show host

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/20 at 1:27 pm

December 3rd 2009 – Richard Todd, Irish-born British soldier and actor (b. 1919)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/20 at 2:10 pm

December 3rd 1969 – Hal Steinbrenner, American businessman, co-owner of the New York Yankees

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/20 at 2:13 pm

December 3rd 1890 – Billy Midwinter, English-Australian cricketer (b. 1851)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/20 at 2:42 pm

December 3rd 1965 – Katarina Witt, German figure skater and actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/20 at 2:50 pm

December 3rd 1999 – John Archer, American actor (b. 1915)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/20 at 4:17 pm

December 3rd 1979 – Daniel Bedingfield, New Zealand-English singer-songwriter

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: jaminhealth on 12/03/20 at 4:22 pm

Rafer Johnson 86, 1960 Olympic Decathlon Winner, carried the Olympic torch thru my town for the 1984 Olympics.... He was a celeb.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/20 at 4:26 pm


Rafer Johnson 86, 1960 Olympic Decathlon Winner, carried the Olympic torch thru my town for the 1984 Olympics.... He was a celeb.
Died yesterday December 2nd, celeb and sportsman.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/20 at 4:27 pm

December 3rd 1999 – Scatman John, American singer-songwriter and pianist (b. 1942)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: nally on 12/05/20 at 12:41 pm

Today marks the 229th anniversary of the passing of composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Redhairkid on 12/06/20 at 11:28 am

6 December 1920 - Birthday of jazz legend Dave Brubeck. Am currently listening to him.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: nally on 12/06/20 at 11:31 am


6 December 1920 - Birthday of jazz legend Dave Brubeck. Am currently listening to him.

O0

I just listened to his signature song "Take Five" a short while ago.

I also acknowledged the 100th anniversary of his birth in the "Dead Peoples Birthdays For Today" thread. http://www.inthe00s.com/index.php?topic=30106.msg3992014#msg3992014


And I believe yesterday marked eight years since he passed on. :\'(

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: nally on 12/06/20 at 11:33 am

Nine years ago today, on December 6th 2011, singer Dobie Gray passed away at the age of 71 (born 1940). :\'(

He was best known for his hits "The In-Crowd" (1965) and "Drift Away" (1973, revived 30 years later with Uncle Kracker).

Subject: Re: Academic Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/07/20 at 1:31 am

December 7th 1943 – Nick Katz, American mathematician and academic

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/07/20 at 1:35 am

December 7th 1941 – Attack on Pearl Harbor: Remembering the 2,403 Americans were killed and 1,178 others were wounded.

Subject: Re: Literary Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/07/20 at 2:45 am

December 7th 1947 – Anne Fine, English author

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/07/20 at 2:46 am

December 7th 2016 – Greg Lake, English musician (b. 1947)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/07/20 at 3:43 am

December 7th 1944 – Daniel Chorzempa, American organist and composer

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/07/20 at 3:47 am

December 7th 1817 – William Bligh, English admiral and politician, 4th Governor of New South Wales (b. 1745)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/07/20 at 5:00 am

December 7th 1947 – Garry Unger, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/07/20 at 5:03 am

December 7th 43 BC – Cicero, Roman philosopher, lawyer, and politician (b. 106 BC)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/07/20 at 6:02 am

December 7th 1948 – Gary Morris, American country singer-songwriter and actor

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/07/20 at 6:36 am

December 7th 2017 – Steve Reevis, Native American actor (b. 1962)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/07/20 at 7:21 am

December 7th 1943 – Susan Isaacs, American author and screenwriter

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/07/20 at 9:21 am

December 7th 1949 – Tom Waits, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor

Subject: Re: Notable Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/07/20 at 9:30 am

December 7th 1902 – Thomas Nast, German-American cartoonist (b. 1840)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/07/20 at 10:18 am

December 7th 1977 – Luke Donald, English golfer

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/07/20 at 12:11 pm

December 7th 1842 – Thomas Hamilton, Scottish philosopher and author (b. 1789)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/07/20 at 1:16 pm

December 7th 1947 – James Keach, American actor, producer, and director

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/07/20 at 1:22 pm

December 7th 1894 – Ferdinand de Lesseps, French businessman and diplomat, co-developed the Suez Canal (b. 1805)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/07/20 at 2:39 pm

December 7th 1957 – Geoff Lawson, Australian cricketer, coach, and sportscaster

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/07/20 at 2:44 pm

December 7th 1969 – Eric Portman, English actor (b. 1903)

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: LyricBoy on 12/07/20 at 6:17 pm


December 7th 1817 – William Bligh, English admiral and politician, 4th Governor of New South Wales (b. 1745)


Captain of the ill-fated HMS Bounty, whose story has been fodder for countless movies.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/08/20 at 3:38 am


Captain of the ill-fated HMS Bounty, whose story has been fodder for countless movies.
Yes indeed, and I still need to see the 1936 Oscar winning film with Charles Laughton.

Subject: A very sad day indeed

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/08/20 at 3:39 am

December 8th 1980 – Former Beatle John Lennon is murdered in front of The Dakota in New York City at the age of 40.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/08/20 at 4:18 am

December 8th 1941 – Duke Cunningham, American commander and politician

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/08/20 at 4:20 am

December 8th 1643 – John Pym, English politician (b. 1583)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: LyricBoy on 12/08/20 at 4:29 am


Yes indeed, and I still need to see the 1936 Oscar winning film with Charles Laughton.


It ends the same as the rest of the Bounty flicks.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/08/20 at 4:32 am


It ends the same as the rest of the Bounty flicks.
...I hope so!

Subject: Re: Nobel Prize Winner Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/08/20 at 4:46 am

December 8th 1947 – Thomas Cech, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/08/20 at 4:59 am

December 8th 1680 – Henry Pierrepont, 1st Marquess of Dorchester, English lawyer and politician (b. 1606)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/08/20 at 5:56 am

December 8th 1941 – Geoff Hurst, English footballer and manager

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/08/20 at 6:43 am

December 8th 1943 – Mary Woronov, American actress, director, and screenwriter

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/08/20 at 7:17 am

December 8th 1945 – Julie Heldman, American tennis player

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/08/20 at 7:21 am

December 8th 1859 – Thomas De Quincey, English journalist and author (b. 1785)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/08/20 at 9:31 am

December 8th 1944 – George Baker, Dutch singer-songwriter

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/08/20 at 9:45 am

December 8th 2008 – Oliver Postgate, English voice actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1925)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/08/20 at 10:24 am

December 8th 1964 – Teri Hatcher, American actress

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/08/20 at 10:55 am

December 8th 1949 – Nancy Meyers, American director, producer, and screenwriter

Subject: Re: Philanthropic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/08/20 at 11:02 am

December 8th 1885 – William Henry Vanderbilt, American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1821)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/08/20 at 11:56 am

December 8th 1939 – Jerry Butler, American singer-songwriter and producer

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/08/20 at 11:58 am

December 8th 2019 – Caroll Spinney, American puppeteer and actor (b. 1933)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/08/20 at 12:41 pm

December 8th 1966 – Sinéad O'Connor, Irish singer-songwriter

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/08/20 at 12:45 pm

December 8th 2019 – René Auberjonois, American actor (b. 1940

Subject: Re: Scientific Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/08/20 at 12:50 pm

December 8th 1947 – Margaret Geller, American astrophysicist, astronomer, and academic

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/08/20 at 1:24 pm

December 8th 1944 – Bertie Higgins, American singer-songwriter

Subject: Re: Literary Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/08/20 at 2:19 pm

December 8th 1951 – Bill Bryson, American essayist, travel and science writer

Subject: Re: Scientific Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/08/20 at 2:27 pm

December 8th 1903 – Herbert Spencer, English biologist, anthropologist, sociologist, and philosopher (b. 1820)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/08/20 at 2:51 pm

December 8th 1953 – Kim Basinger, American actress

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/08/20 at 2:52 pm

December 8th 1978 – Golda Meir, Ukrainian-Israeli educator and politician, 4th Prime Minister of Israel (b. 1898)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/08/20 at 3:21 pm

December 8th 1950 – Tim Foli, American baseball player, coach, and manager

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/08/20 at 3:28 pm

December 8th 1982 – Marty Robbins, American singer-songwriter and race car driver (b. 1925)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/08/20 at 3:52 pm

December 8th 1962 – Steve Elkington, Australian-American golfer

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/08/20 at 3:56 pm

December 8th 2016 – John Glenn, American astronaut and senator, first American to go into orbit (b. 1921)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: LyricBoy on 12/08/20 at 5:37 pm


December 8th 1944 – Bertie Higgins, American singer-songwriter


Notable for his one-hit wonder song, “Key Largo”.  8)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: c_keenan2001@hotmail.com on 12/09/20 at 2:22 am

Yesterday, December, 8, marked 40 years since John Lennon, b: 10/09/1940 in Liverpool, was assassinated by Mark David Chapman outside of the Dakota Apartments where he lived with Yoko Ono and their young son Sean Lennon.  Every time that Mr. Chapman has come up for parole Yoko writes a letter to the Parole board asking them not to release him because she fears for her safety and the safety of her son Sean and her stepson Julian.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: LyricBoy on 12/09/20 at 5:10 am


Every time that Mr. Chapman has come up for parole Yoko writes a letter to the Parole board asking them not to release him because she fears for her safety and the safety of her son Sean and her stepson Julian.


He’ll be released from prison in either a casket or an urn.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: c_keenan2001@hotmail.com on 12/09/20 at 3:14 pm


He’ll be released from prison in either a casket or an urn.


That's pretty much the gist of it.  She doesn't want him out because of the fear that she has that if Chapman did that to John then what's to stop him from doing that to her, Sean or Julian?

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: LyricBoy on 12/09/20 at 5:13 pm


That's pretty much the gist of it.  She doesn't want him out because of the fear that she has that if Chapman did that to John then what's to stop him from doing that to her, Sean or Julian?


But they let David Hinkley out of jail. So why not Chapman?  Both assassins (or in Hinkley’s case, would-be assassin) of the same era.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: c_keenan2001@hotmail.com on 12/10/20 at 12:11 am


But they let David Hinkley out of jail. So why not Chapman?  Both assassins (or in Hinkley’s case, would-be assassin) of the same era.


Hinckley pleaded insanity as did Chapman.  The only difference is that Chapman was successful in killing Lennon while Hinckley only grazed President Raegan and left James Brady wheelchair-bound for the rest of his life.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: LyricBoy on 12/10/20 at 11:33 am


Hinckley pleaded insanity as did Chapman.  The only difference is that Chapman was successful in killing Lennon while Hinckley only grazed President Raegan and left James Brady wheelchair-bound for the rest of his life.


When Brady died, the cause of death was certified “as a result of gunshot”.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: c_keenan2001@hotmail.com on 12/17/20 at 4:12 am

Happy 74th birthday to Emmy Award-Winning Canadian Comedic Actor and Second City Toronto Comedy Troupe Alumni Eugene Levy.

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Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: LyricBoy on 12/18/20 at 6:18 pm

December 18, 1997: Comedian Chris Farley died from a drug overdose at the age of 33, with Atherosclerosis cited as an aggravating factor.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 12/22/20 at 11:18 pm

18 years ago today, on December 22nd 2002, British musician Joe Strummer, a member of UK band The Clash, passed away at the age of 50. He was a co-lead vocalist, songwriter, and instrumentalist for the band...which was inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame just a few short months after Joe's passing.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 12/26/20 at 11:47 am

Two U.S. Presidents passed away on this date:

Harry Truman, the 33rd Prez (1945-1953), at age 88, in 1972
and
Gerald Ford, the 38th Prez (1974-1977), at age 93, in 2006.

Interestingly enough, this date was a Tuesday in both years!

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 12/29/20 at 1:36 pm

UK comedian and TV presenter Bob Monkhouse passed away on this day in 2003 at the age of 75. He was known for hosting Family Fortunes (the UK equivalent of Family Feud) and Celebrity Squares (the UK equivalent of Hollywood Squares), among other British game shows.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: c_keenan2001@hotmail.com on 12/31/20 at 12:47 pm

Sadly, COVID 19 has taken another celebrity life.  Dawn Wells who played Maryanne on Gilligan's Island died yesterday at age 82. 

With Dawn's death, this just leaves Tina Lousie as the only surviving Gilligan's Island cast member.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 01/03/21 at 11:42 am

Phil Everly of the Everly Brothers passed away on this date seven years ago, missing his 75th birthday by just 16 days.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/04/21 at 10:32 am


Phil Everly of the Everly Brothers passed away on this date seven years ago, missing his 75th birthday by just 16 days.
:\'( :\'( :\'(

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/04/21 at 10:33 am

January 4th 1942 – John McLaughlin, English guitarist and songwriter. A pioneer of jazz fusion, his music combines elements of jazz with rock, world music, Indian classical music, Western classical music, flamenco, and blues. After contributing to several key British groups of the early 1960s, McLaughlin made Extrapolation, his first album as a bandleader, in 1969. He then moved to the U.S., where he played with Tony Williams's group Lifetime and then with Miles Davis on his electric jazz-fusion albums In a Silent Way, Bitches Brew, Jack Johnson, and On the Corner. His 1970s electric band, the Mahavishnu Orchestra, performed a technically virtuosic and complex style of music that fused electric jazz and rock with Indian influences.

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/04/21 at 10:43 am

January 4th 1965 – T. S. Eliot (Thomas Stearns Eliot), British essayist, publisher, playwright, literary and social critic, and "one of the twentieth century's major poets", died of emphysema. His best-known poems in the English language, including The Waste Land (1922), "The Hollow Men" (1925), "Ash Wednesday" (1930), and Four Quartets (1943). He was also known for his seven plays, particularly Murder in the Cathedral (1935) and The Cocktail Party (1949). He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1948, "for his outstanding, pioneer contribution to present-day poetry". (b. 1888)

Subject: Re: Nobel Prize Winner Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/04/21 at 10:54 am

January 4th 1945 – Richard R. Schrock, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate. He is recognized for his contributions to the olefin metathesis reaction used in organic chemistry. In 2005, Schrock received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, with Robert H. Grubbs and Yves Chauvin, for his work in the area of olefin metathesis, an organic synthesis technique.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/04/21 at 11:24 am

January 4th 2004 – Brian Gibson, English director and screenwriter. He began working for the BBC, directing scientific documentaries. He directed Helen Mirren in the 1979 BBC film Blue Remembered Hills and his work on that film won him a BAFTA Award for Best Director. Gibson made his feature film directorial debut with Breaking Glass (1980). In 1986, he directed Poltergeist II: The Other Side. In 1989, he directed Ben Kingsley in the HBO television film Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story. In 1990, Gibson directed the miniseries Drug Wars: The Camarena Story, starring Steven Bauer and Benicio Del Toro. Gibson won a Primetime Emmy and a Directors Guild of America Award for directing the HBO television film The Josephine Baker Story (1991). In 1993, he directed the Oscar nominated film What's Love Got to Do with It, starring Angela Bassett and Laurence Fishburne. In 1996, he directed Demi Moore and Alec Baldwin in The Juror. In 1998, he directed the British film Still Crazy starring Bill Nighy and Billy Connolly. Gibson served as an executive producer for Frida (2002), starring Salma Hayek and Alfred Molina. (b. 1944)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/04/21 at 11:43 am

January 4th 1957 – Patty Loveless (born Patricia Lee Ramey), American country music singer. Since emerging on the country music scene in late 1986 with her first (self-titled) album, Loveless has been one of the most popular female singers of neotraditional country. She also recorded albums in the country pop and bluegrass genres. She rose to stardom thanks to her blend of honky tonk and country-rock and a plaintive, emotional ballad style. Throughout her career, Loveless has sold 15 million albums worldwide. Loveless has charted more than 40 cuts on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, including five in the No. 1 position: "Timber, I'm Falling in Love", "Chains", "Blame It on Your Heart", "You Can Feel Bad", and "Lonely Too Long".

Subject: Re: Military Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/04/21 at 11:54 am

January 4th 1863 – Roger Hanson, American general, died of his wounds from battle. A brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. The commander of the famed "Orphan Brigade," he was mortally wounded at the Battle of Murfreesboro. He was nicknamed "Old Flintlock." (b. 1827)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/04/21 at 12:26 pm

January 4th 1947 – Chris Cutler, English percussionist, lyricist and music theorist. Best known for his work with English avant-rock group Henry Cow, Cutler was also a member and drummer of other bands, including Art Bears, News from Babel, Pere Ubu and (briefly) Gong/Mothergong. He has collaborated with many musicians and groups, including Fred Frith, Lindsay Cooper, Zeena Parkins, Peter Blegvad, Telectu and The Residents, and has appeared on over 100 recordings. Cutler's career spans over four decades and he still performs actively throughout the world.

Subject: Re: Nobel Prize Winner Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/04/21 at 12:28 pm

January 4th 1941 – Henri Bergson, French philosopher and academic, Nobel Prize laureate, died from bronchitis. He was influential especially in the first half of the 20th century and after WWII in continental philosophy. Bergson is known for his influential arguments that processes of immediate experience and intuition are more significant than abstract rationalism and science for understanding reality. He is also known for having engaged in a debate with Albert Einstein about the nature of time, a debate which eventually contributed to a partial diminishment of Bergson's reputation, until most of his fundamental contributions to French Philosophy were vindicated by the discovery of Quantum Physics. He was awarded the 1927 Nobel Prize in Literature "in recognition of his rich and vitalizing ideas and the brilliant skill with which they have been presented". In 1930 France awarded him its highest honour, the Grand-Croix de la Legion d'honneur. (b. 1859)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/04/21 at 12:42 pm

January 4th 1960 – Michael Stipe, American singer, songwriter, musician, film producer, music video director, and visual artist. He is best known as the lead singer of the alternative rock band R.E.M. from their formation in 1980 until their dissolution in 2011.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/04/21 at 12:52 pm

January 4th 2011 – Gerry Rafferty, Scottish singer-songwriter, died of multiple organ failure. His solo hits in the late 1970s included "Baker Street", "Right Down the Line" and "Night Owl", as well as "Stuck in the Middle with You", which was recorded with the band Stealers Wheel in 1973. (b. 1947)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/04/21 at 1:51 pm

January 4th 1954 – Tina Knowles (born Celestine Ann Beyonce), American fashion designer, founded House of Deréon. known for her House of Deréon and Miss Tina by Tina Knowles fashion brands. She is the mother of singers Beyoncé Knowles and Solange Knowles, and, until 2011, was married to their father Mathew Knowles, the manager of Destiny's Child.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/04/21 at 1:54 pm

January 4th 1905 – Theodore Thomas, American violinist, conductor, and orchestrator of German birth, died of pneumonia. He is considered the first renowned American orchestral conductor and was the founder and first music director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (1891–1905). (d. 1835)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/04/21 at 2:18 pm

January 4th 1947 – Rick Stein, English celebrity chef, restaurateur and television presenter. He is Head Chef and co-owner of "Rick Stein at Bannisters" at Mollymook, New South Wales, Australia, and owns four restaurants in Padstow, a fish and chip shop in Falmouth, Cornwall and fish and chip shops in Porthleven and Newquay, Cornwall. He has written a number of cookery books and has presented a number of television programmes.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/04/21 at 2:25 pm

January 4th 1925 – Nellie Cashman, Irish nurse, restaurateur, businesswoman and philanthropist in Arizona, Alaska, British Columbia and Yukon, died of pneumonia and rheumatism. She led a rescue party of miners to the Cassiar Country gold mine in the Cassiar Mountains of British Columbia earning her the nickname "Angel of the Cassiar". In Tombstone, Arizona, Cashman raised money to build the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, and did charitable work with the Sisters of St. Joseph. She went to the Yukon during the Klondike Gold Rush for gold prospecting, working there until 1905. She became nationally known as a frontierswoman, with the Associated Press covering a later trip. In 2006 Cashman was inducted into the Alaska Mining Hall of Fame. (b. in 1845)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/04/21 at 3:15 pm

January 4th 1956 – Ann Magnuson, American actress and performance artist.  She was described by The New York Times in 1990 as "An endearing theatrical chameleon who has as many characters at her fingertips as Lily Tomlin does". A founding member of the 1980s band Bongwater, she starred in the ABC sitcom Anything but Love (1989–92). Her film appearances include The Hunger (1983), Making Mr. Right (1987), Clear and Present Danger (1994), Panic Room (2002), and One More Time (2015).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/04/21 at 3:25 pm

January 4th 1877 – Cornelius Vanderbilt, American business magnate and philanthropist, died from a complication of chronic disorders. He built his wealth in railroads and shipping. Born poor and having a mediocre education, he used perseverance, intelligence and luck to work into leadership positions in the inland water trade, and invest in the rapidly growing railroad industry. He is best known for building the New York Central Railroad. As one of the richest Americans in history and wealthiest figures overall, Vanderbilt was the patriarch of a wealthy, influential family. (b. 1794)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/04/21 at 3:38 pm

January 4th 1965 – Craig Revel Horwood, Australian–British professional ballroom dancer, choreographer, conductor, singer, author, theatre director and television personality in the United Kingdom. He is a patron of the Royal Osteoporosis Society. He is best known as a judge on popular BBC dancing show Strictly Come Dancing, and he is the only judge to have appeared in every episode so far. He is often seen performing Ballroom and Latin routines on Strictly Come Dancing including, in 2019 during a performance themed on Hello, Dolly!.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/04/21 at 3:44 pm

January 4th 1882 – John William Draper, English-American physician, chemist, and photographer, died from an undisclosed cause. He is credited with producing the first clear photograph of a female face (1839–40) and the first detailed photograph of the moon in 1840. He was also the first president of the American Chemical Society (1876–77) and a founder of the New York University School of Medicine. (b. 1811)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/04/21 at 4:37 pm

January 4th 1998 – Liza Soberano (born Hope Elizabeth Soberano), Filipina-American actress and model. She started in a range of television series and films, including Wansapanataym (2011), Kung Ako'y Iiwan Mo (2012), She's the One (2013), Must Be... Love (2013). She rose to prominence after playing the protagonist in the romantic comedy television series Forevermore (2014–2015) with Enrique Gil. She has since paired with Gil in the films Just The Way You Are (2015), Everyday I Love You (2015), My Ex and Whys (2017), Alone/Together (2019) and the television series Dolce Amore (2016) Bagani (2018) and Make It with You (2020).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/04/21 at 4:38 pm

January 4th 1986 – Phil Lynott, Irish musician, singer and songwriter, died of pneumonia and heart failure due to septicaemia. His most commercially successful group was Thin Lizzy, of which he was a founding member, the principal songwriter, lead vocalist and bassist. He later also found success as a solo artist. Growing up in Dublin in the 1960s, Lynott fronted several bands as a lead vocalist, most notably Skid Row alongside Gary Moore, before learning the bass guitar and forming Thin Lizzy in 1969. After initial success with "Whiskey in the Jar", the band found strong commercial success in the mid-1970s with hits such as "The Boys Are Back in Town", "Jailbreak" and "Waiting for an Alibi", and became a popular live attraction due to the combination of Lynott's vocal and songwriting skills and the use of dual lead guitars. Towards the end of the 1970s, Lynott also embarked upon a solo career, published two books of poetry, and after Thin Lizzy disbanded, he assembled and fronted the band Grand Slam, of which he was the leader until it folded in 1985. (b. 1949)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/04/21 at 5:25 pm

January 4th 1956 – Bernard Sumner, British musician, songwriter, vocalist, guitarist, keyboardist, and record producer. He is a founding member of the bands Joy Division and New Order. Sumner formed New Order (with Peter Hook and Stephen Morris, ex-Joy Division in 1980) and became the leading protagonist of synthesizers in the electro-dance music scene, thereafter rave-techno. He is considered to be a pioneer of electronic music, post-punk, and techno.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/04/21 at 5:28 pm

January 4th 1960 – Albert Camus, French philosopher, author, and journalist, died in a car accident. His views contributed to the rise of the philosophy known as absurdism. He wrote in his essay The Rebel that his whole life was devoted to opposing the philosophy of nihilism while still delving deeply into individual freedom. He won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1957. (b. 1913)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/04/21 at 6:11 pm

January 4th 1998 – Mae Questel (born Mae Kwestel), American actress and voice actress, died from complications related to Alzheimer's disease. Best known for providing the voices for the animated characters Betty Boop and Olive Oyl from 1931. She began in vaudeville, primarily as an artist impersonator and played occasional small roles on Broadway and on television and films, later in her career, most notably the role of Aunt Bethany in 1989's National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation. (b. 1908)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/05/21 at 12:40 am

January 5th 1942 – Charlie Rose, American journalist and talk show host. From 1991 to 2017, he was the host and executive producer of the talk show Charlie Rose on PBS and Bloomberg LP. Rose also co-anchored CBS This Morning from 2012 to 2017 alongside Gayle King and Norah O'Donnell. Rose formerly substituted for the anchor of the CBS Evening News. Rose, along with Lara Logan, hosted the revived CBS classic Person to Person, a news program during which celebrities are interviewed in their homes, originally hosted from 1953 to 1961 by Edward R. Murrow. In November 2017, Rose was fired from CBS and PBS after The Washington Post published multiple in-house allegations of sexual harassment dating back to the late 1990s through 2011. His employment at CBS was also terminated, and his eponymous show, Charlie Rose, on PBS was cancelled.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/05/21 at 1:04 am

January 5th 1846 – Alfred Thomas Agate, American painter and illustrator, died of consumption. He lived in New York from 1831 to 1838. He studied with his brother, Frederick Styles Agate, a portrait and historical painter. He later went on to study with Thomas Seir Cummings. By the late 1830s, Agate was exhibiting his work at the National Academy of Design in New York, and established himself as a skilled painter in oils. He was elected into the National Academy of Design as an honorary member in 1840. Agate drew landscapes, portraits, and scientific illustrations. For much of his landscapes, Agate used a camera lucida, a device which projected the scene onto a piece of paper for purposes of tracing. (b. 1812)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/05/21 at 2:47 am

January 5th 1965 – Patrik Sjöberg, Swedish high jumper. He broke the world record with 2.42 metres (7 ft 11.3 in) in Stockholm on 30 June 1987. This mark is still the European record and ranks him third on the world all-time list behind Javier Sotomayor and Mutaz Essa Barshim. He twice held the world indoor record holder with marks of 2.38 m (1985) and 2.41 m (1987). He was the 1987 World Champion and three-times an Olympic medallist.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/05/21 at 3:15 am

January 5th 1066 – Edward the Confessor, English king, dies from an unknown condition. He was among the last Anglo-Saxon kings of England, and usually considered the last king of the House of Wessex, ruling from 1042 to 1066. (b. about 1004)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/05/21 at 4:01 am

January 5th 1946 – Diane Keaton, American film actress, director and producer. She began her career on stage and made her screen debut in 1970. Her first major film role was as Kay Adams-Corleone in The Godfather (1972), but the films that shaped her early career were those with director and co-star Woody Allen, beginning with Play It Again, Sam in 1972. Her next two films with Allen, Sleeper (1973) and Love and Death (1975), established her as a comic actor. Her fourth, Annie Hall (1977), won her the Academy Award for Best Actress.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/05/21 at 4:24 am

January 5th 1976 – Mal Evans, road manager, assistant, and a friend of the Beatles, was killed by police, at his home in Los Angeles. Officers were called when his girlfriend phoned the police and told them that Evans was confused and had a gun. The police mistook the air rifle Evans was holding for a rifle and shot him dead. In the early 1960s, Evans was employed as a telephone engineer, and also worked part-time as a bouncer at the Cavern Club. The Beatles' manager, Brian Epstein, later hired Evans as the group's assistant road manager, in tandem with Neil Aspinall. Peter Brown (one of Epstein's staff) later wrote that Evans was "a kindly, but menacing-looking young man". Evans contributed to recordings, and appeared in some of the films the group made. After The Beatles stopped touring in 1966, Evans carried on assisting them until their break-up in 1970. From 1969, Evans also found work as a record producer (most notably with Badfinger's top 10 hit "No Matter What"). (b. 1935)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/05/21 at 5:13 am

January 5th 1958 – Ron Kittle, American baseball player. A designated hitter in Major League Baseball. He was known for his home run hitting power, in particular line-drive rooftop home runs (7, an MLB record) at Comiskey Park, and was named the 1983 AL Rookie of the Year. From 1982 through 1991, Kittle played for the Chicago White Sox (1982–86, 1989, 1991), New York Yankees (1986–87), Cleveland Indians (1988) and Baltimore Orioles (1990). He batted and threw right-handed. Kittle was also a manager for the minor league Schaumburg Flyers.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/05/21 at 5:32 am

January 5th 1941 – Amy Johnson, pioneering English aviator and was the first female pilot to fly alone from Britain to Australia. Flying solo or with her husband, Jim Mollison, she set numerous long-distance records during the 1930s. She flew in the Second World War as a part of the Air Transport Auxiliary and died during a ferry flight, when out of fuel, she bailed out as her aircraft crashed into the Thames Estuary, and Johnson's body was never recovered. (b. 1903)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/05/21 at 6:22 am

January 5th 1965 – Vinnie Jones, British actor and former professional footballer who played as a midfielder from 1984 to 1999 notably for Wimbledon, Leeds United, Sheffield United and Chelsea. Since his retirement from football, he has capitalised on his tough man image and is now known as an actor for his fiery demeanour and physical presence, often being typecast into roles as violent criminals and thugs.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/05/21 at 6:25 am

January 5th 1933 – Calvin Coolidge, American lawyer and politician, 30th President of the United States (1923–29) died suddenly from coronary thrombosis at "The Beeches,". A Republican lawyer from Vermont, Coolidge worked his way up the ladder of Massachusetts state politics, eventually becoming governor of that state. (b. 1872)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/05/21 at 8:13 am

January 5th 1975 – Bradley Cooper, American actor and producer. He has been nominated for many awards, including eight Academy Awards and a Tony Award, and has won two Grammy Awards and a BAFTA Award. Cooper appeared in Forbes Celebrity 100 on three occasions and Time's list of 100 most influential people in the world in 2015. His films have grossed $11 billion worldwide and he has placed four times in annual rankings of the highest-paid actors in the world.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/05/21 at 8:20 am

January 5th 1943 – George Washington Carver, American botanist, educator, and inventor, died from complications of anemia resulting from a fall. He promoted alternative crops to cotton and methods to prevent soil depletion. He was the most prominent black scientist of the early 20th century.  (b. about 1860)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/05/21 at 10:25 am

January 5th 1968 – Carrie Ann Inaba, American actress, dancer, and choreographer. She is best known for her work on ABC TV's Dancing with the Stars. She is a current co-host and moderator of the CBS Daytime talk show, The Talk. She started her career as a singer in Japan, but became best known for her dancing, first introducing herself to American audiences as one of the original Fly Girls on the Fox sketch comedy series In Living Color from 1990 to 1992.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/05/21 at 10:29 am

January 5th 1963 – Rogers Hornsby, American baseball infielder, manager, and coach, committed suicide by jumping. Nicknamed "The Rajah", he played 23 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for the St. Louis Cardinals (1915–1926, 1933), New York Giants (1927), Boston Braves (1928), Chicago Cubs (1929–1932), and St. Louis Browns (1933–1937). Hornsby had 2,930 hits and 301 home runs in his career; his career .358 batting average is second only to Ty Cobb's average. He was named the National League (NL)'s Most Valuable Player (MVP) twice, and was a member of one World Series championship team. (b. 1896)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/05/21 at 10:46 am

January 5th 1945 – Roger Spottiswoode, Canadian-English director and producer, He turned to directing in the early 1980s and has since directed a number of notable films and television productions, including Under Fire (1983) and the 1997 James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies starring Pierce Brosnan.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/05/21 at 10:48 am

January 5th 1922 – Ernest Shackleton, Anglo-Irish sailor and explorer, he suffered a fatal heart attack and died. He was a polar explorer who led three British expeditions to the Antarctic, and one of the principal figures of the period known as the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration. (b. 1874)

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Written By: nally on 01/05/21 at 10:53 am


January 5th 1933 – Calvin Coolidge, American lawyer and politician, 30th President of the United States (1923–29) died suddenly from coronary thrombosis at "The Beeches". A Republican lawyer from Vermont, Coolidge worked his way up the ladder of Massachusetts state politics, eventually becoming governor of that state. (b. 1872)


He took over the presidency upon the death of Warren Harding, and then was elected to a full term. O0

I had not realized that coronary thrombosis was his cause of death. (That said, it's a good thing he did not seek another presidential term in 1928, 'cause then if elected, he would have become the first President whose tenure did not begin or end with an inauguration day!)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/05/21 at 11:30 am

January 5th 1950 – Chris Stein, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer, co-founder and guitarist of the new wave band Blondie. He is also a producer and performer for the classic soundtrack of the hip hop film, Wild Style, and writer of the soundtrack for the film Union City.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/05/21 at 12:36 pm

January 5th 2018 – Thomas Bopp, American astronomer, died of liver failure. In 1995, he discovered comet Hale–Bopp; Alan Hale discovered it independently at almost the same time, and it was thus named after both of them. At the time of the comet discovery he was a manager at a construction materials factory and an amateur astronomer. On the night of July 22, Bopp was observing the sky with friends in the Arizona desert when he made the discovery. It was the first comet he had observed and he was using a borrowed, home-built telescope. (b. 1949)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/05/21 at 2:03 pm

January 5th 1953 – Pamela Sue Martin, American actress. She is best known for her portrayal of teenage detective Nancy Drew on the television series The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries and for originating the role of socialite Fallon Carrington Colby on the ABC nighttime soap opera Dynasty.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/05/21 at 2:41 pm

January 5th 1998 – Sonny Bono, American singer, producer, and politician, died from injuries sustained when he hit a tree while skiing on the Nevada. He came to fame in partnership with his second wife Cher, as the popular singing duo Sonny & Cher. He was mayor of Palm Springs, California from 1988 to 1992, and congressman for California's 44th district from 1995 until his death. (b. 1935)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/05/21 at 3:25 pm

January 5th 1962 – Danny Jackson, American baseball player and manager. Playing as a pitcher he played fifteen seasons in Major League Baseball from 1983 to 1997. He played for the Kansas City Royals, Cincinnati Reds, Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh Pirates, Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals, and San Diego Padres.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/05/21 at 3:37 pm

January 5th 1970 – Max Born, German physicist and mathematician, Nobel Prize laureate, died from an undisclosed illness. He was instrumental in the development of quantum mechanics. He also made contributions to solid-state physics and optics and supervised the work of a number of notable physicists in the 1920s and 1930s. Born won the 1954 Nobel Prize in Physics for his "fundamental research in Quantum Mechanics, especially in the statistical interpretation of the wave function". (b. 1882)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/05/21 at 4:09 pm

January 5th 1969 – Marilyn Manson, American singer, songwriter, musician, composer, actor, painter, author and former music journalist. He is known for his controversial stage personality and image as the lead singer of the band Marilyn Manson, which he co-founded with guitarist Daisy Berkowitz and of which he remains the only constant member.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/05/21 at 4:44 pm

January 5th 1982 – Hans Conried, American actor, died after a major heart attack. He is known for providing the voices of Walt Disney's George Darling and Captain Hook in Peter Pan (1953), Snidely Whiplash in Jay Ward's Dudley Do-Right cartoons, Professor Waldo P. Wigglesworth in Ward's Hoppity Hooper cartoons, and Professor Kropotkin on the radio and film versions of My Friend Irma. He also appeared as Uncle Tonoose on Danny Thomas' sitcom Make Room for Daddy, and in multiple roles on I Love Lucy. (b. 1917)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/05/21 at 5:35 pm

January 5th 1971 – Douglas Shearer, Canadian-American sound designer and engineer, died from an undisclosed cause. He played a key role in the advancement of sound technology for motion pictures. He won seven Academy Awards for his work. In 2008, he was inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame. (b. 1899)

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Written By: LyricBoy on 01/06/21 at 5:30 am


January 5th 2018 – Thomas Bopp, American astronomer, died of liver failure. In 1995, he discovered comet Hale–Bopp;


The discovery of the Hale-Bopp comet was the inspiration for the Heavens Gate cult debacle of ‘97, where 39 members of the Heavens Gate cult committed suicide. Their angle was that there was an extraterrestrial space ship following Hale-Bopp, that was coming to pick them up.  ::)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heaven%27s_Gate_(religious_group)

The space ship never showed up.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/06/21 at 1:51 pm

January 6th 1943 – Terry Venables, English football player and manager. During the 1960s and 70s, he played for various clubs including Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur and Queens Park Rangers, and gained two caps for England. He was the national team manager of England from 1994 to 1996 (leading the team to the semi-finals of the 1996 European Championships), and of Australia from 1997 to 1998.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/06/21 at 2:12 pm

January 6th 1884 – Gregor Mendel, Czech scientist, Augustinian friar and abbot of St. Thomas' Abbey in Brno, Margraviate of Moravia, died from chronic nephritis. He was born in a German-speaking family in the Silesian part of the Austrian Empire (today's Czech Republic) and gained posthumous recognition as the founder of the modern science of genetics. Though farmers had known for millennia that crossbreeding of animals and plants could favor certain desirable traits, Mendel's pea plant experiments conducted between 1856 and 1863 established many of the rules of heredity, now referred to as the laws of Mendelian inheritance. (b. 1822)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/06/21 at 2:38 pm

January 6th 1852 – Louis Braille, French educator and inventor, died of a persistent respiratory illness, long believed to be tuberculosis. He invented a system of reading and writing for use by the blind or visually impaired. His system remains known worldwide simply as braille. (b. 1809)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/06/21 at 3:27 pm

January 6th 1919 – Theodore Roosevelt, American statesman, author, explorer, soldier, and naturalist, died in his sleep at Sagamore Hill after a blood clot had detached from a vein and travelled to his lungs. Often referred to as Teddy Roosevelt or his initials T. R. He served as the 26th president of the United States from 1901 to 1909. He previously served as 33rd governor of New York from 1899 to 1900 and the 25th vice president of the United States from March to September 1901. Roosevelt emerged as a leader of the Republican Party and became a driving force for the anti-trust policy while supporting Progressive Era policies in the early 20th century. His successful efforts to broker the end of the Russo-Japanese War won him the 1906 Nobel Peace Prize. His face is depicted on Mount Rushmore alongside George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Abraham Lincoln. (b. 1858)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/06/21 at 4:10 pm

January 6th 1955 – Rowan Atkinson, English actor, comedian, and screenwriter. He is best known for his work on the sitcoms Blackadder (1983–1989) and Mr. Bean (1990–1995). Atkinson first came to prominence in the BBC sketch comedy show Not the Nine O'Clock News (1979–1982), receiving the 1981 BAFTA for Best Entertainment Performance, and via his participation in The Secret Policeman's Ball (1979). His other work includes the James Bond film Never Say Never Again (1983), playing a bumbling vicar in Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994), voicing the red-billed hornbill Zazu in The Lion King (1994), and playing jewellery salesman Rufus in Love Actually (2003). Atkinson also featured in the BBC sitcom The Thin Blue Line (1995–1996). His work in theatre includes the 2009 West End revival of the musical Oliver!.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/07/21 at 1:28 am

January 7th 1985 – Sir Lewis Hamilton, English racing driver. He most recently competed in Formula One for Mercedes, having previously driven for McLaren. Hamilton has won a joint-record seven World Drivers' Championship titles (tied with Michael Schumacher), while he holds the outright records for the most wins (95), pole positions (98) and podium finishes (165), amongst others. He has won the BBC Sports Personality of the Year twice in 2014 and 2020. He was listed in the 2020 issue of Time as one of the 100 most influential people globally and was knighted in the 2021 New Year Honours.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/07/21 at 1:59 am

January 7th 1536 – Catherine of Aragon, Queen of England, dies from what medical experts are in agreement that her heart's discolouration was due not to poisoning, but to cancer. She was Queen of England from June 1509 until May 1533 as the first wife of King Henry VIII; she was previously Princess of Wales as the wife of Henry's elder brother Arthur. (b. 1485)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/07/21 at 3:35 am

January 7th 1944 – Mike McGear, (born Peter Michael McCartney), English performing artist and photographer. He was a member of the groups The Scaffold and Grimms. He is the younger brother of former Beatles co-lead vocalist and bassist Paul McCartney.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/07/21 at 3:37 am

January 7th 1619 – Nicholas Hilliard, English painter and goldsmith, died from an unknown cause. Best known for his portrait miniatures of members of the courts of Elizabeth I and James I of England. He mostly painted small oval miniatures, but also some larger cabinet miniatures, up to about ten inches tall, and at least two famous half-length panel portraits of Elizabeth. He enjoyed continuing success as an artist, and continuing financial troubles, for forty-five years. His paintings still exemplify the visual image of Elizabethan England, very different from that of most of Europe in the late sixteenth century. (b. about 1547)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/07/21 at 5:47 am

January 7th 1948 – Kenny Loggins, American singer-songwriter. His early songs were recorded with the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band in 1970, which led to seven albums recorded as Loggins and Messina from 1972 to 1977. His early soundtrack contributions date back to A Star Is Born in 1976, and he is known as the King of the Movie Soundtrack. As a solo artist, Loggins experienced a string of soundtrack successes, including an Academy Award nomination for "Footloose" in 1985. Finally Home was released in 2013, shortly after Loggins formed the group Blue Sky Riders with Gary Burr and Georgia Middleman. He won a Daytime Emmy Award, two Grammy Awards, and was nominated for an Academy Award, a Tony Award, and a Golden Globe Award.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/07/21 at 6:02 am

January 7th 1943 – Nikola Tesla, Serbian-American physicist and engineer, died from coronary thrombosis. Best known for his contributions to the design of the modern alternating current (AC) electricity supply system. (b. 1856)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/07/21 at 7:04 am

January 7th 1954 – Alan Butcher, English cricketer and coach. He is part of a family known for its strong cricketing connections. Although only selected to play for England on one occasion, he was lauded for his skills in first-class cricket and was named a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1991. He became Essex coach in 1993, and coached Surrey between 2005 and 2008. Cricket writer Colin Bateman noted Butcher was, "a popular and accomplished left-handed opener, unlucky to be consigned to membership of the 'One Cap Club'... despite consistent county performances and an ability to tackle quick bowlers, Butcher was passed over".

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/07/21 at 7:08 am

January 7th 1960 – Dorothea Douglass Lambert Chambers (née Dorothea Katherine Douglass), English tennis player and coach, died from an undisclosed cause. She won seven Wimbledon Women's Singles titles and a gold medal at the 1908 Summer Olympics. (b. 1878)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/07/21 at 7:38 am

January 7th 1956 – David Caruso, American actor. Best known for his roles as Detective John Kelly on the ABC crime drama NYPD Blue, and Lieutenant Horatio Caine on the CBS series CSI: Miami (2002-2012). He also appeared in the films An Officer and a Gentleman, First Blood (both 1982), Twins (1988), Kiss of Death (1995) and Proof of Life (2000).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/07/21 at 7:55 am

January 7th 1964 – Reg Parnell, English racing driver and manager, died from peritonitis after a routine appendix operation went wrong. He participated in seven Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, achieving one podium, and scoring a total of nine championship points.Parnell, as both a driver and a team manager, had a considerable influence on post-war British motorsport until his premature death in 1964. Parnell raced at Brooklands and was banned following an accident with Kay Petre which ended her racing career. Before the war he bought up racing cars. Once the hostilities had ceased he sold them to form the basis of post-war racing entries. He later raced a whole host of cars before turning to management and taking Aston Martin into Formula 1. Parnell went on to run the Yeoman Credit Racing team with the help of his son Tim who later raced in Formula 1 himself. (b. 1911)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/07/21 at 9:34 am

January 7th 1959 – Kathy Valentine, American bass player and songwriter. She made music history as a member of the Go-Go's, the first all-female band to have a #1 album in the U.S. She has maintained a career in music through songwriting, recording, performing and touring as well as additional academic and creative pursuits.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/07/21 at 10:05 am

January 7th 1981 – Alvar Lidell, BBC radio announcer and newsreader, died after a long fight against cancer. During the Second World War his distinctive voice became synonymous with the reading of news. (b. 1908)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/07/21 at 10:42 am

January 7th 1964 – Nicolas Cage, American actor. He has been nominated for numerous major cinematic awards, and won an Academy Award, a Golden Globe, and Screen Actors Guild Award for his performance in Leaving Las Vegas (1995).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/07/21 at 10:59 am

January 7th 1984 – Alfred Kastler, German-French physicist and poet, Nobel Prize laureate, died from an undisclosed cause. He won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1966 "for the discovery and development of optical methods for studying Hertzian resonances in atoms". (b. 1902)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/07/21 at 11:22 am

January 7th 1965 – Alessandro Lambruschini, Italian runner. He specialized in the 3000 metres steeplechase. He participated at three Summer Olympics (1988, 1992, 1996), he has 40 caps in the national team from 1985 to 1998. He in 3000 metres steeplechase won 17 in international athletics competitions, including two at the IAAF World Cup and eight in the European Cup. After his retirement from competitions, he is dedicated to the duathlon also getting good results in the master categories.

Subject: Re: Political Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/07/21 at 12:30 pm

January 7th 1967 – Nick Clegg, English academic and politician. He has been Vice-President for Global Affairs and Communications at Facebook since 2018, having previously served as Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2010 to 2015 and as Leader of the Liberal Democrats from 2007 to 2015. He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Sheffield Hallam from 2005 to 2017. An "Orange Book" liberal, he has been associated with both socially liberal and economically liberal policies.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/07/21 at 1:18 pm

January 7th 1988 – Trevor Howard, English actor, from hepatic failure and cirrhosis of the liver. After varied stage work, he achieved star status with his role in the film Brief Encounter (1945), followed by The Third Man (1949). This led to many popular appearances on film and TV. (b. 1913)

Subject: Re: Royalty Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/07/21 at 1:35 pm

January 7th 1989 – Hirohito, he was the 124th Emperor of Japan, died from duodenal cancer.  According to the traditional order of succession, reigning from December 25, 1926, until his death. (b. 1901)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/07/21 at 2:34 pm

January 7th 1990 – Gregor Schlierenzauer, Austrian ski jumper. He is one of the sport's most successful athletes of all time, having won the Ski Jumping World Cup overall title, the Four Hills Tournament, and Nordic Tournament twice each; the Ski Flying World Cup overall title three times; as well as four medals at the Winter Olympics, twelve at the Ski Jumping World Championships, and five at the Ski Flying World Championships.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/07/21 at 3:15 pm

January 7th 1971 – Jeremy Renner, American actor. He began his career by appearing in independent films such as Dahmer (2002) and Neo Ned (2005). Renner earned supporting roles in bigger films, such as S.W.A.T. (2003) and 28 Weeks Later (2007). Renner was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in The Hurt Locker (2008) and for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in The Town (2010).

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/07/21 at 4:20 pm

January 7th 1979 – Aloe Blacc, American musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, actor, businessman and philanthropist. He is best known for his singles "I Need a Dollar", "The Man", which topped the charts in the United Kingdom, and for writing and performing vocals on Avicii's "Wake Me Up", which topped the charts in 22 countries, including Australia and the United Kingdom. Aside from his solo career, Blacc is also a member of hip hop duo Emanon, alongside American record producer Exile.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/07/21 at 5:10 pm

January 7th 2016 – Kitty Kallen, American popular singer, died from an undisclosed cause. Her career spanned from the 1930s to the 1960s, to include the Swing era of the Big Band years, the post-WWII pop scene and the early years of rock 'n roll. Kallen performed with popular big band leaders of the 1940s, including Jimmy Dorsey and Harry James, before establishing a solo career. She is widely known for her 1954 solo recording '"Little Things Mean a Lot", a song that stayed at the U.S. number one spot for nine consecutive weeks, charted in the U.S. for almost seven months, hit #1 on the UK singles chart, and sold more than two million copies. (b. 1921)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays

Written By: c_keenan2001@hotmail.com on 01/09/21 at 8:42 pm

Kenny MacLean: was born in Glasgow, Scotland.  He played bass in Toronto based bands The Next, The Suspects, The Desserters, and Platinum Blonde. (d 2008)

Backstreet Boy A.J. McLean was born in West Palm Beach, Florida.

Rocker Jimmy Page was born in Heston, Hounslow, UK.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays

Written By: LyricBoy on 01/09/21 at 8:45 pm



Backstreet Boy A.J. McLean was born in West Palm Beach, Florida.



I used to date AJ’s speech therapist.  :P

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays

Written By: Voiceofthe70s on 01/09/21 at 8:55 pm


I used to date AJ’s speech therapist.  :P


Was it good or bad? That tongue emoji can be interpreted several ways. Now if it was the  8-P emoji, that can only be interpreted one way.  ;D

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays

Written By: LyricBoy on 01/09/21 at 9:45 pm


Was it good or bad? That tongue emoji can be interpreted several ways. Now if it was the  8-P emoji, that can only be interpreted one way.  ;D


The tongue emoji means it was all fun.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays

Written By: Voiceofthe70s on 01/09/21 at 9:52 pm


The tongue emoji means it was all fun.


Glad to hear it. I guess a speech therapist would know a few interesting tricks of the tongue.  ;D  ;D  ;D

Subject: Re: Cinematic Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/11/21 at 12:51 am

January 11th 1979 – Darren Lynn Bousman, American director and screenwriter. Best known for his work directing most of the Saw films (Saw II, Saw III, Saw IV, and the upcoming Spiral). He is also known for directing the horror musicals Repo! The Genetic Opera and The Devil's Carnival movies collaborating with Terrance Zdunich.

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/11/21 at 12:57 am

January 11th 1843 – Francis Scott Key, American lawyer, author, and amateur poet, died from pleurisy. He wrote the lyrics to the United States' national anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner". (b. 1779)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/11/21 at 2:29 am

January 11th 1971 – Mary J. Blige, American singer, songwriter, model, record producer and actress. Starting her career as a background singer on Uptown Records in 1989, Blige released her first album, What's the 411?, in 1992, and has released 13 studio albums since and made over 150 guest appearances on other albums and soundtracks.January 11th 1972 – Christian Jacobs, American musician, television producer, voice actor and former child actor. He is perhaps most recognized as the co-creator of the award-winning Nick Jr. children's television series Yo Gabba Gabba!, on which he additionally serves as a writer, director, composer and voice actor.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/11/21 at 3:03 am

January 11th 2001 – Michael Williams, English actor, died of lung cancer. He played both classical and comedy roles. His first film appearance was in 1962, and he subsequently appeared frequently on television (notably in Elizabeth R), and in British films such as Educating Rita (1983) and (along with Dench) Henry V (1989). In the latter, in perhaps an irresistible casting decision, he played his namesake, the Shakespearean character named Michael Williams. In 1967, he appeared in Benefit of the Doubt, Peter Whitheead's documentary on Peter Brook's anti-Vietnam War play US, along with Brook and the Royal Shakespeare Company. His many radio roles included crime reporter George Cragge in In the Red and its sequels, and Dr. Watson in the BBC's complete run of Sherlock Holmes adaptations. Until his death, he was the husband of actress Dame Judi Dench. (b. 1935)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/11/21 at 7:49 am

January 11th 1948 – Terry Williams, Welsh drummer. He played in a number of Welsh bands, including Commancheros, The Smokeless Zone, Dream and Plum Crazy, before joining Dave Edmunds' band Love Sculpture. In 1970 he joined the Welsh rock group Man, which included two former Dream and Smokeless Zone members, Deke Leonard and Martin Ace. With Man, he originally appeared on 7 Studio albums, 3 Live albums and 2 Various artists, live albums, and has subsequently appeared on a number of retrospective releases. When Man split in 1976, Williams re-joined Edmunds in the band Rockpile with Nick Lowe and Billy Bremner, and continued working with Leonard. Between 1981 and 1982, Williams was part of the Neverland Express band, backing Meat Loaf. In November 1982 Williams joined Dire Straits as the replacement for drummer Pick Withers, shortly after the release of their fourth studio album Love Over Gold. In 1983 Dire Straits frontman Mark Knopfler wrote and produced the music score for the film Local Hero, which also featured Williams. Williams remained with Dire Straits for the recording of their fifth studio album, 1985's Brothers in Arms. He left Dire Straits in 1989. One of his final concerts with the band was the Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute concert staged on 11 June 1988 at Wembley Stadium, in which Dire Straits were the headline act.

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/11/21 at 7:55 am

January 11th 1902 – Johnny Briggs, English cricketer, died from an undisclosed cause. An English left arm spin bowler who played for Lancashire County Cricket Club between 1879 and 1900 and remains the second-highest wicket-taker in the county's history after Brian Statham. In the early days of Test cricket, his batting was considered careless, although still very useful. He was the first bowler in Test cricket to take 100 wickets, and held the record of most wickets in Test cricket on two occasions, the first in 1895 and again from 1898 until 1904, when he was succeeded by Hugh Trumble. He toured Australia a record six times, a feat only equalled by Colin Cowdrey. (b. 1862)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/11/21 at 9:50 am

January 11th 1946 – Tony Kaye, English keyboardist and songwriter. Kaye was the original keyboard player for the progressive rock group Yes from 1968 to 1971, toured with David Bowie in 1975 to 76 for the Station to Station tour and then rejoined Yes from 1983 to 1995. Between his stints with Yes, he was also a founding member of the 1970s rock bands Badger and Detective, and joined Badfinger for their last album in 1981.

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/11/21 at 9:55 am

January 11th 1928 – Thomas Hardy, English novelist and poet dies from pleurisy. A Victorian realist in the tradition of George Eliot, he was influenced both in his novels and in his poetry by Romanticism, especially William Wordsworth. He was highly critical of much in Victorian society, especially on the declining status of rural people in Britain, such as those from his native South West England. He gained fame as the author of such novels as Far from the Madding Crowd (1874), The Mayor of Casterbridge (1886), Tess of the d'Urbervilles (1891), and Jude the Obscure (1895). (b. 1840)

Subject: Re: Nobel Prize Winner Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/11/21 at 10:47 am

January 11th 1954 – Kailash Satyarthi, Indian engineer, academic, and activist, Nobel Prize laureate. He campaigned against child labour in India and advocated the universal right to education. In 2014, he was the co-recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, along with Malala Yousafzai, "for their struggle against the suppression of children and young people and for the right of all children to education." He is the founder of multiple social activist organizations, including Bachpan Bachao Andolan, Global March Against Child Labour, Global Campaign for Education and Kailash Satyarthi Children's Foundation.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/11/21 at 10:49 am

January 11th 1947 – Eva Tanguay, Canadian singer, died of a heart attack. She billed herself as "the girl who made vaudeville famous". She was known as "The Queen of Vaudeville" during the height of her popularity from the early 1900s until the early 1920s. Tanguay also appeared in films, and was the first performer to achieve national mass-media celebrity, with publicists and newspapers covering her tours from coast-to-coast, out-earning the likes of contemporaries Enrico Caruso and Harry Houdini at one time, and being described by Edward Bernays, "the father of public relations", as "our first symbol of emergence from the Victorian age." (b. 1878)

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/11/21 at 11:19 am

January 11th 1986 – Sid Chaplin, English writer, died from an undisclosed illness. His works (novels, television screenplays, poetry and short stories) are mostly set in the North East England of the 1940s and 1950s. (b. 1916)  Not to be confused with Sydney Chaplin, brother of actor and film director Charlie Chaplin.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/11/21 at 11:56 am

January 11th 1946 – Naomi Judd, American country music singer, songwriter, and activist. With her daughter, Wynonna Judd, Naomi formed the highly successful singing duo known as "The Judds". As a songwriter, Naomi also won a Grammy for country song of the year with the Judds' hit "Love Can Build a Bridge".

Subject: Re: Musical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/11/21 at 12:34 pm

January 11th 1954 – Oscar Straus, Viennese composer of operettas and film scores and songs, died from an undisclosed illness. He also wrote about 500 cabaret songs, chamber music, and orchestral and choral works. His original name was actually Strauss, but for professional purposes he deliberately omitted the final 's', since he wished not to be associated with the musical Strauss family of Vienna. However, he did follow the advice of Johann Strauss II in 1898 about abandoning the prospective lure of writing waltzes for the more lucrative business of writing for the theatre. Straus' best-known works are Ein Walzertraum (A Waltz Dream), and The Chocolate Soldier (Der tapfere Soldat). The waltz arrangement from the former is probably his most enduring orchestral work. Among his most famous songs is the theme song from the 1950 film La Ronde. (b. 1870)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/11/21 at 1:29 pm

January 11th 1957 – Bryan Robson, English football manager and a former player. He began his career with West Bromwich Albion in 1972 before moving to Manchester United in 1981 where he became the longest serving captain in the club's history. He managed Middlesbrough for seven years, guiding them to two promotions to the FA Premier League and to the first three cup finals of the club's history.

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/11/21 at 1:45 pm

January 11th 1969 – Richmal Crompton (born Richmal Crompton Lamburn), English author, died from a heart attack. She initially trained as a schoolmistress but later became a popular English writer, best known for her Just William series of books, humorous short stories, and to a lesser extent adult fiction books. (b. 1890)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/11/21 at 3:43 pm

January 11th 1948 – Madeline Manning, American runner and coach. Between 1967 and 1981 she won ten national titles and set a number of American records. She participated in the 1968, 1972, and 1976 Summer Olympics. She likely also would have participated in the 1980 Games in Moscow, had they not been boycotted by the United States. At the 1968 Olympics she won a gold medal in the 800 m, the only American woman to win this event. Until 2008, she was the youngest winner of the event. At the 1972 Games in Munich she won a silver medal in the 4×400 m relay with teammates Mable Fergerson, Kathy Hammond, and Cheryl Toussaint.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/11/21 at 3:56 pm

January 11th 1985 – Edward Buzzell, American actor, director, and screenwriter, died from an undisclosed cause. His credits include Child of Manhattan (1933); Honolulu (1939); the Marx Brothers films At the Circus (1939) and Go West (1940); the musicals Best Foot Forward (1943), Song of the Thin Man (1947), and Neptune's Daughter (1949); and Easy to Wed (1946). Born in Brooklyn, Buzzell appeared in vaudeville and on Broadway, and he was hired to star in the 1929 film version of George M. Cohan's Little Johnny Jones with Alice Day. Buzzell appeared in a few Vitaphone shorts and the two-strip Technicolor short The Devil's Cabaret (1930) as Satan's assistant. He wrote screenplays in the early 1930s and later produced the popular The Milton Berle Show, which premiered on television in 1948. (b. 1895)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: LyricBoy on 01/11/21 at 6:47 pm


January 11th 1946 – Naomi Judd, American country music singer, songwriter, and activist. With her daughter, Wynonna Judd, Naomi formed the highly successful singing duo known as "The Judds". As a songwriter, Naomi also won a Grammy for country song of the year with the Judds' hit "Love Can Build a Bridge".


And mother of Ashley Judd.  :-*

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: c_keenan2001@hotmail.com on 01/12/21 at 3:01 am


And mother of Ashley Judd.  :-*


And she dueted with her other daughter Wynonna Judd as The Judds.

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/12/21 at 4:20 am

January 12th 1948 – Brendan Foster, English runner and sportscaster. He founded the Great North Run, one of the sport's most high profile half-marathon races. As an athlete, he won the bronze medal in the 10,000 metres at the 1976 Summer Olympics, and the gold medal in the 5,000 metres at the 1974 European Championships and the 10,000 metres at the 1978 Commonwealth Games. He has provided commentary and analysis on athletics, particularly long-distance events, for BBC Sport since the end of his running career.

Subject: Re: Mathematical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/12/21 at 5:18 am

January 12th 1665 – Pierre de Fermat, French lawyer at the Parlement of Toulouse, France, and a mathematician, died from an unknown cause. He is given credit for early developments that led to infinitesimal calculus, including his technique of adequality. In particular, he is recognized for his discovery of an original method of finding the greatest and the smallest ordinates of curved lines, which is analogous to that of differential calculus, then unknown, and his research into number theory. He made notable contributions to analytic geometry, probability, and optics. He is best known for his Fermat's principle for light propagation and his Fermat's Last Theorem in number theory, which he described in a note at the margin of a copy of Diophantus' Arithmetica. (b. in 1607)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/12/21 at 7:00 am

January 12th 1945 – Maggie Bell, Scottish singer-songwriter. She came to fame as co-lead vocalist of the blues-rock group Stone the Crows, and was described as the UK's closest counterpart to American singer Janis Joplin.

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/12/21 at 7:23 am

January 12th 1834 – William Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville, English academic and politician, the cause of death was not recorded. He served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1806 to 1807, though he was a supporter of the British Whig Party for the duration of the Napoleonic Wars. (b. 1759)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/12/21 at 7:57 am

January 12th 1948 – Anthony Andrews, English actor. Best known for his role as Lord Sebastian Flyte in the 1981 ITV miniseries Brideshead Revisited (1981). He is also known for playing the title roles in Ivanhoe and The Scarlet Pimpernel (both 1982), and for portraying Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin in The King's Speech (2010).

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/12/21 at 8:13 am

January 12th 1950 – John M. Stahl (born Jacob Morris Strelitsky), American director and producer, died from an undisclosed cause. At a young age he took the name John Malcolm Stahl and began working, first as a theatre actor and then in the city's growing motion picture industry. He directed his first silent film short in 1913. In 1919 he signed on with Louis B. Mayer Pictures in Hollywood. In 1924 he was part of the Mayer team that founded MGM Studios. In 1927, Stahl was one of the thirty-six founding members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. With the industry's transition to talkies and feature-length films, Stahl successfully made the adjustment. From 1927 through 1929 Stahl was an executive at the short-lived independent studio Tiffany Pictures, and renamed the company "Tiffany-Stahl Productions". In 1930 he joined Universal Pictures where he directed in 1934 the film Imitation of Life, which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture. The following year, he directed Magnificent Obsession, starring Irene Dunne and Robert Taylor. Both films were later remade in the 1950s by director Douglas Sirk. John Stahl continued to produce and direct major productions as well as filler shorts up to the time of his death. Some of his other notable directorial work was for The Keys of the Kingdom in 1944 and the 1945 film noir, Leave Her to Heaven starring Gene Tierney, who was nominated for Best Actress. (b. 1886)

Subject: Re: Cinematic Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/12/21 at 9:07 am

January 12th 1957 – John Lasseter, American animator, film director, screenwriter, and producer, who is the chief creative officer of Pixar Animation Studios, Walt Disney Animation Studios, and DisneyToon Studios. He is also the Principal Creative Advisor for Walt Disney Imagineering. He directed Toy Story (1995), A Bug's Life (1998), Toy Story 2 (1999), Cars (2006), and Cars 2 (2011). From 2006 to 2018, Lasseter also oversaw all of Walt Disney Animation Studios' (and its division Disneytoon Studios') films and associated projects as executive producer.  He has won two Academy Awards, for Best Animated Short Film (for Tin Toy), as well as a Special Achievement Award (for Toy Story).

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/12/21 at 9:54 am

January 12th 1960 – Nevil Shute (born Nevil Shute Norway), English engineer and author, died after a stroke. He used his full name in his engineering career and Nevil Shute as his pen name to protect his engineering career from inferences by his employers (Vickers) or fellow engineers that he was not a serious person or from potential negative publicity in connection with his novels, which included On the Beach and A Town Like Alice. (b. 1899)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/12/21 at 11:41 am

January 12th 1951 – Kirstie Alley, American actress and producer. Her breakout role was as Rebecca Howe on the NBC sitcom Cheers (1987-1993), receiving an Emmy Award and a Golden Globe in 1991 for the role. From 1997 to 2000, she starred on the sitcom Veronica's Closet, earning additional Emmy and Golden Globe nominations. Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, Alley appeared in films, including Summer School (1987), Shoot to Kill (1988), Look Who's Talking (1989) and its two sequels (1990–1993), Madhouse (1990), Sibling Rivalry (1990), Village of the Damned (1995), It Takes Two (1995), Deconstructing Harry (1997), For Richer or Poorer (1997), and Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999). She won her second Emmy Award in 1994 for the television film David's Mother.

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/12/21 at 11:53 am

January 12th 1979 – David Zabriskie, American cyclist. He competed as a professional between 1999 and 2013. His main strength is individual time trials and his career highlights include stage wins in all three Grand Tour stage races and winning the US National Time Trial Championship seven times. Zabriskie is known for his quirky nature, including singing before stages and the interviews he does with fellow riders in the professional peloton which are posted on his web site. In 2005, he became the third American to wear the leader's yellow jersey at the Tour de France, after winning the prologue of that year's Tour. However, later admissions of drug use during that time caused him to be stripped of his stage win and the resulting yellow jersey.

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/12/21 at 12:26 pm

January 12th 1976 – Agatha Christie, English crime novelist, short story writer and playwright died of natural causes. She is best known for her 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections, particularly those revolving around her fictional detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. She also wrote the world's longest-running play, a murder mystery, The Mousetrap, and six romances under the name Mary Westmacott. In 1971 she was elevated to Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) for her contribution to literature. On 3 December 1926, the Christies quarrelled, and Archie left their house, Styles, in Sunningdale, Berkshire, to spend the weekend with his mistress at Godalming, Surrey. That same evening, around 9:45 pm, Christie disappeared from her home, leaving behind a letter for her secretary saying that she was going to Yorkshire. Her car, a Morris Cowley, was later found at Newlands Corner, perched above a chalk quarry, with an expired driving licence and clothes. Her disappearance caused an outcry from the public. The Home Secretary, William Joynson-Hicks, pressured police, and a newspaper offered a £100 reward. Over a thousand police officers, 15,000 volunteers, and several aeroplanes scoured the rural landscape. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle even gave a spirit medium one of Christie's gloves to find the missing woman. Dorothy L. Sayers visited the house in Surrey, later using the scenario in her book Unnatural Death. Christie's disappearance was featured on the front page of The New York Times. Despite the extensive manhunt, she was not found for 10 days. On 14 December 1926, she was found at the Swan Hydropathic Hotel (now the Old Swan Hotel) in Harrogate, Yorkshire, registered as Mrs Teresa Neele (the surname of her husband's lover) from Cape Town. (b. 1890)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/12/21 at 2:17 pm

January 12th 1954 – Howard Stern, American radio and television personality, producer, author, actor, and photographer. He is best known for his radio show The Howard Stern Show, which gained popularity when it was nationally syndicated on terrestrial radio from 1986 to 2005.

Subject: Re: Nobel Prize Winner Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/12/21 at 2:27 pm

January 12th 1997 – Charles Brenton Huggins, Canadian-American physician and physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate, died from an undisclosed cause. A cancer researcher at the University of Chicago specializing in prostate cancer. He was awarded the 1966 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for discovering in 1941 that hormones could be used to control the spread of some cancers. This was the first discovery that showed that cancer could be controlled by chemicals. (b. 1901)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/12/21 at 3:49 pm

January 12th 1960 – Oliver Platt, American actor. He has been nominated for a Golden Globe Award, a Tony Award, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and four Primetime Emmy Awards.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/12/21 at 4:27 pm

January 12th 2003 – Maurice Gibb, British singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer died unexpectedly from complications of a twisted intestine. He achieved fame as a member of the British pop group the Bee Gees. Although his brothers Barry and Robin Gibb were the group's main lead singers, most of their albums included at least one or two compositions by Maurice, including "Lay It on Me", "Country Woman" and "On Time". The Bee Gees were one of the most successful rock-pop groups ever. Gibb's role in the group focused on melody and arrangements, providing backing vocal harmony and playing a variety of instruments. (b. 1949)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/12/21 at 5:11 pm

January 12th 1968 – Heather Mills, English businesswoman, activist and model (ex-wife of Paul McCartney), came to public attention in 1993; she was a model, and a collision with a police motorcycle in London resulted in the amputation of her left leg below the knee. She continued to model using a prosthetic limb and sold her story to a tabloid newspaper. Her relationship with Sir Paul McCartney brought further public attention in the year 2000. They married in June 2002 and Mills gave birth to Beatrice Milly McCartney on 28 October 2003. The couple separated in 2006 and finalised their divorce in 2008.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/12/21 at 5:15 pm

January 12th 2004 – Randy VanWarmer (born Randall Edwin Van Wormer), American singer-songwriter and guitarist, died from leukaemia. His biggest success was the pop hit, "Just When I Needed You Most". It reached #8 on the UK Singles Chart in September 1979 after peaking at #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #1 on Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks earlier that year. He wrote several songs for the group The Oak Ridge Boys including the #1 U.S. Country hit "I Guess It Never Hurts to Hurt Sometimes". The song appeared on his 1981 album Beat of Love, which also included the pop tune "Suzi Found a Weapon", which hit #55 on the Billboard Hot 100. (b. 1955)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: LyricBoy on 01/12/21 at 6:55 pm


January 12th 2003 – Maurice Gibb, British singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer died unexpectedly from complications of a twisted intestine. He achieved fame as a member of the British pop group the Bee Gees. Although his brothers Barry and Robin Gibb were the group's main lead singers, most of their albums included at least one or two compositions by Maurice, including "Lay It on Me", "Country Woman" and "On Time". The Bee Gees were one of the most successful rock-pop groups ever. Gibb's role in the group focused on melody and arrangements, providing backing vocal harmony and playing a variety of instruments. (b. 1949)


Maurice (pronounced “Morris”) was the second Gibb brother to pass away, the first being heartthrob Andy Gibb.  :\'(

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/13/21 at 1:41 am

January 13th 1969 – Stephen Hendry, Scottish snooker player. Hendry became the youngest professional snooker player in 1985 aged 16 and, in 1990, he was the youngest-ever snooker World Champion, at the age of 21. He won the World Championship seven times, a record in the modern era, and was snooker's world number one for eight consecutive seasons between 1990 and 1998, and again in 2006/2007.

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/13/21 at 2:34 am

January 13th 1599 – Edmund Spenser, English poet, Chief Secretary for Ireland. Best known for The Faerie Queene, an epic poem and fantastical allegory celebrating the Tudor dynasty and Elizabeth I. He is recognized as one of the premier craftsmen of nascent Modern English verse, and is often considered one of the greatest poets in the English language. (b. about 1552)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/13/21 at 6:54 am

January 13th 1952 – Stephen Glover, English journalist. He co-founded The Independent in 1986 with Andreas Whittam Smith and Matthew Symonds. All three had previously been journalists on The Daily Telegraph and had left the paper towards the end of Lord Hartwell's ownership. Between 1986 and 1990 Glover was Foreign Editor of The Independent. In 1990 he became the founding editor of The Independent on Sunday. In 1992 Glover helped Richard Ingrams launch The Oldie magazine with fellow journalists Auberon Waugh, Alexander Chancellor, and Patrick Marnham.

Subject: Re: Religious Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/13/21 at 6:59 am

January 13th 1691 – George Fox, English religious leader. A founder of the Religious Society of Friends, commonly known as the Quakers or Friends. The son of a Leicestershire weaver, he lived in times of social upheaval and war. He rebelled against the religious and political authorities by proposing an unusual, uncompromising approach to the Christian faith. He travelled throughout Britain as a dissenting preacher, performing hundreds of healings, and often being persecuted by the disapproving authorities. In 1669, he married Margaret Fell, widow of a wealthy supporter, Thomas Fell; she was a leading Friend. His ministry expanded and he made tours of North America and the Low Countries. He was arrested and jailed numerous times for his beliefs. He spent his final decade working in London to organise the expanding Quaker movement. Despite disdain from some Anglicans and Puritans, he was viewed with respect by the Quaker convert William Penn and the Lord Protector, Oliver Cromwell. (born in July 1624)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/13/21 at 7:27 am

January 13th 1957 – Mark O'Meara, American professional golfer who was a prolific tournament winner on the PGA Tour and around the world from the mid-1980s to the late 1990s. He spent nearly 200 weeks in the top-10 of the Official World Golf Ranking from their debut in 1986 to 2000.

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/13/21 at 7:38 am

January 13th 1832 – Thomas Lord, English cricketer, died from an unknown condition. He played first-class cricket from 1787 to 1802. He made a brief comeback, playing in one further match in 1815. Overall, Lord made 90 known appearances in first-class cricket. He was mostly associated with Middlesex and with Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) as a ground staff bowler. He is best remembered as the founder of Lord's Cricket Ground. (b. 1755)

Subject: Re: Cinematic Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/13/21 at 8:23 am

January 13th 1977 – Orlando Bloom, English actor. He made his breakthrough as the character Legolas in The Lord of the Rings film series, a role he reprised in The Hobbit film series. He gained further acclaim by appearing in epic fantasy, historical, and adventure films, notably as Will Turner in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series. Bloom subsequently established himself as a leading man in Hollywood films, with roles such as Paris in Troy (2004) and Balian de Ibelin in Kingdom of Heaven (2005). He currently stars in the Amazon Prime Video series Carnival Row (2019 to present). He made his professional stage debut in In Celebration at the Duke of York's Theatre in the West End in 2007 and starred in a Broadway adaption of Romeo and Juliet in 2013. In 2009, Bloom was named a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador. In 2015 he received the BAFTA Britannia Humanitarian Award.

Subject: Re: Musical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/13/21 at 8:25 am

January 13th 1864 – Stephen Foster, known as "the father of American music", died while suffering from a fever and feeling weakened, he fell in his hotel in the Bowery, cutting his neck. His writing partner George Cooper found him still alive, naked, lying in a pool of blood. He was an American songwriter primarily known for his parlor and minstrel music. Foster wrote over 200 songs; among his best-known are "Oh! Susanna", "Hard Times Come Again No More", "Camptown Races", "Old Folks at Home" ("Swanee River"), "My Old Kentucky Home", "Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair", "Old Black Joe", and "Beautiful Dreamer". (b. 1826)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/13/21 at 9:14 am

January 13th 1961 – Suggs (born Graham McPherson), English singer-songwriter, musician, radio personality and actor. In a music career spanning 40 years, Suggs came to prominence in the late 1970s as the lead singer of the ska band Madness, which released fifteen singles that entered the Top 10 charts in the United Kingdom during the 1970s, 1980s and the 1990s, including "My Girl", "Baggy Trousers", "Embarrassment", "It Must Be Love", "House of Fun", "Driving in My Car", "Our House", "Wings of a Dove" and "Lovestruck". Suggs began his solo career in 1995, while still a member of Madness. Since then, he has released two studio albums and two compilation albums. His solo hits include "I'm Only Sleeping", "Camden Town", "Cecilia" and "Blue Day". Suggs has also been an actor, with roles in films, theatre and television.

Subject: Re: Nobel Prize Winner Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/13/21 at 11:08 am

January 13th 1960 – Eric Betzig, American physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate. He works as a Professor of Physics and Professor of Molecular and Cell biology at the University of California, Berkeley. He is also a Senior Fellow at the Janelia Farm Research Campus in Ashburn, Virginia. Betzig has worked to develop the field of fluorescence microscopy and photoactivated localization microscopy. He was awarded the 2014 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for "the development of super-resolved fluorescence microscopy" along with Stefan Hell and fellow Cornell alumnus William E. Moerner.

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/13/21 at 12:53 pm

January 13th 1885 – Schuyler Colfax, American journalist, businessman, and politician, died of a heart attack brought on by the extreme cold and exhaustion. He served as the 17th vice president of the United States from 1869 to 1873, and prior to that as the 25th speaker of the House of Representatives from 1863 to 1869. A member of the Republican Party (after the Whig Party's demise in the early 1850s), he was the U.S. Representative for Indiana's 9th congressional district from 1855 to 1869. (b. 1823)

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/13/21 at 4:10 pm

January 13th 1929 – Wyatt Earp, American Old West lawman, died of chronic cystitis. An American Old West gambler, a deputy sheriff in Pima County, and deputy town marshal in Tombstone, Arizona Territory, who took part in the gunfight at the O.K. Corral, during which the lawmen killed three outlaw cowboys. (b. 1848)

Subject: Re: Musical Death Anniversary

Written By: LyricBoy on 01/13/21 at 7:06 pm


January 13th 1864 – Stephen Foster, known as "the father of American music", died while suffering from a fever and feeling weakened, he fell in his hotel in the Bowery, cutting his neck. His writing partner George Cooper found him still alive, naked, lying in a pool of blood. He was an American songwriter primarily known for his parlor and minstrel music. Foster wrote over 200 songs; among his best-known are "Oh! Susanna", "Hard Times Come Again No More", "Camptown Races", "Old Folks at Home" ("Swanee River"), "My Old Kentucky Home", "Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair", "Old Black Joe", and "Beautiful Dreamer". (b. 1826)


A statue of Foster in Picksburgh was torn down because the knuckleheads thought it was racist. A similar statue of Abraham Lincoln was also torn down.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/14/21 at 4:16 am

January 14th 1944 – Graham Marsh, Australian golfer and architect. Throughout the 1970s and 1980s Marsh was a regular winner on the European Tour, the Japan Golf Tour and the PGA Tour of Australasia. He also won several events in Asia outside Japan and one on the U.S.-based PGA Tour, the 1977 Heritage Classic. Marsh had an outstanding win rate on the European Tour, where he accumulated eleven titles even though he never played more than seven events in Europe in a season.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/14/21 at 4:17 am


A statue of Foster in Picksburgh was torn down because the knuckleheads thought it was racist. A similar statue of Abraham Lincoln was also torn down.
The same for some statues here in the UK

Subject: Re: Classical Music Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/14/21 at 4:22 am

January 14th 1676 – Francesco Cavalli (born Pietro Francesco Caletti-Bruni), Italian organist and composer, his death was not recorded at the time. He wrote forty-one operas, twenty-seven of which are extant, being preserved in the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana (Library of St Mark) in Venice. Copies of some of the operas also exist in other locations. In addition, two last operas (Coriolano and Masenzio), which are clearly attributed to him, are lost, as well as twelve other operas that have been attributed to him, though the music is lost and attribution impossible to prove. (b. 1602)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/14/21 at 5:21 am

January 14th 1948 – T Bone Burnett (born Joseph Henry Burnett III), American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer. He rose to fame as a guitarist in Bob Dylan's band during the 1970s. He has received multiple Grammy awards for his work in film music, including for O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) Cold Mountain (2004), Walk the Line (2005), and Crazy Heart (2010); and won another Grammy for producing the studio album Raising Sand (2007), in which he united the contemporary bluegrass of Alison Krauss with the blues rock of Robert Plant.

Subject: Re: Scientific Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/14/21 at 5:33 am

January 14th 1742 – Edmond Halley, English astronomer, geophysicist, mathematician, meteorologist, and physicist, his death was not recorded at the time. He is best known for computing the orbit of Halley's Comet. He was the second Astronomer Royal in Britain, succeeding John Flamsteed. (b. 1656)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/14/21 at 5:59 am

January 14th 1943 – Holland Taylor, American actress and playwright. She won the 1999 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her role as Honorable Roberta Kittleson on the ABC drama The Practice (1998–2003) and received another nomination the following year. For her role as Evelyn Harper on the CBS sitcom Two and a Half Men (2003–2015) she received four Primetime Emmy Award nominations.

Subject: Re: Royalty Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/14/21 at 7:15 am

January 14th 1892 – Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale developed pneumonia and died at Sandringham House in Norfolk, less than a week after his 28th birthday. The eldest child of Albert Edward, Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII), and the grandson of the reigning British monarch, Queen Victoria. From the time of his birth, he was second in the line of succession to the British throne, but never became king: he died before his father and his grandmother, the Queen. Albert Victor's intellect, sexuality and mental health have been the subject of speculation. Rumours linked him with the Cleveland Street scandal, which involved a homosexual brothel, but there is no conclusive evidence that he ever went there or was even homosexual. Some authors have argued that he was the serial killer known as Jack the Ripper, but contemporary documents show that Albert Victor could not have been in London at the time of the murders, and the claim is widely dismissed. (b. 1864)

Subject: Re: Cinematic Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/14/21 at 7:47 am

January 14th 1949 – Lawrence Kasdan, American screenwriter, director and producer. He is best known as co-writer of the films The Empire Strikes Back, Raiders of the Lost Ark, and Return of the Jedi. Kasdan co-wrote the Star Wars sequel trilogy film Star Wars: The Force Awakens, and will co-write the series' Han Solo spin-off film. He has been nominated for three Oscars: twice for Best Original Screenplay for The Big Chill and Grand Canyon and once for Best Adapted Screenplay for The Accidental Tourist.

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/14/21 at 8:11 am

January 14th 1898 – Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, better known by his pen name Lewis Carroll died of pneumonia following influenza at his sister's home, "The Chestnuts", in Guildford. He was two weeks away from turning 66 years old. He was an English writer, mathematician, logician, Anglican deacon, and photographer. His most famous writings are Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, its sequel Through the Looking-Glass, which includes the poem "Jabberwocky", and the poem The Hunting of the Snark, all examples of the genre of literary nonsense. (b. 1832)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/14/21 at 9:00 am

January 14th 1945 – Maina Gielgud, English ballerina and director. She was artistic director of the Australian Ballet from 1983 to 1996. She had a twenty-year career as a dancer in Europe and the United Kingdom. Gielgud directed the Royal Danish Ballet between 1997 and 1999. Until 2005, she held the artistic associate position at the Houston Ballet. She is a daughter of Lewis Gielgud and actress Zita Gordon and niece of actor John Gielgud.

Subject: Re: Scientific Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/14/21 at 10:07 am

January 14th 1874 – Johann Philipp Reis, German physicist and academic, died after a long and painful illness, that was not recorded at that time. In 1861, he constructed the first make-and-break telephone, today called the Reis telephone. (b. 1834)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/14/21 at 10:59 am

January 14th 1967 – Emily Watson, English actress. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her debut film role as Bess McNeil in Lars von Trier's Breaking the Waves (1996) and for her role as Jacqueline du Pré in Hilary and Jackie (1998), winning the BIFA Award for Best Actress for the latter.

Subject: Re: Mathematical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/14/21 at 11:50 am

January 14th 1901 – Charles Hermite, French mathematician and theorist, died from an undisclosed cause. He did research concerning number theory, quadratic forms, invariant theory, orthogonal polynomials, elliptic functions, and algebra. Hermite polynomials, Hermite interpolation, Hermite normal form, Hermitian operators, and cubic Hermite splines are named in his honor. One of his students was Henri Poincaré. He was the first to prove that e, the base of natural logarithms, is a transcendental number. His methods were used later by Ferdinand von Lindemann to prove that π is transcendental. (b. 1822)

Subject: Re: Cinematic Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/14/21 at 2:39 pm

January 14th 1963 – Steven Soderbergh, American film producer, director, screenwriter, cinematographer and editor. His indie drama Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989) won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival, and became a worldwide commercial success, making the then-26-year-old Soderbergh the youngest director to win the festival's top award.

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/14/21 at 2:59 pm

January 14th 1957 – Humphrey Bogart, American screen and stage actor, died from cancer of the esophagus. His performances in the 1940s films noir such as The Maltese Falcon, Casablanca, and The Big Sleep earned him status as a cultural icon. Gradually he became a regular in Broadway shows in the 1920s and 1930s. When the stock market crash of 1929 reduced the demand for plays, Bogart turned to film. His first great success was as Duke Mantee in The Petrified Forest (1936), and this led to a period of typecasting as a gangster with films such as Angels with Dirty Faces (1938) and B-movies like The Return of Doctor X (1939). (b. 1899)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/14/21 at 3:20 pm

January 14th 1959 – Geoff Tate, German-American singer-songwriter and musician. He rose to fame with the progressive metal band Queensrÿche, who had commercial success with their 1988 album Operation: Mindcrime and 1990 album Empire. Tate is ranked fourteenth on Hit Parader's list of the 100 Greatest Metal Vocalists of All Time. He was voted No. 2 on That Metal Show's top 5 hard rock vocalists of the 1980s. In 2012, he won the Vegas Rocks! Magazine Music Award for "Voice in Progressive Heavy Metal". In 2015, he placed ninth on OC Weekly's list of the 10 Best High-Pitched Metal Singers. After his farewell tour as Queensrÿche, he renamed his band Operation: Mindcrime, after the Queensrÿche album of the same name.

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/14/21 at 3:39 pm

January 14th 1977 – Anthony Eden, English soldier and politician, died from liver cancer. He served three periods as Foreign Secretary and then a relatively brief term as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1955 to 1957. Achieving rapid promotion as a young Member of Parliament, he became Foreign Secretary aged 38, before resigning in protest at Neville Chamberlain's appeasement policy towards Mussolini's Italy. He again held that position for most of the Second World War, and a third time in the early 1950s. Having been deputy to Winston Churchill for almost 15 years, he succeeded him as the leader of the Conservative Party and prime minister in April 1955, and a month later won a general election. (b. 1897)

Subject: Re: Business Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/14/21 at 4:58 pm

January 14th 1984 – Ray Kroc, American businessman, died of heart failure. He joined the Californian chain McDonald's in 1954 and built it into a nationwide and eventually global franchise, making it the most successful fast food corporation in the world. Controversially, Kroc would present himself as the founder of McDonald's during his later life. Kroc was included in Time 100: The Most Important People of the Century, and amassed a fortune during his lifetime. He owned the San Diego Padres baseball team from 1974 until his death in 1984. (b. 1902)

Subject: Re: Business Death Anniversary

Written By: LyricBoy on 01/14/21 at 6:21 pm


January 14th 1984 – Ray Kroc, American businessman, died of heart failure. He joined the Californian chain McDonald's in 1954 and built it into a nationwide and eventually global franchise, making it the most successful fast food corporation in the world. Controversially, Kroc would present himself as the founder of McDonald's during his later life. Kroc was included in Time 100: The Most Important People of the Century, and amassed a fortune during his lifetime. He owned the San Diego Padres baseball team from 1974 until his death in 1984. (b. 1902)


It is fortunate that he lived long enough to see his pinnacle achievement - the development of the McRib sandwich in 1981.  8)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 01/15/21 at 6:26 pm

Dolores O'Riordan, Irish musician, passed away on this date three years ago at the age of 46. (She would have turned 50 in September of this year.) :\'( She was the lead vocalist of the Irish alternative rock band The Cranberries, and the only female member in the band's nearly three-decade history.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 01/16/21 at 11:25 am

Pauline Phillips, American journalist and radio host, creator of Dear Abby, passed away 8 years ago today at the age of 94 1/2. (She was born 4 July 1918)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: LyricBoy on 01/17/21 at 7:49 am

Hip hop phenom Ray J, famous for his video work with Kim Kardashian, as well as his hit single “I Hit It First”, was born in this day in 1981.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: LyricBoy on 01/17/21 at 7:51 am

Kid Rock was born in this day in 1971, in Romeo Michigan.  8)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: LyricBoy on 01/17/21 at 7:52 am

Pop sweetheart Susanna Hoffs :-* was born in this day in 1959.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: LyricBoy on 01/17/21 at 7:54 am

Mick Taylor, legendary guitarist for The Rolling Stones, was born in this day in 1948.  8)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: LyricBoy on 01/17/21 at 7:55 am

Reality/sleaze TV mogul Maury Povich turns 82 today, having been born in 1939.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: LyricBoy on 01/17/21 at 7:59 am

Newton Minow, former chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, turns 95 today as he was born in 1926.

His criticism of TV programming as “a vast wasteland” led to the SS Minnow being sarcastically named for him in Gilligan’s Island.  ;D

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: nally on 01/17/21 at 11:09 am


Reality/sleaze TV mogul Maury Povich turns 82 today, having been born in 1939.

Newton Minow, former chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, turns 95 today as he was born in 1926.

His criticism of TV programming as “a vast wasteland” led to the SS Minnow being sarcastically named for him in Gilligan’s Island.  ;D

Posts like this, are usually saved for the thread "Some Very Old Celebs Still Alive."

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 01/17/21 at 11:33 am

Barbara Jordan, American lawyer and politician, died on this date 25 years ago. (She missed her 60th birthday by a month.)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: LyricBoy on 01/17/21 at 2:20 pm


Posts like this, are usually saved for the thread "Some Very Old Celebs Still Alive."


They’re considered old? ???

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: nally on 01/17/21 at 4:00 pm


They’re considered old? ???

We have a special thread for older famous people who are still with us. Just sayin'.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 01/18/21 at 11:21 am

Five years ago today, on 18 January 2016, we lost American musician Glenn Frey (to cancer at age 67). :\'( He was a longtime member of rock band (the) Eagles, and he also performed solo work.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/21 at 12:40 am


Posts like this, are usually saved for the thread "Some Very Old Celebs Still Alive."
I concentrate on 80+ Celebs and famous people there.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/21 at 12:41 am

January 19th 1942 – Michael Crawford, English actor, comedian and singer. He has received great critical acclaim and won numerous awards during his career, which covers radio, television, film, and stage work on both London's West End and on Broadway in New York City. He is best known for playing the hapless Frank Spencer in the popular 1970s British sitcom, Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em (which made him a household name), as well as for originating the title role in The Phantom of the Opera.

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/21 at 12:46 am

January 19th 1997 – James Dickey, American poet and novelist, died of complications of lung disease. He was appointed the eighteenth United States Poet Laureate in 1966. He also received the Order of the South award. Dickey was best known for his novel Deliverance (1970) which was adapted into an acclaimed film of the same name. (b. 1923)

Subject: Re: Royalty Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/21 at 1:28 am

January 19th 1943 – Princess Margriet of the Netherlands. She is the third daughter of Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard. As an aunt of the reigning monarch, King Willem-Alexander, she is a member of the Dutch Royal House and currently eighth and last in the line of succession to the throne. Princess Margriet has often represented the monarch at official or semi-official events. Some of these functions have taken her back to Canada, the country where she was born de facto, and to events organised by the Dutch merchant navy of which she is a patron.

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/21 at 1:39 am

January 19th 1729 – William Congreve, English playwright and poet of the Restoration period, died having probably received an internal injury from a carriage accident from which he never recovered. He is known for his clever, satirical dialogue and influence on the comedy of manners style of that period. He was also a minor political figure in the British Whig Party. (b. 1670)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/21 at 4:07 am

January 19th 1946 – Dolly Parton, American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, actress, author, businesswoman, and philanthropist, known primarily for her work in country music. After achieving success as a songwriter for others, Dolly Parton made her album debut in 1967, with her album Hello, I'm Dolly. With steady success during the remainder of the 1960s (both as a solo artist and with a series of duet albums with Porter Wagoner), her sales and chart peak came during the 1970s and continuing into the 1980s; Parton's subsequent albums in the later part of the 1990s were lower in sales. However, in the new millennium, Parton achieved commercial success again and has released albums on independent labels since 2000, including albums on her own label, Dolly Records.

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/21 at 4:38 am

January 19th 1963 – Clement Smoot, American golfer, died from an undisclosed cause. He competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics as part of the American team which won the gold medal. He finished 6th in this competition. In the individual competition he finished 22nd in the qualification and was eliminated in the first round of the match play. (b. 1884)

Subject: Re: Cinematic Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/21 at 4:54 am

January 19th 1943 – Larry Clark, American director, producer, and screenwriter. Best known for his controversial teen film Kids (1995) and his photography book Tulsa (1971). His work focuses primarily on youth who casually engage in illegal drug use, and violence, and who are part of a specific subculture, such as surfing, punk rock, or skateboarding.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/21 at 5:37 am

January 19th 1973 – Max Adrian (born Guy Thornton Bor), Northern Irish stage, film and television actor and singer, died of a heart attack. He was a founding member of both the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre. In addition to his success as a character actor in classical drama, he was known for his work as a singer and comic actor in revue and musicals, and in one-man shows about George Bernard Shaw and Gilbert and Sullivan, and in cinema and television films, notably Ken Russell's Song of Summer as the ailing composer Delius. His voice and acting style were distinctive: The Times referred to his "Osric-like elaborations of manner", and his voice "like no other heard on the English stage of his day, vestigially Irish and harshly attractive." His first film was in 1934. He appeared in several British films in the 1940s, before playing the Dauphin in the Laurence Olivier production of Henry V (1944). He also appeared in Dr. Terror's House of Horrors (1965) as the vampire Dr Blake, The Deadly Affair (1966), and in several Ken Russell films: The Music Lovers (1970; as Anton Rubinstein), The Boy Friend (1971) and The Devils (1971). He was also featured in Russell's acclaimed award-winning 1968 Omnibus TV film Song of Summer, as the blind and paralysed composer Frederick Delius. Adrian once said that, of all the roles he had ever played, he had never had such difficulty in ridding himself of involvement in a character as that of Delius in Song of Summer. (b. 1903)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/21 at 5:48 am

January 19th 1944 – Shelley Fabares (born Michele Ann Marie Fabares), American actress and singer. She is best known for her television roles as Mary Stone on the sitcom The Donna Reed Show (1958–1963) and as Christine Armstrong on the sitcom Coach (1989–97), the latter of which earned her two Primetime Emmy Awards nominations. In 1962, her recording of "Johnny Angel" reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/21 at 6:04 am

January 19th 1990 – Alberto Semprini, English pianist, composer and conductor, died from an undisclosed illness. He graduated from the Verdi Conservatory in Milan in 1928, having studied composition and conducting as well as honing his skills at the piano. In Italy he performed a broad range of music, from pop to jazz and classical, and in 1938 led his first radio orchestra in Italy. In the late 1950s he also featured regularly at the San Remo Festival. Back in the UK, he hosted a light music programme, Semprini Serenade, which he introduced with the words: "Old ones, new ones, loved ones, neglected ones". The program first aired on BBC Radio in 1957 and continued for around 25 years. Although his 'house band' was the New Abbey Light Symphony Orchestra on his commercial records, on radio he was always accompanied by one of the BBC's own staff orchestras – initially the BBC Revue Orchestra. Semprini also wrote a number of original light music compositions, including Concerto Appassionato and Mediterranean Concerto, which he used as the theme tune for his radio show. (b. 1908)

Subject: Re: Literary Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/21 at 6:34 am

January 19th 1946 – Julian Barnes, English novelist, short story writer, essayist, and critic. He won the Man Booker Prize for his book The Sense of an Ending (2011), and three of his earlier books had been shortlisted for the Booker Prize: Flaubert's Parrot (1984), England, England (1998), and Arthur & George (2005). He has also written crime fiction under the pseudonym Dan Kavanagh. In addition to novels, Barnes has published collections of essays and short stories.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/21 at 7:13 am

January 19th 2006 – Anthony Franciosa (born Anthony George Papaleo), American actor, died after suffering a massive stroke. Usually billed at the height of his career as Tony Franciosa. He began as a successful stage actor, gaining a Tony Award nomination for the drug-addiction play A Hatful of Rain. After relocating to Hollywood he made numerous feature films, including A Face in the Crowd (1957), The Long, Hot Summer (1958), and Career (1959), for which he won the Golden Globe for Best Actor. In television he played lead roles in five television series: the sitcom Valentine's Day (1964–65), drama The Name of the Game (1968–71), Search (1972–73), Matt Helm (1975), and Finder of Lost Loves (1984). (b. 1928)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/21 at 9:36 am

January 19th 1947 – Rod Evans, English singer-songwriter. In the late 1960s he began his professional career in The Maze, formerly MI5, after which he was a member of the original Deep Purple line-up who produced three studio albums with a more progressive and pop-driven sound. After recording a solo single, he was a member of the original Captain Beyond line-up, who produced two studio albums. After a legal struggle with Deep Purple in 1980, Evans turned reclusive and disappeared from public life.

Subject: Re: Mathematical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/21 at 11:10 am

January 19th 1930 – Frank P. Ramsey, British mathematician, philosopher and economist, died from undiagnosed leptospirosis. He made major contributions to all three fields before his death at the age of 26. He was a close friend of Ludwig Wittgenstein and was instrumental in translating Wittgenstein's Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus into English, as well as persuading Wittgenstein to return to philosophy and Cambridge. Like Wittgenstein, he was a member of the Cambridge Apostles, the secret intellectual society, from 1921. (b. 1903)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/21 at 12:07 pm

January 19th 1952 – Dewey Bunnell, British-American singer-songwriter and guitarist. While attending London Central High School in England he met Gerry Beckley and Dan Peek. After an initial attempt at forming a band in the late 1960s, the trio formed America in 1969 and released their first album in 1971. As with the other members, Bunnell wrote, sang and played guitar. His best-known compositions include "A Horse with No Name", "Ventura Highway", and "Tin Man". Bunnell has explained that "A Horse with No Name" was "a metaphor for a vehicle to get away from life's confusion into a quiet, peaceful place", while "Sandman" was inspired by his casual talks with returning Vietnam veterans. Afraid that they might be attacked and killed in their sleep, many of them chose to stay awake as long as possible, either naturally or with pharmaceuticals. Thus, they were "running from the Sandman."

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/21 at 12:08 pm

January 19th 2006 – Wilson Pickett, American R&B, soul and rock and roll singer and songwriter, died from a heart attack. A major figure in the development of American soul music, Pickett recorded over 50 songs which made the US R&B charts, many of which crossed over to the Billboard Hot 100. Among his best-known hits are "In the Midnight Hour" (which he co-wrote), "Land of 1,000 Dances", "Mustang Sally", and "Funky Broadway". (b. 1941)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/21 at 12:46 pm

January 19th 1954 – Katey Sagal, American actress and singer (born Catherine Louise Sagal). She is known for playing Peggy Bundy on Married... with Children, Leela on Futurama, and Cate Hennessy on 8 Simple Rules. She is also widely known for her role as Gemma Teller Morrow on the FX series Sons of Anarchy, for which she won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama in 2011. In 2019, she joined the cast of The Conners in which she portrays a love interest to the familial patriarch, Dan Conner.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/21 at 12:51 pm

January 19th 2000 – Hedy Lamarr, Austrian-American actress, singer, and mathematician, her death certificate cited three causes: heart failure, chronic valvular heart disease, and arteriosclerotic heart disease. She appeared in numerous popular feature films, including Algiers (1938), I Take This Woman (1940), Comrade X (1940), Come Live With Me (1941), H.M. Pulham, Esq. (1941), and Samson and Delilah (1949). (b. 1914)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/21 at 2:25 pm

January 19th 1955 – Tony Mansfield, English singer-songwriter and producer. He became best known as the main songwriter/producer for New Musik, a synthpop band that performed from 1979 to 1982. Following their debut hit single "Straight Lines" in 1979, the band had three further UK Top 40 hits in 1980 ("This World of Water", "Sanctuary" and Living By Numbers"), and released three albums: From A To B (1980), Anywhere (1981) and Warp (1982). The group also released a compilation album for the United States in 1981 known as Sanctuary which consisted of tracks from the first two albums. After the demise of GTO Records, New Musik disbanded.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/21 at 3:03 pm

January 19th 1959 – Jeff Pilson, American bass player, songwriter, and actor. best known for being the bass player in Dokken and currently classic rock band Foreigner. He has also had an extended stint with Dio in the 1990s. He is a multi-instrumentalist who plays guitar, cello, keyboards, piano and mellotron. Pilson played fictional heavy metal bassist Jörgen in the 2001 film Rock Star, and voiced Johnny Cage in the 2011 video game Mortal Kombat.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/21 at 3:09 pm

January 19th 2014 – Christopher Chataway, English runner, journalist, and politician, died of cancer. He had a short but distinguished athletics career. At the Helsinki Olympic Games of 1952, in the 5000 metres final, after being passed on the last bend by the Czech long-distance runner, Emil Zátopek, France's Alain Mimoun, and West Germany's Herbert Schade, Chataway's foot brushed the curb and he crashed headlong to the ground. Chataway managed to finish the race in fifth place. On leaving university he took an executive job with Guinness. When Sir Hugh Beaver of Guinness came up with the idea for the Guinness Book of Records, it was Chataway who suggested his old university friends Norris and Ross McWhirter as editors, knowing of their liking for facts. Chataway continued with his running. When Roger Bannister ran the first sub-four minute mile on 6 May 1954 at Oxford University's Iffley Road Track, Chataway and Chris Brasher were his pacemakers. He finished in second place in the 5000 m at the European Athletics Championship of 1954, 12.2 seconds behind the winner Vladimir Kuts, but two weeks later turned the tables at a London v. Moscow athletics competition at White City, setting a world record time of 13 minutes 51.6 seconds. The contest was televised via the Eurovision network and made Chataway a sporting celebrity; that December he won the first BBC Sports Personality of the Year award. After competing in the 1956 Olympics, Chataway retired from international athletics, though he continued to race for Thames Hare and Hounds. In 1991 Chataway was appointed chairman of the Civil Aviation Authority – a job he relished not least because his father had been one of the early aviators. He supported his friend Chris Brasher when he established the London Marathon, and was President of the Commonwealth Games Council for England from 1990 to 2009. He was knighted in 1995 for services to aviation. (b. 1931)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/21 at 4:03 pm

January 19th 1957 – Roger Ashton-Griffiths, English actor, screenwriter and film director. He is best known for his role as Mace Tyrell in the HBO fantasy series Game of Thrones. He has appeared in numerous high-profile films, including Terry Gilliam's Brazil (1985) and The Brothers Grimm (2005), Dreamchild (1985), Young Sherlock Holmes (1985), Gene Wilder's Haunted Honeymoon (1986), Roman Polanski's Pirates (1986), Peter Greenaway's The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989), Mountains of the Moon (1990), Chicago Joe and the Showgirl (1990), Shadowlands (1993), The Portrait of a Lady (1996), The Wind in the Willows (1996), A Knight's Tale (2001), Martin Scorsese's Gangs of New York (2002), Woody Allen's You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (2010), Olivier Dahan's Grace of Monaco (2014) and Mike Leigh's Mr. Turner (2014).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/21 at 4:06 pm

January 19th 2014 – Al Lerner, American pianist, composer, arranger, and conductor from the big band era, died of prostate cancer. He wrote music for several artists, including Allan Sherman and Liza Minnelli. He also wrote the music for "So Until I See You", the closing theme for The Tonight Show with Jack Paar in the early 1960s, and was the pianist for A Tribute to Eddie Duchin, which was a soundtrack for the 1956 biographical film pic The Eddy Duchin Story. (b. 1919)

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Written By: LyricBoy on 01/19/21 at 6:32 pm


January 19th 2000 – Hedy Lamarr, Austrian-American actress, singer, and mathematician,


In addition to her acting career, she co-invented an early version of frequency-hopping spread spectrum communication for torpedo guidance. 8)

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Written By: LyricBoy on 01/19/21 at 6:34 pm


January 19th 1954 – Katey Sagal, American actress and singer (born Catherine Louise Sagal).


Also sister to Jean and Liz Sagal :-*, of Double Trouble TV series fame, and stars of the Doublemint gum commercials.  8)

And daughter of film director Boris Sagal, whose head got lopped off when he inadvertently walked into a spinning helicopter rotor blade.  :-\\

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/20/21 at 3:30 am

January 20th 1945 – Eric Stewart, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer. Best known as a founding member of the rock groups The Mindbenders with whom he played from 1963 to 1968, and likewise of 10cc from 1972 to 1995. Stewart co-owned Strawberry Studios in Stockport, England, from 1968 to the early 1980s, where he recorded albums with 10cc and artists including Neil Sedaka and Paul McCartney. Stewart collaborated with McCartney extensively in the 1980s, playing on or co-writing songs for McCartney's solo albums Tug of War (1982), Pipes of Peace (1983), Give My Regards to Broad Street (1984), and Press to Play (1986). Since 1980, Stewart has released four solo studio albums.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/20/21 at 3:43 am

January 20th 1779 – David Garrick, English actor, playwright, theatre manager and producer, died after catching a very bad cold. He influenced nearly all aspects of theatrical practice throughout the 18th century, and was a pupil and friend of Dr Samuel Johnson. He appeared in a number of amateur theatricals, and with his appearance in the title role of Shakespeare's Richard III, audiences and managers began to take notice. (b. 1717)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/20/21 at 4:52 am

January 20th 1946 – David Lynch, American filmmaker, painter, guitarist, writer and actor. He is best known for writing and directing films such as Eraserhead (1977), The Elephant Man (1980), Blue Velvet (1986), and Mulholland Drive (2001), which are often regarded by critics as among the best films of their times, and for his television series Twin Peaks (1990–91, 2017). These works led to him being labeled "the first popular Surrealist" by film critic Pauline Kael. A recipient of an Academy Honorary Award in 2019, he has received three Academy Award nominations for Best Director, and has won the César Award for Best Foreign Film twice, as well as the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival and a Golden Lion award for lifetime achievement at the Venice Film Festival. In 2007, a panel of critics convened by The Guardian announced that 'after all the discussion, no one could fault the conclusion that David Lynch is the most important film-maker of the current era', while AllMovie called him "the Renaissance man of modern American filmmaking".

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/20/21 at 5:45 am

January 20th 1984 – Johnny Weissmuller, Hungarian-born American competition swimmer and actor, died from pulmonary edema. Best known for playing Tarzan in films of the 1930s and 1940s and for having one of the best competitive swimming records of the 20th century. Weissmuller was one of the world's fastest swimmers in the 1920s, winning five Olympic gold medals for swimming and one bronze medal for water polo. He was the first to break the one minute barrier for 100-meter freestyle; and the first to swim 440-yard freestyle under five minutes. He won fifty-two U.S. national championships, set more than fifty world records (spread over both freestyle and backstroke), and was purportedly undefeated in official competition for the entirety of his competitive career. After retiring from competitions, he became the sixth actor to portray Edgar Rice Burroughs's ape man, Tarzan, a role he played in twelve motion pictures. Dozens of other actors have also played Tarzan, but Weissmuller is by far the best known. His character's distinctive Tarzan yell is still often used in films. (b. 1904)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/20/21 at 8:42 am

January 20th 1965 – Sophie, Countess of Wessex (born Sophie Helen Rhys-Jones). She is a member of the British royal family. She is married to Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, the youngest son of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. She subsequently began working in public relations, representing firms across the UK, Switzerland, and Australia before opening her own agency in 1996. Sophie met Edward in 1987 while working for Capital Radio, and they began dating in 1993. Their engagement was announced in January 1999, and they were married on 19 June at St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle. The couple have two children: Lady Louise Windsor and James, Viscount Severn, who are respectively thirteenth and twelfth in line to the British throne. In 2002, Sophie closed her business interests and began full-time work as a member of the royal family. She is the patron of over 70 charities and organisations, including Childline and the London College of Fashion. Sophie undertakes over 200 engagements each year, including visits to schools, universities, and military bases. Her charity primarily work revolves around people with disabilities, women's rights, avoidable blindness, and agriculture.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/20/21 at 9:35 am

January 20th 1841 – Jørgen Jørgensen, Danish adventurer during the Age of Revolution, died in a hospital of an unrecorded condition. During the Action of 2 March 1808 his ship was captured by the British. In 1809 he sailed to Iceland, declared the country independent from Denmark and pronounced himself its ruler. He intended to found a new republic following the United States and the French First Republic. He was also a prolific writer of letters, papers, pamphlets and newspaper articles covering a wide variety of subjects, and for a period was an associate of the famous botanists Joseph Banks and William Jackson Hooker. He left over a hundred written autographs and drawings, most of which are collected in the British Library. Marcus Clarke referred to Jørgensen as "a singularly accomplished fortune wooer—one of the most interesting human comets recorded in history". (b. 1780)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/20/21 at 12:33 pm

January 20th 1942 – Linda Moulton Howe, American investigative journalist and Regional Emmy award-winning documentary filmmaker best known for her work as a ufologist and advocate of a variety of conspiracy theories, including her investigation of cattle mutilations and conclusion that they are performed by extraterrestrials. She is also noted for her speculations that the U.S. government is working with aliens.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/20/21 at 1:20 pm

January 20th 1990 – Barbara Stanwyck, American actress, model and dancer, died of congestive heart failure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). She was a film and television star, known during her 60-year career as a consummate and versatile professional with a strong, realistic screen presence, and a favorite of directors including Cecil B. DeMille, Fritz Lang, and Frank Capra. After a short but notable career as a stage actress in the late 1920s, she made 85 films in 38 years in Hollywood, before turning to television. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress four times, for Stella Dallas (1937), Ball of Fire (1941), Double Indemnity (1944) and Sorry, Wrong Number (1948). (b. 1907)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/20/21 at 2:10 pm

January 20th 1971 – Gary Barlow, English singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer. He is the lead singer of the British pop group Take That. Barlow is one of Britain's most successful songwriters, having written fourteen number-one singles (10 with Take That, 3 solo, 1 with Robbie Williams "Candy") and twenty-four top-ten hits. As a solo artist, he has had three number-one singles, six top-ten singles and three number-one albums, and has additionally had seventeen top-five hits, twelve number-one singles and eight number-one albums with Take That. Barlow has also established himself as a talent show judge and television personality. He has judged on The X Factor UK (2011–2013) and Let It Shine (2017). Barlow has received six Ivor Novello Awards from the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors, including the award for Outstanding Services to British Music. He has sold over 50 million records worldwide.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/20/21 at 2:44 pm

January 20th 1936 – George V, King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 6 May 1910 until his death in 1936. He died from a chronic lung condition. Born during the reign of his grandmother Queen Victoria, George was third in the line of succession behind his father, Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, and his own elder brother, Prince Albert Victor. From 1877 to 1891, George served in the Royal Navy, until the unexpected death of his elder brother in early 1892 put him directly in line for the throne. On the death of his grandmother in 1901, George's father became King-Emperor of the British Empire as Edward VII, and George was created Prince of Wales. He succeeded his father in 1910. He was the only Emperor of India to be present at his own Delhi Durbar. George V's reign saw the rise of socialism, communism, fascism, Irish republicanism, and the Indian independence movement, all of which radically changed the political landscape. (b. 1865)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/20/21 at 3:13 pm

January 20th 1952 – Paul Stanley, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer. Best known for being the co-founder, rhythm guitarist and co-lead vocalist of the rock band Kiss. He is the writer or co-writer of many of the band's highest-charting hits. Stanley established The Starchild character for his Kiss persona and is known for his distinctive, wide-ranging voice.

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/20/21 at 3:23 pm

January 20th 1993 – Audrey Hepburn, British actress and humanitarian, died in her sleep after having been diagnosed with a rare form of abdominal cancer called pseudomyxoma peritonei. Recognized as a film and fashion icon, Hepburn was active during Hollywood's Golden Age. She was ranked by the American Film Institute as the third-greatest female screen legend in Golden Age Hollywood and was inducted into the International Best Dressed List Hall of Fame. Hepburn introduced the film's signature song, "Moon River" by Henry Mancini and Johnny Mercer. The song was tailored to Hepburn's limited vocal range, based on songs she had performed in 1957's Funny Face. (b. 1929)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/20/21 at 4:03 pm

January 20th 1948 – Nancy Kress, American author and academic. She began writing in 1976 but has achieved her greatest notice since the publication of her Hugo- and Nebula-winning 1991 novella Beggars in Spain, which became a novel in 1993. She also won the Nebula Award for Best Novella in 2013 for After the Fall, Before the Fall, During the Fall, and in 2015 for Yesterday's Kin.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/21/21 at 4:43 am

January 21st 1950 – Billy Ocean, Trinidadian-born British recording artist who had a string of R&B international pop hits in the 1970s and 1980s. He was the most popular British R&B singer-songwriter of the early to mid-1980s. After scoring his first four UK Top 20 successes, seven years passed before he accumulated a series of transatlantic successes, including three US number ones. In 1985, Ocean won the Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance for his worldwide hit, "Caribbean Queen", and in 1987 was nominated for the Brit Award for Best British Male Artist.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/21/21 at 4:45 am

January 21st 2019 – Emiliano Sala, Argentine footballer, died in a plane crash off Alderney on 21 January 2019. He was a passenger aboard a Piper Malibu light aircraft flying from Nantes to Cardiff. An initial three-day search covered 1,700 square miles (4,400 km2) across the English Channel. Two subsequent private searches were launched, resulting in the discovery of the wreckage on 3 February; Sala's body was recovered four days later. He began his professional career in France with Bordeaux, making his professional debut in February 2012. After struggling to break into the first team, he was loaned out to Championnat National side Orléans and Ligue 2 side Niort in consecutive seasons. He enjoyed prolific spells with both clubs, scoring 39 goals between them, before returning to Bordeaux. After initially being promised an increased role after his successful loans, Sala fell out of favour again, and instead, joined fellow Ligue 1 side Caen on loan. In 2015, he signed for Nantes on a permanent basis. With Nantes, he made more than 100 appearances in Ligue 1, and achieved a successful goalscoring record, finishing as the club's top goalscorer for three consecutive seasons. His form prompted a move to Cardiff City in January 2019, for a club record fee of £15 million (€18 million). (b. 1990)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/21/21 at 5:16 am

January 21st 1956 – Robby Benson (born Robin David Segal), American actor and director. He rose to prominence as a teen idol in the late 1970s, appearing in the sports films One on One (1977) and Ice Castles (1978). He subsequently garnered more fame for portraying the voice of Beast in the Disney animated film Beauty and the Beast (1991) and its numerous sequels and spin-offs. He later forged a career in directing television, including six episodes of the sitcom Friends. In addition to acting and directing, Benson is an activist in the field of heart research, having undergone four open-heart surgeries since age 28 to correct congenital aortic valve defects and related damage. In 2012, he published a memoir recounting his medical journey and numerous surgeries.

Subject: Re: Mathematical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/21/21 at 5:34 am

January 21st 1892 – John Couch Adams, English mathematician and astronomer, died from a long unknown illness. His most famous achievement was predicting the existence and position of Neptune, using only mathematics. The calculations were made to explain discrepancies with Uranus's orbit and the laws of Kepler and Newton. At the same time, but unknown to each other, the same calculations were made by Urbain Le Verrier. Le Verrier would send his coordinates to Berlin Observatory astronomer Johann Gottfried Galle, who confirmed the existence of the planet on 23 September 1846, finding it within 1° of Le Verrier's predicted location (there was, and to some extent still is, some controversy over the apportionment of credit for the discovery; see Discovery of Neptune). (b. 1819)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/21/21 at 8:43 am

January 21st 1945 – Pete Kircher, English drummer. He played between 1982 and 1985 in the rock band Status Quo. Highlights of this period included playing at Live Aid and the National Bowl, and meeting the Prince of Wales at a benefit gig for The Prince's Trust at the Birmingham NEC, an event preserved on the 1982 album Live at the N.E.C..

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/21/21 at 9:12 am

January 21st 1901 – Elisha Gray, American electrical engineer, who co-founded the Western Electric Manufacturing Company, died from a heart attack. He is best known for his development of a telephone prototype in 1876 in Highland Park, Illinois. Some recent authors have argued that Gray should be considered the true inventor of the telephone because Alexander Graham Bell allegedly stole the idea of the liquid transmitter from him, although Bell had been using liquid transmitters in his telephone experiments for more than two years previously. Bell's telephone patent was held up in numerous court decisions. (b. 1835)

Subject: Re: Cinematic Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/21/21 at 11:34 am

January 21st 1942 – Michael G. Wilson, American-British screenwriter and film producer, best known for his association with the James Bond film series.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/21/21 at 11:44 am

January 21st 1947 – Jill Eikenberry, American actress. She is known for her role as lawyer Ann Kelsey on the NBC drama L.A. Law (1986–94), for which she is a five-time Emmy Award and four-time Golden Globe Award nominee, winning the Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Drama Series in 1989. She received an Obie Award in 1986 for the Off-Broadway plays Lemon Sky and Life Under Water, and was nominated for a 2011 Drama Desk Award for the Off-Broadway musical The Kid. Her film appearances include Hide in Plain Sight (1980), Arthur (1981) and The Manhattan Project (1986).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/21/21 at 12:07 pm

January 21st 1924 – Vladimir Lenin, Russian communist revolutionary, politician, and political theorist, dies when having fallen into a coma earlier in the day. His official cause of death was recorded as an incurable disease of the blood vessels. He served as head of government of the Russian Republic from 1917 to 1918, of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic from 1918 to 1924, and of the Soviet Union from 1922 to 1924. Under his administration, Russia and then the wider Soviet Union became a one-party socialist state governed by the Russian Communist Party. Ideologically a Marxist, his policies and theories became known as Leninism. (b. 1870)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/21/21 at 12:33 pm

January 21st 2013 – Michael Winner, English film director and producer, and a restaurant critic for The Sunday Times, died from an undisclosed cause. His film The System (1964) began a partnership with actor Oliver Reed that would last for six films over a 25-year period. Winner and Reed closed out the 1960s as a pair with The Jokers (1967, also starring Michael Crawford), comedy-drama I'll Never Forget What's'isname (1967), and the World War II satire Hannibal Brooks (1969). A non-Reed comedy, You Must Be Joking! (1965) with Denholm Elliott, and an ambitious Olympic drama, The Games (1970), were also made. Hannibal Brooks drew notice in Hollywood and Winner soon received an opportunity to direct his first American film, which was Lawman (1971) starring Burt Lancaster and Robert Duvall. The turning point came when he first directed Marlon Brando in The Nightcomers (1971), a prequel to The Turn of the Screw by Henry James, the first of many films for which he was credited as editor using the pseudonym "Arnold Crust". He then made his earliest efforts with Charles Bronson in Chato's Land (1972), recounting a mixed race American Indian fighting with Whites, and The Mechanic (also 1972), a thriller in which professional assassins are depicted. The following year, Winner cast Lancaster again in the espionage drama Scorpio, and worked with Bronson on The Stone Killer, in collaboration with producer Dino De Laurentiis. Winner and Bronson collaborated on Death Wish (1974), a film that defined the subsequent careers of both men. Based on a novel by Brian Garfield and adapted to the screen by Wendell Mayes, Death Wish was originally planned for director Sidney Lumet, under contract with United Artists. The commitment of Lumet to another film and UA's questioning of its subject matter led to the film's eventual production by Dino De Laurentiis through Paramount Pictures. Death Wish follows Paul Kersey, a liberal New York architect who becomes a gun-wielding vigilante, after his wife is murdered and daughter is raped. With a script adjusted to Bronson's persona, the film generated controversy during its screenings and was one of the year's highest grossers (b. 1935)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/21/21 at 3:01 pm

January 21st 1945 – Martin Shaw, English actor and producer. He is known for his roles in the television series The Professionals, The Chief, Judge John Deed and Inspector George Gently. He has also acted on stage and in film, and has narrated numerous audiobooks and presented various television series, including the 2006 series Martin Shaw: Aviators.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: c_keenan2001@hotmail.com on 01/22/21 at 1:33 am

Michael Kieland John Hutchence would have turned 61 today but he took his own life on November 22, 1997, at the age of 37 leaving behind his life partner Paula Yates, and their young daughter Heavenly Hirani Tiger Lily Hutchence-Geldof who was 15 months old at the time of her father's death.


Heath Ledger, who starred in the movie Broke Back Mountain with Jake Gyllenhaal, died on this day in 2008 after taking a fatal pill overdose.  He left behind his daughter Matilda Rose Ledger who was just 2 years old when her father died and his daughter's mother Michelle Williams who also starred in Broke Back Mountain. He would have turned 42 on April 4 of this year.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/25/21 at 3:39 am

January 25th 1981 – Alicia Keys, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and actress. A classically-trained pianist, she began composing songs by age 12 and was signed at 15 years old by Columbia Records. After disputes with the label, she signed with Arista Records and later released her debut album, Songs in A Minor, with J Records in 2001. The album was critically and commercially successful, producing her first Billboard Hot 100 number-one single "Fallin'" and selling over 16 million copies worldwide. The album earned Keys five Grammy Awards in 2002.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/25/21 at 3:42 am

January 25th 1908 – Ouida (born Maria Louise Ramé), English-Italian author, died in Italy from pneumonia. She wrote more than 40 novels, as well as short stories, children's books and essays. Moderately successful, she lived a life of luxury, entertaining many of the literary figures of the day. Under Two Flags, one of her most famous novels, described the British in Algeria. It expressed sympathy for the French colonists—with whom Ouida deeply identified—and, to some extent, the Arabs. The novel was adapted for the stage, and was filmed six times. Her novel A Dog of Flanders is considered a children's classic in much of Asia. The American author Jack London cited her novel Signa, as one of the reasons for his literary success. Her lavish lifestyle eventually led her to penury, and her works were put up for auction to pay her debts. (b. 1839)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/25/21 at 4:18 am

January 25th 1967 – David Ginola, French footballer. A former forward, Ginola played football for ten seasons in his native France before making the move from Paris Saint-Germain to Newcastle United in the English Premier League in July 1995. He continued playing in the Premier League for Tottenham Hotspur, Aston Villa and Everton before retiring in 2002. Since his retirement from the game he has become involved in several new pursuits, including acting. Ginola is a regular contributor to BBC, BT and CNN. orward

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/25/21 at 4:20 am

January 25th 1947 – Al Capone, American gangster and mob boss, died after his heart failed as a result of apoplexy. Sometimes known by the nickname "Scarface", was an American gangster and businessman who attained notoriety during the Prohibition era as the co-founder and boss of the Chicago Outfit. His seven-year reign as a crime boss ended when he went to prison at the age of 33 on 22 counts of tax evasion. (b. 1899)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/25/21 at 5:14 am

January 25th 1942 – Carl Eller, American football player and sportscaster. He was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) from 1964 through 1979. He was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and played college football for the Minnesota Golden Gophers. He was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2004.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/25/21 at 5:37 am

January 25th 1970 – Eiji Tsuburaya, Japanese special effects director, died of a heart attack. He was responsible for many Japanese science-fiction films and television shows. He was one of the co-creators of the Godzilla series, as well as the main creator of the Ultra series. During his rise to post-war fame in the wake of Godzilla (1954), many press accounts gave Tsuburaya's birthdate as July 7th, which falls on the high day of Tanabata (star festival), a sign of good fortune. (b. 1901)

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Written By: LyricBoy on 01/25/21 at 5:43 am


January 25th 1947 – Al Capone, American gangster and mob boss, died after his heart failed as a result of apoplexy. Sometimes known by the nickname "Scarface", was an American gangster and businessman who attained notoriety during the Prohibition era as the co-founder and boss of the Chicago Outfit. His seven-year reign as a crime boss ended when he went to prison at the age of 33 on 22 counts of tax evasion. (b. 1899)


“Apoplexy” being an alternative name for a stroke. Al’s stroke was likely a result of the raging case of syphilis that he had. Accounts of his last days indicated that he was completely out of his mind, his brain having been destroyed by the spirochetes of the syph.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/25/21 at 5:49 am


“Apoplexy” being an alternative name for a stroke. Al’s stroke was likely a result of the raging case of syphilis that he had. Accounts of his last days indicated that he was completely out of his mind, his brain having been destroyed by the spirochetes of the syph.
From his stroke he regained consciousness and started to improve, but contracted bronchopneumonia, along with his other conditions?

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/25/21 at 6:06 am

January 25th 1945 – Leigh Taylor-Young, American actress. She has appeared on stage, screen, podcast, radio and television. The most famous films in which she had important roles include I Love You, Alice B. Toklas (1968), The Horsemen (1971), The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight (1971), Soylent Green (1973), and Jagged Edge (1985).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/25/21 at 6:56 am

January 25th 1981 – Adele Astaire (born Adele Marie Austerlitz), American actress, singer, and dancer, died after suffering a stroke. After beginning work as a dancer and vaudeville performer at the age of nine, Astaire built a successful performance career with her younger brother, Fred Astaire. The brother and sister act initially worked their way through vaudeville circuits, finally achieving a breakthrough with their first Broadway roles in 1917. Astaire became known for her talents as a skilled dancer and comedienne, starring in hit Broadway musicals such as Lady, Be Good! (1924), Funny Face (1927) and The Band Wagon (1931). The siblings took several of their more popular shows to Britain's West End during the 1920s, where they were soon international celebrities, meeting members of the British royal family and prominent figures from contemporary arts and literature circles. (b. 1896)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/25/21 at 9:41 am

January 25th 1949 – John Cooper Clarke, English performance poet. He first became famous as a "punk poet" in the late 1970s. In the late 1970s and early 1980s he released several albums. Around this time he performed on stage with several punk and post-punk bands, and continues to perform regularly.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/25/21 at 10:06 am

January 25th 1988 – Colleen Moore (born Kathleen Morrison), American film actress, died from cancer. She began her career during the silent film era. Moore became one of the most fashionable (and highly-paid) stars of the era and helped popularize the bobbed haircut. Although Moore was a huge star in her day, approximately half of her films are now considered lost, including her first talking picture from 1929. What was perhaps her most celebrated film, Flaming Youth (1923), is now mostly lost as well, with only one reel surviving. Moore took a hiatus from acting between 1929 and 1933, just as sound was being added to motion pictures. After she returned, her four sound pictures released in 1933 and 1934 were not financial successes. She then retired permanently from screen acting. After her film career, Moore maintained her wealth through astute investments, becoming a partner of Merrill Lynch. She later wrote a "how-to" book about investing in the stock market. (b. 1899)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/25/21 at 10:42 am

January 25th 1945 – Dave Walker, English singer and guitarist. He has been front-man for a number of bands; most notably The Idle Race, Savoy Brown, Fleetwood Mac, and, briefly, Black Sabbath. In 2020, he is the current lead singer of Humble Pie.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/25/21 at 10:54 am

January 25th 1990 – Ava Gardner, American actress and singer, died of pneumonia and fibrosing alveolitis. She first signed a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1941 and appeared mainly in small roles until she drew critics' attention in 1946 with her performance in Robert Siodmak's Noir film The Killers. She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress in 1953 for her performance in John Ford's Mogambo, and in 1964 for best actress for both a Golden Globe Award and BAFTA Award for her performance in John Huston's The Night of the Iguana. During the 1950s, Gardner established herself as a leading lady and one of the era's top stars with films like Show Boat (1951), Pandora and the Flying Dutchman (1951), The Snows of Kilimanjaro (1952), The Barefoot Contessa (1954), Bhowani Junction (1956) and On the Beach (1959). She continued her film career for three more decades, appearing in the films 55 Days at Peking (1963), Seven Days in May (1964), The Bible: In the Beginning... (1966), Mayerling (1968), Tam-Lin (1970), The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972), Earthquake (1974) and The Cassandra Crossing (1976). She was married three times to Mickey Rooney, Artie Shaw and Frank Sinatra. (b. 1922)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/25/21 at 12:04 pm

January 25th 1949 – Paul Nurse, English geneticist and biologist, Nobel Prize laureate. A former President of the Royal Society and Chief Executive and Director of the Francis Crick Institute. He was awarded the 2001 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine along with Leland Hartwell and Tim Hunt for their discoveries of protein molecules that control the division of cells in the cell cycle.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/25/21 at 1:28 pm

January 25th 1956 – Andy Cox, English guitarist. He along with Dave Wakeling, founded The Beat in 1978. The Beat achieved eight Top 40 singles and three hit albums in the UK before announcing their break up in 1983. Some of their notable hits included "Mirror in the Bathroom", "Hands Off...She's Mine" and "Can't Get Used to Losing You". In 1985 he joined fellow Beat member David Steele and singer Roland Gift, to form Fine Young Cannibals.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/25/21 at 1:41 pm

January 25th 2017 – John Hurt, English actor, died of pancreatic cancer. His career spanned more than 50 years and came to prominence for his role as Richard Rich in the film A Man for All Seasons (1966) and gained BAFTA Award nominations for his portrayals of Timothy Evans in 10 Rillington Place (1971) and Quentin Crisp in television film The Naked Civil Servant (1975) – winning his first BAFTA for the latter. He played Caligula in the BBC TV series I, Claudius (1976). Hurt's performance in the prison drama Midnight Express (1978) brought him international renown and earned Golden Globe and BAFTA Awards, along with an Academy Award nomination. His BAFTA-nominated portrayal of astronaut Kane, in the science-fiction horror film Alien (1979), yielded a scene where an alien creature burst out of his chest. It has been named by several publications as one of the most memorable moments in cinema history. Hurt earned his third competitive BAFTA, along with his second Oscar and Golden Globe nominations, as John Merrick in David Lynch's biopic The Elephant Man (1980). Other significant roles during the 1980s included Bob Champion in biopic Champions (1984), Mr. Braddock in the Stephen Frears drama The Hit (1984), Winston Smith in Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984) and Stephen Ward in the drama depicting the Profumo affair, Scandal (1989). Hurt was again BAFTA-nominated for his work in Irish drama The Field (1990) and played the primary villain, James Graham, in the epic adventure Rob Roy (1995). His later films include the Harry Potter film series (2001–11), the Hellboy films (2004 and 2008), supernatural thriller The Skeleton Key (2005), western The Proposition (2005), political thriller V for Vendetta (2005), sci-fi adventure Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) and the Cold War espionage film Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011). Hurt reprised his role as Quentin Crisp in An Englishman in New York (2009), which brought his seventh BAFTA nomination. He portrayed the War Doctor in the BBC TV series Doctor Who in 2013. Hurt was regarded as one of Britain's finest actors; director David Lynch described him as "simply the greatest actor in the world". He possessed what was described as the "most distinctive voice in Britain", likened by The Observer to "nicotine sieved through dirty, moonlit gravel". His voice acting career encompassed films such as Watership Down (1978), The Lord of the Rings (1978), The Plague Dogs (1982), The Black Cauldron (1985) and Dogville (2003), as well as BBC TV series Merlin (2008–2012). In 2012, he was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement BAFTA Award, in recognition of his "outstanding contribution to cinema". He was knighted in 2015 for his services to drama. (b. 1940)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/25/21 at 2:48 pm

January 25th 1956 – Dinah Manoff, American actress. She is best known for her roles as Elaine Lefkowitz on Soap, Marty Maraschino in the film Grease, Libby Tucker in both the stage and film adaptations of I Ought to Be in Pictures, for which she won a Tony Award, and Carol Weston on Empty Nest. She has starred in numerous television movies and guest-starred on various television programs. She mostly appeared on TV during the 1990s, but she has been seen in more recent theatrical films, such as The Amati Girls and Bart Got a Room, and a co-starring role on State of Grace. She is the daughter of actress Lee Grant and screenwriter Arnold Manoff.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/25/21 at 3:16 pm

January 25th 1991 – Frank Soo, English footballer and manager, died from complications of dementia. He was the first player of Chinese origin (born to mixed parentage) to play in the English Football League, and the player of an ethnic minority background to represent England, though in unofficial wartime matches. He initially began his career at inside-left, though later became more established at half-back. A quick and intelligent player, he was an excellent passer of the ball. He grew up in Liverpool and began his playing career with Prescot Cables, before he joined Stoke City for a £400 fee in January 1933. He made his first team debut in November 1933, and became established in the first team by the 1935–36 season. He lost most of his best playing years to World War II, leaving him only able to serve in the Royal Air Force and play for Stoke and England in unofficial wartime games, as well as guest for numerous other clubs. He was sold on to Leicester City for a fee of £4,600 in September 1945, and then moved on to Luton Town 10 months later for £5,000. He joined Chelmsford City of the Southern League in May 1948, and retired as a player after two seasons. (b. 1914)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/25/21 at 3:43 pm

January 25th 1957 – Jenifer Lewis, American actress and singer. She began her career appearing in Broadway musicals and worked as a back-up singer for Bette Midler before appearing in films Beaches (1988) and Sister Act (1992). Lewis is known for playing roles of mothers in the films What's Love Got to Do With It (1993), Poetic Justice (1993), The Preacher's Wife (1996), The Brothers (2001), The Cookout (2004), Think Like a Man and in the sequel Think Like a Man Too (2014), Baggage Claim (2013), and The Wedding Ringer (2015), as well as in The Temptations TV miniseries (1998). As such, Lewis earned the title "Black Mother of Hollywood". She also provided the voice for Mama Odie in Disney's animated feature The Princess and the Frog (2009), and Flo in Pixar's Cars series. Additional film roles include Dead Presidents (1995), Cast Away (2000), and Hereafter (2010).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/25/21 at 4:11 pm

January 25th 1994 – Stephen Cole Kleene, American mathematician and computer scientist, died from an undisclosed cause. One of the students of Alonzo Church, Kleene, along with Rózsa Péter, Alan Turing, Emil Post, and others, is best known as a founder of the branch of mathematical logic known as recursion theory, which subsequently helped to provide the foundations of theoretical computer science. Kleene's work grounds the study of computable functions. A number of mathematical concepts are named after him: Kleene hierarchy, Kleene algebra, the Kleene star (Kleene closure), Kleene's recursion theorem and the Kleene fixed-point theorem. He also invented regular expressions in 1951 to describe McCulloch-Pitts neural networks, and made significant contributions to the foundations of mathematical intuitionism. (b. 1909)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/25/21 at 5:17 pm

January 25th 2017 – Mary Tyler Moore, American actress, producer, and social advocate, died from cardiopulmonary arrest complicated by pneumonia after having been placed on a ventilator the previous week. She was widely known for her prominent television sitcom roles in The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961–1966) and The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970–1977). Her film work included 1967's Thoroughly Modern Millie and 1980's Ordinary People, the latter earning Moore a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress. Moore was an advocate for animal rights, vegetarianism and diabetes prevention. (b. 1936)

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Written By: LyricBoy on 01/25/21 at 5:28 pm


From his stroke he regained consciousness and started to improve, but contracted bronchopneumonia, along with his other conditions?


Yep. Syph pretty much eats you up if you get it and leave it untreated.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/26/21 at 3:15 am

January 26th 1958 – Ellen DeGeneres, American comedian, actress, and talk show host. She starred in the sitcom Ellen from 1994 to 1998 and has hosted her syndicated TV talk show, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, since 2003. Her stand-up career started in the early 1980s and included a 1986 appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. As a film actress, DeGeneres starred in Mr. Wrong (1996), EDtv (1999), and The Love Letter (1999), and provided the voice of Dory in the Pixar animated films Finding Nemo (2003) and Finding Dory (2016); for Nemo, she was awarded the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress, the first time an actress won a Saturn Award for a voice performance. In 2010, she was a judge on American Idol for its ninth season.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/26/21 at 3:19 am

January 26th 1568 – Katherine Seymour, Countess of Hertford (born Lady Katherine Grey), died from an unknown cause. She was a younger sister of Lady Jane Grey. A granddaughter of Henry VIII's sister Mary, she emerged as a prospective successor to her cousin, Elizabeth I of England, before incurring Queen Elizabeth's wrath by secretly marrying Edward Seymour, 1st Earl of Hertford. Arrested after the Queen was informed of their clandestine marriage, Katherine (as Lady Hertford) lived in captivity until her death, having borne two sons in the Tower of London. (b. 1540)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/26/21 at 5:29 am

January 26th 1953 – Lucinda Williams, American singer-songwriter and guitarist. She recorded her first albums in 1978 and 1980 in a traditional country and blues style and received very little attention from radio, the media, or the public. In 1988, she released her self-titled album, Lucinda Williams. This release featured "Passionate Kisses", a song later recorded by Mary Chapin Carpenter, which garnered Williams her first Grammy Award for Best Country Song in 1994.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/26/21 at 5:38 am

January 26th 1885 – Charles George Gordon, English general and politician, was killed in mortal combat fighting the Ansar (the local inhabitants of Medina) in Khartoum, Mahdist Sudan. He saw action in the Crimean War as an officer in the British Army. However, he made his military reputation in China, where he was placed in command of the "Ever Victorious Army," a force of Chinese soldiers led by European officers. In the early 1860s, Gordon and his men were instrumental in putting down the Taiping Rebellion, regularly defeating much larger forces. For these accomplishments, he was given the nickname "Chinese Gordon" and honours from both the Emperor of China and the British. (d. 1833)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/26/21 at 8:46 am

January 26th 1981 – Colin O'Donoghue, Irish actor. Best known for portraying Captain Killian "Hook" Jones on the TV show Once Upon a Time. He appeared in the 2011 horror thriller film The Rite (2011) as a skeptical novice priest, Michael Kovak. He is also portraying Gordon Cooper on Disney+ Original Series The Right Stuff. He starred in Dolly Parton's Heartstrings as J.J. Sneed

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/26/21 at 10:18 am

January 26th 1823 – Edward Jenner, English physician and scientist, died from a stroke. He was the pioneer of smallpox vaccine, the world's first vaccine. The terms "vaccine" and "vaccination" are derived from Variolae vaccinae (smallpox of the cow), the term devised by Jenner to denote cowpox. He used it in 1798 in the long title of his Inquiry into the Variolae vaccinae known as the Cow Pox, in which he described the protective effect of cowpox against smallpox. (b. 1749)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/26/21 at 10:54 am

January 26th 1949 – David Strathairn, American actor. He is the recipient of several accolades, including an Independent Spirit Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Volpi Cup, and has been nominated for an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, a Critics' Choice Award, two Golden Globe Awards, and four SAG Awards. Strathairn came to prominence in the 1980s and the 1990s performing in the films of fellow Williams College graduate John Sayles, including Return of the Secaucus 7 (his screen debut), The Brother from Another Planet, Matewan, City of Hope, Eight Men Out, and Limbo. Strathairn was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor for portraying journalist Edward R. Murrow in Good Night, and Good Luck (2005).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/26/21 at 12:13 pm

January 26th 1946 – Sir Christopher Hampton, Portuguese-English director, screenwriter, and playwright. He is best known for his play Les Liaisons Dangereuses based on the novel of the same name and the film version Dangerous Liaisons (1988), which received the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. He was nominated in the same category for his 2007 film adaptation of Ian McEwan's novel Atonement. He was knighted in the 2020 New Year Honours for services to drama.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/26/21 at 12:33 pm

January 26th 1630 – Henry Briggs, English mathematician and astronomer, died from an unknown cause. Notable for changing the original logarithms invented by John Napier into common (base 10) logarithms, which are sometimes known as Briggsian logarithms in his honour. The specific algorithm for long division in modern use was introduced by Briggs c. 1600 AD. Briggs was a committed Puritan and an influential professor in his time. (b. in 1556)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/26/21 at 1:13 pm

January 26th 2020 – Kobe Bryant, American basketball player, died in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, California, along with his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven others. A shooting guard, he spent his entire 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, Bryant helped the Lakers win five NBA championships, and was an 18-time All-Star, a 15-time member of the All-NBA Team, a 12-time member of the All-Defensive Team, the 2008 NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP), and a two-time NBA Finals MVP. Bryant also led the NBA in scoring twice, and ranks fourth on the league's all-time regular season scoring and all-time postseason scoring lists. At the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics, he won two gold medals as a member of the U.S. national team. In 2018, he won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film for his 2017 film Dear Basketball. Bryant died at age 41, along with his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven others, (b. 1978)

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Written By: nally on 01/26/21 at 2:05 pm


January 26th 2020 – Kobe Bryant (b. 1978), American basketball player, died in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, California, along with his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven others. A shooting guard, he spent his entire 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, Bryant helped the Lakers win five NBA championships, and was an 18-time All-Star, a 15-time member of the All-NBA Team, a 12-time member of the All-Defensive Team, the 2008 NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP), and a two-time NBA Finals MVP. Bryant also led the NBA in scoring twice, and ranks fourth on the league's all-time regular season scoring and all-time postseason scoring lists. At the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics, he won two gold medals as a member of the U.S. national team. In 2018, he won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film for his 2017 film Dear Basketball. Bryant died at age 41, along with his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven others


Very sad. :\'( :\'(

Hard to believe that it's been a whole year since his untimely death.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/26/21 at 2:36 pm

January 26th 1963 – Andrew Ridgeley, English singer-songwriter and guitarist. Best known for his work in the 1980s as one half of the musical duo Wham! Now, retired from music and runs a farm.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/26/21 at 3:02 pm

January 26th 1981 – Gustavo Dudamel, Venezuelan violinist, composer, and conductor. He is the music director of the Orquesta Sinfónica Simón Bolívar and the Los Angeles Philharmonic.

Subject: Re: Nobel Prize Winner Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/27/21 at 2:16 am

January 27th 1944 – Mairead Maguire, Northern Irish activist, Nobel Prize laureate. She co-founded, with Betty Williams and Ciaran McKeown, the Women for Peace, which later became the Community for Peace People, an organization dedicated to encouraging a peaceful resolution of the Troubles in Northern Ireland. Maguire and Williams were awarded the 1976 Nobel Peace Prize.

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/27/21 at 2:19 am

January 27th 1596 – Francis Drake, English captain and explorer, died of dysentery after unsuccessfully attacking San Juan, Puerto Rico. Known for his circumnavigation of the world in a single expedition, from 1577 to 1580. This included his incursion into the Pacific Ocean, until then an area of exclusive Spanish interest, and his claim to New Albion for England, an area in what is now the American state of California. His expedition inaugurated an era of conflict with the Spanish on the western coast of the Americas, an area that had previously been largely unexplored by Western shipping. Elizabeth I awarded Drake a knighthood in 1581 which he received on the Golden Hind in Deptford. In the same year he was appointed mayor of Plymouth. As a vice admiral, he was second-in-command of the English fleet in the victorious battle against the Spanish Armada in 1588. (b. around 1540)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/27/21 at 4:53 am

January 27th 1967 – The crew of Apollo 1 killed during a pre-launch test for the Apollo 1 mission at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (then known as Cape Kennedy), Florida:

Roger B. Chaffee, American lieutenant, engineer, and astronaut. He graduated from Central High School in 1953, and accepted a Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) scholarship. He began his college education at Illinois Institute of Technology, where he was involved in the fraternity Phi Kappa Sigma. He transferred to Purdue University in 1954, continuing his involvement in Phi Kappa Sigma and obtaining his private pilot's license. After graduating from Purdue in 1957, Chaffee completed his Navy training and was commissioned as an ensign. He began pilot training at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida, flying aircraft such as the T-34, T-28, and A3D. He became quality and safety control officer for Heavy Photographic Squadron 62 (VAP-62). His time in this unit included taking crucial photos of Cuba during the Cuban Missile Crisis, earning him the Air Medal. He was promoted to lieutenant commander in 1966. Along with thirteen other pilots, Chaffee was selected to be an astronaut as part of NASA Astronaut Group 3 in 1963. He served as capsule communicator (CAPCOM) for the Gemini 3 and Gemini 4 missions and received his first spaceflight assignment in 1966 as the third-ranking pilot on Apollo 1. He was posthumously awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor and a second Air Medal. (b. 1935)

Gus Grissom (born Virgil Ivan Grissom), American colonel, pilot, and astronaut. He was one of the original NASA Project Mercury astronauts, a United States Air Force test pilot, and a mechanical engineer. He was the second American to fly in space, and the first member of the NASA Astronaut Corps to fly in space twice. He was reassigned to work as a flight instructor at Bryan Air Force Base. He attended the U.S. Air Force Institute of Technology for a year and earned a bachelor's degree in aeromechanics. Selected as one of the Mercury Seven astronauts, Grissom was the pilot of the second American suborbital flight, in the Liberty Bell 7. At the end of the flight, the Mercury capsule's hatch blew off prematurely, causing the craft to fill with water and sink to the bottom of the ocean. His next flight was in the Project Gemini Program in a craft named the Molly Brown, which was a successful mission. He was the first of the Mercury Seven to die. He was a recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross and, posthumously, the Congressional Space Medal of Honor. (b. 1926)

Ed White, American colonel, engineer, and astronaut. After graduating from West Point in 1952 with a Bachelor of Science degree, White was sent to flight training, and assigned to the 22nd Fighter Day Squadron at Bitburg Air Base, West Germany. There, he flew in F-86 Sabre and F-100 Super Sabre squadrons. In 1958, he enrolled in the University of Michigan to study aeronautical engineering. White then received test pilot training at Edwards Air Force Base, California, before being assigned as a test pilot for the Aeronautical Systems Division at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. White was selected as one of the second group of astronauts. He was assigned as pilot of Gemini 4 alongside command pilot James McDivitt. On June 3, 1965, White became the first American to walk in space. He was then assigned as senior pilot of the first crewed Apollo mission, Apollo 1. White died on January 27, 1967, alongside astronauts Virgil "Gus" Grissom and Roger B. Chaffee in a fire during pre-launch testing for Apollo 1 at Cape Canaveral, Florida. He was awarded the NASA Distinguished Service Medal for his flight in Gemini 4 and was then awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor posthumously. (b. 1930)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/27/21 at 5:37 am

January 27th 1942 – Tasuku Honjo, Japanese immunologist, Nobel Prize laureate. He shared the 2018 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine and is best known for his identification of programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1). He is also known for his molecular identification of cytokines: IL-4 and IL-5, as well as the discovery of activation-induced cytidine deaminase (AID) that is essential for class switch recombination and somatic hypermutation.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/27/21 at 7:37 am

January 27th 1948 – Mikhail Baryshnikov, Russian-American dancer, choreographer, and actor. He was the preeminent male classical dancer of the 1970s and 1980s. He subsequently became a noted dance director.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/27/21 at 7:57 am

January 27th 1816 – Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood, English admiral and politician, died from a condition unknown. As a junior officer he saw action during the War of the Austrian Succession. While in temporary command of Antelope, he drove a French ship ashore in Audierne Bay, and captured two privateers in 1757 during the Seven Years' War. He held senior command as Commander-in-Chief, North American Station and then as Commander-in-Chief, Leeward Islands Station, leading the British fleet to victory at Battle of the Mona Passage in April 1782 during the American Revolutionary War. He went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth, then First Naval Lord and, after briefly returning to the Portsmouth command, became Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Fleet during the French Revolutionary Wars. His younger brother was Admiral Alexander Hood, 1st Viscount Bridport (1726-1814) and his first cousin once-removed was Admiral Sir Samuel Hood, 1st Baronet (1762-1814). (b. 1724)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/27/21 at 8:25 am

January 27th 1944 – Nick Mason, English drummer, songwriter, and producer. A founding member of the progressive rock band Pink Floyd. He is the only member to feature on every Pink Floyd album, and the only constant member since its formation in 1965. He co-wrote Pink Floyd compositions such as "Echoes", "Time", "Careful With That Axe, Eugene" and "One of These Days". In 2018, he formed a new band, Nick Mason's Saucerful of Secrets, to perform music from Pink Floyd's early years.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/27/21 at 8:30 am

January 27th 1901 – Giuseppe Verdi, Italian composer, died after suffering a stroke. In his early operas Verdi demonstrated  sympathy with the Risorgimento movement which sought the unification of Italy. He also participated briefly as an elected politician. The chorus "Va, pensiero" from his early opera Nabucco (1842), and similar choruses in later operas, were much in the spirit of the unification movement, and the composer himself became esteemed as a representative of these ideals. An intensely private person, Verdi however did not seek to ingratiate himself with popular movements and as he became professionally successful was able to reduce his operatic workload and sought to establish himself as a landowner in his native region. He surprised the musical world by returning, after his success with the opera Aida (1871), with three late masterpieces: his Requiem (1874), and the operas Otello (1887) and Falstaff (1893). His operas remain extremely popular, especially the three peaks of his 'middle period': Rigoletto, Il trovatore and La traviata. (b. 1813)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/27/21 at 11:17 am

January 27th 1946 – Nedra Talley, American singer. Best known as a former member of the girl group The Ronettes, in which she performed with her cousins Ronnie and Estelle Bennett.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/27/21 at 11:26 am

January 27th 1910 – Thomas Crapper, English plumber, died from colon cancer. He founded Thomas Crapper & Co in London. He was noted for the quality of his products and received several royal warrants. Manhole covers with Crapper's company's name on them in Westminster Abbey are now one of London's minor tourist attractions. Thomas Crapper & Co owned the world's first bath, toilet and sink showroom, in King's Road until 1966. The firm's lavatorial equipment was manufactured at premises in nearby Marlborough Road (now Draycott Avenue). (b. 1836)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/27/21 at 1:05 pm

January 27th 1951 – Seth Justman, American musician and songwriter. The keyboard player for the U.S. rock band, The J. Geils Band, and co-wrote many of the band's songs with singer Peter Wolf, and took sole songwriting credits for the band's biggest international hit, "Centerfold" (number 1 for six weeks on the Billboard Hot 100).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/27/21 at 1:40 pm

January 27th 1922 – Nellie Bly (born Elizabeth Jane Cochran), American journalist, industrialist, inventor, and charity worker, died of pneumonia. She was widely known for her record-breaking trip around the world in 72 days, in emulation of Jules Verne's fictional character Phileas Fogg, and an exposé in which she worked undercover to report on a mental institution from within. She was a pioneer in her field and launched a new kind of investigative journalism. (b. 1864)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 01/27/21 at 2:54 pm

January 27th 1956 – Mimi Rogers (born Miriam Spickler), American actress. Her notable film roles include Gung Ho (1986), Someone to Watch Over Me (1987), and Desperate Hours (1990). She garnered the greatest acclaim of her career for her role in the religious drama The Rapture (1991), with critic Robin Wood declaring that she "gave one of the greatest performances in the history of the Hollywood cinema." Rogers has since appeared in Reflections on a Crime (1994), The Mirror Has Two Faces (1996), Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997), Lost in Space (1998), Ginger Snaps (2000), The Door in the Floor (2004), and For a Good Time, Call... (2012). Her extensive work in television includes Paper Dolls (1984), Weapons of Mass Distraction (1997), The Loop (2006–2007), and recurring roles on The X-Files (1998–1999), Two and a Half Men (2011–2015), Wilfred (2014), Mad Men (2015), and Bosch (2014–present).

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/27/21 at 2:58 pm

January 27th 1979 – Rosamund Pike, English actress. In 2014, her performance in the psychological thriller Gone Girl was met with widespread critical acclaim, winning the Saturn Award for Best Actress and receiving a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress. Pike received further acclaim for her starring role as Ruth Williams Khama in the biographical drama A United Kingdom (2016) and for portraying the journalist Marie Colvin in the biographical war drama A Private War (2018), for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress. Pike won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series in 2019 for her role in State of the Union.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/27/21 at 3:01 pm

January 27th 1972 – Mahalia Jackson, American gospel singer, died of heart failure and diabetes complications. Possessing a powerful contralto voice, she was referred to as "The Queen of Gospel".She became one of the most influential gospel singers in the world and was heralded internationally as a singer and civil rights activist. She was described by entertainer Harry Belafonte as "the single most powerful black woman in the United States". She recorded about 30 albums (mostly for Columbia Records) during her career, and her 45 rpm records included a dozen "golds"—million-sellers (b. 1911)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/27/21 at 4:18 pm

January 27th 1964 – Bridget Fonda, American actress. She is known for her roles in The Godfather Part III (1990), Single White Female (1992), Singles (1992), Point of No Return (1993), It Could Happen to You (1994), and Jackie Brown (1997). She is the daughter of Peter Fonda, niece of Jane Fonda, and granddaughter of Henry Fonda. Fonda was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress for playing Mandy Rice-Davies in the 1989 film Scandal and provided the voice for Jenna in the 1995 animated feature film Balto. She received an Emmy Award nomination for the 1997 TV film In the Gloaming, and a second Golden Globe Award nomination for the 2001 TV film No Ordinary Baby.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/27/21 at 4:29 pm

January 27th 1963 – John Farrow, Australian-American director, producer, and screenwriter, died of a heart attack. In 1942 he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director for Wake Island, and in 1957 he won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for Around the World in Eighty Days. He had seven children by his wife, actress Maureen O'Sullivan, including actress Mia Farrow. (b. 1904)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/27/21 at 4:43 pm

January 27th 1993 – André the Giant (born André René Roussimoff), French-American wrestler and actor, died in his sleep of congestive heart failure. He stood around seven feet tall, which was a result of gigantism caused by excess growth hormone, and later resulted in acromegaly. It also led to him being called "The Eighth Wonder of the World". He found success as a fan favorite throughout the 1970s and early 1980s, appearing as an attraction for various professional wrestling promotions. During the 1980s wrestling boom, he was paired with the villainous manager Bobby Heenan and feuded with Hulk Hogan in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE). The two headlined WrestleMania III in 1987, and in 1988, he defeated Hogan to win the WWF World Heavyweight Championship, his sole world heavyweight championship, on the first episode of The Main Event. He also held the WWF Tag Team Championship before failing health forced him to retire in 1992. Outside of wrestling, he was best known for appearing as Fezzik the giant in The Princess Bride. After his death in 1993, he became the inaugural inductee into the newly created WWF Hall of Fame. He was later a charter member of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame and the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame; the latter describes him as being "one of the most recognizable figures in the world both as a professional wrestler and as a pop culture icon." (b. 1946)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: LyricBoy on 01/27/21 at 6:30 pm


January 27th 1993 – André the Giant (born André René Roussimoff), French-American wrestler and actor, died in his sleep of congestive heart failure.


A buddy of mine ran into André at a bar near the Pittsburgh Airport years ago. He said that André was pounding down unimaginable quantities of beer and liquor. Drank everybody else in the place under the table.  ;D

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/28/21 at 2:23 am


A buddy of mine ran into André at a bar near the Pittsburgh Airport years ago. He said that André was pounding down unimaginable quantities of beer and liquor. Drank everybody else in the place under the table.  ;D
;D

I can almost imagine it happening.

Subject: Re: Cinematic Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/28/21 at 2:24 am

January 28th 1959 – Frank Darabont, American director and producer. He has been nominated for three Academy Awards and a Golden Globe Award. In his early career, he was primarily a screenwriter for horror films such as A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987), The Blob (1988) and The Fly II (1989). As a director, he is known for his film adaptations of Stephen King novellas and novels such as The Shawshank Redemption (1994), The Green Mile (1999) and The Mist (2007). Darabont also developed and executive produced the first season and first half of the second season of the AMC horror series The Walking Dead (2010–2011).

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/28/21 at 3:11 am

January 28th 814 – Charlemagne, Holy Roman emperor, died in France, from an unknown cause, numbered Charles I, was the King of the Franks from 768, King of the Lombards from 774 and Emperor of the Romans from 800. He united much of Europe during the early Middle Ages. He was the first recognised emperor in Western Europe since the fall of the Western Roman Empire three centuries earlier. The expanded Frankish state that Charlemagne founded was called the Carolingian Empire. (b. 742)

Subject: Re: Political Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/28/21 at 5:09 am

January 28th 1955 – Nicolas Sarkozy, French politician. He served as President of France and ex officio Co-Prince of Andorra from 16 May 2007 until 15 May 2012.

Subject: Re: Noteworthy Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/28/21 at 5:50 am

January 28th 1986 – Space Shuttle program: STS-51-L mission: Space Shuttle Challenger explodes after lift off, killing all seven astronauts on board.
– Gregory Jarvis, American captain, engineer, and astronaut (b. 1944)
– Christa McAuliffe, American educator and astronaut (b. 1948)
– Ronald McNair, American physicist and astronaut (b. 1950)
– Ellison Onizuka, American engineer and astronaut (b. 1946)
– Judith Resnik, American colonel, engineer, and astronaut (b. 1949)
– Dick Scobee, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut (b. 1939)
– Michael J. Smith, American captain, pilot, and astronaut (b. 1945)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/28/21 at 1:12 pm

January 28th 1981 – Elijah Wood, American actor, voice actor, DJ, and producer. He is best known for his high-profile leading role as Frodo Baggins in Peter Jackson's epic film trilogy The Lord of the Rings (2001–03). Wood made his film debut with a minor part in Back to the Future Part II (1989). Landing a succession of larger roles, he was critically acclaimed as a child actor by age nine, being nominated for several Young Artist Awards. He began to take on teenage roles in the films The Ice Storm (1997), Deep Impact and The Faculty (both 1998). Following The Lord of the Rings, he has chosen varied roles in films such as Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004), Sin City, Green Street, Everything Is Illuminated (all 2005), and Bobby (2006). Wood provided the voice of Mumble in the award-winning animated musical films Happy Feet (2006) and Happy Feet Two (2011), as well as the eponymous lead in the Tim Burton-produced action/science fiction film 9 (2009). In 2005, he started his own record label, Simian Records. He did the voice acting for Spyro in the Legend of Spyro trilogy. In 2012, he began voicing Beck in the animated series Tron: Uprising, Sigma in the tenth season of the Rooster Teeth series, Red vs. Blue, the television film (2012) Treasure Island, and Wirt in the Cartoon Network miniseries Over the Garden Wall (2014). From 2011-14, Wood played the role of Ryan Newman in FX's dark comedy, Wilfred. As of late autumn 2016, he co-stars in the BBC America series Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 01/31/21 at 11:36 am

Four years ago today, on January 31st 2017, British musician John Wetton died in his sleep from complications of colorectal cancer at the Macmillan Unit at Christchurch Hospital in Christchurch, England, at the age of 67 (born June 1949). He was the frontman and principal songwriter of the rock supergroup known as Asia (1980s hits "Heat Of The Moment" and "Only Time Will Tell").

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 02/03/21 at 5:07 pm

62 years ago today, on February 3rd 1959, American musicians Buddy Holly (age 22), Ritchie Valens (age 17), and J. P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson (age 28) were killed in a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa.

Valens would have turned 80 this May.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: LyricBoy on 02/03/21 at 6:33 pm


Four years ago today, on January 31st 2017, British musician John Wetton died in his sleep from complications of colorectal cancer at the Macmillan Unit at Christchurch Hospital in Christchurch, England, at the age of 67 (born June 1949). He was the frontman and principal songwriter of the rock supergroup known as Asia (1980s hits "Heat Of The Moment" and "Only Time Will Tell").


I know a guy who actually framed an Asia poster.  ;)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 02/04/21 at 6:27 pm

Three years ago today, on February 4th 2018: actor John Mahoney passed away at the age of 77 (born June 1940). He was best known on television for starring in the sitcom Frasier, in which he played 'Martin Crane', the widowed father of the title character.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 02/07/21 at 2:50 pm

Died on February 7th 1999: King Hussein of Jordan, at age 63.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 02/07/21 at 2:52 pm

Two years ago today, on February 7th 2019: English actor Albert Finney died at the age of 82, missing his 83rd birthday by three months.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Redhairkid on 02/08/21 at 11:34 am

8 February 1990 American musician Del Shannon, suicide by gunshot at 55.

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/09/21 at 1:04 am

February 9th 1974 – Jordi Cruyff, Dutch footballer and manager. He is the son of former player and manager Johan Cruyff. He is currently the head coach of Chinese Super League club Shenzhen FC. As a footballer, he played from 1992 through to 2010, including periods with Barcelona and Manchester United. He earned nine caps for the Netherlands national football team, playing at UEFA Euro 1996, and he won the Premier League title in 1997 while at Manchester United.

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/09/21 at 1:35 am

February 9th 2007 – Hank Bauer, American right fielder and manager in Major League Baseball, died from lung cancer. He played with the New York Yankees (1948–1959) and Kansas City Athletics (1960–1961); he batted and threw right-handed. He served as the manager of the Athletics in both Kansas City (1961–62) and in Oakland (1969), as well as of the Baltimore Orioles (1964–68), guiding the Orioles to the World Series title in 1966, a four-game sweep over the heavily favored Los Angeles Dodgers. This represented the first World Series title in the franchise's history. (b. 1922)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/09/21 at 2:58 am

February 9th 1942 – Carole King, American composer and singer-songwriter. She is the most successful female songwriter of the latter half of the 20th century, having written or co-written 118 pop hits on the Billboard Hot 100 between 1955 and 1999. King also wrote 61 hits that charted in the UK, making her the most successful female songwriter on the UK singles charts between 1952 and 2005. Her career began in the 1960s when she, along with her then husband Gerry Goffin, wrote more than two dozen chart hits for numerous artists, many of which have become standards. She has continued writing for other artists since then. King's success as a performer in her own right did not come until the 1970s, when she sang her own songs, accompanying herself on the piano, in a series of albums and concerts. After experiencing commercial disappointment with her debut album Writer, King scored her breakthrough with the album Tapestry, which topped the U.S. album chart for 15 weeks in 1971 and remained on the charts for more than six years.

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/09/21 at 3:30 am

February 9th 1881 – Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Russian novelist, short story writer, essayist, journalist and philosopher, died from a pulmonary haemorrhage. Dostoyevsky's literary works explore human psychology in the troubled political, social, and spiritual atmosphere of 19th-century Russia, and engage with a variety of philosophical and religious themes. He began writing in his 20s, and his first novel, Poor Folk, was published in 1846 when he was 25. His most acclaimed works include Crime and Punishment (1866), The Idiot (1869), Demons (1872) and The Brothers Karamazov (1880). Dostoyevsky's oeuvre consists of 11 novels, three novellas, 17 short stories and numerous other works. Many literary critics rate him as one of the greatest psychologists in world literature. His 1864 novella Notes from Underground is considered to be one of the first works of existentialist literature. (b. 1821)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/09/21 at 5:25 am

February 9th 1943 – Joe Pesci, American actor, singer, musician and comedian, known for playing tough, volatile characters, in a variety of genres. He is best known for his role as Harry Lime in Home Alone and Home Alone 2: Lost in New York and for co-starring with Robert De Niro in the Martin Scorsese-directed films Raging Bull (1980), Goodfellas (1990) and Casino (1995). Pesci was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Raging Bull, and later won the award for his role as psychopathic mobster Tommy DeVito (based on Thomas DeSimone) in Goodfellas. Pesci has starred in a number of other high-profile films, including Easy Money (1983), Once Upon a Time in America (1984), Moonwalker (1988), Lethal Weapon 2 (1989), JFK (1991), My Cousin Vinny (1992), Lethal Weapon 3 (1992), A Bronx Tale (1993), and Lethal Weapon 4 (1998). He announced his retirement from acting in 1999, and since then he has appeared only occasionally in films, including a cameo appearance in the 2006 spy thriller The Good Shepherd, directed by De Niro.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/09/21 at 5:32 am

February 9th 1944 – Alice Walker, American novelist, short story writer, poet, and activist. She wrote the critically acclaimed novel The Color Purple (1982) for which she won the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. She also wrote the novels Meridian (1976) and The Third Life of Grange Copeland (1970), among other works.

Subject: Re: Military Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/09/21 at 5:54 am

February 9th 1886 – Winfield Scott Hancock, Army officer and the Democratic nominee for President of the United States in 1880, died from an infected carbuncle, complicated by diabetes. He served with distinction in the Army for four decades, including service in the Mexican–American War and as a Union general in the American Civil War. Known to his Army colleagues as "Hancock the Superb", he was noted in particular for his personal leadership at the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863. One military historian wrote, "No other Union general at Gettysburg dominated men by the sheer force of their presence more completely than Hancock." As another wrote, "his tactical skill had won him the quick admiration of adversaries who had come to know him as the 'Thunderbolt of the Army of the Potomac'." His military service continued after the Civil War, as Hancock participated in the military Reconstruction of the South and the Army's presence at the Western frontier. (b. 1824)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/09/21 at 6:24 am

February 9th 1945 – Mia Farrow (born María de Lourdes Villiers Farrow), American actress, activist, and former fashion model. She has appeared in more than 50 films and won numerous awards, including a Golden Globe Award and three BAFTA Award nominations. Farrow is also known for her extensive work as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, which includes humanitarian activities in Darfur, Chad, and the Central African Republic. In 2008, Time magazine named her one of the most influential people in the world. The eldest daughter of Australian director John Farrow and Irish actress Maureen O'Sullivan, Farrow had a strict Catholic upbringing in Beverly Hills, California. After working as a fashion model during her teenage years, she first gained notice for her role as Allison MacKenzie in the television soap opera Peyton Place (1964–1966). Her credited feature film debut in Guns at Batasi (1964) earned her a Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year, and she gained further recognition for her subsequent two-year marriage to Frank Sinatra, whom she married at age 21. Farrow's portrayal of Rosemary Woodhouse in the horror film Rosemary's Baby (1968) earned her a nomination for a BAFTA Award and a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress. She received a third Golden Globe nomination for her role in John and Mary (1969). She began a relationship with filmmaker Woody Allen in 1979, and over a decade-long period starred in 13 of his films.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/09/21 at 7:21 am

February 9th 1976 – Percy Faith, Canadian bandleader, orchestrator, composer and conductor, died of cancer. Known for his lush arrangements of pop and Christmas standards. He is often credited with popularizing the "easy listening" or "mood music" format. Faith became a staple of American popular music in the 1950s and continued well into the 1960s. Though his professional orchestra-leading career began at the height of the swing era, Faith refined and rethought orchestration techniques, including use of large string sections, to soften and fill out the brass-dominated popular music of the 1940s. His most famous and remembered recordings are "Delicado" (1952), "The Song from Moulin Rouge" (1953) and "Theme from A Summer Place" (1960), which won the Grammy Award for Record of the Year in 1961. Faith remains the only artist to have the bestselling single of the year during both the pop singer era ("Song from Moulin Rouge") and the rock era ("Theme from a Summer Place"); and he is one of only three artists, along with Elvis Presley and The Beatles, to have the bestselling single of the year twice. The B-side of "Song from the Moulin Rouge" was "Swedish Rhapsody" by Hugo Alfvén.In 1961 his fame in Sweden would rise exponentially as his work Mucho Gusto would become the intro theme for the sports broadcast, of the radio station P4. (b. 1908)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/09/21 at 9:13 am

February 9th 1976 – Charlie Day, American actor, producer, and screenwriter. He is best known for playing Charlie Kelly on the sitcom It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005–present), for which he was nominated for a Critics' Choice Television Award and a Satellite Award in 2011. In film, he is known for his role as Dale in the films Horrible Bosses (2011) and its 2014 sequel, as well as for his roles in Monsters University (2013), Pacific Rim (2013), The Lego Movie (2014), Fist Fight (2017), Pacific Rim: Uprising (2018), and The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part (2019). From 2018 to 2019, Day was the executive producer on the Fox comedy The Cool Kids.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/09/21 at 9:32 am

February 9th 1966 – Sophie Tucker (born Sofia Kalish), Ukrainian-born American singer, comedian, actress, and radio personality, died of lung cancer and kidney failure. Known for her stentorian delivery of comical and risqué songs, she was one of the most popular entertainers in America during the first half of the 20th century. (b. 1884)

Subject: Re: Nobel Prize Winner Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/09/21 at 10:43 am

February 9th 1943 – Joseph Stiglitz, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate. A professor at Columbia University. He is a recipient of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences (2001) and the John Bates Clark Medal (1979). He is a former senior vice president and chief economist of the World Bank and is a former member and chairman of the (US president's) Council of Economic Advisers. He is known for his support of Georgist public finance theory and for his critical view of the management of globalization, of laissez-faire economists (whom he calls "free-market fundamentalists"), and of international institutions such as the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/09/21 at 11:46 am

February 9th 1973 – Max Yasgur, American dairy farmer, died of a heart attack. Best known as the owner of the dairy farm in Bethel, New York, at which the Woodstock Music and Art Fair was held between August 15 and August 18, 1969. (b. 1919)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Redhairkid on 02/09/21 at 12:01 pm

9 February 1957 - Swedish recording executive and curator of the Polar Music Prize Marie Anderson Ledin born. Daughter of Abba manager Stig Anderson and wife of my beautiful avatar since 1983.

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/09/21 at 12:10 pm

February 9th 1958 – Sandy Lyle, Scottish golfer. He won two major championships during his career. Along with Nick Faldo and Ian Woosnam, he became one of Britain's top golfers during the 1980s. He spent 167 weeks in the top-10 of the Official World Golf Ranking from its introduction, in 1986, until 1989. Lyle was inducted to the World Golf Hall of Fame in May 2012.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/09/21 at 12:18 pm

February 9th 1963 – Travis Tritt, American country music singer, songwriter, and actor. He signed to Warner Bros. Records in 1989, releasing seven studio albums and a greatest hits package for the label between then and 1999. In the 2000s, he released two albums on Columbia Records and one for the defunct Category 5 Records. Seven of his albums (counting the Greatest Hits) are certified platinum or higher by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA); the highest-certified is 1991's It's All About to Change, which is certified triple-platinum. Tritt has also charted more than 40 times on the Hot Country Songs charts, including five number ones — "Help Me Hold On," "Anymore," "Can I Trust You with My Heart," "Foolish Pride", and "Best of Intentions" — and 15 additional top ten singles. Tritt's musical style is defined by mainstream country and Southern rock influences. He has received two Grammy Awards, both for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals: in 1992 for "The Whiskey Ain't Workin'," a duet with Marty Stuart, and again in 1998 for "Same Old Train", a collaboration with Stuart and nine other artists. In addition, he has received four awards from the Country Music Association, and has been a member of the Grand Ole Opry since 1992.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/09/21 at 12:46 pm

February 9th 1981 – Bill Haley, American rock and roll musician, died from a heart attack. He is credited by many with first popularizing this form of music in the early 1950s with his group Bill Haley & His Comets and million-selling hits such as "Rock Around the Clock", "See You Later, Alligator", "Shake, Rattle and Roll", "Rocket 88", "Skinny Minnie", and "Razzle Dazzle". His recordings have sold over 60 million records worldwide. In February 2006, the International Astronomical Union announced the naming of asteroid 79896 Billhaley to mark the 25th anniversary of Bill Haley's death. (b. 1925)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/09/21 at 2:47 pm

February 9th 1960 – Holly Johnson, English artist, musician and writer, best known as the lead vocalist of Frankie Goes to Hollywood, who achieved huge commercial success in the mid-1980s. Prior to that, in the late 1970s he was a bassist for the band Big in Japan. In 1989, Johnson's debut solo album, Blast, reached number one in the UK albums chart. Two singles from the album – "Love Train" and "Americanos" – reached the top 5 of the UK Singles Chart. In the 1990s he embarked on a painting career

Subject: Re: Royalty Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/09/21 at 2:54 pm

February 9th 2002 – Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon, died after suffering a stroke. She was the younger daughter of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth of the United Kingdom and the only sibling of Queen Elizabeth II. (b. 1930)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/10/21 at 2:27 am

February 10th 1950 – Mark Spitz, American swimmer. He was the most successful athlete at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, winning seven gold medals, all in world record time. This was an achievement that lasted for 36 years until it was surpassed by fellow American Michael Phelps, who won eight golds at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Between 1968 and 1972, Spitz won nine Olympic golds, a silver, and a bronze, in addition to five Pan American golds, 31 Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) titles and eight National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) titles. During those years, he set 35 world records, two of which were in trials and unofficial. Swimming World Magazine named him World Swimmer of the Year in 1969, 1971, and 1972. He was the third athlete to win nine Olympic gold medals.

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/10/21 at 2:35 am

February 10th 1567 – Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, was murdered at Kirk o' Field. He was the second husband of Mary, Queen of Scots. From his marriage in 1565, he was king consort of Scotland. He was created Duke of Albany shortly before his marriage. Less than a year after the birth of his and Mary's only child, King James VI of Scotland and I of England. Many contemporary narratives describing his life and death refer to him as Lord Darnley, his title as heir apparent to the Earldom of Lennox, and it is by this appellation that he is known in history. On his mother's side he was a great-grandson of King Henry VII of England. (b. 1545)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/10/21 at 4:00 am

February 10th 1955 – Greg Norman, Australian entrepreneur and retired professional golfer who spent 331 weeks as the world's Number 1 Official World Golf Rankings ranked golfer in the 1980s and 1990s. He has won 89 professional tournaments, including 20 PGA Tour tournaments and two majors: The Open Championships in 1986 and 1993. Norman also earned thirty top-10 finishes and was the runner-up 8 times in majors throughout his career. He was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2001 with the highest percentage of votes (80%) of any golfer to date. In a reference to his blond hair, size, aggressive golf style and his birthplace's native coastal animal, Norman's nickname is "The Great White Shark" (often shortened to just "The Shark"), which he earned after his play at the 1981 Masters. He married former World No. 1 tennis player Chris Evert on Paradise Island in the Bahamas in June 2008, but they separated after only 15 months and were subsequently divorced.

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/10/21 at 5:37 am

February 10th 1837 – Alexander Pushkin, Russian poet and author, died of peritonitis. Upon graduation from the Lycée, Pushkin recited his controversial poem "Ode to Liberty", one of several that led to his exile by Tsar Alexander I of Russia. While under the strict surveillance of the Tsar's political police and unable to publish, Pushkin wrote his most famous play, the drama Boris Godunov. His novel in verse, Eugene Onegin, was serialized between 1825 and 1832. (b. 1799)

Subject: Re: Scientific Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/10/21 at 7:24 am

February 10th 1960 – Jim Kent, American biologist, computer programmer, academic. He has been a contributor to genome database projects and the 2003 winner of the Benjamin Franklin Award.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/10/21 at 10:15 am

February 10th 1967 – Laura Dern, American actress, director, and producer. After winning two Golden Globe Awards for her performances as Katherine Harris in the television film Recount (2008) and Amy Jellicoe in the comedy-drama series Enlightened (2011–2013), Dern garnered her second Academy Award nomination for her work in the biopic Wild (2014). In 2017, she began starring as Renata Klein in the drama series Big Little Lies, winning a Primetime Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award, and reunited with David Lynch for Twin Peaks: The Return. She has since played supporting roles in the films Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017), Marriage Story (2019), and Little Women (2019). Her performance in Marriage Story won her an Academy Award and Golden Globe Award. She is the daughter of actors Diane Ladd and Bruce Dern, and great-granddaughter of former Utah governor and Secretary of War George Dern.

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/10/21 at 11:57 am

February 10th 1887 – Ellen Wood, English novelist, better known as Mrs. Henry Wood, died of bronchitis. She is best remembered for her 1861 novel East Lynne, but many of her books became international bestsellers and widely read also in the United States. In her time, she surpassed the fame of Charles Dickens in Australia. (b. 1814)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/10/21 at 2:35 pm

February 10th 1961 – Alexander Payne, American director, producer, and screenwriter. Known for the films Citizen Ruth (1996), Election (1999), About Schmidt (2002), Sideways (2004), The Descendants (2011), Nebraska (2013), and Downsizing (2017). His films are noted for their dark humor and satirical depictions of contemporary American society. Payne is a two-time winner of the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, and a three-time nominee of the Academy Award for Best Director.

Subject: Re: Medical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/10/21 at 2:59 pm

February 10th 1912 – Joseph Lister,1st Baron Lister, British surgeon and a pioneer of antiseptic surgery, died from an undisclosed cause. From a technical viewpoint, Lister was not an exceptional surgeon, but his research into bacteriology and infection in wounds raised his operative technique to a new plane where his observations, deductions and practices revolutionised surgery throughout the world. (b. 1827)

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/10/21 at 4:26 pm

February 10th 1992 – Alex Haley, American soldier, journalist, and author, died of a heart attack. He was the author of the 1976 book Roots: The Saga of an American Family. ABC adapted the book as a television miniseries of the same name and aired it in 1977 to a record-breaking audience of 130 million viewers. In the United States, the book and miniseries raised the public awareness of black American history and inspired a broad interest in genealogy and family history. Haley's first book was The Autobiography of Malcolm X, published in 1965, a collaboration through numerous lengthy interviews with Malcolm X. (b. 1921)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/10/21 at 4:43 pm

February 10th 2008 – Roy Scheider, American actor and boxer, died of complications from a staph infection. He played Martin Brody in the thriller film Jaws (1975), reprising the role in its sequel Jaws 2 (1978). He gained fame for his leading and supporting roles in celebrated films in addition to the Jaws films, from the 1970s through to the early to mid-1980s. These roles included NYPD Detective Buddy "Cloudy" Russo in The French Connection (1971); NYPD Detective Buddy Manucci in The Seven Ups (1973); Doc in Marathon Man (1976); choreographer and film director Joe Gideon (whose character was based on Bob Fosse) in All That Jazz (which was co-written and directed by Fosse) (1979); and Dr. Heywood R. Floyd in the 1984 film 2010, the sequel to 2001: A Space Odyssey. He was nominated for two Academy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and a BAFTA Award. (b. 1932)

Subject: Re: Medical Death Anniversary

Written By: LyricBoy on 02/10/21 at 6:17 pm


February 10th 1912 – Joseph Lister,1st Baron Lister, British surgeon and a pioneer of antiseptic surgery, died from an undisclosed cause. From a technical viewpoint, Lister was not an exceptional surgeon, but his research into bacteriology and infection in wounds raised his operative technique to a new plane where his observations, deductions and practices revolutionised surgery throughout the world. (b. 1827)


Is he the namesake for Listerine? ???

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/11/21 at 4:10 am


Is he the namesake for Listerine? ???
The antiseptic mouthwash was named after him.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/11/21 at 4:11 am

February 11th 1947 – Derek Shulman, Scottish singer-songwriter and producer. He began his recording career as the singer of British pop band Simon Dupree and the Big Sound, with Pete O'Flaherty, Eric Hine, Tony Ransley, and his brothers Phil Shulman and Ray Shulman. Recording in the late 1960s for Parlophone Records, the band struggled with creative difficulties after experiencing some commercial success with several top 40 hits, including the top 10 hit "Kites". The band finally dissolved in 1969. Following his recording career, Shulman became a prominent record executive. Starting as an A&R representative at PolyGram Records, where he rose to the ranks of senior vice president, he signed Bon Jovi, Dan Reed Network, Cinderella, Kingdom Come, and Enuff Z'nuff among many others. In 1988, he became president and CEO of Atco Records, where his first signing was blues rock band Tangier, followed by progressive metal band Dream Theater and Pantera. He also re-established the careers of AC/DC and Bad Company, both of whom sold multi-platinum albums under his watch. He then went on to become president of Roadrunner Records overseeing signings like Slipknot and Nickelback. In March 2010, Shulman established a new venture with international music impresario Leonardo Pavkovic called 2PLUS Music & Entertainment.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/11/21 at 4:20 am

February 11th 2006 – Peter Benchley, American author, screenwriter, and ocean activist, died of pulmonary fibrosis. He is known as the author of the bestselling novel Jaws and co-wrote its film adaptation with Carl Gottlieb. Several more of his works were also adapted for both cinema and television, including The Deep, The Island, Beast, and White Shark. Later in life, Benchley came to regret writing such sensationalist literature about sharks, which he felt encouraged excessive fear and unnecessary culls of such an important predator in ocean ecosystems and became an advocate for marine conservation. (b. 1940)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/11/21 at 5:12 am

February 11th 1962 – Sheryl Crow, American singer-songwriter and guitarist. Her music incorporates elements of pop, rock, country, jazz, and blues. She has released ten studio albums, four compilations, and two live albums, and has contributed to a number of film soundtracks. Her most popular songs include "All I Wanna Do" (1994), "Strong Enough" (1994), "If It Makes You Happy" (1996), "Everyday Is a Winding Road" (1996), "Tomorrow Never Dies" (1997) (the theme song for the James Bond film of the same name), "My Favorite Mistake" (1998), "Picture" (2002) (duet with Kid Rock) and "Soak Up the Sun" (2002). She has sold more than 50 million albums worldwide. Crow has garnered nine Grammy Awards (out of 32 nominations) from the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/11/21 at 5:14 am

February 11th 1976 – Lee J. Cobb, American actor, died of a heart attack. He played the role of Willy Loman in the original Broadway production of Arthur Miller's 1949 play Death of a Salesman under the direction of Elia Kazan. He also performed in On the Waterfront (1954), 12 Angry Men (1957), and The Exorcist (1973). On television, Cobb starred in the first four seasons of the Western series The Virginian. He often played arrogant, intimidating and abrasive characters, but he also acted as respectable figures such as judges. He was twice nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, for The Brothers Karamazov (1958) and On the Waterfront (1954). (b. 1911)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/11/21 at 8:03 am

February 11th 1971 – Damian Lewis, English actor. He played US Army Major Richard Winters in the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers, which earned him a Golden Globe nomination, and also portrayed US Marine Sergeant Nicholas Brody in the Showtime series Homeland, which earned him a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award. His performance as Henry VIII of England in Wolf Hall earned him his third Primetime Emmy nomination and fourth Golden Globe nomination. He plays Bobby Axelrod in the Showtime series Billions and portrayed actor Steve McQueen in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019).

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/11/21 at 8:18 am

February 11th 1948 – Sergei Eisenstein, Soviet film director and film theorist, a pioneer in the theory and practice of montage, died from a heart attack. He is noted in particular for his silent films Strike (1925), Battleship Potemkin (1925) and October (1928), as well as the historical epics Alexander Nevsky (1938) and Ivan the Terrible (1944, 1958). In its 2012 decennial poll, the magazine Sight & Sound named his Battleship Potemkin the 11th greatest film of all time. (b. 1898)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/11/21 at 8:19 am

February 11th 2012 – Whitney Houston, American singer, actress, producer, and model, was found dead at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California. The coroner's report showed that she had accidentally drowned in the bathtub, with heart disease and cocaine use as contributing factors. In 2009, Guinness World Records cited her as the most awarded female act of all-time. Houston is one of pop music's best-selling music artists of all-time, with an estimated 170–200 million records sold worldwide. She released seven studio albums and two soundtrack albums, all of which have diamond, multi-platinum, platinum, or gold certification. Houston's crossover appeal on the popular music charts, as well as her prominence on MTV, starting with her video for "How Will I Know", influenced several African American women artists who follow in her footsteps. Houston is the only artist to chart seven consecutive No. 1 Billboard Hot 100 songs. She is the second artist behind Elton John and the only woman to have two number-one Billboard 200 Album awards (formerly "Top Pop Albums") on the Billboard magazine year-end charts. Houston's self-titled debut album (1985) became the best-selling debut album by a woman in history. Rolling Stone named it the best album of 1986, and ranked it at number 254 on the magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. Her second studio album, Whitney (1987), became the first album by a woman to debut at number one on the Billboard 200 albums chart. Houston made her screen acting debut as Rachel Marron in the romantic thriller film The Bodyguard (1992). She performed the lead single from the film's original soundtrack, "I Will Always Love You", which received the Grammy Award for Record of the Year and became the best-selling single by a woman in music history. With the soundtrack, which received the Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 1994, Houston became the first act (solo or group, male or female) to sell more than a million copies of an album within a single week period under Nielsen SoundScan system. The album makes her the top female act in the top 10 list of the best-selling albums of all time, at number four. Houston made other high-profile film appearances and contributed to their soundtracks, including Waiting to Exhale (1995) and The Preacher's Wife (1996). The latter's soundtrack became the best-selling gospel album in history. (b. 1963)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/11/21 at 8:46 am

February 11th 1969 – Jennifer Aniston, American actress and producer. The daughter of actors John Aniston and Nancy Dow, she began working as an actress at an early age with an uncredited role in the 1987 film Mac and Me; her first major film role came in the 1993 horror comedy Leprechaun. Since her career grew in the 1990s, Aniston has been one of Hollywood's highest-paid actresses. She rose to international fame for her role as Rachel Green on the television sitcom Friends (1994–2004), for which she earned Primetime Emmy, Golden Globe, and Screen Actors Guild awards. Her character became widely popular and is considered one of the greatest female characters in television history. Aniston has since played starring roles in numerous dramas, comedies and romantic comedies.

Subject: Re: Royalty Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/11/21 at 8:55 am

February 11th 1503 – Elizabeth of York, died of postpartum infection on her 37th birthday. She was Queen of England from her marriage to King Henry VII on 18 January 1486 until her death. Elizabeth married Henry after his victory at the Battle of Bosworth Field, which marked the end of the Wars of the Roses. Together, they had seven children. After the death of her father, King Edward IV, Elizabeth's brothers the "Princes in the Tower" disappeared, their fate uncertain. Although the 1484 act of Parliament Titulus Regius declared the marriage of her parents, Edward and Elizabeth Woodville, invalid, she and her sisters were subsequently welcomed back to court by Edward's brother, King Richard III. (b. 1466)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/11/21 at 11:00 am

February 11th 1953 – Philip Anglim, American actor. He is best known for his performance as Joseph Merrick in the stage and television versions of The Elephant Man, a role for which he received a Best Actor nomination in the 1979 Tony Awards. Other notable roles include the title role in Macbeth on Broadway and Dane O'Neill, the ill-fated love child who grew up to follow in his unknown father's footsteps on the path to the priesthood in the television mini-series The Thorn Birds. He also had a recurring guest role as the Bajoran priest Vedek Bareil on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.

Subject: Re: Nobel Prize Winner Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/11/21 at 11:02 am

February 11th 1973 – J. Hans D. Jensen, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate, died from an undisclosed cause. During World War II, he worked on the German nuclear energy project, known as the Uranium Club, where he contributed to the separation of uranium isotopes. After the war, Jensen was a professor at the University of Heidelberg. He was a visiting professor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, the Institute for Advanced Study, University of California, Berkeley, Indiana University, and the California Institute of Technology. Jensen shared half of the 1963 Nobel Prize in Physics with Maria Goeppert-Mayer for their proposal of the nuclear shell model. (b. 1907)

Subject: Re: Literary Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/11/21 at 12:04 pm

February 11th 1944 – Joy Williams, American novelist, short story writer, and essayist. She is the author of four novels. Her first, State of Grace (1973), was nominated for a National Book Award for Fiction. Her book The Quick and the Dead (2002) was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. Her first collection of short stories, Taking Care, was published in 1982. A second collection, Escapes, followed in 1990. A 2001 essay collection, Ill Nature: Rants and Reflections on Humanity and Other Animals, was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award for Criticism. Honored Guest, a collection of short stories, was published in 2004. A 30th anniversary reprint of The Changeling was issued in 2008 with an introduction by the American novelist Rick Moody. The book was also republished in 2018 to celebrate 40 years from its original publication.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/11/21 at 12:35 pm

February 11th 1982 – Eleanor Powell, American actress and dancer, died of ovarian cancer. Best remembered for her tap dance numbers in musical films in the 1930s and 1940s, Powell began studying ballet when she was six and was dancing at nightclubs in Atlantic City before she was a teenager. At the age of sixteen, she began studying tap and started appearing in musical revues on Broadway. She made her Hollywood debut as a featured dancer in the movie George White's Scandals (1935). She was known as one of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's top dancing stars during the Golden Age of Hollywood, appearing in a series of musical vehicles tailored especially for her talents, including Born to Dance (1936), Broadway Melody of 1938 (1937) and Rosalie (1937). (b. 1912)

Subject: Re: Cinematic Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/11/21 at 3:03 pm

February 11th 1954 – Wesley Strick, American screenwriter. He has written such films as the comic-horror hit Arachnophobia, the Martin Scorsese remake of Cape Fear and the video game adaptation Doom. Since 2015, Strick has worked as a writer/executive producer on The Man in the High Castle.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/11/21 at 3:08 pm

February 11th 1994 – William Conrad, American actor, director, and producer, died of a heart attack. His entertainment career spanned five decades in radio, film, and television, peaking in popularity when he starred in the detective series Cannon. A radio writer and actor, he moved to Hollywood after serving in World War II as a fighter pilot, and played a series of character roles in films beginning with the film noir The Killers (1946). He created the role of Marshal Matt Dillon for the radio series Gunsmoke (1952–1961) and narrated the television adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle (1959–1964) and The Fugitive (1963–1967). (b. 1920)

Subject: Re: Political Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/11/21 at 5:12 pm

February 11th 1964 – Sarah Palin, American journalist, politician. She served as the ninth governor of Alaska from 2006 until her resignation in 2009. As the Republican nominee for Vice President of the United States in the 2008 election alongside Arizona Senator John McCain, she was the first Republican female vice presidential nominee and the second female vice presidential nominee of a major party, after Geraldine Ferraro in 1984.

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/11/21 at 5:30 pm

February 11th 1963 – Sylvia Plath, American poet, novelist, and short-story writer, committed suicide. She is credited with advancing the genre of confessional poetry and is best known for two of her published collections, The Colossus and Other Poems and Ariel, as well as The Bell Jar, a semi-autobiographical novel published shortly before her death. In 1981 The Collected Poems were published, including many previously unpublished works. For this collection Plath was awarded a posthumous Pulitzer Prize in Poetry in 1982, making her the first to receive this honour posthumously. She married fellow poet Ted Hughes in 1956, and they lived together in the United States and then in England. They had two children before separating in 1962. Plath was clinically depressed for most of her adult life, and was treated multiple times with electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). (b. 1932)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/11/21 at 5:54 pm

February 11th 2010 – Alexander McQueen, British fashion designer and couturier, died by suicide, shortly after the death of his mother. He worked as chief designer at Givenchy from 1996 to 2001, and founded his own Alexander McQueen label in 1992. His achievements in fashion earned him four British Designer of the Year awards (1996, 1997, 2001 and 2003), as well as the CFDA's International Designer of the Year award in 2003. (b. 1969)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: LyricBoy on 02/11/21 at 6:46 pm


February 11th 1969 – Jennifer Aniston, American actress and producer.


Back in the day, she was smokin’ hot.  :P

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Redhairkid on 02/16/21 at 3:39 pm

16 February 1961 Andy Taylor, Newcastle born guitarist with rock group Duran Duran. I know him personally as he is married to my ex boss' daughter. Top bloke with intelligence and a great sense of humour.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: c_keenan2001@hotmail.com on 02/19/21 at 5:00 pm

Happy birthday, wishes go out to Loverboy guitarist Paul Dean who turns 75.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 02/19/21 at 5:34 pm

Five years ago today, on February 19th 2016, female author Harper Lee died just two months shy of her 90th birthday.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 02/21/21 at 11:25 am

On this day in 1965, Malcolm X was assassinated while giving a talk at the Audubon Ballroom in Harlem. He was only 39 3/4 years of age. :\'(

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversaries

Written By: LyricBoy on 02/21/21 at 12:36 pm


On this day in 1965, Malcolm X was assassinated while giving a talk at the Audubon Ballroom in Harlem. He was only 39 3/4 years of age. :\'(


Two of his murderers, Thomas Hagan and Norman 3x Butler walk the street free, Hagan having been paroled in 2010 and Butler in 1985. Butler changed his name to Muhammad Abdul Aziz while he was in the slam, and Hagan goes by the name Mujahid Abdul Halim ::)

The third assassin, Thomas 15X Johnson (a.k.a. Khalil Islam) bit it in 2009.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths

Written By: LyricBoy on 02/22/21 at 5:02 am

Nanette Fabray (real name: Ruby Fabares) passed away on this day in 2018. She was 97.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Redhairkid on 02/25/21 at 8:46 am

25 February 1952 - Tomas Folke Jonas Ledin, Swedish singer, multi instrumentalist, songwriter, composer, producer and occasional actor. Musical genius and really nice guy. Both of his parents are still alive!

Subject: Re: Architectural Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/25/21 at 1:30 pm

February 11th 1723 – Christopher Wren, English architect, died after catching a chill. He was one of the most highly acclaimed English architects in history, as well as an anatomist, astronomer, geometer, and mathematician-physicist. He was accorded responsibility for rebuilding 52 churches in the City of London after the Great Fire in 1666, including what is regarded as his masterpiece, St Paul's Cathedral, on Ludgate Hill, completed in 1710. The principal creative responsibility for a number of the churches is now more commonly attributed to others in his office, especially Nicholas Hawksmoor. Other notable buildings by Wren include the Royal Hospital Chelsea, Royal Naval College, Greenwich, and the south front of Hampton Court Palace. (b. 1632)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/25/21 at 3:46 pm

February 25th 1950 – Neil Jordan, Irish film director, screenwriter, novelist and short-story writer. His first book, Night in Tunisia, won a Somerset Maugham Award and the Guardian Fiction Prize in 1979. He won an Academy Award (Best Original Screenplay) for The Crying Game (1992). He has also won three Irish Film and Television Awards, as well as the Silver Bear for Best Director at the Berlin International Film Festival for The Butcher Boy (1997).

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 02/26/21 at 7:13 pm

Judge Joseph Wapner died on this date four years ago, back in 2017, at the age of 97 1/4. (Born mid-November 1919.)

He was best known as the original judge of the reality court programme The People's Court for its first 12 years (1981 through 1993).

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 03/02/21 at 5:07 pm

22 years ago today, on March 2nd 1999, British singer Dusty Springfield passed away from cancer, missing her 60th birthday by a month and a half.

Later in the month, she was posthumously inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: nally on 03/03/21 at 1:08 pm

55 years ago today, on March 3rd 1966, actor William Frawley passed away at the age of 79...and rap musician/actor Tone Loc was born.

Subject: Re: One Celebrity Birthday and Two Celebrity Deaths

Written By: c_keenan2001@hotmail.com on 03/04/21 at 12:49 am

March 4, 1954, Emmy Award-Winning and Golden Globe Award-Winning Canadian Comedic Actress Catherine O'Hara turns 67 today.

March 4, 1994,  Canadian comedic actor John Candy died in Durango, Mexico of an apparent heart attack on the set of his final film Wagons East.

March 4, 2019, Coy Luther Perry III who went by the name Luke Perry died in a hospital in California after suffering a debilitating stroke a week earlier.  He was known for his role as bad boy Dylan McKay on the Aaron Spelling show Beverley Hills 90210 and for playing Fred Andrews on Riverdale.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 03/04/21 at 2:06 pm

Actor Luke Perry passed away on this date two years ago. :\'(

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 03/06/21 at 12:15 pm

15 years ago today, on March 6th 2006: American baseball player Kirby Puckett passed away from a hemorrhagic stroke, missing his 46th birthday by eight days.

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 03/06/21 at 12:26 pm

185 years ago today, on March 6th 1836, the following people lost their lives at the Battle Of The Alamo:
James Bonham, American lawyer and soldier (b. 1807)
James Bowie, American colonel (b. 1796)
Davy Crockett, American soldier and politician (b. 1786)
William B. Travis, American lieutenant colonel and lawyer (b. 1809)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 03/08/21 at 10:55 am

March 8th 1999, New York Yankees great Joe DiMaggio passed away at the age of 84 (born 1914, later in the year).

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 03/10/21 at 4:51 pm

On this day in 1988, British singer Andy Gibb passed away just five days after turning 30. :\'(

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: c_keenan2001@hotmail.com on 03/13/21 at 4:04 am

Robin Duke celebrates her 67th birthday today.  She joined the Second City comedy troupe Toronto, in 1977 and is known for her role as Wendy Kurtz on Schitt's Creek in 2016 and 2019.
She was a regular on SNL along with Tony Rosato and Martin Short and she is a member of the critically acclaimed sketch comedy troupe Women Fully Clothed.

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Written By: nally on 03/13/21 at 10:40 am

Benjamin Harrison, the 23rd President of the United States, passed away on this date in 1901 at 67 years of age (born August 1933).

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversaries

Written By: LyricBoy on 03/13/21 at 4:03 pm


Benjamin Harrison, the 23rd President of the United States, passed away on this date in 1901 at 67 years of age (born August 1933).


He’s an ancestor of Pawn Stars celebrities, Rick Harrison, The Old Man, and Big Hoss.  8)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 03/14/21 at 11:46 am


He’s an ancestor of Pawn Stars celebrities, Rick Harrison, The Old Man, and Big Hoss.  8)

I guess that means the 9th U.S. President (William Henry Harrison, who passed away a month after taking office in 1841) would also be such an ancestor.

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/18/21 at 2:36 pm

March 18th 2008 – Anthony Minghella, English director and screenwriter, died of a haemorrhage following an operation the previous week to remove cancer of the tonsils and neck. He was chairman of the board of Governors at the British Film Institute between 2003 and 2007. He won the Academy Award for Best Director for The English Patient (1996). In addition, he received three more Academy Award nominations; he was nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay for both The English Patient (1996) and The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999), and was posthumously nominated for Best Picture for The Reader (2008), as a co-producer. (b. 1954)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/18/21 at 5:16 pm

March 18th 1965 – Farouk I, King of Egypt, died immediately on arrival at hospital, with poisoning suspected. He was the tenth ruler of Egypt from the Muhammad Ali dynasty and the penultimate King of Egypt and the Sudan, succeeding his father, Fuad I, in 1936. His full title was "His Majesty Farouk I, by the grace of God, King of Egypt and the Sudan". He was overthrown in the Egyptian Revolution of 1952, and forced to abdicate in favour of his infant son, Ahmed Fuad, who succeeded him as Fuad II. Farouk died in exile in Italy in 1965. His sister, Princess Fawzia Fuad, was the first wife and consort of the Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. (b. 1920)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 03/20/21 at 1:20 pm

American country music singer Kenny Rogers passed away on this date last year at the age of 81.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/22/21 at 1:01 pm


American country music singer Kenny Rogers passed away on this date last year at the age of 81.
:\'( :\'( :\'(

Subject: Re: Musical Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/22/21 at 1:02 pm

March 22nd 1930 – Stephen Sondheim, American composer and songwriter, turns 91 today.

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March 22nd 1948 – Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber, Baron Lloyd-Webber, English composer and impresario of musical theatre. Several of his musicals have run for more than a decade both in the West End and on Broadway. He has composed 21 musicals, a song cycle, a set of variations, two film scores, and a Latin Requiem Mass. Several of his songs have been widely recorded and were successful outside of their parent musicals, such as "The Music of the Night" and "All I Ask of You" from The Phantom of the Opera, "I Don't Know How to Love Him" from Jesus Christ Superstar, "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" from Evita, "Any Dream Will Do" from Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, and "Memory" from Cats. He has received a number of awards, including a knighthood in 1992, followed by a peerage from Queen Elizabeth II for services to the Arts, six Tonys, three Grammys (as well as the Grammy Legend Award), an Academy Award, fourteen Ivor Novello Awards, seven Olivier Awards, a Golden Globe, a Brit Award, the 2006 Kennedy Center Honors, the 2008 Classic Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music, and an Emmy Award. He is one of sixteen people to have won an Oscar, an Emmy, a Grammy, and a Tony.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/22/21 at 3:29 pm

March 22nd 1943 – George Benson, American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He began his professional career at the age of 19 as a jazz guitarist. A former child prodigy, Benson first came to prominence in the 1960s, playing soul jazz with Jack McDuff and others. He then launched a successful solo career, alternating between jazz, pop, R&B singing, and scat singing. His album Breezin' was certified triple-platinum, hitting no. 1 on the Billboard album chart in 1976. His concerts were well attended through the 1980s, and he still has a large following. Benson has been honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: LyricBoy on 03/22/21 at 6:45 pm


March 22nd 1943 – George Benson, American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He began his professional career at the age of 19 as a jazz guitarist. A former child prodigy, Benson first came to prominence in the 1960s, playing soul jazz with Jack McDuff and others. He then launched a successful solo career, alternating between jazz, pop, R&B singing, and scat singing. His album Breezin' was certified triple-platinum, hitting no. 1 on the Billboard album chart in 1976. His concerts were well attended through the 1980s, and he still has a large following. Benson has been honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.


I saw Benson in concert back in ‘77. Awesome performance.  8)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/23/21 at 10:58 am

March 23rd 1953 – Chaka Khan (born Yvette Marie Stevens), American musician, singer and songwriter. Her career has spanned nearly five decades, beginning in the 1970s as the lead vocalist of the funk band Rufus. Known as the "Queen of Funk", she was the first R&B artist to have a crossover hit featuring a rapper, with "I Feel for You" in 1984. She has won ten Grammy Awards and has sold an estimated 70 million records worldwide. With Rufus, she achieved four gold singles, four gold albums, and two platinum albums. In the course of her solo career, Khan achieved three gold singles, three gold albums, and one platinum album with I Feel for You. She has collaborated with Ry Cooder, Robert Palmer, Ray Charles, Quincy Jones, Guru, Chicago, De la Soul, Mary J. Blige, among others.

Subject: Re: Cinematic Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/23/21 at 1:04 pm

March 23rd 1934 – Mark Rydell (born Mortimer H. Rydell), American actor, director and producer. He has directed many Academy Award-nominated films including The Fox (1967), The Reivers (1969), The Cowboys (1972), Cinderella Liberty (1973), The Rose (1979), The River (1984) and For the Boys (1991). He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Director for On Golden Pond (1981).

Subject: Re: Royalty Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/24/21 at 4:13 am

March 24th 1603 – Elizabeth I, Queen of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death in 1603 from (what is believed by historians) blood poisoning, but a post-mortem at the time wasn't permitted. Sometimes called the Virgin Queen, Gloriana or Good Queen Bess, Elizabeth was the last of the five monarchs of the House of Tudor. Elizabeth was the daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, his second wife, who was executed two-and-a-half years after Elizabeth's birth. Anne's marriage to Henry VIII was annulled, and Elizabeth was declared illegitimate. Her half-brother, Edward VI, ruled until his death in 1553, bequeathing the crown to Lady Jane Grey and ignoring the claims of his two half-sisters, the Roman Catholic Mary and the younger Elizabeth, in spite of statute law to the contrary. Edward's will was set aside and Mary became queen, deposing Lady Jane Grey. During Mary's reign, Elizabeth was imprisoned for nearly a year on suspicion of supporting Protestant rebels. Upon her half-sister's death in 1558, Elizabeth succeeded to the throne and set out to rule by good counsel. She depended heavily on a group of trusted advisers, led by William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley. One of her first actions as queen was the establishment of an English Protestant church, of which she became the supreme governor. (b. 1533)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/24/21 at 6:07 am

March 24th 1947 – Alan Sugar, Baron Sugar, British business magnate, media personality, author, politician, and political adviser. In 1968, he started what would later become his largest business venture, consumer electronics company Amstrad. In 2007, he sold his remaining interest in the company in a deal to BSkyB for £125m. He was the chairman and part-owner of Tottenham Hotspur from 1991 to 2001, selling his remaining stake in the club in 2007 as well, for £25m. He is also known for being the host and "Boss" for the BBC Reality Competition series The Apprentice, which has been broadcast annually since 2005. He is also set to assume the role for the The Celebrity Apprentice Australia for Australia's Nine Network in 2021. According to the Sunday Times Rich List, Sugar became a billionaire in 2015. In 2016, his fortune was estimated at £1.15bn, ranking him as the 95th-richest person in the UK. He was knighted in the 2000 New Year Honours "for services to the Home Computer and Electronics Industry".

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/24/21 at 7:35 am

March 24th 1945 – Patrick Malahide (born Patrick Gerald Duggan), British actor, author and producer, known for his roles as Inspector Alleyn in The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries, Detective Sergeant Albert Chisholm in the TV series Minder, Balon Greyjoy in the TV series Game of Thrones as well as the big screen in a number of international films

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/24/21 at 9:05 am

March 24th 1905 – Jules Verne, French novelist, poet, and playwright, died from complications of diabetes. His collaboration with the publisher Pierre-Jules Hetzel led to the creation of the Voyages extraordinaires, a series of bestselling adventure novels including Journey to the Center of the Earth (1864), Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas (1870), and Around the World in Eighty Days (1872). Verne is considered to be an important author in France and most of Europe, where he has had a wide influence on the literary avant-garde and on surrealism. (b. 1828)

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/24/21 at 12:35 pm

March 24th 2007 – Maurice Flitcroft, British golfer and audacious hoaxer, died from an undisclosed cause. He became notorious after hitting a score of 121 in the qualifying competition for the 1976 Open Championship—the highest score recorded at the Open Championship—and by a self-professed "professional golfer". Subsequently, he gained significant media attention, being referred to as "the world's worst golfer". Following the 1976 Open, the rules were changed to prevent Flitcroft from attempting to enter again. Undeterred, he regularly attempted to enter the Open and several other golf competitions, either under his own name or under pseudonyms such as Gene Paycheky (as in pay cheque), Gerald Hoppy, and James Beau Jolley. (b. 1915)

Subject: Re: Scientific Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/24/21 at 5:11 pm

March 24th 1962 – Auguste Piccard, Swiss physicist and explorer, died of a heart attack. Known for his record-breaking helium-filled balloon flights, with which he studied the Earth's upper atmosphere. Auguste was also known for his invention of the first bathyscaphe, FNRS-2, with which he made a number of unmanned dives in 1948 to explore the ocean's depths. Piccard's twin brother Jean Felix Piccard is also a notable figure in the annals of science and exploration, as are a number of their relatives, including Jacques Piccard, Bertrand Piccard, Jeannette Piccard and Don Piccard. (b. 1884)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/25/21 at 6:43 am

March 25th 1947 – Sir Elton Hercules John (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight), English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer. Collaborating with lyricist Bernie Taupin since 1967 on more than 30 albums, John has sold over 300 million records, making him one of the best-selling music artists of all time. He has more than fifty Top 40 hits in the UK Singles Chart and US Billboard Hot 100, including seven number ones in the UK and nine in the US, as well as seven consecutive number-one albums in the US. His tribute single "Candle in the Wind 1997", rewritten in dedication to Diana, Princess of Wales, sold over 33 million copies worldwide and is the best-selling single in the history of the UK and US singles charts. He has also produced records and occasionally acted in films. John owned Watford F.C. from 1976 to 1987 and from 1997 to 2002. He is an honorary life president of the club. He has received five Grammy Awards, five Brit Awards; including for Outstanding Contribution to Music; two Academy Awards, two Golden Globes, a Tony Award, a Disney Legends Award, and the Kennedy Center Honor. In 2004, Rolling Stone ranked him 49th on its list of 100 influential musicians of the rock and roll era. In 2013, Billboard ranked him the most successful male solo artist on the Billboard Hot 100 Top All-Time Artists, and third overall, behind the Beatles and Madonna. He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1992 and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994, and is a fellow of the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors. He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for "services to music and charitable services" in 1998.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 03/28/21 at 12:30 pm

Peter Ustinov - English actor, writer, and filmmaker - passed away on this date in 2004 at the age of 82. (He would have turned 83 the following month. This also means that next month he would have had his 100th birthday!)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 03/28/21 at 12:31 pm

Dwight Eisenhower, the 34th President of the United States, passed away on this date in 1969 at the age of 78.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: c_keenan2001@hotmail.com on 03/29/21 at 4:05 pm

Jimmy McShane who was known for Baltimora's one and only 1984 hit Tarzan Boy passed away on this day in 1995 of AIDS-related causes. (B:1957)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 03/30/21 at 6:38 pm

Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother passed away on this date in 2002 at the age of 101 (born 4 August 1900).

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 03/30/21 at 7:16 pm

Actor Michael Jeter died on this day in 2003 at the age of 50.

(He was NOT related to Hall-of-Fame baseball star Derek Jeter.)

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/31/21 at 4:52 am

March 31st 1850 – John C. Calhoun, American politician and political theorist, died of tuberculosis. He held many important positions including being the seventh vice president of the United States from 1825 to 1832, serving under John Quincy Adams and continued under Andrew Jackson, who defeated Adams in the election of 1828. While adamantly defending slavery and protecting the interests of the white South when its residents were outnumbered by Northerners. He began his political career as a nationalist, modernizer, and proponent of a strong national government and protective tariffs. In the late 1820s, his views changed radically, and he became a leading proponent of states' rights, limited government, nullification, and opposition to high tariffs. He saw Northern acceptance of those policies as a condition of the South remaining in the Union. His beliefs and warnings heavily influenced the South's secession from the Union in 1860–1861. (b. 1782)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversaries

Written By: LyricBoy on 03/31/21 at 5:30 am


Actor Michael Jeter died on this day in 2003 at the age of 50.

(He was NOT related to Hall-of-Fame baseball star Derek “Herpes Patient Zero” Jeter.)


He went out in a blaze of glory in The Green Mile.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/31/21 at 7:44 am

March 31st 1943 – Christopher Walken (born Ronald Walken), American actor, who has appeared in more than 100 films and television programs, including Annie Hall (1977), The Deer Hunter (1978), The Dogs of War (1980), The Dead Zone (1983), A View to a Kill (1985), King of New York (1990), Batman Returns (1992), True Romance (1993), Pulp Fiction (1994), Antz (1998), Vendetta (1999), Sleepy Hollow (1999), Joe Dirt (2001), Catch Me If You Can (2002), Click (2006), Hairspray (2007), Seven Psychopaths (2012), the first three Prophecy films, The Jungle Book (2016), and Irreplaceable You (2018). He has received a number of awards and nominations, including the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for The Deer Hunter. He was nominated for the same award and won BAFTA and Screen Actors Guild Awards for Catch Me If You Can. His films have grossed more than $1 billion in the United States alone.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/31/21 at 9:34 am

March 31st 1993 – Chicháy (born Amparo Robles Custodio), Filipino comedian and actress, died from an undisclosed cause. Her short and stocky stature, scratchy voice and prematurely aged appearance allowed her to portray grandmothers while only in her thirties. (b. 1918)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 03/31/21 at 11:43 pm


He went out in a blaze of glory in The Green Mile.

There was no need to manipulate what I typed in the spoiler box. ::)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 03/31/21 at 11:44 pm

Two notable singers were killed on this date in years past:

Selena (Latin-pop singer) at age 23, in 1995
Nipsey Hussel (American rapper) at age 33, in 2019

:\'(

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/01/21 at 1:49 am

April 1st 1984 – Marvin Gaye (born Marvin Pentz Gay Jr.), American singer, songwriter, and record producer, was shot dead by his father, Marvin Gay Sr. at their house in West Adams, Los Angeles, after an argument, on the day before his 45th birthday. He helped to shape the sound of Motown in the 1960s, first as an in-house session player and later as a solo artist with a string of hits, earning him the nicknames "Prince of Motown" and "Prince of Soul". Gaye's Motown hits include "Ain't That Peculiar", "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)", and "I Heard It Through the Grapevine". Gaye also recorded duets with Mary Wells, Kim Weston, Tammi Terrell, and Diana Ross. During the 1970s, Gaye recorded the albums What's Going On and Let's Get It On and became one of the first artists in Motown to break away from the reins of a production company. His later recordings influenced several contemporary R&B subgenres, such as quiet storm and neo soul. He was a tax exile in Europe in the early 1980s; he released "Sexual Healing" the 1982 hit which won his first two Grammy Awards on the album Midnight Love. Gaye's last televised appearances were at the 1983 NBA All-Star Game, where he sang "The Star-Spangled Banner"; Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever; and Soul Train. (b. 1939)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/01/21 at 2:48 am

April 1st 1946 – Noah Nicholas Beery., American actor, died after suffering a heart attack at the Beverly Hills home of his brother Wallace Beery. It was Wallace's birthday and, in addition to celebrating the event, the brothers were rehearsing a radio drama they were scheduled to perform later in the evening. He appeared in films from 1913 to 1945. He was the older brother of Academy Award-winning actor Wallace Beery and the father of character actor Noah Beery Jr. Beery was billed as either Noah Beery or Noah Beery Sr. depending upon the film. (b. 1882)

Subject: Re: Artistic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/01/21 at 5:51 am

April 1st 1976 – Max Ernst, German painter, sculptor, graphic artist, and poet, died from an undisclosed cause. A prolific artist, Ernst was a primary pioneer of the Dada movement and surrealism. He had no formal artistic training, but his experimental attitude toward the making of art resulted in his invention of frottage—a technique that uses pencil rubbings of objects as a source of images—and grattage, an analogous technique in which paint is scraped across canvas to reveal the imprints of the objects placed beneath. He is also noted for his novels consisting of collages. (b. 1891)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/21 at 4:32 am

April 2nd 1945 – Linda Hunt, American actress. She made her film debut playing Mrs. Oxheart in Popeye (1980). Hunt portrayed the male character Billy Kwan in The Year of Living Dangerously (1982) for which she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, becoming the first person to win an Oscar for portraying a character of the opposite sex. Hunt has also appeared in films such as Dune (1984), Kindergarten Cop (1990), Pocahontas (1995), Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World (1998), and Stranger Than Fiction (2006)

Subject: Re: Cinematic Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/21 at 2:17 pm

April 2nd 1942 – Roshan Seth, Indian-English actor. He began his acting career in the early 1960s in the UK, but left acting the following decade and moved to India to work as a journalist. In the 1980s, he rose to prominence for his comeback performance as Jawaharlal Nehru in Richard Attenborough's Academy Award-winning film Gandhi, which brought him a BAFTA Award nomination for Best Actor in a Supporting Role and reignited his interest in acting. He has since appeared in numerous British and American feature films and television programmes, with roles ranging from Chattar Lal in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Amit Rao in A Passage to India, Papa Hussein in My Beautiful Laundrette, patriarch Jay in Mississippi Masala and Dhalsim in Street Fighter: The Movie. He won the Genie Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for the Canadian film Such a Long Journey. Other projects he has appeared include Bharat Ek Khoj, Not Without My Daughter, The Buddha of Suburbia, Vertical Limit, Monsoon Wedding, Proof, Ek Tha Tiger, Indian Summers and Dumbo.

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/21 at 2:55 pm

April 2nd 1945 – Reggie Smith, American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as an outfielder and afterwards served as a coach and front office executive. He also played in the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for two seasons at the end of his playing career. During a seventeen-year MLB career (1966–1982), Smith appeared in 1,987 games, hit 314 home runs with 1,092 RBI and batted .287. He was a switch-hitter who threw right-handed. In his prime, he had one of the strongest throwing arms of any outfielder in the MLB. Smith played at least 70 games in 13 different seasons, and in every one of those 13 seasons, his team had a winning record.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 04/02/21 at 5:08 pm

Today marks 16 years to the day since the passing of Pope John Paul II. He was 84, not quite 85, since he was born in May of 1920.

His papacy was the most recent to end with a death. (His successor, Benedict XVI, is still alive, but he resigned the papacy after being in it for almost 8 years.)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/21 at 4:43 am

April 3rd 1961 – Eddie Murphy, American actor, comedian, writer, producer, and singer. He rose to fame on the sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live, for which he was a regular cast member from 1980 to 1984. Murphy has also worked as a stand-up comedian and was ranked No. 10 on Comedy Central's list of the 100 Greatest Stand-ups of All Time. He has also won numerous awards for his work on the fantasy comedy film Dr. Dolittle (1998) and its 2001 sequel. In 2007, Murphy won the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor and received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of soul singer James "Thunder" Early in the musical film Dreamgirls.

Subject: Re: Business Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/21 at 4:45 am

April 3rd 1994 – Frank Wells, American businessman, died in a helicopter crash. He served as president of The Walt Disney Company from 1984 until his death. (b. 1932)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: LyricBoy on 04/03/21 at 7:42 am


April 3rd 1961 – Eddie Murphy, American actor, comedian, writer, producer, and singer. He rose to fame on the sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live, for which he was a regular cast member from 1980 to 1984. Murphy has also worked as a stand-up comedian and was ranked No. 10 on Comedy Central's list of the 100 Greatest Stand-ups of All Time. He has also won numerous awards for his work on the fantasy comedy film Dr. Dolittle (1998) and its 2001 sequel. In 2007, Murphy won the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor and received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of soul singer James "Thunder" Early in the musical film Dreamgirls.


He also made the charts as a singer, with his performance of Party All the Time featuring the legendary king of punk funk, Rick James.  8)

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Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/21 at 7:45 am


He also made the charts as a singer, with his performance of Party All the Time featuring the legendary king of punk funk, Rick James.  8)

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Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/21 at 7:46 am

April 3rd 1975 – Mary Ure, British stage and film actress, died from an accidental overdose of alcohol and barbiturates. She was the second Scottish-born actress (after Deborah Kerr) to be nominated for an Academy Award, for her role in the 1960 film Sons and Lovers. She was married to playwright John Osborne and actor Robert Shaw. (b. 1933)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/21 at 8:11 am

April 3rd 1942 – Marsha Mason, American actress and director. She was nominated four times for the Academy Award for Best Actress: for her performances in Cinderella Liberty (1973), The Goodbye Girl (1977), Chapter Two (1979), and Only When I Laugh (1981). The first two films also won her Golden Globe Awards. She was married for ten years (1973–1983) to the playwright and screenwriter Neil Simon, who was the writer of three of her four Oscar-nominated roles.

Subject: Re: Musical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/21 at 9:52 am

April 3rd 1950 – Kurt Weill, German composer, died from a heart attack. Active from the 1920s in his native country, and in his later years in the United States. He was a leading composer for the stage who was best known for his fruitful collaborations with Bertolt Brecht. With Brecht, he developed productions such as his best-known work The Threepenny Opera, which included the ballad "Mack the Knife". Weill held the ideal of writing music that served a socially useful purpose. He also wrote several works for the concert hall. He became a United States citizen in August 1943. (b. 1900)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/21 at 3:09 pm

April 3rd 1944 – Michael Anthony "Tony" Orlando Cassavitis, American singer, songwriter, producer, music executive, and actor. He is known for his work as part of Tony Orlando and Dawn as well as their 1970s recordings and television show. His career in the music industry has spanned over 60 years.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/21 at 4:22 pm

April 3rd 1942 – Wayne Newton, American singer and actor. One of the best-known entertainers in Las Vegas, Nevada, he is known by the nicknames The Midnight Idol, Mr. Las Vegas and Mr. Entertainment. His well-known songs include 1972's "Daddy, Don't You Walk So Fast" (his biggest hit, peaking at No. 4 on the Billboard chart), "Years" (1980), and his vocal version of "Red Roses for a Blue Lady" (1965). His signature song "Danke Schoen" (1963) was notably used in the score for Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986).

Subject: Re: Musical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/21 at 5:04 pm

April 3rd 1978 – Ray Noble, English bandleader, composer, arranger, radio comedian, and actor, died from cancer. Noble wrote both lyrics and music for many popular songs during the British dance band era, known as the "Golden Age of British music", notably for his longtime friend and associate Al Bowlly, including "Love Is the Sweetest Thing", "Cherokee", "The Touch of Your Lips", "I Hadn't Anyone Till You", and his signature tune, "The Very Thought of You". Noble also played a radio comedian opposite American ventriloquist Edgar Bergen's stage act of Mortimer Snerd and Charlie McCarthy, and American comedy duo Burns and Allen, later transferring these roles from radio to TV and popular films. (b. 1903)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/21 at 6:12 pm

April 2nd 2003 – Edwin Starr, American soul singer, died from a heart attack. Starr was famous for his Norman Whitfield-produced Motown singles of the 1970s, most notably the number one hit "War". (b. 1942)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/04/21 at 12:33 am

April 4th 1946 – Dave Hill, English musician, who is the lead guitarist, backing vocalist and the sole continuous member in the English band Slade. Hill is known for his flamboyant stage clothes and hairstyle.

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/04/21 at 12:35 am

April 4th 1968 – Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., American minister and activist, Nobel Prize laureate, was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee. African American Baptist minister and activist who became the most visible spokesperson and leader in the American civil rights movement from 1955 until his assassination in 1968. King advanced civil rights through nonviolence and civil disobedience, inspired by his Christian beliefs and the nonviolent activism of Mahatma Gandhi. He was the son of early civil rights activist Martin Luther King Sr. King participated in and led marches for blacks' right to vote, desegregation, labor rights, and other basic civil rights. King led the 1955 Montgomery bus boycott and later became the first president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC). As president of the SCLC, he led the unsuccessful Albany Movement in Albany, Georgia, and helped organize some of the nonviolent 1963 protests in Birmingham, Alabama. King helped organize the 1963 March on Washington, where he delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. The SCLC put into practice the tactics of nonviolent protest with some success by strategically choosing the methods and places in which protests were carried out. There were several dramatic stand-offs with segregationist authorities, who sometimes turned violent. FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover considered King a radical and made him an object of the FBI's COINTELPRO from 1963, forward. FBI agents investigated him for possible communist ties, recorded his extramarital affairs and reported on them to government officials, and, in 1964, mailed King a threatening anonymous letter, which he interpreted as an attempt to make him commit suicide. On October 14, 1964, King won the Nobel Peace Prize for combating racial inequality through nonviolent resistance. In 1965, he helped organize two of the three Selma to Montgomery marches. In his final years, he expanded his focus to include opposition towards poverty, capitalism, and the Vietnam War. In 1968, King was planning a national occupation of Washington, D.C., to be called the Poor People's Campaign, when he was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee. (b. 1929)

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/04/21 at 1:12 am

April 4th 1841 – William Henry Harrison, American military officer and politician, died from what was diagnosed as "pneumonia of the lower lobe of the right lung". A medical analysis made in 2014, based on Dr. Miller's notes and records of the White House water supply being downstream of public sewage, concluded that he likely died of septic shock due to enteric fever. A principal contributor in the War of 1812, and the ninth President of the United States (1841). He was the last president born before the American Revolution, and died of pneumonia just 31 days into his term, thereby serving the shortest tenure in United States presidential history. He was the first president to die in office, and his death sparked a brief constitutional issue. Its resolution left unsettled Constitutional questions as to the presidential line of succession until the passage of the Twenty-fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution in 1967. Harrison was a son of Founding Father Benjamin Harrison V and in turn was the paternal grandfather of Benjamin Harrison, the 23rd United States President (1889–1893). (b. 1773)

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/04/21 at 3:07 am

April 4th 1940 – Gustav Goßler, German rower, died from an undisclosed cause, on his 61st birthday. He competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics. He was part of the German boat Germania Ruder Club, Hamburg, which won the gold medal in the coxed fours final B. (b. 1879)

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: LyricBoy on 04/04/21 at 7:10 am


April 4th 1968 – Martin Luther King Jr., American minister and activist, Nobel Prize laureate, was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee.


That’s Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/04/21 at 7:17 am


That’s Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Please inform wiki, for webpage does not give his titles on/with his name.

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/04/21 at 7:44 am

April 4th 2003 – Anthony Caruso, American character actor, died of natural causes. He appeared in more than one hundred American films, usually playing villains and gangsters, including the first season of Walt Disney's Zorro as Captain Juan Ortega. (b. 1916)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: LyricBoy on 04/04/21 at 8:13 am

April 4. 1991: H. J. “John” Heinz IiI, United States Senator, and heir to the Heinz pickle fortune, passed away in an airplane accident. (b. 1938)

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Heinz

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: nally on 04/04/21 at 12:09 pm


That’s Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Please inform wiki, for webpage does not give his titles on/with his name.

That's true, titles are not given with many people's names; the Wiki page is usually designated starting with the individual's first name.

Anyways, I was just thinking of him and realizing it was 53 years since he went to heaven. :\'(

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 04/04/21 at 12:11 pm


April 4th 1841 – William Henry Harrison, American military officer and politician, died from what was diagnosed as "pneumonia of the lower lobe of the right lung". A medical analysis made in 2014, based on Dr. Miller's notes and records of the White House water supply being downstream of public sewage, concluded that he likely died of septic shock due to enteric fever. A principal contributor in the War of 1812, and the 9th President of the United States (1841). He was the last president born before the American Revolution, and died of pneumonia just 31 days into his term, thereby serving the shortest tenure in United States presidential history. He was the first president to die in office, and his death sparked a brief constitutional issue. Its resolution left unsettled Constitutional questions as to the presidential line of succession until the passage of the Twenty-fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution in 1967. Harrison was a son of Founding Father Benjamin Harrison V and in turn was the paternal grandfather of Benjamin Harrison, the 23rd United States President (1889–1893). (b. 1773)


And his presidential tenure is the shortest of any U.S. President, to date. :\'(

Subject: Re: Artistic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/04/21 at 12:39 pm

April 4th 2001 – Ed Roth, American artist, cartoonist, illustrator, pinstriper and custom car designer and builder, died of a heart attack. He created the hot rod icon Rat Fink and other characters. Roth was a key figure in Southern California's Kustom Kulture and hot rod movement of the late 1950s and 1960s. (b. 1932)

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/04/21 at 3:11 pm

April 4th 1933 – Elizabeth Clift Custer (née Bacon), American author and public speaker, died from an undisclosed cause. She was the wife of Brevet Major General George Armstrong Custer, United States Army. She spent most of their marriage in relatively close proximity to him despite his numerous military campaigns in the American Civil War and subsequent postings on the Great Plains as a commanding officer in the United States Cavalry. Left nearly destitute in the aftermath of her husband's death, she became an outspoken advocate for his legacy through her popular books and lectures. Largely as a result of her decades of campaigning on his behalf, General Custer's iconic image as the gallant fallen hero amid the glory of Custer's Last Stand was a canon of American history for almost a century after his death. (b. 1842)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/05/21 at 2:02 am

April 5th 1950 – Agnetha Fältskog, Swedish singer, songwriter, musician and actress. She achieved success in Sweden after the release of her self-titled debut album in 1968, and reached international stardom as a member of the pop group ABBA, which has sold over 380 million albums and singles worldwide, making them one of the best-selling music artists in history.

Subject: Re: Political Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/05/21 at 3:43 am

April 5th 1947 – Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, Philippine academic and politician. Often referred to by her initials GMA. She served as the 14th president of the Philippines from 2001 until 2010. Before her accession to the presidency, she served as the 10th vice president of the Philippines from 1998 to 2001, and was a senator from 1992 to 1998. After her presidency, she was elected as the representative of Pampanga's 2nd district in 2010 and later became the Speaker of the House of Representatives from 2018 until her retirement in 2019. She is the first woman to hold two of the highest offices in the country: Vice President and Speaker of the House.

Subject: Re: Military Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/05/21 at 4:21 am

April 5th 1964 – Douglas MacArthur, American general, died of biliary cirrhosis. He was a five-star general and field marshal of the Philippine Army. He was Chief of Staff of the United States Army during the 1930s and played a prominent role in the Pacific theatre during World War II. He received the Medal of Honor for his service in the Philippines Campaign, which made him and his father Arthur MacArthur, Jr., the first father and son to be awarded the medal. He was one of only five men ever to rise to the rank of General of the Army in the US Army, and the only man ever to become a field marshal in the Philippine Army. (b. 1880)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/05/21 at 4:39 am

April 5th 2006 – Gene Pitney, American singer-songwriter, musician, and sound engineer, died from a heart attack and that he had severely occluded coronary arteries. Pitney charted 16 top 40 hits in the United States, four in the top ten. In the United Kingdom, he had 22 top 40 hits, and 11 singles in the top ten. Among his most famous hits are "Town Without Pity", "(The Man Who Shot) Liberty Valance", "Twenty Four Hours from Tulsa", "I'm Gonna Be Strong", and "It Hurts To Be In Love". He also wrote the early 1960s hits "Rubber Ball" recorded by Bobby Vee, "Hello Mary Lou" by Rick Nelson, and "He's a Rebel" by the Crystals. (b. 1941)

Subject: Re: Cinematic Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/05/21 at 11:55 am

April 5th 1942 – Peter Greenaway, Welsh director and screenwriter. His films are noted for the distinct influence of Renaissance and Baroque painting, and Flemish painting in particular. Common traits in his film are the scenic composition and illumination and the contrasts of costume and nudity, nature and architecture, furniture and people, sexual pleasure and painful death.

Subject: Re: Nobel Prize Winner Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/05/21 at 11:56 am

April 5th 2019 – Sydney Brenner, South African biologist, Nobel Prize Laureate, died from an undisclosed cause. He won the 2002 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine laureate, sharing with Bob Horvitz and John Sulston. Brenner made significant contributions to work on the genetic code, and other areas of molecular biology while working in the Medical Research Council (MRC) Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Cambridge, England. (b. 1927)

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/05/21 at 12:54 pm

April 5th 2008 – Charlton Heston (born John Charles Carter), American actor, director and gun rights activist, died from an undisclosed cause. As a Hollywood star, he appeared in almost 100 films over the course of 60 years. He played Moses in the epic film The Ten Commandments (1956), for which he received his first nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama. He also starred in The Greatest Show on Earth (1952), Secret of the Incas (1954), Touch of Evil (1958) with Orson Welles, The Big Country (1958), Ben-Hur (1959), for which he won the Oscar for Best Actor, El Cid (1961), The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965), Planet of the Apes (1968), The Omega Man (1971) and Soylent Green (1973). In the 1950s and 1960s, he was one of a handful of Hollywood actors to speak openly against racism and was an active supporter of the Civil Rights Movement. Heston left the Democratic Party in 1971 to become a Republican, founding a conservative political action committee and supporting Ronald Reagan. Heston was a five-term president of the National Rifle Association (NRA), from 1998 to 2003. After announcing he had Alzheimer's disease in 2002, he retired from both acting and the NRA presidency. (b. 1923)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Redhairkid on 04/05/21 at 2:39 pm


April 5th 1950 – Agnetha Fältskog, Swedish singer, songwriter, musician and actress. She achieved success in Sweden after the release of her self-titled debut album in 1968, and reached international stardom as a member of the pop group ABBA, which has sold over 380 million albums and singles worldwide, making them one of the best-selling music artists in history.


As Bette Midler said, this lady is the wind beneath my wings. I legally changed my name to Agnetha in 1981.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/05/21 at 2:46 pm

April 5th 1942 – Allan Clarke, English singer-songwriter. He was one of the founding members and the original lead singer of the Hollies. He achieved international hit singles with the group and is credited as co-writer on several of their best-known songs, including "On a Carousel", "Carrie Anne", "Jennifer Eccles" and "Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress". He retired from performing in 1999, but returned to the music industry in 2019. Clarke was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2010.

Subject: Re: Cinematic Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/06/21 at 12:51 am

April 6th 1942 – Barry Levinson, American filmmaker, screenwriter, producer and actor. His best-known works are mid-budget comedy-drama and drama films such as Diner (1982); The Natural (1984); Good Morning, Vietnam (1987); Bugsy (1991); and Wag the Dog (1997). He won the Academy Award for Best Director for Rain Man (1988).

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/06/21 at 12:59 am

April 6th 1992 – Isaac Asimov, American writer and professor of biochemistry at Boston University, died from contracted HIV from a blood transfusion triple bypass surgery. He was known for his works of science fiction and popular science. Asimov was a prolific writer, and wrote or edited more than 500 books and an estimated 90,000 letters and postcards. His books have been published in 9 of the 10 major categories of the Dewey Decimal Classification. (b. 1920 (probable))

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: LyricBoy on 04/06/21 at 5:26 am


April 5th 2008 – Charlton Heston (born John Charles Carter), American actor, director and gun rights activist, died from an undisclosed cause. ....  Heston was a five-term president of the National Rifle Association (NRA), from 1998 to 2003. After announcing he had Alzheimer's disease in 2002, he retired from both acting and the NRA presidency. (b. 1923)


An old business associate of mine has a framed charcoal portrait of Mr. Heston, bearing a personal inscription by Charlie himself.

It reads: “From my cold, dead HANDS!”  8)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/06/21 at 7:14 am

April 6th 1947 – John Ratzenberger, American actor, producer, director, writer, and entrepreneur. He is one of the most successful actors of all time in terms of box-office receipts. Ratzenberger is known for portraying Cliff Clavin on the popular comedy series Cheers, for which he earned two Primetime Emmy nominations. He has voiced characters in all of Pixar Animation Studios's feature films including Hamm in the Toy Story franchise, The Abominable Snowman in the Monsters, Inc. franchise, Mack in the Cars franchise and The Underminer in The Incredibles franchise.

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/06/21 at 7:16 am

April 6th 1943 – Alexandre Millerand, French lawyer and politician, died from an undisclosed cause. He was Prime Minister of France from 20 January to 23 September 1920 and President of France from 23 September 1920 to 11 June 1924. His participation in Waldeck-Rousseau's cabinet at the start of the 20th century, alongside the Marquis de Galliffet who had directed the repression of the 1871 Paris Commune, sparked a debate in the French Section of the Workers' International (SFIO) and in the Second International about the participation of socialists in bourgeois governments. (b. 1859)

Subject: Re: Musical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/06/21 at 10:54 am

April 6th 1971 – Igor Stravinsky, Russian-born composer, pianist, and conductor, died of heart failure. He is widely considered one of the most important and influential composers of the 20th century. Stravinsky's compositional career was notable for its stylistic diversity. He first achieved international fame with three ballets commissioned by the impresario Serge Diaghilev and first performed in Paris by Diaghilev's Ballets Russes: The Firebird (1910), Petrushka (1911), and The Rite of Spring (1913). (b. 1882)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/06/21 at 12:36 pm

April 6th 1901 – Brian Donlevy, American actor, died of throat cancer. Noted for playing dangerous tough guys from the 1930s to the 1960s. He usually appeared in supporting roles. Among his best-known films are Beau Geste (1939), The Great McGinty (1940) and Wake Island (1942), in which he played the lead. For his role as Sergeant Markoff in Beau Geste, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Donlevy starred as US special agent Steve Mitchell in the radio/TV series Dangerous Assignment. Mitchell received assignments to exotic locales involving international intrigue from the Commissioner, played by Herbert Butterfield. (b. 1901)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/06/21 at 12:38 pm

April 6th 2016 – Merle Haggard, American country singer, songwriter, guitarist, and fiddler, died on his 79th birthday having recently suffered from double pneumonia.. Haggard was born in Oildale, California, during the Great Depression. His childhood was troubled after the death of his father, and he was incarcerated several times in his youth. After being released from San Quentin State Prison in 1960, he managed to turn his life around and launch a successful country music career. He gained popularity with his songs about the working class that occasionally contained conformist and jingoistic themes contrary to the prevailing anti-Vietnam War sentiment of much popular music of the time. Between the 1960s and the 1980s, he had 38 number-one hits on the US country charts, several of which also made the Billboard all-genre singles chart. Haggard continued to release successful albums into the 2000s. He received many honors and awards for his music, including a Kennedy Center Honor (2010), a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (2006), a BMI Icon Award (2006), and induction into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame (1977), Country Music Hall of Fame (1994) and Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame (1997). (b. 1937)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/07/21 at 1:19 am

April 7th 1943 – Dennis Amiss, English cricketer and cricket administrator. He played for both Warwickshire and England. A right-handed batsman, Amiss was a stroke maker particularly through extra cover and midwicket – his two favourite areas to score runs. He was an accomplished batsman in all forms of the game. He averaged 42.86 in first-class, 35.06 in List-A, 46.30 in Tests and 47.72 in One Day Internationals. In first-class cricket he scored 102 centuries, and his England record amassed over 50 Tests ranks him with the best England has produced.

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/07/21 at 2:29 am

April 7th 1963 – Sewall K. Crocker, American bicycle racer and automobile pioneer, died from an undisclosed illness. He became the mechanic and co-driver who partnered with Horatio Nelson Jackson in the first successful cross-country automobile trip in 1903. (b. 1883)

Subject: Re: Cinematic Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/08/21 at 5:31 am

April 8th 1942 – Douglas Trumbull, American film director, special effects supervisor, and inventor. He contributed to, or was responsible for, the special photographic effects of 2001: A Space Odyssey, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Blade Runner and The Tree of Life, and directed the movies Silent Running and Brainstorm. He has been nominated for Academy Awards on three occasions and has received the American Society of Cinematographer's Lifetime Achievement Award.

Subject: Re: Business Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/08/21 at 1:26 pm

April 8th 1919 – Frank Winfield Woolworth, American entrepreneur, died from a tooth infection, he had a hatred of going to the dentist. He was the founder of F. W. Woolworth Company, and the operator of variety stores known as "Five-and-Dimes" (5- and 10-cent stores or dime stores) which featured a selection of low-priced merchandise. He pioneered the now-common practices of buying merchandise directly from manufacturers and fixing the selling prices on items, rather than haggling. He was also the first to use self-service display cases, so that customers could examine what they wanted to buy without the help of a sales clerk. (b. 1852)

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/10/21 at 3:38 am

April 10th 2014 – Sue Townsend (née Johnstone), English writer and humourist, died following a stroke. Her work encompasses novels, plays and works of journalism. She was best known for creating the character Adrian Mole. (b. 1946)

Subject: Re: Religious Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/10/21 at 8:44 am

April 10th 1585 – Pope Gregory XIII (Latin: Gregorius XIII) (born Ugo Boncompagni), born from a fever. He was the head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 13 May 1572 to his death in 1585. He is best known for commissioning and being the namesake for the Gregorian calendar, which remains the internationally accepted civil calendar to this day. (b. 1502)

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/10/21 at 9:43 am

April 10th 1909 – Algernon Charles Swinburne, English poet, playwright, novelist, and critic, died from an unknown cause. He wrote several novels and collections of poetry such as Poems and Ballads, and contributed to the famous Eleventh Edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica. Swinburne wrote about many taboo topics, such as lesbianism, cannibalism, sado-masochism, and anti-theism. His poems have many common motifs, such as the ocean, time, and death. Several historical people are featured in his poems, such as Sappho ("Sapphics"), Anactoria ("Anactoria"), and Catullus ("To Catullus"). (b. 1837)

Subject: Re: Political Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/12/21 at 2:15 am

April 12th 1942 – Jacob Zuma, South African politician. He served as the fourth democratically elected President of South Africa from the 2009 general election until his resignation on 14 February 2018. Zuma is also referred to by his initials JZ (pronounced jay-zee) and his clan name Msholozi.

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/12/21 at 3:15 am

April 12th 1971 – Ed Lafitte, American baseball pitcher in Major League Baseball and soldier, died from an undisclosed cause. He played with the Detroit Tigers (1909–12), Brooklyn Tip-Tops (1914–15), and Buffalo Blues (1915). Born in New Orleans, Louisiana at his family's home located at 319 Bourbon Street, he batted and threw right-handed. He served in the U.S. Army during both World Wars. Baseball helped him earn a degree in dentistry, and he practiced dentistry for 42 years in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, retiring in 1961 (b. 1886)

Subject: Re: Musical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/12/21 at 10:20 am

April 12th 1963 – Herbie Nichols, American pianist and composer, died from leukemia. He wrote the jazz standard "Lady Sings the Blues". Obscured during his lifetime, he is now highly regarded by many musicians and critics. (b. 1919)

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/12/21 at 11:42 am

April 12th 2019 – Tommy Smith, English footballer, died from an undisclosed illness. He played as a defender at Liverpool for 16 years from 1962 to 1978. Known for his uncompromising defensive style, manager Bill Shankly once said of him: "Tommy Smith wasn't born, he was quarried". A central defender for most of his career, Smith's most memorable moment for the club probably came when he scored Liverpool's second goal in the 1977 European Cup Final against Borussia Mönchengladbach. Smith played once for England in 1971, and also played at club level for Tampa Bay Rowdies, Los Angeles Aztecs and Swansea City. (b. 1945)

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/12/21 at 1:26 pm

April 12th 1980 – Clark McConachy, New Zealand snooker player, died from an undisclosed cause. He was the New Zealand professional billiards champion from 1914 until 1980. He was runner-up in the Professional Billiards Championship to Joe Davis in 1932, and became champion in 1951 by defeating John Barrie 9,274-6,691. He also held the title unchallenged from 1951 until 1968, when at the age of 73 and afflicted by Parkinson's disease, he was narrowly defeated 5,234-5,499 by Rex Williams. His highest break at billiards was 1,943. He was the runner-up in the World Snooker Championships of 1932 (losing to Davis, as he did in that year's world billiards championship) and 1952. McConachy scored one of the early snooker maximum breaks (147). (b. 1895)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/13/21 at 6:37 am

April 13th 1944 – Jack Casady, American bass guitarist. Best known as a member of Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna. Jefferson Airplane became the first successful exponent of the San Francisco Sound. Their singles, including "Somebody to Love" and "White Rabbit", had a more polished style than their other material, and successfully charted in 1967 and 1968. Casady, along with the other members of Jefferson Airplane, was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/13/21 at 6:39 am

April 13th 2001 – Jimmy Logan (born James Allan Short), Scottish actor, director, and producer, died of cancer. The legendary Scottish entertainer came from a family of entertainers. He started by selling programmes then moved onto operating theatre lights at the age of 8 and performing a cowboy act at 10. He was an assistant manager at 15, tackled juvenile leads and landed his own show at the Metropole Theatre Glasgow at 19. By 1950 he had his own radio show - 'It's All Yours; - then broke into television in England with his own sketch series for ATV Television who broadcast them under the 'Saturday Showtime banner. Entitled 'Jimmy Logan' they were written for him by Eric Sykes. He practically held court at The Alhambta Theatre in Glasgow appearing in 6 monthly runs of the revue 'Five Past Eight' and 4 month runs of Pantomime productions. In 1957 he played to over 320,000 in 21 weeks and in the same year appeared before the Queen in the Royal Command Performance at the London Palladium. (b. 1928)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: LyricBoy on 04/13/21 at 7:17 am


April 13th 1944 – Jack Casady, American bass guitarist. Best known as a member of Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna. Jefferson Airplane became the first successful exponent of the San Francisco Sound. Their singles, including "Somebody to Love" and "White Rabbit", had a more polished style than their other material, and successfully charted in 1967 and 1968. Casady, along with the other members of Jefferson Airplane, was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996.


Sometimes confused with Jack Cassidy, father of the late teen heartthrob David Cassidy.  But there was no relation.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/13/21 at 7:22 am


Sometimes confused with Jack Cassidy, father of the late teen heartthrob David Cassidy.  But there was no relation.
I was thinking of that, but the spelling of the surname is different.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/13/21 at 8:22 am

April 13th 1951 – Robert Peapo "Peabo" Bryson, American R&B and soul singer-songwriter. He is well known for singing soul ballads (often as a duet with female singers) including the 1983 hit "Tonight, I Celebrate My Love" with Roberta Flack, and he has contributed to two Disney animated feature soundtracks. Bryson is a winner of two Grammy Awards.

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/13/21 at 8:24 am

April 13th 2000 – Frenchy Bordagaray, American baseball player and manager, died from an undisclosed cause. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as an outfielder and third baseman for the Chicago White Sox, Brooklyn Dodgers, St. Louis Cardinals, Cincinnati Reds, and New York Yankees between 1934 and 1945. He had a .283 batting average with 14 home runs and 270 RBI over 930 major league games for his career. (b. 1910)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/13/21 at 11:30 am

April 13th 1946 – Al Green, American singer, songwriter and record producer. Best known for recording a series of soul hit singles in the early 1970s, including "Take Me to the River", "Tired of Being Alone", "I'm Still in Love with You", "Love and Happiness", and his signature song, "Let's Stay Together". After an incident in which his girlfriend died by suicide, Green became an ordained pastor and turned to gospel music. He later returned to secular music.

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/13/21 at 11:30 am

April 13th 2018 – Miloš Forman, Czech-American actor, director, and screenwriter, died from a short undisclosed illness. He was an important figure in the Czechoslovak New Wave. Film scholars and Czechoslovakian authorities saw his 1967 film The Firemen's Ball as a biting satire on Eastern European Communism, and it was banned for many years in his home country. He left Czechoslovakia for the United States, where he gained critical and financial success. In 1975, he directed One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) starring Jack Nicholson as a patient in a mental institution. The film received widespread acclaim, and five Academy Awards including for Best Picture and for Forman Best Director. The film was the second film to win all five major Oscars for Best Picture, Director, Screenplay, and Actor in Leading Role, Actress in Leading Role). In 1978, he directed the anti-war musical Hair which premiered at the 1979 Cannes Film Festival. The film was a financial and critical success. In 1981, he directed the turn of the century drama film, Ragtime which was known for its large ensemble. The film went on to receive 8 Academy Award nominations. His next feature was a period biographical film, Amadeus (1984), based on the life of famed classical musical Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart starring Tom Hulce, and F. Murray Abraham. The film was both a critical and financial success earning 11 nominations with 8 wins including for Best Picture, and another win for Forman as Best Director. In 1996, Forman also received another Academy Award for Best Director nomination for The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996). Throughout Forman's career he won 2 Academy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival, Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival, a British Academy Film Award, a César Award, David di Donatello Award, and the Czech Lion. (b. 1932)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/13/21 at 3:15 pm

April 13th 1942 – Bill Conti, American composer and conductor. Best known for his film scores, including Rocky (and four of its sequels), The Karate Kid (and all of its sequels), For Your Eyes Only, Dynasty, and The Right Stuff, which earned him an Academy Award for Best Original Score. He also received nominations in the Best Original Song category for "Gonna Fly Now" from Rocky and for the title song of For Your Eyes Only. He was the musical director at the Academy Awards a record nineteen times.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: LyricBoy on 04/13/21 at 5:46 pm


April 13th 1946 – Al Green, American singer, songwriter and record producer. Best known for recording a series of soul hit singles in the early 1970s, including "Take Me to the River", "Tired of Being Alone", "I'm Still in Love with You", "Love and Happiness", and his signature song, "Let's Stay Together". After an incident in which his girlfriend died by suicide, Green became an ordained pastor and turned to gospel music. He later returned to secular music.


The Reverend Green... will be glad to see you... when you haven’t got a prayer.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/14/21 at 1:21 am

April 14th 1945 – Ritchie Blackmore, English guitarist and songwriter. He was one of the founding members of Deep Purple in 1968, playing jam-style hard rock music that mixed guitar riffs and organ sounds. Blackmore is prolific in creating guitar riffs and is often noted for his classically influenced solos.

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/14/21 at 1:22 am

April 14th 1911 – Adrian "Addie" Joss, American baseball player, died from tuberculous meningitis, which had spread to his brain. Nicknamed "The Human Hairpin," was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball. He pitched for the Cleveland Bronchos, later known as the Naps, between 1902 and 1910. Joss, who was 6 feet 3 inches (1.91 m) and weighed 185 pounds (84 kg), pitched the fourth perfect game in baseball history (which, additionally, was only the second of the modern era). (b. 1880)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/14/21 at 2:43 am

April 14th 1942 – Tony Burrows, English pop singer and recording artist. He is known for a few minor hits in the 1970s, Top 40 appearances with multiple groups, and extensive work in the recording studio as a session musician. In the early 1960s, he was a member of The Kestrels, a vocal harmony group which also included the future songwriting team Roger Greenaway and Roger Cook. Subsequently he joined The Ivy League, and was still with them when they metamorphosed into The Flower Pot Men. The Flower Pot Men had only one hit, "Let's Go to San Francisco", which reached #4 on the UK Singles Chart in the autumn of 1967. Two founding members of Deep Purple, Jon Lord and Nick Simper, were also part of this early band. Later, Burrows sang the lead vocals on several other one-hit wonder songs under different group names, Edison Lighthouse's "Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)" (February 1970); White Plains' "My Baby Loves Lovin'" (March 1970); The Pipkins' novelty song "Gimme Dat Ding" (April 1970); and The First Class' "Beach Baby" (July 1974). He also sang lead vocals on The Brotherhood of Man's "United We Stand", which reached #10 on the UK charts and also reached #13 in the U.S.

Subject: Re: Artistic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/14/21 at 2:43 am

April 14th 1925 – John Singer Sargent, American artist, died of heart disease. Considered the "leading portrait painter of his generation" for his evocations of Edwardian era luxury. During his career, he created roughly 900 oil paintings and more than 2,000 watercolors, as well as countless sketches and charcoal drawings. (b. 1856)

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/14/21 at 8:45 am

April 14th 2013 – Charlie Wilson, American politician, died of complications from an earlier stroke. He served as a U.S. Representative for Ohio's 6th congressional district. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served in the Ohio State Senate and the Ohio House of Representatives. (b. 1943)

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/14/21 at 12:42 pm

April 14th 1951 – Al Christie, Canadian-American director, producer, and screenwriter, died from an undisclosed cause. One of a number of Canadian pioneers in early Hollywood, he began his career in 1909 working for David Horsley's Centaur Film Company in Bayonne, New Jersey. In 1910, Christie began turning out a single-reel Mutt and Jeff comedy every week. The following year, Christie moved to Southern California to manage Centaur's West Coast unit, the Nestor Film Company. Nestor established the first permanent movie studio in Hollywood, opening on 27 October 1911. Christie then created a partnership with his brother Charles to form Christie Film Company. Christie Comedies, as they were known, were different from the fast-paced slapstick efforts of other producers. They relied more on humorous situations and embarrassing moments, and the action was slower and subtler. Christie's stars of the 1920s were former Mack Sennett juvenile Bobby Vernon, Neal Burns, Jimmie Adams, Walter Hiers, and sailor-suited comic Billy Dooley. In the late 1920s, Christie also produced some of the first "talkie" films made with African American casts. The films starred Spencer Williams, Roberta Hyson, and Evelyn Preer as well as popular musical acts. Several of the films survive. Christie's own studio lasted until 1933 when the company went into receivership. Christie was then hired by Earle Hammons of Educational Pictures as a director, where he worked with The Ritz Brothers, Bob Hope, and Buster Keaton. Christie's last film was Half a Sinner (1940), originally produced by Hammons for Grand National Pictures and ultimately released by Universal Pictures. (b. 1881)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: LyricBoy on 04/14/21 at 7:00 pm


April 14th 1945 – Ritchie Blackmore, English guitarist and songwriter. He was one of the founding members of Deep Purple in 1968, playing jam-style hard rock music that mixed guitar riffs and organ sounds. Blackmore is prolific in creating guitar riffs and is often noted for his classically influenced solos.


Also founder of Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow.  8)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/15/21 at 1:31 am


Also founder of Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow.  8)
Do you mean?

... Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow.

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/15/21 at 1:31 am

April 15th 1912 – Victims of the Titanic disaster:
    Thomas Andrews, Irish shipbuilder (b. 1873)
    John Jacob Astor IV, American colonel, businessman, and author (b. 1864)
    Archibald Butt, American general and journalist (b. 1865)
    Jacques Futrelle, American journalist and author (b. 1875)
    Benjamin Guggenheim, American businessman (b. 1865)
    Henry B. Harris, American producer and manager (b. 1866)
    Wallace Hartley, English violinist and bandleader (b. 1878)
    James Paul Moody, English Sixth Officer (b. 1887)
    William McMaster Murdoch, Scottish First Officer (b. 1873)
    Jack Phillips, English telegraphist (b. 1887)
    Edward Smith, English Captain (b. 1850)
    William Thomas Stead, English journalist (b. 1849)
    Ida Straus, German-American businesswoman (b. 1849)
    Isidor Straus, German-American businessman and politician (b. 1845)
    John B. Thayer, American business and sportsman (b. 1862)
    Henry Tingle Wilde, English chief officer (b. 1872)

Subject: Re: Presidential Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/15/21 at 1:35 am

April 15th 1865 – Abraham Lincoln, American statesman and lawyer, was assassinated by Confederate sympathizer John Wilkes Booth. He served as the 16th president of the United States from 1861 until his death. Lincoln led the nation through the American Civil War, the country's greatest moral, cultural, constitutional, and political crisis. He succeeded in preserving the Union, abolishing slavery, bolstering the federal government, and modernizing the U.S. economy. (b. 1809)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/15/21 at 3:41 am

April 15th 1944 – Dave Edmunds, Welsh singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer. Although he is mainly associated with pub rock and new wave, having many hits in the 1970s and early 1980s, his natural leaning has always been towards 1950s-style rock and roll and rockabilly.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/15/21 at 3:42 am

April 15th 2018 – R. Lee Ermey, American film, television and voice actor, and Marine drill instructor, died from complications related to pneumonia. He achieved fame for his role as Gunnery Sergeant Hartman in the 1987 film Full Metal Jacket, which earned him a Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actor. Ermey was also a United States Marine Corps staff sergeant and an honorary gunnery sergeant. Ermey was often typecast in authority figure roles, such as Mayor Tilman in the film Mississippi Burning, Bill Bowerman in Prefontaine, Sheriff Hoyt in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre remake, Jimmy Lee Farnsworth in Fletch Lives, a police captain in Se7en, plastic army men leader Sarge in the Toy Story films, Lt. "Tice" Ryan in Rocket Power, a prison warden in an episode of SpongeBob SquarePants, and John House in House. (b. 1944)

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Subject: Re: Presidential Death Anniversary

Written By: LyricBoy on 04/15/21 at 5:28 am


April 15th 1865 – Abraham Lincoln, American statesman and lawyer, was assassinated by Confederate sympathizer John Wilkes Booth. He served as the 16th president of the United States from 1861 until his death. Lincoln led the nation through the American Civil War, the country's greatest moral, cultural, constitutional, and political crisis. He succeeded in preserving the Union, abolishing slavery, bolstering the federal government, and modernizing the U.S. economy. (b. 1809)


Abe has been canceled by the San Francisco school system, which is stripping his name from their schools. The a university of Wisconsin is also noodling over the idea of taking down a statue of him sitting down.

Tearing down the Lincoln Memorial will possibly be next.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/15/21 at 9:23 am

April 15th 1948 – Manuel Roxas, Filipino lawyer and politician, died of a heart attack. He was the fifth President of the Philippines who served from 1946 until his death in 1948. He briefly served as the third and last President of the Commonwealth of the Philippines from May 28, 1946 to July 4, 1946 and then became the first President of the independent Third Philippine Republic after the United States ceded its sovereignty over the Philippines. (b. 1892)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/15/21 at 11:15 am

April 15th 1949 – Wallace Beery, American film and stage actor, died of a heart attack. He is best known for his portrayal of Bill in Min and Bill (1930) opposite Marie Dressler, as Long John Silver in Treasure Island (1934), as Pancho Villa in Viva Villa! (1934), and his titular role in The Champ (1931), for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor. Beery appeared in some 250 films during a 36-year career. His contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer stipulated in 1932 that he would be paid $1 more than any other contract player at the studio. This made Beery the highest-paid film actor in the world during the early 1930s. He was the brother of actor Noah Beery Sr. and uncle of actor Noah Beery Jr. (b. 1885)

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/15/21 at 12:49 pm

April 15th 1970 – James Anthony "Ripper" Collins, American professional baseball player, coach and scout, died from an undisclosed cause. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a first baseman for the St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs, and the Pittsburgh Pirates. A switch hitter who threw left-handed, Collins was listed as 5 feet 9 inches (1.75 m) tall and weighed 165 pounds (75 kg), during his playing days. Despite his stature, he was a power hitter who in 1934 co-led the National League (NL) with 35 home runs (HR). The nickname "Ripper" developed during an on-field incident that occurred when Jimmy was a young player. A ball rocketed off his bat and struck a nail protruding from the outfield fence; it caused the cover to partially tear. When asked who hit the ball, the retrieving outfielder saw the ball hanging and said, "It was the ripper."  (b. 1904)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 04/18/21 at 11:56 am

Nine years ago today, on April 18th 2012, American TV producer and host Dick Clark passed away at the age of 82 from heart attack.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversaries

Written By: LyricBoy on 04/18/21 at 12:54 pm


Nine years ago today, on April 18th 2012, American TV producer and host Dick Clark passed away at the age of 82 from heart attack.


And yet he continues to have a Dick Clark’s Rockin’ New Years Eve party every year.  8)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 04/18/21 at 2:37 pm


And yet he continues to have a Dick Clark’s Rockin’ New Years Eve party every year.  8)

...and I believe Ryan Seacrest has been keeping that going, if I'm not mistaken. They've just kept Dick's name in the title to honor him, which I think is a good thing to do. O0

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/26/21 at 1:56 am

April 26th 1942 – Bobby Rydell (born Robert Louis Ridarelli), In the early 1960s, he was considered a teen idol. His most well-known songs include "Wild One" and "Volare" (cover), and he appeared in the movie Bye Bye Birdie in 1963.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/26/21 at 4:05 am

April 26th 1970 – Gypsy Rose Lee (born Rose Louise Hovick), American burlesque entertainer and vedette, died from lung cancer. Famous for her striptease act. She was also an actress, author, and playwright whose 1957 memoir was made into the stage musical and film Gypsy. (b. 1911)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/26/21 at 5:08 am

April 26th 1956 – Edward Arnold, American actor, died from a cerebral hemorrhage associated with atrial fibrillation. He began his acting career on the New York stage and became a film actor in 1916. A burly man with a commanding style and superb baritone voice, he was a popular screen personality for decades, and was the star of such film classics as Diamond Jim (1935) (a role he reprised in Lillian Russell (1940)) Arnold appeared in over 150 films and was President of The Screen Actors Guild shortly before his death in 1956. (b. 1890)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/26/21 at 10:41 am

April 26th 1980 –Cicely Courtneidge, Australian-English actress, died frm an undisclosed cause. In 1916 she married the actor and dancer Jack Hulbert, with whom she formed a professional as well as a matrimonial partnership that lasted until his death 62 years later. They acted together on stage and screen, initially in a series of revues, with Hulbert frequently producing as well as performing. Courtneidge appeared in 12 British films in the 1930s, and one in Hollywood, finding this work to be very lucrative. She and Hulbert also recorded for Columbia and HMV, returning to the stage in the late 1930s. During the Second World War, Courtneidge entertained the armed forces and raised funds for the troops. She then had a long run in Under the Counter, a comedy in which she received glowing notices. Notable among her other successes was Courtneidge's performance in Ivor Novello's musical Gay's the Word in 1951–52. During the rest of the decade, she focused on revues and straight plays. In 1972 she was appointed DBE. (b. 1893)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/26/21 at 12:16 pm

April 26th 1982 – Celia Johnson, English actress, died after suffering from stroke. Her career included stage, television and film known for her roles in the films In Which We Serve (1942), This Happy Breed (1944), Brief Encounter (1945) and The Captain's Paradise (1953). For Brief Encounter, she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress. A six-time BAFTA Award nominee, she won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969). Johnson began her stage acting career in 1928, and subsequently achieved success in West End and Broadway productions. She continued performing in theatre for the rest of her life and much of her later work was in television, including winning the BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress for the BBC Play for Today, Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont (1973). She was created a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1958, "for services to the theatre", and was raised to Dame Commander (DBE) in 1981. (b. 1908)

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/26/21 at 2:11 pm

April 26th 1991 – A. B. Guthrie, Jr. (Alfred Bertram Guthrie Jr), American novelist, screenwriter, historian, and literary historian, died of lung failure. Known for writing western stories. His novel The Way West won the 1950 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, and his screenplay for Shane (1953) was nominated for an Academy Award. (b. 1901)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: LyricBoy on 04/26/21 at 6:15 pm


April 26th 1970 – Gypsy Rose Lee (born Rose Louise Hovick), American burlesque entertainer and vedette, died from lung cancer. Famous for her striptease act. She was also an actress, author, and playwright whose 1957 memoir was made into the stage musical and film Gypsy. (b. 1911)


Gypsy was awesome in The Pruitts of Southampton, a situation comedy starring the inimitable Phyllis Diller.  8)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/27/21 at 6:30 am

April 27th 1942 – Ruth Glick, American writer of cookbooks, romance and young adult novels. She has written novels under the pseudonym Rebecca York; until 1997 these were written in collaboration with Eileen Buckholtz.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/27/21 at 8:27 am

April 27th 1986 – J. Allen Hynek, American astronomer and ufologist, died from an undisclosed cause. He is perhaps best remembered for his UFO research. Hynek acted as scientific advisor to UFO studies undertaken by the U.S. Air Force under two projects: Project Sign (1947–1949) and Project Blue Book (1952–1969). In later years he conducted his own independent UFO research, developing the "Close Encounter" classification system. He was among the first people to conduct scientific analysis of reports and especially of trace evidence purportedly left by UFOs. In his first book, Hynek published the "Close Encounter" scale that he had developed to better catalog UFO reports. Hynek was later a consultant to Columbia Pictures and Steven Spielberg for the popular 1977 UFO movie Close Encounters of the Third Kind, named after a level of Hynek's scale. He made a cameo appearance in the film. At the end of the film, after the aliens disembark from the "mother ship", he can be seen, bearded and with pipe in mouth, stepping forward to view the spectacle. (b. 1910)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/27/21 at 11:03 am

April 27th 1944 – Michael Fish, British weather forecaster. From 1974 to 2004 he was a television presenter for BBC Weather. A few hours before the Great Storm of 1987 broke, on 15 October 1987, he said during a forecast: "Earlier on today, apparently, a woman rang the BBC and said she heard there was a hurricane on the way. Well, if you're watching, don't worry, there isn't!". The storm was the worst to hit South East England for three centuries, causing record damage and killing 19 people.

Subject: Re: Military Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/27/21 at 11:14 am

April 27th 1813 – Zebulon Pike, American brigadier general and explorer for whom Pikes Peak in Colorado was named, was killed during the Battle of York. As a U.S. Army officer he led two expeditions under authority of President Thomas Jefferson through the new Louisiana Purchase territory, first in 1805–1806 to reconnoiter the upper northern reaches of the Mississippi River, and then in 1806–1807 to explore the Southwest to the fringes of the northern Spanish-colonial settlements of New Mexico and Texas. Pike's expeditions coincided with other Jeffersonian expeditions, including the Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804–1806) and the Thomas Freeman and Peter Custis expedition up the Red River (1806). (b. 1779)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/27/21 at 1:22 pm

April 27th 1942 – Jim Keltner, American drummer. Known primarily for his session work. He was characterized by Bob Dylan biographer Howard Sounes as "the leading session drummer in America".

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/27/21 at 1:23 pm

April 27th 2012 – Bill Skowron, American baseball player, died of congestive heart failure after a long battle with lung cancer. Nicknamed "Moose". He played 13 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1954 to 1967 for the New York Yankees, Los Angeles Dodgers, Washington Senators, Chicago White Sox, and California Angels. He had been a community relations representative for the Chicago White Sox for several years when he died in 2012. He is one of six players in MLB history to have won back-to back World Series championships on different teams. (b. 1930)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/27/21 at 3:58 pm

April 27th 1977 – Stanley Adams, American actor and screenwriter, committed suicide, depressed due to chronic pain from a back injury. He appeared in many television series and films, notably Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961), Lilies of the Field (1963), and TV series from Gunsmoke to Star Trek. (b. 1915)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/28/21 at 2:38 am

April 28th 1950 – Jay Leno, American television host, comedian, and writer. After doing stand-up comedy for years, he became the host of NBC's The Tonight Show with Jay Leno from 1992 to 2009. Beginning in September 2009, Leno started a primetime talk show, titled The Jay Leno Show, which aired weeknights at 10:00pm ET, also on NBC. After The Jay Leno Show was canceled in January 2010 amid a host controversy, Leno returned to host The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on March 1, 2010. He hosted his last episode of The Tonight Show on February 6, 2014. That year, he was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame. Since 2014, Leno has hosted Jay Leno's Garage. He writes a regular column in Popular Mechanics showcasing his car collection and giving automotive advice.

Subject: Re: Architectural Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/28/21 at 3:43 am

April 28th 2014 – Frederic Schwartz, American architect, author, and city planner, died of prostate cancer. His work includes Empty Sky, the New Jersey 9-11 Memorial, which was dedicated in Liberty State Park on September 11, 2011, the tenth anniversary of the September 11 attacks. (b. 1951)

Subject: Re: Military Death Anniversary

Written By: LyricBoy on 04/28/21 at 5:28 am


April 27th 1813 – Zebulon Pike, American brigadier general and explorer for whom Pikes Peak in Colorado was named, was killed during the Battle of York.


You don’t see a lot of kids named Zebulon these days.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/28/21 at 7:09 am


You don’t see a lot of kids named Zebulon these days.
Zebulun was, according to the Books of Genesis and Numbers, the sixth and last son of Jacob and Leah, and the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Zebulun. Some biblical scholars believe this to be an eponymous metaphor providing an aetiology of the connectedness of the tribe to others in the Israelite confederation.

...and yes, a boy's name rarely seen these days.

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/28/21 at 10:14 am

April 28th 1998 – Jerome Bixby, American short story writer and scriptwriter, died of heart failure. He wrote the 1953 story "It's a Good Life" which was the basis for a 1961 episode of The Twilight Zone and which was included in Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983). He also wrote four episodes for the Star Trek series: "Mirror, Mirror", "Day of the Dove", "Requiem for Methuselah", and "By Any Other Name". With Otto Klement, he co-wrote the story upon which the science fiction movie Fantastic Voyage (1966), television series, and novel by Isaac Asimov were based. Bixby's final produced or published work so far was the screenplay for the 2007 science fiction film The Man from Earth. He also wrote many westerns and used the pseudonyms Jay Lewis Bixby, D. B. Lewis, Harry Neal, Albert Russell, J. Russell, M. St. Vivant, Thornecliff Herrick and Alger Rome (for one collaboration with Algis Budrys). (b. 1923)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/28/21 at 1:17 pm

April 28th 1942 – Mike Brearley, English cricketer and psychoanalyst. He captained Cambridge University, Middlesex, and England. He captained the international side in 31 of his 39 Test matches, winning 17 and losing only 4. He was the President of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) in 2007–08. Since his retirement from professional cricket he has pursued a career as a writer and psychoanalyst, serving as President of the British Psychoanalytical Society 2008–10.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/28/21 at 1:22 pm

April 28th 1970 – Ed Begley, American actor of theatre, radio, film, and television, died of a heart attack. He won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the film Sweet Bird of Youth (1962) and appeared in such classics as 12 Angry Men (1957) and The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1964). He was nominated for an Emmy Award for his portrayal of Matthew Harrison Brady in a television adaptation of Inherit the Wind. He is the father of actor and environmental activist Ed Begley Jr. (b. 1901)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/28/21 at 2:37 pm

April 28th 2019 – John Singleton, American director, producer, and screenwriter, suffered a stroke and was placed under intensive care, dying removed from life support in a coma. He was best known for writing and directing Boyz n the Hood (1991), for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director, becoming, at age 24, the first African American and youngest person to have ever been nominated for that award. Singleton was a native of South Los Angeles, and many of his films, such as Poetic Justice (1993), Higher Learning (1995), and Baby Boy (2001), had themes which resonated with the contemporary urban population. He also directed the drama Rosewood (1997) and the action films Shaft (2000), 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003), and Four Brothers (2005). He co-created the television crime drama Snowfall. He was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special for "The Race Card", the fifth episode of The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story. (b. 1968)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: LyricBoy on 04/28/21 at 5:29 pm


April 28th 1970 – Ed Begley, American actor of theatre, radio, film, and television, died of a heart attack. He won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the film Sweet Bird of Youth (1962) and appeared in such classics as 12 Angry Men (1957) and The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1964). He was nominated for an Emmy Award for his portrayal of Matthew Harrison Brady in a television adaptation of Inherit the Wind. He is the father of actor and environmental activist Ed Begley Jr. (b. 1901)


Father of Ed Begley, Jr.  8)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/29/21 at 2:00 pm


April 28th 1970 – Ed Begley, American actor of theatre, radio, film, and television, died of a heart attack. He won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the film Sweet Bird of Youth (1962) and appeared in such classics as 12 Angry Men (1957) and The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1964). He was nominated for an Emmy Award for his portrayal of Matthew Harrison Brady in a television adaptation of Inherit the Wind. He is the father of actor and environmental activist Ed Begley Jr. (b. 1901)


Father of Ed Begley, Jr.  8)

Subject: Re: Comedic Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/21 at 12:45 am

May 5th 1943 – Sir Michael Palin, English actor, comedian, writer and television presenter. He was a member of the comedy group Monty Python. Since 1980 he has made a number of travel documentaries. He received a knighthood in the 2019 New Year Honours for services to travel, culture and geography.

Subject: Re: Business Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/21 at 2:02 am

May 5th 2008 – Irv Robbins, Canadian-American businessman, died of natural causes. He co-founded Baskin-Robbins. He co-founded the Baskin-Robbins ice cream parlor chain in 1945 with his partner and brother-in-law Burt Baskin. Believed not to be cryogenically ​preserved? (b. 1917)

Subject: Re: Military Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/21 at 4:00 am

May 5th 1821 – Napoleon Bonaparte, French military and political leader, died most likely from stomach cancer. He rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led several successful campaigns during the Revolutionary Wars. As Napoleon I, he was Emperor of the French from 1804 until 1814, and again in 1815. Napoleon dominated European and global affairs for more than a decade while leading France against a series of coalitions in the Napoleonic Wars. He won most of these wars and the vast majority of his battles, building a large empire that ruled over continental Europe before its final collapse in 1815. One of the greatest commanders in history, his wars and campaigns are studied at military schools worldwide. He remains one of the most celebrated and controversial political figures in human history. (b. 1769)

Subject: Re: Military Death Anniversary

Written By: LyricBoy on 05/05/21 at 4:51 am


May 5th 1821 – Napoleon Bonaparte, French military and political leader, died most likely from stomach cancer. He rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led several successful campaigns during the Revolutionary Wars. As Napoleon I, he was Emperor of the French from 1804 until 1814, and again in 1815. Napoleon dominated European and global affairs for more than a decade while leading France against a series of coalitions in the Napoleonic Wars. He won most of these wars and the vast majority of his battles, building a large empire that ruled over continental Europe before its final collapse in 1815. One of the greatest commanders in history, his wars and campaigns are studied at military schools worldwide. He remains one of the most celebrated and controversial political figures in human history. (b. 1769)


I once visited Napoleon’s Tomb. It’s really swanky.  8)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/21 at 5:05 am

May 5th 1983 – John Williams, English stage, film, and television actor, died of a heart condition. He is remembered for his role as Chief Inspector Hubbard in Alfred Hitchcock's Dial M for Murder, as the chauffeur in Billy Wilder's Sabrina (both 1954), and as the second "Mr. French" on TV's Family Affair in its first season (1967). (b. 1903)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/21 at 7:17 am

May 5th 1992 – Dick Yarmy, American actor, died of lung cancer. He appeared in numerous films and television shows throughout the 1960s to the 1990s. He began his acting career in 1968, appearing in the TV series Get Smart, also That Girl, The Partners, The Partridge Family, and Arnie. He also appeared in several films including Bone, The Kentucky Fried Movie, The Swinging Barmaids, and Carpool among others. He was the younger brother of actor, and Get Smart star, Don Adams, and cousin to actor Robert Karvelas. (b. 1933)

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/21 at 3:52 pm

May 5th 1996 – Beryl Burton, English racing cyclist, died of heart failure. She dominated women’s cycle racing in the UK, winning more than 90 domestic championships and seven world titles, and setting numerous national records. She set a women's record for the 12-hour time-trial which exceeded the men's record for two years. (b. 1937)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/21 at 5:06 pm

May 5th 2013 – Sally Starr (born Sarah Kathryn Sturm), American actress and television host, died of heart disease. While on a summer break from her studies at Pittsburgh's Peabody High School, she was sent to New York by her parents to visit her maternal grandmother, Mrs. Emma Imhoff, and was noticed as she spontaneously danced in the wings to the music of a Ted Lewis show rehearsal, having been invited to that rehearsal by a friend. Recruited by the show's director, she was subsequently chaperoned by her grandmother, who accompanied her as she toured with the Lewis show chorus. Freqeuently compared to Clara Bow, Sturm made her debut in Lewis' Frolics, and then also appeared in George White's Scandals of 1924. After making her move to Hollywood, she signed a contract with MGM. While in Hollywood, she became better known as "Sally Starr," and performed leading roles in So This Is College (1929), The Woman Racket (1930), Not So Dumb (1930), Personality (1930), Pardon My Gun (1930) and For The Love o' Lil (1930). Starr was signed among the cast of Swing High (1930), a production of Pathe Pictures. Starr also continued her theatrical work after her motion picture career began, performing with Eleanor Powell and George Hassell in The Optimists, staged at the Century Roof Theater in January 1928. The same year she was cast with Elliott Nugent, Robert Montgomery, and Phyllis Crane in So This Is College. Her final films are Meet The Bride (1937), Getting An Eyeful (1938), Love and Onions (1938), and Money on Your Life (1938). (b. 1923)

Subject: Re: Political Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/21 at 2:39 am

May 6th 1953 – Tony Blair, British politician. He served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007 and Leader of the Labour Party from 1994 to 2007. On his resignation he was appointed Special Envoy of the Quartet on the Middle East, a diplomatic post which he held until 2015. He currently serves as the executive chairman of the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change, established in 2016. As prime minister, many of his policies reflected a centrist "Third Way" political philosophy. He is the only living former Labour leader to have led the party to a general election victory and the only one in history to form three majority governments.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/21 at 3:48 am

May 6th 1947 – Alan Dale, New Zealand actor. With work limited in New Zealand, he moved to Australia, where he played Dr. John Forrest in The Young Doctors from 1979 to 1982. He later appeared as Jim Robinson in Neighbours, a part he played from 1985 until 1993. He left the series when he fell out with the producers over the pay he and the rest of the cast received. In 2018 it was revealed that Dale would reprise his role as Jim for one episode on 25 December, 25 years after his last appearance. After leaving Neighbours, Dale found he had become typecast as Jim Robinson in Australia and struggled to find work. His career was revitalised after he relocated to the United States in 2000. Since then, he has had roles in many American series including prominent parts in The O.C. (as Caleb Nichol) and Ugly Betty (as Bradford Meade), as well as recurring and guest roles in Lost, 24, NCIS, ER, The West Wing, The X-Files, Entourage and Once Upon a Time. Dale has also appeared in minor roles in films such as Star Trek Nemesis, Hollywood Homicide, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and Captain America: The Winter Soldier, as well as the London West End production of Spamalot.

Subject: Re: Royalty Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/21 at 4:02 am

May 6th 2019 – Archie Mountbatten-Windsor, British royal. The son of Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex. He is seventh in the line of succession to the British throne.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/21 at 6:09 am

May 6th 1991 – Wilfrid Hyde-White, English character actor of stage, film and television, died from heart failure. Following a supporting role in The Third Man (1949), he became a fixture in British films of the 1950s. His other films of this period include Carry on Nurse and the Danny Kaye film On the Double. Two-Way Stretch displays the more roguish side to some of the characters he played in this period. He continued to act on the stage and played opposite Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh in the repertory performance of Caesar and Cleopatra and Antony and Cleopatra in 1951. He also appeared on Broadway and was nominated for a Tony Award in 1956 for his role in The Reluctant Debutante. His first Hollywood appearance came alongside Marilyn Monroe in the film Let's Make Love (1960), followed by other higher profile films, including My Fair Lady (1964). (b. 1903)

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/21 at 7:37 am

May 6th 2014 – Leslie Thomas, Welsh journalist and author, died after a lengthy undisclosed illnesss. In 1984, Thomas published In My Wildest Dreams recounting his childhood in South Wales, his days in Doctor Barnardo's homes in London, his National Service in the Far East, and his career in journalism. His novels about 1950s British National Service such as The Virgin Soldiers spawned two film versions, in 1969 and 1977, while his Tropic of Ruislip and Dangerous Davies, The Last Detective have been adapted for television (the former as Tropic in 1979 and the latter having also spawned a film version, in 1981 and a TV series in 2003 with Peter Davison). (b. 1931)

Subject: Re: Mathematical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/21 at 9:15 am

May 6th 1963 – Theodore von Kármán, Hungarian-American mathematician, aerospace engineer, and physicist, died from an undisclosed cause. He was active primarily in the fields of aeronautics and astronautics. He was responsible for many key advances in aerodynamics, notably on supersonic and hypersonic airflow characterization. He is regarded as the outstanding aerodynamic theoretician of the 20th century. (b. 1881)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/21 at 12:31 pm

May 6th 2002 – Otis Blackwell, American songwriter, singer, and pianist, died of a heart attack. His work influenced rock and roll. His compositions include "Fever", most notably by Peggy Lee; "Great Balls of Fire" and "Breathless", recorded by Jerry Lee Lewis; "Don't Be Cruel", "All Shook Up" and "Return to Sender" (with Winfield Scott), recorded by Elvis Presley; and "Handy Man", recorded by Jimmy Jones. (b. 1932)

Subject: Re: Cinematic Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/10/21 at 12:42 am

May 10th 1944 – Jim Abrahams, American movie director and writer. Best known as a member of Zucker, Abrahams and Zucker, makers of spoof movies that he co-wrote and produced with brothers Jerry Zucker and David Zucker, such as Airplane! (for which he was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Screenplay) and The Naked Gun series. The team of Zucker, Abrahams and Zucker (also referred to as "ZAZ") really began when the three men grew up together in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He directed movies on his own, such as Big Business, and further honed his skills in parody with Hot Shots! and its 1993 sequel, Hot Shots! Part Deux.

Subject: Re: Artistic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/10/21 at 3:07 am

May 10th 1670 – Claude Vignon, French painter, printmaker and illustrator, died from unknown causes. He worked in a wide range of genres. During a period of study in Italy, he became exposed to many new artistic currents, in particular through the works of Caravaggio and his followers, Guercino, Guido Reni and Annibale Caracci. A prolific artist, his work has remained enigmatic, contradictory and hard to define within a single term or style. His mature works are vibrantly coloured, splendidly lit and often extremely expressive. Vignon worked in a fluent technique, resulting in an almost electric brushwork. He particularly excelled in the rendering of textiles, gold and precious stones. (b. 1593)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/10/21 at 3:42 am

May 10th 1946 – Donovan (Donovan Phillips Leitch), Scottish singer-songwriter. Emerging from the British folk scene, Donovan reached fame in the United Kingdom in early 1965 with live performances on the pop TV series Ready Steady Go!. He emerged onto the scene in 1965 with three UK hit singles: "Catch the Wind", "Colours" and "Universal Soldier", the last written by Buffy Sainte-Marie. In September 1966, "Sunshine Superman" topped America's Billboard Hot 100 chart for one week and went to number two in Britain, followed by "Mellow Yellow" at US No. 2 in December 1966, then 1968's "Hurdy Gurdy Man" in the Top 5 in both countries, then "Atlantis", which reached US No. 7 in May 1969. He became a friend of pop musicians including Joan Baez, Brian Jones and the Beatles. He taught John Lennon a finger-picking guitar style in 1968 that Lennon employed in "Dear Prudence", "Julia", "Happiness Is a Warm Gun" and other songs. His backing musicians included the Jeff Beck Group and John Bonham and John Paul Jones, who later rose to fame as members of Led Zeppelin. Donovan's commercial fortunes waned after parting with Most in 1969, and he left the industry for a time.

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/10/21 at 6:44 am

May 10th 1818 – Paul Revere, American silversmith, engraver, early industrialist, and a Patriot in the American Revolution, died at his home on Charter Street in Boston with the cause of death not recorded. He is best known for alerting the colonial militia to the approach of British forces before the battles of Lexington and Concord, as dramatized in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem, "Paul Revere's Ride" (1861). (b. 1735)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/10/21 at 10:21 am

May 10th 1946 – Dave Mason, English singer-songwriter and guitarist. He first found fame with the rock band Traffic. Over the course of his career, Mason has played and recorded with many notable pop and rock musicians, including Paul McCartney, George Harrison, the Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Michael Jackson, David Crosby, Graham Nash, Steve Winwood, Fleetwood Mac, Delaney & Bonnie, Leon Russell and Cass Elliot. One of Mason's best known songs is "Feelin' Alright", recorded by Traffic in 1968 and later by many other performers, including Joe Cocker, whose version of the song was a hit in 1969. For Traffic, he also wrote "Hole in My Shoe", a psychedelic pop song that became a hit in its own right.

Subject: Re: Military Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/10/21 at 10:23 am

May 10th 1863 – Stonewall Jackson (Thomas Jonathan Jackson), Confederate general during the American Civil War, died of complications from pneumonia eight days after he was shot. He was best-known Confederate commander after General Robert E. Lee. His military career includes the Valley Campaign of 1862 and his service as a corps commander in the Army of Northern Virginia, under Robert E. Lee. Confederate pickets accidentally shot him at the Battle of Chancellorsville on May 2, 1863. The general survived but lost an arm to amputation; he died of complications from pneumonia eight days later. (b. 1824)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/11/21 at 12:27 am

May 11th 1981 – Bob Marley, Jamaican singer, songwriter, and musician, died from the spread of melanoma to his lungs and brain. Considered one of the pioneers of reggae, his musical career was marked by fusing elements of reggae, ska, and rocksteady, as well as his distinctive vocal and songwriting style. Marley's contributions to music increased the visibility of Jamaican music worldwide, and made him a global figure in popular culture for over a decade. Over the course of his career Marley became known as a Rastafari icon, and he infused his music with a sense of spirituality. He is also considered a global symbol of Jamaican music and culture and identity, and was controversial in his outspoken support for the legalization of marijuana, while he also advocated for Pan-Africanism. (b. 1945)

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/11/21 at 4:04 am

May 11th 1920 – William Dean Howells, American realist novelist, literary critic, and playwright, died from an undisclosed cause. Nicknamed "The Dean of American Letters", he was particularly known for his tenure as editor of The Atlantic Monthly, as well as for his own prolific writings, including the Christmas story "Christmas Every Day" and the novels The Rise of Silas Lapham and A Traveler from Altruria. (b. 1837)

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/11/21 at 4:11 am

May 11th 1812 – Prime Minister Spencer Perceval is assassinated by John Bellingham in the lobby of the British House of Commons.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/11/21 at 6:35 am

May 11th 2001 – Douglas Adams, English author, screenwriter, essayist, humorist, satirist and dramatist, died of a heart attack due to undiagnosed coronary artery disease. Adams was author of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, which originated in 1978 as a BBC radio comedy, before developing into a "trilogy" of five books that sold more than 15 million copies in his lifetime and generated a television series, several stage plays, comics, a video game, and in 2005 a feature film. Adams's contribution to UK radio is commemorated in The Radio Academy's Hall of Fame. Adams also wrote Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (1987) and The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul (1988), and co-wrote The Meaning of Liff (1983), The Deeper Meaning of Liff (1990), and Last Chance to See (1990). He wrote two stories for the television series Doctor Who, co-wrote City of Death, and served as script editor for its seventeenth season in 1979. He co-wrote the Monty Python sketch "Patient Abuse" which appeared in the final episode of Monty Python's Flying Circus (b. 1952)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/11/21 at 7:33 am

May 11th 2003 – Noel Redding, English rock musician, died from shock haemorrhage due to oesophageal varices in relation to cirrhosis of the liver, Best known as the bass player for the Jimi Hendrix Experience and guitarist/singer for Fat Mattress. Following his departure from the Experience in 1969 and the dissolution of Fat Mattress in 1970, Redding formed the short-lived group Road in the United States, which released the self-titled album Road before he re-located to Clonakilty, Ireland, in 1972. There he formed the Noel Redding Band with former Thin Lizzy guitarist Eric Bell, with whom he released two albums. Although by the 1980s Redding had largely removed himself from the music business, he would later perform around his new hometown with wife Carol Appleby. (b. 1945)

Subject: Re: Notoriety Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/11/21 at 8:20 am

May 11th 1988 – Kim Philby, British intelligence officer and a double agent for the Soviet Union, died of heart failure. In 1963 he was revealed to be a member of the Cambridge Five, a spy ring which passed information to the Soviet Union during World War II and in the early stages of the Cold War. Of the five, he is believed to have been most successful in providing secret information to the Soviets. (b. 1912)

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/11/21 at 10:35 am

May 11th 2006 – Floyd Patterson, American professional boxer, died having suffered from Alzheimer's disease and prostate cancer and had been hospitalized for a week prior to his death. He competed from 1952 to 1972, and twice reigned as the world heavyweight champion from 1956 to 1962. At the age of 21, he became the youngest boxer in history to win the title, and was also the first heavyweight to regain the title after losing it. (b. 1935)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/11/21 at 2:07 pm

May 11th 2008 – Dottie Rambo (born Joyce Reba Luttrell), American gospel singer and songwriter, died as a result of injuries sustained in a bus accident. She was a Grammy winning solo artist and multiple Dove award-winning artist. Along with ex-husband Buck and daughter Reba, she formed the award-winning southern Gospel group, The Rambos. She wrote more than 2,500 songs, including her most notable, "The Holy Hills of Heaven Call Me", "He Looked Beyond My Fault and Saw My Need", "We Shall Behold Him", and "I Go To the Rock". (b. 1934)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/12/21 at 5:58 am

May 12th 1942 – Billy Swan, American country singer-songwriter, best known for his 1974 single, "I Can Help"

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/12/21 at 5:59 am

May 12th 2017 – Michael Jackson, American professional American football wide receiver and politician, was killed in a motorcycle accident. He was selected by the Cleveland Browns in the sixth round of the 1991 NFL Draft. He played college football at The University of Southern Mississippi. Jackson played in eight seasons in the National Football League (NFL), from 1991 to 1998, for the Browns and the Baltimore Ravens. Jackson signed a one-year contract with the Seattle Seahawks to play the 1999 season, but was cut at the end of the preseason. (b. 1969)

Subject: Re: Political Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/12/21 at 8:23 am

May 12th 1944 – Chris Patten, English academic and politician, 28th Governor of Hong Kong

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/12/21 at 9:15 am

May 12th 1641 – Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford, English soldier and politician, was executed. He was a major figure in the period leading up to the English Civil War. He served in Parliament and was a supporter of King Charles I. From 1632 to 1640 he was Lord Deputy of Ireland, where he established a strong authoritarian rule. Recalled to England, he became a leading advisor to the King, attempting to strengthen the royal position against Parliament. When Parliament condemned Wentworth to death, Charles reluctantly signed the death warrant and Wentworth was executed. (b. 1593)

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/12/21 at 10:08 am

May 12th 1956 – William Moore, British track and field athlete, died from an undisclosed cause. He competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. In 1912 he was eliminated in the first round of the 1500 metres competition. He also helped Great Britain to qualify for the final in the 3000 metre team race. In the final, however, he was the weakest link of the team. Nevertheless, he was awarded with a bronze medal. (b. 1890)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/12/21 at 10:53 am

May 12th 1976 – Keith Relf, English musician, died of electrocution while playing an electric guitar. Best known as the lead vocalist and harmonica player for the Yardbirds. He co-wrote many of the original Yardbirds songs ("Shapes of Things", "I Ain't Done Wrong", "Over Under Sideways Down", "Happenings Ten Years Time Ago"), later showing a leaning towards acoustic/folk music as the sixties unfolded ("Only the Black Rose"). He also sang an early version of "Dazed and Confused" in live Yardbirds concerts, after hearing musician Jake Holmes perform the song, which was later recorded by the band's successor group Led Zeppelin. (b. 1943)

Subject: Musical Birthday

Written By: AmericanGirl on 05/12/21 at 11:49 am

May 12, 1948 - Steve Winwood, British musical genius, fronted Spencer Davis Group, Blind Faith, and Traffic before embarking on an amazing solo career  :)

Subject: Re: Notable Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/12/21 at 12:45 pm

May 12th 1980 – Bette Nesmith Graham (born Bette Clair McMurray), American typist, commercial artist, died after suffering from a stroke. She was the inventor of the correction fluid Liquid Paper (not to be confused with competitor Wite-Out). She was the mother of musician and producer Michael Nesmith of The Monkees. (b. 1924)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/12/21 at 3:20 pm

May 12th 2001 – Pierino Ronald "Perry" Como, Italian-American singer, actor and television personality, died after suffering from symptoms of Alzheimer's disease. During a career spanning more than half a century, he recorded exclusively for RCA Victor for 44 years, after signing with the label in 1943. (b. 1912)

Subject: Re: Artistic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/12/21 at 4:01 pm

May 12th 2014 – H. R. Giger (Hans Ruedi Giger), Swiss artist, died after suffering injuries from a fall. Best known for his airbrushed images of humans and machines connected in cold biomechanical relationships. Giger later abandoned airbrush for pastels, markers and ink. He was part of the special effects team that won an Academy Award for the visual design of Ridley Scott's 1979 sci-fi horror film Alien. His work is on permanent display at the H.R. Giger Museum in Gruyères. His style has been adapted to many forms of media, including record album covers, furniture and tattoos. (b. 1940)

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/12/21 at 4:21 pm

May 12th 2001 – Alexei Tupolev, Soviet aircraft designer, died from an undisclosed cause. He led the development of the first supersonic passenger jet, the Tupolev Tu-144. He also helped design the Buran space shuttle and the long-range heavy bomber Tu-2000, both of which were suspended for lack of funding. (b. 1925)

Subject: Re: Architectural Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/13/21 at 5:30 am

May 13th 1835 – John Nash, English architect, died from an unknown cause. One of the leading architects of the Regency and Georgian eras, during which he was responsible for the design, in the neoclassical and picturesque styles, of many important areas of London. His designs were financed by the Prince Regent, and by the era's most successful property developer, James Burton, with whose son Decimus Burton he collaborated extensively. Nash's best-known solo designs are the Royal Pavilion, Brighton, Marble Arch, and Buckingham Palace; his best known collaboration with James Burton is Regent Street; and his best-known collaborations with Decimus Burton are Regent's Park and its terraces and Carlton House Terrace. The majority of his buildings, including those to the design of which the Burtons did not contribute, were built by the company of James Burton. (b. 1752)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/13/21 at 7:33 am

May 13th 2019 – Doris Day (born Doris Mary Anne Kappelhoff), American actress, singer, and animal welfare activist, died after having contracted pneumonia. She began her career as a big band singer in 1939, achieving commercial success in 1945 with two No. 1 recordings, "Sentimental Journey" and "My Dreams Are Getting Better All the Time" with Les Brown & His Band of Renown. She left Brown to embark on a solo career and recorded more than 650 songs from 1947 to 1967. Day was one of the biggest film stars in the 1950s–1960s era. Day's film career began during the Golden Age of Hollywood with the film Romance on the High Seas (1948). She starred in films of many genres, including musicals, comedies, dramas, and thrillers. She played the title role in Calamity Jane (1953) and starred in Alfred Hitchcock's The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) with James Stewart. Her best-known films are those in which she co-starred with Rock Hudson, chief among them 1959's Pillow Talk, for which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress. She also worked with James Garner on both Move Over, Darling (1963) and The Thrill of It All (1963), and starred alongside Clark Gable, Cary Grant, James Cagney, David Niven, Ginger Rogers, Jack Lemmon, Frank Sinatra, Kirk Douglas, Lauren Bacall, and Rod Taylor in various movies. After ending her film career in 1968, only briefly removed from the height of her popularity, she starred in her own sitcom The Doris Day Show (1968–1973). (b. 1922)

Subject: Re: Scientific Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/13/21 at 7:53 am

May 13th 1878 – Joseph Henry, American scientist, died from an unknown cause. He served as the first Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. He was the secretary for the National Institute for the Promotion of Science, a precursor of the Smithsonian Institution. He was highly regarded during his lifetime. While building electromagnets, Henry discovered the electromagnetic phenomenon of self-inductance. He also discovered mutual inductance independently of Michael Faraday, though Faraday was the first to make the discovery and publish his results. Henry developed the electromagnet into a practical device. He invented a precursor to the electric doorbell (specifically a bell that could be rung at a distance via an electric wire, 1831) and electric relay (1835). The SI unit of inductance, the Henry, is named in his honor. Henry's work on the electromagnetic relay was the basis of the practical electrical telegraph, invented by Samuel F. B. Morse and Sir Charles Wheatstone, separately. (b. 1797)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/13/21 at 9:28 am

May 13th 2018 – Margot Kidder, Canadian-American actress and activist, died as a result of a self-inflicted drug and alcohol overdose. Her career spanned five decades. Her accolades include three Canadian Screen Awards and one Daytime Emmy Award. Though she appeared in an array of film and television roles, Kidder is most widely known for her performance as Lois Lane in the Superman film series, appearing in the first four films. (b. 1948)

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/13/21 at 10:05 am

May 4th 1949 – Wolrad Eberle, German decathlete, died from an undisclosed cause. He won the bronze medal at the 1932 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, California. (b. 1908)

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/13/21 at 12:21 pm

May 13th 1978 – Joie Ray, American track and field athlete and member of the United States National Track and Field Hall of Fame, died from an undisclosed cause. He held world records for the 1-mile (1.6 km) and 2-mile (3.2 km) distances. He represented the United States in the three Olympic Games held in the 1920s, earning a bronze medal for the 3000 m team race in 1924. (b. 1894)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/13/21 at 1:57 pm

May 13th 2001 – Jason Miller, American playwright and actor, died of a heart attack. He received the 1973 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and Tony Award for Best Play for his play That Championship Season and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance as Father Damien Karras in the 1973 horror film The Exorcist, a role he reprised in The Exorcist III. He later became artistic director of the Scranton Public Theatre in Scranton, Pennsylvania, where That Championship Season was set. (b. 1939)

Subject: Re: Activist Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/13/21 at 2:48 pm

May 13th 2019 – Unita Blackwell, American civil rights activist, died from heart and lung ailment and complications of dementia. She was the first African-American woman to be elected mayor in the U.S. state of Mississippi. Blackwell was a project director for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and helped organize voter drives for African Americans across Mississippi. She was also a founder of the US China Peoples Friendship Association, a group dedicated to promoting cultural exchange between the United States and China. Barefootin', Blackwell's autobiography, published in 2006, charts her activism. (b. 1933)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 05/15/21 at 11:50 am

American comedic actor Fred Willard passed away on this day last year, at 86 years of age.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 05/15/21 at 11:52 am

June Carter Cash passed away on this date in 2003, missing her 74th birthday by a month.

Her husband, Johnny Cash, would kick the bucket four months later.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/18/21 at 12:42 am


June Carter Cash passed away on this date in 2003, missing her 74th birthday by a month.

Her husband, Johnny Cash, would kick the bucket four months later.
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Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/18/21 at 12:42 am

May 18th 1944 – Albert Hammond, British-Gibraltarian singer, songwriter, and record producer. A prolific songwriter, he also collaborated with other songwriters such as Mike Hazlewood, John Bettis, Diane Warren, Holly Knight and Carole Bayer Sager. Hammond's son Albert Hammond Jr. is a guitarist with American band the Strokes.

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/18/21 at 2:17 am

May 18th 1960 – Yannick Noah, French tennis player. He won the French Open in 1983, and is currently the captain of both France's Davis Cup and Fed Cup team. During his career, which spanned almost two decades, Noah captured a total of 23 singles titles and 16 doubles titles, reaching a career-high singles ranking of world No. 3 in July 1986 and attaining the World No. 1 doubles ranking the following month. Since his retirement from the game, Noah has remained in the public eye as a popular music performer and as the co-founder, with his mother, of a charity organization for underprivileged children. Noah is also the father of NBA player Joakim Noah.

Subject: Re: Literary Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/18/21 at 7:21 am

May 18th 1952 – Diane Duane, American science fiction and fantasy author, long based in Ireland. Her works include the Young Wizards young adult fantasy series and the Rihannsu Star Trek novels.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/18/21 at 7:46 am

May 18th 1949 – Rick Wakeman, English keyboardist, songwriter, producer, television and radio presenter, actor and author. He is best known for being in the progressive rock band Yes across five tenures between 1971 and 2004 and for his solo albums released in the 1970s. Born and raised in West London, Wakeman intended to be a concert pianist but quit his studies at the Royal College of Music in 1969 to become a full-time session musician. His early sessions included playing on "Space Oddity", among others, for David Bowie, and songs by Junior's Eyes, T. Rex, Elton John, and Cat Stevens. Wakeman became a member of The Strawbs in 1970 before joining Yes a year later, playing on some of their most successful albums across two stints until 1980. Wakeman began his solo career in 1973; his most successful albums are his first three: The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1973), Journey to the Centre of the Earth (1974), and The Myths and Legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table (1975), all concept albums. He formed his rock band, The English Rock Ensemble, in 1974, with which he continues to perform, and scored his first film, Lisztomania (1975).

Subject: Re: Religious Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/18/21 at 7:57 am

May 18th 1675 – Jacques Marquette, French Jesuit missionary, died of dysentery. He founded Michigan's first European settlement, Sault Sainte Marie, and later founded Saint Ignace. In 1673, Marquette, with Louis Jolliet, an explorer born near Quebec City, was the first European to explore and map the northern portion of the Mississippi River Valley. (b. 1637)

Subject: Re: Political Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/19/21 at 12:26 am

May 19th 1942 – Robert Kilroy-Silk, English former politician and broadcaster. After a decade as a university lecturer, he served as a Labour Party Member of Parliament (MP) from 1974 to 1986. He left the House of Commons in 1986 in order to present a new daytime talk show, Kilroy, which ran until 2004. He returned to politics serving as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 2004 to 2009 and had a profound role in the mainstreaming of Eurosceptic politics in the UK and has been dubbed 'The Godfather of Brexit'.

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/19/21 at 12:28 am

May 19th 2014 – Jack Brabham, Australian race car driver, died after a lengthy battle with liver disease. He was Formula One World Champion in 1959, 1960, and 1966. He was a founder of the Brabham racing team and race car constructor that bore his name. Brabham was a Royal Australian Air Force flight mechanic and ran a small engineering workshop before he started racing midget cars in 1948. His successes with midgets in Australian and New Zealand road racing events led to his going to Britain to further his racing career. There he became part of the Cooper Car Company's racing team, building as well as racing cars. He contributed to the design of the mid-engined cars that Cooper introduced to Formula One and the Indianapolis 500, and won the Formula One world championship in 1959 and 1960. In 1962 he established his own Brabham marque with fellow Australian Ron Tauranac, which in the 1960s became the largest manufacturer of customer racing cars in the world. In the 1966 Formula One season Brabham became the first – and still, the only – man to win the Formula One world championship driving one of his own cars. He was the last surviving World Champion of the 1950s. (b. 1926)

Subject: Re: Musical Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/19/21 at 2:57 am

May 19th 1945 – Pete Townshend, English guitarist, singer and composer. He is co-founder, leader, guitarist, secondary lead vocalist and principal songwriter of the Who, one of the most influential rock bands of the 1960s and 1970s. Townshend has written more than 100 songs for 12 of the Who's studio albums. These include concept albums, the rock operas Tommy and Quadrophenia, plus popular rock radio staples such as Who's Next; as well as dozens more that appeared as non-album singles, bonus tracks on reissues, and tracks on rarities compilations such as Odds & Sods (1974). He has also written more than 100 songs that have appeared on his solo albums, as well as radio jingles and television theme songs.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/19/21 at 3:06 am

May 19th 1958 – Ronald Colman, English actor, popular during the 1930s and 1940s, died from acute emphysema.  He won an Academy Award for Best Actor for A Double Life (1947) and received nominations for Random Harvest (1942), Bulldog Drummond (1929) and Condemned (1929). Colman starred in several classic films, including A Tale of Two Cities (1935), Lost Horizon (1937) and The Prisoner of Zenda (1937). He also played the starring role in the Technicolor classic Kismet (1944), with Marlene Dietrich, which film was nominated for four Academy Awards. (b. 1891)

Subject: Re: Royalty Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/19/21 at 3:20 am

May 19th 1536 – Anne Boleyn, the second wife of Henry VIII of England, was beheaded for adultery, treason, and incest.

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/19/21 at 6:12 am

May 19th 1990 – Hector Dyer, American athlete, died from an undisclosed cause. He was the winner of the gold medal in 4 × 100 m relay at the 1932 Summer Olympics. He enrolled at Stanford University and won the IC4A championships in 220 yd (200 m) in 1930. At the Los Angeles Olympics, Dyer ran the third leg in the American 4 × 100 m relay team, which won the gold medal with a new world record of 40.0. (b. 1910)

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/19/21 at 8:09 am

May 19th 1984 – Bill Holland, American race car driver, died from complications of Alzheimer's disease. He won the Indianapolis 500 in 1949 and finished second in 1947, 1948 and 1950. He also was runner up in the 1947 American Automobile Association (AAA) National Championship. (b. 1907)

Subject: Re: Musical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/20/21 at 1:26 am

May 20th 2012 – Robin Gibb, British singer, songwriter and record producer, died from liver and kidney failure. He gained worldwide fame as a member of the pop group the Bee Gees with older brother Barry and fraternal twin brother Maurice. Robin Gibb also had his own successful solo career. Their younger brother Andy was also a singer. Robin Gibb also had his own successful solo career. (b. 1949)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/20/21 at 3:54 am

May 20th 1946 – Cher (born Cherilyn Sarkisian), American singer, actress and television personality. Commonly referred to by the media as the "Goddess of Pop", she has been described as embodying female autonomy in a male-dominated industry. Cher is known for her distinctive contralto singing voice and for having worked in numerous areas of entertainment, as well as adopting a variety of styles and appearances throughout her six-decade-long career.

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/20/21 at 5:39 am

May 20th 1960 – Audrey Wurdemann, American poet and author, died from an undisclosed cause. She was the youngest winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry at the age of 24, for her collection Bright Ambush. She claimed to be the great-great-granddaughter of Percy Bysshe Shelley, but no Shelley lineage can be connected to her family. (b. 1911)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/20/21 at 6:52 am

May 20th 1942 – Lynn Davies, Welsh sprinter and long jumper. He was the 1964 Olympic champion in the event. He was born in Nantymoel near Bridgend and was a member of the Cardiff Amateur Athletic Club. Davies won an Olympic gold medal in the long jump in 1964 with a mark of 8.07 metres (26 ft 6 in), earning himself the nickname "Lynn the Leap". He finished ninth in 1968, having been flag bearer at the opening ceremony. In 1964 he also competed in the 100 metres and 4×100 metres contests.

Subject: Re: Acadenical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/20/21 at 7:27 am

May 20th 1989 – John Hicks, English economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate, died from an undisclosed cause. He is considered one of the most important and influential economists of the twentieth century. The most familiar of his many contributions in the field of economics were his statement of consumer demand theory in microeconomics, and the IS–LM model (1937), which summarised a Keynesian view of macroeconomics. His book Value and Capital (1939) significantly extended general-equilibrium and value theory. The compensated demand function is named the Hicksian demand function in memory of him. In 1972 he received the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences (jointly) for his pioneering contributions to general equilibrium theory and welfare theory. He was knighted in 1964 and became an honorary fellow of Linacre College. (b. 1904)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/20/21 at 8:23 am

May 20th 1942 – Frew McMillan, South African tennis player. He won five major doubles championships including three Wimbledons with Bob Hewitt. All together, he won 63 doubles titles, surpassed only by the Bryan brothers, Mark Woodforde, Todd Woodbridge, John McEnroe and Tom Okker. He was also ranked No.1 in Doubles on the ATP Computer for a significant period from 1977 to 1979 when he was aged 37.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/20/21 at 1:32 pm

May 20th 1947 – Greg Dyke, British media executive, football administrator, journalist, and broadcaster. Since the 1960s, Dyke has had a long career in the UK in print and then broadcast journalism. He is credited with introducing 'tabloid' television to British broadcasting, and reviving the ratings of TV-am. In the 1990s, he held chief executive positions at LWT Group, Pearson Television, and Channel 5. He was the director-general of the BBC from January 2000 to January 2004; he resigned following heavy criticism of the BBC's news reporting process in the Hutton Inquiry. Dyke was a director of Manchester United and chairman of Brentford football clubs, and from 2013 to 2016 was chairman of the Football Association. He was chancellor of the University of York from 2004 to 2015 and chairman of the British Film Institute between 2008 and 2016. He is currently the chairman of children's television company HiT Entertainment, and is a panellist on Sky News's The Pledge.

Subject: Re: Comedic Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/23/21 at 1:05 am

May 23rd 1958 – Drew Carey, American actor, game show host, and entrepreneur. After serving in the U.S. Marine Corps and making a name for himself in stand-up comedy, he gained stardom in his own sitcom, The Drew Carey Show, and as host of the U.S. version of the improv comedy show Whose Line Is It Anyway?, both of which aired on ABC. He then appeared in several films, television series, music videos, a made-for-television film, and a computer game. He has hosted the game show The Price Is Right since August 15, 2007 on CBS.

Subject: Re: Notorious Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/23/21 at 1:10 am

May 23rd 1934 – Clyde Barrow (b. 1909) and Bonnie Parker (b. 1910), were an American criminal couple, were killed in May 1934 during an ambush by police near Gibsland, Louisiana. They traveled the Central United States with their gang during the Great Depression, known for their bank robberies, although they preferred to rob small stores or rural gas stations. Their exploits captured the attention of the American press and its readership during what is occasionally referred to as the "public enemy era" between 1931 and 1934. They are believed to have murdered at least nine police officers and four civilians.

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/23/21 at 2:28 am

May 23rd 1944 – Thomas Curtis, American athlete, died from an undisclosed cause. He was the winner of the 110 metres hurdles at the 1896 Summer Olympics. He was a Massachusetts Institute of Technology student of electrical engineering, travelled to Athens as a member of the Boston Athletic Association. (b. 1873)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/23/21 at 4:13 am

May 23rd 1946 – David Graham, Australian golfer. He won eight times on the PGA Tour, including two major championships.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/23/21 at 7:51 am

May 23rd 1981 – George Jessel, American, actor, singer, songwriter, film producer, and illustrated song "model", died of a heart attack. He was famous in his lifetime as a multitalented comedic entertainer, achieving a level of recognition that transcended his limited roles in movies. He was widely known by his nickname, the "Toastmaster General of the United States," for his frequent role as the master of ceremonies at political and entertainment gatherings. Jessel originated the title role in the stage production of The Jazz Singer. (b. 1898)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/23/21 at 12:12 pm

May 23rd 2002 – Sam Snead, American professional golfer, died following complications from a stroke. He was one of the top players in the world for the better part of four decades (having won PGA of America and Senior PGA Tour events over six decades) and widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time. Snead was awarded a record 94 gold medallions, for wins in PGA of America (referred to by most as the PGA) Tour events and later credited with winning a record 82 PGA Tour events, including seven majors. He never won the U.S. Open, though he was runner-up four times. Snead was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1974. (b. 1912)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/23/21 at 3:19 pm

May 23rd 1948 – Thomas C. Wasson, the US Consul-General, is assassinated in Jerusalem, Israel.

Subject: Re: Nobel Prize Winner Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/24/21 at 12:21 am

May 24th 1941 – Bob Dylan, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, artist, writer, and producer; Nobel Prize laureate. American singer-songwriter, author and visual artist. Often regarded as one of the greatest songwriters of all time, Dylan has been a major figure in popular culture for more than 50 years. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s, when songs such as "Blowin' in the Wind" (1963) and "The Times They Are a-Changin'" (1964) became anthems for the civil rights and anti-war movements. His lyrics during this period incorporated a range of political, social, philosophical, and literary influences, defying pop music conventions and appealing to the burgeoning counterculture. He has received numerous awards, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom, ten Grammy Awards, a Golden Globe Award and an Academy Award. Dylan has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame. The Pulitzer Prize Board in 2008 awarded him a special citation for "his profound impact on popular music and American culture, marked by lyrical compositions of extraordinary poetic power". In 2016, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature "for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition".

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/24/21 at 1:28 am

May 24th 1612 – Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury, English statesman, died of cancer. Noted for his direction of the government during the Union of the Crowns, as Tudor England gave way to Stuart rule (1603). Salisbury served as the Secretary of State of England (1596–1612) and Lord High Treasurer (1608–1612), succeeding his father as Queen Elizabeth I's Lord Privy Seal and remaining in power during the first nine years of King James I's reign until his own death. The principal discoverer of the Gunpowder Plot of 1605, Robert Cecil remains a controversial historic figure as it is still debated at what point he first learned of the plot and to what extent he acted as an agent provocateur (b. 1563)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/24/21 at 2:52 am

May 24th 1945 – Priscilla Presley (née Wagner), American businesswoman and actress. Married to Elvis Presley from 1967 to 1973, she served as chairwoman of Elvis Presley Enterprises (EPE), the company that turned Elvis Presley's mansion Graceland into one of the top tourist attractions in the United States. In her acting career, Presley had a starring role as Jane Spencer in the three successful Naked Gun films, in which she co-starred with Leslie Nielsen. She also played the role of Jenna Wade on the long-running television series Dallas.

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/24/21 at 4:14 am

May 24th 1833 – John Randolph of Roanoke, American planter, and a politician from Virginia, died from unknown causes. He served in the House of Representatives at various times between 1799 and 1833, and the Senate from 1825 to 1827. He was also Minister to Russia under Andrew Jackson in 1830. After serving as President Thomas Jefferson's spokesman in the House, he broke with the president in 1805 as a result of what he saw as the dilution of traditional Jeffersonian principles as well as perceived mistreatment during the impeachment of Samuel Chase, in which Randolph served as chief prosecutor. Following this split, Randolph proclaimed himself the leader of the "Old Republicans" or "Tertium Quids", a wing of the Democratic-Republican Party who wanted to restrict the role of the federal government. Specifically, Randolph promoted the Principles of '98, which said that individual states could judge the constitutionality of central government laws and decrees, and could refuse to enforce laws deemed unconstitutional. (b. 1773)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/24/21 at 5:49 am

May 24th 1981 – Ecuadorian president Jaime Roldós Aguilera, his wife, and his presidential committee die in an aircraft accident while travelling from Quito to Zapotillo minutes after the president gave a famous speech regarding the 24 de mayo anniversary of the Battle of Pichincha.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/24/21 at 6:38 am

May 24th 1949 – Jim Broadbent, English actor. He won an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award for his supporting role as John Bayley in the feature film Iris (2001), as well as winning a BAFTA TV Award and a Golden Globe for his leading role as Lord Longford in the television film Longford (2006). Broadbent received four BAFTA Film Award nominations and won for his performance in Moulin Rouge! (2001). He was also nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards and four Screen Actors Guild Awards.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/24/21 at 8:47 am

May 24th 1959 – John Foster Dulles, American diplomat, died of colon cancer. A Republican, he served as United States Secretary of State under President Dwight D. Eisenhower from 1953 to 1959 and was briefly a U.S. Senator for New York in 1949. He was a significant figure in the early Cold War era, advocating an aggressive stance against communism throughout the world. The Washington Dulles International Airport in Dulles, Virginia is named in his honour. (b. 1888)

Subject: Re: Cinematic Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/24/21 at 9:11 am

May 24th 1949 – Sir Roger Deakins , English cinematographer. Best known for his collaborations with directors like the Coen brothers, Sam Mendes and Denis Villeneuve on their films. Deakins has been admitted to both the British Society of Cinematographers and to the American Society of Cinematographers. He is the recipient of five BAFTA Awards for Best Cinematography, and has had fifteen nominations and two wins for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography. His best-known works include The Shawshank Redemption, Fargo, A Beautiful Mind, Skyfall, Sicario, Blade Runner 2049, and 1917, the last two of which earned him the Academy Awards. He received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Society of Cinematographers in 2011, and in 2013 he was bestowed a CBE by the Palace for his services to film. In further recognition of his "outstanding contribution to ... British film", Deakins was named and serves as an Honorary Fellow of the National Film and Television School. In the 2021 New Year Honours he was knighted as a Knight Bachelor for services to Film.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/24/21 at 12:05 pm

May 24th 1963 – Elmore James (born Elmore Brooks), American singer-songwriter and guitarist, died of a heart attack. He was known as "King of the Slide Guitar" and was noted for his use of loud amplification and his stirring voice. For his contributions to music, James was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1992. (b. 1918)

Subject: Re: Musical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/24/21 at 1:54 pm

May 24th 1974 – Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington, American composer, pianist, and leader of a jazz orchestra, of complications from lung cancer and pneumonia. He led from 1923 until his death over a career spanning more than six decades. Based in New York City from the mid-1920s onward and gained a national profile through his orchestra's appearances at the Cotton Club in Harlem. In the 1930s, his orchestra toured in Europe. Although widely considered a pivotal figure in the history of jazz, Ellington embraced the phrase "beyond category" as a liberating principle and referred to his music as part of the more general category of American Music. (b. 1899)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/24/21 at 3:21 pm

May 24th 1997 – Edward Mulhare, Irish-American actor, died of lung cancer. His career spanned five decades. He is best known for his starring roles in two television series: The Ghost & Mrs. Muir and Knight Rider. (b. 1923)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/25/21 at 6:56 am

May 25th 1996-  Bradley Nowell, lead singer of the American alternative rock band Sublime, died at the age of 28 from a heroin overdose in San Francisco, California, shortly before the release of the band's self-titled major label debut.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/25/21 at 7:04 am

May 25th 1944 – Frank Oz (born Frank Richard Oznowicz), American actor, puppeteer, and filmmaker. He began his career as a puppeteer, performing the Muppet characters of Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Animal, and Sam Eagle in The Muppet Show, and Cookie Monster, Bert, and Grover in Sesame Street. He is also famously known for the role of Yoda in the Star Wars series, providing the voice for the character in several films and television series. His work as a director includes The Dark Crystal (1982), The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984), Little Shop of Horrors (1986), Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988), What About Bob? (1991), In & Out (1997), Bowfinger (1999), The Score (2001), Death at a Funeral (2007), and an episode of the US TV series Leverage (2011).

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: LyricBoy on 05/25/21 at 6:45 pm


May 25th 1996-  Bradley Nowell, lead singer of the American alternative rock band Sublime, died at the age of 28 from a heroin overdose in San Francisco, California, shortly before the release of the band's self-titled major label debut.


He was survived by his awesome pup, Lou Dog.  8)

S-D4UOSNA2w

Subject: Re: Scientific Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/26/21 at 1:05 am

May 26th 1938 – John Jacob Abel, American biochemist and pharmacologist, died of coronary thrombosis. He established the pharmacology department at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 1893, and then became America's first full-time professor of pharmacology. During his time at Hopkins, he made several important medical advancements, especially in the field of hormone extraction. In addition to his laboratory work, he founded several significant scientific journals such as the Journal of Biological Chemistry and the Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. (b. 1857)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/26/21 at 1:37 am

May 26th 2001 – Anne Haney, American actress, died of congestive heart failure. She was best known for her roles in Mrs. Doubtfire and Liar Liar, as well as Alberta Meechum on the sitcom Mama’s Family. (b. 1934)

Subject: Re: Royalty Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/26/21 at 2:58 am

May 26th 946 – King Edmund I of England is murdered by a thief whom he personally attacks while celebrating St Augustine's Mass Day.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/26/21 at 4:50 am

May 26th 2018 – Harding Lemay, American screenwriter and playwright, died from an undisclosed cause. Sometimes credited as Pete Lemay, he is known for his stint as head writer of the soap opera Another World, from 1971 to 1979. The series earned a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series in 1976. By 1979, Lemay decided not to continue writing the series for a ninth straight calendar year, and first handed over the reins to a new writer before exiting for good later that year. He also wrote out three of the show's most popular actors George Reinholt (Steve Frame), Jacqueline Courtney (Alice Matthews Frame), and Virginia Dwyer (Mary Matthews), in 1975. Lemay co-created Lovers and Friends with Paul Rauch, later retooled and referred to as For Richer, For Poorer. Lemay was also a playwright, whose works have been produced both off-Broadway and on Broadway. He was also a friend and mentor to Douglas Marland, who served as his subwriter on Another World and later became one of daytime's most prolific writers, serving as head writer for Guiding Light, General Hospital and As the World Turns. (b. 1922)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 05/29/21 at 7:37 pm

Actress Betsy Palmer passed away six years ago today at the age of 88 1/2.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 05/29/21 at 7:39 pm

Barry Goldwater, the 1964 Republican nominee for President of the United States, passed away on this date in 1998, at the age of 89.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 05/29/21 at 7:42 pm

Comedic actor Harvey Korman died on this day in 2008 at 81 years of age.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 05/30/21 at 11:25 am

Beau Biden (elder son of current U.S. President Joe Biden) passed away on this date six years ago from brain cancer at age 46. At the time of his death, his dad was in the second-term of Vice Presidency.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/31/21 at 8:09 am

May 31st 2004 - US guitarist Robert Quine was found dead of a heroin overdose in his New York City home. Worked with Richard Hell And The Voidoids, (1977 album 'Blank Generation' features the track 'Love Comes In Spurts') and Lou Reed, Brian Eno, Lloyd Cole, Marianne Faithfull, Tom Waits and They Might Be Giants.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/31/21 at 10:20 am

May 31st 2000 - US soul singer Johnnie Taylor died of a heart attack in a Texas hospital shortly after his 62nd birthday. Taylor had been a member of The Highway QCs and The Five Echoes and in 1957 Taylor replaced Sam Cooke in The Soul Stirrers. He scored the 1976 US No.1 'Disco Lady'.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: LyricBoy on 05/31/21 at 12:02 pm


May 31st 2000 - US soul singer Johnnie Taylor died of a heart attack in a Texas hospital shortly after his 62nd birthday. He scored the 1976 US No.1 'Disco Lady'.


Disco Lady was released at the peak of the era where songs had obviously suggestive lyrics and orgasm sounds in the background. Many stations would not play Disco Lady due to the lyrics.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/01/21 at 12:48 am

June 1st 1944 – Robert Powell, English actor. He is known for the title roles in Mahler (1974) and Jesus of Nazareth (1977), and for his portrayal of secret agent Richard Hannay in The Thirty Nine Steps (1978) and its subsequent spinoff television series. Other major screen roles have included Tobias "Toby" Wren in the BBC science-fiction programme Doomwatch (1970), David Briggs in the sitcom The Detectives (1993–1997) alongside Jasper Carrott, and Mark Williams in the medical drama Holby City (2005–2011).

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/01/21 at 12:56 am

June 1st 1879 – Napoléon, Prince Imperial of France, was killed in a skirmish with a group of Zulu during the Anglo-Zulu Wars. Also known as Louis-Napoléon, was the only child of Napoleon III, Emperor of the French, and Empress Eugénie. After his father was dethroned in 1870, he relocated with his family to England. On his father's death in January 1873, he was proclaimed by the Bonapartist faction as Napoleon IV. (b. 1856)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/01/21 at 5:36 am

June 1st 1947 – Jonathan Pryce, Welsh actor. After studying at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, he began his career as a stage actor in the early 1970s. His work in theatre includes an Olivier Award-winning performance in the title role of the Royal Court Theatre's Hamlet. On the Broadway stage he earned Tony Awards—the first for Best Featured Actor in a Play for his Broadway debut role in Comedians (1977), the second for Best Actor in a Musical for his role as The Engineer in the musical Miss Saigon (1991). Pryce's theatre work led to several supporting roles in film and television. His breakthrough screen performance was in Terry Gilliam's satirical dystopian black comedy film Brazil (1985). Critically lauded for his versatility, Pryce has appeared in big-budget films including Evita (1996), Tomorrow Never Dies (1997), and Pirates of the Caribbean (2003–2007), as well as independent films such as Glengarry Glen Ross (1992), The Age of Innocence (1993), Carrington (1995), The New World (2005), and The Wife (2017). In 2019, he earned his first Academy Award nomination for his portrayal of Pope Francis in The Two Popes.

Subject: Re: Musical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/01/21 at 5:44 am

June 1st 1948 – Sonny Boy Williamson I, American blues harmonica player, singer and songwriter, was killed in a robbery on Chicago's South Side as he walked home from a performance at the Plantation Club. He is often regarded as the pioneer of the blues harp as a solo instrument. He played on hundreds of recordings by many pre–World War II blues artists. Under his own name, he was one of the most recorded blues musicians of the 1930s and 1940s and is closely associated with Chicago producer Lester Melrose and Bluebird Records. His popular songs, original or adapted, include "Good Morning, School Girl", "Sugar Mama", "Early in the Morning", and "Stop Breaking Down". Williamson's harmonica style was a great influence on postwar performers. Later in his career, he was a mentor to many up-and-coming blues musicians who moved to Chicago, including Muddy Waters. (b. 1914)

Subject: Re: Musical Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/01/21 at 8:26 am

June 1st 1947 – Ronnie Wood, English rock musician, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, artist, author, and radio personality best known as a member of The Rolling Stones since 1975, as well as a member of Faces and the Jeff Beck Group.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/01/21 at 10:03 am

June 1st 1991 - American soul singer David Ruffin died of a drug overdose. After taking a large amount of cocaine Ruffin passed out, a friend drove him to a hospital in Philadelphia, where he later died. With The Temptations, had the 1971 US No.1 & UK No. 8 single 'Just My Imagination' and 'My Girl' (which Ruffin sang lead vocals). Solo, (1975 US No.9 & UK No.10 single 'Walk Away From Love').

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/01/21 at 2:47 pm

June 1st 1946 – Brian Cox, Scottish actor. He has worked extensively with the Royal Shakespeare Company and the Royal National Theatre, where he gained recognition for his portrayal of King Lear. He currently stars as media magnate Logan Roy on HBO's Succession. Cox is also known for appearing in Super Troopers, The Bourne Identity, The Bourne Supremacy, X2, Braveheart, Rushmore, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, and Troy. He was the first actor to portray Hannibal Lecter on film, in 1986's Manhunter. An Olivier Award, Emmy Award and Golden Globe winner, Cox has also been nominated for a BAFTA and three Screen Actors Guild Awards. In 2006, Empire readers voted him the recipient of the Empire Icon Award.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/01/21 at 3:37 pm

June 1st 1943 – Leslie Howard, English actor and filmmaker, died when the Luftwaffe shot down BOAC Flight 777 over the Atlantic (off the coast of Cedeira, A Coruña), on which he was a passenger. He also wrote many stories and articles for The New York Times, The New Yorker, and Vanity Fair and was one of the biggest box-office draws and movie idols of the 1930s. Active in both Britain and Hollywood, Howard is probably best remembered for playing Ashley Wilkes in Gone with the Wind (1939). He had roles in many other notable films, often playing the quintessential Englishman, including Berkeley Square (1933), Of Human Bondage (1934), The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934), The Petrified Forest (1936), Pygmalion (1938), Intermezzo (1939), "Pimpernel" Smith (1941), and The First of the Few (1942). He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for Berkeley Square and Pygmalion. Howard's World War II activities included acting and filmmaking. He was active in anti-German propaganda and shoring up support for the Allies—two years after his death the British Film Yearbook described Howard's work as "one of the most valuable facets of British propaganda". He was rumoured to have been involved with British or Allied Intelligence, sparking conspiracy theories regarding his death in 1943 when the Luftwaffe shot down BOAC Flight 777 over the Atlantic on which he was a passenger. (b. 1893)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/02/21 at 12:55 am

June 2nd 2008 - American guitarist and singer Bo Diddley (Ellas Otha Bates) died of heart failure at his home in Archer, Florida aged 79. The legendary singer and performer, was known for his homemade square guitar and his 'shave and a haircut, two bits' rhythm, which influenced artists from Buddy Holly to Bruce Springsteen, The Rolling Stones and U2.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/02/21 at 2:05 am

June 2nd 1999 – Junior Braithwaite, Jamaican-American singer, was shot dead with fellow musician Chaka/ Lawrence Scott in Scott's home in Kingston, Jamaica. He was the youngest member of the vocal group, The Wailing Wailers. The Wailing Wailers was a vocal group Bob Marley, Bunny Wailer and Peter Tosh started in 1963, together with Braithwaite, when ska music had become popular in Jamaica. Soon after Beverly Kelso and Cherry Smith joined the group as backing vocalists. Braithwaite was with The Wailers for eight months and sang lead on such songs as "Habits", "Straight and Narrow Way", "Don't Ever Leave Me", and "It Hurts To Be Alone". He had the best voice in The Wailers, according to Studio One's Coxsone Dodd, who discovered the band's talent. Bob Marley later commented: "Junior used to sing high. It's just nowadays that I'm beginning to realize that he sounded like one of the Jackson Five. When he left we had to look for a sound that Bunny, Peter and me could manage." Braithwaite left the band in 1964 and moved to the United States with hopes of pursuing a medical career. He lived primarily in Chicago and southern Wisconsin for the next 20 years, and returned to Jamaica in 1984 to work with Bunny Wailer on a Wailers' reunion project. With the murder of Peter Tosh in September 1987, plans for world tours with a reunited Wailers never materialized. (b. 1949)

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/02/21 at 5:37 am

June 2nd 1922 – Denis Horgan, Irish shot putter and weight thrower, died from an undisclosed cause. Shortly after setting a world's record of 48 feet 2 inches with the 16 pound shot at Queenstown, in County Cork, Ireland in 1897, Horgan visited the U.S., and in 1900, he joined the Greater New York Irish Athletic Association, the predecessor of the Irish American Athletic Club for a brief period. In 1905, he joined the rival New York Athletic Club. In 1906, Horgan set the world's record for the 28 pound shot, with a distance of 35 feet, 4.5 inches at the Ancient Order of Hibernians games held at Celtic Park in Queens, New York. He competed for Great Britain in the 1908 Summer Olympics held in London in the shot put, where he won the silver medal. Denis Horgan won a total 42 shot put titles during his athletic career, including 28 Irish championships, 13 English championships (all for the 16 pound shot) and one American championship. Horgan was "usually so superior to his fellow competitors that he seldom trained in any sort of systematic way, yet he showed a marked consistency of performance, in all conditions, over a period of twenty years." (b. 1871)

Subject: Re: Musical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/02/21 at 12:29 pm

June 2nd 1926 – Marie Rose (born Maria Hippolyte Ponsin), French soprano, died from an undisclosed cause. At the age of 16, she made her debut at the Opéra-Comique. Her success there led to engagements with the Paris Opéra. Bizet wrote the opera Carmen with Marie Roze in mind, but she refused to create the role because she felt it too "scabrous". In early 1875 she sang in Elijah with George Bentham, Antoinette Sterling and Myron W. Whitney at the Royal Albert Hall. From 1876 she worked with the Carl Rosa Opera Company during their UK tours and in Scotland over a ten-year period. She sang more than a dozen roles ranging from Carmen and Manon to Marguerite. In 1877, she was engaged by the Max Strakosch Opera Company and made her American debut on 8 January 1878 in Philadelphia as Leonora in Donizetti's La favorita. She later toured the United States with the Carl Rosa Opera Company from 1883 to 1889 and was particularly noted for her interpretation of the title role Bizet's Carmen. In 1890, she set up a music school and taught singing in Paris. She made her farewell tour in 1894. (d. 1846)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 06/02/21 at 11:27 pm

25 years ago today, on June 2nd 1996, American TV host Ray Combs took his own life via hanging; he was 40 (born 1956).

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversaries

Written By: LyricBoy on 06/03/21 at 12:23 am


25 years ago today, on June 2nd 1996, American TV host Ray Combs took his own life via hanging; he was 40 (born 1956).


On exactly the same day 16 years later, fellow Family Feud host Richard Dawson also passed away.  :\'(

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 06/03/21 at 7:30 pm


On exactly the same day 16 years later, fellow Family Feud host Richard Dawson also passed away.  :\'(

That's right... but his death was a natural one; he had esophageal cancer. :\'(

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversaries

Written By: LyricBoy on 06/04/21 at 5:10 am


On exactly the same day 16 years later, fellow Family Feud host Richard Dawson also passed away.  :\'(



That's right... but his death was a natural one; he had esophageal cancer. :\'(


And as a Hogan’s Heroes cast member, the deck was already stacked against him.  :-\\

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 06/05/21 at 11:07 am

Ronald Reagan, the 40th President of the United States, passed away on this date in 2004 at the age of 93.

At the time of his death, he was the longest-lived U.S. President. (Gerald Ford, Daddy Bush, and Jimmy Carter eventually overtook him, in that order.)

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Written By: nally on 06/06/21 at 12:18 pm

June 6th 1968: Senator Robert F. Kennedy, age 42, dies from his wounds after he was shot the previous night. :\'(

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/08/21 at 12:29 am

June 8th 1943 – Colin Baker, English actor. He played Paul Merroney in the BBC drama series The Brothers from 1974 to 1976 and the sixth incarnation of the Doctor in the long-running science fiction television series Doctor Who from 1984 to 1986. Baker's tenure as the Doctor proved to be a controversial era for the series, which included a hiatus in production and his subsequent replacement on the orders of BBC executive Michael Grade.

Subject: Re: Scientific Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/08/21 at 1:31 am

June 8th 1955 – Sir Tim Berners-Lee, English computer scientist. Best known as the inventor of the World Wide Web. He is a Professorial Fellow of Computer Science at the University of Oxford and a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Berners-Lee proposed an information management system on 12 March 1989, then implemented the first successful communication between a Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) client and server via the Internet in mid-November. In 2004, Berners-Lee was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for his pioneering work. In 2007, he shared first place with Albert Hofmann in a list of the 100 greatest living geniuses, published by The Daily Telegraph newspaper. In April 2009, he was elected a Foreign Associate of the National Academy of Sciences. He was named in Time magazine's list of the 100 Most Important People of the 20th century and has received a number of other accolades for his invention.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/08/21 at 1:31 am


June 8th 1955 – Sir Tim Berners-Lee, English computer scientist. Best known as the inventor of the World Wide Web. He is a Professorial Fellow of Computer Science at the University of Oxford and a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Berners-Lee proposed an information management system on 12 March 1989, then implemented the first successful communication between a Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) client and server via the Internet in mid-November. In 2004, Berners-Lee was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for his pioneering work. In 2007, he shared first place with Albert Hofmann in a list of the 100 greatest living geniuses, published by The Daily Telegraph newspaper. In April 2009, he was elected a Foreign Associate of the National Academy of Sciences. He was named in Time magazine's list of the 100 Most Important People of the 20th century and has received a number of other accolades for his invention.
Where would we be without him?

Subject: Re: Royalty Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/08/21 at 4:14 am

June 8th 1376 – Edward, the Black Prince of England (Edward of Woodstock), died from the causes of his death range from dysentery to old war wounds; some attribute his death to cancer, others to sclerosis, or nephritis. The exact cause will probably never be known, but what is known is that he died before he was able to ascend the throne. He was the eldest son of King Edward III of England, and the heir apparent to the English throne. He died before his father and so his son, Richard II, succeeded to the throne instead. Edward nevertheless earned distinction as one of the most successful English commanders during the Hundred Years' War, being regarded by his English contemporaries as a model of chivalry and one of the greatest knights of his age. (b. 1330)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/08/21 at 6:08 am

June 8th 1944 - William Royce "Boz" Scaggs, American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He became prominent for his series of albums in the late 1970s, and songs "Lido Shuffle" and "Lowdown" from Silk Degrees (1976), which peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard 200. Scaggs continues to write, record music, and tour.

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/08/21 at 6:12 am

June 8th 1809 – Thomas Paine, English-American political activist, philosopher, political theorist, and revolutionary, died from an unknown cause. One of the Founding Fathers of the United States, he authored the two most influential pamphlets at the start of the American Revolution, and he inspired the rebels in 1776 to declare independence from Britain. His ideas reflected Enlightenment-era rhetoric of transnational human rights. He has been called "a corsetmaker by trade, a journalist by profession, and a propagandist by inclination." (b. 1737)

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/08/21 at 1:44 pm

June 8th (or 9th) 1924 - died when attempting the first ascent of Mount Everest.

– Andrew Irvine, English mountaineer, he and his climbing partner George Mallory disappeared somewhere high on the mountain's northeast ridge. The pair was last sighted only a few hundred metres from the summit, and it is unknown if the pair reached the summit before they perished. Mallory's body was found in 1999, but Irvine's body has never been found. He was taking part in the 1924 British Everest Expedition, the third British expedition to the world's highest (8,848 m) mountain, Mount Everest. While. (b. 1902)

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George Mallory, English lieutenant and mountaineer. He took part in the first three British expeditions to Mount Everest in the early 1920s. He was introduced to rock climbing and mountaineering as a student at Winchester College. He served in the British Army during the First World War and fought at the Somme. After the war, Mallory returned to Charterhouse before resigning to take part in the 1921 British Mount Everest reconnaissance expedition. In 1922, he took part in a second expedition to make the first ascent of the world's highest mountain, in which his team achieved a record altitude of 26,980 ft (8,225 m) without supplemental oxygen. During the 1924 expedition, Mallory and his climbing partner, Andrew "Sandy" Irvine, disappeared on the northeast ridge of Everest (Irvine's body has never been found). The pair was last seen when they were about 800 vertical feet (245 m) from the summit. Mallory's ultimate fate was unknown for 75 years, until his body was discovered on 1 May 1999 by an expedition that had set out to search for the climbers' remains. Whether Mallory and Irvine reached the summit before they died remains a subject of speculation and continuing research. (b. 1886)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/09/21 at 12:33 am

June 9th 1958 – Robert Donat, English film and stage actor, died from a brain tumour and cerebral thrombosis. He is best remembered for his roles in Alfred Hitchcock's The 39 Steps (1935) and Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939), winning for the latter the Academy Award for Best Actor. In his book, The Age of the Dream Palace, Jeffrey Richards wrote that Donat was "British cinema's one undisputed romantic leading man in the 1930s". "The image he projected was that of the romantic idealist, often with a dash of the gentleman adventurer." Donat suffered from chronic asthma, which affected his career and limited him to appearing in only 20 films. (b. 1905)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/09/21 at 1:14 am

June 9th 2017 – Adam West (born William West Anderson), American actor and investor, died from leukemia. He is best remembered for portraying Batman in the 1960s ABC series of the same name, and its 1966 theatrical feature film, reprising the role in other films until his retirement from the role. West began acting in films in the 1950s. He played opposite Chuck Connors in Geronimo (1962) and The Three Stooges in The Outlaws Is Coming (1965). He also appeared in the science fiction film Robinson Crusoe on Mars (1964) and performed voice work on The Fairly OddParents (2003–2017), The Simpsons (1992, 2002), and Family Guy (2000–2018), playing fictional versions of himself in all three. (b. 1928)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/09/21 at 2:35 am

June 9th 68 AD – Nero commits suicide, after quoting Vergil's Aeneid, thus ending the Julio-Claudian dynasty and starting the civil war known as the Year of the Four Emperors.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/09/21 at 3:29 am

June 9th 1975 – Albert Spencer, 7th Earl Spencer, British peer, died from an undisclosed cause.. Known less formally as "Jack" Spencer, was a British peer. He was the paternal grandfather of Diana, Princess of Wales. (b. 1892)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/09/21 at 6:39 am

June 9th 1941 – Jon Lord, English orchestral and rock composer, pianist, and Hammond organ player. Known for his pioneering work in fusing rock with classical or baroque forms, especially with Deep Purple. He also spent time in the bands Whitesnake, Paice Ashton Lord, The Artwoods, The Flower Pot Men and Santa Barbara Machine Head. In 1968, Lord co-founded Deep Purple, a hard rock band of which he was regarded as the leader until 1970. Together with the other members, he collaborated on most of his band's most popular songs. He and drummer Ian Paice were the only continuous presence in the band during the period from 1968 to 1976, and also from when it was reestablished in 1984 until Lord's retirement from Deep Purple in 2002. On 11 November 2010, he was inducted as an Honorary Fellow of Stevenson College in Edinburgh, Scotland. On 15 July 2011, he was awarded an honorary Doctor of Music degree at De Montfort Hall by the University of Leicester. (d. 2012)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/09/21 at 9:24 am

June 9th 2013 – Bruno Bartoletti, Italian operatic conductor, died from an undisclosed cause.. His active international career lasted from 1953 to 2007, and he specialized in the Italian repertory and contemporary works. He was particularly noted for his 51-year association with Lyric Opera of Chicago, as co-artistic director, artistic director, principal conductor, and artistic director emeritus. He also served as Artistic Director of both the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma (1965–1973) and the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino (1985–1991), and as principal conductor of the Danish Royal Opera (1957–1960), in addition to frequent work as a guest conductor at various major opera houses. (b. 1926)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/09/21 at 1:39 pm

June 9th 1993 – Arthur Alexander, American Country Soul songwriter and singer, died from a fatal heart attack. Jason Ankeny, music critic for AllMusic, said Alexander was a "country-soul pioneer" and that, though largely unknown, "his music is the stuff of genius, a poignant and deeply intimate body of work on par with the best of his contemporaries." Alexander's songs were covered by such stars as the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Gerry and the Pacemakers, Otis Redding, Tina Turner and Jerry Lee Lewis. (b. 1940)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/09/21 at 2:24 pm

June 9th 1974 – Katharine Cornell, American actress and producer, died from an undisclosed cause. She is regarded as one of the great actresses of the American theatre. Her most famous role was that of English poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning in the 1931 Broadway production of The Barretts of Wimpole Street. Other appearances on Broadway included in W. Somerset Maugham's The Letter (1927), Sidney Howard's The Alien Corn (1933), Juliet in Romeo and Juliet (1934), Maxwell Anderson's The Wingless Victory (1936), S. N. Behrman's No Time for Comedy (1939), a Tony Award-winning Cleopatra in Antony and Cleopatra (1947), and a revival of Maugham's The Constant Wife (1951). Cornell was noted for spurning screen roles, unlike other actresses of her day. She appeared in only one Hollywood film, the World War II morale booster Stage Door Canteen, in which she played herself. She did appear in television adaptations of The Barretts of Wimpole Street and Robert E. Sherwood's There Shall Be No Night. She also narrated the documentary Helen Keller in Her Story, which won an Oscar. (b. 1893)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/10/21 at 1:19 am

June 10th 1944 – Rick Price, English rock bass player. He has played with various Birmingham-based rock bands, most notably Sight and Sound, the Move (1969–1971), and Wizzard (1972–1975).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/10/21 at 2:46 am

June 10th 1946 – Jack Johnson, American boxer, was killed in a motoring accident. Nicknamed the "Galveston Giant", was an American boxer who, at the height of the Jim Crow era, became the first African American world heavyweight boxing champion (1908–1915). Widely regarded as one of the most influential boxers of all time, one of the period's most dominant champions, and as a boxing legend, his 1910 fight against James J. Jeffries was dubbed the "fight of the century". According to filmmaker Ken Burns, "for more than thirteen years, Jack Johnson was the most famous and the most notorious African-American on Earth". Transcending boxing, he became part of the culture and history of racism in the United States. (b. 1878)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/10/21 at 3:54 am

June 10th 1949 – Sigrid Undset, Danish-Norwegian novelist, essayist, and translator, Nobel Prize laureate, died from an undisclosed cause. Undset was born in Kalundborg, Denmark, but her family moved to Norway when she was two years old. In 1924, she converted to Catholicism. She fled Norway for the United States in 1940 because of her opposition to Nazi Germany and the German invasion and occupation of Norway, but returned after World War II ended in 1945. Her best-known work is Kristin Lavransdatter, a trilogy about life in Norway in the Middle Ages, portrayed through the experiences of a woman from birth until death. Its three volumes were published between 1920 and 1922. She was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1928. (b. 1882)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/10/21 at 4:48 am

June 10th 1955 – Margaret Abbott, American golfer, died from an undisclosed cause. She was the first American woman to win an Olympic event: the women's golf tournament at the 1900 Paris Games. (b. 1876)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/10/21 at 5:37 am

June 10th 1967 – Spencer Tracy, American actor, died of kidney failure, after spending the night in a coma. Known for his natural performing style and versatility. One of the major stars of Hollywood's Golden Age. He was nominated for nine Academy Awards for Best Actor, a record he holds with Laurence Olivier, and won two, for Captains Courageous (1937) and Boys Town (1938). He was the first person to win consecutive awards in the Best Actor category, and this would not be matched until Tom Hanks received consecutive Best Actor awards in 1993 and 1994. Tracy received five British Academy Film Award nominations for Best Actor in a Leading Role and four Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama. He won each of those awards once. He was also the recipient of the Best Actor prize at the Cannes Film Festival, and the National Board of Review Award for Best Actor. (b. 1900)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/10/21 at 6:31 am

June 10th 1974 – Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, died from an undisclosed cause. He was the third son and fourth child of King George V and Queen Mary. He served as Governor-General of Australia from 1945 to 1947, the only member of the British royal family to hold the post. Henry was the first son of a British monarch to be educated at school, where he excelled at sports, and went on to attend Eton College, after which he was commissioned in the 10th Royal Hussars, a regiment he hoped to command. However, his military career was frequently interrupted by royal duties, and he was nicknamed "the unknown soldier". While big-game shooting in Kenya, he met the future pilot Beryl Markham, with whom he became romantically involved. The court put pressure on him to end the relationship, but he had to pay regular hush-money to avert a public scandal. In 1935, also under parental pressure, he married Lady Alice Montagu Douglas Scott, with whom he had two sons, Princes William and Richard. (b. 1900)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/10/21 at 8:41 am

June 10th 1976 – Adolph Zukor, American film mogul and founder of Paramount Pictures, died from natural causes. He signed many of the leading early stars, including Mary Pickford, Marguerite Clark, Pauline Frederick, Douglas Fairbanks, Gloria Swanson, Rudolph Valentino, and Wallace Reid. With so many important players, Zukor also pioneered "block booking" for Paramount Pictures, which meant that an exhibitor who wanted a particular star's films had to buy a year's worth of other Paramount productions. It was this system that gave Paramount a leading position in the 1920s and 1930s, but which led the government to pursue it on antitrust grounds for more than twenty years. (b. 1873)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/10/21 at 12:10 pm

June 10th 1988 – Louis L'Amour (born Louis Dearborn LaMoore), American novelist and short-story writer, died from lung cancer. His books consisted primarily of Western novels (though he called his work "frontier stories"); however, he also wrote historical fiction (The Walking Drum), science fiction (Haunted Mesa), non-fiction (Frontier), as well as poetry and short-story collections. Many of his stories were made into films. L'Amour's books remain popular and most have gone through multiple printings. At the time of his death almost all of his 105 existing works (89 novels, 14 short-story collections, and two full-length works of nonfiction) were still in print, and he was "one of the world's most popular writers". (b. 1908)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/10/21 at 1:11 pm

June 10th 1868 – Mihailo Obrenović III, Prince of Serbia is assassinated.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/10/21 at 2:07 pm

June 10th 1993 – Les Dawson, English comedian, actor, writer, and presenter, died at a hospital having just had a medical check-up, was awaiting the results with his wife, when he suffered a major heart attack. He is best remembered for deadpan style, curmudgeonly persona and jokes about his mother-in-law and wife. His characteristic routines featured Roy Barraclough and Dawson as elderly women, Cissie Braithwaite and Ada Shufflebotham. Barraclough's character Cissie had pretensions of refinement and corrected Ada's malapropisms or vulgar expressions. He was a talented pianist but developed a gag in which he played a familiar piece such as Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata and then introduced hideously wrong notes (yet not destroying the tune) without appearing to realise, smiling unctuously and relishing the accuracy and soul of his own performance. He starred in Listen to Les on BBC Radio 2 in the 1970s and 1980s. Television series in which he appeared included Sez Les for Yorkshire Television, The Dawson Watch for the BBC, written by Andy Hamilton and Terry Ravenscroft, The Les Dawson Show, written by Terry Ravenscroft, Dawson's Weekly, Jokers Wild (1969–73) and the quiz show Blankety Blank, which he presented from 1984 until its cancellation in 1990. He made many appearances on BBC Television's variety show, The Good Old Days in the 1970s and '80s. When Richard Wilson turned down the part of Victor Meldrew in the BBC sitcom One Foot In The Grave, writer David Renwick considered Dawson for the role, but Wilson changed his mind before it was offered. His final TV appearance was on the LWT series Surprise, Surprise hosted by Cilla Black, in which he sang a comic rendition of "I Got You Babe" with a woman from the audience who wanted to sing with him. The episode was aired shortly after his death. (b. 1931)

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Written By: nally on 06/12/21 at 12:00 am

Today marks 6 years since the death of wrestler Dusty Rhodes, who missed his 70th birthday by exactly four months.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/15/21 at 1:04 am

June 15th 1996 - US jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald died in Beverly Hills, California, aged 79. Already blinded by the effects of diabetes, Fitzgerald had both her legs amputated in 1993. Winner of 13 Grammy Awards, the 1956 'Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Songbook' was the first of eight "Songbook" sets. Appeared in the TV commercial for Memorex, where she sang a note that shattered a glass while being recorded on a Memorex cassette tape. The tape was played back and the recording also broke the glass, asking "Is it live, or is it Memorex"

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/15/21 at 1:24 am

June 15th 1946 – Noddy Holder, English rock singer-songwriter, musician, and actor. He was the lead singer and rhythm guitarist of the English band Slade, one of the UK's most successful acts of the 1970s. Holder co-wrote most of Slade's material with bass guitarist Jim Lea and is known for his unique and powerful voice.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/15/21 at 4:41 am

June 15th 1877 – Caroline Elizabeth Sarah Norton, Lady Stirling-Maxwell (née Sheridan), English feminist, social reformer, and author, died from an unrecorded cause. She left her husband in 1836, following which he sued her close friend Lord Melbourne, the then Whig Prime Minister, for criminal conversation (i.e. adultery). The jury threw out the claim, but she was unable to obtain a divorce and was denied access to her three sons. Norton's intense campaigning led to the passing of the Custody of Infants Act 1839, the Matrimonial Causes Act 1857 and the Married Women's Property Act 1870. Norton modelled for the fresco of Justice in the House of Lords by Daniel Maclise, who chose her because she was seen by many as a famous victim of injustice. (b. 1808)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/15/21 at 5:05 am

June 15th 1929 – Charles F. Brush, American businessman and philanthropist, died from an undisclosed cause. He co-invented the Arc lamp. In 1876 he secured the backing of the Wetting Supply Company in Cleveland to design his "dynamo" (an electrical generator) for powering arc lights. Brush began with the dynamo design of Zénobe Gramme but his final design was a marked divergence, retaining the ring armature idea that originated with Antonio Pacinotti. Brush remarked on his motivation for improving the generator in his U.S. Patent 189,997: "The best forms of magneto-electric apparatus at present before the public are unnecessarily bulky, heavy, and expensive, and are more or less wasteful of mechanical power." After comparing it to the Gramme dynamo and other European entrants, the Franklin Institute of Philadelphia judged Brush's dynamo superior due to its simpler design and maintainability after completing tests in 1878. (b. 1849)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/15/21 at 5:28 am

June 15th 1849 – James K. Polk, American lawyer and politician, was the 11th President of the United States (1845–49), died of cholera at his home. He previously served as the 13th Speaker of the House of Representatives and as Governor of Tennessee. A protégé of Andrew Jackson, Polk was a member of the Democratic Party and an adherent of Jacksonian democracy and Manifest Destiny. During his presidency, the United States expanded significantly with the annexation of Republic of Texas, the Oregon Treaty, and the conclusion of the Mexican-American War. (b. 1795)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/15/21 at 11:31 am

June 15th 1941 – Evelyn Underhill, English Anglo-Catholic writer and pacifist, died from an undisclosed cause. Known for her numerous works on religion and spiritual practice, in particular Christian mysticism. In the English-speaking world, she was one of the most widely read writers on such matters in the first half of the 20th century. No other book of its type matched that of her best-known work, Mysticism, published in 1911. (b. 1875)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/15/21 at 1:45 pm

June 15th 2019 – Franco Zeffirelli, Italian director and producer of operas, films and television, died after a long undisclosed illness which had grown worse in recent months. He was also a senator from 1994 until 2001 for the Italian centre-right Forza Italia party. Some of his operatic designs and productions have become worldwide classics. He was also known for several of the movies he directed, especially the 1968 version of Romeo and Juliet, for which he received an Academy Award nomination. His 1967 version of The Taming of the Shrew with Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton remains the best-known film adaptation of that play as well. His miniseries Jesus of Nazareth (1977) won both national and international acclaim and is still frequently shown on Christmas and Easter in many countries. A Grande Ufficiale OMRI of the Italian Republic since 1977, Zeffirelli also received an honorary British knighthood in 2004 when he was created a KBE. (b. 1923)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/16/21 at 2:30 am

June 16th 1850 – William Lawson, English-born Australian explorer, land owner, grazier and politician who migrated to Sydney, New South Wales in 1800, died from unknown causes. Along with his close friends and colleagues Gregory Blaxland and William Wentworth, he pioneered the first successful crossing of the Blue Mountains by European settlers. (b. 1774)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/16/21 at 4:21 am

June 16th 1930 – Elmer Ambrose Sperry, American inventor and entrepreneur, from complications following the removal of gallstones six weeks earlier. Most famous for construction, 2 years after Hermann Anschütz-Kaempfe, of the gyrocompass and as founder of the Sperry Gyroscope Company. He was known as the "father of modern navigation technology." Sperry's compasses and stabilizers were adopted by the United States Navy and used in both world wars. He also worked closely with Japanese companies and the Japanese government and was honored after his death with a volume of reminiscences published in Japan. (b. 1860)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/16/21 at 7:04 am

June 16th 1959 – George Reeves, American actor, died at age 45 from a gunshot remains a polarizing topic; the official finding was suicide, but some believe that he was murdered or the victim of an accidental shooting. He is best known for his role as Superman in the 1950s television program Adventures of Superman. (b. 1914)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/16/21 at 9:24 am

June 16th 2020 – Charles Webb, American novelist, died in Eastbourne from a blood condition. His most famous work is the 1963 novel The Graduate, which was made into a 1967 film of the same name. (b. 1939)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/16/21 at 9:52 am

June 16th 2012 – Susan Tyrrell (born Susan Jillian Creamer), American character actress, died from a possible heart attack. Her career began in theater in New York City in the 1960s in Broadway and off Broadway productions. Her first film was Shoot Out (1971). She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance as Oma in John Huston's Fat City (1972). In 1978, Tyrrell received the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Andy Warhol's Bad (1977). Her New York Times obituary described her as "a whiskey-voiced character actress (with) talent for playing the downtrodden, outré, and grotesque." (b. 1945)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/16/21 at 12:05 pm

June 16th 2017 – Helmut Kohl, German statesman and politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), died of natural causes. He served as Chancellor of Germany from 1982 to 1998 (of West Germany, 1982–1990; and of reunified Germany, 1990–1998) and as chairman of the CDU from 1973 to 1998. Kohl's 16-year tenure is the longest of any German Chancellor since Otto von Bismarck, and oversaw the end of the Cold War, the German reunification and the creation of the European Union. (b. 1930)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/17/21 at 2:41 am

June 17th 1945 – Eddy Merckx, Belgian former professional road and track bicycle racer. He is widely seen as the most successful rider in the history of competitive cycling. His victories include an unequalled eleven Grand Tours (five Tours of France, five Tours of Italy, and a Tour of Spain), all five Monuments, three World Championships, the hour record, every major one-day race other than Paris–Tours, and extensive victories on the track.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/17/21 at 2:53 am

June 17th 1631 – Mumtaz Mahal, Empress Consort of the Mughal Empire from 19 January 1628 to 17 June 1631, died from postpartum hemorrhage. As the chief consort of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan. The Taj Mahal in Agra, often cited as one of the Wonders of the World, was commissioned by her husband to act as her tomb. (b. 1593)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/17/21 at 4:05 am

June 17th 1958 – Bobby Farrelly, American director, producer, and screenwriter. He is one of the Farrelly brothers, alongside his brother Peter, and together are known directing and producing quirky, slightly offensive comedy films such as Dumb and Dumber, Shallow Hal, Me, Myself and Irene, There's Something About Mary, and the 2007 remake of The Heartbreak Kid.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/17/21 at 5:47 am

June 17th 1898 – Edward Burne-Jones, British artist and designer, died after an attack of influenza and had apparently recovered when he was again taken suddenly ill. He was associated with the phase of the Pre-Raphaelite movement, who worked with William Morris on decorative arts as a founding partner in Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co. Burne-Jones was involved in the rejuvenation of the tradition of stained glass art in Britain; his works include windows in St. Philip's Cathedral, Birmingham, St Martin in the Bull Ring, Birmingham, Holy Trinity Church, Sloane Square, Chelsea, St Peter and St Paul parish church in Cromer, St Martin's Church in Brampton, Cumbria (the church designed by Philip Webb), St Michael's Church, Brighton, Trinity Church in Frome, All Saints, Jesus Lane, Cambridge, St Edmund Hall and Christ Church, two colleges of the University of Oxford. His stained glass works also feature in St Anne's Church, Brown Edge, Staffordshire Moorlands and St Edward the Confessor church at Cheddleton Staffordshire. Burne-Jones's early paintings show the inspiration of Dante Gabriel Rossetti, but by the 1860s Burne-Jones was discovering his own artistic "voice". (b. 1833)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/17/21 at 9:26 am

June 17th 1943 – Barry Manilow (born Barry Alan Pincus), American singer-songwriter, arranger, musician, producer and actor, with a career that has spanned more than 50 years. His hit recordings include "Could It Be Magic", "Mandy", "I Write the Songs", "Can't Smile Without You" and "Copacabana (At the Copa)".

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/17/21 at 9:46 am

June 17th 1982 – Roberto Calvi, Italian banker dubbed "God's Banker" (Italian: Banchiere di Dio) by the press because of his close association with the Holy See, was found hanging from Blackfriars Bridge. His death in London in June 1982 is a source of enduring controversy and was ruled a murder after two coroner's inquests and an independent investigation. In Rome, in June 2007, five people were acquitted of the murder. A native of Milan, Calvi was Chairman of Banco Ambrosiano, which collapsed in one of modern Italy's biggest political scandals. (b. 1920)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/18/21 at 1:26 am

June 18th 1942 – Sir Paul McCartney, English singer, songwriter, musician, and record and film producer who gained worldwide fame as co-lead vocalist and bassist for the Beatles. His songwriting partnership with John Lennon remains the most successful in history. After the group disbanded in 1970, he pursued a solo career and formed the band Wings with his first wife, Linda, and Denny Laine.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/18/21 at 1:46 am

June 18th 2020 – Vera Lynn (née Welch), English singer, songwriter and entertainer, died from an undisclosed cause. Her musical recordings and performances were very popular during the Second World War. She was widely referred to as the "Forces' Sweetheart" and gave outdoor concerts for the troops in Egypt, India and Burma during the war as part of Entertainments National Service Association (ENSA). The songs most associated with her are "We'll Meet Again", "(There'll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover", "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square" and "There'll Always Be an England". She remained popular after the war, appearing on radio and television in the United Kingdom and the United States, and recording such hits as "Auf Wiederseh'n, Sweetheart" and her UK number-one single "My Son, My Son". Her last single, "I Love This Land", was released to mark the end of the Falklands War. In 2009, at the age of 92, she became the oldest living artist to top the UK Albums Chart with the compilation album We'll Meet Again: The Very Best of Vera Lynn. In 2014, she released the collection Vera Lynn: National Treasure and in 2017, she released Vera Lynn 100, a compilation album of hits to commemorate her centenary—it was a No. 3 hit, making her the first centenarian performer to have a Top 10 album in the charts. By the time of her death in 2020 she had been active in the music industry for 96 years. Lynn devoted much time and energy to charity work connected with ex-servicemen, disabled children and breast cancer. She was held in great affection by Second World War veterans and in 2000 was named the Briton who best exemplified the spirit of the 20th century. She was created a Dame, appointed for her charitable services in the 1975 Birthday Honours. (b. 1917)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/18/21 at 4:06 am

June 18th 1942 – Richard Perry, American record producer. He began as a performer in his adolescence, but shifted gears after graduating from college and rose through the late 1960s and early 1970s to become a highly successful and popular record producer with over a dozen gold records to his credit by 1982. From 1978 to 1983, he ran his own record label, Planet Records, which scored a string of hits with the main act on its roster, pop/R&B group The Pointer Sisters. After Planet's sale to RCA Records, Perry continued his work in the music industry as an independent producer. With hit records stretching from the 1960s through the 2000s, his successful modern releases include albums by Rod Stewart and Carly Simon.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/18/21 at 4:17 am

June 18th 1815 – Thomas Picton, Welsh officer of the British Army, was killed in 1815 fighting at the Battle of Waterloo, during a crucial bayonet charge in which his division stopped d'Erlon's corps' attack against the allied centre left. He fought in the Napoleonic Wars. According to the historian Alessandro Barbero, Picton was "respected for his courage and feared for his irascible temperament". The Duke of Wellington called him "a rough foul-mouthed devil as ever lived", but found him capable. Picton came to public attention initially for his alleged cruelty during his governorship (1797–1803) of Trinidad, as a result of which he was put on trial in England for approving the illegal torture of a 14-year-old girl, Luisa Calderón. Though initially convicted, Picton later had the conviction overturned arguing that Trinidad was subject to Spanish law, which permitted the use of torture. Controversy over the torture and Picton's role in the colonial slave trade continued. He is chiefly remembered for his exploits under Wellington in the Iberian Peninsular War of 1807–1814, during which he fought in many engagements, displaying great bravery and persistence. He was the most senior officer to die at Waterloo. He was a sitting Member of Parliament at the time of his death. (b. 1758)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/18/21 at 6:11 am

June 18th 1942 – Thabo Mbeki, South African politician. He served as the second president of South Africa from 16 June 1999 to 24 September 2008. On 20 September 2008, with about nine months left in his second term, Mbeki announced his resignation after being recalled by the National Executive Committee of the ANC, following a conclusion by judge C. R. Nicholson of improper interference in the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), including the prosecution of Jacob Zuma for corruption. On 12 January 2009, the Supreme Court of Appeal unanimously overturned judge Nicholson's judgement but the resignation stood.

Subject: Re: Noteworthy Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/18/21 at 6:23 am

June 18th 1835 – William Cobbett, English pamphleteer, journalist, Member of Parliament and farmer, died after a brief unknown illness. One of a popular agrarian faction seeking to reform Parliament, abolish "rotten boroughs", restrain wanton foreign activity and increase wages, to promote domestic peace and ease poverty among farm labourers and smallholders. He backed lower taxes, saving, reversing enclosures of commons and resisting the gold standard of 1821. He sought an end to borough-mongers, sinecurists and "tax-eaters" (overpaid and corrupt bureaucrats, public servants and stockbrokers), and dismissed British Jews in a typecast by the same token. Early in life he was a soldier and devotee of king and country, but later pushed for a radicalism that helped to produce the Reform Act 1832 and gain him one of two seats in Parliament for the newly enfranchised borough of Oldham. He urged Catholic emancipation. He saw British agriculture and other economic output geographically. His polemics cover subjects from political reform to religion. His best known book is Rural Rides (1830, still in print). He argued against Malthusianism that economic betterment could support global population growth. (b. 1763)

Subject: Re: Musical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/18/21 at 7:37 am

June 18th 2014 – Horace Silver, American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger, particularly in the hard bop style that he helped pioneer in the 1950s, died of natural causes. After playing tenor saxophone and piano at school in Connecticut, Silver got his break on piano when his trio was recruited by Stan Getz in 1950. Silver soon moved to New York City, where he developed a reputation as a composer and for his bluesy playing. Frequent sideman recordings in the mid-1950s helped further, but it was his work with the Jazz Messengers, co-led by Art Blakey, that brought both his writing and playing most attention. Their Horace Silver and the Jazz Messengers album contained Silver's first hit, "The Preacher". After leaving Blakey in 1956, Silver formed his own quintet, with what became the standard small group line-up of tenor saxophone, trumpet, piano, bass, and drums. Their public performances and frequent recordings for Blue Note Records increased Silver's popularity, even through changes of personnel. His most successful album was Song for My Father, made with two iterations of the quintet in 1963 and 1964. Several changes occurred in the early 1970s: Silver disbanded his group to spend more time with his wife and to concentrate on composing; he included lyrics in his recordings; and his interest in spiritualism developed. The last two of these were often combined, resulting in commercially unsuccessful releases such as The United States of Mind series. Silver left Blue Note after 28 years, founded his own record label, and scaled back his touring in the 1980s, relying in part on royalties from his compositions for income. In 1993, he returned to major record labels, releasing five albums before gradually withdrawing from public view because of health problems. (b. 1928)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/18/21 at 9:07 am

June 18th 1942 – Nick Tate, Australian actor and director. Best known for his role as pilot Alan Carter in the 1970s science fiction television series Space: 1999, as well as for playing the role of James Hamilton in the 1980s Australian soap opera Sons and Daughters.

Subject: Re: Royalty Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/18/21 at 9:13 am

June 18th 1866 – Prince Sigismund of Prussia, died from an undisclosed cause. He was the fourth child and third son of Crown Prince Frederick William of Prussia (later King of Prussia and German Emperor as Frederick III), and Victoria, Princess Royal, eldest daughter of the British Queen Victoria. He was born at the New Palace in Potsdam, Germany, in 1864 and known as "Sigi" to his family. He died from meningitis at the New Palace on 18 June 1866, aged twenty-one months. He was buried in the royal mausoleum of the Friedenskirche at Potsdam. His mother's grief and despair were intense as his father, leading the Prussian army into battle against Austria, had taken all available doctors thus making it impossible for her to alleviate the suffering of her child or prevent his death. Prince Sigismund was the first grandchild of Queen Victoria to die, almost 115 years before his last cousin Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone, who died in 1981. (b. 1864)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/18/21 at 11:10 am

June 18th 1944 – Sandy Posey, American popular singer who enjoyed success in the 1960s with singles such as her 1966 recording of Martha Sharpe's compositions "Born a Woman" and "Single Girl". She is often described as a country singer, although, like Skeeter Davis (to whom she has been frequently compared), her output has varied. Later in her career, the term "countrypolitan", associated with the "Nashville sound", was sometimes applied. Posey had four hit singles in the United States, three of which peaked at number 12 on the Hot 100.

Subject: Re: Exploration Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/18/21 at 11:26 am

June 18th 1928 – Roald Amundsen, Norwegian explorer of Polar Regions, disappeared on 18 June 1928 while flying on a rescue mission in the Arctic region. He was a key figure of the period known as the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration. Born in Borge, Østfold, Norway, Amundsen began his career as a polar explorer as first mate on Adrien de Gerlache's Belgian Antarctic Expedition of 1897–1899. From 1903 to 1906, he led the first expedition to successfully traverse the Northwest Passage on the sloop Gjøa. In 1909, Amundsen began planning for a South Pole expedition. He left Norway in June 1910 on the ship Fram and reached Antarctica in January 1911. His party established a camp at the Bay of Whales and a series of supply depots on the Barrier (now known as the Ross Ice Shelf) before setting out for the pole in October. The party of five, led by Amundsen, became the first to successfully reach the South Pole on 14 December 1911. Following a failed attempt in 1918 to reach the North Pole by traversing the Northeast Passage on the ship Maud, Amundsen began planning for an aerial expedition instead. On 12 May 1926, Amundsen and 15 other men in the airship Norge became the first explorers verified to have reached the North Pole. Amundsen disappeared in June 1928 while flying on a rescue mission for the airship Italia in the Arctic. The search for his remains, which have not been found, was called off in September of that year. (b. 1872)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/18/21 at 2:00 pm

June 18th 1946 – Fabio Capello, Italian footballer and manager. He was appointed as manager of the England national team in December 2007. During his time as manager, he was successful in tournament qualification, guiding the team to the 2010 FIFA World Cup, where they were knocked out in the second round, and UEFA Euro 2012, where they were knocked out in the quarter-finals under new manager Roy Hodgson. In February 2012, he resigned as manager due to a dispute with The Football Association, before being appointed coach of the Russia national team in July 2012. On 14 July 2015, he was sacked by the Russian Football Union and replaced with Leonid Slutsky.

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/18/21 at 2:02 pm

June 18th 1936 – Maxim Gorky (born Alexei Maximovich Peshkov), Russian and Soviet writer, died suddenly from pneumonia, and speculation has long surrounded the circumstances of his death. A founder of the socialist realism literary method, and a political activist. He was also a five-time nominee for the Nobel Prize in Literature. Prior to his renown as an author, he frequently changed jobs and roamed across the Russian Empire; these experiences would later influence his writing. Gorky's most famous works were The Lower Depths (1902), Twenty-six Men and a Girl (1899), The Song of the Stormy Petrel (1901), My Childhood (1913–1914), Mother (1906), Summerfolk (1904) and Children of the Sun (1905). He had associations with fellow Russian writers Leo Tolstoy and Anton Chekhov; Gorky would later mention them in his memoirs. Gorky was active in the emerging Marxist communist movement. He publicly opposed the Tsarist regime, and for a time closely associated himself with Vladimir Lenin and Alexander Bogdanov's Bolshevik wing of the party. For a significant part of his life, he was exiled from Russia and later the Soviet Union. In 1932, he returned to the USSR on Joseph Stalin's personal invitation and lived there until his death in June 1936. (b. 1868)

Subject: Re: Cinematic Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/18/21 at 2:50 pm

June 18th 1952 – Isabella Rossellini, Italian-American actress, author, philanthropist, and model. The daughter of the Swedish actress Ingrid Bergman and the Italian film director Roberto Rossellini, she is noted for her successful tenure as a Lancôme model, and for her roles in films such as Blue Velvet (1986) and Death Becomes Her (1992). Rossellini received a Golden Globe Award nomination for her performance in Crime of the Century (1996).

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/18/21 at 2:54 pm

June 18th 1991 – Joan Caulfield, American actress and model, died from cancer. After being discovered by Broadway producers, she began a stage career in 1943 that eventually led to signing as an actress with Paramount Pictures. In the opinion of Ephraim Katz in The Film Encyclopedia, published in 1979, "For several years she was among Paramount's top stars, radiating delicate femininity and demure beauty but rarely much else." (b. 1922)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/18/21 at 4:11 pm

June 18th 1947 – Linda Thorson (born Linda Robinson), Canadian actress. Best known for playing Tara King in The Avengers.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/18/21 at 4:15 pm

June 18th 2014 – Johnny Mann, American singer-songwriter and conductor, died of heart failure. The Johnny Mann and his vocal group The Johnny Mann Singers were involved in several classic rock 'n' roll and rockabilly recording sessions for Johnny Burnette (including "God, Country and My Baby"), The Crickets and several 1957–1958 sessions with Eddie Cochran, who was also signed to Liberty Records in Hollywood. As bandleader with the Johnny Mann Singers, he and the group recorded approximately three dozen albums, hosted the TV series titled Stand Up and Cheer (1971–1974), and was the musical director for the 1967-69 ABC-TV late night talk show, The Joey Bishop Show. He was also musical director of The Alvin Show, and was the voice of Theodore. Mann was also choral director for the NBC Comedy Hour. The Johnny Mann Singers' instrumental "Cinnamint Shuffle (Mexican Shuffle)" hit the US pop chart in 1966. Their next single, a cover version of "Up, Up and Away", became the hit version of the song on the UK Singles Chart, overtaking the US hit version by The 5th Dimension. The version also won a Grammy Award in 1968 in the Best Performance by a Choir of Seven or More Persons category. In total, Mann was nominated for five Grammys, two of which he won. The Johnny Mann Singers performed a strongly patriotic musical presentation at the 1972 Emmy Awards telecast hosted by Johnny Carson. Following their performance, Carson returned to the stage and declared "War Bonds are available in the lobby", a sarcastic comment on the group's flag-waving. Mann wrote a number of radio jingles, the most famous being the "Sound of the City" jingle for KSFO in San Francisco, California. This jingle became as requested as many of the songs played by KSFO in the era of Don Sherwood, and it was adapted by Mann for other radio stations around the country which included KFRC (AM) in San Francisco and CKLW in Windsor, Ontario. (b. 1928)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/18/21 at 4:36 pm

June 18th 1961 – Alison Moyet (Geneviève Alison-Jane Ballard), English singer, songwriter and performer noted for her powerful bluesy contralto voice. She came to prominence as half of the duo Yazoo (also known as Yaz), but has since mainly worked as a solo artist. Her worldwide album sales have reached a certified 23 million, with over 2 million singles sold. All nine of her studio albums and three compilation albums have charted in the top 30 of the UK Albums Chart, with two of them reaching number one. She has also achieved nine top 30 singles and five top 10 hits on the UK Singles Chart. Her most recent album, her ninth, Other, was released 16 June 2017.

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/18/21 at 4:37 pm

June 18th 2006 – Vincent Sherman (born Abraham Orovitz), American actor, director, and screenwriter, died of natural causes. His movies include Mr. Skeffington (1944), Nora Prentiss (1947), and The Young Philadelphians (1959). He began his career as an actor on Broadway and later in film. He directed B-movies for Warner Bros. and then moved to directing to A-pictures. He was a good friend of actor Errol Flynn, whom he directed in Adventures of Don Juan (1949). He directed three Joan Crawford movies: The Damned Don't Cry (1950), Harriet Craig (1950), and Goodbye, My Fancy (1951). (b. 1906)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/18/21 at 5:43 pm

June 18th 1952 – Carol Kane, American actress. She became known in the 1970s and 1980s in films such as Hester Street, for which she received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress, Annie Hall, and The Princess Bride. She appeared on the television series Taxi in the early 1980s, as Simka Gravas, the wife of Latka, the character played by Andy Kaufman, winning two Emmy Awards for her work. She has played the character of Madame Morrible in the musical Wicked, both in touring productions and on Broadway from 2005 to 2014. From 2015 to 2020, she was a main cast member on the Netflix series Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, in which she played Lillian Kaushtupper.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/18/21 at 5:44 pm

June 18th 1959 – Ethel Barrymore (born Ethel Mae Blythe), American actress, died of cardiovascular disease. She was a member of the Barrymore family of actors, acting on stage, screen and radio actress whose career spanned six decades, and was regarded as "The First Lady of the American Theatre". (b. 1879)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/22/21 at 12:21 am

June 22nd 1943 – Klaus Maria Brandauer, Austrian actor and director. He is known internationally for his roles in Mephisto (1981), Never Say Never Again (1983), Out of Africa (1985), Hanussen (1988), Burning Secret (1988), and White Fang (1991). For his supporting role as Bror von Blixen-Finecke in the drama film Out of Africa (1985), Brandauer was nominated for an Academy Award and won a Golden Globe Award. He has also appeared as King Nebuchadnezzar II in 1998, in Time Life’s Jeremiah, from The Bible Collection: The Old Testament.

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/22/21 at 12:25 am

June 22nd 1940 – Monty Noble, Australian cricketer, died from an undisclosed cause. He played for New South Wales and Australia. A right-hand batsman, right-handed bowler who could deliver both medium pace and off-break bowling, capable fieldsman and tactically sound captain, Noble is considered as one of the great Australian all-rounders. He scored 13,975 first class runs between 1893 and 1920 and took 624 wickets. He made 37 centuries – including a best of 284 in 1902 – and set several partnership and high-score records for his State team. He played 42 Tests for his country, and captained the team for 15 of these between 1903 and 1909. Only the 12th captain of his country, he won eight of these games, lost five and drew two. (b. 1873)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/22/21 at 1:38 am

June 22nd 1944 – Peter Asher, English guitarist, singer, manager and record producer. He came to prominence in the 1960s as a member of the pop music vocal duo Peter and Gordon before going on to a successful career as a manager and record producer. As of 2018, he tours alongside Jeremy Clyde of Chad and Jeremy in a new duo entitled Peter and Jeremy, where they perform hits from both of their respective catalogues. In 2019, Asher published a book The Beatles from A to Zed about his personal reminiscences about the band.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/22/21 at 1:49 am

June 22nd 1969 – Judy Garland (born Frances Ethel Gumm), American singer, actress, and vaudevillian, was found dead in the bathroom of their rented house in London, from "an incautious self-overdosage" of barbiturates. She was renowned for her contralto vocals and attained international stardom that continued throughout a career spanning more than 40 years as an actress in musical and dramatic roles, as a recording artist, and on concert stages. Garland began performing in vaudeville with her two older sisters and was signed to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer as a teenager. She made more than two dozen films with MGM, including nine with Mickey Rooney. Garland's most famous role was as Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz (1939). Her other roles at MGM included Meet Me in St. Louis (1944), The Harvey Girls (1946) and Easter Parade (1948). After 15 years, she was released from the studio and made record-breaking concert appearances, a successful recording career, and her own Emmy-nominated television series. Film appearances became fewer in her later years, but included two Academy Award nominated performances in A Star Is Born (1954) and Judgment at Nuremberg (1961). (b. 1922)

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/22/21 at 4:34 am

June 22nd 1965 – David O. Selznick, American film producer, screenwriter and film studio executive, died following several heart attacks. He is best known for producing Gone with the Wind (1939) and Rebecca (1940), both of which earned him an Academy Award for Best Picture. (b. 1902)

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/22/21 at 6:47 am

June 22nd 1984 – Joseph Losey, American director, producer, and screenwriter, died after a brief undisclosed illness. Born in Wisconsin, he studied in Germany with Bertolt Brecht and then returned to the United States. Blacklisted by Hollywood in the 1950s, he moved to Europe where he made the remainder of his films, mostly in the United Kingdom. Among the most critically and commercially successful were three films with screenplays by Harold Pinter: The Servant (1963), Accident (1967) and The Go-Between (1971). Losey's 1976 film Monsieur Klein won the César Awards for Best Film and Best Director, with nominations in the same categories for the 1979 opera adaptation Don Giovanni. He was a four-time nominee for both the Palme d'Or (winning once) and the Golden Lion, and a two-time BAFTA nominee. (b. 1909)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/22/21 at 9:01 am

June 22nd 1987 – Fred Astaire (born Frederick Austerlitz), American actor, dancer, singer, choreographer, and television presenter, died of pneumonia. He is widely considered the most influential dancer in the history of film. His stage and subsequent film and television careers spanned a total of 76 years. He starred in more than 10 Broadway and West End musicals, made 31 musical films, four television specials, and issued numerous recordings. As a dancer, his most outstanding traits were his uncanny sense of rhythm, perfectionism, and innovation. His most memorable dancing partnership was with Ginger Rogers, with whom he co-starred in a series of ten Hollywood musicals during the age of Classical Hollywood cinema, including Top Hat (1935), Swing Time (1936), and Shall We Dance (1937). Among the other notable films in which Astaire gained further popularity and took the genre of tap dancing to a new level were Holiday Inn (1942), Easter Parade (1948), The Band Wagon (1953), Funny Face (1957), and Silk Stockings (1957). (b. 1899)

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversaries

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/22/21 at 9:02 am

June 22nd 1839 – Cherokee leaders Major Ridge, John Ridge, and Elias Boudinot are assassinated for signing the Treaty of New Echota, which had resulted in the Trail of Tears.

Subject: Re: Musical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/22/21 at 1:37 pm

June 22nd 2015 – James Horner, American composer, conductor, and orchestrator of film scores, died at the age of 61 in a single-fatality crash while flying his Short Tucano turboprop aircraft, and was an avid pilot. He was known for the integration of choral and electronic elements, and for his frequent use of motifs associated with Celtic music. Horner's first major score was in 1979 for The Lady in Red, but he did not establish himself as an eminent film composer until his work on the 1982 film Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. His score for James Cameron's Titanic is the best-selling orchestral film soundtrack of all time. He also wrote the score for one of the highest-grossing film of all time, Cameron's Avatar. Horner collaborated on multiple projects with directors including Don Bluth, James Cameron, Joe Johnston, Walter Hill, Ron Howard, Phil Nibbelink and Simon Wells; producers including George Lucas, David Kirschner, Jon Landau, Brian Grazer and Steven Spielberg; and songwriters including Will Jennings, Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil. He won two Academy Awards, six Grammy Awards, two Golden Globes, three Satellite Awards, three Saturn Awards, and was nominated for three BAFTA Awards. (b. 1953)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/22/21 at 3:04 pm

June 22nd 2008 – George Carlin, American stand-up comedian, actor, social critic, and author, died of heart failure. Regarded as one of the most important and influential stand-up comics of all time, he was dubbed "the dean of counterculture comedians" He was known for his dark comedy and reflections on politics, the English language, psychology, religion, and taboo subjects. His "seven dirty words" routine was central to the 1978 United States Supreme Court case F.C.C. v. Pacifica Foundation, in which a 5–4 decision affirmed the government's power to censor indecent material on the public airwaves. (b. 1937)

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/23/21 at 12:45 am

June 23rd 1836 – James Mill, Scottish historian, economist, political theorist, and philosopher, died from an unknown cause. He is counted among the founders of the Ricardian School of economics. He also wrote the monumental work The History of British India. He was the first writer to divide Indian history into three parts: Hindu, Muslim and British, a classification which has proved surpassingly influential in the field of Indian historical studies, but which is seen in recent decades as being deeply problematic. Mill was the father of John Stuart Mill, a noted philosopher of liberalism and utilitarianism, and a colonial administrator at the East India Company. (b. 1773)

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/23/21 at 3:03 am

June 23rd 1955 – František Janda-Suk, Czech athlete, died from an undisclosed cause. He competed for Bohemia in the 1900 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics and Czechoslovakia at the 1924 Summer Olympics. In the 1900 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France, where he became the first Czech medalist in the history of the Olympiads winning the silver medal in the discus throw. He was the first modern athlete to throw the discus while rotating the whole body. He invented this technique when studying the position of the famous statue of Discobolus. After only one year of developing the technique he gained the olympic silver. (b. 1878)

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/23/21 at 4:49 am

June 23rd 1969 – Volmari Iso-Hollo, Finnish athlete, died from an undisclosed cause. He competed at the 1932 and 1936 Olympics in the 3000 m steeplechase and 10000 m and won two gold, one silver and one bronze medals. Iso-Hollo was one of the last "Flying Finns", who dominated distance running between the World Wars. (b. 1907)

Subject: Re: Scientific Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/23/21 at 6:19 am

June 23rd 1995 – Jonas Salk, American virologist and medical researcher, died from heart failure. He developed one of the first successful polio vaccines. (b. 1914)

Subject: Re: Televisual Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/23/21 at 7:10 am

June 23rd 2006 – Aaron Spelling, American film and television producer and occasional actor, died from complications of a stroke. His productions included the TV series Family (1976–1980), Charlie's Angels (1976–1981), The Love Boat (1977–1986), Hart to Hart (1979–1984), Dynasty (1981–1989), Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990–2000), Melrose Place (1992–1999), 7th Heaven (1996–2007), and Charmed (1998–2006). He also served as producer of Mod Squad (1968–1973), The Rookies (1972–1976), and Sunset Beach (1997–1999). Through his eponymous production company Spelling Television, Spelling holds the record as the most prolific television producer in US television history, with 218 producer and executive producer credits. Forbes ranked him the 11th top-earning deceased celebrity in 2009. (b. 1923)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/23/21 at 9:58 am

June 23rd 2013 – Bobby "Blue" Bland (born Robert Calvin Brooks), American blues singer-songwriter, died from an undisclosed long illness. He developed a sound that mixed gospel with the blues and R&B. He was described as "among the great storytellers of blues and soul music, created tempestuous arias of love, betrayal and resignation, set against roiling, dramatic orchestrations, and left the listener drained but awed." He was sometimes referred to as the "Lion of the Blues" and as the "Sinatra of the Blues". His music was also influenced by Nat King Cole. (b. 1930)

Subject: Re: Musical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/23/21 at 10:42 am

June 23rd 2016 – Ralph Stanley, American bluegrass artist, died of skin cancer. Known for his distinctive singing and banjo playing. Stanley began playing music in 1946, originally with his older brother Carter Stanley as part of The Stanley Brothers, and most often as the leader of his band, The Clinch Mountain Boys. He was also known as Dr. Ralph Stanley. He was part of the first generation of bluegrass musicians and was inducted into both the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Honor and the Grand Ole Opry. (b. 1927)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/24/21 at 12:19 am

June 24th 1942 – Arthur Brown, English rock singer-songwriter. Best known for his flamboyant and theatrical performances, eclectic (and sometimes experimental) work and his powerful, wide-ranging operatic voice, in particular his high pitched banshee screams. He was also notable for his unique stage persona such as extreme facepaint and burning helmet. Brown has been lead singer of various groups, most notably the Crazy World of Arthur Brown and Kingdom Come, followed by a varied solo career as well as associations with Hawkwind, the Who and Klaus Schulze. In the late 1960s, the Crazy World of Arthur Brown's popularity was such that the group shared bills with the Who, Jimi Hendrix, the Mothers of Invention, the Doors, the Small Faces, and Joe Cocker, among others. He is best known for The Crazy World of Arthur Brown's 1968 single "Fire", reaching number one in the UK Singles Chart and Canada, and number two on the US Billboard Hot 100 as well as its parent album The Crazy World of Arthur Brown which reached number 2 in the UK and number 7 in the US. Following the success of the single "Fire", the press would often refer to Brown as "The God of Hellfire", in reference to the opening shouted line of the song, a moniker that exists to this day.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/24/21 at 12:31 am

June 24th 2014 – Eli Wallach, American film, television and stage actor, died of natural causes. His career spanned more than six decades, beginning in the late 1940s. Trained in stage acting, which he enjoyed doing most, he became "one of the greatest 'character actors' ever to appear on stage and screen" states TCM, with over 90 film credits. On stage, he often co-starred with his wife, Anne Jackson, becoming one of the best-known acting couples in the American theater. As a stage and screen character actor, Wallach had one of the longest careers in show business, spanning 62 years from his Broadway debut to his last major Hollywood studio movie. For his debut screen performance in Baby Doll, he won a BAFTA Award for Best Newcomer and a Golden Globe Award nomination. He appeared as DC Comics' supervillain Mr. Freeze in the 1960s Batman television series. He said that he received more fan mail about his role as Mr. Freeze than about all of his other roles combined. Among his other most famous roles are Calvera in The Magnificent Seven (1960), Guido in The Misfits (1961), and Tuco ("The Ugly") in The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966). Other notable portrayals include outlaw Charlie Gant in How The West Was Won (1962), Don Altobello in The Godfather Part III, Cotton Weinberger in The Two Jakes (both 1990), and Arthur Abbott in The Holiday (2006). One of America's most prolific screen actors, Wallach remained active well into his nineties, with roles as recently as 2010 in Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps and The Ghost Writer. (b. 1915)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/24/21 at 3:32 am

June 24th 1942 – Mick Fleetwood, English-American drummer. He is best known as the drummer, co-founder, and leader of the rock band Fleetwood Mac. Fleetwood, whose surname was merged with that of the group's bassist John "Mac" McVie to form the name of the band, was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998.

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/24/21 at 3:34 am

June 24th 1604 – Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, English courtier and politician, Lord Great Chamberlain, died from unknown causes. He was heir to the second oldest earldom in the kingdom, a court favourite for a time, a sought-after patron of the arts, and noted by his contemporaries as a lyric poet and court playwright, but his volatile temperament precluded him from attaining any courtly or governmental responsibility and contributed to the dissipation of his estate. Since the 1920s, he has been among the most prominent alternative candidates proposed for the authorship of Shakespeare's works. (b. 1550)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/24/21 at 4:47 am

June 24th 1942 – Michele Lee (born Michele Lee Dusick), American actress and singer. She is known for her role as Karen Cooper Fairgate MacKenzie on the 1980s prime-time soap opera Knots Landing (1979–93), for which she was nominated for a 1982 Emmy Award and won the Soap Opera Digest Award for Best Actress in 1988, 1991 and 1992. She was the only performer to appear in all 344 episodes of the series.

Subject: Re: Presidential Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/24/21 at 4:49 am

June 24th 1908 – Grover Cleveland, American politician and lawyer, died from a heart attack. He served as the 22nd and 24th president of the United States from 1885 to 1889 and from 1893 to 1897. Cleveland is the only president in American history to serve two nonconsecutive terms in office. He won the popular vote for three presidential elections—in 1884, 1888, and 1892—and was one of two Democrats (followed by Woodrow Wilson in 1912) to be elected president during the era of Republican presidential domination dating from 1861 to 1933. (b. 1837)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/24/21 at 5:58 am

June 24th 1944 – Jeff Beck, English guitarist and songwriter. He is one of the three noted guitarists to have played with the Yardbirds (the other two being Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page). Beck also formed the Jeff Beck Group and with Tim Bogert and Carmine Appice, he formed Beck, Bogert & Appice.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/24/21 at 7:06 am

June 24th 1971 – Kenny Washington, American professional football player, died of heart and lung problems. He was the first African-American to sign a contract with a National Football League (NFL) team in the modern (post-World War II) era. He played college football for the UCLA Bruins. (b. 1918)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/24/21 at 8:45 am

June 24th 2007 – Derek Dougan, Northern Ireland international footballer, football manager, football chairman, pundit, and writer, died of a heart attack. He was also known by his nickname, "The Doog". He was capped by Northern Ireland at schoolboy, youth, Amateur, and 'B' team level, before he won 43 caps in a 15-year career for the senior team from 1958 to 1973, scoring eight international goals and featuring in the 1958 FIFA World Cup. He also played in the Shamrock Rovers XI v Brazil exhibition match in July 1973, which he also helped to organise. (b. 1938)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/24/21 at 10:57 am

June 24th 1945 – Colin Blunstone, English singer, songwriter and musician. In a career spanning more than 50 years, Blunstone came to prominence in the mid 1960s as the lead singer of the English rock band the Zombies, which released four singles that entered the Top 75 charts in the United States during the 1960s, including "She's Not There", "Tell Her No", "She's Coming Home", and "Time of the Season". Blunstone began his solo career in 1969, releasing three singles under a pseudonym of Neil MacArthur. Since then, he has released ten studio albums and one live album under his real name. His solo hits include "She's Not There", "Say You Don't Mind", "I Don't Believe in Miracles", "How Could We Dare to Be Wrong", "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted", and "The Tracks of My Tears".

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/24/21 at 11:11 am

June 24th 2012 – Lonesome George, the last known individual of Chelonoidis nigra abingdonii, a subspecies of the Galápagos tortoise, dies.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/25/21 at 12:29 am

June 25th 1945 – Carly Simon, American singer-songwriter, musician, and children's author. She rose to fame in the 1970s with a string of hit records; her 13 Top 40 U.S. hits include "Anticipation" (No. 13), "Haven't Got Time for the Pain" (No. 14), "You Belong to Me" (No. 6), "Coming Around Again" (No. 18), and her four Gold-certified singles "You're So Vain" (No. 1), "Mockingbird" (No. 5, a duet with James Taylor), "Nobody Does It Better" (No. 2) from the 1977 James Bond film The Spy Who Loved Me, and "Jesse" (No. 11). She has authored five children's books, as well as two memoirs.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/25/21 at 1:07 am

Farrah Fawcett, American actress and artist, died from cancer the same day American singer Michael Jackson died, at Saint John's Health Center in Santa Monica, California, died at a hospital 10 miles away. A four-time Primetime Emmy Award nominee and six-time Golden Globe Award nominee, Fawcett rose to international fame when she played a starring role in the first season of the television series Charlie's Angels (1976–1977). Fawcett began her career in the 1960s appearing in commercials and guest roles on television. During the 1970s, she appeared in numerous television series, including recurring roles on Harry O (1974–1976), and The Six Million Dollar Man (1974–1978) with her then-husband, film and television star Lee Majors. Her iconic red swimsuit poster sold six million copies in its first year of print. Fawcett's breakthrough role was the role of private investigator Jill Munroe in Charlie's Angels, which co-starred Kate Jackson and Jaclyn Smith. The show propelled all three actresses to stardom. After appearing in the show's first season in 1976, Fawcett decided to leave Charlie's Angels. She later returned as a guest star in six episodes during the show's third and fourth seasons (1978–1980). For her work in Charlie's Angels, Fawcett received her first Golden Globe nomination. In 1983, Fawcett received positive reviews for her performance in the Off-Broadway play Extremities. She was subsequently cast in the 1986 film version and received a Golden Globe nomination. She received Emmy Award nominations for her role as a battered wife in The Burning Bed (1984) and for her portrayal of real-life murderer Diane Downs in Small Sacrifices (1989). Her 1980s work in TV movies earned her four additional Golden Globe nominations. Although Fawcett weathered some negative press for a rambling appearance on The Late Show with David Letterman in 1997, she garnered strong reviews that year for her role in the film The Apostle with Robert Duvall. In the 21st century, she continued acting on television, holding recurring roles on the sitcom Spin City (2001) and the drama The Guardian (2002–2003). For the latter, she received her third Emmy nomination. Fawcett's film credits include Love Is a Funny Thing (1969), Myra Breckinridge (1970), Logan's Run (1976), Sunburn (1979), Saturn 3 (1980), The Cannonball Run (1981), Extremities (1986), The Apostle (1997), and Dr. T & the Women (2000). (1976–1977).

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/25/21 at 1:08 am

June 25th 2009 – Michael Jackson, American singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer, actor, and philanthropist, died of acute propofol and benzodiazepine intoxication, after suffering from cardiac arrest. The Los Angeles County Coroner ruled his death a homicide, and his personal physician, Conrad Murray, was convicted of involuntary manslaughter. Dubbed the "King of Pop", his contributions to music, dance, and fashion, along with his publicized personal life made him a global figure in popular culture for over four decades. (b. 1958)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/25/21 at 2:41 am

June 25th 1973 – Jamie Redknapp, English professional footballer who was active from 1989 until 2005. He is a pundit at Sky Sports and an editorial sports columnist at the Daily Mail. A technically skillful and creative midfielder, who was also an accurate and powerful free-kick taker, Redknapp played for AFC Bournemouth, Southampton, Liverpool, and Tottenham Hotspur, captaining the latter two. He also gained 17 England caps between 1995 and 1999. His 11 years at Liverpool were the most prolific, playing more than 237 league games for the club, including a spell as captain, and being involved in winning the 1995 Football League Cup Final. He married the pop singer Louise in 1998. Redknapp comes from a well-known footballing family. His father is the football manager Harry Redknapp. He is also a cousin of Frank Lampard, and a nephew of former West Ham United coach Frank Lampard Sr.

Subject: Re: Royalty Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/25/21 at 2:42 am

June 25th 1533 – Mary Tudor, English princess, died from the sweating sickness she caught in 1528. The cause of death has been speculated to have been angina, tuberculosis, appendicitis, or cancer. She was briefly Queen consort of France. She was the younger surviving daughter of King Henry VII of England and Elizabeth of York, and the third wife of Louis XII of France, who was more than 30 years older than she. Following his death, she married Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk. Performed secretly in France, the marriage occurred without the consent of Mary's brother, Henry VIII. The marriage necessitated the intervention of Thomas Wolsey; Henry eventually pardoned the couple, after they paid a large fine. Mary's second marriage produced four children, and through her older daughter, Frances, she was the maternal grandmother of Lady Jane Grey, who was the de facto Queen of England for nine days in July 1553.  (b. 1496)

Subject: Re: Military Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/25/21 at 4:34 am

June 25th 1841 – Alexander Macomb, Commanding General of the United States Army from May 29, 1828, until his death from an unrecorded cause. He was the field commander at the Battle of Plattsburgh during the War of 1812 and, after the stunning victory, was lauded with praise and styled "The Hero of Plattsburgh" by some of the American press. He was promoted to Major General for his conduct, receiving both the Thanks of Congress and a Congressional Gold Medal. (b. 1782)

Subject: Re: Engineering Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/25/21 at 4:59 am

June 25th 1868 – Alexander Mitchell, Irish engineer, died from an unknown cause. He is known as the inventor of the screw-pile lighthouse (a lighthouse which stands on piles that are screwed into sandy or muddy sea or river bottoms). (b. 1780)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: LyricBoy on 06/25/21 at 5:39 am


June 25th 2009 – Farrah Fawcett, American actress and artist, died from cancer the same day American singer Michael Jackson died, at Saint John's Health Center in Santa Monica, California, died at a hospital 10 miles away. A four-time Emmy Award nominee and six-time Golden Globe Award nominee, Fawcett rose to international fame when she posed for her iconic red swimsuit poster – which became the best-selling pin-up poster in history – and starred as private investigator Jill Munroe in the first season of the television series Charlie's Angels (1976–1977). (b. 1947)


As Farrah Fawcett-Majors, she was at one time in the 70s wife to the Six Million Dollar Man, Lee Majors.  8)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/25/21 at 8:39 am

June 25th 1968 – Tony Hancock, English actor, producer, and screenwriter, died from an overdose, found in his flat with an empty vodka bottle and a scattering of amylo-barbitone tablets. High-profile during the 1950s and early 1960s, he had a major success with his BBC series Hancock's Half Hour, first broadcast on radio from 1954, then on television from 1956, in which he soon formed a strong professional and personal bond with comic actor Sid James. Although Hancock's decision to cease working with James, when it became known in early 1960, disappointed many at the time, his last BBC series in 1961 contains some of his best remembered work (including "The Blood Donor" and "The Radio Ham"). After breaking with his scriptwriters Ray Galton and Alan Simpson later that year, his career declined. (b. 1924)

Subject: Re: Artistic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/25/21 at 10:15 am

June 25th 1912 – Lawrence Alma-Tadema, Dutch-English painter and academic, died from an ulceration of the stomach. He trained at the Royal Academy of Antwerp, Belgium, he settled in England in 1870 and spent the rest of his life there. A classical-subject painter, he became famous for his depictions of the luxury and decadence of the Roman Empire, with languorous figures set in fabulous marbled interiors or against a backdrop of dazzling blue Mediterranean Sea and sky. Alma-Tadema was considered one of the most popular Victorian painters. Though admired during his lifetime for his draftsmanship and depictions of Classical antiquity, his work fell into disrepute after his death, and only since the 1960s has it been re-evaluated for its importance within nineteenth-century British art. In 1899 he was knighted in England, only the eighth artist from the Continent to receive the honour. (b. 1836)

Subject: Re: Military Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/25/21 at 2:07 pm

June 25th 1876 – Killed at the Battle of the Little Bighorn:

    Boston Custer, American civilian army contractor. He was the youngest brother of U.S. Army Lt Colonel George Armstrong Custer and two-time Medal of Honor recipient Captain Thomas Custer. (b. 1848)

    George Armstrong Custer, United States Army officer and cavalry commander in the American Civil War and the American Indian Wars, while leading the 7th Cavalry Regiment at the Battle of the Little Bighorn in Montana Territory against a coalition of Native American tribes, he and all of his detachment—which included two of his brothers—were killed. The battle is popularly known in American history as "Custer's Last Stand." Custer and his regiment were defeated so decisively at the Little Bighorn that it has overshadowed all of his prior achievements. Raised in Michigan and Ohio, Custer was admitted to West Point in 1857, where he graduated last in his class in 1861. With the outbreak of the Civil War, Custer was called to serve with the Union Army. (b. 1839)

    Thomas Custer, United States Army officer and two-time recipient of the Medal of Honor for bravery during the American Civil War. A younger brother of George Armstrong Custer, he served as his aide at the Battle of Little Bighorn against the Lakota and Cheyenne in the Montana Territory. The two of them, along with their younger brother, Boston Custer, were killed in the overwhelming defeat of United States forces. (b. 1845)

    Myles Keogh, Irish-American colonel, was killed along with Custer and all of his men at the Battle of the Little Bighorn. Serving the armies of the Papal States during the war for Italian unification in 1860, he was recruited into the Union Army during the American Civil War, serving as a cavalry officer, particularly under Brig. Gen. John Buford during the Gettysburg Campaign and the three-day Battle of Gettysburg. After the war, Keogh remained in the regular United States Army as commander of I Troop of the 7th US Cavalry Regiment under George Armstrong Custer during the Indian Wars. (b. 1840)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/25/21 at 2:40 pm

June 25th 1997 – Jacques Cousteau, French naval officer, explorer, conservationist, filmmaker, innovator, scientist, photographer, author and researcher, died of a heart attack. He studied the sea and all forms of life in water. He co-developed the Aqua-Lung, pioneered marine conservation and was a member of the Académie Française. Cousteau described his underwater world research in a series of books, perhaps the most successful being his first book, The Silent World: A Story of Undersea Discovery and Adventure, published in 1953. Cousteau also directed films, most notably the documentary adaptation of the book, The Silent World, which won a Palme d'or at the 1956 Cannes Film Festival. He remained the only person to win a Palme d'Or for a documentary film, until Michael Moore won the award in 2004 for Fahrenheit 9/11. (b. 1910)

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/26/21 at 10:27 am

June 26th 1718 – Alexei Petrovich, Tsarevich of Russia, Peter the Great's son, mysteriously dies after being sentenced to death by his father for plotting against him.

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/30/21 at 2:17 am

June 30th 2010 – Elliott Kastner, American-English film producer, died of cancer. His first film as producer was Bus Riley's Back in Town (1965) based on a script by William Inge and starring Ann-Margret and Michael Parks. Inge was so unhappy with the final result he requested his name be taken off the credits and the film was not a commercial or critical success. Kastner then teamed up with producer Jerry Gershwin to form Winkast Film Productions, based at Pinewood Studios in Buckinghamshire. They wound up making eleven movies together, the first of which was the highly popular Harper (1966) from a novel by Ross Macdonald and directed by Jack Smight. His best known credits include Where Eagles Dare (1968), The Long Goodbye (1973), The Missouri Breaks (1976) and Angel Heart (1987). (b. 1933

Subject: Re: Artistic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/30/21 at 4:39 am

June 30th 1942 – William Henry Jackson, American painter, Civil War veteran, geological survey, died from an unknown cause. He was also a photographer and an explorer famous for his images of the American West. He was a great-great nephew of Samuel Wilson, the progenitor of America's national symbol Uncle Sam. He was the great grandfather of cartoonist Bill Griffith, creator of Zippy the Pinhead comics. (b. 1843)

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/30/21 at 6:54 am

June 30th 1966 – Margery Allingham, English novelist, died after suffering from breast cancer. From the "Golden Age of Detective Fiction", best remembered for her hero, the gentleman sleuth Albert Campion. Initially believed to be a parody of Dorothy L. Sayers's detective Lord Peter Wimsey, Campion matured into a strongly individual character, part-detective, part-adventurer, who formed the basis for 18 novels and many short stories. (b. 1904)

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/30/21 at 9:19 am

June 30th 1971 – Herbert Biberman, American director and screenwriter, died of bone cancer. He was one of the Hollywood Ten and directed Salt of the Earth (1954), a film barely released in the United States, about a zinc miners' strike in Grant County, New Mexico. His membership in the Directors Guild of America was posthumously restored in 1997; he had been expelled in 1950. Biberman was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Joseph and Eva Biberman and was the brother of American artist, Edward Biberman. Biberman's pre-blacklist career included writing such films as King of Chinatown (1939), When Tomorrow Comes (1939), Action in Arabia (1944), The Master Race (1944), which he also directed, and New Orleans (1947), as well as directing such films as One Way Ticket (1935) and Meet Nero Wolfe (1936). He married actress Gale Sondergaard in 1930. (b. 1900)

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/30/21 at 12:16 pm

June 30th 2014 – Irwin Lawrence "Paul" Mazursky, American film director, screenwriter, and actor, died of a cardiopulmonary arrest. Known for his dramatic comedies that often dealt with modern social issues, he was nominated for five Academy Awards: three times for Best Original Screenplay, once for Best Adapted Screenplay, and once for Best Picture for An Unmarried Woman (1978). His other films include Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969), Blume in Love (1973), Harry and Tonto (1974), Moscow on the Hudson (1984), and Down and Out in Beverly Hills (1986). (b. 1930)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/30/21 at 1:57 pm

June 30th 2017 – Barry Norman, British film critic, television presenter and journalist, died in this sleep. He presented the BBC's cinema review programme, Film..., from 1972 to 1998. He was the son of film director Leslie Norman. (b. 1933)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/01/21 at 2:41 am

July 1st 1942 – Geneviève Bujold, Canadian actress. For her portrayal of Anne Boleyn in the period drama film Anne of the Thousand Days (1969), she received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress. Her other film credits include The Trojan Women (1971), Earthquake (1974), Obsession (1976), Coma (1978), Murder by Decree (1979), Tightrope (1984), Choose Me (1984), Dead Ringers (1988), The House of Yes (1997), and Still Mine (2012).

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/01/21 at 2:45 am

July 1st 1782 – Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham, British Whig statesman, died from an influenza epidemic. Most notable for his two terms as Prime Minister of Great Britain. He became the patron of many Whigs, known as the Rockingham Whigs, and served as a leading Whig grandee. He served in only two high offices during his lifetime (Prime Minister and Leader of the House of Lords), but was nonetheless very influential during his one and a half years of service. (b. 1730)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/01/21 at 4:56 am

July 1st 1943 – Jeff Wayne, American composer, musician and lyricist. In 1978, he released Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds, his musical adaptation of H. G. Wells' science-fiction novel The War of the Worlds. Wayne wrote approximately 3,000 advertising jingles in the 1970s which appeared on television in the United Kingdom, notably a Gordon's Gin commercial which was covered by The Human League. Wayne also composed numerous well-known television themes, including Good Morning Britain (TV-am), ITV's The Big Match and World of Sport, BBC's Sixty Minutes, and for 24 years, the UK's first news radio station, LBC.

Subject: Re: Aviation Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/01/21 at 4:57 am

July 1st 1912 – Harriet Quimby, early American aviation pioneer and a movie screenwriter, died when suddenly the plane went into a nosedive and was ejected out of her seat. In 1911, she was awarded a U.S. pilot's certificate by the Aero Club of America, becoming the first woman to gain a pilot's license in the United States. In 1912, she became the first woman to fly across the English Channel. Although Quimby lived only to the age of 37, she influenced the role of women in aviation. (b. 1875)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/01/21 at 5:25 am

July 1st 1945 – Debbie Harry, American singer, songwriter and actress. Known as the lead vocalist of the band Blondie. Her recordings with the band reached No. 1 in the US and UK charts on many occasions from 1979 to 2017.

Subject: Re: Noteworthy Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/01/21 at 5:26 am

July 1st 1944 – Georgia Hopley, American journalist, political figure, and temperance advocate, died from an undisclosed cause. A member of a prominent Ohio publishing family, she was the first woman reporter in Columbus, and editor of several publications. She served as a correspondent and representative at the 1900 Paris Exposition and the 1901 Pan-American Exposition. She was active in state and national politics, serving as vice-president of the Woman's Republican Club of Ohio and directing publicity for Warren G. Harding's presidential campaign. In 1922 Hopley became the first woman prohibition agent of the United States Bureau of Prohibition, where she was involved in education and publicity. She resigned among criticism of the costs of her publicity and the scope of her duties. (b. 1858)

Subject: Re: Religious Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/01/21 at 8:49 am

July 1st 2020 – Georg Ratzinger, German Catholic priest and musician, died from an undisclosed cause. Known for his work as the conductor of the Regensburger Domspatzen, the cathedral choir of Regensburg. He was the elder brother of Pope Benedict XVI (Joseph Ratzinger). His great-uncle was the German politician Georg Ratzinger. (b. 1924)

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/01/21 at 10:43 am

July 1st 2004 – Marlon Brando, American actor and film director, died of respiratory failure from pulmonary fibrosis with congestive heart failure. With a career spanning 60 years, during which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor twice. He is regarded as arguably the greatest and most influential actor in 20th-century film. Brando was also an activist for many causes, notably the civil rights movement and various Native American movements. Having studied with Stella Adler in the 1940s, he is credited with being one of the first actors to bring the Stanislavski system of acting and method acting, derived from the Stanislavski system, to mainstream audiences. (b. 1924)

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: LyricBoy on 07/01/21 at 5:05 pm


July 1st 2004 – Marlon Brando, American actor and film director, died of respiratory failure from pulmonary fibrosis with congestive heart failure. With a career spanning 60 years, during which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor twice. He is regarded as arguably the greatest and most influential actor in 20th-century film.


Also renowned for his famous “butter scene” in the film Last Tango in Paris.  :-X

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: LyricBoy on 07/02/21 at 12:34 pm

Missed this by a day but…

Yesterday was the 40th anniversary of the infamous “Wonderland Murders” in California. July 1, 1981.

The victims were generally unknown at the time but were immortalized 20 years later in the movie “Wonderland”. Ronnie Launius, Billy DeVerell, Joy Miller, and Barbara Richardson were all massacred by a crew wielding lead pipes, in retaliation for an ill-advised robbery of a local gangster, Eddie Nash, the night before.

The chief suspect was well known, the biggest porno star of the time, John Holmes, known by millions by his alter-ego, “Johnny Wadd”. Johnny was put in trial but was quickly found innocent. Nobody was ever expressly convicted of the crime, but Eddie Nash was ultimately convicted of conspiracy in the case.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 07/03/21 at 12:49 pm

On July 3rd 1989, American actor Jim Backus passed away at the age of 76; and American musician/actress Elle King was born.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 07/03/21 at 2:37 pm

July 3rd 1969: Brian Jones, a founding member of British rock band The Rolling Stones, passed away after drowning at his home; he was only 27 years of age (born 28 February 1942). He was a multi-instrumentalist, and the one who apparently came up with the name The Rolling Stones for the band.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 07/03/21 at 2:43 pm

Died on July 3rd 1993: Don Drysdale, American pro baseball pitcher and broadcaster. He spent his entire playing career (1956-1969) with the Dodgers franchise, and was inducted into the National Baseball Hall Of Fame in 1984. After retiring from playing, he became a baseball announcer, calling games for several different teams, including the Dodgers (for the final 5 years of his life). In fact, on the day of his death, the Dodgers were playing the Expos in Montreal (ironically, when he began his broadcasting career, he helped call games for the Expos) when he suffered a fatal heart attack at the age of 56. (He missed his 57th birthday by 20 days.)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversaries

Written By: LyricBoy on 07/03/21 at 5:32 pm


On July 3rd 1989, American actor Jim Backus passed away at the age of 76; and American musician/actress Elle King was born.


He was the first Gilligans Island cast member to pass away, and it looks like Tina Louise :-* will be the last.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 07/04/21 at 10:19 am


He was the first Gilligans Island cast member to pass away, and it looks like Tina Louise :-* will be the last.

I had not realised that. Of course Tina Louise will be the last, because she's the last surviving cast member.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 07/04/21 at 10:29 am

Three U.S. Presidents passed away on this date: two in 1826 and one in 1831.

John Adams (the 2nd President) and Thomas Jefferson (the 3rd President) were the ones who died on this day in 1826 (exactly half a century after the adoption of the United States Declaration of Independence). They were 90 and 83 years old, respectively.
The one who died in 1831 was James Monroe (the 5th President); he was only 73.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 07/04/21 at 10:31 am

Hungarian actress Eva Gabor passed away on this day in 1995; she was 76 (born 1919).

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 07/04/21 at 10:31 am

American R&B singer Barry White died on this day in 2003 at 58 years of age.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversaries

Written By: LyricBoy on 07/04/21 at 10:33 am


American R&B singer Barry White died on this day in 2003 at 58 years of age.


Nicknamed “The Walrus of Love” he was irresistible to women. Dude had game, for sure.

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/05/21 at 3:05 am

July 5th 1943 – Mark Cox, English tennis player, coach and sportscaster. He played professional and amateur tennis in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. He was ranked as high as world No. 13 on the ATP rankings (achieving that ranking in August 1977).

Subject: Re: Nautical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/05/21 at 3:20 am

July 5th 1819 – William Cornwallis, English Royal Navy officer, died from an unrecorded cause. He was the brother of Charles Cornwallis, the 1st Marquess Cornwallis, British commander at the siege of Yorktown. Cornwallis took part in a number of decisive battles including the Siege of Louisbourg in 1758, when he was 14, and the Battle of the Saintes but is best known as a friend of Lord Nelson and as the commander-in-chief of the Channel Fleet during the Napoleonic Wars. He is depicted in the Horatio Hornblower novel, Hornblower and the Hotspur. His affectionate contemporary nickname from "the ranks" was Billy Blue, and a sea shanty was written during his period of service, reflecting the admiration his men had for him. (b.1744)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/05/21 at 4:52 am

July 5th 1946 – Paul Smith, British fashion designer. His reputation is founded on his designs for men's clothing, but his business has expanded into other areas as well. Smith was made a Royal Designer for Industry in 1991.

Subject: Re: Inventor Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/05/21 at 4:57 am

July 5th 1833 – Nicéphore Niépce, French inventor, died of a stroke. Usually credited as the inventor of photography and a pioneer in that field. Niépce developed heliography, a technique he used to create the world's oldest surviving product of a photographic process: a print made from a photoengraved printing plate in 1825. In 1826 or 1827, he used a primitive camera to produce the oldest surviving photograph of a real-world scene. (b. 1765)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/05/21 at 6:46 am

July 5th 1943 – Jaime Royal "Robbie" Robertson, Canadian musician, songwriter, film composer, producer, actor, and author. Robertson is best known for his work as lead guitarist and songwriter for The Band, and for his career as a solo recording artist. As a songwriter, Robertson is credited for writing "The Weight", "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down", "Up on Cripple Creek", "Broken Arrow", "Somewhere Down the Crazy River", and many others.

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/05/21 at 7:03 am

July 5th 1826 – Stamford Raffles, British statesman, Lieutenant-Governor of the Dutch East Indies (1811–1816), and Lieutenant-Governor of Bencoolen (1818–1824), died of apoplexy. Best known for his founding of modern Singapore and the Straits Settlements. Raffles was heavily involved in the capture of the Indonesian island of Java from the Dutch during the Napoleonic Wars, and the running of day-to-day operations on Singapore. He also wrote The History of Java (1817). In 1817, Raffles was created a Knight Bachelor by the Prince Regent, George IV, whose daughter, Princess Charlotte, was particularly close to him. (b. 1781)

Subject: Re: Nobel Prize Winner Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/05/21 at 7:48 am

July 5th 1946 – Gerard 't Hooft, Dutch physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate. He shared the 1999 Nobel Prize in Physics with his thesis advisor Martinus J. G. Veltman "for elucidating the quantum structure of electroweak interactions". His work concentrates on gauge theory, black holes, quantum gravity and fundamental aspects of quantum mechanics. His contributions to physics include a proof that gauge theories are renormalizable, dimensional regularization and the holographic principle.

Subject: Re: Military Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/05/21 at 7:50 am

July 5th 1863 – Lewis Armistead, United States Army officer, died not from his battle wounds directly, but from secondary bacterium, fever and prostration. He became a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. On July 3, 1863, as part of Pickett's Charge during the Battle of Gettysburg, Armistead led his brigade to the farthest point reached by Confederate forces during the charge, a point now referred to as the high-water mark of the Confederacy. (b. 1817)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/05/21 at 8:32 am

July 5th 1950 – Huey Lewis (Hugh Anthony Cregg III), American singer-songwriter and actor. He sings lead and plays harmonica for his band, Huey Lewis and the News, in addition to writing or co-writing many of the band's songs. The band is known for their third, and best-selling, album Sports, and their contribution to the soundtrack of the 1985 feature film Back to the Future. Lewis previously played with the band Clover from 1972 to 1979.

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/05/21 at 8:55 am

July 5th 1873 – John Robertson, American lawyer and politician, died from an unknown cause. He studied law and was admitted to the bar, commencing practice in Richmond, Virginia. He served as Attorney General of Virginia before being elected an Anti-Jacksonian and Whig to the United States House of Representatives to fill a vacancy, serving from 1834 to 1839. Afterwards, Robertson served as judge of the circuit court of chancery for Henrico County, Virginia for several years and was a delegate to the peace convention in Washington, D.C. in 1861. He was a member of the Virginia State Senate from 1861 to 1863 (b. 1787)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/05/21 at 10:13 am

July 5th 1959 – Marc Cohn, American singer-songwriter and musician. He won the Grammy Award for Best New Artist in 1992. Cohn is best known for the song "Walking in Memphis" from his eponymous 1991 album, which was a Top 40 hit.

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Written By: LyricBoy on 07/05/21 at 10:55 am


July 5th 1959 – Marc Cohn, American singer-songwriter and musician. He won the Grammy Award for Best New Artist in 1992. Cohn is best known for the song "Walking in Memphis" from his eponymous 1991 album, which was a Top 40 hit.


Former ex-husband of the lovely Elizabeth Vargas :-*.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/05/21 at 11:08 am

July 5th 1948 – Carole Landis born Frances Lillian Mary Ridste), American actress and singer, committed suicide. She worked as a contract player for Twentieth Century-Fox in the 1940s. Her breakout role was as the female lead in the 1940 film One Million B.C. from United Artists. Landis was known as "The Ping Girl" and "The Chest" because of her curvy figure. (b. 1919)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/05/21 at 12:14 pm

July 5th 1966 – George de Hevesy, Hungarian-German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate, died from an undisclosed cause. Recognized in 1943 for his key role in the development of radioactive tracers to study chemical processes such as in the metabolism of animals. He also co-discovered the element hafnium. (b. 1885)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/05/21 at 1:00 pm

July 5th 1969 – Walter Gropius, German architect and founder of the Bauhaus School, died of respiratory failure. Along with Alvar Aalto, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Le Corbusier and Frank Lloyd Wright, is widely regarded as one of the pioneering masters of modernist architecture. He is a founder of Bauhaus in Weimar (1919). Gropius was also a leading architect of the International Style. Two of his best known buildings are the John F. Kennedy Federal Office Building, Boston, Massachusetts, USA and the  Pan Am Building (now the Metlife Building), New York. (b. 1883)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/05/21 at 2:26 pm

July 5th 1969 – Leo McCarey, American film director, screenwriter, and producer, died from emphysema.. He was involved in nearly 200 movies, the most well-known today being Duck Soup, Make Way for Tomorrow, The Awful Truth, Going My Way, The Bells of St. Mary's, My Son John and An Affair To Remember. While focusing mainly on screwball comedies during the 1930s, McCarey turned towards producing more socially conscious and overtly religious movies during the 1940s, ultimately finding success and acclaim in both genres. McCarey was one of the most popular and established comedy directors of the pre-World War II era. (b. 1898)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/05/21 at 3:33 pm

July 5th 1991 – Mildred Dunnock, American stage and screen actress, died from natural causes. She received two Academy Award nominations for Death of a Salesman in 1951, and for Baby Doll in 1956. (b. 1901)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/06/21 at 4:20 am

July 6th 1535 – Thomas More, English lawyer and politician, was executed after being tried for treason. He was venerated in the Catholic Church as Saint Thomas More. He also served Henry VIII as Lord High Chancellor of England from October 1529 to May 1532. He wrote Utopia, published in 1516, which describes the political system of an imaginary island state. (b. 1478)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/06/21 at 7:16 am

July 6th 2020 – Ennio Morricone, Italian composer, orchestrator, conductor, and trumpet player, died of injuries sustained during a fall. He wrote music in a wide range of styles. With more than 400 scores for cinema and television, as well as more than 100 classical works, Morricone is widely considered as one of the most prolific and greatest film composers of all time. His filmography includes more than 70 award-winning films, all Sergio Leone's films since A Fistful of Dollars, all Giuseppe Tornatore's films since Cinema Paradiso, The Battle of Algiers, Dario Argento's Animal Trilogy, 1900, Exorcist II, Days of Heaven, several major films in French cinema, in particular the comedy trilogy La Cage aux Folles I, II, III and Le Professionnel, as well as The Thing, Once Upon a Time in America, The Mission, The Untouchables, Mission to Mars, Bugsy, Disclosure, In the Line of Fire, Bulworth, Ripley's Game, and The Hateful Eight. His score to The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) is regarded as one of the most recognizable and influential soundtracks in history. (b. 1928)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/06/21 at 7:53 am

July 6th 1815 – Samuel Whitbread, English politician, committed suicide when suffering from depression. He was elected as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Bedford in 1790, a post he held for twenty-three years. Whitbread was a reformer — a champion of religious and civil rights, for the abolition of slavery, and a proponent of a national education system. He was the son of the brewer Samuel Whitbread. (b. 1764)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/06/21 at 8:39 am

July 6th 1854 – Georg Ohm, German physicist and mathematician, died from an unrecorded cause. As a school teacher, Ohm began his research with the new electrochemical cell, invented by Italian scientist Alessandro Volta. Using equipment of his own creation, Ohm found that there is a direct proportionality between the potential difference (voltage) applied across a conductor and the resultant electric current. This relationship is known as Ohm's law. (b. 1789)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/06/21 at 11:43 am

July 6th 1946 – George W. Bush, American politician and businessman who served as the 43rd president of the United States from 2001 to 2009. A member of the Republican Party, Bush previously served as the 46th governor of Texas from 1995 to 2000. He was born into the Bush family; his father, George H. W. Bush, was the 41st president of the United States from 1989 to 1993. As the eldest son of Barbara and George H. W. Bush, he is the second son of a former United States president to himself become president, with the first being John Quincy Adams, the son of John Adams.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/06/21 at 11:45 am

July 6th 2002 – John Frankenheimer, American film and television director known for social dramas and action/suspense films, died from a stroke due to complications following spinal surgery. Among his credits were Birdman of Alcatraz (1962), The Manchurian Candidate (1962), Seven Days in May (1964), The Train (1964), Seconds (1966), Grand Prix (1966), French Connection II (1975), Black Sunday (1977), Ronin (1998), and Reindeer Games (2000). He won four Emmy Awards—three consecutive—in the 1990s for directing the television movies Against the Wall, The Burning Season, Andersonville, and George Wallace, the last of which also received a Golden Globe Award for Best Miniseries or Television Film. Frankenheimer's 30 feature films and over 50 plays for television were notable for their influence on contemporary thought. He became a pioneer of the "modern-day political thriller", having begun his career at the height of the Cold War. (b. 1930)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/06/21 at 1:37 pm

July 6th 1946 – Sylvester Stallone (born Michael Sylvester Gardenzio Stallone), American actor, screenwriter, director, and producer. After his beginnings as a struggling actor for a number of years upon arriving to New York City in 1969 and later Hollywood in 1974, he won his first critical acclaim as an actor for his co-starring role as Stanley Rosiello in The Lords of Flatbush. Stallone subsequently found gradual work as an extra or side character in films with a sizeable budget until he achieved his greatest critical and commercial success as an actor, starting in 1976 with his self-created role as boxer Rocky Balboa, in the first film of the successful Rocky series (1976–present). In the films, Rocky is portrayed as an underdog boxer who fights numerous brutal opponents, and wins the world heavyweight championship twice. In 1977, Stallone was the third actor in cinema to be nominated for two Academy Awards for Best Original Screenplay and Best Actor. Stallone's film Rocky was inducted into the National Film Registry, and had its props placed in the Smithsonian Museum.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/06/21 at 2:06 pm

July 6th 1951 – Geoffrey Rush, Australian actor and producer. He is among 24 people who have won the Triple Crown of Acting: an Academy Award for film, a Primetime Emmy Award for television, and a Tony Award for theatre. In film, he won an Academy Award for Best Actor for Shine (1996), and was nominated again for his performances in the romantic comedy Shakespeare in Love (1998), the period drama Quills (2000), and historical drama The King's Speech (2010).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/06/21 at 2:42 pm

July 6th 1932 – Kenneth Grahame, Scottish-English author, died after suffering a cerebral hemorrhage. He is most famous for The Wind in the Willows (1908), one of the classics of children's literature. He also wrote The Reluctant Dragon. Both books were later adapted for stage and film, of which A. A. Milne's Toad of Toad Hall, based on part of The Wind in the Willows, was the first. Other adaptations include the Disney films The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad and The Reluctant Dragon. (b. 1859)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/06/21 at 3:51 pm

July 6th 1958 – Jennifer Saunders, English actress, comedian and screenwriter She originally found attention in the 1980s when she became a member of The Comic Strip after graduating from the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama with her best friend and comedy partner, Dawn French. With French, she co-wrote and starred in their eponymous sketch show, French and Saunders, for which they jointly received a BAFTA Fellowship in 2009. Saunders later received acclaim in the 1990s for writing and playing her character Edina Monsoon in her sitcom Absolutely Fabulous.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/06/21 at 3:51 pm

July 6th 1971 – Louis Armstrong, American singer and trumpet player, died of a heart attack in his sleep. Nicknamed "Satchmo", "Satch", and "Pops", he was among the most influential figures in jazz. His career spanned five decades and different eras in the history of jazz. With his instantly recognizable rich, gravelly voice, Armstrong was also an influential singer and skillful improviser, bending the lyrics and melody of a song. He was also skilled at scat singing. Armstrong is renowned for his charismatic stage presence and voice as well as his trumpet playing. By the end of Armstrong's life, his influence had spread to popular music in general. Armstrong was one of the first popular African-American entertainers to "cross over" to wide popularity with white (and international) audiences. He rarely publicly politicized his race, to the dismay of fellow African Americans, but took a well-publicized stand for desegregation in the Little Rock crisis. He was able to access the upper echelons of American society at a time when this was difficult for black men. Armstrong appeared in films such as High Society (1956) alongside Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly, and Frank Sinatra, and Hello, Dolly! (1969) starring Barbra Streisand. He received many accolades including three Grammy Award nominations and a win for his vocal performance of Hello, Dolly! in 1964. In 2017, he was posthumously inducted into the Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame. (b. 1901)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/06/21 at 4:23 pm

July 6th 1998 – Roy Rogers (born Leonard Franklin Slye), American singer, actor, and television host,  died of congestive heart failure. Following early work under his given name, first as co-founder of the Sons of the Pioneers and then acting, the rebranded Rogers then became one of the most popular Western stars of his era. Known as the "King of the Cowboys", he appeared in over 100 films and numerous radio and television episodes of The Roy Rogers Show. In many of his films and television episodes, he appeared with his wife, Dale Evans; his Golden Palomino, Trigger; and his German Shepherd, Bullet. His show was broadcast on radio for nine years and then on television from 1951 through 1957. His early roles were uncredited parts in films by fellow cowboy singing star Gene Autry and his productions usually featured a sidekick, often Pat Brady, Andy Devine, George "Gabby" Hayes, or Smiley Burnette. In his later years, he lent his name to the franchise chain of Roy Rogers Restaurants. (b. 1911)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/07/21 at 1:42 am

July 7th 1949 – Shelley Duvall, American former actress and television producer. She is known for her portrayals of distinct, eccentric characters. Her accolades include a Cannes Film Festival Award, a Peabody Award and nominations for two BAFTA Awards and two Primetime Emmy Awards. Duvall began her acting career in the 1970s, appearing in various films by director Robert Altman, including Brewster McCloud (1970), McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971), Thieves Like Us (1974) and Nashville (1975), the latter of which brought her recognition. She had her breakthrough with the thriller 3 Women (1977), also directed by Altman, for which she earned critical acclaim, receiving the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress and also earning a nomination for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role. She also had a supporting role in Annie Hall (1977). In the 1980s, Duvall starred in lead roles as Olive Oyl in Altman's Popeye (1980) and Wendy Torrance in Stanley Kubrick's horror film The Shining (1980). She subsequently appeared in Terry Gilliam's fantasy film Time Bandits (1981), the short comedy horror film Frankenweenie (1984), and the comedy Roxanne (1987).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/07/21 at 2:59 am

July 7th 1944 – Tony Jacklin, English golfer and sportscaster. He was the most successful British player of his generation, winning two major championships, the 1969 Open Championship and the 1970 U.S. Open. He was also Ryder Cup captain from 1983 to 1989; Europe winning two and tying another of these four events.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/07/21 at 4:10 am

July 7th 1307 – Edward I, King of England from 1272 to 1307, died after developing dysentery. Before his accession to the throne, he was commonly referred to as The Lord Edward. The first son of Henry III, Edward was involved from an early age in the political intrigues of his father's reign, which included an outright rebellion by the English barons. (b. 1239)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/07/21 at 4:31 am

July 7th 1944 – Glenys Kinnock, Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead, English educator and politician, Minister of State for Europe.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/07/21 at 4:47 am

July 7th 1647 – Thomas Hooker, English minister and colonial leader, died during an "epidemical sickness". He who founded the Colony of Connecticut after dissenting with Puritan leaders in Massachusetts. He was known as an outstanding speaker and an advocate of universal Christian suffrage. Called today "the Father of Connecticut", Rev. Thomas Hooker was a towering figure in the early development of colonial New England. He was one of the great preachers of his time, an erudite writer on Christian subjects, the first minister of Cambridge, Massachusetts, one of the first settlers and founders of both the city of Hartford and the state of Connecticut, and cited by many as the inspiration for the "Fundamental Orders of Connecticut", which some have called the world's first written democratic constitution establishing a representative government. (b. 1586)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/07/21 at 6:05 am

July 7th 1764 – William Pulteney, 1st Earl of Bath, British Whig politician, died from an unrecorded cause. He sat in the House of Commons from 1707 to 1742, when he was created the first Earl of Bath by King George II. Bath is sometimes stated to have been First Lord of the Treasury and British prime minister, for the shortest term ever (two days) in 1746, although most modern sources reckon that he cannot be considered to have held the office. The town of Poultney, Vermont and the Poultney River were named after him. (b. 1683)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/07/21 at 7:34 am

July 7th 1865 – Lewis Powell, American soldier, American Confederate soldier, was hanged with three of his co-conspirators. He attempted to assassinate William Henry Seward as part of the Lincoln assassination plot. Wounded at the Battle of Gettysburg, he later served in Mosby's Rangers before working with the Confederate Secret Service in Maryland. John Wilkes Booth recruited him into a plot to kidnap Lincoln and turn the president over to the Confederacy, but then decided to assassinate Lincoln, Seward, and Vice President Andrew Johnson instead, and assigned Powell the task to kill Seward. (b. 1844)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/07/21 at 8:30 am

July 7th 1862 – Émile Coste, French fencer, died from an undisclosed cause. He competed in the late 19th century and early 20th century. He participated in Fencing at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris and won the gold medal in the foil, defeating fellow French fencer Henri Masson in the final. (d. 1927)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/07/21 at 12:09 pm

July 7th 1930 – Arthur Conan Doyle, British writer and physician, died of a heart attack. He created the character Sherlock Holmes in 1887 for A Study in Scarlet, the first of four novels and fifty-six short stories about Holmes and Dr. Watson. The Sherlock Holmes stories are milestones in the field of crime fiction. Doyle was a prolific writer; other than Holmes stories, his works include fantasy and science fiction stories about Professor Challenger and humorous stories about the Napoleonic soldier Brigadier Gerard, as well as plays, romances, poetry, non-fiction and historical novels. One of Doyle's early short stories, "J. Habakuk Jephson's Statement" (1884), helped to popularise the mystery of the Mary Celeste. (b. 1859)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/07/21 at 1:35 pm

July 7th 1942 – Thomas Xenakis, Greek-American gymnast, died from an undisclosed cause. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens. He was born in Greece and died in Orange, California, United States. He competed in the rope climbing event. He and countryman Nikolaos Andriakopoulos were the only two out of the five entrants to climb all the way to the top of the 14 metre rope. Xenakis' time is unknown, though it was slower than 23.4 seconds, which was Andriakopoulos's winning time. He won his second silver medal as a member of the Greek gymnastics team in the parallel bars event. (b. 1875)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/07/21 at 3:24 pm

July 7th 1958 – Raymond Hackett, American stage and screen actor, died from an undisclosed cause. He had been a child actor on the Broadway stage and was the brother of Albert Hackett. He was born in New York City the son of Maurice Hackett and Florence Hackett (née Hart). His mother was later a silent screen actress. Hackett's first wife was Myra Hampton, the marriage was dissolved. His second wife was the actress Blanche Sweet. As a child he first appeared on stage in New York in 1907 in The Toymaker of Nuremberg; Nov. 25, 1907 Garrick Theatre. In Sept. 1909 he appeared with Margaret Anglin in the play The Awakening of Helena Richie. In early silent films was called Master Raymond Hackett and appeared with his brother Albert in several shorts and one 1921 feature film The Country Flapper co-starring Dorothy Gish and Glenn Hunter. Had a major adult Broadway success in The Cradle Snatchers 1925 with Mary Boland and Humphrey Bogart. Hackett was popular in early sound films but his movie career ceased about 1931. (b. 1902)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/13/21 at 1:56 am

July 13th 1942 – Harrison Ford, American actor, pilot, and environmental activist. He is an Academy Award nominee, a four-time Golden Globe nominee, a three-time Saturn Award winner, and the recipient of the AFI Life Achievement Award and the Cecil B. DeMille Award.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/13/21 at 1:59 am

July 13th 1793 – Jean-Paul Marat, French political theorist, physician and scientist, was assassinated by Charlotte Corday, a Girondin sympathizer, while taking a medicinal bath for his debilitating skin condition. Corday was executed four days later for his assassination, on 17 July 1793. He was a journalist and politician during the French Revolution. He was a vigorous defender of the sans-culottes and seen as a radical voice. He published his views in pamphlets, placards and newspapers. His periodical L'Ami du peuple (Friend of the People) made him an unofficial link with the radical Jacobin group that came to power after June 1793. His journalism was renowned for its fierce tone, advocacy of basic human rights for the poorest members of society, and uncompromising stance toward the new leaders and institutions of the revolution. Responsibility for the September massacres has been attributed to him, given his position of authority at the time and an alleged paper trail of decisions leading up to the massacres. Yet others argue that the collective mentality that made them possible resulted from circumstances and not from the will of any particular individual. (b. 1743)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/13/21 at 4:48 am

July 13th 1946 – Cheech Marin, American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, activist, and art collector who gained recognition as part of the comedy act Cheech & Chong during the 1970s and early 1980s with Tommy Chong and as Don Johnson's partner, Insp. Joe Dominguez, on Nash Bridges. He has also voiced characters in several Disney films, including Oliver & Company, The Lion King, the Cars series, Coco and Beverly Hills Chihuahua. Marín's trademark is his characters' strong Chicano accents, although Marin himself is not fluent in Spanish.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/13/21 at 5:07 am

July 13th 1921 – Emily Davies, English feminist and suffragist, and a pioneering campaigner for women's rights to university access, died from an undisclosed cause. She is remembered above all as a co-founder and an early Mistress of Girton College, Cambridge University, the first university college in England to educate women. (b. 1830)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/13/21 at 7:51 am

July 13th 1956 – Michael Spinks, American professional boxer who competed from 1977 to 1988. He held world championships in two weight classes, including the undisputed light heavyweight title from 1983 to 1985, and the lineal heavyweight title from 1985 to 1988. As an amateur he won a gold medal in the middleweight division at the 1976 Summer Olympics. Nicknamed "Jinx", which spawned the nickname of his straight right hand, "The Spinks Jinx", Spinks is the brother of former world heavyweight champion Leon Spinks, and uncle of Cory Spinks, a former welterweight and light middleweight champion.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/13/21 at 8:50 am

July 13th 1921 – Gabriel Lippmann, Luxembourger physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate, died from an undisclosed cause. In 1908, he was awarded the Nobel laureate in physics for his method of reproducing colours photographically based on the phenomenon of interference. (b. 1845)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/13/21 at 9:24 am

July 13th 1957 – Cameron Crowe, American director, producer, screenwriter, journalist, author, and actor. Before moving into the film industry, Crowe was a contributing editor at Rolling Stone magazine, for which he still frequently writes. Crowe's debut screenwriting effort, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, grew out of a book he wrote while posing for one year undercover as a student at Clairemont High School in San Diego, California. Later, he wrote and directed another high school saga, Say Anything..., followed by Singles, a story of twentysomethings that was woven together by a soundtrack centering on Seattle's burgeoning grunge music scene. In 1996, Crowe landed his biggest hit with Jerry Maguire. After this, he was given a green light to go ahead with a pet project, the autobiographical effort Almost Famous. Centering on a teenage music journalist on tour with an up-and-coming band, it gave insight to his life as a 15-year-old writer for Rolling Stone. For his screenplay, he won an Academy Award. In late 1999, Crowe's second book was published, a question and answer session with the film director Billy Wilder entitled Conversations with Wilder. He is married Nancy Wilson of the rock band Heart

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/13/21 at 9:26 am

July 13th 1937 – Henry Edward Armstrong, British chemist, died from an undisclosed cause. Although Armstrong was active in many areas of scientific research, such as the chemistry of naphthalene derivatives, he is remembered today largely for his ideas and work on the teaching of science. Armstrong's acid is named for him. (b. 1848)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/13/21 at 11:25 am

July 13th 1960 – Ian Hislop, British journalist, satirist, writer, broadcaster, and editor of the magazine Private Eye. He has appeared on many radio and television programmes, and has been a team captain on the BBC quiz show Have I Got News for You since the programme's inception in 1990.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/13/21 at 11:29 am

July 13th 1793 – Journalist and French revolutionary Jean-Paul Marat is assassinated in his bathtub by Charlotte Corday, a member of the opposing political faction.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/13/21 at 3:50 pm

July 13th 2006 – Red Buttons (born Aaron Chwatt), American actor and comedian, died of complications from cardiovascular disease. He won an Oscar and a Golden Globe for his supporting role in the 1957 film Sayonara. He was nominated for awards for his acting work in films such as They Shoot Horses, Don't They?, Harlow, and Pete's Dragon. Buttons played a lead role, that of Private John Steele, in the 1962 international ensemble cast film, The Longest Day. (b. 1919)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/15/21 at 12:59 am

July 15th 1946 – Linda Ronstadt, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress. She performed and recorded in diverse genres including rock, country, light opera, and Latin. She has earned 10 Grammy Awards, three American Music Awards, two Academy of Country Music awards, an Emmy Award, and an ALMA Award. Many of her albums have been certified gold, platinum or multiplatinum in the United States and internationally. She has also earned nominations for a Tony Award and a Golden Globe award. She was awarded the Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award by the Latin Recording Academy in 2011 and also awarded the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award by the Recording Academy in 2016. She was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in April 2014. On July 28, 2014, she was awarded the National Medal of Arts and Humanities. In 2019, she received a star jointly with Dolly Parton and Emmylou Harris on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for their work as the group Trio. Ronstadt was among five honorees who received the 2019 Kennedy Center Honors for lifetime artistic achievements.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/15/21 at 1:01 am

July 15th 1542 – Lisa del Giocondo, Italian noblewoman, died from unknown causes. She was a member of the Gherardini family of Florence and Tuscany. Her name was given to the Mona Lisa, her portrait commissioned by her husband and painted by Leonardo da Vinci during the Italian Renaissance. (b. 1479)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/15/21 at 3:57 am

July 15th 1949 – Trevor Horn, English singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer. He is best known for his production work in the 1980s, and for being one half of the new wave band the Buggles (with Geoff Downes). Horn took up the bass guitar at an early age and taught himself the instrument and to sight-read music. In the 1970s, he worked as a session musician, built his own studio, and wrote and produced singles for various artists. Horn and Downes gained international fame in 1979 with the Buggles' hit single "Video Killed the Radio Star". This was followed by their one-year tenure with the progressive rock band Yes, with Horn becoming their lead singer. In 1981, Horn became a full-time producer, working on commercially successful songs and albums for numerous artists, among them Dollar, ABC, Malcolm McLaren, Yes, and Frankie Goes to Hollywood.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/15/21 at 7:16 am

July 15th 1961 – Forest Whitaker, American actor. He is the recipient of an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a British Academy Film Award, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. After making his film debut in Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982), Whitaker went on to earn a reputation for intensive character study work for films such as Bird, Good Morning, Vietnam, The Crying Game, Platoon, Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai, The Great Debaters, The Butler, and Arrival. He has also appeared in blockbusters such as Panic Room, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story as Saw Gerrera and Black Panther as Zuri. For his portrayal of Ugandan dictator Idi Amin in the British historical drama film The Last King of Scotland (2006), Whitaker won the Academy Award for Best Actor. Whittaker made his directorial debut with the television film Strapped (1993), and directed the films; Waiting to Exhale (1995), Hope Floats (1998), and First Daughter (2004).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/15/21 at 8:24 am

July 15th 1381 – John Ball, a leader in the Peasants' Revolt, is hanged, drawn and quartered in the presence of King Richard II of England.

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Written By: AmericanGirl on 07/15/21 at 10:07 am

Happy 75th birthday to Linda Ronstadt!

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/15/21 at 10:11 am


July 15th 1946 – Linda Ronstadt, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress. She performed and recorded in diverse genres including rock, country, light opera, and Latin. She has earned 10 Grammy Awards, three American Music Awards, two Academy of Country Music awards, an Emmy Award, and an ALMA Award. Many of her albums have been certified gold, platinum or multiplatinum in the United States and internationally. She has also earned nominations for a Tony Award and a Golden Globe award. She was awarded the Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award by the Latin Recording Academy in 2011 and also awarded the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award by the Recording Academy in 2016. She was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in April 2014. On July 28, 2014, she was awarded the National Medal of Arts and Humanities. In 2019, she received a star jointly with Dolly Parton and Emmylou Harris on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for their work as the group Trio. Ronstadt was among five honorees who received the 2019 Kennedy Center Honors for lifetime artistic achievements.


Happy 75th birthday to Linda Ronstadt!
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/15/21 at 11:10 am

July 15th 1883 – General Tom Thumb (born Charles Sherwood Stratton), American circus performer, died unexpectedly of a stroke. He was a little person who achieved great fame as a performer under circus pioneer P.T. Barnum. (b. 1838)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/15/21 at 12:54 pm

July 15th 2000 – Paul Young, English singer-songwriter, died from a sudden heart attack. He was a member of The Toggery Five in the 1960s. The Manchester-based band signed a recording contract, played in Germany, and released the single "I'm Gonna Jump". After The Toggery Five disbanded, Young became the lead singer of the band Gyro in the mid-1970s. Young and Gyro bandmate Ian Wilson, together with members of Mandalaband, formed the band Sad Café in 1976. Sad Café signed with RCA. The band's single, "Every Day Hurts" (1979), was a no. 3 hit on the British charts. The band also hit the UK Top 40 with "Strange Little Girl", "My Oh My" and "I'm in Love Again", and had two US Billboard Hot 100 hits with "Run Home Girl" and "La-Di-Da". Young enjoyed further chart success sharing lead vocal duties with Paul Carrack in Mike + The Mechanics, the pop-rock band formed in 1985 by Genesis guitarist Mike Rutherford. He was brought into Mike + the Mechanics on the recommendation of producer/songwriter Christopher Neil and Neil's manager. Mike + the Mechanics scored three Top 40 hits, including two US Top 10s, "Silent Running (On Dangerous Ground)" and "All I Need is a Miracle". The single "The Living Years" (US#1, UK#2) became the band's biggest hit, and featured on the band's second album Living Years. During Young's career, he provided lead vocals on several chart hits, including Sad Café's "Every Day Hurts" and "My Oh My", and Mike + The Mechanics' "All I Need Is a Miracle", "Word of Mouth", "Taken In" and "Nobody's Perfect". (b. 1947)

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Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/15/21 at 3:14 pm

July 15th 2017 – Martin Landau, American actor, acting coach, producer, and editorial cartoonist, died from a hypovolemic shock brought on by internal bleeding and heart disease. His career began in the 1950s, with early film appearances including a supporting role in Alfred Hitchcock's North by Northwest (1959) opposite Cary Grant. He played regular roles in the television series Mission: Impossible (1966–1969) and Space: 1999 (1975–1977). Landau received the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture, as well as his first nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, for his role in Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988); he received his second Oscar nomination for his performance in Woody Allen's Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989). His performance in the supporting role of Bela Lugosi in Ed Wood (1994) earned him an Academy Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award and a Golden Globe Award. He continued to perform in film and television, and headed the Hollywood branch of the Actors Studio until his death in July 2017. (b. 1928)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 07/16/21 at 8:56 pm

Today marks 22 years since the death of JFK Jr., his wife Carolyn, and sister-in-law Lauren Bessette. They all perished when the Piper Saratoga PA-32R aircraft he was piloting crashed into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Martha's Vineyard. :\'(

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 07/18/21 at 3:14 pm

On this day in 1989, baseball pitcher Donnie Moore took his own life at age 35. :\'( This came less than a year after he retired after a 14-year career in MLB.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 07/18/21 at 3:18 pm

Actor Alex Rocco passed away on this day in 2015 at age 79. (He was born on Leap Day 1936, so he had only 19 birthdays, and therefore missed his 20th one (on which he would have turned 80) by seven months.)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 07/24/21 at 4:04 pm

Regis Philbin passed away on this date last year.

(He would have turned 90 next month if he were still with us.)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 07/24/21 at 4:05 pm

Martin Van Buren, the 8th President of the United States, passed away on this date in 1862, missing his 80th birthday by five months.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversaries

Written By: LyricBoy on 07/24/21 at 5:41 pm


Actor Alex Rocco passed away on this day in 2015 at age 79. (He was born on Leap Day 1936, so he had only 19 birthdays, and therefore missed his 20th one (on which he would have turned 80) by seven months.)


Born Alessandro Federico Petricone Jr., he grew up in Boston and before he had an acting career, he worked with the notorious Winter Hill Gang in Boston.  :-X

Some dude imprudently made an unwanted advance towards his then-girlfriend, and this ignited the brutal Boston Irish Gang War of the 60s.  Alex (his nickname was “Bobo” at the time) was arrested in Charlestown in November 1961 along with Winter Hill boss Buddy McLean for questioning following the death of Bernie McLaughlin of the Charlestown Mob, the first murder of the war. He wasn’t charged, and he decided to get the heck out of town and head for California.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 07/24/21 at 9:03 pm


Born Alessandro Federico Petricone Jr., he grew up in Boston and before he had an acting career, he worked with the notorious Winter Hill Gang in Boston.  :-X

Some dude imprudently made an unwanted advance towards his then-girlfriend, and this ignited the brutal Boston Irish Gang War of the 60s.  Alex (his nickname was “Bobo” at the time) was arrested in Charlestown in November 1961 along with Winter Hill boss Buddy McLean for questioning following the death of Bernie McLaughlin of the Charlestown Mob, the first murder of the war. He wasn’t charged, and he decided to get the heck out of town and head for California.

I seen two movies in which he acted: Herbie Goes Bananas, in which he played a villain; and That Thing You Do, in which he played a single-scene character.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthda

Written By: LyricBoy on 07/25/21 at 5:38 pm

Missed this one yesterday. On January 24, 1899 legendary character actor Chief Dan George was born. (d. 1981)

Some of his more notable film roles were in Little Big Man and The Outlaw Josey Wales.

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Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthda

Written By: nally on 07/26/21 at 8:08 pm


Missed this one yesterday. On January 24, 1899 legendary character actor Chief Dan George was born. (d. 1981)

Some of his more notable film roles were in Little Big Man and The Outlaw Josey Wales.


Wiki has him being born on July 24th (not January), so he should have been posted in the Dead People Birthdays For Today thread.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 07/26/21 at 8:09 pm

Actress Olivia de Havilland passed away on this date last year at the age of 104 years and 25 days.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 07/31/21 at 7:06 pm

Canadian wrestler and actor Roddy Piper passed away six years ago today, on July 31st 2015, at the age of 61.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 07/31/21 at 7:07 pm

Gore Vidal (American novelist, screenwriter, critic) passed away nine years ago today, on July 31st 2012, at 86 years of age. (He would have turned 87 that October.)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/01/21 at 7:30 am

August 1st 1965 – Sir Samuel Mendes, English film and stage director, producer, and screenwriter. In theatre, he is known for his dark re-inventions of the stage musicals Cabaret (1993), Oliver! (1994), Company (1995), and Gypsy (2003). He directed an original West End stage musical for the first time with Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2013). For directing the play The Ferryman, Mendes was awarded the Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play in 2019. In film, he made his directorial debut with the drama American Beauty (1999), which earned him the Academy Award and Golden Globe Award for Best Director. He has since directed the crime film Road to Perdition (2002), the drama Revolutionary Road (2008), and the James Bond films Skyfall (2012) and Spectre (2015). For the war film 1917 (2019), he received the BAFTA Award for Best Direction and a second Golden Globe Award for Best Director, as well as his second Academy Award nomination for Best Director; additionally, he was nominated for Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay. In 2000, Mendes was appointed a CBE for his services to drama, and he was knighted in the 2020 New Years Honours List.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/01/21 at 10:15 am

August 1st 1903 – Calamity Jane (Martha Jane Cannary), American frontierswoman, sharpshooter, and raconteur, died from inflammation of the bowels and pneumonia. In addition to many exploits she was known for being an acquaintance of Wild Bill Hickok. Late in her life, she appeared in Buffalo Bill's Wild West show and at the 1901 Pan-American Exposition. She is said to have exhibited compassion to others, especially to the sick and needy. This facet of her character contrasted with her daredevil ways and helped to make her a noted frontier figure. She was also known for her habit of wearing men's attire. (b. 1853)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/01/21 at 12:37 pm

August 1st 1998 – Eva Bartok (born Éva Márta Szőke Ivanovics), Hungarian-English actress, died from pneumonia and cerebrovascular conditions. She began acting in films in 1950 and her last credited appearance was in 1966. She is best known for appearances in Blood and Black Lace, The Crimson Pirate, Operation Amsterdam, and Ten Thousand Bedrooms. (b. 1927)

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/01/21 at 1:11 pm

August 1st 2009 – Corazon Aquino (born Maria Corazon Sumulong Cojuangco), Filipino politician, died from a cardiorespiratory arrest. She served as the 11th President of the Philippines, becoming the first woman to hold that office. Corazon Aquino was the most prominent figure of the 1986 People Power Revolution, which ended the 20-year rule of President Ferdinand Marcos. She was named Time magazine's Woman of the Year in 1986. Prior to this, she had not held any elective office. A self-proclaimed "plain housewife", she was married to Senator Benigno Aquino Jr., the staunchest critic of President Marcos. She emerged as the leader of the opposition after her husband was assassinated on 21 August 1983 upon returning to the Philippines from exile in the United States. (b. 1933)

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: LyricBoy on 08/01/21 at 1:25 pm


August 1st 2009 – Corazon Aquino (born Maria Corazon Sumulong Cojuangco), Filipino politician, died from a cardiorespiratory arrest. She served as the 11th President of the Philippines, becoming the first woman to hold that office. Corazon Aquino was the most prominent figure of the 1986 People Power Revolution, which ended the 20-year rule of President Ferdinand Marcos. She was named Time magazine's Woman of the Year in 1986. Prior to this, she had not held any elective office. A self-proclaimed "plain housewife", she was married to Senator Benigno Aquino Jr., the staunchest critic of President Marcos. She emerged as the leader of the opposition after her husband was assassinated on 21 August 1983 upon returning to the Philippines from exile in the United States. (b. 1933)


Her uncle-in-law, Hermino Aquino, passed away just this week at the age of 72. Hermino was the brother of Benigno Jr’s father.

Subject: Re: Nobel Prize Winner Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/01/21 at 3:04 pm

August 1st 1996 – Tadeusz Reichstein, Polish-Swiss chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate, died from an undisclosed cause. He studied under Hermann Staudinger during the latter's brief stint at the Technical University of Karlsruhe. It was here that he met Leopold Ruzicka, also a doctoral student. In 1933, working in Zürich Switzerland at the ETHZ chemical laboratories of Ruzicka, Reichstein succeeded, independently of Sir Norman Haworth and his collaborators in the United Kingdom, in synthesizing vitamin C (ascorbic acid) in what is now called the Reichstein process. In 1937, he was appointed Associate Professor at ETHZ. In 1937, Reichstein moved to the University of Basle where he became Professor of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, and then, from 1946 until his retirement in 1967, of Organic Chemistry. Together with Edward Calvin Kendall and Philip Showalter Hench, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1950 for their work on hormones of the adrenal cortex which culminated in the isolation of cortisone. In 1951, he and Kendall were jointly awarded the Cameron Prize for Therapeutics of the University of Edinburgh. In later years, Reichstein became interested in the phytochemistry and cytology of ferns, publishing at least 80 papers on these subjects in the last three decades of his life. He had a particular interest in the use of chromosome number and behavior in the interpretation of histories of hybridization and polyploidy, but also continued his earlier interest in the chemical constituents of the plants. (b. 1897)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/02/21 at 1:28 am

August 2nd 1950 – Ted Turner, English guitarist and vocalist. Best known for his work with the 1970s rock band Wishbone Ash, in which he was famed for his twin lead guitar instrumental arrangements with Andy Powell. Turner also contributed lap steel guitar to a variety of Wishbone Ash recordings.

Subject: Re: Inventor Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/02/21 at 2:48 am

August 2nd 1799 – Jacques-Étienne Montgolfier, French inventor, co-invented the hot air balloon, the cause of his death was not recorded at the time. With his brother Joseph-Michel Montgolfier (1740 –1810) were paper manufacturers from Annonay, in Ardèche, France best known as inventors of the Montgolfière-style hot air balloon, globe aérostatique. (b. 1745)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/02/21 at 6:24 am

August 2nd 1948 – Andy Fairweather Low, Welsh guitarist, songwriter, producer and vocalist. He was a founder member and lead singer of 1960s Welsh pop band Amen Corner, and in recent years has toured extensively with Roger Waters, Eric Clapton and Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings.

Subject: Re: Wild West Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/02/21 at 9:33 am

August 2nd 1876 – Wild Bill Hickok (James Butler Hickock), American folk hero of the American Old West, was shot and killed while playing poker in a saloon in Deadwood, Dakota Territory (present-day South Dakota) by Jack McCall, an unsuccessful gambler. The hand of cards which he supposedly held at the time of his death has become known as the dead man's hand: two pairs; black aces and eights. Known for his life on the frontier as a soldier, scout, lawman, gambler, showman, and actor, and for his involvement in many famous gunfights. He earned a great deal of notoriety in his own time, much of it bolstered by the many outlandish and often fabricated tales he told about himself. Some contemporaneous reports of his exploits are known to be fictitious, but they remain the basis of much of his fame and reputation. Hickok was born and raised on a farm in northern Illinois at a time when lawlessness and vigilante activity was rampant because of the influence of the "Banditti of the Prairie". Drawn to this ruffian lifestyle, he headed west at age 18 as a fugitive from justice, working as a stagecoach driver and later as a lawman in the frontier territories of Kansas and Nebraska. He fought and spied for the Union Army during the American Civil War and gained publicity after the war as a scout, marksman, actor, and professional gambler. He was involved in several notable shootouts during the course of his life. (b. 1837)

Subject: Re: Presidential Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/02/21 at 3:41 pm

August 2nd 1923 – Warren G. Harding, American journalist and politician, died of a heart attack. He was the 29th president of the United States, serving from 1921 until his death in 1923. A member of the Republican Party, he was one of the most popular U.S. presidents to that point. After his death, a number of scandals, including Teapot Dome, came to light, as did his extramarital affair with Nan Britton; those eroded his popular regard. (b. 1865)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/03/21 at 3:20 am

August 3rd 1950 – John Landis, American film director, screenwriter, producer, and actor. He is best known for the comedy films that he has directed, such as The Kentucky Fried Movie (1977), National Lampoon's Animal House (1978), The Blues Brothers (1980), An American Werewolf in London (1981), Trading Places (1983), Three Amigos (1986), Coming to America (1988) and Beverly Hills Cop III (1994), and for directing Michael Jackson's music videos for "Thriller" (1983) and "Black or White" (1991).

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/03/21 at 3:29 am

August 3th 1721 – Grinling Gibbons, Anglo-Dutch sculptor and wood carver, died of unknown causes. Known for his work in England, including Windsor Castle and Hampton Court Palace, St. Paul's Cathedral and other London churches, Petworth House and other country houses, Trinity College, Oxford, and Trinity College, Cambridge. (b. 1648)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: danootaandme on 08/03/21 at 5:01 am

August 3, 1920

P. D. James

Phyllis Dorothy James, Baroness James of Holland Park, OBE, FRSA, FRSL (3 August 1920 – 27 November 2014), known professionally as P. D. James, was an English novelist and politician. Her rise to fame came with her series of detective novels featuring Adam Dalgliesh, the police commander and poet.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 08/05/21 at 11:44 pm

American author Toni Morrison passed away at the age of 88 on this day two years ago, in 2019. (She would have turned 90 earlier this year, in February.)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 08/05/21 at 11:48 pm

American sportscaster Chick Hearn, best known as the play-by-play announcer of L.A. Lakers basketball games, died on this day in 2002 at age 85. (He suffered a serious fall at his home in Los Angeles. Moreover, this was eight days shy of his 64th wedding anniversary. His wife eventually died in early 2016 at age 98.)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 08/06/21 at 11:53 pm

Four years ago today, on August 6th 2017, baseball catcher Darren Daulton passed away at the age of 55. (He spent the bulk of his career with the Philadelphia Phillies, although midway through 1997 he was traded to the Miami Marlins and contributed to their World Series championship, after which he retired from playing.)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 08/06/21 at 11:55 pm

Today marks 17 years since the death of American funk singer Rick James at the age of 56. (He would have turned 73 half a year ago.)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 08/07/21 at 11:10 am

Don Baylor, American baseball player/manager/coach, passed away four years ago today at the age of 68.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: c_keenan2001@hotmail.com on 08/09/21 at 5:15 pm

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Happy birthday to Emmy award-winning actor, producer, director, writer, and showrunner Daniel Joseph Levy who turns 38 today.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 08/09/21 at 11:26 pm

Six years ago today, on August 9th 2015, football player-turned-broadcaster Frank Gifford passed away a week shy of his 85th birthday.

(He would've turned 91 a week from today.)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 08/09/21 at 11:28 pm

On this day in 1995, American rocker Jerry Garcia passed away a week and a day after turning 53. He was best known as the frontman of rock band The Grateful Dead.

He was the son of an interracial couple; his dad was of Spanish descent and his mom was of Irish/Swedish descent.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversaries

Written By: LyricBoy on 08/11/21 at 5:04 am


On this day in 1995, American rocker Jerry Garcia passed away a week and a day after turning 53. He was best known as the frontman of rock band The Grateful Dead.

He was the son of an interracial couple; his dad was of Spanish descent and his mom was of Irish/Swedish descent.


Was Jerry’s father an ethnic Moor?  ??? Otherwise, Spaniards are racially white Europeans, with bloodlines from Greece, Rome/Italy, Germanic, and yes, Scandinavia.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: c_keenan2001@hotmail.com on 08/11/21 at 7:08 pm

I forgot to mention that Whitney Houston would have turned 68 on Monday but she died on February 12, 2012, after she was found motionless in a hotel room bathtub just a day before the Grammy Awards.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 08/16/21 at 8:31 pm

Two notable singers passed away on this date in different years: Elvis Presley in 1977 (age 42), and Aretha Franklin in 2018 (age 76).

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 08/18/21 at 11:16 pm

American announcer Don Pardo passed away seven years ago today, back in 2014, at age 96.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversaries

Written By: c_keenan2001@hotmail.com on 08/20/21 at 11:37 pm


American announcer Don Pardo passed away seven years ago today, back in 2014, at age 96.


Don was best known for the opening of Saturday Night Live from 1975 until his retirement in 2004.  Former alum Darrell Hammond took over as the announcer for Saturday Night Live having taken over for Pardo several times when he was out with laryngitis.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 08/20/21 at 11:40 pm


Don was best known for the opening of Saturday Night Live from 1975 until his retirement in 2004.

That I knew. O0

He was also the announcer of the original "Jeopardy" with Art Fleming as the emcee (1960s/1970s).



Former alum Darrell Hammond took over as the announcer for Saturday Night Live having taken over for Pardo several times when he was out with laryngitis.

Thanks for the info; I was not aware of this until now. You learn something new every day! O0

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversaries

Written By: c_keenan2001@hotmail.com on 08/20/21 at 11:56 pm


That I knew. O0

He was also the announcer of the original "Jeopardy" with Art Fleming as the emcee (1960s/1970s).

Thanks for the info; I was not aware of this until now. You learn something new every day! O0


Yeah, Darrell held the record for the longest run on Saturday Night Live from 1995-2009.  He was surpassed by Kenan Thompson in 2017.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/24/21 at 7:20 am

August 24th 1957 – Stephen Fry, English comedian, actor, writer, presenter, and activist. After a troubled childhood and adolescence, during which he was expelled from two schools and spent three months in prison for credit card fraud, Fry secured a place at Queens' College, Cambridge, where he studied English literature. While at university, he became involved with the Cambridge Footlights, where he met his long-time collaborator Hugh Laurie. As half of the comic double act Fry and Laurie, he co-wrote and co-starred in A Bit of Fry & Laurie and also took the role of Jeeves (with Laurie playing Wooster) in Jeeves and Wooster. Fry's acting roles include a Golden Globe Award–nominated lead performance in the film Wilde, Melchett in the BBC television series Blackadder, the title character in the television series Kingdom, a recurring guest role as Dr Gordon Wyatt on the crime series Bones, and as Gordon Deitrich in the dystopian thriller V for Vendetta. He has also written and presented several documentary series, including the Emmy Award–winning Stephen Fry: The Secret Life of the Manic Depressive, which saw him explore his bipolar disorder, and the travel series Stephen Fry in America. He was also the long-time host of the BBC television quiz show QI, with his tenure lasting from 2003 to 2016. Besides working in television, Fry has contributed columns and articles for newspapers and magazines and written four novels and three volumes of autobiography, Moab Is My Washpot, The Fry Chronicles and More Fool Me. He also appears frequently on BBC Radio 4, starring in the comedy series Absolute Power, being a frequent guest on panel games such as Just a Minute, and acting as chairman for I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue, where he was one of a trio of hosts who succeeded the late Humphrey Lyttelton. Fry is also known for his voice-overs, reading all seven of the Harry Potter novels for the UK audiobook recordings, narrating the LittleBigPlanet and Birds of Steel series of video games, as well as an animated series of explanations of the laws of cricket, and a series of animations about Humanism for the British Humanist Association. August 24th 1958 – Steve Guttenberg, American actor, author, businessman, producer, and director. He is known for his lead roles in Hollywood films of the 1980s and 1990s, including Cocoon, Police Academy, Three Men and a Baby, Diner, The Bedroom Window, Three Men and a Little Lady, The Big Green, and Short Circuit.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/24/21 at 7:25 am

August 24th 2014– Richard Attenborough, English actor, filmmaker, and entrepreneur, died after never fully recovered from the stroke that left him in a coma for several days. He was the president of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) and the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), as well as the life president of Chelsea FC. He joined the Royal Air Force during the Second World War and served in the film unit, going on several bombing raids over Europe and filming the action from the rear gunner's position. He was the older brother of broadcaster Sir David Attenborough and motor executive John Attenborough. He was married to actress Sheila Sim from 1945 until his death. In the 1967 Birthday Honours, he was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE). He was made a Knight Bachelor in the 1976 New Year Honours, having the honour conferred on 10 February 1976 and on 30 July 1993 he was created a life peer as Baron Attenborough, of Richmond upon Thames in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. (b. 1923)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/24/21 at 5:30 pm

August 24th 1948 – Jean Michel Jarre, French composer, performer and record producer. He is a pioneer in the electronic, ambient and new-age genres, and is known for organising outdoor spectacles featuring his music, accompanied by vast laser displays, large projections and fireworks. His first mainstream success was the 1976 album Oxygène. Recorded in a makeshift studio at his home, the album sold an estimated 12 million copies. Oxygène was followed in 1978 by Équinoxe, and in 1979, Jarre performed to a record-breaking audience of more than a million people at the Place de la Concorde, a record he has since broken three times. More albums were to follow, but his 1979 concert served as a blueprint for his future performances around the world. Several of his albums have been released to coincide with large-scale outdoor events. He is the son of composer Maurice Jarre.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/25/21 at 3:12 am

August 25th 1954 – Elvis Costello (born Declan Patrick McManus), English singer-songwriter. He has Irish heritage. He has won multiple awards in his career, including Grammy Awards in 1999 and 2020, and has twice been nominated for the Brit Award for Best British Male Artist. In 2003, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In 2004, Rolling Stone ranked Costello number 80 on its list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.

Subject: Re: Engineering Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/25/21 at 4:52 am

August 25th 1819 – James Watt, Scottish inventor, mechanical engineer, and chemist, his cause of death was not recorded at the time. He improved on Thomas Newcomen's 1712 Newcomen steam engine with his Watt steam engine in 1781, which was fundamental to the changes brought by the Industrial Revolution in both his native Great Britain and the rest of the world. (b. 1736)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/25/21 at 9:32 am

August 25th 1949 – Gene Simmons (born Chaim Witz), American musician, singer, and songwriter. Also known by his stage persona The Demon, he is the bassist and co-lead singer of Kiss, the rock band he co-founded with Paul Stanley, Ace Frehley, and Peter Criss in the early 1970s.

Subject: Re: Peace Activist Death

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/25/21 at 3:39 pm

August 25th 1985 – Samantha Smith, American schoolgirl, peace activist and child actress, was killed at the age of thirteen in a plane crash. She became famous during the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union. In 1982, Smith wrote a letter to the newly appointed CPSU General Secretary Yuri Andropov, and received a personal reply with a personal invitation to visit the Soviet Union, which she accepted. Smith attracted extensive media attention in both countries as a "Goodwill Ambassador", becoming known as "America's Youngest Ambassador" and subsequently participating in peacemaking activities in Japan. She wrote a book about her visit to the Soviet Union, Journey to the Soviet Union, and later became a child actress, hosting a child-orientated special on the 1984 United States presidential election for The Disney Channel and playing a supporting role in the television series Lime Street. (d. 1985)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/26/21 at 1:04 pm

August 26th 1949 – Bob Cowsill, Amercian musician and salesman. He was guitarist in the Cowsills with his siblings. Now, he has had a successful career outside of music in the software industry. He currently trains hospital emergency departments to use a software package called "Emergency Department Information Tracking System", or EDITS. The software is designed to manage data capture and billing issues associated with emergency room accountancy.

Subject: Re: Classical Music Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/26/21 at 2:54 pm

August 26th 1958 – Ralph Vaughan Williams, English composer, died suddenly from an undisclosed cause. His works include operas, ballets, chamber music, secular and religious vocal pieces and orchestral compositions including nine symphonies, written over nearly fifty years. Strongly influenced by Tudor music and English folk-song, his output marked a decisive break in British music from its German-dominated style of the 19th century. Vaughan Williams is among the best-known British symphonists, noted for his very wide range of moods, from stormy and impassioned to tranquil, from mysterious to exuberant. Among the most familiar of his other concert works are Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis (1910) and The Lark Ascending (1914). His vocal works include hymns, folk-song arrangements and large-scale choral pieces. He wrote eight works for stage performance between 1919 and 1951. Although none of his operas became popular repertoire pieces, his ballet Job: A Masque for Dancing (1930) was successful and has been frequently staged. (b. 1872)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 08/28/21 at 10:28 am

Actor Chadwick Boseman died on this date last year at the age of 43; he apparently had colon cancer. :\'(

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 08/31/21 at 10:34 pm

Today marks 24 years since the vehicular crash that killed Princess Diana of Wales. :\'( (She would have turned 60 about a couple months ago.)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 08/31/21 at 10:47 pm

Hall-of-Fame baseball pitcher Tom Seaver passed away at the age of 75 on this date last year.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/02/21 at 3:22 am

September 2nd 1943 – Rosalind Ashford (Rosalind "Roz" Ashford-Holmes), American singer. Known for her work as an original member of the Motown singing group Martha and the Vandellas.

Subject: Re: Nobel Prize Winner Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/02/21 at 4:31 am

September 2nd 1992 – Barbara McClintock, American geneticist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate, died of natural causes. A cytogeneticist who was awarded the 1983 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. McClintock received her PhD in botany from Cornell University in 1927. There she started her career as the leader in the development of maize cytogenetics, the focus of her research for the rest of her life. From the late 1920s, McClintock studied chromosomes and how they change during reproduction in maize. She developed the technique for visualizing maize chromosomes and used microscopic analysis to demonstrate many fundamental genetic ideas. One of those ideas was the notion of genetic recombination by crossing-over during meiosis—a mechanism by which chromosomes exchange information. She produced the first genetic map for maize, linking regions of the chromosome to physical traits. (b. 1902)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: LyricBoy on 09/02/21 at 5:00 am


September 2nd 1943 – Rosalind Ashford (Rosalind "Roz" Ashford-Holmes), American singer. Known for her work as an original member of the Motown singing group Martha and the Vandellas.


In 2021, she is no longer a member of Martha and the Vandellas. Instead, she belongs to a group called The Original Vandellas, which excludes Martha.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/02/21 at 5:02 am


In 2021, she is no longer a member of Martha and the Vandellas. Instead, she belongs to a group called The Original Vandellas, which excludes Martha.
Known for her work as an original member of the Motown singing group Martha and the Vandellas...

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: LyricBoy on 09/02/21 at 5:04 am


Known for her work as an original member of the Motown singing group Martha and the Vandellas...


Indeed. Somewhere along the line Martha and the (original) Vandellas split up. The current MATV consists only so members of the Reeves family. The Original Vandellas consists mainly of, well, original Vandellas.

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/02/21 at 10:08 am

September 2nd 1952 – Jimmy Connors, American tennis player, coach, and sportscaster. He held the top Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) ranking for a then-record 160 consecutive weeks from 1974 to 1977 and a career total of 268 weeks. By virtue of his long and prolific career, Connors still holds three prominent Open Era men's singles records: 109 titles, 1,557 matches played, and 1,274 match wins. His titles include eight major singles titles (joint Open Era record five US Open titles, two Wimbledon titles, one Australian Open title), three year-end championships, and 17 Grand Prix Super Series titles. In 1974, he became the second man in the Open Era to win three major titles in a calendar year, and was not permitted to participate in the fourth, the French Open. In 1982, he won both Wimbledon and the US Open and is considered to be the unofficial No. 1 player for that year, in addition to 1974 and 1976. He retired in 1996 at the age of 43.

Subject: Re: Engineering Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/02/21 at 12:32 pm

September 2nd 1834 – Thomas Telford, Scottish civil engineer, died from an unrecorded illness. After establishing himself as an engineer of road and canal projects in Shropshire, he designed numerous infrastructure projects in his native Scotland, as well as harbours and tunnels. Such was his reputation as a prolific designer of highways and related bridges, he was dubbed The Colossus of Roads (a pun on the Colossus of Rhodes), and, reflecting his command of all types of civil engineering in the early 19th century, he was elected as the first President of the Institution of Civil Engineers, a post he held for 14 years until his death. The town of Telford in Shropshire was named after him. (b. 1757)

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/02/21 at 4:57 pm

September 2nd 1973 – J.R.R. Tolkien (John Ronald Reuel Tolkien), English writer, poet, philologist, and academic, died from a bleeding ulcer and chest infection. Best known as the author of the high fantasy works The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. (b. 1892)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 09/05/21 at 9:37 am

Today marks 24 years since the death of Mother Teresa (age 87; born 1910).

Subject: Re: Nobel Prize Winner Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/06/21 at 1:06 am

September 6th 1907 – Sully Prudhomme, French poet and critic, Nobel Prize laureate, died after suffering attacks of paralysis. He was the first winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1901. Born in Paris, He originally studied to be an engineer, but turned to philosophy and later to poetry; he declared it as his intention to create scientific poetry for modern times. In character sincere and melancholic, he was linked to the Parnassus school, although, at the same time, his work displays characteristics of its own. (b. 1839)

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/06/21 at 4:51 am

September 6th 1962 – Seiichiro Kashio, Japanese tennis player, died from an undisclosed cause. At the 1920 Summer Olympics held in Antwerp, Belgium, Kashio was defeated in the third round of the singles competition. However, paired with Ichiya Kumagae, he won the silver medal in the men's doubles event. In the doubles final, Kashio and Kumagae lost to Oswald Turnbull and Max Woosnam of Great Britain: 2–6, 7–5, 5–7, and 5. Kashio was a member of the first Japan Davis Cup team, which finished as runner-up in the 1921 International Lawn Tennis Challenge. He subsequently partnered with Zenzo Shimizu in the 1923 Davis Cup, reaching the semi-finals. He won the Canadian Open by defeating United States player Walter K. Wesbrook 3–6, 6–3, 6–1, 11–9. (b. 1892)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/06/21 at 8:14 am

September 6th 1984 – Ernest Tubb, American singer and songwriter and one of the pioneers of country music, died of emphysema and related complications. His biggest career hit song, "Walking the Floor Over You" (1941), marked the rise of the honky tonk style of music. In 1948, he was the first singer to record a hit version of "Blue Christmas", a song more commonly associated with Elvis Presley and his mid-1950s version. Another well-known Tubb hit was "Waltz Across Texas" (1965) (written by his nephew Quanah Talmadge Tubb (Billy Talmadge), which became one of his most requested songs and is often used in dance halls throughout Texas during waltz lessons. Tubb recorded duets with the then up-and-coming Loretta Lynn in the early 1960s, including their hit "Sweet Thang". (b. 1914)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 09/06/21 at 10:42 am

Today marks three years since the death of actor/director/producer Burt Reynolds, at the age of 82.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/06/21 at 10:44 am

September 6th 2007 – Luciano Pavarotti, Italian operatic tenor, died from pancreatic cancer. During the late part of his career crossed over into popular music, eventually becoming one of the most acclaimed and loved tenors of all time. He made numerous recordings of complete operas and individual arias, gaining worldwide fame for the quality of his tone, and eventually established himself as one of the finest tenors of the 20th century, achieving the honorific title "King of the High Cs". As one of the Three Tenors, who performed their first concert during the 1990 FIFA World Cup before a global audience, Pavarotti became well known for his televised concerts and media appearances. From the beginning of his professional career as a tenor in 1961 in Italy to his final performance of "Nessun dorma" at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Pavarotti was at his best in bel canto operas, pre-Aida Verdi roles, and Puccini works such as La bohème, Tosca, Turandot and Madama Butterfly. He sold over 100 million records, and the first Three Tenors recording became the best-selling classical album of all time. Pavarotti was also noted for his charity work on behalf of refugees and the Red Cross, amongst others. (b. 1935)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: LyricBoy on 09/06/21 at 12:06 pm


Today marks three years since the death of actor/director/producer Burt Reynolds, at the age of 82.


Burt had it going on. He got all the hot chicks, having married Judy Carne :-* and Loni Anderson, as well as dating Sally Fields and Dinah Shore (who was 19 years older than him).  8)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/06/21 at 2:46 pm

September 6th 1974 – Otto Kruger, American actor, died from an undisclosed cause, on his 89th birthday. Originally a Broadway matinee idol, who established a niche as a charming villain in films, such as Hitchcock's Saboteur. He also appeared in CBS's Perry Mason and other TV series. He was the grandnephew of South African president Paul Kruger. (b. 1885)

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/06/21 at 5:15 pm

September 6th 1998 – Akira Kurosawa, Japanese film director, screenwriter, and producer, died of a stroke. He directed 30 films in a career spanning 57 years. He is regarded as one of the most important and influential filmmakers in the history of cinema. Kurosawa entered the Japanese film industry in 1936, following a brief stint as a painter. After years of working on numerous films as an assistant director and scriptwriter, he made his debut as a director during World War II with the popular action film Sanshiro Sugata (a.k.a. Judo Saga). After the war, the critically acclaimed Drunken Angel (1948), in which Kurosawa cast the then little-known actor Toshiro Mifune in a starring role, cemented the director's reputation as one of the most important young filmmakers in Japan. The two men would go on to collaborate on another 15 films. Rashomon, which premiered in Tokyo, became the surprise winner of the Golden Lion at the 1951 Venice Film Festival. The commercial and critical success of that film opened up Western film markets for the first time to the products of the Japanese film industry, which in turn led to international recognition for other Japanese filmmakers. Kurosawa directed approximately one film per year throughout the 1950s and early 1960s, including a number of highly regarded (and often adapted) films, such as Ikiru (1952), Seven Samurai (1954) and Yojimbo (1961). After the 1960s he became much less prolific; even so, his later work—including his final two epics, Kagemusha (1980) and Ran (1985)—continued to win awards, though more often abroad than in Japan. In 1990, he accepted the Academy Award for Lifetime Achievement. (b. 1910)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/06/21 at 5:52 pm

September 6th 1994 – Nicky Hopkins, English pianist and organist, died from complications resulting from intestinal surgery related to his lifelong battle with Crohn's disease. He recorded and performed on many notable British and American pop and rock music releases from the 1960s through the 1990s including many songs by The Rolling Stones, The Kinks and The Who. (b. 1944)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: c_keenan2001@hotmail.com on 09/06/21 at 11:50 pm

Oliver Hudson who is the son of Goldie Hawn and her ex-husband Bill Hudson turns 45 today. 

He is the oldest of the 3 Hudson kids and is Wyatt Russell's half-brother.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 09/08/21 at 10:52 pm

Country singer Don Williams passed away four years ago today at 78 years of age.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: c_keenan2001@hotmail.com on 09/10/21 at 10:07 pm

Happy birthday to Schitt's Creek and SurrealEstate star Sarah Levy who turns 35 today.

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Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 09/12/21 at 2:11 pm

Today marks 18 years since the passing of American musician Johnny Cash at 71 years of age.

A few hours before his passing (which occurred at about 2am Central time), actor John Ritter passed away in California.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: c_keenan2001@hotmail.com on 09/12/21 at 10:53 pm


Today marks 18 years since the passing of American musician Johnny Cash at 71 years of age.

A few hours before his passing (which occurred at about 2 am Central time), actor John Ritter passed away in California.


John had a torn aorta known in the medical field as an aortic dissection which caused a backup of blood into his heart and killed him instantly! John's brother Tom had an MRI done because his nieces and nephews were worried about their uncle's heart health and it was discovered that his aorta had the same problem and it was discovered to be right in the same spot of his heart that it was in John's heart.  Tom had immediate surgery to correct his heart defect.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 09/12/21 at 10:56 pm


John had a torn aorta known in the medical field as an aortic dissection which caused a backup of blood into his heart and killed him instantly! John's brother Tom had an MRI done because his nieces and nephews were worried about their uncle's heart health and it was discovered that his aorta had the same problem and it was discovered to be right in the same spot of his heart that it was in John's heart.  Tom had immediate surgery to correct his heart defect.

I remember that very well. :\'( He had been in the process of filming an episode of Eight Simple Rules and then it all happened.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: c_keenan2001@hotmail.com on 09/13/21 at 10:06 am


I remember that very well. :\'( He had been in the process of filming an episode of Eight Simple Rules and then it all happened.


Yeah, Kailey Cuoco who played Bridget on Eight Simple Rules was devastated when John died.  They all were devastated when he died.  John just thought he had food poisoning at first but then he went back to the hospital because he didn't look well.  The unfortunate thing is that he died on his daughter Stella aka Noah Ritter's birthday.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/14/21 at 3:13 am

September 14th 1942 – Oliver Lake, American jazz saxophonist, flutist, composer, poet, and visual artist. He is known mainly for alto saxophone, but he also performs on soprano and flute. During the 1960s, Lake worked with the Black Artists Group in St. Louis. In 1977, he founded the World Saxophone Quartet with David Murray, Julius Hemphill, and Hamiet Bluiett. He has worked in the group Trio 3 with Reggie Workman and Andrew Cyrille. He has appeared on more than 80 albums as a bandleader, co-leader, and side musician.

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/14/21 at 3:15 am

September 14th 1638 – John Harvard, English minister in Colonial America, died of tuberculosis. His deathbed​ bequest to the "schoale or Colledge" founded two years earlier by the Massachusetts Bay Colony was so gratefully received that it was consequently ordered "that the Colledge agreed upon formerly to be built at Cambridg shalbee called Harvard Colledge."​ Harvard University considers him the most honored of its founders—those whose efforts and contributions in its early days "ensure its permanence"—and a statue in his honor is a prominent feature of Harvard Yard (which is not a true likeness, for the it was model for the statue, made in 1884. (b. in 1607)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/14/21 at 6:06 am

September 14th 1944 – Davenie Johanna "Joey" Heatherton, American actress, dancer, and singer. She is best known for her many television appearances during that time, particularly as a frequent variety show performer, although she also appeared in acting roles. She performed for over a decade on USO tours presented by Bob Hope, and starred in several feature films, including My Blood Runs Cold (1965) and The Happy Hooker Goes to Washington (1977).

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/14/21 at 7:06 am

September 14th 1959 – Morten Harket, Norwegian vocalist, musician and actor, best known as the lead singer of the synthpop/rock band a-ha. a-ha has released 10 studio albums to date, and topped the charts internationally after their breakthrough hit "Take On Me" in 1985. a-ha temporarily disbanded in 2010 after they played their 'last' gig in Oslo. In 2015, after each member pursued his own artistic path, a-ha reunited to produce a new album, Cast in Steel, and performed a world tour, kicking off at Rock in Rio in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on 27 September 2015. Harket has also released six solo albums. Before joining a-ha in 1982, Harket had appeared on the Oslo club scene as the singer for blues outfit Souldier Blue.

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/14/21 at 7:25 am

September 14th 1715 – Dom Pérignon, French Benedictine monk who made important contributions to the production and quality of Champagne wine in an era when the region's wines were predominantly still red. Popular myths frequently, but erroneously, credit him with the invention of sparkling Champagne, which did not become the dominant style of Champagne until the mid-19th century. The famous Champagne Dom Pérignon, the prestige cuvée of Moët & Chandon, is named for him. The remains of the monastery where he spent his adult life is now the property of that winery. (b. in 1638)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/14/21 at 9:52 am

September 14th 1961 – Wendy Thomas, American businesswoman. She is the daughter and fourth child of American businessman Dave Thomas, the founder of the fast food brand Wendy's. Morse is best known for being the namesake and mascot of the brand. She uses the name Wendy Thomas in her role as a spokesperson for Wendy's.

Subject: Re: Presidential Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/14/21 at 10:54 am

September 14th 1836 – Aaron Burr, American politician and lawyer. He served as the third vice president of the United States during President Thomas Jefferson's first term from 1801 to 1805. Burr's legacy is defined by his famous personal conflict with Alexander Hamilton that culminated in Burr killing Hamilton in the famous Burr–Hamilton duel in 1804. (b. 1756)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/14/21 at 1:41 pm

September 14th 1947 – Nigel John Dermot "Sam" Neill, Northern Irish-New Zealand actor and director. He first achieved recognition with his appearance in the 1977 film Sleeping Dogs, which he followed with leading roles in My Brilliant Career (1979), Omen III: The Final Conflict, Possession (both 1981), A Cry in the Dark (1988), Dead Calm (1989), The Hunt For Red October (1990), and The Piano (1993). He came to international prominence as Dr. Alan Grant in Jurassic Park (1993), a role that he reprises in Jurassic Park III (2001) and the upcoming Jurassic World: Dominion (2022).

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/14/21 at 3:36 pm

September 14th 1851 – James Fenimore Cooper, American novelist, died from an unrecorded cause. His historical romances depicting colonist and Indigenous characters from the 17th to the 19th centuries created a unique form of American literature. His best-known works are five historical novels of the frontier period, written between 1823 and 1841, known as the Leatherstocking Tales, which introduced the iconic American frontier scout, Natty Bumppo. Cooper's works on the U.S. Navy have been well received among naval historians, but they were sometimes criticized by his contemporaries. Among his more famous works is the romantic novel The Last of the Mohicans, often regarded as his masterpiece. Throughout his career, he published numerous social, political, and historical works of fiction and non-fiction with the objective of countering European prejudices and nurturing an original American art and culture. (b. 1789)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/14/21 at 4:54 pm

September 14th 1971 – Kimberly Williams-Paisley (née Williams), American actress. Known for her co-starring roles on According to Jim and Nashville, as well as her breakthrough performance in Father of the Bride (1991), for which she was nominated for several awards and its sequel, Father of the Bride Part II (1995). Throughout her acting career, she has guest-starred on TV shows including Tales from the Crypt, George Lopez and Less Than Perfect. She is also known for her roles in made-for-TV movies, including Safe House, The Christmas Shoes, and Lucky 7, and also her role as Laura Parker in Shade, a short film that she also wrote and directed. Williams is married to country musician Brad Paisley, with whom she has two sons; actress Ashley Williams is her sister.

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/14/21 at 4:55 pm

September 14th 2005 – Robert Wise, American director and producer, died of heart failure. He won Academy Awards for Best Director and Best Picture for both West Side Story (1961) and The Sound of Music (1965). He was also nominated for Best Film Editing for Citizen Kane (1941) and directed and produced The Sand Pebbles (1966), which was nominated for Best Picture. Among his other films are The Body Snatcher (1945), Born to Kill (1947), The Set-Up (1949), The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951), Destination Gobi (1953), This Could Be The Night (1957), Run Silent, Run Deep (1958), I Want to Live! (1958), The Haunting (1963), The Andromeda Strain (1971), The Hindenburg (1975) and Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979). He was the president of the Directors Guild of America from 1971 to 1975 and the president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences from 1985 through 1988. (b. 1914)

Subject: Re: Cinematic Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/21 at 1:08 am

September 15th 1946 – Oliver Stone, American director, screenwriter, and producer. He won an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay as writer of Midnight Express (1978), and wrote the gangster film remake Scarface (1983). Stone achieved prominence as writer and director of the war drama Platoon (1986), which won Academy Awards for Best Director and Best Picture. Platoon was the first in a trilogy of films based on the Vietnam War, in which Stone served as an infantry soldier. He continued the series with Born on the Fourth of July (1989)—for which Stone won his second Best Director Oscar—and Heaven & Earth (1993). Stone's other works include the Salvadoran Civil War-based drama Salvador (1986); the financial drama Wall Street (1987) and its sequel Money Never Sleeps (2010); the Jim Morrison biographical film The Doors (1991); the satirical black comedy crime film Natural Born Killers (1994); a trilogy of films based on the American Presidency: JFK (1991), Nixon (1995), and W. (2008); and Snowden (2016).

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/21 at 4:43 am

September 15th 1859 – Isambard Kingdom Brunel, English civil engineer, died after suffering from a stroke. He is considered "one of the most ingenious and prolific figures in engineering history," "one of the 19th-century engineering giants," and "one of the greatest figures of the Industrial Revolution, changed the face of the English landscape with his groundbreaking designs and ingenious constructions." Brunel built dockyards, the Great Western Railway (GWR), a series of steamships including the first propeller-driven transatlantic steamship, and numerous important bridges and tunnels. His designs revolutionised public transport and modern engineering. During his career, Brunel achieved many engineering firsts, including assisting in the building of the first tunnel under a navigable river (the River Thames) and the development of the SS Great Britain, the first propeller-driven, ocean-going iron ship, which, when launched in 1843, was the largest ship ever built. (b. 1806)

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: LyricBoy on 09/15/21 at 4:58 am


September 15th 1859 – Isambard Kingdom Brunel, English civil engineer, died after suffering from a stroke.


You don’t see a lot of kids named Isambard these days.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/21 at 5:10 am


You don’t see a lot of kids named Isambard these days.
Great name for a great civil engineer.

Regarding: Isambard Kingdom Brunel
Isambard was his father's middle name (probably as tradition goes), the maiden name of Isambard's grandmother, Kingdom was his mother's maiden name.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/21 at 7:22 am

September 15th 1946 – Tommy Lee Jones, American actor and film director. He has received four Academy Award nominations, winning Best Supporting Actor for his performance as U.S. Marshal Samuel Gerard in the 1993 thriller film The Fugitive.

Subject: Re: Scientific Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/21 at 9:33 am

September 15th 1857 – Anna Winlock, American astronomer and academic. She is one of the first members of a female computer group known as "the Harvard Computers." She made the most complete catalog of stars near the north and south poles of her era. She is also remembered for her calculations and studies of asteroids. In particular, she did calculations on 433 Eros and 475 Ocllo. (d. 1904)

Subject: Re: Royalty Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/21 at 11:31 am

September 15th 1984 – Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex. He is a member of the British royal family. As the younger son of Charles, Prince of Wales, and Diana, Princess of Wales, he is sixth in the line of succession to the British throne. In 2018, Harry was made Duke of Sussex prior to his wedding to American actress Meghan Markle. In January 2020, the couple stepped down as senior members of the royal family and moved to the Duchess's native Southern California.

Subject: Re: Exploration Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/21 at 1:26 pm

September 15th 1864 – John Hanning Speke, English explorer and officer in the British Indian Army, died after a self-inflicted gunshot wound while shooting for game birds. He made three exploratory expeditions to Africa. He is most associated with the search for the source of the Nile and was the first European to reach Lake Victoria (known to locals as Nam Lolwe in Dholuo and Nnalubaale or Ukerewe in Luganda). Speke is also known for propounding the Hamitic hypothesis in 1863, in which he supposed that the Tutsi ethnic group were descendants of the biblical figure Ham, and had lighter skin and more Hamitic features than the Bantu Hutu over whom they ruled. The racial hypothesis he proposed contributed to the conditions for the 1994 Rwandan genocide, in which 500,000 to 600,000 Tutsi were slaughtered. (b. 1827)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/21 at 3:10 pm

September 15th 2004 – Johnny Ramone (born John William Cummings), American guitarist and songwriter. He was the guitarist for the punk rock band the Ramones. He was a founding member of the band, and—along with vocalist Joey Ramone—remained a constant member throughout his entire career. (b. 1948)

Subject: Re: Military Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/21 at 4:32 pm

September 15th 1876 – Charles Griffin, American general, died of yellow fever. A career officer in the United States Army and a Union general in the American Civil War. He rose to command a corps in the Army of the Potomac and fought in many of the key campaigns in the Eastern Theater. After the war, he commanded the Department of Texas during Reconstruction. He was an ardent supporter of the Congressional policies of the Radical Republicans and of freedmen's rights, and controversially disqualified a number of antebellum state officeholders in Texas, replacing them with loyal Unionists. (b. 1825)

Subject: Re: Magical Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/16/21 at 4:37 am

September 16th 1956 – David Copperfield (born David Seth Kotkin), American magician Described by Forbes as the most commercially successful magician in history. Copperfield's television specials have been nominated for 38 Emmy Awards, winning 21. Best known for his combination of storytelling and illusion, his career of over 40 years has earned him 11 Guinness World Records, a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and a knighthood by the French government. He has been named a Living Legend by the US Library of Congress. As of 2006, he has sold 33 million tickets and grossed over US $4 billion, more than any other solo entertainer in history by a large margin.

Subject: Re: Royalty Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/16/21 at 4:39 am

September 16th 1607 – Mary Stuart, English-Scottish princess, died of pneumonia. She was the third daughter and sixth child of James VI and I by Anne of Denmark. Her birth was much anticipated and died the following year. (b. 1605)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/16/21 at 5:24 am

September 16th 1949 – Ed Begley Jr., American actor and environmental activist. Begley has appeared in hundreds of films, television shows, and stage performances. He played Dr. Victor Ehrlich on the television series St. Elsewhere (1982–1988). The role earned him six consecutive Primetime Emmy Award nominations and a Golden Globe Award nomination. He also co-hosted, along with wife Rachelle Carson, the green living reality show entitled Living with Ed (2007–2010). His father is Oscar-winning film actor Ed Begley.

Subject: Re: Scientific Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/16/21 at 5:29 am

September 16th 1736 – Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit, Polish-German physicist, inventor, and scientific instrument maker, died in extreme poverty after failing health. Fahrenheit was born in Danzig (Gdańsk), then a predominantly German-speaking city in the Pomeranian Voivodeship of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. He later moved to the Dutch Republic at age 15, where he spent the rest of his life (1701–1736) and was one of the notable figures in the Golden Age of Dutch science and technology. A pioneer of exact thermometry, he helped lay the foundations for the era of precision thermometry by inventing the mercury-in-glass thermometer (first widely used, practical, accurate thermometer) and Fahrenheit scale (first standardized temperature scale to be widely used). In other words, Fahrenheit's inventions ushered in the first revolution in the history of thermometry (branch of physics concerned with methods of temperature measurement). From the early 1710s until the beginnings of the electronic era, mercury-in-glass thermometers were among the most reliable and accurate thermometers ever invented. (b. 1686)

Subject: Re: Scientific Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/16/21 at 7:22 am

September 16th 1932 – Ronald Ross, Indian-English physician and mathematician, Nobel Prize laureate died after a long illness and asthma attack. He was a medical doctor who received the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1902 for his work on the transmission of malaria, becoming the first British Nobel laureate, and the first born outside Europe. His discovery of the malarial parasite in the gastrointestinal tract of a mosquito in 1897 proved that malaria was transmitted by mosquitoes, and laid the foundation for the method of combating the disease. He was a polymath, writing a number of poems, published several novels, and composed songs. He was also an amateur artist and natural mathematician. He worked in the Indian Medical Service for 25 years. It was during his service that he made the groundbreaking medical discovery. After resigning from his service in India, he joined the faculty of Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, and continued as Professor and Chairman of Tropical Medicine of the institute for 10 years. In 1926 he became Director-in-Chief of the Ross Institute and Hospital for Tropical Diseases, which was established in honour of his works. In 1902 he was appointed a Companion of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath by King Edward VII. In 1911 he was promoted to the rank of Knight Commander of the same Order. (b. 1857)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Voiceofthe70s on 09/16/21 at 8:20 am

September 16, 1977-on this day in 1977, exactly 2 weeks shy of his 30th birthday, British rock star Marc Bolan's purple Mini crashed into a sycamore tree in a sleepy part of South West London, less than a mile from his home. He died instantly.

But Marc's legacy would be profound despite his early death, inspiring many artists who would go on to define late 20th century and early 21st century music.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/16/21 at 8:29 am


September 16, 1977-on this day in 1977, exactly 2 weeks shy of his 30th birthday, British rock star Marc Bolan's purple Mini crashed into a sycamore tree in a sleepy part of South West London, less than a mile from his home. He died instantly.

But Marc's legacy would be profound despite his early death, inspiring many artists who would go on to define late 20th century and early 21st century music.
:\'( :\'( :\'(

I have been several times to the car crash location, it is a sad place to be. I tried to take phots, but in order to get the best picture you have to stand on the road, which is a dangerous thing to do.

If not for the pandemic, I would have gone there today.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Voiceofthe70s on 09/16/21 at 8:33 am


:\'( :\'( :\'(

I have been several times to the car crash location, it is a sad place to be. I tried to take phots, but in order to get the best picture you have to stand on the road, which is a dangerous thing to do.

If not for the pandemic, I would have gone there today.


Yes, I know people in London who go there on the anniversaries. Also to Golders Green.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/16/21 at 9:48 am

September 16th 1977 – Maria Callas, American-born Greek soprano, died of a heart attack. She was one of the most renowned and influential opera singers of the 20th century. Many critics praised her bel canto technique, wide-ranging voice and dramatic interpretations. Her repertoire ranged from classical opera seria to the bel canto operas of Donizetti, Bellini and Rossini and, further, to the works of Verdi and Puccini; and, in her early career, to the music dramas of Wagner. Her musical and dramatic talents led to her being hailed as La Divina ("the Divine one"). (b. 1923)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/16/21 at 9:49 am


September 16, 1977-on this day in 1977, exactly 2 weeks shy of his 30th birthday, British rock star Marc Bolan's purple Mini crashed into a sycamore tree in a sleepy part of South West London, less than a mile from his home. He died instantly.

September 16th 1977 – Maria Callas, American-born Greek soprano, died of a heart attack. (b. 1923)
Two music greats that died on the same day.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/16/21 at 11:53 am

September 16th 1965 – Fred Quimby, American animation producer and journalist, died of a heart attack. Best known for producing the Tom and Jerry cartoon series, for which he won seven Academy Awards for Best Animated Short Film. He was the film sales executive in charge of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio, which included Tex Avery, as well as William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, the creators of Tom and Jerry. (b. 1886)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/16/21 at 2:39 pm

September 16th 2003 – Shelby Fredrick "Sheb" Wooley, American actor and singer, died from leukaemia. He recorded a series of novelty songs including the 1958 novelty song "The Purple People Eater" and under the name Ben Colder the #6 country hit "Almost Persuaded No. 2". He portrayed Ben Miller, brother of Frank Miller, in the film High Noon; played Travis Cobb in The Outlaw Josey Wales; and also had a co-starring role as scout Pete Nolan in the television series Rawhide. Wooley is also credited as the voice actor who produced the Wilhelm scream sound effect (a stock sound effect that has been used in a number of films). (b. 1921)

Subject: Re: Scientific Death Anniversary

Written By: LyricBoy on 09/17/21 at 5:07 am


September 16th 1736 – Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit, Polish-German physicist, inventor, and scientific instrument maker, died in extreme poverty after failing health…. From the early 1710s until the beginnings of the electronic era, mercury-in-glass thermometers were among the most reliable and accurate thermometers ever invented. (b. 1686)


I still use a mercury thermometer to check my temperature.  8)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 09/18/21 at 11:39 am

Today marks one year since the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, U.S. Supreme Court Justice known by her nickname "The Notorious R.B.G.", at age 87 1/2 (born March 1933).

Subject: Re: Literary Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/20/21 at 7:21 am

September 20th 1948 – George Raymond Richard Martin (born George Raymond Martin), also known as GRRM, American novelist and short story writer, screenwriter, and television producer. He is the author of the series of epic fantasy novels A Song of Ice and Fire, which was adapted into the Emmy Award-winning HBO series Game of Thrones (2011–2019).

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/20/21 at 8:03 am

September 20th 1863 – Jacob Grimm, German philologist, jurist, and mythologist, died from natural causes. He is known as the discoverer of Grimm's law (linguistics), the co-author with his brother Wilhelm of the monumental Deutsches Wörterbuch, the author of Deutsche Mythologie and, more popularly, as one of the Brothers Grimm and the editor of Grimm's Fairy Tales. (b. 1785)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/20/21 at 12:15 pm

September 20th 1966 – Nuno Bettencourt, Portuguese-American guitarist, singer-songwriter, and record producer. He became known as the lead guitarist of the Boston rock band Extreme. He has also recorded a solo album as well as having founded bands including Mourning Widows, Population 1, DramaGods, and The Satellite Party. In 2007, he also reunited with Extreme to record new music and tour.

Subject: Re: Noteworthy Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/20/21 at 1:08 pm

September 20th 2005 – Simon Wiesenthal, Austrian Holocaust survivor, Nazi hunter, and writer, died from an undisclosed cause. He studied architecture and was living in Lwów at the outbreak of World War II. He survived the Janowska concentration camp (late 1941 to September 1944), the Kraków-Płaszów concentration camp (September to October 1944), the Gross-Rosen concentration camp, a death march to Chemnitz, Buchenwald, and the Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camp (February to 5 May 1945). After the war, Wiesenthal dedicated his life to tracking down and gathering information on fugitive Nazi war criminals so that they could be brought to trial. In 1947, he co-founded the Jewish Historical Documentation Centre in Linz, Austria, where he and others gathered information for future war crime trials and aided refugees in their search for lost relatives. He opened the Documentation Centre of the Association of Jewish Victims of the Nazi Regime in Vienna in 1961 and continued to try to locate missing Nazi war criminals. He played a small role in locating Adolf Eichmann, who was captured in Buenos Aires in 1960, and worked closely with the Austrian justice ministry to prepare a dossier on Franz Stangl, who was sentenced to life imprisonment in 1971. He was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1985, the fortieth anniversary of the end of the war. (b. 1908)

Subject: Re: Literary Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/21/21 at 5:49 am

September 21st 1947 – Stephen King, American author of horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, crime, science-fiction, and fantasy novels. His books have sold more than 350 million copies, and many have been adapted into films, television series, miniseries, and comic books. King has published 63 novels, including seven under the pen name Richard Bachman, and five non-fiction books. He has also written approximately 200 short stories, most of which have been published in book collections. King has received Bram Stoker Awards, World Fantasy Awards, and British Fantasy Society Awards. In 2003, the National Book Foundation awarded him the Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/21/21 at 6:02 am

September 21st 2016 – John D. Loudermilk, American singer and songwriter, died from a heart attack. Although he had his own recording career during the 1950s and 1960s, he was primarily known as a songwriter. His best-known songs include "Indian Reservation", a 1968 UK cover by Don Fardon and a 1971 U.S. No. 1 hit for Paul Revere & the Raiders; "Ebony Eyes", a 1961 U.K. No. 1 and U.S. No. 8 for the Everly Brothers; "Tobacco Road", a 1964 Top 20 hit in both the U.S. and the U.K. for the Nashville Teens; "This Little Bird", a U.K. No. 6 for Marianne Faithfull in 1965, and "Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye", a U.S. Top Ten hit in 1967 for the Casinos and also a U.S. No. 1 country hit for Eddy Arnold the following year. (b. 1934)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/21/21 at 8:23 am

September 21st 1950 – Bill Murray, American actor, comedian, and writer. Known for his deadpan delivery, he first rose to fame on Saturday Night Live, a series of performances that earned him his first Emmy Award, and later starred in comedy films—including Meatballs (1979), Caddyshack (1980), Stripes (1981), Tootsie (1982), Ghostbusters (1984), Ghostbusters II (1989), What About Bob? (1991), Groundhog Day (1993), and Kingpin (1996). His only directorial credit is Quick Change (1990), which he co-directed with Howard Franklin. Murray later starred in Sofia Coppola's Lost in Translation (2003), which earned him a Golden Globe and a British Academy Film Award, as well as an Oscar nomination for Best Actor. He also frequently collaborated with directors Wes Anderson and Jim Jarmusch.

Subject: Re: Notorious Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/21/21 at 9:50 am

September 21st 1906 – Samuel Arnold, American Confederate sympathizer, died of tuberculosis. He was involved in a plot to kidnap U.S. President Abraham Lincoln in 1865. He had joined the Confederate Army shortly after the start of the Civil War but was discharged due to health reasons in 1864. (b. 1838)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/21/21 at 1:05 pm

September 21st 1967 – Faith Hill (Audrey Faith McGraw (née Perry)), American singer and record producer. She is one of the most successful country music artists of all time, having sold more than 40 million albums worldwide. Hill's first two albums, Take Me as I Am (1993) and It Matters to Me (1995), were major successes and placed a combined three number ones on Billboard's country charts. She then achieved mainstream and crossover success with her next two albums, Faith (1998) and Breathe (1999). Faith spawned her first international success in early 1998, "This Kiss", while Breathe became one of the best-selling country albums of all time, led by the huge crossover success of the songs "Breathe" and "The Way You Love Me". It had massive sales worldwide and earned Hill three Grammy Awards. In 2001, she recorded "There You'll Be" for the Pearl Harbor soundtrack and it became an international success and her best-selling single in Europe. She is married to American singer Tim McGraw, with whom she has recorded several duets.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/21/21 at 3:08 pm

September 27th 2005 – Molly Yard, American feminist of the late 20th century, died peacefully in her sleep. She was an assistant to First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, and later a U.S. administrator, social activist and feminist, who served as National Organization for Women (NOW)'s eighth president from 1987 to 1991 and was a link between first and second-wave feminism. (b. 1912)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/21 at 6:32 am

September 22nd 1943 – Toni Basil (born Antonia Christina Basilotta), American singer, actress, choreographer, dancer, and filmmaker, best known for her multi-million-selling worldwide 1981/2 smash hit "Mickey," which topped the charts in the US, Canada and Australia and hit the top ten in several other countries. She has collaborated with David Bowie, Elvis Presley, Talking Heads (choreographing and co-directing the acclaimed video for "Once in a Lifetime"), the Monkees, Frank Sinatra, George Lucas, Quentin Tarantino, Jack Nicholson, Tom Hanks, Bette Midler, and The Muppets.

Subject: Re: Poetic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/21 at 6:38 am

September 22nd 1871 – Charlotte Elliott, English poet, hymn writer, and editor, died from an unrecorded cause. She is best known for two hymns, "Just As I Am" and "Thy will be done". She edited Christian Remembrancer Pocket Book (1834–59) and The Invalid's Hymn book, 6th edition, 1854. To this latter collection, she contributed 112 hymns including "Just As I Am, without one plea", a hymn dated 1836, which was translated into almost every living language of the day. She was a distant relative of Virginia Woolf. (b. 1789)

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/21 at 7:38 am

September 22nd 1399 – Thomas de Mowbray, 1st Duke of Norfolk, 1st Earl of Nottingham, 3rd Earl of Norfolk, 6th Baron Mowbray, 7th Baron Segrave, English politician and peer, died of the plague in Venice. As a result of his involvement in the power struggles which led up to the fall of Richard II, he was banished and died in exile in Venice. (b. 1366)

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/21 at 12:03 pm

September 22nd 1776 – Nathan Hale, American Patriot, soldier and spy for the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, was hanged by the British as an illegal combatant. He volunteered for an intelligence-gathering mission in New York City but was captured by the British and executed. Hale has long been considered an American hero and, in 1985, he was officially designated the state hero of Connecticut. (b. 1755)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: LyricBoy on 09/22/21 at 1:20 pm


September 22nd 1943 – Toni Basil (born Antonia Christina Basilotta), American singer, actress, choreographer, dancer, and filmmaker, best known for her multi-million-selling worldwide 1981/2 smash hit "Mickey," which topped the charts in the US, Canada and Australia and hit the top ten in several other countries. She has collaborated with David Bowie, Elvis Presley, Talking Heads (choreographing and co-directing the acclaimed video for "Once in a Lifetime"), the Monkees, Frank Sinatra, George Lucas, Quentin Tarantino, Jack Nicholson, Tom Hanks, Bette Midler, and The Muppets.


She is still smoking hot.  Saw her on TV a few months ago and ooh la la!

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/21 at 1:27 pm


She is still smoking hot.  Saw her on TV a few months ago and ooh la la!
Good to hear she is still around.

Subject: Re: Engineering Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/21 at 2:48 pm

September 22nd 1852 – William Tierney Clark, English civil engineer, died from an unrecorded cause. Particularly associated with the design and construction of bridges. He was among the earliest designers of suspension bridges. He designed the first suspension bridge to span the River Thames in London: Hammersmith Bridge, opened in 1827. He also designed the Marlow Bridge, a suspension bridge across the Thames in Marlow, Buckinghamshire (built 1829–32) and Norfolk Bridge, a suspension bridge over the River Adur in Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex (designed with Captain Samuel Brown, opened in 1834, replaced in 1923). Internationally, he is revered for his design of the Széchenyi Chain Bridge across the Danube in Budapest, Hungary, for which Marlow Bridge was a nearly identical, but smaller, prototype. (b. 1783)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/21 at 3:39 pm

September 22nd 1961 – Marion Davies, American film actress, producer, screenwriter, and philanthropist, died from stomach cancer. Davies was already building a solid reputation as a film comedian when newspaper tycoon William Randolph Hearst, with whom she had begun a romantic relationship, took over management of her career. Hearst financed Davies' pictures, promoted her heavily through his newspapers and Hearst Newsreels, and pressured studios to cast her in historical dramas for which she was ill-suited. For this reason, Davies is better remembered today as Hearst's mistress and the hostess of many lavish events for the Hollywood elite. In particular, her name is linked with the 1924 scandal aboard Hearst's yacht when one of his guests, film producer Thomas Ince, died. In the film Citizen Kane (1941), the title character's second wife—an untalented singer whom he tries to promote—was widely assumed to be based on Davies. But many commentators, including Citizen Kane writer/director Orson Welles himself, have defended Davies' record as a gifted actress, to whom Hearst's patronage did more harm than good. She retired from the screen in 1937, choosing to devote herself to Hearst and charitable work. (b. 1897)

Subject: Re: Notable Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/21 at 4:27 pm

September 22nd 1934 – Cecil Chubb, English barrister, died of heart disease. He was the last private owner of Stonehenge prehistoric monument, Wiltshire, which he donated to the British government in 1918, to mark his generosity he was made a baronet in 1919 by Lloyd George, and site and its surroundings were added to UNESCO's list of World Heritage Sites in 1986. Stonehenge is owned by the Crown and managed by English Heritage; the surrounding land is owned by the National Trust. (b. 1876)

Subject: Re: Comedic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/21 at 4:52 pm

September 22nd 1987 – Dan Rowan, American comedian, died of lymphoma. He was featured in the television show Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In, wherein he played straight man to Dick Martin and won the 1969 Emmy for Outstanding Variety or Musical Series. (b. 1922)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/21 at 4:56 pm

September 22nd 1999 – George C. Scott, American actor, director, and producer, died of a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm. He had a celebrated career on both stage and screen. With a gruff demeanor and commanding presence, Scott became known for his portrayal of stern, but complex, authority figures like prosecutor Claude Dancer in Anatomy of a Murder, General Buck Turgidson in Stanley Kubrick's Dr. Strangelove, Dr. Herbert Bock in The Hospital, Ebenezer Scrooge in A Christmas Carol, Lt. Kinderman in The Exorcist III, and General George S. Patton in the biopic Patton, which won him the Academy Award for Best Actor. Described by The Guardian as "a battler and an actor of rare courage," his performances won him widespread recognition and numerous other accolades, including a Golden Globe, a Genie Award, and two Primetime Emmys. (b. 1927)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: LyricBoy on 09/26/21 at 8:42 am

September 26, 1932... Donna Douglas :-*, legendary for her portrayal of Elly May Clampett in The Beverly Hillbillies, was born in Pride, Louisiana.  (d. 1-1-2015 in Zachary, LA)

(typo birth year corrected)  :-[

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 09/26/21 at 10:32 am


September 26, 1932... Donna Douglas :-*, legendary for her portrayal of Elly May Clampett in The Beverly Hillbillies, was born in Pride, Louisiana.  (d. 1-1-2015 in Zachary, LA)


Besides, that post should've gone in the Dead People's Birthdays For Today thread.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 09/26/21 at 10:33 am

Anyways...British rock singer Robert Palmer passed away on this date in 2003 at the age of 54; he suffered a heart attack.

He didn't quite make it to 20,000 days old; that would have happened on October 23rd.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/27/21 at 12:04 pm

September 27th 1947 – Meat Loaf (born Michael Lee Aday), American singer and actor. He is noted for his powerful, wide-ranging voice and theatrical live shows. His Bat Out of Hell trilogy—Bat Out of Hell, Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell, and Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose—has sold more than 65 million albums worldwide. More than four decades after its release, the first album still sells an estimated 200,000 copies annually and stayed on the charts for over nine years, making it one of the best-selling albums in history.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: LyricBoy on 09/27/21 at 5:22 pm


Anyways...British rock singer Robert Palmer passed away on this date in 2003 at the age of 54; he suffered a heart attack.

He didn't quite make it to 20,000 days old; that would have happened on October 23rd.


Not to be confused with Robert Franklin Palmer Jr., the musicologist and Rolling Stone writer, who bit it in 1997 at the age of 52. :\'(

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Palmer_(writer)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 09/27/21 at 9:28 pm


Not to be confused with Robert Franklin Palmer Jr., the musicologist and Rolling Stone writer, who bit it in 1997 at the age of 52. :\'(

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Palmer_(writer)


Interesting. I ain't never heard of that individual.

Of course the late Brit rocker intuitively comes to mind when I come across the name "Robert Palmer."

Subject: Re: Royalty Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/28/21 at 12:57 am

September 28th 935 – Wenceslaus I. Hewas the duke (kníže) of Bohemia from 921 until his assassination in 935. His younger brother, Boleslaus the Cruel, was complicit in the murder. His martyrdom and the popularity of several biographies gave rise to a reputation for heroic virtue that resulted in his elevation to sainthood. He was posthumously declared to be a king and came to be seen as the patron saint of the Czech state. He is the subject of the well-known "Good King Wenceslas", a carol for Saint Stephen's Day. (b. around 911)

Subject: Re: Scientific Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/28/21 at 2:29 am

September 28th 1895 – Louis Pasteur, French chemist and microbiologist, died from a stroke. Renowned for his discoveries of the principles of vaccination, microbial fermentation, and pasteurization. His research in chemistry led to remarkable breakthroughs in the understanding of the causes and preventions of diseases, which laid down the foundations of hygiene, public health and much of modern medicine. His works are credited to saving millions of lives through the developments of vaccines for rabies and anthrax. He is regarded as one of the founders of modern bacteriology and has been honoured as the "father of bacteriology" and as the "father of microbiology" (together with Robert Koch, and the latter epithet also attributed to Antonie van Leeuwenhoek). Pasteur was responsible for disproving the doctrine of spontaneous generation. Under the auspices of the French Academy of Sciences, his experiment demonstrated that in sterilized and sealed flasks, nothing ever developed; and, conversely, in sterilized but open flasks, microorganisms could grow. For this experiment, the academy awarded him the Alhumbert Prize carrying 2,500 francs in 1862. Pasteur is also regarded as one of the fathers of germ theory of diseases, which was a minor medical concept at the time. (b. 1822)

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/28/21 at 4:33 am

September 28th 48 BC – Pompey, Roman general and politician, died when treacherously struck down and killed by an officer of Ptolemy. Known in English as Pompey the Great. He played a significant role in the transformation of Rome from Republic to Empire. He was also (for a time) a student of Roman general Sulla as well as the political ally (and later enemy) of Julius Caesar. (b. 106 BC)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: LyricBoy on 09/28/21 at 5:19 am


Interesting. I ain't never heard of that individual.

Of course the late Brit rocker intuitively comes to mind when I come across the name "Robert Palmer."


Robert Palmer the writer was quite prolific in Rolling Stone, and oftentimes when either Robert was being mentioned, people would clarify which one they were talking about, since they were both involved in musical endeavors in the same era.

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/28/21 at 7:55 am

September 28th 1891 – Herman Melville, American novelist, short story writer, and poet of the American Renaissance period, died of cardiac dilation. Among his best-known works are Moby-Dick (1851); Typee (1846), a romanticized account of his experiences in Polynesia; and Billy Budd, Sailor, a posthumously published novella. Although his reputation was not high at the time of his death, the centennial of his birth in 1919 was the starting point of a Melville revival, and Moby-Dick grew to be considered one of the great American novels. (b. 1819)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/28/21 at 11:43 am

September 28th 1964 – Arthur "Harpo" Marx (born Adolph Marx), American comedian, actor, mime artist, and musician, died on his 28th wedding anniversary, one day after undergoing heart surgery. In contrast to the mainly verbal comedy of his brothers Groucho Marx and Chico Marx, Harpo's comic style was visual, being an example of both clown and pantomime traditions. He wore a curly reddish blond wig and was silent in all his movie appearances, instead blowing a horn or whistling to communicate. Marx frequently employed props such as a horn cane, constructed from a lead pipe, tape, and a bulbhorn. (b. 1888)

Subject: Re: Inventor Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/28/21 at 12:59 pm

September 28th 1935 – William Kennedy Dickson, Scottish inventor, died from an undisclosed cause. He devised an early motion picture camera under the employment of Thomas Edison. He died without being given credit for his contributions to the history of modern filmography. (b. 1860)

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/28/21 at 4:10 pm

September 28th 1989 – Ferdinand Marcos, Philippine politician, lawyer, and kleptocrat, died of kidney, heart, and lung ailments. He served as the 10th president of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986. Espousing an ideology of "constitutional authoritarianism" under the New Society Movement, he ruled as a dictator under martial law from 1972 until 1981, and kept most of his martial law powers until he was deposed in 1986. One of the most controversial leaders of the 20th century, Marcos' rule was infamous for its corruption, extravagance, and brutality. (b. 1917)

Subject: Re: Religious Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/28/21 at 4:32 pm

September 28th 1978 – Pope John Paul I (born Albino Luciani), died of a heart attack. He was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City from 26 August 1978 to his death 33 days later. He was the first pope to have been born in the 20th century. His reign is among the shortest in papal history, resulting in the most recent year of three popes and the first to occur since 1605. John Paul I remains the most recent Italian-born pope, the last in a succession of such popes that started with Clement VII in 1523. (b. 1912)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 10/02/21 at 10:57 am

Today marks four years since the death of American rock icon Tom Petty. :\'(

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/04/21 at 5:32 am

October 4th 1943 – Jimy Williams, American professional baseball infielder, coach and manager in Major League Baseball (MLB). He was born in Santa Maria, California, and briefly appeared in two MLB seasons as a second baseman and shortstop for the St. Louis Cardinals. After his playing career, he managed in the California Angels' minor league system before managing at the MLB level for the Toronto Blue Jays (1986–89), Boston Red Sox (1997–2001) and Houston Astros (2002–04), and was the American League Manager of the Year in 1999. He has also coached for Toronto, the Atlanta Braves and Philadelphia Phillies.

Subject: Re: Religious Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/04/21 at 6:23 am

October 4th 1226 – Saint Francis of Assisi. Italian Catholic friar, deacon, mystic, and preacher. He founded the men's Order of Friars Minor, the women's Order of St. Clare, the Third Order of St. Francis and the Custody of the Holy Land. Francis is one of the most venerated religious figures in Christianity. Pope Gregory IX canonized Francis on 16 July 1228. Along with Catherine of Siena, he was designated patron saint of Italy. He later became associated with patronage of animals and the natural environment, and it became customary for churches to hold ceremonies blessing animals on or near his feast day of 4 October. (b. around 1182)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/04/21 at 7:30 am

October 4th 1944 – Tony La Russa, American professional baseball coach and former player who is the manager for the Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). His MLB career has spanned from 1963 to the present, in several roles. He is the former manager of the St. Louis Cardinals and Oakland Athletics. In 33 years as a manager, La Russa guided his teams to three World Series titles, six league championships, and 12 division titles. His 2,765 wins is 2nd most for a major league manager, trailing only the total of Connie Mack.

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/04/21 at 9:08 am

October 4th 1646 – Thomas Howard, 21st Earl of Arundel, English courtier and politician during the reigns of King James I and King Charles I, died from an unknown cause. He made his name as a Grand Tourist and art collector rather than as a politician. When he died he possessed 700 paintings, along with large collections of sculpture, books, prints, drawings, and antique jewellery. Most of his collection of marble carvings, known as the Arundel marbles, was eventually left to the University of Oxford. (b. 1586)

Subject: Re: Artistic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/04/21 at 11:21 am

October 4th 1669 – Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, simply known as Rembrandt, was a Dutch Golden Age painter, printmaker and draughtsman, died from an unknown cause. An innovative and prolific master in three media, he is generally considered one of the greatest visual artists in the history of art and the most important in Dutch art history. Unlike most Dutch masters of the 17th century, Rembrandt's works depict a wide range of style and subject matter, from portraits and self-portraits to landscapes, genre scenes, allegorical and historical scenes, and biblical and mythological themes as well as animal studies. His contributions to art came in a period of great wealth and cultural achievement that historians call the Dutch Golden Age, when Dutch art (especially Dutch painting), although in many ways antithetical to the Baroque style that dominated Europe, was extremely prolific and innovative and gave rise to important new genres. Like many artists of the Dutch Golden Age, such as Jan Vermeer of Delft, Rembrandt was also an avid art collector and dealer. (b. 1606)

Subject: Re: Comedic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/04/21 at 12:07 pm

October 4th 1989 – Graham Chapman, English comedian, writer, actor, author, died of tonsil and spinal cancer. He was one of the six members of the British surreal comedy group Monty Python. He played authority figures such as the Colonel and the lead role in two Python films, Holy Grail and Life of Brian. (b. 1941)  :\'(

Subject: Re: Comedic Death Anniversary

Written By: Voiceofthe70s on 10/04/21 at 12:26 pm


October 4th 1989 – Graham Chapman, English comedian, writer, actor, author, died of tonsil and spinal cancer. He was one of the six members of the British surreal comedy group Monty Python. He played authority figures such as the Colonel and the lead role in two Python films, Holy Grail and Life of Brian. (b. 1941)  :\'(


We are the knights who say 'Ni'!!

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/04/21 at 12:30 pm


We are the knights who say 'Ni'!!
"Bravely bold Sir Robin
Rode forth from Camelot.
He was not afraid to die,
Oh brave Sir Robin.
He was not at all afraid
To be killed in nasty ways.
Brave, brave, brave, brave Sir Robin."

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/04/21 at 2:36 pm

October 4th 1970 – Janis Joplin, American rock singer and songwriter, died of a heroin overdose at age 27. She was one of the biggest female rock stars of her era. After releasing three albums. A fourth album, Pearl, was released in January 1971, just over three months after her death. It reached number one on the Billboard charts. (b. 1943)

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Written By: danootaandme on 10/04/21 at 3:25 pm


October 4th 1970 – Janis Joplin, American rock singer and songwriter, died of a heroin overdose at age 27. She was one of the biggest female rock stars of her era. After releasing three albums. A fourth album, Pearl, was released in January 1971, just over three months after her death. It reached number one on the Billboard charts. (b. 1943)


  :\'(.  Just a couple of weeks after Jimi Hendrix

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/04/21 at 4:13 pm

October 10th 1964 – Dorothy Lawrence, English journalist, died from an undisclosed cause, on her 68th birthday. She posed as a male soldier in order to report from the front line during World War I. She managed to obtain a military uniform from a friend, as well as getting a false identity. However trench life affected her health, and she later revealed her sex, afraid that if she needed medical attention her true identity would be discovered and those who helped her would be punished. After revealing herself she was suspected of being a spy and was held under arrest until after the battle. She was then sent home under a strict agreement not to publish her experiences. Lawrence slowly began to lose her sanity and in the end eventually ended up dying in an insane asylum. (b. 1896)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/04/21 at 10:29 pm

October 4th 2010 – Norman Wisdom, English actor, comedian, and singer-songwriter, died after a series of strokes. Best known for a series of comedy films produced between 1953 and 1966 featuring his hapless onscreen character that was often called Norman Pitkin. He was awarded the 1953 BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles following the release of Trouble in Store, his first film in a lead role. Wisdom gained celebrity status in lands as far apart as South America, Iran and many Eastern Bloc countries, particularly in Albania where his films were the only ones by Western actors permitted by dictator Enver Hoxha to be shown. Charlie Chaplin once referred to Wisdom as his "favourite clown". Wisdom later forged a career on Broadway in New York City and as a television actor, winning critical acclaim for his dramatic role of a dying cancer patient in the television play Going Gently in 1981. He toured Australia and South Africa. After the 1986 Chernobyl disaster, a hospice was named in his honour. In 1995, he was given the Freedom of the City of London and of Tirana. The same year, he was appointed OBE and was knighted five years later. (b. 1915)

Subject: Re: Military Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/04/21 at 10:52 pm

October 4th 1892 – John Chivington, American colonel and pastor, died of cancer. He served as a colonel in the United States Volunteers during the New Mexico Campaign of the American Civil War. He led a rear action against a Confederate supply train in the Battle of Glorieta Pass, and was then appointed a colonel of cavalry during the Colorado War. (b. 1821)

Subject: Re: Literary Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/05/21 at 1:33 am

October 5th 1943 – Sir Michael Morpurgo (born Michael Andrew Bridge), English book author, poet, playwright, and librettist who is known best for children's novels such as War Horse (1982). His work is noted for its "magical storytelling", for recurring themes such as the triumph of an outsider or survival, for characters' relationships with nature, and for vivid settings such as the Cornish coast or World War I. Morpurgo became the third Children's Laureate, from 2003 to 2005. He was made a Knight Bachelor in the 2018 New Year Honours for services to literature and charity.

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/05/21 at 2:33 am

October 5th 1927 – Sam Warner (born Szmuel Wonsal), American film producer, died of pneumonia caused by sinusitis, osteomyelitis and epidural and subdural abscesses. He was the co-founder and chief executive officer of Warner Bros. He established the studio along with his brothers Harry, Albert, and Jack L. Warner. Sam Warner is credited with procuring the technology that enabled Warner Bros. to produce the film industry's first feature-length talking picture, The Jazz Singer. He died in 1927, the day before the film's enormously successful premiere. (b. 1887)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthda

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/05/21 at 6:56 am

October 5th 1951 – Bob Geldof, Irish singer-songwriter, actor and political activist. He rose to prominence as the lead singer of the Irish rock band the Boomtown Rats in the late 1970s, who achieved popularity at the time of the punk rock movement. The band had UK number one hits with his compositions "Rat Trap" and "I Don't Like Mondays". Geldof starred as "Pink" in Pink Floyd's 1982 film Pink Floyd – The Wall. As a fundraiser, Geldof organised the charity supergroup Band Aid and the concerts Live Aid and Live 8, and co-wrote "Do They Know It's Christmas?", one of the best-selling singles of all time.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/05/21 at 8:25 am

October 5th 2011 – Graham Dilley, English cricketer, died just one week after being diagnosed with oesophageal cancer. His main role was as a fast bowler. He played first-class cricket for Kent and Worcestershire, and appeared in 41 Test matches and 36 ODIs for England. He is perhaps best remembered for his tail-end batting with Ian Botham in England's second innings against Australia at Headingley in 1981, reaching his highest Test score of 56 in an eighth-wicket partnership of 117 in 80 minutes. This helped England to win despite their following-on and being quoted as 500–1 outsiders. (b. 1959)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/05/21 at 11:32 am

October 5th 1943 – Steve Miller, American guitarist, singer and songwriter. Known as the leader of the Steve Miller Band. He began his career in blues and blues rock and evolved to a more pop-oriented sound during the mid-1970s through the early 1980s, releasing popular singles and albums.

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/05/21 at 12:17 pm

October 5th 1805 – Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis, English general and politician, 3rd Governor-General of India, died of a fever. Styled Viscount Brome between 1753 and 1762 and known as the Earl Cornwallis between 1762 and 1792, was a British Army general and official. In the United States and the United Kingdom he is best remembered as one of the leading British generals in the American War of Independence. His surrender in 1781 to a combined American and French force at the siege of Yorktown ended significant hostilities in North America. He later served as a civil and military governor in Ireland, where he helped bring about the Act of Union; and in India, where he helped enact the Cornwallis Code and the Permanent Settlement. Born into an aristocratic family and educated at Eton and Cambridge, Cornwallis joined the army in 1757, seeing action in the Seven Years' War. (b. 1738)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/05/21 at 2:22 pm

October 5th 1952 – Harold Faltermeyer, German keyboard player, composer, and producer. Best known for composing the "Axel F" theme for the feature film Beverly Hills Cop, an influential synth-pop hit in the 1980s. He also composed the "Top Gun Anthem" for the feature film Top Gun and the music for the Chevy Chase Fletch feature films, Fletch and Fletch Lives. The Beverly Hills Cop and Top Gun projects earned him two Grammy Awards: the first in 1986 for Best Album of original score written for a motion picture or television special, as a co-writer of the Beverly Hills Cop soundtrack; and the second in 1987 for Best Pop Instrumental Performance with guitarist Steve Stevens for "Top Gun Anthem" from the Top Gun soundtrack.

Subject: Re: Scientific Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/05/21 at 2:34 pm

October 5th 1880 – William Lassell, English merchant and astronomer, died from unknown causes. He is remembered for his improvements to the reflecting telescope and his ensuing discoveries of four planetary satellites. (b. 1799)

Subject: Re: Aviation Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/05/21 at 3:03 pm

October 5th 1981 – Blanche Noyes (born Blanche Wilcox), American pioneering female aviator, died from an undisclosed cause. She was among the first ten women to receive a transport pilot's license. In 1929, she became Ohio's first licensed female pilot. She started flying in 1929 after getting a lesson from her husband. She soloed on February 15 after four hours of training and received her pilot's license in June of the same year. Noyes entered the inaugural Women's Air Derby in August 1929, one of twenty competitors attempting to fly from Santa Monica, California to Cleveland. Along the way, she "narrowly escaped death when her plane caught fire in mid-air near Pecos." She set down so hard her landing gear was damaged. She put out the fire, made repairs and resumed the race. She placed fourth in the heavy class. She was a demonstration pilot for Standard Oil in 1931 and flew with various organizations. On 11 December 1935, her husband and his passenger died when his airplane crashed in dense fog and a snowstorm. In 1936, she teamed up as co-pilot to Louise Thaden (a fellow 1929 Women's Air Derby competitor) and won the Bendix Trophy Race in the first year women were allowed to compete against men. They set a new world record of 14 hours, 55 minutes flying from New York City to Los Angeles, California, in a Beech C17R Staggerwing biplane. Laura Ingalls came in second by 45 minutes flying a Lockheed Orion. (b. 1900)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/05/21 at 4:06 pm

October 5th 1986 – Hal B. Wallis (born Aaron Blum Wolowicz), American film producer, died of complications of diabetes. He is best remembered for producing Casablanca (1942), The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938), and True Grit (1969), along with many other major films for Warner Bros. featuring such film stars as Humphrey Bogart, John Wayne, Bette Davis, and Errol Flynn. As a producer, he received 19 nominations for the Academy Award for Best Picture. Later on, for a long period, he was connected with Paramount Pictures and oversaw films featuring Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Elvis Presley, and John Wayne. (b. 1898)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/06/21 at 6:50 am

October 6th 1942 – Britt Ekland, Swedish actress and singer. Ekland became famous overnight in 1964, after her marriage with actor Peter Sellers. She appeared in numerous films in her heyday throughout the 1960s and 1970s, including roles in William Friedkin's The Night They Raided Minsky's (1968), Machine Gun McCain (1969) and the British crime film Get Carter (1971), which established her as a movie sex symbol. She also starred in the British horror film Asylum (1972), the British cult horror film The Wicker Man (1973) and appeared as a Bond girl in The Man with the Golden Gun (1974).

Subject: Re: Industrialist Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/06/21 at 6:53 am

October 6th 1951 – Will Keith Kellogg, American industrialist in food manufacturing, died of heart failure. Best known as the founder of the Kellogg Company, which to this day produces a wide variety of popular breakfast cereals. He was a member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church and practiced vegetarianism as a dietary principle taught by his church. Later, he founded the Kellogg Arabian Ranch and made it into a renowned establishment for the breeding of Arabian horses. Kellogg started the Kellogg Foundation in 1934 with $66 million in Kellogg company stock and investments, a donation that would be worth over a billion dollars in today's economy. Kellogg continued to be a major philanthropist throughout his life. (b. 1860)

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Written By: LyricBoy on 10/06/21 at 7:21 am


October 6th 1942 – Britt Ekland, Swedish actress and singer. Ekland became famous overnight in 1964, after her marriage with actor Peter Sellers.


She also partied with Rod Stewart from 1975 to 1977 and was the subject of one of his songs.  8)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/06/21 at 7:41 am


She also partied with Rod Stewart from 1975 to 1977 and was the subject of one of his songs.  8)
She can be heard at the end of "Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright)"

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/06/21 at 10:06 am

October 6th 1969 – Walter Hagen, American professional golfer and a major figure in golf in the first half of the 20th century, died of cancer. His tally of 11 professional majors is third behind Jack Nicklaus (18) and Tiger Woods (15). Known as the "father of professional golf," he brought publicity, prestige, big prize money and lucrative endorsements to the sport. Hagen is rated one of the greatest golfers ever. Hagen won the U.S. Open twice, and in 1922 he became the first native-born American to win The Open Championship, and won the Claret Jug three more times. He also won the PGA Championship a record-tying five times (all in match play), and the Western Open five times when it had near-major championship status. Hagen totaled 45 PGA wins in his career, and was a six-time Ryder Cup captain. (b. 1892)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/06/21 at 12:17 pm

October 6th 1978 – Johnny O'Keefe, Australian rock and roll singer, died from a drug overdose. His career began in the 1950s. Some of his hits include "Wild One" (1958), "Shout!" and "She's My Baby". In his twenty-year career, O'Keefe released over fifty singles, 50 EPs and 100 albums. O'Keefe was also a radio and television entertainer and presenter. Often referred to by his initials "J.O.K." or by his nickname "The Wild One", O'Keefe was the first Australian rock n' roll performer to tour the United States, and the first Australian artist to make the local Top 40 charts. He had twenty-nine Top 40 hits in Australia between 1958 and 1973. (b. 1935)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: LyricBoy on 10/06/21 at 2:10 pm


October 6th 1942 – Britt Ekland, Swedish actress and singer. Ekland became famous overnight in 1964, after her marriage with actor Peter Sellers.




She can be heard at the end of "Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright)"


Yeah it sounded like she was in some sort of distress.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/06/21 at 4:24 pm

October 6th 2019 – Peter Edward "Ginger" Baker, English drummer and a co-founder of the rock band Cream, died of complications from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. His work in the 1960s and 1970s earned him the reputation of "rock's first superstar drummer", for a style that melded jazz and African rhythms and pioneered both jazz fusion and world music. Baker gained early fame as a member of Blues Incorporated and the Graham Bond Organisation, both times alongside bassist Jack Bruce, with whom Baker would often clash. In 1966, Baker and Bruce joined guitarist Eric Clapton to form Cream, which achieved worldwide success but lasted only until 1968, in part due to Baker's and Bruce's volatile relationship. After briefly working with Clapton in Blind Faith and leading Ginger Baker's Air Force, Baker spent several years in the 1970s living and recording in Africa, often with Fela Kuti, in pursuit of his long-time interest in African music. Among Baker's other collaborations are his work with Gary Moore, Masters of Reality, Public Image Ltd, Hawkwind, Atomic Rooster, Bill Laswell, jazz bassist Charlie Haden, jazz guitarist Bill Frisell and Ginger Baker's Energy. (b. 1939)

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/06/21 at 4:44 pm

October 6th 1989 – Ruth Elizabeth "Bette" Davis, American actress, died of cancer. With a career spanning more than 50 years and 100 acting credits. She was noted for playing unsympathetic, sardonic characters, and was famous for her performances in a range of film genres, from contemporary crime melodramas to historical films, suspense horror, and occasional comedies, although her greater successes were in romantic dramas. A recipient of two Academy Awards, she was the first thespian to accrue ten nominations. (b. 1908)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/13/21 at 2:09 am

October 13th 1942 – Jerry Jones, American billionaire businessman. He has been the owner, president, and general manager of the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL) since 1989.

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/13/21 at 2:18 am

October 13th 54 – Claudius (full name Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus), Roman emperor, died by murder, possibly be poisoning. He was the fourth Roman emperor, ruling from AD 41 to 54. A member of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, Claudius was born to Drusus and Antonia Minor at Lugdunum in Roman Gaul, where his father was stationed as a military legate. He was the first Roman emperor to be born outside Italy. Nonetheless, Claudius was an Italic of Sabine origins. Because he was afflicted with a limp and slight deafness due to sickness at a young age, he was ostracized by his family and was excluded from public office until his consulship (which was shared with his nephew, Caligula, in 37).  (b. 10 BC)

Subject: Re: Scientific Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/13/21 at 7:12 am

October 13th 1687 – Geminiano Montanari, Italian astronomer, lens-maker, and proponent of the experimental approach to science, died from unknown causes. He is best known for his observation, made around 1667, that the second-brightest star (called Algol as derived from its name in Arabic) in the constellation of Perseus varied in brightness. It is likely that others had observed this effect before, but Montanari was the first named astronomer to record it. The star's names in Arabic, Hebrew and other languages, all of which have a meaning of "ghoul" or "demon", imply that it’s unusual behaviour had long been recognised. (b. 1633)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/13/21 at 7:52 am

October 13th 1917 – Florence La Badie (born Florence Russ), American actress in the early days of the silent film era, died at age 29 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Though little known today, she was a major star between 1911 and 1917. (b. 1888)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/13/21 at 8:24 am

October 13th 1938 – E. C. Segar (Elzie Crisler Segar), American cartoonist, died of leukemia and liver disease. Best known as the creator of Popeye, a pop culture character who first appeared in 1929 in Segar's comic strip Thimble Theatre. (b. 1894)

Subject: Re: Business Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/13/21 at 10:23 am

October 13th 1945 – Milton S. Hershey, American chocolatier, businessman, and philanthropist, died of pneumonia. Trained in the confectionery business, Hershey pioneered the manufacture of caramel, using fresh milk. He launched the Lancaster Caramel Company, which achieved bulk exports, and then sold it to start a new company supplying mass-produced milk chocolate, previously a luxury good. The first Hershey bars were sold in 1900 and proved so popular that he was able to build his own company town of Hershey, Pennsylvania. Hershey's philanthropy extended to a boarding school, originally for local orphans, but accommodating around 2,000 students as of 2016. In World War II, the company developed a special non-melting bar for troops serving overseas. The Hershey Company, known as Hershey's, is one of the world's biggest confectionery manufacturers. (b. 1857)

Subject: Re: Televisual Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/13/21 at 1:07 pm

October 13th 1974 – Ed Sullivan, American television personality, impresario, sports and entertainment reporter, and syndicated columnist for the New York Daily News and the Chicago Tribune New York News Syndicate, died of complications from a long-standing battle with gastric ulcers. He is principally remembered as the creator and host of the television variety program The Toast of the Town, later popularly—and, in 1955, officially—renamed The Ed Sullivan Show. Broadcast for 23 years from 1948 to 1971, it set a record as the longest-running variety show in US broadcast history. "It was, by almost any measure, the last great TV show," said television critic David Hinckley. "It's one of our fondest, dearest pop culture memories." (b. 1901)

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/13/21 at 1:18 pm

October 13th 1957 – Bill Meanix, American hurdler and coach, died from an undisclosed cause. He held the world record in the 440 yd hurdles from 1915 to 1920, and he won the event the first two times it was contested at the United States championships. (b. 1892)

Subject: Re: Nobel Prize Winner Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/13/21 at 3:12 pm

October 13th 1965 – Paul Hermann Müller, Swiss chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate, died after a short undisclosed illness. He received the 1948 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his 1939 discovery of insecticidal qualities and use of DDT in the control of vector diseases such as malaria and yellow fever. (b. 1899)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/14/21 at 5:21 am

October 14th 1946 – Joey de Leon, Filipino comedian, actor, television presenter and songwriter. He hosts the noontime variety show Eat Bulaga!. He is a member of the comedy trio Tito, Vic and Joey that has made several comedy movies and TV shows.

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/14/21 at 5:27 am

October 14th 1803 – Louis Claude de Saint-Martin, French mystic and philosopher, died from an unknown cause. Known as le philosophe inconnu, the name under which his works were published; he was an influential of the mystic and human mind evolution and became the inspiration for the founding of the Martinist Order. (b. 1743)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/14/21 at 7:09 am

October 14th 1946 – Justin Hayward, English musician best known as songwriter, lead singer, and guitarist of the rock band The Moody Blues. Hayward became the group's principal lead guitarist and vocalist over the 1967–1974 period, and the most prolific songwriter and composer of several international hit singles for the band. Hayward wrote singles for the Moody Blues including "Nights in White Satin", "Tuesday Afternoon", "Voices in the Sky", "Never Comes the Day", "Question", "The Story in Your Eyes", "Driftwood", "The Voice", "Blue World", "Your Wildest Dreams", "I Know You're Out There Somewhere" and "English Sunset"; in all, writing 20 of the group's 27 post-1967 singles. He also has a solo career. His first album outside the Moody Blues, Blue Jays, a collaboration with John Lodge, reached the UK top five in 1975. The single "Blue Guitar", recorded with 10cc as the backing band, reached the UK top ten in 1975, and his 1978 recording of "Forever Autumn" from Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds reached the UK top five.

Subject: Re: Journalistic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/14/21 at 7:40 am

October 14th 1973 – Edmund A. Chester, American journalist and broadcaster, died from an undisclosed cause. He was a senior Vice President and executive at the CBS radio and television networks during the 1940s. As Director of Latin American Relations he collaborated with the Department of State to develop CBS's "La Cadena de Las Americas" radio network in support of Pan-Americanism during World War II. He also served as a highly respected journalist and Bureau Chief for Latin America at Associated Press and Vice President at La Prensa Asociada in the 1930s. (b. 1897)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/14/21 at 8:48 am

October 14th 1977 – Harry Lillis "Bing" Crosby Jr., American singer and actor. The first multimedia star, he was one of the most popular and influential musical artists of the 20th century worldwide. He was a leader in record sales, radio ratings, and motion picture grosses from 1930 to 1954. He made over 70 feature films and recorded more than 1,600 songs. His early career coincided with recording innovations that allowed him to develop an intimate singing style that influenced many male singers who followed him, such as Perry Como, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Dick Haymes, Elvis Presley, and John Lennon. He won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in Going My Way (1944) and was nominated for its sequel, The Bells of St. Mary's (1945), opposite Ingrid Bergman, becoming the first of six actors to be nominated twice for playing the same character. (b. 1903)

Subject: Re: Musical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/14/21 at 10:08 am

October 14th 1990 – Leonard Bernstein, American conductor, composer, pianist, music educator, author, and humanitarian, died of a heart attack brought on by mesothelioma. Among the most important conductors of his time, he was also the first American conductor to receive international acclaim. According to music critic Donal Henahan, he was "one of the most prodigiously talented and successful musicians in American history". As a composer he wrote in many styles, including symphonic and orchestral music, ballet, film and theatre music, choral works, opera, chamber music and works for the piano. His best-known work is the Broadway musical West Side Story, which continues to be regularly performed worldwide, and was made into an Academy Award–winning feature film. His works include three symphonies, Chichester Psalms, Serenade after Plato's "Symposium", the original score for the film On the Waterfront, and theater works including On the Town, Wonderful Town, Candide, and his MASS. (b. 1918)

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Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/14/21 at 11:30 am

October 14th 2009 – Collin Wilcox, American actress, died from brain cancer. Over her career, she was also credited as Collin Wilcox-Horne or Collin Wilcox-Paxton. Wilcox may be best known for her role in To Kill a Mockingbird (1962), in which she played Mayella Violet Ewell. (b. 1935)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/18/21 at 3:53 am

October 18th 1956 – Martina Navratilova, Czech-American professional tennis player and coach. Widely considered among the greatest female tennis players of all time, Navratilova won 18 Grand Slam singles titles, 31 major women's doubles titles, and 10 major mixed doubles titles, for a combined total of 59 major titles, marking the Open Era record for the most Grand Slam titles won by a single player. She reached the Wimbledon singles final 12 times, including for nine consecutive years from 1982 through 1990, and won the women's singles title at Wimbledon a record nine times (surpassing Helen Wills Moody's eight Wimbledon titles), including a run of six consecutive titles.

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/18/21 at 4:12 am

October 18th AD 31 – Sejanus, Roman soldier, bodyguard, friend and confidant of the Roman Emperor Tiberius, died from what appeared to be natural causes, but was slowly poisoned. An equestrian by birth, Sejanus rose to power as prefect of the Roman imperial bodyguard, known as the Praetorian Guard, of which he was commander from AD 14 until his death in AD 31. (b. 20 BC)

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/18/21 at 5:58 am

October 18th 1865 – Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston, English academic and politician, died from an unrecorded cause. He was twice Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in the mid-19th century. Palmerston dominated British foreign policy during the period 1830 to 1865, when Britain stood at the height of its imperial power. He held office almost continuously from 1807 until his death in 1865. He began his parliamentary career as a Tory, defected to the Whigs in 1830, and became the first prime minister from the newly formed Liberal Party in 1859. He was highly popular with the British public. David Brown argues that "an important part of Palmerston's appeal lay in his dynamism and vigour". (b. 1784)

Subject: Re: Scientific Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/18/21 at 8:33 am

October 18th 1866 – Philipp Franz von Siebold, German physician, botanist and traveller, died from an unknown recorded cause. He achieved prominence by his studies of Japanese flora and fauna and the introduction of Western medicine in Japan. He was the father of the first female Japanese doctor educated in Western medicine, Kusumoto Ine. (b. 1796)

Subject: Re: Noteworthy Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/18/21 at 9:28 am

October 18th 1871 – Charles Babbage, English polymath, died of renal inadequacy, secondary to cystitis. A mathematician, philosopher, inventor and mechanical engineer, Babbage originated the concept of a digital programmable computer. Babbage is considered by some to be "father of the computer". Babbage is credited with inventing the first mechanical computer, the Difference Engine that eventually led to more complex electronic designs, though all the essential ideas of modern computers are to be found in Babbage's Analytical Engine. His varied work in other fields has led him to be described as "pre-eminent" among the many polymaths of his century. Babbage, who died before the complete successful engineering of many of his designs, including his Difference Engine and Analytical Engine, remained a prominent figure in the ideating of computing. Parts of Babbage's incomplete mechanisms are on display in the Science Museum in London. In 1991, a functioning difference engine was constructed from Babbage's original plans. Built to tolerances achievable in the 19th century, the success of the finished engine indicated that Babbage's machine would have worked. (b. 1791)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/18/21 at 9:29 am


October 18th 1871 – Charles Babbage, English polymath, died of renal inadequacy, secondary to cystitis. A mathematician, philosopher, inventor and mechanical engineer, Babbage originated the concept of a digital programmable computer. Babbage is considered by some to be "father of the computer". Babbage is credited with inventing the first mechanical computer, the Difference Engine that eventually led to more complex electronic designs, though all the essential ideas of modern computers are to be found in Babbage's Analytical Engine. His varied work in other fields has led him to be described as "pre-eminent" among the many polymaths of his century. Babbage, who died before the complete successful engineering of many of his designs, including his Difference Engine and Analytical Engine, remained a prominent figure in the ideating of computing. Parts of Babbage's incomplete mechanisms are on display in the Science Museum in London. In 1991, a functioning difference engine was constructed from Babbage's original plans. Built to tolerances achievable in the 19th century, the success of the finished engine indicated that Babbage's machine would have worked. (b. 1791)
Now where have I seen him before... ?

Subject: Re: Musical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/18/21 at 11:06 am

October 18th 1893 – Charles Gounod, French composer, died after a stroke. He wrote twelve operas, of which the most popular has always been Faust (1859); his Roméo et Juliette (1867) also remains in the international repertory. He composed a large amount of church music, many songs, and popular short pieces including his Ave Maria (an elaboration of a Bach piece), and Funeral March of a Marionette. (b. 1818)

Subject: Re: Inventor Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/18/21 at 1:22 pm

October 18th 1931 – Thomas Edison, American inventor and businessman, died of complications of diabetes. He has been described as America's greatest inventor. He developed many devices that greatly influenced life around the world, including the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and the long-lasting, practical electric light bulb. Dubbed "The Wizard of Menlo Park", he was one of the first inventors to apply the principles of mass production and large-scale teamwork to the process of invention, and because of that, he is often credited with the creation of the first industrial research laboratory. (b. 1847)

Subject: Re: Business Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/18/21 at 3:03 pm

ctober 18th 1966 – Elizabeth Arden (born Florence Nightingale Graham), Canadian-American businesswoman, died from an undisclosed cause. She founded what is now Elizabeth Arden, Inc., and built a cosmetics empire in the United States. By 1929, she owned 150 salons in Europe and the United States. Her 1,000 products were being sold in 22 countries. She was the sole owner, and at the peak of her career, she was one of the wealthiest women in the world. (b. 1878)

Subject: Re: Nobel Prize Winner Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/19/21 at 7:01 am

October 19th 1945 – Angus Deaton, Scottish-American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate. Deaton is currently a Senior Scholar and the Dwight D. Eisenhower Professor of Economics and International Affairs Emeritus at the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs and the Economics Department at Princeton University. His research focuses primarily on poverty, inequality, health, wellbeing, and economic development. In 2015, he was awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for his analysis of consumption, poverty, and welfare.

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/19/21 at 7:05 am

October 19th 1745 – Jonathan Swift, Anglo-Irish satirist, essayist, political pamphleteer (first for the Whigs, then for the Tories), poet and Anglican cleric, possibly died from a stroke. He became Dean of St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin, hence his common sobriquet, "Dean Swift". He is remembered for works such as A Tale of a Tub (1704), An Argument Against Abolishing Christianity (1712), Gulliver's Travels (1726), and A Modest Proposal (1729). He is regarded by the Encyclopædia Britannica as the foremost prose satirist in the English language, (b. 1667)

Subject: Re: Medical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/19/21 at 8:53 am

October 19th 1815 – Paolo Mascagni, Italian physician and anatomistc died of sepsis. He is most well-known for publishing the first complete description of the lymphatic system. (b. 1755)

Subject: Re: Business Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/19/21 at 10:28 am

October 19th 1897 – George Pullman, American engineer and businessman, died of a heart attack. He designed and manufactured the Pullman sleeping car and founded a company town, Pullman, for the workers who manufactured it. This ultimately led to the Pullman Strike due to the high rent prices charged for company housing and low wages paid by the Pullman Company. His Pullman Company also hired African-American men to staff the Pullman cars, who became known as Pullman porters, providing elite service. (b. 1831)

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/19/21 at 11:18 am

October 19th 1918 – Harold Lockwood, American silent film actor, director, and producer, died of Spanish influenza. He was one of the most popular matinee idols of the early film period during the 1910s. Upon graduating, he began working in exporting. Lockwood quickly discovered that he did not enjoy exporting and quit to become an actor. He initially began his acting career in vaudeville. In 1908, Lockwood joined the Selig Company. In 1910, Lockwood signed on with a stock company for David Horsley and appeared in Western shorts. He later worked for the New York Motion Picture Company, Selig Polyscope Company and Famous Players Film Company. While at Famous Players, Lockwood was cast opposite actress May Allison in Allan Dwan's romantic film David Harum. The two would appear in over twenty-three films together during the World War I era, and became one of the first celebrated on-screen romantic duos. However, the two were never romantically involved off-screen. (b. 1887)

Subject: Re: Nobel Prize Winner Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/19/21 at 12:22 pm

October 19th 1937 – Ernest Rutherford, New Zealand-English physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate, died of what physicians termed "intestinal paralysis". He came to be known as the father of nuclear physics. Encyclopædia Britannica considers him to be the greatest experimentalist since Michael Faraday (1791–1867). In early work, Rutherford discovered the concept of radioactive half-life, the radioactive element radon, and differentiated and named alpha and beta radiation. This work was performed at McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is the basis for the Nobel Prize in Chemistry he was awarded in 1908 "for his investigations into the disintegration of the elements, and the chemistry of radioactive substances", for which he was the first Canadian and Oceanian Nobel laureate. He was knighted in 1914. (b. 1871)

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/19/21 at 2:17 pm

October 19th 1961 – Sergio Osmeña, Filipino politician, died of pulmonary edema. He served as the fourth president of the Philippines from 1944 to 1946. He was Vice President under Manuel L. Quezon. Upon Quezon's sudden death in 1944, Osmeña succeeded him at age 65, becoming the oldest person to assume the Philippine presidency until Rodrigo Duterte took office in 2016 at age 71. A founder of the Nacionalista Party, Osmeña was also the first Visayan to become president. (b. 1878)

Subject: Re: Musical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/19/21 at 3:48 pm

October 19th 1987 – Jacqueline du Pré, English cellist, died from multiple sclerosis. At a young age, she achieved enduring mainstream popularity. Despite her short career, she is regarded as one of the most distinctive cellists of the second half of the twentieth century. Her career was cut short by multiple sclerosis, which forced her to stop performing at the age of 27. (b. 1945)

Subject: Re: Political Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/20/21 at 2:32 am

October 20th 1964 – Kamala Harris, American politician and lawyer. Serving as the 49th and current vice president of the United States. A member of the Democratic Party, she served as a United States senator from California from 2017 to 2021, and as the attorney general of California from 2011 to 2017.

Subject: Re: Nobel Prize Winner Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/20/21 at 5:00 am

October 20th 1942 – Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard, German biologist and geneticist, Nobel Prize laureate. She is the only woman from Germany to have received a Nobel Prize in the sciences. Nüsslein-Volhard earned her PhD in 1974 from the University of Tübingen, where she studied protein-DNA interaction. She won the Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research in 1991 and the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1995, together with Eric Wieschaus and Edward B. Lewis, for their research on the genetic control of embryonic development.

Subject: Re: Presidential Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/20/21 at 5:03 am

October 20th 1964 – Herbert Hoover, American politician, businessman, and engineer, died following massive internal bleeding. He served as the 31st president of the United States from 1929 to 1933. A member of the Republican Party, he held office during the onset of the Great Depression. Before serving as president, Hoover led the Commission for Relief in Belgium, served as the director of the U.S. Food Administration, and served as the third U.S. secretary of commerce. (b. 1874)

Subject: Re: Nobel Prize Winner Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/20/21 at 6:55 am

October 20th 1946 – Elfriede Jelinek, Austrian author and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate. She is one of the most decorated authors writing in German today and was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2004 for her "musical flow of voices and counter-voices in novels and plays that, with extraordinary linguistic zeal, reveal the absurdity of society's clichés and their subjugating power". Next to Peter Handke and Botho Strauss she is considered to be the most important living playwright of the German language.

Subject: Re: Nobel Prize Winner Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/20/21 at 7:05 am

October 20th 1984 – Paul Dirac, English-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate, died from an undisclosed cause. He is regarded as one of the most significant physicists of the 20th century. Dirac made fundamental contributions to the early development of both quantum mechanics and quantum electrodynamics. Among other discoveries, he formulated the Dirac equation which describes the behaviour of fermions and predicted the existence of antimatter. Dirac shared the 1933 Nobel Prize in Physics with Erwin Schrödinger "for the discovery of new productive forms of atomic theory". He also made significant contributions to the reconciliation of general relativity with quantum mechanics. Dirac was regarded by his friends and colleagues as unusual in character. In a 1926 letter to Paul Ehrenfest, Albert Einstein wrote of Dirac, "I have trouble with Dirac. This balancing on the dizzying path between genius and madness is awful." In another letter concerning the Compton effect he wrote, "I don't understand Dirac at all." (b. 1902)

Subject: Re: Aviation Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/20/21 at 10:57 am

October 20th 1988 – Sheila Scott, English aviator, died of cancer. She broke over 100 aviation records through her long distance flight endeavours, which included a 34,000-mile (55,000 km) "world and a half" flight in 1971. On this flight, she became the first person to fly over the North Pole in a small aircraft. (b. 1922)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/20/21 at 12:27 pm

October 20th 2002 – Bernard Fresson, French actor, died of cancer. He attended the Lycée privé Sainte-Geneviève, majoring in law. He studied in Tania Balachova's drama class in Paris and later became part of Jean Vilar's Théâtre National Populaire at the Palais de Chaillot. He made his on-screen debut in the Alain Renais film Hiroshima mon amour as a German soldier. His notable film roles include: Gilbert in La Prisonnière (1968), Inspector Barthelmy in John Frankenheimer's French Connection II (1974), Scope in Roman Polanski's The Tenant (1976), Francis in Garçon! (1983), Morin in Street of No Return (1989) and Vincent Malivert in Place Vendôme (1998). He also appeared in the 1969 Costa-Gavras film Z. For his roles in Garçon! and Place Vendôme, Fresson received a César nomination for Best Supporting Actor. (b. 1931)

Subject: Re: Presidential Death Anniversary

Written By: LyricBoy on 10/20/21 at 2:15 pm


October 20th 1964 – Herbert Hoover, American politician, businessman, and engineer, died following massive internal bleeding. He served as the 31st president of the United States from 1929 to 1933. A member of the Republican Party, he held office during the onset of the Great Depression. Before serving as president, Hoover led the Commission for Relief in Belgium, served as the director of the U.S. Food Administration, and served as the third U.S. secretary of commerce. (b. 1874)


I just referenced Herbert Hoover in a business correspondence a couple a weeks ago.  ;D

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/20/21 at 2:37 pm


I just referenced Herbert Hoover in a business correspondence a couple a weeks ago.  ;D
I forgot to include that the Hoover Dam is named after him.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: LyricBoy on 10/20/21 at 2:45 pm


I forgot to include that the Hoover Dam is named after him.


Franklin Roosevelt named it Boulder Dam (Hoover being a Republican and all), but the US Congress renamed it as the Hoover Dam in ‘47.  8)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/20/21 at 2:47 pm

October 20th 1994 – Burt Lancaster, American actor and producer, died at his apartment, after suffering a third heart attack. Initially known for playing tough guys with a tender heart, he went on to achieve success with more complex and challenging roles over a 45-year career in film and, later, television. He was a four-time nominee for the Academy Award for Best Actor (winning once), and he also won two BAFTA Awards and one Golden Globe Award for Best Lead Actor. The American Film Institute ranks Lancaster as #19 of the greatest male stars of classic Hollywood cinema. (b. 1913)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/20/21 at 3:00 pm

October 20th 1957 – Jack Buchanan, Scottish theatre and film actor, singer, dancer, producer and director, died from spinal cancer. He was known for three decades as the embodiment of the debonair man-about-town in the tradition of George Grossmith Jr., and was described by The Times as "the last of the knots”. He is best known in America for his role in the classic Hollywood musical The Band Wagon in 1953. (b. 1891)

Subject: Re: Nobel Prize Winner Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/20/21 at 3:09 pm

October 20th 1984 – Carl Ferdinand Cori, Czech-American biochemist and pharmacologist, Nobel Prize laureate, died from an undisclosed cause. Together with his wife Gerty Cori and Argentine physiologist Bernardo Houssay, received a Nobel Prize in 1947 for their discovery of how glycogen (animal starch) – a derivative of glucose – is broken down and resynthesized in the body, for use as a store and source of energy. In 2004, both Coris were designated a National Historic Chemical Landmark in recognition of their work that elucidated carbohydrate metabolism. (b. 1896)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/20/21 at 3:41 pm

October 20th 2010 – Bob Guccione, American photographer, died from throat and lung cancer. He was the founder of the adult magazine Penthouse in 1965. This was aimed at competing with Hugh Hefner's Playboy, but with more extreme erotic content, a special style of soft-focus photography, and in-depth reporting of government corruption scandals. By 1982 Guccione was listed in the Forbes 400 wealth list, and owned one of the biggest mansions in Manhattan. However, he made some extravagant investments that failed, and the growth of free online pornography in the 1990s greatly diminished his market. In 2003, Guccione's publishers filed for bankruptcy and he resigned as chairman. (d. 1930)   

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: LyricBoy on 10/20/21 at 7:42 pm


October 20th 2010 – Bob Guccione, American photographer, died from throat and lung cancer. He was the founder of the adult magazine Penthouse in 1965. This was aimed at competing with Hugh Hefner's Playboy, but with more extreme erotic content, a special style of soft-focus photography, and in-depth reporting of government corruption scandals. By 1982 Guccione was listed in the Forbes 400 wealth list, and owned one of the biggest mansions in Manhattan. However, he made some extravagant investments that failed, and the growth of free online pornography in the 1990s greatly diminished his market. In 2003, Guccione's publishers filed for bankruptcy and he resigned as chairman. (d. 1930) 


Free online porn has been the bane of the more erudite publications.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 10/20/21 at 11:21 pm


October 20th 1964 – Herbert Hoover, American politician, businessman, and engineer, died following massive internal bleeding. He served as the 31st president of the United States from 1929 to 1933. A member of the Republican Party, he held office during the onset of the Great Depression. Before serving as president, Hoover led the Commission for Relief in Belgium, served as the director of the U.S. Food Administration, and served as the third U.S. secretary of commerce. (b. 1874)


October 20th 1964 – Kamala Harris, American politician and lawyer. Serving as the 49th and current vice president of the United States. A member of the Democratic Party, she served as a United States senator from California from 2017 to 2021, and as the attorney general of California from 2011 to 2017.



The 31st U.S. President passed away on the very day that the 49th U.S. Vice President was born!

Subject: Re: Political Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/26/21 at 3:47 am

October 26th 1947 – Hillary Clinton, American lawyer and politician, 67th United States Secretary of State and 44th First Lady of the United States.

Subject: Re: Aviation Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/26/21 at 3:56 am

October 26th 1972 – Igor Sikorsky, Russian–American aviation pioneer in both helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft, died yesterday of a heart attack. His first success came with the S-2, the second aircraft of his design and construction. His fifth airplane, the S-5, won him national recognition as well as F.A.I. license number 64. His S-6-A received the highest award at the 1912 Moscow Aviation Exhibition, and in the fall of that year the aircraft won first prize for its young designer, builder and pilot in the military competition at Saint Petersburg. After immigrating to the United States in 1919, Sikorsky founded the Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation in 1923, and developed the first of Pan American Airways' ocean-crossing flying boats in the 1930s. In 1939, Sikorsky designed and flew the Vought-Sikorsky VS-300, the first viable American helicopter, which pioneered the rotor configuration used by most helicopters today. Sikorsky modified the design into the Sikorsky R-4, which became the world's first mass-produced helicopter in 1942. (b. 1889)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/26/21 at 6:14 am

October 26th 1967 – Keith Urban, New Zealand-American singer, guitarist and songwriter known for his work in country music. In 1991, he released a self-titled debut album, charting four singles in Australia before moving to the United States the following year. He found work as a session guitarist before starting a band known as The Ranch, which recorded one studio album on Capitol Nashville and charted two singles on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.

Subject: Re: Royalty Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/26/21 at 6:16 am

October 26th 1944 – Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom (Beatrice Mary Victoria Feodore; later Princess Henry of Battenberg), died in her sleep. She was the fifth daughter and youngest child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Beatrice was also the last of Queen Victoria's children to die, 66 years after the first, her elder sister Alice. (b. 1857)

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/26/21 at 7:45 am

October 26th 1675 – William Sprague, English-American settler, co-founded Charlestown, Massachusetts, died on his 66th birthday, from an unrecorded cause. He left England on the ship Lyon's Whelp for Plymouth/Salem Massachusetts. He was originally from Upwey, near Weymouth, Dorset, England. Sprague arrived at Naumkeag (Salem) in mid-July 1629 with his brothers Ralph and Richard. They were employed by Governor Endecott to explore and take possession of the country westward. They explored the land to (present day) Charlestown, Massachusetts, between the Mystic and Charles rivers, where they made peace with the local Indians. On February 10, 1634, the order creating a Board of Selectmen was passed, and Richard and William Sprague signed it. Sprague lived in Charlestown until 1636, before moving to Hingham, where he was one of the first planters. His house lot, on Union St. "over the river" was said to be the pleasantest lot in Hingham. He was active in public affairs, and was Constable, Fence Viewer, etc. Sprague’s will names his wife, Millicent (Eames), and children, Anthony, Samuel, William, Joan, Jonathan, Persis, Johanna and Mary. Other Sprague relatives became soldiers in the American Revolutionary War and two of them, William Sprague III and William Sprague IV, became governors of the state of Rhode Island. Lucille Ball and her brother, Fred Ball, were direct descendants. (b. 1609)

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/26/21 at 10:12 am

October 26th 1927 – Albert Champion, French track bicycle racer and later an industrialist, collapsed and died suddenly from an undisclosed cause. He won the 1899 Paris–Roubaix. In 1905 he incorporated the Albert Champion Company in Boston to make porcelain spark plugs with his name on them. Three years later founded the Champion Ignition Company in Flint, Michigan. In 1922 he changed the name to AC Spark Plug Company, after his initials, to settle out of court with his original partners in the Albert Champion Company. The company is now known as ACDelco and is owned by General Motors. (b. 1878)

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/26/21 at 10:48 am

October 26th 1952 – Hattie McDaniel, American actress, died of breast cancer. For her role as Mammy in Gone with the Wind (1939), she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, becoming the first African American to win an Oscar. She has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, was inducted into the Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame in 1975, and in 2006 she became the first black Oscar winner honored with a U.S. postage stamp. In 2010, she was inducted into the Colorado Women's Hall of Fame. In addition to acting, McDaniel recorded 16 blues sides between 1926 and 1929 and was a radio performer and television personality; she was the first black woman to sing on radio in the United States. Although she appeared in over 300 films, she received screen credits for only 83. (b. 1895)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/26/21 at 2:47 pm

October 26th 1966 – Alma Cogan, English singer of traditional pop music in the 1950s and early 1960s, died of ovarian cancer at the age of 34. Dubbed the "Girl with the Giggle in Her Voice", she was the highest paid British female entertainer of her era. She was close to the other Beatles as well, especially Paul McCartney, who first played the melody of "Yesterday" on her piano; he also played tambourine on her recording of "I Knew Right Away". (b. 1932)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/27/21 at 5:31 am

October 27th 1942 – Lee Greenwood, American country music singer-songwriter. He also plays the saxophone. Active since 1962, he has released more than 20 major-label albums and has charted more than 35 singles on the Billboard country music charts.

Subject: Re: Cinematic Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/27/21 at 6:08 am

October 27th 1946 – Ivan Reitman, Canadian film and television director, producer and screenwriter. He is best known for his comedy work, especially in the 1980s and 1990s. He is the owner of The Montecito Picture Company, founded in 1998. Notable films he has directed include Meatballs (1979), Stripes (1981), Ghostbusters (1984), Ghostbusters II (1989), Twins (1988), Kindergarten Cop (1990), Dave (1993) and Junior (1994). Reitman has also served as producer for such films as Animal House (1978), Beethoven (1992), Space Jam (1996), and Private Parts (1997).

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/27/21 at 6:52 am

October 27th 1926 – Warren Wood, American golfer, died from an undisclosed cause. In 1904, Wood was part of the American team which won the gold medal. He finished 10th in the team competition. In the individual competition, he finished 11th in the qualification and was eliminated in the first round of the match play. Wood won the 1906 North and South Amateur. He also won the 1913 Western Amateur and was runner-up twice more (1906, 1912). He was also runner-up in the 1910 U.S. Amateur. Wood finished fourth in the 1907 Western Open. In a golf foursomes match contested on 19 August 1921, Wood and Chick Evans played against Jock Hutchison and Phil Gaudin. It is unclear who won the match but a large gallery of more than 2,000 spectators watched the match which was played at the Lincoln Park public links in Chicago. Sailors from the Great Lakes Naval Station held the ropes to keep the large throng of fans in order. (b. 1887)

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/27/21 at 10:26 am

October 27th 1964 – Rudolph Maté, Polish-Hungarian-American cinematographer, producer and director, died from a heart attack. He worked as an assistant cameraman in Hungary and later throughout Europe, sometimes with colleague Karl Freund. Maté worked on several of Carl Th. Dreyer's films, including The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928) and Vampyr (1932). He worked as cinematographer on Hollywood films from the mid-1930s, including Dodsworth (1936), the Laurel and Hardy feature Our Relations (1936) and Stella Dallas (1937). He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography in five consecutive years, for Alfred Hitchcock's Foreign Correspondent (1940), Alexander Korda's That Hamilton Woman (1941), Sam Wood's The Pride of the Yankees (1942), Zoltan Korda's Sahara (1943), and Charles Vidor's Cover Girl (1944). In 1947, he turned to directing films; his credits include the film noir D.O.A. (1949), No Sad Songs for Me (1950), When Worlds Collide (1951), and the epic The 300 Spartans (1962). (b. 1898)

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/27/21 at 11:43 am

October 27th 1977 – James M. Cain, American author and journalist, died after a heart attack. He vehemently opposed labeling, but he is usually associated with the hardboiled school of American crime fiction and is seen as one of the creators of the roman noir. His crime novels The Postman Always Rings Twice (1934), Serenade (1937), Mildred Pierce (1941) and Double Indemnity (1944) became well known movies. (b. 1892)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 10/29/21 at 8:21 pm

Today marks two years since the death of comedic actor John Witherspoon, who was 77. (He would have been 80 this coming January.)

His birth surname was Weatherspoon; but he changed it when he started his acting career.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: c_keenan2001@hotmail.com on 10/31/21 at 1:43 am

Today marks what would have been the 71st birthday of SCTV and movie actor and former co-owner of the CFL Toronto Argonauts team John Candy. He passed away on 03/04/1994, the evening of his friend and Home Alone co-star Catherine O'Hara's 40th birthday, of a fatal heart attack in Durango, Mexico.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 10/31/21 at 11:17 am

Today marks one year since the death of Scottish actor Sean Connery, at age 90.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 10/31/21 at 11:17 am

Baseball player Willie McCovey passed away three years ago today at the age of 80.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/02/21 at 7:09 am


Today marks one year since the death of Scottish actor Sean Connery, at age 90.
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Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/02/21 at 7:09 am

November 2nd 1942 – Stefanie Powers (born Stefania Zofya Paul), American actress. She is best known for her role as Jennifer Hart on the mystery television series Hart to Hart (1979–1984), for which she received nominations for two Primetime Emmy Awards and five Golden Globe Awards.

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/02/21 at 7:19 am

November 2nd 1950 – George Bernard Shaw, Irish author, playwright, and critic, Nobel Prize laureate, died of renal failure. His influence on Western theatre, culture and politics extended from the 1880s to his death and beyond. He wrote more than sixty plays, including major works such as Man and Superman (1902), Pygmalion (1912) and Saint Joan (1923). With a range incorporating both contemporary satire and historical allegory, Shaw became the leading dramatist of his generation, and in 1925 was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. (b. 1856)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/02/21 at 10:48 am

November 2nd 1996 – Eva Cassidy, American vocalist and guitarist known for her interpretations of jazz and blues, died of melanoma. In 1992, she released her first album, The Other Side, a set of duets with go-go musician Chuck Brown, followed by the 1996 live solo album titled Live at Blues Alley. Although she had been honoured by the Washington Area Music Association, she was virtually unknown outside her native Washington, DC. Two years after her death, Cassidy's music was brought to the attention of British audiences, when her versions of "Fields of Gold" and "Over the Rainbow" were played by Mike Harding and Terry Wogan on BBC Radio 2. Following the overwhelming response, a camcorder recording of "Over the Rainbow", taken at Blues Alley in Washington by her friend Bryan McCulley, was shown on BBC Two's Top of the Pops 2. Shortly afterwards, the compilation album Songbird climbed to the top of the UK Albums Charts, almost three years after its initial release. The chart success in the United Kingdom and Ireland led to increased recognition worldwide. Her posthumously released recordings, including three UK number 1 records, have sold more than ten million copies. Her music has also charted top 10 positions in Australia, Germany, Sweden, Norway and Switzerland. (b. 1963)

Subject: Re: Noteworthy Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/02/21 at 11:37 am

November 2nd 1886 – James Watney, Jr., English politician, brewer and cricketer, died from an undisclosed cause. He was a prominent member of the Watney brewing family and a Conservative Member of Parliament for East Surrey. He played first-class cricket for Surrey (1851) and the Marylebone Cricket Club (1851–1852). (b. 1832)

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/02/21 at 2:10 pm

November 2nd 2018 – Raymond Chow, Hong Kong film producer, and presenter, died from an undisclosed cause. He was responsible for successfully launching martial arts and the Hong Kong cinema onto the international stage. As the founder of Golden Harvest, he produced some of the biggest stars of the martial arts film genre, including Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Jimmy Wang Yu and Tsui Hark. (b.1927)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/02/21 at 2:55 pm

November 2nd 1981 – Wally Wood, American comic book writer, artist and independent publisher, with declining health and career prospects, he shot and killed himself. Best known for his work on EC Comics's Mad and Marvel's Daredevil. He was one of Mad's founding cartoonists in 1952. (b. 1927)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/03/21 at 1:36 am

November 3rd 1948 – “Lulu” Kennedy-Cairns CBE (born Marie McDonald McLaughlin Lawrie, Scottish singer-songwriter and actress. Noted for her powerful singing voice, Lulu began her career in the UK before becoming internationally known. Later in her career, she had major chart hits with "To Sir with Love" from the 1967 film of the same name, which topped the Billboard Hot 100, and with the title song to the 1974 James Bond film The Man with the Golden Gun. In European countries, she is also widely known for the Eurovision Song Contest 1969 winning entry "Boom Bang-a-Bang", and for her 1964 hit "Shout", which she performed at the closing ceremony of the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/03/21 at 1:41 am

November 3rd 2002 – Lonnie Donegan (born Anthony James Donegan), Scottish-English singer-songwriter and guitarist, died after a heart attack. Referred to as the "King of Skiffle", who influenced 1960s British pop and rock musicians.Born in Scotland and raised in England, he was Britain's most successful and influential recording artist before the Beatles. Donegan had 31 UK top 30 hit singles, 24 being successive and three at number one. He was the first British male singer with two US top 10 hits. (b. 1931)

Subject: Re: Literary Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/03/21 at 7:16 am

November 3rd 1942 – Martin Cruz Smith, American mystery novelist. He is best known for his nine-novel series (to date) on Russian investigator Arkady Renko, who was first introduced in 1981 with Gorky Park.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/03/21 at 8:00 am

November 3rd 1926 – Annie Oakley (born Phoebe Ann Mosey), American sharpshooter and exhibition shooter, died of pernicious anemia. Her amazing talent first came to light when she was 15 years old, when she won a shooting match with traveling-show marksman Frank E. Butler, whom she eventually married. The couple joined Buffalo Bill's Wild West show a few years later. Oakley became a renowned international star, performing before royalty and heads of state. (b. 1860)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/03/21 at 10:30 am

November 3rd 1990 – Mary Martin, American actress and singer, died of cancer. A muse of Rodgers and Hammerstein, she originated many leading roles over her career including Nellie Forbush in South Pacific (1949), Peter Pan in Peter Pan and Maria von Trapp in The Sound of Music (1959). She was named a Kennedy Center Honoree in 1989. She was the mother of actor Larry Hagman. (b. 1913)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/09/21 at 12:36 am

November 9th 1942 – Tom Weiskopf, American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour. His most successful decade was the 1970s, and he won 16 PGA Tour titles between 1968 and 1982. After winding down his tournament career, Weiskopf has become a noted golf course architect.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/09/21 at 12:49 am

November 9th 1937 – Ramsay MacDonald, Scottish journalist and politician, died from an undisclosed cause. He was the first Prime Minister of the United Kingdom who belonged to the Labour Party, leading minority Labour governments for nine months in 1924 and again between 1929–1931. From 1931 to 1935, he headed a National Government dominated by the Conservative Party and supported by only a few Labour members. MacDonald was expelled from the Labour Party as a result. (b. 1866)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/09/21 at 3:10 am

November 9th 1940 – Neville Chamberlain, British politician of the Conservative Party, died of bowel cancer. He served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from May 1937 to May 1940. He is best known for his foreign policy of appeasement, and in particular for his signing of the Munich Agreement on 30 September 1938, conceding the German-speaking Sudetenland region of Czechoslovakia to Germany. Following the German invasion of Poland on 1 September 1939, which marked the beginning of World War II, Chamberlain announced the declaration of war on Germany two days later and led the United Kingdom through the first eight months of the war until his resignation as prime minister on 10 May 1940. English businessman and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. (b. 1869)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/09/21 at 3:11 am


November 9th 1937 – Ramsay MacDonald, Scottish journalist and politician, died from an undisclosed cause. He was the first Prime Minister of the United Kingdom who belonged to the Labour Party, leading minority Labour governments for nine months in 1924 and again between 1929–1931. From 1931 to 1935, he headed a National Government dominated by the Conservative Party and supported by only a few Labour members. MacDonald was expelled from the Labour Party as a result. (b. 1866)


November 9th 1940 – Neville Chamberlain, British politician of the Conservative Party, died of bowel cancer. He served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from May 1937 to May 1940. He is best known for his foreign policy of appeasement, and in particular for his signing of the Munich Agreement on 30 September 1938, conceding the German-speaking Sudetenland region of Czechoslovakia to Germany. Following the German invasion of Poland on 1 September 1939, which marked the beginning of World War II, Chamberlain announced the declaration of war on Germany two days later and led the United Kingdom through the first eight months of the war until his resignation as prime minister on 10 May 1940. English businessman and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. (b. 1869)

Two British Prime Ministers passing away on the same date of the year.

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/09/21 at 4:11 am

November 9th 1953 – Dylan Thomas, Welsh poet and writer, died after suffering from pneumonia by doctors who examined him when he was admitted in a coma to the New York hospital. His works include the poems "Do not go gentle into that good night" and "And death shall have no dominion"; the "play for voices" Under Milk Wood; and stories and radio broadcasts such as A Child's Christmas in Wales and Portrait of the Artist as a Young Dog. He became widely popular in his lifetime and remained so after his premature death at the age of 39 in New York City. By then he had acquired a reputation, which he had encouraged, as a "roistering, drunken and doomed poet". (b. 1914)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/09/21 at 4:38 am

November 9th 1924 – Henry Cabot Lodge, American Republican politician, historian, and statesman from Massachusetts, died after a stroke and an operation of the removal of gallstones. He served in the United States Senate from 1893 to 1924 and is best known for his positions on foreign policy. His successful crusade against Woodrow Wilson's Treaty of Versailles ensured that the United States never joined the League of Nations and his reservations against that treaty influenced the structure of the modern United Nations. (b. 1850)

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/09/21 at 6:50 am

November 9th 1958 – Dorothy Canfield Fisher, American educational reformer, social activist and author, died from an undisclosed cause. She was the best-selling American author in the early 20th century. She strongly supported women's rights, racial equality, and lifelong education. Eleanor Roosevelt named her one of the ten most influential women in the United States. In addition to bringing the Montessori method of child-rearing to the U.S., she presided over the country's first adult education program and shaped literary tastes by serving as a member of the Book of the Month Club selection committee from 1925 to 1951. (b. 1879)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/09/21 at 9:17 am

November 9th 1967 – Charles Bickford, American actor, died of pneumonia and a blood infection after being hospitalized for an extended period. Best known for his supporting roles. He was nominated three times for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, for The Song of Bernadette (1943), The Farmer's Daughter (1947), and Johnny Belinda (1948). His other notable roles include Whirlpool (1948), A Star Is Born (1954), and The Big Country (1958). (b. 1889)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/09/21 at 11:13 am

November 9th 1970 – Charles de Gaulle, French army officer and statesman, died from an aneurysm. He led Free France against Nazi Germany in World War II and chaired the Provisional Government of the French Republic from 1944 to 1946 in order to reestablish democracy in France. In 1958, he came out of retirement when appointed President of the Council of Ministers (Prime Minister) by President René Coty. He rewrote the Constitution of France and founded the Fifth Republic after approval by referendum. He was elected President of France later that year, a position to which he was reelected in 1965 and held until his resignation in 1969. (b. 1890)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/09/21 at 12:59 pm

November 9th 1968 – Wally Grout, Australian Test cricketer, died from a heart attack, after been warned by his doctor to give up playing cricket as it was bad for his health. He kept wicket for Australia and Queensland. Grout played in 51 Test matches between 1957 and 1966. He made his Test debut against South Africa at Wanderers Stadium, during which he caught a record six wickets behind the stumps in the second innings. Australia never lost a series in which Grout played. (b. 1927)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/09/21 at 3:06 pm

November 9th 1976 – Billy Halop, American actor, died of a heart attack. From 1934 to 1937, he starred in one of his first radio series, playing Dick Kent, the son of Fred and Lucy Kent, in "Home Sweet Home". While studying at the Professional Children's School in New York, he was cast as Tommy Gordon in the 1935 Broadway production of Sidney Kingsley's Dead End and traveled to Hollywood with the rest of the Dead End Kids when Samuel Goldwyn produced a film version of the play in 1937. Usually called Tommy in the films, he had the recurring role of a gang leader in a series of films that featured the Dead End Kids, later billed Little Tough Guys. In his later years, he claimed that he was paid more than the other Dead End actors, which had contributed to bad feelings in the group, and that he was tired of the name "Dead End Kids". He played with James Cagney in Angels with Dirty Faces (1938), and he also played the bully Harry Flashman, speaking with an English accent, in the 1940 film Tom Brown's School Days opposite Cedric Hardwicke and Freddie Bartholomew. In the 1970s, Halop enjoyed a career resurgence playing the character Bert Munson, cab driver and close friend to Archie Bunker on the television series All in the Family. He appeared in 10 episodes from 1971 to 1975, including the famed "Sammy's Visit" episode from the second season in 1972 starring Sammy Davis, Jr. (b. 1920)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: LyricBoy on 11/09/21 at 3:48 pm

November 9th, 1975: the crew of legendary iron ore boat SS Edmund Fitzgerald left port on their final voyage.

Laden with iron ore destined to my steel mill on Zug Island just south of Detroit, the Fitz never made it across Lake Superior.  :\'(

While Gordo Lightfoot crooned that “she left fully loaded for Cleveland”, the Fitz was indeed chartered to deliver its cargo to a less poetic destination, Zug Island in the Detroit River.  :(

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/09/21 at 4:45 pm

November 9th 2003 – Art Carney, American actor and comedian, died in his sleep of natural causes. A recipient of an Academy Award for Harry and Tonto, a Golden Globe Award, and six Primetime Emmy Awards, Carney was best known for his role as Ed Norton on the sitcom The Honeymooners (1955–1956). His film roles include Harry and Tonto (1974), The Late Show (1977), House Calls (1978), Going in Style (1979) Firestarter, The Muppets Take Manhattan (both 1984), and Last Action Hero (1993). (b. 1918)

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Written By: Voiceofthe70s on 11/09/21 at 5:38 pm


November 9th 2003 – Art Carney, American actor and comedian, died in his sleep of natural causes. A recipient of an Academy Award for Harry and Tonto, a Golden Globe Award, and six Primetime Emmy Awards, Carney was best known for his role as Ed Norton on the sitcom The Honeymooners (1955–1956). His film roles include Harry and Tonto (1974), The Late Show (1977), House Calls (1978), Going in Style (1979) Firestarter, The Muppets Take Manhattan (both 1984), and Last Action Hero (1993). (b. 1918)


Love "Harry and Tonto". It's the kind of movie that could never, ever be made today.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/09/21 at 10:52 pm

November 9th 1993 – Ross Andru, American comics artist and editor, died from a brain aneurysm. His career in comics spanned six decades. He is best known for his work on The Amazing Spider-Man, Wonder Woman, The Flash, and The Metal Men, and for having co-created the character called The Punisher. (b. 1925)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/09/21 at 11:02 pm

November 9th 1999 – Marjorie "Midge" Gladman Van Ryn (née Gladman), American amateur tennis player in the early part of the 20th century, died from an undisclosed cause. She was ranked in the U.S. top 10 nine times between 1928 and 1937, with her highest ranking at No. 4 coming in 1937. She won the doubles title at the 1936 U.S. National Championships, partnering Carolin Babcock, and was a doubles finalist in 1937 and 1940. In 1928, she won the singles title in Cincinnati (defeating Clara Louise Zinke in the final), the Canadian National singles title, and the Western singles championship. She paired with Zinke to win the 1928 Western doubles title. In 1929, she won the singles and doubles titles at both the women's intercollegiate tournament in Boston and the Middle States singles title in Philadelphia. She also won the Delaware State singles title and was a finalist in doubles and mixed doubles there. In 1931 and 1936, she participated in the Wimbledon Championships and reached a fourth round in the singles (1931), a quarterfinal in the women's doubles (1931), and a fourth round in the mixed doubles (1936). In March 1936 she won the U.S. Indoor Championships defeating Norma Taubele in straight sets. At the same tournament she won the doubles title in 1932, 1949, 1950, 1951 and 1960. On 22 October 1930, she married John Van Ryn, who was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1963. (b. 1908)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/09/21 at 11:23 pm

November 9th 2006 – Ed Bradley, American journalist, died of complications from lymphocytic leukemia. Best known for 26 years of award-winning work on the CBS News television program 60 Minutes. During his earlier career he also covered the fall of Saigon, was the first black television correspondent to cover the White House, and anchored his own news broadcast, CBS Sunday Night News with Ed Bradley. He received several awards for his work including the Peabody, the National Association of Black Journalists Lifetime Achievement Award, Radio Television Digital News Association Paul White (journalist) Award and 19 Emmy Awards. (b. 1941)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/09/21 at 11:44 pm

November 9th 2012 – Pat Renella, Italian-American actor, died from an undisclosed cause. After playing an uncredited part as a man in the movie The Silencers (1966) starring Dean Martin and Stella Stevens, with Victor Buono, Renella had an uncredited small part in Riot on Sunset Strip (1967) starring Aldo Ray. He then played the role as Claude Sadi in Dayton's Devils (1968) starring Rory Calhoun, Leslie Nielsen, and Lainie Kazan. That same year, Renella played Johnny Ross, a Mafia supposed informant scheduled to testify in San Francisco, in Bullitt starring Steve McQueen, Robert Vaughn, and Jacqueline Bisset. On television, Burt Convy played the role of Roxy in the pilot episode of the situation comedy The New Phil Silvers Show in 1963, but Renella portrayed Roxy for the rest of the show′s 1963–1964 run, appearing in eight episodes. Renella's guest appearances on television include the hit shows Route 66, Combat!, Planet of the Apes, Mannix, The High Chaparral, McCloud, The Rockford Files, The Streets of San Francisco, Hunter, The Dukes of Hazzard, and the soap opera General Hospital. (b. 1929)

Subject: Re: Nobel Prize Winner Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/09/21 at 11:50 pm

November 9th 2011 – Har Gobind Khorana, Indian-American biochemist and academic, Nobel laureate, died of natural causes.  While on the faculty of the University of Wisconsin–Madison, he shared the 1968 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine with Marshall W. Nirenberg and Robert W. Holley for research that showed the order of nucleotides in nucleic acids, which carry the genetic code of the cell and control the cell's synthesis of proteins. Khorana and Nirenberg were also awarded the Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize from Columbia University in the same year. (b. 1922)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/10/21 at 3:32 am

November 10th 1944 – Sir Tim Rice, English lyricist and author. He is best known for his collaborations with Andrew Lloyd Webber, with whom he wrote, among other shows, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Jesus Christ Superstar, and Evita; with Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson of ABBA, with whom he wrote Chess; and with Disney on Aladdin, The Lion King, the stage adaptation of Beauty and the Beast, and the original Broadway musical Aida. He also wrote lyrics for the Alan Menken musical King David, and for DreamWorks Animation's The Road to El Dorado. Rice was knighted by Elizabeth II for services to music in 1994. He has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, is an inductee into the Songwriter's Hall of Fame, is a Disney Legend recipient, and is a fellow of the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers, and Authors. In addition to his awards in the UK, he is one of sixteen artists to have won an Emmy, Oscar, Grammy and Tony in the US.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/10/21 at 3:40 am

November 10th 1931 – Charlotte Scott, British mathematician, died from an undisclosed cause. She made her career in the United States and was influential in the development of American mathematics, including the mathematical education of women. Scott played an important role in Cambridge changing the rules for its famous Mathematical Tripos exam. (b. 1858)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/10/21 at 4:17 am

November 10th 1942 – Robert F. Engle, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate. He won the 2003 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, sharing the award with Clive Granger, "for methods of analyzing economic time series with time-varying volatility (ARCH)".

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/10/21 at 4:30 am

November 10th 1852 – Gideon Mantell, English obstetrician, geologist and palaeontologist, died after taking an overdose of opium and later lapsed into a coma. His attempts to reconstruct the structure and life of Iguanodon began the scientific study of dinosaurs: in 1822 he was responsible for the discovery (and the eventual identification) of the first fossil teeth, and later much of the skeleton, of Iguanodon. Mantell's work on the Cretaceous of southern England was also important. (b. 1790)

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/10/21 at 4:53 am

November 10th 1938 – Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (official birthday), Turkish field marshal, revolutionary statesman, author, and the founding father of the Republic of Turkey, serving as its first president from 1923 until his death in 1938, after diagnosed with cirrhosis of the liver. He undertook sweeping progressive reforms, which modernized Turkey into a secular, industrial nation. Ideologically a secularist and nationalist, his policies and theories became known as Kemalism. Due to his military and political accomplishments, Atatürk is regarded as one of the most important political leaders of the 20th century. Atatürk came to prominence for his role in securing the Ottoman Turkish victory at the Battle of Gallipoli (1915) during World War I. (b. 1881)

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/10/21 at 7:37 am

November 10th 1971 – Walter Van Tilburg Clark, American novelist, short story writer, and educator, died from cancer. He ranks as one of Nevada's most distinguished literary figures of the 20th century, and was the first inductee into the 'Nevada Writers Hall of Fame' in 1988, together with Robert Laxalt, Clark's mentee and Nevada's other heralded twentieth century author. Two of Clark's novels, The Ox-Bow Incident and The Track of the Cat, were made into films. As a writer, Clark taught himself to use the familiar materials of the western saga to explore the human psyche and to raise deep philosophical issues. (b. 1909)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/10/21 at 10:23 am

November 10th 1973 – David "Stringbean" Akeman, American singer-songwriter, musician, comedian, actor and semiprofessional baseball player, he and his wife were murdered by firearm, by burglars in their rural Tennessee home. Best known for his role as a main cast member on the hit television show, Hee Haw, and as a member of the Grand Ole Opry. Akeman was well-known for his "old-fashioned" banjo-picking style, careful mix of comedy and music, and his memorable stage wardrobe (which consisted of a long nightshirt tucked into a pair of short blue jeans belted around his knees— giving him the comical appearance of a very tall man with stubby legs). (b. 1915)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/10/21 at 12:34 pm

November 10th 1977 – Dennis Wheatley, English soldier and author, died from an undisclosed cause. His prolific output of thrillers and occult novels made him one of the world's best-selling authors from the 1930s through the 1960s. His Gregory Sallust series was one of the main inspirations for Ian Fleming's James Bond stories. (b. 1897)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/10/21 at 1:44 pm

November 10th 1982 – Leonid Brezhnev, Soviet politician, died after suffering a heart attack. He led the Soviet Union as General Secretary of the governing Communist Party (1964–1982) and as Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet (1960–1964, 1977–1982). His 18-year term as general secretary was second only to Joseph Stalin's in duration. While Brezhnev's rule was characterised by political stability and significant foreign policy successes, it was also marked by corruption, inefficiency, economic stagnation, and rapidly growing technological gaps with the West. (b. 1906)

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/10/21 at 2:01 pm

November 10th 1998 – Hal Newhouser, American baseball player and scout, died after being ill with emphysema and heart problems. Nicknamed "Prince Hal," he was a player in Major League Baseball (MLB), he pitched 17 seasons on the Detroit Tigers and Cleveland Indians, from 1939 through 1955. Newhouser was an All-Star for six seasons and was considered to be the most dominating pitcher of the World War II era of baseball, winning a pitching triple crown for the Tigers in 1945. To date, he is also the only pitcher in MLB history ever to win two consecutive MVP awards. Newhouser inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1992. (b. 1921)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/10/21 at 2:20 pm

November 10th 1994 – Carmen McRae, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and actress, died after falling into a semi-coma four days earlier, a month after being hospitalized for a stroke. She is considered one of the most influential jazz vocalists of the 20th century and is remembered for her behind-the-beat phrasing and ironic interpretation of lyrics. (b. 1920)

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/10/21 at 2:59 pm

November 10th 2007 – Norman Mailer, American novelist, journalist, essayist, playwright, activist, filmmaker and Pulitzer Prize Winner, died of acute renal failure. In a career spanning over six decades, Mailer had 11 best-selling books, at least one in each of the seven decades after World War II—more than any other post-war American writer. His novel The Naked and the Dead was published in 1948 and brought him early and wide renown. His 1968 nonfiction novel Armies of the Night won the Pulitzer Prize for non-fiction as well as the National Book Award. His best-known work is widely considered to be The Executioner's Song, the 1979 winner of the Pulitzer Prize for fiction. (b. 1923)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/10/21 at 5:07 pm

November 10th 2015 – Allen Toussaint, American musician, songwriter, arranger and record producer, died of a heart attack while on tour in Spain. He was an influential figure in New Orleans R&B from the 1950s to the end of the century, described as "one of popular music’s great backroom figures." Many musicians recorded Toussaint's compositions, including "Java", "Mother-in-Law", "I Like It Like That", "Fortune Teller", "Ride Your Pony", "Get Out of My Life, Woman", "Working in the Coal Mine", "Everything I Do Gonna Be Funky", "Here Come the Girls", "Yes We Can Can", "Play Something Sweet", and "Southern Nights". He was a producer for hundreds of recordings, among the best known of which are "Right Place, Wrong Time", by his longtime friend Dr. John ("Mac" Rebennack), and "Lady Marmalade", by Labelle. (b. 1938)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/10/21 at 5:36 pm

November 10th 2006 – Jack Palance (born Volodymyr Palahniuk), American actor of Ukrainian descent, died of natural causes. Known for playing tough guys and villains, Palance was nominated for three Academy Awards, all for Best Actor in a Supporting Role, receiving nominations for his roles in Sudden Fear (1952) and Shane (1953), and winning the Oscar almost 40 years later for his role in City Slickers (1991). (b. 1919)

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: LyricBoy on 11/10/21 at 6:46 pm


November 10th 1982 – Leonid Brezhnev, Soviet politician, died after suffering a heart attack. He led the Soviet Union as General Secretary of the governing Communist Party (1964–1982) and as Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet (1960–1964, 1977–1982). His 18-year term as general secretary was second only to Joseph Stalin's in duration. While Brezhnev's rule was characterised by political stability and significant foreign policy successes, it was also marked by corruption, inefficiency, economic stagnation, and rapidly growing technological gaps with the West. (b. 1906)


A buddy of mine has a photo of him with Leonid.  8)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/11/21 at 12:56 am

November 11th 1945 – Chris Dreja, English musician. Best known as the rhythm guitarist and bassist for rock band the Yardbirds. His brother Stefan Dreja chanced to meet Top Topham, and introduced Topham to his brother. Topham and Dreja were influenced by folk/blues guitarist Gerry Lochran; he influenced them to switch from acoustic to electric guitars according to Greg Russo in his book The Yardbirds: The Ultimate Rave-Up. They made their debut with electric guitars at concert with Duster Bennett and a young Jimmy Page.

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/11/21 at 2:12 am

November 11th 1892 – Thomas Adolphus Trollope, English writer, died from unknown causes. He was the author of more than 60 books. He lived most of his life in Italy creating a renowned villa in Florence with his first wife, Theodosia, and later another centre of British society in Rome with his second wife, the novelist Frances Eleanor Trollope. His mother, brother and both wives were known as writers. He was awarded the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus by Victor Emmanuel II of Italy. (b. 1810)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/11/21 at 6:39 am

November 11th 1945 – Vince Martell, American singer and guitarist. Best known as the lead guitarist for Vanilla Fudge. In 1963, Martell moved with his family to Florida and soon joined a band called Ricky T & The Satans Three that played in Miami blues clubs and shrimp bars in Key West. In 1966, he formed the band The Pigeons with organist Mark Stein, bassist Tim Bogert and drummer Joe Brennan. After Brennan was replaced by Carmine Appice and a record deal forced the band to change its name, the band became Vanilla Fudge. After the breakup of Vanilla Fudge in 1970, Martell continued to perform until Vanilla Fudge reunited for another album in 1984 called Mystery.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/11/21 at 8:45 am

November 11th 2016 – Robert Vaughn, American actor, died after a year-long treatment for leukemia. His television roles include suave spy Napoleon Solo in the 1960s series The Man from U.N.C.L.E.; wealthy detective Harry Rule in the 1970s series The Protectors; Morgan Wendell in the 1978–1979 mini series Centennial; formidable General Hunt Stockwell in the fifth season of the 1980s series The A-Team; and grifter and card sharp Albert Stroller in the British television drama series Hustle (2004–2012), for all but one of its 48 episodes. He also appeared in the British soap opera Coronation Street as Milton Fanshaw, a love interest for Sylvia Goodwin between January and February 2012. In film, he portrayed quiet, skittish gunman Lee in The Magnificent Seven, Major Paul Krueger in The Bridge at Remagen, the voice of Proteus IV, the computer villain of Demon Seed, Walter Chalmers in Bullitt, Ross Webster in Superman III, General Woodbridge in The Delta Force, and war veteran Chester A. Gwynn in The Young Philadelphians, which earned him a 1959 Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. (b. 1932)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/11/21 at 11:38 am

November 11th 1962 – Demi Moore (née Guynes), American actress and film producer. She has been credited as an influential figure in the movement for equal salary for women in Hollywood, and was one of the highest-paid actresses through the 1980s and 1990s. Her accolades include nominations for a Critics' Choice Movie Award, two Golden Globe Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award. She is recognized as a sex symbol for her looks and media image.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/11/21 at 12:05 pm

November 11th 1948 – Fred Niblo (born Frederick Liedtke), American actor, director, and producer, died from an undisclosed cause. In 1925, he was the principal director of the epic Ben-Hur that was one of the most expensive films of the day but became the third highest-grossing silent film in cinema history. (b. 1874)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/11/21 at 12:55 pm

November 11th 1960 – Stanley Tucci, American actor and director. Involved in acting from a young age, he made his film debut in John Huston's Prizzi's Honor (1985), and continued to play a variety of supporting roles in films such as Woody Allen's Deconstructing Harry (1997), Sam Mendes's Road to Perdition (2002), and Steven Spielberg's The Terminal (2004). In 1996, he made his directorial debut with the cult comedy Big Night which he also co-wrote and starred in alongside Tony Shalhoub. He also played Stanley Kubrick in the film The Life and Death of Peter Sellers. Tucci is also known for his collaborations with Meryl Streep in films such as The Devil Wears Prada (2006) and Julie & Julia (2009). Tucci gained further acclaim and success with such films as Burlesque (2010), Easy A (2010), Captain America: The First Avenger (2011), Margin Call (2011), The Hunger Games film series (2012–2015), Spotlight (2015), Beauty and the Beast (2017), and Supernova (2020). He has won four Emmy Awards; one for Winchell (1998), one for a guest appearance on the comedy series Monk, one for being a producer of the web series Park Bench with Steve Buscemi and one for hosting and producing Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy. Tucci was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in The Lovely Bones (2009).

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/11/21 at 1:27 pm

November 11th 1979 – Dimitri Tiomkin, Russian empire-born American film composer and conductor, died two weeks after fracturing his pelvis in a fall. Classically trained in St. Petersburg, Russia before the Bolshevik Revolution, he moved to Berlin and then New York City after the Russian Revolution. In 1929, after the stock market crash, he moved to Hollywood, where he became best known for his scores for Western films, including Duel in the Sun, Red River, High Noon, The Big Sky, 55 Days at Peking, Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, and Last Train from Gun Hill. Tiomkin received 22 Academy Award nominations and won four Oscars, three for Best Original Score for High Noon, The High and the Mighty, and The Old Man and the Sea, and one for Best Original Song for "The Ballad of High Noon" from the former film. (b. 1894)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/11/21 at 2:36 pm

November 11th 1974 – Leonardo DiCaprio, American actor and film producer. Known for his work in biopics and period films, DiCaprio has received numerous accolades throughout his career, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and three Golden Globe Awards. As of 2019, his films have grossed over $7.2 billion worldwide, and he has been placed eight times in annual rankings of the world's highest-paid actors.

Subject: Re: Musical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/11/21 at 2:42 pm

November 11th 1945 – Jerome Kern, American composer and songwriter, died from a cerebral hemorrhage. One of the most important American theatre composers of the early 20th century, he wrote more than 700 songs, used in over 100 stage works, including such classics as "Ol' Man River", "Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man", "A Fine Romance", "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes", "The Song Is You", "All the Things You Are", "The Way You Look Tonight" and "Long Ago (and Far Away)". He collaborated with many of the leading librettists and lyricists of his era, including George Grossmith Jr., Guy Bolton, P. G. Wodehouse, Otto Harbach, Oscar Hammerstein II, Dorothy Fields, Johnny Mercer, Ira Gershwin and Yip Harburg. A native New Yorker, Kern created dozens of Broadway musicals and Hollywood films in a career that lasted for more than four decades. (b. 1885)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: LyricBoy on 11/11/21 at 6:19 pm


November 11th 1962 – Demi Moore (née Guynes), She is recognized as a sex symbol for her looks and media image.


Heck yeah.  :-* :-*

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/15/21 at 12:52 am

November 15th 1942 – Daniel Barenboim, pianist and conductor who is a citizen of Argentina, Israel, Palestine, and Spain. The current general music director of the Berlin State Opera and the Staatskapelle Berlin, Barenboim previously served as Music Director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Orchestre de Paris and La Scala in Milan. Barenboim is known for his work with the West–Eastern Divan Orchestra, a Seville-based orchestra of young Arab and Israeli musicians, and as a resolute critic of the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories. Barenboim has received many awards and prizes, including seven Grammy awards, an honorary Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire, France's Légion d'honneur both as a Commander and Grand Officier, and the German Großes Bundesverdienstkreuz mit Stern und Schulterband.

Subject: Re: Scientific Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/15/21 at 1:07 am

November 15th 1630 – Johannes Kepler, German mathematician, astronomer, and astrologer, died from an unrecorded illness. He is a key figure in the 17th-century Scientific Revolution, best known for his laws of planetary motion, and his books Astronomia nova, Harmonice Mundi, and Epitome Astronomiae Copernicanae. These works also provided one of the foundations for Newton's theory of universal gravitation. Kepler was a mathematics teacher at a seminary school in Graz, where he became an associate of Prince Hans Ulrich von Eggenberg. Later he became an assistant to the astronomer Tycho Brahe in Prague, and eventually the imperial mathematician to Emperor Rudolf II and his two successors Matthias and Ferdinand II. He also taught mathematics in Linz, and was an adviser to General Wallenstein. Additionally, he did fundamental work in the field of optics, invented an improved version of the refracting (or Keplerian) telescope, and was mentioned in the telescopic discoveries of his contemporary Galileo Galilei. (b. 1571)

Subject: Re: Engineering Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/15/21 at 2:02 am

November 15th 1839 – William Murdoch, Scottish engineer and inventor, died from an unrecorded cause. He was the inventor of the oscillating cylinder steam engine, and gas lighting is attributed to him in the early 1790s, as well as the term "gasometer". However, Archibald Cochrane, 9th Earl of Dundonald had already in 1789 used gas for lighting his family estate. Murdoch also made innovations to the steam engine, including the sun and planet gear and D slide valve. He invented the steam gun and the pneumatic tube message system, and worked on one of the first British paddle steamers to cross the English Channel. Murdoch built a prototype steam locomotive in 1784 and made a number of discoveries in chemistry. (b. 1754)

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/15/21 at 4:11 am

November 15th 1889 – Ambrose Dudley Mann, American politician and diplomat, died from unknown causes. He was the first United States Assistant Secretary of State and a commissioner for the Confederate States of America. (b. 1801)

Subject: Re: Nobel Prize Winner Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/15/21 at 6:18 am

November 15th 1916 – Henryk Sienkiewicz, Polish journalist and author, Nobel Prize laureate, died from ischemic heart disease. He is best remembered for his historical novels, especially for his internationally known best-seller Quo Vadis (1896). He soon became one of the most popular Polish writers of the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, and numerous translations gained him international renown, culminating in his receipt of the 1905 Nobel Prize in Literature for his "outstanding merits as an epic writer." Many of his novels remain in print. In Poland he is best known for his "Trilogy" of historical novels – With Fire and Sword, The Deluge, and Sir Michael – set in the 17th-century Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth; internationally he is best known for Quo Vadis, set in Nero's Rome. The Trilogy and Quo Vadis have been filmed, the latter several times, with Hollywood's 1951 version receiving the most international recognition. (b. 1846)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/15/21 at 8:29 am

November 15th 1954 – Lionel Barrymore, American actor of stage, radio and film director, died from a heart attack. He won an Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in A Free Soul (1931), and remains best known to modern audiences for the role of villainous Mr. Potter in Frank Capra's 1946 film It's a Wonderful Life. He is also particularly remembered as Ebenezer Scrooge in annual broadcasts of A Christmas Carol during his last two decades. He is also known for playing Dr. Leonard Gillespie in MGM's nine Dr. Kildare films, a role he reprised in a further six films focusing solely on Gillespie and in a radio series titled The Story of Dr. Kildare. He was a member of the theatrical Barrymore family. (b. 1878)

Subject: Re: Nobel Prize Winner Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/15/21 at 12:30 pm

November 15th 1919 – Alfred Werner, French-Swiss chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate, died in a psychiatric hospital from an undisclosed cause, having for the previous year suffering from a general, progressive, degenerative arteriosclerosis, especially of the brain, aggravated by years of excessive drinking and overwork. He won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1913 for proposing the octahedral configuration of transition metal complexes. Werner developed the basis for modern coordination chemistry. He was the first inorganic chemist to win the Nobel Prize, and the only one prior to 1973. (b. 1866)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/15/21 at 2:37 pm

November 15th 1958 – Tyrone Power, American actor, died from a massive heart attack. From the 1930s to the 1950s, Power appeared in dozens of films, often in swashbuckler roles or romantic leads. His better-known films include The Mark of Zorro, Marie Antoinette, Blood and Sand, The Black Swan, Prince of Foxes, Witness for the Prosecution, The Black Rose, and Captain from Castile. His own favorite film among those that he starred in was Nightmare Alley. Though largely a matinee idol in the 1930s and early 1940s and known for his striking looks, Power starred in films in a number of genres, from drama to light comedy. In the 1950s he began placing limits on the number of films he would make in order to devote more time for theater productions. He received his biggest accolades as a stage actor in John Brown's Body and Mister Roberts. (b. 1914)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/15/21 at 3:59 pm

November 15th 2016 – Mose Allison, American jazz and blues pianist, singer, and songwriter. He became notable for playing a unique mix of blues and modern jazz, both singing and playing piano. After moving to New York in 1956, he worked primarily in jazz settings, playing with jazz musicians like Stan Getz, Al Cohn, and Zoot Sims, along with producing numerous recordings. (b. 1927)

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/16/21 at 3:24 am

November 16th 1934 – Alice Liddell, English lady, died from an undisclosed cause. In her childhood, an acquaintance and photography subject of Lewis Carroll. One of the stories he told her during a boating trip became the children's classic 1865 novel Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. She shared her name with "Alice", the heroine of the story, but scholars disagree about the extent to which the character was based upon her. (b. 1852)

Subject: Re: Noteworthy Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/16/21 at 4:39 am

November 16th 1950 – Bob Smith, American physician and surgeon, died from colon cancer. Known as Dr. Bob, he founded Alcoholics Anonymous with Bill Wilson (more commonly known as Bill W.). (b. 1879)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/16/21 at 7:11 am

November 16th 1960 – Clark Gable, American actor, died from a second heart attack caused by an arterial blood clot. Often referred to as "The King of Hollywood". He had roles in more than 60 motion pictures in multiple genres during a career that lasted 37 years, three decades of which was as a leading man. Gable died of a heart attack at the age of 59; his final on-screen appearance was of an aging cowboy in The Misfits, released posthumously in 1961. He began his film career as an extra in Hollywood silent films between 1924 and 1926. He progressed to supporting roles for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and his first leading role in Dance, Fools, Dance (1931) was alongside Joan Crawford, who requested him for the part. His next role, in the romantic drama Red Dust (1932) with reigning sex symbol Jean Harlow, made him MGM's biggest male star. Gable won the Academy Award for Best Actor for Frank Capra's romantic comedy It Happened One Night (1934), co-starring Claudette Colbert. He was again nominated for the award for his roles as Fletcher Christian in Mutiny on the Bounty (1935), and as Rhett Butler opposite Vivien Leigh's Scarlett O'Hara in Gone with the Wind (1939). He found continued commercial and critical success with Manhattan Melodrama (1934), San Francisco (1936), Saratoga (1937), Test Pilot (1938), and Boom Town (1940), three of which co-starred Spencer Tracy. (b. 1901)

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/16/21 at 9:00 am

November 16th 1961 – Henry Hawtrey, British track and field athlete, winner of 5 miles (8.0 km) run at the 1906 Summer Olympics, died from an undisclosed cause. The British were the leading force in the long-distance running in early 1900s. Although the most celebrated long distance runner Alfred Shrubb had turned to professional just before the 1906 "intercalated" Olympics of, the Britons sent a very good team to Athens. Henry Hawtrey took the lead after 2 miles (3.2 km) and won easily, beating second-placed runner John Svanberg from Sweden by 50 yards (46 m). The Britons used good teamwork to aid Hawtrey to win, as third-placed Irishman John Daly was disqualified because he blocked the Swedish runner's way several times. Hawtrey served with the Royal Engineers in the First World War. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order and made a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George in the 1918 New Year Honours. (b. 1882)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/16/21 at 11:25 am

November 16th 1965 – Harry Blackstone, Sr. (born Harry Bouton), American stage magician and illusionist of the 20th century, died from an undisclosed cause. He began his career as a magician in his teens and was popular through World War II as a USO entertainer. He was often billed as The Great Blackstone. His son Harry Blackstone Jr. also became a famous magician. Blackstone Sr. was aided by his younger brother, Pete Bouton, who was the stage manager in all his shows. Blackstone Sr. was married three times. Blackstone Jr. was his son by his second wife. (b. 1885)

Subject: Re: Nobel Prize Winner Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/16/21 at 1:33 pm

November 16th 2005 – Henry Taube, Canadian-American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate, died from an undisclosed cause. Noted for having been awarded the 1983 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for "his work in the mechanisms of electron-transfer reactions, especially in metal complexes. (b. 1915)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/16/21 at 2:36 pm

November 16th 1971 – Edie Sedgwick (born Edith Minturn Sedgwick Post), American actress and fashion model, died from "probable acute barbiturate intoxication" due to ethanol intoxication. She is best known for being one of Andy Warhol's superstars. Sedgwick became known as "The Girl of the Year" in 1965 after starring in several of Warhol's short films in the 1960s. She was dubbed an "It Girl", while Vogue magazine also named her a "Youthquaker". (b. 1943)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/16/21 at 3:53 pm

November 16th 2015 – David Canary, American actor, died of natural causes. Best known for his role as ranch foreman Candy Canaday in the NBC Western drama Bonanza, and as Adam Chandler in the television soap opera All My Children, for which he received 16 Daytime Emmy Award nominations and won five times. (b. 1938)

Subject: Re: Cinematic Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/17/21 at 2:41 am

November 17th 1942 – Martin Scorsese, American film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. One of the major figures of the New Hollywood era, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential directors in film history. Scorsese's body of work explores themes such as Italian-American identity, Catholic concepts of guilt and redemption, faith, machismo, nihilism, crime and sectarianism. Many of his films are known for their depiction of violence and the liberal use of profanity. Scorsese has also dedicated his life to film preservation and film restoration by founding the nonprofit organization The Film Foundation in 1990, as well as the World Cinema Foundation in 2007 and the African Film Heritage Project in 2017. A fan of rock music, which often permeates the soundtracks of his films, he has also been involved with a number of high-profile music documentaries, serving as the editor of the film Woodstock (1970), and directing the critically acclaimed The Last Waltz (1978) and No Direction Home (2005) among many others.

Subject: Re: Royalty Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/17/21 at 2:48 am

November 17th 1558 – Mary I of England. Known as Mary Tudor and "Bloody Mary" by her Protestant opponents, was the queen of England from July 1553 until her death of influenza epidemic. She is best known for her vigorous attempt to reverse the English Reformation, which had begun during the reign of her father, Henry VIII. Her attempt to restore to the church the property confiscated in the previous two reigns was largely thwarted by parliament, but during her five-year reign, Mary had over 280 religious dissenters burned at the stake in the Marian persecutions. (b. 1516)

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/17/21 at 3:36 am

November 17th 1768 – Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle, British Whig statesman, died after a stroke. His official life extended throughout the Whig supremacy of the 18th century. He is commonly known as the Duke of Newcastle. A protégé of Sir Robert Walpole, he served under him for more than 20 years until 1742. He held power with his brother, Prime Minister Henry Pelham, until 1754. He had then served as a Secretary of State continuously for 30 years and dominated British foreign policy. (b. 1693)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: LyricBoy on 11/17/21 at 4:43 am


November 16th 1971 – Edie Sedgwick (born Edith Minturn Sedgwick Post), American actress and fashion model, died from "probable acute barbiturate intoxication" due to ethanol intoxication. She is best known for being one of Andy Warhol's superstars. Sedgwick became known as "The Girl of the Year" in 1965 after starring in several of Warhol's short films in the 1960s. She was dubbed an "It Girl", while Vogue magazine also named her a "Youthquaker". (b. 1943)


Some useful trivia:

The alternative rock group Edie Brickell and the New Bohemians wrote the song Little Miss S. about Edie Sedgwick.

Edie (Sedgwick) is first cousin, once removed, of actress Kyra Sedgwick. Which makes Edie a player in the game “Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon” since Kyra is married to Bacon.  8)

Subject: Re: Scientific Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/17/21 at 6:13 am

November 17th 1940 – Raymond Pearl, American biologist, died after complaining of chest pains. Regarded as one of the founders of biogerontology. He spent most of his career at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. Pearl was a prolific writer of academic books, papers and articles, as well as a committed populariser and communicator of science. At his death, 841 publications were listed against his name. (b. 1879)

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/17/21 at 7:26 am

November 17th 1958 – Mort Cooper, American baseball pitcher, died from cirrhosis and a staphylococcal infection. He played eleven seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played from 1938 to 1949 for the St. Louis Cardinals, Boston Braves, New York Giants, and Chicago Cubs. He batted and threw right-handed and was listed at 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) and 210 pounds (95 kg). He was the National League Most Valuable Player in 1942. His younger brother, Walker Cooper, also played in the major leagues. (b. 1913)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/17/21 at 10:14 am

November 17th 1971 – Gladys Cooper, English actress, died from pneumonia. Her career spanned seven decades on stage, in films and on television. As a teenager in Edwardian musical comedy and pantomime, she starred in dramatic roles and silent films before the First World War. She managed the Playhouse Theatre from 1917 to 1933, where she played many roles. From the early 1920s Cooper won praise in plays by W. Somerset Maugham and others. In the 1930s she starred steadily in productions both in London's West End and on Broadway. Moving to Hollywood in 1940, Cooper found success in a variety of character roles. She received three Academy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actress, for performances in The Song of Bernadette (1943), My Fair Lady (1964) and, most famously, Now, Voyager (1942). Throughout the 1950s and 60s she worked both on stage and on screen, continuing to star on stage until her last year. In 1967, at the age of 79, she was appointed a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE). (b. 1888)

Subject: Re: Naval Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/17/21 at 11:02 am

November 17th 1972 – Thomas C. Kinkaid, American admiral, died from an undisclosed cause. Known for his service during World War II. He built a reputation as a "fighting admiral" in the aircraft carrier battles of 1942 and commanded the Allied forces in the Aleutian Islands Campaign. He was Commander Allied Naval Forces and the Seventh Fleet under General of the Army Douglas MacArthur in the Southwest Pacific Area, where he conducted numerous amphibious operations, and commanded an Allied fleet during the Battle of Leyte Gulf, the largest naval battle of World War II and the last naval battle between battleships in history. (b. 1888)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/17/21 at 11:29 am

November 17th 1974 – Clive Brook, English actor, died from an undisclosed cause. After making his first screen appearance in 1920, Brook emerged as a leading British actor in the early 1920s. After moving to the United States in 1924, Brook became one of the major stars for Paramount Pictures in the late silent era. During 1928–29 he successfully made the transition to sound and continued to be featured in many of Hollywood's most prestigious films, including a number of literary adaptations. In the mid-1930s he returned to England, where he appeared regularly in leading film roles for a further decade. (b. 1887)

Subject: Re: Nobel Prize Winner Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/17/21 at 12:32 pm

November 17th 1990 – Robert Hofstadter, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate, died from an undisclosed cause. He was the joint winner of the 1961 Nobel Prize in Physics (together with Rudolf Mössbauer) "for his pioneering studies of electron scattering in atomic nuclei and for his consequent discoveries concerning the structure of nucleons". (b. 1915)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/17/21 at 1:30 pm

November 17th 2003 – Arthur Conley, American singer-songwriter, died from intestinal cancer. Best known for the 1967 hit "Sweet Soul Music". (b. 1946)

Subject: Re: Nobel Prize Winner Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/17/21 at 3:01 pm

November 17th 2000 – Louis Néel, French physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate, died from an undisclosed cause. He obtained the degree of Doctor of Science at the University of Strasbourg. He was co-recipient (with the Swedish astrophysicist Hannes Alfvén) of the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1970 for his pioneering studies of the magnetic properties of solids. His contributions to solid state physics have found numerous useful applications, particularly in the development of improved computer memory units. About 1930 he suggested that a new form of magnetic behavior might exist; called antiferromagnetism, as opposed to ferromagnetism. Above a certain temperature (the Néel temperature) this behaviour stops. Néel pointed out (1948) that materials could also exist showing ferrimagnetism. Néel has also given an explanation of the weak magnetism of certain rocks, making possible the study of the history of Earth's magnetic field. (b. 1904)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/17/21 at 4:46 pm

November 17th 2003 – Don Gibson, American songwriter and country musician, died from natural causes. A Country Music Hall of Fame inductee, Gibson wrote such country standards as "Sweet Dreams" and "I Can't Stop Loving You", and enjoyed a string of country hits ("Oh Lonesome Me") from 1957 into the mid-1970s. Gibson was nicknamed "The Sad Poet" because he frequently wrote songs that told of loneliness and lost love. (b. 1928)

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/17/21 at 4:52 pm

November 17th 2013 – Doris Lessing (née Tayler), British novelist, poet, playwright, Nobel Prize laureate, died from an undisclosed cause. She was born to British parents in Iran, where she lived until 1925. Her family then moved to Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), where she remained until moving in 1949 to London, England. Her novels include The Grass Is Singing (1950), the sequence of five novels collectively called Children of Violence (1952–1969), The Golden Notebook (1962), The Good Terrorist (1985), and five novels collectively known as Canopus in Argos: Archives (1979–1983). Lessing was awarded the 2007 Nobel Prize in Literature. In awarding the prize, the Swedish Academy described her as "that epicist of the female experience, who with scepticism, fire and visionary power has subjected a divided civilisation to scrutiny". Lessing was the oldest person ever to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature. (b. 1919)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/17/21 at 4:59 pm

November 17th 2006 – Ruth Brown, American singer-songwriter and actress, died from complications following a heart attack and stroke she suffered after surgery in the previous month. Sometimes known as the "Queen of R&B". She was noted for bringing a pop music style to R&B music in a series of hit songs for Atlantic Records in the 1950s, such as "So Long", "Teardrops from My Eyes" and "(Mama) He Treats Your Daughter Mean". (b. 1928)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/18/21 at 1:55 am

November 18th 1942 – Linda Evans (born Linda Evenstad), American actress known primarily for her roles on television. In the 1960s she played Audra Barkley, the daughter of Victoria Barkley (played by Barbara Stanwyck) in the Western television series The Big Valley (1965–1969). She is best known for portraying Krystle Carrington in the 1980s ABC primetime soap opera Dynasty, a role she played from 1981 to 1989.

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/18/21 at 3:10 am

November 18th 1833 – Hugh Ronalds, British nurseryman, died from an unrecorded cause. He published Pyrus Malus Brentfordiensis: or, a Concise Description of Selected Apples (1831) documenting the cultivation of 300 varieties of apples. His plants were some of the first European species to be shipped to Australia when the British colony was founded. (b. 1760)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: LyricBoy on 11/18/21 at 5:09 am


November 18th 1942 – Linda Evans (born Linda Evenstad), American actress known primarily for her roles on television. In the 1960s she played Audra Barkley, the daughter of Victoria Barkley (played by Barbara Stanwyck) in the Western television series The Big Valley (1965–1969). She is best known for portraying Krystle Carrington in the 1980s ABC primetime soap opera Dynasty, a role she played from 1981 to 1989.


And still SMOKING hot.  :P

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/18/21 at 7:46 am

November 18th 1942 – Susan Sullivan, American actress. She is best known for her roles as Lenore Curtin Delaney on the NBC daytime soap opera Another World (1971–76), as Lois Adams on the ABC sitcom It's a Living (1980–81), as Maggie Gioberti Channing on the CBS primetime soap opera Falcon Crest (1981–89), as Kitty Montgomery on the ABC sitcom Dharma & Greg (1997–2002), and as Martha Rodgers on Castle (2009–2016). She earned an Emmy nomination for Lead Actress for the role of Julie Farr in the 1978 series Julie Farr, M.D. and a Golden Globe nomination for Supporting Actress for her role in Dharma & Greg.

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/18/21 at 8:08 am

November 18th 1886 – Chester A. Arthur, American lawyer and politician, died after a cerebral hemorrhage and never regained consciousness. He served as the 21st president of the United States from 1881 to 1885. Previously the 20th vice president, he succeeded to the presidency upon the death of President James A. Garfield in September 1881, two months after Garfield was shot by an assassin. (b. 1829)

Subject: Re: Nobel Prize Winner Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/18/21 at 11:05 am

November 18th 1941 – Walther Nernst, German chemist and physicist, Nobel Prize laureate, died from an undisclosed cause. Known for his work in thermodynamics, physical chemistry, electrochemistry, and solid state physics. His formulation of the Nernst heat theorem helped pave the way for the third law of thermodynamics, for which he won the 1920 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. He is also known for developing the Nernst equation in 1887. (b. 1864)

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/18/21 at 1:16 pm

November 18th 1969 – Joseph P. Kennedy Sr., American businessman, investor and politician, died from an undisclosed cause. He is known for his own political prominence as well as that of his children and was the patriarch of the Irish-American Kennedy family. He served as the United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom from 1938 to late 1940. (b. 1888)

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/18/21 at 2:08 pm

November 18th 1965 – Henry A. Wallace, American politician, journalist, farmer and businessman, died of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). He served as the 33rd vice president of the United States, the 11th U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, and the 10th U.S. Secretary of Commerce. He was the Progressive Party's nominee in the 1948 presidential election. (b. 1888)

Subject: Re: Nobel Prize Winner Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/18/21 at 3:31 pm

November 18th 1962 – Niels Bohr, Danish footballer, physicist, and academic, Nobel Prize laureate, died of heart failure. He made foundational contributions to understanding atomic structure and quantum theory, for which he received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1922. He was also a philosopher and a promoter of scientific research. His younger brother Harald became a mathematician and footballer who played for the Danish national team at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. Niels was a passionate footballer as well, and the two brothers played several matches for the Copenhagen-based Akademisk Boldklub (Academic Football Club), with Niels as goalkeeper. (b. 1885)

Subject: Re: Musical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/18/21 at 3:56 pm

November 18th 2003 – Michael Kamen, American composer and orchestral arranger, died from a heart attack. He worked with many acts including Pink Floyd, Queen, Eric Clapton, and David Bowie. Kamen co-wrote with Bryan Adams' the ballad (Everything I Do), I Do It for You. (b. 1948)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: c_keenan2001@hotmail.com on 11/21/21 at 2:26 am

Happy birthday in heaven to Mr. Harold Ramis who would have turned 77 today.  He was a rising star in Second City Chicago and starred in the Ivan Reitman films Stripes, and the Ghostbusters films.  He passed away on February 24, 2014, after he struggled with auto-immune inflammatory vasculitis or swelling in the veins and arteries around his heart.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/23/21 at 1:26 am

November 23rd 1943 – Sue Nicholls, English actress. Known for her roles on British television in Crossroads (1964–1968), The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin (1976–1979), Rentaghost (1981–1984), and her long-running role as Audrey Roberts in the soap opera Coronation Street (1979–1982, 1984–present). She also appeared on Broadway in the 1974 revival of the comedy London Assurance. Nicholls first appeared as Audrey in Coronation Street in 1979 and played the role on a recurring basis for six years, before she joined the cast permanently in 1985. She won the 2000 British Soap Award for Best Comedy Performance, the 2003 British Soap Award for Best Dramatic Performance, and received the Outstanding Achievement Award in 2019.

Subject: Re: Astronomical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/23/21 at 1:44 am

November 23rd 1844 – Thomas Henderson, Scottish astronomer and mathematician, died of unknown causes. Noted for being the first person to measure the distance to Alpha Centauri, the major component of the nearest stellar system to Earth, the first to determine the parallax of a fixed star, and for being the first Astronomer Royal for Scotland. (b. 1798)

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/23/21 at 3:18 am

November 23rd 1948 – Lewis Robert "Hack" Wilson, American Major League Baseball player. died of internal haemorrhaging. He played 12 seasons for the New York Giants, Chicago Cubs, Brooklyn Dodgers and Philadelphia Phillies. Despite his diminutive stature, he was one of the most accomplished power hitters in the game during the late 1920s and early 1930s. His 1930 season with the Cubs is widely considered one of the most memorable individual single-season hitting performances in baseball history. Highlights included 56 home runs, the National League record for 68 years; and 191 runs batted in, a mark yet to be surpassed. (b. 1900)

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/23/21 at 12:06 pm

November 23rd 1994 – Robert Bloch, American fiction writer, primarily of crime, horror, fantasy and science fiction, died after a long battle with cancer. He is best known as the writer of Psycho (1959), the basis for the film of the same name by Alfred Hitchcock. His fondness for a pun is evident in the titles of his story collections such as Tales in a Jugular Vein, Such Stuff as Screams Are Made Of and Out of the Mouths of Graves. Bloch wrote hundreds of short stories and over 30 novels. (b. 1917)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/23/21 at 2:17 pm

November 23rd 2012 – Larry Hagman, American film and television actor, director and producer, died from complications of acute myeloid leukemia. Best known for playing ruthless oil baron J. R. Ewing in the 1978–1991 primetime television soap opera Dallas and the befuddled astronaut Major Anthony Nelson in the 1965–1970 show I Dream of Jeannie. Hagman had supporting roles in numerous films, including Fail-Safe, Harry and Tonto, S.O.B., Nixon and Primary Colors. His television appearances also included guest roles on dozens of shows spanning from the late 1950s until his death and a reprise of his signature role on the 2012 revival of Dallas. Hagman also worked as a television producer and director. He was the son of actress Mary Martin. Hagman underwent a life-saving liver transplant in 1995. (b. 1931)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/24/21 at 12:16 am

November 24th 1942 – Sir William “Billy” Connolly, Scottish comedian and actor. He is sometimes known, especially in his homeland, by the Scots nickname the Big Yin ("the Big One"). Known for his idiosyncratic and often improvised observational comedy, frequently including strong language, Connolly is regarded as one of the greatest and most influential stand-up comedians of all time, having topped many polls conducted in the United Kingdom. Connolly's trade, in the early 1960s, was that of a welder (specifically a boilermaker) in the Glasgow shipyards, but he gave it up towards the end of the decade to pursue a career as a folk singer. He first sang in the folk rock band The Humblebums with Gerry Rafferty and Tam Harvey, with whom he stayed until 1974, before beginning singing as a solo artist. In the early 1970s, Connolly made the transition from folk singer with a comedic persona to fully-fledged comedian, for which he is now best known. In 1972, he made his theatrical debut, at the Cottage Theatre in Cumbernauld, with a revue called Connolly's Glasgow Flourish. He also played the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. In 1972, Connolly's first solo album, Billy Connolly Live!, was produced, with a mixture of comedic songs and short monologues. As an actor, Connolly has appeared in such films as Indecent Proposal (1993), Pocahontas (1995), Muppet Treasure Island (1996), Mrs Brown (1997) (for which he was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role), The Boondock Saints (1999), The Last Samurai (2003), Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004), The X-Files: I Want to Believe (2008), Brave (2012), and The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014). On his 75th birthday in 2017, three portraits of Connolly were made by leading artists Jack Vettriano, John Byrne, and Rachel Maclean. These were later turned into part of Glasgow's official mural trail. In October that year, he was knighted at Buckingham Palace by Prince William, for services to entertainment and charity. His second wife is New Zealand-born psychologist, writer, and performer Pamela Stephenson.

Subject: Re: Nobel Prize Winner Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/24/21 at 12:21 am

November 24th 1958 – Robert Cecil, 1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood, English lawyer and politician, Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Nobel Prize laureate, died from an undisclosed cause. He was one of the architects of the League of Nations and a defender of it, whose service to the organisation saw him awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1937. (b. 1864)

Subject: Re: Noteworthy Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/24/21 at 1:45 am

November 24th 1982 – Barack Obama Sr., Kenyan senior governmental economist, died in a car crash. He is the father of Barack Obama, the 44th president of the United States. He is a central figure of his son's memoir, Dreams from My Father (1995). (b. 1936)

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/24/21 at 4:08 am

November 24th 1990 – Juan Manuel Bordeu, Argentinian race car driver, died after suffering from leukaemia. A protégé of Juan Manuel Fangio, Bordeu had a successful early career but a bad testing accident wrecked his chances in Formula One. His only World Championship Formula One entry was at the 1961 French Grand Prix in a Lotus run by the UDT Laystall team, but the car was eventually driven by Lucien Bianchi. He raced on until his retirement in 1973, after which he represented his country as a delegate of FISA. (b. 1934)

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/24/21 at 5:24 am

November 24th 1991 – Anton Furst, English-American production designer and art director, committed suicide. He won an Academy Award for overseeing the design of Gotham City in Tim Burton's Batman (1989). He designed two award-winning television films, Just One Kid and It's a Lovely Day Tomorrow, for director/producer John Goldschmidt. He gained high praise for his work on Neil Jordan's The Company of Wolves (1984). He went on to create convincing Vietnam War settings, without leaving England, for Stanley Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket (1987), and in 1991 designed the themes for the Planet Hollywood restaurant in New York. His final credited film was Awakenings (1990). (b. 1944)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/24/21 at 7:48 am

November 24th 1991 – Freddie Mercury (born Farrokh Bulsara), Tanzanian-English singer-songwriter, died of bronchial pneumonia resulting from AIDS. He was the lead vocalist of the rock band Queen. Regarded as one of the greatest singers in the history of rock music, he was known for his flamboyant stage persona and four-octave vocal range. Mercury defied the conventions of a rock frontman, with his highly theatrical style influencing the artistic direction of Queen. (b. 1946)

Subject: Re: Military Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/24/21 at 8:39 am

November 24th 1857 – Henry Havelock, British general, died of dysentery. He is particularly associated with India and his recapture of Cawnpore during the Indian Rebellion of 1857 (First War of Independence, Sepoy Mutiny). (b. 1795)

Subject: Re: Royalty Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/24/21 at 10:04 am

November 24th 2001 – Princess Sophie of Greece and Denmark, European royalty, died from an undisclosed cause. She was the fourth child and youngest daughter of Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark and Princess Alice of Battenberg. Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh was her younger brother. Sophie was born at the villa Mon Repos on the island of Corfu in Greece. (b. 1914)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/24/21 at 12:12 pm

November 24th 2001 – Melanie Thornton, American pop and dance music singer, died shortly after the final performance in Leipzig, Thornton was among the 24 people that were killed in the crash of Swiss airline's Crossair Flight 3597 in Bassersdorf, Switzerland. Nine survived the accident. She was the lead singer of the Eurodance group La Bouche from 1994 to 2000, alongside American rapper Lane McCray. Their two most successful singles, "Sweet Dreams" and "Be My Lover", were released in 1994 and 1995 respectively. After leaving the band, Thornton began a solo career and found success primarily in European countries before her death in 2001. Her solo hits include "Love How You Love Me", "Heartbeat", "Makin' Oooh Oooh (Talking about love)" and "Wonderful Dream (Holidays are Coming)". (b. 1967)

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/24/21 at 1:01 pm

November 24th 2004 – Arthur Hailey, British-Canadian novelist, died in his sleep from what doctors believe was a stroke. His plot-driven storylines were set against the backdrops of various industries. His books, which include such best sellers as Hotel (1965), Airport (1968), Wheels (1971), The Moneychangers (1975), and Overload (1979), have sold 170 million copies in 38 languages. (b. 1920)

Subject: Re: Musical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/24/21 at 2:48 pm

November 24th 2008 – Kenny MacLean, Scottish-Canadian bass player and songwriter, died of a heart related problem. Known as a member of the multi-platinum selling band Platinum Blonde. A former hairdresser, he was a member of the group The Hairdressers, and then was a founding member of The Suspects in 1979. He then joined The Deserters in 1981, and released two albums, The Deserters and Siberian Nightlife. Drummer Chris Steffler, who had worked with MacLean in Toronto bands The Next and The Suspects, recruited MacLean to join Platinum Blonde. MacLean was bassist and keyboardist, and songwriter for some songs, on their 1985 album Alien Shores. He was also part of the band for Contact in 1987, and for their 1990 album Yeah Yeah Yeah, when the band was renamed The Blondes. MacLean then released two solo albums in the 1990s, without the backing of major-label financing. In 1990, his solo debut Don't Look Back was released on a new label, Justin, and it won him a SOCAN Award for songwriting, as well as a Juno Award nomination for Most Promising Male Vocalist in 1991. (b. 1956)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/24/21 at 3:52 pm

November 24th 2016 – Florence Henderson, American actress and singer, died from heart failure. While her career spanned six decades, she is best remembered for her starring role as Carol Brady on the ABC sitcom The Brady Bunch. Henderson also appeared in film, as well as on stage, and hosted several long-running cooking and variety shows over the years. She appeared as a guest on many scripted and unscripted (talk and reality show) television programs and as a panelist on numerous game shows. She was a contestant on Dancing with the Stars in 2010. Henderson hosted her own talk show, The Florence Henderson Show, and cooking show, Who's Cooking with Florence Henderson, on Retirement Living TV during the years leading up to her death. (b. 1934)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: LyricBoy on 11/24/21 at 5:54 pm


November 24th 2016 – Florence Henderson, American actress and singer, died from heart failure.


Also renowned for her role as spokeswoman for Wesson Oil.  8)

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Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/25/21 at 12:47 am

November 25th 1885 – Thomas A. Hendricks, American politician and lawyer, died expectantly for an unrecorded cause. He served as the 16th governor of Indiana from 1873 to 1877 and the 21st vice president of the United States from March to November 1885. Hendricks represented Indiana in the U.S. House of Representatives (1851–1855) and the U.S. Senate (1863–1869). He also represented Shelby County, Indiana, in the Indiana General Assembly (1848–1850) and as a delegate to the 1851 Indiana constitutional convention. (b. 1819)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/25/21 at 1:48 am

November 25th 1942 – Bob Lind, American folk music singer-lyricist, who helped define the 1960s folk rock movement in the U.S. and U.K. He is well known for his transatlantic hit record, "Elusive Butterfly", which reached number 5 on both the US and UK charts in 1966. Many musicians have recorded songs by Lind, who continues to write, record and perform.

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/25/21 at 2:07 am

November 25th 1944– Kenesaw Mountain Landis, American lawyer and judge, died from a heart attack. He served as a United States federal judge from 1905 to 1922 and the first Commissioner of Baseball from 1920 until his death. He is remembered for his handling of the Black Sox scandal, in which he expelled eight members of the Chicago White Sox from organized baseball for conspiring to lose the 1919 World Series and repeatedly refused their reinstatement requests. His firm actions and iron rule over baseball in the near quarter-century of his commissionership are generally credited with restoring public confidence in the game. (b. 1866)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/25/21 at 4:55 am

November 25th 1944 – Ben Stein, American writer, lawyer, actor, comedian, and commentator on political and economic issues. He began his career as a speechwriter for U.S. presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford before entering the entertainment field as an actor, comedian, and game show host. He is best known on screen as the economics teacher in Ferris Bueller's Day Off, as the host of Win Ben Stein's Money, and as Dr. Arthur Neuman in The Mask and Son of the Mask. Stein co-wrote and starred in the 2008 propaganda film Expelled, which portrays the pseudoscience of intelligent design creationism as if it were a scientifically valid alternative to Darwinian evolution and alleges a scientific conspiracy against those promoting intelligent design in laboratories and classrooms.

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/25/21 at 5:28 am

November 25th 2020 – Diego Maradona, Argentine footballer, died from a heart attack after emergency brain surgery to treat a subdural hematoma. He has served as a manager and coach at other clubs as well as the national team of Argentina. Many in the sport, including football writers, players, and fans, regard Maradona as the greatest football player of all time. He was joint FIFA Player of the 20th Century with Pelé. In the 1986 World Cup quarter final, he scored both goals in a 2–1 victory over England that entered football history for two different reasons. The first goal was an unpenalized handling foul known as the "Hand of God", while the second goal followed a 60 m (66 yd) dribble past five England players, voted "Goal of the Century" by FIFA.com voters in 2002. (b. 1960)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/25/21 at 8:19 am

November 25th 1949 – Bill Robinson (born Luther Robinson), American actor and dancer, died from heart failure. Nicknamed Bojangles, he was best known and the most highly paid Black American entertainer in America during the first half of the 20th century. His long career mirrored changes in American entertainment tastes and technology. His career began in the age of minstrel shows and moved to vaudeville, Broadway theatre, the recording industry, Hollywood films, radio, and television. He is best known today for his dancing with Shirley Temple in a series of films during the 1930s, and for starring in the musical Stormy Weather (1943), loosely based on his own life and selected for preservation in the National Film Registry. (b. 1878)

Subject: Re: Nobel Prize Winner Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/25/21 at 11:27 am

November 25th 1950 – Johannes V. Jensen, Danish author, poet, and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate, died from an undisclosed cause.  One of the great Danish writers of the first half of 20th century. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1944 "for the rare strength and fertility of his poetic imagination with which is combined an intellectual curiosity of wide scope and a bold, freshly creative style". One of his sisters, Thit Jensen, was also a well-known writer and a very vocal, and occasionally controversial, early feminist. (b. 1873)

Subject: Re: Exploration Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/25/21 at 1:03 pm

November 25th 1969 – Paul Siple, American geographer and explorer, died from an undisclosed cause. He took part in six Antarctic expeditions, including the two Byrd expeditions of 1928–1930 and 1933–1935, representing the Boy Scouts of America as an Eagle Scout. In addition to being an Eagle Scout, Siple was also a Sea Scout. His first and third books covered these adventures. With Charles F. Passel he developed the wind chill factor, and Siple coined the term. (b. 1908)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/25/21 at 1:59 pm

November 25th 1981 – Jack Albertson (Harold Albertson), American actor, comedian, dancer, and singer, died from colon cancer. He also performed in vaudeville. Albertson was a Tony, Oscar and Emmy winning actor. For his performance as John Cleary in the 1964 play The Subject Was Roses and its 1968 film adaptation, he won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play, and the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. His other notable roles include Grandpa Joe in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971); Manny Rosen in The Poseidon Adventure (1972); and Ed Brown in the television sitcom Chico and the Man (1974–78), for which he won an Emmy. After Freddie Prinze’s untimely death in 1977, Chico and the Man continued in production, with no Chico. (b. 1907)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: LyricBoy on 11/25/21 at 2:31 pm


November 25th 1981 – Jack Albertson (Harold Albertson), American actor, comedian, dancer, and singer, died from colon cancer. After Freddie Prinze’s untimely death in 1977, Chico and the Man continued in production, with no Chico. (b. 1907)


They introduced a 12-year-old Mexican kid, Raul, who The Man eventually adopted. Initially the story line was that Chico had gone back to México, but finally in one episode  The Man mentioned that Chico died, and that was that.

They probably should have changed the series name to just “The Man”.

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/25/21 at 5:02 pm

November 25th 1961 – George Wilson, English footballer, died from an undisclosed cause. He played in his club career at Blackpool and Sheffield Wednesday between 1912 and 1925. He made twelve appearances for England, seven as captain. (b. 1892)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/29/21 at 2:07 am

November 29th 1942 – Felix Cavaliere, American singer, songwriter, record producer, and musician. Although he was a member of Joey Dee and the Starliters, best known for their hit "Peppermint Twist", he is best known for his association with the Young Rascals during the 1960s. The other members of The Rascals were Eddie Brigati, Dino Danelli and Gene Cornish. Cavaliere sang vocals on six of their successful singles and played the Hammond B-3 organ.

Subject: Re: Religious Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/29/21 at 2:10 am

November 29th 1268 – Pope Clement IV (born Gui Foucois), died from an unrecorded cause. He was bishop of Le Puy (1257–1260), archbishop of Narbonne (1259–1261), cardinal of Sabina (1261–1265), and head of the Catholic Church from 5 February 1265 until his death. His election as pope occurred at a conclave held at Perugia that lasted four months while cardinals argued over whether to call in Charles I of Anjou, the youngest brother of Louis IX of France, to carry on the papal war against the Hohenstaufens. Pope Clement was a patron of Thomas Aquinas and of Roger Bacon, encouraging Bacon in the writing of his Opus Majus, which included important treatises on optics and the scientific method. (b. 1190)

Subject: Re: Cinematic Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/29/21 at 4:27 am

November 29th 1954 – Joel Coen, American director, producer, and screenwriter. With his brother Ethan Coen. Popularly known as the Coen Brothers are award-winning American film makers. Their films span many genres and styles, which they frequently subvert or parody. Their most acclaimed works include Raising Arizona (1987), Miller's Crossing (1990), Fargo (1996), The Big Lebowski (1998), O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000), No Country for Old Men (2007), Burn After Reading (2008), A Serious Man (2009), True Grit (2010), Inside Llewyn Davis (2013), and The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018).

Subject: Re: Musical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/29/21 at 4:28 am

November 29th 1924 – Giacomo Puccini, Italian composer known primarily for his operas, died from a heart attack. Regarded as the greatest and most successful proponent of Italian opera after Verdi, he was descended from a long line of composers, stemming to the late-Baroque era. Though his early work was firmly rooted in traditional late-19th-century Romantic Italian opera he later developed his work in the realistic verismo style, of which he became one of the leading exponents. His most renowned works are La bohème (1896), Tosca (1900), Madama Butterfly (1904), and Turandot (1924), all of which are among the most frequently performed and recorded of all operas (b. 1858)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/29/21 at 5:57 am

November 29th 1955 – Howie Mandel, Canadian comedian, television personality, screenwriter, actor, producer, director, entrepreneur, game show host, and author. He hosted the American CNBC (originally NBC) game show Deal or No Deal, as well as the show's daytime and Canadian-English counterparts. Mandel voiced the pop culture character Gizmo in the 1984 film Gremlins and the 1990 sequel Gremlins 2: The New Batch. In 1987, Mandel starred alongside Amy Steel in the comedy film Walk Like a Man. From 1982 to 1988, Mandel played the rowdy ER intern Dr. Wayne Fiscus on the NBC medical drama St. Elsewhere. He also created, voiced, and starred in the FOX children's cartoon Bobby's World, and has been a judge on NBC's America's Got Talent since 2010.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/29/21 at 6:12 am

November 29th 1971 – Edith Tolkien (née Bratt), Englishwoman, wife and muse of J. R. R. Tolkien, died from an undisclosed cause. She was the inspiration for his fictional characters Lúthien Tinúviel and Arwen Undómiel. (d. 1971) 1899

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/29/21 at 9:33 am

November 29th 1960 – Howard “Jo-Jo” Johnson, American former professional baseball third baseman. He played for the Detroit Tigers, New York Mets, Colorado Rockies, and Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1982 to 1995. He is third on the Mets' all-time lists for home runs, runs batted in, doubles, and stolen bases. He also played for the Rockland Boulders of the Canadian-American Association of Professional Baseball.

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/29/21 at 11:12 am

November 29th 1941 – Frank Waller, American runner, died of a heart ailment. He competed in the early twentieth century. He won two silver medals in Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics in the men's 400 metres and 400 metre hurdles behind gold medalist Harry Hillman in both events, while a student at the University of Wisconsin. He was U.S. Champion in the men's 440 yards in 1905 and 1906, and the 220 yard hurdles while competing for the Milwaukee Athletic Club. (b. 1884)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/29/21 at 12:17 pm

November 29th 1981 – Natalie Wood (born Natalia Nikolaevna Zakharenko), American film and television actress, drowned in uncertain circumstances. She began her acting career at age 4 and was given a co-starring role at age 8 in Miracle on 34th Street (1947). As a teenager, she earned a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Rebel Without a Cause (1955), followed by a role in John Ford's The Searchers (1956). Wood starred in the musical films West Side Story (1961) and Gypsy (1962), and she received nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performances in Splendor in the Grass (1961) and Love with the Proper Stranger (1963). Her career continued with films such as Sex and the Single Girl (1964), Inside Daisy Clover (1964), and Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969). During the 1970s, Wood began a hiatus from film and had a child with husband Robert Wagner, whom she had previously married and divorced. Wagner and Wood remarried after she divorced her second husband. (b. 1938)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/29/21 at 1:06 pm

November 29th 1986 – Cary Grant (born Archibald Alec Leach), British-American actor, died from a massive stroke. Known as one of classic Hollywood's definitive leading men. He began a career in Hollywood in the early 1930s, and became known for his transatlantic accent, debonair demeanor, and light-hearted approach to acting and sense of comic timing. He became an American citizen in 1942. Once established as a major Hollywood star, he was nominated twice for the Academy Award for Best Actor, for Penny Serenade (1941) and None but the Lonely Heart (1944). (b. 1904)

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/29/21 at 2:31 pm

November 29th 1982 – Percy Williams, Canadian sprinter, committed suicide when suffering from arthritic pain. He was the winner of the 100 and 200 metres races at the 1928 Summer Olympics and a former world record holder for the 100 metres sprint. (b. 1908)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/29/21 at 3:10 pm

November 29th 1991 – Ralph Bellamy, American actor, died from a lung ailment. His career spanned 62 years on stage, film, and television. During his career, he played leading roles as well as supporting roles, garnering acclaim and awards, including a Tony Award for Best Dramatic Actor in Sunrise at Campobello and Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor for The Awful Truth (1937). (b. 1904)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/29/21 at 4:48 pm

November 29th 2001 – George Harrison, English musician, singer-songwriter, and music and film producer, died from lung cancer. He achieved international fame as the lead guitarist of the Beatles. Sometimes called "the quiet Beatle", Harrison embraced Indian culture and helped broaden the scope of popular music through his incorporation of Indian instrumentation and Hindu-aligned spirituality in the Beatles' work. Although the majority of the band's songs were written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, most Beatles albums from 1965 onwards contained at least two Harrison compositions. His songs for the group include "Taxman", "Within You Without You", "While My Guitar Gently Weeps", "Here Comes the Sun" and "Something". His first marriage, to model Pattie Boyd in 1966, ended in divorce in 1977. The following year he married Olivia Arias, with whom he had a son, Dhani. (b. 1943)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/29/21 at 5:21 pm

November 29th 1992 – Paul Ryan (born Paul Sapherson), English singer, songwriter and record producer, died of lung cancer. Paul and his twin brother Barry were the sons of singer Marion Ryan, and had some success as a singing duo during the 1960s, known simply as "Paul & Barry Ryan". However, the stress of public attention caused Paul to retreat into the background, while Barry went solo. Paul Ryan wrote Barry's 1968 hit "Eloise", the 1971 hit "Who Put the Lights Out?" for Dana and another of his songs, "I Will Drink the Wine", was a UK hit single for Frank Sinatra. (b. 1948)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/21 at 1:20 am

November 30th 1952 – Mandy Patinkin, Tony- and Emmy-award-winning American actor and singer known for his work on stage and screen American actor and singer known for his work on stage and screen. Patinkin is best known for appearing as Inigo Montoya in Rob Reiner's 1987 film The Princess Bride, as Saul Berenson in the Showtime series Homeland, and as SSA Jason Gideon on the crime-drama television series Criminal Minds. His other film credits include Miloš Forman's Ragtime (1981), Barbra Streisand's Yentl (1983), Alien Nation (1988), Warren Beatty's Dick Tracy (1990) and The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland (1999). He has appeared in major roles in television series such as Chicago Hope and Dead Like Me. He is a noted interpreter of the musical works of Stephen Sondheim and is known for his work in musical theater, originating iconic roles such as Georges Seurat in Sunday in the Park with George and Che in the original Broadway production of Evita.

Subject: Re: Scientific Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/21 at 1:58 am

November 30th 1603 – William Gilbert, English physician, physicist and natural philosopher, died from what is thought to have been the bubonic plague. He passionately rejected both the prevailing Aristotelian philosophy and the Scholastic method of university teaching. He is remembered today largely for his book De Magnete (1600). A unit of magnetomotive force, also known as magnetic potential, was named the Gilbert in his honour. (b. 1544)

Subject: Re: Cinematic Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/21 at 3:36 am

November 30th 1943 – Terrence Malick, American director, producer, and screenwriter. He began his career as part of the New Hollywood film-making wave with the films Badlands (1973), about a murderous couple on the run in 1950s American Midwest, and Days of Heaven (1978), which detailed a love triangle between two laborers and a wealthy farmer during the First World War, before a lengthy hiatus. He returned to directing after twenty years with The Thin Red Line (1998), for which he was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay and was awarded the Golden Bear at the 49th Berlin International Film Festival, followed by The New World (2005) and The Tree of Life (2011), the latter for which he received another Academy Award nomination for Best Director and the Palme d'Or at the 64th Cannes Film Festival.

Subject: Re: Religious Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/21 at 3:40 am

November 30th 1830 – Pope Pius VIII (born Francesco Saverio Maria Felice Castiglioni), head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 31 March 1829 to his death in 1830, after being in ill health, possibly from poisoning. Pius VIII's pontificate was the shortest of the 19th century, and is likely the least remembered. His brief papacy witnessed the Catholic Emancipation in Great Britain in 1829, which he welcomed, and the July Revolution in France in 1830, which he reluctantly accepted. Pius VIII is often remembered for his writings on marriages between Catholics and Protestants in the 1830 encyclical Litteris altero abhinc, in which he declared that a marriage could only be properly blessed if proper provisions had been made to ensure the bringing up of children in the Catholic faith. His death less than two years after his election to the papacy has led to speculation of a possible murder. (b. 1761)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday and Death

Written By: c_keenan2001@hotmail.com on 11/30/21 at 4:15 am

November 30

2000 Donald "Scott" Smith bassist for the popular Canadian rock band Loverboy went missing off the coast of San Francisco when when an 11 meter wave swept him and his boat called Sea Major overboard into shark infested waters.

1953 June Pointer of the musical trio the Pointer Sisters was born on this day.  She passed away on April 11, 2006, after a long battle with cancer at just 52 years old.

Along with her three older sisters Ruth, Anita, and Bonnie, who passed away last year,  formed the Pointer Sisters in the 1970s.  Bonnie went on to a solo career in 1977.  This just left Anita, Ruth, and June to carry on as the Pointer Sisters.  June was ousted from the group in 2000 due her excessive drug use and Ruth and Anita carried on as the Pointer Sisters along with Ruth's daughter.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday and Death

Written By: LyricBoy on 11/30/21 at 4:53 am


November 30

2000 Donald "Scott" Smith bassist for the popular Canadian rock band Loverboy went missing off the coast of San Francisco when when an 11 meter wave swept him and his boat called Sea Major overboard into shark infested waters.


Yikes, that’s a gruesome way to go.  :-\\


1953 June Pointer of the musical trio the Pointer Sisters was born on this day.  She passed away on April 11, 2006, after a long battle with cancer at just 52 years old.

Along with her three older sisters Ruth, Anita, and Bonnie, who passed away last year,  formed the Pointer Sisters in the 1970s.  Bonnie went on to a solo career in 1977.  This just left Anita, Ruth, and June to carry on as the Pointer Sisters.  June was ousted from the group in 2000 due her excessive drug use and Ruth and Anita carried on as the Pointer Sisters along with Ruth's daughter.


Ruth Pointer has kept the trio’s torch burning.  She continues to tour as The Pointer Sisters, with her daughter Issa Pointer-Edwards and granddaughter Sadako Pointer-Johnson. 8)

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/21 at 9:51 am

November 30th 1900 – Oscar Wilde, Irish poet and playwright, died from meningitis. After writing in different forms throughout the 1880s, he became one of the most popular playwrights in London in the early 1890s. He is best remembered for his epigrams and plays, his novel The Picture of Dorian Gray, and the circumstances of his criminal conviction for gross indecency for consensual homosexual acts in "one of the first celebrity trials", imprisonment, and early death at age 46. (b. 1854)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/21 at 1:17 pm

November 30th 1977 – Terence Rattigan, British dramatist and screenwriter, died of bone cancer. His plays are typically set in an upper-middle-class background. He wrote The Winslow Boy (1946), The Browning Version (1948), The Deep Blue Sea (1952) and Separate Tables (1954), among many others. A troubled homosexual who saw himself as an outsider, Rattigan wrote a number of plays which centred on issues of sexual frustration, failed relationships, or a world of repression and reticence. He was knighted in the Queen's Birthday Honours of June 1971 for services to the theatre. (b. 1911)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/21 at 2:00 pm

November 30th 1979 – Herbert Manfred "Zeppo" Marx, American actor, comedian, theatrical agent, and engineer, died of lung cancer. He was the youngest and last survivor of the five Marx Brothers. He appeared in the first five Marx Brothers feature films, from 1929 to 1933, but then left the act to start his second career as an engineer and theatrical agent. (b. 1901)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/21 at 2:46 pm

November 30th 1996 – Tiny Tim (born Herbert Butros Khaury), American singer, ukulele player, and musical archivist, died from a heart attack, after performing his signature tune song "Tiptoe Through the Tulips" on stage. He is best remembered for his cover hits "Tiptoe Through the Tulips" and "Livin' in the Sunlight, Lovin' in the Moonlight", which he sang in a falsetto voice. (b. 1932)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/21 at 4:28 pm

November 30th 2018 – George H. W. Bush, American politician, died after a long battle with vascular Parkinson's disease. He served as the 41st president of the United States from 1989 to 1993. A member of the Republican Party, Bush also served as the 43rd vice president from 1981 to 1989 under Ronald Reagan, in the U.S. House of Representatives, as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, and as Director of Central Intelligence. (b. 1924)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/21 at 5:10 pm

November 30th 1994 – Lionel Stander, American actor, died of lung cancer. He was in a string of films over the next three years, appearing most notably in Frank Capra's Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936) with Gary Cooper, playing Archie Goodwin in Meet Nero Wolfe (1936) and The League of Frightened Men (1937), and in A Star Is Born (1937) with Janet Gaynor and Fredric March. After 15 years abroad, Stander moved back to the U.S. for the role he is now most famous for: Max, the loyal butler, cook, and chauffeur to the wealthy, amateur detectives Jonathan and Jennifer Hart played by Robert Wagner and Stefanie Powers on the 1979–1984 television series Hart to Hart (and a subsequent series of Hart to Hart made-for-television films). In 1982, Stander won a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film.  (b. 1908)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday and Death

Written By: c_keenan2001@hotmail.com on 11/30/21 at 7:26 pm


Yikes, that’s a gruesome way to go.  :-\\


Yes, although that should say "took him and his boat steering wheel overboard.

Ruth Pointer has kept the trio’s torch burning.  She continues to tour as The Pointer Sisters, with her daughter Issa Pointer-Edwards and granddaughter Sadako Pointer-Johnson. 8)


Yes, she revealed on The Masked singer after she was unmasked and she said that she and Anita were supposed participate on the Masked Singer as a duo but then Anita had some health issues that caused her to bow out.

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/21 at 12:26 am

December 1st 1784 – Susanna Wright, colonial English American poet and pundit, botanist, business owner and legal scholar, died after showing some signs of dementia. She was influential in the political economy of Pennsylvania as one of the Thirteen Colonies and in the formation of the United States. (b. 1697)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/21 at 2:12 am

December 1st 1797 – Oliver Wolcott, American Founding Father and politician, died from an unrecorded cause. He was a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation as a representative of Connecticut, and the nineteenth Governor of Connecticut. Wolcott was a major general for the Connecticut Militia in the Revolutionary War serving under George Washington. (b. 1726)

Subject: Re: Exploration Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/21 at 3:43 am

December 1st 1866 – George Everest, British surveyor and geographer, died from an unrecorded cause. He served as Surveyor General of India from 1830 to 1843. After receiving a military education in Marlow, Everest joined the East India Company and arrived in India at the age of 16. He was eventually made an assistant to William Lambton on the Great Trigonometric Survey, and replaced Lambton as superintendent of the survey in 1823. Everest was largely responsible for surveying the meridian arc from the southernmost point of India north to Nepal, a distance of about 2,400 kilometres (1,500 mi), a task which took from 1806 to 1841 to complete. He was made Surveyor General of India in 1830, retiring in 1843 and returning to England. In 1865, the Royal Geographical Society renamed Peak XV – at the time only recently identified as the world's highest peak – in Everest's honour. Andrew Scott Waugh, his protégé and successor as surveyor general, had been responsible for putting his name forward in 1856. Everest's name was used as a compromise due to the difficulty of choosing between multiple local names for the mountain. He initially objected to the honour, as he had had nothing to do with its discovery and believed his name was not easily written or pronounced in Hindi. He was made a Commander of the Order of the Bath in February 1861, and created a Knight Bachelor in March 1861. (b. 1790)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/21 at 4:06 am

December 1st 1901 – George Lohmann, English cricketer, died from tuberculosis. Regarded as one of the greatest bowlers of all time. Statistically, he holds the lowest lifetime Test bowling average among bowlers with more than fifteen wickets and he has the second highest peak rating for a bowler in the ICC ratings. He also holds the record for the lowest strike rate (balls bowled between each wicket taken) in all Test history. (b. 1865)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/21 at 5:42 am

December 1st 1991 – Pat O'Callaghan, Irish athlete, died from an undisclosed cause. He was the first athlete from Ireland to win an Olympic medal under the Irish flag rather than the British. In sport he then became regarded as one of Ireland's greatest-ever athletes. He won gold medals in the 1928 and 1932 Olympics for throwing the hammer. (b. 1906)

Subject: Re: Nobel Prize Winner Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/21 at 6:55 am

December 1st 1991 – George Stigler, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate, died of heart failure. He was the 1982 laureate in Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences and a key leader of the Chicago School of Economics. (b. 1911)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/21 at 10:03 am

December 1st 1945 – Bette Midler, American singer, songwriter, actress, and comedian. Throughout her career which spans over five decades, Midler has received numerous accolades, including four Golden Globe Awards, three Grammy Awards, three Primetime Emmy Awards, and two Tony Awards, in addition to nominations for two Academy Awards and a British Academy Film Award.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/21 at 10:10 am

December 1st 1993 – Ray Gillen, American rock singer-songwriter, died from an AIDS-related disease. He is best known for his work with Badlands, in addition to his stint with Black Sabbath in the mid-1980s and recording most of the vocals on Phenomena's Dream Runner album. (b. 1959)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/21 at 1:09 pm

December 1st 1997 – Stéphane Grappelli, French violinist, died from heart failure after a series of minor cerebral attacks. He founded the Quintette du Hot Club de France with guitarist Django Reinhardt in 1934. It was one of the first all-string jazz bands. He has been called "the grandfather of jazz violinists" and continued playing concerts around the world well into his eighties. For the first three decades of his career, he was billed using a gallicised spelling of his last name, Grappelly, reverting to Grappelli in 1969. The latter, Italian spelling is now used almost universally when referring to the violinist, including reissues of his early work. (b. 1908)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/21 at 2:12 pm

December 1st 2020 – Arnie Robinson, American athlete, died after contracting COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic. He won a bronze medal in the long jump at the 1972 Olympics and a gold medal in 1976. (b. 1948)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/21 at 3:27 pm

December 1st 2007 – Ken McGregor, Australian tennis player, died of stomach cancer. He won the Men's Singles title at the Australian Championships in 1952. He and his longtime doubles partner, Frank Sedgman, are generally considered one of the greatest men's doubles teams of all time and won the doubles Grand Slam in 1951. McGregor was also a member of three Australian Davis Cup winning teams in 1950–1952. In 1953, Jack Kramer induced both Sedgman and McGregor to turn professional. He was ranked as high as World No. 3 in 1952. (b. 1929)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/21 at 1:23 am

December 2nd 1991 – Charlie Puth, American singer-songwriter and pianist. His initial exposure came through the viral success of his song videos uploaded to YouTube.

Subject: Re: Business Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/21 at 2:33 am

December 2nd 1892 – Jay Gould, American railroad magnate and financial speculator, died of tuberculosis, then referred to as "consumption". He is generally identified as one of the Robber barons of the Gilded Age. His sharp and often unscrupulous business practices made him one of the wealthiest men of the late nineteenth century. Gould was an unpopular figure during his life and remains controversial. (b. 1836)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/21 at 5:06 am

December 2nd 1982 – Marty Feldman, British actor, comedian and comedy writer, known for his prominent, misaligned eyes, died of a heart attack on the set of Yellowbeard in Mexico City. He initially gained prominence as a writer with Barry Took on the ITV sitcom Bootsie and Snudge and the BBC Radio comedy programme Round the Horne. He became known as a performer on At Last the 1948 Show and Marty, the latter of which won two BAFTA awards. He quickly became a celebrity in the United Kingdom. Feldman went on to appear in films such as The Bed Sitting Room and Every Home Should Have One, the latter of which was one of the most popular comedies at the British box office in 1970. Feldman moved to the United States after becoming well-known on American variety shows. He famously starred as Igor in Mel Brooks' Young Frankenstein and then directed The Last Remake of Beau Geste and In God We Tru$t. (b. 1934)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/21 at 8:36 am

December 2nd 1986 – Desi Arnaz (born Desiderio Alberto Arnaz y de Acha III), Cuban-American actor, musician, bandleader, comedian and film and television producer, revolutionary in the creation of modern television, died of lung cancer. He is best known for his role as the witty Ricky Ricardo on the American television sitcom I Love Lucy, in which he co-starred with his then wife Lucille Ball, Arnaz and Ball are generally credited as the innovators of the syndicated rerun, which they pioneered with the I Love Lucy series. Arnaz and Lucille Ball co-founded and ran the television production company called Desilu Productions, originally to market I Love Lucy to television networks. After I Love Lucy ended, Arnaz went on to produce several other television series, at first with Desilu Productions, and later independently, including The Ann Sothern Show and The Untouchables. He was also renowned for leading his Latin music band, the Desi Arnaz Orchestra. (b. 1917)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/21 at 9:21 am

December 2nd 1987 – Luis Federico Leloir, French-Argentinian physician and biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate, died of a heart attack. He received the 1970 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his discovery of the metabolic pathways in lactose. Although born in France, Leloir received the majority of his education at the University of Buenos Aires and was director of the private research group Fundación Instituto Campomar until his death in 1987. His research into sugar nucleotides, carbohydrate metabolism, and renal hypertension garnered international attention and led to significant progress in understanding, diagnosing and treating the congenital disease galactosemia. (b. 1906)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/21 at 10:26 am

December 2nd 1987 – Donn F. Eisele, United States Air Force officer, test pilot, and later a NASA astronaut, died of a heart attack. He occupied the command module pilot seat during the flight of Apollo 7 in 1968. After retiring from both NASA and the Air Force, he became the Peace Corps country director for Thailand, before moving into private business. (b. 1930)

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Written By: LyricBoy on 12/02/21 at 10:51 am


December 2nd 1986 – Desi Arnaz (born Desiderio Alberto Arnaz y de Acha III), …… Arnaz and Lucille Ball co-founded and ran the television production company called Desilu Productions, originally to market I Love Lucy to television networks.


Desilu went on to develop an oddball series concept, Star Trek, to which the rest of the studios turned up their noses.

The rest is history.  8)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/21 at 11:58 am

December 2nd 1990 – Robert Cummings, American film and television actor, died of kidney failure and complications from pneumonia. Mainly for his roles in comedy films such as The Devil and Miss Jones (1941) and Princess O'Rourke (1943), but who was also effective in dramatic films, especially two of Alfred Hitchcock's thrillers, Saboteur (1942) and Dial M for Murder (1954). He received five Primetime Emmy Award nominations, and won the Primetime Emmy Award for Best Actor in a Single Performance in 1955. (b. 1908)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/21 at 2:58 pm

December 2nd 2019 – D. C. Fontana (Dorothy Catherine Fontana), American television script writer and story editor, died after a brief undisclosed illness. Best known for her work on the original Star Trek franchise and several Western television series. After a short period working for Samuel A. Peeples as a secretary, she moved to work for Del Reisman, a producer on The Lieutenant, whose creator was Gene Roddenberry. Though The Lieutenant was soon cancelled, Roddenberry began working on Star Trek, and Fontana was appointed as the series' story editor, but left after the second season to pursue freelance work. She later worked with Roddenberry again on Genesis II and then as story editor and associate producer on Star Trek: The Animated Series. During the 1970s and early 1980s, she worked on Logan's Run, The Six Million Dollar Man, and Buck Rogers in the 25th Century. (b. 1939)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/21 at 3:56 pm

December 2nd 2020 – Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, French academic and politician, died from complications attributed to COVID-19 after being diagnosed with a lung infection. After serving as Minister of Finance under Prime Ministers Jacques Chaban-Delmas and Pierre Messmer, he won the presidential election of 1974 with 50.8% of the vote against François Mitterrand of the Socialist Party. His tenure was marked by a more liberal attitude on social issues—such as divorce, contraception, and abortion—and attempts to modernise the country and the office of the presidency, notably launching such far-reaching infrastructure projects as the TGV and the turn towards reliance on nuclear power as France's main energy source. He promoted liberalisation of trade. However, his popularity suffered from the economic downturn that followed the 1973 energy crisis, marking the end of the "Trente Glorieuses" (thirty glorious years of prosperity after 1945). He was forced to impose austerity budgets and allow unemployment to rise in order to avoid deficits. Giscard d'Estaing in the centre faced political opposition from both sides of the spectrum: from the newly unified left under François Mitterrand and a rising Jacques Chirac, who resurrected Gaullism on a right-wing opposition line. In 1981, despite a high approval rating, he was defeated in a runoff against Mitterrand, with 48.2% of the vote. (b. 1926)

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Written By: nally on 12/05/21 at 11:05 am

Today marks 230 years since the passing of Austrian composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, at 35 years of age.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/06/21 at 1:13 am


Today marks 230 years since the passing of Austrian composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, at 35 years of age.
Died under mysterious circumstances, possibly poisoned, and was buried in a pauper's grave.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/06/21 at 1:13 am

December 6th 1943 – Keith West (born Keith Hopkins), British rock singer, songwriter and music producer. He is a solo artist and also the lead singer of various groups including Tomorrow, a 1960s psychedelic rock band. West wrote most of his own songs (credited to Keith Hopkins), often in collaboration with Ken Burgess. Despite critical acclaim and support from BBC Radio 1 DJ John Peel, who featured Tomorrow on his The Perfumed Garden show, the group was not a major commercial success. In 1967, West became acquainted with Mark Wirtz, a record producer who had already created the instrumental title "A Touch of Velvet, a Sting of Brass" (1965). The melody later became the theme music for the German television programmes Beat-Club and Musikladen. West was also a participant in Wirtz's A Teenage Opera project: he was the singer of "Excerpt from A Teenage Opera", also known as "Grocer Jack", which reached number 2 on the UK Singles Chart in 1967. He also performed "Sam", which reached the bottom end of the UK Top 40 the same year.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/06/21 at 1:17 am

December 6th 343 – Saint Nicholas of Myra, Greek bishop and saint, died from an unknown cause. Also known as Nicholas of Bari, was an early Christian bishop of Greek descent from the maritime city of Myra in Asia Minor (Greek: Μύρα; modern-day Demre, Turkey) during the time of the Roman Empire. Because of the many miracles attributed to his intercession, he is also known as Nicholas the Wonderworker. Saint Nicholas is the patron saint of sailors, merchants, archers, repentant thieves, prostitutes, children, brewers, pawnbrokers, unmarried people, and students in various cities and countries around Europe. His reputation evolved among the pious, as was common for early Christian saints, and his legendary habit of secret gift-giving gave rise to the traditional model of Santa Claus ("Saint Nick") through Sinterklaas. Very little is known about the historical Saint Nicholas. (b. 270)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/06/21 at 3:17 am

December 6th 1945 – Larry Bowa, American professional baseball shortstop, manager, and coach in Major League Baseball (MLB), who played for the Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs, and New York Mets. Bowa went on to manage the San Diego Padres and Phillies, and is currently a senior advisor to the general manager of the Phillies.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/06/21 at 4:00 am

December 6th 1889 – Jefferson Davis, American colonel and politician, died of acute bronchitis complicated by malaria. He served as the president of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865. As a member of the Democratic Party, he represented Mississippi in the United States Senate and the House of Representatives before the American Civil War. He previously served as the United States Secretary of War from 1853 to 1857 under President Franklin Pierce. (b. 1808)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/06/21 at 5:20 am

December 6th 1949 – Peter Willey, English cricketer and umpire. He played as a right-handed batsman and right-arm offbreak bowler. In and out of the England team, he interrupted his international career for three years by taking part in the first of the England players' South African rebel tours in 1982. After his playing career ended, he became a Test umpire.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/06/21 at 5:29 am

December 6th 1913 – Alec Hurley, English music hall singer, died of pneumonia. He was perhaps best known for being Marie Lloyd's second husband. He began a boxing career, during which he would perform a song entitled "The Strongest Man on Earth" after his fights. Singing appealed to him and he began performing the song in various music halls in London. He based his act on life as a costermonger and became known to his audiences as a "coster" singer, similar to that of Gus Elen and Albert Chevalier. Hurley supported many popular acts, including Marie Lloyd, with whom he conducted a tour with in Australia. The two became romantically involved and married upon their return to England in 1906. Hurley continued to professionally support Lloyd in all of her performances until the marriage broke up a few years later. He had some minor success as a solo performer but work dried up and engagements became scarce. Hurley never recovered from his marital difficulties and stopped performing altogether by 1910. (b. 1871)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/06/21 at 7:04 am

December 6th 1952 – Chuck Baker, American middle infielder and third baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the San Diego Padres and Minnesota Twins in parts of three seasons spanning 1978–1981. Listed at 5' 11", 180 lb., he batted and threw right handed.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/06/21 at 7:48 am

December 6th 1949 – Lead Belly (born Huddie William Ledbetter), American folk/blues musician and songwriter, died from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), better known as Lou Gehrig's disease. Notable for his strong vocals, virtuosity on the twelve-string guitar, and the folk standards he introduced, including his renditions of "Goodnight, Irene", "Midnight Special", "Cotton Fields", and "Boll Weevil". Lead Belly usually played a twelve-string guitar, but he also played the piano, mandolin, harmonica, violin, and windjammer. In some of his recordings, he sang while clapping his hands or stomping his foot. (b. 1888)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/06/21 at 9:44 am

December 6th 1952 – Jeff Schneider, American professional baseball player. He appeared in 11 Major League games as a relief pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles in 1981. A switch hitter who threw left-handed, Schneider stood 6 feet 3 inches (1.91 m) tall and weighed 195 pounds (88 kg). He is perhaps best remembered for appearing on Cal Ripken, Jr.'s 1982 Topps rookie card.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/06/21 at 10:10 am

December 6th 1988 – Roy Orbison, American singer, songwriter, and musician, died of a heart attack. Known for his impassioned singing style, complex song structures, and dark, emotional ballads. His music was described by critics as operatic, earning him the nicknames "the Caruso of Rock" and "the Big O." Many of Orbison's songs conveyed vulnerability at a time when most male rock-and-roll performers chose to project defiant masculinity. He performed while standing motionless and wearing black clothes to match his dyed black hair and dark sunglasses, which he wore to counter his shyness and stage fright. From 1960 to 1966, 22 of Orbison's singles reached the Billboard Top 40. He wrote or co-wrote almost all of his own Top 10 hits, including "Only the Lonely" (1960), "Running Scared" (1961), "Crying" (1961), "In Dreams" (1963), and "Oh, Pretty Woman" (1964). After the mid-1960s, Orbison suffered a number of personal tragedies and his career faltered. He experienced a resurgence in popularity in the 1980s following the success of several cover versions of his songs. In 1988, he co-founded the Traveling Wilburys (a rock supergroup) with George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, and Jeff Lynne. Orbison in December 1988 at age 52. One month later, his song "You Got It" (1989) was released as a solo single, becoming his first hit to reach the US & UK Top 10 in nearly 25 years. (b. 1936)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/06/21 at 1:20 pm

December 6th 1953 – Gary Ward, American professional baseball outfielder who played in Major League Baseball from 1979 to 1990 for the Minnesota Twins, Texas Rangers, New York Yankees, and Detroit Tigers. He is the father of former major league player Daryle Ward.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/06/21 at 1:40 pm

December 6th 1989 – Sammy Fain (born Samuel E. Feinberg), American pianist and composer, died from a heart attack. In the 1920s and early 1930s, he contributed numerous songs that form part of The Great American Songbook, and to Broadway theatre. Fain was also a popular musician and vocalist. (b. 1902)

Subject: Re: Musical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/06/21 at 5:32 pm

December 6th 2017 – Johnny Hallyday (born Jean-Philippe Léo Smet), French rock and roll and pop singer and actor, credited for having brought rock and roll to France, died of lung cancer. During a career spanning 57 years, he released 79 albums and sold more than 110 million records worldwide, mainly in the French-speaking world, making him one of the best-selling artists in the world. He had five diamond albums, 40 golden albums, 22 platinum albums and earned ten Victoires de la Musique. He sang an estimated 1,154 songs and performed 540 duets with 187 artists. Credited for his strong voice and his spectacular shows, he sometimes arrived by entering a stadium through the crowd and once by jumping from a helicopter above the Stade de France, where he performed 9 times. (b. 1943)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/06/21 at 5:32 pm

December 6th 2000 – Werner Klemperer, German-American actor, stage entertainer, and singer, died of cancer. He was best known for the role of Colonel Wilhelm Klink on the popular CBS television sitcom Hogan's Heroes, for which he twice won the award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series at the Primetime Emmy Awards in 1968 and 1969. After serving in the United States Army during World War II, he began performing on the Broadway stage in 1947. Klemperer then appeared in several films during his early acting career such as The Wrong Man (1956), Judgment at Nuremberg (1961), and Houseboat (1958), and numerous roles in television shows such as Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1956), Perry Mason (1956), Maverick (1957), Gunsmoke (1958), The Untouchables (1960), and Have Gun Will Travel (1961), prior to his Hogan's Heroes role. (b. 1920)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/07/21 at 12:56 am

December 7th 1949 – Tom Waits, American musician, composer, songwriter and actor. His lyrics often focus on the underbelly of society and are delivered in his trademark deep, gravelly voice. He worked primarily in jazz during the 1970s, but his music since the 1980s has reflected greater influence from blues, rock, vaudeville, and experimental genres.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/07/21 at 3:47 am

December 7th 1987 – Aaron Carter, American rapper, singer, songwriter, actor, dancer, and record producer. He first came to fame as a pop and hip hop singer in the late 1990s, establishing himself as a star among pre-teen and teenage audiences during the first years of the 21st century with his four studio albums.

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/07/21 at 3:58 am

December 7th 43 BC – Cicero, Roman statesman, lawyer, scholar and Academic Skeptic, was assassinated. He played an important role in the politics of the late Roman Republic and upheld optimate principles during the crisis that led to the establishment of the Roman Empire. His extensive writings include treatises on rhetoric, philosophy and politics, and he is considered one of Rome's greatest orators and prose stylists. He came from a wealthy municipal family of the Roman equestrian order, and served as consul in 63 BC. (b. 106 BC)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/07/21 at 4:11 am

December 7th 1817 – William Bligh, English admiral and colonial administrator, died from an unrecorded cause. The Mutiny on the Bounty occurred during his command of HMS Bounty in 1789; after being set adrift in Bounty's launch by the mutineers, Bligh and his loyal men all reached Timor alive, after a journey of 3,618 nautical miles (6,700 km; 4,160 mi). Bligh's logbooks documenting the mutiny were inscribed on the UNESCO Australian Memory of the World register on 26 February 2021. Seventeen years after the Bounty mutiny, on 13 August 1806, he was appointed Governor of New South Wales in Australia, with orders to clean up the corrupt rum trade of the New South Wales Corps. His actions directed against the trade resulted in the so-called Rum Rebellion, during which Bligh was placed under arrest on 26 January 1808 by the New South Wales Corps and deposed from his command, an act which the British Foreign Office later declared to be illegal. (b. 1745)

Subject: Re: Nobel Prize Winner Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/07/21 at 5:55 am

December 7th 1906 – Élie Ducommun, Swiss journalist and activist, Nobel Prize laureate, died from an undisclosed cause. He was awarded the 1902 Nobel Peace Prize, which he shared with Charles Albert Gobat. (b. 1833)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/07/21 at 9:17 am

December 7th 1946 – Laurette Taylor (born Loretta Helen Cooney), American stage and silent film star, died from a coronary thrombosis. She is particularly well-known for originating the role of Amanda Wingfield in the first production of Tennessee Williams's play The Glass Menagerie. (b. 1883)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/07/21 at 3:28 pm

December 7th 2016 – Greg Lake, English singer, songwriter, bassist, guitarist and record producer, died from cancer. He gained prominence as a founding member of the progressive rock bands King Crimson and Emerson, Lake & Palmer (ELP). He launched a solo career, beginning with his 1975 single "I Believe in Father Christmas" which reached number two in the UK. (b. 1947)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/07/21 at 3:43 pm

December 7th 1998 – John Addison, English-American soldier and composer, died from an undisclosed cause. Best known for his film scores. He won an Academy Award for Best Original Score and a Grammy Award in the Best Original Score from a Motion Picture or Television Show category for the music to the 1963 film, Tom Jones. He also won a BAFTA Award for A Bridge Too Far (1977). His other film scores included A Taste of Honey (1961), Smashing Time (1967), The Honey Pot (1967), Sleuth (1972), Swashbuckler (1976) and the television series Centennial (1978). He composed the theme music for the television series Murder, She Wrote, for which he won an Emmy. Addison will also be remembered as the composer Alfred Hitchcock turned to when the director ended his long relationship with Bernard Herrmann over the score to his 1966 film Torn Curtain. He had a personal connection to Reach for the Sky (1956) which he scored, since Douglas Bader (the subject of the movie) was his brother-in-law, having married Addison's elder sister Thelma. (b. 1920)

Subject: Re: Noteworthy Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/07/21 at 3:43 pm

December 7th 2020 – Chuck Yeager, United States Air Force general officer, flying ace and record-setting test pilot, died from an undisclosed cause. In 1947, he became the first pilot confirmed to have exceeded the speed of sound in level flight. (b. 1923)

Subject: Re: Nobel Prize Winner Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/08/21 at 12:17 am

December 8th 1947 – Thomas Cech, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate. He shared the 1989 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Sidney Altman, for their discovery of the catalytic properties of RNA. Cech discovered that RNA could itself cut strands of RNA, suggesting that life might have started as RNA. He also studied telomeres, and his lab discovered an enzyme, TERT (telomerase reverse transcriptase), which is part of the process of restoring telomeres after they are shortened during cell division. As president of Howard Hughes Medical Institute, he promoted science education, and he teaches an undergraduate chemistry course at the University of Colorado.

Subject: Re: Scientific Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/08/21 at 1:24 am

December 8th 1632 – Philippe van Lansberge, Dutch astronomer and mathematician, died of unknown causes. He is best known as the author of a set of astronomical tables, Tabulae motuum coelestium perpetuæ, for predicting planetary positions. These were later found to contain certain errors, in part because he (erroneously) did not accept Kepler's discovery of elliptical orbits. He served as a Protestant clergyman. (b. 1561)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/08/21 at 3:38 am

December 8th 1948 – John Waters, English-born Australian film, theatre and television actor, singer, guitarist, songwriter and musician best known in Australia, where he moved to in 1968. He is the son of Scottish actor Russell Waters. John Waters has been in the industry for over 50 years, and was part of the Australian children's television series Play School for 18 years.

Subject: Re: Scientific Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/08/21 at 3:53 am

December 8th 1903 – Herbert Spencer, English philosopher, biologist, anthropologist, and sociologist, died from an undisclosed cause. Famous for his hypothesis of social Darwinism whereby superior physical force shapes history. He originated the expression "survival of the fittest", which he coined in Principles of Biology (1864) after reading Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species. The term strongly suggests natural selection, yet Spencer saw evolution as extending into realms of sociology and ethics, so he also supported Lamarckism. In 1902, shortly before his death, Spencer was nominated for the Nobel Prize for literature that was assigned to the German Theodor Mommsen. (b. 1820)

Subject: Re: Musical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/08/21 at 6:07 am

December 8th 1980 – John Lennon, English singer, songwriter, musician and peace activist, was shot and killed by Mark David Chapman. He achieved worldwide fame as the founder, co-songwriter, co-lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the Beatles. Lennon was characterised for the rebellious nature and acerbic wit in his music, writing, drawings, on film and in interviews. His songwriting partnership with Paul McCartney remains the most successful in history. (b. 1940)

Subject: Re: Literary Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/08/21 at 8:56 am

December 8th 1951 – Bill Bryson, American–British author of books on travel, the English language, science, and other nonfiction topics. Born in the United States, he has been a resident of Britain for most of his adult life, returning to the U.S. between 1995 and 2003, and holds dual American and British citizenship. He came to prominence in the United Kingdom with the publication of Notes from a Small Island (1995), an exploration of Britain, and its accompanying television series. He received widespread recognition again with the publication of A Short History of Nearly Everything (2003), a book widely acclaimed for its accessible communication of science.

Subject: Re: Naval Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/08/21 at 9:29 am

December 8th 1952 – Charles Lightoller, British naval officer and the second officer on board the RMS Titanic, died of chronic heart disease. He was the most senior member of the crew to survive the Titanic disaster. As the officer in charge of loading passengers into lifeboats on the port side, he strictly enforced the women and children only protocol, not allowing any male passengers to board the lifeboats unless they were needed as auxiliary seamen. He served as a commanding officer of the Royal Navy during World War I and was twice decorated for gallantry. During World War II, in retirement, he provided and sailed as a volunteer on one of the "little ships" that played a part in the Dunkirk evacuation. Rather than allow his motoryacht to be requisitioned by the Admiralty, he sailed the vessel to Dunkirk personally and repatriated 127 British servicemen. (b. 1874)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/08/21 at 12:54 pm

December 8th 1964 – Teri Hatcher, American actress. Best known for her portrayals of Lois Lane on the television series Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993–1997); Paris Carver in the James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies (1997); and Susan Mayer on the television series Desperate Housewives (2004–2012), for which she won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy and three Screen Actors Guild Awards (one as lead female actor, two as part of Best Ensemble), and was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series.

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/08/21 at 2:40 pm

December 8th 1958 – Tris Speaker, American baseball player and manager, died of a heart attack. Nicknamed "The Gray Eagle". Considered one of the greatest offensive and defensive center fielders in the history of Major League Baseball (MLB), he compiled a career batting average of .345 (sixth all-time). His 792 career doubles represent an MLB career record. His 3,514 hits are fifth in the all-time hits list. Defensively, Speaker holds career records for assists, double plays, and unassisted double plays by an outfielder. (b. 1888)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/09/21 at 12:25 am

December 9th 1953 – John Malkovich, American actor, director, producer and fashion designer. He received Academy Award nominations for his performances in Places in the Heart (1984) and In the Line of Fire (1993).

Subject: Re: Artistic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/09/21 at 2:24 am

December 9th 1641 – Anthony van Dyck, Flemish Baroque artist, died after a long illness. He became the leading court painter in England after success in the Southern Netherlands and Italy. (b. 1599)

Subject: Re: Business Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/09/21 at 4:45 am

December 9th 1874 – Ezra Cornell, American businessman and philanthropist, died from an unrecorded cause. He was the founder of Western Union, founder of Ithaca's first library, and a co-founder of Cornell University. He also served as President of the New York Agriculture Society and as a New York State Senator. (b. 1807)

Subject: Re: Nobel Prize Winner Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/09/21 at 8:11 am

December 9th 1937 – Gustaf Dalén, Swedish physicist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate, died from an undisclosed cause. He was the long-term CEO of the AGA company and inventor of the AGA cooker and the Dalén light. In 1912 he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for his "invention of automatic regulators for use in conjunction with gas accumulators for illuminating lighthouses and buoys". (b. 1869)

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/09/21 at 9:46 am

December 9th 1975 – William A. Wellman, American film director, died of leukemia. Known for his work in crime, adventure, and action genre films, often focusing on aviation themes, a particular passion. He also directed several well-regarded satirical comedies. Beginning his film career as an actor, he went on to direct over 80 films, at times co-credited as producer and consultant. In 1927, Wellman directed Wings, which became the first film to win an Academy Award for Best Picture at the 1st Academy Awards ceremony. Wellman's other films include The Public Enemy (1931), the first version of A Star Is Born (1937), Nothing Sacred (1937), Beau Geste (1939) starring Gary Cooper, Thunder Birds (1942), The Ox-Bow Incident (1943), Lady of Burlesque (1943), The Story of G.I. Joe (1945), Battleground (1949) and two films starring and co-produced by John Wayne, Island in the Sky (1953) and The High and the Mighty (1954). He wrote the screenplay for two other films that he directed, and one film that he did not direct: 1936's The Last Gangster. Wellman wrote the story for A Star Is Born and (with Robert Carson) received the Academy Award for Best Story. Wellman is credited for the story in the remakes released in 1954, 1976, and 2018. (b. 1896)

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/09/21 at 11:27 am

December 9th 1993 – Danny Blanchflower, Northern Ireland international footballer, died of pneumonia. He played for and captained Tottenham Hotspur, most notably during its double-winning season of 1960–61. He played as a defensive midfielder at right half and was known particularly for his accurate passing, his ability to dictate the tempo of the game and his inspiring leadership. After a lengthy playing career, he retired at the age of 38 and became a respected football journalist, and later a football manager. He was ranked as the greatest player ever in Spurs history by The Times in 2009. (b. 1926)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/09/21 at 2:54 pm

December 9th 2014 – Mary Ann Mobley, American model and actress, died from breast cancer. After her reign as Miss America 1959, she embarked on a career in both film and television. She signed a five-year contract with MGM. She made her first television appearances on Be Our Guest in 1960, followed by five appearances on Burke's Law from 1963 to 1965. In 1966 she was the female guest star on the first two-part episode of Mission: Impossible, in the episode “Old Man Out.” She went on to make multiple appearances on Perry Mason, Love, American Style, and Fantasy Island. She played a recurring role as Maggie McKinney Drummond on Diff'rent Strokes in the final season of the series, having taken over the role from Dixie Carter. She also played Arnold’s teacher on Diff'rent Strokes in season 2, episode 24. In Carter's later series, Designing Women, Mobley guest-starred as Karen Delaporte, a snide head of an historical society who crossed swords with Carter's character, Julia Sugarbaker. She made two films with Elvis Presley in 1965, Girl Happy and Harum Scarum. (b. 1937)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/13/21 at 4:09 am

December 13th 1948 – Jeff Baxter, American guitarist. Known for his stints in the rock bands Steely Dan and The Doobie Brothers during the 1970s and Spirit in the 1980s. More recently, he has worked as a defense consultant and chaired a Congressional Advisory Board on missile defense.

Subject: Re: Nobel Prize Winner Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/13/21 at 4:13 am

December 13th 1930 – Fritz Pregl, Slovenian-Austrian chemist and physician, Nobel Prize laureate, died after a short undisclosed illness. He won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1923 for making important contributions to quantitative organic microanalysis, one of which was the improvement of the combustion train technique for elemental analysis. (b. 1869)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/13/21 at 5:41 am

December 13th 1943 – Ferguson Jenkins, Canadian baseball and basketball player. He played Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs, Texas Rangers and Boston Red Sox (1965–1983). Jenkins played the majority of his career for the Cubs. He was a National League (NL) and Cubs All-Star for three seasons, and in 1971, he was the first Canadian and Cubs pitcher to win a Cy Young Award. He was a 20-game winner for seven seasons, including six consecutive seasons for the Cubs. He was the NL leader in wins, in 1971, and the American League (AL) leader in wins, in 1974. Jenkins was also the NL leader in complete games in 1967, 1970, and 1971, and the AL leader in complete games in 1974. He led the NL in strikeouts in 1969 and had over 3,000 strikeouts during his career. His 284 victories are the most by a black pitcher in major league history. Jenkins also played basketball in the off-season for the Harlem Globetrotters from 1967 to 1969, and pitched two seasons in Canada for the minor league London Majors following his major league career.

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/13/21 at 5:42 am

December 13th 1934 – Thomas A. Watson, died of heart disease. He was the American assistant to Alexander Graham Bell, notably in the invention of the telephone in 1876. He was then hired by Alexander Graham Bell, who was then a professor at Boston University. They were known for the invention of the telephone. As the recipient of the first telephone call – although coming from just the next room – his name became the first words ever said over the phone. "Mr. Watson – Come here – I want to see you," Bell said when first using the new invention, according to Bell's laboratory notebook. There is some dispute about the actual words used, as Thomas Watson, in his own voice, remembered it as "Mr. Watson – Come here – I want you," in a film made for Bell Labs in 1931 which is referenced below in "The Engines of our Ingenuity." (b. 1854)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/13/21 at 7:33 am

December 13th 1943 – Marti Webb, English actress and singer. She appeared on stage in Evita, before starring in Andrew Lloyd Webber's one-woman show Tell Me on a Sunday in 1980. This included her biggest hit single, "Take That Look Off Your Face", a UK top three hit, with the parent album also reaching the top three.

Subject: Re: Architectural Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/13/21 at 7:46 am

December 13th 1942 – Robert Robinson Taylor, American architect, died of a heart attack. He was the first African-American student enrolled at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and the first accredited African-American architect when he graduated in 1892. He was an early and influential member of the Tuskegee Institute faculty. A native of Wilmington, North Carolina, Taylor remained in architectural practice in the American South for over forty years. He designed many of the early buildings of the Tuskegee Institute, and at several other Historically black colleges and universities. As second-in-command to Booker T. Washington, the Tuskegee Institute's founder, Taylor was instrumental in both campus planning and inventing the school's industrial curriculum. (b. 1868)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/13/21 at 11:06 am

December 13th 1948 – Ted Nugent, American singer, songwriter, guitarist and activist. He initially gained fame as the lead guitarist and occasional lead vocalist of The Amboy Dukes, a band formed in 1963 that played psychedelic rock and hard rock. After dissolving the band, he embarked on a solo career. Nugent is known for his Gibson Byrdland, his bluesy and frenzied guitar playing and his energetic live shows. Despite possessing a distinctive, wide-ranging singing voice, Nugent recorded and toured with other lead singers during much of his early solo career, including Derek St. Holmes, Charlie Huhn, Brian Howe and Meat Loaf, only taking on full lead vocal duties later on. His biggest hit was 1977's "Cat Scratch Fever," on which he sang the lead vocals. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, he was part of the supergroup Damn Yankees. In later years, Nugent has drawn attention for his outspoken conservative political views, as well as his vociferous advocacy of hunting and gun ownership rights.

Subject: Re: Nobel Prize Winner Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/13/21 at 12:03 pm

December 13th 1935 – Victor Grignard, French chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate, died from an undisclosed cause. He became a lecturer in organic chemistry at the University of Nancy in 1909, and was promoted to full professor in 1910. In 1912 he and Paul Sabatier (1854-1941) were awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. During World War I he studied chemical warfare agents with Georges Urbain at Sorbonne University, particularly the manufacture of phosgene and the detection of mustard gas. In 1918, Grignard discovered that sodium iodide could be used as a battlefield test for mustard gas. Sodium iodide converts mustard gas to diiododiethyl sulfide, which crystallizes more easily than mustard gas. This test could detect as little as 0.01 gram of mustard gas in one cubic meter of air and was successfully used on the battlefield. His counterpart on the German side was another Nobel Prize–winning chemist, Fritz Haber. (b. 1871)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/13/21 at 12:26 pm

December 13th 1949 – Robert Lindsay, English actor. He is the recipient of numerous accolades, including a British Academy Television Award, a Tony Award and two Laurence Olivier Awards. His first major role on TV was playing Wolfie Smith in Citizen Smith. He appeared in sitcoms, most notably as Ben Harper in My Family, playing the role for over a decade, and narrated TV adaptations of the children's television series Brambly Hedge. His film appearances include Fierce Creatures and Wimbledon. He appeared with the Royal Shakespeare Company and in musical theatre.

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/13/21 at 12:58 pm

December 13th 1784 – Samuel Johnson, English lexicographer and poet, died after several illnesses. He was often called Dr Johnson. He was a devout Anglican, and a committed Tory. The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography calls him "arguably the most distinguished man of letters in English history". James Boswell's Life of Samuel Johnson was selected by Walter Jackson Bate as "the most famous single work of biographical art in the whole of literature". “When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life”, is one of Dr Samuel Johnson's quotes about London from 1777. (b. 1709)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/13/21 at 2:44 pm

December 13th 1989 – Taylor Swift, American singer-songwriter, record producer and actress. American singer-songwriter. Her discography spans multiple genres, and her narrative songwriting, which is often inspired by her personal life, has received widespread media coverage and critical praise.

Subject: Re: Artistic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/13/21 at 3:01 pm

December 13th 1961 – Grandma Moses (Anna Mary Robertson Moses), American painter, died from an undisclosed cause. She began painting in earnest at the age of 78 and is a prominent example of a newly successful art career at an advanced age. Her works have been shown and sold worldwide, including in museums, and have been merchandised such as on greeting cards. Sugaring Off was sold for US$1.2 million in 2006. Moses appeared on magazine covers, television, and in a biographical documentary. Her autobiography is My Life's History, she won numerous awards, and she held two honorary doctoral degrees. (b. 1860)

Subject: Re: Cinematic Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/13/21 at 4:14 pm

December 13th 1967 – Jamie Foxx (born Eric Marlon Bishop), American actor, singer, songwriter, producer, and comedian. In 1991 he joined the cast as a featured player in the sketch comedy show In Living Color until the show's end in 1994. Following this success, Foxx was given his own television sitcom The Jamie Foxx Show, in which he starred, co-created and produced, airing for five highly rated seasons from 1996 to 2001 on The WB Television Network. He subsequently became widely known for his portrayal of Ray Charles in the 2004 biographical film Ray, for which he won the Academy Award, BAFTA, Screen Actors Guild Award, Critics' Choice Movie Award and Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, becoming the second actor to win all five major lead actor awards for the same performance. That same year, Foxx was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in the crime film Collateral.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: LyricBoy on 12/13/21 at 5:50 pm


December 13th 1948 – Ted Nugent, American singer, songwriter, guitarist and activist.


Also known by his nickname, “The Motor City Madman”.  8)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/14/21 at 1:56 am

December 14th 1946 – Jane Birkin, English-French actress and singer. She attained international fame and notability for her decade-long musical and romantic partnership with Serge Gainsbourg. She also had a prolific career as an actress in British and French cinema. A native of London, Birkin began her career as an actress, appearing in minor roles in Michelangelo Antonioni's Blowup (1966), and Kaleidoscope (1966). In 1968, she met Serge Gainsbourg while co-starring with him in Slogan, which marked the beginning of a years-long working and personal relationship. The duo released their debut album Jane Birkin/Serge Gainsbourg (1969), and Birkin also appeared in the controversial film Je t'aime moi non plus (1976) under Gainsbourg's direction. Birkin would attain further acting credits in Agatha Christie's films Death on the Nile (1978), and Evil Under the Sun (1982). After separating from Gainsbourg in 1980, Birkin continued to work as both an actress and a singer, appearing in various independent films and recording numerous solo albums. Birkin has lived mainly in France since the 1970s. She is the mother of photographer Kate Barry, with her first husband John Barry; actress and singer Charlotte Gainsbourg, with Serge Gainsbourg; and musician Lou Doillon, with Jacques Doillon. In addition to her acting and musical credits, she lent her name to the Hermès Birkin handbag.

Subject: Re: Royalty Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/14/21 at 2:17 am

December 14th 1542 – James V, King of Scotland from 9 September 1513 until his death in 1542, died from a fever, which followed the Scottish defeat at the Battle of Solway Moss. His only surviving legitimate child, Mary, Queen of Scots, succeeded him when she was just six days old. (b. 1512)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/14/21 at 6:25 am

December 14th 1946 – John Du Prez (born Trevor Jones), British musician, conductor and composer. Du Prez was a member of the 1980s salsa-driven pop band Modern Romance and has since written several film scores including Oxford Blues (1984), Once Bitten, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990), and the final Carry On film, Carry On Columbus (1992). He contributed to The Wild (2006) soundtrack. He  has often worked with Eric Idle for the music for Monty Python, most notably the score for Monty Python's The Meaning of Life as well as with John Cleese on A Fish Called Wanda. He acted as music arranger on the Terry Jones film Monty Python's Life of Brian (1979) and on the Terry Gilliam film Time Bandits (1981), the latter starring Sean Connery, and he also co-wrote the music for the stage musical Spamalot, as well as the music and the intro theme of the British series Captain Star. In 1986, Du Prez contributed songs to the soundtrack of the Madonna and Sean Penn movie Shanghai Surprise: "The Hottest Gong In Town" and "Zig-Zag" (both sung by the film's executive producer George Harrison).

Subject: Re: Presidential Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/14/21 at 6:52 am

December 14th 1799 – George Washington, American statesman and soldier, died from a violent inflammation of the throat. He served as the first President of the United States from 1789 to 1797 and was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. He served as Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, and later presided over the 1787 convention that drafted the United States Constitution. He is popularly considered the driving force behind the nation's establishment and came to be known as the "father of the country," both during his lifetime and to this day. (b. 1732)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/14/21 at 7:37 am

December 14th 1946 – Stan Smith, American tennis player and coach. Best known to non-tennis players as the namesake of a popular brand of tennis shoes. A world No. 1 tennis player and two-time major singles champion, Smith also paired with Bob Lutz to create one of the most successful doubles teams of all time. In 1970, Smith won the inaugural year-end championships title. Smith's two major singles titles were the 1971 US Open and 1972 Wimbledon. In 1972, he was the year-end world No. 1 singles player. In 1973, he won his second and last year end championship title at the Dallas WCT Finals. In addition, he won four Grand Prix Championship Series titles.

Subject: Re: Royalty Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/14/21 at 8:05 am

December 14th 1861 – Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (Francis Albert Augustus Charles Emmanuel, Prince Consort of the United Kingdom, died of typhoid fever. He was the consort of Queen Victoria from their marriage on 10 February 1840 until his death in 1861. He was born in the Saxon duchy of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld to a family connected to many of Europe's ruling monarchs. At the age of twenty, he married his first cousin Victoria; they had nine children. Albert died at the relatively young age of 42. Victoria was so devastated at the loss of her husband that she entered into a deep state of mourning and wore black for the rest of her life. (b. 1819)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/14/21 at 10:08 am

December 14th 1953 – Vijay Amritraj, Indian tennis player and sportscaster. After playing his first Grand Prix event in 1970, Amritraj achieved his first significant success in singles in 1973 when he reached the quarterfinals at two Grand Slam events. At Wimbledon, he lost in five sets to the eventual champion Jan Kodeš and later that summer at the US Open, lost to Ken Rosewall after having beaten Rod Laver two rounds earlier. Amritraj has also pursued an acting career. His best known role is probably as the MI6 intelligence operative Vijay in the 1983 James Bond film Octopussy. He also appeared briefly in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986) as an unnamed starship captain. He was awarded the Padma Shri, India's 4th highest civilian honour, in 1983.

Subject: Re: Noteworthy Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/14/21 at 11:12 am

December 14th 1943 – John Harvey Kellogg, American medical doctor, nutritionist, inventor, health activist, eugenicist, and businessman, died from an undisclosed cause. He was the director of the Battle Creek Sanitarium in Battle Creek, Michigan. The sanitarium was founded by members of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. It combined aspects of a European spa, a hydrotherapy institution, a hospital and a high-class hotel. Kellogg treated the rich and famous, as well as the poor who could not afford other hospitals. He was a major leader in progressive health reform, particularly in the second phase of the clean living movement. He wrote extensively on science and health. His approach to "biologic living" combined scientific knowledge with Adventist beliefs, promoting health reform, and temperance. His promotion of developing anaphrodisiac foods was based on these beliefs. Many of the vegetarian foods that Kellogg developed and offered his patients were publicly marketed: Kellogg is best known today for the invention of the breakfast cereal corn flakes, originally intended to be an anaphrodisiac, made by his brother, Will Keith Kellogg. His creation of the modern breakfast cereal changed "the American breakfast landscape forever." As an early proponent of the germ theory of disease, Kellogg was well ahead of his time in relating intestinal flora and the presence of bacteria in the intestines to health and disease. (b. 1852)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/14/21 at 12:59 pm

December 14th 1958 – Mike Scott, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist. He is the founding member, lead singer, guitarist and songwriter of rock band The Waterboys. He has also produced two solo albums, Bring 'em All In and Still Burning. Scott is a vocalist, guitarist and pianist, and has played a large range of other instruments, including the bouzouki, drums, and Hammond organ on his albums.

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/14/21 at 1:26 pm

December 14th 1935 – Stanley G. Weinbaum, American science fiction writer, died of lung cancer. His first story, "A Martian Odyssey", was published to great acclaim in July 1934; the alien Tweel was arguably the first character to satisfy John W. Campbell's challenge: "Write me a creature who thinks as well as a man, or better than a man, but not like a man." Weinbaum wrote more short stories and a few novels, but died less than a year and a half later. (b. 1902)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/14/21 at 3:15 pm

December 14th 1997 – Stubby Kaye (born Bernard Solomon Kotzin), American actor, comedian, vaudevillian, and singer, died of lung cancer. Known for his appearances on Broadway and in film musicals. Kaye originated the roles of Nicely Nicely Johnson in Guys and Dolls and Marryin' Sam in Li'l Abner, introducing two show-stopping numbers of the era: "Sit Down, You're Rockin' the Boat" and "Jubilation T. Cornpone." He reprised these roles in the movie versions of the two shows. Other well-known roles include Herman in Bob Fosse's Sweet Charity, Sam the Shade in Cat Ballou, and Marvin Acme in Who Framed Roger Rabbit. (b. 1918)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/14/21 at 4:47 pm

December 14th 2013 – Peter O'Toole, British stage and film actor, died from a recurrence of stomach cancer. He attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and began working in the theatre, gaining recognition as a Shakespearean actor at the Bristol Old Vic and with the English Stage Company. In 1959 he made his West End debut in The Long and the Short and the Tall, and played the title role in Hamlet in the National Theatre’s first production in 1963. Excelling on the London stage, O'Toole was known for his "hellraiser" lifestyle off it.  Making his film debut in 1959, O'Toole achieved international recognition playing T. E. Lawrence in Lawrence of Arabia (1962) for which he received his first nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor. He was nominated for this award another seven times – for playing King Henry II in both Becket (1964) and The Lion in Winter (1968), Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969), The Ruling Class (1972), The Stunt Man (1980), My Favorite Year (1982), and Venus (2006) – and holds the record for the most Oscar nominations for acting without a win. In 2002, he was awarded the Academy Honorary Award for his career achievements. O'Toole was the recipient of four Golden Globe Awards, one BAFTA Award for Best British Actor and one Primetime Emmy Award. Other performances include What's New Pussycat (1965), How to Steal a Million (1966), Supergirl (1984), and minor roles in The Last Emperor (1987) and Troy (2004). He also voiced Anton Ego, the restaurant critic in Pixar's Ratatouille (2007). (b. 1932)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/15/21 at 3:20 am

December 15th 1945 – Heather Booth, American civil rights activist, feminist, and political strategist. She has been involved in activism for progressive causes. During her student years, she was active in both the civil rights movement and feminist causes. Since then she has had a career involving feminism, community organization, and progressive politics.

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/15/21 at 3:34 am

December 15th 1683 – Izaak Walton, English author, died from an unrecorded cause. Best known as the author of The Compleat Angler, he also wrote a number of short biographies including one of his friend John Donne. They have been collected under the title of Walton's Lives. (b. 1593)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/15/21 at 4:15 am

December 15th 1944 – Jim Leyland, American baseball player and manager. He serves as a special assistant to the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball (MLB). Leyland led the Florida Marlins to the 1997 World Series championship over the Cleveland Indians, and previously won three straight division titles (1990, 1991, and 1992) with the Pittsburgh Pirates. With the Tigers' victory in the 2006 American League Championship Series, Leyland became the seventh manager in history to win pennants in both the National and American Leagues. He is a three-time Manager of the Year Award winner, twice in the National League (1990 and 1992), and once in the American League (2006).

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/15/21 at 6:21 am

December 15th 1946 – Carmine Appice, American drummer and percussionist. Most commonly associated with the rock genre of music. He is best known for his associations with Vanilla Fudge; Cactus; the power trio Beck, Bogert & Appice; Rod Stewart; King Kobra; and Blue Murder. Appice was inducted into the Classic Drummer Hall of Fame in 2013 and the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame in 2014.

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/15/21 at 6:50 am

December 15th 1890 – Sitting Bull, Hunkpapa Lakota leader, died instantly from the gunshot wounds. He led his people during years of resistance against United States government policies. He was killed by Indian agency police on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation during an attempt to arrest him, at a time when authorities feared that he would join the Ghost Dance movement. Before the Battle of the Little Bighorn, Sitting Bull had a vision in which he saw many soldiers, "as thick as grasshoppers," falling upside down into the Lakota camp, which his people took as a foreshadowing of a major victory in which many soldiers would be killed. About three weeks later, the confederated Lakota tribes with the Northern Cheyenne defeated the 7th Cavalry under Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer on June 25, 1876, annihilating Custer's battalion and seeming to bear out Sitting Bull's prophetic vision. After working as a performer with Buffalo Bill's Wild West show, Sitting Bull returned to the Standing Rock Agency in South Dakota. Due to fears that he would use his influence to support the Ghost Dance movement, Indian Service agent James McLaughlin at Fort Yates ordered his arrest. During an ensuing struggle between Sitting Bull's followers and the agency police, Sitting Bull was shot in the side and head by Standing Rock policemen Lieutenant Bull Head (Tatankapah, Lakota: Tȟatȟáŋka Pȟá) and Red Tomahawk (Marcelus Chankpidutah, Lakota: Čhaŋȟpí Dúta), after the police were fired upon by Sitting Bull's supporters. (b. around 1831)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/15/21 at 10:36 am

December 15th 1949 – Don Johnson, American actor, producer, director, singer, and songwriter. He played the role of James "Sonny" Crockett in the 1980s television series Miami Vice and had the eponymous lead role in the 1990s cop series Nash Bridges. Johnson is a Golden Globe–winning actor for his role in Miami Vice, He was the American Power Boat Association's 1988 World Champion of the Offshore World Cup.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/15/21 at 11:45 am

December 15th 1944 – Glenn Miller, American trombonist, composer, and bandleader American big-band trombonist, arranger, composer, and bandleader in the swing era, died while flying to Paris, Miller's aircraft disappeared in bad weather over the English Channel. He was posthumously awarded the Bronze Star Medal. He was the best-selling recording artist from 1939 to 1942, leading one of the best-known big bands. Miller's recordings include "In the Mood", "Moonlight Serenade", "Pennsylvania 6-5000", "Chattanooga Choo Choo", "A String of Pearls", "At Last", "(I've Got a Gal In) Kalamazoo", "American Patrol", "Tuxedo Junction", "Elmer's Tune", and "Little Brown Jug". In just four years Glenn Miller scored 16 number-one records and 69 top ten hits—more than Elvis Presley (38 top 10s) and the Beatles (33 top 10s) did in their careers. In 1942, Miller volunteered to join the U.S. military to entertain troops during World War II, ending up with the U.S. Army Air Forces. (b. 1904)

Subject: Re: Cinematic Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/15/21 at 2:11 pm

December 15th 1956 – John Lee Hancock, American screenwriter, film director, producer, and attorney. He directed the sports drama films The Rookie (2002) and The Blind Side (2009), and the historical drama films Saving Mr. Banks (2013), The Founder (2016), The Alamo (2004), and The Highwaymen (2019). He most recently wrote and directed the neo-noir crime thriller, The Little Things (2021).

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/15/21 at 2:26 pm

December 15th 1943 – Thomas Wright "Fats" Waller, American jazz pianist, organist, composer, violinist, singer, and comedic entertainer, died after contracting pneumonia. His innovations in the Harlem stride style laid the groundwork for modern jazz piano. His best-known compositions, "Ain't Misbehavin'" and "Honeysuckle Rose", were inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1984 and 1999. Waller copyrighted over 400 songs, many of them co-written with his closest collaborator, Andy Razaf. Razaf described his partner as "the soul of melody... a man who made the piano sing... both big in body and in mind... known for his generosity... a bubbling bundle of joy". It is likely that he composed many more popular songs than he has been credited: when in financial difficulties he had a habit of selling songs to other writers and performers who claimed them as their own. Waller started playing the piano at the age of six, and became a professional organist at age of 15. (b. 1904)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/15/21 at 3:07 pm

December 15th 1957 – Tim Reynolds, American guitarist and multi-instrumentalist known as both a solo artist and as a lead guitarist for the Dave Matthews Band. AllMusic critic MacKenzie Wilson has called Reynolds "an under-rated master". Reynolds plays the guitar, piano, sitar, drums, violin, bass, keyboards, ethnic percussive instruments, solo djembe, harp, uses drum machines for special effects, and sings, although his performances are primarily instrumental rock music.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/15/21 at 3:11 pm

December 15th 1962 – Charles Laughton, English-American actor and director, died from renal cancer. He trained in London at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and first appeared professionally on the stage in 1926. In 1927, he was cast in a play with his future wife Elsa Lanchester, with whom he lived and worked until his death. He played a wide range of classical and modern parts, making an impact in Shakespeare at the Old Vic. His film career took him to Broadway and then Hollywood, but he also collaborated with Alexander Korda on notable British films of the era, including The Private Life of Henry VIII, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of the title character. He portrayed everything from monsters and misfits to kings. Among Laughton's biggest film hits were The Barretts of Wimpole Street, Mutiny on the Bounty, Ruggles of Red Gap, Jamaica Inn, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, The Big Clock, and Witness for the Prosecution. Daniel Day-Lewis cited Laughton as one of his inspirations, saying: "He was probably the greatest film actor who came from that period of time. He had something quite remarkable. His generosity as an actor; he fed himself into that work. As an actor, you cannot take your eyes off him." In his later career, he took up stage directing, notably in The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial, and George Bernard Shaw's Don Juan in Hell, in which he also starred. He directed one film, the thriller The Night of the Hunter, which after an initially disappointing reception is acclaimed today as a film classic. (b. 1899)

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/15/21 at 3:29 pm

December 15th 2010 – Blake Edwards (born William Blake Crump), American director, producer, and screenwriter, died of complications of pneumonia. He began his career in the 1940s as an actor, but he soon began writing screenplays and radio scripts before turning to producing and directing in television and films. His best-known films include Breakfast at Tiffany's, Days of Wine and Roses, 10, Victor/Victoria, and the hugely successful Pink Panther film series with British actor Peter Sellers. Often thought of as primarily a director of comedies, he also directed several drama, musical, and detective films. Late in his career, he transitioned to writing, producing, and directing for theatre. In 2004, he received an Honorary Academy Award in recognition of his writing, directing, and producing an extraordinary body of work for the screen. He married his first wife, actress Patricia Walker, in 1953; they divorced in 1967. Edwards and Walker had two children, actress Jennifer Edwards and actor-writer-director Geoffrey Edwards. Walker appeared in the comedy All Ashore (1953), for which Edwards was one of the screenwriters. Edwards also named one of his film production companies, Patricia Productions, Incorporated, after her. Edwards's second marriage, from 1969 until his death in 2010, was to Julie Andrews. They were married for 41 years. (b. 1922)

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/15/21 at 3:44 pm

December 15th 1966 – Walt Disney, American entrepreneur, animator, writer, voice actor, and film producer, died of lung cancer. A pioneer of the American animation industry, he introduced several developments in the production of cartoons. As a film producer, he holds the record for most Academy Awards earned by an individual, having won 22 Oscars from 59 nominations. He was presented with two Golden Globe Special Achievement Awards and an Emmy Award, among other honors. Several of his films are included in the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress. (b. 1901)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: c_keenan2001@hotmail.com on 12/17/21 at 3:10 pm

December 17, 1946 Eugene Levy who was a recipient of the Order of Canada for his contributions to the Canadian Entertainment Industry turns 75 today.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 12/17/21 at 9:58 pm

Today marks nine years since the passing of Frank Pastore, an American baseball pitcher-turned-radio host, at age 55 from pneumonia and complications from a motorcycle injury he suffered four weeks earlier.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 12/18/21 at 11:11 am

Five years ago today, on December 18th 2016, actress Zsa Zsa Gabor died at the age of 99, missing her centennial by two months.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 12/18/21 at 11:33 am

On this day in 1972: Neilia Hunter-Biden, the first wife of current U.S. President Joe Biden, was killed in a vehicular accident, along with her baby daughter Naomi. Neilia was only 30. :\'( This made Joe a widower; he relinquished that status 4 1/2 years later when he married Jill.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: LyricBoy on 12/18/21 at 1:48 pm


Five years ago today, on December 18th 2016, actress Zsa Zsa Gabor died at the age of 99, missing her centennial by two months.


Born Sarí Gabor in Budapest, Austria-Hungary, she was survived by her 9th husband, Frédéric Prinz von A-Hole Anhalt (born Hans Robert Lichtenberg but adopted at age 36 as a business transaction by Princess Marie Auguste of Anhalt). He refers to himself as “Prince Frédéric of Anhalt, Duke of Saxony and Westphalia, Count of Ascania” but in reality he holds no royal or aristocratic heritage.  ::)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: c_keenan2001@hotmail.com on 12/18/21 at 11:45 pm

December 19, 1986, Annie Murphy, born Anne Frances Murphy, turns 35 today.

https://www.wallofcelebrities.com/celebrity/annie-murphy/pictures/xxlarge/annie-murphy_334085.jpg

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 12/20/21 at 9:42 pm

Twelve years ago today, back in 2009, 32-year-old actress Brittany Murphy passed away from pneumonia (with secondary factors of severe iron-deficiency anemia and multiple drug intoxication; a range of over-the-counter and prescription medications had also been found in her body).

(She would have turned 44 last month if still alive.)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 12/20/21 at 9:45 pm

December 20th 1986, baseball player Joe DeSa, age 27, was killed in a vehicular accident. He had a short-lived career in MLB, spending more time at the minor league level than the major league level. (He played for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1980 and the Chicago Whitesox in 1985.)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 12/20/21 at 9:46 pm

On this day in 1973, singer Bobby Darin, age 37, died after a failed attempt to repair his heart.

(He would have turned 85 in May of this year.)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: LyricBoy on 12/21/21 at 4:36 am


On this day in 1973, singer Bobby Darin, age 37, died after a failed attempt to repair his heart.

(He would have turned 85 in May of this year.)


Immortalized by The Righteous Brothers in their smash hit, Rock and Roll Heaven back in ‘74.  8)

” Remember bad bad Leroy Brown
Hey Jimmy touched us with that song
Time won't change a friend we came to know
And Bobby gave us Mack the Knife
Well look out, he's back in town
They'll all be there together
When they meet in one big show…”


Sadly one of The Righteous Brothers, Bobby Hatfield, prematurely went to Rock and Roll Heaven in 2003.  :-\\

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 12/21/21 at 10:37 pm




Sadly one of The Righteous Brothers, Bobby Hatfield, prematurely went to Rock and Roll Heaven in 2003.  :-\\

That's right...

But his RB bandmate Bill Medley is still alive...

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 12/21/21 at 10:41 pm

John Eisenhower, a son of the late U.S. President Dwight Eisenhower, passed away on this date in 2013 at the age of 91.

His son DDE II (known as David Eisenhower) is married to Julie Nixon, whose father Richard Nixon was Ike's VP and later the 37th President.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 12/22/21 at 9:28 pm

Today marks seven years since the death of British rock singer Joe Cocker at the age of 70.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 12/23/21 at 10:53 pm

Died on this day in 2000: Victor Borge - Danish-American comedian, pianist, and conductor - at the age of 91. (Missed his 92nd birthday by a week-and-a-half.)

One notable bit of his was Inflationary Language.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 12/26/21 at 5:35 pm

Today marks 11 years since the death of disco singer Teena Marie at 54.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: LyricBoy on 12/26/21 at 6:13 pm


Today marks 11 years since the death of disco singer Teena Marie at 54.


She died as a result of a wooden picture frame having hit her in the head six years prior to her death; she was plagued with seizures frequently after that, and that’s what did her in.  :-\\

Teena Marie was godmother to American actress and comedienne Maya Rudolph, daughter of singer-songwriter Minnie Riperton, as well as Marvin Gaye's daughter Nona Gaye. She also cared for Rick James's son, Rick, Jr., and family friend Jeremiah O'Neal. Lenny Kravitz posted a video in which he said that Teena Marie had taken him into her home and helped him when he was struggling early in his career.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 12/26/21 at 10:02 pm

Two U.S. Presidents passed away on this date: Harry Truman in 1972 (age 88) and Gerald Ford in 2006 (age 93).

Both of them had previously been Vice Presidents immediately before advancing to the presidency (Truman took over upon the death of FDR, and Ford took over upon the resignation of Nixon).

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 12/27/21 at 11:19 pm

Puerto Rican baseball outfielder Ivan Calderon was killed in a shooting in his native Puerto Rico on this day in 2003; he was only 41 years old. :\'(

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 12/27/21 at 11:24 pm

Actress Carrie Fisher passed away five years ago today at the age of 60.

Her mom would kick the bucket a day later...

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 12/28/21 at 7:58 pm

...and today marks five years since the passing of actress/singer Debbie Reynolds, at age 84.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 01/01/22 at 12:12 pm

Actress Donna Douglas passed away seven years ago today, on New Year's Day 2015; she was 82. (She would've been 90 this September, which is still 8+ months away.)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 01/02/22 at 11:26 am

Actor Alan Hale Jr. passed away on this date in 1990 at 68 years of age. He was perhaps best known for his role as the Skipper on Gilligan's Island. (Said character's real name was Jonas Grumby.)

He was a second-generation actor; his dad was actor Alan Hale Sr.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 01/02/22 at 11:03 pm

American country music singer and actor Tex Ritter passed away on this date in 1974, missing his 69th birthday by just ten days. He was the father of late actor John Ritter (who is also in heaven) and the grandfather of actor Jason Ritter (although Tex died six years before Jason was born).

Subject: Re: Nobel Prize Winner Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/04/22 at 12:17 am

January 4th 1945 – Richard R. Schrock, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate. He is recognized for his contributions to the olefin metathesis reaction used in organic chemistry. In 2005, Schrock received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, with Robert H. Grubbs and Yves Chauvin, for his work in the area of olefin metathesis, an organic synthesis technique.

Subject: Re: Noteworthy Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/04/22 at 12:22 am

January 4th 1849 – Franz Xaver Gabelsberger, German engineer, died from an unknown cause. He invented a shorthand writing system, named Gabelsberger shorthand after him. Gabelsberger, employed as typist by the Bavarian government, started to develop a new shorthand system at age of 28. His system was first fully described in the textbook Anleitung zur deutschen Redezeichenkunst oder Stenographie (1834) and became rapidly used. (b. 1789)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/04/22 at 1:57 am

January 4th 1947 – Rick Stein, English celebrity chef, restaurateur and television presenter. He is Head Chef and co-owner of "Rick Stein at Bannisters" at Mollymook, New South Wales, Australia, and owns four restaurants in Padstow, a fish and chip shop in Falmouth, Cornwall and fish and chip shops in Porthleven and Newquay, Cornwall. He has written a number of cookery books and has presented a number of television programmes.

Subject: Re: Business Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/04/22 at 2:54 am

January 4th 1877 – Cornelius Vanderbilt, American business magnate and philanthropist, died from a complication of chronic disorders. He built his wealth in railroads and shipping. Born poor and having but a mediocre education, he used perseverance, intelligence and luck to work into leadership positions in the inland water trade, and invest in the rapidly growing railroad industry. He is best known for building the New York Central Railroad. As one of the richest Americans in history and wealthiest figures overall, Vanderbilt was the patriarch of a wealthy, influential family. (b. 1794)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/04/22 at 6:40 am

January 4th 1954 – Tina Knowles (born Celestine Ann Beyonce), American fashion designer, founded House of Deréon. known for her House of Deréon and Miss Tina by Tina Knowles fashion brands. She is the mother of singers Beyoncé Knowles and Solange Knowles, and, until 2011, was married to their father Mathew Knowles, the manager of Destiny's Child.

Subject: Re: Musical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/04/22 at 7:40 am

January 4th 1986 – Phil Lynott, Irish musician, singer and songwriter, died of pneumonia and heart failure due to septicaemia. His most commercially successful group was Thin Lizzy, of which he was a founding member, the principal songwriter, lead vocalist and bassist. He later also found success as a solo artist. Growing up in Dublin in the 1960s, Lynott fronted several bands as a lead vocalist, most notably Skid Row alongside Gary Moore, before learning the bass guitar and forming Thin Lizzy in 1969. After initial success with "Whiskey in the Jar", the band found strong commercial success in the mid-1970s with hits such as "The Boys Are Back in Town", "Jailbreak" and "Waiting for an Alibi", and became a popular live attraction due to the combination of Lynott's vocal and songwriting skills and the use of dual lead guitars. Towards the end of the 1970s, Lynott also embarked upon a solo career, published two books of poetry, and after Thin Lizzy disbanded, he assembled and fronted the band Grand Slam, of which he was the leader until it folded in 1985. (b. 1949)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/04/22 at 1:58 pm

January 4th 1960 – Michael Stipe, American singer, songwriter, musician, film producer, music video director, and visual artist. He is best known as the lead singer of the alternative rock band R.E.M. from their formation in 1980 until their dissolution in 2011.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/04/22 at 2:34 pm

January 4th 2011 – Gerry Rafferty, Scottish singer-songwriter, died of multiple organ failure. His solo hits in the late 1970s included "Baker Street", "Right Down the Line" and "Night Owl", as well as "Stuck in the Middle with You", which was recorded with the band Stealers Wheel in 1973. (b. 1947)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/04/22 at 3:29 pm

January 4th 1965 – Guy Forget, French tennis player. During his career, he helped France win the Davis Cup in both 1991 and 1996. Since retiring as a player, he has served as France's Davis Cup team captain.

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/04/22 at 3:31 pm

January 4th 1965 – T. S. Eliot (Thomas Stearns Eliot), British essayist, publisher, playwright, literary and social critic, and "one of the twentieth century's major poets", died of emphysema. His best-known poems in the English language, including The Waste Land (1922), "The Hollow Men" (1925), "Ash Wednesday" (1930), and Four Quartets (1943). He was also known for his seven plays, particularly Murder in the Cathedral (1935) and The Cocktail Party (1949). He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1948, "for his outstanding, pioneer contribution to present-day poetry". (b. 1888)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: LyricBoy on 01/04/22 at 5:27 pm


January 4th 1965 – Guy Forget, French tennis player. During his career, he helped France win the Davis Cup in both 1991 and 1996. Since retiring as a player, he has served as France's Davis Cup team captain.


I forgot about him.  ;)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/05/22 at 12:40 am


I forgot about him.  ;)
He-He!!

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/05/22 at 12:41 am

January 5th 1947 – Kathy Fields, American actress and photographer. Her most notable acting role was playing the lead character's girlfriend in the 1971 film Johnny Got His Gun, a performance that included a then-unusual nude scene. She later became a professional photographer. Fields is the daughter of agent and producer Freddie Fields and his first wife, actress Edith Fellows. She was married to actor David Lander (best known as Squiggy in Laverne & Shirley) from 1979 until his death in 2020. Their daughter, Natalie Lander, was born in 1983.

Subject: Re: Royal Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/05/22 at 12:46 am

January 5th 1066 – Edward the Confessor, English king, dies from an unknown condition. He was among the last Anglo-Saxon kings of England, and usually considered the last king of the House of Wessex, ruling from 1042 to 1066. (b. about 1004)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/05/22 at 3:17 am

January 5th 1950 – Chris Stein, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer, co-founder and guitarist of the new wave band Blondie. He is also a producer and performer for the classic soundtrack of the hip hop film, Wild Style, and writer of the soundtrack for the film Union City.

Subject: Re: Military Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/05/22 at 3:20 am

January 5th 1858 – Joseph Radetzky von Radetz, Bohemian nobleman and Austrian field marshal, died from pneumonia. He served as chief of the general staff in the Habsburg Monarchy during the later period of the Napoleonic Wars and afterwards began military reforms. A disciplined and fair man, he was so beloved by his troops that he was known as Vater ('Father') Radetzky. He is best known for the victories at the Battles of Custoza (24–25 July 1848) and Novara (23 March 1849) during the First Italian War of Independence. Johann Strauss I's Radetzky March was commissioned to commemorate Radetzky's victories at the Battle of Custoza. (b. 1766)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/05/22 at 3:44 am

January 5th 1965 – Vinnie Jones, British actor and former professional footballer who played as a midfielder from 1984 to 1999 notably for Wimbledon, Leeds United, Sheffield United and Chelsea. Since his retirement from football, he has capitalised on his tough man image and is now known as an actor for his fiery demeanour and physical presence, often being typecast into roles as violent criminals and thugs.

Subject: Re: Artistic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/05/22 at 5:00 am

January 5th 1846 – Alfred Thomas Agate, American painter and illustrator, died of consumption. He lived in New York from 1831 to 1838. He studied with his brother, Frederick Styles Agate, a portrait and historical painter. He later went on to study with Thomas Seir Cummings. By the late 1830s, Agate was exhibiting his work at the National Academy of Design in New York, and established himself as a skilled painter in oils. He was elected into the National Academy of Design as an honorary member in 1840. Agate drew landscapes, portraits, and scientific illustrations. For much of his landscapes, Agate used a camera lucida, a device which projected the scene onto a piece of paper for purposes of tracing. (b. 1812)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/05/22 at 6:39 am

January 5th 1975 – Bradley Cooper, American actor and producer. He has been nominated for many awards, including eight Academy Awards and a Tony Award, and has won two Grammy Awards and a BAFTA Award. Cooper appeared in Forbes Celebrity 100 on three occasions and Time's list of 100 most influential people in the world in 2015. His films have grossed $11 billion worldwide and he has placed four times in annual rankings of the highest-paid actors in the world.

Subject: Re: Presidential Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/05/22 at 7:06 am

January 5th 1933 – Calvin Coolidge, American lawyer and politician, 30th President of the United States (1923–29) died suddenly from coronary thrombosis at "The Beeches,". A Republican lawyer from Vermont, Coolidge worked his way up the ladder of Massachusetts state politics, eventually becoming governor of that state. (b. 1872)

Subject: Re: Cinematic Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/05/22 at 9:51 am

January 5th 1945 – Roger Spottiswoode, Canadian-English director and producer, He turned to directing in the early 1980s and has since directed a number of notable films and television productions, including Under Fire (1983) and the 1997 James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies starring Pierce Brosnan.

Subject: Re: Exploration Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/05/22 at 10:09 am

January 5th 1922 – Ernest Shackleton, Anglo-Irish sailor and explorer, suffered a fatal heart attack and died. He was a polar explorer who led three British expeditions to the Antarctic, and one of the principal figures of the period known as the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration. (b. 1874)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/05/22 at 12:48 pm

January 5th 1946 – Diane Keaton, American film actress, director and producer. She began her career on stage and made her screen debut in 1970. Her first major film role was as Kay Adams-Corleone in The Godfather (1972), but the films that shaped her early career were those with director and co-star Woody Allen, beginning with Play It Again, Sam in 1972. Her next two films with Allen, Sleeper (1973) and Love and Death (1975), established her as a comic actor. Her fourth, Annie Hall (1977), won her the Academy Award for Best Actress.

Subject: Re: Aviation Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/05/22 at 1:42 pm

January 5th 1941 – Amy Johnson, pioneering English aviator and was the first female pilot to fly alone from Britain to Australia. Flying solo or with her husband, Jim Mollison, she set numerous long-distance records during the 1930s. She flew in the Second World War as a part of the Air Transport Auxiliary and died during a ferry flight, when out of fuel, she bailed out as her aircraft crashed into the Thames Estuary, and Johnson's body was never recovered. (b. 1903)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/05/22 at 3:57 pm

January 5th 1953 – Pamela Sue Martin, American actress. She is best known for her portrayal of teenage detective Nancy Drew on the television series The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries and for originating the role of socialite Fallon Carrington Colby on the ABC nighttime soap opera Dynasty.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/05/22 at 3:59 pm

January 5th 1976 – Mal Evans, road manager, assistant, and a friend of the Beatles, was killed by police, at his home in Los Angeles. Officers were called when his girlfriend phoned the police and told them that Evans was confused and had a gun. The police mistook the air rifle Evans was holding for a rifle and shot him dead. In the early 1960s, Evans was employed as a telephone engineer, and also worked part-time as a bouncer at the Cavern Club. The Beatles' manager, Brian Epstein, later hired Evans as the group's assistant road manager, in tandem with Neil Aspinall. Peter Brown (one of Epstein's staff) later wrote that Evans was "a kindly, but menacing-looking young man". Evans contributed to recordings, and appeared in some of the films the group made. After The Beatles stopped touring in 1966, Evans carried on assisting them until their break-up in 1970. From 1969, Evans also found work as a record producer (most notably with Badfinger's top 10 hit "No Matter What"). (b. 1935)

Subject: Re: Nobel Prize Winner Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/06/22 at 12:42 am

January 6th 1944 – Rolf M. Zinkernagel, Swiss immunologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate. Together with the Australian Peter C. Doherty he received the 1996 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the discovery of how the immune system recognizes virus-infected cells. With this he became the 24th Swiss Nobel laureate. In 1999 he was awarded an honorary Companion of the Order of Australia (AC), Australia's highest civilian honour, for his scientific work with Doherty.

Subject: Re: Presidential Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/06/22 at 3:57 am

January 6th 1919 – Theodore Roosevelt, American statesman, author, explorer, soldier, naturalist and Nobel Prize Laureate, died in his sleep at Sagamore Hill after a blood clot had detached from a vein and travelled to his lungs. Often referred to as Teddy Roosevelt or his initials T. R. He served as the 26th president of the United States from 1901 to 1909. He previously served as 33rd governor of New York from 1899 to 1900 and the 25th vice president of the United States from March to September 1901. Roosevelt emerged as a leader of the Republican Party and became a driving force for the anti-trust policy while supporting Progressive Era policies in the early 20th century. His successful efforts to broker the end of the Russo-Japanese War won him the 1906 Nobel Peace Prize. His face is depicted on Mount Rushmore alongside George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Abraham Lincoln. (b. 1858)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/06/22 at 4:35 am

January 6th 1943 – Terry Venables, English football player and manager. During the 1960s and 70s, he played for various clubs including Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur and Queens Park Rangers, and gained two caps for England. He was the national team manager of England from 1994 to 1996 (leading the team to the semi-finals of the 1996 European Championships), and of Australia from 1997 to 1998.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: LyricBoy on 01/06/22 at 4:59 am


January 5th 1976 – Mal Evans, road manager, assistant, and a friend of the Beatles, was killed by police, at his home in Los Angeles. Officers were called when his girlfriend phoned the police and told them that Evans was confused and had a gun. The police mistook the air rifle Evans was holding for a rifle and shot him dead. In the early 1960s, Evans was employed as a telephone engineer, and also worked part-time as a bouncer at the Cavern Club. The Beatles' manager, Brian Epstein, later hired Evans as the group's assistant road manager, in tandem with Neil Aspinall. Peter Brown (one of Epstein's staff) later wrote that Evans was "a kindly, but menacing-looking young man". Evans contributed to recordings, and appeared in some of the films the group made. After The Beatles stopped touring in 1966, Evans carried on assisting them until their break-up in 1970. From 1969, Evans also found work as a record producer (most notably with Badfinger's top 10 hit "No Matter What"). (b. 1935)


Mal was also a singer in the chorus for the Beatles’ tune, Yellow Submarine.  8)

Evans was cremated on 7 January 1976, in Los Angeles. When his ashes were sent by post back to England, they were misplaced and lost in the postal system but were eventually returned to his family. Upon learning of the lost remains, John Lennon reportedly joked by saying, "They should look in the dead letter file."  :o

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/06/22 at 8:07 am

January 6th 1955 – Rowan Atkinson, English actor, comedian, and screenwriter. He is best known for his work on the sitcoms Blackadder (1983–1989) and Mr. Bean (1990–1995). Atkinson first came to prominence in the BBC sketch comedy show Not the Nine O'Clock News (1979–1982), receiving the 1981 BAFTA for Best Entertainment Performance, and via his participation in The Secret Policeman's Ball (1979). His other work includes the James Bond film Never Say Never Again (1983), playing a bumbling vicar in Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994), voicing the red-billed hornbill Zazu in The Lion King (1994), and playing jewellery salesman Rufus in Love Actually (2003). Atkinson also featured in the BBC sitcom The Thin Blue Line (1995–1996). His work in theatre includes the 2009 West End revival of the musical Oliver!.

Subject: Re: Scientific Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/06/22 at 9:10 am

January 6th 1884 – Gregor Mendel, Czech scientist, Augustinian friar and abbot of St. Thomas' Abbey in Brno, Margraviate of Moravia, died from chronic nephritis. He was born in a German-speaking family in the Silesian part of the Austrian Empire (today's Czech Republic) and gained posthumous recognition as the founder of the modern science of genetics. Though farmers had known for millennia that crossbreeding of animals and plants could favor certain desirable traits, Mendel's pea plant experiments conducted between 1856 and 1863 established many of the rules of heredity, now referred to as the laws of Mendelian inheritance. (b. 1822)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/06/22 at 10:50 am

January 6th 1949 – Mike Boit, Kenyan runner and academic. He won the Kenya national high school title in the 800 metres in 1969. He later went on to win the 800 metres bronze medal at the 1972 Munich Olympics, in a race better known for the last-to-first comeback kick by US Olympian Dave Wottle. Boit also earned a fourth-place finish in the 1500 metres behind fellow legendary Kenyan runner Kipchoge Keino. A Kenya boycott of the 1976 Montreal Olympics and 1980 Moscow Olympics denied Boit a second chance for Olympic glory. Boit however remained one of the world’s top middle distance runners throughout the 1970s winning the 800 metres silver medal at the 1974 Commonwealth Games and a silver medal at the 1977 World Cup of Athletics in a much anticipated face-off against the 1976 Olympic gold medalist Alberto Juantorena of Cuba. He finished 2nd at the 1977 IAAF World Cup 800 metres race.

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/06/22 at 11:42 am

January 6th 1981 – A. J. Cronin (Archibald Joseph Cronin), Scottish physician and author, died from an undisclosed cause. His best-known novel The Citadel (1937) tells of a Scottish doctor in a Welsh mining village, who later shoots up the career ladder in London. Cronin had seen the venues as a medical inspector of mines and later as a doctor in Harley Street. The book promoted still controversial ideas on medical ethics and helped to inspire the National Health Service. Another popular mining novel of his, set in the North East of England, is The Stars Look Down. Both have been filmed, as have Hatter's Castle, The Keys of the Kingdom and The Green Years. His novella Country Doctor instigated a long-running BBC radio and TV series, Dr. Finlay's Casebook, which was revived many years later. (b. 1896)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 01/07/22 at 8:19 pm

Today marks one year since longtime L.A. Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda kicked the bucket; he was 93.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 01/09/22 at 12:09 pm

Eight years ago today, back in 2014, American poet Amiri Baraka passed away at 79 1/4 years of age. (He would have turned 80 in October of that year, but missed it by nine months.)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/10/22 at 4:54 am

January 10th 1945 – Sir Rod Stewart, British rock and pop singer, songwriter, and record producer. Born and raised in London, he is of Scottish and English ancestry. With his distinctive raspy singing voice, Stewart is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, having sold over 250 million records worldwide. He has had 10 number-one albums and 31 top ten singles in the UK, 6 of which reached number one. Stewart has had 16 top ten singles in the US, with four reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100. He was knighted in the 2016 Birthday Honours for services to music and charity.

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/10/22 at 8:46 am

January 10th 1917 – William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody, American soldier and hunter, died from kidney failure.. He started working at the age of eleven, after his father's death, and became a rider for the Pony Express at age 15. During the American Civil War, he served the Union from 1863 to the end of the war in 1865. Later he served as a civilian scout for the US Army during the Indian Wars, receiving the Medal of Honor in 1872. One of the most famous and well-known figures of the American Old West, Buffalo Bill's legend began to spread when he was only 23. Shortly thereafter he started performing in shows that displayed cowboy themes and episodes from the frontier and Indian Wars. He founded Buffalo Bill's Wild West in 1883, taking his large company on tours in the United States and, beginning in 1887, in Great Britain and continental Europe. (b. 1846)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/11/22 at 4:55 am

January 11th 1946 – Tony Kaye, English keyboardist and songwriter. Kaye was the original keyboard player for the progressive rock group Yes from 1968 to 1971, toured with David Bowie in 1975 to 76 for the Station to Station tour and then rejoined Yes from 1983 to 1995. Between his stints with Yes, he was also a founding member of the 1970s rock bands Badger and Detective, and joined Badfinger for their last album in 1981.

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/11/22 at 7:18 am

January 11th 1753 – Hans Sloane, British physician, naturalist and collector, died from an unknown cause. His collection of 71,000 items which he bequeathed to the British nation, thus providing the foundation of the British Museum, the British Library and the Natural History Museum, London. He was elected to the Royal Society at the age of 24. Sloane travelled to the Caribbean in 1687 and documented his travels and findings with extensive publications years later. Sloane was a renowned medical doctor among the aristocracy, and was elected to the Royal College of Physicians at age 27. He is credited with creating drinking chocolate. Streets and places were later named after him, including Hans Place, Hans Crescent, and Sloane Square in and around Chelsea, London – the area of his final residence – and also Sir Hans Sloane Square in his birthplace in Ireland, Killyleagh. Following protests against people involved with slavery, a bust of Sloane was removed in August 2020 from prominent display in the British Museum. (b. 1660)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/11/22 at 8:33 am

January 11th 1971 – Mary J. Blige, American singer, songwriter, model, record producer and actress. Starting her career as a background singer on Uptown Records in 1989, Blige released her first album, What's the 411?, in 1992, and has released 13 studio albums since and made over 150 guest appearances on other albums and soundtracks.January 11th 1972 – Christian Jacobs, American musician, television producer, voice actor and former child actor. He is perhaps most recognized as the co-creator of the award-winning Nick Jr. children's television series Yo Gabba Gabba!, on which he additionally serves as a writer, director, composer and voice actor.

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/11/22 at 10:28 am

January 11th 1928 – Thomas Hardy, English novelist and poet dies from pleurisy. A Victorian realist in the tradition of George Eliot, he was influenced both in his novels and in his poetry by Romanticism, especially William Wordsworth. He was highly critical of much in Victorian society, especially on the declining status of rural people in Britain, such as those from his native South West England. He gained fame as the author of such novels as Far from the Madding Crowd (1874), The Mayor of Casterbridge (1886), Tess of the d'Urbervilles (1891), and Jude the Obscure (1895). (b. 1840)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 01/14/22 at 10:44 pm

Today marks six years since the deaths of English actor Alan Rickman at age 69, and Canadian music producer Rene Angelil, at age 74 years minus two days.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 01/14/22 at 10:45 pm

Mexican actor Ricardo Montalban died on this day in 2009; he was 88.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: c_keenan2001@hotmail.com on 01/17/22 at 1:38 am

Happy birthday in heaven to Miss Betty White who would have turned 100 today. (d 2021)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: LyricBoy on 01/17/22 at 4:59 am


Mexican actor Ricardo Montalban died on this day in 2009; he was 88.


Mr. Montalban introduced the world to the pleasures of Fine Corinthian Leather.  8)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Howard on 01/17/22 at 6:29 am


Happy birthday in heaven to Miss Betty White who would have turned 100 today. (d 2021)

I'm still in shock as to when she died.  :\'(

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/17/22 at 6:35 am

Chris Montez (born Ezekiel Christopher Montañez), American singer-songwriter and guitarist. His stylistic approach has ranged from rock & roll to pop standards and Latin music. His rock sound is exemplified in songs such as his 1962 hit "Let's Dance", which reached No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100. When his early music's popularity began to fade, he switched to a more traditional role as a popular singer of soft ballads, scoring hits with “The More I See You” and “Call Me" in 1966. He has also recorded in Latin styles.

Subject: Re: Presidential Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/17/22 at 7:41 am

January 17th 1893 – Rutherford B. Hayes, American lawyer and politician, died of complications of a heart attack. He served as the 19th president of the United States from 1877 to 1881, after serving in the U.S. House of Representatives and as governor of Ohio. Before the U.S. Civil War, Hayes was a lawyer and staunch abolitionist who defended refugee slaves in court proceedings. He served in the Union Army and the House of Representatives before assuming the presidency. His presidency represents a turning point in U.S. history, as historians consider it the formal end of Reconstruction. By placating southern Democrats, Hayes ended all federal efforts to bring racial equality to the South. (b. 1822)

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/17/22 at 12:03 pm

January 17th 2021 – Jacques Bral, French film director, screenwriter, and producer, died from an undisclosed cause. From 1966 to 1968, he studied architecture at Beaux-Arts de Paris and co-directed the short film Quand tout le monde est parti with Julien Lévi and Jean-Paul Leca. He then directed feature films M-88 in 1970 and Frisou in 1973, both in black and white. In 1975, he directed Une baleine qui avait mal aux dents, which starred Francis Blanche and Bernadette Lafont. In 1978, Bral founded the production company Les Films Noirs, which was responsible for the release of Extérieur, nuit in 1980. It was remastered for the Lumière Film Festival in Lyon in 2009, and a rerelease into theaters occurred on 27 June 2010. In 1984, Bral directed the film Polar, which was an adaptation of the novel Morgue plein by Jean-Patrick Manchette. In 1989, he produced Street of No Return, the final feature film in the career of American director Samuel Fuller. His poetic fable Mauvais garçon was released in 1993. After directing many films, Bral focused on screenwriting, and served as both director and screenwriter for the film Un printemps à Paris, which won the Grand Prize at the Police Paris New York Film Festival in 2007. In 2012, he directed and produced Black Really Suits You, a cross-cultural romantic tragedy. (b. 1948)

Subject: Re: Political Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/18/22 at 2:26 am

January 18th 1943 – Kay Granger, American educator and politician. She has represented the state’s 12th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives since 1997. A former teacher and businesswoman, Granger is the first Republican woman to represent Texas in the U.S. House. After serving on the zoning commission of Fort Worth, Texas, in 1991 she was elected the city's first female mayor, serving two terms.

Subject: Re: Presidential Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/18/22 at 4:05 am

January 18th 1862 – John Tyler, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, died after most likely due to a stroke. He was the tenth President of the United States (1841–45). He was also, briefly, the tenth Vice President (1841), elected to that office on the 1840 Whig ticket with William Henry Harrison. Tyler became president after Harrison's death in April 1841, only a month after the start of the new administration. (b. 1790)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/18/22 at 7:59 am

January 18th 1943 – Paul Freeman, English actor. He is best known for his role in the romance TV series Yesterday's Dreams (1987) as Martin Daniels. Internationally, he is known for playing the rival archaeologist René Belloq in Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), evil wine baron Gustav Riebmann on season 4 of the soap opera Falcon Crest (1984–85), supervillain Ivan Ooze in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie (1995), Julius Morlang in Morlang (2001), Ray in When I'm 64 (2004), Reverend Shooter in Hot Fuzz (2007) and Shrewd Eddie in Hard Boiled Sweets (2012).

Subject: Re: Notoriety Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/18/22 at 8:54 am

January 18th 1949 – Charles Ponzi, Italian businessman, swindler and con artist, died from various conditions. He became known in the early 1920s as a swindler in North America for his money-making scheme. He promised clients a 50% profit within 45 days or 100% profit within 90 days, by buying discounted postal reply coupons in other countries and redeeming them at face value in the U.S. as a form of arbitrage. In reality, Ponzi was paying earlier investors using the investments of later investors. While this type of fraudulent investment scheme was not originally invented by Ponzi, it became so identified with him that it now is referred to as a "Ponzi scheme." His scheme ran for over a year before it collapsed, costing his "investors" $20 million ($250 million as of 2020). (b. 1882)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/22 at 1:50 am

January 19th 1946 – Dolly Parton, American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, actress, author, businesswoman, and philanthropist, known primarily for her work in country music. After achieving success as a songwriter for others, Dolly Parton made her album debut in 1967, with her album Hello, I'm Dolly. With steady success during the remainder of the 1960s (both as a solo artist and with a series of duet albums with Porter Wagoner), her sales and chart peak came during the 1970s and continuing into the 1980s; Parton's subsequent albums in the later part of the 1990s were lower in sales. However, in the new millennium, Parton achieved commercial success again and has released albums on independent labels since 2000, including albums on her own label, Dolly Records.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/22 at 1:58 am

January 19th 2000 – Hedy Lamarr, Austrian-American actress, singer, and mathematician, her death certificate cited three causes: heart failure, chronic valvular heart disease, and arteriosclerotic heart disease. She appeared in numerous popular feature films, including Algiers (1938), I Take This Woman (1940), Comrade X (1940), Come Live With Me (1941), H.M. Pulham, Esq. (1941), and Samson and Delilah (1949). She co-invented an early version of frequency-hopping spread spectrum communication for torpedo guidance (b. 1914)

Subject: Re: Literary Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/22 at 6:36 am

January 19th 1946 – Julian Barnes, English novelist, short story writer, essayist, and critic. He won the Man Booker Prize for his book The Sense of an Ending (2011), and three of his earlier books had been shortlisted for the Booker Prize: Flaubert's Parrot (1984), England, England (1998), and Arthur & George (2005). He has also written crime fiction under the pseudonym Dan Kavanagh. In addition to novels, Barnes has published collections of essays and short stories.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/22 at 9:46 am

January 19th 1998 – Carl Perkins, American singer-songwriter, dies from throat cancer after suffering several strokes. He recorded most notably at the Sun Studio, in Memphis, Tennessee, beginning in 1954. His best-known song is "Blue Suede Shoes". (b. 1932)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/22 at 2:12 pm

January 19th 1966 – Stefan Edberg, Swedish former world no. 1 professional tennis player (in both singles and doubles). A major proponent of the serve-and-volley style of tennis, he won six Grand Slam singles titles and three Grand Slam men's doubles titles between 1985 and 1996. He also won the Masters Grand Prix and was a part of the Swedish Davis Cup-winning-team four times. In addition he won four Masters Series titles, four Championship Series titles and the unofficial Olympic tournament 1984, was ranked in the singles top 10 for ten successive years, 9 years in the top 5, and is considered one of the greatest players of his era. Edberg began coaching Roger Federer in January 2014, with this partnership ending in December 2015.

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/22 at 2:16 pm

January 19th 1997 – James Dickey, American poet and novelist, died of complications of lung disease. He was appointed the eighteenth United States Poet Laureate in 1966. He also received the Order of the South award. Dickey was best known for his novel Deliverance (1970) which was adapted into an acclaimed film of the same name. (b. 1923)

Subject: Re: Royal Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/22 at 2:32 pm

January 19th 1943 – Princess Margriet of the Netherlands. She is the third daughter of Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard. As an aunt of the reigning monarch, King Willem-Alexander, she is a member of the Dutch Royal House and currently eighth and last in the line of succession to the throne. Princess Margriet has often represented the monarch at official or semi-official events. Some of these functions have taken her back to Canada, the country where she was born de facto, and to events organised by the Dutch merchant navy of which she is a patron.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/22 at 3:39 pm

January 19th 2006 – Wilson Pickett, American R&B, soul and rock and roll singer and songwriter, died from a heart attack. A major figure in the development of American soul music, Pickett recorded over 50 songs which made the US R&B charts, many of which crossed over to the Billboard Hot 100. Among his best-known hits are "In the Midnight Hour" (which he co-wrote), "Land of 1,000 Dances", "Mustang Sally", and "Funky Broadway". (b. 1941)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/20/22 at 2:44 am

January 20th 1958 – Lorenzo Lamas, American actor, director, and producer. He is best known for his role of Lance Cumson, the irresponsible grandson of Angela Channing—played by Jane Wyman—in the soap opera Falcon Crest (1981–1990), for which he received a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film. Lamas is also known for his roles as Reno Raines in the crime drama series Renegade (1992–1997), and Hector Ramirez in the soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful (2004–2006). And for voicing Meap on the television show Phineas and Ferb. He served as a judge on ABC television's Are You Hot?, and starred in his own reality show, Leave It to Lamas, a series about his real-life family.

Subject: Re: Royal Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/20/22 at 3:29 am

January 20th 1936 – George V, King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 6 May 1910 until his death in 1936. He died from a chronic lung condition. Born during the reign of his grandmother Queen Victoria, George was third in the line of succession behind his father, Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, and his own elder brother, Prince Albert Victor. From 1877 to 1891, George served in the Royal Navy, until the unexpected death of his elder brother in early 1892 put him directly in line for the throne. On the death of his grandmother in 1901, George's father became King-Emperor of the British Empire as Edward VII, and George was created Prince of Wales. He succeeded his father in 1910. He was the only Emperor of India to be present at his own Delhi Durbar. George V's reign saw the rise of socialism, communism, fascism, Irish republicanism, and the Indian independence movement, all of which radically changed the political landscape. (b. 1865)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/20/22 at 5:24 am

January 20th 1945 – Eric Stewart, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer. Best known as a founding member of the rock groups The Mindbenders with whom he played from 1963 to 1968, and likewise of 10cc from 1972 to 1995. Stewart co-owned Strawberry Studios in Stockport, England, from 1968 to the early 1980s, where he recorded albums with 10cc and artists including Neil Sedaka and Paul McCartney. Stewart collaborated with McCartney extensively in the 1980s, playing on or co-writing songs for McCartney's solo albums Tug of War (1982), Pipes of Peace (1983), Give My Regards to Broad Street (1984), and Press to Play (1986). Since 1980, Stewart has released four solo studio albums.

Subject: Re: Notable Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/20/22 at 8:43 am

January 20th 1779 – David Garrick, English actor, playwright, theatre manager and producer, died after catching a very bad cold. He influenced nearly all aspects of theatrical practice throughout the 18th century, and was a pupil and friend of Dr Samuel Johnson. He appeared in a number of amateur theatricals, and with his appearance in the title role of Shakespeare's Richard III, audiences and managers began to take notice. (b. 1717)

Subject: Re: Literary Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/20/22 at 10:57 am

January 20th 1948 – Nancy Kress, American author and academic. She began writing in 1976 but has achieved her greatest notice since the publication of her Hugo- and Nebula-winning 1991 novella Beggars in Spain, which became a novel in 1993. She also won the Nebula Award for Best Novella in 2013 for After the Fall, Before the Fall, During the Fall, and in 2015 for Yesterday's Kin.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/20/22 at 11:19 am

January 20th 1984 – Johnny Weissmuller, Hungarian-born American competition swimmer and actor, died from pulmonary edema. Best known for playing Tarzan in films of the 1930s and 1940s and for having one of the best competitive swimming records of the 20th century. Weissmuller was one of the world's fastest swimmers in the 1920s, winning five Olympic gold medals for swimming and one bronze medal for water polo. He was the first to break the one minute barrier for 100-meter freestyle; and the first to swim 440-yard freestyle under five minutes. He won fifty-two U.S. national championships, set more than fifty world records (spread over both freestyle and backstroke), and was purportedly undefeated in official competition for the entirety of his competitive career. After retiring from competitions, he became the sixth actor to portray Edgar Rice Burroughs's ape man, Tarzan, a role he played in twelve motion pictures. Dozens of other actors have also played Tarzan, but Weissmuller is by far the best known. His character's distinctive Tarzan yell is still often used in films. (b. 1904)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 01/22/22 at 4:53 pm

Today marks one year since Hall-of-Fame baseball star Henry "Hank" Aaron went to heaven.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: c_keenan2001@hotmail.com on 01/22/22 at 7:01 pm

January 22

1960 Michael Hutchence was born in Melborne, Australia.

2008 14 years ago today Australian actor Heath Ledger known for his role in Brokeback Mountain passed away from a fatal pill overdose.  He would have turned 43 in April this year.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 01/23/22 at 7:24 pm

On this date last year, American TV host Larry King kicked the bucket at age 87. His death had initially been attributed to Covid, but he actually died from sepsis and kidney failure.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/24/22 at 8:45 am

January 24th 1979 – Nik Wallenda, American acrobat. A seventh-generation member of The Flying Wallendas family of aerialists. He is known for his high-wire performances without a safety net. He holds 11 Guinness World Records for various acrobatic feats, but was best known as the first person to walk a tightrope stretched directly over Niagara Falls. Wallenda walked 1,800 feet on a steel cable over Masaya Volcano in Nicaragua, his longest walk, on March 4, 2020.

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/24/22 at 10:59 am

January 24th 1872 – William Webb Ellis, English Anglican clergyman and the supposed inventor of rugby football while a pupil at Rugby School, died from an unrecorded cause. According to legend, Webb Ellis picked up the ball and ran with it during a school football match in 1823, thus creating the "rugby" style of play. Although the story has become firmly entrenched in the sport's folklore, it is not supported by substantive evidence, and is discounted by most rugby historians as an origin myth. The William Webb Ellis Cup is presented to the winners of the Rugby World Cup. (b. 1806)

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/24/22 at 11:50 am

January 24th 1895 – Lord Randolph Churchill, British statesman, died after failing to find a cure for syphilis. He was a genuine Tory radical, who coined the term Tory Democracy. He inspired a generation of party managers, created the National Union of the Conservative Party, broke new ground in modern budgetary presentations, attracting admiration and criticism alike from across the political spectrum. His most acerbic critics resided in his own party among his closest friends; but his disloyalty to Lord Salisbury was the beginning of the end of what should have been a glittering career. After the general election of 1886 he became Chancellor of the Exchequer and Leader of the House of Commons. His devoted son, Winston (future Prime Minister) who hardly knew his father in life, wrote a biography of him. (b. 1849)

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/24/22 at 4:38 pm

January 24th 1965 – Winston Spencer Churchill, British statesman, army officer, writer and Nobel Prize laureate, died from a severe stroke on the 70th anniversary of his own father's death. He served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945 and again from 1951 to 1955. As a Member of Parliament (MP), he represented five constituencies over the course of his career. As Prime Minister, Churchill led Britain to victory during the Second World War. He led the Conservative Party for fifteen years from 1940 to 1955. As a writer, he won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1953 for his overall, lifetime body of work. (b. 1874)

Subject: Re: Nobel Prize Winner Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/25/22 at 2:15 am

January 25th 1949 – Sir Paul Nurse, English geneticist and Nobel Prize Laureate. A former President of the Royal Society and Chief Executive and Director of the Francis Crick Institute. He was awarded the 2001 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine along with Leland Hartwell and Tim Hunt for their discoveries of protein molecules that control the division of cells in the cell cycle. In 2022, he was appointed a member of the Order of the Companions of Honour.

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/25/22 at 2:27 am

January 25th 1908 – Ouida (born Maria Louise Ramé), English-Italian author, died in Italy from pneumonia. She wrote more than 40 novels, as well as short stories, children's books and essays. Moderately successful, she lived a life of luxury, entertaining many of the literary figures of the day. Under Two Flags, one of her most famous novels, described the British in Algeria. It expressed sympathy for the French colonists—with whom Ouida deeply identified—and, to some extent, the Arabs. The novel was adapted for the stage, and was filmed six times. Her novel A Dog of Flanders is considered a children's classic in much of Asia. The American author Jack London cited her novel Signa, as one of the reasons for his literary success. Her lavish lifestyle eventually led her to penury, and her works were put up for auction to pay her debts. (b. 1839)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/25/22 at 3:44 am

January 25th 1945 – Leigh Taylor-Young, American actress. She has appeared on stage, screen, podcast, radio and television. The most famous films in which she had important roles include I Love You, Alice B. Toklas (1968), The Horsemen (1971), The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight (1971), Soylent Green (1973), and Jagged Edge (1985).

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/25/22 at 3:59 am

January 25th 1990 – Ava Gardner, American actress and singer, died of pneumonia and fibrosing alveolitis. She first signed a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1941 and appeared mainly in small roles until she drew critics' attention in 1946 with her performance in Robert Siodmak's Noir film The Killers. She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress in 1953 for her performance in John Ford's Mogambo, and in 1964 for best actress for both a Golden Globe Award and BAFTA Award for her performance in John Huston's The Night of the Iguana. During the 1950s, Gardner established herself as a leading lady and one of the era's top stars with films like Show Boat (1951), Pandora and the Flying Dutchman (1951), The Snows of Kilimanjaro (1952), The Barefoot Contessa (1954), Bhowani Junction (1956) and On the Beach (1959). She continued her film career for three more decades, appearing in the films 55 Days at Peking (1963), Seven Days in May (1964), The Bible: In the Beginning... (1966), Mayerling (1968), Tam-Lin (1970), The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972), Earthquake (1974) and The Cassandra Crossing (1976). She was married three times to Mickey Rooney, Artie Shaw and Frank Sinatra. (b. 1922)

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: LyricBoy on 01/25/22 at 7:00 am


January 24th 1895 – Lord Randolph Churchill, British statesman, died after failing to find a cure for syphilis.


Would hate to have that engraved on MY headstone.  :o

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/25/22 at 7:04 am


Would hate to have that engraved on MY headstone.  :o
For him is was not.

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Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/25/22 at 7:05 am

January 25th 1945 – Dave Walker, English singer and guitarist. He has been front-man for a number of bands; most notably The Idle Race, Savoy Brown, Fleetwood Mac, and, briefly, Black Sabbath. In 2020, he was the current lead singer of Humble Pie.

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/25/22 at 9:45 am

January 25th 2017 – John Hurt, English actor, died of pancreatic cancer. His career spanned more than 50 years and came to prominence for his role as Richard Rich in the film A Man for All Seasons (1966) and gained BAFTA Award nominations for his portrayals of Timothy Evans in 10 Rillington Place (1971) and Quentin Crisp in television film The Naked Civil Servant (1975) – winning his first BAFTA for the latter. He played Caligula in the BBC TV series I, Claudius (1976). Hurt's performance in the prison drama Midnight Express (1978) brought him international renown and earned Golden Globe and BAFTA Awards, along with an Academy Award nomination. His BAFTA-nominated portrayal of astronaut Kane, in the science-fiction horror film Alien (1979), yielded a scene where an alien creature burst out of his chest. It has been named by several publications as one of the most memorable moments in cinema history. Hurt earned his third competitive BAFTA, along with his second Oscar and Golden Globe nominations, as John Merrick in David Lynch's biopic The Elephant Man (1980). Other significant roles during the 1980s included Bob Champion in biopic Champions (1984), Mr. Braddock in the Stephen Frears drama The Hit (1984), Winston Smith in Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984) and Stephen Ward in the drama depicting the Profumo affair, Scandal (1989). Hurt was again BAFTA-nominated for his work in Irish drama The Field (1990) and played the primary villain, James Graham, in the epic adventure Rob Roy (1995). His later films include the Harry Potter film series (2001–11), the Hellboy films (2004 and 2008), supernatural thriller The Skeleton Key (2005), western The Proposition (2005), political thriller V for Vendetta (2005), sci-fi adventure Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) and the Cold War espionage film Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011). Hurt reprised his role as Quentin Crisp in An Englishman in New York (2009), which brought his seventh BAFTA nomination. He portrayed the War Doctor in the BBC TV series Doctor Who in 2013. Hurt was regarded as one of Britain's finest actors; director David Lynch described him as "simply the greatest actor in the world". He possessed what was described as the "most distinctive voice in Britain", likened by The Observer to "nicotine sieved through dirty, moonlit gravel". His voice acting career encompassed films such as Watership Down (1978), The Lord of the Rings (1978), The Plague Dogs (1982), The Black Cauldron (1985) and Dogville (2003), as well as BBC TV series Merlin (2008–2012). In 2012, he was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement BAFTA Award, in recognition of his "outstanding contribution to cinema". He was knighted in 2015 for his services to drama. (b. 1940)

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Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/25/22 at 2:26 pm

January 25th 1973 – Geoff Johns, American author, screenwriter, and producer.  He served as the President and Chief Creative Officer (CCO) of DC Entertainment from 2016 to 2018 after his initial appointment as CCO in 2010. Some of his most notable work has used the DC Comics characters Green Lantern, Aquaman, Flash, and Superman. In 2018, he stepped down from his executive role at DC Entertainment to open a production company, Mad Ghost Productions, to focus on writing and producing film, television and comic book titles based on DC properties. He co-developed the TV series The Flash (2014–present) and Titans (2018–present), and created the television series Stargirl (2020–present). His other work in television includes writing and producing various episodes of Blade, Smallville, and Arrow. In film, he was a producer on Green Lantern (2011) and Justice League (2017), and co-wrote the story for Aquaman (2018) and the screenplay for Wonder Woman 1984 (2020).

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/25/22 at 3:24 pm

January 25th 2017 – Mary Tyler Moore, American actress, producer, and social advocate, died from cardiopulmonary arrest complicated by pneumonia after having been placed on a ventilator the previous week. She was widely known for her prominent television sitcom roles in The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961–1966) and The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970–1977). Her film work included 1967's Thoroughly Modern Millie and 1980's Ordinary People, the latter earning Moore a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress. Moore was an advocate for animal rights, vegetarianism and diabetes prevention. (b. 1936)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/26/22 at 3:28 am

January 26th 1958 – Anita Baker, American singer-songwriter. She is regarded as one of the most popular singers of soulful romantic ballads during the height of the quiet storm period of contemporary R&B in the 1980s. Starting her career in the late 1970s with the funk band Chapter 8, Baker released her first solo album, The Songstress, in 1983. In 1986, she rose to stardom following the release of her Platinum-selling second album, Rapture, which included the Grammy-winning single "Sweet Love". As of 2017, Baker has won eight Grammy Awards and has five Platinum albums and one Gold album.

Subject: Re: Scientific Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/26/22 at 3:59 am

January 26th 1823 – Edward Jenner, English physician and scientist, died from a stroke. He was the pioneer of the smallpox vaccine, the world's first vaccine. The terms "vaccine" and "vaccination" are derived from Variolae vaccinae (smallpox of the cow), the term devised by Jenner to denote cowpox. He used it in 1798 in the long title of his Inquiry into the Variolae vaccinae known as the Cow Pox, in which he described the protective effect of cowpox against smallpox. (b. 1749)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/26/22 at 6:06 am

January 26th 1958 – Ellen DeGeneres, American comedian, actress, and talk show host. She starred in the sitcom Ellen from 1994 to 1998 and has hosted her syndicated TV talk show, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, since 2003. Her stand-up career started in the early 1980s and included a 1986 appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. As a film actress, DeGeneres starred in Mr. Wrong (1996), EDtv (1999), and The Love Letter (1999), and provided the voice of Dory in the Pixar animated films Finding Nemo (2003) and Finding Dory (2016); for Nemo, she was awarded the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress, the first time an actress won a Saturn Award for a voice performance. In 2010, she was a judge on American Idol for its ninth season.

Subject: Re: Military Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/26/22 at 7:22 am

January 26th 1885 – Charles George Gordon, English general and politician, was killed in mortal combat fighting the Ansar (the local inhabitants of Medina) in Khartoum, Mahdist Sudan. He saw action in the Crimean War as an officer in the British Army. However, he made his military reputation in China, where he was placed in command of the "Ever Victorious Army," a force of Chinese soldiers led by European officers. In the early 1860s, Gordon and his men were instrumental in putting down the Taiping Rebellion, regularly defeating much larger forces. For these accomplishments, he was given the nickname "Chinese Gordon" and honours from both the Emperor of China and the British. (d. 1833)

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/26/22 at 10:22 am

January 26th 1973 – Edward G. Robinson (born Emanuel Goldenberg), Romanian-born American actor, died of bladder cancer. A popular star on stage and screen during Hollywood's Golden Age, he appeared in 40 Broadway plays and more than 100 films during a 50-year career. He is best remembered for his tough-guy roles as a gangster, such as his star-making films, Little Caesar and Key Largo. (b. 1893)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/26/22 at 2:40 pm

January 26th 1953 – Lucinda Williams, American singer-songwriter and guitarist. She recorded her first albums in 1978 and 1980 in a traditional country and blues style and received very little attention from radio, the media, or the public. In 1988, she released her self-titled album, Lucinda Williams. This release featured "Passionate Kisses", a song later recorded by Mary Chapin Carpenter, which garnered Williams her first Grammy Award for Best Country Song in 1994.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 01/26/22 at 11:13 pm

Today marks two years since basketball star Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna were killed in a helicopter crash in southern California. :\'( :\'(

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: c_keenan2001@hotmail.com on 01/28/22 at 1:02 pm

January 28, 1980 Nickolas Gene, Nick, Carter was born in Jamestown, NY.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/22 at 1:10 am

January 29th 1943 – Tony Blackburn, English disc jockey, singer and TV presenter. He first achieved fame broadcasting on the pirate stations Radio Caroline and Radio London in the 1960s, before joining the BBC, on the BBC Light Programme. He was the first disc jockey to broadcast on BBC Radio 1 at its launch, on 30 September 1967, and has had several stints working for the corporation. He has also worked for Capital London and Classic Gold Digital, and currently BBC Radio 2, BBC Local Radio, and KMFM. He has also had a singing career. In 2002 Blackburn was the first winner of the British reality TV series I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/22 at 2:29 am

January 29th 1980 – Jimmy Durante, American actor, comedian, singer, and pianist, died of pneumonia. His distinctive gravelly speech, Lower East Side accent, comic language-butchery, jazz-influenced songs, and prominent nose helped make him one of America's most familiar and popular personalities of the 1920s through the 1970s. He often referred to his nose as the schnozzola (Italianization of the American Yiddish slang word schnoz "big nose"), and the word became his nickname. (b. 1893)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: LyricBoy on 01/29/22 at 7:12 am


January 29th 1980 – Jimmy Durante, American actor, comedian, singer, and pianist, died of pneumonia. His distinctive gravelly speech, Lower East Side accent, comic language-butchery, jazz-influenced songs, and prominent nose helped make him one of America's most familiar and popular personalities of the 1920s through the 1970s. He often referred to his nose as the schnozzola (Italianization of the American Yiddish slang word schnoz "big nose"), and the word became his nickname. (b. 1893)


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Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/22 at 7:44 am

January 29th 1945 – Tom Selleck, American actor and businessman. His breakout role was playing private investigator Thomas Magnum in the television series Magnum, P.I. (1980–1988). Since 2010, Selleck has co-starred as New York City Police Commissioner Frank Reagan in the series Blue Bloods, and the show has been renewed for its twelfth season in 2021–2022. Beginning in 2005, he has portrayed troubled small-town police chief Jesse Stone in nine television films based on the Robert B. Parker novels. In films, Selleck has played bachelor architect Peter Mitchell in Three Men and a Baby (1987) and its sequel Three Men and a Little Lady (1990). He has also appeared in more than 50 other film and television roles since Magnum, P.I., including the films Quigley Down Under, Mr. Baseball, and Lassiter. He appeared in recurring television roles as Monica Geller's love interest Dr. Richard Burke on Friends, as Lance White, the likeable and naive partner on The Rockford Files, and as casino owner A.J. Cooper on Las Vegas. He also had a lead role in the television western film The Sacketts, based on two of Louis L'Amour's books.

Subject: Re: Military Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/29/22 at 12:58 pm

January 29th 1928 – Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig, Scottish-English field marshal, died from a heart attack. During the First World War, he commanded the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) on the Western Front from late 1915 until the end of the war. He was commander during the Battle of the Somme, the Battle of Arras, the Third Battle of Ypres (Passchendaele), the German spring offensive, and the final Hundred Days Offensive. Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig, Scottish field marshal (b. 1861)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 01/31/22 at 11:06 pm

Died on January 31st 1606: Guy Fawkes, English conspirator who was the leader of the Gunpowder Plot (b. 1570)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/01/22 at 4:25 am

February 1st 1950 – Mike Campbell, American guitarist, songwriter, and record producer. Campbell was a member of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and co-wrote many of the band's hits with Petty, including "Refugee", "Here Comes My Girl", "You Got Lucky", and "Runnin' Down a Dream". Outside of The Heartbreakers, he has worked as a session guitarist and songwriter with a number of other acts, including composing and playing on the Don Henley hit "The Boys of Summer", as well as working on most of Stevie Nicks's solo albums. Campbell, along with Neil Finn, joined Fleetwood Mac to replace lead guitarist Lindsey Buckingham on their world tour in 2018–2019.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/01/22 at 1:57 pm

February 1st 1968 – Lisa Marie Presley, American singer and songwriter. She is the only child of singer and actor Elvis Presley and actress Priscilla Presley, as well as the sole heir to her father's estate. Presley has developed a career in the music business and has issued three albums. She has been married to musician Danny Keough, singer Michael Jackson, actor Nicolas Cage, and music producer Michael Lockwood.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 02/01/22 at 7:56 pm

American child actor Dustin Diamond passed away one year ago today at age 44 from cancer. :\'( He is perhaps best known for his role as Samuel "Screech" Powers on the 1990s teen sitcom Saved By The Bell.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: LyricBoy on 02/02/22 at 6:06 pm


American child actor Dustin Diamond passed away one year ago today at age 44 from cancer. :\'( He is perhaps best known for his role as Samuel "Screech" Powers on the 1990s teen sitcom Saved By The Bell.


Also known as the star of the direct-to-video production Screeeched: Saved by the Smell.  8)

Subject: The Day the Music Died...

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/03/22 at 9:33 am

February 3rd 1959 – The Day the Music Died, the deaths of rock and roll musicians, in a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa:

• The Big Bopper (born Jiles Perry "J. P." Richardson Jr.), American musician, songwriter, and disc jockey whose big rockabilly look, style, voice, and exuberant personality made him an early rock and roll star. He is best known for his 1958 recording of "Chantilly Lace". (b. 1930)

• Buddy Holly (born Charles Hardin Holley), American singer-songwriter and guitarist. His style was influenced by gospel music, country music, and rhythm and blues acts, which he performed in Lubbock with his friends from high school. He made his first appearance on local television in 1952, and the following year he formed the group "Buddy and Bob" with his friend Bob Montgomery. In 1955, after opening for Elvis Presley, he decided to pursue a career in music. He opened for Presley three times that year; his band's style shifted from country and western to entirely rock and roll. In October that year, when he opened for Bill Haley & His Comets, he was spotted by Nashville scout Eddie Crandall, who helped him get a contract with Decca Records. (b. 1936)

• Ritchie Valens (born Richard Steven Valenzuela), American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. A rock & roll pioneer and a forefather of the Chicano rock movement, Valens' recording career lasted eight months. (b. 1941)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 02/05/22 at 9:21 pm


Also known as the star of the direct-to-video production Screeched: Saved by the Smell.  8)

::)

And it was spelled with a double-E, not a triple-E.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 02/05/22 at 9:21 pm

On topic... Canadian actor Christopher Plummer died on this date last year, at age 91.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 02/05/22 at 9:22 pm

Two years ago today, actor Kirk Douglas passed away at age 103.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: c_keenan2001@hotmail.com on 02/06/22 at 3:03 am

Gord Downie was born on this day in 1963.  He was known as the lead singer and principle songwriter for the Canadian band The Tragically Hip.  He died on October 17, 2017 after a year and a half long battle with glioblastoma, the same cancer that killed Rush drummer Neil Peart in 2020.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 02/06/22 at 11:33 am

Eight years ago today, on February 6th 2014, American baseball player-turned-broadcaster Ralph Kiner passed away at the age of 91. (He would have turned 100 this October.)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: LyricBoy on 02/06/22 at 4:19 pm


::)

And it was spelled with a double-E, not a triple-E.


Yeah I had Saved by the Smell confused with something else that Screech was involved in.  From his Wikipedia page:

” In 2001, Diamond filed for bankruptcy in California. He moved to Port Washington, Wisconsin, in 2003. On June 13, 2006, he asked listeners of The Howard Stern Show to visit his website and purchase a T-shirt, reading "I paid $15.00 to save Screeech's house" (spelling "Screech" with an extra E for copyright reasons). He said he hoped to sell 30,000 shirts in order to raise $250,000 and avoid foreclosure on his house. Diamond moved to Florida in 2018, and put his house in Port Washington up for sale the following year.”

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/07/22 at 5:39 am

February 7th 1954 – Dieter Bohlen, German songwriter, producer, singer, and television personality. Often referred to as the "Pop-Titan" in the German-speaking press, he first achieved fame as a member of pop duo Modern Talking in the 1980s, and has since produced numerous German and international artists. He was also a judge on casting shows Deutschland sucht den Superstar and Das Supertalent, having been present on all seasons of both shows until 2021.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/07/22 at 8:00 am

February 7th 1962 – Garth Brooks, American country music singer and songwriter. His integration of pop and rock elements into the country genre has earned him popularity, particularly in the United States with success on the country music single and album charts, multi-platinum recordings and record-breaking live performances, while also crossing over into the mainstream pop arena.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/07/22 at 11:44 am

February 7th 1965 – Chris Rock, American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, producer and director. After working as a stand-up comedian and appearing in supporting film roles, Rock came to wider prominence as a cast member of Saturday Night Live in the early 1990s. He went on to more prominent film appearances, with starring roles in Down to Earth (2001), Head of State (2003), The Longest Yard (2005), the Madagascar film series (2005–2012), Grown Ups (2010), its sequel Grown Ups 2 (2013), Top Five (2014), and a series of acclaimed stand-up specials for HBO. He developed, wrote, and narrated the sitcom Everybody Hates Chris (2005–2009), which was based on his early life. In 2020, he starred in the fourth season of the FX black comedy–crime drama anthology series Fargo. Rock hosted the Academy Awards twice, in 2005 and in 2016.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/07/22 at 12:20 pm

February 7th 1943 – Eric Foner, American historian. He writes extensively on American political history, the history of freedom, the early history of the Republican Party, African-American biography, Reconstruction, and historiography, and has been a member of the faculty at the Columbia University Department of History since 1982. He is the author of several popular textbooks. According to the Open Syllabus Project, Foner is the most frequently cited author on college syllabi for history courses.

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/07/22 at 12:30 pm

February 7th 2019 – Frank Robinson, American professional baseball outfielder and manager in Major League Baseball (MLB) died of bone cancer. He played for five teams, from 1956 to 1976. The only player to be named Most Valuable Player (MVP) of both the National League (NL) and the American League (AL), he was named the NL MVP after leading the Cincinnati Reds to the pennant in 1961 and was named the AL MVP in 1966 with the Baltimore Orioles after winning the Triple Crown; Robinson's 49 home runs (HR) that year tied for the most by any AL player between 1962 and 1989, and stood as a franchise record for 30 years. He helped lead the Orioles to the first two World Series titles in franchise history in 1966 and 1970, and was named the Series MVP in 1966 after leading the Orioles to a four-game sweep of the Los Angeles Dodgers. In 1975, Robinson became the first black manager in big league history, as the Cleveland Indians’ player-manager. (b. 1935)

Subject: Re: Literary Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/08/22 at 7:12 am

February 8th 1955 – John Grisham, American novelist and lawyer known for his popular legal thrillers. According to the American Academy of Achievement, Grisham has written 28 consecutive number-one bestsellers, and his books have sold 300 million copies worldwide.

Subject: Re: Royal Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/08/22 at 8:55 am

February 8th 1587 – Mary, Queen of Scots, was Queen of Scotland from 14 December 1542 until her forced abdication in 1567, was executed by beheading at Fotheringhay Castle, after found guilty of plotting to assassinate Queen Elizabeth I in 1586. She was the only surviving legitimate child of James V of Scotland, was six days old when her father died and she acceded to the throne. She spent most of her childhood in France while Scotland was ruled by regents, and in 1558, she married the Dauphin of France, Francis. He ascended the French throne as King Francis II in 1559, and Mary briefly became queen consort of France, until his death in December 1560. Widowed, Mary returned to Scotland, arriving in Leith on 19 August 1561. Four years later, she married her first cousin, Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, but their union was unhappy. (b. 1542)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/08/22 at 11:01 am

February 8th 1949 – Brooke Adams, American actress, producer, and screenwriter. After playing roles in television and low-budget films such as Shock Waves, she appeared in Days of Heaven (1978) and the remake of Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978), for which she was nominated for the Saturn Award for Best Actress. She has also starred in the films Cuba (1979), The Dead Zone (1983), Key Exchange (1985) and Gas Food Lodging (1992), the latter earning her a nomination for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female.

Subject: Re: Nobel Prize Winner Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/08/22 at 11:55 am

February 8th 1918 – Louis Renault, French jurist, educator, and Nobel Prize laureate, died from an undisclosed cause. He was the co-winner in 1907 (with Ernesto Teodoro Moneta) of the Nobel Prize for Peace. From 1868 to 1873 Renault was professor of Roman and commercial law at the University of Dijon. From 1873 until his death he was professor in the faculty of law at the University of Paris, where in 1881 he became professor of international law. In 1890 he was appointed jurisconsult of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, a post created for him in which he scrutinized French foreign policy in the light of international law. He served at numerous conferences in this capacity, notably at the two Hague Conventions (1899 and 1907) and the London Naval Conference (1908–1909). Renault was prominent as an arbitrator, his more famous cases including the Japanese House Tax case of 1905, the Casa Blanca Case of 1909, the Sarvarkar Case of 1911, the Carthage case of 1913, and the Manouba case of 1913. Among his writings are articles and monographs on the specialized topics of international law. Together with his friend and colleague C. Lyon-Caen, he produced several works on commercial law, including a compendium in two volumes, a treatise in eight volumes, and a manual that ran to many editions. (b. 1843)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 02/08/22 at 9:26 pm

Today marks one year since the death of Mary Wilson, a founding member of the all-female singing group The Supremes, at age 76. (She missed her 77th birthday by one month.)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/10/22 at 4:35 am

February 10th 1950 – Mark Spitz, American swimmer. He was the most successful athlete at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, winning seven gold medals, all in world record time. This was an achievement that lasted for 36 years until it was surpassed by fellow American Michael Phelps, who won eight golds at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Between 1968 and 1972, Spitz won nine Olympic golds, a silver, and a bronze, in addition to five Pan American golds, 31 Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) titles and eight National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) titles. During those years, he set 35 world records, two of which were in trials and unofficial. Swimming World Magazine named him World Swimmer of the Year in 1969, 1971, and 1972. He was the third athlete to win nine Olympic gold medals.

Subject: Re: Royal Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/10/22 at 5:11 am

February 10th 1567 – Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, was murdered at Kirk o' Field. He was the second husband of Mary, Queen of Scots. From his marriage in 1565, he was king consort of Scotland. He was created Duke of Albany shortly before his marriage. Less than a year after the birth of his and Mary's only child, King James VI of Scotland and I of England. Many contemporary narratives describing his life and death refer to him as Lord Darnley, his title as heir apparent to the Earldom of Lennox, and it is by this appellation that he is known in history. On his mother's side he was a great-grandson of King Henry VII of England. (b. 1545)

Subject: Re: Business Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/10/22 at 7:16 am

February 10th 1951 – Bob Iger, American business executive. He is Executive Chairman of The Walt Disney Company. Before working for Disney, Bob served as the President of ABC Television from 1994 to 1995, and as President/COO of Capital Cities/ABC, Inc. from 1995 until Disney's acquisition of the company in 1996.

Subject: Re: Nobel Prize Winner Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/10/22 at 8:16 am

February 10th 1923 – Wilhelm Röntgen, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate, died of colorectal cancer. On 8 November 1895, produced and detected electromagnetic radiation in a wavelength range known as X-rays or Röntgen rays, an achievement that earned him the inaugural Nobel Prize in Physics in 1901. In honour of Röntgen's accomplishments, in 2004 the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) named element 111, roentgenium, a radioactive element with multiple unstable isotopes, after him. The unit of measurement roentgen was also named after him. (b. 1845)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/10/22 at 2:28 pm

February 10th 1955 – Greg Norman, Australian entrepreneur and retired professional golfer who spent 331 weeks as the world's Number 1 Official World Golf Rankings ranked golfer in the 1980s and 1990s. He has won 89 professional tournaments, including 20 PGA Tour tournaments and two majors: The Open Championships in 1986 and 1993. Norman also earned thirty top-10 finishes and was the runner-up 8 times in majors throughout his career. He was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2001 with the highest percentage of votes (80%) of any golfer to date. In a reference to his blond hair, size, aggressive golf style and his birthplace's native coastal animal, Norman's nickname is "The Great White Shark" (often shortened to just "The Shark"), which he earned after his play at the 1981 Masters. He married former World No. 1 tennis player Chris Evert on Paradise Island in the Bahamas in June 2008, but they separated after only 15 months and were subsequently divorced.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 02/12/22 at 3:13 pm

Five years ago today, on February 12th 2017, singer Al Jarreau passed away one month shy of his 77th birthday.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 02/12/22 at 3:14 pm

Seven years ago today, on this day in 2015, announcer and voice actor Gary Owens passed away at age 80 3/4.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 02/12/22 at 3:17 pm

12 February 1976: Actor Sal Mineo was stabbed to death, just one month after turning 37. If he hadn't gotten killed, he might've had a greater career.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 02/12/22 at 3:20 pm

On this day in 2000, cartoonist Charles Schulz - best known for creating Peanuts - passed away at age 77. (He would have turned 100 in November of this year.)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 02/13/22 at 4:13 pm

Today marks six years since the death of American Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia; he was just a month short of his 80th birthday.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 02/14/22 at 11:06 pm

Eight years ago today, on 14 February 2014, baseball player/manager Jim Fregosi passed away after suffering a series of strokes. He was 71.

(He would have turned 80 this April.)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/17/22 at 8:06 am

February 17th 1944 – Karl Jenkins, Welsh multi-instrumentalist and composer. His best known works include the song "Adiemus" and the Adiemus album series; Palladio; The Armed Man; and his Requiem. Jenkins was educated in music at Cardiff University and the Royal Academy of Music: of the latter, he is a fellow and an Associate. He joined the jazz-rock band Soft Machine in 1972 and became the group's lead songwriter in 1974. Jenkins continued to work with Soft Machine up to 1984, but has not been involved with any incarnation of the group since. Jenkins has composed music for advertisement campaigns and has won the industry prize twice.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/17/22 at 8:30 am

February 17th 1909 – Geronimo, "the one who yawns", American tribal leader, died of pneumonia after been thrown from his horse while riding home, and had to lie in the cold all night until a friend found him extremely ill. He was the prominent leader and medicine man from the Bedonkohe band of the Apache tribe. From 1850 to 1886, Geronimo joined with members of three other Chiricahua Apache bands—the Tchihende, the Tsokanende and the Nednhi—to carry out numerous raids, as well as fight against Mexican and U.S. military campaigns in the northern Mexico states of Chihuahua and Sonora and in the southwestern American territories of New Mexico and Arizona. Geronimo's raids and related combat actions were a part of the prolonged period of the Apache–United States conflict, which started with American settlement in Apache lands following the end of the war with Mexico in 1848. (b. 1829)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/17/22 at 10:25 am

February 17th 1890 – Christopher Latham Sholes, American inventor, died after battling tuberculosis for nine years. He invented the QWERTY keyboard, and, along with Samuel W. Soule, Carlos Glidden and John Pratt, has been contended to be one of the inventors of the first typewriter in the United States. He was also a newspaper publisher and Wisconsin politician. (b. 1819)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/22 at 3:00 am

February 18th 1943 – Graeme Garden, British comedian, actor, author, artist and television presenter. Best known as a member of The Goodies and a regular panellist on I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/22 at 3:22 am

February 18th 1964 – Matt Dillon, American actor and director. He made his feature film debut in Over the Edge (1979) and established himself as a teen idol by starring in the films My Bodyguard (1980), Little Darlings (1980), the three S. E. Hinton book adaptations Tex (1982), Rumble Fish (1983), The Outsiders (1983) and The Flamingo Kid (1984). From the late 1980s onward, Dillon achieved further success, starring in Drugstore Cowboy (1989), Singles (1992), The Saint of Fort Washington (1993), To Die For (1995), Beautiful Girls (1996), In & Out (1997), There's Something About Mary (1998), and Wild Things (1998). In a 1991 article, famed movie critic Roger Ebert referred to him as the best actor within his age group, along with Sean Penn. In the 2000s, he made his directing debut with City of Ghosts (2002) and went on to star in the films Factotum (2005), You, Me and Dupree (2006), Nothing but the Truth (2008), Sunlight Jr. (2013) and The House That Jack Built (2018). For Crash (2004), he won an Independent Spirit Award and was nominated for a Golden Globe Award and the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He had earlier been nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album for narrating Jack Kerouac's On the Road. In 2015, he starred in the first season of the FOX television series Wayward Pines, for which he was nominated for a Saturn Award.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/22 at 4:14 am

February 18th 1546 – Martin Luther, German professor of theology, priest, author, composer, Augustinian monk, and a seminal figure in the Reformation, died after an apoplectic stroke. Luther was ordained to the priesthood in 1507. He came to reject several teachings and practices of the Roman Catholic Church; in particular, he disputed the view on indulgences. Luther proposed an academic discussion of the practice and efficacy of indulgences in his Ninety-five Theses of 1517. His refusal to renounce all of his writings at the demand of Pope Leo X in 1520 and the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V at the Diet of Worms in 1521 resulted in his excommunication by the pope and condemnation as an outlaw by the Holy Roman Emperor. (b. 1483)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/22 at 1:02 pm

February 18th 1564 – Michelangelo (Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni), Italian sculptor, painter, architect and poet of the High Renaissance, died from an unrecorded cause. He exerted an unparalleled influence on the development of Western art. His artistic versatility was of such a high order that he is often considered a contender for the title of the archetypal Renaissance man, along with his rival, the fellow Florentine, Leonardo da Vinci. Several scholars have described Michelangelo as the greatest artist of his age and even as the greatest artist of all time. (b. 1475)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/22 at 4:06 pm

February 18th 1952 – Randy Crawford (Veronica Crawford), American jazz and R&B singer. American jazz and R&B singer. She has been more successful in Europe than in the United States, where she has not entered the Billboard Hot 100 as a solo artist. However, she has appeared on the Hot 100 singles chart twice. First, was in 1979 as a guest vocalist on The Crusaders's top 40 hit "Street Life". She also dueted with Rick Springfield on the song "Taxi Dancing," which hit #59 as the b-side of Springfield's hit "Bop Til You Drop." She has had five Top 20 hits in the UK, including her 1980 number 2 hit, "One Day I'll Fly Away", as well as six UK Top 10 albums. Despite her American nationality, she won Best British Female Solo Artist in recognition of her popularity in the UK at the 1982 Brit Awards. In the late 2000s she received her first two Grammy Award nominations.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/22 at 4:26 pm

February 18th 1954 – John Travolta, American actor and producer. He rose to fame during the 1970s, appearing on the television sitcom Welcome Back, Kotter (1975–1979) and starring in the box office successes Carrie (1976), Saturday Night Fever (1977), and Grease (1978). His acting career declined throughout the 1980s, but he enjoyed a resurgence in the 1990s with his role in Pulp Fiction (1994), and has since starred in the films Get Shorty (1995), Broken Arrow (1996), Face/Off (1997), Swordfish (2001), The Punisher (2004), Hairspray (2007), Bolt (2008), and The Taking of Pelham 123 (2009). Travolta was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for performances in Saturday Night Fever and Pulp Fiction. He won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy for his performance in Get Shorty and has received a total of six nominations, the most recent being in 2011. In 2014, he received the IIFA Award for Outstanding Achievement in International Cinema. In 2016, Travolta received his first Primetime Emmy Award, as a producer of the first season of the anthology series American Crime Story, subtitled The People v. O. J. Simpson. He also received an additional Emmy nomination and a Golden Globe nomination for his portrayal of lawyer Robert Shapiro in the series. Travolta is also a private pilot and owns four aircraft. He is the widower of actress Kelly Preston, whom he married in 1991.

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Written By: LyricBoy on 02/18/22 at 5:16 pm


February 18th 1954 – John Travolta, American actor and producer. He rose to fame during the 1970s, appearing on the television sitcom Welcome Back, Kotter (1975–1979) and starring in the box office successes Carrie (1976), Saturday Night Fever (1977), and Grease (1978). His acting career declined throughout the 1980s, but he enjoyed a resurgence in the 1990s with his role in Pulp Fiction (1994), and has since starred in the films Get Shorty (1995), Broken Arrow (1996), Face/Off (1997), Swordfish (2001), The Punisher (2004), Hairspray (2007), Bolt (2008), and The Taking of Pelham 123 (2009). Travolta was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for performances in Saturday Night Fever and Pulp Fiction. He won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy for his performance in Get Shorty and has received a total of six nominations, the most recent being in 2011. In 2014, he received the IIFA Award for Outstanding Achievement in International Cinema. In 2016, Travolta received his first Primetime Emmy Award, as a producer of the first season of the anthology series American Crime Story, subtitled The People v. O. J. Simpson. He also received an additional Emmy nomination and a Golden Globe nomination for his portrayal of lawyer Robert Shapiro in the series. Travolta is also a private pilot and owns four aircraft. He is the widower of actress Kelly Preston, whom he married in 1991.


He also portrayed a bubble boy, in 1976’s The Boy in the Plastic Bubble.  8)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/22 at 3:04 am

February 19th 1943 – Lou Christie (born Lugee Alfredo Giovanni Sacco), American soft rock singer-songwriter. Known for several pop rock hits in the 1960s, including his 1966 US chart-topper "Lightnin' Strikes" and 1969 UK number-two "I'm Gonna Make You Mine".

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/22 at 5:33 am

February 19th 1994 – Derek Jarman, English film director, stage designer, author and gay rights activist, died of an AIDS-related illness. He first became known as a stage designer. Known for Caravaggio (1986), Edward II (1991) and Wittgenstein (1993). His break in the film industry came as production designer for Ken Russell's The Devils (1971). He made his mainstream narrative filmmaking debut with Sebastiane (1976), about the martyrdom of Saint Sebastian. This was one of the first British films to feature positive images of gay sexuality; its dialogue was entirely in Latin. He followed this with Jubilee (shot 1977, released 1978), in which Queen Elizabeth I of England is seen to be transported forward in time to a desolate and brutal wasteland ruled by her twentieth-century namesake. Jubilee has been described as "Britain's only decent punk film", and featured punk groups and figures such as Jayne County of Wayne County & the Electric Chairs, Jordan, Toyah Willcox, and Adam and the Ants. (b. 1942)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/22 at 10:28 am

February 19th 1952 – Amy Tan, American author, known for the novel The Joy Luck Club, which was adapted into a film of the same name in 1993 by director Wayne Wang. Tan has written several other novels, including The Kitchen God's Wife, The Hundred Secret Senses, The Bonesetter's Daughter, Saving Fish from Drowning, and The Valley of Amazement. Tan's latest book is a memoir entitled Where The Past Begins: A Writer's Memoir (2017). In addition to these, Tan has written two children's books: The Moon Lady (1992) and Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat (1994), which was turned into an animated series that aired on PBS. Tan was the next scheduled guest on CNN on September 11, 2001 before regular programming was skirted to cover the terrorist attacks that day.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/22 at 12:49 pm

February 19th 1958 – Helen Fielding, English author and screenwriter. Best known as the creator of the fictional character Bridget Jones, and a sequence of novels and films beginning with the life of a thirty something singleton in London trying to make sense of life and love. Bridget Jones's Diary (1996) and The Edge of Reason (1999) were published in 40 countries and sold more than 15 million copies. The two films of the same name achieved international success. In a survey conducted by The Guardian newspaper, Bridget Jones's Diary was named as one of the ten novels that best defined the 20th century.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/20/22 at 3:46 am

February 20th 1946 – Brenda Blethyn (née Bottle), English actress. She is the recipient of several accolades, including one Golden Globe, one BAFTA, one Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress and two Academy Award nominations. In 1980, Blethyn made her television debut in Mike Leigh's Grown-Ups. She later won leading roles on the short-run sitcoms Chance in a Million (1984–1986) and The Labours of Erica (1989–1990). She made her big-screen debut with a small role in Nicolas Roeg's 1990 film adaptation of Roald Dahl's The Witches. She experienced a major career breakthrough with her leading role in Mike Leigh's 1996 drama Secrets & Lies, for which she received multiple awards, including Best Actress at Cannes, a BAFTA, a Golden Globe, and an Academy Award nomination. She earned her second Academy Award nomination two years later, for her performance in Little Voice (1998).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/20/22 at 5:31 am

February 20th 1985 – Clarence Nash, American voice actor, died of leukemia. Best known as the original voice of the Disney cartoon character Donald Duck. He was born in the rural community of Watonga, Oklahoma, and a street in that town is named in his honor. In 1993, he was posthumously made a Disney Legend for his contributions to Walt Disney films (b. 1904)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/20/22 at 11:35 am

February 20th 1943 – Mike Leigh, English director and screenwriter. He has been nominated at the Academy Awards seven times: twice each for Secrets & Lies and Vera Drake (Best Original Screenplay and Best Director) and once for Topsy-Turvy, Happy-Go-Lucky, and Another Year (Best Original Screenplay only). Leigh has also won several prizes at major European film festivals. Most notably, he won the Best Director award at Cannes for Naked in 1993 and the Palme d'Or in 1996 for Secrets & Lies. He won the Leone d'Oro for the best film at the International Venice Film Festival in 2004 with Vera Drake.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/20/22 at 11:51 am

February 20th 2010 – Alexander Haig, American general and politician, died from complications from a staphylococcal infection. He served as United States Secretary of State under President Ronald Reagan and the White House chief of staff under presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford. Prior to these cabinet-level positions, he retired as a general from the United States Army, having been Supreme Allied Commander Europe after serving as the vice chief of staff of the Army. In 1973, he became the youngest four-star general in the U.S. Army's history. (b. 1924)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/20/22 at 3:00 pm

February 20th 1951 – Gordon Brown, Scottish politician. He served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Labour Party from 2007 to 2010. He served as Chancellor of the Exchequer in the Blair government from 1997 to 2007. Brown was a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1983 to 2015, first for Dunfermline East and later for Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath. He is the most recent Labour politician and most recent Scottish politician to hold the office of Prime Minister. historian and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/20/22 at 3:07 pm

February 20th 1920 – Robert Peary, American explorer and United States Navy officer, died of tuberculosis. He made several expeditions to the Arctic in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He is best known for claiming to have reached the geographic North Pole with his expedition on April 6, 1909. (b. 1856)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/21/22 at 4:18 am

February 21st 1955 – Kelsey Grammer, American actor, singer, and producer. Best known for his two-decade-long portrayal of psychiatrist Dr. Frasier Crane on the NBC sitcom Cheers and its spin-off Frasier, for which he won four Primetime Emmy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards. He is also known for his performance in the political drama series Boss for which he won a Golden Globe Award, and the period drama series The Last Tycoon, as well as having a recurring guest role as the voice of Sideshow Bob in The Simpsons, with additional voice roles in Anastasia (1997) and Toy Story 2 (1999). He has also appeared in various television shows such as 30 Rock, Modern Family, and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/21/22 at 7:18 am

February 21st 1965 – Malcolm X (born Malcolm Little), African-American Muslim minister and human rights activist, was assassinated. He was a popular figure during the civil rights movement. He is best known for his time spent as a vocal spokesman for the Nation of Islam. Malcolm spent his adolescence living in a series of foster homes or with relatives after his father's death and his mother's hospitalization. He engaged in several illicit activities, eventually being sentenced to 10 years in prison in 1946 for larceny and breaking and entering. In prison, he joined the Nation of Islam, adopted the name Malcolm X (to symbolize his unknown African ancestral surname), and quickly became one of the organization's most influential leaders after being paroled in 1952. Malcolm X then served as the public face of the organization for a dozen years, where he advocated for Black empowerment, Black supremacy, and the separation of black and white Americans, and publicly criticized the mainstream civil rights movement for its emphasis on nonviolence and racial integration. Malcolm X also expressed pride in some of the Nation's social welfare achievements, namely its free drug rehabilitation program. (b. 1925)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/21/22 at 11:58 am

February 21st 1943 – David Geffen, American business magnate, producer and film studio executive. He co-created Asylum Records in 1971 with Elliot Roberts, Geffen Records in 1980, DGC Records in 1990, and DreamWorks SKG in 1994.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/21/22 at 1:02 pm

February 21st 2018 – Billy Graham, American evangelist, died of natural causes. A prominent evangelical Christian figure, and an ordained Southern Baptist minister who became well known internationally in the late 1940s. As a preacher, he held large indoor and outdoor rallies with sermons that were broadcast on radio and television; some were still being re-broadcast into the 21st century. In his six decades on television, Graham hosted annual "Crusades", evangelistic campaigns that ran from 1947 until his retirement in 2005. He also hosted the radio show Hour of Decision from 1950 to 1954. He repudiated racial segregation and insisted on racial integration for his revivals and crusades, starting in 1953; he also invited Martin Luther King Jr. to preach jointly at a revival in New York City in 1957. In addition to his religious aims, he helped shape the worldview of a huge number of people who came from different backgrounds, leading them to find a relationship between the Bible and contemporary secular viewpoints. According to his website, Graham preached to live audiences of 210 million people in more than 185 countries and territories through various meetings, including BMS World Mission and Global Mission. Graham was a spiritual adviser to U.S. presidents, and he provided spiritual counsel for every president from Harry S. Truman (33rd) to Barack Obama (44th). He was particularly close to Dwight D. Eisenhower, Lyndon B. Johnson (one of Graham's closest friends), and Richard Nixon. (b. 1918)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/21/22 at 3:30 pm

February 21st 1946 – Anthony Daniels, English actor and producer. Best known for playing C-3PO in 10 Star Wars films. He is the only actor to have been involved / appeared in all theatrical films in the series, all canon animated television shows, as well as many of their spin-offs, including video games, radio serials, etc. Daniels was the voice of Legolas in the Ralph Bakshi animated adaptation of The Lord of the Rings (1978). He has appeared intermittently on British television in various dramas, including playing a pathologist in Prime Suspect starring Helen Mirren.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/22/22 at 6:43 am

February 22nd 2002 – Chuck Jones (Charles Martin Jones), American animator, voice actor, and painter, died of heart failure. Best known for his work with Warner Bros. Cartoons on the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of shorts. He wrote, produced, and/or directed many classic Animated Cartoon shorts starring Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner, Pepé Le Pew, and Porky Pig, among others. He worked very briefly for DePatie-Freleng Enterprises, Inc. (b. 1912)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/22/22 at 11:26 am

February 22nd 1976 – Florence Chapman (née Ballard), American singer, died from cardiac arrest caused by a coronary thrombosis (a blood clot in one of her coronary arteries). She was a founding member of the Motown vocal female group the Supremes. She sang on 16 top 40 singles with the group, including ten number-one hits. After being removed from the Supremes in 1967, Ballard tried an unsuccessful solo career with ABC Records before she was dropped from the label at the end of the decade. Ballard struggled with alcoholism, depression, and poverty for three years. She was making an attempt at a musical comeback when she died of a heart attack in February 1976 at the age of 32. Ballard's death was considered by one critic as "one of rock's greatest tragedies". Ballard was posthumously inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Supremes in 1988. (b. 1943)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 02/22/22 at 1:26 pm

February 22nd 1983 – Adrian Boult, English conductor, died from an undisclosed cause. Brought up in a prosperous mercantile family, he followed musical studies in England and at Leipzig, Germany, with early conducting work in London for the Royal Opera House and Sergei Diaghilev's ballet company. His first prominent post was conductor of the City of Birmingham Orchestra in 1924. When the British Broadcasting Corporation appointed him director of music in 1930, he established the BBC Symphony Orchestra and became its chief conductor. The orchestra set standards of excellence that were rivalled in Britain only by the London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO), founded two years later. He was known for his championing of British music. He gave the first performance of his friend Gustav Holst's The Planets, and introduced new works by, among others, Elgar, Bliss, Britten, Delius, Rootham, Tippett, Vaughan Williams and Walton. He was created a Knight Bachelor in 1937 and was created a Companion of Honour (CH) in 1969. (b. 1889)

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Written By: Redhairkid on 02/25/22 at 7:53 am

February 25 1952 - Tomas Folke Jonas Ledin, Swedish singer/songwriter/guitarist/pianist/clarinettist/harmonica player and record producer born in Ratan, Ostersund to schoolteachers Folke and Margareta Ledin (formerly Moberg). Absolute genius, sexgod and nice guy.

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Written By: LyricBoy on 02/27/22 at 2:20 pm

Legendary Star Trek actor and In Search Of narrator Leonard Nimoy bit it on this day in 2015. (b. 1931)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/01/22 at 7:01 am

March 1st 1994 – Justin Bieber, Canadian singer-songwriter. He was discovered by American record executive Scooter Braun and signed with RBMG Records in 2008, gaining recognition with the release of his debut seven-track EP My World (2009) and soon establishing himself as a teen idol.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/01/22 at 12:01 pm

March 1st 1954 – Ron Howard, American actor, director, and producer. He appeared in the musical film The Music Man (1962), a critical and commercial success. He was credited as Ronny Howard in his film and television appearances from 1959 to 1973. Howard was cast in one of the lead roles in the coming-of-age film American Graffiti (1973), and became a household name for playing Richie Cunningham in the sitcom Happy Days, a role he would play from 1974 to 1980. Howard received the Academy Award for Best Director and Academy Award for Best Picture for A Beautiful Mind and was nominated again for the same awards for Frost/Nixon

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/02/22 at 1:10 am

March 2nd 1968 – Daniel Craig, English actor and producer. He is best known for portraying James Bond in the eponymous film series, beginning with Casino Royale (2006), which brought him international fame. As of January 2021, he has starred in three more instalments, with a fifth set to be released in late 2021. Other notable roles include his breakthrough role in the drama serial Our Friends in the North (1996), the historical drama film Munich (2005), and the mystery thriller The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011) and the mystery comedy Knives Out (2019).

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/02/22 at 9:13 am

March 2nd 1987 – Randolph Scott, American film actor, died of heart and lung ailments. His career spanned the years from 1928 to 1962. As a leading man for all but the first three years of his cinematic career, Scott appeared in a variety of genres, including social dramas, crime dramas, comedies, musicals (albeit in non-singing and non-dancing roles), adventure tales, war films, and a few horror and fantasy films. However, his most enduring image is that of the tall-in-the-saddle Western hero. Out of his more than 100 film appearances over 60 were in Westerns; thus, "of all the major stars whose name was associated with the Western, Scott most closely identified with it." (b. 1898)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 03/03/22 at 10:17 pm

Today marks 56 years since the death of actor William Frawley (at age 79 years plus 5 days) and the birth of rapper-actor Tone Loc.

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Written By: c_keenan2001@hotmail.com on 03/04/22 at 3:10 am

Today marks 68 years since Catherine O'Hara's birth in Toronto. She was 4 of 5 siblings born in Toronto.  She has an older sister Patsy O'Hara, 2 older brothers, Marc O'Hara and Michael O'Hara, and one younger sister, Mary Margaret O'Hara. (b:1954)

3 years ago today Luke Perry succumbed to a fatal stroke which left him in a coma for several weeks.  Luke was known for his roles as Dylan McKay on Beverly Hills 90201 and Fred Andrews on Riverdale. (b:1966)

Today marks 28 years since former SCTV alumni John Candy succumbed to a fatal heart attack and died in his sleep while he was on the set of his film Wagons East which was being filmed in Durango, Mexico.  He left behind his wife and his two children Jennifer and Christopher. (b:1950)

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Written By: LyricBoy on 03/04/22 at 4:37 am


Today marks 56 years since the death of actor William Frawley (at age 79 years plus 5 days) and the birth of rapper-actor Tone Loc.


Indeed a classic passing of the torch from one generation to another.

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Written By: nally on 03/04/22 at 8:44 pm


Indeed a classic passing of the torch from one generation to another.

I'm sure there are other full-date instances of one famous person dying and another one (or more) being born.

Case in point: June 13th 1986. Benny Goodman died and the Olsen twins were born.

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Written By: Howard on 03/05/22 at 7:01 am

John Belushi died on this day in 1982 of a drug overdose.  :\'(

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Written By: nally on 03/05/22 at 11:30 am

59 years ago today, on March 5th 1963: American country music stars Patsy Cline, Hawkshaw Hawkins, Cowboy Copas and their pilot Randy Hughes were killed in a plane crash in Camden, Tennessee. :\'(

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Written By: nally on 03/06/22 at 2:09 pm

The last time this date fell on a Sunday, which was in 2016, former U.S. First Lady Nancy Reagan passed away at 94 years of age.

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Written By: nally on 03/06/22 at 9:04 pm

Today marks 16 years since the death of Minnesota Twins star Kirby Puckett. He missed his 46th birthday by eight days. His official cause of death was identified as "cerebral hemorrhage due to hypertension." At the time of his passing, a number of his teammates from the 1991 World Series championship team were by his side, including Shane Mack and Kent Hrbek.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/08/22 at 1:24 am

March 8th 1943 – Susan Clark (born Nora Golding), Canadian actress, known for her movie roles such as Coogan's Bluff and Colossus: The Forbin Project, and for her role as Katherine Papadopolis on the American television sitcom Webster, on which she appeared with her husband, Alex Karras.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/08/22 at 3:24 am

March 8th 1945 – Micky Dolenz, American actor, musician, TV producer and businessman. He is best known as the vocalist and drummer for the 1960s pop-rock band the Monkees (1966–1968) and a co-star of the TV series The Monkees (1966–1968). Upon the death of Michael Nesmith in 2021, Dolenz became the only surviving member of the band.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/08/22 at 3:57 am

March 8th 1723 – Christopher Wren, English architect, died after catching a chill. He was one of the most highly acclaimed English architects in history, as well as an anatomist, astronomer, geometer, and mathematician-physicist. He was accorded responsibility for rebuilding 52 churches in the City of London after the Great Fire in 1666, including what is regarded as his masterpiece, St Paul's Cathedral, on Ludgate Hill, completed in 1710. The principal creative responsibility for a number of the churches is now more commonly attributed to others in his office, especially Nicholas Hawksmoor. Other notable buildings by Wren include the Royal Hospital Chelsea, the Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich, and the south front of Hampton Court Palace. He was knighted in 1673. This honour was bestowed on him after his resignation from the Savilian chair in Oxford, by which time he had already begun to make his mark as an architect, both in services to the Crown and in playing an important part in rebuilding London after the Great Fire. (b. 1632)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/08/22 at 8:30 am

March 8th 1947 – Carole Bayer Sager, American singer-songwriter. She has won an Academy Award (out of six nominations), a Grammy Award (out of nine nominations), and two Golden Globe Awards (out of seven nominations). She was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1987. Bayer Sager won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1982 for "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)", which was the theme song of the movie Arthur. Bayer Sager received the Grammy Award for Song of the Year in 1987 for the song "That's What Friends Are For", which she co-wrote with Bacharach. This song was originally written for the movie Night Shift (1982), and it was recorded for this movie by Rod Stewart. The song was popularized in a 1986 cover version by Dionne Warwick, Stevie Wonder, Gladys Knight, and Elton John. She married composer and pianist Burt Bacharach in 1982, divorced in 1991, and now is married to Robert Daly, former chairman of Warner Brothers and former chairman / CEO of the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team, and currently chairman of the American Film Institute (AFI).

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Written By: LyricBoy on 03/08/22 at 9:37 am


March 8th 1945 – Micky Dolenz, American actor, musician, TV producer and businessman. He is best known as the vocalist and drummer for the 1960s pop-rock band the Monkees (1966–1968) and a co-star of the TV series The Monkees (1966–1968). Upon the death of Michael Nesmith in 2021, Dolenz became the only surviving member of the band.


Does he now perform in the singular, as The Monkee? ???

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/08/22 at 10:20 am


Does he now perform in the singular, as The Monkee? ???
If he still performing?

Subject: Re: Presidential Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/08/22 at 10:21 am

March 8th 1930 – William Howard Taft, American lawyer, jurist, and politician, died from complications of heart disease, high blood pressure, and inflammation of the bladder. He was the 27th president of the United States (1909–1913) and the tenth chief justice of the United States (1921–1930), the only person to have held both offices. Taft was elected president in 1908, the chosen successor of Theodore Roosevelt, but was defeated for reelection by Woodrow Wilson in 1912 after Roosevelt split the Republican vote by running as a third-party candidate. In 1921, President Warren G. Harding appointed Taft to be chief justice, a position he held until a month before his death. (b. 1857)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/09/22 at 4:18 am

March 9th 1948 – Jeffrey Osborne, American Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter, musician, and lyricist. He is the former drummer and lead singer of the American R&B/soul group L.T.D., with whom he began his musical career in 1970. In 1982, Osborne sang the opening song "I Just Want to Be Your Friend" for the comedy film The Toy. Osborne later released his self-titled debut album in 1982, which featured two hit singles, "On the Wings of Love" and "I Really Don't Need No Light" (1982), peaking at No. 29 and No. 39 on the pop chart respectively. It was followed the next year by Stay with Me Tonight, his first solo gold album, which spawned four more hits, "Don't You Get So Mad" (No. 25), the title track (No. 30), "Plane Love" (No. 10 R&B, No. 6 dance), and "We're Going All the Way (No. 48). "Stay with Me Tonight" (May 1984, No. 18) and "On the Wings of Love" (August 1984, No. 11) reached the UK Singles Chart. In 1985, Osborne wrote the lyrics to the Whitney Houston hit "All at Once" (music by Michael Masser). He appeared on USA for Africa's fundraising single, "We Are the World" in 1985. Osborne sang the unreleased single "Everything Good Takes Time" which was part of a video tribute to Julius Erving (Dr. J) in 1987. He would later appear on Celebrity Duets in 2006, performing "On the Wings of Love" with Alfonso Ribeiro. Osborne lent his vocals to the theme song of the soap opera, Loving, from 1992 to 1995 as well as the first season theme song for the Kirstie Alley comedy Veronica's Closet.

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/09/22 at 4:59 am

March 9th 1897 – Sondre Norheim (born Sondre Auverson), Norwegian skier, died from an undisclosed cause. He was a pioneer of modern skiing, and known as the father of Telemark skiing. Born at Øverbø, a little cotter's farm and raised in Morgedal in the municipality of Kviteseid in Telemark, Norway. Skiing was a popular activity in Morgedal. Sondre took to downhill skiing as a recreational activity, rising to local fame for his skills. He made important innovations in skiing technology by designing new equipment, such as different bindings and shorter skis with curved sides to facilitate turns. He also designed the Telemark ski, which is the prototype of all those now produced. Sondre Norheim was regarded by his contemporaries as a master of the art of skiing. He combined ordinary skiing with jumping and slalom. In 1868 he won the first national skiing competition in Christiania, beating his younger competitors by a large margin. His reputation grew, and eventually made Norwegian words like ski and slalåm (slalom) known worldwide. (b. 1825)

Subject: Re: Artistic Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/09/22 at 6:32 am

March 9th 1948 – Eric Fischl, American painter, sculptor, printmaker, draughtsman and educator. He is known for his paintings depicting American suburbia from the 1970s and 1980s.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/09/22 at 9:20 am

March 9th 1996 – George Burns (born Nathan Birnbaum), American actor, comedian, and producer. American comedian, actor, singer, and writer, died of a cardiac arrest. He was one of the few entertainers whose career successfully spanned vaudeville, radio, film, and television. His arched eyebrow and cigar-smoke punctuation became familiar trademarks for over three-quarters of a century. He and his wife, Gracie Allen, appeared on radio, television, and film as the comedy duo Burns and Allen. At age 79, Burns had a sudden career revival as an amiable, beloved, and unusually active comedy elder statesman in the 1975 film The Sunshine Boys, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Burns, who became a centenarian in 1996, continued to work until just weeks before his death. (b. 1896)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 03/11/22 at 9:54 pm

Oscar Ferdinand Mayer - a German American who founded the processed-meat firm named after himself - died on this day in 1955, age 95. (He missed his 96th birthday by 18 days.)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 03/12/22 at 8:41 pm

Today marks 21 years since the death of Moron Downey Jr. - an American musician and TV host known for pioneering a "Trash TV" format in the late 1980s. He was 68 (born December 1932; although many sources thought he was born a year later).

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: LyricBoy on 03/13/22 at 8:01 am


Today marks 21 years since the death of Morton Downey Jr. - an American musician and TV host known for pioneering a "Trash TV" format in the late 1980s. He was 68 (born December 1932; although many sources thought he was born a year later).


Fixed it.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 03/13/22 at 11:00 am


Fixed it.

I didn’t think anybody would notice.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 03/13/22 at 11:11 am

Today marks 16 years since the death of game show host Peter Tomarken.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 03/13/22 at 11:09 pm


Today marks 16 years since the death of game show host Peter Tomarken.

Actress Maureen Stapleton (no relation to Jean Stapleton of "All In The Family" fame) also passed away on this date in 2006.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 03/13/22 at 11:12 pm

On this day in 1901, Benjamin Harrison - the 23rd President of the United States - passed away at the age of 67.

His tenure as President (Republican) interrupted the presidency of Grover Cleveland, whom he defeated in 1888 and lost to in 1892.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: LyricBoy on 03/14/22 at 5:38 am


On this day in 1901, Benjamin Harrison - the 23rd President of the United States - passed away at the age of 67.

His tenure as President (Republican) interrupted the presidency of Grover Cleveland, whom he defeated in 1888 and lost to in 1896.


His descendants Richard Harrison Sr (“The Old Man”), Richard Harrison Jr. (“Rick”), and Richard Harrison III (“Big Hoss”) went on to become reality TV stars on the hit show, Pawn Stars.  8)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/14/22 at 6:22 am

March 14th 1950 – Rick Dees (Rigdon Osmond Dees III), American entertainer, radio personality, comedian, actor, and voice artist, best known for his internationally syndicated radio show The Rick Dees Weekly Top 40 Countdown and for the 1976 satirical novelty song "Disco Duck". Dees is a People's Choice Award recipient, a Grammy-nominated performing artist, and Broadcast Hall of Fame inductee. He performed the title song for the film Meatballs. He co-founded the E. W. Scripps television network Fine Living, now the Cooking Channel, and has hosted Rick Dees in the Morning at 102.7 KIIS FM and Hot 92.3 in Los Angeles. Today he continues his own syndicated daily radio show, Daily Dees and the syndicated Rick Dees Weekly Top 40 Countdown.

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/14/22 at 9:19 am

March 14th 1997 – Fred Zinnemann, Austrian-American director and producer, died of a heart attack. He won four Academy Awards for directing and producing films in various genres, including thrillers, westerns, film noir and play adaptations. He made 25 feature films during his 50-year career. Among his films were The Search (1947), The Men (1950), High Noon (1952), From Here to Eternity (1953), Oklahoma! (1955), The Nun's Story (1959), A Man For All Seasons (1966), The Day of the Jackal (1973), and Julia (1977). His films have received 65 Oscar nominations, winning 24; Zinnemann himself was nominated for ten, and won Best Director for From Here to Eternity, Best Picture and Best Director for A Man for All Seasons, and Best Documentary, Short Subjects for Benjy (1951). (b. 1907)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/14/22 at 12:16 pm

March 14th 1948 – Billy Crystal, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter. He has received numerous accolades, including six Primetime Emmy Awards (out of 21 nominations), a Tony Award, a Mark Twain Prize, and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1991. He has hosted the Academy Awards nine times, beginning in 1990 and most recently in 2012. In 2022, he was announced as the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Critics Choice Awards.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 03/14/22 at 10:38 pm


His descendants Richard Harrison Sr (“The Old Man”), Richard Harrison Jr. (“Rick”), and Richard Harrison III (“Big Hoss”) went on to become reality TV stars on the hit show, Pawn Stars.  8)

That is quite interesting.

Btw, I goofed in my post which you quoted, but I fixed the error.

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/15/22 at 2:18 am

March 15th 44 BC – Julius Caesar, Roman general and statesman, was assassinated by a group of rebellious senators led by Brutus and Cassius, who stabbed him to death. A member of the First Triumvirate, Caesar led the Roman armies in the Gallic Wars before defeating his political rival Pompey in a civil war, and subsequently became dictator of Rome from 49 BC until his assassination in 44 BC. He played a critical role in the events that led to the demise of the Roman Republic and the rise of the Roman Empire. (b. 100 BC)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/15/22 at 4:54 am

March 15th 1943 – Sly Stone (Sylvester Stewart), American musician, songwriter, and record producer who is most famous for his role as frontman for Sly and the Family Stone, playing a critical role in the development of funk with his pioneering fusion of soul, rock, psychedelia and gospel in the 1960s and 1970s. Crawdaddy! has called him "the founder of progressive soul".

Subject: Re: Engineering Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/15/22 at 5:24 am

March 15th 1891 – Joseph Bazalgette, English civil engineer, died from an undisclosed cause. As chief engineer of London's Metropolitan Board of Works, his major achievement was the creation (in response to the Great Stink of 1858) of a sewerage system for central London which was instrumental in relieving the city from cholera epidemics, while beginning to clean the River Thames. He was also the designer of Hammersmith Bridge. He was knighted in 1875, and elected President of the Institution of Civil Engineers in 1883. (b. 1819)

Subject: Re: Cinematic Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/15/22 at 2:56 pm

March 15th 1943 – David Cronenberg, Canadian actor, director, and screenwriter. He is one of the principal originators of what is commonly known as the body horror genre, with his films exploring visceral bodily transformation, infection, technology, and the intertwining of the psychological with the physical. Cronenberg is best known for exploring these themes through sci-fi horror films such as Shivers (1975), Videodrome (1983), and The Fly (1986), though he has also worked in multiple genres throughout his career.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/16/22 at 9:41 am

March 16th 1953 – Isabelle Huppert, French actress. Described as "one of the best actresses in the world", she is known for her portrayals of cold and disdainful characters devoid of morality. Nominated for a record 16 César Awards, she has won two. Among other accolades, she has received 6 Lumières Award nominations, more than any other person, and won four. In 2020, The New York Times ranked her second on its list of the greatest actors of the 21st century.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/16/22 at 10:01 am

March 16th 2019 – Dick Dale (born Richard Anthony Monsour), American rock guitarist, died from heart failure and kidney failure. He was the pioneer of surf music, drawing on Middle Eastern music scales and experimenting with reverberation. Dale was known as "The King of the Surf Guitar", which was also the title of his second studio album. Dale was one of the most influential guitarists of all time and especially of the early 1960s. Most of the leading bands in surf music, such as The Beach Boys, Jan and Dean and The Trashmen, were influenced by Dale's music, and often included recordings of Dale's songs in their albums. His style and music influenced guitarists such as Jimi Hendrix, Pete Townshend, Eddie Van Halen and Brian May. (b. 1937)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/16/22 at 2:04 pm

March 16th 1971 – Bebe Daniels, American actress, singer, dancer, writer and producer, died of a cerebral hemorrhage. She began her career in Hollywood during the silent film era as a child actress, became a star in musicals such as 42nd Street, and later gained further fame on radio and television in Britain. In a long career, Bebe Daniels appeared in 230 films. (b. 1901)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/17/22 at 8:35 am

March 17th 1944 – Pattie Boyd, English model and photographer. She was one of the leading international models during the 1960s and, with Jean Shrimpton, epitomised the British female look of the era. Boyd married George Harrison in 1966 and experienced the height of the Beatles' popularity as well as sharing in their embrace of Indian spirituality. She divorced Harrison in 1977 and married Harrison's friend Eric Clapton in 1979; they divorced in 1989. Boyd inspired Harrison's songs "If I Needed Someone", "Something" and "For You Blue", and Clapton's songs "Layla" and "Wonderful Tonight". In August 2007, Boyd published her autobiography Wonderful Today (titled Wonderful Tonight in the United States). Her photographs of Harrison and Clapton, titled Through the Eye of a Muse, have been widely exhibited.

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/17/22 at 10:55 am

March 17th 2005 – Andre Norton (born Alice Mary Norton), American author, died of congestive heart failure. American writer of science fiction and fantasy, who also wrote works of historical fiction and contemporary fiction. She wrote primarily under the pen name Andre Norton, but also under Andrew North and Allen Weston. She was the first woman to be Gandalf Grand Master of Fantasy, to be SFWA Grand Master, and to be inducted by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame. (b. 1912)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/17/22 at 3:44 pm

March 17th 2016 – Paul Daniels (born Newton Edward Daniels), English magician and television presenter, died from a brain tumour. He achieved international fame through his television series The Paul Daniels Magic Show, which ran on the BBC from 1979 to 1994. He was known for his catchphrase, "You'll like this... not a lot, but you'll like it!" and for his marriage to his assistant, Debbie McGee. He was awarded the "Magician of the Year" Award by the Academy of Magical Arts in 1982, the first magician from outside the United States to receive it. He also won the Golden Rose of Montreux in 1985. (b. 1938)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 03/19/22 at 2:18 pm

Edgar Rice Burroughs, American soldier and author, died on this day in 1950 at age 74 1/2 (born Sept. 1875).

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 03/20/22 at 11:26 am

Today marks two years since the death of American country music performer Kenny Rogers, at age 81. (He also had several pop hits.)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 03/21/22 at 11:48 pm

Died five years ago today, on 21 March 1917: Chuck Barris - American game show personality.

He was known for hosting The Gong Show. He also created The Dating Game and The Newlywed Game. Even more notable, he wrote the 1962 Freddy Cannon hit "Palisades Park".

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: LyricBoy on 03/22/22 at 5:45 pm


Died five years ago today, on 21 March 1917: Chuck Barris - American game show personality.

He was known for hosting The Gong Show. He also created The Dating Game and The Newlywed Game. Even more notable, he wrote the 1962 Freddy Cannon hit "Palisades Park".


He was also an assassin for the CIA.  :-X

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/was-chuck-barris-a-cia-assassin-a-possibility-dangerous-mind-producer-says-988485/

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 03/25/22 at 10:53 pm


He was also an assassin for the CIA.  :-X

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/was-chuck-barris-a-cia-assassin-a-possibility-dangerous-mind-producer-says-988485/

Ooh...scary. :o

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 03/25/22 at 10:55 pm

Anyhoo, today marks 13 years since the death of American singer-guitarist Dan Seals at age 61. He was the younger brother of Jim Seals of the duo Seals & Crofts. Dan himself was also half a 1970s duo, namely England Dan & John Ford Coley. He then went solo as a country musician.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: LyricBoy on 03/25/22 at 11:22 pm


Anyhoo, today marks 13 years since the death of American singer-guitarist Dan Seals at age 61. He was the younger brother of Jim Seals of the duo Seals & Crofts. Dan himself was also half a 1970s duo, namely England Dan & John Ford Coley. He then went solo as a country musician.


“England” Dan crooned one of the most often misheard lyrics of all time…

”I’m not talkin’ about the linen…” 🎶 🎵 🎼

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 03/25/22 at 11:30 pm


“England” Dan crooned one of the most often misheard lyrics of all time…

”I’m not talkin’ about the linen…”


Apparently the "movin' in" phrase has been misheard as many different things...

http://www.amiright.com/misheard/artist/englanddanandjohnfordcoley.shtml

However, I for one have NOT had trouble understanding it.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 03/27/22 at 1:44 pm

On this day in 2016, Mother Angelica passed away at age 92. She was an American Roman Catholic religious leader and media personality.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: LyricBoy on 03/27/22 at 3:33 pm


On this day in 2016, Mother Angelica passed away at age 92. She was an American Roman Catholic religious leader and media personality.


Mother Angelica was born Rita Antoinette Rizzo on April 20, 1923, in Canton, Ohio.  8)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 03/27/22 at 5:38 pm


Mother Angelica was born Rita Antoinette Rizzo on April 20, 1923, in Canton, Ohio.  8)

That I knew. So she missed her 93rd birthday by 24 days.

Subject: Re: Royal Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/29/22 at 2:38 am

March 29th 1461 – Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland, English magnate, was killed at the Battle of Towton. The Earldom of Northumberland was then one of the greatest landholdings in northern England; Percy also became Lord Poynings on his marriage. This title would bring him into direct conflict with the Poynings family themselves, and indeed, feuds with neighbouring nobles, both lay and ecclesiastical, would be a key occupancy of his youth. Percy married Eleanor Poynings, who outlived him; together they had four children. He was a leading Lancastrian during the Wars of the Roses, from which he managed to personally benefit, although his father died early in the war. (b. 1421)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/29/22 at 3:53 am

March 29th 1994 – Bill Travers, Special Forces Army officer, English actor, screenwriter, director and animal rights activist, died in his sleep. He co-starred with his second wife, Virginia McKenna, in a number of films, most memorably as the conservationist George Adamson in the highly successful 1966 film Born Free, about which the two co-wrote the book On Playing with Lions. The experience made him and his wife very conscious of the many abuses of wild animals in captivity that had been taken from Africa and other natural environments around the world. Together they made a number of films around the subject such as 1969's Ring of Bright Water and An Elephant Called Slowly, for both of which he co-wrote the screenplay and acted. (b. 1922)

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/29/22 at 6:09 am

March 29th 2019 – Jim Holt, American baseball outfielder and first baseman, died from an undisclosed cause. He batted a team-best .367 on the Athletics' affiliated squad that also included Vida Blue, Bert Campaneris, Rollie Fingers, and Reggie Jackson. Holt was an outfielder and first baseman with the Minnesota Twins from 1968–74 and Oakland Athletics from 1974–76. As a member of the 1974 World Series champion Athletics, he had a pinch-hit single in game two, which the Athletics lost to the Dodgers. He drove in 2 runs with a pinch-hit single in game four, which the A's won. He had a career batting average of .265 with 19 home runs and 177 runs batted in in 707 games. He played in 4 World Series games and 8 American League Championship Series games. (b. 1944)

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/29/22 at 8:51 am

March 29th 1972 – J. Arthur Rank, 1st Baron Rank, British industrialist, died from an undisclosed illness. He was head and founder of the Rank Organisation. In 1939 Rank consolidated his film production interests in both the Pinewood Film Studios and the Denham Film Studios. In 1938 Rank bought the Odeon Cinemas chain, and the Amalgamated Studios in Elstree, although the latter were never used as film studios by Rank. In 1941, it absorbed the Gaumont British, which owned 251 cinemas, and the Lime Grove Studios, (later owned by the BBC) and bought the Paramount Cinemas chain, so that by 1942 the Rank Organisation owned 619 cinemas. Other interests were acquired (such as the Bush Radio company in 1949) which would be added to the interests in a few more years) within a new company called the Rank Organisation. Rank retired as Chairman in 1962 and was succeeded by John Davis, who had been Managing Director since 1948. During the 1940s, the companies Rank controlled produced some of the finest British films of the period, including: The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943), Henry V (1944), A Matter of Life and Death (1946), Black Narcissus (1947), and The Red Shoes (1948). From the 1950s fewer adventurous films were attempted and solidly commercial ventures, largely aimed at the family market, were made instead. These include the popular Norman Wisdom comedies and the various Doctor... films. However some films of note were produced during this era including: Carve Her Name With Pride (1958), and Victim (1961), as well as a clutch of prestige topics such as the coronation of Elizabeth II in 1953 and filmed performances by The Royal Ballet. (b. 1888)

Subject: Re: Noteworthy Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/29/22 at 12:47 pm

March 29th 1970 – Vera Brittain, English Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD) nurse, writer, feminist, and pacifist, died from an undisclosed cause. Her best-selling 1933 memoir Testament of Youth recounted her experiences during the First World War and the beginning of her journey towards pacifism. In 1925, Brittain married George Catlin, a political scientist (1896–1979). Their son, John Brittain-Catlin (1927–1987), with whom Vera had a difficult relationship, was an artist, painter, businessman, and the author of the autobiography Family Quartet, which appeared in 1987. Their daughter, born 1930, is the former Labour Cabinet Minister, now Liberal Democrat peer, Shirley Williams; who is most famous for being one of the "Gang of Four" rebels on the right-wing of the Labour Party who defected to found the SDP in 1981. (b. 1893)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 03/30/22 at 10:57 pm

Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother of the United Kingdom passed away 20 years ago today, on 30 March 2002, at the age of 101 1/2. (She was born on 4 August 1900.)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 03/31/22 at 10:52 pm

Today marks 27 years since the murder of Tejano pop star Selena. :\'( She was two weekends shy of her 24th birthday (so she would have turned 51 the middle of next month).

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 03/31/22 at 10:56 pm

Male rapper Nipsey Hussle lost his life 3 years ago today at the age of 33 after being shot to death. (Ironically, that was when he actually started getting well known.)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 03/31/22 at 11:17 pm

John C. Calhoun, the 7th Vice President of the United States (1825 until late 1832, when he resigned), died on this date in 1850, just 13 days after he turned 68.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: LyricBoy on 04/01/22 at 4:56 am


Male rapper Nipsey Hussle lost his life 3 years ago today at the age of 33 after being shot to death. (Ironically, that was when he actually started getting well known.)


Nip’s alleged murderer, Eric Holder has not yet been brought to trial. At one point he had retained legendary former prosecutor Christopher Darden (legendary for his failure to convict O.J. Simpson back in ‘95), but Darden backed out and other various delays have held things up.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: LyricBoy on 04/01/22 at 4:58 am


Today marks 27 years since the murder of Tejano pop star Selena. :\'( She was two weekends shy of her 24th birthday (so she would have turned 51 the middle of next month).


Selena’s murderess, Yolanda Saldívar 8-P , will be eligible for parole on March 30, 2025. She has about as much chance of being paroled as Charles Manson did.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Howard on 04/01/22 at 3:18 pm

Today is the anniversary of the late great Marvin Gaye who got shot by his father 38 years ago.  :\'(

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 04/01/22 at 8:00 pm


Selena’s murderess, Yolanda Saldívar 8-P , will be eligible for parole on March 30, 2025. She has about as much chance of being paroled as Charles Manson did.

Yes, I read that on Wikopedia last nite. (Of course, that date will be the eve of the 30th anniversary of the crime.)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 04/01/22 at 8:00 pm


Today is the anniversary of the late great Marvin Gaye who got shot by his father 38 years ago.  :\'(

That's right, and he would've turned 83 tomorrow. :\'(

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 04/01/22 at 11:36 pm

Max Ernst - German painter and sculptor - also died a day shy of his birthday; in his case, it was 1976, and he missed his 85th by just one day. Only he died a natural death.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 04/02/22 at 11:03 am

Today marks 17 years since the death of Pope John Paul II. He was 84.
This is the most recent papal death; his successor, Benedict XVI, served as pope for almost 8 years before resigning and is still alive.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 04/04/22 at 10:12 pm

It has now been 54 years to the day since the shooting death of MLK. :\'(

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 04/05/22 at 11:16 pm

Allen Ginsberg, American poet, died on this day in 1997, two months shy of his 71st birthday.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 04/05/22 at 11:18 pm

Grunge rocker Kurt Cobain killed himself 28 years ago today. :\'(

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 04/05/22 at 11:26 pm

Died on April 5th 2008: Charlton Heston - American actor, director, and political activist (b. 1923)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: LyricBoy on 04/06/22 at 5:39 am


Died on April 5th 2008: Charlton Heston - American actor, director, and political activist (b. 1923)


A few years ago I was calling on a prospective business partner. In his office was this enormous taxidermy moose head, the rack was like 6 feet wide at least.

Underneath the head there was a charcoal portrait of Charlton Heston. Autographed by Charlie himself, and inscribed ”From my cold, dead, hands!”  8)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/07/22 at 12:55 am

April 7th 1943 – Dennis Amiss, English cricketer and cricket administrator. He played for both Warwickshire and England. A right-handed batsman, Amiss was a stroke maker particularly through extra cover and midwicket – his two favourite areas to score runs. He was an accomplished batsman in all forms of the game. He averaged 42.86 in first-class, 35.06 in List-A, 46.30 in Tests and 47.72 in One Day Internationals. In first-class cricket he scored 102 centuries, and his England record amassed over 50 Tests ranks him with the best England has produced.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/07/22 at 12:58 am

April 7th 1891 – P. T. Barnum (Phineas Taylor Barnum), American showman, businessman, and politician died from a stroke. Remembered for promoting celebrated hoaxes and for founding the Barnum & Bailey Circus (1871–2017). He was also an author, publisher, and philanthropist, though he said of himself: "I am a showman by profession ... and all the gilding shall make nothing else of me". According to his critics, his personal aim was "to put money in his own coffers." He is widely credited with coining the adage "There's a sucker born every minute", although no proof can be found of him saying this. (b. 1810)

Subject: Re: Cinematic Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/07/22 at 7:44 am

April 7th 1964 – Russell Crowe, New Zealand-Australian actor. Although a New Zealand citizen, he has lived most of his life in Australia. He came to international attention for his role as the Roman General Maximus Decimus Meridius in the epic historical film Gladiator (2000), directed by Ridley Scott, for which Crowe won an Academy Award, a Broadcast Film Critics Association Award, an Empire Award, and a London Film Critics Circle Award for Best Leading Actor, along with ten other nominations in the same category. Crowe's other award-winning performances include portrayals of tobacco firm whistle-blower Jeffrey Wigand in the drama film The Insider (1999) and John F. Nash in the biopic A Beautiful Mind (2001). He is a cousin of former New Zealand cricket captains Martin and Jeff Crowe, and nephew of cricketer Dave Crowe.

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/07/22 at 9:10 am

April 7th 1981 – Norman Taurog, American director and screenwriter, died from an undisclosed cause. From 1920 to 1968, Taurog directed 180 films. At the age of 32, he received the Academy Award for Best Director for Skippy (1931). He is the second youngest person ever to win the award after Damien Chazelle, who won for La La Land in 2017. He was later nominated for Best Director for the film Boys Town (1938). He directed some of the best-known actors of the twentieth century, including his nephew Jackie Cooper, Spencer Tracy, Mickey Rooney, Judy Garland, Deanna Durbin, Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly, Deborah Kerr, Peter Lawford, Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, and Elvis Presley. Taurog directed six Martin and Lewis films, and nine Elvis Presley films, more than any other director. (b. 1899)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/07/22 at 12:07 pm

April 7th 1948 – John Oates, American musician, best known as half of the rock and soul duo Hall & Oates, with Daryl Hall. He has played rock, R&B, and soul music, acting as a guitarist, singer, songwriter, and record producer.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: LyricBoy on 04/07/22 at 12:45 pm


April 7th 1948 – John Oates, American musician, best known as half of the rock and soul duo Hall & Oates, with Daryl Hall. He has played rock, R&B, and soul music, acting as a guitarist, singer, songwriter, and record producer.


Back in the r day, he had an AWESOME moustache.  8)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/07/22 at 12:51 pm


Back in the r day, he had an AWESOME moustache.  8)
This one?

https://i.discogs.com/Q0TqtkH2-2ZDEXy41UzwT2nXbTJDSBhPx28t8QdjUlU/rs:fit/g:sm/q:40/h:300/w:300/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9BLTYzMzE5/LTExNTIxMzI4NjEu/anBlZw.jpeg

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: LyricBoy on 04/07/22 at 3:42 pm


This one?

https://i.discogs.com/Q0TqtkH2-2ZDEXy41UzwT2nXbTJDSBhPx28t8QdjUlU/rs:fit/g:sm/q:40/h:300/w:300/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9BLTYzMzE5/LTExNTIxMzI4NjEu/anBlZw.jpeg


Yep that’s it.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 04/09/22 at 11:21 am

Today marks one year since the death of rapper DMX at 50 years of age.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 04/09/22 at 11:33 am

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, also passed away on this date last year. He was two months shy of his 100th birthday.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: LyricBoy on 04/09/22 at 4:21 pm


Today marks one year since the death of rapper DMX at 50 years of age.


He left behind 17 children.  :\'(

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 04/10/22 at 10:50 am


He left behind 17 children.  :\'(

That's kinda strange for lack of a better word.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: LyricBoy on 04/10/22 at 12:04 pm


He left behind 17 children.  :\'(




That's kinda strange for lack of a better word.


My great great great grandparents had 17 children. But theirs was an old-fashioned one-husband-one-wife deal.  8)

Stranger still is DMX fathered his with 11 different women.  :o. He was one seriously horny dude.

Xavier (1992) with Tashera Simmons
Tacoma (1999) with Tashera Simmons
Sean (2002) with Tashera Simmons
Praise Mary Ella (2005) with Tashera Simmons

Sasha (2002) with Patricia Trejo

Unnamed son (2004) with Monique Wayne

Aaliyah (2011) with Yadira Borrego

Sonovah Junior (2013) with Sonovah Hillman

Z’riyah with Yadira Borrego
Emmanuel with Yadira Borrego

Exodus Simmons (2016) with Desiree Lindstrom

Aidyn (2019)with Pebbles Junell
K'ydn (2019) with Pebbles Junell

Michelle (?? ??) with Shikoya Walton

Jada (?? ??) with ?? ??  ?? ?? ??

Yeah I know this does not add up to 17 kids and 11 baby mamas, but it’s hard to keep track.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: Howard on 04/10/22 at 2:42 pm



My great great great grandparents had 17 children. But theirs was an old-fashioned one-husband-one-wife deal.  8)

Stranger still is DMX fathered his with 11 different women.  :o. He was one seriously horny dude.

Xavier (1992) with Tashera Simmons
Tacoma (1999) with Tashera Simmons
Sean (2002) with Tashera Simmons
Praise Mary Ella (2005) with Tashera Simmons

Sasha (2002) with Patricia Trejo

Unnamed son (2004) with Monique Wayne

Aaliyah (2011) with Yadira Borrego

Sonovah Junior (2013) with Sonovah Hillman

Z’riyah with Yadira Borrego
Emmanuel with Yadira Borrego

Exodus Simmons (2016) with Desiree Lindstrom

Aidyn (2019)with Pebbles Junell
K'ydn (2019) with Pebbles Junell

Michelle (?? ??) with Shikoya Walton

Jada (?? ??) with ?? ??  ?? ?? ??

Yeah I know this does not add up to 17 kids and 11 baby mamas, but it’s hard to keep track.


Man, he should've kept his wee-wee in his pants.  :o

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/11/22 at 5:44 am


Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, also passed away on this date last year. He was two months shy of his 100th birthday.
:\'( :\'( :\'(

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/11/22 at 5:56 am

April 11th 2017 – J. Geils (John Warren Geils Jr.), American guitarist, died from natural causes. He was known as the leader of The J. Geils Band. Growing up in New York City, Geils became interested in jazz and blues. After moving to Massachusetts for his college education, he formed the J. Geils Blues Band while still a student at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. After dropping the word "Blues" from their name, the band released their first album in 1970, performing soul and rhythm and blues-influenced rock music for most of the 1970s before turning to pop music in the 1980s. After the band broke up in 1985, Geils left regular performing to take up restoration and racing of automobiles, with occasional forays into music production. He continued to appear in reunion tours with the rest of his band sporadically during the 2000s and 2010s. (b. 1946)

Subject: Re: Cinematic Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/11/22 at 7:14 am

April 11th 1944 – John Milius, American screenwriter, film director, and producer. He was a writer for the first two Dirty Harry films, received an Academy Award nomination as screenwriter of Apocalypse Now, and wrote and directed The Wind and the Lion, Conan the Barbarian, and Red Dawn. He later served as the co-creator of the Primetime Emmy Award-winning HBO series Rome.

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/11/22 at 7:42 am

April 11th 2007 – Kurt Vonnegut, American novelist, short story writer, and essayist, died of brain injuries incurred several weeks prior from a fall. In a career spanning over 50 years, he published 14 novels, three short story collections, five plays, and five nonfiction works, with further collections being published after his death. Kurt Vonnegut is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential writers of all time. (b. 1922)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/11/22 at 9:15 am

April 11th 1946 – Bob Harris, popularly known as "Whispering Bob" Harris, is an English music presenter. Known for being a host of the BBC2 music programme The Old Grey Whistle Test, and as a co-founder of the listings magazine Time Out. Harris has been broadcasting on the BBC for 50 years and has been recognised with the Americana Music Association of America Trailblazer Award, a UK Heritage Award, and a MOJO Medal, as well as his OBE for services to broadcasting.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/11/22 at 9:28 am

April 11th 2001 – Harry Secombe, Welsh comedian, actor, singer and television presenter, died from prostate cancer. Secombe was a member of the British radio comedy programme The Goon Show (1951–1960), playing many characters, but most notably, Neddie Seagoon. An accomplished tenor, he also appeared in musicals and films – notably as Bumble in Oliver! (1968) – and, in his later years, was a presenter of television shows incorporating hymns and other devotional songs. He was knighted in 1981, and jokingly referred to himself as Sir Cumference (in recognition of his rotund figure). (b. 1921)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/11/22 at 10:21 am

April 11th 1960 – Jeremy Clarkson, English broadcaster, journalist, farmer, game show host and writer who specialises in motoring. He is best known for the motoring programmes Top Gear and The Grand Tour alongside Richard Hammond and James May. He also currently writes weekly columns for The Sunday Times and The Sun. Since 2018, Clarkson has hosted the revived ITV game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, replacing former host Chris Tarrant.

Subject: Re: Comedic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/11/22 at 11:36 am

April 11th 2013 – Jonathan Winters, American comedian, actor, author, television host, and artist, died of natural causes. Beginning in 1960, he recorded many classic comedy albums for the Verve Records label. He also had records released every decade for over 50 years, receiving 11 Grammy nominations, including eight for Best Comedy Album, during his career. From these nominations, he won the Grammy Award for Best Album for Children for his contribution to an adaptation of The Little Prince in 1975 and the Grammy Award for Best Spoken Comedy Album for Crank(y) Calls in 1996. (b. 1925)

Subject: Re: Medical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/11/22 at 3:12 pm

April 11th 2017 – Mark Wainberg, Canadian HIV/AIDS researcher and HIV/AIDS activist, drowned while on a vacation. He was the Director of the McGill University AIDS Centre at the Montreal Jewish General Hospital and Professor of Medicine and of Microbiology at McGill University. His laboratory primarily studies HIV reverse transcriptase, the molecular basis for drug resistance, and gene therapy. He received a B.Sc. from McGill University in 1966, a Ph.D. from Columbia University in 1972, and did his post-doctoral research at Hadassah Medical School of the Hebrew University. (b. 1945)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/11/22 at 4:27 pm

April 11th 1983 – Dolores del Río (born María de los Dolores Asúnsolo y López Negrete), Mexican actress, died from liver failure. After being discovered in Mexico, she began her film career in Hollywood in 1925. She had roles in a string of successful films, including Resurrection (1927), Ramona (1928) and Evangeline (1929). Del Río came to be considered a sort of feminine version of Rudolph Valentino, a "female Latin Lover", in her years during the American "silent" era. With the advent of sound, she acted in a range of film genres, from contemporary crime melodramas to musical comedies and romantic dramas. Among her most successful films of that decade include Bird of Paradise (1932), Flying Down to Rio (1933) and Madame Du Barry (1934). In the early 1940s, when her Hollywood career began to decline, Del Río returned to Mexico and joined the Mexican film industry, which at that time was at its peak. When Del Río returned to her native country, she became one of the more important stars of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. A series of Mexican films starring Del Rio, are considered classic masterpieces and helped boost Mexican cinema worldwide. Of them stands out the critically acclaimed María Candelaria (1943). Del Río remained active mainly in Mexican films throughout the 1950s. In 1960 she returned to Hollywood. During the next years she appeared in Mexican and American films. From the late 1950s until the early 1970s she also successfully ventured into theater in Mexico and appeared in some American TV series. (b. 1904)

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/11/22 at 5:08 pm

April 11th 1987 – Erskine Caldwell, American novelist and short story writer, died from complications of emphysema and lung cancer. His writings about poverty, racism and social problems in his native Southern United States, in novels such as Tobacco Road (1932) and God's Little Acre (1933) won him critical acclaim, but his advocacy of eugenics and the sterilization of Georgia's poor whites became less popular following World War II. (b. 1903)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/12/22 at 3:25 am

April 12th 1947 – David Letterman, American television host, comedian, writer, and producer. He hosted late night television talk shows for 33 years, beginning with the February 1, 1982, debut of Late Night with David Letterman on NBC, and ending with the May 20, 2015, broadcast of Late Show with David Letterman on CBS. In total, Letterman hosted 6,080 episodes of Late Night and Late Show, surpassing his friend and mentor Johnny Carson as the longest-serving late night talk show host in American television history. In 1996, Letterman was ranked 45th on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Stars of All Time. In 2002, The Late Show with David Letterman was ranked seventh on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.

Subject: Re: Artistic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/12/22 at 3:26 am

April 12th 1681 – Pietro Paolini, Italian painter of the Baroque period, died from unknown causes. Working in Rome, Venice and finally his native Lucca, he was a follower of Caravaggio to whose work he responded in a very personal manner. He founded an Academy in his hometown, which formed the next generation of painters of Lucca. (b. 1603)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/12/22 at 7:19 am

April 12th 1949 – Scott Turow, American author and lawyer. Turow has written 11 fiction and three nonfiction books, which have been translated into more than 40 languages and sold more than 30 million copies. Films have been based on several of his books.

Subject: Re: Presidential Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/12/22 at 9:16 am

April 12th 1945 – Franklin D. Roosevelt, often referred to by his initials FDR, was an American politician and attorney, died from a massive intracerebral hemorrhage. He served as the 32nd president of the United States from 1933 until his death in 1945. As a member of the Democratic Party, he won a record four presidential elections and became a central figure in world events during the first half of the 20th century. Roosevelt directed the federal government during most of the Great Depression, implementing his New Deal domestic agenda in response to the worst economic crisis in U.S. history. As a dominant leader of his party, he built the New Deal Coalition, which defined modern liberalism in the United States throughout the middle third of the 20th century. His third and fourth terms were dominated by World War II, which ended shortly after he died in office. (b. 1882)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/12/22 at 10:47 am

April 12th 1956 – Andy Garcia, Cuban-American actor, director, and producer. He first rose to prominence acting in Brian De Palma's The Untouchables (1987) alongside Kevin Costner, Sean Connery, and Robert De Niro. He continued to act in films such as Stand and Deliver (1988), and Internal Affairs (1990). He then starred in Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather Part III (1990) as Vincent Mancini alongside Al Pacino, Diane Keaton, and Eli Wallach. He received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his performance. He continued to act in Hollywood films such as Stephen Frears' Hero (1992), the romantic drama When a Man Loves a Woman (1994), and the action thriller Desperate Measures (1998).

Subject: Re: Nobel Prize Winner Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/12/22 at 11:46 am

April 12th 1997 – George Wald, American neurobiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate, died from an undisclosed cause. In the 1950s, Wald and his colleagues used chemical methods to extract pigments from the retina. Then, using a spectrophotometer, they were able to measure the light absorbance of the pigments. Since the absorbance of light by retina pigments corresponds to the wavelengths that best activate photoreceptor cells, this experiment showed the wavelengths that the eye could best detect. However, since rod cells make up most of the retina, what Wald and his colleagues were specifically measuring was the absorbance of rhodopsin, the main photopigment in rods. Later, with a technique called microspectrophotometry, he was able to measure the absorbance directly from cells, rather than from an extract of the pigments. This allowed Wald to determine the absorbance of pigments in the cone cells (Goldstein, 2001). He won a share of the 1967 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Haldan Keffer Hartline and Ragnar Granit. (b. 1906)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/12/22 at 2:35 pm

April 12th 1957 – Vince Gill, American country music singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He has achieved commercial success and fame both as frontman of the country rock band Pure Prairie League in the 1970s and as a solo artist beginning in 1983, where his talents as a vocalist and musician have placed him in high demand as a guest vocalist and a duet partner.

Subject: Re: Noteworthy Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/12/22 at 2:37 pm

April 12th 1953 – Lionel Logue, Australian speech and language therapist and amateur stage actor, died suddenly from a heart attack. He helped King George VI manage his stammer. In the 2010 British film The King's Speech, written by David Seidler, Logue was played by Geoffrey Rush, his wife by Jennifer Ehle, and his patient by Colin Firth. In the West End stage adaptation of The King's Speech at Wyndham's Theatre, Australian actor Jonathan Hyde played Lionel Logue, and in the US stage premiere, Logue was played by James Frain. (b. 1880)

Subject: Re: Musical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/12/22 at 3:10 pm

April 12th 1963 – Herbie Nichols, American pianist and composer, died from leukemia. He wrote the jazz standard "Lady Sings the Blues". Obscure during his lifetime, he is now highly regarded by many musicians and critics. (b. 1919)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/12/22 at 4:31 pm

April 12th 1975 – Josephine Baker (born Freda Josephine McDonald), American-born French entertainer, French Resistance agent, and civil rights activist, died after suffering a cerebral hemorrhage.. Her career was centered primarily in Europe, mostly in her adopted France. She was the first Black woman to star in a major motion picture, the 1927 silent film Siren of the Tropics, directed by Mario Nalpas and Henri Étiévant. (b. 1906)

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/12/22 at 4:38 pm

April 12th 1981 – Joe Louis (born Joseph Louis Barrow), American professional boxer, died of cardiac arrest. He competed from 1934 to 1951. Nicknamed the Brown Bomber, Louis is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential boxers of all time. He reigned as the world heavyweight champion from 1937 to until his temporary retirement in 1949. He was victorious in 25 consecutive title defenses, a record for all weight classes. Louis had the longest single reign as champion of any boxer in history. (b. 1914)

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/12/22 at 11:19 pm

April 12th 1989 – Abbie Hoffman, American political and social activist, was found dead in his apartment, with the cause of death was suicide by overdose. He co-founded the Youth International Party ("Yippies") and was a member of the Chicago Seven. He was also a leading proponent of the Flower Power movement. As a member of the Chicago Seven, Hoffman was charged with and tried for conspiring to use interstate commerce with intent to incite a riot and crossing state lines with the intent to incite a riot under the anti-riot provisions of Title X of the Civil Rights Act of 1968.: 4  Five of the Chicago Seven defendants, including Hoffman, were convicted of crossing state lines with intent to incite a riot; 8 all of the convictions were vacated after an appeal and the U.S. Department of Justice declined to pursue another trial.: 9  Hoffman, along with all of the defendants and their attorneys were also convicted and sentenced for contempt of court by the judge; these convictions were also vacated after an appeal: 9  Hoffman continued his activism into the 1970s, and remains an icon of the anti-war movement and the counterculture era. (b. 1936)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/13/22 at 3:35 am

April 13th 1946 – Al Green (Albert Leornes Greene), American singer, songwriter and record producer. Best known for recording a series of soul hit singles in the early 1970s, including "Take Me to the River", "Tired of Being Alone", "I'm Still in Love with You", "Love and Happiness", and his signature song, "Let's Stay Together". After an incident in which his girlfriend died by suicide, Green became an ordained pastor and turned to gospel music. He later returned to secular music.

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/13/22 at 3:43 am

April 13th 2018 – Miloš Forman, Czech-American actor, director, and screenwriter, died from a short undisclosed illness. He was an important figure in the Czechoslovak New Wave. Film scholars and Czechoslovakian authorities saw his 1967 film The Firemen's Ball as a biting satire on Eastern European Communism, and it was banned for many years in his home country. He left Czechoslovakia for the United States, where he gained critical and financial success. In 1975, he directed One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) starring Jack Nicholson as a patient in a mental institution. The film received widespread acclaim, and five Academy Awards including for Best Picture and for Forman Best Director. The film was the second film to win all five major Oscars for Best Picture, Director, Screenplay, and Actor in Leading Role, Actress in Leading Role). In 1978, he directed the anti-war musical Hair which premiered at the 1979 Cannes Film Festival. The film was a financial and critical success. In 1981, he directed the turn of the century drama film, Ragtime which was known for its large ensemble. The film went on to receive 8 Academy Award nominations. His next feature was a period biographical film, Amadeus (1984), based on the life of famed classical musical Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart starring Tom Hulce, and F. Murray Abraham. The film was both a critical and financial success earning 11 nominations with 8 wins including for Best Picture, and another win for Forman as Best Director. In 1996, Forman also received another Academy Award for Best Director nomination for The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996). Throughout Forman's career he won 2 Academy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival, Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival, a British Academy Film Award, a César Award, David di Donatello Award, and the Czech Lion. (b. 1932)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/13/22 at 5:37 am

April 13th 1951 – Robert Peapo "Peabo" Bryson, American R&B and soul singer-songwriter. He is well known for singing soul ballads (often as a duet with female singers) including the 1983 hit "Tonight, I Celebrate My Love" with Roberta Flack, and he has contributed to two Disney animated feature soundtracks. Bryson is a winner of two Grammy Awards.

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/13/22 at 7:03 am

April 13th 1938 – Grey Owl (Archibald Stansfeld Belaney), British-born conservationist, fur trapper, and writer, died of pneumonia. He disguised himself as a Native American man. While he achieved fame as a conservationist during his life, after his death, the revelation that he was not Indigenous, along with other autobiographical fabrications, negatively affected his reputation. (b. 1888)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/13/22 at 10:00 am

April 13th 1951 – Peter Davison (born Peter Malcolm Gordon Moffett), English actor. With many credits in television dramas and sitcoms. He made his television acting debut in 1975 and became famous in 1978 as Tristan Farnon in the BBC's television adaptation of James Herriot's All Creatures Great and Small stories. Davison's subsequent starring roles included the sitcoms Holding the Fort and Sink or Swim, the fifth incarnation of the Doctor in Doctor Who, Dr. Stephen Daker in A Very Peculiar Practice and Albert Campion in Campion. He also played David Braithwaite in At Home with the Braithwaites, "Dangerous" Davies in The Last Detective and Henry Sharpe in Law & Order: UK.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/13/22 at 10:38 am

April 13th 1975 – Samuel Lawrence "Larry" Klausman Parks, American stage and movie actor, died of a heart attack. His career arced from bit player and supporting roles to top billing, before it was virtually ended when he admitted to having once been a member of a Communist Party cell, which led to his blacklisting by all Hollywood studios. His best known role was Al Jolson, whom he portrayed in two films: The Jolson Story (1946) and Jolson Sings Again (1949). A Democrat, he supported Adlai Stevenson's campaign in the 1952 presidential election. (b. 1914)

Subject: Re: Nobel Prize Winner Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/13/22 at 1:54 pm

April 13th 2015 – Günter Grass, German novelist, poet, playwright, and illustrator, Nobel Prize laureate, died of a lung infection. He is best known for his first novel, The Tin Drum (1959), a key text in European magic realism. It was the first book of his Danzig Trilogy, the other two being Cat and Mouse and Dog Years. His works are frequently considered to have a left-wing political dimension, and Grass was an active supporter of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD). The Tin Drum was adapted as a film of the same name, which won both the 1979 Palme d'Or and the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. In 1999, the Swedish Academy awarded him the Nobel Prize in Literature, praising him as a writer "whose frolicsome black fables portray the forgotten face of history". (b. 1927)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/13/22 at 3:07 pm

April 13th 1947 – Mike Chapman, Australian record producer and songwriter. He was a major force in the British pop music industry in the 1970s. He created a string of hit singles for artists including The Sweet, Suzi Quatro, Smokie, Mud and Racey with business partner Nicky Chinn, creating a sound that became identified with the "Chinnichap" brand. He later produced breakthrough albums for Blondie and The Knack.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/14/22 at 4:47 am

April 14th 1977 – Sarah Michelle Prinze (née Gellar), American actress, producer, and entrepreneur. After being spotted at the age of four in New York City, she made her acting debut in the made-for-television film An Invasion of Privacy (1983). Following a role in the teen drama series Swans Crossing (1992), her television breakthrough came in 1993, when she originated the role of Kendall Hart on the ABC daytime soap opera All My Children, winning the 1995 Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series. She received international recognition for her portrayal of Buffy Summers on the WB/UPN drama series Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997–2003), which earned her five Teen Choice Awards, a Saturn Award and a Golden Globe Award nomination. Her most successful films at the box office include I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997) as Helen Shivers, Scream 2 (1997), Cruel Intentions (1999), Scooby-Doo (2002) and Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004) as Daphne Blake and The Grudge (2004). She subsequently had leading roles in mostly independent films, such as Southland Tales (2006), Suburban Girl (2007), TMNT (2007) and Veronika Decides to Die (2009). Gellar went on to headline the short-lived CW drama thriller series Ringer (2011–2012) and the CBS comedy series The Crazy Ones (2013–2014). She met her future husband, Freddie Prinze Jr., while they were filming the 1997 teen horror film I Know What You Did Last Summer, but the two did not begin dating until 2000.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/14/22 at 8:34 am

April 14th 1951 – Julian Lloyd Webber, British solo cellist, conductor and broadcaster, a former principal of Royal Birmingham Conservatoire and the founder of the In Harmony music education programme. He is the second son of the composer and music educator William Lloyd Webber and his wife, Jean Johnstone (a piano teacher). He is the younger brother of the composer Andrew Lloyd Webber.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/14/22 at 9:23 am

April 14th 2015 – Percy Sledge, American R&B, soul and gospel singer, died of liver cancer. He is best known for the song "When a Man Loves a Woman", a No. 1 hit on both the Billboard Hot 100 and R&B singles charts in 1966. It was awarded a million-selling, Gold-certified disc from the RIAA. Having previously worked as a hospital orderly in the early 1960s, Sledge achieved his strongest success in the late 1960s and early 1970s with a series of emotional soul songs. In later years, Sledge received the Rhythm and Blues Foundation's Career Achievement Award. (b. 1940)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/14/22 at 11:49 am

April 14th 1958 – Peter Capaldi, Scottish actor. He portrayed the twelfth incarnation of the Doctor in Doctor Who (2014–2017) and Malcolm Tucker in The Thick of It (2005–2012), for which he has received four British Academy Television Award nominations, winning Best Male Comedy Performance in 2010. When he reprised the role of Tucker in the feature film In the Loop, Capaldi was honoured with several film critic award nominations for Best Supporting Actor. Capaldi won the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film and the BAFTA Award for Best Short Film for his 1993 short film Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life.

Subject: Re: Musical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/14/22 at 12:12 pm

April 14th 1759 – George Frideric Handel, German-British Baroque composer, died from an unrecorded cause after collapsing. Well known for his operas, oratorios, anthems, concerti grossi, and organ concertos. Handel received his training in Halle and worked as a composer in Hamburg and Italy before settling in London in 1712, where he spent the bulk of his career and became a naturalised British subject in 1727. He was strongly influenced both by the middle-German polyphonic choral tradition and by composers of the Italian Baroque. After his success with the oratorio Messiah (1742), he never composed an Italian opera again. His orchestral Water Music and Music for the Royal Fireworks remain steadfastly popular. One of his four coronation anthems, Zadok the Priest, has been performed at every British coronation since 1727. (b. 1685)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/14/22 at 1:55 pm

April 14th 1945 – Ritchie Blackmore, English guitarist and songwriter. He was one of the founding members of Deep Purple in 1968, playing jam-style hard rock music that mixed guitar riffs and organ sounds. Blackmore is prolific in creating guitar riffs and is often noted for his classically influenced solos.

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/14/22 at 2:36 pm

April 14th 2013 – Charlie Wilson, American politician, died of complications from an earlier stroke. He served as a U.S. Representative for Ohio's 6th congressional district. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served in the Ohio State Senate and the Ohio House of Representatives. (b. 1943)

Subject: Re: Noteworthy Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/14/22 at 3:53 pm

April 14th 1917 – L. L. Zamenhof (Ludwik Lejzer Zamenhof), Polish linguist and ophthalmologist, died, possibly of a heart attack. He is best known as the creator of Esperanto, the most widely used constructed international auxiliary language. Zamenhof first developed the language in 1873 while still in school. He grew up fascinated by the idea of a world without war. He believed that this could happen with the help of a new international auxiliary language. The language would be a tool to gather people together through neutral, fair, equitable communication. He successfully formed a community that continues today despite the World Wars of the 20th century. Also, it has developed like other languages, through the interaction and creativity of its users. In light of his achievements, and his support of intercultural dialogue, UNESCO selected Zamenhof as one of its eminent personalities of 2017, on the 100th anniversary of his death. (b. 1859)

Subject: Re: Presidential Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/15/22 at 12:59 am

April 15th 1865 – President Abraham Lincoln dies after being shot the previous evening by actor John Wilkes Booth. Vice President Andrew Johnson becomes President upon Lincoln's death.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 04/17/22 at 12:38 pm

Benjamin Franklin passed away on this date in 1790. He was exactly 84 1/4 years old.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/20/22 at 12:54 am

April 20th 1945 – Michael Brandon (born Michael Feldman), American actor and director. He is known for his role as James Dempsey in the British drama series Dempsey and Makepeace (1985–1986). His theatre credits include the original Broadway production of Does a Tiger Wear a Necktie? (1969), and playing Jerry Springer in the West End production of Jerry Springer: The Opera (2003–2004). In the early 1970s Brandon was in a relationship with the actress Kim Novak. Brandon was married to actress Lindsay Wagner from 1976 to 1979. He has been married to actress Glynis Barber, with whom he co-starred in Dempsey & Makepeace, since 18 November 1989.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/20/22 at 1:15 am

April 20th 2012 – Bert Weedon, English guitarist, died after a long undisclosed illness. His style of playing was popular and influential during the 1950s and 1960s. He was the first British guitarist to have a hit record in the UK Singles Chart, in 1959, and his best-selling tutorial guides, Play in a Day, were a major influence on many leading British musicians, such as Eric Clapton, Brian May and Paul McCartney. He was awarded an OBE in 2001 for his "services to music". (b. 1920)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/20/22 at 9:57 am

April 20th 1949 – Jessica Lange, American actress. She is the 13th actress to achieve the Triple Crown of Acting, having won two Academy Awards, three Primetime Emmy Awards, and a Tony Award, along with a Screen Actors Guild Award and five Golden Globe Awards. Additionally, she is the second actress to win the Academy Award for Best Actress after winning the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, the third actress and first performer since 1943 to receive two Oscar nominations in the same year, the fifth actress and ninth performer to win Oscars in both the lead and supporting acting categories, and tied for the sixth most Oscar-nominated actress. Lange holds the record for most nominations for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film. She is the only performer ever to win Primetime Emmy Awards in both the Outstanding Supporting Actress and Outstanding Lead Actress categories for the same miniseries.

Subject: Re: Comedic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/20/22 at 10:53 am

April 20th 1992 – Benny Hill (born Alfred Hawthorne Hill), English comedian and actor, died of coronary thrombosis. Best remembered for his television programme The Benny Hill Show, an amalgam of slapstick, burlesque and double entendre in a format that included live comedy and filmed segments, with him at the focus of almost every segment. A prominent figure in British culture for nearly four decades, his show proved to be one of the great success stories of television comedy. Among the most watched programmes in the UK, the audience peaked at more than 21 million in 1971. The show generated impressive revenues for Thames Television, and retains a following in much of the world decades after Hill's death. (b. 1924)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/20/22 at 1:54 pm

April 20th 1949 – Veronica Cartwright, English-American actress. She has worked mainly in US film and television in a career spanning six decades. As a child actress, she appeared in supporting roles in The Children's Hour and The Birds. She is best known for her roles in the 1970s science fiction films Invasion of the Body Snatchers and Alien, winning a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress for the latter. In the 1980s, she appeared in The Right Stuff and The Witches of Eastwick. In the 1990s, she received three Emmy nominations as Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series for her roles on the television series ER and The X-Files. She is sister to actress Angela Cartwright.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/20/22 at 3:15 pm

April 20th 2017 – Cuba Gooding Sr., American singer and actor, died of natural causes. He was the most successful lead singer of the soul group The Main Ingredient, replacing former lead singer Donald McPherson who was diagnosed with leukemia in 1971. According to Billboard, as the lead vocalist he scored five top 10 hits, most notably, "Everybody Plays the Fool" (1972), peaking at No. 2 for three weeks, and peaking at No. 3 on Billboard′s all-genre Hot-100 list. "Just Don't Want to Be Lonely" (1974), "Happiness Is Just Around the Bend" and "Rolling Down a Mountainside" were also top 10 hits on Billboard charts. He also recorded as a solo artist with hits of his own. He is the father of actors Cuba Gooding Jr. and Omar Gooding. (b. 1944)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 04/22/22 at 11:00 pm

April 22nd 1994: Richard Nixon, the 37th President of the United States, passed away at the age of 81.

This was the first death of a U.S. President in 21 years (LBJ passed away in 1973).

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/22 at 3:38 am

April 25th 1945 – Björn Ulvaeus, Swedish singer, songwriter, producer, a member of the musical group ABBA, and co-composer of the musicals Chess, Kristina från Duvemåla, and Mamma Mia! He co-produced the films Mamma Mia! and Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again with fellow ABBA member and close friend Benny Andersson.

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/22 at 3:39 am

April 25th 1976 – Carol Reed, English film director, died from a heart attack. Best known for Odd Man Out (1947), The Fallen Idol (1948), The Third Man (1949), and Oliver! (1968). For Oliver!, he received the Academy Award for Best Director. Odd Man Out was the first recipient of the BAFTA Award for Best British Film. The Fallen Idol won the second BAFTA Award for Best British Film. The British Film Institute voted The Third Man the greatest British film of the 20th century. In 1952, he became only the second British film director to be knighted for his craft. The first was Sir Alexander Korda in 1942, who was the producer of some of Reed's most admired films. The actor Oliver Reed was his nephew. (b. 1906)

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/22 at 5:47 am

April 25th 1878 – Anna Sewell, English novelist, died of hepatitis or tuberculosis. She is well known as the author of the 1877 novel Black Beauty, her only published work, which is now considered one of the top ten best selling novels for children, although it was intended at the time for an adult audience. She died only five months after Black Beauty's publication, having lived long enough to see her only novel become a success. (b. 1820)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/22 at 9:52 am

April 25th 2007 – Bobby “Boris” Pickett (born Robert George Pickett), American singer, songwriter, actor and comedian, died from leukemia. Known for co-writing and performing the 1962 hit novelty song "Monster Mash". (b. 1938)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/22 at 11:35 am

April 25th 1988 – Carolyn Franklin, American singer-songwriter, died of breast cancer. Besides her own musical success, Franklin was best known as the daughter of prominent Detroit preacher and civil rights activist C. L. Franklin and the younger sister of American singer/musician Aretha Franklin. (b. 1944)

Subject: Re: Journalistic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/22 at 1:17 pm

April 25th 1921 – Emmeline B. Wells (née Woodward), American journalist, editor, poet, women's rights advocate, and diarist, died from an undisclosed cause. She served as the fifth Relief Society General President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1910 until her death. She represented the state of Utah at both the National and American Women's Suffrage conventions and was president of the Utah Woman's Suffrage Association. (b. 1828)

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/22 at 3:02 pm

April 25th 2007 – Alan Ball, Jr., English professional footballer and manager, died after a heart attack. He was the youngest member of England's 1966 World Cup winning team and played as a midfielder for various clubs, scoring more than 180 league goals in a career spanning 22 years. His playing career also included a then national record £220,000 transfer from Everton to Arsenal at the end of 1971. After retiring as a player, he had a 15-year career as a manager which included spells in the top flight of English football with Portsmouth, Southampton, and Manchester City. (b. 1945)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/26/22 at 5:57 am

April 26th 1970 – Gypsy Rose Lee (born Rose Louise Hovick), American burlesque entertainer and vedette, died from lung cancer. Famous for her striptease act. She was also an actress, author, and playwright whose 1957 memoir was made into the stage musical and film Gypsy. (b. 1911)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/26/22 at 6:52 am

April 26th 1982 – Celia Johnson, English actress, died after suffering from a stroke. Her career included stage, television and film known for her roles in the films In Which We Serve (1942), This Happy Breed (1944), Brief Encounter (1945) and The Captain's Paradise (1953). For Brief Encounter, she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress. A six-time BAFTA Award nominee, she won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969). Johnson began her stage acting career in 1928, and subsequently achieved success in West End and Broadway productions. She continued performing in theatre for the rest of her life and much of her later work was in television, including winning the BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress for the BBC Play for Today, Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont (1973). She was created a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1958, "for services to the theatre", and was raised to Dame Commander (DBE) in 1981. (b. 1908)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/26/22 at 1:59 pm

April 26th 1991 – A. B. Guthrie, Jr. (Alfred Bertram Guthrie Jr), American novelist, screenwriter, historian, and literary historian, died of lung failure. Known for writing western stories. His novel The Way West won the 1950 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, and his screenplay for Shane (1953) was nominated for an Academy Award. (b. 1901)

Subject: Re: Nobel Prize Winner Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/26/22 at 3:40 pm

April 26th 1940 – Carl Bosch, German chemist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate, died from an undisclosed cause. He was a pioneer in the field of high-pressure industrial chemistry and founder of IG Farben, at one point the world's largest chemical company. In 1931 he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Chemistry (1931, together with Friedrich Bergius) for the contribution to the invention of chemical high pressure methods. (b. 1874)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 04/29/22 at 11:46 pm

Today marks 29 years since the death of British guitarist Mick Ronson, who missed his 47th birthday by four weeks. He worked as a session musician, recording five studio albums with David Bowie, four with Ian Hunter, and toured with other well-known soloists.

He was NOT related to fellow English musician Mark Ronson, who is still very much alive.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 04/30/22 at 10:40 pm

7 years ago today, back in 2015, singer-songwriter Ben E. King passed away at the age of 76 1/2. As a solo artist, his biggest hits were "Spanish Harlem" (1960) and "Stand By Me" (1961). He was an early member of R&B band The Drifters, singing lead on "Save The Last Dance For Me" (1960).

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 04/30/22 at 11:03 pm

On this date 77 years ago, in 1945: Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun both commit suicide after being married for less than 40 hours. Soviet soldiers raise the Victory Banner over the Reichstag building.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 05/01/22 at 11:16 pm

American actress Olympia Dukakis passed away on this date last year. She missed her 90th birthday by 50 days.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 05/01/22 at 11:20 pm

Nine years ago today, back in 2013, rapper Chris Kelly (a member of the early 1990s rap band Kris Kross - formed when the members were middle-school aged) passed away from a drug overdose at the age of 34.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 05/02/22 at 11:19 pm

May 2nd 2010: British actress Lynn Redgrave passed away from breast cancer at the age of 67.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 05/02/22 at 11:20 pm

Died on this day in 2009: Jack Kemp - American football player-turned-politician, age 73. (Born 1935; missed his 74th birthday by two months.)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 05/02/22 at 11:23 pm

Died 50 years ago today, on this day in 1972: J. Edgar Hoover, American 1st director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. He was 77 years old (born 1895).

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/03/22 at 3:26 am

May 3rd 1957 – John Sachs, British television presenter, voiceover and commentator. He narrated the original series of Gladiators, and was a longtime DJ on London's radio station Capital London. He has also worked at Jazz FM (now Smooth FM), BBC Radio 2, and Y100 in Florida, United States. His television credits include Gladiators, 4 Square, Take Your Pick!, The Brian Conley Show and Dancing on Ice. He is the son of Fawlty Towers actor Andrew Sachs.

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/03/22 at 3:58 am

May 3rd 1996 – Tim Gullikson, American tennis player and coach, died of brain cancer. In 1977, he won three tour singles titles and was named the ATP's Newcomer of the Year. During his career as a tennis player, Gullikson won 15 top-level doubles titles, ten of them partnering with his identical twin brother, Tom Gullikson. The brothers were runners-up in the Men's Doubles competition at Wimbledon in 1983. Tim also won a total of four top-level singles titles and reached the quarter-finals of the 1979 Wimbledon Championships, beating Mike Cahill, Tomáš Šmíd, Cliff Letcher and John McEnroe in the fourth round, before losing to Roscoe Tanner. His career-high rankings were World No. 15 in singles (in 1979) and World No. 3 in doubles (in 1983). He was Pete Sampras' coach from 1992 to 1995. (b. 1951)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: LyricBoy on 05/03/22 at 5:18 am


Died 50 years ago today, on this day in 1972: J. Edgar Hoover, American 1st director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. He was 77 years old (born 1895).


Dude knew how to play hardball. He had dirt on every president for decades, and managed to hold on to his job like a pope.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/03/22 at 6:29 am

May 3rd 2021 – Lloyd Price, American R&B vocalist, died from diabetes complications. Known as "Mr. Personality", after his 1959 million-selling hit, "Personality". His first recording, "Lawdy Miss Clawdy", was a hit for Specialty Records in 1952. He continued to release records, but none were as popular until several years later, when he refined the New Orleans beat and achieved a series of national hits. (b. 1933)

Subject: Re: Nobel Prize Winner Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/03/22 at 2:50 pm

May 3rd 2014 – Gary Becker, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate, died from complications of ulcer surgery. He received the 1992 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences. He was a professor of economics and sociology at the University of Chicago, and was a leader of the third generation of the Chicago school of economics. Becker was awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 1992 and received the United States Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2007. (b. 1930)

Subject: Re: Nobel Prize Winner Death Anniversary

Written By: LyricBoy on 05/03/22 at 5:17 pm


May 3rd 2014 – Gary Becker, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate, died from complications of ulcer surgery. He received the 1992 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences. He was a professor of economics and sociology at the University of Chicago, and was a leader of the third generation of the Chicago school of economics. Becker was awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 1992 and received the United States Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2007. (b. 1930)


Gary visited my class at the University of Chicago back in the day, and gave us a quick lecture.  8)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/04/22 at 8:27 am

May 4th 1975 – Moe Howard (born Moses Harry Horwitz), American comedian, died of lung cancer. American actor and comedian. Best known as the leader of the Three Stooges, the farce comedy team who starred in motion pictures and television for four decades. That group originally started out as Ted Healy and His Stooges, an act that toured the vaudeville circuit. Moe's distinctive hairstyle came about when he was a boy and cut off his curls with a pair of scissors, producing a ragged shape approximating a bowl cut. (b. 1897)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/04/22 at 1:19 pm

May 4th 2009 – Dom DeLuise, American actor, comedian, director, producer, chef and author, died of kidney failure. Known primarily for his comedic performances, he rose to fame in the 1970s as a frequent guest on television variety shows. He is often identified for his work in the films of Mel Brooks and Gene Wilder, as well as a series of collaborations and appearances with Burt Reynolds. Beginning in the 1980s, his popularity expanded to younger audiences from voicing characters in several major animated productions, particularly those of Don Bluth. (b. 1933)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/22 at 7:02 am

May 5th 1943 – Sir Michael Palin, English actor, comedian, writer and television presenter. He was a member of the comedy group Monty Python. Since 1980 he has made a number of travel documentaries. He received a knighthood in the 2019 New Year Honours for services to travel, culture and geography.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/22 at 9:46 am

May 5th 1957 – Richard E. Grant (born Richard Grant Esterhuysen), Swazi-English actor, director, and screenwriter. He made his film debut as Withnail in the comedy Withnail and I (1987) and has had prominent roles in films such as How to Get Ahead in Advertising (1989), Hudson Hawk (1991), The Player (1992), Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992), The Age of Innocence (1993), Spice World (1997), Gosford Park (2001), The Iron Lady (2011), Logan (2017), Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019), and Everybody's Talking About Jamie (2021). Grant received critical acclaim for his role as Jack Hock in Can You Ever Forgive Me? (2018), winning the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male as well as receiving Academy Award, BAFTA, Golden Globe, and Screen Actors Guild Award nominations for Best Supporting Actor.

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/22 at 9:48 am

May 5th 1821 – Napoleon Bonaparte, French military and political leader, died most likely from stomach cancer. He rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led several successful campaigns during the Revolutionary Wars. As Napoleon I, he was Emperor of the French from 1804 until 1814, and again in 1815. Napoleon dominated European and global affairs for more than a decade while leading France against a series of coalitions in the Napoleonic Wars. He won most of these wars and the vast majority of his battles, building a large empire that ruled over continental Europe before its final collapse in 1815. One of the greatest commanders in history, his wars and campaigns are studied at military schools worldwide. He remains one of the most celebrated and controversial political figures in human history. (b. 1769)

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/22 at 2:51 pm

May 5th 1902 – Bret Harte (born Francis Brett Hart), American short story writer and poet, died of throat cancer. Best remembered for short fiction featuring miners, gamblers, and other romantic figures of the California Gold Rush. In a career spanning more than four decades, he also wrote poetry, plays, lectures, book reviews, editorials and magazine sketches. As he moved from California to the eastern U.S. and later to Europe, he incorporated new subjects and characters into his stories, but his Gold Rush tales have been those most often reprinted, adapted and admired. (b. 1836)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 05/06/22 at 10:36 pm

A baseball starting pitcher by the name of Robin Roberts passed away on this date in 2010 at the age of 83. He spent the bulk of his career with the Philadelphia Phillies, and was inducted into the National Baseball Hall Of Fame in 1976 with a Phillies cap.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/09/22 at 1:50 am

May 9th 1949 – Billy Joel, American singer-songwriter and pianist. Commonly nicknamed the "Piano Man" after his first single and signature song of the same name as well as the similarly named 1973 album, he has led a commercially successful career as a solo artist since the 1970s, having released 12 studio albums from 1971 to 1993 as well as one studio album in 2001. He is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, as well as the seventh-best-selling recording artist and the fourth-best-selling solo artist in the United States, with over 160 million records sold worldwide. His 1985 compilation album, Greatest Hits Vol. 1 & 2, is one of the best-selling albums in the United States.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/09/22 at 3:26 am

May 9th 1946 – Candice Bergen, American actress and former fashion model. She won five Primetime Emmy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards for her portrayal of the title character on the CBS sitcom Murphy Brown (1988–1998, 2018-2019). She is also known for her role as Shirley Schmidt on the ABC drama Boston Legal (2005–2008). In films, Bergen was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Starting Over (1979), and for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for Gandhi (1982). Her mother, Frances Bergen, was a model who was known professionally as Frances Westcott. Her father, Edgar Bergen, was a ventriloquist, comedian, and actor.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/09/22 at 3:54 am

May 9th 1968 – Finlay Currie, British actor, died from an undisclosed cause. He received great acclaim for his roles as Abel Magwitch in the British film Great Expectations (1946) and as Balthazar in the American film Ben-Hur (1959). In his career spanning seventy years, Currie appeared in seven films that were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. Of those, Around the World in 80 Days (1956) and Ben-Hur (1959) are winners in the category. (b. 1878)

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/09/22 at 7:04 am

May 9th 1986 – Tenzing Norgay (born Namgyal Wangdi, and also referred to as Sherpa Tenzing), Nepali-Indian Sherpa mountaineer, died of a cerebral hemorrhage. He was one of the first two individuals known to reach the summit of Mount Everest, which he accomplished with Edmund Hillary on 29 May 1953. Time named him one of the 100 most influential people of the 20th century. (b. 1914)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/09/22 at 8:19 am

May 9th 1957 – Ezio Pinza, Italian-American opera singer, died of a stroke. Pinza possessed a rich, smooth and sonorous voice, with a flexibility unusual for a bass. He spent 22 seasons at New York's Metropolitan Opera, appearing in more than 750 performances of 50 operas. At the San Francisco Opera, Pinza sang 26 roles during 20 seasons from 1927 to 1948. Pinza also sang to great acclaim at La Scala, Milan and at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London. After retiring from the Met in 1948, Pinza enjoyed a fresh career on Broadway in musical theatre, most notably in South Pacific, in which he created the role of Emile de Becque. He also appeared in several Hollywood films. (b. 1892)

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/09/22 at 11:16 am

May 9th 1968 – Mercedes de Acosta, American poet, died from a brain tumor. Chiefly notable as a social figure of Manhattan, conducting openly lesbian relationships with many prominent artists and theatre personalities. Her best-known involvement was with Greta Garbo, a close and dependable friend for 30 years. Although she claimed they were lovers, their letters do not suggest physical intimacy. However, there were many others with whom she was sexually involved, including Isadora Duncan, Eva Le Gallienne and Marlene Dietrich, and rumours of other partners including Tallulah Bankhead, Pola Negri and Eleonora Duse. Her unfinished memoir, Here Lies the Heart, cost her several friendships, but is acknowledged as a significant document of LGBT history. (b. 1893)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/09/22 at 1:02 pm

May 9th 2020 – Little Richard (born Richard Wayne Penniman), American musician, singer, and songwriter, died of bone cancer. He was an influential figure in popular music and culture for seven decades. Nicknamed "The Innovator, The Originator, and The Architect of Rock and Roll," Richard's most celebrated work dates from the mid-1950s, when his charismatic showmanship and dynamic music, characterized by frenetic piano playing, pounding back beat and raspy shouted vocals, laid the foundation for rock and roll. Richard's innovative emotive vocalizations and uptempo rhythmic music also played a key role in the formation of other popular music genres, including soul and funk. He influenced numerous singers and musicians across musical genres from rock to hip hop; his music helped shape rhythm and blues for generations. "Tutti Frutti" (1955), one of Richard's signature songs, became an instant hit, crossing over to the pop charts in both the United States and overseas in the United Kingdom. His next hit single, "Long Tall Sally" (1956), hit No. 1 on the Billboard Rhythm and Blues Best-Sellers chart, followed by a rapid succession of fifteen more in less than three years. His performances during this period resulted in integration between White Americans and African Americans in his audience. In 1962, during a five-year period in which Richard abandoned rock and roll music for born again Christianity, concert promoter Don Arden persuaded him to tour Europe. During this time, Arden had the Beatles open for Richard on some tour dates, capitalizing on his popularity. Richard advised the Beatles on how to perform his songs and taught the band's member Paul McCartney his distinctive vocalizations. (b. 1932)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/09/22 at 2:48 pm

May 9th 1985 – Edmond O'Brien (born Eamon Joseph O'Brien), American actor and director, died of complications from Alzheimer's disease. His career spanned almost 40 years, and he won one Academy Award, two Golden Globe Awards, and two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. O'Brien was a character actor of American cinema, and performed in The Barefoot Contessa (1954) and Seven Days in May (1964), the former of which won him an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, the latter of which he received a nomination in the same category. His other notable films include The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939), The Killers (1946), A Double Life (1947), White Heat (1949), D.O.A. (1950), The Hitch-Hiker (1953), Julius Caesar (1953), 1984 (1956), The Girl Can't Help It (1956), The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962), Fantastic Voyage (1966), The Wild Bunch (1969), and The Other Side of the Wind (2018). (b. 1915)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/09/22 at 3:42 pm

May 9th 1998 – Alice Faye (née Leppert), American actress and singer, died of stomach cancer. A musical star of 20th Century-Fox in the 1930s and 1940s, Faye starred in such films as On the Avenue (1937) and Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938). She is often associated with the Academy Award–winning standard "You'll Never Know", which she introduced in the 1943 musical film Hello, Frisco, Hello. She left her career as a film actress and became known for her role on the radio show The Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show. (b. 1915)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/10/22 at 5:51 am

May 10th 1946 – Donovan (Donovan Phillips Leitch), Scottish singer-songwriter. Emerging from the British folk scene, Donovan reached fame in the United Kingdom in early 1965 with live performances on the pop TV series Ready Steady Go!. He emerged onto the scene in 1965 with three UK hit singles: "Catch the Wind", "Colours" and "Universal Soldier", the last written by Buffy Sainte-Marie. In September 1966, "Sunshine Superman" topped America's Billboard Hot 100 chart for one week and went to number two in Britain, followed by "Mellow Yellow" at US No. 2 in December 1966, then 1968's "Hurdy Gurdy Man" in the Top 5 in both countries, then "Atlantis", which reached US No. 7 in May 1969. He became a friend of pop musicians including Joan Baez, Brian Jones and the Beatles. He taught John Lennon a finger-picking guitar style in 1968 that Lennon employed in "Dear Prudence", "Julia", "Happiness Is a Warm Gun" and other songs. His backing musicians included the Jeff Beck Group and John Bonham and John Paul Jones, who later rose to fame as members of Led Zeppelin. Donovan's commercial fortunes waned after parting with Most in 1969, and he left the industry for a time.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/10/22 at 6:35 am

May 10th 1977 – Joan Crawford (born Lucille Fay LeSueur), American film and television actress, died of a myocardial infarction (heart attack). She began her career as a dancer in traveling theatrical companies before debuting as a chorus girl on Broadway. Crawford then signed a motion picture contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1925; her career spanned six decades, multiple studios, and controversies. In 1945, she won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her portrayal of the hard-working, divorced, protective mother in the title role of Mildred Pierce. Crawford also received two Best Actress Award nominations as recognition for her work in Possessed (1947) and Sudden Fear (1952). (born around 1904, but year of birth disputed)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/10/22 at 8:24 am

May 10th 1960 – Bono (born Paul Hewson), Irish singer-songwriter, activist, philanthropist, venture capitalist, businessman, and actor. He is best known as the lead vocalist and primary lyricist of rock band U2.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Redhairkid on 05/10/22 at 9:54 am

How can one be a capitalist and a philanthropist?

10 May 1946 - Dave Mason, musician with Traffic and soloist.

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/10/22 at 10:08 am

May 10th 1818 – Paul Revere, American silversmith, engraver, early industrialist, and a Patriot in the American Revolution, died at his home on Charter Street in Boston with the cause of death not recorded. He is best known for alerting the colonial militia to the approach of British forces before the battles of Lexington and Concord, as dramatized in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem, "Paul Revere's Ride" (1861). (b. 1735)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Voiceofthe70s on 05/10/22 at 10:17 am


How can one be a capitalist and a philanthropist?

10 May 1946 - Dave Mason, musician with Traffic and soloist.


Since when are being a capitalist (ie EVERBODY, regardless of what they call themselves) and being a philanthropist mutually exclusive? You've been watching the wrong people. There are plenty of very decent wealthy people (or not even wealthy people) who, with a good heart, dontae a lot of money to worthwhile causes. Just one example is the much-loved Dolly Parton. She's obviously a capitalist. She makes a fortune from her music, songwriting, movies, production companies, Dollywood amusement park,  and numerous other business ventures. But she also gives a lot of money. She founded the Dolly Parton Imagination Library Foundation, the world's preeminent early childhood book-gifting program, which promotes literacy. At the height of the pandemic she donated a million dollars to Covid research to develop a vaccine. And she does a lot more like this. So where's the contradiction? There isn't one. Hope this clears things up for you.

By the way, Dave Mason is one of my all time favorite musicians. Happy birthday to him!

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/10/22 at 11:31 am

May 10th 1897 – Andrés Bonifacio, Filipino freemason and revolutionary leader, was executed by a firing squad for treason. Often called "The Father of the Philippine Revolution", and considered one of the national heroes of the Philippines. He was one of the founders and later the Kataas-taasang Pangulo (Supreme President, Presidente Supremo in Spanish, often shortened by contemporaries and historians to just Supremo) of the Kataas-taasang, Kagalang-galangang Katipunan ng mga Anak ng Bayan or more commonly known as the "Katipunan", a movement which sought the independence of the Philippines from Spanish colonial rule and started the Tagalog Revolution. With the onset of the Revolution, Bonifacio reorganized the Katipunan into a revolutionary government, with himself as President (Pangulo) of a nation-state called "Haring Bayang Katagalugan" ("Sovereign Nation of the Tagalog People" or "Sovereign Tagalog Nation"), also "Republika ng Katagaluguan" ("Tagalog Republic", Republica Tagala in Spanish), wherein "Tagalog" referred to all those born in the Philippine islands and not merely the Tagalog ethnic group. Hence, some historians have argued that he should be considered the First President of the Tagalogs instead of the Philippines, that is why he is not included in the current official line of succession. (b. 1863)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/10/22 at 2:59 pm

May 10th 1944 – Jim Abrahams, American movie director and writer. Best known as a member of Zucker, Abrahams and Zucker, makers of spoof movies that he co-wrote and produced with brothers Jerry Zucker and David Zucker, such as Airplane! (for which he was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Screenplay) and The Naked Gun series. The team of Zucker, Abrahams and Zucker (also referred to as "ZAZ") really began when the three men grew up together in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He directed movies on his own, such as Big Business, and further honed his skills in parody with Hot Shots! and its 1993 sequel, Hot Shots! Part Deux.

Subject: Re: Military Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/10/22 at 3:57 pm

May 10th 1863 – Stonewall Jackson (Thomas Jonathan Jackson), Confederate general during the American Civil War, died of complications from pneumonia eight days after he was shot. He was best-known Confederate commander after General Robert E. Lee. His military career includes the Valley Campaign of 1862 and his service as a corps commander in the Army of Northern Virginia, under Robert E. Lee. Confederate pickets accidentally shot him at the Battle of Chancellorsville on May 2, 1863. The general survived but lost an arm to amputation; he died of complications from pneumonia eight days later. (b. 1824)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/11/22 at 3:38 am

May 11th 1950 – Jeremy Paxman, English journalist and author. At Cambridge, he was a member of a Labour Party club and described himself as a socialist, although in later life described himself as a one-nation conservative. He joined the BBC in 1972, initially at BBC Radio Brighton, although he relocated to London in 1977. In coming years, he worked on Tonight and Panorama before becoming a newsreader for the BBC Six O'Clock News and later a presenter on Breakfast Time. In 1989, he became a presenter for the BBC Two programme Newsnight, during which he interviewed a wide range of political figures. Paxman became known for his forthright and abrasive interviewing style, particularly when interrogating politicians. These appearances were sometimes criticised as aggressive, intimidating and condescending, yet also applauded as tough and incisive. In 2014, Paxman left Newsnight after 25 years as its presenter. Since then, he has done occasional work for Channel 4 News. Since its revival in 1994, he has been the presenter of University Challenge.

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/11/22 at 3:39 am

May 11th 1778 – William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham, British statesman of the Whig group, died from an unrecorded cause. He served as Prime Minister of Great Britain in the middle of the 18th century. Historians call him Pitt of Chatham, or William Pitt the Elder, to distinguish him from his son, William Pitt the Younger, who also was a prime minister. Pitt was also known as the Great Commoner, because of his long-standing refusal to accept a title until 1766. He was a member of the British cabinet and its informal leader from 1756 to 1761 (with a brief interlude in 1757), during the Seven Years' War (including the French and Indian War in the American colonies). (b. 1708)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/11/22 at 7:46 am

May 11th 1943 – Nancy Greene, Canadian Senator for British Columbia and an Olympian alpine skier voted as Canada's Female Athlete of the 20th Century. She was born in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Greene Raine won a very decisive giant slalom victory in Grenoble, France, in the 1968 Winter Olympics. After being appointed to the Senate in 2009, Greene Raine retired in 2018, when she reached the mandatory retirement age of 75. She is the mother of retired alpine skier Willy Raine.

Subject: Re: Noteworthy Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/11/22 at 7:48 am

May 11th 1960 – John D. Rockefeller, Jr., American financier and philanthropist, died of pneumonia.  He was the only son of Standard Oil co-founder John D. Rockefeller. He was often known as "Junior", to distinguish him from his father. He was involved in the development of the vast office complex in Midtown Manhattan known as Rockefeller Center, making him one of the largest real estate holders in the city. Towards the end of his life, he was famous for his philanthropy, donating over $500 million to a wide variety of different causes, notably in educational establishments. Among his more notable projects was the reconstruction of Colonial Williamsburg in Virginia. (b. 1874)

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/11/22 at 10:07 am

May 11th 1812 – Spencer Perceval, British statesman and barrister, was assassinated, the only British prime minister to have been assassinated. He was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from October 1809 until his assassination in May 1812. He is the only solicitor-general or attorney-general to have become prime minister. The younger son of an Anglo-Irish earl, Perceval was educated at Harrow School and Trinity College, Cambridge. He studied law at Lincoln's Inn, practised as a barrister on the Midland circuit, and in 1796 became a King's Counsel. He entered politics at age 33 as a member of Parliament (MP) for Northampton. A follower of William Pitt the Younger, Perceval always described himself as a "friend of Mr. Pitt", rather than a Tory. (b. 1762)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/11/22 at 2:13 pm

May 11th 2003 – Noel Redding, English rock musician, died from shock haemorrhage due to oesophageal varices in reaction to cirrhosis of the liver, Best known as the bass player for the Jimi Hendrix Experience and guitarist/singer for Fat Mattress. Following his departure from the Experience in 1969 and the dissolution of Fat Mattress in 1970, Redding formed the short-lived group Road in the United States, which released the self-titled album Road before he re-located to Clonakilty, Ireland, in 1972. There he formed the Noel Redding Band with former Thin Lizzy guitarist Eric Bell, with whom he released two albums. Although by the 1980s Redding had largely removed himself from the music business, he would later perform around his new hometown with wife Carol Appleby. (b. 1945)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/11/22 at 2:56 pm

May 11th 1981 – Bob Marley, Jamaican singer, songwriter, and musician, died from the spread of melanoma to his lungs and brain. Considered one of the pioneers of reggae, his musical career was marked by fusing elements of reggae, ska, and rocksteady, as well as his distinctive vocal and songwriting style. Marley's contributions to music increased the visibility of Jamaican music worldwide, and made him a global figure in popular culture for over a decade. Over the course of his career Marley became known as a Rastafari icon, and he infused his music with a sense of spirituality. He is also considered a global symbol of Jamaican music and culture and identity, and was controversial in his outspoken support for the legalization of marijuana, while he also advocated for Pan-Africanism. (b. 1945)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 05/12/22 at 10:55 pm

Today marks 21 years since the death of Perry Como, who missed his 89th birthday by just six days.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 05/14/22 at 5:35 pm

Three years ago today, on May 14th 2019, American comedian Tim Conway passed away at 85 years of age.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 05/14/22 at 5:36 pm

Seven years ago today, on May 14th 2015, blues musician B.B. King passed away at the age of 89; he would have been 90 if he'd lived another four months.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/16/22 at 2:55 am

May 16th 2018 – Joseph Campanella, American character actor, died of complications from Parkinson's disease. He appeared in more than 200 television and film roles from the early 1950s to 2009. He was best remembered for his role as Joe Turino in Guiding Light and as Harper Deveraux on the soap opera Days of Our Lives, a role he starred in from 1987 to 1988. He voiced the character of Dr. Curt Connors/The Lizard on Spider-Man: The Animated Series (1994–1997). He narrated the Discover science series on the Disney Channel from 1992 until 1994. Campanella was nominated for a Daytime and Primetime Emmy Award and a Tony Award throughout his career. (b. 1924)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/16/22 at 4:05 am

May 16th 1990 – Sammy Davis, Jr., American singer, dancer, actor, vaudevillian, and comedian, died of complications from throat cancer. At age three, Davis began his career in vaudeville with his father Sammy Davis Sr. and the Will Mastin Trio, which toured nationally, and his film career began in 1933. After military service, Davis returned to the trio and became an overnight sensation following a nightclub performance at Ciro's (in West Hollywood) after the 1951 Academy Awards. With the trio, he became a recording artist. In 1954, at the age of 29, he lost his left eye in a car accident. Several years later, he converted to Judaism, finding commonalities between the oppression experienced by African-American and Jewish communities. He had a starring role on Broadway in Mr. Wonderful with Chita Rivera (1956). In 1959, Davis became a member of the Rat Pack, led by his friend Frank Sinatra, which included fellow performers Dean Martin, Joey Bishop, and Peter Lawford, a brother-in-law of John F. Kennedy. Initially, Sinatra called the gathering "the Clan", but Davis voiced his opposition, saying that it reminded people of the Ku Klux Klan. In 1960, he appeared in the Rat Pack film Ocean's 11. He returned to the stage in 1964 in a musical adaptation of Clifford Odets' Golden Boy opposite Paula Wayne. Davis was nominated for a Tony Award for his performance.The show featured the first interracial kiss on Broadway. In 1966, he had his own TV variety show, titled The Sammy Davis Jr. Show. While Davis's career slowed in the late 1960s, his biggest hit, "The Candy Man", reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100 in June 1972, and he became a star in Las Vegas, earning him the nickname "Mister Show Business". After reuniting with Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin in 1987, Davis toured with them and Liza Minnelli internationally, before his death. (b. 1925)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: LyricBoy on 05/16/22 at 4:46 am


May 16th 1990 – Sammy Davis Jr., American singer, dancer, actor, and comedian died of complications from throat cancer. He is noted for his impersonations of actors, musicians and other celebrities. In 1960, he appeared in the Rat Pack film Ocean's 11. In 1966 he had his own TV variety show, titled The Sammy Davis Jr. Show. Davis's career slowed in the late 1960s, but he had a hit record with "The Candy Man" in 1972 and became a star in Las Vegas, earning him the nickname "Mister Show Business". (b. 1925)


He was also a founding member of the legendary Rat Pack, which included Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Peter Lawford, and Joey Bishop. 8)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/16/22 at 5:51 am

May 16th 1955 - James Agee, American novelist, journalist, poet, screenwriter and film critic, died from a heart attack. In the 1940s, he was one of the most influential film critics in the U.S. His autobiographical novel, A Death in the Family (1957), won the author a posthumous 1958 Pulitzer Prize. (b. 1909)

Subject: Re: Architectural Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/16/22 at 8:26 am

May 16th 2019 – I. M. Pei, Chinese-American architect, died from an undisclosed cause. His first major recognition came with the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado (designed in 1961, and completed in 1967). His new stature led to his selection as chief architect for the John F. Kennedy Library in Massachusetts. He went on to design Dallas City Hall and the East Building of the National Gallery of Art. He returned to China for the first time in 1975 to design a hotel at Fragrant Hills, and designed Bank of China Tower, Hong Kong, a skyscraper in Hong Kong for the Bank of China fifteen years later. In the early 1980s, Pei was the focus of controversy when he designed a glass-and-steel pyramid for the Musée du Louvre in Paris. He later returned to the world of the arts by designing the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center in Dallas, the Miho Museum in Japan, the Suzhou Museum in Suzhou, and the Museum of Islamic Art in Qatar. (b. 1917)

Subject: Re: Notable Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/16/22 at 9:12 am

May 16th 1947 – Frederick Gowland Hopkins, English biochemist, died from an undisclosed cause. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1929, with Christiaan Eijkman, for the discovery of vitamins, even though Casimir Funk, a Polish biochemist, is widely credited with discovering vitamins. He also discovered the amino acid tryptophan, in 1901. He was President of the Royal Society from 1930 to 1935. (b. 1861)

Subject: Re: Political Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/17/22 at 3:47 am

May 17th 1950 – Alan Johnson, British politician. He served as Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer from 2010 to 2011, Home Secretary from 2009 to 2010 and Secretary of State for Health from 2007 to 2009. A member of the Labour Party, he was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle from 1997 to 2017. Johnson served in the Cabinet in both the government of Tony Blair and that of Gordon Brown. He served under Prime Minister Tony Blair as Minister of State for Universities from 2003 to 2004 and Secretary of State for Work and Pensions from 2004 to 2005, President of the Board of Trade from 2005 to 2006 and Secretary of State for Education and Skills from 2006 to 2007.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/17/22 at 4:35 am

May 17th 1996 – Johnny "Guitar" Watson, American blues, soul, and funk musician and singer-songwriter, died of a heart attack. A flamboyant showman and electric guitarist in the style of T-Bone Walker, Watson recorded throughout the 1950s and 1960s with some success. His creative reinvention in the 1970s with disco and funk overtones, saw Watson have hits with "Ain't That a Bitch", "I Need It" and "Superman Lover". His successful recording career spanned forty years, with his highest chart appearance being the 1977 song "A Real Mother For Ya". (b. 1935)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/17/22 at 5:28 am

May 17th 1961 – Enya, Irish singer, songwriter and musician, known for pioneering modern Celtic and New-age music. Regarded as the "Queen of New Age", Enya is the best-selling Irish solo artist in history, and second-best-selling overall behind U2. Born into a musical family and raised in the Irish-speaking area of Gweedore, County Donegal, Enya began her music career when she joined her family's Celtic folk band Clannad in 1980 on keyboards and backing vocals. She left the group in 1982 with their manager and producer Nicky Ryan to pursue a solo career, with Ryan's wife Roma Ryan as her lyricist. Enya developed her sound over the following four years with multitracked vocals and keyboards with elements of new age, Celtic, classical, church, world, pop, and Irish folk. Thus far, she has sung in ten languages, most notably English, Irish Gaelic (Gaeilge), Latin, and Welsh.

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/17/22 at 6:28 am

May 17th 1875 – John C. Breckinridge, American lawyer, politician, and soldier, died from the effects of his war wounds. He represented Kentucky in both houses of Congress and became the 14th and youngest-ever vice president of the United States. Serving from 1857 to 1861, he took office at the age of 36. He was a member of the Democratic Party, and served in the U.S. Senate during the outbreak of the American Civil War, but was expelled after joining the Confederate Army. He was appointed Confederate Secretary of War in 1865. (b. 1821)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/17/22 at 9:35 am

May 17th 2012 - Donna Summer, the 1970s pop singer known as the Queen of Disco, died of lung cancer, an illness she believed she contracted from inhaling toxic particles released after the September 11 terrorist attacks in New York. She won five Grammy Awards, six American Music Awards, and had three multi-platinum albums, including the hits 'Hot Stuff', 'Love to Love You, and 'Baby' and 'I Feel Love'.

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/17/22 at 11:32 am

May 17th 2019 – Herman Wouk, American author, died in his sleep. Best known for historical fiction such as The Caine Mutiny (1951) which won the Pulitzer Prize. His other major works include The Winds of War and War and Remembrance, historical novels about World War II, and non-fiction such as This Is My God, an explanation of Judaism from a Modern Orthodox perspective, written for Jewish and non-Jewish audiences. His books have been translated into 27 languages. (b. 1915)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/18/22 at 5:32 am

May 18th 1951 – Jim Sundberg, American professional baseball player, television sports analyst and executive. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher from 1974 to 1989. A three-time All-Star player, Sundberg established himself as one of the top defensive catchers of his era by winning six consecutive Gold Glove Awards with the Texas Rangers. Later in his career, he won a World Series championship as a member of the Kansas City Royals in 1985. He also played for the Milwaukee Brewers and the Chicago Cubs.

Subject: Re: Musical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/18/22 at 7:29 am

May 18th 1911 – Gustav Mahler, Austro-Bohemian Romantic composer, and one of the leading conductors of his generation, died from subacute bacterial endocarditis. As a composer he acted as a bridge between the 19th century Austro-German tradition and the modernism of the early 20th century. While in his lifetime his status as a conductor was established beyond question, his own music gained wide popularity only after periods of relative neglect, which included a ban on its performance in much of Europe during the Nazi era. After 1945 his compositions were rediscovered by a new generation of listeners; Mahler then became one of the most frequently performed and recorded of all composers, a position he has sustained into the 21st century. (b. 1860)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/21/22 at 3:00 am

May 21st 1952 – Mr. T (born Laurence Tureaud), American actor and professional wrestler. He is known for his roles as B. A. Baracus in the 1980s television series The A-Team and as boxer Clubber Lang in the 1982 film Rocky III. He is also known for his distinctive hairstyle inspired by Mandinka warriors in West Africa, his copious gold jewelry, his tough-guy persona and his catchphrase "I pity the fool!", first uttered as Clubber Lang in Rocky III, then turned into a trademark used in slogans or titles, like the reality show I Pity the Fool in 2006.

Subject: Re: Royal Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/21/22 at 3:05 am

May 21st 1471 – Henry VI, King of England from 1422 to 1461 and again from 1470 to 1471, and disputed King of France from 1422 to 1453 died in the Tower of London during the night, possibly killed on the orders of King Edward. The only child of Henry V, he succeeded to the English throne at the age of nine months upon his father's death, and succeeded to the French throne on the death of his maternal grandfather, Charles VI, shortly afterwards. He inherited the long-running Hundred Years' War (1337–1453), in which his uncle Charles VII contested his claim to the French throne. He is the only English monarch to have been also crowned King of France, in 1431. (b. 1421)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/21/22 at 7:02 am

May 21st 2000 – John Gielgud, English actor and theatre director, died peacefully at home, the cause of death was thought to be simply old age. His career spanned eight decades. With Ralph Richardson and Laurence Olivier, he was one of the trinity of actors who dominated the British stage for much of the 20th century. A member of the Terry family theatrical dynasty, he gained his first paid acting work as a junior member of his cousin Phyllis Neilson-Terry's company in 1922. After studying at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art he worked in repertory theatre and in the West End before establishing himself at the Old Vic as an exponent of Shakespeare in 1929–31. As the acid-tongued Hobson in Arthur (1981) he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. His film work further earned him a Golden Globe Award and two BAFTAs. His state honours were Knight Bachelor (1953), Legion of Honour (France, 1960), Companion of Honour (1977), and Order of Merit (UK, 1996). (b. 1904)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/21/22 at 8:37 am

May 21st 1943 – John Dalton, British bass guitar player, best known as a member of The Kinks in 1966 and between 1969 and 1976, replacing original member Pete Quaife.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/21/22 at 10:55 am

May 21st 1952 – John Garfield (born Jacob Julius Garfinkle), American actor and singer, died of a heart attack. American actor who played brooding, rebellious, working-class characters. He grew up in poverty in New York City. In the early 1930s, he became a member of the Group Theater. In 1937, he moved to Hollywood, eventually becoming one of Warner Bros.' stars. He received Academy Award nominations for his performances in Four Daughters (1938) and Body and Soul (1947). (b. 1913)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/21/22 at 3:01 pm

May 21st 1948 – Leo Sayer, English-Australian singer-songwriter, musician and entertainer whose singing career has spanned five decades. He has been an Australian citizen and resident since 2009. Sayer launched his career in the United Kingdom in the early 1970s, and he became a top singles and album act on both sides of the Atlantic in the 1970s. His first seven hit singles in the United Kingdom all reached the Top 10 – a feat first accomplished by his first manager, Adam Faith. His songs have been sung by other notable artists, including Cliff Richard ("Dreaming"), Roger Daltrey, and Three Dog Night.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/21/22 at 3:16 pm

May 21st 2015 – Twinkle (born Lynn Annette Ripley), English singer-songwriter, died after a five-year battle with liver cancer. She had chart success in the 1960s with her songs "Terry" and "Golden Lights". (b. 1948)

Subject: Re: Scientific Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/22/22 at 2:17 am

May 22nd 1948 – David H. Levy, Canadian amateur astronomer, science writer and discoverer of comets and minor planets, who co-discovered Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9 in 1993, which collided with the planet Jupiter in 1994.

Subject: Re: Military Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/22/22 at 2:24 am

May 22nd 1455 – Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland, English nobleman and military commander in the lead up to the Wars of the Roses, was killed, along with the Dukes of Somerset and Northumberland at the Battle of St. Albans the first battle of the Wars of the Roses. He was the son of Henry "Hotspur" Percy, and the grandson of Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland. His father and grandfather were killed in different rebellions against Henry IV in 1403 and 1408 respectively, and the young Henry spent his minority in exile in Scotland. Only after the death of Henry IV in 1413 was he reconciled with the Crown, and in 1414 he was created Earl of Northumberland. In the following years, Northumberland occasionally served with the king in France, but his main occupation was the protection of the border to Scotland. At the same time, a feud with the Neville family was developing, particularly with Richard Neville, Earl of Salisbury. This feud became entangled with the conflict between the dukes of York and Somerset over control of national government.(b. 1393)

Subject: Re: Nobel Prize Winner Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/22/22 at 3:21 am

May 22nd 1954 – Shuji Nakamura, Japanese-American physicist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate. Together with Isamu Akasaki and Hiroshi Amano, he is one of the three recipients of the 2014 Nobel Prize for Physics "for the invention of efficient blue light-emitting diodes, which has enabled bright and energy-saving white light sources". In 2015, his input into commercialization and development of energy-efficient white LED lighting technology was recognized by the Global Energy Prize.

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/22/22 at 3:28 am

May 22nd 1972 – Cecil Day-Lewis, Anglo-Irish poet and Poet Laureate from 1968 until his death from pancreatic cancer in 1972. He also wrote mystery stories under the pseudonym of Nicholas Blake. During World War II, Day-Lewis worked as a publications editor in the Ministry of Information for the UK government, and also served in the Musbury branch of the British Home Guard. He is the father of actor Sir Daniel Day-Lewis, and documentary filmmaker and television chef Tamasin Day-Lewis. (b. 1904)

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/22/22 at 5:14 am

May 22nd 1885 – Victor Hugo, French poet, novelist, essayist, playwright, and dramatist of the Romantic Movement, died from pneumonia. During a literary career that spanned more than sixty years, he wrote abundantly in an exceptional variety of genres: lyrics, satires, epics, philosophical poems, epigrams, novels, history, critical essays, political speeches, funeral orations, diaries, and letters public and private, as well as dramas in verse and prose. Hugo is considered to be one of the greatest and best-known French writers. Outside France, his most famous works are the novels Les Misérables, 1862, and The Hunchback of Notre-Dame (French: Notre-Dame de Paris), 1831. (b. 1802)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/22/22 at 6:37 am

May 22nd 1981 – Ruddy Lugo, Dominican-American professional baseball relief pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and the Oakland Athletics. Lugo is the younger brother of the late shortstop Julio Lugo.

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/22/22 at 9:49 am

May 22nd 1990 – Rocky Graziano (born Thomas Rocco Barbella), American boxer, died from cardiopulmonary failure. He held the World Middleweight title. He is considered one of the greatest knockout artists in boxing history, often displaying the capacity to take his opponent out with a single punch. He was ranked 23rd on The Ring magazine list of the greatest punchers of all time. He fought many of the best middleweights of the era including Sugar Ray Robinson. His turbulent and violent life story was the basis of the 1956 Oscar-winning drama film, Somebody Up There Likes Me, based on his 1955 autobiography of the same title. (b. 1922)

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: LyricBoy on 05/22/22 at 11:30 am


May 22nd 1990 – Rocky Graziano (born Thomas Rocco Barbella), American boxer, died from cardiopulmonary failure. He held the World Middleweight title. He is considered one of the greatest knockout artists in boxing history, often displaying the capacity to take his opponent out with a single punch. He was ranked 23rd on The Ring magazine list of the greatest punchers of all time. He fought many of the best middleweights of the era including Sugar Ray Robinson. His turbulent and violent life story was the basis of the 1956 Oscar-winning drama film, Somebody Up There Likes Me, based on his 1955 autobiography of the same title. (b. 1922)


Ah, the Rock! Kinda reminds me of Rocky “The Italian Stallion” in his prime.

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/22/22 at 1:49 pm

May 22nd 1985 – Wolfgang Reitherman, German-American animator, director, and producer, died in a single-car accident. He was one of the Nine Old Men of core animators at Walt Disney Productions. Reitherman emerged as a key figure at Disney during the 1960s and 1970s, a transitionary period which saw the death of Walt Disney, with Reitherman serving as director and/or producer on eight consecutive Disney animated feature films from One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961) through The Fox and the Hound (1981). (b. 1909)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/22/22 at 2:25 pm

May 22nd 1950 – Bernie Taupin, English singer-songwriter and poet. He is best known for his long-term collaboration with musician Elton John, a songwriting partnership that is one of the most successful in history. Taupin has written the lyrics for most of John's songs

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/22/22 at 2:57 pm

May 22nd 2020 – Denise Cronenberg, Canadian costume designer, died of "complications from old age". She was the sister of film director David Cronenberg and the mother of filmmaker Aaron Woodley. She produced work for films such as Dawn of the Dead and The Incredible Hulk. Cronenberg and her brother worked together on The Fly, a 2008 operatic adaptation of the 1986 film of the same name. (b. 1938)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/23/22 at 4:13 am

May 23rd 1946 – David Graham, Australian golfer. He won eight times on the PGA Tour, including two major championships.

Subject: Re: Infamous Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/23/22 at 5:27 am

May 23rd 1934 – Clyde Barrow (b. 1909) and Bonnie Parker (b. 1910), were an American criminal couple, who were killed in May 1934 during an ambush by police near Gibsland, Louisiana. They traveled the Central United States with their gang during the Great Depression, known for their bank robberies, although they preferred to rob small stores or rural gas stations. Their exploits captured the attention of the American press and its readership during what is occasionally referred to as the "public enemy era" between 1931 and 1934. They are believed to have murdered at least nine police officers and four civilians.

Subject: Re: Infamous Death Anniversary

Written By: LyricBoy on 05/23/22 at 5:35 am


May 23rd 1934 – Clyde Barrow (b. 1909) and Bonnie Parker (b. 1910), were an American criminal couple, who were killed in May 1934 during an ambush by police near Gibsland, Louisiana. They traveled the Central United States with their gang during the Great Depression, known for their bank robberies, although they preferred to rob small stores or rural gas stations. Their exploits captured the attention of the American press and its readership during what is occasionally referred to as the "public enemy era" between 1931 and 1934. They are believed to have murdered at least nine police officers and four civilians.


They got ventilated real good in that ambush. More than 100 bullet holes were left in their car.

https://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/2894

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/23/22 at 6:03 am


They got ventilated real good in that ambush. More than 100 bullet holes were left in their car.

https://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/2894
I have seen a recent film about them, but still have not seen the Faye Dunaway and Warren Beatty movie.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/23/22 at 8:31 am

May 23rd 1958 – Drew Carey, American actor, game show host, and entrepreneur. After serving in the U.S. Marine Corps and making a name for himself in stand-up comedy, he gained stardom in his own sitcom, The Drew Carey Show, and as host of the U.S. version of the improv comedy show Whose Line Is It Anyway?, both of which aired on ABC. He then appeared in several films, television series, music videos, a made-for-television film, and a computer game. He has hosted the game show The Price Is Right since August 15, 2007 on CBS.

Subject: Re: Business Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/23/22 at 8:43 am

May 23rd 1937 – John D. Rockefeller, American businessman and philanthropist, died of arteriosclerosis. He is widely considered the wealthiest American of all time and the richest person in modern history. Rockefeller was born into a large and poor family in upstate New York that moved several times before eventually settling in Cleveland, Ohio. He became an assistant bookkeeper at age 16 and went into several business partnerships beginning at age 20, concentrating his business on oil refining. Rockefeller founded the Standard Oil Company in 1870. He ran it until 1897, and remained its largest shareholder. Rockefeller's wealth soared as kerosene and gasoline grew in importance, and he became the richest person in the country, controlling 90% of all oil in the United States at his peak. Oil was used throughout the country as a light source until the introduction of electricity, and as a fuel after the invention of the automobile. (b. 1839)

Subject: Re: Nobel Prize Winner Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/23/22 at 2:27 pm

May 23rd 2015 – John Forbes Nash, Jr., American mathematician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate, died in a car accident with his wife. He made fundamental contributions to game theory, differential geometry, and the study of partial differential equations. Nash's work has provided insight into the factors that govern chance and decision-making inside complex systems found in everyday life. His theories are widely used in economics. Serving as a senior research mathematician at Princeton University during the later part of his life, he shared the 1994 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences with game theorists Reinhard Selten and John Harsanyi. In 2015, he also shared the Abel Prize with Louis Nirenberg for his work on nonlinear partial differential equations. John Nash is the only person to be awarded both the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences and the Abel Prize. His struggles with his illness and his recovery became the basis for Sylvia Nasar's biographical book A Beautiful Mind in 1998, as well as an Oscar winning film of the same name directed by Ron Howard, in which Nash was portrayed by actor Russell Crowe. (b. 1928)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/24/22 at 3:08 pm

May 24th 1943 – Gary Burghoff, American actor. He is known for originating the role of Charlie Brown in the 1967 Off-Broadway musical You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown, and the character Corporal Walter Eugene "Radar" O'Reilly in the film MASH, as well as the TV series. He was a regular on television game show Match Game from 1974 to 1975 for 140 episodes, standing in for Charles Nelson Reilly, who was in New York doing a Broadway play, but continued to make recurring appearances afterwards.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/24/22 at 3:22 pm

May 24th 1974 – Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington, American composer, pianist, and leader of a jazz orchestra, of complications from lung cancer and pneumonia. He led from 1923 until his death over a career spanning more than six decades. Based in New York City from the mid-1920s onward and gained a national profile through his orchestra's appearances at the Cotton Club in Harlem. In the 1930s, his orchestra toured in Europe. Although widely considered a pivotal figure in the history of jazz, Ellington embraced the phrase "beyond category" as a liberating principle and referred to his music as part of the more general category of American Music. (b. 1899)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: LyricBoy on 05/24/22 at 7:15 pm


May 24th 1943 – Gary Burghoff, American actor. He is known for originating the role of Charlie Brown in the 1967 Off-Broadway musical You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown, and the character Corporal Walter Eugene "Radar" O'Reilly in the film MASH, as well as the TV series. He was a regular on television game show Match Game from 1974 to 1975 for 140 episodes, standing in for Charles Nelson Reilly, who was in New York doing a Broadway play, but continued to make recurring appearances afterwards.


He also reprised his Radar character in the highly rated series, AfterMASH, as well as the made-for-TV hit movie, W*A*L*T*E*R.  8)

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/26/22 at 2:35 am

May 26th 1703 – Samuel Pepys, English diarist and naval administrator, died from an unrecorded cause. He served as administrator of the Navy of England and Member of Parliament and is most famous for the diary he kept for a decade while still a young man. Pepys had no maritime experience, but he rose to be the Chief Secretary to the Admiralty under both King Charles II and King James II through patronage, diligence, and his talent for administration. His influence and reforms at the Admiralty were important in the early professionalisation of the Royal Navy. The detailed private diary that Pepys kept from 1660 until 1669 was first published in the 19th century and is one of the most important primary sources for the English Restoration period. It provides a combination of personal revelation and eyewitness accounts of great events, such as the Great Plague of London, the Second Dutch War, and the Great Fire of London. (b. 1633)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/26/22 at 5:30 am

May 26th 1948 – Stevie Nicks, American singer, songwriter, and producer known for her work with the band Fleetwood Mac and as a solo artist.

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/26/22 at 11:58 am

May 26th 2008 – Sydney Pollack, American film director, producer and actor, died of cancer. Pollack directed more than 20 films and 10 television shows, acted in over 30 movies or shows and produced over 44 films. For his film Out of Africa (1985), Pollack won the Academy Awards for Best Director and Best Picture. He was also nominated for Best Director Oscars for They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969) and Tootsie (1982). Some of his other best-known works include Jeremiah Johnson (1972), The Way We Were (1973), Three Days of the Condor (1975) and Absence of Malice (1981). His subsequent films included Havana (1990), Presumed Innocent (1990), The Firm (1993), The Interpreter (2005), and he produced and acted in Michael Clayton (2007). Pollack also made appearances in Robert Altman's Hollywood mystery The Player (1992), Woody Allen's relationship drama Husbands and Wives (1993), and Stanley Kubrick's erotic psychological drama Eyes Wide Shut (1999). (b. 1934)

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/27/22 at 6:23 am

May 27th 1831 – Jedediah Smith, American hunter, explorer, and author, killed by Comanche people. He explored the Rocky Mountains, the North American West, and the Southwest during the early 19th century. After 75 years of obscurity following his death, Smith was rediscovered as the American whose explorations led to the use of the 20-mile (32 km)-wide South Pass as the dominant point of crossing the Continental Divide for pioneers on the Oregon Trail. (b. 1799)

Subject: Re: Royal Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/27/22 at 10:26 am

May 27th 1848 – Princess Sophia of the United Kingdom, died from an undisclosed cause. She was the twelfth child and fifth daughter of King George III and Queen Charlotte. Sophia is perhaps best known for the rumours surrounding a supposed illegitimate child to whom she gave birth as a young woman. Though she never wed, rumours spread that Sophia became pregnant by Thomas Garth, an equerry of her father's, and gave birth to an illegitimate son in the summer of 1800. Other gossip declared the child was the product of rape by her elder brother the Duke of Cumberland, who was deeply unpopular. Historians are divided on the validity of these stories, as some believe she gave birth to Garth's child while others call them tales spread by the royal family's political enemies. (b. 1777)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 05/29/22 at 2:30 pm

Today marks one year to the day since the death of singer B.J. Thomas; he was 78. (He would have turned 80 in August of this year.)

He had hits in the late 1960s with the original recording of "Hooked On A Feeling" (1968) and "Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head" (late 1969). He also had a string of hits in the 1970s and 1980s.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 05/29/22 at 2:31 pm

Actress Betsy Palmer passed away on this date six years ago, back in 2015; she was 88 1/2. (Born on All Saints Day 1926.)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 05/29/22 at 2:32 pm

Actor Dennis Hopper passed away on this date in 2010; he had turned 74 just twelve days earlier.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 05/30/22 at 1:00 pm

Today marks seven years since the death of Beau Biden - American politician, lawyer, and officer in the Army Judge Advocate General's Corps - at 46 years of age. He was the elder son of then-Vice President (and now President) Joe Biden and his first wife, the late Neilia.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: LyricBoy on 05/30/22 at 1:15 pm


Today marks seven years since the death of Beau Biden - American politician, lawyer, and officer in the Army Judge Advocate General's Corps - at 46 years of age. He was the elder son of then-Vice President (and now President) Joe Biden and his first wife, the late Neilia.


The President takes every opportunity to remind us all.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 05/30/22 at 1:19 pm

Sun Ra - American male jazz musician - died on this date in 1993, at the age of 79 years and 8 days. He began and ended his life in Birmingham, Alabama.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 05/31/22 at 10:26 pm

Nine years ago today, back in 2013, actress Jean Stapleton passed away at age 90. She was best remembered for her role as Edith Bunker on the 1970s sitcom All in the Family.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 06/01/22 at 11:17 pm

On this date in 2014, actress Ann B. Davis passed away aged 88. She was best remembered for her role as housekeeper 'Alice Nelson' in the sitcom The Brady Bunch.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 06/01/22 at 11:38 pm

On this day in 1991, David Ruffin - a member of vocal group the Temptations - passed away at the age of 50. He was the lead voice on such famous songs as "My Girl" and "Ain't Too Proud to Beg."

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: LyricBoy on 06/02/22 at 5:28 am


On this date in 2014, actress Ann B. Davis passed away aged 88. She was best remembered for her role as housekeeper 'Alice Nelson' in the sitcom The Brady Bunch.


After Ann B. ended the first run of TBB, she went to live with an Episcopal bishop and his wife. For a number of years the trio lived about 10 miles from LyricBoy’s pad.  8)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 06/02/22 at 8:05 pm

Today marks 26 years since the death of Ray Combs.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 06/03/22 at 11:57 pm

F. Lee Bailey, American attorney, died on this date last year, missing his 88th birthday by one week.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 06/03/22 at 11:58 pm

American boxer Muhammad Ali passed away on this date in 2016; he was 74. (He would have turned 80 this past January.)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: LyricBoy on 06/04/22 at 7:41 am


Today marks 26 years since the death of Ray Combs.


He was the first of three Family Feud hosts to kick the bucket.  :\'(

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: LyricBoy on 06/04/22 at 7:43 am


American boxer Muhammad Ali passed away on this date in 2016; he was 74. (He would have turned 80 this past January.)


The Champ and his wife once sat two rows ahead of me on a puddle-jumper airplane ride from Picksburgh to South Bend back in ‘96.  8)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 06/04/22 at 10:37 am


He was the first of three Family Feud hosts to kick the bucket.  :\'(

That’s right; Richard Dawson was the second one; in fact, just a couple days ago marked 10 years since he went to heaven.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 06/05/22 at 12:46 pm

On this date 18 years ago, back in 2004, former U.S. President Ronald Reagan passed away at age 93.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: LyricBoy on 06/05/22 at 12:53 pm


By the way, your link was no good.


Fixed.  I had meant to italicize it.  :-[

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 06/05/22 at 12:56 pm


Fixed.  I had meant to italicize it.  :-[

That makes more sense. Thanks. O0

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 06/05/22 at 3:54 pm

Today marks four years since fashion designer Kate Spade took her own life. (She would have turned 60 on Christmas Eve this year.)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 06/05/22 at 3:56 pm

On this day in 1993, country singer Conway Twitty died of an abdominal aortic aneurysm; he was only 59. (He missed his 60th birthday by three months.)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/06/22 at 5:31 am

June 6th 1947 – Robert Englund, American actor. Best known for playing the supernatural serial killer Freddy Krueger in the Nightmare on Elm Street film series. Classically trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, Englund began his career as a stage actor in regional theatre, and made his film debut in the 1974 drama film Buster and Billie. After supporting roles in films like Stay Hungry (1976), A Star Is Born (1976), and Big Wednesday (1977), he had his breakthrough as resistance fighter Willie in the 1983 miniseries V and its subsequent sequel series. After his performance in A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984), he became closely associated with the horror film genre, and is widely-regarded as one of its iconic actors.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/06/22 at 5:42 am

June 6th 1991 – Stan Getz (born Stanley Getz), American musician, died of liver cancer. Playing primarily the tenor saxophone, Getz was known as "The Sound" because of his warm, lyrical tone, his prime influence being the wispy, mellow timbre of his idol, Lester Young. Coming to prominence in the late 1940s with Woody Herman's big band, Getz is described by critic Scott Yanow as "one of the all-time great tenor saxophonists". Getz performed in bebop and cool jazz groups. Influenced by João Gilberto and Antônio Carlos Jobim, he popularized bossa nova in America with the hit single "The Girl from Ipanema". (b. 1927)

Subject: Re: Nobel Prize Winner Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/06/22 at 7:55 am

June 6th 1944 – Phillip Allen Sharp, American molecular biologist, Nobel Prize laureate. He co-discovered RNA splicing. He shared the 1993 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Richard J. Roberts for "the discovery that genes in eukaryotes are not contiguous strings but contain introns, and that the splicing of messenger RNA to delete those introns can occur in different ways, yielding different proteins from the same DNA sequence". He has been selected to receive the 2015 Othmer Gold Medal.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/06/22 at 8:27 am

June 6th 2006 – Billy Preston, American musician, died after suffering pericarditis, which lead to respiratory failure that left him in a coma. His work encompassed R&B, rock, soul, funk, and gospel. Preston was a top session keyboardist in the 1960s, during which he backed artists such as Little Richard, Sam Cooke, Ray Charles, Everly Brothers, Reverend James Cleveland, The Rolling Stones, and the Beatles. He went on to achieve fame as a solo artist with hit singles such as "That's the Way God Planned It", the Grammy-winning "Outa-Space", "Will It Go Round in Circles", "Space Race", "Nothing from Nothing", and "With You I'm Born Again". Additionally, Preston co-wrote "You Are So Beautiful", which became a #5 hit for Joe Cocker. Preston was one of only five musicians credited on a Beatles recording other than the group's four members. He played organ and electric piano for the Beatles during several of the Get Back sessions; some of these sessions appeared in the film Let It Be and on its companion album. Preston also accompanied the band on electric piano for its rooftop concert, the group's final public appearance. (b. 1946)

Subject: Re: Sporting Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/06/22 at 2:49 pm

June 6th 1956 – Björn Borg, Swedish former world No. 1 tennis player. Between 1974 and 1981, he became the first man in the Open Era to win 11 Grand Slam singles titles (six at the French Open and five consecutively at Wimbledon), but he never won the US Open despite four finals appearances. He is the first male player to win five Wimbledon titles in the Open Era, as well as the only Swedish tennis player, male or female, to win more than 10 Grand Slams. Borg won four consecutive French Open titles (1978–81) and is 6–0 in French Open finals. He is one of two male players, along with Roger Federer, to appear in French Open and Wimbledon finals for four consecutive years (1978–81) and the only man to win both of them in three consecutive years (1978–80). He was the first male player since 1886 to appear in six consecutive Wimbledon finals, a record surpassed by Federer's seven consecutive Wimbledon finals (2003–09). winner of eleven Grand Slam singles titles including five consecutive Wimbledons.

Subject: Re: Philosophical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/06/22 at 3:02 pm

June 6th 1832 – Jeremy Bentham, English philosopher, jurist, and social reformer regarded as the founder of modern utilitarianism, died from an unrecorded cause. Bentham defined as the "fundamental axiom" of his philosophy the principle that "it is the greatest happiness of the greatest number that is the measure of right and wrong." He called for the abolition of slavery, capital punishment and physical punishment, including that of children. He has also become known as an early advocate of animal rights. Though strongly in favour of the extension of individual legal rights, he opposed the idea of natural law and natural rights (both of which are considered "divine" or "God-given" in origin), calling them "nonsense upon stilts." Bentham was also a sharp critic of legal fictions. On his death in 1832, Bentham left instructions for his body to be first dissected, and then to be permanently preserved as an "auto-icon" (or self-image), which would be his memorial. This was done, and the auto-icon is now on public display in the entrance of the Student Centre at University College London (UCL). Because of his arguments in favour of the general availability of education, he has been described as the "spiritual founder" of UCL. However, he played only a limited direct part in its foundation. (b. 1748)

Subject: Re: Philosophical Death Anniversary

Written By: LyricBoy on 06/06/22 at 6:57 pm


June 6th 1832 – Jeremy Bentham, English philosopher, jurist, and social reformer regarded as the founder of modern utilitarianism, died from an unrecorded cause. On his death in 1832, Bentham left instructions for his body to be first dissected, and then to be permanently preserved as an "auto-icon" (or self-image), which would be his memorial. This was done, and the auto-icon is now on public display in the entrance of the Student Centre at University College London (UCL).


Here’s a photo of Me. Bentham’s corpse on display.  The “head” on his shoulders is made of wax, but his mummified real head is in the floor between his two legs.  :o

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Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/07/22 at 7:31 am


Here’s a photo of Me. Bentham’s corpse on display.  The “head” on his shoulders is made of wax, but his mummified real head is in the floor between his two legs.  :o

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It is kept on public display at the main entrance of the UCL Student Centre. It was previously displayed at the end of the South Cloisters in the main building of the college until it was moved in 2020. Upon the retirement of Sir Malcolm Grant as provost of the college in 2013, however, the body was present at Grant's final council meeting. As of 2013, this was the only time that the body of Bentham has been taken to a UCL council meeting. (There is a persistent myth that the body of Bentham is present at all council meetings.)

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/07/22 at 7:32 am

June 7th 1954 – Alan Turing, English computer scientist, mathematician, logician, cryptanalyst, philosopher and theoretical biologist, was found dead. On 8 June 1954, Turing's housekeeper found him dead. A post-mortem examination established that the cause of death was cyanide poisoning. When his body was discovered, an apple lay half-eaten beside his bed, and although the apple was not tested for cyanide, it was speculated that this was the means by which a fatal dose was consumed. An inquest determined that he had committed suicide. He was highly influential in the development of theoretical computer science, providing a formalisation of the concepts of algorithm and computation with the Turing machine, which can be considered a model of a general purpose computer. Turing is widely considered to be the father of theoretical computer science and artificial intelligence. During the Second World War, Turing worked for the Government Code and Cypher School (GC&CS) at Bletchley Park, Britain's codebreaking centre that produced Ultra intelligence. For a time he led Hut 8, the section responsible for German naval cryptanalysis. (b. 1912)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/07/22 at 2:20 pm

June 7th 1952 – Liam Neeson, Irish-American actor. He has received several accolades throughout his career, including nominations for an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, two Tony Awards, and three Golden Globe Awards. In 2020, Neeson was listed at number 7 on The Irish Times list of Ireland's 50 greatest film actors. In 1976, Neeson joined the Lyric Players' Theatre in Belfast for two years. He then acted in the Arthurian film Excalibur (1981). He starred in five films between 1982 and 1987, most notably The Bounty (1984) and The Mission (1986). He landed a leading role in Next of Kin (1989) and rose to prominence when he starred as Oskar Schindler in Schindler's List (1993). He has since starred in highly successful films such as the drama Nell (1994), the historical biopic Michael Collins (1996), Les Misérables (1998), the space opera Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999), the biographical drama Kinsey (2004), the superhero film Batman Begins (2005), the action thriller series Taken (2008–2014), the survival film The Grey (2011), and Martin Scorsese's religious epic Silence (2016).

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/07/22 at 3:13 pm

June 7th 1937 – Jean Harlow (born Harlean Harlow Carpenter), American actress, died of cerebral edema, a complication of kidney failure. She is often nicknamed the "Blonde Bombshell" and the "Platinum Blonde", she was popular for her "Laughing Vamp" screen persona. Harlow was in the film industry for only nine years, but she became one of the biggest movie stars in Hollywood, whose image in the public eye has endured. Harlow was first signed by business magnate Howard Hughes, who directed her first major role in Hell's Angels (1930). After a series of critically unsuccessful films, and Hughes's losing interest in her career, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer bought out Harlow's contract in 1932 and cast her in leading roles in a string of hits built on her comedic talent: Red-Headed Woman (1932), Red Dust (1932), Dinner at Eight (1933), Reckless (1935) and Suzy (1936). Harlow's popularity rivaled and then surpassed that of MGM's top leading ladies Joan Crawford and Norma Shearer. (b. 1911)

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/07/22 at 5:23 pm

June 7th 2015 – Christopher Lee, English character actor, and author, died after being admitted into hospital for respiratory problems and heart failure. With a career spanning nearly 70 years, Lee initially portrayed villains and became best known for his role as Count Dracula in a sequence of Hammer Horror films. His other film roles include Francisco Scaramanga in the James Bond film The Man with the Golden Gun (1974), Saruman in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy (2001–2003) and The Hobbit film trilogy (2012–2014), and Count Dooku in the second and third films of the Star Wars prequel trilogy (2002 and 2005). He was made a Knight Bachelor "For services to Drama and to Charity" as part of the Queen's Birthday Honours in 2009. (b. 1922)

:\'( :\'( :\'(

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: LyricBoy on 06/07/22 at 5:25 pm


June 6th 2006 – Billy Preston, American musician, died after suffering pericarditis, which lead to respiratory failure that left him in a coma. He went on to achieve fame as a solo artist with hit singles such as … "Nothing from Nothing",


Nothin' from nothin' leaves nothin'
And I'm not stuffin', believe you me
Don't you remember I told ya
I'm a soldier in the war on poverty, yeah 🎼 🎵 🎶

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/08/22 at 4:34 am

June 8th 1943 – Colin Baker, English actor. He played Paul Merroney in the BBC drama series The Brothers from 1974 to 1976 and the sixth incarnation of the Doctor in the long-running science fiction television series Doctor Who from 1984 to 1986. Baker's tenure as the Doctor proved to be a controversial era for the series, which included a hiatus in production and his subsequent replacement on the orders of BBC executive Michael Grade.

Subject: Re: Scientific Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/08/22 at 11:15 am

June 8th 1955 – Sir Tim Berners-Lee, English computer scientist. Best known as the inventor of the World Wide Web. He is a Professorial Fellow of Computer Science at the University of Oxford and a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Berners-Lee proposed an information management system on 12 March 1989, then implemented the first successful communication between a Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) client and server via the Internet in mid-November. In 2004, Berners-Lee was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for his pioneering work. In 2007, he shared first place with Albert Hofmann in a list of the 100 greatest living geniuses, published by The Daily Telegraph newspaper. In April 2009, he was elected a Foreign Associate of the National Academy of Sciences. He was named in Time magazine's list of the 100 Most Important People of the 20th century and has received a number of other accolades for his invention.

Subject: Re: Presidential Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/08/22 at 1:43 pm

June 8th 1845 – Andrew Jackson, American lawyer, general, and statesman, died of chronic dropsy and heart failure. He served as the seventh president of the United States from 1829 to 1837. Before being elected to the presidency, Jackson gained fame as a general in the United States Army and served in both houses of the U.S. Congress. An expansionist president, Jackson sought to advance the rights of the "common man" against a "corrupt aristocracy" and to preserve the Union. (b. 1767)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 06/11/22 at 11:12 am

On this date in 2015, wrestler Dusty Rhodes passed away, missing his 70th birthday by exactly four months.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays

Written By: LyricBoy on 06/12/22 at 7:19 am

Forgot to mention this one yesterday. 

June 11, 1945: The lovely Adrienne Barbeau was born in Sacramento California.

She went on to use her natural acting talent in the original production of Grease, as well as starred in the TV series Maude and the classic horror film, The Fog.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 06/12/22 at 12:39 pm


Forgot to mention this one yesterday. 

June 11, 1945: The lovely Adrienne Barbeau was born in Sacramento California.

She went on to use her natural acting talent in the original production of Grease, as well as starred in the TV series Maude and the classic horror film, The Fog.

She's still alive.

Lately on this thread I have been concentrating primarily on celeb death anniversaries - that is, deathdays of celebs who are no longer with us. I don't think they should be in the same thread as celebs who are still living. IMHO, birthdays of living celebs, and death anniversaries of deceased celebs, should be in separate threads, rather than being raspberry rippled with each other in the same thread.

If she's still alive three years from now, then I will mention her in the "Very Old Celebs Still Alive" thread, because she'll turn 80 in 2025. :)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: LyricBoy on 06/12/22 at 2:49 pm


She's still alive.

Lately on this thread I have been concentrating primarily on celeb death anniversaries - that is, deathdays of celebs who are no longer with us. I don't think they should be in the same thread as celebs who are still living. IMHO, birthdays of living celebs, and death anniversaries of deceased celebs, should be in separate threads, rather than being raspberry rippled with each other in the same thread.

If she's still alive three years from now, then I will mention her in the "Very Old Celebs Still Alive" thread, because she'll turn 80 in 2025. :)


Sorry about that.  :-[

I saw other live celebrities listed on here recently such as Björn Borg.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 06/12/22 at 3:05 pm


Sorry about that.  :-[

I saw other live celebrities listed on here recently such as Björn Borg.

Hey, no worries.
I think only Philip has been mentioning living people on this thread as of late.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/15/22 at 2:00 am


Hey, no worries.
I think only Philip has been mentioning living people on this thread as of late.
I still think we should have a separate thread for this.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/15/22 at 2:01 am

June 15th 1946 – Neville John "Noddy" Holder, English musician and actor. He was the lead singer and rhythm guitarist of the English band Slade, one of the UK's most successful acts of the 1970s. Known for his unique and powerful voice, Holder co-wrote most of Slade's material with bass guitarist Jim Lea including "Mama Weer All Crazee Now", "Cum On Feel the Noize" and "Merry Xmas Everybody". After leaving Slade in 1992, he diversified into television and radio work, notably starring in the ITV comedy-drama series The Grimleys (1999–2001).

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/15/22 at 3:46 am


Hey, no worries.
I think only Philip has been mentioning living people on this thread as of late.
From here on I will be posting Celebrity Death Anniversaries.

Subject: Re: Presidential Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/15/22 at 4:16 am

June 15th 1849 – James K. Polk, American lawyer and politician, died from cholera. He was the 11th president of the United States, serving from 1845 to 1849. He previously was the Speaker of the House of Representatives (1835–1839) and Governor of Tennessee (1839–1841). A protégé of Andrew Jackson, he was a member of the Democratic Party and an advocate of Jacksonian democracy. Polk is chiefly known for extending the territory of the United States through the Mexican–American War; during his presidency, the United States expanded significantly with the annexation of the Republic of Texas, the Oregon Territory, and the Mexican Cession following the American victory in the Mexican–American War. (b. 1795)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/15/22 at 8:06 am

June 15th 1996 – Ella Fitzgerald, American singer, died from a stroke. Sometimes referred to as the "First Lady of Song", "Queen of Jazz", and "Lady Ella". She was noted for her purity of tone, impeccable diction, phrasing, timing, intonation, and a "horn-like" improvisational ability, particularly in her scat singing. (b. 1917)

Subject: Re: Military Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/15/22 at 9:50 am

June 15th 1979 – Teruo Nakamura, Taiwanese-Japanese soldier of the Imperial Japanese Army, died from an undisclosed cause. He fought for Japan in World War II and did not surrender until 1974. He was the last known Japanese holdout to surrender after the end of hostilities in 1945. (b. 1919)

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/15/22 at 12:51 pm

June 15th 1941 – Evelyn Underhill, English Anglo-Catholic writer and pacifist, died from an undisclosed cause. Known for her numerous works on religion and spiritual practice, in particular Christian mysticism. In the English-speaking world, she was one of the most widely read writers on such matters in the first half of the 20th century. No other book of its type matched that of her best-known work, Mysticism, published in 1911. (b. 1875)

Subject: Re: Business Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/15/22 at 3:02 pm

June 15th 1929 – Charles F. Brush, American businessman and philanthropist, died from an undisclosed cause. He co-invented the Arc lamp. In 1876 he secured the backing of the Wetting Supply Company in Cleveland to design his "dynamo" (an electrical generator) for powering arc lights. Brush began with the dynamo design of Zénobe Gramme but his final design was a marked divergence, retaining the ring armature idea that originated with Antonio Pacinotti. Brush remarked on his motivation for improving the generator in his U.S. Patent 189,997: "The best forms of magneto-electric apparatus at present before the public are unnecessarily bulky, heavy, and expensive, and are more or less wasteful of mechanical power." After comparing it to the Gramme dynamo and other European entrants, the Franklin Institute of Philadelphia judged Brush's dynamo superior due to its simpler design and maintainability after completing tests in 1878. (b. 1849)

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/15/22 at 3:21 pm

June 15th 2019 – Franco Zeffirelli, Italian director and producer of operas, films and television, died after a long undisclosed illness which had grown worse in recent months. He was also a senator from 1994 until 2001 for the Italian centre-right Forza Italia party. Some of his operatic designs and productions have become worldwide classics. He was also known for several of the movies he directed, especially the 1968 version of Romeo and Juliet, for which he received an Academy Award nomination. His 1967 version of The Taming of the Shrew with Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton remains the best-known film adaptation of that play as well. His miniseries Jesus of Nazareth (1977) won both national and international acclaim and is still frequently shown on Christmas and Easter in many countries. A Grande Ufficiale OMRI of the Italian Republic since 1977, Zeffirelli also received an honorary British knighthood in 2004 when he was created a KBE. (b. 1923)

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Voiceofthe70s on 06/15/22 at 3:33 pm


June 15th 2019 – Franco Zeffirelli, Italian director and producer of operas, films and television, died after a long undisclosed illness which had grown worse in recent months. He was also a senator from 1994 until 2001 for the Italian centre-right Forza Italia party. Some of his operatic designs and productions have become worldwide classics. He was also known for several of the movies he directed, especially the 1968 version of Romeo and Juliet, for which he received an Academy Award nomination. His 1967 version of The Taming of the Shrew with Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton remains the best-known film adaptation of that play as well. His miniseries Jesus of Nazareth (1977) won both national and international acclaim and is still frequently shown on Christmas and Easter in many countries. A Grande Ufficiale OMRI of the Italian Republic since 1977, Zeffirelli also received an honorary British knighthood in 2004 when he was created a KBE. (b. 1923)


Don't forget "Brother Sun, Sister Moon" about St. Francis of Assisi with music by Donovan!

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/15/22 at 3:40 pm


Don't forget "Brother Sun, Sister Moon" about St. Francis of Assisi with music by Donovan!
The composer Leonard Bernstein and lyricist Leonard Cohen were originally commissioned to provide a score, but after working on the project for about three months in Italy, they withdrew.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 06/15/22 at 8:44 pm


I still think we should have a separate thread for this.

Yes, put them in separate threads rather than mixing them together, as I mentioned previously.



From here on I will be posting Celebrity Death Anniversaries.

O0

Perhaps request a name change for this thread?

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 06/15/22 at 8:46 pm

Anyways, it has been 8 years to the day since Casey Kasem passed away; he was 82. (He would have turned 90 this April.)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: LyricBoy on 06/16/22 at 12:20 am


Anyways, it has been 8 years to the day since Casey Kasem passed away; he was 82. (He would have turned 90 this April.)


Oddly, Casey’s wife had him buried in Oslo, Norway.  ???

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 06/16/22 at 12:42 am


Oddly, Casey’s wife had him buried in Oslo, Norway.  ???

Yes, it took a while to decide where to bury him.

He was the son of Lebanese immigrants, so I don’t know how he would have had ties to Norway. ??? ???

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/16/22 at 5:08 am


Oddly, Casey’s wife had him buried in Oslo, Norway.  ???

Yes, it took a while to decide where to bury him.

He was the son of Lebanese immigrants, so I don’t know how he would have had ties to Norway. ??? ???
On: https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/celebrity/casey-kasem-be-buried-norway-because-its-heaven-n181626

"In a letter written to the Norwegian government on Aug. 7, Jean Kasem (his widow) explained that she would like her husband's final resting place to be Norway because Casey Kasem "always said that Norway symbolizes peace and looks like heaven and I would like to respectfully fulfill his wishes."

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: LyricBoy on 06/16/22 at 5:42 am


On: https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/celebrity/casey-kasem-be-buried-norway-because-its-heaven-n181626

"In a letter written to the Norwegian government on Aug. 7, Jean Kasem (his widow) explained that she would like her husband's final resting place to be Norway because Casey Kasem "always said that Norway symbolizes peace and looks like heaven and I would like to respectfully fulfill his wishes."


If he wanted to be buried in almost heaven, he should been laid to rest in West Virginia.

UNoZtIPWpyE

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/16/22 at 5:55 am


If he wanted to be buried in almost heaven, he should been laid to rest in West Virginia.

UNoZtIPWpyE
But Norway is nor-way to go?

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 06/16/22 at 8:06 pm


On: https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/celebrity/casey-kasem-be-buried-norway-because-its-heaven-n181626

"In a letter written to the Norwegian government on Aug. 7, Jean Kasem (his widow) explained that she would like her husband's final resting place to be Norway because Casey Kasem "always said that Norway symbolizes peace and looks like heaven and I would like to respectfully fulfill his wishes."

Great, I have just learnt something new today.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 06/16/22 at 8:09 pm

On this date 8 years ago, one day after Casey Kasem kicked the bucket, baseball Hall-of-Famer Tony Gwynn Sr. passed away at 54 years of age from salivary gland cancer (the same thing that killed Beastie Boy Adam Yauch ten years ago). Tony spent his entire 20-year playing career as a member of the San Diego Padres; he is immortalized by a 9½-foot (2.9 m), 1,200-pound (540 kg) bronze statue erected near Petco Park in 2007, the same year he was elected to the National Baseball Hall Of Fame.

Subject: Re: Nobel Prize Winner Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/17/22 at 2:13 am

June 17th 1940 – Arthur Harden, English biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate, died from an undisclosed cause. He shared the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1929 with Hans Karl August Simon von Euler-Chelpin for their investigations into the fermentation of sugar and fermentative enzymes. He was a founding member of the Biochemical Society and editor of its journal for 25 years. He was knighted in 1926, and received several honorary doctorates. A Fellow of the Royal Society, he received the Davy Medal in 1935. (b. 1865)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/17/22 at 3:50 am

June 17th 1985 – Georgia Hale, American silent film actress and real estate investor, died from an undisclosed cause. She was Miss Chicago 1922 and competed in the Miss America Pageant. She began acting in the early 1920s, and achieved one of her most notable successes with her role in Charlie Chaplin's The Gold Rush (1925). She played Myrtle Wilson in the first filmed version (1926) of The Great Gatsby. Chaplin cast Hale in his film based on her performance in The Salvation Hunters, which also came out in 1925. The Gold Rush temporarily made her a star, but she did not survive the transition from silent film to sound, and she only made one more film after 1928. The documentary Unknown Chaplin revealed that Hale was hired by Chaplin to replace actress Virginia Cherrill as the female lead in the film City Lights (1931) during a brief period after he had fired Cherrill (and before he re-hired her). Approximately seven minutes of test footage of Hale in the role survives and is included in the DVD release of the film and excerpts appear in Unknown Chaplin. The editor's introduction to Hale's memoir also reveals that she was Chaplin's original choice for the female lead in his film The Circus, a role eventually played by Merna Kennedy. She was a close companion to Chaplin in the late 1920s and early 1930s. (b. 1900)

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/17/22 at 8:16 am

June 17th 2008 – Cyd Charisse (born Tula Ellice Finklea), American actress and dancer, died from a heart attack. After recovering from polio as a child and studying ballet, Charisse entered films in the 1940s. Her roles usually featured her abilities as a dancer, and she was paired with Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly; her films include Singin' in the Rain (1952), The Band Wagon (1953), Brigadoon with Gene Kelly and Van Johnson (1954) and Silk Stockings (1957). She stopped dancing in films in the late 1950s, but continued acting in film and television, and in 1991 made her Broadway debut. In her later years, she discussed the history of the Hollywood musical in documentaries, and was featured in That's Entertainment! III in 1994. She was awarded the National Medal of the Arts and Humanities in 2006. Her second husband was the singer Tony Martin. (b. 1922)

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/17/22 at 11:29 am

June 17th 1939 – Allen Sothoron, American professional baseball player, coach and manager, died from a complication of undisclosed diseases after a three-week illness. As a player, he was a spitball pitcher who spent 11 years in the major leagues playing for the St. Louis Browns, Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Indians and the St. Louis Cardinals. Born in Bradford, Ohio, Sothoron threw and batted right-handed, stood 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) tall and weighed 182 pounds (83 kg). (b. 1893)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/17/22 at 2:06 pm

June 17th 1961 – Jeff Chandler (born Ira Grossel), American actor, film producer, and singer, died from a blood infection complicated by pneumonia, after having surgery for a spinal disc herniation. Best remembered for playing Cochise in Broken Arrow (1950), for which he was nominated for an Oscar. He was one of Universal Pictures' more popular male stars of the 1950s. His other credits include Sword in the Desert (1948), Deported (1950), Female on the Beach (1955), and Away All Boats (1956). In addition to his acting in film, he was known for his role in the radio program Our Miss Brooks and for his musical recordings. (b. 1918)

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/18/22 at 12:21 pm

June 18th 1936 – Maxim Gorky (born Alexei Maximovich Peshkov), Russian and Soviet writer, died suddenly from pneumonia, and speculation has long surrounded the circumstances of his death. A founder of the socialist realism literary method, and a political activist. He was also a five-time nominee for the Nobel Prize in Literature. Prior to his renown as an author, he frequently changed jobs and roamed across the Russian Empire; these experiences would later influence his writing. Gorky's most famous works were The Lower Depths (1902), Twenty-six Men and a Girl (1899), The Song of the Stormy Petrel (1901), My Childhood (1913–1914), Mother (1906), Summerfolk (1904) and Children of the Sun (1905). He had associations with fellow Russian writers Leo Tolstoy and Anton Chekhov; Gorky would later mention them in his memoirs. Gorky was active in the emerging Marxist communist movement. He publicly opposed the Tsarist regime, and for a time closely associated himself with Vladimir Lenin and Alexander Bogdanov's Bolshevik wing of the party. For a significant part of his life, he was exiled from Russia and later the Soviet Union. In 1932, he returned to the USSR on Joseph Stalin's personal invitation and lived there until his death in June 1936. (b. 1868)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/18/22 at 3:37 pm

June 18th 2020 – Vera Lynn (née Welch), English singer, songwriter and entertainer, died from an undisclosed cause. Her musical recordings and performances were very popular during the Second World War. She was widely referred to as the "Forces' Sweetheart" and gave outdoor concerts for the troops in Egypt, India and Burma during the war as part of Entertainments National Service Association (ENSA). The songs most associated with her are "We'll Meet Again", "(There'll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover", "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square" and "There'll Always Be an England". She remained popular after the war, appearing on radio and television in the United Kingdom and the United States, and recording such hits as "Auf Wiederseh'n, Sweetheart" and her UK number-one single "My Son, My Son". Her last single, "I Love This Land", was released to mark the end of the Falklands War. In 2009, at the age of 92, she became the oldest living artist to top the UK Albums Chart with the compilation album We'll Meet Again: The Very Best of Vera Lynn. In 2014, she released the collection Vera Lynn: National Treasure and in 2017, she released Vera Lynn 100, a compilation album of hits to commemorate her centenary—it was a No. 3 hit, making her the first centenarian performer to have a Top 10 album in the charts. By the time of her death in 2020 she had been active in the music industry for 96 years. Lynn devoted much time and energy to charity work connected with ex-servicemen, disabled children and breast cancer. She was held in great affection by Second World War veterans and in 2000 was named the Briton who best exemplified the spirit of the 20th century. She was created a Dame, appointed for her charitable services in the 1975 Birthday Honours. (b. 1917)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/22/22 at 4:34 am

June 22nd 1969 – Judy Garland (born Frances Ethel Gumm), American singer, actress, and vaudevillian, was found dead in the bathroom of their rented house in London, from "an incautious self-overdosage" of barbiturates. She was renowned for her contralto vocals and attained international stardom that continued throughout a career spanning more than 40 years as an actress in musical and dramatic roles, as a recording artist, and on concert stages. Garland began performing in vaudeville with her two older sisters and was signed to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer as a teenager. She made more than two dozen films with MGM, including nine with Mickey Rooney. Garland's most famous role was as Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz (1939). Her other roles at MGM included Meet Me in St. Louis (1944), The Harvey Girls (1946) and Easter Parade (1948). After 15 years, she was released from the studio and made record-breaking concert appearances, a successful recording career, and her own Emmy-nominated television series. Film appearances became fewer in her later years, but included two Academy Award nominated performances in A Star Is Born (1954) and Judgment at Nuremberg (1961). (b. 1922)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: LyricBoy on 06/22/22 at 5:05 am


June 22nd 1969 – Judy Garland (born Frances Ethel Gumm), American singer, actress, and vaudevillian, was found dead in the bathroom of their rented house in London, from "an incautious self-overdosage" of barbiturates.


8 years later, Elvis Presley suffered a similar end, also found deceased whilst slumped in front of the throne from a drug overdose.  :\'(

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/22/22 at 5:15 am


8 years later, Elvis Presley suffered a similar end, also found deceased whilst slumped in front of the throne from a drug overdose.  :\'(
Elvis Presley died of a heart attack, brought on by his addiction to prescription barbiturates. Forensic historian and pathologist Michael Baden viewed the situation as complicated: "Elvis had had an enlarged heart for a long time. That, together with his drug habit, caused his death.

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/22/22 at 12:24 pm

June 22nd 1965 – David O. Selznick, American film producer, screenwriter and film studio executive, died following several heart attacks. He is best known for producing Gone with the Wind (1939) and Rebecca (1940), both of which earned him an Academy Award for Best Picture. (b. 1902)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/22/22 at 2:55 pm

June 22nd 1987 – Fred Astaire (born Frederick Austerlitz), American actor, dancer, singer, choreographer, and television presenter, died of pneumonia. He is widely considered the most influential dancer in the history of film. His stage and subsequent film and television careers spanned a total of 76 years. He starred in more than 10 Broadway and West End musicals, made 31 musical films, four television specials, and issued numerous recordings. As a dancer, his most outstanding traits were his uncanny sense of rhythm, perfectionism, and innovation. His most memorable dancing partnership was with Ginger Rogers, with whom he co-starred in a series of ten Hollywood musicals during the age of Classical Hollywood cinema, including Top Hat (1935), Swing Time (1936), and Shall We Dance (1937). Among the other notable films in which Astaire gained further popularity and took the genre of tap dancing to a new level were Holiday Inn (1942), Easter Parade (1948), The Band Wagon (1953), Funny Face (1957), and Silk Stockings (1957). (b. 1899)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: LyricBoy on 06/22/22 at 5:57 pm


Elvis Presley died of a heart attack, brought on by his addiction to prescription barbiturates. Forensic historian and pathologist Michael Baden viewed the situation as complicated: "Elvis had had an enlarged heart for a long time. That, together with his drug habit, caused his death.


In any event, both met their demise on the can.  :-\\

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 06/22/22 at 11:00 pm

Today marks 20 years since the death of baseball pitcher Darryl Kile at age 33. His cause was reportedly a coronary artery blockage which was a hereditary condition (his dad suffered a similar death a decade earlier). He was the first active MLB player to die during a regular season since Thurman Munson in 1979.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 06/23/22 at 10:29 pm

13 years ago today, back in 2009, American TV host/actor/announcer Ed McMahon passed away at age 86.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 06/23/22 at 10:32 pm

Aaron Spelling - American TV producer - died 16 years ago today, back in 2006, at age 83, from complications of a stroke he suffered a few days beforehand. He'd also had Alzheimers Disease, but that played no role in his death.

Subject: Re: Military Deaths Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/25/22 at 3:04 am

June 25th 1876 – Killed at the Battle of the Little Bighorn:
   
Boston Custer, American civilian army contractor. He was the youngest brother of U.S. Army Lt Colonel George Armstrong Custer and two-time Medal of Honor recipient Captain Thomas Custer. (b. 1848)
   
George Armstrong Custer, United States Army officer and cavalry commander in the American Civil War and the American Indian Wars, while leading the 7th Cavalry Regiment at the Battle of the Little Bighorn in Montana Territory against a coalition of Native American tribes, he and all of his detachment—which included two of his brothers—were killed. The battle is popularly known in American history as "Custer's Last Stand." Custer and his regiment were defeated so decisively at the Little Bighorn that it has overshadowed all of his prior achievements. Raised in Michigan and Ohio, Custer was admitted to West Point in 1857, where he graduated last in his class in 1861. With the outbreak of the Civil War, Custer was called to serve with the Union Army. (b. 1839)

Thomas Custer, United States Army officer and two-time recipient of the Medal of Honor for bravery during the American Civil War. A younger brother of George Armstrong Custer, he served as his aide at the Battle of Little Bighorn against the Lakota and Cheyenne in the Montana Territory. The two of them, along with their younger brother, Boston Custer, were killed in the overwhelming defeat of United States forces. (b. 1845)

Myles Keogh, Irish-American colonel, was killed along with Custer and all of his men at the Battle of the Little Bighorn. Serving the armies of the Papal States during the war for Italian unification in 1860, he was recruited into the Union Army during the American Civil War, serving as a cavalry officer, particularly under Brig. Gen. John Buford during the Gettysburg Campaign and the three-day Battle of Gettysburg. After the war, Keogh remained in the regular United States Army as commander of I Troop of the 7th US Cavalry Regiment under George Armstrong Custer during the Indian Wars. (b. 1840)

Subject: Re: Artistic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/25/22 at 3:43 am

June 25th 1912 – Lawrence Alma-Tadema, Dutch-English painter and academic, died from an ulceration of the stomach. He trained at the Royal Academy of Antwerp, Belgium, he settled in England in 1870 and spent the rest of his life there. A classical-subject painter, he became famous for his depictions of the luxury and decadence of the Roman Empire, with languorous figures set in fabulous marbled interiors or against a backdrop of dazzling blue Mediterranean Sea and sky. Alma-Tadema was considered one of the most popular Victorian painters. Though admired during his lifetime for his draftsmanship and depictions of Classical antiquity, his work fell into disrepute after his death, and only since the 1960s has it been re-evaluated for its importance within nineteenth-century British art. In 1899 he was knighted in England, only the eighth artist from the Continent to receive the honour. (b. 1836)

Subject: Re: Military Deaths Anniversary

Written By: LyricBoy on 06/25/22 at 5:20 am


June 25th 1876 – Killed at the Battle of the Little Bighorn:
   


One can only think that early on in that battle, at least one of the Custers said “oh crap!”.

They were definitely in over their heads that day.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/25/22 at 6:17 am

June 25th 2009 – Michael Jackson, American singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer, actor, and philanthropist, died of acute propofol and benzodiazepine intoxication, after suffering from cardiac arrest. The Los Angeles County Coroner ruled his death a homicide, and his personal physician, Conrad Murray, was convicted of involuntary manslaughter. Dubbed the "King of Pop", his contributions to music, dance, and fashion, along with his publicized personal life made him a global figure in popular culture for over four decades. (b. 1958)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: LyricBoy on 06/25/22 at 6:32 am


June 25th 2009 – Michael Jackson, American singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer, actor, and philanthropist, died of acute propofol and benzodiazepine intoxication, after suffering from cardiac arrest. The Los Angeles County Coroner ruled his death a homicide, and his personal physician, Conrad Murray, was convicted of involuntary manslaughter. Dubbed the "King of Pop", his contributions to music, dance, and fashion, along with his publicized personal life made him a global figure in popular culture for over four decades. (b. 1958)


Farrah Fawcett-Majors also passed away on the same day.  :\'(

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/25/22 at 6:39 am


Farrah Fawcett-Majors also passed away on the same day.  :\'(
:\'( :\'( :\'(

June 25th 2009 – Farrah Fawcett, American actress and artist, died from cancer the same day American singer Michael Jackson died, at Saint John's Health Center in Santa Monica, California, died at a hospital 10 miles away. A four-time Primetime Emmy Award nominee and six-time Golden Globe Award nominee, Fawcett rose to international fame when she played a starring role in the first season of the television series Charlie's Angels (1976–1977). Fawcett began her career in the 1960s appearing in commercials and guest roles on television. During the 1970s, she appeared in numerous television series, including recurring roles on Harry O (1974–1976), and The Six Million Dollar Man (1974–1978) with her then-husband, film and television star Lee Majors. Her iconic red swimsuit poster sold six million copies in its first year of print. Fawcett's breakthrough role was the role of private investigator Jill Munroe in Charlie's Angels, which co-starred Kate Jackson and Jaclyn Smith. The show propelled all three actresses to stardom. After appearing in the show's first season in 1976, Fawcett decided to leave Charlie's Angels. She later returned as a guest star in six episodes during the show's third and fourth seasons (1978–1980). For her work in Charlie's Angels, Fawcett received her first Golden Globe nomination. In 1983, Fawcett received positive reviews for her performance in the Off-Broadway play Extremities. She was subsequently cast in the 1986 film version and received a Golden Globe nomination. She received Emmy Award nominations for her role as a battered wife in The Burning Bed (1984) and for her portrayal of real-life murderer Diane Downs in Small Sacrifices (1989). Her 1980s work in TV movies earned her four additional Golden Globe nominations. Although Fawcett weathered some negative press for a rambling appearance on The Late Show with David Letterman in 1997, she garnered strong reviews that year for her role in the film The Apostle with Robert Duvall. In the 21st century, she continued acting on television, holding recurring roles on the sitcom Spin City (2001) and the drama The Guardian (2002–2003). For the latter, she received her third Emmy nomination. Fawcett's film credits include Love Is a Funny Thing (1969), Myra Breckinridge (1970), Logan's Run (1976), Sunburn (1979), Saturn 3 (1980), The Cannonball Run (1981), Extremities (1986), The Apostle (1997), and Dr. T & the Women (2000). (1976–1977). (b. 1947)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/25/22 at 10:18 am

June 25th 1997 – Jacques Cousteau, French naval officer, explorer, conservationist, filmmaker, innovator, scientist, photographer, author and researcher, died of a heart attack. He studied the sea and all forms of life in water. He co-developed the Aqua-Lung, pioneered marine conservation and was a member of the Académie Française. Cousteau described his underwater world research in a series of books, perhaps the most successful being his first book, The Silent World: A Story of Undersea Discovery and Adventure, published in 1953. Cousteau also directed films, most notably the documentary adaptation of the book, The Silent World, which won a Palme d'or at the 1956 Cannes Film Festival. He remained the only person to win a Palme d'Or for a documentary film, until Michael Moore won the award in 2004 for Fahrenheit 9/11. (b. 1910)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: nally on 06/25/22 at 2:39 pm


Farrah Fawcett-Majors also passed away on the same day.  :\'(

:\'( :\'( :\'(

June 25th 2009 – Farrah Fawcett, American actress and artist, died from cancer the same day American singer Michael Jackson died, at Saint John's Health Center in Santa Monica, California, died at a hospital 10 miles away.



Yup... :\'(

And she would have turned 75 on Groundhog Day this year if she were still with us...

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 06/28/22 at 10:16 pm

Today marks 13 years since the passing of TV pitchman Billy Mays, best known as the "Oxi-Clean Guy." He missed his 51st birthday by a month.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 06/28/22 at 10:42 pm

Eight years ago today, back in 2014, actor Meshach Taylor passed away at age 67 from colorectal cancer. (He would have turned 75 this past April.)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/29/22 at 4:17 am

June 29th 1941 – Ignacy Jan Paderewski, Polish pianist, composer, and politician, died from pneumonia. He became a spokesman for Polish independence. In 1919, he was the new nation's Prime Minister and foreign minister during which he signed the Treaty of Versailles, which ended World War I. A favourite of concert audiences around the world, his musical fame opened access to diplomacy and the media, as possibly did his status as a freemason, and charitable work of his second wife, Helena Paderewska. (b. 1860)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: LyricBoy on 06/29/22 at 4:51 am


Today marks 13 years since the passing of TV pitchman Billy Mays, best known as the "Oxi-Clean Guy." He missed his 51st birthday by a month.


“But wait, there’s more…”

In the autopsy of Billy, the medical examiner concluded that "cocaine use caused or contributed to the development of his heart disease, and thereby contributed to his death," the office said in a press release. The office said Mays last used cocaine in the few days before his death but was not under the influence of the drug when he died.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/29/22 at 6:57 am

June 29th 2020 – Carl Reiner, American actor, comedian, director, screenwriter, and author whose career spanned seven decades, died of natural causes. During the early years of television comedy from 1950 to 1957, he acted on and contributed sketch material for Your Show of Shows and Caesar's Hour, starring Sid Caesar, writing alongside Mel Brooks, Neil Simon, and Woody Allen. Reiner teamed up with Brooks and together they released several iconic comedy albums beginning with 2000 Years with Carl Reiner and Mel Brooks (1960). Reiner was best known as the creator and producer of, and a writer and actor on The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961–1965). Reiner formed a comedy duo with Mel Brooks in "The 2000 Year Old Man" and acted in such films as It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963), The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming (1966), and the Ocean's film series (2001–2007). He co-wrote and directed some of Steve Martin's first and most successful films, including The Jerk (1979), and also directed such comedies as Where's Poppa? (1970), Oh, God! (1977), and All of Me (1984). From 1967 to 2000, Reiner appeared in dozens of television specials and was a guest star on television series from the 1950s until his death. He also voiced characters in animated films and television series, including the TV series Father of the Pride (2004–2005), in which Reiner voiced Sarmoti, and was a reader for books on tape. He wrote more than two dozen books, mostly in his later years. He was the recipient of many awards and honors, including 11 Emmy Awards, one Grammy Award, and the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. He was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame in 1999. He was the father of actor-director Rob Reiner, author Annie Reiner, and artist Lucas Reiner and the grandfather of Tracy Reiner. (b. 1922)

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/29/22 at 11:22 am

June 29th 1982 – Henry King, American actor and film director, died of a heart attack while asleep. Widely considered one of the finest and most successful filmmakers of his era, King was nominated for two Academy Awards for Best Director, and directed seven films nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. He directed for the first time in 1915 and grew to become one of the most commercially successful Hollywood directors of the 1920s and '30s. He was twice nominated for the Best Director Oscar. In 1944, he was awarded the first Golden Globe Award for Best Director for his film The Song of Bernadette. He worked most often with Tyrone Power and Gregory Peck and for 20th Century Fox. Henry King was one of the 36 founders of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which awards excellence of cinematic achievements every year, and was the last surviving founder. He directed more than 100 films in his career. (b. 1886)

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/29/22 at 3:44 pm

June 29th 2021 – Donald Rumsfeld, American politician, government official, and businessman, died from multiple myeloma. He served as Secretary of Defense from 1975 to 1977 under Gerald Ford, and again from 2001 to 2006 under George W. Bush. He is both the youngest and the second-oldest person to have served as Secretary of Defense. Additionally, Rumsfeld was a three-term U.S. Congressman from Illinois (1963–69), director of the Office of Economic Opportunity (1969–70), counsellor to the president (1969–73), the United States Permanent Representative to NATO (1973–74), and White House Chief of Staff (1974–75). Between his terms as Secretary of Defense, he served as the CEO and chairman of several companies. (b. 1932)

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/30/22 at 2:16 am

June 30th 2014 – Irwin Lawrence "Paul" Mazursky, American film director, screenwriter, and actor, died of a cardiopulmonary arrest. Known for his dramatic comedies that often dealt with modern social issues, he was nominated for five Academy Awards: three times for Best Original Screenplay, once for Best Adapted Screenplay, and once for Best Picture for An Unmarried Woman (1978). His other films include Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969), Blume in Love (1973), Harry and Tonto (1974), Moscow on the Hudson (1984), and Down and Out in Beverly Hills (1986). (b. 1930)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 07/01/22 at 9:03 pm


“But wait, there’s more…”

In the autopsy of Billy, the medical examiner concluded that "cocaine use caused or contributed to the development of his heart disease, and thereby contributed to his death," the office said in a press release. The office said Mays last used cocaine in the few days before his death but was not under the influence of the drug when he died.

Ah yes, I seem to remember that. Still, it concluded a week of several notable deaths among famous people. (Assuming a Monday through Sunday week, since 28 June 2009 fell on a Sunday.)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 07/01/22 at 9:04 pm

On topic... actor Marlon Brando passed away on this date in 2004; he was 80 years old.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths

Written By: LyricBoy on 07/03/22 at 7:50 pm

Andy Griffith bit it on this day back in 2012. (b. 1926)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 07/03/22 at 8:17 pm


Andy Griffith bit it on this day back in 2012. (b. 1926)

That is true, ten years ago today he checked out :\'(

Subject: Re: Presidential Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/04/22 at 1:51 am

July 4th 1826 – John Adams, American statesman, attorney, diplomat, writer, and Founding Father, died from an unknown cause. He served as the second president of the United States from 1797 to 1801. Before his presidency, he was a leader of the American Revolution that achieved independence from Great Britain and during the war, served as a diplomat in Europe. He was twice elected vice president of the United States, serving from 1789 to 1797 in a prestigious role with little power. Adams was a dedicated diarist and regularly corresponded with many important contemporaries, including his wife and adviser Abigail Adams as well as his friend and rival Thomas Jefferson. (b. 1735)

Subject: Re: Presidential Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/04/22 at 1:52 am

July 4th 1826 – Thomas Jefferson, American statesman, diplomat, lawyer, architect, philosopher, and Founding Father, died of natural causes. He served as the third president of the United States from 1801 to 1809. He had previously served as the second vice president of the United States under John Adams between 1797 and 1801. The principal author of the Declaration of Independence, Jefferson was a proponent of democracy, republicanism, and individual rights, motivating American colonists to break from the Kingdom of Great Britain and form a new nation; he produced formative documents and decisions at both the state and national levels. (b. 1743)

Subject: Re: Presidential Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/04/22 at 1:52 am

July 4th 1831 – James Monroe, American statesman, lawyer, diplomat and Founding Father died at age 73 from heart failure and tuberculosis, thus becoming the third president to have died on Independence Day. He served as the fifth president of the United States from 1817 to 1825. A member of the Democratic-Republican Party, Monroe was the last president of the Virginia dynasty; his presidency coincided with the Era of Good Feelings. He is perhaps best known for issuing the Monroe Doctrine, a policy of opposing European colonialism in the Americas. He also served as the governor of Virginia, a member of the United States Senate, the U.S. ambassador to France and Britain, the seventh Secretary of State, and the eighth Secretary of War. (b. 1758)

Subject: Re: Presidential Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/04/22 at 1:55 am


July 4th 1826 – John Adams, American statesman, attorney, diplomat, writer, and Founding Father, died from an unknown cause. He served as the second president of the United States from 1797 to 1801. (b. 1735)


July 4th 1826 – Thomas Jefferson, American statesman, diplomat, lawyer, architect, philosopher, and Founding Father, died of natural causes. He served as the third president of the United States from 1801 to 1809. (b. 1743)


July 4th 1831 – James Monroe, American statesman, lawyer, diplomat and Founding Father died at age 73 from heart failure and tuberculosis, thus becoming the third president to have died on Independence Day. He served as the fifth president of the United States from 1817 to 1825.  (b. 1758)
Sadness on Independence Day, died on July 4th.

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/04/22 at 3:38 am

July 4th 1761 – Samuel Richardson, English writer and printer, died from unknown causes. Best known for three epistolary novels: Pamela; or, Virtue Rewarded (1740), Clarissa: Or the History of a Young Lady (1748) and The History of Sir Charles Grandison (1753). He printed almost 500 works during his life, including journals and magazines, working periodically with the London bookseller Andrew Millar. As his print shop ran down, he wrote his first novel at the age of 51 and immediately joined the popular, admired writers of his day. Leading figures he knew included Samuel Johnson and Sarah Fielding, and the eminent physician and Behmenist George Cheyne and the theologian and writer William Law, whose books he printed. At Law's request, Richardson printed some poems by John Byron. In the literary world he rivalled Henry Fielding, and the two responded to each other's literary styles. (b. 1689)

Subject: Re: Comedic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/04/22 at 6:01 am

July 4th 2012 – Eric Sykes, English radio, stage, television and film writer, comedian, actor, and director, died after a short undisclosed illness. His performing career spanned more than 50 years. He frequently wrote for and performed with many other leading comedy performers and writers of the period, including Tony Hancock, Spike Milligan, Tommy Cooper, Peter Sellers, John Antrobus, and Johnny Speight. Sykes first came to prominence through his many radio credits as a writer and actor in the 1950s, most notably through his collaboration on The Goon Show scripts. He became a TV star in his own right in the early 1960s when he appeared with Hattie Jacques in several popular BBC comedy television series. (b. 1923)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: LyricBoy on 07/04/22 at 7:45 am

A day late… July 3, 1971… poet/singer Jim Morrison allegedly died in France.  :\'(  ???

Exactly two years before… Rolling Stones member Brian Jones also passed away by drowning.  :\'(

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/04/22 at 9:43 am

July 4th 1995 – Eva Gabor, Hungarian-American actress, businesswoman, singer, and socialite, died from respiratory failure and pneumonia, following a fall in a bathtub. She was widely known for her role on the 1965–71 television sitcom Green Acres as Lisa Douglas, the wife of Eddie Albert's character Oliver Wendell Douglas. She voiced Duchess in the Disney films The Aristocats, and Miss Bianca in The Rescuers and The Rescuers Down Under. Gabor was successful as an actress in film, on Broadway, and on television. She was also a successful businesswoman, marketing wigs, clothing, and beauty products. Her elder sisters, Zsa Zsa and Magda Gabor, were also actresses and socialites. (b. 1919)

Subject: Re: Nobel Prize Winner Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/04/22 at 12:58 pm

July 4th 1934 – Marie Salomea Skłodowska Curie (born Marie Curie), Polish chemist and physicist, Nobel Prize laureate, died from aplastic anemia believed to have been contracted from her long-term exposure to radiation, causing damage to her bone marrow. She conducted pioneering research on radioactivity. She was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, the first person and the only woman to win the Nobel Prize twice, and the only person to win the Nobel Prize in two scientific fields. Her husband, Pierre Curie, was a co-winner on her first Nobel Prize, making them the first ever married couple to win the Nobel Prize and launching the Curie family legacy of five Nobel Prizes. She was, in 1906, the first woman to become a professor at the University of Paris. (b. 1867)

Subject: Re: Musical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/04/22 at 2:17 pm

July 4th 1882 – Joseph Brackett, American songwriter and author, died from unknown causes. He was the elder of The United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing, better known as the Shakers. The most famous song attributed to Brackett, "Simple Gifts", is still widely performed and adapted. (b. 1797)

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/04/22 at 3:47 pm

July 4th 2018 – Robby Müller, Dutch cinematographer, died after having suffered from vascular dementia for several years. Known for his use of natural light and minimalist imagery, he first gained recognition for his contributions to West German cinema through his acclaimed collaborations with Wim Wenders. Through the course of his career, he worked closely with directors Jim Jarmusch, Peter Bogdanovich, Barbet Schroeder, and Lars Von Trier, the latter with whom he pioneered the use of digital cinematography. His work earned him numerous accolades and admiration from his peers. Apart from the movies with Wenders, Müller contributed to both mainstream U.S. productions and independent films. His other work included Joan Micklin Silver's Finnegan Begin Again (1984), the hazy, yellow-tinted cinematography of William Friedkin's To Live and Die in LA (1985), Sally Potter's The Tango Lesson (1997), Dom Rotheroe's My Brother Tom (2001), Lars von Trier's starkly shot films Breaking the Waves (1996) and Dancer in the Dark (2000), and Jim Jarmusch's gritty-looking films Down by Law (1986), Mystery Train (1989), Dead Man (1995) and Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999). (b. 1940)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/05/22 at 7:11 am

July 5th 1991 – Mildred Dunnock, American stage and screen actress, died from natural causes. She received two Academy Award nominations for Death of a Salesman in 1951, and for Baby Doll in 1956. (b. 1901)

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/05/22 at 9:49 am

July 5th 1873 – John Robertson, American lawyer and politician, died from an unknown cause. He studied law and was admitted to the bar, commencing practice in Richmond, Virginia. He served as Attorney General of Virginia before being elected an Anti-Jacksonian and Whig to the United States House of Representatives to fill a vacancy, serving from 1834 to 1839. Afterwards, Robertson served as judge of the circuit court of chancery for Henrico County, Virginia for several years and was a delegate to the peace convention in Washington, D.C. in 1861. He was a member of the Virginia State Senate from 1861 to 1863 (b. 1787)

Subject: Re: Military Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/05/22 at 11:55 am

July 5th 1863 – Lewis Armistead, United States Army officer, died not from his battle wounds directly, but from secondary bacterium, fever and prostration. He became a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. On July 3, 1863, as part of Pickett's Charge during the Battle of Gettysburg, Armistead led his brigade to the farthest point reached by Confederate forces during the charge, a point now referred to as the high-water mark of the Confederacy. (b. 1817)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 07/07/22 at 8:24 pm

One year ago today, on July 7th 2021: actor/director Robert Downey Sr. passed away at age 85. (He was the father of actor Robert Downey Jr.. Neither man was related to the late Moron Downey Jr.)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 07/07/22 at 10:26 pm

Syd Barrett - British rock musician who was a co-founder and longtime member of the rock band Pink Floyd - passed away on this date 16 years ago; he was 60 1/2 years old. His band was inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame ten years before his passing.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 07/07/22 at 10:27 pm

On this date in 1990, TV game show personality Bill Cullen passed away at the age of 70.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: LyricBoy on 07/08/22 at 5:15 am


One year ago today, on July 7th 2021: actor/director Robert Downey Sr. passed away at age 85. (He was the father of actor Robert Downey Jr.. Neither man was related to the late Morton Downey Jr.)


Corrected.  8)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 07/08/22 at 9:17 am


Corrected.  8)

Thank you ;)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 07/09/22 at 11:10 am

Today marks three years since the death of actor Rip Torn, at age 88.

(Torn was his actual surname, but Rip wasn’t his given name.)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 07/09/22 at 11:14 am

American businessman and politician Ross Perot also passed away on this date in 2019; he had just turned 89.

He was noted for running as a third party candidate in both presidential elections of the 1990s.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 07/09/22 at 11:20 am

July 9th 1850 - U.S. President Zachary Taylor dies after eating raw fruit and iced milk; he is succeeded in office by Vice President Millard Fillmore.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 07/16/22 at 11:23 am

July 16th 1999 - John F. Kennedy Jr.; his wife, Carolyn; and her sister, Lauren Bessette - all perished when the aircraft he was piloting crashed into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Martha's Vineyard. :\'(

Their deaths were actually confirmed the next morning.

I used semicolons to separate the people's names because there are already commas clarifying who the females are. I think it's awkward to use the same punctuation mark in two different ways in the same sentence.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 07/16/22 at 11:26 am

Rapper Biz Markie passed away one year ago today at the age of 57. He'd had diabetes.

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/20/22 at 3:20 am

July 20th 2019 – Peter McNamara, Australian tennis player and coach, died from prostate cancer. He won five singles titles and nineteen doubles titles in his career. A right-hander, McNamara reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on 14 March 1983 when he became world No. 7. McNamara and fellow Australian Paul McNamee won the 1980 and 1982 men's doubles championship at Wimbledon and the Australian Open doubles in 1979. McNamara's highest rank in doubles was No. 3. After retiring as a player, McNamara coached professionals including Mark Philippoussis, Grigor Dimitrov, Matthew Ebden and Wang Qiang. (b. 1955)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/20/22 at 4:44 am

July 20th 2005 – James Doohan, Canadian actor, voice actor, author and soldier, died from complications of pulmonary fibrosis, which was believed to be from exposure to noxious substances during World War II. Best known for his role as Montgomery "Scotty" Scott in the television and film series Star Trek. Doohan's characterization of the Scottish Chief Engineer of the Starship Enterprise was one of the most recognizable elements in the Star Trek franchise, and inspired many fans to pursue careers in engineering and other technical fields. He also made contributions behind the scenes, such as the initial development of the Klingon and Vulcan languages. (b. 1920)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/20/22 at 9:43 am

July 20th 1973 – Bruce Lee (born Lee Jun-fan), American martial artist, actor, director, martial arts instructor and philosopher, died from his brain swelling considerably. The autopsy found Equagesic in his system. He was the founder of Jeet Kune Do, a hybrid martial arts philosophy drawing from different combat disciplines that is often credited with paving the way for modern mixed martial arts (MMA). Lee is considered by commentators, critics, media, and other martial artists to be the most influential martial artist of all time and a pop culture icon of the 20th century, who bridged the gap between East and West. He is credited with helping to change the way Asians were presented in American films. (b. 1940)

Subject: Re: Nobel Prize Winner Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/20/22 at 10:16 am

July 20th 1937 – Guglielmo Marconi, Italian physicist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate, died from a fatal heart attack. Known for his pioneering work on long-distance radio transmission, development of Marconi's law, and a radio telegraph system. The Marchese Marconi is credited as the inventor of radio, and he shared the 1909 Nobel Prize in Physics with Karl Ferdinand Braun "in recognition of their contributions to the development of wireless telegraphy". He was also an entrepreneur, businessman, and founder of The Wireless Telegraph & Signal Company in the United Kingdom in 1897 (which became the Marconi Company). He succeeded in making an engineering and commercial success of radio by innovating and building on the work of previous experimenters and physicists. In 1929, Marconi was ennobled as a Marchese (marquis) by King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy, and, in 1931, he set up Vatican Radio for Pope Pius XI. In 1909, Marconi shared the Nobel Prize in Physics with Karl Ferdinand Braun for their "contributions to the development of wireless telegraphy" (radio communications). (b. 1874)

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/20/22 at 3:12 pm

July 20th 1897 – Jean Ingelow, English poet and author, died from an unrecorded cause. Her first book of verse in 1851 with a story, "Allerton and Dreux", but it was the publication of her Poems in 1863 which suddenly made her a popular writer. This ran rapidly through numerous editions and was set to music, proving popular for English domestic entertainment. The collection was said to have sold 200,000 copies. Her writings often focused on religious introspection. In 1867 she edited, with Dora Greenwell, The Story of Doom and other Poems, a collection of poetry for children. Ingelow's work also gained great public acclaim in the United States. At that point Ingelow gave up verse for a while and became industrious as a novelist. Off the Skelligs appeared in 1872, Fated to be Free in 1873, Sarah de Berenger in 1880, and John Jerome in 1886. She also wrote Studies for Stories (1864), Stories told to a Child (1865), Mopsa the Fairy (1869), and other stories for children, which were influenced by Lewis Carroll and George MacDonald. Mopsa the Fairy, about a boy who discovers a nest of fairies and discovers a fairyland while riding on the back of an albatross, was one of her most popular works (reprinted in 1927 with illustrations by Dorothy P. Lathrop). Anne Thaxter Eaton, writing in A Critical History of Children's Literature, calls it "a well-constructed tale" with "charm and a kind of logical make-believe." Her third series of Poems was published in 1885. (b. 1820)

Subject: Re: Nobel Prize Winner Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/20/22 at 3:14 pm

July 20th 2007 – Kai Siegbahn, Swedish physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate, died from an undisclosed cause. He was professor at the Royal Institute of Technology 1951–1954, and then professor of experimental physics at Uppsala University 1954–1984, which was the same chair his father had held. He shared the 1981 Nobel Prize in Physics with Nicolaas Bloembergen and Arthur Schawlow for their work in laser spectroscopy. (b. 1918)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 07/23/22 at 10:25 pm

Today marks 11 years since the death of British musician Amy Winehouse in her London home; she was 27 years of age. (She would have turned 28 a couple of months later.)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 07/23/22 at 10:26 pm

Ten years ago today, back in 2012, American physicist/astronaut Sally Ride passed away at the age of 61.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 07/24/22 at 10:51 am

On this date in 1862, Martin Van Buren - the 8th President of the United States - passed away, five months short of his 80th birthday.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 07/30/22 at 11:28 am

Two years ago today, back in 2020, Republican political figure Herman Cain passed away at the age of 74.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 08/01/22 at 11:32 pm

Two years ago today, on August 1st 2020, actor Wilford Brimley passed away at age 85 after suffering from a kidney condition for the previous two months. He was also known for being a diabetic, but it wasn't the diabeetus that killed him.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 08/01/22 at 11:32 pm

On this day in 2015, English singer and actress Cilla Black died at the age of 72.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 08/01/22 at 11:34 pm

August 1st 2009: Corazon Aquino - the first female president of the Philippines - passed away at the age of 76. She had served as president from 1986 until 1992.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: LyricBoy on 08/02/22 at 5:19 am


Two years ago today, on August 1st 2020, actor Wilford Brimley passed away at age 85 after suffering from a kidney condition for the previous two months. He was also known for being a diabetic, but it wasn't the diabeetus that killed him.


Diabeetus is probably what blew out his kidneys, though.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/05/22 at 12:35 am

August 5th 2000 – Alec Guinness (born Alec Guinness de Cuffe), English actor, died from liver cancer. After an early career on the stage, Guinness was featured in several of the Ealing Comedies, including Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949), in which he played nine different characters, The Lavender Hill Mob (1951), for which he received his first Academy Award nomination, and The Ladykillers (1955). He collaborated six times with director David Lean: Herbert Pocket in Great Expectations (1946), Fagin in Oliver Twist (1948), Col. Nicholson in The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor and the BAFTA Award for Best Actor), Prince Faisal in Lawrence of Arabia (1962), General Yevgraf Zhivago in Doctor Zhivago (1965), and Professor Godbole in A Passage to India (1984). In 1970 he played Jacob Marley's ghost in Ronald Neame's Scrooge. He also portrayed Obi-Wan Kenobi in George Lucas's original Star Wars trilogy; for the original 1977 film, he was nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the 50th Academy Awards. He began his stage career in 1934. Two years later, at the age of 22, he played the role of Osric in Hamlet in the West End and joined the Old Vic. He continued to play Shakespearean roles throughout his career. He was one of three British actors, along with Laurence Olivier and John Gielgud, who made the transition from theatre to films after the Second World War. He won an Academy Award, a BAFTA, a Golden Globe and a Tony Award. In 1959 he was knighted by Elizabeth II for services to the arts. He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960, the Academy Honorary Award for lifetime achievement in 1980 and the BAFTA Academy Fellowship Award in 1989. Guinness appeared in nine films that featured in the BFI's 100 greatest British films of the 20th century, which included five of Lean's films. (b. 1914)

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/05/22 at 1:18 am

August 5th 1792 – Frederick North, Lord North, English politician, died from an unknown cause. He was Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1770 to 1782. He led Great Britain through most of the American War of Independence. He also held a number of other cabinet posts, including Home Secretary and Chancellor of the Exchequer. Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. (b. 1732)

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/05/22 at 3:12 am

August 5th 2019 – Toni Morrison (born Chloe Ardelia Wofford), American novelist and editor, Nobel Prize laureate, died from complications of pneumonia. Her first novel, The Bluest Eye, was published in 1970. The critically acclaimed Song of Solomon (1977) brought her national attention and won the National Book Critics Circle Award. In 1988, Morrison won the Pulitzer Prize for Beloved (1987); she gained worldwide recognition when she was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1993. (b. 1931)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/05/22 at 4:02 am

August 5th 1955 – Carmen Miranda (born Maria do Carmo Miranda da Cunha), Portuguese-born Brazilian samba singer, dancer, Broadway actress, and film star, collapsed with a fatal heart attack. She was popular from the 1930s to the 1950s. Nicknamed "The Brazilian Bombshell", Carmen Miranda is noted for her signature fruit hat outfit she wore in her American films. (b. 1909)

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/05/22 at 4:06 am

Yesterday:

August 4th 1962 – Marilyn Monroe (born Norma Jeane Mortenson), American actress, model, and singer, died acute barbiturate poisoning. Famous for playing comedic "blonde bombshell" characters, she became one of the most popular sex symbols of the 1950s and early 1960s and was emblematic of the era's sexual revolution. She was a top-billed actress for only a decade, but her films grossed $200 million (equivalent to $2 billion in 2019) by the time of her death in 1962. Long after her death, she continues to be a major icon of pop culture. In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked Monroe sixth on its list of the greatest female screen legends from the Golden Age of Hollywood. (b. 1926)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/05/22 at 6:37 am

August 5th 2021 – Leon Litwack, American historian, died of bladder cancer. His scholarship focuses on slavery, the Reconstruction Era of the United States, and its aftermath into the 20th century. He won a National Book Award, the Pulitzer Prize for History, and the Francis Parkman Prize for his 1979 book Been In the Storm So Long: The Aftermath of Slavery. He also received a Guggenheim Fellowship. (b. 1929)

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/05/22 at 12:50 pm

August 5th 1911 – Bob Caruthers, American right-handed pitcher and right fielder in Major League Baseball, died from an undisclosed cause. He played primarily for the St. Louis Browns and Brooklyn Bridegrooms. (b. 1864)

Subject: Re: Exploration Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/05/22 at 2:25 pm

August 5th 1940 – Frederick Cook, American explorer, physician, and ethnographer, died of a cerebral hemorrhage. He claimed to have reached the North Pole on April 21, 1908. That was nearly a year before Robert Peary, who similarly claimed to have reached the North Pole on April 6, 1909. Both men's accounts have been disputed ever since. His expedition discovered Meighen Island, the only discovery of an island in the North American Arctic by an expedition with a United States national on board. In December 1909, after reviewing Cook's limited records, a commission of the University of Copenhagen ruled his claim unproven. In 1911, Cook published a memoir of his expedition that continued his claim. His account of reaching the summit of Denali (Mount McKinley) in Alaska has also been discredited. (b. 1865)

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/05/22 at 3:13 pm

August 5th 1944 – Maurice Turnbull, Welsh-English cricketer and rugby player, was killed instantly by a sniper's bullet during intense fighting for the French village of Montchamp after the Normandy landings, serving as a major in the First Battalion of the Welsh Guards. He played in nine Test matches for the England cricket team between 1930 and 1936. A talented all round sportsman, Turnbull excelled in several sports. In cricket he captained the Cambridge University team in his final year of college and captained the Glamorgan County Cricket Club for ten seasons. In rugby union he represented Cardiff and London Welsh and gained two full international caps for Wales in 1933. Turnbull also represented Wales at field hockey and was squash champion for South Wales. He is the only person to have played cricket for England and rugby for Wales. (b. 1906)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/05/22 at 4:29 pm

August 5th 1992 – Jeff Porcaro, American drummer, songwriter and record producer, died from a determined heart attack due to occlusive coronary artery disease caused by atherosclerosis resulting from cocaine use. He is best known for his work with the rock band Toto, but is one of the most recorded session musicians, working on hundreds of albums and thousands of sessions. While already an established studio player in the 1970s, he came to prominence in the United States as the drummer on the Steely Dan album Katy Lied. (b. 1954)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/06/22 at 2:11 am

August 6th 2004 – Rick James (born James Ambrose Johnson Jr.), American singer-songwriter and producer, died from pulmonary failure and cardiac failure, associated with his various health conditions of diabetes, a stroke, pacemaker, and heart attack. His autopsy found alprazolam, diazepam, bupropion, citalopram, hydrocodone, digoxin, chlorpheniramine, methamphetamine, and cocaine in his blood. However, the coroner stated that "none of the drugs or drug combinations were found to be at levels that were life-threatening in and of themselves". After forming the locally popular Stone City Band in his hometown of Buffalo in 1977, James finally found success as a recording artist after signing with Motown's Gordy Records, releasing the album Come Get It! in 1978 which produced the hits "You & I" and "Mary Jane". In 1981, James released his most successful album, Street Songs, which included career-defining hits such as "Give It to Me Baby" and "Super Freak", the latter song becoming his biggest crossover single, mixing elements of funk, disco, rock and new wave. James was also known for his soulful ballads such as "Fire & Desire" and "Ebony Eyes". In addition, James also had a successful career as a songwriter and producer for other artists including Teena Marie, the Mary Jane Girls, the Temptations, Eddie Murphy and Smokey Robinson. (b. 1948)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/06/22 at 3:27 am

August 6th 1964 – Cedric Hardwicke, English actor and director, died of a chronic lung ailment. His career spanned nearly 50 years. His theatre work included notable performances in productions of the plays of Shakespeare and Shaw, and his film work included leading roles in a number of adapted literary classics. (b. 1893)

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/06/22 at 6:05 am

August 6th 2017 – Darren Daulton, American baseball player, died of brain cancer. Nicknamed "Dutch", was an American professional baseball catcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies (1983, 1985–1997) and Florida Marlins (1997). While with the Phillies, Daulton was a three-time MLB All-Star and won the 1992 Silver Slugger Award. He won the 1997 World Series with the Marlins. (b. 1962)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/06/22 at 10:43 am

August 6th 2012 – Marvin Hamlisch, American composer and conductor, died from a respiratory arrest. He was one of only fifteen people to win Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony awards. This collection of all four is referred to as an "EGOT". He is one of only two people (along with composer Richard Rodgers) to have won those four prizes and a Pulitzer Prize ("PEGOT"). His recording of ragtime piece "The Entertainer" (written by Scott Joplin in 1902) was used as theme music for the 1973 hit movie The Sting and went on to become a huge hit on the charts. (b. 1944)

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/06/22 at 11:27 am

August 6th 2017 – Betty Cuthbert, Australian athlete and a fourfold Olympic champion, died from an undisclosed cause. She was nicknamed Australia's "Golden Girl". During her career, she set world records for 60 metres, 100 yards, 200 metres, 220 yards and 440 yards. Cuthbert also contributed to Australian relay teams completing a win in the 4 × 100 metres, 4 × 110 yards, 4 × 200 metres and 4 × 220 yards. Cuthbert had a distinctive running style, with a high knee lift and mouth wide open. She was named in 1998 an Australian National Treasure and was inducted as a Legend in the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in 1994 and the Athletics Australia Hall of Fame in 2000. (b. 1938)

Subject: Re: Astronomical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/06/22 at 1:59 pm

August 6th 1946 – Joseph Rheden, Austrian astronomer, died from an undisclosed cause. Known for his astrographic observations of planets, minor planets and comets, and for the asteroids 744 Aguntina, 771 Libera, and 844 Leontina, which he discovered in 1913 and 1916, respectively. After his studies in astronomy at the University of Vienna between 1897 and 1901, he worked at the Vienna Observatory, where he made his discoveries of three asteroids. Rheden was the son-in-law of astronomer Johann Palisa, a prolific discoverer of 122 minor planets, with whom he worked at the observatory. The asteroid 710 Gertrud was named after his wife Gertrud Rheden and granddaughter of the discoverer, Johann Palisa. (b. 1873)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/06/22 at 3:10 pm

August 6th 1973 – Memphis Minnie (born Lizzie Douglas), American singer-songwriter and blues guitarist, died of complications from a stroke. Her recording career lasted for over three decades. She recorded around 200 songs, some of the best known being "Bumble Bee", "Nothing in Rambling", and "Me and My Chauffeur Blues". (b. 1897)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 08/09/22 at 7:55 pm

On this date in 1995, Grateful Dead frontman Jerry Garcia passed away at age 53; he’d just celebrated his birthday eight days beforehand. (He would have turned 80 years old a week ago yesterday.)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 08/09/22 at 10:52 pm

Comedian Bernie Mac passed away on this date in 2008, missing his 51st birthday by two months.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 08/09/22 at 10:55 pm

Seven years ago today, back in 2015, American football personality Frank Gifford passed away one week shy of his 85th birthday.

From 1986 until his death, he was married to TV journalist Kathie Lee Gifford - who was born on his 23rd birthday.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 08/10/22 at 8:50 pm

Musician/actor Isaac Hayes passed away on this date in 2008. He missed his 66th birthday by ten days. (A week from this Saturday, he would have turned 80 years old.)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 08/11/22 at 8:07 pm

Two years ago on this date, Mexican-American musician Trini Lopez passed away at the age of 83. He had suffered complications from COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in California.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 08/11/22 at 8:30 pm

August 11th 2009: Eunice Kennedy Shriver, American activist who founded the Special Olympics, passed away at the age of 88.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 08/11/22 at 8:31 pm

Eight years ago today, on this day in 2014, comedic actor Robin Williams, 63, took his own life. :\'(

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/12/22 at 2:52 am

August 12th 1822 – Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh, Anglo-Irish statesman, committed suicide. As British Foreign Secretary, from 1812 he was central to the management of the coalition that defeated Napoleon. He was the principal British diplomat at the Congress of Vienna. Castlereagh was also leader of the British House of Commons in the Liverpool government from 1812 until his suicide. Early in his career, as Chief Secretary for Ireland, he was involved in putting down the Irish Rebellion of 1798 and was instrumental in securing the passage of the Irish Act of Union of 1800. (b. 1769)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/12/22 at 3:13 am

August 12th 2021 – Una Stubbs, English actress, television personality, and dancer, died after a lengthy undisclosed illness. She appeared on British television and in the theatre, and less frequently in films. She became widely known for appearing in the film Summer Holiday (1963) and later played Rita Rawlins in the BBC sitcoms Till Death Us Do Part and In Sickness and in Health. Other well-known television roles featured in the Fawlty Towers episode "The Anniversary" in 1979. From 1979 to 1981, she played Aunt Sally in the ITV children's series Worzel Gummidge opposite Jon Pertwee and Barbara Windsor and was for several years a team captain in the weekly game show Give Us a Clue in the 1980s, reuniting her with Lionel Blair, the other team captain, and Miss Bat in The Worst Witch. She appeared as Sherlock Holmes's landlady Mrs. Hudson in the BAFTA award-winning television series Sherlock. (b. 1937)

Subject: Re: Engineering Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/12/22 at 4:31 am

August 12th 1848 – George Stephenson, British civil engineer and mechanical engineer, died after contracting pleurisy. Renowned as the "Father of Railways", Stephenson was considered by the Victorians a great example of diligent application and thirst for improvement. Self-help advocate Samuel Smiles particularly praised his achievements. His chosen rail gauge, sometimes called 'Stephenson gauge', was the basis for the 4 feet 8+1⁄2 inches (1.435 m) standard gauge used by most of the world's railways. Pioneered by Stephenson, rail transport was one of the most important technological inventions of the 19th century and a key component of the Industrial Revolution. Built by George and his son Robert's company Robert Stephenson and Company, the Locomotion No. 1 is the first steam locomotive to carry passengers on a public rail line, the Stockton and Darlington Railway in 1825. George also built the first public inter-city railway line in the world to use locomotives, the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, which opened in 1830. (b. 1781)

Subject: Re: Business Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/12/22 at 7:00 am

August 12th 1861 – Eliphalet Remington, American inventor and businessman, died of a heart attack. Founder of what is now known as the Remington Arms Co., L.L.C. Originally the company was known as E. Remington followed by E. Remington & Son and then E. Remington and Sons. (b. 1793)

Subject: Re: Scientific Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/12/22 at 8:15 am

August 12th 1865 – William Hooker, English botanist and botanical illustrator, died from a throat infection then epidemic, in Kew, the area of this death. He became the first director of Kew when in 1831 it was recommended to be placed under state ownership as a botanic garden. At Kew he founded the Herbarium and enlarged the gardens and arboretum. The standard author abbreviation Hook is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name. In 1836 Hooker was made a Knight of the Royal Guelphic Order and a Knight Bachelor in recognition of his work at Glasgow and his services to botany. (b. 1785)

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/12/22 at 10:20 am

August 12th 1891 – James Russell Lowell, American Romantic poet, critic, editor, and diplomat, died from cancer. He is associated with the fireside poets, a group of New England writers who were among the first American poets that rivaled the popularity of British poets. These writers usually used conventional forms and meters in their poetry, making them suitable for families entertaining at their fireside. (b. 1819)

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/12/22 at 11:11 am

August 12th 1904 – William Renshaw, English tennis player, died of epileptic convulsions. Active during the late 19th century, he was ranked world No. 1. He won twelve Major titles during his career. A right-hander, he was known for his power and technical ability which put him ahead of competition at the time. Renshaw shared the all-time male record of seven Wimbledon singles titles with American Pete Sampras until 2017 when Roger Federer won his eighth singles title. His six consecutive singles titles (1881–86) is an all-time record. Additionally he won the doubles title five times together with his twin brother Ernest. William Renshaw was the first president of the British Lawn Tennis Association (LTA). (b. 1861)

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/12/22 at 1:18 pm

August 12th 1955 – Thomas Mann, German author and critic, Nobel Prize laureate, died from a perforated iliac artery aneurysm resulting in a retroperitoneal hematoma, compression and thrombosis of the iliac vein. His highly symbolic and ironic epic novels and novellas are noted for their insight into the psychology of the artist and the intellectual. His analysis and critique of the European and German soul used modernized versions of German and Biblical stories, as well as the ideas of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Friedrich Nietzsche, and Arthur Schopenhauer. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1929. Mann was a member of the Hanseatic Mann family and portrayed his family and class in his first novel, Buddenbrooks. His older brother was the radical writer Heinrich Mann and three of Mann's six children – Erika Mann, Klaus Mann and Golo Mann – also became significant German writers. When Adolf Hitler came to power in 1933, Mann fled to Switzerland. When World War II broke out in 1939, he moved to the United States, then returned to Switzerland in 1952. (b. 1875)

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: LyricBoy on 08/12/22 at 1:59 pm


August 12th 1955 – Thomas Mann, German author and critic, Nobel Prize laureate, died from a perforated iliac artery aneurysm resulting in a retroperitoneal hematoma, compression and thrombosis of the iliac vein.


Man, that sounds PAINFUL.  :o

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/12/22 at 2:52 pm

August 12th 1964 – Ian Fleming, English spy, journalist, and author, died from a heart attack. He is best known for his postwar James Bond series of spy novels. He came from a wealthy family connected to the merchant bank Robert Fleming & Co., and his father, Valentine Fleming, was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Henley from 1910 until his death on the Western Front in 1917. Educated at Eton, Sandhurst, and, briefly, the universities of Munich and Geneva, Fleming moved through several jobs before he started writing. While working for Britain's Naval Intelligence Division during the Second World War, Fleming was involved in planning Operation Goldeneye and in the planning and oversight of two intelligence units, 30 Assault Unit and T-Force. He drew from his wartime service and his career as a journalist for much of the background, detail, and depth of his James Bond novels. Fleming wrote his first Bond novel, Casino Royale, in 1952. It was a success, with three print runs being commissioned to cope with the demand. He was cousin to the British actor Christopher Lee. (b. 1908)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/12/22 at 3:34 pm

August 12th 2014 – Lauren Bacall (born Betty Joan Perske), American model, actress, and singer, died after suffering a massive stroke. She was named the 20th-greatest female star of classic Hollywood cinema by the American Film Institute and received an Academy Honorary Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 2009 in recognition of her contribution to the Golden Age of motion pictures. She was known for her distinctive voice and sultry looks. Bacall began a career as a model before making her film debut as the leading lady in To Have and Have Not (1944) at the age of 19. She continued in the film noir genre with appearances alongside husband Humphrey Bogart in The Big Sleep (1946), Dark Passage (1947), and Key Largo (1948), and she starred in the romantic comedies How to Marry a Millionaire (1953) with Marilyn Monroe and Betty Grable, and Designing Woman (1957) with Gregory Peck. She co-starred with John Wayne in his final film The Shootist (1976) by Wayne's personal request. She also worked on Broadway in musicals, earning Tony Awards for Applause (1970) and Woman of the Year (1981). She won a Golden Globe Award and was nominated for an Academy Award for her performance in The Mirror Has Two Faces (1996). She was married Humphrey Bogart until his death in 1957, and she met and married Jason Robards in 1961, divorce in 1969. (b. 1924)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: LyricBoy on 08/12/22 at 3:52 pm


August 12th 2014 – Lauren Bacall (born Betty Joan Perske), American model, actress, and singer, ……. She was married Humphrey Bogart until his death in 1957…..


A relationship that was immortalized by Bertie Higgins in his 1981 smash hit, Key Largo.  8)

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Subject: Re: Inventor Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/22 at 1:39 am

August 13th 1826 – René Laennec, French physician and musician, died of tuberculosis. His skill of carving his own wooden flutes led him to invent the stethoscope in 1816, while working at the Hôpital Necker. He pioneered its usage in diagnosing various chest conditions. He became a lecturer at the Collège de France in 1822 and professor of medicine in 1823. His final appointments were that of head of the medical clinic at the Hôpital de la Charité and professor at the Collège de France. (b. 1781)

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/22 at 2:23 am

August 13th 1910 – Florence Nightingale, English social reformer and statistician, and the founder of modern nursing, died peacefully in her sleep from an undisclosed cause. She came to prominence while serving as a manager of nurses trained by her during the Crimean War, where she organised the tending to wounded soldiers. She gave nursing a highly favourable reputation and became an icon of Victorian culture, especially in the persona of "The Lady with the Lamp" making rounds of wounded soldiers at night. She was a prodigious and versatile writer. In her lifetime, much of her published work was concerned with spreading medical knowledge. Some of her tracts were written in simple English so that they could easily be understood by those with poor literary skills. She also helped popularise the graphical presentation of statistical data. Much of her writing, including her extensive work on religion and mysticism, has only been published posthumously. (b. 1820)

Subject: Re: Artistic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/22 at 7:31 am

August 13th 1896 – John Everett Millais, English painter and illustrator, died from an undisclosed cause. He was one of the founders of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. He was a child prodigy who, aged eleven, became the youngest student to enter the Royal Academy Schools. The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood was founded at his family home in London, at 83 Gower Street (now number 7). Millais became the most famous exponent of the style, his painting Christ in the House of His Parents (1849–50) generating considerable controversy, and he produced a picture that could serve as the embodiment of the historical and naturalist focus of the group, Ophelia, in 1851–52. By the mid-1850s, Millais was moving away from the Pre-Raphaelite style to develop a new form of realism in his art. (b. 1829)

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/22 at 11:22 am

August 13th 1946 – H. G. Wells (Herbert George Wells), English writer, died of unspecified causes. Prolific in many genres, he wrote dozens of novels, short stories, and works of social commentary, history, satire, biography and autobiography. His work also included two books on recreational war games. Wells is now best remembered for his science fiction novels and is often called the "father of science fiction", along with Jules Verne and the publisher Hugo Gernsback. His most notable science fiction works include The Time Machine (1895), which was his first novel, The Island of Doctor Moreau (1896), The Invisible Man (1897), The War of the Worlds (1898) and the military science fiction The War in the Air (1907). Wells was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature four times. (b. 1866)

Subject: Re: Engineering Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/22 at 2:01 am

August 14th 1909 – William Stanley, English engineer and philanthropist, died of a heart attack. With 78 patents filed in both the United Kingdom and the United States of America. He was an engineer who designed and made precision drawing and mathematical instruments, as well as surveying instruments and telescopes, manufactured by his company "William Ford Stanley and Co. Ltd". (b. 1829)

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/22 at 3:36 am

August 14th 1938 – Hugh Trumble, Australian cricketer, died from a heart attack. He played 32 Test matches as a bowling all-rounder between 1890 and 1904. He captained the Australian team in two Tests, winning both. Trumble took 141 wickets in Test cricket—a world record at the time of his retirement—at an average of 21.78 runs per wicket. He is one of only four bowlers to twice take a hat-trick in Test cricket. Observers in Trumble's day, including the authoritative Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, regarded him as ranking among the great Australian bowlers of the Golden Age of cricket. (b. 1876)

Subject: Re: Business Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/22 at 5:42 am

August 14th 1951 – William Randolph Hearst, American businessman, newspaper publisher, and politician, died from myocardial infarction and stroke. Known for developing the nation's largest newspaper chain and media company, Hearst Communications. His flamboyant methods of yellow journalism influenced the nation's popular media by emphasizing sensationalism and human interest stories. Hearst entered the publishing business in 1887 with Mitchell Trubitt after being given control of The San Francisco Examiner by his wealthy father, Senator George Hearst. Moving to New York City, Hearst acquired the New York Journal and fought a bitter circulation war with Joseph Pulitzer's New York World. (b. 1863)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/22 at 5:54 am

August 14th 2017 – Benard Ighner, American musician, record producer, died of lung cancer. He became a session singer in Hollywood. In 1974, he sang his own composition "Everything Must Change", a track on Quincy Jones' best-selling album Body Heat. Though not issued as a single, it is claimed that "the haunting masterwork went a long way toward selling the full-length album”. The song was later recorded as the title track of a 1984 album by Randy Crawford, as well as by Barbra Streisand, Peggy Lee, George Benson, Nina Simone, Nancy Wilson, Judy Collins, June Christy, Jean Carn, and others. Also in 1974, he produced and played on Marlena Shaw's album Who Is This Beach, Anyway?, on Blue Note Records. The album included several of Ighner's compositions and is regarded as the apex of Shaw's recordings. (b. 1945)

Subject: Re: Nobel Prize Winner Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/22 at 10:57 am

August 14th 1958 – Frédéric Joliot-Curie, French physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate, died from liver disease. He was husband of Irène Joliot-Curie, with whom he was jointly awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1935 for their discovery of Induced radioactivity. They were the second ever married couple, after his wife's parents (Marie Curie and Pierre Curie), to win the Nobel Prize, adding to the Curie family legacy of five Nobel Prizes. Joliot-Curie and his wife also founded the Orsay Faculty of Sciences, part of the Paris-Saclay University. (b. 1900)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/22 at 11:30 am

August 14th 1964 – Johnny Burnette, American singer-songwriter of rockabilly and pop music, was drowned after a fishing boat accident. In 1952, he and his brother, Dorsey Burnette, and their friend Paul Burlison formed the band that became known as the Rock and Roll Trio. He is the father of the 1980s rockabilly singer Rocky Burnette. (b. 1934)

Subject: Re: Nobel Prize Winner Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/22 at 2:13 pm

August 14th 1941 – Paul Sabatier, French chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate, died from an undisclosed cause. In 1912, Sabatier was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry along with Victor Grignard. Sabatier was honoured for his work improving the hydrogenation of organic species in the presence of metals. (b. 1854)

Subject: Re: Theatrical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/22 at 2:39 pm

August 14th 1956 – Bertolt Brecht, German theatre practitioner, playwright, and poet, died of a heart attack. Coming of age during the Weimar Republic, he had his first successes as a playwright in Munich and moved to Berlin in 1924, where he wrote The Threepenny Opera with Kurt Weill and began a lifelong collaboration with the composer Hanns Eisler. Immersed in Marxist thought during this period, he wrote didactic Lehrstücke and became a leading theoretician of epic theatre (which he later preferred to call "dialectical theatre") and the so-called V-effect. (b. 1898)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/22 at 4:15 pm

August 14th 2013 – Allen Lanier, American musician, died from COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), generally the result of smoking. He played keyboards and rhythm guitar. He was an original member of Blue Öyster Cult. Lanier wrote several songs for Blue Öyster Cult albums, including "True Confessions", "Tenderloin", "Searchin' for Celine", "In Thee", and "Lonely Teardrops". In addition to his work with Blue Öyster Cult, he also contributed to music by Patti Smith, John Cale, Jim Carroll, The Dictators and The Clash, among others. He lived with Patti Smith in Manhattan for several years during the 1970s. Lanier first performed with the band (then known as Soft White Underbelly) in 1967. He left the group in 1985, and was replaced by Tommy Zvoncheck (of Clarence Clemons and Public Image Ltd fame). Lanier returned to the band in 1987, touring constantly until the fall of 2006. (b. 1946)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 08/18/22 at 7:53 pm

On this day in 2014, American radio and television announcer Don Pardo passed away at 96 years of age.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 08/18/22 at 7:54 pm

Four years ago today, on 18 August 2018: Kofi Annan, male Ghanaian diplomat and seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations, passed away at age 80.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 08/21/22 at 1:00 am

Five years ago today, on August 20th 2017: comedic actor Jerry Lewis passed away at age 91.

He's not to be confused with musician Jerry Lee Lewis, who is still alive.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: LyricBoy on 08/21/22 at 5:17 am


Five years ago today, on August 20th 2017: comedic actor Jerry Lewis passed away at age 91.

He's not to be confused with musician Jerry Lee Lewis, who is still alive.


Well of course.  The comedian’s real name was Joseph Levitch, while Jerry Lee “The Killer” Lewis was indeed the singer’s real name.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 08/21/22 at 1:01 pm


Well of course.  The comedian’s real name was Joseph Levitch, while Jerry Lee “The Killer” Lewis was indeed the singer’s real name.

I knew that. O0

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: c_keenan2001@hotmail.com on 08/22/22 at 12:45 am

Celebrity Birthdays

Howie Dorough singer for the pop band the Backstreet Boys is 49.

Roland Orzabal singer and lead guitarist for Tears For Fears is 61.

James Corden host of the Late Late Late Show is 44

Ty Burrell the actor who played Phil Dunphy on Modern Family is 55

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/23/22 at 1:57 am

August 23rd 1960 – Oscar Hammerstein II, American lyricist, librettist, theatrical producer, and (usually uncredited) director in the musical theater for almost 40 years, died of stomach cancer. He won eight Tony Awards and two Academy Awards for Best Original Song. Many of his songs are standard repertoire for vocalists and jazz musicians. He co-wrote 850 songs. He is best known for his collaborations with composer Richard Rodgers, as the duo Rodgers and Hammerstein, whose musicals include Oklahoma!, Carousel, South Pacific, The King and I, and The Sound of Music. Described by Stephen Sondheim as an "experimental playwright", Hammerstein helped bring the American musical to new maturity by popularizing musicals that focused on stories and character rather than the lighthearted entertainment that the musical had been known for beforehand. He also collaborated with Jerome Kern (with whom he wrote Show Boat), Vincent Youmans, Rudolf Friml, Richard A. Whiting, and Sigmund Romberg. After Hammerstein's death, The Sound of Music was adapted as a 1965 film, which won the Academy Award for Best Picture. (b. 1895)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/23/22 at 3:18 am

August 23rd 1926 – Rudolph Valentino (born Rodolfo Alfonso Raffaello Pierre Filiberto Guglielmi di Valentina d'Antonguella), Italian actor, died from a ruptured ulcer. Based in the United States who starred in several well-known silent films including The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, The Sheik, Blood and Sand, The Eagle, and The Son of the Sheik. Valentino was a sex symbol of the 1920s, known in Hollywood as the Latin Lover (a title invented for him by Hollywood moguls), the Great Lover, or simply Valentino His early death at the age of 31 caused mass hysteria among his fans, further cementing his place in early cinematic history as a cultural film icon. (b. 1895)

Subject: Re: Scientific Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/23/22 at 5:59 am

August 23rd 1888 – Philip Henry Gosse, English naturalist and populariser of natural science, died from an unknown cause. He was the inventor of the seawater aquarium, and a painstaking innovator in the study of marine biology. Gosse created and stocked the first public aquarium at the London Zoo in 1853, and coined the term "aquarium" when he published the first manual, The Aquarium: An Unveiling of the Wonders of the Deep Sea, in 1854. His work was the catalyst for an aquarium craze in early Victorian England. (b. 1810)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/23/22 at 7:37 am

August 23rd 2012 – Jerry Nelson, American puppeteer, died after suffering from prostate cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and emphysema. Best known for his work with The Muppets. Renowned for his wide range of characters and singing abilities, he performed Muppet characters on Sesame Street, The Muppet Show, Fraggle Rock, and various Muppet movies and specials. (b. 1934)

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/23/22 at 12:24 pm

August 23rd 1966 – Francis X. Bushman, American film actor and director, died after suffering from a heart attack. His career as a matinee idol started in 1911 in the silent film His Friend's Wife. He gained a large female following and was one of the biggest stars of the 1910s and early 1920s. Bushman, like many of his contemporaries, broke into the moving picture business via the stage. He was performing at Broncho Billy Anderson's Essanay Studios in Chicago, Illinois, where he was first noticed for his muscular, sculpted frame. He appeared in nearly 200 feature film roles—more than 175 films before 1920, and 17 in his screen debut year of 1911 alone. He also worked for the Vitagraph studio before signing with Metro in 1915. (b. 1883)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/23/22 at 12:46 pm

August 23rd 2001 – Kathleen Freeman, American film, television, voice actress, and stage actress, died of lung cancer. In a career that spanned more than 50 years, she portrayed acerbic maids, secretaries, teachers, busybodies, nurses, and battle-axe neighbors and relatives, almost invariably to comic effect. In film she is perhaps best remembered for appearing in 11 Jerry Lewis comedies in the 1950s and 60s, The Blues Brothers (1980) and its sequel, and Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult (1994). (b. 1919)

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/23/22 at 4:01 pm

August 23rd 2003 – Bobby Bonds, American right fielder in Major League Baseball from 1968 to 1981, died of complications from lung cancer and a brain tumor. Primarily with the San Francisco Giants. Noted for his outstanding combination of power hitting and speed, he was the first player to have more than two seasons of 30 home runs and 30 stolen bases, doing so a record five times (the record was matched only by his son Barry), and was the first to accomplish the feat in both major leagues; he became the second player to hit 300 career home runs and steal 300 bases, joining Willie Mays. Together with Barry, he is part of baseball's most accomplished father-son combination, holding the record for combined home runs, RBIs, and stolen bases. A prolific leadoff hitter, he also set major league records for most times leading off a game with a home run in a career (35) and a season (11, in 1973); both records have since been broken. (b. 1946)

Subject: Re: Inventor Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/25/22 at 12:43 am

August 25th 1819 – James Watt, Scottish inventor, mechanical engineer, and chemist, his cause of death was not recorded at the time. He improved on Thomas Newcomen's 1712 Newcomen steam engine with his Watt steam engine in 1781, which was fundamental to the changes brought by the Industrial Revolution in both his native Great Britain and the rest of the world. (b. 1736)

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/25/22 at 12:50 am

August 25th 2021 – Edward Ralph “Ted” Dexter, English international cricketer, died from an undisclosed cause. An aggressive middle-order batsman of ferocious power and a right-arm medium bowler, he captained Sussex and England in the early 1960s. He is known by the nickname Lord Ted. In June 2021, he was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame as one of the special inductees to mark the inaugural edition of the ICC World Test Championship final. (b. 1935)

Subject: Re: Astronomical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/25/22 at 3:23 am

August 25th 1822 – William Herschel, German-English astronomer, died after a long illness. He frequently collaborated with his younger sister and fellow astronomer Caroline Lucretia Herschel (1750–1848). He constructed his first large telescope in 1774, after which he spent nine years carrying out sky surveys to investigate double stars. Herschel published catalogues of nebulae in 1802 (2,500 objects) and in 1820 (5,000 objects). The resolving power of the Herschel telescopes revealed that many objects called nebulae in the Messier catalogue were actually clusters of stars. On 13 March 1781 while making observations he made note of a new object in the constellation of Gemini. This would, after several weeks of verification and consultation with other astronomers, be confirmed to be a new planet, eventually given the name of Uranus. (b. 1738)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/25/22 at 7:43 am

August 25th 2000 – Jack Nitzsche (born Bernard Alfred Nitzsche), American musician, arranger, songwriter, composer, and record producer, died of cardiac arrest brought on by a recurring bronchial infection. He first came to prominence in the early 1960s as the right-hand-man of producer Phil Spector and went on to work with the Rolling Stones and Neil Young, among others. He also worked extensively in film scores, notably for films such as Performance, The Exorcist and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. In 1983, he won the Academy Award for Best Original Song for co-writing "Up Where We Belong" with Buffy Sainte-Marie. (b. 1937)

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/25/22 at 7:45 am

August 25th 2009 – Ted Kennedy, American lawyer and politician, died of brain cancer. He served as a U.S. Senator from Massachusetts for almost 47 years, from 1962 until his death in 2009. A member of the Democratic Party and the Kennedy political family, he was the second most senior member of the Senate when he died. He is ranked fourth in United States history for length of continuous service as a senator. Kennedy was the younger brother of President John F. Kennedy and U.S. Attorney General and U.S. Senator Robert F. Kennedy. He was the father of Congressman Patrick J. Kennedy. (b. 1932)

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/25/22 at 9:10 am

August 25th 1894 – Celia Thaxter (née Laighton), American writer of poetry and stories, died suddenly from an undisclosed cause. For most of her life, she lived with her father on the Isles of Shoals at his Appledore Hotel. How she grew up to become a writer is detailed in her early autobiography (published by St. Nicholas), and her book entitled Among the Isles of Shoals. Thaxter became one of America's favorite authors in the late 19th century. Among her best-known poems are "The Burgomaster Gull", "Landlocked", "Milking", "The Great White Owl", "The Kingfisher", and "The Sandpiper". (b. 1835)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/25/22 at 9:58 am

August 25th 1980 – Gower Champion, American dancer and choreographer, died of blood cancer. Known for An Evening with Julie Andrews and Harry Belafonte (1969), Hello, Dolly! (1969) and Lovely to Look At (1952). He was married to Karla Most and Marge Champion. Out of an unprecedented 15 nominations, he won eight Tony Awards, more than any other director and/or choreographer (one more win than Bob Fosse). His wins: as Best Choreographer, in 1949 for Lend an Ear and in 1981 for 42nd Street and as Best Director (Musical) and Best Choreographer, in 1961 for Bye, Bye Birdie in 1964 for Hello, Dolly! and in 1968 for The Happy Time. He had seven other nominations: as Best Director (Musical), in 1962 for Carnival in 1967 for I Do! I Do! and 1981 for 42nd Street and as Best Director (Musical) and Best Choreographer, in 1973 for Sugar in 1975 for Mack and Mabel. (b. 1919)

Subject: Re: Nobel Prize Winner Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/25/22 at 1:24 pm

August 25th 1908 – Henri Becquerel, French physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate, died from unknown causes. He was the first person to discover evidence of radioactivity. For work in this field he, along with Marie Skłodowska-Curie (Marie Curie) and Pierre Curie, received the 1903 Nobel Prize in Physics. The SI unit for radioactivity, the becquerel (Bq), is named after him. (b. 1852)

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/25/22 at 1:29 pm

August 25th 2018 – John McCain, American politician, statesman and United States Navy officer, died of cancer. He served as a United States Senator for Arizona from 1987 until his death in 2018. He previously served two terms in the United States House of Representatives and was the Republican nominee for president of the United States in the 2008 election, which he lost to Barack Obama. (b. 1936)

Subject: Re: Naval Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/25/22 at 2:54 pm

August 25th 1945 – Willis Augustus Lee, American vice admiral of the United States Navy during World War II, died suddenly after suffering a heart attack. Lee commanded the American ships during the second night of the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal (November 14–15, 1942) and turned back a Japanese invasion force headed for the island. The victory ended Japanese attempts to reinforce their troops on Guadalcanal, and thus marked a turning point in both the Guadalcanal Campaign and the Pacific War itself. He was also a skilled sport shooter, and won seven medals in the 1920 Olympics shooting events (including five gold medals), tied with teammate Lloyd Spooner for the most anyone had ever received in a single games. Their record stood for 60 years. He was the most successful athlete at the 1920 Olympics. (b. 1888)

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/25/22 at 3:03 pm

August 25th 2004 – Donald M. Ashton, Academy Award-nominated and BAFTA-winning English art director, died from an undisclosed cause. Most noted for his work on such films as Billy Budd (1962), The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957), Oh! What a Lovely War (1969) and Young Winston (1972). In the early 1970s Harry Saltzman, the producer of the James Bond films, was so taken with Ashton's sets that he asked him to redesign the interior of his house. It was the beginning of a new chapter in Ashton's career as a designer of hotels and restaurants, particularly in Asia. His most famous is the magnificent five-star Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Hong Kong, regarded as one of the most elegant hotels in the world. This work resulted in Ashton receiving commissions to design more Mandarin hotels and many of the Sheraton hotels being built around the world. The projects made Ashton a wealthy man, allowing him to purchase homes in Mayfair and Amersham, Buckinghamshire. He lived in Hong Kong for 20 years. (b. 1919)

Subject: Re: Astronomical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/25/22 at 4:10 pm

August 25th 2012 – Neil Armstrong, American astronaut and aeronautical engineer, and the first person to walk on the Moon, died from complications of surgery to relieve coronary artery disease.  He was also a naval aviator, test pilot, and university professor. (b. 1930)

Subject: Re: Engineering Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/25/22 at 4:10 pm

August 25th 2020 – Arnold Spielberg, American electrical engineer, died of natural causes. He was instrumental in contributions "to real-time data acquisition and recording that significantly contributed to the definition of modern feedback and control processes". For General Electric he designed, with his colleague Charles Propster, the GE-225 in 1959. He cited the first computer-controlled "point of sale" cash register as his greatest contribution. His children are Steven and Anne Spielberg. (b. 1917)

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/26/22 at 3:30 am

August 26th 1795 – Alessandro Cagliostro, Italian adventurer and self-styled magician, died from unknown causes. He became a glamorous figure associated with the royal courts of Europe where he pursued various occult arts, including psychic healing, alchemy and scrying. His reputation lingered for many decades after his death, but continued to deteriorate, as he came to be regarded as a charlatan and impostor, this view fortified by the savage attack of Thomas Carlyle (1795–1881) in 1833, who pronounced him the "Quack of Quacks". Later works—such as that of W.R.H. Trowbridge (1866-1938) in his Cagliostro: the Splendour and Misery of a Master of Magic (1910), attempted a rehabilitation. (b. 1743)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/26/22 at 3:42 am

August 26th 2018 – Neil Simon, American playwright and screenwriter, died from pneumonia. He began writing his own plays beginning with Come Blow Your Horn (1961), which took him three years to complete and ran for 678 performances on Broadway. It was followed by two more successful plays, Barefoot in the Park (1963) and The Odd Couple (1965), for which he won a Tony Award. It made him a national celebrity and "the hottest new playwright on Broadway." During the 1960s to 1980s, he wrote both original screenplays and stage plays, with some films actually based on his plays. His style ranged from romantic comedy to farce to more serious dramatic comedy. Overall, he has garnered seventeen Tony nominations and won three. During one season, he had four successful plays running on Broadway at the same time, and in 1983 became the only living playwright to have a New York theatre, the Neil Simon Theatre, named in his honour. (b. 1927)

Subject: Re: Scientific Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/26/22 at 8:18 am

August 26th 1857 – Adolf Schlagintweit, German botanist and explorer of Central Asia, was executed in Kashgar, mistaken for a Chinese spy. Brothers Hermann, Adolf and Robert Schlagintweit were commissioned by the British East India Company to study the earth's magnetic field in South and Central Asia. They were the first Europeans to cross the Kunlun Mountains and the first to explore the region between Karakoram and Kunlun. After their joint exploration, Adolf Schlagintweit made a separate expedition of his own, crossing the present day disputed Aksai Chin region for the first time. The standard author abbreviation A.Schlag is used to indicate this individual as the author when citing a botanical name. (b. 1829)

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/26/22 at 9:21 am

August 26th 2017 – Tobe Hooper, American director, producer, and screenwriter, died of natural causes. Best known for his work in the horror genre. The British Film Institute cited Hooper as one of the most influential horror filmmakers of all time. His feature film debut was the independent Eggshells (1969), which he co-wrote with Kim Henkel. The two reunited to co-write The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974), which Hooper also directed. The film went on to become a classic of the genre, and was described in 2010 by The Guardian as "one of the most influential films ever made." Hooper subsequently directed the horror film Eaten Alive (1977), followed by the 1979 miniseries Salem's Lot, an adaptation of the novel by Stephen King. Following this, Hooper signed on to direct The Funhouse (1981), a major studio slasher film distributed by Universal Pictures. The following year, he directed the supernatural thriller Poltergeist, written and produced by Steven Spielberg. In the mid-1980s, Hooper directed two science fiction horror films: Lifeforce (1985) and Invaders from Mars (1986), followed by The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986), a big-budget sequel to his original film. (b. 1943)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/26/22 at 1:22 pm

August 26th 1930 – Lon Chaney, American stage and film actor, make-up artist, director and screenwriter, died of bronchial lung cancer. He is regarded as one of the most versatile and powerful actors of cinema, renowned for his characterizations of tortured, often grotesque and afflicted characters, and his groundbreaking artistry with makeup. Chaney was known for his starring roles in such silent horror films as The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923) and The Phantom of the Opera (1925). His ability to transform himself using makeup techniques he developed earned him the nickname "The Man of a Thousand Faces". (b. 1883)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/26/22 at 1:27 pm

August 26th 1995 – Ronald White, American musician, died after a battle with leukemia. Best known as the co-founder of The Miracles and its only consistent original member. White was also known for bringing Stevie Wonder to the attention of Motown Records and songwriting several hit singles for the Miracles and other artists including The Temptations, Marvin Gaye, and Mary Wells. Ronnie White was a 2012 posthumous inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with The Miracles. (b. 1939)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/26/22 at 2:55 pm

August 26th 1946 – Jeanie MacPherson, American actress, writer, and director, died of cancer. She was a pioneer for women in the film industry. She worked with some of the best filmmakers of the time, including D. W. Griffith and Cecil B. DeMille. While she started in the theater and then had a brief stint as an actress, she ultimately dedicated her life's work to screenwriting for DeMille. She was praised for her resourcefulness and for her attentiveness to the needs of DeMille. (b. 1887)

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/26/22 at 3:17 pm

August 26th 2000 – Bunny Austin (Henry Wilfred Austin), English tennis player, died on his 94th birthday from an undisclosed cause. For 74 years he was the last Briton to reach the final of the gentlemen's singles at Wimbledon, until Andy Murray did so in 2012. He was also a finalist at the 1937 French Championships and a championship winner at Queen's Club. Along with Fred Perry, he was a vital part of the British team that won the Davis Cup in three consecutive years (1933–35). He is also remembered as the first tennis player to wear shorts. (b. 1906)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/26/22 at 4:55 pm

August 26th 1980 – Frederick Bean "Tex" Avery, American animator and director, died of lung cancer. Known for producing and directing animated cartoons during the golden age of American animation. His most significant work was for the Warner Bros. and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios, where he was crucial in the creation and evolution of famous animated characters such as Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Elmer Fudd, Droopy, Screwy Squirrel, The Wolf, Red Hot Riding Hood and George and Junior. (b. 1908)

Subject: Re: Aviation Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/26/22 at 4:55 pm

August 26th 1974 – Charles Lindbergh, American aviator, military officer, author, inventor, explorer, and environmental activist, died of lymphoma. At age 25 in 1927, he went from obscurity as a U.S. Air Mail pilot to instantaneous world fame by making his Orteig Prize–winning nonstop flight from Long Island, New York, to Paris. He covered the 33 1⁄2-hour, 3,600 statute miles (5,800 km) alone in a single-engine purpose-built Ryan monoplane, Spirit of St. Louis. This was the first solo transatlantic flight, and the first non-stop flight between North America and mainland Europe. Lindbergh was an officer in the U.S. Army Air Corps Reserve, and he received the United States' highest military decoration, the Medal of Honor, for the feat. (b. 1902)

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/22 at 1:43 pm

August 27th 1975 – Haile Selassie (born Tafari Makonnen), Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 to 1974, died of "respiratory failure" following complications from a prostate examination followed up by a prostate operation. Prior to his coronation, he had been the Regent Plenipotentiary of Ethiopia from 1916. He is a defining figure in modern Ethiopian history, and the key figure of Rastafari, a religious movement in Jamaica which emerged shortly after his reign as an emperor in the 1930s. He was a member of the Solomonic dynasty who traced his lineage to Emperor Menelik I, the son of King Solomon and Makeda the Queen of Sheba. (b. 1892)

Subject: Re: Royalty Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/22 at 1:46 pm

August 27th 1979 – Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, British naval officer and statesman, was assassinated by a bomb planted aboard his fishing boat in Mullaghmore, County Sligo, Ireland, by members of the Provisional Irish Republican Army. He was an uncle of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and second cousin once removed of Elizabeth II. During the Second World War, he was Supreme Allied Commander, South East Asia Command (1943–46). He was the last Viceroy of India (1947) and the first Governor-General of independent India (1947–48). (b. 1900)

Subject: Re: Entrepreneur Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/22 at 2:58 pm

August 27th 1967 – Brian Epstein, British music entrepreneur, died of an overdose of Carbrital, a hypnotic preparation combining the barbiturate pentobarbital with the bromoureide carbromal. He managed the Beatles from 1962 until his death. He was referred to as the "Fifth Beatle" due to his role in the group's business affairs, image and rise to global fame. (b. 1934)

Subject: Re: Noteworthy Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/28/22 at 3:34 am

August 28th 1805 – Alexander Carlyle, Scottish minister and author, died from an unknown cause. He was a witness to the Battle of Prestonpans in 1745 where he was part of the government Edinburgh militia. He missed the battle as he had been sent to lodge in nearby houses. Carlyle was educated at the University of Edinburgh (M.A. 1743), University of Glasgow and University of Leiden. From 1748, until his death he was minister at Inveresk in Midlothian (just west of Prestonpans), and during this long career rose to high eminence in the Church of Scotland not only as leader of the moderate or "broad" Church section, but as Moderator of the General Assembly 1770 and Dean of the Chapel Royal in 1789. He was associated with Principal Robertson as an ecclesiastical leader. His strikingly ruddy complexion earned him the nickname of Jupiter Carlyle. His autobiography, which was edited by Hill Burton, and published 1860, though written in his closing years and not extending beyond the year 1770, is interesting as a picture of Scottish life, social and ecclesiastical, in the 18th century. Carlyle's autobiography recalled the Porteous Riots of 1736, and his friendship with Adam Smith, David Hume, Charles Townshend and John Home, the dramatist, for witnessing the performance of whose tragedy Douglas he was censured in 1757.  He was also a member of The Select Society and of The Poker Club. He was a founder member of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in November 1783. (b. 1722)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/28/22 at 3:42 am

August 28th 1978 – Robert Shaw, English actor, novelist, playwright and screenwriter, died from a heart attack. Beginning his career in theatre, Shaw joined the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre after the Second World War and appeared in productions of Macbeth, Henry VIII, Cymbeline, and other Shakespeare plays. With the Old Vic company (1951–52), he continued primarily in Shakespearean roles. In 1959 he starred in a West End production of The Long and the Short and the Tall. Shaw was nominated for an Academy Award and a Golden Globe for his role as Henry VIII in the drama film A Man for All Seasons (1966). His other film roles included the mobster Doyle Lonnegan in The Sting (1973) and the shark hunter Quint in Jaws (1975). He also played roles in From Russia with Love (1963), Battle of Britain (1969), Young Winston (1972), The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974), Robin and Marian (1976) and, Black Sunday and The Deep, both of which were released in 1977. (b. 1927)

Subject: Re: Geological Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/28/22 at 7:41 am

August 28th 1839 – William Smith, English geologist, died from an unrecorded cause. He is credited with creating the first detailed, nationwide geological map of any country. At the time his map was first published he was overlooked by the scientific community; his relatively humble education and family connections prevented him from mixing easily in learned society. Financially ruined, Smith spent time in debtors' prison. It was only late in his life that Smith received recognition for his accomplishments, and became known as the "Father of English Geology". (b. 1769)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/28/22 at 9:15 am

August 28th 2014 – Bill Kerr, South African-Australian actor, died from an undisclosed cause. Born in South Africa, he started his career as a child actor in Australia, before emigrating to Britain after the Second World War, where he developed a career as a performer in comedy, especially gaining notice in the radio version of Hancock's Half Hour. In 1979 Kerr returned to Australia and developed a second career as a character actor. (b. 1922)

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/28/22 at 11:14 am

August 28th 1859 – Leigh Hunt (James Henry Leigh Hunt), English critic, essayist and poet, died of unknown causes. Hunt co-founded The Examiner, a leading intellectual journal expounding radical principles. He was the centre of the Hampstead-based group that included William Hazlitt and Charles Lamb, known as the "Hunt circle". Hunt also introduced John Keats, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Robert Browning and Alfred Tennyson to the public. Hunt's presence at Shelley's funeral on the beach near Viareggio was immortalised in the painting by Louis Édouard Fournier, although in reality Hunt did not stand by the pyre, as portrayed. Hunt inspired aspects of the Harold Skimpole character in Charles Dickens' novel Bleak House. (b. 1784)

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/28/22 at 1:33 pm

August 28th 1987 – John Huston, American actor, director, screenwriter and visual artist, died from pneumonia as a complication of lung disease. He travelled widely, settling at various times in France, Mexico, and Ireland. Huston was a citizen of the U.S. by birth but renounced this to become an Irish citizen and resident in 1964. He later returned to the U.S., where he lived the rest of his life. He wrote the screenplays for most of the 37 feature films he directed, many of which are today considered classics: The Maltese Falcon (1941), The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948), The Asphalt Jungle (1950), The African Queen (1951), The Misfits (1961), Fat City (1972), The Man Who Would Be King (1975) and Prizzi's Honor (1985). During his 46-year career, Huston received 15 Oscar nominations, winning twice. He directed both his father, Walter Huston, and daughter, Anjelica Huston, to Oscar wins. (b. 1906)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/28/22 at 2:28 pm

August 28th 2013 – Murray Gershenz, American character actor and entrepreneur, died of a heart attack. He began his acting career late in life, at the age of 79, when he starred in a 2001 episode of Will & Grace. He went on to perform a variety of character roles in films and on television. As an entrepreneur, he operated the Music Man Murray record store in Los Angeles for more than 50 years. (b. 1922)

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/28/22 at 3:37 pm

August 28th 2008 – Phil Hill, American automobile racer, died after a short illness from complications of Parkinson's disease. He is the only American-born driver to win the Formula One World Drivers' Championship (Mario Andretti, an Italian American driver, won the World Drivers' Championship in 1978, but was not born in the United States). He also scored three wins at each of the 24 Hours of Le Mans and 12 Hours of Sebring sports car races. (b. 1927)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/28/22 at 4:18 pm

August 28th 2006 – Melvin Schwartz, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate, died after struggling with Parkinson's disease and hepatitis C. He shared the 1988 Nobel Prize in Physics with Leon M. Lederman and Jack Steinberger for their development of the neutrino beam method and their demonstration of the doublet structure of the leptons through the discovery of the muon neutrino. (b. 1932)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/28/22 at 5:12 pm

August 28th 1903 – Frederick Law Olmsted, American landscape architect, journalist, social critic, and public administrator, died of unknown causes. He was the father of American landscape architecture. Olmsted was famous for co-designing many well-known urban parks with his senior partner Calvert Vaux. One of Olmsted's early works included designing the Walnut Hill Park in New Britain, Connecticut. His later efforts included Central Park and Prospect Park in New York City and Cadwalader Park in Trenton. He headed the pre-eminent landscape architecture and planning consultancy of late nineteenth-century America, which was carried on and expanded by his sons, Frederick Jr and John C, under the name Olmsted Brothers. (b. 1822)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/29/22 at 3:11 am

August 29th 2021 – Ed Asner, American actor, voice artist, and a president of the Screen Actors Guild, died from an undisclosed cause. He was perhaps best known for his role as Lou Grant during the 1970s and early 1980s, on both The Mary Tyler Moore Show and its spin-off series Lou Grant, making him one of the few television actors to portray the same character in both a comedy and a drama. He was the most honored male performer in the history of the Primetime Emmy Awards, having won seven – five for portraying Lou Grant (three as Supporting Actor in a Comedy Television Series and two as Lead Actor in a Dramatic Television Series). His other Emmys were for performances in two of the most significant television miniseries of the 1970s: Rich Man, Poor Man (1976), where he won for Outstanding Lead Actor for a Single Performance in a TV series, and Roots (1977), for which he won for Outstanding Single Performance by a Supporting Actor in a TV series. He played Santa Claus in several films, notably in 2003's Elf. In 2009, he starred as the voice of Carl Fredricksen in Pixar's animated film Up and made a guest appearance on CSI: NY in the episode "Yahrzeit". (b. 1929)

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Written By: c_keenan2001@hotmail.com on 08/29/22 at 3:13 am

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Emily Hampshire, Stevie Budd on Schitt's Creek, was born on this day in 1981 in Montreal Quebec.  She had originally wanted the role of Alexis Rose on the show but that role went first to Abby Elliott, Chris Elliott's daughter, and then it went to Annie Murphy who was a struggling actress.
Emily has won 6 Canadian Screen Awards, the Canadian equivalent of an Emmy award for this role.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/29/22 at 3:42 am

August 29th 2021 – Ron Bushy, American drummer, died after a battle with esophageal cancer. Best known as a member of the rock band Iron Butterfly and as the drum soloist on the band's iconic song "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida", released in 1968. He was the only member of the group to appear on all six of their studio albums. (b. 1941)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/29/22 at 9:07 am

August 29th 1877 – Brigham Young, American religious leader, politician, and settler, died of what is believed to be peritonitis from a ruptured appendix. He was the second president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1847 until his death in 1877. He founded Salt Lake City and served as the first governor of the Utah Territory. Young also led the foundations of the precursors to the University of Utah and Brigham Young University. (b. 1801)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/29/22 at 10:15 am

August 29th 2018 – James Mirrlees, Scottish economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate, died from an undisclosed cause. He was the winner of the 1996 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences. He was knighted in the 1997 Birthday Honours. (b. 1936)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/29/22 at 11:12 am

August 29th 1972 – Lale Andersen, German chanson singer-songwriter and actress, died of liver cancer. She is best known for her interpretation of the song Lili Marleen in 1939, which by 1941 transcended the conflict to become World War II's biggest international hit. Popular with both the Axis and the Allies, Andersen's original recording spawned versions, by the end of the War, in most of the major languages of Europe, and by some of the most popular artists in their respective countries. (b. 1905)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/29/22 at 12:07 pm

August 29th 1973 – Romeo Bertini, Italian runner, died from an undisclosed cause. He competed for Italy in the 1924 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France in the marathon where he won the silver medal. He also competed in the marathon at the 1928 Summer Olympics, but didn't finish. (b. 1893)

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/29/22 at 12:20 pm

August 29th 1982 – Ingrid Bergman, Swedish actress who starred in a variety of European and American films, television movies, and plays, died from breast cancer on her 67th birthday. With a career spanning five decades, she is often regarded as one of the most influential screen figures in cinematic history. She won numerous accolades, including three Academy Awards, two Primetime Emmy Awards, a Tony Award, four Golden Globe Awards, and a BAFTA Award. She is one of only three actresses to have received three acting Academy Awards (only Katharine Hepburn has four). (b. 1915)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/29/22 at 3:57 pm

August 29th 1987 – Lee Marvin, American actor, died of a heart attack. Known for his distinctive voice and premature white hair, Marvin initially appeared in supporting roles, mostly villains, soldiers, and other hard boiled characters. A prominent television role was that of Detective Lieutenant Frank Ballinger in the crime series M Squad (1957–1960). Marvin is best remembered for his lead roles as "tough guy" characters such as Charlie Strom in The Killers (1964), Rico Fardan in The Professionals (1966), Major John Reisman in The Dirty Dozen, Walker in Point Blank (both 1967), and the Sergeant in The Big Red One (1980). One of Marvin's more notable film projects was Cat Ballou (1965), a comedy Western in which he played a dual role. For portraying both gunfighter Kid Shelleen and criminal Tim Strawn, he won the Academy Award for Best Actor, along with a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe Award, an NBR Award, and the Silver Bear for Best Actor. (b. 1924)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/31/22 at 11:19 am

August 31st 1997 – Diana, Princess of Wales (born Diana Frances Spencer), was killed in a car crash with her romantic partner film producer Dodi Fayed. She was a member of the British royal family, the first wife of Charles, Prince of Wales—the heir apparent to the British throne—and was the mother of Prince William and Prince Harry. Diana's activism and glamour made her an international icon and earned her enduring popularity as well as unprecedented public scrutiny, exacerbated by her tumultuous private life. (b. 1961)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/01/22 at 1:30 am

September 1st 1957 – Dennis Brain, British horn player, died in a motoring accident. From a musical family – his father and grandfather were horn players – he attended the Royal Academy of Music in London. During the Second World War he served in the Royal Air Force, playing in its band and orchestra. After the war he was principal horn of the Philharmonia and Royal Philharmonic orchestras, and played in chamber ensembles. Among the works written for Brain is Benjamin Britten's Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings (1944). Other composers who wrote for him include Malcolm Arnold, Lennox Berkeley, Alan Bush, Gordon Jacob, Humphrey Searle and Mátyás Seiber. (b. 1921)

Subject: Re: Exploration Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/01/22 at 2:14 am

September 1st 1557 – Jacques Cartier, French-Breton maritime explorer for France, died during an epidemic, possibly of typhus, though many sources list his cause of death as unknown. He was the first European to describe and map the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and the shores of the Saint Lawrence River, which he named "The Country of Canadas" after the Iroquois names for the two big settlements he saw at Stadacona (Quebec City) and at Hochelaga (Montreal Island). (b. 1491)

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/01/22 at 8:11 am

September 1st 1943 – W.W. Jacobs (William Wymark Jacobs), English author of mainly comic fiction, died from an undisclosed cause. He wrote occasional horror stories and is best remembered for "The Monkey's Paw”. (b. 1863)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/01/22 at 9:20 am

September 1st 2018 – Randolph Edward "Randy" Weston, American jazz pianist and composer, died from an undisclosed cause. His creativity was inspired by his ancestral African connection. Weston's piano style owed much to Duke Ellington and Thelonious Monk, whom he cited in a 2018 video as among pianists he counted as influences, as well as Count Basie, Nat King Cole and Earl Hines. Beginning in the 1950s, Weston worked often with trombonist and arranger Melba Liston. (b. 1926)

Subject: Re: Exploration Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/01/22 at 10:56 am

September 1st 1838 – William Clark, American explorer, soldier, Indian agent, and territorial governor, died from an unrecorded cause. A native of Virginia, he grew up in pre-statheood Kentucky before later settling in what became the state of Missouri. Clark was also a planter and slaveholder. Along with Meriwether Lewis, Clark led the Lewis and Clark Expedition of 1804–1806 across the Louisiana Purchase to the Pacific Ocean, the first major effort to explore and map much of what is now the Western United States and to assert American claims to the Pacific Northwest. Before the expedition, he served in a militia and the United States Army. Afterward, he served in a militia and as governor of the Missouri Territory. From 1822 until his death in 1838, he served as Superintendent of Indian Affairs. (b. 1770)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/01/22 at 12:24 pm

September 1st 1967 – Siegfried Sassoon, English poet, writer, and soldier, died from stomach cancer. Decorated for bravery on the Western Front, he became one of the leading poets of the First World War. His poetry both described the horrors of the trenches and satirised the patriotic pretensions of those who, in Sassoon's view, were responsible for a jingoism-fuelled war. Sassoon became a focal point for dissent within the armed forces when he made a lone protest against the continuation of the war in his "Soldier's Declaration" of 1917, culminating in his admission to a military psychiatric hospital; this resulted in his forming a friendship with Wilfred Owen, who was greatly influenced by him. Sassoon later won acclaim for his prose work, notably his three-volume fictionalised autobiography, collectively known as the "Sherston trilogy". (b. 1886)

Subject: Re: Nobel Prize Winner Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/01/22 at 2:23 pm

September 1st 1970 – François Mauriac, French novelist, poet, and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate. He was a member of the Académie française (from 1933), and laureate of the Nobel Prize in Literature (1952). He was awarded the Grand Cross of the Légion d'honneur in 1958. He was a lifelong Catholic. (b. 1885)

Subject: Re: Engineering Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/02/22 at 6:06 am

September 2nd 1834 – Thomas Telford, Scottish civil engineer, died from an unrecorded cause. After establishing himself as an engineer of road and canal projects in Shropshire, he designed numerous infrastructure projects in his native Scotland, as well as harbours and tunnels. Such was his reputation as a prolific designer of highways and related bridges, he was dubbed The Colossus of Roads (a pun on the Colossus of Rhodes), and, reflecting his command of all types of civil engineering in the early 19th century, he was elected as the first President of the Institution of Civil Engineers, a post he held for 14 years until his death. The town of Telford in Shropshire was named after him. (b. 1757)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/02/22 at 7:30 am

September 2nd 1898 – Wilford Woodruff, American religious leader, died after a failed bladder surgery. He served as the fourth president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1889 until his death. He formally ended the practice of plural marriage among the members of the LDS Church in 1890. (b. 1807)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/02/22 at 10:56 am

September 2nd 2021 – Mikis Theodorakis, Greek composer and lyricist, died from an undisclosed cause, having had a series of heart problems. He contributed to contemporary Greek music with over 1000 works. He scored for the films Zorba the Greek (1964), Z (1969), and Serpico (1973). He composed the "Mauthausen Trilogy", also known as "The Ballad of Mauthausen", which has been described as the "most beautiful musical work ever written about the Holocaust" and possibly his best work. Up until his death, he was viewed as Greece's best-known living composer. He was awarded the Lenin Peace Prize. (b. 1925)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/02/22 at 12:23 pm

September 2nd 1973 – J.R.R. Tolkien (John Ronald Reuel Tolkien), English writer, poet, philologist, and academic, died from a bleeding ulcer and chest infection. Best known as the author of the high fantasy works The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. (b. 1892)

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/02/22 at 4:04 pm

September 2nd 1969 – Ho Chi Minh, Vietnamese politician, died of heart failure. He served as Prime Minister of North Vietnam from 1945 to 1955 and President from 1945 until his death in 1969. Ideologically a Marxist–Leninist, he served as Chairman and First Secretary of the Workers' Party of Vietnam. (b. 1890)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/03/22 at 4:27 am

September 3rd 2007 – Steve Fossett, American businessman and a record-setting aviator, sailor, and adventurer, disappeared on September 3, 2007 while flying a light aircraft over the Great Basin Desert, between Nevada and California. He was the first person to fly solo nonstop around the world in a balloon and in a fixed-wing aircraft. He made his fortune in the financial services industry and held world records for five nonstop circumnavigations of the Earth: as a long-distance solo balloonist, as a sailor, and as a solo flight fixed-wing aircraft pilot. A fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and the Explorers Club, Fossett set more than one hundred records in five different sports, sixty of which still stood at the time of his death. He broke three of the seven absolute world records for fixed-wing aircraft recognized by the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale, all in his Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer. In 2002, he was awarded the Gold Medal of the Royal Aero Club of the UK, and was inducted into the National Aviation Hall of Fame in 2007. After his disappearance, extensive searches proved unsuccessful, and he was declared legally dead in February of the following year. In September 2008, a hiker found Fossett's identification cards in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, California, leading shortly after to the discovery of the plane's wreckage. Fossett's only known remains, two large bones, were found half a mile (800 m) from the crash site, probably scattered by wild animals. (b. 1944)

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Written By: LyricBoy on 09/03/22 at 7:27 am


September 3rd 2007 – Steve Fossett, American businessman and a record-setting aviator, sailor, and adventurer, disappeared on September 3, 2007. (b. 1944)


And less than two years later, Farrah Fossett also passed away…  :-\\

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/03/22 at 7:51 am


September 3rd 2007 – Steve Fossett, American businessman and a record-setting aviator, sailor, and adventurer, disappeared on September 3, 2007 while flying a light aircraft over the Great Basin Desert, between Nevada and California.


And less than two years later, Farrah Fossett also passed away…  :-\\
You mean to say Farrah Fawcett, on the same day as the passing of Michael Jackson.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/03/22 at 10:13 am

September 3rd 2015 – Judy Carne (born Joyce Audrey Botterill), English actress, died from pneumonia. Best remembered for the phrase "Sock it to me!" on Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In. She was married to actor Burt Reynolds from 1963 to 1965 and to producer Robert Bergmann from May 1970 to 1971; both marriages were brief and childless, and ended in divorce. (b. 1939)

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/03/22 at 12:04 pm

September 3rd 1658 – Oliver Cromwell, English general and politician, died from a fever, which many now think was malaria, caught a decade before when he fought in Ireland. He was Commander-in-Chief, led armies of the Parliament of England against King Charles I during the English Civil War, subsequently ruling the British Isles as Lord Protector from 1653 until his death in 1658. He acted simultaneously as head of state and head of government of the new republican commonwealth. (b. 1599)

Subject: Re: Business Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/03/22 at 12:16 pm

September 3rd 2015 – Adrian Cadbury, English rower and businessman, died from an undisclosed cause. He was the chairman of Cadbury and Cadbury Schweppes for 24 years, and a British Olympic rower. He was a pioneer in raising the awareness and stimulating the debate on corporate governance and produced the Cadbury Report, a code of best practice which served as a basis for reform of corporate governance around the world. He was educated at Eton and King's College, Cambridge. At Cambridge, he rowed in the losing Cambridge boat in the 1952 Boat Race. He also rowed in the Great Britain coxless fours in the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki. He joined the Cadbury business in 1958, and became chairman of Cadbury Ltd in 1965. He retired as chairman of Cadbury Schweppes in 1989. He was a director of the Bank of England from 1970 to 1994, and of IBM from 1975 to 1994. He was chairman of the UK Committee on the Financial Aspects of Corporate Governance which published its Report and Code of Best Practice ("Cadbury Report and Code") in December 1992. Cadbury's report advocated a clear division of responsibilities at the head of a company so that no one individual had too much power. He was a member of the OECD Business Sector Advisory Group on Corporate Governance. He was appointed Member of the Order of the Companions of Honour (CH) in the 2015 New Year Honours for services to business and the community, especially in Birmingham. (b. 1929)

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/03/22 at 2:38 pm

September 3rd 1962 – e. e. cummings (Edward Estlin Cummings), American poet and playwright, died of a stroke. He wrote approximately 2,900 poems, two autobiographical novels, four plays, and several essays. He is often regarded as one of the most important American poets of the 20th century. Cummings is associated with modernist free-form poetry. Much of his work has idiosyncratic syntax and uses lower-case spellings for poetic expression. (b. 1894)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/03/22 at 4:24 pm

September 3rd 1991 – Frank Capra (born Francesco Rosario Capra), Italian-born American film director, producer and writer, died of a heart attack after a series of strokes. He became the creative force behind some of the major award-winning films of the 1930s and 1940s. Born in Italy and raised in Los Angeles from the age of five, his rags-to-riches story has led film historians such as Ian Freer to consider him the "American Dream personified." Capra became one of America's most influential directors during the 1930s, winning three Academy Awards for Best Director from six nominations, along with three other Oscar wins from nine nominations in other categories. Among his leading films were It Happened One Night (1934), You Can't Take It with You (1938), and Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939); Capra was nominated as Best Director and as producer (for Academy Award for Best Picture) on all three films, winning both awards for the first two. During World War II, Capra served in the U.S. Army Signal Corps and produced propaganda films, such as the Why We Fight series. After World War II, Capra's career declined as his later films, such as It's a Wonderful Life (1946), performed poorly when they were first released. In ensuing decades, however, It's a Wonderful Life and other Capra films were revisited favorably by critics. (b. 1897)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/05/22 at 1:08 pm

September 5th 1997 – Mother Teresa (born Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu), Albanian-Indian nun, missionary, Catholic saint, and Nobel Prize laureate, died after suffering cardiac arrest. Honoured in the Catholic Church as Saint Teresa of Calcutta, was an Albanian-Indian Roman Catholic nun and missionary. She was born in Skopje (now the capital of North Macedonia), then part of the Kosovo Vilayet of the Ottoman Empire. After living in Skopje for eighteen years, she moved to Ireland and then to India, where she lived for most of her life. In 1950, Teresa founded the Missionaries of Charity, a Roman Catholic religious congregation that had over 4,500 nuns and was active in 133 countries in 2012. The congregation manages homes for people who are dying of HIV/AIDS, leprosy and tuberculosis. It also runs soup kitchens, dispensaries, mobile clinics, children's and family counselling programmes, as well as orphanages and schools. Members take vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience, and also profess a fourth vow – to give "wholehearted free service to the poorest of the poor." Teresa received a number of honors, including the 1962 Ramon Magsaysay Peace Prize and the 1979 Nobel Peace Prize. She was canonised on 4 September 2016, and the anniversary of her death (5 September) is her feast day. (b. 1910)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 09/05/22 at 1:09 pm


September 5th 1997 – Mother Teresa (born Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu), Albanian-Indian nun, missionary, Catholic saint, and Nobel Prize laureate, died after suffering cardiac arrest. Honoured in the Catholic Church as Saint Teresa of Calcutta, was an Albanian-Indian Roman Catholic nun and missionary. She was born in Skopje (now the capital of North Macedonia), then part of the Kosovo Vilayet of the Ottoman Empire. After living in Skopje for eighteen years, she moved to Ireland and then to India, where she lived for most of her life. In 1950, Teresa founded the Missionaries of Charity, a Roman Catholic religious congregation that had over 4,500 nuns and was active in 133 countries in 2012. The congregation manages homes for people who are dying of HIV/AIDS, leprosy and tuberculosis. It also runs soup kitchens, dispensaries, mobile clinics, children's and family counselling programmes, as well as orphanages and schools. Members take vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience, and also profess a fourth vow – to give "wholehearted free service to the poorest of the poor." Teresa received a number of honors, including the 1962 Ramon Magsaysay Peace Prize and the 1979 Nobel Peace Prize. She was canonised on 4 September 2016, and the anniversary of her death (5 September) is her feast day. (b. 1910)

Hard to believe she's been gone a quarter-century now. :o

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 09/05/22 at 1:13 pm

September 5th 1999: Allen Funt - American director, producer, and screenwriter - passed away 11 days shy of his 85th birthday.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/05/22 at 2:00 pm

September 5th 2021– Tony Selby, British actor, died from an undisclosed cause. He had one of his earliest film acting roles in The Early Bird (1965), Alfie (1966), starring Michael Caine, and his other film appearances include Press for Time (1966), Poor Cow (1967), Witchfinder General (1968), Before Winter Comes (1969), In Search of Gregory (1969), Villain (1971), Nobody Ordered Love (1972), and Adolf Hitler: My Part in his Downfall (1973). In 1971-2 he played magician's assistant Sam Maxstead in children's supernatural TV series Ace of Wands and had a brief 1972 appearance as a jealous fiancé in Public Eye. He appeared in the 1970s series Callan. Other notable television appearances included The Avengers as a villainous car mechanic, Bless This House as a depressed burglar, and as Boozy in the all-star Eric Sykes comedy If You Go Down in the Woods Today (1981). He appeared in three episodes of the drama series Minder, twice playing Jack, the minder of gangster's wife Rose Mellors. In the early 1990s he played chauffeur to Adam Faith's character in the drama series Love Hurts; he also played Clive Mitchell in BBC's soap opera EastEnders in 2002. (b. 1936)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/05/22 at 3:09 pm

September 5th 1969 – Josh White, American blues singer-songwriter and guitarist, died on the operating table under heart surgery. He also recorded under the names Pinewood Tom and Tippy Barton in the 1930s. White grew up in the South during the 1920s and 1930s. He became a prominent race records artist, with a prolific output of recordings in genres including Piedmont blues, country blues, gospel music, and social protest songs. In 1931, White moved to New York, and within a decade his fame had spread widely. His repertoire expanded to include urban blues, jazz, traditional folk songs, and political protest songs, and he was in demand as an actor on radio, Broadway, and film. However, White's anti-segregationist and international human rights political stance presented in many of his recordings and in his speeches at rallies were subsequently used by McCarthyites as a pretext for labeling him a communist to slander and harass him. From 1947 through the mid-1960s, White was caught up in the anti-communist Red Scare, and as a consequence his career suffered. Nonetheless, White's musical style would go on to influence several generations of musical artists. (b. 1914)

Subject: Re: Nobel Prize Winner Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/06/22 at 1:52 am

September 6th 1907 – René François Armand (Sully) Prudhomme, French poet and critic, Nobel Prize laureate, died after suffering attacks of paralysis. He was the first winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1901. Born in Paris, He originally studied to be an engineer, but turned to philosophy and later to poetry; he declared it as his intention to create scientific poetry for modern times. In character sincere and melancholic, he was linked to the Parnassus school, although, at the same time, his work displays characteristics of its own. (b. 1839)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/06/22 at 3:07 am

September 6th 2021 – Michael K. Williams, American actor, died from a suspected drug overdose, this has not been officially confirmed. He played Omar Little on the HBO drama series The Wire and Albert "Chalky" White on the HBO series Boardwalk Empire. He was also acclaimed for his role as Jack Gee, husband of Bessie Smith, in the HBO telefilm biopic Bessie. He acted in supporting roles in a number of films and television series, including The Road, Inherent Vice, The Night Of, Gone Baby Gone, 12 Years a Slave, When We Rise, When They See Us, and Hap and Leonard. Williams received five Primetime Emmy Award nominations: three for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie, one for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (pending), and one for Outstanding Informational Series or Special. (b. 1966)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/06/22 at 5:42 am

September 6th 1962 – Seiichiro Kashio, Japanese tennis player, died from an undisclosed cause. At the 1920 Summer Olympics held in Antwerp, Belgium, Kashio was defeated in the third round of the singles competition. However, paired with Ichiya Kumagae, he won the silver medal in the men's doubles event. In the doubles final, Kashio and Kumagae lost to Oswald Turnbull and Max Woosnam of Great Britain: 2–6, 7–5, 5–7, and 5. Kashio was a member of the first Japan Davis Cup team, which finished as runner-up in the 1921 International Lawn Tennis Challenge. He subsequently partnered with Zenzo Shimizu in the 1923 Davis Cup, reaching the semi-finals. He won the Canadian Open by defeating United States player Walter K. Wesbrook 3–6, 6–3, 6–1, 11–9. (b. 1892)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/06/22 at 10:48 am

September 6th 1974 – Otto Kruger, American actor, died from an undisclosed cause, on his 89th birthday. Originally a Broadway matinee idol, who established a niche as a charming villain in films, such as Hitchcock's Saboteur. He also appeared in CBS's Perry Mason and other TV series. He was the grandnephew of South African president Paul Kruger. (b. 1885)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/06/22 at 12:31 pm

September 6th 2021 – Jean-Paul Belmondo, French actor, died from an undisclosed illness. He is initially associated with the New Wave of the 1960s and a major French film star for several decades from the 1960s. His best known credits include Breathless (1960) and That Man from Rio (1964). (b. 1933)

Subject: Re: Scientific Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/07/22 at 3:55 am

September 7th 1799 – Jan Ingenhousz, Dutch physiologist, biologist and chemist, died from an unrecorded cause. He is best known for discovering photosynthesis by showing that light is essential to the process by which green plants absorb carbon dioxide and release oxygen. He also discovered that plants, like animals, have cellular respiration. In his lifetime he was best known for successfully inoculating the members of the Habsburg family in Vienna against smallpox in 1768 and subsequently being the private counsellor and personal physician to the Austrian Empress Maria Theresa. (b. 1730)

Subject: Re: Artistic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/07/22 at 4:13 am

September 7th 1910 – William Holman Hunt, English painter and one of the founders of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, died from an undisclosed cause. His paintings were notable for their great attention to detail, vivid colour, and elaborate symbolism. These features were influenced by the writings of John Ruskin and Thomas Carlyle, according to whom the world itself should be read as a system of visual signs. For Hunt it was the duty of the artist to reveal the correspondence between sign and fact. Of all the members of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, Hunt remained most true to their ideals throughout his career. He was always keen to maximise the popular appeal and public visibility of his works. (b. 1827)

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/07/22 at 7:23 am

September 7th 1893 – Hamilton Fish, American politician, died suddenly from an unknown cause. He served as the 16th Governor of New York from 1849 to 1850, a United States Senator from New York from 1851 to 1857 and the 26th United States Secretary of State from 1869 to 1877. Fish is recognized as the "pillar" of the presidency of Ulysses S. Grant and considered one of the best U.S. Secretaries of State by scholars, known for his judiciousness and efforts towards reform and diplomatic moderation. Fish settled the controversial Alabama Claims with Great Britain through his development of the concept of international arbitration. (b. 1808)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/07/22 at 7:45 am

September 7th 1978 – Keith Moon, English drummer, died of an overdose of heminevrin prescribed to combat alcoholism. A post-mortem confirmed there were 32 tablets in his system, 26 of which were undissolved. He had attended a party the night before organised by Paul McCartney for the charity launch of the 'The Buddy Holly Story' movie. He played with the English rock band the Who. He was noted for his unique style and his eccentric, often self-destructive behaviour. His drumming continues to be praised by critics and musicians. He was posthumously inducted into the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame in 1982, becoming only the second rock drummer to be chosen, and in 2011, Moon was voted the second-greatest drummer in history by a Rolling Stone readers' poll. (b. 1946)

:\'( :\'( :\'(

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/07/22 at 8:12 am

September 7th 1982 – Ken Boyer, American Major League Baseball (MLB) third baseman, coach and manager died from cancer. He played for the St. Louis Cardinals, New York Mets, Chicago White Sox, and Los Angeles Dodgers for 15 seasons, 1955 through 1969. (b. 1931)

Subject: Re: Noteworthy Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/07/22 at 9:08 am

September 7th 1956 – C. B. Fry (Charles Burgess Fry), English sportsman, politician, diplomat, academic, teacher, writer, editor and publisher, died of kidney failure. He is best remembered for his career as a cricketer. John Arlott described him with the words: "Charles Fry could be autocratic, angry and self-willed: he was also magnanimous, extravagant, generous, elegant, brilliant – and fun ... he was probably the most variously gifted Englishman of any age." Fry's achievements on the sporting field included representing England at both cricket and football, an FA Cup Final appearance for Southampton F.C. and equalling the then-world record for the long jump. He also reputedly turned down the throne of Albania. In later life, he suffered mental health problems, but even well into his seventies he claimed he was still able to perform his party trick: leaping from a stationary position backwards onto a mantelpiece. (b. 1872)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/07/22 at 12:02 pm

September 7th 2015 – Dickie Moore (born John Richard Moore Jr.), American actor, died from an undisclosed cause. He was one of the last surviving actors to have appeared in silent films. A busy and popular actor during his childhood and youth, he appeared in over 100 films until the 1950s. Among his most notable appearances were the Our Gang series and films such as Oliver Twist, Blonde Venus, Sergeant York and Out of the Past. (b. 1925)

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/07/22 at 1:34 pm

September 7th 2008 – Gregory Mcdonald, American mystery writer, died from prostate cancer. His most famous character is the comedy investigative reporter Irwin Maurice "Fletch" Fletcher. Two of the Fletch books earned Edgar Awards from the Mystery Writers of America: Fletch was named Best First Novel in 1975, and Confess, Fletch won for Best Paperback Original in 1977. This is the only time a novel and its sequel won back-to-back Edgars. Mcdonald would go on to write nine more Fletch novels, including prequels Fletch Won, Fletch Too, and Fletch and the Widow Bradley. The original book became a 1985 movie of the same name starring Chevy Chase. (b. 1937)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/07/22 at 2:07 pm

September 7th 2009 – Frank Coghlan, Jr., American actor, died of natural causes. He did extra work in silent pictures. Freckle-faced Coghlan was soon one of the era's most popular child actors, but with the advent of sound (and the onslaught of adolescence) he was reduced to smaller parts. After starring in the milestone serial Adventures of Captain Marvel (1941), Coghlan became a naval aviator in World War II. He later headed the Navy's motion picture cooperation program (and other similar programs), acting as liaison between the Navy and the Hollywood studios. When his 23-year active duty stint ended in 1965, he returned to acting in movies and on television (where he had a supporting part in the pilot of the "Captain Marvel"-like comedy series Mr. Terrific (1966)). He wrote his autobiography "because my kids just kept bugging me to do it", does the occasional TV commercial, and is a popular figure at movie conventions, where, to the amazement of the 80-ish "Junior", fans still line up to meet Captain Marvel's alter ego. (b. 1916)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/07/22 at 3:42 pm

September 7th 1996 – Bibi Besch (born Bibiana Maria Köchert), Austrian-American film, television, and stage actress, died following a long battle with breast cancer. She is best known for her portrayal of Dr. Carol Marcus in the science fiction film Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982). Her other notable film roles were in Who's That Girl (1987), Steel Magnolias (1989), and Tremors (1990). Besch also appeared in a number of television series, including The Jeff Foxworthy Show, and received two Primetime Emmy Award nominations. (b. 1942)

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/07/22 at 4:22 pm

September 7th 1892 – John Greenleaf Whittier, American Quaker poet, died from an unknown cause. He was also an advocate of the abolition of slavery in the United States. Frequently listed as one of the fireside poets, he was influenced by the Scottish poet Robert Burns. Whittier is remembered particularly for his anti-slavery writings, as well as his 1866 book Snow-Bound. (d. 1807)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: LyricBoy on 09/07/22 at 11:13 pm


September 7th 1996 – Bibi Besch (born Bibiana Maria Köchert), Austrian-American film, television, and stage actress, died following a long battle with breast cancer. She is best known for her portrayal of Dr. Carol Marcus in the science fiction film Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982).


Not many cast members are left from STII:TWOK. Leonard Nimoy (Spock), James Doohan (Scotty), DeForest Kelly (McCoy), Nichelle Nichols (Uhura), Merritt Buttrick (who played Bibi’s son), Paul Winfield, Ricardo Montalban (Khan), John Winston (Kyle), Teresa Victor (the “bridge voice”), Joel Marston (Crew Chief), and Paul Kent (Beach) have all gone to that great nebula in the sky. :\'(

May the force be with them.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 09/09/22 at 11:10 pm

September 9th 1999 (9/9/99), baseball pitcher Catfish Hunter passed away at the age of 53 from Lou Gehrig's Disease. (His real first name was James; he acquired the nickname 'Catfish' in 1965 at the age of 19, shortly after beginning his pro career.)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 09/11/22 at 10:53 am

Today marks 19 years since the death of actor John Ritter, who missed his 55th birthday by only six days. :\'(

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: LyricBoy on 09/11/22 at 1:09 pm


Today marks 19 years since the death of actor John Ritter, who missed his 55th birthday by only six days. :\'(


The family believes that Johnathan’s legendary father, Woodward Maurice “Tex” Ritter died from the same cause (aortic dissection).  :-\\

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 09/11/22 at 1:29 pm


The family believes that Johnathan’s legendary father, Woodward Maurice “Tex” Ritter died from the same cause (aortic dissection).  :-\\

Jonathan?? That was his given name?

Still, I do remember John dying of that aortic issue. He was in the midst of filming an episode of 8 Simple Rules when he fell ill...and ultimately checked out.

This Saturday would have been his 74th birthday.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: LyricBoy on 09/11/22 at 1:46 pm


Jonathan?? That was his given name?



Johnathan.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 09/11/22 at 1:49 pm


Johnathan.

Hmmm, let me check Wiki.

Why so it was! (I always assumed it was just John. Most guys I've known with that name, it was their given name.) Interesting.

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/12/22 at 4:01 am

September 12th 1869 – Peter Mark Roget, British physician, natural theologian and lexicographer, died from an unknown conidtion. A founding Secretary of The Portico Library. He is best known for publishing, in 1852, the Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases, a classified collection of related words. He also read a paper to the Royal Society about a peculiar optical illusion in 1824, which is often regarded as the origin of the persistence of vision theory that was later commonly used to explain apparent motion in film and animation. (b. 1779)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/12/22 at 4:38 am

September 12th 2017 – Reim de Wolff, Dutch-Indonesian singer, died from lung and liver cancer, having previously suffered a stroke. Best known for the Blue Diamonds, a Dutch 1960s rock and roll duo, which he formed with best brother Ruud de Wolff (1941 – 2000). Called the 'Dutch Everly Brothers', The Blue Diamonds covered many Everly Brothers songs, but became famous in 1960 with their version of "Ramona", a song originally written for the 1928 film, Ramona. The song was written for promotional appearances with Dolores del Río (star of the film) but not featured in the film itself. The Blue Diamonds up-tempo version of it reached the American Billboard Hot 100 at number 72 in 1960. It sold over 250,000 copies in the Netherlands (the first record to ever do so) and over one million copies in Germany by 1961. (b. 1943)

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/12/22 at 8:13 am

September 12th 1944 – William Stickney, American golfer, died from an undisclosed cause. He competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics. In 1904 he was part of the American team which won the silver medal. He finished 17th in this competition. In the individual competition he finished fourth in the qualification and was eliminated in the second round of the match play. (b. 1879)

Subject: Re: Engineering Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/12/22 at 9:44 am

September 12th 2013 – Ray Dolby, American engineer and businessman, died of leukaemia. He founded Dolby Laboratories and pioneered noise reduction in audio recordings. The analog Dolby noise-reduction system works by increasing the volume of low-level high-frequency sounds during recording and correspondingly reducing them during playback. (b. 1933)

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/12/22 at 1:36 pm

September 12th 1953 – Lewis Stone, American film actor, died from a heart attack. He spent 29 years as a contract player at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and was best known for his portrayal of Judge James Hardy in the studio's popular Andy Hardy film series. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1929 for his performance as Russian Count Pahlen in The Patriot. Stone was also cast in seven films with Greta Garbo, including in the role of Doctor Otternschlag in the 1932 drama Grand Hotel. (b. 1879)

Subject: Re: Musician Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/12/22 at 2:29 pm

September 12th 2003 – Johnny Cash, American singer-songwriter, died of complications from diabetes. Much of Cash's music contained themes of sorrow, moral tribulation, and redemption, especially in the later stages of his career. He was known for his deep, calm bass-baritone voice, the distinctive sound of his Tennessee Three backing band characterized by train-like chugging guitar rhythms, a rebelliousness coupled with an increasingly somber and humble demeanor, free prison concerts, and a trademark all-black stage wardrobe which earned him the nickname "The Man in Black". (b. 1932)

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/12/22 at 3:57 pm

September 12th 1977 – Steve Biko, South African anti-apartheid activist. Following his arrest in August 1977, Biko was severely beaten by state security officers, resulting in his death. Ideologically an African nationalist and African socialist, he was at the forefront of a grassroots anti-apartheid campaign known as the Black Consciousness Movement during the late 1960s and 1970s. His ideas were articulated in a series of articles published under the pseudonym Frank Talk. Influenced by Frantz Fanon and the African-American Black Power movement, Biko and his compatriots developed the idea of Black Consciousness, which became SASO's official ideology. The movement campaigned for an end to apartheid and the transition of South Africa toward universal suffrage and a socialist economy. It organised Black Community Programmes (BCPs) and focused on the psychological empowerment of black people. Biko believed that black people needed to rid themselves of any sense of racial inferiority, an idea he expressed by popularizing the slogan "black is beautiful". In 1972, he was involved in founding the Black People's Convention (BPC) to promote Black Consciousness ideas among the wider population. The government came to see Biko as a subversive threat and placed him under a banning order in 1973, severely restricting his activities. He remained politically active, helping organise BCPs such as a healthcare centre and a crèche in the Ginsberg area. During his ban he received repeated anonymous threats, and was detained by state security services on several occasions. (b. 1946)

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/13/22 at 3:55 am

September 13th 81 – Titus, Roman emperor from 79 to 81, reportedly died of a fever. A member of the Flavian dynasty, Titus succeeded his father Vespasian upon his death. (b. AD 39)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/13/22 at 4:23 am

September 13th 2019 – Eddie Money (born Edward Joseph Mahoney), American singer and songwriter, died of stage 4 esophageal cancer. In the 1970s and 1980s, he had eleven Top 40 songs, including "Baby Hold On", "Two Tickets to Paradise", "Think I'm in Love", "Shakin'", "Take Me Home Tonight", "I Wanna Go Back", "Walk on Water", and "The Love in Your Eyes". Critic Neil Genzlinger of the New York Times called him a working-class rocker and Kristin Hall of the Associated Press stated he had a husky voice. In 1987, he was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance for "Take Me Home Tonight". (b. 1949)

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/13/22 at 5:12 am

September 13th 1998 – George Wallace, American politician, died of septic shock from a bacterial infection. He served as the 45th governor of Alabama for four terms. A member of the Democratic Party, he is best remembered for his staunch segregationist and populist views. During his tenure, he promoted "industrial development, low taxes, and trade schools." Wallace sought the United States presidency as a Democrat three times, and once as an American Independent Party candidate, unsuccessfully each time. Wallace opposed desegregation and supported the policies of "Jim Crow" during the Civil Rights Movement, declaring in his 1963 inaugural address that he stood for "segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever." (b. 1919)

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: LyricBoy on 09/13/22 at 5:33 am


September 13th 1998 – George Wallace, American politician, died of septic shock from a bacterial infection. He served as the 45th governor of Alabama for four terms. A member of the Democratic Party, he is best remembered for his staunch segregationist and populist views. During his tenure, he promoted "industrial development, low taxes, and trade schools." Wallace sought the United States presidency as a Democrat three times, and once as an American Independent Party candidate, unsuccessfully each time. Wallace opposed desegregation and supported the policies of "Jim Crow" during the Civil Rights Movement, declaring in his 1963 inaugural address that he stood for "segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever." (b. 1919)


His attempted assassin, Arthur Bremer, who tried to kill Wallace 50 years ago, was released from jail in 2007. But he is still required to wear an electronic bracelet until at least 2025.  :o

Subject: Re: Military Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/13/22 at 6:49 am

September 13th 1759 – James Wolfe, British Army Officer, shot at the Battle of the Plains of Abraham. He is known for his training reforms but remembered chiefly for his victory over the French at the Battle of the Plains of Abraham in Canada in 1759. (b. 1727)

Subject: Re: Nobel Prize Winner Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/13/22 at 7:42 am

September 13th 1949 – August Krogh, Danish zoologist and physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate, died from an undisclosed cause. He was the professor at the department of zoophysiology at the University of Copenhagen from 1916 to 1945. He contributed a number of fundamental discoveries within several fields of physiology, and is famous for developing the Krogh Principle. In 1920 August Krogh was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the discovery of the mechanism of regulation of the capillaries in skeletal muscle. Krogh was first to describe the adaptation of blood perfusion in muscle and other organs according to demands through opening and closing the arterioles and capillaries. (b. 1874)

Subject: Re: Royal Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/13/22 at 11:55 am

September 13th 1598 – Philip II of Spain, died from cancer. Known as "Philip the Prudent" was King of Spain (1556–1598), King of Portugal (1580–1598, as Philip I, Portuguese: Filipe I), King of Naples and Sicily (both from 1554), and jure uxoris King of England and Ireland (during his marriage to Queen Mary I from 1554 to 1558). He was also Duke of Milan from 1540. From 1555 he was Lord of the Seventeen Provinces of the Netherlands. The son of Emperor Charles V and Isabella of Portugal, Philip inherited his father's Spanish Empire in 1556 and succeeded to the Portuguese throne in 1580 following a dynastic crisis. The Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire and of the Philippines, named in his honor by Ruy López de Villalobos, were completed during his reign. (b. 1526)

Subject: Re: Military Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/13/22 at 3:20 pm

September 13th 1881 – Ambrose Burnside, American soldier, railroad executive, inventor, industrialist, and politician, died suddenly of "neuralgia of the heart" (Angina Pectoris). He served as the Governor of Rhode Island from 1866 to 1869, and as a United States Senator for Rhode Island from 1875 until his death. As a Union Army general in the American Civil War of 1861–1865, he conducted successful campaigns in North Carolina and East Tennessee, as well as countering the raids of Confederate General John Hunt Morgan, but suffered disastrous defeats at the Battle of Fredericksburg and the Battle of the Crater. His distinctive style of facial hair became known as sideburns, derived from his last name. In 1871, he became the first president of the National Rifle Association, holding the office until 1872. (b. 1824)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 09/15/22 at 12:31 am

On September 14th 1901, President Willliam McKinley died at the age of 58; he had been shot via assassination eight days beforehand. VP Theodore Roosevelt replaced him as President; Teddy was only 42 years old at the time, making him the youngest person to assume the presidency (a record that still stands today).

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 09/15/22 at 11:26 pm

Today marks three years since the passing of Ric Ocasek, the frontman of American rock band The Cars; he was 75.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: LyricBoy on 09/16/22 at 5:29 am


Today marks three years since the passing of Ric Ocasek, the frontman of American rock band The Cars; he was 75.


Ol’ Ric tried to stiff his wife out of any inheritance, revising his will right before he died, specifically disinheriting the lovely Paulina Porizkova :-*. But according to New York law, as his wife she was entitled to at least a third of his estate, and she collected.  8)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 09/16/22 at 11:32 pm


Ol’ Ric tried to stiff his wife out of any inheritance, revising his will right before he died, specifically disinheriting the lovely Paulina Porizkova :-*. But according to New York law, as his wife she was entitled to at least a third of his estate, and she collected.  8)

Interesting. I had not known that about them.

Also, when he passed away, he was listed as being 75 years old, which means he was born in 1944 (not 1949 as most sources had claimed while he was alive).

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 09/16/22 at 11:33 pm

Anyhoo... American director and playwright Edward Albee passed away on this date in 2016 at 88 1/2 years of age.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 09/17/22 at 3:46 pm

On this day in 1996, former Vice President Spiro Agnew passed away at 77 years of age. (He would have turned 78 if he lived another two months.) He served as VP during Richard Nixon's first presidential term and part of his second, but resigned in 1973. (Spiro was the second sitting Vice President to resign from office; the other one was John C. Calhoun who did so in 1832.)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 09/18/22 at 2:02 pm

On this day in 1970, musician Jimi Hendrix kicked the bucket at a very young age. (He would have turned 80 years old this November.)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: LyricBoy on 09/18/22 at 2:10 pm


On this day in 1970, musician Jimi Hendrix kicked the bucket at a very young age. (He would have turned 80 years old this November.)


I remember when this happened. Then only 16 days later, Janis Joplin bit it. Within a year, poet Jim Morrison allegedly passed away in Paris. And so the “27 Club” became firmly entrenched in the rock psyche.  :\'(

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/20/22 at 6:46 am

September 20th 1863 – Jacob Grimm, German philologist, jurist, and mythologist, died from natural causes. He is known as the discoverer of Grimm's law (linguistics), the co-author with his brother Wilhelm of the monumental Deutsches Wörterbuch, the author of Deutsche Mythologie and, more popularly, as one of the Brothers Grimm and the editor of Grimm's Fairy Tales. (b. 1785)

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/20/22 at 7:09 am

September 20th 1931 – Samuel Morris, Australian cricketer, died from an undisclosed cause. He played in one Test in 1885. He was the first black man to represent Australia in a Test match and, along with Andrew Symonds, is one of only two people of West Indian heritage to do so. Morris was one of nine Australian Test players to make his debut in the second Test of the 1884–85 series against England. Selectors were forced to choose an entirely new team after the eleven of the first Test refused to play over a dispute concerning payment of players. Morris took two wickets in the match, including English captain Arthur Shrewsbury, and made just fourteen runs (4 as an opener in the first innings, 10 not out in the second batting at number ten) as Australia lost by ten wickets. (b. 1855)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/20/22 at 9:52 am

September 20th 1956 – Nanette Bordeaux (born Hélène Olivine Veilleux), Canadian-American actress, died of acute bronchopneumonia. In the 1930s, where she began auditioning for several theatre productions. By 1938, Bordeaux did a screen test at the Hal Roach Studios, and was chosen over 50 other actresses. She made appearances in several small movies in the 1940s, under the name Francine Bordeaux. Bordeaux was hired by Columbia Pictures director Jules White in 1949, and began appearing in several short subjects, most notably with the Three Stooges. As she sported a genuine French accent, she was often cast as a "Fifi," in films such as Hugs and Mugs, Pest Man Wins, A Missed Fortune and Loose Loot. She also had to hide her French accent under an American one in such films as Slaphappy Sleuths and Income Tax Sappy. (b. 1911)

Subject: Re: Musical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/20/22 at 12:58 pm

September 20th 1957 – Jean Sibelius (born Johan Julius Christian Sibelius), Finnish composer and violinist, died of a brain haemorrhage. He is widely recognized as his country's greatest composer, and his music is often credited with having helped Finland develop a national identity during its struggle for independence from Russia. The core of his oeuvre is his set of seven symphonies, which, like his other major works, are regularly performed and recorded in Finland and very many other countries. His other best-known compositions are Finlandia, the Karelia Suite, Valse triste, the Violin Concerto, the choral symphony Kullervo, and The Swan of Tuonela (from the Lemminkäinen Suite). Other well known works include pieces inspired by nature, Nordic mythology, and the Finnish national epic, the Kalevala, over a hundred songs for voice and piano, incidental music for numerous plays, the opera Jungfrun i tornet (The Maiden in the Tower), chamber music, piano music, Masonic ritual music, and 21 publications of choral music. Sibelius composed prolifically until the mid-1920s, but after completing his Seventh Symphony (1924), the incidental music for The Tempest (1926) and the tone poem Tapiola (1926), he stopped producing major works in his last thirty years, a stunning and perplexing decline commonly referred to as the "silence of Järvenpää", the location of his home. (b. 1865)

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/20/22 at 1:37 pm

September 20th 2021 – Billy Maxwell, American professional golfer, died from an undisclosed cause. He won the U.S. Amateur title in 1951. After an impressive amateur career, he served in the Army and turned pro in 1954. Maxwell won seven times on the PGA Tour. He also played on the 1963 Ryder Cup team and was elected to the Texas Golf Hall of Fame. He has a twin brother, Bobby, who was also a golfer. He resided in Jacksonville, Florida where, along with former PGA touring pro, Chris Blocker, he owned and operated Hyde Park Golf Club, a Donald Ross designed course. (b. 1929)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/20/22 at 1:55 pm

September 20th 1973, On his way to perform his second concert of the day, US singer, songwriter Jim Croce was killed with five others when his chartered aircraft hit a tree on take off in Louisiana.

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/20/22 at 4:20 pm

September 20th 2005 – Simon Wiesenthal, Austrian Holocaust survivor, Nazi hunter, and writer, died from an undisclosed cause. He studied architecture and was living in Lwów at the outbreak of World War II. He survived the Janowska concentration camp (late 1941 to September 1944), the Kraków-Płaszów concentration camp (September to October 1944), the Gross-Rosen concentration camp, a death march to Chemnitz, Buchenwald, and the Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camp (February to 5 May 1945). After the war, Wiesenthal dedicated his life to tracking down and gathering information on fugitive Nazi war criminals so that they could be brought to trial. In 1947, he co-founded the Jewish Historical Documentation Centre in Linz, Austria, where he and others gathered information for future war crime trials and aided refugees in their search for lost relatives. He opened the Documentation Centre of the Association of Jewish Victims of the Nazi Regime in Vienna in 1961 and continued to try to locate missing Nazi war criminals. He played a small role in locating Adolf Eichmann, who was captured in Buenos Aires in 1960, and worked closely with the Austrian justice ministry to prepare a dossier on Franz Stangl, who was sentenced to life imprisonment in 1971. He was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1985, the fortieth anniversary of the end of the war. (b. 1908)

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/20/22 at 4:36 pm

September 20th 2006 – Sven Nykvist, Swedish cinematographer, died from an undisclosed cause, he was being treated for aphasia, a form of dementia. He worked on over 120 films, but is known especially for his work with director Ingmar Bergman. He won Academy Awards for his work on two Bergman films, Cries and Whispers (1972) and Fanny and Alexander (1982), and the Independent Spirit Award for Best Cinematography for The Unbearable Lightness of Being. He is also known for his collaborations with Woody Allen for Crimes and Misdemeanors, Another Woman, New York Stories, and Celebrity. His work is generally noted for its naturalism and simplicity. (b. 1922)

Subject: Re: Military Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/21/22 at 2:17 am

September 21st 1906 – Samuel Arnold, American Confederate sympathizer, died of tuberculosis. He was involved in a plot to kidnap U.S. President Abraham Lincoln in 1865. He had joined the Confederate Army shortly after the start of the Civil War but was discharged due to health reasons in 1864. (b. 1838)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/21/22 at 7:48 am

September 21st 1947 – Harry Carey, American actor and one of silent film's earliest superstars, usually cast as a Western hero, died in 1947 at the age of 69 from coronary thrombosis, which is believed to have been aggravated by a bite from a black widow spider a month earlier.. One of his best known performances is as the president of the United States Senate in the drama film Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939), for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He married at least twice and possibly a third time. Census records for 1910 indicate he had a wife named Clare E. Carey. Some references state that he was also married to an actress named Fern Foster. His last marriage was in 1920 to actress Olive Fuller Golden, "daughter of John Fuller Golden, one of the greatest of the vaudevillians." He was the father of Harry Carey Jr., who was also a prominent actor. (b. 1878)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/21/22 at 8:51 am

September 21st 2021 – Melvin Van Peebles, American actor, filmmaker, playwright, novelist and composer, died from an undisclosed cause. He was known for creating and starring in the film Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song. He was the father of actor and director Mario Van Peebles. (b. 1932)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/21/22 at 9:11 am

September 21st 2016 – John D. Loudermilk, American singer and songwriter, died from a heart attack. Although he had his own recording career during the 1950s and 1960s, he was primarily known as a songwriter. His best-known songs include "Indian Reservation", a 1968 UK cover by Don Fardon and a 1971 U.S. No. 1 hit for Paul Revere & the Raiders; "Ebony Eyes", a 1961 U.K. No. 1 and U.S. No. 8 for the Everly Brothers; "Tobacco Road", a 1964 Top 20 hit in both the U.S. and the U.K. for the Nashville Teens; "This Little Bird", a U.K. No. 6 for Marianne Faithfull in 1965, and "Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye", a U.S. Top Ten hit in 1967 for the Casinos and also a U.S. No. 1 country hit for Eddy Arnold the following year. (b. 1934)

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/22 at 4:23 am

September 22nd 1776 – Nathan Hale, American Patriot, soldier and spy for the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, was hanged by the British as an illegal combatant. He volunteered for an intelligence-gathering mission in New York City but was captured by the British and executed. Hale has long been considered an American hero and, in 1985, he was officially designated the state hero of Connecticut. (b. 1755)

Subject: Re: Engineering Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/22 at 6:00 am

September 22nd 1852 – William Tierney Clark, English civil engineer, died from an unrecorded cause. Particularly associated with the design and construction of bridges. He was among the earliest designers of suspension bridges. He designed the first suspension bridge to span the River Thames in London: Hammersmith Bridge, opened in 1827. He also designed the Marlow Bridge, a suspension bridge across the Thames in Marlow, Buckinghamshire (built 1829–32) and Norfolk Bridge, a suspension bridge over the River Adur in Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex (designed with Captain Samuel Brown, opened in 1834, replaced in 1923). Internationally, he is revered for his design of the Széchenyi Chain Bridge across the Danube in Budapest, Hungary, for which Marlow Bridge was a nearly identical, but smaller, prototype. (b. 1783)

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/22 at 8:22 am

September 22nd 1871 – Charlotte Elliott, English poet, hymn writer, and editor, died from an unrecorded cause. She is best known for two hymns, "Just As I Am" and "Thy will be done". She edited Christian Remembrancer Pocket Book (1834–59) and The Invalid's Hymn book, 6th edition, 1854. To this latter collection, she contributed 112 hymns including "Just As I Am, without one plea", a hymn dated 1836, which was translated into almost every living language of the day. She was a distant relative of Virginia Woolf. (b. 1789)

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/22 at 8:37 am

September 22nd 2021 – Roger Mitchell, South African-born British theatre, television and film director, died from an undisclosed cause. He was best known for directing films such as Notting Hill and Venus, as well as the 1995 made-for-television film Persuasion. (b. 1956)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/22 at 9:44 am

September 22nd 2018 – Chas Hodges (Charles Nicholas Hodges), English musician and singer, died of pneumonia who was the lead vocalist of the musical duo Chas & Dave. (b. 1943)

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/22 at 10:20 am

September 22nd 2015 – Lawrence Peter "Yogi" Berra, American professional baseball catcher, died in his sleep of natural causes. He later took on the roles of manager and coach. He played 19 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) (1946–1963, 1965), all but the last for the New York Yankees. He was an 18-time All-Star and won 10 World Series championships as a player—more than any other player in MLB history. Berra had a career batting average of .285, while hitting 358 home runs and 1,430 runs batted in. He is one of only six players to win the American League Most Valuable Player Award three times. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest catchers in baseball history, and was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1972. Berra was a native of St. Louis and signed with the Yankees in 1943 before serving in the United States Navy as a gunner's mate in the Normandy landings during World War II, where he earned a Purple Heart. He made his major-league debut at age 21 in 1946 and was a mainstay in the Yankees' lineup during the team's championship years beginning in 1949 and continuing through 1962. (b. 1925)

Subject: Re: Noteworthy Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/22 at 12:55 pm

September 22nd 1934 – Cecil Chubb, English barrister, died of heart disease. He was the last private owner of Stonehenge prehistoric monument, Wiltshire, which he donated to the British government in 1918, to mark his generosity he was made a baronet in 1919 by Lloyd George, and site and its surroundings were added to UNESCO's list of World Heritage Sites in 1986. Stonehenge is owned by the Crown and managed by English Heritage; the surrounding land is owned by the National Trust. (b. 1876)

Subject: Re: Musical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/22 at 1:53 pm

September 22nd 1989 – Irving Berlin (born Israel Beilin), American composer and lyricist, died of heart attack and natural causes. Widely considered one of the greatest songwriters in American history. His music forms a great part of the Great American Songbook. Born in Imperial Russia, Berlin arrived in the United States at the age of five. He published his first song, "Marie from Sunny Italy", in 1907, receiving 33 cents for the publishing rights, and had his first major international hit, "Alexander's Ragtime Band", in 1911. He also was an owner of the Music Box Theatre on Broadway. It is commonly believed that Berlin could not read sheet music, and was such a limited piano player that he could only play in the key of F-sharp using his custom piano equipped with a transposing lever. He wrote hundreds of songs, many becoming major hits, which made him famous before he turned thirty. During his 60-year career he wrote an estimated 1,500 songs, including the scores for 20 original Broadway shows and 15 original Hollywood films, with his songs nominated eight times for Academy Awards. Many songs became popular themes and anthems, including "Alexander's Ragtime Band", "Easter Parade", "Puttin' on the Ritz", "Cheek to Cheek", "White Christmas", "Happy Holiday", "Anything You Can Do (I Can Do Better)", and "There's No Business Like Show Business". His Broadway musical and 1943 film This is the Army, with Ronald Reagan, had Kate Smith singing Berlin's "God Bless America" which was first performed in 1938. (b. 1888)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/22 at 3:14 pm

September 22nd 1961 – Marion Davies, American film actress, producer, screenwriter, and philanthropist, died from stomach cancer. Davies was already building a solid reputation as a film comedian when newspaper tycoon William Randolph Hearst, with whom she had begun a romantic relationship, took over management of her career. Hearst financed Davies' pictures, promoted her heavily through his newspapers and Hearst Newsreels, and pressured studios to cast her in historical dramas for which she was ill-suited. For this reason, Davies is better remembered today as Hearst's mistress and the hostess of many lavish events for the Hollywood elite. In particular, her name is linked with the 1924 scandal aboard Hearst's yacht when one of his guests, film producer Thomas Ince, died. In the film Citizen Kane (1941), the title character's second wife—an untalented singer whom he tries to promote—was widely assumed to be based on Davies. But many commentators, including Citizen Kane writer/director Orson Welles himself, have defended Davies' record as a gifted actress, to whom Hearst's patronage did more harm than good. She retired from the screen in 1937, choosing to devote herself to Hearst and charitable work. (b. 1897)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/22 at 3:17 pm

September 22nd 2007 – Marcel Marceau (born Marcel Mangel), French mime and actor, died from an undisclosed cause. Most famous for his stage persona, "Bip the Clown". He referred to mime as the "art of silence" and he performed professionally worldwide for over 60 years. As a Jewish youth, he lived in hiding and worked with the French Resistance during most of World War II, giving his first major performance to 3,000 troops after the liberation of Paris in August 1944. Following the war, he studied dramatic art and mime in Paris. In 1959, he established his own pantomime school in Paris, and subsequently set up the Marceau Foundation to promote the art in the U.S. Among his various awards and honors he was made "Grand Officier de la Légion d'Honneur" (1998) and was awarded the National Order of Merit (1998) in France. He won the Emmy Award for his work on television, was elected member of the Academy of Fine Arts in Berlin and was declared a "National treasure" in Japan. He was friends with Michael Jackson for nearly 20 years and Jackson said he used some of Marceau's techniques in his own dance steps. (b. 1923)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 09/25/22 at 2:48 pm

Today marks six years since the untimely death of Miami Marlins pitcher Jose Fernandez, a native of Cuba; he was only 24 and was killed in a boating mishap. :\'( (He would have turned 30 just eight weeks ago if still alive.) (That was the last time this date fell on a Sunday, btw.)

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/26/22 at 2:37 am

September 26th 1763 – John Byrom, English poet and inventor, died from an unrecorded cause. He invented a revolutionary system of shorthand and later became a significant landowner. He is most remembered as the writer of the lyrics of Anglican hymn Christians awake! Salute the happy morn, which was supposedly a Christmas gift for his daughter. (b. 1692)

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/26/22 at 7:59 am

September 26th 1820 – Daniel Boone, American hunter and explorer. His exploits made him one of the first folk heroes of the United States. Boone became famous for his exploration and settlement of what is now Kentucky, which was then beyond the western borders of the Thirteen Colonies. Despite resistance from American Indians, for whom Kentucky was a traditional hunting ground, in 1775 Boone blazed the Wilderness Road through the Cumberland Gap and into Kentucky. There he founded Boonesborough, one of the first English-speaking settlements west of the Appalachian Mountains. By the end of the 18th century, more than 200,000 people had entered Kentucky by following the route marked by Boone. (b. 1734)

Subject: Re: Musical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/26/22 at 10:15 am

September 26th 1945 – Béla Bartók, Hungarian composer, pianist, and ethnomusicologist, died from complications of leukemia (specifically, of secondary polycythemia). He is considered one of the most important composers of the 20th century; he and Franz Liszt are regarded as Hungary's greatest composers. Through his collection and analytical study of folk music, he was one of the founders of comparative musicology, which later became ethnomusicology. (b. 1881)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/26/22 at 3:51 pm

September 26th 2003 – Robert Palmer, English singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer, died in a Paris hotel room from a heart attack. He was known for his distinctive, soulful voice, eclectic mix of musical styles on his albums, combining soul, jazz, rock, pop, reggae, blues, and sartorial acumen. He found success both in his solo career and with the Power Station, and had Top 10 songs in both the UK and the US. His iconic music videos directed by British fashion photographer Terence Donovan for the hits "Addicted to Love", "Simply Irresistible" and "I Didn't Mean to Turn You On" featured identically dressed dancing women with pale faces, dark-eye makeup and bright-red lipstick, which resembled the women in the art of Patrick Nagel, an artist popular in the 1980s. Palmer's involvement in the music industry commenced in the 1960s, covered four decades and included a spell with Vinegar Joe. Palmer received a number of awards throughout his career, including two Grammy Awards for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance, an MTV Video Music Award, and two Brit Award nominations for Best British Male. (b. 1949)

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/26/22 at 3:52 pm

September 26th 2008 – Paul Newman, American actor, film director, producer, race car driver, IndyCar owner, entrepreneur, activist, and philanthropist, died from cancer. He won and was nominated for numerous awards, winning an Academy Award for his performance in the 1986 film The Color of Money, a BAFTA Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, a Cannes Film Festival Award, an Emmy Award, and many others. Newman's other roles include the title characters in The Hustler (1961) and Cool Hand Luke (1967), as well as Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969), as Butch Cassidy, The Sting (1973), and The Verdict (1982). He also voiced Doc Hudson in the first installment of Disney-Pixar's Cars, and received a posthumous credit for his voice recordings in Cars 3 (2017). Despite being colorblind, Newman won several national championships as a driver in Sports Car Club of America road racing, and his race teams won several championships in open-wheel IndyCar racing. He was a co-founder of Newman's Own, a food company from which he donated all post-tax profits and royalties to charity. As of January 2017, these donations have totaled over US$485 million. He was a co-founder of Safe Water Network, a nonprofit that develops sustainable drinking water solutions for those in need. In 1988, Newman founded the SeriousFun Children's Network, a global family of summer camps and programs for children with serious illness which has served 290,076 children since its inception. (b. 1925)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: LyricBoy on 09/26/22 at 5:42 pm


September 26th 2003 – Robert Palmer, English singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer, died in a Paris hotel room from a heart attack. He was known for his distinctive, soulful voice, eclectic mix of musical styles on his albums, combining soul, jazz, rock, pop, reggae, blues, and sartorial acumen. (b. 1949)


Not to be confused with Robert Palmer (1945-1997) who was a celebrated music journalist for the New York Times and Rolling Stone Magazine.

Subject: Re: Military Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/27/22 at 2:28 am

September 27th 1876 – Braxton Bragg, American army officer, died from a "fatal syncope" possibly induced by organic disease of the heart. During the Second Seminole War and Mexican–American War and later a Confederate army officer, he served as a general in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War, serving in the Western Theater. His most important role was as commander of the Army of Mississippi, later renamed the Army of Tennessee, from June 1862 until December 1863. (b. 1817)

Subject: Re: Publisher Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/27/22 at 3:53 am

September 27th 2017 – Hugh Hefner, American magazine publisher, died from sepsis brought on by an E. coli infection. He was the founder and editor-in-chief of Playboy magazine, a publication with revealing photographs and articles which provoked charges of obscenity. The first issue of Playboy was published in 1953 featuring Marilyn Monroe in a nude calendar shoot; it sold over 50,000 copies. (b. 1926)

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/27/22 at 4:42 am

September 27th 2015 – John Guillermin, British film director, writer and producer, died from a heart attack. He was most active in big budget, action adventure films throughout his lengthy career. His more well-known films include I Was Monty's Double (1958), Tarzan's Greatest Adventure (1959), Never Let Go (1960), Tarzan Goes to India (1962), Waltz of the Toreadors (1962), The Blue Max (1966), The Bridge at Remagen (1969), The Towering Inferno (1974), King Kong (1976), Death on the Nile (1978), Sheena (1984) and King Kong Lives (1986). In the 1980s he worked on much less prestigious projects, and his final films consisted of lower-budgeted theatrical releases and TV movies. (b. 1925)

Subject: Re: Publisher Death Anniversary

Written By: LyricBoy on 09/27/22 at 5:18 am


September 27th 2017 – Hugh Hefner, American magazine publisher, died from sepsis brought on by an E. coli infection.


It’s amazing that ol’ Hef had not succumbed to an STD decades earlier. That guy scored more than Wilt Chamberlain.

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/27/22 at 11:03 am

September 27th 2021 – Roger Hunt, England footballer, died from an undisclosed cause. He played as a forward in England's World Cup winning side of 1966. He was a member of England's World Cup-winning side of 1966. Eleven years with Liverpool, he was the club's record goalscorer with 286 goals until being overtaken by Ian Rush. Nonetheless, Hunt remains Liverpool's record league goalscorer. Under Bill Shankly, Hunt won two league titles and an FA Cup. Regarded as one of Liverpool's greatest ever players, Hunt is referred to as Sir Roger by the club's fans, ranking 13th on the 100 Players Who Shook the Kop, an official fan poll. Hunt was a member of the England team which won the 1966 FIFA World Cup, playing in all England's six games, scoring three times. Hunt was inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame in 2006. (b. 1938)

Subject: Re: Musical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/27/22 at 2:59 pm

September 27th 1921 – Engelbert Humperdinck, German composer and educator, died after a series of heart attacks. He is known widely for his opera Hansel and Gretel (1893). In 1965, British singer Arnold Dorsey named himself after the composer. The main belt asteroid 9913 Humperdinck, discovered in 1977, was named after the composer. (b. 1854)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 10/02/22 at 2:59 pm


Not to be confused with Robert Palmer (1945-1997) who was a celebrated music journalist for the New York Times and Rolling Stone Magazine.

Still, for most people, the late British musician is the person who most likely comes to mind upon the name "Robert Palmer."

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 10/02/22 at 3:00 pm

On topic... today marks five years since we lost American rock icon Tom Petty, who missed his 67th birthday by just 18 days.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 10/02/22 at 3:01 pm

October 2nd 1985, American actor Rock Hudson passed away from an AIDS-related illness a month-and-a-half shy of his 60th birthday.

Subject: Re: Architectural Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/03/22 at 2:14 am

October 3rd 1641 – Étienne Martellange, French architect and draughtsman, died from an unknown cause. He travelled widely in France as an architect for the Jesuit order and designed more than 25 buildings, mostly schools and their associated chapels or churches. His buildings reflect the Baroque style of the Counter-Reformation and include the Chapelle de la Trinité in Lyon and the church of Saint-Paul-Saint-Louis in Paris. In the course of his travels he made almost 200 detailed pen drawings depicting views of towns, buildings and monuments. These pictures have survived and provide an important historical record of French towns in the first third of the 17th century. (b. 1569)

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/03/22 at 3:46 am

October 3rd 1891 – Édouard Lucas, French mathematician, died of severe skin inflammation probably caused by sepsis. He is known for his study of the Fibonacci sequence. The related Lucas sequences and Lucas numbers are named after him. (b. 1842)

Subject: Re: Nobel Prize Winner Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/03/22 at 6:50 am

October 3rd 1929 – Gustav Stresemann, German journalist and politician, Chancellor of Germany, Nobel Prize laureate, died of a stroke. He served as chancellor in 1923 (for 102 days) and as foreign minister from 1923 to 1929, during the Weimar Republic. His most notable achievement was the reconciliation between Germany and France, for which he and French Prime Minister Aristide Briand received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1926. During a period of political instability and fragile, short-lived governments, he was generally seen as the most influential cabinet member in most of the Weimar Republic's existence. During his political career, he represented three successive liberal parties; he was the dominant figure of the German People's Party during the Weimar Republic. (b. 1878)

Subject: Re: Musical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/03/22 at 10:28 am

October 3rd 1931 – Carl Nielsen, Danish musician, conductor and violinist, died following a series of heart attacks. Widely recognized as his country's most prominent composer. Brought up by poor but musically talented parents on the island of Funen, he demonstrated his musical abilities at an early age. He initially played in a military band before attending the Royal Danish Academy of Music in Copenhagen from 1884 until December 1886. He premiered his Op. 1, Suite for Strings, in 1888, at the age of 23. The following year, Nielsen began a 16-year stint as a second violinist in the prestigious Royal Danish Orchestra under the conductor Johan Svendsen, during which he played in Giuseppe Verdi's Falstaff and Otello at their Danish premieres. In 1916, he took a post teaching at the Royal Academy and continued to work there until his death. (b. 1865)

Subject: Re: Religious Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/04/22 at 6:01 am

October 4th 1226 – Francis of Assisi. Italian Catholic friar, deacon, mystic, and preacher. He founded the men's Order of Friars Minor, the women's Order of St. Clare, the Third Order of St. Francis and the Custody of the Holy Land. Francis is one of the most venerated religious figures in Christianity. Pope Gregory IX canonized Francis on 16 July 1228. Along with Catherine of Siena, he was designated patron saint of Italy. He later became associated with patronage of animals and the natural environment, and it became customary for churches to hold ceremonies blessing animals on or near his feast day of 4 October. (b. around 1182)

Subject: Re: Artistic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/04/22 at 12:31 pm

October 4th 1669 – Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, simply known as Rembrandt, was a Dutch Golden Age painter, printmaker and draughtsman, died from an unknown cause. An innovative and prolific master in three media, he is generally considered one of the greatest visual artists in the history of art and the most important in Dutch art history. Unlike most Dutch masters of the 17th century, Rembrandt's works depict a wide range of style and subject matter, from portraits and self-portraits to landscapes, genre scenes, allegorical and historical scenes, and biblical and mythological themes as well as animal studies. His contributions to art came in a period of great wealth and cultural achievement that historians call the Dutch Golden Age, when Dutch art (especially Dutch painting), although in many ways antithetical to the Baroque style that dominated Europe, was extremely prolific and innovative and gave rise to important new genres. Like many artists of the Dutch Golden Age, such as Jan Vermeer of Delft, Rembrandt was also an avid art collector and dealer. (b. 1606)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/04/22 at 1:19 pm

October 4th 1989 – Graham Chapman, English comedian, writer, actor, author, died of tonsil and spinal cancer. He was one of the six members of the British surreal comedy group Monty Python. He played authority figures such as the Colonel and the lead role in two Python films, Holy Grail and Life of Brian. (b. 1941)  :\'(

Subject: Re: Religious Death Anniversary

Written By: LyricBoy on 10/04/22 at 6:18 pm


October 4th 1226 – Francis of Assisi. Italian Catholic friar, deacon, mystic, and preacher. He founded the men's Order of Friars Minor, the women's Order of St. Clare, the Third Order of St. Francis and the Custody of the Holy Land. Francis is one of the most venerated religious figures in Christianity. Pope Gregory IX canonized Francis on 16 July 1228. Along with Catherine of Siena, he was designated patron saint of Italy. He later became associated with patronage of animals and the natural environment, and it became customary for churches to hold ceremonies blessing animals on or near his feast day of 4 October. (b. around 1182)


Not to be confused with Saint Frances Cabrini.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/05/22 at 8:52 am


Not to be confused with Saint Frances Cabrini.
I am not confused:

Saint Frances Cabrini was an Italian-American Catholic nun (1850-1917), and Saint Francis of Assisi was an Italian Catholic friar, deacon, mystic, and preacher, and patron saint of animals.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 10/08/22 at 4:00 pm

Whitey Ford, American professional baseball pitcher, passed away two years ago today, back in 2020, from dementia, missing his 92nd birthday by only 13 days.

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/10/22 at 9:40 am

October 10th 1872 – William H. Seward, American lawyer and politician, died from an unrecorded cause. He served as United States Secretary of State from 1861 to 1869, and earlier served as governor of New York and as a United States Senator. A determined opponent of the spread of slavery in the years leading up to the American Civil War, he was a prominent figure in the Republican Party in its formative years, and was praised for his work on behalf of the Union as Secretary of State during the Civil War. (b. 1801)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/10/22 at 9:52 am

October 10th 1963 – Édith Piaf (born Édith Giovanna Gassion), French cabaret singer, songwriter, and actress, died of a ruptured aneurysm due to liver failure. She became widely regarded as France's national chanteuse, as well as being one of France's greatest international stars. Her music was often autobiographical with her singing reflecting her life, and her specialty being chanson and torch ballads, particularly of love, loss and sorrow. Among her well-known songs are "La Vie en rose" (1946), "Non, je ne regrette rien" (1960), "Hymne à l'amour" (1949), "Milord" (1959), "La Foule" (1957), "L'Accordéoniste (fr)" (1940), and "Padam ... Padam ..." (1951). (b. 1915)

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/10/22 at 11:15 am

October 10th 1985 – Orson Welles, American actor, director, writer, and producer who worked in theatre, radio, and film, died after a heart attack. He is remembered for his innovative work in all three: in theatre, most notably Caesar (1937), a Broadway adaptation of William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar; in radio, the legendary 1938 broadcast "The War of the Worlds"; and in film, Citizen Kane (1941), consistently ranked as one of the greatest films ever made. In his 20s, Welles directed a number of high-profile stage productions for the Federal Theatre Project, including an adaptation of Macbeth with an entirely African American cast, and the political musical The Cradle Will Rock. In 1937 he and John Houseman founded the Mercury Theatre, an independent repertory theatre company that presented a series of productions on Broadway through 1941. Welles found national and international fame as the director and narrator of a 1938 radio adaptation of H. G. Wells' novel The War of the Worlds performed for his radio anthology series The Mercury Theatre on the Air. It reportedly caused widespread panic when listeners thought that an invasion by extraterrestrial beings was actually occurring. Although some contemporary sources claim these reports of panic were mostly false and overstated, they rocketed Welles to notoriety. (b. 1915)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/10/22 at 1:24 pm

October 10th 2010 – Joan Sutherland, Australian dramatic coloratura soprano, died of cardiopulmonary failure. Noted for her contribution to the renaissance of the bel canto repertoire from the late 1950s through to the 1980s. She possessed a voice combining extraordinary agility, accurate intonation, "supremely" pinpoint staccatos, a trill and a tremendous upper register, although music critics often complained about the imprecision of her diction. Sutherland was the first Australian to win a Grammy Award, for Best Classical Performance – Vocal Soloist (with or without orchestra) in 1962. She married Australian conductor and pianist Richard Bonynge in 1954. (b. 1926)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/11/22 at 4:16 am

October 11th 2021 – Deon Estus, American musician and singer, died from an undisclosed cause. Best known as the bass player of Wham! and as the bassist on George Michael's first two solo projects. Estus' single "Heaven Help Me", with additional vocals by George Michael, reached No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1989. (b. 1956)

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: LyricBoy on 10/11/22 at 4:41 am


October 10th 1985 – Orson Welles, American actor, director, writer, and producer who worked in theatre, radio, and film, died after a heart attack. He is remembered for …. Citizen Kane (1941), consistently ranked as one of the greatest films ever made.


Citizen Kane ranks right up there with Porky’s.  :P

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/11/22 at 6:13 am

October 11th 2008 – Russ Hamilton, English singer and songwriter, died from an undisclosed cause. He made the Top 10 in the United States with "Rainbow", but in the United Kingdom the song was the B-side of "We Will Make Love", which climbed high in the UK Singles Chart. (b. 1932)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/11/22 at 6:57 am

October 11th 1988 – Wayland Flowers, American actor, comedian and puppeteer, died of complications from AIDS-related Kaposi's sarcoma. He was best known for the comedy act he created with his puppet Madame. His performances as "Wayland Flowers and Madame" were a major national success on stage and on screen in the 1970s and 1980s. (b. 1939)

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/11/22 at 9:37 am

October 11th 1721 – Edward Colston, English merchant, philanthropist and Tory Member of Parliament, died from an unknown cause. He was involved in the Atlantic slave trade. Colston followed his father in the family business becoming a sea merchant, initially trading in wine, fruits and textiles, mainly in Spain, Portugal and other European ports. By 1680, he became involved in the slave trade as a member of the Royal African Company, which held a monopoly on the English trade in African slaves. He was deputy governor of the company in 1689–90. Colston's name was widely commemorated in Bristol landmarks, and a statue of him was erected in 1895. With growing awareness in the late 20th century of his involvement in Britain's slave trade, there were protests and petitions for name changes, culminating in June 2020, when the statue was toppled and pushed into Bristol Harbour during protests in support of Black Lives Matter. Colston Hall, which was named after him, was renamed Bristol Beacon. (b. 1636)

Subject: Re: Exploration Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/11/22 at 10:44 am

October 11th 1809 – Meriwether Lewis, American explorer, soldier, politician, and public administrator, died of gunshot wounds in what was either a murder or suicide. Best known for his role as the leader of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, also known as the Corps of Discovery, with William Clark. Their mission was to explore the territory of the Louisiana Purchase, establish trade with, and sovereignty over the natives near the Missouri River, and claim the Pacific Northwest and Oregon Country for the United States before European nations. They also collected scientific data, and information on indigenous nations. President Thomas Jefferson appointed him Governor of Upper Louisiana in 1806.  The Louisiana Purchase was not made official until July 1803, Jefferson still requested Congress to fund the expedition in January of the same year. (b. 1774)

Subject: Re: Comedic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/11/22 at 12:56 pm

October 11th 1961 – Leonard Joseph "Chico" Marx, American comedian, musician, and actor, died of arteriosclerosis. He was a member of the Marx Brothers (with Groucho Marx, Harpo Marx, and Zeppo Marx). His persona in the act was that of a charming, uneducated but crafty con artist, seemingly of rural Italian origin, who wore shabby clothes and sported a curly-haired wig and Tyrolean hat. On screen, Chico is often in alliance with Harpo, usually as partners in crime, and is also frequently seen trying to con or outfox Groucho. Leonard was the oldest of the Marx Brothers to live past early childhood (first-born Manfred Marx had died in infancy). In addition to his work as a performer, he played an important role in the management and development of the act in its early years. (b. 1887)

Subject: Re: Nobel Prize Winner Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/11/22 at 3:27 pm

October 11th 1919 – Karl Adolph Gjellerup, Danish author and poet, Nobel Prize laureate, died from an undisclosed cause. Together with his compatriot Henrik Pontoppidan won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1917. He is associated with the Modern Breakthrough period of Scandinavian literature. He occasionally used the pseudonym Epigonos. (b. 1857)

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/11/22 at 3:47 pm

October 11th 1977 – MacKinlay Kantor (born Benjamin McKinlay Kantor), American author and screenwriter, died of a heart attack. He wrote more than 30 novels, several set during the American Civil War, and was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1956 for his 1955 novel, Andersonville. He also wrote the novel Gettysburg, set during the Civil War. (b. 1904)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/11/22 at 4:07 pm

October 11th 1988 – Bonita Granville (born Bonita Gloria Granville Wrather), American actress and producer, died of lung cancer. She was best known for playing Nancy Drew in a film series of the late 1930s and for her roles in These Three (1936), Merrily We Live (1938), H. M. Pulham, Esq. (1941), Now, Voyager (1942), Hitler's Children (1943), and Song of the Open Road (1944). Granville began her career as a child actress on the stage at age three. She then made her film debut in Westward Passage (1932) and rose to prominence for her role in These Three (1936), which earned her an Academy Award nomination at age fourteen. She continued to act regularly in films until marrying Jack Wrather in 1947. After that Granville appeared in only three films and made several guest appearances on television. She progressed to produce the long-running series Lassie (1959–1973). (b. 1923)

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/12/22 at 2:39 am

October 12th 1845 – Elizabeth Fry (née Gurney), English prison reformer, social reformer, philanthropist and Quaker, died from a stroke. Fry was a major driving force behind new legislation to improve the treatment of prisoners, especially female inmates, and as such has been called the 'Angel of Prisons'. She was instrumental in the 1823 Gaols Act which mandated sex-segregation of prisons and female warders for female inmates to protect them from sexual exploitation. Fry kept extensive diaries in which the need to protect female prisoners from rape and sexual exploitation is explicit. She was supported in her efforts by Queen Victoria and by both Emperor Alexander I and Emperor Nicholas I of Russia and was in correspondence with both, their wives and the Empress Mother. (b. 1780)

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/12/22 at 4:40 am

October 12th 2018 – Roelof Frederik "Pik" Botha, South African lawyer, politician, and diplomat, died of natural causes. He served as the country's foreign minister in the last years of the apartheid era. He was considered a liberal in comparison to others in the ruling National Party and among the Afrikaner community, but the bulk of his career was spent defending South Africa's apartheid system of racial segregation against foreign criticism. Botha was nicknamed 'Pik' (short for pikkewyn, Afrikaans for 'penguin') because of a perceived likeness to a penguin in his stance, accentuated when he wore a suit. He was not related to Prime Minister (later State President) P. W. Botha, under whom he served as foreign minister for 17 years. (b. 1932)

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/12/22 at 7:14 am

October 12th 1915 – Edith Cavell, British nurse, was shot by a German firing squad. Her execution received worldwide condemnation, extensive press coverage, and international pressure for mercy. She is celebrated for saving the lives of soldiers from both sides without discrimination and for helping some 200 Allied soldiers escape from German-occupied Belgium during the First World War, for which she was arrested. She was accused of treason, found guilty by a court-martial and sentenced to death. (b. 1865)

Subject: Re: Military Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/12/22 at 8:28 am

October 12th 1870 – Robert E. Lee, American and Confederate soldier, died from a stroke. Best known as a top army commander of the Confederate States of America. He commanded the Army of Northern Virginia in the American Civil War from 1862 until his surrender in 1865. A son of Revolutionary War officer Henry "Light Horse Harry" Lee III, Lee was a top graduate of the United States Military Academy and an exceptional officer and military engineer in the United States Army for 32 years. During this time, he served throughout the United States, distinguished himself during the Mexican–American War, and served as Superintendent of the United States Military Academy. (b. 1807)

Subject: Re: Nobel Prize Winner Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/12/22 at 10:27 am

October 12th 1924 – Anatole France, French journalist, novelist, and poet, Nobel Prize laureate, died from an undisclosed cause. Ironic and skeptical, he was considered in his day the ideal French man of letters. He was a member of the Académie française, and won the 1921 Nobel Prize in Literature "in recognition of his brilliant literary achievements, characterized as they are by a nobility of style, a profound human sympathy, grace, and a true Gallic temperament". He is also widely believed to be the model for narrator Marcel's literary idol Bergotte in Marcel Proust's In Search of Lost Time. (b. 1844)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/12/22 at 11:16 am

October 12th 2015 – Joan Leslie (born Joan Agnes Theresa Sadie Brodel), American actress and vaudevillian, died from an undisclosed cause. During the Hollywood Golden Age, she appeared in such films as High Sierra, Sergeant York, and Yankee Doodle Dandy. (b. 1925)

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/12/22 at 1:54 pm

October 12th 1969 – Sonja Henie, Norwegian figure skater and film star, died from chronic lymphocytic leukemia. She was a three-time Olympic champion (1928, 1932, 1936) in women's singles, a ten-time World champion (1927–1936) and a six-time European champion (1931–1936). Henie has won more Olympic and World titles than any other ladies' figure skater. At the height of her acting career, she was one of the highest-paid stars in Hollywood and starred in a series of box-office hits, including Thin Ice (1937), Happy Landing, My Lucky Star (1938), Second Fiddle (1939) and Sun Valley Serenade (1941). (b. 1912)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 10/15/22 at 11:56 pm

Edie Adams, American actress and singer, died on this day in 2008 at 81 1/2 years of age.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 10/15/22 at 11:57 pm

Jack Narz, American game show host, also passed away on this date in 2008; he was 85 (a month shy of turning 86). He would have turned 100 next month.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: c_keenan2001@hotmail.com on 10/17/22 at 4:44 am

Gordon Edgar Downie died on this day in 2017 of glioblastoma a very rare and sometimes fatal form of brain cancer.  He was born on February 6, 1963, in Amherstville, Ontario.

Subject: Re: Musical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/17/22 at 1:02 pm

October 17th 1849 – Frédéric Chopin, Polish composer and virtuoso pianist of the Romantic era, died probably of pericarditis aggravated by tuberculosis, his heart was taken to be buried in Poland, where his body was interned in Paris, France. He wrote primarily for solo piano. He has maintained worldwide renown as a leading musician of his era, one whose "poetic genius was based on a professional technique that was without equal in his generation." (b. 1810)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/17/22 at 1:51 pm

October 17th 1998 – Joan Hickson, English actress of theatre, film and television, died from a stroke. She was known for her role as Agatha Christie's Miss Marple in the television series Miss Marple. She also narrated a number of Miss Marple stories on audiobooks. (b. 1906)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/17/22 at 2:52 pm

October 17th 2007 – Joey Bishop, American entertainer, died of multiple organ failure. He appeared on television as early as 1948 and eventually starred in his own weekly comedy series playing a talk show host, then later hosted a late night talk show. He later became a member of the "Rat Pack" with Frank Sinatra, Peter Lawford, Sammy Davis, Jr., and Dean Martin. (b. 1918)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/17/22 at 2:56 pm

October 17th 2019 – Bill Macy (born Wolf Martin Garber), American actor, died from an undisclosed cause. Best known for his role in the CBS television series Maude. He appeared as the jury foreman in The Producers in 1967, with the memorable sole line "We find the defendants INCREDIBLY guilty". Other memorable roles include the co-inventor of the Opti-grab in the 1979 Steve Martin comedy The Jerk and as the head television writer in My Favorite Year (1982). Other film credits included roles in Death at Love House (1976), The Late Show (1977), Serial (1980), Movers & Shakers (1985), Bad Medicine (1985), Tales from the Darkside (1986), Sibling Rivalry (1990), The Doctor (1991), Me Myself & I (1992), Analyze This (1999), Surviving Christmas (2004), The Holiday (2006), and Mr. Woodcock (2007). (b. 1922)

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/18/22 at 3:03 am

October 18th AD 31 – Sejanus, Roman soldier, bodyguard, friend and confidant of the Roman Emperor Tiberius, died from what appeared to be natural causes, but was slowly poisoned. An equestrian by birth, Sejanus rose to power as prefect of the Roman imperial bodyguard, known as the Praetorian Guard, of which he was commander from AD 14 until his death in AD 31. (b. 20 BC)

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/18/22 at 4:20 am

October 18th 1865 – Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston, English academic and politician, died from an unrecorded cause. He was twice Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in the mid-19th century. Palmerston dominated British foreign policy during the period 1830 to 1865, when Britain stood at the height of its imperial power. He held office almost continuously from 1807 until his death in 1865. He began his parliamentary career as a Tory, defected to the Whigs in 1830, and became the first prime minister from the newly formed Liberal Party in 1859. He was highly popular with the British public. David Brown argues that "an important part of Palmerston's appeal lay in his dynamism and vigour". (b. 1784)

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/18/22 at 5:14 am

October 18th 1871 – Charles Babbage, English polymath, died of renal inadequacy, secondary to cystitis. A mathematician, philosopher, inventor and mechanical engineer, Babbage originated the concept of a digital programmable computer. Babbage is considered by some to be "father of the computer". Babbage is credited with inventing the first mechanical computer, the Difference Engine that eventually led to more complex electronic designs, though all the essential ideas of modern computers are to be found in Babbage's Analytical Engine. His varied work in other fields has led him to be described as "pre-eminent" among the many polymaths of his century. Babbage, who died before the complete successful engineering of many of his designs, including his Difference Engine and Analytical Engine, remained a prominent figure in the ideating of computing. Parts of Babbage's incomplete mechanisms are on display in the Science Museum in London. In 1991, a functioning difference engine was constructed from Babbage's original plans. Built to tolerances achievable in the 19th century, the success of the finished engine indicated that Babbage's machine would have worked. (b. 1791)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/18/22 at 6:36 am

October 18th 2003 – David Lodge, English character actor, died from an undisclosed cause. During the Second World War, Lodge served in the RAF. Before turning to acting he worked as a circus clown. He also appeared in Gang Shows and variety before making his screen debut in The Cockleshell Heroes and going on to feature in many British films usually portraying military types, and often comedic roles. He was a close friend of Peter Sellers and appeared as part of Spike Milligan's team on his Q programmes (a running gag being that in each episode he or Spike would mention his role in The Cockleshell Heroes). Lodge was very prolific during the 1950s and in 1958 alone he appeared in ten films. (b. 1921)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/18/22 at 9:19 am

October 18th 2009 – Ludovic Kennedy, Scottish journalist, broadcaster, humanist and author, died of pneumonia. Best known for re-examining cases such as the Lindbergh kidnapping and the murder convictions of Timothy Evans and Derek Bentley, and for his role in the abolition of the death penalty in the United Kingdom. He was married to the dancer and actress Moira Shearer. He was knighted in 1994 for services to journalism, on the recommendation of John Major's government. Major's predecessor Margaret Thatcher had vetoed Kennedy's knighthood. (b. 1919)

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/18/22 at 9:25 am

October 18th 2021 – Colin Powell, American politician, diplomat and retired four-star general, died while being treated for blood cancer, from complications of COVID-19., he was fully vaccinated. He served as the 65th United States Secretary of State from 2001 to 2005. Powell was the first African-American Secretary of State. Prior to the election of Barack Obama as president in 2008, Powell and his successor, Condoleezza Rice, were the highest-ranking African Americans in the history of the federal executive branch (by virtue of the Secretary of State standing fourth in the presidential line of succession). Powell served as the 16th United States National Security Advisor from 1987 to 1989 and as the 12th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 1989 to 1993. (b. 1937)

Subject: Re: Scientific Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/18/22 at 12:11 pm

October 18th 1866 – Philipp Franz von Siebold, German physician, botanist and traveller, died from an unknown recorded cause. He achieved prominence by his studies of Japanese flora and fauna and the introduction of Western medicine in Japan. He was the father of the first female Japanese doctor educated in Western medicine, Kusumoto Ine. (b. 1796)

Subject: Re: Musical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/18/22 at 2:25 pm

October 18th 1893 – Charles Gounod, French composer, died after a stroke. He wrote twelve operas, of which the most popular has always been Faust (1859); his Roméo et Juliette (1867) also remains in the international repertory. He composed a large amount of church music, many songs, and popular short pieces including his Ave Maria (an elaboration of a Bach piece), and Funeral March of a Marionette. (b. 1818)

Subject: Re: Inventor Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/18/22 at 2:28 pm

October 18th 1931 – Thomas Edison, American inventor and businessman, died of complications of diabetes. He has been described as America's greatest inventor. He developed many devices that greatly influenced life around the world, including the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and the long-lasting, practical electric light bulb. Dubbed "The Wizard of Menlo Park", he was one of the first inventors to apply the principles of mass production and large-scale teamwork to the process of invention, and because of that, he is often credited with the creation of the first industrial research laboratory. (b. 1847)

Subject: Re: Business Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/18/22 at 4:06 pm

October 18th 1966 – Elizabeth Arden (born Florence Nightingale Graham), Canadian-American businesswoman, died from an undisclosed cause. She founded what is now Elizabeth Arden, Inc., and built a cosmetics empire in the United States. By 1929, she owned 150 salons in Europe and the United States. Her 1,000 products were being sold in 22 countries. She was the sole owner, and at the peak of her career, she was one of the wealthiest women in the world. (b. 1878)

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/19/22 at 4:45 am

October 19th 1745 – Jonathan Swift, Anglo-Irish satirist, essayist, political pamphleteer (first for the Whigs, then for the Tories), poet and Anglican cleric, possibly died from a stroke. He became Dean of St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin, hence his common sobriquet, "Dean Swift". He is remembered for works such as A Tale of a Tub (1704), An Argument Against Abolishing Christianity (1712), Gulliver's Travels (1726), and A Modest Proposal (1729). He is regarded by the Encyclopædia Britannica as the foremost prose satirist in the English language, (b. 1667)

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/19/22 at 7:27 am

October 19th 1790 – Lyman Hall, Founding Father of the United States, physician, clergyman, and statesman, died from an unrecorded cause. He signed the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of Georgia. Hall County is named after him. He was one of four physicians to sign the Declaration of Independence, along with Benjamin Rush, Josiah Bartlett, and Matthew Thornton. (b. 1724)

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/19/22 at 7:46 am

October 19th 1856 – William Sprague III, American politician and industrialist from Rhode Island, died from an unrecorded cause. He served as the 14th Governor, a U.S. Representative and a U.S. Senator. He was the uncle of William Sprague IV, also a Governor and Senator from Rhode Island. (b. 1799)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/19/22 at 8:02 am

October 19th 2021 – Leslie Bricusse, English playwright and composer, died in his sleep from an undisclosed cause. Most prominently working in musicals and also cinema theme music. He was best known for writing the music and lyrics for the films Doctor Dolittle, Goodbye, Mr. Chips, Scrooge, Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, Tom and Jerry: The Movie, the songs "Goldfinger", "You Only Live Twice", "Can You Read My Mind (Love Theme)" (with John Williams) from Superman and "Le Jazz Hot!" with Henry Mancini from Victor/Victoria. (b. 1931)

Subject: Re: Engineering Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/19/22 at 2:15 pm

October 19th 1897 – George Pullman, American engineer and businessman, died of a heart attack. He designed and manufactured the Pullman sleeping car and founded a company town, Pullman, for the workers who manufactured it. This ultimately led to the Pullman Strike due to the high rent prices charged for company housing and low wages paid by the Pullman Company. His Pullman Company also hired African-American men to staff the Pullman cars, who became known as Pullman porters, providing elite service. (b. 1831)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/19/22 at 2:16 pm

October 19th 1918 – Harold Lockwood, American silent film actor, director, and producer, died of Spanish influenza. He was one of the most popular matinee idols of the early film period during the 1910s. Upon graduating, he began working in exporting. Lockwood quickly discovered that he did not enjoy exporting and quit to become an actor. He initially began his acting career in vaudeville. In 1908, Lockwood joined the Selig Company. In 1910, Lockwood signed on with a stock company for David Horsley and appeared in Western shorts. He later worked for the New York Motion Picture Company, Selig Polyscope Company and Famous Players Film Company. While at Famous Players, Lockwood was cast opposite actress May Allison in Allan Dwan's romantic film David Harum. The two would appear in over twenty-three films together during the World War I era, and became one of the first celebrated on-screen romantic duos. However, the two were never romantically involved off-screen. (b. 1887)

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/19/22 at 4:01 pm

October 19th 1961 – Sergio Osmeña, Filipino politician, died of pulmonary edema. He served as the fourth president of the Philippines from 1944 to 1946. He was Vice President under Manuel L. Quezon. Upon Quezon's sudden death in 1944, Osmeña succeeded him at age 65, becoming the oldest person to assume the Philippine presidency until Rodrigo Duterte took office in 2016 at age 71. A founder of the Nacionalista Party, Osmeña was also the first Visayan to become president. (b. 1878)

Subject: Re: Nobel Prize Winner Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/19/22 at 4:26 pm

October 19th 1937 – Ernest Rutherford, New Zealand-English physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate, died of what physicians termed "intestinal paralysis". He came to be known as the father of nuclear physics. Encyclopædia Britannica considers him to be the greatest experimentalist since Michael Faraday (1791–1867). In early work, Rutherford discovered the concept of radioactive half-life, the radioactive element radon, and differentiated and named alpha and beta radiation. This work was performed at McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is the basis for the Nobel Prize in Chemistry he was awarded in 1908 "for his investigations into the disintegration of the elements, and the chemistry of radioactive substances", for which he was the first Canadian and Oceanian Nobel laureate. He was knighted in 1914. (b. 1871)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/20/22 at 2:40 am

October 20th 1977
– Steve Gaines, American musician, died in a plane crash that claimed other band members and crew, also his older sister Cassie Gaines, a backup vocalist with the band, likewise died in the crash. He is best known as a guitarist, vocalist and songwriter with rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd from 1976 until his death. (b. 1949)

– Ronnie Van Zant, American musician, died instantly of blunt force trauma to the head in a plane crash. Dean Kilpatrick was killed on impact, as was Steve Gaines, but his sister Cassie lived a short time longer before succumbing to blood loss. Known as the lead vocalist, primary lyricist, and founding member of the Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd. He was the older brother of two other rock vocalists: current Lynyrd Skynyrd lead vocalist Johnny Van Zant and Donnie Van Zant, the founder and vocalist of 38 Special. He was the father of Tammy Van Zant and Melody Van Zant. (b. 1948)

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/20/22 at 3:03 am

October 20th 1964 – Herbert Hoover, American politician, businessman, and engineer, died following massive internal bleeding. He served as the 31st president of the United States from 1929 to 1933. A member of the Republican Party, he held office during the onset of the Great Depression. Before serving as president, Hoover led the Commission for Relief in Belgium, served as the director of the U.S. Food Administration, and served as the third U.S. secretary of commerce. (b. 1874)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: LyricBoy on 10/20/22 at 5:12 am


October 20th 1977
– Steve Gaines, American musician, died in a plane crash that claimed other band members and crew, also his older sister Cassie Gaines, a backup vocalist with the band, likewise died in the crash. He is best known as a guitarist, vocalist and songwriter with rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd from 1976 until his death. (b. 1949)

– Ronnie Van Zant, American musician, died instantly of blunt force trauma to the head in a plane crash. Dean Kilpatrick was killed on impact, as was Steve Gaines, but his sister Cassie lived a short time longer before succumbing to blood loss. Known as the lead vocalist, primary lyricist, and founding member of the Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd. He was the older brother of two other rock vocalists: current Lynyrd Skynyrd lead vocalist Johnny Van Zant and Donnie Van Zant, the founder and vocalist of 38 Special. He was the father of Tammy Van Zant and Melody Van Zant. (b. 1948)


The aircraft’s Captain Walter McCreary, and First Officer William John Gray also died as a result of the crash.  :\'(

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/20/22 at 9:36 am

October 20th 1838 – John Fitchett, English poet, died from an unrecorded cause. His first published work, Bewsey, a Poem, written at the age of eighteen, had considerable success. He wrote many fugitive pieces, which were collected and printed at Warrington in 1836, under the title of Minor Poems, composed at various Times. The epic poem King Alfred was Fitchett's major life's work. He spent forty years researching and writing it. It was printed at Warrington for private circulation at intervals between 1808 and 1834, in five quarto volumes. It was cast in the form of a romantic epic poem, the subject being the life and times of King Alfred. He did not live to finish the work, but he left money for printing a new edition, and the work of supervising it was undertaken by his friend Robert Roscoe. Roscoe completed the poem, adding 2,585 lines. The entire work contains more than 130,000 lines. (b. 1776)

Subject: Re: Nobel Prize Winner Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/20/22 at 11:40 am

October 20th 2013 – Lawrence Klein, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate, died from an undisclosed cause. For his work in creating computer models to forecast economic trends in the field of econometrics in the Department of Economics at the University of Pennsylvania, he was awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 1980 specifically "for the creation of econometric models and their application to the analysis of economic fluctuations and economic policies." Due to his efforts, such models have become widespread among economists. Harvard University professor Martin Feldstein told the Wall Street Journal that Klein "was the first to create the statistical models that embodied Keynesian economics," tools still used by the Federal Reserve Bank and other central banks. (b. 1920)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 10/22/22 at 11:43 pm

One year ago today, on 22 October 2021, actor Peter Scolari passed away from leukemia at age 66.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: LyricBoy on 10/23/22 at 9:05 am


One year ago today, on 22 October 2021, actor Peter Scolari passed away from pneumonia at age 66.


His Wikipedia page says he expired due to leukemia. The

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 10/23/22 at 10:46 am


His Wikipedia page says he expired due to leukemia.

Oh yes that’s right. I must’ve made a freudian slip.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 10/23/22 at 11:15 pm

Six years ago today, on October 23rd 2016, singer Pete Burns (leader of British new wave band Dead Or Alive) passed on at age 57 from cardiac arrest.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/26/22 at 1:38 am

October 26th 1966, English singer Alma Cogan died of stomach cancer aged 34. She scored the 1955 UK No.1 single 'Dreamboat', plus 20 other UK Top 40 hits. In the 50’s Cogan was the most consistently successful female singer in the UK and the youngest female act to top the charts during the 50's.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/26/22 at 4:16 am

October 26th 1991, Legendary Rock concert promoter Bill Graham (born Wulf Wolodia Grajonca) was killed when the Bell 206B JetRanger III helicopter he was riding in struck the top of a Pacific Gas and Electric transmission tower near Sears Point, northwest of Vallejo and exploded. The crash, which left the helicopter's wreckage dangling near the top of the towering structure, killed Graham, his girlfriend Melissa Gold and pilot Steve Kahn. Graham had founded the Fillmore theaters in San Francisco and New York and had played key roles in supporting such bands as the Who, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Janis Joplin, The Band, Bob Dylan, The J. Geils Band, The Allman Brothers Band and The Rolling Stones.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: LyricBoy on 10/26/22 at 5:27 am


October 26th 1991, Legendary Rock concert promoter Bill Graham was killed when the Bell 206B JetRanger III helicopter he was riding in struck the top of a Pacific Gas and Electric transmission tower…


Born Wulf Wolodia Grajonca

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/26/22 at 8:02 am

October 26th 1675 – William Sprague, English-American settler, co-founded Charlestown, Massachusetts, died on his 66th birthday, from an unrecorded cause. He left England on the ship Lyon's Whelp for Plymouth/Salem Massachusetts. He was originally from Upwey, near Weymouth, Dorset, England. Sprague arrived at Naumkeag (Salem) in mid-July 1629 with his brothers Ralph and Richard. They were employed by Governor Endecott to explore and take possession of the country westward. They explored the land to (present day) Charlestown, Massachusetts, between the Mystic and Charles rivers, where they made peace with the local Indians. On February 10, 1634, the order creating a Board of Selectmen was passed, and Richard and William Sprague signed it. Sprague lived in Charlestown until 1636, before moving to Hingham, where he was one of the first planters. His house lot, on Union St. "over the river" was said to be the pleasantest lot in Hingham. He was active in public affairs, and was Constable, Fence Viewer, etc. Sprague’s will names his wife, Millicent (Eames), and children, Anthony, Samuel, William, Joan, Jonathan, Persis, Johanna and Mary. Other Sprague relatives became soldiers in the American Revolutionary War and two of them, William Sprague III and William Sprague IV, became governors of the state of Rhode Island. Lucille Ball and her brother, Fred Ball, were direct descendants. (b. 1609)

Subject: Re: Artistic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/26/22 at 10:28 am

October 26th 1764 – William Hogarth, English painter, printmaker, pictorial satirist, social critic, and editorial cartoonist, died from a ruptured artery. His work ranges from realistic portraiture to comic strip-like series of pictures called "modern moral subjects", and he is perhaps best known for his series A Harlot's Progress, A Rake's Progress and Marriage A-la-Mode. Knowledge of his work is so pervasive that satirical political illustrations in this style are often referred to as "Hogarthian". (b. 1697)

Subject: Re: Royalty Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/26/22 at 11:14 am

October 26th 1944 – Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom (Beatrice Mary Victoria Feodore; later Princess Henry of Battenberg), died in her sleep. She was the fifth daughter and youngest child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Beatrice was also the last of Queen Victoria's children to die, 66 years after the first, her elder sister Alice. (b. 1857)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/26/22 at 1:01 pm

October 26th 1999 – Hoyt Axton, American singer-songwriter and actor, died from a series of heart attacks. He became prominent in the early 1960s, establishing himself on the West Coast as a folk singer with an earthy style and powerful voice. As he matured, some of his songwriting became well known throughout the world. Among them were "Joy to the World", "The Pusher", "No No Song", "Greenback Dollar", "Della and the Dealer", and "Never Been to Spain". (b. 1938)

Subject: Re: Nobel Prize Winner Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/26/22 at 2:03 pm

October 26th 1957 – Gerty Cori (née Radnitz), Czech-American biochemist and physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate, died of liver cancer. With her husband Carl and Argentine physiologist Bernardo Houssay, Gerty Cori received the Nobel Prize in 1947 for the discovery of the mechanism by which glycogen—a derivative of glucose—is broken down in muscle tissue into lactic acid and then resynthesized in the body and stored as a source of energy (known as the Cori cycle). They also identified the important catalyzing compound, the Cori ester. The Coris were the third ever married couple to win the Nobel Prize. In 2004, both Gerty and Carl Cori were designated a National Historic Chemical Landmark in recognition of their work in clarifying carbohydrate metabolism. (b. 1896)

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/26/22 at 2:48 pm

October 26th 1952 – Hattie McDaniel, American actress, died of breast cancer. For her role as Mammy in Gone with the Wind (1939), she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, becoming the first African American to win an Oscar. She has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, was inducted into the Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame in 1975, and in 2006 she became the first black Oscar winner honored with a U.S. postage stamp. In 2010, she was inducted into the Colorado Women's Hall of Fame. In addition to acting, McDaniel recorded 16 blues sides between 1926 and 1929 and was a radio performer and television personality; she was the first black woman to sing on radio in the United States. Although she appeared in over 300 films, she received screen credits for only 83. (b. 1895)

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/27/22 at 9:33 am

October 27th 1964 – Rudolph Maté, Polish-Hungarian-American cinematographer, producer and director, died from a heart attack. He worked as an assistant cameraman in Hungary and later throughout Europe, sometimes with colleague Karl Freund. Maté worked on several of Carl Th. Dreyer's films, including The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928) and Vampyr (1932). He worked as cinematographer on Hollywood films from the mid-1930s, including Dodsworth (1936), the Laurel and Hardy feature Our Relations (1936) and Stella Dallas (1937). He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography in five consecutive years, for Alfred Hitchcock's Foreign Correspondent (1940), Alexander Korda's That Hamilton Woman (1941), Sam Wood's The Pride of the Yankees (1942), Zoltan Korda's Sahara (1943), and Charles Vidor's Cover Girl (1944). In 1947, he turned to directing films; his credits include the film noir D.O.A. (1949), No Sad Songs for Me (1950), When Worlds Collide (1951), and the epic The 300 Spartans (1962). (b. 1898)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/27/22 at 9:48 am

October 27th 2013 – Lou Reed, American musician, singer, songwriter and poet, died from liver disease. He was the guitarist, singer and principal songwriter for the rock band the Velvet Underground and had a solo career that spanned five decades. The Velvet Underground was not a commercial success during its existence, but became regarded as one of the most influential bands in the history of underground and alternative rock music. Reed's distinctive deadpan voice, poetic and transgressive lyrics, and experimental guitar playing were trademarks throughout his long career. (b. 1942)

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/27/22 at 11:20 am

October 27th 1975 – Rex Stout, American writer noted for his detective fiction, died of natural causes. His best-known characters are the detective Nero Wolfe and his assistant Archie Goodwin, who were featured in 33 novels and 39 novellas between 1934 and 1975. In 1959, Stout received the Mystery Writers of America's Grand Master Award. The Nero Wolfe corpus was nominated Best Mystery Series of the Century at Bouchercon XXXI, the world's largest mystery convention, and Rex Stout was nominated Best Mystery Writer of the Century. In addition to writing fiction, Stout was a prominent public intellectual for decades. Stout was active in the early years of the American Civil Liberties Union and a founder of the Vanguard Press. He served as head of the Writers' War Board during World War II, became a radio celebrity through his numerous broadcasts, and was later active in promoting world federalism. (b. 1886)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/27/22 at 12:09 pm

October 27th 2009 – August Coppola, American academic, author, film executive, and advocate for the arts, died of a heart attack. He was the brother of director Francis Ford Coppola and the father of actor Nicolas Cage. He taught comparative literature at Cal State Long Beach in the 1960s and '70s and served as a trustee of the California State University system before moving to San Francisco in 1984. He then served as Dean of Creative Arts at San Francisco State University. In this role, Coppola earned a reputation of being a champion of the arts on the campus and in the community, and for promoting diversity within the student body of the arts school. Additionally, August Coppola worked in film, like many other members of his family. He was an executive at his brother's American Zoetrope film studio, where he was involved in the revival of Abel Gance's 1927 silent film Napoléon. He was the founder and president of the San Francisco Film and Video Arts Commission, and served on the jury of the 36th Berlin International Film Festival in 1986. Also, Coppola served as chairman and CEO of Education First!, an organization seeking Hollywood studio support of educational programs. Coppola also worked as an advocate for art appreciation among the visually impaired. He is credited as being the creator of the Tactile Dome, a feature at the San Francisco Exploratorium museum, which opened to the public on September 9, 1971. The Dome is a lightless maze that requires visitors to pass through using only their sense of touch. In 1972 Coppola opened the AudioVision Workshop with colleague Professor Gregory Frazier, which utilized Frazier's original process of audio recording descriptions of film and theater action for the benefit of visually impaired audiences. (b. 1934)

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/27/22 at 2:40 pm

October 27th 1977 – James M. Cain, American author and journalist, died after a heart attack. He vehemently opposed labeling, but he is usually associated with the hardboiled school of American crime fiction and is seen as one of the creators of the roman noir. His crime novels The Postman Always Rings Twice (1934), Serenade (1937), Mildred Pierce (1941) and Double Indemnity (1944) became well known movies. (b. 1892)

Subject: Re: Engineering Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/28/22 at 8:33 am

October 28th 1792 – John Smeaton, British civil engineer responsible for the design of bridges, canals, harbours and lighthouses, died from unknown causes. He was also a capable mechanical engineer and an eminent physicist. Smeaton was the first self-proclaimed "civil engineer", and is often regarded as the "father of civil engineering". He pioneered the use of hydraulic lime in concrete, using pebbles and powdered brick as aggregate. Smeaton was associated with the Lunar Society. (b. 1724)

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/28/22 at 8:52 am

October 28th 1986 – John Braine, English novelist, died from a gastric haemorrhage. Although he wrote 12 works of fiction, Braine is chiefly remembered today for his first novel, Room at the Top (1957). The novel was conceived when he was being treated for tuberculosis in a hospital near the Yorkshire Dales. Room at the Top was turned into a successful 1959 film, with Laurence Harvey as Joe Lampton and featuring an Oscar–winning performance by Simone Signoret. In September 2012, BBC television broadcast a two-part dramatisation that had been delayed because of a dispute over copyright. Matthew McNulty was in the lead role. He is usually listed among the angry young men, a loosely defined group of English writers who emerged on the literary scene in the 1950s. (b. 1922)

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: LyricBoy on 10/28/22 at 8:53 am


October 28th 1986 – John Braine, English novelist, died from a gastric haemorrhage.


I like how the Brits spell hemorrhage. Makes the whole experience sound rather pleasant.

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/28/22 at 10:11 am

October 28th 1818 – Abigail Adams (née Smith), died of typhoid fever. She was the wife and closest advisor of John Adams, as well as the mother of John Quincy Adams. She is sometimes considered to have been a Founder of the United States, and is now designated as the second first lady of the United States, although this title was not used at the time. She and Barbara Bush are the only two women to be married to one U.S. president and the mother of another. (b. 1744)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/28/22 at 11:50 am

October 28th 2021 – Christopher Wenner (known as Christopher Wenner and later as Max Stahl), British journalist and television presenter, died of throat cancer. The son of a former British ambassador to El Salvador, Christopher Wenner was very well brought up and a bit stiff in front of the cameras. He seemed a bit out of place on the show, although his derring-do commended him to viewers and the production team. After he left it was clear that his talents lay in serious journalism, a career that has seen Chris in far more danger than during his time on Blue Peter. In 1985 family and friends feared the worst when as a war correspondent he went missing in Beirut. Fortunately, he turned up safe and well after 18 days. Later in 1998, whilst working for ITN as a journalist for Channel 4, Chris was brutally beaten by Serb civilians in a mass protest of over 150,000 Kosova Albanians. Luckily, Chris survived that ordeal too. Chris returned to celebrate Blue Peter birthdays in 1983 and 1998 when he also took a cameo part in that year's Blue Peter panto, Back in Time For Christmas. A father of two, he now splits his time between journalism and running his own production company. Christopher Wenner also had a walk-on part in the Doctor Who story The Awakening (1984). His famous Blue Peter moment was abseiling down the East Tower BBC Television Centre. (b. 1954)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/28/22 at 2:51 pm

October 28th 2010 – James MacArthur, American actor, died of natural causes. Best known for the role of Danny "Danno" Williams, the reliable second-in-command of the fictional Hawaii State Police in the long-running television series Hawaii Five-O and for playing the juvenile lead in a series of Disney movies. (b. 1937)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/28/22 at 3:42 pm

October 28th 2011 – Beryl Davis, British singer, died from complications of Alzheimer's disease. A vocalist who sang with British and American big bands, as well as being an occasional featured vocalist at a very young age with the Quintette du Hot Club de France between 1936 and 1939. She became popular singing for British and Allied troops during World War II, during which time Glenn Miller discovered her in London, and she sang for the Army Air Force Orchestra. After the Second World War, she moved to Los Angeles with her father's big band, and with Frank Sinatra for one year on Your Hit Parade. She was still performing (in her 80s) into the 2000s, possibly the last surviving and performing singer of the generation of popular entertainers from the 1930s and wartime years. Her younger sister is Lisa Davis Waltz, a teen actress in the 1950s and 1960s and later, the voice of Anita in Disney's 101 Dalmatians. (b. 1924)

Subject: Re: Military Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/28/22 at 4:21 pm

October 28th 1800 – Artemas Ward, American major general in the American Revolutionary War and a Congressman from Massachusetts, died from unknown causes. He was considered an effective political leader, President John Adams describing him as "universally esteemed, beloved and confided in by his army and his country." (b. 1727)

Subject: Re: Publisher Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/29/22 at 5:47 am

October 29th 1911 – Joseph Pulitzer, Hungarian-American newspaper publisher of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and the New York World, died of heart failure aboard his yacht. He became a leading national figure in the Democratic Party and was elected congressman from New York. He crusaded against big business and corruption, and helped keep the Statue of Liberty in New York. In the 1890s the fierce competition between his World and William Randolph Hearst's New York Journal caused both to develop the techniques of yellow journalism, which won over readers with sensationalism, sex, crime and graphic horrors. The wide appeal reached a million copies a day and opened the way to mass-circulation newspapers that depended on advertising revenue (rather than cover price or political party subsidies) and appealed to readers with multiple forms of news, gossip, entertainment and advertising. Today, his name is best known for the Pulitzer Prizes, which were established in 1917 as a result of his endowment to Columbia University. The prizes are given annually to recognize and reward excellence in American journalism, photography, literature, history, poetry, music, and drama. Pulitzer founded the Columbia School of Journalism by his philanthropic bequest; it opened in 1912. (b. 1847)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/29/22 at 6:41 am

October 29th 2013 – Graham Stark, English actor, director, producer, and screenwriter, died after suffering from a stroke. He began to work on BBC Radio in the postwar years, helped by Tony Hancock's connections, making his debut in Happy Go Lucky and going on to Ray's A Laugh, thanks to the intervention of Sellers, For a time he was a regular in Educating Archie and Archie's the Boy and substituted for Spike Milligan on The Goon Show when the comedian was ill. Stark was a regular supporting player on TV with Peter Sellers in A Show Called Fred and Son of Fred, and with Benny Hill. He became a regular performer in the Pink Panther film series. His first role in the series was as Hercule Lajoy, Inspector Clouseau's stonefaced assistant, in A Shot in the Dark (1964). Along with Herbert Lom and Burt Kwouk, he has appeared in more Pink Panther films than any other actor, playing a variety of characters, including reprising Lajoy in Trail of the Pink Panther (1982) and twice playing Dr Auguste Balls (in Revenge of the Pink Panther, 1978; and Son of the Pink Panther, 1993). His most memorable role was playing the hotel clerk in the "Does your dog bite" scene in The Pink Panther Strikes Again. Stark, as well as Lom and Kwouk, have each appeared in seven titles from the series— remarkable given that Peter Sellers, who originated the franchise’s central Inspector Clouseau character, appeared only in six entries (counting 1982’s Trail of the Pink Panther, which used only outtakes and previously released footage of the late Sellers). He was the last known performer to have appeared on The Goon Show during its original run. (b. 1922)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: LyricBoy on 10/29/22 at 8:24 am


October 28th 2010 – James MacArthur, American actor, died of natural causes. Best known for the role of Danny "Danno" Williams, the reliable second-in-command of the fictional Hawaii State Police in the long-running television series Hawaii Five-O and for playing the juvenile lead in a series of Disney movies. (b. 1937)


Danno was a stud in real life. He was married to Joyce Bulifant (of Big John, Little John fame) and Melody Patterson (Wrangler Jane from F-Troop).  8)

Subject: Re: Artistic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/29/22 at 9:06 am

October 29th 1933 – George Luks, American artist, identified with the aggressively realistic Ashcan School of American painting, was found dead in a doorway by a policeman in the early morning hours following a bar-room brawl, he had been beaten to death in an altercation with one of the other customers at a nearby bar. After travelling and studying in Europe, Luks worked as a newspaper illustrator and cartoonist in Philadelphia, where he became part of a close-knit group, led by Robert Henri, that set out to defy the genteel values imposed by the influential National Academy of Design. His best-known paintings reflect the life of the poor and hard-pressed on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. (b. 1867)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/29/22 at 11:48 am

October 29th 1963 – Adolphe Menjou, American actor, died of hepatitis. His career spanned both silent films and talkies. He appeared in such films as Charlie Chaplin's A Woman of Paris, where he played the lead role; Stanley Kubrick's Paths of Glory with Kirk Douglas; Ernst Lubitsch's The Marriage Circle; The Sheik with Rudolph Valentino; Morocco with Marlene Dietrich and Gary Cooper; and A Star Is Born with Janet Gaynor and Fredric March, and was nominated for an Academy Award for The Front Page in 1931. (b. 1890)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/29/22 at 2:18 pm

October 29th 2019 – John Witherspoon (born John Weatherspoon), American actor and comedian, died of a heart attack. He performed in various television shows and films. He is best remembered for his role as Willie Jones for the Friday series; Witherspoon also starred in films such as Hollywood Shuffle (1987), Boomerang (1992), The Five Heartbeats (1991), and Vampire in Brooklyn (1995). He has also made appearances on television shows such as The Fresh Prince (1994), The Wayans Bros. (1995–99), The Tracy Morgan Show (2003), Barnaby Jones (1973), The Boondocks (2005–2014), and Black Jesus (2014–2019). (b. 1942)

Subject: Re: Engineering Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/29/22 at 3:48 pm

October 29th 1959 – Edith Clarke, American electrical engineer, died from an undisclosed cause. She was the first woman to be professionally employed as an electrical engineer in the United States, and the first female professor of electrical engineering in the country. She was the first woman to deliver a paper at the American Institute of Electrical Engineers, the first female engineer whose professional standing was recognized by Tau Beta Pi, and the first woman named as a Fellow of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers. She specialized in electrical power system analysis and wrote Circuit Analysis of A-C Power Systems. (b. 1883)

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/30/22 at 5:00 am

October 30th 1809 – William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland, English politician, Whig and then a Tory politician during the late Georgian era, died after an operation for a gallstone. He served as Chancellor of the University of Oxford (1792–1809) and twice as the Prime Minister of Great Britain (1783) and then of the United Kingdom (1807–1809). The 24 years between his two terms as Prime Minister is the longest gap between terms of office of any British Prime Minister. Portland was known before 1762 by the courtesy title Marquess of Titchfield. He held a title of every degree of British nobility: duke, marquess, earl, viscount and baron. He is also a great-great-great-grandfather of Queen Elizabeth II through her maternal grandmother, Cecilia Bowes-Lyon, Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne. (b. 1738)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/30/22 at 5:04 am

October 30th 2021 – Bert Newton, Australian actor and television host, died from an undisclosed cause. He was known for his association with both the Nine Network and Ten Network, in numerous shows including: In Melbourne Tonight, New Faces, Good Morning Australia, 20 to 1 and Bert's Family Feud. (b. 1938)

Subject: Re: Nobel Prize Winner Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/30/22 at 8:05 am

October 30th 1910 – Henry Dunant (born Jean-Henri Dunant), Swiss businessman and activist, co-founded the Red Cross, Nobel Prize laureate, died from an undisclosed cause. Also known as Henri Dunant, he was the visionary, promoter and co-founder and father of the Red Cross. In 1901, he received the first Nobel Peace Prize together with Frédéric Passy, making Dunant the first Swiss Nobel laureate. (b. 1828)

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/30/22 at 8:08 am

October 30th 2015 – Norm Siebern, American professional baseball player and scout, died from an undisclosed cause. He appeared in 1,406 games over a 12-year career in Major League Baseball as a first baseman and left fielder for the New York Yankees, Kansas City Athletics, Baltimore Orioles, California Angels, San Francisco Giants and Boston Red Sox between 1956 and 1968. A two-time World Series champion and four-time American League All-Star, his best season came in 1962 with the Athletics, when he hit 25 home runs, had 117 runs batted in and a .308 batting average. He might be most remembered, however, as being one of the players the Yankees traded for Roger Maris on December 11, 1959. (b. 1933)

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/30/22 at 11:05 am

October 30th 2021 – Alan Davidson, Australian cricketer, died from an undisclosed cause. He was an all-rounder: a hard-hitting lower-order left-handed batsman, and an outstanding left-arm fast-medium opening bowler. Strongly built and standing six feet tall, Davidson was known for his hard hitting power, which yielded many long hit sixes. His left arm bowling was a mainstay of the Australian pace attack of the 1950s and early 1960s, and from the late 1950s widely regarded as one of the finest pace bowlers in the world, with a classical bowling action which imparted late swing. (b. 1929)

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/30/22 at 12:15 pm

October 30th 1997 – Samuel Fuller, American film director, screenwriter, novelist, journalist, and World War II veteran died of natural causes. Known for directing low-budget genre movies with controversial themes, often made outside the conventional studio system. Fuller wrote his first screenplay for Hats Off in 1936, and made his directorial debut with the Western I Shot Jesse James (1949). He would continue to direct several other Westerns and war thrillers throughout the 1950s. Fuller shifted from Westerns and war movies in the 1960s with his low-budget thriller Shock Corridor in 1963, followed by the neo-noir The Naked Kiss (1964). He was inactive in filmmaking for most of the 1970s, before writing and directing the semi-autobiographical war epic The Big Red One (1980), and the drama White Dog (1982), whose screenplay he co-wrote with Curtis Hanson. (b. 1912)

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/30/22 at 2:11 pm

October 30th 1923 – Andrew Bonar Law, British Conservative politician, died of throat cancer. He served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from October 1922 to May 1923. As Leader of the Conservative Party and Leader of the Opposition, Law focused his attentions in favour of tariff reform and against Irish Home Rule. His campaigning helped turn Liberal attempts to pass the Third Home Rule Bill into a three-year struggle eventually halted by the start of the First World War, with much argument over the status of the six counties in Ulster which would later become Northern Ireland, four of which were predominantly Protestant. Law first held Cabinet office as Secretary of State for the Colonies in H. H. Asquith's Coalition Government (May 1915 – December 1916). Upon Asquith's fall from power he declined to form a government, instead serving as Chancellor of the Exchequer in David Lloyd George's Coalition Government. He resigned on grounds of ill health early in 1921. (b. 1858)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/30/22 at 3:05 pm

October 30th 2014 – Renée Asherson, English actress, died from an undisclosed cause. Much of her theatrical career was spent in Shakespearean plays, appearing at such venues as the Old Vic, the Liverpool Playhouse, and the Westminster Theatre. Her first stage appearance was on 17 October 1935, aged 20, and her first major film appearance was in The Way Ahead (1944). Her last film appearance was in The Others (2001). (b. 1915)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/31/22 at 9:01 am

October 31st 1926 – Harry Houdini (born Erik Weisz), Austro-Hungarian-born American stage magician and stunt performer, died of peritonitis, secondary to a ruptured appendix, after a student delivered a surprise attack of multiple blows to Houdini's abdomen. Noted for his sensational escape acts. He first attracted notice in vaudeville in the US and then as "Harry Handcuff Houdini" on a tour of Europe, where he challenged police forces to keep him locked up. Soon he extended his repertoire to include chains, ropes slung from skyscrapers, straitjackets under water, and having to escape from and hold his breath inside a sealed milk can with water in it. In 1904, thousands watched as he tried to escape from special handcuffs commissioned by London's Daily Mirror, keeping them in suspense for an hour. Another stunt saw him buried alive and only just able to claw himself to the surface, emerging in a state of near-breakdown. While many suspected that these escapes were faked, Houdini presented himself as the scourge of fake spiritualists. As President of the Society of American Magicians, he was keen to uphold professional standards and expose fraudulent artists. He was also quick to sue anyone who imitated his escape stunts. Houdini made several movies, but quit acting when it failed to bring in money. He was also a keen aviator, and aimed to become the first man to fly a plane in Australia. His brother Theodore Hardeen was also a magician and escape artist. (b. 1874)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/31/22 at 9:43 am

October 31st 2020 – Sean Connery, Scottish actor and producer, died of pneumonia and heart failure. He gained recognition as the first actor to portray fictional British secret agent James Bond in film, starring in seven Bond films between 1962 and 1983. Originating the role in Dr. No, he played Bond in six of Eon Productions' entries and made his final appearance in the Jack Schwartzman-produced Never Say Never Again. He began acting in smaller theatre and television productions until his breakout role as Bond. Although he did not enjoy the off-screen attention the role gave him, the success brought offers from famed film directors such as Alfred Hitchcock, Sidney Lumet and John Huston. Those films included Marnie (1964), The Hill (1965), Murder on the Orient Express (1974), The Man Who Would Be King (1975), A Bridge Too Far (1977), Highlander (1986), The Name of the Rose (1986), The Untouchables (1987), Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989), The Hunt for Red October (1990), Dragonheart (1996), The Rock (1996), and Finding Forrester (2000). Connery officially retired from acting in 2006, although he briefly returned for voice over roles in 2012. His achievements in film were recognised with an Academy Award, two BAFTA Awards (including the BAFTA Fellowship), and three Golden Globes, including the Cecil B. DeMille Award and a Henrietta Award. In 1987, he was made a Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters in France, and he received the US Kennedy Center Honors lifetime achievement award in 1999. Connery was knighted in the 2000 New Year Honours for services to film drama. (b. 1930)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/31/22 at 2:05 pm

October 31st 1993 – River Phoenix, American actor, musician, and activist, died after a drug overdose, and collapsed outside and convulsed for over five minutes. He was the older brother of Rain Phoenix, Joaquin Phoenix, Liberty Phoenix, and Summer Phoenix. Phoenix's work encompassed 24 films and television appearances, and his rise to fame led to his status as a "teen idol". He began his acting career at age 10, in television commercials. He starred in the science fiction adventure film Explorers (1985), and had his first notable role in 1986's Stand By Me, a coming-of-age film based on the novella The Body by Stephen King. Phoenix made a transition into more adult-oriented roles with Running on Empty (1988), playing the son of fugitive parents in a well-received performance that earned him a nomination for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, and My Own Private Idaho (1991), playing a gay hustler in search of his estranged mother. For his performance in the latter, Phoenix garnered enormous praise and won a Volpi Cup for Best Actor at the Venice Film Festival, along with Best Actor from the National Society of Film Critics. (b. 1970)

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/31/22 at 2:18 pm

October 31st 2006 – P. W. Botha (Pieter Willem Botha), South African soldier and politician, died of a heart attack. He was the leader of South Africa from 1978 to 1989, serving as the last Prime Minister from 1978 to 1984 and the first executive State President from 1984 to 1989. First elected to Parliament in 1948, Botha was an outspoken opponent of majority rule and international communism. However, his administration did make concessions towards political reform, whereas internal unrest saw widespread human rights abuses at the hands of the government. Botha resigned the leadership of the ruling National Party in February 1989 after suffering a stroke and six months later was coerced to leave the presidency as well. (b. 1916)

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: LyricBoy on 10/31/22 at 5:23 pm


October 31st 2006 – P. W. Botha (Pieter Willem Botha), South African soldier and politician, died of a heart attack. He was the leader of South Africa from 1978 to 1989, serving as the last Prime Minister from 1978 to 1984 and the first executive State President from 1984 to 1989. First elected to Parliament in 1948, Botha was an outspoken opponent of majority rule and international communism. However, his administration did make concessions towards political reform, whereas internal unrest saw widespread human rights abuses at the hands of the government. Botha resigned the leadership of the ruling National Party in February 1989 after suffering a stroke and six months later was coerced to leave the presidency as well. (b. 1916)


No relation to fellow South African Roelof Frederik "Pik" Botha nicknamed 'Pik' (short for pikkewyn, Afrikaans for 'penguin') because of a perceived likeness to a penguin in his stance, accentuated when he wore a suit.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/03/22 at 8:06 am

November 3rd 1926 – Annie Oakley (born Phoebe Ann Mosey), American sharpshooter and exhibition shooter, died of pernicious anemia. Her amazing talent first came to light when she was 15 years old, when she won a shooting match with traveling-show marksman Frank E. Butler, whom she eventually married. The couple joined Buffalo Bill's Wild West show a few years later. Oakley became a renowned international star, performing before royalty and heads of state. (b. 1860)

Subject: Re: Business Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/03/22 at 11:36 am

November 3rd 1949 – Solomon R. Guggenheim, American businessman, art collector and philanthropist, died from an undisclosed illness. He is best known for establishing the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York City. Born into a wealthy mining family, Guggenheim founded the Yukon Gold Company in Alaska, among other business interests. He began collecting art in the 1890s, and after World War I, he retired from his business to pursue full-time art collecting. Eventually, under the guidance of artist Hilla von Rebay, he focused on the collection of modern and contemporary art, creating an important collection by the 1930s and opening his first museum in 1939. (b. 1861)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/03/22 at 1:15 pm

November 3rd 2006 – Paul Mauriat, French conductor and composer, died of leukemia. He was a French orchestra leader, conductor of Le Grand Orchestre de Paul Mauriat, who specialized in the easy listening genre. He is best known in the United States for his million-selling remake of André Popp's "Love is Blue", which was #1 for 5 weeks in 1968. Other recordings for which he is known include "El Bimbo", "Toccata", "Love in Every Room/Même si tu revenais", and "Penelope". (b. 1925)

Subject: Re: Musical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/04/22 at 9:21 am

November 4th 1847 – Felix Mendelssohn (born Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy), German composer, pianist, organist and conductor of the early Romantic period, died after a series of strokes. He wrote symphonies, concerti, oratorios, piano music and chamber music. His best-known works include his Overture and incidental music for A Midsummer Night's Dream, the Italian Symphony, the Scottish Symphony, the overture The Hebrides, his mature Violin Concerto, and his String Octet. His Songs Without Words are his most famous solo piano compositions. (b. 1809)

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/04/22 at 10:08 am

November 4th 1918 – Wilfred Owen, English poet and soldier, was killed in action, just one week before the armistice was declared, ending World War I, during a British assault on the German-held Sambre Canal on the Western Front. He was one of the leading poets of the First World War. His war poetry on the horrors of trenches and gas warfare was much influenced by his mentor Siegfried Sassoon and stood in contrast to the public perception of war at the time and to the confidently patriotic verse written by earlier war poets such as Rupert Brooke. Among his best-known works – most of which were published posthumously – are "Dulce et Decorum est", "Insensibility", "Anthem for Doomed Youth", "Futility", "Spring Offensive" and "Strange Meeting". (b. 1893)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/04/22 at 12:15 pm

November 4th 2021 – Lionel Blair (born born Henry Lionel Ogus), Canadian-born British actor, choreographer, tap dancer, and television presenter, died from an undisclosed cause. Making regular appearances as a dancer and entertainer on British television throughout the late 1960s, the 1970s and early 1980s, he also presented the quiz programme Name That Tune, and was a team captain on the televised charades gameshow Give Us a Clue. Blair came to the fore in the 1960s when, with his dance troupe, he appeared on television variety programmes. He also appeared in the films The Limping Man (1953), The World of Suzie Wong (1960), The Cool Mikado (1963), The Beauty Jungle (1964), A Hard Day's Night (1964), Maroc 7 (1967) and Absolute Beginners (1986), cameoed in an episode of The Persuaders!, and appeared in television comedy, including the short film, The Plank. (b. 1928)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/04/22 at 2:29 pm

November 4th 2015 – Melissa Mathison, American film and television screenwriter and an activist for the Tibetan independence movement, died from neuroendocrine cancer. She was best known for writing the screenplays for the films The Black Stallion (1979) and E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982), the latter of which earned her the Saturn Award for Best Writing and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. Mathison later wrote The Indian in the Cupboard (1995), based on Lynne Reid Banks' 1980 children's novel of the same name, and Kundun (1997), a biographical-drama film about the Dalai Lama. Her final film credit was The BFG (2016), which marked her third collaboration with film director Steven Spielberg. She was married to Harrison Ford. (b. 1950)

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/06/22 at 3:22 am

November 6th 1872 – George Meade, United States Army officer and civil engineer, died following a battle with pneumonia. Best known for decisively defeating Confederate General Robert E. Lee at the Battle of Gettysburg in the American Civil War. He previously fought with distinction in the Second Seminole War and the Mexican–American War. During the Civil War, he served as a Union general, rising from command of a brigade to that of the Army of the Potomac. Earlier in his career, he was an engineer and was involved in the coastal construction of several lighthouses. Meade's Civil War combat experience started as a brigade commander in the Peninsula Campaign and the Seven Days Battles. He was severely wounded while leading his brigade at the Battle of Glendale. (b. 1815)

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/06/22 at 3:31 am

November 6th 1901 – Kate Greenaway, English Victorian artist and writer, died of breast cancer. Known for her children's book illustrations. She received her education in graphic design and art between 1858 and 1871 from South Kensington School of Art and the Royal Female School of Art, and the Slade School of Fine Art. She began her career designing for the burgeoning holiday card market, producing Christmas and Valentine's cards. In 1879 wood-block engraver and printer, Edmund Evans, printed Under the Window, an instant best-seller, which established her reputation. Her collaboration with Evans continued throughout the 1880s and 1890s. (b. 1846)

Subject: Re: Noteworthy Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/06/22 at 5:55 am

October 11th 1905 – George Williams, English philanthropist, businessman and founder of the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA), died from an undisclosed cause. The oldest and largest youth charity in the world, its aim is to support young people to belong, contribute and thrive in their communities. Williams was knighted by Queen Victoria in her 1894 Birthday Honours, and he is buried in St Paul's Cathedral. He is the great-great-grandfather of current British Prime Minister Boris Johnson. (b. 1821)

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/06/22 at 6:06 am

November 6th 1951 – Tom Kiely, British-Irish decathlete, died from an unknown cause. He competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics held in St. Louis, Missouri, in the all-round, which consisted of 100 yard run, shot put, high jump, 880 yard walk, hammer throw, pole vault, 120 yard hurdles, 56 pounds weight throw, long jump and 1 mile run. All ten events were held on the same day. He won the gold medal. (b. 1869)

Subject: Re: Business Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/06/22 at 7:21 am

November 6th 1936 – Henry Bourne Joy, American businessman, died from an undisclosed cause. He was President of the Packard Motor Car Company, and a major developer of automotive activities as well as being a social activist. In 1913, Joy and Carl G. Fisher were driving forces as principal organizers of the Lincoln Highway Association, a group dedicated to building a concrete road from New York to San Francisco. After the first several years, Fisher had become more involved with the Dixie Highway, but Joy remained dedicated to the Lincoln Highway. Naming it after former U.S. President Abraham Lincoln was one of the moves Joy led, and his Lincoln Highway project was completed in his lifetime, despite a lack of financial support by automotive leaders such as Henry Ford. (b. 1864)

Subject: Re: Artistic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/06/22 at 8:26 am

November 6th 1937 – Colin Campbell Cooper, American Impressionist painter, died from an undisclosed cause. Perhaps most renowned for his architectural paintings, especially of skyscrapers in New York City, Philadelphia, and Chicago. An avid traveler, he was also known for his paintings of European and Asian landmarks, as well as natural landscapes, portraits, florals, and interiors. In addition to being a painter, he was also a teacher and writer. His first wife, Emma Lampert Cooper, was also a highly regarded painter. (b. 1856)

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/06/22 at 10:52 am

November 6th 1959 – José P. Laurel, Filipino lawyer and politician, died from a massive heart attack and a stroke. He served as the president of the Japanese-occupied Second Philippine Republic, a puppet state during World War II, from 1943 to 1945. Since the administration of President Diosdado Macapagal (1961–1965), Laurel has been officially recognized by later administrations as a former president of the Philippines. (b. 1891)

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/06/22 at 1:47 pm

November 6th 1961 – Harry DeBaecke, American rower, died from an unknown cause. He won the gold medal in the men’s eights at the 1900 Paris Olympics. At the time, he was 21 and the youngest member of the team. (b. 1879)

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/06/22 at 3:05 pm

November 6th 1962 – Howard Garis, American author, died from an undisclosed cause. Best known for a series of books that featured the character of Uncle Wiggily Longears, an engaging elderly rabbit. Many of his books were illustrated by Lansing Campbell. Garis and his wife, Lilian Garis, were possibly the most prolific children's authors of the early 20th century. (b. 1873)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/06/22 at 3:36 pm

November 6th 1992 – Henry Ephron, American playwright, screenwriter and film producer, died of “natural causes”. He often worked with his wife, Phoebe (née Wolkind). He was active as a writer from the early 1940s through the early 1960s. All four of his daughters by his first wife, Phoebe: Nora Ephron, Delia Ephron, Hallie Ephron and Amy Ephron, also became notable writers. Coincidentally, his second wife, June (née Gilmartin), widow of Oscar Levant, who wed Ephron in 1978, was also one of four sisters. (b. 1912)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/06/22 at 3:55 pm

November 6th 1975 – Annette Kellerman, Australian professional swimmer, vaudeville star, film actress, and writer, died from an undisclosed cause. She was one of the first women to wear a one-piece bathing costume, instead of the then-accepted pantaloons, and inspired others to follow her example. Kellerman's swimming costumes became so popular that she started her own fashion line of one-piece bathing suits. Kellermann helped popularize the sport of synchronised swimming, and authored a swimming manual. She appeared in several movies, usually with aquatic themes, and as the star of A Daughter of the Gods was the first major actress to appear nude in a Hollywood production. Kellermann was an advocate of health, fitness, and natural beauty throughout her life. (b. 1887)

Subject: Re: Notorious Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/07/22 at 4:23 am

November 7th 1908 –

Butch Cassidy (Robert LeRoy Parker), American train and bank robber and the leader of a gang of criminal outlaws known as the "Wild Bunch" in the Old West, died after a gunfight. He engaged in criminal activity for more than a decade at the end of the 19th century, but the pressures of being pursued by law enforcement, notably the Pinkerton detective agency, forced him to flee the country. He fled with his accomplice Harry Alonzo Longabaugh, known as the "Sundance Kid", and Longabaugh's girlfriend Etta Place. The trio traveled first to Argentina and then to Bolivia, where Parker and Longabaugh are believed to have been killed in a shootout with the Bolivian Army in November 1908; the exact circumstances of their fate continue to be disputed. (b. 1866)

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November 7th 1908 – Sundance Kid (Harry Alonzo Longabaugh), American train and bank robber, died after a gunfight. He was an outlaw and member of Butch Cassidy's Wild Bunch in the American Old West. He likely met Butch Cassidy (real name Robert Leroy Parker) after Cassidy was released from prison around 1896. The "Wild Bunch" gang performed the longest string of successful train and bank robberies in American history. Longabaugh fled the United States along with his consort Etta Place and Butch Cassidy to escape the dogged pursuit of the Pinkerton Detective Agency. (b. in 1867)

Subject: Re: Mathematical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/07/22 at 6:59 am

November 7th 1872 – Alfred Clebsch, German mathematician and academic, died of diphtheria. He made important contributions to algebraic geometry and invariant theory. He attended the University of Königsberg and was habilitated at Berlin. He subsequently taught in Berlin and Karlsruhe. His collaboration with Paul Gordan in Giessen led to the introduction of Clebsch–Gordan coefficients for spherical harmonics, which are now widely used in quantum mechanics. (b. 1833)

Subject: Re: Scientific Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/07/22 at 9:00 am

November 7th 1913 – Alfred Russel Wallace, British naturalist, explorer, geographer, anthropologist, biologist and illustrator, died from an undisclosed cause. He is best known for independently conceiving the theory of evolution through natural selection; his paper on the subject was jointly published with some of Charles Darwin's writings in 1858. This prompted Darwin to publish On the Origin of Species. (b. 1823)

Subject: Re: First Lady Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/07/22 at 12:08 pm

November 7th 1962 – Eleanor Roosevelt, American political figure, diplomat and activist, died of resulting cardiac failure. She served as the first lady of the United States from 1933 to 1945, during her husband President Franklin D. Roosevelt's four terms in office, making her the longest-serving first lady of the United States. Roosevelt served as United States Delegate to the United Nations General Assembly from 1945 to 1952. President Harry S. Truman later called her the "First Lady of the World" in tribute to her human rights achievements. (b. 1884)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/07/22 at 2:24 pm

November 7th 2018 – Francis Lai, French composer, died from an undisclosed cause. Noted for his film scores. He won the 1970 Oscar for Best Music, Original Score and the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score for the film Love Story. The soundtrack album went to No. 2 in the Billboard album charts and the film's theme, "Where Do I Begin", was a hit single for Andy Williams. (b. 1932)

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/07/22 at 4:51 pm

November 7th 1980 – Steve McQueen, American actor and producer, died of heart failure, 12 hours after surgery to remove or reduce numerous metastatic tumors in his neck and abdomen. Nicknamed the "King of Cool". His antihero persona, emphasized during the height of the counterculture of the 1960s, made him a top box-office draw during the 1960s and 1970s. McQueen received an Academy Award nomination for his role in The Sand Pebbles. His other popular films include The Cincinnati Kid, Love With the Proper Stranger, The Thomas Crown Affair, Le Mans, Bullitt, The Getaway, and Papillon, as well as the all-star ensemble films The Magnificent Seven, The Great Escape, and The Towering Inferno. In 1974, McQueen became the highest-paid movie star in the world, although he did not act in film for another four years. He was combative with directors and producers, but his popularity placed him in high demand and enabled him to command the largest salaries. (b. 1930)

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: LyricBoy on 11/07/22 at 5:49 pm


November 7th 1980 – Steve McQueen, …… McQueen received an Academy Award nomination for his role in The Sand Pebbles. His other popular films include The Cincinnati Kid, Love With the Proper Stranger, The Thomas Crown Affair, Le Mans, Bullitt, The Getaway, and Papillon, as well as the all-star ensemble films The Magnificent Seven, The Great Escape, and The Towering Inferno.


Perhaps his finest role was playing the character Steve Andrews in the classic film, The Blob, sharing the silver screen with the lovely Aneta Corseaut :-*.  8)

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/10/22 at 1:23 am

November 10th 1938 – Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, Turkish field marshal, revolutionary statesman, author, and the founding father of the Republic of Turkey, serving as its first president from 1923 until his death in 1938, died after diagnosed with cirrhosis of the liver. He undertook sweeping progressive reforms, which modernized Turkey into a secular, industrial nation. Ideologically a secularist and nationalist, his policies and theories became known as Kemalism. Due to his military and political accomplishments, Atatürk is regarded as one of the most important political leaders of the 20th century. Atatürk came to prominence for his role in securing the Ottoman Turkish victory at the Battle of Gallipoli (1915) during World War I. (b. 1881)

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/10/22 at 2:08 am

November 10th 1977 – Dennis Wheatley, English soldier and author, died from an undisclosed cause. His prolific output of thrillers and occult novels made him one of the world's best-selling authors from the 1930s through the 1960s. His Gregory Sallust series was one of the main inspirations for Ian Fleming's James Bond stories. (b. 1897)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/10/22 at 3:23 am

November 10th 2015 – Allen Toussaint, American musician, songwriter, arranger and record producer, died of a heart attack while on tour in Spain. He was an influential figure in New Orleans R&B from the 1950s to the end of the century, described as "one of popular music’s great backroom figures." Many musicians recorded Toussaint's compositions, including "Java", "Mother-in-Law", "I Like It Like That", "Fortune Teller", "Ride Your Pony", "Get Out of My Life, Woman", "Working in the Coal Mine", "Everything I Do Gonna Be Funky", "Here Come the Girls", "Yes We Can Can", "Play Something Sweet", and "Southern Nights". He was a producer for hundreds of recordings, among the best known of which are "Right Place, Wrong Time", by his longtime friend Dr. John ("Mac" Rebennack), and "Lady Marmalade", by Labelle. (b. 1938)

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/10/22 at 10:25 am

November 10th 2007 – Norman Mailer, American novelist, journalist, essayist, playwright, activist, filmmaker and Pulitzer Prize Winner, died of acute renal failure. In a career spanning over six decades, Mailer had 11 best-selling books, at least one in each of the seven decades after World War II—more than any other post-war American writer. His novel The Naked and the Dead was published in 1948 and brought him early and wide renown. His 1968 nonfiction novel Armies of the Night won the Pulitzer Prize for non-fiction as well as the National Book Award. His best-known work is widely considered to be The Executioner's Song, the 1979 winner of the Pulitzer Prize for fiction. (b. 1923)

Subject: Re: Classical Music Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/19/22 at 3:43 am

November 19th 1828 – Franz Schubert, Austrian composer of the late Classical and early Romantic eras, died officially diagnosed as typhoid fever, though other theories have been proposed, including the tertiary stage of syphilis. Despite his short lifetime, Schubert left behind a vast oeuvre, including more than 600 secular vocal works (mainly lieder), seven complete symphonies, sacred music, operas, incidental music, and a large body of piano and chamber music. His major works include "Erlkönig" (D. 328), the Piano Quintet in A major, D. 667 (Trout Quintet), the Symphony No. 8 in B minor, D. 759 (Unfinished Symphony), the "Great" Symphony No. 9 in C major, D. 944, the String Quintet (D. 956), the three last piano sonatas (D. 958–960), the opera Fierrabras (D. 796), the incidental music to the play Rosamunde (D. 797), and the song cycles Die schöne Müllerin (D. 795) and Winterreise (D. 911). (b. 1797)

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/19/22 at 4:48 am

November 19th 2014 – Mike Nichols (born Michael Igor Peschkowsky), German-born American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter, died of a heart attack. He is one of 17 people to have won all four of the major American entertainment awards: Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony (EGOT). His other honors included three BAFTA Awards, the Lincoln Center Gala Tribute in 1999, the National Medal of Arts in 2001, the Kennedy Center Honors in 2003 and the AFI Life Achievement Award in 2010. His films received a total of 42 Academy Award nominations, and seven wins. His Broadway directing debut was Neil Simon's Barefoot in the Park in 1963, with Robert Redford and Elizabeth Ashley. He continued to direct plays on Broadway, including Luv (1964), and The Odd Couple (1965) for each of which he received Tony Awards. In 2012, he won his sixth Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play with a revival of Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman starring Philip Seymour Hoffman. Nichols directed and/or produced more than 25 Broadway plays throughout his prolific career. In 1966, Warner Brothers invited Nichols to direct his first film, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, starring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. It won five Academy Awards and was the top-grossing film of 1966. His next film, The Graduate (1967), starred then unknown actor Dustin Hoffman and Anne Bancroft. It was another critical and financial success and received seven Academy Award nominations, winning Nichols the Academy Award for Best Director. Among the other films Nichols directed were Catch-22 (1970), Carnal Knowledge (1971), Silkwood (1983), Working Girl (1988), Postcards from the Edge (1990), The Birdcage (1996), Primary Colors (1998), Closer (2004), and Charlie Wilson's War (2007). Nichols also was known for work on television, directing HBO's Wit (2001) with Emma Thompson and Angels in America (2003) starring Meryl Streep. (b. 1931)

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: LyricBoy on 11/19/22 at 8:19 am


November 19th 2014 – Mike Nichols (born Michael Igor Peschkowsky), German-born American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter, died of a heart attack.


Hubby to the lovely Diane Sawyer.  :-*

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/19/22 at 9:09 am

November 19th 1850 – Richard Mentor Johnson, American lawyer and politician, died of a stroke. He served as the ninth vice president of the United States, serving from 1837 to 1841 under President Martin Van Buren. He is the only vice president elected by the United States Senate under the provisions of the Twelfth Amendment. Johnson also represented Kentucky in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate. He began and ended his political career in the Kentucky House of Representatives. Johnson was elected to the House of Representatives in 1806 in the early Federal period. He became allied with fellow Kentuckian Henry Clay as a member of the War Hawks faction that favored war with Britain in 1812. (b. 1780)

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/19/22 at 12:19 pm

November 19th 1924 – Thomas H. Ince, American silent film producer, director, screenwriter, and actor, died of heart failure on a private yacht of media tycoon William Randolph Hearst. He was known as the "Father of the Western" and was responsible for making over 800 films. He revolutionized the motion picture industry by creating the first major Hollywood studio facility and invented movie production by introducing the "assembly line" system of filmmaking. He was the first mogul to build his own film studio dubbed "Inceville" in Palisades Highlands. Ince was also instrumental in developing the role of the producer in motion pictures. Two of his films, The Italian (1915), for which he wrote the screenplay, and Civilization (1916), which he directed, were selected for preservation by the National Film Registry. He later entered into a partnership with D. W. Griffith and Mack Sennett to form the Triangle Motion Picture Company, whose studios are the present-day site of Sony Pictures. He then built a new studio about a mile from Triangle, which is now the site of Culver Studios. (b. 1882)

Subject: Re: Musician Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/19/22 at 2:29 pm

November 19th 1983 – Tom Evans, English musician and songwriter. He was lead vocalist of and composer for the 1970s rock band Badfinger, committed suicide by hanging himself in his back garden from a willow tree. Family members said the singer, songwriter was never able to get over his former bandmate's Pete Ham's suicide. Evans co-wrote 'Without You' a hit for Harry Nilson and Mariah Carey. (b. 1947)

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/19/22 at 2:32 pm

November 19th 1998 – Alan J. Pakula, American film director, writer and producer, was killed in a car accident. He was nominated for three Academy Awards: Best Picture for To Kill a Mockingbird (1962), Best Director for All the President's Men (1976) and Best Adapted Screenplay for Sophie's Choice (1982). Pakula was also notable for directing his "paranoia trilogy": Klute (1971), The Parallax View (1974) and All the President's Men (1976). (b. 1928)

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: LyricBoy on 11/19/22 at 2:40 pm


November 19th 1998 – Alan J. Pakula, American film director, writer and producer, was killed in a car accident. He was nominated for three Academy Awards: Best Picture for To Kill a Mockingbird (1962), Best Director for All the President's Men (1976) and Best Adapted Screenplay for Sophie's Choice (1982). Pakula was also notable for directing his "paranoia trilogy": Klute (1971), The Parallax View (1974) and All the President's Men (1976). (b. 1928)


Related to Scott Pakula who starred in Quantum Leap? ???

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/22/22 at 12:34 pm


Related to Scott Pakula who starred in Quantum Leap? ???
I cannot see any family connection as yet.

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/22/22 at 12:40 pm

November 22nd 1963 – John F. Kennedy, commonly referred to by his initials JFK, was an American politician who served as the 35th President of the United States from January 1961 until his assassination this date in November 1963. Kennedy served at the height of the Cold War, and much of his presidency focused on managing relations with the Soviet Union. He was a member of the Democratic Party who represented Massachusetts in the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate prior to becoming president. He is the most recent sitting U.S. President to die, and was the president with the shortest lifespan. (b. 1917)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/22/22 at 12:44 pm


Related to Scott Pakula who starred in Quantum Leap? ???
From October 19, 1963, until 1971, Alan Pakula was married to actress Hope Lange.

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/23/22 at 6:35 am

November 23rd 1990 – Roald Dahl, British novelist, short-story writer, poet, screenwriter, and wartime fighter pilot, died of a rare cancer of the blood, myelodysplastic syndrome. His books have sold more than 250 million copies worldwide. Dahl's short stories are known for their unexpected endings, and his children's books for their unsentimental, macabre, often darkly comic mood, featuring villainous adult enemies of the child characters. His children's books champion the kindhearted and feature an underlying warm sentiment. His works for children include James and the Giant Peach, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda, The Witches, Fantastic Mr Fox, The BFG, The Twits, and George's Marvellous Medicine. His adult works include Tales of the Unexpected. (b. 1916)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/23/22 at 12:41 pm

November 23rd 2016 – Andrew Sachs (born Andreas Siegfried Sachs), German-born British actor and writer, died from vascular dementia. He made his name on British television and found his greatest fame in 1975 for his portrayal of the comical Spanish waiter Manuel in Fawlty Towers. He had a long career in acting and voice-over work for television, film and radio. He was successful well into his eighties, with roles in numerous films such as Quartet, and as Ramsay Clegg in Coronation Street. He is father to television presenter John Sachs. (b. 1930)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/24/22 at 2:40 am

November 24th 1991, Freddie Mercury (born Farrokh Bulsara), died of complications from aids at his home in London aged 45, just one day after he publicly admitted he was HIV positive. Mercury was openly bisexual and enjoyed a colourful rock star lifestyle. During his career with Queen he scored over 40 Top 40 UK singles including the worldwide No.1 'Bohemian Rhapsody'.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: LyricBoy on 11/24/22 at 7:02 am


November 24th 1991, Freddie Mercury died of complications from aids at his home in London aged 45, just one day after he publicly admitted he was HIV positive. Mercury was openly bisexual and enjoyed a colourful rock star lifestyle. During his career with Queen he scored over 40 Top 40 UK singles including the worldwide No.1 'Bohemian Rhapsody'.


Born Farrokh Bulsara, 5 September 1946.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 12/01/22 at 12:06 am

Four years ago today, on November 30th 2018, former U.S. President George HW Bush passed away at the age of 94. This is the most recent death of a person to have served as President of the United States.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 12/03/22 at 11:02 am

Today marks 7 years since the death of Scott Weiland - frontman of the grunge band Stone Temple Pilots - at 48 years of age. (He would have turned 55 this October.)

Subject: Re: Musician Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/08/22 at 2:33 am

December 8th 1980 - John Lennon was shot five times by 25 year old Mark Chapman outside the Dakota building in New York City where John and Yoko lived. Chapman had been waiting for Lennon outside the Dakota apartments since mid-morning and had asked for an autograph earlier in the day. Lennon was pronounced dead from a massive loss of blood at 11.30pm.

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Subject: Re: Royalty Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/11/22 at 4:02 am

December 11th 1472 – Margaret of York, Duchess of Burgundy, English princess, died of natural causes at the age of eight months. She was the fifth child and fourth daughter of Edward IV of England and Elizabeth Woodville. She was a younger sister of Elizabeth of York, Mary of York, Cecily of York and Edward V of England and older sister of Richard of Shrewsbury, 1st Duke of York, Anne of York, George Plantagenet, Duke of Bedford, Catherine of York and Bridget of York. (b. 1472)

Subject: Re: Nobel Prize Winner Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/11/22 at 6:37 am

December 11th 1938 – Christian Lous Lange, Norwegian political scientist, historian, and academic, Nobel Prize laureate, died from an undisclosed illness. He was one of the world's foremost exponents of the theory and practice of internationalism. His intellectual support of internationalism was demonstrated by the first of a three volume historical treatise (Histoire de l'internationalisme). The work, published in 1919, was said to contribute to the ideological preparation for the League of Nations. For this and all his other activities, Lange shared the Nobel Peace Prize with Hjalmar Branting in 1921. (b. 1869)

Subject: Re: Business Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/11/22 at 10:18 am

December 11th 1971 – Maurice McDonald, American businessman, died from a heart attack. With his brother Richard McDonald founded the McDonald's restaurant in San Bernardino, California, and inventors of the "Speedee Service System," now commonly known as "fast food". (b. 1902)

Subject: Re: Business Death Anniversary

Written By: LyricBoy on 12/11/22 at 11:12 am


December 11th 1971 – Maurice McDonald, American businessman, died from a heart attack.


I wonder if they called him Maurice… because he spoke of the pompatus of love? ???

Subject: Re: Business Death Anniversary

Written By: nally on 12/11/22 at 11:14 am


I wonder if they called him Maurice… because he spoke of the pompatus of love? ???

That was Steve Miller, in his song “The Joker”, which came out two years later. ;)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/11/22 at 3:07 pm

December 11th 2012 – Ravi Shankar (born Ravindra Shankar Chowdhury), Indian-American sitar player and composer, died after undergoing heart valve replacement surgery. He became the world's best-known exponent of North Indian classical music, in the second half of the 20th century, and influenced many other musicians throughout the world. Shankar was awarded India's highest civilian honour, the Bharat Ratna, in 1999. He spent his youth as a dancer touring India and Europe with the dance group of his brother Uday Shankar. He gave up dancing in 1938 to study sitar playing under court musician Allauddin Khan. After finishing his studies in 1944, Shankar worked as a composer, creating the music for the Apu Trilogy by Satyajit Ray, and was music director of All India Radio, New Delhi, from 1949 to 1956. In 1956, Shankar began to tour Europe and the Americas playing Indian classical music and increased its popularity there in the 1960s through teaching, performance, and his association with violinist Yehudi Menuhin and Beatles guitarist George Harrison. His influence on Harrison helped popularize the use of Indian instruments in Western pop music in the latter half of the 1960s. Shankar engaged Western music by writing compositions for sitar and orchestra, and toured the world in the 1970s and 1980s. From 1986 to 1992, he served as a nominated member of Rajya Sabha, the upper chamber of the Parliament of India. He continued to perform until the end of his life. An affair with Sue Jones, a New York concert producer, led to the birth of Norah Jones in 1979. (b. 1920)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: LyricBoy on 12/11/22 at 3:20 pm


December 11th 2012 – Ravi Shankar (born Ravindra Shankar Chowdhury), Indian-American sitar player and composer,  An affair with Sue Jones, a New York concert producer, led to the birth of Norah Jones in 1979. (b. 1920)


Norah’s full name is Geethali Norah Jones Shankar.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/11/22 at 3:22 pm

December 11th 2019 – David Bellamy, English author, broadcaster, environmental campaigner and botanist, died of dementia. During the early 1980s he was a popular presenter of television programmes, including Bellamy's Backyard Safari. (b. 1933)

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/11/22 at 5:27 pm

December 11th 2021 – Anne Rice (born Howard Allen Frances O'Brien), American author of gothic fiction, Christian literature, and erotic literature, died of complications from a stroke. She is best known for her series of novels The Vampire Chronicles. Books from The Vampire Chronicles were the subject of two film adaptations—Interview with the Vampire (1994) and Queen of the Damned (2002). (b. 1941)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: nally on 12/11/22 at 6:17 pm


Norah’s full name is Geethali Norah Jones Shankar.

Aha, so THATS how her name originated!

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 12/11/22 at 6:18 pm

American singer Sam Cooke was fatally shot on this date in 1964. :\'(

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: c_keenan2001@hotmail.com on 12/19/22 at 12:58 pm

Happy 36th birthday to Emmy Award-winning actress Annie Murphy born Anne Frances Murphy on this day in  1986.  She won her first and only Emmy Award in 2020 for her role as Alexis Rose in Schitt's Creek as a supporting actress completing the sweep known as the "Schitt's Sweep" or the "Schitt's Creek Sweep."

She then went on to portray poor and somewhat defeated housewife Allison Devine McRoberts in the very dark AMC comedy Kevin Can F**** Himself.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: LyricBoy on 12/19/22 at 3:40 pm


American singer Sam Cooke was fatally shot on this date in 1964. :\'(


Indeed. Was a quite sordid event.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 12/19/22 at 7:58 pm

Hope Lange, American actress, passed away on this date in 2003; she had just turned 70.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 12/20/22 at 10:30 pm

On December 20th 1973, singer Bobby Darin passed away at only 37 years of age. :\'(

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: LyricBoy on 12/21/22 at 6:40 am


On December 20th 1973, singer Bobby Darin passed away at only 37 years of age. :\'(


Born Walden Robert Cassotto, Bobby gave us Mack the Knife.  8)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 12/22/22 at 11:33 pm


Born Walden Robert Cassotto, Bobby gave us Mack the Knife.  8)

He had other hits too, such as "Splish Splash" and "Dream Lover" among others.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 12/22/22 at 11:35 pm

Anyhoo, it's been 20 years to the day since the passing of Joe Strummer, a member of British rock band The Clash, at age 50. (He would have turned 70 this August.)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 12/22/22 at 11:37 pm

And today marks 10 years since the passing of Cliff Osmond - American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter. He was 75. (No relation to the Osmond musical family.)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 12/25/22 at 9:24 am

Singer Dean Martin passed away on Christmas Day 1995 at age 78.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 12/25/22 at 9:25 am

Singer James Brown passed away on Christmas Day 2006 at age 73.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 12/25/22 at 9:25 am

Singer George Michael passed away on Christmas Day 2016 at age 53.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: LyricBoy on 12/25/22 at 1:08 pm


Singer Dean Martin passed away on Christmas Day 1995 at age 78.


Back in the 80s, I worked with a dude in Steubenville, whose uncle was the mobster that Dean (real name, Dino Crocetti) worked for.

My guy was not involved in the mob though. His Mom said that he would be the one son kept out of the business… nevertheless, nobody screwed around with him because you never knew what sort of retribution might happen!  :o

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: LyricBoy on 12/25/22 at 1:24 pm


Singer George Michael passed away on Christmas Day 2016 at age 53.


That was his Last Christmas.

Three years later to the day, his sister Melanie died.  :-\\

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 12/25/22 at 1:39 pm


That was his Last Christmas.

Three years later to the day, his sister Melanie died.  :-\\

Yup. Exactly as most fans noticed at the time (which was the last time Christmas fell on a Sunday, coincidentally).

I did not realise he had a sister. She was probably not as well known as her late brother.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 12/26/22 at 3:12 pm

Harry Truman, the 33rd President of the United States, died 50 years ago today; he was 88.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 12/26/22 at 3:15 pm

Gerald Ford, the 38th President of the United States, died 16 years ago today; he was 93. (At the time, he was the President with the longest lifespan, until Daddy Bush overtook him and eventually passed on at age 94. And now Jimmy Carter has the longest lifespan of a U.S. President, at 98.)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 12/26/22 at 10:42 pm

Today marks 12 years since the passing of singer Teena Marie at age 54.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: LyricBoy on 12/27/22 at 5:02 am


Today marks 12 years since the passing of singer Teena Marie at age 54.


Born Mary Christine Brockert, she shot to fame with the incomparable Rick James as her mentor.

According to her Wikipedia page…

In 2004, while Teena Marie was sleeping in a hotel room, a large picture frame fell and struck her on the head. The blow caused a serious concussion that resulted in momentary seizures for the rest of her life.

On the afternoon of December 26, 2010, Teena Marie was found dead by her daughter, Alia Rose, in her Pasadena home. On December 30, 2010, an autopsy was performed by the Los Angeles County coroner, who found no signs of apparent trauma or a discernible cause of death, and concluded she had died from natural causes. She had suffered a generalized tonic–clonic seizure a month before.  :\'(

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: Howard on 12/27/22 at 2:37 pm


Born Mary Christine Brockert, she shot to fame with the incomparable Rick James as her mentor.

According to her Wikipedia page…

In 2004, while Teena Marie was sleeping in a hotel room, a large picture frame fell and struck her on the head. The blow caused a serious concussion that resulted in momentary seizures for the rest of her life.

On the afternoon of December 26, 2010, Teena Marie was found dead by her daughter, Alia Rose, in her Pasadena home. On December 30, 2010, an autopsy was performed by the Los Angeles County coroner, who found no signs of apparent trauma or a discernible cause of death, and concluded she had died from natural causes. She had suffered a generalized tonic–clonic seizure a month before.  :\'(

She racked up a whole lot of hits, You have any favorites?

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: LyricBoy on 12/27/22 at 5:32 pm


She racked up a whole lot of hits, You have any favorites?


Probably her duet with Rick James, Fire and Desire.

And here’s some Teena Marie trivia.. at the age of 8 she was a guest star on The Beverly Hillbillies.  8)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: Howard on 12/28/22 at 3:13 am


Probably her duet with Rick James, Fire and Desire.

And here’s some Teena Marie trivia.. at the age of 8 she was a guest star on The Beverly Hillbillies.  8)


A few of mine would be "Square Biz", "Behind The Groove" and "I'm Just A Sucker For Your Love".

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 12/28/22 at 11:13 pm

Today marks six years since the passing of Debbie Reynolds. Her daughter, Carrie Fisher, had passed away the previous day.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 12/28/22 at 11:14 pm

Harry Reid - American lawyer and politician who served as a Democratic United States senator from Nevada from 1987 to 2017 - passed away one year ago today at the age of 82. He was Senate Majority Leader from 2007-2015.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: LyricBoy on 12/31/22 at 11:41 am

Today marks one year since Betty White left the stage, just short of her 100th birthday. 

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 12/31/22 at 2:33 pm


Today marks one year since Betty White left the stage, just short of her 100th birthday. 

Yep, she missed the milestone by just 17 days  :\'( :\'(

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 01/02/23 at 8:01 pm

On this date 70 years ago, Italian businessman Guccio Gucci - the founder of the Gucci fashion line - passed away in his native Italy at age 71.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 01/02/23 at 8:04 pm

And today marks 49 years since the passing of cowboy singer Tex Ritter. He missed his 69th birthday by ten days.
His son was the late actor John Ritter; his grandsons (both born long after he died) are actors Jason and Tyler Ritter.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 01/02/23 at 10:48 pm

Alan Hale Jr., American film and television actor, passed away on this date in 1990; he was 68.

Subject: Re: Scientific Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/03/23 at 6:46 am

January 3rd 1641 – Jeremiah Horrocks, English astronomer and mathematician, died suddenly from unknown causes. He was the first person to demonstrate that the Moon moved around the Earth in an elliptical orbit; and he was the only person to predict the transit of Venus of 1639, an event which he and his friend William Crabtree were the only two people to observe and record. (b. in 1618)

Subject: Re: Entrepreneur Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/03/23 at 7:24 am

January 3rd 1795 – Josiah Wedgwood, English potter, entrepreneur, and abolitionist. He founded the Wedgwood Company. He developed improved pottery bodies by a long process of systematic experimentation, and was the leader in the industrialisation of the manufacture of European pottery (the Chinese having achieved this long before). (b. 1730)

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/03/23 at 7:57 am

January 3rd 1946 – William Joyce, American-born British fascist politician and propaganda broadcaster to the United Kingdom during World War II, was hanged for his crime of treason. He took German citizenship in 1940. He was convicted of one count of high treason in 1945 and sentenced to death, with the Court of Appeal and the House of Lords both upholding his conviction. He was hanged, making him the last person to be executed for treason in the United Kingdom. Theodore Schurch was hanged the following day, but for the crime of treachery rather than treason. (b. 1906)

Subject: Re: Mystic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/03/23 at 9:47 am

January 3rd 1945 – Edgar Cayce, American Christian mystic, died after suffering from a stroke. He claimed, uniquely, to channel his own higher self. Cayce's channeling sessions happened in a trance state that he would induce with help from his friend Al Layne or his wife until later in life, when he became accustomed enough to do so on his own. During these sessions, Cayce would answer questions on subjects as varied as healing, reincarnation, dreams, the afterlife, past-life, nutrition, Atlantis and future events. As a devout Christian and Sunday school teacher, his channelling claims were a source of trouble for him because channelling was typically criticized by practitioners of his faith as being demonic. Cayce, in contrast, believed that it was his subconscious mind exploring the dream realm, where he believed minds were timelessly connected. Cayce founded a nonprofit organization, the Association for Research and Enlightenment, to store and facilitate the study of his channelings, as well as run a hospital. A biographer gave him the nickname The Sleeping Prophet. (b. 1877)

Subject: Re: Religious Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/03/23 at 12:16 pm

January 3rd 1970 – Gladys Aylward, British-born evangelical Christian missionary to China, died of pneumonia. Her story was told in the book The Small Woman, by Alan Burgess, published in 1957, and made into the film The Inn of the Sixth Happiness, starring Ingrid Bergman, in 1958. The film was produced by Twentieth Century Fox, and filmed entirely in North Wales and England. (b. 1902)

Subject: Re: Musician Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/03/23 at 3:50 pm

January 3rd 2014 – Phillip "Phil" Everly, American singer and guitarist, died of lung disease. With his brother Don (1937-2021), The Everly Brothers were American country-influenced rock and roll singers, known for steel-string acoustic guitar and close harmony singing. (b. 1939)

:\'( :\'( :\'(

Subject: Re: Business Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/04/23 at 7:47 am

January 4th 1877 – Cornelius Vanderbilt, American business magnate and philanthropist, died from a complication of chronic disorders. He built his wealth in railroads and shipping. Born poor and having but a mediocre education, he used perseverance, intelligence and luck to work into leadership positions in the inland water trade, and invest in the rapidly growing railroad industry. He is best known for building the New York Central Railroad. As one of the richest Americans in history and wealthiest figures overall, Vanderbilt was the patriarch of a wealthy, influential family. (b. 1794)

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/04/23 at 9:11 am

January 4th 1965 – T. S. Eliot (Thomas Stearns Eliot), British essayist, publisher, playwright, literary and social critic, and "one of the twentieth century's major poets", died of emphysema. His best-known poems in the English language, including The Waste Land (1922), "The Hollow Men" (1925), "Ash Wednesday" (1930), and Four Quartets (1943). He was also known for his seven plays, particularly Murder in the Cathedral (1935) and The Cocktail Party (1949). He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1948, "for his outstanding, pioneer contribution to present-day poetry". (b. 1888)

Subject: Re: Musician Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/04/23 at 1:15 pm

January 4th 1986 – Phil Lynott, Irish musician, singer and songwriter, died of pneumonia and heart failure due to septicaemia. His most commercially successful group was Thin Lizzy, of which he was a founding member, the principal songwriter, lead vocalist and bassist. He later also found success as a solo artist. Growing up in Dublin in the 1960s, Lynott fronted several bands as a lead vocalist, most notably Skid Row alongside Gary Moore, before learning the bass guitar and forming Thin Lizzy in 1969. After initial success with "Whiskey in the Jar", the band found strong commercial success in the mid-1970s with hits such as "The Boys Are Back in Town", "Jailbreak" and "Waiting for an Alibi", and became a popular live attraction due to the combination of Lynott's vocal and songwriting skills and the use of dual lead guitars. Towards the end of the 1970s, Lynott also embarked upon a solo career, published two books of poetry, and after Thin Lizzy disbanded, he assembled and fronted the band Grand Slam, of which he was the leader until it folded in 1985. (b. 1949)

Subject: Re: Musician Death Anniversary

Written By: LyricBoy on 01/04/23 at 5:48 pm


January 4th 1986 – Phil Lynott, Irish musician, singer and songwriter, died of pneumonia and heart failure due to septicaemia.


Phil was The Man.  8)

Subject: Re: Royalty Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/05/23 at 1:16 am

January 5th 1066 – Edward the Confessor, English king, dies from an unknown condition. He was among the last Anglo-Saxon kings of England, and usually considered the last king of the House of Wessex, ruling from 1042 to 1066. (b. about 1004)

Subject: Re: Military Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/05/23 at 7:55 am

January 5th 1858 – Joseph Radetzky von Radetz, Bohemian nobleman and Austrian field marshal, died from pneumonia. He served as chief of the general staff in the Habsburg Monarchy during the later period of the Napoleonic Wars and afterwards began military reforms. A disciplined and fair man, he was so beloved by his troops that he was known as Vater ('Father') Radetzky. He is best known for the victories at the Battles of Custoza (24–25 July 1848) and Novara (23 March 1849) during the First Italian War of Independence. Johann Strauss I's Radetzky March was commissioned to commemorate Radetzky's victories at the Battle of Custoza. (b. 1766)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 01/06/23 at 10:44 pm

Today marks one year since the death of actor Sidney Poitier; he was 94.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 01/06/23 at 11:14 pm

Thirty years ago today, on January 6th 1993, American jazz musician Dizzy Gillespie passed away at the age of 75.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 01/08/23 at 11:10 am

Yesterday (January 7th) marks two years since the death of longtime Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda at age 93.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: LyricBoy on 01/08/23 at 11:54 am


Thirty years ago today, on January 6th 1993, American jazz musician Dizzy Gillespie passed away at the age of 75.


A buddy of mine who is a jazz musician once had lunch with Dizzy. Said he was a nice guy.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 01/08/23 at 12:39 pm


A buddy of mine who is a jazz musician once had lunch with Dizzy. Said he was a nice guy.

I am amazed at your connections with various celebs. O0

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 01/08/23 at 12:48 pm

Sixteen years ago today, on this date in 2007: Yvonne De Carlo, Canadian-American actress and singer, passed away at the age of 84. (She would have turned 100 a few months ago.)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 01/08/23 at 12:50 pm

Eli Whitney, American engineer and theorist who invented the cotton gin, died on this day in 1825; he was 59 years plus one month old.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: LyricBoy on 01/08/23 at 1:53 pm


A buddy of mine who is a jazz musician once had lunch with Dizzy. Said he was a nice guy.



I am amazed at your connections with various celebs. O0


Well, my buddy was just a customer on my newspaper route long ago. So my connection to Dizzy would be extremely distant.

That said, “Six Degrees of LyricBoy” would be a nice book for me to write.  ;D

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 01/08/23 at 6:44 pm


Well, my buddy was just a customer on my newspaper route long ago. So my connection to Dizzy would be extremely distant.

That said, “Six Degrees of LyricBoy” would be a nice book for me to write.  ;D

Even so, the connection doesn't have to be direct. It can be through a chain of people (as indicated in this example).

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: c_keenan2001@hotmail.com on 01/09/23 at 4:51 pm

Born 67 years ago today Kenny MacLean who played bass and keys for Platinum Blonde.

Died a year ago Bob Saget who played Danny Tanner on Full House and its Netflix show Fuller House.  He died of massive head traumma after he went to sleep in his hotel room and he didn't wake up.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: LyricBoy on 01/09/23 at 5:56 pm


Died a year ago Bob Saget who played Danny Tanner on Full House and its Netflix show Fuller House.  He died of massive head traumma after he went to sleep in his hotel room and he didn't wake up.


An acquaintance of mine, who is a foremost forensic pathologist, believes that the official manner of death (accident) is a fantasy. The injuries to Mr. Saget’s head were far too extensive to have simply been incurred by falling.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 01/09/23 at 10:52 pm



Died a year ago Bob Saget who played Danny Tanner on Full House and its Netflix show Fuller House.  He died of massive head traumma after he went to sleep in his hotel room and he didn't wake up.

That's right!!! :o When I'd first heard of his passing, I was curious as to what killed him...after a while, I had a better understanding of it.



The injuries to Mr. Saget’s head were far too extensive to have simply been incurred by falling.

...which is why I wondered in the first place.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: c_keenan2001@hotmail.com on 01/10/23 at 12:59 am


An acquaintance of mine, who is a foremost forensic pathologist, believes that the official manner of death (accident) is a fantasy. The injuries to Mr. Saget’s head were far too extensive to have simply been incurred by falling.


I didn't mention that he had died from a "fall" just that he had severe head traumma went to bed and he didn't wake up.  He could have hit his head on just about anything.  It doesn't mean that his injuries were officially caused by a fall. :(

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/10/23 at 2:45 am


An acquaintance of mine, who is a foremost forensic pathologist, believes that the official manner of death (accident) is a fantasy. The injuries to Mr. Saget’s head were far too extensive to have simply been incurred by falling.

I didn't mention that he had died from a "fall" just that he had severe head traumma went to bed and he didn't wake up.  He could have hit his head on just about anything.  It doesn't mean that his injuries were officially caused by a fall. :(
From wiki:

"An autopsy report released on February 9 found that Saget had blunt head trauma from an accidental blow to the back of his head, most likely from a fall, and had subsequently died from the resulting injuries (subdural hematoma and subarachnoid hemorrhage) in his sleep. He was infected with COVID-19 at the time, though there were no signs that it played a role in his death."

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/10/23 at 2:46 am

January 10th 2016 – David Bowie (born David Robert Jones), English singer-songwriter and actor died two days after his 69th birthday and the release of the album Blackstar, Bowie died of liver cancer. He was a leading figure in the music industry and is regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century. He was acclaimed by critics and musicians, particularly for his innovative work during the 1970s. His career was marked by reinvention and visual presentation, with his music and stagecraft having a significant impact on popular music. During his lifetime, his record sales, estimated at over 100 million records worldwide, made him one of the best-selling music artists of all time. In the UK, he was awarded ten platinum album certifications, eleven gold and eight silver, and released eleven number-one albums. In the US, he received five platinum and nine gold certifications. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996. Rolling Stone placed him among its list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time and named him the "Greatest Rock Star Ever" following his death in 2016. (b. 1947)

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Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: LyricBoy on 01/10/23 at 4:29 am


He could have hit his head on just about anything.  It doesn't mean that his injuries were officially caused by a fall. :(


Based on the numerous and extensive head wounds, he would have had to fallen backwards on quite a few blunt objects, multiple times.

Subject: Re: Noteworthy Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/10/23 at 5:04 am

January 10th 1917 – William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody, American soldier and hunter, died from kidney failure. He started working at the age of eleven, after his father's death, and became a rider for the Pony Express at age 15. During the American Civil War, he served the Union from 1863 to the end of the war in 1865. Later he served as a civilian scout for the US Army during the Indian Wars, receiving the Medal of Honor in 1872. One of the most famous and well-known figures of the American Old West, Buffalo Bill's legend began to spread when he was only 23. Shortly thereafter he started performing in shows that displayed cowboy themes and episodes from the frontier and Indian Wars. He founded Buffalo Bill's Wild West in 1883, taking his large company on tours in the United States and, beginning in 1887, in Great Britain and continental Europe. (b. 1846)

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/10/23 at 5:45 am

January 10th 1951 – Sinclair Lewis, American novelist, short-story writer, and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate, died from advanced alcoholism. In 1930, he became the first writer from the United States (and the first from the Americas) to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature, which was awarded "for his vigorous and graphic art of description and his ability to create, with wit and humor, new types of characters." He is best known for his novels Main Street (1920), Babbitt (1922), Arrowsmith (1925), Elmer Gantry (1927), Dodsworth (1929), and It Can't Happen Here (1935). His works are known for their critical views of American capitalism and materialism in the interwar period. (b. 1885)

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/10/23 at 8:10 am

January 10th 1961 – Dashiell Hammett, American author of hard-boiled detective novels and short stories, died of lung cancer. He was also a screenwriter and political activist. Among the enduring characters he created are Sam Spade (The Maltese Falcon), Nick and Nora Charles (The Thin Man), the Continental Op (Red Harvest and The Dain Curse) and the comic strip character Secret Agent X-9. (b. 1894)

Subject: Re: Noteworthy Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/11/23 at 6:18 am

January 11th 1753 – Hans Sloane, British physician, naturalist and collector, died from an unknown cause. His collection of 71,000 items which he bequeathed to the British nation, thus providing the foundation of the British Museum, the British Library and the Natural History Museum, London. He was elected to the Royal Society at the age of 24. Sloane travelled to the Caribbean in 1687 and documented his travels and findings with extensive publications years later. Sloane was a renowned medical doctor among the aristocracy, and was elected to the Royal College of Physicians at age 27. He is credited with creating drinking chocolate. Streets and places were later named after him, including Hans Place, Hans Crescent, and Sloane Square in and around Chelsea, London – the area of his final residence – and also Sir Hans Sloane Square in his birthplace in Ireland, Killyleagh. Following protests against people involved with slavery, a bust of Sloane was removed in August 2020 from prominent display in the British Museum. (b. 1660)

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/11/23 at 8:03 am

January 11th 1843 – Francis Scott Key, American lawyer, author, and amateur poet, died from pleurisy. He wrote the lyrics to the United States' national anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner". (b. 1779)

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/11/23 at 10:17 am

January 11th 1928 – Thomas Hardy, English novelist and poet dies from pleurisy. A Victorian realist in the tradition of George Eliot, he was influenced both in his novels and in his poetry by Romanticism, especially William Wordsworth. He was highly critical of much in Victorian society, especially on the declining status of rural people in Britain, such as those from his native South West England. He gained fame as the author of such novels as Far from the Madding Crowd (1874), The Mayor of Casterbridge (1886), Tess of the d'Urbervilles (1891), and Jude the Obscure (1895). (b. 1840)

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/11/23 at 12:43 pm

January 11th 1986 – Sid Chaplin, English writer, died from an undisclosed illness. His works (novels, television screenplays, poetry and short stories) are mostly set in the North East England of the 1940s and 1950s. (b. 1916)  *Not to be confused with Sydney Chaplin, brother of actor and film director Charlie Chaplin.*

Subject: Re: Musical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/11/23 at 3:13 pm

January 11th 1954 – Oscar Straus, Viennese composer of operettas and film scores and songs, died from an undisclosed illness. He also wrote about 500 cabaret songs, chamber music, and orchestral and choral works. His original name was actually Strauss, but for professional purposes he deliberately omitted the final 's', since he wished not to be associated with the musical Strauss family of Vienna. However, he did follow the advice of Johann Strauss II in 1898 about abandoning the prospective lure of writing waltzes for the more lucrative business of writing for the theatre. Straus' best-known works are Ein Walzertraum (A Waltz Dream), and The Chocolate Soldier (Der tapfere Soldat). The waltz arrangement from the former is probably his most enduring orchestral work. Among his most famous songs is the theme song from the 1950 film La Ronde. (b. 1870)

Subject: Re: Exploration Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/11/23 at 3:45 pm

January 11th 2008 – Edmund Hillary, New Zealand mountaineer, explorer, and philanthropist, died of heart failure. On 29 May 1953, Hillary and Nepalese Sherpa mountaineer Tenzing Norgay became the first climbers confirmed to have reached the summit of Mount Everest. They were part of the ninth British expedition to Everest, led by John Hunt. TIME magazine named Hillary one of the 100 most influential people of the 20th century. (b. 1919)

Subject: Re: Exploration Death Anniversary

Written By: LyricBoy on 01/11/23 at 5:06 pm


January 11th 2008 – Edmund Hillary, New Zealand mountaineer, explorer, and philanthropist, died of heart failure. On 29 May 1953, Hillary and Nepalese Sherpa mountaineer Tenzing Norgay became the first climbers confirmed to have reached the summit of Mount Everest. They were part of the ninth British expedition to Everest, led by John Hunt. TIME magazine named Hillary one of the 100 most influential people of the 20th century. (b. 1919)


Hillary Clinton’s clairvoyant mother named her after Sir Edmund Hillary, who climbed Mount Everest when Hillary Rodham was 5 years old.  ;)

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/12/23 at 4:08 am

January 12th 1976 – Agatha Christie, English crime novelist, short story writer and playwright, died of natural causes. She is best known for her 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections, particularly those revolving around her fictional detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. She also wrote the world's longest-running play, a murder mystery, The Mousetrap, and six romances under the name Mary Westmacott. In 1971 she was elevated to Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) for her contribution to literature. On 3 December 1926, the Christies quarrelled, and Archie left their house, Styles, in Sunningdale, Berkshire, to spend the weekend with his mistress at Godalming, Surrey. That same evening, around 9:45 pm, Christie disappeared from her home, leaving behind a letter for her secretary saying that she was going to Yorkshire. Her car, a Morris Cowley, was later found at Newlands Corner, perched above a chalk quarry, with an expired driving licence and clothes. Her disappearance caused an outcry from the public. The Home Secretary, William Joynson-Hicks, pressured police, and a newspaper offered a £100 reward. Over a thousand police officers, 15,000 volunteers, and several aeroplanes scoured the rural landscape. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle even gave a spirit medium one of Christie's gloves to find the missing woman. Dorothy L. Sayers visited the house in Surrey, later using the scenario in her book Unnatural Death. Christie's disappearance was featured on the front page of The New York Times. Despite the extensive manhunt, she was not found for 10 days. On 14 December 1926, she was found at the Swan Hydropathic Hotel (now the Old Swan Hotel) in Harrogate, Yorkshire, registered as Mrs Teresa Neele (the surname of her husband's lover) from Cape Town. (b. 1890)

Subject: Re: Musician Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/12/23 at 11:56 am

January 12th 2003 – Maurice Gibb, British singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer died unexpectedly from complications of a twisted intestine. He achieved fame as a member of the British pop group the Bee Gees. Although his brothers Barry and Robin Gibb were the group's main lead singers, most of their albums included at least one or two compositions by Maurice, including "Lay It on Me", "Country Woman" and "On Time". The Bee Gees were one of the most successful rock-pop groups ever. Gibb's role in the group focused on melody and arrangements, providing backing vocal harmony and playing a variety of instruments. (b. 1949)

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Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 01/13/23 at 9:18 pm

Teddy Pendergrass, American singer-songwriter, passed away 13 years ago today at the age of 59. (He would have been 60 had he lived another 72 days.)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 01/13/23 at 9:20 pm

Johnny Podres, American baseball player and coach, passed away 15 years ago on this day; he was 75.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 01/13/23 at 9:24 pm

Died 45 years ago today, back in 1978: Hubert Humphrey - American pharmacist, academic, and politician, 38th Vice President of the United States; he was 66 (b. 1911).
As his tenure as Vice President (under LBJ) was coming to a close, he won the 1968 Democratic presidential nomination, but went on to lose the general election to Republican Richard Nixon.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: LyricBoy on 01/14/23 at 7:05 am


Teddy Pendergrass, American singer-songwriter, passed away 13 years ago today at the age of 59. (He would have been 60 had he lived another 72 days.)


Here’s a pic of Teddy in his heyday, before his car accident:

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Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 01/14/23 at 1:38 pm

Today marks 7 years since the death of René Angélil, Canadian music producer, at the age of 73. (He missed his 74th birthday by just two days.) His wife, Canadian singer Celine Dion, was 26 years his junior!

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: LyricBoy on 01/15/23 at 5:47 am

Singer/rapper Pitbull was born on this day in 1981.  8)

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Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: LyricBoy on 01/15/23 at 5:50 am

The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was worn on this day 94 years ago in 1929. 

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Martin_Luther_King%2C_Jr..jpg/800px-Martin_Luther_King%2C_Jr..jpg

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: LyricBoy on 01/15/23 at 5:53 am

Chad Lowe, younger brother of Atkinson Diet pitch man Rob Lowe, turns 55 today. (b. 1968)

Subject: Re: Musician Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/15/23 at 2:53 pm

January 15th 1994 – Harry Nilsson, American singer-songwriter, died of heart failure. He achieved the peak of his commercial success in the early 1970s. His work is characterized by pioneering vocal overdub experiments, returns to the Great American Songbook, and fusions of Caribbean sounds. A tenor with a 3+1⁄2 octave range, Nilsson was one of the few major pop-rock recording artists to achieve significant commercial success without ever performing major public concerts or undertaking regular tours. The craft of his songs and the defiant attitude he projected remain touchstones for later generations of indie rock musicians. While working as a computer programmer at a bank, he grew interested in musical composition and close-harmony singing, and was successful in having some of his songs recorded by various artists such as the Monkees. In 1967, he debuted on RCA Victor with the LP Pandemonium Shadow Show, followed by a variety of releases that include a collaboration with Randy Newman (Nilsson Sings Newman, 1970) and the original children's story The Point! (1971). His most commercially successful album, Nilsson Schmilsson (1971), produced the international top 10 singles "Without You" and "Coconut". His other top 10 hit, "Everybody's Talkin'" (1968), was featured prominently in the 1969 film Midnight Cowboy. A version of Nilsson's "One", released by Three Dog Night in 1969, also reached the U.S. top 10. (b. 1941)

Subject: Re: Musician Death Anniversary

Written By: LyricBoy on 01/15/23 at 3:04 pm


January 15th 1994 – Harry Nilsson, American singer-songwriter, died of heart failure.


Harry occasionally rented out his apartment at Flat 12, 9 Curzon Place in London to fellow musicians. Two of them, Cass Elliott and Keith Moon, died in that apartment.  :o

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/15/23 at 3:14 pm


Harry occasionally rented out his apartment at Flat 12, 9 Curzon Place in London to fellow musicians. Two of them, Cass Elliott and Keith Moon, died in that apartment.  :o
I have always meant to view this building to see if there are any plaques remembering the sad events there.

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/16/23 at 3:48 am

January 16th 1817 – Alexander J. Dallas, American statesman, died from an unrecorded cause. He served as the 6th United States Secretary of the Treasury from 1814 to 1816 under President James Madison. Dallas County, Alabama, and Dallas Township, Pennsylvania, are named for him. Six U.S. Coast Guard Cutters have been named DALLAS, the most recent was USCGC DALLAS (WHEC-716). Fort Dallas in Florida and the U.S. Navy ship USS Dallas (DD-199) were named after his son, Alexander J. Dallas, who died during his Navy service. His other son George Mifflin Dallas was Vice President under James K. Polk and one possible namesake for Dallas, Texas; his father and brother are other possible namesakes of the Texas City. (b. 1759)

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/16/23 at 5:15 am

January 16th 1907 – Hélène Napoleone Bonaparte, died from an unknown cause. She was the daughter of Napoleon by his mistress, Albine de Montholon, wife of Charles Tristan, marquis de Montholon, and sister of Charles-François-Frédéric, marquis de Montholon-Sémonville. She was born Napoléone Marie Hélène Charlotte de Montholon-Sémonville in Saint Helena while Albine and Montholon were with Napoleon in exile there. Napoleon never acknowledged Hélène, although she was said to bear a striking resemblance to him. Nothing else is known of Hélène's life after she left Saint Helena. (b. 1816)

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/16/23 at 7:12 am

January 16th 1942 – Carole Lombard (born Jane Alice Peters), American actress, particularly noted for her energetic, often off-beat roles in screwball comedies, was killed in a plane crash. In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked Lombard 23rd on its list of the greatest female stars of Classic Hollywood Cinema. After appearing in several short silent films, she signed a contract with Paramount and began casting Lombard as a leading lady, primarily in drama films. Her profile increased when she married William Powell in 1931, but the couple divorced amicably after two years. A turning point in Lombard's career came when she starred in Howard Hawks's pioneering screwball comedy Twentieth Century (1934). The actress found her niche in this genre, and continued to appear in films such as Hands Across the Table (1935) (forming a popular partnership with Fred MacMurray), My Man Godfrey (1936), for which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress, and Nothing Sacred (1937). At this time, Lombard married "The King of Hollywood", Clark Gable, and the supercouple gained much attention from the media. Keen to win an Oscar, Lombard began to move towards more serious roles at the end of the decade. Unsuccessful in this aim, she returned to comedy in Alfred Hitchcock's Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1941) and Ernst Lubitsch's To Be or Not to Be (1942), her final film role. Her career was cut short when she died at the age of 33 aboard TWA Flight 3, which crashed on Mount Potosi, Nevada, while returning from a war bond tour. (b. 1908)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/16/23 at 3:02 pm

January 16th 2021 – Phil Spector (born Harvey Phillip Spector), American singer-songwriter and producer, died from an undisclosed cause. He began his career in 1958 as co-founder, guitarist, and vocalist of the Teddy Bears, penning their US number-one single "To Know Him Is to Love Him". In 1960, he co-founded Philles Records, and at the age of 21, became the youngest ever US label owner to that point. Throughout the 1960s, he wrote, co-wrote, or produced records for acts such as the Ronettes, the Crystals, and Ike & Tina Turner. He typically collaborated with arranger Jack Nitzsche, engineer Larry Levine, and a de facto house band that later became known as "the Wrecking Crew". Spector initially retired from the music industry in 1966. In 1969, Spector returned to his career and subsequently produced the Beatles' album Let It Be (1970), as well as several solo records by the band's John Lennon and George Harrison. By the mid-1970s, Spector had produced eighteen US Top 10 singles for various artists, but following work with Leonard Cohen, Dion DiMucci, and the Ramones, he remained largely inactive and affected by personal struggles. His chart-toppers included "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" (co-written and produced for the Righteous Brothers, 1964), "The Long and Winding Road" (produced for the Beatles, 1970), and "My Sweet Lord" (produced for Harrison, 1970). According to BMI, "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" is the song that received the most US airplay in the 20th century. (b. 1939)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: LyricBoy on 01/16/23 at 5:54 pm


January 16th 2021 – Phil Spector (born Harvey Phillip Spector), American singer-songwriter and producer, died from an undisclosed cause.


Ol’ Phil married a girl who was a classmate of one of my coworkers while he was out on bail facing charges in the Lana Clarkson murder case. She was 41 years younger than him. :o. Their wedded bliss lasted for 12 years but they split up 2 years before he bit it.

Subject: Re: Presidential Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/17/23 at 3:22 am

January 17th 1893 – Rutherford B. Hayes, American lawyer and politician, died of complications of a heart attack. He served as the 19th president of the United States from 1877 to 1881, after serving in the U.S. House of Representatives and as governor of Ohio. Before the U.S. Civil War, Hayes was a lawyer and staunch abolitionist who defended refugee slaves in court proceedings. He served in the Union Army and the House of Representatives before assuming the presidency. His presidency represents a turning point in U.S. history, as historians consider it the formal end of Reconstruction. By placating southern Democrats, Hayes ended all federal efforts to bring racial equality to the South. (b. 1822)

Subject: Re: Scientific Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/17/23 at 5:48 am

January 17th 1911 – Francis Galton, English biologist, polymath, a statistician, sociologist, psychologist, anthropologist, eugenicist, tropical explorer, geographer, inventor, meteorologist, proto-geneticist, and psychometrician, died from an undisclosed cause. Galton produced over 340 papers and books. He also created the statistical concept of correlation and widely promoted regression toward the mean. He was the first to apply statistical methods to the study of human differences and inheritance of intelligence, and introduced the use of questionnaires and surveys for collecting data on human communities, which he needed for genealogical and biographical works and for his anthropometric studies. He was a pioneer of eugenics, coining the term itself in 1883, and also coined the phrase "nature versus nurture". His book Hereditary Genius (1869) was the first social scientific attempt to study genius and greatness. He was knighted in 1909. (b. 1822)

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/17/23 at 9:11 am

January 17th 1972 – Betty Smith (born Elisabeth Lillian Wehne), American author and playwright, died of pneumonia. She became an active member of a social service centre on Jackson Street called the School Settlement Association, and it was likely there rather than her apartment that the tree grew which gave name to her book. It was there that she met her husband, the coach of her debate team, George H. E. Smith, a fellow German-American whose family name had been changed during WWI from Schmidt. These experiences served as the framework to her first novel, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1943). (b. 1896)

Subject: Re: Astronomical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/17/23 at 2:23 pm

January 17th 1997 – Clyde Tombaugh, American astronomer, died from an undisclosed cause. He discovered Pluto in 1930, the first object to be discovered in what would later be identified as the Kuiper belt. At the time of discovery, Pluto was considered a planet but was later reclassified as a dwarf planet in 2006. Tombaugh also discovered many asteroids. He also called for the serious scientific research of unidentified flying objects, or UFOs. (b. 1906)

Subject: Re: Presidential Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/18/23 at 2:48 am

January 18th 1862 – John Tyler, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, died after most likely due to a stroke. He was the tenth President of the United States (1841–45). He was also, briefly, the tenth Vice President (1841), elected to that office on the 1840 Whig ticket with William Henry Harrison. Tyler became president after Harrison's death in April 1841, only a month after the start of the new administration. (b. 1790)

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/18/23 at 5:42 am

January 18th 1936 – Rudyard Kipling, English author and poet, Nobel Prize laureate, dies from a perforated duodenal ulcer. His works of fiction include The Jungle Book (1894), Kim (1901), and many short stories, including "The Man Who Would Be King" (1888). His poems include "Mandalay" (1890), "Gunga Din" (1890), "The Gods of the Copybook Headings" (1919), "The White Man's Burden" (1899), and "If—" (1910). He is regarded as a major innovator in the art of the short story; his children's books are classics of children's literature, and one critic described his work as exhibiting "a versatile and luminous narrative gift". (b. 1865)

Subject: Re: Comedic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/18/23 at 6:56 am

January 18th 1952 – Curly Howard, American comedian and vaudevillian actor, died after a series of strokes. He was best known as a member of the American farce comedy team the Three Stooges, which also featured his older brothers Moe and Shemp Howard and actor Larry Fine. Curly was generally considered the most popular and recognizable of the Stooges. He was well known for his high-pitched voice and vocal expressions ("nyuk-nyuk-nyuk!", "woob-woob-woob!", "soitenly!" (certainly), and barking like a dog) as well as his physical comedy (e.g., falling on ground and pivoting on his shoulder as he "walked" in circular motion), improvisations, and athleticism. An untrained actor, Curly borrowed (and significantly exaggerated) the "woob woob" from "nervous" and soft-spoken comedian Hugh Herbert. Curly's unique version of "woob-woob-woob" was firmly established by the time of the Stooges' second Columbia film, Punch Drunks (1934). Curly was forced to leave the Three Stooges act in 1946 when a massive stroke ended his showbusiness career. (b. 1903)

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/18/23 at 10:15 am

January 18th 2017 – Rachael Heyhoe Flint, Baroness Heyhoe Flint, English cricketer, businesswoman and philanthropist, died after a short undisclosed cause. She was best known for being captain of England from 1966 to 1978, and was unbeaten in six Test series: in total, she played for the English women's cricket team from 1960 to 1982. Heyhoe Flint was captain when her team won the inaugural 1973 Women's Cricket World Cup, which England hosted. She was also the first female cricketer to hit a six in a Test match, and one of the first ten women to become a member of the MCC. (b. 1939)

Subject: Re: Musician Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/18/23 at 1:20 pm

September 18th 2021 – Jimmie Rodgers, American singer-songwriter and guitarist, died from an undisclosed cause. He had a run of hits and mainstream popularity in the 1950s and 1960s. His string of crossover singles ranked highly on the Billboard Pop Singles, Hot Country and Western Sides, and Hot Rhythm and Blues Sides charts; in the 1960s, Rodgers had more modest successes with adult contemporary music. In the summer of 1957, he recorded his own version of "Honeycomb", which had been written by Bob Merrill and recorded by Georgie Shaw three years earlier. The tune was Rodgers' biggest hit, staying on the top of the charts for four weeks. It sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc by the RIAA. Over the following year he had a number of other hits that reached the Top 10 on the charts: "Kisses Sweeter than Wine", "Oh-Oh, I'm Falling in Love Again", "Secretly", and "Are You Really Mine". Other hits include "Bo Diddley", "Bimbombey", "Ring-a-ling-a-lario", "Tucumcari", "Tender Love and Care (T.L.C)", and a version of Waltzing Matilda as a film tie-in with the apocalyptic movie On the Beach. In the United Kingdom, "Honeycomb" reached number 30 in the UK Singles Chart in November 1957, but "Kisses Sweeter than Wine" climbed to number 7 the following month. Both "Kisses Sweeter than Wine" and "Oh-Oh, I'm Falling in Love Again" were million sellers. He is not directly related to the earlier country singer Jimmie C. Rodgers, who coincidentally died the same year the younger Rodgers was born. Among country audiences, and in his official songwriting credits, the younger Rodgers is often known as Jimmie F. Rodgers to differentiate the two. (b. 1933)

Subject: Re: Musician Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/23 at 3:58 am

January 19th 1990 – Alberto Semprini, English pianist, composer and conductor, died from an undisclosed illness. He graduated from the Verdi Conservatory in Milan in 1928, having studied composition and conducting as well as honing his skills at the piano. In Italy he performed a broad range of music, from pop to jazz and classical, and in 1938 led his first radio orchestra in Italy. In the late 1950s he also featured regularly at the San Remo Festival. Back in the UK, he hosted a light music programme, Semprini Serenade, which he introduced with the words: "Old ones, new ones, loved ones, neglected ones". The program first aired on BBC Radio in 1957 and continued for around 25 years. Although his 'house band' was the New Abbey Light Symphony Orchestra on his commercial records, on radio he was always accompanied by one of the BBC's own staff orchestras – initially the BBC Revue Orchestra. Semprini also wrote a number of original light music compositions, including Concerto Appassionato and Mediterranean Concerto, which he used as the theme tune for his radio show. (b. 1908)

Subject: Re: Exploration Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/23 at 7:09 am

January 19th 1882 – Hermann Schlagintweit, German explorer of Central Asia, died from an unknown cause. The brothers Hermann, Adolph and Robert Schlagintweit were commissioned by the British East India Company to study the earth's magnetic field in South and Central Asia. They were the first Europeans to cross the Kunlun Mountains and the first to explore the region between Karakoram and Kunlun. (b. 1826)

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/23 at 10:28 am

January 19th 1997 – James Dickey, American poet and novelist, died of complications of lung disease. He was appointed the eighteenth United States Poet Laureate in 1966. He also received the Order of the South award. Dickey was best known for his novel Deliverance (1970) which was adapted into an acclaimed film of the same name. (b. 1923)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/23 at 12:58 pm

January 19th 2000 – Hedy Lamarr, Austrian-American actress, singer, and mathematician, her death certificate cited three causes: heart failure, chronic valvular heart disease, and arteriosclerotic heart disease. She appeared in numerous popular feature films, including Algiers (1938), I Take This Woman (1940), Comrade X (1940), Come Live With Me (1941), H.M. Pulham, Esq. (1941), and Samson and Delilah (1949). She co-invented an early version of frequency-hopping spread spectrum communication for torpedo guidance (b. 1914)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 01/20/23 at 11:35 pm


The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was worn on this day 94 years ago in 1929. 

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That should be posted in “Dead Peoples Birthdays For Today.” On April 4th, we’ll mention him on this thread, since that’s the day he died (in 1968).

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 01/20/23 at 11:36 pm

Today marks one year since the death of American rock musician Meat Loaf, who would have been 75 had he lived another eight months. :\'(

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: c_keenan2001@hotmail.com on 01/22/23 at 1:18 am

1960

Michael Keiland John Hutchence was born on this day in Sidney, NSW, Australia.


Australian Actor Heath Ledger died on this day in 2008 of a fatal pill overdose.  He would have turned 44 in April of this year.  He left behind his life partner actress Michelle Williams and their daughter Matilda Rose Ledger who is now 17 years old. 

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 01/22/23 at 1:47 pm

Six years ago today, on January 22nd 2017, two Dominican baseball players were killed in separate vehicular accidents: Yordano Ventura and Andy Marte. :\'(

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: LyricBoy on 01/23/23 at 8:03 pm

Celebrated talk show host Johnny Carson bit it on this day back in 2005.  :\'(

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 01/24/23 at 7:38 pm

Thurgood Marshall, American lawyer and jurist, passed away 30 years ago today at 84 1/2 years of age.

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/25/23 at 3:08 am

January 25th 1640 – Robert Burton, English writer and fellow of Oxford University, died from an unrecorded cause. Best known for his encyclopedic book The Anatomy of Melancholy. His education at Oxford was unusually lengthy, possibly drawn out by an affliction of melancholy, and including an early transfer to Christ Church. Burton received an MA and BD, and by 1607 was qualified as a tutor. From as early as 1603, Burton indulged early literary interests at Oxford, including some Latin poems, a now-lost play performed before and panned by King James I himself, and his only surviving play: an academic satire called Philosophaster. This work, though less well regarded than Burton's masterpiece, has notably "received more attention than most of the other surviving examples of university drama". (b. 1577)

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/25/23 at 3:41 am

January 25th 1908 – Ouida (born Maria Louise Ramé), English-Italian author, died in Italy from pneumonia. She wrote more than 40 novels, as well as short stories, children's books and essays. Moderately successful, she lived a life of luxury, entertaining many of the literary figures of the day. Under Two Flags, one of her most famous novels, described the British in Algeria. It expressed sympathy for the French colonists—with whom Ouida deeply identified—and, to some extent, the Arabs. The novel was adapted for the stage, and was filmed six times. Her novel A Dog of Flanders is considered a children's classic in much of Asia. The American author Jack London cited her novel Signa, as one of the reasons for his literary success. Her lavish lifestyle eventually led her to penury, and her works were put up for auction to pay her debts. (b. 1839)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/25/23 at 7:08 am

January 25th 2017 – John Hurt, English actor, died of pancreatic cancer. His career spanned more than 50 years and came to prominence for his role as Richard Rich in the film A Man for All Seasons (1966) and gained BAFTA Award nominations for his portrayals of Timothy Evans in 10 Rillington Place (1971) and Quentin Crisp in television film The Naked Civil Servant (1975) – winning his first BAFTA for the latter. He played Caligula in the BBC TV series I, Claudius (1976). Hurt's performance in the prison drama Midnight Express (1978) brought him international renown and earned Golden Globe and BAFTA Awards, along with an Academy Award nomination. His BAFTA-nominated portrayal of astronaut Kane, in the science-fiction horror film Alien (1979), yielded a scene where an alien creature burst out of his chest. It has been named by several publications as one of the most memorable moments in cinema history. Hurt earned his third competitive BAFTA, along with his second Oscar and Golden Globe nominations, as John Merrick in David Lynch's biopic The Elephant Man (1980). Other significant roles during the 1980s included Bob Champion in biopic Champions (1984), Mr. Braddock in the Stephen Frears drama The Hit (1984), Winston Smith in Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984) and Stephen Ward in the drama depicting the Profumo affair, Scandal (1989). Hurt was again BAFTA-nominated for his work in Irish drama The Field (1990) and played the primary villain, James Graham, in the epic adventure Rob Roy (1995). His later films include the Harry Potter film series (2001–11), the Hellboy films (2004 and 2008), supernatural thriller The Skeleton Key (2005), western The Proposition (2005), political thriller V for Vendetta (2005), sci-fi adventure Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) and the Cold War espionage film Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011). Hurt reprised his role as Quentin Crisp in An Englishman in New York (2009), which brought his seventh BAFTA nomination. He portrayed the War Doctor in the BBC TV series Doctor Who in 2013. Hurt was regarded as one of Britain's finest actors; director David Lynch described him as "simply the greatest actor in the world". He possessed what was described as the "most distinctive voice in Britain", likened by The Observer to "nicotine sieved through dirty, moonlit gravel". His voice acting career encompassed films such as Watership Down (1978), The Lord of the Rings (1978), The Plague Dogs (1982), The Black Cauldron (1985) and Dogville (2003), as well as BBC TV series Merlin (2008–2012). In 2012, he was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement BAFTA Award, in recognition of his "outstanding contribution to cinema". He was knighted in 2015 for his services to drama. (b. 1940)

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Subject: Re: Comedic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/25/23 at 12:35 pm

January 25th 2022 – Barry Cryer, English writer, comedian and actor, died from an undisclosed cause. He has written for many noted performers, including Dave Allen, Stanley Baxter, Jack Benny, Rory Bremner, George Burns, Jasper Carrott, Tommy Cooper, Les Dawson, Dick Emery, Kenny Everett, Bruce Forsyth, Sir David Frost, Bob Hope, Frankie Howerd, Richard Pryor, Spike Milligan, Mike Yarwood, The Two Ronnies and Morecambe and Wise. He also wrote episodes for the television comedy series Doctor in the House. (b. 1935)

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Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/25/23 at 2:03 pm

January 25th 1981 – Adele Astaire (born Adele Marie Austerlitz), American actress, singer, and dancer, died after suffering a stroke. After beginning work as a dancer and vaudeville performer at the age of nine, Astaire built a successful performance career with her younger brother, Fred Astaire. The brother and sister act initially worked their way through vaudeville circuits, finally achieving a breakthrough with their first Broadway roles in 1917. Astaire became known for her talents as a skilled dancer and comedienne, starring in hit Broadway musicals such as Lady, Be Good! (1924), Funny Face (1927) and The Band Wagon (1931). The siblings took several of their more popular shows to Britain's West End during the 1920s, where they were soon international celebrities, meeting members of the British royal family and prominent figures from contemporary arts and literature circles. (b. 1896)

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/26/23 at 5:19 am

January 26th 2020 – Kobe Bryant, American basketball player, died in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, California, along with his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven others. A shooting guard, he spent his entire 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, Bryant helped the Lakers win five NBA championships, and was an 18-time All-Star, a 15-time member of the All-NBA Team, a 12-time member of the All-Defensive Team, the 2008 NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP), and a two-time NBA Finals MVP. Bryant also led the NBA in scoring twice, and ranks fourth on the league's all-time regular season scoring and all-time postseason scoring lists. At the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics, he won two gold medals as a member of the U.S. national team. In 2018, he won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film for his 2017 film Dear Basketball. Bryant died at age 41, along with his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven others, (b. 1978)

Subject: Re: Scientific Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/26/23 at 7:11 am

January 26th 1823 – Edward Jenner, English physician and scientist, died from a stroke. He was the pioneer of the smallpox vaccine, the world's first vaccine. The terms "vaccine" and "vaccination" are derived from Variolae vaccinae (smallpox of the cow), the term devised by Jenner to denote cowpox. He used it in 1798 in the long title of his Inquiry into the Variolae vaccinae known as the Cow Pox, in which he described the protective effect of cowpox against smallpox. (b. 1749)

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/26/23 at 9:25 am

January 26th 2000 – A. E. van Vogt (Alfred Elton van Vogt), Canadian-American science fiction author, died from Alzheimer's disease. His fragmented, bizarre narrative style influenced later science fiction writers, notably Philip K. Dick. He was one of the most popular and influential practitioners of science fiction in the mid-twentieth century, the genre's so-called Golden Age, and one of the most complex. The Science Fiction Writers of America named him their 14th Grand Master in 1995 (presented 1996). (b. 1912)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/26/23 at 1:47 pm

January 26th 1992 – José Ferrer (born José Vicente Ferrer de Otero y Cintrón), Puerto Rican-American actor, died of colorectal cancer. He was the first Puerto Rican-born actor and the first Hispanic actor to win an Academy Award (in 1950 for Cyrano de Bergerac). He is well known today for his performance as the defense attorney in The Caine Mutiny. In 1947, Ferrer won the Tony Award for his theatrical performance of Cyrano de Bergerac, and in 1952, he won the Distinguished Dramatic Actor Award for The Shrike, and also the Outstanding Director Award for directing the plays The Shrike, The Fourposter, and Stalag 17. Ferrer's contributions to American theatre were recognized in 1981, when he was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame. In 1985, he received the National Medal of Arts from Ronald Reagan, becoming the first actor to receive that honor. (b. 1912)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: LyricBoy on 01/26/23 at 6:04 pm


January 26th 1992 – José Ferrer (born José Vicente Ferrer de Otero y Cintrón), Puerto Rican-American actor, died of colorectal cancer.


Father of the late actor Miguel Ferrar, who bore a striking resemblance to none other than our Howard here at InThe00s.  8)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 01/26/23 at 9:35 pm


January 26th 2020 – Kobe Bryant, American basketball player, died in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, California, along with his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven others. A shooting guard, he spent his entire 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, Bryant helped the Lakers win five NBA championships, and was an 18-time All-Star, a 15-time member of the All-NBA Team, a 12-time member of the All-Defensive Team, the 2008 NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP), and a two-time NBA Finals MVP. Bryant also led the NBA in scoring twice, and ranks fourth on the league's all-time regular season scoring and all-time postseason scoring lists. At the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics, he won two gold medals as a member of the U.S. national team. In 2018, he won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film for his 2017 film Dear Basketball. (b. 1978)

I was just remembering the fact that it’s been three years since this tragic incident. :\'( And that it happened locally to me.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 01/27/23 at 11:32 pm

Two years ago today, back in 2021, actress Cloris Leachman passed away at age 94.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 01/27/23 at 11:34 pm

Pete Seeger - American folk singer and social activist - passed away nine years ago today, back in 2014, at age 94.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 01/27/23 at 11:42 pm

Claude Akins, American actor, passed away on this date in 1994. He was in fact 67 2/3 years of age (not 75; he was in fact born in May of 1926, not 1918 as certain film reference works have mentioned).

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays

Written By: c_keenan2001@hotmail.com on 01/28/23 at 2:20 am

Nick Carter of the Backstreet Boys turns 43 today.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 01/29/23 at 4:24 pm

Four years ago today, back in 2019, singer James Ingram died from brain cancer just 18 days shy of his 67th birthday. :\'(

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 01/30/23 at 11:48 pm

On this day in 2006: Coretta Scott King, American author and activist who was the widow of Martin Luther King Jr. - passed away at 78 3/4 years of age.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: c_keenan2001@hotmail.com on 01/31/23 at 1:53 am

Justin Randall Timberlake was born 42 years ago today in Memphis, Tennessee.

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/31/23 at 8:15 am

January 31st 1606 – Guy Fawkes (also known as Guido Fawkes), English soldier, was executed after confessing to wanting to blow up the House of Lords. He was a member of a group of provincial English Catholics who was involved in the failed Gunpowder Plot of 1605. He was born and educated in York; his father died when Fawkes was eight years old, after which his mother married a recusant Catholic. (b. 1570)

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/31/23 at 11:48 am

January 31st 1956 – A. A. Milne (Alan Alexander Milne), English author, died from an undisclosed cause. Best known for his books about the teddy bear Winnie-the-Pooh and for various poems. The bear appears in two volumes of stories, Winnie-the-Pooh (1926) and The House at Pooh Corner (1928). The books also feature the characters Christopher Robin (named after Milne's son), Piglet, Tigger, Eeyore among others. Milne included a poem about the bear in the children's verse book When We Were Very Young (1924) and many more in Now We Are Six (1927). He served in both World Wars, joining the British Army in World War I, and as a captain of the British Home Guard in World War II. (b. 1882)

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/31/23 at 2:56 pm

January 31st 1995 – George Abbott, American director, producer, and screenwriter, died of a stroke. He started acting on Broadway in 1913, debuting in The Misleading Lady. While acting in several plays in New York City, he began to write; his first successful play was The Fall Guy (1925). Abbott acquired a reputation as an astute "show doctor". He frequently was called upon to supervise changes when a show was having difficulties in tryouts or previews prior to its Broadway opening. His first hit was Broadway, written and directed in partnership with Philip Dunning, whose play Abbott "rejiggered". It opened on September 16, 1926, at the Broadhurst Theatre and ran for 603 performances. Other successes followed, and it was a rare year that did not have an Abbott production on Broadway. He also worked in Hollywood as a film writer and director  while continuing with his theater work. Among those who worked with Abbott early in their careers are Desi Arnaz, Gene Kelly, June Havoc, Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Leonard Bernstein, Jule Styne, Stephen Sondheim, Elaine Stritch, John Kander, Fred Ebb, Carol Burnett and Liza Minnelli. He introduced the "fast-paced, tightly integrated style that influenced" performers and especially directors such as Jerome Robbins, Bob Fosse and Hal Prince. (b. 1887)

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/01/23 at 2:00 am

February 1st 1851 – Mary Shelley (Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, née Godwin), English novelist, died of a suspected brain tumour. She wrote the Gothic novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus (1818), which is considered an early example of science fiction. She also edited and promoted the works of her husband, the Romantic poet and philosopher Percy Bysshe Shelley. Her father was the political philosopher William Godwin and her mother was the philosopher and feminist activist Mary Wollstonecraft. (b. 1797)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/01/23 at 4:07 am

February 1st 1966 – Joseph Frank “Buster” Keaton, American actor, comedian, film director, producer, screenwriter, and stunt performer, died of lung cancer. He is best known for his silent films, in which his trademark was physical comedy with a consistently stoic, deadpan expression that earned him the nickname "The Great Stone Face". Critic Roger Ebert wrote of Keaton's "extraordinary period from 1920 to 1929" when he "worked without interruption" on a series of films that made him "the greatest actor-director in the history of the movies". His career declined when he signed with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and lost his artistic independence. His wife divorced him, and he descended into alcoholism. He recovered in the 1940s, remarried, and revived his career as an honored comic performer for the rest of his life, earning an Academy Honorary Award in 1959. Many of Keaton's films from the 1920s remain highly regarded, such as Sherlock Jr. (1924), The General (1926), and The Cameraman (1928). The General is widely viewed as his masterpiece: Orson Welles considered it "the greatest comedy ever made...and perhaps the greatest film ever made". (b. 1895)

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/01/23 at 5:36 am

February 1st 1850 – Edward Baker Lincoln, died of medullary thyroid cancer or tuberculosis. He was the second son of Abraham Lincoln and Mary Todd Lincoln. He was named after Lincoln's friend Edward Dickinson Baker. The National Park Service uses "Eddie" as a nickname and the name is also on his gravestone. (b. 1846)

Subject: Re: Nobel Prize Winner Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/01/23 at 8:51 am

February 1st 2012 – Wisława Szymborska, Polish poet and translator, Nobel Prize laureate, died peacefully of lung cancer. She was the recipient of the 1996 Nobel Prize in Literature. Born in Prowent (now part of Kórnik), she resided in Kraków until the end of her life. In Poland, Szymborska's books have reached sales rivaling prominent prose authors', though she wrote in a poem, "Some Like Poetry" ("Niektórzy lubią poezję"), that "perhaps" two in a thousand people like poetry. Szymborska was awarded the 1996 Nobel Prize in Literature "for poetry that with ironic precision allows the historical and biological context to come to light in fragments of human reality". She became better known internationally as a result. Her work has been translated into English and many European languages, as well as into Arabic, Hebrew, Japanese, Persian and Chinese. (b. 1923)

Subject: Re: Nobel Prize Winner Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/01/23 at 11:31 am

February 1st 1986 – Alva Myrdal (née Reimer), Swedish sociologist and politician, Nobel Prize laureate, died from an undisclosed cause on the day after her 84th birthday. She was a prominent leader of the disarmament movement. She, along with Alfonso García Robles, received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1982. She married Gunnar Myrdal in 1924; he received the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 1974, making them the fourth ever married couple to have won Nobel Prizes, and the first to win independent of each other (versus a shared Nobel Prize by scientist spouses). (b. 1902)

Subject: Re: Engineering Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/01/23 at 2:25 pm

February 1st 1954 – Edwin Howard Armstrong, American engineer, died by suicide. He developed FM (frequency modulation) radio and the superheterodyne receiver system. He held 42 patents and received numerous awards, including the first Medal of Honor awarded by the Institute of Radio Engineers (now IEEE), the French Legion of Honor, the 1941 Franklin Medal and the 1942 Edison Medal. He was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame and included in the International Telecommunication Union's roster of great inventors. (b. 1890)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: c_keenan2001@hotmail.com on 02/01/23 at 5:37 pm

Died 2 years ago today.  Dustin Diamond AKA Samuel "Screech" Powers Saved By The Bell star succumbed to small cell carcinoma, lung cancer, on this day in 2021.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: LyricBoy on 02/01/23 at 5:53 pm


Died 2 years ago today.  Dustin Diamond AKA Samuel "Screech" Powers Saved By The Bell star succumbed to small cell carcinoma, lung cancer, on this day in 2021.


There’s still lots of authentic signed Dustin Diamond / Screech memorabilia available on eBay.  :) 8)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 02/01/23 at 8:21 pm


Died 2 years ago today.  Dustin Diamond AKA Samuel "Screech" Powers Saved By The Bell star succumbed to small cell carcinoma, lung cancer, on this day in 2021.

There’s still lots of authentic signed Dustin Diamond / Screech memorabilia available on eBay.  :) 8)

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Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 02/01/23 at 11:52 pm


February 1st 1966 – Joseph Frank “Buster” Keaton, American actor, comedian, film director, producer, screenwriter, and stunt performer, died of lung cancer. ... (b. 1895)


American actress and journalist Hedda Hopper also passed away on this date in 1966; she was 80.

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/02/23 at 4:59 am

February 2nd 1918 – John L. Sullivan, Irish-American boxer, died supposedly from heart disease. Recognized as the first heavyweight champion of gloved boxing, holding the title from February 7, 1882, to 1892. He is also generally recognized as the last heavyweight champion of bare-knuckle boxing under the London Prize Ring Rules. (b. 1858)

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/02/23 at 5:27 am

February 2nd 1969 – Boris Karloff (born William Henry Pratt), English actor, died of pneumonia. He was primarily known for his roles in horror films. He portrayed Frankenstein's monster in Frankenstein (1931), Bride of Frankenstein (1935), and Son of Frankenstein (1939). He also appeared as Imhotep in The Mummy (1932). In non-horror roles, he is best known to modern audiences for narrating and as the voice of the Grinch in the animated television special of Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966). For his contribution to film and television, Karloff was awarded two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on February 8 1960. (b. 1887)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: LyricBoy on 02/02/23 at 5:32 am


February 1st 1966 – Joseph Frank “Buster” Keaton, American actor, comedian, film director, producer, screenwriter, and stunt performer, died of lung cancer. (b. 1895)

No relation to actress Diane Keaton who perpetually wears a bowler hat pulled down over her head.

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/02/23 at 7:26 am

February 2nd 1995 – Fred Perry, British tennis and table tennis player, after breaking his ribs following a fall in a hotel bathroom. He was a former World No. 1 who won 10 Majors including eight Grand Slams and two Pro Slams single titles, as well as six Major doubles titles. Perry won three consecutive Wimbledon Championships from 1934 to 1936 and was World Amateur number one tennis player during those three years. Prior to Andy Murray in 2013, Perry was the last British player to win the men's Wimbledon championship, in 1936, and the last British player to win a men's singles Grand Slam title until Andy Murray won the 2012 US Open. (b. 1909)

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/02/23 at 8:36 am

February 2nd 1996 – Gene Kelly, American dancer, actor of film, stage and television, singer, film director, producer and choreographer, died after a series of strokes. He was known for his energetic and athletic dancing style, his good looks, and the likeable characters that he played on screen. Best known today for his performances in films such as An American in Paris (1951), Anchors Aweigh (1945), and Singin' in the Rain (1952), he starred in musical films until they fell out of fashion in the late 1950s. He starred in many musical films throughout the 1940s, including For Me and My Gal (1942), Du Barry Was a Lady (1943), Thousands Cheer (1943), On the Town (1949). He starred as the lead in the film It's Always Fair Weather (1955) which has gained a cult following among musical enthusiasts and his fans. In his later career, he starred in two films outside the musical genre: Inherit the Wind (1960) and What a Way to Go! (1964). Throughout his career, he also directed films (some of which he starred in), most notably the 1969 film Hello, Dolly!, which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. Kelly received an Academy Honorary Award in 1952 for his career achievements. (b. 1912)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/02/23 at 1:05 pm

February 2nd 1995 – Donald Pleasence, English actor, died from complications of heart failure following heart valve replacement surgery. His most notable film roles include psychiatrist Dr. Sam Loomis in Halloween and most of its sequels, the villain Ernst Stavro Blofeld in the James Bond film You Only Live Twice, RAF Flight Lieutenant Colin Blythe in The Great Escape, George in Cul-de-sac, SEN 5241 in THX 1138, Clarence "Doc" Tydon in Wake in Fright and the President of the United States in Escape from New York. (b. 1919)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/02/23 at 1:29 pm

February 2nd 2014 – Philip Seymour Hoffman, American actor, director, and producer, died of acute mixed drug intoxication, including heroin, cocaine, benzodiazepines and amphetamine. Best known for his distinctive supporting and character roles – typically lowlifes, eccentrics, bullies, and misfits – Hoffman acted in many films from the early 1990s until his death in 2014. He began to occasionally play leading roles, and for his portrayal of the author Truman Capote in Capote (2005), won multiple accolades, including the Academy Award for Best Actor. Hoffman's profile continued to grow, and he received three more Oscar nominations for his supporting work as a brutally frank CIA officer in Charlie Wilson's War (2007), a priest accused of pedophilia in Doubt (2008), and the charismatic leader of a Scientology-type movement in The Master (2012). (b. 1967)

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Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: LyricBoy on 02/03/23 at 5:31 am


February 2nd 2014 – Philip Seymour Hoffman, ……. Best known for his distinctive supporting and character roles – typically lowlifes, eccentrics, bullies, and misfits –


Here’s a prototypical PSH scene…

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Subject: Re: Mathematical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/06/23 at 5:02 am

February 6th 1612 – Christopher Clavius, German mathematician and astronomer, died from an unrecorded cause. He was a member of the Vatican commission that accepted the proposed calendar invented by Aloysius Lilius, that is known as Gregorian calendar. Clavius would later write defences and an explanation of the reformed calendar, including an emphatic acknowledgement of Lilius' work. In his last years he was probably the most respected astronomer in Europe and his textbooks were used for astronomical education for over fifty years in and even out of Europe. (b. 1538)

Subject: Re: Architectural Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/06/23 at 6:23 am

February 6th 1783 – Lancelot Brown, more commonly known as Capability Brown, was an English gardener and landscape architect, died from an unrecorded cause. He remains the most famous figure in the history of the English landscape garden style. He is remembered as "the last of the great English 18th-century artists to be accorded his due" and "England's greatest gardener". Unlike other architects including William Kent, he was a hands-on gardener and provided his clients with a full turnkey service, designing the gardens and park, and then managing their landscaping and planting. He is most famous for the landscaped parks of English country houses, many of which have survived reasonably intact. However, he also included in his plans "pleasure gardens" with flower gardens and the new shrubberies, usually placed where they would not obstruct the views across the park of and from the main facades of the house. Few of his plantings of "pleasure gardens" have survived later changes. He also submitted plans for much smaller urban projects, for example the college gardens along The Backs at Cambridge. (b. 1716)

Subject: Re: Royal Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/06/23 at 8:30 am

February 6th 1952 – George VI, King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 till his death, died from a coronary thrombosis. He was the last Emperor of India and the first Head of the Commonwealth. He married Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon in 1923 and they had two daughters, Elizabeth and Margaret. In the mid-1920s, he had speech therapy for a stammer, which he never fully overcame. (b. 1895)

Subject: Re: Sporting Deaths Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/06/23 at 10:06 am

February 6th 1958 – victims of the Munich air disaster, when British European Airways Flight 609 crashed on its third attempt to take off from a slush-covered runway at Munich-Riem Airport, West Germany. The aircraft was carrying the Manchester United football team, nicknamed the "Busby Babes", along with supporters and journalists.
    – Geoff Bent, English footballer (b. 1932)
    – Roger Byrne, English footballer (b. 1929)
  – Eddie Colman, English footballer (b. 1936)
    – Walter Crickmer, English footballer and manager (b. 1900)
    – Mark Jones, English footballer (b. 1933)
    – David Pegg, English footballer (b. 1935)
    – Frank Swift, English footballer and journalist (b. 1913)
    – Tommy Taylor, English footballer (b. 1932)

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/06/23 at 11:33 am

February 6th 1964 – Emilio Aguinaldo, Filipino revolutionary, politician, and military leader, died of coronary thrombosis. He is officially recognized as the first and the youngest President of the Philippines (1899–1901) and the first president of a constitutional republic in Asia. He led Philippine forces first against Spain in the latter part of the Philippine Revolution (1896–1898), then in the Spanish–American War (1898), and finally against the United States during the Philippine–American War (1899–1901). In 1935, Aguinaldo ran unsuccessfully for president of the Philippine Commonwealth against Manuel Quezon. He was also one of the Filipino historical figures to be recommended as a national hero of the Philippines. (b. 1869)

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/06/23 at 1:32 pm

February 6th 1865 – Isabella Beaton (née Mayson), English journalist, editor and writer, died of puerperal fever. Her name is particularly associated with her first book, the 1861 work Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management. She was born in London and, after schooling in Islington, north London, and Heidelberg, Germany, she married Samuel Orchart Beeton, an ambitious publisher and magazine editor. (b. 1836)

Subject: Re: Musical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/06/23 at 2:16 pm

February 6th 1990 – Jimmy Van Heusen, American pianist and composer, died from complications following a stroke. He wrote songs for films, television and theater, and won an Emmy and four Academy Awards for Best Original Song. Studying at Cazenovia Seminary and Syracuse University, he became friends with Jerry Arlen, the younger brother of Harold Arlen. With the elder Arlen's help, Van Heusen wrote songs for the Cotton Club revue, including "Harlem Hospitality". He then became a staff pianist for some of the Tin Pan Alley publishers, and wrote "It's the Dreamer in Me" (1938) with lyrics by Jimmy Dorsey. Collaborating with lyricist Eddie DeLange, on songs such as "Heaven Can Wait", "So Help Me", and "Darn That Dream", his work became more prolific, writing over 60 songs in 1940 alone. It was in 1940 that he teamed up with the lyricist Johnny Burke. Burke and Van Heusen moved to Hollywood and wrote for stage musicals and films throughout the 1940s and early 1950s, winning an Academy Award for Best Original Song for "Swinging on a Star" (1944). Their songs were also featured in many Bing Crosby films including some of the Road films and A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1949). He was also a pilot of some accomplishment; He met Joe Hornsby, who worked for the FAA in Los Angeles and son of the famous Dan Hornsby, the father of Nikki Hornsby, at that time because of his music with interest in flying. Joe Hornsby sponsored Jimmy into an exclusive pilots club called the Quiet Birdmen which held meetings at Proud Bird restaurant at LAX and these men were lifelong friends until Joe & his wife Dorotheas death in the late 1970s. Also Jimmy worked, using his birth name, as a part-time test pilot for Lockheed Corporation in World War II. Van Heusen then teamed up with lyricist Sammy Cahn. Their three Academy Awards for Best Song were won for "All the Way" (1957) from The Joker Is Wild, "High Hopes" (1959) from A Hole in the Head, and "Call Me Irresponsible" (1963) from Papa's Delicate Condition. Their songs were also featured in Ocean's Eleven (1960), which included Dean Martin's version of "Ain't That a Kick in the Head," and in Robin and the 7 Hoods (1964), in which Frank Sinatra sang the Oscar-nominated "My Kind of Town." Cahn and Van Heusen also wrote "Love and Marriage" (1955), "To Love and Be Loved", "Come Fly with Me", "Only the Lonely", and "Come Dance with Me" with many of their compositions being the title songs for Frank Sinatra's albums of the late 1950s. Van Heusen wrote the music for five Broadway musicals: Swingin' the Dream (1939); Nellie Bly (1946), Carnival in Flanders (1953), Skyscraper (1965), and Walking Happy (1966). While Van Heusen did not achieve nearly the success on Broadway that he did in Hollywood, at least two songs from Van Heusen musicals can legitimately be considered standards: "Darn That Dream" from Swingin' the Dream; "Here's That Rainy Day" from Carnival in Flanders. (b. 1913)

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/07/23 at 4:32 am

February 7th 1871 – Henry E. Steinway, German-American piano maker, died from an uncorded cause. He made pianos in both Germany and the United States. He was the founder of the piano company Steinway & Sons. (b. 1797)

Subject: Re: Nobel Prize Winner Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/07/23 at 7:14 am

February 7th 2007 – Alan MacDiarmid, New Zealand chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate, died from myelodysplastic syndrome. He was one of the three recipients of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 2000. The Nobel Prize was awarded for the discovery that plastics can, after certain modifications, be made electrically conductive. The work progressed to yield important practical applications. Conductive plastics can be used for anti-static substances for photographic film and 'smart' windows that can exclude sunlight. Semi-conductive polymers have been applied in light-emitting diodes, solar cells and displays in mobile telephones. Future developments in molecular electronics are predicted to dramatically increase the speed while reducing the size of computers. (b. 1927)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/07/23 at 9:31 am

February 7th 1974 – Arline Judge, American actress singer, died of natural causes. She worked mostly in low-budget B movies, but gained some fame for habitually marrying. After meeting director Wesley Ruggles on a train, she got her start in films with his help, then married him. Nicknamed "One-Take Sally," her film career spanned the 1930s and 1940s.Judge co-starred in When Strangers Meet (1934), among other films. She was married seven times and had two sons: Wesley Ruggles Jr. by her first husband, Wesley Ruggles, and Dan Topping Jr. with second husband, Dan Topping, who from 1945 to 1964 was president and part owner of the New York Yankees. She married Ruggles in 1931 and divorced him on April 9, 1937, a few hours before she married Topping, whom she divorced in 1940. Her other husbands were: James Ramage Addams (October 7, 1942 - July 24, 1945); Vincent Morgan Ryan (August 3, 1945 - April 23, 1947); Henry J. (Bob) Topping (April 29, 1947 - April 23, 1948; brother of second husband Dan Topping); George Ross III (January 18, 1949 - August 10, 1950); and  Edward Cooper Heard (April 9, 1955 - November 2, 1960). (b. 1912)

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/07/23 at 12:08 pm

February 7th 1972 – Walter Lang, American director and screenwriter, died from an undisclosed cause. In 1925, Walter Lang directed his first silent film, The Red Kimono. In the mid-1930s, he was hired by 20th Century Fox where, as a director, he "painted" a number of the spectacular colorful musicals for which Fox Studios became famous for producing during the 1940s. One of Lang's most recognized films is the lavish adaptation of Rodgers and Hammerstein's musical The King and I (1956) for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Directing. and his star, Yul Brynner, won the Oscar for Best Actor in a role he immortalized. Another is State Fair, also a Rodgers and Hammerstein classic, which was shown to WW2 servicemen around the world in the last months of the war. (b. 1896)

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/07/23 at 3:14 pm

February 7th 2015 – Billy Casper, American professional golfer, died from a heart attack. He was one of the most prolific tournament winners on the PGA Tour from the mid-1950s to the mid-1970s. In his youth, Casper started as a caddie and emerged from the junior golf hotbed of San Diego, where golf could be played year-round, to rank seventh all-time in career Tour wins with 51, across a 20-year period between 1956 and 1975. Fellow San Diegan great Gene Littler was a friend and rival from teenager to senior. Casper won three major championships, represented the United States on a then-record eight Ryder Cup teams, and holds the U.S. record for career Ryder Cup points won. After reaching age 50, Casper regularly played the Senior PGA Tour and was a winner there until 1989. In his later years, Casper successfully developed businesses in golf course design and management of golf facilities. Casper served as Ryder Cup captain in 1979, was twice PGA Player of the Year (1966 and 1970), was twice leading money winner, and won five Vardon Trophy awards for the lowest seasonal scoring average on the Tour. Respected for his extraordinary putting and short-game skills, Casper was a superior strategist who overcame his distance disadvantages against longer-hitting competitors such as Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus with moxie, creative shot-making, and clever golf-course management abilities. Never a flashy gallery favorite, Casper developed his own self-contained style, relying on solid technique, determination, concentration, and perseverance. (b. 1931)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/07/23 at 3:29 pm

February 7th 2019 – Albert Finney, English actor, died of a chest infection. He attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and worked in the theatre before attaining prominence on screen in the early 1960s, debuting with The Entertainer (1960), directed by Tony Richardson, who had previously directed him in the theatre. He maintained a successful career in theatre, film and television. He is known for his roles in Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (1960), Tom Jones (1963), Two for the Road (1967), Scrooge (1970), Annie (1982), The Dresser (1983), Miller's Crossing (1990), A Man of No Importance (1994), Erin Brockovich (2000), Big Fish (2003), The Bourne Ultimatum (2007), Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007), The Bourne Legacy (2012), and the James Bond film Skyfall (2012). A recipient of BAFTA, Golden Globe, Emmy and Screen Actors Guild awards, Finney was nominated for an Academy Award five times, as Best Actor four times, for Tom Jones (1963), Murder on the Orient Express (1974), The Dresser (1983), and Under the Volcano (1984), and as Best Supporting Actor for Erin Brockovich (2000). He received several awards for his performance as Winston Churchill in the 2002 BBC–HBO television biographical film The Gathering Storm. (b. 1936)

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/07/23 at 5:07 pm

February 7th 2019 – Frank Robinson, American professional baseball outfielder and manager in Major League Baseball (MLB) died of bone cancer. He played for five teams, from 1956 to 1976. The only player to be named Most Valuable Player (MVP) of both the National League (NL) and the American League (AL), he was named the NL MVP after leading the Cincinnati Reds to the pennant in 1961 and was named the AL MVP in 1966 with the Baltimore Orioles after winning the Triple Crown; Robinson's 49 home runs (HR) that year tied for the most by any AL player between 1962 and 1989, and stood as a franchise record for 30 years. He helped lead the Orioles to the first two World Series titles in franchise history in 1966 and 1970, and was named the Series MVP in 1966 after leading the Orioles to a four-game sweep of the Los Angeles Dodgers. In 1975, Robinson became the first black manager in big league history, as the Cleveland Indians’ player-manager. (b. 1935)

Subject: Re: Nobel Prize Winner Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/08/23 at 5:42 am

February 8th 1918 – Louis Renault, French jurist, educator, and Nobel Prize laureate, died from an undisclosed cause. He was the co-winner in 1907 (with Ernesto Teodoro Moneta) of the Nobel Prize for Peace. From 1868 to 1873 Renault was professor of Roman and commercial law at the University of Dijon. From 1873 until his death he was professor in the faculty of law at the University of Paris, where in 1881 he became professor of international law. In 1890 he was appointed jurisconsult of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, a post created for him in which he scrutinized French foreign policy in the light of international law. He served at numerous conferences in this capacity, notably at the two Hague Conventions (1899 and 1907) and the London Naval Conference (1908–1909). Renault was prominent as an arbitrator, his more famous cases including the Japanese House Tax case of 1905, the Casa Blanca Case of 1909, the Sarvarkar Case of 1911, the Carthage case of 1913, and the Manouba case of 1913. Among his writings are articles and monographs on the specialized topics of international law. Together with his friend and colleague C. Lyon-Caen, he produced several works on commercial law, including a compendium in two volumes, a treatise in eight volumes, and a manual that ran to many editions. (b. 1843)

Subject: Re: Royal Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/08/23 at 6:49 am

February 8th 1587 – Mary, Queen of Scots, was Queen of Scotland from 14 December 1542 until her forced abdication in 1567, was executed by beheading at Fotheringhay Castle, after found guilty of plotting to assassinate Queen Elizabeth I in 1586. She was the only surviving legitimate child of James V of Scotland, was six days old when her father died and she acceded to the throne. She spent most of her childhood in France while Scotland was ruled by regents, and in 1558, she married the Dauphin of France, Francis. He ascended the French throne as King Francis II in 1559, and Mary briefly became queen consort of France, until his death in December 1560. Widowed, Mary returned to Scotland, arriving in Leith on 19 August 1561. Four years later, she married her first cousin, Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, but their union was unhappy. (b. 1542)

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/08/23 at 9:52 am

February 8th 1725 – Peter the Great (Pyotr Alekseevich or Peter I), Russian emperor, died from a bladder infectioned with gangrene. He ruled the Tsardom of Russia and later the Russian Empire from 7 May 1682 until his death in 1725, jointly ruling before 1696 with his elder half-brother, Ivan V. Through a number of successful wars, he expanded the Tsardom into a much larger empire that became a major European power that also laid the groundwork for the Imperial Russian Navy after capturing ports at Azov and the Baltic Sea. He led a cultural revolution that replaced some of the traditionalist and medieval social and political systems with ones that were modern, scientific, Westernised and based on the Enlightenment. Peter's reforms had a lasting impact on Russia, and many institutions of the Russian government trace their origins to his reign. He is also known for founding and developing the city of Saint Petersburg, which remained the capital of Russia until 1917. (b. 1672)

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/08/23 at 1:35 pm

February 8th 1956 – Connie Mack (Cornelius McGillicuddy), American professional baseball catcher, manager, and team owner, died from an undisclosed cause. The longest-serving manager in Major League Baseball history, he holds records for wins (3,731), losses (3,948), and games managed (7,755), with his victory total being almost 1,000 more than any other manager. Mack managed the Philadelphia Athletics for the club's first 50 seasons of play, starting in 1901, before retiring at age 87 following the 1950 season, and was at least part-owner from 1901 to 1954. He was the first manager to win the World Series three times, and is the only manager to win consecutive Series on separate occasions (1910–11, 1929–30); his five Series titles remain the third most by any manager, and his nine American League pennants rank second in league history. However, constant financial struggles forced repeated rebuilding of the roster, and Mack's teams also finished in last place 17 times. (b. 1862)

Subject: Re: Comedic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/08/23 at 2:42 pm

February 8th 2017 – Alan Simpson, English scriptwriter, died of lung cancer. Best known for the Galton and Simpson comedy writing partnership with Ray Galton. Together they devised and wrote the BBC sitcom Hancock's Half Hour (1954–1961), the first two series of Comedy Playhouse (1961–1963), and Steptoe and Son (1962–1974). (b. 1929)

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/10/23 at 5:02 am

February 10th 1567 – Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, was murdered at Kirk o' Field. He was the second husband of Mary, Queen of Scots. From his marriage in 1565, he was king consort of Scotland. He was created Duke of Albany shortly before his marriage. Less than a year after the birth of his and Mary's only child, King James VI of Scotland and I of England. Many contemporary narratives describing his life and death refer to him as Lord Darnley, his title as heir apparent to the Earldom of Lennox, and it is by this appellation that he is known in history. On his mother's side he was a great-grandson of King Henry VII of England. (b. 1545)

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/10/23 at 7:12 am

February 10th 1837 – Alexander Pushkin, Russian poet and author, died of peritonitis. Upon graduation from the Lycée, Pushkin recited his controversial poem "Ode to Liberty", one of several that led to his exile by Tsar Alexander I of Russia. While under the strict surveillance of the Tsar's political police and unable to publish, Pushkin wrote his most famous play, the drama Boris Godunov. His novel in verse, Eugene Onegin, was serialised between 1825 and 1832. (b. 1799)

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/10/23 at 8:49 am

February 10th 1857 – David Thompson, British-Canadian fur trader, surveyor, and cartographer, died from an unrecorded cause. Known to some native peoples as Koo-Koo-Sint or "the Stargazer". Over Thompson's career, he traveled some 90,000 kilometres (56,000 mi) across North America, mapping 4.9 million square kilometres (1.9 million square miles) of North America along the way. For this historic feat, Thompson has been described as the "greatest practical land geographer that the world has produced". (b. 1770)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 02/11/23 at 5:35 pm

Today marks 11 years since the death of singer Whitney Houston at age 48 1/2. :\'( (She would have turned 60 in August of this year.)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 02/12/23 at 5:09 pm

On this day in 2000, cartoonist Charles Schulz, best known for creating the Peanuts comic strip, passed way at 77 years of age. (He would have turned 100 back in November.)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 02/12/23 at 5:11 pm

Comedian Sid Caesar passed away on this date in 2014, age 91. (He would have turned 100 last September.)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: LyricBoy on 02/12/23 at 5:13 pm


Comedian Sid Caesar passed away on this date in 2014, age 91. (He would have turned 100 last September.)


Sid almost didn’t get cast as the Coach in the movie Grease.

Originally porno star Harry Reems was cast for the part, but people worried about having a porn star in a mainstream flick. So Harry was out and Sid was in.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 02/12/23 at 5:16 pm

Gary Owens - American voice actor/announcer/radio personality - died on this day in 2015, at age 80 3/4. He served as the on-screen announcer for the sketch comedy series Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In and had other notable TV/film roles as well.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 02/12/23 at 5:16 pm


Sid almost didn’t get cast as the Coach in the movie Grease.

Originally porno star Harry Reems was cast for the part, but people worried about having a porn star in a mainstream flick. So Harry was out and Sid was in.

That is quite interesting! O0

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: LyricBoy on 02/15/23 at 4:57 am

McLean Stevenson, probably most famous for his titular role in the hit TV series Hello, Larry, (where he costarred with the lovely Kim Richards :-*) passed away on this day in 1996. (b. 1927)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 02/15/23 at 7:28 pm


McLean Stevenson, probably most famous for his titular role in the hit TV series Hello, Larry, (where he costarred with the lovely Kim Richards :-*) passed away on this day in 1996. (b. 1927)

That’s right. He also appeared on Match Game as a panelist in 1973 and 1978.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 02/17/23 at 11:44 pm

Died on this day in 1982: Thelonious Monk, American pianist and composer, age 64.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 02/19/23 at 10:27 pm

Today marks 43 years since the death of Bon Scott, the frontman of Australian rock band AC/DC. (Not long after his death, the band wasted no time in finding a new lead singer, Brian Johnson, who sang on the band's next album, Back In Black, which the band recorded over the next couple of months, and released in July of that same year - 1980.)

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/20/23 at 6:44 am

February 20th 1968 – Anthony Asquith, English film director, died from an undisclosed cause. He collaborated successfully with playwright Terence Rattigan on The Winslow Boy (1948) and The Browning Version (1951), among other adaptations. His other notable films include Pygmalion (1938), French Without Tears (1940), The Way to the Stars (1945) and a 1952 adaptation of Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest. He was the son of H. H. Asquith, the Prime Minister from 1908 to 1916. (b. 1902)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/20/23 at 9:01 am

February 20th 1985 – Clarence Nash, American voice actor, died of leukemia. Best known as the original voice of the Disney cartoon character Donald Duck. He was born in the rural community of Watonga, Oklahoma, and a street in that town is named in his honor. In 1993, he was posthumously made a Disney Legend for his contributions to Walt Disney films (b. 1904)

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/20/23 at 2:38 pm

February 20th 2010 – Alexander Haig, American general and politician, died from complications from a staphylococcal infection. He served as United States Secretary of State under President Ronald Reagan and the White House chief of staff under presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford. Prior to these cabinet-level positions, he retired as a general from the United States Army, having been Supreme Allied Commander Europe after serving as the vice chief of staff of the Army. In 1973, he became the youngest four-star general in the U.S. Army's history. (b. 1924)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday

Written By: c_keenan2001@hotmail.com on 02/20/23 at 3:37 pm

Brian Littrell of the Backstreet Boys turns 48 today.

Subject: Re: Exploration Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/22/23 at 2:28 am

February 22nd 1512 – Amerigo Vespucci, Italian cartographer and explorer, died from an unrecorded cause. From whose name the term "America" is derived. Between 1497 and 1504, Vespucci participated in at least two voyages of the Age of Discovery, first on behalf of Spain (1499–1500) and then for Portugal (1501–1502). In 1503 and 1505, two booklets were published under his name, containing colourful descriptions of these explorations and other alleged voyages. Both publications were extremely popular and widely read across much of Europe. Although historians still dispute the authorship and veracity of these accounts, at the time they were instrumental in raising awareness of the new discoveries and enhancing the reputation of Vespucci as an explorer and navigator. (b. 1454)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/22/23 at 5:33 am

February 22nd 1976 – Florence Chapman (née Ballard), American singer, died from cardiac arrest caused by a coronary thrombosis (a blood clot in one of her coronary arteries). She was a founding member of the Motown vocal female group the Supremes. She sang on 16 top 40 singles with the group, including ten number-one hits. After being removed from the Supremes in 1967, Ballard tried an unsuccessful solo career with ABC Records before she was dropped from the label at the end of the decade. Ballard struggled with alcoholism, depression, and poverty for three years. She was making an attempt at a musical comeback when she died of a heart attack in February 1976 at the age of 32. Ballard's death was considered by one critic as "one of rock's greatest tragedies". Ballard was posthumously inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Supremes in 1988. (b. 1943)

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/22/23 at 5:43 am

From yesterday:

February 21st 1965 – Malcolm X (born Malcolm Little), African-American Muslim minister and human rights activist, was assassinated. He was a popular figure during the civil rights movement. He is best known for his time spent as a vocal spokesman for the Nation of Islam. Malcolm spent his adolescence living in a series of foster homes or with relatives after his father's death and his mother's hospitalization. He engaged in several illicit activities, eventually being sentenced to 10 years in prison in 1946 for larceny and breaking and entering. In prison, he joined the Nation of Islam, adopted the name Malcolm X (to symbolize his unknown African ancestral surname), and quickly became one of the organization's most influential leaders after being paroled in 1952. Malcolm X then served as the public face of the organization for a dozen years, where he advocated for Black empowerment, Black supremacy, and the separation of black and white Americans, and publicly criticized the mainstream civil rights movement for its emphasis on nonviolence and racial integration. Malcolm X also expressed pride in some of the Nation's social welfare achievements, namely its free drug rehabilitation program. (b. 1925)

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/22/23 at 10:08 am

February 22nd 2002 – Chuck Jones (Charles Martin Jones), American animator, voice actor, and painter, died of heart failure. Best known for his work with Warner Bros. Cartoons on the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of shorts. He wrote, produced, and/or directed many classic Animated Cartoon shorts starring Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner, Pepé Le Pew, and Porky Pig, among others. He worked very briefly for DePatie-Freleng Enterprises, Inc. (b. 1912)

Subject: Re: Artistic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/22/23 at 1:23 pm

February 22nd 1987 – Andy Warhol (born Andrew Warhola Jr.), American visual artist, film director, and producer, died of cardiac arrest after gallbladder surgery, a procedure that he had delayed for several years due to his fear of hospitals. He was a leading figure in the visual art movement known as pop art. His works explore the relationship between artistic expression, advertising, and celebrity culture that flourished by the 1960s, and span a variety of media, including painting, silkscreening, photography, film, and sculpture. Some of his best-known works include the silkscreen paintings Campbell's Soup Cans (1962) and Marilyn Diptych (1962), the experimental films Empire (1964) and Chelsea Girls (1966), and the multimedia events known as the Exploding Plastic Inevitable (1966–67). (b. 1928)

Subject: Re: Artistic Death Anniversary

Written By: LyricBoy on 02/22/23 at 5:43 pm


February 22nd 1987 – Andy Warhol (born Andrew Warhola Jr.), American visual artist, film director, and producer, died of cardiac arrest after gallbladder surgery, a procedure that he had delayed for several years due to his fear of hospitals. He was a leading figure in the visual art movement known as pop art. His works explore the relationship between artistic expression, advertising, and celebrity culture that flourished by the 1960s, and span a variety of media, including painting, silkscreening, photography, film, and sculpture. Some of his best-known works include the silkscreen paintings Campbell's Soup Cans (1962) and Marilyn Diptych (1962), the experimental films Empire (1964) and Chelsea Girls (1966), and the multimedia events known as the Exploding Plastic Inevitable (1966–67). (b. 1928)


Despite me being a native Picksburgher, I have to think that Warhol is laughing from his grave at the people he suckered with his “art”. It’s hilarious.

There is a female “artist” in the Picksburgh area that is known for her various paintings of Pittsburgh scenes. She’s sold some stuff to my boss who is filthy rich. Anyway, when I was moving our company into our new offices, I caught her taking photos of my circa-1942 artwork done by a reknowned Ukrainian illustrator. I’m waiting to see her rip-off “paintings” of these classic illustrations. If and when I do, I plan on calling her out on it.  ;D

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 02/22/23 at 8:07 pm

Sonny James, American singer-songwriter and guitarist, passed away on this date in 2016 at age 87. (Born 1928. He would have turned 88 had he lived to May 1st.)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: c_keenan2001@hotmail.com on 02/24/23 at 9:52 pm

Actor Harold Ramis who starred in the movies Stripes and the Ghostbusters franchise ETAL died on this day in 2014 at the age of 69 in Chicago, Il.  He had AIV or Autoimmune Inflamitory Vasculitis. (B:1944)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: nally on 02/24/23 at 11:01 pm


Actor Harold Ramis who starred in the movies Stripes and the Ghostbusters franchise ETAL died on this day in 2014 at the age of 69 in Chicago, Il.  He had AIV or Autoimmune Inflamitory Vasculitis. (B:1944)

I also remember him as the director of such films as Groundhog Day.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: LyricBoy on 02/25/23 at 7:54 am


I also remember him as the director of such films as Groundhog Day.


He also starred in As Good As It Gets alongside the lovely Helen Hunt.  :-*

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death

Written By: nally on 02/25/23 at 10:06 am


He also starred in As Good As It Gets alongside the lovely Helen Hunt.  :-*

I have seen that movie too. O0

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: LyricBoy on 02/27/23 at 7:16 pm

Twenty years ago today, 2-27-2003, legendary Picksburgh TV celebrity Fred Rogers, a.k.a., Mister Rogers passed away.  :\'(

Way back when, as a young teen, I accompanied my Dad to his doctor’s office. In the waiting room sat Mister Rogers. I played it cool, though, and made no fuss.  ;D

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 02/27/23 at 11:32 pm

And today is the 8th anniversary of Leonard Nimoy's death, which occurred a month shy of his 84th birthday.

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/28/23 at 4:21 am

February 28th 1916 – Henry James, American novelist, short story writer, and critic, died of pneumonia. He is regarded as a key transitional figure between literary realism and literary modernism and is considered by many to be among the greatest novelists in the English language. He is best known for a number of novels dealing with the social and marital interplay between émigré Americans, English people, and continental Europeans. Examples of such novels include The Portrait of a Lady, The Ambassadors, and The Wings of the Dove. His later works were increasingly experimental. In describing the internal states of mind and social dynamics of his characters, James often made use of a style in which ambiguous or contradictory motives and impressions were overlaid or juxtaposed in the discussion of a character's psyche. For their unique ambiguity, as well as for other aspects of their composition, his late works have been compared to impressionist painting. His novella The Turn of the Screw has garnered a reputation as the most analysed and ambiguous ghost story in the English language and remains his most widely adapted work in other media. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1911, 1912 and 1916. (b. 1843)

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/28/23 at 6:13 am

February 28th 1986 – Olof Palme, Swedish statesman, was shot in the back at close range when walking home from a cinema with his wife. He served as Prime Minister of Sweden from 1969 to 1976 and 1982 to 1986. Palme led the Swedish Social Democratic Party from 1969 until his assassination in 1986. A longtime protégé of Prime Minister Tage Erlander, he became Prime Minister of Sweden in 1969, heading a Privy Council Government. He left office after failing to form a government after the 1976 general election, which ended 40 years of unbroken rule by the Social Democratic Party. While Leader of the Opposition, he served as special mediator of the United Nations in the Iran–Iraq War, and was President of the Nordic Council in 1979. He faced a second defeat in 1979, but he returned as Prime Minister after electoral victories in 1982 and 1985, and served until his death. (b. 1927)

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/28/23 at 10:39 am

February 28th 1959 – Maxwell Anderson, American playwright, author, poet, journalist and lyricist, died after suffering from a stroke. Anderson enjoyed great commercial success with a series of plays set during the reign of the Tudor family, who ruled England, Wales and Ireland from 1485 until 1603. One play in particular – Anne of the Thousand Days – the story of Henry VIII's marriage to Anne Boleyn – was a hit on the stage in 1948, but did not reach movie screens for 21 years. It opened on Broadway starring Rex Harrison and Joyce Redman, and became a 1969 movie with Richard Burton and Geneviève Bujold. Margaret Furse won an Oscar for the film's costume designs. Another of his Tudor plays, Elizabeth the Queen opened in 1930 with Lynn Fontanne as Elizabeth and Alfred Lunt as Lord Essex. It was later adapted to the screen as The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939), starring Bette Davis and Errol Flynn. Still another of his plays involving Elizabeth I, Mary of Scotland was turned into a 1936 John Ford film, starring Katharine Hepburn as Mary, Queen of Scots, Fredric March as the Earl of Bothwell, and Florence Eldridge as Elizabeth. The play had been a hit on Broadway starring Helen Hayes in the title role. (b. 1888)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/28/23 at 1:00 pm

February 28th 2016 – George Kennedy, American actor, died of heart disease. He appeared in more than 100 film and television productions. He played "Dragline" opposite Paul Newman in Cool Hand Luke (1967), winning the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for the role and being nominated for the corresponding Golden Globe. He received a second Golden Globe nomination for portraying Joe Patroni in Airport (1970). Among the notable films he had a significant role in are Charade, Strait-Jacket, McHale's Navy, Shenandoah, The Sons of Katie Elder, The Flight of the Phoenix, The Dirty Dozen, The Boston Strangler, Guns of the Magnificent Seven, Thunderbolt and Lightfoot, The Good Guys and the Bad Guys, Airport 1975, Earthquake, and The Eiger Sanction. Kennedy was the only actor to appear in all four films in the Airport series, having reprised the role of Joe Patroni three times. He also played Police Captain Ed Hocken in the Naked Gun series of comedy films, and corrupt oil tycoon Carter McKay on the original Dallas television series. (b. 1925)

Subject: Re: Musician Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/28/23 at 3:26 pm

February 28th 2019 – André Previn (born Andreas Ludwig Priwin), American pianist, composer, and conductor, died from an undisclosed cause. His career had three prongs: Hollywood, jazz, and classical music. On each he achieved success, and the latter two were part of his life until the end. In the movies, he arranged music and composed. In jazz he was a celebrated trio pianist, a piano-accompanist to singers of standards, and pianist-interpreter of songs from the "Great American Songbook". In classical music he worked as a pianist too but gained television renown as a conductor, and during his last thirty years created his legacy: as a composer of art music. Before the age of twenty Previn began arranging and composing for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. He would go on to be involved in the music of more than fifty films and would win four Academy Awards. He won Grammy Awards as well, ten of them, for recordings in all three areas of his career, and then one more, for lifetime achievement. (b. 1929)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: LyricBoy on 02/28/23 at 3:39 pm


February 28th 2016 – George Kennedy, American actor, died of heart disease. He appeared in more than 100 film and television productions. He played "Dragline" opposite Paul Newman in Cool Hand Luke (1967), winning the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for the role and being nominated for the corresponding Golden Globe. He received a second Golden Globe nomination for portraying Joe Patroni in Airport (1970). Among the notable films he had a significant role in are Charade, Strait-Jacket, McHale's Navy, Shenandoah, The Sons of Katie Elder, The Flight of the Phoenix, The Dirty Dozen, The Boston Strangler, Guns of the Magnificent Seven, Thunderbolt and Lightfoot, The Good Guys and the Bad Guys, Airport 1975, Earthquake, and The Eiger Sanction. Kennedy was the only actor to appear in all four films in the Airport series, having reprised the role of Joe Patroni three times. He also played Police Captain Ed Hocken in the Naked Gun series of comedy films, and corrupt oil tycoon Carter McKay on the original Dallas television series. (b. 1925)


He also appeared in the recurring role of Carter McKay, founder and former CEO of WestStar Oil, who proved to be a constant thorn in the side of J.R. Ewing, on the TV show Dallas. 8)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/01/23 at 2:04 am

March 1st 2006 – Jack Wild, English actor, died following a long battle with oral cancer. He is best known for his roles as the Artful Dodger in the film Oliver! (1968), for which he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor at the age of 16, becoming the fourth-youngest nominee in the category. He also received BAFTA Award and Golden Globe Award nominations for the role. Wild also appeared in the television series H.R. Pufnstuf (1969) and its film adaptation Pufnstuf (1970), as well as in the films Melody (1971) and Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991). (b.1952)

Subject: Re: Nobel Prize Winner Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/01/23 at 3:40 am

March 1st 1911 – Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff, Dutch chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate, died from an undisclosed cause. A highly influential theoretical chemist of his time, Van 't Hoff was the first winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1901. His pioneering work helped found the modern theory of chemical affinity, chemical equilibrium, chemical kinetics, and chemical thermodynamics. In his 1874 pamphlet Van 't Hoff formulated the theory of the tetrahedral carbon atom and laid the foundations of stereochemistry. In 1875, he predicted the correct structures of allenes and cumulenes as well as their axial chirality. He is also widely considered one of the founders of physical chemistry as the discipline is known today. (b. 1852)

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/01/23 at 6:00 am

March 1st 1757 – Edward Moore, English poet and playwright, died from an unrecorded cause. He was the author of Fables for the Female Sex (1744), The Trial of Selim the Persian (1748), The Foundling (1748) and Gil Blas (1751). He wrote the domestic tragedy of The Gamester, originally produced in 1753 with David Garrick in the leading character of Beverley the gambler. It is upon The Gamester that Moore's literary reputation rests; the play was much-produced in England and the United States in the century after Moore's death. The oft-quoted phrase "rich beyond the dreams of avarice" is spoken by Mrs. Beverley in the play's second act. As a poet he produced clever imitations of John Gay and Thomas Gray, and with the assistance of Lord Lyttelton, Lord Chesterfield and Horace Walpole, conducted The World (1753–1757), a weekly periodical on the model of the Rambler. He collected his poems under the title of Poems, Fables and Plays in 1756. (b. 1712)

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/01/23 at 7:28 am

March 1st 1980 – William Ralph "Dixie" Dean, English footballer, died after suffering a heart attack at Everton's home ground Goodison Park whilst watching a match against their closest rivals, Liverpool. It was the first time that he had visited Goodison Park in several years, due to ill health. He played as a centre forward, and is regarded as one of the greatest centre-forwards of all time and was inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame in 2002. He began his career at his hometown club Tranmere Rovers before moving on to Everton, the club he had supported as a child. A prolific goalscorer, he was particularly known for having a penchant for scoring goals with his head, courtesy of his elevation and athleticism, as well as his powerful and accurate heading ability, which has led pundits to describe him as one of the greatest aerial specialists of all time. Dean played the majority of his career at Everton before injuries caught up with him and he moved on to new challenges at Notts County, and eventually Sligo Rovers. He is best known for his exploits during the 1927–28 season, which saw him score a record 60 league goals. He also scored 18 goals in 16 appearances for England. (b. 1907)

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/01/23 at 7:48 am

March 1st 2014 – Alain Resnais, French film director and screenwriter, died from an undisclosed cause. His career extended over more than six decades. After training as a film editor in the mid-1940s, he went on to direct a number of short films which included Night and Fog (1956), an influential documentary about the Nazi concentration camps. Resnais began making feature films in the late 1950s and consolidated his early reputation with Hiroshima mon amour (1959), Last Year at Marienbad (1961), and Muriel (1963), all of which adopted unconventional narrative techniques to deal with themes of troubled memory and the imagined past. (b. 1922)

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/01/23 at 9:04 am

March 1st 1924 – Louis Perrée, French fencer, died from an undisclosed cause. He competed in the late 19th century and early 20th century. He participated in Fencing at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris and won the silver medal in the epee. He was defeated by Ramón Fonst in the final. (b. 1871)

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/01/23 at 10:00 am

March 1st 1952 – Gregory La Cava, American film director of Italian descent, died of a heart attack. Best known for his films of the 1930s, including My Man Godfrey and Stage Door, which earned him nominations for Academy Award for Best Director. (b. 1892)

Subject: Re: Artistic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/01/23 at 11:30 am

March 1st 1998 – Archie Goodwin, American comic book writer, editor, and artist, died of cancer. He worked on a number of comic strips in addition to comic books, and is best known for his Warren and Marvel Comics work. For Warren he was chief writer and editor of landmark horror anthology titles Creepy and Eerie between 1964 and 1967. At Marvel, he served as the company's editor-in-chief from 1976 to the end of 1977. In the 1980s, he edited the publisher's anthology magazine Epic Illustrated and its Epic Comics imprint. He is also known for his work on Star Wars in both comic books and newspaper strips. (b. 1937)

Subject: Re: Noteworthy Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/01/23 at 3:23 pm

March 1st 2001 – Henry Wade, American soldier and lawyer, died from Parkinson's disease. He served as district attorney of Dallas County from 1951 to 1987. As such, he participated in two of the most notable U.S. court cases of the 20th century - the prosecution of Jack Ruby for killing Lee Harvey Oswald, and the U.S. Supreme Court's decision legalizing abortion, Roe v. Wade. In addition, Wade was district attorney when Randall Dale Adams, the subject of the documentary film The Thin Blue Line, was convicted in the murder of Robert Wood, a Dallas police officer. (b. 1914)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: LyricBoy on 03/03/23 at 6:23 pm

March 3rd 1966: Legendary actor William Frawley, probably best known for his portrayal of “Bub” on the sitcom My Three Sons, passed away at the age of 79. (b. 1887)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 03/03/23 at 8:03 pm


March 3rd 1966: Legendary actor William Frawley, probably best known for his portrayal of “Bub” on the sitcom My Three Sons, passed away at the age of 79. (b. 1887)

He had just celebrated his final birthday five days earlier!

Don't forget that he was also well known as Fred Mertz on I Love Lucy.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 03/03/23 at 8:04 pm

On this day in 1987, singer and actor Danny Kaye passed away at the age of 76. His performances featured physical comedy, idiosyncratic pantomimes, and rapid-fire novelty songs.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: LyricBoy on 03/04/23 at 7:38 am


He had just celebrated his final birthday five days earlier!

Don't forget that he was also well known as Fred Mertz on I Love Lucy.


An avid New York Yankees baseball fan, Frawley had it written into his I Love Lucy contract that he did not have to work during the World Series if the Yankees were playing. ;D The Yankees were in every World Series during that time except for 1954 and 1959. He did not appear in two episodes of the show as a result.

After ILL had run its course, Desi and Lucy offered to produce a spin-off show featuring the Mertzes. Bill Frawley was ready to do that, but Vivian Vance (who played his wife on ILL) detested Bill so much, she refused to take part in it.  :o

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthday and Deaths

Written By: c_keenan2001@hotmail.com on 03/04/23 at 3:13 pm

Actress Catherine O'Hara turns 69 today.  ;D  She was best known for her role as Lola Heatherton as well as other female roles on  Second City Television and was an alumnus of the Second City training school in Toronto.
She was also known for her role as Kate McAlister in the Home Alone movie and its sequel.  She was also known for her role as Moira Rose on the popular CBC/Pop TV series Schitt's Creek for which she won the Best Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Emmy in 2020.

Luke Perry passed away on this day 4 years ago after suffering a debilitating stroke.  He was known for his bad-boy roles including Dylan McKay in Beverley Hills 90210 and Fred Andrews in Riverdale.

John Candy died on this day 29 years ago after suffering a fatal heart attack in his sleep in Durango Mexico where he was filming his final movie Wagons East.
He was best known for his role as Mellonvale Mayor Johnny Larue as well as other male roles on Second City Television and was an alumnus of the Second City Training School in Toronto which now bears his name The John Candy Training School.
He was also known for such movie roles as Spaceballs, with fellow SCTV mainstay Rick Moranis, The Great Outdoors, Uncle Buck, Who's Harry Crumb?. Planes, Trains, And Automobiles, Home Alone, and Cool Runnings.

Subject: Re: Noteworthy Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/06/23 at 1:36 am

March 6th 2016 – Nancy Reagan (born Anne Frances Robbins), American film actress and first lady of the United States from 1981 to 1989, died from congestive heart failure. She was the second wife of Ronald Reagan, the 40th president of the United States. As Nancy Davis, she was a Hollywood actress in the 1940s and 1950s, starring in films such as The Next Voice You Hear..., Night into Morning, and Donovan's Brain. In 1952, she married Ronald Reagan, who was then president of the Screen Actors Guild. They had two children together. Reagan was the first lady of California when her husband was governor from 1967 to 1975, and she began to work with the Foster Grandparents Program. Nancy Reagan became First Lady of the United States in January 1981, following her husband's victory in the 1980 presidential election. Early in his first term, she was criticized largely due to her decision to replace the White House china, which had been paid for by private donations, and for accepting free clothing from fashion designers. She championed recreational drug prevention causes when she founded the "Just Say No" drug awareness campaign, which was considered her major initiative as first lady. More discussion of her role ensued following a 1988 revelation that she had consulted an astrologer to assist in planning the president's schedule after the attempted assassination of her husband in 1981. She generally had a strong influence on her husband and played a role in a few of his personnel and diplomatic decisions. (b. 1921)

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/06/23 at 2:39 am

March 6th 1888 – Louisa May Alcott, American novelist, short story writer, and poet, died from a stroke. Best known as the author of the novel Little Women (1868) and its sequels Little Men (1871) and Jo's Boys (1886). Raised in New England by her transcendentalist parents, Abigail May and Amos Bronson Alcott, she grew up among many well-known intellectuals of the day, such as Ralph Waldo Emerson, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Henry David Thoreau, and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. (b. 1832)

Subject: Re: Musical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/06/23 at 8:40 am

March 6th 1932 – John Philip Sousa, American composer and bandleader, died of heart failure. Known primarily for American military marches. He is known as "The March King" or the "American March King", to distinguish him from his British counterpart Kenneth J. Alford. Among his best-known marches are "The Stars and Stripes Forever" (National March of the United States of America), "Semper Fidelis" (official march of the United States Marine Corps), "The Liberty Bell", "The Thunderer", and "The Washington Post". Sousa began his career playing violin and studying music theory and composition under John Esputa and George Felix Benkert. His father enlisted him in the United States Marine Band as an apprentice in 1868. (b. 1854)

Subject: Re: Nobel Prize Winner Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/06/23 at 10:42 am

March 6th 1973 – Pearl S. Buck, American novelist, essayist, short story writer Nobel Prize laureate, died of lung cancer. As the daughter of missionaries, Buck spent most of her life before 1934 in Zhenjiang, China. Her novel The Good Earth was the best-selling fiction book in the United States in 1931 and 1932 and won the Pulitzer Prize in 1932. In 1938, she was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature "for her rich and truly epic descriptions of peasant life in China and for her biographical masterpieces". She was the first American woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. After returning to the United States in 1935, she continued writing prolifically, became a prominent advocate of the rights of women and minority groups, and wrote widely on Chinese and Asian cultures, becoming particularly well known for her efforts on behalf of Asian and mixed-race adoption. (b. 1892)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/06/23 at 1:26 pm

March 6th 1967 – Nelson Eddy, American singer and actor, died when he was stricken on stage with a cerebral hemorrhage. He appeared in 19 musical films during the 1930s and 1940s, as well as in opera and on the concert stage, radio, television, and in nightclubs. A classically trained baritone, he is best remembered for the eight films in which he co-starred with soprano Jeanette MacDonald. He was one of the first "crossover" stars, a superstar appealing both to shrieking bobby soxers and opera purists, and in his heyday, he was the highest paid singer in the world. (b. 1901)

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/06/23 at 4:37 pm

March 6th 1982 – Ayn Rand (born Alisa Zinovyevna Rosenbaum), Russian-American philosopher, author, and playwright, died of heart failure. She is known for her two best-selling novels, The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged, and for developing a philosophical system she named Objectivism. Born and educated in Russia, she moved to the United States in 1926. She had a play produced on Broadway in 1935 and 1936. After two early novels that were initially unsuccessful, she achieved fame with her 1943 novel, The Fountainhead. In 1957, Rand published her best-known work, the novel Atlas Shrugged. Afterward, she turned to non-fiction to promote her philosophy, publishing her own periodicals and releasing several collections of essays until her death in 1982. (b. 1905)

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/07/23 at 1:41 am

March 7th 1999 – Stanley Kubrick, American film director, producer, screenwriter, and photographer, died in his sleep suffering a heart attack. He is frequently cited as one of the greatest filmmakers in cinematic history. His films, almost all of which are adaptations of novels or short stories, cover a wide range of genres and are noted for their realism, dark humor, unique cinematography, extensive set designs, and evocative use of music. He began making short films on shoestring budgets, and made his first major Hollywood film, The Killing, for United Artists in 1956. This was followed by two collaborations with Kirk Douglas: the war picture Paths of Glory (1957) and the historical epic Spartacus (1960). Creative differences arising from his work with Douglas and the film studios, a dislike of the Hollywood industry, and a growing concern about crime in America prompted Kubrick to move to the United Kingdom in 1961, where he spent most of his remaining life and career. His home in Hertfordshire, which he shared with his wife Christiane, became his workplace, where he did his writing, research, editing, and management of production details. This allowed him to have almost complete artistic control over his films, but with the rare advantage of having financial support from major Hollywood studios. His first productions in Britain were two films with Peter Sellers: Lolita (1962), an adaptation of the Vladimir Nabokov novel, and the Cold War black comedy Dr. Strangelove (1964). A demanding perfectionist, Kubrick assumed control over most aspects of the filmmaking process, from direction and writing to editing, and took painstaking care with researching his films and staging scenes, working in close coordination with his actors, crew, and other collaborators. He often asked for several dozen retakes of the same shot in a movie, which resulted in many conflicts with his casts. Despite the resulting notoriety among actors, many of Kubrick's films broke new ground in cinematography. The scientific realism and innovative special effects of the science fiction epic 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) were without precedent in the history of cinema, and the film earned him his only personal Oscar, for Best Visual Effects. Steven Spielberg has referred to the film as his generation's "big bang"; it is regarded as one of the greatest films ever made. While many of Kubrick's films were controversial and initially received mixed reviews upon release—particularly the brutal A Clockwork Orange (1971), which Kubrick pulled from circulation in the UK following a mass media frenzy—most were nominated for Oscars, Golden Globes, or BAFTA Awards, and underwent critical reevaluations. For the 18th-century period film Barry Lyndon (1975), Kubrick obtained lenses developed by Zeiss for NASA, to film scenes under natural candlelight. With the horror film The Shining (1980), he became one of the first directors to make use of a Steadicam for stabilized and fluid tracking shots, a technology vital to his Vietnam War film Full Metal Jacket (1987). His last film, Eyes Wide Shut, was completed shortly before his death in 1999 at the age of 70. (b. 1928)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/07/23 at 6:04 am

March 7th 2013 – Sybil Christopher (née Williams), formerly known as Sybil Burton, was a Welsh actress, and theatre director, died of complications arising from heart disease. She was the founder of popular celebrity New York nightclub "Arthur". She came into the public eye as the first wife of Richard Burton. She met Richard Burton during the filming of The Last Days of Dolwyn (1949). After their marriage, she retired from acting, performing only a few times, and generally on stage rather than on film. The marriage ended famously in 1963, when Burton began a liaison with Elizabeth Taylor. She divorced Burton in 1963 on grounds of "abandonment and cruel and inhumane treatment", receiving a $1 million settlement and custody of their children. In 1965, Burton founded a nightclub in Manhattan at 154 East 54th Street, the site of El Morocco; numerous celebrities and well-known artists contributed, including Julie Andrews, Leonard Bernstein, Roddy McDowall, and Stephen Sondheim. "Arthur", as the club was known, (the precursor to Studio 54) became a popular nightclub for celebrities during its short tenure (1965–69). Frequent habitués included Truman Capote, Wilt Chamberlain, Roger Daltrey, Princess Margaret, Rudolph Nureyev, Lee Remick, Andy Warhol, Angela Lansbury and Tennessee Williams. D.J. Terry Noel claimed to have invented "mixing" in the club, layering music from two separate turntables. (b. 1929)

Subject: Re: Musician Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/07/23 at 8:13 am

March 7th 2000 – Pee Wee King (born Julius Frank Anthony Kuczynski), American singer-songwriter and fiddler, died of a heart attack. He is best known for co-writing "Tennessee Waltz". He is credited with bringing the musicians union to the Grand Ole Opry— he was one of the first musicians in Nashville to carry a union card, and to have the members of his band work union. He also served on the board of the Country Music Hall of Fame. (b. 1914)

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/07/23 at 9:35 am

March 7th 1984 – Paul Rotha (born Paul Thompson), English director and producer, died from an undisclosed cause. He was a close collaborator of John Grierson, and Wolfgang Suschitzky was one of his cinematographers. He directed and produced dozens of documentaries including Contact (1933), Air Outpost (1937) The Face of Britain (1935), World of Plenty (1943), Land of Promise (1947), A City Speaks (1947) and many others. The World Is Rich (1947) and Cradle of Genius (1961), both of which were nominated for an Academy Award, and feature films including the BAFTA-nominated No Resting Place. Rotha was Head of BBC TV's Documentaries Department between May 1953 and May 1955. He shared with Otto Neurath an interest in the techniques of visual communication, and the two men worked together on several films, where Neurath's ISOTYPE pictorial statistics were animated as an important component of the films' arguments. He was a major opponent of sound in movies. He wrote, produced and directed the 1958 crime drama Cat & Mouse, based on a novel by John Creasey and starring Lee Patterson and Ann Sears. (b. 1907)

Subject: Re: Nobel Prize Winner Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/07/23 at 1:30 pm

March 7th 1932 – Aristide Briand, French politician, Nobel Prize laureate, died from an undisclosed cause. He served eleven terms as Prime Minister of France during the French Third Republic. He is mainly remembered for his focus on international issues and reconciliation politics during the interwar period (1918–1939). In 1926, he received the Nobel Peace Prize along with German Foreign Minister Gustav Stresemann for the realization of the Locarno Treaties, which aimed at reconciliation between France and Germany after the First World War. To avoid another worldwide conflict, he was instrumental in the agreement known as the Kellogg–Briand Pact of 1929, as well to establish a "European Union" in 1929. However, all his efforts were compromised by the rise of nationalistic and revanchist ideas like Nazism and Fascism following the Great Depression. (b. 1862)

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/07/23 at 2:20 pm

March 7th 2000 – Jack Sanford, American professional baseball player, died of a brain tumor. He played in Major League Baseball as a right-handed pitcher from 1956 through 1967. Sanford was notable for the meteoric start to his career when, he led the National League with 188 strikeouts as a 28-year-old rookie for the Philadelphia Phillies in 1957. He later became a 20-game-winner and made his only World Series appearance as a member of the San Francisco Giants. He also played for the California Angels and the Kansas City Athletics. (b. 1929)

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/08/23 at 1:25 am

March 8th 1999 – Joe DiMaggio, American baseball player and coach, died of lung cancer. He played his entire 13-year career in Major League Baseball for the New York Yankees. Born to Sicilian Italian immigrants in California, he is widely considered one of the greatest baseball players of all time, and had a 56-game hitting streak (May 15 – July 16, 1941), a record that still stands. DiMaggio was a three-time Most Valuable Player Award winner and an All-Star in each of his 13 seasons. During his tenure with the Yankees, the club won ten American League pennants and nine World Series championships. His nine career World Series rings is second only to fellow Yankee Yogi Berra, who won ten. At the time of his retirement after the 1951 season, he ranked fifth in career home runs (361) and sixth in career slugging percentage (.579). He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1955 and was voted the sport's greatest living player in a poll taken during baseball's centennial year of 1969. His brothers Vince (1912–1986) and Dom (1917–2009) also were major league center fielders. DiMaggio is widely known for his marriage and lifelong devotion to Marilyn Monroe. (b. 1914)

Subject: Re: Architectural Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/08/23 at 2:58 am

March 8th 1723 – Christopher Wren, English architect, died after catching a chill. He was one of the most highly acclaimed English architects in history, as well as an anatomist, astronomer, geometer, and mathematician-physicist. He was accorded responsibility for rebuilding 52 churches in the City of London after the Great Fire in 1666, including what is regarded as his masterpiece, St Paul's Cathedral, on Ludgate Hill, completed in 1710. The principal creative responsibility for a number of the churches is now more commonly attributed to others in his office, especially Nicholas Hawksmoor. Other notable buildings by Wren include the Royal Hospital Chelsea, the Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich, and the south front of Hampton Court Palace. He was knighted in 1673. This honour was bestowed on him after his resignation from the Savilian chair in Oxford, by which time he had already begun to make his mark as an architect, both in services to the Crown and in playing an important part in rebuilding London after the Great Fire. (b. 1632)

Subject: Re: Presidential Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/08/23 at 4:44 am

March 8th 1874 – Millard Fillmore, American lawyer and politician, died after suffering from a stroke. He was the 13th President of the United States (1850–53), the last to be a member of the Whig Party while in the White House. A former congressman from New York, Fillmore was elected the nation's 12th Vice President in 1848, and was elevated to the presidency by the death of Zachary Taylor. He was instrumental in getting the Compromise of 1850 passed, a bargain that led to a brief truce in the battle over slavery. He failed to win the Whig nomination for president in 1852; he gained the endorsement of the nativist Know Nothing Party four years later, and finished third in that election. (b. 1800)

Subject: Re: Presidential Death Anniversary

Written By: LyricBoy on 03/08/23 at 5:33 am


March 8th 1874 – Millard Fillmore, American lawyer and politician, died after suffering from a stroke.


Not too many kids named Millard these days.

Subject: Re: Musical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/08/23 at 6:16 am

March 8th 1869 – Hector Berlioz, French composer, conductor, and critic, died from an unknown cause. His output includes orchestral works such as the Symphonie fantastique and Harold in Italy, choral pieces including the Requiem and L'Enfance du Christ, his three operas Benvenuto Cellini, Les Troyens and Béatrice et Bénédict, and works of hybrid genres such as the "dramatic symphony" Roméo et Juliette and the "dramatic legend" La Damnation de Faust. (b. 1803)

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/08/23 at 8:15 am

March 8th 1887 – Henry Ward Beecher, American Congregationalist clergyman, social reformer, and speaker, suffered a stroke and died in his sleep. Known for his support of the abolition of slavery, his emphasis on God's love, and his 1875 adultery trial. His rhetorical focus on Christ's love has influenced mainstream Christianity to this day. He was the son of Lyman Beecher, a Calvinist minister who became one of the best-known evangelists of his era. Several of his brothers and sisters became well-known educators and activists, most notably Harriet Beecher Stowe, who achieved worldwide fame with her abolitionist novel Uncle Tom's Cabin. Henry Ward Beecher graduated from Amherst College in 1834 and Lane Theological Seminary in 1837 before serving as a minister in Indianapolis and Lawrenceburg, Indiana. In 1847, Beecher became the first pastor of the Plymouth Church in Brooklyn, New York. He soon acquired fame on the lecture circuit for his novel oratorical style in which he employed humor, dialect, and slang. Over the course of his ministry, he developed a theology emphasizing God's love above all else. He also grew interested in social reform, particularly the abolitionist movement. In the years leading up to the Civil War, he raised money to purchase slaves from captivity and to send rifles—nicknamed "Beecher's Bibles"—to abolitionists fighting in Kansas. He toured Europe during the Civil War, speaking in support of the Union. After the war, Beecher supported social reform causes such as women's suffrage and temperance. He also championed Charles Darwin's theory of evolution, stating that it was not incompatible with Christian beliefs. (b. 1813)

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/08/23 at 11:17 am

March 8th 1971 – Harold Lloyd, American actor, comedian, and stunt performer, died from prostate cancer. He appeared in many silent comedy films. Lloyd is considered alongside Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton as one of the most influential film comedians of the silent film era. Lloyd made nearly 200 comedy films, both silent and "talkies", between 1914 and 1947. His bespectacled "Glasses" character was a resourceful, success-seeking go-getter who matched the zeitgeist of the 1920s-era United States. His films frequently contained "thrill sequences" of extended chase scenes and daredevil physical feats. Lloyd hanging from the hands of a clock high above the street (in reality a trick shot) in Safety Last! (1923) is considered one of the most enduring images in all of cinema. Lloyd performed the lesser stunts himself, despite having injured himself in August 1919 while doing publicity pictures for the Roach studio. (b. 1893)

Subject: Re: Musician Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/08/23 at 2:33 pm

March 8th 1961 – Thomas Beecham, English conductor and impresario, died of a coronary thrombosis. Best known for his association with the London Philharmonic and the Royal Philharmonic orchestras. He was also closely associated with the Liverpool Philharmonic and Hallé orchestras. From the early 20th century until his death, Beecham was a major influence on the musical life of Britain and, according to the BBC, was Britain's first international conductor. He was knighted in 1916 and succeeded to the baronetcy on the death of his father later that year. (b. 1879)

Subject: Re: Presidential Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/08/23 at 4:27 pm

March 8th 1930 – William Howard Taft, American lawyer, jurist, and politician, died from complications of heart disease, high blood pressure, and inflammation of the bladder. He was the 27th president of the United States (1909–1913) and the tenth chief justice of the United States (1921–1930), the only person to have held both offices. Taft was elected president in 1908, the chosen successor of Theodore Roosevelt, but was defeated for reelection by Woodrow Wilson in 1912 after Roosevelt split the Republican vote by running as a third-party candidate. In 1921, President Warren G. Harding appointed Taft to be chief justice, a position he held until a month before his death. (b. 1857)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/08/23 at 5:26 pm

March 8th 2016 – George Martin, English record producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician, died in his sleep. He was referred to as the "Fifth Beatle", including by Paul McCartney, in reference to his extensive involvement on each of the Beatles' original albums. Martin produced 30 number-one hit singles in the United Kingdom and 23 number-one hits in the United States. He produced comedy and novelty records in the early 1950s, working with Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan, and Bernard Cribbins, among others. His career spanned more than six decades of work in music, film, television and live performance. (b. 1926)

Subject: Re: Comedic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/09/23 at 1:26 am

March 9th 1996 – George Burns (born Nathan Birnbaum), American actor, comedian, and producer. American comedian, actor, singer, and writer, died of a cardiac arrest. He was one of the few entertainers whose career successfully spanned vaudeville, radio, film, and television. His arched eyebrow and cigar-smoke punctuation became familiar trademarks for over three-quarters of a century. He and his wife, Gracie Allen, appeared on radio, television, and film as the comedy duo Burns and Allen. At age 79, Burns had a sudden career revival as an amiable, beloved, and unusually active comedy elder statesman in the 1975 film The Sunshine Boys, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Burns, who became a centenarian in 1996, continued to work until just weeks before his death. (b. 1896)

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/09/23 at 2:53 am

March 9th 1992 – Menachem Begin, Belarusian-Israeli politician, Nobel Prize laureate, died after a severe heart attack. He was the sixth Prime Minister of Israel. Before the creation of the state of Israel, he was the leader of the Zionist militant group Irgun, the Revisionist breakaway from the larger Jewish paramilitary organization Haganah. He proclaimed a revolt, on 1 February 1944, against the British mandatory government, which was opposed by the Jewish Agency. As head of the Irgun, he targeted the British in Palestine. Later, the Irgun fought the Arabs during the 1947–48 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine and its chief Begin was also noted as "leader of the notorious terrorist organisation" by the British government and banned from entering the United Kingdom. His most significant achievement as Prime Minister was the signing of a peace treaty with Egypt in 1979, for which he and Anwar Sadat shared the Nobel Prize for Peace. In the wake of the Camp David Accords, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) withdrew from the Sinai Peninsula, which was captured from Egypt in the Six-Day War. (b. 1913)

Subject: Re: Engineering Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/09/23 at 3:55 am

March 9th 2005 – John DeLorean, American engineer and executive in the U.S. automobile industry, died from a stroke. Widely known for his work at General Motors and as founder of the DeLorean Motor Company. (b. 1925)

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/09/23 at 10:29 am

March 9th 2006 – John Profumo, British politician, died after suffering from a stroke. His career ended in 1963 after a sexual relationship with the 19-year-old model Christine Keeler in 1961. The scandal, which became known as the Profumo affair, led to his resignation from the Conservative government of Harold Macmillan. After his resignation Profumo worked as a volunteer at Toynbee Hall, a charity in East London, and became its chief fundraiser. These charitable activities helped to restore his reputation and he was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1975. (b. 1915)

Subject: Re: Journalistic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/09/23 at 2:03 pm

March 9th 2021 – Roger Mudd, American broadcast journalist, died from complications of kidney failure. He was a correspondent and anchor for CBS News and NBC News. He also worked as the primary anchor for The History Channel. Previously, Mudd was weekend and weekday substitute anchor for the CBS Evening News, the co-anchor of the weekday NBC Nightly News, and the host of the NBC-TV Meet the Press and American Almanac TV programs. Mudd was the recipient of the Peabody Award, the Joan Shorenstein Award for Distinguished Washington Reporting, and five Emmy Awards. He was a collateral descendant of Samuel Mudd (meaning he descended from another branch within the same extensive family tree), the doctor who was imprisoned for aiding and conspiring with John Wilkes Booth after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. (b. 1928)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 03/13/23 at 10:19 pm



After ILL had run its course, Desi and Lucy offered to produce a spin-off show featuring the Mertzes. Bill Frawley was ready to do that, but Vivian Vance (who played his wife on ILL) detested Bill so much, she refused to take part in it.  :o

Yeah, I heard that Viv and William didn't like each other IRL, due in part to their age difference coupled with the fact that they were playing a married couple. :(

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 03/13/23 at 10:19 pm

On topic... actor William Hurt passed away on this date last year, missing his 72nd birthday by exactly one week.

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/15/23 at 3:30 am

March 15th 44 BC – Julius Caesar, Roman general and statesman, was assassinated by a group of rebellious senators led by Brutus and Cassius, who stabbed him to death. A member of the First Triumvirate, Caesar led the Roman armies in the Gallic Wars before defeating his political rival Pompey in a civil war, and subsequently became dictator of Rome from 49 BC until his assassination in 44 BC. He played a critical role in the events that led to the demise of the Roman Republic and the rise of the Roman Empire. (b. 100 BC)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/15/23 at 5:37 am

March 15th 2021 – Yaphet Kotto (born Frederick Samuel Kotto), American actor, died from an undisclosed cause. Known for numerous film roles, as well as starring in the NBC television series Homicide: Life on the Street (1993–1999) as Lieutenant Al Giardello. His films include the science-fiction/horror film Alien (1979), and the Arnold Schwarzenegger science-fiction/action film The Running Man (1987). He portrayed the main villain Dr. Kananga/Mr. Big in the James Bond movie Live and Let Die (1973). He appeared opposite Robert De Niro in the comedy thriller Midnight Run (1988) as FBI Agent Alonzo Mosley. (b. 1939)

Subject: Re: Engineering Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/15/23 at 7:11 am

March 15th 1891 – Joseph Bazalgette, English civil engineer, died from an undisclosed cause. As chief engineer of London's Metropolitan Board of Works, his major achievement was the creation (in response to the Great Stink of 1858) of a sewerage system for central London which was instrumental in relieving the city from cholera epidemics, while beginning to clean the River Thames. He was also the designer of Hammersmith Bridge. He was knighted in 1875, and elected President of the Institution of Civil Engineers in 1883. (b. 1819)

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/15/23 at 9:05 am

March 15th 1937 – H. P. Lovecraft (Howard Phillips Lovecraft), American writer of weird, science, fantasy, and horror fiction, died from cancer of the small intestine. He is best known for his creation of the Cthulhu Mythos. (b. 1890)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/15/23 at 12:17 pm

March 15th 1975 – Aristotle Onassis, Greek-Argentine shipping magnate, died from complication of the myasthenia gravis. He amassed the world's largest privately owned shipping fleet and was one of the world's richest and most famous men. He was known for his business success, his great wealth and also his personal life, including his marriage to Athina Mary Livanos, daughter of shipping tycoon Stavros G. Livanos, his affair with famous opera singer Maria Callas and his marriage in 1968 to Jacqueline Kennedy, the widow of American President John F. Kennedy. (b. 1906)

Subject: Re: Noteworthy Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/15/23 at 1:29 pm

March 15th 1998 – Benjamin Spock, American pediatrician and liberal political activist, died after a series of strokes and heart attacks. His book Baby and Child Care (1946) is one of the best-selling books of the twentieth century, selling 500,000 copies in the six months after its initial publication in 1946 and 50 million by the time of Spock's death in 1998. The book's premise to mothers was that they "know more than you think you do." Spock's parenting advice and recommendations revolutionized parental upbringing in the United States, and he is considered to be amongst the most famous and influential Americans of the 20th century. (b. 1903)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/16/23 at 3:39 am

March 16th 2019 – Dick Dale (born Richard Anthony Monsour), American rock guitarist, died from heart failure and kidney failure. He was the pioneer of surf music, drawing on Middle Eastern music scales and experimenting with reverberation. Dale was known as "The King of the Surf Guitar", which was also the title of his second studio album. Dale was one of the most influential guitarists of all time and especially of the early 1960s. Most of the leading bands in surf music, such as The Beach Boys, Jan and Dean and The Trashmen, were influenced by Dale's music, and often included recordings of Dale's songs in their albums. His style and music influenced guitarists such as Jimi Hendrix, Pete Townshend, Eddie Van Halen and Brian May. (b. 1937)

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/16/23 at 10:22 am

March 16th AD 37 – Tiberius, second Roman emperor, died possibly from natural causes. He reigned from AD 14 until 37, succeeding his stepfather, the first Roman emperor Augustus. Tiberius was born in Rome in 42 BC. His father was the politician Tiberius Claudius Nero and his mother was Livia Drusilla, who would eventually divorce his father, and marry the future-emperor Augustus in 38 BC. Following the untimely deaths of Augustus' two grandsons and adopted heirs, Gaius and Lucius Caesar, Tiberius was designated Augustus' successor. Prior to this, Tiberius had proved himself an able diplomat, and one of the most successful Roman generals: his conquests of Pannonia, Dalmatia, Raetia, and (temporarily) parts of Germania laid the foundations for the empire's northern frontier. (b. 42 BC)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/16/23 at 10:23 am


March 16th AD 37 – Tiberius, second Roman emperor, died possibly from natural causes. He reigned from AD 14 until 37, succeeding his stepfather, the first Roman emperor Augustus. Tiberius was born in Rome in 42 BC. His father was the politician Tiberius Claudius Nero and his mother was Livia Drusilla, who would eventually divorce his father, and marry the future-emperor Augustus in 38 BC. Following the untimely deaths of Augustus' two grandsons and adopted heirs, Gaius and Lucius Caesar, Tiberius was designated Augustus' successor. Prior to this, Tiberius had proved himself an able diplomat, and one of the most successful Roman generals: his conquests of Pannonia, Dalmatia, Raetia, and (temporarily) parts of Germania laid the foundations for the empire's northern frontier. (b. 42 BC)
A Roman emperor dying from natural causes, that must be a rarlty?

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: LyricBoy on 03/16/23 at 6:12 pm


A Roman emperor dying from natural causes, that must be a rarlty?


Well the key word there is “possibly”.  ;)

Subject: Re: Royal Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/23 at 3:27 am

March 20th 1413 – Henry IV, King of England from 1399 to 1413, died possibly leprosy or severe eczema. He asserted the claim of his grandfather King Edward III, a maternal grandson of Philip IV of France, to the Kingdom of France. Henry was the first English ruler since the Norman Conquest whose mother tongue was English rather than French. He was known as Henry Bolingbroke before taking the throne. His father was Edward III's third son, John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster. His mother Blanche was the daughter of royal nobleman, Henry, Duke of Lancaster. (b. 1367)

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/23 at 6:20 am

March 20th 2013 – James Herbert, English horror writer, died suddenly from an undisclosed cause. A full-time writer, he also designed his own book covers and publicity. His books have sold 54 million copies worldwide, and have been translated into 34 languages, including Chinese and Russian. (b. 1943)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/23 at 8:21 am

March 20th 2020 – Kenny Rogers, American singer, songwriter, musician, actor, record producer, and entrepreneur, died from natural causes. He was elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2013. Rogers was particularly popular with country audiences but also charted more than 420 hit singles across various genres, topping the country and pop album charts for more than 200 individual weeks in the United States alone. He sold more than 100 million records worldwide during his lifetime, making him one of the best-selling music artists of all time. His fame and career spanned multiple genres: jazz, folk, pop, rock, and country. He remade his career and was one of the most successful cross-over artists of all time. (b. 1938)

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/23 at 9:08 am

March 20th 1937 – Harry Vardon, professional golfer from Jersey, died of pleurisy or possibly lung cancer. He was a member of the Great Triumvirate with John Henry Taylor and James Braid. Vardon won The Open Championship a record six times, and also won the 1900 U.S. Open. (b. 1870)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/23 at 10:54 am

March 20th 2017 – David Rockefeller, American billionaire and philanthropist. He was the oldest living member of the third generation of the Rockefeller family, and family patriarch from July 2004 until his death in March 2017. He was the fifth son and youngest child of John D. Rockefeller Jr. and Abby Aldrich Rockefeller, and a grandson of John D. Rockefeller and Laura Spelman Rockefeller. He was noted for his wide-ranging political connections and foreign travel, in which he met with many foreign leaders. His fortune was estimated at $3.3 billion at the time of his death. (b. 1915)

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/23 at 12:51 pm

March 20th 1968 – Carl Theodor Dreyer, Danish director and screenwriter, died of pneumonia. His movies are noted for their emotional austerity and slow, stately pacing. Frequent themes that his films explore are the unequal struggle of women and the innocent against male repression and social intolerance, the inescapability of fate and death, and the power of evil in earthly life. Dreyer is regarded by many critics and filmmakers as one of the greatest directors in the history of cinema. His 1928 movie The Passion of Joan of Arc is considered to be one of the greatest movies of all time, renowned for its cinematography and use of close-ups. It frequently appears on Sight & Sound's lists of the greatest films ever made, and in 2012's poll it was voted the 9th best film ever made by film critics and 37th by film directors. His other best known films include Michael (1924) Vampyr (1932), Day of Wrath (1943), Ordet (1955), and Gertrud (1964). (b. 1889)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/23 at 2:36 pm

March 20th 2014 – Tonie Nathan (born Theodora Nathalia Nathan), American radio host, producer, and politician, died from Alzheimer's disease. She was the first woman to receive an electoral vote in a United States presidential election. She was the 1972 vice presidential nominee of the Libertarian Party and running mate of John Hospers, when Roger MacBride, a Republican elector from Virginia, cast the historic vote as a faithless elector. (b. 1923)

Subject: Re: Poetic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/21/23 at 8:26 am

March 21st 1843 – Robert Southey, English poet and author, died of a stroke. He was Poet laureate from 1813 until his death. Like the other Lake Poets, William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Southey began as a radical but became steadily more conservative as he gained respect for Britain and its institutions. Other romantics such as Byron accused him of siding with the establishment for money and status. He is remembered especially for the poem "After Blenheim" and the original version of "Goldilocks and the Three Bears". (b. 1774)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/21/23 at 9:54 am

March 21st 1985 – Michael Redgrave, English stage and film actor, director, manager and author, died from Parkinson's disease. He received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in Mourning Becomes Electra (1947), as well as two BAFTA nominations for Best British Actor for his performances in The Night My Number Came Up (1955) and Time Without Pity (1957). At the 4th Cannes Film Festival, he won Best Actor for his performance in The Browning Version (1951). He was married to the actress Rachel Kempson for 50 years from 1935 until his death. Their children Vanessa (b. 1937), Corin (1939–2010) and Lynn Redgrave (1943–2010), and their grandchildren: Natasha Richardson (1963–2009), Joely Richardson (b. 1965) and Jemma Redgrave (b. 1965) are also involved in theatre or film as actors. He was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) by the Queen in 1952 and knighted in 1959. (b. 1908)

Subject: Re: Astronomical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/21/23 at 11:27 am

March 21st 1928 – Edward Walter Maunder, English astronomer, died from an undisclosed cause. Best remembered for his study of sunspots and the solar magnetic cycle that led to his identification of the period from 1645 to 1715 that is now known as the Maunder Minimum. (b. 1851)

Subject: Re: Military Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/21/23 at 2:36 pm

March 21st 1891 – Joseph E. Johnston, American general and politician, died of pneumonia. He served with distinction in the United States Army during the Mexican–American War (1846–1848), and Seminole Wars. After Virginia seceded from the Union, he entered the Confederate States Army as one of its most senior general officers. (b. 1807)

Subject: Re: Musician Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/22/23 at 3:28 am

March 22nd 2019 – Scott Walker (born Noel Scott Engel), American-born British singer-songwriter, composer and record producer, died of cancer. He was known for his baritone voice and an unorthodox career path which took him from 1960s teen pop icon to 21st-century avant-garde musician. Walker's success was largely in the United Kingdom, where his first four solo albums reached the top ten. He lived in the UK from 1965 and became a UK citizen in 1970. Rising to fame in the mid-1960s as frontman of the pop music trio the Walker Brothers, he began a solo career with 1967's Scott, moving toward an increasingly challenging style on late-1960s baroque pop albums such as Scott 3 and Scott 4 (both 1969). (b. 1943)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/22/23 at 5:16 am

March 22nd 1978 – Karl Wallenda, German-American high wire artist and founder of The Flying Wallendas, died when he lost his balance and fell during an attempted a walk between the two towers of the ten-story Condado Plaza Hotel in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on a wire stretched 121 ft (37 metres) above the pavement. A daredevil circus act which performed dangerous stunts, often without a safety net. He was the great-grandfather of current performer Nik Wallenda. (b. 1905)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/22/23 at 6:53 am

March 22nd 1979 – Ben Lyon, American actor, died after a fatal heart attack. Hollywood took notice of the baby-faced charmer and soon Ben was ingratiating filmgoers opposite silent film's most honored leading ladies. He appeared with Pola Negri in Lily of the Dust (1924), Gloria Swanson in Wages of Virtue (1924), Barbara La Marr in The White Moth (1924), Mary Astor in The Pace That Thrills (1925) and Claudette Colbert, in her only silent feature, in For the Love of Mike (1927). He advanced easily into talkies and was particularly noteworthy as the dashing hero in Howard Hughes' Hell's Angels (1930), in which Ben actually piloted his own plane (Ben had trained as a pilot during WWI) and filmed some of the airborne scenes for Hughes himself. That same year was also a banner year for him in his personal life after marrying Paramount Pictures film star Bebe Daniels, with whom he had appeared in Love Finds a Way (1930). He married actress Bebe Daniels in June 1930. They had two children, daughter Barbara in 1932 and a son, Richard, whom they adopted from a London orphanage. (b. 1901)

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/22/23 at 9:23 am

March 22nd 1958 – Mike Todd (born Avrom Hirsch Goldbogen), American theater and film producer, died in a plane crash. Best known for his 1956 production of Around the World in 80 Days, which won an Academy Award for Best Picture. He is known as the third of Elizabeth Taylor's seven husbands, and is the only one whom she did not divorce (he died in a private plane accident a year after their marriage). He was the driving force behind the development of the eponymous Todd-AO widescreen film format. (b. 1909)

Subject: Re: Musician Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/22/23 at 2:39 pm

March 22nd 1994 – Dan Hartman, American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer, died from an AIDS-related brain tumor. Among songs he wrote and recorded were "Free Ride" with The Edgar Winter Group, and the solo hits "Relight My Fire", "Instant Replay", "I Can Dream About You", "We Are the Young" and "Second Nature". "I Can Dream About You", his most successful song, reached No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1984 and No. 12 on the UK Singles Chart in 1985. The James Brown song "Living in America", which Hartman co-wrote and produced, was even more successful, reaching #4 on March 1, 1986. (b. 1950)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/23/23 at 4:05 am

March 23rd 1964 – Peter Lorre (born László Löwenstein), Hungarian-American actor, died from a stroke. He began his stage career in Vienna before moving to Germany where he worked first on the stage, then in film in Berlin in the late 1920s and early 1930s. Lorre caused an international sensation in the Weimar Republic-era film M (1931), directed by Fritz Lang, in which he portrayed a serial killer who preys on little girls. Of Jewish descent, Lorre left Germany when Adolf Hitler came to power. His second English-language film, following the multiple-language version of M (1931), was Alfred Hitchcock's The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934) made in Great Britain. Eventually settling in Hollywood, he later became a featured player in many Hollywood crime and mystery films. In his initial American films, Mad Love and Crime and Punishment (both 1935), he continued to play murderers, but he was then cast playing Mr. Moto, the Japanese detective, in a B-picture series. From 1941 to 1946, he mainly worked for Warner Bros. His first film at Warner was The Maltese Falcon (1941), the first of many films in which he appeared alongside actors Humphrey Bogart and Sydney Greenstreet. This was followed by Casablanca (1942), the second of the nine films in which Lorre and Greenstreet appeared together. Lorre's other films include Frank Capra's Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) and Disney's 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954). Frequently typecast as a sinister foreigner, his later career was erratic. Lorre was the first actor to play a James Bond villain as Le Chiffre in a TV version of Casino Royale (1954). Some of his last roles were in horror films directed by Roger Corman. (b. 1904)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/23/23 at 5:36 am

March 23rd 2005 – David Kossoff, British actor, died of liver cancer. In 1954 he won the BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles for his appearance as Geza Szobek in The Young Lovers. He played Alf Larkin in TV sitcom The Larkins and Professor Kokintz in The Mouse that Roared (1959) and its sequel The Mouse on the Moon (1963). Because of the drug use of his son Paul Kossoff, a blues rock musician, who subsequently died, he became an anti-drug campaigner. (b. 1919)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/23/23 at 8:58 am

March 23rd 1971 – Basil Dearden, English director, producer, and screenwriter, he was killed in an automobile accident. He graduated from theatre direction to film, working as an assistant to Basil Dean. He later changed his own name to Dearden to avoid confusion with his mentor. He worked his way up the ladder and directed (with Will Hay) his first film in 1941; two years later he directed his first film on his own. He eventually became associated with writer/producer Michael Relph for Ealing Studios, and together the two made films on themes not often tackled in British films, such as homosexuality and race relations. In the '60s Dearden embarked on a new phase of his career by directing large-scale action pictures, the best of which was Khartoum (1966), which was a critical and financial success. Not long after completing The Man Who Haunted Himself (1970). The automobile accident that killed him was ironically on the same stretch of road used as a location for The Man Who Haunted Himself. (b. 1911)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/23/23 at 12:51 pm

March 23rd 2011 – Elizabeth Taylor, British and American actress, died from congestive heart failure. She began her career as a child actress in the early 1940s and was one of the most popular stars of classical Hollywood cinema in the 1950s. She then became the world's highest paid movie star in the 1960s, remaining a well-known public figure for the rest of her life. In 1999, the American Film Institute named her the seventh-greatest female screen legend of Classic Hollywood cinema. She was married to Conrad Hilton Jr. (m. 1950; div. 1951)​, Michael Wilding (m. 1952; div. 1957)​, Mike Todd (m. 1957; died 1958)​, Eddie Fisher (m. 1959; div. 1964)​, Richard Burton (m. 1964; div. 1974) (m. 1975; div. 1976)​, John Warner (m. 1976; div. 1982)​, and Larry Fortensky (m. 1991; div. 1996). In 2000, she was appointed a Dame Commander in the chivalric Order of the British Empire in the millennium New Year Honours List by Queen Elizabeth II. Although she disliked her role as a call girl in BUtterfield 8 (1960), her last film for MGM, she won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance. In Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966). Taylor received the best reviews of her career for Woolf, winning her second Academy Award and several other awards for her performance. (b. 1932)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/23/23 at 2:26 pm

February 13th 2021 – George Segal, American actor and musician, died of complications from bypass surgery. He became popular in the 1960s and 1970s for playing both dramatic and comedic roles. Some of his most acclaimed roles are in films such as Ship of Fools (1965), King Rat (1965), Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966), The St. Valentine's Day Massacre (1967), Where's Poppa? (1970), The Hot Rock (1972), Blume in Love (1973), A Touch of Class (1973), California Split (1974), For the Boys (1991), and Flirting with Disaster (1996). He was one of the first American film actors to rise to leading man status with an unchanged Jewish surname, thus helping to pave the way for artists such as Dustin Hoffman and Barbra Streisand. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and won two Golden Globe Awards, including the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for his performance in A Touch of Class. On television, he is best known for his roles as Jack Gallo on Just Shoot Me! (1997–2003) and as Albert "Pops" Solomon on The Goldbergs (2013–2021). Segal was also an accomplished banjo player. (b. 1934)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/23/23 at 2:56 pm

March 23rd 2016 – Ken Howard, American actor, died of pneumonia complicated by shingles and prostate cancer. He was known for his roles as Thomas Jefferson in 1776 and as basketball coach and former Chicago Bulls player Ken Reeves in the television show The White Shadow (1978–1981). Howard won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play in 1970 for his performance in Child's Play, and later won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie for his work in Grey Gardens (2009). Howard was elected president of the actors' union, Screen Actors Guild (SAG), in September 2009 and reelected to a second term, in September 2011. He was the last president of the Screen Actors Guild and the first president of the newly combined SAG-AFTRA union, after the Screen Actors Guild and another union, the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA), voted to merge in 2012. He was reelected in 2015. (b. 1944)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: LyricBoy on 03/23/23 at 5:14 pm


March 23rd 2016 – Ken Howard, American actor, died of pneumonia complicated by shingles and prostate cancer. He was known for his roles as Thomas Jefferson in 1776 and as basketball coach and former Chicago Bulls player Ken Reeves in the television show The White Shadow (1978–1981). …… (b. 1944)


In real life he was captioned “The White Shadow” because he was the only white guy on his Long Island high school basketball team.  8)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Howard

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 03/26/23 at 10:44 pm

Geraldine Ferraro, American lawyer and Democratic politician, passed away 12 years ago today, back in 2011, at the age of 75. She made history in 1984 as the first-ever female running mate of a presidential nominee in a major political party.

Subject: Re: Royal Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/27/23 at 7:42 am

March 27th 1625 – James VI and I of the United Kingdom, died during a violent attack of dysentery,. He was King of Scotland as James VI from 24 July 1567 and King of England and Ireland as James I from the union of the Scottish and English crowns on 24 March 1603 until his death in 1625. The kingdoms of Scotland and England were individual sovereign states, with their own parliaments, judiciaries, and laws, though both were ruled by James in personal union. James was the son of Mary, Queen of Scots, and a great-great-grandson of Henry VII, King of England and Lord of Ireland, and thus a potential successor to all three thrones. He succeeded to the Scottish throne at the age of thirteen months, after his mother was compelled to abdicate in his favour. Four different regents governed during his minority, which ended officially in 1578, though he did not gain full control of his government until 1583. In 1603, he succeeded the last Tudor monarch of England and Ireland, Elizabeth I, who died childless. He continued to reign in all three kingdoms for 22 years, a period known as the Jacobean era, until his death. After the Union of the Crowns, he based himself in England (the largest of the three realms) from 1603, returning to Scotland only once, in 1617, and styled himself "King of Great Britain and Ireland". He was a major advocate of a single parliament for England and Scotland. In his reign, the Plantation of Ulster and English colonisation of the Americas began. (b. 1566)

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/27/23 at 9:27 am

March 27th 1918 – Henry Adams, American journalist, historian, and author, died after a series of strokes. Both his paternal grandfather, John Quincy Adams, and great-grandfather, John Adams, one of the most prominent among the Founding Fathers, had been U.S. Presidents. As a young Harvard graduate, he served as secretary to his father, Charles Francis Adams, Abraham Lincoln's ambassador to the United Kingdom. The posting influenced the younger man through the experience of wartime diplomacy, and absorption in English culture, especially the works of John Stuart Mill. After the American Civil War, he became a political journalist who entertained America's foremost intellectuals at his homes in Washington and Boston. During his lifetime, he was best known for The History of the United States of America During the Administrations of Thomas Jefferson and James Madison, a nine-volume work, praised for its literary style, command of the documentary evidence, and deep (family) knowledge of the period and its major figures. (b. 1838)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/27/23 at 11:13 am

March 27th 1968 – Yuri Gagarin, Soviet pilot and cosmonaut, was killed on a routine training flight, wrapped in secrecy, the cause of the crash that killed Gagarin is uncertain and became the subject of several theories, including several conspiracy theories. He became the first human to journey into outer space. Traveling in the Vostok 1 capsule, Gagarin completed one orbit of Earth on 12 April 1961. By achieving this major milestone in the Space Race he became an international celebrity, and was awarded many medals and titles, including Hero of the Soviet Union, his nation's highest honour. (b. 1934)

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/27/23 at 1:50 pm

March 27th 1931 – Arnold Bennett, English author and playwright, died of typhoid fever having unwisely drunk tap water. He was a prolific writer: between the start of his career in 1898 and his death he completed 34 novels, seven volumes of short stories, 13 plays (some in collaboration with other writers), and a daily journal of more than a million words. He wrote articles and stories for more than 100 different newspapers and periodicals, worked in, and briefly ran, the Ministry of Information in the First World War, and wrote for the cinema in the 1920s. His books appealed to a wide public and sold in large numbers. For this reason writers and supporters of the modernist school belittled him, and much of his work became neglected after his death. Bennett was also a playwright; he did less well in the theatre than with novels, but achieved two considerable successes with Milestones (1912) and The Great Adventure (1913). Studies by Margaret Drabble (1974), John Carey (1992) and others have led to a re-evaluation of Bennett's work. His finest novels, including Anna of the Five Towns (1902), The Old Wives' Tale (1908), Clayhanger (1910) and Riceyman Steps (1923), are now widely recognised as major works. (b. 1867)

Subject: Re: Artistic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/27/23 at 2:34 pm

March 27th 1972 – M. C. Escher (Maurits Cornelis Escher), Dutch graphic artist, died from an undisclosed cause. He made mathematically inspired woodcuts, lithographs, and mezzotints. Despite wide popular interest, Escher was for long somewhat neglected in the art world, even in his native Netherlands. He was 70 before a retrospective exhibition was held. In the late twentieth century, he became more widely appreciated, and in the twenty-first century he has been celebrated in exhibitions across the world. (b. 1898)

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/27/23 at 3:52 pm

March 27th 2002 – Billy Wilder (born Samuel Wilder), Austrian-born American director, producer, and screenwriter, died of pneumonia. He is regarded as one of the most brilliant and versatile filmmakers of the Hollywood Golden Age of cinema. Wilder became a screenwriter in the late 1920s while living in Berlin. After the rise of the Nazi Party, he left Germany in 1933 for Paris, where he made his directorial debut. In 1933, he moved to Hollywood, and in 1939 he had a major hit when he co-wrote with Charles Brackett and Walter Reisch the screenplay for the Oscar nominated romantic comedy Ninotchka, starring Greta Garbo. Wilder established his directorial reputation with an adaptation of James M. Cain's Double Indemnity (1944), a film noir. Wilder co-wrote the screenplay with crime novelist Raymond Chandler. Wilder earned the Best Director and Best Screenplay Academy Awards for the adaptation of a Charles R. Jackson story, The Lost Weekend (1945), about alcoholism. In the 1950s, Wilder co-wrote and directed the critically acclaimed Sunset Boulevard, and Stalag 17. From the mid-1950s on, Wilder made mostly comedies. Among the classics Wilder created in this period are the Marilyn Monroe vehicles The Seven Year Itch (1955) and Some Like It Hot (1959), and satires such as The Apartment (1960). He directed fourteen different actors in Oscar-nominated performances. The Apartment gave him the distinction of being the first person to win Academy Awards as producer, director and screenwriter. (b. 1906)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 03/27/23 at 5:56 pm

March 27th 2000 – Ian Dury, British singer-songwriter and actor, died of metastatic colorectal cancer. He rose to fame during the late 1970s, during the punk and new wave era of rock music. He was the lead singer of Ian Dury and the Blockheads and before that of Kilburn and the High Roads. (b. 1942)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: LyricBoy on 03/27/23 at 6:12 pm


March 27th 2000 – Ian Dury, British singer-songwriter and actor, died of metastatic colorectal cancer. He rose to fame during the late 1970s, during the punk and new wave era of rock music. He was the lead singer of Ian Dury and the Blockheads and before that of Kilburn and the High Roads. (b. 1942)


His single Sex and Drugs and Rock and Roll was very good indeed.  8)

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Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/28/23 at 1:56 am


His single Sex and Drugs and Rock and Roll was very good indeed.  8)

sfp8xrNAS6I
A sad loss for us.

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/28/23 at 1:56 am

March 28th 1584 – Ivan the Terrible (Ivan IV Vasilyevich), Russian ruler, died from a stroke while he was playing chess. He was the grand prince of Moscow from 1533 to 1547 and the first tsar of all Russia from 1547 to 1584. Ivan was the son of Vasili III, the Rurikid ruler of the Grand Duchy of Moscow and was appointed grand prince when he was three years old after his father's death. (b. 1530)

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/28/23 at 3:02 am

March 28th 1929 – Katharine Lee Bates, American poet and author, died from an undisclosed cause. She is chiefly remembered for her anthem "America the Beautiful", but also for her many books and articles on social reform, on which she was a noted speaker. She enjoyed close links with Wellesley College, Massachusetts, where she had graduated with a B.A., and later became a professor of English literature, helping to launch American literature as an academic speciality, and writing one of the first-ever college textbooks on it. She never married, possibly because she would have lost tenure if she had. Throughout her long career at Wellesley, she shared a house with her close friend and companion Katharine Coman. Some scholars have assumed that this was a lesbian relationship, considering some exchanges of letters sufficient proof, others believe their relationship may have been a platonic ‘Boston marriage’ in the contemporary phrase. (b. 1859)

Subject: Re: Classical Music Composer Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/28/23 at 4:59 am

March 28th 1881 – Modest Mussorgsky, Russian composer, died from an unrecorded cause. One of the group known as "The Five". He was an innovator of Russian music in the Romantic period. He strove to achieve a uniquely Russian musical identity, often in deliberate defiance of the established conventions of Western music. Many of his works were inspired by Russian history, Russian folklore, and other national themes. Such works include the opera Boris Godunov, the orchestral tone poem Night on Bald Mountain and the piano suite Pictures at an Exhibition. For many years, Mussorgsky's works were mainly known in versions revised or completed by other composers. Many of his most important compositions have posthumously come into their own in their original forms, and some of the original scores are now also available. (b. 1839)

Subject: Re: Musician Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/28/23 at 6:20 am

March 28th 1958 – W. C. Handy (William Christopher Handy), American trumpet player and composer, died of bronchial pneumonia. He referred to himself as the Father of the Blues. Handy was one of the most influential songwriters in the United States. One of many musicians who played the distinctively American blues music, Handy did not create the blues genre but was the first to publish music in the blues form, thereby taking the blues from a regional music style (Delta blues) with a limited audience to a new level of popularity. Handy was an educated musician who used elements of folk music in his compositions. He was scrupulous in documenting the sources of his works, which frequently combined stylistic influences from various performers. (b. 1873)

Subject: Re: Classical Music Composer Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/28/23 at 8:56 am

March 28th 1943 – Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian pianist, composer and conductor of the late Romantic period, died from advanced melanoma, after a persistent cough and back pain, a doctor diagnosed him with pleurisy. Some of whose works are among the most popular in the romantic repertoire. Born into a musical family, Rachmaninoff took up the piano at age four. He graduated from the Moscow Conservatory in 1892 and had composed several piano and orchestral pieces by this time. In 1897, following the critical reaction to his Symphony No. 1, Rachmaninoff entered a four-year depression and composed little until successful therapy allowed him to complete his enthusiastically received Piano Concerto No. 2 in 1901. After the Russian Revolution, Rachmaninoff and his family left Russia and resided in the United States, first in New York City. Demanding piano concert tour schedules caused his output as composer to slow tremendously; between 1918 and 1943, he completed just six compositions, including Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Symphony No. 3, and Symphonic Dances. In 1942, Rachmaninoff moved to Beverly Hills, California. One month before his death Rachmaninoff acquired American citizenship. (b. 1873)

Subject: Re: Musical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/28/23 at 1:16 pm

March 28th 2009 – Maurice Jarre, French composer and conductor, died after a battle with cancer. Although he composed several concert works, he is best known for his film scores, particularly for his collaborations with film director David Lean. Jarre composed the scores to all of Lean's films from Lawrence of Arabia (1962) and Dr. Zhivago on. Notable scores for other directors include The Train (1964), Mohammad, Messenger of God (1976), Lion of the Desert (1981), Witness (1985), Fatal Attraction (1987), and Ghost (1990). Three of his compositions spent a total of 42 weeks on the UK singles chart; the biggest hit was "Somewhere My Love" (to his tune "Lara's Theme", with lyrics by Paul Francis Webster) performed by the Mike Sammes Singers, which reached Number 14 in 1966 and spent 38 weeks on the chart. Jarre was nominated for nine Academy Awards, winning three in the Best Original Score category for Lawrence of Arabia (1962), Doctor Zhivago (1965), and A Passage to India (1984), all of which were directed by David Lean. He also won four Golden Globes, two BAFTA Awards, and a Grammy Award. His son is composer Jean-Michel Jarre. (b. 1924)

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/28/23 at 4:09 pm

March 28th 1941 – Virginia Woolf (born Adeline Virginia Stephen), English writer, died by drowning. Considered one of the most important modernist 20th century authors and also a pioneer in the use of stream of consciousness as a narrative device. (b. 1882)

Subject: Re: Religious Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/29/23 at 5:19 am

March 29th 1788 – Charles Wesley, English missionary and composer, died from an unknown cause. He was the leader of the Methodist movement in England, and most widely known for writing about 6,500 hymns. He was the son of Anglican cleric and poet Samuel Wesley and his wife Susanna. He was a younger brother of Methodist founder John Wesley and Anglican cleric Samuel Wesley the Younger, and he became the father of musician Samuel Wesley and grandfather of musician Samuel Sebastian Wesley.  (b. 1707) 

Subject: Re: Exploration Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/29/23 at 5:53 am

March 29th 1912 – Robert Falcon Scott, English sailor and explorer, died around this date, when died of acute (or immersion) hypothermia amid the whirling snows of the blizzard that raged outside on the Antarctic Plateau. He led two expeditions to the Antarctic regions: the Discovery expedition of 1901–1904 and the ill-fated Terra Nova expedition of 1910–1913. On the first expedition, he set a new southern record by marching to latitude 82°S and discovered the Antarctic Plateau, on which the South Pole is located. On the second venture, Scott led a party of five which reached the South Pole on 17 January 1912, less than five weeks after Amundsen's South Pole expedition. A planned meeting with supporting dog teams from the base camp failed, despite Scott's written instructions, and at a distance of 162 miles (261 km) from their base camp at Hut Point and approximately 12.5 miles (20 km) from the next depot, Scott and his companions died. Before his appointment to lead the Discovery expedition, Scott had a career as a naval officer in the Royal Navy. In 1899, he had a chance encounter with Sir Clements Markham, the president of the Royal Geographical Society, and thus learned of a planned Antarctic expedition, which he soon volunteered to lead. His only child, Peter Markham Scott was to found the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). (b. 1868)

Subject: Re: Business Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/29/23 at 6:45 am

March 29th 1891 – John Plankinton, American businessman, died from an undisclosed cause. He is noted for expansive real estate developments in Milwaukee, including the luxurious Plankinton House Hotel designed as an upscale residence for the wealthy. He was involved with railroading and banking. The Plankinton Bank he developed became the leading bank of Milwaukee in his lifetime. He was involved in the development of the Milwaukee City Railroad Company, an electric railway. (b. 1820)

Subject: Re: Business Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/29/23 at 8:22 am

March 29th 1903 – Gustavus Franklin Swift, American business executive, died from an undisclosed cause. He founded a meat-packing empire in the Midwest during the late 19th century, over which he presided until his death. He is credited with the development of the first practical ice-cooled railroad car, which allowed his company to ship dressed meats to all parts of the country and abroad, ushering in the "era of cheap beef." Swift pioneered the use of animal by-products for the manufacture of soap, glue, fertilizer, various types of sundries, and even medical products. (b. 1839)

Subject: Re: Business Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/29/23 at 9:17 am

March 29th 1972 – J. Arthur Rank, 1st Baron Rank, British industrialist, died from an undisclosed cause. He was head and founder of the Rank Organisation. In 1939 Rank consolidated his film production interests in both the Pinewood Film Studios and the Denham Film Studios. In 1938 Rank bought the Odeon Cinemas chain, and the Amalgamated Studios in Elstree, although the latter were never used as film studios by Rank. In 1941, it absorbed the Gaumont British, which owned 251 cinemas, and the Lime Grove Studios, (later owned by the BBC) and bought the Paramount Cinemas chain, so that by 1942 the Rank Organisation owned 619 cinemas. Other interests were acquired (such as the Bush Radio company in 1949) which would be added to the interests in a few more years) within a new company called the Rank Organisation. Rank retired as Chairman in 1962 and was succeeded by John Davis, who had been Managing Director since 1948. During the 1940s, the companies Rank controlled produced some of the finest British films of the period, including: The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943), Henry V (1944), A Matter of Life and Death (1946), Black Narcissus (1947), and The Red Shoes (1948). From the 1950s fewer adventurous films were attempted and solidly commercial ventures, largely aimed at the family market, were made instead. These include the popular Norman Wisdom comedies and the various Doctor... films. However some films of note were produced during this era including: Carve Her Name With Pride (1958), and Victim (1961), as well as a clutch of prestige topics such as the coronation of Elizabeth II in 1953 and filmed performances by The Royal Ballet. (b. 1888)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/29/23 at 4:59 pm

March 29th 2016 – Anna Marie "Patty" Duke, American actress, appearing on stage, film, and television, died of sepsis from a ruptured intestine. She first became known as a teen star, winning an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress at age 16 for her role as Helen Keller in The Miracle Worker (1962), a role which she had originated on Broadway. The following year she was given her own show, The Patty Duke Show, in which she portrayed "identical cousins". She later progressed to more mature roles such as that of Neely O'Hara in the film Valley of the Dolls (1967). Over the course of her career, she received ten Emmy Award nominations and three Emmy Awards, and two Golden Globe Awards. (b. 1946)

Subject: Re: First Lady Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/30/23 at 5:32 am

March 30th 1853 – Abigail Fillmore (née Powers), American wife of Millard Fillmore, died when she caught a cold that progressed into bronchitis and then pneumonia. She was the wife of President Millard Fillmore, was the first lady of the United States from 1850 to 1853. She began work as a schoolteacher at the age of 16, where she took on Millard Fillmore, who was two years her junior, as a student. She continued her teaching work after their marriage in 1826 until the birth of her son Millard Powers Fillmore in 1828. She lived in Buffalo, New York while her husband advanced his political career in Albany, New York and Washington, D.C. She would occasionally join him in these cities, becoming involved in local social life. She became the second lady of the United States in 1849 after her husband was elected Vice President on the Whig Party presidential ticket, and she became the first lady of the United States in 1850 after her husband succeeded to the presidency. Fillmore's most noted achievement as first lady was the establishment of the first White House Library. She had a lifelong appreciation for literature and refused to live in a home without books. The library became a popular reception room in the White House and functioned as the home of a literary salon. (b. 1798)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 03/31/23 at 10:42 pm

March 31st 1995 – Pop music star Selena is murdered by her fan club president Yolanda Saldívar at a Days Inn in Corpus Christi, Texas. :\'( (She missed her 24th birthday by 16 days as a result.)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 04/01/23 at 10:24 am

Today marks 39 years since Marvin Gaye was shot to death on the eve of his 45th birthday. :\'( (He would have turned 84 tomorrow.)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: LyricBoy on 04/01/23 at 10:46 am


Today marks 39 years since Marvin Gaye was shot to death on the eve of his 45th birthday. :\'( (He would have turned 84 tomorrow.)


His father murdered him, but was only sentenced to probation.  >:(

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: Howard on 04/01/23 at 2:58 pm


His father murdered him, but was only sentenced to probation.  >:(

What was the reason?

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: LyricBoy on 04/01/23 at 3:34 pm


What was the reason?


The judge felt sorry for him because he had a brain tumor. Typical California court nonsense. The old man knew what he was doing. Shoulda been sent to the chamber.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 04/02/23 at 6:00 pm

It was on this date 18 years ago, back in 2005, when Pope John Paul II passed away at the age of 84.

He is the most recent sitting pope to die. (His successor, Benedict XVI, resigned the papacy in 2013 and ultimately passed away at the end of 2022.)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: Voiceofthe70s on 04/02/23 at 6:21 pm


It was on this date 18 years ago, back in 2005, when Pope John Paul II passed away at the age of 84.

He is the most recent sitting pope to die. (His successor, Benedict XVI, resigned the papacy in 2013 and ultimately passed away at the end of 2022.)


And before John Paul II there was John Paul I, known as "The Smiling Pope" whose papacy lasted a mere 33 days before he died in what some say was a mysterious manner in 1978. He is also thus far the last Italian-born pope. It's amazing how few people remember him, almost as if he were erased from collective memory. He was the one who came up with the then-new pope name "John Paul", which combined the names of the previous two popes. Funny how few make the connection that if there was a John Paul II there had to have been a John Paul I.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Ioannes_Paulus_I%2C_by_Fotografia_Felici%2C_1978_%28cropped%29.jpg/330px-Ioannes_Paulus_I%2C_by_Fotografia_Felici%2C_1978_%28cropped%29.jpg

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: LyricBoy on 04/02/23 at 6:28 pm


And before John Paul II there was John Paul I, known as "The Smiling Pope" whose papacy lasted a mere 33 days before he died in what some say was a mysterious manner in 1978.


A college buddy of mine and I had a game called “Guess Who Died?”.  If you asked the question and the other guy didn’t know or answered incorrectly, then you “won”. If he knew who died then you “lost”.

Soon as I heard about JP1’s demise, I called him up with the standard question… “Guess who died?”.  He replied “I don’t know, I guess I lose. Who died?”  I told him ”The Pope”.

He then said “Hey I call foul. The Pope died a month ago. This one doesn’t count!”.  I said “Yeah, I know, but this is another Pope.”  Was probably my biggest win in the GWD game.

GWD is probably why I rush to post the latest obits here at InThe00s.  ;D

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 04/03/23 at 10:53 pm

Today marks 40 years since Danny Rapp, the leader of early boyband Danny And The Juniors, took his own life via a gunshot to the head; he missed his 42nd birthday by 37 days.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 04/04/23 at 10:08 pm

On this day in 1841, William Henry Harrison, the 9th President of the United States, passed away from pneumonia exactly one month after taking office. He was 68. (born 1773) In fact, he was the first U.S. President to die in office.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: LyricBoy on 04/05/23 at 5:06 am


On this day in 1841, William Henry Harrison, the 9th President of the United States, passed away from pneumonia exactly one month after taking office. He was 68. (born 1773) In fact, he was the first U.S. President to die in office.


He’s an ancestor of Pawn Stars celebrities Rick Harrison, Richard Harrison (The Old Man), and Corey Harrison (Big Hoss).  8)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: CatwomanofV on 04/05/23 at 2:33 pm


A college buddy of mine and I had a game called “Guess Who Died?”.  If you asked the question and the other guy didn’t know or answered incorrectly, then you “won”. If he knew who died then you “lost”.

Soon as I heard about JP1’s demise, I called him up with the standard question… “Guess who died?”.  He replied “I don’t know, I guess I lose. Who died?”  I told him ”The Pope”.

He then said “Hey I call foul. The Pope died a month ago. This one doesn’t count!”.  I said “Yeah, I know, but this is another Pope.”  Was probably my biggest win in the GWD game.

GWD is probably why I rush to post the latest obits here at InThe00s.  ;D


I remember on Weekend Update on Saturday Night Live about a month after JP! died, It was ether Chevy Chase or Jane Curtain (can't recall which one) said, "This just in. John Paul II is STILL alive."


Cat

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: Voiceofthe70s on 04/05/23 at 3:13 pm


I remember on Weekend Update on Saturday Night Live about a month after JP! died, It was ether Chevy Chase or Jane Curtain (can't recall which one) said, "This just in. John Paul II is STILL alive."


Cat


We've had Pope John Paul I and Pope John Paul II, but I'm still waiting for Pope George Ringo.  ;D

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: CatwomanofV on 04/05/23 at 4:01 pm


We've had Pope John Paul I and Pope John Paul II, but I'm still waiting for Pope George Ringo.  ;D


It was in one of the Anguished English books (if you haven't read them I HIGHLY recommend them. You will be laughing your @$$ off.) They asked Sunday School kids who were the four apostles. One kid answered, "John, Paul, George, and that other guy." I think I was crying I was laughing so hard when I read that.


Cat

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 04/05/23 at 7:54 pm


We've had Pope John Paul I and Pope John Paul II, but I'm still waiting for Pope George Ringo.  ;D

LOL!!



It was in one of the Anguished English books (if you haven't read them I HIGHLY recommend them. You will be laughing your @$$ off.) They asked Sunday School kids who were the four apostles. One kid answered, "John, Paul, George, and that other guy." I think I was crying I was laughing so hard when I read that.


Cat

That response was also from an early scene in the movie Sister Act.
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Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 04/05/23 at 11:20 pm

Allen Ginsberg, American poet, passed away on this day in 1997 at the age of 70 (he would have been 71 had he lived another two months).

Subject: Re: Royal Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/06/23 at 12:38 am

April 6th 1199 – Richard I of England, King of England from 1189 until his death in 1199, died from an unrecorded cause. He also ruled as Duke of Normandy, Aquitaine and Gascony, Lord of Cyprus, and Count of Poitiers, Anjou, Maine, and Nantes, and was overlord of Brittany at various times during the same period. He was the third of five sons of King Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine and seemed unlikely to become king, but all his brothers except the youngest, John, predeceased their father. Richard is known as Richard Cœur de Lion (Norman French: Le quor de lion) or Richard the Lionheart because of his reputation as a great military leader and warrior. (b. 1157)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/06/23 at 12:41 am


We've had Pope John Paul I and Pope John Paul II, but I'm still waiting for Pope George Ringo.  ;D
;D

BTW, there is hope, there has never been a Pope with the name George as yet.

Also:

From Ken Russell's “Lisztomania” (1975)

https://beatlesfreak.files.wordpress.com/2016/06/000000.jpg?w=500&h=211

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/06/23 at 2:49 am

April 6th 1901 – Brian Donlevy, American actor, died of throat cancer. Noted for playing dangerous tough guys from the 1930s to the 1960s. He usually appeared in supporting roles. Among his best-known films are Beau Geste (1939), The Great McGinty (1940) and Wake Island (1942), in which he played the lead. For his role as Sergeant Markoff in Beau Geste, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Donlevy starred as US special agent Steve Mitchell in the radio/TV series Dangerous Assignment. Mitchell received assignments to exotic locales involving international intrigue from the Commissioner, played by Herbert Butterfield. (b. 1901)

Subject: Re: Artistic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/06/23 at 4:43 am

April 6th 1520 – Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino), Italian painter and architect of the High Renaissance, died of syphilis. His work is admired for its clarity of form, ease of composition, and visual achievement of the Neoplatonic ideal of human grandeur. Together with Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo, he forms the traditional trinity of great masters of that period. (b. 1483)

Subject: Re: Classical Music Composer Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/06/23 at 7:22 am

April 6th 1971 – Igor Stravinsky, Russian-born composer, pianist, and conductor, died of heart failure. He is widely considered one of the most important and influential composers of the 20th century. Stravinsky's compositional career was notable for its stylistic diversity. He first achieved international fame with three ballets commissioned by the impresario Serge Diaghilev and first performed in Paris by Diaghilev's Ballets Russes: The Firebird (1910), Petrushka (1911), and The Rite of Spring (1913). (b. 1882)

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/06/23 at 12:28 pm

April 6th 1979 – Norman Tokar, American director, actor and occasional writer and producer of serial television and feature films, died of a heart attack in his sleep. He directed many of the early episodes of Leave it to Beaver, and found his greatest success directing over a dozen films for Walt Disney Productions, spanning the 1950s to the 1970s. His first feature film assignment was the Western Big Red (1962), followed by the Old Yeller sequel Savage Sam (1963) and Those Calloways (1965). After directing the Fred MacMurray picture Follow Me, Boys!, and the Dean Jones/Suzanne Pleshette slapstick comedy The Ugly Dachshund (both 1966), Tokar's next directorial assignment (Walt Disney's last before his death) was the roadshow musical The Happiest Millionaire (1967). With a Sherman Brothers score and a cast including Fred MacMurray, Greer Garson, Tommy Steele, Lesley Ann Warren, and John Davidson, the studio hoped the film would do as well with critics and audiences as Mary Poppins (1964) had done. When it failed to do so, the studio cut the nearly three-hour film down to 144 minutes and again to 118 minutes for general release; the cut footage went unseen until it was restored in the 1990s. Tokar followed Millionaire with more examples of the high-concept comedies that became the mainstay of the studio in the 1960s and 1970s: The Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit (1968), The Boatniks (1970), and Snowball Express (1972). After directing his only non-Disney feature Where the Red Fern Grows (1974), Tokar made his most commercially successful film; the comedy western The Apple Dumpling Gang (1975). Following Candleshoe (1977), on Tokar's final film before his death, The Cat from Outer Space (1978), he gained a co-producer credit. (b. 1919)

Subject: Re: Musician Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/06/23 at 2:42 pm

April 6th 1998 – Tammy Wynette (born Virginia Wynette Pugh), American country music singer-songwriter and musician, died of a blood clot in her lung. She was one of country music's best-known artists and biggest-selling female singers. Wynette was called the "First Lady of Country Music", and her best-known song, "Stand by Your Man", is one of the best-selling hit singles by a woman in the history of country music. Many of her hits dealt with themes of loneliness, divorce, and the difficulties of life and relationships. During the late 1960s and early 1970s, Wynette charted 20 number-one songs on the Billboard Country Chart. Along with Loretta Lynn, Lynn Anderson, and Dolly Parton, she is credited with having defined the role of women in country music during the 1970s. Wynette's marriage to country music singer George Jones in 1969 created a country music "couple", following the earlier success of Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash. Though they divorced in 1975, the couple recorded a sequence of albums and singles together that hit the charts throughout the 1970s and early 1980s. (b. 1942)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: LyricBoy on 04/07/23 at 4:22 pm

April 7, 1974: Legendary child actor Bobby Buntrock who played the role of Harold “Sport” Baxter on the 1960s sitcom Hazel, died in a car accident.  :\'(

(b. August 4, 1952)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: LyricBoy on 04/07/23 at 5:05 pm

April 7, 1933: M*A*S*H actor and investment advisor Wayne Rogers was born. (d. 2015)

He bit it exactly one year prior to fellow M*A*S*H-er, William Christopher, yet another of the many deaths of cast members from that series.  :-\\

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Voiceofthe70s on 04/07/23 at 5:15 pm


April 7, 1974: Legendary child actor Bobby Buntrock who played the role of Harold “Sport” Baxter on the 1960s sitcom Hazel, died in a car accident.  :\'(

(b. August 4, 1952)


I thought Bobby Buntrock was on The Flintstones.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: LyricBoy on 04/07/23 at 6:49 pm


I thought Bobby Buntrock was on The Flintstones.


His Wikipedia page does not mention The Flintstones.  ;)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Buntrock

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 04/07/23 at 7:43 pm


April 7, 1974: Legendary child actor Bobby Buntrock who played the role of Harold “Sport” Baxter on the 1960s sitcom Hazel, died in a car accident.  :\'(

(b. August 4, 1952)

Only 21 2/3 years of age; how sad :\'(

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 04/07/23 at 7:44 pm


His Wikipedia page does not mention The Flintstones.  ;)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Buntrock

It does sorta sound like a Flintstone character, but it isn’t

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 04/07/23 at 7:45 pm


April 7, 1933: M*A*S*H actor and investment advisor Wayne Rogers was born. (d. 2015)

He bit it exactly one year prior to fellow M*A*S*H-er, William Christopher, yet another of the many deaths of cast members from that series.  :-\\

That should go in the “Dead People Birthdays for today” thread

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: LyricBoy on 04/08/23 at 10:40 am


That should go in the “Dead People Birthdays for today” thread


This thread is called “Celebrity Births and Deaths”. Is the births piece only for celebrities who are still alive?  But not too old else they’d be in the “Old Celebs Still Alive” thread? ???

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 04/08/23 at 1:15 pm


This thread is called “Celebrity Births and Deaths”. Is the births piece only for celebrities who are still alive?  But not too old else they’d be in the “Old Celebs Still Alive” thread? ???

But I have said before, I think they are two different things and I feel should be in separate threads, rather than being raspberry rippled together in the same thread.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: LyricBoy on 04/08/23 at 1:24 pm


But I have said before, I think they are two different things and I feel should be in separate threads, rather than being raspberry rippled together in the same thread.


Perhaps the Celebrity Births and Deaths thread should be renamed then.  ???

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 04/08/23 at 4:25 pm


Perhaps the Celebrity Births and Deaths thread should be renamed then.  ???

I agree. O0

After all, we already have a thread specifically for deceased celebs with birthdays.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: LyricBoy on 04/08/23 at 4:52 pm



Perhaps the Celebrity Births and Deaths thread should be renamed then.  ???



I agree. O0

After all, we already have a thread specifically for deceased celebs with birthdays.


But how can the thread name be changed? ??? The originator, Star80 is a cancelled account. :o

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 04/08/23 at 6:17 pm


But how can the thread name be changed? ??? The originator, Star80 is a cancelled account. :o

A moderator/admin can change it.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 04/08/23 at 6:18 pm

Anyways... on this date 10 years ago, two famous women passed on: American actress Annette Funicello and ex-UK prime minister Margaret Thatcher.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/09/23 at 1:55 am


This thread is called “Celebrity Births and Deaths”. Is the births piece only for celebrities who are still alive?  But not too old else they’d be in the “Old Celebs Still Alive” thread? ???
For a while now, I have not been the births of noteworthy people in this "Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths" topic, for me it did not seem right to place alive people amongst listing of death noteworthy people.

For the "Some very old celebrities still alive" topic, I post noteworthy people over the age of 80, unless it is a very famous person aged over 75 years.


A moderator/admin can change it.

A change in the title of this topic will do some good.

Subject: Re: Royal Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/09/23 at 1:57 am

April 9th 1483 – Edward IV, King of England from 4 March 1461 to 3 October 1470, then again from 11 April 1471 until his death in 1483, died suddenly from an unknown cause.. He was a central figure in the Wars of the Roses, a series of civil wars in England fought between the Yorkist and Lancastrian factions between 1455 and 1487. (b. 1442)

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/09/23 at 3:49 am

April 9th 1626 – Francis Bacon, English philosopher and statesman, died of pneumonia, with one account by John Aubrey stating that he had contracted it while studying the effects of freezing on meat preservation. He served as Attorney General and Lord Chancellor of England. Bacon led the advancement of both natural philosophy and the scientific method and his works remained influential even in the late stages of the Scientific Revolution. (b. 1561)

Subject: Re: Poetic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/09/23 at 4:21 am

April 9th 1882 – Dante Gabriel Rossetti, English poet, illustrator, painter and translator, and member of the Rossetti family, died of Bright's Disease, a disease of the kidneys from which he had been suffering for some time. He founded the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood in 1848 with William Holman Hunt and John Everett Millais. Rossetti was later to be the main inspiration for a second generation of artists and writers influenced by the movement, most notably William Morris and Edward Burne-Jones. His work also influenced the European Symbolists and was a major precursor of the Aesthetic movement. Rossetti's art was characterised by its sensuality and its medieval revivalism. His early poetry was influenced by John Keats. His later poetry was characterised by the complex interlinking of thought and feeling, especially in his sonnet sequence, The House of Life. (b. 1828)

Subject: Re: Poetic Death Anniversary

Written By: LyricBoy on 04/09/23 at 5:47 am


April 9th 1882 – Dante Gabriel Rossetti, English poet, illustrator, painter and translator, and member of the Rossetti family, died of Bright's Disease, a disease of the kidneys from which he had been suffering for some time.


My Dad had Brights Disease as a kid and survived.  8)

Subject: Re: Architectural Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/09/23 at 7:49 am

April 9th 1959 – Frank Lloyd Wright, American architect, interior designer, writer and educator, died five days after having an intestinal surgery. He designed more than 1,000 structures, 532 of which were completed. Wright believed in designing structures that were in harmony with humanity and its environment, a philosophy he called organic architecture. This philosophy was best exemplified by Fallingwater (1935), which has been called "the best all-time work of American architecture". His creative period spanned more than 70 years. (b. 1867)

Subject: Re: Architectural Death Anniversary

Written By: LyricBoy on 04/09/23 at 8:20 am


April 9th 1959 – Frank Lloyd Wright, American architect, interior designer, writer and educator, died five days after having an intestinal surgery. He designed more than 1,000 structures, 532 of which were completed. Wright believed in designing structures that were in harmony with humanity and its environment, a philosophy he called organic architecture. This philosophy was best exemplified by Fallingwater (1935), which has been called "the best all-time work of American architecture". His creative period spanned more than 70 years. (b. 1867)


The designation of “best all-time work” is dubious. It was a flawed design and its cantilevered platforms were gradually sagging into Bear Run creek below for 67 years until the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy spent huge bucks remediating the structure.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/09/23 at 8:25 am


The designation of “best all-time work” is dubious. It was a flawed design and its cantilevered platforms were gradually sagging into Bear Run creek below for 67 years until the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy spent huge bucks remediating the structure.
Best architect, rotten builders?

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/09/23 at 8:25 am

April 9th 1996 – Richard Condon, American author and screenwriter, died from an undisclosed cause. His books were occasionally bestsellers, and a number of his books were made into films; he is primarily remembered for his 1959 The Manchurian Candidate and, many years later, a series of four novels about a family of New York gangsters named Prizzi. Condon's writing was known for its complex plotting, fascination with trivia, and loathing for those in power; at least two of his books featured thinly disguised versions of Richard Nixon. His characters tend to be driven by obsession, usually sexual or political, and family loyalty. His plots often have elements of classical tragedy, with protagonists whose pride leads them to destroy what they love. (b. 1915)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: LyricBoy on 04/09/23 at 8:38 am


Best architect, rotten builders?


From the Wikipedia account…

The construction was plagued by conflicts between Wright, Kaufmann (the homeowner), and the contractor. Uncomfortable with what he saw as Wright's insufficient experience using reinforced concrete, Kaufmann had the architect's daring cantilever design reviewed by a firm of consulting engineers. Upon receiving their report, Wright took offense, immediately requesting that Kaufmann return his drawings and indicating that he was withdrawing from the project. Kaufmann relented to Wright's gambit and the engineer's report was subsequently buried within a stone wall of the house.

For the cantilevered floors, Wright and his team used upside-down T-shaped beams integrated into a monolithic concrete slab which formed both the ceiling of the space below and provided resistance against compression. The contractor, Walter Hall, also an engineer, produced independent computations and argued for increasing the reinforcing steel in the first floor's slab—Wright refused the suggestion. There was speculation over the years that the contractor quietly doubled the amount of reinforcement versus Kaufmann's consulting engineers doubling the amount of steel specified by Wright.  During the process of restoration begun in 1995, it was confirmed that additional concrete reinforcement had been added.

Subject: Re: Royal Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/09/23 at 9:45 am

April 9th 2021 – Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (Philip Mountbatten; born Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark), husband and consort of Queen Elizabeth II, died with tha cause of death not yet been disclosed. A member of the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Philip was born into the Greek and Danish royal families. He was born in Greece, but his family was exiled from the country when he was an infant. After being educated in France, Germany, and the United Kingdom, he joined the British Royal Navy in 1939, aged 18. From July 1939, he began corresponding with the 13-year-old Princess Elizabeth, whom he had first met in 1934. During the Second World War he served with the Mediterranean and Pacific fleets. After the war, Philip was granted permission by King George VI to marry Elizabeth. Before the official announcement of their engagement in July 1947, he abandoned his Greek and Danish royal titles and became a naturalised British subject, adopting the surname Mountbatten from his maternal grandparents. He married Elizabeth on 20 November 1947. Just before the wedding, he was created Baron Greenwich, Earl of Merioneth and Duke of Edinburgh. Philip left active military service when Elizabeth became monarch in 1952, having reached the rank of commander, and was formally made a British prince in 1957. Prince Philip and Queen Elizabeth have four children: Prince Charles, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew, and Prince Edward. He has eight grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Through a British Order in Council issued in 1960, descendants of Philip and Elizabeth not bearing royal styles and titles can use the surname Mountbatten-Windsor, which has also been used by some members of the royal family who do hold titles, such as Prince Andrew, Princess Anne and Prince Edward. A keen sports enthusiast, Philip helped develop the equestrian event of carriage driving. He is a patron, president or member of over 780 organisations and serves as chairman of the Duke of Edinburgh's Award for people aged 14 to 24. He is the longest-serving consort of a reigning British monarch and the oldest-ever male member of the British royal family. Philip retired from his royal duties on 2 August 2017, at the age of 96, after having completed 22,219 solo engagements since 1952. (b. 1921)

Subject: Re: Royal Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/09/23 at 9:45 am


April 9th 2021 – Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (Philip Mountbatten; born Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark), husband and consort of Queen Elizabeth II, died with tha cause of death not yet been disclosed. A member of the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Philip was born into the Greek and Danish royal families. He was born in Greece, but his family was exiled from the country when he was an infant. After being educated in France, Germany, and the United Kingdom, he joined the British Royal Navy in 1939, aged 18. From July 1939, he began corresponding with the 13-year-old Princess Elizabeth, whom he had first met in 1934. During the Second World War he served with the Mediterranean and Pacific fleets. After the war, Philip was granted permission by King George VI to marry Elizabeth. Before the official announcement of their engagement in July 1947, he abandoned his Greek and Danish royal titles and became a naturalised British subject, adopting the surname Mountbatten from his maternal grandparents. He married Elizabeth on 20 November 1947. Just before the wedding, he was created Baron Greenwich, Earl of Merioneth and Duke of Edinburgh. Philip left active military service when Elizabeth became monarch in 1952, having reached the rank of commander, and was formally made a British prince in 1957. Prince Philip and Queen Elizabeth have four children: Prince Charles, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew, and Prince Edward. He has eight grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Through a British Order in Council issued in 1960, descendants of Philip and Elizabeth not bearing royal styles and titles can use the surname Mountbatten-Windsor, which has also been used by some members of the royal family who do hold titles, such as Prince Andrew, Princess Anne and Prince Edward. A keen sports enthusiast, Philip helped develop the equestrian event of carriage driving. He is a patron, president or member of over 780 organisations and serves as chairman of the Duke of Edinburgh's Award for people aged 14 to 24. He is the longest-serving consort of a reigning British monarch and the oldest-ever male member of the British royal family. Philip retired from his royal duties on 2 August 2017, at the age of 96, after having completed 22,219 solo engagements since 1952. (b. 1921)
The death certificate for Prince Philip, certified by Sir Huw Thomas, head of the Royal Medical Household, stated the cause of death as "old age".

Subject: Re: Royal Death Anniversary

Written By: LyricBoy on 04/09/23 at 10:06 am


The death certificate for Prince Philip, certified by Sir Huw Thomas, head of the Royal Medical Household, stated the cause of death as "old age".


That’ll start a conspiracy theory.

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/09/23 at 10:22 am

April 9th 2011 – Sidney Lumet, American film director, producer, and screenwriter with over 50 films to his credit, died from lymphoma. He was nominated five times for the Academy Award: four for Best Director for 12 Angry Men (1957), Dog Day Afternoon (1975), Network (1976), and The Verdict (1982) and one for Best Adapted Screenplay for Prince of the City (1981). He did not win an individual Academy Award, but did receive an Academy Honorary Award, and 14 of his films were nominated for Oscars. (b. 1924)

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/09/23 at 12:27 pm

April 9th 2002 – Roy Dwight, English footballer, outside forward, died from an undisclosed cause. Starting at Fulham Football Club, he moved on to Nottingham Forest in the summer of 1958 for a 'substantial' fee, reported as £10,000. In 1958–59, his only full season at Nottingham Forest, Dwight scored 26 goals in 41 League and 9 FA Cup appearances, including two hat-tricks. He opened the scoring after 10 minutes for Forest in the 1959 FA Cup Final against Luton Town. After 33 minutes, with Forest winning 2–0, Dwight was carried off the Wembley pitch after breaking his leg in a tackle with Luton's Brendan McNally. Ten-man Forest held on, winning the match 2–1 to become the only team reduced in numbers by injury to win the trophy. Roy's father Edwin and Sir Elton's father Stanley were brothers. (b. 1933)

Subject: Re: Philosophical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/09/23 at 3:15 pm

April 9th 1901 – Shrimad Rajchandra, Jain philosopher and spiritual mentor of Mahatma Gandhi, died from an undisclosed cause. He claimed to have recollection of his past lives at the age of seven. He performed Avadhāna, a memory retention and recollection test that gained him popularity, but he later discouraged it in favour of his spiritual pursuits. He wrote much philosophical poetry including Atma Siddhi. He also wrote many letters and commentaries and translated some religious texts. He is best known for his teachings on Jainism and his spiritual guidance to Mahatma Gandhi. (b. 1867)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: LyricBoy on 04/09/23 at 4:04 pm

April 9, 2001… Legendary Picksburgh Pirate Wilvur “Willie” Darnell Stargell, affectionately known to his fellow players as “Pops”, passed away. Willie slammed in more home runs than any other player during the 1970s. 8)

Bob Prince, the colorful longtime Pirate radio announcer, would greet a Stargell home run with the phrase "Chicken on the Hill". This referred to Stargell's ownership of a chicken restaurant in Pittsburgh's Hill District. For a time, whenever he homered, Stargell's restaurant would give away free chicken to all patrons present in the restaurant at the time of the home run, in a promotion dubbed "Chicken on the Hill with Will". Prince himself once promised free chicken to listeners if Stargell hit a home run; Stargell did homer and Prince picked up a $400 bill at the restaurant. ;D

(b. 1940)

Subject: Re: Papal Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/10/23 at 4:14 am

April 10th 1585 – Pope Gregory XIII (Latin: Gregorius XIII) (born Ugo Boncompagni), died from a fever. He was the head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 13 May 1572 to his death in 1585. He is best known for commissioning and being the namesake for the Gregorian calendar, which remains the internationally accepted civil calendar to this day. (b. 1502)

Subject: Re: Musician Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/10/23 at 6:02 am

April 10th 1962 – Stuart Sutcliffe, Scottish painter and musician, died after being taken to hospital, suffering from extreme headaches and a collapse, he died from brain haemorrhage, specifically a ruptured aneurysm resulting in cerebral paralysis due to severe bleeding into the right ventricle of the brain. Better known as the original bass guitarist of the English rock band the Beatles. Sutcliffe left the band to pursue his career as a painter, having previously attended the Liverpool College of Art. Sutcliffe and John Lennon are credited with inventing the name "Beetles", as they both liked Buddy Holly's band, the Crickets. They also had a fascination of group names with double meanings (as Crickets, for example, the word refers to both an insect as well as a sport), so John then came up with "The Beatles", from the word beat (though John's original spelling of the pun was "Beatals"). As a member of the group when it was a five-piece band, Sutcliffe is one of several people sometimes referred to as the "Fifth Beatle". When he performed with the Beatles in Hamburg, he met photographer Astrid Kirchherr, to whom he was later engaged. After leaving the Beatles, he enrolled in the Hamburg College of Art, studying under future pop artist Eduardo Paolozzi, who later wrote a report stating that Sutcliffe was one of his best students. Sutcliffe earned other praise for his paintings, which mostly explored a style related to abstract expressionism. While studying in Germany, Sutcliffe began suffering from intense headaches and experiencing acute light sensitivity. In February 1962, he collapsed in the middle of an art class after complaining of head pains. German doctors performed tests, but were unable to determine the exact cause of his headaches. After collapsing again on 10 April 1962, he was taken to the hospital, but died in the ambulance on the way there. The cause of death was later found to have been a brain haemorrhage – severe bleeding in the right ventricle of his brain. (b. 1940)

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/10/23 at 10:32 am

April 10th 2015 – Richie Benaud, Australian cricketer and sportscaster, died of skin cancer. He played for New South Wales and the Australia national cricket team. Following his retirement from international cricket in 1964, Benaud became a highly regarded commentator on the game. Benaud was a Test cricket all-rounder, blending leg spin bowling with lower-order batting aggression. Along with fellow bowling all-rounder Alan Davidson, he helped restore Australia to the top of world cricket in the late 1950s and early 1960s after a slump in the early 1950s. In 1958 he became Australia's Test captain until his retirement in 1964. He became the first player to reach 200 wickets and 2,000 runs in Test cricket, arriving at that milestone in 1963. (b. 1930)

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/10/23 at 1:54 pm

April 10th 1714 – Samuel Carpenter, Deputy Governor of colonial Pennsylvania, died from a fever. He signed the historic document "The Declaration of Fealty, Christian Belief and Test" dated 10 September 1695; the original is in the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. Samuel was also called the "First Treasurer" of Pennsylvania, and was a partner and friend of proprietor William Penn. (b. 1649)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/10/23 at 2:27 pm

April 10th 2003 – Little Eva (Eva Narcissus Boyd), American singer, died of cervical cancer. As a teenager, she worked as a maid and earned extra money as a babysitter for songwriters Carole King and Gerry Goffin. It is often claimed that Goffin and King were amused by Boyd's particular dancing style, so they wrote "The Loco-Motion" for her and had her record it as a demo (the record was intended for Dee Dee Sharp). However, as King said in an interview with NPR and in her "One to One" concert video, they knew she could sing when they met her, and it would be just a matter of time before they would have her record songs they wrote, the most successful being "The Loco-Motion". Music producer Don Kirshner of Dimension Records was impressed by the song and Boyd's voice and had it released. The song reached No. 1 in the United States in 1962. It sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc. After the success of "The Loco-Motion", Boyd was stereotyped as a dance-craze singer and was given limited material. (b. 1943)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 04/11/23 at 11:31 pm

Six years ago today, on April 11th 2017, rock musician J. Geils passed away at 71 years of age.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 04/12/23 at 11:33 pm

On this date last year, comedian Gilbert Gottfried passed away at age 67 from ventricular tachycardia, complicated by type II myotonic dystrophy.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 04/12/23 at 11:42 pm

April 12th 1945 - Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the 32nd President of the United States, passed away at the age of 63; Harry Truman advanced to the presidency. (This was the most recent occurrence of a sitting U.S. President dying a natural death; i.o.w., not assassinated.)

Subject: Re: Inventor Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/13/23 at 1:54 am

April 13th 1874 – James Bogardus, American inventor and architect, died from an unrecorded cause. In 1828, Bogardus invented a cotton-spinning machine called a ring flier. In 1831, he invented a mechanized engraving machine that was employed for engraving dies for bank notes. He also invented the eccentric mill in 1832, which is still used in principle for fine finish of ball bearings, and, with variable eccentricity, for lens grinding. Bogardus attached plaques to his cast-ironwork that read: "James Bogardus Originator & Patentee of Iron Buildings Pat' May 7, 1850." He demonstrated the use of cast-iron in the construction of building facades, especially in New York City for the next two decades. He was based in New York, but also worked in Washington, DC, where three cast-iron structures erected by Bogardus in 1851 were the first such constructions in the capital. The success of the cast-iron exteriors from 1850 to 1880 led to the adoption of steel-frame construction for entire buildings. (b. 1800)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/13/23 at 2:29 am

April 13th 1938 – Grey Owl (Archibald Stansfeld Belaney), British-born conservationist, fur trapper, and writer, died of pneumonia. He disguised himself as a Native American man. While he achieved fame as a conservationist during his life, after his death, the revelation that he was not Indigenous, along with other autobiographical fabrications, negatively affected his reputation. (b. 1888)

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/13/23 at 5:09 am

April 13th 1997 – Voldemar Väli, Estonian wrestler, died from an undisclosed cause. He began training in wrestling at age 17, and four years later competed at the 1924 Olympics, but was eliminated in a preliminary bout. In 1926 he won his first European title and established himself as a world top featherweight and later lightweight wrestler. He missed the 1932 Olympics because Estonia did not send a team due to the Great Depression, and finished out of the podium at the 1933, 1934, 1937 and 1938 European Championships; however, he earned a bronze at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. Domestically he won 19 titles between 1922 and 1942 in Greco-Roman and freestyle events. During World War II in 1944 he emigrated with family to Sweden. He ended his sporting career in 1945 after a match between the local Estonians and the team from Stockholm. He beat the Swedish champion Einar Karlsson. Väli worked as a crane operator at the Port of Tallinn. In Sweden, he was a metal worker and later established a doll factory with his wife. (b. 1903)

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/13/23 at 10:46 am

April 13th 2018 – Miloš Forman, Czech-American actor, director, and screenwriter, died from a short undisclosed illness. He was an important figure in the Czechoslovak New Wave. Film scholars and Czechoslovakian authorities saw his 1967 film The Firemen's Ball as a biting satire on Eastern European Communism, and it was banned for many years in his home country. He left Czechoslovakia for the United States, where he gained critical and financial success. In 1975, he directed One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) starring Jack Nicholson as a patient in a mental institution. The film received widespread acclaim, and five Academy Awards including for Best Picture and for Forman Best Director. The film was the second film to win all five major Oscars for Best Picture, Director, Screenplay, and Actor in Leading Role, Actress in Leading Role). In 1978, he directed the anti-war musical Hair which premiered at the 1979 Cannes Film Festival. The film was a financial and critical success. In 1981, he directed the turn of the century drama film, Ragtime which was known for its large ensemble. The film went on to receive 8 Academy Award nominations. His next feature was a period biographical film, Amadeus (1984), based on the life of famed classical musical Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart starring Tom Hulce, and F. Murray Abraham. The film was both a critical and financial success earning 11 nominations with 8 wins including for Best Picture, and another win for Forman as Best Director. In 1996, Forman also received another Academy Award for Best Director nomination for The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996). Throughout Forman's career he won 2 Academy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival, Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival, a British Academy Film Award, a César Award, David di Donatello Award, and the Czech Lion. (b. 1932)

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/13/23 at 1:11 pm

April 13th 2006 – Muriel Spark, Scottish playwright and poet, died from an undisclosed cause. She was known for The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969), Identikit (1974) and Teletale (1963). She was previously married to Sidney Oswald Spark She was elected a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 1963, and was awarded an honorary membership in the American Academy of Arts and Letters in 1978. She received honorary degrees from universities at Oxford, St. Andrews, Edinburgh, Aberdeen, and Strathclyde. Among her literary achievements were the US Ingersoll Foundation T.S. Eliot Award in 1992 and the British Literature Prize in 1997. She became an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1967 and Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1993 for services to literature. (b. 1918)

Subject: Re: Nobel Prize Winner Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/13/23 at 2:47 pm

April 13th 2019 – Paul Greengard, American neuroscientist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate, died of an apparent heart attack. Best known for his work on the molecular and cellular function of neurons. In 2000, Greengard, Arvid Carlsson and Eric Kandel were awarded the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for their discoveries concerning signal transduction in the nervous system. He was Vincent Astor Professor at Rockefeller University, and served on the Scientific Advisory Board of the Cure Alzheimer's Fund, as well as the Scientific Council of the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation. He was married to artist Ursula von Rydingsvard. (b. 1925)

Subject: Re: Noteworthy Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/14/23 at 2:53 am

April 14th 1917 – L. L. Zamenhof (Ludwik Lejzer Zamenhof), Polish linguist and ophthalmologist, died, possibly of a heart attack. He is best known as the creator of Esperanto, the most widely used constructed international auxiliary language. Zamenhof first developed the language in 1873 while still in school. He grew up fascinated by the idea of a world without war. He believed that this could happen with the help of a new international auxiliary language. The language would be a tool to gather people together through neutral, fair, equitable communication. He successfully formed a community that continues today despite the World Wars of the 20th century. Also, it has developed like other languages, through the interaction and creativity of its users. In light of his achievements, and his support of intercultural dialogue, UNESCO selected Zamenhof as one of its eminent personalities of 2017, on the 100th anniversary of his death. (b. 1859)

Subject: Re: Classical Music Composer Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/14/23 at 3:17 am

April 14th 1759 – George Frideric Handel, German-British Baroque composer, died from an unrecorded cause after collapsing. Well known for his operas, oratorios, anthems, concerti grossi, and organ concertos. Handel received his training in Halle and worked as a composer in Hamburg and Italy before settling in London in 1712, where he spent the bulk of his career and became a naturalised British subject in 1727. He was strongly influenced both by the middle-German polyphonic choral tradition and by composers of the Italian Baroque. After his success with the oratorio Messiah (1742), he never composed an Italian opera again. His orchestral Water Music and Music for the Royal Fireworks remain steadfastly popular. One of his four coronation anthems, Zadok the Priest, has been performed at every British coronation since 1727. (b. 1685)

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/14/23 at 6:15 am

April 14th 1951 – Al Christie, Canadian-American director, producer, and screenwriter, died from an undisclosed cause. One of a number of Canadian pioneers in early Hollywood, he began his career in 1909 working for David Horsley's Centaur Film Company in Bayonne, New Jersey. In 1910, Christie began turning out a single-reel Mutt and Jeff comedy every week. The following year, Christie moved to Southern California to manage Centaur's West Coast unit, the Nestor Film Company. Nestor established the first permanent movie studio in Hollywood, opening on 27 October 1911. Christie then created a partnership with his brother Charles to form Christie Film Company. Christie Comedies, as they were known, were different from the fast-paced slapstick efforts of other producers. They relied more on humorous situations and embarrassing moments, and the action was slower and subtler. Christie's stars of the 1920s were former Mack Sennett juvenile Bobby Vernon, Neal Burns, Jimmie Adams, Walter Hiers, and sailor-suited comic Billy Dooley. In the late 1920s, Christie also produced some of the first "talkie" films made with African American casts. The films starred Spencer Williams, Roberta Hyson, and Evelyn Preer as well as popular musical acts. Several of the films survive. Christie's own studio lasted until 1933 when the company went into receivership. Christie was then hired by Earle Hammons of Educational Pictures as a director, where he worked with The Ritz Brothers, Bob Hope, and Buster Keaton. Christie's last film was Half a Sinner (1940), originally produced by Hammons for Grand National Pictures and ultimately released by Universal Pictures. (b. 1881)

Subject: Re: Artistic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/14/23 at 7:59 am

April 14th 1925 – John Singer Sargent, American artist, died of heart disease. Considered the "leading portrait painter of his generation" for his evocations of Edwardian era luxury. During his career, he created roughly 900 oil paintings and more than 2,000 watercolors, as well as countless sketches and charcoal drawings. (b. 1856)

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/14/23 at 11:12 am

April 14th 1911 – Adrian "Addie" Joss, American baseball player, died from tuberculous meningitis, which had spread to his brain. Nicknamed "The Human Hairpin," was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball. He pitched for the Cleveland Bronchos, later known as the Naps, between 1902 and 1910. Joss, who was 6 feet 3 inches (1.91 m) and weighed 185 pounds (84 kg), pitched the fourth perfect game in baseball history (which, additionally, was only the second of the modern era). (b. 1880)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/14/23 at 12:49 pm

April 14th 2015 – Percy Sledge, American R&B, soul and gospel singer, died of liver cancer. He is best known for the song "When a Man Loves a Woman", a No. 1 hit on both the Billboard Hot 100 and R&B singles charts in 1966. It was awarded a million-selling, Gold-certified disc from the RIAA. Having previously worked as a hospital orderly in the early 1960s, Sledge achieved his strongest success in the late 1960s and early 1970s with a series of emotional soul songs. In later years, Sledge received the Rhythm and Blues Foundation's Career Achievement Award. (b. 1940)

Subject: Re: Nobel Prize Winner Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/14/23 at 3:13 pm

April 14th 2011 – William Lipscomb, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate, died of pneumonia and other complications resulting after a fall. He worked in nuclear magnetic resonance, theoretical chemistry, boron chemistry, and biochemistry. The 1976 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to Lipscomb "for his studies on the structure of boranes illuminating problems of chemical bonding". In a way this continued work on the nature of the chemical bond by his doctoral advisor at the California Institute of Technology, Linus Pauling, who was awarded the 1954 Nobel Prize in Chemistry "for his research into the nature of the chemical bond and its application to the elucidation of the structure of complex substances." (b. 1919)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/14/23 at 3:42 pm

April 14th 2019 – Bibi Andersson, Swedish actress, died from an undisclosed cause. In the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. She starred in 10 motion pictures and three television films directed by Ingmar Bergman. With Ingrid Thulin, Eva Dahlbeck and Barbro Hiort af Ornäs, she shared the Best Actress Prize at the 1958 Cannes Film Festival for the director's Brink of Life, a film set in a maternity ward. The other films included The Seventh Seal, Wild Strawberries, The Magician, The Passion of Anna, The Touch, and Persona. In 1963, Andersson won the Silver Bear for Best Actress at the 13th Berlin International Film Festival for her performance in Vilgot Sjöman's The Mistress. (b.1935)

Subject: Re: Titanic Deaths Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/15/23 at 1:50 am

April 15th 1912 – The 1,496 victims of the RMS Titanic disaster, including:

      Thomas Andrews, Irish businessman and shipbuilder (b. 1873)

      John Jacob Astor IV, American businessman, real estate builder, investor, inventor, writer, lieutenant colonel in the Spanish–American War, and a prominent member of the Astor family. (b. 1864)

      Archibald Butt, American general and journalist (b. 1865)

      Jacques Futrelle, American journalist and author (b. 1875)

      Benjamin Guggenheim, American businessman (b. 1865)

      Henry B. Harris, American producer and manager (b. 1866)

      Wallace Hartley, English violinist and bandleader (b. 1878)

      James Paul Moody, English sailor and sixth officer (b. 1887)

      William McMaster Murdoch, Scottish sailor and first officer (b. 1873)

      Jack Phillips, English telegraphist (b. 1887)

      Edward Smith, English captain (b. 1850)

      William Thomas Stead, English journalist (b. 1849)

      Ida Straus, German-American businesswoman (b. 1849)

      Isidor Straus, German-American businessman and politician (b. 1845)

      John Thayer, American cricketer (b. 1862)

      Henry Tingle Wilde, English chief officer (b. 1872)

Subject: Re: Presidential Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/15/23 at 4:25 am

April 15th 1865 – Abraham Lincoln, American statesman and lawyer, was assassinated by Confederate sympathizer John Wilkes Booth. He served as the 16th president of the United States from 1861 until his death. Lincoln led the nation through the American Civil War, the country's greatest moral, cultural, constitutional, and political crisis. He succeeded in preserving the Union, abolishing slavery, bolstering the federal government, and modernizing the U.S. economy. (b. 1809)

Subject: Re: Presidential Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/15/23 at 5:52 am

April 15th 1948 – Manuel Roxas, Filipino lawyer and politician, died of a heart attack. He was the fifth President of the Philippines who served from 1946 until his death in 1948. He briefly served as the third and last President of the Commonwealth of the Philippines from May 28, 1946 to July 4, 1946 and then became the first President of the independent Third Philippine Republic after the United States ceded its sovereignty over the Philippines. (b. 1892)

Subject: Re: Religious Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/15/23 at 6:36 am

April 15th 1610 – Robert Persons, later known as Robert Parsons, English Jesuit priest, died from unknown causes. He was a major figure in establishing the 16th-century "English Mission" of the Society of Jesus (b. 1546)

Subject: Re: Comedic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/15/23 at 10:39 am

April 15th 1988 – Kenneth Williams, English actor and screenwriter, died from an overdose of barbiturates. He served in the Royal Engineers during World War II, where he first became interested in becoming an entertainer. After a short spell in repertory theatre as a serious actor, he turned to comedy. He was best known for his comedy roles and in later life as a raconteur and diarist. He was one of the main ensemble in 26 of the 31 Carry On films, and appeared in many British television programmes and radio comedies, including series with Tony Hancock and Kenneth Horne, as well as being a regular panellist on BBC Radio 4's comedy panel show Just a Minute from its second series in 1968 until his death 20 years later. (b. 1926)

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/15/23 at 12:41 pm

April 15th 1970 – James Anthony "Ripper" Collins, American professional baseball player, coach and scout, died from an undisclosed cause. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a first baseman for the St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs, and the Pittsburgh Pirates. A switch hitter who threw left-handed, Collins was listed as 5 feet 9 inches (1.75 m) tall and weighed 165 pounds (75 kg), during his playing days. Despite his stature, he was a power hitter who in 1934 co-led the National League (NL) with 35 home runs (HR). The nickname "Ripper" developed during an on-field incident that occurred when Jimmy was a young player. A ball rocketed off his bat and struck a nail protruding from the outfield fence; it caused the cover to partially tear. When asked who hit the ball, the retrieving outfielder saw the ball hanging and said, "It was the ripper."  (b. 1904)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/15/23 at 2:48 pm

April 15th 1949 – Wallace Beery, American film and stage actor, died of a heart attack. He is best known for his portrayal of Bill in Min and Bill (1930) opposite Marie Dressler, as Long John Silver in Treasure Island (1934), as Pancho Villa in Viva Villa! (1934), and his titular role in The Champ (1931), for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor. Beery appeared in some 250 films during a 36-year career. His contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer stipulated in 1932 that he would be paid $1 more than any other contract player at the studio. This made Beery the highest-paid film actor in the world during the early 1930s. He was the brother of actor Noah Beery Sr. and uncle of actor Noah Beery Jr. (b. 1885)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/15/23 at 3:34 pm

April 15th 2018 – R. Lee Ermey, American film, television and voice actor, and Marine drill instructor, died from complications related to pneumonia. He achieved fame for his role as Gunnery Sergeant Hartman in the 1987 film Full Metal Jacket, which earned him a Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actor. Ermey was also a United States Marine Corps staff sergeant and an honorary gunnery sergeant. Ermey was often typecast in authority figure roles, such as Mayor Tilman in the film Mississippi Burning, Bill Bowerman in Prefontaine, Sheriff Hoyt in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre remake, Jimmy Lee Farnsworth in Fletch Lives, a police captain in Se7en, plastic army men leader Sarge in the Toy Story films, Lt. "Tice" Ryan in Rocket Power, a prison warden in an episode of SpongeBob SquarePants, and John House in House. (b. 1944)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: LyricBoy on 04/15/23 at 4:06 pm


April 15th 2018 – R. Lee Ermey, American film, television and voice actor, and Marine drill instructor, died from complications related to pneumonia.


Perhaps his finest work was in On Deadly Ground with Steven Seagal.  8)

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Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/15/23 at 4:09 pm


Perhaps his finest work was in On Deadly Ground with Steven Seagal.  8)


He was only to be military advisor on Kubrick's "Full Metal Jacket", Kubrick 'loved' him and he got the part, and won an award for it too.

Subject: Re: Religious Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/16/23 at 9:28 am

April 16th 1879 – Bernadette Soubirous, also known as Saint Bernadette of Lourdes, French nun, died of tuberculosis. She was the firstborn daughter of a miller from Lourdes (Lorda in Occitan), in the department of Hautes-Pyrénées in France, and is best known for experiencing Marian apparitions of a "young lady" who asked for a chapel to be built at the nearby cave-grotto at Massabielle. These apparitions are said to have occurred between 11 February and 16 July 1858, and the woman who appeared to her identified herself as the "Immaculate Conception." (b. 1844)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/16/23 at 1:16 pm

April 16th 1965 – Sydney Chaplin (né Hill), English actor, died after a long undisclosed illness, he died one month after his 80th birthday, on his brother Charlie's birthday. He was the elder half-brother of actor and director Charlie Chaplin and served as his business manager in later life. Through their mother Hannah, they were older half-brothers to the younger Wheeler Dryden, who grew up separately with his father in England and was not told about his brothers until 1915. Dryden later immigrated to the United States, joining the Chaplins in Hollywood. Sydney Chaplin was also a half-uncle of actor Sydney Chaplin (1926–2009), who was named after him. (b. 1885)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: LyricBoy on 04/16/23 at 1:30 pm


April 16th 1965 – Sydney Chaplin (né Hill), English actor, died after a long undisclosed illness, he died one month after his 80th birthday, on his brother Charlie's birthday. He was the elder half-brother of actor and director Charlie Chaplin and served as his business manager in later life. Through their mother Hannah, they were older half-brothers to the younger Wheeler Dryden, who grew up separately with his father in England and was not told about his brothers until 1915. Dryden later immigrated to the United States, joining the Chaplins in Hollywood. Sydney Chaplin was also a half-uncle of actor Sydney Chaplin (1926–2009), who was named after him. (b. 1885)


My company has a chaplain. And yes, his first name is Sidney. Beat that!

Subject: Re: Scientific Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/16/23 at 3:08 pm

April 16th 1958 – Rosalind Franklin, English chemist and X-ray crystallographer, died of bronchopneumonia, secondary carcinomatosis, and ovarian cancer. Exposure to X-ray radiation is sometimes considered to be a possible factor in her illness. Her work was central to the understanding of the molecular structures of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid), RNA (ribonucleic acid), viruses, coal, and graphite. Although her works on coal and viruses were appreciated in her lifetime, her contributions to the discovery of the structure of DNA were largely recognised posthumously. Known for her work on the X-ray diffraction images of DNA while at King's College London, particularly Photo 51, taken by Franklin's student Raymond Gosling, which led to the discovery of the DNA double helix for which Francis Crick, James Watson, and Maurice Wilkins shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1962. Watson suggested that Franklin would have ideally been awarded a Nobel Prize in Chemistry, along with Wilkins but, although there was not yet a rule against posthumous awards, the Nobel Committee generally did not make posthumous nominations. (b. 1920)

Subject: Re: Founding Father Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/17/23 at 12:32 pm

April 17th 1790 – Benjamin Franklin, American publisher, inventor, and politician, died from pleuritic attack. Among the leading intellectuals of his time, Franklin was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, a drafter and signer of the United States Declaration of Independence, and the first United States postmaster general. As a scientist, he was a major figure in the American Enlightenment and the history of physics for his discoveries and theories regarding electricity. As an inventor, he is known for the lightning rod, bifocals, and the Franklin stove, among other inventions. He founded many civic organizations, including the Library Company, Philadelphia's first fire department, and the University of Pennsylvania. Franklin earned the title of "The First American" for his early and indefatigable campaigning for colonial unity, initially as an author and spokesman in London for several colonies. As the first United States ambassador to France, he exemplified the emerging American nation. Franklin was foundational in defining the American ethos as a marriage of the practical values of thrift, hard work, education, community spirit, self-governing institutions, and opposition to authoritarianism both political and religious, with the scientific and tolerant values of the Enlightenment. In the words of historian Henry Steele Commager, "In Franklin could be merged the virtues of Puritanism without its defects, the illumination of the Enlightenment without its heat." Franklin has been called "the most accomplished American of his age and the most influential in inventing the type of society America would become." Franklin became a successful newspaper editor and printer in Philadelphia, the leading city in the colonies, publishing the Pennsylvania Gazette at age 23. He became wealthy publishing this and Poor Richard's Almanack, which he authored under the pseudonym "Richard Saunders". After 1767, he was associated with the Pennsylvania Chronicle, a newspaper that was known for its revolutionary sentiments and criticisms of the policies of the British Parliament and the Crown. He pioneered and was the first president of Academy and College of Philadelphia, which opened in 1751 and later became the University of Pennsylvania. He organized and was the first secretary of the American Philosophical Society and was elected president in 1769. Franklin became a national hero in America as an agent for several colonies when he spearheaded an effort in London to have the Parliament of Great Britain repeal the unpopular Stamp Act. (b. 1706)

Subject: Re: Renowned Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/18/23 at 4:23 am

April 18th 1955 – Albert Einstein, German-American physicist, engineer, and academic, Nobel Prize laureate, died after a blood vessel burst near his heart, after refusing surgery. Widely acknowledged to be one of the greatest physicists of all time. Einstein is best known for developing the theory of relativity, but he also made important contributions to the development of the theory of quantum mechanics. Relativity and quantum mechanics are together the two pillars of modern physics. His mass–energy equivalence formula E = mc2, which arises from relativity theory, has been dubbed "the world's most famous equation". His work is also known for its influence on the philosophy of science. He received the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics "for his services to theoretical physics, and especially for his discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect", a pivotal step in the development of quantum theory. His intellectual achievements and originality resulted in "Einstein" becoming synonymous with "genius". In 1905, a year sometimes described as his annus mirabilis ('miracle year'), Einstein published four groundbreaking papers. (b. 1879)

Subject: Re: Medical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/18/23 at 6:52 am

April 18th 1925 – Rickman Godlee, English surgeon, died on the 28th postoperative day of apparent meningitis and secondary complications. In 1884 he became one of the first doctors to surgically remove a brain tumor, founding modern brain surgery. In 1885 he was appointed surgeon at University College Hospital, and Emeritus Professor of Clinical Surgery there in 1892. He served as President of the Royal College of Surgeons from 1911 to 1913 and of the Royal Society of Medicine from 1916 to 1918. He was appointed Surgeon to the Household of Queen Victoria and Surgeon Ordinary to Edward VII and to George V, created a baronet 'of Whitchurch in the County of Oxford' on 6 July 1912 and appointed a Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO) in the 1914 New Year Honours. (b. 1849)

Subject: Re: Artistic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/18/23 at 7:39 am

April 18th 2013 – Storm Thorgerson, English graphic designer and music video director, died of cancer. He is best known for closely working with the group Pink Floyd through most of their career, and also created album or other art for Led Zeppelin, Phish, Black Sabbath, UFO, Peter Gabriel, the Alan Parsons Project, Genesis, Yes, Kansas, Dream Theater, Muse, Audioslave, the Mars Volta, The Cranberries, Helloween, Ween, Shpongle and Catherine Wheel. (b. 1944)

Subject: Re: Comedic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/18/23 at 11:01 am

April 18th 1949 – Will Hay, English actor, director, and screenwriter, died after suffering from a stroke. He wrote and acted in a schoolmaster sketch that was popular all over the world, and later transferred to the screen, where he also played other authority figures with comic failings. His film Oh, Mr. Porter! (1937), made by Gainsborough Pictures, is often cited as the supreme British-produced film-comedy, and in 1938 he was the third highest-grossing star in the UK. Many famous comedians have acknowledged him as a major influence. Hay was also a keen amateur astronomer. (b. 1888)

Subject: Re: Journalistic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/18/23 at 3:23 pm

April 18th 1945 – Ernie Pyle, American journalist and war correspondent, was killed by enemy fire on Iejima (then known as Ie Shima) during the Battle of Okinawa. He is best known for his stories about ordinary American soldiers during World War II. Pyle is also notable for the columns he wrote as a roving human-interest reporter from 1935 through 1941 for the Scripps-Howard newspaper syndicate that earned him wide acclaim for his simple accounts of ordinary people across North America. When the United States entered World War II, he lent the same distinctive, folksy style of his human-interest stories to his wartime reports from the European theater (1942–44) and Pacific theater (1945). Pyle won the Pulitzer Prize in 1944 for his newspaper accounts of "dogface" infantry soldiers from a first-person perspective. At the time of his death in 1945, Pyle was among the best-known American war correspondents. (b. 1900)

Subject: Re: Exploration Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/18/23 at 4:00 pm

April 18th 2002 – Thor Heyerdahl, Norwegian adventurer and ethnographer with a background in zoology, botany and geography, died from a brain tumour. Heyerdahl is notable for his Kon-Tiki expedition in 1947, in which he sailed 8,000 km (5,000 mi) across the Pacific Ocean in a hand-built raft from South America to the Tuamotu Islands. The expedition was designed to demonstrate that ancient people could have made long sea voyages, creating contacts between societies. This was linked to a diffusionist model of cultural development. (b. 1914)

Subject: Re: Exploration Death Anniversary

Written By: LyricBoy on 04/18/23 at 5:00 pm


April 18th 2002 – Thor Heyerdahl, Norwegian adventurer and ethnographer with a background in zoology, botany and geography, died from a brain tumour. Heyerdahl is notable for his Kon-Tiki expedition in 1947, in which he sailed 8,000 km (5,000 mi) across the Pacific Ocean in a hand-built raft from South America to the Tuamotu Islands. The expedition was designed to demonstrate that ancient people could have made long sea voyages, creating contacts between societies. This was linked to a diffusionist model of cultural development. (b. 1914)


He also sailed the Ra II from Morocco to Barbados in 1970.  8)

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/19/23 at 2:56 am

April 19th 1824 – Lord Byron (George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron), English peer, poet and politician, died of violet fever. He was one of the leading figures of the Romantic Movement and is regarded as one of the greatest English poets. He remains widely read and influential. Among his best-known works are the lengthy narrative poems Don Juan and Childe Harold's Pilgrimage; many of his shorter lyrics in Hebrew Melodies also became popular. He travelled extensively across Europe, especially in Italy, where he lived for seven years in the cities of Venice, Ravenna, and Pisa. During his stay in Italy he frequently visited his friend and fellow poet Percy Bysshe Shelley. Later in life Byron joined the Greek War of Independence fighting the Ottoman Empire and died of disease leading a campaign during that war, for which Greeks revere him as a folk hero. He died at the age of 36 from a fever contracted after the First and Second Siege of Missolonghi. (b. 1788)

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/19/23 at 5:22 am

April 19th 1881 – Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield, British statesman and Conservative politician, died from an unrecorded cause. He twice served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. He played a central role in the creation of the modern Conservative Party, defining its policies and its broad outreach. Disraeli is remembered for his influential voice in world affairs, his political battles with the Liberal Party leader William Ewart Gladstone, and his one-nation conservatism or "Tory democracy". He made the Conservatives the party most identified with the glory and power of the British Empire. He is the only British prime minister to have been of Jewish birth. He was also a novelist, publishing works of fiction even as prime minister. (b. 1804)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: LyricBoy on 04/23/23 at 4:42 pm

David Edwin Birney (April 23, 1939 - April 27, 2022) was born on this date 84 years ago. An American actor/director whose career has performances in both contemporary and classical roles in theatre, film and television.

He was at one time married to Meredith Baxter Birney. :-*

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 04/23/23 at 6:20 pm


David Edwin Birney (April 23, 1939 - April 27, 2022) was born on this date 84 years ago. An American actor/director whose career has performances in both contemporary and classical roles in theatre, film and television.

He was at one time married to Meredith Baxter Birney. :-*

But today is not the anniversary of his death. This Thursday is.

I still think this thread should be renamed to Celebrity Death Anniversaries. (That is, solely for people who died on this day.) After all, we already have a thread to acknowledge deceased people who were born on this day (and would have turned xx age today).

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/23 at 1:56 am


I still think this thread should be renamed to Celebrity Death Anniversaries. (That is, solely for people who died on this day.) After all, we already have a thread to acknowledge deceased people who were born on this day (and would have turned xx age today).
Ditto

Subject: Re: Comedic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/23 at 1:56 am

April 24th 1974 – Bud Abbott (William Alexander Abbott), American comedian, actor, died of cancer. He was the straight man half of the comedy duo Abbott and Costello. Their routine "Who's on First?" The comedians, who teamed up in burlesque in 1936, were among the most popular and highest-paid entertainers in the world during World War II. During a national tour in 1942 they sold $85 million in war bonds in 35 days. By 1955 their popularity waned due to overexposure and their film and television contracts lapsed. The partnership ended soon afterwards. (b. 1895)

Subject: Re: Business Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/23 at 6:30 am

April 24th 2004 – Estée Lauder (née Josephine Esther Mentzer), American businesswoman, died of a cardiopulmonary arrest. She co-founded her eponymous cosmetics company with her husband, Joseph Lauter (later Lauder). Lauder was the only woman on Time magazine's 1998 list of the 20 most influential business geniuses of the 20th century. (b. 1906)

Subject: Re: Musician Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/23 at 7:45 am

April 24th 1975 – Pete Ham, Welsh singer, songwriter and guitarist, committed suicide. Best known as a lead vocalist of and composer for the 1970s rock band Badfinger, whose hit songs include "No Matter What", "Day After Day" and "Baby Blue". He also co-wrote the ballad "Without You", a worldwide number-one hit for Harry Nilsson that has become a standard covered by hundreds of artists. Ham was granted two Ivor Novello Awards related to the song in 1973. Ham committed suicide in 1975 at the age of 27, when he became depressed while embroiled in band-related issues, such as label and management problems, as well as a lack of funds. The emotional scar his death left on Badfinger eventually led to the suicide of former bandmate Tom Evans in 1983. (b. 1947)

Subject: Re: Nobel Prize Winner Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/23 at 9:19 am

April 24th 1960 – Max von Laue, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate, died of injuries from a motoring accident. He received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1914 for his discovery of the diffraction of X-rays by crystals. In addition to his scientific endeavors with contributions in optics, crystallography, quantum theory, superconductivity, and the theory of relativity, he had a number of administrative positions which advanced and guided German scientific research and development during four decades. (b. 1879)

Subject: Re: Engineering Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/24/23 at 11:26 am

April 24th 1900 – Andrew Smith Hallidie, English-American engineer and businessman, died of heart disease. He was the promoter of the Clay Street Hill Railroad in San Francisco, USA. This was the world's first practical cable car system, and Hallidie is often therefore regarded as the inventor of the cable car and father of the present day San Francisco cable car system, although both claims are open to dispute. He also introduced the manufacture of wire rope to California, and at an early age was a prolific builder of bridges in the Californian interior. (b. 1836)

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/23 at 3:49 am

April 25th 1878 – Anna Sewell, English novelist, died of hepatitis or tuberculosis. She is well known as the author of the 1877 novel Black Beauty, her only published work, which is now considered one of the top ten best selling novels for children, although it was intended at the time for an adult audience. She died only five months after Black Beauty's publication, having lived long enough to see her only novel become a success. (b. 1820)

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/23 at 8:50 am

April 25th 1976 – Carol Reed, English film director, died from a heart attack. Best known for Odd Man Out (1947), The Fallen Idol (1948), The Third Man (1949), and Oliver! (1968). For Oliver!, he received the Academy Award for Best Director. Odd Man Out was the first recipient of the BAFTA Award for Best British Film. The Fallen Idol won the second BAFTA Award for Best British Film. The British Film Institute voted The Third Man the greatest British film of the 20th century. In 1952, he became only the second British film director to be knighted for his craft. The first was Sir Alexander Korda in 1942, who was the producer of some of Reed's most admired films. The actor Oliver Reed was his nephew. (b. 1906)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/23 at 1:36 pm

April 25th 2009 – Bea Arthur (born Bernice Frankel), American actress, comedian and activist, died of lung cancer. She began her career on stage in 1947. She won the 1966 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for playing Vera Charles in Mame. She went on to play Maude Findlay on the 1970s sitcoms All in the Family, appearing 1971–1972, and Maude (1972–78), as well as Dorothy Zbornak on the 1980s / 1990s sitcom The Golden Girls (1985–92). She won Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series in 1977 for Maude and 1988 for The Golden Girls. Her film appearances include Lovers and Other Strangers (1970) and Mame (1974). In 2002, she starred in the one-woman show Bea Arthur on Broadway: Just Between Friends. (b. 1922)

Subject: Re: Musician Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/23 at 3:25 pm

April 25th 2007 – Bobby “Boris” Pickett (born Robert George Pickett), American singer, songwriter, actor and comedian, died from leukemia. Known for co-writing and performing the 1962 hit novelty song "Monster Mash". (b. 1938)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: LyricBoy on 04/27/23 at 5:13 am

David Edwin Birney (April 23, 1939 - April 27, 2022) bit it exactly one year ago today. An American actor/director whose career has performances in both contemporary and classical roles in theatre, film and television.

He was at one time married to Meredith Baxter Birney :-*

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: nally on 04/27/23 at 10:01 pm

Al Hirt, American trumpet player and bandleader, passed away on this day in 1999 at age 76. (He would have turned 100 last November.)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 04/27/23 at 11:12 pm

Kwame Nkrumah, Ghanaian politician who was the 1st President of Ghana, passed away on this day in 1972, at age 62.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: c_keenan2001@hotmail.com on 04/30/23 at 3:46 am

Canadian actor Paul Gross was born on this day in 1959 and is 64 years old today.  Paul is best known for his role as Sgt Benton Fraser on Due South and his role as Jake Doyle's crazy ex-police partner Kevin Crocker in the CBC drama Republic of Doyle.

Fun fact: Paul became a mentor for a then 19-year-old  Allan Hawco who had the idea for Republic of Doyle before he even finished at the acting college in St. John's.

I was a pretty big fan of Paul Gross even before he was on Republic of Doyle.  Due South was the show that first introduced me to him as a comedic actor.  I only ever saw Paul in these comedic roles before he played Kevin Crocker in Republic of Doyle.  :)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: LyricBoy on 04/30/23 at 5:51 am


Canadian actor Paul Gross was born on this day in 1959 and is 64 years old today.


Be prepared to catch it :o… this thread has apparently been re-purposed to commemorating death dates only, despite the name of this thread and the original post.  :-X

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 04/30/23 at 11:26 am

Alben W. Barkley, the Vice President of the United States during Harry Truman’s only full presidential term (1949-53), suffered a fatal heart attack on this day in 1956; he was 78.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 04/30/23 at 2:41 pm

Lester Bangs, American journalist and author, passed away on this date in 1982; he was only 33.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: LyricBoy on 04/30/23 at 3:12 pm


Lester Bangs, American journalist and author, passed away on this date in 1982; he was only 33.


He OD’d on NyQuil.  :o

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: Howard on 04/30/23 at 3:22 pm


He OD’d on NyQuil.  :o


That is a stupid way to die. ::)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: Voiceofthe70s on 04/30/23 at 3:35 pm


Lester Bangs, American journalist and author, passed away on this date in 1982; he was only 33.


He was an obnoxious drunk and a blowhard full of hot air.  8-P

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 04/30/23 at 4:51 pm


He OD’d on NyQuil.  :o

He was an obnoxious drunk and a blowhard full of hot air.  8-P

You both got that right. ::)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: Voiceofthe70s on 04/30/23 at 6:00 pm


You both got that right. ::)


And yet there is a school or demographic of people who actually like, admire and emulate his bloated, obnoxious "journalism". Go figure. I couldn't stand him from the earliest days when he was writing for Creem and the rest.  8-P

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: LyricBoy on 05/01/23 at 5:05 am


And yet there is a school or demographic of people who actually like, admire and emulate his bloated, obnoxious "journalism". Go figure. I couldn't stand him from the earliest days when he was writing for Creem and the rest.  8-P


In 1973, Jann Wenner fired Bangs from Rolling Stone for "disrespecting musicians" after a particularly harsh review of the group Canned Heat. :o

When he was found deceased, he had a vinyl record of The Human League album Dare on the turntable, with the needle stuck on the end groove.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lester_Bangs

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 05/03/23 at 10:39 pm

Two years ago today, on May 3rd 2021, American R&B singer Lloyd Price passed away at age 88.

He would have turned 90 in March this year.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 05/04/23 at 10:05 pm

11 years ago today, on May 4th 2012, American rap-rock band Beastie Boys lost one of their members, Adam Yauch, to salivary gland cancer. He was 47.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 05/06/23 at 7:36 pm

May 6th 1992, German-American actress and singer Marlene Dietrich passed away at the age of 90.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 05/09/23 at 10:28 pm

Three years ago today, singer Little Richard passed away from a cause related to bone cancer; he was 87. (He would have turned 90 this past December.)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 05/09/23 at 10:29 pm

On this day in 2012, Vidal Sassoon, English-American hairdresser and businessman, passed away at the age of 84.

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/10/23 at 12:41 am

May 10th 1818 – Paul Revere, American silversmith, engraver, early industrialist, and a Patriot in the American Revolution, died at his home on Charter Street in Boston with the cause of death not recorded. He is best known for alerting the colonial militia to the approach of British forces before the battles of Lexington and Concord, as dramatized in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem, "Paul Revere's Ride" (1861). (b. 1735)

Subject: Re: Royal Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/10/23 at 1:45 am

May 10th 1774 – Louis XV of France, died of smallpox. Known as Louis the Beloved. He was King of France from 1 September 1715 until his death in 1774. He succeeded his great-grandfather Louis XIV at the age of five. Until he reached maturity (then defined as his 13th birthday) on 15 February 1723, the kingdom was ruled by Philippe II, Duke of Orléans, as Regent of France. Cardinal Fleury was chief minister from 1726 until his death in 1743, at which time the king took sole control of the kingdom. His reign of almost 59 years (from 1715 to 1774) was the second longest in the history of France, exceeded only by his predecessor, Louis XIV, who had ruled for 72 years (from 1643 to 1715). (b. 1710)

Subject: Re: Military Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/10/23 at 4:20 am

May 10th 1863 – Stonewall Jackson (Thomas Jonathan Jackson), Confederate general during the American Civil War, died of complications from pneumonia eight days after he was shot. He was best-known Confederate commander after General Robert E. Lee. His military career includes the Valley Campaign of 1862 and his service as a corps commander in the Army of Northern Virginia, under Robert E. Lee. Confederate pickets accidentally shot him at the Battle of Chancellorsville on May 2, 1863. The general survived but lost an arm to amputation; he died of complications from pneumonia eight days later. (b. 1824)

Subject: Re: Revolutionary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/10/23 at 7:42 am

May 10th 1897 – Andrés Bonifacio, Filipino freemason and revolutionary leader, was executed by a firing squad for treason. Often called "The Father of the Philippine Revolution", and considered one of the national heroes of the Philippines. He was one of the founders and later the Kataas-taasang Pangulo (Supreme President, Presidente Supremo in Spanish, often shortened by contemporaries and historians to just Supremo) of the Kataas-taasang, Kagalang-galangang Katipunan ng mga Anak ng Bayan or more commonly known as the "Katipunan", a movement which sought the independence of the Philippines from Spanish colonial rule and started the Tagalog Revolution. With the onset of the Revolution, Bonifacio reorganized the Katipunan into a revolutionary government, with himself as President (Pangulo) of a nation-state called "Haring Bayang Katagalugan" ("Sovereign Nation of the Tagalog People" or "Sovereign Tagalog Nation"), also "Republika ng Katagaluguan" ("Tagalog Republic", Republica Tagala in Spanish), wherein "Tagalog" referred to all those born in the Philippine islands and not merely the Tagalog ethnic group. Hence, some historians have argued that he should be considered the First President of the Tagalogs instead of the Philippines, that is why he is not included in the current official line of succession. (b. 1863)

Subject: Re: Journalistic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/10/23 at 9:16 am

May 10th 1904 – Henry Morton Stanley, Welsh-American journalist and explorer, died from an undisclosed cause. He was famous for his exploration of central Africa and his search for missionary and explorer David Livingstone. Upon finding Livingstone, Stanley reportedly asked, "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?" Stanley is also known for his search for the source of the Nile, his work in and development of the Congo Basin region in association with King Leopold II of the Belgians, and commanding the Emin Pasha Relief Expedition. (b. 1841)

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/10/23 at 1:26 pm

May 10th 1798 – George Vancouver, British officer of the British Royal Navy, died from an illness, with the records now lost. Best known for his 1791–95 expedition, which explored and charted North America's northwestern Pacific Coast regions, including the coasts of what are now the Canadian province of British Columbia as well as the American states of Alaska, Washington, and Oregon. He also explored the Hawaiian Islands and the southwest coast of Australia. Vancouver Island, the city of Vancouver in British Columbia, as well as Vancouver, Washington in the United States, are all named for him. Mount Vancouver, on the Canadian–American border between Yukon and Alaska, and New Zealand's sixth-highest mountain, also Mount Vancouver, are also named for him. (b. 1757)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/10/23 at 3:48 pm

May 10th 1977 – Joan Crawford (born Lucille Fay LeSueur), American film and television actress, died of a myocardial infarction (heart attack). She began her career as a dancer in travelling theatrical companies before debuting as a chorus girl on Broadway. Crawford then signed a motion picture contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1925; her career spanned six decades, multiple studios, and controversies. In 1945, she won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her portrayal of the hard-working, divorced, protective mother in the title role of Mildred Pierce. Crawford also received two Best Actress Award nominations as recognition for her work in Possessed (1947) and Sudden Fear (1952). (born around 1904, but year of birth disputed)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: LyricBoy on 05/11/23 at 5:21 am

Forgot to enter this one yesterday. May 10, 1994: Legendary serial killer John Wayne Gacy was executed by the State of Illinois as punishment for the 33 murders that he committed. (b. 1942)

I lived near Chicago around that time, and there were countless “gallows humor” jokes about Gacy going around. Such as:

  ”What’s the temperature in John Wayne Gacy’s basement? THIRTY THREE BELOW!!!”

A DJ at local radio station WLS sponsored a “Gacy Execution Parade” event which had a huge showing, as by 1994 Gacy was rather unpopular in the Chicagoland area.

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/11/23 at 8:18 am

May 11th 1778 – William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham, British statesman of the Whig group, died from an unrecorded cause. He served as Prime Minister of Great Britain in the middle of the 18th century. Historians call him Pitt of Chatham, or William Pitt the Elder, to distinguish him from his son, William Pitt the Younger, who also was a prime minister. Pitt was also known as the Great Commoner, because of his long-standing refusal to accept a title until 1766. He was a member of the British cabinet and its informal leader from 1756 to 1761 (with a brief interlude in 1757), during the Seven Years' War (including the French and Indian War in the American colonies). (b. 1708)

Subject: Re: Musician Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/11/23 at 10:09 am

May 11th 1981 – Bob Marley, Jamaican singer, songwriter, and musician, died from the spread of melanoma to his lungs and brain. Considered one of the pioneers of reggae, his musical career was marked by fusing elements of reggae, ska, and rocksteady, as well as his distinctive vocal and songwriting style. Marley's contributions to music increased the visibility of Jamaican music worldwide, and made him a global figure in popular culture for over a decade. Over the course of his career Marley became known as a Rastafari icon, and he infused his music with a sense of spirituality. He is also considered a global symbol of Jamaican music and culture and identity, and was controversial in his outspoken support for the legalization of marijuana, while he also advocated for Pan-Africanism. (b. 1945)

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/11/23 at 2:27 pm

May 11th 1812 – Spencer Perceval, British statesman and barrister, was assassinated, the only British prime minister to have been assassinated. He was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from October 1809 until his assassination in May 1812. He is the only solicitor-general or attorney-general to have become prime minister. The younger son of an Anglo-Irish earl, Perceval was educated at Harrow School and Trinity College, Cambridge. He studied law at Lincoln's Inn, practised as a barrister on the Midland circuit, and in 1796 became a King's Counsel. He entered politics at age 33 as a member of Parliament (MP) for Northampton. A follower of William Pitt the Younger, Perceval always described himself as a "friend of Mr. Pitt", rather than a Tory. (b. 1762)

Subject: Re: Musician Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/11/23 at 3:16 pm

May 11th 2003 – Noel Redding, English rock musician, died from shock haemorrhage due to oesophageal varices in reaction to cirrhosis of the liver, Best known as the bass player for the Jimi Hendrix Experience and guitarist/singer for Fat Mattress. Following his departure from the Experience in 1969 and the dissolution of Fat Mattress in 1970, Redding formed the short-lived group Road in the United States, which released the self-titled album Road before he re-located to Clonakilty, Ireland, in 1972. There he formed the Noel Redding Band with former Thin Lizzy guitarist Eric Bell, with whom he released two albums. Although by the 1980s Redding had largely removed himself from the music business, he would later perform around his new hometown with wife Carol Appleby. (b. 1945)

Subject: Re: Musician Death Anniversary

Written By: LyricBoy on 05/11/23 at 5:34 pm


May 11th 2003 – Noel Redding, English rock musician, died from shock haemorrhage due to oesophageal varices in reaction to cirrhosis of the liver, Best known as the bass player for the Jimi Hendrix Experience and guitarist/singer for Fat Mattress. Following his departure from the Experience in 1969 and the dissolution of Fat Mattress in 1970, Redding formed the short-lived group Road in the United States, which released the self-titled album Road before he re-located to Clonakilty, Ireland, in 1972. There he formed the Noel Redding Band with former Thin Lizzy guitarist Eric Bell, with whom he released two albums. Although by the 1980s Redding had largely removed himself from the music business, he would later perform around his new hometown with wife Carol Appleby. (b. 1945)


The Jimi Hendrix Experience band was cursed from the early years. Jimi died at 27, Noel Redding at 57, and Mitch Mitchell at 62.  :\'(

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: LyricBoy on 05/14/23 at 6:19 am

May 14, 1998: Francis Albert “Frank” Sinatra, known to millions of fans as ‘Old Blue Eyes’, passed away at the age of 82 from a heart attack. (b. 1915)

Side note, I work with a distant cousin of Frank’s.  8)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 05/14/23 at 1:42 pm


May 14, 1998: Francis Albert “Frank” Sinatra, known to millions of fans as ‘Old Blue Eyes’, passed away at the age of 82 from a heart attack. (b. 1915)

Yep, I was just realizing that it was exactly a quarter of a century ago that he checked out.



Side note, I work with a distant cousin of Frank’s.  8)

Word?!

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: LyricBoy on 05/14/23 at 1:56 pm


Side note, I work with a distant cousin of Frank’s.  8)



Word?!


Word. When me and my buddy enter a bar, and he tells the waiter that his last name is Sinatra, it’s a great conversation starter.  He’s a fifth cousin to Frank…

Subject: Re: Celebrity Deaths Anniversaries

Written By: nally on 05/14/23 at 2:04 pm


Word. When me and my buddy enter a bar, and he tells the waiter that his last name is Sinatra, it’s a great conversation starter.  He’s a fifth cousin to Frank…

That is quite interesting. O0

Or as the late Arte Johnson would say…

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Subject: Re: Religious Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/23 at 1:34 am

May 15th 1700 – John Hale, Puritan pastor of Beverly, Massachusetts, died from unknown causes. He was one of the most prominent and influential ministers associated with the Salem witch trials in 1692, being noted as having initially supported the trials and then changing his mind and publishing a critique of them. His book, A Modest Enquiry Into the Nature of Witchcraft, shown above, was published posthumously, two years after his death. The book basically provides an alternative Christian theory for what actually happened in Salem in 1692. Hale's theory was that demons impersonated the accused and appeared in their forms to the afflicted. He probably most likely changed his views about those executed for "being witches" due to the fact that his own wife (the second one) was accused as being a witch, though never prosecuted. (b. 1636)

Subject: Re: Musician Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/23 at 1:56 am

May 15th 2003 – June Carter Cash (born Valerie June Carter), American singer, songwriter, actress, dancer, comedian, and author, died from complications following heart-valve replacement surgery. She was a member of the Carter Family and the second wife of singer Johnny Cash. Prior to her marriage to Cash, she was professionally known as June Carter and occasionally was still credited as such after her marriage (as well as on songwriting credits predating it). She played guitar, banjo, harmonica, and autoharp, and acted in several films and television shows. Carter Cash won five Grammy Awards and was inducted into the Christian Music Hall of Fame in 2009. (b. 1929)

Subject: Re: Musician Death Anniversary

Written By: LyricBoy on 05/15/23 at 4:56 am


May 15th 2003 – June Carter Cash (born Valerie June Carter), American singer, songwriter, actress, dancer, comedian, and author, died from complications following heart-valve replacement surgery.


Her husband Johnny Cash bit it less than 4 months later… :\'(

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/23 at 8:13 am

May 15th 2020 – Fred Willard, American actor, comedian, and writer, died from a cardiac arrest. He was best known for his roles in the Rob Reiner mockumentary film This Is Spinal Tap; the Christopher Guest mockumentaries Waiting for Guffman, Best in Show, A Mighty Wind, For Your Consideration, and Mascots; and the Anchorman films; as well as for his television roles on Fernwood 2 Night, Everybody Loves Raymond, and Modern Family. (b. 1933)

Subject: Re: Nobel Prize Winner Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/23 at 12:57 pm

May 15th 1924 – Paul-Henri-Benjamin d'Estournelles de Constant, French politician and diplomat, Nobel Prize laureate, died from an undisclosed cause. He was an international arbitration and winner of the 1909 Nobel Prize for Peace. (b. 1852)

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/17/23 at 2:34 am

May 17th 2013 – Ken Venturi, American professional golfer and golf broadcaster, died two days after having been hospitalized for two months for a spinal infection, pneumonia, and an intestinal infection. In a career shortened by injuries, he won 14 events on the PGA Tour including a major, the U.S. Open in 1964. Shortly before his death in 2013, Venturi was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame. (b. 1931)

Subject: Re: Musician Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/17/23 at 4:29 am

May 17th 2022 – Vangelis (Evangelos Odysseas Papathanassiou), Greek keyboard player and songwriter, died of COVID-19 complications. An arranger of electronic, progressive, ambient, and classical orchestral music. He was best known for his Academy Award-winning score to Chariots of Fire (1981), as well as for composing scores to the films Blade Runner (1982), Missing (1982), Antarctica (1983), The Bounty (1984), 1492: Conquest of Paradise (1992), and Alexander (2004), and for the use of his music in the 1980 PBS documentary series Cosmos: A Personal Voyage by Carl Sagan. (b. 1943)

Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/17/23 at 5:34 am

May 17th 1959 – Jerry Unser Jr., American racecar driver, died in a practice crash before the 1959 Indianapolis 500. He was the 1957 USAC Stock Car champion. Jerry was the first of the Unser family to compete at Indianapolis. In his only start, in 1958, he was caught up in a 13-car pileup on the first lap and flew over the turn three wall, miraculously emerging unhurt. On his death in 1959 he left  behind a widow, Jeanne Unser, and two sons, Jerry and Johnny Unser. His brothers Al and Bobby and his nephew Al Jr. have won the "500". His son Johnny and nephew Robby have also competed in the race.  (b. 1932)

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/17/23 at 7:11 am

May 17th 1719 – Joseph Addison, English essayist, poet, playwright and politician, died from unknown causes. He was the eldest son of Lancelot Addison. His name is usually remembered alongside that of his long-standing friend Richard Steele, with whom he founded The Spectator magazine. His simple prose style marked the end of the mannerisms and conventional classical images of the 17th century. (b. 1672)

Subject: Re: Royal Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/17/23 at 9:41 am

May 17th 1727 – Catherine I of Russia, died of an abscess of the lungs. She was the second wife and Empress consort of Peter the Great, and Empress regnant of Russia from 1725 until her death in 1727. (b. 1684)

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/17/23 at 2:23 pm

May 17th 1829 – John Jay, American statesman, patriot, diplomat, Founding Father, abolitionist, negotiator, and signatory of the Treaty of Paris of 1783, died after been stricken with palsy, probably caused by a stroke. He served as the second governor of New York and the first chief justice of the United States (1789–1795). He directed U.S. foreign policy for much of the 1780s and was an important leader of the Federalist Party after the ratification of the United States Constitution in 1788. (b. 1745)

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/18/23 at 3:34 am

May 18th 1675 – Jacques Marquette, French Jesuit missionary, died of dysentery. Hefounded Michigan's first European settlement, Sault Sainte Marie, and later founded Saint Ignace. In 1673, Marquette, with Louis Jolliet, an explorer born near Quebec City, was the first European to explore and map the northern portion of the Mississippi River Valley. (b. 1637)

Subject: Re: Classical Music Composer Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/18/23 at 5:27 am

May 18th 1909 – Isaac Albéniz, Spanish virtuoso pianist, composer, and conductor, died from his kidney disease. He is one of the foremost composers of the Post-Romantic era who also had a significant influence on his contemporaries and younger composers. He is best known for his piano works based on Spanish folk music idioms. Transcriptions of many of his pieces, such as Asturias (Leyenda), Granada, Sevilla, Cadiz, Córdoba, Cataluña, Mallorca, and Tango in D, are important pieces for classical guitar, though he never composed for the guitar. The personal papers of Albéniz are preserved in, among other institutions, the Biblioteca de Catalunya. (b. 1860)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/18/23 at 7:08 am

May 18th 1995 – Elizabeth Montgomery, American actress and producer, died of colon cancer. The daughter of actor Robert Montgomery, she began her career in the 1950s with a role on her father's television series Robert Montgomery Presents, and won a Theater World Award for her 1956 Broadway debut in the production Late Love. In the 1960s, she became known for her role as Samantha Stephens on the ABC sitcom Bewitched. Her work on the series earned her five Primetime Emmy Award nominations and four Golden Globe Award nominations. After Bewitched ended its run in 1972, Montgomery continued her career with roles in numerous television films, including A Case of Rape (1974), as Ellen Harrod, and The Legend of Lizzie Borden (1975) in the title role. Both roles earned her additional Emmy Award nominations. (b. 1933)

Subject: Re: Historical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/18/23 at 11:08 am

May 18th 1808 – Elijah Craig, American Baptist preacher in Virginia, died from unknown causes. He became an educator and capitalist entrepreneur in the area of Virginia that later became the state of Kentucky. He has sometimes, although rather dubiously, been credited with the invention of bourbon whiskey. (b. 1738)

Subject: Re: Classical Music Composer Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/18/23 at 2:25 pm

May 18th 1911 – Gustav Mahler, Austro-Bohemian Romantic composer, and one of the leading conductors of his generation, died from subacute bacterial endocarditis. As a composer he acted as a bridge between the 19th century Austro-German tradition and the modernism of the early 20th century. While in his lifetime his status as a conductor was established beyond question, his own music gained wide popularity only after periods of relative neglect, which included a ban on its performance in much of Europe during the Nazi era. After 1945 his compositions were rediscovered by a new generation of listeners; Mahler then became one of the most frequently performed and recorded of all composers, a position he has sustained into the 21st century. (b. 1860)

Subject: Re: Classical Music Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/20/23 at 1:01 am

May 20th 1896 – Clara Schumann (née Wieck), German pianist, composer, and piano teacher, died after suffering from a stroke. Regarded as one of the most distinguished pianists of the Romantic era, she exerted her influence over the course of a 61-year concert career, changing the format and repertoire of the piano recital from displays of virtuosity to programs of serious works. She also composed solo piano pieces, a piano concerto (her Op. 7), chamber music, choral pieces, and songs. She married the composer Robert Schumann, and the couple had eight children. Together, they encouraged Johannes Brahms and maintained a close relationship with him. She premiered many works by her husband and by Brahms in public. (b. 1819)

Subject: Re: Musician Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/20/23 at 2:16 am

May 20th 2012 – Robin Gibb, British singer, songwriter and record producer, died from liver and kidney failure. He gained worldwide fame as a member of the pop group the Bee Gees with older brother Barry and fraternal twin brother Maurice. Robin Gibb also had his own successful solo career. Their younger brother Andy was also a singer.Robin Gibb also had his own successful solo career. (b. 1949)

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Subject: Re: Sporting Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/20/23 at 5:28 am

May 20th 2019 – Niki Lauda, Austrian Formula One driver and aviation entrepreneur, died peacefully in his sleep in hospital, where he had been undergoing dialysis treatment for kidney problems, following a period of ill health. He was a three-time F1 World Drivers' Champion, winning in 1975, 1977 and 1984, and is the only driver in F1 history to have been champion for both Ferrari and McLaren, the sport's two most successful constructors. As an aviation entrepreneur, he founded and ran three airlines: Lauda Air, Niki, and Lauda. (b. 1949)

Subject: Re: Musician Death Anniversary

Written By: LyricBoy on 05/20/23 at 7:28 am


May 20th 2012 – Robin Gibb, British singer, songwriter and record producer, died from liver and kidney failure. He gained worldwide fame as a member of the pop group the Bee Gees with older brother Barry and fraternal twin brother Maurice. Robin Gibb also had his own successful solo career. Their younger brother Andy was also a singer.Robin Gibb also had his own successful solo career. (b. 1949)

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Barry Gibb is the only survivor of the 4 Gibb brothers, and the only one to make it past the age of 62.  :\'(

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/20/23 at 7:44 am


Barry Gibb is the only survivor of the 4 Gibb brothers, and the only one to make it past the age of 62.  :\'(
It is his initials that reminds me he is the only survivor, Barry Gibb> B G> Bee Gee> hence, Bee Gees

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: LyricBoy on 05/20/23 at 7:50 am


It is his initials that reminds me he is the only survivor, Barry Gibb> B G> Bee Gee> hence, Bee Gees

We used to have a discount store chain where I live, called Gee Bees.  ;D

Subject: Re: Musician Death Anniversary

Written By: Voiceofthe70s on 05/20/23 at 8:47 am


Barry Gibb is the only survivor of the 4 Gibb brothers, and the only one to make it past the age of 62.  :\'(


The Gibb Brothers died in reverse order of age. Andy-the youngest-was the first to go, and then the twins Maurice and Robin. Barry, the oldest, is the only one who remains alive.

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/20/23 at 8:53 am


The Gibb Brothers died in reverse order of age. Andy-the youngest-was the first to go, and then the twins Maurice and Robin. Barry, the oldest, is the only one who remains alive.
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Subject: Re: Musician Death Anniversary

Written By: LyricBoy on 05/20/23 at 9:00 am


The Gibb Brothers died in reverse order of age. Andy-the youngest-was the first to go, and then the twins Maurice and Robin. Barry, the oldest, is the only one who remains alive.


Brings new meaning to their hit song Stayin’ Alive.

Subject: Re: Musician Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/20/23 at 9:18 am


Brings new meaning to their hit song Stayin’ Alive.
CPR should be performed at the same tempo as the disco song 'Stayin' Alive'...

Subject: Re: Nobel Prize Winner Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/20/23 at 1:08 pm

May 20th 1989 – John Hicks, English economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate, died from an undisclosed cause. He is considered one of the most important and influential economists of the twentieth century. The most familiar of his many contributions in the field of economics were his statement of consumer demand theory in microeconomics, and the IS–LM model (1937), which summarised a Keynesian view of macroeconomics. His book Value and Capital (1939) significantly extended general-equilibrium and value theory. The compensated demand function is named the Hicksian demand function in memory of him. In 1972 he received the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences (jointly) for his pioneering contributions to general equilibrium theory and welfare theory. He was knighted in 1964 and became an honorary fellow of Linacre College. (b. 1904)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/20/23 at 3:12 pm

May 20th 2014 – Barbara Murray, English actress. She was most active in the 1940s and 1950s as a fresh-faced leading lady in many British films such as Passport to Pimlico (1949) and Meet Mr. Lucifer (1953). Film work continued into the 1960s (including a role in the Tony Hancock film The Punch and Judy Man) but she was to appear more frequently on television. She played Mrs Hauksbee in 7 episodes of the TV dramatisations of Rudyard Kipling's Plain Tales from the Hills, from 1964. She is possibly best known for her role as Lady Pamela Wilder in the 1960s drama series The Plane Makers (and the sequel, The Power Game). Her other TV credits include: The Escape of R.D.7, Danger Man, The Saint, Department S, Strange Report, The Widow of Bath, The Pallisers, based on Anthony Trollope's series of novels (in which she played a major role as Madame Max Goesler, a wealthy foreign widow), The Mackinnons, Doctor Who (in the serial Black Orchid), Albert and Victoria, Robin's Nest 1978 and The Bretts. (b. 1929)

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/20/23 at 11:23 pm

May 20th 1956 – Max Beerbohm, English essayist, parodist and caricaturist under the signature Max, died from an undisclosed cause. He first became known in the 1890s as a dandy and a humorist. He was the drama critic for the Saturday Review from 1898 until 1910, when he relocated to Rapallo, Italy. In his later years he was popular for his occasional radio broadcasts. Among his best-known works is his only novel, Zuleika Dobson, published in 1911. His caricatures, drawn usually in pen or pencil with muted watercolour tinting, are in many public collections. He was knighted by George VI in 1939. (b. 1872)

Subject: Re: Cinematic Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/21/23 at 11:23 am

May 21st 1991 – Lino Brocka, Philippine film director, died after a motoring accident. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential and significant filmmakers in the history of Philippine cinema. He co-founded the organization Concerned Artists of the Philippines (CAP), dedicated to helping artists address issues confronting the country, and the Free the Artist Movement. He was a member of the Coalition for the Restoration of Democracy. He directed landmark films such as Tinimbang Ka Ngunit Kulang (1974), Maynila sa mga Kuko ng Liwanag (1975), Insiang (1976), Bayan Ko: Kapit sa Patalim (1984), and Orapronobis (1989). After his death in a car accident in 1991, he was posthumously given the National Artist of the Philippines for Film award for "having made significant contributions to the development of Philippine arts." (b. 1939)

Subject: Re: Astronomical Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/21/23 at 2:16 pm

May 21st 1911 – Williamina Fleming, American astronomer, died of pneumonia. She was a single mother, hired by the director of the Harvard College Observatory to help in the photographic classification of stellar spectra. She helped develop a common designation system for stars and cataloged more than ten thousand stars, 59 gaseous nebulae, over 310 variable stars, and 10 novae and other astronomical phenomena. Among several career achievements that advanced astronomy, Fleming is noted for her discovery of the Horsehead Nebula in 1888. (b. 1857)

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/22/23 at 6:55 am

May 22nd 1885 – Victor Hugo, French poet, novelist, essayist, playwright, and dramatist of the Romantic Movement, died from pneumonia. During a literary career that spanned more than sixty years, he wrote abundantly in an exceptional variety of genres: lyrics, satires, epics, philosophical poems, epigrams, novels, history, critical essays, political speeches, funeral orations, diaries, and letters public and private, as well as dramas in verse and prose. Hugo is considered to be one of the greatest and best-known French writers. Outside France, his most famous works are the novels Les Misérables, 1862, and The Hunchback of Notre-Dame (French: Notre-Dame de Paris), 1831. (b. 1802)

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/22/23 at 8:18 am

May 22nd 1972 – Cecil Day-Lewis, Anglo-Irish poet and Poet Laureate from 1968 until his death from pancreatic cancer in 1972. He also wrote mystery stories under the pseudonym of Nicholas Blake. During World War II, Day-Lewis worked as a publications editor in the Ministry of Information for the UK government, and also served in the Musbury branch of the British Home Guard. He is the father of actor Sir Daniel Day-Lewis, and documentary filmmaker and television chef Tamasin Day-Lewis. (b. 1904)

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/22/23 at 11:08 am

May 22nd 2018 – Philip Roth, American novelist, died of heart failure. He first gained attention with the 1959 novella Goodbye, Columbus; the collection so titled received the U.S. National Book Award for Fiction. He became one of the most awarded American writers of his generation. His books twice received the National Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle award, and three times the PEN/Faulkner Award. He received a Pulitzer Prize for his 1997 novel American Pastoral, which featured one of his best-known characters, Nathan Zuckerman. The Human Stain (2000), another Zuckerman novel, was awarded the United Kingdom's WH Smith Literary Award for the best book of the year. In 2001, in Prague, Roth received the inaugural Franz Kafka Prize. (b. 1933)

Subject: Re: Literary Death Anniversary

Written By: LyricBoy on 05/22/23 at 6:45 pm


May 22nd 2018 – Philip Roth, American novelist, died of heart failure. He first gained attention with the 1959 novella Goodbye, Columbus;


In an InThe00s mashup, actor Richard Benjamin who starred in Goodbye, Columbus turned 85 years old today.  8)

Subject: Re: Notorious Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/23/23 at 3:16 am

May 23rd 1701 – William Kidd also known as Captain William Kidd or simply Captain Kidd, Scottish sea captain, he executed after he was found guilty on charges (murder and five counts of piracy). He was commissioned as a privateer and had experience as a pirate. He was tried and executed in London in 1701 for murder and piracy. He had captured a French ship, commanded by an English captain, as a prize. He had been commissioned by the Crown as a privateer for this expedition, but the political climate of England turned against him in this case. Some modern historians, for example Sir Cornelius Neale Dalton, deemed his piratical reputation unjust and said that he was acting as a privateer. Documents found in the early 20th century in London court papers supported Kidd's account of his actions. (b. in 1645)

Subject: Re: Notorious Deaths Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/23/23 at 5:44 am

May 23rd 1934 – Clyde Barrow (b. 1909) and Bonnie Parker (b. 1910), were an American criminal couple, were killed in May 1934 during an ambush by police near Gibsland, Louisiana. They traveled the Central United States with their gang during the Great Depression, known for their bank robberies, although they preferred to rob small stores or rural gas stations. Their exploits captured the attention of the American press and its readership during what is occasionally referred to as the "public enemy era" between 1931 and 1934. They are believed to have murdered at least nine police officers and four civilians.

Subject: Re: Musician Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/24/23 at 6:42 am

May 24th 1974 – Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington, American composer, pianist, and leader of a jazz orchestra, of complications from lung cancer and pneumonia. He led from 1923 until his death over a career spanning more than six decades. Based in New York City from the mid-1920s onward and gained a national profile through his orchestra's appearances at the Cotton Club in Harlem. In the 1930s, his orchestra toured in Europe. Although widely considered a pivotal figure in the history of jazz, Ellington embraced the phrase "beyond category" as a liberating principle and referred to his music as part of the more general category of American Music. (b. 1899)

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/24/23 at 9:17 am

May 24th 1959 – John Foster Dulles, American diplomat, died of colon cancer. A Republican, he served as United States Secretary of State under President Dwight D. Eisenhower from 1953 to 1959 and was briefly a U.S. Senator for New York in 1949. He was a significant figure in the early Cold War era, advocating an aggressive stance against communism throughout the world. The Washington Dulles International Airport in Dulles, Virginia is named in his honour. (b. 1888)

Subject: Re: Political Death Anniversary

Written By: Philip Eno on 05/24/23 at 11:06 am

May 24th 1995 – Harold Wilson, Baron Wilson of Rievaulx, English academic and politician, died from colon cancer and Alzheimer's disease. He was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom twice, from October 1964 to June 1970, and again from March 1974 to April 1976. He was the Leader of the Labour Party from 1963 to 1976, and was a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1945 to 1983. Wilson is the only Labour leader to have formed Labour administrations following four general elections. (b. 1916)

Subject: Re: Celebrity Birthdays and Deaths

Written By: LyricBoy on 06/02/23 at 5:23 am

June 2, 1941: Baseball legend Lou Gehrig died at the age of 37 from Lou Gehrig’s Disease. (b. 1903)

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